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1、Introduce"Stop!"someoneshouts,andthey'removingbehindme.Igrabthehandleandopenthedoor.Theairisverycold.Istepontothenarrowbalconyand,withoutlookingdown,Ithrowmyselfovertheedge.TroyPhelanisoneoftherichestmenintheUnitedStates.Heiseccentric,hateshisex-wivesandchildren,an
2、disreadytodie.Afterhisdeath,hisfamilygathertocollecthismoney.ButPhelanhasplayedonelast,crueltrickonthem;hehaslefthisfortunetoanunknown,illegitimatedaughter--andnobodyknowswheresheis.NateO'RileyisapowerfulWashingtonlawyerwhohaslivedtoohardfortoolong.Heisinhospital,r
3、ecoveringfromhisaddictiontoalcoholanddrugs.Returningtotherealworldwillbedifficult--particularlywhenitishisjobtofindRachelandmakesurethatshereceivesthemoney.Nate'sjourneytakeshimfromthetensecourtroomsofWashingtontothedangerousswampsofthePantanal.Onthisjourney,edisco
4、versanewwayoflife.TheTestamentisastoryofthebattlebetweengoodandevil,andbetweencharityandself-interest.==Chapter1TheLastDay--It'sthelastday,eventhelasthournow.I'manoldman,lonelyandunloved,sickandhurting,andtiredofliving.Iamreadyfordeath;ithastobebetterthanthis.Iownt
5、histallglassbuilding,thelandaroundit,andthe2,000peoplewhoworkhere.IownsilverinNevada,coffeeinKenya,andcoalinAngola.Mycompanyownsbusinessesthatproduceelectricity,makecomputers,andprintbooks.I'mworthmorethanelevenbilliondollars.Themoneyismygreatestproblem.Ihadthreefa
6、milies--threeex-wives,whohadsevenchildren.They'regatheringheretodaybecauseI'mdyingandit'stimetodividethemoney.Idon'tcarewhogetsthemoney.ButIdocareverymuchwhodoesn'tgetit.MyfirstwifewasLillian.Wemarriedyoung--Iwastwenty-fourandshewaseighteen--andhadfourchildren.Hero
7、ldestboyisnowforty-seven.TroyJunior,orT.J.,wasthrownoutofcollegewhenhewasnineteenforsellingdrugs.Igavehim,liketheothers,fivemilliondollarsonhistwenty-firstbirthday.Itranlikewaterthroughhisfingers.T.J.'sbrother,Rexisforty-four.OuroldestdaughterisLibbigail,achildIlov
8、eddesperatelyuntilshewenttocollegeandforgotaboutme.ShemarriedandAfricanandItookhernameoutofmywill.Ouryoungerdaughter,MaryRoss,Ismarriedtoadoctor.
