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The King in Yellow | Progressively Translated Ukrainian A1-B2 Books

The King in Yellow | Progressively Translated Ukrainian A1-B2 Books

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THEREPAIREROFREPUTATIONS
I
Neraillonspaslesfous;
leurfoliedurepluslongtempsquelanôtre....
Voilatouteladifférence."
Towardtheendofthe
року
year1920theGovernmentoftheUnitedStateshad
практично
practicallycompletedtheprogramme,adoptedduringthelastmonthsofPresidentWinthrop'sadministration.
Thecountrywas
мабуть
apparentlytranquil.
EverybodyknowshowtheTariff
і
andLabourquestionsweresettled.
The
війна
warwithGermany,incidentonthatcountry'sseizureoftheSamoanIslands,hadleftnovisiblescarsupontherepublic,andthetemporaryoccupationofNorfolkbytheinvadingarmyhadbeenforgotteninthejoyoverrepeatednavalvictories,andthesubsequentridiculousplightofGeneralVonGartenlaube'sforcesinthe
Штаті
StateofNewJersey.
TheCubanandHawaiianinvestmentshadpaidonehundredpercentandtheterritoryofSamoawaswellworthitscostasacoalingstation.
Thecountrywasinasuperb
стані
stateofdefence.
Everycoast
місто
cityhadbeenwellsuppliedwithlandfortifications;
the
армія
armyundertheparentaleyeofthe
Генерального
GeneralStaff,organizedaccordingtothePrussiansystem,hadbeenincreasedto300,000men,withaterritorialreserveofamillion;
і
andsixmagnificentsquadronsofcruisers
і
andbattle-shipspatrolledthesixstationsofthenavigableseas,leavingasteamreserveamplyfittedto
контролю
controlhomewaters.
ThegentlemenfromtheWesthadatlastbeenconstrainedto
визнати
acknowledgethatacollegeforthetrainingofdiplomatswasasnecessaryaslawschoolsareforthetrainingofbarristers;
отже
consequentlywewerenolongerrepresented
за кордоном
abroadbyincompetentpatriots.
The
нація
nationwasprosperous;
Chicago,fora
мить
momentparalyzedafterasecondgreatfire,hadrisenfromitsruins,
білий
whiteandimperial,andmorebeautiful
ніж
thanthewhitecitywhichhadbeenbuiltforitsplaythingin1893.
Усюди
Everywheregoodarchitecturewasreplacingbad,
і
andeveninNewYork,a
раптова
suddencravingfordecencyhadsweptawayagreatportionoftheexistinghorrors.
Streetshadbeenwidened,
належним чином
properlypavedandlighted,treeshadbeenplanted,squareslaidout,elevatedstructuresdemolished
і
andundergroundroadsbuilttoreplacethem.
The
нові
newgovernmentbuildingsandbarrackswerefinebitsofarchitecture,andthelongsystemofstonequays
які
whichcompletelysurroundedtheislandhadbeenturnedintoparks
які
whichprovedagod-sendtothe
населення
population.
Thesubsidizingofthestatetheatre
та
andstateoperabroughtitsown
винагороду
reward.
TheUnitedStatesNationalAcademyofDesignwasmuchlikeEuropeaninstitutionsof
на
thesamekind.
NobodyenviedtheSecretaryofFineArts,eitherhiscabinetpositionorhisportfolio.
TheSecretaryofForestry
і
andGamePreservationhada
набагато
mucheasiertime,thankstothenewsystemofNationalMounted
Поліції
Police.
Wehadprofitedwellbythelatesttreaties
з
withFranceandEngland;
theexclusionofforeign-bornJewsasameasureofself-preservation,thesettlementofthe
нові
newindependentnegrostateofSuanee,thecheckingof
імміграції
immigration,thenewlawsconcerningnaturalization,
та
andthegradualcentralizationof
влади
powerintheexecutiveallcontributedtonationalcalm
та
andprosperity.
WhentheGovernmentsolvedtheIndianproblem
і
andsquadronsofIndiancavalryscoutsinnativecostumeweresubstitutedforthepitiableorganizationstackedontothetailofskeletonizedregimentsbyaformerSecretaryofWar,the
нація
nationdrewalongsighofrelief.
Коли
When,afterthecolossalCongressofReligions,bigotryandintolerancewerelaidintheirgravesandkindnessand
милосердя
charitybegantodrawwarringsectstogether,
багато
manythoughtthemillenniumhadarrived,atleastinthenew
світі
worldwhichafterallisa
світі
worldbyitself.
Butself-preservationisthe
перший
firstlaw,andtheUnitedStateshadto
дивитися
lookoninhelplesssorrowasGermany,Italy,Spain
і
andBelgiumwrithedinthethroesofAnarchy,
той час як
whileRussia,watchingfromtheCaucasus,stooped
і
andboundthemonebyone.
InthecityofNewYorkthe
літо
summerof1899wassignalizedbythedismantlingoftheElevatedRailroads.
Thesummerof1900willliveinthememoriesofNewYorkpeoplefor
багато
manyacycle;
theDodge
Статуя
Statuewasremovedinthat
році
year.
Inthefollowingwinterbeganthatagitationfortherepealofthelawsprohibiting
самогубство
suicidewhichboreitsfinal
плід
fruitinthemonthofApril,1920,
коли
whenthefirstGovernmentLethalChamberwasopenedonWashington
Площі
Square.
Ihadwalkeddownthat
дня
dayfromDr.Archer'shouseonMadison
Авеню
Avenue,whereIhadbeenasamereformality.
Eversince
що
thatfallfrommyhorse,
чотири
fouryearsbefore,Ihadbeentroubledattimeswithpainsinthebackofmyhead
і
andneck,butnowformonthstheyhadbeenabsent,
і
andthedoctorsentmeaway
що
thatdaysayingtherewas
нічого
nothingmoretobecuredin
мене
me.
Itwashardlyworthhisfeetobetold
що
that;
Iknewitmyself.
StillIdidnotgrudgehimthe
гроші
money.
WhatImindedwasthemistakewhichhemadeatfirst.
Коли
Whentheypickedmeupfromthepavement
де
whereIlayunconscious,and
хтось
somebodyhadmercifullysentabulletthroughmyhorse'shead,IwascarriedtoDr.Archer,
і
andhe,pronouncingmybrainaffected,placedmeinhisprivateasylum
де
whereIwasobligedto
терпіти
enduretreatmentforinsanity.
Atlasthedecided
що
thatIwaswell,andI,knowing
що
thatmymindhadalwaysbeenassoundashis,
якщо
ifnotsounder,"paidmytuition"ashejokinglycalledit,
і
andleft.
Itoldhim,smiling,
що
thatIwouldgetevenwithhimforhis
помилку
mistake,andhelaughedheartily,andaskedmetocallonceinawhile.
Ididso,hopingfor
на
achancetoevenupaccounts,
але
buthegavemenone,
і
andItoldhimIwouldwait.
На
Thefallfrommyhorsehad
щастя
fortunatelyleftnoevilresults;
onthe
навпаки
contraryithadchangedmy
весь
wholecharacterforthebetter.
Fromalazyyoungmanabout
місті
town,Ihadbecomeactive,energetic,temperate,
і
andaboveall—oh,aboveallelse—ambitious.
Therewas
лише
onlyonethingwhichtroubled
мене
me,Ilaughedatmyownuneasiness,
і
andyetittroubledme.
Під час
DuringmyconvalescenceIhadbought
і
andreadforthefirst
час
time,TheKinginYellow.
Iremember
після
afterfinishingthefirstact
що
thatitoccurredtome
що
thatIhadbetterstop.
Istartedup
і
andflungthebookintothe
камін
fireplace;
thevolumestruckthebarredgrate
і
andfellopenonthehearthinthefirelight.
IfIhadnotcaughtaglimpseoftheopeningwordsinthesecondactIshould
ніколи не
neverhavefinishedit,butasIstoopedtopickitup,myeyesbecamerivetedtotheopenpage,
і
andwithacryofterror,
або
orperhapsitwasofjoysopoignantthatIsufferedineverynerve,Isnatchedthe
річ
thingoutofthecoals
і
andcreptshakingtomybedroom,
де
whereIreaditandrereadit,
і
andweptandlaughedandtrembledwithahorrorwhichattimesassailsmeyet.
Thisis
на
thethingthattroublesme,forIcannot
забути
forgetCarcosawhereblackstarshangin
на
theheavens;
wheretheshadowsofmen'sthoughtslengtheninthe
вдень
afternoon,whenthetwinsunssinkintothe
озеро
lakeofHali;
andmymindwillbearforeverthememoryofthePallid
Маску
Mask.
IprayGodwillcursethe
письменник
writer,asthewriterhascursedthe
світ
worldwiththisbeautiful,stupendouscreation,terribleinitssimplicity,irresistibleinitstruth—a
світ
worldwhichnowtremblesbeforetheKinginYellow.
Коли
WhentheFrenchGovernmentseizedthetranslatedcopieswhichhad
тільки
justarrivedinParis,London,of
звичайно
course,becameeagertoread
його
it.
Itiswellknownhow
на
thebookspreadlikeaninfectiousdisease,fromcitytocity,from
континенту
continenttocontinent,barredout
тут
here,confiscatedthere,denouncedby
Пресі
Pressandpulpit,censuredevenby
на
themostadvancedofliteraryanarchists.
Не
Nodefiniteprincipleshadbeenviolatedin
цих
thosewickedpages,nodoctrinepromulgated,
не
noconvictionsoutraged.
Itcouldnotbejudgedbyanyknownstandard,yet,
хоча
althoughitwasacknowledgedthatthesupremenoteof
мистецтва
arthadbeenstruckinTheKinginYellow,allfelt
що
thathumannaturecouldnotbearthestrain,northriveonwordsin
яких
whichtheessenceofpurestpoisonlurked.
Theverybanality
і
andinnocenceofthefirstact
тільки
onlyallowedtheblowto
впасти
fallafterwardwithmoreawfuleffect.
Itwas,Iremember,the13thdayof
Квітня
April,1920,thatthefirstGovernment
Смертельна
LethalChamberwasestablishedonthesouth
стороні
sideofWashingtonSquare,betweenWooster
Стріт
StreetandSouthFifthAvenue.
Theblock
яка
whichhadformerlyconsistedofalotofshabbyoldbuildings,usedascafés
та
andrestaurantsforforeigners,hadbeenacquiredbythe
Урядом
Governmentinthewinterof1898.
TheFrench
та
andItaliancafésandrestaurantsweretorndown;
the
весь
wholeblockwasenclosedbyagildedironrailing,andconvertedintoalovely
сад
gardenwithlawns,flowersandfountains.
Inthecentreofthe
саду
gardenstoodasmall,whitebuilding,
суворо
severelyclassicalinarchitecture,andsurroundedbythicketsofflowers.
Шість
SixIoniccolumnssupportedthe
даху
roof,andthesingledoorwasofbronze.
Asplendidmarble
група
groupofthe"Fates"stood
перед
beforethedoor,theworkofayoungAmericansculptor,BorisYvain,
який
whohaddiedinParis
коли
whenonlytwenty-threeyearsold.
На
TheinaugurationceremonieswereinprogressasIcrossedUniversityPlace
і
andenteredthesquare.
Ithreadedmy
шлях
waythroughthesilentthrongofspectators,
але
butwasstoppedatFourth
Вулиці
Streetbyacordonofpolice.
A
полк
regimentofUnitedStateslancersweredrawnupinahollowsquareroundtheLethalChamber.
OnaraisedtribunefacingWashington
Парк
ParkstoodtheGovernorofNewYork,and
за
behindhimweregroupedtheMayorofNewYorkandBrooklyn,theInspector-Generalof
Поліції
Police,theCommandantofthestatetroops,
Полковник
ColonelLivingston,militaryaidtothePresidentoftheUnitedStates,
Генеральний
GeneralBlount,commandingatGovernor'sIsland,Major-GeneralHamilton,commandingthegarrisonofNewYorkandBrooklyn,
Адмірал
AdmiralBuffbyofthefleetinthe
Норт
NorthRiver,Surgeon-GeneralLanceford,thestaffoftheNationalFree
Лікарні
Hospital,SenatorsWyseandFranklinofNewYork,andtheCommissionerofPublicWorks.
The
трибуна
tribunewassurroundedbyasquadronofhussarsoftheNational
Гвардії
Guard.
TheGovernorwasfinishinghis
відповідь
replytotheshortspeechof
на
theSurgeon-General.
Iheardhimsay:
"Thelawsprohibiting
самогубство
suicideandprovidingpunishmentforanyattemptatself-destructionhavebeenrepealed.
The
Уряд
Governmenthasseenfitto
визнати
acknowledgetherightofmantoendan
існування
existencewhichmayhavebecome
нестерпним
intolerabletohim,throughphysicalsuffering
або
ormentaldespair.
Itisbelieved
що
thatthecommunitywillbebenefitedbythe
видалення
removalofsuchpeoplefromtheirmidst.
Sincethepassageof
цього
thislaw,thenumberofsuicidesintheUnitedStateshasnotincreased.
Тепер
NowtheGovernmenthasdeterminedto
створити
establishaLethalChamberineverycity,town
і
andvillageinthecountry,itremainstobeseenwhetherornotthat
клас
classofhumancreaturesfromwhosedespondingranks
нові
newvictimsofself-destructionfall
щодня
dailywillacceptthereliefthusprovided."
Hepaused,
і
andturnedtothewhiteLethal
Камери
Chamber.
Thesilenceinthe
вулиці
streetwasabsolute.
"Thereapainlessdeathawaitshim
хто
whocannolongerbearthesorrowsof
цього
thislife.
Ifdeathiswelcome
нехай
lethimseekitthere."
Then
швидко
quicklyturningtothemilitary
допомоги
aidofthePresident'shousehold,hesaid,"IdeclaretheLethalChamberopen,"
і
andagainfacingthevastcrowdhecriedinaclearvoice:
"CitizensofNewYork
і
andoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,
через
throughmetheGovernmentdeclarestheLethalChambertobeopen."
Thesolemnhushwasbrokenbyasharp
крик
cryofcommand,thesquadronofhussarsfiledaftertheGovernor'scarriage,thelancerswheeled
а
andformedalongFifthAvenuetowaitforthecommandantofthegarrison,
а
andthemountedpolicefollowed
ними
them.
Ileftthecrowdtogape
і
andstareatthewhitemarble
Смерті
DeathChamber,and,crossingSouthFifth
Авеню
Avenue,walkedalongthewestern
стороні
sideofthatthoroughfaretoBleeckerStreet.
ThenIturnedtotheright
і
andstoppedbeforeadingyshopwhichborethesign:.
HAWBERK,ARMOURER.
IglancedinatthedoorwayandsawHawberk
зайнятий
busyinhislittleshopatthe
кінці
endofthehall.
Helookedup,
і
andcatchingsightofmecriedinhisdeep,heartyvoice,"Comein,Mr.Castaigne!"
Constance,his
дочка
daughter,rosetomeetmeasIcrossedthethreshold,
і
andheldoutherpretty
руку
hand,butIsawtheblushof
розчарування
disappointmentonhercheeks,andknew
що
thatitwasanotherCastaigneshehadexpected,my
двоюрідний брат
cousinLouis.
Ismiledatherconfusion
і
andcomplimentedheronthebannershewasembroideringfromacolouredplate.
Старий
OldHawberksatrivetingtheworngreavesofsomeancientsuitofarmour,
і
andtheting!
ting!
ting!
ofhis
маленький
littlehammersoundedpleasantlyinthequaintshop.
Даний час
Presentlyhedroppedhishammer,
і
andfussedaboutfora
мить
momentwithatinywrench.
Thesoftclashofthe
пошти
mailsentathrillof
задоволення
pleasurethroughme.
Ilovedtohearthemusicof
сталь
steelbrushingagainststeel,the
м'який
mellowshockofthemalleton
стегна
thighpieces,andthejingleofchainarmour.
Thatwasthe
єдина
onlyreasonIwenttoseeHawberk.
Hehad
ніколи не
neverinterestedmepersonally,nordidConstance,
за винятком
exceptforthefactofherbeinginlovewithLouis.
Це
Thisdidoccupymyattention,
і
andsometimesevenkeptme
спати
awakeatnight.
ButIknewinmy
серці
heartthatallwouldcomeright,
і
andthatIshouldarrangetheir
майбутнє
futureasIexpectedto
влаштувати
arrangethatofmykinddoctor,JohnArcher.
Проте
However,Ishouldneverhavetroubledmyself
про
aboutvisitingthemjustthen,haditnotbeen,asI
кажу
say,thatthemusicofthetinklinghammerhadformethisstrong
захоплення
fascination.
Iwouldsitforhours,listening
і
andlistening,andwhenastraysunbeamstrucktheinlaid
сталь
steel,thesensationitgavemewas
майже
almosttookeentoendure.
Myeyeswouldbecomefixed,dilatingwitha
задоволення
pleasurethatstretchedeverynerve
майже
almosttobreaking,untilsome
рух
movementoftheoldarmourercut
від
offtherayofsunlight,then,
ще
stillthrillingsecretly,Ileaned
назад
backandlistenedagaintothe
звуку
soundofthepolishingrag,swish!
swish!
rubbingrustfromtherivets.
Constanceworkedwith
на
theembroideryoverherknees,nowandthenpausingto
розглянути
examinemorecloselythepatternin
на
thecolouredplatefromthe
Метрополітен
MetropolitanMuseum.
Whoisthisfor?"
Iasked.
Hawberkexplained,
що
thatinadditiontothetreasuresofarmourinthe
Метрополітен
MetropolitanMuseumofwhichhehadbeenappointedarmourer,he
також
alsohadchargeofseveralcollectionsbelongingtorichamateurs.
Це
Thiswasthemissinggreaveofafamoussuit
який
whichaclientofhishadtracedtoalittleshopinParisontheQuaid'Orsay.
Він
He,Hawberk,hadnegotiatedfor
і
andsecuredthegreave,and
тепер
nowthesuitwascomplete.
Helaiddownhis
молоток
hammerandreadmethehistoryofthesuit,tracedsince1450fromownertoowneruntilitwasacquiredbyThomasStainbridge.
Коли
Whenhissuperbcollectionwassold,
цей
thisclientofHawberk'sboughtthe
костюм
suit,andsincethenthesearchforthemissinggreavehadbeenpushed
поки
untilitwas,almostby
випадково
accident,locatedinParis.
Didyoucontinuethe
шукати
searchsopersistentlywithoutany
впевненості
certaintyofthegreavebeingstillinexistence?"
Idemanded.
Ofcourse,"herepliedcoolly.
ThenforthefirsttimeItookapersonal
інтерес
interestinHawberk.
Itwas
коштує
worthsomethingtoyou,"Iventured.
No,"hereplied,laughing,"my
задоволення
pleasureinfindingitwasmyreward."
Haveyou
не
noambitiontoberich?"
Iasked,smiling.
Myoneambitionistobethebestarmourerintheworld,"heansweredgravely.
ConstanceaskedmeifIhadseentheceremoniesattheLethalChamber.
SheherselfhadnoticedcavalrypassingupBroadway
що
thatmorning,andhadwishedto
побачити
seetheinauguration,buther
батько
fatherwantedthebannerfinished,
і
andshehadstayedathis
прохання
request.
Didyouseeyourcousin,Mr.Castaigne,there?"
sheasked,withtheslightesttremorofher
м'яких
softeyelashes.
No,"Irepliedcarelessly.
"Louis'regimentismanœuvringoutinWestchesterCounty."
Irose
і
andpickedupmyhat
і
andcane.
Areyougoing
наверх
upstairstoseethelunaticagain?"
laughed
старий
oldHawberk.
IfHawberkknew
як
howIloathethatword"lunatic,"hewould
ніколи не
neveruseitinmypresence.
Itrouses
певні
certainfeelingswithinmewhichIdonotcaretoexplain.
Однак
However,Iansweredhimquietly:
"I
думаю
thinkIshalldropin
і
andseeMr.Wildefor
на
amomentortwo."
Poorfellow,"saidConstance,withashakeofthehead,"itmustbe
важко
hardtolivealoneyearafteryearpoor,crippled
і
andalmostdemented.
Itis
дуже
verygoodofyou,Mr.Castaigne,tovisithimas
часто
oftenasyoudo."
I
думаю
thinkheisvicious,"observedHawberk,
починаючи
beginningagainwithhishammer.
Ilistenedtothe
золотого
goldentinkleonthegreaveplates;
коли
whenhehadfinishedIreplied:.
No,heisnotvicious,norisheintheleast
божевільний
demented.
Hismindisawonderchamber,fromwhichhe
може
canextracttreasuresthatyou
і
andIwouldgiveyearsofour
життя
lifetoacquire."'.
Hawberklaughed.
Icontinueda
трохи
littleimpatiently:
"Heknowshistoryas
не
nooneelsecouldknowit.
Ніщо
Nothing,howevertrivial,escapeshissearch,
і
andhismemoryisso
абсолютна
absolute,sopreciseindetails,
що
thatwereitknowninNewYork
що
thatsuchamanexisted,the
люди
peoplecouldnothonourhimenough."
Nonsense,"mutteredHawberk,searchingonthefloorforafallenrivet.
Isitnonsense,"Iasked,managingto
придушити
suppresswhatIfelt,"isitnonsense
коли
whenhesaysthatthetassets
і
andcuissardsoftheenamelledsuitofarmourcommonlyknownasthe'Prince'sEmblazoned'
можуть
canbefoundamonga
маси
massofrustytheatricalproperties,brokenstoves
і
andragpicker'srefuseinagarretinPellStreet?"
Hawberk's
молоток
hammerfelltotheground,
але
buthepickeditupandasked,withagreatdealofcalm,howIknew
що
thatthetassetsandleftcuissardweremissingfromthe"Prince'sEmblazoned."
Ididnotknow
поки
untilMr.Wildementionedittome
на
theotherday.
Hesaidtheywerein
на
thegarretof998PellStreet."
Nonsense,"hecried,
але
butInoticedhishandtrembling
під
underhisleathernapron.
Isthisnonsensetoo?"
Iaskedpleasantly,"isit
нісенітниця
nonsensewhenMr.WildecontinuallyspeaksofyouastheMarquisofAvonshire
і
andofMissConstance—".
Ididnotfinish,forConstancehadstartedtoherfeet
з
withterrorwrittenoneveryfeature.
Hawberklookedatme
і
andslowlysmoothedhisleathern
фартух
apron.
Thatisimpossible,"heobserved,"Mr.
Wilde
може
mayknowagreatmanythings—".
Про
Aboutarmour,forinstance,andthe'Prince'sEmblazoned,'"Iinterposed,smiling.
Yes,"hecontinued,
повільно
slowly,"aboutarmouralso—maybe—butheiswronginregardtotheMarquisofAvonshire,
який
who,asyouknow,killedhiswife'straduceryears
тому
ago,andwenttoAustralia
де
wherehedidnotlongsurvivehiswife."
Mr.
Wildeiswrong,"murmuredConstance.
Herlipswereblanched,
але
buthervoicewassweet
і
andcalm.
Letusagree,ifyouplease,
що
thatinthisonecircumstanceMr.Wildeiswrong,"Isaid.
II
Iclimbedthe
трьох
threedilapidatedflightsofstairs,
які
whichIhadsooftenclimbed
раніше
before,andknockedatasmall
двері
doorattheendofthecorridor.
Mr.Wildeopenedthe
двері
doorandIwalkedin.
Коли
Whenhehaddouble-lockedthe
двері
doorandpushedaheavychestagainstit,hecame
і
andsatdownbesideme,peering
до
upintomyfacewithhislittlelight-colouredeyes.
Halfa
півдюжини
dozennewscratchescoveredhis
ніс
noseandcheeks,andthesilverwireswhichsupportedhis
штучні
artificialearshadbecomedisplaced.
IthoughtIhad
ніколи не
neverseenhimsohideouslyfascinating.
Hehad
не
noears.
Theartificialones,
які
whichnowstoodoutatan
кутом
anglefromthefinewire,werehisoneweakness.
Theyweremadeof
воску
waxandpaintedashell
рожевий
pink,buttherestofhis
обличчя
facewasyellow.
Hemight
краще
betterhaverevelledintheluxuryofsomeartificialfingersforhislefthand,
яка
whichwasabsolutelyfingerless,butitseemedtocausehimnoinconvenience,
і
andhewassatisfiedwithhiswaxears.
Hewas
дуже
verysmall,scarcelyhigherthanachildoften,
але
buthisarmsweremagnificentlydeveloped,
а
andhisthighsasthickasanyathlete's.
Still,themostremarkablethingaboutMr.Wildewas
що
thatamanofhismarvellousintelligence
і
andknowledgeshouldhavesuchahead.
Itwasflat
і
andpointed,liketheheadsofmanyofthoseunfortunateswhompeopleimprisoninasylumsfortheweak-minded.
Багато
Manycalledhiminsane,butIknewhimtobeassaneasIwas.
Idonotdeny
що
thathewaseccentric;
the
манія
maniahehadforkeepingthat
кішку
catandteasingheruntilsheflewathis
обличчя
facelikeademon,was
безумовно
certainlyeccentric.
Inevercould
зрозуміти
understandwhyhekeptthecreature,norwhat
задоволення
pleasurehefoundinshuttinghimselfupinhis
кімнаті
roomwiththissurly,viciousbeast.
Iremember
одного разу
once,glancingupfromthemanuscriptIwasstudyingbythelightofsometallowdips,andseeingMr.Wildesquattingmotionlessonhishighchair,hiseyesfairlyblazingwith
хвилювання
excitement,whilethecat,whichhadrisenfromher
місця
placebeforethestove,camecreepingacrossthefloor
прямо
rightathim.
BeforeIcould
рухатися
movesheflattenedherbellytothe
землі
ground,crouched,trembled,andsprangintohis
обличчя
face.
Howlingandfoamingtheyrolledoverandoveronthefloor,scratchingandclawing,
поки
untilthecatscreamedandfled
під
underthecabinet,andMr.Wildeturnedoveronhisback,hislimbscontractingandcurlingup
як
likethelegsofadyingspider.
Hewaseccentric.
Mr.
Wildehadclimbedintohishigh
стілець
chair,and,afterstudyingmy
обличчя
face,pickedupadog's-earedledger
і
andopenedit.
HenryB.
Matthews,"heread,"book-keeperwithWhysotWhysotandCompany,dealersinchurchornaments.
Called
Квітня
April3rd.
Reputationdamagedontherace-track.
Knownasawelcher.
Репутацію
Reputationtoberepairedby
Серпня
August1st.
RetainerFiveDollars."