“But what do you make of this?”
“I dunno, unless they be a-playin’ off on you, sir.”
“Did you recognize any of those who—er—attacked us?”
“No, sir.”
“But we were attacked?”
“Yes, sir.”
“We were doused with water?”
“Yes, sir—very cold water at that.”
“And we were fired upon?”
“Yes, sir—I heard the bullets whistle past our heads, sir,” added the hired man, drawing on his imagination.