"Hm! Three new ships we haven't any note of.

No transports, then, Horridge ?'" "Not a sign of one, sir," was the reply.

"They're after a bombardment." He rose to his feet, walked to a giant map of England, and touched a certain port on the east coast.

Sir Henry's eyes glistened.
"You're sure ?" "It is a certainty," Horridge replied.

"I've been on three of those ships.