Hardley that evening.
"I should say in another day or two," Tom answered, after he
had consulted the charts and made calculations of their progress
since leaving their dock. "We shall then be in the vicinity of
the place where you say the Pandora went down, and, if you are
sure of your location, we ought to be able to come approximately
near to the location of the gold wreck."
"Of course I am sure of my figures," declared Mr. Hardley. "I
had them directly from the first mate, who gave them to the
captain."
"Well, it remains to be seen," replied Tom Swift. "We'll know
in a few days."
"And I hope there will be no more taking chances," went on the
gold-seeker. "I don't see any sense in you people going out in
diving suits to fight starfish. We need those suits to recover
the gold with, and it's foolish to take needless risks."
His tone and manner were dictatorial, but Tom said nothing.
Only when he and Mr. Damon were alone a little later the
eccentric man said:
"Tom will you ever forgive me for introducing you to such a
pest?"
"Oh, well, you didn't know what he was," said Tom good-
naturedly.
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