"I see what you mean, and upon my word I do not know how to advise you
better."
And after a little more chat they went to bed.
Next morning, when Kavanagh was dressed, he turned to his bath with a
sad conviction that his morning ablutions must in future be of a much
less satisfactory nature, and he sighed, for this went more home to him
than almost anything. "Ta, ta, tub!" he said, as he closed the door.
He found Royce already in the sitting-room making the tea, and they
breakfasted together.