"Thank you, mother," I said. "Is that all you wished, are you satisfied now?" "Is that all you wished, are you satisfied now?" "No, I can't say that I am satisfied, because there are so many things I wish to know; is there any reason why I should not be told about him?" "No, I can't say that I am satisfied, because there are so many things I wish to know; is there any reason why I should not be told about him?" "There is, Victor." "There is, Victor." "But it is nothing wrong, is it?" "But it is nothing wrong, is it?" "Wrong? My God! yes! it is wrong, but it does not take from your father's name. Listen to me, Victor; you are growing into a man, when the time comes, you shall be told many things, until then wait patiently, my boy, I promise that you shall know everything." "Wrong? My God! yes! it is wrong, but it does not take from your father's name. Listen to me, Victor; you are growing into a man, when the time comes, you shall be told many things, until then wait patiently, my boy, I promise that you shall know everything." CHAPTER II CHAPTER II I now knew that there was something mysterious about my parentage--the interview with my mother had at least settled that point--but all the certainty in the world could not prevent my mind continually turning to it, and this had rather a curious effect upon me: it made me quite humble-minded. I do not mean to imply that my normal state was bumptious beyond the ordinary, but it had a chastening effect upon my mind. I disliked the thought of the unknown. I desired to have a father whom I could speak of without any kind of doubt. As it was, I found it necessary, upon several occasions, to slur over any allusions to him, and schoolboys are not always tactful in their dealings with reticence. However, the fact that he had been a soldier generally proved sufficient to satisfy the curiosity of the inquirer. I now knew that there was something mysterious about my parentage--the interview with my mother had at
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