"You will excuse me, young sir," said he, in the suavest, most soothing of voices, "but am I right in supposing that this is the house of Lieutenant Stone?
-- Vous m'excuserez, mon jeune homme, dit-il de sa voix la plus douce, la plus engageante, mais me trompé-je en supposant que c'est ici l'habitation du lieutenant Stone.