"His will; or, rather, a will."
"That is something."
"Especially as, beyond a shadow of doubt, it's the last will he ever made. It was drawn up on the third, last Thursday, probably just before he was taken ill. It's in his own writing, brief, and to the point, and apparently quite in order, since it was witnessed by Morgan, the butler here, and Mrs. Steele the housekeeper."
"Let's have a look at it."
"Here it is, in the envelope in which I found it."
The doctor examined the paper which he took out of the envelope; it seemed that its contents gave him satisfaction.
"I see that, by this, he's left everything to his daughter unconditionally."
"That is so, the intention's unmistakable."
"Then she's safe; that's all right. It ought to be something handsome; I wonder how much it is."
"That's the question."