象人

TheElephantMan

象人

）

仃heCreatureintheShop

in1884,I

edinfrontoftheshopandlookedatthe

tIfeltinterested,thenIfeltangry,horrible,

wasamaninthepicture,edlikean

:ComeinandetheElephantMan.2pence.

Iopenedthedoorandwentin.

dirtymaninanoldcoatwithacigaretteinhismouth.

‘

Whatdoyouwant

?'heasked.

'

I'dliketoetheelephantman,plea,id.

'Isa

Themanlookedatmeangrily.

comebacktomorrow.'

'

Well,youcan't,

'

hesaid.

'Theshop'sclosingnow.Y

'

I'msorry,

'

Isaid.

'otimetolnhavowilot

ngiveyoumorethan2pence.

—

'

tookthecigaretteoutofhismouthandsmiledwithhisyellowteeth.

'

Allright,sir,

'

hesaid.

'Givemetwelvepencethen.

'

mwascoldanddark,andtherewasahorriblesmellinit.

reature,becauitwasnotamanorawoman,likeyou

eryquietlyonthechairinthecold,dark,dirtyroom,

aturehadaclothoveritshead,ableinfrontofit,therewasadeadflower.

‘

Standup!

'saidtheshopkeeper,loudly.

theoldclothoffitshead,andputitonthechair.

ctor,

horrible,screature,thisthing,erenomenorwomeninthehospitallikehim.

Heworesomeoldtrours,butnoshirt,coat,orshoes,dwasthe

ery,verybig

—d

didnothavemuchhair收买人心 ,andtherewasanotherbagofbrown,incamedown

noteoneofhiyesverywell,becaualotofskincamedowninfrontofhisface,too.

Anenormousredtoothcameoutofhismouth,edlikeanelephant'

ecouldnotsmileorlaughorlookangryorsad,ead,likeanelephant'sface.

Thereweremorebagsofdirtyskinonthefrontandbackofthecreature'agscamedownto

htarmwanormous,andtherewerebagsofskinonit,hthandwaslikeaman'sfoot.

Butthelefthandtheleftarmandthelefthandwerebeautiful!Theleftarmhad

wonderfulskin,ikeayoungwoman'shand!

‘

Walk,Merrick!

'

saidtheshopkeeperangrily.

‘

Comen,quickly,move!

'Heiitthe

creaturewithhishand.

Slowly,dnotwalkfarwi手机壁纸女生可爱 thoutastick.

‘

Allright,thankyou,

'

Isaid.

‘'twanttoeanymore.

f

thesmellintheroomwasverybad.

'I

‘

Yes,sir,

'

saidtheshopkeeper.

‘

Sitdown,Merrick.'

pkeepersmiledatmewithhisyellowteeth.

‘

Wonderful,sir,isn'tit

?'

hesaid.

‘ThebestElephantManinEngland!Hundredsofpeople

cometoehim,youknow,hundreds!Itakehimalloverthecountry,Ido!'

‘

Yes,veryinteresting,

'

Isaid.

‘

CanIsitdown?'

‘

Yes,sir,'sachair.

'

Helookedatme,smiling.

‘Wouldyoulikeaglassofwater,

sir?'

‘

Yes,plea,

'eretwoorthreebadapplesand

someoldblackbananasThatwasall.

‘

Er,no••no,thankyou.I'mallright,

'

Isaid.

‘

Didyou

…

didyoucallthecreatureMerrick?'

‘That'sright,tElephantManinEngland!Itakehimalloverthecountry,

peoplewanttoehim.

'

‘

Yes,etalotofmone?'

‘Well,sometimeswedo,sir,'sdifficult,youe,sir,icedon't

likeus,youe,n'llymoveeveryweek.'

‘

Yes,,anyway,

?'

‘

Siloock,ilcock.'

‘

Yes,well,k,I'this

thismanJophMerrickisveryinteresting,olookathimmorecarefully,youe.

‘

Yessir,canhegettothehospitalIt'sgoingtobedifficult.

'

‘

Why,man?ThehospitaI'snotfarfromhere.'

…er

Well,yes,,youe,Merrickcan'shelp.

‘

antmoremoneyIsthatit?'

‘

Well,yes,sir,,youe,peopleareafraidofhimtoo•…Intheroad,littleboysalwaysrunafter

mestheytakeustoprison.'

'

Ie,

'

Isaid.

‘

Well,howcanhecometothehospital,then

?'‘

Bringacab,sir,

'said

Silcock.

'Youcantakehimtothehospitalinacab.

'

2TheCard

Sonextday,atveno

'

clock,erenotverymanypeopleintheroad,

mberitisdarkatveno

'

clockinthemorning,andIcouldnot

edooroftheshopopened,andthecreature,Merrick,cameout.

nenormousblackhatonhishead,lothcamedownfromthehat,de

alongblackcoat,tbeganathisneck,andended

athisfeet,soIcouldnotehisarms,hisbody,eetheworebigshoes,stickinhislefthand,dthedoorofthecab,andgotout.

‘

Goodmorning,k,

'

Isaid.

‘

Canyougetin?

'

‘

Elpmyupasteps,

'hesaid.

'

I'msorry,

'

Isaid.

'Idon'tunderstand.

'

hitthecabwithhisstick.

'

STEPS!

'

hesaidloudly.

'

Helpmeupthesteps!'

erethreestepsupintothecab,andhecouldnotgetupthem.

'

Yes,Iel'msorry,

'

Isaid.

'

Letmehelpyou.'

t

handwaslikeayoungwoman's,buthisbackunderthecoat,feelthebagsofoldskinonhisbackunderthecoat.

Heputoneenormousfootonthefirststep,minute,stoppedandwaitedagain.

‘

Hello,lpyou'

indhim,Icouldeth荷花池作文 reeyoungboys.

Oneoftheboyslaughed.

Thepostmansmiled.

'

Isthegentlemanill

?'

htquickly.

'sisalady,notmgentlmadoctor,andshe'

'

herhand,soIcanhelpherbetter.

ThepostmantookMerrick'slefthand,,veryslowly,Merrickwentupthestepsandintothecab.

edtohisfriends.

'Comeandethis,boys!AfatladyinablackcdaAndlookatthatenormoushat!

reverynearthecabtoo,dthedoorquickly.

'

'

Thankyou,

'Isaidtothepostman.

'

That's政治意识方面 allright,sir,

'

hesaid.

'

She'sastrangelady,sir,isn'tsh

?'

'She'sill,that'sall,

'

Isaidquickly.

'We'eandthankyou

datMerrick.

'

Thatwasdifficult,wasn'tit

?'

Isaid.

Atfirsthesaidnothing,cewasverystrange,butIlistenedtohimcarefully,andIcouldunderstandhim.

‘

Thestepswereverydifficult,

'

hesaid.

‘Butmostthingsaredifficultforme.

‘

Yes,

'

Isaid.

‘

Nothingiasyforyou,isi?'

‘

No,

'

said,

‘

Whoareyou,sir

?'

‘

WhoamI

?Oh,I'msorry,,thisismycarcT.

hought,

‘ncan't

read.

'

putitinhistrourspocket.

dathisheadandarmsandlegsandbodyvery

klookedat

hersometimes,Merrickwasafraidtoo,becauhewasveryquiet.

Atfouro

'

tdayIlookedintheshopwindowagain,butthepicturewasnotthere.

3ALetterto

'

TheTimes'

,oneday,ycardinhishand,

erytired,hungry,anddirty,soIputhimtobedina

otill,nobedsforhungrypeople,oruglypeople.

ItoldtheHospitalChairman,mm,enedcarefully,andthenhewrotealetter

totheeditorofTheTimesnewspaper.

FromTheTimes,December4th,1886

r,

eisJophMerrick,andheis27

till,buthecannotgooutofthehospitalbecauheisvery,likestolookathim,him

‘

TheElephantMan

'.

Twoyearsago,pence,peoplecouldehimand

ickTrevesahospitaldoctorsawMerrick,broughthimtothishospital,escouldnothelpMerrick,buthegavehimhiscard.

Thentheshopkeeper,Silcock,peopleinBelgiumwantedtoehim,andso

afterayearMerrickhad

nSilcocktookMerrick's

50,leftMerrickinBelgium,andwentbackto

London.

neonthetrainandtheshiplookedathim,andlaughedat

on,'scard,andbroughtMerricktotheLondonHospital.

Thismanhasnomoney,eandbodyarevery,veryugly,soofcourmanypeople

eadandwrite,ood,meshemakesthingswithhishandsandgivesthemtothenurs,becautheyarekindtohim.

Heremembershismother,beautifulandkind,ehimtoSilcockalongtimeago.

CanthereadersofTheTimeshelpuSThismanisnotill,ivehimaroomatthe

hospital,aithfully,

mm.

ChairmanoftheLondonHospital

neweek,wehad

50,000,dgivehimahome.

4Merrick'sFirstHome

mwasabathroom,sskinwasmuchbetter,andtherewasnohorriblesmell.

Thecondroomhadabed,table,edhimeveryday,dreading,

thedidnotknowmanybooks

:

theBible,andoneortwonewspapers,that's

vehimsomebooksoflovestories,themagainandagain,and

,themenandwomeninthebookswerealive,eryhappy.

t,mes,

dayanewnurcametothehospital,khisfoodtohisroom,eamed,droppedthefoodonthefloor,andranoutoftheroom.

Iwasveryangrywiththenur,othappyaboutit,hefeltsorryforthegirl.

‘Peopledon'hat,Dr26Treves,

scream.'

'

hesaid.

‘Theyusuallylau

‘Well,Idon'twantnurstolaughatyou,Joph,

you.'

'

Isaidangrily.

'Iwantthem

'

Thankyou,doctor,

'

heaid,inhisstrangeslowvoice.

'Buit'nelaughsatme.I

understandthat.

'

negoodhand,hislefthand,ed

atthepictureforaminute,anoutofhiyeanddowntheskinofhinormous,uglyface.

'

DrTreves,

'

hsaid,slowly.

'Yoaindthenursareverykind,andrmveryhappyhere.

•-IknowIcan'tstayherelong,and・Twouldliketoliveinalighthou,afterthehospital,thoarethebestplacesforme.

‘

Whatdoyoumean

?'

Iasked.

‘

Why?'

hefloweronthepictureandlookedatitcarefully.

‘

Lighthoushaveaallroundthem,don'tthey'hesaid.

‘Nobodycouldlookatmeinalighthou,so

ndpeoplecanenothing,sotheycouldn'teme,couldthey?'

‘

ButJoph,

'

said.

‘

n'tgoingtoleavethehospital.

'

28

‘

Nctbday,perhaps,

'akindman,n'tstayhereveryIong.I

havenomoney.

'

Ismiled.

‘

Joph,Isaid.

‘

'tyou凉拌海蜇皮 understand

?

Youcanstayhereallyour

life.

'Verycarefully,ItoldhimaboutthelettertoTheTimes,andthemoney.

Idon'tthinkheunderstoodatfirst,stoodup,gesoundcamefromhim,likelaughing.

5AnImportantVisitor

IdidnotwantMerricktolivebyhimlf,hisbooks,andtalkedtome,ntedhimtotalktowomen.

Merrickreadaboutwomeninhisbooks,henurveryday,

m,hewasalwaysacreature,notaman.

Oneday,oneofmyfriends,abeautifulyoungwoman,eraboutMerrick,nedthedoor,andsmiledathim.

‘

Goodmorning,k,

'eshookhishand.

satdownonhisbed,withhisheadinhis

hand,rsrandownhisface,betweenhisfingers,andontothefloor.

dnothing,butshesmiledathimandshookhishandagainbeforesheleft.

‘

DrTreves,

'

hesaidtomethatnight.

‘Thatladywaswonderful!Mymothersmiledatme

once,manyyearsago,sladysmiledatmetoo,andsheshookmyhand!Abeautifulladysmiledatmeandshookmyhand!

Myyoungladyfriendcameagainthenextweek,andtalkedtoMerrickforhalfanhour.

Theweekafterthat,vehimsomebooks,andhadacup

firsttimeinhislife,hehadsomefriends.

nhisroom,andreadhisbooks,andsaidnomoreaboutlivingonalighthou.

'

PeoplebegantoreadaboutMerrickinthenewspapers,sohehadalotofvisitors.

iledathim,shook

hishand,klikedtalkingtothepeople,andhebegantoforgetabouthisugly

ntofeellikeaman,notacreature.

Onewonderfulday,elady,penedthedoor,andsmiledathim.

‘

Goodmorning,Joph,

'

said.

‘amous

lady.'

otsmile,becauhisfacecouldnotsmile,buthiyeslookedhappy.

‘

That'sgood,

'

hesaid.

‘

Whoisit?'

Imovedawayfromthedoor,andthevisitorwalkedin.

‘

YouMajesty,thisisJoph

Merrick,

'

Isaid.

‘

Joph,thisisHerMajesty,QueenAlexandra,theQueenofEngland.

QueenAlexandrasmiledathim.

tomeetyou.

'Thensheshookhishand.

spoke,inhisstrange,slowvoice.

‘

Howdoyoudo,k,

'

Shesaid.

'I'mvery

‘

How…jesty,

i'on'tthinktheQueenunderstoodhim,

erydifficultforhim,becauofhinormouslegs.

‘

No,plea,k,dogetup,

'

saidtheQueen.

'

sitatyourtable

?'

'Yes

…

yes,ofcour,

'

khislefthand,thegoodhand,kedatthehandcarefully,andthensmiledatMerrickagain.

'

Ioftenreadaboutyouinthenewspapers,

'

shesaid.

'Youareaveryinterestingman,k.

Youhaveaverydifficultlife,butpeoplesayyou'ueAreyouhappynow?

'

Oh,yes,YourMajesty,yes!

'

saidMerrick.

'I'maveryhappyman!Ihaveahomeherer

'

andfriends,andmybooks.I'mhappyeveryhouroftheday!

'

Whatawonderfulstory!

'

shsaid.

'I'nverypleadtohearitnow,u

havealotofbookshere.

Oh,yes,ybooks,

'

engavehimalittlebook,andsomeredflowers,beforesheleft.

Afterhervisit,dnotsingeasily,ofcour,becauofhismouth,butall

thatdaytherewasastrange,edattheflowerscarefully,andputthemonhistable.

HehadmanyvisitsfromtheQueen,andatChristmasshenthimaChristmascard.

WindsorCastle

20thDecember1888DearJoph,

itlookslikeme,doesn'tit

?

Idolikevisitingyou

verymuch,andIamgoingtocometothehospitalagainintheNewYear.

HappyChristmas!

YourfriendAlexandra

TheprentwasapictureofQueenAlexandra,kcriedoverit,andputit

hefirstletterofhislife.

TheLondonHospital

23rdDecember1888MydearQueen,

Thankyouvery,very,ebestthinginmy

room女人梦见绿色辣椒 ,theverybes梦幻西游升级 t,thefirstChristmasinmylife,sIhadaChristmaswithmymotheronce,

Mymother'spicturetoo,andsheisbeautiful,Iknowmanyfamousladiesandkindpeople

likeDrTreves,pyt豌豆的英语 oobecauIamgoingtoeyouintheNewYear.

HappyChristmastoyou,mydearfriend,

Withallmylove,J罗士信 ophMerrick

6OutsidetheHospital

Merrickhadalotoffriendsnow,dreadaboutthings,and

talktohisvisitors,ghtandplayedlikeachild.

AfterChristmas,sverydifficult,htticketsforabox

atthesideofthetheatrewewenttothetheatreinacabwithdarkwindows,andwewentintothetheatrebya

sawus.

Threenurssatatthefrontofthebox,andMerrickandIsatinthedarkbehindthem.

Nobodyinthetheatrecouldeus,children'klovedit.

Itwasamostwonderful,elaughed,andsometimeshetriedtosinglikethechildren

—theQueen's

,everythinginthestorywastrue.

Oncehewasveryafraid,tMerrickwantedtoleavethetheatre,butIstoppedhim.

ishandonhischair,42thebadmanwenttoprison,Merricklaughed.

ndoftheplayhewasveryhappybecaushemarriedagoodyoungman.

Herememberedthisplayforalongtime,andhetalkedalotaboutthepeopleinit.

‘

Whatdoyouthinktheydidafterweleft

?'

heaskedme.

‘Wheredotheyoungladyandtheyoungman

live

?

Whataretheydoingnow?'

'

Idon'tknow,Isaid.

‘

Perhapstheyliveinthecountry.'

said

:'

DrTreves,canIgotothecountry,plea

?

I

sawthecountryoncefromatrain,'sverybeautiful,

isn'tit

?

Iwouldliketoeit.'

Thevisin,oneofhis

asmallhouinthecountry,andMerrickcouldstayinitforthesummer,shesaid.

ItookMerricktothecountryinatrainwithdarkwindows,wentinacabtothecountryhou.

Therewerealotoftreesnearthehou,rymanbroughtfoodtothehoueveryday,butnopeoplecamenearit.

t,orning,hundredsofbirdssang

inthetrees,kwalkedunderthebigtrees,lookingatthingshappily,andsinginghisstrangesong.

IwentbacktoLondon,eek,he

wrotemealetter.

AppleTreeHou,

WestWickham,

Berkshire.

21stJuly1889DearDrTreves,

Ihadawonderfuldayagaintoday,Itwasverywarm,

waterinthestreammadeabeautifulnoi,knowthat

?

Ilistenedtoitfortwohours.

aredbodyinfront,tsomebread,birdsaremyfriends,now.

Iwatchedthefishinthestream,reveryexciting,becautheymoveveryfast.

Oneminutetheywerethere,andthenextminuteIcouldn'itedquietly,handinthewater,butIcouldn'ttouchthem.

averyloudnoi,wnquietlyandlookedit,againtoday,smenow.

know

that

?

Ilikethelittleblueonesbest,

flowersareverythirsty,youknow!

Iamveryhappyhere,doctor,butIwanttoeyouagainsoon,too.

Withlovefromyourfriend,JophMerrick

erywell,edaboutthecountryalot,buthewashappytoehisfriendsandhisbooksagain,

7TheLastLetter

Sixmonthslater,inApril1890,nhisbackinbed,soatfirstIthought

dtohim,awthattheskinonhisfacewasblue,soIknewhewasdead.

rmousheadwasveryheavy,sdsleepwelllikethis.

dtosleeponhisbackthatnight,buthisheavy

headcameoffthebed,veryquickly.

Nextday,theChairmanoftheLondonHospital,mm,wrotetotheeditorofTheTimesagain.

TheTimes,April16th,1890DearSir,

nwascalled

'

The

ElephantMan'kwasnotill,buthecouldnotwork,andhehadnomoney.

ThereadersofTheTimesfeltsorryforhim,eofthis

money,isfirstgoodhome,andforthreeanda

torsandnursofthehospitalhelpedhim,andmanyimportantpeople

manybooks,hewenttothetheatre,andinthesummerhestayedinthecountryforsix

eofyourreaders

'money,wecouldgivehimahappylife.

manwithaveryuglybody,buthewasagood,

kindman,dtotalktohim,peoplearegoingtorememberhimforaIongtime.

Thereissomemoneyleft,ou,sir,aithfully

mm

1890

年

4

月

16

日

ChairmanoftheLondonHospital