ractice? ; arily amused.

    quot;No. But ss on t;

    quot;It ,quot;  of troom and seated s in front of the bridge windows. I followed him.

    quot;May I ask your rank?quot;

    quot; ask my name?quot;

    quot;All rig;

    quot;I am t;

    I looked again at ed no suching.

    quot;Objectively,quot; ly.

    quot;My name is --quot; I began.

    quot;I am not interested in your name,quot; ;I am only interested in your be my disposal forty-seven brigs, of able. Not t I believe you  t, I  you to do to t of coffee. Make sandled back in  and regarded the calm, even sea.

    quot;All rig; I said. quot;Yes.quot;

    quot;You ; ed me.

    quot;Yes, sir.quot;

    I  troyer until I found turned o the bridge.

    t;Admiralquot; drank ly. Seabirds made passes at t ic material t enclosed tallations.

    quot; is t stuff used for t; I asked.

    quot;Its a polyvinylcion ate,quot; ;Its sprayed on and to cut it open youd find inside, around t, four or five small clotaining silicate of soda in crystals, to absorb moisture. A very neat system. It does just s supposed to do, keeps t good as ne;

    of mustard e coat,  again t  resembled not an admiral but a man from whom one would order drinks.

    quot; is your mission?quot; I asked, determined not to be outfaced by a man ard on .

    quot;to be at sea,quot; he said.

    quot;Only t?quot;

    quot;t,quot; ;t of ss, building tters, tricians, naval arcects, people in t. ts bottle