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

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THEREPAIREROFREPUTATIONS
I
Neraillonspaslesfous;
leurfoliedure
plus
pluslongtempsquelanôtre....
Voilatouteladifférence."
Towardthe
akhir
endoftheyear1920the
Pemerintah
GovernmentoftheUnitedStateshad
praktis
practicallycompletedtheprogramme,adopted
selama
duringthelastmonthsof
Presiden
PresidentWinthrop'sadministration.
Thecountrywas
tampaknya
apparentlytranquil.
EverybodyknowshowtheTariff
dan
andLabourquestionsweresettled.
The
perang
warwithGermany,incidentonthatcountry'sseizureoftheSamoanIslands,had
meninggalkan
leftnovisiblescarsuponthe
republik
republic,andthetemporaryoccupationofNorfolkbytheinvadingarmyhadbeenforgotteninthe
sukacita
joyoverrepeatednavalvictories,
dan
andthesubsequentridiculousplightof
Jenderal
GeneralVonGartenlaube'sforcesintheStateofNewJersey.
TheCuban
dan
andHawaiianinvestmentshadpaidone
seratus
hundredpercentandthe
wilayah
territoryofSamoawaswell
layak
worthitscostasacoaling
stasiun
station.
Thecountrywasina
luar biasa
superbstateofdefence.
Every
pesisir
coastcityhadbeenwellsupplied
dengan
withlandfortifications;
thearmy
bawah
undertheparentaleyeof
yang
theGeneralStaff,organizedaccordingto
yang
thePrussiansystem,hadbeenincreasedto300,000men,
dengan
withaterritorialreserveofa
juta
million;
andsixmagnificentsquadronsofcruisers
dan
andbattle-shipspatrolledthesixstationsof
yang
thenavigableseas,leavinga
uap
steamreserveamplyfittedto
mengendalikan
controlhomewaters.
Thegentlemenfromthe
Barat
Westhadatlastbeenconstrainedto
mengakui
acknowledgethatacollegeforthetrainingofdiplomatswasasnecessaryas
hukum
lawschoolsareforthetrainingofbarristers;
akibatnya
consequentlywewerenolongerrepresented
luar negeri
abroadbyincompetentpatriots.
The
bangsa
nationwasprosperous;
Chicago,fora
sesaat
momentparalyzedafterasecond
besar
greatfire,hadrisenfromitsruins,
putih
whiteandimperial,andmore
indah
beautifulthanthewhitecitywhichhadbeenbuiltforitsplaythingin1893.
Everywhere
baik
goodarchitecturewasreplacingbad,
dan
andeveninNewYork,asuddencravingfor
kesopanan
decencyhadsweptawaya
besar
greatportionoftheexistinghorrors.
Streetshadbeenwidened,
benar
properlypavedandlighted,treeshadbeenplanted,squareslaidout,elevatedstructuresdemolished
dan
andundergroundroadsbuilttoreplacethem.
The
baru
newgovernmentbuildingsandbarrackswerefinebitsof
arsitektur
architecture,andthelongsystemof
batu
stonequayswhichcompletelysurroundedthe
pulau
islandhadbeenturnedintoparkswhichprovedagod-sendtothe
penduduk
population.
Thesubsidizingofthe
negara
statetheatreandstateopera
membawa
broughtitsownreward.
TheUnitedStates
Nasional
NationalAcademyofDesignwasmuchlike
Eropa
Europeaninstitutionsofthesamekind.
Nobodyenvied
yang
theSecretaryofFineArts,eitherhiscabinet
posisi
positionorhisportfolio.
The
Sekretaris
SecretaryofForestryandGame
Pelestarian
Preservationhadamucheasier
waktu
time,thankstothenew
sistem
systemofNationalMountedPolice.
Wehadprofited
baik
wellbythelatesttreatieswithFrance
dan
andEngland;
theexclusionofforeign-bornJewsasameasureofself-preservation,
yang
thesettlementofthenew
independen
independentnegrostateofSuanee,
yang
thecheckingofimmigration,the
baru
newlawsconcerningnaturalization,and
yang
thegradualcentralizationofpowerin
yang
theexecutiveallcontributedto
nasional
nationalcalmandprosperity.
Whenthe
Pemerintah
GovernmentsolvedtheIndianproblem
dan
andsquadronsofIndiancavalryscoutsin
asli
nativecostumeweresubstitutedforthepitiableorganizationstackedontothe
ekor
tailofskeletonizedregimentsbya
mantan
formerSecretaryofWar,the
bangsa
nationdrewalongsighof
lega
relief.
When,afterthecolossal
Kongres
CongressofReligions,bigotryandintolerancewerelaidintheirgraves
dan
andkindnessandcharitybeganto
menarik
drawwarringsectstogether,many
berpikir
thoughtthemillenniumhadarrived,at
setidaknya
leastinthenewworldwhich
setelah
afterallisaworldbyitself.
Tapi
Butself-preservationisthefirst
hukum
law,andtheUnitedStateshadto
melihat
lookoninhelplesssorrowasGermany,Italy,Spain
dan
andBelgiumwrithedinthethroesofAnarchy,whileRussia,
menonton
watchingfromtheCaucasus,stooped
dan
andboundthemoneby
satu
one.
InthecityofNewYorkthe
musim panas
summerof1899wassignalizedbythedismantlingoftheElevatedRailroads.
The
musim panas
summerof1900willliveinthememoriesofNewYork
orang
peopleformanyacycle;
the
Dodge
DodgeStatuewasremovedin
itu
thatyear.
Inthefollowing
musim dingin
winterbeganthatagitationfortherepealofthelawsprohibiting
bunuh diri
suicidewhichboreitsfinal
buah
fruitinthemonthofApril,1920,
ketika
whenthefirstGovernmentLethalChamberwasopenedonWashington
Square
Square.
Ihadwalkeddown
itu
thatdayfromDr.Archer's
rumah
houseonMadisonAvenue,whereIhadbeenasa
hanya
mereformality.
Eversincethat
jatuh
fallfrommyhorse,fouryears
sebelumnya
before,Ihadbeentroubledattimeswithpainsinthe
belakang
backofmyheadand
leher
neck,butnowformonthstheyhadbeenabsent,
dan
andthedoctorsentme
pergi
awaythatdaysayingtherewasnothing
lagi
moretobecuredinme.
Itwashardly
layak
worthhisfeetobetoldthat;
I
tahu
knewitmyself.
StillIdidnotgrudgehimthemoney.
WhatImindedwasthe
kesalahan
mistakewhichhemadeatfirst.
Ketika
Whentheypickedmeupfromthe
trotoar
pavementwhereIlayunconscious,
dan
andsomebodyhadmercifullysenta
peluru
bulletthroughmyhorse'shead,IwascarriedtoDr.
Archer
Archer,andhe,pronouncingmy
otak
brainaffected,placedmeinhisprivateasylum
mana
whereIwasobligedto
menanggung
enduretreatmentforinsanity.
Atlasthe
memutuskan
decidedthatIwaswell,
dan
andI,knowingthatmy
pikiran
mindhadalwaysbeenassoundashis,
jika
ifnotsounder,"paidmytuition"ashejokinglycalledit,
dan
andleft.
Itoldhim,
tersenyum
smiling,thatIwouldget
bahkan
evenwithhimforhismistake,
dan
andhelaughedheartily,and
meminta
askedmetocallonceinawhile.
Ididso,
berharap
hopingforachancetoevenupaccounts,
tapi
buthegavemenone,
dan
andItoldhimI
akan
wouldwait.
Thefallfrommy
kuda
horsehadfortunatelyleftnoevilresults;
onthe
sebaliknya
contraryithadchangedmy
seluruh
wholecharacterforthebetter.
From
seorang
alazyyoungmanabout
kota
town,Ihadbecomeactive,
energik
energetic,temperate,andaboveall—oh,
atas
aboveallelse—ambitious.
Therewas
hanya
onlyonethingwhichtroubledme,Ilaughedatmy
sendiri
ownuneasiness,andyetittroubledme.
Selama
DuringmyconvalescenceIhad
membeli
boughtandreadforthe
pertama
firsttime,TheKinginYellow.
I
ingat
rememberafterfinishingthefirst
tindakan
actthatitoccurredtomethatIhadbetter
berhenti
stop.
Istartedupandflungthe
buku
bookintothefireplace;
the
volume
volumestruckthebarredgrate
dan
andfellopenonthehearthinthefirelight.
Jika
IfIhadnotcaughta
sekilas
glimpseoftheopeningwordsinthe
kedua
secondactIshouldneverhavefinishedit,
tetapi
butasIstoopedtopickitup,myeyes
menjadi
becamerivetedtotheopen
halaman
page,andwithacryof
teror
terror,orperhapsitwasof
kegembiraan
joysopoignantthatI
menderita
sufferedineverynerve,I
merebut
snatchedthethingoutofthecoals
dan
andcreptshakingtomybedroom,whereIreadit
dan
andrereadit,andwept
dan
andlaughedandtrembledwitha
horor
horrorwhichattimesassailsmeyet.
Ini
Thisisthethingthattroublesme,forIcannot
melupakan
forgetCarcosawhereblackstars
menggantung
hangintheheavens;
wheretheshadowsofmen'sthoughtslengthenintheafternoon,
ketika
whenthetwinsunssinkintothe
danau
lakeofHali;
andmymind
akan
willbearforeverthe
ingatan
memoryofthePallidMask.
I
berdoa
prayGodwillcursethe
penulis
writer,asthewriterhascursedthe
dunia
worldwiththisbeautiful,stupendous
penciptaan
creation,terribleinitssimplicity,
tak tertahankan
irresistibleinitstruth—aworldwhich
sekarang
nowtremblesbeforetheKingin
Kuning
Yellow.
WhentheFrenchGovernmentseizedthetranslatedcopieswhichhadjustarrivedinParis,London,ofcourse,
menjadi
becameeagertoreadit.
Itis
baik
wellknownhowthebook
menyebar
spreadlikeaninfectiousdisease,from
kota
citytocity,fromcontinentto
benua
continent,barredouthere,confiscated
sana
there,denouncedbyPressandpulpit,censured
bahkan
evenbythemostadvancedof
sastra
literaryanarchists.
Nodefiniteprincipleshadbeenviolatedinthose
jahat
wickedpages,nodoctrinepromulgated,
tidak
noconvictionsoutraged.
Itcouldnotbejudgedbyanyknown
standar
standard,yet,althoughitwasacknowledgedthatthe
tertinggi
supremenoteofarthadbeenstruckinTheKinginYellow,
semua
allfeltthathumannaturecouldnot
menanggung
bearthestrain,northriveonwordsinwhichthe
esensi
essenceofpurestpoisonlurked.
Yang
Theverybanalityandinnocenceof
yang
thefirstactonlyallowed
yang
theblowtofallafterward
dengan
withmoreawfuleffect.
Itwas,I
ingat
remember,the13thdayof
April
April,1920,thatthefirst
Pemerintah
GovernmentLethalChamberwasestablishedonthe
selatan
southsideofWashingtonSquare,
antara
betweenWoosterStreetandSouthFifth
Avenue
Avenue.
Theblockwhichhad
sebelumnya
formerlyconsistedofalotofshabby
tua
oldbuildings,usedascafés
dan
andrestaurantsforforeigners,hadbeenacquiredbythe
Pemerintah
Governmentinthewinterof1898.
TheFrench
dan
andItaliancafésandrestaurantsweretorndown;
yang
thewholeblockwasenclosedbyagilded
besi
ironrailing,andconvertedintoa
indah
lovelygardenwithlawns,flowers
dan
andfountains.
Inthecentreofthe
taman
gardenstoodasmall,white
bangunan
building,severelyclassicalinarchitecture,
dan
andsurroundedbythicketsofflowers.
Enam
SixIoniccolumnssupportedtheroof,
dan
andthesingledoorwasof
perunggu
bronze.
Asplendidmarblegroupofthe"Fates"stoodbeforethedoor,the
karya
workofayoungAmerican
pematung
sculptor,BorisYvain,whohad
meninggal
diedinPariswhenonlytwenty-threeyearsold.
TheinaugurationceremonieswereinprogressasIcrossedUniversityPlace
dan
andenteredthesquare.
Ithreadedmyway
melalui
throughthesilentthrongofspectators,
tapi
butwasstoppedatFourth
Street
Streetbyacordonof
polisi
police.
AregimentofUnitedStateslancersweredrawnupin
sebuah
ahollowsquareroundtheLethal
Chamber
Chamber.
OnaraisedtribunefacingWashington
Park
ParkstoodtheGovernorofNewYork,
dan
andbehindhimweregrouped
yang
theMayorofNewYork
dan
andBrooklyn,theInspector-Generalof
Polisi
Police,theCommandantofthe
negara
statetroops,ColonelLivingston,military
bantuan
aidtothePresidentof
yang
theUnitedStates,GeneralBlount,commandingatGovernor's
Pulau
Island,Major-GeneralHamilton,commandingthe
garnisun
garrisonofNewYorkandBrooklyn,
Laksamana
AdmiralBuffbyofthefleetin
yang
theNorthRiver,Surgeon-GeneralLanceford,
yang
thestaffoftheNationalFree
Rumah sakit
Hospital,SenatorsWyseandFranklinofNewYork,
dan
andtheCommissionerofPublicWorks.
Thetribunewassurroundedbyasquadronofhussarsofthe
Nasional
NationalGuard.
TheGovernorwasfinishinghisreplytothe
singkat
shortspeechoftheSurgeon-General.
Iheardhim
berkata
say:
"Thelawsprohibitingsuicide
dan
andprovidingpunishmentforany
upaya
attemptatself-destructionhavebeenrepealed.
The
Pemerintah
Governmenthasseenfitto
mengakui
acknowledgetherightofmanto
mengakhiri
endanexistencewhichmay
telah
havebecomeintolerabletohim,
melalui
throughphysicalsufferingormental
keputusasaan
despair.
Itisbelievedthatthe
masyarakat
communitywillbebenefitedbythe
penghapusan
removalofsuchpeoplefromtheirmidst.
Sejak
Sincethepassageofthis
undang
law,thenumberofsuicidesintheUnitedStateshasnotincreased.
Sekarang
NowtheGovernmenthasdeterminedto
mendirikan
establishaLethalChamberin
setiap
everycity,townandvillageinthe
negara
country,itremainstobeseen
apakah
whetherornotthatclassof
manusia
humancreaturesfromwhosedespondingranks
baru
newvictimsofself-destructionfalldaily
akan
willacceptthereliefthusprovided."
Hepaused,
dan
andturnedtothewhiteLethal
Chamber
Chamber.
Thesilenceinthestreetwas
mutlak
absolute.
"Thereapainlessdeathawaitshimwho
bisa
cannolongerbearthesorrowsof
ini
thislife.
Ifdeathiswelcomelethimseekitthere."
Then
cepat
quicklyturningtothemilitary
bantuan
aidofthePresident'shousehold,hesaid,"I
menyatakan
declaretheLethalChamberopen,"
dan
andagainfacingthevast
kerumunan
crowdhecriedina
jelas
clearvoice:
"CitizensofNewYork
dan
andoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,
melalui
throughmetheGovernmentdeclarestheLethal
Chamber
Chambertobeopen."
Thesolemnhushwasbrokenbya
tajam
sharpcryofcommand,thesquadronofhussarsfiledafter
yang
theGovernor'scarriage,thelancerswheeled
dan
andformedalongFifthAvenueto
menunggu
waitforthecommandantof
yang
thegarrison,andthemounted
polisi
policefollowedthem.
Ileftthe
kerumunan
crowdtogapeandstareatthe
putih
whitemarbleDeathChamber,and,crossingSouthFifth
Avenue
Avenue,walkedalongthewestern
sisi
sideofthatthoroughfaretoBleeckerStreet.
ThenIturnedtothe
kanan
rightandstoppedbeforeadingy
toko
shopwhichborethesign:.
HAWBERK,ARMOURER.
Iglancedinatthe
pintu
doorwayandsawHawberkbusyinhislittle
toko
shopattheendofthehall.
He
melihat
lookedup,andcatchingsightofmecriedinhisdeep,hearty
suara
voice,"Comein,Mr.Castaigne!"
Constance,hisdaughter,rosetomeetmeasIcrossedthe
ambang
threshold,andheldouther
cantik
prettyhand,butIsawtheblushof
kekecewaan
disappointmentonhercheeks,and
tahu
knewthatitwasanotherCastaigneshehadexpected,my
sepupu
cousinLouis.
Ismiledather
kebingungan
confusionandcomplimentedheronthe
spanduk
bannershewasembroideringfromacoloured
piring
plate.
OldHawberksatrivetingtheworngreavesof
beberapa
someancientsuitofarmour,
dan
andtheting!
ting!
ting!
ofhislittle
palu
hammersoundedpleasantlyinthequaint
toko
shop.
Presentlyhedroppedhis
palu
hammer,andfussedaboutforamoment
dengan
withatinywrench.
The
lembut
softclashofthemail
mengirim
sentathrillofpleasure
melalui
throughme.
Ilovedto
mendengar
hearthemusicofsteelbrushingagainststeel,themellowshockofthemalleton
paha
thighpieces,andthejingleof
rantai
chainarmour.
Thatwasthe
satunya
onlyreasonIwenttoseeHawberk.
Hehad
pernah
neverinterestedmepersonally,nordidConstance,
kecuali
exceptforthefactofherbeingin
cinta
lovewithLouis.
Thisdidoccupymy
perhatian
attention,andsometimesevenkeptme
terjaga
awakeatnight.
ButI
tahu
knewinmyheartthatall
akan
wouldcomeright,andthatI
harus
shouldarrangetheirfutureasIexpectedto
mengatur
arrangethatofmykind
dokter
doctor,JohnArcher.
However,Ishould
pernah
neverhavetroubledmyselfaboutvisitingthem
hanya
justthen,haditnotbeen,asI
katakan
say,thatthemusicofthetinkling
palu
hammerhadformethis
kuat
strongfascination.
Iwouldsitforhours,
mendengarkan
listeningandlistening,andwhena
tersesat
straysunbeamstrucktheinlaid
baja
steel,thesensationitgavemewas
hampir
almosttookeentoendure.
Myeyes
akan
wouldbecomefixed,dilatingwitha
kesenangan
pleasurethatstretchedeverynerve
hampir
almosttobreaking,untilsome
gerakan
movementoftheoldarmourer
memotong
cutofftherayof
sinar matahari
sunlight,then,stillthrillingsecretly,Ileanedback
dan
andlistenedagaintothe
suara
soundofthepolishingrag,swish!
swish!
menggosok
rubbingrustfromtherivets.
Constanceworked
dengan
withtheembroideryoverherknees,
sekarang
nowandthenpausingto
memeriksa
examinemorecloselythepatterninthecoloured
piring
platefromtheMetropolitanMuseum.
Siapa
Whoisthisfor?"
I
bertanya
asked.
Hawberkexplained,thatin
selain
additiontothetreasuresofarmourinthe
Metropolitan
MetropolitanMuseumofwhichhehadbeenappointedarmourer,he
juga
alsohadchargeofseveralcollectionsbelongingto
kaya
richamateurs.
Thiswasthemissinggreaveof
sebuah
afamoussuitwhicha
klien
clientofhishadtracedto
sebuah
alittleshopinParisontheQuaid'Orsay.
Dia
He,Hawberk,hadnegotiatedfor
dan
andsecuredthegreave,and
sekarang
nowthesuitwascomplete.
He
meletakkan
laiddownhishammerand
membaca
readmethehistoryofthe
setelan
suit,tracedsince1450from
pemilik
ownertoowneruntilitwasacquiredbyThomasStainbridge.
Whenhis
luar biasa
superbcollectionwassold,this
klien
clientofHawberk'sboughtthe
setelan
suit,andsincethenthe
pencarian
searchforthemissinggreavehadbeenpushed
sampai
untilitwas,almostbyaccident,locatedinParis.
Didyoucontinuethe
pencarian
searchsopersistentlywithoutany
kepastian
certaintyofthegreavebeing
masih
stillinexistence?"
Idemanded.
Ofcourse,"herepliedcoolly.
Thenforthe
pertama
firsttimeItooka
pribadi
personalinterestinHawberk.
Itwas
bernilai
worthsomethingtoyou,"Iventured.
No,"hereplied,laughing,"mypleasureinfindingitwasmyreward."
Haveyou
tidak
noambitiontoberich?"
I
bertanya
asked,smiling.
Myoneambitionistobethe
terbaik
bestarmourerintheworld,"heansweredgravely.
Constance
bertanya
askedmeifIhad
melihat
seentheceremoniesattheLethal
Chamber
Chamber.
Sheherselfhadnoticed
kavaleri
cavalrypassingupBroadwaythat
pagi
morning,andhadwishedto
melihat
seetheinauguration,butherfather
ingin
wantedthebannerfinished,andshehadstayedathisrequest.
Didyou
melihat
seeyourcousin,Mr.Castaigne,there?"
she
bertanya
asked,withtheslightesttremorofher
lembut
softeyelashes.
No,"Irepliedcarelessly.
"Louis'regimentismanœuvringoutinWestchesterCounty."
I
bangkit
roseandpickedupmy
topi
hatandcane.
Areyougoing
atas
upstairstoseethelunaticagain?"
laughed
tua
oldHawberk.
IfHawberkknew
betapa
howIloathethatword"lunatic,"he
akan
wouldneveruseitinmypresence.
Itrouses
tertentu
certainfeelingswithinmewhichIdonotcaretoexplain.
Namun
However,Iansweredhimquietly:
"I
pikir
thinkIshalldropin
dan
andseeMr.Wildefora
sesaat
momentortwo."
Poorfellow,"saidConstance,
dengan
withashakeofthe
kepala
head,"itmustbehardto
hidup
livealoneyearafteryear
miskin
poor,crippledandalmostdemented.
Itis
sangat
verygoodofyou,Mr.Castaigne,tovisithimasoftenasyoudo."
I
pikir
thinkheisvicious,"observedHawberk,
mulai
beginningagainwithhishammer.
I
mendengarkan
listenedtothegoldentinkleonthegreaveplates;
ketika
whenhehadfinishedI
menjawab
replied:.
No,heisnot
kejam
vicious,norisheintheleastdemented.
Hismindisawonderchamber,fromwhichhe
dapat
canextracttreasuresthatyou
dan
andIwouldgiveyearsofour
hidup
lifetoacquire."'.
Hawberklaughed.
Icontinueda
sedikit
littleimpatiently:
"Heknowshistoryas
tidak
nooneelsecouldknowit.
Nothing,
bagaimanapun
howevertrivial,escapeshissearch,
dan
andhismemoryisso
mutlak
absolute,sopreciseindetails,thatwereitknowninNewYorkthat
seperti
suchamanexisted,thepeople
bisa
couldnothonourhimenough."
Nonsense,"mutteredHawberk,searchingonthe
lantai
floorforafallenrivet.
Isitnonsense,"Iasked,managingto
menekan
suppresswhatIfelt,"isit
omong kosong
nonsensewhenhesaysthatthetassets
dan
andcuissardsoftheenamelledsuitofarmour
biasa
commonlyknownasthe'Prince'sEmblazoned'
dapat
canbefoundamonga
massa
massofrustytheatricalproperties,brokenstoves
dan
andragpicker'srefuseinagarretinPellStreet?"
Hawberk's
palu
hammerfelltotheground,
tapi
buthepickeditup
dan
andasked,withagreatdealof
tenang
calm,howIknewthatthetassets
dan
andleftcuissardweremissingfromthe"Prince'sEmblazoned."
Ididnot
tahu
knowuntilMr.Wildementionedittometheotherday.
Hesaidtheywereinthegarretof998PellStreet."
Nonsense,"he
menangis
cried,butInoticedhishandtrembling
bawah
underhisleathernapron.
Is
ini
thisnonsensetoo?"
Iaskedpleasantly,"isit
omong kosong
nonsensewhenMr.Wildecontinually
berbicara
speaksofyouasthe
Marquis
MarquisofAvonshireandof
Miss
MissConstance—".
Ididnot
selesai
finish,forConstancehadstartedtoherfeet
dengan
withterrorwrittenonevery
fitur
feature.
Hawberklookedatme
dan
andslowlysmoothedhisleathern
celemek
apron.
Thatisimpossible,"heobserved,"Mr.
Wilde
mungkin
mayknowagreatmanythings—".
Tentang
Aboutarmour,forinstance,andthe'Prince'sEmblazoned,'"Iinterposed,
tersenyum
smiling.
Yes,"hecontinued,slowly,"aboutarmouralso—maybe—butheis
salah
wronginregardtothe
Marquis
MarquisofAvonshire,who,asyou
tahu
know,killedhiswife'straduceryears
lalu
ago,andwenttoAustralia
mana
wherehedidnotlong
bertahan hidup
survivehiswife."
Mr.
Wildeiswrong,"murmuredConstance.
Herlipswereblanched,
tapi
buthervoicewassweet
dan
andcalm.
Letusagree,
jika
ifyouplease,thatin
ini
thisonecircumstanceMr.Wildeiswrong,"Isaid.
II
I
memanjat
climbedthethreedilapidatedflightsof
tangga
stairs,whichIhadso
sering
oftenclimbedbefore,andknockedata
kecil
smalldoorattheendofthe
koridor
corridor.
Mr.Wildeopenedthedoor
dan
andIwalkedin.
Whenhehaddouble-lockedthe
pintu
doorandpushedaheavy
dada
chestagainstit,hecame
dan
andsatdownbesideme,peeringupintomy
wajah
facewithhislittlelight-colouredeyes.
Separuh
Halfadozennewscratches
menutupi
coveredhisnoseandcheeks,
dan
andthesilverwireswhich
mendukung
supportedhisartificialearshadbecomedisplaced.
IthoughtIhad
pernah
neverseenhimsohideously
menarik
fascinating.
Hehadnoears.
The
buatan
artificialones,whichnowstoodoutatan
sudut
anglefromthefinewire,werehis
satu
oneweakness.
Theyweremadeof
lilin
waxandpaintedashell
merah muda
pink,buttherestofhisfacewas
kuning
yellow.
Hemightbetterhaverevelledinthe
kemewahan
luxuryofsomeartificialfingersforhisleft
tangan
hand,whichwasabsolutelyfingerless,
tetapi
butitseemedtocausehim
tidak
noinconvenience,andhewas
puas
satisfiedwithhiswaxears.
Hewas
sangat
verysmall,scarcelyhigherthan
seorang
achildoften,buthisarmsweremagnificentlydeveloped,
dan
andhisthighsasthickasanyathlete's.
Still,the
paling
mostremarkablethingaboutMr.Wildewasthat
seorang
amanofhismarvellous
kecerdasan
intelligenceandknowledgeshouldhave
seperti
suchahead.
Itwas
datar
flatandpointed,liketheheadsof
banyak
manyofthoseunfortunateswhompeopleimprisoninasylumsfor
yang
theweak-minded.
Manycalledhim
gila
insane,butIknewhimtobeassaneasIwas.
Idonot
menyangkal
denythathewaseccentric;
themaniahehadfor
menjaga
keepingthatcatandteasingher
sampai
untilsheflewathisface
seperti
likeademon,wascertainly
eksentrik
eccentric.
Inevercouldunderstand
mengapa
whyhekeptthecreature,
atau
norwhatpleasurehefoundin
menutup
shuttinghimselfupinhisroom
dengan
withthissurly,viciousbeast.
I
ingat
rememberonce,glancingupfromthe
naskah
manuscriptIwasstudyingbythe
cahaya
lightofsometallowdips,
dan
andseeingMr.Wildesquattingmotionlessonhis
tinggi
highchair,hiseyesfairlyblazingwith
kegembiraan
excitement,whilethecat,whichhad
naik
risenfromherplacebeforethe
kompor
stove,camecreepingacrossthe
lantai
floorrightathim.
BeforeI
bisa
couldmovesheflattenedherbellytothe
tanah
ground,crouched,trembled,andsprangintohisface.
Howling
dan
andfoamingtheyrolledover
dan
andoveronthefloor,
menggaruk
scratchingandclawing,untilthe
kucing
catscreamedandfledunder
yang
thecabinet,andMr.Wildeturnedoveronhisback,hislimbscontracting
dan
andcurlinguplikethelegsofadying
laba
spider.
Hewaseccentric.
Mr.
Wildehad
memanjat
climbedintohishighchair,
dan
and,afterstudyingmyface,pickedupadog's-earedledger
dan
andopenedit.
HenryB.
Matthews,"he
membaca
read,"book-keeperwithWhysotWhysot
dan
andCompany,dealersinchurchornaments.
Called
April
April3rd.
Reputationdamagedontherace-track.
Knownasawelcher.
Reputasi
Reputationtoberepairedby
Agustus
August1st.
RetainerFiveDollars."