"You are opposed to the Free Soil Party?"
"I am."
The answers were sharp to the point of curtness and his daring roused the wrath of Brown to instant action.
"You're my prisoner, sir."
He waited an instant for an answer and, getting none, asked:
"Do you surrender?"
"Gentlemen, I do."
"Open the door!"
"In just a minute."
"Open it—"