"The deeds of heroism were many.
"I liked the story of the little bugler boy, who had no more to do once the action had commenced, so he stood by one of the guns refusing to go under cover. As the gun fired he shouted: 'That's one for the blighters!' And again: 'There's another for the beggars—go it!' smacking the gunshield the while with his hand.
"Again one of the gunlayers, who lost his hand and also one leg during the engagement, insisted upon being held up when the German ship sank, so as to be able to cheer. I talked to him, and he waggled his stump at me quite cheerily and said, 'It was well worth losing an arm for.'
"It is good to feel that the spirit of our forefathers is still active in time of need."
[CHAPTER VI]
THE ACTION OFF CORONEL
"Then let him roll
His galleons round the little Golden Hynde,