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What I Saw of the Destruction of Weybridge and Shepperton

           "Eh?"saidhe,turning."Iwasexplainin’theseisvallyble." 

           "Death!"Ishouted."Deathiscoming!Death!" andleavinghimtodigestthatifhecould,Ihurriedonaftertheartillery-man. AtthecornerIlookedback. Thesoldierhadlefthim,andhewasstillstandingbyhisbox,withthepotsoforchidsonthelidofit,andstaringvaguelyoverthetrees. 

           NooneinWeybridgecouldtelluswheretheheadquarterswereestablished; thewholeplacewasinsuchconfusionasIhadneverseeninanytownbefore. Carts,carriageseverywhere,themostastonishingmiscellanyofconveyancesandhorseflesh. Therespectableinhabitantsoftheplace,meningolfandboatingcostumes,wivesprettilydressed,werepacking,river-sideloafersenergeticallyhelping,childrenexcited,and,forthemostpart,highlydelightedatthisastonishingvariationoftheirSundayexperiences. Inthemidstofitalltheworthyvicarwasverypluckilyholdinganearlycelebration,andhisbellwasjanglingoutabovetheexcitement. 

           Iandtheartilleryman,seatedonthestepofthedrinkingfountain,madeaverypassablemealuponwhatwehadbroughtwithus. Patrolsofsoldiersherenolongerhussars,butgrenadiersinwhitewerewarningpeopletomovenowortotakerefugeintheircellarsassoonasthefiringbegan. Wesawaswecrossedtherailwaybridgethatagrowingcrowdofpeoplehadassembledinandabouttherailwaystation,andtheswarmingplatformwaspiledwithboxesandpackages. Theordinarytraffichadbeenstopped,Ibelieve,inordertoallowofthepassageoftroopsandgunstoChertsey,andIhaveheardsincethatasavagestruggleoccurredforplacesinthespecialtrainsthatwereputonatalaterhour. 

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