He looked at my golden crowbars, and said nothing for a space. He stood with his hands clasped behind his back, staring across the crater. At last he signed and spoke. "It was I found the way here, but to find a way isn't always to be master of a way. If I take my secret back to earth, what will happen?”
What meaning is implied by Mr. Cavor’s statement in the passage above?
He becomes aware that others might compete with him for the valuable minerals on the moon if the secret becomes known.
He is considering how the crowbars might be used to help him cross the crater.
He laments that it may be impossible to find the way back to earth.
He realizes that human greed for gold will lead to the destruction of the world he has discovered.
