Человек-невидимка
The Invisible Man Loses His Temper
Hall,Henfrey,andthehumancontentsofthetaprushedoutatoncepell-mellintothestreet. Theysawsomeonewhiskroundthecornertowardstheroad,andMr.Huxterexecutingacomplicatedleapintheairthatendedonhisfaceandshoulder. Downthestreetpeoplewerestandingastonishedorrunningtowardsthem.
Mr.Huxterwasstunned.Henfreystoppedtodiscoverthis,butHallandthetwolabourersfromtheTaprushedatoncetothecorner,shoutingincoherentthings,andsawMr.Marvelvanishingbythecornerofthechurchwall. TheyappeartohavejumpedtotheimpossibleconclusionthatthiswastheInvisibleMansuddenlybecomevisible,andsetoffatoncealongthelaneinpursuit. ButHallhadhardlyrunadozenyardsbeforehegavealoudshoutofastonishmentandwentflyingheadlongsideways,clutchingoneofthelabourersandbringinghimtotheground. Hehadbeenchargedjustasonechargesamanatfootball. Thesecondlabourercameroundinacircle,stared,andconceivingthatHallhadtumbledoverofhisownaccord,turnedtoresumethepursuit,onlytobetrippedbytheanklejustasHuxterhadbeen. Then,asthefirstlabourerstruggledtohisfeet,hewaskickedsidewaysbyablowthatmighthavefelledanox.
Ashewentdown,therushfromthedirectionofthevillagegreencameroundthecorner. Thefirsttoappearwastheproprietorofthecocoanutshy,aburlymaninabluejersey. Hewasastonishedtoseethelaneemptysaveforthreemensprawlingabsurdlyontheground. Andthensomethinghappenedtohisrear-mostfoot,andhewentheadlongandrolledsidewaysjustintimetograzethefeetofhisbrotherandpartner,followingheadlong. Thetwowerethenkicked,knelton,fallenover,andcursedbyquiteanumberofover-hastypeople.
