Remembering the comments of Miss Caroline and her brother when they learned of their uncle's appointment, he had difficulty in repressing a smile.
"Well," he replied, slowly, "of course, one could scarcely expect them to rejoice.

They have never seen you.

In fact, I doubt if either of them knew their father had a brother, living." "Y-e-e-s.

That part don't surprise me.

But the rest of it does.