She stopped on seeing Lionel.
"I was going round to the other entrance, sir, to ask to speak to you," she said.

"Something very strange has happened." "Come in," answered Lionel.

"Will you speak here, or go indoors?
What is it ?" Too excitedly eager to wait to go indoors, or to care for the presence of Lucy Tempest, Mrs.Tynn told her tale, and handed the paper to Lionel.

"It's the missing codicil, as sure as that we are here, sir." He saw the official-looking nature of the document, its great seal, and the superscription in his uncle's handwriting.

Lionel did not doubt that it was the codicil, and a streak of scarlet emotion arose to his pale cheek.
"You don't open it, sir!" said the woman, as feverishly impatient as if the good fortune were her own.
No.