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The King in Yellow | Progressive Translation Books for Croatian A1-B2 Learners

The King in Yellow | Progressive Translation Books for Croatian A1-B2 Learners

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THEREPAIREROFREPUTATIONS
I
Neraillonspaslesfous;
leurfoliedurepluslongtempsquelanôtre....
Voilatouteladifférence."
Towardtheendofthe
godine
year1920theGovernmentoftheUnitedStateshad
praktički
practicallycompletedtheprogramme,adoptedduringthelastmonthsofPresidentWinthrop's
administracije
administration.
Thecountrywasapparentlytranquil.
Svi
EverybodyknowshowtheTariff
i
andLabourquestionsweresettled.
The
rat
warwithGermany,incidenton
koji
thatcountry'sseizureoftheSamoanIslands,hadleftnovisiblescarsupontherepublic,andthetemporaryoccupationofNorfolkbytheinvadingarmyhadbeenforgotteninthejoyoverrepeatednavalvictories,andthesubsequentridiculousplightofGeneralVonGartenlaube'sforcesintheStateofNewJersey.
TheCubanandHawaiianinvestmentshadpaidonehundredper
posto
centandtheterritoryofSamoawaswell
vrijedan
worthitscostasacoaling
stanica
station.
Thecountrywasin
je
asuperbstateofdefence.
Svaki
Everycoastcityhadbeen
dobro
wellsuppliedwithlandfortifications;
na
thearmyundertheparental
okom
eyeoftheGeneralStaff,organized
prema
accordingtothePrussiansystem,hadbeenincreasedto300,000men,
s
withaterritorialreserveof
je
amillion;
andsixmagnificentsquadronsofcruisers
i
andbattle-shipspatrolledthesixstationsofthenavigableseas,leaving
je
asteamreserveamplyfittedto
kontrolu
controlhomewaters.
ThegentlemenfromtheWesthadatlastbeenconstrainedto
priznati
acknowledgethatacollegeforthetrainingofdiplomatswasasnecessaryaslawschoolsareforthetrainingofbarristers;
consequentlywewerenolongerrepresented
inozemstvu
abroadbyincompetentpatriots.
Thenationwas
prosperitetna
prosperous;
Chicago,foramomentparalyzed
nakon
afterasecondgreatfire,hadrisenfromitsruins,
bijeli
whiteandimperial,andmorebeautifulthan
na
thewhitecitywhichhadbeenbuiltforitsplaythingin1893.
Svugdje
Everywheregoodarchitecturewasreplacingbad,and
čak
eveninNewYork,asuddencravingfordecencyhadsweptaway
je
agreatportionoftheexistinghorrors.
Streetshadbeenwidened,
pravilno
properlypavedandlighted,treeshadbeenplanted,squareslaidout,elevatedstructuresdemolishedand
podzemne
undergroundroadsbuilttoreplace
njih
them.
Thenewgovernmentbuildingsandbarrackswerefinebitsof
arhitekture
architecture,andthelongsystemofstonequays
koji
whichcompletelysurroundedtheislandhadbeenturnedintoparks
koji
whichprovedagod-sendtothepopulation.
Thesubsidizingofthestatetheatre
i
andstateoperabroughtitsownreward.
TheUnitedStatesNational
Akademija
AcademyofDesignwasmuchlikeEuropeaninstitutionsofthe
iste
samekind.
NobodyenviedtheSecretaryofFineArts,
ni
eitherhiscabinetpositionorhis
portfelj
portfolio.
TheSecretaryofForestry
i
andGamePreservationhada
mnogo
mucheasiertime,thankstothenewsystemof
Nacionalne
NationalMountedPolice.
Wehadprofited
dobro
wellbythelatesttreaties
s
withFranceandEngland;
theexclusionofforeign-bornJewsasa
mjera
measureofself-preservation,thesettlementofthenewindependentnegro
države
stateofSuanee,thecheckingof
imigracije
immigration,thenewlawsconcerningnaturalization,
i
andthegradualcentralizationofpowerintheexecutive
sve
allcontributedtonationalcalm
i
andprosperity.
WhentheGovernmentsolvedtheIndian
problem
problemandsquadronsofIndiancavalryscoutsinnativecostumeweresubstitutedforthepitiableorganizationstackedontothe
rep
tailofskeletonizedregimentsby
je
aformerSecretaryofWar,thenationdrew
je
alongsighofrelief.
Kad
When,afterthecolossalCongressofReligions,bigotryandintolerancewerelaidintheirgravesand
ljubaznost
kindnessandcharitybegantodrawwarringsectstogether,
mnogi
manythoughtthemillenniumhadarrived,at
barem
leastinthenewworld
koji
whichafterallisa
svijetu
worldbyitself.
Butself-preservationisthe
prvi
firstlaw,andtheUnitedStateshadtolookoninhelplesssorrowasGermany,Italy,Spain
i
andBelgiumwrithedinthethroesofAnarchy,
dok
whileRussia,watchingfromtheCaucasus,stooped
i
andboundthemonebyone.
Inthe
gradu
cityofNewYorkthe
ljeto
summerof1899wassignalizedbythedismantlingoftheElevatedRailroads.
The
ljeto
summerof1900willliveinthememoriesofNewYorkpeoplefor
mnogo
manyacycle;
theDodge
Kip
Statuewasremovedinthat
godine
year.
Inthefollowingwinterbeganthatagitationfortherepealofthelawsprohibiting
samoubojstvo
suicidewhichboreitsfinalfruitinthemonthofApril,1920,
kada
whenthefirstGovernmentLethal
Komora
ChamberwasopenedonWashington
Trgu
Square.
Ihadwalkeddownthat
dana
dayfromDr.Archer'shouseonMadison
Aveniji
Avenue,whereIhadbeenasamere
formalnost
formality.
Eversincethatfallfrommy
konja
horse,fouryearsbefore,Ihadbeentroubledattimes
s
withpainsinthebackofmyhead
i
andneck,butnowformonthstheyhadbeenabsent,
i
andthedoctorsentmeawaythat
dana
daysayingtherewasnothing
više
moretobecuredinme.
Itwas
jedva
hardlyworthhisfeetobetoldthat;
Iknewitmyself.
Ipak
StillIdidnotgrudgehimthe
novac
money.
WhatImindedwasthe
greška
mistakewhichhemadeatfirst.
Kad
Whentheypickedmeupfromthepavement
gdje
whereIlayunconscious,and
netko
somebodyhadmercifullysenta
metak
bulletthroughmyhorse'shead,IwascarriedtoDr.
Archera
Archer,andhe,pronouncingmy
mozak
brainaffected,placedmeinhisprivateasylum
gdje
whereIwasobligedto
podnijeti
enduretreatmentforinsanity.
Atlasthedecided
da
thatIwaswell,andI,knowing
da
thatmymindhadalwaysbeenassoundas
njegov
his,ifnotsounder,"paidmytuition"ashejokinglycalledit,andleft.
Itoldhim,smiling,thatIwouldgeteven
s
withhimforhismistake,andhelaughedheartily,andaskedmetocall
jednom
onceinawhile.
Ididso,hopingfora
priliku
chancetoevenupaccounts,
ali
buthegavemenone,
a
andItoldhimIwould
čekati
wait.
Thefallfrommy
konja
horsehadfortunatelyleftnoevilresults;
onthe
naprotiv
contraryithadchangedmy
cijeli
wholecharacterforthebetter.
Fromalazyyoungmanabout
gradu
town,Ihadbecomeactive,
energičan
energetic,temperate,andaboveall—oh,
iznad
aboveallelse—ambitious.
Therewas
samo
onlyonethingwhichtroubled
me
me,Ilaughedatmyownuneasiness,
a
andyetittroubledme.
Tijekom
DuringmyconvalescenceIhadbought
i
andreadforthefirst
put
time,TheKinginYellow.
I
sjećam
rememberafterfinishingthefirstactthatitoccurredtomethatIhad
bolje
betterstop.
Istartedup
i
andflungthebookintothe
kamin
fireplace;
thevolumestruckthebarredgrate
i
andfellopenonthehearthinthefirelight.
IfIhadnotcaught
je
aglimpseoftheopeningwordsinthe
drugom
secondactIshouldnever
su
havefinishedit,butasIstoopedtopickitup,myeyesbecamerivetedtotheopenpage,
i
andwithacryofterror,
ili
orperhapsitwasofjoysopoignantthatIsufferedineverynerve,Isnatchedthe
stvar
thingoutofthecoals
i
andcreptshakingtomybedroom,
gdje
whereIreaditandreread
ga
it,andweptandlaughed
i
andtrembledwithahorrorwhichattimesassailsmeyet.
Thisis
na
thethingthattroublesme,forIcannot
zaboraviti
forgetCarcosawhereblackstarshangin
na
theheavens;
wheretheshadowsofmen'sthoughtslengtheninthe
popodne
afternoon,whenthetwinsunssinkintothe
jezero
lakeofHali;
andmy
um
mindwillbearforever
na
thememoryofthePallid
Masku
Mask.
IprayGodwillcursethewriter,asthewriterhascursedtheworldwith
ovom
thisbeautiful,stupendouscreation,terribleinitssimplicity,irresistibleinitstruth—aworldwhich
sada
nowtremblesbeforetheKinginYellow.
Kad
WhentheFrenchGovernmentseizedthetranslatedcopies
koji
whichhadjustarrivedinParis,London,of
naravno
course,becameeagertoread
ga
it.
Itiswellknown
kako
howthebookspreadlikeaninfectious
bolesti
disease,fromcitytocity,fromcontinenttocontinent,barredout
ovdje
here,confiscatedthere,denouncedbyPress
i
andpulpit,censuredevenbythemostadvancedofliteraryanarchists.
Nodefiniteprincipleshadbeenviolatedinthosewickedpages,no
doktrina
doctrinepromulgated,noconvictionsoutraged.
Itcouldnotbejudgedby
bilo
anyknownstandard,yet,althoughitwasacknowledged
da
thatthesupremenoteof
umjetnosti
arthadbeenstruckinTheKinginYellow,
svi
allfeltthathumannaturecouldnotbearthestrain,
niti
northriveonwordsinwhichtheessenceofpurestpoisonlurked.
Theverybanality
i
andinnocenceofthefirstact
samo
onlyallowedtheblowto
padne
fallafterwardwithmoreawfuleffect.
Itwas,I
sjećam
remember,the13thdayofApril,1920,
da
thatthefirstGovernmentLethal
Komora
Chamberwasestablishedonthe
južnoj
southsideofWashingtonSquare,
između
betweenWoosterStreetandSouthFifthAvenue.
The
blok
blockwhichhadformerlyconsistedof
je
alotofshabbyoldbuildings,usedascafés
i
andrestaurantsforforeigners,hadbeenacquiredbythe
Vlada
Governmentinthewinterof1898.
TheFrench
i
andItaliancafésandrestaurantsweretorndown;
the
cijeli
wholeblockwasenclosedby
je
agildedironrailing,andconvertedinto
je
alovelygardenwithlawns,flowers
i
andfountains.
Inthecentreofthegardenstood
je
asmall,whitebuilding,severelyclassicalinarchitecture,
i
andsurroundedbythicketsofflowers.
Šest
SixIoniccolumnssupportedthe
krov
roof,andthesingledoorwasof
bronca
bronze.
Asplendidmarblegroupofthe"Fates"stoodbeforethe
vratima
door,theworkofayoungAmericansculptor,BorisYvain,
koji
whohaddiedinPariswhen
samo
onlytwenty-threeyearsold.
Theinaugurationceremonieswerein
tijeku
progressasIcrossedUniversityPlace
i
andenteredthesquare.
Ithreadedmyway
kroz
throughthesilentthrongofspectators,
ali
butwasstoppedatFourthStreetby
je
acordonofpolice.
AregimentofUnitedStateslancersweredrawnupin
je
ahollowsquareroundtheLethalChamber.
On
je
araisedtribunefacingWashington
Parku
ParkstoodtheGovernorofNewYork,and
iza
behindhimweregroupedthe
Gradonačelnik
MayorofNewYorkandBrooklyn,theInspector-GeneralofPolice,theCommandantofthestatetroops,
Pukovnik
ColonelLivingston,militaryaidtothePresidentoftheUnitedStates,GeneralBlount,commandingatGovernor's
Otoku
Island,Major-GeneralHamilton,commandingthegarrisonofNewYorkandBrooklyn,
Admiral
AdmiralBuffbyofthefleetintheNorthRiver,Surgeon-GeneralLanceford,the
osoblje
staffoftheNationalFreeHospital,SenatorsWyseandFranklinofNewYork,andthe
Povjerenik
CommissionerofPublicWorks.
Thetribunewassurroundedby
je
asquadronofhussarsofthe
Nacionalne
NationalGuard.
TheGovernorwasfinishinghis
odgovor
replytotheshortspeechof
na
theSurgeon-General.
Iheardhimsay:
"Thelawsprohibiting
samoubojstvo
suicideandprovidingpunishmentforany
pokušaj
attemptatself-destructionhavebeenrepealed.
The
Vlada
Governmenthasseenfitto
priznati
acknowledgetherightofmantoendanexistence
koja
whichmayhavebecomeintolerableto
mu
him,throughphysicalsufferingormental
očaj
despair.
Itisbelievedthatthecommunity
će
willbebenefitedbytheremovalofsuch
ljudi
peoplefromtheirmidst.
Sincethepassageof
ovog
thislaw,thenumberofsuicidesintheUnitedStateshasnotincreased.
Sada
NowtheGovernmenthasdeterminedto
uspostaviti
establishaLethalChamberineverycity,town
i
andvillageinthecountry,itremainstobeseenwhether
ili
ornotthatclassofhumancreaturesfromwhosedespondingranks
nove
newvictimsofself-destructionfall
svakodnevno
dailywillacceptthereliefthusprovided."
Hepaused,
i
andturnedtothewhiteLethalChamber.
Na
Thesilenceinthestreetwas
apsolutna
absolute.
"Thereapainlessdeathawaitshim
koji
whocannolongerbearthesorrowsof
ovog
thislife.
Ifdeathiswelcome
neka
lethimseekitthere."
Then
brzo
quicklyturningtothemilitaryaidofthePresident'shousehold,hesaid,"IdeclaretheLethalChamberopen,"
i
andagainfacingthevastcrowdhecriedin
je
aclearvoice:
"CitizensofNewYork
i
andoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,
kroz
throughmetheGovernmentdeclarestheLethalChambertobeopen."
Thesolemnhushwasbrokenby
je
asharpcryofcommand,thesquadronofhussarsfiledaftertheGovernor'scarriage,thelancerswheeledandformed
duž
alongFifthAvenuetowaitforthecommandantofthegarrison,andthemounted
policija
policefollowedthem.
Ileftthecrowdtogape
i
andstareatthewhitemarble
Smrti
DeathChamber,and,crossingSouth
Petu
FifthAvenue,walkedalongthewesternsideofthatthoroughfaretoBleeckerStreet.
ThenIturnedtothe
desno
rightandstoppedbeforeadingyshop
koja
whichborethesign:.
HAWBERK,ARMOURER.
Iglancedinatthedoorway
i
andsawHawberkbusyinhislittleshopatthe
kraju
endofthehall.
Helooked
gore
up,andcatchingsightofmecriedinhisdeep,
srdačan
heartyvoice,"Comein,Mr.Castaigne!"
Constance,his
kći
daughter,rosetomeetmeasIcrossedthe
prag
threshold,andheldoutherpretty
ruku
hand,butIsawtheblushofdisappointmentonhercheeks,
i
andknewthatitwas
još jedan
anotherCastaigneshehadexpected,my
rođak
cousinLouis.
Ismiledather
zbunjenost
confusionandcomplimentedheronthebannershewasembroideringfrom
je
acolouredplate.
OldHawberksatrivetingtheworngreavesofsomeancientsuitofarmour,
i
andtheting!
ting!
ting!
ofhis
mali
littlehammersoundedpleasantlyinthequaintshop.
Trenutno
Presentlyhedroppedhishammer,
i
andfussedaboutfora
trenutak
momentwithatinywrench.
Thesoftclashofthe
pošte
mailsentathrillofpleasure
kroz
throughme.
Ilovedtohearthemusicof
čelika
steelbrushingagainststeel,themellowshockofthemalleton
butina
thighpieces,andthejingleof
lanca
chainarmour.
Thatwasthe
jedini
onlyreasonIwentto
vidjeti
seeHawberk.
Hehadneverinterestedme
osobno
personally,nordidConstance,exceptforthefactofherbeinginlovewithLouis.
Thisdidoccupymy
pažnju
attention,andsometimesevenkeptmeawakeatnight.
Ali
ButIknewinmy
srcu
heartthatallwouldcomeright,
i
andthatIshouldarrangetheirfutureasIexpectedto
organizirati
arrangethatofmykinddoctor,John
Archera
Archer.
However,Ishouldneverhavetroubledmyselfaboutvisitingthemjustthen,haditnotbeen,asI
kažem
say,thatthemusicofthetinklinghammerhadforme
ovu
thisstrongfascination.
Iwouldsitforhours,listening
i
andlistening,andwhena
lutalica
straysunbeamstrucktheinlaidsteel,the
osjećaj
sensationitgavemewas
gotovo
almosttookeentoendure.
Myeyeswouldbecomefixed,dilatingwith
je
apleasurethatstretchedevery
živac
nervealmosttobreaking,until
neki
somemovementoftheoldarmourercutofftherayof
sunčeve svjetlosti
sunlight,then,stillthrillingsecretly,Ileanedbackandlistened
opet
againtothesoundofthepolishing
krpe
rag,swish!
swish!
rubbingrustfromtherivets.
Constanceworked
s
withtheembroideryoverherknees,nowandthenpausingtoexaminemoreclosely
na
thepatterninthecolouredplatefrom
na
theMetropolitanMuseum.
Whoisthisfor?"
Iasked.
Hawberkexplained,thatinadditiontothetreasuresofarmourintheMetropolitanMuseumofwhichhehadbeenappointedarmourer,he
također
alsohadchargeofseveralcollectionsbelongingtorichamateurs.
Thiswasthemissinggreaveof
je
afamoussuitwhicha
klijent
clientofhishadtracedto
je
alittleshopinParisontheQuaid'Orsay.
On
He,Hawberk,hadnegotiatedforandsecuredthegreave,and
sada
nowthesuitwascomplete.
Helaiddownhis
čekić
hammerandreadmethe
povijest
historyofthesuit,tracedsince1450fromownertoowneruntilitwasacquiredbyThomasStainbridge.
Kad
Whenhissuperbcollectionwassold,
ovaj
thisclientofHawberk'sboughtthe
odijelo
suit,andsincethenthe
potraga
searchforthemissinggreavehadbeenpushed
dok
untilitwas,almostby
slučajno
accident,locatedinParis.
Didyoucontinuethesearchsopersistently
bez
withoutanycertaintyofthegreavebeingstillinexistence?"
Idemanded.
Ofcourse,"herepliedcoolly.
Thenforthe
prvi
firsttimeItookapersonalinterestinHawberk.
Itwasworth
nešto
somethingtoyou,"Iventured.
No,"hereplied,laughing,"my
zadovoljstvo
pleasureinfindingitwasmyreward."
Haveyounoambitiontoberich?"
Iasked,smiling.
Myone
ambicija
ambitionistobethebestarmourerin
na
theworld,"heansweredgravely.
ConstanceaskedmeifIhadseentheceremoniesattheLethalChamber.
SheherselfhadnoticedcavalrypassingupBroadwaythat
jutra
morning,andhadwishedto
vidjeti
seetheinauguration,buther
otac
fatherwantedthebannerfinished,andshehadstayedathis
zahtjev
request.
Didyouseeyourcousin,Mr.Castaigne,there?"
sheasked,
s
withtheslightesttremorofhersofteyelashes.
No,"Irepliedcarelessly.
"Louis'
puk
regimentismanœuvringoutinWestchesterCounty."
Irose
i
andpickedupmyhat
i
andcane.
Areyougoing
gore
upstairstoseethelunaticagain?"
laughed
stari
oldHawberk.
IfHawberkknew
kako
howIloathethatword"lunatic,"hewould
nikada
neveruseitinmypresence.
Itrouses
određene
certainfeelingswithinmewhichIdonotcareto
objasniti
explain.
However,Iansweredhim
tiho
quietly:
"IthinkIshalldropin
i
andseeMr.Wildefora
trenutak
momentortwo."
Poorfellow,"saidConstance,withashakeofthehead,"itmustbe
teško
hardtolivealoneyearafter
godine
yearpoor,crippledandalmostdemented.
Itis
vrlo
verygoodofyou,Mr.Castaigne,to
posjetite
visithimasoftenasyoudo."
Ithinkheisvicious,"observedHawberk,beginning
opet
againwithhishammer.
Ilistenedtothe
zlatni
goldentinkleonthegreaveplates;
kad
whenhehadfinishedIreplied:.
Ne
No,heisnotvicious,
niti
norisheintheleastdemented.
His
um
mindisawonderchamber,fromwhichhe
može
canextracttreasuresthatyou
i
andIwouldgiveyearsofourlifetoacquire."'.
Hawberklaughed.
Icontinueda
malo
littleimpatiently:
"Heknowshistoryas
ne
nooneelsecouldknowit.
Ništa
Nothing,howevertrivial,escapeshissearch,
a
andhismemoryissoabsolute,sopreciseindetails,
da
thatwereitknowninNewYork
da
thatsuchamanexisted,the
ljudi
peoplecouldnothonourhimenough."
Nonsense,"mutteredHawberk,searchingonthe
podu
floorforafallenrivet.
Isitnonsense,"Iasked,managingto
potisnuti
suppresswhatIfelt,"isit
besmislica
nonsensewhenhesaysthatthetassets
i
andcuissardsoftheenamelledsuitofarmour
obično
commonlyknownasthe'Prince'sEmblazoned'
može
canbefoundamongamassofrustytheatricalproperties,brokenstoves
i
andragpicker'srefuseinagarretinPellStreet?"
Hawberk's
čekić
hammerfelltotheground,
ali
buthepickeditup
i
andasked,withagreatdealof
mirno
calm,howIknewthat
na
thetassetsandleftcuissardweremissingfrom
na
the"Prince'sEmblazoned."
Ididnotknow
dok
untilMr.Wildementionedittometheother
dan
day.
Hesaidtheywereinthegarretof998PellStreet."
Nonsense,"hecried,
ali
butInoticedhishandtrembling
ispod
underhisleathernapron.
Is
ovo
thisnonsensetoo?"
Iaskedpleasantly,"isit
besmislica
nonsensewhenMr.WildecontinuallyspeaksofyouastheMarquisofAvonshire
i
andofMissConstance—".
Ididnotfinish,forConstancehadstartedtoherfeet
s
withterrorwrittenoneveryfeature.
Hawberklookedatme
i
andslowlysmoothedhisleathernapron.
To
Thatisimpossible,"heobserved,"Mr.
Wilde
možda
mayknowagreatmanythings—".
O
Aboutarmour,forinstance,and
na
the'Prince'sEmblazoned,'"Iinterposed,smiling.
Yes,"hecontinued,
polako
slowly,"aboutarmouralso—maybe—butheiswronginregardto
na
theMarquisofAvonshire,who,asyouknow,killedhiswife'straduceryears
prije
ago,andwenttoAustralia
gdje
wherehedidnotlongsurvivehiswife."
Mr.
Wildeiswrong,"murmuredConstance.
Herlipswereblanched,
ali
buthervoicewassweet
i
andcalm.
Letusagree,
ako
ifyouplease,thatinthisonecircumstanceMr.Wildeiswrong,"Isaid.
II
Iclimbedthe
tri
threedilapidatedflightsofstairs,
koje
whichIhadsooftenclimbed
prije
before,andknockedata
mala
smalldoorattheendofthecorridor.
Mr.Wildeopenedthe
vrata
doorandIwalkedin.
Kad
Whenhehaddouble-lockedthe
vrata
doorandpushedaheavychest
protiv
againstit,hecameandsatdown
pored
besideme,peeringupintomy
lice
facewithhislittlelight-colouredeyes.
Pola
Halfadozennewscratchescoveredhis
nos
noseandcheeks,andthesilverwires
koje
whichsupportedhisartificialearshadbecomedisplaced.
IthoughtIhadneverseenhimsohideouslyfascinating.
Hehadnoears.
Theartificialones,
koji
whichnowstoodoutatananglefromthefine
žice
wire,werehisoneweakness.
Theyweremadeof
voska
waxandpaintedashellpink,
ali
buttherestofhisfacewasyellow.
Hemight
bolje
betterhaverevelledintheluxuryofsomeartificialfingersforhisleft
ruku
hand,whichwasabsolutelyfingerless,
ali
butitseemedtocausehimno
neugodnosti
inconvenience,andhewassatisfiedwithhiswaxears.
Hewas
vrlo
verysmall,scarcelyhigherthan
je
achildoften,buthisarmsweremagnificentlydeveloped,
a
andhisthighsasthickas
bilo
anyathlete's.
Still,themostremarkable
stvar
thingaboutMr.Wildewas
da
thatamanofhismarvellous
inteligencije
intelligenceandknowledgeshouldhavesuch
je
ahead.
Itwasflat
i
andpointed,liketheheadsofmanyof
onih
thoseunfortunateswhompeopleimprisoninasylumsfortheweak-minded.
Mnogi
Manycalledhiminsane,butIknewhimtobeas
zdrav
saneasIwas.
Idonotdeny
da
thathewaseccentric;
the
manija
maniahehadforkeeping
da
thatcatandteasingher
dok
untilsheflewathis
lice
facelikeademon,was
svakako
certainlyeccentric.
Inevercould
razumjeti
understandwhyhekeptthe
stvorenje
creature,norwhatpleasurehefoundinshuttinghimselfupinhis
sobi
roomwiththissurly,viciousbeast.
I
sjećam
rememberonce,glancingupfromthemanuscriptIwasstudyingbythelightofsometallowdips,
i
andseeingMr.Wildesquattingmotionlessonhishighchair,hiseyes
prilično
fairlyblazingwithexcitement,whilethe
mačka
cat,whichhadrisenfromherplacebeforethe
peći
stove,camecreepingacrossthefloorrightathim.
Prije
BeforeIcouldmovesheflattenedherbellyto
na
theground,crouched,trembled,andsprangintohis
lice
face.
Howlingandfoamingtheyrolledoverandoveronthe
podu
floor,scratchingandclawing,untilthe
mačka
catscreamedandfledunderthecabinet,andMr.Wildeturnedoveronhis
leđa
back,hislimbscontractingandcurlingup
kao
likethelegsofadying
pauka
spider.
Hewaseccentric.
Mr.
Wildehadclimbedintohishighchair,and,
nakon
afterstudyingmyface,pickedup
je
adog's-earedledgerandopened
ga
it.
HenryB.
Matthews,"heread,"book-keeperwithWhysotWhysotandCompany,dealersinchurchornaments.
CalledApril3rd.
Reputationdamagedontherace-track.
Knownasawelcher.
ReputationtoberepairedbyAugust1st.
Retainer
Pet
FiveDollars."