Жах Данвіча
Chapter 6
Atfirstthesyllablesdefiedallcorrelationwithanyspeechofearth,buttowardsthelasttherecamesomedisjointedfragmentsevidentlytakenfromtheNecronomicon,thatmonstrousblasphemyinquestofwhichthethinghadperished. Thesefragments,asArmitagerecallsthem,ransomethinglike‘N’gai,n’gha’ghaa,bugg-shoggog,y’hah: Yog–Sothoth,Yog–Sothoth...’ Theytrailedoffintonothingnessasthewhippoorwillsshriekedinrhythmicalcrescendosofunholyanticipation.
Thencameahaltinthegasping,andthedograiseditsheadinalong,lugubrioushowl. Achangecameovertheyellow,goatishfaceoftheprostratething,andthegreatblackeyesfellinappallingly. Outsidethewindowtheshrillingofthewhippoorwillshadsuddenlyceased,andabovethemurmursofthegatheringcrowdtherecamethesoundofapanic-struckwhirringandfluttering. Againstthemoonvastcloudsoffeatherywatchersroseandracedfromsight,franticatthatwhichtheyhadsoughtforprey.
Allatoncethedogstartedupabruptly,gaveafrightenedbark,andleapednervouslyoutofthewindowbywhichithadentered. Acryrosefromthecrowd,andDrArmitageshoutedtothemenoutsidethatnoonemustbeadmittedtillthepoliceormedicalexaminercame. Hewasthankfulthatthewindowswerejusttoohightopermitofpeeringin,anddrewthedarkcurtainscarefullydownovereachone.
