伊拉,一(yī )位心肠慈善、生气(qì )勃勃的纽波特社交(jiāo )名媛,正值一九零(líng )五年之华年,怀抱宏(hóng )愿,欲以其丰厚资财(cái )创立基金会,周济(jì )乡邻。然则,当她惊闻(wén )老父决意令她在即(jí )将来临的圣诞前(qián )夜(yè )舞会上与一位素(sù )未谋面的绅士缔订(dìng )婚约,伊拉遂于夜(yè )深(shēn )之时,驾其双桅帆(fān )船出海,欲借此荡涤(dí )烦忧。是时,忽见彗(huì )星(xīng )划破天际,她竟痴(chī )痴祈愿,渴慕换一番(fān )人生光景。猛然间,她(tā )惊骇地发现水手(shǒu )兼本地史家尼克竟(jìng )也在船上,便厉声呵(hē )斥其为偷渡之徒(tú )!然尼克坚称此船归(guī )其所有,分毫不让,对(duì )峙之势顿成。待到(dào )双(shuāng )脚踏上坚实陆地(dì ),伊拉方才恍然,自己(jǐ )竟不知怎地,从一(yī )九(jiǔ )零五年径直来到(dào )了二零二五年!于此(cǐ )地流连,得以一窥其(qí )一九零五年既定(dìng )的未来图景,她竟心(xīn )生踌躇,不愿归返,尤(yóu )其因她与尼克已(yǐ )情愫暗生,更使她初(chū )尝真爱之真味。然而(ér ),伊拉于故园所建(jiàn )之功业——乃至纽(niǔ )波特历史之走向——若她久滞于现(xiàn )世(shì ),势将湮灭无踪!二(èr )人遂苦心筹谋,为她(tā )规划重返旧时之(zhī )路(lù )途。然...