Snowy gives a little frown as the man gives his order. It will be his, when they aren't looking. It will be his.
Tintin, on the other hand, simply smiles, having received the implicit message Jacob sent out, and says, "Oh yes, Professor Calculus is quite wealthy from the many patents that he'd gotten for his wonderful inventions!" And then, with a pause, he adds, "Well, when they work, they're wonderful."
There's a small frown that slowly forms on the young journalist's face, as he thinks about the wars in the future. How childish he must have sounded! How small his experiences must be compared to Jacob's! To have seen the colonies in space, to have fought wars...
Rather than bring this up, the teenager inquires, "Are tablets like that common in the future? I'm not a drinker myself and I find the practice terrible."
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Tintin, on the other hand, simply smiles, having received the implicit message Jacob sent out, and says, "Oh yes, Professor Calculus is quite wealthy from the many patents that he'd gotten for his wonderful inventions!" And then, with a pause, he adds, "Well, when they work, they're wonderful."
There's a small frown that slowly forms on the young journalist's face, as he thinks about the wars in the future. How childish he must have sounded! How small his experiences must be compared to Jacob's! To have seen the colonies in space, to have fought wars...
Rather than bring this up, the teenager inquires, "Are tablets like that common in the future? I'm not a drinker myself and I find the practice terrible."