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In Which Two Lights are Put Out

           OldSedley’slingeringillnessanddeathsupervened,afterwhichameetingwasforsometimeimpossible.ThatcatastropheandothereventsmayhaveworkeduponMr.Osborne.Hewasmuchshakenoflate,andaged,andhismindwasworkinginwardly.Hehadsentforhislawyers,andprobablychangedsomethinginhiswill.Themedicalmanwholookedinpronouncedhimshaky,agitated,andtalkedofalittlebloodandtheseaside;buthetookneitheroftheseremedies.

           Onedaywhenheshouldhavecomedowntobreakfast,hisservantmissinghim,wentintohisdressing-roomandfoundhimlyingatthefootofthedressing-tableinafit.MissOsbornewasapprised;thedoctorsweresentfor;Georgystoppedawayfromschool;thebleedersandcupperscame.Osbornepartiallyregainedcognizance,butnevercouldspeakagain,thoughhetrieddreadfullyonceortwice,andinfourdayshedied.Thedoctorswentdown,andtheundertaker’smenwentupthestairs,andalltheshutterswereshuttowardsthegardeninRussellSquare.BullockrushedfromtheCityinahurry."Howmuchmoneyhadhelefttothatboy?Nothalf,surely?Surelyshareandsharealikebetweenthethree?"Itwasanagitatingmoment.

           Whatwasitthatpooroldmantriedonceortwiceinvaintosay?IhopeitwasthathewantedtoseeAmeliaandbereconciledbeforehelefttheworldtoonedearandfaithfulwifeofhisson:itwasmostlikelythat,forhiswillshowedthatthehatredwhichhehadsolongcherishedhadgoneoutofhisheart.

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