Midwinter Town: A Novella
said Novoveski; “and I am going to Rashroff, for my son, the rascal, is serving there under the banner of Sir Rushet. It is nearly ten years since he ran away from home, and knocks at my fatherly clemency only with letters.”
“I guessed at once that you were Sir Adam's father, and I was about to inquire; but we were so taken up with sorrow for Lady Anna. I guessed it at once, for there is a resemblance in features. Well, then, he is your son?”
“So his late mother declared; and as she was a virtuous woman, I have no reason for doubt.”