Should I die suddenly, or at sickly leisure, I carry a letter on my person which will be conveyed to you, making you acquainted with the sad ( ?) event as soon as it occurs.

And for all your kindly services in the way of both business and friendship, I owe you a vast debt of thanks, which debt shall be fully and gratefully acknowledged,--_when I make my Will_.

I may possibly employ another lawyer than yourself for this purpose.

But, for the immediate time, all my affairs are in your hands, as they have been for these twenty years or more.

My business goes on as usual, of course; it is a wheel so well accustomed to regular motion that it can very well grind for a while without my personal supervision.