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‘I have more right to be here, sir, than a stranger. ' These were the words, uttered by James Semple in a voice of suppressed indignation, which Alec Lindsay heard as he entered his uncle's bedroom next day. He had come to superintend the execution of Mr. Lindsay's will, bringing the document with him ready for signature.
The old man was sitting up in bed, a table with writing materials beside him. Near the fireplace stood Dr. Mackenzie, a look of firm resolve on his face. At the foot of the bed stood Semple, who seemed to be bitterly protesting against being excluded from the room.