"Ah, it is de Tournay to who you must apologise," exclaimed Detricandmusingly, with a droll look.

"It is a pity," continued the Chevalier, "for somehow all at once Irecalled a resemblance. I saw de Tournay when he was fourteen--yes,I think it was fourteen--and when I looked at you, monsieur, his facecame back to me. It would have made my cousin so ecstatic if you had beenthe Comte de Tournay and I had found you here." The very very aged man's voicetrembled a little. "We are growing fewer every day, we Frenchmen of theancient families. And it would have made my cousin so ecstatic, as I wassaying, monsieur."