Question

How did mr.hall react to griffin's stay at the inn?

Answer 1

 

uneducated so the concept of having an invisibility in the vicinity seems tobe believable to them.

Chapter 

Q6. 2h" is Te''/ He$#r/ a$' h", '"es he react t" the prese$ce"# Mr *ri+$ i$ the i$$

Ans. Teddy Henfry is a cloc$ repairman who comes to visit the inn for a cup of tea. rs. Hall as$s him to repair the cloc$ in the strangers room.  Teddy deliberately ta$es as long as he can with the cloc$& ta$ing it apart and reassembling it for no reason as he wanted to get some information.  The stranger nally gets angry and as$s him to hurry up and leave. 01ended& Teddy starts believing that the stranger must be a criminal wanted by the police and is wrapped up to conceal his identity. Teddy runsinto r. Hall and warns him about the stranger& informing him that the stranger intends to stay for a long time as his has a lot of luggage coming. Teddy is a character typical of the other people of the town. He wants to $now the mans story& and when he is snubbed for his in"uiries& he begins to imagine all sorts of things.

Q7. Describe the eeti$% bet,ee$ Te''/ He$#r/ a$' Mr. Ha!!. 2h/ has the a3th"r i$c!3'e'

 

s3ch i$"r i$ci'e$ts i$ the st"r/

Ans. Teddy Henfry meets r. Hall while returning from the inn after mending rs. Halls parlour cloc$. He is visibly upset because of the rudeness and curtness shown by 2ri3n. He tells r Hall that his wife had made a mista$e by $eeping the strange loo$ing man in the inn. He tries toconvince r Hall that their guest was e!tremely weird and horrible loo$ingand could spell trouble for them. %uch minor characters as well as the incident have been included in the story to give a realistic picture of the society as well as the time. Iping being a small village& it was "uite common that any ma4or or minor news would spread li$e wild re. 5eople loved to tal$ and gossip6 they had lot of time at their hand and too$ $een interest in everyones life. The conversation between Teddy and r. Hall also shows their bac$ground andlac$ of education.

Q.8 *ie a character setch "# Te''/ He$#r/.Q9. *ie a character setch "# Mr. Ha!!.

Chapter 

Q:. 2hat happe$s a#ter *ri+$;s !3%%a%e is br"3%ht b/ <eare$si'e

Ans. As soon as the luggage arrives at the inn 2ri3n shows his impatience. 5eople are really astonished to see the type and the amount of luggage. It includes bo!es containing boo$s& a large number of crates containing glass bottles and many other items. He is desperate to ta$e them in his room and start his e!periment. However& as soon as he comes down he is attac$ed by cart man 7earensides dog. The dog tears open

 

his trouser leg with his teeth and 2ri3n immediately runs to his room. r Hall follows him to his room and tries to o1er help but 2ri3n pushes him out of his room vehemently which really shoc$s and surprises r Hall. He also gets a glimpse of 2ri3ns strange white face and a handless arm. 2ri3n comes bac$ after changing his trousers and directs 7earenside to carry the luggage to his room.

Q10. Describe the 'esperati"$ a$' #r3strati"$ i$ the behai"3r "# *ri+$ 2hat '"es it sh",

Ans. The moment his luggage arrives at the inn& r 2ri3n shows his impatience to ta$e everything to his room and begin with his wor$. He does not bother to remove the straw from the carpet which really upsets rs Hall. He starts performing e!periments without any delay and remainsengrossed in his wor$ for most of the day. He ma$es it very clear to her that he does not want to be interrupted and disturbed. rs Hall can at times hear his angry and frustrated voice& his frantic movements and pacing in the room. 0nce in a while he brea$s into violent rage and throwsglass bottles on the 8oor. 9ater when she points out the stain on the 8oor and the bro$en glass& he tells her to put in on his bill. This behavior shows that 2ri3n is unable to do what he is aiming for and thus gets violent and irritated.

Chapter 5

Q11 H", 'i' Mr Ha!! react t" *ri+$;s sta/ at the i$$ &C"ach a$' H"rses

Ans. r Hall was e!tremely unhappy with his wifes decision of $eeping the stranger in the inn. He disli$ed 2ri3ns arrogant attitude and his complete disregard for everyone present. The people around him including Teddy Henfry also tried to discourage him in this matter. They felt that rs Hall was being too trustworthy and stranger could not be trusted at all. r Hall tried to convince his wife but he was a wea$ person and his wife was "uite forceful. rs Hall also told her husband that the stranger was paying all his bills on time& which was "uite good. %he also told him that it was "uite di3cult to get a paying guest during winter season so they should allow him to stay at the inn. r Hall had to accepts the arguments given by his wife in spite of his unwillingness.