10:08
I shall not go into the details of my researches , nor tell by what accident I succeeded better than I had hoped ; the all-important fact -- a fact so overwhelming that I shudder and gasp and marvel even as I tell of it -- is that I did obtain a minute quantity of a drug which , by putting the body virtually in a state of suspended animation , could release the mind to travel almost at will across time and space . Yes , across time and space ! -- for the drag of the physical having been stricken off , I could enter literally into infinity and eternity . But let me tell precisely what happened that night when at precisely 10:08 in the solitude of my apartment room , I swallowed half an ounce of Relin and stretched myself out on the bed , well knowing that I was taking incalculable risks , and that insanity and even death were by no means remote possibilities of the road ahead . But let that be as it may ! In my opinion , there is no coward more despicable than he who will not face danger for the sake of knowledge . My head reeled , and something seemed to buzz inside it as soon as the bitter half ounce of fluid slipped down my throat .