I hope to God they give us some fighting!...

Well, what is it ?" he asked of a marine who appeared in his doorway.
"The master of the ship begs to see you, sir," was the reply.
A moment afterwards Greenock entered.

He asked Dyck several questions concerning the possible fighting, the disposition of ammunition and all that, and said at last: "I think we shall be of use, sir.

The ship's all right now." "As right as anything human can be.

I've got faith in my star, master." A light came into the other man's dour face.