Taking 'In the meantime we must send for a doctor, but before we do so, is there anything in this room that might be of value to us?" Hastily, the three searched.' as a given, does it logically imply 'Their search for valuables was a waste of time.'
In the meantime we must send for a doctor, but before we do so, is there anything in this room that might be of value to us?" Hastily, the three searched.###Their search for valuables was a waste of time.