[CHAPTER XXII]
IN DIVING DRESS
The presence of the whale, which was almost half the size of the Sonderbaar, so close to the submarine, and the menacing attitude of the great mammal, which easily kept pace with the under-water ship, were enough to alarm our friends, and cause them to fear for the safety of the boat.
“Jove! He is a big one!” gasped Jerry.
“And he looks wicked, too,” added Ned.
“Shall I call Dr. Klauss?” inquired Bob, glancing at Mr. Sheldon, to whom Grace was clinging in fright.
“I think you had better,” was the reply. “There may be no danger, but it is best to be on the safe side. Dr. Klauss may be insane on one subject, but he probably will know what to do to get rid of this whale.”
The German commander had not been in the main cabin for some time, nor had any of the crew been seen. As for the doctor’s two countrymen it yet remained for our friends to have a glimpse of them.