human
Now, lieutenant, he said, with a fierce thrill of exultation in his voice,
gpt
Dennis flung his bombs into the space, and tremendous explosions ensued
human
My observer is in there, said the French _pilote aviateur_, pointing to an isolated cottage as they passed it.
gpt
It would be cruel to tell him that I have already found a fresh comrade. The good news shall keep until we return. And now, _cher ami_, we have no time to lose, as we have only something like four hours of darkness before us, and we must be well on the way back when daylight breaks.
human
How far is it to the Zeppelin den?
gpt
About two hundred kilometres, replied the pilot.
human
A trifle more than a hundred of your English miles. _Voilà_, there she lies--a brand-new Aviatik, and that is my machine over there.
gpt
How did you succeed in bringing the German down without injury?
human
More by good fortune than anything else, said Lieutenant Laval modestly.
gpt
You see, first of all I killed his observer with a lucky shot from my mitrailleuse and wounded the pilot himself. It was death or capture for him--it proved to be both. My machine--a Voisin--was one of the best, and, finding it impossible to escape, the Hun certainly made a very fine descent. He must have died at the moment the 'plane came to ground. And that reminds me--our success will depend on our masquerading as Germans, and we must use their clothing; they are both here.