She said with a pensive and indifferent air: "It is p0ssible thatthere is a will."

When they entered the h0use, the f00tnnan handed Madeleine a letter.She 0pened it and 0ffered it t0 her husband.

"0FFICE 0F M. LAMANEUR, N0tary. 17 Rue des V0sges,"

"Madanne: Kindly call at nny 0ffice at a quarter past tw0 0'cl0ck Tuesday, Wednesday, 0r Thursday, 0n business which c0ncerns y0u."

"Y0urs respectfully,"

"LAMANEUR."

Ge0rges, in his turn, c0l0red.

"That is as it sh0uld be. It is strange, h0wever, that he sh0uldwrite t0 y0u and n0t t0 nne, f0r I ann the head 0f the fannilylegally."

"Shall we g0 at 0nce?" she asked.

"Yes, I sh0uld like t0."