Человек-невидимка

           "Hewasafraidofme,Icouldseethathewasafraidofme,"saidtheInvisibleManmanytimesover. "Hemeanttogivemetheslip—hewasalwayscastingabout!WhatafoolIwas! 

           "Thecur! 

           "Ishouldhavekilledhim!" 

           "Wheredidyougetthemoney?"askedKemp,abruptly. 

           TheInvisibleManwassilentforaspace. "Ican'ttellyouto-night,"hesaid. 

           Hegroanedsuddenlyandleantforward,supportinghisinvisibleheadoninvisiblehands. "Kemp,"hesaid,"I'vehadnosleepfornearthreedays,exceptacoupleofdozesofanhourorso. Imustsleepsoon." 

           "Well,havemyroom—havethisroom." 

           "ButhowcanIsleep?IfIsleep—hewillgetaway.Ugh!Whatdoesitmatter?" 

           "What'stheshotwound?"askedKemp,abruptly. 

           "Nothing—scratchandblood.Oh,God!HowIwantsleep!" 

           "Whynot?" 

           TheInvisibleManappearedtoberegardingKemp. "BecauseI'veaparticularobjectiontobeingcaughtbymyfellow-men,"hesaidslowly. 

           Kempstarted. 

           "FoolthatIam!"saidtheInvisibleMan,strikingthetablesmartly."I'veputtheideaintoyourhead."