human
I think you once told me, Uncle Richard, Abner said, later in the conversation with his uncle,
gpt
Yes, he did, Dudley replied,
human
Did he learn of the cruel deception of which she was the victim?
gpt
Yes, I told him that, and of her approaching marriage and intended removal to Kentucky. She was in poor health, and I feared a decline, but she and Page thought her best chance for recovery was to marry, and to find a new home far from anything that could remind her of her connection with your father.
human
This, said Abner,
gpt
he went on bitterly,
human
I deserve your reproaches, my poor boy, said Richard Dudley, sorrowfully;
gpt
Ah, I know that, cried Abner,
human
As to this inheritance, said Dudley presently,
gpt
No, no! The whole tenor of the will was to cut me out of all share in the estate. It would be infamous in me, knowing what I do, to claim it. Besides, my mother died before coming into possession of this property. How, then, could I inherit through her, when it was never actually hers?
human
Who, then, is heir under the will? argued Dudley.
gpt
Not Sarah Pepper; for it is clearly set forth in the document that she inherits only under the condition that your mother be dead, leaving no legitimate heirs, before the date of the will.
human
Then, the will must be declared null and void, firmly asserted the young man.
gpt
It is a mad will, anyway.
human
In that case, retorted the doctor,