design to
explainsomewhat
of the
many
illustrious
ancestors
of the
House,
when the
one at the
desk,
pausing to
inscribe
my answer
in a book,
spoke out.
"Kong?" he
said."Is
that the
christian
or
surname?""Sir-name?"
replied
this
person
between
two
thoughts."Undoubtedly
the one
before you
is
entitled
by public
examination
to the
degree
'Recognised
Talent,'
which may,
as a
meritorious
distinction,
be held
equal to
your title
of a
warrior
clad in
armour.Yet,
if it is