Випадок Чарльза Декстера Варда

Chapter 6

           Oneshopkeeper,inthecourseofnegotiations,hadseenaspecimenofhishandwritinganddeclareditwasveryqueerandcrabbed;thisbeingconfirmedbypencilednotesofnoclearmeaningfoundinhisroomandidentifiedbythemerchant.Inconnectionwiththevampirismrumorsoftheprecedingsummer,amajorityofthegossipsbelievedthatAllenratherthanWardwastheactualvampire.Statementswerealsoobtainedfromtheofficialswhohadvisitedthebungalowaftertheunpleasantincidentofthemotortruckrobbery.TheyhadfeltlessofthesinisterinDr.Allen,buthadrecognizedhimasthedominantfigureinthequeershadowycottage.Theplacehadbeentoodarkforthemtoobservehimclearly,buttheywouldknowhimagainiftheysawhim.Hisbeardhadlookedodd,andtheythoughthehadsomeslightscarabovehisdarkspectacledrighteye.Asforthedetectives’searchofAllen’sroom,ityieldednothingdefinitesavethebeardandglasses,andseveralpencilednotesinacrabbedwritingwhichWillettatoncesawwasidenticalwiththatsharedbytheoldCurwenmanuscriptsandbythevoluminousrecentnotesofyoungWardfoundinthevanishedcatacombsofhorror.

           Dr.WillettandMr.Wardcaughtsomethingofaprofound,subtle,andinsidiouscosmicfearfromthisdataasitwasgraduallyunfolded,andalmosttrembledinfollowingupthevague,madthoughtwhichhadsimultaneouslyreachedtheirminds.

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