CHAPTER XX.
AN OLD SOLDIER Now Mr.Jellicorse had been taking a careful view of everything.

He wished to be certain of placing himself both on the righteous side and the right one; and in such a case this was not to be done without much circumspection.

He felt himself bound to his present clients, and could not even dream of deserting them; but still there are many things that may be done to conciliate the adversary of one's friend, without being false to the friend himself.

And some of these already were occurring to the lawyer.
It was true that no adversary had as yet appeared, nor even shown token of existence; but some little sign of complication had arisen, and one serious fact was come to light.

The solicitors of Sir Ulphus de Roos (the grandson of Sir Fursan, whose daughter had married Richard Yordas) had pretty strong evidence, in some old letters, that a deed of appointment had been made by the said Richard, and Eleanor his wife, under the powers of their settlement.