,,,well, he absolutely couldn't say no to that, could he? It... wasn't the same, certainly...

"I imagine that couldn't be passed on an inheritance, then..." he said, sounding perhaps a bit down. "Well, I suppose I've already made my peace with that end of things, and that sounds absolutely perfect otherwise. And, well... I am in a position where I stand to make a reasonable amount of money, so I certainly wouldn't object to paying you more to push things a little further."