第1部分(第3/8 頁)

in　could　not　move。　It　was　dead；　like　an　elephant's　face。

There　were　more　bags　of　dirty　skin　on　the　front　and　back　of　the　creature's　body。　These　bags　came　down　to　his　legs。　The　right　arm　was　enormous；　and　there　were　bags　of　skin　on　it；　too。　The　right　hand　was　like　a　man's　foot。

But　the　left　hand　the　left　arm　and　the　left　hand　were　beautiful！　The　left　arm　had　wonderful　skin；　and　the　fingers　of　the　left　hand　were　long　and　beautiful。　It　was　like　a　young　woman's　hand！

‘Walk；　Merrick！　’　said　the　shopkeeper　angrily。　‘e　on；　quickly；　move！　’He　hit　the　creature　with　his　hand。

Slowly；　the　creature　walked　across　the　room。　But　he　could　not　walk　well。　His　legs　were　very　big　and　fat；　and　he　had　a　bad　back。　He　could　not　walk　far　without　a　stick。

‘All　right；　thank　you；　’I　said。　‘Let　him　sit　down。　I　don't　want　to　see　any　more。　’I　felt　ill；　and　the　smell　in　the　room　was　very　bad。

‘Yes；　sir；　’said　the　shopkeeper。　‘Sit　down；　Merrick。　’

We　went　out　of　the　room　and　closed　the　door。　The　shop－keeper　smiled　at　me　with　his　yellow　teeth。

‘Wonderful；　sir；　isn't　it？’he　said。　‘The　best　Elephant　Man　in　England！　Hundreds　of　people　e　to　see　him；　you　know；　hundreds！　I　take　him　all　over　the　country；　I　do！　’

‘Yes；　very　interesting；　’I　said。　‘Can　I　sit　down？’

‘Yes；　sir；　of　course。　Here's　a　chair。　’He　looked　at　me；　smiling。　‘Would　you　like　a　glass　of　water；　sir？’

‘Yes；　please；　’I　said。　Then　I　looked　at　the　things　in　the　dirty　shop。　There