First Men in the Moon Page #3

Well, that's $5000.

The cottage has been in

Mr. Bedford's family for years.

He has a deep attachment to it.

I see. The trouble is, my experiments

have cost me so much...

Of course, I might be able to double it.

Good Lord. I forgot.

The furnace! The furnace!

Gibbs!

Gibbs!

- Mr. Cavor!

- Nearly fell. Gibbs!

- You forgot your bicycle!

- Yes, I have a bicycle.

Quite right.

The most wonderful news.

I've sold the cottage.

- You what?

- I've sold the cottage to Mr. Cavor.

That crackpot?

Gibbs, the furnace!

Here.

Better take this. He forgot it.

- Mr. Cavor, I've come about...

- Left the bicycle again?

- Where's Cavor?

- Inside.

Door's open.

Someone to see you.

- My name's Bedford.

- There's a gentleman here.

Stand by, Gibbs. Any moment!

Now!

Quick, fix that! The weight's come off!

I've come about the house.

- Fix that!

- I must get this straight.

Gibbs, get the doors. Quick!

- You must realize...

- A little patience.

- Please.

- But you...

- Getting on, see.

- I'm trying...

- You must listen to what I'm saying!

- Just a minute.

- Mr. Cavor, my...

- Open the door!

Get out of the way, man. Very hot.

- Cavor!

- Go on, get out. Get out.

Mr. Cavor, I simply must

get this straight.

I...

I'm not in a position to...

This... You see...

Kate...

Kate couldn't possibly sell you

Cherry Cottage because...

What is this stuff?

- What?

- What is this stuff?

That's cavorite.

It's cavorite.

Oh, nicely on temperature.

Nicely on temperature.

Mr. Cavor...

if you would...

kindly tell me what it is you're

trying to do, in a simple language...

because I'm not a scientist.

Unless, of course, it's a secret.

- It is a secret. It is a secret.

- Would you...

Would you tell me?

Yes, I will tell you.

I will tell you. I'll explain.

I'll explain.

Now, you know that you can

use screens, like this...

to cut off light and heat.

By the same token, you can...

cut off Marconi's wireless rays

with sheets of lead.

- Nothing, till now, cuts off gravity.

- Gravity. The pull of the earth.

- What holds us on the ground.

- Yes, that's right.

Now, what I'm experimenting with is...

a sort of coating, a metallic paste...

which will, in fact,

cut off the force of gravity.

- Paste?

- Paste.

You mean you paint it on things?

Yes, in a way. Yes.

- Like this chair, for example.

- You could use that chair.

- May I?

- Please. Yes, I'll show you.

Takes effect...

when...

it hardens.

- That's all?

- That's all.

I see.

Are you...

Are you telling me this chair

will lose its weight?

Yes. In fact, we'll have a job

to stop it from rising.

- Really?

- Yes.

- Then, I'd better sit in it.

- I'd be careful...

- About the cottage...

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