So O
he O
put O
up O
for O
the O
night B-time
at O
The B-fac
Admiral's I-fac
Head I-fac
, O
that O
famous O
Portsmouth B-gpe
hostelry O
, O
second B-ordinal
only O
in O
historic O
interest O
to O
The B-fac
George I-fac
, O
unhappily O
destroyed O
by O
German B-norp
bombs O
during O
the O
last O
war O
. O
Having O
deposited O
his O
baggage O
and O
unpacked O
his O
overnight-bag O
he O
went O
in O
search O
of O
a O
drink O
. O
The O
lower O
bar O
was O
empty O
, O
save O
for O
the O
lady O
known O
by O
all O
habitue O
*?2s O
as O
' O
Seaweed B-per
' O
, O
and O
a O
youngish O
, O
sharp-eyed O
man O
who O
was O
staring O
moodily O
into O
a O
gin O
and O
tonic O
. O