Tales from Amy's Garden 3

Fiver: There's something very queer about the warren this evening...
Hazel: Is it dangerous?
Fiver: It's not exactly danger, it's... oh, I don't know. Something oppressive... like thunder.
Fiver: I feel it too. I think there will be lighting and thunder soon.
Hazel: Well the lady in the cottage must think so. She is running around shutting off all of her machines and pulling things out of the wall.
Fiver: Yes. But I think she is just lonely. She has been walking through the streets looking to talk to people. And she keeps putting out things on her windowsill to entice visitors
Hazel: I know. But they see like very strange gifts. What is this Ruinite? And why is it in a box?
Fiver: Bigwig heard her talking to herself. And she didn’t shut off all of her machines. She has a little one that seems to be buzzing a lot. Especially at night.
Hazel: People are strange sometimes. I prefer rabbits.
(Watership Down, 1972)