Now, when Baltic and his grizzled head had vanished, Sir Harry must needs betake himself to Dr Graham for the easing of his mind. The doctor had known the young man since he was a little lad, and on more than one occasion had given him that practical kind of advice which results from experience; therefore, when Harry was perplexed over matters too deep for him--as he was now--he invariably sought counsel of his old friend. In the present instance--for his own sake, for the sake of Lucy and Lucy's father--he told Graham the whole story of Bishop Pendle's presumed guilt; of Baltic's mission to disprove it; and of Cargrim's underhanded doings. Graham listened to the details in silence, and contented himself with a grim smile or two when Cargrim's treachery was touched upon. When in possession of the facts, he commented firstly on the behaviour of the chaplain. 'I always thought that the fellow was a cur!' said he, contemptuously, 'and now I am certain of it.' 'Curs bite, sir,' said Brace, sententiously, 'and we must muzzle this one else there will be the devil to pay.' 'No doubt, when Cargrim receives his wages. Well, lad, and what do you propose doing?' 'I came to ask your advice, doctor!' 'Here it is, then. Hold your tongue and do nothing.' 'What! and leave that hound to plot against the bishop?' 'A cleverer head than yours is counter-plotting him, Brace,' warned the doctor. 'While Cargrim, having faith in Baltic, leaves the matter of the murder in his hands, there can be no open scandal.' Harry stared, and moodily tugged at his moustache. 'I never thought to hear you hint that the bishop was guilty,' he grumbled. 'And I,' retorted Graham, 'never thought to hear a man of your sense make so silly a speech. The bishop is innocent; I'll stake my life on that. Nevertheless, he has a secret, and if there is a scandal about this murder, the secret--whatever it is--may become public property.' 'Humph! that is to be avoided certainly. But the secret can be nothing harmful.' 'If it were not,' replied Graham, drily, 'Pendle would not take such pains to conceal it. People don't pay two hundred pounds for nothing harmful, my lad.' 'Do you believe that the money was paid?' 'Yes, on Southberry Heath, shortly before the murder. And what is more,' added Graham, warmly, 'I believe that the assassin knew that Jentham had received the money, and shot him to obtain it.' 'If that is so,' argued Harry, 'the assassin would no doubt wish to take the benefit of his crime and use the money. If he did, the numbers of the notes being known, they would be traced, whereas--' 'Whereas Baltic, who got the numbers from the bank, has not yet had time to trace them. Wait, Brace, wait! Time, in this matter, may work wonders.' 'But, doctor, do you trust Baltic?'