Война миров

What We Saw From the Ruined House

           Iturnedtoascowlingface,andsilent,eloquentlips. Hewantedtheslit,whichpermittedonlyoneofustopeepthrough; andsoIhadtoforegowatchingthemforatimewhileheenjoyedthatprivilege. 

           WhenIlookedagain,thebusyhandling-machinehadalreadyputtogetherseveralofthepiecesofapparatusithadtakenoutofthecylinderintoashapehavinganunmistakablelikenesstoitsown; anddownontheleftabusylittlediggingmechanismhadcomeintoview,emittingjetsofgreenvapourandworkingitswayroundthepit,excavatingandembankinginamethodicalanddiscriminatingmanner. Thisitwaswhichhadcausedtheregularbeatingnoise,andtherhythmicshocksthathadkeptourruinousrefugequivering. Itpipedandwhistledasitworked. SofarasIcouldsee,thethingwaswithoutadirectingMartianatall. 

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