SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 26: THE WICKSTEED MURDER
Griffin was filled with Rage
The narrator continued by giving the details of Griffin’s ferocious nature. He was filled with rage when he ran from Dr Kemp ‘s house and he threw a little child so hard that his ankle was broken. After that, his trace disappeared for hours. But the narrator says that one can imagine his state of mind.
Griffin was hurt by Kemp’s Treachery
The narrator says that there was no doubt in Griffin being hurt and highly irritated by what Dr Kemp had done with him. The thought of what had happened at the Oxford Street must have returned. After two o’clock, it would have become difficult to escape using trains and the whole town was on high alert. In the evening, he must have read the proclamations, saw the doors locked and must have realised that the information he gave to Dr Kemp was being used against him.
The Wicksteed Murder
Before nightfall, the town was filled with terror as the news of Mr Wicksteed’s murder spread. The narrator was not sure about the events that led to his brutal death, but everyone suspected that it was Griffin who had done it. Mr Wicksteed was last seen alive by a little girl. He was beaten by an iron rod. The evidences showed that the invisible man was at work.
The Invisible Man’s Remorse
The narrator again stated that Griffin could have avoided the wars, but in the position he was or was put by the residents of the town forced him to commit the murder, though it was pure hypothesis. The narrator thought that the sight of his first victim lying in blood must have filled Griffin with remorse. But he was being hunt and this made him struggle. The next day, he was ready to prepare for a fight back.
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