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1、TheDarrowEnigmaTheDarrowEnigmabyMelvinL.Severy1TheDarrowEnigmaTHEEPISODEOFTHEDARKENEDROOMCHAPTERIWhatshallwesaywhenDream-Picturesleavetheirframesofnightandpushusfromthewakingworld?AsthepartIplayedintheeventsIamabouttonarratewasratherthatofapassiveobserverthano
2、fanactiveparticipant,Ineedsaylittleofmyself.IamagraduateofaWesternuniversityand,byprofession,aphysician.Mypracticeisnowextensive,owingtomyblunderingintofameinasomewhatsingularmanner,butayearagoIhad,Iassureyou,littleenoughtodo.Inasmuchasmypracticeisnowsecure,If
3、eelperfectlyfreetoconfessthatthecureIeffectedinthenowcelebratedcaseofMrs.P-wasaltogethertheresultofchance,andnot,asIwasthenonlytoogladtohavepeoplebelieve,duetoanalmostsupernaturalpowerofdiagnosis.Mrs.P-wasnotmoresurprisedatthehappyresultthanwasI;theonlydiffere
4、ncebeingthatsheshowedherastonishment,whileIendeavouredtoconcealmine,andaffectedtolookuponthewholethingasamatterofcourse.Myfamespread;thecasegotintothemedicaljournals,wheremyskillwasmuchlauded,andmypracticebecameenormous.ThereisbutonethingfurtherIneedmentionreg
5、ardingmyself:thatis,thatIampossessedofamemorywhichmyfriendsarepleasedtoconsiderphenomenal.Icanrepeatalecture,sermon,orconversationalmostwordforwordafteroncehearingit,providedalways,thatthesubjectcommandsmyinterest.Myhumbleabilitiesinthisdirectionhavenevercease
6、dtobeasourceofwondermenttomyacquaintance,thoughIconfess,formyownpart,whenIcomparethemwiththoseofBlindTom,orofthemanwho,afterasinglereading,couldcorrectlyrepeattheLondonTimes,advertisementsandall,2TheDarrowEnigmatheyseemmodestindeed.Itwasaboutthetimewhen,owingt
7、otheblessedMrs.P-,mycreditorswerebeginningtoreceivesomeattention,thatIfirstmetGeorgeMaitland.Hehadneed,hesaid,ofmyprofessionalservices;hefeltmuchundertheweather;couldIgivehimsomethingwhichwouldbracehimupabit;hehadsomeimportantchemicalworkonhandwhichhecouldnota
8、ffordtoputby;infact,hedidn'tmindsayingthathewasatworkuponatableofatomicalpitchestomatchDalton'satomicweights;ifhesucceededinwhathehadundertakenhewouldhavesolvedthesecretofthelovean
