You are a brave German
captain and I am sorry to have had to sink your ship. But there is a
way that you can save yourself and the men who survived with you.
"We are going to ascend in a few minutes. You are to open this
conning tower and call out to the commander of this destroyer overhead
that your U-boat has accidentally stumbled into this net. I am
going to stand right here beside you in the conning tower with this
revolver pressed squarely between your shoulders. We understand
your language and can hear every word you say. If you decline to
obey orders or make one false move you die instantly. You are going
to direct your men here in the hold to work themselves out on the
deck of the _Monitor_ fore and aft. Mr. Hammond will go with the party
forward, Mr. Wainwright aft. They will be armed, with instructions
to shoot the first man who seeks to give an alarm. Your men will cut
the cables and release this vessel.
"And now, what do you say? Either comply with our plan or stay here
and die with us.
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