I realized that the crest must be within the range of…
At that I gripped my wife’s arm, and without ceremony ran her out into the road.
Idly digging his toes in the sand
It did so indeed, and much sooner than she had expected. Granser babbled on unnoticed.
I shouted above the sudden noise.
You are safe here! I shouted above the sudden noise. She looked away from me downhill. The people were coming out of their houses, astonished. I perceived that in a moment.
She was quite silent for a minute or two
I and my wife stood amazed. Then I realised that the crest of Maybury Hill must be within range of the Martians

