:09:00
on the possibility
of conveying mankind to the moon!
:09:05
(AUDIENCE LAUGHS)
:09:08
In a rocket!
:09:11
(ROXTON) Professor Challenger.
Professor Challenger!
:09:18
What exactly is your proposal?
:09:22
The nest of the pterosaurs is deep
in a dense and unchartered region of Brazil.
:09:27
Sounds perilous.
I should very much like to join you.
:09:32
Moreover, I am willing to cover
half the total costs incurred.
:09:36
(AUDIENCE GASPS)
:09:39
You can't!
:09:41
- Can we look to science for the balance?
- You can look where you like,
:09:46
but you won't get a penny from any
academic institution with which I am involved.
:09:56
My name is Edward Malone.
I'm a reporter for The Gazette and...
:10:00
...I should like to volunteer.
:10:03
No newspapermen, thank you.
Anyone else?
:10:08
Lord Brass, proprietor of The Gazette,
will match Lord Roxton's offer.
:10:12
What?!
:10:14
- In that case, you're in!
- Have you gone mad?
:10:18
This might be the story of the century,
owned exclusively by The Gazette!
:10:22
- Not if he's a raving lunatic.
- Then keep me on obituaries forever.
:10:27
Never mind that, laddie.
You'll be writing your own.
:10:31
Well, Leo. What do you say?
Why don't you join me?
:10:34
Nothing on Earth would cause me
to risk my scholarly reputation
:10:39
by taking part in your ludicrous hare-brained
wild-goose chase of an expedition!
:10:45
(MAN) Professor Challenger.
May we have a word? The London Times.
:10:49
(CHALLENGER) Of course.
What would you like to know?
:10:52
- May I have your name, sir?
- Professor L Summerlee.
:10:57
You really don't have to do this.
You have nothing to prove.