human
You know, we passed him this afternoon at three. He couldn't be over two hours behind us.
gpt
Did the wireless say all were taken off?
human
Yes; the report came from the shore station where the lifeboats landed, but if the subs are operating up there, we're probably safe.
gpt
That's all right, but you know well enough that mines have been sown here for the Chesapeake traffic.
human
We're not due there yet, and it's a thousand-to-one shot that we'll get by. We've passed that spot many times. I believe that talk about mines is all bunk. Anyway, you know the Old Man changes his course at that point to keep the supposed mine field shoreward. Go to bed: you'll be bawled out quick enough if we hit anything.