Miser of Mayfair
“SHERIDAN, SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL Far away in another part of the British Isles, however, events were taking place that would change the fortunes of Number 67 Clarges Street.
It had all started at the end of February when Mr Roderick Sinclair, a retired Scottish lawyer, learned the glad tidings of the death of his brother, Jamie.
At first, Mr Sinclair could hardly believe his luck. He was a fat, jovial, slovenly man, a bachelor, who had retired five years before to enjoy the remainder of his days in... drinking away his savings. Mr Sinclair fully expected to die before he reached the age of sixty. But his sixtieth birthday had come and gone, leaving him in a small apartment in the Royal Mile in Edinburgh with very little money left and the prospect of the workhouse before him. His brother, Jamie, a wine merchant, had saved all his life, only grudgingly parting with any penny. In this way he had amassed a great fortune and was as rich as Roderick Sinclair was now poor. Jamie had been tottering on the brink of death for years.MoreLess
It had all started at the end of February when Mr Roderick Sinclair, a retired Scottish lawyer, learned the glad tidings of the death of his brother, Jamie.
At first, Mr Sinclair could hardly believe his luck. He was a fat, jovial, slovenly man, a bachelor, who had retired five years before to enjoy the remainder of his days in... drinking away his savings. Mr Sinclair fully expected to die before he reached the age of sixty. But his sixtieth birthday had come and gone, leaving him in a small apartment in the Royal Mile in Edinburgh with very little money left and the prospect of the workhouse before him. His brother, Jamie, a wine merchant, had saved all his life, only grudgingly parting with any penny. In this way he had amassed a great fortune and was as rich as Roderick Sinclair was now poor. Jamie had been tottering on the brink of death for years.MoreLess
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