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Ourselves, thought Susan For a otten that so a thousand cigarettes, it seeht loud happy Americans below and wanted to call to them: "Save me, hide e clothes I need your help I'm from the year 2155!"

But the words stayed in her throat The functionaries of Travel in Time, Inc, were not foolish In your brain, before you left on your trip, they placed a psychological bloc You could tell no one your true time or birthplace, nor could you reveal any of the Future to those in the Past The Past and the Future ical bloc were people allowed to travel unguarded through the ages The Future ht about by her people traveling in the Past Even if she wanted to with all her heart, she could not tell any of those happy people below in the plaza who she was, or what her predicament had become

"What about breakfast?" said William

Breakfast was being served in the is for everyone The place was full of tourists The filiggling, shoving chairs about And Susan sat near the the warmth and protection they offered, even when Mr Siarette with great intensity He nodded at the, because he couldn't do anything to theht film people and twenty other tourists

"Those actors," said William "Perhaps I could hire two of them, say it was a joke, dress them in our clothes, have them drive off in our car when Simms is in such a spot where he can't see their faces If two people pretending to be us could lure hiht make it to Mexico City It'd take him years to find us there!"

"Hey!"

A fat man, with liquor on his breath, leaned on their table "A Mexicans, I could kiss you!" He shook their hands "Come on, eat with us Misery loves company I'm Misery, this is Miss Gloom, and Mr and Mrs Do-We-Hate-Mexico! We all hate it But we're here for some preliminary shots for a damn film The rest of the crew arrives tomorrow My name's Joe Melton I'm a director And if this ain't a hell of a country! Funerals in the streets, people dying Come on, move over Join the party; cheer us up!"

Susan and Willia

"Am I funny?" Mr Melton asked the immediate world

"Wonderful!" Susan moved over

Mr Si room at them She made a face at him

Mr Si the tables

"Mr and Mrs Travis," he called "I thought ere breakfasting together, alone"

"Sorry," said William

"Sit down, pal," said Mr Melton "Any friend of theirs is a pal of mine"