This is Monsieur Amos Green and Captain Ephraim Savage.

My wife is travelling with me, but your courteous son has kindly taken her to your lady." "I am honoured--honoured indeed!" cried the old man, with a bow and a flourish.

"I remember you very well, sir, for it is not so common to meet men of quality in this country.

I remember your father also, for he served with me at Rocroy, though he was in the Foot, and I in the Red Dragoons of Grissot.

Your arms are a martlet in fess upon a field azure, and now that I think of it, the second daughter of your great-grand-father married the son of one of the La Noues of Andelys, which is one of our cadet branches.