You are young, you have plenty of energy, and you have your life before you, and it is a matter of the greatest interest to you.
"Possibly--very improbably, mind, still possibly--when Millicent comes of age and learns who she is, Mrs.Cunningham may be able to help you.
I have no idea whether it is so.

I have never spoken to her about this treasure of George's, but it is just possible that while he was in town before he came down to me he may have given her some instructions concerning it.

Of course he intended to give me full particulars, but he could hardly have avoided seeing that, in the event of my death, perhaps suddenly before the time came for seeking the treasure, the secret would be lost altogether.

Whether he has told her or his lawyer or not I cannot say, but I have all along clung to the hope that he took some such natural precaution.

Unless that treasure is discovered, the only thing that will come to you is the half of the accumulated rents of this estate during the ten years between my father's death and George's; these rents were paid to our solicitors, and by them invested.
"The rentals amount to about 2500 pounds a year, and of course there is interest to be added, so that I suppose there is now some 25,000 pounds, for I had out 2000 pounds when I came here, to set matters straight.