human
There, now she is all right, said the professor.
gpt
I shall not let her loose again until to-morrow, and then----
human
What? yelled a lieutenant.
gpt
Are you going to turn her loose around here _again_?
human
Why not? asked the professor.
gpt
The observations I hoped to make to-day as to her feeding habits in the open have been spoiled because you arrested me as a spy. I could not conclude my experiments, and I must continue them to-morrow. But do not be alarmed. Ticula, though rather large, is perfectly harmless to man. Indeed, she has not yet gotten her full growth. She is only fifteen feet long, and her kind often grows to twenty-six feet and weighs nearly two hundred pounds. Ticula is a mere baby.
human
Some baby!
gpt
And now I suppose I am at liberty to go with my property?
human
Well, since it seems that you are not a German spy, I fail to see that we have any reason for holding you, returned the commandant.
gpt
As for the snake, I think the men--and I may say myself--would feel obliged if you did not turn it loose again.
human
Well, I suppose I can select some other place for my experiments, murmured the professor, in rather disappointed tones.
gpt
But this spot was ideal. There are so many rats and mice about a camp of this sort that a snake or two would be very beneficial.
human
I have no doubt, said the colonel dryly.
gpt
And yet, somehow, I think I prefer the rodents. But I should be glad to have you explain further just what your experiments are in reference to your reptile. I am interested. I shall be pleased to have you lunch with me,