"Perhaps there is something valuable in it."
"I know there is money in it, for we have sold a great deal of wood, and he always put the gold into that chest."
"You may be a rich man yet, Phil."
"I don't know that the money belongs to me. I suppose Matt had friends and relatives somewhere, though I don't know where they are."
"You have done as much as Matt, of late years, to earn this money, and it would be a hard case to have it taken from you by his relations."
"I think it would. Matt did most of the chopping, and I did all the hauling. But I meant to be honest, and the money shall go wherever it belongs."
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"Have you any idea how much there is?"
"Not the least; but I don't suppose there is a great deal," I replied, as we reached the house.