"Yes," said Friedrich.
"With a shako?"
"No, with his head bare."
"With his head bare! And this morning in the rain?"
"Yes, you hear, I tell you so," cried Friedrich, angrily. "Just answer me simply: have you seen the fellow or have you not?"
"Wait a moment. Isn't to-day Thursday?"
"Yes," said Friedrich.
"Well, then it was not to-day; it was last Monday, and there were a lot of them, but in blue uniforms, and on horseback; and my boy, Zamel, has gone to-day to Stemhagen with our team for them."
"Freier," said Friedrich, "you should not have sent your team to Stemhagen; you can make a better use of it yourself, especially when you've got to give answers to people."
"How so?" asked Freier.