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All the vanished author's books were selling as they had never sold before, and the executor's work was made the heavier by the fact that Grace Lexman had possessed an aunt who had most in inconsiderately died, leaving a considerable fortune to her "unhappy niece." "I will keep the trusteeship another year," he told the solicitor who came to consult him that morning.
He visited Parham on executor's business, and on his return found that he had made up his mind "to place a curate at Muston, and to go and reside at Parham, taking the charge of some church in that neighbourhood."
For the true purpose of the executor's visit was now to be made formally manifest. "Now about this statement of account re Elizabeth Maldon, deceased," he growled deeply. "By the way," Louis interrupted him. "Is Julian back?" "Julian back? Not as I know of," said Mr. Batchgrew aggressively. "Why?" "We thought we saw him walking down Moorthorne Road to-night." "Yes," said Rachel.
And by November 29th Holbein's had come, and one executor's also, apparently. It would seem probable, then, that the painter was buried in this church rather than in the closely adjoining church of Saint Catharine-Cree to which tradition assigned his body.
She was able now to take pleasure in seeing Mary Ross; she wrote to Philip at Corfu, and sent for Markham to begin to settle the executor's business. Poor Markham! the Edmonstones thought he looked ten years older when he arrived, and after his inquiry for Lady Morville, his grunt almost amounted to a sob. The first thing he did was to give Mrs. Edmonstone a note, and a little box sent from Mrs.
I have almost finished up this work of auditing and clearing the estate. I intend now to pay some attention to the tragedy, accident, or whatever it was, that led to Mr. Zane's cutting off. You will second me warmly in this, I am sure." Agnes turned pale, and felt the executor's eyes upon her. Podge Byerly was pale too. Duff Salter did not give them any opportunity to recover composure.
"That's something beyond an ordinary executor's duty. What made him undertake it?" Kettering smiled. "It's an open secret you're bound to hear it that he had an admiration for Sylvia. Still, there's no ground for jealousy. Lansing hadn't a chance from the beginning." Bland concealed his feelings. "How is that?
Since then she understood he had been pursuing his enemy the gout from "cure" to "cure," and "Mr. Mark" certainly had done all the executor's work that had not been mere formality. She had no friends, no one who cared for her! except Winnington her chilled heart glowed to the name! Lady Tonbridge, and poor Weston. Among the Daughters she had acquaintances, but no intimates.
There was no help for it the confession was in the executor's hands, and there was I, an ill-conditioned brat, with my mother's negro blood in my face, and my murdering father's passions in my heart, inheritor of their secret in spite of them! I don't wonder at the horsewhip now, or the shabby old clothes, or the bread and water in the lumber-room.
His father died; the neglected property of Rood devolved on Randal, but out of its scanty proceeds he had to pay the portions of his brother and sister, and his mother's jointure; the surplus left was scarcely visible in the executor's account. The hope of restoring the home and fortunes of his forefathers had long ceased.
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