In the course of these interviews Morris was astonished, not to say dismayed, to discover how large were the sums of money as to the disposal of which he was expected to express opinions.
"You see, it will all be yours, my boy," said Mr.Porson one day, in explanation; "so it is best that you should know something of these affairs.

Yes, it will all be yours, before very long," and he sighed.
"I trust that I shall have nothing to do with it for many years," blurted out Morris.
"Say months, say months," answered his uncle, stretching out his hands as though to push something from him.

Then, to all appearances overcome by a sudden anguish, physical or mental, he turned and hurried from the room.
Taking them all together, those five weeks were the happiest that Morris had ever known.

No longer was he profoundly dissatisfied with things in general, no longer ravaged by that desire of the moth for the star which in some natures is almost a disease.

His outlook upon the world was healthier and more hopeful; for the first time he saw its wholesome, joyous side.