Chapter 27Jane
“WHY A KIDDIE pool, Eric?” I asked.
“Well, you know that Ben Franklin first experimented with the kite in the thunderstorm. We considered the stream of electricity, and how water is the best conductor. In my journal, I described exactly how we set up our experiment and why I think it worked the way it did.”
“Did you bring your journals?” I asked him.
“Just one. It's in the car. Why?”
“You probably don't know that I have a doctorate in physics. But I've never had the time or inclination to do battle with the portal. Knowing it existed satisfied me enough, being able to time travel, and using it to make a better world.”
“That's just it, Ms. Barclay, or I should say, Dr. Barclay. You can't, I don't think. Using it changes the patterns of time. I don't know what changes ta
