“ It sounds plausible enough to-night . . . but wait until to-morrow. Wait for the common sense of the morning. ”
H. G. Wells, The Time Machine (1895). copy citation
| Author | H. G. Wells |
|---|---|
| Source | The Time Machine |
| Topic | morning common sense |
| Date | 1895 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/35/pg35-images.html |
Context
“He passed his hand through the space in which the machine had been. 'You see?' he said, laughing.
We sat and stared at the vacant table for a minute or so. Then the
Time Traveller asked us what we thought of it all. 'It sounds plausible enough to-night,' said the Medical Man; 'but wait until to-morrow. Wait for the common sense of the morning.'
'Would you like to see the Time Machine itself?' asked the Time Traveller. And therewith, taking the lamp in his hand, he led the way down the long, draughty corridor to his laboratory. I remember vividly the flickering light, his queer, broad head in silhouette, the dance of the shadows, how we all followed him, puzzled but incredulous, and how there in the laboratory we beheld a larger edition of the little mechanism which we had seen vanish from before our eyes.” source
We sat and stared at the vacant table for a minute or so. Then the
Time Traveller asked us what we thought of it all. 'It sounds plausible enough to-night,' said the Medical Man; 'but wait until to-morrow. Wait for the common sense of the morning.'
'Would you like to see the Time Machine itself?' asked the Time Traveller. And therewith, taking the lamp in his hand, he led the way down the long, draughty corridor to his laboratory. I remember vividly the flickering light, his queer, broad head in silhouette, the dance of the shadows, how we all followed him, puzzled but incredulous, and how there in the laboratory we beheld a larger edition of the little mechanism which we had seen vanish from before our eyes.” source
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