"I don't know in what other way it could be put," said Mr. Carless
grimly. "It's the plain truth. But now, if Lord Ellingham refuses that
offer, does your client intend to commence proceedings?"
"Our instructions are--yes," answered Methley.
"Very good," said Mr. Carless. "Now, then--what are these proofs?"
Methley turned to his partner, who immediately thrust a hand in his
breastpocket and produced a long envelope.
"I have them here," said Woodlesford. "Our client intrusted them to us so
that we might show them to Lord Ellingham, if necessary. There are not
many documents--they all relate to the period of our client's life before
he left England. There are one or two important letters from his father,
the seventh Earl, two or three from his mother; there is also his
mother's will. There is one letter from his younger brother, to whom he
had evidently, more than once, announced his determination of leaving
home for a considerable time. There are two letters from your own firm,
relating to some property which Lord Marketstoke disposed of before he
left London. There is a schedule or memorandum of certain personal
effects which he left in his rooms at Ellingham Hall: there is also a
receipt from his bankers for a quantity of plate and jewellery which he
had deposited with them before leaving--these things had been left him by
his mother.
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