large/4193/great_god_pan_1108_librivox_64kb_mp3/greatgodpan_05_machen_64kb_31
large/4193/great_god_pan_1108_librivox_64kb_mp3/greatgodpan_05_machen_64kb
English
4193
What I know is strange enough and horrible enough, but beyond my knowledge there are depths and horrors more frightful still, more incredible than any tale told of winter nights about the fire. I have resolved, and nothing shall shake that resolve, to explore no whit farther, and if you value your happiness you will make the same determination. WHAT I KNOW IS STRANGE ENOUGH AND HORRIBLE ENOUGH BUT BEYOND MY KNOWLEDGE THERE ARE DEPTHS AND HORRORS MORE FRIGHTFUL STILL MORE INCREDIBLE THAN ANY TALE TOLD OF WINTER NIGHTS ABOUT THE FIRE I HAVE RESOLVED AND NOTHING SHALL SHAKE THAT RESOLVE TO EXPLORE NO WHIT FARTHER AND IF YOU VALUE YOUR HAPPINESS YOU WILL MAKE THE SAME DETERMINATION
 know a man named Clarke, a dry fellow, in fact a man of business, but shrewd enough. You understand my meaning; not shrewd in the mere business sense of the word, but a man who really knows something about men and life. Well, I laid the case before him, and he was evidently impressed. He said it needed consideration, and asked me to come again in the course of a week. A few days later I received this extraordinary letter.” Austin took the envelope, drew out the letter, and read it curiously. It ran as follows:— “MY DEAR VILLIERS,—I have thought over the matter on which you consulted me the other night, and my advice to you is this. Throw the portrait into the fire, blot out the story from your mind. Never give it another thought, Villiers, or you will be sorry. You will think, no doubt, that I am in possession of some secret information, and to a certain extent that is the case. But I only know a little; I am like a traveller who has peered over an abyss, and has drawn back in terror.  MEAN TO FIND HER SOONER OR LATER I KNOW A MAN NAMED CLARKE A DRY FELLOW IN FACT A MAN OF BUSINESS BUT SHREWD ENOUGH YOU UNDERSTAND MY MEANING NOT SHREWD IN THE MERE BUSINESS SENSE OF THE WORD BUT A MAN WHO REALLY KNOWS SOMETHING ABOUT MEN AND LIFE WELL I LAID THE CASE BEFORE HIM AND HE WAS EVIDENTLY IMPRESSED HE SAID IT NEEDED CONSIDERATION AND ASKED ME TO COME AGAIN IN THE COURSE OF A WEEK A FEW DAYS LATER I RECEIVED THIS EXTRAORDINARY LETTER AUSTIN TOOK THE ENVELOPE DREW OUT THE LETTER AND READ IT CURIOUSLY IT RAN AS FOLLOWS MY DEAR VILLIERS I HAVE THOUGHT OVER THE MATTER ON WHICH YOU CONSULTED ME THE OTHER NIGHT AND MY ADVICE TO YOU IS THIS THROW THE PORTRAIT INTO THE FIRE BLOT OUT THE STORY FROM YOUR MIND NEVER GIVE IT ANOTHER THOUGHT VILLIERS OR YOU WILL BE SORRY YOU WILL THINK NO DOUBT THAT I AM IN POSSESSION OF SOME SECRET INFORMATION AND TO A CERTAIN EXTENT THAT IS THE CASE BUT I ONLY KNOW A LITTLE I AM LIKE A TRAVELLER WHO HAS PEERED OVER AN ABYSS AND HAS DRAWN BACK IN TERROR
large/4193/great_god_pan_1108_librivox_64kb_mp3/greatgodpan_05_machen_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/4193/great_god_pan_1108_librivox_64kb_mp3/greatgodpan_05_machen_64kb.flac