... well the Americans can fight. Then again, what with the President an' all the big bugs takin' a hand, we've got too many commanders. Leave the whole business to one man say Joshua ... possible, and, building a small fire, toasted the strips of bacon which made up the greater portion of our rations.Then all hands sat around the tent to prevent any one from awakening the old man without ... away I glanced back at our fleet and saw that the vessels were well on fire.]Even as Darius spoke I saw a curl of flame from the forward hatch, and then a long, glowing tongue leaped uptoward...