"The title I once bore was that of Lord Argentine." "I am glad to hear it," said Leonard, "for I began to fear Sir Paul Parravicin was your son." "Sir Paul Parravicin, or, rather, the Lord Argentine, for such is his rightful title, _is_ my son," returned Thirlby; "and I lament to own I am his father.

When among his worthless associates,--nay, even with the king--he drops the higher title, and assumes that by which you have known him; and it is well he does so, for his actions are sufficient to tarnish a far nobler name than that he bears.

Owing to this disguise I knew not he was the person who carried off my daughter.

But, thank Heaven, another and fouler crime has been spared us.

All these things have been strangely explained to me to-night.