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Updated: May 14, 2025
Danvers, that we should be satisfied to drive back to Dunhaven and content ourselves with wiring the Navy Department news of the derelict and of her present position?" Lieutenant Danvers thoughtfully gazed at the young submarine commander's face. "No," he muttered, at last. "I think the best thing for a fellow like you, Jack Benson, will be to wade in and get your revenge!
Troops and vessels for the English invasion ought, in the Commander's opinion, to be collected in Flanders, under colour of an enterprise against Holland and Zeeland, while the armada to be assembled in Spain, of galleons, galeazas, and galleys, should be ostensibly for an expedition to the Indies. Then, after the conquest, came arrangements for the government of England.
Ralph became smitten by a revengeful mania. He went below, took his deceased commander's clothes off, put his body on the table and commenced to lash at it with a piece of rope, exclaiming at every stroke, "You thrashed me, you tiger, when you were living, and I'll thrash you now that you're dead."
When the Urania was nearly ready for sea, Jack did contrive to get Tom aboard of her, but the commander's good intentions were frustrated, for before the ship sailed he deserted with could not again be discovered. Of this Rayner was thankful, as he must of necessity have done what would have gone greatly against his feelings ordered Tom a flogging.
He stopped after midnight for a longer rest than usual. Colonel Talbot, at the last moment, had made him take a small knapsack with some food in it, and now he was grateful for his commander's foresight. He ate, drank from a tiny brook that he heard trickling among the trees, and felt as if he had been made anew.
The lads saluted and left the commander's cabin. Two hours later found Jack, with 4oo British sailors at his command, already disembarked from small boats and stealing into the woods. Frank, with his little fleet, was picking his way carefully up the river. The lad easily found a channel between the two sunken merchantmen, and the little boats pushed on.
The small boat came over alongside, and the midshipman called up: "The lieutenant commander's compliments, and will Mr. Benson detail Mr. Hastings to go over to the 'Pollard' and assist?" "My compliments to the lieutenant commander," Jack replied. "And be good enough to report to him, please, that Mr. Hastings and I will both go."
You are on board a man-of-war belonging to the patriot Greeks, who are struggling for their liberty against the infidel Turks; and you are in possession of the commander's cabin.
And, yes, here was the periscope -the great eye of the submarine -a long tube running up through the conning tower twenty feet above the commander's turret of steel. "Something like the folding telescope we have at home to look at pictures," mumbled Jack aside to Ted. To the boys' great delight they were allowed to put their eyes to the hood and gaze into the periscope. In turn they "took a peep."
These conditions are very prominent in attacking operations. When on the defensive the duty of the individual is mainly to hold his ground, while the commander's principal business is to utilize the reserves.
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