Remember, I was with your father during his last days--and this is my advice to you." Brooks pointed downward to the crumpled ball of paper.
"That letter!" he exclaimed.
Lord Arranmore shrugged his shoulders.
"I scarcely see its significance," he said.

"It is not even my word against Lacroix'.

I sent you all your father's papers, I brought back photographs and keepsakes known to belong to him.

In what possible way could it benefit me to mislead you ?" The telephone on Brooks' table rang, and for a moment or two he found himself, with mechanical self-possession, attending to some unimportant question.

When he replaced the receiver Lord Arranmore had resumed his seat, but was drawing on his gloves.
"Come," he said, "let us resume our business talk.