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The Exodus From London

           "Cleartheway!"criedthevoices."Cleartheway!" 

           "Eter-nity!Eter-nity!"cameechoingdowntheroad. 

           Thereweresad,haggardwomentrampingby,welldressed,withchildrenthatcriedandstumbled,theirdaintyclothessmotheredindust,theirwearyfacessmearedwithtears. Withmanyofthesecamemen,sometimeshelpful,sometimesloweringandsavage. Fightingsidebysidewiththempushedsomewearystreetoutcastinfadedblackrags,wide-eyed,loud-voiced,andfoul-mouthed. Thereweresturdyworkmenthrustingtheirwayalong,wretched,unkemptmen,clothedlikeclerksorshopmen,strugglingspasmodically; awoundedsoldiermybrothernoticed,mendressedintheclothesofrailwayporters,onewretchedcreatureinanightshirtwithacoatthrownoverit. 

           Butvariedasitscompositionwas,certainthingsallthathosthadincommon. Therewerefearandpainontheirfaces,andfearbehindthem. Atumultuptheroad,aquarrelforaplaceinawaggon,sentthewholehostofthemquickeningtheirpace; evenamansoscaredandbrokenthathiskneesbentunderhimwasgalvanisedforamomentintorenewedactivity. Theheatanddusthadalreadybeenatworkuponthismultitude. Theirskinsweredry,theirlipsblackandcracked. Theywereallthirsty,weary,andfootsore. Andamidthevariouscriesonehearddisputes,reproaches,groansofwearinessandfatigue; thevoicesofmostofthemwerehoarseandweak. Throughitallranarefrain: 

           "Way!Way!TheMartiansarecoming!" 

           Fewstoppedandcameasidefromthatflood. Thelaneopenedslantinglyintothemainroadwithanarrowopening,andhadadelusiveappearanceofcomingfromthedirectionofLondon. 

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