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

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

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THEREPAIREROFREPUTATIONS
I
Neraillonspaslesfous;
leurfoliedurepluslongtempsquelanôtre....
Voilatouteladifférence."
К
Towardtheendoftheyear1920
в
theGovernmentoftheUnitedStateshad
практически
practicallycompletedtheprogramme,adoptedduring
в
thelastmonthsofPresidentWinthrop'sadministration.
В
Thecountrywasapparentlytranquil.
Все
EverybodyknowshowtheTariff
и
andLabourquestionsweresettled.
The
война
warwithGermany,incidentonthatcountry'sseizureoftheSamoanIslands,hadleft
не
novisiblescarsupontherepublic,
и
andthetemporaryoccupationofNorfolkbytheinvadingarmyhadbeenforgotteninthejoyoverrepeatednavalvictories,
и
andthesubsequentridiculousplightofGeneralVonGartenlaube'sforcesintheStateof
Нью
NewJersey.
TheCubanandHawaiianinvestmentshadpaidone
сто
hundredpercentandthe
территория
territoryofSamoawaswellworthitscostasacoaling
станции
station.
Thecountrywasinasuperbstateofdefence.
Каждый
Everycoastcityhadbeen
хорошо
wellsuppliedwithlandfortifications;
the
армия
armyundertheparentaleyeoftheGeneralStaff,organizedaccordingtothePrussiansystem,hadbeenincreasedto300,000men,
с
withaterritorialreserveofa
миллион
million;
andsixmagnificentsquadronsofcruisers
и
andbattle-shipspatrolledthesixstationsofthenavigableseas,leavinga
пара
steamreserveamplyfittedtocontrolhomewaters.
ThegentlemenfromtheWesthadatlastbeenconstrainedto
признать
acknowledgethatacollegeforthetrainingofdiplomatswasasnecessaryaslawschoolsareforthetrainingofbarristers;
consequentlywewere
не
nolongerrepresentedabroadbyincompetentpatriots.
The
нация
nationwasprosperous;
Chicago,fora
мгновение
momentparalyzedafterasecondgreatfire,hadrisenfromitsruins,
белый
whiteandimperial,andmore
красивый
beautifulthanthewhitecity
который
whichhadbeenbuiltforitsplaythingin1893.
Везде
Everywheregoodarchitecturewasreplacingbad,
и
andeveninNewYork,asuddencravingfordecencyhadsweptawayagreat
часть
portionoftheexistinghorrors.
Streetshadbeenwidened,
должным образом
properlypavedandlighted,treeshadbeenplanted,squareslaidout,elevatedstructuresdemolished
и
andundergroundroadsbuiltto
заменить
replacethem.
Thenewgovernmentbuildings
и
andbarrackswerefinebitsofarchitecture,
и
andthelongsystemofstonequayswhich
полностью
completelysurroundedtheislandhadbeenturnedintoparkswhichprovedagod-sendtothe
населения
population.
Thesubsidizingofthestatetheatre
и
andstateoperabroughtitsownreward.
The
Соединенных
UnitedStatesNationalAcademyofDesignwasmuchlikeEuropeaninstitutionsofthe
же
samekind.
NobodyenviedtheSecretaryofFineArts,eitherhiscabinetpositionorhisportfolio.
TheSecretaryofForestry
и
andGamePreservationhada
намного
mucheasiertime,thankstothenewsystemof
Национальной
NationalMountedPolice.
Wehadprofited
хорошо
wellbythelatesttreaties
с
withFranceandEngland;
theexclusionofforeign-bornJewsasameasureofself-preservation,the
поселение
settlementofthenewindependentnegro
государства
stateofSuanee,thecheckingof
иммиграции
immigration,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.
The
лето
summerof1900willliveinthememoriesof
Нью
NewYorkpeopleformanyacycle;
theDodge
Статуя
Statuewasremovedinthatyear.
Inthefollowingwinterbeganthatagitationfortherepealofthelawsprohibiting
самоубийство
suicidewhichboreitsfinal
плоды
fruitinthemonthofApril,1920,
когда
whenthefirstGovernmentLethal
Камера
ChamberwasopenedonWashington
Площади
Square.
Ihadwalkeddownthat
день
dayfromDr.Archer'shouseonMadison
Авеню
Avenue,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.
WhatImindedwasthe
ошибка
mistakewhichhemadeatfirst.
Когда
Whentheypickedmeupfromthepavement
где
whereIlayunconscious,and
кто
somebodyhadmercifullysentabulletthroughmyhorse's
голову
head,IwascarriedtoDr.Archer,
и
andhe,pronouncingmybrainaffected,placedmeinhisprivateasylum
где
whereIwasobligedto
терпеть
enduretreatmentforinsanity.
AtlasthedecidedthatIwaswell,
и
andI,knowingthatmy
ум
mindhadalwaysbeenassoundashis,
если
ifnotsounder,"paidmytuition"ashejokinglycalledit,
и
andleft.
Itoldhim,smiling,
что
thatIwouldgetevenwithhimforhis
ошибку
mistake,andhelaughedheartily,
и
andaskedmetocallonceinawhile.
Ididso,hopingfora
шанс
chancetoevenupaccounts,
но
buthegavemenone,
и
andItoldhimIwould
ждать
wait.
Thefallfrommyhorsehadfortunatelyleft
не
noevilresults;
onthe
наоборот
contraryithadchangedmy
весь
wholecharacterforthebetter.
From
в
alazyyoungmanabouttown,Ihadbecomeactive,energetic,temperate,
и
andaboveall—oh,aboveallelse—ambitious.
Therewas
только
onlyonethingwhichtroubled
меня
me,Ilaughedatmyownuneasiness,
и
andyetittroubledme.
Во время
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
whenthetwinsunssinkintothe
озеро
lakeofHali;
andmy
ум
mindwillbearforeverthe
память
memoryofthePallidMask.
Ipray
Бог
Godwillcursethewriter,asthe
писатель
writerhascursedtheworldwiththisbeautiful,stupendouscreation,terribleinitssimplicity,irresistibleinitstruth—a
мир
worldwhichnowtremblesbeforetheKinginYellow.
Когда
WhentheFrenchGovernmentseizedthetranslatedcopies
что
whichhadjustarrivedinParis,London,of
конечно
course,becameeagertoread
его
it.
Itiswellknownhowthe
книга
bookspreadlikeaninfectious
болезнь
disease,fromcitytocity,from
континента
continenttocontinent,barredout
здесь
here,confiscatedthere,denouncedbyPress
и
andpulpit,censuredevenbythemostadvancedofliteraryanarchists.
Не
Nodefiniteprincipleshadbeenviolatedinthosewickedpages,
не
nodoctrinepromulgated,noconvictionsoutraged.
Itcouldnotbejudgedbyanyknownstandard,
но
yet,althoughitwasacknowledgedthatthesupremenoteof
искусства
arthadbeenstruckinTheKinginYellow,
все
allfeltthathumannaturecouldnotbearthestrain,northriveonwordsinwhichthe
суть
essenceofpurestpoisonlurked.
Theverybanality
и
andinnocenceofthefirstact
только
onlyallowedtheblowto
упасть
fallafterwardwithmoreawfuleffect.
Itwas,Iremember,the13thdayof
Апреля
April,1920,thatthefirstGovernmentLethal
Камера
Chamberwasestablishedonthe
южной
southsideofWashingtonSquare,
между
betweenWoosterStreetandSouthFifth
Авеню
Avenue.
Theblockwhichhad
ранее
formerlyconsistedofalotof
ветхих
shabbyoldbuildings,usedascafés
и
andrestaurantsforforeigners,hadbeenacquiredbytheGovernmentinthewinterof1898.
TheFrench
и
andItaliancafésandrestaurantsweretorndown;
the
весь
wholeblockwasenclosedbyagildedironrailing,
и
andconvertedintoalovely
сад
gardenwithlawns,flowersandfountains.
Inthecentreofthegardenstoodasmall,white
здание
building,severelyclassicalinarchitecture,
и
andsurroundedbythicketsofflowers.
Шесть
SixIoniccolumnssupportedtheroof,andthesingle
дверь
doorwasofbronze.
Asplendidmarble
группа
groupofthe"Fates"stood
перед
beforethedoor,theworkofayoungAmericansculptor,BorisYvain,
который
whohaddiedinParis
когда
whenonlytwenty-threeyearsold.
TheinaugurationceremonieswereinprogressasIcrossedUniversityPlace
и
andenteredthesquare.
Ithreadedmywaythroughthesilentthrongofspectators,
но
butwasstoppedatFourth
Улице
Streetbyacordonof
полиции
police.
AregimentofUnitedStateslancersweredrawnupinahollowsquareroundthe
Смертельной
LethalChamber.
OnaraisedtribunefacingWashingtonParkstoodthe
Губернатор
GovernorofNewYork,and
за
behindhimweregroupedtheMayorof
Нью
NewYorkandBrooklyn,theInspector-Generalof
Полиции
Police,theCommandantofthestatetroops,
Полковник
ColonelLivingston,militaryaidtothePresidentofthe
Соединенных
UnitedStates,GeneralBlount,commandingatGovernor'sIsland,Major-GeneralHamilton,commandingthegarrisonof
Нью
NewYorkandBrooklyn,AdmiralBuffbyofthefleetintheNorthRiver,Surgeon-GeneralLanceford,thestaffofthe
Национальной
NationalFreeHospital,SenatorsWyse
и
andFranklinofNewYork,
и
andtheCommissionerofPublicWorks.
Thetribunewassurroundedbyasquadronofhussarsofthe
Национальной
NationalGuard.
TheGovernorwasfinishinghis
ответ
replytotheshortspeechoftheSurgeon-General.
Iheardhimsay:
"Thelawsprohibiting
самоубийство
suicideandprovidingpunishmentforanyattemptatself-destructionhavebeenrepealed.
The
Правительство
Governmenthasseenfitto
признать
acknowledgetherightofmanto
конец
endanexistencewhichmayhave
стать
becomeintolerabletohim,throughphysicalsuffering
или
ormentaldespair.
Itisbelieved
что
thatthecommunitywillbebenefitedbythe
удаления
removalofsuchpeoplefromtheirmidst.
С
Sincethepassageofthis
закон
law,thenumberofsuicidesinthe
Соединенных
UnitedStateshasnotincreased.
Теперь
NowtheGovernmenthasdeterminedto
создать
establishaLethalChamberineverycity,town
и
andvillageinthecountry,itremainstobeseen
ли
whetherornotthatclassofhumancreaturesfromwhosedespondingranksnewvictimsofself-destructionfall
ежедневно
dailywillacceptthereliefthusprovided."
Hepaused,
и
andturnedtothewhite
Смертельной
LethalChamber.
Thesilenceinthe
улице
streetwasabsolute.
"Thereapainless
смерть
deathawaitshimwhocan
не
nolongerbearthesorrowsofthis
жизни
life.
Ifdeathiswelcome
пусть
lethimseekitthere."
Then
быстро
quicklyturningtothemilitary
помощи
aidofthePresident'shousehold,hesaid,"IdeclaretheLethalChamberopen,"
и
andagainfacingthevastcrowdhecriedinaclearvoice:
"Citizensof
Нью
NewYorkandofthe
Соединенных
UnitedStatesofAmerica,throughmethe
Правительство
GovernmentdeclarestheLethalChambertobeopen."
Thesolemnhushwasbrokenbya
резкий
sharpcryofcommand,thesquadronofhussarsfiledaftertheGovernor'scarriage,thelancerswheeled
и
andformedalongFifthAvenuetowaitforthecommandantofthegarrison,
и
andthemountedpolicefollowed
ними
them.
Ileftthecrowdtogape
и
andstareatthewhitemarble
Смерти
DeathChamber,and,crossingSouthFifth
Авеню
Avenue,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,rosetomeetmeasIcrossedthe
порог
threshold,andheldoutherpretty
руку
hand,butIsawtheblushofdisappointmentonhercheeks,
и
andknewthatitwasanotherCastaigneshehadexpected,my
двоюродный брат
cousinLouis.
Ismiledatherconfusion
и
andcomplimentedheronthe
баннер
bannershewasembroideringfromacolouredplate.
Старый
OldHawberksatrivetingtheworngreavesofsomeancientsuitofarmour,
и
andtheting!
ting!
ting!
ofhislittle
молоток
hammersoundedpleasantlyinthequaintshop.
Presentlyhedroppedhis
молоток
hammer,andfussedaboutfor
в
amomentwithatinywrench.
Thesoft
столкновение
clashofthemailsenta
трепет
thrillofpleasurethroughme.
Ilovedtohearthemusicofsteelbrushingagainststeel,the
мягкий
mellowshockofthemalletonthighpieces,
и
andthejingleofchainarmour.
Это
ThatwastheonlyreasonIwenttoseeHawberk.
Hehadneverinterestedme
лично
personally,nordidConstance,exceptforthefactofherbeinginlovewithLouis.
Это
Thisdidoccupymyattention,
и
andsometimesevenkeptmeawakeatnight.
Но
ButIknewinmyheart
что
thatallwouldcomeright,
и
andthatIshouldarrangetheir
будущее
futureasIexpectedto
организовать
arrangethatofmykinddoctor,JohnArcher.
However,Ishouldneverhavetroubledmyself
о
aboutvisitingthemjustthen,haditnotbeen,asIsay,thatthe
музыка
musicofthetinklinghammerhadformethisstrong
очарование
fascination.
Iwouldsitforhours,listening
и
andlistening,andwhenastraysunbeamstrucktheinlaid
сталь
steel,thesensationitgavemewas
почти
almosttookeentoendure.
Myeyeswouldbecomefixed,dilatingwithapleasurethatstretchedevery
нерв
nervealmosttobreaking,untilsome
движение
movementoftheoldarmourercut
от
offtherayofsunlight,then,
все еще
stillthrillingsecretly,Ileaned
назад
backandlistenedagaintothesoundofthepolishingrag,swish!
swish!
rubbing
ржавчина
rustfromtherivets.
Constanceworkedwiththeembroidery
над
overherknees,nowandthenpausingto
изучить
examinemorecloselythepatterninthecolouredplatefromthe
Метрополитен
MetropolitanMuseum.
Whoisthisfor?"
Iasked.
Hawberkexplained,thatin
дополнение
additiontothetreasuresofarmourinthe
Метрополитен
MetropolitanMuseumofwhichhehadbeenappointedarmourer,he
также
alsohadchargeofseveralcollectionsbelongingtorichamateurs.
Это
Thiswasthemissinggreaveofafamoussuit
который
whichaclientofhishadtracedtoalittleshopinParisontheQuaid'Orsay.
Он
He,Hawberk,hadnegotiatedfor
и
andsecuredthegreave,and
теперь
nowthesuitwascomplete.
Helaiddownhis
молоток
hammerandreadmethehistoryofthesuit,tracedsince1450fromownertoowneruntilitwasacquiredbyThomasStainbridge.
Когда
Whenhissuperbcollectionwassold,
этот
thisclientofHawberk'sboughtthe
костюм
suit,andsincethenthesearchforthemissinggreavehadbeenpusheduntilitwas,
почти
almostbyaccident,locatedinParis.
Didyoucontinuethesearchsopersistentlywithoutanycertaintyofthegreavebeing
все еще
stillinexistence?"
Idemanded.
Ofcourse,"herepliedcoolly.
Thenforthe
впервые
firsttimeItookapersonal
интерес
interestinHawberk.
Itwasworth
то
somethingtoyou,"Iventured.
No,"hereplied,laughing,"my
удовольствие
pleasureinfindingitwasmyreward."
У
Haveyounoambitiontoberich?"
Iasked,smiling.
Myone
амбиция
ambitionistobethebestarmourerintheworld,"heansweredgravely.
ConstanceaskedmeifIhadseentheceremoniesatthe
Смертельной
LethalChamber.
SheherselfhadnoticedcavalrypassingupBroadwaythat
утро
morning,andhadwishedto
увидеть
seetheinauguration,buther
отец
fatherwantedthebannerfinished,
и
andshehadstayedathis
просьбе
request.
Didyouseeyourcousin,Mr.Castaigne,there?"
sheasked,
с
withtheslightesttremorofhersofteyelashes.
No,"Irepliedcarelessly.
"Louis'regimentismanœuvringoutinWestchesterCounty."
Irose
и
andpickedupmyhat
и
andcane.
Areyougoing
наверх
upstairstoseethelunaticagain?"
laughed
старый
oldHawberk.
IfHawberkknew
как
howIloathethatword"lunatic,"hewouldneveruseitinmypresence.
ItrousescertainfeelingswithinmewhichIdonotcaretoexplain.
However,Iansweredhim
тихо
quietly:
"IthinkIshalldropin
и
andseeMr.Wildefora
мгновение
momentortwo."
Poorfellow,"saidConstance,withashakeofthehead,"itmustbe
трудно
hardtolivealoneyearafter
год
yearpoor,crippledandalmostdemented.
Itis
очень
verygoodofyou,Mr.Castaigne,tovisithimas
часто
oftenasyoudo."
I
думаю
thinkheisvicious,"observedHawberk,
начиная
beginningagainwithhishammer.
Ilistenedtothe
золотой
goldentinkleonthegreaveplates;
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,managingto
подавить
suppresswhatIfelt,"isitnonsense
когда
whenhesaysthatthetassets
и
andcuissardsoftheenamelledsuitofarmour
обычно
commonlyknownasthe'Prince'sEmblazoned'canbefound
среди
amongamassofrusty
театральных
theatricalproperties,brokenstovesandragpicker'srefuseinagarretinPellStreet?"
Hawberk's
молоток
hammerfelltotheground,
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,forConstancehadstartedtoher
ноги
feetwithterrorwrittenoneveryfeature.
Hawberklookedatme
и
andslowlysmoothedhisleathern
фартук
apron.
Thatisimpossible,"heobserved,"Mr.
Wilde
может
mayknowagreatmanythings—".
О
Aboutarmour,forinstance,and
в
the'Prince'sEmblazoned,'"Iinterposed,smiling.
Yes,"hecontinued,
медленно
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,whichIhadso
часто
oftenclimbedbefore,andknockedatasmall
дверь
doorattheendofthe
коридора
corridor.
Mr.Wildeopenedthe
дверь
doorandIwalkedin.
Когда
Whenhehaddouble-lockedthe
дверь
doorandpushedaheavy
сундук
chestagainstit,hecame
и
andsatdownbesideme,peeringupintomyfacewithhislittlelight-colouredeyes.
Halfadozennewscratchescoveredhis
нос
noseandcheeks,andthesilverwireswhichsupportedhisartificialearshadbecomedisplaced.
IthoughtIhadneverseenhimsohideouslyfascinating.
Hehad
не
noears.
Theartificialones,which
теперь
nowstoodoutatananglefromthe
тонкой
finewire,werehisoneweakness.
Theyweremadeofwax
и
andpaintedashellpink,
но
buttherestofhisfacewasyellow.
Hemight
лучше
betterhaverevelledintheluxuryofsomeartificialfingersforhislefthand,whichwas
абсолютно
absolutelyfingerless,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,butIknewhimtobeas
здравомыслящий
saneasIwas.
Idonotdeny
что
thathewaseccentric;
themaniahehadforkeepingthatcat
и
andteasingheruntilsheflewathisface
как
likeademon,wascertainlyeccentric.
Inevercould
понять
understandwhyhekeptthe
существо
creature,norwhatpleasurehefoundinshuttinghimselfupinhisroom
с
withthissurly,viciousbeast.
Iremember
однажды
once,glancingupfromthemanuscriptIwasstudyingbythelightofsometallowdips,andseeingMr.Wildesquattingmotionlessonhishighchair,hiseyes
довольно
fairlyblazingwithexcitement,whilethe
кошка
cat,whichhadrisenfromherplace
перед
beforethestove,camecreeping
через
acrossthefloorrightathim.
Прежде чем
BeforeIcouldmovesheflattenedherbellytothe
земле
ground,crouched,trembled,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.
Called
Апреля
April3rd.
Reputationdamagedontherace-track.
Knownasawelcher.
Репутация
Reputationtoberepairedby
Августа
August1st.
RetainerFiveDollars."