Mairead gave a small smile. Finally, they were getting somewhere.

"Mairead Dunlop. Ma father eis Odhran Dunlop. He went missin' four months ago, ein September of 1894, an' lef' a note 'e knew ah would find only on the anniversary of ma Ma's death, ein December of te same year. In eit, 'e said he'd be 'ere, in Whitby, though why, I cannae tell ye, fer I dunnae meself. I got 'ere only this af'ernoon, an' a pop referred me to ye."