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1、THE MONKEYS PAW(1902)from The lady of the barge(1906,6th ed.)London and New York Harper&Brothers,Publishers by W.W.Jacobs I.WITHOUT,the night was cold and wet,but in the small parlour of Laburnam Villa the blinds were drawn and the fire burned brightly.Father and son were at chess,the former,who pos

2、sessed ideas about the game involving radical changes,putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire.Hark at the wind,said Mr.White,who,having seen a fatal mistake after it was too late,was amiably de

3、sirous of preventing his son from seeing it.Im listening,said the latter,grimly surveying the board as he stretched out his hand.Check.I should hardly think that hed come to-night,said his father,with his hand poised over the board.Mate,replied the son.Thats the worst of living so far out,bawled Mr.

4、White,with sudden and unlooked-for violence;of all the beastly,slushy,out-of-the-way places to live in,this is the worst.Pathways a bog,and the roads a torrent.I dont know what people are thinking about.I suppose because only two houses on the road are let,they think it doesnt matter.Never mind,dear

5、,said his wife soothingly;perhaps youll win the next one.Mr.White looked up sharply,just in time to intercept a knowing glance between mother and son.The words died away on his lips,and he hid a guilty grin in his thin grey beard.There he is,said Herbert White,as the gate banged to loudly and heavy

6、footsteps came toward the door.The old man rose with hospitable haste,and opening the door,was heard condoling with the new arrival.The new arrival also condoled with himself,so that Mrs.White said,Tut,tut!and coughed gently as her husband entered the room,followed by a tall burly man,beady of eye a

7、nd rubicund of visage.Sergeant-Major Morris,he said,introducing him.The sergeant-major shook hands,and taking the proffered seat by the fire,watched contentedly while his host got out whisky and tumblers and stood a small copper kettle on the fire.At the third glass his eyes got brighter,and he bega

8、n to talk,the little family circle regarding with eager interest this visitor from distant parts,as he squared his broad shoulders in the chair and spoke of strange scenes and doughty deeds;of wars and plagues and strange peoples.Twenty-one years of it,said Mr.White,nodding at his wife and son.When

9、he went away he was a slip of a youth in the warehouse.Now look at him.He dont look to have taken much harm,said Mrs.White,politely.Id like to go to India myself,said the old man,just to look round a bit,you know.Better where you are,said the sergeant-major,shaking his head.He put down the empty gla

10、ss,and sighing softly,shook it again.I should like to see those old temples and fakirs and jugglers,said the old man.What was that you started telling me the other day about a monkeys paw or something,Morris?Nothing,said the soldier hastily.Leastways,nothing worth hearing.Monkeys paw?said Mrs.White

11、curiously.Well,its just a bit of what you might call magic,perhaps,said the sergeant-major off-handedly.His three listeners leaned forward eagerly.The visitor absentmindedly put his empty glass to his lips and then set it down again.His host filled it for him.To look at,said the sergeant-major,fumbl

12、ing in his pocket,its just an ordinary little paw,dried to a mummy.He took something out of his pocket and proffered it.Mrs.White drew back with a grimace,but her son,taking it,examined it curiously.And what is there special about it?inquired Mr.White,as he took it from his son and,having examined i

13、t,placed it upon the table.It had a spell put on it by an old fakir,said the sergeant-major,a very holy man.He wanted to show that fate ruled peoples lives,and that those who interfered with it did so to their sorrow.He put a spell on it so that three separate men could each have three wishes from i

14、t.His manner was so impressive that his hearers were conscious that their light laughter jarred somewhat.Well,why dont you have three,sir?said Herbert White cleverly.The soldier regarded him in the way that middle age is wont to regard presumptuous youth.I have,he said quietly,and his blotchy face w

15、hitened.And did you really have the three wishes granted?asked Mrs.White.I did,said the sergeant-major,and his glass tapped against his strong teeth.And has anybody else wished?inquired the old lady.The first man had his three wishes,yes,was the reply.I dont know what the first two were,but the thir

16、d was for death.Thats how I got the paw.His tones were so grave that a hush fell upon the group.If youve had your three wishes,its no good to you now,then,Morris,said the old man at last.What do you keep it for?The soldier shook his head.Fancy,I suppose,he said slowly.If you could have another three

17、 wishes,said the old man,eyeing him keenly,would you have them?I dont know,said the other.I dont know.He took the paw,and dangling it between his front finger and thumb,suddenly threw it upon the fire.White,with a slight cry,stooped down and snatched it off.Better let it burn,said the soldier solemn

18、ly.If you dont want it,Morris,said the old man,give it to me.I wont,said his friend doggedly.I threw it on the fire.If you keep it,dont blame me for what happens.Pitch it on the fire again,like a sensible man.The other shook his head and examined his new possession closely.How do you do it?he inquir

19、ed.Hold it up in your right hand and wish aloud,said the sergeant-major,but I warn you of the consequences.Sounds like the Arabian Nights,said Mrs White,as she rose and began to set the supper.Dont you think you might wish for four pairs of hands for me?Her husband drew the talisman from his pocket

20、and then all three burst into laughter as the sergeant-major,with a look of alarm on his face,caught him by the arm.If you must wish,he said gruffly,wish for something sensible.Mr.White dropped it back into his pocket,and placing chairs,motioned his friend to the table.In the business of supper the

21、talisman was partly forgotten,and afterward the three sat listening in an enthralled fashion to a second instalment of the soldiers adventures in India.If the tale about the monkey paw is not more truthful than those he has been telling us,said Herbert,as the door closed behind their guest,just in t

22、ime for him to catch the last train,we shant make much out of it.Did you give him anything for it,father?inquired Mrs.White,regarding her husband closely.A trifle,said he,colouring slightly.He didnt want it,but I made him take it.And he pressed me again to throw it away.Likely,said Herbert,with pret

23、ended horror.Why,were going to be rich,and famous,and happy.Wish to be an emperor,father,to begin with;then you cant be henpecked.He darted round the table,pursued by the maligned Mrs.White armed with an antimacassar.Mr.White took the paw from his pocket and eyed it dubiously.I dont know what to wis

24、h for,and thats a fact,he said slowly.It seems to me Ive got all I want.If you only cleared the house,youd be quite happy,wouldnt you?said Herbert,with his hand on his shoulder.Well,wish for two hundred pounds,then;thatll just do it.His father,smiling shamefacedly at his own credulity,held up the ta

25、lisman,as his son,with a solemn face somewhat marred by a wink at his mother,sat down at the piano and struck a few impressive chords.I wish for two hundred pounds,said the old man distinctly.A fine crash from the piano greeted the words,interrupted by a shuddering cry from the old man.His wife and

26、son ran toward him.It moved,he cried,with a glance of disgust at the object as it lay on the floor.As I wished it twisted in my hands like a snake.Well,I dont see the money,said his son,as he picked it up and placed it on the table,and I bet I never shall.It must have been your fancy,father,said his

27、 wife,regarding him anxiously.He shook his head.Never mind,though;theres no harm done,but it gave me a shock all the same.They sat down by the fire again while the two men finished their pipes.Outside,the wind was higher than ever,and the old man started nervously at the sound of a door banging upst

28、airs.A silence unusual and depressing settled upon all three,which lasted until the old couple rose to retire for the night.I expect youll find the cash tied up in a big bag in the middle of your bed,said Herbert,as he bade them good-night,and something horrible squatting up on top of the wardrobe w

29、atching you as you pocket your ill-gotten gains.He sat alone in the darkness,gazing at the dying fire,and seeing faces in it.The last face was so horrible and so simian that he gazed at it in amazement.It got so vivid that,with a little uneasy laugh,he felt on the table for a glass containing a litt

30、le water to throw over it.His hand grasped the monkeys paw,and with a little shiver he wiped his hand on his coat and went up to bed.II.IN the brightness of the wintry sun next morning as it streamed over the breakfast table Herbert laughed at his fears.There was an air of prosaic wholesomeness abou

31、t the room which it had lacked on the previous night,and the dirty,shrivelled little paw was pitched on the sideboard with a carelessness which betokened no great belief in its virtues.I suppose all old soldiers are the same,said Mrs White.The idea of our listening to such nonsense!How could wishes

32、be granted in these days?And if they could,how could two hundred pounds hurt you,father?Might drop on his head from the sky,said the frivolous Herbert.Morris said the things happened so naturally,said his father,that you might if you so wished attribute it to coincidence.Well,dont break into the mon

33、ey before I come back,said Herbert,as he rose from the table.Im afraid itll turn you into a mean,avaricious man,and we shall have to disown you.His mother laughed,and following him to the door,watched him down the road,and returning to the breakfast table,was very happy at the expense of her husband

34、s credulity.All of which did not prevent her from scurrying to the door at the postmans knock,nor prevent her from referring somewhat shortly to retired sergeant-majors of bibulous habits when she found that the post brought a tailors bill.Herbert will have some more of his funny remarks,I expect,wh

35、en he comes home,she said,as they sat at dinner.I dare say,said Mr.White,pouring himself out some beer;but for all that,the thing moved in my hand;that Ill swear to.You thought it did,said the old lady soothingly.I say it did,replied the other.There was no thought about it;I had just-Whats the matte

36、r?His wife made no reply.She was watching the mysterious movements of a man outside,who,peering in an undecided fashion at the house,appeared to be trying to make up his mind to enter.In mental connection with the two hundred pounds,she noticed that the stranger was well dressed and wore a silk hat

37、of glossy newness.Three times he paused at the gate,and then walked on again.The fourth time he stood with his hand upon it,and then with sudden resolution flung it open and walked up the path.Mrs.White at the same moment placed her hands behind her,and hurriedly unfastening the strings of her apron

38、,put that useful article of apparel beneath the cushion of her chair.She brought the stranger,who seemed ill at ease,into the room.He gazed at her furtively,and listened in a preoccupied fashion as the old lady apologized for the appearance of the room,and her husbands coat,a garment which he usuall

39、y reserved for the garden.She then waited as patiently as her sex would permit,for him to broach his business,but he was at first strangely silent.I-was asked to call,he said at last,and stooped and picked a piece of cotton from his trousers.I come from Maw and Meggins.The old lady started.Is anythi

40、ng the matter?she asked breathlessly.Has anything happened to Herbert?What is it?What is it?Her husband interposed.There,there,mother,he said hastily.Sit down,and dont jump to conclusions.Youve not brought bad news,Im sure,sir and he eyed the other wistfully.Im sorry-began the visitor.Is he hurt?dem

41、anded the mother.The visitor bowed in assent.Badly hurt,he said quietly,but he is not in any pain.Oh,thank God!said the old woman,clasping her hands.Thank God for that!Thank-She broke off suddenly as the sinister meaning of the assurance dawned upon her and she saw the awful confirmation of her fear

42、s in the others averted face.She caught her breath,and turning to her slower-witted husband,laid her trembling old hand upon his.There was a long silence.He was caught in the machinery,said the visitor at length,in a low voice.Caught in the machinery,repeated Mr.White,in a dazed fashion,yes.He sat s

43、taring blankly out at the window,and taking his wifes hand between his own,pressed it as he had been wont to do in their old courting days nearly forty years before.He was the only one left to us,he said,turning gently to the visitor.It is hard.The other coughed,and rising,walked slowly to the windo

44、w.The firm wished me to convey their sincere sympathy with you in your great loss,he said,without looking round.I beg that you will understand I am only their servant and merely obeying orders.There was no reply;the old womans face was white,her eyes staring,and her breath inaudible;on the husbands

45、face was a look such as his friend the sergeant might have carried into his first action.I was to say that Maw and Meggins disclaim all responsibility,continued the other.They admit no liability at all,but in consideration of your sons services they wish to present you with a certain sum as compensa

46、tion.Mr.White dropped his wifes hand,and rising to his feet,gazed with a look of horror at his visitor.His dry lips shaped the words,How much?Two hundred pounds,was the answer.Unconscious of his wifes shriek,the old man smiled faintly,put out his hands like a sightless man,and dropped,a senseless he

47、ap,to the floor.III.IN the huge new cemetery,some two miles distant,the old people buried their dead,and came back to a house steeped in shadow and silence.It was all over so quickly that at first they could hardly realize it,and remained in a state of expectation as though of something else to happ

48、en-something else which was to lighten this load,too heavy for old hearts to bear.But the days passed,and expectation gave place to resignation-the hopeless resignation of the old,sometimes miscalled,apathy.Sometimes they hardly exchanged a word,for now they had nothing to talk about,and their days

49、were long to weariness.It was about a week after that that the old man,waking suddenly in the night,stretched out his hand and found himself alone.The room was in darkness,and the sound of subdued weeping came from the window.He raised himself in bed and listened.Come back,he said tenderly.You will

50、be cold.It is colder for my son,said the old woman,and wept afresh.The sound of her sobs died away on his ears.The bed was warm,and his eyes heavy with sleep.He dozed fitfully,and then slept until a sudden wild cry from his wife awoke him with a start.The paw!she cried wildly.The monkeys paw!He star

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