large/4193/great_god_pan_1108_librivox_64kb_mp3/greatgodpan_05_machen_64kb_32
large/4193/great_god_pan_1108_librivox_64kb_mp3/greatgodpan_05_machen_64kb
English
4193
Did you notice any particular emotion in him when you were telling your tale?" "Yes, I did. He became very faint, but he assured me that it was a mere passing attack to which he was subject." "Did you believe him?" DID YOU NOTICE ANY PARTICULAR EMOTION IN HIM WHEN YOU WERE TELLING YOUR TALE YES I DID HE BECAME VERY FAINT BUT HE ASSURED ME THAT IT WAS A MERE PASSING ATTACK TO WHICH HE WAS SUBJECT DID YOU BELIEVE HIM
 but we will talk on more cheerful topics than this.” Austin folded the letter methodically, and returned it to Villiers. “It is certainly an extraordinary letter,” he said, “what does he mean by the portrait?” “Ah! I forgot to tell you I have been to Paul Street and have made a discovery.” Villiers told his story as he had told it to Clarke, and Austin listened in silence. He seemed puzzled. “How very curious that you should experience such an unpleasant sensation in that room!” he said at length. “I hardly gather that it was a mere matter of the imagination; a feeling of repulsion, in short.” “No, it was more physical than mental. It was as if I were inhaling at every breath some deadly fume, which seemed to penetrate to every nerve and bone and sinew of my body. I felt racked from head to foot, my eyes began to grow dim; it was like the entrance of death.” “Yes, yes, very strange certainly. You see, your friend confesses that there is some very black story connected with this woman. DETERMINATION COME AND SEE ME BY ALL MEANS BUT WE WILL TALK ON MORE CHEERFUL TOPICS THAN THIS AUSTIN FOLDED THE LETTER METHODICALLY AND RETURNED IT TO VILLIERS IT IS CERTAINLY AN EXTRAORDINARY LETTER HE SAID WHAT DOES HE MEAN BY THE PORTRAIT AH I FORGOT TO TELL YOU I HAVE BEEN TO PAUL STREET AND HAVE MADE A DISCOVERY VILLIERS TOLD HIS STORY AS HE HAD TOLD IT TO CLARKE AND AUSTIN LISTENED IN SILENCE HE SEEMED PUZZLED HOW VERY CURIOUS THAT YOU SHOULD EXPERIENCE SUCH AN UNPLEASANT SENSATION IN THAT ROOM HE SAID AT LENGTH I HARDLY GATHER THAT IT WAS A MERE MATTER OF THE IMAGINATION A FEELING OF REPULSION IN SHORT NO IT WAS MORE PHYSICAL THAN MENTAL IT WAS AS IF I WERE INHALING AT EVERY BREATH SOME DEADLY FUME WHICH SEEMED TO PENETRATE TO EVERY NERVE AND BONE AND SINEW OF MY BODY I FELT RACKED FROM HEAD TO FOOT MY EYES BEGAN TO GROW DIM IT WAS LIKE THE ENTRANCE OF DEATH YES YES VERY STRANGE CERTAINLY YOU SEE YOUR FRIEND CONFESSES THAT THERE IS SOME VERY BLACK STORY CONNECTED WITH THIS WOMAN
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