BUT OUTSIDE OF THE FACT THAT IT'S RECONNAISSANCE, I DON'T KNOW ANY MORE ABOUT IT THAN YOU DO. OF COURSE, THE CREW HAS IT ALL DOWN PAT. WE'RE SAILING THE END OF NEXT WEEK. WE'RE GOING NORTH, AND WE'LL BE BACK IN TWO MONTHS. BUT I'LL LET YOU KNOW... AS SOON AS I HEAR ANYTHING MORE OFFICIAL. DO YOU LIVE IN MELBOURNE ? JUST OUTSIDE, ACTUALLY, IN FRANKSTON. THAT'S THREE-QUARTERS OF AN HOUR BY ELECTRIC TRAIN. YOU MAKE OUT ALL RIGHT ? ANY SERIOUS SHORTAGES YET ? YES, A FEW. PETROL MAINLY, BUT WE MANAGE. SAY, UH-- I'VE BEEN STICKING PRETTY CLOSE HERE LATELY. THINK I'M DUE FOR SOME SHORE FOOD. YOU KNOW OF A PLACE WHERE WE MIGHT GET A GOOD STEAK ? YES, I SUPPOSE SO. THE ADMIRAL FIXED ME UP WITH A TEMPORARY CARD... FOR SOMETHING CALLED THE PASTORAL CLUB. WHAT'S THAT LIKE ? IT'S A MAHOGANY- AND-POLISHED-BRASS PLACE. SOME PEOPLE USED TO CLAIM IT WAS THE STUFFIEST CLUB IN THE COMMONWEALTH. I SUPPOSE THERE'S NO ARGUMENT ABOUT THAT NOW. WOULD THEY HAVE ANY SCOTCH LEFT ? YES, IF ANYONE DOES. MY WIFE'S UNCLE LIVES THERE; MOSTLY AT THE BAR THESE DAYS, I UNDERSTAND. I WOULD THINK THEY WOULD HAVE SOME SCOTCH, YES. SOUNDS GOOD. LET'S GIVE IT A TRY. I'LL BE WITH YOU IN FIVE MINUTES.