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The King in Yellow | Progressive Translation Books for Hungarian A1-B2 Students

The King in Yellow | Progressive Translation Books for Hungarian A1-B2 Students

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THEREPAIREROFREPUTATIONS
I
Neraillonspaslesfous;
leurfoliedurepluslongtempsquelanôtre....
Voilatouteladifférence."
Felé
Towardtheendoftheyear1920theGovernmentofthe
Egyesült
UnitedStateshadpracticallycompletedtheprogramme,adoptedduringthe
utolsó
lastmonthsofPresidentWinthrop'sadministration.
Az
Thecountrywasapparentlytranquil.
Mindenki
EverybodyknowshowtheTariff
és
andLabourquestionsweresettled.
The
háború
warwithGermany,incidenton
amely
thatcountry'sseizureoftheSamoanIslands,had
hagyott
leftnovisiblescarsupontherepublic,
és
andthetemporaryoccupationofNorfolkbytheinvading
hadsereg
armyhadbeenforgotteninthejoyoverrepeated
haditengerészeti
navalvictories,andthesubsequent
nevetséges
ridiculousplightofGeneralVonGartenlaube'sforcesintheStateofNewJersey.
TheCuban
és
andHawaiianinvestmentshadpaidone
száz
hundredpercentandtheterritoryofSamoawas
jól
wellworthitscostasacoaling
állomás
station.
Thecountrywasina
kiváló
superbstateofdefence.
Every
part
coastcityhadbeenwellsuppliedwith
szárazföldi
landfortifications;
thearmyunderthe
szülői
parentaleyeoftheGeneralStaff,organized
szerint
accordingtothePrussiansystem,hadbeenincreasedto300,000men,with
egy
aterritorialreserveofamillion;
és
andsixmagnificentsquadronsofcruisers
és
andbattle-shipspatrolledthesixstationsofthenavigableseas,leaving
egy
asteamreserveamplyfittedtocontrolhomewaters.
ThegentlemenfromtheWest
voltak
hadatlastbeenconstrainedto
elismerni
acknowledgethatacollegeforthetrainingofdiplomatswasas
szükséges
necessaryaslawschoolsareforthetrainingofbarristers;
következésképpen
consequentlywewerenolongerrepresented
külföldön
abroadbyincompetentpatriots.
The
nemzet
nationwasprosperous;
Chicago,for
egy
amomentparalyzedaftera
második
secondgreatfire,hadrisenfromitsruins,
fehér
whiteandimperial,andmorebeautiful
mint
thanthewhitecitywhichhadbeen
építettek
builtforitsplaythingin1893.
Mindenhol
Everywheregoodarchitecturewasreplacingbad,
és
andeveninNewYork,a
hirtelen
suddencravingfordecencyhadsweptawaya
nagy
greatportionoftheexistinghorrors.
Streetshadbeenwidened,
megfelelően
properlypavedandlighted,treeshadbeenplanted,squareslaidout,elevatedstructuresdemolished
és
andundergroundroadsbuilttoreplacethem.
The
új
newgovernmentbuildingsandbarrackswere
finom
finebitsofarchitecture,andthe
hosszú
longsystemofstonequays
ami
whichcompletelysurroundedtheislandhadbeenturnedintoparks
ami
whichprovedagod-sendtothe
lakosság
population.
Thesubsidizingofthe
állami
statetheatreandstateoperabroughtits
saját
ownreward.
TheUnitedStates
Nemzeti
NationalAcademyofDesignwasmuchlike
Európai
Europeaninstitutionsofthesamekind.
Senki sem
NobodyenviedtheSecretaryofFineArts,
sem
eitherhiscabinetpositionorhisportfolio.
TheSecretaryofForestry
és
andGamePreservationhada
sokkal
mucheasiertime,thankstothe
új
newsystemofNationalMounted
Rendőrség
Police.
WehadprofitedwellbythelatesttreatieswithFrance
és
andEngland;
theexclusionofforeign-bornJewsasa
intézkedés
measureofself-preservation,thesettlementofthe
új
newindependentnegrostateofSuanee,thecheckingofimmigration,the
új
newlawsconcerningnaturalization,andthegradualcentralizationof
hatalom
powerintheexecutiveall
hozzájárultak
contributedtonationalcalmandprosperity.
Amikor
WhentheGovernmentsolvedtheIndianproblem
és
andsquadronsofIndiancavalryscoutsinnativecostumeweresubstitutedforthepitiableorganizationstackedontothetailofskeletonizedregimentsby
egy
aformerSecretaryofWar,the
nemzet
nationdrewalongsighofrelief.
Amikor
When,afterthecolossalCongressofReligions,bigotry
és
andintolerancewerelaidintheirgraves
és
andkindnessandcharitybegantodrawwarringsectstogether,
sokan
manythoughtthemillenniumhadarrived,atleastinthe
új
newworldwhichafterallis
egy
aworldbyitself.
Butself-preservationisthe
első
firstlaw,andtheUnitedStates
kellett
hadtolookonin
tehetetlen
helplesssorrowasGermany,Italy,Spain
és
andBelgiumwrithedinthethroesof
Anarchia
Anarchy,whileRussia,watchingfromtheCaucasus,stooped
és
andboundthemonebyone.
In
az
thecityofNewYork
az
thesummerof1899wassignalizedby
az
thedismantlingoftheElevatedRailroads.
The
nyár
summerof1900willliveinthememoriesofNewYork
emberek
peopleformanyacycle;
the
Dodge
DodgeStatuewasremovedinthat
évben
year.
Inthefollowingwinterbegan
amely
thatagitationfortherepealofthelawsprohibitingsuicide
amely
whichboreitsfinalfruitinthemonthofApril,1920,
amikor
whenthefirstGovernmentLethalChamberwasopenedonWashingtonSquare.
I
voltam
hadwalkeddownthatdayfromDr.Archer'shouseonMadisonAvenue,
ahol
whereIhadbeenasamereformality.
Ever
óta
sincethatfallfrommyhorse,
négy
fouryearsbefore,Ihadbeentroubledattimeswithpainsinthebackofmy
fej
headandneck,butnowformonthstheyhadbeenabsent,
és
andthedoctorsentmeawaythat
napon
daysayingtherewasnothingmoretobe
gyógyítani
curedinme.
Itwas
alig
hardlyworthhisfeetobe
mondják
toldthat;
Iknewitmyself.
StillIdidnotgrudgehim
a
themoney.
WhatImindedwasthe
hiba
mistakewhichhemadeat
először
first.
Whentheypickedmeupfromthe
járdán
pavementwhereIlayunconscious,
és
andsomebodyhadmercifullysent
egy
abulletthroughmyhorse'shead,IwascarriedtoDr.Archer,
és
andhe,pronouncingmybrainaffected,placedmeinhis
saját
privateasylumwhereIwasobligedto
viselnem
enduretreatmentforinsanity.
Atlasthe
döntött
decidedthatIwaswell,
és
andI,knowingthatmymindhad
mindig
alwaysbeenassoundashis,
ha
ifnotsounder,"paidmytuition"ashejokinglycalledit,
és
andleft.
Itoldhim,smiling,thatIwouldgetevenwithhimforhismistake,
és
andhelaughedheartily,andaskedmetocall
egyszer
onceinawhile.
Ididso,hopingforachancetoevenupaccounts,
de
buthegavemenone,
és
andItoldhimI
fogok
wouldwait.
Thefallfrommyhorsehad
szerencsére
fortunatelyleftnoevilresults;
on
az
thecontraryithadchangedmywholecharacterfor
az
thebetter.
Fromalazyyoungmanabouttown,Ihad
lettem
becomeactive,energetic,temperate,andaboveall—oh,aboveallelse—ambitious.
Therewas
csak
onlyonethingwhichtroubled
engem
me,Ilaughedatmy
saját
ownuneasiness,andyetittroubled
engem
me.
DuringmyconvalescenceIhadbought
és
andreadforthefirsttime,TheKingin
Sárga
Yellow.
Irememberafterfinishing
az
thefirstactthatitoccurredtomethatIhad
jobb
betterstop.
Istartedup
és
andflungthebookinto
a
thefireplace;
thevolumestruckthebarredgrate
és
andfellopenonthehearthinthefirelight.
Ha
IfIhadnotcaught
egy
aglimpseoftheopeningwordsinthe
második
secondactIshouldnever
volna
havefinishedit,butasIstoopedtopickitup,myeyesbecamerivetedtotheopenpage,
és
andwithacryof
rettegés
terror,orperhapsitwasof
örömmel
joysopoignantthatIsufferedin
minden
everynerve,Isnatchedthe
dolgot
thingoutofthecoals
és
andcreptshakingtomybedroom,
ahol
whereIreaditandrereadit,
és
andweptandlaughedandtrembledwith
egy
ahorrorwhichattimesassailsmeyet.
Ez
Thisisthethingthattroublesme,forIcannot
elfelejteni
forgetCarcosawhereblackstarshangintheheavens;
ahol
wheretheshadowsofmen'sthoughtslengtheninthe
délután
afternoon,whenthetwinsuns
elsüllyednek
sinkintothelakeofHali;
és
andmymindwillbearforeverthememoryofthePallid
Maszk
Mask.
IprayGodwillcursethe
író
writer,asthewriterhascursedthe
világ
worldwiththisbeautiful,stupendouscreation,
szörnyű
terribleinitssimplicity,irresistibleinitstruth—a
világ
worldwhichnowtremblesbeforethe
Király
KinginYellow.
WhentheFrench
Kormány
Governmentseizedthetranslatedcopieswhichhadjust
érkezett
arrivedinParis,London,of
természetesen
course,becameeagertoreadit.
Itiswellknownhowthe
könyv
bookspreadlikeaninfectiousdisease,fromcitytocity,fromcontinenttocontinent,barredouthere,confiscated
ott
there,denouncedbyPressandpulpit,censuredevenbythemostadvancedof
irodalmi
literaryanarchists.
Nodefiniteprincipleshadbeenviolatedinthose
gonosz
wickedpages,nodoctrinepromulgated,
nem
noconvictionsoutraged.
Itcouldnotbe
megítélni
judgedbyanyknownstandard,
mégis
yet,althoughitwasacknowledged
hogy
thatthesupremenoteof
művészet
arthadbeenstruckinTheKinginYellow,allfelt
hogy
thathumannaturecouldnot
elviselni
bearthestrain,northriveonwordsinwhichthe
lényege
essenceofpurestpoisonlurked.
Theverybanality
és
andinnocenceofthefirstact
csak
onlyallowedtheblowtofallafterwardwithmoreawfuleffect.
Itwas,I
emlékszem
remember,the13thdayof
Április
April,1920,thatthefirstGovernment
Halálos
LethalChamberwasestablishedonthe
déli
southsideofWashingtonSquare,
között
betweenWoosterStreetandSouthFifth
Avenue
Avenue.
Theblockwhichhadformerlyconsistedofa
sok
lotofshabbyoldbuildings,
használt
usedascafésandrestaurantsforforeigners,hadbeenacquiredbythe
Kormány
Governmentinthewinterof1898.
A
TheFrenchandItaliancafés
és
andrestaurantsweretorndown;
az
thewholeblockwasenclosedby
egy
agildedironrailing,andconvertedinto
egy
alovelygardenwithlawns,flowers
és
andfountains.
Inthecentreofthe
kert
gardenstoodasmall,white
épület
building,severelyclassicalinarchitecture,
és
andsurroundedbythicketsofflowers.
Hat
SixIoniccolumnssupportedtheroof,
és
andthesingledoorwasofbronze.
Egy
Asplendidmarblegroupofthe"Fates"stood
előtt
beforethedoor,theworkof
egy
ayoungAmericansculptor,BorisYvain,
aki
whohaddiedinParis
amikor
whenonlytwenty-threeyearsold.
Theinaugurationceremonieswerein
folyamatban
progressasIcrossedUniversityPlace
és
andenteredthesquare.
Ithreadedmywaythroughthe
csendes
silentthrongofspectators,butwasstoppedat
Negyedik
FourthStreetbyacordonofpolice.
Egy
AregimentofUnitedStateslancersweredrawn
fel
upinahollowsquareroundthe
Halálos
LethalChamber.
OnaraisedtribunefacingWashington
Park
ParkstoodtheGovernorofNewYork,
és
andbehindhimweregroupedtheMayorofNewYork
és
andBrooklyn,theInspector-Generalof
Rendőrség
Police,theCommandantofthestatetroops,
Ezredes
ColonelLivingston,militaryaidtothePresidentofthe
Egyesült
UnitedStates,GeneralBlount,commandingatGovernor'sIsland,Major-GeneralHamilton,commandingthegarrisonofNewYork
és
andBrooklyn,AdmiralBuffbyofthe
flotta
fleetintheNorthRiver,Surgeon-GeneralLanceford,thestaffoftheNationalFreeHospital,SenatorsWyse
és
andFranklinofNewYork,
és
andtheCommissionerofPublicWorks.
Thetribunewassurroundedbyasquadronofhussarsofthe
Nemzeti
NationalGuard.
TheGovernorwasfinishinghisreplytothe
rövid
shortspeechoftheSurgeon-General.
Iheardhim
mondta
say:
"Thelawsprohibitingsuicide
és
andprovidingpunishmentforany
kísérlet
attemptatself-destructionhavebeenrepealed.
The
Kormány
Governmenthasseenfitto
elismerje
acknowledgetherightofmantoend
egy
anexistencewhichmayhave
vált
becomeintolerabletohim,through
fizikai
physicalsufferingormentaldespair.
Itis
úgy vélik
believedthatthecommunitywillbebenefitedbytheremovalof
ilyen
suchpeoplefromtheirmidst.
Óta
Sincethepassageofthis
törvény
law,thenumberofsuicidesinthe
Egyesült
UnitedStateshasnotincreased.
Most
NowtheGovernmenthasdeterminedtoestablish
egy
aLethalChamberineverycity,town
és
andvillageinthecountry,itremainstobeseenwhetherornotthatclassof
emberi
humancreaturesfromwhosedespondingranks
új
newvictimsofself-destructionfall
naponta
dailywillacceptthereliefthusprovided."
Hepaused,
és
andturnedtothewhite
Halálos
LethalChamber.
Thesilencein
az
thestreetwasabsolute.
"There
egy
apainlessdeathawaitshim
aki
whocannolongerbearthesorrowsofthislife.
Ha
Ifdeathiswelcomelethimseekitthere."
Then
gyorsan
quicklyturningtothemilitaryaidofthePresident'shousehold,he
mondta
said,"IdeclaretheLethalChamberopen,"
és
andagainfacingthevast
tömeg
crowdhecriedina
világos
clearvoice:
"CitizensofNewYork
és
andoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,
keresztül
throughmetheGovernmentdeclaresthe
Halálos
LethalChambertobeopen."
The
ünnepélyes
solemnhushwasbrokenbya
éles
sharpcryofcommand,thesquadronofhussarsfiledaftertheGovernor'scarriage,thelancerswheeled
és
andformedalongFifthAvenuetowaitforthecommandantofthegarrison,
és
andthemountedpolicefollowed
őket
them.
Ileftthecrowdtogape
és
andstareatthewhitemarbleDeathChamber,
és
and,crossingSouthFifthAvenue,walkedalongthe
nyugati
westernsideofthatthoroughfaretoBleeckerStreet.
ThenIturnedto
a
therightandstoppedbefore
egy
adingyshopwhichbore
a
thesign:.
HAWBERK,ARMOURER.
Iglancedinatthe
ajtón
doorwayandsawHawberkbusyinhis
kis
littleshopattheendofthehall.
Helookedup,
és
andcatchingsightofmecriedinhis
mély
deep,heartyvoice,"Comein,Mr.Castaigne!"
Constance,his
lánya
daughter,rosetomeetmeasIcrossedthethreshold,
és
andheldoutherpretty
kezét
hand,butIsawtheblushof
csalódás
disappointmentonhercheeks,and
tudtam
knewthatitwasanotherCastaigneshehadexpected,mycousinLouis.
Ismiledatherconfusion
és
andcomplimentedheronthebannershewasembroideringfrom
egy
acolouredplate.
OldHawberk
ült
satrivetingtheworngreavesofsome
ősi
ancientsuitofarmour,and
az
theting!
ting!
ting!
ofhis
kis
littlehammersoundedpleasantlyinthequaintshop.
Jelenleg
Presentlyhedroppedhishammer,
és
andfussedaboutforamomentwith
egy
atinywrench.
Thesoftclashofthemailsentathrillofpleasurethroughme.
Ilovedto
hallani
hearthemusicofsteelbrushingagainst
acél
steel,themellowshockofthemalletonthighpieces,
és
andthejingleofchainarmour.
Thatwas
az
theonlyreasonIwenttoseeHawberk.
He
volt
hadneverinterestedmepersonally,
sem
nordidConstance,exceptforthe
tényt
factofherbeinginlovewithLouis.
Ez
Thisdidoccupymyattention,
és
andsometimesevenkeptme
ébren
awakeatnight.
ButI
tudtam
knewinmyheartthat
minden
allwouldcomeright,andthatI
kell
shouldarrangetheirfutureasI
elvártam
expectedtoarrangethatofmy
kedves
kinddoctor,JohnArcher.
However,Ishouldnever
volna
havetroubledmyselfaboutvisitingthemjustthen,haditnotbeen,asI
mondtam
say,thatthemusicofthetinkling
kalapács
hammerhadformethisstrongfascination.
Iwould
ültem
sitforhours,listeningandlistening,
és
andwhenastraysunbeamstrucktheinlaidsteel,the
érzés
sensationitgavemewas
majdnem
almosttookeentoendure.
Myeyeswouldbecomefixed,dilatingwithapleasurethatstretched
minden
everynervealmosttobreaking,
amíg
untilsomemovementofthe
öreg
oldarmourercutofftherayof
napfény
sunlight,then,stillthrillingsecretly,Ileanedback
és
andlistenedagaintothesoundofthepolishing
rongy
rag,swish!
swish!
rubbingrustfromtherivets.
Constance
dolgozott
workedwiththeembroideryoverherknees,nowandthenpausingto
megvizsgálja
examinemorecloselythepatterninthecolouredplatefromthe
Metropolitan
MetropolitanMuseum.
Whoisthisfor?"
Iasked.
Hawberkexplained,thatinadditiontothetreasuresofarmourinthe
Metropolitan
MetropolitanMuseumofwhichhe
volt
hadbeenappointedarmourer,he
is
alsohadchargeofseveralcollections
tartoztak
belongingtorichamateurs.
Thiswasthe
hiányzó
missinggreaveofafamous
öltöny
suitwhichaclientofhis
volt
hadtracedtoalittle
bolt
shopinParisontheQuaid'Orsay.
Ő
He,Hawberk,hadnegotiatedfor
és
andsecuredthegreave,and
most
nowthesuitwascomplete.
Helaiddownhishammer
és
andreadmethehistoryofthe
öltöny
suit,tracedsince1450fromownertoowner
amíg
untilitwasacquiredbyThomasStainbridge.
Amikor
Whenhissuperbcollectionwassold,thisclientofHawberk'sboughtthesuit,
és
andsincethenthesearchforthe
hiányzó
missinggreavehadbeenpushed
amíg
untilitwas,almostbyaccident,locatedinParis.
Didyoucontinuethesearchsopersistentlywithoutanycertaintyofthegreavebeingstillinexistence?"
Idemanded.
Ofcourse,"herepliedcoolly.
ThenforthefirsttimeItookapersonalinterestinHawberk.
Itwasworth
valami
somethingtoyou,"Iventured.
No,"hereplied,laughing,"mypleasureinfindingitwasmyreward."
Haveyou
nem
noambitiontoberich?"
I
kérdeztem
asked,smiling.
Myoneambitionistobethe
legjobb
bestarmourerintheworld,"heansweredgravely.
ConstanceaskedmeifIhad
láttam
seentheceremoniesatthe
Halálos
LethalChamber.
Sheherselfhadnoticed
lovasság
cavalrypassingupBroadwaythatmorning,
és
andhadwishedtoseetheinauguration,
de
butherfatherwantedthe
zászló
bannerfinished,andshehadstayedathisrequest.
Didyou
láttad
seeyourcousin,Mr.Castaigne,there?"
she
kérdezte
asked,withtheslightesttremorofher
puha
softeyelashes.
No,"Irepliedcarelessly.
"Louis'regimentismanœuvringoutinWestchesterCounty."
Irose
és
andpickedupmyhat
és
andcane.
Areyougoingupstairstosee
a
thelunaticagain?"
laughedoldHawberk.
Ha
IfHawberkknewhowIloathe
hogy
thatword"lunatic,"hewouldneveruseitinmypresence.
ItrousescertainfeelingswithinmewhichIdonotcareto
megmagyarázni
explain.
However,Iansweredhim
csendben
quietly:
"IthinkIshalldropin
és
andseeMr.Wildefor
egy
amomentortwo."
Poorfellow,"
mondta
saidConstance,withashakeofthe
fejét
head,"itmustbehardto
élni
livealoneyearafteryear
szegény
poor,crippledandalmostdemented.
Itis
nagyon
verygoodofyou,Mr.Castaigne,tovisithimas
gyakran
oftenasyoudo."
I
hiszem
thinkheisvicious,"observedHawberk,beginning
újra
againwithhishammer.
Ilistenedtothe
arany
goldentinkleonthegreaveplates;
amikor
whenhehadfinishedI
válaszoltam
replied:.
No,heisnot
gonosz
vicious,norisheintheleastdemented.
Hismindis
egy
awonderchamber,fromwhichhe
tud
canextracttreasuresthatyou
és
andIwouldgiveyearsofourlifetoacquire."'.
Hawberklaughed.
Icontinueda
kicsit
littleimpatiently:
"Heknowshistoryasnooneelsecouldknowit.
Semmi
Nothing,howevertrivial,escapeshissearch,
és
andhismemoryisso
abszolút
absolute,sopreciseindetails,
hogy
thatwereitknowninNewYork
hogy
thatsuchamanexisted,the
emberek
peoplecouldnothonourhimenough."
Nonsense,"mutteredHawberk,searchingonthefloorfor
egy
afallenrivet.
Isitnonsense,"I
kérdeztem
asked,managingtosuppresswhatIfelt,"isitnonsense
amikor
whenhesaysthatthetassets
és
andcuissardsoftheenamelledsuitofarmourcommonlyknownasthe'Prince'sEmblazoned'canbefound
között
amongamassofrusty
színházi
theatricalproperties,brokenstovesandragpicker'srefuseinagarretinPellStreet?"
Hawberk'shammer
esett
felltotheground,buthepickeditup
és
andasked,withagreatdealofcalm,howI
tudtam
knewthatthetassetsandleftcuissardwere
hiányzik
missingfromthe"Prince'sEmblazoned."
Ididnot
tudtam
knowuntilMr.Wildementionedittome
a
theotherday.
Hesaidtheywereinthegarretof998PellStreet."
Nonsense,"hecried,
de
butInoticedhishandtrembling
alatt
underhisleathernapron.
Is
ez
thisnonsensetoo?"
Iaskedpleasantly,"isitnonsense
ha
whenMr.WildecontinuallyspeaksofyouastheMarquisofAvonshire
és
andofMissConstance—".
Ididnotfinish,forConstancehadstartedtoherfeetwith
rettegés
terrorwrittenoneveryfeature.
Hawberklookedatme
és
andslowlysmoothedhisleathernapron.
Thatisimpossible,"heobserved,"Mr.
Wildemayknowagreat
sok
manythings—".
Aboutarmour,forinstance,
és
andthe'Prince'sEmblazoned,'"Iinterposed,smiling.
Yes,"hecontinued,
lassan
slowly,"aboutarmouralso—maybe—butheiswronginregardtothe
Marquis
MarquisofAvonshire,who,asyou
tudja
know,killedhiswife'straduceryears
ezelőtt
ago,andwenttoAustralia
ahol
wherehedidnotlongsurvivehiswife."
Mr.
Wildeiswrong,"murmuredConstance.
Herlipswereblanched,
de
buthervoicewassweet
és
andcalm.
Letusagree,
ha
ifyouplease,thatinthis
egy
onecircumstanceMr.Wildeiswrong,"Isaid.
II
Iclimbedthe
három
threedilapidatedflightsofstairs,whichIhadso
gyakran
oftenclimbedbefore,andknockedat
egy
asmalldooratthe
végén
endofthecorridor.
Mr.Wildeopened
az
thedoorandIwalkedin.
Amikor
Whenhehaddouble-lockedthe
ajtót
doorandpushedaheavychest
ellen
againstit,hecameandsatdownbesideme,peeringupintomyfacewithhis
kis
littlelight-colouredeyes.
Halfa
tucat
dozennewscratchescoveredhis
orrát
noseandcheeks,andthe
ezüst
silverwireswhichsupportedhis
mesterséges
artificialearshadbecomedisplaced.
IthoughtIhadnever
láttam
seenhimsohideouslyfascinating.
He
volt
hadnoears.
Theartificialones,
amely
whichnowstoodoutatan
szögben
anglefromthefinewire,werehisoneweakness.
Theyweremadeofwax
és
andpaintedashellpink,
de
buttherestofhis
arca
facewasyellow.
Hemight
jobban
betterhaverevelledinthe
luxus
luxuryofsomeartificialfingersforhisleft
kezét
hand,whichwasabsolutelyfingerless,
de
butitseemedtocausehimnoinconvenience,
és
andhewassatisfiedwithhis
viasz
waxears.
Hewasvery
kicsi
small,scarcelyhigherthana
gyerek
childoften,buthisarmsweremagnificentlydeveloped,
és
andhisthighsasthickasanyathlete's.
Still,themostremarkable
dolog
thingaboutMr.Wildewas
hogy
thatamanofhis
csodálatos
marvellousintelligenceandknowledgeshouldhave
ilyen
suchahead.
Itwas
lapos
flatandpointed,liketheheadsof
sok
manyofthoseunfortunateswhom
emberek
peopleimprisoninasylumsfor
az
theweak-minded.
Manycalledhiminsane,
de
butIknewhimtobeassaneasIwas.
Idonotdeny
hogy
thathewaseccentric;
themaniahe
volt
hadforkeepingthatcat
és
andteasingheruntilsheflewathisface
mint
likeademon,wascertainly
excentrikus
eccentric.
Inevercouldunderstand
miért
whyhekeptthecreature,
sem
norwhatpleasurehefoundinshuttinghimselfupinhisroomwiththissurly,
gonosz
viciousbeast.
Irememberonce,glancingupfromthemanuscriptIwasstudyingbythelightofsometallowdips,
és
andseeingMr.Wildesquattingmotionlessonhis
magas
highchair,hiseyesfairly
lángoltak
blazingwithexcitement,whilethe
macska
cat,whichhadrisenfromherplace
előtt
beforethestove,camecreepingacrossthefloorrightathim.
Mielőtt
BeforeIcouldmovesheflattenedherbellytotheground,crouched,trembled,
és
andsprangintohisface.
Howling
és
andfoamingtheyrolledover
és
andoveronthefloor,scratching
és
andclawing,untilthecatscreamed
és
andfledunderthecabinet,
és
andMr.Wildeturnedoveronhisback,hislimbscontracting
és
andcurlinguplikethelegsof
egy
adyingspider.
Hewas
excentrikus
eccentric.
Mr.
Wildehadclimbedintohis
magas
highchair,and,afterstudyingmyface,pickedupadog's-earedledger
és
andopenedit.
HenryB.
Matthews,"heread,"book-keeperwithWhysotWhysot
és
andCompany,dealersinchurchornaments.
Called
Április
April3rd.
Reputationdamagedontherace-track.
Knownasawelcher.
Reputationtobe
javítani
repairedbyAugust1st.
Retainer
Öt
FiveDollars."