He introduced Barney to Roger.
Then the young Arctic castaway was shown about the ship, much to his wonderment and interest.
“Upon my word!” he cried, “this surpasses any effort of the imagination. Do you mean to say that this boat can travel under water?”
“That is just what I mean,” replied Frank. “And we shall very soon take a trip thither.”
“Indeed!”
“You will see that the pack ice bars our progress.”
“So it does!”
“Now it is not easy to go through it, so we shall make the best of it and go under it.”
Roger scratched his head and looked a bit incredulous.
But Frank said to Barney: