The secret's out. I gather it was a secret. I don't know what your

plans are, but of course I'm anxious to help you."

The Invisible Man sat down on the bed.

There's breakfast upstairs," said Kemp, speaking as easily as

possible, and he was delighted to find his strange guest rose

willingly. Kemp led the way up the narrow staircase to the

belvedere.

Before we can do anything else," said Kemp, "I must understand a

little more about this invisibility of yours." He had sat down,

after one nervous glance out of the window, with the air of a man

who has talking to do. His doubts of the sanity of the entire

business flashed and vanished again as he looked across to

where Griffin sat at the breakfast-table--a headless, handless

dressing-gown, wiping unseen lips on a miraculously held serviette.

It's simple enough--and credible enough," said Griffin, putting

the serviette aside and leaning the invisible head on an invisible

hand.

"No doubt, to you, but--" Kemp laughed.

Well, yes; to me it seemed wonderful at first, no doubt. But now,

great God! ... But we will do great things yet! I came on the stuff

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