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Treats of divers little Matters which occurred in the Fleet, and of Mr. Winkle’s mysterious Behaviou

           ‘Well?’

           ‘Well,’saidthecobbler,‘heleftfivethousandpoundbehindhim.’

           ‘Andwerygen-teelinhimsotodo,’saidSam.

           ‘Oneofwhich,’continuedthecobbler,‘helefttome,‘causeImarriedhisrelation,yousee.’

           ‘Werygood,’murmuredSam.

           ‘Andbeingsurroundedbyagreatnumberofniecesandnevys,aswasalwaysquarrellingandfightingamongthemselvesfortheproperty,hemakesmehisexecutor,andleavestheresttomeintrust,todivideitamong’emasthewillprowided.’

           ‘Wotdoyoumeanbyleavin’itontrust?’inquiredSam,wakingupalittle.‘Ifitain’tready-money,were’stheuseonit?’

           ‘It’salawterm,that’sall,’saidthecobbler.

           ‘Idon’tthinkthat,’saidSam,shakinghishead.‘There’swerylittletrustatthatshop.Hows’ever,goon.’‘Well,’saidthecobbler,‘whenIwasgoingtotakeoutaprobateofthewill,theniecesandnevys,whowasdesperatelydisappointedatnotgettingallthemoney,entersacaveatagainstit.’

           ‘What’sthat?’inquiredSam.

           ‘Alegalinstrument,whichisasmuchastosay,it’snogo,’repliedthecobbler.

           ‘Isee,’saidSam,‘asortofbrother-in-lawo’thehave-his–carcass.Well.

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