Человек-невидимка
At Port Stowe
"WhenIsayhere,"saidthemariner,toMr.Marvel'sintenserelief,"Idon'tofcoursemeanhereinthisplace,Imeanhereabouts."
"AnInvisibleMan!"saidMr.Marvel."Andwhat'shebeenupto?"
"Everything,"saidthemariner,controllingMarvelwithhiseye,andthenamplifying,"every—blessed—thing."
"Iain'tseenapaperthesefourdays,"saidMarvel.
"Iping'stheplacehestartedat,"saidthemariner.
"In-deed!"saidMr.Marvel.
"Hestartedthere.Andwherehecamefrom,nobodydon'tseemtoknow. Hereitis:'Pe-culiarStoryfromIping.'Anditsaysinthispaperthattheevidenceisextra-ordinarystrong—extra-ordinary."
"Lord!"saidMr.Marvel.
"Butthen,it'sanextra-ordinarystory. Thereisaclergymanandamedicalgentwitnesses—saw'imallrightandproper—orleastwaysdidn'tsee'im. Hewasstaying,itsays,atthe'Coachan'Horses,'andnoonedon'tseemtohavebeenawareofhismisfortune,itsays,awareofhismisfortune,untilinanAltercationintheinn,itsays,hisbandagesonhisheadwastornoff. Itwasthenob-servedthathisheadwasinvisible. AttemptswereAtOncemadetosecurehim,butcastingoffhisgarments,itsays,hesucceededinescaping,butnotuntilafteradesperatestruggle,inwhichhehadinflictedseriousinjuries,itsays,onourworthyandableconstable,Mr.J.A.Jaffers.Prettystraightstory,eh?Namesandeverything."
