'You!' said the squire, almost breathless.
'Yes, I have known him for many years, though I never saw him till lately.'
'Well,' said the squire, throwing back his head and putting his hands in his pockets, 'I give you up.'
'Don't do that; you have shown such generosity in taking me almost entirely on my own testimony, that you must not stumble at trifles.'
'You are an odd fellow,' said the squire, looking at him; 'but I believe in you.'
'Do you know this?' asked the stranger, taking a miniature from his pocket.
'Know it!' said the squire; 'why, it's Eu; I remember the case. It was done before he was married.'
A knock at the door, and the entrance of a servant with a note, almost made the squire angry. 'What does this mean?' he said, looking at the address.
'What! —— Vandercroft, Esquire! What did you bring it here for?'
The servant said it was for the gentleman who lodged at Biddy Sparks'.