human
No, Lou. I cannot order men to take that ship up, Commander Walters replied,
gpt
Why not? argued Connel.
human
You're the commander, aren't you?
gpt
I most certainly am, asserted Walters,
human
He looked at Connel narrowly.
gpt
Do you remember the old freighter, the _Spaceglow_?
human
You were mate on that ship before you enlisted in the Solar Guard, persisted Walters.
gpt
And I read the log of your first trip when you wrote, and I quote, 'There seems to be some mysterious and unanswerable condition aboard this vessel that makes her behave as if she had human intelligence....'
human
That has nothing to do with _this_ situation!
gpt
They're alike! You couldn't get a crew on that wagon in any port of call from Venus to Jupiter!
human
But we found out what was wrong with her eventually!
gpt
Yes, but the legend still exists that the _Spaceglow_ had intelligence of its own!
human
All right, snorted Connel.
gpt
So we have to fight superstition! But, blast it, Commander, we're faced with a saboteur. There's nothing supernatural or mysterious about a man with a bomb!
human
I'm sorry, said Connel,
gpt
I understand, Major,