The globe went eastward quicker still, horrible accidents occurred, and the Committee of the Machine, at the time rising into prominence, declared the pursuit illegal, unmechanical, and punishable by Homelessness.

仍然是地球向东转得快些。一些可怕的意外事件发生了，于是大机器委员会在这个时候上升到至高无上的地位，宣布这种追求是不合法的，不合机理的，并给以无家可归的处分。