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The Plan That Failed

           It'soflittlehelp—alittlehelpperhaps—inhousebreakingandsoforth.Onceyou'vecaughtmeyoucouldeasilyimprisonme.ButontheotherhandIamhardtocatch. Thisinvisibility,infact,isonlygoodintwocases:It'susefulingettingaway,it'susefulinapproaching. It'sparticularlyuseful,therefore,inkilling. Icanwalkroundaman,whateverweaponhehas,choosemypoint,strikeasIlike.DodgeasIlike.EscapeasIlike." 

           Kemp'shandwenttohismoustache.Wasthatamovementdownstairs? 

           "Anditiskillingwemustdo,Kemp." 

           "Itiskillingwemustdo,"repeatedKemp."I'mlisteningtoyourplan,Griffin,butI'mnotagreeing,mind.Whykilling?" 

           "Notwantonkilling,butajudiciousslaying. Thepointis,theyknowthereisanInvisibleMan—aswellasweknowthereisanInvisibleMan. AndthatInvisibleMan,Kemp,mustnowestablishaReignofTerror. Yes;nodoubtit'sstartling.ButImeanit.AReignofTerror.HemusttakesometownlikeyourBurdockandterrifyanddominateit. Hemustissuehisorders. Hecandothatinathousandways—scrapsofpaperthrustunderdoorswouldsuffice. Andallwhodisobeyhisordershemustkill,andkillallwhowoulddefendthem." 

           "Humph!"saidKemp,nolongerlisteningtoGriffinbuttothesoundofhisfrontdooropeningandclosing. 

           "Itseemstome,Griffin,"hesaid,tocoverhiswanderingattention,"thatyourconfederatewouldbeinadifficultposition." 

           "Noonewouldknowhewasaconfederate,"saidtheInvisibleMan,eagerly.Andthensuddenly,"Hush!What'sthatdownstairs?" 

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