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In Drury Lane

           "Icouldhavesmashedthesillydevils. Atlast,faintwiththedesirefortastefulfood,Iwentintoanotherplaceanddemandedaprivateroom. 'Iamdisfigured,'Isaid.'Badly.' Theylookedatmecuriously,butofcourseitwasnottheiraffair—andsoatlastIgotmylunch. Itwasnotparticularlywellserved,butitsufficed;andwhenIhadhadit,Isatoveracigar,tryingtoplanmylineofaction. Andoutsideasnowstormwasbeginning. 

           "ThemoreIthoughtitover,Kemp,themoreIrealisedwhatahelplessabsurdityanInvisibleManwas—inacoldanddirtyclimateandacrowdedcivilisedcity. BeforeImadethismadexperimentIhaddreamtofathousandadvantages. Thatafternoonitseemedalldisappointment. Iwentovertheheadsofthethingsamanreckonsdesirable. Nodoubtinvisibilitymadeitpossibletogetthem,butitmadeitimpossibletoenjoythemwhentheyaregot. Ambition—whatisthegoodofprideofplacewhenyoucannotappearthere? WhatisthegoodoftheloveofwomanwhenhernamemustneedsbeDelilah? Ihavenotasteforpolitics,fortheblackguardismsoffame,forphilanthropy,forsport. WhatwasItodo? AndforthisIhadbecomeawrapped-upmystery,aswathedandbandagedcaricatureofaman!" 

           Hepaused,andhisattitudesuggestedarovingglanceatthewindow. 

           "ButhowdidyougettoIping?"saidKemp,anxioustokeephisguestbusytalking. 

           "Iwenttheretowork. Ihadonehope. Itwasahalfidea!Ihaveitstill.Itisafullblownideanow. Awayofgettingback! OfrestoringwhatIhavedone.WhenIchoose.WhenIhavedoneallImeantodoinvisibly. AndthatiswhatIchieflywanttotalktoyouaboutnow." 

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