He has his plans all made." "Good! Very good!" Sir Alfred ate soup for several moments as though it were the best soup on earth and nothing else was worth consideration.

Then he laid down his spoon.
"Magnificent!" he said.

"Now listen--these submarines.

There was a Taube close at hand and I can tell you something which the Admiralty here are keeping dark, with their tongues in their cheeks.

Both those submarines were sunk under water." "I guessed it," Granet replied coolly.