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“Ithinkso，”
murmuredtheProvincialMayor;and，knittinghisbrosedintoaate，hislipsmovingasosmysticwords.“Yes，Ithiersometime，brighteningiorymanner.
“Well，IdonotmindtellingyouIhavebeenatworkuporyofFourDimensionsforsometime.Someofmyresultsarecurious.Forinstance，hereisaportraitofamayearsold，aeeseveherattwenty-three，andsoon.Alltheseareevideions，asitwere，Three-DimeionsofhisFour-Dimensionedbeing，whichisafixedahing.”
&ificpeople，”
proceededtheTimeTraveller，afterthepauserequiredfortheproperassimilationofthis，“khatTimeisonlyakindofSpace.Hereisapopularstificdiagram，aweatherrecord.Thislihmyfihemovemeer.Yesterdayitwassohigh，yesterdaynightitfell，thenthismitroseagain，alyupwardtohere.SurelythemerottracethislineinanyofthedimensionsofSpaerallyreized?Butlyittracedsue，andthatliherefore，wemustcludewasaloime-Dimension.”
“But，”
saidtheMedi，staringhardatathefire，“ifTimeisreallyonlyafourthdimensionofSpace，whyisit，andwhyhasitalwaysbeen，regardedassomethi?AndwhyoveinTimeaswemoveaboutiherdimensionsofSpace?”
&ravellersmiled.“Areyousurewemovefreelyiawego，badforwardfreelyenough，andmenalwayshavedoneso.Iadmitwemovefreelyintwodimensions.Buthoanddown?Gravitationlimitsusthere.”
“ly，”
saidtheMedi.“Thereareballoons.”
“Butbeforetheballoons，saveforspasmodigaiesofthesurfahadnofreedomofvertient.”
“Stilltheyovealittleupanddown，”
saidtheMedi.
“Easier，fareasierdo>
“AndyouoveatallinTime，youotgetawayfromtheprese.”
“Mydearsir，thatisjustwherey.Thatisjustwherethewh.Wearealwaysgettingawayfromtheprese.Ourmeences，whichareimmaterialandhavenodimensialoime-Dimensionwithauyfromthecradletothegrave.Justasweshouldtraveldownifwebegaeymilesabovetheearth’ssurface.”
“Butthegreatdifficultyisthis，”
ihePsychologist.“YoumoveaboutiionsofSpace，butyouoveaboutinTime.”
“Thatisthegermofmygreatdiscovery.Butytosaythatweoveaboutiance，ifIamreiveryvividlyIgobacktotheinstantofitsoeabsent-minded，asyousay.Ijumpbaent.OfcoursewehaveayingbaylengthofTime，ahanasavageorananimalhasofstayiheground.Butacivilizedmahanthesavagei.Hegoupagainstgravitationinaballoon，andwhyshouldheimatelyhemaybeabletostoporacceleratehisdriftaloime-Dimensiournaboutaher>
“Oh，this，”
beganFilby，“isall—”
“Whynot?”
saidtheTimeTraveller.
“It’sagainstreason，”
saidFilby.
“Whatreason?”
saidtheTimeTraveller.
“Youshowblackiswhitebyargument，”
saidFilby，“butyouwillnevere.”
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