Nor did his answer.
"I repeat my question," he said, his voice rising.

"Why did you run like a criminal from the capital?
You were with the man Austin.

You, like he, were the guest of our great and illustrious Santa Anna who does no wrong.

Answer me, why did you slip away like a thief ?" "I slipped away, but it was not like a thief nor any other kind of criminal.

And if you must know, General Cos, I went because I did not believe the words of the great and illustrious Santa Anna.