When the protagonist of this novella appears for the second time, his coat sleeves are “smeared with green” and he has only bloodstained socks on his feet. The protagonist of this novella admits that “in spite of some carnal cravings,” he only eats fruit among a group of creatures. After rescuing a character from drowning, the protagonist of this novella sees an abandoned museum that he calls the Palace of Green Porcelain. The narrator of this novella believes the title object is hidden in a hollow pedestal topped with a sphinx. In this novella, the Psychologist and the Provincial Mayor are guests at a dinner party during which the protagonist shows two white flowers given to him by Weena. For 10 points, a scientist posits that the Eloi and Morlocks both evolved from humans in what novella by H. G. Wells? ■END■
ANSWER: The Time Machine
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