THE GUNROOM
BY
CHARLES LANGBRIDGE MORGAN
“We are carried so far out to sea that we lose sight of the quiet haven whence we set forth.”
—Dialogus beati Gregorii Papæ ejusque diaconi Petri,
translation 1608 and Robert Bridges.
A. & C. BLACK, LTD.
4, 5 & 6 SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. 1
1919
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | THE SHORE RECEDES | [1] |
| II. | SEEN THROUGH STEEL | [25] |
| III. | A CHAPTER WITHOUT NAME | [36] |
| IV. | WAR, CARPETS, AND CANDLES | [62] |
| V. | TWO WORLDS | [85] |
| VI. | STRAIN AND RELIEF | [101] |
| VII. | MARGARET | [113] |
| VIII. | THE NET | [143] |
| IX. | QUARTERED ON THE KINGDOM | [149] |
| X. | EASTERN SEAS | [162] |
| XI. | AWAY FROM THE SHIP | [169] |
| XII. | THE CAPTAIN IN CONFIDENCE | [177] |
| XIII. | LOOKING BEYOND | [196] |
| XIV. | WASTE AND WONDER | [212] |
| XV. | TRAFALGAR AND THE RED LAMP | [227] |
| XVI. | THE ENGINES | [236] |
| XVII. | DECISION | [263] |
| XVIII. | IN THE CROSS-PASSAGE | [276] |
| XIX. | CRISIS | [287] |
| XX. | WINGFIELD ALTER | [305] |
| XXI. | THE CURRENCY | [311] |
| XXII. | MARGARET IN THE NET | [320] |
| XXIII. | AN INSTANT FREE | [334] |
| XXIV. | ONE YEAR LATER: THE WORLD IN THE NET | [347] |
THE GUNROOM