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I had been in agony to obtain some knowledge of the circumstances in which my Dora would be placed - as, in whose guardianship, and so forth - and this was something towards it. We began the search at once; Mr. jorkins unlocking the drawers and desks, and we all taking out the papers. The office-papers we placed on one side, and the private papers (which were not numerous) on the other. We were very grave; and when we came to a stray seal, or pencil-case, or ring, or any little article of that kind which we associated personally with him, we spoke very low. We had sealed up several packets; and were still going on dustily and quietly, when Mr. jorkins said to us, applying exactly the same words to his late partner as his late partner had applied to him: 'Mr. Spenlow was very difficult to move from the beaten track. You know what he was! I am disposed to think he had made no will.' 'Oh, I know he had!' said I. They both stopped and looked at me. 'On the very day when I last saw him,' said I, 'he told me that he had, and that his affairs were long since settled.' Mr. jorkins and old Tiffey shook their heads with one accord. 'That looks unpromising,' said Tiffey. 'Very unpromising,' said Mr. jorkins. 'Surely you don't doubt -' I began. 'My good Mr. Copperfield!' said Tiffey, laying his hand upon my arm, and shutting up both his eyes as he shook his head: 'if you had been in the Commons as long as I have, you would know that there is no subject on which men are so inconsistent, and so little to be trusted.' 'Why, bless my soul, he made that very remark!' I replied persistently. 'I should call that almost final,' observed Tiffey. 'My opinion is - no will.' It appeared a wonderful thing to me, but it turned out that there was no will. He had never so much as thought of making one, so far |
