"Well, here we are," he said, keeping his voice as low as possible.
"Yes."
"And no choice but to be here. You don't doubt that after what he said last night?"
"No," replied Dare. "There was nothing else to do. Anyone could see with half an eye that he was going to keep us on board whether we wanted to stay or not."
"Aye. The cap'n wouldn't be easy if he knowed," Ben stated.
"There's no need for him to know until we see this thing through."
"I s'pose not. We'll have to send him one of them O.K. telegrams to-morrer."
"Yes. I'd write him also if he could do anything with the information we can give him. But as he's laid up there's not much use. It would only worry him. We'll wait till we know more and he can get about. That ought to be in ten days or so. I can't see us staying on board this craft after we once know what we want to know, can you?"
"No," admitted Ben. "Once we finds out fer sure where that cave is and gets a chance to make a break, we're off fer Saltern."
"There's the crew getting out the boat," said Dare after a short pause in their conversation. "We might ask to go ashore too."