The Lost World Page #5

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I was thousands of miles away.

- But why;

- A girl.

Oh, I told myself

I could catch up...

good old manana.

I never even started.

And;

None of them ever came back.

You abandoned them.

But even without a map

you could have tried to follow.

Yeah, I suppose I could.

But time passed. I ran out of funds.

Simple as that.

But when your chance did come,

Johnny, you did try to find them.

I'm afraid not, jennifer.

My reason was still the same:

the diamonds.

-johnny.

- Face the facts.

Three years in this country

is a lifetime.

You've heard the diary.

I admit there's a chance of them being alive,

but the odds are one in a million.

What do you say, Gomez;

I'm afraid you're right.

Well, now you know the kind of man

you've been traveling with.

I guess my title doesn't mean much

to you anymore, does it,jennifer;

I wish now I'd never come.

But we must find the-

the diamonds, senors.

More to the point,

we must get off this plateau.

- White's map showed a way.

- My helicopter is gone...

and with it,

all radio contact with the outside.

No way of escape.

Well, Challenger's monsters

are only too real.

Now this new threat

of unfriendly natives.

Well, Mr. Malone,

what do you suggest;

Roxton;

It's almost dark.

There's very little we can do today.

Tonight we all take turns

standing guard.

The first problem is keeping alive

until the morning.

You're fond of the guitar,

aren't you;

Yes, I am.

Santiago was pretty good on it too.

To me, he was the best.

- You knew him well;

- Yeah. Very well.

Poor boy.

Too bad.

- Well, that's fate.

- Maybe.

But he shouldn't have

died before his time.

I'd better check out back.

- Everything all right;

- So far.

- Cigarette,jennifer;

- No, thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Malone.

You're welcome.

Wait a minute.

Come on. Calm down.

Are you all right;

I'm sorry what happened in there.

We're not all like that Costa.

You know, you're kind of nice.

Have a chair, huh;

See; Isn't that better;

Hey, look.

Even though I know you don't know

what I'm talking about...

why don't we try

some sign language, huh;

You know what this is;

This is a rifle.

It shoots. Bang, bang.

You understand.

Hey, be careful.

Who taught you that trick;

How did you find out about a rifle;

Young idiot! Have you lost your wits;

Who let that girl out;

- She wasn't trying to escape, sir. She-

- She told you so, I suppose.

- In the language of love, undoubtedly.

- Never mind the language...

- but she did tell me something we ought to know.

- Senors.!

Here. Come here, young creature.

Summerlee! Miss Holmes!

Look after this young woman.

Malone! Challenger!

Here! Quick!

- Senors!

- Gomez;

- What is it;

- Something moved.

About-About 50 meters away.

Seems quiet enough now.

There was something there-

under those trees.

Be so kind as to keep me covered.

- I'll come with you.

- No, no, no. Please.

I go alone.

Malone! Roxton! Help!

- He's over there.

- I'm being attacked.!

Gomez, where are you;

Gomez! What happened;

Gomez.!

- Oh!

Roxton! I found Gomez.

He's hurt.

- Um-

- Was he shot;

- Uh-

- I don't know.

I'm all right.

I'm all right.

Some-

S-Something- S-

Someone grabbed me,

hit me from behind.

Struck my head.

Say, where's-where's my rifle;

- Is he badly hurt;

- No, no. I'm- I'm all right.

- Give- Give me a hand, eh;

- Let's get him back to the hideaway.

Give me a hand.

That's it.

I'm all right. I'm okay.

What's wrong there;

It's all right. Bullet ricocheted.

It's only a graze.

Well, somebody fired that rifle.

Which means that one of us

must be guilty.

- Who else on this plateau

would know how to handle a gun;

- But someone else does.

That's what I was trying

to tell you, Professor.

It might have been one of those men.

Burton White or Santiago- still alive.

What makes you say that;

Because someone taught that girl

how to fire a rifle. I'm sure of it.

Where is that girl;

Go after her!

Scatter.

That'll give us a better chance.

Malone, try that way.

David, up here.

Roxton! Roxton!

I found her!

- Where;

- Over here. I'll get her.!

Malone!

Where are you;

Where are you;

Malone.! Malone;

You lost her, didn't you;

I didn't have a chance.

That kid can run.

All right;

Come on!

It's like a toy against them.

- Come on.

- Come on, jenny.

Roxton!

- There's no one on guard.

- David;

Gomez!

David!

Oh, no.

Looks like a cyclone hit the place.

My brother-

Johnny-

That was the shooting we heard.

That girl's tribe must have

been waiting for their chance.

David-

They're all gone.

Roxton! Challenger!

They're all probably dead.

Oh, Frosty!

Oh, it's all my fault.

Oh, poor David.

I persuaded him to come.

- He thought it was going to be fun.

- Oh, come on.

- Come on. It's not your fault,jenny. Come on.

- All I wanted was johnny.

Frosty.!

Frosty, come- Oh! Oh, Frosty!

- That's it.

- David.

- Oh, David!

- Where are the others;

- They've got them.

- Who's ''they'';

- War-painted natives. They dragged us off.

- I only escaped by the skin of my teeth.

- How'd they get here;

- They dropped on us from the rocks up-

- Ed!

Ed.

Jnnifer.

-johnny.

- Are you all right, David;

So they got you too, eh;

Well, that's that.

What do we do now, Professor;

Well, what do we do now, Professor;

Perhaps the only thing to do

is to pray.

The-The drums are beating faster.

- It's getting on my nerves.

- Well, they would. No doubt.

Those guards still outside, Malone;

They're still there.

Jst a little touchy.

But the ones below

are really getting nervous.

Ay. They must be planning

something terrible.

Wh-What can it mean;

It means that the news of my great discovery

will never be known to the outside world.

They undoubtedly intend to kill us.

- Kill us;

- Why not;

An invasion of privacy gives a man

the right to kill. We are the invaders.

Besides, they are obviously

cannibals.

- Ay, cannibals. No!

- Costa. :
Costa, callate.!

No.!

- The last tenant, no doubt.

- Ha!

- I don't want to die. Not me.

- Shut up.

- But why should I die;

What have I done; Why should-

- Will you shut up;

- David, look!

- David, look!

- Huh;

- Look who's here. A friendly enemy perhaps.

Must be a passage

up there in the roof.

She's asking David to go with her.

But I can't come without the others.

You must take all of us.

All of us!

No, he- he must come too.

All right then. Let's all go up.

Somebody help Summerlee.

- I'm perfectly capable of helping myself, Professor.

- Ah!

Oh. Who is it;

Who is it;

White. Burton White.

- Who is it;

-johnny.

-johnny;

- He must be the one who shot you,

Professor Summerlee.

He couldn't have.

- This man is blind.

- Oh!

- There it goes again. Third time tonight.

One day it'll blow its head off.

Burton, listen to me. Don't you

recognize my voice; johnny Roxton.

Roxton;

Johnny Roxton;

I made it- three years too late.

- Senor White.

- Yes;

You do not know me.

My name is Gomez.

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