Twelve or fifteen.

Oh, longer than that.

But of course you----" A musing pause.

Then he said: "Do you remember Corrigan Castle ?" "N-no, I believe I don't.

I don't seem to recall the name." He waited a moment, pondering, with the door-knob in his hand, then started out; but turned back and said that I had once been interested in Corrigan Castle, and asked me if I would go with him to his quarters in the evening and take a hot Scotch and talk it over.