By the miracles of the prophets! the rest of it does! That 'Bije--'Bije--should leave his children and their money to _me_ to take care of is passin' human belief, as our old minister used to say--....

Humph! I s'pose likely, Mr.Graves, you'd like to have me say yes or no to the thing while you're here, hey ?" Graves nodded.

"It would be well to do so," he said.

"The settlement of the estate must be taken in hand as soon as possible.

The law so directs." "Yes, I see that.