"I should like a peep at the contents of that envelope," he declared.
"Is there any name written on the outside?"
"No."
"It would not be violating any one's rights, then, if you opened it."
"Only my mother's, sir."
"You say she is not in her right mind?"
"All the more reason why I should respect her whims and caprices."
"Wouldn't you open it if she were dead?"
"Yes."