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text. # # # # CHANGES FOR THIS VERSION # # # # Replaced hyphens by "~", em-dashes by "--". # # # # ###################################################################### # @section 1 {i} $ {i} # @section 2 {tpg} $ {i}{tpg} # @section 3 {tt} $ {i}{tpg}{tt} # @ 69 a The a War a of a the a Worlds p = # # @section 3 {au} $ {i}{tpg}{au} @ 72 a by a H p ( a erbert p ) a G p ( a eorge p ) a Wells p [ s 1898 p ] p = # # @section 3 {qt} $ {i}{tpg}{qt} # @ 76 a But a who a shall a dwell a in a these a worlds a if a they a be @ 77 a inhabited p ? p . p . p . a Are a we a or a they a Lords a of a the @ 78 a World p ? p . p . p . a And a how a are a all a things a made a for a man p ? p - p - p = # @ 80 a KEPLER p ( a quoted a in a The a Anatomy a of a Melancholy p ) p = # # @section 1 {p1} $ {p1} # @section 2 {tpg} $ {p1}{tpg} # @section 3 {pn} $ {p1}{tpg}{pn} # @ 86 a BOOK a ONE p = # # @section 3 {tt} $ {p1}{tpg}{tt} # @ 90 a THE a COMING a OF a THE a MARTIANS p = # # @section 2 {c1} $ {p1}{c1} # @section 3 {cn} $ {p1}{c1}{cn} # @ 95 a CHAPTER a ONE p = # # @section 3 {tt} $ {p1}{c1}{tt} # @ 99 a THE a EVE a OF a THE a WAR p = # # @section 3 {tx} $ {p1}{c1}{tx} @ 102 a No a one a would a have a believed a in a the a last a years a of a the @ 103 a nineteenth a century a that a this a world a was a being a watched a keenly @ 104 a and a closely a by a intelligences a greater a than a man's a and a yet a as @ 105 a mortal a as a his a own p ; a that a as a men a busied a themselves a about a their @ 106 a various a concerns a they a were a scrutinised a and a studied p , a perhaps @ 107 a almost a as a narrowly a as a a a man a with a a a microscope a might @ 108 a scrutinise a the a transient a creatures a that a swarm a and a multiply @ 109 a in a a a drop a of a water p . a With a infinite a complacency a men a went a to @ 110 a and a fro a over a this a globe a about a their a little a affairs p , a serene @ 111 a in a their a assurance a of a their a empire a over a matter p . a It a is @ 112 a possible a that a the a infusoria a under a the a microscope a do a the @ 113 a same p . a No a one a gave a a a thought a to a the a older a worlds a of a space a as @ 114 a sources a of a human a danger p , a or a thought a of a them a only a to a dismiss @ 115 a the a idea a of a life a upon a them a as a impossible a or a improbable p . a It @ 116 a is a curious a to a recall a some a of a the a mental a habits a of a those @ 117 a departed a days p . a At a most a terrestrial a men a fancied a there a might @ 118 a be a other a men a upon a Mars p , a perhaps a inferior a to a themselves a and @ 119 a ready a to a welcome a a a missionary a enterprise p . a Yet a across a the @ 120 a gulf a of a space p , a minds a that a are a to a our a minds a as a ours a are a to @ 121 a those a of a the a beasts a that a perish p , a intellects a vast a and a cool @ 122 a and a unsympathetic p , a regarded a this a earth a with a envious a eyes p , @ 123 a and a slowly a and a surely a drew a their a plans a against a us p . a And a early @ 124 a in a the a twentieth a century a came a the a great a disillusionment p . p = # @ 126 a The a planet a Mars p , a I a scarcely a need a remind a the a reader p , a revolves @ 127 a about a the a sun a at a a a mean a distance a of s 140 p , s 000 p , s 000 a miles p , a and @ 128 a the a light a and a heat a it a receives a from a the a sun a is a barely a half @ 129 a of a that a received a by a this a world p . a It a must a be p , a if a the a nebular @ 130 a hypothesis a has a any a truth p , a older a than a our a world p ; a and a long @ 131 a before a this a earth a ceased a to a be a molten p , a life a upon a its a surface @ 132 a must a have a begun a its a course p . a The a fact a that a it a is a scarcely a one @ 133 a seventh a of a the a volume a of a the a earth a must a have a accelerated a its @ 134 a cooling a to a the a temperature a at a which a life a could a begin p . a It a has @ 135 a air a and a water a and a all a that a is a necessary a for a the a support a of @ 136 a animated a existence p . p = # @ 138 a Yet a so a vain a is a man p , a and a so a blinded a by a his a vanity p , a that a no @ 139 a writer p , a up a to a the a very a end a of a the a nineteenth a century p , @ 140 a expressed a any a idea a that a intelligent a life a might a have @ 141 a developed a there a far p , a or a indeed a at a all p , a beyond a its a earthly @ 142 a level p . a Nor a was a it a generally a understood a that a since a Mars a is @ 143 a older a than a our a earth p , a with a scarcely a a a quarter a of a the @ 144 a superficial a area a and a remoter a from a the a sun p , a it a necessarily @ 145 a follows a that a it a is a not a only a more a distant a from a time's @ 146 a beginning a but a nearer a its a end p . p = # @ 148 a The a secular a cooling a that a must a someday a overtake a our a planet @ 149 a has a already a gone a far a indeed a with a our a neighbour p . a Its a physical @ 150 a condition a is a still a largely a a a mystery p , a but a we a know a now a that @ 151 a even a in a its a equatorial a region a the a midday a temperature a barely @ 152 a approaches a that a of a our a coldest a winter p . a Its a air a is a much a more @ 153 a attenuated a than a ours p , a its a oceans a have a shrunk a until a they @ 154 a cover a but a a a third a of a its a surface p , a and a as a its a slow a seasons @ 155 a change a huge a snowcaps a gather a and a melt a about a either a pole a and @ 156 a periodically a inundate a its a temperate a zones p . a That a last a stage @ 157 a of a exhaustion p , a which a to a us a is a still a incredibly a remote p , a has @ 158 a become a a a present~day a problem a for a the a inhabitants a of a Mars p . @ 159 a The a immediate a pressure a of a necessity a has a brightened a their @ 160 a intellects p , a enlarged a their a powers p , a and a hardened a their @ 161 a hearts p . a And a looking a across a space a with a instruments p , a and @ 162 a intelligences a such a as a we a have a scarcely a dreamed a of p , a they a see p , @ 163 a at a its a nearest a distance a only s 35 p , s 000 p , s 000 a of a miles a sunward a of @ 164 a them p , a a a morning a star a of a hope p , a our a own a warmer a planet p , a green @ 165 a with a vegetation a and a grey a with a water p , a with a a a cloudy @ 166 a atmosphere a eloquent a of a fertility p , a with a glimpses a through a its @ 167 a drifting a cloud a wisps a of a broad a stretches a of a populous a country @ 168 a and a narrow p , a navy~crowded a seas p . p = # @ 170 a And a we a men p , a the a creatures a who a inhabit a this a earth p , a must a be a to @ 171 a them a at a least a as a alien a and a lowly a as a are a the a monkeys a and @ 172 a lemurs a to a us p . a The a intellectual a side a of a man a already a admits @ 173 a that a life a is a an a incessant a struggle a for a existence p , a and a it @ 174 a would a seem a that a this a too a is a the a belief a of a the a minds a upon @ 175 a Mars p . a Their a world a is a far a gone a in a its a cooling a and a this a world @ 176 a is a still a crowded a with a life p , a but a crowded a only a with a what a they @ 177 a regard a as a inferior a animals p . a To a carry a warfare a sunward a is p , @ 178 a indeed p , a their a only a escape a from a the a destruction a that p , @ 179 a generation a after a generation p , a creeps a upon a them p . p = # @ 181 a And a before a we a judge a of a them a too a harshly a we a must a remember @ 182 a what a ruthless a and a utter a destruction a our a own a species a has @ 183 a wrought p , a not a only a upon a animals p , a such a as a the a vanished a bison @ 184 a and a the a dodo p , a but a upon a its a inferior a races p . a The a Tasmanians p , @ 185 a in a spite a of a their a human a likeness p , a were a entirely a swept a out a of @ 186 a existence a in a a a war a of a extermination a waged a by a European @ 187 a immigrants p , a in a the a space a of a fifty a years p . a Are a we a such @ 188 a apostles a of a mercy a as a to a complain a if a the a Martians a warred a in @ 189 a the a same a spirit p ? p = # @ 191 a The a Martians a seem a to a have a calculated a their a descent a with @ 192 a amazing a subtlety p - p - a their a mathematical a learning a is a evidently @ 193 a far a in a excess a of a ours p - p - a and a to a have a carried a out a their @ 194 a preparations a with a a a well~nigh a perfect a unanimity p . a Had a our @ 195 a instruments a permitted a it p , a we a might a have a seen a the a gathering @ 196 a trouble a far a back a in a the a nineteenth a century p . a Men a like @ 197 a Schiaparelli a watched a the a red a planet p - p - a it a is a odd p , a by~the~bye p , @ 198 a that a for a countless a centuries a Mars a has a been a the a star a of @ 199 a war p - p - a but a failed a to a interpret a the a fluctuating a appearances a of @ 200 a the a markings a they a mapped a so a well p . a All a that a time a the a Martians @ 201 a must a have a been a getting a ready p . p = # @ 203 a During a the a opposition a of s 1894 a a a great a light a was a seen a on a the @ 204 a illuminated a part a of a the a disk p , a first a at a the a Lick a Observatory p , @ 205 a then a by a Perrotin a of a Nice p , a and a then a by a other a observers p . @ 206 a English a readers a heard a of a it a first a in a the a issue a of a NATURE @ 207 a dated a August s 2 p . a I a am a inclined a to a think a that a this a blaze a may @ 208 a have a been a the a casting a of a the a huge a gun p , a in a the a vast a pit a sunk @ 209 a into a their a planet p , a from a which a their a shots a were a fired a at a us p . @ 210 a Peculiar a markings p , a as a yet a unexplained p , a were a seen a near a the @ 211 a site a of a that a outbreak a during a the a next a two a oppositions p . p = # @ 213 a The a storm a burst a upon a us a six a years a ago a now p . a As a Mars @ 214 a approached a opposition p , a Lavelle a of a Java a set a the a wires a of a the @ 215 a astronomical a exchange a palpitating a with a the a amazing @ 216 a intelligence a of a a a huge a outbreak a of a incandescent a gas a upon a the @ 217 a planet p . a It a had a occurred a towards a midnight a of a the a twelfth p ; a and @ 218 a the a spectroscope p , a to a which a he a had a at a once a resorted p , @ 219 a indicated a a a mass a of a flaming a gas p , a chiefly a hydrogen p , a moving @ 220 a with a an a enormous a velocity a towards a this a earth p . a This a jet a of @ 221 a fire a had a become a invisible a about a a a quarter a past a twelve p . a He @ 222 a compared a it a to a a a colossal a puff a of a flame a suddenly a and @ 223 a violently a squirted a out a of a the a planet p , p « a as a flaming a gases @ 224 a rushed a out a of a a a gun p . p » p = # @ 226 a A a singularly a appropriate a phrase a it a proved p . a Yet a the a next a day @ 227 a there a was a nothing a of a this a in a the a papers a except a a a little a note @ 228 a in a the a DAILY a TELEGRAPH p , a and a the a world a went a in a ignorance a of @ 229 a one a of a the a gravest a dangers a that a ever a threatened a the a human @ 230 a race p . a I a might a not a have a heard a of a the a eruption a at a all a had a I @ 231 a not a met a Ogilvy p , a the a well~known a astronomer p , a at a Ottershaw p . a He @ 232 a was a immensely a excited a at a the a news p , a and a in a the a excess a of a his @ 233 a feelings a invited a me a up a to a take a a a turn a with a him a that a night a in @ 234 a a a scrutiny a of a the a red a planet p . p = # @ 236 a In a spite a of a all a that a has a happened a since p , a I a still a remember @ 237 a that a vigil a very a distinctly p : a the a black a and a silent @ 238 a observatory p , a the a shadowed a lantern a throwing a a a feeble a glow @ 239 a upon a the a floor a in a the a corner p , a the a steady a ticking a of a the @ 240 a clockwork a of a the a telescope p , a the a little a slit a in a the a roof p - p - a an @ 241 a oblong a profundity a with a the a stardust a streaked a across a it p . @ 242 a Ogilvy a moved a about p , a invisible a but a audible p . a Looking a through @ 243 a the a telescope p , a one a saw a a a circle a of a deep a blue a and a the a little @ 244 a round a planet a swimming a in a the a field p . a It a seemed a such a a a little @ 245 a thing p , a so a bright a and a small a and a still p , a faintly a marked a with @ 246 a transverse a stripes p , a and a slightly a flattened a from a the a perfect @ 247 a round p . a But a so a little a it a was p , a so a silvery a warm p - p - a a a pin's~head @ 248 a of a light p ! a It a was a as a if a it a quivered p , a but a really a this a was a the @ 249 a telescope a vibrating a with a the a activity a of a the a clockwork a that @ 250 a kept a the a planet a in a view p . p = # @ 252 a As a I a watched p , a the a planet a seemed a to a grow a larger a and a smaller @ 253 a and a to a advance a and a recede p , a but a that a was a simply a that a my a eye @ 254 a was a tired p . a Forty a millions a of a miles a it a was a from a us p - p - a more a than @ 255 a forty a millions a of a miles a of a void p . a Few a people a realise a the @ 256 a immensity a of a vacancy a in a which a the a dust a of a the a material @ 257 a universe a swims p . p = # @ 259 a Near a it a in a the a field p , a I a remember p , a were a three a faint a points a of @ 260 a light p , a three a telescopic a stars a infinitely a remote p , a and a all @ 261 a around a it a was a the a unfathomable a darkness a of a empty a space p . a You @ 262 a know a how a that a blackness a looks a on a a a frosty a starlight a night p . @ 263 a In a a a telescope a it a seems a far a profounder p . a And a invisible a to a me @ 264 a because a it a was a so a remote a and a small p , a flying a swiftly a and @ 265 a steadily a towards a me a across a that a incredible a distance p , a drawing @ 266 a nearer a every a minute a by a so a many a thousands a of a miles p , a came a the @ 267 a Thing a they a were a sending a us p , a the a Thing a that a was a to a bring a so @ 268 a much a struggle a and a calamity a and a death a to a the a earth p . a I a never @ 269 a dreamed a of a it a then a as a I a watched p ; a no a one a on a earth a dreamed a of @ 270 a that a unerring a missile p . p = # @ 272 a That a night p , a too p , a there a was a another a jetting a out a of a gas a from @ 273 a the a distant a planet p . a I a saw a it p . a A a reddish a flash a at a the a edge p , @ 274 a the a slightest a projection a of a the a outline a just a as a the @ 275 a chronometer a struck a midnight p ; a and a at a that a I a told a Ogilvy a and @ 276 a he a took a my a place p . a The a night a was a warm a and a I a was a thirsty p , a and @ 277 a I a went a stretching a my a legs a clumsily a and a feeling a my a way a in a the @ 278 a darkness p , a to a the a little a table a where a the a siphon a stood p , a while @ 279 a Ogilvy a exclaimed a at a the a streamer a of a gas a that a came a out @ 280 a towards a us p . p = # @ 282 a That a night a another a invisible a missile a started a on a its a way a to @ 283 a the a earth a from a Mars p , a just a a a second a or a so a under a twenty~four @ 284 a hours a after a the a first a one p . a I a remember a how a I a sat a on a the a table @ 285 a there a in a the a blackness p , a with a patches a of a green a and a crimson @ 286 a swimming a before a my a eyes p . a I a wished a I a had a a a light a to a smoke a by p , @ 287 a little a suspecting a the a meaning a of a the a minute a gleam a I a had a seen @ 288 a and a all a that a it a would a presently a bring a me p . a Ogilvy a watched @ 289 a till a one p , a and a then a gave a it a up p ; a and a we a lit a the a lantern a and @ 290 a walked a over a to a his a house p . a Down a below a in a the a darkness a were @ 291 a Ottershaw a and a Chertsey a and a all a their a hundreds a of a people p , @ 292 a sleeping a in a peace p . p = # @ 294 a He a was a full a of a speculation a that a night a about a the a condition a of @ 295 a Mars p , a and a scoffed a at a the a vulgar a idea a of a its a having @ 296 a inhabitants a who a were a signalling a us p . a His a idea a was a that @ 297 a meteorites a might a be a falling a in a a a heavy a shower a upon a the @ 298 a planet p , a or a that a a a huge a volcanic a explosion a was a in a progress p . @ 299 a He a pointed a out a to a me a how a unlikely a it a was a that a organic @ 300 a evolution a had a taken a the a same a direction a in a the a two a adjacent @ 301 a planets p . p = # @ 303 p « a The a chances a against a anything a manlike a on a Mars a are a a a million @ 304 a to a one p , p » a he a said p . p = # @ 306 a Hundreds a of a observers a saw a the a flame a that a night a and a the a night @ 307 a after a about a midnight p , a and a again a the a night a after p ; a and a so a for @ 308 a ten a nights p , a a a flame a each a night p . a Why a the a shots a ceased a after @ 309 a the a tenth a no a one a on a earth a has a attempted a to a explain p . a It a may @ 310 a be a the a gases a of a the a firing a caused a the a Martians @ 311 a inconvenience p . a Dense a clouds a of a smoke a or a dust p , a visible @ 312 a through a a a powerful a telescope a on a earth a as a little a grey p , @ 313 a fluctuating a patches p , a spread a through a the a clearness a of a the @ 314 a planet's a atmosphere a and a obscured a its a more a familiar a features p . p = # @ 316 a Even a the a daily a papers a woke a up a to a the a disturbances a at a last p , @ 317 a and a popular a notes a appeared a here p , a there p , a and a everywhere @ 318 a concerning a the a volcanoes a upon a Mars p . a The a seriocomic @ 319 a periodical a PUNCH p , a I a remember p , a made a a a happy a use a of a it a in a the @ 320 a political a cartoon p . a And p , a all a unsuspected p , a those a missiles a the @ 321 a Martians a had a fired a at a us a drew a earthward p , a rushing a now a at a a @ 322 a pace a of a many a miles a a a second a through a the a empty a gulf a of a space p , @ 323 a hour a by a hour a and a day a by a day p , a nearer a and a nearer p . a It a seems a to @ 324 a me a now a almost a incredibly a wonderful a that p , a with a that a swift @ 325 a fate a hanging a over a us p , a men a could a go a about a their a petty @ 326 a concerns a as a they a did p . a I a remember a how a jubilant a Markham a was a at @ 327 a securing a a a new a photograph a of a the a planet a for a the a illustrated @ 328 a paper a he a edited a in a those a days p . a People a in a these a latter a times @ 329 a scarcely a realise a the a abundance a and a enterprise a of a our @ 330 a nineteenth~century a papers p . a For a my a own a part p , a I a was a much @ 331 a occupied a in a learning a to a ride a the a bicycle p , a and a busy a upon a a @ 332 a series a of a papers a discussing a the a probable a developments a of @ 333 a moral a ideas a as a civilisation a progressed p . p = # @ 335 a One a night p ( a the a first a missile a then a could a scarcely a have a been @ 336 s 10 p , s 000 p , s 000 a miles a away p ) a I a went a for a a a walk a with a my a wife p . a It @ 337 a was a starlight a and a I a explained a the a Signs a of a the a Zodiac a to @ 338 a her p , a and a pointed a out a Mars p , a a a bright a dot a of a light a creeping @ 339 a zenithward p , a towards a which a so a many a telescopes a were a pointed p . @ 340 a It a was a a a warm a night p . a Coming a home p , a a a party a of a excursionists @ 341 a from a Chertsey a or a Isleworth a passed a us a singing a and a playing @ 342 a music p . a There a were a lights a in a the a upper a windows a of a the a houses @ 343 a as a the a people a went a to a bed p . a From a the a railway a station a in a the @ 344 a distance a came a the a sound a of a shunting a trains p , a ringing a and @ 345 a rumbling p , a softened a almost a into a melody a by a the a distance p . a My @ 346 a wife a pointed a out a to a me a the a brightness a of a the a red p , a green p , a and @ 347 a yellow a signal a lights a hanging a in a a a framework a against a the a sky p . @ 348 a It a seemed a so a safe a and a tranquil p . p = # # @section 2 {c2} $ {p1}{c2} # @section 3 {cn} $ {p1}{c2}{cn} # @ 353 a CHAPTER a TWO p = # # @section 3 {tt} $ {p1}{c2}{tt} # @ 357 a THE a FALLING a STAR p = # # @section 3 {tx} $ {p1}{c2}{tx} @ 360 a Then a came a the a night a of a the a first a falling a star p . a It a was a seen @ 361 a early a in a the a morning p , a rushing a over a Winchester a eastward p , a a @ 362 a line a of a flame a high a in a the a atmosphere p . a Hundreds a must a have @ 363 a seen a it p , a and a taken a it a for a an a ordinary a falling a star p . a Albin @ 364 a described a it a as a leaving a a a greenish a streak a behind a it a that @ 365 a glowed a for a some a seconds p . a Denning p , a our a greatest a authority a on @ 366 a meteorites p , a stated a that a the a height a of a its a first a appearance @ 367 a was a about a ninety a or a one a hundred a miles p . a It a seemed a to a him a that @ 368 a it a fell a to a earth a about a one a hundred a miles a east a of a him p . p = # @ 370 a I a was a at a home a at a that a hour a and a writing a in a my a study p ; a and @ 371 a although a my a French a windows a face a towards a Ottershaw a and a the @ 372 a blind a was a up p ( a for a I a loved a in a those a days a to a look a up a at a the @ 373 a night a sky p ) p , a I a saw a nothing a of a it p . a Yet a this a strangest a of a all @ 374 a things a that a ever a came a to a earth a from a outer a space a must a have @ 375 a fallen a while a I a was a sitting a there p , a visible a to a me a had a I a only @ 376 a looked a up a as a it a passed p . a Some a of a those a who a saw a its a flight a say @ 377 a it a travelled a with a a a hissing a sound p . a I a myself a heard a nothing a of @ 378 a that p . a Many a people a in a Berkshire p , a Surrey p , a and a Middlesex a must @ 379 a have a seen a the a fall a of a it p , a and p , a at a most p , a have a thought a that @ 380 a another a meteorite a had a descended p . a No a one a seems a to a have @ 381 a troubled a to a look a for a the a fallen a mass a that a night p . p = # @ 383 a But a very a early a in a the a morning a poor a Ogilvy p , a who a had a seen a the @ 384 a shooting a star a and a who a was a persuaded a that a a a meteorite a lay @ 385 a somewhere a on a the a common a between a Horsell p , a Ottershaw p , a and @ 386 a Woking p , a rose a early a with a the a idea a of a finding a it p . a Find a it a he @ 387 a did p , a soon a after a dawn p , a and a not a far a from a the a sand a pits p . a An @ 388 a enormous a hole a had a been a made a by a the a impact a of a the a projectile p , @ 389 a and a the a sand a and a gravel a had a been a flung a violently a in a every @ 390 a direction a over a the a heath p , a forming a heaps a visible a a a mile a and a a @ 391 a half a away p . a The a heather a was a on a fire a eastward p , a and a a a thin a blue @ 392 a smoke a rose a against a the a dawn p . p = # @ 394 a The a Thing a itself a lay a almost a entirely a buried a in a sand p , a amidst @ 395 a the a scattered a splinters a of a a a fir a tree a it a had a shivered a to @ 396 a fragments a in a its a descent p . a The a uncovered a part a had a the @ 397 a appearance a of a a a huge a cylinder p , a caked a over a and a its a outline @ 398 a softened a by a a a thick a scaly a dun~coloured a incrustation p . a It a had @ 399 a a a diameter a of a about a thirty a yards p . a He a approached 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Henderson a and a Ogilvy a were a not a there p . a I a think @ 534 a they a perceived a that a nothing a was a to a be a done a for a the a present p , @ 535 a and a had a gone a away a to a breakfast a at a Henderson's a house p . p = # @ 537 a There a were a four a or a five a boys a sitting a on a the a edge a of a the a Pit p , @ 538 a with a their a feet a dangling p , a and a amusing a themselves p - p - a until a I @ 539 a stopped a them p - p - a by a throwing a stones a at a the a giant a mass p . a After a I @ 540 a had a spoken a to a them a about a it p , a they a began a playing a at p « a touch p » @ 541 a in a and a out a of a the a group a of a bystanders p . p = # @ 543 a Among a these a were a a a couple a of a cyclists p , a a a jobbing a gardener a I @ 544 a employed a sometimes p , a a a girl a carrying a a a baby p , a Gregg a the @ 545 a butcher a and a his a little a boy p , a and a two a or a three a loafers a and @ 546 a golf a caddies a who a were a 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and a monstrous p . a There a was a something a fungoid a in a the @ 748 a oily a brown a skin p , a something a in a the a clumsy a deliberation a of a the @ 749 a tedious a movements a unspeakably a nasty p . a Even a at a this a first @ 750 a encounter p , a this a first a glimpse p , a I a was a overcome a with a disgust @ 751 a and a dread p . p = # @ 753 a Suddenly a the a monster a vanished p . a It a had a toppled a over a the a brim @ 754 a of a the a cylinder a and a fallen a into a the a pit p , a with a a a thud a like @ 755 a the a fall a of a a a great a mass a of a leather p . a I a heard a it a give a a @ 756 a peculiar a thick a cry p , a and a forthwith a another a of a these a creatures @ 757 a appeared a darkly a in a the a deep a shadow a of a the a aperture p . p = # @ 759 a I a turned a and p , a running a madly p , a made a for a the a first a group a of @ 760 a trees p , a perhaps a a a hundred a yards a away p ; a but a I a ran a slantingly @ 761 a and a stumbling p , a for a I a could a not a avert a my a face a from a these @ 762 a things p . p = # @ 764 a There p , a among a some a young a pine a trees a and a furze a bushes p , a I @ 765 a stopped p , a panting p , a and a waited a further a developments p . a The @ 766 a common a round a the a sand a pits a was a dotted a with a people p , a standing @ 767 a like a myself a in a a a half~fascinated a terror p , a staring a at a these @ 768 a creatures p , a or a rather a at a the a heaped a gravel a at a the a edge a of a the @ 769 a pit a in a which a they a lay p . a And a then p , a with a a a renewed a horror p , a I @ 770 a saw a a a round p , a black a object a bobbing a up a and a down a on a the a edge a of @ 771 a the a pit p . a It a was a the a head a of a the a shopman a who a had a fallen a in p , @ 772 a but a showing a as a a a little a black a object a against a the a hot a western @ 773 a sun p . a Now a he a got a his a shoulder a and a knee a up p , a and a again a he @ 774 a seemed a to a slip a back a until a only a his a head a was a visible p . @ 775 a Suddenly a he a vanished p , a and a I a could a have a fancied a a a faint @ 776 a shriek a had a reached a me p . a I a had a a a momentary a impulse a to a go a back @ 777 a and a help a him a that a my a fears a overruled p . p = # @ 779 a Everything a was a then a quite a invisible p , a hidden a by a the a deep a pit @ 780 a and a the a heap a of a sand a that a the a fall a of a the a cylinder a had a made p . @ 781 a Anyone a coming a along a the a road a from a Chobham a or a Woking a would @ 782 a have a been a amazed a at a the a sight p - p - a a a dwindling a multitude a of @ 783 a perhaps a a a hundred a people a or a more a standing a in a a a great @ 784 a irregular a circle p , a in a ditches p , a behind a bushes p , a behind a gates @ 785 a and a hedges p , a saying a little a to a one a another a and a that a in a short p , @ 786 a excited a shouts p , a and a staring p , a staring a hard a at a a a few a heaps a of @ 787 a sand p . a The a barrow a of a ginger a beer a stood p , a a a queer a derelict p , @ 788 a black a against a the a burning a sky p , a and a in a the a sand a pits a was a a @ 789 a row a of a deserted a vehicles a with a their a horses a feeding a out a of @ 790 a nosebags a or a pawing a the a ground p . p = # # @section 2 {c5} $ {p1}{c5} # @section 3 {cn} $ {p1}{c5}{cn} # @ 795 a CHAPTER a FIVE p = # # @section 3 {tt} $ {p1}{c5}{tt} # @ 799 a THE a HEAT~RAY p = # # @section 3 {tx} $ {p1}{c5}{tx} @ 802 a After a the a glimpse a I a had a had a of a the a Martians a emerging a from @ 803 a the a cylinder a in a which a they a had a come a to a the a earth a from a their @ 804 a planet p , a a a kind a of a fascination a paralysed a my a actions p . a I @ 805 a remained a standing a knee~deep a in a the a heather p , a staring a at a the @ 806 a mound a that a hid a them p . a I a was a a a battleground a of a fear a and @ 807 a curiosity p . p = # @ 809 a I a did a not a dare a to a go a back a towards a the a pit p , a but a I a felt a a @ 810 a passionate a longing a to a peer a into a it p . a I a began a walking p , @ 811 a therefore p , a in a a a big a curve p , a seeking a some a point a of a vantage a and @ 812 a continually a looking a at a the a sand a heaps a that a hid a these @ 813 a new~comers a to a our a earth p . a Once a a a leash a of a thin a black a whips p , @ 814 a like a the a arms a of a an a octopus p , a flashed a across a the a sunset a and @ 815 a was a immediately a withdrawn p , a and a afterwards a a a thin a rod a rose @ 816 a up p , a joint a by a joint p , a bearing a at a its a apex a a a circular a disk a that @ 817 a spun a with a a a wobbling a motion p . a What a could a be a going a on a there p ? p = # @ 819 a Most a of a the a spectators a had a gathered a in a one a or a two a groups @ 820 p - p - a one a a a little a crowd a towards a Woking p , a the a other a a a knot a of @ 821 a people a in a the a direction a of a Chobham p . a Evidently a they a shared a my @ 822 a mental a conflict p . a There a were a few a near a me p . a One a man a I @ 823 a approached p - p - a he a was p , a I a perceived p , a a a neighbour a of a mine p , a though @ 824 a I a did a not a know a his a name p - p - a and a accosted p . a But a it a was a scarcely a a @ 825 a time a for a articulate a conversation p . p = # @ 827 p « a What a ugly a brutes p ! p » a he a said p . p « a Good a God p ! a What a ugly a brutes p ! p » @ 828 a He a repeated a this a over a and a over a again p . p = # @ 830 p « a Did a you a see a a a man a in a the a pit p ? p » a I a said p ; a but a he a made a no @ 831 a answer a to a that p . a We a became a silent p , a and a stood a watching a for a a @ 832 a time a side a by a side p , a deriving p , a I a fancy p , a a a certain a comfort a in @ 833 a one a another's a company p . a Then a I a shifted a my a position a to a a @ 834 a little a knoll a that a gave a me a the a advantage a of a a a yard a or a more a of @ 835 a elevation a and a when a I a looked a for a him a presently a he a was a walking @ 836 a towards a Woking p . p = # @ 838 a The a sunset a faded a to a twilight a before a anything a further @ 839 a happened p . a The a crowd a far a away a on a the a left p , a towards a Woking p , @ 840 a seemed a to a grow p , a and a I a heard a now a a a faint a murmur a from a it p . a The @ 841 a little a knot a of a people a towards a Chobham a dispersed p . a There a was @ 842 a scarcely a an a intimation a of a movement a from a the a pit p . p = # @ 844 a It a was a this p , a as a much a as a anything p , a that a gave a people a courage p , @ 845 a and a I a suppose a the a new a arrivals a from a Woking a also a helped a to @ 846 a restore a confidence p . a At a any a rate p , a as a the a dusk a came a on a a a slow p , @ 847 a intermittent a movement a upon a the a sand a pits a began p , a a a movement @ 848 a that a seemed a to a gather a force a as a the a stillness a of a the a evening @ 849 a about a the a cylinder a remained a unbroken p . a Vertical a black a figures @ 850 a in a twos a and a threes a would a advance p , a stop p , a watch p , a and a advance @ 851 a again p , a spreading a out a as a they a did a so a in a a a thin a irregular @ 852 a crescent a that a promised a to a enclose a the a pit a in a its a attenuated @ 853 a horns p . a I p , a too p , a on a my a side a began a to a move a towards a the a pit p . p = # @ 855 a Then a I a saw a some a cabmen a and a others a had a walked a boldly a into a the @ 856 a sand a pits p , a and a heard a the a clatter a of a hoofs a and a the a gride a of @ 857 a wheels p . a I a saw a a a lad a trundling a off a the a barrow a of a apples p . a And @ 858 a then p , a within a thirty a yards a of a the a pit p , a advancing a from a the @ 859 a direction a of a Horsell p , a I a noted a a a little a black a knot a of a men p , @ 860 a the a foremost a of a whom a was a waving a a a white a flag p . p = # @ 862 a This a was a the a Deputation p . a There a had a been a a a hasty @ 863 a consultation p , a and a since a the a Martians a were a evidently p , a in @ 864 a spite a of a their a repulsive a forms p , a intelligent a creatures p , a it @ 865 a had a been a resolved a to a show a them p , a by a approaching a them a with @ 866 a signals p , a that a we a too a were a intelligent p . p = # @ 868 a Flutter p , a flutter p , a went a the a flag p , a first a to a the a right p , a then a to @ 869 a the a left p . a It a was a too a far a for a me a to a recognise a anyone a there p , @ 870 a but a afterwards a I a learned a that a Ogilvy p , a Stent p , a and a Henderson @ 871 a were a with a others a in a this a attempt a at a communication p . a This @ 872 a little a group a had a in a its a advance a dragged a inward p , a so a to a speak p , @ 873 a the a circumference a of a the a now a almost a complete a circle a of @ 874 a people p , a and a a a number a of a dim a black a figures a followed a it a at @ 875 a discreet a distances p . p = # @ 877 a Suddenly a there a was a a a flash a of a light p , a and a a a quantity a of @ 878 a luminous a greenish a smoke a came a out a of a the a pit a in a three @ 879 a distinct a puffs p , a which a drove a up p , a one a after a the a other p , @ 880 a straight a into a the a still a air p . p = # @ 882 a This a smoke p ( a or a flame p , a perhaps p , a would a be a the a better a word a for @ 883 a it p ) a was a so a bright a that a the a deep a blue a sky a overhead a and a the @ 884 a hazy a stretches a of a brown a common a towards a Chertsey p , a set a with @ 885 a black a pine a trees p , a seemed a to a darken a abruptly a as a these a puffs @ 886 a arose p , a and a to a remain a the a darker a after a their a dispersal p . a At @ 887 a the a same a time a a a faint a hissing a sound a became a audible p . p = # @ 889 a Beyond a the a pit a stood a the a little a wedge a of a people a with a the @ 890 a white a flag a at a its a apex p , a arrested a by a these a phenomena p , a a @ 891 a little a knot a of a small a vertical a black a shapes a upon a the a black @ 892 a ground p . a As a the a green a smoke a arose p , a their a faces a flashed a out @ 893 a pallid a green p , a and a faded a again a as a it a vanished p . a Then a slowly @ 894 a the a hissing a passed a into a a a humming p , a into a a a long p , a loud p , @ 895 a droning a noise p . a Slowly a a a humped a shape a rose a out a of a the a pit p , @ 896 a and a the a ghost a of a a a beam a of a light a seemed a to a flicker a out a from @ 897 a it p . p = # @ 899 a Forthwith a flashes a of a actual a flame p , a a a bright a glare a leaping @ 900 a from a one a to a another p , a sprang a from a the a scattered a group a of a men p . @ 901 a It a was a as a if a some a invisible a jet a impinged a upon a them a and @ 902 a flashed a into a white a flame p . a It a was a as a if a each a man a were @ 903 a suddenly a and a momentarily a turned a to a fire p . p = # @ 905 a Then p , a by a the a light a of a their a own a destruction p , a I a saw a them @ 906 a staggering a and a falling p , a and a their a supporters a turning a to a run p . p = # @ 908 a I a stood a staring p , a not a as a yet a realising a that a this a was a death @ 909 a leaping a from a man a to a man a in a that a little a distant a crowd p . a All a I @ 910 a felt a was a that a it a was a something a very a strange p . a An a almost @ 911 a noiseless a and a blinding a flash a of a light p , a and a a a man a fell @ 912 a headlong a and a lay a still p ; a and a as a the a unseen a shaft a of a heat @ 913 a passed a over a them p , a pine a trees a burst a into a fire p , a and a every a dry @ 914 a furze a bush a became a with a one a dull a thud a a a mass a of a flames p . a And @ 915 a far a away a towards a Knaphill a I a saw a the a flashes a of a trees a and @ 916 a hedges a and a wooden a buildings a suddenly a set a alight p . p = # @ 918 a It a was a sweeping a round a swiftly a and a steadily p , a this a flaming @ 919 a death p , a this a invisible p , a inevitable a sword a of a heat p . a I a perceived @ 920 a it a coming a towards a me a by a the a flashing a bushes a it a touched p , a and @ 921 a was a too a astounded a and a stupefied a to a stir p . a I a heard a the a crackle @ 922 a of a fire a in a the a sand a pits a and a the a sudden a squeal a of a a a horse @ 923 a that a was a as a suddenly a stilled p . a Then a it a was a as a if a an a invisible @ 924 a yet a intensely a heated a finger a were a drawn a through a the a heather @ 925 a between a me a and a the a Martians p , a and a all a along a a a curving a line @ 926 a beyond a the a sand a pits a the a dark a ground a smoked a and a crackled p . @ 927 a Something a fell a with a a a crash a far a away a to a the a left a where a the @ 928 a road a from a Woking a station a opens a out a on a the a common p . a Forthwith @ 929 a the a hissing a and a humming a ceased p , a and a the a black p , a dome~like @ 930 a object a sank a slowly a out a of a sight a into a the a pit p . p = # @ 932 a All a this a had a happened a with a such a swiftness a that a I a had a stood @ 933 a motionless p , a dumbfounded a and a dazzled a by a the a flashes a of a light p . @ 934 a Had a that a death a swept a through a a a full a circle p , a it a must @ 935 a inevitably a have a slain a me a in a my a surprise p . a But a it a passed a and @ 936 a spared a me p , a and a left a the a night a about a me a suddenly a dark a and @ 937 a unfamiliar p . p = # @ 939 a The a undulating a common a seemed a now a dark a almost a to a blackness p , @ 940 a except a where a its a roadways a lay a grey a and a pale a under a the a deep @ 941 a blue a sky a of a the a early a night p . a It a was a dark p , a and a suddenly a void @ 942 a of a men p . a Overhead a the a stars a were a mustering p , a and a in a the a west @ 943 a the a sky a was a still a a a pale p , a bright p , a almost a greenish a blue p . a The @ 944 a tops a of a the a pine a trees a and a the a roofs a of a Horsell a came a out @ 945 a sharp a and a black a against a the a western a afterglow p . a The a Martians @ 946 a and a their a appliances a were a altogether a invisible p , a save a for @ 947 a that a thin a mast a upon a which a their a restless a mirror a wobbled p . @ 948 a Patches a of a bush a and a isolated a trees a here a and a there a smoked a and @ 949 a glowed a still p , a and a the a houses a towards a Woking a station a were @ 950 a sending a up a spires a of a flame a into a the a stillness a of a the a evening @ 951 a air p . p = # @ 953 a Nothing a was a changed a save a for a that a and a a a terrible @ 954 a astonishment p . a The a little a group a of a black a specks a with a the a flag @ 955 a of a white a had a been a swept a out a of a existence p , a and a the a stillness @ 956 a of a the a evening p , a so a it a seemed a to a me p , a had a scarcely a been @ 957 a broken p . p = # @ 959 a It a came a to a me a that a I a was a upon a this a dark a common p , a helpless p , @ 960 a unprotected p , a and a alone p . a Suddenly p , a like a a a thing a falling a upon @ 961 a me a from a without p , a came p - p - a fear p . p = # @ 963 a With a an a effort a I a turned a and a began a a a stumbling a run a through @ 964 a the a heather p . p = # @ 966 a The a fear a I a felt a was a no a rational a fear p , a but a a a panic a terror a not @ 967 a only a of a the a Martians p , a but a of a the a dusk a and a stillness a all @ 968 a about a me p . a Such a an a extraordinary a effect a in a unmanning a me a it @ 969 a had a that a I a ran a weeping a silently a as a a a child a might a do p . a Once a I @ 970 a had a turned p , a I a did a not a dare a to a look a back p . p = # @ 972 a I a remember a I a felt a an a extraordinary a persuasion a that a I a was @ 973 a being a played a with p , a that a presently p , a when a I a was a upon a the a very @ 974 a verge a of a safety p , a this a mysterious a death p - p - a as a swift a as a the @ 975 a passage a of a light p - p - a would a leap a after a me a from a the a pit a about a the @ 976 a cylinder a and a strike a me a down p . p = # # @section 2 {c6} $ {p1}{c6} # @section 3 {cn} $ {p1}{c6}{cn} # @ 981 a CHAPTER a SIX p = # @ 983 a THE a HEAT~RAY a IN a THE a CHOBHAM a ROAD p = # # @section 3 {tx} $ {p1}{c6}{tx} @ 986 a It a is a still a a a matter a of a wonder a how a the a Martians a are a able a to @ 987 a slay a men a so a swiftly a and a so a silently p . a Many a think a that a in a some @ 988 a way a they a are a able a to a generate a an a intense a heat a in a a a chamber @ 989 a of a practically a absolute a non~conductivity p . a This a intense a heat @ 990 a they a project a in a a a 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a walking @ 1766 a engine a of a glittering a metal p , a striding a now a across a the a heather p ; @ 1767 a articulate a ropes a of a steel a dangling a from a it p , a and a the @ 1768 a clattering a tumult a of a its a passage a mingling a with a the a riot a of @ 1769 a the a thunder p . a A a flash p , a and a it a came a out a vividly p , a heeling a over @ 1770 a one a way a with a two a feet a in a the a air p , a to a vanish a and a reappear @ 1771 a almost a instantly a as a it a seemed p , a with a the a next a flash p , a a @ 1772 a hundred a yards a nearer p . a Can a you a imagine a a a milking a stool a tilted @ 1773 a and a bowled a violently a along a the a ground p ? a That a was a the @ 1774 a impression a those a instant a flashes a gave p . a But a instead a of a a @ 1775 a milking a stool a imagine a it a a a great a body a of a machinery a on a a @ 1776 a tripod a stand p . p = # @ 1778 a Then a suddenly a the a trees a in a the a pine a wood a ahead a of a me 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a no a doubt a this a Thing a in a the @ 1817 a field a was a the a third a of a the a ten a cylinders a they a had a fired a at @ 1818 a us a from a Mars p . p = # @ 1820 a For a some a minutes a I a lay a there a in a the a rain a and a darkness @ 1821 a watching p , a by a the a intermittent a light p , a these a monstrous a beings @ 1822 a of a metal a moving a about a in a the a distance a over a the a hedge a tops p . a A @ 1823 a thin a hail a was a now a beginning p , a and a as a it a came a and a went a their @ 1824 a figures a grew a misty a and a then a flashed a into a clearness a again p . @ 1825 a Now a and a then a came a a a gap a in a the a lightning p , a and a the a night @ 1826 a swallowed a them a up p . p = # @ 1828 a I a was a soaked a with a hail a above a and a puddle a water a below p . a It a was @ 1829 a some a time a before a my a blank a astonishment a would a let a me a struggle @ 1830 a up a the a bank a to a a a drier a position p , a or a think a at a all a of a my @ 1831 a imminent a peril p . p = # @ 1833 a Not a far a from a me a was a a a little a one~roomed a squatter's a hut a of @ 1834 a wood p , a surrounded a by a a a patch a of a potato a garden p . a I a struggled a to @ 1835 a my a feet a at a last p , a and p , a crouching a and a making a use a of a every @ 1836 a chance a of a cover p , a I a made a a a run a for a this p . a I a hammered a at a the @ 1837 a door p , a but a I a could a not a make a the a people a hear p ( a if a there a were @ 1838 a any a people a inside p ) p , a and a after a a a time a I a desisted p , a and p , @ 1839 a availing a myself a of a a a ditch a for a the a greater a part a of a the a way p , @ 1840 a succeeded a in a crawling p , a unobserved a by a these a monstrous @ 1841 a machines p , a into a the a pine a woods a towards a Maybury p . p = # @ 1843 a Under a cover a of a this a I a pushed a on p , a wet a and a shivering a now p , @ 1844 a towards a my a own a house p . a I a walked a among a the a trees a trying a to @ 1845 a find a the a footpath p . a It a was a very a dark a indeed a in a the a wood p , a for @ 1846 a the a lightning a was a now a becoming a infrequent p , a and a the a hail p , @ 1847 a which a was a pouring a down a in a a a torrent p , a fell a in a columns a through @ 1848 a the a gaps a in a the a heavy a foliage p . p = # @ 1850 a If a I a had a fully a realised a the a meaning a of a all a the a things a I a had @ 1851 a seen a I a should a have a immediately a worked a my a way a round a through @ 1852 a Byfleet a to a Street a Cobham p , a and a so a gone a back a to a rejoin a my a wife @ 1853 a at a Leatherhead p . a But a that a night a the a strangeness a of a things @ 1854 a about a me p , a and a my a physical a wretchedness p , a prevented a me p , a for a I @ 1855 a was a bruised p , a weary p , a wet a to a the a skin p , a deafened a and a blinded a by @ 1856 a the a storm p . p = # @ 1858 a I a had a a a vague a idea a of a going a on a to a my a own a house p , a and a that a was @ 1859 a as a much a motive a as a I a had p . a I a staggered a through a the a trees p , a fell @ 1860 a into a a a ditch a and a bruised a my a knees a against a a a plank p , a and @ 1861 a finally a splashed a out a into a the a lane a that a ran a down a from a the @ 1862 a College a Arms p . a I a say a splashed p , a for a the a storm a water a was @ 1863 a sweeping a the a sand a down a the a hill a in a a a muddy a torrent p . a There a in @ 1864 a the a darkness a a a man a blundered a into a me a and a sent a me a reeling @ 1865 a back p . p = # @ 1867 a He a gave a a a cry a of a terror p , a sprang a sideways p , a and a rushed a on @ 1868 a before a I a could a gather a my a wits a sufficiently a to a speak a to a him p . @ 1869 a So a heavy a was a the a stress a of a the a storm a just a at a this a place a that @ 1870 a I a had a the a hardest a task a to a win a my a way a up a the a hill p . a I a went @ 1871 a close a up a to a the a fence a on a the a left a and a worked a my a way a along @ 1872 a its a palings p . p = # @ 1874 a Near a the a top a I a stumbled a upon a something a soft p , a and p , a by a a a flash @ 1875 a of a lightning p , a saw a between a my a feet a a a heap a of a black a broadcloth @ 1876 a and a a a pair a of a boots p . a Before a I a could a distinguish a clearly a how @ 1877 a the a man a lay p , a the a flicker a of a light a had a passed p . a I a stood a over @ 1878 a him a waiting a for a the a next a flash p . a When a it a came p , a I a saw a that a he @ 1879 a was a a a sturdy a man p , a cheaply a but a not a shabbily a dressed p ; a his a head @ 1880 a was a bent a under a his a body p , a and a he a lay a crumpled a up a close a to a the @ 1881 a fence p , a as a though a he a had a been a flung a violently a against a it p . p = # @ 1883 a Overcoming a the a repugnance a natural a to a one a who a had a never @ 1884 a before a touched a a a dead a body p , a I a stooped a and a turned a him a over a to @ 1885 a feel a for a his a heart p . a He a was a quite a dead p . a Apparently a his a neck @ 1886 a had a been a broken p . a The a lightning a flashed a for a a a third a time p , a and @ 1887 a his a face a leaped a upon a me p . a I a sprang a to a my a feet p . a It a was a the @ 1888 a landlord a of a the a Spotted a Dog p , a whose a conveyance a I a had a taken p . p = # @ 1890 a I a stepped a over a him a gingerly a and a pushed a on a up a the a hill p . a I @ 1891 a made a my a way a by a the a police a station a and a the a College a Arms @ 1892 a towards a my a own a house p . a Nothing a was a burning a on a the a hillside p , @ 1893 a though a from a the a common a there a still a came a a a red a glare a and a a @ 1894 a rolling a tumult a of a ruddy a smoke a beating a up a against a the @ 1895 a drenching a hail p . a So a far a as a I a could a see a by a the a flashes p , a the @ 1896 a houses a about a me a were a mostly a uninjured p . a By a the a College a Arms a a @ 1897 a dark a heap a lay a in a the a road p . p = # @ 1899 a Down a the a road a towards a Maybury a Bridge a there a were a voices a and @ 1900 a the a sound a of a feet p , a but a I a had a not a the a courage a to a shout a or a to @ 1901 a go a to a them p . a I a let a myself a in a with a my a latchkey p , a closed p , a locked @ 1902 a and a bolted a the a door p , a staggered a to a the a foot a of a the a staircase p , @ 1903 a and a sat a down p . a My a imagination a was a full a of a those a striding @ 1904 a metallic a monsters p , a and a of a the a dead a body a smashed a against a the @ 1905 a fence p . p = # @ 1907 a I a crouched a at a the a foot a of a the a staircase a with a my a back a to a the @ 1908 a wall p , a shivering a violently p . p = # # @section 2 {c11} $ {p1}{c11} # @section 3 {cn} $ {p1}{c11}{cn} # @ 1913 a CHAPTER a ELEVEN p = # # @section 3 {tt} $ {p1}{c11}{tt} # @ 1917 a AT a THE a WINDOW p = # # @section 3 {tx} $ {p1}{c11}{tx} @ 1920 a I a have a already a said a that a my a storms a of a emotion a have a a a trick @ 1921 a of a exhausting a themselves p . a After a a a time a I a discovered a that a I @ 1922 a was a cold a and a wet p , a and a with a little a pools a of a water a about a me a on @ 1923 a the a stair a carpet p . a I a got a up a almost a mechanically p , a went a into @ 1924 a the a dining a room a and a drank a some a whiskey p , a and a then a I a was a moved @ 1925 a to a change a my a clothes p . p = # @ 1927 a After a I a had a done a that a I a went a upstairs a to a my a study p , a but a why a I @ 1928 a did a so a I a do a not a know p . a The a window a of a my a study a looks a over a the @ 1929 a trees a and a the a railway a towards a Horsell a Common p . a In a the a hurry @ 1930 a of a our a departure a this a window a had a been a left a open p . a The a passage @ 1931 a was a dark p , a and p , a by a contrast a with a the a picture a the a window a frame @ 1932 a enclosed p , a the a side a of a the a room a seemed a impenetrably a dark p . a I @ 1933 a stopped a short a in a the a doorway p . p = # @ 1935 a The a thunderstorm a had a passed p . a The a towers a of a the a Oriental @ 1936 a College a and a the a pine a trees a about a it a had a gone p , a and a very a far @ 1937 a away p , a lit a by a a a vivid a red a glare p , a the a common a about a the a sand @ 1938 a pits a was a visible p . a Across a the a light a huge a black a shapes p , @ 1939 a grotesque a and a strange p , a moved a busily a to a and a fro p . p = # @ 1941 a It a seemed a indeed a as a if a the a whole a country a in a that a direction @ 1942 a was a on a fire p - p - a a a broad a hillside a set a with a minute a tongues a of @ 1943 a flame p , a swaying a and a writhing a with a the a gusts a of a the a dying @ 1944 a storm p , a and a throwing a a a red a reflection a upon a the a cloud a scud @ 1945 a above p . a Every a now a and a then a a a haze a of a smoke a from a some a nearer @ 1946 a conflagration a drove a across a the a window a and a hid a the a Martian @ 1947 a shapes p . a I a could a not a see a what a they a were a doing p , a nor a the a clear @ 1948 a form a of a them p , a nor a recognise a the a black a objects a they a were @ 1949 a busied a upon p . a Neither a could a I a see a the a nearer a fire p , a though a the @ 1950 a reflections a of a it a danced a on a the a wall a and a ceiling a of a the @ 1951 a study p . a A a sharp p , a resinous a tang a of a burning a was a in a the a air p . p = # @ 1953 a I a closed a the a door a noiselessly a and a crept a towards a the a window p . @ 1954 a As a I a did a so p , a the a view a opened a out a until p , a on a the a one a hand p , a it @ 1955 a reached a to a the a houses a about a Woking a station p , a and a on a the a other @ 1956 a to a the a charred a and a blackened a pine a woods a of a Byfleet p . a There @ 1957 a was a a a light a down a below a the a hill p , a on a the a railway p , a near a the @ 1958 a arch p , a and a several a of a the a houses a along a the a Maybury a road a and @ 1959 a the a streets a near a the a station a were a glowing a ruins p . a The a light @ 1960 a upon a the a railway a puzzled a me a at a first p ; a there a were a a a black @ 1961 a heap a and a a a vivid a glare p , a and a to a the a right a of a that a a a row a of @ 1962 a yellow a oblongs p . a Then a I a perceived a this a was a a a wrecked a train p , @ 1963 a the a fore a part a smashed a and a on a fire p , a the a hinder a carriages @ 1964 a still a upon a the a rails p . p = # @ 1966 a Between a these a three a main a centres a of a light p - p - a the a houses p , a the @ 1967 a train p , a and a the a burning a county a towards a Chobham p - p - a stretched @ 1968 a irregular a patches a of a dark a country p , a broken a here a and a there a by @ 1969 a intervals a of a dimly a glowing a and a smoking a ground p . a It a was a the @ 1970 a strangest a spectacle p , a that a black a expanse a set a with a fire p . a It @ 1971 a reminded a me p , a more a than a anything a else p , a of a the a Potteries a at @ 1972 a night p . a At a first a I a could a distinguish a no a people a at a all p , a though @ 1973 a I a peered a intently a for a them p . a Later a I a saw a against a the a light a of @ 1974 a Woking a station a a a number a of a black a figures a hurrying a one a after @ 1975 a the a other a across a the a line p . p = # @ 1977 a And a this a was a the a little a world a in a which a I a had a been a living @ 1978 a securely a for a years p , a this a fiery a chaos p ! a What a had a happened a in @ 1979 a the a last a seven a hours a I a still a did a not a know p ; a nor a did a I a know p , @ 1980 a though a I a was a beginning a to a guess p , a the a relation a between a these @ 1981 a mechanical a colossi a and a the a sluggish a lumps a I a had a seen @ 1982 a disgorged a from a the a cylinder p . a With a a a queer a feeling a of @ 1983 a impersonal a interest a I a turned a my a desk a chair a to a the a window p , @ 1984 a sat a down p , a and a stared a at a the a blackened a country p , a and @ 1985 a particularly a at a the a three a gigantic a black a things a that a were @ 1986 a going a to a and a fro a in a the a glare a about a the a sand a pits p . p = # @ 1988 a They a seemed a amazingly a busy p . a I a began a to a ask a myself a what a they @ 1989 a could a be p . a Were a they a intelligent a mechanisms p ? a Such a a a thing a I @ 1990 a felt a was a impossible p . a Or a did a a a Martian a sit a within a each p , @ 1991 a ruling p , a directing p , a using p , a much a as a a a man's a brain a sits a and @ 1992 a rules a in a his a body p ? a I a began a to a compare a the a things a to a human @ 1993 a machines p , a to a ask a myself a for a the a first a time a in a my a life a how a an @ 1994 a ironclad a or a a a steam a engine a would a seem a to a an a intelligent @ 1995 a lower a animal p . p = # @ 1997 a The a storm a had a left a the a sky a clear p , a and a over a the a smoke a of a the @ 1998 a burning a land a the a little a fading a pinpoint a of a Mars a was a dropping @ 1999 a into a the a west p , a when a a a soldier a came a into a my a garden p . a I a heard a a @ 2000 a slight a scraping a at a the a fence p , a and a rousing a myself a from a the @ 2001 a lethargy a that a had a fallen a upon a me p , a I a looked a down a and a saw a him @ 2002 a dimly p , a clambering a over a the a palings p . a At a the a sight a of a another @ 2003 a human a being a my a torpor a passed p , a and a I a leaned a out a of a the a window @ 2004 a eagerly p . p = # @ 2006 p « a Hist p ! p » a said a I p , a in a a a whisper p . p = # @ 2008 a He a stopped a astride a of a the a fence a in a doubt p . a Then a he a came a over @ 2009 a and a across a the a lawn a to a the a 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3353 a pockets p , a and a went a out a again a into a the a streets p . p = # # @section 2 {c15} $ {p1}{c15} # @section 3 {cn} $ {p1}{c15}{cn} # @ 3358 a CHAPTER a FIFTEEN p = # # @section 3 {tt} $ {p1}{c15}{tt} # @ 3362 a WHAT a HAD a HAPPENED a IN a SURREY p = # # @section 3 {tx} $ {p1}{c15}{tx} @ 3365 a It a was a while a the a curate a had a sat a and a talked a so a wildly a to a me @ 3366 a under a the a hedge a in a the a flat a meadows a near a Halliford p , a and @ 3367 a while a my a brother a was a watching a the a fugitives a stream a over @ 3368 a Westminster a Bridge p , a that a the a Martians a had a resumed a the @ 3369 a offensive p . a So a far a as a one a can a ascertain a from a the a conflicting @ 3370 a accounts a that a have a been a put a forth p , a the a majority a of a them @ 3371 a remained a busied a with a preparations a in a the a Horsell a pit a until @ 3372 a nine a that a night p , a hurrying a on a some a operation a that a disengaged @ 3373 a huge 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all a about a the a guns a flashed a into a fire p , a and @ 3413 a only a one a or a two a of a the a men a who a were a already a running a over a the @ 3414 a crest a of a the a hill a escaped p . p = # @ 3416 a After a this a it a would a seem a that a the a three a took a counsel @ 3417 a together a and a halted p , a and a the a scouts a who a were a watching a them @ 3418 a report a that a they a remained a absolutely a stationary a for a the a next @ 3419 a half a hour p . a The a Martian a who a had a been a overthrown a crawled @ 3420 a tediously a out a of a his a hood p , a a a small a brown a figure p , a oddly @ 3421 a suggestive a from a that a distance a of a a a speck a of a blight p , a and @ 3422 a apparently a engaged a in a the a repair a of a his a support p . a About a nine @ 3423 a he a had a finished p , a for a his a cowl a was a then a seen a above a the a trees @ 3424 a again p . p = # @ 3426 a It a was a a a few a minutes a past a nine a that a night a when 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blinding @ 4566 a flash p , a her a decks p , a her a funnels p , a leaped a upward p . a The a Martian @ 4567 a staggered a with a the a violence a of a her a explosion p , a and a in a another @ 4568 a moment a the a flaming a wreckage p , a still a driving a forward a with a the @ 4569 a impetus a of a its a pace p , a had a struck a him a and a crumpled a him a up a like @ 4570 a a a thing a of a cardboard p . a My a brother a shouted a involuntarily p . a A @ 4571 a boiling a tumult a of a steam a hid a everything a again p . p = # @ 4573 p « a Two p ! p , p » a yelled a the a captain p . p = # @ 4575 a Everyone a was a shouting p . a The a whole a steamer a from a end a to a end @ 4576 a rang a with a frantic a cheering a that a was a taken a up a first a by a one @ 4577 a and a then a by a all a in a the a crowding a multitude a of a ships a and a boats @ 4578 a that a was a driving a out a to a sea p . p = # @ 4580 a The a steam a hung a upon a the a water a for a many a minutes p , a hiding a the @ 4581 a third a Martian a and a the a coast a altogether p . a And a all a this a time @ 4582 a the a boat a was a paddling a steadily a out a to a sea a and a away a from a the @ 4583 a fight p ; a and a when a at a last a the a confusion a cleared p , a the a drifting @ 4584 a bank a of a black a vapour a intervened p , a and a nothing a of a the a THUNDER @ 4585 a CHILD a could a be a made a out p , a nor a could a the a third a Martian a be @ 4586 a seen p . a But a the a ironclads a to a seaward a were a now a quite a close a and @ 4587 a standing a in a towards a shore a past a the a steamboat p . p = # @ 4589 a The a little a vessel a continued a to a beat a its a way a seaward p , a and a the @ 4590 a ironclads a receded a slowly a towards a the a coast p , a which a was a hidden @ 4591 a still a by a a a marbled a bank a of a vapour p , a part a steam p , a part a black @ 4592 a gas p , a eddying a and a combining a in a the a strangest a way p . a The a fleet @ 4593 a of a refugees a was a scattering a to a the a northeast p ; a several a smacks @ 4594 a were a sailing a between a the a ironclads a and a the a steamboat p . a After @ 4595 a a a time p , a and a before a they a reached a the a sinking a cloud a bank p , a the @ 4596 a warships a turned a northward p , a and a then a abruptly a went a about a and @ 4597 a passed a into a the a thickening a haze a of a evening a southward p . a The @ 4598 a coast a grew a faint p , a and a at a last a indistinguishable a amid a the a low @ 4599 a banks a of a clouds a that a were a gathering a about a the a sinking a sun p . p = # @ 4601 a Then a suddenly a out a of a the a golden a haze a of a the a sunset a came a the @ 4602 a vibration a of a guns p , a and a a a form a of a black a shadows a moving p . @ 4603 a Everyone a struggled a to a the a rail a of a the a steamer a and a peered @ 4604 a into a the a blinding a furnace a of a the a west p , a but a nothing a was a to a be @ 4605 a distinguished a clearly p . a A a mass a of a smoke a rose a slanting a and @ 4606 a barred a the a face a of a the a sun p . a The a steamboat a throbbed a on a its @ 4607 a way a through a an a interminable a suspense p . p = # @ 4609 a The a sun a sank a into a grey a clouds p , a the a sky a flushed a and a darkened p , @ 4610 a the a evening a star a trembled a into a sight p . a It a was a deep a twilight @ 4611 a when a the a captain a cried a out a and a pointed p . a My a brother a strained @ 4612 a his a eyes p . a Something a rushed a up a into a the a sky a out a of a the @ 4613 a greyness p - p - a rushed a slantingly a upward a and a very a swiftly a into a the @ 4614 a luminous a clearness a above a the a clouds a in a the a western a sky p ; @ 4615 a something a flat a and a broad p , a and a very a large p , a that a swept a round @ 4616 a in a a a vast a curve p , a grew a smaller p , a sank a slowly p , a and a vanished @ 4617 a again a into a the a grey a mystery a of a the a night p . a And a as a it a flew a it @ 4618 a rained a down a darkness a upon a the a land p . p = # # @section 1 {p2} $ {p2} # @section 2 {tpg} $ {p2}{tpg} # @section 3 {pn} $ {p2}{tpg}{pn} # @ 4624 a BOOK a TWO p = # # @section 3 {tt} $ {p2}{tpg}{tt} # @ 4628 a THE a EARTH a UNDER a THE a MARTIANS p = # # @section 2 {c1} $ {p2}{c1} # @section 3 {cn} $ {p2}{c1}{cn} # @ 4633 a CHAPTER a ONE p = # # @section 3 {tt} $ {p2}{c1}{tt} # @ 4637 a UNDER a FOOT p = # # @section 3 {tx} $ {p2}{c1}{tx} @ 4640 a In a the a first a book a I a have a wandered a so a much a from a my a own @ 4641 a adventures a to a tell a of a the a experiences a of a my a brother a that a all @ 4642 a through a the a last a two a chapters a I a and a the a curate a have a been @ 4643 a lurking a in a the a empty a house a at a Halliford a whither a we a fled a to @ 4644 a escape a the a Black a Smoke p . a There a I a will a resume p . a We a stopped @ 4645 a there a all a Sunday a night a and 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4657 a bravery p , a but a circumspection p . a My a only a consolation a was a to @ 4658 a believe a that a the a Martians a were a moving a Londonward a and a away @ 4659 a from a her p . a Such a vague a anxieties a keep a the a mind a sensitive a and @ 4660 a painful p . a I a grew a very a weary a and a irritable a with a the a curate's @ 4661 a perpetual a ejaculations p ; a I a tired a of a the a sight a of a his a selfish @ 4662 a despair p . a After a some a ineffectual a remonstrance a I a kept a away @ 4663 a from a him p , a staying a in a a a room p - p - a evidently a a a children's @ 4664 a schoolroom p - p - a containing a globes p , a forms p , a and a copybooks p . a When a he @ 4665 a followed a me a thither p , a I a went a to a a a box a room a at a the a top a of a the @ 4666 a house a and p , a in a order a to a be a alone a with a my a aching a miseries p , @ 4667 a locked a myself a in p . p = # @ 4669 a We a were a hopelessly a hemmed a in a by a the a Black a Smoke a all a that a day @ 4670 a and a the a morning a of a the a next p . a There a were a signs a of a people a in @ 4671 a the a next a house a on a Sunday a evening p - p - a a a face a at a a a window a and @ 4672 a moving a lights p , a and a later a the a slamming a of a a a door p . a But a I a do @ 4673 a not a know a who a these a people a were p , a nor a what a became a of a them p . a We @ 4674 a saw a nothing a of a them a next a day p . a The a Black a Smoke a drifted a slowly @ 4675 a riverward a all a through a Monday a morning p , a creeping a nearer a and @ 4676 a nearer a to a us p , a driving a at a last a along a the a roadway a outside a the @ 4677 a house a that a hid a us p . p = # @ 4679 a A a Martian a came a across a the a fields a about a midday p , a laying a the @ 4680 a stuff a with a a a jet a of a superheated a steam a that a hissed a against @ 4681 a the a walls p , a smashed a all a the a windows a it a touched p , a and a scalded @ 4682 a the a curate's a hand a as a he a fled a out a of a the a front a room p . a When a at @ 4683 a last a we a crept a across a the a sodden a rooms a and a looked a out a again p , @ 4684 a the a country a northward a was a as a though a a a black a snowstorm a had @ 4685 a passed a over a it p . a Looking a towards a the a river p , a we a were @ 4686 a astonished a to a see a an a unaccountable a redness a mingling a with a the @ 4687 a black a of a the a scorched a meadows p . p = # @ 4689 a For a a a time a we a did a not a see a how a this a change a affected a our @ 4690 a position p , a save a that a we a were a relieved a of a our a fear a of a the @ 4691 a Black a Smoke p . a But a later a I a perceived a that a we a were a no a longer @ 4692 a hemmed a in p , a that a now a we a might a get a away p . a So a soon a as a I a realised @ 4693 a that a the a way a of a escape a was a open p , a my a dream a of a action @ 4694 a returned p . a But a the a curate a was a lethargic p , a 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a I a ventured a out a again p . a I a went @ 4759 a through a a a shrubbery p , a and a along a a a passage a beside a a a big a house @ 4760 a standing a in a its a own a grounds p , a and a so a emerged a upon a the a road @ 4761 a towards a Kew p . a The a curate a I a left a in a the a shed p , a but a he a came @ 4762 a hurrying a after a me p . p = # @ 4764 a That a second a start a was a the a most a foolhardy a thing a I a ever a did p . @ 4765 a For a it a was a manifest a the a Martians a were a about a us p . a No a sooner @ 4766 a had a the a curate a overtaken a me a than a we a saw a either a the @ 4767 a fighting~machine a we a had a seen a before a or a another p , a far a away @ 4768 a across a the a meadows a in a the a direction a of a Kew a Lodge p . a Four a or @ 4769 a five a little a black a figures a hurried a before a it a across a the @ 4770 a green~grey a of a the a field p , a and a in a a a moment a it a was a evident a this @ 4771 a Martian a pursued a 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« a Yes p , p » a I a said p . p « a But a what a is a it p ? p » p = # @ 4868 p « a A a Martian p ! p » a said a the a curate p . p = # @ 4870 a I a listened a again p . p = # @ 4872 p « a It a was a not a like a the a Heat~Ray p , p » a I a said p , a and a for a a a time a I a was @ 4873 a inclined a to a think a one a of a the a great a fighting~machines a had @ 4874 a stumbled a against a the a house p , a as a I a had a seen a one a stumble @ 4875 a against a the a tower a of a Shepperton a Church p . p = # @ 4877 a Our a situation a was a so a strange a and a incomprehensible a that a for @ 4878 a three a or a four a hours p , a until a the a dawn a came p , a we a scarcely a moved p . @ 4879 a And a then a the a light a filtered a in p , a not a through a the a window p , @ 4880 a which a remained a black p , a but a through a a a triangular a aperture @ 4881 a between a a a beam a and a a a heap a of a broken a bricks a in a the a wall @ 4882 a behind a us p . a The a interior 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and a so a I a had a to a forego a watching a them a for a a @ 5304 a time a while a he a enjoyed a that a privilege p . p = # @ 5306 a When a I a looked a again p , a the a busy a handling~machine a had a already @ 5307 a put a together a several a of a the a pieces a of a apparatus a it a had a taken @ 5308 a out a of a the a cylinder a into a a a shape a having a an a unmistakable @ 5309 a likeness a to a its a own p ; a and a down a on a the a left a a a busy a little @ 5310 a digging a mechanism a had a come a into a view p , a emitting a jets a of a green @ 5311 a vapour a and a working a its a way a round a the a pit p , a excavating a and @ 5312 a embanking a in a a a methodical a and a discriminating a manner p . a This a it @ 5313 a was a which a had a caused a the a regular a beating a noise p , a and a the @ 5314 a rhythmic a shocks a that a had a kept a our a ruinous a refuge a quivering p . @ 5315 a It a piped a and a whistled a as a it a worked p . a So a far a as a I a could a see p , @ 5316 a the a thing a was a without a a a directing a Martian a at a all p . p = # # @section 2 {c3} $ {p2}{c3} # @section 3 {cn} $ {p2}{c3}{cn} # @ 5321 a CHAPTER a THREE p = # # @section 3 {tt} $ {p2}{c3}{tt} # @ 5325 a THE a DAYS a OF a IMPRISONMENT p = # # @section 3 {tx} $ {p2}{c3}{tx} @ 5328 a The a arrival a of a a a second a fighting~machine a drove a us a from a our @ 5329 a peephole a into a the a scullery p , a for a we a feared a that a from a his @ 5330 a elevation a the a Martian a might a see a down a upon a us a behind a our @ 5331 a barrier p . a At a a a later a date a we a began a to a feel a less a in a danger a of @ 5332 a their a eyes p , a for a to a an a eye a in a the a dazzle a of a the a sunlight @ 5333 a outside a our a refuge a must a have a been a blank a blackness p , a but a at @ 5334 a first a the a slightest a suggestion a of a approach a drove a us a into a the @ 5335 a scullery a in a heart~throbbing a retreat p . a Yet a terrible a as a was a the @ 5336 a danger a we a incurred p , a the a attraction a of a peeping a was a for a both @ 5337 a of a us a irresistible p . a And a I a recall a now a with a a a sort a of a wonder @ 5338 a that p , a in a spite a of a the a infinite a danger a in a which a we a were @ 5339 a between a starvation a and a a a still a more a terrible a death p , a we a could @ 5340 a yet a struggle a bitterly a for a that a horrible a privilege a of a sight p . @ 5341 a We a would a race a across a the a kitchen a in a a a grotesque a way a between @ 5342 a eagerness a and a the a dread a of a making a a a noise p , a and a strike a each @ 5343 a other p , a and a thrust a add a kick p , a within a a a few a inches a of a exposure p . p = # @ 5345 a The a fact a is a that a we a had a absolutely a incompatible a dispositions @ 5346 a and a habits a of a thought a and a action p , a and a our a danger a and @ 5347 a isolation a only a accentuated a the a incompatibility p . a At a 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a resignation a of a the a slit p , a and a after a a @ 5435 a little a while a my a curiosity a gave a me a courage p , a and a I a rose a up p , @ 5436 a stepped a across a him p , a and a clambered a up a to a it p . a At a first a I a could @ 5437 a see a no a reason a for a his a frantic a behaviour p . a The a twilight a had @ 5438 a now a come p , a the a stars a were a little a and a faint p , a but a the a pit a was @ 5439 a illuminated a by a the a flickering a green a fire a that a came a from a the @ 5440 a aluminium~making p . a The a whole a picture a was a a a flickering a scheme @ 5441 a of a green a gleams a and a shifting a rusty a black a shadows p , a strangely @ 5442 a trying a to a the a eyes p . a Over a and a through a it a all a went a the a bats p , @ 5443 a heeding a it a not a at a all p . a The a sprawling a Martians a were a no a longer @ 5444 a to a be a seen p , a the a mound a of a blue~green a powder a had a risen a to @ 5445 a cover a them a from a sight p , a and a a a fighting~machine p , a with a its a legs @ 5446 a contracted p , a crumpled p , a and a abbreviated p , a stood a across a the @ 5447 a corner a of a the a pit p . a And a then p , a amid a the a clangour a of a the @ 5448 a machinery p , a came a a a drifting a suspicion a of a human a voices p , a that a I @ 5449 a entertained a at a first a only a to a dismiss p . p = # @ 5451 a I a crouched p , a watching a this a fighting~machine a closely p , @ 5452 a satisfying a myself a now a for a the a first a time a that a the a hood a did @ 5453 a indeed a contain a a a Martian p . a As a the a green a flames a lifted a I a could @ 5454 a see a the a oily a gleam a of a his a integument a and a the a brightness a of @ 5455 a his a eyes p . a And a suddenly a I a heard a a a yell p , a and a saw a a a long @ 5456 a tentacle a reaching a over a the a shoulder a of a the a machine a to a the @ 5457 a little a cage a that a hunched a upon a its a back p . a Then @ 5458 a something p - p - a something a struggling a violently p - p - a was a lifted a high @ 5459 a against a the a sky p , a a a black p , a vague a enigma a against a the @ 5460 a starlight p ; a and a as a this a black a object a came a down a again p , a I a saw @ 5461 a by a the a green a brightness a that a it a was a a a man p . a For a an a instant a he @ 5462 a was a clearly a visible p . a He a was a a a stout p , a ruddy p , a middle~aged a man p , @ 5463 a well a dressed p ; a three a days a before p , a he a must a have a been a walking @ 5464 a the a world p , a a a man a of a considerable a consequence p . a I a could a see @ 5465 a his a staring a eyes a and a gleams a of a light a on a his a studs a and a watch @ 5466 a chain p . a He a vanished a behind a the a mound p , a and a for a a a moment a there @ 5467 a was a silence p . a And a then a began a a a shrieking a and a a a sustained a and @ 5468 a cheerful a hooting a from a the a Martians p . p = # @ 5470 a I a slid a down a the a rubbish p , a struggled a to a my a feet p , a clapped a my @ 5471 a hands a over a my a ears p , a and a bolted a into a the a scullery p . a The @ 5472 a curate p , a who a had a been a crouching a silently a with a his a arms a over @ 5473 a his a head p , a looked a up a as a I a passed p , a cried a out a quite a loudly a at @ 5474 a my a desertion a of a him p , a and a came a running a after a me p . p = # @ 5476 a That a night p , a as a we a lurked a in a the a scullery p , a balanced a between @ 5477 a our a horror a and a the a terrible a fascination a this a peeping a had p , @ 5478 a although a I a felt a an a urgent a need a of a action a I a tried a in a vain a to @ 5479 a conceive a some a plan a of a escape p ; a but a afterwards p , a during a the @ 5480 a second a day p , a I a was a able a to a consider a our a position a with a great @ 5481 a clearness p . a The a curate p , a I a found p , a was a quite a incapable a of @ 5482 a discussion p ; a this a new a and a culminating a atrocity a had a robbed a him @ 5483 a of a all a vestiges a of a reason a or a forethought p . a Practically a he a had @ 5484 a already a sunk a to a the a level a of a an a animal p . a But a as a the a saying @ 5485 a goes p , a I a gripped a myself a with a both a hands p . a It a grew a upon a my @ 5486 a mind p , a once a I a could a face a the a facts p , a that a terrible a as a our @ 5487 a position a was p , a there a was a as a yet a no a justification a for a absolute @ 5488 a despair p . a Our a chief a chance a lay a in a the a possibility a of a the @ 5489 a Martians a making a the a pit a nothing a more a than a a a temporary @ 5490 a encampment p . a Or a even a if a they a kept a it a permanently p , a they a might @ 5491 a not a consider a it a necessary a to a guard a it p , a and a a a chance a of @ 5492 a escape a might a be a afforded a us p . a I a also a weighed a very a carefully @ 5493 a the a possibility a of a our a digging a a a way a out a in a a a direction a away @ 5494 a from a the a pit p , a but a the a chances a of a our a emerging a within a sight @ 5495 a of a some a sentinel a fighting~machine a seemed a at a first a too a great p . @ 5496 a And a I a should a have a had a to a do a all a the a digging a myself p . a The @ 5497 a curate a would a certainly a have a failed a me p . p = # @ 5499 a It a was a on a the a third a day p , a if a my a memory a serves a me a right p , a that @ 5500 a I a saw a the a lad a killed p . a It a was a the a only a occasion a on a which a I @ 5501 a actually a saw a the a Martians a feed p . a After a that a experience a I @ 5502 a avoided a the a hole a in a the a wall a for a the a better a part a of a a a day p . a I @ 5503 a went a into a the a scullery p , a removed a the a door p , a and a spent a some @ 5504 a hours a digging a with a my a hatchet a as a silently a as a possible p ; a but @ 5505 a when a I a had a made a a a hole a about a a a couple a of a feet a deep a the a loose @ 5506 a earth a collapsed a noisily p , a and a I a did a not a dare a continue p . a I a lost @ 5507 a heart p , a and a lay a down a on a the a scullery a floor a for a a a long a time p , @ 5508 a having a no a spirit a even a to a move p . a And a after a that a I a abandoned @ 5509 a altogether a the a idea a of a escaping a by a excavation p . p = # @ 5511 a It a says a much a for a the a impression a the a Martians a had a made a upon @ 5512 a me a that a at a first a I a entertained a little a or a no a hope a of a our @ 5513 a escape a being a brought a about a by a their a overthrow a through a any @ 5514 a human a effort p . a But a on a the a fourth a or a fifth a night a I a heard a a @ 5515 a sound a like a heavy a guns p . p = # @ 5517 a It a was a very a late a in a the a night p , a and a the a moon a was a shining @ 5518 a brightly p . a The a Martians a had a taken a away a the @ 5519 a excavating~machine p , a and p , a save a for a a a fighting~machine a that @ 5520 a stood a in a the a remoter a bank a of a the a pit a and a a a handling~machine @ 5521 a that a was a buried a out a of a my a sight a in a a a corner a of a the a pit @ 5522 a immediately a beneath a my a peephole p , a the a place a was a deserted a by @ 5523 a them p . a Except a for a the a pale a glow a from a the a handling~machine a and @ 5524 a the a bars a and a patches a of a white a moonlight a the a pit a was a in @ 5525 a darkness p , a and p , a except a for a the a clinking a of a the @ 5526 a handling~machine p , a quite a still p . a That a night a was a a a beautiful @ 5527 a serenity p ; a save a for a one a planet p , a the a moon a seemed a to a have a the @ 5528 a sky a to a herself p . a I a heard a a a dog a howling p , a and a that a familiar @ 5529 a sound a it a was a that a made a me a listen p . a Then a I a heard a quite @ 5530 a distinctly a a a booming a exactly a like a the a sound a of a great a guns p . @ 5531 a Six a distinct a reports a I a counted p , a and a after a a a long a interval @ 5532 a six a again p . a And a that a was a all p . p = # # @section 2 {c4} $ {p2}{c4} # @section 3 {cn} $ {p2}{c4}{cn} # @ 5537 a CHAPTER a FOUR p = # # @section 3 {tt} $ {p2}{c4}{tt} # @ 5541 a THE a DEATH a OF a THE a CURATE p = # # @section 3 {tx} $ {p2}{c4}{tx} @ 5544 a It a was a on a the a sixth a day a of a our a imprisonment a that a I a peeped @ 5545 a for a the a last a time p , a and a presently a found a myself a alone p . a Instead @ 5546 a of a keeping a close a to a me a and a trying a to a oust a me a from a the a slit p , @ 5547 a the a curate a had a gone a back a into a the a scullery p . a I a was a struck a by @ 5548 a a a sudden a thought p . a I a went a back a quickly a and a quietly a into a the @ 5549 a scullery p . a In a the a darkness a I a heard a the a curate a drinking p . a I @ 5550 a snatched a in a the a darkness p , a and a my a fingers a caught a a a bottle a of @ 5551 a burgundy p . p = # @ 5553 a For a a a few a minutes a there a was a a a tussle p . a The a bottle a struck a the @ 5554 a floor a and a broke p , a and a I a desisted a and a rose p . a We a stood a panting @ 5555 a and a threatening a each a other p . a In a the a end a I a planted a myself @ 5556 a between a him a and a the a food p , a and a told a him a of a my a determination @ 5557 a to a begin a a a discipline p . a I a divided a the a food a in a the a pantry p , @ 5558 a into a rations a to a last a us a ten a days p . a I a would a not a let a him a eat @ 5559 a any a more a that a day p . a In a the a afternoon a he a made a a a feeble a effort @ 5560 a to a get a at a the a food p . a I a had a been a dozing p , a but a in a an a instant a I @ 5561 a was a awake p . a All a day a and a all a night a we a sat a face a to a face p , a I @ 5562 a weary a but a resolute p , a and a he a weeping a and a complaining a of a his @ 5563 a immediate a hunger p . a It a was p , a I a know p , a a a night a and a a a day p , a but a to @ 5564 a me a it a seemed p - p - a it a seems a now p - p - a an a interminable a length a of a time p . p = # @ 5566 a And a so a our a widened a incompatibility a ended a at a last a in a open @ 5567 a conflict p . a For a two a vast a days a we a struggled a in a undertones a and @ 5568 a wrestling a contests p . a There a were a times a when a I a beat a and a kicked @ 5569 a him a madly p , a times a when a I a cajoled a and a persuaded a him p , a and a once @ 5570 a I a tried a to a bribe a him a with a the a last a bottle a of a burgundy p , a for @ 5571 a there a was a a a rain~water a pump a from a which a I a could a get a water p . @ 5572 a But a neither a force a nor a kindness a availed p ; a he a was a indeed a beyond @ 5573 a reason p . a He a would a neither a desist a from a his a attacks a on a the a food @ 5574 a nor a from a his a noisy a babbling a to a himself p . a The a rudimentary @ 5575 a precautions a to a keep a our a imprisonment a endurable a he a would a not @ 5576 a observe p . a Slowly a I a began a to a realise a the a complete a overthrow a of @ 5577 a his a intelligence p , a to a perceive a that a my a sole a companion a in a this @ 5578 a close a and a sickly a darkness a was a a a man a insane p . p = # @ 5580 a From a certain a vague a memories a I a am a inclined a to a think a my a own @ 5581 a mind a wandered a at a times p . a I a had a strange a and a hideous a dreams @ 5582 a whenever a I a slept p . a It a sounds a paradoxical p , a but a I a am a inclined @ 5583 a to a think a that a the a weakness a and a insanity a of a the a curate a warned @ 5584 a me p , a braced a me p , a and a kept a me a a a sane a man p . p = # @ 5586 a On a the a eighth a day a he a began a to a talk a aloud a instead a of @ 5587 a whispering p , a and a nothing a I a could a do a would a moderate a his @ 5588 a speech p . p = # @ 5590 p « a It a is a just p , a O a God p ! p » a he a would a say p , a over a and a over a again p . p « a It @ 5591 a is a just p . a On a me a and a mine a be a the a punishment a laid p . a We a have @ 5592 a sinned p , a we a have a fallen a short p . a There a was a poverty p , a sorrow p ; a the @ 5593 a poor a were a trodden a in a the a dust p , a and a I a held a my a peace p . a I @ 5594 a preached a acceptable a folly p - p - a my a God p , a what a folly p ! p - p - a when a I @ 5595 a should a have a stood a up p , a though a I a died a for a it p , a and a called a upon @ 5596 a them a to a repent~repent p ! p . p . p . a Oppressors a of a the a poor a and @ 5597 a needy p . p . p . p ! a The a wine a press a of a God p ! p » p = # @ 5599 a Then a he a would a suddenly a revert a to a the a matter a of a the a food a I @ 5600 a withheld a from a him p , a praying p , a begging p , a weeping p , a at a last @ 5601 a threatening p . a He a began a to a raise a his a voice p - p - a I a prayed a him a not @ 5602 a to p . a He a perceived a a a hold a on a me p - p - a he a threatened a he a would a shout @ 5603 a and a bring a the a Martians a upon a us p . a For a a a time a that a scared a me p ; @ 5604 a but a any a concession a would a have a shortened a our a chance a of a escape @ 5605 a beyond a estimating p . a I a defied a him p , a although a I a felt a no @ 5606 a assurance a that a he a might a not a do a this a thing p . a But a that a day p , a at @ 5607 a any a rate p , a he a did a not p . a He a talked a with a his a voice a rising @ 5608 a slowly p , a through a the a greater a part a of a the a eighth a and a ninth @ 5609 a days p - p - a threats p , a entreaties p , a mingled a with a a a torrent a of @ 5610 a half~sane a and a always a frothy a repentance a for a his a vacant a sham @ 5611 a of a God's a service p , a such a as a made a me a pity a him p . a Then a he a slept @ 5612 a awhile p , a and a began a again a with a renewed a strength p , a so a loudly @ 5613 a that a I a must a needs a make a him a desist p . p = # @ 5615 p « a Be a still p ! p » a I a implored p . p = # @ 5617 a He a rose a to a his a knees p , a for a he a had a been a sitting a in a the @ 5618 a darkness a near a the a copper p . p = # @ 5620 p « a I a have a been a still a too a long p , p » a he a said p , a in a a a tone a that a must @ 5621 a have a reached a the a pit p , p « a and a now a I a must a bear a my a witness p . a Woe @ 5622 a unto a this a unfaithful a city p ! a Woe p ! a Woe p ! a Woe p ! a Woe p ! a Woe p ! a To a the @ 5623 a inhabitants a of a the a earth a by a reason a of a the a other a voices a of @ 5624 a the a trumpet p - p - p - p - p » p = # @ 5626 p « a Shut a up p ! p » a I a said p , a rising a to a my a feet p , a and a in a a a terror a lest @ 5627 a the a Martians a should a hear a us p . p « a For a God's a sake p - p - p - p - p » p = # @ 5629 p « a Nay p , p » a shouted a the a curate p , a at a the a top a of a his a voice p , a standing @ 5630 a likewise a and a extending a his a arms p . p « a Speak p ! a The a word a of a the @ 5631 a Lord a is a upon a me p ! p » p = # @ 5633 a In a three a strides a he a was a at a the a door a leading a into a the @ 5634 a kitchen p . p = # @ 5636 p « a I a must a bear a my a witness p ! a I a go p ! a It a has a already a been a too a long @ 5637 a delayed p . p » p = # @ 5639 a I a put a out a my a hand a and a felt a the a meat a chopper a hanging a to a the @ 5640 a wall p . a In a a a flash a I a was a after a him p . a I a was a fierce a with a fear p . @ 5641 a Before a he a was a halfway a across a the a kitchen a I a had a overtaken @ 5642 a him p . a With a one a last a touch a of a humanity a I a turned a the a blade a back @ 5643 a and a struck a him a with a the a butt p . a He a went a headlong a forward a and @ 5644 a lay a stretched a on a the a ground p . a I a stumbled a over a him a and a stood @ 5645 a panting p . a He a lay a still p . p = # @ 5647 a Suddenly a I a heard a a a noise a without p , a the a run a and a smash a of @ 5648 a slipping a plaster p , a and a the a triangular a aperture a in a the a wall @ 5649 a was a darkened p . a I a looked a up a and a saw a the a lower a surface a of a a @ 5650 a handling~machine a coming a slowly a across a the a hole p . a One a of a its @ 5651 a gripping a limbs a curled a amid a the a debris p ; a another a limb @ 5652 a appeared p , a feeling a its a way a over a the a fallen a beams p . a I a stood @ 5653 a petrified p , a staring p . a Then a I a saw a through a a a sort a of a glass a plate @ 5654 a near a the a edge a of a the a body a the a face p , a as a we a may a call a it p , a and @ 5655 a the a large a dark a eyes a of a a a Martian p , a peering p , a and a then a a a long @ 5656 a metallic a snake a of a tentacle a came a feeling a slowly a through a the @ 5657 a hole p . p = # @ 5659 a I a turned a by a an a effort p , a stumbled a over a the a curate p , a and a stopped @ 5660 a at a the a scullery a door p . a The a tentacle a was a now a some a way p , a two @ 5661 a yards a or a more p , a in a the a room p , a and a twisting a and a turning p , a with @ 5662 a queer a sudden a movements p , a this a way a and a that p . a For a a a while a I @ 5663 a stood a fascinated a by a that a slow p , a fitful a advance p . a Then p , a with a a @ 5664 a faint p , a hoarse a cry p , a I a forced a myself a across a the a scullery p . a I @ 5665 a trembled a violently p ; a I a could a scarcely a stand a upright p . a I a opened @ 5666 a the a door a of a the a coal a cellar p , a and a stood a there a in a the a darkness @ 5667 a staring a at a the a faintly a lit a doorway a into a the a kitchen p , a and @ 5668 a listening p . a Had a the a Martian a seen a me p ? a What a was a it a doing a now p ? p = # @ 5670 a Something a was a moving a to a and a fro a there p , a very a quietly p ; a every @ 5671 a now a and a then a it a tapped a against a the a wall p , a or a started a on a its @ 5672 a movements a with a a a faint a metallic a ringing p , a like a the a movements @ 5673 a of a keys a on a a a split~ring p . a Then a a a heavy a body p - p - a I a knew a too a well @ 5674 a what p - p - a was a dragged a across a the a floor a of a the a kitchen a towards @ 5675 a the a opening p . a Irresistibly a attracted p , a I a crept a to a the a door a and @ 5676 a peeped a into a the a kitchen p . a In a the a triangle a of a bright a outer @ 5677 a sunlight a I a saw a the a Martian p , a in a its a Briareus a of a a @ 5678 a handling~machine p , a scrutinizing a the a curate's a head p . a I a thought @ 5679 a at a once a that a it a would a infer a my a presence a from a the a mark a of a the @ 5680 a blow a I a had a given a him p . p = # @ 5682 a I a crept a back a to a the a coal a cellar p , a shut a the a door p , a and a began a to @ 5683 a cover a myself a up a as a much a as a I a could p , a and a as a noiselessly a as @ 5684 a possible a in a the a darkness p , a among a the a firewood a and a coal @ 5685 a therein p . a Every a now a and a then a I a paused p , a rigid p , a to a hear a if a the @ 5686 a Martian a had a thrust a its a tentacles a through a the a opening a again p . p = # @ 5688 a Then a the a faint a metallic a jingle a returned p . a I a traced a it a slowly @ 5689 a feeling a over a the a kitchen p . a Presently a I a heard a it a nearer p - p - a in @ 5690 a the a scullery p , a as a I a judged p . a I a thought a that a its a length a might @ 5691 a be a insufficient a to a reach a me p . a I a prayed a copiously p . a It a passed p , @ 5692 a scraping a faintly a across a the a cellar a door p . a An a age a of a almost @ 5693 a intolerable a suspense a intervened p ; a then a I a heard a it a fumbling a at @ 5694 a the a latch p ! a It a had a found a the a door p ! a The a Martians a understood @ 5695 a doors p ! p = # @ 5697 a It a worried a at a the a catch a for a a a minute p , a perhaps p , a and a then a the @ 5698 a door a opened p . p = # @ 5700 a In a the a darkness a I a could a just a see a the a thing p - p - a like a an @ 5701 a elephant's a trunk a more a than a anything a else p - p - a waving a towards a me @ 5702 a and a touching a and a examining a the a wall p , a coals p , a wood a and @ 5703 a ceiling p . a It a was a like a a a black a worm a swaying a its a blind a head a to @ 5704 a and a fro p . p = # @ 5706 a Once p , a even p , a it a touched a the a heel a of a my a boot p . a I a was a on a the @ 5707 a verge a of a screaming p ; a I a bit a my a hand p . a For a a a time a the a tentacle @ 5708 a was a silent p . a I a could a have a fancied a it a had a been a withdrawn p . @ 5709 a Presently p , a with a an a abrupt a click p , a it a gripped a something p - p - a I @ 5710 a thought a it a had a me p ! p - p - a and a seemed a to a go a out a of a the a cellar @ 5711 a again p . a For a a a minute a I a was a not a sure p . a Apparently a it a had a taken @ 5712 a a a lump a of a coal a to a examine p . p = # @ 5714 a I a seized a the a opportunity a of a slightly a shifting a my a position p , @ 5715 a which a had a become a cramped p , a and a then a listened p . a I a whispered @ 5716 a passionate a prayers a for a safety p . p = # @ 5718 a Then a I a heard a the a slow p , a deliberate a sound a creeping a towards a me @ 5719 a again p . a Slowly p , a slowly a it a drew a near p , a scratching a against a the @ 5720 a walls a and a tapping a the a furniture p . p = # @ 5722 a While a I a was a still a doubtful p , a it a rapped a smartly a against a the @ 5723 a cellar a door a and a closed a it p . a I a heard a it a go a into a the a pantry p , @ 5724 a and a the a biscuit~tins a rattled a and a a a bottle a smashed p , a and a then @ 5725 a came a a a heavy a bump a against a the a cellar a door p . a Then a silence a that @ 5726 a passed a into a an a infinity a of a suspense p . p = # @ 5728 a Had a it a gone p ? p = # @ 5730 a At a last a I a decided a that a it a had p . p = # @ 5732 a It a came a into a the a scullery a no a more p ; a but a I a lay a all a the a tenth @ 5733 a day a in a the a close a darkness p , a buried a among a coals a and a firewood p , @ 5734 a not a daring a even a to a crawl a out a for a the a drink a for a which a I @ 5735 a craved p . a It a was a the a eleventh a day a before a I a ventured a so a far @ 5736 a from a my a security p . p = # # @section 2 {c5} $ {p2}{c5} # @section 3 {cn} $ {p2}{c5}{cn} # @ 5741 a CHAPTER a FIVE p = # # @section 3 {tt} $ {p2}{c5}{tt} # @ 5745 a THE a STILLNESS p = # # @section 3 {tx} $ {p2}{c5}{tx} @ 5748 a My a first a act a before a I a went a into a the a pantry a was a to a fasten a the @ 5749 a door a between a the a kitchen a and a the a scullery p . a But a the a pantry @ 5750 a was a empty p ; a every a scrap a of a food a had a gone p . a Apparently p , a the @ 5751 a Martian a had a taken a it a all a on a the a previous a day p . a At a that @ 5752 a discovery a I a despaired a for a the a first a time p . a I a took a no a food p , a or @ 5753 a no a drink a either p , a on a the a eleventh a or a the a twelfth a day p . p = # @ 5755 a At a first a my a mouth a and a throat a were a parched p , a and a my a strength @ 5756 a ebbed a sensibly p . a I a sat a about a in a the a darkness a of a the a scullery p , @ 5757 a in a a a state a of a despondent a wretchedness p . a My a mind a ran a on @ 5758 a eating p . a I a thought a I a had a become a deaf p , a for a the a noises a of @ 5759 a movement a I a had a been a accustomed a to a hear a from a the a pit a had @ 5760 a ceased a absolutely p . a I a did a not a feel a strong a enough a to a crawl @ 5761 a noiselessly a to a the a peephole p , a or a I a would a have a gone a there p . p = # @ 5763 a On a the a twelfth a day a my a throat a was a so a painful a that p , a taking a the @ 5764 a chance a of a alarming a the a Martians p , a I a attacked a the a creaking @ 5765 a rain~water a pump a that a stood a by a the a sink p , a and a got a a a couple a of @ 5766 a glassfuls a of a blackened a and a tainted a rain a water p . a I a was a greatly @ 5767 a refreshed a by a this p , a and a emboldened a by a the a fact a that a no @ 5768 a enquiring a tentacle a followed a the a noise a of a my a pumping p . p = # @ 5770 a During a these a days p , a in a a a rambling p , a inconclusive a way p , a I @ 5771 a thought a much a of a the a curate a and a of a the a manner a of a his a death p . p = # @ 5773 a On a the a thirteenth a day a I a drank a some a more a water p , a and a dozed a and @ 5774 a thought a disjointedly a of a eating a and a of a vague a impossible a plans @ 5775 a of a escape p . a Whenever a I a dozed a I a dreamt a of a horrible a phantasms p , @ 5776 a of a the a death a of a the a curate p , a or a of a sumptuous a dinners p ; a but p , @ 5777 a asleep a or a awake p , a I a felt a a a keen a pain a that a urged a me a to a drink @ 5778 a again a and a again p . a The a light a that a came a into a the a scullery a was @ 5779 a no a longer a grey p , a but a red p . a To a my a disordered a imagination a it @ 5780 a seemed a the a colour a of a blood p . p = # @ 5782 a On a the a fourteenth a day a I a went a into a the a kitchen p , a and a I a was @ 5783 a surprised a to a find a that a the a fronds a of a the a red a weed a had a grown @ 5784 a right a across a the a hole a in a the a wall p , a turning a the a half~light a of @ 5785 a the a place a into a a a crimson~coloured a obscurity p . p = # @ 5787 a It a was a early a on a the a fifteenth a day a that a I a heard a a a curious p , @ 5788 a familiar a sequence a of a sounds a in a the a kitchen p , a and p , a listening p , @ 5789 a identified a it a as a the a snuffing a and a scratching a of a a a dog p . a Going @ 5790 a into a the a kitchen p , a I a saw a a a dog's a nose a peering a in a through a a @ 5791 a break a among a the a ruddy a fronds p . a This a greatly a surprised a me p . a At @ 5792 a the a scent a of a me a he a barked a shortly p . p = # @ 5794 a I a thought a if a I a could a induce a him a to a come a into a the a place @ 5795 a quietly a I a should a be a able p , a perhaps p , a to a kill a and a eat a him p ; a and @ 5796 a in a any a case p , a it a would a be a advisable a to a kill a him p , a lest a his @ 5797 a actions a attracted a the a attention a of a the a Martians p . p = # @ 5799 a I a crept a forward p , a saying p « a Good a dog p ! p » a very a softly p ; a but a he @ 5800 a suddenly a withdrew a his a head a and a disappeared p . p = # @ 5802 a I a listened p - p - a I a was a not a deaf p - p - a but a certainly a the a pit a was a still p . @ 5803 a I a heard a a a sound a like a the a flutter a of a a a bird's a wings p , a and a a @ 5804 a hoarse a croaking p , a but a that a was a all p . p = # @ 5806 a For a a a long a while a I a lay a close a to a the a peephole p , a but a not a daring @ 5807 a to a move a aside a the a red a plants a that a obscured a it p . a Once a or a twice @ 5808 a I a heard a a a faint a pitter~patter a like a the a feet a of a the a dog a going @ 5809 a hither a and a thither a on a the a sand a far a below a me p , a and a there a were @ 5810 a more a birdlike a sounds p , a but a that a was a all p . a At a length p , @ 5811 a encouraged a by a the a silence p , a I a looked a out p . p = # @ 5813 a Except a in a the a corner p , a where a a a multitude a of a crows a hopped a and @ 5814 a fought a over a the a skeletons a of a the a dead a the a Martians a had @ 5815 a consumed p , a there a was a not a a a living a thing a in a the a pit p . p = # @ 5817 a I a stared a about a me p , a scarcely a believing a my a eyes p . a All a the @ 5818 a machinery a had a gone p . a Save a for a the a big a mound a of a greyish~blue @ 5819 a powder a in a one a corner p , a certain a bars a of a aluminium a in a another p , @ 5820 a the a black a birds p , a and a the a skeletons a of a the a killed p , a the a place @ 5821 a was a merely a an a empty a circular a pit a in a the a sand p . p = # @ 5823 a Slowly a I a thrust a myself a out a through a the a red a weed p , a and a stood @ 5824 a upon a the a mound a of a rubble p . a I a could a see a in a any a direction a save @ 5825 a behind a me p , a to a the a north p , a and a neither a Martians a nor a sign a of @ 5826 a Martians a were a to a be a seen p . a The a pit a dropped a sheerly a from a my @ 5827 a feet p , a but a a a little a way a along a the a rubbish a afforded a a @ 5828 a practicable a slope a to a the a summit a of a the a ruins p . a My a chance a of @ 5829 a escape a had a come p . a I a began a to a tremble p . p = # @ 5831 a I a hesitated a for a some a time p , a and a then p , a in a a a gust a of a desperate @ 5832 a resolution p , a and a with a a a heart a that a throbbed a violently p , a I @ 5833 a scrambled a to a the a top a of a the a mound a in a which a I a had a been a buried @ 5834 a so a long p . p = # @ 5836 a I a looked a about a again p . a To a the a northward p , a too p , a no a Martian a was @ 5837 a visible p . p = # @ 5839 a When a I a had a last a seen a this a part a of a Sheen a in a the a daylight a it @ 5840 a had a been a a a straggling a street a of a comfortable a white a and a red @ 5841 a houses p , a interspersed a with a abundant a shady a trees p . a Now a I a stood @ 5842 a on a a a mound a of a smashed a brickwork p , a clay p , a and a gravel p , a over @ 5843 a which a spread a a a multitude a of a red a cactus~shaped a plants p , @ 5844 a knee~high p , a without a a a solitary a terrestrial a growth a to a dispute @ 5845 a their a footing p . a The a trees a near a me a were a dead a and a brown p , a but @ 5846 a further a a a network a of a red a thread a scaled a the a still a living @ 5847 a stems p . p = # @ 5849 a The a neighbouring a houses a had a all a been a wrecked p , a but a none a had @ 5850 a been a burned p ; a their a walls a stood p , a sometimes a to a the a second @ 5851 a story p , a with a smashed a windows a and a shattered a doors p . a The a red @ 5852 a weed a grew a tumultuously a in a their a roofless a rooms p . a Below a me a was @ 5853 a the a great a pit p , a with a the a crows a struggling a for a its a refuse p . a A @ 5854 a number a of a other a birds a hopped a about a among a the a ruins p . a Far a away @ 5855 a I a saw a a a gaunt a cat a slink a crouchingly a along a a a wall p , a but a traces @ 5856 a of a men a there a were a none p . p = # @ 5858 a The a day a seemed p , a by a contrast a with a my a recent a confinement p , @ 5859 a dazzlingly a bright p , a the a sky a a a glowing a blue p . a A a gentle a breeze @ 5860 a kept a the a red a weed a that a covered a every a scrap a of a unoccupied @ 5861 a ground a gently a swaying p . a And a oh p ! a the a sweetness a of a the a air p ! p = # # @section 2 {c6} $ {p2}{c6} # @section 3 {cn} $ {p2}{c6}{cn} # @ 5866 a CHAPTER a SIX p = # # @section 3 {tt} $ {p2}{c6}{tt} # @ 5870 a THE a WORK a OF a FIFTEEN a DAYS p = # # @section 3 {tx} $ {p2}{c6}{tx} @ 5873 a For a some a time a I a stood a tottering a on a the a mound a regardless a of @ 5874 a my a safety p . a Within a that a noisome a den a from a which a I a had a emerged @ 5875 a I a had a thought a with a a a narrow a intensity a only a of a our a immediate @ 5876 a security p . a I a had a not a realised a what a had a been a happening a to a the @ 5877 a world p , a had a not a anticipated a this a startling a vision a of @ 5878 a unfamiliar a things p . a I a had a expected a to a see a Sheen a in a ruins p - p - a I @ 5879 a found a about a me a the a landscape p , a weird a and a lurid p , a of a another @ 5880 a planet p . p = # @ 5882 a For a that a moment a I a touched a an a emotion a beyond a the a common a range @ 5883 a of a men p , a yet a one a that a the a poor a brutes a we a dominate a know a only @ 5884 a too a well p . a I a felt a as a a a rabbit a might a feel a returning a to a his @ 5885 a burrow a and a suddenly a confronted a by a the a work a of a a a dozen a busy @ 5886 a navvies a digging a the a foundations a of a a a house p . a I a felt a the a first @ 5887 a inkling a of a a a thing a that a presently a grew a quite a clear a in a my @ 5888 a mind p , a that a oppressed a me a for a many a days p , a a a sense a of @ 5889 a dethronement p , a a a persuasion a that a I a was a no a longer a a a master p , @ 5890 a but a an a animal a among a the a animals p , a under a the a Martian a heel p . @ 5891 a With a us a it a would a be a as a with a them p , a to a lurk a and a watch p , a to a run @ 5892 a and a hide p ; a the a fear a and a empire a of a man a had a passed a away p . p = # @ 5894 a But a so a soon a as a this a strangeness a had a been a realised a it a passed p , @ 5895 a and a my a dominant a motive a became a the a hunger a of a my a long a and @ 5896 a dismal a fast p . a In a the a direction a away a from a the a pit a I a saw p , @ 5897 a beyond a a a red~covered a wall p , a a a patch a of a garden a ground @ 5898 a unburied p . a This a gave a me a a a hint p , a and a I a went a knee~deep p , a and @ 5899 a sometimes a neck~deep p , a in a the a red a weed p . a The a density a of a the @ 5900 a weed a gave a me a a a reassuring a sense a of a hiding p . a The a wall a was a some @ 5901 a six a feet a high p , a and a when a I a attempted a to a clamber a it a I a found a I @ 5902 a could a not a lift a my a feet a to a the a crest p . a So a I a went a along a by a the @ 5903 a side a of a it p , a and a came a to a a a corner a and a a a rockwork a that a enabled @ 5904 a me a to a get a to a the a top p , a and a tumble a into a the a garden a I a coveted p . @ 5905 a Here a I a found a some a young a onions p , a a a couple a of a gladiolus a bulbs p , @ 5906 a and a a a quantity a of a immature a carrots p , a all a of a which a I a secured p , @ 5907 a and p , a scrambling a over a a a ruined a wall p , a went a on a my a way a through @ 5908 a scarlet a and a crimson a trees a towards a Kew p - p - a it a was a like a walking @ 5909 a through a an a avenue a of a gigantic a blood a drops p - p - a possessed a with @ 5910 a two a ideas p : a to a get a more a food p , a and a to a limp p , a as a soon a and a as a far @ 5911 a as a my a strength a permitted p , a out a of a this a accursed a unearthly @ 5912 a region a of a the a pit p . p = # @ 5914 a Some a way a farther p , a in a a a grassy a place p , a was a a a group a of @ 5915 a mushrooms a which a also a I a devoured p , a and a then a I a came a upon a a @ 5916 a brown a sheet a of a flowing a shallow a water p , a where a meadows a used a to @ 5917 a be p . a These a fragments a of a nourishment a served a only a to a whet a my @ 5918 a hunger p . a At a first a I a was a surprised a at a this a flood a in a a a hot p , a dry @ 5919 a summer p , a but a afterwards a I a discovered a that a it a was a caused a by @ 5920 a the a tropical a exuberance a of a the a red a weed p . a Directly a this @ 5921 a extraordinary a growth a encountered a water a it a straightway a became @ 5922 a gigantic a and a of a unparalleled a fecundity p . a Its a seeds a were @ 5923 a simply a poured a down a into a the a water a of a the a Wey a and a Thames p , a and @ 5924 a its a swiftly a growing a and a Titanic a water a fronds a speedily a choked @ 5925 a both a those a rivers p . p = # @ 5927 a At a Putney p , a as a I a afterwards a saw p , a the a bridge a was a almost a lost @ 5928 a in a a a tangle a of a this a weed p , a and a at a Richmond p , a too p , a the a Thames @ 5929 a water a poured a in a a a broad a and a shallow a stream a across a the @ 5930 a meadows a of a Hampton a and a Twickenham p . a As a the a water a spread a the @ 5931 a weed a followed a them p , a until a the a ruined a villas a of a the a Thames @ 5932 a valley a were a for a a a time a lost a in a this a red a swamp p , a whose a margin @ 5933 a I a explored p , a and a much a of a the a desolation a the a Martians a had @ 5934 a caused a was a concealed p . p = # @ 5936 a In a the a end a the a red a weed a succumbed a almost a as a quickly a as a it @ 5937 a had a spread p . a A a cankering a disease p , a due p , a it a is a believed p , a to a the @ 5938 a action a of a certain a bacteria p , a presently a seized a upon a it p . a Now a by @ 5939 a the a action a of a natural a selection p , a all a terrestrial a plants a have @ 5940 a acquired a a a resisting a power a against a bacterial a diseases p - p - a they @ 5941 a never a succumb a without a a a severe a struggle p , a but a the a red a weed @ 5942 a rotted a like a a a thing a already a dead p . a The a fronds a became @ 5943 a bleached p , a and a then a shrivelled a and a brittle p . a They a broke a off a at @ 5944 a the a least a touch p , a and a the a waters a that a had a stimulated a their @ 5945 a early a growth a carried a their a last a vestiges a out a to a sea p . p = # @ 5947 a My a first a act a on a coming a to a this a water a was p , a of a course p , a to @ 5948 a slake a my a thirst p . a I a drank a a a great a deal a of a it a and p , a moved a by a an @ 5949 a impulse p , a gnawed a some a fronds a of a red a weed p ; a but a they a were @ 5950 a watery p , a and a had a a a sickly p , a metallic a taste p . a I a found a the a water @ 5951 a was a sufficiently a shallow a for a me a to a wade a securely p , a although @ 5952 a the a red a weed a impeded a my a feet a a a little p ; a but a the a flood @ 5953 a evidently a got a deeper a towards a the a river p , a and a I a turned a back a to @ 5954 a Mortlake p . a I a managed a to a make a out a the a road a by a means a of @ 5955 a occasional a ruins a of a its a villas a and a fences a and a lamps p , a and a so @ 5956 a presently a I a got a out a of a this a spate a and a made a my a way a to a the @ 5957 a hill a going a up a towards a Roehampton a and a came a out a on a Putney @ 5958 a Common p . p = # @ 5960 a Here a the a scenery a changed a from a the a strange a and a unfamiliar a to @ 5961 a the a wreckage a of a the a familiar p : a patches a of a ground a exhibited @ 5962 a the a devastation a of a a a cyclone p , a and a in a a a few a score a yards a I @ 5963 a would a come a upon a perfectly a undisturbed a spaces p , a houses a with @ 5964 a their a blinds a trimly a drawn a and a doors a closed p , a as a if a they a had @ 5965 a been a left a for a a a day a by a the a owners p , a or a as a if a their @ 5966 a inhabitants a slept a within p . a The a red a weed a was a less a abundant p ; @ 5967 a the a tall a trees a along a the a lane a were a free a from a the a red @ 5968 a creeper p . a I a hunted a for a food a among a the a trees p , a finding a nothing p , @ 5969 a and a I a also a raided a a a couple a of a silent a houses p , a but a they a had @ 5970 a already a been a broken a into a and a ransacked p . a I a rested a for a the @ 5971 a remainder a of a the a daylight a in a a a shrubbery p , a being p , a in a my @ 5972 a enfeebled a condition p , a too a fatigued a to a push a on p . p = # @ 5974 a All a this a time a I a saw a no a human a beings p , a and a no a signs a of a the @ 5975 a Martians p . a I a encountered a a a couple a of a hungry~looking a dogs p , a but @ 5976 a both a hurried a circuitously a away a from a the a advances a I a made @ 5977 a them p . a Near a Roehampton a I a had a seen a two a human a skeletons p - p - a not @ 5978 a bodies p , a but a skeletons p , a picked a clean p - p - a and a in a the a wood a by a me a I @ 5979 a found a the a crushed a and a scattered a bones a of a several a cats a and @ 5980 a rabbits a and a the a skull a of a a a sheep p . a But a though a I a gnawed a parts @ 5981 a of a these a in a my a mouth p , a there a was a nothing a to a be a got a from a them p . p = # @ 5983 a After a sunset a I a struggled a on a along a the a road a towards a Putney p , @ 5984 a where a I a think a the a Heat~Ray a must a have a been a used a for a some @ 5985 a reason p . a And a in a the a garden a beyond a Roehampton a I a got a a a quantity @ 5986 a of a immature a potatoes p , a sufficient a to a stay a my a hunger p . a From @ 5987 a this a garden a one a looked a down a upon a Putney a and a the a river p . a The @ 5988 a aspect a of a the a place a in a the a dusk a was a singularly a desolate p : @ 5989 a blackened a trees p , a blackened p , a desolate a ruins p , a and a down a the @ 5990 a hill a the a sheets a of a the a flooded a river p , a red~tinged a with a the @ 5991 a weed p . a And a over a all p - p - a silence p . a It a filled a me a with a indescribable @ 5992 a terror a to a think a how a swiftly a that a desolating a change a had a come p . p = # @ 5994 a For a a a time a I a believed a that a mankind a had a been a swept a out a of @ 5995 a existence p , a and a that a I a stood a there a alone p , a the a last a man a left @ 5996 a alive p . a Hard a by a the a top a of a Putney a Hill a I a came a upon a another @ 5997 a skeleton p , a with a the a arms a dislocated a and a removed a several a yards @ 5998 a from a the a rest a of a the a body p . a As a I a proceeded a I a became a more a and @ 5999 a more a convinced a that a the a extermination a of a mankind a was p , a save @ 6000 a for a such a stragglers a as a myself p , a already a accomplished a in a this @ 6001 a part a of a the a world p . a The a Martians p , a I a thought p , a had a gone a on a and @ 6002 a left a the a country a desolated p , a seeking a food a elsewhere p . a Perhaps @ 6003 a even a now a they a were a destroying a Berlin a or a Paris p , a or a it a might @ 6004 a be a they a had a gone a northward p . p = # # @section 2 {c7} $ {p2}{c7} # @section 3 {cn} $ {p2}{c7}{cn} # @ 6009 a CHAPTER a SEVEN p = # # @section 3 {tt} $ {p2}{c7}{tt} # @ 6013 a THE a MAN a ON a PUTNEY a HILL p = # # @section 3 {tx} $ {p2}{c7}{tx} @ 6016 a I a spent a that a night a in a the a inn a that a stands a at a the a top a of @ 6017 a Putney a Hill p , a sleeping a in a a a made a bed a for a the a first a time a since @ 6018 a my a flight a to a Leatherhead p . a I a will a not a tell a the a needless @ 6019 a trouble a I a had a breaking a into a that a house p - p - a afterwards a I a found @ 6020 a the a front a door a was a on a the a latch p - p - a nor a how a I a ransacked a every @ 6021 a room a for a food p , a until a just a on a the a verge a of a despair p , a in a what @ 6022 a seemed a to a me a to a be a a a servant's a bedroom p , a I a found a a a rat~gnawed @ 6023 a crust a and a two a tins a of a pineapple p . a The a place a had a been a already @ 6024 a searched a and a emptied p . a In a the a bar a I a afterwards a found a some @ 6025 a biscuits a and a sandwiches a that a had a been a overlooked p . a The a latter @ 6026 a I a could a not a eat p , a they a were a too a rotten p , a but a the a former a not @ 6027 a only a stayed a my a hunger p , a but a filled a my a pockets p . a I a lit a no @ 6028 a lamps p , a fearing a some a Martian a might a come a beating a that a part a of @ 6029 a London a for a food a in a the a night p . a Before a I a went a to a bed a I a had a an @ 6030 a interval a of a restlessness p , a and a prowled a from a window a to a window p , @ 6031 a peering a out a for a some a sign a of a these a monsters p . a I a slept a little p . @ 6032 a As a I a lay a in a bed a I a found a myself a thinking a consecutively p - p - a a @ 6033 a thing a I a do a not a remember a to a have a done a since a my a last a argument @ 6034 a with a the a curate p . a During a all a the a intervening a time a my a mental @ 6035 a condition a had a been a a a hurrying a succession a of a vague a emotional @ 6036 a states a or a a a sort a of a stupid a receptivity p . a But a in a the a night a my @ 6037 a brain p , a reinforced p , a I a suppose p , a by a the a food a I a had a eaten p , a grew @ 6038 a clear a again p , a and a I a thought p . p = # @ 6040 a Three a things a struggled a for a possession a of a my a mind p : a the @ 6041 a killing a of a the a curate p , a the a whereabouts a of a the a Martians p , a and @ 6042 a the a possible a fate a of a my a wife p . a The a former a gave a me a no @ 6043 a sensation a of a horror a or a remorse a to a recall p ; a I a saw a it a simply a as @ 6044 a a a thing a done p , a a a memory a infinitely a disagreeable a but a quite @ 6045 a without a the a quality a of a remorse p . a I a saw a myself a then a as a I a see @ 6046 a myself a now p , a driven a step a by a step a towards a that a hasty a blow p , a the @ 6047 a creature a of a a a sequence a of a accidents a leading a 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not a foresee p ; a and a crime @ 6059 a is a to a foresee a and a do p . a And a I a set a this a down a as a I a have a set a all @ 6060 a this a story a down p , a as a it a was p . a There a were a no a witnesses p - p - a all @ 6061 a these a things a I a might a have a concealed p . a But a I a set a it a down p , a and @ 6062 a the a reader a must a form a his a judgment a as a he a will p . p = # @ 6064 a And a when p , a by a an a effort p , a I a had a set a aside a that a picture a of a a @ 6065 a prostrate a body p , a I a faced a the a problem a of a the a Martians a and a the @ 6066 a fate a of a my a wife p . a For a the a former a I a had a no a data p ; a I a could @ 6067 a imagine a a a hundred a things p , a and a so p , a unhappily p , a I a could a for a the @ 6068 a latter p . a And a suddenly a that a night a became a terrible p . a I a found @ 6069 a myself a sitting a up a in a bed p , a staring a at a the a dark p . a I a found @ 6070 a myself a praying a that a the a Heat~Ray a might a have a suddenly a and @ 6071 a painlessly a struck a her a out a of a being p . a Since a the a night a of a my @ 6072 a return a from a Leatherhead a I a had a not a prayed p . a I a had a uttered @ 6073 a prayers p , a fetish a prayers p , a had a prayed a as a heathens a mutter @ 6074 a charms a when a I a was a in a extremity p ; a but a now a I a prayed a indeed p , @ 6075 a pleading a steadfastly a and a sanely p , a face a to a face a with a the @ 6076 a darkness a of a God p . a Strange a night p ! a Strangest a in a this p , a that a so @ 6077 a soon a as a dawn a had a come p , a I p , a who a had a talked a with a God p , a crept a out @ 6078 a of a the a house a like a a a rat a leaving a its a hiding a place p - p - a a a creature @ 6079 a scarcely a larger p , a an a inferior a animal p , a a a thing a that a for a any @ 6080 a passing a whim a of a our a masters a might a be a hunted a and a killed p . @ 6081 a Perhaps a they a also a prayed a 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hardened a mud p , a and a at a the a top a of @ 6094 a West a Hill a a a lot a of a blood~stained a glass a about a the a overturned @ 6095 a water a trough p . a My a movements a were a languid p , a my a plans a of a the @ 6096 a vaguest p . a I a had a an a idea a of a going a to a Leatherhead p , a though a I @ 6097 a knew a that a there a I a had a the a poorest a chance a of a finding a my a wife p . @ 6098 a Certainly p , a unless a death a had a overtaken a them a suddenly p , a my @ 6099 a cousins a and a she a would a have a fled a thence p ; a but a it a seemed a to a me @ 6100 a I a might a find a or a learn a there a whither a the a Surrey a people a had @ 6101 a fled p . a I a knew a I a wanted a to a find a my a wife p , a that a my a heart a ached @ 6102 a for a her a and a the a world a of a men p , a but a I a had a no a clear a idea a how @ 6103 a the a finding a might a be a done p . a I a was a also a sharply a aware a now a of @ 6104 a my a intense a loneliness p . a From a the a corner a I a went p , a under a cover @ 6105 a of a a a thicket a of a trees a and a bushes p , a to a the a edge a of a Wimbledon @ 6106 a Common p , a stretching a wide a and a far p . p = # @ 6108 a That a dark a expanse a was a lit a in a patches a by a yellow a gorse a and @ 6109 a broom p ; a there a was a no a red a weed a to a be a seen p , a and a as a I a prowled p , @ 6110 a hesitating p , a on a the a verge a of a the a open p , a the a sun a rose p , a flooding @ 6111 a it a all a with a light a and a vitality p . a I a came a upon a a a busy a swarm a of @ 6112 a little a frogs a in a a a swampy a place a among a the a trees p . a I a stopped a to @ 6113 a look a at a them p , a drawing a a a lesson a from a their a stout a resolve a to @ 6114 a live p . a And a presently p , a turning a suddenly p , a with a an a odd a feeling @ 6115 a of a being a watched p , a I a beheld a something a crouching a amid a a a clump @ 6116 a of a bushes p . a I a stood a 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