День триффидов
— and Farther on
"Well,they’vegottostartrealizingitsoonifthey’regoingtogetthrough,"Cokersaid,lookingroundthehailagain."There’snomiraclecorningtosavethem."
"Give‘emtime.They’llcometoit,aswedid.You’realwaysinsuchahurry.Time’snolongermoney,youknow."
"Moneyisn’timportantanylonger,buttimeis.Theyoughttobethinkingabouttheharvest,riggingamilltogrindflour,seeingaboutwinterfeedforthestock."
Ishookmyhead.
"It’snotasurgentasallthat,Coker.Theremustbehugestocksofflourinthetowns,and,bythelookofthings,mightyfewofustouseit.Wecanliveoncapitalforalongwhileyet.Surelytheimmediatejobistoteachtheblindhowtoworkbeforetheyreallyhavetogetdowntoit."
"Allthesame,unlesssomethingisdone,thesightedonesherearegoingtocrackup.Itonlyneedsthattohappentooneortwoofthemandtheplace’llbeapropermess."
Ihadtoconcedethat.
LaterintheafternoonImanagedtofindMissDurrant.NooneelseseemedtoknoworcarewhereMichaelBeadleyandhislothadgone,butIcouldnotbelievethattheyhadnotleftbehindsomeindicationsforthosewhomightfollow.MissDurrantwasnotpleased.AtfirstIthoughtshewasgoingtorefusetotellme.Itwasnotduesolelytomyimpliedpreferenceforothercompany.Thelossofevenanuncongenialable-bodiedmanwasseriousinthecircumstances.Nevertheless,shepreferrednottoshowtheweaknessofaskingmetostay.
