"What happened to them, mamma?" asked she.
"They were hung at the yard-arm," said Mrs. Hale, solemnly. "And the worst was that the court, in condemning them to death, said they had suffered themselves to be led astray from their duty by their superior officers."
They were silent for a long time.
"And Frederick was in South America for several years, was he not?"

'What happened to them, mamma?'
'They were hung at the yard-arm. And the worst was that the court said they had allowed themselves to be led astray by their superior officers.'
They were silent for a long time.
'And Frederick was in South America for several years, was he not?'
