The British have long memories for such things.
Later there came an officer from the battle-ship and there was hot argument on our upper bridge.

The captain of our ship grew very angry, but the officer from the battle-ship remained polite, and presently he took away with him certain of our stokers.

The captain of our ship shouted after him that there were only weaklings and devil's leavings left, but later we discovered that was not true.
We fretted at delay at Suez.

Ships may only enter the canal one by one, and while we waited some Arabs found their way on board from a small boat, pretending to sell fruit and trinkets.

They assured us that the French and British were already badly beaten, and that Belgium had ceased to be.