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Chapter 2

IthinkthatatthattimenoneofusquitebelievedintheTimeMachine. The

fact is, the Time e Traveller was one e of those men who are too clever to be

believed: you never felt that you saw all round him; you always suspected

somesubtlereserve,someingenuityinambush,behindhislucidfrankness. Had

FilbyshownthemodelandexplainedthematterintheTimeTraveller’swords,

weshouldhaveshownhim far less scepticism. For r we shouldhaveperceived

hismotives: apork k butcher couldunderstandFilby. But t theTime Traveller

hadmore thanatouchof whim amonghis elements,andwe distrustedhim.

Thingsthatwouldhavemadethefameofalessclevermanseemedtricksinhis

hands.Itisamistaketodothingstooeasily.Theseriouspeoplewhotookhim

seriouslyneverfeltquitesureofhisdeportment: theyweresomehowawarethat

trustingtheirreputationsforjudgmentwithhimwaslikefurnishinganursery

withegg-shell china. SoI I don’t thinkany of us saidvery muchabout time

travellingintheintervalbetweenthatThursdayandthenext,thoughitsodd

potentialitiesran,nodoubt,inmostofourminds: itsplausibility,thatis,its

practical incredibleness, the curious s possibilities ofanachronism andof utter

confusionitsuggested. Formyownpart,Iwasparticularlypreoccupiedwith

the trick of the model. That t I remember discussingwiththeMedical Man,

whomImetonFridayattheLinnan. Hesaidhehadseenasimilarthingat

Tubingen,andlaidconsiderablestressontheblowingout ofthecandle. But

howthetrickwasdonehecouldnotexplain.

ThenextThursdayIwentagaintoRichmond|IsupposeIwasoneofthe

Time Traveller’s most constant guests|and, arrivinglate, foundfour or ve

menalreadyassembledinhisdrawing-room. The e MedicalManwasstanding

beforetherewithasheetofpaperinonehandandhiswatchintheother. I

lookedroundfortheTimeTraveller,and|‘It’shalf-pastsevennow,’saidthe

MedicalMan.‘Isupposewe’dbetterhavedinner?’

‘Where’s|?’saidI,namingourhost.

‘You’vejustcome? It’sratherodd.He’sunavoidablydetained. Heasksme

inthisnotetoleadowithdinneratsevenifhe’snotback. Sayshe’llexplain

whenhecomes.’

‘Itseemsapitytoletthedinnerspoil,’saidtheEditorofawell-knowndaily

paper;andthereupontheDoctorrangthebell.

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CHAPTER2.

ThePsychologistwastheonlypersonbesidestheDoctorandmyselfwhohad

attendedthepreviousdinner.TheothermenwereBlank,theEditoraforemen-

tioned,acertainjournalist,andanother|aquiet,shymanwithabeard|whom

Ididn’tknow,andwho,asfarasmyobservationwent,neveropenedhismouth

alltheevening.Therewassomespeculationatthedinner-tableabouttheTime

Traveller’sabsence,andIsuggestedtimetravelling,inahalf-jocularspirit. The

Editorwantedthatexplainedtohim,andthePsychologistvolunteeredawooden

accountof the‘ingenious paradoxandtrick’wehadwitnessedthatdayweek.

Hewasinthemidstofhisexpositionwhenthedoorfromthecorridoropened

slowlyandwithoutnoise.Iwasfacingthedoor,andsawitrst. ‘Hallo!’Isaid.

‘Atlast!’ Andthedooropenedwider,andtheTimeTravellerstoodbeforeus.

Igaveacry of surprise. ‘Goodheavens! man,what’sthematter?’ criedthe

MedicalMan,whosawhimnext. Andthewholetablefulturnedtowardsthe

door.

Hewasinanamazingplight.Hiscoatwasdustyanddirty,andsmearedwith

greendownthe sleeves; his hair disordered, andas it seemedtome greyer|

eitherwithdustanddirtorbecauseitscolourhadactuallyfaded. Hisfacewas

ghastlypale;hischinhadabrowncutonit|acuthalfhealed;hisexpression

washaggardanddrawn,asbyintensesuering. Foramomenthehesitatedin

thedoorway,as ifhehadbeendazzledby the light. Thenhe e came intothe

room. HewalkedwithjustsuchalimpasIhaveseeninfootsoretramps. We

staredathiminsilence,expectinghimtospeak.

He saidnot aword,but came painfullyto the table,andmade amotion

towardsthewine. TheEditorlledaglassofchampagne,andpushedittowards

him. Hedrainedit,anditseemedtodohimgood:forhelookedroundthetable,

andtheghostofhisoldsmile ickeredacrosshisface.‘Whatonearthhaveyou

beenupto,man?’ saidtheDoctor. TheTimeTravellerdidnotseemtohear.

‘Don’tletmedisturbyou,’hesaid,withacertainfalteringarticulation. ‘I’m

allright.’Hestopped,heldouthisglassformore,andtookitoatadraught.

‘That’s good,’ ’ he said. His s eyes grew w brighter, andafaint t colour came into

hischeeks.Hisglance ickeredoverourfaceswithacertaindullapproval,and

thenwent roundthe warmandcomfortableroom. Thenhespokeagain,still

asitwerefeelinghiswayamonghiswords. ‘I’mgoingtowashanddress,and

thenI’llcomedownandexplainthings... .Savemesomeofthatmutton. . I’m

starvingforabitofmeat.’

Helookedacross atthe Editor,whowasararevisitor,andhopedhewas

allright. The e Editor begana question. ‘Tell l youpresently,’ said the e Time

Traveller. ‘I’m|funny! Beallrightinaminute.’

He put downhis s glass, , and walked towards the staircase door. Again I

remarkedhislamenessandthesoftpaddingsoundofhisfootfall,andstanding

upinmyplace,Isawhisfeetas hewentout. Hehadnothingonthembuta

pairoftatteredblood-stainedsocks.Thenthedoorcloseduponhim. Ihadhalf

amindtofollow,tillIrememberedhowhedetestedanyfussabouthimself.For

aminute,perhaps,mymindwaswool-gathering.Then,‘RemarkableBehaviour

ofanEminent Scientist,’I heardthe Editorsay,thinking(after his wont)in

head-lines.Andthisbroughtmyattentionbacktothebrightdinner-table.

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‘What’sthegame?’ saidtheJournalist. ‘Hashe e beendoingtheAmateur

Cadger? Idon’t t follow.’ ImettheeyeofthePsychologist,andreadmy y own

interpretation in his s face. I I thought of the TimeTraveller limping painfully

upstairs. Idon’tthinkanyoneelsehadnoticedhislameness.

ThersttorecovercompletelyfromthissurprisewastheMedicalMan,who

rangthebell|theTimeTravellerhatedtohaveservants waitingat dinner|

forahotplate. Atthat t theEditorturnedtohisknifeandforkwithagrunt,

andtheSilentManfollowedsuit. Thedinnerwasresumed. Conversationwas

exclamatory for alittlewhile,withgaps ofwonderment;andthenthe Editor

gotferventinhiscuriosity. ‘Doesourfriendekeouthismodestincomewitha

crossing? orhas s hehis Nebuchadnezzar phases?’ heinquired. ‘Ifeelassured

it’sthisbusinessoftheTimeMachine,’Isaid,andtookupthePsychologist’s

account of our previous meeting. The new w guests were frankly incredulous.

TheEditorraisedobjections. ‘Whatwasthistimetravelling? ? Amancouldn’t

cover himselfwithdust byrollinginaparadox, , couldhe?’ Andthen,asthe

idea came home tohim, he resortedtocaricature. Hadn’t t they anyclothes-

brushes in the e Future? The e Journalist too, wouldnot t believe at any price,

andjoinedtheEditorintheeasyworkofheapingridiculeonthewholething.

Theywereboththenewkindofjournalist|veryjoyous,irreverentyoungmen.

‘OurSpecialCorrespondentintheDayafterTo-morrowreports,’theJournalist

wassaying|orrathershouting|whentheTimeTravellercameback. Hewas

dressedinordinaryeveningclothes,andnothingsavehishaggardlookremained

ofthechangethathadstartledme.

‘Isay,’saidtheEditorhilariously,‘thesechapsheresayyouhavebeentrav-

ellingintothemiddleofnextweek!!TellusallaboutlittleRosebery,willyou?

Whatwillyoutakeforthelot?’

TheTimeTravellercametotheplacereservedforhimwithoutaword. He

smiledquietly,inhisoldway. ‘Where’smymutton?’ hesaid. ‘Whatatreatit

istostickaforkintomeatagain!’

‘Story!’ criedtheEditor.

‘Storybedamned!’ saidthe e TimeTraveller. ‘Iwant t somethingto o eat. I

won’tsayaworduntilIgetsomepeptoneintomyarteries. Thanks. Andthe

salt.’

‘Oneword,’saidI.‘Haveyoubeentimetravelling?’

‘Yes,’saidtheTimeTraveller,withhismouthfull,noddinghishead.

‘I’dgive ashillingalinefor averbatim note,’ saidtheEditor. The e Time

TravellerpushedhisglasstowardstheSilentManandrangitwithhisngernail;

atwhichtheSilentMan,whohadbeenstaringathisface,startedconvulsively,

andpouredhimwine. Therestofthedinnerwasuncomfortable. Formyown

part, sudden questions kept onrisingto my lips, andI dare say it was s the

same with the e others. The e Journalist triedto relieve e the tensionby telling

anecdotes of f Hettie Potter. The e Time Traveller devotedhis attentiontohis

dinner, and displayedthe appetite of atramp. The e MedicalMansmokeda

cigarette,andwatched the e Time Traveller throughhis eyelashes. The e Silent

Manseemedevenmoreclumsythanusual,anddrankchampagnewithregularity

anddeterminationoutofsheernervousness. AtlasttheTimeTravellerpushed

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CHAPTER2.

his plateaway,andlookedroundus. ‘IsupposeImustapologize,’hesaid. ‘I

wassimplystarving. I’vehadamostamazingtime.’ Hereachedouthishand

foracigar,andcuttheend.‘Butcomeintothesmoking-room. It’stoolonga

storytotellovergreasyplates.’Andringingthebellinpassing,heledtheway

intotheadjoiningroom.

‘YouhavetoldBlank,andDash,andChoseaboutthemachine?’ hesaidto

me,leaningbackinhiseasy-chairandnamingthethreenewguests.

‘Butthething’samereparadox,’saidtheEditor.

‘Ican’targueto-night.Idon’tmindtellingyouthestory,butIcan’targue.

Iwill,’hewenton,‘tellyouthestoryofwhathashappenedtome,ifyoulike,

butyoumustrefrainfrominterruptions.Iwanttotellit.Badly.Mostofitwill

soundlikelying.Sobeit!It’strue|everywordofit,allthesame. Iwasinmy

laboratoryatfouro’clock,andsincethen... I’velivedeightdays... suchdays

asnohumanbeingeverlivedbefore!I’mnearlywornout,butIshan’tsleeptill

I’vetoldthisthingovertoyou. ThenIshallgotobed. . Butnointerruptions!

Isitagreed?’

‘Agreed,’saidtheEditor,andtherestofusechoed‘Agreed.’ Andwiththat

theTimeTravellerbeganhis story as I haveset itforth. Hesat t back inhis

chair atrst,andspokelikeawearyman. Afterwardshegotmoreanimated.

InwritingitdownIfeelwithonlytoomuchkeennesstheinadequacyofpenand

ink|and,aboveall, my owninadequacy|toexpressits s quality. Youread, , I

willsuppose,attentivelyenough;butyoucannotseethespeaker’swhite,sincere

faceinthebrightcircleofthelittlelamp,norheartheintonationofhisvoice.

Youcannot knowhowhisexpressionfollowedtheturns ofhisstory! Most t of

ushearerswereinshadow,forthecandlesinthesmoking-roomhadnot been

lighted,andonlythefaceoftheJournalistandthelegsoftheSilentManfrom

theknees downwardwereilluminated. At t rst weglancednowandagainat

eachother. After r atimeweceasedtodothat,andlookedonlyattheTime

Traveller’sface.

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Chapter 3

‘ItoldsomeofyoulastThursdayoftheprinciples oftheTime Machine,and

showedyoutheactualthingitself,incompleteintheworkshop. Thereitisnow,

alittletravel-worn,truly;andoneoftheivorybarsiscracked,andabrassrail

bent;buttherestofit’ssoundenough. Iexpectedtonishit t onFriday;but

onFriday,whentheputtingtogetherwasnearlydone,Ifoundthatoneofthe

nickelbarswasexactlyoneinchtooshort,andthisIhadtogetremade;sothat

thethingwasnotcompleteuntilthismorning. Itwasatteno’clockto-daythat

therstofallTimeMachinesbeganitscareer. Igaveitalasttap,triedallthe

screwsagain,putonemoredropofoilonthequartzrod,andsatmyselfinthe

saddle. Isupposeasuicidewhoholdsapistoltohisskullfeelsmuchthesame

wonderatwhatwillcomenextasIfeltthen.Itookthestartingleverinonehand

andthestoppingoneintheother,pressedtherst,andalmostimmediatelythe

second. Iseemedtoreel; ; Ifelt anightmaresensationof falling;and, looking

round,Isawthelaboratoryexactlyasbefore. Hadanythinghappened? Fora

momentIsuspectedthatmyintellecthadtrickedme. ThenInotedtheclock.

Amomentbefore,asitseemed,ithadstoodataminuteorsopastten;nowit

wasnearlyhalf-pastthree!

‘Idrewabreath,setmyteeth,grippedthestartingleverwithbothhands,

andwentowithathud.Thelaboratorygothazyandwentdark.Mrs.Watch-

ettcameinandwalked,apparentlywithoutseeingme,towardsthegardendoor.

Isupposeittookheraminuteorsototraversetheplace,buttomesheseemed

toshootacross theroomlikearocket. Ipressedtheleverovertoits s extreme

position. Thenightcameliketheturningoutofalamp,andinanother r mo-

ment cameto-morrow. The e laboratory grewfaintandhazy,thenfainterand

ever fainter. To-morrownight t came black, thenday again,night again, day

again,fasterandfasterstill.Aneddyingmurmurlledmyears,andastrange,

dumbconfusednessdescendedonmymind.

‘IamafraidIcannotconveythepeculiarsensationsoftimetravelling. They

areexcessivelyunpleasant. Thereisafeelingexactlylikethatonehasupona

switchback|ofahelplessheadlongmotion!Ifeltthesamehorribleanticipation,

too,ofanimminentsmash. AsIputonpace,nightfolloweddaylikethe apping

ofablackwing. Thedimsuggestionofthelaboratoryseemedpresentlytofall

away from me, andI I saw the sun hoppingswiftly across the e sky, leaping g it

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CHAPTER3.

everyminute,andeveryminutemarkingaday. Isupposedthelaboratoryhad

beendestroyedandIhadcome intotheopenair. I I hadadimimpressionof

scaolding,butIwasalreadygoingtoofasttobeconsciousofanymovingthings.

Theslowestsnailthatevercrawleddashedbytoofastforme. Thetwinkling

successionofdarknessandlightwasexcessivelypainfultotheeye.Then,inthe

intermittentdarknesses,Isawthemoonspinningswiftlythroughherquarters

fromnewtofull,andhadafaintglimpseofthecirclingstars. Presently,as s I

wenton,stillgainingvelocity,thepalpitationofnightanddaymergedintoone

continuousgreyness;theskytookonawonderfuldeepnessofblue,asplendid

luminouscolorlikethatofearlytwilight;thejerkingsunbecameastreakofre,

abrilliantarch,inspace;themoonafainter uctuatingband;andIcouldsee

nothingofthestars,savenowandthenabrightercircle ickeringintheblue.

‘Thelandscapewasmistyandvague.Iwasstillonthehill-sideuponwhich

thishousenowstands,andtheshoulderroseabovemegreyanddim.Isawtrees

growingandchanginglikepusofvapour,nowbrown,nowgreen;theygrew,

spread,shivered,andpassedaway. Isawhugebuildingsriseupfaintandfair,

andpasslikedreams.Thewholesurfaceoftheearthseemedchanged|melting

and owingundermyeyes. Thelittlehandsuponthedialsthatregisteredmy

speedracedroundfasterandfaster. PresentlyInotedthatthesunbeltswayed

upanddown,fromsolsticetosolstice,inaminuteorless,andthatconsequently

mypacewasoverayearaminute;andminutebyminutethewhitesnow ashed

acrosstheworld,andvanished,andwasfollowedbythebright,briefgreenof

spring.

‘Theunpleasantsensationsofthestartwerelesspoignantnow.Theymerged

atlastintoakindofhystericalexhilaration. Iremarkedindeedaclumsysway-

ingofthemachine,forwhichIwas unabletoaccount. Butmymindwas s too

confusedtoattendtoit,sowithakindofmadnessgrowinguponme,I ung

myselfintofuturity.AtrstIscarcethoughtofstopping,scarcethoughtofany-

thingbutthesenewsensations.Butpresentlyafreshseriesofimpressionsgrew

upinmymind|acertaincuriosityandtherewithacertaindread|untilatlast

theytookcompletepossessionofme.Whatstrangedevelopmentsofhumanity,

whatwonderfuladvances uponour rudimentarycivilisation,Ithought,might

notappearwhenIcametolooknearlyintothedimelusiveworldthatracedand

uctuatedbeforemyeyes! Isawgreat t andsplendidarchitecturerisingabout

me,moremassivethanany buildingsofour owntime,andyet,asitseemed,

builtofglimmerandmist. Isawarichergreen owupthehill-side,andremain

there,withoutanywintryintermission. Eventhroughtheveilofmyconfusion

theearthseemed very y fair. Andsomy y mindcameroundtothe business of

stopping,

‘The peculiar risk lay y inthe possibility of my nding some substance in

thespacewhichI,orthemachine,occupied. SolongasItravelledatahigh

velocitythroughtime,thisscarcelymattered;Iwas,sotospeak,attenuated|

wasslippinglikeavapourthroughtheintersticesofinterveningsubstances! But

tocometoastopinvolvedthejammingofmyself,moleculebymolecule,into

whatever layinmyway;meantbringingmyatomsintosuchintimatecontact

withthoseoftheobstaclethataprofoundchemicalreaction|possiblyafar-

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reachingexplosion|wouldresult,andblowmyselfandmyapparatusoutofall

possibledimensions|intotheUnknown. Thispossibility y hadoccurredtome

againandagainwhile I was making the machine; but then I hadcheerfully

accepted it as an unavoidable e risk|one of the risks a man has s got to o take!

Nowtheriskwasinevitable,Inolongersawitinthesamecheerfullight. The

factisthatinsensibly,theabsolutestrangenessofeverything,thesicklyjarring

andswaying of the e machine, above all, the feeling of prolongedfalling, had

absolutely upset mynerve. Itoldmyself f that Icouldneverstop,andwitha

gustofpetulanceIresolvedtostopforthwith.Likeanimpatientfool,Ilugged

over the lever,andincontinentlythe thingwent reelingover,andI was ung

headlongthroughtheair.

‘There was the soundof aclap of f thunder inmy y ears. I I may have been

stunnedforamoment. Apitilesshailwashissingroundme,andIwassitting

onsoft turfinfrontoftheoversetmachine. Everythingstillseemedgrey,but

presentlyIremarkedthatthe confusioninmyearswas gone. Ilookedround

me. I I was on what t seemed to be e a little lawn in a garden, surrounded by

rhododendronbushes,andInoticedthattheirmauveandpurpleblossomswere

droppingin ashower under r the beating g of the hailstones. The e rebounding,

dancinghailhunginacloudoverthemachine,anddrovealongthegroundlike

smoke.InamomentIwaswettotheskin.\Finehospitality,"saidI,\toaman

whohastravelledinnumerableyearstoseeyou."

‘Presently Ithought what afool Iwastogetwet. Istoodupandlooked

roundme. A A colossalgure,carvedapparentlyinsome whitestone, loomed

indistinctly beyondthe rhododendrons throughthe hazy downpour. But t all

elseoftheworldwasinvisible.

‘My sensations would be e hardtodescribe. As the e columns of f hailgrew

thinner,Isawthewhiteguremoredistinctly. It t was verylarge,forasilver

birch-treetoucheditsshoulder.Itwasofwhitemarble,inshapesomethinglike

awingedsphinx,butthewings,insteadofbeingcarriedverticallyatthesides,

werespreadsothatitseemedtohover.Thepedestal,itappearedtome,wasof

bronze,andwasthickwithverdigris.Itchancedthatthefacewastowardsme;

thesightlesseyes seemedtowatchme;therewas thefaintshadowofasmile

on the e lips. It was s greatly weather-worn, , and that imparted anunpleasant

suggestionof disease. Istoodlooking g at t it for a a little space|half aminute,

perhaps,orhalfanhour. Itseemedtoadvanceandtorecedeasthehaildrove

beforeitdenser or thinner. AtlastItore e my eyes fromitforamomentand

sawthatthehailcurtainhadwornthreadbare,andthattheskywaslightening

withthepromiseofthesun.

‘Ilookedupagainatthecrouchingwhiteshape,andthefulltemerityofmy

voyagecamesuddenly uponme. Whatmight t appearwhenthathazycurtain

was altogetherwithdrawn? Whatmightnothavehappenedtomen? Whatif

crueltyhadgrownintoacommonpassion? Whatifinthisintervaltheracehad

lostitsmanlinessandhaddevelopedintosomethinginhuman,unsympathetic,

andoverwhelminglypowerful? Imightseemsomeold-worldsavageanimal,only

themoredreadfulanddisgustingforour commonlikeness|afoulcreatureto

beincontinentlyslain.

CHAPTER3.

‘Already I saw other vast shapes|huge buildings withintricate parapets

andtallcolumns,withawoodedhillsidedimly creepinginuponme through

thelesseningstorm. Iwasseizedwithapanicfear. Iturnedfranticallytothe

TimeMachine, andstrove hardto readjustit. As s Ididsotheshafts of the

sunsmotethroughthethunderstorm. Thegreydownpourwassweptasideand

vanishedlike thetrailinggarments of aghost. Aboveme, , inthe intenseblue

ofthesummersky,somefaintbrownshredsofcloudwhirledintonothingness.

Thegreatbuildingsaboutmestoodoutclearanddistinct,shiningwiththewet

ofthethunderstorm,andpickedoutinwhitebytheunmeltedhailstonespiled

alongtheir courses. Ifelt t nakedinastrange world. Ifeltas s perhaps abird

mayfeelintheclear air,knowingthehawk wingsaboveandwillswoop. My

feargrewtofrenzy. Itookabreathingspace,setmyteeth,andagaingrappled

ercely,wrist andknee, withthemachine. Itgaveunder r my desperateonset

andturnedover.Itstruckmychinviolently. Onehandonthesaddle,theother

onthelever,Istoodpantingheavilyinattitudetomountagain.

‘Butwiththisrecoveryofapromptretreatmycouragerecovered. Ilooked

morecuriouslyandlessfearfullyatthisworldoftheremotefuture.Inacircular

opening,highupinthewallofthenearerhouse,Isawagroupofguresclad

inrichsoftrobes. Theyhadseenme,andtheirfacesweredirectedtowardsme.

‘ThenI heardvoices approachingme. Comingthroughthebushes s bythe

White Sphinx were the e heads and shoulders of menrunning. One e of these

emergedinapathwayleadingstraight tothelittlelawnuponwhichI stood

withmy machine. He e was aslight creature|perhapsfourfeet high|cladin

apurpletunic,girdledatthewaistwithaleatherbelt. Sandalsorbuskins|I

couldnotclearlydistinguishwhich|wereonhisfeet;hislegswerebaretothe

knees,andhisheadwasbare. Noticingthat,I I noticedforthersttimehow

warmtheairwas.

‘He struck me as being a very beautiful and graceful creature, but inde-

scribably frail. His s ushed face e reminded me e of the more beautiful kind of

consumptive|that hectic beauty ofwhich weusedto hearsomuch. At t the

sightofhimIsuddenlyregainedcondence.Itookmyhandsfromthemachine.

Chapter 4

‘Inanothermomentwewerestandingfacetoface,Iandthisfragilethingout

offuturity. Hecamestraightuptomeandlaughedintomyeyes. Theabsence

fromhisbearingofanysignoffearstruckmeatonce. Thenheturnedtothe

twoothers whowere followinghim andspoketo o them inastrangeandvery

sweetandliquidtongue.

‘Therewereotherscoming,andpresentlyalittlegroupofperhapseightor

tenoftheseexquisitecreatureswereaboutme. Oneofthemaddressedme. It

cameintomyhead,oddlyenough,thatmyvoicewastooharshanddeepfor

them. SoIshookmyhead,and,pointingtomyears,shookitagain. Hecame

a stepforward, hesitated, andthentouchedmy hand. ThenI I felt other soft

littletentaclesuponmybackandshoulders. TheywantedtomakesureIwas

real. Therewasnothinginthis s at allalarming. Indeed,therewas s something

inthesepretty littlepeoplethat inspiredcondence|agracefulgentleness,a

certainchildlikeease.Andbesides,theylookedsofrailthatIcouldfancymyself

ingingthe whole dozenof them about likenine-pins. But t Imade asudden

motiontowarnthem whenIsawtheir little pink hands feelingat the Time

Machine. Happilythen,whenitwas s nottoolate,IthoughtofadangerIhad

hithertoforgotten,andreachingoverthebarsofthemachineIunscrewedthe

littlelevers that wouldset it inmotion,andputtheseinmypocket. ThenI

turnedagaintoseewhatIcoulddointhewayofcommunication.

‘Andthen,lookingmorenearlyintotheir features,Isawsomefurther pe-

culiarities in their r Dresden china type e of prettiness. Their hair, which was

uniformlycurly,cametoasharpendattheneckandcheek;therewasnotthe

faintestsuggestionofitontheface,andtheirearsweresingularlyminute. The

mouths were small, , withbright red, rather r thinlips, , andthe little chins s ran

toapoint. Theeyeswerelargeandmild;and|thismayseemegotismonmy

part|IfanciedeventhattherewasacertainlackoftheinterestImighthave

expectedinthem.

‘Astheymadenoeorttocommunicatewithme,butsimplystoodroundme

smilingandspeakinginsoftcooingnotestoeachother,Ibegantheconversation.

IpointedtotheTimeMachineandtomyself. Thenhesitatingforamoment

howtoexpresstime,Ipointedtothesun. Atonceaquaintlyprettylittlegure

inchequeredpurpleandwhitefollowedmygesture,andthenastonishedmeby

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imitatingthesoundofthunder.

‘ForamomentIwasstaggered,thoughtheimportofhisgesturewasplain

enough. Thequestionhadcomeintomymindabruptly: werethesecreatures

fools? You may hardly y understand how it t took me. You see I hadalways

anticipatedthatthepeopleoftheyearEightHundredandTwoThousandodd

wouldbeincrediblyinfrontofus inknowledge,art,everything. Thenoneof

themsuddenlyaskedmeaquestionthatshowedhimtobeontheintellectual

levelofoneofourve-year-oldchildren|askedme,infact,ifIhadcomefrom

thesuninathunderstorm!ItletloosethejudgmentIhadsuspendedupontheir

clothes,theirfraillight limbs, andfragile features. A owof f disappointment

rushedacrossmymind.ForamomentIfeltthatIhadbuilttheTimeMachine

invain.

‘Inodded,pointedtothesun,andgavethemsuchavividrenderingof a

thunderclapasstartledthem.Theyallwithdrewapaceorsoandbowed.Then

cameonelaughingtowardsme,carryingachainofbeautiful owersaltogether

newtome,andputitaboutmyneck. Theideawasreceivedwithmelodious

applause;andpresentlytheywereallrunningtoandfrofor owers,andlaugh-

ingly ingingthemuponmeuntilIwas almostsmotheredwithblossom. You

whohaveneverseenthelikecanscarcelyimaginewhatdelicateandwonderful

owers countless years ofculture hadcreated. Thensomeonesuggestedthat

their playthingshouldbeexhibitedinthe nearest building, , andsoI was s led

past thesphinxofwhitemarble,whichhadseemedtowatchmeallthewhile

withasmileat myastonishment,towardsavast greyediceof frettedstone.

AsIwentwiththemthememoryofmycondentanticipationsofaprofoundly

graveandintellectualposteritycame,withirresistiblemerriment,tomymind.

‘Thebuildinghadahugeentry,andwasaltogetherofcolossaldimensions.

I was naturally y most occupiedwiththe growing crowd of little e people, and

withthebigopenportalsthatyawnedbeforemeshadowyandmysterious.My

generalimpressionoftheworldIsawovertheirheads wasatangledwasteof

beautifulbushesand owers,along-neglectedandyetweedlessgarden. Isawa

numberoftallspikesofstrangewhite owers,measuringafootperhapsacross

the spreadof the waxenpetals. They y grewscattered, as if wild, amongthe

variegatedshrubs,but,as Isay,Ididnot examine them closelyatthis time.

TheTimeMachinewasleftdesertedontheturfamongtherhododendrons.

‘Thearchofthedoorwaywasrichlycarved,butnaturallyIdidnotobserve

thecarvingverynarrowly,thoughIfanciedIsawsuggestionsofoldPhoenician

decorations as Ipassedthrough,andit struck methat theywereverybadly

brokenand weather-worn. Several l more brightly clad people met me inthe

doorway,andsoweentered,I,dressedindingynineteenth-centurygarments,

lookinggrotesqueenough,garlandedwith owers,andsurroundedbyaneddying

massofbright,soft-coloredrobesandshiningwhitelimbs,inamelodiouswhirl

oflaughterandlaughingspeech.

‘Thebigdoorwayopenedintoaproportionatelygreathallhungwithbrown.

Theroofwasinshadow,andthewindows,partiallyglazedwithcolouredglass

andpartiallyunglazed,admittedatemperedlight. The oorwasmadeupof

hugeblocksofsomeveryhardwhitemetal,notplatesnor slabs|blocks,and

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