"
"There does; a true, large, manly heart, full of deep feeling; you
may be sure of this, madam," I answered, with some warmth.
"I will not gainsay your words, Doctor. I trust for his sake that it
may be so."
"Leaving out the heart matter, and regarding him only as to his
fitness for the work in hand, you are favorably impressed?"
"Quite so. I find him quick of apprehension, intelligent, and of
sufficient gravity of deportment to ensure a respectful attention
wherever he may go. He made one suggestion that ought to have
occurred to me, and upon which I am acting. As no will has been
found, it has been assumed that Captain Allen died intestate. Mr.
Wallingford suggests that a will may have been executed; and that a
thorough search be made in order to discover if one exists. In
consequence of this suggestion, Blanche and I have been hard at work
for two days, prying into drawers, examining old papers, and looking
into all conceivable, and I had almost said inconceivable places."
"And if you were to find a will?" said I, looking into her earnest
face.
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