At nine o’clock the next morning, the servant came into the room. The servant brought a cup of chocolate. Dorian Gray was sleeping peacefully. He looked like a young boy.
The servant touched Dorian Gray on the shoulder. Dorian Gray woke up and smiled. He did not have any bad dreams. He felt happy because he was young. Then he remembered the night before.
Dorian Gray remembered the blood. He remembered that he killed Basil Hallward. He felt a lot of hatred for the dead man. He knew the body was still in the room upstairs. He tried not to think about it.
Dorian Gray got out of bed. He chose his clothes very carefully. He picked a beautiful necktie and a gold pin. He spent a long time eating his breakfast. He read his letters and talked to the servant.
Dorian Gray wrote two letters. He put one letter in his pocket. He gave the other letter to the servant. He told the servant to go to the house of Alan Campbell. He told the servant to find Alan Campbell immediately.
Dorian Gray was alone now. He began to draw pictures on a piece of paper. He drew flowers and buildings. Then he drew human faces. Every face looked like Basil Hallward. Dorian Gray felt very nervous.
He took a book from the shelf. He tried to read it to forget his fear. The book was about the city of Venice. It described the beautiful water and the pink buildings. Dorian Gray remembered a time he went to Venice with Basil Hallward.
Dorian Gray sighed and put the book down. He started to feel a lot of terror. He wondered if Alan Campbell was in London. He needed Alan Campbell to help him. Every minute was very important.
Alan Campbell and Dorian Gray were great friends five years ago. They were always together. Then their friendship ended suddenly. Now, Alan Campbell hated Dorian Gray. He did not want to see Dorian Gray.
Alan Campbell was a very clever man. He was a scientist. He spent all day in his laboratory (a room where a scientist does experiments). He studied chemistry (the science of how different substances react together). He was also a very good musician.
Dorian Gray waited and looked at the clock. He walked up and down the room. He felt like a bird in a cage. His hands were very cold. He was afraid of the future.
Finally, the servant entered the room. The servant said that Alan Campbell was there. Dorian Gray felt better. He told the servant to bring Alan Campbell into the room. Dorian Gray was not afraid now.
Alan Campbell walked into the room. He looked very serious and pale. He did not want to be there. He kept his hands in his pockets. He did not say hello to Dorian Gray.
Dorian Gray told Alan Campbell to sit down. He said it was a matter of life and death. Alan Campbell’s voice was hard and cold. He told Dorian Gray that he did not want to hear his secrets.
Dorian Gray spoke very quietly. He told Alan Campbell that a dead man was upstairs. He said the man died ten hours ago. Dorian Gray said he did not want to explain why the man died. He told Alan Campbell to listen.
Alan Campbell did not want to help. Dorian Gray told Alan Campbell that he was a scientist. He said Alan Campbell knew how to destroy things with chemicals (special liquids or powders used in science). He told Alan Campbell to turn the body into ashes.
Alan Campbell said that Dorian Gray was mad. He refused to help Dorian Gray. He did not want to lose his good name. Dorian Gray said that the man committed suicide. Alan Campbell still said no.
Then Dorian Gray told the truth. He said he killed the man. He said Basil Hallward made him suffer. Alan Campbell was shocked. He said he would not tell the police, but he would not help.
Dorian Gray asked Alan Campbell to think about his situation. He said that if the police found the body, he would die. He said they would hang him. He asked Alan Campbell to help because they were friends once.
Alan Campbell refused again. Dorian Gray looked at him with pity. Dorian Gray wrote something on a piece of paper. He showed the paper to Alan Campbell. Alan Campbell became very white. He felt sick.
Dorian Gray had a secret about Alan Campbell. He said he would send a letter with this secret if Alan Campbell did not help. Alan Campbell had no choice. He had to help Dorian Gray to save himself.
Alan Campbell told Dorian Gray he needed things from his laboratory. Dorian Gray did not let him leave the house. Dorian Gray told him to write a note. The servant went to get the things for the experiment.
Dorian Gray and Alan Campbell waited for twenty minutes. They did not speak. A fly moved around the room. The clock made a loud sound. Alan Campbell told Dorian Gray that he was a bad man.
The servant returned with a large box. Inside the box were many bottles and wires. Dorian Gray told the servant to go to another town. He told him to buy some orchids (a type of beautiful and expensive flower). He wanted the servant to be away for five hours.
Dorian Gray and Alan Campbell went upstairs. Dorian Gray opened the door of the secret room. He saw the face of the portrait in the sunlight. He saw blood on the hand of the painting. He felt a lot of horror.
Dorian Gray did not look at the dead man in the chair. He quickly covered the portrait with a purple cloth. He heard Alan Campbell bring the heavy box into the room. Alan Campbell told Dorian Gray to leave.
Dorian Gray went downstairs. He heard Alan Campbell lock the door. Dorian Gray waited for many hours. At seven o’clock, Alan Campbell came back to the library. He was very pale.
Alan Campbell said he finished the work. He told Dorian Gray that they must never see each other again. Then Alan Campbell left the house. Dorian Gray went upstairs to the room.
The room smelled of nitric acid (a very strong liquid that eats through metal and other things). The smell was very strong. Dorian Gray looked at the table. The body of Basil Hallward was gone.