Автостопом по галактике

Chapter 3

           Thegirlhehaddraggedalongtothepubwithhimhadgrowntoloathehimdearlyoverthelasthourorso,anditwouldprobablyhavebeenagreatsatisfactiontohertoknowthatinaminuteandahalforsohewouldsuddenlyevaporateintoawhiffofhydrogen,ozoneandcarbonmonoxide.However,whenthemomentcameshewouldbetoobusyevaporatingherselftonoticeit.

           Thebarmanclearedhisthroat.Heheardhimselfsay:

           "Lastorders,please."

           Thehugeyellowmachinesbegantosinkdownwardandtomovefaster.

           Fordknewtheywerethere.Thiswasn’tthewayhehadwantedit.

           Runningupthelane,Arthurhadnearlyreachedhishouse.Hedidn’tnoticehowcoldithadsuddenlybecome,hedidn’tnoticethewind,hedidn’tnoticethesuddenirrationalsquallofrain.Hedidn’tnoticeanythingbutthecaterpillarbulldozerscrawlingovertherubblethathadbeenhishome.

           "Youbarbarians!"heyelled."I’llsuethecouncilforeverypennyit’sgot!I’llhaveyouhung,drawnandquartered!Andwhipped!Andboiled…until…until…untilyou’vehadenough."

           Fordwasrunningafterhimveryfast.Veryveryfast.

           "AndthenI’lldoitagain!"yelledArthur."AndwhenI’vefinishedIwilltakeallthelittlebits,andIwilljumponthem!"

           Arthurdidn’tnoticethatthemenwererunningfromthebulldozers;hedidn’tnoticethatMr.Prosserwasstaringhecticallyintothesky.WhatMr.Prosserhadnoticedwasthathugeyellowsomethingswerescreamingthroughtheclouds.Impossiblyhugeyellowsomethings.

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