:27:19
"Six days upriver, we enter territory
where native tribes are beyond the reach
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"even of Christian missionaries.
:27:29
"We have been joined in our endeavours
by Miss Agnes Cluny,
:27:33
"the Reverend Theo Kerr's niece.
:27:35
"Her reasons for taking part
in our expedition are not altogether clear.
:27:41
"Our readers may be interested to know
she has adapted to the rigours of jungle life
:27:47
"by wearing trousers at all times,
even at dinner!
:27:53
"Professor Challenger is in his element.
:27:56
"Nothing will divert his single-minded
determination to achieve our goal,
:28:01
"not even 'amahuaca cannibals',
as he casually named them.
:28:06
"Fortunately, they don't seem
TOO interested in us... yet."
:28:18
- You suck the insect into the bag.
- I know how to use it, thank you.
:28:22
Really? I thought you might have forgotten.
:28:25
It's been a long time
since you've done any REAL science!
:28:31
(CHALLENGER) Is there coffee in that pot?
:28:33
- Yes.
- Jolly good.
:28:36
Coffee?
:28:41
Thank you.
:28:51
"A hundred miles upstream from the mission,
we find the secret tributary
:28:55
"along which Professor Challenger
returned on his previous journey.
:28:59
"His 'private gate into the unknown',
as he called it.