And the midshipman, making himself as it were the echo of the body, cried, "Commander, it is 'they' come back again!"
CHAPTER 21 J. T. Maston Recalled
"It is 'they' come back again!" the young midshipman had said, and every one had understood him. No one doubted but that the meteor was the projectile of the Gun Club. As to the travelers which it enclosed, opinions were divided regarding their fate.
"They are dead!" said one.