t could be his friend because he did wink at the time traveler or maybe he is not because he disputed the time traveler's time machine in his face and behind his back. H. G. Wells uses two other characters that come to dinner to meet the time traveler. The main character comes back from the future. The medical doctor and the provincial mayor are accompanied by the editor or known as the journalist, and the silent man. The editor uses three names to describe his guest's; "Blank, Dash, and Chose." These names are mentioned but they are never given a designation so there is no way to figure out which one is the mayor, psychologist, or the silent man. The editor shows some disbelief but goes ahead listening to the story and is a little eager. He may just wanted to get a story to report in the newspaper that someone has claimed to have gone to the future and back. They all agree that the time traveler can tell his story without interruption because he is wary with exhaustion and has no tolerance to answer questions or be accused as a liar or a quack.He begins his story by telling that he has "lived eight days...such days as no human has ever lived before!". Next he is in his laboratory working on his time machine trying to complete it before Friday. He completes it that morning. He is delayed to the ivory rod that was an inch to long so he had to get it remade. The time traveler begins his journey to the future. At first he didn't know if anything was happening yet for this machine was untested. "For a moment I suspected that my intellect had tricked me." "Then I noted the clock. A moment before, as it seemed, it had stood at a minute or so past ten; now it was nearly half-past three!". This part in the novel is his most detailed explanation to capture the readers imagination and to fully support the illusion of time travel. He tells of many details such as his maid Mrs. Watched came in the laboratory and moved like a rocket around it. He ex...
