第十一章:雷神愤怒了(22)
"GOB-BER, GOB-BER, GOB-BER," yelled the crowd. It was Gobber's moment of triumph. A crisis demands a Hero and he knew he was the man for the job. His chest swelled with self-importance.
"Oh, it was nothing really . . .," he bellowed modestly, "a bit of Basic Burglary you know . . . Keeps me in practice. ..."
"Ssssssh," hissed the crowd like sea snakes, as Gobber cleared his throat.
"How to Train Your Dragon," announced Gobber solemnly. He paused.
"YELL AT IT."
There was another pause.
"And . .. ?" said Stoick. "Yell at it, and . .. ?"
"That's it," said Gobber. "YELL AT IT."
"There's nothing in there about the Seadragonus Giganticus Maximus in particular?" asked Stoick.
Gobber looked through the book again. "Not as such," said Gobber. "Just the bit about yelling at it, really."
"Oh, it was nothing really . . .," he bellowed modestly, "a bit of Basic Burglary you know . . . Keeps me in practice. ..."
"Ssssssh," hissed the crowd like sea snakes, as Gobber cleared his throat.
"How to Train Your Dragon," announced Gobber solemnly. He paused.
"YELL AT IT."
There was another pause.
"And . .. ?" said Stoick. "Yell at it, and . .. ?"
"That's it," said Gobber. "YELL AT IT."
"There's nothing in there about the Seadragonus Giganticus Maximus in particular?" asked Stoick.
Gobber looked through the book again. "Not as such," said Gobber. "Just the bit about yelling at it, really."