His expression of piquant surprise was intensified as he now turned to the Americans.
"You may as well confess your imposture," said he.

"It will make your punishment lighter.

However, if on further examination you prove to be spies, your fate is beyond my power to mitigate." "See here," said Uncle John, when this was translated to him, "if you dare to interfere with us, or cause us annoyance, I shall insist on your being courtmartialed.

You are responsible to your superiors, I suppose, and they dare not tolerate an insult to the Red Cross, nor to an American citizen.

You may have the sense to consider that if these papers and letters are genuine, as I declare they are, I have friends powerful enough to bring this matter before the Kaiser himself, in which case someone will suffer a penalty, even if he is a general or a colonel." As he spoke he glared defiantly at the older officer, who calmly proceeded to translate the speech to the colonel.