The Time Machine, Chapter 3 summary
Chapter 3 of 17 · 9 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 3, the Time Traveller returns to his waiting dinner guests dirty, injured, and hungry, then confirms that he has traveled through time. After eating, he claims to have experienced eight days since four o’clock and secures his skeptical listeners’ agreement to hear his story without interruptions.
What happens
- The narrator recalls the group’s doubts about the machine and an inconclusive discussion with the Medical Man.
- The following Thursday, guests begin dinner without their host, following instructions in his note.
- The Time Traveller arrives pale, dirty, and limping, drinks champagne, and leaves to wash and change.
- The Editor and Journalist mock time travel while the narrator connects their host’s condition with the machine.
- The Time Traveller returns, confirms time travel, and insists on eating before explaining.
- In the smoking room, he claims eight days of experience and begins his account after everyone agrees not to interrupt.
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