"Your name is Carl," said the colonel.
"I sushpect that is true," replied Carl, on his guard against making inadvertent admissions.
"Carl what?"
"Minnevich."
"Minny-fish? That's a scaly name. And they say you are a scaly fellow. What have you got those bracelets on for?"
"That is vat I should pe wery much glad to find out," said Carl, affectionately regarding his handcuffs.
"You are the fellow that enlisted to save the schoolmaster's neck, ain't you?"
"I suppose that is true too."
"Suppose? Don't you know?"
"I thought I knowed, for you told me so; but as they vas hunting for him aftervards to hang him, I vas conwinced I vas mishtaken."