His Other Wife: A Novel — page 399: what you’re looking at

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IN NOMINIS UMBRA. 391 interviews with their dear young charge, Warren went to Mr. Craig to consult with him upon the’ proper course to be pursued. Before he had time to announce his busi- ness, the old lawyer said : ‘‘Ah, sir, lam glad to have some good news for you; it has been awaiting your return for over two weeks. Where on earth have you been?” ‘To fetch Miss Hilary home.” ‘‘Miss Hilary! Humph! it’s a bad time for 4er to ap- pear e2 scene,” ‘‘Why so, sir?” ‘« Well, simply because all of her property has just been consigned to another person.” , CHAPTER XLIV. IN NOMINIS UMBRA, ‘‘Given to another! What can you mean?” ‘‘Simply this—that Rachel Croft is dead, and that I have a letter from her, written just before her death, direct- ing me to administer upon the will left in my hands, and that will bestows the whole of her property upon the heir which Mrs. Croft selected to take her daughter's place.” ‘©Of course, the will must be declared null and void,” said Warren, with determined emphasis. | GEomicbooks: (E(o)