IN THE ROAR OF THE SEA 15 



for his pipe before they emerged into the sea breeze 

 on the cKS top. 



Miss French watched the operation critically; 

 she did not in the least resent the tone of the last 

 few words. Moriarty was a character. In other 

 words, he had a character. Moriarty would not 

 have given the wall to the Lord-Lieutenant him- 

 self. Moriarty was not a servant but a retainer. 

 He received wages, it is true, but he did not work 

 for them; he just worked for the interests of the 

 Frenchs. 



He had a huge capacity for doing the right thing, 

 and a knack of doing everything well. 



The latter he proved just now by Hghting his 

 pipe with a single match, though the sea breeze, 

 despite the shelter of the ch£E top, was gusting and 

 eddying around him. 



The pipe alight, he set the donkey going, and the 

 next minute they were on the cHff top. 



