英国“超级守财奴”留25万英镑遗产
<p><span word="Gordon">Gordon</span> <span word="Hewitt">Hewitt</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="penny">penny</span>-<span word="pinching">pinching</span> <span word="eccentric">eccentric</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="a">a</span> £250,000 <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="scrimping">scrimping</span>。</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="casual">casual</span> <span word="observer">observer</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Hewitt">Hewitt</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="died">died</span> 14 <span word="months">months</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="virtually">virtually</span> <span word="destitute">destitute</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="trademark">trademark</span> <span word="duffel">duffel</span> <span word="coat">coat</span>, <span word="ill">ill</span>-<span word="fitting">fitting</span> <span word="trousers">trousers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="canvas">canvas</span> <span word="pumps">pumps</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span>。</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="twice">twice</span>-<span word="married">married</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Hewitt">Hewitt</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="a">a</span>-<span word="million">million</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 20 <span word="savings">savings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="schemes">schemes</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="people">people</span>。</p><p><span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="neighbours">neighbours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Hewitt">Hewitt</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Huddersfield">Huddersfield</span>, <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Yorks">Yorks</span>., <span word="told">told</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Reliant">Reliant</span> <span word="Robin">Robin</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wore">wore</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="wet">wet</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="tumble">tumble</span> <span word="dryer">dryer</span>。</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="recalled">recalled</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="obsessive">obsessive</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="money">money</span> - <span word="including">including</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heating">heating</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="churches">churches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relying">relying</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="duffel">duffel</span> <span word="coat">coat</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span>。</p><p><span word="Friend">Friend</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="neighbour">neighbour</span> <span word="Jean">Jean</span> <span word="Buckley">Buckley</span>, 68, <span word="remembered">remembered</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="obsessively">obsessively</span> <span word="thrifty">thrifty</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="soup">soup</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="soup">soup</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="churches">churches</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="warmth">warmth</span>。</p><p>"<span word="He">He</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Reliant">Reliant</span> <span word="Robin">Robin</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="character">character</span>。</p><p>"<span word="He">He</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="warm">warm</span>, <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pumps">pumps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span>。</p>
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