How we cite our quotes: (Volume.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
It may be, on the other hand, that the destruction of the Martians is only a reprieve. To them, and not to us, perhaps, is the future ordained. (2.10.10)
Two quotes up, the narrator seemed to take a curate-like view of the events (the Martians died because God put bacteria on earth). At the end of the book, though, the narrator leaves it open as to whether humans or Martians are destined to take over the universe. Do these two ideas mesh together? Is the narrator supporting some notion of fate when he asks about the future being "ordained"?