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For once I was the Hero
"Ourjudgmentmuststillbeinabeyance,"saidProfessorChallenger,withahugeslabofwhitish-coloredfleshacrosshisknee."Theindicationswouldbeconsistentwiththepresenceofasaber-toothedtiger,suchasarestillfoundamongthebrecciaofourcaverns;butthecreatureactuallyseenwasundoubtedlyofalargerandmorereptiliancharacter.Personally,Ishouldpronounceforallosaurus."
"Ormegalosaurus,"saidSummerlee.
"Exactly.Anyoneofthelargercarnivorousdinosaurswouldmeetthecase.Amongthemaretobefoundallthemostterribletypesofanimallifethathaveevercursedtheearthorblessedamuseum."Helaughedsonorouslyathisownconceit,for,thoughhehadlittlesenseofhumor,thecrudestpleasantryfromhisownlipsmovedhimalwaystoroarsofappreciation.
"Thelessnoisethebetter,"saidLordRoxton,curtly."Wedon’tknowwhoorwhatmaybenearus.Ifthisfellahcomesbackforhisbreakfastandcatchesusherewewon’thavesomuchtolaughat.Bytheway,whatisthismarkupontheiguanodon’shide?"
Onthedull,scaly,slate-coloredskinsomewhereabovetheshoulder,therewasasingularblackcircleofsomesubstancewhichlookedlikeasphalt.Noneofuscouldsuggestwhatitmeant,thoughSummerleewasofopinionthathehadseensomethingsimilarupononeoftheyoungonestwodaysbefore.Challengersaidnothing,butlookedpompousandpuffy,asifhecouldifhewould,sothatfinallyLordJohnaskedhisopiniondirect.
