She had asked Frank
whether, in the event of such missiles reaching her, she might send them
to him. He had told her that they should be at once placed in the hands of
her attorney; and consequently she now sent them to Messrs. Mowbray &
Mopus, with a very short note from herself. "Lady Eustace presents her
compliments to Messrs. Mowbray & Mopus, and encloses some papers she has
received about her diamonds. They are her own diamonds, given to her by
her late husband. Please do what is proper, but Mr. Camperdown ought to be
made to pay all the expenses."
She had, no doubt, allowed herself to hope that no further steps would be
taken in the matter; and the very name of the Vice-Chancellor did for a
few hours chill the blood at her heart. In those few hours she almost
longed to throw the necklace into the sea, feeling sure that, if the
diamonds were absolutely lost, there must be altogether an end of the
matter, But, by degrees, her courage returned to her, as she remembered
that her cousin had told her that, as far as he could see, the necklace
was legally her own. Her cousin had, of course, been deceived by the lies
which she had repeated to him; but lies which had been efficacious with
him might be efficacious with others.
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