“ She always seemed to me, I fancy, more human than she was, perhaps because her affection was so human. ”
H. G. Wells, The Time Machine (1895). copy citation
Author | H. G. Wells |
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Source | The Time Machine |
Topic | humanity affection |
Date | 1895 |
Language | English |
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Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/35/pg35-images.html |
Context
“'The material of the Palace proved on examination to be indeed porcelain, and along the face of it I saw an inscription in some unknown character. I thought, rather foolishly, that Weena might help me to interpret this, but I only learned that the bare idea of writing had never entered her head. She always seemed to me, I fancy, more human than she was, perhaps because her affection was so human.
'Within the big valves of the door—which were open and broken—we found, instead of the customary hall, a long gallery lit by many side windows. At the first glance I was reminded of a museum. The tiled floor was thick with dust, and a remarkable array of miscellaneous objects was shrouded in the same grey covering.” source
'Within the big valves of the door—which were open and broken—we found, instead of the customary hall, a long gallery lit by many side windows. At the first glance I was reminded of a museum. The tiled floor was thick with dust, and a remarkable array of miscellaneous objects was shrouded in the same grey covering.” source