“The message from the dead,” said Louis, spreading before Frank that letter from the treasure-ship which he himself had so often read.
“And are you going to try this?”
“Yes.”
“How?”
“I don’t know. I must first find out the resources of science.”
“Have you Cato yet?”
“Yes.”
“Can he dive?”
“He was brought up on the Malabar coast, among the pearl-fishers, and can remain under water for an incredible space of time. But I hope to find means which will enable me myself to go down under the ocean depths. This will be our object now. If it succeeds, then we can gain our purpose; if not, we must think of something else.”