"It's only a question of expense, Andy."
"I don't follow you."
"I mean the expense of getting out."
"How is money to get us out of this confounded mess?"
"It will cost us the price of one dynamite bomb, placed just above and in front of the new Holland."
"Oh! By ginger, I never thought of that. Oscar, you have a long head."
The young captain's plan was to float a bomb above and ahead of the new Holland, using one of the water-proof variety for the purpose.
This was done, and when the bomb was set off the dense seaweed was hurled in every direction.
Meanwhile the screws were cleaned, and as soon as an opening appeared the Holland shot upward into an open space fifty yards in extent.
A searchlight was called into play, and by this they saw that the nearest open sea was to their right.