You were born.

When you were four years old your mother told me that she must leave, as she could not bear to see her child grow up esteeming her an adulteress.
"The war broke out, and I entered the army, and your mother took you to Europe, where she lived until the war was over, when she returned to Winchester, Virginia.

Her father was a man of wealth, and you own two millions of dollars through your mother.

At my death you shall have eight millions more.
"So much for the past.

Let me tell you of my plans and hopes for your future.