Note 15 — SMALLER GHOST AND TREASURE STORIES AND FAMILY AND LOCAL TRADITIONS.
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‘Then there’s the ——’ (another rich family). ‘They got their money by confiscation of another15 family, generations ago. That’s why they’re so charitable. What they give away in charity to the poor is immense; but it is because they know how the money came into the family, and they want to make amends for their ancestors.’