"You have guessed right."
"You were brought up at Arnwood, you told my father; did you not?"
"Yes, I was brought up there, and remained there until the death of
Colonel Beverley."
"And you were educated, were you not?"
"Yes; the chaplain taught me what little I do know."
"Then, if you were brought up in the house and educated by the chaplain, surely Colonel Beverley never intended you for a forester?"
"He did not; I was to have been a soldier as soon as I was old enough to bear arms."
"Perhaps you are distantly related to the late Colonel Beverley."
"No; I am not distantly related," replied Edward, who began to feel uneasy at this close cross-examination; "but still, had Colonel Beverley been alive, and the king still required his services, I have no doubt that I should have been serving under him at this time. And now, Mistress Patience, that I have answered so many questions of yours, may I be permitted to ask a little about yourself in return? Have you any brothers?"
"None; I am an only child."