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It was certainly somewhat disquieting, this power of living in two existences and different ages, but it was a matter that would take some little time to get accustomed to. IT WAS CERTAINLY SOMEWHAT DISQUIETING THIS POWER OF LIVING IN TWO EXISTENCES AND DIFFERENT AGES BUT IT WAS A MATTER THAT WOULD TAKE SOME LITTLE TIME TO GET ACCUSTOMED TO
y. Yes, that is certainly tenth-century armour that they're wearing. I mustn't let them see me, or there's no telling what they'd think of an elderly gentleman in a soft hat and a twentieth-century morning suit. But perhaps," he went on with his reasoning, "they can't see me at all. My condition is N to the fourth now. There's a thousand years between us; I forgot that. At any rate, I'll try it." He walked quickly down the avenue, and stood by the side of the rugged path looking at the strange spectacle. No one took the slightest notice of him. And then a chill of awful loneliness struck him. Although he could see and move and hear, and, no doubt, eat and drink in this world, he was unexistent as regards the inhabitants of it, and yet he knew perfectly well he was standing by the side of the road where the motor-car ought to be, and over there, a few hundred yards away, Niti would be sitting in her room or walking in the garden--and she wouldn't be born for nearly a thousand years yet.  MYSELF BACK INTO THE TENTH CENTURY YES THAT CERTAINLY TENTH CENTURY ARMOR THAT THEY'RE WEARING I MUSTN'T LET THEM SEE ME AH THERE'S NO TELLING WHAT THEY'D THINK OF AN ELDERLY GENTLEMAN IN A SOFT HAT AND A TWENTIETH CENTURY MORNING SUIT BUT PERHAPS HE WENT ON WITH HIS REASONING THEY CAN'T SEE ME AT ALL MY CONDITION IS END TO THE FOURTH NOW THERE'S A THOUSAND YEARS BETWEEN US I FORGOT THAT AT ANY RATE I'LL TRY IT HE QUICKLY WALKED ON THE AVENUE AND STOOD BY THE SIDE OF THE RUGGED PATH LOOKING AT THE STRANGE SPECTACLE NO ONE TOOK THE SLIGHTEST NOTICE OF HIM AND THEN A CHILL OF AWFUL LONELINESS STRUCK HIM ALTHOUGH HE COULD SEE AND MOVE AND HEAR AND NO DOUBT EAT AND DRINK IN THIS WORLD HE WAS UNEXISTENT IN REGARD TO THE INHABITANTS OF IT AND HE KNEW PERFECTLY WELL HE WAS STANDING BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE MOTOR CAR OUGHT TO BE AND OVER THERE A FEW HUNDRED YARDS AWAY KNITTY WOULD BE SITTING IN HER ROOM OR WALKING IN THE GARDEN AND SHE WOULDN'T BE BORN FOR NEARLY A THOUSAND YEARS YET
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