She could see him thinking and after a bit he spoke "well I would say that with the passing of your father you no longer have to be quite son concerned about appearances. And a letter of proxy and such would indeed help. We will need to ponder some other details as well." He brooded a bit longer and then asked "is there any particular area of your father's research that interests you most? And I would also like to point out that many of the answers you seek do not reside in libraries. It will require you to get off the beaten path and indeed travel in some more dangerous places if you really wish to dig."