And his collection and his fortune had continued to increase regularly and mightily, and now--well, there the thing was! Duncan Farll had found the will.

And Duncan Farll would be the executor and trustee of that melodramatic testament.
He could not help smiling, serious as the situation was.
During that day the thing was settled; the authorities spoke; the word went forth.

Priam Farll was to be buried in Westminster Abbey on the Thursday.

The dignity of England among artistic nations had been saved, partly by the heroic efforts of the _Daily Record_, and partly by the will, which proved that after all Priam Farll had had the highest interests of his country at heart.
_Cowardice_ On the night between Tuesday and Wednesday Priam Farll had not a moment of sleep.

Whether it was the deep-throated voice of England that had spoken, or merely the voice of the Dean's favourite niece--so skilled in painting tea-cosies--the affair was excessively serious.