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           Haveyouheardofit,eitherofyou?""Heardofit,sir!Why,wediscoveredit.""Youdiscoveredit.Youtwodiscoveredit!Bart,THEYdiscoveredit!"ThetwodiscoverersstareattheSmallweeds,whoreturnthecompliment."Mydearfriends,"whinesGrandfatherSmallweed,puttingoutbothhishands,"IoweyouathousandthanksfordischargingthemelancholyofficeofdiscoveringtheashesofMrs.Smallweed’sbrother.""Eh?"saysMr.Guppy."Mrs.Smallweed’sbrother,mydearfriendheronlyrelation.Wewerenotonterms,whichistobedeplorednow,butheneverWOULDbeonterms.Hewasnotfondofus.Hewaseccentrichewasveryeccentric.Unlesshehasleftawill(whichisnotatalllikely)Ishalltakeoutlettersofadministration.Ihavecomedowntolookaftertheproperty;itmustbesealedup,itmustbeprotected.Ihavecomedown,"repeatsGrandfatherSmallweed,hookingtheairtowardshimwithallhistenfingersatonce,"tolookaftertheproperty.""Ithink,Small,"saysthedisconsolateMr.Guppy,"youmighthavementionedthattheoldmanwasyouruncle.""YoutwoweresocloseabouthimthatIthoughtyouwouldlikemetobethesame,"returnsthatoldbirdwithasecretlyglisteningeye."Besides,Iwasn’tproudofhim.""Besideswhich,itwasnothingtoyou,youknow,whetherhewasornot,"saysJudy.Alsowithasecretlyglisteningeye.

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