Moreover，withtendercare，exceptforcertainbequeststoservants，thetestatrixdevotedallherSwissmoneystobeappliedtotheupkeepoftheplace，withtheprovisothatifitweresoldthesecapitalsumsshouldreverttoherotherheirsincertainproportions。Thetotalofsuchmoneysaswouldpasswiththeproperty，wasestimatedbythenotarytoamounttoabout￡4，000sterling，afterthepaymentofallStatechargesandlegalexpenses。Thevalueofthepropertyitself，withthefineoldFrenchfurnitureandpictureswhichitcontained，wasalsoconsiderable，butunascertained。FortherestitwouldappearthatGodfreyinheritedabout￡12，000inEngland，togetherwithapossiblefurthersumofwhichtheamountwasnotknown，asresiduarylegatee。ThisbequestwasvestedintheEnglishtrusteesofthetestatrixwhowereinstructedtoapplytheinterestforhisbenefituntilhereachedtheageoftwenty-five，afterwhichthecapitalwastobehandedovertohimabsolutely。
Godfrey，whoseknowledgeoftheFrenchtonguewasstilllimited，andwhowasovercomewithgriefmoreoverafterthesadscenethroughwhichhehadjustpassed，listenedtoallthesedetailswithbewilderment。
Hewasnotevenelatedwhenthegravenotaryshookhishandandcongratulatedhimwiththerespectthatisaccordedtoanheir，atthesametimeexpressingahopethathewouldbeallowedtoremainhislegalrepresentativeinSwitzerland。Indeed，theladonlymutteredsomethingandslippedawaybehindtheservantswhosesorrowwasdistractedbytheexerciseofmentalarithmeticastotheamountoftheirlegacies。
Afterhisfirststupefaction，however，thePasteurcouldnotconcealhisinnocentjoy。Alegacyof￡200，atrusteeship“ofthemostimportant，“ashecalledit，andanallowanceof￡100foryearstocome，weretohimwonderfulwealthandhonour。
“Truly，dearyoungfriend，“hesaidtoGodfrey，astheylefttheoffice，“itwasafortunatehourforme，andforyoualso，whenyouenteredmyhumblehouse。NowIamnotonlyyourinstructor，buttheguardianofyourmagnificentLucerneproperty。IassureyouthatI