In this short speech, the Invisible Man tells his listeners that he is not hiding anything from them. He is merely a piece of their power. He tells them that he will awaken when they are willing. He asks them if he is human in his body, beating heart. He says that he has always thought that his heart was given to him by his father and mother, and that he can feel nothing but pain and misery in the world around him. He wants to be alone, and he asks them to awaken the malice in their hearts. This is their fate, he says, and they must let go of their attachments to the world.