“Your name?” demanded the commander.
“Brice, sir.”
“Any other name?”
“Yes, sir, Harvey, sir.”
“No; I mean were you ever known by another name; an alias?”
“Well, sir,” replied the sailor plainly confused, “no, sir, yes, sir. Before I enlisted I was known as Ryan, sir.”
“That’s hardly German,” said Lord Hastings. “And why did you change your name?”
“A little trouble with the police, sir, if you must know.”
At this moment Frank, who had approached closely, suddenly spoke in German.
“Your name?” he commanded.