v ▁a ▁diff ' run ' ▁story ▁aw ld uh g eth uh ". ▁He ▁leaves ▁Robert ▁in ▁his ▁shed ▁and , ▁un ben know st ▁to ▁Robert , ▁int ends ▁to ▁feed ▁him ▁to ▁his ▁invisible , ▁mon ster ▁brother . ▁A ware ▁of ▁Robert ' s ▁danger , ▁Gar land ▁Whe at ley ▁sees ▁him ▁off ▁the ▁property ▁and ▁war ns ▁him ▁not ▁to ▁cut ▁across ▁the ▁fields ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁back ▁to ▁town . ▁ ▁V : ▁In ▁The ▁W alls ▁Robert ▁gets ▁a ▁ride ▁with ▁a ▁Mr ▁Jenkins ▁to ▁Manchester , ▁New ▁Ham pshire , ▁where ▁to ▁int ends ▁to ▁visit ▁Saint ▁An sel m ▁College ▁to ▁read ▁its ▁copy ▁of ▁the ▁Kit ab . ▁He ' s ▁shown ▁around ▁the ▁college ▁by ▁Father ▁Walter ▁Race ▁who ▁tells ▁him ▁there ▁are ▁government ▁agents ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁investig ating ▁a ▁fallen ▁meteor ite . ▁He ▁also ▁meets ▁an ▁assistant ▁from ▁the ▁medical ▁department , ▁H ector ▁North , ▁who ▁inv ites ▁him ▁to ▁stay ▁with ▁him ▁and ▁his ▁' friend ', ▁James ▁Mont ague , ▁if ▁he ▁fails ▁to ▁find ▁lod g ings ▁in ▁G offs ▁F alls . ▁On ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁find ▁lod g ings ▁he ▁meets ▁pre co ci ously ▁intellig ent ▁th ir teen - year - old , ▁El sp eth , ▁who ▁suggests ▁he ▁tries ▁Mrs ▁M ace y ' s ▁board ing ▁house . ▁Robert ▁r ents ▁a ▁room ▁then ▁vis its ▁Agent ▁Frank ▁St ub bs ▁and ▁his ▁men ▁who ▁are ▁investig