―That will do, Mr Deasy said briskly. I wrote last night to Mr Field, M. P. There is a meeting of the cattletraders’ association today at the City Arms Hotel. I asked him to lay my letter before the meeting. You see if you can get it into your two papers. What are they?

― The Evening Telegraph ⁠ ⁠…

―That will do, Mr Deasy said. There is no time to lose. Now I have to answer that letter from my cousin.

―Good morning, sir, Stephen said, putting the sheets in his pocket. Thank you.

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