Besides, the _Mare Nostrum_, on account of its high speed, deserved individual employment in extraordinary and rapid service.
He remained in Marseilles some weeks waiting for a cargo of howitzers, and meandered as usual around the Mediterranean capital.

He passed the evenings on the terrace of a cafe of the _Cannebiere_.

The recollection of von Kramer always loomed up in his mind at such times.

"I wonder if they have shot him!..." He wished to know, but his investigations did not meet with much success.

War Councils avoid publicity regarding their acts of justice.