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The King in Yellow | Gradually Hardening Finnish A1-B2 Translation Books

The King in Yellow | Gradually Hardening Finnish A1-B2 Translation Books

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THEREPAIREROFREPUTATIONS
I
Neraillonspaslesfous;
leurfoliedurepluslongtempsquelanôtre....
Voilatouteladifférence."
Towardtheendofthe
vuoden
year1920theGovernmentoftheUnitedStates
oli
hadpracticallycompletedtheprogramme,adoptedduringthelastmonthsof
Presidentti
PresidentWinthrop'sadministration.
Thecountrywas
ilmeisesti
apparentlytranquil.
EverybodyknowshowtheTariff
ja
andLabourquestionsweresettled.
The
sota
warwithGermany,incidentonthatcountry'sseizureoftheSamoanIslands,had
jättänyt
leftnovisiblescarsupontherepublic,andthetemporary
miehityksen
occupationofNorfolkbythe
hyökkäävä
invadingarmyhadbeenforgotteninthejoyoverrepeatednavalvictories,andthesubsequentridiculousplightofGeneralVonGartenlaube'sforcesintheStateofNewJersey.
TheCubanandHawaiianinvestmentshadpaidonehundredpercentandthe
alue
territoryofSamoawaswell
arvoinen
worthitscostasacoalingstation.
The
maan
countrywasinasuperbstateof
puolustus
defence.
Everycoastcityhadbeen
hyvin
wellsuppliedwithlandfortifications;
the
armeija
armyundertheparentaleyeoftheGeneralStaff,
järjestetty
organizedaccordingtothePrussiansystem,
oli
hadbeenincreasedto300,000men,withaterritorialreserveofamillion;
and
kuusi
sixmagnificentsquadronsofcruisersandbattle-ships
partioi
patrolledthesixstationsofthenavigableseas,
jättäen
leavingasteamreserveamplyfittedtocontrolhomewaters.
ThegentlemenfromtheWesthadatlastbeenconstrainedto
tunnustamaan
acknowledgethatacollegeforthetrainingofdiplomatswasas
välttämätöntä
necessaryaslawschoolsareforthetrainingofbarristers;
consequentlywewere
ei
nolongerrepresentedabroadbyincompetentpatriots.
Thenationwasprosperous;
Chicago,foramomentparalyzed
jälkeen
afterasecondgreatfire,
oli
hadrisenfromitsruins,
valkoinen
whiteandimperial,andmorebeautiful
kuin
thanthewhitecitywhich
oli
hadbeenbuiltforitsplaythingin1893.
Kaikkialla
Everywheregoodarchitecturewasreplacingbad,and
jopa
eveninNewYork,a
äkillinen
suddencravingfordecencyhadswept
pois
awayagreatportionoftheexistinghorrors.
Streets
oli
hadbeenwidened,properlypaved
ja
andlighted,treeshadbeen
istutettu
planted,squareslaidout,elevatedstructures
purettu
demolishedandundergroundroadsbuiltto
tilalle
replacethem.
Thenewgovernmentbuildingsandbarrackswerefinebitsofarchitecture,andthe
pitkä
longsystemofstonequays
jotka
whichcompletelysurroundedtheislandhadbeenturnedintoparks
jotka
whichprovedagod-sendtothepopulation.
Thesubsidizingofthe
valtion
statetheatreandstateopera
toi
broughtitsownreward.
TheUnitedStates
Kansallinen
NationalAcademyofDesignwas
paljon
muchlikeEuropeaninstitutionsofthesamekind.
Kukaan
NobodyenviedtheSecretaryofFineArts,eitherhiscabinetpositionorhisportfolio.
TheSecretaryofForestryandGamePreservation
oli
hadamucheasiertime,thankstothe
uuden
newsystemofNationalMountedPolice.
We
olimme
hadprofitedwellbythelatesttreaties
kanssa
withFranceandEngland;
theexclusionofforeign-bornJewsasameasureofself-preservation,thesettlementofthenewindependentnegrostateofSuanee,thecheckingofimmigration,thenewlaws
koskevat
concerningnaturalization,andthegradualcentralizationofpowerintheexecutiveall
edistivät
contributedtonationalcalmand
vaurautta
prosperity.
WhentheGovernmentsolvedtheIndianproblemandsquadronsofIndiancavalryscoutsinnativecostumeweresubstitutedforthepitiableorganizationstackedontothetailofskeletonizedregimentsbya
entinen
formerSecretaryofWar,the
kansakunta
nationdrewalongsighofrelief.
When,afterthecolossalCongressofReligions,bigotryandintolerancewerelaidintheirgravesand
ystävällisyys
kindnessandcharitybeganto
vetää
drawwarringsectstogether,many
ajattelivat
thoughtthemillenniumhadarrived,at
ainakin
leastinthenewworld
joka
whichafterallisaworldbyitself.
Mutta
Butself-preservationisthefirst
laki
law,andtheUnitedStates
on
hadtolookoninhelplesssorrowasGermany,Italy,SpainandBelgiumwrithedinthethroesofAnarchy,
kun
whileRussia,watchingfromtheCaucasus,
kumartui
stoopedandboundthemoneby
yksi
one.
InthecityofNewYorkthe
kesä
summerof1899wassignalizedbythe
purkamista
dismantlingoftheElevatedRailroads.
The
kesä
summerof1900willliveinthememoriesofNewYorkpeopleformanyacycle;
theDodge
Patsas
Statuewasremovedinthat
vuonna
year.
Inthefollowingwinter
alkoi
beganthatagitationfortherepealofthelawsprohibitingsuicidewhich
kantoi
boreitsfinalfruitinthemonthofApril,1920,
kun
whenthefirstGovernmentLethalChamberwas
avattiin
openedonWashingtonSquare.
IhadwalkeddownthatdayfromDr.Archer'shouseonMadisonAvenue,
jossa
whereIhadbeenasamereformality.
Eversincethatfallfrommyhorse,
neljä
fouryearsbefore,Ihadbeentroubledattimeswithpainsinthebackofmyheadandneck,
mutta
butnowformonthstheyhadbeen
poissa
absent,andthedoctorsentme
pois
awaythatdaysayingtherewas
mitään
nothingmoretobecuredinme.
Itwas
tuskin
hardlyworthhisfeetobe
sanottiin
toldthat;
Iknewitmyself.
Silti
StillIdidnotgrudgehimthemoney.
WhatImindedwasthe
virhe
mistakewhichhemadeatfirst.
Kun
Whentheypickedmeupfromthepavement
jossa
whereIlayunconscious,and
joku
somebodyhadmercifullysenta
luodin
bulletthroughmyhorse'shead,IwascarriedtoDr.Archer,
ja
andhe,pronouncingmybrainaffected,
sijoitti
placedmeinhisprivateasylum
jossa
whereIwasobligedto
kestää
enduretreatmentforinsanity.
Atlasthe
päätti
decidedthatIwaswell,
ja
andI,knowingthatmymindhad
aina
alwaysbeenassoundas
hänen
his,ifnotsounder,"paidmytuition"ashejokinglycalledit,
ja
andleft.
Itoldhim,
hymyillen
smiling,thatIwouldgetevenwithhimforhismistake,
ja
andhelaughedheartily,and
pyysi
askedmetocallonceinawhile.
I
tein
didso,hopingforachancetoevenupaccounts,
mutta
buthegavemenone,
ja
andItoldhimIwould
odottaisin
wait.
Thefallfrommyhorsehad
onneksi
fortunatelyleftnoevilresults;
onthecontraryit
oli
hadchangedmywholecharacterforthebetter.
Froma
laiska
lazyyoungmanabouttown,Ihad
tullut
becomeactive,energetic,temperate,andaboveall—oh,aboveallelse—ambitious.
Therewas
vain
onlyonethingwhichtroubled
minua
me,Ilaughedatmyownuneasiness,
ja
andyetittroubledme.
Aikana
DuringmyconvalescenceIhadbought
ja
andreadforthefirst
kertaa
time,TheKinginYellow.
I
muistan
rememberafterfinishingthefirstact
että
thatitoccurredtome
että
thatIhadbetterstop.
I
aloitin
startedupandflungthebookintothefireplace;
thevolumestruckthebarredgrate
ja
andfellopenonthehearthinthefirelight.
Jos
IfIhadnotcaughtaglimpseoftheopeningwordsinthe
toisen
secondactIshouldneverhavefinishedit,butasIstoopedto
hakemaan
pickitup,myeyesbecamerivetedtotheopenpage,andwitha
itkin
cryofterror,orperhapsitwasof
iloa
joysopoignantthatI
kärsivät
sufferedineverynerve,I
nappasin
snatchedthethingoutofthecoalsand
ryömin
creptshakingtomybedroom,whereIreaditandrereadit,andweptand
nauroin
laughedandtrembledwithahorror
jotka
whichattimesassailsmeyet.
Tämä
Thisisthethingthattroubles
minua
me,forIcannotforgetCarcosa
jossa
whereblackstarshangintheheavens;
wheretheshadowsofmen'sthoughtslengtheninthe
iltapäivällä
afternoon,whenthetwinsunssinkintothelakeofHali;
andmymindwillbearforeverthememoryofthePallidMask.
I
rukoilen
prayGodwillcursethe
kirjailija
writer,asthewriterhas
kiroaisi
cursedtheworldwiththisbeautiful,stupendouscreation,terribleinitssimplicity,
vastustamaton
irresistibleinitstruth—aworld
joka
whichnowtremblesbeforetheKinginYellow.
Kun
WhentheFrenchGovernmentseizedthetranslatedcopieswhichhad
juuri
justarrivedinParis,London,of
tietenkin
course,becameeagertoreadit.
Itis
hyvin
wellknownhowthebook
levisi
spreadlikeaninfectiousdisease,fromcitytocity,fromcontinenttocontinent,barredout
täällä
here,confiscatedthere,denouncedbyPressandpulpit,censured
jopa
evenbythemostadvancedof
kirjallisuuden
literaryanarchists.
Nodefiniteprinciples
ollut
hadbeenviolatedinthosewickedpages,
ei
nodoctrinepromulgated,noconvictionsoutraged.
Itcouldnotbe
arvioida
judgedbyanyknownstandard,
mutta
yet,althoughitwasacknowledged
että
thatthesupremenoteof
taiteen
arthadbeenstruckinThe
Kuningas
KinginYellow,allfelt
että
thathumannaturecouldnotbearthe
rasitusta
strain,northriveonwordsinwhichthe
olemus
essenceofpurestpoisonlurked.
Theverybanalityand
viattomuus
innocenceofthefirstact
vain
onlyallowedtheblowtofallafterwardwithmoreawfuleffect.
Itwas,Iremember,the13thdayofApril,1920,
että
thatthefirstGovernmentLethalChamberwas
perustettiin
establishedonthesouthsideofWashingtonSquare,betweenWoosterStreetandSouthFifthAvenue.
Theblock
joka
whichhadformerlyconsistedofalotofshabbyoldbuildings,
käytettiin
usedascafésandrestaurantsforforeigners,hadbeenacquiredbythe
Hallitus
Governmentinthewinterof1898.
TheFrench
ja
andItaliancafésandrestaurantsweretorndown;
thewholeblockwasenclosedbyagildedironrailing,
ja
andconvertedintoalovelygarden
jossa
withlawns,flowersandfountains.
Inthe
keskellä
centreofthegardenstooda
pieni
small,whitebuilding,severelyclassicalinarchitecture,andsurroundedbythicketsofflowers.
Kuusi
SixIoniccolumnssupportedtheroof,andthesingle
ovi
doorwasofbronze.
Asplendidmarblegroupofthe"Fates"
seisoi
stoodbeforethedoor,theworkofayoungAmericansculptor,BorisYvain,
joka
whohaddiedinPariswhen
vain
onlytwenty-threeyearsold.
Theinaugurationceremonieswerein
käynnissä
progressasIcrossedUniversityPlace
ja
andenteredthesquare.
Ithreadedmyway
läpi
throughthesilentthrongofspectators,
mutta
butwasstoppedatFourth
Kadulla
Streetbyacordonof
poliisi
police.
AregimentofUnitedStateslancersweredrawnupinahollow
neliön
squareroundtheLethalChamber.
OnaraisedtribunefacingWashingtonPark
seisoi
stoodtheGovernorofNewYork,andbehindhimweregroupedthe
Pormestari
MayorofNewYorkandBrooklyn,theInspector-GeneralofPolice,theCommandantofthestatetroops,
Eversti
ColonelLivingston,militaryaidtothePresidentoftheUnitedStates,GeneralBlount,commandingatGovernor'sIsland,Major-GeneralHamilton,commandingthe
varuskunnan
garrisonofNewYorkandBrooklyn,
Amiraali
AdmiralBuffbyofthefleetintheNorthRiver,Surgeon-GeneralLanceford,the
henkilökunta
staffoftheNationalFreeHospital,SenatorsWyseandFranklinofNewYork,andtheCommissionerofPublicWorks.
Thetribunewas
ympäröity
surroundedbyasquadronofhussarsoftheNationalGuard.
The
Kuvernööri
GovernorwasfinishinghisreplytotheshortspeechoftheSurgeon-General.
I
kuulin
heardhimsay:
"Thelawsprohibitingsuicide
ja
andprovidingpunishmentforanyattemptatself-destruction
on
havebeenrepealed.
TheGovernment
on
hasseenfittoacknowledgetherightofmantoendan
olemassaolo
existencewhichmayhavebecomeintolerableto
hänelle
him,throughphysicalsufferingormentaldespair.
Itis
uskotaan
believedthatthecommunitywillbe
hyötyy
benefitedbytheremovalofsuchpeoplefromtheirmidst.
Sincethepassageof
tämän
thislaw,thenumberofsuicidesintheUnitedStates
ole
hasnotincreased.
Nowthe
Hallitus
GovernmenthasdeterminedtoestablishaLethalChamberin
joka
everycity,townandvillageinthe
maassa
country,itremainstobeseenwhetherornotthatclassofhumancreaturesfrom
jonka
whosedespondingranksnewvictimsofself-destructionfalldailywillacceptthereliefthusprovided."
Hepaused,
ja
andturnedtothewhiteLethalChamber.
The
hiljaisuus
silenceinthestreetwasabsolute.
"Thereapainlessdeath
odottaa
awaitshimwhocannolongerbearthesorrowsof
tämän
thislife.
Ifdeathis
tervetullut
welcomelethimseekitthere."
Then
nopeasti
quicklyturningtothemilitary
avun
aidofthePresident'shousehold,he
sanoi
said,"IdeclaretheLethal
Kammion
Chamberopen,"andagainfacingthevastcrowdhe
huusi
criedinaclearvoice:
"CitizensofNewYorkandoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,throughmethe
Hallitus
GovernmentdeclarestheLethalChambertobeopen."
The
juhlallinen
solemnhushwasbrokenbyasharpcryofcommand,thesquadronofhussarsfiledaftertheGovernor's
vaunun
carriage,thelancerswheeledandformedalongFifthAvenueto
odottamaan
waitforthecommandantofthe
varuskunnan
garrison,andthemountedpolice
seurasi
followedthem.
Ileftthecrowdtogapeand
tuijottamaan
stareatthewhitemarble
Kuolema
DeathChamber,and,crossingSouthFifthAvenue,
kävelin
walkedalongthewesternsideofthatthoroughfaretoBleeckerStreet.
ThenIturnedtothe
oikealle
rightandstoppedbeforeadingyshopwhichborethesign:.
HAWBERK,ARMOURER.
IglancedinatthedoorwayandsawHawberkbusyinhislittleshopattheendofthehall.
Helookedup,andcatchingsightofme
huusi
criedinhisdeep,heartyvoice,"Comein,Mr.Castaigne!"
Constance,his
tyttärensä
daughter,rosetomeetmeasI
ylitin
crossedthethreshold,andheldoutherprettyhand,
mutta
butIsawtheblushofdisappointmentonhercheeks,and
tiesin
knewthatitwasanotherCastaigneshe
oli
hadexpected,mycousinLouis.
I
hymyilin
smiledatherconfusionandcomplimentedheronthebannershewasembroideringfromacolouredplate.
Vanha
OldHawberksatrivetingthe
kulunut
worngreavesofsomeancientsuitofarmour,andtheting!
ting!
ting!
ofhis
pikku
littlehammersoundedpleasantlyinthequaintshop.
Presentlyhe
pudotti
droppedhishammer,andfussed
noin
aboutforamomentwithatinywrench.
The
pehmeä
softclashofthemail
lähetti
sentathrillofpleasurethroughme.
Ilovedto
kuuntelemasta
hearthemusicofsteelbrushingagainst
teräksen
steel,themellowshockofthemalletonthighpieces,andthejingleofchainarmour.
Thatwasthe
ainoa
onlyreasonIwenttoseeHawberk.
Hehad
koskaan
neverinterestedmepersonally,nordidConstance,
paitsi
exceptforthefactofherbeinginlovewithLouis.
Tämä
Thisdidoccupymyattention,
ja
andsometimesevenkeptme
hereillä
awakeatnight.
ButI
tiesin
knewinmyheartthat
kaikki
allwouldcomeright,and
että
thatIshouldarrangetheirfutureasI
odotin
expectedtoarrangethatofmykinddoctor,JohnArcher.
Kuitenkaan
However,Ishouldneverhavetroubledmyselfabout
käydä
visitingthemjustthen,haditnotbeen,asI
sanon
say,thatthemusicofthetinklinghammer
olisi
hadformethisstrongfascination.
Iwould
istuin
sitforhours,listeningand
kuuntelemassa
listening,andwhenastraysunbeamstrucktheinlaidsteel,the
tunne
sensationitgavemewas
melkein
almosttookeentoendure.
Myeyeswouldbecomefixed,dilatingwithapleasurethat
venytti
stretchedeverynervealmosttobreaking,
kunnes
untilsomemovementoftheoldarmourer
katkaisi
cutofftherayofsunlight,then,
yhä
stillthrillingsecretly,Ileanedbackand
kuuntelin
listenedagaintothesoundofthepolishingrag,swish!
swish!
hieroo
rubbingrustfromtherivets.
Constance
työskenteli
workedwiththeembroideryoverherknees,now
ja
andthenpausingtoexaminemorecloselythepatterninthecolouredplatefromthe
Metropolitan
MetropolitanMuseum.
Whoisthisfor?"
I
kysyin
asked.
Hawberkexplained,thatinadditiontothetreasuresofarmourinthe
Metropolitan
MetropolitanMuseumofwhichhe
oli
hadbeenappointedarmourer,he
myös
alsohadchargeofseveralcollectionsbelongingto
rikkaiden
richamateurs.
Thiswasthemissinggreaveofafamous
puvun
suitwhichaclientofhis
oli
hadtracedtoalittleshopinParisontheQuaid'Orsay.
Hän
He,Hawberk,hadnegotiatedfor
ja
andsecuredthegreave,and
nyt
nowthesuitwascomplete.
Helaiddownhishammerand
luki
readmethehistoryofthe
puvun
suit,tracedsince1450fromownertoowner
kunnes
untilitwasacquiredbyThomasStainbridge.
Kun
Whenhissuperbcollectionwas
myytiin
sold,thisclientofHawberk's
osti
boughtthesuit,andsincethenthe
etsimistä
searchforthemissinggreave
oli
hadbeenpusheduntilitwas,
melkein
almostbyaccident,locatedinParis.
Didyoucontinuethesearchsopersistently
ilman
withoutanycertaintyofthegreavebeingstillinexistence?"
Idemanded.
Ofcourse,"he
vastasi
repliedcoolly.
Thenforthefirst
kertaa
timeItookapersonalinterestinHawberk.
Itwasworthsomethingtoyou,"I
uskalsin
ventured.
No,"hereplied,laughing,"mypleasurein
löytää
findingitwasmyreward."
Olla
Haveyounoambitiontoberich?"
I
kysyin
asked,smiling.
Myoneambitionistobethe
paras
bestarmourerintheworld,"he
vastasi
answeredgravely.
ConstanceaskedmeifIhad
nähnyt
seentheceremoniesattheLethalChamber.
SheherselfhadnoticedcavalrypassingupBroadway
että
thatmorning,andhadwishedto
nähdä
seetheinauguration,buther
isänsä
fatherwantedthebannerfinished,
ja
andshehadstayedathisrequest.
Didyouseeyourcousin,Mr.Castaigne,there?"
she
kysyi
asked,withtheslightesttremorofhersofteyelashes.
No,"I
vastasin
repliedcarelessly.
"Louis'regimentismanœuvringoutinWestchesterCounty."
I
nousin
roseandpickedupmy
hatun
hatandcane.
Areyougoingupstairstoseethelunaticagain?"
nauroi
laughedoldHawberk.
IfHawberk
tietäisi
knewhowIloathethat
sanaa
word"lunatic,"hewouldnever
käyttäisi
useitinmypresence.
Itrouses
tiettyjä
certainfeelingswithinmewhichIdonotcareto
selittää
explain.
However,Iansweredhimquietly:
"IthinkIshall
pudota
dropinandseeMr.Wildeforamoment
tai
ortwo."
Poorfellow,"saidConstance,withashakeofthehead,"it
on
mustbehardtolive
yksin
aloneyearafteryearpoor,crippledand
melkein
almostdemented.
Itisverygoodofyou,Mr.Castaigne,to
vierailette
visithimasoftenasyoudo."
Ithinkheisvicious,"
huomautti
observedHawberk,beginningagainwithhishammer.
I
kuuntelin
listenedtothegoldentinkleonthegreaveplates;
kun
whenhehadfinishedI
vastasin
replied:.
No,heisnot
ilkeä
vicious,norisheintheleastdemented.
Hismindisawonderchamber,fromwhichhe
voi
canextracttreasuresthatyouandIwould
antaisimme
giveyearsofourlifetoacquire."'.
Hawberk
nauroi
laughed.
Icontinuedalittleimpatiently:
"Heknowshistoryas
ei
nooneelsecouldknow
sitä
it.
Nothing,howevertrivial,escapeshissearch,
ja
andhismemoryissoabsolute,so
täsmällinen
preciseindetails,thatwereit
tiedettäisiin
knowninNewYorkthatsucha
mies
manexisted,thepeoplecouldnothonourhimenough."
Nonsense,"mutteredHawberk,
etsimässä
searchingonthefloorforafallenrivet.
Isitnonsense,"I
kysyin
asked,managingtosuppresswhatIfelt,"isit
hölynpölyä
nonsensewhenhesaysthatthetassetsandcuissardsoftheenamelledsuitofarmour
yleisesti
commonlyknownasthe'Prince'sEmblazoned'canbefoundamongamassofrustytheatricalproperties,brokenstovesandragpicker'srefuseinagarretinPellStreet?"
Hawberk's
vasara
hammerfelltotheground,
mutta
buthepickeditupand
kysyi
asked,withagreatdealofcalm,howI
tiesin
knewthatthetassetsandleftcuissardweremissingfromthe"Prince'sEmblazoned."
Ididnot
tiennyt
knowuntilMr.Wildementionedittometheotherday.
He
sanoi
saidtheywereinthegarretof998PellStreet."
Nonsense,"he
huusi
cried,butInoticedhishand
vapisee
tremblingunderhisleathernapron.
Isthisnonsensetoo?"
I
kysyin
askedpleasantly,"isitnonsense
kun
whenMr.WildecontinuallyspeaksofyouastheMarquisofAvonshireandofMissConstance—".
Ididnot
lopettanut
finish,forConstancehadstartedtoherfeetwithterror
kirjoitettu
writtenoneveryfeature.
Hawberk
katsoi
lookedatmeandslowlysmoothedhisleathernapron.
Thatisimpossible,"he
huomautti
observed,"Mr.
Wildemayknowagreatmanythings—".
Aboutarmour,forinstance,
ja
andthe'Prince'sEmblazoned,'"Iinterposed,
hymyillen
smiling.
Yes,"hecontinued,slowly,"aboutarmouralso—maybe—butheis
väärässä
wronginregardtotheMarquisofAvonshire,
joka
who,asyouknow,killedhiswife'straduceryears
sitten
ago,andwenttoAustralia
jossa
wherehedidnotlongsurvivehiswife."
Mr.
Wildeiswrong,"murmuredConstance.
Herlipswereblanched,
mutta
buthervoicewassweet
ja
andcalm.
Letusagree,ifyouplease,
että
thatinthisonecircumstanceMr.Wildeiswrong,"I
sanoin
said.
II
Iclimbedthethreedilapidatedflightsofstairs,whichI
olin
hadsooftenclimbedbefore,and
koputin
knockedatasmalldoorattheendofthecorridor.
Mr.Wilde
avasi
openedthedoorandIwalkedin.
Kun
Whenhehaddouble-lockedthe
oven
doorandpushedaheavychest
vasten
againstit,hecameand
istui
satdownbesideme,peeringupintomyfacewithhislittlelight-colouredeyes.
Puoli
Halfadozennewscratchescoveredhisnose
ja
andcheeks,andthesilverwires
jotka
whichsupportedhisartificialears
olivat
hadbecomedisplaced.
IthoughtI
ollut
hadneverseenhimsohideouslyfascinating.
He
ollut
hadnoears.
Theartificialones,
jotka
whichnowstoodoutatananglefromthe
hieno
finewire,werehisoneweakness.
Theywere
tehty
madeofwaxandpaintedashellpink,
mutta
buttherestofhisfacewasyellow.
Hemightbetterhaverevelledintheluxuryofsomeartificialfingersforhislefthand,
joka
whichwasabsolutelyfingerless,butit
näyttänyt
seemedtocausehimnoinconvenience,andhewassatisfiedwithhiswaxears.
Hewas
hyvin
verysmall,scarcelyhigherthana
lapsi
childoften,buthisarmsweremagnificentlydeveloped,andhisthighsasthickasanyathlete's.
Still,the
kaikkein
mostremarkablethingaboutMr.Wildewas
että
thatamanofhis
ihmeellinen
marvellousintelligenceandknowledgeshould
oli
havesuchahead.
Itwas
litteä
flatandpointed,liketheheadsofmanyofthoseunfortunateswhom
ihmiset
peopleimprisoninasylumsfortheweak-minded.
Monet
Manycalledhiminsane,butI
tiesin
knewhimtobeas
terve
saneasIwas.
Idonot
kiellä
denythathewaseccentric;
sitä
themaniahehadfor
pitää
keepingthatcatandteasingher
kunnes
untilsheflewathisface
kuin
likeademon,wascertainlyeccentric.
I
koskaan
nevercouldunderstandwhyhe
säilytti
keptthecreature,norwhat
nautintoa
pleasurehefoundinshuttinghimselfupinhisroom
kanssa
withthissurly,viciousbeast.
I
muistan
rememberonce,glancingupfromthemanuscriptIwasstudyingbythelightofsometallowdips,and
näin
seeingMr.Wildesquattingmotionlessonhishighchair,hiseyes
melko
fairlyblazingwithexcitement,whilethe
kissa
cat,whichhadrisenfromherplacebeforethestove,came
ryömi
creepingacrossthefloorrightathim.
BeforeIcould
liikkua
movesheflattenedherbellytothe
maahan
ground,crouched,trembled,andsprangintohisface.
Ulvoivat
Howlingandfoamingtheyrolledoverandoveronthefloor,scratchingandclawing,
kunnes
untilthecatscreamedand
pakeni
fledunderthecabinet,andMr.Wildeturnedoveronhisback,hislimbscontractingandcurlingup
kuin
likethelegsofadyingspider.
Hewaseccentric.
Mr.
Wilde
oli
hadclimbedintohishighchair,
ja
and,afterstudyingmyface,pickedupadog's-earedledger
ja
andopenedit.
HenryB.
Matthews,"he
luki
read,"book-keeperwithWhysotWhysotandCompany,dealersinchurchornaments.
Soitettiin
CalledApril3rd.
Reputationdamagedontherace-track.
Tunnettu
Knownasawelcher.
Reputationtobe
korjattava
repairedbyAugust1st.
Retainer
Viisi
FiveDollars."