The Invisible Man. B2 / Человек-невидимка

“You mind you own business, Hall,” said Mrs. Hall, “and I'll mind mine.”

Glossary

hour hand['auə,hænd] – cущ. часовая стрелка

doze[dəuz] – гл. дремать, клевать носом

confront[kən'frʌnt] – гл. стоять лицом к лицу; сталкиваться лицом к лицу

to take aback – захватить врасплох; поразить

experimental investigator [ɪksperɪ'mentl ɪn'vestɪgeɪtə] – исследователь-экспериментатор

appliance [ə'plaɪən(t)s] – cущ.

аппарат, прибор; приспособление, устройство

solitude['sɔlɪt(j)u:d] – cущ. одиночество; уединение, изоляция (о человеке)

glare [glɛə] – гл. пристально или сердито смотреть (на кого-л.)

to fall into conversation – завязать разговор

rage[reɪʤ] – сущ. ярость, гнев, бешенство; приступ сильного гнева

trudge[trʌʤ] – гл.

идти с трудом, устало тащиться

trustful ['trʌstf(ə)l] – прил. доверчивый

Chapter 3

The Thousand and One Bottles

The next day the stranger's luggage arrived through the slush. There was a pair of trunks and a box of books-big, thick books, some of which were just in an incomprehensible handwriting-and a dozen or more boxes and cases, containing glass bottles.

The stranger, muffled in his hat, coat and gloves, came out impatiently to meet the cart. “Come along with those boxes,” he said. “I've been waiting long enough.”

Then he turned and rushed swiftly up the steps into the inn. Mr. Hall went straight upstairs, and the stranger's door being ajar, he pushed it open and entered.

The blind was down and the room dim. He caught a glimpse of what seemed a handless arm waving towards him. Then he was struck violently in the chest, hurled back, and the door slammed in his face and locked.

It was so rapid that it gave him no time to observe.

A couple of minutes after, he joined the little group outside the “Coach and Horses.”

Mr. Hall, staring at them from the steps and listening, found it incredible that he had seen upstairs. Besides, his vocabulary was too limited to express his impressions.

“Come along,” cried an angry voice in the doorway.