“It’s lucky it’s so near the surface,” said Bart.
“I suppose he hadn’t time to bury it any deeper,” said Phil.
“No,” said Arthur; “he must have been hurrying off, you know.”
“Perhaps we won’t be able to lift it,” said Tom. “What’ll we do then?”
“We’ll have to get Solomon and Captain Corbet,” said Phil.
“For that matter,” said Bart, “we can rig up blocks and pulleys, and hoist it up. We’ll have to dig all around it, though.”
“We may not have it done to-night.”
“If it’s very heavy, we won’t.”
“But we must.”
“O, yes, it wouldn’t do to leave it till morning.”