Yes, I've heard about you for a great many years, Mr. Chandler, and I'm getting pretty darn sick of it, too.
Quite naturally, I have also heard of the great Captain Spaulding.
Well, that's fine. I've heard of you and you've heard of me. Now have you ever heard the one about the two Irishmen?
Oh yes, ha, ha, ha.
Well, now that I've got you in hysterics, let's get down to business. My name is Spaulding, Captain Spaulding.
I am Roscoe W. Chandler.
And I am Jeffrey T. Spaulding. I betcha don't know what the 'T' stands for?
Uh, Thomas?
Edgar. You were close though. You were close, though, and you still are, I'll bet. Now this is what I want to talk to you about, Mr. Chandler. How would you like to finance a scientific expedition?
Well, that is a question.
Yes, that is a question. You certainly know a question when you see it. I congratulate you...there's one thing that I've always wanted to do before I quit.
What is that?
Retire. Now, would you be interested in a proposition of that kind? You know, I've always had an idea that my retirement would be the greatest contribution to science that the world has ever known. This is your chance, Mr. Chandler, when I think of what you have done for this country. And by the way, what have you done for this country?
