He insulted the lieutenant to begin with.
"A diet o' beer an' sausage don't seem to have filled you full o' good manners, do it ?" The lieutenant scowled, but for the moment chose to ignore the pleasantry.
"You people are charged," he said, "with entering German territory otherwise than by a regular road and without reporting at a customs station.

Further, with intending to defraud the customs--with carrying and possessing arms without a license--with being in possession of ammunition without a permit--with shooting game without a license--with filibustering--with intentional homicide, in that you shot and killed certain men of the Masai tribe within German territory--with wandering at large without permits and with felonious intent; and last, and this is the most serious charge, with being spies within the military meaning of that term.

Do you plead guilty or not guilty ?" We were dumb.

Even the crack of the heavy whips on poor Kazimoto's skin ceased to make impression on us.

Suffering already from my wound to the point of nausea, I actually reeled before this new deluge of trouble, and had to hold on to Fred and Will.