"I was thinking what Mr. Lane would say if he should see me here. He didn't know you had a son, did he?"
"No; I deemed it best to keep it from him."
"Perhaps if you had told him he might have left me some of his money."
"He left it to me, which amounts to the same thing."
"Not quite, unless you give me a large slice right off. Have you told Gerald about me?"
"I told him this morning."
"How did he take it?"
"He seemed surprised."
"Did he think it strange he had not heard of me?"
"Probably he did. I told him Mr. Lane knew about you."