“Oh, you’re a regular goat with your buts,” cried Jo. “What is the matter with it?”
“Nothing,” said Tom. “It is all right, but some people can see through a stone wall.”
“Of course they can if it has holes in it, but there ain’t any holes in this.”
This task ended, they went on deck, where they found the professor and the captain intently watching the Sea Eagle, which had steam up and seemed to be about to get under way.
“I was just going to call you,” said the professor. “I think that the next act is about to begin.”
“Good!” cried Jim. “Let’s hope they will find something doing that is not down on the program.”
“Isn’t it rather late to start?” asked Berwick, who had come out of the engine-room, leaving Juarez in charge.
“Not if you are ready,” was the professor’s answer.
“I suppose they think they can slip away from us in the dark,” chuckled Jim.
“It will be something of a surprise if they find us at the Bay when they come,” said Jo.