Read the passages from The War of the Worlds.
But
very early in the morning poor Ogilvy, who had seen the shooting star
and who was persuaded that a meteorite lay somewhere on the common
between Horsell, Ottershaw, and Woking, rose early with the idea of
finding it. Find it he did, soon after dawn, and not far from the sand
pits.
. . .
A large piece suddenly came off and fell with a sharp noise that brought his heart into his mouth.
For
a minute he scarcely realised what this meant, and, although the heat
was excessive, he clambered down into the pit close to the bulk to see
the Thing more clearly.
What does the reader learn about Ogilvy from the passages?


0 comments