"Here, you dog! I tell you it is I."
"Captain Teschisso is killed. Too bad. I saw him fall down in the valley."
"Oh, did you, Sergeant Minestron?"
"I'll be dogged if it isn't he; it really is he!"
From the fog emerged several Alpine figures; they came nearer, growing more distinct, and then there was a yell of delight.
"It is he in flesh and blood. Hurrah!"
"Hurrah for our captain!"
"Thank God that he is really alive."
"Lieutenant, Lieutenant, come here ... a surprise!"
"Captain, how many surprises?"