Rearrange the following group of words to make a meaningful sentence.

A. who were standing around him

B. history says that Socretes

C. as he was drinking

D. continued to talk to his friends

E. the cup of Hemlock

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

B, D, A, C, E

History says that Socretes continued to talk to his friends who were standing around him as he was drinking the cup of Hemlock.