Chapter 17 No.17

"By gad!" said Colonel Hugonin, very grimly, "anybody would think

you'd just lost a fortune instead of inheriting one! Wish you joy of

it, Billy. I ain't saying, you know, we shan't miss it, my daughter

and I--no, begad, for it's a nice pot of money, and we'll miss it

damnably. But since somebody had to have it, I'd much rather it was