Тінь над Іннсмутом

Chapter 8

           Ididnotexactlyrelishthistask,fortheatmosphereoftheWilliamsonhomehadalwaysdepressedme.Therewasastrainofmorbiditythere,andmymotherhadneverencouragedmyvisitingherparentsasachild,althoughshealwayswelcomedherfatherwhenhecametoToledo.MyArkham-borngrandmotherhadseemedstrangeandalmostterrifyingtome,andIdonotthinkIgrievedwhenshedisappeared.Iwaseightyearsoldthen,anditwassaidthatshehadwanderedoffingriefafterthesuicideofmyUncleDouglas,hereldestson.HehadshothimselfafteratriptoNewEnglandthesametrip,nodoubt,whichhadcausedhimtoberecalledattheArkhamHistoricalSociety.

           Thisunclehadresembledher,andIhadneverlikedhimeither.Somethingaboutthestaring,unwinkingexpressionofbothofthemhadgivenmeavague,unaccountableuneasiness.MymotherandUncleWalterhadnotlookedlikethat.Theywereliketheirfather,thoughpoorlittlecousinLawrenceWalter’ssonhadbeenalmostperfectduplicateofhisgrandmotherbeforehisconditiontookhimtothepermanentseclusionofasanitariumatCanton.Ihadnotseenhiminfouryears,butmyuncleonceimpliedthathisstate,bothmentalandphysical,wasverybad.Thisworryhadprobablybeenamajorcauseofhismother’sdeathtwoyearsbefore.

           MygrandfatherandhiswidowedsonWalternowcomprisedtheClevelandhousehold,butthememoryofoldertimeshungthicklyoverit.Istilldislikedtheplace,andtriedtogetmyresearchesdoneasquicklyaspossible.

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