It
simply warns him that we have lately become aware of the existence of a
private Document, controlling the deceased gentleman in his use of the
legacy devised to him by Mr. Noel Vanstone's will. My letter assumes
that the document will be easily found among the admiral's papers; and
it mentions that I am the solicitor appointed by Mrs. Noel Vanstone to
receive communications on her behalf. My object in taking this step is
to cause a search to be instituted for the Trust--in the very probable
event of the executors not having met with it yet-before the usual
measures are adopted for the administration of the admiral's estate.
We will threaten legal proceedings, if we find that the object does not
succeed. But I anticipate no such necessity. Admiral Bartram's executors
must be men of high standing and position; and they will do justice to
you and to themselves in this matter by looking for the Trust.
"Under these circumstances, you will naturally ask, 'What are our
prospects when the document is found?' Our prospects have a bright side
and a dark side. Let us take the bright side to begin with.
"What do we actually know?
"We know, first, that the Trust does really exist.
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