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Chapter III. Submerged

           Whenathousandmillionpassovertogether,sameashappenedto-day,youcan’tpickyourownpartic’laroutofthecrowd."

           "Iwishitwerewelloverwithus,"saidtheladywistfully."Oh,George,Iamsofrightened."

           "You’llbethebravestofusall,littlelady,whenthetimecomes.I’vebeenablusterousoldhusbandtoyou,dear,butyou’lljustbearinmindthatG.E.C.isashewasmadeandcouldn’thelphimself.Afterall,youwouldn’thavehadanyoneelse?"

           "Nooneinthewholewideworld,dear,"saidshe,andputherarmsroundhisbullneck.Wethreewalkedtothewindowandstoodamazedatthesightwhichmetoureyes.

           Darknesshadfallenandthedeadworldwasshroudedingloom.Butrightacrossthesouthernhorizonwasonelongvividscarletstreak,waxingandwaninginvividpulsesoflife,leapingsuddenlytoacrimsonzenithandthendyingdowntoaglowinglineoffire.

           "Lewesisablaze!"

           "No,itisBrightonwhichisburning,"saidChallenger,steppingacrosstojoinus."Youcanseethecurvedbackofthedownsagainsttheglow.Thatfireismilesonthefarthersideofit.Thewholetownmustbealight."

           Therewereseveralredglaresatdifferentpoints,andthepileofdebrisupontherailwaylinewasstillsmolderingdarkly,buttheyallseemedmerepin-pointsoflightcomparedtothatmonstrousconflagrationthrobbingbeyondthehills.WhatcopyitwouldhavemadefortheGazette!Hadeverajournalistsuchanopeningandsolittlechanceofusingit—thescoopofscoops,andnoonetoappreciateit?Andthen,suddenly,theoldinstinctofrecordingcameoverme

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