Questions and Answers
What is the main reason why Jaffers is trying to arrest the Stranger?
What happens when the Stranger starts stripping off his clothes?
What is the rumor that reaches the inn regarding the stranger?
What is the distinctive feature of the parlor room where the stranger is staying?
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What is the outcome of the scuffle between the Stranger and Jaffers?
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Why does the Stranger claim he is being annoyed?
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What does someone in the crowd declare the Stranger to be?
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How do the villagers react when they see the stranger without his bandages and hat?
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What does Mrs. Hall suspect the stranger of hiding?
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What does the village constable, Mr. Bobby Jaffers, decide to do after hearing Mrs. Hall's story?
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Study Notes
The Stranger's Behavior
- The stranger remains in the parlor room with the blinds down and doors shut until noon
- He can be heard furiously cussing and smashing bottles, causing a commotion at the inn
Confrontation with Mrs. Hall
- The stranger demands to speak with Mrs. Hall at midday and asks why his breakfast wasn’t served
- He offers a little money he has in his pocket, but Mrs. Hall is suspicious of his suspicious behavior
- The stranger screams at Mrs. Hall to stop talking and stamps his foot
Revelation of Invisibility
- The stranger takes off his bandages, whiskers, hat, and goggles, revealing a "black cavity" where his nose should be
- His nose falls to the floor, and Mrs. Hall screams in horror
- The group of people at the inn flee in terror, shocked to encounter nothing at all (no head or face)
Confrontation with the Villagers
- The villagers, including the constable Mr. Bobby Jaffers, arrive and try to arrest the stranger
- The stranger gets into a scuffle with Jaffers and others, who struggle to arrest him due to his invisibility
- The stranger insists that he is present and invisible, but not a criminal
Escape and Aftermath
- The stranger strips off his clothes, making himself completely invisible, and escapes the villagers
- A fight breaks out, and several villagers are injured
- Jaffers is left lying on the floor, and the villagers stand around shocked
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The stranger's mysterious behavior at the inn sparks rumors of the vicarage burglary and attracts a curious crowd. Meanwhile, preparations are underway for Whit Monday in Iping.
