“All right. Fetch her along. I’ll give her a run for her money.�
“For your money, you mean—when you get it?â€�
“You speak, Mr. Carter, as if there was a doubt that I would get it. Is there?�
“No doubt at all, after you have thoroughly established your claim—that is, your identity.â€�
“Haven’t I sufficiently established that?�
Nick waved his hand toward the lawyer.
“That is a question for Mr. Oaks to answer,� he said. “When he is satisfied, he will proceed at once to satisfy the court, and will apply for letters of administration for you.�
“Then I am to understand that you, personally, have nothing to do with the legal end of it?�
“Nothing whatever.�
“Might I ask, without offense, in that case, what the devil you’re butting in for?�