Time and Time Again, page 36
But this time? To offer men yet unborn the chance to cheat fate? To shape a different destiny to the one God had created for them?
Isaac Newton was a Christian man. He had spent a lifetime trying to understand God but he had never desired to be God.
He decided that he had made a mistake. Sometimes it was better to simply leave well alone.
Time was not the spinning wheel.
Time was the thread it made.
In the morning he would go back to Cambridge and demand that Master Bentley return his box. Having made the decision, Newton felt that he would sleep more easily.
And he did, for when his niece shook him gently to usher him to bed she discovered that the old man was dead.
About the Author
Ben Elton is one of Britain’s most provocative and entertaining writers. From celebrity to climate change, from the First World War to the end of the world, his books give his unique perspective on some of the most controversial topics of our time.
He has written fourteen major bestsellers, including Stark, Popcorn, Inconceivable (filmed as Maybe Baby, which he also directed), Dead Famous, High Society, The First Casualty and Two Brothers.
Elton’s multi-award-winning TV credits include The Young Ones, Blackadder and The Thin Blue Line. His stage hits include the Olivier Award winner Popcorn and the global phenomenon We Will Rock You.
Also by Ben Elton
Stark
Gridlock
This Other Eden
Popcorn
Blast from the Past
Inconceivable
Dead Famous
High Society
Past Mortem
The First Casualty
Chart Throb
Blind Faith
Meltdown
Two Brothers
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