Випадок Чарльза Декстера Варда

Chapter 4

           TheseniorWard,whiledenyingthislatterwishasabsurdforaboyofonlyeighteen,acquiescedregardingtheuniversity;sothatafteranonetoobrilliantgraduationfromtheMosesBrownSchoolthereensuedforCharlesathree-yearperiodofintensiveoccultstudyandgraveyardsearching.Hebecamerecognizedasaneccentric,anddroppedevenmorecompletelyfromthesightofhisfamily’sfriendsthanhehadbeenbefore;keepingclosetohisworkandonlyoccasionallymakingtripstoothercitiestoconsultobscurerecords.Oncehewentsouthtotalktoastrangemulattowhodweltinaswampandaboutwhomanewspaperhandprintedacuriousarticle.AgainhesoughtasmallvillageintheAdirondackswhencereportsofcertainoddceremonialpracticeshadcome.ButstillhisparentsforbadehimthetriptotheOldWorldwhichhedesired.

           ComingofageinApril,1923,andhavingpreviouslyinheritedasmallcompetencefromhismaternalgrandfather,WarddeterminedatlasttotaketheEuropeantriphithertodeniedhim.Ofhisproposeditineraryhewouldsaynothingsavethattheneedsofhisstudieswouldcarryhimtomanyplaces,buthepromisedtowritehisparentsfullyandfaithfully.Whentheysawhecouldnotbedissuaded,theyceasedalloppositionandhelpedasbesttheycould;sothatinJunetheyoungmansailedforLiverpoolwiththefarewellblessingsofhisfatherandmother,whoaccompaniedhimtoBostonandwavedhimoutofsightfromtheWhiteStarpierinCharlestown.

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