Tales of Terror and Mystery

The Brazilian Cat

           Heworewhitelinenclothes,intrueplanterstyle,withacigarbetweenhislips,andalargePanamahatuponthebackofhishead.Itwassuchafigureasoneassociateswithaverandahedbungalow,anditlookedcuriouslyoutofplaceinfrontofthisbroad,stoneEnglishmansion,withitssolidwingsanditsPalladiopillarsbeforethedoorway.

           "Mydear!"hecried,glancingoverhisshoulder;"mydear,hereisourguest!Welcome,welcometoGreylands!Iamdelightedtomakeyouracquaintance,CousinMarshall,andItakeitasagreatcomplimentthatyoushouldhonourthissleepylittlecountryplacewithyourpresence."

           Nothingcouldbemoreheartythanhismanner,andhesetmeatmyeaseinaninstant.Butitneededallhiscordialitytoatoneforthefrigidityandevenrudenessofhiswife,atall,haggardwoman,whocameforwardathissummons.Shewas,Ibelieve,ofBrazilianextraction,thoughshespokeexcellentEnglish,andIexcusedhermannersonthescoreofherignoranceofourcustoms.Shedidnotattempttoconceal,however,eitherthenorafterwards,thatIwasnoverywelcomevisitoratGreylandsCourt.Heractualwordswere,asarule,courteous,butshewasthepossessorofapairofparticularlyexpressivedarkeyes,andIreadinthemveryclearlyfromthefirstthatsheheartilywishedmebackinLondononcemore.

           However,mydebtsweretoopressingandmydesignsuponmywealthyrelativeweretoovitalformetoallowthemtobeupsetbytheill-temperofhiswife,soIdisregardedhercoldnessandreciprocatedtheextremecordialityofhiswelcome.

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