Anything
which he might say, on looking at the document now, could have no weight.
"But why should any advice be necessary," said Mr. Camperdown, "when the
matter is so clear?"
"My dear sir," said Frank, "my cousin, Lady Eustace, is strong in her
confidence that her late husband intended to give them to her as her own,
and that he would not have done this without the power of doing so." Now
Mr. Camperdown was quite sure that Lizzie was lying in this, and could
therefore make no adequate answer. "Your experience must probably have
told you," continued Frank, "that there is considerable difficulty in
dealing with the matter of heirlooms."
"I never heard of any such difficulty," said Mr. Camperdown.
"People generally understand it all so clearly," said Lord Fawn.
"The late Sir Florian does not appear to have understood it very clearly,"
said Frank.
"Let her put them into the hands of any indifferent person or firm till
the matter is decided," said Mr. Camperdown. "They will be much safer so
than in her keeping."
"I think they are quite safe," said Frank.
And this was all that took place at that meeting. As Mr.
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