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The Unveiling of the Stranger

           "Ah!that'sadifferentmatter,"saidJaffers. "Nodoubtyouareabitdifficulttoseeinthislight,butIgotawarrantandit'sallcorrect. WhatI'mafterain'tnoinvisibility,—it'sburglary. There'sahousebeenbrokeintoandmoneytook." 

           "Well?" 

           "Andcircumstancescertainlypoint—" 

           "Stuffandnonsense!"saidtheInvisibleMan. 

           "Ihopeso,sir;butI'vegotmyinstructions." 

           "Well,"saidthestranger,"I'llcome.I'llcome.Butnohandcuffs." 

           "It'stheregularthing,"saidJaffers. 

           "Nohandcuffs,"stipulatedthestranger. 

           "Pardonme,"saidJaffers. 

           Abruptlythefiguresatdown,andbeforeanyonecouldrealisewaswasbeingdone,theslippers,socks,andtrousershadbeenkickedoffunderthetable. Thenhesprangupagainandflungoffhiscoat. 

           "Here,stopthat,"saidJaffers,suddenlyrealisingwhatwashappening. Hegrippedatthewaistcoat;itstruggled,andtheshirtslippedoutofitandleftitlimpandemptyinhishand. "Holdhim!"saidJaffers,loudly."Oncehegetsthethingsoff—" 

           "Holdhim!"criedeveryone,andtherewasarushattheflutteringwhiteshirtwhichwasnowallthatwasvisibleofthestranger. 

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