"Or smile," said Gibberne, eye lady's answering teeth

"It's infernally hot, somehow," said I, "Let's go slower "

"Oh, come along ! " said Gibberne

We picked our way bath-chairs path people sitting chairs seemed almost natural in their passive poses, but the contorted scarlet bandsmen was not restful thing purple-faced little gentleman was frozen midst of violent struggle to refold his newspaper against the wind; there were many evidences that all these people in their sluggish way were exposed to considerable breeze, breeze that had no existence as our sensations went We came out and walked little way crowd, and turned and regarded it all that multitude changed to picture, smitten rigid, as it were, semblance of realistic wax, was impossibly wonderful absurd, ; but it filled me with an irrational, an exultant sense of superior advantage Consider the wonder of it ! All that I had said, and thought, and done stuff had begun to work in my veins had happened, people, world in general went, twinkling of an eye "The New Accelerator----" I began, but Gibberne interrupted me

"There's that infernal old woman ! "

"What old woman ? "

"Lives next door ," said Gibberne "Has lapdog that yaps Gods ! The temptation is strong ! "

something very boyish and impulsive about Gibberne at times Before expostulate he had dashed forward, snatched the unfortunate animal out of visible existence, and was running violently with it towards the cliff Leas most extraordinary The little brute, , didn't bark or wriggle or slightest sign of vitality It kept quite stiffly in an attitude of somnolent repose, and Gibberne held it neck like running about with dog of wood "Gibberne," I cried, "put it down ! " Then something else " run like that, Gibberne," I cried, "you'll set your clothes on fire Your linen trousers are going brown ! "

He clapped his hand thigh and stood hesitating verge "Gibberne," I cried, coming up, "put it down This heat is ! It's our running so ! miles second ! Friction air ! "

"What ? " , glancing dog

"Friction air," I shouted "Friction air Going too fast Like meteorites and things Too hot And, Gibberne ! Gibberne ! I'm all over pricking and sort of perspiration You people stirring slightly I believe the stuff's working off ! Put that dog down "

"Eh ? "

"It's working off," I repeated "We're too hot stuff's working off ! I'm wet through "

He stared at me, then band, the wheezy rattle of whose performance was certainly going faster Then with tremendous sweep arm he hurled the dog away and it went spinning upward, still inanimate, and hung at last over the grouped parasols of knot of chattering people Gibberne was gripping my elbow "By Jove ! " he cried, "I believe ! sort of hot pricking and--yes That man's moving his pocket-handkerchief ! Perceptibly get out sharp "

But get out of it sharply enough Luckily, perhaps ! For run, and had run , I believe, have burst into flames Almost certainly burst into flames ! we had neither of us thought . But before even begin to run the action drug had ceased It business of minute fraction of second The effect New Accelerator passed like the drawing of curtain, vanished movement of hand I heard Gibberne's voice in infinite alarm "Sit down," , and flop, down turf edge Leas I sat--scorching as I sat patch of burnt grass there still where I sat down The whole stagnation seemed to wake up as so, the disarticulated vibration band rushed together into blast of music, the promenaders put their feet down and walked their ways, the papers and flags began flapping, smiles passed into words, the winker finished his wink and went way complacently, and all the seated people moved and spoke

The whole world had come alive again, was going as fast were, or rather we were going no faster rest world like slowing down as one comes into railway station Everything seemed to spin round for second or two, I had the most transient feeling of nausea, was all little dog, which had seemed to hang for moment force of Gibberne's arm was expended, fell with swift acceleration clean through lady's parasol !

That saving of us Unless corpulent old gentleman in bath-chair, who certainly did start sight of us, and afterwards regarded us at intervals with darkly suspicious eye, and, finally, I believe, said something nurse about us, if solitary person remarked our sudden appearance among them Plop ! appeared abruptly We ceased to smoulder almost at once, though the turf beneath me was uncomfortably hot The attention of -- including even the Amusements' Association band, which occasion, only time in its history, got out of tune--was arrested amazing fact, still more amazing yapping and uproar caused fact, that respectable, over-fed lapdog sleeping quietly east bandstand should suddenly fall parasol of lady west--in slightly singed condition due extreme velocity movements air absurd days, too, when all trying as psychic, and silly, and superstitious as possible ! People got up and trod on other people, chairs were overturned, the Leas policeman ran How the matter settled itself know--we were much too anxious to disentangle ourselves affair and get out of range eye old gentleman bath-chair minute inquiries we were sufficiently cool and sufficiently recovered giddiness and nausea and confusion of mind we stood up, and skirting the crowd, directed our steps back along the road below the Metropole towards Gibberne's house But amidst the din I heard very distinctly the gentleman who sitting beside the lady ruptured sunshade using quite unjustifiable threats and language to one chair-attendants "Inspector" written on their caps: " didn't throw the dog," , "who did ? "

The sudden return of movement and familiar noises, natural anxiety about ourselves (our clothes were still dreadfully hot, fronts thighs of Gibberne's white trousers were scorched drabbish brown), prevented the minute observations liked on all these things Indeed, I really made no observations of any scientific value return The bee, , had gone I looked cyclist, but already out of sight came Upper Sandgate Road or hidden by traffic; the char--banc_, however, with its people now all alive and stirring, was clattering along at spanking pace almost abreast nearer church

We noted, however, window-sill we had stepped in getting house was slightly singed, and impressions feet gravel path were unusually deep

So I had my first experience New Accelerator Practically we running about and saying and doing all sorts of things space of second or so We had lived half an hour while the band had played, perhaps, two bars But the effect it had upon us the whole world had stopped convenient inspection Considering all things, and particularly considering our rashness in venturing house, the experience might certainly much more disagreeable than It showed, , that Gibberne has still much to learn before his preparation is manageable convenience, but its practicability it certainly demonstrated beyond all cavil

Since that adventure he steadily bringing its use under control, and , and without the slightest bad result, taken measured doses under his direction; though confess ventured abroad again while under its influence mention, for example, story written at one sitting and without interruption, except nibbling of some chocolate, by its means I began at 6 25, and my watch is now very nearly minute past the half-hour The convenience of securing long, uninterrupted spell of work midst of day full of engagements exaggerated Gibberne is now working quantitative handling preparation, with especial reference to its distinctive effects upon different types of constitution He then hopes Retarder, to dilute its present rather excessive potency The Retarder will, , have the reverse effect Accelerator; used alone it should enable the patient to spread few seconds over many hours of ordinary time, and so to maintain an apathetic inaction, glacier-like absence of alacrity, amidst the most animated or irritating surroundings The two things together must necessarily work an entire revolution in civilised existence beginning escape Garment Carlyle speaks While this Accelerator will enable us to concentrate ourselves with tremendous impact upon any moment or occasion that demands our utmost sense and vigour, the Retarder will enable us in passive tranquillity through infinite hardship and tedium Perhaps little optimistic Retarder, indeed still discovered, but Accelerator no possible sort of doubt whatever Its appearance market in convenient, controllable, and assimilable form is matter next obtainable of all chemists and druggists, in small green bottles, at high but, considering its extraordinary qualities, by no means excessive price Gibberne's Nervous Accelerator called, and he hopes to supply it in three strengths: one in 200, one in 900, and one in 2000, distinguished by yellow, pink, and white labels respectively

its use renders great number of very extraordinary things possible; for, , the most remarkable and, possibly, even criminal proceedings effected with impunity by thus dodging, as it were, interstices Like all potent preparations, liable to abuse , however, discussed this aspect question very thoroughly, and decided purely matter of medical jurisprudence and altogether outside our province manufacture and sell the Accelerator, and as consequences-- see