The King in Yellow | Gradually Hardening Ukrainian A1 Books

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THEREPAIREROFREPUTATIONS
I
Neraillonspaslesfous;
leurfoliedurepluslongtempsquelanôtre....
Voilatouteladifférence."
Towardtheendofthe
року
year
1920theGovernmentoftheUnitedStateshadpracticallycompletedtheprogramme,adoptedduringthelastmonthsofPresidentWinthrop'sadministration.
Thecountrywasapparentlytranquil.
Everybodyknows
як
how
theTariffandLabourquestionsweresettled.
The
війна
war
withGermany,incidentonthatcountry'sseizureoftheSamoanIslands,hadleftnovisiblescarsupontherepublic,andthetemporaryoccupationofNorfolkbytheinvadingarmyhadbeenforgotteninthejoyoverrepeatednavalvictories,andthesubsequentridiculousplightofGeneralVonGartenlaube'sforcesintheStateofNewJersey.
TheCubanandHawaiianinvestmentshadpaidonehundredpercentandtheterritoryofSamoawaswellworthitscostasacoalingstation.
Thecountrywasinasuperbstateofdefence.
Everycoast
місто
city
hadbeenwellsuppliedwithlandfortifications;
thearmy
під
under
theparentaleyeoftheGeneralStaff,organizedaccordingtothePrussiansystem,hadbeenincreasedto300,000men,withaterritorialreserveofamillion;
і
and
sixmagnificentsquadronsofcruisers
і
and
battle-shipspatrolledthesixstationsofthenavigableseas,leavingasteamreserveamplyfittedto
контролю
control
homewaters.
ThegentlemenfromtheWesthadatlastbeenconstrainedtoacknowledge
що
that
acollegeforthetrainingofdiplomatswasasnecessaryaslawschoolsareforthetrainingofbarristers;
consequentlywewere
не
no
longerrepresentedabroadbyincompetentpatriots.
Thenationwasprosperous;
Chicago,fora
мить
moment
paralyzedafterasecondgreatfire,hadrisenfromitsruins,
білий
white
andimperial,andmorebeautiful
ніж
than
thewhitecitywhichhadbeenbuiltforitsplaythingin1893.
Everywheregoodarchitecturewasreplacingbad,
і
and
eveninNewYork,asuddencravingfordecencyhadsweptawayagreatportionoftheexistinghorrors.
Streetshadbeenwidened,properlypaved
і
and
lighted,treeshadbeenplanted,squareslaidout,elevatedstructuresdemolished
і
and
undergroundroadsbuilttoreplacethem.
The
нові
new
governmentbuildingsandbarrackswerefinebitsofarchitecture,andthelongsystemofstonequays
які
which
completelysurroundedtheislandhadbeenturnedintoparks
які
which
provedagod-sendtothepopulation.
Thesubsidizingofthestatetheatre
та
and
stateoperabroughtitsownreward.
На
The
UnitedStatesNationalAcademyofDesignwasmuchlikeEuropeaninstitutionsof
на
the
samekind.
NobodyenviedtheSecretaryofFineArts,eitherhiscabinetpositionorhisportfolio.
TheSecretaryofForestry
і
and
GamePreservationhada
набагато
much
easiertime,thankstothenewsystemofNationalMounted
Поліції
Police
.
Wehadprofitedwellbythelatesttreaties
з
with
FranceandEngland;
theexclusionofforeign-bornJewsasameasureofself-preservation,thesettlementofthe
нові
new
independentnegrostateofSuanee,thecheckingofimmigration,the
нові
new
lawsconcerningnaturalization,andthegradualcentralizationof
влади
power
intheexecutiveallcontributedtonationalcalm
та
and
prosperity.
WhentheGovernmentsolvedtheIndianproblem
і
and
squadronsofIndiancavalryscoutsinnativecostumeweresubstitutedforthepitiableorganizationstackedontothetailofskeletonizedregimentsbyaformerSecretaryofWar,thenationdrewa
довго
long
sighofrelief.
When,
після
after
thecolossalCongressofReligions,bigotryandintolerancewerelaidintheirgravesandkindnessandcharitybegantodrawwarringsectstogether,
багато
many
thoughtthemillenniumhadarrived,atleastinthenew
світі
world
whichafterallisa
світі
world
byitself.
Butself-preservationisthe
перший
first
law,andtheUnitedStateshadto
дивитися
look
oninhelplesssorrowasGermany,Italy,Spain
і
and
BelgiumwrithedinthethroesofAnarchy,
той час як
while
Russia,watchingfromtheCaucasus,stooped
і
and
boundthemonebyone.
InthecityofNewYorkthesummerof1899wassignalizedbythedismantlingoftheElevatedRailroads.
Thesummerof1900willliveinthememoriesofNewYorkpeoplefor
багато
many
acycle;
theDodgeStatuewasremovedinthat
році
year
.
InthefollowingwinterbeganthatagitationfortherepealofthelawsprohibitingsuicidewhichboreitsfinalfruitinthemonthofApril,1920,
коли
when
thefirstGovernmentLethalChamberwasopenedonWashingtonSquare.
Ihadwalkeddownthat
дня
day
fromDr.Archer'shouseonMadisonAvenue,
де
where
Ihadbeenasamereformality.
Eversince
що
that
fallfrommyhorse,
чотири
four
yearsbefore,Ihadbeentroubledattimeswithpainsinthebackofmyhead
і
and
neck,butnowformonthstheyhadbeenabsent,
і
and
thedoctorsentmeaway
що
that
daysayingtherewas
нічого
nothing
moretobecuredin
мене
me
.
Itwashardlyworthhisfeetobetold
що
that
;
Iknewitmyself.
StillIdidnotgrudgehimthe
гроші
money
.
WhatImindedwasthemistakewhichhemadeatfirst.
Коли
When
theypickedmeupfromthepavement
де
where
Ilayunconscious,and
хтось
somebody
hadmercifullysentabulletthroughmyhorse'shead,IwascarriedtoDr.Archer,
і
and
he,pronouncingmybrainaffected,placedmeinhisprivateasylum
де
where
Iwasobligedtoenduretreatmentforinsanity.
Atlasthedecided
що
that
Iwaswell,andI,knowing
що
that
mymindhadalwaysbeenassoundashis,
якщо
if
notsounder,"paidmytuition"ashejokinglycalledit,
і
and
left.
Itoldhim,smiling,
що
that
Iwouldgetevenwithhimforhismistake,andhelaughedheartily,andaskedmetocallonceinawhile.
Ididso,hopingfor
на
a
chancetoevenupaccounts,
але
but
hegavemenone,
і
and
ItoldhimIwouldwait.
На
The
fallfrommyhorsehadfortunatelyleft
не
no
evilresults;
onthecontraryithadchangedmy
весь
whole
characterforthebetter.
Fromalazyyoungmanabout
місті
town
,Ihadbecomeactive,energetic,temperate,
і
and
aboveall—oh,aboveallelse—ambitious.
Therewas
лише
only
onethingwhichtroubled
мене
me
,Ilaughedatmyownuneasiness,
і
and
yetittroubledme.
DuringmyconvalescenceIhadbought
і
and
readforthefirst
час
time
,TheKinginYellow.
Iremember
після
after
finishingthefirstact
що
that
itoccurredtome
що
that
Ihadbetterstop.
Istartedup
і
and
flungthebookintothefireplace;
thevolumestruckthebarredgrate
і
and
fellopenonthehearthinthefirelight.
IfIhadnotcaughtaglimpseoftheopeningwordsinthesecondactIshould
ніколи не
never
havefinishedit,butasIstoopedtopickitup,myeyesbecamerivetedtotheopenpage,
і
and
withacryofterror,
або
or
perhapsitwasofjoysopoignantthatIsufferedineverynerve,Isnatchedthe
річ
thing
outofthecoals
і
and
creptshakingtomybedroom,
де
where
Ireaditandrereadit,
і
and
weptandlaughedandtrembledwithahorrorwhichattimesassailsmeyet.
Thisis
на
the
thingthattroublesme,forIcannot
забути
forget
Carcosawhereblackstarshangin
на
the
heavens;
wheretheshadowsofmen'sthoughtslengthenintheafternoon,
коли
when
thetwinsunssinkintothelakeofHali;
і
and
mymindwillbearforeverthememoryofthePallidMask.
Ipray
Бог
God
willcursethewriter,asthewriterhascursedthe
світ
world
withthisbeautiful,stupendouscreation,terribleinitssimplicity,irresistibleinitstruth—a
світ
world
whichnowtremblesbeforetheKinginYellow.
Коли
When
theFrenchGovernmentseizedthetranslatedcopieswhichhad
тільки
just
arrivedinParis,London,of
звичайно
course
,becameeagertoread
його
it
.
Itiswellknownhow
на
the
bookspreadlikeaninfectiousdisease,fromcitytocity,fromcontinenttocontinent,barredout
тут
here
,confiscatedthere,denouncedbyPressandpulpit,censured
навіть
even
bythemostadvancedofliteraryanarchists.
Не
No
definiteprincipleshadbeenviolatedin
цих
those
wickedpages,nodoctrinepromulgated,
не
no
convictionsoutraged.
Itcouldnotbejudgedbyanyknownstandard,yet,althoughitwasacknowledged
що
that
thesupremenoteofarthadbeenstruckinTheKinginYellow,allfelt
що
that
humannaturecouldnotbearthestrain,northriveonwordsin
яких
which
theessenceofpurestpoisonlurked.
Theverybanality
і
and
innocenceofthefirstact
тільки
only
allowedtheblowto
впасти
fall
afterwardwithmoreawfuleffect.
Itwas,Iremember,the13thdayofApril,1920,
що
that
thefirstGovernmentLethalChamberwasestablishedonthesouth
стороні
side
ofWashingtonSquare,betweenWooster
Стріт
Street
andSouthFifthAvenue.
Theblock
яка
which
hadformerlyconsistedofalotofshabbyoldbuildings,usedascafés
та
and
restaurantsforforeigners,hadbeenacquiredbytheGovernmentinthewinterof1898.
TheFrench
та
and
Italiancafésandrestaurantsweretorndown;
the
весь
whole
blockwasenclosedbyagildedironrailing,andconvertedintoalovelygarden
з
with
lawns,flowersandfountains.
Inthecentreofthegardenstoodasmall,
біла
white
building,severelyclassicalinarchitecture,andsurroundedbythicketsofflowers.
Шість
Six
Ioniccolumnssupportedtheroof,
а
and
thesingledoorwasofbronze.
Asplendidmarblegroupofthe"Fates"stood
перед
before
thedoor,theworkofayoungAmericansculptor,BorisYvain,
який
who
haddiedinParis
коли
when
onlytwenty-threeyearsold.
На
The
inaugurationceremonieswereinprogressasIcrossedUniversityPlace
і
and
enteredthesquare.
Ithreadedmy
шлях
way
throughthesilentthrongofspectators,
але
but
wasstoppedatFourth
Вулиці
Street
byacordonofpolice.
AregimentofUnitedStateslancersweredrawnupinahollowsquareroundtheLethalChamber.
OnaraisedtribunefacingWashingtonParkstoodtheGovernorofNewYork,and
за
behind
himweregroupedtheMayorofNewYorkandBrooklyn,theInspector-Generalof
Поліції
Police
,theCommandantofthestatetroops,ColonelLivingston,militaryaidtothePresidentoftheUnitedStates,GeneralBlount,commandingatGovernor'sIsland,Major-GeneralHamilton,commandingthegarrisonofNewYorkandBrooklyn,AdmiralBuffbyofthefleetintheNorthRiver,Surgeon-GeneralLanceford,thestaffoftheNationalFree
Лікарні
Hospital
,SenatorsWyseandFranklinofNewYork,andtheCommissionerofPublicWorks.
ThetribunewassurroundedbyasquadronofhussarsoftheNationalGuard.
На
The
Governorwasfinishinghisreplyto
на
the
shortspeechoftheSurgeon-General.
Iheardhimsay:
"Thelawsprohibitingsuicide
і
and
providingpunishmentforanyattemptatself-destructionhavebeenrepealed.
TheGovernmenthasseenfittoacknowledgethe
право
right
ofmantoendanexistencewhichmayhavebecomeintolerableto
нього
him
,throughphysicalsufferingormentaldespair.
Itisbelieved
що
that
thecommunitywillbebenefitedbytheremovalof
таких
such
peoplefromtheirmidst.
Sincethepassageof
цього
this
law,thenumberofsuicidesintheUnitedStateshasnotincreased.
Тепер
Now
theGovernmenthasdeterminedtoestablishaLethalChamberineverycity,town
і
and
villageinthecountry,itremainstobeseenwhetherornotthat
клас
class
ofhumancreaturesfromwhosedespondingranks
нові
new
victimsofself-destructionfalldailywillacceptthereliefthusprovided."
Hepaused,
і
and
turnedtothewhiteLethalChamber.
На
The
silenceinthestreetwasabsolute.
"Thereapainlessdeathawaitshim
хто
who
cannolongerbearthesorrowsof
цього
this
life.
Ifdeathiswelcome
нехай
let
himseekitthere."
ThenquicklyturningtothemilitaryaidofthePresident'shousehold,hesaid,"IdeclaretheLethalChamberopen,"
і
and
againfacingthevastcrowdhecriedinaclearvoice:
"CitizensofNewYork
і
and
oftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,
через
through
metheGovernmentdeclarestheLethalChambertobeopen."
Thesolemnhushwasbrokenbyasharpcryofcommand,thesquadronofhussarsfiledaftertheGovernor'scarriage,thelancerswheeled
а
and
formedalongFifthAvenuetowaitforthecommandantofthegarrison,
а
and
themountedpolicefollowed
ними
them
.
Ileftthecrowdtogape
і
and
stareatthewhitemarble
Смерті
Death
Chamber,and,crossingSouthFifthAvenue,walked
по
along
thewesternsideofthatthoroughfaretoBleeckerStreet.
ThenIturnedtotheright
і
and
stoppedbeforeadingyshopwhichborethesign:.
HAWBERK,ARMOURER.
IglancedinatthedoorwayandsawHawberkbusyinhislittleshopatthe
кінці
end
ofthehall.
Helookedup,
і
and
catchingsightofmecriedinhisdeep,heartyvoice,"Comein,Mr.Castaigne!"
Constance,his
дочка
daughter
,rosetomeetmeasIcrossedthethreshold,
і
and
heldoutherpretty
руку
hand
,butIsawtheblushofdisappointmentonhercheeks,
і
and
knewthatitwas
ще один
another
Castaigneshehadexpected,mycousinLouis.
Ismiledatherconfusion
і
and
complimentedheronthebannershewasembroideringfromacolouredplate.
Старий
Old
Hawberksatrivetingtheworngreavesofsomeancientsuitofarmour,
і
and
theting!
ting!
ting!
ofhis
маленький
little
hammersoundedpleasantlyinthequaintshop.
Presentlyhedroppedhishammer,
і
and
fussedaboutfora
мить
moment
withatinywrench.
Thesoftclashofthemailsentathrillofpleasurethrough
мене
me
.
Ilovedtohearthemusicofsteelbrushingagainststeel,themellowshockofthemalletonthighpieces,
і
and
thejingleofchainarmour.
Thatwasthe
єдина
only
reasonIwenttoseeHawberk.
Hehad
ніколи не
never
interestedmepersonally,nordidConstance,exceptforthefactofherbeinginlovewithLouis.
Це
This
didoccupymyattention,
і
and
sometimesevenkeptmeawakeat
вночі
night
.
ButIknewinmy
серці
heart
thatallwouldcomeright,
і
and
thatIshouldarrangetheirfutureasIexpectedtoarrange
що
that
ofmykinddoctor,JohnArcher.
However,Ishould
ніколи не
never
havetroubledmyselfaboutvisitingthemjustthen,haditnotbeen,asI
кажу
say
,thatthemusicofthetinklinghammerhadformethisstrongfascination.
Iwouldsitforhours,listening
і
and
listening,andwhenastraysunbeamstrucktheinlaidsteel,thesensationitgavemewas
майже
almost
tookeentoendure.
Myeyeswouldbecomefixed,dilatingwithapleasure
що
that
stretchedeverynervealmosttobreaking,untilsomemovementofthe
старого
old
armourercutofftherayofsunlight,then,
ще
still
thrillingsecretly,Ileaned
назад
back
andlistenedagaintothe
звуку
sound
ofthepolishingrag,swish!
swish!
rubbingrustfromtherivets.
Constanceworkedwith
на
the
embroideryoverherknees,nowandthenpausingtoexaminemoreclosely
на
the
patterninthecolouredplatefrom
на
the
MetropolitanMuseum.
Whoisthisfor?"
Iasked.
Hawberkexplained,
що
that
inadditiontothetreasuresofarmourintheMetropolitanMuseumofwhichhehadbeenappointedarmourer,he
також
also
hadchargeofseveralcollectionsbelongingtorichamateurs.
Це
This
wasthemissinggreaveofafamoussuit
який
which
aclientofhishadtracedtoalittleshopinParisontheQuaid'Orsay.
Він
He
,Hawberk,hadnegotiatedfor
і
and
securedthegreave,and
тепер
now
thesuitwascomplete.
Helaiddownhishammer
і
and
readmethehistoryofthesuit,tracedsince1450fromownertoowneruntilitwasacquiredbyThomasStainbridge.
Коли
When
hissuperbcollectionwassold,
цей
this
clientofHawberk'sboughtthesuit,
і
and
sincethenthesearchforthemissinggreavehadbeenpushed
поки
until
itwas,almostbyaccident,locatedinParis.
Didyoucontinuethesearchsopersistentlywithoutanycertaintyofthegreavebeingstillinexistence?"
Idemanded.
Ofcourse,"herepliedcoolly.
ThenforthefirsttimeItookapersonalinterestinHawberk.
Itwasworth
чогось
something
toyou,"Iventured.
No,"hereplied,laughing,"mypleasureinfindingitwasmyreward."
Haveyou
не
no
ambitiontoberich?"
Iasked,smiling.
Myoneambitionistobethebestarmourerintheworld,"heansweredgravely.
ConstanceaskedmeifIhadseentheceremoniesattheLethalChamber.
SheherselfhadnoticedcavalrypassingupBroadway
що
that
morning,andhadwishedto
побачити
see
theinauguration,buther
батько
father
wantedthebannerfinished,
і
and
shehadstayedathisrequest.
Didyouseeyourcousin,Mr.Castaigne,there?"
sheasked,withtheslightesttremorofhersofteyelashes.
No,"Irepliedcarelessly.
"Louis'regimentismanœuvringoutinWestchesterCounty."
Irose
і
and
pickedupmyhat
і
and
cane.
Areyougoingupstairsto
побачити
see
thelunaticagain?"
laughed
старий
old
Hawberk.
IfHawberkknew
як
how
Iloathethatword"lunatic,"hewould
ніколи не
never
useitinmypresence.
Itrousescertainfeelingswithinme
які
which
Idonotcaretoexplain.
However,Iansweredhimquietly:
"I
думаю
think
Ishalldropin
і
and
seeMr.Wildefor
на
a
momentortwo."
Poorfellow,"saidConstance,withashakeofthehead,"itmustbe
важко
hard
tolivealoneyearafteryearpoor,crippled
і
and
almostdemented.
Itis
дуже
very
goodofyou,Mr.Castaigne,tovisithimasoftenasyoudo."
I
думаю
think
heisvicious,"observedHawberk,beginning
знову
again
withhishammer.
Ilistenedtothegoldentinkleonthegreaveplates;
коли
when
hehadfinishedIreplied:.
No,heisnotvicious,norisheintheleastdemented.
His
розум
mind
isawonderchamber,fromwhichhe
може
can
extracttreasuresthatyou
і
and
Iwouldgiveyearsofour
життя
life
toacquire."'.
Hawberklaughed.
Icontinueda
трохи
little
impatiently:
"Heknowshistoryas
не
no
oneelsecouldknowit.
Ніщо
Nothing
,howevertrivial,escapeshissearch,
і
and
hismemoryissoabsolute,sopreciseindetails,
що
that
wereitknowninNewYork
що
that
suchamanexisted,the
люди
people
couldnothonourhimenough."
Nonsense,"mutteredHawberk,searchingonthefloorforafallenrivet.
Isitnonsense,"Iasked,managingtosuppresswhatIfelt,"isitnonsense
коли
when
hesaysthatthetassets
і
and
cuissardsoftheenamelledsuitofarmourcommonlyknownasthe'Prince'sEmblazoned'
можуть
can
befoundamongamassofrustytheatricalproperties,brokenstoves
і
and
ragpicker'srefuseinagarretinPellStreet?"
Hawberk'shammerfelltotheground,
але
but
hepickeditupandasked,withagreatdealofcalm,howIknew
що
that
thetassetsandleftcuissardweremissingfromthe"Prince'sEmblazoned."
Ididnotknow
поки
until
Mr.Wildementionedittome
на
the
otherday.
Hesaidtheywerein
на
the
garretof998PellStreet."
Nonsense,"hecried,
але
but
Inoticedhishandtrembling
під
under
hisleathernapron.
Isthisnonsensetoo?"
Iaskedpleasantly,"isitnonsense
коли
when
Mr.WildecontinuallyspeaksofyouastheMarquisofAvonshire
і
and
ofMissConstance—".
Ididnotfinish,forConstancehadstartedtoherfeet
з
with
terrorwrittenoneveryfeature.
Hawberklookedatme
і
and
slowlysmoothedhisleathernapron.
Thatisimpossible,"heobserved,"Mr.
Wilde
може
may
knowagreatmanythings—".
Про
About
armour,forinstance,andthe'Prince'sEmblazoned,'"Iinterposed,smiling.
Yes,"hecontinued,slowly,"aboutarmouralso—maybe—butheiswronginregardtotheMarquisofAvonshire,
який
who
,asyouknow,killedhiswife'straduceryears
тому
ago
,andwenttoAustralia
де
where
hedidnotlongsurvivehiswife."
Mr.
Wildeiswrong,"murmuredConstance.
Herlipswereblanched,
але
but
hervoicewassweet
і
and
calm.
Letusagree,ifyouplease,
що
that
inthisonecircumstanceMr.Wildeiswrong,"Isaid.
II
Iclimbedthe
трьох
three
dilapidatedflightsofstairs,
які
which
Ihadsooftenclimbed
раніше
before
,andknockedatasmall
двері
door
attheendofthecorridor.
Mr.Wildeopenedthe
двері
door
andIwalkedin.
Коли
When
hehaddouble-lockedthe
двері
door
andpushedaheavychestagainstit,hecame
і
and
satdownbesideme,peering
до
up
intomyfacewithhislittlelight-colouredeyes.
Halfadozen
нових
new
scratchescoveredhisnoseandcheeks,andthesilverwireswhichsupportedhisartificialearshadbecomedisplaced.
IthoughtIhad
ніколи не
never
seenhimsohideouslyfascinating.
Hehad
не
no
ears.
Theartificialones,
які
which
nowstoodoutatananglefromthefinewire,werehisoneweakness.
Theyweremadeofwax
і
and
paintedashellpink,
але
but
therestofhis
обличчя
face
wasyellow.
Hemight
краще
better
haverevelledintheluxuryofsomeartificialfingersforhislefthand,
яка
which
wasabsolutelyfingerless,butitseemedtocausehimnoinconvenience,
і
and
hewassatisfiedwithhiswaxears.
Hewas
дуже
very
small,scarcelyhigherthanachildoften,
але
but
hisarmsweremagnificentlydeveloped,
а
and
histhighsasthickasanyathlete's.
Still,themostremarkablethingaboutMr.Wildewas
що
that
amanofhismarvellousintelligence
і
and
knowledgeshouldhavesuchahead.
Itwasflat
і
and
pointed,liketheheadsofmanyofthoseunfortunateswhompeopleimprisoninasylumsfortheweak-minded.
Багато
Many
calledhiminsane,butIknewhimtobeassaneasIwas.
Idonotdeny
що
that
hewaseccentric;
themaniahehadforkeepingthatcat
і
and
teasingheruntilsheflewathis
обличчя
face
likeademon,wascertainlyeccentric.
I
ніколи не
never
couldunderstandwhyhekeptthecreature,norwhatpleasurehefoundinshuttinghimselfupinhis
кімнаті
room
withthissurly,viciousbeast.
Iremember
одного разу
once
,glancingupfromthemanuscriptIwasstudyingbythelightofsometallowdips,andseeingMr.Wildesquattingmotionlessonhishighchair,hiseyesfairlyblazingwithexcitement,whilethecat,
який
which
hadrisenfromher
місця
place
beforethestove,camecreepingacrossthefloor
прямо
right
athim.
BeforeIcould
рухатися
move
sheflattenedherbellytotheground,crouched,trembled,
і
and
sprangintohisface.
Howlingandfoamingtheyrolledoverandoveronthefloor,scratchingandclawing,
поки
until
thecatscreamedandfled
під
under
thecabinet,andMr.Wildeturnedoveronhisback,hislimbscontractingandcurlingup
як
like
thelegsofadyingspider.
Hewaseccentric.
Mr.
Wildehadclimbedintohishighchair,
і
and
,afterstudyingmyface,pickedupadog's-earedledger
і
and
openedit.
HenryB.
Matthews,"heread,"book-keeperwithWhysotWhysotandCompany,dealersinchurchornaments.
CalledApril3rd.
Reputationdamagedontherace-track.
Knownasawelcher.
ReputationtoberepairedbyAugust1st.
Retainer
П'ять
Five
Dollars."