RULE, BRITANNIA, RULE THE WAVES ! BRITONS NEVER SHALL BE SLAVES !
"...The officer turned back to Ralph. We''ll take you off. How many of you are there ? Ralph shook his head. The officer looked past him to the group of painted boys. Who's boss here ? I am, said Ralph loudly. We saw your smoke. And you don't know how many of you there are ? No, sir.
I should have thought, said the officer as he visualized the search before him, I should have thought that a pack of British boys - you're all British, aren't you - would have been able to put up a better show than that - I mean - " (pag.234)