Your illness came too suddenly, Scatcherd; and then I was averse to speak of it." "Why should I alter it?
It is a good will; as good as I can make.

Not but that I have altered it since I spoke to you.

I did it that day after you left me." "Have you definitely named your heir in default of Louis ?" "No--that is--yes--I had done that before; I have said Mary's eldest child: I have not altered that." "But, Scatcherd, you must alter it." "Must! well then I won't; but I'll tell you what I have done.

I have added a postscript--a codicil they call it--saying that you, and you only, know who is her eldest child.

Winterbones and Jack Martin have witnessed that." Dr Thorne was going to explain how very injudicious such an arrangement appeared to be; but Sir Roger would not listen to him.
It was not about that that he wished to speak to him.