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lamplight�察�and worst of all by moonlight�察�it becomes bars� �The
outside pattern I mean�察�and the woman behind it is as plain as
can be。
I didn't realize for a long time what the thing was that
showed behind�察�that dim sub´pattern�察�but now I am quite sure it
is a woman。
By daylight she is subdued�察�quiet。 I fancy it is the
pattern that keeps her so still。 It is so puzzling。 It keeps me
quiet by the hour。
I lie down ever so much now。 John says it is good for me��
and to sleep all I can。
Indeed he started the habit by making me lie down for an
hour after each meal。
It is a very bad habit I am convinced�察�for you see I don't
sleep。
And that cultivates deceit�察�for I don't tell them I'm
awakeO no��
The fact is I am getting a little afraid of John。
He seems very queer sometimes�察�and even Jennie has an
inexplicable look。
It strikes me occasionally�察�just as a scientific
hypothesis��that perhaps it is the paper��
I have watched John when he did not know I was looking�察�and
come into the room suddenly on the most innocent excuses�察�and
I've caught him several times LOOKING AT THE PAPER� �And Jennie
too。 I caught Jennie with her hand on it once。
She didn't know I was in the room�察�and when I asked her in a
quiet�察�a very quiet voice�察�with the most restrained manner
possible�察�what she was doing with the papershe turned around as
if she had been caught stealing�察�and looked quite angryasked me
why I should frighten her so��
Then she said that the paper stained everything it touched��
that she had found yellow smooches on all my clothes and John's��
and she wished we would be more careful��
Did not that sound innocent�拭 �But I know she was studying
that pattern�察�and I am determined that nobody shall find it out
but myself��
Life is very much more exciting now than it used to be。 You
see I have something more to expect�察�to look forward to�察�to
watch。 I really do eat better�察�and am more quiet than I was。
John is so pleased to see me improve� �He laughed a little
the other day�察�and said I seemed to be flourishing in spite of my
wall´paper。
I turned it off with a laugh。 I had no intention of telling
him it was BECAUSE of the wall´paperhe would make fun of me。
He might even want to take me away。
I don't want to leave now until I have found it out。 There
is a week more�察�and I think that will be enough。
I'm feeling ever so much better� �I don't sleep much at
night�察�for it is so interesting to watch developments�察�but I
sleep a good deal in the daytime。
In the daytime it is tiresome and perplexing。
There are always new shoots on the fungus�察�and new shades of
yellow all over it。 I cannot keep count of them�察�though I have
tried conscientiously。
It is the strangest yellow�察�that wall´paper� �It makes me
think of all the yellow things I ever sawnot beautiful ones
like buttercups�察�but old foul�察�bad yellow things。
But there is something else about that paperthe smell� �I
noticed it the moment we came into the room�察�but with so much air
and sun it was not bad。 Now we have had a week of fog and rain��
and whether the windows are open or not�察�the smell is here。
It creeps alll over the house。
I find it hovering in the dining´room�察�skulking in the
parlor�察�hiding in the hall�察�lying in wait for me on the stairs。
It gets into my hair。
Even when I go to ride�察�if I turn my head suddenly and
surprise itthere is that smell��
Such a peculiar odor�察�too� �I have spent hours in trying to
analyze it�察�to find what it smelled like。
It is not badat first�察�and very gentle�察�but quite the
subtlest�察�most enduring odor I ever met。
In this damp weather it is awful�察�I wake up in the night and
find it hanging over me。
It used to disturb me at first。 I thought seriously of
burning the houseto reach the smell。
But now I am used to it。 The only thing I can think of that
it is like is the COLOR of the paper� �A yellow smell。
There is a very funny mark on this wall�察�low down�察�near the
mopboard。 A streak that runs round the room。 It goes behind
every piece of furniture�察�except the bed�察�a long�察�straight�察�even
SMOOCH�察�as if it had been rubbed over and over。
I wonder how it was done and who did it�察�and what they did
it for。 Round and round and roundround and round and roundit
makes me dizzy��
I really have discovered something at last。
Through watching so much at night�察�when it changes so�察�I
have finally found out。
The front pattern DOES moveand no wonder� �The woman
behind shakes it��
Sometimes I think there are a great many women behind�察�and
sometimes only one�察�and she crawls around fast�察�and her crawling
shakes it all over。
Then in the very bright spots she keeps still�察�and in the
very shady spots she just takes hold of the bars and shakes them
hard。
And she is all the time trying to climb through。 But nobody
could climb through that patternit strangles so�察�I think that
is why it has so many heads。
They get through�察�and then the pattern strangles them off
and turns them upside down�察�and makes their eyes white��
If those heads were covered or taken off it would not be
half so bad。
I think that woman gets out in the daytime��
And I'll tell you whyprivatelyI've seen her��
I can see her out of every one of my windows��
It is the same woman�察�I know�察�for she is always creeping��
and most women do not creep by daylight。
I see her on that long road under the trees�察�creeping along��
and when a carriage comes she hides under the blackberry vines。
I don't blame her a bit。 It must be very humiliating to be
caught creeping by daylight��
I always lock the door when I creep by daylight。 I can't do
it at night�察�for I know John would suspect something at once。
And John is so queer now�察�that I don't want to irritate him。
I wish he would take another room� �Besides�察�I don't want anybody
to get that woman out at night but myself。
I often wonder if I could see her out of all the windows at
once。
But�察�turn as fast as I can�察�I can only see out of one at a
time。
And though I always see her�察�she MAY be able to creep
faster than I can turn��
I have watched her sometimes away off in the open country��
creeping as fast as a cloud shadow in a high wind。
If only that top pattern could be gotten off from the under
one� �I mean to try it�察�little by little。
I have found out another funny thing�察�but I shan't tell it
this time� �It does not do to trust people too much。
There are only two more days to get this paper off�察�and I
believe John is beginning to notice。 I don't like the look in
his eyes。
And I heard him ask Jennie a lot of professional questions
about me。 She had a very good report to give。
She said I slept a good deal in the daytime。
John knows I don't sleep very well at night�察�for all I'm so
quiet��
He asked me all sorts of questions�察�too�察�and pretended to be
very loving and kind。
As if I couldn't see through him��
Still�察�I don't wonder he acts so�察�sleeping under this paper
for three months。
It only interests me�察�but I feel sure John and Jennie are
secretly affected by it。
Hurrah� �This is the last day�察�but it is enough。 John is to
stay in town over night�察�and won't be out until this evening。
Jennie wanted to sleep with methe sly thing� �but I told
her I should undoubtedly rest better for a night all alone。
That was clever�察�for really I wasn't alone a bit� �As soon
as it was moonlight and that poor thing began to crawl and shake
the pattern�察�I got up and ran to help her。
I pulled and she shook�察�I shook and she pulled�察�and before
morning we had peeled off yards of that paper。
A strip about as high as my head and half around the room。
And then when the sun came and that awful pattern began to
laugh at me�察�I declared I would finish it to´day��
We go away to´morrow�察�and they are moving all my furniture
down again to leave things as they were before。
Jennie looked at the wall in amazement�察�but I told her
merrily that I did it out of pure spite at the vicious thing。
She laughed and said she wouldn't mind doing it herself�察�but
I must not get tired。
How she betrayed herself that time��
But I am here�察�and no person touches this paper but menot
ALIVE��
She tried to get me out of the roomit was too patent� �But
I said it was so quiet and empty and clean now that I believed I
would lie down again and sleep all I could�察�and not to wake me
even for dinnerI would call when I woke。
So now she is gone�察�and the servants are gone�察�and the
things are gone�察�and there is nothing left but that great
bedstead nailed down�察�with the canvas mattress we found on it。
We shall sleep downstairs to´night�察�and take the boat home
to´morrow。
I quite enjoy the room�察�now it is bare again。
How those children did tear about here��
This bedstead is fairly gnawed��
But I must get to work。
I have locked the door and thrown the key down into the
front path。
I don't want to go out�察�and I don't want to have anybody
come in�察�till John comes。
I want to astonish him。
I've got a rope up here that even Jennie did not find。 If
that woman does get out�察�and tries to get away�察�I can tie her��
But I forgot I could not reach far without anything to stand
on��
This bed will NOT move��
I tried to lift and push it until I was lame�察�and then I got
so angry I bit off a little piece at one cornerbut it hurt my
teeth。
Then I peeled off all the paper I could reach standing on
the floor。 It sticks horribly and the pattern just enjoys it� �
All those strangled heads and bulbous eyes and waddling fungus
growths just shriek with derision��
I am getting angry enough to do something desperate。 To
jump out of the window would be admirable exercise�察�but the bars
are too strong even to try。
Besides I wouldn't do it。 Of course not。 I know well
enough that a step like that is improper and might be
misconstrued。
I don't like to LOOK out of the windows eventhere are so
many of those creeping women�察�and they creep so fast。
I wonder if they all come out of that wall´paper as I did��
But I am securely fastened now by my well´hidden ropeyou
don't get ME out in the road there��
I suppose I shall have to get back behind the pattern
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