Тінь над Іннсмутом

Chapter 4

           Despitethestate’ssafetyregulationstherewasnofireescapeonthissideofthehotel,andIsawthatmywindowscommandedonlyasheerthreestorydroptothecobbledcourtyard.Ontherightandleft,however,someancientbrickbusinessblocksabuttedonthehotel;theirslantroofscominguptoareasonablejumpingdistancefrommyfourth-storylevel.ToreacheitheroftheselinesofbuildingsIwouldhavetobeinaroomtwofrommyowninonecaseonthenorthandintheothercaseonthesouthandmymindinstantlysettoworkwhatchancesIhadofmakingthetransfer.

           Icouldnot,Idecided,riskanemergenceintothecorridor;wheremyfootstepswouldsurelybeheard,andwherethedifficultiesofenteringthedesiredroomwouldbeinsuperable.Myprogress,ifitwastobemadeatall,wouldhavetobethroughthelesssolidly-builtconnectingdoorsoftherooms;thelocksandboltsofwhichIwouldhavetoforceviolently,usingmyshoulderasabattering-ramwhenevertheyweresetagainstme.This,Ithought,wouldbepossibleowingtothericketynatureofthehouseanditsfixtures;butIrealisedIcouldnotdoitnoiselessly.Iwouldhavetocountonsheerspeed,andthechanceofgettingtoawindowbeforeanyhostileforcesbecamecoordinatedenoughtoopentherightdoortowardmewithapass-key.MyownouterdoorIreinforcedbypushingthebureauagainstitlittlebylittle,inordertomakeaminimumofsound.

           Iperceivedthatmychanceswereveryslender,andwasfullypreparedforanycalamity.

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