Answer:
The footprints were made without the presence of someone but there they were, caked with mud.
The boys were following the trail of a scientist who has discovered a drug which if swallowed can make a man invisible.
Explanation:
- This is an extract from the chapter 'Footprints without Feet'.
- This is a story of an eccentric scientist 'Griffin' who was experimenting and succeeded in inventing a drug that can make the human body transparent.
- The boys saw fresh footprints outside the house but there was no one then they caught new footprints so they followed them as it was a fascinating mystery for them.
Hence, the boys described the footprint as a wonderful mystery in sheer amazement .