"No, Uncle Sandy, he died rich."
"And her name was not mentioned in the will?"
"No."
"Ah! there was a will. Have you seen it?"
"No; why should I? It all happened long, long ago."
"And your mother never saw the will?"
"I don't think she did."
"Then to whom, may I ask, did he leave all his wealth?"
"You forget, Uncle Sandy, that my father was married before. He had two sons by his first marriage. These sons came in for his fortune. They were—they said they were, sorry for my mother, and they settled on her one hundred and fifty pounds a year for her life."
"Ay, I suppose you have got that pittance now?"