"Is he still in her employ?"
"Yes. She has made him her first favorite, and it looks very much as if she intended to make him her heir."
"Is she a rich woman?"
"She is probably worth quarter of a million--perhaps more."
"And you are her rightful heir?"
"Yes. What do you think of that?"
"It is very hard on you."
"Don't you think it is evidence of insanity?"
"It looks very much that way."
"If you can manage to procure her confinement in an asylum, I will make it worth your while, and can afford to do so. I should in that case, doubtless, have the custody of her property, and----"