After all, why should he not offer himself to James Quinn?
Ballymoy was remote enough to be a hiding-place.

It was in County Mayo, the Captain had said.

He had never heard of the place, and it seemed likely that no one else, except its inhabitants, knew of it either.

At least, there was no reason that he could see why he should not go there.

His brain refused to work any longer, either at planning or remembering.