“But this does not necessarily affect him,” he urged at a hazard.
She turned impatiently.
“You do not understand me, Mr. Wade, this is not a personal matter in the way you see it. He is a Landray, and it is the Landray fortune that has been scattered, and it becomes his duty as a Landray to see that justice is done. No doubt he has a certain affection for Mr. Benson, but how can he trust him in the future when he learns how false he has been in the past? He is wholly dependent on his whims.”
“Those are points you will have to make clear, Mrs. Landray; and frankly, I would make them very clear.”
“You are willing to undertake the suit?” said Virginia, suddenly changing the subject, for his doubt of Stephen offended her.
“I, Mrs. Landray?” he cried. “I'd consider it a most tremendous compliment to be retained in the case; it would be the making of me; but I don't know that you would be doing right in leaving it all to me. Mr. Benson will probably employ only the most eminent talent; he can't afford to do less.”
But Virginia put this aside.
“You will continue to be my lawyer, Mr. Wade.”
“I shall do my best for you, Mrs. Landray,” he said warmly.
“What did you mean by what you just said about Stephen, Mr. Wade?”