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Theshop'

sclosingnow.You

cancomebacktomorrow.'

msorry,'

Isaid.'

ButIwouldliketoseehimnow.Ihavenotimetomorrow—Ihave

alotofworktodo.ButIcangiveyoumorethan2pence.'

　　Themanlookedatmecarefully.Thenhetookthecigaretteoutofhismouthand

smiledwithhisyellowteeth.

Allright,sir,'

hesaid.'

Givemetwelvepencethen.'

　　Igavehimthemoneyandheopenedadooratthebackoftheshop.Wewentintoa

littleroom.Theroomwascoldanddark,andtherewasahorriblesmellinit.

　　Acreaturesatonachairbehindatable.Isayacreature,becauseitwasnotamanor

awoman,likeyouorme.Thecreaturedidnotmoveorlookatus.Itsatveryquietlyonthe

chairinthecold,dark,dirtyroom,andlookedatthetable.Thecreaturehadaclothover

itshead,becauseofthecold.Onthetableinfrontofit,therewasadeadflower.

Standup!

'

saidtheshopkeeper,loudly.

　　Thecreaturestoodupslowly.Ittooktheoldclothoffitshead,andputitonthechair.

　　Ilookedatthecreatureandfeltsad.Iamadoctor,soIknowalotaboutaccidentsand

illpeople.Iseehorrible,uglythingseveryday.Butthiscreature,thisthing,wastheworst

ofall.Therewerenomenorwomeninthehospitallikehim.

　　Heworesomeoldtrousers,butnoshirt,coat,orshoes,soIcouldseehisbodyvery

well.Hisheadwasthemostinterestingthing.Itwasvery,verybig—likeanenormous

bagwithalotofbooksinit.Theheaddidnothavemuchhair,andtherewasanotherbag

ofbrown,dirtyskinatthebackofit.Thisskincamedownbelowhisneck.Icouldnotsee

oneofhiseyesverywell,becausealotofskincamedowninfrontofhisface,too.

　　Anenormousredtoothcameoutofhismouth,underhisnose.Itlookedlikean

elephant'

stooth.Themouthandnosewerelikeholesintheface.Thefacecouldnotsmile

orlaughorlookangryorsad,becausetheskincouldnotmove.Itwasdead,likean

sface.

　　Thereweremorebagsofdirtyskinonthefrontandbackofthecreature'

sbody.

Thesebagscamedowntohislegs.Therightarmwasenormous,andtherewerebagsof

skinonit,too.Therighthandwaslikeaman'

sfoot.

　　Butthelefthandtheleftarmandthelefthandwerebeautiful!

Theleftarmhad

wonderfulskin,andthefingersofthelefthandwerelongandbeautiful.Itwaslikea

youngwoman'

shand!

Walk,Merrick!

saidtheshopkeeperangrily.'

Comeon,quickly,move!

Hehitthe

creaturewithhishand.

　　Slowly,thecreaturewalkedacrosstheroom.Buthecouldnotwalkwell.Hislegs

wereverybigandfat,andhehadabadback.Hecouldnotwalkfarwithoutastick.

Allright,thankyou,'

Lethimsitdown.Idon'

twanttoseeanymore.'

Ifeltill,

andthesmellintheroomwasverybad.

Yes,sir,'

saidtheshopkeeper.'

Sitdown,Merrick.'

　　Wewentoutoftheroomandclosedthedoor.Theshopkeepersmiledatmewith

hisyellowteeth.

Wonderful,sir,isn'

tit？

ThebestElephantManinEngland!

Hundredsof

peoplecometoseehim,youknow,hundreds!

Itakehimalloverthecountry,Ido!

Yes,veryinteresting,'

CanIsitdown？

Yes,sir,ofcourse.Here'

sachair.'

Helookedatme,smiling.'

Wouldyoulikeaglassof

water,sir？

Yes,please,'

Isaid.ThenIlookedatthethingsinthedirtyshop.Thereweretwoor

threebadapplesandsomeoldblackbananas：

thatwasall.'

Er,no…no,thankyou.I'

m

allright,'

Didyou…didyoucallthecreatureMerrick？

That'

sright,sir.JosephMerrick.ThebestElephantManinEngland!

Itakehimall

overthecountry,youknow.Lotsofpeoplewanttoseehim.'

Yes,Isee.Doyougetalotofmoney？

Well,sometimeswedo,sir,yes.Butit'

sdifficult,yousee,sir,becauseofthepolice.

Thepolicedon'

tlikeus,yousee,sir.Sowecan'

tstayinatownverylong.Weusuallymove

everyweek.'

Yes,Isee.Well,anyway,Mr…er？

Silcock,sir.SimonSilcock.'

Yes,well,MrSilcock,I'

madoctorattheLondonHospital.MynameisDrTreves.I

thinkthis…er…thismanJosephMerrickisveryinteresting,andIwouldliketoseehim

atthehospital.Iwanttolookathimmorecarefully,yousee.

Yessir,Isee.Buthowcanhegettothehospital？

It'

sgoingtobedifficult.'

Why,man？

Thehospital'

snotfarfromhere.'

Well,yes,sir.Iknow.But,yousee,Merrickcan'

twalkverywell.Heneedshelp.'

Youcancomewithhim.Doyouwantmoremoney？

Isthatit？

Well,yes,sir,Ido.But,yousee,peopleareafraidofhimtoo…Intheroad,littleboys

Alwaysrunafterhimandhithim.Thenthepolicegetangrybecausepeopleareafraid.

Sometimestheytakeustoprison.'

Isee,'

Well,howcanhecometothehospital,then？

Bringacab,sir,'

saidSilcock.'

Youcantakehimtothehospitalinacab.'

　　Chapter2TheCard

　　Sonextday,atseveno'

clock,Icametotheshopinacab.Therewerenotverymany

peopleintheroad,becauseitwasearlyinthemorning.InNovemberitisdarkatseven

o'

clockinthemorning,andIcouldnotseetheshopverywell.Iwaitedfiveminutes.

Apostmanwalkedpast.Thenthedooroftheshopopened,andthecreature,Merrick,

cameout.

　　Icouldnotseehisfaceorhisbody.Hehadanenormousblackhatonhishead,likea

bigbox.Agreyclothcamedownfromthehat,infrontofhisface.Therewasaholeinthe

clothinfrontofhiseyes.HecouldseeoutoftheholebutIcouldnotseein.Heworealong

blackcoat,too.Thecoatbeganathisneck,andendedathisfeet,soIcouldnotsee

hisarms,hisbody,orhislegs.Onhisfeetheworebigshoes,likeoldbags.

　　Hehadastickinhislefthand,andhewalkedveryslowly.Iopenedthedoorofthe

cab,andgotout.

Goodmorning,MrMerrick,'

Canyougetin？

Elpmyupasteps,'

hesaid.

Idon'

tunderstand.'

　　Foraminutehestoodbythedoorofthecabandsaidnothing.Thenhehitthecab

withhisstick.

STEPS!

hesaidloudly.'

Helpmeupthesteps!

　　ThenIunderstood.Therewerethreestepsupintothecab,andhecouldnotgetup

them.

Yes,Isee.I'

Letmehelpyou.'

　　Itookhislefthandandbegantohelphim.Myrighthandwasbehindhisback.Ifelt

verystrange.Hislefthandwaslikeayoungwoman'

s,buthisbackunderthecoat,was

horrible.Icouldfeelthebagsofoldskinonhisbackunderthecoat.

　　Heputoneenormousfootonthefirststep,andthenhestopped.Afteraminute,he

movedhissecondfootslowly.Thenhestoppedandwaitedagain.

Hello,sir.CanIhelpyou？

　　Ilookedbehindme.Itwasthepostman.Andbehindhim,Icouldseethreeyoung

boys.Oneoftheboyslaughed.

　　Thepostmansmiled.'

Isthegentlemanill？

heasked.

　　Ithoughtquickly.'

Yes.Butthisisalady,notagentle-man.I'

madoctor,andshe'

sill.

Takeherhand,soIcanhelpherbetter.'

　　ThepostmantookMerrick'

slefthand,andIhelpedhimwithtwohandsfrombehind.

Slowly,veryslowly,Merrickwentupthestepsandintothecab.

　　Oneboywasverynearthecab.Hecalledtohisfriends.

Comeandseethis,boys!

Afatladyinablackcoat!

Andlookatthatenormoushat!

　　Theboyslaughed.Theywereverynearthecabtoo,now.Iclosedthedoorquickly.

Thankyou,'

Isaidtothepostman.

sallright,sir,'

She'

sastrangelady,sir,isn'

tshe？

sill,that'

sall,'

Isaidquickly.'

We'

regoingtothehospital.Goodbye,andthank

you.'

　　Thecabdrovedowntheroadtothehospital.IlookedatMerrick.'

Thatwasdifficult,

wasn'

　　Atfirsthesaidnothing,butthenhespoke.Hisvoicewasverystrange,butIlistened

tohimcarefully,andIcouldunderstandhim.

Thestepswereverydifficult,'

Butmostthingsaredifficultforme.'

Yes,'

Nothingiseasyforyou,isit？

No,'

hesaid.Hewasveryquietforaminute.Thenhesaid,'

Whoareyou,sir？

WhoamI？

Oh,I'

msorry,MynameisDrTreves.Here,thisismycard.'

　　Igavehimacardwithmynameon.ThenIthought,'

Thatwasnogood.Thismancan'

t

read.'

ButMerricktookthecardandlookedatitverycarefully.Thenheputitinhis

trouserspocket.

　　Ididnottalktohimverymuchatthehospital.Ilookedathisheadandarmsandlegs

andbodyverycarefully.ThenIwrotetheimportantthingsabouthiminalittlebook.A

nursehelpedme.Merricklookedathersometimes,butshedidnotsmileathimortalkto

him.Ithinkshewasafraidofhim.IthinkMerrickwasafraidtoo,becausehewasvery

quiet.

　　Atfouro'

clockItookhimbacktotheshopinacab.ThenextdayIlookedintheshop

windowagain,butthepicturewasnotthere.

　　Chapter3ALetterto'

TheTimes'

　　IdidnotseeMerrickag