"Oh, that's all right, Mr. Fort," Reblong hurried to assure him.
"I'd just as soon accommodate you right now as at any time. The ship
is always open to me."
Reblong had said exactly what Fort had hoped and planned that he
would say. Fifteen minutes later the two men were inside the big
air-cruiser, alone except for a few cleaners, who were finishing the
usual work of preparing the ship for its next cruise. But Reblong
could not know that Fort had carefully made sure of this fact
beforehand.
The engineer took the athlete from one end of the cruiser to the
other, showing him how the pilot was able to control its motions
with the utmost delicacy, thanks to automatic mechanism in the
engine-room, electrically connected with the bridge.
"Suppose I was the pilot now," commented Fort, standing on the
bridge and looking up at the stars. "All I need to do is to set
these dials"--indicating the pilot's instruments--"to 'ascend,' and
the engine-room would do the rest automatically.
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