With a feeling that was creditable to his own heart, he uttered her name, and the sum of L2000.

The clause was written, accordingly, read and approved.
"We have still L3000 certainly, if not L4000," added Sir Gervaise.
"Milly--dear little--Milly--pretty Milly," stammered out the baronet, affectionately.
"This must go into a codicil, Sir Gervaise," interrupted Atwood; "there being already one legacy in the young lady's favour.

Shall it be one, two, three, or four thousand pounds, Sir Wycherly, in favour of Miss Mildred, to whom you have already bequeathed L3000." The sick man muttered the words "three thousand," after a short pause, adding "codicil." His wishes were complied with, and the whole was read and approved.
After this, Sir Gervaise inquired if the testator wished to make any more devises.

Sir Wycherly, who had in effect bequeathed, within a few hundred pounds, all he had to bestow, bethought himself, for a few moments, of the state of his affairs, and then he signified his satisfaction with what had been done.
"As it is possible, Sir Wycherly, that you may have overlooked something," said Sir Gervaise, "and it is better that nothing should escheat to the crown, I will suggest the expediency of your making some one residuary legatee." The poor old man smiled an assent, and then he succeeded in muttering the name of "Sir Reginald Wychecombe." This clause, like all the others, was written, read, and approved.

The will was now completed, and preparations were made to read it carefully over to the intended testator.