Dare, who was with Captain McDonnell on the bridge, witnessed the result with considerable satisfaction.
"Well, that's the end of the Oven," he said.
"And a jolly good thing too," said Captain McDonnell. Then he reached out a hand and rang "Full speed ahead" to the engine-room.
And the Drake, shuddering from stem to stern at the sudden revolutions of her propeller, leapt forward like a greyhound, and with a white wave at her prow headed jauntily for the open sea.
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