THEREPAIREROFREPUTATIONS
I
Neraillonspaslesfous;
leurfoliedurepluslongtempsquelanôtre....
Voilatouteladifférence."
Toward
những
theendoftheyear1920những
theGovernmentoftheUnitedStateshadpracticallycompletednhững
theprogramme,adoptedduringthelastmonthsofPresidentWinthrop'sadministration.Thecountrywasapparentlytranquil.
Mọi người đều
EverybodyknowshowtheTariffvà
andLabourquestionsweresettled.Những
ThewarwithGermany,incidentonđó
thatcountry'sseizureoftheSamoanIslands,hadleftkhông
novisiblescarsupontherepublic,và
andthetemporaryoccupationofNorfolkbynhững
theinvadingarmyhadbeenforgotteninnhững
thejoyoverrepeatednavalvictories,và
andthesubsequentridiculousplightofGeneralVonGartenlaube'sforcesinnhững
theStateofNewJersey.Các
TheCubanandHawaiianinvestmentshadpaidonehundredpercentvà
andtheterritoryofSamoawaswellworthitscostasacoalingstation.Thecountrywasinasuperbstateofdefence.
Mỗi
Everycoastcityhadbeentốt
wellsuppliedwithlandfortifications;thearmyundertheparentaleyeoftheGeneralStaff,organizedaccordingtothePrussiansystem,hadbeenincreasedto300,000men,
với
withaterritorialreserveofmột
amillion;andsixmagnificentsquadronsofcruisers
và
andbattle-shipspatrolledthesixstationsofcác
thenavigableseas,leavingasteamreserveamplyfittedtokiểm soát
controlhomewaters.Thegentlemenfrom
các
theWesthadatlastbeenconstrainedtoacknowledgerằng
thatacollegeforthetrainingofdiplomatswasasnecessaryasluật
lawschoolsareforthetrainingofbarristers;consequentlywewere
không
nolongerrepresentedabroadbyincompetentpatriots.Thenationwasprosperous;
Chicago,for
một
amomentparalyzedafterathứ hai
secondgreatfire,hadrisenfromitsruins,trắng
whiteandimperial,andmoređẹp
beautifulthanthewhitecitywhichhadbeenbuiltforitsplaythingin1893.Everywhere
tốt
goodarchitecturewasreplacingbad,và
andeveninNewYork,một
asuddencravingfordecencyhadsweptawaymột
agreatportionoftheexistinghorrors.Streetshadbeenwidened,properlypaved
và
andlighted,treeshadbeenplanted,squareslaidra
out,elevatedstructuresdemolishedandundergroundroadsbuilttoreplacechúng
them.Thenewgovernmentbuildings
và
andbarrackswerefinebitsofarchitecture,và
andthelongsystemofstonequaysmà
whichcompletelysurroundedtheislandhadbeenturnedintoparksmà
whichprovedagod-sendtothepopulation.Thesubsidizingofthestatetheatre
và
andstateoperabroughtitsriêng
ownreward.TheUnitedStatesNationalAcademyofDesignwas
rất
muchlikeEuropeaninstitutionsofcác
thesamekind.Nobodyenvied
các
theSecretaryofFineArts,eitherhiscabinetpositionhay
orhisportfolio.TheSecretaryofForestry
và
andGamePreservationhadanhiều
mucheasiertime,thankstothemới
newsystemofNationalMountedCảnh sát
Police.Wehadprofitedwellby
các
thelatesttreatieswithFrancevà
andEngland;theexclusionofforeign-bornJewsas
một
ameasureofself-preservation,thesettlementofcác
thenewindependentnegrostateofSuanee,các
thecheckingofimmigration,themới
newlawsconcerningnaturalization,andcác
thegradualcentralizationofpowerincác
theexecutiveallcontributedtonationaltĩnh
calmandprosperity.WhentheGovernmentsolved
các
theIndianproblemandsquadronsofIndiancavalryscoutsinnativecostumeweresubstitutedforcác
thepitiableorganizationstackedontocác
thetailofskeletonizedregimentsbymột
aformerSecretaryofWar,các
thenationdrewalongsighofrelief.Khi
When,afterthecolossalCongressofReligions,bigotryvà
andintolerancewerelaidintheirgravesvà
andkindnessandcharitybegantodrawwarringsectsnhau
together,manythoughtthemillenniumhadarrived,atít
leastinthenewworldmà
whichafterallisaworldbyitself.Nhưng
Butself-preservationisthefirstluật
law,andtheUnitedStateshadtonhìn
lookoninhelplesssorrowasGermany,Italy,Spainvà
andBelgiumwrithedinthethroesofAnarchy,khi
whileRussia,watchingfromtheCaucasus,stoopedvà
andboundthemonebymột
one.InthecityofNewYork
các
thesummerof1899wassignalizedbycác
thedismantlingoftheElevatedRailroads.Thesummerof1900
sẽ
willliveinthememoriesofNewYorkngười
peopleformanyacycle;theDodgeStatuewasremovedin
đó
thatyear.Inthefollowingwinterbeganthatagitationfor
các
therepealofthelawsprohibitingsuicidewhichboreitsfinalfruitincác
themonthofApril,1920,khi
whenthefirstGovernmentLethalChamberwasopenedonWashingtonSquare.Ihadwalked
xuống
downthatdayfromDr.Archer'snhà
houseonMadisonAvenue,whereIhadbeenasmột
amereformality.Eversincethatfallfrommyhorse,
bốn
fouryearsbefore,Ihadbeentroubledattimeswithpainsinthebackofmyđầu
headandneck,butnowformonthstheyhadbeenabsent,và
andthedoctorsentmeđi
awaythatdaysayingtherewasgì
nothingmoretobecuredinme.Itwashardlyworthhisfeetobetold
rằng
that;Iknewitmyself.
StillIdidnotgrudgehimthe
tiền
money.WhatImindedwas
những
themistakewhichhemadeatđầu
first.Whentheypickedme
lên
upfromthepavementwhereIlayunconscious,và
andsomebodyhadmercifullysentmột
abulletthroughmyhorse'sđầu
head,IwascarriedtoDr.Archer,và
andhe,pronouncingmybrainaffected,placedmeinhisprivateasylumnơi
whereIwasobligedtoenduretreatmentforinsanity.At
cuối
lasthedecidedthatIwastốt
well,andI,knowingthatmymindhadluôn luôn
alwaysbeenassoundasmình
his,ifnotsounder,"paidmytuition"ashejokinglycallednó
it,andleft.Itoldhim,smiling,
rằng
thatIwouldgetevenvới
withhimforhismistake,và
andhelaughedheartily,andaskedmetogọi
callonceinawhile.Ididso,hopingfor
một
achancetoevenupaccounts,nhưng
buthegavemenone,và
andItoldhimIwouldwait.Thefallfrommyhorsehadfortunatelyleft
không
noevilresults;onthecontraryithadchangedmywholecharacterforthebetter.
From
một
alazyyoungmanaboutthị trấn
town,Ihadbecomeactive,energetic,temperate,và
andaboveall—oh,aboveallelse—ambitious.Có
Therewasonlyonethingwhichtroubledme,Ilaughedatmyownuneasiness,andnhưng
yetittroubledme.DuringmyconvalescenceIhadbought
và
andreadforthefirsttime,TheKing
KinginYellow.Iremember
sau
afterfinishingthefirstactrằng
thatitoccurredtomerằng
thatIhadbetterstop.Istartedup
và
andflungthebookintothefireplace;thevolumestruckthebarredgrate
và
andfellopenonthehearthinthefirelight.Nếu
IfIhadnotcaughtmột
aglimpseoftheopeningwordsinnhững
thesecondactIshouldkhông bao giờ
neverhavefinishedit,butasIstoopedtonhặt
pickitup,myeyesbecamerivetedtonhững
theopenpage,andwithmột
acryofterror,orcó lẽ
perhapsitwasofjoysopoignantthatIsufferedinmỗi
everynerve,Isnatchedthethứ
thingoutofthecoalsvà
andcreptshakingtomybedroom,nơi
whereIreaditandrereadit,và
andweptandlaughedandtrembledvới
withahorrorwhichattimesassailsmeyet.Đây
Thisisthethingthattroublesme,forIcannotquên
forgetCarcosawhereblackstarstreo
hangintheheavens;where
những
theshadowsofmen'sthoughtslengtheninnhững
theafternoon,whenthetwinsunssinkintonhững
thelakeofHali;andmymind
sẽ
willbearforeverthememoryofthePallidMask.Ipray
Chúa
Godwillcursethewriter,asthewriterhascursedtheworldvới
withthisbeautiful,stupendouscreation,terribleinitssimplicity,irresistibleinitstruth—aworldmà
whichnowtremblesbeforetheVua
KinginYellow.WhentheFrenchGovernmentseized
các
thetranslatedcopieswhichhadvừa
justarrivedinParis,London,ofcourse,becameeagertođọc
readit.Itiswellknownhow
những
thebookspreadlikeaninfectiousdisease,fromcitytocity,fromcontinenttocontinent,barredoutđây
here,confiscatedthere,denouncedbyPressvà
andpulpit,censuredevenbynhững
themostadvancedofliteraryanarchists.Không
Nodefiniteprincipleshadbeenviolatedinnhững
thosewickedpages,nodoctrinepromulgated,không
noconvictionsoutraged.Itcouldnotbejudgedby
bất kỳ
anyknownstandard,yet,althoughitwasacknowledgedthatnhững
thesupremenoteofarthadbeenstruckinNhững
TheKinginYellow,allfeltthathumannaturecouldnotbearnhững
thestrain,northriveonwordsinwhichnhững
theessenceofpurestpoisonlurked.Theverybanality
và
andinnocenceofthefirstactchỉ
onlyallowedtheblowtorơi
fallafterwardwithmoreawfuleffect.Itwas,I
nhớ
remember,the13thdayofApril,1920,thatthefirstGovernmentLethalChamberwasestablishedonthesouthphía
sideofWashingtonSquare,betweenWoosterĐường
StreetandSouthFifthAvenue.Theblockwhichhadformerlyconsistedofalotofshabby
cũ
oldbuildings,usedascafésvà
andrestaurantsforforeigners,hadbeenacquiredbytheGovernmentinthewinterof1898.Các
TheFrenchandItaliancafésvà
andrestaurantsweretorndown;thewholeblockwasenclosedby
một
agildedironrailing,andconvertedintomột
alovelygardenwithlawns,flowersvà
andfountains.Inthecentreofthegardenstood
một
asmall,whitebuilding,severelyclassicalinarchitecture,và
andsurroundedbythicketsofflowers.Sáu
SixIoniccolumnssupportedtheroof,và
andthesingledoorwasofbronze.Một
Asplendidmarblegroupofthe"Fates"stoodtrước
beforethedoor,theworkofmột
ayoungAmericansculptor,BorisYvain,người
whohaddiedinPariskhi
whenonlytwenty-threeyearsold.TheinaugurationceremonieswereinprogressasIcrossedUniversityPlace
và
andenteredthesquare.Ithreadedmyway
qua
throughthesilentthrongofspectators,nhưng
butwasstoppedatFourthStreet
Streetbyacordonofcảnh sát
police.AregimentofUnitedStateslancersweredrawnupin
một
ahollowsquareroundtheLethalChamber.On
một
araisedtribunefacingWashingtonParkstoodtheGovernorofNewYork,và
andbehindhimweregroupedtheMayorofNewYorkvà
andBrooklyn,theInspector-GeneralofCảnh sát
Police,theCommandantofthestatetroops,ColonelLivingston,militaryaidtothePresidentoftheUnitedStates,GeneralBlount,commandingatGovernor'sIsland,Major-GeneralHamilton,commandingthegarrisonofNewYorkvà
andBrooklyn,AdmiralBuffbyofthefleetintheNorthRiver,Surgeon-GeneralLanceford,thestaffoftheNationalFreeBệnh viện
Hospital,SenatorsWyseandFranklinofNewYork,và
andtheCommissionerofPublicWorks.Thetribunewassurroundedby
một
asquadronofhussarsoftheNationalGuard.TheGovernorwasfinishinghisreplytotheshortspeechoftheSurgeon-General.
Iheardhim
nói
say:"Thelawsprohibitingsuicide
và
andprovidingpunishmentforanyattemptatself-destructionđã
havebeenrepealed.TheGovernmenthasseenfittoacknowledgethe
quyền
rightofmantoendmột
anexistencewhichmayhavetrở nên
becomeintolerabletohim,throughphysicalsufferinghoặc
ormentaldespair.Itisbelieved
rằng
thatthecommunitywillbebenefitedbynhững
theremovalofsuchpeoplefromtheirmidst.Từ
Sincethepassageofthisluật
law,thenumberofsuicidesintheUnitedStateshasnotincreased.Bây giờ
NowtheGovernmenthasdeterminedtoestablishmột
aLethalChamberineverycity,thị trấn
townandvillageinthenước
country,itremainstobeseenwhetherhay
ornotthatclassofnhân
humancreaturesfromwhosedespondingranksmới
newvictimsofself-destructionfalldailysẽ
willacceptthereliefthusprovided."Hepaused,
và
andturnedtothewhiteLethalChamber.Thesilenceinthestreetwasabsolute.
"There
một
apainlessdeathawaitshimngười
whocannolongerbearnhững
thesorrowsofthislife.Nếu
Ifdeathiswelcomelethimseekitthere."ThenquicklyturningtothemilitaryaidofthePresident'shousehold,hesaid,"IdeclaretheLethalChamberopen,"
và
andagainfacingthevastcrowdhecriedinmột
aclearvoice:"CitizensofNewYork
và
andoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,throughmetheGovernmentdeclarestheLethalChambertobeopen."Thesolemnhushwasbrokenby
một
asharpcryofcommand,thesquadronofhussarsfiledsau
aftertheGovernor'scarriage,thelancerswheeledvà
andformedalongFifthAvenuetowaitforthecommandantofthegarrison,và
andthemountedpolicefollowedhọ
them.Ileftthecrowdtogape
và
andstareatthewhitemarbleChết
DeathChamber,and,crossingSouthFifthAvenue,walkeddọc theo
alongthewesternsideofđó
thatthoroughfaretoBleeckerStreet.ThenIturnedtothe
phải
rightandstoppedbeforeadingyshopđó
whichborethesign:.HAWBERK,ARMOURER.
Iglancedinatthedoorway
và
andsawHawberkbusyinhisnhỏ
littleshopattheendofthehall.Helooked
lên
up,andcatchingsightofmecriedinhisdeep,heartyvoice,"Cometrong
in,Mr.Castaigne!"Constance,his
con gái
daughter,rosetomeetmeasIcrossedthethreshold,và
andheldoutherprettyhand,nhưng
butIsawtheblushofdisappointmentonhercheeks,và
andknewthatitwasanotherCastaigneshehadexpected,mycousinLouis.Ismiledatherconfusion
và
andcomplimentedheronthebannershewasembroideringfrommột
acolouredplate.OldHawberksatriveting
các
theworngreavesofsomeancientsuitofarmour,và
andtheting!ting!
ting!
ofhis
nhỏ
littlehammersoundedpleasantlyinthequaintshop.Presentlyhedroppedhishammer,
và
andfussedaboutforakhoảnh khắc
momentwithatinywrench.Thesoftclashofthemailsent
một
athrillofpleasurethroughtôi
me.Ilovedtohearthemusicofsteelbrushingagainststeel,themellowshockofthemalletonthighpieces,
và
andthejingleofchainarmour.Đó
ThatwastheonlyreasonIwenttoseeHawberk.Hehad
chưa bao giờ
neverinterestedmepersonally,nordidConstance,exceptforthethực tế
factofherbeinginyêu
lovewithLouis.Thisdidoccupymyattention,
và
andsometimesevenkeptmeawakeatđêm
night.ButIknewinmyheart
rằng
thatallwouldcomeright,và
andthatIshouldarrangetheirfutureasIexpectedtoarrangerằng
thatofmykinddoctor,JohnArcher.However,Ishould
không bao giờ
neverhavetroubledmyselfaboutvisitingthemjustthen,haditnotbeen,asIsay,thatthemusicofthetinklinghammerhadformenày
thisstrongfascination.Iwould
ngồi
sitforhours,listeningandlistening,và
andwhenastraysunbeamstrucktheinlaidsteel,thesensationitgavemewasgần
almosttookeentoendure.Myeyeswould
trở nên
becomefixed,dilatingwithapleasuređó
thatstretchedeverynervealmosttobreaking,untilsomemovementofthegià
oldarmourercutofftherayofsunlight,then,stillthrillingsecretly,Ileanedbackvà
andlistenedagaintothesoundofthepolishingrag,swish!swish!
rubbingrustfrom
các
therivets.Constanceworkedwiththeembroideryoverherknees,
bây giờ
nowandthenpausingtoexaminemorecloselythepatterninthecolouredplatefromtheMetropolitanMuseum.Whois
đây
thisfor?"Iasked.
Hawberkexplained,thatinadditiontothetreasuresofarmourintheMetropolitanMuseumofwhichhehadbeenappointedarmourer,he
cũng
alsohadchargeofseveralcollectionsbelongingtorichamateurs.Đây
Thiswasthemissinggreaveofmột
afamoussuitwhichaclientofhishadtracedtomột
alittleshopinParisontheQuaid'Orsay.Ông
He,Hawberk,hadnegotiatedforvà
andsecuredthegreave,andbây giờ
nowthesuitwascomplete.Helaid
xuống
downhishammerandreadmethehistoryofthesuit,tracedsince1450fromownertoowneruntilitwasacquiredbyThomasStainbridge.Khi
Whenhissuperbcollectionwassold,này
thisclientofHawberk'sboughtthesuit,và
andsincethenthesearchforthemissinggreavehadbeenpushedđến
untilitwas,almostbyaccident,locatedinParis.Didyoucontinuethesearchsopersistently
không
withoutanycertaintyofthegreavebeingstillinexistence?"Idemanded.
Ofcourse,"herepliedcoolly.
Thenforthefirst
lần
timeItookapersonalinterestinHawberk.Itwasworthsomethingtoyou,"Iventured.
No,"hereplied,laughing,"mypleasureinfindingitwasmyreward."
Có
Haveyounoambitiontoberich?"Iasked,smiling.
Myoneambitionistobethe
nhất
bestarmourerintheworld,"heansweredgravely.Constanceaskedme
nếu
ifIhadseentheceremoniesatcác
theLethalChamber.SheherselfhadnoticedcavalrypassingupBroadway
đó
thatmorning,andhadwishedtoseetheinauguration,nhưng
butherfatherwantedthebannerfinished,và
andshehadstayedathisrequest.Didyou
thấy
seeyourcousin,Mr.Castaigne,there?"sheasked,
với
withtheslightesttremorofhersofteyelashes.No,"Irepliedcarelessly.
"Louis'regimentismanœuvringoutinWestchesterCounty."
Irose
và
andpickedupmyhatvà
andcane.Areyougoingupstairstoseethelunaticagain?"
laughed
già
oldHawberk.IfHawberkknewhowIloathethat
từ
word"lunatic,"hewouldneverdùng
useitinmypresence.Itrousescertainfeelingswithinme
mà
whichIdonotcaretoexplain.However,Iansweredhimquietly:
"I
nghĩ rằng
thinkIshalldropinvà
andseeMr.Wildeformột
amomentortwo."Poorfellow,"saidConstance,
với
withashakeoftheđầu
head,"itmustbehardtosống
livealoneyearafteryearnghèo
poor,crippledandalmostdemented.Itis
rất
verygoodofyou,Mr.Castaigne,tovisithimasoftenasyoudo."I
nghĩ rằng
thinkheisvicious,"observedHawberk,beginningnữa
againwithhishammer.Ilistenedto
các
thegoldentinkleonthegreaveplates;khi
whenhehadfinishedIreplied:.Không
No,heisnotvicious,norisheintheleastdemented.Hismindis
một
awonderchamber,fromwhichhecó thể
canextracttreasuresthatyouvà
andIwouldgiveyearsofourcuộc đời
lifetoacquire."'.Hawberklaughed.
Icontinued
một
alittleimpatiently:"Heknowshistoryas
không
nooneelsecouldknowit.Gì
Nothing,howevertrivial,escapeshissearch,và
andhismemoryissoabsolute,sopreciseindetails,thatwereitknowninNewYorkthatsuchmột
amanexisted,thepeoplecouldnothonourhimenough."Nonsense,"mutteredHawberk,searchingonthefloorfor
một
afallenrivet.Isitnonsense,"Iasked,managingtosuppresswhatIfelt,"isitnonsense
khi
whenhesaysthatthetassetsvà
andcuissardsoftheenamelledsuitofarmourcommonlyknownasthe'Prince'sEmblazoned'có thể
canbefoundamongamassofrustytheatricalproperties,brokenstovesvà
andragpicker'srefuseinagarretinPellStreet?"Hawberk'shammerfellto
các
theground,buthepickeditlên
upandasked,withalớn
greatdealofcalm,howIknewrằng
thatthetassetsandleftcuissardweremissingfromcác
the"Prince'sEmblazoned."Ididnot
biết
knowuntilMr.Wildementionedittometheotherngày
day.Hesaidtheywereinthegarretof998PellStreet."
Nonsense,"hecried,
nhưng
butInoticedhishandtremblingdưới
underhisleathernapron.Is
này
thisnonsensetoo?"Iaskedpleasantly,"isitnonsense
khi
whenMr.WildecontinuallyspeaksofyouastheMarquisofAvonshirevà
andofMissConstance—".Ididnotfinish,forConstancehadstartedtoherfeet
với
withterrorwrittenoneveryfeature.Hawberklookedatme
và
andslowlysmoothedhisleathernapron.Đó
Thatisimpossible,"heobserved,"Mr.Wilde
có thể
mayknowagreatmanythings—".Về
Aboutarmour,forinstance,andthe'Prince'sEmblazoned,'"Iinterposed,smiling.Yes,"hecontinued,slowly,"aboutarmouralso—maybe—butheis
sai
wronginregardtotheMarquisofAvonshire,người
who,asyouknow,killedhiswife'straduceryearstrước
ago,andwenttoAustralianơi
wherehedidnotlongsurvivehiswife."Mr.
Wildeiswrong,"murmuredConstance.
Herlipswereblanched,
nhưng
buthervoicewassweetvà
andcalm.Letusagree,
nếu
ifyouplease,thatinnày
thisonecircumstanceMr.Wildeiswrong,"Isaid.II
Iclimbedthe
ba
threedilapidatedflightsofstairs,mà
whichIhadsooftenclimbedtrước
before,andknockedatanhỏ
smalldoorattheendofthecorridor.Mr.Wildeopenedthe
cửa
doorandIwalkedin.Khi
Whenhehaddouble-lockedthecửa
doorandpushedaheavychestchống lại
againstit,hecameandsatxuống
downbesideme,peeringupintomyfacevới
withhislittlelight-colouredeyes.Nửa
Halfadozennewscratchescoveredhisnosevà
andcheeks,andthesilverwireswhichsupportedhisartificialearshadtrở nên
becomedisplaced.IthoughtIhad
chưa bao giờ
neverseenhimsohideouslyfascinating.Hehad
không
noears.Theartificialones,
mà
whichnowstoodoutatananglefromnhững
thefinewire,werehisoneweakness.Theyweremadeofwax
và
andpaintedashellpink,nhưng
buttherestofhisfacewasyellow.Hemightbetterhaverevelledintheluxuryof
một
someartificialfingersforhislefthand,mà
whichwasabsolutelyfingerless,butitseemedtogây
causehimnoinconvenience,andhewassatisfiedvới
withhiswaxears.Hewas
rất
verysmall,scarcelyhigherthanmột
achildoften,buthisarmsweremagnificentlydeveloped,và
andhisthighsasthickasbất kỳ
anyathlete's.Still,themostremarkable
điều
thingaboutMr.Wildewasthatmột
amanofhismarvellousintelligencevà
andknowledgeshouldhavesuchmột
ahead.Itwasflat
và
andpointed,liketheheadsofnhiều
manyofthoseunfortunateswhomngười
peopleimprisoninasylumsfortheweak-minded.Nhiều
Manycalledhiminsane,butIknewhimtobeassaneasIwas.Idonotdeny
rằng
thathewaseccentric;themaniahehadforkeeping
đó
thatcatandteasingherđến
untilsheflewathismặt
facelikeademon,wascertainlyeccentric.I
không bao giờ
nevercouldunderstandwhyhekeptnhững
thecreature,norwhatpleasurehefoundinshuttinghimselfupinhisphòng
roomwiththissurly,viciousbeast.I
nhớ
rememberonce,glancingupfromthemanuscriptIwasstudyingbythelightofmột
sometallowdips,andseeingMr.Wildesquattingmotionlessonhiscao
highchair,hiseyesfairlyblazingvới
withexcitement,whilethecat,whichhadrisenfromherchỗ
placebeforethestove,camecreepingacrossthefloorngay
rightathim.BeforeIcouldmovesheflattenedherbellytotheground,crouched,trembled,
và
andsprangintohisface.Howlingandfoamingtheyrolledoverandoveronthefloor,scratchingandclawing,untilthecatscreamedandfledunderthecabinet,andMr.Wildeturnedoveronhisback,hislimbscontractingandcurlinguplikethelegsofadyingspider.
Hewaseccentric.
Mr.
Wildehadclimbedintohis
cao
highchair,and,afterstudyingmyface,pickedlên
upadog's-earedledgerandopenednó
it.HenryB.
Matthews,"he
đọc
read,"book-keeperwithWhysotWhysotvà
andCompany,dealersinchurchornaments.CalledApril3rd.
Reputationdamagedontherace-track.
Knownas
một
awelcher.ReputationtoberepairedbyAugust1st.
Retainer
Năm
FiveDollars."