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CHAPTER XXVIII. THE HUNTER HUNTEDHe looked across at Kemp’s house, rubbed his eyes andlooked again. Then he put his feet to the ground, and satlistening. He said he was damned, but still the strangething was visible. The house looked as though it hadbeen deserted for weeks–after a violent riot. Every windowwas broken, and every window, save those of thebelvedere study, was blinded by the internal shutters."I could have sworn it was all right"–he looked at hiswatch–"twenty minutes ago."He became aware of a measured concussion and theclash of glass, far away in the distance. And then, ashe sat open-mouthed, came a still more wonderful thing.The shutters of the drawing-room window were flungopen violently, and the housemaid in her outdoor hatand garments, appeared struggling in a frantic mannerto throw up the sash. Suddenly a man appeared besideher, helping her–Dr. Kemp! In another moment the windowwas open, and the housemaid was struggling out;she pitched forward and vanished among the shrubs. Mr.Heelas stood up, exclaiming vaguely and vehemently atall these wonderful things. He saw Kemp stand on thesill, spring from the window, and reappear almost instantaneouslyrunning along a path in the shrubbery andstooping as he ran, like a man who evades observation.256
CHAPTER XXVIII. THE HUNTER HUNTEDHe vanished behind a laburnum, and appeared againclambering over a fence that abutted on the open down.In a second he had tumbled over and was running at atremendous pace down the slope towards Mr. Heelas."Lord!" cried Mr. Heelas, struck with an idea; "it’s thatInvisible Man brute! It’s right, after all!"With Mr. Heelas to think things like that was to act, andhis cook watching him from the top window was amazedto see him come pelting towards the house at a good ninemiles an hour. There was a slamming of doors, a ringingof bells, and the voice of Mr. Heelas bellowing like a bull."Shut the doors, shut the windows, shut everything!–theInvisible Man is coming!" Instantly the house was full ofscreams and directions, and scurrying feet. He ran himselfto shut the French windows that opened on the veranda;as he did so Kemp’s head and shoulders and kneeappeared over the edge of the garden fence. In anothermoment Kemp had ploughed through the asparagus, andwas running across the tennis lawn to the house."You can’t come in," said Mr. Heelas, shutting the bolts."I’m very sorry if he’s after you, but you can’t come in!"Kemp appeared with a face of terror close to the glass,rapping and then shaking frantically at the French win-257
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CHAPTER XXVIII. THE HUNTER HUNTED
He vanished behind a laburnum, and appeared again
clambering over a fence that abutted on the open down.
In a second he had tumbled over and was running at a
tremendous pace down the slope towards Mr. Heelas.
"Lord!" cried Mr. Heelas, struck with an idea; "it’s that
Invisible Man brute! It’s right, after all!"
With Mr. Heelas to think things like that was to act, and
his cook watching him from the top window was amazed
to see him come pelting towards the house at a good nine
miles an hour. There was a slamming of doors, a ringing
of bells, and the voice of Mr. Heelas bellowing like a bull.
"Shut the doors, shut the windows, shut everything!–the
Invisible Man is coming!" Instantly the house was full of
screams and directions, and scurrying feet. He ran himself
to shut the French windows that opened on the veranda;
as he did so Kemp’s head and shoulders and knee
appeared over the edge of the garden fence. In another
moment Kemp had ploughed through the asparagus, and
was running across the tennis lawn to the house.
"You can’t come in," said Mr. Heelas, shutting the bolts.
"I’m very sorry if he’s after you, but you can’t come in!"
Kemp appeared with a face of terror close to the glass,
rapping and then shaking frantically at the French win-
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