War of the Worlds - Book One - The Coming of the Martians / Chapter 7 - How I Reached Home

Since the Martians have that heat ray, I am using humanity's greatest skill- running away. I need to get home to see my wife, let her know what is happening on Horsell Common! Maybe I'll have a glass of wine and a nice meal to put tonight behind me. I mean... was what I saw even real?  Well, My wife will listen to me, even if no one else will.