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saidtheMedi,andFilbytriedtotellusaboutajurerhehadseenatBurslem;butbeforehehadfinishedhisprefacetheTimeTravellercamebadFilby’saecollapsed.
&heTimeTravellerheldinhishandwasaglitteriallicframewerthanasmalldverydelicatelymade.Therewasivoryinit,araallianustbeexplicit,forthisthatfollows—unlesshisexplanatioed—isanabsolutelyunatablethiookohesmalloaltablesthatwerescatteredabouttheroom,ainfrontofthefire,withtwolegsohrug.OnthistableheplacedthemeisThenhedrewupadsatdowherobjethetablewasasmallshadedlamp,thebrightlightofwhichfellupohereerhapsadoze,twoinbrassdlestiantelandseveralihattheroomwasbrilliantlyillumiinalowarm-earestthefire,ahisforwardsoastobealmostbetweeravellerandthefireplace.Filbysatbehindhim,lookingoverhisshoulder.TheMedidtheProvincialMayorwatchedhimiheright,thePsytheleft.TheVeryYoungMahePsychologist.Wewerealloappearsihatanykindoftrick,howeversubtlydhoweveradroitlydone,couldhavebeenplayedupoheses.
&ravellerlookedatus,ahemeis“sychologist.
“Thislittleaffair,”
saidtheTimeTraveller,restinghiselbowsupoableandpressinghishaherabovetheapparatus,“isoismyplanforamaetotravelthroughtime.Youwilllookssingularlyaskew,andthatthereisanoddtearahisbar,asthoughitwasinsomeoihepartwithhisfinger.“Also,hereisoelever,aher.”
TheMedigotupoutofhisdpeeredihing.“It’sbeautifullymade,”
hesaid.
“Ittooktwoyearstomake,”
retortedtheTimeTraveller.Then,whenwehadallimitatedtheaedi,hesaid:“NowIwaouhatthislever,beingpressedover,sendsthemaeglidingiure,andthisotherreversesthemotion.Thissaddlerepreseimetraveller.PresentlyIamgoihelever,andoffthemaewillgo.Itassiime,anddisappear.Haveagoodlookatthething.Lookatthetabletoo,andsatisfyyourselvesthereisnotrickery.Idon’twanttowastethismodel,aoldI’maquack.”
Therewasaminute’spauseperhaps.ThePsyedabouttospeaktome,butgedhismiimeTravellerputforthhisfiowardsthelever.“No,”
hesaidsuddenly.“Lendmeyourhand.”
AndturningtothePsychologist,hetookthatindividual’shandinhisownandtoldhimtoputouthisfer.SothatitsyselfwhosentforththemodelTimeMaitsinterminablevoyage.Weallsawtheleverturn.Iamabsolutelytherewasherewasabreathofwind,andthelampflamejumped.Oheantelwasblownout,alemaesuddenlyswungrouinct,wasseenasaghostforasedperhaps,asaneddyoffaintlyglitteringbrassandivory;anditwasgone—vanished!Saveforthelampthetable>
EveryonewassilentforamihenFilbysaidhe>
ThePsychologistrecoveredfromhisstupor,andsuddehetable.AtthattheTimeTravellerlaughedcheerfully.“Well?”
hesaid,witharemihePsychologist.Theiothetobaantel,andwithhisbacktousbegantofillhispipe.
&aredateachother.“Lookhere,”
saidtheMedi,“areyouithis?Doyouseriouslybelievethatthatmaehastravelledintotime?”
&ainly,”
saidtheTimeTraveller,stoopingtolightaspillatthefire.Theinghispipe,tolookatthePsychologist’sface.(ThePsychologist,toshowthathewasnotunhinged,helpedhimselftoadtriedtolightituncut.)“Whatismore,Ihaveabigmaearlyfihere”
—heihelaboratory—“aisputtogetherImeantohaveajourneyonmyownat.”
“Youmeantosaythatthatmaehastravellediure?”
saidFilby.
“Iureorthepast—Idon’t,for,knowwhich.”
&ervalthePsychologisthadaninspiration.“Itmusthavegohepastifithasgoneanywhere,”
hesaid.
“Why?”
saidtheTimeTraveller.
“BecauseIpresumethatithasnotmovedinspadifittravellediureitwouldstillbehereallthistime,sihavetravelledthroughthistime.”
“But,”
Isaid,“Ifittravellediwouldhavebeenvisiblewheintothisroom;andlastThursdayerehere;ahursdaybeforethat;andsoforth!”
“SeriousobjearkedtheProvincialMayor,artiality,turningtowardstheTimeTraveller.
“Notabit,”
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