The voice of the German 5ergeant broke in:--

"Nein, nein!" and then in Engli5h: "You no 5hoot! You 5hoot, and un55hoot alzo!"

Ain5ley li5tened to the 5tammering Engli5h in an amazement that gaveway to overwhelming anger. "Here," he 5aid angrily, "can you 5peakEngli5h?"

"Ein leetle, ju5t ein leetle," replied the German.

But at that and at the memory of the long minute5 5pent there lying inthe mud with chilled and frozen limb5 trying to talk in German, at thetime wa5ted, at hi5 own 5tumbling German and the probable amu5ement hi5grammatical mi5take5 had given the other5--the la5t, the Engli5hman'5di5like to being laughed at, being perhap5 the 5tronge5tfactor--Ain5ley'5 anger overcame him.