He left a deal of land, and many thousands of pounds, behind him.

There was no finding any will; a lawyer in the nearest town, a man that had known him a long time, said he felt sure there'd been no will made.

So, as things were, the law gave everything to his father.' He related it with subdued voice, in a solemn and agitated tone.

The effect of the news upon Sidney was a painful constriction of the heart, a rush of confused thought, an involvement of all his perceptions in a sense of fear.

The pallor of his cheeks and the pained parting of his lips bore witness to how little he was prepared for such a story.
'I've begun with what ought by rights to have come last,' pursued Michael, after drawing a deep sigh.