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Chapter1

TheCreatureintheShop

MynameisDrFrederickTreves.IamadoctorattheLondonHospital.Onedayin1884,Isawapictureinthewindowofashopnearthehospital.Istoppedinfrontoftheshopandlookedatthepicture.AtfirstIfeltinterested,thenIfeltangry,thenafraid.Itwasahorrible,uglypicture.Therewasamaninthepicture,buthedidnotlooklikeyouandme.Hedidnotlooklikeaman.Helookedlikeanelephant.

Ireadthewritingunderthepicture.Itsaid：

ComeinandseetheElephantMan.2pence.Iopenedthedoorandwentin.

Therewasamanintheshop.Hewasadirtymaninanoldcoatwithacigaretteinhismouth.‘Whatdoyouwant？

’heasked.

‘I'dliketoseetheelephantman,please,’Isaid.

Themanlookedatmeangrily.‘Well,youcan't,’hesaid.‘Theshop'sclosingnow.Youcancomebacktomorrow.’

‘I'msorry,’Isaid.‘ButIwouldliketoseehimnow.Ihavenotimetomorrow—Ihavealotofworktodo.ButIcangiveyoumorethan2pence.’

Themanlookedatmecarefully.Thenhetookthecigaretteoutofhismouthandsmiledwithhisyellowteeth.

‘Allright,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.Hisheadwasthemostinterestingthing.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,andthefingersofthelefthandwerelongandbeautiful.Itwaslikeayoungwoman'shand!

‘Walk,Merrick!

’saidtheshopkeeperangrily.‘Comeon,quickly,move!

’Hehitthecreaturewithhishand.

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

‘Allright,thankyou,’Isaid.‘Lethimsitdown.Idon'twanttoseeanymore.’Ifeltill,andthesmellintheroomwasverybad.

‘Yes,sir,’saidtheshopkeeper.‘Sitdown,Merrick.’

Wewentoutoftheroomandclosedthedoor.Theshop－keepersmiledatmewithhisyellowteeth.

‘Wonderful,sir,isn'tit？

’hesaid.‘ThebestElephantManinEngland!

Hundredsofpeoplecometoseehim,youknow,hundreds!

Itakehimalloverthecountry,Ido!

’

‘Yes,veryinteresting,’Isaid.‘CanIsitdown？

’

‘Yes,sir,ofcourse.Here'sachair.’Helookedatme,smiling.‘Wouldyoulikeaglassofwater,sir？

’

‘Yes,please,’Isaid.ThenIlookedatthethingsinthedirtyshop.Thereweretwoorthreebadapplesandsomeoldblackbananas：

thatwasall.‘Er,no…no,thankyou.I'mallright,’Isaid.‘Didyou…didyoucallthecreatureMerrick？

’

‘That'sright,sir.JosephMerrick.ThebestElephantManinEngland!

Itakehimalloverthecountry,youknow.Lotsofpeoplewanttoseehim.’

‘Yes,Isee.Doyougetalotofmoney？

’

‘Well,sometimeswedo,sir,yes.Butit'sdifficult,yousee,sir,becauseofthepolice.Thepolicedon'tlikeus,yousee,sir.Sowecan'tstayinatownverylong.Weusuallymoveeveryweek.’

‘Yes,Isee.Well,anyway,Mr…er？

’

‘Silcock,sir.SimonSilcock.’

‘Yes,well,MrSilcock,I'madoctorattheLondonHospital.MynameisDrTreves.Ithinkthis…er…thismanJosephMerrickisveryinteresti