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I ao there too’

’No, I have not, but I shall have done so in two years’ time I will return to Boston to see you in one - week, Mr Cohen If I ever hear in my lifetime from anyone other than yourself on this subject, you may consider our relationship at an end Good day, sir’

Thoood day, if he could have spluttered the words out before William closed the door behind him

William returned to the offices of Cohen, Cohen and YabIons seven days later

’Ah, Mr Kane,’ said Thoain Would you care for some coffee?’

’No, thank you’

’Shall I send someone out for a Coca - Cola?’

William’s face was expressionless

’To business, to business,’ said Mr Cohen, slightly e around a little on your behalf, Mr Kane, with the help of a very respectable firators to assist us with the questions you asked that were not purely academic I think I can safely say we have the answers to all your questions You asked if Mr Osborne’s offspring by your mother, were there to be any, would have a claim on the Kane estate, or in particular on the trust left to you by your father

No is the simple answer, but of course Mrs Osborne can leave any part of the five hundred thousand dollars bequeathed to her by your father to whom she pleases!

Mr Cohen looked up, ’However, it may interest you to know, Mr Kane, that your mother has drawn out the entire five hundred thousand frohteen months, but we have been unable to trace how the money has been used It is possible she may have decided to deposit the amount in another bank’

Willian of any lack of the self - control that Thomas Cohen had noted

’There would be no reason for her to do that, - Williaone to one person!

The lawyer re to hear , so Mr Cohen continued