Людина-невидимка
In Drury Lane
"Itwasaqueerlittleroom,poorlyfurnishedandwithanumberofbigmasksinthecorner. Onthetablewashisbelatedbreakfast,anditwasaconfoundedlyexasperatingthingforme,Kemp,tohavetosniffhiscoffeeandstandwatchingwhilehecameinandresumedhismeal. Andhistablemannerswereirritating. Threedoorsopenedintothelittleroom,onegoingupstairsandonedown,buttheywereallshut. Icouldnotgetoutoftheroomwhilehewasthere;Icouldscarcelymovebecauseofhisalertness,andtherewasadraughtdownmyback. TwiceIstrangledasneezejustintime.
"Thespectacularqualityofmysensationswascuriousandnovel,butforallthatIwasheartilytiredandangrylongbeforehehaddonehiseating. Butatlasthemadeanendandputtinghisbeggarlycrockeryontheblacktintrayuponwhichhehadhadhisteapot,andgatheringallthecrumbsuponthemustardstainedcloth,hetookthewholelotofthingsafterhim. Hisburdenpreventedhisshuttingthedoorbehindhim—ashewouldhavedone; Ineversawsuchamanforshuttingdoors—andIfollowedhimintoaverydirtyundergroundkitchenandscullery. Ihadthepleasureofseeinghimbegintowashup,andthen,findingnogoodinkeepingdownthere,andthebrickfloorbeingcoldonmyfeet,Ireturnedupstairsandsatinhischairbythefire. Itwasburninglow,andscarcelythinking,Iputonalittlecoal. Thenoiseofthisbroughthimupatonce,andhestoodaglare.Hepeeredabouttheroomandwaswithinanaceoftouchingme. Evenafterthatexamination,hescarcelyseemedsatisfied. Hestoppedinthedoorwayandtookafinalinspectionbeforehewentdown.
