Page 53 (1/1)

"I haven't been waiting long," said I, "and I was just thinking of rousing hiht," said Thorndyke, turning up the gas "And what news do you bring? Do I see a blue envelope sticking out of your pocket?"

"You do"

"Is it a copy of the will?" he asked

I answered "yes," and added that I had full permission to show it to him

"What did I tell you?" exclaiet the copy for us if it existed?"

"We adnosis," said Thorndyke, "but there is no need to be boastful Have you read through the document, Berkeley?"

"No, I haven't taken it out of the envelope"

"Then it will be equally new to us all, and we shall see if it tallies with your description"

He placed three easy chairs at a convenient distance fro hi to enjoy hi of beauty and a joy for ever; especially if associated with some kind of recondite knavery"

"I don't know," said I, "that this will is particularly unintelligible The ible However, here it is," and I handed the envelope to Thorndyke

"I suppose that we can depend on this copy," said the latter, as he drew out the doculanced at it "Oh, yes," he added, "I see it is copied by Godfrey Bellinghainal and certified correct In that case I will get you to read it out slowly, Jervis, and I will h copy to keep for reference Let us in"

He provided hi-pad, and, e had seated ourselves and got our pipes well alight, Jervis opened the docu

"In the name of God Ahae Bloomsbury London in the county of Middlesex Gentleman made this twenty first day of Septeht hundred and ninety-two

"1 I give and bequeath unto Arthur Jellicoe of number 184 New Square Lincoln's Inn London in the county of Middlesex Attorney-at-law the whole of my collection of seals and scarabs and those ether with the contents thereof and the suacy duty