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Produced by Andrew Sly The Invisible Man A Grotesque Romance By H. G. Wells CONTENTS I The strange Man's Arrival II Mr. Teddy Henfrey's first Impressions III The thousand and one Bottles IV Mr. Cuss interviews the Stranger V The Burglary at the Vicarage VI The Furniture that went mad VII The Unveiling of the Stranger VIII In Transit IX Mr. Thomas Marvel X Mr. Marvel's Visit to Iping XI In the "Coach and Horses" XII The invisible Man loses his Temper XIII Mr. Marvel discusses his Resignation XIV At Port Stowe XV The Man who was running XVI In the "Jolly Cricketers" XVII Dr. Kemp's Visitor XVIII The invisible Man sleeps XIX Certain first Principles XX At the House in Great Portland Street XXI In Oxford Street XXII In the Emporium XXIII In Drury Lane XXIV The Plan that failed XXV The Hunting of the invisible Man XXVI The Wicksteed Murder XXVII The Siege of Kemp's House XXVIII The Hunter hunted The Epilogue CHAPTER I THE STRANGE MAN'S ARRIVAL The stranger came early in February, one wintry day, through a biting wind and a driving snow, the last snowfall of the year, over the down, walking from Bramblehurst railway station, and carrying a little black portmanteau in his thickly gloved hand.
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"Damn it!" said Mr. Henfrey to himself, trudging down the village through the thawing snow; "a man must do a clock at times, sure-ly."
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CHAPTER IV MR. CUSS INTERVIEWS THE STRANGER I have told the circumstances of the stranger's arrival in Iping with a certain fulness of detail, in order that the curious impression he created may be understood by the reader.
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Cuss, the general practitioner, was devoured by curiosity.
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Cuss rapped at the parlour door and entered.
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"Pardon my intrusion," said Cuss, and then the door closed and cut Mrs. Hall off from the rest of the conversation.
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She could hear the murmur of voices for the next ten minutes, then a cry of surprise, a stirring of feet, a chair flung aside, a bark of laughter, quick steps to the door, and Cuss appeared, his face white, his eyes staring over his shoulder.
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Cuss went straight up the village to Bunting the vicar.
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Cuss began abruptly, as he entered the shabby little study.
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"Give me something to drink," said Cuss, and he sat down.
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'Damn you!
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"There wasn't anything there!" said Cuss, his voice running up into a shriek at the "there."
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"It's all very well for you to laugh, but I tell you I was so startled, I hit his cuff hard, and turned around, and cut out of the room-I left him-" Cuss stopped.
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"When I hit his cuff," said Cuss, "I tell you, it felt exactly like hitting an arm.
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He looked suspiciously at Cuss.
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Haysman's meadow was gay with a tent, in which Mrs. Bunting and other ladies were preparing tea, while, without, the Sunday-school children ran races and played games under the noisy guidance of the curate and the Misses Cuss and Sackbut.
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At that precise moment Mr. Cuss and Mr. Bunting were in the parlour.
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And on the table under the window where the stranger had been wont to work, Cuss had hit almost at once on three big books in manuscript labelled "Diary."
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"Diary!" said Cuss, putting the three books on the table.
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"Diary," repeated Cuss, sitting down, putting two volumes to support the third, and opening it.
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Cuss turned the pages over with a face suddenly disappointed.
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"No illustrations throwing light-" "See for yourself," said Mr. Cuss.
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"A general impression first, Cuss, and then , you know, we can go looking for clues."
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Then he took the volume Cuss handed him in a leisurely manner.
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And "Please shut that door," said Mr. Cuss, irritably.
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"I daresay so," said Cuss.
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"One thing is indisputable," said Bunting, drawing up a chair next to that of Cuss.
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I cannot of course believe in this absurd invisibility story-" "It's incredible," said Cuss-"incredible.
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I don't know if you have ever seen a really good conjuror-" "I won't argue again," said Cuss.
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"Don't move, little men," whispered a voice, "or I'll brain you both!"
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He looked into the face of Cuss, close to his own, and each saw a horrified reflection of his own sickly astonishment.
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"Mr. Cuss, I s'pose," said Hall.
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And suddenly the parlour door was opened, and Mr. Cuss appeared, and without glancing at her rushed at once down the steps toward the corner.
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The face of Mr. Cuss was angry and resolute, but his costume was defective, a sort of limp white kilt that could only have passed muster in Greece.
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In another moment Mr. Cuss was back in the parlour.
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"Invisible Man," said Cuss, and rushed on to the window.
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"I'll show you, you silly ass-hoaxing me !
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"Like that ass who ran into me this morning round a corner, with the ''Visible Man a-coming, sir!'
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'Damn the boys!' he said.
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'Damn her!'
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I felt amazingly confident; it's not particularly pleasant recalling that I was an ass.
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"Damn!" said Adye.