died worth less than nothing, having lived for a long while upon a capital of a similar value. "I cannot but say," observed Timothy, "but that this is very fortunate. Had the major not persuaded you to borrow money, he never would have won so large a sum. Had he lived he would have squandered it away; but just in the nick of time he is killed, and makes you his heir." "There is truth in your observation, Timothy; but now you must go to Mr Emmanuel, that I may pay him off. I will repay the 1000 pounds lent me by Lord Windermear into his banker's, and then I must execute one part of the poor major's will. He left his diamond solitaire as a memento to his lordship. Bring it to me, and I will call and present it." PART TWO, CHAPTER EIGHT. A CHAPTER FULL OF MORALITY, WHICH ENDS IN A JEW REFUSING UPWARDS OF 1000 POUNDS, PROVING THE MILLENNIUM TO BE NEARLY AT HAND. This conversation took place the day after the funeral, and, attired in deep mourning, I called upon his lordship, and was admitted. His lordship had sent his carriage to attend the funeral, and was also in mourning when he received me. I executed my commission, and after a long conversation with his lordship, in which I confided to him the contents of the will, and the amount of property of the deceased, I rose to take my leave. "Excuse me, Mr Newland," said he, "but what do you now propose to do? I confess I feel a strong interest about you, and had wished that you had come to me oftener without an invitation. I perceive that you never will. Have you no intention of following up any pursuit?" "Yes, my lord, I intend to search after my father; and I trust that, by husbanding my unexpected resources, I shall now be able." "You have the credit, in the fashionable world, of possessing a large fortune." "That is not my fault, my lord: it is through Major Carbonnell's mistake that the world is deceived. Still I must acknowledge myself so far participator, that I have never contradicted the report." "Meaning, I presume, by some good match, to reap the advantage of the supposition." "Not so, my lord, I assure you. People may deceive themselves, but I will not deceive them." "Nor undeceive them, Mr Newland?" "Undeceive them I will not; nay, if I did make the attempt, I should not be believed. They never would believe it possible that I could have lived so long with your relative, without having had a large supply of money. They might believe that I had run through my money, but not that I never had any." "There is a knowledge of the world in that remark," replied his lordship; "but I interrupted you, so proceed."