Cousin Henry

It was a moment of great triumph and of utter dismay,--of triumph to Mr Apjohn, and of dismay to Cousin Henry. The two men at this moment,--as Mr Brodrick was looking at the papers,--were struggling together upon the ground. Cousin Henry, in his last frantic efforts, had striven to escape from the grasp of his enemy so as to seize the will, not remembering that by seizing it now he could retrieve nothing.

Hidden-will arc ends in floor struggle when retrieval is already useless — plot as panic after concealment — so plot scores 86.

I have a conscience, my dear, on this matter," said an old gentleman to a young lady, as the two were sitting in the breakfast parlour of a country house which looked down from the cliffs over the sea on the coast of Carmarthenshire. "And so have I, Uncle Indefer; and as my conscience is backed by my inclination, whereas yours is not--"

Squire and niece defined by conscience vs inclination before Henry enters — cast as ethical types — so cast scores 85.

The search was carried on up to nine o'clock that evening, and then Mr Apjohn returned to Carmarthen, explaining that he would send out two men to continue the work on the Tuesday, and that he would come out again on the Wednesday to read whatever might then be regarded as the old Squire's will,--the last prepared document if it could be found, and the former one should the search have been unsuccessful.

Calendar of search days stretches suspense between documents — serial wait inside will plot — so pace scores 84.

It was a moment of great triumph and of utter dismay,--of triumph to Mr Apjohn, and of dismay to Cousin Henry.

Balanced antithesis names both men in one beat — legal climax as rhetorical couple — so prose scores 85.

There was a great deal said at Carmarthen about the old Squire's will. Such scenes as that which had taken place in the house, first when the will was produced, then when the search was made, and afterwards when the will was read, do not pass without comment. There had been many present, and some of them had been much moved by the circumstances.

County town as chorus for house scenes — Welsh legal world as gossip theatre — so world scores 83.

I have a conscience, my dear, on this matter," said an old gentleman to a young lady, as the two were sitting in the breakfast parlour of a country house which looked down from the cliffs over the sea on the coast of Carmarthenshire.

Cliff breakfast opens with conscience claim — inheritance stakes planted as ethics — so hook scores 87.

From what had passed with Mrs Griffith, it was clear to Cousin Henry that he must go out of the house and be seen about the place. The woman had been right in saying that his seclusion was mysterious. It was peculiarly imperative upon him to avoid all appearance of mystery.

Crime of concealment driven by fear of looking mysterious — psychological will novel without sensation murder — so innov scores 88.

Isabel spent one pleasant week with her lover at Hereford, and then was summoned into Carmarthenshire. Mr Apjohn came over at her father's invitation, and insisted on taking her back to Llanfeare. "There are a thousand things to be done," he said, "and the sooner you begin to do them the better. Of course you must live at the old house, and you had better take up your habitation there for a while before this other change is made."

Estate duties before marriage 'other change' — ending as management not bridal tableau — so ending scores 85.