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CHAPTER IX. MR. THOMAS MARVELthrough you, ’arf a mile away! Not a bit of you visible–except–"He scrutinised the apparently empty space keenly."You ’aven’t been eatin’ bread and cheese?" he asked,holding the invisible arm."You’re quite right, and it’s not quite assimilated intothe system.""Ah!" said Mr. Marvel. "Sort of ghostly, though.""Of course, all this isn’t half so wonderful as you think.""It’s quite wonderful enough for my modest wants,"said Mr. Thomas Marvel. "Howjer manage it! How thedooce is it done?""It’s too long a story. And besides–""I tell you, the whole business fairly beats me," said Mr.Marvel."What I want to say at present is this: I need help. Ihave come to that–I came upon you suddenly. I was wandering,mad with rage, naked, impotent. I could havemurdered. And I saw you–""Lord!" said Mr. Marvel."I came up behind you–hesitated–went on–"84
CHAPTER IX. MR. THOMAS MARVELMr. Marvel’s expression was eloquent."–then stopped. ’Here,’ I said, ’is an outcast like myself.This is the man for me.’ So I turned back and came toyou–you. And–""Lord!" said Mr. Marvel. "But I’m all in a tizzy. MayI ask–How is it? And what you may be requiring in theway of help?–Invisible!""I want you to help me get clothes–and shelter–andthen, with other things. I’ve left them long enough. Ifyou won’t–well! But you will–must.""Look here," said Mr. Marvel. "I’m too flabbergasted.Don’t knock me about any more. And leave me go. I mustget steady a bit. And you’ve pretty near broken my toe.It’s all so unreasonable. Empty downs, empty sky. Nothingvisible for miles except the bosom of Nature. Andthen comes a voice. A voice out of heaven! And stones!And a fist–Lord!""Pull yourself together," said the Voice, "for you haveto do the job I’ve chosen for you."Mr. Marvel blew out his cheeks, and his eyes wereround."I’ve chosen you," said the Voice. "You are the only manexcept some of those fools down there, who knows there85
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CHAPTER IX. MR. THOMAS MARVEL
Mr. Marvel’s expression was eloquent.
"–then stopped. ’Here,’ I said, ’is an outcast like myself.
This is the man for me.’ So I turned back and came to
you–you. And–"
"Lord!" said Mr. Marvel. "But I’m all in a tizzy. May
I ask–How is it? And what you may be requiring in the
way of help?–Invisible!"
"I want you to help me get clothes–and shelter–and
then, with other things. I’ve left them long enough. If
you won’t–well! But you will–must."
"Look here," said Mr. Marvel. "I’m too flabbergasted.
Don’t knock me about any more. And leave me go. I must
get steady a bit. And you’ve pretty near broken my toe.
It’s all so unreasonable. Empty downs, empty sky. Nothing
visible for miles except the bosom of Nature. And
then comes a voice. A voice out of heaven! And stones!
And a fist–Lord!"
"Pull yourself together," said the Voice, "for you have
to do the job I’ve chosen for you."
Mr. Marvel blew out his cheeks, and his eyes were
round.
"I’ve chosen you," said the Voice. "You are the only man
except some of those fools down there, who knows there
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