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The

notary

continued

:

"

I

shall

read

you

the

document

which

is

very

brief

.

"

"

'

I

,

the

undersigned

,

Paul

Emile

Cyprien

Gontran

,

Count

deVaudrec

,

sound

both

in

body

and

mind

,

here

express

my

lastwishes

.

As

death

might

take

me

away

at

any

moment

,

I

wish

totake

the

precaution

of

drawing

up

my

will

,

to

be

deposited

withM

.

Lamaneur

.

'

"

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"

'

Having

no

direct

heirs

,

I

bequeath

all

my

fortune

,

comprisingstocks

and

bonds

for

six

hundred

thousand

francs

and

landedproperty

for

five

hundred

thousand

,

to

Mme.

Claire

Madeleine

duRoy

unconditionally

.

I

beg

her

to

accept

that

gift

from

a

deadfriend

as

a

proof

of

devoted

,

profound

,

and

respectfulaffection

.

'

"

The

notary

said

:

"

That

is

all

.

That

document

bears

the

date

of

August

last

,

and

took

the

place

of

one

of

the

same

nature

made

two

years

ago

in

the

name

of

Mme.

Claire

Madeleine

Forestier

.

I

have

the

first

will

,

which

would

prove

,

in

case

of

contestation

on

the

part

of

the

family

,

that

Count

de

Vaudrec

had

not

changed

his

mind

.

"

Madeleine

cast

down

her

eyes

;

her

cheeks

were

pale

.

Georges

nervously

twisted

his

mustache

.

The

notary

continued

after

a

moment

's

pause

:

"

It

is

of

course

understood

that

Madame

can

not

accept

that

legacy

without

your

consent

.

"

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Du

Roy

rose

and

said

shortly

:

"

I

ask

time

for

reflection

.

"

The

notary

smiled

,

bowed

,

and

replied

pleasantly

:

"

I

comprehend

the

scruples

which

cause

you

to

hesitate

.

I

may

add

that

M.

de

Vaudrec

's

nephew

,

who

was

informed

this

morning

of

his

uncle

's

last

wishes

,

expresses

himself

as

ready

to

respect

them

if

he

be

given

one

hundred

thousand

francs

.

In

my

opinion

the

will

can

not

be

broken

,

but

a

lawsuit

would

cause

a

sensation

which

you

would

probably

like

to

avoid

.

The

world

often

judges

uncharitably

.

Can

you

let

me

have

your

reply

before

Saturday

?

"

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