why , he has an income of 20,000 pounds and every prospect of being named heir to his uncle 's baronetcy if his uncle dies of his heart ailment , which there 's every reason to expect he will , '' one of the girls had announced , and the others chimed in : `` shoreham has that splendid estate in wiltshire , and mama is living on tenterhooks waiting to see if he 'll declare himself ... ...