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At Port Stowe

           "WhenIsayhere,"saidthemariner,toMr.Marvel'sintenserelief,"Idon'tofcoursemeanhereinthisplace,Imeanhereabouts." 

           "AnInvisibleMan!"saidMr.Marvel."Andwhat'shebeenupto?" 

           "Everything,"saidthemariner,controllingMarvelwithhiseye,andthenamplifying,"every—blessed—thing." 

           "Iain'tseenapaperthesefourdays,"saidMarvel. 

           "Iping'stheplacehestartedat,"saidthemariner. 

           "In-deed!"saidMr.Marvel. 

           "Hestartedthere.Andwherehecamefrom,nobodydon'tseemtoknow. Hereitis:'Pe-culiarStoryfromIping.'Anditsaysinthispaperthattheevidenceisextra-ordinarystrong—extra-ordinary." 

           "Lord!"saidMr.Marvel. 

           "Butthen,it'sanextra-ordinarystory. Thereisaclergymanandamedicalgentwitnesses—saw'imallrightandproper—orleastwaysdidn'tsee'im. Hewasstaying,itsays,atthe'Coachan'Horses,'andnoonedon'tseemtohavebeenawareofhismisfortune,itsays,awareofhismisfortune,untilinanAltercationintheinn,itsays,hisbandagesonhisheadwastornoff. Itwasthenob-servedthathisheadwasinvisible. AttemptswereAtOncemadetosecurehim,butcastingoffhisgarments,itsays,hesucceededinescaping,butnotuntilafteradesperatestruggle,inwhichhehadinflictedseriousinjuries,itsays,onourworthyandableconstable,Mr.J.A.Jaffers.Prettystraightstory,eh?Namesandeverything." 

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