"I am."
"And a corresponding member of various foreign societies of a similar sort?"
"For many years."
"You are also, I think, a Doctor of Civil Law of the University of Oxford?"
"Yes."
"And the author of many books and articles on your pet subject—archæology?"
"That is so."
"Am I right, Dr. Pellery, in believing that you are thoroughly well acquainted with the archæology, antiquities, and ancient architecture of this town?"
"Quite right. I lived here for several years—ten or eleven years."
"That was—when?"