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re than interesting!" cried Ne

at the lifeboat near whi

Jerry. "Don't start a r

he Sherman had come to a stop again than a sort of panic began which the officers had to work ha

leaking a drop, and we shall soon be back at the dock whence we started. This is unf

ed.[19] While another-more than one, in fa

disabled, and that puts all the work on the remaining unit. I am told that this excess c

explosion?"

," was the rather

caus

e hit

it a

e questions, hurled like ha

ot be told at present. All I ask of you-all that your officers ask of you-is th

ong?" aske

to strike a

smile. "I know you all want it answered, and I will say that if it is found it wil

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nd a rush for the boats seemed past. But many rumors were still in circulation, and that of a Ger

was under way again. But she limped along under less than half steam, and many an

as not far from shore, and, even had it been necessary to launch the lif

here were not a few of them on board. Consequently, it was with a feeling of relief

stion arisin

" interrupted Ned, breaking in

all.[21] What I mean is: 'What's going to happen to us? Shall we have to stay co

estaurant de la palma or somet

But you guys'll be just as glad as I shall be to get

ing to stay tied to the dock. It's too crowded. Wouldn't be so bad if we were at sea and knew w

od thing this accident didn't happen when we were three

umerous petitions from the privates to their officers for permission to go ashore, if only for a few hours. Ned, Bob, and Jerry made their req

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here on board in three hours," their captain told them

were allowed to go on shore were thus observed, and as the three friends passed out to the streets of the city which had loomed so large

a fat chance if they find him," said Bob, as

naged to secure had long since lost their effects. And, for a wonder, Ned and Jerry did not twit the

saving station" in the midst of his wanderings about Brest, and after some persuasion on the part of his chums had let t

t; for though Bob claimed it as his right to bask in them to the exclusion o

d, with her fascinating

l," returned Bob, trying to catch Marie's e

he got to sell?" asked

ld one," replied Bob. "I can

rs stop kidding and get down to business. We have only three hours' sh

Ned. "Bob can live on love if

r death!"

d, in a casual way, of the accident to th

on to those around them at the other tables. But when they had begun to eat, and the sharp edge of their hunger was somewhat dulled, Jerry looked ab

ome French poilus and British Tommies. What attracted his attention, however, was the sight of a little bald-headed man seated

erry, nudging Ned, who sat ne

e bald-headed man, who

s!" exclaimed Ned.

om he had called the attention of his chums. The man's back was toward the la

odgrass?"[25] asked Jerry, as, wit

tle man who gazed quickly up at them was not Professor Snodgrass at all

nced when his face was seen) was the action of the little man. His face turned red with rag

essor Snodgrass? How dare you insult me? I s

, and, hardly knowing what they were doing, they retreated,

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