And though it is with some regret that I finally satisfy the greed of my relatives I nevertheless do devise and bequeath that my entire estate be divided equally between my fourth cousin, George Crossfield in order that he no longer need borrow from his clients' funds my niece, Rosamund Shane in order that she may support her husband in the style to which he would like to be accustomed to my nephew, Hector Enderby, in order that he may be able to afford to hunt every day, rather than once a week thereby providing more opportunity for breaking his neck and finally, my sister, Cora Lansquenet out of gratitude that she stayed out of the country for 30 years and didn't bother me.
"..her ne kadar akrabalarımın aç gözlerini doyurmak beni üzüyorsa da, bütün mal varlığımın aşağıda ismi bulunanlar arasında eşit olarak dağıtılmasını vasiyet ediyorum: Kuzenim, George Crossfield'e, artık müşterilerinin fonlarından ödünç almaktan vazgeçsin diye. Yeğenim, Rosamund Shane'e, kocasının pek heves ettiği zevk ve sefa alemini kolayca sağlaması için.