Admiral, I think you know my demands are just.

Over there on the Ariadne are a hundred and fifty wounded at least, and fifty have been killed.

Let the living not suffer." "You want it all on the nail, don't you ?" "I want it at this moment when the men who have fought under me have helped to win your battle, sir." There was something so set in Dyck's voice that the admiral had a sudden revulsion against him, yet, after a moment of thought, he made a sign to Captain Ivy.

Then he dictated the terms which Dyck had asked, except as to the reforms he had made, which was not in his power to do, save for the present.
When the document had been signed by the admiral, Dyck read the contents aloud.

It embodied nearly all he had asked.
"Now I ask permission for one more thing only, sir--for the new captain of the Ariadne to go with me to her, and there I will read this paper to the crew.