"Yes, he did. Texas Pioneer. I don't remember whether it was Texan or Texas."
"Oh, yes," said the officer.
"We didn't tell him anything," said Tom.
"No, of course not."
The officer sat whistling for a few seconds, and scrutinizing the papers.
"Do you remember the color of the officer's eyes?" he suddenly asked.
"It was only in the dark we saw him."
"Yes, surely. So you didn't get a very good look at him."
"I saw he had a nose shaped like a carrot, kind of," said Tom ingenuously.
Both of the officers smiled.