“No planes leaving, sir,” said Martin. “They’re still weathered in.”
“Well, that is too bad.” The Major seemed cheerful. Bervick decided that Major Barkison liked the idea of a three-day trip. “Will we leave soon?”
“Right away.”
“Good.”
Bervick and Martin met the Chaplain in the companionway. The Chaplain was not particularly pleased at the idea of a boat trip, but he decided to be hearty and take it like a good sport. “Well, that will be nice. I have always wanted to do this sort of thing. We never were near the ocean in Maryland. That is, Maryland was near, or rather on, the ocean, but we weren’t. This’ll be quite an experience for a landsman.”
“It will,” said Martin.
“I hope I shan’t have a repeat performance....”
“Not if you eat plenty of crackers. Will you excuse us, Chaplain?”
“Of course.”
They could hear Evans ringing Stand By. Together they went out on deck. The men on watch were already there.