"We ought to get an answer to night or to morrow morning.
"When do you want to start on the trip ?" asked Dick.
"As soon as the party can be made up, and the steam yacht can be gotten in readiness.

I have already instructed the captain to provision her for the trip." "Then she has a captain and a crew ?" "Oh, Yes, she carries ten men, including an engineer and his assistant." "That is certainly fine!" said Dick, and he smiled as he thought of what a nice trip they would have with Dora Stanhope on board.

Dick was not "moonstruck," but he had a manly regard for Dora that did him credit.
After that Anderson Rover gave them many more details regarding the treasure, and his talks with Bahama Jack and of what he hoped to accomplish.

He had a fair idea of the latitude and longitude of Treasure Isle, which, he had been told, was of coral formation, covered with palms and shaped somewhat like a horseshoe.
"Bahama Jack says the treasure cave is about in the center of the inner curve of the island, but that you cannot sail close to it on account of the numerous reefs.

You have to land on the island in a small boat, and that is why very few ships stop there.