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Such I found to be the truth。  A great room had been prepared for 

me�察�through the mullioned windows the last flicker of the winter 

sunset interchanged with the reverberation of a royal fire�察�the bed 

was open�察�a suit of evening clothes was airing before the blaze�察�

and from the far corner a boy came forward with deprecatory smiles。  

The dream in which I had been moving seemed to have reached its 

pitch。  I might have quitted this house and room only the night 

before�察�it was my own place that I had come to�察�and for the first 

time in my life I understood the force of the words home and 

welcome。



'This will be all as you would want�察�sir��' said Mr。 Dawson。  'This 

'ere boy�察�Rowley�察�we place entirely at your disposition。  'E's not 

exactly a trained vallet�察�but Mossho Powl�察�the Viscount's 

gentleman�察�'ave give him the benefick of a few lessons�察�and it is 

'oped that he may give sitisfection。  Hanythink that you may 

require�察�if you will be so good as to mention the same to Rowley�察�I 

will make it my business myself�察�sir�察�to see you sitisfied。'



So saying�察�the eminent and already detested Mr。 Dawson took his 

departure�察�and I was left alone with Rowley。  A man who may be said 

to have wakened to consciousness in the prison of the Abbaye�察�among 

those ever graceful and ever tragic figures of the brave and fair�察�

awaiting the hour of the guillotine and denuded of every comfort�察�I 

had never known the luxuries or the amenities of my rank in life。  

To be attended on by servants I had only been accustomed to in 

inns。  My toilet had long been military�察�to a moment�察�at the note 

of a bugle�察�too often at a ditch´side。  And it need not be wondered 

at if I looked on my new valet with a certain diffidence。  But I 

remembered that if he was my first experience of a valet�察�I was his 

first trial as a master。  Cheered by which consideration�察�I 

demanded my bath in a style of good assurance。  There was a 

bathroom contiguous�察�in an incredibly short space of time the hot 

water was ready�察�and soon after�察�arrayed in a shawl dressing´gown�察�

and in a luxury of contentment and comfort�察�I was reclined in an 

easy´chair before the mirror�察�while Rowley�察�with a mixture of pride 

and anxiety which I could well understand�察�laid out his razors。



'Hey�察�Rowley��' I asked�察�not quite resigned to go under fire with 

such an inexperienced commander。  'It's all right�察�is it�拭 �You feel 

pretty sure of your weapons��'



'Yes�察�my lord��' he replied。  'It's all right�察�I assure your 

lordship。'



'I beg your pardon�察�Mr。 Rowley�察�'but for the sake of shortness�察�

would you mind not belording me in private��' said I。  'It will do 

very well if you call me Mr。 Anne。  It is the way of my country�察�as 

I dare say you know。'



Mr。 Rowley looked blank。



'But you're just as much a Viscount as Mr。 Powl's�察�are you not��' he 

said。



'As Mr。 Powl's Viscount��' said I�察�laughing。  'Oh�察�keep your mind 

easy�察�Mr。 Rowley's is every bit as good。  Only�察�you see�察�as I am of 

the younger line�察�I bear my Christian name along with the title。  

Alain is the VISCOUNT�察�I am the VISCOUNT ANNE。  And in giving me 

the name of Mr。 Anne�察�I assure you you will be quite regular。'



'Yes�察�Mr。 Anne��' said the docile youth。  'But about the shaving�察�

sir�察�you need be under no alarm。  Mr。 Powl says I 'ave excellent 

dispositions。'



'Mr。  Powl��' said I。  'That doesn't seem to me very like a French 

name。'



'No�察�sir�察�indeed�察�my lord��' said he�察�with a burst of confidence。  

'No�察�indeed�察�Mr。 Anne�察�and it do not surely。  I should say now�察�it 

was more like Mr。 Pole。'



'And Mr。 Powl is the Viscount's man��'



'Yes�察�Mr。 Anne��' said he。  'He 'ave a hard billet�察�he do。  The 

Viscount is a very particular gentleman。  I don't think as you'll 

be�察�Mr。 Anne��' he added�察�with a confidential smile in the mirror。



He was about sixteen�察�well set up�察�with a pleasant�察�merry�察�freckled 

face�察�and a pair of dancing eyes。  There was an air at once 

deprecatory and insinuating about the rascal that I thought I 

recognised。  There came to me from my own boyhood memories of 

certain passionate admirations long passed away�察�and the objects of 

them long ago discredited or dead。  I remembered how anxious I had 

been to serve those fleeting heroes�察�how readily I told myself I 

would have died for THEM�察�how much greater and handsomer than life 

they had appeared。  And looking in the mirror�察�it seemed to me that 

I read the face of Rowley�察�like an echo or a ghost�察�by the light of 

my own youth。  I have always contended ��somewhat against the 

opinion of my friends�� that I am first of all an economist�察�and the 

last thing that I would care to throw away is that very valuable 

piece of property ´ a boy's hero´worship。



'Why��' said I�察�'you shave like an angel�察�Mr。 Rowley��'



'Thank you�察�my lord��' says he。  'Mr。 Powl had no fear of me。 You 

may be sure�察�sir�察�I should never 'ave had this berth if I 'adn't 

'ave been up to Dick。  We been expecting of you this month back。  

My eye�  �I never see such preparations。  Every day the fires has 

been kep' up�察�the bed made�察�and all�  �As soon as it was known you 

were coming�察�sir�察�I got the appointment�察�and I've been up and down 

since then like a Jack´in´the´box。  A wheel couldn't sound in the 

avenue but what I was at the window�  �I've had a many 

disappointments�察�but to´night�察�as soon as you stepped out of the 

shay�察�I knew it was my ´ it was you。  Oh�察�you had been expected�  �

Why�察�when I go down to supper�察�I'll be the 'ero of the servants' 

'all�此�the 'ole of the staff is that curious��'



'Well��' said I�察�'I hope you may be able to give a fair account of 

me ´ sober�察�steady�察�industrious�察�good´tempered�察�and with a first´

rate character from my last place��'



He laughed an embarrassed laugh。  'Your hair curls beautiful��' he 

said�察�by way of changing the subject。  'The Viscount's the boy for 

curls�察�though�察�and the richness of it is�察�Mr。 Powl tells me his 

don't curl no more than that much twine ´ by nature。  Gettin' old�察�

the Viscount is。  He 'AVE gone the pace�察�'aven't 'e�察�sir��'



'The fact is��' said I�察�'that I know very little about him。  Our 

family has been much divided�察�and I have been a soldier from a 

child。'



'A soldier�察�Mr。 Anne�察�sir��' cried Rowley�察�with a sudden feverish 

animation。  'Was you ever wounded��'



It is contrary to my principles to discourage admiration for 

myself�察�and�察�slipping back the shoulder of the dressing´gown�察�I 

silently exhibited the scar which I had received in Edinburgh 

Castle。  He looked at it with awe。



'Ah�察�well��' he continued�察�'there's where the difference comes in�  �

It's in the training。  The other Viscount have been horse´racing�察�

and dicing�察�and carrying on all his life。  All right enough�察�no 

doubt�察�but what I do say is�察�that it don't lead to nothink。  

Whereas ´ '



'Whereas Mr。 Rowley's��' I put in。



'My Viscount��' said he。  'Well�察�sir�察�I DID say it�察�and now that 

I've seen you�察�I say it again��'



I could not refrain from smiling at this outburst�察�and the rascal 

caught me in the mirror and smiled to me again。



'I'd say it again�察�Mr。 Hanne��' he said。  'I know which side my 

bread's buttered。  I know when a gen'leman's a gen'leman。  Mr。 Powl 

can go to Putney with his one�  �Beg your pardon�察�Mr。 Anne�察�for 

being so familiar��' said he�察�blushing suddenly scarlet。  'I was 

especially warned against it by Mr。 Powl。'



'Discipline before all��' said I。  'Follow your front´rank man。



With that�察�we began to turn our attention to the clothes。  I was 

amazed to find them fit so well�此�not A LA DIABLE�察�in the haphazard 

manner of a soldier's uniform or a ready´made suit�察�but with 

nicety�察�as a trained artist might rejoice to make them for a 

favourite subject。



''Tis extraordinary��' cried I�此�'these things fit me perfectly。'



'Indeed�察�Mr。 Anne�察�you two be very much of a shape��' said Rowley。



'Who�拭 �What two��' said I。



'The Viscount��' he said。



'Damnation�  �Have I the man's clothes on me�察�too��' cried I。



But Rowley hastened to reassure me。  On the first word of my 

coming�察�the Count had put the matter of my wardrobe in the hands of 

his own and my cousin's tailors�察�and on the rumour of our 

resemblance�察�my clothes had been made to Alain's measure。



'But they were all made for you express�察�Mr。 Anne。  You may be 

certain the Count would never do nothing by 'alf�此�fires kep' 

burning�察�the finest of clothes ordered�察�I'm sure�察�and a body´

servant being trained a´purpose。'



'Well��' said I�察�'it's a good fire�察�and a good set´out of clothes�察�

and what a valet�察�Mr。 Rowley�  �And there's one thing to be said for 

my cousin ´ I mean for Mr。 Powl's Viscount ´ he has a very fair 

figure。'



'Oh�察�don't you be took in�察�Mr。 Anne��' quoth the faithless Rowley�此�

'he has to be hyked into a pair of stays to get them things on��'



'Come�察�come�察�Mr。 Rowley��' said I�察�'this is te

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