Original sentence: " Pepys records his condolence call on the widow, noting that widows weep for their husbands, but soon leave off grieving, as is natural given the cares of the world.A quarrel between Pepys and Leijonbergh, which led to an abortive duel, may have been caused by Lady Batten's claim that Pepys was withholding money due to the Batten estate.He did not attend the funeral, but took an interest in the quarrels between Lady Batten and her stepchildren over the size of her husband's  estate; Lady Batten later complained that "she had been left a beggar.Pepys, despite their past bad relations, wrote that he was sorry for the death of a good neighbour
Edited sentence: " Pepys records his condolence call on the widow, noting cynically that widows weep for their husbands, but soon leave off grieving, as is natural given the cares of the world.A mysterious quarrel between Pepys and Leijonbergh, which led to an abortive duel, may have been caused by Lady Batten's claim that Pepys was withholding money due to the Batten estate.He did not bother to attend the funeral, although he took a somewhat malicious interest in the quarrels between Lady Batten and her stepchildren over the size of her husband's  estate; Lady Batten later complained that "she had been left a beggar.Pepys, rather surprisingly in view of their past bad relations, wrote that he was sorry for the death of a good neighbour