Describe the mood that pervades oping after the invisible man's disappearance from the village?
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NOVEL- THE INVISIBLE MAN
H. G. Wells.
CHAPTERS: 6 - 10.
Chapter 6: The Furniture that Went Mad: Summary: The Halls arise very early in the
morning on Whit-Monday in order to take care of some private business having something to do
with their wine cellar. In passing by the guest’s room, Mr. Hall notices that the door is ajar. A
few minutes later, he sees that the bolts on the front door of the house are unlocked although he
remembers shutting them on the previous night. The guest is not in his room, but his clothes,
shoes, and even his hat are scattered about. As the Halls are investigating, the bed-clothes
suddenly gather themselves into a bundle and toss themselves over the bottom rail. Then a chair
flies toward Mrs. Hall. The legs of the chair are brought to rest against her back, propelling her
out of the room. The door slams and is locked behind them. The Halls decide that the stranger is
a spirit. They send for Sandy Wadgers, the blacksmith who is also supposed to be an exorcist.
Wadgers is joined by Huxter, and together they ponder the likelihood of witchcraft and
contemplate the propriety of breaking through the door in order to examine the situation more
closely. However, before they can carry out any such action, the door opens and the stranger
emerges, wrapped and bundled as usual. He distracts them long enough to enter the parlor and
slam the door against them. When Mr. Hall raps on the door and demands an explanation, the
stranger tells him to “go to the devil” and “shut the door after you.”
Notes: The panic is building for Griffin, while characterization is enhanced for the people in the
town. Wadgers delays “breaking” into the room, using the excuse of propriety when the real and
very human reason is apprehension. While they may talk of spirits and witchcraft in their leisure,
it is clear that they have no real experience with such. The growing impression is that the
Invisible Man is something evil. Griffin helps the idea along with his continued offenses.
Q1. What took the Halls to their cellar in the early morning of Whit Monday? Why did
Mr. Hall have to rush up immediately? What did he see there?
The Halls went down to their cellar in the early morning of Whit Monday to dilute the beer that
was to be served to their guests. This was an easy way of making larger profit. But diluted beer
lost its tang and taste, so the Halls cleverly added a non-alcoholic drink, sarsaparilla, to cover up.
However, this operation had to be carried out stealthily lest their reputation be ruined. So much
so, that even their domestic help Millie could not be trusted in this matter. Hence this project was
carried out right in the morning before Millie woke up. On whit Monday as they were about to
proceed with their work, it was realized that Hall had forgotten to bring ‘sarsaparilla’, the most
important ingredient for this adulteration. Therefore, he came upstairs to fetch the bottle.