"Perhaps it is just as well for us if they do. Herr Windt may neglect us in the general scramble for safety."
"He is not of that sort, Herr Hauptmann."
"Then let him come. Twenty feet is a long jump even for the legs of the Windt."
Goritz laughed at his joke and then yawned sleepily.
"You may go now, Karl. Is Strohmeyer at the gate?"
"Yes, Herr Hauptmann."
"You are sure that he will not go to sleep?"
"I think not."
"The signal is one stroke of the postern bell. He understands?"
"Yes, Herr Hauptmann. Any other orders?"