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`` It is , '' agreed Mr. Brooks . `` Rye is the spot , '' rejoined I , `` where Father Donovan will embark on his pilgrimage to Rome . Sure , and I 'm glad to hear that , for the good old man and I will travel there together , and the blessing of Providence will surround me , which I hope will be helpful if the Earl 's cut-throats bar the way , as is more than likely . '' `` Very well , Mr. O'Ruddy , as you are doubtless impatient to know the result , you may call upon me to-morrow afternoon at four o'clock , and I may be in a position to give you more information than I can offer at present . '' I took that as a dismissal , and , getting up , shook him warmly by the hand , although his arm was as stiff as a pump handle , and he seemed to take little pleasure in the farewell . And so I left the Temple , that was as lonely as the road between Innishannon and the sea , and trudged out into Fleet Street , which was as lively as Skibbereen Fair . I was so overjoyed to find that my journey lay in the same direction as Father Donovan 's that I tramped on westward till after some trouble I found the priest 's house in which he was stopping , to tell the good father that I would go part of the way to Rome with him .