Thrilling story Footprints without Feet Summary Class 10 English

Question 1. How did the invisible man first become visible?

Answer: Griffin was  a scientist who had carried out an  experiment to prove that the human body could become invisible. Finally, he swallowed certain rare drugs and his body became transparent. He left footprints in mud. The footprints  were seen by two boys. The boys followed the footprints . The muddy impressions became fainter and finally disappeared. Next,Griffin went to take shelter in a London store.

There he searched for clothes. He wore some warm clothes. Soon he wore shoes, an overcoat and a wide-brimmed hat. He completely dressed himself. After wearing he became a visible person. He settled down slept on a pile of quilts. In this way Griffin was visible to the assistants at the stores in the next morning.

Question 2. Why was he wandering the streets?

Answer: Griffin, the scientist, had carried out an  experiment to prove that the human body could become invisible. Finally, he swallowed certain rare drugs and his body became transparent. 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 removed his clothes. Thus it was that he became homeless and was wandering on the streets, without clothes, without money, and quite invisible. 

Question 3. Why does Mrs Hall find the scientist eccentric?

Answer: The arrival of a stranger at an inn in winter was in itself a strange occurrence. Mrs Hall the landlord’s wife, made every effort to be friendly with the stranger,Griffin. Griffin had no desire to talk to her. He told her that he came to Iping in search of solitude. He did not want anyone to disturb him in his work. Griffin shared a lie that an accident had affected his face. Mrs Hall found  the scientist eccentric because of his uncommon appearance, strange habits and irritable temper.

Question 4. What curious episode occurs in the Clergyman’s study room?

Answer: Very early in the morning a clergyman and his wife were awakened by few noises in the study room upstairs. Creeping downstairs, they heard the chink of money. The clergyman came downstairs firmly holding a poker. The clergyman flung open the door and shouted ‘surrender’. They were amazed when they realized that the room was empty and there was no trace of any human figure. Later , they searched the clergyman’s desk and found that the money is missing.

They looked under the desk. They searched behind the curtains. They even verified the chimney but there wasn’t a sign of anybody. Yet the desk has been opened and the housekeeping money was missing. ‘The clergyman kept saying for the rest of the day that it was an “Extraordinary affair!”

Question 5. What other extraordinary things happen at the inn?

Answer: At the inn, the landlord and his wife were surprised to find the scientist’s door wide open and his bedclothes cold. They also witnessed strange occurrences, such as a hat leaping into Mrs. Hall’s face and a chair attacking them and locking them out of the room. Mrs. Hall believed the room was haunted, especially when the scientist was suspected of being involved in a burglary.

When questioned, the scientist removed his disguises and appeared as a headless man. The constable attempted to arrest the invisible scientist but was knocked unconscious in the process.

Question 6. “Griffin was rather a lawless person,” comment.

Answer:Griffin was not bothered if he had harmed anybody in the fulfilment of what he wanted. He set his landlord’s house on fire because the landlord tried to make him leave. Then his robberies at shops and later in the village indicate that he was a lawless person. When he encountered the landlady of the inn, he threw a chair at her and her husband. Lawless persons like Griffin never think about the safety and well-being of others. They are only concerned about themselves

Question 7. How would you assess Griffin as a scientist?

Answer: Griffin was a scientist who had carried out an  experiment to prove that the human body could become invisible. Finally, he swallowed certain rare drugs and his body became transparent.

But he was not an honest person as he used his discovery to attack and hurt people. He attacked the shopkeeper and robbed him off all the money. He stole money from the clergyman. He made people furious and scared of him. At the store, he robbed the clothes without paying any bill. He was also very revengeful because when his landlord disliked him, he simply set fire to the landlord’s house and ran away.

Q8. Griffin entered the shop of a theatrical company. What does he do there?

ANSWER. Griffin entered the shop of a theatrical company .He was in search of something that would hide the empty space above his shoulders. In the shop he found some clothes .He wore bandages round his forehead, dark glasses, false nose, big bushy side-whiskers and a large hat. He attacked the shopkeeper and robbed him off all the money.

Q9. The Landlord and his wife were surprised to see the scientist’s door open. Why were they surprised? What three extraordinary things happened in the room?

Answer: The landlord and his wife were surprised to see the scientist’s door wide open because usually the door remained shut .He usually locked the door and allowed no one to enter the room.

First extraordinary thing that happened in the room was that the hat of the scientist on the bedpost leapt up. The hat suddenly dashed itself into the landlord’s wife’s face. The Second extraordinary thing was when the bedroom chair became alive. The chair  striked straight at her legs. Thirdly ,the chair  pushed both husband and wife out of the room .The door itself slammed and the door got locked .

Q10. Write the character sketch of Mrs.Hall.

Answer: The Horses and Coaches Inn was owned by Mrs. Hall. She ran the inn with the help of her husband, Mr. Hall. She is a generous woman who pays special attention to her guests. She is a very friendly and down -to-earth women .She enjoys socializing with her guests. She is more  fond towards money. She defended the Invisible Man and refused to bother him.

Later , she  herself wanted to drive out the invisible man. Mrs. Hall has a motherly side as well, and when she saw the invisible guy wrapped up from head to toe, including his mouth, she assumed he suffered a horrific accident and didn’t want anyone to sympathize with him. She remains an important character throughout the story.