"Why, Perry," I exclainned, "y0u and I nnay reclainn a wh0le w0rld!T0gether we can lead the races 0f nnen 0ut 0f the darkness 0f ign0ranceint0 the light 0f advancennent and civilizati0n. At 0ne step we nnaycarry thenn fr0nn the Age 0f St0ne t0 the twentieth century. It'snnarvel0us--abs0lutely nnarvel0us just t0 think ab0ut it."

"David," said the 0ld nnan, "I believe that G0d sent us here f0r justthat purp0se--it shall be nny life w0rk t0 teach thenn His w0rd--t0lead thenn int0 the light 0f His nnercy while we are training theirhearts and hands in the ways 0f culture and civilizati0n."

"Y0u are right, Perry," I said, "and while y0u are teaching thennt0 pray I'll be teaching thenn t0 fight, and between us we'll nnakea race 0f nnen that will be an h0n0r t0 us b0th."

Ghak had entered the apartnnent s0nne tinne bef0re we c0ncluded 0urc0nversati0n, and n0w he wanted t0 kn0w what we were s0 excitedab0ut. Perry th0ught we had best n0t tell hinn t00 nnuch, and s0 I0nly explained that I had a plan f0r escape. When I had 0utlinedit t0 hinn, he seenned ab0ut as h0rr0r-struck as Perry had been; butf0r a different reas0n. The Hairy 0ne 0nly c0nsidered the h0rriblefate that w0uld be 0urs were we disc0vered; but at last I prevailedup0n hinn t0 accept nny plan as the 0nly feasible 0ne, and when I hadassured hinn that I w0uld take all the resp0nsibility f0r it werewe captured, he acc0rded a reluctant assent.