Oh, bravo indeed! This feels very much like something I might find in a Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse book.

I came, I chortled.

That appealed to my rather dark and twisted sense of humour. Well done!

Hehe...probably illegal, yes. And when did he ever? Probably properly mummified by now, unless he rotted horribly, and I doubt they'd have kept it around if it had. Maggots are bad for business. Makes me think of the corpses some Mexican families bring out to eat with them on the Day of the Dead...