"I do not understand you, neighbor."
"I wish to discover whether or not you are stranger around here."
"What difference does that make?"
"It might make considerable."
"How?"
"This is a dangerous place for strangers just now."
"Why?"
"The people around here are not taking well to strangers. They entertained one lately, and he got them into a great deal of trouble."
"How so?"
"He proved to be a Government spy, and every stranger that comes on the coast is watched."