ating ▁where ▁the ▁meteor ite ▁came ▁down . ▁Go ing ▁to ▁bed ▁that ▁night , ▁Robert ▁experiences ▁ter r ifying ▁false ▁aw ak ening ▁night mar es ▁involving ▁Mrs ▁M ace y ▁and ▁a ▁rat - like ▁version ▁of ▁Mr ▁Jenkins . ▁He ▁pack s ▁his ▁b ags ▁and ▁goes ▁to ▁H ector ▁North ' s ▁house , ▁una ware ▁of ▁his ▁new ▁danger . ▁ ▁VI : ▁Out ▁Of ▁Time ▁Robert ▁w akes ▁from ▁bad ▁dream s , ▁and ▁James ▁cook s ▁breakfast ▁for ▁him ▁and ▁H ector . ▁James ▁and ▁H ector ▁argue ▁over ▁H ector ' s ▁desire ▁to ▁kill ▁Robert ▁and ▁re animate ▁him , ▁but ▁Robert ▁mistakes ▁their ▁b ick ering ▁for ▁James ▁being ▁sex ually ▁je alous . ▁El sp eth ▁del ivers ▁a ▁message ▁from ▁the ▁college ▁to ▁their ▁front ▁door , ▁which ▁al ar ms ▁James ▁and ▁H ector ▁enough ▁that ▁they ▁pack ▁and ▁leave ▁town ▁immediately . ▁El sp eth ▁wal ks ▁Robert ▁back ▁to ▁Saint ▁An sel m ▁College , ▁and ▁suggests ▁they ▁meet ▁again ▁later . ▁Father ▁Race ▁takes ▁Robert ▁to ▁meet ▁Dr ▁Henry ▁W antage , ▁who ▁gu ides ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁library ▁and ▁shows ▁him ▁a ▁photograph ▁of ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁St ella ▁S ap iente , ▁which ▁includes ▁the ▁late ▁Ed gar ▁W ade , ▁El sp eth ' s ▁father . ▁Robert ▁reads ▁the ▁Kit ab , ▁and ▁his ▁per ception ▁of ▁time ▁becomes ▁dist orted . ▁He ▁parts ▁company ▁with ▁W antage ▁and ▁finds ▁El sp eth