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Ireadthewritingunderthepicture.Itsaid：

ComeinandseetheElephantMan・2pence・Iopenedthedoorandwentin.

Therewasamanintheshop・Hewasadirtymaninanoldcoatwithacigaretteinhismouth・'

Whatdoyouwant'

heasked・

4Tdliketoseetheelephantman,please,Tsaid.

Themanlookedatmeangrily・'

Well,youcan£

'

hesaid.Theshop'

sclosingnow.Youcancomebacktomorrow・'

4Cmsorry,f\said.zButIwouldliketoseehimnow.Ihavenotimetomorrow—Ihavealotofworktodo.ButIcangiveyoumorethan2pence.'

Themanlookedatmecarefully.Thenhetookthecigaretteoutofhismouthandsmiledwithhisyellowteeth・

4Allright,sir,"

hesaid.'

Givemetwelvepencethen.'

Igavehimthemoneyandheopenedadooratthebackoftheshop・Wewentintoalittleroom・Theroomwascoldanddark,andtherewasahorriblesmellinit.

Acreaturesatonachairbehindatable・Isayacreature,becauseitwasnotamanorawoman,likeyouorme.Thecreaturedidnotmoveorlookatus.Itsatveryquietlyonthechairinthecold,dark,dirtyroom,andlookedatthetable・Thecreaturehadaclothoveritshead,becauseofthecold.Onthetableinfrontofit,therewasadeadflower.

Standup!

saidtheshopkeeper,loudly.

Thecreaturestoodupslowly.Ittooktheoldclothoffitshead,andputitonthechair.

Ilookedatthecreatureandfeltsad・Iamadoctor,soIknowalotaboutaccidentsandillpeople・Iseehorrible,uglythingseveryday.Butthiscreature,thisthing,wastheworstofall.Therewerenomenorwomeninthehospitallikehim.

Heworesomeoldtrousers,butnoshirt,coat,orshoes,soIcouldseehisbodyverywell.Hisheadwasthemostinterest!

ngthing.Itwasvery,verybig—likeanenormousbagwithalotofbooksinit.Theheaddidnothavemuchhair,andtherewasanotherbagofbrown,dirtyskinatthebackofit.Thisskincamedownbelowhisneck・Icouldnotseeoneofhiseyesverywell,becausealotofskincamedowninfrontofhisface,too.

Anenormousredtoothcameoutofhismouth,underhisnose.Itlookedlikeanelephant'

stooth・Themouthandnosewerelikeholesintheface・Thefacecouldnotsmileorlaughorlookangryorsad,becausetheskincouldnotmove・Itwasdead,likeanelephant"

sface・

Thereweremorebagsofdirtyskinonthefrontandbackofthecreature'

sbody.Thesebagscamedowntohislegs・Therightarmwasenormous,andtherewerebagsofskinonit,too.Therighthandwaslikeaman'

sfoot.

Butthelefthandtheleftarmandthelefthandwerebeautiful!

Theleftarmhadwonderfulskin,andthefingersofthelefthandwerelongandbeaut讦ul・Itwaslikeayoungwomarfshand!

4Walk,Merrick!

'

saidtheshopkeeperangrily.zComeon,quickly,move!

Hehitthecreaturewithhishand.

Slowly,thecreaturewalkedacrosstheroom・Buthecouldnotwalkwell.Hislegswereverybigandfat,andhehadabadback.Hecouldnotwalkfarwithoutastick.

4Allright,thankyou,‘Isaid.zLethimsitdown.Idon'

twanttoseeanymore."

Ifeltill,andthesmellintheroomwasverybad・

"

Yes,sir,'

saidtheshopkeeper・"

Sitdown,Merrick・'

Wewentoutoftheroomandclosedthedoor.Theshop-keepersmiledatmewithhisyellowteeth・

Wonderful,sir,isn'

tit'

hesaid."

ThebestElephantManinEngland!

Hundredsofpeoplecometoseehim,youknow,hundreds!

Itakehimalloverthecountry,Ido!

4Yes,veryinteresting,'

Isaid・Canlsitdow

Yes,sir,ofcourse・Here'

sachair・'

Helookedatme,smiling.4Wouldyoulikeaglassofwater,sir*

Yes,please,'

Isaid.ThenIlookedatthethingsinthedirtyshop・Thereweretwoorthreebadapplesandsomeoldblackbananas：

thatwasall.'

Er,no…no,thankyou.Tmallright,'

Isaid.4Didyou…didyoucallthecreatureMerrick*

4That'

sright,sir.JosephMerrick・ThebestElephantManinEngland!

Itakehimalloverthecountry,youknow・Lotsofpeoplewanttoseehim."

4Yes,Isee・Doyougetalotofmoney'

4Well,sometimeswedo,sir,yes.Butit'

sdifficult,yousee,sir,becauseofthepolice.Thepolicedon'

tlikeus,yousee,sir.Sowecan'

tstayinatownverylong.Weusuallymoveeveryweek・z

Yes,Isee.Well,anyway,

Silcock,sir・SimonSilcock・'

Yes,well,MrSilcock,I'

madoctorattheLondonHospital.MynameisDrTreves・Ithinkthis...er...thismanJosephMerrickisveryinterest