'I sat in the sunlight, trying to understand what I had seen.' 'Slowly, the terrible truth became clear to me.' 'Long ago, human society had split into two groups.' 'The rich had lived above ground, enjoying lives of ease.' 'The poor had worked underground, maintaining the machines.' 'Over thousands of years, they had become two different species.' 'The Eloi had grown weak and beautiful, with no need to think or work.' 'The Morlocks had adapted to darkness, becoming pale and strong.' 'But the relationship between them had changed terribly.' 'I thought about the meat I had seen underground.' 'There were no animals in this world, only the Eloi and the Morlocks.' 'The Morlocks were raising the Eloi like cattle.' 'They fed them and let them live in comfort.' 'And then they ate them.' 'I felt sick when I realized this.' 'The peaceful paradise I had imagined was actually a nightmare.' 'Now I understood why the Eloi feared the darkness.' 'At night, the Morlocks came to take them.' 'I looked at Weena with new horror.' 'She smiled at me innocently, not understanding her own fate.' 'The Eloi had lived with this terror so long that they accepted it.' 'They had forgotten how to fight or resist.' 'I felt a deep anger rising inside me.' 'This was what humanity had become.' 'We had divided ourselves so completely that we became predator and prey.' 'I wanted to help the Eloi, but what could I do?' 'They could not understand the danger they were in.' 'And the Morlocks were too many to fight.' 'My only hope was to get my machine back and escape.' 'But perhaps I could take Weena with me.' 'I decided I needed a weapon to defend myself.' 'Fire was my best defense against the Morlocks.' 'But I had used most of my matches.' 'I remembered seeing ruins of a large building in the distance.' 'Perhaps I could find useful things there.' 'It was far away, and the journey would be dangerous.' 'We would have to travel through the night.' 'But I had no other choice.' 'I took Weena's hand and pointed toward the distant ruins.' 'She looked frightened, but she trusted me completely.' 'We began our journey toward what the Eloi called the Palace of Green Porcelain.'
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The Awful Truth
Chapter 10 · The Time Machine · B1 English. Tip: Click on any word while reading to see its translation. Take your time with each chapter and review the vocabulary before moving on.
Chapter Summary
The Time Traveller realizes the horrible relationship between the Eloi and the Morlocks - and what the Morlocks eat.
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Comprehension Questions
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What terrible truth did the Time Traveller discover about the Morlocks?
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How had humanity split into two groups according to the Time Traveller's theory?
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Why did the Eloi fear the darkness?
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