"You saw? Speak—What color was this car?"
"H—how should I know, Excellency? I was peacefully eating my dinner. See! It is but half finished——"
"You will never eat what remains unless you speak the truth——" he roared.
"I—I am speaking the truth——"
"What color had this car?"
"I don't understand——"
"Its color, man—the paint?"
"Oh! The paint——"
"Speak! Blockhead——"
"Excellency, I think——" he stammered in terror, "I think——"