Excerpt from Beyond Compare, Vol. 3 of 3 IT was quite dark when Elwin wakened from the semi-trance into which he had fallen, and for a brief space he could not make out where he was; but as his outstretched hand touched the lathe and some of his tools, he understood. Then came back to him the memory of all that had passed, and of how he came to be there. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.