In any case they had to dispel this uncertainty, even though the truth should leave them without hope!
Fritz was voicing the general wish when he said:
“Let us try to get to Rock Castle.”
“And let us go at once!” Frank exclaimed.
“I will come with you,” said Captain Gould.
“And so will I,” said John Block.
“Good!” Fritz replied. “But James must stay with Jenny, Dolly, and Susan, who will be out of harm’s way at the top of Falconhurst.”
“Let us all go up first,” John Block suggested, “and from there, perhaps, we shall see——”
It was only reasonable to do that before going to reconnoitre outside. From the aerial dwelling-place, and especially from the top of the mangrove tree, the view extended over much of the Promised Land and the sea to the east, and also over nearly eight miles of coast between Deliverance Bay and False Hope Point.
“Up! Up!” Fritz answered, to the boatswain’s suggestion.