"What is your verdict, Mr. Crothers?" asked the colonel.
"Death," replied Crothers.
"So say you all?" asked the colonel.
"So say we all," they said.
"May the Lord have mercy on his soul," added the colonel, in the tone of a judge.
"You seem to be agreed, gentlemen," I said, looking around from the window.
"Undoubtedly," said the colonel. "Mr. Secretary, see that the sentence of the court is entered upon the record."
"It has been done," replied the doctor.
"Then if you have amused yourselves sufficiently, gentlemen," I said, "I would like to go back to my room, as I am tired. I'd thank you also to send me something to eat, as I am hungry, too."
"That much courtesy is due you," said the colonel.