There will always be secondary objects calculated to divert us from our purpose. There will always be individuals who, for their own ends, will endeavour to sow discord and confuse the issue. It is of paramount importance that we keep our object in view, and that we cultivate intensity of purpose and wholeheartedness, without which our object is unattainable. We know that the right spirit exists, but it is of little value if we keep it locked away within us until disaster is imminent; the mere fact of its existence cannot keep us free from danger any more than the existence of medicine stored at the apothecary's can protect us from infection and illness. Let each one of us, each class, each sect, each nation, each group of nations, do all that is humanly possible to foster that spirit, to further mutual {267} understanding, to breed confidence in one another, and to co-operate for the weal of all. Without such confidence and co-operation success is impossible; with them, our well-being is assured. THE END {269} APPENDIX The following vessels and craft took part in the simultaneous blocking operations at Zeebrugge and Ostende. THE ZEEBRUGGE ENTERPRISE (_a_) _Special services during the oversea voyage_ Aerial Escort-- 61st Wing of Royal Air Force. Other services-- Special service vessel Lingfield. Motor Launches Nos. 555, 557. (_b_) _Off shore forces_ Outer Patrol-- Scout--_Attentive_. Destroyers--_Scott, Ulleswater, Teazer, Stork_. Long-range Bombardment-- Monitors--_Erebus, Terror_. Destroyers--_Termagant, Truculent, Manly_. (_c_) _Inshore forces_ Flagship-- Destroyer--_Warwick_ (Flag of Vice-Admiral R. J. B. Keyes). Blockships-- Light Cruisers--_Thetis, Intrepid, Iphigenia_. Storming Vessels-- Light Cruiser--_Vindictive_. Special vessels--_Iris, Daffodil_. Attack on Viaduct-- Submarines--C1, C3, and one picket boat. Aerial Attack-- Aircraft--65th Wing, Royal Air Force. Other Operations-- Destroyers--_Phoebe, North Star, Trident, Mansfield, Whirlwind, Myngs, Felox, Morris, Moorsom, Melpomene_. {270} Motor Launches--Nos. 79, 110, 121, 128, 223, 239, 241, 252, 258, 262, 272, 280, 282, 308, 314, 345, 397, 416, 420, 422, 424, 513, 525, 526, 533, 549, 552, 558, 560, 561, 562. Coastal Motor Boats--Nos. 5, 7, 15, 16A, 17A, 21B, 226, 236, 24A, 25BD, 266, 27A, 28A, 306, 32A, 35A. THE OSTENDE ENTERPRISE (_a_) _Bombarding forces_ Monitors-- _Marshall Soult, Lord Clive, Prince Eugene, General Craufurd, M. 24, M. 26, M. 21_. Destroyers-- _Mentor, Lightfoot, Zubian_. Motor Launches-- Nos. 249, 448, 538, and three others. French Destroyers and Torpedo Boats-- _Lestin, Roux, Bouclier_, and Torpedo Boats Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 34. French Motor Launches--Nos. 1, 2, 33, 34. British Siege Guns in Flanders. (_b_) _Inshore forces_