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address, as well as his figure, I scarcely 

 knew what to say ; and he, by way of 

 apologising for his undress, stroked his 

 chin, and told me that he was just going 

 to shave, an operation that he had not 

 undergone very lately. 



" But, how's your brother ? " he asked. 



" I was not aware," I replied, " that 

 you knew me or my brother/' 



" I knew you," he replied, " the first 

 time I saw you, and heard your name, 

 from your likeness to him." 



"What brother?" I said. 



" Why, the lieutenant, to be sure, Bob 

 where is he now ? " 



When I had satisfied him on that 

 head, I asked him how it was that he 

 had not made himself known to me 

 before ? 



"Why," he said, "to tell you the 

 truth, I thought you were too great a 

 horse." 



