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The King in Yellow | Gradually Hardening French A1-B2 Books

The King in Yellow | Gradually Hardening French A1-B2 Books

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THEREPAIREROFREPUTATIONS
I
Neraillonspaslesfous;
leurfoliedure
plus
pluslongtempsquelanôtre....
Voilatouteladifférence."
Vers
Towardtheendoftheyear1920the
Gouvernement
GovernmentoftheUnitedStateshad
pratiquement
practicallycompletedtheprogramme,adoptedduringthelastmonthsof
Président
PresidentWinthrop'sadministration.
Thecountrywas
apparemment
apparentlytranquil.
EverybodyknowshowtheTariff
et
andLabourquestionsweresettled.
La
ThewarwithGermany,incidentonthatcountry's
saisie
seizureoftheSamoanIslands,had
laissé
leftnovisiblescarsupon
la
therepublic,andthetemporaryoccupationofNorfolkby
la
theinvadingarmyhadbeenforgottenin
la
thejoyoverrepeatednavalvictories,
et
andthesubsequentridiculousplightof
Général
GeneralVonGartenlaube'sforcesin
la
theStateofNewJersey.
TheCuban
et
andHawaiianinvestmentshadpaidonehundredpercent
et
andtheterritoryofSamoawas
bien
wellworthitscostasacoaling
station
station.
Thecountrywasin
un
asuperbstateofdefence.
Chaque
Everycoastcityhadbeen
bien
wellsuppliedwithlandfortifications;
le
thearmyundertheparentaleyeof
le
theGeneralStaff,organizedaccordingto
le
thePrussiansystem,hadbeenincreasedto300,000men,
avec
withaterritorialreserveof
une
amillion;
andsixmagnificentsquadronsofcruisers
et
andbattle-shipspatrolledthesixstationsofthenavigableseas,
laissant
leavingasteamreserveamplyfittedto
contrôler
controlhomewaters.
ThegentlemenfromtheWesthadatlastbeenconstrainedto
reconnaître
acknowledgethatacollegeforthetrainingofdiplomatswasas
nécessaire
necessaryaslawschoolsareforthetrainingofbarristers;
consequentlywewerenolongerrepresentedabroadbyincompetentpatriots.
La
Thenationwasprosperous;
Chicago,for
un
amomentparalyzedaftera
second
secondgreatfire,hadrisenfromitsruins,white
et
andimperial,andmorebeautifulthan
la
thewhitecitywhichhadbeenbuiltforitsplaythingin1893.
Partout
Everywheregoodarchitecturewasreplacingbad,
et
andeveninNewYork,a
soudain
suddencravingfordecencyhadsweptawayagreat
partie
portionoftheexistinghorrors.
Streetshadbeenwidened,
correctement
properlypavedandlighted,treeshadbeenplanted,squareslaidout,elevatedstructuresdemolished
et
andundergroundroadsbuiltto
remplacer
replacethem.
Thenewgovernmentbuildings
et
andbarrackswerefinebitsofarchitecture,
et
andthelongsystemof
pierre
stonequayswhichcompletelysurroundedtheislandhadbeen
transformé
turnedintoparkswhichproved
un
agod-sendtothepopulation.
La
Thesubsidizingofthestatetheatre
et
andstateoperabroughtits
propre
ownreward.
TheUnitedStatesNationalAcademyofDesignwas
beaucoup
muchlikeEuropeaninstitutionsofthe
même
samekind.
Nobodyenviedthe
Secrétaire
SecretaryofFineArts,eitherhiscabinet
position
positionorhisportfolio.
The
Secrétaire
SecretaryofForestryandGame
Préservation
Preservationhadamucheasiertime,thankstothe
nouveau
newsystemofNationalMounted
Police
Police.
Wehadprofitedwellby
la
thelatesttreatieswithFrance
et
andEngland;
theexclusionofforeign-bornJewsasa
mesure
measureofself-preservation,thesettlementofthenew
indépendant
independentnegrostateofSuanee,thecheckingofimmigration,thenewlaws
concernant
concerningnaturalization,andthegradualcentralizationof
pouvoir
powerintheexecutiveall
contribué
contributedtonationalcalmand
prospérité
prosperity.
WhentheGovernmentsolvedtheIndian
problème
problemandsquadronsofIndian
cavalerie
cavalryscoutsinnativecostumeweresubstitutedforthepitiableorganizationstackedontothe
queue
tailofskeletonizedregimentsby
un
aformerSecretaryofWar,the
nation
nationdrewalongsighof
soulagement
relief.
When,afterthecolossal
Congrès
CongressofReligions,bigotryandintolerancewerelaidintheirgraves
et
andkindnessandcharitybegantodrawwarringsectstogether,
beaucoup
manythoughtthemillenniumhad
arrivé
arrived,atleastinthe
nouveau
newworldwhichafterallis
un
aworldbyitself.
Butself-preservationisthe
première
firstlaw,andtheUnitedStates
dû
hadtolookoninhelpless
tristesse
sorrowasGermany,Italy,Spain
et
andBelgiumwrithedinthethroesofAnarchy,
tandis que
whileRussia,watchingfromtheCaucasus,stooped
et
andboundthemonebyone.
Inthe
ville
cityofNewYorkthe
été
summerof1899wassignalizedbythedismantlingoftheElevatedRailroads.
La
Thesummerof1900will
vivra
liveinthememoriesofNewYorkpeoplefor
nombreux
manyacycle;
theDodge
Statue
Statuewasremovedinthat
année
year.
Inthefollowingwinter
commença
beganthatagitationfortherepealofthelawsprohibiting
suicide
suicidewhichboreitsfinal
fruit
fruitinthemonthofApril,1920,
quand
whenthefirstGovernmentLethalChamberwasopenedonWashingtonSquare.
IhadwalkeddownthatdayfromDr.Archer's
maison
houseonMadisonAvenue,whereIhadbeenas
une
amereformality.
Eversincethat
chute
fallfrommyhorse,fouryearsbefore,Ihadbeentroubledattimeswithpainsinthebackofmy
tête
headandneck,butnowformonthstheyhadbeenabsent,
et
andthedoctorsentmeawaythatday
disant
sayingtherewasnothingmoretobe
guérir
curedinme.
Itwas
guère
hardlyworthhisfeetobe
dit
toldthat;
Iknewitmyself.
StillIdidnotgrudgehimthemoney.
WhatImindedwasthemistake
qui
whichhemadeatfirst.
Quand
Whentheypickedmeupfrom
la
thepavementwhereIlay
inconscient
unconscious,andsomebodyhadmercifullysenta
balle
bulletthroughmyhorse'shead,IwascarriedtoDr.
Archer
Archer,andhe,pronouncingmy
cerveau
brainaffected,placedmeinhis
privé
privateasylumwhereIwas
obligé
obligedtoenduretreatmentforinsanity.
Atlasthe
décida
decidedthatIwaswell,
et
andI,knowingthatmy
esprit
mindhadalwaysbeenassoundashis,
si
ifnotsounder,"paidmytuition"ashejokinglycalledit,
et
andleft.
Itoldhim,smiling,
que
thatIwouldgetevenwithhimforhis
erreur
mistake,andhelaughedheartily,
et
andaskedmetocallonceinawhile.
I
fait
didso,hopingforachancetoevenupaccounts,
mais
buthegavemenone,
et
andItoldhimIwouldwait.
La
Thefallfrommyhorsehad
heureusement
fortunatelyleftnoevilresults;
on
le
thecontraryithadchangedmy
tout
wholecharacterforthebetter.
Froma
paresseux
lazyyoungmanabouttown,Ihad
devenu
becomeactive,energetic,temperate,andaboveall—oh,aboveallelse—ambitious.
Therewas
seule
onlyonethingwhichtroubled
me
me,Ilaughedatmy
propre
ownuneasiness,andyetittroubled
me
me.
DuringmyconvalescenceIhad
acheté
boughtandreadforthe
première
firsttime,TheKingin
Jaune
Yellow.
Irememberafterfinishing
le
thefirstactthatitoccurredtome
que
thatIhadbetterstop.
Istartedup
et
andflungthebookintothe
cheminée
fireplace;
thevolumestruckthebarredgrate
et
andfellopenonthehearthinthefirelight.
Si
IfIhadnotcaught
un
aglimpseoftheopeningwordsinthe
deuxième
secondactIshouldnever
eu
havefinishedit,butasIstoopedto
ramasser
pickitup,myeyesbecamerivetedtotheopen
page
page,andwithacryof
terreur
terror,orperhapsitwasof
joie
joysopoignantthatI
souffert
sufferedineverynerve,I
arraché
snatchedthethingoutofthecoals
et
andcreptshakingtomybedroom,
où
whereIreaditandrereadit,
et
andweptandlaughedandtrembled
avec
withahorrorwhichattimesassailsmeyet.
Ce
Thisisthethingthattroubles
me
me,forIcannotforgetCarcosa
où
whereblackstarshangin
les
theheavens;
wheretheshadowsofmen'sthoughtslengthenintheafternoon,
quand
whenthetwinsunssinkintothe
lac
lakeofHali;
andmy
esprit
mindwillbearforever
le
thememoryofthePallid
Masque
Mask.
IprayGodwill
maudire
cursethewriter,asthewriter
devant
hascursedtheworldwith
cette
thisbeautiful,stupendouscreation,terribleinits
simplicité
simplicity,irresistibleinitstruth—a
monde
worldwhichnowtremblesbefore
le
theKinginYellow.
WhentheFrench
Gouvernement
Governmentseizedthetranslatedcopies
qui
whichhadjustarrivedinParis,London,of
sûr
course,becameeagertoreadit.
Itis
bien
wellknownhowthebook
répandu
spreadlikeaninfectiousdisease,from
ville
citytocity,fromcontinentto
continent
continent,barredouthere,confiscatedthere,
dénoncé
denouncedbyPressandpulpit,censured
même
evenbythemostadvancedofliteraryanarchists.
Aucun
Nodefiniteprincipleshadbeen
violé
violatedinthosewickedpages,
aucun
nodoctrinepromulgated,noconvictionsoutraged.
It
pouvait
couldnotbejudgedbyany
connu
knownstandard,yet,althoughitwas
reconnu
acknowledgedthatthesupremenoteofarthadbeenstruckinThe
Roi
KinginYellow,allfelt
que
thathumannaturecouldnot
supporter
bearthestrain,northriveonwordsinwhichtheessenceofpurest
poison
poisonlurked.
Theverybanality
et
andinnocenceofthefirst
acte
actonlyallowedtheblowto
tomber
fallafterwardwithmoreawfuleffect.
Itwas,I
rappelle
remember,the13thdayof
Avril
April,1920,thatthefirst
Gouvernement
GovernmentLethalChamberwasestablishedonthe
sud
southsideofWashingtonSquare,
entre
betweenWoosterStreetandSouthFifth
Avenue
Avenue.
Theblockwhichhad
auparavant
formerlyconsistedofalotofshabby
vieux
oldbuildings,usedascafés
et
andrestaurantsforforeigners,hadbeen
acquis
acquiredbytheGovernmentinthewinterof1898.
Les
TheFrenchandItaliancafés
et
andrestaurantsweretorndown;
le
thewholeblockwasenclosedby
un
agildedironrailing,and
converti
convertedintoalovelygarden
avec
withlawns,flowersandfountains.
Inthe
centre
centreofthegardenstood
un
asmall,whitebuilding,severely
classique
classicalinarchitecture,andsurroundedbythicketsofflowers.
Six
SixIoniccolumnssupportedthe
toit
roof,andthesingledoorwasof
bronze
bronze.
Asplendidmarblegroupof
la
the"Fates"stoodbeforethe
porte
door,theworkofa
jeune
youngAmericansculptor,BorisYvain,
qui
whohaddiedinPariswhenonlytwenty-threeyearsold.
TheinaugurationceremonieswereinprogressasI
traversé
crossedUniversityPlaceandenteredthe
place
square.
Ithreadedmywaythrough
la
thesilentthrongofspectators,
mais
butwasstoppedatFourth
Rue
Streetbyacordonof
police
police.
AregimentofUnitedStateslancersweredrawnupin
un
ahollowsquareroundthe
Létale
LethalChamber.
OnaraisedtribunefacingWashingtonParkstoodthe
Gouverneur
GovernorofNewYork,and
derrière
behindhimweregroupedthe
Maire
MayorofNewYorkandBrooklyn,theInspector-Generalof
Police
Police,theCommandantofthestatetroops,
Colonel
ColonelLivingston,militaryaidtothe
Président
PresidentoftheUnitedStates,
Général
GeneralBlount,commandingatGovernor'sIsland,Major-GeneralHamilton,commandingthe
garnison
garrisonofNewYorkandBrooklyn,AdmiralBuffbyofthe
flotte
fleetintheNorthRiver,Surgeon-GeneralLanceford,the
personnel
staffoftheNationalFreeHospital,SenatorsWyse
et
andFranklinofNewYork,
et
andtheCommissionerofPublicWorks.
La
Thetribunewassurroundedbyasquadronofhussarsof
la
theNationalGuard.
TheGovernorwas
terminait
finishinghisreplytothe
bref
shortspeechoftheSurgeon-General.
I
entendu
heardhimsay:
"Thelawsprohibiting
suicide
suicideandprovidingpunishmentfor
toute
anyattemptatself-destructionhavebeenrepealed.
The
Gouvernement
Governmenthasseenfitto
reconnaître
acknowledgetherightofmanto
fin
endanexistencewhichmayhave
devenue
becomeintolerabletohim,through
physique
physicalsufferingormentaldespair.
Itis
pense
believedthatthecommunitywillbe
bénéficiera
benefitedbytheremovalof
ces
suchpeoplefromtheirmidst.
Depuis
Sincethepassageofthis
loi
law,thenumberofsuicidesin
le
theUnitedStateshasnot
augmenté
increased.
NowtheGovernmenthasdeterminedtoestablish
une
aLethalChamberineverycity,town
et
andvillageinthecountry,it
reste
remainstobeseenwhetherornot
que
thatclassofhumancreaturesfromwhosedespondingranksnewvictimsofself-destructionfalldailywill
acceptera
acceptthereliefthusprovided."
Hepaused,
et
andturnedtothewhite
Létale
LethalChamber.
Thesilenceinthe
rue
streetwasabsolute.
"Therea
sans douleur
painlessdeathawaitshimwho
peut
cannolongerbearthesorrowsof
cette
thislife.
Ifdeathis
bienvenue
welcomelethimseekitthere."
Then
rapidement
quicklyturningtothemilitaryaidof
la
thePresident'shousehold,hesaid,"I
déclare
declaretheLethalChamberopen,"
et
andagainfacingthevast
foule
crowdhecriedina
claire
clearvoice:
"CitizensofNewYork
et
andoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,
travers
throughmetheGovernmentdeclarestheLethalChambertobeopen."
The
solennel
solemnhushwasbrokenby
un
asharpcryofcommand,thesquadronofhussarsfiledaftertheGovernor'scarriage,thelancerswheeled
et
andformedalongFifthAvenueto
attendre
waitforthecommandantofthe
garnison
garrison,andthemountedpolice
suivit
followedthem.
Ileftthe
foule
crowdtogapeandstareatthe
blanc
whitemarbleDeathChamber,and,
traversant
crossingSouthFifthAvenue,walkedalongthe
ouest
westernsideofthatthoroughfaretoBleeckerStreet.
ThenI
tourné
turnedtotherightand
arrêté
stoppedbeforeadingyshop
qui
whichborethesign:.
HAWBERK,ARMOURER.
Iglancedinat
la
thedoorwayandsawHawberk
occupé
busyinhislittleshopat
la
theendofthehall.
Helookedup,
et
andcatchingsightofmecriedinhis
profonde
deep,heartyvoice,"Comein,Mr.Castaigne!"
Constance,his
fille
daughter,rosetomeetmeasI
traversai
crossedthethreshold,andheldouther
jolie
prettyhand,butIsawthe
rougissement
blushofdisappointmentonhercheeks,
et
andknewthatitwas
autre
anotherCastaigneshehadexpected,my
cousin
cousinLouis.
Ismiledather
confusion
confusionandcomplimentedheron
la
thebannershewasembroideringfromacoloured
assiette
plate.
OldHawberksatrivetingtheworngreavesofsome
ancienne
ancientsuitofarmour,andtheting!
ting!
ting!
ofhis
petit
littlehammersoundedpleasantlyin
le
thequaintshop.
Presentlyhe
tomber
droppedhishammer,andfussedaboutforamoment
avec
withatinywrench.
The
doux
softclashofthemailsent
un
athrillofpleasurethroughme.
Ilovedto
entendre
hearthemusicofsteel
brossant
brushingagainststeel,themellow
choc
shockofthemalleton
cuisse
thighpieces,andthejingleof
chaîne
chainarmour.
Thatwasthe
seule
onlyreasonIwentto
voir
seeHawberk.
Hehadnever
intéressé
interestedmepersonally,nordidConstance,
sauf
exceptforthefactofherbeinginlovewithLouis.
Cela
Thisdidoccupymyattention,
et
andsometimesevenkeptme
éveillé
awakeatnight.
ButI
savais
knewinmyheartthat
tout
allwouldcomeright,andthatI
devrais
shouldarrangetheirfutureasIexpectedto
organiser
arrangethatofmykind
docteur
doctor,JohnArcher.
However,Ishould
jamais
neverhavetroubledmyselfabout
visiter
visitingthemjustthen,haditnotbeen,asI
dit
say,thatthemusicofthetinkling
marteau
hammerhadformethisstrong
fascination
fascination.
Iwouldsitforhours,listening
et
andlistening,andwhenastraysunbeam
frappait
strucktheinlaidsteel,the
sensation
sensationitgavemewas
presque
almosttookeentoendure.
Myeyeswould
devenaient
becomefixed,dilatingwitha
plaisir
pleasurethatstretchedeverynerve
presque
almosttobreaking,untilsome
mouvement
movementoftheoldarmourer
coupe
cutofftherayofsunlight,then,
toujours
stillthrillingsecretly,Ileaned
arrière
backandlistenedagaintothe
bruit
soundofthepolishingrag,swish!
swish!
rubbing
rouille
rustfromtherivets.
Constance
travaillait
workedwiththeembroideryoverherknees,nowandthenpausingto
examiner
examinemorecloselythepatterninthecoloured
plaque
platefromtheMetropolitanMuseum.
Qui
Whoisthisfor?"
I
demandé
asked.
Hawberkexplained,thatin
plus
additiontothetreasuresofarmourinthe
Metropolitan
MetropolitanMuseumofwhichhehadbeen
nommé
appointedarmourer,healsohad
chargé
chargeofseveralcollectionsbelongingto
riches
richamateurs.
Thiswasthemissinggreaveof
une
afamoussuitwhichaclientofhishad
tracé
tracedtoalittleshopinParisontheQuaid'Orsay.
He,Hawberk,had
négocié
negotiatedforandsecuredthegreave,
et
andnowthesuitwas
complet
complete.
Helaiddownhis
marteau
hammerandreadmethehistoryofthe
costume
suit,tracedsince1450from
propriétaire
ownertoowneruntilitwas
acquis
acquiredbyThomasStainbridge.
Whenhis
superbe
superbcollectionwassold,this
client
clientofHawberk'sboughtthe
costume
suit,andsincethenthe
recherche
searchforthemissinggreavehadbeenpushed
jusqu'à
untilitwas,almostby
accident
accident,locatedinParis.
Didyou
continué
continuethesearchsopersistently
sans
withoutanycertaintyofthegreavebeingstillinexistence?"
I
exigé
demanded.
Ofcourse,"herepliedcoolly.
Thenfor
la
thefirsttimeItookapersonal
intéressé
interestinHawberk.
Itwasworth
quelque chose
somethingtoyou,"Iventured.
No,"he
répondit
replied,laughing,"mypleasurein
trouver
findingitwasmyreward."
Haveyou
pas
noambitiontoberich?"
I
demandé
asked,smiling.
Myoneambitionistobe
le
thebestarmourerintheworld,"he
répondit
answeredgravely.
Constanceaskedme
si
ifIhadseentheceremoniesatthe
Létale
LethalChamber.
Sheherselfhad
remarqué
noticedcavalrypassingupBroadwaythat
matin
morning,andhadwishedto
voir
seetheinauguration,buther
père
fatherwantedthebannerfinished,
et
andshehadstayedathis
demande
request.
Didyouseeyour
cousin
cousin,Mr.Castaigne,there?"
she
demandé
asked,withtheslightesttremorofher
doux
softeyelashes.
No,"Irepliedcarelessly.
"Louis'
régiment
regimentismanœuvringoutinWestchesterCounty."
Irose
et
andpickedupmyhat
et
andcane.
Areyougoingupstairsto
voir
seethelunaticagain?"
laughed
vieux
oldHawberk.
IfHawberkknewhowI
déteste
loathethatword"lunatic,"hewould
jamais
neveruseitinmy
présence
presence.
ItrousescertainfeelingswithinmewhichI
ne
donotcaretoexplain.
Cependant
However,Iansweredhimquietly:
"I
pense
thinkIshalldropin
et
andseeMr.Wildefor
un
amomentortwo."
Poorfellow,"
dit
saidConstance,withashakeof
la
thehead,"itmustbe
difficile
hardtolivealoneyear
après
afteryearpoor,crippledand
presque
almostdemented.
Itisverygoodofyou,Mr.Castaigne,to
visite
visithimasoftenasyoudo."
I
pense
thinkheisvicious,"observedHawberk,beginningagain
avec
withhishammer.
Ilistenedtothegoldentinkleonthegreaveplates;
quand
whenhehadfinishedI
répondu
replied:.
No,heisnot
vicieux
vicious,norisheintheleastdemented.
His
esprit
mindisawonderchamber,from
laquelle
whichhecanextracttreasures
que
thatyouandIwould
donnerions
giveyearsofourlifetoacquire."'.
Hawberklaughed.
I
continué
continuedalittleimpatiently:
"Heknowshistoryasnooneelsecouldknowit.
Rien
Nothing,howevertrivial,escapeshis
recherche
search,andhismemoryisso
absolue
absolute,sopreciseindetails,
que
thatwereitknowninNewYork
que
thatsuchamanexisted,the
peuple
peoplecouldnothonourhimenough."
Nonsense,"mutteredHawberk,
recherche
searchingonthefloorfora
tombé
fallenrivet.
Isitnonsense,"I
demandé
asked,managingtosuppresswhatIfelt,"isit
non-sens
nonsensewhenhesaysthatthetassets
et
andcuissardsoftheenamelledsuitofarmour
communément
commonlyknownasthe'Prince'sEmblazoned'
peuvent
canbefoundamonga
masse
massofrustytheatricalproperties,brokenstoves
et
andragpicker'srefuseinagarretinPellStreet?"
Hawberk's
marteau
hammerfelltotheground,
mais
buthepickeditup
et
andasked,withagreatdealof
calme
calm,howIknewthatthetassets
et
andleftcuissardweremissingfromthe"Prince'sEmblazoned."
Ididnot
savais
knowuntilMr.Wildementionedittome
le
theotherday.
Hesaidtheywerein
le
thegarretof998PellStreet."
Nonsense,"he
pleuré
cried,butInoticedhis
main
handtremblingunderhisleathern
tablier
apron.
Isthisnonsensetoo?"
I
demandé
askedpleasantly,"isitnonsense
quand
whenMr.Wildecontinuallyspeaksofyouas
le
theMarquisofAvonshireandof
Mlle
MissConstance—".
Ididnot
terminé
finish,forConstancehadstartedtoher
pieds
feetwithterrorwrittenon
chaque
everyfeature.
Hawberklookedatme
et
andslowlysmoothedhisleathern
tablier
apron.
Thatisimpossible,"heobserved,"Mr.
Wilde
peut
mayknowagreatmanythings—".
Aboutarmour,for
exemple
instance,andthe'Prince'sEmblazoned,'"Iinterposed,smiling.
Yes,"he
continué
continued,slowly,"aboutarmouralso—maybe—butheiswrongin
en ce qui concerne
regardtotheMarquisofAvonshire,
qui
who,asyouknow,killedhiswife'straduceryearsago,
et
andwenttoAustraliawherehedidnot
longtemps
longsurvivehiswife."
Mr.
Wildeiswrong,"murmuredConstance.
Herlipswereblanched,
mais
buthervoicewassweet
et
andcalm.
Letusagree,ifyouplease,
que
thatinthisonecircumstanceMr.Wildeiswrong,"I
dit
said.
II
Iclimbedthe
trois
threedilapidatedflightsofstairs,whichIhadso
souvent
oftenclimbedbefore,andknockedat
une
asmalldoorattheendof
les
thecorridor.
Mr.Wildeopened
la
thedoorandIwalkedin.
Quand
Whenhehaddouble-lockedthe
porte
doorandpushedaheavy
poitrine
chestagainstit,hecame
et
andsatdownbesideme,peeringupintomy
visage
facewithhislittlelight-colouredeyes.
Demi
Halfadozennewscratches
couvraient
coveredhisnoseandcheeks,
et
andthesilverwireswhich
soutenaient
supportedhisartificialearshadbecomedisplaced.
I
pensais
thoughtIhadneverseenhimsohideously
fascinant
fascinating.
Hehadnoears.
Les
Theartificialones,whichnow
tenait
stoodoutatananglefrom
les
thefinewire,werehisone
faiblesse
weakness.
Theyweremadeof
cire
waxandpaintedashell
rose
pink,buttherestofhis
visage
facewasyellow.
Hemight
mieux
betterhaverevelledinthe
luxe
luxuryofsomeartificialfingersforhisleft
main
hand,whichwasabsolutelyfingerless,
mais
butitseemedtocausehim
aucun
noinconvenience,andhewas
satisfait
satisfiedwithhiswaxears.
Hewas
très
verysmall,scarcelyhigherthana
enfant
childoften,buthisarmsweremagnificentlydeveloped,
et
andhisthighsasthickas
n'importe quel
anyathlete's.
Still,themost
remarquable
remarkablethingaboutMr.Wildewasthat
une
amanofhismarvellous
intelligence
intelligenceandknowledgeshouldhavesuch
une
ahead.
Itwasflat
et
andpointed,liketheheadsof
beaucoup
manyofthoseunfortunateswhom
gens
peopleimprisoninasylumsfor
les
theweak-minded.
Manycalledhim
fou
insane,butIknewhimtobeas
sain
saneasIwas.
I
ne
donotdenythathewas
excentrique
eccentric;
themaniahehadfor
garder
keepingthatcatandteasingher
jusqu'à
untilsheflewathis
visage
facelikeademon,was
certainement
certainlyeccentric.
Inevercould
comprendre
understandwhyhekeptthe
créature
creature,norwhatpleasurehe
trouvait
foundinshuttinghimselfupinhisroom
avec
withthissurly,viciousbeast.
I
me souviens
rememberonce,glancingupfromthe
manuscrit
manuscriptIwasstudyingbythe
lumière
lightofsometallowdips,
et
andseeingMr.Wildesquattingmotionlessonhis
haute
highchair,hiseyesfairlyblazingwithexcitement,
tandis que
whilethecat,whichhadrisenfromher
place
placebeforethestove,came
rampant
creepingacrossthefloorrightathim.
Avant
BeforeIcouldmovesheflattenedherbellytothe
sol
ground,crouched,trembled,andsprangintohis
visage
face.
Howlingandfoamingthey
roulaient
rolledoverandoveronthe
sol
floor,scratchingandclawing,untilthe
chat
catscreamedandfledunderthecabinet,
et
andMr.Wildeturnedoveronhis
dos
back,hislimbscontractingandcurlingup
comme
likethelegsofadying
araignée
spider.
Hewaseccentric.
Mr.
Wilde
avoir
hadclimbedintohishigh
chaise
chair,and,afterstudyingmy
visage
face,pickedupadog's-earedledger
et
andopenedit.
HenryB.
Matthews,"he
lu
read,"book-keeperwithWhysotWhysotandCompany,dealersinchurchornaments.
Appelé
CalledApril3rd.
Reputationdamagedon
la
therace-track.
Knownasawelcher.
Réputation
Reputationtoberepairedby
Août
August1st.
RetainerFiveDollars."