Випадок Чарльза Декстера Варда
Chapter 2
ofProuidence-Plantations,LateofSalem.’
Excitedbeyondmeasurebyhisdiscovery,Wardshowedthebooktothetwocuriousworkmenbesidehim.Theirtestimonyisabsoluteastothenatureandgenuinenessofthefinding,andDr.Willettreliesonthemtohelpestablishhistheorythattheyouthwasnotmadwhenhebeganhismajoreccentricities.AlltheotherpaperswerelikewiseinCurwen’shandwriting,andoneofthemseemedespeciallyportentousbecauseofitsinscription:’ToHimWhoShalComeAfter,&HowHeMayGettBeyondeTime&YeSpheres.’
Anotherwasinacipher;thesame,Wardhoped,astheHutchinsoncipherwhichhadhithertobaffledhim.Athird,andherethesearcherrejoiced,seemedtobeakeytothecipher;whilstthefourthandfifthwereaddressedrespectivelyto:’Edw:Hutchinson,Armiger’andJedediahOrne,esq.’,’orTheirHeirorHeirs,orThoseRepresent’gThem.’Thesixthandlastwasinscribed:’JosephCurwenhisLifeandTravellsBet’nyeyeares1678and1687:OfWhitherHeVoyag’d,WhereHeStay’d,WhomHeSawe,andWhatHeLearnt.’
