The things which seemed so far away and so impossible of attainment suddenly appear within easy reach or come tumbling into his lap of their own accord.
It was much this way with Frank.

He had dreamed of going back to college some time, but that time had seemed far, far away.

Success brought it nearer.
But then it came tumbling into his lap.

No one had been found to claim the fortune he discovered in the Utah Desert.

Investigation had shown that there were no living relatives of the man who had guarded the treasure till his death.