But it was all nonsense, you know." "I expect he was sorry he'd ever made it hot for you," said one of the listeners.
"You ought to have a VC or something for it, _I_ consider," said another.
"Rot!" answered Martin.

"If a schoolfellow and a shipmate of yours wanted a push out of danger, wouldn't you give it him?
And you wouldn't think yourself a hero either!" "Other people might, though," answered Martin's old schoolfellow..