CHAPTER V.
The Eustace Necklace John Eustace, Lady Eustace's brother-in-law, had told his friend Greystock, the lady's cousin, that Mr.Camperdown the lawyer intended to "jump upon" that lady.

Making such allowance and deduction from the force of these words as the slang expression requires, we may say that John Eustace was right.

Mr.Camperdown was in earnest, and did intend to obtain the restoration of those jewels.

Mr.Camperdown was a gentleman of about sixty, who had been lawyer to Sir Florian's father, and whose father had been lawyer to Sir Florian's grandfather.

His connexion with the property and with the family was of a nature to allow him to take almost any liberty with the Eustaces.