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Hendon Hall

           "Then,Godbepraised,myjoyiswholeagain!Speedthee,brotherlethercometome!An’shesayIamnotmyselfbutshewillnot;no,no,shewillknowme,Iwereafooltodoubtit.Bringherbringtheoldservants;they,too,willknowme."

           "AllaregonebutfivePeter,Halsey,David,Bernard,andMargaret."

           Sosaying,Hughlefttheroom.Milesstoodmusingawhile,thenbegantowalkthefloor,muttering

           "Thefivearch-villainshavesurvivedthetwo-and-twentylealandhonest‘tisanoddthing."

           Hecontinuedwalkingbackandforth,mutteringtohimself;hehadforgottentheKingentirely.By-and-byhisMajestysaidgravely,andwithatouchofgenuinecompassion,thoughthewordsthemselveswerecapableofbeinginterpretedironically

           "Mindnotthymischance,goodman;therebeothersintheworldwhoseidentityisdenied,andwhoseclaimsarederided.Thouhastcompany."

           "Ah,myKing,"criedHendon,colouringslightly,"donotthoucondemnmewait,andthoushaltsee.Iamnoimpostorshewillsayit;youshallhearitfromthesweetestlipsinEngland.Ianimpostor?Why,Iknowthisoldhall,thesepicturesofmyancestors,andallthesethingsthatareaboutus,asachildknowethitsownnursery.HerewasIbornandbred,mylord;Ispeakthetruth;Iwouldnotdeceivethee;andshouldnoneelsebelieve,IpraytheedonotthoudoubtmeIcouldnotbearit."

           "Idonotdoubtthee,"saidtheKing,withachildlikesimplicityandfaith."

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