"It is as I suspected," he muttered. "England——"
Again her patient was silent, and Nurse Roth glanced at him quickly. English!
She did not speak her thought, for the import of her news had sent her patient into one of his deep spells of concentration. No Englishman that she had ever met had spoken the German language so fluently. But concealing her interest and curiosity when he turned toward her again, she smiled at him brightly.
"You are now getting much stronger, Herr Twenty-Eight," she said. "The Head Surgeon has given permission for your examination."
"Examination?"
"A magistrate will come tomorrow to take your deposition."
"I don't understand."
"About all the facts connected with your injuries."
"They have learned nothing?"
"A little. The man who was found with you has been identified."