Answer» - He soon discovered that being invisible had as many drawbacks as advantages.
- People ran into him and stepped on him.
- He had to be continually on guard as to the movements and positions of others in order to avoid accidental contact.
- although people could not see him, dogs could detect him with their keen sense of smell.
- As he had to remain naked, he was soon uncomfortable.
- Also, he could not eat, as food was visible until it was fully assimilated into his system.
- At one point, he had run up the steps of a house in order to avoid a unit of a marching Salvation Army band. While he waited, two youngsters spotted the prints of his bare feet in the mud. Soon a crowd of people had gathered to look at the “ghost prints.” He leapt over the railing and ran through a bunch of back roads to avoid the press.
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