human
Pretty soon by-em-by be there, said the black man at length.
gpt
Pass ober dat hill, den red devils live.
human
Well, we'll soon be over that hill, announced Tom grimly.
gpt
I guess we'd better get our rifles ready for the battle.
human
Are you going to attack them at once?
gpt
Well, answered the young inventor,
human
I don't believe we ought to kill any of them if we can avoid it. I don't like to do such a thing but, perhaps we can't help ourselves. My plan is to take the airship down, close to the hut where the missionaries are confined. Tomba can point it out to us. If we can rescue them without bloodshed, so much the better. But we'll fight if we have to.