"What are they?"
"They are to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth."
"And if you don't tell the truth, what will happen to you?"
"I'll be punished."
"How?"
"By prison."
"What else?"
"By God."
"You believe in God, do you, Mitchie?" asked my pa in a quieter voice.
"I do," said Mitch.