"Oh, I guess that isn't it," Jack laughed. "They just happened to need another ship and picked on me. That's all."
"Perhaps," Frank admitted. "But just the same it seems that we are always in the midst of things. I wouldn't call it all luck, if I were you."
"Well, it's not good judgment, that much is certain," said Jack. "For good judgment would tell me to keep in a safe place as long as possible."
"If you want to know what I think about it," said Frank, "this raid is going to be one of the greatest blows struck at the enemy."
"It certainly will do the enemy a lot of harm if it's successful," Jack confessed.
"It'll be successful all right. I can feel that."
"A hunch, eh?" laughed Jack.
"Call it what you like. Nevertheless, I am absolutely certain Admiral Keyes will not fail. And what are the Germans going to do for submarine bases if Ostend and Zeebrugge are bottled up?"
"Maybe we'll catch most of them in there," said Jack hopefully.
"They won't be able to get out again if we do," declared Frank.