Hector's Inheritance

Mr. Roscoe rang the bell and in answer a servant entered the library where he sat before a large and commodious desk. Has the mail yet arrived? he asked. Yes sir; John has just come back from the village. Go at once and bring me the letters and papers if there are any. John bowed and withdrew. Mr. Roscoe walked to the window and looked thoughtfully out upon a smooth luxuriant lawn and an avenue of magnificent trees through which carriages were driven to what was popularly known as Castle Roscoe. Everything even to the luxuriously appointed room in which he sat indicated wealth and the ease which comes from affluence.