"No, and neither do you guys!" says Halloran. "Come on, Marvin—admit you dreamed it!"
"He did not dream it," says the cat. "I desperately need your help."
They turn to look at the cat.
"Say it again, Teufel, and slower," says Marvin. "You don't talk too plainly, you know."
The cat says it again.
"And you are right about the beach amphibians. They have nothing to do with me. Like yourselves, I am an explorer from another planetary system."
They watch the cat with different attitudes. Marvin twitches a little, as if excited. The front of Halloran's head wrinkles and his teeth show threateningly. The mouths of the other two hang open.
"My ship suffered an accident as I attempted to take off," says the cat. "It is wrecked. Unless you return to help me, I shall be marooned here forever!"
"You see?" says Marvin. "We'll have to go back."