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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>
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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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