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"

Sugar

?

"

said

Josella

blankly

.

"

No

?

Well

,

a

big

can

of

honey

,

then

.

I

should

think

that

would

do

as

well

.

"

Everyone

behaved

very

creditably

at

supper

.

The

party

not

only

thawed

,

it

actually

began

to

warm

up

.

Josella

brought

out

some

of

her

own

potent

mead

to

supplement

the

more

orthodox

drinks

,

and

it

went

down

well

.

The

visitors

were

in

a

state

of

happily

comfortable

relaxation

when

I

made

my

unobtrusive

exit

.

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I

caught

up

a

bundle

of

blankets

and

clothes

and

a

parcel

of

food

that

I

had

laid

ready

,

and

hurried

with

them

across

the

yard

to

the

shed

where

we

kept

the

half

-

track

.

With

a

hose

from

the

tanker

which

held

our

main

gas

supply

I

filled

the

half

-

track

’

s

tanks

to

overflowing

.

Then

I

turned

my

attention

to

Torrence

’

s

strange

vehicle

.

By

the

light

of

a

hand

-

dynamo

torch

I

managed

to

locate

the

filler

cap

and

poured

a

quart

or

more

of

honey

into

the

tank

.

The

rest

of

the

large

can

of

honey

I

disposed

of

into

the

tanker

itself

.

I

could

hear

the

party

singing

and

,

seemingly

,

still

going

well

.

After

I

had

added

some

anti

-

triffids

gear

and

miscellaneous

afterthoughts

to

the

stuff

already

in

the

half

-

track

,

I

went

back

and

joined

the

party

until

it

finally

broke

up

in

an

atmosphere

which

even

a

close

observer

might

have

mistaken

for

almost

maudlin

good

will

.

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We

gave

them

two

hours

to

get

well

asleep

.

The

moon

had

risen

,

and

the

yard

was

bathed

in

white

light

.

I

had

forgotten

to

oil

the

shed

doors

,

and

gave

them

a

curse

for

every

creak

.

The

rest

came

in

procession

toward

me

.

The

Brents

and

Joyce

were

familiar

enough

with

the

place

not

to

need

a

guiding

hand

.

Behind

them

followed

Josella

and

Susan

,

carrying

the

children

.

David

’

s

sleepy

voice

rose

once

,

and

was

stopped

quickly

by

Josella

’

s

hand

over

his

mouth

.

She

got

into

the

front

,

still

holding

him

.

I

saw

the

others

into

the

back

,

and

closed

it

.

Then

I

climbed

into

the

driving

seat

,

kissed

Josella

,

and

took

a

deep

breath

.

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