"Why, I suppose it is because Mr. ——" (the lawyer), "has told me so so often."
"Has he told you about one Frederic Hague, a man by the same name you sometimes have borne?"
"Yes, sir."
"A great deal?"
"Yes, sir."
"And you have come to think that you are that Frederic Hague? Now, sir, tell me if you dare assert that you are the veritable Frederic Hague, the heir to the estate of one Oliver Hague, about which he has told you? Don't let us have anything but the truth now, sir."
"No, sir; I don't say that I dare assert it."
"Did you ever have any notice that you were entitled to any property at all in England, till Mr. —— told you so?"
"No, sir."
"Well, do you now think you are entitled?"