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In the Storm

           Mycousins’manlitbothlamps. Happily,Iknewtheroadintimately. Mywifestoodinthelightofthedoorway,andwatchedmeuntilIjumpedupintothedogcart. Thenabruptlysheturnedandwentin,leavingmycousinssidebysidewishingmegoodhap. 

           Iwasalittledepressedatfirstwiththecontagionofmywife’sfears,butverysoonmythoughtsrevertedtotheMartians. AtthattimeIwasabsolutelyinthedarkastothecourseoftheevening’sfighting. Ididnotknoweventhecircumstancesthathadprecipitatedtheconflict. AsIcamethroughOckham(forthatwasthewayIreturned,andnotthroughSendandOldWoking)Isawalongthewesternhorizonablood-redglow,whichasIdrewnearer,creptslowlyupthesky. Thedrivingcloudsofthegatheringthunderstormmingledtherewithmassesofblackandredsmoke. 

           RipleyStreetwasdeserted,andexceptforalightedwindoworsothevillageshowednotasignoflife; butInarrowlyescapedanaccidentatthecorneroftheroadtoPyrford,whereaknotofpeoplestoodwiththeirbackstome. TheysaidnothingtomeasIpassed. Idonotknowwhattheyknewofthethingshappeningbeyondthehill, nordoIknowifthesilenthousesIpassedonmywayweresleepingsecurely,ordesertedandempty,orharassedandwatchingagainsttheterrorofthenight. 

           FromRipleyuntilIcamethroughPyrfordIwasinthevalleyoftheWey,andtheredglarewashiddenfromme. AsIascendedthelittlehillbeyondPyrfordChurchtheglarecameintoviewagain,andthetreesaboutmeshiveredwiththefirstintimationofthestormthatwasuponme. ThenIheardmidnightpealingoutfromPyrfordChurchbehindme,andthencamethesilhouetteofMayburyHill,withitstree-topsandroofsblackandsharpagainstthered. 

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