æt wˌʌn, hiː ɪz ɡˈɪvən ɐ lˈɛɾɚ sˈɛnt tə pɪˈɛɹ baɪ ɐ lˈɔɪɚ, wˌɪtʃ sˈɛz ðætðə kˈʌzən fɹʌm kˈɑːɹlsɹuːh hɐz dˈaɪd ɪn ɐn ˈæksɪdənt ænd pɪˈɛɹ ɪz nˈaʊ ðə sˈoʊl ˈɛɹ tə hɪz ˈænts wˈɛlθ.
At one, he is given a letter sent to Pierre by a lawyer, which says that the cousin from Karlsruhe has died in an accident and Pierre is now the sole heir to his aunt's wealth.