The Davenports And The Vicissitudes of Life

The Davenports, a large family of the landed gentry, lead a pleasant but uneventful life – up until the sudden death of Mr. Davenport of the inflammation of the lungs.
He had always had an irascible temper and a tendency to change his Will when annoyed with any of his progeny. Even so nobody anticipated that the reading of the Will would make so many changes for the family and change begat change.