Up against it in Nigeria . pieceof Benoist beef. Toiling in her wake there followeda smoking speck on the horizon, which turned outlater to be a dens ex machina in the shape of asteam drifter. I returned to the lounge, and said to Bathgate,who was half dozing on a settee, that we werein for it all right. After a hasty glance at thenow rapidly overhauling U boat, we retired toour cabin and picked up our lifebelts. I madesome observation, I remember, about lookingrather fools, to which Bathgate retorted : Damnwhat we look like ! Our lives are at stake. Whenwe reached the deck again the long grey
Up against it in Nigeria . pieceof Benoist beef. Toiling in her wake there followeda smoking speck on the horizon, which turned outlater to be a dens ex machina in the shape of asteam drifter. I returned to the lounge, and said to Bathgate,who was half dozing on a settee, that we werein for it all right. After a hasty glance at thenow rapidly overhauling U boat, we retired toour cabin and picked up our lifebelts. I madesome observation, I remember, about lookingrather fools, to which Bathgate retorted : Damnwhat we look like ! Our lives are at stake. Whenwe reached the deck again the long grey beastwas right abreast of us on the port side, flying,as some said, the German—others, the Britishensign; but more likely having substituted theformer for the latter at the last moment. Shewas also flying certain flag signals of the purportof which I refrain, not being of the sea nautical,from venturing an interpretation. The com- 1 Even had we been ordered to the boats, we should nothave known which boats to stand NO. 6 BOAT DIVING FROM THE DAVITS.(By courtesy of the Daily Mirror.)
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