Tales of Terror and Mystery

The New Catacomb

           Kennedyhadoftenbeenseducedbywhimandpleasurefromhisstudies,buthismindwasanincisiveone,capableoflongandconcentratedeffortswhichendedinsharpreactionsofsensuouslanguor.Hishandsomeface,withitshigh,whiteforehead,itsaggressivenose,anditssomewhatlooseandsensualmouth,wasafairindexofthecompromisebetweenstrengthandweaknessinhisnature.

           Ofaverydifferenttypewashiscompanion,JuliusBurger.Hecameofacuriousblend,aGermanfatherandanItalianmother,withtherobustqualitiesoftheNorthminglingstrangelywiththesoftergracesoftheSouth.BlueTeutoniceyeslightenedhissun-brownedface,andabovethemroseasquare,massiveforehead,withafringeofcloseyellowcurlslyingroundit.Hisstrong,firmjawwasclean-shaven,andhiscompanionhadfrequentlyremarkedhowmuchitsuggestedthoseoldRomanbustswhichpeeredoutfromtheshadowsinthecornersofhischamber.UnderitsbluffGermanstrengththerelayalwaysasuggestionofItaliansubtlety,butthesmilewassohonest,andtheeyessofrank,thatoneunderstoodthatthiswasonlyanindicationofhisancestry,withnoactualbearinguponhischaracter.Inageandinreputation,hewasonthesamelevelashisEnglishcompanion,buthislifeandhisworkhadbothbeenfarmorearduous.Twelveyearsbefore,hehadcomeasapoorstudenttoRome,andhadlivedeversinceuponsomesmallendowmentforresearchwhichhadbeenawardedtohimbytheUniversityofBonn.

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