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Chapter 5

           AndwithalIwasabsolutelyafraidtogo! AsIhesitated,twoofthebeautifulUpper-worldpeoplecamerunningintheiramoroussportacrossthedaylightintheshadow. Themalepursuedthefemale,flingingflowersatherasheran. 

           ‘Theyseemeddistressedtofindme,myarmagainsttheoverturnedpillar,peeringdownthewell. Apparentlyitwasconsideredbadformtoremarktheseapertures; forwhenIpointedtothisone,andtriedtoframeaquestionaboutitintheirtongue,theywerestillmorevisiblydistressedandturnedaway. Buttheywereinterestedbymymatches,andIstrucksometoamusethem. Itriedthemagainaboutthewell,andagainIfailed. SopresentlyIleftthem,meaningtogobacktoWeena,andseewhatIcouldgetfromher. Butmymindwasalreadyinrevolution;myguessesandimpressionswereslippingandslidingtoanewadjustment. Ihadnowacluetotheimportofthesewells,totheventilatingtowers,tothemysteryoftheghosts;tosaynothingofahintatthemeaningofthebronzegatesandthefateoftheTimeMachine! Andveryvaguelytherecameasuggestiontowardsthesolutionoftheeconomicproblemthathadpuzzledme. 

           ‘Herewasthenewview. Plainly,thissecondspeciesofManwassubterranean. Therewerethreecircumstancesinparticularwhichmademethinkthatitsrareemergenceabovegroundwastheoutcomeofalong-continuedundergroundhabit. Inthefirstplace,therewasthebleachedlookcommoninmostanimalsthatlivelargelyinthedarkthewhitefishoftheKentuckycaves,forinstance. Then,thoselargeeyes,withthatcapacityforreflectinglight,arecommonfeaturesofnocturnalthingswitnesstheowlandthecat. Andlastofall,thatevidentconfusioninthesunshine,thathastyyetfumblingawkwardflighttowardsdarkshadow,andthatpeculiarcarriageoftheheadwhileinthelightallreinforcedthetheoryofanextremesensitivenessoftheretina. 

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