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‘It’s a pity you ever found it out,’ said Robert, ‘if you are going to let it worry you. I had an idea that there was something of the kind, but it was mostly while father was alive, and if mother could bring herself to take it surely we can.

‘You knew her better than I ever did, Robert.’

‘ That’s the pity of it.’

“You mean if I had known her I should have had no doubt as to how I ought to act now ?’

‘Something of that.’

‘I can’t bring myself to seal up the pages again; there would seem to be something underhand about an act of that sort.’

‘Then don’t seal them.’

‘But what am I to do?’

‘Nothing.’

Geoffrey looked thoughtfully at his brother, his face slowly clearing. ‘Iam not sure but what you are right, and if it were mot for one thing J should be certain of it. But thhgone thing seems to make all the difference. I am going toask Eve Milward