“Myheirswouldbedelightedtoseemeinvestmypropertyinrealestateormortgages；theyimagineitwouldbesaferthere。Iknowexactlywhattheyaresaying；perhapsyoucomefromthem。Letmetellyou，mygoodsir，thatmydispositionofmypropertyisirrevocablymade。MyheirswillhavethecapitalIbroughtherewithme；Iwishthemtoknowthat，andtoletmealone。IfanyoneofthemattemptstointerferewithwhatIthinkpropertodoforthatyounggirlpointingtoUrsulaIshallcomebackfromtheotherworldandtormenthim。So，MonsieurSaviniendePortenduerewillstayinprisoniftheycountonmetogethimout。IshallnotsellmypropertyintheFunds。“
HearingthislastfragmentofthesentenceUrsulaexperiencedthefirstandonlypainwhichsofarhadevertouchedher。Shelaidherheadagainsttheblindtosteadyherself。
“GoodGod，whatisthematterwithher？“thoughttheolddoctor。“Shehasnocolor；suchanemotionafterdinnermightkillher。“
Hewenttoherwithopenarms，andshefellintothemalmostfainting。
“Adieu，Monsieur，“hesaidtothenotary，“pleaseleaveus。“