human
I am grateful to you for helping us out of a great danger, said Professor Oakwood.
gpt
My son tells me that you have used your strange science to save our lives.
human
I know but little, said the Mahatma gravely,
gpt
How can I ever repay you?
human
Your son has offered to repay me a thousand times over, replied the Mahatma.
gpt
When he shows me the ancient crown, engraved with symbols of knowledge, I shall be the happiest man in the world.
human
That's right, Dick cried.
gpt
I'll take you back to the land of the Gorols. That's where the crown is guarded.
human
It's going to be a long hard trek for a fat man, blurted Dan. Then he blushed and stammered,
gpt
Excuse me! You're not so _terribly_ fat! What I mean is, it's a hot trip across the desert. I minded it myself.
human
Don't apologize, my son! And have no fear about the long journey, for my crystal tells me that we shall fly there through the air.
gpt
Oh, you mean in the plane. That's where we are all out of luck. Jess Slythe crashed it this morning.
human
So my crystal told me, said the Hindu.
gpt
But we do not need that plane. Another one is on the way now. It is many times larger than this one and can carry us with ease.
human
You mean my father's plane?
gpt
Did you not say that your father had an airplane that could fly with us--even to Holy India? Behold, it is flying toward us even now.
human
False alarm! laughed Ray.
gpt
Lucky we have horses!
human
You're going to admit that you're wrong,