"Nothing whatever?"
"Never heard the name before, sir," said the young man, decisively.
"Good," replied the lawyer; "be ready in half an hour to go out for me on an important mission."
"Yes, sir," said the clerk, with alacrity. An important mission was evidently of very rare occurrence at Dibbs and Dubbs, for the clerk promptly retired to his obscure office and executed a war-dance.
In half an hour the bell rang, and he returned to the outer office.
"Read that carefully," said his master, handing him a brief note.
Mole proceeded to do so with knitted brows.
"You understand thoroughly what you have to do?"
"I've got it pat," said the clerk, putting the note in his pocket.
"Good," said the lawyer again. "Here's half a sovereign. Now go, and report to me as soon as you return."