Человек-невидимка
The Unveiling of the Stranger
"Ah!that'sadifferentmatter,"saidJaffers. "Nodoubtyouareabitdifficulttoseeinthislight,butIgotawarrantandit'sallcorrect. WhatI'mafterain'tnoinvisibility,—it'sburglary. There'sahousebeenbrokeintoandmoneytook."
"Well?"
"Andcircumstancescertainlypoint—"
"Stuffandnonsense!"saidtheInvisibleMan.
"Ihopeso,sir;butI'vegotmyinstructions."
"Well,"saidthestranger,"I'llcome.I'llcome.Butnohandcuffs."
"It'stheregularthing,"saidJaffers.
"Nohandcuffs,"stipulatedthestranger.
"Pardonme,"saidJaffers.
Abruptlythefiguresatdown,andbeforeanyonecouldrealisewaswasbeingdone,theslippers,socks,andtrousershadbeenkickedoffunderthetable. Thenhesprangupagainandflungoffhiscoat.
"Here,stopthat,"saidJaffers,suddenlyrealisingwhatwashappening. Hegrippedatthewaistcoat;itstruggled,andtheshirtslippedoutofitandleftitlimpandemptyinhishand. "Holdhim!"saidJaffers,loudly."Oncehegetsthethingsoff—"
"Holdhim!"criedeveryone,andtherewasarushattheflutteringwhiteshirtwhichwasnowallthatwasvisibleofthestranger.
