This lizard-like thing is perfectly harmless.

Hold out your hand!" "Oh, Scott, don't make me----" "Yes, I will.

I thought you and I were going to be in thorough accord and sympathy and everything else." "Yes, but you mustn't bully me." "I'm not.

I merely want you to get over your absurd fear of live things, so that you and I can really enjoy ourselves.

You said you would, Kathleen." "Can't we be in perfect sympathy and roam about and--and everything, unless I touch such things ?" He said reproachfully, balancing the little creature on his palm: "The fun is in being perfectly confident and fearless.