“We find the record of a transfer to you of securities for some twenty thousand pounds. Why was that given you?”
“It––it was just out of generosity. Sir Joseph said he was afraid I might be––that his will might be broken, and––”
“Ah! you discussed his will with him, then?”
She was horrified at his implication. She cried, “Oh, I begged him not to, but he insisted.”
“He said there were other heirs and they might contest his will. Did he mention the heirs?”
“No, sir. I don’t think so. I don’t remember that he did.”
“He did not by any chance refer to the other grandparents of the two children? Mr. and Mrs. Oakby, the father and mother of the father of Victor and Bettina?”
“He didn’t refer to them, I’m sure. Yes, I am quite sure.”
“Did he say that his money would be left in trust for his grandchildren?”