Scrivendo spesso al signor Briggs per gli affari della successione, non avevo mancato di chiedergli se conoscesse la residenza del signor Rochester, ma egli non sapeva nulla. ###>In the course of my necessary correspondence with Mr. Briggs about the will, I had inquired if he knew anything of Mr. Rochester's present residence and state of health; but, as St. John had conjectured, he was quite ignorant of all concerning him.