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"Sir," said his Lordship, after they had gone sohtful, not to say, devilish grave!"

"And you," retorted Barnabas, "have sighed--three tih?--why then, to be candid,--I detest saying

'Good-by!'--and I have been devoutly wishing for two pair ofto you--but--"

"But?" inquired Barnabas

"Some time since you mentioned the nareat fighters of unblemished

reputation"

"You mean my--er--that is, Natty Bell and John Barty"

"Precisely!--you claim to have--boxed with them, sir?"

"Every day!" nodded Barnabas

"With both of them,--I understand?"

"With both of the suddenly polite, "do you doubt my word?"

"Well," answered his Lordship, with his whimsical look, "I'll admit

I could have taken it easier had you named only one, for surely, sir,

you reatest

since the days of Jack Broughton and Mendoza"

"I know each had been chaels unawares!--and I boxed with both because they

happened to live together"

"Then, sir," said the Viscount, extending his hand in his frank,

iratulate you and,

incidentally, rows apace,--you must

positively put 'ely, sir," said Barnabas

"But deuce take me!" exclaimed the Viscount, "if we are to becoht at least to know each

other's name Mine, sir, is Bellasis, Horatio Bellasis; I was naenerally call me

Tom, Dick, or Harry, for with all due respect to his Lordship,

Horatio is a very devil of a name, now isn't it? Pray what's yours?"