The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
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"And you haven't got a solitary measurement of all these beautiful
growth curves!" said Redwood. "I been too upthet, Thir," said Mr. Skinner. "If you knew what we been through--me and the mithith! All thith latht month. We 'aven't known what to make of it, Thir. What with the henth gettin' tho rank, and the earwigth, and the canary creeper. I dunno if I told you, Thir--the canary creeper ..." "You've told us all that," said Redwood. "The thing is, Bensington, what are we to do?" "What are _we_ to do?" said Mr. Skinner. "You'll have to go back to Mrs. Skinner," said Redwood. "You can't leave her there alone all night." "Not alone, Thir, I don't. Not if there wath a dothen Mithith Thkinnerth. Itth Mithter Benthington--" "Nonsense," said Redwood. "The wasps will be all right at night. And the earwigs will get out of your way--" "But about the ratth?" "There aren't any rats," said Redwood. VI. |
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