He might claim the property from South America, establish his identity before the British authorities there and so obtain the fortune without ever coming to England at all; or he might adopt an elaborate disguise during the short time that he need be in London; or, again, he might furnish an accomplice with the proofs and papers, putting him in as heir, and retaining a claim upon some proportion of his income.
Il pouvait revendiquer d’Amérique du Sud ses biens, établir son identité devant les autorités locales anglaises et ainsi obtenir la jouissance de sa fortune sans reparaître en Angleterre. Il pouvait ainsi adopter un déguisement approprié pour le peu de temps qu’il aurait dû séjourner à Londres.