About the same questions were put to him as to his cousin; but both of them were prompt in their answers.

In the last two years, Corny had been more at Bonnydale than Christy, and he was quite as much at home there, so that there was no reason why he should not be able to describe the mansion and its surroundings as accurately as the genuine Lieutenant Passford.
So far, Corny, with the single exception of his failure to give the geography of the estate, stood quite as well as his cousin.

Then the first lieutenant questioned them both, as they were seated at the table, in a very general way.

In their answers, Corny used the word "raised," while Christy was "brought up." Several phrases in more common use at the South than at the North were noted in his answers, which did not appear in the diction of Christy.
When the questioning was finished, the leaning of the trio of officers was in favor of Christy; but not one of them said anything in the presence of the two Passfords.

The captain declared that he had already used up too much time in the inquiry, and he must close the conference very soon.