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Chapter 8

           Williamsonrecordsandtraditionsweresuppliedinabundancebymygrandfather;thoughforOrnematerialIhadtodependonmyuncleWalter,whoputatmydisposalthecontentsofallhisfiles,includingnotes,letters,cuttings,heirlooms,photographs,andminiatures.

           ItwasingoingoverthelettersandpicturesontheOrnesidethatIbegantoacquireakindofterrorofmyownancestry.AsIhavesaid,mygrandmotherandUncleDouglashadalwaysdisturbedme.Now,yearsaftertheirpassing,Igazedattheirpicturedfaceswithameasurablyheightenedfeelingofrepulsionandalienation.Icouldnotatfirstunderstandthechange,butgraduallyahorriblesortofcomparisonbegantoobtrudeitselfonmyunconsciousminddespitethesteadyrefusalofmyconsciousnesstoadmiteventheleastsuspicionofit.Itwasclearthatthetypicalexpressionofthesefacesnowsuggestedsomethingithadnotsuggestedbeforesomethingwhichwouldbringstarkpaniciftooopenlythoughtof.

           ButtheworstshockcamewhenmyuncleshewedmetheOrnejewelleryinadowntownsafedepositvault.Someoftheitemsweredelicateandinspiringenough,buttherewasoneboxofstrangeoldpiecesdescendedfrommymysteriousgreat-grandmotherwhichmyunclewasalmostreluctanttoproduce.Theywere,hesaid,ofverygrotesqueandalmostrepulsivedesign,andhadnevertohisknowledgebeenpubliclyworn;thoughmygrandmotherusedtoenjoylookingatthem.

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