"And he's sane?"
"Quite sane," White agreed absently.
Camhorn grinned. "Then what's the matter, Lolly? Don't you like the idea of time-travel?"
"Naturally not. It's an absurdity."
"You're blunt, Lolly. And rash. A number of great minds differ with you about that."
Laillard White said something rude about great minds in general. He went on, "Was the machine these Trelawneys built found intact?"
Camhorn nodded. "In perfect condition. I found an opportunity to look it over when it and the others the Freeholders had concealed on Terra were brought in."
"And these machines are designed to make it possible to move through time?"
"No question about that. They function in Riemann space, and are very soundly constructed. A most creditable piece of work, in fact. It's only regrettable that the Trelawney brothers were wasted on it. We might have put their talents to better use. Though as it turned out...." He shrugged.
White glanced over at him. "What are you talking about?" he asked suspiciously.