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THEREPAIREROFREPUTATIONS
I
Neraillonspaslesfous;
leurfoliedurepluslongtempsquelanôtre....
Voilatouteladifférence."
Towardthe
einde
end
oftheyear1920the
Regering
Government
oftheUnitedStates
had
had
practicallycompletedtheprogramme,
aangenomen
adopted
duringthelastmonthsof
President
President
Winthrop'sadministration.
Thecountrywas
blijkbaar
apparently
tranquil.
Everybodyknowshow
de
the
TariffandLabourquestionsweresettled.
The
oorlog
war
withGermany,incidenton
dat
that
country'sseizureoftheSamoanIslands,
had
had
leftnovisiblescarsuponthe
republiek
republic
,andthetemporaryoccupationofNorfolkbytheinvadingarmy
had
had
beenforgotteninthe
vreugde
joy
overrepeatednavalvictories,
en
and
thesubsequentridiculousplightof
Generaal
General
VonGartenlaube'sforcesinthe
Staat
State
ofNewJersey.
TheCuban
en
and
Hawaiianinvestmentshadpaidone
honderd
hundred
percentandthe
grondgebied
territory
ofSamoawaswell
waard
worth
itscostasacoalingstation.
Het
The
countrywasinasuperb
staat
state
ofdefence.
Everycoastcityhadbeen
goed
well
suppliedwithlandfortifications;
thearmy
onder
under
theparentaleyeoftheGeneral
Staf
Staff
,organizedaccordingtothePrussian
systeem
system
,hadbeenincreasedto300,000men,
met
with
aterritorialreserveof
een
a
million;
andsixmagnificentsquadronsofcruisers
en
and
battle-shipspatrolledthesixstationsof
de
the
navigableseas,leavingasteamreserveamplyfittedtocontrolhomewaters.
Thegentlemenfromthe
Westen
West
hadatlastbeenconstrainedto
erkennen
acknowledge
thatacollegeforthetrainingofdiplomatswasas
noodzakelijk
necessary
aslawschoolsareforthetrainingofbarristers;
bijgevolg
consequently
wewerenolonger
vertegenwoordigd
represented
abroadbyincompetentpatriots.
De
The
nationwasprosperous;
Chicago,for
een
a
momentparalyzedaftera
tweede
second
greatfire,hadrisenfromitsruins,white
en
and
imperial,andmorebeautiful
dan
than
thewhitecitywhichhadbeen
gebouwd
built
foritsplaythingin1893.
Overal
Everywhere
goodarchitecturewasreplacing
slechte
bad
,andeveninNewYork,
een
a
suddencravingfordecency
had
had
sweptawayagreat
deel
portion
oftheexistinghorrors.
Streetshadbeenwidened,
naar behoren
properly
pavedandlighted,treeshadbeen
geplant
planted
,squareslaidout,elevatedstructures
gesloopt
demolished
andundergroundroadsbuiltto
vervangen
replace
them.
Thenewgovernmentbuildings
en
and
barrackswerefinebitsof
architectuur
architecture
,andthelongsystemof
stenen
stone
quayswhichcompletelysurroundedthe
eiland
island
hadbeenturnedintoparks
die
which
provedagod-sendtothe
bevolking
population
.
Thesubsidizingofthestatetheatre
en
and
stateoperabroughtits
eigen
own
reward.
TheUnitedStatesNationalAcademyofDesignwas
veel
much
likeEuropeaninstitutionsof
de
the
samekind.
Nobodyenvied
de
the
SecretaryofFineArts,eitherhiscabinetposition
of
or
hisportfolio.
TheSecretaryofForestry
en
and
GamePreservationhada
veel
much
easiertime,thankstothe
nieuwe
new
systemofNationalMountedPolice.
We
hadden
had
profitedwellbythe
laatste
latest
treatieswithFranceandEngland;
theexclusionofforeign-bornJewsas
een
a
measureofself-preservation,thesettlementofthe
nieuwe
new
independentnegrostateofSuanee,the
controleren
checking
ofimmigration,thenewlawsconcerningnaturalization,
en
and
thegradualcentralizationof
macht
power
intheexecutiveall
droegen
contributed
tonationalcalmand
welvaart
prosperity
.
WhentheGovernmentsolvedtheIndian
probleem
problem
andsquadronsofIndian
cavalerie
cavalry
scoutsinnativecostumewere
vervangen
substituted
forthepitiableorganizationstackedontothe
staart
tail
ofskeletonizedregimentsby
een
a
formerSecretaryofWar,the
natie
nation
drewalongsighof
opluchting
relief
.
When,afterthecolossal
Congres
Congress
ofReligions,bigotryandintolerancewere
gelegd
laid
intheirgravesand
vriendelijkheid
kindness
andcharitybeganto
trekken
draw
warringsectstogether,many
dachten
thought
themillenniumhadarrived,atleastinthe
nieuwe
new
worldwhichafterallis
een
a
worldbyitself.
Butself-preservationis
de
the
firstlaw,andthe
Verenigde
United
Stateshadtolookonin
hulpeloos
helpless
sorrowasGermany,Italy,Spain
en
and
Belgiumwrithedinthethroesof
Anarchie
Anarchy
,whileRussia,watchingfrom
de
the
Caucasus,stoopedandboundthem
een
one
byone.
Inthe
stad
city
ofNewYorkthe
zomer
summer
of1899wassignalizedby
de
the
dismantlingoftheElevatedRailroads.
De
The
summerof1900will
leven
live
inthememoriesofNewYork
mensen
people
formanyacycle;
het
the
DodgeStatuewasremovedin
dat
that
year.
Inthefollowing
winter
winter
beganthatagitationfor
de
the
repealofthelawsprohibiting
zelfmoord
suicide
whichboreitsfinalfruitin
de
the
monthofApril,1920,
toen
when
thefirstGovernmentLethalChamberwas
geopend
opened
onWashingtonSquare.
Ihad
gelopen
walked
downthatdayfromDr.Archer's
huis
house
onMadisonAvenue,whereIhadbeenas
een
a
mereformality.
Eversincethat
val
fall
frommyhorse,fouryearsbefore,Ihadbeentroubledattimeswithpainsin
de
the
backofmyhead
en
and
neck,butnowformonthstheyhadbeenabsent,
en
and
thedoctorsentmeawaythat
dag
day
sayingtherewasnothing
meer
more
tobecuredinme.
Itwas
nauwelijks
hardly
worthhisfeetobe
verteld
told
that;
Iknewitmyself.
Toch
Still
Ididnotgrudgehim
het
the
money.
WhatImindedwasthe
fout
mistake
whichhemadeatfirst.
Toen
When
theypickedmeupfromthe
stoep
pavement
whereIlayunconscious,
en
and
somebodyhadmercifullysent
een
a
bulletthroughmyhorse's
hoofd
head
,IwascarriedtoDr.
Archer
Archer
,andhe,pronouncingmy
hersenen
brain
affected,placedmeinhis
privé
private
asylumwhereIwas
gedwongen
obliged
toenduretreatmentfor
krankzinnigheid
insanity
.
Atlasthedecided
dat
that
Iwaswell,and
Ik
I
,knowingthatmymindhad
altijd
always
beenassoundashis,ifnotsounder,"paidmytuition"ashejokingly
noemde
called
it,andleft.
I
zei
told
him,smiling,thatI
zou
would
getevenwithhimforhis
fout
mistake
,andhelaughedheartily,
en
and
askedmetocallonceinawhile.
I
deed
did
so,hopingfora
kans
chance
toevenupaccounts,
maar
but
hegavemenone,
en
and
ItoldhimI
zou
would
wait.
Thefallfrommy
paard
horse
hadfortunatelyleftnoevilresults;
onthe
integendeel
contrary
ithadchangedmy
hele
whole
characterforthebetter.
From
een
a
lazyyoungmanabout
stad
town
,Ihadbecomeactive,
energiek
energetic
,temperate,andaboveall—oh,aboveallelse—ambitious.
Er
There
wasonlyonethingwhichtroubled
me
me
,Ilaughedatmy
eigen
own
uneasiness,andyetittroubled
me
me
.
DuringmyconvalescenceI
had
had
boughtandreadfor
het
the
firsttime,TheKinginYellow.
Iremember
na
after
finishingthefirstact
dat
that
itoccurredtome
dat
that
Ihadbetterstop.
I
begon
started
upandflungthe
boek
book
intothefireplace;
the
volume
volume
struckthebarredgrate
en
and
fellopenonthehearthinthefirelight.
IfIhadnotcaught
een
a
glimpseoftheopeningwordsinthe
tweede
second
actIshouldnever
hebben
have
finishedit,butasIstoopedtopickitup,myeyes
werden
became
rivetedtotheopen
bladzijde
page
,andwithacryofterror,
of
or
perhapsitwasof
vreugde
joy
sopoignantthatI
leed
suffered
ineverynerve,Isnatchedthe
ding
thing
outofthecoals
en
and
creptshakingtomy
slaapkamer
bedroom
,whereIreadit
en
and
rereadit,andwept
en
and
laughedandtrembledwith
een
a
horrorwhichattimesassailsmeyet.
Dit
This
isthethingthattroubles
me
me
,forIcannotforgetCarcosa
waar
where
blackstarshangintheheavens;
waar
where
theshadowsofmen'sthoughtslengtheninthe
middag
afternoon
,whenthetwinsuns
zinken
sink
intothelakeofHali;
en
and
mymindwillbearforeverthe
herinnering
memory
ofthePallidMask.
I
bid
pray
Godwillcursethe
schrijver
writer
,asthewriterhas
vervloeken
cursed
theworldwiththis
prachtige
beautiful
,stupendouscreation,terribleinits
eenvoud
simplicity
,irresistibleinitstruth—a
wereld
world
whichnowtremblesbefore
de
the
KinginYellow.
WhentheFrench
Regering
Government
seizedthetranslatedcopies
die
which
hadjustarrivedinParis,London,of
natuurlijk
course
,becameeagertoreadit.
Itiswellknown
hoe
how
thebookspreadlike
een
an
infectiousdisease,fromcityto
stad
city
,fromcontinenttocontinent,barredout
hier
here
,confiscatedthere,denouncedby
Pers
Press
andpulpit,censuredevenbythe
meest
most
advancedofliteraryanarchists.
Geen
No
definiteprincipleshadbeen
geschonden
violated
inthosewickedpages,
geen
no
doctrinepromulgated,noconvictionsoutraged.
It
kon
could
notbejudgedby
een
any
knownstandard,yet,althoughitwas
erkend
acknowledged
thatthesupremenoteof
kunst
art
hadbeenstruckinTheKinginYellow,all
voelden
felt
thathumannaturecouldnotbearthe
spanning
strain
,northriveonwordsin
waarin
which
theessenceofpurest
gif
poison
lurked.
Theverybanality
en
and
innocenceofthefirst
akte
act
onlyallowedtheblowto
viel
fall
afterwardwithmoreawful
effect
effect
.
Itwas,Iremember,the13th
dag
day
ofApril,1920,thatthe
eerste
first
GovernmentLethalChamberwasestablishedonthesouthsideofWashington
Square
Square
,betweenWoosterStreetandSouthFifth
Avenue
Avenue
.
Theblockwhichhad
vroeger
formerly
consistedofalotofshabby
oude
old
buildings,usedascafés
en
and
restaurantsforforeigners,hadbeen
verworven
acquired
bytheGovernmentinthe
winter
winter
of1898.
TheFrench
en
and
Italiancafésandrestaurantsweretorndown;
het
the
wholeblockwasenclosedby
een
a
gildedironrailing,andconvertedinto
een
a
lovelygardenwithlawns,flowers
en
and
fountains.
Inthecentreofthe
tuin
garden
stoodasmall,white
gebouw
building
,severelyclassicalinarchitecture,
en
and
surroundedbythicketsofflowers.
Zes
Six
Ioniccolumnssupportedthe
dak
roof
,andthesingledoorwasof
brons
bronze
.
Asplendidmarblegroupofthe"Fates"
stond
stood
beforethedoor,the
werk
work
ofayoungAmericansculptor,BorisYvain,
die
who
haddiedinParis
toen
when
onlytwenty-threeyearsold.
TheinaugurationceremonieswereinprogressasIcrossedUniversityPlace
en
and
enteredthesquare.
Ithreadedmy
weg
way
throughthesilentthrongofspectators,
maar
but
wasstoppedatFourth
Street
Street
byacordonof
politie
police
.
AregimentofUnitedStateslancersweredrawnupin
een
a
hollowsquareroundtheLethalChamber.
On
een
a
raisedtribunefacingWashington
Park
Park
stoodtheGovernorofNewYork,
en
and
behindhimweregroupedthe
Burgemeester
Mayor
ofNewYorkandBrooklyn,theInspector-Generalof
Politie
Police
,theCommandantofthestatetroops,
Kolonel
Colonel
Livingston,militaryaidtothe
President
President
oftheUnitedStates,
Generaal
General
Blount,commandingatGovernor'sIsland,Major-GeneralHamilton,commandingthe
garnizoen
garrison
ofNewYorkandBrooklyn,
Admiraal
Admiral
BuffbyofthefleetintheNorthRiver,Surgeon-GeneralLanceford,the
personeel
staff
oftheNationalFreeHospital,SenatorsWyse
en
and
FranklinofNewYork,
en
and
theCommissionerofPublicWorks.
De
The
tribunewassurroundedby
een
a
squadronofhussarsof
de
the
NationalGuard.
TheGovernorwasfinishinghis
antwoord
reply
totheshortspeechoftheSurgeon-General.
I
hoorde
heard
himsay:
"Thelawsprohibiting
zelfmoord
suicide
andprovidingpunishmentfor
elke
any
attemptatself-destructionhavebeenrepealed.
The
Regering
Government
hasseenfitto
erkennen
acknowledge
therightofmanto
beëindigen
end
anexistencewhichmay
heeft
have
becomeintolerabletohim,
door
through
physicalsufferingormental
wanhoop
despair
.
Itisbelievedthatthe
gemeenschap
community
willbebenefitedbytheremovalof
zulke
such
peoplefromtheirmidst.
Sinds
Since
thepassageofthis
wet
law
,thenumberofsuicidesinthe
Verenigde
United
Stateshasnotincreased.
Nu
Now
theGovernmenthasdeterminedtoestablish
een
a
LethalChamberineverycity,town
en
and
villageinthecountry,it
blijft
remains
tobeseenwhetherornot
die
that
classofhumancreaturesfromwhosedespondingranks
nieuwe
new
victimsofself-destructionfall
dagelijks
daily
willacceptthereliefthusprovided."
He
pauzeerde
paused
,andturnedtothe
witte
white
LethalChamber.
Thesilencein
de
the
streetwasabsolute.
"There
een
a
painlessdeathawaitshim
die
who
cannolongerbear
de
the
sorrowsofthislife.
Als
If
deathiswelcomelethim
zoeken
seek
itthere."
Thenquicklyturningtothe
militaire
military
aidofthePresident's
huishouden
household
,hesaid,"Ideclarethe
Dodelijke
Lethal
Chamberopen,"andagainfacingthe
enorme
vast
crowdhecriedin
een
a
clearvoice:
"CitizensofNewYork
en
and
oftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,
door
through
metheGovernmentdeclares
de
the
LethalChambertobeopen."
The
plechtige
solemn
hushwasbrokenby
een
a
sharpcryofcommand,thesquadronofhussarsfiledaftertheGovernor's
koets
carriage
,thelancerswheeledand
vormden
formed
alongFifthAvenueto
wachten
wait
forthecommandantofthe
garnizoen
garrison
,andthemountedpolice
volgde
followed
them.
Ileftthe
menigte
crowd
togapeandstareatthe
witte
white
marbleDeathChamber,and,
oversteken
crossing
SouthFifthAvenue,walked
langs
along
thewesternsideof
die
that
thoroughfaretoBleeckerStreet.
ThenI
draaide
turned
totherightand
stopte
stopped
beforeadingyshop
die
which
borethesign:.
HAWBERK,ARMOURER.
Iglancedinatthe
deur
doorway
andsawHawberkbusyinhis
kleine
little
shopattheendofthehall.
He
keek
looked
up,andcatchingsightofmecriedinhisdeep,hearty
stem
voice
,"Comein,Mr.Castaigne!"
Constance,his
dochter
daughter
,rosetomeetmeasIcrossedthe
drempel
threshold
,andheldouther
mooie
pretty
hand,butIsawthe
blozen
blush
ofdisappointmentonhercheeks,
en
and
knewthatitwas
andere
another
Castaigneshehadexpected,my
neef
cousin
Louis.
Ismiledather
verwarring
confusion
andcomplimentedheron
het
the
bannershewasembroideringfrom
een
a
colouredplate.
OldHawberk
zat
sat
rivetingtheworngreavesof
aantal
some
ancientsuitofarmour,
en
and
theting!
ting!
ting!
ofhis
kleine
little
hammersoundedpleasantlyin
de
the
quaintshop.
Presentlyhe
vallen
dropped
hishammer,andfussed
over
about
foramomentwith
een
a
tinywrench.
Thesoftclashof
de
the
mailsentathrillof
plezier
pleasure
throughme.
Ilovedto
horen
hear
themusicofsteelbrushing
tegen
against
steel,themellowshockofthemalletonthighpieces,
en
and
thejingleofchainarmour.
Dat
That
wastheonlyreasonI
ging
went
toseeHawberk.
He
had
had
neverinterestedmepersonally,
noch
nor
didConstance,exceptfor
het
the
factofherbeinginlovewithLouis.
Dit
This
didoccupymyattention,
en
and
sometimesevenkeptme
wakker
awake
atnight.
ButI
wist
knew
inmyheartthatall
zou
would
comeright,andthatI
moeten
should
arrangetheirfutureasI
verwachtte
expected
toarrangethatofmy
vriendelijke
kind
doctor,JohnArcher.
However,Ishould
nooit
never
havetroubledmyselfabout
bezoeken
visiting
themjustthen,haditnotbeen,asI
zei
say
,thatthemusicofthetinkling
hamer
hammer
hadformethis
sterke
strong
fascination.
Iwouldsitforhours,
luisteren
listening
andlistening,andwhen
een
a
straysunbeamstrucktheinlaid
staal
steel
,thesensationitgavemewas
bijna
almost
tookeentoendure.
Myeyeswould
werden
become
fixed,dilatingwitha
plezier
pleasure
thatstretchedeverynerve
bijna
almost
tobreaking,untilsome
beweging
movement
oftheoldarmourercutoffthe
straal
ray
ofsunlight,then,stillthrillingsecretly,Ileaned
terug
back
andlistenedagaintothe
geluid
sound
ofthepolishingrag,swish!
swish!
wrijven
rubbing
rustfromtherivets.
Constance
werkte
worked
withtheembroideryoverherknees,now
en
and
thenpausingtoexaminemoreclosely
het
the
patterninthecoloured
bord
plate
fromtheMetropolitanMuseum.
Wie
Who
isthisfor?"
I
vroeg
asked
.
Hawberkexplained,thatinadditiontothetreasuresofarmourinthe
Metropolitan
Metropolitan
Museumofwhichhehadbeen
benoemd
appointed
armourer,healsohadchargeof
verschillende
several
collectionsbelongingtorichamateurs.
Dit
This
wasthemissinggreaveof
een
a
famoussuitwhicha
klant
client
ofhishadtracedto
een
a
littleshopinParison
de
the
Quaid'Orsay.
He,Hawberk,
had
had
negotiatedforandsecuredthegreave,
en
and
nowthesuitwas
compleet
complete
.
Helaiddownhis
hamer
hammer
andreadmethe
geschiedenis
history
ofthesuit,traced
sinds
since
1450fromownerto
eigenaar
owner
untilitwasacquiredbyThomasStainbridge.
Toen
When
hissuperbcollectionwas
verkocht
sold
,thisclientofHawberk's
kocht
bought
thesuit,andsincethenthesearchforthemissinggreavehadbeenpushed
totdat
until
itwas,almostby
ongeluk
accident
,locatedinParis.
Didyou
voortgezet
continue
thesearchsopersistently
zonder
without
anycertaintyofthegreavebeing
nog steeds
still
inexistence?"
Idemanded.
Ofcourse,"herepliedcoolly.
Thenfor
het
the
firsttimeItooka
persoonlijk
personal
interestinHawberk.
Itwas
waard
worth
somethingtoyou,"Iventured.
No,"he
antwoordde
replied
,laughing,"mypleasurein
vinden
finding
itwasmyreward."
Heb
Have
younoambitiontoberich?"
I
vroeg
asked
,smiling.
Myoneambitionistobe
de
the
bestarmourerintheworld,"heansweredgravely.
Constance
vroeg
asked
meifIhad
gezien
seen
theceremoniesattheLethalChamber.
Sheherself
had
had
noticedcavalrypassingupBroadway
die
that
morning,andhadwishedto
zien
see
theinauguration,buther
vader
father
wantedthebannerfinished,
en
and
shehadstayedathis
verzoek
request
.
Didyouseeyour
neef
cousin
,Mr.Castaigne,there?"
she
vroeg
asked
,withtheslightesttremorofher
zachte
soft
eyelashes.
No,"Irepliedcarelessly.
"Louis'
regiment
regiment
ismanœuvringoutinWestchesterCounty."
Irose
en
and
pickedupmyhat
en
and
cane.
Areyougoing
boven
upstairs
toseethelunaticagain?"
lachte
laughed
oldHawberk.
IfHawberk
wist
knew
howIloathethat
woord
word
"lunatic,"hewouldnever
gebruiken
use
itinmypresence.
Itrouses
bepaalde
certain
feelingswithinmewhichIdonotcareto
uitleggen
explain
.
However,Iansweredhim
rustig
quietly
:
"IthinkIshall
vallen
drop
inandseeMr.Wildefor
een
a
momentortwo."
Poorfellow,"
zei
said
Constance,withashakeofthe
hoofd
head
,"itmustbehardto
leven
live
aloneyearafteryearpoor,
verlamd
crippled
andalmostdemented.
Itis
erg
very
goodofyou,Mr.Castaigne,to
bezoeken
visit
himasoftenasyoudo."
I
denk
think
heisvicious,"observedHawberk,
beginnen
beginning
againwithhishammer.
I
luisterde
listened
tothegoldentinkleonthegreaveplates;
toen
when
hehadfinishedI
antwoordde
replied:
.
No,heisnotvicious,
noch
nor
isheinthe
minst
least
demented.
Hismindis
een
a
wonderchamber,fromwhichhe
kan
can
extracttreasuresthatyou
en
and
Iwouldgiveyearsofour
leven
life
toacquire."'.
Hawberklaughed.
Icontinued
een
a
littleimpatiently:
"Heknows
geschiedenis
history
asnooneelse
kunnen
could
knowit.
Nothing,however
triviaal
trivial
,escapeshissearch,andhis
geheugen
memory
issoabsolute,sopreciseindetails,
dat
that
wereitknowninNewYork
dat
that
suchamanexisted,the
mensen
people
couldnothonourhimenough."
Nonsense,"mutteredHawberk,
zoek
searching
onthefloorfor
een
a
fallenrivet.
Isitnonsense,"I
vroeg
asked
,managingtosuppresswhatI
voelde
felt
,"isitnonsensewhenhe
zegt
says
thatthetassetsandcuissardsoftheenamelled
pak
suit
ofarmourcommonlyknownasthe'Prince'sEmblazoned'
kan
can
befoundamonga
massa
mass
ofrustytheatricalproperties,
gebroken
broken
stovesandragpicker'srefusein
een
a
garretinPellStreet?"
Hawberk's
hamer
hammer
felltotheground,
maar
but
hepickeditup
en
and
asked,withagreatdealof
kalmte
calm
,howIknewthatthetassets
en
and
leftcuissardweremissingfromthe"Prince'sEmblazoned."
Ididnot
wist
know
untilMr.Wildementionedittometheotherday.
He
zei
said
theywereinthegarretof998PellStreet."
Nonsense,"he
huilde
cried
,butInoticedhis
hand
hand
tremblingunderhisleathern
schort
apron
.
Isthisnonsensetoo?"
I
vroeg
asked
pleasantly,"isitnonsensewhenMr.Wilde
voortdurend
continually
speaksofyouasthe
Markies
Marquis
ofAvonshireandofMissConstance—".
Ididnotfinish,forConstancehad
begonnen
started
toherfeetwith
terreur
terror
writtenoneveryfeature.
Hawberk
keek
looked
atmeandslowlysmoothedhisleathern
schort
apron
.
Thatisimpossible,"heobserved,"Mr.
Wildemay
weet
know
agreatmanythings—".
Over
About
armour,forinstance,and
de
the
'Prince'sEmblazoned,'"Iinterposed,
glimlachend
smiling
.
Yes,"hecontinued,slowly,"about
pantser
armour
also—maybe—butheiswronginregardto
de
the
MarquisofAvonshire,who,asyou
weet
know
,killedhiswife'straduceryears
geleden
ago
,andwenttoAustralia
waar
where
hedidnotlong
overleefde
survive
hiswife."
Mr.
Wildeiswrong,"murmuredConstance.
Herlipswereblanched,
maar
but
hervoicewassweet
en
and
calm.
Letusagree,
als
if
youplease,thatin
deze
this
onecircumstanceMr.Wildeiswrong,"I
zei
said
.
II
Iclimbedthe
drie
three
dilapidatedflightsofstairs,
die
which
Ihadsooftenclimbedbefore,
en
and
knockedatasmall
deur
door
attheendofthe
gang
corridor
.
Mr.Wildeopenedthe
deur
door
andIwalkedin.
Toen
When
hehaddouble-lockedthe
deur
door
andpushedaheavy
borst
chest
againstit,hecame
en
and
satdownbesideme,peeringupintomy
gezicht
face
withhislittlelight-colouredeyes.
Half
Half
adozennewscratchescoveredhis
neus
nose
andcheeks,andthe
zilveren
silver
wireswhichsupportedhis
kunstmatige
artificial
earshadbecomedisplaced.
I
dacht
thought
Ihadneverseenhimsohideously
fascinerend
fascinating
.
Hehadnoears.
De
The
artificialones,whichnowstoodoutatan
hoek
angle
fromthefinewire,werehisone
zwakte
weakness
.
Theyweremadeof
was
wax
andpaintedashell
roze
pink
,buttherestofhis
gezicht
face
wasyellow.
Hemight
beter
better
haverevelledinthe
luxe
luxury
ofsomeartificialfingersforhislefthand,
die
which
wasabsolutelyfingerless,butit
leek
seemed
tocausehimno
ongemak
inconvenience
,andhewassatisfied
met
with
hiswaxears.
Hewas
heel
very
small,scarcelyhigherthana
kind
child
often,buthisarmsweremagnificently
ontwikkeld
developed
,andhisthighsas
dik
thick
asanyathlete's.
Still,
het
the
mostremarkablethingaboutMr.Wildewas
dat
that
amanofhismarvellous
intelligentie
intelligence
andknowledgeshouldhavesuch
een
a
head.
Itwasflat
en
and
pointed,liketheheadsof
veel
many
ofthoseunfortunateswhom
mensen
people
imprisoninasylumsfortheweak-minded.
Many
noemden
called
himinsane,butI
wist
knew
himtobeas
gezond
sane
asIwas.
Idonot
ontken
deny
thathewaseccentric;
de
the
maniahehadfor
houden
keeping
thatcatandteasingher
tot
until
sheflewathis
gezicht
face
likeademon,was
zeker
certainly
eccentric.
Inevercould
begrijpen
understand
whyhekeptthe
wezen
creature
,norwhatpleasurehe
vond
found
inshuttinghimselfupinhis
kamer
room
withthissurly,vicious
beest
beast
.
Irememberonce,glancingupfromthe
manuscript
manuscript
Iwasstudyingbythe
licht
light
ofsometallowdips,
en
and
seeingMr.Wildesquattingmotionlessonhishigh
stoel
chair
,hiseyesfairlyblazingwith
opwinding
excitement
,whilethecat,whichhadrisenfromher
plaats
place
beforethestove,came
kruipen
creeping
acrossthefloorrightat
hem
him
.
BeforeIcouldmovesheflattenedherbellyto
de
the
ground,crouched,trembled,andsprangintohis
gezicht
face
.
Howlingandfoamingthey
rolden
rolled
overandoveron
de
the
floor,scratchingandclawing,
totdat
until
thecatscreamedand
vluchtte
fled
underthecabinet,andMr.Wilde
draaide
turned
overonhisback,hislimbscontracting
en
and
curlinguplikethelegsof
een
a
dyingspider.
Hewas
excentriek
eccentric
.
Mr.
Wildehadclimbedintohis
hoge
high
chair,and,afterstudyingmy
gezicht
face
,pickedupadog's-earedledger
en
and
openedit.
HenryB.
Matthews,"he
las
read
,"book-keeperwithWhysotWhysotandCompany,dealersinchurchornaments.
Called
April
April
3rd.
Reputationdamagedon
het
the
race-track.
Knownasawelcher.
Reputatie
Reputation
toberepairedby
Augustus
August
1st.
RetainerFiveDollars."