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THEREPAIREROFREPUTATIONS
I
Neraillonspaslesfous;
leurfoliedurepluslongtempsquelanôtre....
Voilatouteladifférence."
Toward
в
the
endoftheyear1920
в
the
GovernmentoftheUnitedStateshadpracticallycompleted
в
the
programme,adoptedduringthelastmonthsofPresidentWinthrop'sadministration.
В
The
countrywasapparentlytranquil.
Все
Everybody
knowshowtheTariff
и
and
Labourquestionsweresettled.
The
война
war
withGermany,incidentonthatcountry'sseizureoftheSamoanIslands,hadleft
не
no
visiblescarsupontherepublic,
и
and
thetemporaryoccupationofNorfolkbytheinvadingarmyhadbeenforgotteninthejoyoverrepeatednavalvictories,
и
and
thesubsequentridiculousplightofGeneralVonGartenlaube'sforcesintheStateof
Нью
New
Jersey.
TheCubanandHawaiianinvestmentshadpaidonehundredpercent
и
and
theterritoryofSamoawaswellworthitscostasacoalingstation.
The
страна
country
wasinasuperbstateofdefence.
Каждый
Every
coastcityhadbeen
хорошо
well
suppliedwithlandfortifications;
thearmy
под
under
theparentaleyeoftheGeneralStaff,organizedaccordingtothePrussiansystem,hadbeenincreasedto300,000men,
с
with
aterritorialreserveofa
миллион
million
;
andsixmagnificentsquadronsofcruisers
и
and
battle-shipspatrolledthesixstationsofthenavigableseas,leavingasteamreserveamplyfittedtocontrolhomewaters.
ThegentlemenfromtheWesthadatlastbeenconstrainedtoacknowledge
что
that
acollegeforthetrainingofdiplomatswasasnecessaryaslawschoolsareforthetrainingofbarristers;
consequentlywewere
не
no
longerrepresentedabroadbyincompetentpatriots.
Thenationwasprosperous;
Chicago,fora
мгновение
moment
paralyzedafterasecondgreatfire,hadrisenfromitsruins,
белый
white
andimperial,andmore
красивый
beautiful
thanthewhitecity
который
which
hadbeenbuiltforitsplaythingin1893.
Everywheregoodarchitecturewasreplacingbad,
и
and
eveninNewYork,asuddencravingfordecencyhadsweptawayagreatportionoftheexistinghorrors.
Streetshadbeenwidened,properlypaved
и
and
lighted,treeshadbeenplanted,squareslaidout,elevatedstructuresdemolished
и
and
undergroundroadsbuilttoreplace
их
them
.
Thenewgovernmentbuildings
и
and
barrackswerefinebitsofarchitecture,
и
and
thelongsystemofstonequayswhichcompletelysurroundedtheislandhadbeenturnedintoparkswhichprovedagod-sendtothepopulation.
Thesubsidizingofthestatetheatre
и
and
stateoperabroughtitsownreward.
TheUnitedStatesNationalAcademyofDesignwasmuchlikeEuropeaninstitutionsofthe
же
same
kind.
NobodyenviedtheSecretaryofFineArts,eitherhiscabinetpositionorhisportfolio.
TheSecretaryofForestry
и
and
GamePreservationhada
намного
much
easiertime,thankstothenewsystemofNationalMounted
Полиции
Police
.
Wehadprofitedwellbythelatesttreaties
с
with
FranceandEngland;
theexclusionofforeign-bornJewsasameasureofself-preservation,thesettlementofthenewindependentnegrostateofSuanee,thecheckingofimmigration,thenewlawsconcerningnaturalization,
и
and
thegradualcentralizationof
власти
power
intheexecutiveallcontributedtonationalcalm
и
and
prosperity.
WhentheGovernmentsolvedtheIndianproblem
и
and
squadronsofIndiancavalryscoutsinnativecostumeweresubstitutedforthepitiableorganizationstackedontothetailofskeletonizedregimentsbyaformerSecretaryof
Войны
War
,thenationdrewalongsighofrelief.
Когда
When
,afterthecolossalCongressofReligions,bigotry
и
and
intolerancewerelaidintheirgraves
и
and
kindnessandcharitybegantodrawwarringsectstogether,
многие
many
thoughtthemillenniumhadarrived,at
крайней мере
least
inthenewworldwhich
после
after
allisaworldbyitself.
Но
But
self-preservationisthefirst
закон
law
,andtheUnitedStateshadto
смотреть
look
oninhelplesssorrowasGermany,Italy,Spain
и
and
BelgiumwrithedinthethroesofAnarchy,whileRussia,watchingfromtheCaucasus,stooped
и
and
boundthemonebyone.
Inthecityof
Нью
New
Yorkthesummerof1899wassignalizedbythedismantlingoftheElevatedRailroads.
Thesummerof1900
будет
will
liveinthememoriesof
Нью
New
Yorkpeopleformanyacycle;
theDodgeStatuewasremovedinthatyear.
InthefollowingwinterbeganthatagitationfortherepealofthelawsprohibitingsuicidewhichboreitsfinalfruitinthemonthofApril,1920,
когда
when
thefirstGovernmentLethalChamberwasopenedonWashingtonSquare.
Ihadwalked
вниз
down
thatdayfromDr.Archer'shouseonMadisonAvenue,
где
where
Ihadbeenas
в
a
mereformality.
Eversince
что
that
fallfrommyhorse,
четыре
four
yearsbefore,Ihadbeentroubledattimeswithpainsinthebackofmyhead
и
and
neck,butnowformonthstheyhadbeenabsent,
и
and
thedoctorsentmeaway
что
that
daysayingtherewasnothing
больше
more
tobecuredin
меня
me
.
Itwashardlyworthhisfeetobetoldthat;
Iknewitmyself.
StillIdidnotgrudgehimthe
деньги
money
.
WhatImindedwasthemistakewhichhemadeatfirst.
Когда
When
theypickedmeupfromthepavement
где
where
Ilayunconscious,and
кто
somebody
hadmercifullysentabulletthroughmyhorse's
голову
head
,IwascarriedtoDr.Archer,
и
and
he,pronouncingmybrainaffected,placedmeinhisprivateasylum
где
where
Iwasobligedtoenduretreatmentforinsanity.
AtlasthedecidedthatIwaswell,
и
and
I,knowingthatmy
ум
mind
hadalwaysbeenassoundashis,
если
if
notsounder,"paidmytuition"ashejokinglycalledit,
и
and
left.
Itoldhim,smiling,
что
that
Iwouldgetevenwithhimforhismistake,
и
and
helaughedheartily,andaskedmeto
позвонить
call
onceinawhile.
Ididso,hopingfora
шанс
chance
toevenupaccounts,
но
but
hegavemenone,
и
and
ItoldhimIwould
ждать
wait
.
Thefallfrommyhorsehadfortunatelyleft
не
no
evilresults;
onthecontraryithadchangedmy
весь
whole
characterforthebetter.
From
в
a
lazyyoungmanabouttown,Ihadbecomeactive,energetic,temperate,
и
and
aboveall—oh,aboveallelse—ambitious.
Therewas
только
only
onethingwhichtroubled
меня
me
,Ilaughedatmyownuneasiness,
и
and
yetittroubledme.
DuringmyconvalescenceIhadbought
и
and
readforthefirst
время
time
,TheKinginYellow.
Iremember
после
after
finishingthefirstact
что
that
itoccurredtome
что
that
Ihadbetterstop.
Istartedup
и
and
flungthebookinto
в
the
fireplace;
thevolumestruckthebarredgrate
и
and
fellopenonthehearthinthefirelight.
Если
If
IhadnotcaughtaglimpseoftheopeningwordsinthesecondactIshouldneverhavefinishedit,butasIstoopedtopickitup,myeyesbecamerivetedtotheopenpage,
и
and
withacryofterror,
или
or
perhapsitwasofjoysopoignantthatIsufferedineverynerve,Isnatchedthe
вещь
thing
outofthecoals
и
and
creptshakingtomybedroom,
где
where
Ireaditandrereadit,
и
and
weptandlaughedandtrembled
с
with
ahorrorwhichattimesassailsmeyet.
Thisisthethingthattroubles
меня
me
,forIcannotforgetCarcosa
где
where
blackstarshangintheheavens;
где
where
theshadowsofmen'sthoughtslengthenintheafternoon,
когда
when
thetwinsunssinkintothelakeofHali;
и
and
mymindwillbearforeverthememoryofthePallidMask.
Ipray
Бог
God
willcursethewriter,asthewriterhascursedthe
мир
world
withthisbeautiful,stupendouscreation,terribleinitssimplicity,irresistibleinitstruth—a
мир
world
whichnowtremblesbeforetheKinginYellow.
Когда
When
theFrenchGovernmentseizedthetranslatedcopies
что
which
hadjustarrivedinParis,London,of
конечно
course
,becameeagertoread
его
it
.
Itiswellknownhowthe
книга
book
spreadlikeaninfectiousdisease,from
города
city
tocity,fromcontinenttocontinent,barredout
здесь
here
,confiscatedthere,denouncedbyPress
и
and
pulpit,censuredevenbythemostadvancedofliteraryanarchists.
Не
No
definiteprincipleshadbeenviolatedinthosewickedpages,
не
no
doctrinepromulgated,noconvictionsoutraged.
Itcouldnotbejudgedbyanyknownstandard,
но
yet
,althoughitwasacknowledgedthatthesupremenoteofarthadbeenstruckinTheKinginYellow,
все
all
feltthathumannaturecouldnotbearthestrain,northriveonwordsinwhichtheessenceofpurestpoisonlurked.
Theverybanality
и
and
innocenceofthefirstact
только
only
allowedtheblowto
упасть
fall
afterwardwithmoreawfuleffect.
Itwas,Iremember,the13thdayofApril,1920,
что
that
thefirstGovernmentLethalChamberwasestablishedonthesouth
стороне
side
ofWashingtonSquare,betweenWooster
Стрит
Street
andSouthFifthAvenue.
Theblock
который
which
hadformerlyconsistedofalotofshabbyoldbuildings,usedascafés
и
and
restaurantsforforeigners,hadbeenacquiredbytheGovernmentinthewinterof1898.
TheFrench
и
and
Italiancafésandrestaurantsweretorndown;
the
весь
whole
blockwasenclosedbyagildedironrailing,
и
and
convertedintoalovelygarden
с
with
lawns,flowersandfountains.
Inthecentreofthegardenstoodasmall,whitebuilding,severelyclassicalinarchitecture,
и
and
surroundedbythicketsofflowers.
Шесть
Six
Ioniccolumnssupportedtheroof,andthesingle
дверь
door
wasofbronze.
Asplendidmarblegroupofthe"Fates"stood
перед
before
thedoor,theworkofayoungAmericansculptor,BorisYvain,
который
who
haddiedinParis
когда
when
onlytwenty-threeyearsold.
TheinaugurationceremonieswereinprogressasIcrossedUniversityPlace
и
and
enteredthesquare.
Ithreadedmywaythroughthesilentthrongofspectators,
но
but
wasstoppedatFourth
Улице
Street
byacordonof
полиции
police
.
AregimentofUnitedStateslancersweredrawnupinahollowsquareroundtheLethalChamber.
OnaraisedtribunefacingWashingtonParkstoodtheGovernorof
Нью
New
York,andbehindhimweregroupedtheMayorof
Нью
New
YorkandBrooklyn,theInspector-Generalof
Полиции
Police
,theCommandantofthestatetroops,ColonelLivingston,militaryaidtothePresidentoftheUnitedStates,GeneralBlount,commandingatGovernor'sIsland,Major-GeneralHamilton,commandingthegarrisonof
Нью
New
YorkandBrooklyn,AdmiralBuffbyofthefleetintheNorthRiver,Surgeon-GeneralLanceford,thestaffoftheNationalFreeHospital,SenatorsWyse
и
and
FranklinofNewYork,
и
and
theCommissionerofPublicWorks.
ThetribunewassurroundedbyasquadronofhussarsoftheNationalGuard.
TheGovernorwasfinishinghisreplytotheshortspeechoftheSurgeon-General.
Iheardhimsay:
"Thelawsprohibitingsuicide
и
and
providingpunishmentforanyattemptatself-destructionhavebeenrepealed.
TheGovernmenthasseenfittoacknowledgethe
право
right
ofmantoendanexistencewhich
может
may
havebecomeintolerableto
него
him
,throughphysicalsufferingormentaldespair.
Itisbelieved
что
that
thecommunitywillbebenefitedbytheremovalofsuch
людей
people
fromtheirmidst.
Sincethepassageof
этот
this
law,thenumberofsuicidesintheUnitedStateshasnotincreased.
Теперь
Now
theGovernmenthasdeterminedtoestablishaLethalChamberineverycity,town
и
and
villageinthecountry,itremainstobeseenwhetherornotthatclassofhumancreaturesfromwhosedespondingranksnewvictimsofself-destructionfalldailywillacceptthereliefthusprovided."
Hepaused,
и
and
turnedtothewhiteLethalChamber.
Thesilenceinthe
улице
street
wasabsolute.
"Thereapainless
смерть
death
awaitshimwhocan
не
no
longerbearthesorrowsofthis
жизни
life
.
Ifdeathiswelcome
пусть
let
himseekitthere."
ThenquicklyturningtothemilitaryaidofthePresident'shousehold,hesaid,"IdeclaretheLethalChamberopen,"
и
and
againfacingthevastcrowdhecriedinaclearvoice:
"Citizensof
Нью
New
YorkandoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,
через
through
metheGovernmentdeclarestheLethalChambertobeopen."
Thesolemnhushwasbrokenbyasharpcryofcommand,thesquadronofhussarsfiledaftertheGovernor'scarriage,thelancerswheeled
и
and
formedalongFifthAvenuetowaitforthecommandantofthegarrison,
и
and
themountedpolicefollowed
ними
them
.
Ileftthecrowdtogape
и
and
stareatthewhitemarble
Смерти
Death
Chamber,and,crossingSouthFifthAvenue,walkedalongthewestern
стороне
side
ofthatthoroughfaretoBleecker
Стрит
Street
.
ThenIturnedtothe
направо
right
andstoppedbeforeadingyshopwhichborethesign:.
HAWBERK,ARMOURER.
Iglancedinatthedoorway
и
and
sawHawberkbusyinhislittleshopattheendofthehall.
Helooked
вверх
up
,andcatchingsightofmecriedinhisdeep,heartyvoice,"Comein,Mr.Castaigne!"
Constance,his
дочь
daughter
,rosetomeetmeasIcrossedthethreshold,
и
and
heldoutherpretty
руку
hand
,butIsawtheblushofdisappointmentonhercheeks,
и
and
knewthatitwasanotherCastaigneshehadexpected,mycousinLouis.
Ismiledatherconfusion
и
and
complimentedheronthebannershewasembroideringfromacolouredplate.
Старый
Old
Hawberksatrivetingtheworngreavesofsomeancientsuitofarmour,
и
and
theting!
ting!
ting!
ofhislittlehammersoundedpleasantlyinthequaintshop.
Presentlyhedroppedhishammer,
и
and
fussedaboutfora
мгновение
moment
withatinywrench.
Thesoftclashofthemailsentathrillofpleasure
через
through
me.
Ilovedtohearthemusicofsteelbrushingagainststeel,themellowshockofthemalletonthighpieces,
и
and
thejingleofchainarmour.
Это
That
wastheonlyreasonIwenttoseeHawberk.
Hehadneverinterestedmepersonally,nordidConstance,exceptforthefactofherbeinginlovewithLouis.
Это
This
didoccupymyattention,
и
and
sometimesevenkeptmeawakeatnight.
Но
But
Iknewinmyheart
что
that
allwouldcomeright,
и
and
thatIshouldarrangetheirfutureasIexpectedtoarrange
что
that
ofmykinddoctor,JohnArcher.
However,Ishouldneverhavetroubledmyself
о
about
visitingthemjustthen,haditnotbeen,asIsay,thatthe
музыка
music
ofthetinklinghammerhadformethisstrongfascination.
Iwouldsitforhours,listening
и
and
listening,andwhenastraysunbeamstrucktheinlaidsteel,thesensationitgavemewas
почти
almost
tookeentoendure.
Myeyeswouldbecomefixed,dilatingwithapleasurethatstretchedeverynerve
почти
almost
tobreaking,untilsomemovementoftheoldarmourercut
от
off
therayofsunlight,then,
все еще
still
thrillingsecretly,Ileaned
назад
back
andlistenedagaintothesoundofthepolishingrag,swish!
swish!
rubbingrustfromtherivets.
Constanceworkedwiththeembroidery
над
over
herknees,nowandthenpausingtoexaminemorecloselythepatterninthecolouredplatefromtheMetropolitanMuseum.
Whoisthisfor?"
Iasked.
Hawberkexplained,thatinadditiontothetreasuresofarmourintheMetropolitanMuseumofwhichhehadbeenappointedarmourer,he
также
also
hadchargeofseveralcollectionsbelongingtorichamateurs.
Это
This
wasthemissinggreaveofafamoussuit
который
which
aclientofhishadtracedtoalittleshopinParisontheQuaid'Orsay.
Он
He
,Hawberk,hadnegotiatedfor
и
and
securedthegreave,and
теперь
now
thesuitwascomplete.
Helaiddownhishammer
и
and
readmethehistoryofthesuit,tracedsince1450fromownertoowneruntilitwasacquiredbyThomasStainbridge.
Когда
When
hissuperbcollectionwassold,
этот
this
clientofHawberk'sboughtthesuit,
и
and
sincethenthesearchforthemissinggreavehadbeenpusheduntilitwas,
почти
almost
byaccident,locatedinParis.
Didyoucontinuethesearchsopersistentlywithoutanycertaintyofthegreavebeing
все еще
still
inexistence?"
Idemanded.
Ofcourse,"herepliedcoolly.
Thenforthe
впервые
first
timeItookapersonalinterestinHawberk.
Itwasworth
то
something
toyou,"Iventured.
No,"hereplied,laughing,"mypleasureinfindingitwasmyreward."
У
Have
younoambitiontoberich?"
Iasked,smiling.
Myoneambitionistobethebestarmourerintheworld,"heansweredgravely.
ConstanceaskedmeifIhadseentheceremoniesattheLethalChamber.
SheherselfhadnoticedcavalrypassingupBroadwaythat
утро
morning
,andhadwishedto
увидеть
see
theinauguration,buther
отец
father
wantedthebannerfinished,
и
and
shehadstayedathisrequest.
Didyouseeyourcousin,Mr.Castaigne,there?"
sheasked,
с
with
theslightesttremorofhersofteyelashes.
No,"Irepliedcarelessly.
"Louis'regimentismanœuvringoutinWestchesterCounty."
Irose
и
and
pickedupmyhat
и
and
cane.
Areyougoingupstairstoseethelunaticagain?"
laughed
старый
old
Hawberk.
IfHawberkknew
как
how
Iloathethatword"lunatic,"hewouldneveruseitinmypresence.
ItrousescertainfeelingswithinmewhichIdonotcaretoexplain.
However,Iansweredhimquietly:
"I
думаю
think
Ishalldropin
и
and
seeMr.Wildefora
мгновение
moment
ortwo."
Poorfellow,"saidConstance,withashakeofthehead,"itmustbe
трудно
hard
tolivealoneyearafter
год
year
poor,crippledandalmostdemented.
Itis
очень
very
goodofyou,Mr.Castaigne,tovisithimasoftenasyoudo."
I
думаю
think
heisvicious,"observedHawberk,beginning
снова
again
withhishammer.
Ilistenedtothegoldentinkleonthegreaveplates;
когда
when
hehadfinishedIreplied:.
No,heisnotvicious,norisheintheleastdemented.
His
ум
mind
isawonderchamber,fromwhichhe
может
can
extracttreasuresthatyou
и
and
Iwouldgiveyearsofour
жизни
life
toacquire."'.
Hawberklaughed.
Icontinueda
немного
little
impatiently:
"Heknowshistoryas
не
no
oneelsecouldknowit.
Nothing,howevertrivial,escapeshissearch,
и
and
hismemoryissoabsolute,sopreciseindetails,
что
that
wereitknownin
Нью
New
Yorkthatsuchamanexisted,the
люди
people
couldnothonourhimenough."
Nonsense,"mutteredHawberk,searchingonthefloorforafallenrivet.
Isitnonsense,"Iasked,managingtosuppresswhatIfelt,"isitnonsense
когда
when
hesaysthatthetassets
и
and
cuissardsoftheenamelledsuitofarmourcommonlyknownasthe'Prince'sEmblazoned'canbefoundamongamassofrustytheatricalproperties,brokenstoves
и
and
ragpicker'srefuseinagarretinPellStreet?"
Hawberk'shammerfelltotheground,
но
but
hepickeditup
и
and
asked,withagreatdealofcalm,
как
how
Iknewthatthetassets
и
and
leftcuissardweremissingfromthe"Prince'sEmblazoned."
IdidnotknowuntilMr.Wildementionedittometheotherday.
Hesaidtheywereinthegarretof998PellStreet."
Nonsense,"hecried,
но
but
Inoticedhishandtrembling
под
under
hisleathernapron.
Is
это
this
nonsensetoo?"
Iaskedpleasantly,"isitnonsense
когда
when
Mr.WildecontinuallyspeaksofyouastheMarquisofAvonshire
и
and
ofMissConstance—".
Ididnotfinish,forConstancehadstartedtoherfeet
с
with
terrorwrittenoneveryfeature.
Hawberklookedatme
и
and
slowlysmoothedhisleathernapron.
Это
That
isimpossible,"heobserved,"Mr.
Wilde
может
may
knowagreatmanythings—".
О
About
armour,forinstance,and
в
the
'Prince'sEmblazoned,'"Iinterposed,smiling.
Yes,"hecontinued,slowly,"aboutarmouralso—maybe—butheiswronginregardtotheMarquisofAvonshire,
который
who
,asyouknow,killedhiswife'straduceryears
назад
ago
,andwenttoAustralia
где
where
hedidnotlongsurvivehiswife."
Mr.
Wildeiswrong,"murmuredConstance.
Herlipswereblanched,
но
but
hervoicewassweet
и
and
calm.
Letusagree,
если
if
youplease,thatinthisonecircumstanceMr.Wildeiswrong,"Isaid.
II
Iclimbedthethreedilapidatedflightsofstairs,whichIhadsooftenclimbed
раньше
before
,andknockedatasmall
дверь
door
attheendofthecorridor.
Mr.Wildeopenedthe
дверь
door
andIwalkedin.
Когда
When
hehaddouble-lockedthe
дверь
door
andpushedaheavychestagainstit,hecame
и
and
satdownbesideme,peeringupintomyfacewithhislittlelight-colouredeyes.
Halfadozennewscratchescoveredhisnose
и
and
cheeks,andthesilverwireswhichsupportedhisartificialearshadbecomedisplaced.
IthoughtIhadneverseenhimsohideouslyfascinating.
Hehad
не
no
ears.
Theartificialones,which
теперь
now
stoodoutatananglefromthe
тонкой
fine
wire,werehisoneweakness.
Theyweremadeofwax
и
and
paintedashellpink,
но
but
therestofhisfacewasyellow.
Hemight
лучше
better
haverevelledintheluxuryofsomeartificialfingersforhislefthand,whichwasabsolutelyfingerless,
но
but
itseemedtocausehim
не
no
inconvenience,andhewassatisfiedwithhiswaxears.
Hewas
очень
very
small,scarcelyhigherthan
в
a
childoften,buthisarmsweremagnificentlydeveloped,
и
and
histhighsasthickas
любой
any
athlete's.
Still,themostremarkablethingaboutMr.Wildewas
что
that
amanofhismarvellousintelligence
и
and
knowledgeshouldhavesucha
голову
head
.
Itwasflatandpointed,
как
like
theheadsofmanyof
тех
those
unfortunateswhompeopleimprisoninasylumsfortheweak-minded.
Многие
Many
calledhiminsane,butIknewhimtobeassaneasIwas.
Idonotdeny
что
that
hewaseccentric;
themaniahehadforkeepingthatcat
и
and
teasingheruntilsheflewathisface
как
like
ademon,wascertainlyeccentric.
Inevercould
понять
understand
whyhekeptthecreature,norwhatpleasurehefoundinshuttinghimselfupinhisroom
с
with
thissurly,viciousbeast.
Iremember
однажды
once
,glancingupfromthemanuscriptIwasstudyingbythelightofsometallowdips,andseeingMr.Wildesquattingmotionlessonhishighchair,hiseyesfairlyblazingwithexcitement,whilethecat,whichhadrisenfromherplace
перед
before
thestove,camecreepingacrossthefloor
прямо
right
athim.
BeforeIcould
двигаться
move
sheflattenedherbellytotheground,crouched,trembled,
и
and
sprangintohisface.
Howling
и
and
foamingtheyrolledover
и
and
overonthefloor,scratching
и
and
clawing,untilthecatscreamed
и
and
fledunderthecabinet,
и
and
Mr.Wildeturnedoveronhisback,hislimbscontracting
и
and
curlinguplikethelegsofadyingspider.
Hewaseccentric.
Mr.
Wildehadclimbedintohis
высокий
high
chair,and,afterstudyingmyface,pickedupadog's-earedledger
и
and
openedit.
HenryB.
Matthews,"heread,"book-keeperwithWhysotWhysotandCompany,dealersinchurchornaments.
CalledApril3rd.
Reputationdamagedontherace-track.
Knownasawelcher.
ReputationtoberepairedbyAugust1st.
Retainer
Пять
Five
Dollars."