Випадок Чарльза Декстера Варда

Chapter 4

           Willettthoughthehadplaceditsoddfamiliarityatlast,andthatwhatitvaguelyresembledwasthebygonepenmanshipofoldJosephCurwenhimself;butthistheotherphysiciansregardedasaphaseofimitativenessonlytobeexpectedinamaniaofthissort,andrefusedtograntitanyimportanceeitherfavorableorunfavorable.Recognizingthisprosaicattitudeinhiscolleagues,WillettadvisedMr.WardtokeeptohimselftheletterwhicharrivedforDr.AllenonthesecondofAprilfromRakus,Transylvania,inahandwritingsointenselyandfundamentallylikethatoftheHutchinsoncipherthatbothfatherandphysicianpausedinawebeforebreakingtheseal.Thisreadasfollows:

           CastleFerenczy7March1928.

           DearC.:

           HaddaSquadof20MilitiauptotalkaboutwhattheCountryFolksay.MustdiggdeeperandhavelessHearde.TheseRoumaniansplaguemedamnably,beingofficiousandparticularwhereyoucou’dbuyaMagyaroffwithaDrinkeandFood.

           LastmontheM.gotmeyeSarcophagusofyeFiveSphinxesfromyeAcropoliswhereHewhomeIcall’dupsay’ditwou’dbe,andIhavehadde3TalkeswithWhatwasthereininhum’d.ItwillgotoS.O.inPraguedirectly,andthencetoyou.ItisstubbornbutyouknowyeWaywithSuch.

           YoushewWisdominhavinglesseaboutthanBefore;fortherewasnoNeedetokeeptheGuardsinShapeandeat’gofftheirHeads,anditmadeMuchtobefoundeinCaseofTrouble,asyoutoowelleknowe.

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