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Chapter 1

           ‘Itwouldberemarkablyconvenientforthehistorian,’thePsychologistsuggested.‘OnemighttravelbackandverifytheacceptedaccountoftheBattleofHastings,forinstance!’ 

           ‘Don’tyouthinkyouwouldattractattention?’saidtheMedicalMan.‘Ourancestorshadnogreattoleranceforanachronisms. 

           ‘Onemightgetone’sGreekfromtheverylipsofHomerandPlato,’theVeryYoungManthought. 

           ‘InwhichcasetheywouldcertainlyploughyoufortheLittle-go.TheGermanscholarshaveimprovedGreeksomuch. 

           ‘Thenthereisthefuture,’saidtheVeryYoungMan.‘Justthink!Onemightinvestallone’smoney,leaveittoaccumulateatinterest,andhurryonahead!’ 

           ‘Todiscoverasociety,’saidI,‘erectedonastrictlycommunisticbasis. 

           ‘Ofallthewildextravaganttheories!’beganthePsychologist. 

           ‘Yes,soitseemedtome,andsoInevertalkedofituntil 

           ‘Experimentalverification!’criedI.‘Youaregoingtoverifythat?’ 

           ‘Theexperiment!’criedFilby,whowasgettingbrain-weary. 

           ‘Let’sseeyourexperimentanyhow,’saidthePsychologist,‘thoughit’sallhumbug,youknow. 

           TheTimeTravellersmiledroundatus.Then,stillsmilingfaintly,andwithhishandsdeepinhistrouserspockets,hewalkedslowlyoutoftheroom,andweheardhisslippersshufflingdownthelongpassagetohislaboratory. 

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