The actual document was written from the draft by the testator himself; and a fortnight after Hurst had executed the assignment, John signed the will in my office.

By the provisions of that will I stood an excellent chance of becoming virtually the principal beneficiary, unless Godfrey should contest Hurst's claim and the Court should override the conditions of clause two.
"You will now understand the motives which governed my subsequent actions.

You will also see, Doctor Thorndyke, how very near to the truth your reasoning carried you; and you will understand, as I wish you to do, that Mr.Hurst was no party to any of those proceedings which I am about to describe.
"Coming now to the interview in Queen Square in October, nineteen hundred and two, you are aware of the general circumstances from my evidence in Court, which was literally correct up to a certain point.
The interview took place in a room on the third floor, in which were stored the cases which John had brought with him from Egypt.

The mummy was unpacked, as were some other objects that he was not offering to the Museum, but several cases were still unopened.

At the conclusion of the interview I accompanied Doctor Norbury down to the street door, and we stood on the doorstep conversing for perhaps a quarter of an hour.