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The King in Yellow | Progressively Translated Czech A1-B2 Books

The King in Yellow | Progressively Translated Czech A1-B2 Books

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THEREPAIREROFREPUTATIONS
I
Neraillonspaslesfous;
leurfoliedurepluslongtempsquelanôtre....
Voilatouteladifférence."
Towardthe
konci
endoftheyear1920the
Vláda
GovernmentoftheUnitedStateshad
prakticky
practicallycompletedtheprogramme,adopted
během
duringthelastmonthsofPresidentWinthrop'sadministration.
The
země
countrywasapparentlytranquil.
Everybodyknows
jak
howtheTariffandLabourquestionsweresettled.
Thewar
s
withGermany,incidentonthatcountry'sseizureoftheSamoanIslands,hadleft
žádné
novisiblescarsupontherepublic,
a
andthetemporaryoccupationofNorfolkbytheinvadingarmyhadbeenforgotteninthejoyoverrepeatednavalvictories,
a
andthesubsequentridiculousplightofGeneralVonGartenlaube'sforcesinthe
Státě
StateofNewJersey.
TheCuban
a
andHawaiianinvestmentshadpaidonehundredpercent
a
andtheterritoryofSamoawas
dobře
wellworthitscostasacoaling
stanice
station.
Thecountrywasinasuperb
stavu
stateofdefence.
Everycoast
město
cityhadbeenwellsuppliedwithlandfortifications;
the
armáda
armyundertheparentaleyeoftheGeneral
Štábu
Staff,organizedaccordingtothePrussian
systému
system,hadbeenincreasedto300,000men,
s
withaterritorialreserveofamillion;
a
andsixmagnificentsquadronsofcruisers
a
andbattle-shipspatrolledthesixstationsofthenavigableseas,leavinga
parní
steamreserveamplyfittedtocontrolhomewaters.
ThegentlemenfromtheWesthadatlastbeenconstrainedto
uznat
acknowledgethatacollegeforthetrainingofdiplomatswasasnecessaryaslawschoolsareforthetrainingofbarristers;
důsledku toho
consequentlywewerenolongerrepresented
zahraničí
abroadbyincompetentpatriots.
The
národ
nationwasprosperous;
Chicago,foramomentparalyzed
po
afterasecondgreatfire,hadrisenfromitsruins,
bílé
whiteandimperial,andmorebeautiful
než
thanthewhitecitywhichhadbeenbuiltforitsplaythingin1893.
Všude
Everywheregoodarchitecturewasreplacingbad,
a
andeveninNewYork,asuddencravingfor
slušnosti
decencyhadsweptawayagreat
část
portionoftheexistinghorrors.
Streetshadbeenwidened,
řádně
properlypavedandlighted,treeshadbeenplanted,squareslaidout,elevatedstructuresdemolished
a
andundergroundroadsbuilttoreplacethem.
The
nové
newgovernmentbuildingsandbarrackswerefinebitsofarchitecture,
a
andthelongsystemofstonequays
které
whichcompletelysurroundedtheislandhadbeenturnedintoparks
které
whichprovedagod-sendtothepopulation.
Thesubsidizingofthe
státní
statetheatreandstateoperabroughtits
vlastní
ownreward.
TheUnitedStates
Národní
NationalAcademyofDesignwasmuchlikeEuropeaninstitutionsofthesame
druhu
kind.
NobodyenviedtheSecretaryofFineArts,eitherhiscabinet
pozici
positionorhisportfolio.
TheSecretaryofForestry
a
andGamePreservationhada
mnohem
mucheasiertime,thankstothenew
systému
systemofNationalMountedPolice.
Wehadprofited
dobře
wellbythelatesttreaties
s
withFranceandEngland;
theexclusionofforeign-bornJewsasa
opatření
measureofself-preservation,thesettlementofthenewindependentnegro
státu
stateofSuanee,thecheckingof
přistěhovalectví
immigration,thenewlawsconcerningnaturalization,
a
andthegradualcentralizationof
moci
powerintheexecutiveallcontributedtonationalcalm
a
andprosperity.
WhentheGovernmentsolvedtheIndian
problém
problemandsquadronsofIndiancavalryscoutsinnativecostumeweresubstitutedforthepitiableorganizationstackedontothetailofskeletonizedregimentsbya
bývalý
formerSecretaryofWar,the
národ
nationdrewalongsighofrelief.
Když
When,afterthecolossalCongressofReligions,bigotry
a
andintolerancewerelaidintheirgraves
a
andkindnessandcharitybegantodrawwarringsectstogether,
mnozí
manythoughtthemillenniumhadarrived,at
alespoň
leastinthenewworld
který
whichafterallisa
světě
worldbyitself.
Butself-preservationisthefirstlaw,
a
andtheUnitedStateshadtolookoninhelplesssorrowasGermany,Italy,Spain
a
andBelgiumwrithedinthethroesof
Anarchie
Anarchy,whileRussia,watchingfromtheCaucasus,stooped
a
andboundthemonebyone.
InthecityofNewYorkthe
léto
summerof1899wassignalizedbythedismantlingoftheElevatedRailroads.
The
léto
summerof1900willliveinthememoriesofNewYorkpeoplefor
mnoho
manyacycle;
theDodge
Socha
Statuewasremovedinthat
roce
year.
Inthefollowingwinterbeganthatagitationfortherepealofthelawsprohibiting
sebevraždu
suicidewhichboreitsfinal
ovoce
fruitinthemonthof
Dubnu
April,1920,whenthefirstGovernmentLethalChamberwasopenedonWashington
Náměstí
Square.
Ihadwalkeddownthat
den
dayfromDr.Archer'shouseonMadison
Avenue
Avenue,whereIhadbeenasamereformality.
Eversince
že
thatfallfrommyhorse,
čtyřmi
fouryearsbefore,Ihadbeentroubledattimeswithpainsinthe
zadní
backofmyheadand
krku
neck,butnowformonthstheyhadbeenabsent,
a
andthedoctorsentme
pryč
awaythatdaysayingtherewasnothingmoretobecuredin
mě
me.
Itwashardlyworthhisfeetobetoldthat;
Iknewitmyself.
Přesto
StillIdidnotgrudgehimthe
peníze
money.
WhatImindedwasthe
chyba
mistakewhichhemadeatfirst.
Když
Whentheypickedmeupfromthe
chodníku
pavementwhereIlayunconscious,
a
andsomebodyhadmercifullysentabulletthroughmyhorse's
hlavy
head,IwascarriedtoDr.Archer,
a
andhe,pronouncingmybrainaffected,placedmeinhisprivateasylum
kde
whereIwasobligedto
vydržet
enduretreatmentforinsanity.
Atlasthedecided
že
thatIwaswell,andI,knowing
že
thatmymindhadalwaysbeenassoundas
jeho
his,ifnotsounder,"paidmytuition"ashejokinglycalled
to
it,andleft.
Itold
mu
him,smiling,thatIwouldgeteven
s
withhimforhismistake,
a
andhelaughedheartily,andaskedmetocallonceinawhile.
Ididso,hopingfora
šanci
chancetoevenupaccounts,
ale
buthegavemenone,
a
andItoldhimIwould
čekat
wait.
Thefallfrommy
koně
horsehadfortunatelyleftnoevilresults;
onthe
naopak
contraryithadchangedmy
celou
wholecharacterforthebetter.
Fromalazyyoung
muže
manabouttown,Ihad
stal
becomeactive,energetic,temperate,andaboveall—oh,aboveallelse—ambitious.
Therewas
jen
onlyonethingwhichtroubled
mě
me,Ilaughedatmyownuneasiness,
a
andyetittroubledme.
Během
DuringmyconvalescenceIhadbought
a
andreadforthefirsttime,The
Král
KinginYellow.
Iremember
po
afterfinishingthefirstact
že
thatitoccurredtome
že
thatIhadbetterstop.
Istartedup
a
andflungthebookintothe
krbu
fireplace;
thevolumestruckthebarredgrate
a
andfellopenonthehearthinthefirelight.
IfIhadnotcaughtaglimpseoftheopeningwordsinthesecondactIshould
nikdy
neverhavefinishedit,butasIstoopedtopickitup,myeyesbecamerivetedtothe
otevřené
openpage,andwithacryofterror,
nebo
orperhapsitwasof
radost
joysopoignantthatIsufferedinevery
nervu
nerve,Isnatchedthethingoutofthecoals
a
andcreptshakingtomy
ložnice
bedroom,whereIreadit
a
andrereadit,andwept
a
andlaughedandtrembledwithahorrorwhichattimesassailsmeyet.
Thisis
na
thethingthattroublesme,forIcannot
zapomenout
forgetCarcosawhereblackstars
visí
hangintheheavens;
wheretheshadowsofmen'sthoughtslengtheninthe
odpoledne
afternoon,whenthetwinsunssinkintothelakeofHali;
a
andmymindwillbearforever
na
thememoryofthePallid
Masku
Mask.
IprayGodwillcursethe
spisovatel
writer,asthewriterhascursedthe
svět
worldwiththisbeautiful,stupendouscreation,terribleinitssimplicity,irresistibleinitstruth—a
svět
worldwhichnowtremblesbeforetheKinginYellow.
Když
WhentheFrenchGovernmentseizedthetranslatedcopies
které
whichhadjustarrivedinParis,London,of
samozřejmě
course,becameeagertoreadit.
Itis
dobře
wellknownhowthebookspread
jako
likeaninfectiousdisease,fromcitytocity,from
kontinentu
continenttocontinent,barredout
zde
here,confiscatedthere,denouncedbyPressandpulpit,censuredevenbythemostadvancedofliteraryanarchists.
Nodefiniteprincipleshadbeenviolatedin
těchto
thosewickedpages,nodoctrinepromulgated,noconvictionsoutraged.
Itcouldnotbejudgedbyanyknownstandard,
přesto
yet,althoughitwasacknowledged
že
thatthesupremenoteof
umění
arthadbeenstruckinThe
Král
KinginYellow,allfelt
že
thathumannaturecouldnotbearthe
napětí
strain,northriveonwordsinwhichtheessenceofpurest
jedu
poisonlurked.
Theverybanality
a
andinnocenceofthefirstactonlyallowedthe
úder
blowtofallafterwardwithmoreawfuleffect.
Itwas,Iremember,the13thdayof
Dubna
April,1920,thatthefirstGovernmentLethalChamberwasestablishedonthe
jižní
southsideofWashingtonSquare,
mezi
betweenWoosterStreetandSouthFifth
Avenue
Avenue.
Theblockwhichhad
dříve
formerlyconsistedofalotofshabbyoldbuildings,usedascafés
a
andrestaurantsforforeigners,hadbeenacquiredbytheGovernmentinthe
zimě
winterof1898.
TheFrench
a
andItaliancafésandrestaurantsweretorndown;
na
thewholeblockwasenclosedbyagildedironrailing,
a
andconvertedintoalovelygarden
s
withlawns,flowersandfountains.
Inthecentreofthegardenstooda
malá
small,whitebuilding,severelyclassicalinarchitecture,
a
andsurroundedbythicketsofflowers.
Šest
SixIoniccolumnssupportedthe
střechu
roof,andthesingledoorwasofbronze.
Asplendidmarblegroupofthe"Fates"stood
před
beforethedoor,theworkofayoungAmericansculptor,BorisYvain,
který
whohaddiedinParis
když
whenonlytwenty-threeyearsold.
Na
TheinaugurationceremonieswereinprogressasIcrossed
University
UniversityPlaceandenteredthe
náměstí
square.
Ithreadedmyway
přes
throughthesilentthrongofspectators,
ale
butwasstoppedatFourth
Ulici
Streetbyacordonofpolice.
A
pluk
regimentofUnitedStateslancersweredrawnupinahollowsquareroundtheLethal
Komory
Chamber.
OnaraisedtribunefacingWashington
Parku
ParkstoodtheGovernorofNewYork,
a
andbehindhimweregroupedthe
Starosta
MayorofNewYorkandBrooklyn,theInspector-Generalof
Policie
Police,theCommandantofthestatetroops,ColonelLivingston,military
pomoc
aidtothePresidentoftheUnitedStates,
Generální
GeneralBlount,commandingatGovernor'sIsland,Major-GeneralHamilton,commandingthegarrisonofNewYork
a
andBrooklyn,AdmiralBuffbyofthe
flotily
fleetintheNorthRiver,Surgeon-GeneralLanceford,the
zaměstnanci
staffoftheNationalFree
Nemocnice
Hospital,SenatorsWyseandFranklinofNewYork,
a
andtheCommissionerofPublicWorks.
Thetribunewassurroundedbyasquadronofhussarsofthe
Národní
NationalGuard.
TheGovernorwasfinishinghis
odpověď
replytotheshortspeechoftheSurgeon-General.
Iheardhimsay:
"Thelawsprohibiting
sebevraždu
suicideandprovidingpunishmentforany
pokus o
attemptatself-destructionhavebeenrepealed.
The
Vláda
Governmenthasseenfitto
uznat
acknowledgetherightofmantoendanexistence
která
whichmayhavebecomeintolerableto
něj
him,throughphysicalsufferingormental
zoufalství
despair.
Itisbelievedthatthecommunity
bude
willbebenefitedbythe
odstranění
removalofsuchpeoplefromtheirmidst.
Od
Sincethepassageofthislaw,the
počet
numberofsuicidesintheUnitedStateshasnotincreased.
Nyní
NowtheGovernmenthasdeterminedto
zřídit
establishaLethalChamberineverycity,town
a
andvillageinthecountry,itremainstobeseen
zda
whetherornotthatclassofhumancreaturesfrom
jejichž
whosedespondingranksnewvictimsofself-destructionfall
denně
dailywillacceptthereliefthusprovided."
Hepaused,
a
andturnedtothewhite
Smrtelné
LethalChamber.
Thesilencein
na
thestreetwasabsolute.
"Thereapainless
smrt
deathawaitshimwhocannolongerbearthesorrowsof
tohoto
thislife.
Ifdeathiswelcomelethimseekitthere."
Then
rychle
quicklyturningtothemilitary
pomoc
aidofthePresident'shousehold,hesaid,"Ideclarethe
Smrtelné
LethalChamberopen,"andagainfacingthevast
davu
crowdhecriedinaclearvoice:
"CitizensofNewYork
a
andoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,
skrze
throughmetheGovernmentdeclarestheLethalChambertobeopen."
The
slavnostní
solemnhushwasbrokenbyasharpcryofcommand,thesquadronofhussarsfiledaftertheGovernor'scarriage,thelancerswheeled
a
andformedalongFifthAvenuetowaitforthecommandantofthegarrison,
a
andthemountedpolicefollowed
je
them.
Ileftthecrowdtogape
a
andstareatthewhitemarble
Smrti
DeathChamber,and,crossingSouthFifth
Avenue
Avenue,walkedalongthewestern
straně
sideofthatthoroughfaretoBleecker
Street
Street.
ThenIturnedtotheright
a
andstoppedbeforeadingyshopwhichborethesign:.
HAWBERK,ARMOURER.
Iglancedinatthedoorway
a
andsawHawberkbusyinhislittleshopatthe
konci
endofthehall.
Helooked
nahoru
up,andcatchingsightofmecriedinhisdeep,heartyvoice,"Comein,Mr.Castaigne!"
Constance,his
dcera
daughter,rosetomeetmeasIcrossedthethreshold,
a
andheldoutherpretty
ruku
hand,butIsawtheblushof
zklamání
disappointmentonhercheeks,andknew
že
thatitwasanotherCastaigneshehadexpected,my
bratranec
cousinLouis.
Ismiledather
zmatek
confusionandcomplimentedheronthebannershewasembroideringfromacolouredplate.
Starý
OldHawberksatrivetingtheworngreavesofsomeancientsuitof
brnění
armour,andtheting!
ting!
ting!
ofhis
malý
littlehammersoundedpleasantlyinthequaintshop.
Presentlyhedroppedhis
kladivo
hammer,andfussedaboutfora
chvíli
momentwithatinywrench.
Thesoftclashofthe
pošty
mailsentathrillof
potěšení
pleasurethroughme.
Ilovedto
slyšet
hearthemusicofsteelbrushingagainst
oceli
steel,themellowshockofthemalleton
stehna
thighpieces,andthejingleofchain
brnění
armour.
Thatwastheonly
důvod
reasonIwenttoseeHawberk.
Hehad
nikdy
neverinterestedmepersonally,nordidConstance,
kromě
exceptforthefactofherbeinginlovewithLouis.
Thisdidoccupymy
pozornost
attention,andsometimesevenkeptme
vzhůru
awakeatnight.
ButIknewinmy
srdci
heartthatallwouldcomeright,
a
andthatIshouldarrangetheirfutureasIexpectedto
uspořádat
arrangethatofmykinddoctor,JohnArcher.
Nicméně
However,Ishouldneverhavetroubledmyself
o
aboutvisitingthemjustthen,haditnotbeen,asIsay,
že
thatthemusicofthetinkling
kladivo
hammerhadformethisstrongfascination.
Iwouldsitforhours,listening
a
andlistening,andwhenastraysunbeamstrucktheinlaid
oceli
steel,thesensationitgavemewas
téměř
almosttookeentoendure.
Myeyeswouldbecomefixed,dilating
s
withapleasurethatstretched
každý
everynervealmosttobreaking,
dokud
untilsomemovementoftheoldarmourercutoffthe
paprsek
rayofsunlight,then,stillthrilling
tajně
secretly,Ileanedbackandlistened
znovu
againtothesoundofthepolishing
hadru
rag,swish!
swish!
rubbingrustfromtherivets.
Constanceworked
s
withtheembroideryoverherknees,nowandthenpausingtoexaminemorecloselythe
vzor
patterninthecolouredplatefromthe
Metropolitního
MetropolitanMuseum.
Whoisthisfor?"
Iasked.
Hawberkexplained,
že
thatinadditiontothetreasuresof
brnění
armourintheMetropolitanMuseumofwhichhehadbeenappointedarmourer,he
také
alsohadchargeofseveralcollectionsbelongingtorichamateurs.
Thiswasthemissinggreaveofafamoussuit
který
whichaclientofhishadtracedtoalittleshopinParisontheQuaid'Orsay.
On
He,Hawberk,hadnegotiatedfor
a
andsecuredthegreave,and
nyní
nowthesuitwascomplete.
Helaiddownhis
kladivo
hammerandreadmethehistoryofthesuit,tracedsince1450fromownertoowner
dokud
untilitwasacquiredbyThomasStainbridge.
Když
Whenhissuperbcollectionwassold,
tento
thisclientofHawberk'sboughtthe
oblek
suit,andsincethenthe
hledání
searchforthemissinggreavehadbeenpushed
dokud
untilitwas,almostbyaccident,locatedinParis.
Didyoucontinuethesearchsopersistentlywithoutanycertaintyofthegreavebeing
stále
stillinexistence?"
Idemanded.
Ofcourse,"herepliedcoolly.
Thenforthe
poprvé
firsttimeItookapersonalinterestinHawberk.
Itwasworth
něco
somethingtoyou,"Iventured.
No,"hereplied,laughing,"my
potěšení
pleasureinfindingitwasmyreward."
Haveyounoambitiontoberich?"
Iasked,smiling.
Myone
ambice
ambitionistobethebestarmourerintheworld,"heansweredgravely.
ConstanceaskedmeifIhadseentheceremoniesattheLethalChamber.
SheherselfhadnoticedcavalrypassingupBroadwaythatmorning,
a
andhadwishedtoseetheinauguration,
ale
butherfatherwantedthebannerfinished,
a
andshehadstayedathis
žádost
request.
Didyouseeyourcousin,Mr.Castaigne,there?"
sheasked,
s
withtheslightesttremorofhersofteyelashes.
No,"Irepliedcarelessly.
"Louis'
pluk
regimentismanœuvringoutinWestchesterCounty."
Irose
a
andpickedupmyhat
a
andcane.
Areyougoingupstairstoseethelunaticagain?"
laughed
starý
oldHawberk.
IfHawberkknew
jak
howIloathethatword"lunatic,"hewould
nikdy
neveruseitinmypresence.
Itrouses
určité
certainfeelingswithinmewhichIdonotcareto
vysvětlit
explain.
However,Iansweredhim
tiše
quietly:
"IthinkIshalldropin
a
andseeMr.Wildeforamoment
nebo
ortwo."
Poorfellow,"saidConstance,withashakeofthehead,"itmustbe
těžké
hardtolivealoneyear
po
afteryearpoor,crippledand
téměř
almostdemented.
Itisvery
dobré
goodofyou,Mr.Castaigne,tovisithimas
často
oftenasyoudo."
Ithinkheisvicious,"observedHawberk,
začíná
beginningagainwithhishammer.
Ilistenedtothegoldentinkleonthegreaveplates;
když
whenhehadfinishedIreplied:.
No,heisnotvicious,
ani
norisheintheleastdemented.
Hismindisawonderchamber,fromwhichhe
může
canextracttreasuresthatyou
a
andIwouldgiveyearsofourlifetoacquire."'.
Hawberklaughed.
Icontinuedalittleimpatiently:
"Heknowshistoryasnooneelsecouldknowit.
Nic
Nothing,howevertrivial,escapeshis
hledání
search,andhismemoryisso
absolutní
absolute,sopreciseindetails,
že
thatwereitknowninNewYork
že
thatsuchamanexisted,the
lidé
peoplecouldnothonourhimenough."
Nonsense,"mutteredHawberk,searchingonthe
podlaze
floorforafallenrivet.
Isitnonsense,"Iasked,managingto
potlačit
suppresswhatIfelt,"isit
nesmysl
nonsensewhenhesaysthatthetassets
a
andcuissardsoftheenamelled
oblek
suitofarmourcommonlyknownasthe'Prince'sEmblazoned'
lze
canbefoundamongamassof
rezavé
rustytheatricalproperties,brokenstoves
a
andragpicker'srefuseinagarretinPellStreet?"
Hawberk's
kladivo
hammerfelltotheground,
ale
buthepickeditup
a
andasked,withagreatdealofcalm,
jak
howIknewthatthetassets
a
andleftcuissardweremissingfromthe"Prince'sEmblazoned."
Ididnotknow
dokud
untilMr.Wildementionedittometheotherday.
Hesaidtheywerein
na
thegarretof998PellStreet."
Nonsense,"hecried,
ale
butInoticedhishandtrembling
pod
underhisleathernapron.
Isthisnonsensetoo?"
Iasked
příjemně
pleasantly,"isitnonsensewhenMr.Wilde
neustále
continuallyspeaksofyouastheMarquisofAvonshire
a
andofMissConstance—".
Ididnotfinish,forConstancehadstartedtoherfeet
s
withterrorwrittenoneveryfeature.
Hawberklookedatme
a
andslowlysmoothedhisleathernapron.
Thatisimpossible,"heobserved,"Mr.
Wilde
může
mayknowagreatmanythings—".
O
Aboutarmour,forinstance,andthe'Prince'sEmblazoned,'"Iinterposed,smiling.
Yes,"hecontinued,
pomalu
slowly,"aboutarmouralso—maybe—butheis
mýlí
wronginregardtotheMarquisofAvonshire,
který
who,asyouknow,killedhiswife'straduceryears
lety
ago,andwenttoAustralia
kde
wherehedidnotlong
nepřežil
survivehiswife."
Mr.
Wildeiswrong,"murmuredConstance.
Herlipswereblanched,
ale
buthervoicewassweet
a
andcalm.
Letusagree,
pokud
ifyouplease,thatin
této
thisonecircumstanceMr.Wildeiswrong,"Isaid.
II
Iclimbedthe
tři
threedilapidatedflightsofstairs,
které
whichIhadsooftenclimbed
předtím
before,andknockedata
malé
smalldoorattheendofthe
chodby
corridor.
Mr.Wildeopenedthe
dveře
doorandIwalkedin.
Když
Whenhehaddouble-lockedthe
dveře
doorandpushedaheavychest
proti
againstit,hecameandsatdown
vedle
besideme,peeringupintomyfacewithhislittlelight-colouredeyes.
Půl
Halfadozennewscratchescoveredhis
nos
noseandcheeks,andthesilverwires
které
whichsupportedhisartificialearshadbecomedisplaced.
IthoughtIhad
nikdy
neverseenhimsohideously
fascinující
fascinating.
Hehadnoears.
The
umělé
artificialones,whichnowstoodoutatan
úhlem
anglefromthefinewire,werehisoneweakness.
Theyweremadeof
vosku
waxandpaintedashellpink,
ale
buttherestofhisfacewasyellow.
Hemightbetterhaverevelledintheluxuryofsomeartificialfingersforhisleft
ruku
hand,whichwasabsolutelyfingerless,
ale
butitseemedtocausehim
žádné
noinconvenience,andhewassatisfiedwithhiswaxears.
Hewas
velmi
verysmall,scarcelyhigherthana
dítě
childoften,buthisarmsweremagnificentlydeveloped,
a
andhisthighsasthickas
jakéhokoli
anyathlete's.
Still,themostremarkable
věc
thingaboutMr.Wildewas
že
thatamanofhis
úžasné
marvellousintelligenceandknowledgeshould
mít
havesuchahead.
Itwasflat
a
andpointed,liketheheadsof
mnoha
manyofthoseunfortunateswhom
lidé
peopleimprisoninasylumsfortheweak-minded.
Mnozí
Manycalledhiminsane,butIknewhimtobeas
zdravý
saneasIwas.
Idonotdeny
že
thathewaseccentric;
themaniahehadforkeeping
že
thatcatandteasingher
dokud
untilsheflewathisface
jako
likeademon,wascertainlyeccentric.
I
nikdy
nevercouldunderstandwhyhekeptthe
stvoření
creature,norwhatpleasurehefoundinshuttinghimselfupinhisroom
s
withthissurly,viciousbeast.
Iremember
jednou
once,glancingupfromthemanuscriptIwasstudyingbythelightofsometallowdips,
a
andseeingMr.Wildesquattingmotionlessonhis
vysoké
highchair,hiseyesfairlyblazing
s
withexcitement,whilethecat,whichhadrisenfromherplace
před
beforethestove,camecreeping
přes
acrossthefloorrightathim.
Než
BeforeIcouldmovesheflattenedherbellytothe
zem
ground,crouched,trembled,andsprangintohisface.
Howling
a
andfoamingtheyrolledover
a
andoveronthefloor,scratching
a
andclawing,untilthecatscreamed
a
andfledunderthecabinet,
a
andMr.Wildeturnedoveronhisback,hislimbscontracting
a
andcurlinguplikethelegsofadyingspider.
Hewas
výstřední
eccentric.
Mr.
Wildehadclimbedintohishighchair,
a
and,afterstudyingmyface,pickedupadog's-earedledger
a
andopenedit.
HenryB.
Matthews,"he
četl
read,"book-keeperwithWhysotWhysotandCompany,dealersinchurchornaments.
Called
Dubna
April3rd.
Reputationdamagedontherace-track.
Knownasawelcher.
Reputace
Reputationtoberepairedby
Srpna
August1st.
RetainerFiveDollars."