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Lt. Cmdr. Napier : I know what you're going to say, sir, but he needled me.
Capt. Edward Holt : Sit down. James, let's put our cards on the table right away. From what I've heard of you I'm delighted to have you as second-in-command of Hero.
Lt. Cmdr. Napier : Thank you, sir.
Capt. Edward Holt : Now, you've a reputation for being... unconventional, if not outrageous, and I don't mind. Do your job and do it well, and I won't interfere.
Lt. Cmdr. Napier : Understood, sir.
Capt. Edward Holt : But practice your strange beliefs to the detriment of the ship, and I'll be down on you like several tons of bricks.
Lt. Cmdr. Napier : Strange beliefs?
Capt. Edward Holt : You were described to me by a senior officer ashore as a rebel looking for a cause.
Lt. Cmdr. Napier : And you were described to me as a Don Quixote looking for a windmill.
Capt. Edward Holt : Heh. You're a liar, Napier.
Lt. Cmdr. Napier : [Smiles] That's true, sir.
Capt. Edward Holt : All right, go and make yourself at home. I suppose you do have a uniform?
Lt. Cmdr. Napier : Yes, sir. I wear it on the Queen's birthday.
Capt. Edward Holt : [laughs]
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Lt. Wakelin : Well, what'll you have, sir? Gin and tonic?
Lt. Cmdr. Napier : Is the bar open?
Lt. Wakelin : In HMS Hero, the bar never closes.
Lt. Cmdr. Napier : [Looks at watch] Well close it now. You can open it at six o'clock in accordance with Captain's standing orders.
Lt. Wakelin : But... it's ten to six.
Lt. Cmdr. Napier : Then you haven't long to wait.