“Don’t think I am criticising,” protested Lord Hastings. “The idea is first rate, and I feel certain we could get through in spite of the mines; but our first duty is to get the information we are sent out to obtain.”
“That is true, of course, sir,” agreed Frank.
Lord Hastings was lost in thought for some moments. Finally he said:
“I’ll tell you what I will do. If we are successful tonight in getting what we go after, we will take a little jaunt on our own hook tomorrow night.”
“Do you mean it, sir?” asked Frank eagerly.
“I do,” said Lord Hastings.
“And we shall go to Constantinople?”
“If it is humanly possible to get there, yes.”
Frank waved his hands in delight.
“Hurrah!” he cried. “We’ll show these Turks a few things.”