Випадок Чарльза Декстера Варда

Chapter 2

           Curwencontinuedtobeavoidedanddistrusted,asindeedtheonefactofhiscontinuedairofyouthatagreatagewouldhavebeenenoughtowarrant;andhecouldseethatintheendhisfortuneswouldbelikelytosuffer.Hiselaboratestudiesandexperiments,whatevertheymayhavebeen,apparentlyrequiredaheavyincomefortheirmaintenance;andsinceachangeofenvironmentwoulddeprivehimofthetradingadvantageshehadgained,itwouldnothaveprofitedhimtobeginanewinadifferentregionjustthen.JudgmentdemandedthathepatchuphisrelationswiththetownsfolkofProvidence,sothathispresencemightnolongerbeasignalforhushedconversation,transparentexcusesorerrandselsewhere,andageneralatmosphereofconstraintanduneasiness.Hisclerks,beingnowreducedtotheshiftlessandimpecuniousresiduewhomnooneelsewouldemploy,weregivinghimmuchworry;andheheldtohissea-captainsandmatesonlybyshrewdnessingainingsomekindofascendancyoverthemamortgage,apromissorynote,orabitofinformationverypertinenttotheirwelfare.Inmanycases,diaristshaverecordedwithsomeawe,Curwenshowedalmostthepowerofawizardinunearthingfamilysecretsforquestionableuse.Duringthefinalfiveyearsofhislifeitseemedasthoughonlydirecttalkswiththelong-deadcouldpossiblyhavefurnishedsomeofthedatawhichhehadsogliblyathistongue’send.

           Aboutthistimethecraftyscholarhituponalastdesperateexpedienttoregainhisfootinginthecommunity.

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