The dim light continued to burn in the upper chamber at Champ-au-Haut until the morning; for before Champney and Aileen left the shed, the Inevitable had already crossed the threshold of that chamber—and the dim light burned on to keep him company....
A month later, when Almeda Champney's will was admitted to probate and its contents made public, it was found that there were but six bequests—one of which was contained in the codicil—namely:
To Octavius Buzzby the oil portrait of Louis Champney.
To Ann and Hannah one thousand dollars each in recognition of faithful service for thirty-seven years.
To Aileen Armagh (so read the codicil) a like sum provided she did not marry Champney Googe.
One half of the remainder of the estate, real and personal, was bequeathed to Henry Van Ostend; the other half, in trust, to his daughter, Alice Maud Mary Van Ostend.
The instrument bore the date of Champney Googe's commitment.