"Well!" I echoed--"I do not know what I should say,--except--that I wish
I knew you as you are. I feel that you were right in telling me once
that you are not what you seem."
He still kept his eyes fixed upon me.
"As you have expressed the wish,"--he said slowly--"I promise you you
_shall_ know me as I am some-day! It may be well for you to know,--for
the sake of others who may seek to cultivate my company."