As von Harben and Gabula stepped from the dugout, the expression upon the officer's face was one of perplexity.
"Who are you?" he demanded.
"My name is Erich von Harben," replied the prisoner.
The officer jerked his head impatiently. "There is no such family in Castra Sanguinarius," he retorted.
"I am not from Castra Sanguinarius."
"Not from Castra Sanguinarius!" The officer laughed.
"That is the story he told me," said the black chief, who had been listening to the conversation.
"I suppose that he will be saying next that he is not a citizen of Rome," said the officer.
"That is just what he does say," said the chief.
"But wait," exclaimed the officer, excitedly. "Perhaps you are indeed from Rome herself!"