A Helpless Absurdity
The more I thought it over, Kemp, the more I realised what a helpless absurdity an Invisible Man was—in a cold and dirty climate and a crowded civilised city. Before I made this mad experiment I had dreamt of a thousand advantages. That afternoon it seemed all disappointment. I went over the heads of the things a man reckons desirable. No doubt invisibility made it possible to get them, but it made it impossible to enjoy them when they are got.
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Context: He tells Dr. Kemp what being invisible in London actually turned out to be like.
Not in a duel yet
Source: Chapter XXIII, “In Drury Lane”