Thus at your maternal grandmother's death, your mother and your aunt inherited money to use as their own, and the interest of money tied fast in reversion to their children (in case of marriage) after their death.

Your grandfather, as your natural guardian, has left the annual interest of your money to accumulate, and now you are of age he hands it to you, as you see, without much delay.

Thus you become this day the possessor of seventy thousand pounds, respecting the disposal of which I am here to take your orders.

Ahem!--as to the remaining property of your mother's--the sum held by her for her own use, I mean, it devolved to her husband, your father, who, it is probable, will furnish you an account of it--ah!--at his leisure--ah! um! And now, in addition, Mr.Harry, I have the squire's commands to speak to you as a man of business, on what may be deemed a delicate subject, though from the business point of view no peculiar delicacy should pertain to it.

Your grandfather will settle on you estates and money to the value of twenty thousand pounds per annum on the day of your union with a young lady in this district, Miss Janet Ilchester.