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The King in Yellow | Progressive Translation Books for Polish A1-B2 Learners

The King in Yellow | Progressive Translation Books for Polish A1-B2 Learners

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THEREPAIREROFREPUTATIONS
I
Neraillonspaslesfous;
leurfoliedurepluslongtempsquelanôtre....
Voilatouteladifférence."
Towardthe
koniec
endoftheyear1920the
Rząd
GovernmentoftheUnitedStateshad
praktycznie
practicallycompletedtheprogramme,adoptedduringthelastmonthsofPresidentWinthrop's
administracji
administration.
Thecountrywasapparentlytranquil.
Wszyscy
EverybodyknowshowtheTariff
i
andLabourquestionsweresettled.
Ten
ThewarwithGermany,incidentonthatcountry'sseizureof
ten
theSamoanIslands,hadleft
nie
novisiblescarsupontherepublic,and
ten
thetemporaryoccupationofNorfolkby
ten
theinvadingarmyhadbeenforgottenin
ten
thejoyoverrepeatednavalvictories,and
ten
thesubsequentridiculousplightofGeneralVonGartenlaube'sforcesin
ten
theStateofNewJersey.
TheCubanandHawaiianinvestmentshadpaidone
stu
hundredpercentandthe
terytorium
territoryofSamoawaswell
warte
worthitscostasacoalingstation.
The
kraj
countrywasinasuperb
stanie
stateofdefence.
Everycoastcityhadbeen
dobrze
wellsuppliedwithlandfortifications;
thearmy
pod
undertheparentaleyeofthe
Generalnego
GeneralStaff,organizedaccordingtothePrussiansystem,hadbeenincreasedto300,000men,withaterritorialreserveofamillion;
i
andsixmagnificentsquadronsofcruisers
i
andbattle-shipspatrolledthesixstationsofthenavigableseas,leavingasteamreserveamplyfittedtocontrolhomewaters.
ThegentlemenfromtheWesthadatlastbeenconstrainedto
uznania
acknowledgethatacollegeforthetrainingofdiplomatswasasnecessaryaslawschoolsareforthetrainingofbarristers;
rezultacie
consequentlywewerenolongerrepresented
za granicą
abroadbyincompetentpatriots.
Thenationwasprosperous;
Chicago,foramomentparalyzed
po
afterasecondgreatfire,hadrisenfromitsruins,white
i
andimperial,andmorebeautiful
niż
thanthewhitecitywhichhadbeenbuiltforitsplaythingin1893.
Wszędzie
Everywheregoodarchitecturewasreplacingbad,
a
andeveninNewYork,a
nagłe
suddencravingfordecencyhadsweptawayagreatportionoftheexistinghorrors.
Streetshadbeenwidened,
odpowiednio
properlypavedandlighted,treeshadbeenplanted,squareslaidout,elevatedstructuresdemolished
i
andundergroundroadsbuilttoreplace
ich
them.
Thenewgovernmentbuildingsandbarrackswerefinebitsofarchitecture,andthe
długi
longsystemofstonequays
które
whichcompletelysurroundedtheislandhadbeenturnedintoparks
które
whichprovedagod-sendtothe
ludności
population.
Thesubsidizingofthestatetheatre
i
andstateoperabroughtitsownreward.
TheUnitedStatesNationalAcademyofDesignwasmuchlikeEuropeaninstitutionsofthe
tego samego
samekind.
NobodyenviedtheSecretaryofFineArts,eitherhiscabinetpositionorhisportfolio.
The
Sekretarz
SecretaryofForestryandGamePreservation
miał
hadamucheasiertime,thankstothenewsystemofNationalMounted
Policji
Police.
Wehadprofitedwellbythelatesttreaties
z
withFranceandEngland;
theexclusionofforeign-bornJewsasa
środek
measureofself-preservation,thesettlementofthenewindependentnegro
państwa
stateofSuanee,thecheckingof
imigracji
immigration,thenewlawsconcerningnaturalization,
i
andthegradualcentralizationof
władzy
powerintheexecutiveallcontributedtonationalcalm
i
andprosperity.
WhentheGovernment
rozwiązał
solvedtheIndianproblemandsquadronsofIndian
kawalerii
cavalryscoutsinnativecostumewere
zastąpiły
substitutedforthepitiableorganizationstackedontothe
ogona
tailofskeletonizedregimentsbya
byłego
formerSecretaryofWar,thenationdrewalongsighofrelief.
When,afterthecolossalCongressofReligions,bigotryandintolerancewerelaidintheirgravesand
życzliwość
kindnessandcharitybegantodrawwarringsectstogether,manythoughtthemillenniumhadarrived,atleastinthe
nowym
newworldwhichafterallisa
świecie
worldbyitself.
Butself-preservationisthe
pierwszym
firstlaw,andtheUnitedStateshadto
patrzeć
lookoninhelplesssorrowasGermany,Italy,SpainandBelgiumwrithedinthethroesofAnarchy,
podczas
whileRussia,watchingfromtheCaucasus,stoopedandboundthem
jeden
onebyone.
Inthecityof
Nowym
NewYorkthesummerof1899wassignalizedbythedismantlingoftheElevatedRailroads.
The
lato
summerof1900willliveinthememoriesof
Nowego
NewYorkpeopleformanyacycle;
the
Dodge
DodgeStatuewasremovedinthat
roku
year.
Inthefollowingwinter
rozpoczęła
beganthatagitationfortherepealofthelawsprohibitingsuicidewhichboreitsfinal
owoce
fruitinthemonthofApril,1920,
kiedy
whenthefirstGovernmentLethalChamberwasopenedonWashington
Placu
Square.
Ihadwalkeddownthat
dnia
dayfromDr.Archer'shouseonMadison
Avenue
Avenue,whereIhadbeenasamereformality.
Eversince
że
thatfallfrommyhorse,
cztery
fouryearsbefore,Ihadbeentroubledattimeswithpainsinthebackofmy
głowy
headandneck,butnowformonthsthey
ma
hadbeenabsent,andthe
lekarz
doctorsentmeawaythat
dnia
daysayingtherewasnothingmoretobecuredin
mnie
me.
Itwashardlyworthhisfeetobetoldthat;
I
wiedziałem
knewitmyself.
StillIdidnotgrudgehimthemoney.
WhatImindedwasthe
błąd
mistakewhichhemadeatfirst.
Kiedy
Whentheypickedmeupfromthepavement
gdzie
whereIlayunconscious,and
ktoś
somebodyhadmercifullysentabulletthroughmyhorse's
głowę
head,IwascarriedtoDr.Archer,andhe,pronouncingmy
mózg
brainaffected,placedmeinhisprivateasylum
gdzie
whereIwasobligedtoenduretreatmentforinsanity.
Atlasthedecided
że
thatIwaswell,and
Ja
I,knowingthatmymindhad
zawsze
alwaysbeenassoundas
jego
his,ifnotsounder,"paidmytuition"ashejokinglycalled
to
it,andleft.
Itoldhim,smiling,
że
thatIwouldgeteven
z
withhimforhismistake,andhelaughedheartily,and
poprosił
askedmetocallonceinawhile.
I
zrobiłem
didso,hopingfora
szansę
chancetoevenupaccounts,
ale
buthegavemenone,
a
andItoldhimIwould
poczekam
wait.
Thefallfrommy
konia
horsehadfortunatelyleftnoevilresults;
onthecontraryithadchangedmy
cały
wholecharacterforthebetter.
Fromalazyyoungman
o
abouttown,Ihadbecomeactive,
energiczny
energetic,temperate,andaboveall—oh,aboveallelse—ambitious.
Therewas
tylko
onlyonethingwhichtroubled
mnie
me,Ilaughedatmyownuneasiness,
a
andyetittroubledme.
Podczas
DuringmyconvalescenceIhadbought
i
andreadforthefirsttime,TheKinginYellow.
Iremember
po
afterfinishingthefirstact
że
thatitoccurredtome
że
thatIhadbetterstop.
Istartedup
i
andflungthebookintothefireplace;
thevolumestruckthebarredgrate
i
andfellopenonthehearthinthefirelight.
IfIhadnotcaughtaglimpseoftheopeningwordsinthesecondactIshouldneverhavefinishedit,
ale
butasIstoopedtopickitup,myeyesbecamerivetedtotheopenpage,andwitha
krzyk
cryofterror,orperhapsitwasofjoysopoignantthatIsufferedineverynerve,Isnatchedthethingoutofthecoalsandcreptshakingtomybedroom,
gdzie
whereIreaditandrereadit,andweptandlaughedand
drżałem
trembledwithahorrorwhichattimesassailsme
jeszcze
yet.
Thisisthething
która
thattroublesme,forIcannotforgetCarcosa
gdzie
whereblackstarshangintheheavens;
gdzie
wheretheshadowsofmen'sthoughtslengtheninthe
po południu
afternoon,whenthetwinsunssinkintothelakeofHali;
a
andmymindwillbearforeverthememoryofthePallid
Maski
Mask.
IprayGodwillcursethe
pisarz
writer,asthewriterhascursedtheworldwith
tym
thisbeautiful,stupendouscreation,terribleinitssimplicity,irresistibleinitstruth—aworld
który
whichnowtremblesbeforetheKinginYellow.
Kiedy
WhentheFrenchGovernmentseizedthetranslatedcopies
które
whichhadjustarrivedinParis,London,of
oczywiście
course,becameeagertoreadit.
Itis
dobrze
wellknownhowthebook
rozprzestrzeniała
spreadlikeaninfectiousdisease,from
miasta
citytocity,fromcontinenttocontinent,barred
się
outhere,confiscatedthere,denouncedbyPress
i
andpulpit,censuredevenbythe
najbardziej
mostadvancedofliteraryanarchists.
Nodefiniteprincipleshadbeenviolatedin
tych
thosewickedpages,nodoctrinepromulgated,noconvictionsoutraged.
Itcouldnotbejudgedby
żadnego
anyknownstandard,yet,althoughitwasacknowledged
że
thatthesupremenoteof
sztuki
arthadbeenstruckinTheKinginYellow,all
czuli
feltthathumannaturecouldnotbearthestrain,
ani
northriveonwordsinwhichtheessenceof
najczystszej
purestpoisonlurked.
Theverybanality
i
andinnocenceofthefirst
aktu
actonlyallowedtheblowtofallafterwardwith
bardziej
moreawfuleffect.
Itwas,Iremember,the13thdayof
Kwietnia
April,1920,thatthefirstGovernmentLethalChamberwasestablishedonthe
południowej
southsideofWashingtonSquare,
pomiędzy
betweenWoosterStreetandSouthFifth
Avenue
Avenue.
Theblockwhichhad
wcześniej
formerlyconsistedofalotofshabbyoldbuildings,usedascafés
i
andrestaurantsforforeigners,hadbeenacquiredbythe
Rząd
Governmentinthewinterof1898.
TheFrench
i
andItaliancafésandrestaurantsweretorndown;
the
cały
wholeblockwasenclosedbyagildedironrailing,
i
andconvertedintoalovely
ogród
gardenwithlawns,flowersandfountains.
Inthe
środku
centreofthegardenstooda
mały
small,whitebuilding,severelyclassicalinarchitecture,
i
andsurroundedbythicketsofflowers.
Sześć
SixIoniccolumnssupportedthe
dach
roof,andthesingledoorwasof
brązu
bronze.
Asplendidmarblegroupofthe"Fates"
stała
stoodbeforethedoor,theworkofayoungAmericansculptor,BorisYvain,
który
whohaddiedinPariswhenonlytwenty-threeyearsold.
TheinaugurationceremonieswereinprogressasIcrossedUniversityPlace
i
andenteredthesquare.
Ithreadedmywaythroughthe
cichy
silentthrongofspectators,butwasstoppedatFourth
Ulicy
Streetbyacordonof
policji
police.
AregimentofUnitedStateslancersweredrawnupinahollowsquareroundtheLethalChamber.
Onaraised
trybunie
tribunefacingWashingtonParkstoodthe
Gubernator
GovernorofNewYork,and
za
behindhimweregroupedthe
Burmistrz
MayorofNewYorkandBrooklyn,theInspector-Generalof
Policji
Police,theCommandantofthestatetroops,
Pułkownik
ColonelLivingston,militaryaidtothePresidentoftheUnitedStates,GeneralBlount,commandingatGovernor's
Wyspie
Island,Major-GeneralHamilton,commandingthegarrisonof
Nowego
NewYorkandBrooklyn,AdmiralBuffbyofthe
floty
fleetintheNorthRiver,Surgeon-GeneralLanceford,thestaffoftheNationalFreeHospital,SenatorsWyseandFranklinof
Nowego
NewYork,andtheCommissionerofPublicWorks.
ThetribunewassurroundedbyasquadronofhussarsoftheNational
Gwardii
Guard.
TheGovernorwasfinishinghis
odpowiedź
replytotheshortspeechoftheSurgeon-General.
I
słyszałem
heardhimsay:
"Thelawsprohibitingsuicide
i
andprovidingpunishmentforany
próbę
attemptatself-destructionhavebeenrepealed.
The
Rząd
Governmenthasseenfitto
uznać
acknowledgetherightofmanto
zakończenia
endanexistencewhichmayhave
stać się
becomeintolerabletohim,through
fizyczne
physicalsufferingormentaldespair.
Itisbelieved
że
thatthecommunitywillbebenefitedbythe
usunięcie
removalofsuchpeoplefromtheirmidst.
Od
Sincethepassageofthis
prawa
law,thenumberofsuicidesintheUnitedStateshasnotincreased.
Teraz
NowtheGovernmenthasdeterminedtoestablishaLethalChamberineverycity,town
i
andvillageinthecountry,itremainstobeseen
czy
whetherornotthatclassofhumancreaturesfrom
których
whosedespondingranksnewvictimsofself-destructionfall
codziennie
dailywillacceptthereliefthusprovided."
Hepaused,
i
andturnedtothewhiteLethal
Komory
Chamber.
Thesilenceinthe
ulicy
streetwasabsolute.
"Thereapainlessdeathawaitshim
który
whocannolongerbearthesorrowsof
tego
thislife.
Ifdeathiswelcome
niech
lethimseekitthere."
Then
szybko
quicklyturningtothemilitary
pomocy
aidofthePresident'shousehold,he
powiedział
said,"IdeclaretheLethalChamberopen,"
i
andagainfacingthevastcrowdhecriedinaclear
głosem
voice:
"CitizensofNewYork
i
andoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,
poprzez
throughmetheGovernmentdeclarestheLethalChambertobeopen."
Thesolemnhushwasbrokenbya
ostry
sharpcryofcommand,thesquadronofhussarsfiledaftertheGovernor'scarriage,thelancerswheeled
a
andformedalongFifthAvenuetowaitforthecommandantofthegarrison,
a
andthemountedpolicefollowed
nimi
them.
Ileftthecrowdtogape
i
andstareatthewhitemarble
Śmierci
DeathChamber,and,crossingSouthFifthAvenue,walked
wzdłuż
alongthewesternsideofthatthoroughfaretoBleeckerStreet.
ThenI
skręciłem
turnedtotherightand
zatrzymałem
stoppedbeforeadingyshopwhichborethe
znak
sign:.
HAWBERK,ARMOURER.
Iglancedinatthe
drzwi
doorwayandsawHawberkbusyinhislittleshopatthe
końcu
endofthehall.
Helookedup,
i
andcatchingsightofmecriedinhisdeep,hearty
głosem
voice,"Comein,Mr.Castaigne!"
Constance,his
córka
daughter,rosetomeetmeasIcrossedthe
próg
threshold,andheldoutherpretty
rękę
hand,butIsawtheblushofdisappointmentonhercheeks,
i
andknewthatitwas
kolejny
anotherCastaigneshehadexpected,my
kuzyn
cousinLouis.
Ismiledatherconfusion
i
andcomplimentedheronthe
baner
bannershewasembroideringfromacolouredplate.
Stary
OldHawberksatrivetingtheworngreavesofsome
starożytnych
ancientsuitofarmour,andtheting!
ting!
ting!
ofhis
mały
littlehammersoundedpleasantlyinthequaintshop.
Obecnie
Presentlyhedroppedhishammer,
i
andfussedaboutforamoment
z
withatinywrench.
The
miękkie
softclashofthemailsenta
dreszczyk
thrillofpleasurethroughme.
Ilovedtohearthe
muzyki
musicofsteelbrushingagainst
stali
steel,themellowshockofthemalleton
ud
thighpieces,andthejingleofchainarmour.
ThatwastheonlyreasonI
poszedłem
wenttoseeHawberk.
Hehad
nigdy nie
neverinterestedmepersonally,nordidConstance,exceptforthe
faktu
factofherbeinginlovewithLouis.
Thisdidoccupymy
uwagę
attention,andsometimesevenkeptmeawakeat
nocy
night.
ButIknewinmy
sercu
heartthatallwouldcomeright,
i
andthatIshouldarrangetheirfutureasI
spodziewałem
expectedtoarrangethatofmykinddoctor,JohnArcher.
However,Ishould
nigdy nie
neverhavetroubledmyselfaboutvisitingthemjustthen,
miał
haditnotbeen,asIsay,
że
thatthemusicofthetinkling
młot
hammerhadformethisstrongfascination.
Iwould
siedziałem
sitforhours,listeningandlistening,and
kiedy
whenastraysunbeamstrucktheinlaidsteel,the
uczucie
sensationitgavemewas
prawie
almosttookeentoendure.
Myeyeswouldbecomefixed,dilatingwithapleasure
która
thatstretchedeverynervealmosttobreaking,untilsome
ruch
movementoftheoldarmourercutoffthe
promień
rayofsunlight,then,stillthrilling
potajemnie
secretly,Ileanedbackand
słuchałem
listenedagaintothesoundofthepolishingrag,swish!
swish!
rubbing
rdzę
rustfromtherivets.
Constance
pracowała
workedwiththeembroideryoverherknees,nowandthenpausingto
zbadać
examinemorecloselythepatterninthecolouredplatefromtheMetropolitan
Muzeum
Museum.
Whoisthisfor?"
I
zapytałem
asked.
Hawberkexplained,thatin
oprócz
additiontothetreasuresof
zbroi
armourintheMetropolitanMuseumofwhichhehadbeenappointedarmourer,he
również
alsohadchargeofseveralcollectionsbelongingtorichamateurs.
Thiswasthemissinggreaveofa
słynnego
famoussuitwhichaclientofhishadtracedtoalittleshopinParisontheQuaid'Orsay.
On
He,Hawberk,hadnegotiatedforand
zabezpieczył
securedthegreave,andnowthe
garnitur
suitwascomplete.
Helaiddownhis
młot
hammerandreadmethehistoryofthesuit,tracedsince1450fromownertoowneruntilitwasacquiredbyThomasStainbridge.
Kiedy
Whenhissuperbcollectionwassold,thisclientofHawberk'sboughtthe
garnitur
suit,andsincethenthesearchforthemissinggreavehadbeenpushed
aż
untilitwas,almostby
przypadek
accident,locatedinParis.
Didyou
kontynuowałeś
continuethesearchsopersistently
bez
withoutanycertaintyofthegreavebeing
wciąż
stillinexistence?"
Idemanded.
Ofcourse,"herepliedcoolly.
Thenforthe
po raz pierwszy
firsttimeItookapersonalinterestinHawberk.
Itwas
warte
worthsomethingtoyou,"Iventured.
No,"hereplied,laughing,"my
przyjemność
pleasureinfindingitwasmyreward."
Masz
Haveyounoambitiontoberich?"
I
zapytałem
asked,smiling.
Myoneambitionistobethebestarmourerintheworld,"he
odpowiedział
answeredgravely.
ConstanceaskedmeifIhad
widziałam
seentheceremoniesattheLethalChamber.
Sheherselfhad
zauważyła
noticedcavalrypassingupBroadwaythat
ranka
morning,andhadwishedtoseetheinauguration,
ale
butherfatherwantedthe
sztandar
bannerfinished,andshehadstayedathis
prośbę
request.
Didyouseeyourcousin,Mr.Castaigne,there?"
she
zapytała
asked,withtheslightesttremorofhersofteyelashes.
No,"Irepliedcarelessly.
"Louis'regimentismanœuvringoutinWestchesterCounty."
Irose
i
andpickedupmyhat
i
andcane.
Areyougoingupstairstoseethelunaticagain?"
laughed
stary
oldHawberk.
IfHawberkknew
jak
howIloathethatword"lunatic,"hewould
nigdy nie
neveruseitinmypresence.
Itrouses
pewne
certainfeelingswithinmewhichIdonotcaretoexplain.
However,I
odpowiedziałem
answeredhimquietly:
"IthinkIshalldropin
i
andseeMr.Wildeforamoment
lub
ortwo."
Poorfellow,"saidConstance,withashakeofthehead,"it
musi
mustbehardtolive
sam
aloneyearafteryearpoor,crippled
i
andalmostdemented.
Itis
bardzo
verygoodofyou,Mr.Castaigne,tovisithimas
często
oftenasyoudo."
I
myślę
thinkheisvicious,"observedHawberk,beginning
ponownie
againwithhishammer.
I
słuchałem
listenedtothegoldentinkleonthegreaveplates;
kiedy
whenhehadfinishedIreplied:.
Nie
No,heisnotvicious,
ani
norisheintheleast
obłąkany
demented.
Hismindisawonderchamber,fromwhichhe
może
canextracttreasuresthatyou
i
andIwouldgiveyearsofour
życia
lifetoacquire."'.
Hawberklaughed.
I
kontynuowałem
continuedalittleimpatiently:
"He
zna
knowshistoryasnooneelsecould
zna
knowit.
Nothing,howevertrivial,escapeshissearch,
a
andhismemoryissoabsolute,sopreciseindetails,
że
thatwereitknownin
Nowym
NewYorkthatsucha
człowiek
manexisted,thepeoplecouldnothonourhimenough."
Nonsense,"mutteredHawberk,searchingonthefloorforafallenrivet.
Isitnonsense,"I
zapytałem
asked,managingtosuppresswhatI
czułem
felt,"isitnonsensewhenhesays
że
thatthetassetsandcuissardsoftheenamelledsuitof
zbroi
armourcommonlyknownasthe'Prince'sEmblazoned'
można
canbefoundamonga
masy
massofrustytheatricalproperties,brokenstoves
i
andragpicker'srefuseinagarretinPellStreet?"
Hawberk's
młot
hammerfelltotheground,
ale
buthepickeditup
i
andasked,withagreatdealofcalm,howI
wiedziałem
knewthatthetassetsandleftcuissardweremissingfromthe"Prince'sEmblazoned."
Ididnot
wiedziałem
knowuntilMr.Wildementionedittometheotherday.
He
powiedział
saidtheywereinthegarretof998PellStreet."
Nonsense,"hecried,
ale
butInoticedhishand
drżała
tremblingunderhisleathernapron.
Isthisnonsensetoo?"
I
zapytałem
askedpleasantly,"isitnonsense
gdy
whenMr.WildecontinuallyspeaksofyouastheMarquisofAvonshire
i
andofMissConstance—".
Ididnotfinish,forConstancehad
zaczęła
startedtoherfeetwithterrorwrittenoneveryfeature.
Hawberk
spojrzał
lookedatmeandslowlysmoothedhisleathern
fartuch
apron.
Thatisimpossible,"heobserved,"Mr.
Wilde
może
mayknowagreatmanythings—".
O
Aboutarmour,forinstance,andthe'Prince'sEmblazoned,'"Iinterposed,smiling.
Yes,"he
kontynuował
continued,slowly,"aboutarmouralso—maybe—butheiswrongin
odniesieniu
regardtotheMarquisofAvonshire,
który
who,asyouknow,killedhiswife'straduceryears
temu
ago,andwenttoAustralia
gdzie
wherehedidnotlong
przeżył
survivehiswife."
Mr.
Wildeiswrong,"murmuredConstance.
Herlipswereblanched,
ale
buthervoicewassweet
i
andcalm.
Letusagree,
jeśli
ifyouplease,thatin
tej
thisonecircumstanceMr.Wildeiswrong,"Isaid.
II
Iclimbedthe
trzy
threedilapidatedflightsofstairs,
które
whichIhadsooftenclimbed
przed
before,andknockedata
małych
smalldoorattheendofthe
korytarza
corridor.
Mr.Wildeopenedthe
drzwi
doorandIwalkedin.
Kiedy
Whenhehaddouble-lockedthe
drzwi
doorandpushedaheavychest
przeciwko
againstit,hecameand
usiadł
satdownbesideme,peeringupintomyface
z
withhislittlelight-colouredeyes.
Pół
Halfadozennewscratchescoveredhis
nos
noseandcheeks,andthesilverwires
które
whichsupportedhisartificialearshad
zostały
becomedisplaced.
IthoughtIhad
nigdy nie
neverseenhimsohideouslyfascinating.
He
miał
hadnoears.
Theartificialones,
które
whichnowstoodoutatan
kątem
anglefromthefinewire,werehisoneweakness.
Theyweremadeof
wosku
waxandpaintedashell
różowy
pink,buttherestofhis
twarzy
facewasyellow.
Hemight
lepiej
betterhaverevelledintheluxuryofsomeartificialfingersforhisleft
rękę
hand,whichwasabsolutelyfingerless,
ale
butitseemedtocausehimno
niedogodności
inconvenience,andhewassatisfiedwithhis
woskowe
waxears.
Hewasvery
mały
small,scarcelyhigherthanachildoften,
ale
buthisarmsweremagnificentlydeveloped,
a
andhisthighsasthickasanyathlete's.
Still,the
najbardziej
mostremarkablethingaboutMr.Wildewas
że
thatamanofhismarvellous
inteligencji
intelligenceandknowledgeshouldhavesucha
głowę
head.
Itwasflatandpointed,
jak
liketheheadsofmanyof
tych
thoseunfortunateswhompeopleimprisoninasylumsfortheweak-minded.
Manycalledhiminsane,
ale
butIknewhimtobeassaneasIwas.
Idonotdeny
że
thathewaseccentric;
themaniahehadforkeepingthatcat
i
andteasingheruntilsheflewathisface
jak
likeademon,wascertainly
ekscentryczna
eccentric.
Inevercouldunderstand
dlaczego
whyhekeptthecreature,
ani
norwhatpleasurehefoundinshuttinghimself
się
upinhisroomwiththissurly,viciousbeast.
Irememberonce,glancing
się
upfromthemanuscriptIwas
studiowałem
studyingbythelightofsometallowdips,
i
andseeingMr.Wildesquattingmotionlessonhishighchair,hiseyesfairlyblazingwithexcitement,
podczas
whilethecat,whichhadrisenfromherplace
przed
beforethestove,camecreepingacrossthefloorrightat
niego
him.
BeforeIcouldmoveshe
spłaszczyła
flattenedherbellytotheground,crouched,
drżała
trembled,andsprangintohisface.
Howlingandfoamingtheyrolledoverandoveronthefloor,scratchingandclawing,
aż
untilthecatscreamedand
uciekał
fledunderthecabinet,andMr.Wildeturnedoveronhisback,hislimbscontractingandcurling
się
uplikethelegsofadyingspider.
Hewas
ekscentryczny
eccentric.
Mr.
Wildehadclimbedintohishigh
krzesło
chair,and,afterstudyingmy
twarzy
face,pickedupadog's-earedledgerandopenedit.
HenryB.
Matthews,"heread,"book-keeper
z
withWhysotWhysotandCompany,dealersinchurchornaments.
Zadzwoniłem
CalledApril3rd.
Reputationdamagedontherace-track.
Knownasawelcher.
Reputationtoberepairedby
Sierpnia
August1st.
RetainerFiveDollars."