День триффидов
A Light in the Night
"Well—Isuppose,roughly,somewhereoutoftheway.Aplacewithagoodwatersupplywecanbesureof—awell,perhaps.AndIshouldthinkitwouldbebesttobeashighupaswereasonablycan—someplacewherethere’llbeanicecleanwind."
"Yes,"Isaid,"I’dnotthoughtofthecleanwindpart,butyou’reright.Ahilltopwithagoodwatersupply—that’snotsoeasyoffhand."Ithoughtamoment.TheLakeDistrict?No,toofar.Wales,perhaps?OrmaybeExmoororDartmoor—orrightdowninCornwall?AroundLand’sEndwe’dhavetheprevailingsouthwestwindcominginuntaintedovertheAtlantic.Butthat,too,wasalongway.Weshouldbedependentontownswhenitbecamesafetovisitthemagain.
"WhatabouttheSussexDowns?"Josellasuggested."Iknowalovelyoldfarmhouseonthenorthside,lookingrightacrosstowardPulborough.It’snotonthetopofhills,butit’swelluptheside.There’sawindpumpforwater,andIthinktheymaketheirownelectricity.It’sallbeenconvertedandmodernized."
Desirableresidence,infact.Butit’sahitnearpopulousplaces.Don’tyouthinkweoughttogetfartheraway?"
"Well,Iwaswondering.Howlongisitgoingtobebeforeit’llbesafetogointothetownsagain?"
"I’venorealidea,"Iadmitted."I’dsomethinglikeayearinmind—surelythatmighttobeasafeenoughmargin?"
"Isee.Butifwedogotoofaraway,itisn’tgoingtobeatalleasytogetsupplieslateron."
"Thatisapoint,certainly,"Iagreed.
