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"It's not what / say, Janet, but the conclusion arrived at
by much cleverer men than 1." He smiled as he-said that,
adding parenthetically, "Not that we don't develop and even
alter our conclusions every day."
"Then why was a similar effect not noticed when the
Russians and Americans returned from the moon?"
"We don't know. There's so much we don't know. We
surmise that because the moon is a satellite of Earth's, and
thus within its gravitational field, there is no temporal discrep-
ancy. But until we have more data, until we can explore
further, we know so little, and can only speculate so much.
It's like trying to estimate the runs of an entire innings when
only one over has been bowled. After the expedition gets back
from Venus, we shall be in a much better position to start
theorising."
"What expedition to Venus?" she asked, shocked.
"It may not leave for a year yet, but they're speeding up
the programme. That will bring us really invaluable data."
Future time with its uses and abuses
She started to say, "But after this surely they won't be fool
enough" Then she stopped. She knew they would be fool
enough. She thought of Peter saying, "I'm going to be a
spaceman too. I want to be the first man on Saturn!"
The men were looking at their watches. Westermark trans-
ferred his gaze to the gravel to say, "This figure of 3.3077 is
surely not a universal constant. It may vary1 think it will
varyfrom planetary body to planetary body. My private
opinion is that it is bound to be connected with solar activity
in some way. If that is so, then we may find that the men
returning from Venus will be perceiving on a continuum
slightly in arrears of Earth time."
He stood up suddenly, looking dismayed, the absorption
gone from his face.
"That's a point that hadn't occurred to me," Stackpole said,
making a note. "If the expedition to Venus is primed with
these points beforehand, we should have no trouble about
organising their return. Ultimately, this confusion will be
sorted out, and I've no doubt that it will eventually vastly
enrich the culture of mankind. The possibilities are of such
enormity that . . ."
"It's awful! You're all crazy!" Janet exclaimed. She jumped
up and hurried off towards the house.

Or then again
Jack began to move after her towards the house. By his
watch, which showed Earth time, it was 11.18 and twelve
seconds; he thought, not the first time, that he would invest in
another watch, which would be strapped to his right wrist and
show Martian time. No, the one on his left wrist should show
Martian time, for that was the wrist he principally consulted