They heard of one or two vessels called the "Cyclops," but respecting the crew or passengers, of none of them was it possible to glean a word of news.

The vessel in question might have been ship, schooner, or barque; she might have been English, American, Indian, or Australian; she might have foundered, or changed her name, or been broken up for lumber.

Lloyds knew her not.

West India merchants had never heard of her.

Of all their quests, this seemed the most vague and hopeless.
Up to the last, Roger stuck doggedly to it.