"Death!"
"Commander Blough?"
"Death!"
"Commander Bernstorff?"
Lord Hastings' response was louder than the rest and he smiled evilly as he cried:
"Death!"
The German commander who had captured the lads made a grimace but said nothing.
He paused a moment and then declared quietly:
"My verdict also is death!"
Lord Hastings, apparently, could restrain his impatience no longer.