The Invisible Man
What does Kemp read in the newspaper? What does Kemp assign the more terrifying elements of the stories to?
Chapter 18
Chapter 18
Kemp reads the stories about the occurrence in Iping.
He notes that the most terrifying aspects must be fabricated.
He re-read it. “Ran through the streets striking right and left. Jaffers insensible. Mr. Huxter in great pain—still unable to describe what he saw. Painful humiliation—vicar. Woman ill with terror! Windows smashed. This extraordinary story probably a fabrication. Too good not to print—cum grano!”
He dropped the paper and stared blankly in front of him. “Probably a fabrication!”
The Invisible Man