He begins to think about what humanity might be like in thousands of years, and he starts to consider stopping at some point. The problem is that he might coincidentally stop in a location that a building might be where his machine attempts to stop. The problem of two different physical objects trying to occupy the exact same space is completely unpredictable. He decides to take his chance, so he pulls the lever hard, causing his machine to flip and lose balance, throwing him from the seat onto the grass. When he looks around he realizes he is in a garden, during a fierce hailstorm. Close by is a large white statue. The statue is in resemblance of a sphinx-like creature, and made of marble, with a bronze base. As the storm passes, he tries to understand the situation he has landed in, and realizes that most importantly he has no idea what kind of animals live on this future world. He begins to prepare his machine for a return home, but hears voices approaching from the bush. When he catches sight of the group of creatures, slim, graceful, beautiful and very frail, and the Time Traveller decides to stay in the future and investigate further.
Chapter Four.
The small creatures of humanlike quality approach the Time Traveller, and he describes them further. Both sides attempt communication, and the Time Traveller discovers that "people"are not as advanced in art, technology or science. They act very similar too children, and the Time Traveller feels incredibly disappointed. They lead him to a large building, where the Time Traveller feasts with them. They eat only fruit, though they have huge variety of it, with many strange kinds that the Time Traveller had never seen before. As he is eating, the Time Traveller examines the dining hall, and attempts to create conversation with the people around him. As hard as he tries to cover the language barrier between them it is of little good, for he finds out that the little people are easily fatigued and are uncapable of helping him in this respect.
