about 8 a.m.
What would Zoe say ? The most wonderful thing about man is that he can stand the strain of his own invention of modern war ! * * * * * I am rather tired to-night , but must just jot down briefly what has taken place to-day , as there is never any time in the daylight hours . Soon after dawn , at about 8 a.m. , we sighted a fair-sized steamer of about 3,000 tons , which we sunk , but I can not say what she looked like , or whether anyone escaped , as we never came to the surface at all , Von Weissman sighting smoke on the western horizon just as he hit her . We accordingly steered in that direction . However , I think she went almost at once as Von Weissman put a dot -LRB- black -RRB- on the chart as we made towards number 3 . I very much wanted to know whether there were any survivors , but I did not like to ask him at the time and he has been in such an infernal temper ever since that I have n't had a suitable opportunity .