Klimt Irrlichter (Will-O'-The Wisps)

Klimt Irrlichter (Will-O'-The Wisps)Klimt Hygieia (detail from Medicine)Klimt Houses at Unterach on the Attersee
How did we get here?" he asked, shivering slightly. "We hitched a lift," said Ford. "Excuse me?" said Arthur. "Are you trying to tell me that we just stuck out our thumbs and some green bug-eyed monster stuck his head out and said, Hi fellas, hop right in. I can take you as far as the Basingstoke roundabout?" "Well," said Ford, "the Thumb's an electronic sub-etha signalling device, the roundabout's at Barnard's Star six light years away, but otherwise, that's more or less right." "And the bug-eyed monster?" "Is green, yes." "Fine," said Arthur, "when can I get "You can't," said Ford Prefect, and found the light switch. "Shade your eyes ..." he said, and turned it on. Even Ford was surprised. Arthur, "is this really the interior of a flying saucer?" Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz heaved his unpleasant green body round the control bridge. He always felt vaguely irritable after demolishing populated planets. He wished that someone would come and tell him that it was all wrong so that he could shout at them and feel better. He flopped as heavily as he could on to his control seat in the hope that it would break and give him something to