Thattheenterprisenowresolveduponwasfarmoredangerousthananyhithertoattemptedbyme，needsnofurtherproofthanthis：——IwentandmademywillatPorlock，withamiddlinghonestlawyerthere；notthatIhadmuchtoleave，butthatnonecouldsayhowfarthefarm，andallthefarmingstock，mightdependonmydisposition。ItmakesmesmilewhenIrememberhowparticularIwas，andhowforthelifeofmeIwaspuzzledtobequeathmostpartofmyclothes，andhats，andthingsaltogethermyown，toLorna，withouttheshrewdoldlawyerknowingwhoshewasandwhereshelived。Atlast，indeed，IflatteredmyselfthatIhadbaffledoldTape’scuriosity；buthiswrinkledsmileandhisspeechatpartingmademeagainuneasy。
’Averyexcellentwill，youngsir。Anadmirablyjustandvirtuouswill；allyoureffectstoyournearestofkin；filialandfraternaldutythoroughlyexemplified；
nothingdivertedtoalienchannels，exceptasmalltokenofesteemandreverencetoanelderlylady，I
presume：andwhichmayormaynotbevalid，orinvalid，onthegroundofuncertainty，ortheabsenceofanylegalstatusonthepartofthelegatee。Ha，ha!Yes，yes!Fewyoungmenaresofreefromexceptionableentanglements。Twoguineasismycharge，sir：andararegoodwillforthemoney。Veryprudentofyou，sir。Doesyoucreditineveryway。Well，well；weallmustdie；andoftentheyoungbeforetheold。’
NotonlydidIthinktwoguineasagreatdealtoomuchmoneyforaquarterofanhour’semployment，butalsoI