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‘Thank you,’ said Ruth, bowing her head

‘We asked you to co so that we could advise you of the details of your late husband’s will Afterwards, we shall be happy to answer any questions you ht have’

Ruth went cold, and began treus warned her that there were likely to be problems?

The solicitor read through the prea to the bequests

‘I leave all oods tobequests:

‘a) PS200 each to both of my sons Nicholas and Ben, which I would like the in my memory

‘b) PS500 to the Scottish Royal Academy, to be used for the purchase of a picture of their choice, which must be by a Scottish artist

‘c) PS1,000 to George Watson College, h University’

The solicitor continued with a list of se Hospital which had taken such good care of Angus during the last few days of his life

The senior partner looked up at Ruth and asked, ‘Do you have any questions, Mrs Henderson, which we ht advise you on? Or will you be happy for us to administer your affairs in the same way as we did your late husband’s?’

‘To be honest, Mr Craddock, Angus never discussed his affairs withas there’s enough for the boys andin the e did when he was alive, I’m happy for you to continue to administer our affairs’

The partner seated on Mr Craddock’s right said, ‘I had the privilege of advising Mr Henderson since he first arrived on the island soo, Mrs Henderson, and would be happy to answer any questions you may have?

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‘That’s extremely kind of you,’ said Ruth, ‘but I have no idea what questions to ask, other than perhaps to know roughly how much my husband orth’

‘That is not quite so easy to answer,’ Mr Craddock said, ‘because he left so little in cash However, it has been ure for probate,’ he added, opening one of the files in front of hieest a suhteen and twenty million’