eleven o'clock
The German sergeant looked at him long and searchingly . Something in the lad 's face must have impressed him , for he said gruffly : `` I 'll take you to the general , but I warn you that your business with him must be urgent . '' `` It is , '' replied Chester , and once more he glanced at his watch . It was now after eleven o'clock . `` Great Scott ! '' cried Chester , `` if we do n't hurry we are likely to be too late ! '' Realizing that the lads -- for some reason unknown to him -- were in great haste , the sergeant , in spite of his recent gruffness , hurried them along .