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| [00:01.44] | Chapter 4 Merrick's First Home |
| [00:07.31] | We gave Merrick two rooms at the back of the hospital. |
| [00:11.89] | One room was a bathroom, |
| [00:14.10] | so he could have a bath every day. |
| [00:17.79] | Soon his skin was much better, |
| [00:20.40] | and there was no horrible smell. |
| [00:24.62] | The second room had a bed, table , and chairs. |
| [00:30.86] | I visited him every day, and talked to him. |
| [00:35.85] | He loved reading, and talking about books. |
| [00:40.29] | At first he did not know many books： |
| [00:44.62] | the Bible, and one or two newspapers, that's all. |
| [00:49.69] | But I gave him some books of love stories, |
| [00:52.91] | and he liked them very much. |
| [00:55.83] | He read them again and again, |
| [00:58.37] | and talked about them often. |
| [01:01.32] | For him, the men and women in these books were alive, |
| [01:05.86] | like you and me. He was very happy. |
| [01:11.17] | But sometimes it was difficult for him. |
| [01:15.60] | At first, one or two people in the hospital laughed |
| [01:19.81] | at Merrick because he was ugly. |
| [01:22.89] | Sometimes, they brought their friends to look at him. |
| [01:28.51] | One day a new nurse came to the hospital, |
| [01:32.76] | and nobody told her about Merrick. |
| [01:36.72] | She took his food to his room, |
| [01:39.42] | and opened the door. |
| [01:41.30] | Then she saw him. |
| [01:43.53] | She screamed, dropped the food on the floor, |
| [01:47.49] | and ran out of the room. |
| [01:50.28] | I was very angry with the nurse, |
| [01:52.76] | and went to see Merrick. |
| [01:55.67] | He was not happy about it, but he was not very angry. |
| [02:00.69] | I think he felt sorry for the girl. |
| [02:05.10] | 'People don't like looking at me. |
| [02:09.63] | I know that, Dr 26Treves, 'he said. |
| [02:14.49] | 'They usually laugh or scream. ' |
| [02:19.57] | 'Well, I don't want nurses to laugh at you, Joseph, ' |
| [02:24.47] | I said angrily. 'I want them to help you. ' |
| [02:29.20] | 'Thank you, doctor, 'he said, in his strange slow voice. |
| [02:38.22] | 'But it's not important. |
| [02:41.75] | Everyone laughs at me. |
| [02:45.34] | I understand that. ' |
| [02:49.34] | I looked at him sadly. |
| [02:52.39] | In his one good hand, his left hand, |
| [02:56.45] | he had the little picture of his mother. |
| [03:00.26] | He looked at the picture for a minute, |
| [03:03.26] | and then put it by a flower on the table. |
| [03:07.41] | A tear ran out of his eye and down the skin of his enormous, ugly face. |
| [03:16.25] | 'Dr Treves, 'he said, slowly. |
| [03:22.04] | 'You and the nurses arevery kind, |
| [03:28.32] | and I'm very happy here. |
| [03:32.13] | Thank you very much. |
| [03:35.68] | But…I know I can't stay here long, |
| [03:41.90] | and…I would like to live in a lighthouse, |
| [03:48.11] | after the hospital, please. |
| [03:51.97] | A lighthouse, or a home for blind people. |
| [03:57.75] | I think those are the best places for me. |
| [04:03.93] | 'What do you mean?'I ashed. 'Why?' |
| [04:09.66] | He did not look at me. |
| [04:12.30] | He put the flower on the picture and looked at it carefully. |
| [04:18.55] | 'Lighthouses have sea all round them, don't they? ' |
| [04:24.96] | he said. ' Nobody could look at me in a lighthouse, |
| [04:31.40] | so I would be happy there. |
| [04:35.40] | And blind people can see nothing, |
| [04:40.65] | so they couldn't see me, could they?' |
| [04:46.02] | 'But Joseph, 'I said. 'This is your home. |
| [04:51.75] | You live here now. |
| [04:54.59] | You aren't going to leave the hospital. ' |
| [04:58.48] | 28'Not today, perhaps, 'he said. But soon. |
| [05:06.86] | You are a kind man, Dr Treves. |
| [05:11.98] | But I can't stay here very long. I have no money. ' |
| [05:20.65] | I smiled. 'Joseph, I said. |
| [05:25.44] | 'This is your home now. Don't you understand? |
| [05:31.04] | You can stay here all your life. ' |
| [05:35.96] | Very carefully, I told him about the letter to The Times, and the money. |
| [05:44.09] | I don't think he understood at first, |
| [05:47.52] | so I told him again. |
| [05:50.76] | He was very quiet for a minute. |
| [05:53.94] | Then he stood up, and walked up and down the room very quickly. |
| [06:00.17] | A strange sound came from him, like laughing. |
| ti: | |
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| [00:01.44] | Chapter 4 Merrick' s First Home |
| [00:07.31] | We gave Merrick two rooms at the back of the hospital. |
| [00:11.89] | One room was a bathroom, |
| [00:14.10] | so he could have a bath every day. |
| [00:17.79] | Soon his skin was much better, |
| [00:20.40] | and there was no horrible smell. |
| [00:24.62] | The second room had a bed, table , and chairs. |
| [00:30.86] | I visited him every day, and talked to him. |
| [00:35.85] | He loved reading, and talking about books. |
| [00:40.29] | At first he did not know many books: |
| [00:44.62] | the Bible, and one or two newspapers, that' s all. |
| [00:49.69] | But I gave him some books of love stories, |
| [00:52.91] | and he liked them very much. |
| [00:55.83] | He read them again and again, |
| [00:58.37] | and talked about them often. |
| [01:01.32] | For him, the men and women in these books were alive, |
| [01:05.86] | like you and me. He was very happy. |
| [01:11.17] | But sometimes it was difficult for him. |
| [01:15.60] | At first, one or two people in the hospital laughed |
| [01:19.81] | at Merrick because he was ugly. |
| [01:22.89] | Sometimes, they brought their friends to look at him. |
| [01:28.51] | One day a new nurse came to the hospital, |
| [01:32.76] | and nobody told her about Merrick. |
| [01:36.72] | She took his food to his room, |
| [01:39.42] | and opened the door. |
| [01:41.30] | Then she saw him. |
| [01:43.53] | She screamed, dropped the food on the floor, |
| [01:47.49] | and ran out of the room. |
| [01:50.28] | I was very angry with the nurse, |
| [01:52.76] | and went to see Merrick. |
| [01:55.67] | He was not happy about it, but he was not very angry. |
| [02:00.69] | I think he felt sorry for the girl. |
| [02:05.10] | ' People don' t like looking at me. |
| [02:09.63] | I know that, Dr 26Treves, ' he said. |
| [02:14.49] | ' They usually laugh or scream. ' |
| [02:19.57] | ' Well, I don' t want nurses to laugh at you, Joseph, ' |
| [02:24.47] | I said angrily. ' I want them to help you. ' |
| [02:29.20] | ' Thank you, doctor, ' he said, in his strange slow voice. |
| [02:38.22] | ' But it' s not important. |
| [02:41.75] | Everyone laughs at me. |
| [02:45.34] | I understand that. ' |
| [02:49.34] | I looked at him sadly. |
| [02:52.39] | In his one good hand, his left hand, |
| [02:56.45] | he had the little picture of his mother. |
| [03:00.26] | He looked at the picture for a minute, |
| [03:03.26] | and then put it by a flower on the table. |
| [03:07.41] | A tear ran out of his eye and down the skin of his enormous, ugly face. |
| [03:16.25] | ' Dr Treves, ' he said, slowly. |
| [03:22.04] | ' You and the nurses arevery kind, |
| [03:28.32] | and I' m very happy here. |
| [03:32.13] | Thank you very much. |
| [03:35.68] | But I know I can' t stay here long, |
| [03:41.90] | and I would like to live in a lighthouse, |
| [03:48.11] | after the hospital, please. |
| [03:51.97] | A lighthouse, or a home for blind people. |
| [03:57.75] | I think those are the best places for me. |
| [04:03.93] | ' What do you mean?' I ashed. ' Why?' |
| [04:09.66] | He did not look at me. |
| [04:12.30] | He put the flower on the picture and looked at it carefully. |
| [04:18.55] | ' Lighthouses have sea all round them, don' t they? ' |
| [04:24.96] | he said. ' Nobody could look at me in a lighthouse, |
| [04:31.40] | so I would be happy there. |
| [04:35.40] | And blind people can see nothing, |
| [04:40.65] | so they couldn' t see me, could they?' |
| [04:46.02] | ' But Joseph, ' I said. ' This is your home. |
| [04:51.75] | You live here now. |
| [04:54.59] | You aren' t going to leave the hospital. ' |
| [04:58.48] | 28' Not today, perhaps, ' he said. But soon. |
| [05:06.86] | You are a kind man, Dr Treves. |
| [05:11.98] | But I can' t stay here very long. I have no money. ' |
| [05:20.65] | I smiled. ' Joseph, I said. |
| [05:25.44] | ' This is your home now. Don' t you understand? |
| [05:31.04] | You can stay here all your life. ' |
| [05:35.96] | Very carefully, I told him about the letter to The Times, and the money. |
| [05:44.09] | I don' t think he understood at first, |
| [05:47.52] | so I told him again. |
| [05:50.76] | He was very quiet for a minute. |
| [05:53.94] | Then he stood up, and walked up and down the room very quickly. |
| [06:00.17] | A strange sound came from him, like laughing. |
| ti: | |
| ar: | |
| al: | |
| [00:01.44] | Chapter 4 Merrick' s First Home |
| [00:07.31] | We gave Merrick two rooms at the back of the hospital. |
| [00:11.89] | One room was a bathroom, |
| [00:14.10] | so he could have a bath every day. |
| [00:17.79] | Soon his skin was much better, |
| [00:20.40] | and there was no horrible smell. |
| [00:24.62] | The second room had a bed, table , and chairs. |
| [00:30.86] | I visited him every day, and talked to him. |
| [00:35.85] | He loved reading, and talking about books. |
| [00:40.29] | At first he did not know many books: |
| [00:44.62] | the Bible, and one or two newspapers, that' s all. |
| [00:49.69] | But I gave him some books of love stories, |
| [00:52.91] | and he liked them very much. |
| [00:55.83] | He read them again and again, |
| [00:58.37] | and talked about them often. |
| [01:01.32] | For him, the men and women in these books were alive, |
| [01:05.86] | like you and me. He was very happy. |
| [01:11.17] | But sometimes it was difficult for him. |
| [01:15.60] | At first, one or two people in the hospital laughed |
| [01:19.81] | at Merrick because he was ugly. |
| [01:22.89] | Sometimes, they brought their friends to look at him. |
| [01:28.51] | One day a new nurse came to the hospital, |
| [01:32.76] | and nobody told her about Merrick. |
| [01:36.72] | She took his food to his room, |
| [01:39.42] | and opened the door. |
| [01:41.30] | Then she saw him. |
| [01:43.53] | She screamed, dropped the food on the floor, |
| [01:47.49] | and ran out of the room. |
| [01:50.28] | I was very angry with the nurse, |
| [01:52.76] | and went to see Merrick. |
| [01:55.67] | He was not happy about it, but he was not very angry. |
| [02:00.69] | I think he felt sorry for the girl. |
| [02:05.10] | ' People don' t like looking at me. |
| [02:09.63] | I know that, Dr 26Treves, ' he said. |
| [02:14.49] | ' They usually laugh or scream. ' |
| [02:19.57] | ' Well, I don' t want nurses to laugh at you, Joseph, ' |
| [02:24.47] | I said angrily. ' I want them to help you. ' |
| [02:29.20] | ' Thank you, doctor, ' he said, in his strange slow voice. |
| [02:38.22] | ' But it' s not important. |
| [02:41.75] | Everyone laughs at me. |
| [02:45.34] | I understand that. ' |
| [02:49.34] | I looked at him sadly. |
| [02:52.39] | In his one good hand, his left hand, |
| [02:56.45] | he had the little picture of his mother. |
| [03:00.26] | He looked at the picture for a minute, |
| [03:03.26] | and then put it by a flower on the table. |
| [03:07.41] | A tear ran out of his eye and down the skin of his enormous, ugly face. |
| [03:16.25] | ' Dr Treves, ' he said, slowly. |
| [03:22.04] | ' You and the nurses arevery kind, |
| [03:28.32] | and I' m very happy here. |
| [03:32.13] | Thank you very much. |
| [03:35.68] | But I know I can' t stay here long, |
| [03:41.90] | and I would like to live in a lighthouse, |
| [03:48.11] | after the hospital, please. |
| [03:51.97] | A lighthouse, or a home for blind people. |
| [03:57.75] | I think those are the best places for me. |
| [04:03.93] | ' What do you mean?' I ashed. ' Why?' |
| [04:09.66] | He did not look at me. |
| [04:12.30] | He put the flower on the picture and looked at it carefully. |
| [04:18.55] | ' Lighthouses have sea all round them, don' t they? ' |
| [04:24.96] | he said. ' Nobody could look at me in a lighthouse, |
| [04:31.40] | so I would be happy there. |
| [04:35.40] | And blind people can see nothing, |
| [04:40.65] | so they couldn' t see me, could they?' |
| [04:46.02] | ' But Joseph, ' I said. ' This is your home. |
| [04:51.75] | You live here now. |
| [04:54.59] | You aren' t going to leave the hospital. ' |
| [04:58.48] | 28' Not today, perhaps, ' he said. But soon. |
| [05:06.86] | You are a kind man, Dr Treves. |
| [05:11.98] | But I can' t stay here very long. I have no money. ' |
| [05:20.65] | I smiled. ' Joseph, I said. |
| [05:25.44] | ' This is your home now. Don' t you understand? |
| [05:31.04] | You can stay here all your life. ' |
| [05:35.96] | Very carefully, I told him about the letter to The Times, and the money. |
| [05:44.09] | I don' t think he understood at first, |
| [05:47.52] | so I told him again. |
| [05:50.76] | He was very quiet for a minute. |
| [05:53.94] | Then he stood up, and walked up and down the room very quickly. |
| [06:00.17] | A strange sound came from him, like laughing. |
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