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The King in Yellow | Gradually Hardening Slovenian A1-B2 Translation Books

The King in Yellow | Gradually Hardening Slovenian A1-B2 Translation Books

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THEREPAIREROFREPUTATIONS
I
Neraillonspaslesfous;
leurfoliedurepluslongtempsquelanôtre....
Voilatouteladifférence."
Toward
je
theendoftheyear1920
je
theGovernmentoftheUnitedStateshad
praktično
practicallycompletedtheprogramme,adoptedduring
je
thelastmonthsofPresidentWinthrop'sadministration.
Je
Thecountrywasapparentlytranquil.
Vsi
EverybodyknowshowtheTariff
in
andLabourquestionsweresettled.
Je
ThewarwithGermany,incidenton
ki
thatcountry'sseizureoftheSamoanIslands,hadleft
ni
novisiblescarsupontherepublic,
in
andthetemporaryoccupationofNorfolkby
je
theinvadingarmyhadbeenforgottenin
je
thejoyoverrepeatednavalvictories,
in
andthesubsequentridiculousplightofGeneralVonGartenlaube'sforcesin
je
theStateofNewJersey.
TheCuban
in
andHawaiianinvestmentshadpaidone
sto
hundredpercentandtheterritoryofSamoawaswell
vredno
worthitscostasacoaling
postaja
station.
Thecountrywasinasuperbstateofdefence.
Vsako
Everycoastcityhadbeen
dobro
wellsuppliedwithlandfortifications;
thearmy
pod
undertheparentaleyeoftheGeneralStaff,organizedaccordingtothePrussiansystem,hadbeenincreasedto300,000men,
z
withaterritorialreserveofamillion;
in
andsixmagnificentsquadronsofcruisers
in
andbattle-shipspatrolledthesixstationsofthenavigableseas,leavinga
pare
steamreserveamplyfittedto
nadzor
controlhomewaters.
ThegentlemenfromtheWesthadatlastbeenconstrainedto
priznati
acknowledgethatacollegeforthe
usposabljanje
trainingofdiplomatswasasnecessaryaslawschoolsareforthe
usposabljanje
trainingofbarristers;
consequentlywewerenolongerrepresentedabroadby
nesposobni
incompetentpatriots.
Thenationwasprosperous;
Chicago,fora
trenutek
momentparalyzedafterasecondgreatfire,hadrisenfromitsruins,
bel
whiteandimperial,andmorebeautifulthanthe
bel
whitecitywhichhadbeenbuiltforitsplaythingin1893.
Povsod
Everywheregoodarchitecturewasreplacing
slabo
bad,andeveninNewYork,asuddencravingfordecencyhadsweptawayagreat
del
portionoftheexistinghorrors.
Streetshadbeenwidened,properlypaved
in
andlighted,treeshadbeenplanted,squareslaidout,elevatedstructuresdemolished
in
andundergroundroadsbuilttoreplace
njih
them.
Thenewgovernmentbuildings
in
andbarrackswerefinebitsofarchitecture,
in
andthelongsystemofstonequays
ki
whichcompletelysurroundedtheislandhadbeenturnedintoparks
ki
whichprovedagod-sendtothepopulation.
Je
Thesubsidizingofthestatetheatre
in
andstateoperabroughtitsown
nagrado
reward.
TheUnitedStatesNational
Akademija
AcademyofDesignwasmuchlikeEuropeaninstitutionsof
je
thesamekind.
NobodyenviedtheSecretaryofFineArts,eitherhiscabinetposition
ali
orhisportfolio.
TheSecretaryofForestry
in
andGamePreservationhada
veliko
mucheasiertime,thankstothenewsystemofNationalMountedPolice.
Wehadprofitedwellbythe
najnovejše
latesttreatieswithFranceandEngland;
theexclusionofforeign-bornJewsasameasureofself-preservation,thesettlementofthe
nove
newindependentnegrostateofSuanee,thecheckingofimmigration,the
nove
newlawsconcerningnaturalization,andthegradualcentralizationofpowerintheexecutiveallcontributedtonationalcalm
in
andprosperity.
WhentheGovernmentsolvedtheIndian
problem
problemandsquadronsofIndiancavalryscoutsinnativecostumeweresubstitutedforthepitiableorganizationstackedontothe
rep
tailofskeletonizedregimentsbya
nekdanji
formerSecretaryofWar,thenationdrewa
dolgo
longsighofrelief.
When,
po
afterthecolossalCongressofReligions,bigotry
in
andintolerancewerelaidintheirgraves
in
andkindnessandcharitybegantodrawwarringsectstogether,
mnogi
manythoughtthemillenniumhadarrived,at
vsaj
leastinthenewworld
ki
whichafterallisaworldbyitself.
Toda
Butself-preservationisthefirst
zakon
law,andtheUnitedStateshadtolookoninhelplesssorrowasGermany,Italy,Spain
in
andBelgiumwrithedinthethroesofAnarchy,
medtem ko
whileRussia,watchingfromtheCaucasus,stooped
in
andboundthemoneby
enega
one.
InthecityofNewYork
je
thesummerof1899wassignalizedby
je
thedismantlingoftheElevatedRailroads.
The
poletje
summerof1900willliveinthememoriesofNewYorkpeopleformanyacycle;
je
theDodgeStatuewasremovedinthat
letu
year.
Inthefollowingwinterbeganthatagitationfor
je
therepealofthelawsprohibiting
samomor
suicidewhichboreitsfinalfruitin
je
themonthofApril,1920,
ko
whenthefirstGovernmentLethalChamberwasopenedonWashingtonSquare.
IhadwalkeddownthatdayfromDr.Archer's
hiše
houseonMadisonAvenue,whereIhadbeenasamereformality.
Ever
ker
sincethatfallfrommy
konja
horse,fouryearsbefore,Ihadbeentroubledattimes
s
withpainsinthebackofmyhead
in
andneck,butnowformonthstheyhadbeenabsent,
in
andthedoctorsentmeawaythatdaysaying
ni
therewasnothingmoretobecuredinme.
Itwas
težko
hardlyworthhisfeetobetoldthat;
Iknewitmyself.
StillIdidnotgrudgehimthemoney.
WhatImindedwasthe
napaka
mistakewhichhemadeatfirst.
Ko
Whentheypickedmeupfromthepavement
kjer
whereIlayunconscious,and
nekdo
somebodyhadmercifullysentabullet
skozi
throughmyhorse'shead,IwascarriedtoDr.Archer,
in
andhe,pronouncingmybrainaffected,placedmeinhisprivateasylum
kjer
whereIwasobligedto
prenašati
enduretreatmentforinsanity.
AtlasthedecidedthatIwas
dobro
well,andI,knowingthatmy
um
mindhadalwaysbeenassoundashis,
če
ifnotsounder,"paidmytuition"ashejokinglycalledit,
in
andleft.
Itoldhim,smiling,thatIwouldgeteven
z
withhimforhismistake,
in
andhelaughedheartily,andaskedmetocallonceinawhile.
Ididso,hopingfora
priložnost
chancetoevenupaccounts,
vendar
buthegavemenone,
in
andItoldhimIwouldwait.
The
padec
fallfrommyhorsehad
srečo
fortunatelyleftnoevilresults;
on
je
thecontraryithadchangedmywhole
značaj
characterforthebetter.
From
je
alazyyoungmanabout
mestu
town,Ihadbecomeactive,energetic,temperate,
in
andaboveall—oh,aboveallelse—ambitious.
Therewas
samo
onlyonethingwhichtroubledme,Ilaughedatmyownuneasiness,and
vendar
yetittroubledme.
DuringmyconvalescenceIhadbought
in
andreadforthefirsttime,The
Kralj
KinginYellow.
Iremember
po
afterfinishingthefirstactthatitoccurredtomethatIhad
bolje
betterstop.
Istartedup
in
andflungthebookintothe
kamin
fireplace;
thevolumestruckthebarredgrate
in
andfellopenonthehearthin
je
thefirelight.
IfIhadnotcaughtaglimpseoftheopeningwordsinthesecondactIshould
nikoli
neverhavefinishedit,butasIstoopedtopickitup,myeyesbecamerivetedtotheopenpage,
in
andwithacryofterror,
ali
orperhapsitwasofjoysopoignantthatIsufferedin
vsakem
everynerve,Isnatchedthe
stvar
thingoutofthecoals
in
andcreptshakingtomybedroom,
kjer
whereIreaditandrereadit,
in
andweptandlaughedandtrembled
s
withahorrorwhichattimesassailsme
še
yet.
Thisisthethingthattroublesme,forIcannotforgetCarcosa
kjer
whereblackstarshangintheheavens;
kjer
wheretheshadowsofmen'sthoughtslengtheninthe
popoldne
afternoon,whenthetwinsunssinkintothe
jezero
lakeofHali;
andmy
um
mindwillbearforeverthe
spomin
memoryofthePallidMask.
Ipray
Bog
Godwillcursethewriter,as
je
thewriterhascursedthe
svet
worldwiththisbeautiful,stupendouscreation,
grozno
terribleinitssimplicity,irresistibleinitstruth—a
svet
worldwhichnowtremblesbefore
je
theKinginYellow.
When
je
theFrenchGovernmentseizedthetranslatedcopies
ki
whichhadjustarrivedinParis,London,of
seveda
course,becameeagertoreadit.
Itis
dobro
wellknownhowthebook
razširila
spreadlikeaninfectiousdisease,from
mesta
citytocity,fromcontinenttocontinent,barredout
tukaj
here,confiscatedthere,denouncedby
Tiska
Pressandpulpit,censuredevenbythe
najbolj
mostadvancedofliteraryanarchists.
Nodefiniteprincipleshadbeenviolatedin
teh
thosewickedpages,nodoctrinepromulgated,noconvictionsoutraged.
Itcouldnotbejudgedbyanyknownstandard,
vendar
yet,althoughitwasacknowledged
da
thatthesupremenoteof
umetnosti
arthadbeenstruckin
Je
TheKinginYellow,allfelt
da
thathumannaturecouldnotbear
je
thestrain,northriveonwordsinwhich
je
theessenceofpurestpoisonlurked.
Je
Theverybanalityandinnocenceof
je
thefirstactonlyallowed
je
theblowtofallafterward
z
withmoreawfuleffect.
Itwas,Iremember,
je
the13thdayofApril,1920,
da
thatthefirstGovernmentLethalChamberwasestablishedon
je
thesouthsideofWashingtonSquare,
med
betweenWoosterStreetandSouth
Peto
FifthAvenue.
Theblockwhichhadformerlyconsistedofalotofshabbyoldbuildings,usedascafés
in
andrestaurantsforforeigners,hadbeenacquiredbythe
Vlada
Governmentinthewinterof1898.
TheFrench
in
andItaliancafésandrestaurantsweretorndown;
thewhole
blok
blockwasenclosedbyagildedironrailing,
in
andconvertedintoalovely
vrt
gardenwithlawns,flowersandfountains.
Inthecentreofthe
vrta
gardenstoodasmall,whitebuilding,
strogo
severelyclassicalinarchitecture,andsurroundedbythicketsofflowers.
Šest
SixIoniccolumnssupportedthe
streho
roof,andthesingledoorwasofbronze.
Asplendidmarblegroupofthe"Fates"stood
pred
beforethedoor,theworkofayoungAmericansculptor,BorisYvain,
ki
whohaddiedinParis
ko
whenonlytwenty-threeyearsold.
TheinaugurationceremonieswereinprogressasIcrossedUniversityPlace
in
andenteredthesquare.
Ithreadedmyway
skozi
throughthesilentthrongofspectators,
vendar
butwasstoppedatFourth
Ulici
Streetbyacordonofpolice.
AregimentofUnitedStateslancersweredrawnupinahollowsquareroundtheLethalChamber.
OnaraisedtribunefacingWashington
Parku
ParkstoodtheGovernorofNewYork,andbehindhimweregroupedthe
Župan
MayorofNewYorkandBrooklyn,theInspector-GeneralofPolice,theCommandantofthestatetroops,
Polkovnik
ColonelLivingston,militaryaidtothePresidentoftheUnitedStates,
Generalni
GeneralBlount,commandingatGovernor's
Otoku
Island,Major-GeneralHamilton,commandingthegarrisonofNewYorkandBrooklyn,
Admiral
AdmiralBuffbyofthefleetintheNorthRiver,Surgeon-GeneralLanceford,the
osebje
staffoftheNationalFreeHospital,SenatorsWyseandFranklinofNewYork,andthe
Komisar
CommissionerofPublicWorks.
ThetribunewassurroundedbyasquadronofhussarsoftheNational
Garde
Guard.
TheGovernorwasfinishinghis
odgovor
replytotheshortspeechof
je
theSurgeon-General.
Iheardhim
reči
say:
"Thelawsprohibitingsuicide
in
andprovidingpunishmentforany
poskus
attemptatself-destructionhavebeenrepealed.
The
Vlada
Governmenthasseenfitto
priznati
acknowledgetherightofmantoendanexistence
ki
whichmayhavebecomeintolerableto
mu
him,throughphysicalsufferingormentaldespair.
Itisbelieved
da
thatthecommunitywillbebenefitedbytheremovalofsuchpeoplefromtheirmidst.
Sincethepassageof
tega
thislaw,thenumberofsuicidesinthe
Združenih
UnitedStateshasnotincreased.
Zdaj
NowtheGovernmenthasdeterminedtoestablishaLethal
Komoro
Chamberineverycity,town
in
andvillageinthecountry,itremainstobeseenwhetherornotthat
razred
classofhumancreaturesfrom
katerih
whosedespondingranksnewvictimsofself-destructionfall
dan
dailywillacceptthereliefthusprovided."
Hepaused,
in
andturnedtothewhiteLethalChamber.
Je
Thesilenceinthestreetwasabsolute.
"Thereapainless
smrt
deathawaitshimwhocan
ne
nolongerbearthesorrowsof
tega
thislife.
Ifdeathis
dobrodošla
welcomelethimseekitthere."
Thenquicklyturningtothemilitary
pomoč
aidofthePresident'shousehold,hesaid,"IdeclaretheLethalChamberopen,"
in
andagainfacingthevastcrowdhecriedinaclearvoice:
"CitizensofNewYork
in
andoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,
skozi
throughmetheGovernmentdeclares
je
theLethalChambertobeopen."
Thesolemnhushwasbrokenbyasharp
krik
cryofcommand,thesquadronofhussarsfiledaftertheGovernor'scarriage,thelancerswheeled
in
andformedalongFifthAvenuetowaitforthecommandantofthegarrison,
in
andthemountedpolicefollowed
jim
them.
Ileftthecrowdtogape
in
andstareatthewhitemarble
Smrti
DeathChamber,and,crossingSouth
Peto
FifthAvenue,walkedalongthewesternsideofthatthoroughfaretoBleecker
Street
Street.
ThenIturnedtothe
desno
rightandstoppedbeforeadingyshop
ki
whichborethesign:.
HAWBERK,ARMOURER.
Iglancedinat
je
thedoorwayandsawHawberk
zaposlen
busyinhislittleshopat
je
theendofthehall.
Helooked
navzgor
up,andcatchingsightofmecriedinhisdeep,heartyvoice,"Comein,Mr.Castaigne!"
Constance,his
hči
daughter,rosetomeetmeasIcrossed
je
thethreshold,andheldoutherpretty
roko
hand,butIsawtheblushofdisappointmentonhercheeks,
in
andknewthatitwas
še en
anotherCastaigneshehadexpected,my
bratranec
cousinLouis.
Ismiledather
zmedi
confusionandcomplimentedheronthebannershewasembroideringfromacolouredplate.
Stari
OldHawberksatrivetingtheworngreavesofsome
starodavne
ancientsuitofarmour,and
je
theting!
ting!
ting!
ofhis
mali
littlehammersoundedpleasantlyinthequaintshop.
Trenutno
Presentlyhedroppedhishammer,
in
andfussedaboutfora
trenutek
momentwithatinywrench.
Thesoftclashofthe
pošte
mailsentathrillofpleasure
skozi
throughme.
Ilovedtohear
je
themusicofsteelbrushingagainst
jekla
steel,themellowshockof
je
themalletonthighpieces,
in
andthejingleofchainarmour.
Thatwas
je
theonlyreasonIwenttoseeHawberk.
Hehad
nikoli
neverinterestedmepersonally,nordidConstance,
razen
exceptforthefactofherbeinginlovewithLouis.
To
Thisdidoccupymyattention,
in
andsometimesevenkeptmeawakeat
ponoči
night.
ButIknewinmy
srcu
heartthatallwouldcomeright,
in
andthatIshouldarrangetheirfutureasIexpectedtoarrangethatofmykinddoctor,JohnArcher.
However,Ishould
nikoli
neverhavetroubledmyselfaboutvisitingthemjustthen,haditnotbeen,asIsay,that
je
themusicofthetinklinghammerhadformethis
močno
strongfascination.
Iwouldsitforhours,listening
in
andlistening,andwhenastraysunbeamstrucktheinlaidsteel,the
občutek
sensationitgavemewas
skoraj
almosttookeentoendure.
Myeyeswouldbecomefixed,dilatingwithapleasure
ki
thatstretchedeverynervealmosttobreaking,until
neki
somemovementoftheoldarmourercutofftherayofsunlight,then,stillthrilling
skrivaj
secretly,Ileanedbackandlistened
spet
againtothesoundofthepolishingrag,swish!
swish!
rubbingrustfromtherivets.
Constanceworked
z
withtheembroideryoverherknees,nowandthenpausingtoexaminemoreclosely
je
thepatterninthecolouredplatefrom
je
theMetropolitanMuseum.
Whoisthisfor?"
Iasked.
Hawberkexplained,thatinadditiontothetreasuresofarmourintheMetropolitanMuseumofwhichhehadbeenappointedarmourer,he
tudi
alsohadchargeofseveralcollectionsbelongingtorichamateurs.
To
Thiswasthemissinggreaveofafamoussuit
ki
whichaclientofhishadtracedtoalittleshopinParisontheQuaid'Orsay.
He,Hawberk,hadnegotiatedfor
in
andsecuredthegreave,and
zdaj
nowthesuitwascomplete.
Helaiddownhis
kladivo
hammerandreadmethehistoryofthesuit,tracedsince1450fromownertoowneruntilitwasacquiredbyThomasStainbridge.
Ko
Whenhissuperbcollectionwassold,thisclientofHawberk'sbought
je
thesuit,andsincethen
je
thesearchforthemissinggreavehadbeenpushed
dokler
untilitwas,almostby
naključju
accident,locatedinParis.
Didyoucontinuethesearchsopersistentlywithoutanycertaintyofthegreavebeingstillinexistence?"
Idemanded.
Ofcourse,"herepliedcoolly.
Thenforthe
prvič
firsttimeItookapersonalinterestinHawberk.
Itwas
vredno
worthsomethingtoyou,"Iventured.
No,"hereplied,laughing,"my
zadovoljstvo
pleasureinfindingitwasmyreward."
Haveyouno
ambicije
ambitiontoberich?"
Iasked,smiling.
My
ena
oneambitionistobethe
najboljši
bestarmourerintheworld,"heansweredgravely.
Constanceaskedme
če
ifIhadseentheceremoniesat
je
theLethalChamber.
SheherselfhadnoticedcavalrypassingupBroadwaythat
jutro
morning,andhadwishedtosee
je
theinauguration,butherfatherwanted
je
thebannerfinished,andshehadstayedathis
prošnjo
request.
Didyouseeyourcousin,Mr.Castaigne,there?"
sheasked,
z
withtheslightesttremorofhersofteyelashes.
No,"Irepliedcarelessly.
"Louis'
polk
regimentismanœuvringoutinWestchesterCounty."
I
vstal
roseandpickedupmy
klobuk
hatandcane.
Areyougoing
gor
upstairstoseethelunaticagain?"
laughed
stari
oldHawberk.
IfHawberkknew
kako
howIloathethatword"lunatic,"hewould
nikoli
neveruseitinmypresence.
Itrouses
določene
certainfeelingswithinmewhichIdonotcareto
razložiti
explain.
However,Iansweredhim
tiho
quietly:
"IthinkIshalldropin
in
andseeMr.Wildefora
trenutek
momentortwo."
Poorfellow,"saidConstance,
z
withashakeofthehead,"it
mora
mustbehardtolive
sam
aloneyearafteryearpoor,crippled
in
andalmostdemented.
Itis
zelo
verygoodofyou,Mr.Castaigne,tovisithimas
pogosto
oftenasyoudo."
I
mislim
thinkheisvicious,"observedHawberk,
začne
beginningagainwithhishammer.
Ilistenedtothe
zlati
goldentinkleonthegreaveplates;
ko
whenhehadfinishedIreplied:.
No,heisnot
zloben
vicious,norisheintheleastdemented.
His
um
mindisawonderchamber,fromwhichhe
lahko
canextracttreasuresthatyou
in
andIwouldgiveyearsofourlifetoacquire."'.
Hawberklaughed.
Icontinueda
malo
littleimpatiently:
"Heknowshistoryas
ne
nooneelsecouldknowit.
Nič
Nothing,howevertrivial,escapeshissearch,
in
andhismemoryissoabsolute,sopreciseindetails,thatwereitknowninNewYorkthat
tak
suchamanexisted,thepeoplecouldnothonourhimenough."
Nonsense,"mutteredHawberk,searchingonthe
tleh
floorforafallenrivet.
Isitnonsense,"Iasked,managingtosuppresswhatIfelt,"isitnonsense
ko
whenhesaysthatthetassets
in
andcuissardsoftheenamelledsuitofarmour
splošno
commonlyknownasthe'Prince'sEmblazoned'
lahko
canbefoundamongamassofrustytheatricalproperties,brokenstoves
in
andragpicker'srefuseinagarretinPellStreet?"
Hawberk's
kladivo
hammerfelltotheground,
vendar
buthepickeditup
in
andasked,withagreatdealofcalm,
kako
howIknewthatthetassets
in
andleftcuissardweremissingfromthe"Prince'sEmblazoned."
Ididnotknow
dokler
untilMr.Wildementionedittometheotherday.
Hesaidtheywereinthegarretof998PellStreet."
Nonsense,"hecried,
ampak
butInoticedhishandtrembling
pod
underhisleathernapron.
Is
to
thisnonsensetoo?"
Iaskedpleasantly,"isit
nesmisel
nonsensewhenMr.WildecontinuallyspeaksofyouastheMarquisofAvonshire
in
andofMissConstance—".
Ididnotfinish,forConstancehadstartedtoherfeet
s
withterrorwrittenoneveryfeature.
Hawberklookedatme
in
andslowlysmoothedhisleathernapron.
To
Thatisimpossible,"heobserved,"Mr.
Wilde
morda
mayknowagreatmanythings—".
O
Aboutarmour,forinstance,andthe'Prince'sEmblazoned,'"Iinterposed,smiling.
Yes,"hecontinued,
počasi
slowly,"aboutarmouralso—maybe—butheiswrongin
zvezi
regardtotheMarquisofAvonshire,
ki
who,asyouknow,killedhiswife'straduceryearsago,
in
andwenttoAustraliawherehedidnot
dolgo
longsurvivehiswife."
Mr.
Wildeiswrong,"murmuredConstance.
Herlipswereblanched,
vendar
buthervoicewassweet
in
andcalm.
Letusagree,
če
ifyouplease,thatin
tem
thisonecircumstanceMr.Wildeiswrong,"Isaid.
II
Iclimbedthe
treh
threedilapidatedflightsofstairs,
ki
whichIhadsooftenclimbedbefore,
in
andknockedatasmall
vrata
doorattheendofthecorridor.
Mr.Wildeopened
je
thedoorandIwalkedin.
Ko
Whenhehaddouble-lockedthe
vrata
doorandpushedaheavy
prsni koš
chestagainstit,hecame
in
andsatdownbesideme,peeringupintomy
obraz
facewithhislittlelight-colouredeyes.
Pol
Halfadozennewscratchescoveredhis
nos
noseandcheeks,andthesilverwires
ki
whichsupportedhisartificialearshadbecomedisplaced.
IthoughtIhad
nikoli
neverseenhimsohideouslyfascinating.
Hehad
ni
noears.
Theartificialones,
ki
whichnowstoodoutatananglefromthe
fine
finewire,werehisone
šibkost
weakness.
Theyweremadeof
voska
waxandpaintedashell
rožnato
pink,buttherestofhisfacewasyellow.
Hemightbetterhaverevelledintheluxuryofsomeartificialfingersforhisleft
roko
hand,whichwasabsolutelyfingerless,
vendar
butitseemedtocausehimno
neprijetnosti
inconvenience,andhewassatisfied
s
withhiswaxears.
Hewas
zelo
verysmall,scarcelyhigherthanachildoften,
vendar
buthisarmsweremagnificentlydeveloped,
in
andhisthighsasthickasanyathlete's.
Still,the
najbolj
mostremarkablethingaboutMr.Wildewas
da
thatamanofhis
čudovito
marvellousintelligenceandknowledgeshouldhavesucha
glavo
head.
Itwasflatandpointed,
kot
liketheheadsofmanyofthoseunfortunateswhompeopleimprisoninasylumsfor
je
theweak-minded.
Manycalledhiminsane,butIknewhimtobeassaneasIwas.
Idonotdeny
da
thathewaseccentric;
themaniahehadforkeepingthat
mačko
catandteasingheruntilsheflewathis
obraz
facelikeademon,was
zagotovo
certainlyeccentric.
Inevercould
razumeti
understandwhyhekeptthe
bitje
creature,norwhatpleasurehefoundinshuttinghimselfupinhis
sobi
roomwiththissurly,vicious
zver
beast.
Irememberonce,glancingupfrom
je
themanuscriptIwasstudyingby
je
thelightofsometallowdips,
in
andseeingMr.Wildesquattingmotionlessonhishighchair,hiseyesfairlyblazingwith
vznemirjenja
excitement,whilethecat,whichhadrisenfromherplace
pred
beforethestove,camecreepingacross
je
thefloorrightathim.
Preden
BeforeIcouldmovesheflattenedherbellyto
je
theground,crouched,trembled,andsprangintohis
obraz
face.
Howlingandfoamingtheyrolledover
in
andoveronthefloor,scratching
in
andclawing,untilthecatscreamed
in
andfledunderthecabinet,
in
andMr.Wildeturnedoveronhisback,hislimbscontracting
in
andcurlinguplikethelegsofadying
pajka
spider.
Hewaseccentric.
Mr.
Wildehadclimbedintohishigh
stol
chair,and,afterstudyingmyface,pickedup
je
adog's-earedledgerandopenedit.
HenryB.
Matthews,"he
prebral
read,"book-keeperwithWhysotWhysotandCompany,dealersinchurchornaments.
CalledApril3rd.
Reputationdamagedon
je
therace-track.
Knownasawelcher.
ReputationtoberepairedbyAugust1st.
Retainer
Pet
FiveDollars."