“Eventually he came to the letter. Of course the two dangerous sentences were, ‘Anyway I took practically all the risk,’ and ‘I think everything will be O.K.’ She explained that by ‘risk’ she meant the risk of Richard not marrying her after all her trouble. ‘Everything will be O.K.’ she said, referred to the possibility of the will being disputed. “Sir Leonard did not question her very closely, preferring to wait for his re-examination. “Then the Attorney-General rose, and that famous duel began. Patty gave him one of her indomitable looks as he asked her his first question. He went straight to the letter. “‘I take it there was an agreement between you and this man Mason by which you were to share any monies to be obtained from the dead man?’ “‘That is so.’ “‘How did you expect to obtain these monies?’ “‘Do you mean originally?’ “‘Yes.’ “‘Well, he gave me money at times, but chiefly by my marriage with him.’ “‘Did you consider yourself engaged to him?’ “‘Informally, yes.’ “‘Informally? Do you mean that you knew he didn’t want to marry you, but that you were determined to force him to do so?’ “‘Certainly not. I believed he fully intended to marry me.’ “‘You have heard the evidence of a friend of his implying very strongly the contrary.’ “‘Yes, but Richard was rather weak and inclined to agree with the person he was with.’ “‘If you were certain he intended to marry, wherein lay the risk to which you refer?’ “(A pause.) ‘There was always a risk of the marriage not taking place.’ “‘Although you were convinced he intended it?’ “‘Yes, but certain things might have prevented it; his death has done so, as a matter of fact.’ “‘Did you regard his death as probable?’ “‘No, certainly not.’ “‘Did your agreement with this man cover any sums obtained in any way?’ “‘Yes.’ “‘Sums obtained from the will?’ “‘Yes, all sums.’ “‘But you told us under examination that you did not know you were to benefit by his will?’ “(A pause.) ‘I didn’t know, but I suspected he might leave me a small amount.’ “‘But surely you had no reason to suspect that Mr. Eagles would die for forty or fifty years. Why should anything so problematical have formed part of your agreement with Mason?’ “‘The agreement covered all sums. I forget if we actually mentioned anything about a will.’ “‘Had you told Mason you suspected he had left you something?’ “‘I can’t remember, as I say. I don’t think so, but it’s possible.’ “‘You have told us that you did not encourage Mr. Eagles to leave you anything.’ “‘I did not.’ “‘Nor try to discover the amount?’ “‘No, it hardly interested me. I expected to marry him and have money settled on me.’ “‘Very well, we will leave that.’ “While the Attorney was looking through his papers Patty passed her handkerchief across her lips and forehead, and then set her teeth. “‘You concluded your letter by saying, “I believe everything will be O.K.” Are you sure that doesn’t refer to the verdict at the inquest?’