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1、TALESOFHORRORANDTHESUPERNATURALARTHURMACHEN1949CONTENTS:THENOVELOFTHEBLACKSEALTHENOVELOFTHEWHITEPOWDERTHEGREATGODPANTHEWHITEPEOPLETHEINMOSTLIGHTTHESHININGPYRAMIDTHEBOWMENTHEGREATRETURNTHEHAPPYCHILDRENTHEBRIGHTBOYOUTOFTHEEARTHNCHILDRENOFTHEPOOLTHETERROR*****THE
2、NOVELOFTHEBLACKSEAL(RELATEDBYTHEYOUNGLADYINLEICESTERSQUARE)Prologue'Iseeyouareadeterminedrationalist,'saidthelady.'DidyounothearmesaythatIhavehadexperiencesevenmoreterrible?Itoowasonceasceptic,butafterwhatIhaveknownIcannolongeraffecttodoubt.''Madam,'repliedMr.
3、Phillipps,'nooneshallmakemedenymyfaith.Iwillneverbelieve,norwillIpretendtobelieve,thattwoandtwomakefive,norwillIonanypretencesadmittheexistenceoftwo-sidedtriangles.''Youarealittlehasty,'rejoinedthelady.'ButmayIaskyouifyoueverheardthenameofProfessorGregg,theaut
4、horityonethnologyandkindredsubjects?''IhavedonemuchmorethanmerelyhearofProfessorGregg,'saidPhillipps.'Ialwaysregardedhimasoneofourmostacuteandclear-headedobservers;andhislastpublication,the_TextbookofEthnology_,struckmeasbeingquiteadmirableinitskind.Indeed,the
5、bookhadbutcomeintomyhandswhenIheardoftheterribleaccidentwhichcutshortGregg'scareer.Hehad,Ithink,takenacountryhouseinthewestofEnglandforthesummer,andissupposedtohavefallenintoariver.SofarasIremember,hisbodywasneverrecovered.''Sir,Iamsurethatyouarediscreet.Yourc
6、onversationseemstodeclareasmuch,andtheverytitleofthatlittleworkofyourswhichyoumentionedassuresmethatyouarenoemptytrifler.Inaword,IfeelthatImaydependonyou.YouappeartobeundertheimpressionthatProfessorGreggisdead;Ihavenoreasontobelievethatthatisthecase.''What?'cr
7、iedPhillipps,astonishedandperturbed.'Youdonothintthattherewasanythingdisgraceful?Icannotbelieveit.Greggwasamanofclearestcharacter;hisprivatelifewasoneofgreatbenevolence;andthoughImyselfamfreefromdelusions,IbelievehimtohavebeenasincereanddevoutChristian.Surelyy
8、oucannotmeantoinsinuatethatsomedisreputablehistoryforcedhimtofleethecountry?''Againyouareinahurry.'repliedthelady.'Isaidnothingofallthis.Briefly,then,ImusttellyouthatProfessorGregg