The others gathered around.
"Does he look the same to you? It seems to me that it was his other leg which was being put forward when last we saw him. I'm sure his arms were in a different position."
They stared amazedly. The figure certainly was not in the identical posture as before. Weber's observations had been correct.
"All the rest of them seem to be planted in slightly different postures, too."
Captain Wanderman bent down, studied the arm of the man carefully. He remained silent for some time, then he stood up. There was a tone of awe and bewilderment in his voice when he spoke.
"It has moved, and what is more, it is still moving. I saw that hand pass a given point on the body of the person in a few minutes. It's like watching the hands of a clock. At first, they do not seem to move at all, but if you watch closely enough for a time, you can observe the motion."
"Do you mean this fellow is still alive?"
"It would seem so."
"But why the slow motion?" asked Opp.
"I think," said the captain slowly, "that the mentascope can help us answer the whole business."