THEREPAIREROFREPUTATIONS
I
Neraillonspaslesfous;
leurfoliedurepluslongtempsquelanôtre....
Voilatouteladifférence."
Towardtheendoftheyear1920theGovernmentoftheUnitedStateshad
실질적으로
practicallycompletedtheprogramme,adopted동안
duringthelastmonthsof대통령
PresidentWinthrop'sadministration.Thecountrywasapparentlytranquil.
Everybodyknows
어떻게
howtheTariffandLabourquestionsweresettled.ThewarwithGermany,incidenton
그
thatcountry'sseizureoftheSamoanIslands,hadleftnovisiblescarsupontherepublic,andthe일시적인
temporaryoccupationofNorfolkbytheinvadingarmyhadbeenforgotteninthejoyoverrepeated해군
navalvictories,andthesubsequentridiculousplightofGeneralVonGartenlaube'sforcesintheStateofNewJersey.TheCubanandHawaiianinvestmentshadpaidonehundredpercentandtheterritoryofSamoawas
잘
wellworthitscostasacoalingstation.Thecountrywasinasuperbstateof
방어
defence.Everycoastcityhadbeen
잘
wellsuppliedwithlandfortifications;thearmy
아래의
undertheparentaleyeoftheGeneralStaff,organized따라
accordingtothePrussiansystem,hadbeenincreasedto300,000men,withaterritorialreserveofamillion;그리고
andsixmagnificentsquadronsofcruisers그리고
andbattle-shipspatrolledthesixstationsofthenavigableseas,leavinga증기
steamreserveamplyfittedtocontrolhomewaters.ThegentlemenfromtheWesthadatlastbeenconstrainedtoacknowledgethatacollegeforthetrainingofdiplomatswasasnecessaryaslawschoolsareforthetrainingofbarristers;
consequentlywewerenolongerrepresentedabroadbyincompetentpatriots.
Thenationwasprosperous;
Chicago,foramomentparalyzedaftera
두 번째
secondgreatfire,hadrisenfromitsruins,백인
whiteandimperial,andmorebeautifulthanthe백인
whitecitywhichhadbeenbuiltforitsplaythingin1893.Everywhere
좋은
goodarchitecturewasreplacingbad,and심지어
eveninNewYork,asuddencravingfordecencyhadsweptawayagreatportionoftheexistinghorrors.Streetshadbeenwidened,
제대로
properlypavedandlighted,treeshadbeenplanted,squareslaidout,elevatedstructuresdemolishedandundergroundroadsbuilttoreplacethem.The
새로운
newgovernmentbuildingsandbarrackswerefinebitsofarchitecture,andthe긴
longsystemofstonequays있는
whichcompletelysurroundedtheislandhadbeenturnedintoparks있는
whichprovedagod-sendtothepopulation.Thesubsidizingofthestatetheatreandstateoperabroughtitsownreward.
TheUnitedStates
국립
NationalAcademyofDesignwasmuchlike유럽
Europeaninstitutionsofthesamekind.아무도
NobodyenviedtheSecretaryofFineArts,eitherhiscabinetpositionorhisportfolio.TheSecretaryofForestryandGame
보존
Preservationhadamucheasiertime,thankstothe새로운
newsystemofNationalMountedPolice.Wehadprofited
잘
wellbythelatesttreatieswithFranceandEngland;theexclusionofforeign-bornJewsasameasureofself-preservation,thesettlementofthe
새로운
newindependentnegrostateofSuanee,thecheckingofimmigration,the새로운
newlawsconcerningnaturalization,andthegradualcentralizationofpowerintheexecutive모두
allcontributedtonationalcalm그리고
andprosperity.WhentheGovernmentsolvedtheIndianproblemandsquadronsofIndiancavalryscoutsin
원주민
nativecostumeweresubstitutedforthepitiableorganizationstackedontothetailofskeletonizedregimentsbyaformerSecretaryof전쟁
War,thenationdrewa긴
longsighofrelief.When,
후
afterthecolossalCongressofReligions,bigotryandintolerancewerelaidintheirgravesandkindnessandcharitybegantodrawwarringsects함께
together,manythoughtthemillenniumhadarrived,at적어도
leastinthenewworldwhich후
afterallisaworldbyitself.그러나
Butself-preservationisthefirstlaw,andtheUnitedStateshadtolookoninhelplesssorrowasGermany,Italy,SpainandBelgiumwrithedinthethroesofAnarchy,whileRussia,watchingfromtheCaucasus,stoopedandboundthemonebyone.InthecityofNewYorkthesummerof1899wassignalizedbythedismantlingoftheElevatedRailroads.
Thesummerof1900willliveinthememoriesofNewYorkpeopleformanyacycle;
theDodgeStatuewasremovedin
그
thatyear.Inthefollowingwinterbeganthatagitationfortherepealofthelawsprohibitingsuicidewhichboreits
마지막
finalfruitinthemonthofApril,1920,때
whenthefirstGovernmentLethalChamberwasopenedonWashingtonSquare.Ihadwalkeddown
그
thatdayfromDr.Archer'shouseonMadisonAvenue,whereIhadbeenasamereformality.Eversincethatfallfrommyhorse,fouryearsbefore,Ihadbeentroubledattimeswithpainsinthebackofmy
머리
headandneck,butnowformonthstheyhadbeenabsent,andthedoctorsentmeawaythatdaysayingtherewasnothing더
moretobecuredinme.Itwas
거의
hardlyworthhisfeetobetold그
that;Iknewitmyself.
StillIdidnotgrudgehimthe
돈을
money.WhatImindedwasthemistakewhichhemadeatfirst.
때
WhentheypickedmeupfromthepavementwhereIlayunconscious,고
andsomebodyhadmercifullysentabulletthroughmyhorse'shead,IwascarriedtoDr.Archer,고
andhe,pronouncingmybrainaffected,placedmeinhis개인
privateasylumwhereIwasobligedtoenduretreatmentfor정신병
insanity.AtlasthedecidedthatIwaswell,and
내가
I,knowingthatmymindhad항상
alwaysbeenassoundashis,만약
ifnotsounder,"paidmytuition"ashejokinglycalledit,andleft.Itoldhim,smiling,thatIwouldgetevenwithhimforhismistake,andhelaughedheartily,andaskedmetocallonceinawhile.
Ididso,hopingfora
기회가
chancetoevenupaccounts,buthegavemenone,andItoldhimIwould기다릴
wait.Thefallfrommyhorsehadfortunatelyleftnoevilresults;
onthecontraryithadchangedmywhole
성격
characterforthebetter.Froma
게으른
lazyyoungmanabouttown,Ihadbecomeactive,energetic,temperate,그리고
andaboveall—oh,aboveallelse—ambitious.Therewasonly
한
onethingwhichtroubledme,Ilaughedatmy자신의
ownuneasiness,andyetittroubledme.DuringmyconvalescenceIhadboughtandreadforthe
처음
firsttime,TheKinginYellow.Iremember
후
afterfinishingthefirstactthatitoccurredtomethatIhad더
betterstop.Istartedupandflungthebookintothefireplace;
thevolumestruckthebarredgrateandfell
열려
openonthehearthinthefirelight.만약
IfIhadnotcaughtaglimpseoftheopeningwordsinthe두 번째
secondactIshouldneverhavefinishedit,butasIstoopedtopickitup,myeyesbecamerivetedtotheopenpage,andwitha울고
cryofterror,orperhapsitwasofjoysopoignant그
thatIsufferedineverynerve,Isnatchedthethingoutofthecoalsandcreptshakingtomybedroom,whereI읽고
readitandrereadit,andweptandlaughedandtrembledwithahorrorwhichattimesassailsmeyet.Thisisthe
것
thingthattroublesme,forIcannot잊을
forgetCarcosawhereblackstarshangintheheavens;곳
wheretheshadowsofmen'sthoughtslengthenintheafternoon,때
whenthetwinsunssinkintothelakeofHali;그리고
andmymindwillbearforeverthememoryofthePallidMask.IprayGodwillcursethewriter,asthewriterhascursedtheworldwith
이
thisbeautiful,stupendouscreation,terribleinitssimplicity,저항할
irresistibleinitstruth—aworld있는
whichnowtremblesbeforethe왕
KinginYellow.WhentheFrenchGovernmentseizedthetranslatedcopieswhichhadjustarrivedinParis,London,ofcourse,becameeagertoreadit.
Itis
잘
wellknownhowthebookspreadlikeaninfectiousdisease,fromcitytocity,fromcontinenttocontinent,barredout여기서
here,confiscatedthere,denouncedbyPressandpulpit,censured심지어
evenbythemostadvancedofliteraryanarchists.No
명확한
definiteprincipleshadbeenviolatedin그
thosewickedpages,nodoctrinepromulgated,noconvictionsoutraged.Itcouldnotbejudgedbyanyknownstandard,yet,althoughitwasacknowledged
그
thatthesupremenoteofarthadbeenstruckinTheKinginYellow,allfelt그
thathumannaturecouldnotbearthestrain,없으며
northriveonwordsinwhichtheessenceofpurestpoisonlurked.The
아주
verybanalityandinnocenceofthefirstact단지
onlyallowedtheblowtofallafterwardwith더
moreawfuleffect.Itwas,Iremember,the13thdayofApril,1920,thatthefirst
정부
GovernmentLethalChamberwasestablishedonthe사우스
southsideofWashingtonSquare,betweenWoosterStreetand사우스
SouthFifthAvenue.Theblockwhichhadformerlyconsistedofalotofshabbyoldbuildings,usedascafésandrestaurantsforforeigners,hadbeenacquiredbytheGovernmentinthewinterof1898.
TheFrenchandItaliancafésandrestaurantsweretorndown;
the
전체
wholeblockwasenclosedbyagildedironrailing,andconvertedintoa사랑스러운
lovelygardenwithlawns,flowersandfountains.Inthecentreofthegardenstooda
작은
small,whitebuilding,severelyclassicalinarchitecture,andsurroundedbythicketsofflowers.SixIoniccolumnssupportedtheroof,andthesingledoorwasofbronze.
A
화려한
splendidmarblegroupofthe"Fates"stoodbeforethe문
door,theworkofa젊은
youngAmericansculptor,BorisYvain,whohaddiedinParis때
whenonlytwenty-threeyearsold.TheinaugurationceremonieswereinprogressasIcrossed
유니버시티
UniversityPlaceandenteredthesquare.Ithreadedmy
길을
waythroughthesilentthrongofspectators,butwasstoppedatFourthStreetbyacordonofpolice.AregimentofUnitedStateslancersweredrawnupinahollowsquareroundthe
치명적인
LethalChamber.OnaraisedtribunefacingWashingtonParkstoodthe
주지사
GovernorofNewYork,andbehindhimweregroupedtheMayorofNewYorkandBrooklyn,theInspector-GeneralofPolice,theCommandantofthestatetroops,대령
ColonelLivingston,militaryaidtothePresidentoftheUnitedStates,장군
GeneralBlount,commandingatGovernor'sIsland,Major-GeneralHamilton,commandingthegarrisonofNewYorkandBrooklyn,사령관
AdmiralBuffbyofthefleetinthe노스
NorthRiver,Surgeon-GeneralLanceford,the직원
staffoftheNationalFreeHospital,SenatorsWyseandFranklinofNewYork,andthe위원
CommissionerofPublicWorks.Thetribunewassurroundedbyasquadronofhussarsofthe
국립
NationalGuard.TheGovernorwasfinishinghisreplytothe
짧은
shortspeechoftheSurgeon-General.Iheardhimsay:
"Thelawsprohibitingsuicideandprovidingpunishmentforanyattemptatself-destructionhavebeenrepealed.
TheGovernmenthasseenfittoacknowledgetherightof
인간의
mantoendanexistence있는
whichmayhavebecomeintolerabletohim,통해
throughphysicalsufferingormentaldespair.Itisbelievedthatthecommunitywillbebenefitedbytheremovalof
그러한
suchpeoplefromtheirmidst.Sincethepassageof
이
thislaw,thenumberofsuicidesintheUnitedStateshasnotincreased.이제
NowtheGovernmenthasdeterminedtoestablisha치명적인
LethalChamberineverycity,townandvillageinthecountry,itremainstobeseenwhetherornotthatclassofhumancreaturesfromwhosedespondingranks새로운
newvictimsofself-destructionfall매일
dailywillacceptthereliefthusprovided."Hepaused,andturnedtothewhite
치명적인
LethalChamber.Thesilenceinthestreetwasabsolute.
"Thereapainlessdeathawaitshimwho
수
cannolongerbearthesorrowsof이
thislife.Ifdeathiswelcomelethimseekitthere."
ThenquicklyturningtothemilitaryaidofthePresident'shousehold,hesaid,"Ideclarethe
치명적인
LethalChamberopen,"andagainfacingthevastcrowdhecriedina명확한
clearvoice:"CitizensofNewYorkandoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,
통해
throughmetheGovernmentdeclaresthe치명적인
LethalChambertobeopen."The
엄숙한
solemnhushwasbrokenbya날카로운
sharpcryofcommand,thesquadronofhussarsfiledaftertheGovernor's마차
carriage,thelancerswheeledandformed따라
alongFifthAvenuetowaitforthecommandantofthegarrison,고
andthemountedpolicefollowedthem.Ileftthecrowdtogapeandstareatthe
백색
whitemarbleDeathChamber,and,crossing사우스
SouthFifthAvenue,walkedalongthewesternsideof그
thatthoroughfaretoBleeckerStreet.ThenIturnedtotherightandstoppedbeforeadingy
상점
shopwhichborethesign:.HAWBERK,ARMOURER.
IglancedinatthedoorwayandsawHawberkbusyinhis
작은
littleshopattheendofthe홀
hall.Helookedup,andcatchingsightofmecriedinhis
깊은
deep,heartyvoice,"Comein,Mr.Castaigne!"Constance,his
딸
daughter,rosetomeetmeasIcrossedthethreshold,andheldouther예쁜
prettyhand,butIsawtheblushofdisappointmentonhercheeks,andknewthatitwasanotherCastaigneshehadexpected,my사촌
cousinLouis.Ismiledatherconfusionandcomplimentedheronthebannershewasembroideringfromacolouredplate.
OldHawberksatrivetingtheworngreavesof
어떤
someancientsuitofarmour,그리고
andtheting!ting!
ting!
ofhis
작은
littlehammersoundedpleasantlyinthequaintshop.현재
Presentlyhedroppedhishammer,그리고
andfussedaboutforamoment함께
withatinywrench.The
부드러운
softclashofthemailsentathrillofpleasure통해
throughme.Ilovedto
듣는
hearthemusicofsteelbrushingagainststeel,the부드러운
mellowshockofthemalletonthighpieces,그리고
andthejingleofchainarmour.Thatwasthe
유일한
onlyreasonIwenttoseeHawberk.Hehadneverinterestedme
개인적으로
personally,nordidConstance,exceptforthefactofherbeinginlovewithLouis.이
Thisdidoccupymyattention,and때때로
sometimesevenkeptmeawakeat밤
night.ButIknewinmyheartthat
모든
allwouldcomeright,andthatIshouldarrangetheirfutureasIexpectedtoarrangethatofmykind의사
doctor,JohnArcher.However,Ishould
결코
neverhavetroubledmyselfaboutvisitingthemjustthen,haditnotbeen,asIsay,그
thatthemusicofthetinklinghammerhadformethis강한
strongfascination.Iwouldsitforhours,listening
그리고
andlistening,andwhenastraysunbeamstrucktheinlaidsteel,thesensationitgavemewas거의
almosttookeentoendure.Myeyeswouldbecomefixed,dilatingwithapleasure
그
thatstretchedeverynervealmosttobreaking,때까지
untilsomemovementoftheoldarmourercutoff는
therayofsunlight,then,여전히
stillthrillingsecretly,Ileanedbackandlistenedagainto는
thesoundofthepolishingrag,swish!swish!
rubbingrustfromtherivets.
Constanceworkedwith
는
theembroideryoverherknees,nowandthenpausingtoexamine더
morecloselythepatternin는
thecolouredplatefromthe메트로폴리탄
MetropolitanMuseum.Whoisthisfor?"
Iasked.
Hawberkexplained,thatinadditiontothetreasuresof
갑옷
armourintheMetropolitanMuseumofwhichhehadbeenappointedarmourer,healsohadchargeofseveralcollectionsbelongingto부유한
richamateurs.Thiswasthemissinggreaveofa
유명한
famoussuitwhichaclientofhishadtracedtoa작은
littleshopinParisontheQuaid'Orsay.그
He,Hawberk,hadnegotiatedforandsecured는
thegreave,andnowthesuitwascomplete.Helaiddownhishammerandreadmethehistoryofthesuit,tracedsince1450fromownertoowneruntilitwasacquiredbyThomasStainbridge.
때
Whenhissuperbcollectionwassold,이
thisclientofHawberk'sboughtthesuit,and이후로
sincethenthesearchforthemissinggreavehadbeenpushed때까지
untilitwas,almostbyaccident,locatedinParis.Didyoucontinuethesearchsopersistently
없이
withoutanycertaintyofthegreavebeing여전히
stillinexistence?"Idemanded.
Ofcourse,"herepliedcoolly.
ThenforthefirsttimeItookapersonalinterestinHawberk.
Itwas
가치가
worthsomethingtoyou,"Iventured.No,"hereplied,laughing,"mypleasureinfindingitwasmyreward."
Haveyounoambitiontoberich?"
Iasked,smiling.
Myoneambitionistobethebestarmourerintheworld,"heansweredgravely.
ConstanceaskedmeifIhadseentheceremoniesattheLethalChamber.
SheherselfhadnoticedcavalrypassingupBroadwaythat
아침
morning,andhadwishedto보고
seetheinauguration,butherfatherwantedthebannerfinished,andshehadstayedathisrequest.Didyouseeyour
사촌
cousin,Mr.Castaigne,there?"sheasked,
함께
withtheslightesttremorofher부드러운
softeyelashes.No,"Irepliedcarelessly.
"Louis'regimentismanœuvringoutinWestchesterCounty."
Iroseandpickedupmyhatandcane.
Areyougoingupstairstoseethelunaticagain?"
laughedoldHawberk.
만약
IfHawberkknewhowIloathethatword"lunatic,"hewould결코
neveruseitinmypresence.Itrouses
특정
certainfeelingswithinmewhichIdonotcaretoexplain.그러나
However,Iansweredhimquietly:"IthinkIshalldropinandseeMr.Wildeforamomentortwo."
Poorfellow,"saidConstance,withashakeofthehead,"itmustbehardto
사는
livealoneyearafteryearpoor,crippled고
andalmostdemented.Itis
매우
verygoodofyou,Mr.Castaigne,to방문
visithimasoftenasyoudo."I
생각한다
thinkheisvicious,"observedHawberk,beginning다시
againwithhishammer.Ilistenedtothe
황금
goldentinkleonthegreaveplates;때
whenhehadfinishedIreplied:.아니
No,heisnotvicious,norisheintheleastdemented.Hismindisawonderchamber,fromwhichhe
수
canextracttreasuresthatyouandIwouldgiveyearsofourlifetoacquire."'.Hawberklaughed.
Icontinuedalittleimpatiently:
"Heknowshistoryasnooneelsecouldknowit.
아무것도
Nothing,howevertrivial,escapeshissearch,andhismemoryissoabsolute,sopreciseindetails,thatwereitknowninNewYorkthat그런
suchamanexisted,thepeoplecouldnothonourhimenough."Nonsense,"mutteredHawberk,searchingonthefloorforafallenrivet.
Isitnonsense,"Iasked,managingtosuppresswhatIfelt,"isitnonsense
때
whenhesaysthatthetassets그리고
andcuissardsoftheenamelledsuitofarmourcommonlyknownasthe'Prince'sEmblazoned'수
canbefoundamonga질량
massofrustytheatricalproperties,brokenstoves그리고
andragpicker'srefuseinagarretinPellStreet?"Hawberk'shammerfelltotheground,buthepickeditupandasked,withagreatdealofcalm,
어떻게
howIknewthatthetassetsandleftcuissardweremissingfromthe"Prince'sEmblazoned."IdidnotknowuntilMr.Wildementionedittometheotherday.
Hesaidtheywereinthegarretof998PellStreet."
Nonsense,"hecried,
하지만
butInoticedhishandtremblingunderhisleathernapron.Isthisnonsensetoo?"
Iaskedpleasantly,"isitnonsensewhenMr.Wilde
계속해서
continuallyspeaksofyouastheMarquisofAvonshireandof미스
MissConstance—".Ididnotfinish,forConstancehadstartedtoherfeetwithterrorwrittenon
모든
everyfeature.Hawberklookedatmeand
천천히
slowlysmoothedhisleathernapron.Thatisimpossible,"heobserved,"Mr.
Wildemay
알고
knowagreatmanythings—".대해
Aboutarmour,forinstance,andthe'Prince'sEmblazoned,'"Iinterposed,smiling.Yes,"hecontinued,
천천히
slowly,"aboutarmouralso—maybe—butheiswronginregardtotheMarquisofAvonshire,who,asyou알고
know,killedhiswife'straduceryears전에
ago,andwenttoAustraliawherehedidnot오래
longsurvivehiswife."Mr.
Wildeiswrong,"murmuredConstance.
Herlipswereblanched,buthervoicewassweetandcalm.
Letusagree,ifyouplease,thatin
이
thisonecircumstanceMr.Wildeiswrong,"Isaid.II
Iclimbedthe
세
threedilapidatedflightsofstairs,whichIhadso자주
oftenclimbedbefore,andknockedata작은
smalldoorattheendofthe복도
corridor.Mr.Wildeopenedthe
문을
doorandIwalkedin.때
Whenhehaddouble-lockedthe문을
doorandpushedaheavychestagainstit,hecameandsatdownbesideme,peeringupintomyfacewithhis작은
littlelight-colouredeyes.Halfadozen
새로운
newscratchescoveredhisnose고
andcheeks,andthesilverwireswhichsupportedhis인공
artificialearshadbecomedisplaced.IthoughtIhadneverseenhimsohideously
매혹적인
fascinating.Hehadnoears.
Theartificialones,
있는
whichnowstoodoutatananglefromthefinewire,werehisoneweakness.Theyweremadeofwaxandpaintedashellpink,butthe
나머지
restofhisfacewasyellow.Hemightbetterhaverevelledintheluxuryofsome
인공
artificialfingersforhislefthand,whichwas절대적으로
absolutelyfingerless,butitseemedtocausehimnoinconvenience,andhewassatisfiedwithhiswaxears.Hewas
아주
verysmall,scarcelyhigherthanachildof열
ten,buthisarmsweremagnificentlydeveloped,andhisthighsasthickas어떤
anyathlete's.Still,themostremarkablethingaboutMr.Wildewasthatamanofhismarvellousintelligenceandknowledgeshould
가질
havesuchahead.Itwasflatandpointed,liketheheadsof
많은
manyofthoseunfortunateswhompeopleimprisoninasylumsfortheweak-minded.많은
Manycalledhiminsane,butIknewhimtobeassaneasIwas.I
않습니다
donotdenythathewaseccentric;themaniahehadforkeepingthatcatandteasingher
때까지
untilsheflewathisfacelikeademon,was확실히
certainlyeccentric.Inevercould
이해할
understandwhyhekeptthecreature,norwhatpleasurehefoundinshuttinghimselfupinhis방에
roomwiththissurly,viciousbeast.Irememberonce,glancingupfromthemanuscriptIwasstudyingbythelightofsometallowdips,andseeingMr.Wildesquattingmotionlessonhis
높은
highchair,hiseyesfairlyblazingwithexcitement,whilethecat,whichhadrisenfromherplacebeforethe스토브
stove,camecreepingacrossthefloorrightathim.전에
BeforeIcouldmovesheflattenedherbellytotheground,crouched,trembled,그리고
andsprangintohisface.Howling
고
andfoamingtheyrolledover고
andoveronthefloor,scratching고
andclawing,untilthecatscreamed고
andfledunderthecabinet,고
andMr.Wildeturnedoveronhisback,hislimbscontracting고
andcurlinguplikethelegsofadyingspider.Hewaseccentric.
Mr.
Wildehadclimbedintohis
높은
highchair,and,afterstudyingmyface,pickedupadog's-earedledger그리고
andopenedit.HenryB.
Matthews,"heread,"book-keeperwithWhysotWhysotandCompany,dealersin
교회
churchornaments.CalledApril3rd.
Reputationdamagedontherace-track.
Knownasawelcher.
ReputationtoberepairedbyAugust1st.
RetainerFiveDollars."