第1部分(第2/8 頁)

The　room　was　cold　and　dark；　and　there　was　a　horrible　smell　in　it。

A　creature　sat　on　a　chair　behind　a　table。　I　say　a　creature；　because　it　was　not　a　man　or　a　woman；　like　you　or　me。　The　creature　did　not　move　or　look　at　us。　It　sat　very　quietly　on　the　chair　in　the　cold；　dark；　dirty　room；　and　looked　at　the　table。　The　creature　had　a　cloth　over　its　head；　because　of　the　cold。　On　the　table　in　front　of　it；　there　was　a　dead　flower。

‘Stand　up！　’said　the　shopkeeper；　loudly。

The　creature　stood　up　slowly。　It　took　the　old　cloth　off　its　head；　and　put　it　on　the　chair。

I　looked　at　the　creature　and　felt　sad。　I　am　a　doctor；　so　I　know　a　lot　about　accidents　and　ill　people。　I　see　horrible；　ugly　things　every　day。　But　this　creature；　this　thing；　was　the　worst　of　all。　There　were　no　men　or　women　in　the　hospital　like　him。

He　wore　some　old　trousers；　but　no　shirt；　coat；　or　shoes；　so　I　could　see　his　body　very　well。　His　head　was　the　most　interesting　thing。　It　was　very；　very　big—like　an　enormous　bag　with　a　lot　of　books　in　it。　The　head　did　not　have　much　hair；　and　there　was　another　bag　of　brown；　dirty　skin　at　the　back　of　it。　This　skin　came　down　below　his　neck。　I　could　not　see　one　of　his　eyes　very　well；　because　a　lot　of　skin　came　down　in　front　of　his　face；　too。

An　enormous　red　tooth　came　out　of　his　mouth；　under　his　nose。　It　looked　like　an　elephant's　tooth。　The　mouth　and　nose　were　like　holes　in　the　face。　The　face　could　not　smile　or　laugh　or　look　angry　or　sad；　because　the　sk