“Yes,” says I; “they call me Colonel Jacque.”
“But have you no other name?”
“No,” said I.
“How came you to be Colonel Jacque, pray?”
“They say,” said I, “my father’s name was Colonel.”
“Is your father or mother alive?” said he.
“No,” said I; “my father is dead.”
“Where is your mother, then?” said he.
“I never had e’er a mother,” said I.
This made him laugh. “What,” said he, “had you never a mother? What, then?”