День триффидов
Conference
Idon’tsee—"
"Youmeanyoudon’tlovemeenoughtotakeontwootherwomenaswell?"
Iswallowed.Ialsoobjected:
"Lookhere.Thisisallcrazy.It’sunnatural.Whatyou’resuggesting
Sheputupahandtostopme.
"Justlistentome,Bill.Iknowitsoundsabitstartlingatfirst,butthere’snothingcrazyaboutit.It’sallquiteclear—andit’snotveryeasy.
"Allthis"—shewavedherhandaround—"it’sdonesomethingtome,It’slikesuddenlyseeingeverythingdifferently.AndoneofthethingsIthinkIseeisthatthoseofuswhogetthrougharegoingtobemuchnearertooneanother,moredependentononeanother,morelike—well,morelikeatribethanweeverwerebefore.
"AlldaylongaswewentaboutI’vebeenseeingunfortunatepeoplewhoaregoingtodieverysoon.AndallthetimeI’vebeensayingtomyself:‘There,butforthegraceofGod...’
AndthenI’vetoldmyself:‘Thisisamiracle!Idon’tdeserveanythingbetterthananyofthesepeople.Butithashappened.HereIstillam—sonowit’suptometojustifyit.’Somehowit’smademefeelclosertootherpeoplethanIhaveeverdonebefore.That’smademekeepwonderingallthetimewhatIcandotohelpsomeofthem.
"Yousee,wemustdosomethingtojustifythatmiracle,Bill.Imighthavebeenanyoftheseblindgirls;youmighthavebeenanyofthesewanderingmen.There’snothingbigwecando.
