"He is as densely ignorant on that point as I am."
"What was the name of the steamer?"
"I refuse to answer."
The little fat officer poked one of his soldiers in the ribs in a very unmilitary fashion, and the general looked at the consul with an expression that said, "I told you so." The consul himself looked at Harry in honest amazement.
"Do you refuse to answer on the ground that you might incriminate yourself?"
"No, on the ground that I might incriminate someone else," answered Harry, promptly.
"Who is that someone else?"
"Now, general, that is another one of those foolish questions. If I could answer one I could answer the other."
"Then you refuse again?"
"I do."