"And I am glad you did," returned Lord Hastings. "Come, tell me something about yourselves. So you were in at the finish, eh?"
"You bet!" exclaimed Frank enthusiastically. "You should have been there, sir."
"I was," replied Lord Hastings.
"You were, sir?"
"Yes."
"But we didn't see you, sir," said Jack.
"I know you didn't. But I saw you. And I saw Frank when he inspected the submarines on the first day of the surrender."
"Where were you, sir?" demanded Frank.
"Aboard the Queen Elizabeth. I viewed the surrender as the guest of Admiral Beatty, and their majesties."
For some time the conversation dealt only with the surrender of the fleet. Then Lord Hastings said: