“Yes.”
Clifford looked surprised.
“How can you do that?” he asked.
“Easy enough,” replied Frank. “I have a patent diving suit which I can wear.”
“Well, I am interested,” declared Clifford. “How will you dare to venture out in these waters in a diving suit? I should think the pressure would be too great.”
“Not with my new diving suit,” replied Frank. “I have perfected it so that, as no life line is used, a pressure of almost any depth can be resisted.”
“Without a life line? How do you breathe?”
“By means of a chemical generator which is portable and is carried on the back. It furnishes the best of air and is similar to the generator which furnishes our boat with oxygen.”
“Wonderful!” exclaimed Clifford. “You are truly a man of inventions, Mr. Reade.”
Frank laughed.