the indignant Mr. Smit

[Evelin]

Red the room and was standing with his back to the door holding the
handle, regarded him expectantly. "It's been worrying 'im some time,"
pursued Mr. Smith. "'E 'asn't got nobody belonging to 'im, and for a
long time 'e couldn't think 'ow to leave it. Wot with 'ouse property and
other things it's a matter of over ten thousand pounds." "Good 'eavens!"
said Mr. Kybird, who felt that he was expected to say something. "Dr.
Blaikie was the other witness," continued Mr. Smith, disregarding the
interruption; "and Mr. Swann made us both promise to keep it a dead
secret till 'e's gone, but out o' friendship to you I thought I'd step
round and let you know." The emphasis on the words was unmistakable;
Mrs. Kybird dropped her work and sat staring at him, while her husband
wriggled with excitement. "'E ain't left it to me, I s'pose?" he said,
with a feeble attempt at jocularity. "Not a brass farden," replied his
friend, cheerfully. "Not to none of you. Why should 'e? "He ain't left
it to Jack, I s'pose?" said Miss Kybird, who had suspended her work to
listen. "No, my dear," replied the boarding-master. "E's made 'is will
all ship-shape and proper, and 'e's left everything--all that 'ouse
property and other things, amounting to over ten thousand pounds--to a
young man becos 'e was jilt--crossed in love a few months ago, and becos
'e's been a good and faithful servant to 'im for years." "Don't tell
me," said Mr. Kybird, desperately; "don't tell me that 'e's been and
left all that money to young Teddy Silk." "Well, I won't if you don't
want me to," said the accommodating Mr. Smith, "but, mind, it's a dead
secret." Mr. Kybird wiped his brow, and red patches, due to excitement,
lent a little variety to an otherwise commonplace face; Mrs. Kybird's
dazed inquiry. "Wot are we a-coming to?" fell on deaf ears; while Miss
Kybird, leaning forward with lips parted, fixed her eyes intently on Mr.
Smith's face. "It's a pity 'e didn't leave it to young Nugent," said
that gentleman, noting with much pleasure the
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