Besides, if she had been married, she would scarcely have been wandering about the world in that miserable manner, unless her husband was an uncommonly bad lot.
No, Hawkehurst, depend upon it, we've nothing to fear in that quarter.
The person we have to fear is that precious brother of mine." "You talked the other day about driving a bargain with him," I said; "I didn't quite understand your meaning.

The fortune can only be claimed by Char--Miss Halliday, and your brother has no legal authority to dispose of her money." "Of course not," answered my employer, with contemptuous impatience of my dulness; "but my brother Phil is not the man to wait for legal power.

His ideas will be Miss Halliday's ideas in this business.

When my case is ripe for action, I shall make my bargain--half the fortune to be mine from the day of its recovery.

A deed containing these conditions must be executed by Charlotte Halliday before I hand over a single document relating to the case.