День триффидов
The Coming of the Triffids
buttherewasacurrenttheoryamongcuttersthatmorethanafewsecondsofanyonenewssubject—exceptaboxingmatch—couldnotfailtoparalyzeanaudiencewithboredom.Myfirstview,therefore,ofadevelopmentwhichwastoplaysuchanimportantpartinmyfuture,aswellasinsomanyotherpeople’s,wasaglimpsesandwichedbetweenahulacontestinHonoluluandtheFirstLadylaunchingabattleship.(No,thatisnoanachronism.)
Theywerestillbuildingthem:evenadmiralshavetolive.)Iwaspermittedtoseeafewtriffidsswayacrossthescreentothekindofaccompanimentsupposedtobeonthelevelofthegreatmovie-goingpublic:
"Andnow,folks,getaloadofwhatourcameramanfoundinEcuador.Vegetablesonvacation!You’veonlyseenthiskindofthingafteraparty,butdowninsunnyEcuadortheyseeitanytime—andnohangovertofollow!Monsterplantsonthemarch!Say,now,that’sgivenmeabigidea!Maybeifwecaneducateourpotatoesrightwecanfixitsothey’llwalkrightintothepot.How’dthatbe,Momma?"
FortheshorttimethescenewasonIstaredatit,fascinated.Therewasourmysteriousrubbish-heapplantgrowntoaheightofsevenfeetormore.Therewasnomistakingitanditwas"walking"!
Thebole,whichInowsawforthefirsttime,wasshaggywithlittlerootlethairs,Itwouldhavebeenalmostsphericalbutforthreebluntlytaperedprojectionsextendingfromthelowerpart.Supportedonthese,themainbodywasliftedaboutafootclearoftheground.
