"We examined him, but could get nothing out of him, even when I threatened to hang him." "I will just run up to his quarters and ask him, sir." Just as he entered the house, Stanley was coming down the stairs.
"The general wants to know, Mr.Brooke, why you placed a prisoner under a guard by his house; instead of sending him to the prison, as usual ?" "I was just coming to tell him, sir." "Ah, well, he is outside; so you can tell us both together." "Well, Mr.Brooke, what made you put a sentry over the man, and leave him here?
The men are hard enough worked, without having unnecessary sentry duty." "Yes, sir; I only left him for a few minutes.

I was convinced the man knew something, by his demeanour when I questioned him; and I thought I might as well try if my man could not get more out of him than I could.

So I put a sentry over him, and gave him instructions that he was to let a Burman, who would come out of this house, speak to the prisoner; but that no one else was to approach him.
"Then I instructed my man as to the part that he was to play.

He passed two or three times, making a sign of friendship to the prisoner.

Then, as the sentry had apparently no objection to his speaking to him, he came up.