"Go down to Kirkstone Hall and see the original of the Yellow Boudoir."
"Good! And afterwards?"
"Interview the solicitor who conducted the defence for Dean."
"You mean the barrister."
"No, I don't; I mean the solicitor. Who was Dean's solicitor?"
"Mr. Prain, of 40, Bacon Lane. You won't get anything out of him, Absalom," said Parge, warningly. "He's as close as wax."
"Who was Dean's counsel?" asked Gebb, ignoring the hint.
"Clement Basson," replied Parge; "you'll induce him to talk freely--for a drink."
"Oh! he is dissipated?"
"In a sort of way. A Bohemian barrister: ruined his career through love of pleasure. Has had a few briefs, but not enough to pay, and lives on a small income."