1 a.m.
As an hour had elapsed since the last depth-charge , I felt fairly happy at coming up , and on making the surface I was delighted to find a pitch-black night and a considerable sea . From 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. I actually had three hours of peace , and in this period I managed to cram a considerable amount of stuff into the batteries . The densities were rising nicely and all seemed well , when I did what I now see was a very foolish thing . I made my 1 a.m. wireless report to Nordreich , in which I requested orders at 3 a.m. and reported my position , together with the fact that I had been badly hunted . In twenty-five minutes they were on me again ! I had most idiotically assumed that the English had no directional wireless in these parts . They have .