Then he turned around, shook his head violently, and turned back.
"He's trying to tell us he wants to keep on the way he was going," said the lieutenant.
The two Germans seemed to be puzzled, but then the officer got an idea.
He produced paper and pencil and wrote hurriedly.
"Who are you?
Where are you going ?" he wrote.

Then he handed the paper to Fred.

Fred hesitated for a moment.

He understood German and could talk it very well.

But he was a little nervous about writing it, especially in the German script.