Випадок Чарльза Декстера Варда
Chapter 4
Ononesideofthedoorstoodarackofsavagewhips,abovewhichweresomeshelvesbearingemptyrowsofshallowpedestaledcupsofleadshapedlikeGreciankylikes.Ontheothersidewasthetable;withapowerfulArgandlamp,apadandpencil,andtwoofthestopperedlekythoifromtheshelvesoutsidesetdownatirregularplacesasiftemporarilyorinhaste.Willettlightedthelampandlookedcarefullyatthepad,toseewhatnotesWardmighthavebeenjottingdownwheninterrupted;butfoundnothingmoreintelligiblethanthefollowingdisjointedfragmentsinthatcrabbedCurwenchirography,whichshednolightonthecaseasawhole:
’B.dy’dnot.Escap’dintowallsandfoundePlacebelow.’
’SaweoldeV.sayeyeSabaothandlearntyeeWay.’
’Rais’dYog-SothoththriceandwasyenexteDaydeliver’d.’
’F.soughtetowipeoutallknow’ghowetoraiseThosefromOutside.’
AsthestrongArgandblazelituptheentirechamberthedoctorsawthatthewalloppositethedoor,betweenthetwogroupsoftorturingappliancesinthecorners,wascoveredwithpegsfromwhichhungasetofshapeless-lookingrobesofaratherdismalyellowish-white.Butfarmoreinterestingwerethetwovacantwalls,bothofwhichwerethicklycoveredwithmysticsymbolsandformulaeroughlychiseledinthesmoothdressedstone.Thedampflooralsoboremarksofcarving;andwithbutlittledifficultyWillettdecipheredahugepentagraminthecenter,withaplaincircleaboutthreefeetwidehalfwaybetweenthisandeachcorner.
