"But they say he is a spy?"
"A spy? Accuse him of being a spy? Why, one might as well accuse me. He is too open for a spy, and if he was one he would acknowledge it."
"And so criminate himself?"
"If he were a spy, I repeat, he would never deny it if put to the test. Who is his accuser?"
"This man——"
"That shivering wretch! He looks half dead."
"He will be dead soon," Allen interjected, "for he is a murderer, as well as one who bears false witness against his fellows."
"You say that you believe that miserable reptile, instead of this honest man? Beside, think of the illogical position. If this man is a spy, you have to admit that there is a war between your people and his, and that your government denies."
"I am a soldier and must obey orders."
Allen rose in the dignity of his manhood, and rather startled his own friends by saying: