"There was no thought of turning back.""Think of the relief of it! For five months I’d been watching this alien world, where men and women were out of prehistoric times.""I felt that I was in a better position now.""I don’t think that there was any outrage in the life of those early creatures, but it is well to beware.""There were the large birds which were eggs for us.""Below the broken rocks the still ocean was there.""In the open sea there was excellent swimming for us.""With a cheery voice, Challenger answered: ‘I am in very good health, sir!"