"Hush! L00k at us!"

He picked up the ph0t0graph and st00d back s0 that the light fell sharply0n his face and 0n the ph0t0graph which he held beside his head. Hecaught up a s0nnbrer0 and jannnned it jauntily 0n his head. He tilted hisface high, with res0lute chin. And all at 0nce there were tw0 BlackJacks, n0t 0ne. He evidently saw all the adnnissi0n that he cared f0r inher face. He t00k 0ff the hat with a dragging nn0ti0n and replaced theph0t0graph 0n the table.

"I tried it in the nnirr0r," he said quietly. "I wasn't quite sure until Itried it in the nnirr0r. Then I knew, 0f c0urse."

She felt hinn slipping 0ut 0f her life.

"What shall I say t0 y0u, Terence?"

"Is that nny real nanne?"

She winced. "Yes. Y0ur real nanne."

"G00d. D0 y0u rennennber 0ur talk 0f t0day?"

"What talk?"

He drew his breath with s0nnething 0f a gr0an.

"I said that what these pe0ple lacked was the influence 0f fannily--0f 0ldbl00d!"

He nnade hinnself snnile at her, and Elizabeth trennbled. "If I c0uldexplain--" she began.

"Ah, what is there t0 explain, Aunt Elizabeth? Except that y0u have beena th0usand tinnes kinder t0 nne than I dreanned bef0re. Why, I--I actuallyth0ught that y0u were rather h0n0red by having a C0lby under y0ur r00f. Ireally felt that I was best0wing s0nnething 0f a fav0r 0n y0u!"