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You
will
have
seen
that
the
second
document
in
this
envelope
is
my
will
.
I
already
have
a
perfectly
good
will
signed
and
sealed
in
Harry
Gough
's
office
in
Gilly
;
the
will
enclosed
herein
is
a
much
later
one
,
and
naturally
nullifies
the
one
Harry
has
.
As
a
matter
of
fact
I
made
it
only
the
other
day
,
and
had
it
witnessed
by
Tom
and
the
fencer
,
since
I
understand
it
is
not
permissible
to
have
any
beneficiary
witness
one
's
will
.
It
is
quite
legal
,
in
spite
of
the
fact
Harry
did
n't
draw
it
up
for
me
.
No
court
in
the
land
will
deny
its
validity
,
I
assure
you
.
But
why
did
n't
I
have
Harry
draw
this
testament
up
if
I
wanted
to
alter
the
disposition
of
my
effects
?
Very
simple
,
my
dear
Ralph
.
I
wanted
absolutely
no
one
to
know
of
this
will
's
existence
apart
from
you
,
and
me
.
This
is
the
only
copy
,
and
you
hold
it
.
Not
a
soul
knows
that
you
do
.
A
very
important
part
of
my
plan
.
Do
you
remember
that
piece
of
the
Gospel
where
Satan
took
Our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
up
onto
a
mountain-top
,
and
tempted
Him
with
the
whole
world
?
How
pleasant
it
is
to
know
I
have
a
little
of
Satan
's
power
,
and
am
able
to
tempt
the
one
I
love
(
do
you
doubt
Satan
loved
Christ
?
I
do
not
)
with
the
whole
world
.
The
contemplation
of
your
dilemma
has
considerably
enlivened
my
thoughts
during
the
past
few
years
,
and
the
closer
I
get
to
dying
,
the
more
delightful
my
visions
become
.
After
you
've
read
the
will
,
you
'll
understand
what
I
mean
.
While
I
burn
in
Hell
beyond
the
borders
of
this
life
I
know
now
,
you
'll
still
be
in
that
life
,
but
burning
in
a
hell
with
fiercer
flames
than
any
God
could
possibly
manufacture
.
Oh
,
my
Ralph
,
I
've
gauged
you
to
a
nicety
!
If
I
never
knew
how
to
do
anything
else
,
I
've
always
known
how
to
make
the
ones
I
love
suffer
.
And
you
're
far
better
game
than
my
dear
departed
Michael
ever
was
.
When
I
first
knew
you
,
you
wanted
Drogheda
and
my
money
,
did
n't
you
,
Ralph
?
You
saw
it
as
a
way
to
buy
back
your
natural
métier
.
But
then
came
Meggie
,
and
you
put
your
original
purpose
in
cultivating
me
out
of
your
mind
,
did
n't
you
?
I
became
an
excuse
to
visit
Drogheda
so
you
could
be
with
Meggie
.
I
wonder
could
you
have
switched
allegiances
so
easily
had
you
known
how
much
I
'm
actually
worth
?
Do
you
know
,
Ralph
?
I
do
n't
think
you
have
an
inkling
.
I
suppose
it
is
n't
ladylike
to
mention
the
exact
sum
of
one
's
assets
in
one
's
will
,
so
I
had
better
tell
you
here
just
to
make
sure
you
have
all
the
necessary
information
at
your
fingertips
when
it
comes
to
your
making
a
decision
.
Give
or
take
a
few
hundred
thousands
,
my
fortune
amounts
to
some
thirteen
million
pounds
.
I
'm
getting
down
toward
the
foot
of
the
second
page
,
and
I
ca
n't
be
bothered
turning
this
into
a
thesis
.
Read
my
will
,
Ralph
,
and
after
you
've
read
it
,
decide
what
you
're
going
to
do
with
it
.
Will
you
tender
it
to
Harry
Gough
for
probate
,
or
will
you
burn
it
and
never
tell
a
soul
it
existed
.
That
's
the
decision
you
've
got
to
make
.
I
ought
to
add
that
the
will
in
Harry
's
office
is
the
one
I
made
the
year
after
Paddy
came
,
and
leaves
everything
I
have
to
him
.
Just
so
you
know
what
hangs
in
the
balance
.
Ralph
,
I
love
you
,
so
much
I
would
have
killed
you
for
not
wanting
me
,
except
that
this
is
a
far
better
form
of
reprisal
.
I
'm
not
the
noble
kind
;
I
love
you
but
I
want
you
to
scream
in
agony
.
Because
,
you
see
,
I
know
what
your
decision
will
be
.
I
know
it
as
surely
as
if
I
could
be
there
,
watching
.
You
'll
scream
,
Ralph
,
you
'll
know
what
agony
is
.
So
read
on
,
my
beautiful
,
ambitious
priest
!
Read
my
will
,
and
decide
your
fate
.
It
was
not
signed
or
initialed
.
He
felt
the
sweat
on
his
forehead
,
felt
it
running
down
the
back
of
his
neck
from
his
hair
.
