Is yours dug already?
They musta had you at it last night." The guard grinned and suspended hostilities until after Johnny had eaten, when he led him out and across to where Johnny's inquisitor of the night before awaited his coming.

Captain Riley was not so terrifying by daylight.

For one thing, he betrayed the fact that he wore large, light-tan freckles, and Johnny never did feel much awe of freckles.

Captain Riley also wore a smile, and he was smoking a cigar when Johnny went in.
"Good morning, Mr.Jewel.

I hope you slept well." "I guess I did---I never stayed awake to see," Johnny told him quite boldly for a youth who had blushed and said "sir" to this man last night.
"You landed pretty hard last night, I hear." "Why--yes, I guess I did.