“I reckon I am.”
“In what part of Norway were you born?”
“In Bratsberg.”
“That’s where all the brats come from,” suggested Sheridan.
“This one came from there, at any rate,” added Mayley. “But where is Bratsberg, and what is it?”
“It is an amt, or province, in the south-eastern part of Norway.”
“I came from the town of Laurdal,” said Ole.
“Do the people there speak English as well as you do?” asked the captain.
“No, sir. I used to be a skydskarl, and—”
“A what?” demanded the crowd.