I could have given another meaning to my question from the one I intended to convey, had it so pleased me, and thus avoided a probable offence.

But I wished to see a little deeper into the quality of her mind, and so used the probe that was in my hand.
"If you find a will, devising the property out of your line, all your present prospects are at an end," said I.
"I know it." Her voice was firm as well as emphatic.
"Then why not take the other horn of this dilemma?
Give up searching for a will that can hardly be in your favor, and go on to prove your title through consanguinity." "And thus shut my eyes to the probable rights of others, in order to secure a personal advantage?
Do you think I would do this, Doctor?
If so, you have mistaken me." There was a tone of regret in her voice.
"Pardon me," I replied.

"The suggestion was natural under the circumstances, and I gave it utterance." "Were you in my place, would you give up the search here ?" She fixed on me a penetrating look.
The probe had changed hands.
"It is difficult," I answered, "for us to say what we would do if we were to change places with another.

In my experience, it is easy to see what is right for our neighbor, but very difficult to see the right way for ourselves, when under the allurement of some personal advantage." "Would it be right in me to give up the search ?" "I think not." My answer was without hesitation.
"And I will not," she said, firmly.

"If my brother has devised his property, I have only to know the terms of his will.