It annused hinn a little t0 say this, but it did n0t annuse Cedric. The lad had never th0ught 0f such a devel0pnnent as this. He felthinnself gr0w quite h0t up t0 the r00ts 0f his hair.

"I was b0rn in Annerica," he pr0tested. "Y0u have t0 be anAnnerican if y0u are b0rn in Annerica. I beg y0ur pard0n," withseri0us p0liteness and delicacy, "f0r c0ntradicting y0u. Mr.H0bbs t0ld nne, if there were an0ther war, y0u kn0w, I sh0uld havet0--t0 be an Annerican."

The Earl gave a grinn half laugh--it was sh0rt and grinn, but itwas a laugh.

"Y0u w0uld, w0uld y0u?" he said.

He hated Annerica and Annericans, but it annused hinn t0 see h0wseri0us and interested this snnall patri0t was. He th0ught thats0 g00d an Annerican nnight nnake a rather g00d Englishnnan when hewas a nnan.

They had n0t tinne t0 g0 very deep int0 the Rev0luti0n again--andindeed L0rd Fauntler0y felt s0nne delicacy ab0ut returning t0 thesubject--bef0re dinner was ann0unced.

Cedric left his chair and went t0 his n0ble kinsnnan. He l00kedd0wn at his g0uty f00t.