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           "

           "Didshelingerlong,Joe?"

           "Arteryouwastookill,prettymuchaboutwhatyoumightcall(ifyouwasputtoit)aweek,"saidJoe;stilldetermined,onmyaccount,tocomeateverythingbydegrees.

           "DearJoe,haveyouheardwhatbecomesofherproperty?"

           "Well,oldchap,"saidJoe,"itdoappearthatshehadsettledthemostofit,whichImeantersaytieditup,onMissEstella.Butshehadwroteoutalittlecoddleshellinherownhandadayortwoaforetheaccident,leavingacoolfourthousandtoMr.MatthewPocket.Andwhy,doyousuppose,aboveallthings,Pip,sheleftthatcoolfourthousanduntohim?‘BecauseofPip’saccountofhim,thesaidMatthew.’IamtoldbyBiddy,thatairthewriting,"saidJoe,repeatingthelegalturnasifitdidhiminfinitegood,‘accountofhimthesaidMatthew.’Andacoolfourthousand,Pip!"

           IneverdiscoveredfromwhomJoederivedtheconventionaltemperatureofthefourthousandpounds;butitappearedtomakethesumofmoneymoretohim,andhehadamanifestrelishininsistingonitsbeingcool.

           Thisaccountgavemegreatjoy,asitperfectedtheonlygoodthingIhaddone.IaskedJoewhetherhehadheardifanyoftheotherrelationshadanylegacies?

           "MissSarah,"saidJoe,"shehavetwenty-fivepoundperanniumfurtobuypills,onaccountofbeingbilious.MissGeorgiana,shehavetwentypounddown.Mrs.

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