human
Ruth, will this fit your Uncle's projectile?
gpt
Easily, she assured him.
human
But isn't it frightfully dangerous to carry in that form?
gpt
No, it's absolutely safe now, and will be safe until this stud is turned, releasing the activating gas from one compartment to mingle with the radium compound in the other section. Then the cylinder will become a bomb that any sharp jar will detonate.
human
All right, let's go then, Ruth answered.
gpt
Have you any more of those lead clothes that I can wear? I could wear the globe head-piece that Uncle wore, but it would loom up in the dark like a searchlight.