Людина-невидимка
The Invisible Man Sleeps
Hecaughtupthepaperagain,andre-readthewholebusiness. "ButwhendoestheTrampcomein?Whythedeucewashechasingatramp?"
Hesatdownabruptlyonthesurgicalbench. "He'snotonlyinvisible,"hesaid,"buthe'smad!Homicidal!"
Whendawncametomingleitspallorwiththelamp-lightandcigarsmokeofthedining-room,Kempwasstillpacingupanddown,tryingtograsptheincredible.
Hewasaltogethertooexcitedtosleep. Hisservants,descendingsleepily,discoveredhim,andwereinclinedtothinkthatover-studyhadworkedthisillonhim. Hegavethemextraordinarybutquiteexplicitinstructionstolaybreakfastfortwointhebelvederestudy—andthentoconfinethemselvestothebasementandground-floor. Thenhecontinuedtopacethedining-roomuntilthemorning'spapercame. Thathadmuchtosayandlittletotell,beyondtheconfirmationoftheeveningbefore,andaverybadlywrittenaccountofanotherremarkabletalefromPortBurdock.ThisgaveKemptheessenceofthehappeningsatthe"JollyCricketers,"andthenameofMarvel. "Hehasmademekeepwithhimtwenty-fourhours,"Marveltestified. CertainminorfactswereaddedtotheIpingstory,notablythecuttingofthevillagetelegraph-wire. ButtherewasnothingtothrowlightontheconnexionbetweentheInvisibleManandtheTramp;forMr.Marvelhadsuppliednoinformationaboutthethreebooks,orthemoneywithwhichhewaslined. Theincreduloustonehadvanishedandashoalofreportersandinquirerswerealreadyatworkelaboratingthematter.
Kempreadeveryscrapofthereportandsenthishousemaidouttogeteveryoneofthemorningpapersshecould.Thesealsohedevoured.
