From time to time the castaways stopped and shouted, then listened for some response from the ocean, for they thought that if the engineer had landed, and they had been near to the place, they would have heard the barking of the dog Top, even should Harding himself have been unable to give any sign of existence.
Debían pensar, en efecto, que, si hubiesen estado próximos al lugar donde el ingeniero hubiera podido tomar tierra, los ladridos del perro Top, en caso de que Ciro Smith no estuviera en estado de dar señales de vida, llegarían hasta ellos.