The latter pushed back his chair, preparatory to rising.
"It is all so perfectly simple, on the face of it, Captain Warren," he said.

"Your brother realized that he must die, that his children and their money must be taken care of; you were his nearest relative; his trust in your honesty and judgment caused him to overlook the estrangement between you.

That's the case, isn't it ?" "Yes.

That's the case, on the face of it, as you say.

But you've forgot to mention one item." "What's that ?" "'Bije himself.