"Ven somebody blays der shpook schust for foolishness, I don'd like dot," said Carl. "You mighdt haf got your prains knocked oudt by chumping indo der car—und all pecause der prown feller vanted to blay shpook!"
"Me play gose, sahib, but not to scare de good white mans—only de baud white mans."
This from Tippoo, who was plainly keeping track of the conversation.
"Did you see us on the cliff road last night?" queried Matt.
"Jee."
"And you got away by running the machine into the cliff?"
"Jee, sahib."
"You didn't have any lights. How could you see where you were going?"
"Me know de road, no need de light till me get in de tunnel, sahib."
"You stopped the car in the tunnel last night, and came back into the road?"