NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English Chapter 5 Footprints without Feet

The story begins with random boys who witnessed the bare footprints appearing without any person walking on stairs. The story is related to a house in the middle of London. Startled boys discussing this and followed the steps and questioned, where was the man? When he looked outside, a wonderful sight appeared before his eyes. Down the stairs, one footprint after another. And goes on the road. But as soon as the mud effect became weaker and weaker, and finally, footprints completely disappeared. The explanation of the mystery was, in fact, quite simple. The Confused boys see the scientist Griffin who had just been discovered How to make the human body transparent. The scientist made experiment on him. To prove that the human body can be invisible, he swallowed some rare drugs. His body became a transparent Glass plate. Although it remains as hard as glass. As talented as he was, Griffin was a chaotic man to take revenge Griffin set the house on fire. To avoid suspicion he removed he left without clothes and cash completely invisible.

He escaped the boys following him. It was tough in December to roam without shoes and clothes bitter cold air made survival even more difficult. This was it mid-winter. The air was so cold, and he couldn’t live without its Feet. Instead of walking the streets, he decided to go to a London store. The shop was about to be close and the moment the store closed. He opened the packaging and wore warm clothes soon with boots, coat and the wide-brimmed hat. In this way he made him a fully clothed and distinctive man. He found cold meat and coffee in the restaurant’s kitchen and Sweets and wine served from the grocery store after dinner Hold. Finally, he fell asleep on a pile of blankets. He had peaceful sleep but couldn’t wake up on time and the assistants were there. When they saw Griffin. They chased him. In the end, He had to remove all his clothes and his new feet to escape, but he is naked inside again. Cold January wind He hurried to Drury lane to try Drury Lane Theatrical Company. He went upstairs and found bandages to cover his head and dark glasses and false nose and big brim hat. He attacked the shopkeeper and robbed anything that he could find.

He was eager to escape the congested London and caught the train Ipin village. There, he booked two rooms at a local hotel. It was unusual during winter with a strange outfit a guest arrived made everyone talking. The landowner’s wife Mrs. Hall did her best friendly. Griffin avoided her and explained, “My reason”. Coming to Iping was a desire for Solitude (Alone time). Didn’t want to be disturbed the impact of the accident took place on my face as well. Glad that his guest was a prodigious scientist, and with respect to the fact that he had paid her in advance Mrs. Hall didn’t bother him further with her strange habit. However, the peace didn’t last long, and he ran out of stolen money and Mrs. Hall started poking him for money.

Griffin informed Mrs. Hall he ran out of money, and he is expecting a cheque. The clergyman in the morning heard some noise of walking and chink of money. To catch the person in action He barged in with poker and found nothing there. Housekeeping Money has been taken and the rest of the day clergyman was saying “Notable affair”. The same day Mrs. Hall and her husband woke up early and found the door was wide open. He saw bandages all over the bed. Then she saw the chair moving in the crashed at her. Then the door slammed closed on her face and locked from inside. She was sad and blamed the strange man for the horror in that room. She was sad about the chair because it was her mother’s chair. Witchcraft or not but the robbery in clergyman’s house become public. Everyone was suspicious about the stranger person living in that room. The suspicion grew strong when Griffin handed ready cash to Mrs. Hall. He said he doesn’t have money.

Secretly sent the local policeman. Instead of waiting for the police officer, Mrs. Hall went to the scientist who somehow mysteriously came out of his empty bedroom. “I want to know what you did to my chair above,” she demanded. “And I want to know how you got out of the void room and how did you enter the closed room.” The scientist got angry and shouted at her “You don’t understand who I am!” “Very good – I’ll show you”. All of a sudden, he took off his bandages, fringe, glasses, and even Nose scared people at bar saw a man without ahead! Mr. Jafar’s police officer came and was very surprised to find that he had to arrest a man without ahead. But Jafar was not easily prevented from doing his duty. If the command came from commissioner Jafar doesn’t care about the man without head or not he will arrest the man. To avoid the scene what griffin did is he throw his clothes one by one in the air. Constable tried to catch the man who is going invisible. But he couldn’t see anything and then from nowhere the blows came. He fell unconscious on the floor. People were crying excitedly “Hold him”. But no one knows where and how. In the end, griffin freed himself.