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In Drury Lane
Hestoppedagain.
"Andyoutroublednomoreaboutthehunchback?"saidKemp.
"No,"saidtheInvisibleMan. "NorhaveIheardwhatbecameofhim.Isupposeheuntiedhimselforkickedhimselfout.Theknotswereprettytight."
Hebecamesilentandwenttothewindowandstaredout.
"WhathappenedwhenyouwentoutintotheStrand?"
"Oh!—disillusionmentagain.Ithoughtmytroubleswereover.PracticallyIthoughtIhadimpunitytodowhateverIchose,everything—savetogiveawaymysecret. SoIthought. WhateverIdid,whatevertheconsequencesmightbe,wasnothingtome.Ihadmerelytoflingasidemygarmentsandvanish. Nopersoncouldholdme. IcouldtakemymoneywhereIfoundit. Idecidedtotreatmyselftoasumptuousfeast,andthenputupatagoodhotel,andaccumulateanewoutfitofproperty. Ifeltamazinglyconfident;it'snotparticularlypleasantrecallingthatIwasanass. Iwentintoaplaceandwasalreadyorderinglunch,whenitoccurredtomethatIcouldnoteatunlessIexposedmyinvisibleface. Ifinishedorderingthelunch,toldthemanIshouldbebackintenminutes,andwentoutexasperated. Idon'tknowifyouhaveeverbeendisappointedinyourappetite."
"Notquitesobadly,"saidKemp,"butIcanimagineit."
