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"In that old secretary, as he used to call it; the one that stands in the dining-room. It is sealed up." "Who sealed it?" "Mr Gogram did, Mr Gogram and I together." "What the deuce made you meddle with it?" "I merely assisted him. But I believe he was quite right. I think it is usual in such cases." "Balderdash! You are thinking of some old trumpery of former days.
John Vavasor stood behind one of the chairs which had been placed at the table, and leaned upon it, looking across the room, up at the ceiling. George stood on the rug before the fire, with his hands in the pockets of his trousers, and his coat tails over his arms. "Gentlemen, will you sit down?" said Mr Gogram. John Vavasor immediately sat down. "I prefer to stand here," said George.
Whereupon the Squire fired at her such a volley of oaths that she sprang off the chair on which she was sitting, and darted across to a little table at which there was pen and ink, and wrote her note to Mr Gogram, before she had recovered from the shaking which the battery had given her.
"I do not think you need regard what he says." "But he should not on that account insult me. I have only done my duty. I did not even advise his grandfather. It is mean on his part and unmanly. If he comes in my way again I shall tell him so." "He probably will not put himself in your way again, Mr Gogram."
Then the attorney went, having suggested to Mr Vavasor that he should instruct his attorney in London to take steps in reference to the proving of the will. "It's as good a will as ever was made," said Mr Gogram. "If he can set that aside, I'll give up making wills altogether." Who was to tell Kate?
"What has my uncle John to do with it?" said George, sharply. "I shall go over to Penrith this afternoon and make Gogram give it up to me." "I don't think he'll do that, George." "What right has he to keep it? What right has he to it at all? How do I know that he has really got the old man's last will? Where did my grandfather keep his papers?"
Mrs Greenow lingered to say a word or two to the nurse, of the manner in which Greenow's body was treated when Greenow was lying dead, and then she followed her brother and niece. George did not go into Penrith, nor did he see Mr Gogram till that worthy attorney came out to Vavasor Hall on the morning of the funeral.
John Vavasor remained in Westmoreland for a week, and during that time many discussions were, of course, held about the property. Mr Round came down from London, and met Mr Gogram at Penrith. As to the validity of the will Mr Round said that there was no shadow of a doubt.
Gogram was an attorney who lived at Penrith, and who was never summoned to Vavasor Hall unless the Squire had something to say about his will. "Don't you think you'd better put it off till you are a little stronger?" said Kate.
"What do you mean by that, sir?" said Gogram, turning round towards him. "I mean exactly what I say. It is a piece of d roguery. Who was in the room when that thing was written?" "The signature was witnessed by " "I don't ask as to the signature. Who was in the room when the thing was written?" "I was here with your grandfather." "And no one else?" "No one else.
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