that would surely be a hard thing to say. A
great dark face she has on her, and her head high, the like of a grand
horse. Barring her eyes, you might call her a fine woman."

"What's wrong with her eyes?"

"Hard eyes she has, your Honor, hating eyes. She's always looking at you
to see if it is an enemy is in it. A queer woman, your Honor; the like
of her was never known."

"But how?"

"The talk that's at her, your Honor. The great hatred she bes having of
England, and the talk of old Irish times."

"And she a lady?"

"You'd think it was a queen was in it, with the high head of her, and
the proud step of a racing horse. You would, your Honor, you would so."

He asked the admiral about her.

"Do you know this Miss O'Malley, sir, of Tusa hErin?"

"I had the honor to meet her twice, Campbell. A very great woman. A
great loss, Campbell, a great loss."

"Who is she, sir?"

"Good God! Do you mean to tell me you don't know who Grace O'Malley is?"

"No, sir, I don't."

"One of the greatest Shaksperian actresses, possibly, the English stage
ever knew--and you never heard of her. Good God! How abominably ignorant
you merchant marine men are!"

"Abominably so, sir ... But please tell me, sir, why does she hate
England so much?"

"Oh, these geniuses, Campbell! They must hate something, or love
something to excess ... Depths of feeling, I suppose ... Campbell, do
you know anything about Ogham writing?"

"Only that it's straight lines on the corners of stones, sir!"

"Well, now, I think I've discovered something important, most terribly
important ... You may have heard of the Babylonian cuneiform script ..."
and the old gentleman was off full gallop on his hobby ...

From Simon Fowler he extracted a little more information.

"Fowler, do you know Miss O'Malley of Tusa hErin?"

"I do, poor lady."

"Why poor lady?"

"Wouldn't you call any one poor lady who had just been widowed, then
lost her two children? Poor lady, I wish I could say something to
comfort her."

"You! Fowler! You couldn't say anything?"

"The wisdom of God, Shane, is sometimes very hard to see. Our physical
eyes can only see a little horizon, and yet the whole world is behind
it. Miss O'Malley is not a case for any of the ministers of God ... but
for Himself ..."

"You exaggerate, Fowler. Surely you are wrong ... They say she is young
and proud and beautiful."

"I don't know. I never noticed ... She may be young and proud and
beautifu