His lips tightened before he continued,
“I disliked the situation so much that I left again and went to India. It was while I was there I heard that my father had died. I was engaged in some rather difficult business deals, which I thought might turn out to be lucrative and it was therefore impossible for me to return home at once.”
He paused as if he was recalling to himself what had happened before he said,
“I did, however, write to my uncle. I told him the position that I was in and asked him to find an Agent to run my father’s estate for me until I could return. I promised to send him some money, besides giving him Power of Attorney while I was still abroad.”
“What happened then?” Selina asked.
“My business transactions turned out well. I dispatched nearly all the money I had made
