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Chapter 4
Wilburwasbythistimeascholarofreallytremendouseruditioninhisone-sidedway,andwasquietlyknownbycorrespondencetomanylibrariansindistantplaceswhererareandforbiddenbooksofolddaysarekept. HewasmoreandmorehatedanddreadedaroundDunwichbecauseofcertainyouthfuldisappearanceswhichsuspicionlaidvaguelyathisdoor; butwasalwaysabletosilenceinquirythroughfearorthroughuseofthatfundofold-timegoldwhichstill,asinhisgrandfather’stime,wentforthregularlyandincreasinglyforcattle-buying. Hewasnowtremendouslymatureofaspect,andhisheight,havingreachedthenormaladultlimit,seemedinclinedtowaxbeyondthatfigure. In1925,whenascholarlycorrespondentfromMiskatonicUniversitycalleduponhimonedayanddepartedpaleandpuzzled,hewasfullysixandthree-quartersfeettall.
ThroughalltheyearsWilburhadtreatedhishalf-deformedalbinomotherwithagrowingcontempt,finallyforbiddinghertogotothehillswithhimonMayEveandHallowmass; andin1926thepoorcreaturecomplainedtoMamieBishopofbeingafraidofhim.
‘They’smoreabaouthimasIknowsthanIkintellye,Mamie,’shesaid,‘an’naowadaysthey’smorenorwhatIknowmyself. IvaowafurGawd,Idun’tknowwhathewantsnorwhathe’sa-tryin’todew’
