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Footprints without Feet


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                    Q1)  How did the invisible man first become visible?
                    Ans)    The invisible man first became visible when he accidentally stepped
                    into some mud and his footprints started becoming visible to two boys who
                    followed him until his footprints fainted and became invisible again. He got rid
                    of them and spent a night at a large London store where he wore some
                    clothes and slept on a pile of quilts. The next morning, when he was still
                    sleeping, the store assistants started coming in and saw him which was
                    actually the first time he was seen.

                    Q2)  Why was he wandering on the streets?

                    Ans)    Griffin had burned down the house of his landlord who had tried to
                    throw him out of the house. He was a lawless person and to save himself from
                    being caught he removed all his clothes so that he could not be seen and
                    thus, became a homeless wanderer. He did not have any money or clothing
                    left with him.

                    Q3)  Why does Mrs. Hall find the scientist eccentric?

                    Ans)    Griffin arrived at an inn in Iping village during winter season which itself
                    was an uncommon thing to happen. He also had a weird appearance. Mrs.
                    Hall tried to be friendly with him but he was rude to her and told her that he
                    didn’t want to be disturbed and the reason for his visit to the village of Iping
                    was solitude. These were some of the reasons due to which Mrs.Hall
                    considered him to be an eccentric scientist.


                    Q4)  What curious episode occurs in the study?

                    Ans)    The clergyman and his wife were awakened early one morning by
                    noises in their study room. When the clergyman went to the study with a metal
                    rod and looked around, he could not find anyone. He even looked under the
                    desk, behind the curtain and up the chimney but no one was seen. The
                    strangest part was that even though nobody was there the desk was opened
                    and money was missing from the drawer.


                    Q5)  What other extraordinary things happen at the inn?

                    Ans)    The landlord of the inn and his wife were surprised to see the doors of
                    Griffin’s room open. They looked inside and found that nobody was inside the
                    room and decided to investigate. They found it strange that his room’s door
                    was open as he never liked anyone even trying to enter his room. All of a
                    sudden, while investigating, Mrs. Hall heard a sniff next to her ear and was hit
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