or an animal has of staying six feet above the ground. But a civilized man is better off than the savage in this respect. He can go up against gravitation in a balloon, and why should he not hope that ultimately he may be able to stop or accelerate his drift along the Time-Dimension, or even turn about and travel the other way?Ш

ѓOh, THIS,Ш began Filby, ѓis allТШ

ѓWhy not?Ш said the Time Traveller.

ѓItЈs against reason,Ш said Filby.

ѓWhat reason?Ш said the Time Traveller.

ѓYou can show black is white by argument,Ш said Filby, ѓbut you will never convince me.Ш

ѓPossibly not,Ш said the Time Traveller. ѓBut now you begin to see the object of my investigations into the geometry of Four Dimensions. Long ago I had a vague inkling of a machineТШ

ѓTo travel through Time!Ш exclaimed the Very Young Man.

ѓThat shall travel indifferently in any direction of Space and Time, as the driver determines.Ш

Filby contented himself with laughter.

ѓBut I have experimental verification,Ш said the Time Traveller.

ѓIt would be remarkably convenient for the historian,Ш the Psychologist suggested. ѓOne might travel back and verify the accepted account of the Battle of Hastings, for instance!Ш

ѓDonЈt you think you would attract attention?Ш said the Medical Man. ѓOur ancestors had no great tolerance for anachronisms.Ш

ѓOne might get oneЈs Greek from the very lips of Homer and Plato,Ш the Very Young Man thought.

ѓIn which case they would certainly plough you for the Little-go. The German scholars have improved Greek so much.Ш

ѓThen there is the future,Ш said the Very Young Man. ѓJust think! One might invest all oneЈs money, leave it to accumulate at interest, and hurry on ahead!Ш

ѓTo discover a society,Ш said I, ѓerected on a strictly communistic basis.Ш

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