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The Lucky Inheritance.
self about his " succession , " he had " verified himself" before the mayor of Guerande , his " papers" had been found to be perfectly en regie , the notary public ( luckily for the toAvn , it contained only one ) had declared that he Avas " dans ses droits , " the seals had been removed from the doors of his house , the AA'ill of his maternal uncle had been readandto sum up the matter ,
, , which took some time in telling , he had entered into possession . "Ah ! c ' est une belle propriete . '" said the little man exultingly , " better than I had anticipated . But my uncle , you see , was tant soit peu avare ; he did not care to spend his money , the produce of a nice farm , Avhich had a mill upon it , about half a league from the toAvn , on the road to Croisic , Avhich I am going
to sec to-day : indeed , how could he spend anything in such a place as Guerande , where there are no fancy birds of any kind , and , instead of game , people live upon fish ! So the old miller kept his money , for Avhich I return him my best thanks . Do yots know , " continued Monsieur Roqueplan , loAvering his voice to a confidential Avhisper ; " do you ICUOAVsirthat I have alread
, , y diseoA'ered more than Avas mentioned in the will , —tiro bags full of hard croAvns of a thousand francs each , and I haA"e no doubt there is more ; yes , I am persuaded of it , and Monsieur Chevillon is of my opinion . " "I am A'ery glad to hear of your good fortune ; " I replied , "but Avho is Monsieur Chevillon ?"
" That gentleman "with whom I Avas speaking just now . C ' est un ires brave garqpn !" " Indeed ! " said I , rather drily , not being prepossessed by Monsieur Chevillon's appearance . " Oh , yes , I assure you . He has devoted himself to me in the most friendly manner ever since I had the happiness of making
his acquaintance . " There was a tone of pique as Monsieur Roqueplan said this , Avhich seemed to imply that it Avas my fault not to have placed myself in the same position as Monsieur Chevillon . " And what do you knoAV about him ? " I asked . "Everything , " returned Monsieur Roqueplan . "He has
related to ine his Avhole life . A good deal of money has , at different times , passed through his hands , but it is nearly all gone now . He has been a great traveller , and knoAVS intimately every part of France . Passionately fond of all kinds of sporting , he has lived , as it were , in the open air . Ah ! it would do you good to hear how he can talk about game ! I shall find him invaluable Avhen we go to La Bourbon Vendee , whither he has been so good as to promise to accompany me . " Monsieur Roqueplan was especially desirous that I should
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The Lucky Inheritance.
self about his " succession , " he had " verified himself" before the mayor of Guerande , his " papers" had been found to be perfectly en regie , the notary public ( luckily for the toAvn , it contained only one ) had declared that he Avas " dans ses droits , " the seals had been removed from the doors of his house , the AA'ill of his maternal uncle had been readandto sum up the matter ,
, , which took some time in telling , he had entered into possession . "Ah ! c ' est une belle propriete . '" said the little man exultingly , " better than I had anticipated . But my uncle , you see , was tant soit peu avare ; he did not care to spend his money , the produce of a nice farm , Avhich had a mill upon it , about half a league from the toAvn , on the road to Croisic , Avhich I am going
to sec to-day : indeed , how could he spend anything in such a place as Guerande , where there are no fancy birds of any kind , and , instead of game , people live upon fish ! So the old miller kept his money , for Avhich I return him my best thanks . Do yots know , " continued Monsieur Roqueplan , loAvering his voice to a confidential Avhisper ; " do you ICUOAVsirthat I have alread
, , y diseoA'ered more than Avas mentioned in the will , —tiro bags full of hard croAvns of a thousand francs each , and I haA"e no doubt there is more ; yes , I am persuaded of it , and Monsieur Chevillon is of my opinion . " "I am A'ery glad to hear of your good fortune ; " I replied , "but Avho is Monsieur Chevillon ?"
" That gentleman "with whom I Avas speaking just now . C ' est un ires brave garqpn !" " Indeed ! " said I , rather drily , not being prepossessed by Monsieur Chevillon's appearance . " Oh , yes , I assure you . He has devoted himself to me in the most friendly manner ever since I had the happiness of making
his acquaintance . " There was a tone of pique as Monsieur Roqueplan said this , Avhich seemed to imply that it Avas my fault not to have placed myself in the same position as Monsieur Chevillon . " And what do you knoAV about him ? " I asked . "Everything , " returned Monsieur Roqueplan . "He has
related to ine his Avhole life . A good deal of money has , at different times , passed through his hands , but it is nearly all gone now . He has been a great traveller , and knoAVS intimately every part of France . Passionately fond of all kinds of sporting , he has lived , as it were , in the open air . Ah ! it would do you good to hear how he can talk about game ! I shall find him invaluable Avhen we go to La Bourbon Vendee , whither he has been so good as to promise to accompany me . " Monsieur Roqueplan was especially desirous that I should