7/18 The Turrald barony is a parliamentary peerage which descends to a sole daughter. You can only succeed your brother in the line of descent if she is illegitimate." "In any case the present claim could not be gone on with, could it ?" "No. I will write to the Home Secretary acquainting him with your brother's death. Later on, if we find the proofs, another claim can be prepared on your behalf." "If I decide to go on with it." "I trust that you will," said the lawyer. |