A Greater Loss

           Itwasnotdifficultforme,onPeggotty’ssolicitation,toresolvetostaywhereIwas,untilaftertheremainsofthepoorcarriershouldhavemadetheirlastjourneytoBlunderstone.Shehadlongagobought,outofherownsavings,alittlepieceofgroundinouroldchurchyardnearthegraveof‘hersweetgirl’,asshealwayscalledmymother;andtheretheyweretorest.

           InkeepingPeggottycompany,anddoingallIcouldforher(littleenoughattheutmost),Iwasasgrateful,Irejoicetothink,asevennowIcouldwishmyselftohavebeen.ButIamafraidIhadasupremesatisfaction,ofapersonalandprofessionalnature,intakingchargeofMr.Barkis’swill,andexpoundingitscontents.

           Imayclaimthemeritofhavingoriginatedthesuggestionthatthewillshouldbelookedforinthebox.Aftersomesearch,itwasfoundinthebox,atthebottomofahorse’snose-bag;wherein(besideshay)therewasdiscoveredanoldgoldwatch,withchainandseals,whichMr.Barkishadwornonhiswedding-day,andwhichhadneverbeenseenbeforeorsince;asilvertobacco-stopper,intheformofaleg;animitationlemon,fullofminutecupsandsaucers,whichIhavesomeideaMr.BarkismusthavepurchasedtopresenttomewhenIwasachild,andafterwardsfoundhimselfunabletopartwith;eighty-sevenguineasandahalf,inguineasandhalf-guineas;twohundredandtenpounds,inperfectlycleanBanknotes;certainreceiptsforBankofEnglandstock;anoldhorseshoe,abadshilling,apieceofcamphor,andanoyster-shell.

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