'Jam, please.

This about time being only a thingummy of thought is very confusing.

If everything happens at the same time--' 'It CAN'T!' said Anthea stoutly, 'the present's the present and the past's the past.' 'Not always,' said Cyril.
'When we were in the Past the present was the future.

Now then!' he added triumphantly.
And Anthea could not deny it.
'I should have liked to see more of the camp,' said Robert.
'Yes, we didn't get much for our money--but Imogen is happy, that's one thing,' said Anthea.

'We left her happy in the Past.