the inheritance
My great uncle recently died, and in his will he left me, his only heir, the delicatessen he had owned and managed for most of his adult life.
The will had several stipulations. First, the delicatessen mustn’t be sold and upon my death must pass to my own heirs—who, however, I had none, having never married or fathered any children.
“That,” my great uncle’s attorney and executor said, “can be worked out later. Who knows? Perhaps you’ll marry and bear children eventually. You need only convey to me your intent to honor his wishes in good faith. As his executor, I hold considerable discretion in such matters—we can revisit the subject later.”