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. . . although vapourish mists were being driven swiftly across the moon.

It would certainly be very dull to die before they have discovered
whether there is life in Mars,” Miss Allan added.

Poor creature! it would be kinder to kill it.” But nobody seemed disposed to rouse himself in order to kill the moth.

As the thunder showed no signs of withdrawing, but seemed massed right overhead, while the lightning aimed straight at the garden every time, an uneasy gloom replaced the first excitement.

The room grew suddenly several degrees darker, for the wind seemed to
be driving waves of darkness across the earth.

It’s coming!” was said simultaneously in many different languages.

There must be some reason why such things happen, she thought to
herself, as she shut the door. Only at first it was not easy to understand what it was.