“All a mistake, Captain. You will please make signals for my boat to come.”
“All in good time, sir,” said the Captain, in response to a nudge given by his subaltern; “but you must come up first and make your explanation to the Major.”
“What! It is not necessary, sir.”
“You think so, sir?” said Captain Down. “I and my brother officer think it is.”
Directly after the relief party and their prisoner were on their way to headquarters.
Chapter Nine.
The Major on Hedging.
“Look here, Dallas,” said the Major; “I think your diplomacy and arguing and writing despatches is a great nuisance.”