Now what is it that you are going to do?
Anything in the ship line ?" "Yes," said he, "it is something in that line.

But let us walk back a little; I am not quite ready to tell the men everything.

I have been thinking," he said, as they moved together from the lake, "of that practical enterprise which we must take up and finish, in order to justify ourselves to the public and those who have in various ways backed up our enterprises, and I have concluded that the best thing I can do is to carry out my plan of going to the north pole." "What!" she exclaimed.

"You are not going to try to do that--you, yourself ?" And as she spoke, her voice trembled a little.
"Yes," said he, "I thought I would go myself, or else send Sammy." She laughed.
"Ridiculous!" said she.

"Send Sammy Block! You are joking ?" "No," said he, "I am not.