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Quotation from The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells

“The more I thought it over, Kemp, the more I realised what a helpless absurdity an Invisible Man was—in a cold and dirty climate and a crowded civilised city.”

H. G. Wells (spoken by Griffin)

The Invisible Man, Chapter XXIII, In Drury Lane (Project Gutenberg #5230)

Portrait of H. G. Wells

Disguised at last and sitting over a cigar, Griffin admits that invisibility lets him take things but not enjoy them.

Citation: "The more I thought it over, Kemp, the more I realised what a helpless absurdity an Invisible Man was—in a cold and dirty climate and a crowded civilised city." — H. G. Wells, The Invisible Man, Chapter XXIII, In Drury Lane (Project Gutenberg #5230). (id the-invisible-man-q4)

Portrait: H.G. Wells by Beresford, George Charles Beresford, Public domain.

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