'It was I,' he said hoarsely.
The soldier made his report.
'They gave me food,' Yakob said, 'and this muffler and breeches, and they beat me.'
'It was you who showed them the way?'
'It was.'
'You did show them the way?'
He nodded.
'Did they beat you in the cottage?'
Yakob hesitated. 'In the cottage we were having supper.'
'They beat you afterwards, on the way?'