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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
something to weep over。 I soon found it nec
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