Above Us the Waves Page #3

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Hm

You're not the only one who's come to me

with this story, you know.

- I'm not, sir?

- Far from it.

You don't think I ought to back out, then?

- Do you want to back out? That's

the real question. - No, sir, I don't.

It... Well...

It sort of facinates me in

spite of being scared stiff.

I tested Cassidy, you know,

with Chief Petty Officer Chubb.

- Yes, sir. I know.

- Frankly, I was scared stiff, too.

Thank you, sir.

Whump. She's a goner.

How's that?

If you put a charge there my boy,

you'll be a genius.

- Right on the captain's backside.

- Attention.

Right, carry on, Chief.

Here he is. Lieutenant Anderson.

Royal Norweigan Naval Reserve

I'm very happy to be here.

He spent the last two years in Norway

and he's got some very interesting things

to tell us.

- Abercrombie.

- Sir.

Well, cheer up.

- Some of us have to stay behind, you know.

- Yes, sir.

Incidentally,

even if you hadn't done that,

I still wouldn't have

sent you on this trip.

You took some pretty big

risks the other night.

Pamsey didn't say anything,

but I can guess.

I tried to get under the net, sir.

- In the deepest part?

- Yes, sir.

- Why?

- Well, we...

I wanted to get in there first, sir.

Damn nearly killed yourself doing it.

- Ramsey, too.

- I know, sir. I'm very sorry.

I'm not organizing a race.

These things are planned operations.

I want a team.

Not a lot of characters

out collecting gongs.

Now, you can kill yourself any time you

like but don't go killing other people.

Pamsey's got a wife and kids.

- All right?

- Yes, sir.

Tirpitz

Now, you can see

that she lies a long way inland.

60 miles to be exact.

And every yard of it is going to be tricky.

Damn tricky.

There'll be German patrol boats,

shore batteries and all the rest of it.

But your main danger may well be that, in a

flat calm, anyone who looks closely enough

will be able to see the chariot

secured below the water line.

And don't forget,

you'll be sailing in a very small boat.

She's unarmed.

And you're going to go through one of the

best defended stretches of water we know.

The Ingebord will have forged papers

showing that she's a Norwegian shing boat

on passage from Edoy to Trondheim

with a cargo of peat.

- She's loose.

- Sounds like it.

Oi!

I think number two's adrift forward.

She's pulling to port.

Can you go down and fix it?

I can try.

I'd better find you some calmer water.

Big wrench. Quick!

Boat approaching!

German patrol.

Get below.

Get below.

Here, what about Tom?

Leave that to me. Get below.

Hurry!

Sven.

If Mr Corbett tries to

come aboard, stop him.

- It does not matter how, just stop him.

- Ja.

If you hear him, make a noise.

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