human
Oh, I see the game, remarked Ned.
gpt
You're going to drop the stuff from this height instead of doing it from an airship.
human
Yes, Tom answered.
gpt
There will be time enough to go on with the airship end of it after I get the right combination of chemicals. And by having a metal container with the stuff in dropped from this frame work, I can station myself as near the burning pit as I can get and watch what happens.
human
It's a good idea, decided Ned.
gpt
I wonder you didn't try that before.
human
Mr. Baxter suggested it, replied Tom.
gpt
That helpful idea more than pays me for what I have done for him. So now, if you're ready, I'd like to have you watch with me and make some notes, one of us on one side of the pit, and one on the other. There are always two sides to a fire, the leeward and the windward, and I want to see how my chemicals act in both positions.
human
I'm with you, said Ned.
gpt
Who's going to drop the stuff--Koku?
human
No, he is a bit too heavy for the framework, which I had put up in a hurry. I'd have Rad do it, but he's out of the game.
gpt
Poor old Rad! murmured Ned.
human
Do you think he'll ever get better, Tom?
gpt
I don't know, sighed the young inventor.
human
All I can do is to hope. He is very patient, and Koku is devoted to him. All their little bickerings and squabbles seem to have been forgotten.