The day of my return happened to be the day after the funeral.
It was also the occasion chosen for the reading of the will.

Mr.Wagner, I should add, had been a naturalized British citizen, and his will was drawn by an English lawyer.
The fourth, fifth, and sixth clauses of the will are the only portions of the document which it is necessary to mention in this place.
The fourth clause left the whole of the testator's property, in lands and in money, absolutely to his widow.

In the fifth clause he added a new proof of his implicit confidence in her--he appointed her sole executrix of his will.
The sixth and last clause began in these words:-- "During my long illness, my dear wife has acted as my secretary and representative.

She has made herself so thoroughly well acquainted with the system on which I have conducted my business, that she is the fittest person to succeed me.

I not only prove the fullness of my trust in her and the sincerity of my gratitude towards her, but I really act in the best interests of the firm of which I am the head, when I hereby appoint my widow as my sole successor in the business, with all the powers and privileges appertaining thereto." The lawyer and I both looked at my aunt.