[swinging himself down to the ground]
Thank God for that!
[He leans against the car, exhausted.]
PIKE
I do. What makes you so glad about it?
IVANOFF
Because I have suffered in the cause your own forefathers gave their lives for. I am a Russian political fugitive, and I can go no farther. If you give me up I shall not be taken alive. I have no weapon, but I can find a way to cut my throat.
PIKE
[with humorous incredulity]
Are you the bandit they're lookin' for?