"I expect so; yes, sir."
"As the service continued through a period of years, the bill will amount now to quite a large sum, I presume?"
"Yes, I nave done a good deal for the boy."
"You expect to retain the usual commission for your services as guardian, do you not?"
"I do."
"And to control the moneys and properties that may come into your hands?"
"Well—yes."
"About how much money, all together, do you expect to make out of this estate?"
"I do not look on it in that light, sir; I am taking these proceedings simply to compel you and your client to give that boy his rights."
This impudent assertion angered Goodlaw, who well knew the object of the plot, and he rose from his chair, saying deliberately:—