(*1) An incident, similar in outline to the one here imagined,
occurred, not very long ago, in England. The name of the
fortunate heir was Thelluson. I first saw an account of this
matter in the “Tour” of Prince Puckler Muskau, who makes the sum
inherited _ninety millions of pounds_, and justly observes that
“in the contemplation of so vast a sum, and of the services to
which it might be applied, there is something even of the
sublime.” To suit the views of this article I have followed the
Prince’s statement, although a grossly exaggerated one. The germ,
and in fact, the commencement of the present paper was published
many years ago—previous to the issue of the first number of Sue’s
admirable _Juif Errant_, which may possibly have been suggested
to him by Muskau’s account.