The Last And the First (1971)
“said Eliza, “the heiress, or whatever she is. I don’t know what to call her. I hardly expected her to look the same. But I can’t see any change.”
“It is soon for that,” said Sir Robert. “But change is on the way. It is the event of a lifetime and must be going deep. We will see it as it is.”
“I have hardly done so yet,” said Hermia. “It was sudden, and I was unprepared. And I had given up hope of change. But this is not the old sameness with a surface difference. Change is the real word here.”
...“I hope not too much the word,” said Madeline. “The matter should not go too deep. Money is an accidental thing.”
“Not in the case of a will,” said Roberta. “The rendering up of all we have. There is no element of accident there. I daresay there is almost everything else.”
“How did you hear the news?” said Eliza. “We heard it in a roundabout way. I suppose it came formally to you?”
“Yes, from Hamilton Grimstone’s lawyer. There was a letter and a copy of the will.MoreLess
“It is soon for that,” said Sir Robert. “But change is on the way. It is the event of a lifetime and must be going deep. We will see it as it is.”
“I have hardly done so yet,” said Hermia. “It was sudden, and I was unprepared. And I had given up hope of change. But this is not the old sameness with a surface difference. Change is the real word here.”
...“I hope not too much the word,” said Madeline. “The matter should not go too deep. Money is an accidental thing.”
“Not in the case of a will,” said Roberta. “The rendering up of all we have. There is no element of accident there. I daresay there is almost everything else.”
“How did you hear the news?” said Eliza. “We heard it in a roundabout way. I suppose it came formally to you?”
“Yes, from Hamilton Grimstone’s lawyer. There was a letter and a copy of the will.MoreLess
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