“We are no better off than before.”
“But very little.”
“Do you think there is any possibility of hailing a passing vessel?”
“There is perhaps in time. It may be a lifetime, though.”
“Then we had better return to the Dart and make another try.”
“Yes.”
“Hold on!” said Bell. “I object to that.”
“Oh, do you?”
“Yes.”
“What plan have you to propose?”