第39章 掘墓盗尸人〔7〕 (第1/2页)
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"Androofanother.Yes,Iknow;andI'massorryasyouarethisshouldhavecomehere,
"taingthebodywithhiscane.
"Thenextbestthingformeisnottorecogniseit
"andheaddedcoolly,
"Idon't.Youmay,ifyoulease.Idon'tdictate,butIthinkamanoftheworldwoulddoasIdo;andImayadd,IfancythatiswhatKwouldlookforatourhands.Thequestionis,whyhechoseustwoforhisassistants.AndIanswer,becausehedidn'twantoldwives.
"
ThiswasthetoneofallotherstoaffectthemindofaladlikeFettes.HeagreedtoimitateMacfarlane.Thebodyoftheunfortunategirlwasdulydissected,andnooneremarkedoraearedtorecogniseher.
Oneafternoon,whenhisday'sworkwasover,FettesdroedintoaoulartavernandfoundMacfarlanesittingwithastranger.Thiswasasmallman,veryaleanddark,withcoal-blackeyes.Thecutofhisfeaturesgavearomiseofintellectandrefinementwhichwasbutfeeblyrealisedinhismanners,forheroved,uonaneareracquaintance,coarse,vulgar,andstuid.Heexercised,however,averyremarkablecontroloverMacfarlane;issuedordersliketheGreatBashaw;becameinflamedattheleastdiscussionordelay,andcommentedrudelyontheservilitywithwhichhewasobeyed.ThismostoffensiveersontookafancytoFettesonthesot,liedhimwithdrinks,andhonouredhimwithunusualconfidencesonhisastcareer.Ifatenthartofwhatheconfessedweretrue,hewasaveryloathsomerogue;andthelad'svanitywastickledbytheattentionofsoexeriencedaman.
"I'marettybadfellowmyself,
"thestrangerremarked,
"butMacfarlaneistheboy—ToddyMacfarlaneIcallhim.Toddy,orderyourfriendanotherglass.
"Oritmightbe,
"Toddy,youjumuandshutthedoor.
"
"Toddyhatesme,
"hesaidagain.
"Ohyes,Toddy,youdo!
"
"Don'tyoucallmethatconfoundedname,
"growledMacfarlane.
"Hearhim!Didyoueverseetheladslayknife?Hewouldliketodothatallovermybody,
"remarkedthestranger.
"Wemedicalshaveabetterwaythanthat,
"saidFettes.
"Whenwedislikeadeadfriendofours,wedissecthim.
"
Macfarlanelookedusharly,asthoughthisjestwerescarcelytohismind.
Theafternoonassed.Gray,forthatwasthestranger'sname,invitedFettestojointhematdinner,orderedafeastsosumtuousthatthetavernwasthrownintocommotion,andwhenallwasdonecommandedMacfarlanetosettlethebill.Itwaslatebeforetheysearated;themanGraywasincaablydrunk.Macfarlane,soberedbyhisfury,chewedthecudofthemoneyhehadbeenforcedtosquanderandtheslightshehadbeenobligedtoswallow.Fettes,withvariousliquorssinginginhishead,returnedhomewithdeviousfootstesandamindentirelyinabeyance.NextdayMacfarlanewasabsentfromtheclass,andFettessmiledtohimselfasheimaginedhimstillsquiringtheintolerableGrayfromtaverntotavern.Assoonasthehouroflibertyhadstruckheostedfromlacetolaceinquestofhislastnight'scomanions.Hecouldfindthem,however,nowhere;soreturnedearlytohisrooms,wentearlytobed,andsletthesleeofthejust.
Atfourinthemorninghewasawakenedbythewell-knownsignal.Descendingtothedoor,hewasfilledwithastonishmenttofindMacfarlanewithhisgig,andinthegigoneofthoselongandghastlyackageswithwhichhewassowellacquainted.
"What?
"hecried.
"Haveyoubeenoutalone?Howdidyoumanage?
"
