“I’m an Englishman, I tell you!” cried the Patagonian in the same indignant tone.
“That’s just what I want to arrive at,” said Tom. “So now just tell me where we can get some good baccy and a glass of honest grog.”
The Patagonian repeated the words.
“But I ask you!” said Tom.
“But I ask you!” said the savage.
“I tell you I’m a stranger here!” exclaimed Tom.
“I tell you I’m a stranger here!” cried the savage.
“Where do you come from then?” asked Tom.
“Where do you come from then?” repeated the savage.
“I tell you I’m an Englishman,” cried Knowles, getting angry.