"Ward, listen! 'The Pole at Last. A Norwegian Expedition Solves the Mystery of the Arctic. The Goal Reached After—'"
"What!" cried Bennett sharply, his frown lowering.
"'—After Centuries of Failure.'" Lloyd put down the paper with a note of laughter.
"Suppose you should read it some day."
Bennett subsided with a good-humoured growl.
"You did scare me for a moment. I thought—I thought—"
"I did scare you? Why were you scared? What did you think?" She leaned toward him eagerly.
"I thought—well—oh—that some other chap, Duane, perhaps—"
"He's still at Tasiusak. But he will succeed, I do believe. I've read a great deal about him. He has energy and determination. If anybody succeeds it will be Duane."
"He? Never!"