The dog was missing, and though we hunted everywhere we could not find him.

Finally we concluded that he had wandered off down the beach on business of his own and would return in due course.

We could not bother about Tommy just then.
After making some further preparations and fidgeting about a little, Bickley announced that as we had now some proper paraffin lamps of the powerful sort which are known as "hurricane," he proposed by their aid to carry out further examinations in the cave.
"I think I shall stop where I am," said Bastin, helping himself from the kettle to a fifth pannikin of tea.

"Those corpses are very interesting, but I don't see any use in staring at them again at present.

One can always do that at any time.