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The deed which he looked at , bore an indorsement of the name of '' _ Dreddlington _ . '' After a hasty glance over its contents , he tried to recollect by what accident a document , belonging to Mr. Aubrey , could have found its way into the box containing Lord Yelverton 's deeds ; and it at length occurred to him that , some time before , Mr. Aubrey had proposed advancing several thousand pounds to Lord Yelverton , on mortgage of a small portion of his Lordship 's property -- but which negotiation had afterwards been broken off ; that Mr. Aubrey 's title-deeds happened to be at the same time open and loose in his office -- and he recollected having considerable trouble in separating the respective documents which had got mixed together . This one , after all , had been by some accident overlooked , till it turned up in this most timely and extraordinary manner ! Having hastily effected the object which had brought him back to Grilston , he ordered a post-chaise and four , and within a quarter of an hour was thundering back , at top-speed , on his way to York , which , the horses reeking and foaming , he reached a little after ten o'clock . He jumped out , with the precious deed in his pocket , the instant that his chaise-door was opened , and ran off , without saying more than -- `` I 'm gone to the Attorney-General 's . '' This was heard by many passers-by and persons standing round ; and it spread far and wide that something of the utmost importance had transpired , with reference to the great ejectment cause of Mr. Aubrey . Soon afterwards , messengers and clerks , belonging to Mr. Runnington and Mr. Parkinson , were to be seen running to and fro , summoning Mr. Sterling , Mr. Crystal , Mr. Mansfield , and also Mr. Aubrey , to a second consultation at the Attorney-General 's .