On horsell common

           Ifoundalittlecrowdofperhapstwentypeoplesurroundingthehugeholeinwhichthecylinderlay. Ihavealreadydescribedtheappearanceofthatcolossalbulk,embeddedintheground. Theturfandgravelaboutitseemedcharredasifbyasuddenexplosion. Nodoubtitsimpacthadcausedaflashoffire. HendersonandOgilvywerenotthere. Ithinktheyperceivedthatnothingwastobedoneforthepresent,andhadgoneawaytobreakfastatHenderson’shouse. 

           TherewerefourorfiveboyssittingontheedgeofthePit,withtheirfeetdangling,andamusingthemselvesuntilIstoppedthembythrowingstonesatthegiantmass. AfterIhadspokentothemaboutit,theybeganplayingat‘touch’inandoutofthegroupofbystanders. 

           Amongthesewereacoupleofcyclists,ajobbinggardenerIemployedsometimes,agirlcarryingababy,Greggthebutcherandhislittleboy,andtwoorthreeloafersandgolfcaddieswhowereaccustomedtohangabouttherailwaystation. Therewasverylittletalking. FewofthecommonpeopleinEnglandhadanythingbutthevaguestastronomicalideasinthosedays. Mostofthemwerestaringquietlyatthebigtablelikeendofthecylinder,whichwasstillasOgilvyandHendersonhadleftit. Ifancythepopularexpectationofaheapofcharredcorpseswasdisappointedatthisinanimatebulk. SomewentawaywhileIwasthere,andotherpeoplecame. IclamberedintothepitandfanciedIheardafaintmovementundermyfeet. Thetophadcertainlyceasedtorotate. 

           ItwasonlywhenIgotthusclosetoitthatthestrangenessofthisobjectwasatallevidenttome. 

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