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The King in Yellow | Gradually Hardening Danish A1

The King in Yellow | Gradually Hardening Danish A1

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THEREPAIREROFREPUTATIONS
I
Neraillonspaslesfous;
leurfoliedurepluslongtempsquelanôtre....
Voilatouteladifférence."
Towardthe
slutningen
endoftheyear1920theGovernmentoftheUnitedStates
havde
hadpracticallycompletedtheprogramme,adoptedduringthe
sidste
lastmonthsofPresidentWinthrop'sadministration.
Thecountrywasapparentlytranquil.
Alle
EverybodyknowshowtheTariff
og
andLabourquestionsweresettled.
Thewar
med
withGermany,incidentonthatcountry'sseizureoftheSamoanIslands,
havde
hadleftnovisiblescarsupontherepublic,
og
andthetemporaryoccupationofNorfolkbytheinvadingarmy
havde
hadbeenforgotteninthejoy
over
overrepeatednavalvictories,andthesubsequentridiculousplightofGeneralVonGartenlaube'sforcesintheStateofNewJersey.
De
TheCubanandHawaiianinvestments
havde
hadpaidonehundredpercent
og
andtheterritoryofSamoawaswellworthitscostasacoalingstation.
Thecountrywasin
en
asuperbstateofdefence.
Hver
Everycoastcityhadbeen
godt
wellsuppliedwithlandfortifications;
det
thearmyundertheparentaleyeof
det
theGeneralStaff,organizedaccordingto
det
thePrussiansystem,hadbeenincreasedto300,000men,
med
withaterritorialreserveof
en
amillion;
andsixmagnificentsquadronsofcruisers
og
andbattle-shipspatrolledthesixstationsof
de
thenavigableseas,leavingasteamreserveamplyfittedto
kontrollere
controlhomewaters.
Thegentlemenfrom
de
theWesthadatlastbeenconstrainedtoacknowledgethat
et
acollegeforthetrainingofdiplomatswasasnecessaryaslawschoolsarefor
de
thetrainingofbarristers;
consequentlywewere
ikke
nolongerrepresentedabroadbyincompetentpatriots.
Thenationwasprosperous;
Chicago,fora
øjeblik
momentparalyzedafterasecond
stor
greatfire,hadrisenfromitsruins,white
og
andimperial,andmorebeautiful
end
thanthewhitecitywhichhadbeenbuiltforitsplaythingin1893.
Everywhere
god
goodarchitecturewasreplacingbad,
og
andeveninNewYork,asuddencravingfordecency
havde
hadsweptawayagreatportionof
de
theexistinghorrors.
Streetshadbeenwidened,properlypaved
og
andlighted,treeshadbeenplanted,squareslaidout,elevatedstructuresdemolished
og
andundergroundroadsbuilttoreplacethem.
The
nye
newgovernmentbuildingsandbarrackswere
fine
finebitsofarchitecture,andthelongsystemofstonequayswhichcompletelysurroundedtheislandhadbeenturnedintoparkswhichproved
en
agod-sendtothepopulation.
Thesubsidizingofthestatetheatre
og
andstateoperabroughtits
egen
ownreward.
TheUnitedStatesNationalAcademyofDesignwasmuchlikeEuropeaninstitutionsof
det
thesamekind.
NobodyenviedtheSecretaryofFineArts,eitherhiscabinetposition
eller
orhisportfolio.
TheSecretaryofForestry
og
andGamePreservationhada
meget
mucheasiertime,thanksto
det
thenewsystemofNationalMountedPolice.
Wehadprofited
godt
wellbythelatesttreaties
med
withFranceandEngland;
theexclusionofforeign-bornJewsas
en
ameasureofself-preservation,thesettlementofthe
nye
newindependentnegrostateofSuanee,thecheckingofimmigration,the
nye
newlawsconcerningnaturalization,andthegradualcentralizationofpowerintheexecutive
alle
allcontributedtonationalcalm
og
andprosperity.
WhentheGovernmentsolvedtheIndian
problem
problemandsquadronsofIndiancavalryscoutsinnativecostumeweresubstitutedforthepitiableorganizationstackedontothetailofskeletonizedregimentsbyaformerSecretaryofWar,thenationdrewalongsighofrelief.
Da
When,afterthecolossalCongressofReligions,bigotry
og
andintolerancewerelaidintheirgraves
og
andkindnessandcharitybegantodrawwarringsects
sammen
together,manythoughtthemillenniumhadarrived,atleastinthe
nye
newworldwhichafterallis
en
aworldbyitself.
Butself-preservationisthe
første
firstlaw,andtheUnitedStateshadto
se
lookoninhelplesssorrowasGermany,Italy,Spain
og
andBelgiumwrithedinthethroesofAnarchy,
mens
whileRussia,watchingfromtheCaucasus,stooped
og
andboundthemonebyone.
Inthe
byen
cityofNewYorkthesummerof1899wassignalizedbythedismantlingoftheElevatedRailroads.
Thesummerof1900
vil
willliveinthememoriesofNewYork
befolkningen
peopleformanyacycle;
det
theDodgeStatuewasremovedinthat
år
year.
Inthefollowingwinterbeganthatagitationfor
den
therepealofthelawsprohibitingsuicidewhichboreitsfinalfruitin
den
themonthofApril,1920,
da
whenthefirstGovernmentLethalChamberwas
åbnet
openedonWashingtonSquare.
I
havde
hadwalkeddownthatdayfromDr.Archer's
hus
houseonMadisonAvenue,whereI
havde
hadbeenasamereformality.
Ever
siden
sincethatfallfrommyhorse,
fire
fouryearsbefore,Ihadbeentroubledattimes
med
withpainsinthebackofmy
hoved
headandneck,butnowformonthsthey
havde
hadbeenabsent,andthedoctor
sendte
sentmeawaythatday
sagde
sayingtherewasnothingmoretobecuredinme.
Itwashardlyworthhisfeetobe
fortalt
toldthat;
Iknewitmyself.
StillI
gjorde
didnotgrudgehimthemoney.
WhatImindedwas
den
themistakewhichhemadeat
første
first.
Whentheypickedme
op
upfromthepavementwhereI
lå
layunconscious,andsomebodyhadmercifully
sendt
sentabulletthroughmyhorse's
hoved
head,IwascarriedtoDr.Archer,
og
andhe,pronouncingmybrainaffected,
placerede
placedmeinhisprivateasylum
hvor
whereIwasobligedtoenduretreatmentforinsanity.
AtlasthedecidedthatIwas
godt
well,andI,knowingthatmy
sind
mindhadalwaysbeenassoundas
hans
his,ifnotsounder,"paidmytuition"ashejokingly
kaldte
calledit,andleft.
I
sagde
toldhim,smiling,thatI
ville
wouldgetevenwithhimforhismistake,
og
andhelaughedheartily,and
bad
askedmetocalloncein
et
awhile.
Ididso,
håb
hopingforachancetoevenupaccounts,
men
buthegavemenone,
og
andItoldhimI
ville
wouldwait.
Thefallfrommyhorse
havde
hadfortunatelyleftnoevilresults;
onthecontraryit
havde
hadchangedmywholecharacterforthe
bedre
better.
Fromalazyyoung
mand
manabouttown,Ihad
blevet
becomeactive,energetic,temperate,andaboveall—oh,above
alt
allelse—ambitious.
Therewasonlyone
ting
thingwhichtroubledme,Ilaughedatmy
egen
ownuneasiness,andyetittroubledme.
DuringmyconvalescenceI
havde
hadboughtandreadforthe
første
firsttime,TheKinginYellow.
I
husker
rememberafterfinishingthefirstactthatitoccurredtomethatIhadbetter
stoppe
stop.
Istartedupandflungthe
bogen
bookintothefireplace;
thevolumestruck
det
thebarredgrateandfell
åbent
openonthehearthin
det
thefirelight.
IfIhadnotcaughtaglimpseofthe
åbne
openingwordsinthesecondactIshould
aldrig
neverhavefinishedit,butasIstoopedto
plukke
pickitup,myeyes
blev
becamerivetedtotheopenpage,
og
andwithacryofterror,
eller
orperhapsitwasofjoysopoignantthatIsufferedin
hver
everynerve,Isnatchedthe
ting
thingoutofthecoals
og
andcreptshakingtomybedroom,whereI
læste
readitandrereadit,
og
andweptandlaughedandtrembled
med
withahorrorwhichattimesassailsmeyet.
Thisis
det
thethingthattroublesme,forIcannot
glemme
forgetCarcosawhereblackstars
hænger
hangintheheavens;
where
de
theshadowsofmen'sthoughtslengthenin
de
theafternoon,whenthetwinsunssinkinto
de
thelakeofHali;
andmy
sind
mindwillbearforever
den
thememoryofthePallidMask.
Ipray
Gud
Godwillcursethewriter,asthewriter
har
hascursedtheworldwith
denne
thisbeautiful,stupendouscreation,terribleinitssimplicity,irresistibleinitstruth—a
verden
worldwhichnowtremblesbeforetheKinginYellow.
Da
WhentheFrenchGovernmentseizedthetranslatedcopies
der
whichhadjustarrivedinParis,London,of
naturligvis
course,becameeagertoreadit.
Itiswellknown
hvordan
howthebookspreadlike
en
aninfectiousdisease,fromcityto
by
city,fromcontinenttocontinent,barredout
her
here,confiscatedthere,denouncedbyPress
og
andpulpit,censuredevenbythe
mest
mostadvancedofliteraryanarchists.
Ingen
Nodefiniteprincipleshadbeenviolatedin
disse
thosewickedpages,nodoctrinepromulgated,
ingen
noconvictionsoutraged.
Itcouldnotbejudgedby
nogen
anyknownstandard,yet,althoughitwasacknowledged
at
thatthesupremenoteofarthadbeenstruckinTheKinginYellow,
alle
allfeltthathumannature
kunne
couldnotbearthestrain,northriveonwordsin
hvor
whichtheessenceofpurestpoisonlurked.
Den
Theverybanalityandinnocenceof
den
thefirstactonlyallowed
den
theblowtofallafterward
med
withmoreawfuleffect.
Itwas,I
husker
remember,the13thdayofApril,1920,
at
thatthefirstGovernmentLethalChamberwasestablishedonthesouth
side
sideofWashingtonSquare,betweenWooster
Street
StreetandSouthFifthAvenue.
Theblockwhichhadformerlyconsistedof
en
alotofshabbyoldbuildings,
brugt
usedascafésandrestaurantsforforeigners,hadbeenacquiredbytheGovernmentinthewinterof1898.
De
TheFrenchandItaliancafés
og
andrestaurantsweretorndown;
the
hele
wholeblockwasenclosedbyagildedironrailing,
og
andconvertedintoalovelygarden
med
withlawns,flowersandfountains.
Inthecentreofthegarden
stod
stoodasmall,whitebuilding,severelyclassicalinarchitecture,
og
andsurroundedbythicketsofflowers.
Seks
SixIoniccolumnssupportedtheroof,
og
andthesingledoorwasofbronze.
Asplendidmarblegroupofthe"Fates"
stod
stoodbeforethedoor,the
værk
workofayoungAmericansculptor,BorisYvain,
der
whohaddiedinParis
da
whenonlytwenty-threeyearsold.
TheinaugurationceremonieswereinprogressasIcrossedUniversityPlace
og
andenteredthesquare.
Ithreadedmy
vej
waythroughthesilentthrongofspectators,
men
butwasstoppedatFourth
Street
Streetbyacordonof
politi
police.
AregimentofUnitedStateslancersweredrawnupinahollowsquareround
det
theLethalChamber.
OnaraisedtribunefacingWashingtonPark
stod
stoodtheGovernorofNewYork,
og
andbehindhimweregrouped
de
theMayorofNewYork
og
andBrooklyn,theInspector-Generalof
Politiet
Police,theCommandantofthestatetroops,ColonelLivingston,militaryaidto
de
thePresidentoftheUnitedStates,GeneralBlount,commandingatGovernor'sIsland,Major-GeneralHamilton,commanding
de
thegarrisonofNewYork
og
andBrooklyn,AdmiralBuffbyof
de
thefleetintheNorthRiver,Surgeon-GeneralLanceford,
de
thestaffoftheNationalFree
Hospital
Hospital,SenatorsWyseandFranklinofNewYork,
og
andtheCommissionerofPublicWorks.
Thetribunewassurroundedby
en
asquadronofhussarsoftheNationalGuard.
TheGovernorwasfinishinghisreplytotheshortspeechoftheSurgeon-General.
I
hørte
heardhimsay:
"Thelawsprohibitingsuicide
og
andprovidingpunishmentforanyattemptatself-destructionhavebeenrepealed.
Det
TheGovernmenthasseenfittoacknowledge
det
therightofmantoend
en
anexistencewhichmayhave
blevet
becomeintolerabletohim,throughphysicalsuffering
eller
ormentaldespair.
Itisbelieved
at
thatthecommunitywillbebenefitedbytheremovalofsuch
mennesker
peoplefromtheirmidst.
Sincethepassageof
denne
thislaw,thenumberofsuicidesintheUnitedStateshasnotincreased.
Nu
NowtheGovernmenthasdeterminedtoestablish
et
aLethalChamberineverycity,town
og
andvillageinthecountry,itremainstobe
se
seenwhetherornotthat
klasse
classofhumancreaturesfromwhosedespondingranks
nye
newvictimsofself-destructionfalldaily
vil
willacceptthereliefthusprovided."
Hepaused,
og
andturnedtothewhiteLethalChamber.
Thesilenceinthe
gaden
streetwasabsolute.
"Thereapainless
død
deathawaitshimwhocan
ikke
nolongerbearthesorrowsof
dette
thislife.
Ifdeathis
velkommen
welcomelethimseekitthere."
ThenquicklyturningtothemilitaryaidofthePresident'shousehold,hesaid,"IdeclaretheLethalChamberopen,"
og
andagainfacingthevastcrowdhecriedin
en
aclearvoice:
"CitizensofNewYork
og
andoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,
gennem
throughmetheGovernmentdeclares
det
theLethalChambertobeopen."
Thesolemnhushwas
brudt
brokenbyasharpcryofcommand,thesquadronofhussarsfiled
efter
aftertheGovernor'scarriage,thelancerswheeled
og
andformedalongFifthAvenueto
vente
waitforthecommandantofthegarrison,
og
andthemountedpolicefollowed
dem
them.
Ileftthecrowdtogape
og
andstareatthewhitemarbleDeathChamber,
og
and,crossingSouthFifthAvenue,
gik
walkedalongthewesternsideofthatthoroughfaretoBleeckerStreet.
ThenIturnedtothe
højre
rightandstoppedbeforeadingyshop
der
whichborethesign:.
HAWBERK,ARMOURER.
Iglancedinatthedoorway
og
andsawHawberkbusyinhis
lille
littleshopattheendofthehall.
He
kiggede
lookedup,andcatchingsightofmecriedinhisdeep,heartyvoice,"Come
i
in,Mr.Castaigne!"
Constance,his
datter
daughter,rosetomeetmeasIcrossedthethreshold,
og
andheldoutherpretty
hånd
hand,butIsawtheblushofdisappointmentonhercheeks,
og
andknewthatitwasanotherCastaigneshe
havde
hadexpected,mycousinLouis.
Ismiledatherconfusion
og
andcomplimentedheronthebannershewasembroideringfrom
en
acolouredplate.
OldHawberk
sad
satrivetingtheworngreavesof
nogle
someancientsuitofarmour,
og
andtheting!
ting!
ting!
ofhis
lille
littlehammersoundedpleasantlyin
den
thequaintshop.
Presentlyhedroppedhishammer,
og
andfussedaboutfora
øjeblik
momentwithatinywrench.
Det
Thesoftclashofthemail
sendte
sentathrillofpleasure
gennem
throughme.
Ilovedto
høre
hearthemusicofsteelbrushing
mod
againststeel,themellowshockof
den
themalletonthighpieces,
og
andthejingleofchainarmour.
Thatwasthe
eneste
onlyreasonIwentto
se
seeHawberk.
Hehadneverinterestedmepersonally,nor
gjorde
didConstance,exceptforthe
faktum
factofherbeinginlovewithLouis.
Dette
Thisdidoccupymyattention,
og
andsometimesevenkeptmeawakeat
natten
night.
ButIknewinmy
hjerte
heartthatallwouldcomeright,
og
andthatIshouldarrangetheirfutureasIexpectedtoarrangethatofmykind
læge
doctor,JohnArcher.
However,Ishould
aldrig
neverhavetroubledmyselfaboutvisitingthem
lige
justthen,haditnotbeen,asI
siger
say,thatthemusicofthetinklinghammerhadforme
denne
thisstrongfascination.
Iwould
sad
sitforhours,listeningand
lyttede
listening,andwhenastraysunbeamstrucktheinlaidsteel,thesensationit
gav
gavemewasalmosttookeentoendure.
Myeyes
ville
wouldbecomefixed,dilatingwith
en
apleasurethatstretchedeverynerve
næsten
almosttobreaking,untilsomemovementof
den
theoldarmourercutoff
den
therayofsunlight,then,
stadig
stillthrillingsecretly,Ileaned
tilbage
backandlistenedagainto
den
thesoundofthepolishingrag,swish!
swish!
rubbingrustfromtherivets.
Constance
arbejdede
workedwiththeembroideryoverherknees,now
og
andthenpausingtoexaminemoreclosely
den
thepatterninthecolouredplatefrom
den
theMetropolitanMuseum.
Whoisthisfor?"
I
spurgte
asked.
Hawberkexplained,thatinadditiontothetreasuresofarmourintheMetropolitanMuseumofwhichhe
havde
hadbeenappointedarmourer,he
også
alsohadchargeofseveralcollectionsbelongingtorichamateurs.
Dette
Thiswasthemissinggreaveof
en
afamoussuitwhichaclientofhis
havde
hadtracedtoalittleshopinParison
den
theQuaid'Orsay.
He,Hawberk,
havde
hadnegotiatedforandsecuredthegreave,
og
andnowthesuitwascomplete.
Helaid
ned
downhishammerandreadmethehistoryofthesuit,tracedsince1450fromownertoowner
indtil
untilitwasacquiredbyThomasStainbridge.
Whenhissuperbcollectionwassold,
denne
thisclientofHawberk'sboughtthesuit,
og
andsincethenthesearchforthemissinggreavehadbeenpushed
indtil
untilitwas,almostbyaccident,locatedinParis.
Didyoucontinuethesearchsopersistently
uden
withoutanycertaintyofthegreavebeing
stadig
stillinexistence?"
Idemanded.
Ofcourse,"herepliedcoolly.
Thenforthe
første
firsttimeItookapersonalinterestinHawberk.
Itwasworth
noget
somethingtoyou,"Iventured.
No,"hereplied,laughing,"mypleasurein
finde
findingitwasmyreward."
Har
Haveyounoambitiontoberich?"
I
spurgte
asked,smiling.
Myoneambitionistobe
den
thebestarmourerintheworld,"he
svarede
answeredgravely.
ConstanceaskedmeifI
havde
hadseentheceremoniesat
det
theLethalChamber.
Sheherselfhadnoticedcavalrypassing
op
upBroadwaythatmorning,andhadwishedto
se
seetheinauguration,buther
far
fatherwantedthebannerfinished,
og
andshehadstayedathisrequest.
Didyou
set
seeyourcousin,Mr.Castaigne,there?"
she
spurgte
asked,withtheslightesttremorofhersofteyelashes.
No,"Irepliedcarelessly.
"Louis'regimentismanœuvringoutinWestchesterCounty."
Irose
og
andpickedupmyhat
og
andcane.
Areyougoingupstairsto
se
seethelunaticagain?"
laughed
gamle
oldHawberk.
IfHawberkknew
hvor
howIloathethatword"lunatic,"he
ville
wouldneveruseitinmypresence.
Itrousescertainfeelingswithinme
som
whichIdonotcaretoexplain.
However,I
svarede
answeredhimquietly:
"IthinkIshalldropin
og
andseeMr.Wildefor
et
amomentortwo."
Poorfellow,"
sagde
saidConstance,withashakeofthehead,"it
må
mustbehardtolive
alene
aloneyearafteryearpoor,crippled
og
andalmostdemented.
Itis
meget
verygoodofyou,Mr.Castaigne,tovisithimasoftenasyoudo."
I
tror
thinkheisvicious,"observedHawberk,beginning
igen
againwithhishammer.
I
lyttede
listenedtothegoldentinkleonthegreaveplates;
da
whenhehadfinishedIreplied:.
No,heisnotvicious,norishein
den
theleastdemented.
Hismindis
et
awonderchamber,fromwhichhe
kan
canextracttreasuresthatyou
og
andIwouldgiveyearsofour
liv
lifetoacquire."'.
Hawberklaughed.
Icontinueda
lidt
littleimpatiently:
"Heknowshistoryas
ingen
nooneelsecouldknow
den
it.
Nothing,howevertrivial,escapeshissearch,
og
andhismemoryissoabsolute,sopreciseindetails,
at
thatwereitknowninNewYork
at
thatsuchamanexisted,the
folk
peoplecouldnothonourhimenough."
Nonsense,"mutteredHawberk,searchingonthefloorfor
en
afallenrivet.
Isitnonsense,"I
spurgte
asked,managingtosuppresswhatI
følte
felt,"isitnonsensewhenhe
siger
saysthatthetassetsandcuissardsoftheenamelledsuitofarmourcommonly
kendt
knownasthe'Prince'sEmblazoned'
kan
canbefoundamongamassofrustytheatricalproperties,brokenstoves
og
andragpicker'srefuseinagarretinPellStreet?"
Hawberk'shammer
faldt
felltotheground,buthepickedit
op
upandasked,witha
stor
greatdealofcalm,howI
vidste
knewthatthetassetsandleftcuissardweremissingfromthe"Prince'sEmblazoned."
Ididnot
vidste
knowuntilMr.Wildementionedittomethe
anden
otherday.
Hesaidtheywereinthegarretof998PellStreet."
Nonsense,"hecried,
men
butInoticedhishandtrembling
under
underhisleathernapron.
Isthisnonsensetoo?"
I
spurgte
askedpleasantly,"isitnonsense
når
whenMr.WildecontinuallyspeaksofyouastheMarquisofAvonshire
og
andofMissConstance—".
Ididnotfinish,forConstancehad
begyndt
startedtoherfeetwithterror
skrevet
writtenoneveryfeature.
Hawberk
kiggede
lookedatmeandslowlysmoothedhisleathernapron.
Thatisimpossible,"heobserved,"Mr.
Wilde
kan
mayknowagreatmanythings—".
Om
Aboutarmour,forinstance,andthe'Prince'sEmblazoned,'"Iinterposed,smiling.
Yes,"hecontinued,slowly,"aboutarmouralso—maybe—butheiswronginregardtotheMarquisofAvonshire,who,asyou
ved
know,killedhiswife'straduceryears
siden
ago,andwenttoAustralia
hvor
wherehedidnotlongsurvivehiswife."
Mr.
Wildeiswrong,"murmuredConstance.
Herlipswereblanched,
men
buthervoicewassweet
og
andcalm.
Letusagree,
hvis
ifyouplease,thatin
denne
thisonecircumstanceMr.Wildeiswrong,"Isaid.
II
Iclimbed
de
thethreedilapidatedflightsofstairs,
som
whichIhadsooftenclimbed
før
before,andknockedata
lille
smalldoorattheendof
de
thecorridor.
Mr.Wildeopenedthe
døren
doorandIwalkedin.
Da
Whenhehaddouble-lockedthe
døren
doorandpushedaheavychest
mod
againstit,hecameandsatdownbesideme,peering
op
upintomyfacewithhis
små
littlelight-colouredeyes.
Halfadozen
nye
newscratchescoveredhisnose
og
andcheeks,andthesilverwires
der
whichsupportedhisartificialearshad
blevet
becomedisplaced.
IthoughtI
havde
hadneverseenhimsohideouslyfascinating.
He
havde
hadnoears.
Theartificialones,
som
whichnowstoodoutatananglefromthe
fine
finewire,werehisoneweakness.
Theywere
lavet
madeofwaxandpainted
en
ashellpink,butthe
resten
restofhisfacewasyellow.
He
kunne
mightbetterhaverevelledintheluxuryof
nogle
someartificialfingersforhisleft
hånd
hand,whichwasabsolutelyfingerless,
men
butitseemedtocausehim
ikke
noinconvenience,andhewassatisfied
med
withhiswaxears.
Hewas
meget
verysmall,scarcelyhigherthan
et
achildoften,buthisarmsweremagnificentlydeveloped,
og
andhisthighsasthickas
nogen
anyathlete's.
Still,themostremarkablethingaboutMr.Wildewas
at
thatamanofhismarvellousintelligence
og
andknowledgeshouldhavesucha
hoved
head.
Itwasflatandpointed,liketheheadsof
mange
manyofthoseunfortunateswhom
folk
peopleimprisoninasylumsfortheweak-minded.
Mange
Manycalledhiminsane,butI
vidste
knewhimtobeassaneasIwas.
Idonotdeny
at
thathewaseccentric;
themaniahe
havde
hadforkeepingthatcat
og
andteasingheruntilsheflewathis
ansigt
facelikeademon,wascertainlyeccentric.
I
aldrig
nevercouldunderstandwhyhe
holdt
keptthecreature,norwhatpleasurehe
fandt
foundinshuttinghimselfupinhis
værelse
roomwiththissurly,viciousbeast.
I
huske
rememberonce,glancingupfrom
det
themanuscriptIwasstudyingby
det
thelightofsometallowdips,
og
andseeingMr.Wildesquattingmotionlessonhis
høj
highchair,hiseyesfairlyblazingwithexcitement,
mens
whilethecat,whichhadrisenfromher
plads
placebeforethestove,camecreepingacross
det
thefloorrightathim.
Før
BeforeIcouldmovesheflattenedherbellytotheground,crouched,trembled,
og
andsprangintohisface.
Howling
og
andfoamingtheyrolledover
og
andoveronthefloor,scratching
og
andclawing,untilthecatscreamed
og
andfledunderthecabinet,
og
andMr.Wildeturnedoveronhis
ryggen
back,hislimbscontractingandcurling
op
uplikethelegsof
en
adyingspider.
Hewaseccentric.
Mr.
Wildehadclimbedintohis
høje
highchair,and,afterstudyingmy
ansigt
face,pickedupadog's-earedledger
og
andopenedit.
HenryB.
Matthews,"he
læste
read,"book-keeperwithWhysotWhysot
og
andCompany,dealersinchurchornaments.
Kaldt
CalledApril3rd.
Reputationdamagedontherace-track.
Kendt
Knownasawelcher.
ReputationtoberepairedbyAugust1st.
Retainer
Fem
FiveDollars."