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The King in Yellow | Progressive Russian A1 Translation Books

The King in Yellow | Progressive Russian A1 Translation Books

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THEREPAIREROFREPUTATIONS
I
Neraillonspaslesfous;
leurfoliedurepluslongtempsquelanôtre....
Voilatouteladifférence."
Toward
в
theendoftheyear1920
в
theGovernmentoftheUnitedStateshadpracticallycompleted
в
theprogramme,adoptedduringthelastmonthsofPresidentWinthrop'sadministration.
В
Thecountrywasapparentlytranquil.
Все
EverybodyknowshowtheTariff
и
andLabourquestionsweresettled.
The
война
warwithGermany,incidentonthatcountry'sseizureoftheSamoanIslands,hadleft
не
novisiblescarsupontherepublic,
и
andthetemporaryoccupationofNorfolkbytheinvadingarmyhadbeenforgotteninthejoyoverrepeatednavalvictories,
и
andthesubsequentridiculousplightofGeneralVonGartenlaube'sforcesintheStateof
Нью
NewJersey.
TheCubanandHawaiianinvestmentshadpaidonehundredpercent
и
andtheterritoryofSamoawaswellworthitscostasacoalingstation.
The
страна
countrywasinasuperbstateofdefence.
Каждый
Everycoastcityhadbeen
хорошо
wellsuppliedwithlandfortifications;
thearmy
под
undertheparentaleyeoftheGeneralStaff,organizedaccordingtothePrussiansystem,hadbeenincreasedto300,000men,
с
withaterritorialreserveofa
миллион
million;
andsixmagnificentsquadronsofcruisers
и
andbattle-shipspatrolledthesixstationsofthenavigableseas,leavingasteamreserveamplyfittedtocontrolhomewaters.
ThegentlemenfromtheWesthadatlastbeenconstrainedtoacknowledge
что
thatacollegeforthetrainingofdiplomatswasasnecessaryaslawschoolsareforthetrainingofbarristers;
consequentlywewere
не
nolongerrepresentedabroadbyincompetentpatriots.
Thenationwasprosperous;
Chicago,fora
мгновение
momentparalyzedafterasecondgreatfire,hadrisenfromitsruins,
белый
whiteandimperial,andmore
красивый
beautifulthanthewhitecity
который
whichhadbeenbuiltforitsplaythingin1893.
Everywheregoodarchitecturewasreplacingbad,
и
andeveninNewYork,asuddencravingfordecencyhadsweptawayagreatportionoftheexistinghorrors.
Streetshadbeenwidened,properlypaved
и
andlighted,treeshadbeenplanted,squareslaidout,elevatedstructuresdemolished
и
andundergroundroadsbuilttoreplace
их
them.
Thenewgovernmentbuildings
и
andbarrackswerefinebitsofarchitecture,
и
andthelongsystemofstonequayswhichcompletelysurroundedtheislandhadbeenturnedintoparkswhichprovedagod-sendtothepopulation.
Thesubsidizingofthestatetheatre
и
andstateoperabroughtitsownreward.
TheUnitedStatesNationalAcademyofDesignwasmuchlikeEuropeaninstitutionsofthe
же
samekind.
NobodyenviedtheSecretaryofFineArts,eitherhiscabinetpositionorhisportfolio.
TheSecretaryofForestry
и
andGamePreservationhada
намного
mucheasiertime,thankstothenewsystemofNationalMounted
Полиции
Police.
Wehadprofitedwellbythelatesttreaties
с
withFranceandEngland;
theexclusionofforeign-bornJewsasameasureofself-preservation,thesettlementofthenewindependentnegrostateofSuanee,thecheckingofimmigration,thenewlawsconcerningnaturalization,
и
andthegradualcentralizationof
власти
powerintheexecutiveallcontributedtonationalcalm
и
andprosperity.
WhentheGovernmentsolvedtheIndianproblem
и
andsquadronsofIndiancavalryscoutsinnativecostumeweresubstitutedforthepitiableorganizationstackedontothetailofskeletonizedregimentsbyaformerSecretaryof
Войны
War,thenationdrewalongsighofrelief.
Когда
When,afterthecolossalCongressofReligions,bigotry
и
andintolerancewerelaidintheirgraves
и
andkindnessandcharitybegantodrawwarringsectstogether,
многие
manythoughtthemillenniumhadarrived,at
крайней мере
leastinthenewworldwhich
после
afterallisaworldbyitself.
Но
Butself-preservationisthefirst
закон
law,andtheUnitedStateshadto
смотреть
lookoninhelplesssorrowasGermany,Italy,Spain
и
andBelgiumwrithedinthethroesofAnarchy,whileRussia,watchingfromtheCaucasus,stooped
и
andboundthemonebyone.
Inthecityof
Нью
NewYorkthesummerof1899wassignalizedbythedismantlingoftheElevatedRailroads.
Thesummerof1900
будет
willliveinthememoriesof
Нью
NewYorkpeopleformanyacycle;
theDodgeStatuewasremovedinthatyear.
InthefollowingwinterbeganthatagitationfortherepealofthelawsprohibitingsuicidewhichboreitsfinalfruitinthemonthofApril,1920,
когда
whenthefirstGovernmentLethalChamberwasopenedonWashingtonSquare.
Ihadwalked
вниз
downthatdayfromDr.Archer'shouseonMadisonAvenue,
где
whereIhadbeenas
в
amereformality.
Eversince
что
thatfallfrommyhorse,
четыре
fouryearsbefore,Ihadbeentroubledattimeswithpainsinthebackofmyhead
и
andneck,butnowformonthstheyhadbeenabsent,
и
andthedoctorsentmeaway
что
thatdaysayingtherewasnothing
больше
moretobecuredin
меня
me.
Itwashardlyworthhisfeetobetoldthat;
Iknewitmyself.
StillIdidnotgrudgehimthe
деньги
money.
WhatImindedwasthemistakewhichhemadeatfirst.
Когда
Whentheypickedmeupfromthepavement
где
whereIlayunconscious,and
кто
somebodyhadmercifullysentabulletthroughmyhorse's
голову
head,IwascarriedtoDr.Archer,
и
andhe,pronouncingmybrainaffected,placedmeinhisprivateasylum
где
whereIwasobligedtoenduretreatmentforinsanity.
AtlasthedecidedthatIwaswell,
и
andI,knowingthatmy
ум
mindhadalwaysbeenassoundashis,
если
ifnotsounder,"paidmytuition"ashejokinglycalledit,
и
andleft.
Itoldhim,smiling,
что
thatIwouldgetevenwithhimforhismistake,
и
andhelaughedheartily,andaskedmeto
позвонить
callonceinawhile.
Ididso,hopingfora
шанс
chancetoevenupaccounts,
но
buthegavemenone,
и
andItoldhimIwould
ждать
wait.
Thefallfrommyhorsehadfortunatelyleft
не
noevilresults;
onthecontraryithadchangedmy
весь
wholecharacterforthebetter.
From
в
alazyyoungmanabouttown,Ihadbecomeactive,energetic,temperate,
и
andaboveall—oh,aboveallelse—ambitious.
Therewas
только
onlyonethingwhichtroubled
меня
me,Ilaughedatmyownuneasiness,
и
andyetittroubledme.
DuringmyconvalescenceIhadbought
и
andreadforthefirst
время
time,TheKinginYellow.
Iremember
после
afterfinishingthefirstact
что
thatitoccurredtome
что
thatIhadbetterstop.
Istartedup
и
andflungthebookinto
в
thefireplace;
thevolumestruckthebarredgrate
и
andfellopenonthehearthinthefirelight.
Если
IfIhadnotcaughtaglimpseoftheopeningwordsinthesecondactIshouldneverhavefinishedit,butasIstoopedtopickitup,myeyesbecamerivetedtotheopenpage,
и
andwithacryofterror,
или
orperhapsitwasofjoysopoignantthatIsufferedineverynerve,Isnatchedthe
вещь
thingoutofthecoals
и
andcreptshakingtomybedroom,
где
whereIreaditandrereadit,
и
andweptandlaughedandtrembled
с
withahorrorwhichattimesassailsmeyet.
Thisisthethingthattroubles
меня
me,forIcannotforgetCarcosa
где
whereblackstarshangintheheavens;
где
wheretheshadowsofmen'sthoughtslengthenintheafternoon,
когда
whenthetwinsunssinkintothelakeofHali;
и
andmymindwillbearforeverthememoryofthePallidMask.
Ipray
Бог
Godwillcursethewriter,asthewriterhascursedthe
мир
worldwiththisbeautiful,stupendouscreation,terribleinitssimplicity,irresistibleinitstruth—a
мир
worldwhichnowtremblesbeforetheKinginYellow.
Когда
WhentheFrenchGovernmentseizedthetranslatedcopies
что
whichhadjustarrivedinParis,London,of
конечно
course,becameeagertoread
его
it.
Itiswellknownhowthe
книга
bookspreadlikeaninfectiousdisease,from
города
citytocity,fromcontinenttocontinent,barredout
здесь
here,confiscatedthere,denouncedbyPress
и
andpulpit,censuredevenbythemostadvancedofliteraryanarchists.
Не
Nodefiniteprincipleshadbeenviolatedinthosewickedpages,
не
nodoctrinepromulgated,noconvictionsoutraged.
Itcouldnotbejudgedbyanyknownstandard,
но
yet,althoughitwasacknowledgedthatthesupremenoteofarthadbeenstruckinTheKinginYellow,
все
allfeltthathumannaturecouldnotbearthestrain,northriveonwordsinwhichtheessenceofpurestpoisonlurked.
Theverybanality
и
andinnocenceofthefirstact
только
onlyallowedtheblowto
упасть
fallafterwardwithmoreawfuleffect.
Itwas,Iremember,the13thdayofApril,1920,
что
thatthefirstGovernmentLethalChamberwasestablishedonthesouth
стороне
sideofWashingtonSquare,betweenWooster
Стрит
StreetandSouthFifthAvenue.
Theblock
который
whichhadformerlyconsistedofalotofshabbyoldbuildings,usedascafés
и
andrestaurantsforforeigners,hadbeenacquiredbytheGovernmentinthewinterof1898.
TheFrench
и
andItaliancafésandrestaurantsweretorndown;
the
весь
wholeblockwasenclosedbyagildedironrailing,
и
andconvertedintoalovelygarden
с
withlawns,flowersandfountains.
Inthecentreofthegardenstoodasmall,whitebuilding,severelyclassicalinarchitecture,
и
andsurroundedbythicketsofflowers.
Шесть
SixIoniccolumnssupportedtheroof,andthesingle
дверь
doorwasofbronze.
Asplendidmarblegroupofthe"Fates"stood
перед
beforethedoor,theworkofayoungAmericansculptor,BorisYvain,
который
whohaddiedinParis
когда
whenonlytwenty-threeyearsold.
TheinaugurationceremonieswereinprogressasIcrossedUniversityPlace
и
andenteredthesquare.
Ithreadedmywaythroughthesilentthrongofspectators,
но
butwasstoppedatFourth
Улице
Streetbyacordonof
полиции
police.
AregimentofUnitedStateslancersweredrawnupinahollowsquareroundtheLethalChamber.
OnaraisedtribunefacingWashingtonParkstoodtheGovernorof
Нью
NewYork,andbehindhimweregroupedtheMayorof
Нью
NewYorkandBrooklyn,theInspector-Generalof
Полиции
Police,theCommandantofthestatetroops,ColonelLivingston,militaryaidtothePresidentoftheUnitedStates,GeneralBlount,commandingatGovernor'sIsland,Major-GeneralHamilton,commandingthegarrisonof
Нью
NewYorkandBrooklyn,AdmiralBuffbyofthefleetintheNorthRiver,Surgeon-GeneralLanceford,thestaffoftheNationalFreeHospital,SenatorsWyse
и
andFranklinofNewYork,
и
andtheCommissionerofPublicWorks.
ThetribunewassurroundedbyasquadronofhussarsoftheNationalGuard.
TheGovernorwasfinishinghisreplytotheshortspeechoftheSurgeon-General.
Iheardhimsay:
"Thelawsprohibitingsuicide
и
andprovidingpunishmentforanyattemptatself-destructionhavebeenrepealed.
TheGovernmenthasseenfittoacknowledgethe
право
rightofmantoendanexistencewhich
может
mayhavebecomeintolerableto
него
him,throughphysicalsufferingormentaldespair.
Itisbelieved
что
thatthecommunitywillbebenefitedbytheremovalofsuch
людей
peoplefromtheirmidst.
Sincethepassageof
этот
thislaw,thenumberofsuicidesintheUnitedStateshasnotincreased.
Теперь
NowtheGovernmenthasdeterminedtoestablishaLethalChamberineverycity,town
и
andvillageinthecountry,itremainstobeseenwhetherornotthatclassofhumancreaturesfromwhosedespondingranksnewvictimsofself-destructionfalldailywillacceptthereliefthusprovided."
Hepaused,
и
andturnedtothewhiteLethalChamber.
Thesilenceinthe
улице
streetwasabsolute.
"Thereapainless
смерть
deathawaitshimwhocan
не
nolongerbearthesorrowsofthis
жизни
life.
Ifdeathiswelcome
пусть
lethimseekitthere."
ThenquicklyturningtothemilitaryaidofthePresident'shousehold,hesaid,"IdeclaretheLethalChamberopen,"
и
andagainfacingthevastcrowdhecriedinaclearvoice:
"Citizensof
Нью
NewYorkandoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,
через
throughmetheGovernmentdeclarestheLethalChambertobeopen."
Thesolemnhushwasbrokenbyasharpcryofcommand,thesquadronofhussarsfiledaftertheGovernor'scarriage,thelancerswheeled
и
andformedalongFifthAvenuetowaitforthecommandantofthegarrison,
и
andthemountedpolicefollowed
ними
them.
Ileftthecrowdtogape
и
andstareatthewhitemarble
Смерти
DeathChamber,and,crossingSouthFifthAvenue,walkedalongthewestern
стороне
sideofthatthoroughfaretoBleecker
Стрит
Street.
ThenIturnedtothe
направо
rightandstoppedbeforeadingyshopwhichborethesign:.
HAWBERK,ARMOURER.
Iglancedinatthedoorway
и
andsawHawberkbusyinhislittleshopattheendofthehall.
Helooked
вверх
up,andcatchingsightofmecriedinhisdeep,heartyvoice,"Comein,Mr.Castaigne!"
Constance,his
дочь
daughter,rosetomeetmeasIcrossedthethreshold,
и
andheldoutherpretty
руку
hand,butIsawtheblushofdisappointmentonhercheeks,
и
andknewthatitwasanotherCastaigneshehadexpected,mycousinLouis.
Ismiledatherconfusion
и
andcomplimentedheronthebannershewasembroideringfromacolouredplate.
Старый
OldHawberksatrivetingtheworngreavesofsomeancientsuitofarmour,
и
andtheting!
ting!
ting!
ofhislittlehammersoundedpleasantlyinthequaintshop.
Presentlyhedroppedhishammer,
и
andfussedaboutfora
мгновение
momentwithatinywrench.
Thesoftclashofthemailsentathrillofpleasure
через
throughme.
Ilovedtohearthemusicofsteelbrushingagainststeel,themellowshockofthemalletonthighpieces,
и
andthejingleofchainarmour.
Это
ThatwastheonlyreasonIwenttoseeHawberk.
Hehadneverinterestedmepersonally,nordidConstance,exceptforthefactofherbeinginlovewithLouis.
Это
Thisdidoccupymyattention,
и
andsometimesevenkeptmeawakeatnight.
Но
ButIknewinmyheart
что
thatallwouldcomeright,
и
andthatIshouldarrangetheirfutureasIexpectedtoarrange
что
thatofmykinddoctor,JohnArcher.
However,Ishouldneverhavetroubledmyself
о
aboutvisitingthemjustthen,haditnotbeen,asIsay,thatthe
музыка
musicofthetinklinghammerhadformethisstrongfascination.
Iwouldsitforhours,listening
и
andlistening,andwhenastraysunbeamstrucktheinlaidsteel,thesensationitgavemewas
почти
almosttookeentoendure.
Myeyeswouldbecomefixed,dilatingwithapleasurethatstretchedeverynerve
почти
almosttobreaking,untilsomemovementoftheoldarmourercut
от
offtherayofsunlight,then,
все еще
stillthrillingsecretly,Ileaned
назад
backandlistenedagaintothesoundofthepolishingrag,swish!
swish!
rubbingrustfromtherivets.
Constanceworkedwiththeembroidery
над
overherknees,nowandthenpausingtoexaminemorecloselythepatterninthecolouredplatefromtheMetropolitanMuseum.
Whoisthisfor?"
Iasked.
Hawberkexplained,thatinadditiontothetreasuresofarmourintheMetropolitanMuseumofwhichhehadbeenappointedarmourer,he
также
alsohadchargeofseveralcollectionsbelongingtorichamateurs.
Это
Thiswasthemissinggreaveofafamoussuit
который
whichaclientofhishadtracedtoalittleshopinParisontheQuaid'Orsay.
Он
He,Hawberk,hadnegotiatedfor
и
andsecuredthegreave,and
теперь
nowthesuitwascomplete.
Helaiddownhishammer
и
andreadmethehistoryofthesuit,tracedsince1450fromownertoowneruntilitwasacquiredbyThomasStainbridge.
Когда
Whenhissuperbcollectionwassold,
этот
thisclientofHawberk'sboughtthesuit,
и
andsincethenthesearchforthemissinggreavehadbeenpusheduntilitwas,
почти
almostbyaccident,locatedinParis.
Didyoucontinuethesearchsopersistentlywithoutanycertaintyofthegreavebeing
все еще
stillinexistence?"
Idemanded.
Ofcourse,"herepliedcoolly.
Thenforthe
впервые
firsttimeItookapersonalinterestinHawberk.
Itwasworth
то
somethingtoyou,"Iventured.
No,"hereplied,laughing,"mypleasureinfindingitwasmyreward."
У
Haveyounoambitiontoberich?"
Iasked,smiling.
Myoneambitionistobethebestarmourerintheworld,"heansweredgravely.
ConstanceaskedmeifIhadseentheceremoniesattheLethalChamber.
SheherselfhadnoticedcavalrypassingupBroadwaythat
утро
morning,andhadwishedto
увидеть
seetheinauguration,buther
отец
fatherwantedthebannerfinished,
и
andshehadstayedathisrequest.
Didyouseeyourcousin,Mr.Castaigne,there?"
sheasked,
с
withtheslightesttremorofhersofteyelashes.
No,"Irepliedcarelessly.
"Louis'regimentismanœuvringoutinWestchesterCounty."
Irose
и
andpickedupmyhat
и
andcane.
Areyougoingupstairstoseethelunaticagain?"
laughed
старый
oldHawberk.
IfHawberkknew
как
howIloathethatword"lunatic,"hewouldneveruseitinmypresence.
ItrousescertainfeelingswithinmewhichIdonotcaretoexplain.
However,Iansweredhimquietly:
"I
думаю
thinkIshalldropin
и
andseeMr.Wildefora
мгновение
momentortwo."
Poorfellow,"saidConstance,withashakeofthehead,"itmustbe
трудно
hardtolivealoneyearafter
год
yearpoor,crippledandalmostdemented.
Itis
очень
verygoodofyou,Mr.Castaigne,tovisithimasoftenasyoudo."
I
думаю
thinkheisvicious,"observedHawberk,beginning
снова
againwithhishammer.
Ilistenedtothegoldentinkleonthegreaveplates;
когда
whenhehadfinishedIreplied:.
No,heisnotvicious,norisheintheleastdemented.
His
ум
mindisawonderchamber,fromwhichhe
может
canextracttreasuresthatyou
и
andIwouldgiveyearsofour
жизни
lifetoacquire."'.
Hawberklaughed.
Icontinueda
немного
littleimpatiently:
"Heknowshistoryas
не
nooneelsecouldknowit.
Nothing,howevertrivial,escapeshissearch,
и
andhismemoryissoabsolute,sopreciseindetails,
что
thatwereitknownin
Нью
NewYorkthatsuchamanexisted,the
люди
peoplecouldnothonourhimenough."
Nonsense,"mutteredHawberk,searchingonthefloorforafallenrivet.
Isitnonsense,"Iasked,managingtosuppresswhatIfelt,"isitnonsense
когда
whenhesaysthatthetassets
и
andcuissardsoftheenamelledsuitofarmourcommonlyknownasthe'Prince'sEmblazoned'canbefoundamongamassofrustytheatricalproperties,brokenstoves
и
andragpicker'srefuseinagarretinPellStreet?"
Hawberk'shammerfelltotheground,
но
buthepickeditup
и
andasked,withagreatdealofcalm,
как
howIknewthatthetassets
и
andleftcuissardweremissingfromthe"Prince'sEmblazoned."
IdidnotknowuntilMr.Wildementionedittometheotherday.
Hesaidtheywereinthegarretof998PellStreet."
Nonsense,"hecried,
но
butInoticedhishandtrembling
под
underhisleathernapron.
Is
это
thisnonsensetoo?"
Iaskedpleasantly,"isitnonsense
когда
whenMr.WildecontinuallyspeaksofyouastheMarquisofAvonshire
и
andofMissConstance—".
Ididnotfinish,forConstancehadstartedtoherfeet
с
withterrorwrittenoneveryfeature.
Hawberklookedatme
и
andslowlysmoothedhisleathernapron.
Это
Thatisimpossible,"heobserved,"Mr.
Wilde
может
mayknowagreatmanythings—".
О
Aboutarmour,forinstance,and
в
the'Prince'sEmblazoned,'"Iinterposed,smiling.
Yes,"hecontinued,slowly,"aboutarmouralso—maybe—butheiswronginregardtotheMarquisofAvonshire,
который
who,asyouknow,killedhiswife'straduceryears
назад
ago,andwenttoAustralia
где
wherehedidnotlongsurvivehiswife."
Mr.
Wildeiswrong,"murmuredConstance.
Herlipswereblanched,
но
buthervoicewassweet
и
andcalm.
Letusagree,
если
ifyouplease,thatinthisonecircumstanceMr.Wildeiswrong,"Isaid.
II
Iclimbedthethreedilapidatedflightsofstairs,whichIhadsooftenclimbed
раньше
before,andknockedatasmall
дверь
doorattheendofthecorridor.
Mr.Wildeopenedthe
дверь
doorandIwalkedin.
Когда
Whenhehaddouble-lockedthe
дверь
doorandpushedaheavychestagainstit,hecame
и
andsatdownbesideme,peeringupintomyfacewithhislittlelight-colouredeyes.
Halfadozennewscratchescoveredhisnose
и
andcheeks,andthesilverwireswhichsupportedhisartificialearshadbecomedisplaced.
IthoughtIhadneverseenhimsohideouslyfascinating.
Hehad
не
noears.
Theartificialones,which
теперь
nowstoodoutatananglefromthe
тонкой
finewire,werehisoneweakness.
Theyweremadeofwax
и
andpaintedashellpink,
но
buttherestofhisfacewasyellow.
Hemight
лучше
betterhaverevelledintheluxuryofsomeartificialfingersforhislefthand,whichwasabsolutelyfingerless,
но
butitseemedtocausehim
не
noinconvenience,andhewassatisfiedwithhiswaxears.
Hewas
очень
verysmall,scarcelyhigherthan
в
achildoften,buthisarmsweremagnificentlydeveloped,
и
andhisthighsasthickas
любой
anyathlete's.
Still,themostremarkablethingaboutMr.Wildewas
что
thatamanofhismarvellousintelligence
и
andknowledgeshouldhavesucha
голову
head.
Itwasflatandpointed,
как
liketheheadsofmanyof
тех
thoseunfortunateswhompeopleimprisoninasylumsfortheweak-minded.
Многие
Manycalledhiminsane,butIknewhimtobeassaneasIwas.
Idonotdeny
что
thathewaseccentric;
themaniahehadforkeepingthatcat
и
andteasingheruntilsheflewathisface
как
likeademon,wascertainlyeccentric.
Inevercould
понять
understandwhyhekeptthecreature,norwhatpleasurehefoundinshuttinghimselfupinhisroom
с
withthissurly,viciousbeast.
Iremember
однажды
once,glancingupfromthemanuscriptIwasstudyingbythelightofsometallowdips,andseeingMr.Wildesquattingmotionlessonhishighchair,hiseyesfairlyblazingwithexcitement,whilethecat,whichhadrisenfromherplace
перед
beforethestove,camecreepingacrossthefloor
прямо
rightathim.
BeforeIcould
двигаться
movesheflattenedherbellytotheground,crouched,trembled,
и
andsprangintohisface.
Howling
и
andfoamingtheyrolledover
и
andoveronthefloor,scratching
и
andclawing,untilthecatscreamed
и
andfledunderthecabinet,
и
andMr.Wildeturnedoveronhisback,hislimbscontracting
и
andcurlinguplikethelegsofadyingspider.
Hewaseccentric.
Mr.
Wildehadclimbedintohis
высокий
highchair,and,afterstudyingmyface,pickedupadog's-earedledger
и
andopenedit.
HenryB.
Matthews,"heread,"book-keeperwithWhysotWhysotandCompany,dealersinchurchornaments.
CalledApril3rd.
Reputationdamagedontherace-track.
Knownasawelcher.
ReputationtoberepairedbyAugust1st.
Retainer
Пять
FiveDollars."