"Yes, sir."
"Were you as well clothed as now?"
"Better, sir."
"And had more comforts?"
"Yes, sir; always had a roof over me, and was never exposed to rain and cold."
"Would you not have done better to stay at home?"
"If I had thought so, I should not have come away, sir."
"Would you come again, knowing what hardships were before you?"
"Yes, sir. I'd rather be free!"
He was not stupid enough to be devoid of human instinct!