“Very well,” answered Pinocchio.
“We have been so long in coming that now we must be quick,” continued the dolphin.
“Father must be worried. Let us look for the treasure, and then we can begin our return journey to-night.”
“Very well,” again assented Pinocchio.
“Make haste, then. Get into that ship. Don’t lose any more time.”
“Come, let us go.”
“Let us go! How can I go? Don’t you see how small the doors are? You must go alone!”
Pinocchio did not like the idea. He stood still and thought. His courage utterly failed him. To go alone into that great black ship! Why, how could he do such a thing?
“Well, what are you thinking of?” asked Marsovino, who had dropped Pinocchio at the door of the stairs.
“I haven’t made up my mind yet. I don’t like the idea of going in there very much.”