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

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

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THEREPAIREROFREPUTATIONS
I
Neraillonspaslesfous;
leurfoliedurepluslongtempsquelanôtre....
Voilatouteladifférence."
Mot
Towardtheendofthe
året
year1920theGovernmentof
de
theUnitedStateshadpractically
fullført
completedtheprogramme,adoptedduring
de
thelastmonthsofPresidentWinthrop's
administrasjon
administration.
Thecountrywasapparentlytranquil.
Everybody
vet
knowshowtheTariffandLabourquestionswere
avgjort
settled.
ThewarwithGermany,
hendelsen
incidentonthatcountry'sseizureof
den
theSamoanIslands,hadleftnovisiblescarsupon
den
therepublic,andthetemporaryoccupationofNorfolkby
den
theinvadingarmyhadbeen
glemt
forgotteninthejoyoverrepeatednavalvictories,
og
andthesubsequentridiculousplightofGeneralVonGartenlaube'sforcesin
den
theStateofNewJersey.
De
TheCubanandHawaiianinvestments
hadde
hadpaidonehundredper
prosent
centandtheterritoryofSamoawas
godt
wellworthitscostasacoalingstation.
Thecountrywasin
en
asuperbstateofdefence.
Hver
Everycoastcityhadbeen
godt
wellsuppliedwithlandfortifications;
the
hæren
armyundertheparentaleyeoftheGeneralStaff,
organisert
organizedaccordingtothePrussiansystem,
hadde
hadbeenincreasedto300,000men,
med
withaterritorialreserveof
en
amillion;
andsixmagnificentsquadronsofcruisers
og
andbattle-shipspatrolledthesixstationsof
de
thenavigableseas,leavinga
damp
steamreserveamplyfittedto
kontrollere
controlhomewaters.
Thegentlemenfrom
de
theWesthadatlastbeenconstrainedtoacknowledgethat
en
acollegeforthetrainingofdiplomatswasas
nødvendig
necessaryaslawschoolsarefor
de
thetrainingofbarristers;
consequentlywewerenolonger
representert
representedabroadbyincompetentpatriots.
Thenationwas
velstående
prosperous;
Chicago,foramomentparalyzed
etter
afterasecondgreatfire,
hadde
hadrisenfromitsruins,
hvit
whiteandimperial,andmorebeautiful
enn
thanthewhitecitywhich
hadde
hadbeenbuiltforitsplaythingin1893.
Overalt
Everywheregoodarchitecturewasreplacing
dårlig
bad,andeveninNewYork,
en
asuddencravingfordecency
hadde
hadsweptawayagreat
del
portionoftheexistinghorrors.
Streets
hadde
hadbeenwidened,properlypaved
og
andlighted,treeshadbeenplanted,squares
lagt
laidout,elevatedstructuresdemolished
og
andundergroundroadsbuiltto
erstatte
replacethem.
Thenewgovernmentbuildings
og
andbarrackswerefinebitsofarchitecture,
og
andthelongsystemofstonequays
som
whichcompletelysurroundedtheisland
hadde
hadbeenturnedintoparks
som
whichprovedagod-sendto
de
thepopulation.
Thesubsidizingofthestate
teater
theatreandstateoperabroughtits
egen
ownreward.
TheUnitedStatesNational
Academy
AcademyofDesignwasmuch
som
likeEuropeaninstitutionsofthe
samme
samekind.
NobodyenviedtheSecretaryofFineArts,
enten
eitherhiscabinetpositionorhis
portefølje
portfolio.
TheSecretaryofForestry
og
andGamePreservationhada
mye
mucheasiertime,thankstothe
nye
newsystemofNationalMountedPolice.
We
hadde
hadprofitedwellbythe
siste
latesttreatieswithFranceandEngland;
theexclusionofforeign-bornJewsas
et
ameasureofself-preservation,thesettlementofthe
nye
newindependentnegrostateofSuanee,thecheckingof
innvandring
immigration,thenewlawsconcerningnaturalization,
og
andthegradualcentralizationofpowerinthe
utøvende
executiveallcontributedtonational
ro
calmandprosperity.
Whenthe
Regjeringen
GovernmentsolvedtheIndianproblem
og
andsquadronsofIndiancavalryscoutsin
innfødt
nativecostumeweresubstitutedfor
de
thepitiableorganizationstackedonto
de
thetailofskeletonizedregimentsbya
tidligere
formerSecretaryofWar,thenation
trakk
drewalongsighof
lettelse
relief.
When,afterthecolossal
Kongressen
CongressofReligions,bigotryandintolerancewere
lagt
laidintheirgravesand
vennlighet
kindnessandcharitybeganto
trekke
drawwarringsectstogether,many
trodde
thoughtthemillenniumhadarrived,atleastin
den
thenewworldwhichafter
alt
allisaworldbyitself.
Men
Butself-preservationisthefirst
loven
law,andtheUnitedStateshadto
se
lookoninhelplesssorrowasGermany,Italy,Spain
og
andBelgiumwrithedinthethroesofAnarchy,
mens
whileRussia,watchingfromtheCaucasus,stooped
og
andboundthemoneby
en
one.
InthecityofNewYorkthe
sommeren
summerof1899wassignalizedbythedismantlingoftheElevatedRailroads.
The
sommeren
summerof1900willliveinthememoriesofNewYorkpeopleformanyacycle;
the
Dodge
DodgeStatuewasremovedin
det
thatyear.
Inthefollowingwinter
begynte
beganthatagitationfortherepealof
den
thelawsprohibitingsuicidewhich
bar
boreitsfinalfruitin
den
themonthofApril,1920,
da
whenthefirstGovernmentLethal
Kammer
ChamberwasopenedonWashington
Square
Square.
Ihadwalkeddownthat
dagen
dayfromDr.Archer'shouseonMadison
Avenue
Avenue,whereIhadbeenas
en
amereformality.
Eversincethatfallfrommy
hesten
horse,fouryearsbefore,I
hadde
hadbeentroubledattimes
med
withpainsinthebackofmy
hodet
headandneck,butnowformonthsthey
hadde
hadbeenabsent,andthe
legen
doctorsentmeawaythat
dagen
daysayingtherewasnothing
mer
moretobecuredinme.
Itwas
knapt
hardlyworthhisfeetobe
fortalt
toldthat;
Iknewitmyself.
Likevel
StillIdidnotgrudgehimthemoney.
WhatImindedwasthemistake
som
whichhemadeatfirst.
Da
Whentheypickedmeupfromthepavement
hvor
whereIlayunconscious,and
noen
somebodyhadmercifullysenta
kule
bulletthroughmyhorse'shead,Iwas
båret
carriedtoDr.Archer,and
han
he,pronouncingmybrainaffected,
plassert
placedmeinhisprivate
asyl
asylumwhereIwasobligedto
tåle
enduretreatmentforinsanity.
Atlasthe
bestemte
decidedthatIwaswell,
og
andI,knowingthatmy
sinn
mindhadalwaysbeenassoundas
hans
his,ifnotsounder,"paidmytuition"ashejokingly
kalte
calledit,andleft.
I
fortalte
toldhim,smiling,thatI
ville
wouldgetevenwithhimforhis
feil
mistake,andhelaughedheartily,
og
andaskedmetocalloncein
en
awhile.
Ididso,
håp
hopingforachancetoeven
opp
upaccounts,buthegaveme
ingen
none,andItoldhimI
ville
wouldwait.
Thefallfrommy
hesten
horsehadfortunatelyleftno
onde
evilresults;
onthecontraryit
hadde
hadchangedmywholecharacterforthe
bedre
better.
Fromalazyyoung
mann
manabouttown,Ihad
blitt
becomeactive,energetic,temperate,and
fremfor
aboveall—oh,aboveallelse—ambitious.
Therewas
bare
onlyonethingwhichtroubledme,I
lo
laughedatmyownuneasiness,
og
andyetittroubledme.
DuringmyconvalescenceI
hadde
hadboughtandreadforthe
første
firsttime,TheKinginYellow.
I
husker
rememberafterfinishingthefirstactthatitoccurredtomethatIhad
bedre
betterstop.
Istartedup
og
andflungthebookintothefireplace;
den
thevolumestruckthebarredgrate
og
andfellopenonthehearthin
den
thefirelight.
IfIhadnotcaughta
glimt
glimpseoftheopeningwordsinthe
andre
secondactIshouldnever
ha
havefinishedit,butasIstoopedto
plukke
pickitup,myeyes
ble
becamerivetedtotheopen
siden
page,andwithacryofterror,
eller
orperhapsitwasof
glede
joysopoignantthatI
led
sufferedineverynerve,Isnatchedthething
ut
outofthecoalsandcreptshakingtomybedroom,
hvor
whereIreaditandrereadit,
og
andweptandlaughedand
skjelvet
trembledwithahorrorwhichattimesassailsmeyet.
Dette
Thisisthethingthattroublesme,forIcannot
glemme
forgetCarcosawhereblackstars
henger
hangintheheavens;
where
de
theshadowsofmen'sthoughtslengthenin
de
theafternoon,whenthetwinsuns
synker
sinkintothelakeofHali;
og
andmymindwillbearforever
den
thememoryofthePallidMask.
I
ber
prayGodwillcursethewriter,asthewriter
har
hascursedtheworldwith
denne
thisbeautiful,stupendouscreation,terribleinits
enkelhet
simplicity,irresistibleinitstruth—a
verden
worldwhichnowtremblesbeforethe
Kongen
KinginYellow.
WhentheFrench
Regjeringen
Governmentseizedthetranslatedcopies
som
whichhadjustarrivedinParis,London,of
selvfølgelig
course,becameeagertoread
det
it.
Itiswellknown
hvordan
howthebookspreadlike
en
aninfectiousdisease,fromcityto
by
city,fromcontinenttocontinent,barredout
her
here,confiscatedthere,denouncedbyPress
og
andpulpit,censuredevenby
de
themostadvancedofliteraryanarchists.
Ingen
Nodefiniteprincipleshadbeenviolatedin
disse
thosewickedpages,nodoctrinepromulgated,
ingen
noconvictionsoutraged.
Itcouldnotbe
dømt
judgedbyanyknownstandard,yet,althoughitwas
anerkjent
acknowledgedthatthesupremenoteof
kunst
arthadbeenstruckin
Den
TheKinginYellow,allfeltthat
menneskelige
humannaturecouldnotbear
den
thestrain,northriveonwordsinwhich
den
theessenceofpurestpoisonlurked.
Den
Theverybanalityandinnocenceof
den
thefirstactonlyallowed
den
theblowtofallafterward
med
withmoreawfuleffect.
Itwas,I
husker
remember,the13thdayof
April
April,1920,thatthefirstGovernmentLethalChamberwas
etablert
establishedonthesouthsideofWashington
Square
Square,betweenWoosterStreetandSouthFifth
Avenue
Avenue.
Theblockwhichhad
tidligere
formerlyconsistedofalotofshabby
gamle
oldbuildings,usedascafés
og
andrestaurantsforforeigners,hadbeen
anskaffet
acquiredbytheGovernmentinthe
om vinteren
winterof1898.
TheFrench
og
andItaliancafésandrestaurantswere
revet
torndown;
thewholeblockwasenclosedby
en
agildedironrailing,andconvertedinto
en
alovelygardenwithlawns,flowers
og
andfountains.
Inthecentreofthe
hagen
gardenstoodasmall,white
bygning
building,severelyclassicalinarchitecture,
og
andsurroundedbythicketsofflowers.
Seks
SixIoniccolumnssupportedthe
taket
roof,andthesingledoorwasof
bronse
bronze.
Asplendidmarblegroupofthe"Fates"stoodbeforethe
døren
door,theworkofa
ung
youngAmericansculptor,BorisYvain,
som
whohaddiedinParis
da
whenonlytwenty-threeyearsold.
TheinaugurationceremonieswereinprogressasI
krysset
crossedUniversityPlaceandenteredthe
torget
square.
Ithreadedmyway
gjennom
throughthesilentthrongofspectators,
men
butwasstoppedatFourth
Street
Streetbyacordonof
politi
police.
AregimentofUnitedStateslancersweredrawnupina
hul
hollowsquareroundtheLethalChamber.
On
en
araisedtribunefacingWashington
Park
ParkstoodtheGovernorofNewYork,
og
andbehindhimweregroupedtheMayorofNewYork
og
andBrooklyn,theInspector-Generalof
Politiet
Police,theCommandantofthestatetroops,
Oberst
ColonelLivingston,militaryaidtothePresidentoftheUnitedStates,GeneralBlount,commandingatGovernor'sIsland,Major-GeneralHamilton,commandingthegarrisonofNewYork
og
andBrooklyn,AdmiralBuffbyofthefleetintheNorthRiver,Surgeon-GeneralLanceford,the
personalet
staffoftheNationalFreeHospital,SenatorsWyse
og
andFranklinofNewYork,
og
andtheCommissionerofPublic
Arbeider
Works.
Thetribunewassurroundedby
en
asquadronofhussarsoftheNationalGuard.
Den
TheGovernorwasfinishinghis
svar
replytotheshortspeechof
den
theSurgeon-General.
Iheardhim
si
say:
"Thelawsprohibitingsuicide
og
andprovidingpunishmentforany
forsøk
attemptatself-destructionhavebeenrepealed.
The
Regjeringen
Governmenthasseenfitto
anerkjenne
acknowledgetherightofmanto
avslutte
endanexistencewhichmayhave
blitt
becomeintolerabletohim,through
fysisk
physicalsufferingormentaldespair.
Itisbelievedthatthe
samfunnet
communitywillbebenefitedbytheremovalof
slike
suchpeoplefromtheirmidst.
Siden
Sincethepassageofthis
loven
law,thenumberofsuicidesintheUnitedStates
har
hasnotincreased.
Nowthe
Regjeringen
Governmenthasdeterminedtoestablish
et
aLethalChamberineverycity,town
og
andvillageinthecountry,itremainstobe
se
seenwhetherornotthatclassof
menneskelige
humancreaturesfromwhosedespondingranks
nye
newvictimsofself-destructionfall
daglig
dailywillacceptthereliefthusprovided."
He
stanset
paused,andturnedtothewhiteLethalChamber.
Thesilenceinthe
gaten
streetwasabsolute.
"Therea
smertefri
painlessdeathawaitshimwho
kan
cannolongerbearthesorrowsof
dette
thislife.
Ifdeathis
velkommen
welcomelethimseekitthere."
Then
raskt
quicklyturningtothemilitaryaidof
den
thePresident'shousehold,hesaid,"I
erklærer
declaretheLethalChamberopen,"
og
andagainfacingthevast
folkemengden
crowdhecriedina
klar
clearvoice:
"CitizensofNewYork
og
andoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,
gjennom
throughmetheGovernmentdeclaresthe
Dødelige
LethalChambertobeopen."
Den
Thesolemnhushwasbrokenby
et
asharpcryofcommand,
den
thesquadronofhussarsfiled
etter
aftertheGovernor'scarriage,thelancerswheeled
og
andformedalongFifthAvenueto
vente
waitforthecommandantof
den
thegarrison,andthemounted
politiet
policefollowedthem.
Ileft
den
thecrowdtogapeand
stirre
stareatthewhitemarbleDeathChamber,
og
and,crossingSouthFifthAvenue,
gikk
walkedalongthewesternsideof
at
thatthoroughfaretoBleeckerStreet.
ThenI
snudde
turnedtotherightand
stoppet
stoppedbeforeadingyshop
som
whichborethesign:.
HAWBERK,ARMOURER.
Iglancedinatthedoorway
og
andsawHawberkbusyinhis
lille
littleshopattheendofthehall.
He
så
lookedup,andcatchingsightofmecriedinhis
dype
deep,heartyvoice,"Comein,Mr.Castaigne!"
Constance,his
datter
daughter,rosetomeetmeasI
krysset
crossedthethreshold,andheld
ut
outherprettyhand,butI
så
sawtheblushofdisappointmentonhercheeks,
og
andknewthatitwasanotherCastaigneshe
hadde
hadexpected,mycousinLouis.
I
smilte
smiledatherconfusionandcomplimentedheronthebannershewasembroideringfrom
en
acolouredplate.
OldHawberk
satt
satrivetingtheworngreavesof
noen
someancientsuitofarmour,
og
andtheting!
ting!
ting!
ofhis
lille
littlehammersoundedpleasantlyin
den
thequaintshop.
Presentlyhedroppedhis
hammer
hammer,andfussedaboutfora
øyeblikk
momentwithatinywrench.
The
myke
softclashofthemail
sendte
sentathrillofpleasure
gjennom
throughme.
Ilovedto
høre
hearthemusicofsteel
børste
brushingagainststeel,themellow
sjokk
shockofthemalleton
lår
thighpieces,andthejingleof
kjede
chainarmour.
Thatwasthe
eneste
onlyreasonIwentto
se
seeHawberk.
Hehadnever
interessert
interestedmepersonally,nordidConstance,exceptforthe
faktum
factofherbeinginlovewithLouis.
Dette
Thisdidoccupymyattention,
og
andsometimesevenkeptme
våken
awakeatnight.
ButI
visste
knewinmyheartthat
alt
allwouldcomeright,andthatI
skulle
shouldarrangetheirfutureasIexpectedto
arrangere
arrangethatofmykinddoctor,John
Archer
Archer.
However,Ishouldnever
ha
havetroubledmyselfaboutvisitingthem
akkurat
justthen,haditnotbeen,asI
sier
say,thatthemusicofthetinkling
hammer
hammerhadformethisstrong
fascinasjon
fascination.
Iwouldsitforhours,
lytte
listeningandlistening,andwhen
en
astraysunbeamstrucktheinlaid
stål
steel,thesensationitgavemewas
nesten
almosttookeentoendure.
Myeyes
ville
wouldbecomefixed,dilatingwith
en
apleasurethatstretchedevery
nerve
nervealmosttobreaking,until
noen
somemovementoftheoldarmourer
kuttet
cutofftherayofsunlight,then,
fortsatt
stillthrillingsecretly,Ileaned
tilbake
backandlistenedagainto
den
thesoundofthepolishing
klut
rag,swish!
swish!
rubbingrustfromtherivets.
Constance
jobbet
workedwiththeembroideryoverherknees,
nå
nowandthenpausingto
undersøke
examinemorecloselythepatternin
den
thecolouredplatefromthe
Metropolitan
MetropolitanMuseum.
Whoisthisfor?"
I
spurte
asked.
Hawberkexplained,thatin
tillegg
additiontothetreasuresof
rustning
armourintheMetropolitanMuseumofwhichhe
hadde
hadbeenappointedarmourer,he
også
alsohadchargeofseveralcollections
tilhørte
belongingtorichamateurs.
Thiswas
den
themissinggreaveofa
berømt
famoussuitwhichaclientofhis
hadde
hadtracedtoalittle
butikk
shopinParisontheQuaid'Orsay.
Han
He,Hawberk,hadnegotiatedfor
og
andsecuredthegreave,and
nå
nowthesuitwascomplete.
He
la
laiddownhishammerand
leste
readmethehistoryofthe
drakten
suit,tracedsince1450fromownertoowneruntilitwas
anskaffet
acquiredbyThomasStainbridge.
Whenhissuperb
samling
collectionwassold,thisclientofHawberk's
kjøpte
boughtthesuit,andsincethen
den
thesearchforthemissinggreave
hadde
hadbeenpusheduntilitwas,
nesten
almostbyaccident,locatedinParis.
Didyoucontinuethe
søket
searchsopersistentlywithoutany
sikkerhet
certaintyofthegreavebeing
fortsatt
stillinexistence?"
Idemanded.
Ofcourse,"he
svarte
repliedcoolly.
Thenforthe
første
firsttimeItooka
personlig
personalinterestinHawberk.
Itwas
verdt
worthsomethingtoyou,"I
våget
ventured.
No,"hereplied,laughing,"my
glede
pleasureinfindingitwasmyreward."
Har
Haveyounoambitiontoberich?"
I
spurte
asked,smiling.
Myoneambitionistobe
den
thebestarmourerintheworld,"he
svarte
answeredgravely.
Constanceaskedme
om
ifIhadseentheceremoniesattheLethalChamber.
Sheherself
hadde
hadnoticedcavalrypassingupBroadwaythatmorning,
og
andhadwishedtosee
den
theinauguration,butherfatherwanted
den
thebannerfinished,andshe
hadde
hadstayedathisrequest.
Didyou
så
seeyourcousin,Mr.Castaigne,there?"
she
spurte
asked,withtheslightesttremorofher
myke
softeyelashes.
No,"Irepliedcarelessly.
"Louis'
regiment
regimentismanœuvringoutinWestchesterCounty."
Irose
og
andpickedupmyhat
og
andcane.
Areyougoingupstairsto
se
seethelunaticagain?"
laughed
gamle
oldHawberk.
IfHawberkknew
hvor
howIloathethatword"lunatic,"he
ville
wouldneveruseitinmy
nærvær
presence.
Itrousescertainfeelingswithinme
som
whichIdonotcareto
forklare
explain.
However,Iansweredhim
stille
quietly:
"IthinkIshall
slippe
dropinandseeMr.Wildefor
et
amomentortwo."
Poorfellow,"
sa
saidConstance,withashakeofthe
hodet
head,"itmustbehardto
leve
livealoneyearafteryear
stakkars
poor,crippledandalmostdemented.
Itis
veldig
verygoodofyou,Mr.Castaigne,to
besøke
visithimasoftenasyoudo."
I
tror
thinkheisvicious,"observedHawberk,
begynner
beginningagainwithhishammer.
I
lyttet
listenedtothegoldentinkleon
den
thegreaveplates;
whenhehadfinishedI
svarte
replied:.
No,heisnotvicious,
heller
norisheintheleastdemented.
His
sinn
mindisawonderchamber,fromwhichhe
kan
canextracttreasuresthatyou
og
andIwouldgiveyearsofour
liv
lifetoacquire."'.
Hawberklaughed.
I
fortsatte
continuedalittleimpatiently:
"Heknowshistoryas
ingen
nooneelsecouldknowit.
Ingenting
Nothing,howevertrivial,escapeshis
søk
search,andhismemoryissoabsolute,so
presis
preciseindetails,thatwereit
kjent
knowninNewYorkthatsuch
en
amanexisted,thepeople
kunne
couldnothonourhimenough."
Nonsense,"mutteredHawberk,
søker
searchingonthefloorfor
en
afallenrivet.
Isitnonsense,"I
spurte
asked,managingtosuppresswhatIfelt,"isitnonsense
når
whenhesaysthatthetassets
og
andcuissardsoftheenamelledsuitof
rustning
armourcommonlyknownasthe'Prince'sEmblazoned'
kan
canbefoundamonga
masse
massofrustytheatricalproperties,brokenstoves
og
andragpicker'srefuseinagarretinPellStreet?"
Hawberk's
hammer
hammerfelltotheground,
men
buthepickeditup
og
andasked,withagreatdealof
ro
calm,howIknewthatthetassets
og
andleftcuissardweremissingfromthe"Prince'sEmblazoned."
I
visste
didnotknowuntilMr.Wilde
nevnte
mentionedittomethe
andre
otherday.
Hesaidtheywereinthegarretof998PellStreet."
Nonsense,"hecried,
men
butInoticedhishand
skjelvet
tremblingunderhisleathernapron.
Is
dette
thisnonsensetoo?"
Iaskedpleasantly,"isitnonsense
når
whenMr.Wildecontinuallyspeaksofyouasthe
Marquis
MarquisofAvonshireandofMissConstance—".
Ididnot
ferdig
finish,forConstancehadstartedtoherfeet
med
withterrorwrittenoneveryfeature.
Hawberk
så
lookedatmeandslowlysmoothedhisleathernapron.
Det
Thatisimpossible,"heobserved,"Mr.
Wilde
kan
mayknowagreatmanythings—".
Om
Aboutarmour,forinstance,andthe'Prince'sEmblazoned,'"Iinterposed,
smiler
smiling.
Yes,"hecontinued,slowly,"about
rustning
armouralso—maybe—butheis
feil
wronginregardtothe
Marquis
MarquisofAvonshire,who,asyou
vet
know,killedhiswife'straduceryears
siden
ago,andwenttoAustralia
hvor
wherehedidnotlong
overlevde
survivehiswife."
Mr.
Wildeiswrong,"murmuredConstance.
Herlipswereblanched,
men
buthervoicewassweet
og
andcalm.
Letusagree,
hvis
ifyouplease,thatin
denne
thisonecircumstanceMr.Wildeiswrong,"Isaid.
II
I
klatret
climbedthethreedilapidatedflightsof
trapper
stairs,whichIhadso
ofte
oftenclimbedbefore,andknockedat
en
asmalldooratthe
enden
endofthecorridor.
Mr.Wilde
åpnet
openedthedoorandI
gikk
walkedin.
Whenhehaddouble-locked
den
thedoorandpusheda
tung
heavychestagainstit,he
kom
cameandsatdownbesideme,peering
opp
upintomyfacewithhis
små
littlelight-colouredeyes.
Halfa
dusin
dozennewscratchescoveredhis
nesen
noseandcheeks,andthesilverwires
som
whichsupportedhisartificialears
hadde
hadbecomedisplaced.
IthoughtI
hadde
hadneverseenhimsohideously
fascinerende
fascinating.
Hehadnoears.
Theartificialones,
som
whichnowstoodoutatan
vinkel
anglefromthefinewire,werehisone
svakhet
weakness.
Theyweremadeof
voks
waxandpaintedashell
rosa
pink,buttherestofhis
ansiktet
facewasyellow.
Hemight
bedre
betterhaverevelledintheluxuryof
noen
someartificialfingersforhisleft
hånd
hand,whichwasabsolutelyfingerless,
men
butitseemedtocausehim
ingen
noinconvenience,andhewassatisfied
med
withhiswaxears.
Hewas
veldig
verysmall,scarcelyhigherthan
et
achildoften,buthisarmsweremagnificently
utviklet
developed,andhisthighsas
tykk
thickasanyathlete's.
Still,
den
themostremarkablethingaboutMr.Wildewas
at
thatamanofhismarvellous
intelligens
intelligenceandknowledgeshouldhavesucha
hode
head.
Itwasflatandpointed,
som
liketheheadsofmanyofthoseunfortunateswhom
folk
peopleimprisoninasylumsfortheweak-minded.
Many
kalte
calledhiminsane,butI
visste
knewhimtobeas
sunn
saneasIwas.
Idonot
nekter
denythathewaseccentric;
den
themaniahehadfor
holde
keepingthatcatandteasingheruntilshe
fløy
flewathisfacelike
en
ademon,wascertainlyeccentric.
I
aldri
nevercouldunderstandwhyhe
holdt
keptthecreature,norwhat
glede
pleasurehefoundinshuttinghimselfupinhis
rommet
roomwiththissurly,viciousbeast.
I
husker
rememberonce,glancingupfromthe
manuskriptet
manuscriptIwasstudyingbythe
lyset
lightofsometallowdips,
og
andseeingMr.Wildesquattingmotionlessonhis
høye
highchair,hiseyesfairlyblazing
med
withexcitement,whilethecat,
som
whichhadrisenfromher
plass
placebeforethestove,camecreeping
over
acrossthefloorrightat
ham
him.
BeforeIcouldmovesheflattenedherbellytothe
bakken
ground,crouched,trembled,andsprangintohis
ansiktet
face.
Howlingandfoamingthey
rullet
rolledoverandoveronthe
gulvet
floor,scratchingandclawing,untilthe
katten
catscreamedandfledunderthe
skapet
cabinet,andMr.Wildeturned
over
overonhisback,hislimbscontracting
og
andcurlinguplikethelegsof
en
adyingspider.
Hewas
eksentrisk
eccentric.
Mr.
Wildehadclimbedintohis
høye
highchair,and,afterstudyingmy
ansiktet
face,pickedupadog's-earedledger
og
andopenedit.
HenryB.
Matthews,"heread,"book-keeper
med
withWhysotWhysotandCompany,dealersin
kirke
churchornaments.
CalledApril3rd.
Reputationdamagedontherace-track.
Kjent
Knownasawelcher.
Reputationtoberepairedby
August
August1st.
RetainerFiveDollars."