“It is, sir.”

“And your researches teach us that, upon every Thursday, Sturton rides over to Seaford, generally in the evening?”

“Aye, your honour, to a small tavern called ‘The Anchor.’”

“And there meets a red-headed, seafaring man to whom he pays money.”

“Pre-cisely, sir.”

“The sailor-man’s name being Skag—Jonas Skag.”

“The same, your honour.”

“Why, then, Bob, see the horses saddled; we will go a-riding.”

“To Seaford, sir?”

“To Seaford, Bob.”