Griffin rushed out of Kemp’s house in a state of blind fury chased by Kemp and Colonel Adye. Griffin was furious because he was mentally unprepared for this sudden ambush that had been planned by Kemp whom he had begun to trust completely. When he got into Kemp’s house, griffin was quite suspicious and apprehensive about being handed over to the police. However after Kemp assured him that his liberty would be respected, he took it as a gentlemen’s word. He confided in Kemp about his past and revealed to him even the darkest secret of his life like robbing his own father. He laid bare his views and inner thoughts without any restraint because Kemp had won over his complete trust. So much so, that he wanted him to be his confederate and visualized that hey would both team up together to work further on his research .
Hence, when all of a sudden he saw Colonel Adye with his men, he was shocked to learn that Kemp had betrayed him. Griffin was short tempered man and this deceit enraged him. He had to act promptly to escape capture. The sudden rush gave rise to uncontrollable anger. He moved swiftly and gripped Kemp’s throat and knocked him down with great force. Next, he struck Adye violently and sent him rolling down the staircase. He ran past the two police officers standing in the hall. Slammering the front door of Kemp;s house violently he rushed out only to catch hold of a child playing near Kemp’s gateway and flung ti aside with such a great force that the poor child’s ankle was broken. Thus on his way to freedom, Griffin expressed his anger by hitting anyone who obstructed him.
