Великий военный синдикат

           George’sharbour,sawaroundhimtheBritishflagfloatingasproudlyasitfloatedabovehisowngreatship,heconfessedhimselfutterlybewildered;butheorderedthemenateveryguntostandbytheirpieceuntilhewasboardedbyaboatfromthefort,andinformedofthetruestateofaffairs.Buteventhen,whenwearyCrabCraisedherselffromherfightingdepth,andsteamedtoadock,thecommanderoftheAdamantcouldscarcelyrefrainfromsendingacoupleoftonsofironintothebeastlysea-devilwhichhadhadtheimpertinencetotowhimaboutagainsthiswill.NotimewaslostbytherespectiveGovernmentsofGreatBritainandtheUnitedStatesinratifyingthepeacemadethroughtheSyndicate,andinconcludingamilitaryandnavalalliance,thebasisofwhichshouldbetheusebythesetwonations,andbynoothernations,oftheinstantaneousmotor.Thetreatywasmadeandadoptedwithmuchmoredespatchthangenerallyaccompaniessuchagreementsbetweennations,forbothGovernmentsfelttheimportanceofplacingthemselves,withoutdelay,inthatpositionfromwhich,bymeansoftheirunitedcontrolofparamountmethodsofwarfare,theymightbecomethearbitersofpeace.Thedesiretoevolvethatpowerwhichshouldrenderoppositionuselesshadlongledmenfromonewarlikeinventiontoanother.Everyonewhohadconstructedanewkindofgun,anewkindofarmour,oranewexplosive,thoughtthathehadsolvedtheproblem,orwasonhiswaytodoso.Theinventoroftheinstantaneousmotorhaddoneit.