Theothershookhishead。
\"ThenI’llshowyou。\"
Bertiestartedtoputthemuzzletohisowntemplewiththeevidentintentionofpullingthetrigger。
\"Justasecond，\"CaptainMalusaidquietly，reachingouthishand。\"Letmelookatit。\"
Hepointeditseawardandpulledthetrigger。Aheavyexplosionfollowed，instantaneouswiththesharpclickofthemechanismthatflippedahotandsmokingcartridgesidewisealongthedeck。