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The Siege of Kemp’s House
Hemadeavainclutchataslipperylimb,triedtostruggleupandfellback. "Damn!"saidAdye. TheVoicelaughed. "I'dkillyounowifitwasn'tthewasteofabullet,"itsaid. Hesawtherevolverinmid-air,sixfeetoff,coveringhim.
"Well?"saidAdye,sittingup.
"Getup,"saidtheVoice.
Adyestoodup.
"Attention,"saidtheVoice,andthenfiercely,"Don'ttryanygames.RememberIcanseeyourfaceifyoucan'tseemine.You'vegottogobacktothehouse."
"Hewon'tletmein,"saidAdye.
"That'sapity,"saidtheInvisibleMan."I'vegotnoquarrelwithyou."
Adyemoistenedhislipsagain. Heglancedawayfromthebarreloftherevolverandsawtheseafaroffveryblueanddarkunderthemiddaysun,thesmoothgreendown,thewhitecliffoftheHead,andthemultitudinoustown,andsuddenlyheknewthatlifewasverysweet. Hiseyescamebacktothislittlemetalthinghangingbetweenheavenandearth,sixyardsaway. "WhatamItodo?"hesaidsullenly.
"WhatamItodo?"askedtheInvisibleMan. "Youwillgethelp. Theonlythingisforyoutogoback."
"Iwilltry.Ifheletsmeinwillyoupromisenottorushthedoor?"
"I'vegotnoquarrelwithyou,"saidtheVoice.
KemphadhurriedupstairsafterlettingAdyeout,andnowcrouchingamongthebrokenglassandpeeringcautiouslyovertheedgeofthestudywindowsill,hesawAdyestandparleyingwiththeUnseen. "Whydoesn'thefire?"whisperedKemptohimself.
