The diver’s report showed that sand had buried the Good Wind. To get at the sunken vessel a new attempt was necessary from the other side. From that point, Farnsworth’s notes became queries.
Would the project be worthwhile?
Could it be that sand had buried the Good Wind completely, making Ronjan’s invention useless?
Was Ronjan entitled to a larger share because of the increased investment, or should the added cost be charged against him because he had failed to hire Dom Yuble earlier?
Farnsworth had answered those questions. In his opinion, he should still receive the major share. Apparently, Ronjan was agreed, but if so, Farnsworth felt that Ronjan himself should defray the added cost.
This brought up another question: Why not let Ronjan pay it? From that came a further query: Did Ronjan have the money?
Farnsworth claimed yes to both.
Then why hadn’t Ronjan undertaken the entire project on his own?
Easily answered, that question. In Farnsworth’s opinion, Ronjan had wanted others to bear the freight in case of failure. It was time that Ronjan admitted the fault and until he did, Farnsworth wouldn’t put up another penny. That was final and it ended the report.
Amid the clatter of the horse’s hoofs, Margo looked up from her notes and said: