Have you seen him ?" "No," Ralph said.

"Perhaps he is still in that passage.

You had better run up to the top and see." Two minutes later the man returned: "He's down there, sir; but he says he can't get up or down." "You had better run down to the boat at once," Ralph said.

"I see she is close inshore.

Bring a couple more of your men up with you and a rope.