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 Mr. Marvel by way of reply struggled to his feet, and was immediately rolled over again. He lay quiet for a moment "If you struggle any more," said the voice, "I shall throw the flint at your head."

"It 's a fair do," said Mr. Thomas Marvel, sitting up, taking his wounded toe in hand and fixing his eye on the third missile. "I don't understand it. Stones flinging themselves. Stones talking. Put yourself down. Rot away. I 'm done."

The third flint fell.

"It 's very simple," said the voice. "I 'm an invisible man."

"Tell us something I don't know," said Mr. Marvel, gasping with pain. "Where you 've hid—how you do it—I don't know. I 'm beat."

"That 's all," said the voice. "I 'm invisible. That 's what I want you to understand."

"Any one could see that. There is no need for you to be so confounded impatient, mister. Now then. Give us a notion. How are you hid?"

"I 'm invisible. That 's the great point And what I want you to understand is this—"