She saw he suspected her; was it not good policy to seem perfectly frank, even if such frankness for the moment gave a strengthening to suspicion?
What devilish ingenuity might after all be concealed in this woman, whom he had taken for simplicity itself! The first bell for luncheon disturbed his reflections.
'Please sit down,' he said, pointing to the chair.

'We can't end our talk just yet.' She obeyed him, glad again to rest her trembling limbs.
'If you suspect it to be a forgery,' she said, when she had waited in vain for him to speak further, 'the best way of deciding is to go at once to Mr.Yottle.He will remember; it was he drew up the will.' He flashed a glance at her.
'I'm perfectly aware of that.

If this is forged, the lawyer has of course given his help.

He would be glad to see me.' Again the suspicion was genuine.

Mutimer felt himself hedged in; every avenue of escape to which his thoughts turned was closed in advance.
There was no one he would not now have suspected.