He stared wildly about in the darkness as though expecting to see the night thronged. There was a moment of confusion. Eager for any chance I hissed under my breath; "Danger! Look out!"
I could not tell whether or not Darrow heard me. He left soon after. The mention of the chest had focussed the men's interest.
"Well," Pulz began, "we've been here on this spot o' hell for a long time."
"A year and five months," reckoned Thrackles.
"A man can do a lot in that time."
"If he's busy."
"They've been busy."
"Yes."
"Wonder what they've done?"
There was no answer to this, and the sea lawyer took a new tack.