“ByGod，youareagoodfeller，sir。”wasallMr。Os-
bornesaid。Ithadneverstruckhimthatthewidowwouldfeelanypainatpartingfromtheboy，orthathishavingafinefortunecouldgrieveher。Areconciliationwasannouncedasspeedyandinevitable，andAmelia’sheartalreadybegantobeatatthenotionoftheawfulmeetingwithGeorge’sfather。
Itwasnever，however，destinedtotakeplace。OldSedley’slingeringillnessanddeathsupervened，afterwhichameetingwasforsometimeimpossible。ThatcatastropheandothereventsmayhaveworkeduponMr。
Osborne。Hewasmuchshakenoflate，andaged，andhismindwasworkinginwardly。Hehadsentforhislawyers，andprobablychangedsomethinginhiswill。Themedicalmanwholookedinpronouncedhimshaky，agitated，andtalkedofalittlebloodandtheseaside；buthetookneitheroftheseremedies。
Onedaywhenheshouldhavecomedowntobreakfast，hisservantmissinghim，wentintohisdressing-roomandfoundhimlyingatthefootofthedressing-tableinafit。MissOsbornewasapprised；thedoctorsweresentfor；Georgystoppedawayfromschool；thebleedersandcupperscame。Osbornepartiallyregainedcognizance，butnevercouldspeakagain，thoughhetrieddreadfullyonceortwice，andinfourdayshedied。Thedoctorswentdown，andtheundertaker’smenwentupthestairs，andalltheshutterswereshuttowardsthegardeninRussellSquare。BullockrushedfromtheCityinahurry。”Howmuchmoneyhadhelefttothatboy？