“Almost invariably he would pass the day in his study, reading or writing. His mind was very active.”
“In what room was the will drawn?”
“In his study.”
“Did you leave him there when you left the house?”
“Yes. I simply notified the old servant that I was going, so that he might know that his master was alone again.”
“The will is in the study. Let us go there. It is a waste of time to look elsewhere.”
“But I have searched the study and every nook and cranny where he might have hidden the document,” said the lawyer, showing some annoyance.
“Why should he hide the will?” asked Nick coolly.
“I am sure I do not know, but it is gone.”
“That’s just it. There can be no reason for his secreting the will, but you did not, perhaps, look in the obvious places where he might have laid it away temporarily. Let us try the library.”