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第51节

    【】versonexaining,thesarightsbeperttedthesaidpadrailearysgrandchildren.

    specialbequests:

    topadraiyhousesoiheda.toeuniainatafairsalarysolongasshedesires,andinadditionthatshebepaidthesuffivethousandpoundsforthentshebeaablepension.

    tonervaobrienandainatfairsalariessolongastheydesire,andinadditionthattheybepaidthesufohousandpoundseachforthentstheybeaablepensions.

    tofatherralphdebricassartthesuftenthousandpoundstobepaidannuallysolongasheshalllive,forhisoeanduioneduse.

    itedandnessed.

    hisrooookederfilledthesilentair,ahrustitsfihroughthefirungpartiedthedinbrilliantfirepokedsilverstrearsacrossthegreatbloodyballabovethetreesofthefarpaddocks.

    ”bravo”hesaid.”iadt,ry,youvebeaten.asterstroke.ihefool,notyou.”

    heuldhepagesinhishandthroughthetears,aheeforetheyuldbeblotillionpoundsitinghehadaba,bepaigninldbloodtoillionpounds

    forsevenyearspaddyandhisfalyhadlivedintheheadstoaryanagingthepropertyonordinarystoillionpounds,asprofitsandtitle,yes,butnotthelanditself.no,heillionpounds,buthefortablyprovidedfieiissible,butnottopdraopdrawer.

    thirteenllionpounds.thearyadegillanboheepiaporsillionpoundsillionpounds.nottobes,evenbytheagain,buthisents.butfirstheeareekingfug;nohintofabreezestirredtheliyggie,nhtbuinhellalongsideyou,butiknoyindiffereoyoupersistasaogetherthroughalleteity....

    paddyinthehalldoairs,lookingsidbewildered.

    ”oh,father”hesaid,ingfoingtodo”

    ”haveyouseenher”

    ”heavenhelp,yes”

    ”thenyouknoposesofast.ifyoudoherdeesortofntainer.shellhavetobeburiedfirstthingintheing.doifyingherffihegardenorsothing.butgetaveon,nioingintogillyforvestnts.”

    ”getbaanded.beforehetuedhisthatdirehedrovedooreprosperoussidestreets,toafairlypretentiousdgarden.

    harrygougheintotheparloraidtoldhilled.

    ”father,husedbeefandcabbagehboiledpotatoesandparsleysaudforohebeefsnottoosalty.”

    ”no,harry,iaryoing.”

    ”holyjesusiedsoher””iknolyookherupthestairs

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