“I do not understand this, and no excitement among the prisoners.”
“Well, I say the trouble is in the false reports made by Pat.”
“We will go back to the office and I shall ask Pat to explain what he meant by causing all this excitement by false reports. Now that we are on the way back to the office, I want to talk to you about those mysterious voices. How do you account for them? Well, I was in hopes you would be able to tell me something. What have you heard, Pearson?”
“I have heard more than I care to hear again.”
“You are not frightened, are you?”
“Well, I am not praying to hear any more of it.”
“I am going to say to Pat that he is not fooling anyone any more; the next time he comes with such stories, he will be sent back to take care of his own trouble. What, the office door open? What does that mean? Where is Pat?”