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leaning against the wall�察�and asked if there were any sketches in it。 I told 

him there were a few which I had made during my recent stay in Paris。 ;In 

Paris�拭─�he repeated�察�with a look of interest�察 �may I see them�拭─�

     I gave him the permission he asked as a matter of course。 Sitting down�察�

he took the portfolio on his knee�察�and began to look through it。 He turned 

over the first five sketches rapidly enough�察�but when he came to the sixth I 

saw his face flush directly�察�and observed that he took the drawing out of 

the portfolio�察�carried it to the window�察�and remained silently absorbed in 

the contemplation of it for full five minutes。 After that he turned round to 

me�察�and asked very anxiously if I had any objection to parting with that 

sketch。 



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     It was the least interesting drawing of the collectionmerely a view in 

one of the streets running by the backs of the houses in the Palais Royal。 

Some four or five of these houses were comprised in the view�察�which was 

of no particular use to me in any way�察�and which was too valueless�察�as a 

work of art�察�for me to think of selling it。 I begged his acceptance of it at 

once。 He thanked me quite warmly�察�and then�察�seeing that I looked a little 

surprised at the odd selection he had made from my sketches�察�laughingly 

asked     me    if  I  could   guess   why    he   had   been    so   anxious    to  become 

possessed of the view which I had given him。 

     ;Probably�察─      �I   answered�察      �there    is   some     remarkable       historical 

association connected with that street at the back of the Palais Royal�察�of 

which I am ignorant。; 

     ;No�察─  �said   Mr。   Faulkner�察   �at   least   none   that   /I/   know   of。   The   only 

association   connected   with   the   place   in   /my/   mind   is   a   purely   personal 

association。 Look at this house in your drawingthe house with the water´ 

pipe running down it from top to bottom。 I once passed a night therea 

night    I  shall  never    forget   to  the   day   of  my    death。   I  have   had   some 

awkward   travelling   adventures   in   my   time�察  �but   /that/   adventure�   �Well�察�

never mind�察�suppose we begin the sitting。 I make but a bad return for your 

kindness in giving me the sketch by thus wasting your time in mere talk。; 

     ;Come� �come� ─�thought I�察�as he went back to the sitter's chair�察 �I shall 

see your natural expression on your face if I can only get you to talk about 

that adventure。; It was easy enough to lead him in the right direction。 At 

the first hint from me�察�he returned to the subject of the house in the back 

street。 Without�察�I hope�察�showing any undue curiosity�察�I contrived to let him 

see that I felt a deep interest in everything he now said。 After two or three 

preliminary   hesitations�察  �he   at   last�察  �to   my   great   joy�察  �fairly   started   on   the 

narrative of his adventure。 In the interest of his subject he soon completely 

forgot    that   he  was    sitting  for  his   portrait��the   very   expression     that   I 

wanted       came     over    his   face��and     my     drawing      proceeded      toward 

completion�察�in the right direction�察�and to the best purpose。 At every fresh 

touch I felt more and more certain that I was now getting the better of my 

grand difficulty�察  �and   I   enjoyed   the   additional   gratification   of   having   my 

work   lightened   by   the   recital   of   a   true   story�察  �which   possessed�察  �in   my 



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estimation�察�all the excitement of the most exciting romance。 

     This�察�as I recollect it�察�is how Mr。 Faulkner told me his adventure。 



        THE TRAVELLER'S STORY OF A TERRIBLY 



                                STRANGE BED 



     Shortly after my education at college was finished�察�I happened to be 

staying at Paris with an English friend。 We were both young men then�察�and 

lived�察�I am afraid�察�rather a wild life�察�in the delightful city of our sojourn。 

One  night   we   were   idling   about   the   neighbourhood   of   the   Palais   Royal�察�

doubtful to what amusement we should next betake ourselves。 My friend 

proposed   a   visit   to   Frascati's�察  �but   his   suggestion   was   not   to   my   taste。   I 

knew Frascati's�察�as the French saying is�察�by heart�察�had lost and won plenty 

of   five´franc    pieces   there�察 �merely    for   amusement's      sake�察 �until   it  was 

amusement no longer�察�and was thoroughly tired�察�in fact�察�of all the ghastly 

respectabilities of such a social anomaly as a respectable gambling´house。 

;For Heaven's sake�察─�said I to my friend�察 �let us go somewhere where we 

can see a little genuine�察�blackguard�察�poverty´stricken gaming with no false 

gingerbread   glitter   thrown   over   it   all。   Let   us   get   away  from   fashionable 

Frascati's�察�to a house where they don't mind letting in a man with a ragged 

coat�察�or a man with no coat�察�ragged or otherwise。; ;Very well�察─�said my 

friend�察 �we needn't go out of the Palais Royal to find the sort of company 

you   want。   Here's   the   place   just   before   us�察  �as   blackguard   a   place�察  �by   all 

report�察�as you could possibly wish to see。; In another minute we arrived at 

the door and entered the house�察�the back of which you have drawn in your 

sketch。 

     When     we    got  upstairs�察  �and   had   left  our  hats  and   sticks   with   the 

doorkeeper�察�we were admitted into the chief gambling´room。 We did not 

find many people assembled there。 But�察�few as the men were who looked 

up at us on our entrance�察�they were all typeslamentably true types of 

their respective classes。 

     We had come to see blackguards�察�but these men were something worse。 

There   is   a   comic   side�察  �more   or   less   appreciable�察  �in   all   blackguardism 



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here there was nothing but tragedymute�察�weird tragedy。 The quiet in the 

room   was   horrible。   The   thin�察  �haggard�察  �long´haired   young   man�察  �whose 

sunken eyes fiercely watched the turning up of the cards�察�never spoke�察�the 

flabby�察    �fat´faced�察  �pimply     player�察  �who     pricked    his  piece    of  pasteboard 

perseveringly�察�to register how often black won�察�and how often rednever 

spoke�察�the dirty�察�wrinkled old man�察�with the vulture eyes and the darned 

great´coat�察�who had lost his last sou�察�and still looked on desperately�察�after 

he   could   play   no   longernever   spoke。   Even   the   voice   of   the   croupier 

sounded as if it were strangely dulled and thickened in the atmosphere of 

the room。 I had entered the place to laugh�察�but the spectacle before me was 

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