'Your uncle,' said the lawyer to me, 'well
understood his own peculiarities, and was aware, long before his end came,
that there existed evidences of his past ungovernable temper in the shape
of unjust additions to his will and hasty alterations now regretted. Six
months ago, when you were abroad, I visited him and made a will for him
that revoked and annulled all that preceded it. You are the heir and the
only heir.' So it appeared. And now I must ask you to see the proofs of
what I tell you, for I shall not be at peace until you have done so. They
are with my lawyers, and if you come to see me a week hence, they shall be
here for you to read."
The young man was fussy, you see, and very tender about his honour, and
didn't think I'd believe him. But, of course, I did.
"A week hence I shall be in klink, Squire," I said, and moved my
handcuffs, just to remind him of the state of things. And then he had the
head-keeper in and set me free. 'Twas a case of one good turn deserving
another, no doubt; and though the young man never forgave himself for his
one slip, he forgave me for my many, and a month from that day I went as
third keeper to Woodcotes. And I never regretted it, I do assure you, nor
more didn't he. I'm head-keeper now, and growing terrible old, and he's
been dead these many years, but I'm hopeful and wishful to meet him again
afore long, for he was a sportsman and more than a good master to me.
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