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Chapter 7
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Themadmanchokedandsprangfromthechairinwhichhehadbeensitting:
’Damnye,whodidyetell—andwho’llbelieveitwasheafterthesetwofullmonths,withmealive?Whatd’yemeantodo?’
Willett,thoughasmallman,actuallytookonakindofjudicialmajestyashecalmedthepatientwithagesture.
’Ihavetoldnoone.Thisisnocommoncase—itisamadnessoutoftimeandahorrorfrombeyondthesphereswhichnopoliceorlawyersorcourtsoralienistscouldeverfathomorgrapplewith.ThankGodsomechancehasleftinsidemethesparkofimagination,thatImightnotgoastrayinthinkingoutthisthing.Youcannotdeceiveme,JosephCurwen,forIknowthatyouraccursedmagicistrue!’
’Iknowhowyouwovethespellthatbroodedoutsidetheyearsandfastenedonyourdoubleanddescendant;Iknowhowyoudrewhimintothepastandgothimtoraiseyouupfromyourdetestablegrave;Iknowhowhekeptyouhiddeninhislaboratorywhileyoustudiedmodernthingsandrovedabroadasavampirebynight,andhowyoulatershowedyourselfinbeardandglassesthatnoonemightwonderatyourgodlesslikenesstohim;Iknowwhatyouresolvedtodowhenhebalkedatyourmonstrousriflingoftheworld’stombs,andatwhatyouplannedafterward,andIknowhowyoudidit.’
’Youleftoffyourbeardandglassesandfooledtheguardsaroundthehouse.Theythoughtitwashewhowentin,andtheythoughtitwashewhocameoutwhenyouhadstrangledandhiddenhim.Butyouhadn’treckonedonthedifferentcontentsoftwominds.
