"No, the property was not entailed--it was left by will, and you have no claim on the present holder."
"Who was my father?"
"He had been in the army, but sold out when he married, and became a writer."
"What was his name?"
"Reginald Blake--the same as your own."
"It's my real name, then?"
She looked at him in surprise.
"Of course! Why should you not take your father's name? There was no reason."
"So I am alone in the world?"
"Yes, except for me."