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Mrs. Hall, then Mr. Bobby Jaffers, the
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constable — поліцейський
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village constable, and others. Mr. Hall
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must have been to the police to bring help. They all marched up the steps and entered the stranger's room at once. They saw the headless figure sitting at the table.
2. Answer the questions.
1. What kind of writer is Herbert Wells?
2. What facts about him do you know?
3. Which of his novels are the most popular?
4. What is the hero of the novel "The Invisible Man"?
5. What did he invent?
6. Where did the events of the extract take place?
7. Why did the innkeepers spy on Griffin?
Task 3
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1. Read the extract from the novel "The Invisible Man" by H. G. Wells, part II.
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THE INVISIBLE MAN Part II
"What's this?" came an angry voice from above the collar of the figure.
"You are a strange person," said Jaffers, "but head or no head I'll have to arrest you." And he produced a pair of handcuffs. At the next moment the stranger's gloves came off and dropped on the floor. He ran his ,arm down his waistcoat, and the buttons to which his empty sleeves were pointed, became undone. Then he bent down and began doing something with his shoes and socks.
"Why!" said Jaffers, "That's no man at all. It's just empty clothes. Look!" He held out his hand and it seemed to meet something in the air.
"Can't you be more careful? You might hurt my eye," said angry voice. "As a matter of fact, I'm inyisible. It's
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collar — комір
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