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第47章 带家具出租的房间2（第1页）
ncethehousesofthisdistrict，havinghadathousanddwellers，shouldhaveathousandtalestotell，mostlydullones，nodoubt;butitwouldbestrangeiftherecouldnotbefoundaghostortwointhewakeofallthesevagrantguests。
Oneeveningafterdarkayoungmanrowledamongthesecrumblingredmansions，ringingtheirbells。Atthetwelfthherestedhisleanhand-baggageuonthesteandwiedthedustfromhishatbandandforehead。Thebellsoundedfaintandfarawayinsomeremote，hollowdeths。
Tothedoorofthis，thetwelfthhousewhosebellhehadrung，cameahousekeeerwhomadehimthinkofanunwholesome，surfeitedwormthathadeatenitsnuttoahollowshellandnowsoughttofillthevacancywithediblelodgers。
Heaskediftherewasaroomtolet。
"Comein，
"saidthehousekeeer。Hervoicecamefromherthroat;herthroatseemedlinedwithfur。
"Ihavethethirdfloorback，vacantsinceaweekback。Shouldyouwishtolookatit?
"
Theyoungmanfollowedheruthestairs。Afaintlightfromnoarticularsourcemitigatedtheshadowsofthehalls。Theytrodnoiselesslyuonastaircaretthatitsownloomwouldhaveforsworn。Itseemedtohavebecomevegetable;tohavedegeneratedinthatrank，sunlessairtolushlichenorsreadingmossthatgrewinatchestothestaircaseandwasviscidunderthefootlikeorganicmatter。Ateachturnofthestairswerevacantnichesinthewall。Perhaslantshadoncebeensetwithinthem。Ifsotheyhaddiedinthatfoulandtaintedair。Itmaybethatstatuesofthesaintshadstoodthere，butitwasnotdifficulttoconceivethatimsanddevilshaddraggedthemforthinthedarknessanddowntotheunholydethsofsomefurnisheditbelow。
"Thisistheroom，
"saidthehousekeeer，fromherfurrythroat。
"Itsaniceroom。Itisntoftenvacant。Ihadsomemosteleganteoleinitlastsummer—notroubleatall，andaidinadvancetotheminute。Thewatersattheendofthehall。SrowlsandMooneyketitthreemonths。Theydoneavaudevillesketch。MissBrettaSrowls—youmayhaveheardofher—Oh，thatwasjustthestagenames—rightthereoverthedresseriswherethemarriagecertificatehung，framed。Thegasishere，andyouseethereislentyofclosetroom。Itsaroomeverybodylikes。Itneverstaysidlelong。
"
"Doyouhavemanytheatricaleoleroominghere?
"askedtheyoungman。
"Theycomeandgo。Agoodroortionofmylodgersisconnectedwiththetheatres。Yes，sir，thisisthetheatricaldistrict。Actoreoleneverstayslonganywhere。Igetmyshare。Yes，theycomeandtheygo。
"
Heengagedtheroom，ayingforaweekinadvance。Hewastired，hesaid，andwouldtakeossessionatonce。Hecountedoutthemoney。Theroomhadbeenmadeready，shesaid，eventotowelsandwater。Asthehousekeeermovedawayheut，forthethousandthtime，thequestionthathecarriedattheendofhistongue。
"Ayounggirl—MissVashner—MissEloiseVashner—doyouremembersuchaoneamongyourlodgers?Shewouldbesingingonthestage，mostlikely。Afairgirl，ofmediumheightandslender，withreddish，goldhairandadarkmolenearherlefteyebrow。
"
"No，Idontrememberthename。Thestageeolehavenamestheychangeasoftenastheirrooms。Theycomeandtheygo。No，Idontcallthatonetomind。
"
No。Alwaysno。Fivemonthsofceaselessinterrogationandtheinevitablenegative。Somuchtimesentbydayinquestioningmanagers，agents，schoolsandchoruses;bynightamongtheaudiencesoftheatresfromall-starcastsdowntomusichallssolowthathedreadedtofindwhathemosthoedfor。Hewhohadlovedherbesthadtriedtofindher。Hewassurethatsinceherdisaearancefromhomethisgreat，water-girtcityheldhersomewhere，butitwaslikeamonstrousquicksand，shiftingitsarticlesconstantly，withnofoundation，itsuergranulesoftodayburiedtomorrowinoozeandslime。
Thefurnishedroomreceiveditslatestguestwithafirstglowofseudo-hositality，ahectic，haggard，erfunctorywelcomelikethesecioussmileofademire。Thesohisticalcomfortcameinreflectedgleamsfromthedecayedfurniture，theraggedbrocadeuholsteryofacouchandtwochairs，afootwidecheaierglassbetweenthetwowindows，fromoneortwogiltictureframesandabrassbedsteadinacorner。
Theguestreclined，inert，uonachair，whiletheroom，confusedinseechasthoughitwereanaartmentinBabel，triedtodiscoursetohimofitsdiverstenantry。
Aolychromaticruglikesomebrilliant-floweredrectangular，troicalisletlaysurroundedbyabillowyseaofsoiledmatting。Uonthegay-aeredwallwerethoseicturesthatursuethehomelessonefromhousetohouse—TheHuguenotLovers，TheFirstQuarrel，TheWeddingBreakfast，PsycheattheFountain。ThemantelschastelysevereoutlinewasingloriouslyveiledbehindsomeertdraerydrawnrakishlyaskewlikethesashesoftheAmazonianballet。Uonitwassomedesolateflotsamcastasidebytheroomsmaroonedwhenaluckysailhadbornethemtoafreshort—atriflingvaseortwo，icturesofactresses，amedicinebottle，somestraycardsoutofadeck。
