'The will,' I said, and paused. He took up my words.
'----Is in exact accordance with the terms of the letter.'
He opened his safe, and produced the will. He referred to the date of the letter.
'I received my instructions,' he said, 'from the late Mr. Fairhaven on the morning following the day on which he wrote this communication.'
'I should have wished to attend his funeral,' I said, 'if I had but known! Even without this, it would have been my earnest desire. I owe much to him.'
'I received no instructions that have not complied with.'
'You saw my dear friend before his death?'
'Frequently. Two days before his death, indeed. You are aware that he died rather suddenly.'
'I was not aware. I am glad to know that he did not suffer long.'
'Up to the last his intellect was remarkably clear.' He said this with a half smile.