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Chapter V. The Dead World

           

           "Ifyoucouldseeyourway,sir,toconfiningyourremarkstoyourownphysicalpeculiarities,youwouldfindthatyouhadanamplefieldforcomment,"hecried.

           "Ihadnointentiontooffendyou,mydearChallenger,"criedourtactlessfriend."Youcan’tbeheldresponsibleforyourownphysique.Ifnaturehasgivenyouashort,heavybodyyoucannotpossiblyhelphavingstumpylegs."

           Challengerwastoofurioustoanswer.Hecouldonlygrowlandblinkandbristle.LordJohnhastenedtointervenebeforethedisputebecamemoreviolent.

           "Youtalkofwalking.Whyshouldwewalk?"saidhe.

           "Doyousuggesttakingatrain?"askedChallenger,stillsimmering.

           "What’sthematterwiththemotor-car?Whyshouldwenotgointhat?"

           "Iamnotanexpert,"saidChallenger,pullingathisbeardreflectively."Atthesametime,youarerightinsupposingthatthehumanintellectinitshighermanifestationsshouldbesufficientlyflexibletoturnitselftoanything.Yourideaisanexcellentone,LordJohn.ImyselfwilldriveyoualltoLondon."

           "Youwilldonothingofthekind,"saidSummerleewithdecision.

           "No,indeed,George!"criedhiswife."Youonlytriedonce,andyourememberhowyoucrashedthroughthegateofthegarage."

           "Itwasamomentarywantofconcentration,"saidChallengercomplacently."Youcanconsiderthemattersettled.IwillcertainlydriveyoualltoLondon."

           ThesituationwasrelievedbyLordJohn.

           "What’sthecar?"heasked.

           "Atwenty-horsepowerHumber."

           "Why,I’vedrivenoneforyears,"saidhe."ByGeorge!"headded."IneverthoughtI’dlivetotakethewholehumanraceinoneload.

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