I understood that Miss Loach always intended to leave the money to Miss Saxon." Hale shook his well-oiled head.

"On the contrary, Mr.Saxon was her favorite.

In spite of his wild ways she liked him.

However, she was also fond of Miss Saxon, and you may thank Miss Loach, Mr.Mallow, for having been the means of forwarding your engagement." "What do you mean by that ?" asked Cuthbert angrily.
"Mrs.Octagon," went on the lawyer deliberately, "would never have consented to Miss Saxon becoming engaged to you had not Miss Loach insisted that she should agree." "Seeing that Mrs.Octagon hated her sister and was not likely, to be influenced by her, I do not see how that can be." "Perhaps not.

Nevertheless, such is the case.