human
Oh! By the way, that Berlin trip will have to wait, chuckled the lieutenant, making up his mind that a clean breast of the whole matter must follow.
gpt
Fact is, Major, we're after larger game than that would prove to be; something calculated to stagger you a bit, I think.
human
You're certainly puzzling me by what you say, Colin, declared the major, betraying a growing curiosity in voice and manner.
gpt
I'd like to know for a fact what you could call larger game than a non-stop flight to Berlin and back, starting from the Channel here. Are you planning a trip to the moon, after Jules Verne's yarn?
human
No. But something that has as yet never been attempted, came the steady reply.
gpt
It is a flight across the Atlantic to America in the big bomber plane, and starting this very night!
human
Well, I wouldn't put anything past you Yankees, he presently remarked, with a dry chuckle.
gpt
But this is something of a Herculean task you're planning, Colin. A flight of over three thousand miles is a greater undertaking than any plane has so far been able to carry through. And if you should meet with trouble, the jig is up with you all!
human
We understand what we're up against, I assure you, Tom replied.
gpt
The plan is entirely Lieutenant Beverly's, sir. Sergeant Parmly has reason to get home before the _La Bretagne_ reaches New York harbor, and she's already three days out. Learning this, our good friend here made a thrilling proposition, which we eagerly accepted. That's the story in a nutshell, Major Denning.
human
I must say I admire your nerve, that's all, exploded the other, shaking hands with all of them.
gpt
Just the type of chap I'd like to tie up with. My word! if I could get leave, and there was room for one more aboard the big bomber, I'd beg of you to take me in. But I wish you every luck in the wide world. My word, fancy the nerve of it!
human
We must remember not to speak a word so that any of the men can guess what our real destination is, Beverly cautioned, as they continued along the path.
gpt
Only my right-hand agent here knows the truth, and he means to keep it dark.
human
But they must suspect something unusual,
gpt
It's hinted that we are aiming at Berlin, don't you know? pursued the lieutenant, chuckling.
human
But believe me, the game is a bigger one than just that little jaunt, far bigger in fact.
gpt
Couldn't be bettered much, could it, Tom?
human
I should say not!