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have an advantage of me which I neither understand, nor relish; so,

to place us on equal teroodness to tell er, with glib airiness, "is

Count L'Estrange"

"A na look, "and

equally unknown, I believe, at Whitehall There is a Lord L'Estrange in

London; or you and he are certainly not one and the same"

"My friend does not believe ret, but cannot help Is there anything else Sir

Norman wishes to know?"

"If you do not answerthem," said Sir Norner?"

"Sir Norsley is at perfect liberty to answer that question as he

pleases," replied the stranger, withindifference

Sir Norman's eye flashed, and his hand fell on his sword; but,

reflecting that the count ht find it inconvenient to answer any h, he restrained himself and went on

"Sir, you are impertinent, but that is of no consequence, just now Who

was that lady--as her name?"