Chapter 1
Initial portrait: lean face, grey eyes, 'one of those men who are too clever to be believed.' Establishes his rhetorical persuasiveness.
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From The Time Machine by Wells, H.G.
The unnamed Time Traveller is a Victorian inventor-scientist whose ingenuity and persuasive intellect drive the narrative; he is defined by his dinner-party demonstrations and his eventual disappearance.
Chapter 2
The miniature time machine demonstration where the small model vanishes, scandalizing his guests.
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His haggard, dust-covered return to the dinner party, limping and wild-eyed, before recounting his tale.
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