“Somewhere.”

“And a descent?”

“Of course.”

“When, and where?”

Professor Leblance indulged in his accustomed shrug of the shoulders.

“I dare not descend, not knowing the exact conditions below, as I stated. We are on a fair level.”

“Then why not continue till the situation clears?”

“We can only run one way.”

“Yes, with the storm, but we are not leaving the coast line to any appreciable degree.”

“That is true, but we may get too far south.”