The British Are Coming

see—part of a series of stone and iron walls, forming several gigantic cylindricaltowers that seemed to rise out of a mountain of packed sand. The two droids fearfully looked around the ominous door for signs of life, orwelcome, or some sort of signaling device with which to make their presence known.Seeing nothing in any of those categories, See-Threepio mustered his resolve (whichfunction had been programmed into him quite a long time earlier), knocked softlythree times on the thick metal gate, then quickly turned around and announced toArtoo, "There doesn't seem to be anyone here. Let's go back and tell Master Luke." Suddenly a small hatch opened in the center of the door. A spindly mechanicalarm popped out, affixed to which a large electronic eyeball peered unabashedly at thetwo droids. The eyeball spoke. "Tee chuta hhat yudd!" Threepio stood erect, proud though his circuits quivered a bit. He faced the eye,pointed to Artoo, and then to himself. "Artoo Detoowha bo Seethreepoiosha eytoota odd mischka Jabba du Hutt."