“I suppose you can build another one.”
“If I do I shall provide for the contingency which has just arisen.”
“Begorra, it was the earthquake shock that did it,” declared Barney. “Shure, it was enough to break anything.”
“I agree with you there, Barney,” agreed Frank.
But Pomp, who had been listening with interest, now came forward.
“Shuah, now, yo chillun hab not got de right plan,” he declared. “Jes’ yo’ heah what dis chile hab to say.”
“Well, Pomp,” said Frank; “what is it?”
“If yo’ wants jes’ to git to de surface why don’t yo’ swim?”
“Swim?”
“Yas, sah! Dat am a berry easy mattah. Jes swim up!”