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msorry,’Isaid.‘ButIwouldliketoseehimnow.Ihavenotimetomorrow—Ihavealotofworktodo.ButIcangiveyoumorethan2pence.’
Themanlookedatmecarefully.Thenhetookthecigaretteoutofhismouthandsmiledwithhisyellowteeth.
‘Allright,sir,’hesaid.‘Givemetwelvepencethen.’
Igavehimthemoneyandheopenedadooratthebackoftheshop.Wewentintoalittleroom.Theroomwascoldanddark,andtherewasahorriblesmellinit.
Acreaturesatonachairbehindatable.Isayacreature,becauseitwasnotamanorawoman,likeyouorme.Thecreaturedidnotmoveorlookatus.Itsatveryquietlyonthechairinthecold,dark,dirtyroom,andlookedatthetable.Thecreaturehadaclothoveritshead,becauseofthecold.Onthetableinfrontofit,therewasadeadflower.
‘Standup!
’saidtheshopkeeper,loudly.
Thecreaturestoodupslowly.Ittooktheoldclothoffitshead,andputitonthechair.
Ilookedatthecreatureandfeltsad.Iamadoctor,soIknowalotaboutaccidentsandillpeople.Iseehorrible,uglythingseveryday.Butthiscreature,thisthing,wastheworstofall.Therewerenomenorwomeninthehospitallikehim.
Heworesomeoldtrousers,butnoshirt,coat,orshoes,soIcouldseehisbodyverywell.Hisheadwasthemostinterestingthing.Itwasvery,verybig—likeanenormousbagwithalotofbooksinit.Theheaddidnothavemuchhair,andtherewasanotherbagofbrown,dirtyskinatthebackofit.Thisskincamedownbelowhisneck.Icouldnotseeoneofhiseyesverywell,becausealotofskincamedowninfrontofhisface,too.
Anenormousredtoothcameoutofhismouth,underhisnose.Itlookedlikeanelephant'
stooth.Themouthandnosewerelikeholesintheface.Thefacecouldnotsmileorlaughorlookangryorsad,becausetheskincouldnotmove.Itwasdead,likeanelephant'
sface.
Thereweremorebagsofdirtyskinonthefrontandbackofthecreature'
sbody.Thesebagscamedowntohislegs.Therightarmwasenormous,andtherewerebagsofskinonit,too.Therighthandwaslikeaman'
sfoot.
Butthelefthandtheleftarmandthelefthandwerebeautiful!
Theleftarmhadwonderfulskin,andthefingersofthelefthandwerelongandbeautiful.Itwaslikeayoungwoman'
shand!
‘Walk,Merrick!
’saidtheshopkeeperangrily.‘Comeon,quickly,move!
’Hehitthecreaturewithhishand.
Slowly,thecreaturewalkedacrosstheroom.Buthecouldnotwalkwell.Hislegswereverybigandfatandhehadabadback.Hecouldnotwalkfarwithoutastick.
‘Allright,thankyou,’Isaid.‘Lethimsitdown.Idon'
twanttoseeanymore.’Ifeltill,andthesmellintheroomwasverybad.
‘Yes,sir,’saidtheshopkeeper.‘Sitdown,Merrick.’
Wewentoutoftheroomandclosedthedoor.Theshopkeepersmiledatmewithhisyellowteeth.
‘Wonderful,sir,isn'
tit?
’hesaid.‘ThebestElephantManinEngland!
Hundredsofpeoplecometoseehim,youknow,hundreds!
Itakehimalloverthecountry,Ido!
’
‘Yes,veryinteresting,’Isaid.‘CanIsitdown?
’
‘Yes,sir,ofcourse.Here'
sachair.’Helookedatme,smiling.‘Wouldyoulikeaglassofwater,sir?
‘Yes,please,’Isaid.ThenIlookedatthethingsinthedirtyshop.Thereweretwoorthreebadapplesandsomeoldblackbananas:
Thatwasall.‘Er,no…no,thankyou.I'
mallright,’Isaid.‘Didyou…didyoucallthecreatureMerrick?
‘That'
sright,sir.JosephMerrick.ThebestElephantManinEngland!
Itakehimalloverthecountry,youknow.Lotsofpeoplewanttoseehim.’
‘Yes,Isee.Doyougetalotofmoney?
‘Well,sometimeswedo,sir,yes.Butit'
sdifficult,yousee,sir,becauseofthepolice.Thepolicedon'
tlikeus,yousee,sir.Sowecan'
tstayinatownverylong.Weusuallymoveeveryweek.’
‘Yes,Isee.Well,anyway,Mr.…er?
‘Silcock,sir.SimonSilcock.’
‘Yes,well,Mr.Silcock,I'
madoctorattheLondonHospital.MynameisDrTreves.Ithinkthis…er…thismanJosephMerrickisveryinteresting,andIwouldliketoseehimatthehospital.Iwanttolookathimmorecarefully,yousee.
‘Yessir,Isee.Buthowcanhegettothehospital?
It'
sgoingtobedifficult.’
‘Why,man?
Thehospital'
snotfarfromhere.’
‘Well,yes,sir.Iknow.But,yousee,Merrickcan'
twalkverywell.Heneedshelp.’
‘Youcancomewithhim.Doyouwantmoremoney?
Isthatit?
‘Well,yes,sir,Ido.But,yousee,peopleareafraidofhimtoo…Intheroad,littleboysalwaysrunafterhimandhithim.Thenthepolicegetangrybecausepeopleareafraid.Sometimestheytakeustoprison.’
‘Isee,’Isaid.‘Well,howcanhecometothehospital,then?
’‘Bringacab,sir,’saidSilcock.‘Youcantakehimtothehospitalinacab.’
2TheCard
Sonextday,atseveno’clock,Icametotheshopinacab.Therewerenotverymanypeopleintheroad,becauseitwasearlyinthemorning.InNovemberitisdarkatseveno’clockinthemorning,andIcouldnotseetheshopverywell.Iwaitedfiveminutes.Apostmanwalkedpast.Thenthedooroftheshopopened,andthecreature,Merrick,cameout.
Icouldnotseehisfaceorhisbody.Hehadanenormousblackhatonhishead,likeabigbox.Agreyclothcamedownfromthehat,infrontofhisface.Therewasaholeintheclothinfrontofhiseyes.HecouldseeoutoftheholebutIcouldnotseein.Heworealongblackcoat,too.Thecoatbeganathisneck,andendedathisfeet,soIcouldnotseehisarms,hisbody,orhislegs.Onhisfeetheworebigshoes,likeoldbags.
Hehadastickinhislefthand,andhewalkedveryslowly.Iopenedthedoorofthecab,andgotout.
‘Goodmorning,Mr.Merrick,’Isaid.‘Canyougetin?
‘Elpmyupasteps,’hesaid.
msorry,’Isaid.‘Idon'
tunderstand.’
Foraminutehestoodbythedoorofthecabandsaidnothing.Thenhehitthecabwithhisstick.
‘STEPS!
’hesaidloudly.‘Helpmeupthesteps!
ThenIunderstood.Therewerethreestepsupinto
thecab,andhecouldnotgetupthem.
‘Yes,Isee.I'
msorry,’Isaid.‘Letmehelpyou.’
Itookhislefthandandbegantohelphim.Myrighthandwasbehindhisback.Ifeltverystrange.Hislefthandwaslikeayoungwoman'
s,buthisbackunderthecoat,washorrible.Icouldfeelthebagsofoldskinonhisbackunderthecoat.
Heputoneenormousfootonthefirststep,andthenhestopped.Afteraminute,hemovedhissecondfootslowly.Thenhestoppedandwaitedagain.
‘Hello,sir.CanIhelpyou?
Ilookedbehindme.Itwasthepostman.Andbehindhim,Icouldseethreeyoungboys.Oneoftheboyslaughed.
Thepostmansmiled.‘Isthegentlemanill?
Ithoughtquickly.‘Yes.Butthisisalady,notagentle-man.I'
madoctor,andshe'
sill.Takeherhand,soIcanhelpherbetter.’
ThepostmantookMerrick'
slefthand,andIhelpedhimwithtwohandsfrombehind.Slowly,veryslowly,Merrickwentupthestepsandintothecab.
Oneboywasverynearthecab.Hecalledtohisfriends.
‘Comeandseethis,boys!
Afatladyinablackcoat!
Andlookatthatenormoushat!
Theboyslaughed.Theywereverynearthecabtoo,now.Iclosedthedoorquickly.
‘Thankyou,’Isaidtothepostman.
sallright,sir,’hesaid.‘She'
sastrangelady,sir,isn'
tshe?
‘She'
sill,that'
sall,’Isaidquickly.‘We'
regoingtothehospital.Goodbyeandthankyou.’
Thecabdrovedowntheroadtothehospital.IlookedatMerrick.‘Thatwasdifficult,wasn'
’Isaid.
Atfirsthesaidnothing,butthenhespoke.Hisvoicewasverystrange,butIlistenedtohimcarefully,andIcouldunderstandhim.
‘Thestepswereverydifficult,’hesaid.‘Butmostthingsaredifficultforme.’
‘Yes,’Isaid.‘Nothingiseasyforyou,isit?
‘No,’hesaid.Hewasveryquietforaminute.Thenhesaid,‘Whoareyou,sir?
‘WhoamI?
Oh,I'
msorry,MynameisDrTreves.Here,thisismycard.’
Igavehimacardwithmynameon.ThenIthought,‘Thatwasnogood.Thismancan'
tread.’ButMerricktookthecardandlookedatitverycarefully.Thenheputitinhistrouserspocket.
Ididnottalktohimverymuchatthehospital.Ilookedathisheadandarmsandlegsandbodyverycarefully.ThenIwrotetheimportantthingsabouthiminalittlebook.Anursehelpedme.Merricklookedathersometimes,butshedidnotsmileathimortalktohim.Ithinkshewasafraidofhim.IthinkMerrickwasafraidtoo,becausehewasveryquiet.
Atfouro’clockItookhimbacktotheshopinacab.ThenextdayIlookedintheshopwindowagain,butthepicturewasnotthere.
3ALetterto’TheTimes’
IdidnotseeMerrickagainfortwoyears.Then,oneday,thepolicefoundhim.Hehadmycardinhishand,sotheybroughthimtotheLondonHospital.Hewasverytired,hungry,anddirty,soIputhimtobedinaquietlittleroom.Buthecouldnotstayatthehospital.Hewasnotill,andof
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