MD3PAD 430-432

[Toby G Levy]

        Dixon says that they would not have taken the tub if they had
seen the rifle first. They are tempted still to leave the tub and take
the rifle, but they are afraid that it is cursed.  LeSpark suggests he
could turn a blind eye to the tub but not the rifle.  They thank LeSpark
for his kindness and as they seem to linger, LeSpark speeds them on by
suggesting he could change his mind and tell Lord Lepton that they are
taking the tub.

        They leave and LeSpark goes back to sleep on the couch.  They go
to the Arabian Gardens and collect the electric eel.  They load the tub
into a wagon, put the eel in the tub and are off.  As they ride away
they wonder if the slave they saw was really Austra.

        Professor Voam tells them about Felipe, his electric eel, that
he insists on calling a "torpedo" although that strictly refers to
other kind of aquatic creatures.  When he was sold to the professor, the
eel was five feet two inches, and is still growing.

        Voam insists that the torpedo likes the repetitious displays of
it's electricity.  He picks up his banjo and sings a song praising the
torpedo.

Toby