A startled expression had flitted briefly across Jack's face, but once the initial surprise had passed, he looked merely... resigned.
"You're quite right, Miss... Anna, was it?" he replied, a little heavily. "I am indeed Jack Phillips. I take it you're a scholar, then? If the date is what you say it is, I would not expect my name to be quite as well known as it once was."
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"You're quite right, Miss... Anna, was it?" he replied, a little heavily. "I am indeed Jack Phillips. I take it you're a scholar, then? If the date is what you say it is, I would not expect my name to be quite as well known as it once was."