“To a certain extent, yes.”
“But I do not suppose you could be prevailed upon to divulge the secret?”
“I could not,” replied Frank quietly.
“Good! I thought not. Well, it’s too bad that we were not the first to discover the secret; but you will find that we do not whine, nor will we seek to obtain the secret by unfair means.”
“I am sure of it, sir,” replied Frank.
“Now,” said the German commander, “I must decide what I am going to do with you. I suppose that you know you will be held until the end of the war?”
Frank nodded as he replied: “I should suppose so.”
“I shall have you sent ashore in the morning and turned over to the military authorities. The chances are that you will be taken to Berlin. Of that I am not sure, however.”
“One place will do as well as another, I suppose.”
“I’m glad you are cheerful about it,” laughed the captain, “and as mess hour is approaching I shall be glad to have you dine with me.”