storm-frightened

Updated: May 10, 2025

Belated flying-machines darted across the sky here and there, like storm-frightened birds, but they soon settled to earth. Every eye was on the cloud which was now gashed with dazzling, vivid, electric flashes. Thorndyke looked over the vast roof. He was alone. He walked to the western parapet to get a broader view.

Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben - The Land of the Changing Sun