Phosphorescent fragments went floating along beneath us like bits of
broken moonlight.

In watching and talking of these things, I quickly perceived in Hawk a
man who not only noticed small detail and took a real interest in
Nature, but one who had a sound, natural philosophy and a good idea of
the reasonable and scientific explanation of things which so many
people either ignore or look upon as "atheistic."

We did not yet know whither we were sailing. We knew we were part of
the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, and that was all.

One day we put in at Malta.

Here the fruit-boats, all painted green and red and white and blue,
came rowing out to meet us. The Maltese who manned them stood upto row
their oars-and rowed the right way forwards, instead of facing the
wrong way, as we do in England. They were selling tomatoes and pears,
apples, chocolate, cigars, cigarettes, Turkish delight, and lace.

Continually they cried their goods-

"Cee-gar-ette!"

"Cee-gar-ette!"

"Tomart! Tomart!"

One man recognised us as the Irish Division, and shouted--