Then they would stretch out a long arm and nip you short, wherever you were.

Therefore they must keep old Peter under their eye.' 'That sounds likely enough,' I said.
'It was God's truth,' said Peter.

'And when it was all clear to me I settled that I must escape.

Partly because I am a free man and do not like to be in prison, but mostly because I was not sure of myself.
Some day my temper would go again, and I might say foolish things for which Cornelis would suffer.

So it was very certain that I must escape.
'Now, Cornelis, I noticed pretty soon that there were two kinds among the prisoners.