Trigger picked up the field glasses and handed them to her. "Get those little branches in the glasses," she said.
Pilch said presently, "Got them."
Trigger stood up and faced up to the sequoia. She cupped her hands to her mouth, took a deep breath, and yelled. "Yoo-hoo! Reee-pul-sive!"
Down in the garden, Mantelish straightened and looked about angrily. Then he saw Trigger and smiled.
"Yoo-hoo yourself, Trigger!" he shouted, and turned back to his spading.
Trigger watched Pilch's face from the side. She saw her give a sudden start.
"Great Galaxies!" Pilch breathed. She kept on looking. "That's one for the book, isn't it?" Finally she put the glasses down. She appeared somewhat stunned. "He really is a little green man!"
"Only when he's trying to be. It's a sort of sign of friendliness."
"What's he doing up there?"
"He moved over into the sequoia right after we got back," Trigger said. "And that's where he'll probably stay indefinitely now. It's just the right kind of place for Repulsive."