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despatched simultaneously from the seven rivers that form the Frisian Isles。 

From   there   they   were   to   be   convoyed   by   battle´ships   two   hundred   and 

forty miles through the North Sea�察�and thrown upon the coast of Norfolk 

somewhere between the Wash and Mundesley。 The fact that this coast is 



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low´lying   and   bordered   by   sand   flats   which   at   low   water   are   dry�察  �that 

England maintains no North Sea squadron�察�and that her nearest naval base 

is at Chatham�察�seem to point to it as the spot best adapted for such a raid。 

     What von Gottlieb thought was evidenced by the fact that as soon as 

he read the book he mailed it to the German Ambassador in London�察�and 

under   separate   cover   sent   him   a   letter。   In   this   he   said�此   �I   suggest   your 

Excellency bring this book to the notice of a certain royal personage�察�and 

of the Strategy Board。 General Bolivar said�察�'When you want arms�察�take 

them from the enemy。' Does not this also follow when you want ideas�拭─�

     What the Strategy Board thought of the plan is a matter of history。 This 

was in 1910。 A year later�察�during the coronation week�察�Lester Ford went to 

Clarkson's   to   rent   a   monk's   robe   in   which   to   appear   at   the   Shakespeare 

Ball�察�and while the assistant departed in search of the robe�察�Ford was left 

alone   in   a   small   room   hung   with   full´length   mirrors   and   shelves�察  �and 

packed with the uniforms that Clarkson rents for Covent Garden balls and 

amateur      theatricals。    While     waiting�察    �Ford    gratified    a   long�察  �secretly 

cherished desire to behold himself as a military man�察�by trying on all the 

uniforms on the lower shelves�察�and as a result�察�when the assistant returned�察�

instead of finding a young American in English clothes and a high hat�察�he 

was   confronted   by   a   German   officer   in   a   spiked   helmet   fighting   a   duel 

with himself in the mirror。 The assistant retreated precipitately�察�and Ford�察�

conscious that he appeared ridiculous�察�tried to turn the tables by saying�察 ─�

Does a German uniform always affect a Territorial like that�拭─�

     The assistant laughed good´naturedly。 

     ;It did give me quite a turn�察─�he said。 ;It's this talk of invasion�察�I fancy。 

But for a fact�察�sir�察�if I was a Coast Guard�察�and you came along the beach 

dressed like that�察�I'd take a shot at you�察�just on the chance�察�anyway。; 

     ;And�察�quite right�察�too� ─�said Ford。 

     He   was   wondering   when   the   invasion   did   come   whether   he   would 

stick at his post in London and dutifully forward the news to his paper�察�or 

play truant and as a war correspondent watch the news in the making。 So 

the words of Mr。 Clarkson's assistant did not sink in。 But a few weeks later 

young   Major   Bellew   recalled   them。   Bellew   was   giving   a   dinner   on   the 

terrace    of   the  Savoy     Restaurant。    His   guests    were    his  nephew�察    �young 



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Herbert�察  �who   was   only   five   years   younger   than   his   uncle�察  �and   Herbert's 

friend Birrell�察�an Irishman�察�both in their third term at the university。 After 

five   years'   service   in   India�察  �Bellew   had   spent   the   last   ;Eights;   week   at 

Oxford�察�and was complaining bitterly that since his day the undergraduate 

had deteriorated。 He   had found him  serious�察�given to   study�察�far too   well 

behaved。 Instead of Jorrocks�察�he read Galsworthy�察�instead of ;wines; he 

found pleasure in debating clubs where he discussed socialism。 Ragging�察�

practical jokes�察�ingenious hoaxes�察�that once were wont to set England in a 

roar�察  �were   a   lost   art。   His   undergraduate   guests   combated   these   charges 

fiercely。 His criticisms they declared unjust and without intelligence。 

     ;You're   talking   rot� ─  �said   his   dutiful   nephew。   ;Take   Phil   here�察   �for 

example。   I've   roomed   with   him  three   years   and   I   can   testify  that   he   has 

never   opened   a   book。  He   never   heard of   Galsworthy  until   you   spoke   of 

him。 And you can see for yourself his table manners are quite as bad as 

yours� ─�

     ;Worse� ─�assented Birrell loyally。 

     ;And as for ragging� �What rags�察�in your day�察�were as good as ours�察�as 

the Carrie Nation rag�察�for instance�察�when five hundred people sat through a 

temperance lecture and never guessed they were listening to a man from 

Balliol�拭─�

     ;And the Abyssinian Ambassador rag� ─�cried Herbert。 ;What price that�拭�

When   the   DREADNOUGHT   manned   the   yards   for   him   and   gave   him 

seventeen guns。 That was an Oxford rag�察�and carried through by Oxford 

men。     The    country    hasn't   stopped    laughing     yet。  You    give   us  a   rag� ─�

challenged      Herbert。    ;  Make     it  as  hard   as  you   like�察  �something     risky�察�

something that will make the country sit up�察�something that will send us 

all to jail�察�and Phil and I will put it through whether it takes one man or a 

dozen。 Go on�察─�he persisted�察 �And I bet we can get fifty volunteers right 

here in town and all of them undergraduates。; 

     ;Give you the idea�察�yes� ─�mocked Bellew�察�trying to gain time。 ;That's 

just   what   I   say。 You   boys   to´day  are   so   dull。 You   lack   initiative。  It's   the 

idea     that  counts。    Anybody       can   do   the   acting。    That's   just   amateur 

theatricals� ─�

     ;Is it� ─�snorted Herbert。 ;If you want to know what stage fright is�察�just 



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go on board a British battle´ship with your face covered with burnt cork 

and   insist   on   being   treated   like   an   ambassador。   You'll   find   it's   a   little 

different from a first night with the Simla Thespians� ─�

     Ford had no part in the debate。 He had been smoking comfortably and 

with well´timed nods�察�impartially encouraging each disputant。 But now he 

suddenly laid   his   cigar  upon his   plate�察 �and�察 �after glancing quickly  about 

him�察�leaned eagerly forward。 They were at the corner table of the terrace�察�

and�察�as it was now past nine o'clock�察�the other diners had departed to the 

theatres and they were quite alone。 Below them�察�outside the open windows�察�

were the trees of the embankment�察�and beyond�察�the Thames�察�blocked to the 

west   by   the   great   shadows   of   the   Houses   of   Parliament�察  �lit   only   by   the 

flame in the tower that showed the Lower House was still sitting。 

     ;I'LL give you an idea for a rag�察─�whispered Ford。 ;One that is risky�察�

that will make the country sit up�察�that ought to land you in Jail�拭�Have you 

read 'The Riddle of the Sands'�拭─�

     Bellew and Herbert nodded�察�Birrell made no sign。 

     ;   Don't   mind   him�察─  �exclaimed   Herbert   impatiently。   ;HE   never   reads 

anything� �Go on� ─�

     ;It's the book most talked about�察─�explained Ford。 ;And what else is 

most talked about�拭─�He answered his own question。 ;The landing of the 

Germans   in   Morocco   and   the   chance   of   war。   Now�察  �I   ask   you�察  �with   that 

book in everybody's mind�察�and the war scare in everybody's   mind�察 �what 

would happen if German soldiers appeared to´night on the Norfolk coast 

just where the book says they will appear�拭�Not one soldier�察�but dozens of 

soldiers�察�not in one place�察�but in twenty places�拭─�

     ;What would happen�拭─�roared Major Bellew loyally。 ;The Boy Scouts 

would fall out of bed and kick them into the sea� ─�

     ;Shut up� ─�snapped his nephew irreverently。 He shook Ford by the arm。 

;How�拭─�he demanded breathlessly。 ;How are   we to do   it�拭�It would   take 

hundreds of men。; 

     ;Two   men�察─     �corrected    Ford�察   �And    a  third   man   to  drive  the   car。  I 

thought it out one day at Clarkson's when I came across a lot of German 

uniforms。 I thought of it as a newspaper story�察�as a trick to find out how 

prepared   you   people   are   to   meet   invasion。 And   when   you   said   just   now 



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that you wanted a chance to go to jail ; 

     ;What's your plan�拭─�interrupted Birrell。 

     ;We would start just before dawn; began Ford。 

     ;We�拭─�demanded Herbert。 ;Are you in this�拭─�

     ;Am I in it�拭─�cried Ford indignantly。 ;It's my own private invasion� �I'm 

letting you boys in on the ground floor。 If I don't go�察�there won t be any 

invasion� ─�

     The   two   pink´cheeked   youths   glanced   at   each   other   inquiringly   and 

then nodded。 

     ;We     accept   your   services�察   �sir�察─ �said  Birrell  gravely。    ;What's    your 

plan�拭─�

     In astonishment Major Bellew glanced from one to the other and then 

slapped   the   table   with   his   open   palm。   His   voice   shook   with   righteous 

indignation。 

     ;Of   all   the   preposterous�察  �outrageousAre   you   mad�拭─  �he   demanded。 

;Do you suppose for one minute I will allow; 

     His nephew shrugged his shoulders and�察�rising�察�pushed back his chair。 

     ;Oh�察�you go to the devil� ─�he exclaimed cheerfully。 ;Come on�察�Ford�察─�

he said。 ;We'll find some place where uncle can't hear us。; 

     Two days later a touring car carrying three young men�察�in the twenty´ 

one miles between Wells and Cromer�察�broke down eleven times。 Each time 

this misfortune befell them one young man scattered tools in the road and 

on his knees hammered ostentatiously at the tin hood�察�and the other two 

occupants of the car sauntered to the beach。 There they chucked pebbles at 

the   waves   and   then   slowly   r

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