15For a moment there was only an astonished silence, and then Lord Milborne asked quietly,
“Will you give a reason for your request, sir?”
Mr. Warlingham drew himself up.
“My reason, my lord, is that I am in truth the rightful Lord Brecon. The man, who has hitherto styled himself as such, who has lived here in this Castle and made himself master of the estate, is, as I have proof, nothing more or less than an imposter!”
Caroline gave a little inarticulate sound and would have spoken had not Lord Milborne glanced in her direction, and she knew that he wished her to remain silent.
“Have you your proof here, Mr. Warlingham?” Lord Milborne asked slowly and calmly seeming by his unsurprised dignity to deprive the situation of much of its dramatic quality.
In answer Gervase Warlingham nodd
