“We have been run into by a whale!” averred Captain Bell.
But Frank shook his head.
“No,” he said; “it is worse than that!”
The young inventor knew well enough what the trouble was.
“Well, what was it?” asked Von Bulow, rubbing his bruised shins.
“An earthquake,” replied Frank, calmly.
“An earthquake?”
“Yes.”
“Mercy on us! Is it possible?”
“You shall see.”