Jed fixed his eyes with painful intensity upon the visitor.
"I think I can," he answered.
"Who, then, am I?"
"To the best of my knowledge you are the nephew of Sir Guy Fenwick, of Fenwick Hall, Gloucestershire, England."
Both Mr. Roper and Jed looked exceedingly surprised.
"Sir Guy Fenwick?" repeated Roper.
"He is so called, but I have reason to believe he is a usurper, and that the title and estates belong to your young friend, who, if I am correct, isn't Jed Gilman, but Sir Robert Fenwick."
Jed looked dazed. Schuyler Roper went up to him and grasped his hand.
"My dear Jed, or rather Robert," he said, "let me be the first to congratulate you. But, Mr. Peake, are you prepared to substantiate Jed's claim to his title and inheritance?"