I don't believe that the document would be of much use in a court of law in case she wished to claim any of her rights, but it served to satisfy her, and she thought it was legally sound and actually inviolable.
"Here we separated.

I left England, and have never been there since." Dacres stopped, and sat silent for a long time.
"Could she have been mad ?" asked Hawbury.
"I used to think so, but I believe not.

She showed too much sense in every thing relating to herself.

She sold pictures and timber, and kept every penny.

She was acute enough in grasping all she could.
During our last interviews while making these arrangements she was perfectly cool and lady-like." "Have you ever heard about her since ?" "Never." "Is she alive yet ?" "That's the bother." "What! don't you know ?" "No." "Haven't you ever tried to find out ?" "Yes.