"Right," she said, kissed him soundly and turned a little knob on the wall. "Now we're ready."
As before Eddie became dizzy and soon he was sitting on the floor watching the room spin and fade, spin and fade.
By the time it dissolved, Eddie was whirling away into a giddy limbo....
He stood up and heard the wild nature sounds all around them. The bulk of the time-machine was big at his side in a green wooded glen. Eeb came dancing up to him with an armful of fruit. "Here, it's delicious. Taste it—"
She held out her hand and he took a bite, then looked up sharply. With a whirring sound, the machine faded, disappeared.
"I sent it back," the girl said. "I wanted to make it permanent, just you and I. Time is big and they'll never find us. Besides, they'll think this is punishment enough. We're exiled back here."
"Well, where is here?"
"Oh, I'm not exactly sure. Right around the time the human species emerged. Should be a wonderful life, Eddie—"
Eddie began to sing a popular song. Popular? It had been popular—when? This all was very confusing.