"It weighed very heavily in favour of Timothy Beddingfield.

Added to which you must also remember that, as far as he was concerned, the Hon.

Robert de Genneville was to him the goose with the golden eggs.
"The 'De Genneville peerage case' had brought Beddingfield's name in great prominence.

With the death of the claimant all hopes of prolonging the litigation came to an end.

There was a total lack of motive as far as Beddingfield was concerned." "Not so with the Earl of Brockelsby," said Polly, "and I've often maintained--" "What ?" he interrupted.