Finally he was the one regular attendant, and therefore was the one appealed to for information elicited at previous meetings.

He found the politician his best helper.

Pell was useful when he attended, which was not very often, and even this intermittent attendance ceased in June.

"I'm going to Newport," he explained, and did not appear again till late in the fall.

The contractor really took no part in the proceedings beyond a fairly frequent attendance, and an occasional fit of attention whenever the inquiry related to building.