Atothertimeswhennotquitewellhewouldhavetheminforthefunofshakinghiswillatthem。Hewouldinhisimaginationcutthemalloutoneafteranotherandleavehismoneytofoundalmshouses，tillatlasthewasobligedtoputthemback，sothathemighthavethepleasureofcuttingthemoutagainthenexttimehewasinapassion。
Ofcourseifyoungpeopleallowtheirconducttobeinanywayinfluencedbyregardtothewillsoflivingpersonstheyaredoingverywrongandmustexpecttobesufferersintheend，neverthelessthepowersofwill-danglingandwill-shakingaresoliabletoabuseandarecontinuallymadesogreatanengineoftorturethatIwouldpassalaw，ifIcould，toincapacitateanymanfrommakingawillforthreemonthsfromthedateofeachoffenceineitheroftheaboverespectsandletthebenchofmagistratesorjudge，beforewhomhehasbeenconvicted，disposeofhispropertyastheyshallthinkrightandreasonableifhediesduringthetimethathiswill-
makingpowerissuspended。
MrPontifexwouldhavetheboysintothedining-room。“MydearJohn，mydearTheobald。”hewouldsay，“lookatme。IbeganlifewithnothingbuttheclotheswithwhichmyfatherandmothersentmeuptoLondon。MyfathergavemetenshillingsandmymotherfiveforpocketmoneyandIthoughtthemmunificent。Ineveraskedmyfatherforashillinginthewholecourseofmylife，nortookaughtfromhimbeyondthesmallsumheusedtoallowmemonthlytillIwasinreceiptofasalary。ImademyownwayandIshallexpectmysonstodothesame。Praydon’ttakeitintoyourheadsthatIamgoingtowearmylifeoutmakingmoneythatmysonsmayspenditforme。IfyouwantmoneyyoumustmakeitforyourselvesasIdid，forIgiveyoumywordIwillnotleaveapennytoeitherofyouunlessyoushowthatyoudeserveit。YoungpeopleseemnowadaystoexpectallkindsofluxuriesandindulgenceswhichwereneverheardofwhenIwasaboy。Why，myfatherwasacommoncarpenter，andhereyouarebothofyouatpublicschools，costingmeeversomanyhundredsayear，whileIatyouragewasploddingawaybehindadeskinmyUncleFairlie’scountinghouse。WhatshouldInothavedoneifI
hadhadonehalfofyouradvantages？Youshouldbecomedukesorfoundnewempiresinundiscoveredcountries，andeventhenIdoubtwhetheryouwouldhavedoneproportionatelysomuchasIhavedone。