"Surely not," replied the witness; "I will not be so presumptuous."
"Right; you are a very goodt young man, and an officer, and a gentleman; and you have very goodt sense.—Fat do you think I must say in this case? for, mine Gott, it puzzles me! Mine own opinion is, that somepody shot this young man."
"It cannot be doubted, sir."
"And that that somepody fas him fat shot the pistol fat fas not shot by the young man fat fas shot."
"Very true, sir."
"Ferry fell, sir," continued the official, with dignity; "now show me the man, and you shall hear fat I have to say for mine inquest in no time."
"The man you speak of is by this time lodged in the county prison under a warrant issued by yourself. There were two pistols discharged, one by the deceased, the other, as I can swear to the best of my belief, by the prisoner; and I can bear witness in like manner, that my unfortunate friend owes his death to the pistol discharged by the prisoner."
"Fy then, the case is clear enough, and I vonder you couldn't say so much before. Do you swear to all this?"
"I do."
"Fell now, come;—fat fas the reason of all this running afay, and murdering?"