46667    James Desmond is an elderly clergyman in Westmorland.'

46668    'Thank you.

46669    These details are all of great interest.

46670    Have you met Mr James Desmond?'

46671    'Yes, he once came down to visit Sir Charles.

46672    He is a man of venerable appearance and of saintly life.

46673    I remember that he refused to accept any settlement from Sir Charles, though he pressed it upon him.'

46674    'And this man of simple tastes would be the heir to Sir Charles's thousands?'

46675    'He would be the heir to the estate, because that is entailed.

46676    He would also be the heir to the money unless it were willed otherwise by the present owner, who can, of course, do what he likes with it.'

46677    'And have you made your will, Sir Henry?'

46678    'No, Mr Holmes, I have not.

46679    I've had no time, for it was only yesterday that I learned how matters stood.

46680    But in any case I feel that the money should go with the title and estate.

46681    That was my poor uncle's idea.