362 NORTH SEA FISHERS AND FIGHTERS 



body of men who possess special and exclusive know- 

 ledge of that area of water which has become the most 

 important and deeply significant of the waters around 

 our coast. 



King George is a practical sailor, and he has already 

 shown his devoted interest in the service that he loves 

 so well ; and it would surely give the sovereign satisfac- 

 tion to know that the best use was being made of this 

 army of brave men and boys which is always afloat on a 

 wild, bleak stretch of ocean, constantly performing acts of 

 courage which put to shame the vulgarly advertised and 

 often enough braggart acts of men and boys ashore. 



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