"Well, I will give you a hint, and then you needn't come to see me."
"That is unkind."
"No; it would only be giving you trouble for nothing. The substance of what I have to say to you is this: that you must take a trip to Ireland very soon."
"Alone?"
"Yes, alone."
"And when I get there?"
"You'll be glad you went."
He pondered deeply, for some moments.
"Isn't this very like a fool's errand?" he inquired.