"Brereton," she replied.
"Brereton?" said he "not Anna Brereton, for she married a Lieutenant Bateson; am I wrong then, after all?"
"Papa changed his name," said Helen, "on receiving some, property, which we afterwards found he had no claim to."
"Then, my beloved girl, in me you behold your uncle William. You have heard your mother speak of me."
"Oh, yes, frequently! she always said, had you been at home, you would have brought about a reconciliation with grand–papa."
"Do you ever see or hear of your Aunt Elinor; she was engaged when I went away, to a Mr. Selwyn, and it was thought to be a good match."
Helen told him she had received two letters from Mrs. Selwyn.
"Which two letters I must see, for I suspect she has slighted you. As to you, my dear Mrs. Cameron, what can I ever say to you and your worthy brother, or the kind Mrs. Sherman, I meant to have had the Doctor with me; but just as we were leaving his door, he was called away to somebody taken suddenly ill. Helen, there is your mother's portrait, which was taken for me, but I sailed before it was completed. I gave the order myself and a pattern; Sherman received it last night, and this led to my discovering you. Though I was much struck when I first saw you, by your strong likeness, to your mother, I never expected, to see any of you."
"But why, dearest uncle have we heard, nothing of you for so long a time?"
"That my child is a long story, which time will not allow me to go into now: you shall have it some of these days; as I see George coming, whom I desired to follow me here, as I recommended him to consult you about his proposing to Miss Falkner."