Jezebel's Daughter

begin with the deaths of two foreign gentlemen, in two

mportance in their way, and

of Frankfort-on-the-Main), died in Lond

overies in experimental chemistry-died at W

's widow (an Englishwoman) was childless. The doctor's wid

ephew, he most kindly received me as a member of his household. What I am now about to relate I saw with my own eyes and heard with my own ears. My memory is to be dep

sonable hope of his recovery. When this affliction fell upon his wife, I was absent from the office in London on a business errand to our branch-establishment at Frankfort-on-the-Main, directed by Mr. Wagner's partners. The da

will are the only portions of the document w

money, absolutely to his widow. In the fifth clause he added a new proof of

st clause began

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 th

fficiently recovered to communicate her wishes to us. The expression of her husband's love and respect, contained in the last words of the will, had completel

said. "Come to me at the end of the week. I h

question. "Does it relate in an

lates," she answered, "to

, and went away

ong experience in my profession," he said, turning to me, "has taught me man

k what it

d left the house; "Always distrust a man's last wishes on his death-bed

ad only been content to leave her husband's plans and projects where he had left them at his death, and if she had never taken that rash journey to our branch office at Fr