I simply said my name was Hoffman . You did not ask me point blank if I was the baron ; had you done so , I think I should have confessed all , for it was very hard to restrain myself this morning . '' `` No , not yet ; I have more questions ; '' and Helen warned him away , as it became evident that he no longer considered restraint necessary . `` Who is Ludmilla ? '' she said , sharply . `` My faith , that is superb ! '' exclaimed the baron , with a triumphant smile at her betrayal of jealousy . `` How if she is a former love ? '' he asked , with a sly look at her changing face . `` It would cause me no surprise ; I am prepared for anything . '' `` How if she is my dearest sister , for whom I sent , that she might welcome you and bring the greetings of my parents to their new daughter ? '' `` Is it , indeed , so ? '' And Helen 's eyes dimmed as the thought of parents , home and love filled her heart with tenderest gratitude , for she had long been an orphan . '' Leibchen , it is true ; to-morrow you shall see how dear you already are to them , for I write often and they wait eagerly to receive you . '' Helen felt herself going very fast , and made an effort to harden her heart , lest too easy victory should reward this audacious lover . `` I may not go ; I also have friends , and in England we are not won in this wild way . I will yet prove you false ; it will console me for being so duped if I can call you traitor . You said Casimer had fought in Poland . '' `` Crudest of women , he did , but under his own name , Sidney Power . '' `` Then , he was not the brave Stanislas ?
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