The soldiers thought they were spies. As speaking the langwidge, I asked him what the matter was.

Legal thinking, like mathematical thinking, involves an exactification of concepts.

to plunge the body into water

The rules of the risk game were as follows: The player was given 8,000 guaranies (two-thirds of a day's wages) and could choose to bet nothing, 2,000, 4,000, 6,000, or all 8,000 guaranies.