靈異故事:圖書館的四個家伙 04

Four Chaps in the Library 04
圖書館的四個家伙 04
"It is indeed true," said Blake, who, in contrast to Rhodes-Fotheringham, was of a thin shape, and was clutching his brandy glass tightly the whole time. "This apparition grew to a fine old age, until he reached a maturity he could not improve on, and now he haunts the church in which his parents had married."
Again, a strange air filled the room, and an odd nervousness prevailed in the three figures that flanked me. I remember thinking how chilling and sinister were those three fellows, to the point where I began to feel rather frightened me. However, I attempted not to reveal this, as I sat with clenched fists upon that armchair, gazing into the leaping flames opposite my position in that library.
"That is an impressive story," said Atkinson. I had never seen a chap as tall and gangly as he was. His weird-looking legs protruded from that chair, stretched out before him like two huge clothes-props, and behind his gold-rimmed spectacles I observed the most evil pair of grey eyes.
“這是個真實的故事。”布萊克說。和拉霍斯.佛斯林漢姆不同，他長得很瘦弱，講故事的時候手里一直緊握著白蘭地酒杯。“那鬼怪一直長到它成熟為止，現(xiàn)在，它就在它父母當年結婚的那家教堂出沒。”
房間里的氛圍再次變得很奇怪，坐在我身邊的三個人有種怪異的緊張感。我還記得當時他們的神情是多么害怕慌張，那神情讓我覺得很害怕。但我努力不把這種害怕表現(xiàn)出來，于是我坐在扶手椅上，緊握雙拳，緊盯著對面壁爐里跳動的火焰。
阿特肯森說：“這故事真是嚇人。”我從沒見過像他那樣又瘦又高的人。他那看起來怪怪的雙腿從椅子前突出來，像兩根曬衣繩支架似的。透過他的那副金邊眼鏡，我看見一雙至為邪惡的灰色的眼睛。