[...]... the back of the parlour came crashing down on the floor As the barman came into the room, he saw Marvel struggling against the door that led to the yard and kitchen The door flew open and Marvel was dragged into the kitchen The policeman, who had been trying to pass the barman, rushed in, followed by the cabman, caught hold of the invisible hand that held Marvel, was hit in the face and fell down Then... Then the cabman took hold of something 'I've got him,' said the cabman 'Here he is!' said the barman Mr Marvel suddenly dropped to the ground, and made an attempt to hide behind the legs of the fighting men The struggle went backwards and forwards near the door The voice of the Invisible Man was heard for the first time, as the policeman stepped on his foot Then he cried out, and his arms flew out The. .. footpath They shouted as the thing rushed past them down the hill, and they were still shouting in the street before Marvel was halfway there They were running into houses with the news and shutting the doors behind them He heard it, and ran even faster Fear came hurrying by, rushed ahead of him, and in a moment had seized the town 'The Invisible Man is coming! The Invisible Man? Chapter 14 In the H a... that door,' said the cabman anxiously 'Unlock it,' said the man with the black beard, 'and if he comes ' He showed them the revolver in his hand 'That won't do,' said the policeman; 'that's murder.' 'I know what country I'm in,' said the man with the beard 'I'm going to shoot at his legs Unlock it.' 'Not with that thing going off behind me,' said the barman 'Very well,' said the man with the black beard... and unlocked the door himself Barman, cabman and policeman turned around 'Come in,' said the bearded man in a low voice, standing back and facing the door with his gun behind him No one came in, and the door remained closed 'Are all the doors of the house shut?' asked Marvel, five minutes later 'He's going round to the back.' 'There's the yard door,' said the barman, 'and the private door The yard door—'... to the window, and stared at the hillside and the dark little figure running down it 'He seems to 39 At the bottom of the hill was an inn called the Happy Cricketers Inside, the barman leant his fat red arms on the table and talked about horses with a cabman, while a black-bearded man who spoke like an American talked to a policeman 'What's the shouting about?' said the cabman, trying to see up the. .. out of the bar In a minute he appeared again with a long sharp knife in his hand 'The yard door was open,' he said 'He may be in the house now,' said the cabman The man with the beard put the gun back in his pocket As he did so, the door opened, something rushed past them, and the parlour door burst open They heard Marvel cry out and ran to his rescue The bearded man' s revolver went off, and the mirror... said Mr Bunting 'Who lit the lamp?' 'The drawer!' said Mrs Bunting 'And the money's gone!' She went quickly to the doorway 'Who in the world-' There was a loud sneeze in the passage They rushed out, and as they did so the kitchen door closed! 'Bring the lamp!' said Mr Bunting, and led the way As he opened the kitchen door, he saw the back door opening The garden beyond was lit by the first, faint light... Everyone began to move They had expected burns, wounds, something ugly, but they saw - nothing! The bandages and false hair flew across the passage into the bar Everyone fell over everyone else down the steps For the man who stood there shouting was a man up to the shoulders, and then — nothing! People down in the village heard shouts and saw the people rushing out of the inn They saw Mrs Hall fall... cabman was suddenly knocked to the ground by a kick in the stomach The door into the bar parlour from the kitchen shut with a bang as Mr Marvel escaped through it The men in the kitchen found themselves struggling with empty air 42 43 'Where's he gone?' cried the man with the beard 'Out?' 'This way,' said the policeman, stepping into the yard and stopping A large stone flew by his head and fell on the . Hurry In the Happy Cricketers Dr Kemp's Visitor How to Become Invisible The Experiment The Plan That Failed The Hunt for the Invisible Man The Wicksteed. The Stranger Shows His Face On the Road In the Coach and Horses The Invisible Man Loses His Temper Mr Marvel Tries to Say No At Port Stowe The Man