Question

Which sentence in this excerpt from The Time Machine by H. G. Wells indicates that the narrator has little hope for the Time Traveller’s return?

A.)I knew that something strange had happened, and for the moment could not distinguish what the strange thing might be.

B.)We looked at each other. Then ideas began to come.

C.)At the risk of disappointing Richardson I stayed on, waiting for the Time Traveller; waiting for the second, perhaps still stranger story, and the specimens and photographs he would bring with him.

D.) But I am beginning now to fear that I must wait a lifetime.

E.) The Time Traveller vanished three years ago.

Answer 1

I selected D because he appears that for the traveler to come back he must wait til he dies and sees him in heaven. I might be wrong but it seems like the logical answer. Hope I could help.

Answer 2

Answer: D.) But I am beginning now to fear that I must wait a lifetime.

In this sentence, the narrator shows that his faith in the traveller's return is decreasing. He states that he has been waiting for the traveller to come, however, he now feels that he will wait a lifetime. This means that he believes he will spend his whole life waiting because the traveller is never coming back.