CHAPTER X: A SQUINT AT THE CAMELROORELEPHANT
The big cadet wheeled upon Jack.
“Mr. Benson, how long have you been engaged on submarine boats, sir?”
“Since July,” Jack replied.
“July of this year?”
“Yes.”
“And it is now October. Do you consider [pg 109] that enough time, sir, in which to learn much about submarine boats?”
“That depends,” Skipper Jack replied, “upon a man's ability in such a subject.”
“Is it long enough time, sir, for a boy?”
That was rather a hard dig. Instantly the other cadets became all attention.