I am as indifferent as you as to what becomes of my body 'when I have done with it,' to use your irreverent phrase; but I recognise the solicitude that some other men display on the subject as a natural feeling that has to be taken seriously." "But even so," I said, "if this man had a hankering for a freehold residence in some particular bone-yard, he might have gone about the business in a more reasonable way." "There I am entirely with you," Thorndyke replied.

"It is the absurd way in which this provision is worded that not only creates all the trouble but also makes the whole document so curiously significant in view of the testator's disappearance." "How significant ?" Jervis demanded eagerly.
"Let us consider the provisions of the will point by point," said Thorndyke; "and first note that the testator commanded the services of a very capable lawyer." "But Mr.Jellicoe disapproved of the will," said I; "in fact, he protested strongly against the form of it." "We will bear that in mind, too," Thorndyke replied.

"And now with reference to what we may call the contentious clauses: the first thing that strikes us is their preposterous injustice.

Godfrey's inheritance is made conditional on a particular disposal of the testator's body.

But this is a matter not necessarily under Godfrey's control.