When the destiny of a great fortune is at stake, men's greed spreads like a poison in the bloodstream. Uncles, nephews, cousins, in-laws of increasingly tenuous connection. The old woman's distant relations had come foraging out of the woodwork.
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The Author A week later, I sailed for a cure in South America, and began a long, wandering journey abroad. I did not return to Europe for many years. It was an enchanting old ruin... [his voice turns into that of his older self] ...but I never managed to see it again.
Jopling I've never trusted that butler. He's too honest.
Dmitri Too honest, you say?
Jopling Mm-hm.
Dmitri All right, well, be that as it may, find him quick and make it snappy.
Jopling I've got to hand it to them. I didn't see that coming. Well, what do you want me to do?
Dmitri Talk to the club-footed sister again. And this time, be persuasive.
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