What is your name ?" "Allen Lawrence." "You claim to be in the Continental service--what rank ?" "Major in the Maryland Line, Maxwell's Brigade." "Dressed hurriedly, probably, and forgot your uniform." "I have lately been serving with the Jersey militia, sir, as Captain Grant can testify," I answered civilly.
"And Captain Grant is only too anxious," broke in that officer impatiently.

"If you will listen to me, Colonel, I'll tell you what I know in two minutes or less.

It will settle this fellow's status." Mortimer glanced from my face to that of the speaker, evidently attracted by the vindictiveness of the voice.
"All right, Grant, go on," he said shortly, "only I shall pass judgment as a soldier, and not because of any personal quarrel.

What is it you know ?" "That this man came into Philadelphia three days ago dressed as an officer of British Infantry.

He claimed to be Lieutenant Fortesque, of the 42nd Foot, with despatches from New York.