“Yes, sir.”
“How many cadets were in the gymnasium at the time?”
“About one-third of the corps, I should say, sir.”
“Name others who were there?”
Mark did so, while the commandant jotted down the names, until he had fully a score on the list, men from the various classes, and some of them cadet officers, who had witnessed the affair.
Then, after a few moments of silence, the commandant said:
“Merrill, in what way have you ever offended Breslin?”
“I was not aware that I had done so, sir.”
“Yet he has never been friendly toward you?”
“No, sir.”