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What I Saw of the Destruction of Weybridge and Shepperton

           Atthecornerturninguptowardsthepostofficealittlecart,filledwithboxesandfurniture,andhorseless,heeledoveronabrokenwheel. Acashboxhadbeenhastilysmashedopenandthrownunderthedebris. 

           ExceptthelodgeattheOrphanage,whichwasstillonfire,noneofthehouseshadsufferedverygreatlyhere. TheHeat-Rayhadshavedthechimneytopsandpassed. Yet,saveourselves,theredidnotseemtobealivingsoulonMayburyHill. Themajorityoftheinhabitantshadescaped,Isuppose,bywayoftheOldWokingroadtheroadIhadtakenwhenIdrovetoLeatherheadortheyhadhidden. 

           Wewentdownthelane,bythebodyofthemaninblack,soddennowfromtheovernighthail,andbrokeintothewoodsatthefootofthehill. Wepushedthroughthesetowardstherailwaywithoutmeetingasoul. Thewoodsacrossthelinewerebutthescarredandblackenedruinsofwoods;forthemostpartthetreeshadfallen,butacertainproportionstillstood,dismalgreystems,withdarkbrownfoliageinsteadofgreen. 

           Onoursidethefirehaddonenomorethanscorchthenearertrees;ithadfailedtosecureitsfooting. InoneplacethewoodmenhadbeenatworkonSaturday; trees,felledandfreshlytrimmed,layinaclearing,withheapsofsawdustbythesawing-machineanditsengine. Hardbywasatemporaryhut,deserted. Therewasnotabreathofwindthismorning,andeverythingwasstrangelystill. Eventhebirdswerehushed,andaswehurriedalongIandtheartillerymantalkedinwhispersandlookednowandagainoverourshoulders. Onceortwicewestoppedtolisten. 

           Afteratimewedrewneartheroad,andaswedidsoweheardtheclatterofhoofsandsawthroughthetreestemsthreecavalrysoldiersridingslowlytowardsWoking. 

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