notify you, subject to postponement due to the non-arrival of the _Amazon_, the reading of the Will of the late Roger Melton will take place in my office on Thursday, January 3 prox., at eleven o'clock a.m.

I have the honour to be, sir,
Yours faithfully,
EDWARD BINGHAM TRENT.

TO ERNEST ROGER HALBARD MELTON, ESQ.,
HUMCROFT,
SALOP.

Cable: _Rupert Sent Leger to Edward Bingham Trent_.
_Amazon_ arrives London January 1. SENT LEGER.
_Telegram_ (per Lloyd's): _Rupert Sent Leger to Edward Bingham Trent_.
THE LIZARD,
December 31.

_Amazon_ arrives London to-morrow morning.  All well.--LEGER.
_Telegram_: _Edward Bingham Trent to Ernest Roger Halbard Mellon_.

Rupert Sent Leger arrived.  Reading Will takes place as arranged.--TRENT.

ERNEST ROGER HALBARD MELTON'S RECORD.
January 4, 1907.

The reading of Uncle Roger's Will is over.  Father got a duplicate of Mr. Trent's letter to me and of the cable and two telegrams pasted into this Record.  We both waited patiently till the third--that is, we did not say anything.  The only impatient member of our family was my mother.  She _did_ say things, and if old Trent had been here his ears would have been red.  She said what ridiculous nonsense it was delaying the reading of the Will and keeping the Heir waiting for the arrival of an obscure person who wasn't even a member of the family, inasmuch as he didn't bear the name.  I don't think it's quite respectful to one who is some day to be Head of the House!  I thought father was weakening in his patience when he said: "True, my dear--true!" and got up and left the room.  Some time afterwards when I passed the library I heard him walking up and down.

Father and I went up to town on the afternoon of Wednesday, January 2. We stayed, of course, at Claridge's, where we always stay when we go to town. Mother wanted to come, too, but father thought it better not. She would not agree to stay at home till we both promised to send her separate telegrams after the reading.

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