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 ourselves) thought at first to have got more.—But (with a bit of a sigh) He is gone, & we must not find fault with the Dead. Nobody could live happier together than us—& he was a very honourable Man, quite the Gentleman of ancient Family.—And when he died, I gave Sir Edwd his Gold Watch.—" She said this with a look at her Companion which implied it's right to produce a great Impression—& seeing no rapturous astonishment in Charlottes countenance, added quickly—"He did not bequeath it to his Nephew, my dear—It was no bequest. It was not in the Will. He only told me, & that but once, that he shd wish his Nephew to have his Watch; but it need not have been binding, if I had not chose it.—" "Very kind indeed! very Handsome!"—said Charlotte, absolutely forced to affect admiration.—* Rh