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all    the   appliances      of   pleasure。      There      were     buffoons�察     �there    were 

improvisatori�察�there were ballet´dancers�察�there were musicians�察�there was 

Beauty�察  �there   was   wine。       All   these   and   security  were   within。       Without 

was the ;Red Death;。 

     It was towards the close of the fifth or sixth month of his                     seclusion�察�

and   while     the   pestilence     raged    most   furiously   abroad�察     �that   the   Prince 

Prospero   entertained   his   thousand   friends   at   a   masked   ball   of   the   most 

unusual magnificence。 

     It was a voluptuous scene�察�that masquerade。                    But first let me tell of 

the   rooms   in   which   it   was   held。     These   were   sevenan   imperial   suite。 

In many palaces�察�however�察�such suites form a long and straight vista�察�while 



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the folding doors slide back nearly to the walls on either hand�察�so that the 

view   of   the   whole   extent   is   scarcely  impeded。           Here   the   case   was   very 

different�察     �as  might     have     been    expected      from     the   duke's    love    of   the 

bizarre。      The     apartments       were    so   irregularly     disposed      that   the  vision 

embraced but little more than one at a time。                      There was a sharp turn at 

every twenty or thirty yards�察�and at each turn a novel effect。                        To the right 

and   left�察  �in   the   middle   of   each   wall�察  �a   tall   and   narrow   Gothic   window 

looked out upon a closed corridor which pursued the windings of the suite。 

These windows were of stained glass whose colour varied in accordance 

with   the   prevailing   hue   of   the   decorations   of   the   chamber   into   which   it 

opened。        That   at the   eastern   extremity  was   hung�察  �for   example   in   blue 

and vividly blue were its windows。                   The second chamber was purple in 

its ornaments and tapestries�察�and here the panes were purple。                            The third 

was     green     throughout�察     �and    so   were     the   casements。       The     fourth     was 

furnished   and   lighted   with   orangethe   fifth   with   whitethe   sixth   with 

violet。     The     seventh      apartment      was    closely     shrouded      in  black     velvet 

tapestries   that   hung   all   over   the   ceiling   and   down   the   walls�察  �falling   in 

heavy   folds   upon   a   carpet   of   the   same   material   and   hue。           But   in   this 

chamber   only�察  �the   colour   of   the   windows   failed   to   correspond   with   the 

decorations。        The panes here were scarleta deep blood colour。                       Now in 

no one of the seven apartments was there any lamp or candelabrum�察�amid 

the    profusion      of   golden      ornaments       that   lay   scattered     to   and    fro   or 

depended from the roof。              There was no light of any kind emanating from 

lamp   or   candle   within   the   suite   of   chambers。         But   in   the   corridors   that 

followed the suite�察�there stood�察�opposite to each window�察�a heavy tripod�察�

bearing a brazier of fire�察�that projected its rays through the tinted glass and 

so glaringly illumined the room。                And thus were produced a multitude of 

gaudy   and   fantastic   appearances。            But   in   the   western   or   black   chamber 

the effect of the fire´light that            streamed upon the dark hangings through 

the blood´tinted panes�察�was ghastly in the extreme�察�and produced so wild a 

look upon the countenances of those who entered�察�that there were few of 

the company bold enough to set foot within its precincts at all。 

     It was in this apartment�察�also�察�that there stood against the western wall�察�

a   gigantic   clock   of   ebony。      Its   pendulum  swung   to   and   fro   with   a   dull�察�



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heavy�察�monotonous clang�察�and when the minute´hand made the circuit of 

the face�察�and the hour was to be stricken�察�there came from the brazen lungs 

of the clock a sound which was clear and loud and deep and exceedingly 

musical�察�but of so peculiar a note and emphasis that�察�at each lapse of an 

hour�察    �the    musicians       of   the    orchestra     were      constrained      to   pause�察�

momentarily�察  �in   their   performance�察  �to   harken   to   the   sound�察  �and   thus   the 

waltzers perforce ceased their evolutions�察�and there was a brief disconcert 

of the whole gay company�察�and�察�while the chimes of the clock yet rang�察�it 

was observed that   the giddiest grew  pale�察�and the  more aged and   sedate 

passed their hands over their brows as if in confused revery or meditation。 

But when the echoes had fully ceased�察�a light laughter at once pervaded 

the assembly�察�the musicians looked at each other and smiled as if at their 

own nervousness and folly�察�and made whispering vows�察�each to the other�察�

that   the   next   chiming   of   the   clock   should   produce   in   them   no   similar 

emotion�察�and then�察�after the lapse of sixty minutes�察。�which embrace three 

thousand and six hundred seconds of the Time that flies�撮� there came yet 

another   chiming   of   the   clock�察  �and   then   were   the   same   disconcert   and 

tremulousness and meditation as before。 

     But�察�in spite of these things�察�it was a gay and magnificent revel。                       The 

tastes   of   the   duke   were   peculiar。       He   had   a   fine   eye   for   colours   and 

effects。     He   disregarded   the       decora   of   mere   fashion。       His   plans   were 

bold and   fiery�察 �and   his  conceptions   glowed   with barbaric   lustre。               There 

are some who would have thought him mad。                         His followers felt that he 

was not。      It was necessary to hear and see and touch him to be                     sure that 

he was not。 

     He   had   directed�察  �in   great   part�察  �the   movable   embellishments   of   the 

seven   chambers�察  �upon   occasion   of   this   great          fete�察  �and   it   was   his   own 

guiding   taste   which   had   given   character   to   the   masqueraders。            Be   sure 

they   were   grotesque。        There   were   much   glare   and   glitter   and   piquancy 

and     phantasmmuch          of   what    has    been    since     seen     in    ;Hernani;。 

There      were    arabesque      figures    with   unsuited     limbs     and   appointments。 

There were delirious fancies such as the madman fashions。                           There were 

much      of   the   beautiful�察   �much      of  the   wanton�察     �much     of   the    bizarre�察�

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disgust。      To    and    fro  in   the   seven    chambers       there   stalked�察   �in  fact�察  �a 

multitude of dreams。           And thesethe dreamswrithed in and about taking 

hue from the rooms�察�and causing the wild music of the orchestra to seem 

as the echo of their steps。          And�察�anon�察�there strikes the ebony clock which 

stands in the hall of the velvet。             And then�察�for a moment�察�all is still�察�and 

all is silent save the voice of the clock。                The dreams are stiff´frozen   as 

they stand。       But the echoes of the chime die awaythey have endured but 

an   instantand   a   light�察  �half´subdued   laughter   floats   after   them   as   they 

depart。     And now again the music swells�察�and the dreams live�察�and writhe 

to   and    fro   more    merrily     than   ever�察  �taking    hue    from    the   many     tinted 

windows   through   which   stream   the   rays   from   the   tripods。              But   to   the 

chamber which lies most westwardly of the seven�察�there are now none of 

the maskers who venture�察�for the night is waning away�察�and there flows a 

ruddier light through the blood´coloured panes�察�and the blackness of the 

sable drapery appals�察�and to him  whose foot falls upon the sable carpet�察�

there comes from the near clock of ebony a muffled peal more solemnly 

emphatic   than   any   which   reaches          their   ears   who   indulged   in   the   more 

remote gaieties of the other apartments。 

     But   these   other   apartments   were   densely   crowded�察  �and   in   them   beat 

feverishly   the   heart   of   life。    And   the   revel   went   whirlingly   on�察  �until   at 

length there commenced the sounding of midnight upon the clock。                               And 

then the music ceased�察�as I have told�察�and the evolutions of the waltzers 

were quieted�察  �and   there   was   an uneasy cessation of   all things   as before。 

But now there were twelve strokes to be sounded by the bell of the clock�察�

and thus   it   happened�察 �perhaps�察�that   more of   thought   crept�察 �with   more  of 

time�察  �into   the   meditations   of   the   thoughtful   among   those   who   revelled。 

And thus too�察�it happened�察�perhaps�察�that before the last echoes of the last 

chime   had   utterly   sunk   into   silence�察  �there   were   many   individuals   in   the 

crowd      who    had    found    leisure    to  become      aware     of  the   presence     of   a 

masked figure which had arrested the                    attention of no single individual 

before。      And      the   rumour
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