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CHAPTER  : FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET

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CLASS 10 ENGLISH FOOTPRINT WITHOUT FEET

CHAPTER : FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET

 

 

 

 

FOOTPRINTS WITHOUT FEET

 

Short Summary: 

This story is about a scientist who discovers a potion to make a man invisible. After swallowing the potion, the scientist turns to various mischiefs. He steals clothes from a supermarket and then steals lots of cash. To avoid getting notices, the scientist moves from London to a small village. He stays at a local inn in the village. When he is out of money, he steals from a clergyman’s house. The local people suspect him and police is called. He escapes the police because of his ability to become invisible.

 

OVERVIEW OF THE CHAPTER

Footprints Without Feet

 

Chapter Sketch

This story is about a scientist who discovers how to make himself invisible. As he was afraid of being discovered in London, where he had committed some crimes, he runs away to a remote village. However, he runs out of money and resorts to robbery, using his advantage of invisibility

About the Characters

Ø “Griffin” He is the eccentric scientist who makes himself invisible. He does not hesitate to resort to criminal activities to remain a mystery.

Ø “Mrs Hall” She is the resolute but superstitious owner of the inn at Iping where Griffin stays.

Ø “Mr Jaffers” He is a dutiful policeman who fails to arrest the ‘invisible’ scientist.

Boys see Footprints in Street :

Two boys on a street in London were surprised to see fresh muddy footprints of bare feet on the steps of a house without finding who was making them. Further on, the footprints disappeared. These footprints had been made by Griffin, an eccentric scientist who had discovered how to make his body transparent. He could only be seen by the clothes he was wearing.

Griffin : A Lawless Person :

Griffin was having a criminal bent of mind and was a Lawless person. He set fire to his landlord’s house to take revenge against him for trying to evict him. To get away, he had to remove his clothes so that he became invisible. He was a homeless wanderer in London without.clothes or money, during winter.

Escape by Griffin :

Griffin managed to escape from the two keen boys’ observation and entered unseen into a big store to get warm. After the store was closed at night, Griffin put on some new clothes, consumed meat and coffee from the restaurant in the store and went to sleep on a pile of quilts.
He overslept and only woke up when the shop had opened and the assistants had arrived. On being seen and chased by them, he again took off his clothes so that they could not see him.

Griffin at a Theatrical Company :

Then Griffin entered a theatrical company giving items used in plays. There he wore bandages to outline his face, dark glasses, a false nose and bushy side-whiskers. He robbed the shopkeeper of his money and escaped to a village away from London to avoid being caught.

Griffin Arrives at Iping Village :

Griffin booked two rooms at an inn belonging to Mrs Hall in the village Iping. He explained to her that he had an accident and did not want to be disturbed, as Mrs Hall tried to be social with him. Soon his money was finished and so he robbed a clergyman’s house by using his invisibility.

Mrs Hall Enters Griffin’s Room :

That same day, when Mrs Hall found Griffin’s room open, with his bandages and clothes lying around, she and her husband entered the room. Suddenly both of them were attacked by the furniture being flung at them, but they could not see who was doing this. Mrs Hall felt that the furniture was haunted by spirits, as she could not see Griffin.

Griffin becomes Invisible and Escapes from Iping :

When the clergyman reported the burglary to the police, most people in the village felt that the strange scientist had a hand in it, because he paid his due rent, whereas earlier he was not able to do so. So Mr Jaffers, the village police constable, was called to arrest Griffin on suspicion. Meanwhile, Mrs Hall asked Griffin to explain all the unusual happenings. Griffin lost his temper and decided to tell all. He started removing his clothes and even Jaffers could not catch someone whom he could not see. He was knocked unconscious by the invisible man, who escaped.

 

Chapter Highlights

 

1.     Two boys on a London street were surprised to see fresh muddy footprints of bare feet without finding who was making’them.

2.   These footprints had been made by Griffin, an eccentric scientist who had discovered how to make his body transparent.

3.   To get away after he had burnt his landlord’s house down, he had to remove his clothes so that he became invisible.

4.   Griffin entered unseen into a big store to get warm. When the store closed at night, he put on new clothes, consumed meat and coffee from the restaurant and went to sleep on a pile of quilts.

5.    He overslept and was seen by the shop assistants in the morning. He again took off his clothes to escape them.

6.   Then he entered a theatrical company, and wore bandages on his face, dark glasses, a false nose and bushy side-whiskers. He robbed the shopkeeper of his money and escaped to Iping village by train to avoid being caught.

7.    He rented two rooms at an inn in the village. He explained to Mrs Hall, its owner, that he had an accident and did not want to be disturbed. Soon his money finished and so he robbed a clergyman’s house by using his invisibility.

8.   That same day, when Mrs Hall entered his room, she and her husband were ‘attacked’ by the furniture. This made Mrs Hall think that it was haunted by spirits.

9.   When the clergyman reported the burglary to the police, Griffin was suspected of having a hand in it. So the village constable, Jaffers came to arrest him on suspicion.

10.    Meanwhile, Mrs Hall asked Griffin to explain all the unusual happenings. Griffin lost his temper and took off all his clothes (thus becoming invisible), knocked Jaffers unconscious and ran away.

 

WORD MEANINGS

 

The given page nos. correspond to the pages in the prescribed textbook.

 

Word	Meaning
PAGE 26
started	jumped with surprise
imprints	marks due to pressure
progressing	moving
impressions	footmarks
altogether	totally
bewildered	puzzled
transparent	invisible
rare drugs	chemicals / medicines not easily made
eject	remove
PAGE 27
by no means	not yet
warmth	keeping warm
pile	heap lying one on top of another
PAGE 28
panicked	got alarmed
stock	items
callously	without caring
set all tongues wagging	started people gossiping
eccentric	strange
ready cash	money
clergyman	Christian priest
chink	high pitched ringing sound
poker	metal rod
flung open	suddenly opened
PAGE 29
sniff	sound made by nose drawing in air
bedpost	upright support of bed
dashed	struck
springing	jumping
foremost	in front
slam	quickly close
hysterics	wildly emotional reaction
witchcraft	practice of magic
PAGE 30
quick-tempered	losing temper quickly
warrant	official authorization
PAGE 31
blows	powerful hits with the hands
knocked	forced to fall

 

Broad Summary

 

Griffin was a brilliant scientist. He carried on experiments for years to prove that human body could become invisible. He swallowed certain rare drugs and became an invisible person. He had a quarrel with his landlord. In revenge he set fire to the house. He removed his clothes, became invisible and got away without being seen. He began to wander about the streets of London, without clothes, without money and quite invisible.
He happened to be in some mud. As a result, his footprints were left behind as he walked. Two boys were fascinated by the footprints without feet. They followed the foot-marks. However, Griffin easily dodged them.

It was mid-winter. The air was bitterly cold and he was without clothes. When the cold became unbearable he slipped into a big London store. When the store was closed he broke open boxes and found warm clothes for himself. On wearing them he became a visible person. He found cold meat and coffee in the kitchen. Then he took sweets and wine. At last, he slept on a pile of quilts. When he woke up next morning, the assistants had already arrived, he got nervous and began to run. They chased. He quickly took off his clothes, became invisible and escaped from there.

This time he entered a theatrical company. He made his way upstairs. Nobody could see him because he was invisible. A little later when he came out, he was wearing bandages round his forehead, dark glasses, false nose, big bushy six whiskers and a large hat. He attacked the shopkeeper from behind and robbed him of all that he could find.
Griffin was eager to get away from the crowded London. He went to the village of Iping and booked two rooms at a local inn. His uncommon appearance attracted everybody’s attention. Mrs. Hall, the landlord’s wife made every possible effort to be friendly with him. But he told her frankly that he had come there to work in solitude and did not want to be disturbed. She was satisfied. She thought he was an eccentric scientist. Moreover, he had paid the rent in advance. When his stolen money was spent, he admitted that he had no ready cash. He said that he was expecting a cheque and then he would make the payment. Thus, he satisfied the landlord.

Griffin took off his clothes and became invisible. He entered the clergyman’s home with an intention to steal money from there. The clergyman and his wife woke up when they heard noises in the study- room. The clergyman entered the room with a poker in his hand. To his surprise the room appeared to be empty. He and his wife searched everywhere, but there was no trace of the burglar. Yet the desk had been opened and the money had been stolen.

That morning the landlord and his wife got up early. They were surprised to find the scientist’s door wide open, because it was usually shut and locked. He did not allow anybody to enter his room. They entered the room, the scientist was missing. The clothes and bandages that he always wore were lying in the room. In the meantime, the invisible scientist entered the room. He attacked Mrs. Hall with the bedroom chair. She and her husband left the room in terror.
Mrs. Hall was convinced that the room was haunted by spirits. She held the strange scientist responsible for that. The neighbours felt that the trouble was caused by witchcraft. When they came to know of the burglary at the clergyman’s home, they suspected the strange scientist. Their suspicion was strengthened when he suddenly produced some ready cash. Only a day before, he had admitted that he had no money. They secretly sent for the village constable. When Mrs. Hall saw the scientist emerging from his empty room, she demanded explanation. The scientist became furious. He threw off his bandages, whiskers, spectacles and false nose. The space above his shoulders was now empty. The people in the bar were horrified to see a headless man.
In the meantime, Mr. Jaffers, the constable, arrived there. He was surprised to find that he had to arrest a headless man. He tried to get hold of the man who was becoming invisible. The constable was struggling with someone whom he could not see at all. Some people who tried to assist him also received blows from the invisible scientist. The constable was knocked unconscious. Griffin had shaken himself free. In their nervousness, people tried to hold him, but they did not know from where to catch him.

 

Questions & Answers

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Question 1: ”Griffin was rather a lawless person” comment.

Answer: Griffin never thought twice before harming anybody. He put his landlord’s house on fire. Then his stealing acts at shops and later in the village indicate towards this. When he was encountered by the landlady of the inn, he threw chair at her and her husband. Lawless persons never think about safety and well being of others. They are always preoccupied by their benefits only.

 

Question 2: How would you assess Griffin as Scientist?

Answer: Griffin is a brilliant scientist which is evident from his drug of invisibility. But he seems to enjoy the feeling of power which he got out of his invisibility. The power to hurt anybody without getting noticed can give sadistic pleasure to somebody. A true scientist makes discovery for the larger benefit of the society.

 

Question 3: Would you like to become invisible? What advantages and disadvantages do you foresee, if you did?

Answer: It can be an exciting idea for most of the people. Like two facets of coin; invisibility can have many advantages and disadvantages. For a child, invisibility may mean a license to do all kinds of pranks without getting caught. Like a Hindi movie, invisibility can help you beat all the villains black and blue and get rid of them.

Once you become invisible, nobody would notice you. Within no time, the sadness of isolation will take over the excitement of being invisible. You will have no friend. You will tend to behave like the eccentric scientist in this story.

 

Question 4: Are there forces around us that are invisible, for example, magnetism? Are there aspects of matter that are ‘invisible’ or not visible to the naked eye? What would the world be like if you could see such forces or such aspects of matter?

Answer: Magnetic force and electrostatic force are examples of invisible force. The atoms and molecules in a matter are so small that they are not visible to the naked eye. Similarly, heat energy is invisible. Similarly, sound is invisible to us. While the idea of seeing invisible things can be very exciting but their visibility would create too much problem. For example; if we are able to see all the sound around us, that would be too irritating for us.

 

Question 5: What makes glass or water transparent (what is the scientific explanation for this)? Do you think it would be scientifically possible for a man to become invisible, or transparent? (Keep in mind that writers of science fiction have often turned out to be prophetic in their imagination!)

Answer: The fact that light can pass through glass or water, make them transparent. When light falls on an object, the reflected light from that object makes it visible to us. If some device can be made which can prevent reflection of light from the human body then the human body can be made invisible.

 

 

Extract Based Questions

(4 marks each)

 

Question 1. Brilliant scientist though he was, Griffin was rather a lawless person. His landlord disliked him and tried to eject him. In revenge Griffin set fire to the house. To get away without being seen he had to remove his clothes. Thus, it was that he became a homeless wanderer, without clothes, without money and quite invisible – until he happened to step in some mud, and left footprints as he walked!

(a) How can you say that Griffin was a brilliant scientist ?

(b) How did he reach to that position ?

(c) Which word in the above extract means the same as ‘a being who roams around aimlessly’ ?

(d) Who disliked Griffin ? 

Answer:
(a) Griffin was a brilliant scientist as he carried on experiments for years to prove that human body could become invisible.
(b) To reach to the position of invisibility, he swallowed certain drugs.
(c) ‘wanderer’.

(d) Griffin was disliked by his landlord.

 

Question 2. Eager to get away from crowded London he took a train to the village of Iping, where he booked two rooms at the local inn. The arrival of a stranger at an inn in winter was in any case an unusual event. A stranger of such uncommon appearance set all tongues wagging, Mrs. Hall, the landlord’s wife, made every effort to be friendly.

(a) After escaping from London, where did Griffin go ?

(b) What did he experience there ?

(c) Which phrase in the above extract means the same as ‘everybody started talking about him’ ?

(d) How did the landlord’s wife behave ? 

Answer:
(a) After escaping from crowded London, he went to the village of Iping.
(b) His uncommon appearance attracted everybody’s attention.
(c) ‘set all tongues wagging’.

(d) The landlord’s wife made every effort to be friendly.

 

Question 3. Mrs. Hall almost fell down the stairs in hysterics. She was convinced that the room was haunted by spirits, and that the stranger had somehow caused these to enter into her furniture.
(a) Why did Mrs. Hall think that the room was haunted by spirits ?

(b) Who had caused this to happen ?

(c) Which word in the extract means the same as ‘fits of crying’?

(d) Who is the author of the story ? 

Answer:
(a) Inside the empty room, Mrs. Hall heard a sniff close to her ear. Then the hat in the room leapt up and dashed itself into her face. It made her to think that the room was haunted by spirits.
(b) Griffin, the scientist had caused this to happen.
(c) ‘hysterias’.

(d) H. G. Wells

 

Short Answer Type Questions

(30-40 words & 2 marks each)

 

Question 1. What did Griffin, the scientist, do to escape after setting the fire to the house of his landlord ? 

Answer:
Griffin, the scientist removed his clothes, became invisible and got away without being seen. He became homeless wanderer without clothes, without money and quite invisible.

 

Question 2. What did Griffin decide to try the second time ? What did he hope to find ? 

Answer:
Griffin decided to try the stock of theatrical company. He hoped to find clothes that would hide the empty space above his shoulders.

 

Question 3. Give a character sketch of Griffin the invisible scientist ? 

Answer:
The invisible scientist was a brilliant scientist who misused his scientific discovery and became a lawless person. He started enjoying harming people. When his landlord fried to catch him, in revenge, Griffin set fire to the house.

 

Question 4. How did Griffin enjoy himself inside a big London store? 

Answer:
Griffin slipped into a big London store to save himself from the unbearable cold. He dranked and wore warm clothes. He found cold meat, coffee and sweets there. At last he slept on a pile of quilts.

 

Question 5. What extraordinary things happened at the inn? 

Answer:
The landlord and his wife found the scientists door open. The scientist was missing. Suddenly, Mrs. Hall heard a sniff and saw the hat on the bedpost leapt up. The chair in the room started moving automatically. These things made people furious.

Question 6.  Why did Mrs. Hall find the scientist eccentric? 

Answer:
Mrs. Hall found the scientist eccentric because he arrived at the inn in winter, which was an unusual time for any visitor to arrive there. His appearance was stranger. He did not like to speak to Mrs. Hall and wanted to be left alone and undisturbed

 

Question 7. What did the Halls see in the scientist’s room ? 

Answer:
One day the Halls got up early and were surprised to see that, the door of the scientist’s room, was open. Normally, it remained shut and locked. The Halls felt like making the use of the opportunity as they could not see anyone inside. They went inside to investigate. They saw that the bed clothes were cold his clothes and bandages were lying loose in the room. Suddenly, they heard a sniffing sound although there was no one in the room. The Halls got terrified and decided to leave the scientist’s room.

 

Long Answer Type Questions

(100-120 words & 8 marks each)

 

Question 1. What did Griffin finally do when people held him responsible for all the strange occurrences ?

Answer: Griffin became furious when he saw people holding him responsible for all the strange occurrences. He started taking off his bandages, whiskers, spectacles and even false nose. The people around him got horrified as they were looking at a headless man. The space above his shoulders became empty. Then, he started to remove his clothes and became absolutely invisible. The situation became funny when the constable was struggling with someone whom no one could see at all. The man kept on throwing one garment after another and finally no one could see him. He was invisible.

 

Question 2. Describe Jaffer’s fight with Griffin at the village of Iping.

Answer: Griffin entered the clergyman’s house with an intention to steal money. He opened the desk and stole the money. When people came to know about the burglary, they suspected the strange. They sent for the village constable. The scientist became furious and threw off his bandages, whiskers, spectacles and false nose. Mr. Jaffers was surprised that he had to arrest a headless man. He tried to get hold of the man who was becoming more and more invisible. The constable was struggling with someone who could not be seen at all. Some people tried to assist him but received blows. The constable was knocked unconscious and Griffin escaped.

 

Question 3. Name three extraordinary things that took place in the room where Griffin was staying.

Answer: Griffin was a scientist. He carried out an experiment which made human body invisible. He tried it on himself and became invisible. Then he started doing things which were, extraordinary. The first extraordinary thing that took place was that there was no one in the room yet Mrs. Hall heard a sniff close to her ear. The hat that was kept on the bedpost, went up and dashed into her face. After that, suddenly the chair rose up in the air and pushed both Mrs. Hall and her husband out of the room.

 

Question 4. Why were the landlord and his wife surprised to see the scientist’s door wide open ? What did they decide ?

Answer: One day the landlord and his wife found the scientist’s door wide open. The scientist’s door usually, remained shut and locked. They became furious if anyone entered his room. The couple got an opportunity to enquire the matter. So, they decided to investigate. They went inside apd found that the bed clothes were cold and the clothes and bandages that he always wore were lying in the room. Suddenly, Mrs. Hall heard a sniff close to her ear. After a moment, the hat in the room leapt up and dashed itself into her face. They thought that the room was haunted by spirits so they decided to leave it.

 

Question 5. Griffin is a talented scientist but he misused his invention. The lesson we learn from his example is that the misuse of a scientific discovery can play havoc with humanity. Explain.
Answer: A true scientist works for the good of humanity. He wants to make man’s life easier, more comfortable and enjoyable. He doesn’t misuse his discoveries for personal gains or selfish ends. But Griffin, though a brilliant scientist, misuses his discovery. By his experiments, he has been able to make his body transparent and invisible. He uses his discovery to puzzle people enters store and shops unseen, robs people of their money or things and escapes. He sets fire to the house of his landlord. He steals food, sweets, wine. It shows that the misuse of a scientific discovery can disturb the peace of society. Such a scientist will use his invention for self-interest and for taking revenge upon the people around him, he won’t honour the law and thus will become a lawless person.

 

Extract Based Questions

[3 Marks each]

 

Read the following extracts carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Question 1. As they gazed, a remarkable sight met their eyes. A fresh footmark appeared from nowhere! Further footprints followed, one after another, descending the steps and progressing down the street.
(a) Who are ‘they’ in the above extract?

(b) Who is making these footprints?

(c) Find the word from the extract that means the same as ‘continuing’.

(d) What is the opposite of ‘remarkable’?

Answer:
(a) ‘They’ in the above extract are two boys on a street in London.
(b) The scientist Griffin, who has become invisible, is making these footprints.
(c) The word is ‘progressing’.

(d) Its opposite is ‘ordinary’.

 

Question 2. The air was bitterly cold and he could not do without clothes. Instead of walking about the streets he decided to slip into a big London store for warmth.

(a) Who is ‘he’ in the above extract?

(b) Why was the air bitterly cold?

(c) Find a word from the extract that means the same as ‘quietly enter’

(d) What is the opposite of ‘warmth’?

Answer:
(a) ‘He’ in the above extract is Griffin, the invisible scientist.
(b) The air was bitterly cold because the season was mid-winter.
(c) The word is ‘slip’.

(d) Its opposite is ‘chill’.

 

Question 3. They naturally gave chase. In the end he was able to escape only by quickly taking off his newly found clothes. So once more he found himself invisible but naked in the chill January air.

(a) Who are ‘they’ and ‘he’ referred to in the above extract?

(b) Why has the author used the phrase ‘once more’?

(c) Find a word from the extract that means the same as ‘run away’.

(d) What is the opposite of ‘invisible’?

Answer:
(a) ‘They’ are the shop assistants and ‘he’ is the invisible scientist, Griffin.
(b) The author has used the phrase ‘once more’ because Griffin was naked before he had entered the large store, from where he had taken the ‘newly found’ clothes.

(c) The word is ‘escape’.

(d) Its opposite is ‘visible’.

 

Question 4. Suspicion grew even stronger when he suddenly produced some ready cash, though he had admitted not long before that he had no money. 

(a) Who is ‘he’ in the above extract?

(b) What was ‘he’ suspected for?

(c) Find a word / phrase from the extract that means the same as ‘money’.
(d) Give a synonym of ‘suddenly’.

Answer:
(a) ‘He’ in the above extract is Griffin, the invisible scientist.
(b) ‘He’ was suspected for having a role in the burglary at the clergyman’s home.

(c) The phrase is ‘ready cash’.

(d) Its synonym is ‘immediately’.

 

Short Answer Type Questions

[2 Marks each]

 

Question 1. Why were the two boys in London surprised and fascinated?

Answer: The two boys in London were surprised and fascinated when they saw fresh muddy footprints of a human being on the steps of a house, but no man was there making them! As they looked, a fresh footprint appeared from nowhere.

 

Question 2. Why did Griffin decide to slip into a big London store? 

Answer: Griffin decided to slip into a big London store, because the season was mid-winter, due to which it became difficult to wander around without clothes in London.

 

Question 3. How was Griffin a lawless man?

Answer: Griffin was lawless because he had committed many anti-social deeds for which he never felt guilty. He set fire to his landlord’s house and ran away, he stole ‘ foodstuffs and clothes from a London store, stole other goods from a theatrical company and also stole money from a clergyman’s house to pay his bills.

 

Question 4. What did Griffin do in the shop of a theatrical company? 

Answer: The second time Griffin tried the stock of a theatrical company in the hope of finding not only clothes but also something like side whiskers, glasses, false nose, bandages, hat etc that would hide the empty space above his shoulders.

 

Question 5. How did Griffin find himself invisible but naked in the chill January air for the second time?

Answer: As he had overslept in the big London store, when the store opened in the morning the store assistants came in. Griffin panicked and ran, chased by the assistants. He had to take off his newly found clothes to become invisible and escape, so that he found himself invisible but naked in the chill January air for the second time.

 

Question 6. What did the Halls see in the scientist’s room? 

Answer: As the door of the room was open and nobody appeared to be inside, the Halls entered the scientist’s room. They saw that the bedclothes were cold, showing that the scientist must have been up for some time; and stranger still, the clothes and bandages that he always wore were lying about the room.

 

Question 7. How did the visible man become invisible? What did he do then? 

Answer: The invisible man got angry with Mrs Hall for asking an explanation for the mysterious happenings and threw off all he was wearing on his head so that he became a man without a head. Soon the constable Jaffers arrived to arrest him, but the invisible man threw off all his clothes to become invisible and, in the ensuing scuffle, knocked Jaffers unconscious and escaped.

 

Question 8. What happened to Jaffers when he tried to catch the invisible scientist?

Answer: When constable Jaffers tried to catch Griffin, he became invisible by removing his clothes. Jaffers found himself struggling with someone who couldn’t be seen. He was hit blows by Griffin and soon was knocked unconscious.

 

Question 9. What was the explanation of ‘mystery’? 

Answer: The two boys followed muddy footprints being made fresh without seeing anybody making the prints, which was a ‘mystery’ for them. The explanation was that the bewildered boys had been following a scientist who had just discovered how to make the human body transparent, and thus invisible, by swallowing certain drugs.

 

Long Answer (Value Based) Type Questions

[8 Marks each]

 

Question 1. Griffin was not a true scientist as he misused his scientific discovery. Illustrate this point by giving two incidents from the story.
Answer: A true scientist is a law-abiding person. A scientist is also called a ‘natural philosopher’. Griffin was not a true scientist as he did not use his discovery of how to make himself invisible for good uses. He lost control of himself and behaved like a criminal. First, he set fire to his landlord’s house and ran away. Then he stole food without paying for it in a London store. Besides, he robbed the owner of a theatrical company and stole money from a clergyman’s desk.

 

Question 2. Describe the landlord’s and his wife’s experience with the strange scientist. 

Answer: Both Mrs Hall and her husband were
surprised to find the scientist’s room door open because normally it was always locked. So they peeped in, but found nobody there. The clothes and bandages that he always wore were lying about the room. Suddenly Mrs Hall heard a sniff close to her ear and the hat on the bedpost leapt up and dashed itself into her face. Then the bedroom chair sprang into the air and pushed them both out of the room and then appeared to slam and lock the door after them. Mrs Hall became hysterical and almost fell down the stairs. She thought that her furniture was haunted. They decided to confront the scientist next time when they met him.

 

Question 3. What impression do you form of Griffin after reading the lesson, “Footprint,without Feet”?

Answer: Griffin was a brilliant scientist, as he discovered a drug due to which his body became transparent as a sheet of glass after swallowing it. This made him invisible. But he was a lawless person. Because of his misdeeds, he became a homeless wanderer without clothes and money. He was an introvert with a desire for solitude. He was always seeking adventure, being fond of mysterious things. However, he was unscrupulous, as he robbed various people to finance his work, besides he got angry very quickly, which caused him to become a fugitive.

 

Question 4. If, somehow you discovered how to become invisible, how would you use that opportunity?

Answer: If I discovered how to become invisible, I would use this opportunity to punish all those people who cause trouble to others for their own selfish motives. I would catch them and hand them over to the police without letting them know that I was behind them. I will also help the law-enforcing agencies when they conduct raids on criminal hideouts, as I will be able to move in the open without fear of being seen. This will help the people of the country to become more law-abiding citizens.

 

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