The Bears might get hold of him and ruin us all.

In short, it's a beastly mess!" Francis looked at him keenly.
"What do you expect me to do ?" he asked.
"I have no right to expect anything," Trent said.

"However, I saved your life and you may consider yourself therefore under some obligation to me.

I will tell you then what I would have you do.

In the first place, I know no more where he is than you do.