NOVEL-The Invisible Man CH14 At Port Stowe (Summary)

CH14 AT PORT STOWE

SUMMARY

The next day, in Port Stowe, Marvel nervously waits on a bench, and ends up chatting with an elderly

mariner (that is, a sailor). The sailor thinks he hears coins jingling in Marvel’s pockets, though Marvel is clearly a money less tramp. The old man tells Marvel all about this amazing Invisible Man that he read about in the newspaper. This isn’t some crazy hoax from America, but a story about something going on in England. The sailor thinks the story is believable because it comes equipped with names and details. He also thinks that an invisible man would make a great thief since no one could see or stop him. Marvel takes the opportunity to prove that he’s kind of a dud: right before he tells the sailor that he knows  the invisible man, he looks around. Does he expect to see the invisible man? In any case, the invisible man is there and starts hurting Marvel secretly. Marvel quickly covers his tracks, saying that the invisible man is just a hoax. Then he gets out of there quickly (or maybe he’s pulled by the invisible man).

The sailor is annoyed at marvel for letting him go on about this invisible man. But later, the sailor hears stories about a bunch of robberies and  how people says money just floating away. After that, he realise what had gone down on the bench in Port  Stowe, and just how close he had been to the invisible man.