Am hopelessly tied here.

Love to my father.
Greatly regret to hear such bad news of him." I think that message made the old man realise the worth of Lawrence's often expressed affection for him.

Clearly it was a great blow to him.
He threw down the paper without a word and closed his eyes.

For half an hour he lay like that, and we did not disturb him.

At last he looked up; his voice was fainter and his manner more gentle.
"Derrick," he said, "I believe I've done you an injustice; it is you who cared for me, not Lawrence, and I've struck your name out of my will--have left all to him.