These, too, came in for introductions. The
foreigners were, mainly, military or naval officers attached to foreign
embassies at Washington.
"By Jove, Benson, I've had it in mind, for some time, that I wanted to
meet you and grasp your hand," murmured Lieutenant Abercrombie, of the
British Navy, as he drew Lieutenant Jack to one side. "By Jove, old
fellow, I want to meet you soon and have a good old talk all by
ourselves."
"That will be most agreeable to me," nodded Jack, pleasantly.
"And your comrades, too," added Abercrombie. "You know, you're already
known on the other side. Fact, I assure you. Only the other day I
picked up a London magazine and read quite an account of the doings of
you three. I was especially interested in an account of how you three
discovered a way of leaving a submarine at the bottom and swimming to
the surface; then diving and re-entering the craft while she's still on
the bottom. But your method is a secret, I suppose?"
"Yes," smiled Jack. "At least, the American Navy alone shares the
secret with us."
"Oh, I'm not asking it, you know, old fellow," Lieutenant Abercrombie
assured him.
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