“But, surely your uncle did not mean to stay in that position for ever?” Paolina asked.
“That is just what he did intend,” Sir Harvey replied. “Unbeknown to my father he had lost a lot of money. He saw an opportunity of living comfortably for the rest of his life. The only trouble, of course, was that I was likely to oppose him. He moved in to Watton Park and I told him that I should take the whole matter immediately to the King. It was then that he proved himself very clever.”
“What did he do?” Paolina asked.
“He accused me of theft.”
“Of theft!” Paolina echoed.
“Yes,” Sir Harvey answered and she saw by the grim lines of his mouth how bitterly this accusation had struck home. “It was, of course, utterly without foundation. He accused me of stealing from him some bonds that had been p
