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Authors: Fred Thursfield
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next question I want us to be waiting at Burke & Wills Removals and Storage before Druitt arrives.
It was an odd site as we both quietly stepped out the front door of 221 B Baker Street to know that only Holmes, myself and the hansom cab driver were the only ones awake and active at this early hour.
âWatson you firstâ as he pointed towards the interior of the cab I listened from inside as Holmes first gave directions to the driver as to our destination then instructions to pick up other fares later that morning.
We arrived just before four in the morning and as the last time the pad lock on the entry door proved to be no challenge. Closing the entry door behind us and once inside the ware house Holmes lit the coal oil lamp so we could find our way around in the pitch dark interior.
Walking around carefully Holmes stated to me âWatson we will need some sort of blind where we can see the area where the machines tracks were found but where you and I cannot be detected.â
Noticing a large collection of crates that were just a little more than waste high and wide enough for us not too be seen I pointed this âblindâ out to Holmes. Going around Holmes and I crouched down and waited for Druittâs arrival. âWatsonâ Holmes asked did you bring your service revolver?â âI have a feeling that once Druitt has been found out he may not be too cooperative and may try to attempt an escape.â
I opened my coat just enough for Holmes to see the weapon. Pulling out his pocket watch from his vest and seeing what time it was Holmes extinguished the coal oil lamp and announced âI believe Druitt will be joining us shortly
Still finding the thought of a functioning time machine hard to believe and accept I fully expected the large vertical doors to start opening shortly and see a team of horses pulling a large goods wagon start to make its way inside.
Chapter 25
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What we both witnessed next had never been seen by any one before except by the characters in Wells novel and after today would never be witnessed again. It as if one fire fly had some how gotten into the darkened ware house only to be joined by more and more. These insects seemed to bringing with them the energy one feels just before a lighting storm
They swirled around loosely for a short time then the different point of lights started to coalesce into a single source of light. It was at this point I expected to see and a feel a lightening bolt the bright light remained formless only for a short time then started to take shape.
Looking just over top of the crates at the phenomenon I asked Holmes âIs that Wells time machine?â My question was answered as the image of light started to take on more color and form.
I should say here that to truly appreciate this event the reader would have had to have been present with us that morning to witness this event. Words make a poor substitute but I shall try to tell you what I saw next.
Even before it came into final focus I could tell that the machine was constructed of brass tubes or rails. Even with out measuring it I tell it was the length and width we had determined from our last visit.
Not a lot of fine detail of the machine was still visible except for two facts, one I could just make out that there was some one (I assumed it was Druitt) operating the machines controls and two there was a large disk at the rear of the machine was seemed to slowing down while still rotating.
Still just looking over the top of the crate we saw the large disk almost stop its motion it was then that we knew we had our quarry. In front of us with out any doubt was Wells time machine. The mechanical drawings didnât give any real credit or justice as to what a piece of engineering it was or what a work of art it was.
As I had ascertained it was Druitt seated at the controls from what I could tell he was pushing down on a small crystal shaft obviously to stop the machine.
It was an odd site as we both quietly stepped out the front door of 221 B Baker Street to know that only Holmes, myself and the hansom cab driver were the only ones awake and active at this early hour.
âWatson you firstâ as he pointed towards the interior of the cab I listened from inside as Holmes first gave directions to the driver as to our destination then instructions to pick up other fares later that morning.
We arrived just before four in the morning and as the last time the pad lock on the entry door proved to be no challenge. Closing the entry door behind us and once inside the ware house Holmes lit the coal oil lamp so we could find our way around in the pitch dark interior.
Walking around carefully Holmes stated to me âWatson we will need some sort of blind where we can see the area where the machines tracks were found but where you and I cannot be detected.â
Noticing a large collection of crates that were just a little more than waste high and wide enough for us not too be seen I pointed this âblindâ out to Holmes. Going around Holmes and I crouched down and waited for Druittâs arrival. âWatsonâ Holmes asked did you bring your service revolver?â âI have a feeling that once Druitt has been found out he may not be too cooperative and may try to attempt an escape.â
I opened my coat just enough for Holmes to see the weapon. Pulling out his pocket watch from his vest and seeing what time it was Holmes extinguished the coal oil lamp and announced âI believe Druitt will be joining us shortly
Still finding the thought of a functioning time machine hard to believe and accept I fully expected the large vertical doors to start opening shortly and see a team of horses pulling a large goods wagon start to make its way inside.
Chapter 25
Â
What we both witnessed next had never been seen by any one before except by the characters in Wells novel and after today would never be witnessed again. It as if one fire fly had some how gotten into the darkened ware house only to be joined by more and more. These insects seemed to bringing with them the energy one feels just before a lighting storm
They swirled around loosely for a short time then the different point of lights started to coalesce into a single source of light. It was at this point I expected to see and a feel a lightening bolt the bright light remained formless only for a short time then started to take shape.
Looking just over top of the crates at the phenomenon I asked Holmes âIs that Wells time machine?â My question was answered as the image of light started to take on more color and form.
I should say here that to truly appreciate this event the reader would have had to have been present with us that morning to witness this event. Words make a poor substitute but I shall try to tell you what I saw next.
Even before it came into final focus I could tell that the machine was constructed of brass tubes or rails. Even with out measuring it I tell it was the length and width we had determined from our last visit.
Not a lot of fine detail of the machine was still visible except for two facts, one I could just make out that there was some one (I assumed it was Druitt) operating the machines controls and two there was a large disk at the rear of the machine was seemed to slowing down while still rotating.
Still just looking over the top of the crate we saw the large disk almost stop its motion it was then that we knew we had our quarry. In front of us with out any doubt was Wells time machine. The mechanical drawings didnât give any real credit or justice as to what a piece of engineering it was or what a work of art it was.
As I had ascertained it was Druitt seated at the controls from what I could tell he was pushing down on a small crystal shaft obviously to stop the machine.
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