"Certainly not! How could I? It implicates my father."
"We will not think of it, Charlotte."
"We must think of it, for justice must be done to this woman and to her children; and besides, I wish to clear it up, for I will not have my father blamed."
Hinton was silent. Charlotte gazed at him eagerly, his silence dissatisfied her. His whole manner carried the conviction that his faith in her father was by no means equal to hers.
"Is it possible to see wills?" she asked suddenly.
"Certainly, dear; anybody can see any will by paying a shilling, at Somerset House."
"Would my grandfather's will be kept at Somerset House?"
"Yes. All wills are kept there."
"Then," said Charlotte, rising as she spoke, "before our wedding-day I will go to Somerset House and read my grandfather's will."