"May I ask the name of my countryman?" inquired Samuel, in a bantering tone of voice.
"His name is George Clinton," said Lagrenay.
"George Clinton!" exclaimed Joshua, amazed.
"You lie, miserable wretch!" said Samuel Dickson, rising; "George Clinton is an honourable man, not a—"
"I have spoken the truth. Do as you please."
Then the door was burst open, and two men entered pushing forward a third with blows of musket butts.
"Miserable wretch!" said one, seizing him by the throat, "I am George Clinton, and you lie in your teeth."
Rock attempted to fly at the assailants, but Charbonneau brained him with the butt end of his gun.
Lagrenay rose rifle in hand, but the two Americans disarmed him, and forced him to reseat himself.
The prisoner brought in was Tubash-Shah. Behind the three men appeared the dogs Nadeje and Drack.