“'Jus' as well,' says he.
“'An' then,' I went on, 'we can go an' have chi-VAL-rous adventures,—or make believe we're havin' 'em,—an' build up a atmosphere of romanticness aroun' us that'll carry us back—'
“'To ole Virginny,' says he.
“'No,' says I, 'for thousands of years, or at least enough back for the times of tournaments and chi-VAL-ry.'
“'An' so your idea is that we make believe all these things, an' don't pay for none of 'em, is it?' says he.
“'Yes,' says I; 'an' you, Miguel—'
“'Jiguel,' says he.
“'Can ask me, if you don't know what chi-VAL-ric or romantic thing you ought to do or to say so as to feel yourself truly an' reely a earl, for I've read a lot about these people, an' know jus' what ought to be did.'
“Well, he set himself down an' thought a while, an' then he says, 'All right. We'll do that, an' we'll begin to-morrow mornin', for I've got a little business to do in the city which wouldn't be exactly the right thing for me to stoop to after I'm a earl, so I'll go in an' do it while I'm a common person, an' come back this afternoon, an you can walk about an' look at the dry falls, an' amuse yourself gen'rally, till I come back.'
“'All right,' says I, an' off he goes.