From his little office where he works for an esteemed antiquities dealer, Mr. Mouse Musset
wills himself back in time to retrieve objects in a way that only he can, but the secretary
above him—the very secretary that Mouse worships—does not appreciate Mouse’s finds.
I have had quite enough assurance, Mr. Musset, from the carbon
dating Mr. Hazlitt had performed. Granted, the calligraphy is clever, and the materials
all true to form—but how old would you say Beowulf is? Tenth century? Maybe eighth?
DEBUT
“A Gift in Time,” in Clarkesworld 92, May 2014.
VARIANTS
Debut. “A Gift in Time,” in Clarkesworld 92, May 2014.
I have had quite enough assurance, Mr. Musset, from the carbon
dating Mr. Hazlitt had performed. Granted, the calligraphy is clever, and the materials
all true to form—but how old would you say Beowulf is? Tenth century? Maybe eighth?
1 English variant