День триффидов
A Light in the Night
"Butanyway,you’llnotbeusingit.Nohotwater."
"Oh,I’dforgottenthat.Whatashame!"sheexclaimeddisappointedly.
Wecompletedourtourofthepremises,findingtherestlesssensational.Thenshewentouttodealwiththematterofclothes.Imadeaninspectionoftheapartment’sresourcesandlimitationsandthensetoutonanexpeditionofmyown.
AsIsteppedoutside,anotherdoorfartherdownthepassageopened.Istopped,andstoodstillwhereIwas.Ayoungmancameout,leadingafair-hairedgirlbythehand.Asshesteppedoverthethresholdhereleasedhisgrasp.
"Waitjustaminute,darling,"hesaid.
Hetookthreeorfourstepsonthesilencingcarpet.Hisoutstretchedhandsfoundthewindowwhichendedthepassage.Hisfingerswentstraighttothecatchandopenedit.Ihadaglimpseofalow-railed,ornamentalbalconyoutside.
"Whatareyoudoing,Jimmy?"sheasked.
"Justmakingsure,"hesaid,steppingquicklybacktoherandfeelingforherhandagain."Comealong,darling."
Shehungback.
"Jimmy—Idon’tlikeleavinghere.Atleastweknowwhereweareinourownapartment.Howarewegoingtofeed?Howarewegoingtolive?"
Intheapartment,darling,weshan’tfeedatall—andthereforenotlivelong.Comealong,sweetheart.Don’tbeafraid."
ButIam.Jimmy—Iam."
Sheclungtohim,andheputonearmroundher.
"We’llbeallright,darling.Comealong.
"But,Jimmy,that’sthewrongway—You’vegotittwistedround,dear.It’stherightway."
"Jimmy—I’msofrightened.
