Жах Данвіча
Chapter 9
Hehopedthatitmightbeconqueredwithoutanyrevelationtotheworldofthemonstrousthingithadescaped.Astheshadowsgathered,thenativescommencedtodispersehomeward,anxioustobarthemselvesindoorsdespitethepresentevidencethatallhumanlocksandboltswereuselessbeforeaforcethatcouldbendtreesandcrushhouseswhenitchose. Theyshooktheirheadsatthevisitors’plantostandguardattheFryeruinsneartheglen; and,astheyleft,hadlittleexpectancyofeverseeingthewatchersagain.
Therewererumblingsunderthehillsthatnight,andthewhippoorwillspipedthreateningly. Onceinawhileawind,sweepingupoutofColdSpringGlen,wouldbringatouchofineffablefoetortotheheavynightair; suchafoetorasallthreeofthewatchershadsmelledoncebefore,whentheystoodaboveadyingthingthathadpassedforfifteenyearsandahalfasahumanbeing. Butthelooked-forterrordidnotappear. Whateverwasdownthereintheglenwasbidingitstime,andArmitagetoldhiscolleaguesitwouldbesuicidaltotrytoattackitinthedark.
Morningcamewanly,andthenight-soundsceased. Itwasagrey,bleakday,withnowandthenadrizzleofrain; andheavierandheaviercloudsseemedtobepilingthemselvesupbeyondthehillstothenorth-west. ThemenfromArkhamwereundecidedwhattodo. SeekingshelterfromtheincreasingrainfallbeneathoneofthefewundestroyedFryeoutbuildings,theydebatedthewisdomofwaiting,oroftakingtheaggressiveandgoingdownintothegleninquestoftheirnameless,monstrousquarry.
