Next  began  to  consider  that  it  would  not
day,  the  distemper  and  danger  in creas-  be  improper  to  reimburse  himself  as
ing  to  an  alarmmg  height,  the  impos-  soon  as  possible,  and  to  claim  posses-
tor  told  the  baker  that  it  was  not  sion  of  his  new  estate. He  therefore
enough  to  have  taken  care  of  his  went  and  communicated  the  whole
soul,  he  ought  also  to  set  his  worldly  afiair  to  the  lawyer. This  gentle-
afifairs  in  order,  and  desired  that  he  man  was  indeed  acouainted  with  the
might  make  his  will,  while  yet  sound  true  Mr. Wickham,  bad  all  his  papers
in  mind. in  his  hands,  and  often  received  let-
A  scrivener,  therefore,  was  imme-  ters  from  him. He  was  strangely
diately  sent  tor,  and  the  will  made  8urpi*ised  to  hear  of  the  sickness  and
and  signed  in  all  proper  form  before  death  of  Mr. Wickham,  who  had
several  witnesses. Wickham,  by  this,  written  to  him  the  day  before. The
disposed  of  all  his  estate,  real  ana  film  fell  at  once  from  the  poor  baker*s
personal,  jewels,  coaches,  teams,  race-  eyes,  who  saw  that  he  had  been  bit
horses  of  such  and  such  colours. We  may  easily  imagine  the  discourse
packs  of  hounds,  ready  money,  &a. that  passed  between  these  two. The
a  house  with  all  appurtenances  and  baker,  in  conclusion,  was  thoroughly
dependencies,  to  the  baker ;  almost  convinced  by  several  circumstances,
all  his  linen  to  the  wife ;  five  bun-  unnecessary  to  relate  here,  that  the
dred  guineas  to  their  eldest  son;  eight  true  Mr. 