An ominous silence followed his words.
CHAPTER XXIV
THE SHIP GRAVEYARD
Truly the adventurers were in a position that might well cause the stoutest heart to quail. With hundreds of tons of ice above, below, and on every side of them, their chances of escaping alive from this frozen tomb were very small.
"Can't we make an attempt to get out of this prison?" asked Jack.
"Indeed we will," said the professor. "We will try all the means at our command. If they all fail—"
He dared not finish the sentence, but they all knew what he meant. It was now about one o'clock in the morning. The ship had become stationary after the uneasy motion caused by the oscillation of the big berg.
"We may as well turn in and get a little sleep," remarked Mr. Henderson. "We can all work better if we get some rest."
It is doubtful whether any of them slept, for the horror of their position was too fresh in their minds. Still, lying down in the bunks rested them.