Chapter 5

           

           AschoolofalienistsslightlylessacademicthanDr.Lyman’sassigntoWard’sEuropeantripthebeginningofhistruemadness.Admittingthathewassanewhenhestarted,theybelievethathisconductuponreturningimpliesadisastrouschange.ButeventothisclaimDr.Willettrefusestoconcede.Therewas,heinsists,somethinglater;andthequeernessoftheyouthatthisstageheattributestothepracticeofritualslearnedabroadoddenoughthings,tobesure,butbynomeansimplyingmentalaberrationonthepartoftheircelebrant.Wardhimself,thoughvisiblyagedandhardened,wasstillnormalinhisgeneralreactions;andinseveraltalkswithDr.Willettdisplayedabalancewhichnomadmanevenanincipientonecouldfeigncontinuouslyforlong.WhatelicitedthenotionofinsanityatthisperiodwerethesoundsheardatallhoursfromWard’satticlaboratory,inwhichhekepthimselfmostofthetime.Therewerechantingsandrepetitions,andthunderousdeclamationsinuncannyrhythms;andalthoughthesesoundswerealwaysinWard’sownvoice,therewassomethinginthequalityofthatvoice,andintheaccentsoftheformulaeitpronounced,whichcouldnotbychillthebloodofeveryhearer.ItwasnoticedthatNig,thevenerableandbelovedblackcatofthehousehold,bristledandarchedhisbackperceptiblywhencertainofthetoneswereheard.

           Theodorsoccasionallywaftedfromthelaboratorywerelikewiseexceedinglystrange.

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