Тінь над Іннсмутом

Chapter 1

           "Thatwasbeforethebigepidemicof1846,whenoverhalfthefolksinInnsmouthwascarriedoff.Theyneverdidquitefigureoutwhatthetroublewas,butitwasprobablysomeforeignkindofdiseasebroughtfromChinaorsomewherebytheshipping.Itsurelywasbadenoughtherewasriotsoverit,andallsortsofghastlydoingsthatIdon’tbelieveevergotoutsideoftownanditlefttheplaceinawfulshape.Nevercamebacktherecan’tbemore’n300or400peoplelivingtherenow.

           "ButtherealthingbehindthewayfolksfeelissimplyraceprejudiceandIdon’tsayI’mblamingthosethatholdit.IhatethoseInnsmouthfolksmyself,andIwouldn’tcaretogototheirtown.Is’poseyouknowthoughIcanseeyou’reaWesternerbyyourtalkwhatalotourNewEnglandshipsusedtohavetodowithqueerportsinAfrica,Asia,theSouthSeas,andeverywhereelse,andwhatqueerkindsofpeopletheysometimesbroughtbackwith’em.You’veprobablyheardabouttheSalemmanthatcamehomewithaChinesewife,andmaybeyouknowthere’sstillabunchofFijiIslanderssomewherearoundCapeCod.

           "Well,theremustbesomethinglikethatbackoftheInnsmouthpeople.Theplacealwayswasbadlycutofffromtherestofthecountrybymarshesandcreeksandwecan’tbesureabouttheinsandoutsofthematter;butit’sprettyclearthatoldCaptainMarshmusthavebroughthomesomeoddspecimenswhenhehadallthreeofhisshipsincommissionbackinthetwentiesandthirties.TherecertainlyisastrangekindofstreakintheInnsmouthfolkstodayIdon’tknowhowtoexplainitbutitsortofmakesyoucrawl.You’llnoticealittleinSargentifyoutakehisbus.Someof’emhavequeernarrowheadswithflatnosesandbulgy,staryeyesthatneverseemtoshut,andtheirskinain’tquiteright.

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