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The Invisible Man Loses His Temper

           Hall,Henfrey,andthehumancontentsofthetaprushedoutatoncepell-mellintothestreet. Theysawsomeonewhiskroundthecornertowardstheroad,andMr.Huxterexecutingacomplicatedleapintheairthatendedonhisfaceandshoulder. Downthestreetpeoplewerestandingastonishedorrunningtowardsthem. 

           Mr.Huxterwasstunned.Henfreystoppedtodiscoverthis,butHallandthetwolabourersfromtheTaprushedatoncetothecorner,shoutingincoherentthings,andsawMr.Marvelvanishingbythecornerofthechurchwall. TheyappeartohavejumpedtotheimpossibleconclusionthatthiswastheInvisibleMansuddenlybecomevisible,andsetoffatoncealongthelaneinpursuit. ButHallhadhardlyrunadozenyardsbeforehegavealoudshoutofastonishmentandwentflyingheadlongsideways,clutchingoneofthelabourersandbringinghimtotheground. Hehadbeenchargedjustasonechargesamanatfootball. Thesecondlabourercameroundinacircle,stared,andconceivingthatHallhadtumbledoverofhisownaccord,turnedtoresumethepursuit,onlytobetrippedbytheanklejustasHuxterhadbeen. Then,asthefirstlabourerstruggledtohisfeet,hewaskickedsidewaysbyablowthatmighthavefelledanox. 

           Ashewentdown,therushfromthedirectionofthevillagegreencameroundthecorner. Thefirsttoappearwastheproprietorofthecocoanutshy,aburlymaninabluejersey. Hewasastonishedtoseethelaneemptysaveforthreemensprawlingabsurdlyontheground. Andthensomethinghappenedtohisrear-mostfoot,andhewentheadlongandrolledsidewaysjustintimetograzethefeetofhisbrotherandpartner,followingheadlong. Thetwowerethenkicked,knelton,fallenover,andcursedbyquiteanumberofover-hastypeople. 

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