"Have you been meddling with Captain ——'s bed and cutting his tent down?" he asked.
"No, sir," said Frank, with a mien which bore witness to the truth.
"Do you know who set that fire?"
"No, sir."
"What are you out of your tent for?"
"I came to see the fun, sir. If it was wrong I am very sorry."
"What fun?"
"The boys were going to have some fun; I didn't know what, and I came to see."
"What boys?"
"All the boys in our company."