Book 2: Chapter 3, The Days of Imprisonment Summary

The author and curate were trapped in the house. The curate starts to slowly go crazy. His complaining and fear have taken over his self. He eats more of the share of food than the author and sleeps very little. He weeps for long periods of time. The author resorts to physical fights with the curate so that he does not eat all of the food.

The two men are fascinated by the activities of the Martians outside. They vie for the position at the opening in the wall. The curate is at the opening and first sees the Martians feed on a human. He is horrified and moves aside for the author to look outside. He sees a human picked up out of a cage, and then hears screams. The next day...