[The Moon Pool by A. Merritt]@TWC D-Link bookThe Moon Pool CHAPTER II 4/12
Goodwin, I tell you again that my wife is dead--or worse--I do not know; the prey of--what you saw; so, too, is Stanton; so Thora.
How--" Tears rolled down the seared face. "Why did God let it conquer us? Why did He let it take my Edith ?" he cried in utter bitterness.
"Are there things stronger than God, do you think, Walter ?" I hesitated. "Are there? Are there ?" His wild eyes searched me. "I do not know just how you define God," I managed at last through my astonishment to make answer.
"If you mean the will to know, working through science--" He waved me aside impatiently. "Science," he said.
"What is our science against--that? Or against the science of whatever devils that made it--or made the way for it to enter this world of ours ?" With an effort he regained control. "Goodwin," he said, "do you know at all of the ruins on the Carolines; the cyclopean, megalithic cities and harbours of Ponape and Lele, of Kusaie, of Ruk and Hogolu, and a score of other islets there? Particularly, do you know of the Nan-Matal and the Metalanim ?" "Of the Metalanim I have heard and seen photographs," I said.
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