Війна світів

Under Foot

           Isupposeitwasnearlyeleveno’clockbeforewegatheredcouragetostartagain,nolongerventuringintotheroad,butsneakingalonghedgerowsandthroughplantations,andwatchingkeenlythroughthedarkness,heontherightandIontheleft,fortheMartians,whoseemedtobeallaboutus. Inoneplaceweblundereduponascorchedandblackenedarea,nowcoolingandashen,andanumberofscattereddeadbodiesofmen,burnedhorriblyabouttheheadsandtrunksbutwiththeirlegsandbootsmostlyintact; andofdeadhorses,fiftyfeet,perhaps,behindalineoffourrippedgunsandsmashedguncarriages. 

           Sheen,itseemed,hadescapeddestruction,buttheplacewassilentanddeserted. Herewehappenedonnodead,thoughthenightwastoodarkforustoseeintothesideroadsoftheplace. InSheenmycompanionsuddenlycomplainedoffaintnessandthirst,andwedecidedtotryoneofthehouses. 

           Thefirsthouseweentered,afteralittledifficultywiththewindow,wasasmallsemi-detachedvilla,andIfoundnothingeatableleftintheplacebutsomemouldycheese. Therewas,however,watertodrink; andItookahatchet,whichpromisedtobeusefulinournexthouse-breaking. 

           WethencrossedtoaplacewheretheroadturnstowardsMortlake. Heretherestoodawhitehousewithinawalledgarden,andinthepantryofthisdomicilewefoundastoreoffoodtwoloavesofbreadinapan,anuncookedsteak,andthehalfofaham. Igivethiscataloguesopreciselybecause,asithappened,weweredestinedtosubsistuponthisstoreforthenextfortnight. Bottledbeerstoodunderashelf,andthereweretwobagsofharicotbeansandsomelimplettuces. Thispantryopenedintoakindofwash-upkitchen,andinthiswasfirewood; therewasalsoacupboard,inwhichwefoundnearlyadozenofburgundy,tinnedsoupsandsalmon,andtwotinsofbiscuits. 

00:00:00 00:00:00
Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 135 з 210