01-the $30,000 bequest- 第8部分

somewhere　there　is　release　and　forgetfulness；　somewhere　there

is　a　grave　and　peace；　be　patient；　it　will　not　be　long。〃



They　lived　yet　two　years；　in　mental　night；　always　brooding；

steeped　in　vague　regrets　and　melancholy　dreams；　never　speaking；

then　release　came　to　both　on　the　same　day。



Toward　the　end　the　darkness　lifted　from　Sally's　ruined　mind

for　a　moment；　and　he　said：



〃Vast　wealth；　acquired　by　sudden　and　unwholesome　means；　is　a　snare。　

It　did　us　no　good；　transient　were　its　feverish　pleasures；

yet　for　its　sake　we　threw　away　our　sweet　and　simple　and　happy　life

let　others　take　warning　by　us。〃



He　lay　silent　awhile；　with　closed　eyes；　then　as　the　chill　of　death

crept　upward　toward　his　heart；　and　consciousness　was　fading　from

his　brain；　he　muttered：



〃Money　had　brought　him　misery；　and　he　took　his　revenge　upon　us；

who　had　done　him　no　harm。　　He　had　his　desire：　　with　base　and　cunning

calculation　he　left　us　but　thirty　thousand；　knowing　we　would　try

to　increase　it；　and　ruin　our　life　and　break　our　hearts。　　Without　added

expense　he　could　have　left　us　far　above　desire　of　increase；　far　above

the　temptation　to　speculate；　and　a　kinder　soul　would　have　done　it；

but　in　him　was　no　generous　spirit；　no　pity；　no〃