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"And now," continued the colonel, "in celebration of the organization of By the way, you haven't chosen a name yet, have you? What kind of a name do you want?" "Oh, I s-s-say," stammered Pepper. "Sing it, Pepper," suggested Donald. "L-let's have an Indian name." "Want to indulge your savage instincts and live in a wigwam?" asked Rand. "It's a tepee, not a wigwam," corrected Pepper.
As far as I could see there had not been any change in the distance between us since the other boat came about. There was a good breeze and both boats were now running before it. "L-Let's c-clear away this g-g-grub, we want r-room to r-repel b-b-boarders." "We won't have to repel them," said I, "they can't catch us."
He led his shrinking captive out through the front of the house, whence the crone had fled to spread the alarm, and lifted him into the waiting cab. But Bernie Dreux was loath to acknowledge such a tame conclusion to an adventure upon which he had built high hopes. "L-let's stick round," he shivered. "It's just getting g-g-good." "Come on, you idiot."
"Hit me who?" "That Houck. He shot you. Oh, Bob, are you much hurt?" Dillon was recalled to a pain in his intestines. He pressed his hand against the cartridge belt. "It's here," he said weakly. He could feel the wet blood soaking through the shirt. The thought of it almost made him lose consciousness again. "L-let's have a look," a squeaky voice said. June looked up.
But they weren't really interested. One of them sat down and looked bored. The other sat down. Presently, reflectively, he gnawed at a piece of whitish rock. The gnawing made an excruciating sound. It made one's flesh crawl. The diny dozed off. His teeth had cut distinct, curved grooves in the stone. The manufacturer of precision machinery back on Earth turned pale. "L-let's get out of here!"
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