The Open Road (10) [The Open Road]
The Open Road (10)
From out of dust a faint " Poop-poop ! " wailed like an uneasy animal in pain.
Hardly regarding it, they turned to resume their conversation, when in an instant (as it seemed) the peaceful scene was changed.
A blast of wind and a whirl of sound made them jump for the nearest ditch.
It was on them !
The " Poop-poop " rang with a brazen shout in their ears, they had a moment's glimpse of an interior of glittering plate-grass and rich morocco.
The magnificent motor-car with its pilot tense and hugging his wheel, possessed all earth and air for the fraction of a second,
flung an enveloping cloud of dust that blinded and enwrapped them utterly.
And then the motor-car dwindled to a speck in the far distance, changed back into a droning bee once more.
The old grey horse, dreaming of his quiet paddock, in a new raw situation such as this, simply abandoned himself to his natural emotions.
In spite of all the Mole's efforts, he reared, plunged and backed steadily, and he drove the cart backwards towards the deep ditch at the side of the road.
It wavered an instant, then there was a heart-rending crash.
The canary-colored cart, their pride and their joy, lay on its side in the ditch, an irredeemable wreck.
(10/20)
From out of dust a faint " Poop-poop ! " wailed like an uneasy animal in pain.
Hardly regarding it, they turned to resume their conversation, when in an instant (as it seemed) the peaceful scene was changed.
A blast of wind and a whirl of sound made them jump for the nearest ditch.
It was on them !
The " Poop-poop " rang with a brazen shout in their ears, they had a moment's glimpse of an interior of glittering plate-grass and rich morocco.
The magnificent motor-car with its pilot tense and hugging his wheel, possessed all earth and air for the fraction of a second,
flung an enveloping cloud of dust that blinded and enwrapped them utterly.
And then the motor-car dwindled to a speck in the far distance, changed back into a droning bee once more.
The old grey horse, dreaming of his quiet paddock, in a new raw situation such as this, simply abandoned himself to his natural emotions.
In spite of all the Mole's efforts, he reared, plunged and backed steadily, and he drove the cart backwards towards the deep ditch at the side of the road.
It wavered an instant, then there was a heart-rending crash.
The canary-colored cart, their pride and their joy, lay on its side in the ditch, an irredeemable wreck.
(10/20)
2013-06-29 19:00
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