t bound in blue paper.
is it?
Read it, thomas said.
It was a will.
It is a her said, whose?
e t it best t you take tion, tely prepared.
I dont to make a her.
No one s to make a ill it is a prudent step t you ougo take, in your wisdom.
My e. Unmatcill, I dont to make a will.
Prudence and rongest suits, thomas said.
Das do it. Im too young.
to the sky.
Of course its entirely up to you, o leave your affairs in rotten mistersome disarray. . .
Im too young! ther said.
Of course you are, said t t may pop at any time. I ified it. Runs up t leg and er it leaves tential embolisms menace it. I dont to frig you get ture.
By t, t.
ting exed patience and disinterested pursuit of .
to? thy?
I sion. t step is tory. Can you give me some idea of ate consists of?
Vast, said t my steward.
Your stehomas.
Luke? Luke gone? On wy?
It best, thomas said.
ter things?
I believe homas said.
But ilfred is not Luke, ther said.
Best all as to the size of your holdings?
O notebook.
Youre taking this down?
thomas nodded.
t.
Various lands in Saxony, he read aloud.
ts rathomas said.
Um, said turbed, so it is. Let me continue. Certificates of deposit totaling --
totaling homas.
te and distinct figures otal listed, said to be quite large, could one add it.
urned a page.
A nut-broerpies. My ravens. A parcel of rental properties. Eleven rogue eleps. One albino. My cellar. ttles more or less. Lito be sion, nine tems. My sword.
Your sed.
My s I y. My second-best s.
A field of floside Darmstadt. rinklefloing srait busts of myself by ic literature. Cycladic figures to teen. My gouges: traig bent gouge, long bent gouge, V gouge, U gouge, 5/32quot; gouge, 3/8quot; gouge. Four skeen records. My t rocking c.
to w?
Do you it?
? thomas asked.
Parade it. al dinners. Fold and unfold tiers. Puso the Punjab.
Let us table tion, for time being, said there more?
Muc let us lump it toget;incidentals.quot; Do you Regina?
Never t. Also I am a ness and a ness cannot be a beneficiary. I do not from transaction in any way. I only wiso idy.
tidy, said t a ting it.
Julie ness and Emma ness and one of tary.
I s in trust for itself, said t sake care of it. he form?
Yes, t?
Read it.
quot;trust is created upon tanding t todian, or transfer agent of any sy o see to its proper administration. . .quot;
ts t begins?
No, it begins ;; Im reading you t t doesnt sound right.
Read on.
quot;. . . and t upon transfer of t, title, interest in and to sucrustee odian, or transfer agent sreat transferee as t t any sy -- quot;
t, for example, said ther.
quot;... sributable at any time under terms of said sodian, or transfer agent is fully auto pay, deliver, and distribute to ee y to see to tion t;
he paused.
Good deal of paragrap?
Paragrapter. quot;I o myself t --quot;
Yes, said t better.
quot;During my lifetime --quot;
No, said t like it better.
Lifetimes and deat .
Yes, said ts like, being reminded.
You need not botails, tected, I assure you. to do is sign it.
Im too young. And we?
I care not a hing.
Edmund, said ther.
Edmund?
, said t s.
Edmund?
I her.
As you ell it very slo will kill him.
Parcel t bit by bit, said the napkin rings.
tnesses for the ceremony.
tary said: Do you identify t as your Last ill and testament, do you o be so regarded, and of your own free will?
Yes, said t of.
? asked tary.
More or less yes, said ther.
ell yes or not yes?
It was yes, I guess.
tary looked at thomas.
I ;yes,quot; said thomas.
tary said: And ed t tness your signature and make an affidavit concerning your execution of this ill?
I her.
tnesses tified t as ill and testament and stated t to be so regarded?
homas, Julie, and Emma.
in your presence and did t time appear to be of sound mind and legal age and free of undue influence?
as ? Strictly speaking?
A mind of much is clear.
I always liked him, said Emma.
ill tnesses respond to tion?
Yes, said tnesses, he has and did.
ures?
e have.
tary, whe brandy?
thomas poured brandy for all hands.
tary said to t step. Prudent, prudent.
Rage of ther.
Prudent is s!