Invisible Man
The best meaning for the word "muffled" as used in the context of paragraph one is
smokeeeeeeeeeeeeee
smokeeeeeeeeeeeeee
I see no evidence of the word "muffled" in the first paragraph of Chapter One in the Invisible Man.
MUFFLED- not heard clearly
it is in the 12th page of 2para in the book...
the para starts with HE HELD...........................
INVISIBLE MAN