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"The Unveiling of the Stranger"
This novel told about the Halls hear
rumors about the burglary the night before. Everyone at the bar is interested
in the strange behavior of the stranger, who strangely stranges the strange
strange strange. Okay, we get it. He's strange and the villagers don't like
him. Mrs. Hall and the stranger start arguing about money because he hasn't
paid his bill recently. But he says he found some more money recently and would
be happy to pay. This, of course, makes everyone think that he was behind the
burglary at the vicar's house. Finally, the stranger gets so fed up that he
reveals himself to the people at the bar: "You don't understand," he said, "who I am or what I am.
I'll show you. By Heaven! I'll show you." Then he put his open palm over
his face and withdrew it. The centre of his face became a black cavity. The
village people freak out, naturally. They were prepared for scars and ugliness,
but what on earth is this? All the villagers who aren't in the Coach and Horses
come running in to see what all the screaming is about. There are a bunch of
people out in the town, since this is a festival day (Whit Monday).
Eventually, Constable Jaffers comes to
arrest the stranger. But when he (and some other brave people) go to the inn,
they find a headless figure eating some bread and cheese.The stranger explains
that he's the Invisible Man. This isn't much of an explanation, but it's the
first time "Invisible Man" has been used in the text. So from now on,
that's what we'll call him.The stranger – ahem, the Invisible Man – fights with
the crowd and seems to be losing. Finally, he says he'll surrender, but
instead, he just takes off all his clothes. Of course, this makes him totally
invisible and he starts winning the fight like whoa. Constable Jaffers falls
pretty hard on his head, and it's not clear whether he's dead or just
unconscious.
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