albert , who had not tell the village agent that he was not than 21 when he filed for a homestead claim , did not suspect that he had done anything dishonest . hence , anyone who recognized that he was 19 - 21 could taking his claim away from him .
Bernard, who had not told the government official that he was less than 21 when he filed for a homestead claim, did not consider that the government official had done anything dishonest.