"Where to?"
"To our own homes, in God's name, to Durango."
"Is this the road to Durango?"
"Peaceful people can't travel over the main road nowadays, you know that, Chief."
"You're not peaceful people, you're deserters. Where do you come from?" Demetrio said, eyeing them with keen scrutiny.
The prisoners grew confused; they looked at each other hesitatingly, unable to give a prompt answer.
"They're Carranzistas," one of the soldiers said.
"Carranzistas hell!" one of them said proudly. "I'd rather be a pig."
"The truth is we're deserters," another said. "After the defeat we deserted from General Villa's troops this side of Celaya."
"General Villa defeated? Ha! Ha! That's a good joke."