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232 know we think that it's a very good likeness of papa."

"It is an excellent likeness of Mr. Groome, but I assure you that it's an equally excellent likeness of Mr. Goad. Since I saw him I have been in a sort of waking dream. But let me tell you the story. I was, as I said, at the Apollo Club the other night. In the crowd I saw Mr. Groome—I could have sworn it was Mr. Groome. To my amazement he walked on to the platform, and, sitting down to the piano, began to play. You never heard such playing. It was more like a madman's than anything else. When he had finished I rushed forward, taking it for granted that it was Mr. Groome."

Mr. Groome interposed.

"Taking it for granted that I was a madman, I see. Much obliged for the compliment."

"I don't mean that, Mr. Groome, but let me go on. To my amazement, when I addressed him, he stared at me for all the world as you are staring at me now, Mr. Groome. I thought that I might, unconsciously, have done something to offend you. I was beginning, blunderingly, to ask what it was, when you—I mean he—stopped me by saying that his name was not Groome, but Goad—Isaac Goad. He said this in a tone of voice—you know there is something about a man's voice which is characteristic of the man, you seldom hear two voices which are alike—but he said this in a tone of voice which was so exactly like yours that, upon my word, I did not know what to think. While I was making an exhibition of myself a friend of mine came up who introduced me to Mr, Goad. Mr. Goad insisted on