They only had a lease of the place they lived in, and I really cannot tell you anything whatever about them.

There was a son, who would, I suppose, succeed to any property his father left; but he was a ne'er-do-well, and was seldom at home, and I have never seen or heard of him, since." "Well, I am quite content with the relations that I have found, and shall not trouble myself to seek further." Four days passed.

At the end of that time, Mr.Lindsay received a letter from his lawyer and, after breakfast, asked Harry to go into the library with him.
"About that business that we were talking about, I have today received an answer to my letter.

My lawyer is of opinion, from what I told him of these papers, that your case is a strong one; and that though, if I chose, I might give you a great deal of trouble, he thinks that in the long run you would succeed.

As I don't want to give you trouble; and as I am, myself, as completely convinced that you are my brother Harry's son as that I am his brother, the matter may now be considered as finally settled." "Quite so, uncle.