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

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THEREPAIREROFREPUTATIONS
I
Neraillonspaslesfous;
leurfoliedure
más
pluslongtempsquelanôtre....
Voilatouteladifférence."
Hacia
Towardtheendofthe
año
year1920theGovernmentoftheUnitedStates
había
hadpracticallycompletedtheprogramme,
adoptado
adoptedduringthelastmonthsof
Presidente
PresidentWinthrop'sadministration.
Thecountrywas
aparentemente
apparentlytranquil.
EverybodyknowshowtheTariff
y
andLabourquestionsweresettled.
The
guerra
warwithGermany,incidenton
ese
thatcountry'sseizureoftheSamoanIslands,
había
hadleftnovisiblescarsuponthe
república
republic,andthetemporaryoccupationofNorfolkbytheinvading
ejército
armyhadbeenforgotteninthe
alegría
joyoverrepeatednavalvictories,
y
andthesubsequentridiculousplightof
General
GeneralVonGartenlaube'sforcesinthe
Estado
StateofNewJersey.
TheCuban
y
andHawaiianinvestmentshadpaidonehundred
por
percentandtheterritoryofSamoawaswellworthits
costo
costasacoalingstation.
El
Thecountrywasinasuperb
estado
stateofdefence.
Everycoast
ciudad
cityhadbeenwellsuppliedwithlandfortifications;
el
thearmyundertheparental
ojo
eyeoftheGeneralStaff,
organizado
organizedaccordingtothePrussian
sistema
system,hadbeenincreasedto300,000men,
con
withaterritorialreserveofa
millón
million;
andsixmagnificentsquadronsofcruisers
y
andbattle-shipspatrolledthesixstationsofthenavigableseas,
dejando
leavingasteamreserveamplyfittedto
controlar
controlhomewaters.
ThegentlemenfromtheWest
habían
hadatlastbeenconstrainedto
reconocer
acknowledgethatacollegeforthetrainingofdiplomatswasas
necesario
necessaryaslawschoolsareforthetrainingofbarristers;
consequentlywewere
no
nolongerrepresentedabroadbyincompetentpatriots.
La
Thenationwasprosperous;
Chicago,for
un
amomentparalyzedaftera
segundo
secondgreatfire,hadrisenfromitsruins,white
y
andimperial,andmorebeautifulthan
la
thewhitecitywhichhadbeenbuiltforitsplaythingin1893.
En todas partes
Everywheregoodarchitecturewasreplacingbad,and
incluso
eveninNewYork,a
repentino
suddencravingfordecencyhad
barrido
sweptawayagreatportionoftheexistinghorrors.
Streets
habían
hadbeenwidened,properlypaved
y
andlighted,treeshadbeen
plantado
planted,squareslaidout,elevatedstructures
demolido
demolishedandundergroundroadsbuilttoreplacethem.
Thenewgovernmentbuildings
y
andbarrackswerefinebitsof
arquitectura
architecture,andthelongsystemofstonequayswhich
completamente
completelysurroundedtheislandhadbeen
convertido
turnedintoparkswhichproved
un
agod-sendtothepopulation.
La
Thesubsidizingofthestate
teatro
theatreandstateoperabroughtitsown
recompensa
reward.
TheUnitedStatesNational
Academia
AcademyofDesignwasmuchlikeEuropeaninstitutionsofthe
mismo
samekind.
Nobodyenviedthe
Secretario
SecretaryofFineArts,eitherhis
gabinete
cabinetpositionorhisportfolio.
The
Secretario
SecretaryofForestryandGamePreservation
tuvo
hadamucheasiertime,thankstothe
nuevo
newsystemofNationalMounted
Policía
Police.
Wehadprofitedwellby
los
thelatesttreatieswithFranceandEngland;
theexclusionofforeign-bornJewsas
una
ameasureofself-preservation,the
asentamiento
settlementofthenewindependentnegro
estado
stateofSuanee,thecheckingof
inmigración
immigration,thenewlawsconcerningnaturalization,
y
andthegradualcentralizationof
poder
powerintheexecutiveall
contribuyeron
contributedtonationalcalmand
prosperidad
prosperity.
WhentheGovernmentsolvedtheIndian
problema
problemandsquadronsofIndian
caballería
cavalryscoutsinnativecostumeweresubstitutedforthepitiableorganizationstackedontothe
cola
tailofskeletonizedregimentsby
un
aformerSecretaryofWar,the
nación
nationdrewalongsighof
alivio
relief.
When,afterthecolossal
Congreso
CongressofReligions,bigotryandintolerancewerelaidintheirgraves
y
andkindnessandcharitybegantodrawwarringsectstogether,
muchos
manythoughtthemillenniumhad
llegado
arrived,atleastinthe
nuevo
newworldwhichafterallis
un
aworldbyitself.
Butself-preservationisthe
primera
firstlaw,andtheUnitedStates
tuvieron
hadtolookonin
impotente
helplesssorrowasGermany,Italy,Spain
y
andBelgiumwrithedinthethroesof
Anarquía
Anarchy,whileRussia,watchingfromtheCaucasus,stooped
y
andboundthemoneby
uno
one.
InthecityofNewYorkthe
verano
summerof1899wassignalizedbythedismantlingoftheElevatedRailroads.
The
verano
summerof1900willliveinthememoriesofNewYork
gente
peopleformanyacycle;
la
theDodgeStatuewasremovedin
ese
thatyear.
Inthefollowing
invierno
winterbeganthatagitationfortherepealofthelawsprohibiting
suicidio
suicidewhichboreitsfinal
fruto
fruitinthemonthof
Abril
April,1920,whenthefirst
Gobierno
GovernmentLethalChamberwasopenedonWashingtonSquare.
I
había
hadwalkeddownthatdayfromDr.Archer's
casa
houseonMadisonAvenue,whereI
había
hadbeenasamere
formalidad
formality.
Eversincethatfallfrommy
caballo
horse,fouryearsbefore,Ihadbeentroubledattimes
con
withpainsinthebackofmy
cabeza
headandneck,butnowformonthstheyhadbeenabsent,
y
andthedoctorsentmeaway
ese
thatdaysayingtherewas
nada
nothingmoretobecuredinme.
Itwashardlyworthhisfeetobe
dijeran
toldthat;
Iknewitmyself.
StillIdidnot
rencor
grudgehimthemoney.
WhatI
importó
mindedwasthemistakewhichhemadeat
principio
first.
Whentheypickedmeupfrom
la
thepavementwhereIlay
inconsciente
unconscious,andsomebodyhadmercifullysent
una
abulletthroughmyhorse's
cabeza
head,IwascarriedtoDr.
Archer
Archer,andhe,pronouncingmy
cerebro
brainaffected,placedmeinhis
privado
privateasylumwhereIwas
obligado
obligedtoenduretreatmentfor
locura
insanity.
AtlasthedecidedthatIwas
bien
well,andI,knowingthatmy
mente
mindhadalwaysbeenassoundashis,
si
ifnotsounder,"paidmytuition"ashejokingly
llamaba
calledit,andleft.
I
dije
toldhim,smiling,thatIwouldgetevenwithhimforhis
error
mistake,andhelaughedheartily,
y
andaskedmetocallonceinawhile.
I
hice
didso,hopingfora
oportunidad
chancetoevenupaccounts,
pero
buthegavemenone,
y
andItoldhimIwould
esperaría
wait.
Thefallfrommy
caballo
horsehadfortunatelyleftnoevilresults;
on
el
thecontraryithadchangedmy
todo
wholecharacterforthebetter.
From
un
alazyyoungmanabout
ciudad
town,Ihadbecomeactive,
enérgico
energetic,temperate,andaboveall—oh,above
todo
allelse—ambitious.
Therewasonly
una
onethingwhichtroubledme,Ilaughedatmyownuneasiness,
y
andyetittroubledme.
Durante
DuringmyconvalescenceIhad
comprado
boughtandreadforthe
primera
firsttime,TheKingin
Amarillo
Yellow.
Irememberafterfinishing
el
thefirstactthatit
ocurrió
occurredtomethatIhad
mejor
betterstop.
Istartedup
y
andflungthebookintothe
chimenea
fireplace;
thevolumestruckthebarredgrate
y
andfellopenonthehearthinthefirelight.
Si
IfIhadnotcaught
un
aglimpseoftheopeningwordsinthe
segundo
secondactIshouldneverhave
terminado
finishedit,butasIstoopedtopickitup,myeyes
volví
becamerivetedtotheopen
página
page,andwithacryofterror,
o
orperhapsitwasof
alegría
joysopoignantthatI
sufrí
sufferedineverynerve,Isnatchedthe
lo
thingoutofthecoals
y
andcreptshakingtomy
dormitorio
bedroom,whereIreadit
y
andrereadit,andwept
y
andlaughedandtrembledwith
un
ahorrorwhichattimesassailsmeyet.
Esta
Thisisthethingthattroublesme,forIcannot
olvidar
forgetCarcosawhereblackstars
cuelgan
hangintheheavens;
wheretheshadowsofmen'sthoughtslengtheninthe
tarde
afternoon,whenthetwinsuns
se hunden
sinkintothelakeofHali;
y
andmymindwillbearforeverthe
recuerdo
memoryofthePallidMask.
Ipray
Dios
Godwillcursethewriter,as
el
thewriterhascursedthe
mundo
worldwiththisbeautiful,stupendous
creación
creation,terribleinitssimplicity,
irresistible
irresistibleinitstruth—aworldwhich
ahora
nowtremblesbeforetheKingin
Amarillo
Yellow.
WhentheFrenchGovernment
apoderó
seizedthetranslatedcopieswhichhadjust
llegar
arrivedinParis,London,of
supuesto
course,becameeagertoreadit.
Itis
bien
wellknownhowthebook
extendió
spreadlikeaninfectiousdisease,from
ciudad
citytocity,fromcontinentto
continente
continent,barredouthere,confiscated
allí
there,denouncedbyPressandpulpit,censured
incluso
evenbythemostadvancedofliteraryanarchists.
Ningún
Nodefiniteprincipleshadbeen
violado
violatedinthosewickedpages,
ningún
nodoctrinepromulgated,noconvictionsoutraged.
It
podía
couldnotbejudgedby
ningún
anyknownstandard,yet,althoughitwas
reconocía
acknowledgedthatthesupremenoteof
arte
arthadbeenstruckinThe
Rey
KinginYellow,allfeltthathuman
naturaleza
naturecouldnotbearthe
tensión
strain,northriveonwordsinwhichthe
esencia
essenceofpurestpoisonlurked.
Theverybanalityand
inocencia
innocenceofthefirstact
sólo
onlyallowedtheblowto
cayera
fallafterwardwithmoreawful
efecto
effect.
Itwas,Iremember,the13thdayof
Abril
April,1920,thatthefirst
Gobierno
GovernmentLethalChamberwasestablishedonthe
sur
southsideofWashingtonSquare,
entre
betweenWoosterStreetandSouthFifthAvenue.
El
Theblockwhichhadformerlyconsistedof
una
alotofshabbyoldbuildings,usedascafés
y
andrestaurantsforforeigners,hadbeen
adquirido
acquiredbytheGovernmentin
el
thewinterof1898.
TheFrench
y
andItaliancafésandrestaurantsweretorndown;
la
thewholeblockwasenclosedbyagildedironrailing,
y
andconvertedintoalovely
jardín
gardenwithlawns,flowersandfountains.
In
el
thecentreofthegardenstood
un
asmall,whitebuilding,severelyclassicalin
arquitectura
architecture,andsurroundedbythicketsofflowers.
Seis
SixIoniccolumnssupportedthe
techo
roof,andthesingledoorwasof
bronce
bronze.
Asplendidmarblegroupofthe"Fates"stoodbeforethe
puerta
door,theworkofa
joven
youngAmericansculptor,BorisYvain,who
había
haddiedinPariswhen
sólo
onlytwenty-threeyearsold.
Theinaugurationceremonieswerein
progreso
progressasIcrossedUniversityPlace
y
andenteredthesquare.
Ithreadedmy
camino
waythroughthesilentthrongofspectators,
pero
butwasstoppedatFourth
Calle
Streetbyacordonof
policía
police.
AregimentofUnitedStateslancersweredrawnupin
un
ahollowsquareroundthe
Letal
LethalChamber.
OnaraisedtribunefacingWashingtonParkstoodthe
Gobernador
GovernorofNewYork,andbehindhimweregroupedthe
Alcalde
MayorofNewYorkandBrooklyn,theInspector-Generalof
Policía
Police,theCommandantofthestatetroops,
Coronel
ColonelLivingston,militaryaidtothe
Presidente
PresidentoftheUnitedStates,
General
GeneralBlount,commandingatGovernor'sIsland,Major-GeneralHamilton,commandingthe
guarnición
garrisonofNewYorkandBrooklyn,
Almirante
AdmiralBuffbyofthefleetinthe
Norte
NorthRiver,Surgeon-GeneralLanceford,the
personal
staffoftheNationalFree
Hospital
Hospital,SenatorsWyseandFranklinofNewYork,
y
andtheCommissionerofPublicWorks.
La
Thetribunewassurroundedby
un
asquadronofhussarsof
la
theNationalGuard.
TheGovernorwas
terminando
finishinghisreplytothe
breve
shortspeechoftheSurgeon-General.
I
oí
heardhimsay:
"Thelawsprohibiting
suicidio
suicideandprovidingpunishmentfor
cualquier
anyattemptatself-destructionhavebeenrepealed.
The
Gobierno
Governmenthasseenfitto
reconocer
acknowledgetherightofmanto
fin
endanexistencewhichmay
ha
havebecomeintolerabletohim,through
físico
physicalsufferingormentaldespair.
Itis
cree
believedthatthecommunitywillbe
beneficiará
benefitedbytheremovalofsuch
personas
peoplefromtheirmidst.
Sincethepassageof
esta
thislaw,thenumberofsuicidesintheUnitedStates
ha
hasnotincreased.
Nowthe
Gobierno
Governmenthasdeterminedtoestablish
una
aLethalChamberineverycity,town
y
andvillageinthecountry,it
queda
remainstobeseenwhetherornot
esa
thatclassofhumancreaturesfrom
cuyas
whosedespondingranksnewvictimsofself-destruction
caen
falldailywillacceptthe
alivio
reliefthusprovided."
Hepaused,
y
andturnedtothewhite
Letal
LethalChamber.
Thesilenceinthe
calle
streetwasabsolute.
"Therea
sin dolor
painlessdeathawaitshimwho
puede
cannolongerbearthesorrowsof
esta
thislife.
Ifdeathis
bienvenida
welcomelethimseekitthere."
Then
rápidamente
quicklyturningtothemilitary
ayuda
aidofthePresident'shousehold,he
dijo
said,"IdeclaretheLethalChamberopen,"
y
andagainfacingthevast
multitud
crowdhecriedinaclear
voz
voice:
"CitizensofNewYork
y
andoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,
a través de
throughmetheGovernmentdeclarestheLethalChambertobeopen."
The
solemne
solemnhushwasbrokenby
un
asharpcryofcommand,thesquadronofhussarsfiledaftertheGovernor's
carruaje
carriage,thelancerswheeledand
formaron
formedalongFifthAvenueto
esperar
waitforthecommandantofthe
guarnición
garrison,andthemountedpolice
siguió
followedthem.
Ileftthe
multitud
crowdtogapeandstareatthe
blanco
whitemarbleDeathChamber,and,
cruzando
crossingSouthFifthAvenue,walkedalongthe
oeste
westernsideofthatthoroughfaretoBleecker
Calle
Street.
ThenIturnedtothe
derecha
rightandstoppedbeforeadingy
tienda
shopwhichborethesign:.
HAWBERK,ARMOURER.
Iglancedinat
la
thedoorwayandsawHawberk
ocupado
busyinhislittleshopat
la
theendofthehall.
He
miró
lookedup,andcatchingsightofmecriedinhisdeep,hearty
voz
voice,"Comein,Mr.Castaigne!"
Constance,his
hija
daughter,rosetomeetmeasI
crucé
crossedthethreshold,andheldouther
bonita
prettyhand,butIsawthe
rubor
blushofdisappointmentonhercheeks,
y
andknewthatitwas
otro
anotherCastaigneshehadexpected,my
primo
cousinLouis.
Ismiledather
confusión
confusionandcomplimentedheron
la
thebannershewasembroideringfrom
un
acolouredplate.
OldHawberk
sentó
satrivetingtheworngreavesofsomeancient
traje
suitofarmour,andtheting!
ting!
ting!
ofhis
pequeño
littlehammersoundedpleasantlyin
la
thequaintshop.
Presentlyhe
caer
droppedhishammer,andfussedaboutforamoment
con
withatinywrench.
The
suave
softclashofthemail
envió
sentathrillofpleasure
a través de
throughme.
Ilovedto
escuchar
hearthemusicofsteelbrushing
contra
againststeel,themellowshockofthemalleton
muslo
thighpieces,andthejingleof
cadena
chainarmour.
Thatwasthe
única
onlyreasonIwentto
ver
seeHawberk.
Hehadnever
interesado
interestedmepersonally,nordidConstance,
excepto
exceptforthefactofherbeinginlovewithLouis.
Esto
Thisdidoccupymyattention,
y
andsometimesevenkeptme
despierto
awakeatnight.
ButI
sabía
knewinmyheartthat
todo
allwouldcomeright,andthatI
debía
shouldarrangetheirfutureasI
esperaba
expectedtoarrangethatofmy
amable
kinddoctor,JohnArcher.
However,Ishould
nunca
neverhavetroubledmyselfaboutvisitingthemjustthen,haditnotbeen,asI
digo
say,thatthemusicof
la
thetinklinghammerhadforme
esta
thisstrongfascination.
Iwould
sentaba
sitforhours,listeningand
escuchando
listening,andwhenastraysunbeam
golpeaba
strucktheinlaidsteel,the
sensación
sensationitgavemewas
casi
almosttookeentoendure.
Myeyeswouldbecomefixed,dilating
con
withapleasurethatstretched
todos
everynervealmosttobreaking,
hasta que
untilsomemovementofthe
viejo
oldarmourercutoffthe
rayo
rayofsunlight,then,still
emocionado
thrillingsecretly,Ileanedback
y
andlistenedagaintothe
sonido
soundofthepolishingrag,swish!
swish!
frotando
rubbingrustfromtherivets.
Constance
trabajó
workedwiththeembroideryoverherknees,nowandthenpausingto
examinar
examinemorecloselythepatterninthecoloured
placa
platefromtheMetropolitanMuseum.
Quién
Whoisthisfor?"
I
pregunté
asked.
Hawberkexplained,thatinadditiontothetreasuresofarmourinthe
Metropolitano
MetropolitanMuseumofwhichhe
había
hadbeenappointedarmourer,he
también
alsohadchargeofseveralcollectionsbelongingtorichamateurs.
Esta
Thiswasthemissinggreaveofa
famoso
famoussuitwhichaclientofhis
había
hadtracedtoalittle
tienda
shopinParisontheQuaid'Orsay.
Él
He,Hawberk,hadnegotiatedfor
y
andsecuredthegreave,and
ahora
nowthesuitwascomplete.
Helaiddownhis
martillo
hammerandreadmethe
historia
historyofthesuit,tracedsince1450from
dueño
ownertoowneruntilitwas
adquirido
acquiredbyThomasStainbridge.
Whenhis
magnífica
superbcollectionwassold,this
cliente
clientofHawberk'sboughtthe
traje
suit,andsincethenthe
búsqueda
searchforthemissinggreave
había
hadbeenpusheduntilitwas,
casi
almostbyaccident,locatedinParis.
Didyou
continuó
continuethesearchsopersistently
sin
withoutanycertaintyofthegreavebeing
todavía
stillinexistence?"
Idemanded.
Ofcourse,"he
respondió
repliedcoolly.
Thenforthe
primera
firsttimeItookapersonal
interesé
interestinHawberk.
Itwas
valía
worthsomethingtoyou,"I
aventuré
ventured.
No,"hereplied,laughing,"my
placer
pleasureinfindingitwasmyreward."
Tienes
Haveyounoambitiontoberich?"
I
pregunté
asked,smiling.
Myoneambitionistobe
el
thebestarmourerintheworld,"he
respondió
answeredgravely.
Constanceaskedme
si
ifIhadseentheceremoniesatthe
Letal
LethalChamber.
Sheherselfhad
notado
noticedcavalrypassingupBroadway
esa
thatmorning,andhadwishedto
ver
seetheinauguration,buther
padre
fatherwantedthebannerfinished,
y
andshehadstayedathis
petición
request.
Didyouseeyour
primo
cousin,Mr.Castaigne,there?"
she
preguntó
asked,withtheslightesttremorofhersofteyelashes.
No,"I
respondí
repliedcarelessly.
"Louis'regimentismanœuvringoutinWestchesterCounty."
I
levanté
roseandpickedupmy
sombrero
hatandcane.
Areyougoingupstairsto
ver
seethelunaticagain?"
laughed
viejo
oldHawberk.
IfHawberkknewhowI
detesto
loathethatword"lunatic,"hewould
nunca
neveruseitinmy
presencia
presence.
ItrousescertainfeelingswithinmewhichIdonot
importa
caretoexplain.
However,I
respondí
answeredhimquietly:
"IthinkIshalldropin
y
andseeMr.Wildefor
un
amomentortwo."
Poorfellow,"
dijo
saidConstance,withashakeof
la
thehead,"itmustbe
difícil
hardtolivealoneyear
tras
afteryearpoor,crippledand
casi
almostdemented.
Itisvery
bueno
goodofyou,Mr.Castaigne,tovisithimasoftenasyoudo."
I
creo
thinkheisvicious,"observedHawberk,beginning
de nuevo
againwithhishammer.
I
escuché
listenedtothegoldentinkleonthegreaveplates;
cuando
whenhehadfinishedI
respondí
replied:.
No,heisnot
vicioso
vicious,norisheinthe
mínimo
leastdemented.
Hismindis
una
awonderchamber,fromwhichhe
puede
canextracttreasuresthatyou
y
andIwouldgiveyearsofour
vida
lifetoacquire."'.
Hawberklaughed.
I
continué
continuedalittleimpatiently:
"He
conoce
knowshistoryasnooneelse
podría
couldknowit.
Nothing,however
trivial
trivial,escapeshissearch,andhis
memoria
memoryissoabsolute,so
precisa
preciseindetails,thatwereit
supiera
knowninNewYorkthatsucha
hombre
manexisted,thepeoplecouldnothonourhimenough."
Nonsense,"mutteredHawberk,searchingonthe
suelo
floorforafallenrivet.
Isitnonsense,"I
pregunté
asked,managingtosuppresswhatI
sentía
felt,"isitnonsensewhenhe
dice
saysthatthetassetsandcuissardsoftheenamelled
traje
suitofarmourcommonlyknownasthe'Prince'sEmblazoned'
pueden
canbefoundamonga
masa
massofrustytheatricalproperties,brokenstoves
y
andragpicker'srefuseinagarretinPellStreet?"
Hawberk's
martillo
hammerfelltotheground,
pero
buthepickeditup
y
andasked,withagreatdealof
calma
calm,howIknewthatthetassets
y
andleftcuissardweremissingfromthe"Prince'sEmblazoned."
Ididnot
sabía
knowuntilMr.Wildementionedittome
el
theotherday.
Hesaidtheywereinthegarretof998PellStreet."
Nonsense,"he
lloró
cried,butInoticedhis
mano
handtremblingunderhisleathern
delantal
apron.
Isthisnonsensetoo?"
I
pregunté
askedpleasantly,"isitnonsense
cuando
whenMr.Wildecontinuallyspeaksofyouasthe
Marqués
MarquisofAvonshireandof
Srta
MissConstance—".
Ididnot
terminé
finish,forConstancehadstartedtoherfeet
con
withterrorwrittenonevery
rasgo
feature.
Hawberklookedatme
y
andslowlysmoothedhisleathern
delantal
apron.
Thatisimpossible,"he
observó
observed,"Mr.
Wildemayknowagreatmanythings—".
Sobre
Aboutarmour,forinstance,andthe'Prince'sEmblazoned,'"Iinterposed,
sonriendo
smiling.
Yes,"hecontinued,slowly,"about
armadura
armouralso—maybe—butheiswronginregardto
la
theMarquisofAvonshire,who,asyou
sabe
know,killedhiswife'straduceryears
hace
ago,andwenttoAustralia
donde
wherehedidnotlong
sobrevivió
survivehiswife."
Mr.
Wildeiswrong,"murmuredConstance.
Herlipswereblanched,
pero
buthervoicewassweet
y
andcalm.
Letusagree,ifyou
por favor
please,thatinthisone
circunstancia
circumstanceMr.Wildeiswrong,"I
dije
said.
II
Iclimbedthe
tres
threedilapidatedflightsofstairs,whichI
había
hadsooftenclimbedbefore,
y
andknockedatasmall
puerta
doorattheendof
los
thecorridor.
Mr.Wildeopenedthe
puerta
doorandIwalkedin.
Cuando
Whenhehaddouble-lockedthe
puerta
doorandpushedaheavy
cofre
chestagainstit,hecame
y
andsatdownbesideme,peeringupintomy
cara
facewithhislittlelight-colouredeyes.
Halfa
docena
dozennewscratchescoveredhis
nariz
noseandcheeks,andthesilverwireswhichsupportedhisartificialears
habían
hadbecomedisplaced.
IthoughtI
había
hadneverseenhimsohideously
fascinante
fascinating.
Hehadnoears.
Theartificialones,which
ahora
nowstoodoutatan
ángulo
anglefromthefinewire,werehisone
debilidad
weakness.
Theyweremadeof
cera
waxandpaintedashell
rosa
pink,buttherestofhis
cara
facewasyellow.
Hemight
mejor
betterhaverevelledintheluxuryof
algunos
someartificialfingersforhisleft
mano
hand,whichwasabsolutelyfingerless,
pero
butitseemedtocausehim
no
noinconvenience,andhewas
satisfecho
satisfiedwithhiswaxears.
Hewas
muy
verysmall,scarcelyhigherthan
un
achildoften,buthisarmsweremagnificentlydeveloped,
y
andhisthighsasthickas
cualquier
anyathlete's.
Still,themost
notable
remarkablethingaboutMr.Wildewasthat
un
amanofhismarvellous
inteligencia
intelligenceandknowledgeshouldhave
tal
suchahead.
Itwas
plana
flatandpointed,liketheheadsof
muchos
manyofthoseunfortunateswhom
gente
peopleimprisoninasylumsfortheweak-minded.
Muchos
Manycalledhiminsane,butI
sabía
knewhimtobeas
cuerdo
saneasIwas.
Idonot
niego
denythathewaseccentric;
la
themaniahehadforkeeping
ese
thatcatandteasingher
hasta que
untilsheflewathis
cara
facelikeademon,was
ciertamente
certainlyeccentric.
Inevercould
entender
understandwhyhekeptthe
criatura
creature,norwhatpleasurehe
encontraba
foundinshuttinghimselfupinhis
habitación
roomwiththissurly,vicious
bestia
beast.
Irememberonce,glancing
arriba
upfromthemanuscriptIwas
estudiando
studyingbythelightof
algunas
sometallowdips,andseeingMr.Wildesquattingmotionlessonhis
alta
highchair,hiseyesfairlyblazing
con
withexcitement,whilethecat,which
había
hadrisenfromherplacebeforethe
estufa
stove,camecreepingacrossthe
suelo
floorrightathim.
BeforeI
pudiera
couldmovesheflattenedherbellytothe
suelo
ground,crouched,trembled,andsprangintohis
cara
face.
Howlingandfoamingthey
rodaron
rolledoverandoveronthe
suelo
floor,scratchingandclawing,untilthe
gato
catscreamedandfledunderthe
armario
cabinet,andMr.Wildeturnedoveronhis
vuelta
back,hislimbscontractingandcurlingup
como
likethelegsofadying
araña
spider.
Hewaseccentric.
Mr.
Wilde
había
hadclimbedintohishigh
silla
chair,and,afterstudyingmy
cara
face,pickedupadog's-earedledger
y
andopenedit.
HenryB.
Matthews,"he
leyó
read,"book-keeperwithWhysotWhysot
y
andCompany,dealersinchurchornaments.
Llamado
CalledApril3rd.
Reputationdamagedon
la
therace-track.
Knownasawelcher.
Reputación
Reputationtoberepairedby
Agosto
August1st.
RetainerFiveDollars."