"I have no doubt that my claim will be admitted.

I have set out the facts with great care, and in considerable detail.

I have traced a clear line of descent back to Simon Turrald, younger brother of the last baron, and there are no coheirs in existence.

Ours is the last surviving branch, or it would, perhaps, be better if I said that Austin and myself, and Austin's son, are the only male members of the family.

It is a difficult matter to give effectual proof of a long pedigree, but my lawyer has not the least doubt that the House of Lords will admit the validity of my claim, and will terminate the abeyance in my favour.