"That's what I was uncertain about. Your signature isn't required on this, and it would have been a simple matter for Lonergan to have written it and had your relatives sign, without your knowledge."
Cavendish showed more of an inclination to talk.
"It's legal, ain't it?" he asked as if there were some doubt in his mind.
"It is legal."
"That's all I want tuh know."
"You wanted it prepared?"
"Sure."
"But there must be a will, your will, with your signature. That would have to be left to name the people who inherit all your land."
"There's a will too. All signed an' witnessed."