han —”
“One thing at a time” Embries saidbreaking in. “Let us concentrate on the title and
property for now.”
“Oh” sniffed Collins“that is easily done.” He pulled a thick brown book from the
bag and dropped it on the table with a thump. “This is a record of the Scottish
aristocracy dating from 1610. It was drawn up just after James the First acceded to
the throne of England.” He put a hand reverently on the book andlooking for all the
world like a courtroom witness taking his oath on the Biblesaid“Elizabeth the First
died without issue. Before her deathshe recognized King James the Sixth of
Scotland as her lawful heirthereby uniting both Scotland and England under the rule
of a single monarcha situation which has obtained to the present day. This is why
—”
“I had Mr. Collins research the history of the Blair Morven title” Embries interrupted
quickly. “He has established a line of ducal succession dating from before the time
of King James.”
“Ohit goes back much furtherI assure you. We have records here” — his gesture
took in the entire building — “tracing the various royal lines back at least two
hundred years before that.” He beamed as if this were in some way a personal
triumph. “The Blair Morven title is one of the oldest in Scotlandgentlemen. That
much is beyond doubt.”
“Is that important?” Cal asked.
Collins regarded him with a puzzled lookthen deferred to Embries.
“Let’s just say that it is germane to this discussion” Embries replied“insofar as a
clear and continuous line of succession is always desirable when legal problems
arise.”
Collins shuffled through the pile of papers before him and snatched up a sheet. He
clutched it in his fistcareless of the creasing and bunching of the page. “I can
authenticate the line of descent.” To Embries he said“If you can establish Mr.
Stuart’s identityI can establish his bloodline. It will then be a simple matter of
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