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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." 

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