"Your father thought that perhaps, after what has passed in connection with former Watchmen of the Dead, you might not be told the exact location. So he made provision for that."
She reached in her bosom and handed him an envelope sealed with wax.
On it he read in his father's hand:
"Map showing exact location of what is known as the lost mine of Bolivio."
"If you open it," she said, "your answer probably will be No, and you become owner of the gems. If you destroy it unopened, your answer is Yes, and you are a poor man. Yes or No, Oliver Drew? Think over it tonight, and I'll meet you here tomorrow at noon."
"What do you want my answer to be?" he asked.
"I have no right to express my wishes in the matter," she said. "And your answer is not to be told to me, you must remember, but to your father's lawyers."
Then she turned White Ann into the narrow trail that led from Lime Rock.