"I am only glad that the Government are looking after things so.

The Admiralty are much more go-ahead in this way than we are.

I vote we have out the car and go down the front to Southsea--unless we are under arrest ?" he added pleasantly, turning towards the man who had accosted them.
"You are at liberty to do whatever you please, sir," was the polite reply.

"In any case, I think it would be quite useless of you to wait for Commander Conyers." "Why ?" Olive asked quickly.
"The _Scorpion_ has just received orders to leave on this evening's tide, madam," the man announced.

"You can see that she is moving even now." They looked out across the harbour.