Above Us the Waves Page #2

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Fine.

Steward's delight, this

is, blowing up Admirals.

- All set?

- Lovely.

Come on.

We'll be there and back

before those boys get through the nets.

The admirals' waiting for you, sir.

I suppose you've come to pester

me about your toy submarine.

Oh, hardly pester, sir.

I don't mind admitting quite frankly

that I'm again em.

Oh, sorry to hear that, sir.

I think you may be proved wrong.

Now you're talking, my boy.

Conjecture and enthusiasm are one thing.

Proofs an entirely

different kettle of fish.

Yes, sir.

Thank you, sir.

Roll on 12 o'clock.

Lets get turned in.

The Italians have tried them

in the Mediterranean

but they've been

playing about with toy subs for years.

Whereas...

- What's the matter, Fraser?

- Nothing, sir.

- Not boring you, am l?

- Oh, Lord, no, sir.

Then stop fiddling with

that infernal watch.

Oh, sorry, sir.

What exactly did you want to see me about?

Er...

W-W-Well...

N-Nothing in particular, sir.

L-l just wanted your general views

on the tactical uses of the chariots.

I'll be quite blunt.

I don't think they have any tactical use

while they remain an unknown quantity.

- Unproven.

- Yes, sir.

You

- You think I ought to give you proof, sir?

- Undoubtedly.

- What the devil's that?

- The proof, sir.

- Proof?

- Yes, sir.

Those were dummy charges

on the hull of this ship.

If they hadn't been dummies, you'd be

on the bottom now, sir, for the duration.

Damn fine show, Winley. 100%.

I think we've sold it.

It's Mr Abercrombie and Ramsey, sir.

- Aren't they back?

- Yes, sir.

- They all right?

- They will be, sir.

Wouldn't have been so funny if we'd had to

kill a man to get our own way, would it?

Have we got our own way, sir?

Yeah.

.Fraser.

Goodbye-

Sir.

- Smart.

- Yes, sir.

Could I speak to you for a moment, sir?

Well, of course. What's on your mind?

I'm sorry to trouble you so late, sir.

Oh, it's not late.

I've thought about this a lot, sir.

And I thought that if I

could speak to someone...

I'm scared, sir.

- Of diving?

- Yes, sir.

I'm all right, sir, I'm quite all right,

until I feel the water pressing down on me.

And then I sort of panic inside, like.

- I haven't noticed it.

- No, sir.

That's the point, surely.

I haven't noticed it.

- It's still there, sir. And I felt...

- Cigarette?

Oh, thank you very much, sir.

Now, there are two kinds of courage,

aren't there?

One fellow's brave

because he doesn't know what fear is.

The other fellow's brave...

because he's afraid and fights

it and doesn't show it.

Supposing I couldn't fight it, sir?

Supposing we got in a

jam and I lost my head.

There's two of us on them

things, isn't there?

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