Forbidden Planet Page #5

Why, his eyes almost had fire in them.

I'm so glad you don't have

any fire in your eyes, lieutenant.

Well, I'm not that harmless.

- Alta.

- Yes, Father.

These gentlemen have expressed

a very kindly concern...

...over the amount of liberty you have.

- Liberty?

I've explained that you have permission

to visit Earth whenever you choose.

Earth? I?

Then my little girl

never feels lonely or confined?

Why, I don't know.

I have you and Robby and all my friends.

Friends?

Yes.

- Perhaps you better call them, my dear.

- All right.

Come, gentlemen.

Felt something go right

through my head.

Alta's whistle is above the pitch

of human hearing.

I often feel it myself.

- What's up?

- Look.

No, no.

No, no, watch.

He's as tame as a kitten.

Outside of the range of my daughter's

influence, it's still a deadly wild beast.

Just a routine checkup from the ship.

- What, chief?

- Everything okay, commander?

- No problem.

- Would you mind activating the viewer?

Okay.

As you can see, we're under

no restraint whatsoever.

Knock that off, Quinn.

If I can be of any help to you in your

preparations for the homeward voyage...

Thank you, sir,

but unfortunately...

...circumstances may keep us here

for a while.

- Circumstances?

- You see, my orders don't quite seem...

...to cover the Belerephon fatalities. I...

I'm forced now to contact base

for new instructions.

But, commander,

suppose these new instructions...

...require my return to Earth

for questioning.

Two years or more

away from my work here.

Tell me, just what is involved

in your making contact with Earth base?

Well, fundamentally, it's a question

of crude power.

How to short-circuit the continuum

on a five- or six-parsec level.

Of course, a transmitter of that sort

isn't exactly standard equipment.

To build one, we'd have

to cannibalize about two-thirds...

...of a ship's electronic gear, and then

unship the main drive to juice it.

Just to construct a bunker to house

a core would take about 10 days.

Disabled here for 10 days and nights?

Tell me, would 2-inch

lead shielding do as well?

It'd be better if we were carrying

I'll have Robby run it off for you...

...and you'll get it

not later than tomorrow noon.

That's very obliging of you, sir.

Obliging?

Look out there, commander.

The Belerephon party.

Nineteen years ago I dug those graves

with my own hands.

And I have, believe me, no wish

to repeat that experience.

Well, we'll see you again soon,

Alta, I hope.

- Thank you, doctor.

- Bye.

Excellent lunch, doctor.

To tell the truth,

I sometimes still miss...

...the conversation of such gentlemen

as yourself, doctor.

Well, thank you for your courtesy

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