Випадок Чарльза Декстера Варда

Chapter 7

           

           Themadmanchokedandsprangfromthechairinwhichhehadbeensitting:

           ’Damnye,whodidyetellandwho’llbelieveitwasheafterthesetwofullmonths,withmealive?Whatd’yemeantodo?’

           Willett,thoughasmallman,actuallytookonakindofjudicialmajestyashecalmedthepatientwithagesture.

           ’Ihavetoldnoone.Thisisnocommoncaseitisamadnessoutoftimeandahorrorfrombeyondthesphereswhichnopoliceorlawyersorcourtsoralienistscouldeverfathomorgrapplewith.ThankGodsomechancehasleftinsidemethesparkofimagination,thatImightnotgoastrayinthinkingoutthisthing.Youcannotdeceiveme,JosephCurwen,forIknowthatyouraccursedmagicistrue!’

           ’Iknowhowyouwovethespellthatbroodedoutsidetheyearsandfastenedonyourdoubleanddescendant;Iknowhowyoudrewhimintothepastandgothimtoraiseyouupfromyourdetestablegrave;Iknowhowhekeptyouhiddeninhislaboratorywhileyoustudiedmodernthingsandrovedabroadasavampirebynight,andhowyoulatershowedyourselfinbeardandglassesthatnoonemightwonderatyourgodlesslikenesstohim;Iknowwhatyouresolvedtodowhenhebalkedatyourmonstrousriflingoftheworld’stombs,andatwhatyouplannedafterward,andIknowhowyoudidit.’

           ’Youleftoffyourbeardandglassesandfooledtheguardsaroundthehouse.Theythoughtitwashewhowentin,andtheythoughtitwashewhocameoutwhenyouhadstrangledandhiddenhim.Butyouhadn’treckonedonthedifferentcontentsoftwominds.

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