Doctor Frank started out of his reverie to find Kate's eyes fixed inquiringly upon him too.
"From Messrs. Grayson & Hambert, my uncle's solicitors. He is dead."
Grace uttered a little cry.
"Dead! Frank! And you are his heir?"
"Yes."
"How much has he left?" Mrs. Danton asked, breathlessly.
"Twenty thousand pounds."
Grace clasped her hands.
"Twenty thousand pounds? My dear Frank! You have no need to go slaving at your profession now."
Her brother looked at her in quiet surprise.