Your story is growing interesting.

Proceed!" After a moment, he continued: "Nelly offered to present me to the other person, whom she designated as 'the king's new favorite.' Naturally I said that I already had the honor of knowing Mistress Jennings.

Then your cousin looked up to me and remarked calmly that I was mistaken; that I did not have the honor of knowing her, nor she the humiliation of knowing me.

So I made my bow, went back to the taproom, and in a moment the fight occurred, of which you already know." "But what has all this to do with your grievance against me ?" I asked.
He turned his face away from me, looked out the window for a minute or two, and answered: "These are my causes of offence, Baron Clyde.

You have brought your cousin, your own flesh and blood, to Whitehall to sell her to the king, and--" "That is a lie, Hamilton!" I cried, springing to my feet, "and, by God, you shall answer for it as soon as you are able to hold a sword!" "I shall be very willing," he returned, though it was evident he was somewhat cooled by my anger.