human
I'm all right,
gpt
Are you hurt?
human
Not at all; it merely stunned me for a second, and Armande rubbed his head dazedly.
gpt
I'll be all right directly.
human
You musn't try to go up those stairs again,
gpt
But we must get them out of that tower,
human
I know, agreed Jacques,
gpt
But how?
human
I think I know how,
gpt
What is your scheme, Lippen?
human
If we only had a machine-gun we could soon bring them down.
gpt
But how could we carry a machine-gun up those stairs? demanded Jacques.
human
They'd shoot us down at their leisure.
gpt
We won't take it upstairs,
human
What is your plan?
gpt
Send two men for a machine-gun. When they have brought it back we will set it up here and point it at the ceiling. When we have sent a few thousand bullets through the floor the Boches will come down fast enough.
human
Why will they? demanded Jacques.
gpt
I don't see just what you mean.
human
They'll come down because they won't be able to help it, said Lippen grimly.
gpt
We'll blow a hole through the floor and they'll fall down.
human
I believe you're right, exclaimed Jacques suddenly.
gpt
Who will go after a machine-gun?