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

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THEREPAIREROFREPUTATIONS
I
Neraillonspaslesfous;
leurfoliedure
più
pluslongtempsquelanôtre....
Voilatouteladifférence."
Verso
Towardtheendoftheyear1920the
Governo
GovernmentoftheUnitedStates
aveva
hadpracticallycompletedtheprogramme,
adottato
adoptedduringthelastmonthsof
Presidente
PresidentWinthrop'sadministration.
Thecountrywas
apparentemente
apparentlytranquil.
Everybodyknowshow
le
theTariffandLabourquestionsweresettled.
The
guerra
warwithGermany,incidentonthatcountry'sseizureoftheSamoanIslands,
aveva
hadleftnovisiblescarsuponthe
repubblica
republic,andthetemporaryoccupationofNorfolkbytheinvadingarmy
aveva
hadbeenforgotteninthe
gioia
joyoverrepeatednavalvictories,
e
andthesubsequentridiculousplightof
Generale
GeneralVonGartenlaube'sforcesinthe
Stato
StateofNewJersey.
TheCuban
e
andHawaiianinvestmentshadpaidonehundred
al
percentandtheterritoryofSamoawaswellworthits
costo
costasacoalingstation.
Il
Thecountrywasinasuperb
stato
stateofdefence.
Everycoast
città
cityhadbeenwellsupplied
di
withlandfortifications;
thearmy
sotto
undertheparentaleyeof
il
theGeneralStaff,organizedaccordingto
il
thePrussiansystem,hadbeen
aumentato
increasedto300,000men,withaterritorial
riserva
reserveofamillion;
and
sei
sixmagnificentsquadronsofcruisers
e
andbattle-shipspatrolledthesixstationsof
le
thenavigableseas,leavinga
vapore
steamreserveamplyfittedto
controllare
controlhomewaters.
ThegentlemenfromtheWesthadatlastbeenconstrainedto
riconoscere
acknowledgethatacollegeforthetrainingofdiplomatswasasnecessaryas
legge
lawschoolsareforthetrainingofbarristers;
consequentlywewere
non
nolongerrepresentedabroadbyincompetentpatriots.
La
Thenationwasprosperous;
Chicago,for
un
amomentparalyzedafterasecond
grande
greatfire,hadrisenfromitsruins,white
e
andimperial,andmorebeautifulthan
il
thewhitecitywhichhadbeenbuiltforitsplaythingin1893.
Ovunque
Everywheregoodarchitecturewasreplacingbad,
e
andeveninNewYork,a
improvviso
suddencravingfordecencyhad
spazzato
sweptawayagreatportionof
la
theexistinghorrors.
Streetshadbeenwidened,properlypaved
e
andlighted,treeshadbeenplanted,squareslaidout,elevatedstructures
demolite
demolishedandundergroundroadsbuilttoreplacethem.
Thenewgovernmentbuildings
e
andbarrackswerefinebitsof
architettura
architecture,andthelongsystemof
pietra
stonequayswhichcompletelysurroundedtheislandhadbeenturnedintoparks
che
whichprovedagod-sendtothe
popolazione
population.
Thesubsidizingofthestate
teatro
theatreandstateoperabroughtitsown
ricompensa
reward.
TheUnitedStatesNationalAcademyofDesignwasmuchlikeEuropeaninstitutionsofthe
stesso
samekind.
Nobodyenviedthe
Segretario
SecretaryofFineArts,eitherhis
gabinetto
cabinetpositionorhisportfolio.
Il
TheSecretaryofForestryand
Gioco
GamePreservationhadamuch
facile
easiertime,thankstothe
nuovo
newsystemofNationalMounted
Polizia
Police.
Wehadprofitedwellby
la
thelatesttreatieswithFrance
e
andEngland;
theexclusionofforeign-bornJewsasa
misura
measureofself-preservation,thesettlementofthe
nuovo
newindependentnegrostateofSuanee,the
controllo
checkingofimmigration,thenewlawsconcerningnaturalization,
e
andthegradualcentralizationof
potere
powerintheexecutiveall
contribuirono
contributedtonationalcalmand
prosperità
prosperity.
WhentheGovernmentsolvedtheIndian
problema
problemandsquadronsofIndian
cavalleria
cavalryscoutsinnativecostumeweresubstitutedforthepitiableorganizationstackedontothe
coda
tailofskeletonizedregimentsby
un
aformerSecretaryofWar,the
nazione
nationdrewalongsighof
sollievo
relief.
When,afterthecolossal
Congresso
CongressofReligions,bigotryandintolerancewerelaidintheirgraves
e
andkindnessandcharitybegantodrawwarringsectstogether,
molti
manythoughtthemillenniumhad
arrivato
arrived,atleastinthe
nuovo
newworldwhichafterallis
un
aworldbyitself.
Butself-preservationisthe
prima
firstlaw,andtheUnitedStateshadto
guardare
lookoninhelplesssorrowasGermany,Italy,Spain
e
andBelgiumwrithedinthethroesofAnarchy,
mentre
whileRussia,watchingfromtheCaucasus,
chinò
stoopedandboundthemoneby
uno
one.
InthecityofNewYorkthesummerof1899wassignalizedbythedismantlingoftheElevatedRailroads.
Thesummerof1900will
vivrà
liveinthememoriesofNewYorkpeoplefor
molti
manyacycle;
theDodge
Statua
Statuewasremovedinthatyear.
Inthefollowingwinter
iniziò
beganthatagitationfortherepealofthelawsprohibiting
suicidio
suicidewhichboreitsfinal
frutto
fruitinthemonthof
Aprile
April,1920,whenthefirst
Governo
GovernmentLethalChamberwasopenedonWashingtonSquare.
I
avevo
hadwalkeddownthatdayfromDr.Archer's
casa
houseonMadisonAvenue,whereI
avevo
hadbeenasamere
formalità
formality.
Eversincethatfallfrommy
cavallo
horse,fouryearsbefore,Ihadbeentroubledattimeswithpainsin
il
thebackofmyhead
e
andneck,butnowformonthstheyhadbeenabsent,
e
andthedoctorsentmeaway
che
thatdaysayingtherewas
nulla
nothingmoretobecuredinme.
Itwashardlyworthhisfeetobe
dicessero
toldthat;
Iknewitmyself.
StillIdidnot
rancore
grudgehimthemoney.
WhatImindedwasthemistake
che
whichhemadeatfirst.
Quando
Whentheypickedmeupfromthe
marciapiede
pavementwhereIlayunconscious,
e
andsomebodyhadmercifullysent
un
abulletthroughmyhorse's
testa
head,IwascarriedtoDr.Archer,
e
andhe,pronouncingmybrain
colpito
affected,placedmeinhis
privato
privateasylumwhereIwas
obbligato
obligedtoenduretreatmentfor
pazzia
insanity.
Atlasthedecided
che
thatIwaswell,andI,
sapendo
knowingthatmymindhad
sempre
alwaysbeenassoundas
sua
his,ifnotsounder,"paidmytuition"ashejokingly
chiamava
calledit,andleft.
I
dissi
toldhim,smiling,thatI
sarei
wouldgetevenwithhimforhismistake,
e
andhelaughedheartily,and
chiese
askedmetocallonceinawhile.
I
feci
didso,hopingforachancetoevenupaccounts,
ma
buthegavemenone,
e
andItoldhimIwould
aspettato
wait.
Thefallfrommy
cavallo
horsehadfortunatelyleftnoevilresults;
on
il
thecontraryithadchangedmywhole
carattere
characterforthebetter.
Froma
pigro
lazyyoungmanabouttown,Ihad
diventato
becomeactive,energetic,temperate,andaboveall—oh,aboveallelse—ambitious.
Therewas
solo
onlyonethingwhichtroubledme,I
ridevo
laughedatmyownuneasiness,andyetittroubledme.
DuringmyconvalescenceI
avevo
hadboughtandreadforthe
prima
firsttime,TheKingin
Giallo
Yellow.
Irememberafterfinishing
il
thefirstactthatitoccurredtome
che
thatIhadbetterstop.
Istartedup
e
andflungthebookinto
il
thefireplace;
thevolumestruckthebarredgrate
e
andfellopenonthehearthinthefirelight.
Se
IfIhadnotcaught
un
aglimpseoftheopeningwordsinthesecond
atto
actIshouldneverhavefinishedit,
ma
butasIstoopedtopickitup,myeyesbecamerivetedtotheopen
pagina
page,andwithacryof
terrore
terror,orperhapsitwasof
gioia
joysopoignantthatI
sofferto
sufferedineverynerve,I
strappato
snatchedthethingoutofthecoals
e
andcreptshakingtomybedroom,
dove
whereIreaditandrereadit,
e
andweptandlaughedandtrembledwith
un
ahorrorwhichattimesassailsme
ancora
yet.
Thisisthething
che
thattroublesme,forIcannot
dimenticare
forgetCarcosawhereblackstars
pendono
hangintheheavens;
wheretheshadowsofmen'sthoughtslengtheninthe
pomeriggio
afternoon,whenthetwinsunssinkintothe
lago
lakeofHali;
andmy
mente
mindwillbearforeverthememoryofthePallid
Maschera
Mask.
IprayGodwillcurse
il
thewriter,asthewriter
ha
hascursedtheworldwith
questa
thisbeautiful,stupendouscreation,terribleinits
semplicità
simplicity,irresistibleinitstruth—a
mondo
worldwhichnowtremblesbefore
il
theKinginYellow.
WhentheFrench
Governo
Governmentseizedthetranslatedcopies
che
whichhadjustarrivedinParis,London,ofcourse,becameeagertoreadit.
Itiswellknownhow
il
thebookspreadlikeaninfectious
malattia
disease,fromcitytocity,from
continente
continenttocontinent,barredout
qui
here,confiscatedthere,denouncedby
Stampa
Pressandpulpit,censuredevenby
il
themostadvancedofliteraryanarchists.
Nessun
Nodefiniteprincipleshadbeen
violato
violatedinthosewickedpages,
nessun
nodoctrinepromulgated,noconvictionsoutraged.
Itcouldnotbe
giudicato
judgedbyanyknownstandard,yet,
sebbene
althoughitwasacknowledgedthatthe
suprema
supremenoteofarthadbeenstruckinThe
Re
KinginYellow,allfeltthathuman
natura
naturecouldnotbearthe
tensione
strain,northriveonwordsinwhichtheessenceofpurest
veleno
poisonlurked.
Theverybanality
e
andinnocenceofthefirst
atto
actonlyallowedtheblowto
cadere
fallafterwardwithmoreawful
effetto
effect.
Itwas,Iremember,the13thdayof
Aprile
April,1920,thatthefirst
Governo
GovernmentLethalChamberwasestablishedonthe
sud
southsideofWashingtonSquare,
tra
betweenWoosterStreetandSouthFifthAvenue.
Il
Theblockwhichhadformerlyconsistedof
un
alotofshabbyoldbuildings,usedascafés
e
andrestaurantsforforeigners,hadbeen
acquisito
acquiredbytheGovernmentin
il
thewinterof1898.
TheFrench
e
andItaliancafésandrestaurantsweretorndown;
thewholeblockwasenclosedbyagildedironrailing,
e
andconvertedintoalovely
giardino
gardenwithlawns,flowersandfountains.
Inthe
centro
centreofthegardenstood
un
asmall,whitebuilding,severely
classica
classicalinarchitecture,andsurroundedbythicketsofflowers.
Sei
SixIoniccolumnssupportedthe
tetto
roof,andthesingledoorwasofbronze.
Un
Asplendidmarblegroupofthe"Fates"
stava
stoodbeforethedoor,theworkof
un
ayoungAmericansculptor,BorisYvain,
che
whohaddiedinParis
quando
whenonlytwenty-threeyearsold.
Le
TheinaugurationceremonieswereinprogressasI
attraversai
crossedUniversityPlaceandentered
le
thesquare.
Ithreadedmyway
attraverso
throughthesilentthrongofspectators,
ma
butwasstoppedatFourthStreetby
un
acordonofpolice.
A
reggimento
regimentofUnitedStateslancersweredrawnupin
un
ahollowsquareroundthe
Letale
LethalChamber.
OnaraisedtribunefacingWashingtonPark
stati
stoodtheGovernorofNewYork,
e
andbehindhimweregroupedthe
Sindaco
MayorofNewYorkandBrooklyn,theInspector-Generalof
Polizia
Police,theCommandantofthestatetroops,
Colonnello
ColonelLivingston,militaryaidtothe
Presidente
PresidentoftheUnitedStates,
Generale
GeneralBlount,commandingatGovernor'sIsland,Major-GeneralHamilton,
comandante
commandingthegarrisonofNewYork
e
andBrooklyn,AdmiralBuffbyofthe
flotta
fleetintheNorthRiver,Surgeon-GeneralLanceford,thestaffoftheNationalFreeHospital,SenatorsWyse
e
andFranklinofNewYork,
e
andtheCommissionerofPublicWorks.
La
Thetribunewassurroundedbyasquadronofhussarsof
la
theNationalGuard.
TheGovernorwas
finendo
finishinghisreplytothe
breve
shortspeechoftheSurgeon-General.
I
sentito
heardhimsay:
"Thelawsprohibiting
suicidio
suicideandprovidingpunishmentfor
qualsiasi
anyattemptatself-destructionhavebeenrepealed.
The
Governo
Governmenthasseenfitto
riconoscere
acknowledgetherightofmanto
fine
endanexistencewhichmay
ha
havebecomeintolerabletohim,
attraverso
throughphysicalsufferingormental
disperazione
despair.
Itisbelievedthatthe
comunità
communitywillbebenefitedbythe
rimozione
removalofsuchpeoplefromtheirmidst.
Since
il
thepassageofthislaw,
il
thenumberofsuicidesin
il
theUnitedStateshasnot
aumentato
increased.
NowtheGovernmenthas
deciso
determinedtoestablishaLethal
Camera
Chamberineverycity,town
e
andvillageinthecountry,it
rimane
remainstobeseenwhetherornot
che
thatclassofhumancreaturesfromwhosedespondingranksnewvictimsofself-destruction
cadono
falldailywillacceptthereliefthusprovided."
He
pausa
paused,andturnedtothewhite
Letale
LethalChamber.
Thesilencein
il
thestreetwasabsolute.
"There
una
apainlessdeathawaitshim
chi
whocannolongerbear
i
thesorrowsofthislife.
Se
Ifdeathiswelcomelethim
cerchi
seekitthere."
Thenquicklyturningto
la
themilitaryaidofthePresident's
casa
household,hesaid,"Ideclare
la
theLethalChamberopen,"and
di nuovo
againfacingthevastcrowdhecriedinaclear
voce
voice:
"CitizensofNewYork
e
andoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,
attraverso
throughmetheGovernmentdeclarestheLethal
Camera
Chambertobeopen."
The
solenne
solemnhushwasbrokenby
un
asharpcryofcommand,thesquadronofhussarsfiledaftertheGovernor's
carrozza
carriage,thelancerswheeledand
formarono
formedalongFifthAvenueto
aspettare
waitforthecommandantofthe
guarnigione
garrison,andthemountedpolice
seguì
followedthem.
Ileftthe
folla
crowdtogapeandstareatthe
bianco
whitemarbleDeathChamber,and,
attraversando
crossingSouthFifthAvenue,walked
lungo
alongthewesternsideofthatthoroughfaretoBleecker
Strada
Street.
ThenIturnedto
il
therightandstoppedbefore
un
adingyshopwhichbore
il
thesign:.
HAWBERK,ARMOURER.
Iglancedinatthedoorway
e
andsawHawberkbusyinhis
piccolo
littleshopattheendofthehall.
Helookedup,
e
andcatchingsightofmecriedinhisdeep,hearty
voce
voice,"Comein,Mr.Castaigne!"
Constance,his
figlia
daughter,rosetomeetmeasI
attraversai
crossedthethreshold,andheldoutherpretty
mano
hand,butIsawthe
rossore
blushofdisappointmentonhercheeks,
e
andknewthatitwasanotherCastaigneshe
aveva
hadexpected,mycousinLouis.
I
sorriso
smiledatherconfusionandcomplimentedheronthe
striscione
bannershewasembroideringfrom
un
acolouredplate.
OldHawberk
seduto
satrivetingtheworngreavesofsomeancientsuitof
armatura
armour,andtheting!
ting!
ting!
ofhis
piccolo
littlehammersoundedpleasantlyinthequaint
negozio
shop.
Presentlyhedroppedhis
martello
hammer,andfussedaboutfora
momento
momentwithatinywrench.
Il
Thesoftclashofthe
posta
mailsentathrillof
piacere
pleasurethroughme.
Ilovedto
sentire
hearthemusicofsteelbrushing
contro
againststeel,themellowshockofthemalleton
coscia
thighpieces,andthejingleof
catena
chainarmour.
Thatwastheonly
ragione
reasonIwenttoseeHawberk.
He
aveva
hadneverinterestedmepersonally,
né
nordidConstance,exceptfor
il
thefactofherbeinginlovewithLouis.
Questo
Thisdidoccupymyattention,
e
andsometimesevenkeptme
sveglio
awakeatnight.
ButI
sapevo
knewinmyheartthat
tutto
allwouldcomeright,and
che
thatIshouldarrangetheir
futuro
futureasIexpectedto
organizzare
arrangethatofmykind
dottore
doctor,JohnArcher.
However,Ishouldnever
aveva
havetroubledmyselfaboutvisitingthemjustthen,
aveva
haditnotbeen,asI
dico
say,thatthemusicofthetinkling
martello
hammerhadformethis
forte
strongfascination.
Iwouldsitforhours,
ascoltando
listeningandlistening,andwhen
un
astraysunbeamstrucktheinlaidsteel,the
sensazione
sensationitgavemewas
quasi
almosttookeentoendure.
Myeyeswould
diventavano
becomefixed,dilatingwitha
piacere
pleasurethatstretchedeverynerve
quasi
almosttobreaking,untilsomemovementofthe
vecchio
oldarmourercutoffthe
raggio
rayofsunlight,then,stillthrilling
segretamente
secretly,Ileanedbackand
ascoltai
listenedagaintothesoundofthepolishing
straccio
rag,swish!
swish!
rubbingrustfrom
la
therivets.
Constanceworkedwith
il
theembroideryoverherknees,nowandthen
pausa
pausingtoexaminemoreclosely
il
thepatterninthecoloured
piastra
platefromtheMetropolitanMuseum.
Chi
Whoisthisfor?"
I
chiesto
asked.
Hawberkexplained,thatinadditiontothetreasuresofarmourinthe
Metropolitan
MetropolitanMuseumofwhichhehadbeen
nominato
appointedarmourer,healsohadchargeofseveralcollectionsbelongingtorichamateurs.
Questo
Thiswasthemissinggreaveof
un
afamoussuitwhicha
cliente
clientofhishadtracedto
un
alittleshopinParison
il
theQuaid'Orsay.
He,Hawberk,
aveva
hadnegotiatedforandsecuredthegreave,
e
andnowthesuitwas
completa
complete.
Helaiddownhis
martello
hammerandreadmethe
storia
historyofthesuit,tracedsince1450from
proprietario
ownertoowneruntilitwas
acquisito
acquiredbyThomasStainbridge.
Whenhis
superba
superbcollectionwassold,this
cliente
clientofHawberk'sboughtthesuit,
e
andsincethenthesearchforthemissinggreavehadbeenpusheduntilitwas,
quasi
almostbyaccident,locatedinParis.
Didyou
continuato
continuethesearchsopersistently
senza
withoutanycertaintyofthegreavebeing
ancora
stillinexistence?"
Idemanded.
Ofcourse,"herepliedcoolly.
Thenfor
la
thefirsttimeItookapersonal
interessai
interestinHawberk.
Itwasworth
qualcosa
somethingtoyou,"Iventured.
No,"hereplied,
ridendo
laughing,"mypleasureinfindingitwasmyreward."
Hai
Haveyounoambitiontoberich?"
I
chiesto
asked,smiling.
Myoneambitionistobethebestarmourerintheworld,"he
rispose
answeredgravely.
Constanceaskedme
se
ifIhadseentheceremoniesat
le
theLethalChamber.
Sheherself
aveva
hadnoticedcavalrypassingupBroadway
che
thatmorning,andhadwishedto
vedere
seetheinauguration,buther
padre
fatherwantedthebannerfinished,
e
andshehadstayedathis
richiesta
request.
Didyouseeyour
cugino
cousin,Mr.Castaigne,there?"
she
chiese
asked,withtheslightesttremorofhersofteyelashes.
No,"Irepliedcarelessly.
"Louis'
reggimento
regimentismanœuvringoutinWestchesterCounty."
Irose
e
andpickedupmyhat
e
andcane.
Areyougoing
sopra
upstairstoseethelunaticagain?"
riso
laughedoldHawberk.
IfHawberk
sapesse
knewhowIloathethat
parola
word"lunatic,"hewouldnever
userebbe
useitinmypresence.
Itrousescertainfeelingswithinme
che
whichIdonotcareto
spiegare
explain.
However,Iansweredhim
tranquillamente
quietly:
"IthinkIshalldropin
e
andseeMr.Wildefor
un
amomentortwo."
Poorfellow,"
detto
saidConstance,withashakeofthe
testa
head,"itmustbehardto
vivere
livealoneyearafteryear
povero
poor,crippledandalmostdemented.
Itisvery
buono
goodofyou,Mr.Castaigne,tovisithimas
spesso
oftenasyoudo."
I
penso
thinkheisvicious,"observedHawberk,beginningagainwithhis
martello
hammer.
Ilistenedtothegoldentinkleon
il
thegreaveplates;
whenhehad
finito
finishedIreplied:.
No,heisnotvicious,
né
norisheintheleast
demente
demented.
Hismindisawonder
camera
chamber,fromwhichhecan
estrarre
extracttreasuresthatyouandI
è
wouldgiveyearsofour
vita
lifetoacquire."'.
Hawberklaughed.
I
continuato
continuedalittleimpatiently:
"Heknows
storia
historyasnooneelsecouldknow
la
it.
Nothing,howevertrivial,escapeshis
ricerca
search,andhismemoryissoabsolute,sopreciseindetails,
che
thatwereitknowninNewYork
che
thatsuchamanexisted,thepeoplecouldnothonourhimenough."
Nonsense,"mutteredHawberk,searchingonthe
pavimento
floorforafallenrivet.
Isitnonsense,"I
chiesto
asked,managingtosuppresswhatI
sentivo
felt,"isitnonsensewhenhe
dice
saysthatthetassetsandcuissardsoftheenamelledsuitofarmour
comunemente
commonlyknownasthe'Prince'sEmblazoned'canbefound
tra
amongamassofrustytheatricalproperties,brokenstoves
e
andragpicker'srefuseinagarretinPellStreet?"
Hawberk's
martello
hammerfelltotheground,
ma
buthepickeditup
e
andasked,withagreatdealof
calma
calm,howIknewthatthetassets
e
andleftcuissardweremissingfromthe"Prince'sEmblazoned."
Ididnot
sapevo
knowuntilMr.Wildementionedittome
il
theotherday.
Hesaidtheywereinthegarretof998PellStreet."
Nonsense,"hecried,
ma
butInoticedhishand
tremare
tremblingunderhisleathernapron.
Is
questa
thisnonsensetoo?"
Iaskedpleasantly,"isitnonsense
quando
whenMr.Wildecontinuallyspeaksofyouas
il
theMarquisofAvonshireandofMissConstance—".
Ididnot
finito
finish,forConstancehadstartedtoherfeetwith
terrore
terrorwrittenoneveryfeature.
Hawberk
guardò
lookedatmeandslowlysmoothedhisleathern
grembiule
apron.
Thatisimpossible,"he
osservato
observed,"Mr.
Wildemayknow
un
agreatmanythings—".
Aboutarmour,for
esempio
instance,andthe'Prince'sEmblazoned,'"Iinterposed,
sorridendo
smiling.
Yes,"hecontinued,slowly,"aboutarmouralso—maybe—butheiswrongin
riguardo
regardtotheMarquisofAvonshire,
che
who,asyouknow,killedhiswife'straduceryears
fa
ago,andwenttoAustralia
dove
wherehedidnotlong
sopravvisse
survivehiswife."
Mr.
Wildeiswrong,"murmuredConstance.
Herlipswereblanched,
ma
buthervoicewassweet
e
andcalm.
Letusagree,
se
ifyouplease,thatin
questa
thisonecircumstanceMr.Wildeiswrong,"I
dissi
said.
II
Iclimbedthe
tre
threedilapidatedflightsofstairs,
che
whichIhadsooften
salito
climbedbefore,andknockedat
una
asmalldooratthe
fine
endofthecorridor.
Mr.Wilde
aperto
openedthedoorandIwalkedin.
Quando
Whenhehaddouble-lockedthe
porta
doorandpushedaheavy
petto
chestagainstit,hecame
e
andsatdownbesideme,peeringupintomy
viso
facewithhislittlelight-colouredeyes.
Metà
Halfadozennewscratches
coprivano
coveredhisnoseandcheeks,
e
andthesilverwireswhich
sostenevano
supportedhisartificialearshadbecomedisplaced.
I
pensavo
thoughtIhadneverseenhimsohideously
affascinante
fascinating.
Hehadnoears.
La
Theartificialones,whichnowstoodoutatan
angolo
anglefromthefinewire,werehisone
debolezza
weakness.
Theyweremadeof
cera
waxandpaintedashell
rosa
pink,buttherestofhis
viso
facewasyellow.
Hemight
meglio
betterhaverevelledinthe
lusso
luxuryofsomeartificialfingersforhisleft
mano
hand,whichwasabsolutelyfingerless,
ma
butitseemedtocausehim
non
noinconvenience,andhewas
soddisfatto
satisfiedwithhiswaxears.
Hewasvery
piccolo
small,scarcelyhigherthana
bambino
childoften,buthisarmsweremagnificently
sviluppate
developed,andhisthighsasthickas
qualsiasi
anyathlete's.
Still,themost
notevole
remarkablethingaboutMr.Wildewas
che
thatamanofhismarvellous
intelligenza
intelligenceandknowledgeshouldhavesucha
testa
head.
Itwasflatandpointed,
come
liketheheadsofmanyofthoseunfortunateswhompeopleimprisoninasylumsfortheweak-minded.
Molti
Manycalledhiminsane,butI
sapevo
knewhimtobeassaneasIwas.
Idonot
nego
denythathewaseccentric;
la
themaniahehadfor
tenere
keepingthatcatandteasingheruntilshe
volava
flewathisfacelike
un
ademon,wascertainlyeccentric.
Inevercould
capire
understandwhyhekeptthe
creatura
creature,norwhatpleasurehe
trovasse
foundinshuttinghimselfupinhisroomwith
questa
thissurly,viciousbeast.
I
ricordo
rememberonce,glancingupfrom
il
themanuscriptIwasstudyingby
il
thelightofsometallowdips,
e
andseeingMr.Wildesquattingmotionlessonhishighchair,hiseyesfairlyblazingwith
eccitazione
excitement,whilethecat,whichhadrisenfromher
posto
placebeforethestove,came
strisciando
creepingacrossthefloorrightathim.
Prima
BeforeIcouldmovesheflattenedherbellyto
la
theground,crouched,trembled,andsprangintohis
faccia
face.
Howlingandfoamingthey
rotolavano
rolledoverandoveronthe
pavimento
floor,scratchingandclawing,untilthe
gatto
catscreamedandfledunderthecabinet,
e
andMr.Wildeturnedoveronhis
schiena
back,hislimbscontractingand
arricciavano
curlinguplikethelegsof
un
adyingspider.
Hewas
eccentrico
eccentric.
Mr.
Wildehadclimbedintohishighchair,
e
and,afterstudyingmyface,pickedup
un
adog's-earedledgerandopened
lo
it.
HenryB.
Matthews,"he
letto
read,"book-keeperwithWhysotWhysotandCompany,dealersin
chiesa
churchornaments.
CalledApril3rd.
Reputazione
Reputationdamagedontherace-track.
Knownas
un
awelcher.
Reputationtoberepairedby
Agosto
August1st.
RetainerFiveDollars."