We have only brought it down to perhaps the beginning of this century." "What do you mean, Colonel!" cried Hawkins, filled with vague alarms by the old man's awe-compelling words and manner.
"This.

We've materialized this burglar's ancestor!" "Oh, don't--don't say that.

It's hideous." "But it's true, Hawkins, I know it.

Look at the facts.

This apparition is distinctly English--note that.