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In the Storm

           Ihammeredatthedoor,butIcouldnotmakethepeoplehear(iftherewereanypeopleinside), andafteratimeIdesisted,and,availingmyselfofaditchforthegreaterpartoftheway,succeededincrawling,unobservedbythesemonstrousmachines,intothepinewoodstowardsMaybury. 

           UndercoverofthisIpushedon,wetandshiveringnow,towardsmyownhouse. Iwalkedamongthetreestryingtofindthefootpath. Itwasverydarkindeedinthewood,forthelightningwasnowbecominginfrequent,andthehail,whichwaspouringdowninatorrent,fellincolumnsthroughthegapsintheheavyfoliage. 

           IfIhadfullyrealisedthemeaningofallthethingsIhadseenIshouldhaveimmediatelyworkedmywayroundthroughByfleettoStreetCobham,andsogonebacktorejoinmywifeatLeatherhead. Butthatnightthestrangenessofthingsaboutme,andmyphysicalwretchedness,preventedme,forIwasbruised,weary,wettotheskin,deafenedandblindedbythestorm. 

           Ihadavagueideaofgoingontomyownhouse,andthatwasasmuchmotiveasIhad. Istaggeredthroughthetrees,fellintoaditchandbruisedmykneesagainstaplank,andfinallysplashedoutintothelanethatrandownfromtheCollegeArms. Isaysplashed,forthestormwaterwassweepingthesanddownthehillinamuddytorrent. Thereinthedarknessamanblunderedintomeandsentmereelingback. 

           Hegaveacryofterror,sprangsideways,andrushedonbeforeIcouldgathermywitssufficientlytospeaktohim. SoheavywasthestressofthestormjustatthisplacethatIhadthehardesttasktowinmywayupthehill. Iwentcloseuptothefenceontheleftandworkedmywayalongitspalings. 

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