"You will find an inventory of this property, and of my other
possessions which I devise to you, deposited with the lawyer at
Sairmeuse.
"You can accept this bequest without fear; for, having no parents, my
control over my property is absolute.
"If you do not wish to remain in France, this property will sell for at
least forty thousand francs.
"But it would, it seems to me, be better for you to remain in your own
country. The house on the Borderie is comfortable and convenient, since
I have had it divided into three rooms and thoroughly repaired.
"Upstairs is a room that has been fitted up by the best upholsterer in
Montaignac. I intended it for you. Beneath the hearth-stone in this room
you will find a box containing three hundred and twenty-seven louis d'or
and one hundred and forty-six livres.
"If you refuse this gift, it will be because you scorn me even after I
am dead. Accept it, if not for your own sake, for the sake of--I dare
not write it; but you will understand my meaning only too well.
"If Maurice is not killed, and I shall try my best to stand between him
and danger, he will marry you.
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