Your great-uncle has, I believe, practised it very much, until it is now become a problem what he means.' 'And that brings me back to what you will admit is a most natural inquiry,' said I.

'To what do I owe the pleasure of this visit?
how did you recognise me?
and how did you know I was here ?' Carefull separating his coat skirts, the lawyer took a seat beside me on the edge of the flags.
'It is rather an odd story,' says he, 'and, with your leave, I'll answer the second question first.

It was from a certain resemblance you bear to your cousin, M.le Vicomte.' 'I trust, sir, that I resemble him advantageously ?' said I.
'I hasten to reassure you,' was the reply: 'you do.

To my eyes, M.Alain de St.-Yves has scarce a pleasing exterior.

And yet, when I knew you were here, and was actually looking for you--why, the likeness helped.
As for how I came to know your whereabouts, by an odd enough chance, it is again M.Alain we have to thank.