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A TIDY SUM
‘We will, of course, be getting in touch with the two beneficiaries,’ announced the solicitor after they had got their breath back. ‘Although I doubt their inheritance will amount to a great deal after the deceased’s gambling debts have been paid off.’
‘Oh dear,’ sympathised Jill. ‘Not much of an inheritance, after all.’
‘Nevertheless, I imagine it will come to a tidy sum, enough to provide a healthy income in the years to come.’
‘Do you have their addresses where they are living at the moment?’ asked Robert, keen to find out whether it could be his friends they were talking about.
‘I believe my secretary has already been in touch with the orphanage, so I trust they will provide the necessary information. You seem rather interested,’ he enquired kindly. ‘Any particular
