第32章 孪生兄弟4
ThenexteveningIcamelatetomylodgings。
Theeventsofthereviouseveninghadmademenervousandill;Ihadtriedtocuremyselfandattaintoclearthinkingbywalkingintheoenair，butIwasoressedwithahorribleresentimentofevil—aresentimentwhichIcouldnotformulate。
Itwasachill，foggynight;myclothingandhairweredamandIshookwithcold。
Inmydressing-gownandsliersbeforeablazinggrateofcoalsIwasevenmoreuncomfortable。
Inolongershiveredbutshuddered—thereisadifference。
ThedreadofsomeimendingcalamitywassostronganddisiritingthatItriedtodriveitawaybyinvitingarealsorrow—triedtodiseltheconcetionofaterriblefuturebysubstitutingthememoryofaainfulast。
Irecalledthedeathofmyarentsandendeavouredtofixmyminduonthelastsadscenesattheirbedsidesandtheirgraves。
Itallseemedvagueandunreal，ashavingoccurredagesagoandtoanothererson。
Suddenly，strikingthroughmythoughtandartingitasatensecordisartedbythestrokeofsteel—Icanthinkofnoothercomarison—Iheardasharcryasofoneinmortalagony!
Thevoicewasthatofmybrotherandseemedtocomefromthestreetoutsidemywindow。
Israngtothewindowandthrewitoen。
Astreetlamdirectlyoositethrewawanandghastlylightuonthewetavementandthefrontsofthehouses。
Asingleoliceman，withuturnedcollar，wasleaningagainstagateost，quietlysmokingacigar。
Nooneelsewasinsight。
Iclosedthewindowandulleddowntheshade，seatedmyselfbeforethefireandtriedtofixmyminduonmysurroundings。
Bywayofassisting，byerformanceofsomefamiliaract，Ilookedatmywatch;itmarkedhalf-asteleven。
AgainIheardthatawfulcry!Itseemedintheroom—atmyside。
Iwasfrightenedandforsomemomentshadnottheowertomove。
Afewminuteslater—Ihavenorecollectionoftheintermediatetime—IfoundmyselfhurryingalonganunfamiliarstreetasfastasIcouldwalk。
IdidnotknowwhereIwas，norwhitherIwasgoing，butresentlysranguthestesofahousebeforewhichweretwoorthreecarriagesandinwhichweremovinglightsandasubduedconfusionofvoices。
ItwasthehouseofMr。
Margovan。
Youknow，goodfriend，whathadoccurredthere。
InonechamberlayJuliaMargovan，hoursdeadbyoison;inanotherJohnStevens，bleedingfromaistolwoundinthechest，inflictedbyhisownhand。
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