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Out`lr–s Glti
Nlpyrck`t
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O swiitay snigtib friizi faiw oalgk N`irry Falssle ^triit.
^igtorl stllb lvir o `lt krcbbai cgscbi t`i Blro`oru s`lp, os `i bcb oaa
boy iviryboy, nllmcgk pognomis jlr `cs blroyomc. N`irry Falssle ^triit
wos o rug-blwg nleeirncoa strcp cg o biprissib port lj tlwg, o striit elri
gltofai jlr iepty s`lps t`og t`i n`irry triis paogtib sporsiay lg ict`ir
scbi. Rlboy
Rlboy,, `lwivir, pir`ops finousi t`i jalwirs wiri cg juaa falle, t`iri
wiri elri pilpai oflut t`og usuoa.
^igtorl allmib up tl sii og iabiray aoby cg o w`cti `ot stogbcgk lg t`i
rlobscbi, fut ceeibcotiay turgib fonm tl t`i flwa lj fottir `i wos ecxcgk.
@i ossueib s`i wos allmcgk ot t`i fcaalwcgk nalub lj n`irry falssle lg
t`i trii lutscbi t`i s`lp. [`ig `i gixt allmib up, `lwivir, s`i wos stcaa
t`iri. Ogb ct wosg–t t`i jalwirs, fut rot`ir ^igtorl `cesiaj t`ot s`i siieib
tl fi lfsirvcgk. @i glbbib outleotcnoaay cg kriitcgk. R`i wleog secaib
stcjjay ogb s`ujjaib nalsir
nalsir..
^igtorl rinlkgczib `ir joni. ^`i `ob fiig ot t`i s`lp o jiw boys
ioracir.
‐Oflut t`cs,– s`i socb, rocscgk `ir `ogb wct` o salw, biacfiroti eltclg tl
plcgt ot o @iap [ogtib gltcni topib tl t`i wcgblw. ‐Bl ylu rioaay eiog
‑oki cs gl lfhint―<–
^igtorl pousib cg `cs wlrm. @i gltcnib t`ot `ir jcgkirs wiri figt acmi
`llms. ‐Klt sleilgi cg ecgb< O krogbn`cab, pir`ops<–
R`i wleog facgmib lgi iyi. O kigtai kust lj wcgb s`llm t`i trii,
sittcgk obrcjt pitoas t`ot wojtib t`rluk` t`i lpig wcgblw tl aogb lg t`i
krcbbai. ‐Ye…– ^`i aiogib jlrworb, ‐C wlgbir cj C nluab C oppay<–
‐Torblg<–
^`i plcgtib tl `irsiaj. ‐Nog C oppay< C oawoys wogtib o hlf acmi t`cs.–
^igtorl aouk`ib fijlri `i nluab stlp `cesiaj. ‐Eoy C osm `lw lab ylu
ori<–
‐C–e sivigty-scx.–
@lw nluab `i sigb `ir owoy wct`lut nouscgk ljjigni< ^igtorl snropib
t`i spotuao lg t`i ibki lj t`i flwa w`cai `i krlpib jlr t`i rck`t wlrbs.
‐[iaa,
‐[
iaa, t`i poy–s glt eun`. C nog lgay eogoki scx `ugbrib yig og `lur.–
`lur.–
‐^lrry< [`ot–s
[`ot–s t`ot<– R`i wleog nuppib `ir `ogb
`og b orlugb `ir ior
ior..
^igtorl
t`i woy `i bcb w`ig `i `ogbib blroyomc tl
n`cabrig
ogb aiogib
iabiray lvir,
nustleirs.
‐C socb t`i poy–s glt eun`. C opprincoti t`i ljjir, fut C–e glt suri. Ot
ylur oki…–
‐L`, ylu eiog t`i poy.– ^`i rog `ir figt jcgkirs lvir t`i wlrbs lg t`i
gltcni. ‐C–aa bl ct jlr `oaj t`ot. R`rii `ugbrib yig.–
‐R`rii `ugbrib yig<–
R`i wleog–s iyis nrcgmaib cg o secai figiot` t`i frce lj `ir `ot.
‐O`, C t`cgm…Gl, C–e ojrocb ct wlg–t wlrm. C `lpi ylu ugbirstogb.–
‐Ey goei–s Rlmui Sls`cc.–
‐^lrry<– ^igtorl rioaczib t`ot s`i eust fi `orb lj `iorcgk ogb
ecsugbirstllb. @i s`llm `cs `iob tl sckgoa `cs eiogcgk. ‐C bl oplalkczi.–
‐L`<– Rlmui Sls`cc storib ot ^igtorl. @i gltcnib t`ot `ir iyis wiri
bcjjirigt s`opis, ogb lgi scbi lj `ir joni oppiorib stcjj.
‐Ct–ss `iovy wlrm, y
‐Ct–
ylu
lu mglw. Ct–b fi o fct…–
Rlmui lpigib `ir elut` os cj tl tomi o biip friot`, t`ig subbigay
plcgtib fi`cgb `ir. ‐[`l paogtib t`cs n`irry trii<–
‐Torblg<–
‐R`i n`irry trii,– s`i ripiotib, turgcgk `ir joni tlworb t`i falssles.
‐[`l paogtib ct<–
^igtorl allmib up ot t`i jalwirs, glw ot t`icr piom. ‐[`ot bl ylu
eiog, w`l<–
‐^leiflby eust–vi paogtib ct.–
‐^lrry,, blg–t mglw. C blg–t nlei jrle rlugb `iri.–
‐^lrry
Ygsplmig t`luk`ts jacttib onrlss Rlmui–s joni, fut siicgk ^igtorl pcnm
up t`i ruffir spotuao, s`i scepay socb, ‐C–aa sii ylu okocg,– ogb fonmib
owoy jrle t`i wcgblw. ^`i woamib ljj cg t`i lpplscti bcrintclg jrle t`i
trocg stotclg wct` og owmworb, stcjj koct. ^igtorl allmib blwg ogb wigt
fonm tl `cs ecxcgk.
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Blro`oru lpigib jlr fuscgiss sivig boys o wiim, oaa yior rlugb. Iviry
elrgcgk, nlei iaivig l–nalnm, ^igtorl wluab rocsi t`i s`uttirs jlr t`i boy.
@i usuoaay blggib `cs nllm–s nalt`is hust twl `lurs fijlri lpigcgk tcei tl
fikcg priporcgk t`i pognomi fottir ogb swiit fiog posti jlr eomcgk
blroyomc. Elst nlgjintclgirs spigt algkir t`og t`ot, fut t`cgks wiri blgi
bcjjirigtay ot Blro`oru.
Rlboy, acmi ogy lt`ir boy, ^igtorl brogm `cs rikuaor elrgcgk nog lj
nljjii ogb t`ig prlniibib tl mcnm-pus` o norbflorb flx cgtl t`i mctn`ig
jrle t`i povieigt lutscbi. Ct nlgtocgib o biacviry lj N`cgisi-eobi
tsufuog, t`i nlorsi swiit fiog posti t`ot `i usib jlr `cs blroyomc jcaacgk.
@cs aoti flss `ob oawoys usib riobyeobi fiog posti ogb ^igtorl scepay
nlgtcguib t`i prontcni. O jrcigbay w`laisoair rikuaoray biacvirib jcvimcalkroe flxis lj ct.
^igtorl tllm o paostcn tuf jrle cgscbi, ogb sit oflut ecxcgk t`i nlgtigts
wct` aijtlvir fiog posti jrle t`i boy fijlri. Lpirotclgs ot Blro`oru riacib
`iovcay lg t`i jont t`ot fiog posti nluab fi rijrckirotib jlr s`lrt pirclbs
wct`lut tll eun` alss lj orleo lr quoacty. Oat`luk` ct wos glt caaikoa tl
rinynai t`i jcaacgk cg t`cs jos`clg, t`cs wos glt ixontay stogborb prlniburi
wct` elst nlgjintclgirs.
Fut t`ot wos `lw t`cgks wiri blgi ot Blro`oru, o fuscgiss t`ot bcb hust
igluk` trobi tl stoy ojalot. ^igtorl givir slab igluk` tl usi up o w`lai
nlgtocgir lj fiog posti cg lgi boy= t`iri wiri oawoys aijtlvirs. Iviry
elrgcgk `i nlefcgib t`i privclus boy–s aijtlvir fiog posti wct` o giw
fotn` sl t`ot ivigtuoaay ct oaa klt usib up.
Lgni t`i fiog posti wos rioby ^igtorl fikog priporcgk t`i fottir. R`cs
wos oasl ovocaofai jlr suppay fy w`laisoairs, fut ct wos ixpigscvi, ogb sl
`i prijirrib tl eomi ct `cesiaj. @i `iopib t`i cgkribcigts cg o flwa, ecxib
t`ie tlkit`ir, ogb turgib lg t`i kos tl `iot t`i jaot krcbbai. [`ig t`i
tiepiroturi wos rck`t `i norijuaay aobaib spllgjuas lj fottir lgtl t`i `lt
surjoni wct` t`i klgk-s`opib spllg jrle w`cn` blroyomc tllm t`icr goei8
blro jlr klgk, ogb yomc jlr krcaaib. Lgni t`i seoaa, jaujjy pognomis wiri
rioby `i orrogkib t`ie cg rlws cg o `iotib kaoss nosi tl miip wore. Glw ct
wos tcei tl lpig. ^igtorl sck`ib os `i acjtib t`i s`uttirs jrle cgscbi, o
faogm ixprissclg lg `cs joni.
Augn`tcei noei ogb ^igtorl wos scttcgk cg t`i s`lp–s mctn`ig pcnmcgk ot o
augn` jrle t`i nlgvigcigni stlri w`ig `i sow o w`cti `ot oppior lg t`i
lt`ir scbi lj t`i wcgblw
wcgblw..
‐R`i lab aoby,– `i euttirib.
^`i wos secacgk ot `ce, ogb `i jiat lfackib tl stogb up. ‐Irr, `iaal
okocg.–
‐@iaal.–
‐Nog C bl sleit`cgk jlr ylu<–
Rlmui puaaib o pcini lj popir jrle `ir `ogbfok. ‐R`cs cs `lw C wrcti
ey goei.–
‐@u`<– ^igtorl kaognib ot t`i popir. @ir goei wos wrcttig cg faui cgm,
cg o bcstcgntcvi styai wct` iviry strlmi jlreib fy o nuracgk jalurcs`. ‐^lrry,–
`i socb, ‐fut ylu stcaa nog–t wlrm `iri.– @i pus`ib t`i popir fonm tl `ir.
Rlmui wigt tl pcnm ct up wct` `ir figt jcgkirs, fut t`ig siieib tl
n`ogki `ir ecgb ogb kigtay wct`briw `ir `ogb. ‐Os ylu nog sii, C `ovi o
fct lj trlufai wct` ey jcgkirs, sl C blg–t ecgb wlrmcgk jlr aiss t`og C socb
aost tcei. Rwl
Rwl `ugbrib yig wcaa bl.–
‐Jlr w`ot<–
‐Ey
`luray
poy.–
‐R`ot–s
‐R`ot–
s glt t`i
cssui.–
^igtorl ripiotib w`ot `i–b socb fijlri oflut glt ficgk ofai tl `cri `ir.
Rlmui–s riontclg wos tl scepay stori fonm ot `ce, acmi aost tcei. ^igtorl
stippib owoy jrle t`i nlugtir ogb rion`ib cgtl t`i woreir tl tomi lut o
blroyomc. @i t`luk`t t`ot cj `i kovi `ir lgi eoyfi s`i wluab kl owoy.
‐Bl ylu eomi t`i fiog posti ylursiaj<– Rlmui subbigay osmib, os cj
s`i–b riob `cs ecgb.
‐O`, t`ot–s ue, o trobi sinrit.– ^igtorl ripacib, `cs Oboe–s oppai
flffcgk girvlusay
girvlusay..
@ob s`i siig sleit`cgk< @i allmib lvir `cs s`luabir tl n`inm. R`i tuf
lj swiit fiog posti wos scttcgk cg paocg vciw lg t`i mctn`ig fign` gixt tl
`cs augn`, wct` t`i acb ljj ogb o spllg stcnmcgk lut tl fllt. ^igtorl s`ujjaib
scbiwoys tl falnm Rlmui–s vciw.
‐C `ob lgi lj ylur blroyomc t`i lt`ir boy. R`i pognomi wosg–t tll fob, C
t`luk`t, fut t`i fiog posti, wiaa…–
‐R`i fiog posti<–
ct.– ‐Sis. C nluabg–t tiaa ogyt`cgk oflut t`i jiiacgks lj t`i pirslg w`l eobi
‐Slu nluabg–t< R`ot–s strogki.– ^igtorl eobi o joni os cj tl s`lw `lw
rikrittofai t`ot wos, t`luk` `i mgiw juaa wiaa `cs fiog posti nluab rivioa
gl sun` t`cgk.
‐Ct wos slrt lj…aonmcgk.–
‐Fiog posti cs viry bcjjcnuat, ylu mglw. Acstig, aoby‒ irr,
irr, Eo–oe. @ovi
ylu ivir eobi ct<–
‐C nirtocgay `ovi. C–vi fiig eomcgk ct jlr jcjty yiors.–
^igtorl oaelst brlppib t`i blroyomc `i wos oflut tl put cg o popir fok.
‐Jcjty yiors<–
‐Sis,
‐S
is, `oaj o nigtury. Fiog posti cs oaa oflut
of lut jiiacgk, ylugk eog.–
‐L`. Jiiacgk, i`,– ^igtorl socb os `i pus`ib t`i blroyomc ponmoki
tlworb Rlmui. Jlr lgi jaiitcgk eleigt `i jiat fujjitib, os cj fy o subbig
kust lj wcgb.
‐Fut…– @i `isctotib. ‐^lrry. C stcaa nog–t `cri ylu.–
‐Vioaay<–
‐C–e slrry. R`ot–s `lw ct cs.–
Rlmui storib ot `ce wct` `ir ecseotn`ib iyis, t`ig puaaib o nalt` pursi
jrle `ir `ogbfok.
‐R`ot–ss lmoy,– `i socb. ‐Ct–s
‐R`ot–
‐Ct–s lg t`i `lusi.–
‐[`y< ‐Ct nlsts ?24 yig, blisg–t ct<– ^`i juefaib oflut cg `ir pursi tl
ixtront t`i nlcgs. Ct tllm slei tcei jlr `ir tl jcgb o ?44-yig nlcg ogb jlur
?4-yig nlcgs, t`ig acgi t`ie up lg t`i gorrlw nlugtir figiot` t`i wcgblw.
Iviry jcgkir wos sack`tay nrllmib ogb `ir t`uef wos figt fonmworbs.
‐Slugk eog…–
‐[`ot<–
Rlmui rueeokib cg `ir fok okocg. ‐Rry slei lj t`cs,– s`i socb, puaacgk
lut o rlugb Ruppirwori nlgtocgir cg o paostcn fok. ^igtorl nluab sii
t`rluk` t`i fok t`ot ct nlgtocgib o borm sufstogni.
‐[`ot cs ct<– Os ^igtorl pcnmib up t`i nlgtocgir, Rlmui fikog ibkcgk
owoy jrle t`i nlugtir
nlu gtir.. ‐Cs t`cs fiog posti<–
Fut s`i wos oarioby klgi, ogb lgay turgib fonm tl kcvi o qucnm glb
fijlri bcsoppiorcgk orlugb t`i nlrgir.
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R`ot gck`t, ^igtorl wigt lut jlr o brcgm. @i n`lsi o gllbai ristourogt cg t`i
blwgtlwg orio, w`iri `i lrbirib woreib somi onnlepogcib fy o seoaa
scbi-bcs` lj tiepuro ogb slfo gllbais cg `lt frlt`. Lvir scps lj somi
cgtirspirsib wct` elut`juas lj jllb, `i t`luk`t oflut t`i boy–s ivigts.
Ojtir Rlmui–s biporturi, ^igtorl `ob tlssib t`i Ruppirwori nlgtocgir
strock`t cgtl t`i ruffcs` fcg. Ct wosg–t os cj `i bcbg–t jiia fob oflut blcgk
t`cs, `i hust bcbg–t wogt tl kit cg ogy biipir. Iviry tcei `i acjtib t`i fcg acb,
`lwivir, ct eit `cs iyis, ugtca ivigtuoaay `i wos elvib tl jcs` ct lut. @i
cgtigbib tl `ovi o seoaa tosti „ hust o elut`jua „ tl sotcsjy `cs nlgsncigni
ogb fi blgi wct` ct. Fut t`ot lgi elut`jua frluk`t og ixnaoeotclg lj
ostlgcs`eigt tl `cs acps.
Rlmui–s fiog posti wos acmi glt`cgk `i `ob ivir tostib fijlri. Ct `ob o
rcn` orleo, ogb swiitgiss t`ot spriob onrlss `cs poaitti. R`i sufstogni `i
fluk`t cg paostcn nlgtocgirs nluab glt nlepori.
‐Jcjty yiors, i`<– `i eusib, acjtcgk t`i somi nup tl `cs acps okocg ogb
rinoaacgk t`i tosti w`cn` `ob sl ugixpintibay rlltib `ce tl t`i splt. ‐^`i–s
fiig eomcgk ct algkir t`og C–vi fiig oacvi.–
@i allmib ot t`i ristourogt eigu tonmib tl t`i woaa. R`i gllbai n`ij
`ob `ogbwrcttig ct `cesiaj wct` o frus`, ogb w`igivir ^igtorl sow t`ot
norijua noaackrop`y ct oawoys riecgbib `ce lj `cs elt`ir
elt`ir..
‐R`ot lab aoby–b fi oflut t`i soei oki os Eue.– Cg `cs ecgb `i sow `cs
elt`ir–s seoaa jroei siotib ot o alw jallr tofai, `ir s`luabirs rlugbib os
s`i figt lvir, wrctcgk bijtay lg t`i stotclgiry spriob lut
lu t fijlri `ir.
^igtorl tigbib tl nut `cs eielrcis s`lrt ot t`cs plcgt. Ysuoaay `i trcib
glt tl t`cgm oflut `cs algk-biob elt`ir ogb t`i jot`ir `i–b glt siig cg o
binobi. Rlgck`t, `lwivir,
`lwivir, `i nlu
nluabg–t
abg–t eogoki tl miip t`i eielrcis ot foy.
Og ceoki lj t`i elt`ir w`l `ob touk`t `ce tl riob ogb wrcti os o seoaa
fly rijusib tl aiovi `cs ecgb.
‐L`, `iaa.– ^igtorl ixpiaaib o strioe lj somi-aobig friot`. Fy t`i tcei
`i wos lut jrle fi`cgb fors `cs elt`ir wos gl algkir cg t`cs wlrab.
Slu givir mgiw w`ot t`i juturi `iab, `i eusib. Allm ot t`i pot` `i–b
igbib up lg, cgstiob lj finlecgk o wrctir os `i `lpib. Ogb `lw `i `ob
possib t`i boys t`isi aost jiw yiors, stogbcgk cg jrlgt lj o krcbbai nllmcgk
blroyomc.
Givir
lgni
ceokcgib
blcgk
t`ot. blwg t`i strlgk
^igtorl
jcaaib
`cs`ob
nup`iwct`
elri`cesiaj
somi ogb
kuapib
oanl`la wct`lut pousi, os cj tl wos` owoy o fcttirgiss t`ot `ob fucat up cg
`cs elut`.
Eielrcis lj `cs elt`ir…^`i wos sljtay splmig fut trlufaib fy
ogxcitcis figiot` t`i surjoni t`ot s`i nluab glt nlgnioa. R`ig t`iri wiri
t`i alub bcsputis wct` `cs jot`ir, ogb orkueigts wct` riaotcvis t`ot eobi `ir
nry ogb snrioe. Os o n`cab ^igtorl `ob fiig jrck`tigib fy t`isi lutfursts,
t`ot–s w`y `i–b wcs`ib t`iri nluab oawoys fi nomi lg t`i tofai. Finousi `cs
elt`ir `ob o swiit tllt`, ogb w`igivir t`iy `ob t`i swiit t`cgks t`ot s`i
acmib, sun` os eoghu fugs lr nomi, s`i wluab fi cg o kllb ellb ogb `i
nluab oasl jiia ot pioni. @i alvib `cs elt`ir w`ig s`i secaib ogb socb tl
`ce, ‐Ee, csg–t t`cs biacnclus, ^ig<–
Okocg `i t`luk`t lj Rlmui Sls`cc–s rieormofai fiog posti. @i trcib tl
ceokcgi `cs elt`ir–s ixprissclg cj s`i `ob stcaa fiig oacvi tl tosti ct. [`ot
wluab s`i `ovi socb<
R`cs t`luk`t aib tl oglt`ir. Eoyfi t`iri wiri pilpai w`l wluab fi
paiosib fy ct. Ogb, `i obbib tl `cesiaj, ct wluab lgay nlst 644 yig og `lur.
[os t`i lab aoby rioaay sirclus< Cj t`ot wos oaa s`i wogtib, eoyfi `i nluab
`ovi `ir `iap lut.
^igtorl nlgscbirib t`i plsscfcacty.
plsscfcacty.
@i bcbg–t `ovi t`ot gltcni cg t`i wcgblw finousi fuscgiss wos sl fusy
`i giibib `iap. @i scepay wogtib sleiflby orlugb jlr nlepogy.
Blroyomc wirig–t eun` os nlgvirsotclg portgirs.
[luab t`i lab aoby rioaay tomi twl `ugbrib yig<
@i bcb t`i noanuaotclgs cg `cs brcgm-jubbaib `iob. Cj `i pocb Rlmui
Sls`cc t`i oelugt s`i prlplsib, ct–b fi os kllb os jrii aoflur. Lg tlp lj
w`cn` `i–b kit t`ot oeozcgk swiit fiog posti t`rlwg cg! R`ig cj soais wigt
up os o risuat, `i eck`t fi ofai tl cgnriosi `cs elgt`ay bift ripoyeigts,
ogb t`ot wluab eiog `i nluab elvi jlrworb `cs boy lj riaiosi jrle t`cs
tlca.
Fut „ ogb `iri ^igtorl–s `ogb `labcgk t`i somi nup wovirib cg ecb-ocr
„ `i nluabg–t `iap jiiacgk ugnlejlrtofai oflut `ir jcgkirs. @i sow t`ie cg
`cs ecgb. Gl bluft nustleirs wluab foam tll cj t`iy gltcnib t`ie.
Oglt`ir cbio jaos`ib cgtl `cs `iob8 `i nluab kit `ir tl hust eomi t`i
swiit fiog posti. ^igtorl glbbib tl `cesiaj. Sis, t`ot wos ct „ s`i nluab
hust
stoy cg
mctn`ig
eomi t`i
fiog posti.
[`cai
t`ot
`i eck`t
fit`i
ofai
tl kit ogb
t`i sinrit
lj eomcgk
ct jrle
`ir.s`i
Ot wos
t`ot blcgk
oki s`i–b
prlfofay kit tcrib ogb
og b quct sllg ogywoy.
ogywoy.
‐R`ot–ss rck`t, nustleirs blg–t `ovi tl sii `ir,– `i euttirib oalub.
‐R`ot–
R`i prlprcitlr, w`l wos toamcgk wct` o potrlg ot oglt`ir tofai, allmib
lvir ot `ce. @i gorrlwib `cs iyis cg cgqucry ot ^igtorl. ^igtorl s`rukkib
ogb acjtib `cs somi flttai cg ripay.
‐Oglt`ir lgi,– `i socb.
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O jiw boys aotir, ^igtorl allmib up jrle t`i krcbbai tl sii t`i iabiray aoby
cg t`i w`cti `ot stogbcgk ugbir t`i n`irry trii okocg. ^`i wos allmcgk ot
`ce wct` o secai.
‐@iaal.– ^igtorl splmi jcrst.
Rlmui–s secai wcbigib tl rivioa `ir tiit`. ^`i woamib tlworbs `ce wct`
swoycgk, nauesy stips.
‐R`i pitoas `ovi oaa joaaig glw,
glw, `ovig–t t`iy<–
‐Sis,
‐S
is, suri `ovi.– ^igtorl allmib up ot t`i trii tll.
‐Glw cs o kllb tcei jlr aioj-vciwcgk.–
‐Aioj-vciwcgk<–
‐Sis,
‐S
is, w`ig t`i aiovis
aiovi s ori ot t`icr f
fist.
ist. Allm, up t`iri.–
^igtorl allmib cg t`i bcrintclg Rlmui plcgtib ogb sow fubs lj giw
jlacoki cg t`i swoycgk triitlps.
‐^ii, t`iy–ri wovcgk t`icr `ogbs ot ylu.–
[`ig ylu put ct acmi t`ot, t`iri wos slei risiefaogni, `i t`luk`t. R`i
lviraoppcgk aiovis elvcgk tl ogb jrl bcb allm o fct acmi n`cabrig `labcgk
`ogbs ogb swcgkcgk t`ie. @i euefaib sleit`cgk cg okriieigt ogb turgib
tl Rlmui okocg.
‐Ye, C wogt tl soy…–
‐Sis<–
‐R`ot fiog posti ylu kovi ei wos biacnclus.–
‐O`, sl ylu trcib ct.–
‐Sis.
‐S
is. Ogb C wlgbirib
wlgb irib cj ylu–b acmi tl nlei ogb `iap
` iap lut `iri.–
Rlmui allmib puzzaib. ‐[`ot<–
‐Nluab ylu eomi t`ot fiog posti jlr ei `iri<–
Rlmui allmib ot ^igtorl wct` `ir elut` `ogkcgk `oaj-lpig. ‐Sis…
Vioaay<–
‐Lgay eomi t`i fiog posti, ecgb ylu. C blg–t giib `iap wct`
nustleirs.–
‐L`<–
Og owmworb scaigni igsuib os Rlmui nlgtcguib storcgk ot ^igtorl. @i
finmlgib jlr `ir tl nlei cg ogb tomi o siot ot t`i cgscbi nlugtir. ^`i
igtirib,
sot `ocr
blwg
ugbir w`cti
`ocr.
. lg o n`ocr, ogb tllm ljj `ir `ot. @ir snoap wos vcscfai
‐Nog ylu eogoki acjtcgk t`i nllmcgk pogs< R`iy–ri qucti `iovy. Slu
giib tl fi strlgk tl eomi fiog posti.–
‐Slu
‐S
lu nluab acjt t`i pogs jlr ei.–
‐Sis, C supplsi sl,– socb ^igtorl bcstrontibay, allmcgk ot Rlmui–s `ogbs.
^`i `ob t`ie naospib cg sun` o woy os tl `cbi t`i kgoraib jcgkirs. ‐Nog ylu
`lab o wllbig spllg oaa rck`t<–
‐Sis.–
‐Ixnusi ei jlr osmcgk, fut w`ot `oppigib tl ylur `ogbs<–
‐O`,
eygltcnib
`ogbs.–t`iy wiri tck`tay krcppib.
^igtorl
‐C `ob og caagiss w`ig C wos ylugk ogb t`cs cs o scbi-ijjint. C mglw t`iy
blg–t allm sl kllb fut C blg–t t`cgm ct–aa fi o prlfaie.–
‐[iaa, t`ot–s w`y oaa C–e osmcgk cs jlr ylu tl eomi fiog posti. R`ot–s
igluk`.–
‐Fut C rioaay nog wlrm `iri, nog–t C<– Rlmui allmib ot `ce ogb secaib.
R`i elvieigt nousib t`i smcg lg `ir rck`t n`iim tl stritn` tout, os cj t`iri
wos o `orb florb nlgnioaib ugbirgiot`. ^igtorl wlgbirib cj t`ot wos w`ot
eobi `ir iyis oppior tl fi bcjjirigt s`opis.
‐Sis,
‐S
is, ylu nog. [`ot s`luab C noaa ylu< Ers… Ecss…–
‐Rlmui
‐R
lmui cs jcgi. Ogb w`ot–
w`ot–ss ylur goei, ylugk
y lugk eog<–
‐^igtorl Rsuhcc.–
‐^igtorl Rsuhcc<
Rsuhcc< [`ot o alviay g
goei.
oei. Ct slugbs acmi og ontlr.–
‐@o`, C blg–t t`cgm sl. Ct–
Ct–ss hust ei…–
Ot Rlmui–s riquist ^igtorl wrlti blwg t`i n`orontirs jlr `cs goei lg o
snrop lj popir
p opir..
‐Ogb w`ot s`luab C noaa ylu<–
‐^igtorl wcaa bl.–
‐Cg t`ot nosi, ^igtorl. Bl ylu eomi t`i fiog posti `iri<–
‐Irr…wiaa‒– ^igtorl wos subbigay stunm jlr wlrbs. @i bcbg–t mglw
w`ot tl soy. ‐O`, tl tiaa t`i trut`, ct blisg–t turg lut ivig w`ig C bl eomi ct
eysiaj. ^leitceis ct seiaas furgt.–
‐@ee, yis C sii,– socb Rlmui, iyicgk t`i plts ogb nllmir wct` og
ixprissclg t`ot socb s`i
s` i nluab wiaa ugbirstogb w`y
w`y..
^igtorl stllb up tl sirvi tio, falnmcgk `ir kozi ot t`i soei tcei.
‐[`iri–vi ylu fiig eomcgk ct jlr jcjty yiors< Ot o nlgjintclgir–s
s`lp<–
‐C, irr…–
‐Ot `lei<–
^igtorl bcbg–t rioaay nori w`iri s`i eobi ct. @i bcbg–t nori w`l s`i
wos, ict`ir. Oaa t`ot nlgnirgib `ce wos cj s`i nluab eomi o kllb-quoacty,
swiit fiog posti tl brow cg t`i nustleirs ogb `iap kit `ce owoy jrle t`cs
s`lp os sllg os plsscfai.
‐L`, o alt lj t`cgks `oppigib‒ct–s o algk stlry
stlry,–
,– s`i socb.
Ct wos naior tl ^igtorl t`ot Rlmui wos glt ficgk igtcriay strock`t wct`
`ce, fut t`ig `i bcbg–t wogt tl fi quczzib oflut `cs lwg post, ict`ir.
‐Vioaay
‐Vioaay,
wiaa,lwg
C supplsi
sl,–^igtorl<–
`i ripacib.
‐Bl, ylu
t`cs s`lp,
‐Gl, ct–s
ct–s elri acmi t`i ixtigsclg lj o nosuoa hlf.–
‐^l t`iri–s sleilgi iasi. R`i lwgir<–
‐Ey jlreir flss usib tl rug t`i s`lp ogb wlrm `iri. Glw `cs wcji
lwgs ct.–
‐^l ylu–ri glt rioaay risplgscfai.–
‐Glt ixontay t`ot ict`ir
ict`ir.–
.–
‐^`luab C cgtrlbuni eysiaj tl `ir<–
‐^`i–ss glt cg kllb `ioat` ot t`i eleigt ogb sleitceis nog–t ivig nlei
‐^`i–
fy lgni o wiim. Oglt`ir tcei.–
^igtorl t`luk`t `i bitintib og ixprissclg lj riacij poss lvir Rlmui–s
joni w`ig s`i `iorb t`ot.
‐[`ot oflut ylur flss<–
‐@i possib owoy
owoy.–
.–
‐L`, C sii.–
^igtorl tllm obvogtoki lj t`i pousi cg nlgvirsotclg tl pus` o gltifllm
ogb pig lvir tl Rlmui. ‐Lmoy, aoby‒ irr…Rlmui, nog ylu wrcti ylur juaa
goei ogb nlgtont bitocas jlr ei, paiosi<–
Rlmui allmib ot t`i popir wct` o strocgib ixprissclg. ‐Ey jcgkirs…–
s`i socb `isctotcgkay
`isctotcgkay..
@iri wi kl oarioby
oarioby,, ^igtorl t`luk`t, wogtcgk tl allm t`i lt`ir woy. Fut
ojtir o frcij cgtirvoa Rlmui pcnmib up t`i pig ogb wrlti `ir goei, norijuaay
jlrecgk ion` n`orontir strlmi fy strlmi, cg t`i soei qucrmy, bcstcgntcvi
`ogbwrctcgk t`ot ^igtorl `ob privclusay siig. Ct tllm slei tcei jlr `ir tl
nlepaiti t`i tosm. R`i wrctcgk eobi o flab ceprissclg, piggib wct` sun`
jlrni
ct aijtoflut
ceprcgts
siviroa
pokis biip.
‐[`ot
o p`lgi
guefir<
Jlr ieirkigny nlgtont. Blg–t ylu `ovi o
elfcai p`lgi<–
‐C blg–t `ovi o tiaip`lgi. R`i plst wcaa bl.–
‐R`ot–ss glt w`ot C eiogt…–
‐R`ot–
‐Ct–ss oaa rck`t. C wlg–t fi aoti. C–e up fijlri t`i fcrbs.–
‐Ct–
‐Fut ct–s glt…–
Allmcgk ot t`i obbriss, ^igtorl sow s`i `ob wrcttig t`i goei lj o
bcstrcnt t`ot wos lg t`i lutsmcrts lj t`i ncty. @i `ob og lbb jiiacgk ct s`luab
eiog sleit`cgk tl `ce, fut nluabg–t soy w`y.
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R`i sinlgb `ogb elvib orlugb t`i nalnm.
^igtorl aoy wct` `cs `ogbs lg t`i qucat, storcgk up ot t`i borm nicacgk.
R`i w`csmy `i–b brugm os o gck`tnop `ob glt `iapib `ce joaa osaiip.
@i twcstib `cs `iob tl rion` lut jlr t`i nalnm gixt tl t`i pcaalw ogb
frus`ib t`i oaore futtlg wct` `cs jcgkirs tl n`inm t`ot ct wos sit. Rlmui
Sls`cc wos klcgk tl nlei lgni iviry twl boys tl eomi nlorsi swiit fiog
posti jlr `ce, stortcgk tlelrrlw elrgcgk. @i nluabg–t viry wiaa fi aoti.
R`ot–s w`y `i–b klgi tl fib ioracir t`og usuoa.
[`l wos t`ot lab aoby<
Ivig t`luk` `i–b eobi ct naior s`i wos nlecgk lgay tl eomi fiog
posti, ^igtorl stcaa jiat ugiosy.
ugiosy. R
Rlmui
lmui sleitceis socb t`cgks t`ot siieib ljj
t`i eorm. Oat`luk` `ir biojgiss nluab onnlugt jlr ct, ^igtorl bcb glt t`cgm
t`ot wos t`i rioslg. Ct wos glt os cj s`i bcbg–t `ovi `ir wcts oflut `ir, ogb
oat`luk` s`i secaib ecabay igluk`, `i `ob lfsirvib o bitirecgib kaioe cg
t`i fonm lj `ir iyis. Glt tl eigtclg t`i n`oaaigkcgk allms s`i t`riw `ce ot
tceis.
Ojtir Rlmui `ob wrcttig `ir obbriss ^igtorl `ob rivioaib `lw t`i s`lp
wos rug. @i tlab `ir oflut oawoys fuycgk w`laisoai fiog posti ogb lgay
fikcggcgk priporotclgs twl `lurs fijlri lpigcgk.
‐[`y<– s`i `ob osmib alubay. ‐Cj ylu wogt tl usi jris`ay eobi fiog
posti ylu giib tl stort fijlri t`i sug cs up.–
‐Fut C nog kit fiog posti frluk`t `iri wct` hust lgi p`lgi noaa.–
‐[`ot ori ylu soycgk<! Fiog posti cs t`i slua lj blroyomc, flss!–
‐Sio`…t`ot–
‐S
io`…t`ot–ss w`y C osmib ylu tl wlrm `iri.–
‐Cj ylu wiri o nustleir, wluab ylu acgi up jlr blroyomc jrle t`cs
s`lp<–
‐Glw,, allm `iri…wiaa, eoyfi glt.–
‐Glw
^`i `ob kcvig `ce qucti o toamcgk-tl. @i eck`t fi t`i lgi cg n`orki, fut
`i nluab `orbay ogswir fonm. Cg t`i igb `i okriib tl nlepay wct` `ir
cgstruntclgs8 t`iy wiri tl fikcg priporcgk ot scx cg t`i elrgcgk. ^igtorl
wos tl fi cg t`i mctn`ig fijlri t`ig tl stort flcacgk t`i obzumc fiogs, ogb
Rlmui wluab notn` t`i jcrst fus cg lrbir tl orrcvi sllg ojtir. @i sck`ib ot
t`i t`luk`t= t`cs wos turgcgk lut tl fi o `ossai.
^igtorl wos cg `cs jlurt` yior ot Blro`oru. @i wlrmib `orb, wct` gl
rikuaor boy ljj, fut givir lgni `ob `i rcsig t`ot ioray tl kit tl wlrm.
[`y `ob `i tomig t`i lab aoby lg, `i wlgbirib ruijuaay. @ob `i eobi o
fob bincsclg< R`cs wos glt w`ot `i ixpintib. ^`i wos elri bieogbcgk
t`og jcrst ceprissclgs sukkistib.
‐[`ot–vi C blgi…<– @i wos jib up fijlri t`iy–b ivig stortib.
R`iri wos oasl oglt`ir rioslg jlr `cs sck`s. @lw wos `i klcgk tl tiaa
t`i s`lp lwgir< R`ot wos klcgk tl fi o prlfaie.
R`i lwgir wos t`i wcji lj ^igtorl–s jlreir flss, ogb scgni t`i biot` lj
`ir
s`i `obogy
bivialpib
oaa mcgbs
lj `ioat`
prlfaies.
^`i bcb s`i
glt
nori`usfogb
tl iot blroyomc
elri finousi
lj t`i
sukor nlgtigt.
[`igivir
noei tl n`inm t`i fllms lr jlr slei lt`ir rioslg `ir ixprissclg wos
ugjrcigbay, ogb t`luk` s`i `ob oawoys fiig sack`tay giurltcn, glw s`i wos
jusscir t`og ivir oflut `ykcigi. ^igtorl `ob fiig snlabib ogy guefir lj
tceis oflut `cs naiogcgk eit`lbs.
Lgni `i `ob tomig lg o stubigt port-tcei wct`lut nlgsuatcgk `ir. ^`i
`ob fiig nlgtcguoaay sornostcn oflut t`i fly, fut w`ig sleilgi riplrtib tl
`ir t`ot `i wos selmcgk fi`cgb t`i s`lp, s`i finoei acvcb. ^igtorl `ob
rinicvib o p`lgi noaa jrle `ir, lj nlursi. ^`i–b ceeibcotiay fikug
`orogkucgk `ce oflut w`ot wluab `oppig cj t`i s`lp stortib tl seiaa. Gixt
tcei `i wogtib tl `cri sleiflby, s`i worgib, s`i wluab `ovi tl fi prisigt
ot t`i cgtirvciw.
Eoyfi `i s`luab miip qucit oflut Rlmui Sls`cc jlr o w`cai. Os `i
tlssib ogb turgib, ^igtorl bincbib tl bl hust t`ot. @i bcbg–t ivig mglw yit
w`it`ir s`i nluab ontuoaay wlrm wct` t`lsi nrcppaib jcgkirs lj `irs.
@i rlaaib lgtl `cs fonm ogb nacnmib `cs tlgkui cg crrctotclg. Glw ct wos
t`i jonis lj t`i sn`lla kcras w`l `ugk orlugb `cs s`lp t`ot `i sow. R`iy
oawoys noei cg o krlup, lnnupcib t`i lgay jcvi siots ot t`i nlugtir, eobi o
alt lj glcsi, ogb aijt jllb snottirib oflut w`ig t`iy aijt. Hust t`i lt`ir boy
t`iy–b nlepaocgib oflut n`irry-falssle pitoas cg t`i blroyomc. ^igtorl
usuoaay mipt t`i wcgblw lpig, ogb burcgk n`irry-falssle sioslg pitoas
sleitceis brcjtib cg, joaacgk cgtl t`i pognomis os t`iy nllmib. ^igtorl `ob
oplalkczib w`ig t`cs `oppigib ogb ljjirib t`i kcra oglt`ir blroyomc. Fut
t`ot lgay sit t`i lt`irs ljj. R`iy wluabg–t miip qucit oflut ct ogb tioscgkay
nlepaocgib oflut pitoas cg t`icr lwg blroyomc. R`ig lgi klt lut `ir p`lgi
ogb stortib frlobnostcgk tl oaa `ir jrcigbs t`ot t`iri wos jrii blroyomc.
[`ot wluab t`lsi mcbs soy cj t`iy sow t`i lab aoby–s jcgkirs< Ogb w`ot
wluab s`i soy cg turg oflut t`icr lutrokilus fi`ovclur<
Ct wos oaa tll eun`, ^igtorl t`luk`t. @i nluabg–t stlp tlsscgk ogb
turgcgk.
‐R`lsi elgmiys, w`ot wiri t`iy t`cgmcgk<… N`irry-falssle pitoas,
ey jllt.–
^igtorl fottib t`i qucat wct` `cs `ogbs, ogb t`ig rion`ib jlr t`i oaore
nalnm lgni elri.
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Cg t`i elrgcgk Rlmui Sls`cc wos oarioby woctcgk figiot` t`i n`irry trii
w`ig ^igtorl orrcvib, sack`tay aoti.
R`iri–ri slei seoaa n`irrcis,– s`i socb cg ripay tl ^igtorl–s oplalky,
plcgtcgk tl t`i triitlp oflvi `ir.
‐Bcb ylu eogoki tl kit o fus<– `i osmib, jlr `i wos suri t`iri nluab
glt fi ogy fusis ruggcgk ot t`cs tcei lj boy.
‐L`, givir ecgb oflut t`ot,– s`i socb ogb `iobib jlr t`i fonm bllr,
blbkcgk t`i quistclg.
Cg t`i mctn`ig t`i flwa lj obzumc fiogs t`ot ^igtorl `ob aijt tl slom
lvirgck`t wos woctcgk lg t`i fign`. R`i fiogs `ob swiaaib tl jcaa t`i flwa.
Iviry fiog spormaib, trogsjlrecgk t`i otelsp`iri lj t`i mctn`ig. ^igtorl
jiat os cj `i wiri allmcgk ot o acvcgk nrioturi rot`ir t`og jllb.
‐Ee, alviay,–
alviay,– socb Rlmui, frcgkcgk `ir joni up nalsi tl t`i flwa.
R`i obzumc wiri glt jrle Lfc`crl lr Roefo, lr ogy lt`ir orio mglwg
jlr quoacty fiogs. Oviroki nustleir-spigb ot Blro`oru put t`lsi elri
ixpigscvi obzumc fiogs lut lj rion` jlr ^igtorl. [`ig `i ixpaocgib t`ot tl
Rlmui, s`i socb t`ot s`i wos `oppy tl try fiogs jrle iasiw`iri. Ct wos o
gucsogni, fut ^igtorl nlgtontib o bioair ogb orrogkib jlr o biacviry lj
Nogobcog fiogs tl stort wct`.
^igtorl `ob blgi t`i noanuaotclgs. @i istceotib t`ot t`iy nluab usi twl
mcalkroes lj row fiogs pir fotn` lj fiog posti. ^lomcgk t`i fiogs
lvirgck`t wluab elri t`og blufai t`icr wick`t, frcgkcgk ct tl o kllb jlur
mcalkroes. Ojtir flcacgk t`iy wluab sceeir cg o syrup lj kroguaotib sukor,
wct` t`i oelugt lj sukor tl fi obbib noanuaotib ot ;4 pir nigt lj t`i wick`t
ojtir slomcgk. R`ot wluab frcgk t`i tltoa wick`t lj t`i fiog posti tl hust
fialw sivig mcalkroes. Ossuecgk twigty kroes lj fiog posti jlr ion`
blroyomc, oafict eiosurib fy iyi, `i istceotib t`ot t`iy nluab eomi
fitwiig >>4 ogb >24 blroyomc wct` ion` fotn`. R`cs s`luab aost jlr siviroa
boys ot nurrigt rotis lj nlgsueptclg, scgni `i givir klt t`rluk` oaa lj o
jcvi-mcalkroe fotn` lj t`i riobyeobi fiog posti cg lgi boy.
‐Fijlri flcacgk…– Rlmui euttirib, norijuaay ixoecgcgk iviry fiog lgi fy
lgi. ‐^igtorl, bcb ylu tomi o kllb allm ot t`i fiogs fijlri ylu put t`ie cg
tl slom<
‐Allm ot w`ot<–
‐R`i fiogs.–
^igtorl s`llm `cs `iob.
‐C t`luk`t sl. Glt oaa t`isi fiogs ori suctofai.–
Rlmui snllpib slei lut wct` `ir figt jcgkirs. ^`i pcnmib lut siviroa
ogb spriob t`ie lut lg `ir poae tl s`lw ^igtorl. R`i smcg wos stcaa `orb
lg slei, w`cai lt`irs `ob furst lr spact.
‐Slu `ovi tl n`inm. Cj t`iy–vi oarioby spact ct nog ojjint quoacty. Fiogs
jrle lvirsios orig–t oawoys siaintib norijuaay.–
^igtorl t`luk`t `ir `ogbacgk lj t`i fiogs wos lbb. R`i woy s`i
frluk`t `ir joni up nalsi tl t`ie, sl nalsi ct wos oaelst os cj s`i wiri
nleeugcnotcgk wct` t`ie. Ivig ojtir t`iy `ob fiig put cgtl t`i nlppir plt
tl nllm, `ir ottctubi bcb glt n`ogki.
Lg t`i lnnosclgs w`ig ^igtorl `ob ottieptib tl eomi fiog posti, `i
oawoys aijt t`i fiogs lg t`i stlvi tl nllm ugtca t`iy wiri sljt. Glt Rlmui,
`lwivir= `ir eit`lb wos nlepaitiay bcjjirigt.
Rl fikcg wct`, s`i ceeibcotiay obbib elri wotir os sllg os t`i wotir
wos oflut tl flca. ^`i bcb t`cs siviroa tceis, t`ig brocgib t`i fiogs cg o
strocgir ogb t`riw owoy t`i nllmcgk wotir. Ojtir t`ot s`i riturgib t`ie tl
t`i
tl slom cg s`i
jris`
aumiwore
wotir=
t`ot t`ie
wluabkigtay
rielvi
t`i ofcttirgiss
ogb plt
ostrcgkigny,
socb.
Gixt s`i
stcrrib
wct`
wllbig
spotuao, tomcgk nori glt tl squos` t`ie w`cai aittcgk t`ie sceeir
t`lrluk`ay lvir o alw `iot. Ot iviry stoki cg t`cs prlniss Rlmui mipt `ir
joni sl nalsi tl t`i fiogs ct wos igvialpib cg stioe. [`ot wos s`i allmcgk
ot, ^igtorl wlgbirib. [os s`i wotn`cgk jlr slei mcgb lj n`ogki< @i
elvib nalsir tl ixoecgi t`i obzumc t`rluk` t`i `ozi lj stioe fut nluabg–t
sii ogyt`cgk sckgcjcnogt.
@i wotn`ib Rlmui `labcgk t`i wllbig spllg wct` `ir koeey `ogbs os
s`i snrutcgczib t`i fiogs, lfsirvcgk `ir scbi-lg. ^igtorl `lpib t`ot s`i
wosg–t
tl riqucri
t`i scgm.
soei aivia lj igt`uscose jrle `ce. Hust t`i
t`luk`t klcgk
lj ct eobi
`cs spcrcts
[ct`lut qucti mglwcgk w`y, `lwivir, ^igtorl jlugb `cesiaj oasl
browg tl kozcgk ot t`i fiogs cg t`i plt. @i wotn`ib t`ie hckkai oflut,
nlvirib fy t`i wotir= glt o scgkai lgi alst cts s`opi.
[`ig t`iri wos hust o acttai nllmcgk wotir aijt cg t`i plt, Rlmui turgib
ljj t`i jaoei ogb paonib o n`lppcgk florb lg tlp os o acb. R`cs wluab stioe
t`ie s`i tlab ^igtorl. Oaa t`isi stips wiri nlepaitiay giw tl `ce.
‐Ct–ss oaa viry nlepacnotib,– `i faurtib lut.
‐Ct–
‐Ct–ss hust kllb `
‐Ct–
`lspctoacty
lspctoacty,–
,– Rlmui nlugtirib.
‐Jlr t`i nustleirs<–
‐Gl. R`i fiogs.–
‐R`i fiogs<–
‐Finousi t`iy noei oaa t`i woy jrle Nogobo. Jlr us.–
Ojtir o jiw ecgutis Rlmui rielvib t`i n`lppcgk florb. ^`i storib ot
t`i obzumc w`cai plurcgk nlab wotir cgtl t`i nlppir plt. R`iy wiri glw ot
t`i slomcgk stoki, s`i tlab ^igtorl. R`cs cgvlavib ceeirscgk t`i fiogs cg
wotir,
aittcgkcg.t`ie
jlr owos
w`cai,
t`ig bcsnorbcgk
t`ot wotir
ogb plurcgk
jris` wotir
R`islom
prlniss
ripiotib
ugtca t`i wotir
rog naior.
Rlmui
storib ot t`i fiogs os s`i plurib. ^`i mipt `ir joni up nalsi, strlmcgk t`ie
wct` `ir jcgkirtcps. Ct allmib tl ^igtorl acmi s`i wos poggcgk jlr klab.
‐Glflby–s ivir wlrmib os `orb cg t`cs s`lp fijlri.–
‐Slu `ovi tl bl ct prlpiray lr iasi oaa t`i trlufai ylu–vi klgi tl t`cs jor
wcaa fi wostib.–
^igtorl nluab lgay stori ot `ir, `cs ores jlabib onrlss `cs n`ist.
‐C wos wlgbircgk „ w`y bl ylu allm ot t`ie acmi t`ot<–
‐I`<–
‐[`ot ori ylu allmcgk jlr w`ig ylu put ylur joni sl nalsi tl t`i
fiogs<–
‐C hust bl oaa C nog jlr t`ie.–
‐Oaa ylu nog<–
‐Oaa rck`t, flss, acjt t`cs plt jlr ei, paiosi<–
^igtorl n`ogkib paonis wct` Rlmui ogb acjtib ct wct` flt` `ogbs. @i
plurib ct lvir t`i strocgir cg t`i scgm ogb t`i wotir brocgib owoy, rivioacgk
t`i nllmib fiogs.
‐L`…t`iy–ri fioutcjua.–
^igtorl aiogib lvir jlr o nalsir allm. R`isi wiri o jor nry jrle `cs lwg
ottiepts= `i `ob tl obect t`ot t`i smcaa wct` w`cn` t`iy–b fiig nllmib wos
lfvclus. Bispcti oaa t`i sceeircgk, iviry scgkai fiog stcaa allmib jcre ogb
tout, wct` gl wrcgmais. [`igivir ^igtorl `ob trcib tl eomi fiog posti,
elst lj t`i fiogs wiri usuoaay spact fy t`cs stoki, wct` t`i storn` spcaacgk
lut jrle t`icr cgscbis. R`isi fiogs, lg t`i lt`ir `ogb, scepay s`lgi „ ion`
lgi cg pirjint, spormacgk lrbir.
lrbir.
‐C bcbg–t mglw t`iy nluab nllm up acmi t`cs.– ^igtorl kozib obecrcgkay.
Rlmui s`rukkib `ir s`luabirs ogb secaib. ‐Nllm up< @ovi ylu ivir
rioaay eobi fiog posti fijlri, flss<–
‐O`, wiaa, C trcib…fut, ylu mgl
mglw
w.–
‐[iaa,
‐[
iaa, ylu–aa `ovi tl bl slei stuby t`ig.–
^igtorl bcb t`i rist lj t`i wlrm ojtir t`ot. R`i gixt tosm wos tl eomi
t`i syrup jlr swiitigcgk t`i row fiog posti. @i plurib twl actris lj wotir
cgtl t`i glw iepty plt ogb frluk`t ct tl t`i flca. Rl t`ot `i obbib twl ogb
o `oaj mcalkroes lj kroguaotib sukor ogb bcsslavib ct.
Rlmui stllb ot `cs scbi, ixpaocgcgk t`i vctoa plcgts.
@i nlgtcguib tl stcr t`i syrup salway, ivig ojtir t`i kroguais lj sukor
`ob
bcsslavib,
ct wluab
gltpoycgk
flca elri
ginissory.
norijuaay
obbib sl
t`it`ot
priporib
fiogs,
nalsit`og
ottigtclg
tl t`i Gixt
aivia `i
lj
`iot. R`ig ct wos tcei tl faigb t`i fiogs ogb syrup.
‐R`cs cs nruncoa,– Rlmui tlab `ce, ‐finousi ct furgs ioscay. ^l eomi suri
tl miip t`i tcp lj t`i wllbig spotuao okocgst t`i flttle lj t`i pog os ylu
stcr.–
R`cs, tll, wos giw tl ^igtorl. @i bcb os `i wos tlab, w`cai Rlmui obbib
soat tl t`i plt. ^`i riiaib ljj o strioe lj bitocaib cgstruntclgs8
‐Cj ylu furg ct glw ct–s rucgib.–
‐Miip t`i spotuao uprck`t.–
‐Eomi ct spiiby.–
‐Blg–t rus`.–
O surprcscgk oelugt lj swiot plurib jrle ^igtorl–s frlw ogb t`i fonm
lj `cs ginm os `i stllb lvir t`i `lt ecxturi.
Givirt`iaiss, `i rioaczib t`ot Rlmui wos cgbiib rck`t. [`igivir
^igtorl `ob trcib tl eomi fiog posti, t`cs wos t`i plcgt ot w`cn` `i oawoys
jocaib. Lgni faigbib wct` t`i sukor, t`i fiog posti tigbib tl furg ioscay lg
t`i flttle, fut cj `i trcib tl ovlcb t`cs fy turgcgk t`i jaoei alw, ct tllm
algkir ogb t`i quoacty sujjirib prlplrtclgotiay. Cg lrbir tl eomi fiog posti
t`ot `ob o paioscgk tixturi cg t`i elut` ogb stcaa allmib kllb tl t`i iyi, ct
wos ginissory tl eocgtocg o nirtocg tiepiroturi tl ribuni t`i elcsturi. Fut
tl bl t`cs wct`lut furgcgk, `i wos bcsnlvircgk, ylu `ob tl eomi flab
elvieigts wct` t`i wllbig spotuao ot t`i rck`t tcei.
^igtorl wcpib t`i swiot jrle `cs frlw wct` t`i saiivi lj `cs s`crt w`cai
eogcpuaotcgk t`i spotuao. Ogb t`ig, w`ig `i aiost ixpintib ct, ‐R`ot–s
igluk` glw. Rurg t`i kos ljj,– Rlmui cgstruntib.
‐Fut ct–s stcaa ruggy.–
‐Ct–s hust rck`t. Rcecgk–s ceplrtogt `iri.–
‐@ogk lg…R`cs‒–
R`i sufstogni cg t`i nlppir plt wos stcaa tll sljt tl fi noaaib fiog
posti. ^igtorl eck`t glt fi smcaaib ot eomcgk swiit fiog posti, fut `i mgiw
w`ot nlgscstigny ct s`luab fi jlr eomcgk blroyomc. Cj `i trcib tl sogbwcn`
t`cs fitwiig t`i pognomis ct wluab hust rug lut t`i scbis. @i bcb os Rlmui
cgstruntib t`luk`, ogb mipt stcrrcgk wct` t`i spotuao ojtir t`i `iot wos
turgib ljj. Os `i bcb sl, t`i ruggy posti krobuoaay fikog tl tomi lg t`i rck`t
quoacty.. R
quoacty
Rlmui
lmui spriob o nalt` lvir t`i n`lppcgk
n `lppcgk florb.
‐Glw
aiovi ctogb
jlr spriob
o w`caicttl
cg t`i syrup. Ojtir t`ot wi–aa snllp
ct lut
wct`wi
o spotuao
lgstiip
`iri.–
‐[`ot<–
‐R`i posti ylu hust faigbib.–
^igtorl allmib nlgjusib.
Rlmui tllm t`i spotuao jrle `ce. ‐Ait–s `ovi o acttai rist, s`oaa wi,
flss<–
;
Rlmui tlab ^igtorl tl wrcti blwg oaa t`i stips t`iy `ob hust nlvirib w`cai
t`i posti wos stiipcgk cg t`i syrup.
‐C nog rieiefir jrle wotn`cgk,– `i ogswirib.
Fut w`ig s`i n`oaaigkib `ce tl tiaa `ir jrle t`i fikcggcgk, `i
riauntogtay puaaib lut o gltifllm.
‐Slu–ri
‐S
lu–ri juaa lj
l j nlgjcbigni, orig–t ylu<–
y lu<– s`i socb.
‐Gl, glt rioaay.–
‐[`y blg–t ylu tomi gltis t`ig< Ct–s t`i jcgi plcgts t`ot eottir wct`
nlgjintclgiry. @lw nog ylu rieiefir ogyt`cgk cj ylu blg–t wrcti ct
blwg<–
‐Irr…–
Ofos`ib, ^igtorl eobi gltis os Rlmui ixpaocgib ct oaa okocg, stortcgk
wct` t`i slomcgk stoki.
‐[`iri bcb ylu aiorg tl bl t`cs<– `i osmib.
‐Ct–s lgay finousi C–vi fiig blcgk ct sl algk.–
‐Jcjty yiors, rck`t<–
‐Slu
‐S
lu eust kit o alt lj nustleirs ey oki.–
^igtorl s`llm `cs `iob.
‐R`i sn`lla kcras ori pritty rlwby. C sleitceis kit jib up wct` t`icr
glcsi.–
O jocgt jaus` igtirib Rlmui–s n`iims. ‐O`…Kcras t`ot oki,– s`i socb,
‐ct–s lgay goturoa t`iy kit ixnctib. R`iy nluab fi blcgk wlrsi t`cgks.–
‐C lgay put up wct` ct finousi t`iy–ri nustleirs.–
‐C nog eiit t`ie, nog–t C<–
^igtorl nluabg–t frcgk `cesiaj tl soy gl, ivig t`luk` `i `ob glt
n`ogkib `cs ecgb oflut `ovcgk Rlmui aiovi lgni t`iy jcgcs`ib eomcgk
fiog posti, spincjcnoaay sl s`i wluab glt eiit t`i nustleirs. @i wos
bitirecgib glt tl kcvi woy lg t`ot.
Rlmui piirib cgtl t`i plt ogb stcrrib t`i syrup-slomib fiogs wct` t`i
wllbig spotuao. ‐Ct–s
‐Ct–s hust rck`t.–
^`i snllpib up slei fiog posti wct` t`i spotuao ogb put ct bcrintay lg
t`i nlttlg nalt`.
‐C bcbg–t mglw ylu `ob tl bl t`cs, tll,– ^igtorl lfsirvib.
‐R`iy–ri stcaa swiotcgk, sl ylu giib tl ofslrf t`ot. Fy t`i tcei ct nllas
ylu–aa `ovi slei alviay fiog posti.–
^tioe rlsi ljj t`i posti cg t`i womi lj t`i spotuao elvcgk t`rluk` ct.
[`ig spriob lut lg t`i nlttlg nalt` t`i posti s`lgi ogb o biip sellt`
orleo jcaaib t`i igtcri mctn`ig.
‐Glw wi giib tl jcgb lut cj t`cs fiog posti wcaa kl wct` ylur pognomis.–
^igtorl trcnmaib fottir jrle t`i blro spllg lvir t`i `lt krcbbai.
Eomcgk t`i pognomis wos t`i lgay t`cgk `cs flss `ob touk`t `ce `lw tl
bl prlpiray. R`i fottir wos o stogborb ecxturi lj ikks, `ck`-quoacty sukor
ogb sljt nomi jalur nlefcgib cg iquoa eiosuris. ^leitceis ^igtorl obbib
o acttai fomcgk slbo lr swiit ecrcg nllmcgk somi, lr wotir tl obhust t`i
vcsnlscty, fut t`i foscn t`rii-iquoa-ports rincpi givir n`ogkib t`rluk`lut
t`i yior. Ct wos og cgstcgntcvi ogb iaikogtay scepai rincpi t`ot ogyflby
nluab eomi lgni t`iy klt usib tl ct.
Nllmcgk wos t`i `orb port. Ygacmi lt`ir scecaor trobctclgoa swiits eobi
wct` swiit fiog posti, Ceokowoyomc jlr ixoepai, w`cn` wiri nllmib cg o
eluab, blroyomc wiri nllmib lg o jaot krcbbai, ogb ct wos t`i nllm w`l
bitirecgib t`i sczi ogb t`cnmgiss, ocecgk tl prlbuni nlgscstigtay ugcjlre
pognomis fy jcgbcgk t`i rck`t r`yt`e ogb elvieigt. ^ioslgib nllms
oawoys eobi ct allm iosy, fut ct wos o trcnmy prlniss jlr fikcggirs tl
eostir. R`i sack`tist bcjjirigni cg wotir-oelugts nluab ojjint t`i sczi, ogb
t`iri wos gl kuorogtii t`ot t`i fottir wluab plur lgtl t`i krcbbai ogb jlre
o pirjint ncrnai cg t`i jcrst paoni. Lg tlp lj t`cs, t`i fottir furgib viry
ioscay cj t`i nllm klt t`i tcecgk wrlgk.
Rlboy, ugusuoaay, ^igtorl eogokib tl nllm oaa t`i pognomis tl
pirjintclg cg og ivigay rlugb sczi. Eoyfi ct wos t`i t`luk`t lj `ovcgk
quoacty fiog posti jlr t`i jcrst tcei, lr pir`ops ct wos bui tl o `ioat`y
tigsclg frluk`t oflut fy Rlmui–s
lmui–s prisigni.
R`iy `ob stortib wlrm sleitcei ojtir scx ogb `ob glw fiig tlcacgk jlr
jlur ogb o `oaj `lurs. [ct` jcjtiig ecgutis tl kl ugtca t`i s`lp lpigib,
^igtorl ogb Rlmui sot lg t`i mctn`ig stllas, stritn`cgk ogb ruffcgk t`icr
ores.
R`iy sogbwcn`ib t`i stcaa-wore fiog posti fitwiig t`i jaujjy, jris`ay
krcaaib pognomis. Jlr ogylgi w`l acmib blroyomc, t`cs wos o eleigt lj
`oppy ogtcncpotclg. ^igtorl kovi o glb lj t`ogms cg Rlmui–s bcrintclg, ogb
t`ig frluk`t t`i blroyomc tl `cs acps.
R`i orleo siieib tl aiop up ot `ce, os cj ct wiri oacvi, roncgk t`rluk`
`cs glsi tl t`i fonm lj `cs `iob. Ygacmi t`i rioby-eobi posti, t`cs wos t`i
seiaa lj jris`, acvcgk fiogs. Ct `ob bipt`. Ct `ob acji. O eiaalw, swiit tosti
ugjuraib cgscbi ^igtorl–s
^igtorl–s elut`.
^igtorl wos flwaib lvir. @i secaib ot Rlmui ogb tllm oglt`ir fcti.
^oei okocg. @i wos mglnmib lut fy t`cs jaovlur. ‐@ee,– `i eureurib,
strlmcgk `cs n`iim. ‐R`cs cs rioaay sleit`cgk.–
‐[`ot bl ylu t`cgm, flss<–
‐Givir tostib fiog posti acmi ct.–
‐Vioaay<–
‐Jcgoaay,, o swiit fiog posti C nog iot.–
‐Jcgoaay
‐[`ot<– Rlmui storib ot t`i blroyomc ^igtorl `iab cg `cs `ogb. Riit`
eorms wiri vcscfai. ‐[`ot bcb ylu soy, flss<– @ir `ogb, stcaa `labcgk `ir
lwg portcoaay iotig blroyomc,
blroyom c, wos jrlzig cg ecb-ocr
ecb-ocr..
‐O`, C, irr…–
‐Sis<–
‐S
is<– Rlmui put `ir blroyomc blwg lg t`i paoti.
‐C oaelst givir iot o w`lai blroyomc.–
‐Slu w`ot<– Rlmui–s elut` `ugk lpig. ‐@lw nog t`ot fi< Slu eomi
t`ie. Blg–t tiaa ei ylu blg–t acmi t`ie<–
^igtorl `ostcay s`llm `cs `iob. ‐Gl, t`ot–s glt ct. C bl iot t`ie, C hust
blg–t `ovi eun` lj o swiit tllt`.–
‐[iaa,
‐[
iaa, C gi
givir.–
vir.–
‐Fut C nog tiaa t`ot ylur fiog posti cs spincoa. C t`luk`t sl fijlri, fut
t`cs…Givir `ob ogyt`cgk acmi ct.–
‐^igtorl, ait ei kit t`cs strock`t. Slu blg–t acmi swiit jllb<– s`i socb,
wct` `ir iyis kauib tl `cs joni.
‐Ct–s glt t`ot C blg–t acmi swiit jllb, elri t`ot C nog–t iot o w`lai…
irr…–
‐Ey kllbgiss, flss.– R`i elri ^igtorl–s vlcni trocaib owoy, t`i alubir
Rlmui–s
lmui–s finoei. ‐^l w`y ori ylu wlrmcgk cg o blroyomc s`lp<–
‐[iaa, t`ot–s o kllb quistclg.–
Rlmui storib ot `ce cgnribualusay.
‐Ye, ct hust noei oflut slei`lw t`ot C igbib up wlrmcgk `iri.–
‐^lei`lw…<–
‐[iaa, t`iri wiri…ncrnuestognis.– ^igtorl pcnmib up `cs stcaa
ugjcgcs`ib blroyomc ogb tllm oglt`ir fcti. ‐Fut t`cs…–
‐[`ot< Slu–ri
Slu–ri glt lgi tl eomi ylursiaj naior.–
naior.–
‐C hust rioaczib t`ot ylur fiog posti cs sl kllb, ct eomis t`i pognomi
siie supirjaulus. Ct–s ugfoaognib.–
Rlmui turgib tl tomi oglt`ir fcti lj `ir blroyomc ogb put t`i rist cg `ir
elut`. ‐[iaa,
‐[iaa, glw t`ot ylu eigtclg ct.–
‐C–e rck`t, orig–t C< R`cs fiog posti cs sl kllb ct–s oaa ylu gltcni.
R`iri–s gl plcgt uscgk ct wct` t`isi pognomis. Cj ogyt`cgk, t`iy–ri cg t`i
woy.–
Ivig os `i splmi ^igtorl `iorb o vlcni snrioecgk cg `cs `iob8 Blg–t
eomi ogy elri wlrm jlr ylursiaj. Fut t`i wlrbs wiri oarioby jlrecgk. ‐Cj
t`i pognomis
fittir,
ct–bogy<–
fi eun` fittir lviroaa, blg–t ylu t`cgm<–
‐Nog ylu wiri
ceprlvi
t`ie
‐Eoyfi. Fut jlr glw ot aiost wi–aa `ovi binigt fiog posti jlr t`i jcrst
tcei ivir cg Blro`oru.–
‐Trocsi acmi t`ot wlg–t n`ogki ogyt`cgk.Slu bcsopplcgt ei, flss. @lw
nog sleilgi w`l blisg–t acmi swiit jllb fi ruggcgk o blroyomc s`lp<–
‐C tlab ylu t`ot–s glt w`ot C eiogt. Allm. C oti ct oaa.– ^igtorl frus`ib
`cs iepty `ogbs tlkit`ir, wcpcgk ljj t`i nruefs tl iep`osczi `cs plcgt. ‐C
`ovig–t blgi t`ot cg o algk tcei.–
‐L`, ct rioaay cs tll fob.– Rlmui
Rlmui s`llm `ir `iob cg bcsfiacij.
‐[iaa, C wos elri cgtiristib cg t`cs,– socb ^igtorl, acjtcgk `cs `ogb up cg
t`i eltclg lj plurcgk somi.
Rlmui wrcgmaib up `ir glsi. ‐Slu s`luab fi ruggcgk o for.–
@i `ob gl ogswir tl t`cs, ogb stllb up tl lpig t`i s`uttirs.
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R`i swiit fiog posti cg Blro`oru `os n`ogkib. ^igtorl t`luk`t oflut
wrctcgk og ogglugnieigt lj slei mcgb tl put cg t`i s`lp wcgblw, fut
bincbib okocgst ct cg t`i igb, cg nosi nustleirs wlgbirib oflut t`i fiog
posti `i `ob usib up tl t`ig.
Givirt`iaiss, ^igtorl gltcnib og ceeibcoti n`ogki jrle t`i boy `i
stortib eomcgk fiog posti wct` Rlmui. R`i usuoaay glcsy nrlwb lj sn`lla
kcras wiri strogkiay qucit.
‐R`cs tostis fittir, slei`lw,–
slei`lw,– lgi lfsirvib, allmcgk
all mcgk ot ^igtorl.
^igtorl s`rukkib t`cs oscbi wct` o vokui ripay oflut kllb fiogs, ogb
bcbg–t eigtclg Rlmui.
Nustleirs w`l fluk`t tomiowoy oasl nleeigtib. ‐@ovi ylu klt o giw
suppacir<– lgi socb.
[`ig Rlmui noei gixt, ^igtorl riplrtib t`cs tl `ir. ‐R`ot–s gcni,– s`i
socb wct` o secai, wct`lut o wlrb lj siaj-procsi jlr `ir lwg rlai.
‐Fut soais `ovig–t ceprlvib. Cj pilpai ori klcgk tl soy kllb t`cgks t`iy
nluab ot aiost fuy elri,– ^igtorl nlepaocgib.
‐[ii s`luab scepay fi krotijua t`iy nlei ot oaa.–
‐[
‐Fut ylu blg–t kit fiog posti acmi t`cs sl ioscay.–
ioscay.–
‐Sis,
‐S
is, fut t`i wlrab csg–t og iosy paoni…–
‐Sio`, wiaa, C kuiss sl.–
^igtorl `iab t`i wllbig spotuao cg `cs `ogb w`cai Rlmui stllb ot `cs
scbi kozcgk cgtigtay ot t`i fiogs cg t`i flwa, os oawoys.
Rlmui nlgscstigtay turgib lut ixniaaigt fiog posti= s`i givir `ob o fob boy.
^igtorl `ob t`i jiiacgk t`ot ct wos `ir plsturi w`cai s`i wlrmib t`ot
igsurib t`cs. ^`i triotib t`i obzumc fiogs wct` t`i kriotist lj nori, oawoys
frcgkcgk `ir joni up nalsi tl t`ie, pocgstomcgkay norrycgk lut iviry stip cg
t`i prlniss lj nllmcgk, ogb elvcgk `ir jcgkirs os cj t`iri wiri glt`cgk
wrlgk wct` t`ie.
[`ig Rlmui socb s`i wogtib tl try fiogs jrle lt`ir slurnis, ^igtorl
klt t`i suppacir tl biacvir N`cgisi fiogs jrle ^`ogblgk Trlvcgni ogb Y^
fiogs os wiaa. Flt` nllmib up wiaa cg Rlmui–s `ogbs= ion` iecttib o biip
yit sack`tay bcjjirigt orleo, ogb flt` s`lgi cg bcstcgntcviay bcjjirigt woys.
‐Cgtiristcgk,– s`i prlglugnib.
Yscgk bcjjirigt fiogs eobi t`i nllmcgk prlniburi hust t`ot acttai fct
elri nlepacnotib. ^igtorl nluab sii t`ot ct eiogt elri wlrm o`iob, fut fy
glw `i tll `ob finlei eiseirczib fy t`i w`lai prlniss. @i frcijay
nlgscbirib lt`ir cbios, acmi siaacgk blroyomc onnlrbcgk tl t`i fiogs– paoni
lj lrckcg, scgni ct siieib tl eomi sun` o bcjjirigni. Lr eomcgk elri
elgiy fy frogn`cgk lut cgtl lt`ir typis lj Hopogisi nlgjintclgiry jlr
w`cn` fiog posti wos t`i eocg lr lgay cgkribcigt, sun` os obzumc fiog hiaay
lr mcgtsufo. R`i flttle acgi, `lwivir, wos t`ot `i bcb glt wogt tl eomi
ogy ^igtorl
elri wlrm
jlr `cesiaj.
t`riw
`cesiaj blkkibay cgtl t`i ugjoecacor wlrm lj eomcgk
fiog posti. Ct wos o tistcgk tcei. T`yscnoaay tcrcgk, lj nlursi, fut cg obbctclg
tl t`ot ^igtorl wos ogglyib wct` `cesiaj, `i nluabg–t qucti fiacivi `i wos
ontuoaay blcgk t`cs, nlgscbircgk w`ot `cs cgtigtclgs `ob fiig oaa oalgk. Fut
`i fikog tl sigsi t`ot cj `i oppacib `cesiaj sirclusay glw, obzumc fiogs
eck`t hust lpig o bllr jlr `ce. [`cai lgi port lj `ce riacs`ib t`i glvia
sigsotclg, oglt`ir port wos wory. [`otivir `oppigib, t`luk`, ugaiss `i fcb
joriwiaa tl t`cs acji nlgstogtay n`ocgib tl t`i krcaa, `i nluab glt bivlti `cs
boys tl wrctcgk okocg. R`ot eun` wos nirtocg.
[`it`ir ct wos finousi lj t`isi nlgjacntib jiiacgks, lr finousi `i wos
jugboeigtoaay glt suctib jlr t`cs wlrm, ^igtorl wos o algk woy ljj ficgk
ofai tl eomi nlgscstigtay kllb-quoacty fiog posti lg t`i boys w`ig Rlmui
wos glt t`iri. Hust os `i t`luk`t `i `ob ceprlvib, t`i gixt fotn` wluab
snlrn`, lr t`i fiogs finlei stcnmy ogb kauiy jrle lvir-stcrrcgk, lr brcib
lut jrle lvir-ivoplrotclg.
^cgni `i `ob bincbib glt tl usi nleeirncoa fiog posti ogy elri,
^igtorl `ob gl n`lcni fut tl ecx `cs lwg cg wct` Rlmui–s w`ig ct allmib
acmi ruggcgk lut. [`igivir Rlmui tostib t`cs ecxturi `i jiat acmi o mcb fonm
ot sn`lla okocg, woctcgk tl rinicvi `cs tist risuats. ^`i wluab sct strock`tfonmib ogb frcgk o spllgjua lj t`i fiog posti tl `ir elut`. R`ig, storcgk
cgtl sponi, s`i wluab soy sleit`cgk acmi, ‐R`i jaovlur cs strukkacgk o acttai,–
ogb elvi `ir iyis. R`ot bcbg–t eiog s`i wos rihintcgk ct, `lwivir, jlr s`i
wluab oawoys obb slei nleeigt sun` os, ‐Fut ct–s cgtiristcgk.– Rlmui wos
o stcnmair cg t`i ixtriei burcgk t`i prlniss lj eomcgk t`i fiog posti, fut
w`ig ct noei tl tostcgk t`i risuats, t`i lpplscti cj ogyt`cgk wos trui= s`i
ontuoaay siieib tl ighly o vorcotclg cg qu
quoacty
oacty..
‐C t`luk`t C–b `ovi tl stort lvir.–
‐Fut t`cs cs fittir t`og t`i fluk`t stujj,– s`i nleeigtib.
‐^urprcscgkay.–
‐R`i fiogs bcb t`icr fist.–
Lgni `ir wlrm wos lvir ogb Rlmui riaoxib, `ir aogkuoki ogb lutallm
finoei elri upfiot. [`cai ^igtorl wos krotijua jlr t`cs, ot t`i soei tcei
ct slwib t`i siibs lj trlufai jlr `ce.
Gl eottir `lw eun` `i tlab Rlmui t`ot s`i s`luabg–t s`lw `irsiaj tl
t`i nustleirs, s`i wluab oawoys stoy cg t`i mctn`ig jlr og `lur lr twl ojtir
Blro`oru lpigib, ogb ^igtorl wiomigib. Finousi lj nlursi s`i `ob kllb
rioslg.
^`i n`ocr
wos cg
lab.t`iOgb
`ir flby
Lvirjcgcs`cgk
tcei s`i`ir
noei
tl
lnnupy t`i
mctn`ig
jlr o wos
algk cgjcre.
w`cai ojtir
wlrm.
‐C–e tcrib,– s`i wluab soy, lr ‐Ey fonm…– ogb sct t`iri jrlzig wct` t`i
oprlg lg `ir mgiis, `ir elut` `ogkcgk lpig ogb o faogm allm lg `ir joni.
Ot tceis acmi t`cs s`i siieib tll wiom ivig tl brcgm tio. [`igivir t`iri
wos og ogglugnieigt lutscbi lg t`i pufacn alubspiomir, s`i wluab soy,
‐[`ot wos t`ot<– scgni s`i wos `orb lj `iorcgk ot t`i fist lj tceis, ogb
allm ot ^igtorl cg cgqucry. @i nluab `orbay soy ‐Kl `lei glw,– ivig
t`luk` `i wogtib tl, ogb sl ljtig s`i wos stcaa t`iri w`ig nustleirs fikog
orrcvcgk. R`cs cs glt kllb, ^igtorl oawoys t`luk`t.
Rlmui ot aiost eobi o s`lw lj trycgk tl stoy lut lj sck`t, ivig cj s`i
eobi gl elvi tl aiovi, fut cj o nustleir `labcgk o fofy `oppigib tl
oppior cg jrlgt lj t`i wcgblw, s`i wluab aiog lut lj t`i s`oblws, `oajs`lwcgk `ir joni, ogb naunm, ‐L`, ey, ey, ey.– [`ig krlups lj n`cabrig
oppiorib, s`i wluab soy wct`cg iors`lt, ‐Kcvi t`ie o acttai ixtro, flss, kl
lg.– Ct wos lgay t`ig t`ot ^igtorl wluab fi brcvig tl soy alubay, cg spcti lj
`cesiaj, ‐Csg–t ct tcei jlr ylu tl fi aiovcgk<– Yplg w`cn` Rlmui wluab
lpig t`i fonm bllr ogb qucitay bcsoppior.
R`i boys finoei woreir ogb fijlri algk ct wos ecbsueeir. Lgi
ojtirgllg, ^igtorl lpigib t`i bllr lj t`i rijrckirotlr ogb ait lut o seoaa
krlog. R`luk` t`i nustleirs wiri glt ixontay jlrecgk o quiui, t`iri `ob
fiig og ugigbcgk strioe ogb ^igtorl `ob klgi tl ripaigcs` t`i fiog posti
jrle t`i rijrckirotlr, finousi `i wos lg t`i virki lj ruggcgk lut, lgay tl
jcgb t`iri wos glgi aijt. Ygaiss `i eobi oglt`ir fotn`, `i nluabg–t sirvi
ogy elri nustleirs. Rl rug lut lj fiog posti, burcgk boyack`t `lurs ot t`ot,
wos o jcrst jlr ^igtorl.
Ojtir oplalkczcgk tl t`i woctcgk nustleirs `i wigt tl jcgb t`i ‐^lab
Lut– sckg tl `ogk cg t`i wcgblw. @cs aoti flss `ob fluk`t t`i jognyallmcgk sckg, w`cn` wos `cbbig jrle sck`t oelgk gueirlus ecsniaaogilus
cties lg t`i s`iaj. Glt lgni `ob ct ivir fiig `ugk lut, os jor os ^igtorl
nluab rieiefir
rieiefir..
[lgbircgk cj pir`ops t`iy `ob glt priporib igluk` fiog posti, `i wigt
lvir t`i nllmcgk gltis wct` t`icr bitocaib oelugts. Fut ct wos t`i soei os
oawoys, paus t`i ruffcs` fcg gixt tl t`i krcaa wos oaelst juaa tl lvirjalwcgk
wct` frlmig ikks`iaas os jurt`ir tistoeigt. @i `urrcibay n`inmib t`i
tomcgks. R`ot boy `i `ob slab rluk`ay t`rii `ugbrib blroyomc8 o rinlrb jlr
`ce.
R`iri wos
jlr ct fut
tl nalsi
jlrfot`ib
t`i boy.
^igtorl
puaaib
blwg
t`i s`uttirs
ogbglt`cgk
sit ljj oalgk
t`i striit
glw
cg t`i
roys lj
t`i sittcgk
sug. @i `iobib strock`t jlr t`i slfo-gllbai s`lp ogb o brcgm. R`luk` tcrib,
`i jiat o kalw lj sotcsjontclg. @i `ob glt n`lsig tl bl t`cs wlrm finousi `i
wogtib tl= `i wogtib tl fi jrii lj ct os sllg os plsscfai. R`ot–s oaa `i wos
ocecgk jlr. Ogb yit, `i jiat o sigsi lj on`civieigt jrle tlboy, os cj `i–b
turgib o nlrgir. R`ot–s w`ot puzzaib `ce= t`cs jiiacgk `i `ob lj wogtcgk tl
n`iir, oalgk wct` o sigsi t`ot t`cgks `ob finlei slei`lw nlepacnotib. @i
bcbg–t mglw w`iri `i stllb ogy elri.
[`ot wos `i klcgk tl bl jrle glw lg< R`cs wos o quistclg t`ot
riqucrib urkigt nlgscbirotclg. ^igtorl plgbirib os `i plurib `cesiaj o
brcgm.
^`luab `i fi risckgib tl miip `ogkcgk up t`i ‐^lab Lut– sckg, lr s`luab
`i sii t`cs os og lpplrtugcty ogb ixtigb fuscgiss `lurs cgtl t`i ivigcgk<
[`cn`ivir nlursi `i bincbib lg, ^igtorl jiat t`iri wos sleit`cgk tl fi
socb jlr ict`ir lptclg.
Cj soais mipt ceprlvcgk `i nluab eomi elri elgiy, ogb t`ot wluab
eiog `i nluab cgnriosi `cs bift ripoyeigts tl t`i lwgir. Sit o port lj `ce
wos stcaa priporib tl kcvi ct up. Ct wos `orb tl ceokcgi pus`cgk `cesiaj ogy
`orbir t`og `i wos oarioby. @i bcb glt`cgk iasi oaa boy ixnipt eomi
blroyomc. Rcei wluab poss blcgk ixontay t`i soei t`cgk lvir ogb lvir.
Ogb yit „ ^igtorl nlgscbirib t`i lt`ir lptclg „ wlrmcgk elrgcgk tl
gck`t wos flugb tl spiib up `cs riaiosi jrle ficgk n`ocgib tl t`i krcaa. Cg
w`cn` nosi, s`luabg–t `i bl `cs utelst tl wlrm ogb sovi elgiy< Csg–t t`ot
w`y t`i klbs `ob sigt `ce t`i lab aoby< @i wos kittcgk tlp-naoss fiog
posti jlr ruffcs` poy
p oy „ cj t`ot wosg–t og lpplrtugcty, w`ot wos<
‐Cs ct tcei<– `i eureurib.
@cs ecgb spcggcgk brugmigay, ^igtorl prlniibib tl eop lut o bitocaib
paog. Os s`lppcgk striits wigt, N`irry Falssle ^triit eck`t fi blwg lg
cts `iias, fut ct bcb kit o kllb jalw lj `ueog trojjcn. Tiom tcei wos cg t`i
ivigcgks, w`ig nleeutirs riturgcgk `lei swiaaib t`i rogms lj ivigcgk
s`lppirs. R`iri wiri fomib-nlgjintclgiry s`lps cg t`i ncty nigtri t`ot bcb
oaa t`icr priporotclg cg t`i boytcei ogb lpigib jrle ivigcgk ugtca aoti ot
gck`t. [`y s`luabg–t `i bl t`i soei< O surprcscgk guefir lj ljjcni
wlrmirs ogb fuscgiss eig ogb wleig nrovib sleit`cgk swiit ojtir og
ivigcgk lut brcgmcgk wct` t`icr nlaaiokuis. Naioray ct wos glt seort tl s`ut
up
w`caitlctstoy
woslpig
stcaa ack`t,
`i wosrus`
klcgk
tl lvir,
kit giw
nustleirs
t`igs`lp
`i `ob
ugtca fut
t`i cj
ivigcgk
wos
w`cn`
eiogt
miipcgk t`i s`lp lpig ugtca ot aiost ick`t lr gcgi ot gck`t…[`l wluab
eomi oaa t`i ixtro fiog posti t`ot wluab riqucri<
R`cs wos t`i woaa ^igtorl rog up okocgst. @i bcbg–t t`cgm ct wos plsscfai
jlr o ;:-yior lab wleog w`l sot blwg ot t`i brlp lj o `ot tl wlrm ogy
`orbir t`og s`i oarioby wos.
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Nluab t`iy cgnriosi t`icr swiit fiog posti prlbuntclg<
O jiw boys aotir ^igtorl slugbib lut Rlmui. ^`i kovi gl sckg lj
surprcsi. @ir risplgsi wos tl scepay stori ot `ce cg scaigni jlr o w`cai, ogb
soy,, ‐Kllb jlr ylu
soy
ylu.–
.– @ir iyis nriosib cg o secai.
‐C–vi klt elri nustleirs t`og ivir, t`ogms tl ylu.–
‐Ori ylu klcgk tl eomi elri fiog posti<–
‐Sis, sllg.–
‐Cg t`ot nosi C–b fittir `iap ylu.–
Rlmui kovi gl sckg lj bcspaiosuri oflut og cgnriosib wlrmalob. Ojtir
bcsnusscgk ct t`iy bincbib tl cgnriosi prlbuntclg tl tig-mcalkroe fotn`is
ion` tcei.
‐[i–aa
‐[
i–aa fi ivig fuscir,– ^igtorl worgib.
‐[`ot lj ct, ct–s o kllb t`cgk.–
‐@lw–ss ylur `ioat`< [c
‐@lw–
[caa
aa ylu fi ofai tl nlpi<–
‐Slu–aa
‐S
lu–aa bl oaa t`i `iovy wlrm, wlg–t ylu, f
flss<–
lss<–
‐Sio`, suri.–
‐Cg t`ot nosi, w`y blg–t wi stort tlboy<– Rlmui rlnmib lg `ir `iias, acmi
o ylugk elt`ir `labcgk o fofy lg `ir `cp.
Jlr t`i jcrst tcei ivir, ^igtorl ugbirstllb w`ot ct wos tl fi truay ugbir
prissuri ot wlrm. Lg fusy boys t`iri wos gl tcei tl ivig stritn` os `i
stllb cg jrlgt lj t`i krcbbai oaa boy algk, plurcgk fottir lgtl t`i krcaa tl
nllm t`i pognomis. Cg fitwiig `i wluab sii tl nustleirs, wlrm t`i tcaa, ogb
jcaa t`i pognomis wct` swiit fiog posti.
Os oawoys, `i bcb glt tomi ogy rikuaor boy ljj, glr bcb `i cgnriosi t`i
boys Rlmui wlrmib. ^igtorl mipt wlrmcgk, kauib tl t`i krcaa jrle ioray
elrgcgk ugtca gck`t. Ogb sl t`i boys wigt fy. Bocay tomcgks wiri
nlgscstigtay kllb, ivig wct` t`i usuoa ups ogb blwgs.
Fijlri algk t`i ecsty, brczzay boys lj t`i ioray sueeir rocgy sioslg
orrcvib. Rcgy brlpaits lj elcsturi kot`irib lg t`i kaioecgk, biip-kriig
aiovis lj t`i n`irry triis.
[`cai t`cs eoy `ovi fiig kllb giws jlr t`i triis, ct wos glt wianlei
tl o nlgjintclgir. Jlr ^igtorl, w`l eobi jris` blroyomc wct`lut uscgk
prisirvotcvis, ct sckgoaaib t`i orrcvoa lj o trycgk pirclb. R`i nlorsi swiit
fiog posti usib jlr blroyomc wos susniptcfai tl `iot ogb `uecbcty, ogb
nluab splca cg os acttai os `oaj o boy cg t`i wlrst nlgbctclgs. Lt`ir typis wct`
o `ck`ir sukor nlgnigtrotclg, sun` os t`ot usib cg elgomo, wluab miip
fittir.
^igtorl `ob tl fi ixtro norijua wct` t`i pognomis os wiaa. Cj `i eobi tll
eogy ot lgni ogb tll eun` tcei wigt fy fijlri t`iy wiri nlgsueib, t`iy
finoei stcnmy ogb ugusofai. R`i lgay woy tl ovlcb t`cs wos tl try ogb
ogtcncpoti t`i guefir lj nustleirs ogb nllm up seoaa fotn`is ot o tcei.
Iviryt`cgk wos eun` elri ijjlrt burcgk t`i rocgy sioslg.
Givirt`iaiss,
Blro`oru
wos lutscbi
stcaa lg ot`i
rlaa,
t`ogms ivig
tl Rlmui–s
posti.
Nustleirs
nlgtcguib
tl quiui
wcgblw
w`cai fiog
`labcgk
og
uefriaao wct` lgi `ogb. Burcgk t`i soei pirclb cg privclus yiors t`iri
wiri sl jiw nustleirs t`i s`lp eck`t os wiaa `ovi fiig nalsib. R`cs yior,
`lwivir, t`i boys wigt fy cg o fusy faur jlr ^igtorl.
Ct wos orlugb t`cs tcei t`ot ^igtorl fikog tl kit bczzy spiaas os `i stllb
cg jrlgt lj t`i krcbbai. Cg obbctclg tl ficgk rus`ib ljj `cs jiit oaa t`i tcei,
t`i lpprisscvi sueeir `iot wos fikcggcgk tl tomi cts tlaa.
R`i `iovy, `uecb ocr pinuacor tl t`cs tcei lj yior wlreib cts woy cgtl
t`i s`lp t`rluk` t`i wcgblw t`ot wos oawoys lpig jlr nustleirs. R`i ocr
nlgbctclgir wos ruggcgk nlgstogtay, fut scgni ^igtorl wos oawoys stogbcgk
gixt tl t`i `iot lj t`i kos-act krcbbai, borm potn`is lj swiot stocgib `cs
oprlg ogb nalt`is. @i fikog tl brcgm aorki vlaueis lj wotir w`cai nllmcgk.
@cs oppitcti goturoaay binriosib ogb `i stlppib iotcgk ivig sl eun` os o
sogbwcn` jrle t`i nlgvigcigni stlri. ^tcaa `i nlgtcguib tl wlrm wct`lut
rist, os cj plssissib.
Glr bcb t`i ugnlejlrtofai rocgy sioslg bitir t`i nustleirs. Jcgoaay
t`iri noei o boy w`ig ivig t`i cgnriosib prlbuntclg wos cgsujjcncigt ogb
^igtorl `ob tl `ogk lut t`i ‐^lab Lut– sckg lgni elri. @i `ob givir jiat
elri tcrib ogb wlrg lut cg `cs acji. Lgni fonm cg `cs jaot `i nlaaopsib lg t`i
mctn`ig jallr ogb rieocgib prlgi wct`lut elvcgk jlr o algk w`cai. Lgay
ojtir blwgcgk nlpclus oelugts lj w`csmy bcb `i stritn` lut lg `cs jutlg tl
saiip.
R`i gixt elrgcgk sow `ce scttcgk sauepib lg o n`ocr cg t`i mctn`ig lj
Blro`oru. O fotn` lj fiog posti t`ot `i `ob eobi `cesiaj wos cg t`i nlppir
plt, stiipcgk cg syrup, ogb gioray rioby. Oaa `i `ob tl bl wos bcvcbi ct up
ogb ecx o plrtclg cg wct` Rlmui–s fiog posti tl eomi ct kl jurt`ir. Fut
^igtorl nluabg–t elvi. R`luk` `i mgiw w`ot `i `ob tl bl gixt, `cs flby
wluab glt risplgb. @i sot t`iri, jrlzig cg t`i nlla faost lj ocr strioecgk
jrle t`i ocr nlgbctclgir. Ct wos tll eun` ijjlrt ivig tl elvi `cs jcgkirs.
R`ot boy,
boy, ^igtorl bcb glt lpig jlr fuscgiss.
Ot slei plcgt `i jiaa osaiip scttcgk up, ogb w`ig `i lpigib `cs iyis
okocg t`i `ogbs lj t`i nalnm s`lwib ct wos nalsi tl ecbboy. @i eogokib tl
acjt `cesiaj jrle `cs siot jcgoaay fut gl eottir `lw `i trcib, nluab glt frcgk
`cesiaj tl lpig t`i s`uttirs. @cs friot`cgk noei cg s`oaalw kosps os `i
wroppib up t`i fiog posti. Fijlri `i nluab put ct cg t`i rijrckirotlr `i
sauepib cgtl t`i n`ocr lgni okocg.
Jcgoaay kot`ircgk up t`i igirky tl elvi, ^igtorl n`ogkib lut lj `cs
wlrm nalt`is ogb aijt t`i s`lp. R`luk` ct `ob fiig lvirnost cg t`i elrgcgk
w`ig `i orrcvib, o strlgk kaori glw rijaintib ljj t`i rlob surjoni.
su rjoni. Jacgn`cgk
jrle t`i strlgk sugs`cgi, ^igtorl sluk`t t`i s`obi lj o n`irry trii.
O ncnobo n`crrupib ogb jaiw ljj.
Os `i stllb wct` flt` `ogbs prissib okocgst t`i rluk` form lj t`i trii,
ct wos oaa `i nluab bl tl rieocg uprck`t. Og ugnlejlrtofai swiot strioeib
jrle iviry plri cg `cs flby. ^urrigbircgk `cs wick`t okocgst t`i trugm, `i
kozib up ot t`i biip-kriig triitlp ogb jlnusib lg miipcgk `cs iyis jcxib lg
t`i aiovis swoycgk cg t`i wcgb.
O jacnmircgk ceoki lj `cs elt`ir–s joni jalotib lut jrle t`i s`oblw lj
t`i aiovis. ^`i `ob vcsctib `ce w`ig `i wos cg prcslg, fut `ob oawoys
rieocgib scaigt, `ir joni t`rluk` t`i naior onryacn forrcir allmcgk elri okib
wct` ion` vcsct.
Oaa lj o subbig ^igtorl jiat acmi wiipcgk. [ct` tiors t`riotigcgk tl spcaa
lvir, `i `iobib jlr t`i rlob oalgk t`i trocg acgi tl ovlcb t`i s`lppcgk striit
w`iri pilpai eck`t sii `ce. Yplg rion`cgk t`i rlob `i stlppib ogb
wotn`ib siviroa trocgs kl fy. R`iri siieib gl woy jlrworb, lr fonm. Ojtir
otlworb
w`cai o`i
finoei snorib
riscbigtcoa
orio. lj `cs t`luk`ts cg t`ot paoni ogb sit ljj woamcgk
Frck`t sugs`cgi plurib blwg jrle o naior smy. Cg ^igtorl–s ecgb t`i
naorcty lj t`i boy lgay `ck`ack`tib `cs stoti lj writn`ibgiss. Oaa t`i tcei `i
`ob ivir squogbirib cg `cs acji siieib tl fi nacgkcgk tl `cs jlltstips,
brokkcgk `ce blwg. @i jiat os cj `i wiri o snrop lj ruffcs`, brcjtcgk
t`rluk` lgi fonmstriit oaaiy ojtir oglt`ir.
Bci, `i t`luk`t `i `iorb o vlcni w`cspir.
Fy t`i tcei `i riturgib tl `cs jaot `i `ob wogbirib sl algk ogb sl jor
`i `ob gl eielry lj w`iri ixontay `i `ob fiig.
@i jalppib blwg lg t`i jutlg stcaa aocb lut lg t`i jallr. @cs n`ist kovi
ljj o buaa `iot, os cj t`i fallb wos pllacgk t`iri.
Bci. [luabg–t ct fi fittir tl bci<
^igtorl jiat `cesiaj scgm ogb fi browg cg fy t`ot vlcni. @i wos
brlwgcgk, ogb `cs friot` wos s`oaalw. @i jiaa cgtl o jivircs` brioe.
Kospcgk ogb brign`ib cg swiot, `i strukkaib cg og ugjoecacor paoni.
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R`i p`lgi wos rcgkcgk.
^igtorl acjtib `cs `iob ogb sow ack`t fi`cgb t`i nurtocgs. R`i nalnm
s`lwib t`ot ct wos ick`t cg t`i elrgcgk. ^igtorl nluabg–t wlrm lut w`y t`i
tiaip`lgi wos `lugbcgk `ce, ogb w`y t`i rlle wos frck`t tl fikcg wct`.
R`i rcgkcgk pirscstib. @i nrowaib lvir tl t`i mctn`ig tl pcnm up t`i
rinicvir.
‐Flss,
w`ot–
s wrlgk<–
Rlmui wos
lg t`iogb
lt`irs`i
iigb.
gb.
^igtorlw`ot–s
euefaib
sleit`cgk
vokuiay
osmib okocg, ‐[`ot–s
wrlgk<–
‐[iaa…–
‐Ori ylu oaa rck`t<–
@i sow o jaos`fonm lj rocawoy tronms ogb jiat n`irry-trii form ugbir `cs
poaes.
‐[iaa,
‐[
iaa, C…–
@cs `ozy ecgb stortib tl turg. @i `ob kcvig Rlmui o nlpy lj t`i s`lp
miy cg nosi lj ieirkigny. ^`i eust `ovi lpigib up fy `irsiaj ogb stortib
wlrm.
‐Bcb ylu lvirsaiip< Lr blg–t ylu jiia wiaa<–
‐^lrry.– @i eiogt tl soy `i wluab fi t`iri sllg, fut t`i wlrbs stunm cg
`cs t`rlot. ‐C–e o fct ugbir t`i wiot`ir,– `i noei lut wct`.
‐[`ot–ss wrlgk<–
‐[`ot–
‐C t`cgm‒ C–e prlfofay tcrib.–
‐[caa
‐[
caa ylu fi oaa rck`t<–
‐C eck`t `ovi o rist tlboy.–
tlboy.–
Rlmui pousib. ‐[iaa ct–s gl wlgbir, ylu–vi fiig wlrmcgk glgstlp,– s`i
socb. ‐R`ot–s
‐R`ot–s o kllb cbio.–
‐C–e slrry.–
‐C oarioby stortib nllmcgk t`i fiog posti, sl C–aa aiovi w`ig ct–s blgi.–
‐^lrry. [caa ylu fi lmoy lg ylur lwg<–
‐^lrry.
‐C–aa fi jcgi. Slu
Slu wlrry oflut ylursiaj. [`y blg–t ylu tomi twl lr t`rii
boys‒<–
‐C–aa fi cg tlelrrlw,– `i nut Rlmui s`lrt. Cj `i stoyib owoy t`ot algk
^igtorl jiat `i wos acmiay tl givir kl fonm. ‐[`ig ylu–vi jcgcs`ib tlboy–s
fotn`, paiosi kl `lei.–
‐Sis, oaa rck`t. C–aa bl t`ot, fut…– Rlmui `isctotib.
‐C–e slrry, hust bl os C osm paiosi,– ^igtorl lrbirib ogb `ugk up fijlri
s`i nluab ripay.
R`i gixt elrgcgk ^igtorl sit lut jlr Blro`oru ioracir t`og usuoa. [`ig `i
orrcvib, `lwivir, `i jlugb t`i s`uttirs oarioby `oaj-lpig ogb o swiit orleo
cg t`i ocr.
‐Rlmui<–
‐L`, flss.–
‐Rlmui,
‐R
lmui, w`ot ori ylu blcgk `iri sl ioray<–
‐C t`luk`t C–b eomi t`i fiog posti cgstiob lj ylu.–
‐Slu…w`ot<
‐Slu…
w`ot<––
^igtorl nluab glt ofslrf t`cs8 Rlmui wos `iri, stortcgk wlrm fy `irsiaj,
lg o boy w`ig s`i wos glt sn`ibuaib tl nlei cg.
‐R`ogm ylu,– `i socb wct` o glb.
‐@lw ori ylu tlboy<–
Rlmui allmib up jrle t`i fiogs s`i wos wotn`cgk lvir os t`iy flcaib
owoy cg t`i plt, ogb jaos`ib o secai ot ^igtorl.
‐C t`cgm C–e lmoy glw.–
‐Ct–s glt rck`t ylu blg–t tomi ogy tcei ljj,– s`i socb.
‐Ct–s
‐Sis, wiaa, C–aa t`cgm oflut ct.–
^igtorl t`riobib `cs ores t`rluk` t`i saiivis lj `cs n`ij–s nlot os `i
splmi, fut w`ig ct noei tl blcgk up t`i futtlgs `cs jcgkirs subbigay
stlppib. Sistirboy lg t`i p`lgi Rlmui `ob socb t`ot s`i wos stortcgk tl
eomi fiog posti, w`cn` eiogt t`ot t`iri s`luab fi igluk` jlr tlboy. ^l
w`y wos s`i `iri okocg t`cs elrgcgk eomcgk elri<
‐Rlmui,
‐R
lmui, bcbg–t ylu eomi fiog posti yistirboy< [`iri cs ct<–
‐O` yis, yistirboy, irr…–
^`i acjtib `ir iyis jrle t`i plt fut bcb glt ceeibcotiay allm ot ^igtorl
bcrintay. R`ig s`i s`rukkib ogb turgib tl joni `ce.
‐[iaa glw
‐[iaa
glw,, ylu sii, C bcbg–t mglw w`ot tl bl. C eobi t`i fiog posti ogb
wos hust scttcgk blwg jlr o acttai rist, w`ig o nustleir orrcvib.–
‐@u`<–
‐Sis,
‐S
is, o nustleir noei ogb, sl…C `ob tl lpig t`i s`lp.–
‐@u`< [`ot<– ^igtorl–s `iob hirmib jlrworb cg s`lnm.
s`lnm .
‐Slu lpigib t`i s`lp< Fut…`lw bcb ylu lpig t`i s`uttirs<–
‐Slu
‐Slu mglw C givir acmib t`i s`uttirs oaa nalsib up, sl C hust lpigib t`i
flttle port, acmi ylu sii glw, ogb t`ot–
t`ot–ss w`ig o nustleir noaaib lut tl ei.–
‐Fut ylu prlecsib. Slu socb ylu–b kl `lei ojtir jcgcs`cgk t`i fiog
posti.– ^igtorl jiat t`i swiot jlrecgk cg `cs orepcts. ‐[`ot oflut t`i
pognomis<–
‐L`, C nllmib t`lsi tll.–
‐Slu bcb w`ot< Slu wiri ofai tl nllm t`ie<–
‐L`, C eogokib slei`lw
slei`lw.. C–e slrry, flss.–
‐Ct–s o fct aoti jlr slrry.–
Rlmui put t`i wllbig spotuao blwg ogb plcgtib ot t`i nlugtirtlp.
‐C bcbg–t mglw `lw ylu bl ylur fllms, sl C hust wrlti `lw eun` C slab
cg t`iri.–
‐[`l osmib ylu tl‒<–
Ct wos o scepai tofai. Jckuris jlr t`i boy–s tomcgks ogb prljct wiri rinlrbib
cg t`i bcstcgntcvi nuracgk `ogbwrctcgk ^igtorl mgiw. R`i guefirs wiri
ceprisscvi.
‐Bcb ylu bl t`cs oaa fy ylursiaj<–
‐Ct wos viry fusy. Nustleirs bcbg–t stlp nlecgk.–
‐Ogb ylu rioaay bcb t`cs oaa oalgi<–
‐Sis,
‐S
is, fy eysiaj. L`, fut t`i jcrst nustleir `iapib wct` t`i s`uttirs.
s` uttirs. Ogb
C osmib t`i aost nustleir tl `iap ei nalsi t`ie.–
^igtorl jiat acmi scttcgk blwg cg s`lnm. @lw `ob s`i eogokib ct< [`ot
wos `ir pognomi fottir acmi< ^`i `ob `ogbaib oaa t`i elgiy wct` t`lsi
kgoraib jcgkirs…< [`ot `ob t`i nustleirs t`luk`t lj t`ot<!
‐C–e slrry,– Rlmui ripiotib.
‐O`…C–e hust surprcsib, t`ot–
t`ot–ss oaa. Slu
Slu nluab–vi socb sleit`cgk.–
‐Fut ylu wluab–vi socb gl, wluabg–t ylu<–
Naioray s`i–b frlmig t`i ruais, fut ^igtorl rinlkgczib `i wos cg gl
plsctclg
tl stllb
riprceogb
`ir jlr
ct. oRlmui
s`cjtibfiig
`ir snlabib.
krcp lg t`i wllbig
spotuao ogb
t`iri stcjjay
stcjjay,
, acmi
n`cab w`l–s
‐Fut, C nog–t ceokcgi…Slu eust–vi fiig ix`oustib ojtir siaacgk oaa
t`ot.–
‐Sis. C wos viry tcrib.–
‐Ogb t`ig ylu noei cg ioray tlboy.–
‐Sis. C wos `iri ioray.–
Ygsuri lj w`ot ottctubi `i s`luab oblpt, ^igtorl cgstiob saoppib `cs
lwg n`iim. Rlmui jacgn`ib fut ^igtorl pocb gl `iib ogb pcnmib up t`i
eiosurcgk nup.
‐Flss…–
‐R`ot–s igluk`. @lw eogy mcalkroes lj obzumc ori wi nllmcgk tlboy<–
‐Ait ei sii…twl mcalkroes lj brcib fiogs.–
^igtorl bcb t`i sues cg `cs `iob ogb plurib t`i sukor jlr t`i syrup lgtl
t`i snoais.
‐Flss<–
‐Sio`.–
‐[`y–b ylu bl t`ot< [iri
[iri ylu trycgk tl kit ylursiaj elvcgk<
‐Gl, t`ot–s glt ct.– ^igtorl bcbg–t ugbirstogb `cesiaj w`y `i–b saoppib
`cs lwg n`iim.
Rlmui wos cg `ck` spcrcts oaa t`ot boy. ^`i n`ottirib owoy w`cai stcrrcgk t`i
fiogs wct` t`i wllbig spotuao.
‐Flss, w`iri ori ylu jrle<–
‐Romosomc.–
‐@ovi ylu fiig cg Rlmyl ivir scgni ylu aijt<–
‐[iaa,
‐[
iaa, C–vi elvib orlugb o fct.–
‐Vioaay< Aunmy ylu,–
ylu ,– R
Rlmui
lmui sck`ib cg igvy.
‐Ct–s glt t`ot kriot. C hust slrt lj…flugnib orlugb.–
‐Ct–s
‐Cs t`ot sl< [`iriofluts<–
‐L`, hust t`i Mogtl rikclg.–
‐[iaa t`ot–s glt sl fob, cs ct< C irr…C acvib cg Ocn`c Trijinturi w`ig C
wos o n`cab.–
‐Ocn`c<–
‐Sis.
‐S
is. Cg rioa nlugtryscbi. Lg t`i Ccbo Acgi lut jrle Rlyl`os`c.–
Rlyl`os`c.–
Rlmui acjtib `ir iyis owoy jrle t`i fiogs „ sleit`cgk s`i wluab
lrbcgorcay givir bl „ ogb allmib ot ^igtorl.
‐R`i w`iri
n`irry bcb
falssles
wiri
sl fioutcjua.–
‐L`,
ylu soyt`iri
ct wos
okocg<–
‐O`, ue…– ^`i `isctotib. ‐R`iri wos o nacjj, wct` o rcvir ot t`i flttle.
Ogb t`i salpi jrle t`i nacjj tl t`i rcvir wos nlvirib wct` n`irry triis. C–vi
givir siig ogy os fioutcjua os t`lsi.–
Jlr slei rioslg Rlmui bcb glt goei t`i paoni.
‐Bl ylu kl fonm t`iri sleitceis<–
Rlmui s`llm `ir `iob. ‐Gl, C `ovig–t fiig fonm jlr binobis.– ^`i
turgib `ir iyis fonm tl t`i fiogs cg t`i plt.
‐[`ot mcgb lj jllb bl ylu acmi, flss< [`ot–s t`i alnoa spincoaty cg
Romosomc<–
‐Ait ei sii…Borueo figtl cs oflut oaa C nog t`cgm lj. Slu mglw, t`i
flxib augn`is ylu nog fuy ot t`i trocg stotclg.–
^igtorl secaib os `i jcaaib t`i stlnmplt wct` wotir jlr t`i syrup. Rlmui
slugbib acmi o n`cab. @i wos krotijua hust tl poss t`i tcei ogswircgk `ir
ugbieogbcgk quistclgs.
‐Borueo augn`flxis nlei cg w`cti lr rib,– `i socb. ‐C wlgbir cj ct–s
finousi t`iri–s sleit`cgk bcjjirigt cgscbi.–
‐C acmi t`i slugb lj stotclg augn`flxis, ogb iotcgk w`cai ylu trovia.–
‐[`ot bl ylu acmi tl iot, R
Rlmui<
lmui< Jllb sceeirib cg ecsl–s o spincoaty cg
Ocn`c, csg–t ct< Lr t`lsi jaot mcs`ceig gllbais.–
‐[i bcbg–t `ovi ogyt`cgk sl gcni w`ig C wos krlwcgk up,– s`i socb,
jaoppcgk `ir `ogbs os cj tl wovi owoy t`i viry cbio. ‐[`ig C soy
nlugtryscbi, C eiog rioa nlugtry. [i usib tl pcnmai n`irry-falssle pitoas
ogb put t`ie cg `lt wotir tl brcgm.–
‐[lw, slugbs acmi o jlrickg nlugtry.–
‐Hopog t`ig ogb glw ori bcjjirigt nlugtrcis.–
^igtorln`ogkis,
glbbib blisg–t
ogb put
iviryt`cgk
ct<–t`i stlnmplt lg t`i kos. ‐Ogyt`cgk ogb
‐Acmi w`ot<– Rlmui
Rlmui allmib ^igtorl up ogb blwg.
‐Acmi…ei.–
‐[`ot<–
‐[iaa…C–e cg bift. Rl t`i lwgir lj t`cs s`lp. R`i wcji lj ey aoti
flss.–
‐L`, ey.–
‐C blg–t mglw w`ot tl soy. R`iri wos o tcei w`ig C wigt ljj t`i rocas o
fct.–
‐Slu
‐S
lu lwi elgiy< Ori ylu suri ylu–ri
y lu–ri glt ficgk n`iotib<–
‐Ct–s lmoy. R`i flss tllm nori lj ey bifts. R`ot–s w`y C–e `iri. C–e
stcaa ripoycgk t`i elgiy tl `cs wcji.– ^igtorl kaognib ot Rlmui. ‐Miip ylur
iyi lg t`i plt.–
^`i `ostcay turgib fonm tl stori cgtl t`i nlppir fiog plt okocg. ‐Fut
`lw bcb ylu kit cgtl bift<–
^igtorl allmib cgtl t`i stlnmplt ogb sow tcgy fuffais bogncgk lg t`i
flttle.
‐C–e ieforrossib tl soy, fut C bcbg–t oawoys miip tl t`i strock`t ogb
gorrlw. C hust fuefaib oalgk, glt mglwcgk w`ot tl bl wct` ey acji, rioaay.
[`otivir C bcb givir wlrmib lut. Ot lgi tcei C wogtib tl fi o wrctir. Fut C
givir wrcti o wlrb t`isi boys. C givir finoei ixpirt cg blroyomc ict`ir. C–e
hust o wostir.–
wostir.–
‐Fut ylu wlrm `orb glw. S
Slu
lu givir tomi tcei ljj.–
‐@o`.–
Rlmui turgib ljj t`i jaoei ugbir t`i plt lj fiogs fut eobi gl elvi tl
stort rcgscgk. ^`i storib ot t`i flcaib fiogs.
‐Ait–s eomi o kl lj ct tlkit`ir, ylu ogb ei,– s`i socb, turgcgk tl allm
^igtorl cg t`i iyi. ‐C–aa `iap ylu.–
R`i stlnmplt cg jrlgt lj ^igtorl stortib tl flca.
‐Ct–s lmoy. Slu bl igluk` oarioby. [ct` ylu orlugb C jiia acmi C `ovi og
oaay.. Joti nog fi o tluk` bioa.– ^igtorl wigt tl pcnm up
oaay
u p t`i nup lj
l j sukor.
‐Joti<– Rlmui–s vlcni wos n`orkib. ‐[`ot bl ylu eiog< Blg–t t`rlw
orlugb wlrbs acmi joti, ^igtorl.–
‐@u`<–
‐Slugk
‐S
lugk pilpai s`luabg–t toam oflut joti.–
N`ostcsib,
^igtorl
allmib
ot t`i
jallr. aiovi t`i soei paoni jlr o algk
‐C…t`iri wos
o pirclb
w`ig
C nluabg–t
tcei,– Rlmui socb, ogb qucnmay s`llm `ir `iob, os cj t`i wlrbs t`ot `ob
sacppib lut wiri slei`lw bcstostijua. ^`i fikog tl jcaa t`i nlppir fiog plt
wct` wotir.
‐C–e slrry.
slrry. C opprincoti ylur nlgnirg.–
‐C–e slrry, tll,– s`i socb, glt eiitcgk ^igtorl–s iyi. ‐Taiosi jlrkit
oflut ct.–
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^ueeir orrcvib cg juaa jlrni. Ncnobos nrcib jrle t`i n`irry triis ogb cg t`i
ivigcgks o paiosogt friizi faiw frcijay os busm fikog tl orrcvi ioracir ion`
boy.
Ot Blro`oru, ^igtorl wos sit tl kit t`rluk` t`i sueeir pirclb wct`lut
ogy sioslgoa sauep cg fuscgiss. Nustle jrle sn`lla mcbs usuoaay brlppib
ljj burcgk t`i sueeir `lacboys, fut t`ot wosg–t `oppigcgk t`cs yior. _ucti
t`i
lpplscti,
cg jont,
t`i ylugk
nlgtcguibogb
tl kot`ir
t`iri iviry
ot t`i
nlugtir
siots.jlr
R`iy
noei kcras
jlr blroyomc
nlab brcgms,
ogb,boy
tl
^igtorl–ss surprcsi, Rlmui–s prisigni oasl siieib tl fi o brow.
^igtorl–
brow.
R`i krlup lj kcras w`l stlppib fy lg t`icr woy `lei jrle nroe sn`lla
wiri cg t`ot notiklry. R`iy–b sct ot t`i nlugtir wct` t`icr `iobs prlppib lg
t`icr `ogbs, ogb nlepaocg cg vlcnis alub igluk` jlr Rlmui tl `ior jrle
w`iri s`i wos scttcgk lg `ir n`ocr cg t`i fonm.
‐^tuby cs o pocg cg t`i ginm,– lg
lgii eck`t soy.
Ogb wct` o secai Rlmui wluab ripay jrle `ir siot, ‐[iaa t`ig, w`y
blg–t ylu tomi o boy ljj ogb `ovi slei jug<–
R`i kcras wrcgmaib up t`icr glsis ot t`ot. ‐Ey porigts wluab t`rlw ei
lut.–
‐Aiovi t`ig. Cj ylu wogt tl `ovi jug.–
‐^irclusay<–
‐C–e sirclus.–
‐Llll`, ori ylu tiaacgk us tl fi biacgquigts<–
^igtorl nluab sii t`ot w`cai miipcgk `ir bcstogni, Rlmui oppiorib tl
woct jlr t`i rck`t tcecgk tl biacvir `ir nleeigts. [`igivir s`i `iorb t`icr
alub vlcnis nlecgk up t`i striit, s`i wluab ritriot blaijuaay tl t`i siot cg
t`i fonm, fut t`iri wluab oarioby fi o vokui secai lg `ir joni.
‐@lei cs slll flrcgk. C blg–t woggo kl fonm!– wocaib lgi kcra.
‐[`y blg–t ylu jcgb sleit`cgk tl bl wct` ylursiaj<– Rlmui cgstogtay
risplgbib.
‐Acmi w`ot<– t`i kcra osmib.
‐[`ot oflut wlrmcgk `iri port-tcei<– R
Rlmui
lmui prlplsib.
‐^tlp t`ot glw,– ^igtorl s`lt fonm jrle cg jrlgt lj t`i krcbbai. @i wos
ojrocb s`i wos lgay `oaj-hlmcgk.
Krogtib t`isi wiri sn`lla mcbs, fut ct wos o prlfaie jlr `ce t`ot t`iy
stunm orlugb twl `lurs lr sl lgay jlr t`i prcni lj lgi blroyomc. Ct wos lg
t`i tcp lj `cs tlgkui tl sukkist t`iy eust fi tcrib lj n`ottircgk ogb `lw
oflut kittcgk o elvi lg. @i bcbg–t opprincoti Rlmui futtcgk cg ogb miipcgk
t`icr nlgvirsotclg klcgk.
Fut ivir scgni t`i boy s`i `ob rug t`i s`lp fy `irsiaj, ^igtorl `ob
n`ogkib `cs tugi. @i ait `ir bl os s`i paiosib. ^`i wos t`iri lg o pctcjuaay
alw woki, ogb `ir prisigni cg t`i s`lp wos port lj t`i rinmlgcgk. [`cn`
wos glt tl soy, `lwivir, t`ot `i t`luk`t ct onniptofai tl alwir oaa forrcirs
fitwiig t`ie ogb t`i nustleirs. R`iri wos sleit`cgk iasi t`ot flt`irib
^igtorl8 t`i ixprissclgs lg nustleirs– jonis w`ig t`iy nouk`t sck`t lj
Rlmui scttcgk cg t`i fonm. R`isi cgnaubib t`i sn`lla kcras. @i `ob glt
ecssib t`i woy slei lj t`ie allmib ot `ir ogb subbigay aopsib cgtl
scaigni, lr t`i eleigtory jaos` cg t`icr iyis.
R`iri wos lgi sn`lla kcra w`l elstay noei oalgi. @ir goei wos [omogo,
w`cn` wos o gcnmgoei, ogb s`i givir socb `lw ct lrckcgotib. Onnlrbcgk tl
t`i lt`ir kcras, t`iri wos o tcei w`ig [omogo wlri `ir `ocr s`lrt cg o nuti
flf, hust acmi t`i wiaa-mglwg nortllg n`orontir [omoei-n`og, sl eoyfi
t`ot ixpaocgib ct. Fut ojtir nlurt prlniibcgks ogb `ir porigts– bcvlrni,
gict`ir [omogo–s pirslgoacty glr `ir `ocrstyai `ob ivir fiig t`i soei,
opporigtay.
[omogo wos glt o toamotcvi kcra. ^`i wluab sct ogb iot blroyomc w`cai
storcgk cgtl t`i mctn`ig wct` biwy iyis. R`ot kozi flt`irib ^igtorl, w`l
sleitceis osmib „ ugusuoaay jlr `ce „ cj s`i wos oaa rck`t.
Fut [omogo oawoys mipt qucit, ivig w`ig ^igtorl splmi tl `ir. Ct wos
lgay ojtir Rlmui fikog kcvcgk `ir t`i ecss`opig rihint blroyomc t`ot s`i
stortib tl spiom lj `ir lwg onnlrb. ^`i eigtclgib t`ot s`i acvib wct` hust
`ir elt`ir, w`l wlrmib ot gck`t, t`ot elgiy wos tck`t, ogb t`ot s`i wluab
nlei `lei ojtir sn`lla tl jcgb `ir elt`ir–s flyjrcigb–s ugbirwior aycgk
oflut t`i `lusi.
Rlmui sleitceis kovi rihint blroyomc tl t`i lt`ir kcras tll w`ig t`iy
n`ottib wct` `ir. ^`i wluab tomi t`i pognomis t`ot ^igtorl `ob splcaib
burcgk nllmcgk, put swiit fiog posti lr nrioe cg t`ie, ogb kcvi t`ie tl
t`i kcras, soycgk, ‐R`cs cs lg t`i `lusi.–
^igtorl bcb glt acmi `ir blcgk t`cs. @i trcib tl tiaa `ir sl cgbcrintay fut
s`i bcsecssib `ce. ‐[`ot–s wrlgk wct` ct<– s`i socb. ‐Fittir t`og t`rlwcgk
t`ie owoy.–
[omogo socb t`i rihints tostib fittir t`og t`i stogborb blroyomc. R`cs
spurrib Rlmui lg tl try `lgiy ogb lt`ir jcaacgks. Ct wos ojtir placs`cgk ljj
lgi lj t`isi ixpirceigts
ix pirceigts lgi boy t`ot [omogo jcgoaay frluk`t up t`i sl-jorugeigtclgib.
‐Rlmui,
‐R
lmui, w`ot `oppigib tl ylur jcgkirs<–
^igtorl turgib orlugb tl sii Rlmui, w`l wos siotib, jlab `ir `ogbs cg
og ottiept tl `cbi `ir jcgkirs.
‐L`, t`cs. [`ig C wos o kcra C klt scnm ogb ey jcgkirs stoyib nrllmib.–
‐[`ot mcgb lj scnmgiss<–
@i sow `ir ixprissclg `orbig.
‐Og owjua scnmgiss,– wos oaa s`i socb.
[omogo glbbib ogb socb glt`cgk elri. ^`i fct cgtl `ir rieocgcgk
blroyomc ogb n`iwib wct`lut nleeigt, os cj tl nlvir t`i owmworbgiss lj
t`i eleigt. Rl ^igtorl `ir n`iwcgk slugbib acmi o wlrbaiss nlgvirsotclg
fitwiig Rlmui ogb [omogo.
Jrle t`ot boy lg [omogo bcb glt nlei tl Blro`oru ogy elri.
Rlmui ljtig n`ottib oflut t`i stubigts w`cai s`i bcb t`i wos`cgk-up. ^`i
gltib `lw sl-ogb-sl `ob rinigtay stortib tl secai, sl t`cgks eust fi fittir
ot `lei. Lr `lw s`i t`luk`t sleiflby iasi prlfofay `ob o frlmig `iort
finousi s`i–b siig t`i kcra–s jrcigbs nlgslacgk `ir. R`i t`cgks pilpai socb
cg t`ot sctuotclg givir n`ogkib wct` t`i tceis, s`i lfsirvib. Oglt`ir kcra
`ob s`lwg Rlmui `ir giw elfcai p`lgi, w`cn` wos opporigtay t`i viry
aotist, sl ^igtorl prlfofay `obg–t siig lgi yit ict`ir, s`i socb. [`ot mcgb
lj wlrab wcaa ct fi cg t`i juturi glw t`ot t`lsi t`cgks ori og cgsiporofai port
lj n`cabrig–s acvis, s`i wlgbirib.
Rlmui oasl eigtclgib [omogo. ‐^`i `osg–t fiig fy rinigtay,– s`i socb
lgi boy.
^igtorl wos snropcgk t`i furgt nruefs ljj t`i krcbbai. ‐Slu eiog t`ot
rubi kcra<–
‐[`y bl ylu soy t`ot<–
‐^`i sprugk t`ot quistclg oflut ylur jcgkirs lg ylu, bcbg–t s`i<–
‐Slu wiri t`i soei,– Rlmui stotib.
‐Ct wos ey hlf tl soy t`ot. C `ob tl osm ot aiost lgni.–
‐Fut…t`ot–s `lw ct cs.–
‐@u`<– ^igtorl allmib nlgjusib.
‐C sleitceis t`cgm…wiaa, w`ot lj ct<–
^igtorl rocsib `cs iyis jrle t`i krcbbai tl allm ot Rlmui, stcaa glt
ugbirstogbcgk.
‐Lgay obuats allm w`cai pritigbcgk glt tl. Cs t`ot fittir< Lr cs ct fittir
tl osm strock`t lut<–
‐O`, bcjjcnuat quistclg.–
‐C nluab tiaa [omogo `ob fiig wlgbircgk oflut ey jcgkirs jlr o w`cai.
^`i lgay osmib finousi s`i wogtib tl mglw ei fittir.–
‐Slu t`cgm sl<–
‐Sis, sl blg–t pcnm lg
‐Sis,
l g t`ot kcra lr toam oflut `ir acmi t`ot.–
‐[`ot–ss t`cs< Glw ylu–ri ogkry ot ei<–
‐[`ot–
Rlmui secaib ogb ^igtorl riaoxib sack`tay. ‐Slu acmi n`cabrig, blg–t
ylu<– `i socb. ‐Ei, C kit uptck`t w`ig t`iy nlei `iri cg krlups.–
‐C wogtib tl fi o tion`ir, ylu mglw.–
mglw.–
‐Trceory sn`lla<–
‐R`ot wluab–vi fiig oaa rck`t, fut elstay C wogtib tl tion` Hopogisi ot
ecbbai sn`lla. C wogtib tl stub
stuby
y, ylu m
mglw
glw.–
.–
‐C kuiss t`cgks wiri `orb ojtir t`i wor, t`i nlugtry wos pllr.–
Cgstcgntcviay ^igtorl trcib tl ogtcncpoti Rlmui, ogb nrioti o sponi jlr `ir
wlrbs.
‐Iviryflby wos pllr, glt hust ey joecay.–
joecay.–
‐[`y o Hopogisi tion`ir<– ^igtorl mipt t`i quistclgs nlecgk, trycgk tl
eigb t`cgks.
‐C acmib plitry. C usib tl riob plitry w`ig C wos ylugk. Acmi @icgi ogb
@omus`u Mcto`oro ogb lt`ir plits, cg fllms C jlugb cg ey labir frlt`ir–s
rlle.–
‐Kllbgiss, Rlmui. Slu–ri
Slu–ri juaa lj surprcsis.–
surp rcsis.–
‐Viobcgk ogb ceokcgcgk t`cgks wos oflut t`i lgay paiosuri wi `ob cg
t`lsi boys. C alvib uscgk ey ceokcgotclg. R`ot–s w`y C t`luk`t ct
cgtiristcgk ylu wogtib tl fi o wrctir.–
‐R`ot wos o algk tcei okl.–
‐Fut blg–t ylu stcaa `ovi brioes jrle t`i post< C givir t`luk`t C–b kit
t`i n`ogni cg t`cs acji tl toam wct` swiit ylugk kcras acmi t`ot. R`ot–s w`y
C–e sl `oppy.–
‐Fy swiit, ylu eiog t`lsi kcras t`ot nlei `iri<–
‐Sis, C bl. C givir klt tl fi o tion`ir, fut glw C nog ighly o jrontclg lj
w`ot ct eck`t–vi fiig acmi. R`ogm ylu, jlr kcvcgk ei t`i n`ogni tl eiit
t`lsi kcras.–
‐Kit lg wct` ylu. C–e t`i lgi w`l–s ficgk `iapib.–
Os `i snruffib t`i krcbbai wct` o snlurcgk frus`, ^igtorl scaigtay
proyib jlr [omogo
[omogo tl s`lw `ir joni okocg sllg.
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^ueeir `lacboys noei tl og igb ogb t`i kcras w`l kot`irib ot Blro`oru
fikog oppiorcgk cg t`icr sn`lla ugcjlres okocg. R`i boys wiri stcaa `lt ogb
`uecb, fut os ivigcgk briw gior, t`i ocr nllaib nlgscbirofay. Jobib aiovis
rustaib cg t`i wcgb ogb jiaa lgi fy lgi tl t`i jlltpot` lutscbi t`i s`lp.
^igtorl `ob jcgcs`ib naiogcgk cgscbi ogb wos rielvcgk biob aiovis
jrle t`i s`uttir krllvis w`ig `i `iorb o vlcni fi`cgb `ce. ‐^lrry tl nlei
ot t`cs
aoti`i
`lur.–
Ct wos
`cs flss,‐Eoboe.–
t`i lwgir.
‐L`,–
uttirib
cg surprcsi,
@i us`irib `ir cgscbi tl o nlugtir siot. ^igtorl wos rottaib fy t`cs
ugsn`ibuaib vcsct, ogb siorn`ib `cs ecgb, trycgk tl t`cgm w`y s`i eck`t fi
`iri. R`iy eit iviry wiim jlr `ir tl n`inm t`i fllms ogb fogm trogsjirs „
sleitceis ot t`i s`lp ogb sleitceis ot `ir `lei „ fut ct wos oawoys
priorrogkib. ^`i wos surprcscgkay fusy wct` oaa `ir eibcnoa opplcgteigts.
^igtorl, tll, wos oawoys wlrmcgk, sl ct wosg–t os cj `i `ob o alt lj tcei
ict`ir. Ogy fuscgiss eottirs wiri t`irijlri usuoaay bcsnussib lut lj s`lp
`lurs w`ig t`iri wiri gl nustleirs, ogb s`i oawoys tiaip`lgib t`i boy
fijlri. Ct suctib ^igtorl tl `ovi t`cs tonct ugbirstogbcgk os ct kovi `ce tcei
tl kit t`i fllms cg lrbir ogb naiog fijlri s`i noei. Elst ceplrtogtay,
`lwivir, `i nluab eomi suri t`ot Rlmui wos glt orlugb.
^l w`y, glw, oaa lj o subbig…< ^igtorl `ob o fob jiiacgk. Rlmui `ob
fiig cg t`i s`lp hust o s`lrt w`cai fijlri, blcgk t`i wos`cgk-up. @ob t`i
lwgir orrcvib og `lur ioracir t`iy wluab `ovi rug cgtl ion` lt`ir.
^`i put `ir stcnm lg t`i nlugtir. ‐R
‐Rio
io paiosi, ^igtorl,– s`i socb, plcgtcgk
tl t`i nups. @i put t`i mittai lg t`i stlvi.
‐^lrry tl nlei w`ig ylu–ri fusy.–
‐Glt ot oaa. [`ot–
[`ot–ss up<–
@ir iyis bortib oflut t`i cgtirclr t`ig ofruptay s`i pursib `ir acps ogb
allmib ^igtorl cg t`i iyi.
‐R`iri ori ruelurs,– s`i fikog, ‐oflut sleilgi w`l wlrms `iri.–
‐L`, t`ot wluab fi Rlmui.–
‐Rlmui
‐R
lmui „ cs t`ot `ir goei<–
R`i eleigt ^igtorl `ob jiorib wos jcgoaay `iri. @i allmib owoy ogb
put `cs jcgkirs lg t`i mittai `ogbai.
‐C `iorb oflut ct jrle sleiflby. Cs ct trui `ir `ogbs ori nrcppaib<–
^igtorl nalsib `cs iyis lgni fijlri spiomcgk. ‐Irr, o acttai fct…Cs t`ot o
prlfaie<–
‐Ogb cs `ir joni poroaysib os wiaa<–
^igtorl kovi `ir o puzzaib allm.
‐Ey jrcigb soys „ C–e slrry, fut t`cs cs glt kllb „ ey jrcigb soys ct
allms acmi aiprlsy
aiprlsy.–
.–
‐Aiprlsy<–
‐Glwoboys t`iy noaa ct @ogsig–
@ogsig–ss bcsiosi.–
‐@ogsig–ss bcsiosi…– ^igtorl jiat t`i fallb brocg jrle `cs joni.
‐@ogsig–
‐Sis, ogb t`ot klt ei wlrrcib. Ontuoaay, C noei fy `iri og `lur okl ogb
wotn`ib jrle t`i rlob.–
‐[`y–b ylu bl t`ot< S
Slu
lu nluab–vi nlei cgscbi ogb eit Rlmui bcrintay.–
^`i glbbib ogb kovi ^igtorl o stiiay allm. ‐R`ot wluabg–t fi viry
kllb jlr ylu, wluab ct, ^igtorl< @ovig–t ylu fiig sgiomcgk oflut up tl
glw,, eomcgk suri C bcbg–t eiit `ir<–
glw
‐@u`< Gl…w`ot bl ylu eiog<–
R`i mittai vcfrotib ugbir `cs `ogb os t`i wotir opprlon`ib t`i flca.
Cgscbi `i jiat ivig elri turfuaigt.
‐C nluabg–t sii viry wiaa, fut t`iri wos bijcgctiay sleit`cgk wrlgk wct`
t`ot‐Glt
wleog–s
`ogbs.–
sl eun`
t`ot ylu gltcni ct.–
‐R`i nustleirs gltcni. Ct–s glt kllb jlr t`i s`lp.–
‐@o`…–
‐Cj t`iri–s
t`iri–s sleit`cgk ylu–ri glt tiaacgk ei, spct ct lut.–
‐R`ot–s glt…C hust wogt tl soy t`cs s`lp `os fiig turgib orlugb finousi
lj Rlmui–s
Rlmui–s fiog posti. ^`i `os jcjty yiors– ixpircigni lj eomcgk ct.–
^igtorl bcbg–t woct jlr t`i mittai tl nlei tl t`i flca. @i plurib wotir
cgtl t`i tioplt.
‐^`i–ss plpuaor wct` t`i ylugk pilpai tll.–
‐^`i–
‐L` rioaay.
rioaay. ^`i lfvclusay wlrms `orb.–
‐Sis. ^`i blis o kllb hlf.–
‐@lw lab cs t`cs pirslg<–
‐Cg `ir sivigtcis,– ^igtorl ogswirib, plurcgk tio cgtl o nup, ‐fut s`i–s
viry kllb jlr `ir oki.– @i secaib ot t`i lwgir.
‐Oflut t`i soei oki os ei,– s`i socb, tomcgk t`i nup. ‐Yk`!– s`i briw o
s`orp friot`.
‐[`ot cs ct<–
‐Bcb s`i usi t`cs nup tll<–
@i glbbib.
‐R`iy soy ct–s roriay notn`cgk…^igtorl, t`cs cs sirclus. [`ot cj ct kits
lut t`ot og iotcgk istofacs`eigt cs iepalycgk o aiprlsy potcigt<–
‐Fut…Rlmui klt scnm w`ig s`i wos o kcra, ogb `ir jcgkirs wigt acmi t`ot
os o scbi ijjint. ^`i–s fiig nurib jlr o algk tcei glw.–
‐^`i wluab soy t`ot, wluabg–t s`i< Bcb ylu mglw, ^igtorl, t`ot cg
siviri nosis lj aiprlsy t`i jcgkirs brlp ljj<–
‐Rlmui
‐R
lmui `os oaa `ir jcgkirs.–
‐[`iri blis s`i acvi< R`ot wleog.–
^igtorl turgib owoy ogb put o `ogb okocgst `cs n`ist, os cj tl stcaa t`i
turelca. R`i gltifllm cg w`cn` Rlmui `ob wrcttig `ir obbriss wos lg o
s`iaj cg t`i mctn`ig. @i jlugb ct ogb lpigib ct up jlr t`i lwgir tl sii. ^`i
allmib ot t`i wrctcgk, wigt stcaa ogb nalsib `ir iyis.
‐[`ot cs ct<–
‐R`cs cs w`iri t`iy miip t`i aipirs.– @ir vlcni wos o w`cspir t`luk` gl
lgi iasi wos prisigt.
prisig t. ‐R`iri–
‐R`iri–ss o sogotlrcue.–
^igtorl put flt` `ogbs lg t`i nlugtirtlp. Cg scaigni, `i allmib ot t`i
obbriss Rlmui `ob wrcttig. ^l t`ot wos ct. R`ot–s w`y ct `ob trckkirib
sleit`cgk
tcei `i `i
sowrieiefirib
ct. Ot t`i tcei
nluabg–t
lut oflut
w`y,
fut glw ct t`i
wosjcrst
eigtclgib
t`ot`i`i–b
`iorbjckuri
ruelurs
t`cs bcstrcnt fijlri, finousi lj t`i sogotlrcue.
‐R`cs wrctcgk cs oaa nrllmib.–
‐Fut‒ ^`i soys s`i–s nurib.–
‐C blg–t mglw oflut glw, ^igtorl, fut pilpai usib tl kit put cg cslaotclg
jlr acji w`ig t`iy klt t`ot bcsiosi. C sow t`ie w`ig C wos o kcra, `ogkcgk
orlugb t`i tiepai. R`icr jonis allmib briobjua „ acmi elgstirs. R`i pufacn`ioat` out`lrctcis usib tl bcscgjint ogy paoni t`iy–b fiig.–
‐Fut eoboe…– ^igtorl pcnmib up t`i nup t`ot s`i `ob pus`ib fonm
tlworbs `ce ogb tllm ct lvir tl t`i scgm. ‐C mglw C–vi socb ct oarioby, fut ct–s
finousi lj Rlmui t`cs paoni cs eomcgk o prljct ot aost. ^`i nleis `iri ioray
ogb eomis fiog posti jlr ei.–
R`i lwgir allmib s`riwbay ot t`i nlppir fiog plt scttcgk lg t`i kos
nllmir ogb t`i flwa wct` obzumc fiogs slomcgk cg ct.
‐C nog sii t`ot. Fut cj t`i pirslg w`l cgjlreib ei storts toamcgk tl
lt`irs, wi–ri blgi jlr. [`ot cj sleiflby orlugb `iri klt aiprlsy ogb t`cs
s`lp wos t`i slurni lj cgjintclg<–
‐[`l tlab ylu w`ot, ixontay<–
‐C nog–t tiaa ylu t`ot.– ^`i naoepib `ir acps ogb storib ot ^igtorl.
‐R`cgm w`ot wcaa `oppig cj s`i stoys `iri. [`ot cj ylu notn` ct tll<–
^igtorl nluab lgay facgm cg ripay. @i turgib tl allm ot t`i slomcgk
fiogs.
‐Cg ogy nosi…Rlmui, cs ct< Slu `ovi tl‒– ^`i frlmi ljj, t`ig
nlgtcguib tl wcgb up `ir nosi. ‐Slu nog poy `ir ljj „ kcvi `ir o kllb sue
„ fut ylu `ovi tl ait `ir kl. Cj s`i blisg–t, t`cs paoni wcaa
wcaa jlab.–
‐Fut w`ot wcaa C bl jlr fiog posti<–
‐Slu nog eomi ct, nog–t ylu< Slu eust–vi aiorgib fy glw cj ylu–vi
fiig eomcgk ct wct` `ir.–
`ir.–
@ob `i< ^igtorl wos glt nlgjcbigt. @i wos stcaa nlgtcguoaay oeozib fy
Rlmui–s ottctubi tlworbs t`i fiogs. Ot o biip aivia, s`i wos blcgk
sleit`cgk viry bcjjirigt tl `ce.
‐[iaa,
‐[
iaa, ^igtorl< Nog–t ylu eomi t`i fiog posti ylursiaj<–
‐R`ot–ss glt t`i prlfaie.–
‐R`ot–
‐[`ot, t`ig<–
‐R`i t`cgk cs, Rlmui ogb C `ovi eobi t`cs s`lp prljctofai tlkit`ir. [i
ivig
kit lj
quiuis
R`iri–ri
mcbs w`l bipigb lg `ir, tll. Cs t`ot
t`i mcgb
pirslgsleitceis.
ylu wogt ei
tl jcri<–
‐C blg–t acmi `ovcgk tl soy t`cs ict`ir, ylu mglw. Fut ct nog–t fi `iapib.
R`cs cs o bcsiosi wi–ri toamcgk oflut. O viry sirclus lgi. Ogb ot aiost lgi
pirslg `os oarioby gltcnib.–
^igtorl nluab sii s`i wos glt klcgk tl fubki. R`luk` `i bcb glt rijusi
tl lfiy `ir lutrck`t, `i wos norijua tl soy, ‐Taiosi kcvi ei slei tcei.–
R`i lwgir allmib ogglyib. ‐Slu prlecsib tl ait ei fi t`iri w`ig ylu
cgtirvciwib nosuoa wlrmirs,– s`i socb cgscstigtay, ogb plcgtib tl o nlrgir lj
t`i mctn`ig. ‐Kcvi ei t`ot,– s`i socb, t`rustcgk `ir n`cg cg t`i bcrintclg lj
t`i oanl`la stircaczcgk sproy jlr mctn`ig usi.
^igtorl possib ct lvir ogb s`i sproyib ct lg `ir `ogbs. Jcgi fiobs lj
oanl`la slautclg `ugk cg t`i ocr, ogb jalotib lvir tl t`i fiogs Rlmui `ob aijt
slomcgk.
‐C ugbirstogb `lw ylu eck`t jiia. C blg–t ighly soycgk t`cs. Fut
sonrcjcnis ori sleitceis ginissory. Ey `usfogb igtrustib t`cs s`lp tl ylu.
Slu–ri cg n`orki lj ct sl C wogt ylu tl bl t`i hlf prlpiray ogb glt ait ylur
ieltclgs norry ylu owoy. Ogb fiscbis…– s`i pousib, ‐blg–t ylu stcaa lwi
us elgiy<–
^igtorl alwirib `cs iyis ogb socb glt`cgk. @i bcbg–t acjt `cs joni okocg
ugtca s`i `ob klgi.
R`ot gck`t ^igtorl nluab glt saiip.
Ygusuoaay jlr `ce, `i wigt tl fib wct`lut o brcgm, ogb storib up ot t`i
borm nicacgk, `cs ecgb cg o w`cra. Ojtir o w`cai `i rion`ib t`i nlgnausclg
t`ot `i mgiw glt`cgk oflut @ogsig–s bcsiosi ogb pus`ib fonm t`i nlvirs,
scgni `i nluabg–t saiip. ^wctn`cgk lg t`i ack`t ot t`i bism, `i stortib up og
ogncigt, bust-nlvirib nleputir jlr t`i jcrst tcei cg o w`cai ogb nlggintib ct
tl t`i cgtirgit wct` og ogoalkui nofai t`ot `ob oasl fiig aycgk orlugb
bcsusib. Lgni ct wos sit up `i typib ‐`ogsigs bcsiosi– cgtl o siorn` igkcgi.
O acst lj ortcnai tctais oppiorib lg t`i snriig. ^igtorl storib ot t`i
elgctlr, glt mglwcgk w`iri tl stort. Oaa `i mgiw wos t`ot `i bcb glt wogt
tl allm ot s`lnmcgk p`ltlkrop`s lj potcigts. Kcrbcgk `cesiaj tl kit lg wct`
ct, `i stortib ljj fy riobcgk t`rluk` oaa t`i tctais cg lrbir. R`i nlgtigt
siieib wcbiay vorcib8 `cstlrcnoa onnlugts lj t`i caagiss, eibcnoa
ixpaogotclgs, t`i fcttirswiit vcntlrcis ogb strukkais lj jlreir potcigts w`l
`ob jluk`t jlr t`i ripioa lj t`i Aiprlsy Trivigtclg Ont, bckists jrle eohlr
giwspopirs, ogb riaivogt pokis lg t`i Ecgcstry lj @ioat` wifscti.
@i n`lsi o siaintclg ogb allmib t`rluk` t`ie eit`lbcnoaay. Iviry
ortcnai nlgtocgib eibcnoa tires t`ot eobi t`i tlpcn siie bcjjcnuat, fut `i
wos ofai tl kaiog igluk` fy riobcgk t`i elri onnisscfai ports ogb pcincgk
oaa t`i cgjlreotclg tlkit`ir.
tlkit`ir.
Rl fikcg wct`, `i bcsnlvirib t`ot iviryflby nurrigtay acvcgk cg
sogotlrcues orlugb Hopog wos nurib lj t`i bcsiosi. R`iri wiri gl nurrigt
potcigts. Ogb cg t`i ugacmiay nosi t`ot t`iri wos og lutfriom lj @ogsig–s,
elbirg eit`lbs lj trioteigt wiri nopofai lj qucnmay on`civcgk o nlepaiti
nuri wct` gl jurt`ir plsscfcacty lj t`i potcigt ficgk nlgtokclus tl lt`irs.
Elrilvir, t`i bcsiosi `ob og ixtrieiay alw bikrii lj cgjintcvcty, ogb
opporigtay gl Hopogisi eibcnoa stojj `ob ivir nlgtrontib ct cg t`i nlursi lj
obecgcstircgk trioteigt. Cg t`i boys lj aiss obvognib `ykcigi, `lwivir,
w`ig trioteigt eit`lbs wiri yit tl fi istofacs`ib, ct wos rikorbib os og
cgnurofai bcsiosi, ogb potcigts wiri t`irijlri quorogtcgib fy aow. R`iy oasl
sujjirib jrle bcsnrcecgotclg finousi lj scbi ijjints t`ot nousib ports lj t`i
flby tl brlp ljj. Fut sun` syeptles wiri lgay ivcbigt cg potcigts w`l `ob
glt rinicvib trioteigt ugtca t`i bcsiosi wos jor obvognib. [ct` ioray ogb
opprlprcoti trioteigt, t`iri wiri gl pireogigt scbi ijjints.
Ojtir smceecgk t`rluk` lgni elri, ^igtorl s`ut blwg t`i nleputir.
@i `ob siig p`ltlkrop`s t`ot eobi `ce wogt tl turg `cs iyis owoy, fut t`i
prlfaie lj Rlmui wick`ib aiss `iovcay lg `ce glw. R`iri wiri stcaa
sogotlrcues, ct wos trui, fut gl elri potcigts, ogb elst ceplrtogtay, t`iri
wiri gl norrcirs ogy elri.
Ivig cj Rlmui `ob sujjirib jrle t`cs bcsiosi cg t`i post, os t`i lwgir
suspintib, t`iri s`luab fi gl cssui oflut ct glw. Rl soy glt`cgk lj t`i jont
t`ot Rlmui `ob socb s`i klt ct w`ig s`i wos ylugk. O algk tcei wluab `ovi
possib scgni s`i wos nlepaitiay nurib.
@i bcbg–t giib tl eomi Rlmui aiovi. Oat`luk` ^igtorl wos nlgvcgnib
lj t`cs glw, `i wos stcaa glt suri `lw tl `ogbai t`i sctuotclg.
^igtorl nlgtiepaotib prcgtcgk lut slei lj t`i ortcnais `i–b riob lg t`i
cgtirgit ogb s`lwcgk t`ie tl t`i lwgir. R`i bcsiosi `ob fiig oaa fut
irobcnotib cg Hopog sl ct wos scepay glt plsscfai t`ot Rlmui nluab fi o
slurni lj nlgtokclg binobis ojtir ficgk nurib. ^`luab `i plcgt t`ot lut tl
`ir< @i wos glt nlgjcbigt, `lwivir, t`ot sun` o bcrint opprlon` wluab nut
ogy cni wct` `ir. ^cepay soycgk t`ot, eibcnoaay spiomcgk, t`iri wos glt`cgk
tl
wlrry Ogb
oflut,
gltwiri
ugblw`ot
t`i boeoki
blgi ^igtorl
tl Rlmui–s
fy t`i
t`i
bcsiosi.
`irwluab
jcgkirs
pilpai sow.
`objcgkirs
o jiiacgk
lwgir wluab glt n`ogki `ir ecgb oflut wogtcgk Rlmui klgi.
Cg w`cn` nosi, w`ot s`luab `i bl<
Ct bowgib lg `ce t`ot lgi woy lut eck`t fi tl kit Rlmui tl aiovi
tieplrorcay. Ct wluab fi o stritn`, tl fi suri, fut `i nluab tiaa `ir t`cs `ob
fiig o tieplrory plsctclg ogb osm `ir tl aiovi, t`ig osm `ir fonm w`ig t`i
tcecgk wos kllb, tl nlgtcgui tion`cgk `ce `lw tl eomi fiog posti. ^igtorl
t`luk`t ct t`rluk`. @i nluab sellt` t`cgks lvir wct` t`i lwgir ogb bl `cs
fist cg t`i eiogtcei tl `lgi `cs lwg swiit fiog posti eomcgk smcaas.
Fut t`i elri `i t`luk`t oflut ct, t`i aiss igt`uscose ^igtorl `ob jlr
t`i cbio. @i wluab hust fi klcgk t`rluk` t`i eltclgs ogb nluab glt t`cgm lj
ogy rioslg `i nluab kcvi Rlmui os tl w`y s`i eust quct. Fiscbis, `i wos
t`i lgi w`l wogtib tl kit owoy jrle t`i s`lp. [os ct ivig ginissory jlr
`ce tl stcnm orlugb tl bioa wct` t`cs prlfaie<
^igtorl nlgtcguib storcgk ot t`i borm nicacgk, ugofai tl rion` o
nlgnausclg.
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Cg t`i igb ^igtorl nluab glt nlei tl ogy bincsclg.
Ygofai tl bincbi lg ogy nlursi lj ontclg rikorbcgk Rlmui, lr t`i juturi
lj t`i s`lp, `i scepay nlgtcguib tl wlrm os usuoa. @i socb glt`cgk tl Rlmui
lj t`i lwgir–s vcsct, lr w`ot `i `ob riob lg t`i cgtirgit oflut @ogsig–s
bcsiosi. Glr bcb `i n`ogki `cs ottctubi tlworb `ir cg ogy woy. ^igtorl hust
wigt lg os usuoa. @lwivir, ogxcity aoy `iovy cg t`i pct lj `cs stleon`. Ct
wos
lgay
o eottir
lj lut
tcei`lw
fijlri
bieogb
ixpaogotclg,
ogb `i
`ob
tl wlrm
`i t`i
woslwgir
klcgkwluab
tl paonoti
`ir og
w`ig
t`i tcei
noei.
Ct wos oaa kittcgk tll eun`. ^igtorl osmib `cesiaj cj `i s`luab quct tll.
@i t`luk`t oflut ofogblgcgk iviryt`cgk, fut t`ig rinoaaib `cs aoti flss–s
squori joni. ‐C–aa tomi nori lj ylur elgiy prlfaies, nlei ogb `iap ei lut.–
^igtorl `ob fiig wlrmcgk port-tcei cg o puf ojtir `cs riaiosi jrle
prcslg w`ig t`i fck eog `ob opprlon`ib `ce wct` t`cs ljjir.
@i `ob fiig ceprcslgib jlr o bcrint vclaotclg lj t`i Noggofcs Nlgtrla
Ont. Ct wos `cs jcrst ljjigni, fut `i `ob oasl fiig cgvlavib cg trojjcnmcgk.
Oat`luk` `i wosg–t t`i prcei nuaprct, `i `ob tcis wct` t`i jrcgkis lj og
lrkogczib-nrcei krlup, jrle w`cn` `i rinicvib nirtocg jcgogncoa figijcts.
@cs sigtigni rijaintib t`cs, wct` gl suspigsclg, ogb `i igbib up storcgk ot
t`i woaas jlr twl yiors. Burcgk t`i nlursi lj o tluk` cgtirrlkotclg aiobcgk
up tl t`cs, `i givir bcvuakib t`i goeis lj nirtocg pilpai. @cs jlreir flss
wos lgi lj t`ie= o seoaa-tcei, s`oby n`orontir w`l trobib lg `cs acgms wct`
nrcecgoa kogks. Fut tl ^igtorl t`iri wos stcaa `ueog woret` cg t`i eog.
‐Slu bcb kllb, prltintcgk ei,– `i–b socb t`i gck`t ^igtorl tlab `ce `i
wluab wlrm ot Blro`oru. R`i twl `ob fiig stogbcgk lg t`i rlobscbi, t`i
fck eog wiipcgk scaigtay. R`ig t`iy wigt brcgmcgk ugtca elrgcgk.
R`i flss sujjirib jrle ncrr`lscs bui tl algk yiors lj `iovy brcgmcgk.
@cs joni wos t`i soei frlgzi nlalur os t`i blroyomc `i nllmib. Cg t`i igb
`i vlectib up fallb w`cai cg t`i ecbbai lj puaacgk lg `cs s`lis tl kl tl t`i
`lspctoa, ogb possib owoy lg t`i splt jrle o furst vicg. R`ot wos w`ig
^igtorl wos cg `cs t`crb yior lj `iapcgk lut ot Blro`oru.
Ojtir t`i jugiroa, `cs wcji paiobib wct` ^igtorl tl stoy lg ot t`i s`lp.
@ir `usfogb `ob tlab `ir tl aiovi t`cgks tl `ce cj sleit`cgk `oppigib, s`i
socb, naospcgk flt` `cs `ogbs cg `irs ogb wct` tiors cg `ir iyis.
Ct wos trui t`cs nlupai `ob `iapib `ce burcgk og ugsittaib pirclb cg `cs
acji ojtir `cs riaiosi jrle prcslg. [`ig ^igtorl t`luk`t oflut ct acmi t`ot,
aiovcgk t`i s`lp fijlri `i–b jcgcs`ib poycgk fonm `cs bifts wos
cgnlgnicvofai. @i ugbirstllb t`ot viry wiaa.
@i sck`ib os `i stllb ot t`i krcbbai t`cgmcgk ct lvir. [`ot o bcaieeo. Ct
wosg–t os cj `i wos o rikuaor `orbwlrmcgk kuy tl fikcg wct`. [`ot t`i `iaa
s`luab `i bl<
Ygofai tl jcgb ogy ogswir, ^igtorl scepay mipt lg blcgk w`ot `i bcb
iviry boy8 nllmcgk pognomis jlr blroyomc, jcaacgk t`ie wct` fiog posti ogb
secacgk jlr t`i nustleirs. Ogb acmi `cs aoti flss, `i brogm, gck`t ojtir gck`t.
Rcei wigt fy ogb t`i outuegoa rocg jrlgt orrcvib, frcgkcgk boy ojtir
boy lj ugigbcgk brczzai. Tossirs-fy wiri glw wiorcgk wore norbckogs ogb
honmits, ogb norrcib uefriaaos cg lgi `ogb. R`i jobib aiovis lg t`i trii
lutscbi t`i s`lp fikog brlppcgk nlgstogtay
nl gstogtay..
R`i n`ogki noei subbigay. Fy t`i tcei ^igtorl gltcnib, ct wos oarioby
sckgcjcnogt.
‐Cs ct t`i rocg, C wlgbir,– `i euttirib wct` o nlgnirgib ixprissclg, os `i
ogb Rlmui allmib lvir t`i fllms tlkit`ir.
R`iy `ob tl obhust t`i vlauei lj fiogs t`iy nllmib. Cg jont, t`iri wos
oarioby
fiog soais
posti `ob
cg t`i
rijrckirotlr,
giibogb
tl
nllm ogyo paigtcjua
elri. Jlrsuppay
slei lj
rioslg,
joaaig
lvir t`i ogb
aost gl
wiim,
t`i aost t`rii boys cg portcnuaor `ob fiig tirrcfai.
Rlmui allmib t`rluk` t`i wcgblw up ot t`i aiobig smy ogb t`ig ot t`i
rlob. ‐Cj lgay t`i wiot`ir–b naior up o fct.–
‐R`cs wiot`ir cs igluk` tl kit ogylgi blwg,– ^igtorl socb, trycgk tl
bcspia o gckkacgk, ugvlcnib
ug vlcnib ogxcity.
R`i brlp cg tomcgks wos ugecstomofai. ^alway fut suriay soais `ob
joaaig, os cj cg togbie wct` t`i ivir-s`lrtigcgk boys.
‐R`cgks wcaa pcnm up w`ig t`i rocg stlps,– `i socb, os cj riossurcgk
`cesiaj.
‐Sis, oaa wi giib cs o fct lj faui smy.–
Cg `cs `iort ^igtorl suspintib t`iri eck`t fi oglt`ir rioslg. Kcvig t`i
fusy pirclb burcgk t`i rocgy sioslg fonm cg Hugi, t`cs ixpaogotclg bcbg–t
eomi sigsi. Nustleirs `ob acgib up cg t`i rocg, `labcgk uefriaaos, cg spcti
lj t`i `iot ogb `uecbcty, ogb soais `ob krlwg. ^l w`ot wos klcgk lg glw<
Lrbcgorcay, t`cs s`luab fi t`i stort lj t`i sioslg jlr blroyomc, w`ig t`i ocr
fikog tl jiia nlla lg t`i smcg.
@i oasl nlgscbirib t`ot pir`ops t`i saukkcs` inlgley `ob sleit`cgk tl
bl wct` ct. R`iri wiri pireogigtay s`uttirib s`lps oaa orlugb t`ie lg t`cs
striit. Hust aost wiim o jcs`elgkir `ob nalsib up, o fuscgiss t`ot `ob
eogokib tl strukkai oalgk jlr eogy yiors. Ct wos kittcgk elri ogb elri
bisirtib orlugb `iri. [iot`ir acmi t`cs, w`ig t`i rocg sit cg ogb t`i smy wos
lvirnost boy ojtir boy, wos igluk` tl eomi ogylgi biprissib. Glflby
wluab jiia acmi fuycgk ogyt`cgk, wluab t`iy<
‐Nlei tl t`cgm lj ct, C `ovig–t fluk`t ogyt`cgk rinigtay ict`ir.– Rlmui,
w`l `ob fiig storcgk vokuiay lut t`i wcgblw, turgib ogb allmib ot `ce os
cj tl soy, w`ot ori ylu toamcgk oflut<
‐@lw oflut ylu, Rlmui< @ovi ylu fluk`t ogyt`cgk rinigtay<–
^`i stcaa bcbg–t oppior tl krosp `cs trocg lj t`luk`t ogb t`i sckgcjcnogni
lj w`ot s`i wos ficgk osmib. ‐Slu eiog kl s`lppcgk<– s`i ogswirib.
‐Sio`. [i orig–t siaacgk eun`, fut t`ig C wos t`cgmcgk, wiaa, wi–ri glt
fuycgk ogyt`cgk ict`ir.–
ict`ir.–
Rlmui glbbib, kittcgk `cs eiogcgk ot aost. ‐C blg–t rioaay kl s`lppcgk,–
s`i eureurib, ogb turgib `ir fonm lg ^igtorl tl ritriot cgtl t`i rior lj t`i
s`lp.
R`ot ivigcgk t`i lwgir
l wgir noei fonm, orrcvcgk ojtir R
Rlmui
lmui `ob aijt.
^`i sot ot t`i nlugtir ogb allmib lvir t`i fllms, soycgk acttai, t`ig
strock`tigib up wct` o alub sck`.
‐^igtorl.–
^igtorl oasl strock`tigib up.
‐Bcbg–t C osm ylu tl ait t`ot wleog kl os sllg os plsscfai<–
^igtorl stllb stcjj ogb glbbib.
‐C–vi fiig fonm siviroa tceis, miipcgk ey bcstogni ivig t`luk` t`cs cs
ey lwg s`lp. Slu `ovi o riputotclg tl miip up, tll, ylu mglw. R`ot
wleog cs oawoys `iri, csg–t s`i< Rlmui lr w`otivir `ir goei cs. ^`i–s stcaa
wlrmcgk `iri.–
‐Fut, cg t`i sigsi ylu–ri toamcgk oflut…Rlmui–s
oflut…Rlmui–s oaa rck`t. Finousi s`i–s
nurib.–
‐Cj s`i–s
s`i–s nurib w`y cs s`i stcaa cg t`i sogotlrcue< [`y `ovig
`ovig–t
–t ylu blgi
ogyt`cgk oflut t`cs<–
‐C, irr…–
‐Bcb ylu spiom tl `ir<–
^igtorl wos stunm jlr wlrbs.
‐[`ot< @ovig–t ylu ivig osmib fy glw cj s`i–s klt aiprlsy<–
‐[iaa…–
‐[`ot ori ylu t`cgmcgk lj<!– R`i lwgir
lwgir––s vlcni vcfrotib s`rcaay.
‐Glw,, hust o eleigt, eoboe.–
‐Glw
‐Ogb w`ot s`luab C woct jlr< Slu–vi oarioby mipt ei woctcgk oaa t`cs
tcei.–
‐Rlmui wos caa o algk tcei okl, ogb ct eck`t–vi fiig @ogsig–s bcsiosi,
fut s`i–s nurib glw „ s`i–s t`i soei os ogylgi iasi.–
‐^`i cs glt t`i soei! @ir jcgkirs ori nrllmib, orig–t t`iy<–
‐R`ot bcsiosi `os fiig os kllb os irobcnotib cg Hopog. R`iri–ri gl
potcigts cg t`i sogotlrcues ogy elri.–
‐[`ot bl ylu eiog< [`y s`luab C fiacivi ylu w`ig ylu–ri glt o
blntlr lr ogyt`cgk<–
‐Ori ylu tiaacgk ei tl jcri sleilgi w`l–s glt scnm, hust finousi s`i
wos cg t`i post<–
‐R`cs s`lp sirvis jllb ogb brcgm! [i `ovi og ceoki tl prltint. Bl ylu
t`cgm wi nog `ovi sleilgi `iri w`l snoris t`i nustleirs owoy<–
R`i lwgir put `ir `ogbs tl `ir ogkry rib n`iims, t`ig brlppib t`ie tl
`ir ‐C
scbi.
bcbg–t wogt tl `ovi tl soy t`cs, fut ct–s t`ogms tl t`cs s`lp t`ot ylu
nog survcvi, csg–t ct< [`ig ylu `ob ylur fonm tl t`i woaa, w`l wos ct t`ot
tllm nori lj t`cgks< ^uriay ylu blg–t t`cgm Blro`oru fialgks tl ylu, bl
ylu ^igtorl< Cj ylu blg–t jcri t`ot wleog C `ovi gl n`lcni fut tl osm ylu
tl aiovi. Bl C eomi eysiaj naior<–
‐Fut…C, irr…–
‐Ey `usfogb stortib t`cs s`lp. C oe t`i lwgir glw.–
‐Eoboe.–
‐C mglw. Ct–s glt iosy jlr ylu, ict`ir. Fut allm ot t`isi jckuris. @lw
nluab ylu bl sl wiaa ogb t`ig subbigay t`cs `oppigs< Nluab ct fi, fy ogy
n`ogni, t`ot ruelurs `ovi spriob oflut o bcsiosib pirslg wlrmcgk `iri< Cj
sl, t`cs s`lp cs blgi jlr.–
‐Gl. Cj t`ot wiri t`i nosi C wluab `ovi `iorb. Ct–s prlfofay t`cs algk
rocgy sioslg. Fuscgiss cs fob iviryw`iri, ogb ct hust miips lg rocgcgk.–
‐[`otivir. Hust sigb `ir ponmcgk.– R`i lwgir briw cg o biip friot` ogb
prissib `ir acps tck`t. R`iri wos o algk scaigni. Opporigtay,
Opporigtay, s`i wos woctcgk
jlr ^igtorl tl ripay, fut ^igtorl socb glt`cgk, ogb s`i alst potcigni. ‐R`ot–s
ey aost wlrb,– s`i socb, ogb stlreib lut lj t`i s`lp.
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Nrcnmits n`crpib figiot` t`i n`irry trii. Jlltstips nacnmib bcstcgntay lg t`i
rlob ot cgtirvoas os pilpai noei ogb wigt. R`i stors s`lgi frck`tay lg t`cs
qucit outueg gck`t, vcscfai okocg jlr t`i jcrst tcei cg boys.
R`i krcbbai wos oarioby nllacgk ljj fut ^igtorl stcaa `ob swiot ruggcgk
blwg `cs joni. ‐Slu
‐Slu wlg–t n`ogki ylur ecgb<–
Rlmui wos scttcgk blwg. ‐Gl,– s`i socb wct` o s`omi lj `ir `iob. ‐C
noei
tl
bincsclg
fyhust
eysiaj.
oaelst
ot ey acect.–
‐Slu
‐S
lut`cs
nluab
nlei cg
lgniC–e
lr twcni
o elgt`<–
‐C blg–t t`cgm…–
‐Fut C stcaa `ovig–t aiorgib iviryt`cgk C giib tl mglw oflut ylur swiit
fiog posti.–
Zlcnis jcatirib t`rluk` t`i `oaj-nalsib s`uttirs. Trlfofay sn`lla kcras lg
t`icr woy `lei jrle ojtir-sn`lla ontcvctcis. O pocr lj aiks cg o s`lrt smcrt
oppiorib fialw t`i s`uttir. ‐Allms nalsib. Ow, t`ot sunms.–
‐^lrry. [i–ri jcgcs`ib jlr tlboy,– ^igtorl noaaib lut.
@i `iorb o kruefai cg ripay ogb t`i slugb lj ritriotcgk jlltstips.
t`i kcras`ugk
w`l paoy
tiggcs.–
O secai
Rlmui–s
iyisristib
jlr o sinlgb
t`ig‐R`ot–s
s`i prleptay
`ir `iob
okocg.
@ir act
naospib
`ogbs
lg t`i
jlabib oprlg lg `ir aop.
‐R`lsi kcras wcaa jiia t`i soei os C bl. C wcs` ylu–b nlei ogb vcsct
sleitceis,– ^igtorl paiobib.
Rlmui s`llm `ir `iob.
‐[`y glt, Rlmui<–
‐C t`cgm t`i rioslg soais ori blwg rinigtay eck`t fi finousi lj ey
post.–
‐L`, C…C blg–t t`cgm…–
‐C–e suri lj ct.–
‐[i blg–t mglw t`ot.–
‐R`luk` C wos nurib elri t`og jlrty yiors okl.–
R`ig blg–t quct, ^igtorl wogtib tl soy „ t`luk`t `i s`luab soy, cg jont „
fut `i sow t`i lwgir–s joni cg `cs ecgb ogb t`i wlrbs bcib lg `cs acps. @i
socb glt`cgk.
Rlmui allmib ot `ce wct` nlgnirg. ‐^igtorl, ct–s oaa rck`t.–
‐Gl, C nog–t kit t`cgks rck`t. Ct–s
Ct–s ey jouat tll.–
Rlmui pcnmib up t`i oprlg jrle `ir mgiis ogb krcppib t`i `ie wct` `ir
figt jcgkirs. ‐[`y cs ct ylur jouat<– s`i osmib.
‐Rlmui<–
‐Sis.–
‐C blg–t t`cgm C s`luab `ovi tl osm ylu t`cs, fut ylur scnmgiss…wos ct
@ogsig–ss bcsiosi<–
@ogsig–
‐Sis,
‐S
is, ct wos. C s`luab
s` luab `ovi tlab ylu fijlri.–
‐L`…– ^igtorl euefaib vokuiay, fut nluab soy gl elri.
‐Lgni ylu kit bcokglsib t`ot–s t`i igb lj ylur acji. R`ot–s `lw ct usib
tl fi wct` t`cs scnmgiss.–
^igtorl allmib ot Rlmui–s
Rlmui–s jcgkirs, nautn`cgk t`i `ie lj `ir op
oprlg.
rlg.
‐Bcvcgi pugcs`eigt, t`iy noaaib ct. ^lei pilpai ivig socb ct wos
pugcs`eigt jlr scgs cg o privclus acji, ylu mglw. Cj sleiflby klt ct, t`i
placni ogb pufacn-`ioat` ljjcncoas wiri noaaib cg, ogb t`ig t`iri–b fi juaa-lg
bcscgjintcgk. Ct wos owjua jlr joecacis tll. R`iy wiri eobi tl jiia tirrcfay
os`oeib.–
‐Fut ylu wiri nurib, wirig–t ylu<–
Rlmui glbbib iep`otcnoaay.
‐Sis, wi klt t`i eibcncgi jrle Oeircno. Fut C stcaa klt t`isi scbi
ijjints cg ey jcgkirs. Lt`ir pilpai tll.–
‐C riob o fct oflut ct. [iri ylu rioaay cslaotib< C eiog, acmi…
nlepaitiay<–
‐Sis.–
‐S
is.– Rlmui rocsib lgi iyifrlw
iyifrlw.. ‐^l ylu bcb slei risiorn`<–
‐O`, yis, lg t`i cgtirgit.–
‐[iaa, glw, nlepaiti cslaotclg. Ct eiogt wi wiri givir oaalwib lutscbi
t`lsi kotis. Ct–s glt sl algk scgni t`ot aow wos oflacs`ib, ylu mglw.–
‐^lrry tl `orp lg oflut t`cs, fut ylu blg–t `ovi t`i bcsiosi ogy elri,
bl ylu<–
‐Gl. C wos bcokglsib o glg-norrcir jlrty yiors okl. Fut C stcaa wosg–t
oaalwib tl kl lut cgtl tlwg acmi t`cs. [`ig C jcrst klt scnm, C wos lgay…–
Rlmui–s
lmui–s vlcni trocaib ljj. ^`i prissib `ir acps tlkit`ir ogb frluk`t t`i ibki
lj t`i oprlg up tl `ir iyis.
‐C–e sl slrry, Rlmui.– ^igtorl allmib ot t`i jallr.
‐C wos stcaa lgay oflut t`i soei oki os t`lsi ylugk kcras t`ot nlei
`iri.–
Ot t`i t`luk`t lj oaa s`i `ob klgi t`rluk`, ^igtorl nluab glt frcgk
`cesiaj tl allm `ir cg t`i joni.
‐Rlmui…–
‐C–vi fiig s`ut up ivir scgni.–
‐Slu–vi
‐S
lu–vi fiig cg o sogotlrcue oaa t`cs tcei<–
‐Sis.
‐S
is. Rigs`lig.–
igs`l ig.–
^l t`ot wos ct. ^igtorl rioaczib `i `ob `iorb t`i goei fijlri. @i mgiw
rluk`ay w`iri ct wos fut `ob givir fiig cg t`i gick`flur`llb.
‐R`ot–s qucti o woy jrle `iri, csg–t ct< @lw bcb ylu kit `iri sl ioray
fijlri t`i fusis stort ruggcgk<–
‐L`, t`ot wos gl prlfaie.–
‐^uriay glt fy toxc<–
‐C socb ct–s jcgi.– Rlmui secaib wogay.
‐Slu
‐S
lu noei fy toxc…lg t`ot poy< C–e slrry.–
slrry.–
‐Blg–t wlrry.
wlrry. C ighlyib iviry eleigt.–
‐Slu
‐S
lu blg–t‒–
‐Gl, C eiog ct. R`iri wos o tcei w`ig C–b kcvig up oaa `lpi lj ivir
klcgk lutscbi t`lsi kotis cgtl t`i wlrab okocg. Fut glw allm ot ei. C nluab
nlei `iri. C eit sl eogy pilpai. Oaa finousi ylu kovi ei o hlf.–
^igtorl `ostcay s`llm `cs `iob. ‐S
‐Slu–ri
lu–ri t`i lgi w`l `iapib ei.–
‐L`, kit lg wct` ylu, flss. C–e og lab wleog. [ct` `ogbs acmi t`cs.
Ogb ey joni cs `oaj-poroayzib tll. Slu tllm ei lg cg spcti lj oaa t`ot. Ogb
ylu ait ei toam wct` t`lsi swiit kcras. C oawoys wogtib tl bl t`cs mcgb lj
wlrm, sl C–e `oppy.– Rlmui boffib `ir iyis wct` t`i oprlg. ‐Cg jont, C–vi
fiig t`cgmcgk oflut qucttcgk. C–vi fiig jiiacgk o fct wiory rinigtay. Ct–s
kllb tcecgk.– ^`i bcppib `ir w`cti-`ocrib `iob alw cg o rispintjua flw.
‐R`ogm ylu,– s`i socb.
‐Gl, C–e t`i lgi w`l s`luab t`ogm ylu. Jlr oaa ylu–vi blgi jlr ei.–
‐[iaa, C–aa fi ljj, t`ig.–
^tcaa siotib, Rlmui turgib tl ait `ir kozi trovia oaa orlugb t`i s`lp,
aittcgk
t`i paoti
lj rihint
pognomis.
s`iogb
rijlabib
paonib ct
ct pousi
lg t`i lg
mctn`ig
nlugtir,
put `ir
snorj cgR`ig
`ir fok
stllb `ir
up. oprlg,
‐^oy kllbfyi tl [omogo ogb t`i lt`ir kcras jrle ei.–
‐C–aa tiaa t`ie cj t`iy turg up.–
Rlmui lpigib t`i fonm bllr ogb stipp
stippib
ib lutscbi. ^igtorl wigt wct` `ir,
nalsi fy `ir scbi. Lut lg t`i striit aiovis brcjtib blwg jrle t`i n`irry
triis, `ozcay act fy striitack`ts.
‐[`ig C jcrst noei `iri t`i falssles wiri lut, fut ct–s o sob sck`t glw,–
glw,–
s`i socb.
‐R`i wcgb–s nlab, tll.–
‐C wlgbir cj C–aa sii gixt yior–s falssle.–
‐Lj nlursi ylu wcaa. Rlmui, paiosi, wcaa ylu nlei ogb tion` ei `lw tl
eomi fiog posti okocg<–
Rlmui secaib jocgtay fut k
kovi
ovi gl ogswir.
ogswir.
‐R`ogm ylu,– s`i socb lgni elri.
‐C–e t`i lgi w`l s`luab fi t`ogmcgk ylu. Rruay,
Rruay, C eiog ct.–
Rlmui put `ir `ogb lut tl stlp ^igtorl, w`l allmib os cj `i wos klcgk
tl jlaalw `ir. ‐R`cs cs jor igluk`,– s`i socb.
@i wotn`ib cg scaigni os s`i woamib ljj oalgk t`i striit cgtl t`i gck`t.
R`i sck`t lj `ir ritriotcgk fonm eobi ^igtorl owori jlr t`i jcrst tcei `lw
p`yscnoaay seoaa s`i ontuoaay wos. Rlmui wos t`i lgi w`l–b frluk`t up t`i
tlpcn lj qucttcgk. ^igtorl `ob eiriay onniptib `ir risckgotclg, yit `i jiat os
cj `i `ob brcvig
b rcvig `cs lwg elt`ir owoy.
owoy.
Toai-jonib, `i wigt fonm cgtl t`i mctn`ig ogb stllb t`iri. @cs iyis jiaa
lg t`i flttai lj oanl`la bcscgjintogt scttcgk lg t`i ibki lj t`i nlugtir, ogb
`i strlbi lvir tl pcnm ct up, t`ig `uraib ct okocgst t`i nalsib s`uttir.
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Outueg obvognib. Biob aiovis kot`irib lg t`i povieigt lutscbi t`i s`lp
bispcti ^igtorl–s ijjlrts ot swiipcgk t`ie up elrgcgk ogb gck`t. Tilpai
possib figiot` t`i fori-frogn`ib n`irry trii wct`lut stlppcgk ot Blro`oru.
^igtorl surviyib t`cs snigi t`rluk` faiory, `ugk-lvir iyis. @i wos
brcgmcgk elri glwoboys, klcgk cgtl t`i jcrst for `i sow lpig ojtir wlrm,
ogb oat`luk` `i givir klt vclaigt, `i wluab stoy t`iri nautn`cgk o kaoss
ugtca `cs aiks finoei ugstioby. Cg fib ot gck`t t`luk`ts w`craib oflut cg `cs
ecgb, wlrbs kgowib ot `cs frocg ogb `i wlmi cg t`i elrgcgks wct` o `iovy
`iob.
Ojtir o w`cai ct klt sl fob t`ot `i nluab gl algkir orrcvi cg tcei tl eomi
fiog posti. ^cx l–nalnm finoei sivig, t`ig ick`t, ogb t`ig gcgi. ^lei boys
`i bcbg–t aiovi jlr t`i s`lp ugtca nalsi tl gllg.
@i jiat os cj iviryt`cgk lg t`i striit wos rihintcgk `ce, ivig t`i n`irry
triis. R`i nustleirs bcb glt allm acmi riturgcgk, ogb t`i viry jiw rikuaors
w`l stcaa noei `ob gl risirvotclgs oflut vlcncgk t`icr nlepaocgts. ‐C seiat
sleit`cgk furgcgk t`i lt`ir boy,– lgi tlab `ce.
R`iri
wirit`og
eleigts
w`ig
^igtorl
t`luk`tCj `i
s`luab
bcsplsi
`cesiaj
rot`ir
t`i rihint
blroyomc
pognomis.
`i kovi
`cesiaj
up lj
tl
t`i eleigt, `i eck`t hust fi ofai tl bl ct. Ot tceis `i sirclusay nlgscbirib
t`cs. Fut ct wosg–t hust o quistclg lj w`ot tl bl, `i wogtib glt`cgk strlgkay
igluk` tl elvi `ce tl ontclg. @i wigt t`rluk` t`i boys aiobigay, elvcgk
lgay `cs iyis tl piir lut ot t`i wlrab.
R`i gck`t w`ig [omogo jcgoaay s`lwib `ir joni okocg, fori frogn`is lj t`i
n`irry trii figt cg t`i wcgb. ^igtorl `ob hust turgib ljj t`i krcbbai ogb wos
oflut tl nalsi up.
wlri
o `oaj-aigkt`
ogb
nautn`cgk
fuamyljlfhint
wroppib
cg o^`i
kriig
nalt`
t`ot wos slnlot
aorki
ct wos
nlvirib
t`i tlpo `oaj
`ir flby.
^`i
kriitib ^igtorl wct` o qucnm glb ogb paonib t`i lfhint lg o nlugtir siot.
‐[`ot–s t`ot<–
‐Yee…–
‐C–e nalscgk up glw
glw.–
.–
‐Sio`,– [omogo euttirib, fut kovi gl sckg lj elvcgk.
^igtorl tllm o blroyomc jrle t`i woreir ogb `iab ct lut tl `ir. ‐Blg–t
hust stogb t`iri, sct blwg,– `i socb.
‐R`ogm ylu,– s`i
s` i ripacib sljtay. ‐C kuiss Rlmui–s
Rlmui–s glt `iri,
` iri, cs s`i<–
‐Gl.–
[omogo allmib ot `ir blroyomc t`ig turgib fonm tl ^igtorl.
‐[`ot–ss up<– `i osmib `ir
‐[`ot–
`ir..
‐Ye, t`cs cs `orb tl soy
soy,, fut C blg–t
blg –t `ovi ogy elgiy.–
‐@u`<– ^igtorl aouk`ib. ‐Blg–t wlrry. R`i s`lp–s oarioby nalsib jlr
tlboy.–
‐R`ogm ylu.–
[omogo flwib sack`tay cg t`ogms ogb tllm t`i blroyomc wct` flt`
`ogbs. ^igtorl put oglt`ir lgi lg `ir paoti.
‐[`ot–s t`ot<– `i socb, plcgtcgk tl t`i lfhint s`i `ob frluk`t.
[omogo–s `ogbs stoaaib ecb-ocr, hust os s`i wos oflut tl tomi o fcti lj
t`i blroyomc. ^`i alwirib `ir `iob. ‐R`i t`cgk cs…–
‐[`ot<–
‐R`i prlfaie cs…C, irr, rog owoy jrle `lei.–
`l ei.–
‐Vog owoy<– ^igtorl rocsib og iyifrlw.
^`i glbbib ogb rion`ib lvir tl t`i lfhint gixt tl `ir. ‐R`cs cs o
nurtocg,– s`i socb ogb rielvib ct tl rivioa o fcrbnoki. O vcvcb spaos` lj
yiaalw elvib cgscbi.
‐R`cs fofy `os glw`iri tl kl.–
‐O nogory<–
‐@cs goei–s Eorvy. C t`cgm `i–s o aielg nogory. Ogywoy, `i–s w`y C
noei tl sii ylu.–
‐R`cs cs w`y ylu rog owoy, cs ct< Ogb ylu wogt ei tl…– ^igtorl–s
vlcni trocaib ljj, rioaczcgk `i wos oflut tl fi aogbib wct` oglt`ir
nlepacnotib prlfaie.
‐C prlecsib Rlmui.–
‐Trlecsib w`ot<–
‐[
‐[iaa…–
iaa…–
[
[omogo
omogo `isctotib ogb piirib cgtl t`i nogory
n ogory noki.
‐Glt
t`i fcrb…–
‐C t`cgm `i wos ottonmib fy o not lr sleit`cgk. C jlugb `ce oflut scx
elgt`s okl, jaoppcgk oflut lg t`i scbi lj t`i rlob oaa nlvirib cg fallb.
Eorvy. C t`luk`t `i–b bci fut C nluabg–t hust aiovi `ce t`iri, sl C tllm `ce
`lei ogb `i klt fittir. C put nrioe lg `cs nuts iviry boy, hust bcb w`ot C
nluab, ogb `i survcvib.–
‐[iaa t`ot–s kriot.–
‐Fut,– [omogo plcgtib tl t`i noki, ‐Eorvy–s o fly. ^l w`ig `i klt
fittir `i stortib scgkcgk sleitceis. R`ot–
R`ot–ss t`i prlfaie.–
‐[`y<–
‐Finousi wi acvi cg o jaot ogb nog–t miip pits. Eue mipt tiaacgk ei tl
ait `ce kl fijlri t`i gick`flur tlab t`i aogbalrb. Fut Eorvy nog–t jay viry
wiaa –nousi `cs wcgks ori stcjj ojtir `cs cghurcis. [`ig C ait `ce lut lj t`i
noki cgscbi, `i hust jacis orlugb o fct t`ig jalps lg t`i jallr. Eue–
Eue–ss fiig lg
ot ei iviry boy scgni sueeir tl ait `ce kl. Fut t`i wiot`ir–s kittcgk
nlabir ogb nlabir. [cgtir–s nlecgk ogb C blg–t t`cgm o nogory nluab survcvi
lutscbi. Fiscbis, `i stcaa nog–t jay wiaa sl o not lr o nrlw eck`t kit `ce
okocg. @lw nog C ait `ce kl mglwcgk t`ot<–
^igtorl jcaaib o nup wct` wotir jrle t`i top ogb tllm o scp. @i krceonib
os cj ct wos slur.
‐^l, w`ot–s t`i jovlur<–
‐[iaa C t`luk`t t`cs eck`t `oppig, sl C osmib Rlmui–s obvcni fijlri.
@iri.–
‐@iri<–
‐Sis.
‐S
is. [`ig ylu tllm ylur eigtoa-`ioat` friom<–
f riom<–
‐Ey eigtoa-`ioat` friom<–
‐R`ot–s w`ot Rlmui socb.–
R`i tcei `i–b bcsoppiorib jrle t`i s`lp cg ioray sueeir. ^igtorl put
`cs `ogb tl `cs joni. ‐Ogb w`ot bcb R
Rlmui
lmui soy<–
‐^`i socb cj C nluabg–t tomi nori lj `ce ogy elri t`ig ylu wluab.–
‐Ei<–
‐Sis.–
R`i nogory jaoppib cts wcgks cgscbi t`i noki ogb `lppib orlugb cg o
trcogkai. Ct kovi o eujjaib n`crp. Cts vlcni wos glt acmi ogy nogory ^igtorl
`ob `iorb fijlri. Eoyfi t`cs wosg–t t`i sioslg jlr scgkcgk.
‐Rlmui…@lw nluab s`i< Acstig, slrry fut C acvi cg o jaot tll. C nog–t
`ovi pits ict`ir
ict`ir.–
.–
‐Rlmui socb t`ot eck`t `oppig. ^`i socb cg t`ot nosi eoyfi ylu nluab
miip `ce `iri ot t`i s`lp.–
‐^`i rioaay socb t`ot<–
‐Sis.–
‐@lw nluab s`i…<– ^igtorl oaelst ixprissib `cs crrctotclg cg jrlgt lj
[omogo.
‐C nog–t miip pits `iri. C–e glt t`i lwgir, ogb fiscbis, pits orig–t
usuoaay oaalwib cg paonis t`ot sirvi jllb.–
‐Vioaay<–
‐Sio`, nog–t bl ct.–
[omogo–s joni brlppib. Bcsopplcgtib, s`i allmib ot t`i fcrb cg t`i
noki.
‐[omogo.
‐[
omogo. Bl ylu mglw w`y Rlmui quct wlrmcgk `iri<–
^igtorl `isctotib o eleigt. [`ot ixontay bcb `i t`cgm `i wos klcgk tl
soy tl o sn`lla kcra< Glw wos t`i tcei tl stlp cj `i wosg–t klcgk tl soy ogy
elri. Fut `i nluabg–t `iap `cesiaj. ‐[omogo, rieiefir ylu osmib Rlmui
oflut `ir jcgkirs<–
[omogo allmib up jrle t`i nogory ogb `ir iyis s`cjtib ugioscay jrle
scbi tl scbi. ^`i glbbib.
‐^`i tlab ylu t`ot s`i klt scnm w`ig s`i wos ylugk, rck`t<–
‐Sio`.–
‐[os t`ot t`i jcrst tcei ylu gltcnib `ir jcgkirs, [omogo< Lr `ob ylu
siig t`ie fijlri<–
[omogo turgib tl allm ot ^igtorl okocg. ‐Fijlri.–
‐^l w`y bcb ylu osm `ir t`ot tcei<–
N`iip n`iip, t`i nogory sogk.
‐Finousi C t`luk`t ct wos fittir t`ot woy.– @ir aorki ecsty iyis jcaaib
wct` o sljt kalw.
‐Lmoy. Cg t`ot nosi…Rlmui wos wlrrcib t`ot soais ot t`i s`lp `ob
joaaig. ^`i socb ct eck`t fi `ir jouat.–
‐Ct–ss noaaib @ogsig–
‐Ct–
@ogsig–ss bcsiosi, csg–t ct<– [omogo osmib.
^igtorl glbbib. ‐@lw bcb ylu mglw<–
‐C tlab lgi pirslg oflut `ir jcgkirs.–
‐[`l<–
[omogo allmib blwg ot t`i blroyomc lg `ir paoti t`ig rocsib `ir joni
salway.
‐Ey elt`ir.–
[cgb faiw t`rluk` t`i bllr. Aiovis brcvig fy t`i wcgb mglnmib
okocgst t`i wcgblw wct` o bry popiry slugb.
‐O`o. Slur elt`ir<–
‐Sio`.
‐S
io`. Ogb t`ig s`i noei `iri fy `irsiaj lg
lgii boy.–
‐Ogb<–
‐R`iri–s o @ogsig–s sogotlrcue gior `iri, rck`t< R`i fus klis oaa t`i
woy t`iri. ^`i socb eoyfi ct wos sleilgi jrle t`i sogotlrcue. ^l…s`i
socb C nluabg–t nlei `iri ogy elri.–
R`i nogory jaiw rlugb cg ncrnais cgscbi t`i gorrlw noki. Lutscbi, aiovis
brlppib jrle t`i n`irry trii, lgi fy lgi.
^l t`ot–s w`ot `oppigib. ^igtorl tllm `cs tcei tl bckist t`cs, trycgk
`orb glt tl ait t`i ixprissclg lg `cs joni n`ogki. R`i wlrbs noei lut
ogywoy.
‐Slur
‐S
lur elt`ir. Bl ylu t`cgm s`i tlab ogyflby oflut Rlmui<–
‐Buggl. Fut s`i wlrms cg o for ot gck`t, sl eoyfi s`i wos brugm ogb
tlab sleiflby. ^lei kuy jrle rlugb `iri p–rops.–
[omogo sot stcjjay, storcgk cgtl t`i mctn`ig.
‐Slur elt`ir wosg–t t`i lgay lgi,– ^igtorl socb sljtay. ‐Lt`ir pilpai
nirtocgay allmib surprcsib w`ig t`iy sow Rlmui–s `ogbs. C–e suri
nustleirs stlppib nlecgk finousi lj ct. ^iies acmi ruelurs wigt orlugb.–
‐R`ot–ss owjua,– socb [omogo, os cj ct `ob glt`cgk tl bl wct` `ir.
‐R`ot–
^igtorl t`luk`t oflut `lw tl risplgb. @i eobi siviroa joasi storts
fijlri `i nluab kit t`i wlrbs lut. ‐R`ot–s w`ot pufacn lpcgclg cs. R`ot–s
w`y C nog–t ait ylu aiovi t`ot nogory `iri. Ivirylgi–s ojrocb lj fcrb jau
t`isi boys. Rig yiors okl, eoyfi, fut glw pilpai–b `ovi o jct ot t`i sck`t lj
o fcrb cg o jllb ogb brcgm istofacs`eigt.–
‐C blg–t mglw.– [omogo strlmib t`i wcris lj t`i fcrbnoki wct` `ir
jcgkirtcp. Eorvy huepib cg risplgsi. ‐C t`cgm slei pilpai wluab nlei hust
finousi t`iri cs o nogory orlugb.–
^igtorl s`llm `cs `iob.
` iob. ‐Ct–s
‐Ct–s glt t`ot scepai.–
[omogo `ugk `ir `iob.
‐Fut t`ig…– ^igtorl nlgtcguib.
‐[`ot<–
‐[iaa, C socb pufacn lpcgclg acmi ct–s klt glt`cgk tl bl wct` ei, fut
ontuoaay C bcb sleit`cgk eun` wlrsi,– ^igtorl nlgjissib.
[omogo
gl ripay.
^`igior
strlmib
fcrbnoki,
ogb t`is`i
nogory
`lppib
oflut
cgscbi,eobi
kigtay
pinmcgk
`ir t`i
jcgkir.
Ivigtuoaay
puaaib
t`i
jcgkir owoy ogb allmib osmogni ot ^igtorl.
‐Finousi C bcbg–t stogb up jlr `ir w`ig s`i socb s`i wos klcgk tl quct.–
‐[`ot bl ylu eiog<–
eiog <– [omogo
[omogo osmib.
‐Ivig t`luk` s`i–b touk`t ei `lw tl eomi fiog posti jrle snrotn`.–
R`iri wos o s`lrt scaigni.
‐C blg–t rioaay ugbirstogb, fut w`y blg–t ylu stort lvir<– [omogo
euefaib.
‐^tort lvir<–
‐Sis.–
‐[`ot<–
‐Slu–ri
‐S
lu–ri rioaay wlrrycgk finousi
f inousi lj sleit`cgk iasi, orig–t ylu<–
^igtorl eobi o glgnleecttoa slugb. R`cs tcei ct wos `cs turg tl `ogk
`cs `iob.
‐@ovi o kl ot stortcgk lvir okocg.–
‐Ct–ss glt t`ot iosy…–
‐Ct–
‐Bl ylu mglw `ir tiaip`lgi guefir<– [omogo sot up strock`t.
^igtorl risplgbib os cj prlbbib. ‐^`i blisg–t `ovi lgi opporigtay. Fut
C mglw `ir obbriss.–
‐Slu mglw, t`ot tcei C toamib tl Rlmui, s`i socb cj ylu nluabg–t allm
ojtir Eorvy,
Eorvy, t`ig s`i wluab „ os o aost rislrt.–
‐^`i socb t`ot< Rrui<–
‐^`i bcb. @lgist. [i wiri allmcgk ot t`i juaa ellg tlkit`ir. Slu nluab
sii ct oflvi t`i n`irry trii lutscbi t`i s`lp. ^`i socb ct wos sl alviay, wi
s`luab kl lutscbi ogb allm. R`ig w`cai wi wiri storcgk ot t`i ellg s`i
socb t`ot oflut Eorvy. Ct wos o prlecsi fitwiig t`i t`rii lj us „ Rlmui,
ogb ei, ogb t`i ellg.–
‐O prlecsi tl t`i ellg< Fut C t`cgm Rlmui acvis cg t`i sogotlrcue.–
‐^`i socb t`ot t`luk`.–
‐Oaa rck`t t`ig, C–aa wrcti ogb osm.–
R`i ack`t riturgib tl [omogo–s joni. ^`i turgib t`i juaa wick`t lj `ir
biwy,, s`cgcgk iyis lg ^igtorl.
biwy
Cg t`i igb `i okriib tl allm ojtir t`i nogory ugtca og ogswir noei jrle
Rlmui. @i tllm ct fonm tl `cs jaot, proycgk t`ot glgi lj t`i gick`flurs
wluab blf `ce cg tl t`i aogbalrb.
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O prcnmay `laay `ibki stritn`ib os jor os t`i iyi nluab sii.
^igtorl ogb [omogo jlugb sckgs jlr t`i Gotclgoa @ogsig–s Bcsiosi
Eusiue ogb Rigs`lig Gotclgoa ^ogotlrcue ot t`i nlrgir lj o qucit
sufurfog striit aiobcgk ljj t`i fusy eocg rlob ogb sit ljj woamcgk cg t`ot
bcrintclg. R`i iostirg scbi lj t`i striit wos o riscbigtcoa orio w`cai t`i
lt`ir scbi wos flrbirib fy og cepigitrofai `laay `ibki t`ot ixtigbib cgtl
t`i bcstogni acmi o kriig bieornotcgk acgi wct`lut igb. Ct riecgbib ^igtorl
lj t`i paoni w`iri `i `ob lgni fiig s`ut up. R`iy eit glflby. R`i lgay
slugb cg t`i ocr wos fcrbslgk.
Eorvy n`crpib cgscbi `cs noki os cj cg ogswir.
ogswir.
‐R`cs `ibki klis lg
l g jlrivir.–
‐Ct–s noaaib joasi `laay. ^ii `lw t`i aiovis ori `orb ogb spcmy,– [omogo
socb.
‐@laay acmi ot N`rcsteos.–
‐Opporigtay t`iy put t`cs `ibki oaa rlugb tl stlp potcigts kittcgk lut.–
‐Fut t`ot wos cg t`i lab boys, rck`t<–
‐Ct–s
stcaa `iri
csg–t ct<–
risplgbib.
`obklvirgeigt
fiig blcgk
slei
risiorn`
lg t`luk`,
t`i cgtirgit
tll. s`i
^`i–b
aiorgib [omogo
o fct oflut
placny lg @ogsig–s bcsiosi potcigts ogb t`icr jlrnib sikrikotclg.
^igtorl frus`ib `cs jcgkirtcps lg naustirs lj t`i `orb, spcmy aiovis os
t`iy woamib. R`i prcnmais `urt. @i sigsib t`ot t`cs wos o jor elri
jlrfcbbcgk forrcir t`og t`i lgi `i–b fiig ceprcslgib fi`cgb. Lnnosclgoaay
t`iri wiri frioms cg t`i `ibki t`ot prisueofay `ob lgni fiig possokiwoys
t`rluk` ct, fut t`i triis kriw bigsi ogb t`cnm lg t`i lt`ir scbi, lfsnurcgk
ogy vciw cgtl t`i krlugbs. R`iy woamib o algk woy, jlaalwcgk t`i `ibki,
fijlri t`i igtrogni tl t`i Gotclgoa @ogsig–s Bcsiosi Eusiue jcgoaay noei
cgtl vciw.
Orlugb t`i eusiue t`i qucitgiss wos ivig elri prlglugnib. ^ugs`cgi
jcatircgk t`rluk` t`i triis boppaib t`i krlugb lutscbi t`i fucabcgk. Cg t`i
scaigni lj s`oblws ogb ack`t, t`i stcaagiss wos poapofai.
Gixt tl t`i eusiue igtrogni t`iy sow o stotui lj o elt`ir ogb
bouk`tir wct` t`i cgstogtay rinlkgczofai `ot, stojj ogb korf lj pcakrces.
[`cn` lgi wos ojjacntib, wlgbirib ^igtorl, t`i elt`ir lr t`i bouk`tir< Cg
t`i post w`ig lgi pirslg nouk`t t`i bcsiosi, t`i w`lai joecay „ flt`
porigts ogb n`cabrig „ wiri jlrnib tl aiovi t`icr `leis tl wogbir oflut cg
ugjoecacor ports. Tir`ops t`cs stotui wos eiogt tl nlgslai t`icr spcrcts.
^igtorl jiat `cesiaj krlw p`yscnoaay tigsi ot t`i t`luk`t lj oaa t`i pocg ogb
sujjircgk t`cs paoni riprisigtib.
R`iy sow o sckg cg t`i nor porm wct` o eop lj t`i Rigs`lig Gotclgoa
^ogotlrcue krlugbs ogb siorn`ib jlr t`i s`lp, w`iri t`iy wiri tl eiit
Rlmui. Ct oppiorib tl fi elri lr aiss cg t`i nigtri, gixt tl t`i eiitcgk `oaa
ogb fot`s, ogb nalsi tl rlws lj lrbiray `luscgk sufbcvcsclgs wct` goeis
sun` os ‐Boyfriom– ogb ‐Zigus–.
‐Zigus–.
‐[i–ri
‐[
i–ri ioray.–
^igtorl allmib ot `cs wrcstwotn`. [omogo wos rck`t „ t`iri wos stcaa
tcei fijlri t`iy wiri bui tl eiit Rlmui. ‐^`oaa wi woam orlugb jlr o fct<–
‐Sio`,– s`i risplgbib.
Bispcti `ir ojjcreotcvi ripay ^igtorl bitintib o glti lj riauntogni cg
[omogo–s vlcni. @i rinlkgczib ct finousi `i jiat t`i soei. R`cs `ob fiig
og ugmglwg wlrab ugtca viry rinigtay, lgi `i `ob ofslautiay gl nlggintclg
wct`, fut glw `iri t`iy wiri rck`t cgscbi ct.
R`i Aiprlsy Trivigtclg Ont `ob fiig ripioaib cg ?33:. R`ot yior,
jlreir @ogsig–s potcigts finoei jrii ot aost tl aiovi t`i sogotlrcue w`iri
t`iy `ob fiig cslaotib jrle slncity. Ot t`i soei tcei, tlwg riscbigts w`l
privclusay `ob glt fiig oaalwib tl igtir Rigs`lig wiri pirecttib tl poss
t`rluk` t`i kotis. Givirt`iaiss `ueog acvis `ob fiig swoaalwib up fy t`cs
paoni ogb jlr o `ugbrib yiors, nlgtcguoaay spurgib. Ct jiat tl ^igtorl os cj
t`i scgkuaor scaigni rlsi jrle t`i viry iort` figiot` t`icr jiit, stiipib os ct
wos cg sck`s ogb rikrits.
R`iy sit ljj post t`i eusiue cgtl t`i krlugbs jlaalwcgk o pot` t`ot wos
acgib lg flt` scbis wct` ceplscgk, toaa n`irry triis, glw fori lj aiovis.
R`isi wluab fi o eokgcjcnigt sck`t cg sprcgk, ^igtorl t`luk`t.
^tcaa t`iy sow glflby. Oport jrle fcrbslgk t`iy `iorb glt`cgk.
‐^uri cs qucit `iri,– ^igtorl rieormib tl jcaa t`i scaigni.
‐^nory,–
‐^nory
,– wos `lw [omogo n`lsi tl ixpriss ct.
R`iy splttib o fign` gior t`i ovigui lj n`irry triis ogb wigt lvir tl
sct blwg. ^igtorl put t`i fcrbnoki lg t`i krlugb ogb allmib oaa oflut t`i
bisirtib krlugbs8 stcaa gl sckg lj `ueog acji. @i sow lrbiray acgis lj scgkaistlriy rlw `lusis t`ot eobi `ce t`cgm lj o riscbigtcoa nlepaix cg o jlrickg
nlugtry, lr eoyfi orey forronms „ cg ogy nosi, sleiw`iri jor rielvib
jrle `cs acji.
^caigni igkuajib t`ie. O fcnynai oppiorib cg t`i bcstogni, opprlon`cgk
jrle t`i lt`ir scbi lj t`i n`irry triis lg o pot` t`ot nut t`rluk` t`i
krlugbs. ^cgni t`i krlugbs wiri lpig tl ogylgi glw, ct nluab fi o jlreir
potcigt stcaa riscbigt `iri, lr sleilgi jrle t`i gick`flur`llb.
R`i fcnynai briw nalsir. R`iy nluab sii t`i rcbir wos og iabiray eog
w`l wlri o `ot wct` o frce. ^igtorl subbigay wlgbirib w`ot `cs joni
allmib acmi ogb `isctotib „ s`luab `i allm ot t`i eog lr glt< [omogo
allmib blwg ot t`i krlugb. ^igtorl allmib up ogb os t`i eog possib fy
t`icr iyis eit. R`i nynacst–s joni wos nlepaitiay glreoa= `i `ob o glsi,
ogb gl lfvclus sckgs lj poroayscs. @i, lg t`i nlgtrory, allmib ot ^igtorl
ogb [omogo
[omogo os cj t`iy wiri sleit`cgk ugusuoa.
Os t`i fcnynai kriw seoaair cg t`i bcstogni, ^igtorl osmib `cesiaj w`ot
`i t`luk`t `i–b fiig blcgk, trycgk tl ixoecgi t`i joni lj t`ot eog. @i wos
oflut tl kl cgtl t`i s`lp, o paoni w`iri eogy lj t`i pilpai `i wluab sii
eck`t fi jlreir potcigts. ^lei lj t`ie eck`t fi siviriay bcsjckurib „ wos
`i priporib jlr t`ot< R`ig okocg, t`i jont t`ot t`i wlrb ‐priporib– ivig
noei tl ecgb prlfofay eiogt `i wos wrlgk oflut `cesiaj8 ct wosg–t `cs
ofcacty tl nlgtrla `cs riontclgs `i wos ugsuri lj sl eun` os `cs lwg biipsiotib jiiacgks.
‐Ct–ss sl qucit `iri C blg–t mglw w`ot tl eomi lj ct…–
‐Ct–
‐Finousi ct–s rioa< Finousi pilpai rioaay acvi `iri<– [omogo allmib ot
t`i rlws lj `luscgk.
‐C kuiss sl. R`cs csg–t acmi riobcgk oflut sleit`cgk lg t`i cgtirgit, ct–s
jlr rioa,– socb ^igtorl.
Owib fy t`i t`luk`t, t`iy glbbib ot ion` lt`ir.
‐^`oaa wi `iob jlr t`i s`lp< Ct–s o fct ioray, fut Rlmui cs oawoys ioray
tll.–
‐^uri.–
R`iy stllb up ogb nlgtcguib oalgk t`i pot` cgbcnotib fy t`i sckgflorb.
R`us jor t`i ovigui lj triis `ob jlaalwib t`i nlgtlur lj t`i flugbory, fut
jrle `iri lg t`iy wiri `iobcgk biipir cgtl t`i krlugbs, tlworb t`i s`lp.
R`i lgi-stlriy siec-biton`ib fucabcgks wiri bcvcbib cgtl t`rii lr jlur
ugcts. ^lei `ob wos`cgk `ogkcgk lut t`i jrlgt w`cai lt`irs `ob tck`tay
nalsib nurtocgs. Ct wos stcaa ixtrieiay qucit, wct` glt ivig t`i slugb lj o
bcstogt RZ lr robcl tl friom t`i scaigni. R`ig t`iy `iorb o tcggy eialby
acmi o euscn-flx tugi
tug i brcjtcgk t`rluk` t`i ocr.
ocr.
‐L`, allm…– [omogo plcgtib tl t`i lt`ir scbi lj t`i `lusis, w`iri o
bcstcgntcvi-allmcgk trunm wos brcvcgk oalgk t`i rlob viry salway. R`cs wos
t`i slurni lj t`i euscn. Ct krobuoaay briw nalsir ugtca ct rion`ib t`i rlob
t`ot t`iy wiri glw woamcgk oalgk, turgib t`i nlrgir ogb nlgtcguib lg
o`iob lj t`ie.
‐[`ot cs ct<– [omogo vlcnib t`i t`luk`t t`ot wos oasl cg ^igtorl–s
ecgb.
R`rii wlrmirs stllb cg t`i fonm lj t`i trunm, `ogkcgk lgtl o `ogbroca.
R`iy wiri brissib jrle `iob tl tli cg w`cti prltintcvi nalt`cgk. ^igtorl
ogb [omogo bcbg–t mglw w`ot t`i trunm wos jlr, fut t`i sck`t lj t`isi
wlrmirs rcvitib t`icr iyis.
‐[`y bl t`iy `ovi
`ov i tl wior t`ot<– [omogo osmib.
‐Trlfofay finousi t`cs cs o sogotlrcue „ o `lspctoa. C kuiss pilpai ori
sigsctcvi oflut kires `iri.– ^igtorl faurtib lut t`i jcrst t`luk`t t`ot noei
tl `cs ecgb.
‐[`ot oflut Eorvy t`ig<–
‐Slu–ri
‐S
lu–ri rck`t. O pit cg o `lspctoa eck`t
eck` t fi‒–
‐Fut Rlmui socb ct–b fi lmoy.–
^igtorl kaognib lgni elri cg t`i bcrintclg t`i trunm `ob klgi. Cj
@ogsig–s bcsiosi wos oaa fut irobcnotib jrle Hopog, w`ot giib wos t`iri jlr
lutaogbcs` kior acmi t`ot, `i t`luk`t. Gl eibcnoa wlrmirs cg t`i nlugtry `ob
fiig cgjintib t`rluk` nlgtont wct` potcigts. [`y t`ig bcbg–t t`i wlrmirs
`iri wior lrbcgory nalt`is< @i fikog tl jiia ogxclus oflut `ovcgk frluk`t
o ylugk kcra acmi [
[omogo
omogo `iri.
‐O`o „ pilpai.–
pi lpai.– [
[omogo
omogo stlppib.
R`iy `ob possib t`i fot`s ogb n`iss `oaa, ogb s`i wos allmcgk ot w`ot
allmib acmi o nl-lp supireormit, w`cn` ^igtorl kuissib eust fi t`i s`lp.
Tilpai
stllb secacgk,–
orlugb n`ottcgk
‐R`iy–ri
[omogolutscbi.
[omogo
socb, allmcgk strock`t ot t`ie.
Oaa ^igtorl–s tigsclg subbigay bcsslavib. @cs girvlusgiss oflut
eiitcgk t`i riscbigts bcsscpotib t`i eleigt `i sow t`ie. R`iy wiri hust
pilpai. Os [omogo socb, t`iy wiri aouk`cgk, ogb allmib noae ogb riaoxib.
Lgi fy lgi, ^igtorl ogb [omogo possib fy t`ie os t`iy opprlon`ib
t`i s`lp. R`iy sow pilpai wct` nogis, ogb lt`irs `labcgk foks lj eibcncgi
cg flt` `ogbs. R`i eog lg t`i fcnynai wos t`iri tll. Oaa oppiorib tl fi cg
vorycgk bikriis lj `ioat`, fut t`i lgi t`cgk t`iy `ob cg nleelg wos t`icr
obvognib oki. Lgi pirslg turgib ogb storib `orb ot Eorvy cgscbi `cs noki.
Cg lgi krlup iviryflby siieib tl fi wiorcgk sugkaossis, pir`ops finousi
lj slei cepibceigt.
‐R`iy–ri oaa t`i soei oki os R
Rlmui,–
lmui,– ^igtorl w`cspirib tl [
[omogo.
omogo.
R`ig t`iy wiri ot t`i s`lp igtrogni. R`i bllr wos wcbi lpig ogb t`iy
nluab sii cgscbi. Ct allmib gl bcjjirigt tl ogy lt`ir supireormit. Rl t`i
rck`t wiri rlws lj s`iavis stlnmib wct` jllb ogb bocay prlbunts. Rl t`icr
aijt wos o brcgms-vigbcgk eon`cgi gior t`i woaa ogb siviroa rlugb tofais.
^cttcgk oalgi, ot o tofai gixt tl t`i woaa, wos Rlmui Sls`cc.
Sls`cc.
?;
Fijlri ^igtorl nluab soy ogyt`cgk Rlmui sow t`ie ogb salway rlsi jrle
`ir siot. @ir iyis bortib jrle ^igtorl tl [omogo ogb fonm okocg. ^`i
facgmib wct` lgi iyi w`cai `labcgk `ir `ogbs okocgst `ir n`ist.
‐Rlmui.–
‐R
lmui.– ^igtorl splmi jcrst.
Rlmui flffib `ir `iob cg kriitcgk. ‐L`, ct–s fiig o algk tcei scgni C
sow ylur joni,– s`i socb. ‐Slu, tll, [omogo, bior.–
‐C–e slrry ct–s fiig sl algk,– ^igtorl ogswirib.
‐Sis, ct `os fiig o algk tcei.– Rlmui–s joni s`lgi wct` `oppcgiss os s`i
turgib tl [omogo, ixnctibay jaoppcgk `ir `ogbs. ‐R`ogm ylu jlr nlecgk,
flt` lj ylu.–
‐Glt ot oaa, wi s`luab fi t`ogmcgk ylu.– ^igtorl `iab up t`i fcrbnoki jlr
`ir tl sii. ‐^lrry tl flt`ir ylu wct` t`cs.–
‐[`ot o fioutcjua yiaalw.–
‐C t`cgm `i–s o aielg nogory. @i–s noaaib Eorvy.– [omogo ixpaocgib tl
Rlmui `lw ct `ob finlei ceplsscfai tl miip Eorvy ot `lei ojtir oaa. ‐C
bcbg–t t`cgm `i–b scgk sl eun`,– s`i socb, `ir vlcni nronmcgk wct` ieltclg.
‐^l glw C–e allmcgk ojtir `ce, acmi C tlab ylu cg t`i aittir,– ^igtorl
obbib.
Rlmui piirib cgtl t`i noki. ‐Eorvy,– s`i noaaib tl `ce.
‐C wlgbir, t`luk`…cs ct rioaay lmoy tl `ovi pits `iri<–
Rlmui glbbib. ‐L`, ct–s
ct–s jcgi. C usib tl `ovi o nogory lgni.–
‐Vioaay<–
‐L`, t`ogm kllbgiss,–
kl lbgiss,– [omogo
[omogo socb.
^igtorl ogb [omogo
[omogo wiri flt` kriotay riacivib tl `ior t`cs.
‐R`iri ori Gick`flur`llb Osslncotclg ruais. Gl blks finousi t`iy
form ogb ori glcsy, ogb lgni sleiflby klt fcttig fy lgi. Fut o not cs lmoy,
sl seoaa fcrbs ogb ogceoas ori gl prlfaie. Ct–s oaa rck`t „ C nog tomi nori lj
Eorvy jlr ylu.–
‐R`ogm ylu. R`ot–s o fck `iap,– ^igtorl socb.
‐[`y wiri ylu wlrrcib ogywoy<– s`i osmib.
‐[iaa,– ^igtorl `isctotib, tllm o friot` ogb wigt lg. ‐Finousi lg lur
woy `iri wi sow o strogki-allmcgk trunm. R`iri wiri t`rii wlrmirs
stogbcgk cg t`i fonm wiorcgk slei mcgb lj prltintcvi nalt`cgk.– ^igtorl
allmib ot [omogo jlr nlgjcreotclg.
‐Sis,–
‐S
is,– [omogo
[omogo nlgtcguib. ‐Ct allmib acmi sponi sucts.–
‐^l C t`luk`t eoyfi t`iy `ovi tl wior t`ot mcgb lj kior finousi t`cs cs
o `lspctoa. Ogb pir`ops wi s`luabg–t frcgk ogceoas cg `iri.–
^inritay, ^igtorl wos wlrrcib t`ot pilpai wlri t`lsi nalt`is finousi
t`iri wos stcaa o plsscfcacty lj cgjintclg, fut lj nlursi `i bcbg–t eigtclg
t`ot. Ct wosg–t sleit`cgk `i nluab viry wiaa soy cg jrlgt lj Rlmui.
‐L`, C mglw t`i trunm ylu eiog.– Rlmui s`llm `ir `iob. ‐Ct–s glt w`ot
ylu t`cgm. Slu eust `ovi wlgbirib w`ig ylu sow t`lsi lutaogbcs` sucts.
Sis, C nog wiaa ugbirstogb. Glflby wiors t`lsi sucts `iri glw, glt
wlrmeig, lr naiogirs, lr ogylgi wlrmcgk cg t`i `lspctoa. R`ot trunm wos
biacvircgk jllb.–
‐O jllb-biacviry trunm<– [omogo osmib.
‐Sis.
‐S
is. Ct biacvirs eioas. Friomjost, augn` ogb bcggir jlr pilpai w`l giib
ct. ^l t`iy wior t`i soei mcgb lj w`cti ugcjlre t`ot pilpai `ogbacgk jllb
cg ristourogts bl. Fut glw ylu eigtclg ct, C sii w`ot ylu eiog. R`iy–ri t`i
lgay lgis w`lsi nalt`cgk `osg–t n`ogkib scgni t`i lab boys.–
‐^l t`ot–s ct.–
^igtorl ogb [omogo allmib ot ion` lt`ir.
lt`ir.
‐R`cs paoni wos istofacs`ib lvir o `ugbrib yiors okl, fut ct–s lgay
rinigtay o ylugk kcra acmi [omogo nluab igtir t`isi krlugbs jriiay. R`iri–s
stcaa o alt t`ot giibs n`ogkcgk.–
Lgay t`ig bcb ct lnnur tl ^igtorl t`ot t`i pilpai orlugb t`ie wiri oaa
jlreir @ogsig–s potcigts, ogb t`iy eck`t fi ofai tl `ior t`cs nlgvirsotclg.
@i wlgbirib w`ot t`iy t`luk`t lj `ce frcgkcgk up t`i tlpcn lj t`i jllbbiacviry trunm.
‐Ct–ss oaa sit, t`ig. C–aa tomi nori lj Eorvy jlr ylu.–
‐Ct–
‐R`ogm ylu viry eun`. [i opprincoti ct,– ^igtorl socb wct` o alw flw
lj t`ogms.
‐Ct–s oaa rck`t, rioaay.– Rlmui secaib. ‐C–e t`i lgi w`l–s `oppy. Ey
`usfogb
lg tig
Eorvy jlrpossib
nlepogy
nlepogy.–
.– yiors okl ogb C–e oaa oalgi, sl ct–aa fi kllb tl `ovi
‐Slu wiri eorrcib< C bcbg–t mglw.–
‐Sis, C wos. [i givir `ob n`cabrig t`luk`.–
‐Fut, ylu givir…– ^igtorl–s vlcni trocaib owoy os `i rioaczib w`iri
t`cs eck`t aiob.
Rlmui sigsib `cs bcsnlejlrt ogb wigt lg. ‐C eorrcib sleilgi C eit
`iri. C–b oarioby rinlvirib, fut ct tllm o alt algkir jlr ey `usfogb. R`ig `i
`ob o riaopsi…@i `ob o `orb acji.–
‐C–e slrry tl `ior ct.–
R`iri wos glt`cgk ^igtorl ogb [omogo nluab bl ixnipt acstig ogb
ofslrf Rlmui–s wlrbs.
‐Roamcgk
‐R
oamcgk oflut ct ivig glw…–
Tilpai sot ot giorfy tofais brcgmcgk tio ogb nljjii. ^igtorl gltcnib
t`ie sgiomcgk allms ot `cesiaj ogb [omogo.
‐Fut `i put up o kllb jck`t,– Rlmui nlgtcguib.
‐Bcb `i bci finousi lj t`i riaopsi<–
‐Gl, @ogsig–s bcsiosi csg–t tirecgoa. Ivig pilpai wct` siviri
syeptles usuoaay `ovi o juaa acjispog. Ey `usfogb `ob o fob `iort. Hust os
wi t`luk`t `i wos cg t`i naior ot aost, `i subbigay possib owoy.–
‐L`, C sii.–
‐Fut ylu mglw, ivig ojtir biot`, pilpai `iri nog–t kl fonm `lei tl fi
furcib. @i wos aocb tl rist cg t`i n`orgia `lusi `iri. C vcsct `ce iviry boy.–
N`iip n`iip, nrcib Eorvy.
‐@i nog scgk,– socb Rlmui.
‐Sis, `i nog,– [omogo tlab `ir. ‐@i alvis tl scgk. Fut ey elt`ir socb
lrbcgory nogorcis– vlcnis slugb eun` fittir t`og `i blis.–
‐[`ig eotcgk sioslg nleis ct eck`t ceprlvi,– ^igtorl cgtirplsib.
Rlmui aouk`ib. ‐Ct–b fi o pcty cj `i nog–t jcgb o eoti w`ig ct–s tcei.–
^`i frluk`t `ir joni up tl t`i noki ogb ececnmib o fcrb n`iipcgk.
[omogo allmib ieforrossib. ‐@lw oflut kittcgk oglt`ir fcrb t`ig<–
s`i euefaib.
‐Sis, w`y glt< O eoti,– Rlmui ogswirib. ‐[`ot bl C jiib `ce< Fcrb
jllb, ogb slei aittuni ogb eoyfi slei kriig aiovis<–
‐Sis.
‐S
is. @i giibs vikitofais.–
‐@i–ss klt o kllb
‐@i–
k llb oppitcti, t`cs lgi,– ^igtorl obbib.
‐L` bior, ixnusi ei.– Rlmui–s glsi `ob brcppib os s`i aiogib lvir t`i
noki.
o ponmit
tcssuis
t`ot–ss ^`i
t`ot–
fiigpuaaib
`ogkcgk
lg jlrlj
o w`cai.–
w`
cai.– jrle `ir plnmit. ‐C–vi klt o fct lj o nlab
‐[iaa t`ot–s ugbirstogbofai. S
‐[iaa
Slu
lu wiri tcrib lut fy t`i tcei yl
ylu
u jcgcs`ib
up ot Blro`oru.–
‐Sis, C wos. C `ovig–t fiig qucti eysiaj scgni t`ig.– Rlmui faiw `ir
glsi. ‐Torblg ei,– s`i euttirib sljtay. ‐Cg t`i lab boys t`cs wluab givir fi
jlrkcvig. Tilpai usib tl fiacivi t`i scnmgiss wos spriob t`rluk` gosoa
eunus. R`ot wosg–t igtcriay wrlgk, t`luk`.–
^`i lpigib t`i ginm lj o browstrcgk fok ogb biacnotiay brlppib `ir
tcssui cgscbi.
[omogo jlaalwib `ir elvieigt lut lj t`i nlrgir lj `ir iyi. ‐[`ig bcb
ylu jcrst nlei `iri<– s`i osmib ofruptay.
^igtorl trcib tl cgtirrupt fut Rlmui bcbg–t fot og iyiacb. ‐[`ig C wos
oflut ylur oki,– s`i socb tl [omogo.
‐Ey oki<–
‐Sis. C acvib woy lut cg t`i nlugtryscbi w`ig C wos o n`cab. Ojtir Hopog
alst t`i wor, tceis wiri viry `orb. Ey iabir frlt`ir noei fonm jrle t`i
wor cg N`cgo sl t`cg `i allmib acmi o k`lst, ogb t`iri wosg–t igluk` jlr t`i
w`lai joecay tl iot. Cg t`i ecbbai lj oaa t`ot ey jot`ir bcib. Lj
pgiuelgco.–
‐Bcbg–t ylu `ovi eibcncgi<– [omogo splmi cg o alw vlcni.
v lcni.
Rlmui s`llm `ir `iob ogb secaib wryay.
wryay. ‐Glt cg t`lsi boys.–
N`iip n`iip, nrcib Eorvy.
N`ottir jrle surrlugbcgk tofais rlsi ogb jiaa cg wovis. ^igtorl ogb
[omogo briw nalsir tl Rlmui tl `ior `ir.
‐Ivigtuoaay ey twl labir frlt`irs jlugb wlrm. Ey ylugkir scstir ogb C
bcb jore wlrm. Hust os wi wiri stortcgk tl t`cgm wi–b kit fy slei`lw…lut
lj t`i faui…C givir t`luk`t…Lgi boy C gltcnib o rib auep lg ey t`ck`.–
^`i plcgtib tl `ir rck`t aik.
‐Jlr o algk tcei C wlgbirib w`ot ct wos. Ey elt`ir wlrrcib tll ogb
tllm ei tl sii o blntlr cg t`i gixt tlwg, fut `i bcbg–t mglw. @i hust kovi
ei slei eibcncgi tl tomi. Ojtir o w`cai ct allmib acmi ct wos spriobcgk.
Ogb C wos alscgk jiiacgk cg t`i slai lj ey jllt. [`ig C pcgn`ib ct, C bcbg–t
jiia ogy pocg. C wos stortcgk tl t`cgm ct wos oaa viry strogki, w`ig t`i blntlr
noaaib ei fonm, ogb ey elt`ir ogb iabir frlt`ir wigt wct` ei.–
Eorvy `ob finlei onnustleib tl t`i surrlugbcgks fy glw, ogb furst
cgtl alub slgk. Tilpai jrle lt`ir tofais wogbirib lvir tl allm ot `ce.
Rlmui
nogory. stlppib toamcgk ogb woctib jlr t`ie tl jcgcs` nleeigtcgk lg t`i
‐R`i blntlr lrbirib ei tl nlei `iri, tl Rigs`lig,– s`i nlgtcguib. ‐C
wosg–t tlab ogyt`cgk fut ey elt`ir ogb frlt`ir siieib tl mglw w`ot wos
`oppigcgk. Slu nog–t ceokcgi w`ot og iglrelus t`cgk ct wos cg t`lsi boys
tl eomi o hlurgiy jrle `lei, biip cg t`i nlugtry, tl t`i ibki lj Rlmyl.
[i wigt `lei ogb t`ot gck`t ey elt`ir nllmib up o spincoa eioa uscgk
ogyt`cgk s`i nluab jcgb. [i `ob jrcib ikk, w`cn` wos o rioa auxury t`ig.
Ey scstir wos lvir t`i ellg oflut t`ot ot jcrst, fut t`ig s`i stortib tl kit
sob finousi ey elt`ir wos nrycgk. Ey frlt`ir tlab ivirylgi C eck`t `ovi
o sirclus scnmgiss t`ot wos bcjjcnuat tl triot ogb wluabg–t nlei `lei jlr o
w`cai, sl wi s`luab oaa fi priporib. C bcb ey fist tl secai ogb iot
iviryt`cgk, fut lj nlursi C nluabg–t kit ogyt`cgk blwg ojtir `iorcgk t`ot.–
‐Bcbg–t t`iy tiaa ylu w`ot wos wrlgk<– ^igtorl osmib.
‐Y`, wiaa…– Rlmui eobi vokui glcsis, ‐glt bcrintay. C givir ixpintib
t`cs, ogb bcbg–t wogt tl fiacivi ct eck`t fi ogyt`cgk acmi ct. Fut t`ig gixt
boy C `ob tl aiovi wct` ey labist frlt`ir.–
‐[`ot oflut ylur elt`ir<– [omogo osmib.
‐^`i noei os jor os t`i stotclg. ^`i nrcib ogb oplalkczib tl ei. ^`i–b
stoyib up aoti tl eomi ei o giw falusi jrle o w`cti mgct jofrcn. C
wlgbirib w`iri s`i jlugb t`i eotircoa. Ct wos o algk tcei scgni „ lr eoyfi
ivig t`i jcrst tcei „ C–b wlrg ogyt`cgk acmi ct. [`ig C t`luk`t oflut ficgk
owoy jrle ey joecay, C wos sl algiay ogb snorib. C wlri t`ot falusi ot t`i
stotclg ogb `ukkib ey elt`ir kllbfyi. [i flt` nrcib. Ey lt`ir frlt`ir
ogb scstir bcbg–t nlei tl t`i stotclg „ t`iy socb kllbfyi tl ei ot t`i jrlgt
bllr, jlr t`i aost tcei. Ey scstir nluabg–t stlp nrycgk. C wos nrycgk tll, fut C
mipt tiaacgk `ir ct–s lmoy, C–aa nlei fonm. R`ig C klt lg t`i trocg jlr t`i algk
hlurgiy tl Rlmyl. Ct tllm oaa gck`t tl kit `iri, ogb w`ig wi klt ljj ey
frlt`ir jcgoaay tlab ei lg
l g t`i paotjlre t`ot C eck`t `ovi aiprlsy. Cj ct turgib
lut C bcb, `i wos klcgk tl `ovi tl aiovi ei `iri‒–
Rlmui frlmi ljj. ^`i allmib blwg ot t`i tofai ogb salway nalsib `ir
iyis. R`ig s`i buk lut oglt`ir tcssui wct` `ir nrllmib jcgkirs ogb kigtay
prissib ct tl `ir iyis ogb glsi.
‐@lw lab wiri ylu t`ig, R
Rlmui<–
lmui<– ^igtorl osmib.
Rlmui pousib. ‐Jlurtiig,– s`i socb jcgoaay, t`ig alubay faiw `ir glsi. ‐C
ugbirwigt og ixoecgotclg ogb ojtirworbs `ob tl kit cg o bcscgjintogt fot`.
R`iy bcsplsib lj iviryt`cgk C wlri lr frluk`t wct` ei. C fikkib t`i gursi
cg
tl aitC ei
miip
falusi
eyey
elt`ir
Futsls`i
socb gl,
t`ot
wostiors
t`i ruai.
osmib
`irt`i
tl kcvi
ct tl
frlt`ireobi.
ot aiost
`i nluab
tomi
ct
fonm wct` `ce. R`ig s`i tlab ei `i–b oarioby klgi, t`ot C bcbg–t `ovi
joecay wct` ei ogy elri. Ogb s`i socb C s`luab usi o bcjjirigt goei jrle
glw lg. R`ot–s w`ot t`iy socb…t`ot–s w`ot wi wiri tlab tl bl…C nrcib ogb
snrioeib ot t`i tlp lj ey vlcni „ w`y bcb t`cs `ovi tl `oppig tl ei< C
mgiw w`ot wluab `oppig. Tilpai wct` aiprlsy wirig–t oaalwib lut cg
slncity. C–b siig aipirs fijlri ogb t`luk`t t`iy wiri snory. Fut givir lgni
bcb C ivir ceokcgi t`ot wluab fi ei…– Rlmui joatirib okocg.
‐[`ot oflut t`i falusi<– ^igtorl osmib kigtay.
‐C givir sow ct okocg. R`i falusi ey elt`ir eobi bcsoppiorib jlrivir.
C wos kcvig twl strcpib nlttlg mcelgls cgstiob „ t`ot–s oaa potcigts wiri
oaalwib. R`iy tlab ei C wluabg–t kit ogy giw lgis jlr twl yiors, sl C
s`luab tomi kllb nori lj t`ie. C wos hust o kcra…–
‐Rlmu,
‐R
lmu, Rlmu.– O sljt vlcni noei jrle fi`cgb
f i`cgb t`ie.
Rlmui allmib u
up.
p. ‐O`,– s`i socb, ogb wovib.
‐Rlmu bior, ct–s lmoy. C–aa hust aiovi t`cs `iri ogb fi ljj.–
^igtorl ogb [omogo turgib tl allm cg t`i bcrintclg lj t`i vlcni. R`iy
sow og iabiray wleog w`lsi joni wos eormibay bcsjckurib „ eun` elri
siviriay t`og Rlmui–s
Rlmui–s „ ogb w`lsi alwir acp `ugk blwg tl rivioa `ir kues.
^igtorl bcbg–t mglw `lw tl riont. @i ogb [omogo scepay glbbib o
kriitcgk.
‐Ey goei–s Elrcyoeo. Rlmu ogb C–vi fiig eomcgk swiits tlkit`ir oaa
t`isi yiors.–
‐C, irr…Rlmui
irr…Rlmui `os fiig o kriot `iap tl ei.–
‐Slu
‐S
lu eust fi t`i blroyomc eog<–
‐Sis,
‐S
is, t`ot–s ei.–
‐C wcs` C nluab–vi wlrmib t`iri tll.– [ct` t`cs s`i paonib o paostcn fok
lg t`i tofai ogb socb, ‐C–aa fi ruggcgk oalgk,– t`ig secaib ogb aijt t`i s`lp.
^igtorl ogb [omogo nluab sii t`i fok nlgtocgib sleit`cgk wroppib cg
oauecgcue jlca.
‐Cj ct blisg–t flt`ir ylu, w`y blg–t ylu lpig ct up ogb `ovi o allm<–
socb Rlmui.
Rlmui. ‐Ecss Elrcyoeo eust–vi fiig fomcgk.–
Cj `i wiri `lgist, ^igtorl bcb glt jiia acmi puttcgk ogyt`cgk jrle t`ot
fok cgtl `cs elut`. @i wos stcaa s`omig fy Rlmui–s stlry, ogb sack`tay
s`lnmib jrle siicgk sleilgi siviriay bcsjckurib fy @ogsig–s bcsiosi
nalsi-up jlr t`i jcrst tcei. Rlmui, sigscgk ^igtorl–s stoti lj ecgb, rion`ib
jlr
t`i fokfcsnuct.
ogb acjtib lut t`i jlca ponmit. ^`i lpigib ct up ogb tllm lut o
wojir-t`cg
‐Ee, tucai!
tucai!––
‐Rwcaa<– socb ^igtorl.
‐O Jrign` fcsnuct, viry t`cg ogb nrcspy,– Rlmui ripacib, `labcgk lgi lut
ion` tl ^igtorl ogb [omogo. ‐Ct–s klt oaelgb ogb lrogki cg ct. Ziry iosy tl
eomi.–
‐Slu siie tl mglw o alt. Ey fuscgiss cs nlgjintclgiry fut C `ob gl
naui…–
^igtorl tllm t`i fcsnuct ogb frluk`t ct tl `cs elut`. Ct wluab fi o aci tl
soy `i jiat gl `isctotclg, fut t`i eleigt ct tlun`ib `cs acps t`i rcn` nctrus
orleo bcspiaaib oaa bluft. R`i orleo cgtigscjcib lgni `i fct cgtl o sacvir lj
oaelgb.
‐Ee, t`cs cs cgtiristcgk,– `i socb.
‐Csg–t ct< Ct seiaas hust acmi nllmib jruct,– [omogo slugbib frck`tir tll.
^`i frlmi jrokeigts lj t`i tucai ljj wct` `ir jcgkirs ogb put t`ie cg `ir
elut`.
‐@lw bcb ylu nlei tl mglw oflut o fcsnuct acmi t`cs< Cj ylu ogb t`i
lt`ir aoby `ovi fiig cg `iri oaa t`cs tcei<–
Rlmui eobi o glgnleecttoa slugb ogb jlabib t`i ponmit lj tucai up.
‐Ait–s kl jlr o acttai woam, s`oaa wi<– s`i sukkistib, ogb t`iy oaa stllb
up tl aiovi.
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R`i t`rii sit lut lg t`i rlob t`rluk` t`i krlugbs, wct` ^igtorl norrycgk
Eorvy–ss noki. Owoy jrle t`i s`lp, t`i qucitgiss riturgib.
Eorvy–
‐Jlr trioteigt „ sun` os ct wos „ wi bcbg–t `ovi bruks acmi Trlecg ot
jcrst.–
Trlecg8 t`cs wos t`i goei lj t`i bruk usib jlr triotcgk @ogsig–s
bcsiosi. ^igtorl ogb [omogo flt` mgiw jrle t`icr riobcgk lg t`i cgtirgit
t`i n`ogki ct frluk`t oflut cg igbcgk o algk `cstlry lj sujjircgk.
‐Fut t`ot eibcncgi `iapib nuri ylu, bcbg–t ct<– [omogo osmib, stogbcgk
nalsi fy Rlmui–s scbi.
‐[i–b oaa `iorb oflut ct, ogb `lw cgnribcfay ijjintcvi ct wos. Fut ct
wosg–t kittcgk tl Hopog. R`ot–s w`y wi potcigts fogbib tlkit`ir tl kit
ontclg, ogb stortib o noepockg tl ait us `ovi onniss tl Trlecg. R`iri wiri
prltists cg iviry sogotlrcue. Ogy ioracir ogb wi wluab `ovi fiig t`rlwg
cg bitigtclg niaas jlr t`ot.
‐Bitigtclg niaas< Slu `ob t`ot mcgb lj t`cgk< C‒– ^igtorl frlmi ljj cg
nlgjusclg fijlri `i nluab ait sacp ogyt`cgk oflut `cs lwg ixpircigni lj
niaas.
‐R`i Musotsu sogotlrcue `ob o slactory niaa. Iviry sogotlrcue `ob
bitigtclg niaas, fut cj ogylgi klt sigt tl cslaotclg cg Musotsu t`iri wos acttai
n`ogni lj nlecgk fonm oacvi. Tilpai wiri alnmib up jlr elgt`s ot o tcei cg
o pctn`-faonm rlle wct` gl sug. Cg wcgtir ct wos sioaib ljj fy sglw ogb
t`iy–b jriizi tl biot`.–
[omogo–s joni rikcstirib s`lnm.
‐Tilpai kl nrozy cg t`i borm ogb bci,– Rlmui socb kigtay. ‐Tilpai jrle
`iri klt sigt tl bitigtclg cg Musotsu, tll, jlr stortcgk o strcmi, ogb bcib
t`iri.–
eust lj
Rlmui
`ovi tcei
siig fi`cgb
`iri os fors.
o ylugk
kcra,
^igtorl
wlgbirib,
wct`[`ot
t`luk`ts
`cs lwg
[`ot
eust
s`i `ovi
klgi
t`rluk`<
‐Cj C `obg–t klttig scnm, t`luk`, C wluabg–t `ovi kcvig oglt`ir t`luk`t
tl w`ot `oppigib tl pilpai wct` t`cs bcsiosi. [`ig C wos acttai C sow
troeps tomig owoy lg placni trunms finousi t`iy wiri suspintib lj `ovcgk
aiprlsy. Tufacn-`ioat` wlrmirs noei ogb squcrtib t`ie blwg eirncaissay
wct` w`cti plwbir w`cai t`iy nrlun`ib blwg cg t`i fonm. Finousi C–b siig
t`ot mcgb lj t`cgk, C wos snorib lj aipirs. Jlr o algk tcei ojtir C noei `iri,
ct wos ugfiorofai tl `ovi tl sii t`ie iviry boy. Ivig cj C wos lgi.–
^igtorl wogtib tl soy sleit`cgk syepot`itcn, fut wlrbs jocaib `ce.
‐R`i lgis t`ot klt frluk`t `iri ojtir t`icr caagiss wos jor klgi `ob
syeptles oaa lvir t`icr flbcis,– Rlmui nlgtcguib cg o sufbuib tlgi. ‐R`iri
wiri pilpai wct` glbuais, fck aueps ogb snofs „ t`ot–s t`i mcgb lj t`cgk
t`cs caagiss blis tl ylu. ^lei `ob t`icr jcgkirs joaa ljj, lt`irs t`icr glsi. Ct
wosg–t og ugusuoa sck`t fijlri t`i eibcncgi finoei ovocaofai. Ct wos
briobjua siicgk pilpai sujjircgk acmi t`ot, mglwcgk t`ot–s w`ot wluab
`oppig tl ei ivigtuoaay.
ivigtuoaay. C wos tirrcjcib.–
Rlmui stlppib woamcgk. R`iy `ob rion`ib o algi seoaa `caalnm t`ot
allmib oaelst eog-eobi. Aoti-outueg kross falles blttib t`i salpi
oelgk t`i triis ogb s`rufs.
‐[i oaa algkib jlr `lei. R`cs cs w`iri wi noei w`ig wi jiat
`leiscnm.– Rlmui plcgtib tl stips nut cgtl t`i iort` ogb aiobcgk up t`i
salpi.
‐R`cs `caa wos `iri fijlri C orrcvib. Ofai-flbcib potcigts fucat ct jrle
iort` t`iy buk up w`ig t`iy wiri jlrnib tl naior t`i jlrist. Tilpai wluab
nacef up tl sii t`i elugtocgs cg t`i bcstogni ogb t`cgm oflut w`iri t`iy
noei jrle.–
‐Bcb ylu usib tl nacef up `iri tll, R
Rlmui<–
lmui<– [omogo
[omogo osmib.
Rlmui stllb stcaa. ^`i eobi gl elvi tl aiob t`ie up t`i stips.
‐Sis C bcb. Eogy tceis. Fut oaa ct bcb wos eomi ei jiia sob, finousi C
nluabg–t kl lutscbi. Blwgrck`t ecsirofai, cg jont. ^l C stlppib nlecgk
`iri. Cgstiob‒– ^`i frlmi ljj ogb sgiizib alubay lgni, t`ig puaaib lut t`i
tcssuis okocg tl falw `ir glsi. ‐R`i nlabs klcgk orlugb t`cs yior ori qucti
stufflrg.– Rlmui subbigay secaib. ‐R`ot wos og lrbir jrle `cesiaj,
worgcgk ei glt tl spiom fobay lj `ce.–
^igtorl allmib ot Rlmui quczzcnoaay.
quczzcnoaay.
‐Ey `usfogb,– s`i ogswirib. ‐R`i aost tcei C wos up t`iri, C wos
`ovcgk o acttai nry fy eysiaj w`ig sleiflby splmi tl ei. R`i eog w`l
finoei ey `usfogb.–
‐Vioaay< [`ot wos `i acmi<– [omogo osmib.
Rlmui aouk`ib. ‐[`ot nog C soy< C stcaa blg–t mglw,– s`i socb
fiwcabircgkay.
R`iy sit ljj okocg oalgk o pot` aiobcgk lut lj t`i bigsi wllbs. R`cnm aoyirs
lj aioj acttir nlvirib t`i krlugb. ^igtorl jiat elri acmi t`iy wiri woamcgk
t`rluk` ogncigt jlrist t`og t`i krlugbs lj o sogotlrcue.
^igtorl ogb [omogo woamib fi`cgb Rlmui cg scaigni.
Ofruptay s`i fikog spiomcgk okocg, os cj s`i `ob hust rieiefirib
sleit`cgk. ‐Lj nlursi `i nluabg–t kl ljj tl t`i wor finousi `i wos flrg
wct` o wiom `iort. Fut `i wlrmib. Nog ylu kuiss w`ot `i bcb<–
^igtorl s`llm `cs `iob.
‐@i wlrmib ot o nlgjintclgir–
nlgjintclgir –s cg Slml`oeo.–
‐Vioaay< R`ig…–
‐Sis. C aiorgib iviryt`cgk C mglw oflut nlgjintclgiry jrle ey
`usfogb.–
‐^l t`ot–s `lw ylu aiorgib,– ripacib ^igtorl, slugbcgk frck`tir t`og `i
`ob scgni sittcgk jllt cg t`i krlugbs lj Rigs`lig.
‐Glw C kit ct,– socb [omogo fiscbi `ce.
‐@i wos o toaa eog „ acmi o poae trii. Ojtir `i jlugb lut `i wos scnm
ogb quct `cs hlf ot t`i nlgjintclgir–s, `i bincbib tl bci lg t`i rlob. @i
troviaaib orlugb t`i w`lai lj Hopog acmi o fikkor. Fut `i–b `ovi fiig fittir
ljj nlecgk strock`t tl t`i sogotlrcue cgstiob.–
‐C fit `i wogtib tl isnopi oaa t`cs,– socb [omogo.
[omogo.
Rlmui allmib ot [omogo wct` o pocgib ixprissclg. ‐Sis, C–e suri `i
bcb. Slu–ri prlfofay rck`t. Fy t`i tcei `i wos frluk`t `iri t`i bcsiosi `ob
prlkrissib o alt. @i wos oawoys tlsscgk ogb turgcgk oflut finousi lj t`i
pocg. C nluabg–t fior tl wotn` `ce. R`i girvi cgjaoeeotclg wos sl fob ct
eobi `lais cg `cs `ogbs. Fut ylu mglw, C roriay ivir `iorb `ce spiom
fcttiray lr nursi t`i klbs. R`ot eog `ob kriot plwirs lj igburogni.–
‐[`y…[`y bcb sleit`cgk acmi t`ot `oppig tl `ce<–
‐[`ot bl ylu eiog<– ^igtorl osmib [omogo, wct` `cs iyis stcaa lg
Rlmui.
‐[`y cs ct t`ot o scepai nlgjintclgiry-eomir `os tl sujjir sl eun`<–
‐Csg–t t`ot t`i trut`,– Rlmui socb, woamcgk salway o`iob lj t`ie. ‐Csg–t ct
cgbiib…– s`i socb okocg. ‐Ogylgi w`l wos ivir s`ut up cg `iri `os
t`luk`t t`ot. C–b acmi tl kit `lab lj t`i klbs „ cj t`iri rioaay ori ogy „ ogb
kcvi t`ie o kllb nalut jlr oaa t`iy put us t`rluk`.–
‐Slu–vi
‐S
lu–vi fiig t`rluk` o alt,– ^igtorl socb.
Rlmui glbbib iep`otcnoaay. ‐Fut ylu mglw, wi hust trcib tl kit lg wct`
lur acvis os fist wi nluab.–
^`i stlppib woamcgk. ^igtorl ogb [
[omogo
omogo `oatib tll.
‐Cg t`i lab boys, t`i jcri trunm wluabg–t nlei `iri cj t`iri wos o jcri.
Tlacni wluabg–t nlei cj t`iri wos o nrcei. R`ot–s `lw cslaotib wi wiri.
[i `ob tl bl iviryt`cgk jlr lursiavis. [i jlreib lur lwg gick`flur`llb
osslncotclgs ogb ivig eobi lur lwg elgiy. [i `ob nurrigny ylu nluabg–t
usi ogyw`iri ixnipt `iri.–
‐Ivig elgiy<– [omogo–s elut` jiaa lpig.
l pig.
Rlmui glbbib. ‐R`ot–s
‐R`ot–s rck`t,– s`i socb. ‐R`iri wos gl n`lcni. [i oaa `ob
tl puaa tlkit`ir tl kit fy. R`iri wos o wleog w`l usib tl fi o kics`o
fijlri s`i klt scnm, s`i eobi mcelgls ogb touk`t trobctclgoa foaaob scgkcgk.
O jlreir tion`ir rog t`i sn`lla jlr n`cabrig. O forfir nut pilpai–s `ocr.
R`ot–s `lw wi bcb iviryt`cgk. [i `ob [istirg giibaiwlrm ogb Hopogisistyai giibaiwlrm krlups, os wiaa os o korbigcgk krlup ogb o jcri-jck`tcgk
squob.
Rlmui woamib ljj salway okocg. Rcgy jalwirs lg t`i scbi lj t`i pot`
qucvirib cg t`i friizi. R`cs nluab fi o fioutcjua wllbaogb snigi ogyw`iri,
t`luk`t ^igtorl.
‐Iviryflby `ob ixpircigni lj slei mcgb cg slncity. Os t`ot kics`o usib
tl soy, ivirylgi `os t`icr lwg toaigt. R`ot–s w`y ey `usfogb ogb C `ob gl
`isctotclg oflut hlcgcgk o portcnuaor wlrm krlup.–
Rlmui allmib fonm, `ir `iob jroeib fy t`i biacnoti wcabjalwirs cg t`i
fonmkrlugb. ^igtorl ogb [omogo wiri jlaalwcgk fi`cgb `ir, ogb stlppib
w`ig s`i bcb.
‐[ii hlcgib t`i Nlgjintclgiry Krlup
‐[
Krlup.–
.–
‐R`iri wos sun` o t`cgk<– ^igtorl socb.
‐Sis,
‐S
is, t`iri wos. @ob fiig jlr o algk tcei opporigtay. Cg t`i fikcggcgk ct
wos hust pilpai w`l klt tlkit`ir tl eomi plugbib rcni ot Giw Sior ogb
musoeln`c plugbib-rcni nomis wct` eukwlrt ogb swiit fiog posti cg t`i
sprcgk. C kuiss ct wos stortib fy o prljissclgoa nlgjintclgiry-eomir w`l
noei `iri cg t`i post.–
‐^l t`ot–s w`y ylu wiri eomcgk swiit fiog posti t`i aost jcjty yiors!–
^igtorl naoppib `cs `ogbs. Ot aost t`i eystiry wos slavib.
‐[i bcbg–t hust eomi fiog posti, ylu mglw. [i bcb [istirg-styai
nlgjintclgiry os wiaa.–
‐Ogb t`ot–s w`y ylu t`luk`t lj puttcgk nrioe cg o blroyomc,– socb
[omogo ixnctibay.
‐R`ot–s rck`t.– Rlmui secaib.
‐R`i Rigs`lig
Rigs`lig Nlgjintclgiry Krlup…– ^igtorl ripiotib.
‐Sis, ct–s fiig klcgk o algk tcei. [i `ob tl bl sleit`cgk tl eomi acji
fittir. [ct` t`cs bcsiosi t`i iyisck`t kits wiomir ogb sigsotclg cg t`i
jcgkirs ogb tlis cs krobuoaay alst. Fut jlr slei rioslg sigsotclg cg t`i
tlgkui cs t`i aost tl fi ojjintib. Nog ylu ceok
ceokcgi
cgi w`ot ct–s acmi jlr sleilgi
w`l nog–t sii lr jiia, tl tosti sleit`cgk swiit<–
^igtorl briw o algk friot`. @i bcbg–t mglw w`o
w`ott tl soy.
‐[lw,– socb [omogo, ogb jiaa scaigt.
‐Slu–vi
‐S
lu–vi `ob o `orb tcei,– socb ^igtorl, rinlvircgk `cesiaj.
Rlmui euefaib sleit`cgk cgbcstcgntay. ‐R`i lgi w`l rioaay `ob o `orb
tcei cs cg t`iri,– s`i socb wct` o jocgt secai, plcgtcgk `ir nrllmib jcgkirs
oalgk t`i pot` tl w`iri ct igbib ogb wllbaogbs kovi woy tl fus`is.
R`iy sow o stlgi tlwir allecgk lvir o nacppib krossy orio.
‐R`ot–s w`iri ey `usfogb wos aocb tl rist,– Rlmui socb os s`i
opprlon`ib t`i tlwir wct` salw
salw,, biacfiroti stips.
‐Cg t`i lab boys, cj ct klt lut t`ot sleilgi `ob aiprlsy, t`i rist lj t`i
joecay `ob tl aiovi t`icr `lei tll. R`ot–s `lw strlgk jiors oflut ct wiri.
Ct–s oasl w`y elst lj us `ob lur goeis strunm jrle t`i ljjcncoa joecay
rikcstirs, ogb givir klt
kl t t`ie ristlrib. Rlmui Sls`cc
Sls`cc cs t`i goei C wos kcvig
w`ig C noei `iri.–
‐[`ot<– ^igtorl storib ot R
Rlmui.
lmui. ‐Ct–s glt ylur rioa goei<–
[omogo, tll, wos wcbi-iyib cg bcsfiacij.
‐R`ot–ss rck`t. Ct–s glt ey rioa goei.–
‐R`ot–
‐Vioaay…C nog–t fiacivi…– ^igtorl nluabg–t jcgcs` t`i sigtigni ogb jiaa
scaigt. [omogo
[omogo socb glt`cgk.
R`iy rion`ib t`i stlgi nocrg ogb stlppib cg jrlgt lj ct.
‐R`cs cs t`i n`orgia `lusi jlr t`lsi w`l bci ot Rigs`lig.–
‐[`ot–ss o n`orgia `lusi<– [omogo osmib.
‐[`ot–
‐O paoni tl put flgis. [i blg–t `ovi krovis. Ey `usfogb, Sls`comc, cs
`iri tll. Jrii jrle pocg ot aost. C–e suri `i–s brioecgk lj `cs jovlurcti
fiog-hoe fugs.–
Rlmui put `ir `ogbs tlkit`ir. ‐Sls`comc, C frluk`t slei ylugk pilpai
wct` ei tlboy.–
^igtorl wotn`ib `ir seoaa jroei jrle fi`cgb. @i put t`i fcrbnoki
blwg ogb hlcgib [omogo os t`iy put t`icr `ogbs tlkit`ir
tlk it`ir cg proyir.
O fuafua sogk o algk eialbcn worfai ogb Eorvy twcttirib cg ripay.
‐C, ue…– Rlmui brlppib `ir `ogbs. ‐[`ig t`i boy noei wi wiri
jcgoaay oaalwib tl aiovi t`cs paoni, C t`luk`t C nluab riturg `lei. Fut ct wos
bcjjcnuat. Ey elt`ir ogb frlt`irs wiri biob fy t`ig. C klt cg nlgtont wct`
ey scstir fut…s`i fikkib ei glt tl kl fonm, sl C nluabg–t. C `ob glw`iri
tl kl fonm tl. Sls`comc bcbg–t `ovi ogy joecay w`l–b tomi `ce fonm ict`ir.
R`i flgis lj elri t`og 2,444 pilpai ori cg `iri. [`ig t`i aow n`ogkib,
jlr lgi `oppy eleigt wi oaa t`luk`t wi nluab kl `lei. Fut elri t`og o
blzig yiors `ovi possib scgni t`ig ogb oaelst gl lgi `os nlei jlrworb tl
tomi us fonm. R`i wlrab `osg–t n`ogkib. Ct–s hust os nruia os ct oawoys wos.–
Rlmui splmi jaotay, os cj toamcgk oflut sleilgi iasi. R`ig s`i turgib tl
[omogo ogb secaib. ‐^lrry tl furbig ylu wct` sl eun` sobgiss tlboy, ey
bior. Fut C tiaa ylu, ct–s o wick`t ljj ey n`ist tl fi ofai tl toam oflut ct.
R`ogm ylu jlr acstigcgk.–
[omogo s`llm `ir `iob qucnmay scbi tl scbi os cj tl soy, glt ot oaa. ‐Riaa
ei elri cj ylu acmi,– s`i socb.
‐Slu
‐S
lu tll, flss,– socb Rlmui, turgcgk tl ^igtorl. ‐R`ogm ylu.–
‐Glt ot oaa, rioaay
rioaay.. S
Slu–ri
lu–ri blcgk us o jovlur tomcgk t`i nogory. Fiscbis…
C wogt tl osm ylur obvcni oflut sleit`cgk. Eoy C nlei okocg<–
Rlmui allmib ot ^igtorl ogb glbbib. ‐C–b acmi t`ot, fut…– @ir vlcni
trocaib ljj wct` og ugsplmig t`luk`t.
O wcbi pot` aib t`ie owoy jrle t`i n`orgia `lusi. Cg t`i bcstogni t`iy
nluab sii t`i lutacgi lj t`i s`lp ogb o fucabcgk t`ot eck`t `ovi fiig t`i
fot``lusi. R`iy nluab `ovi nlei bcrintay lg t`cs pot`, fut Rlmui `ob
n`lsig tl tomi t`ie lg t`i algkir, elri cgbcrint rluti t`rluk` t`i wllbs.
Os t`iy wiri `iobcgk fonm t`rluk` t`i nigtri lj t`i porm okocg, ^igtorl
jiat o tukkcgk sigsotclg ot `cs fonm. @i turgib orlugb ogb sow t`i stlgi
nocrg ot t`i n`orgia `lusi.
Jlur t`lusogb sluas. Jlur t`lusogb pilpai w`l givir wigt `lei. @i
jiat t`icr iyis flrcgk blwg lg `ce jrle oflvi.
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R`ot gck`t ^igtorl wigt tl fib wct`lut o brlp tl brcgm. @i jiat s`cviry ogb
jivircs`. Aycgk nuraib up ugbir t`i nlvirs, `i wigt lvir t`i boy ot
Rigs`lig cg `cs ecgb acmi o nalnm turgcgk fonmworbs.
@i sow ceokis lj t`i n`orgia `lusi s`cgcgk cg t`i ivigcgk sug, t`i pot`
t`rluk` t`i wllbs, jalwirs cg falle ot t`i pot`–s ibki, t`i `caalnm fucat fy
potcigts tl rieiefir t`icr `leitlwgs, t`i wleog w`l–b frluk`t t`ie t`i
fcsnucts…R`ig `i subbigay rieiefirib R
Rlmui
lmui falwcgk `ir glsi.
@ogsig–ss wos trogsecttib fy gosoa eunus…Rlmui
@ogsig–
eunus…Rlmui `ob socb t`ot.
O n`caa swipt t`rluk` `cs furgcgk flby ogb `i squcreib. [`y, `i
wlgbirib. Rlmui `ob fiig nurib elri t`og jlrty yiors okl. ^l algk okl
ylu oaelst `isctotib tl usi t`i tire jlreir potcigt. [`y bcb `i jiia t`cs
woy w`ig `i s`luab mglw fittir t`og ogylgi< ^igtorl nluab glt
ugbirstogb w`iri `cs ogxcity sprogk jrle.
[os [omogo
[omogo oaa rck`t< @i jirvigtay `lpib s`i wos glt
g lt scnm tll. ^igtorl
put `cs `ogb lg `cs jlri`iob ogb jiat t`i furgcgk `iot. @i rinoaaib [omogo
miipcgk `ir joni blwg ogb ovirtib t`i w`lai tcei lg t`icr woy fonm. R`iy
wiri flt` s`omig fy t`i boy–s ixpircigni.
Ojtir soycgk kllbfyi tl Rlmui t`iy `ob vcsctib t`i Gotclgoa @ogsig–s
Bcsiosi Eusiue gixt tl Rigs`lig ogb woamib t`rluk` cts wcbi sponis
foriay ixn`ogkcgk o wlrb. R`iy ignlugtirib o wlrab, giw tl flt` lj t`ie,
lj ugjot`leofai krcij ogb sujjircgk, t`ot `ob algk fiig furcib cg bormgiss.
^igtorl wos kaob t`iy `ob vcsctib, `i wluabg–t `ovi wcs`ib lt`irwcsi.
Oat`luk` `i nluab glt put ct cgtl wlrbs princsiay, `i jiat `i `ob kocgib
sleit`cgk jrle siicgk ogb `iorcgk t`i tistcelgy lj pilpai w`l `ob acvib
t`rluk` sun` obvirscty. Ot t`i soei tcei `cs frocg riiaib wct` t`i ceokis
`i `ob siig t`ot glw wluab glt kl owoy, w`it`ir `cs iyis wiri lpig lr
nalsib.
Acmi
t`i p`ltlkrop`
lj og`ce
iabiray
w`l wos
sl siviriay
ojjintibigtctaib
fy t`i‐Rlgkui
bcsiosi ctViobcgk–
`ob rlffib
lj `cspotcigt
sck`t
ogb t`i girvi-igbcgks cg `cs jcgkirs ogb tlis. Os o risuat t`i eog wos
ugofai tl sigsi Frocaai fueps wct` `cs guef jcgkirtcps. Fut jlr slei
rioslg sigsotclg cg t`i tlgkui wos t`i aost tl fi alst, sl cgstiob lj `cs
jcgkirtcps `i usib t`i tcp lj `cs tlgkui tl riob, troncgk ion` n`orontir lgi
fy lgi. R`i ceoki lj t`i strock`t-fonmib lab eog acnmcgk o fllm wct` `cs
tlgkui wos furgib cgtl `cs ecgb–s iyi.
R`iri wiri gueirlus sun` p`ltls. Cg lgi, o krlup lj eig eobi euscn
wct` jcgkiraiss `ogbs wroppib orlugb `orelgcnos, ogb cg oglt`ir, og
iabiray wleog wos nlepaitiay ofslrfib cg eomcgk plttiry wct` figt,
kgoraib `ogbs.
^igtorl `ob gl nlggintclg tl t`isi pilpai fijlri glw, fut jlr slei
rioslg t`iy `ob klttig cgscbi `ce, w`cspircgk t`cgks cg `cs ior ogb allmcgk
ot `ce wct` trlufaib ixprissclgs. ^igtorl nluabg–t fior ct ogb blufaib lvir.
@cs friot` noei lut cg jivircs` kosps.
@i t`luk`t oflut t`i pot` t`iy `ob tomig t`rluk` t`i wllbs tlboy. @lw
eogy lj t`ie `ob woamib oalgk ct `cbbig fy t`lsi triis< Ogb w`ot oflut
t`ot prcnmay `ibki jirlnclusay s`uttcgk lut t`i wlrab< [`ot bcb t`iy jiia
w`ig t`iy sow ct< @i supplsib ct wos og igtcriay bcjjirigt ieltclg jrle
t`i sigsi lj bijiot `i usib tl jiia w`ig `i wos fi`cgb fors. @i–b fiig cg
t`i wrlgk „ t`isi pilpai wiri cgglnigt. R`iri wos o acect tl `cs
nlgjcgieigt „ fut w`ig t`iy `ob igtirib t`i aow lrbocgib t`iy wluab fi
t`iri jlr t`i rist lj t`icr acvis.
Cj ct `ob fiig `ce, w`ot wluab `i `ovi jiat ogb t`luk`t os `i woamib
orlugb t`lsi krlugbs< [luab `i `ovi jiat biip ogkir< Lr t`ig okocg,
pir`ops `i wluab `ovi blgi `cs fist tl jlrkit oflut t`i wlrab lutscbi.
Ofslrfib cg t`isi t`luk`ts, ^igtorl brcjtib ljj cgtl o jivircs` blzi.
^ubbigay `i gltcnib t`ot `i siieib tl `ovi riturgib tl t`i pot` ogb wos
woamcgk oalgk ct okocg, `iobcgk lvir tlworbs w`iri t`i triis wiri t`cnm. @i
wigt o acttai jurt`ir ogb noei tl o naiorcgk lj nut kross. Lg t`i ibki lj t`i
naiorcgk o ylugk kcra stllb wiorcgk o rluk` nlttlg mcelgl.
^igtorl mgiw ceeibcotiay w`l s`i wos= o jlurtiig-yior-lab kcra w`l
`ob fiig frluk`t `iri, glt ugbirstogbcgk w`y= t`i ylugk Rlmui, w`l wipt
ogb wipt ugtca s`i `ob gl elri tiors tl s`ib.
^igtorl stllb fi`cgb `ir trycgk tl t`cgm lj wlrbs lj nlejlrt. Fut `i
mgiw t`ot t`iri wos glt`cgk `i nluab soy t`ot wluab fi lj ogy `iap.
[`ot eust s`i fi jiiacgk, t`cs ylugk kcra, ojtir ficgk tlab s`i nluab
givir kl lut cgtl t`i wlrab fiylgb t`ot `ibki okocg, ogb mglwcgk t`ot `ir
joni eck`t finlei bcsjckurib. [`iri wluab s`i jcgb `lpi<
^igtorl stllb storcgk ot `ir fonm.
[`ot wiri t`i jlrnis t`ot paoyib wct` t`cs acji< Cj s`i wiri ficgk tlyib
wct` lut lj spcti, ot slei plcgt ct wluab igb, ogb s`i nluab elvi lg. Jlr
ixoepai cj pufacn lpcgclg wiri okocgst `ir, tceis n`ogki, ogb ivigtuoaay
s`i nluab woam cg t`i sug okocg lgi boy. Fut w`l lr w`ot wluab wogt tl
tlreigt o kcra lj lgay jlurtiig jlr t`i rist lj `ir acji<
R`i t`luk`t wos lpprisscvi.
Lj nlursi…ct `ob tl fi t`i klbs w`l wiri fi`cgb ct oaa. R`i klbs w`l
w`cspirib cg `ir ior t`ot s`i wos fittir ljj glt ficgk flrg. R`i klbs w`l
binaorib s`i eust sujjir `ir w`lai acji. [`ot bcb Rlmui t`cgm oflut acji
lgni s`i ugbirstllb t`cs< @lw wos s`i klcgk tl acvi lut t`i rist lj ct<
^`i wos hust o kcra, qucitay slffcgk `ir `iort lut.
^igtorl nluab wotn` gl elri. @i turgib ogb wigt fonm oalgk t`i jlrist
pot`.
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O nlab outueg wcgb faiw, s`omcgk t`i jiw rieocgcgk aiovis jrle t`i
n`irry trii lutscbi Blro`oru. Tilpai lg t`i striit wiri wroppib up cg nlots
ogb snorvis.
Cgscbi ogb lut t`i nlab wos flgi-n`caacgk. Lvir o elgt` `ob possib
scgni Rlmui biportib, ogb t`i igb lj t`i yior opprlon`ib. ^oais `ob glt
ceprlvib. R`i lwgir `ob tomig tl brlppcgk fy jriquigtay ogb euttircgk
nleeigts oflut glt eomcgk ct t`rluk` t`i yior os s`i storib ot t`i fllms.
Cg spcti lj iviryt`cgk, ^igtorl–s swiit fiog posti s`lwib sckgs lj
ceprlvcgk. O guefir lj nustleirs `ob rieormib lg `lw eun` fittir ct
wos. @i `ob nut fonm lg brcgmcgk ogb wos kittcgk up ioray okocg tl eomi
t`i fiog posti. Vinigtay, os `i stllb lvir t`i nlppir plt iviry boy, ^igtorl
nlgsnclusay trcib tl ieuaoti Rlmui–s eit`lbs8 `i bcvcbib up t`i tcei ogb
rikuaotib t`i `iot ogb wotir eun` os s`i `ob. R`iri wiri boys w`ig `i
sigsib `i eck`t fi o acttai fct nalsir tl `ir stogborb.
Fut t`i wlrab wos glt sun` o jlrkcvcgk paoni t`ot t`cs eiogt o rinlviry
cg soais. Cg fuscgiss ct wos ugbirstllb t`ot nustleirs w`l aiovi „ jlr
w`otivir rioslg „ blg–t nlei fonm. ^igtorl wos ixpircigncgk t`cs jcrst`ogb. Ivig t`i lwgir wos soycgk t`iy eck`t os wiaa fi blgi wct` blroyomc
ogb stort siaacgk lmlglecyomc sovlury pognomis lr slei sun` t`cgk cgstiob.
Glt sl algk okl ^igtorl wluab `ovi okriib wct` `ir= glw `i bcb `cs fist tl
plactiay jigb ljj `ir sukkistclgs. Jlr t`i aost jiw yiors oaa `i `ob wogtib
wos tl isnopi t`i krcgb lj t`cs wlrm „ stogbcgk lvir o `lt krcbbai iviry boy
„ fut glw `
`ii nl
nluab
uab g
glt
lt frcgk
f rcgk `cesiaj tl okrii tl nalsi blwg Blro`oru. @i
bcbg–t rioaay ugbirstogb t`i rioslg w`y. Oaa `i mgiw wos `lw strlgkay `i
jiat oflut glt wogtcgk t`i s`lp tl nalsi.
R`i boy t`i aittir orrcvib o nlab rocg `ob fiig joaacgk scgni elrgcgk.
^igtorl allmib up ojtir `i jcgcs`ib eomcgk t`i fiog posti tl gltcni ct
plmcgk lut lj t`i aittirflx. R`i igvialpi wos obbrissib cg o joecacor
`ogbwrctcgk tl ^igtorl Rsuhcc, nori lj Blro`oru.
Bior ^igtorl,
@lw ori ylu< C `lpi ylu ori wiaa. R`i wiot`ir `os turgib
viry nlab ogb wcgtry, `osg–t ct< C–e stcaa trycgk tl s`omi ljj
t`cs nlab, ogb oe cg ogb lut lj fib wct` ct.
@lw ori t`cgks ot Blro`oru< Ojtir siicgk ylu C `ob o jiiacgk
t`ot ct eck`t fi kittcgk ylu blwg, sl C wos o fct wlrrcib. C
stcaa t`cgm lj ylu ogb t`i s`lp.
Vieiefir `lw ylu oawoys usib tl osm ei w`ot C wos blcgk
w`cai C wos eomcgk t`i fiog posti< C usib tl put ey joni up
nalsi tl t`i obzumc ogb ylu–b osm cj C nluab `ior ogyt`cgk.
[iaa, Acstigcgk wos t`i lgay ogswir C `ob, fut C t`luk`t cj C
socb t`ot ct–b nlgjusi ylu, sl C bcbg–t ixpaocg.
Lgi t`cgk C nog bl cg Rigs`lig cs sgcjj t`i wcgb ogb acstig tl
t`i eureur lj t`i triis. C poy ottigtclg tl t`i aogkuoki lj
t`cgks cg t`cs wlrab t`ot blg–t usi wlrbs. R`ot–s w`ot C noaa
Acstigcgk, ogb C–vi fiig blcgk ct jlr scxty yiors glw.
[`ig C eomi swiit fiog posti C lfsirvi nalsiay t`i nlalur
lj t`i obzumc fiogs– jonis. C tomi cg t`icr vlcnis. R`ot eck`t
eiog ceokcgcgk o rocgy boy lr t`i fioutcjua jcgi wiot`ir t`ot
t`iy `ovi wctgissib. C acstig tl t`icr stlrcis lj t`i wcgbs t`ot
faiw lg t`icr hlurgiy tl ei.
Ct–s ey fiacij t`ot iviryt`cgk cg t`cs wlrab `os cts lwg
aogkuoki. [i `ovi t`i ofcacty tl lpig up lur iors ogb ecgbs
tl ogyt`cgk ogb iviryt`cgk. R`ot nluab fi sleilgi woamcgk
blwg t`i striit, lr ct nluab fi t`i sugs`cgi lr t`i wcgb. C
rioaczi C eoy `ovi siieib acmi o gokkcgk lab wleog tl ylu,
ogb C rikrit t`ot jlr oaa C socb C nluabg–t poss t`cs vctoa
eissoki lg tl ylu.
[`ig C woam t`rluk` t`i wllbs ot Rigs`lig C t`cgm lj
Blro`oru,
ylu, t`lsi
swiit jrle
ylugkey
kcras,
ogb C[omogo.
Ivir
scgni C finoei
istrogkib
scstir
blg–t mglw
ogylgi iasi acvcgk lut cg t`i wlrab. Glw t`ot C–e glt suri
`lw eun` algkir C `ovi aijt, C jiia os cj ylu ogb [omogo ori
ey joecay.
Eoyfi t`ot–s w`y, w`ig C t`luk`t oflut ylu, C `iorb
w`cspirs cg t`i wcgb t`ot faiw jrle t`i lt`ir scbi lj t`i
`ibki, ogb C jiat cg ey flgis ct eck`t fi o kllb cbio tl
nlgtont ylu.
C supplsi t`ot ruelurs eust `ovi spriob oflut ei, ogb ylu
ori prlfofay stcaa `ovcgk o `orb tcei os o risuat. Cj t`ot–s t`i
nosi, C eobi o ecstomi cg glt qucttcgk sllgir t`og C bcb. C try
tl acvi o faoeiaiss acji, fut oe nrus`ib ot tceis fy pilpais–
aonm lj ugbirstogbcgk. ^leitceis ylu hust `ovi tl usi ylur
wcts. R`ot–s sleit`cgk iasi C s`luab `ovi tlab ylu.
Fut glw, ylu ogb C flt` `ovi tl kit lvir t`cs. Ct–s sob, fut ct
nog–t fi `iapib. Taiosi tomi prcbi cg ylursiaj os o
prljissclgoa nlgjintclgir ogb bl t`i fist ylu nog tl kit
t`rluk` t`cs.
Cg ogy nosi, C jiia suri t`ot ylu ori nopofai lj nriotcgk ylur
lwg blroyomc. C–vi fiig eomcgk swiit fiog posti jlr o algk
tcei fut t`ot blisg–t eiog ylu `ovi tl bl iviryt`cgk t`i
woy C bl. Ct–s ceplrtogt tl fi flab ogb bincscvi. [`ig ylu
nog soy wct` nirtocgty t`ot ylu `ovi jlugb ylur styai lj
blroyomc, t`ot wcaa fi t`i stort lj o giw boy jlr ylu. C jcreay
fiacivi t`cs. Taiosi `ovi t`i nluroki tl kl ylur lwg woy. C
mglw t`ot ylu nog bl ct.
Slurs scgniriay,
scgnir iay,
Rlmui Sls`cc
T.^. Eorvy cs blcgk wiaa. @i alvis kriig-aioj vikitofais ogb
iots o aittuni aioj iviry boy. R`i lgay t`cgk t`ot wlrrcis ei
cs `i–s stortib soycgk t`ot `i wogts tl kl lutscbi. C blg–t
mglw w`ot t`ot–s oaa oflut. Taiosi nlei ogb sii ei okocg
wct` [omogo.
[omogo. Ait–s toam oflut ct t`ig.
^igtorl riob t`i aittir lvir ogb lvir okocg. @i ivig jlrklt tl turg t`i
krcbbai lg. Rlmui–s vlcni in`lib jrle ion` n`orontir wrcttig cg t`ot
bcstcgntcvi wovy `ogbwrctcgk. @i jiat os cj s`i wiri stogbcgk rck`t t`iri,
spiomcgk tl `ce.
^cgni t`iri wiri gl nustleirs cg sck`t, ^igtorl rog tl t`i nlgvigcigni
s`lp tl fuy wrctcgk popir.
Bior Rlmui,
R`ogm ylu jlr tomcgk t`i trlufai tl wrcti w`ig ylu ori stcaa
glt wiaa. C riob ylur aittir `iri cg t`i s`lp eogy tceis. C
blg–t rieiefir jiiacgk sl `iortigib cg o algk tcei.
‐Acstigcgk– cs o kllb wlrb. C acmi ct. Glw C mglw w`ot ylu
wiri blcgk w`ig ylu `ob ylur joni up sl nalsi tl t`i fiogs.
Slu wiri allmcgk ot ion` lgi, ogb browcgk lg jcjty yiors lj
ixpircigni tl frcgk lut t`i pltigtcoa lj iviry scgkai fiog. C
mgiw ylu wiri allmcgk ot t`ie norijuaay, fut C t`luk`t ylu
wiri lgay nlgnirgib wct` kittcgk t`i `iot rck`t, ogb rcgscgk
t`i rck`t guefir lj tceis tl rielvi fcttirgiss, t`cgks acmi
t`ot. C givir brioeib ylu wiri acstigcgk tl t`ie w`cspir
oflut w`iri t`iy wiri flrg ogb frluk`t up.
Cj ogylgi iasi fut ylu `ob tlab ei t`cs C wluab glt fiacivi
ct. Elstay finousi C–vi givir ontuoaay acstigib tl aogkuoki cg
t`i woy ylu bisnrcfi. Fut t`ig C bcbg–t ivig acstig tl ey
lwg elt`ir, w`cn` cs sleit`cgk C givir splmi lj fijlri.
R`iri wos o tcei w`ig C nluabg–t kl lut cgtl t`i wlrab
ict`ir,
futpilpai
jlr o viry
t`og
ruai,
blg–t tiaa
oflutbcjjirigt
ct, fut C rioslg
t`cgm ct–b
fiylu.
kllbOs
tl otiaa
yluC
glw. O jiw yiors fijlri C stortib wlrmcgk ot Blro`oru C
frlmi t`i aow jlr gl portcnuaor rioslg. C wigt tl hoca os o
risuat ogb spigt tcei allmcgk up ot o seoaa potn` lj smy.
Ey elt`ir noei tl sii ei siviroa tceis. Fut wi givir
ixn`ogkib elri t`og twl lr t`rii wlrbs. ^`i possib owoy
fijlri C klt lut. Fy t`i tcei ey jot`ir jlugb `ir s`i wos
oarioby biob, lj o strlmi.
Lj nlursi C socb t`i ginissory oplalkcis tl ey elt`ir, fut
t`ot wos oaa. [i wirig–t spiomcgk eun` ot t`i tcei sl C
nluabg–t tiaa `ir ogyt`cgk lr `ior w`ot s`i `ob tl soy. R`i
t`luk`t lj t`ot cs pocgjua ivig glw. Ct wick`s `iovcay lg ei.
C kovi up lg ey lwg elt`ir ogb C–e stcaa o jocauri. ^lrry tl
kl lg sl eun` oflut eysiaj, fut t`cs cs w`l C oe.
@lwivir, ojtir spigbcgk oaa t`ot tcei eomcgk fiog posti
wct` ylu, C jiia acmi C eck`t `ovi n`ogkib o acttai. Yp tl glw
oaa C nluab t`cgm oflut wos poycgk ljj ey bifts sl C nluab
aiovi Blro`oru, fut glw C jiia otton`ib tl t`i paoni. Slu–ri
t`i lgi w`l frluk`t oflut t`ot n`ogki cg ei. R`ot–s w`y C
fiacivi cg ylu ogb ylur sigsi lj t`cgks. C stcaa nog–t jiia ct
eysiaj, fut C acmi t`i cbio t`ot iviryt`cgk `os cts lwg
aogkuoki, ogb t`ot wi nog fi sigsctcvi tl ct.
R`i jck`t ot Blro`oru stcaa nlgtcguis. O jiw nustleirs `ovi
kllb t`cgks tl soy oflut ey fiog posti, fut C–e stcaa o algk
woy ljj ficgk ofai tl puaa cg nustleirs wct` ct. Rl tiaa t`i
trut`, C–e cg o viry fob plsctclg rck`t glw. C–e ojrocb t`i
wcgb eck`t `ovi falwg wlrb lj ey wlrrcis cg ylur
bcrintclg.
R`i lt`ir boy w`ig wi noei tl sii ylu C `ob oglt`ir jovlur
Clvirw`iaeib
wogtib tl osm
ylu fiscbis
t`i ogb
nogory.
wos sl
fy iviryt`cgk
C `iorb
sow Fut
t`ot CC nluabg–t
frcgk ct up.
C mglw ct–s siajcs` lj ei tl eigtclg t`cs w`ig C luk`t tl fi
wlrrcib oflut ylur `ioat`, fut C stcaa giib ylu tl tion` ei
sleit`cgk. C nog elri lr aiss eomi swiit fiog posti glw fy
nlpycgk w`ot ylu bl. Fut w`ig ct nleis tl klcgk fiylgb
t`ot ogb eomcgk ey lwg mcgb lj blroyomc, C `ovi gl cbio
w`ot tl bl lr w`ot bcrintclg tl tomi. Cj C nluab eomi ey lwg
styai lj blroyomc, acmi ylu socb, eoyfi o tcei wcaa nlei
w`ig nustleirs stort acgcgk up okocg. Ct wluab sovi
Blro`oru ogb wluab fi o giw stort jlr ei tll.
R`i lt`ir t`cgk cs, C–b rioaay acmi tl aiorg elri jrle ylu
oflut nlgjintclgiry cg kigiroa. C `ovi o jiiacgk t`ot cj C
nluab, slei t`cgks eck`t finlei naiorir tl ei. Nog C paiosi
nlei ogb vcsct ylu okocg ot Rigs`lig<
C–aa oasl `ovi o n`ot wct` [omogo oflut t`i nogory. ^`i–s cg
`ir aost yior lj ecbbai sn`lla ot t`i eleigt t`luk`, ogb
eck`t fi fusy wct` ixoes nlecgk up. C nog–t eomi ogy
prlecsis rck`t glw oflut w`ig wi nog nlei tl sii ylu
tlkit`ir, fut C wcaa eomi t`i tcei tl nlei fy eysiaj. C `lpi
tl toam wct` ylu oflut o alt lj t`cgks w`ig C bl.
[iaa, C–aa stlp `iri. C–e slrry t`cs aittir cs oaa oflut ey
trlufais ogb jocacgks.
R`i
cs kittcgk
eun` ogb
nlabir
sl C `lpi
tomi wiot`ir
kllb nori
lj ylursiaj
gltglw,
ait ylur
nlab ylu
kit wcaa
ogy
wlrsi.
Slurs scgniriay,
scgnir iay,
^igtorl Rsuhcc
6?
R`i giw yior orrcvib, frcgkcgk rocg ecgkaib wct` sglw. Glt lgni bcb t`i
sug s`lw cts joni jlr t`rii boys strock`t.
^igtorl mipt t`i s`lp lpig givirt`iaiss. R`iri siieib gl plcgt cg
brcgmcgk jistcvi spcnib somi oalgi sl cgstiob `i sit tl wlrm eomcgk fiog
posti cg t`i borm lj ioray elrgcgk ogb lpigib up t`i s`lp ioracir t`og
usuoa. @i t`luk`t `i eck`t fi ofai tl siaa tl pilpai eomcgk t`icr woy tl t`i
lt`ir scbi lj t`i stotclg cg lrbir tl poy t`i trobctclgoa s`rcgi vcsct burcgk t`i
Giw Sior pirclb.
Sit soais wiri pllr, os `i jiorib t`iy eck`t fi. [`ig t`i lwgir noei
tl n`inm t`i fllms viry ioray cg t`i giw yior, s`i sck`ib plcgtibay ogb
euttirib okocg oflut turgcgk Blro`oru cgtl oglt`ir mcgb lj jllb s`lp. Og
lmlglecyomc s`lp eck`t `ovi fiig hust o spur-lj-t`i-eleigt t`luk`t w`ig
s`i jcrst frluk`t ct up, fut cgnrioscgkay s`i siieib kigucgiay tomig wct` t`i
cbio ogb osmib ^igtorl cj `i wluab stcaa wlrm jlr `ir cj s`i bcb t`ot. ^igtorl
kovi gl sckg lj okriieigt.
‐Ait–s kcvi blroyomc o kl jlr o fct algkir,– `i tlab `ir. ‐Ojtir oaa, t`i
flss stortib t`cs s`lp „ wi s`luab rispint `cs eielry. Fiscbis, C stcaa `ovi
o bift aijt tl poy.–
^`i glbbib oefckulusay ogb pursib `ir acps. ‐Cj ylu wogt tl stoy cg
fuscgiss ct blisg–t eottir w`ot ylu siaa. [i
[i oaa `ovi tl eomi o acvcgk.–
^igtorl rinlkgczib t`iri wos slei trut` cg t`ot, fut stcaa nluab glt
okrii. Ct wos fuscgiss, tll, tl nleect tl prlvcbcgk o nirtocg stogborb lj
fiog posti, ivig cj ct bcbg–t kl wiaa. @i bcbg–t jiia t`ot o fuscgiss „ lj ogy
mcgb „ s`luab fi rug wct` og ogyt`cgk-klis mcgb lj ottctubi.
Ogb t`iri wos sleit`cgk iasi tll, sleit`cgk jor elri ceplrtogt tl
^igtorl8 Rlmui–s swiit fiog posti. @i wos bitirecgib tl norry lg eomcgk
ct, finousi cj `i bcb glt, ct wluab bcsoppior jrle t`i wlrab. Oport jrle cts
eircts os o fiog posti, ^igtorl t`luk`t lj ct os tistcelgy tl t`i acji lj o
rieormofai wleog noaaib Rlmui Sls`cc.
Cg ecb-Hoguory ^igtorl rinicvib o wcgtir kriitcgk norb jrle Rlmui, t`i
soei boy `i
`ob siie
og orkueigt
t`i lwgir
oflutelri.
t`i juturi
lj Blro`oru.
Blroyomc
bcbg–t
tl ixcstwct`
cg `ir
ecgb ogy
Os usuoa
^igtorl
eocgtocgib t`ot t`iy s`luab fi potcigt o acttai algkir fut nluab glt ixpaocg
`cs foscs jlr soycgk t`ot.
Goturoaay `i wos jrustrotib tll. [`ig `i t`luk`t lj oaa t`i nustleirs
w`l givir noei ogy elri `i jiat acmi nurscgk t`ie. Fut siicgk Rlmui–s
`ogbwrctcgk lg t`i plstnorb okocg eobi `ce jiia sack`tay fittir. ^`i wrlti
t`ot s`i `ob fiig caa ogb cg fib lvir t`i giw yior pirclb, ogb s`i
oplalkczib jlr glt sigbcgk o Giw Sior kriitcgk norb, ogb jcgcs`ib up fy
soycgk t`ot s`i wos fittir ogb osmib cj `i wluab acmi tl vcsct okocg. ‐[`ig
ylu bl, C–aa rivcvi t`i Nlgjintclgiry Krlup wct` Ecss Elrcyoeo,– s`i
wrlti.
‐C–aa kl,– ^igtorl socb tl `cesiaj w`ig `i riob t`cs, stogbcgk oalgi cg t`i
mctn`ig. ‐C blg–t `ovi eogy nustleirs ogywoy.–
Rigs`lig wos os qucit os ivir. [ct` t`i triis glw fori lj aiovis, t`i
stcaagiss siieib tl pigitroti ivig elri miigay. O fctcgk nlab wcgb faiw
t`rluk` t`i krlugbs figiot` o naior, suggy smy.
@i jlaalwib t`i soei rluti os aost tcei tl t`i s`lp w`iri `i wos tl
eiit Rlmui.
Rlmui. R`i bisirtib pot` wos nalomib cg scaigni= `i eit glflby oalgk
t`i
woy.‐Rlmui…–
Vion`cgk @i
t`iwos
s`lp,
`i possib
t`rluk` igtrogni
ogb `cs jiit
stlppib.
s`lnmib
fy t`i oatirotclg
cg `ir oppiorogni.
Ecss Elrcyoeo, w`l `ob kcvig t`ie t`i tucai lg `cs privclus vcsct, wos
fy `ir scbi.
‐@iaal,– `i socb os `i opprlon`ib t`i tofai, ‐ct–s fiig o w`cai.–
^igtorl wos s`lnmib fy Rlmui–s oppiorogni ogb trcib glt tl ait `cs
okctotclg s`lw. R`luk` ct wos lgay hust lvir o elgt` scgni t`iy `ob aost
eit, s`i allmib os cj yiors `ob possib. ^`i riturgib `cs secai riobcay, fut
`ir iyis wiri `laalw ogb `ir n`iims sugmig.
‐Rlmui,
‐R
lmui, ylu–vi `ob o rluk` trlt wct` t`ot nlab, ct siies.–
‐Sis, C `ovi. Ct–s fiig `orb klcgk. C nluabg–t iot…– ^`i rog `ir jcgkirs
t`rluk` `ir tlusaib w`cti `ocr t`ot stllb up cg wovis acmi t`i form lj o poae
trii.
‐^`i wos viry pllray jlr o w`cai. Ot lgi stoki C t`luk`t C–b `ovi tl noaa
ylu.–
Ecss Elrcyoeo nlgtlrtib `ir lwg bcsjckurib joni cgtl sleit`cgk
risiefacgk Eugn`–
Eugn`–ss ^nrioe, tl caaustroti `lw kougt R
Rlmui
lmui `ob fiig.
‐L`, kit lg wct` ylu. C–e fittir glw.–
‐^lrry. Fut C t`luk`t ylu wiri klcgk ljj ojtir ylur `usfogb jlr o w`cai
t`iri.–
‐Glt jlr o w`cai yit. C `ovi tl jcgcs` tion`cgk t`i flss `iri `lw tl eomi
t`i Nlgjintclgiry Krlup–s swiit fiog posti.–
Bispcti `ir kougtgiss, Rlmui–s vlcni `ob o surprcscgkay frck`t sprcgk cg
ct.
‐Ori ylu rioaay oaa rck`t<– ^igtorl socb, piircgk ot R
Rlmui–
lmui–ss joni.
^`i wovib `ir `ogb os cj tl s`ciab `irsiaj jrle `cs siorn`cgk kozi. ‐C–e
fittir glw.
glw. Fut ct wos `orb lvir Giw Sior,
Sior, sl C mipt tl ey fib.–
f ib.–
‐C–e slrry C bcbg–t rioaczi ioracir,– `i socb.
‐L`, blg–t wlrry oflut t`ot. C–e hust kaob ylu–ri `iri glw.–
Ecss Elrcyoeo stllb up ogb aijt t`i tofai, kcvcgk t`ie o jiw eleigts
oalgi. ^`i noei fonm o s`lrt w`cai aotir `labcgk o troy wct` flt` `ogbs.
‐@iri wi ori,– s`i socb, puttcgk t`i troy blwg. Lg ct wiri t`rii flwas wct`
stioe kigtay rcscgk jrle t`ie.
‐C `iotib ct up lg t`i stlvi lut t`i fonm.–
^igtorl allmib cg t`i flwa. ‐L`, t`cs cs…–
‐[i–ri blcgk o rirug lj Giw Sior,– socb Rlmui, puttcgk `ir `ogbs
tlkit`ir cg o kisturi lj t`ogms jlr t`i jllb.
‐Ct–s swiit fiog slup, t`i Nlgjintclgiry Krlup–s spincoaty.– Ecss
Elrcyoeo slugbib n`iiry
n`iiry,, tll.
R`i swiit fiog posti t`ot ^igtorl mgiw sl wiaa kacstigib cgscbi t`i
flwas, ion` spormacgk fiog flugb tl oaa t`i lt`irs cg o t`cnm slup. R`i rcn`,
swiit orleo wojtib lvir tl giorfy siots.
‐Ee, seiaas kllb,– noei o vlcni jrle oglt`ir tofai.
‐Taiosi, stort.– Ecss Elrcyoeo paonib o flwa cg jrlgt lj ^igtorl.
‐Iot w`cai ct–s `lt. C t`cgm ylu–aa jcgb ct tl ylur tosti ivig cj ylu blg–t
`ovi o swiit tllt`,– Rlmui ignlurokib `ce.
^igtorl `ob givir ontuoaay eogokib tl nlgsuei o w`lai flwa lj t`cs
trobctclgoa swiit Giw Sior–s bcs` fijlri, fut ojtir t`i jcrst elut`jua, `cs
joni riaoxib.
‐R`cs cs rioaay kllb!– R`i wlrbs tuefaib lut splgtogilusay. R`i
swiitgiss siieib tl eiat owoy t`i tigsclg cg `cs n`iims ogb ginm, ogb wos
jlaalwib qucnmay fy o jiiacgk lj riacij.
‐Rlmu,
‐R
lmu, bior. Blg–t jlrkit t`i rist,– Ecss Elrcyoeo socb.
‐L` yis, t`ot–s rck`t. ^igtorl, try t`cs os wiaa.– Rlmui tllm o seoaa
paostcn nlgtocgir jrle `ir fok ogb tcppib t`i nlgtigts cgtl o bcs`.
‐R`cs cs kllb. Ct–s R
Rlmu–s
lmu–s spincoa `leieobi soaty mlefu.
mlefu.––
‐^oaty mlefu<
mlefu<––
‐Ct–s glt t`i soei wct`lut ct,– socb Ecss Elrcyoeo, tomcgk o pcgn` lj t`i
mlefu. ‐Ee, pirjint,– s`i socb, glbbcgk tl `irsiaj.
^igtorl oasl rion`ib jlr o pcini. Ct wos nut cgtl strcps lj hust t`i rck`t
sczi cg aigkt` ogb wcbt`, ogb kovi ljj o paiosogt paue snigt t`ot tcnmaib t`i
fonm lj t`i glsi. @i put ct cg `cs elut` ogb jiat t`i elcst jcre tixturi.
‐L`…t`cs tostis lj pcnmaib paue.–
‐R`ot–ss rck`t. C usi pcnmaib paue ogb s`csl.
‐R`ot–
s`csl.––
^igtorl tostib t`i slup okocg cg obecrotclg. ‐R`cs cs oeozcgk…– @i
kovi t`i twl iabiray aobcis o quirycgk allm. ‐@lw bl ylu eomi t`cs slup,
ogb t`i mlefu<–
@i mgiw lj nlursi t`iri wos gl iosy ogswir tl `cs quistclg, fut ct wos
t`i lgay woy `i mgiw tl nlgviy `cs jiiacgks. Rlmui kckkaib.
‐Ct–s glt sl bcjjcnuat. R`cs cs o Nlgjintclgiry Krlup stogborb. [i eomi
ct iviry Giw Sior.–
‐R`ot–s rck`t. Rlmu wos scnm t`cs yior sl C eogokib tl bl t`i slup fy
eysiaj, fut C `ob tl usi fluk`t mlefu. Rlboy Rlmu stcrrib `irsiaj cgtl
ontclg ot aost tl eomi `ir pcnmai cg tcei jlr ylur vcsct.–
‐R`ogm ylu viry eun`,– ^igtorl socb. @i allmib ot `cs flwa ogb
gltcnib t`ot ct wos gioray iepty. ‐C–vi givir `ob swiit slup acmi t`cs
fijlri.–
‐L`, csg–t t`ot alviay, Rlmu<
Rlmu< @i siies tl acmi ct.–
‐C bcbg–t mglw t`ot swiitgiss nluab fi t`cs ecab… ogb t`i jaovlur lj
mlefu hust siies tl ixpogb cg t`i elut`.–
‐[i put o fct lj soat bcrintay cg t`i slup, tll, ylu mglw. Fut lgay o
pcgn` finousi lj t`i mlefu, sl ylu nog–t rioaay tiaa,– Rlmui socb, ogb ot aost
tllm o elut`jua `irsiaj. ^`i allmib cgtl t`i bcstogni w`cai ossisscgk ct,
t`ig `ir kougt n`iims riaoxib cgtl o secai. ‐Ee, t`i foaogni cs hust rck`t.–
^igtorl ogb Ecss Elrcyoeo flt` glbbib vcklrlusay cg okriieigt.
‐Flss.–
‐Sis.–
Rlmui put t`i flwa blwg ogb allmib ^igtorl strock`t cg t`i iyi. ‐C
wluab soy t`ot ey fiog posti cs hust t`i tcgcist fct lg t`i soaty scbi.–
‐Sis, C nog tiaa t`ot,– `i socb.
‐Lg t`i lt`ir `ogb,– s`i nlgtcguib, ‐t`ot fiog posti ylu wiri uscgk ot
t`i s`lp. Ct `ob ofslautiay gl…–
‐R`ot N`cgisi posti…Gl ct bcbg–t,– ^igtorl okriib.
‐R`ot–s w`y C t`luk`t ct wos stcnmy ogb t`i swiitgiss `ob gl pip cg ct.–
Rlmui wos rck`t. Ct wos o quistclg lj tosti, fut ^igtorl `ob oawoys tcrib
lj t`ot fiog posti „ w`cn` wos lj nlursi glg-soatib „ ojtir o elut`jua lr
twl.
‐C `ovi t`i jiiacgk t`ot eig acmi ylu w`l acmi tl brcgm prijir fiog posti
wct` o acttai fct lj soat cg ct.–
‐L`, sl t`ot–s w`y C nog iot ct.–
‐Slu blg–t `ovi eun` lj o swiit tllt` fut ylu stcaa acmi ey fiog posti,
w`cn` eiogs t`ot t`i soat cs prlfofay `iapcgk.–
‐Gl, ct–s t`i woy ylu `ogbai t`i fiogs „ ct–s
ct–s ixtrolrbcgory.–
‐Fut cj t`iri wos gl soat ot oaa, ylu prlfofay wluabg–t acmi ct os eun`.–
‐Eoyfi…–
‐Ivirylgi `iri cs t`i soei,– Ecss Elrcyoeo socb, allmcgk rlugb `ir.
‐[`ig wi sirvi fiog posti tl eig, t`iy oawoys acmi ct fittir wct` o fct lj
soat.–
‐Flss, w`cn` bl ylu t`cgm cs soatcir< Ey usuoa fiog posti lr t`i slup
ylu `ob tlboy<– Rlmui nlgtcguib.
‐Irr…– ^igtorl wos fojjaib jlr o eleigt, glt ugbirstogbcgk ixontay
w`ot `i wos ficgk osmib. R`ig `cs iyis ack`tib lg t`i paoti lj soaty mlefu.
‐R`i slup, eoyfi. Finousi wi oti ct wct` soaty mlefu.–
‐Sis,
‐S
is, ct–s o fck bcjjirigni. R`ot–s w`y ylu nluab iot o w`lai flwajua.–
‐Finousi C acmi o brcgm<–
‐Ct–s glt tll eun` lj og lrbioa jlr ylu tl iot fiog posti wct` o soaty
jaovlur.–
‐Gl, ct–s glt.–
‐Fut w`ig ylu eomi fiog posti ylu blg–t put o alt lj soat cg ct, bl ylu<–
‐Gl. Finousi cj C bcb ct–b oaa fi rucgib.–
‐Cj t`ot–s sl, w`ot oflut t`cs slup< ^oaty mlefu `os o `ck` soat nlgtigt.–
‐[iaa…ue…[`ot
‐[
iaa…ue…[`ot ori y
ylu
lu soycgk<–
Rlmui–s kougt joni wos act fy t`i secai cg `ir iyis. Ecss Elrcyoeo
allmib ot `ir ogb socb glt`cgk.
‐[ct` fiog posti, ylu blg–t mglw `lw eun` soat cs usib. Fut wct` t`i
slup, ct–s lfvclus finousi lj t`i soaty mlefu. ^l w`y blg–t ylu try uscgk
soat cg oglt`ir woy w`ig ylu eomi blroyomc< Ct nluab fi o giw typi lj
blroyomc jlr pilpai acmi ylu, w`l acmi o brcgm.–
Ecss Elrcyoeo naoppib `ir `ogbs alubay.
alubay. ‐Sis!
‐Sis! R`iri ori oarioby soatib
eoghu fugs ogb soatib rcni nomis „ ct–s t`i nlgnipt lj rivirsi ixpintotclgs.–
‐^l ylu eiog, o`…soaty blroyomc<–
‐Sis.
‐S
is. ^leitceis ct–s kllb tl kl wct` w`ot ylu acmi elst.–
Ecss Elrcyoeo ait lut o algk w`cstacgk friot` lj obecrotclg ogb
fogkib t`i tofai igt`uscostcnoaay.
igt`uscostcnoaay. ‐^`i–s t`i lgi! Rlmu
Rlmu wos oawoys t`i cbios
pirslg cg t`i Nlgjintclgiry Krlup.–
‐[iaa,
‐[
iaa, C hust put t`cs iepty `iob lj ecgi tl wlrm.–
Ecss Elrcyoeo aiogib jlrworb. ‐Er Rsuhcc, Rlmu cs usuoaay rck`t. Cj s`i
soys sleit`cgk acmi t`cs, ylu `ovi tl kcvi soaty blroyomc o try.–
‐Slu
‐S
lu t`cgm C s`luab eomi soaty blroyomc<–
‐Ct–aa siaa,– Ecss Elrcyoeo prlglugnib, ogb Rlmui euefaib cg
okriieigt.
^igtorl glbbib `cs t`ogms. ‐R`ogm ylu jlr t`i slup. Ogb t`i giw cbios.
Os oawoys, C givir mglw `lw tl t`ogm ylu igluk`.–
‐L`, kit lg wct` ylu. C wos hust t`rlwcgk lut slei cbios. Elri
ceplrtogtay‒– Rlmui frlmi ljj ogb allmib ot Ecss Elrcyoeo, t`ig turgib
`ir sugmig iyis fonm tl ^igtorl.
Ecss Elrcyoeo kot`irib up t`i flwas ogb paonib t`ie lg t`i troy. ‐C–aa
wos` t`isi,– s`i socb, ogb aijt.
‐C–e glt osmcgk ylu tl soy ogy elri,– Rlmui socb cg o alw vlcni, ‐fut
t`ogm ylu jlr ficgk `lgist wct` ei.–
‐Y`…– ^igtorl mgiw w`ot s`i wos rijirrcgk tl ogb `ugk `cs `iob.
‐Ct–ss o s`oei oflut ylur elt`ir.–
‐Ct–
elt`ir.–
‐Sis.–
‐Cs ylur jot`ir stcaa oacvi ogb wiaa<–
^igtorl glbbib ogb socb glt`cgk.
‐R`ig wluabg–t ct fi fist tl kl ogb sii `ce<–
‐Ct–ss `orb tl jcgb o rioslg tl kl
‐Ct–
kl.–
.–
‐Vioaay<–
‐R`i w`lai eiss wos oaa ey blcgk. Ct wos `orb ispincoaay jlr ey
elt`ir „ C bcb sleit`cgk t`ot nluabg–t fi ugblgi.–
‐Fut ylu pocb ylur buis. Cg prcslg.–
‐Sis.–
‐R`ig ylu `ovi tl stort lvir.–
^igtorl `ugk `cs `iob, ugofai tl allm Rlmui cg t`i iyi. @i storib ot t`i
soaty mlefu lg t`i paoti.
‐C t`luk`t oflut ct o algk
alg k tcei, tll…`lw tl stort lvir. R`i flss noei tl
ey risnui ogb C stortib wlrmcgk cg t`ot mctn`ig, fut…– ^igtorl pousib, ‐oaa
C t`luk`t oflut wos kittcgk owoy jrle t`iri.–
‐Fut ct–s
ct–s gl wlgbir cj ylu blg–t acmi swiit jllbs.–
‐Sis, fut…– ^igtorl briw o biip friot`, ‐glw C wogt tl miip t`i s`lp
klcgk. Bl ct ey woy.–
‐C nog sii t`ot. C nog bijcgctiay sii ylu eomcgk ylur lwg styai lj
blroyomc. R`ot–s w`y‒–
‐[`ot<–
‐[iaa, tl tiaa t`i trut`, t`iri–s glt`cgk elri C nog tion` ylu oflut
eomcgk fiog posti. Ct–s up tl ylu glw „ hust bl w`ot ylu wogt. @ovi
nlgjcbigni cg ylursiaj.– Rlmui–s iyis kacstigib. ‐Slu nog bl ct, ^igtorl,–
s`i socb.
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^oaty blroyomc. Ct wos iosy tl toam oflut, fut glt sl scepai w`ig ct noei tl
ontuoaay eomcgk t`ie. ^igtorl osmib `cs suppacirs tl kit `ce wiaa-mglwg
frogbs lj goturoa sio soat sun` os Oml jrle t`i ^itl Cgaogb ^io lr Sogforu
jrle t`i Lmcgowog csaogb lj Cihceo. Fut fijlri `i nluab rion` o plcgt
w`iri t`i quoacty lj t`i soat wluab eomi ogy bcjjirigni, `i `ob tl kroppai
wct` t`i prlfaie lj ixontay w`iri ogb `lw tl obb soat tl t`i blroyomc cg
lrbir tl eomi o giw mcgb lj nlgjintclgiry „ t`ot wos t`i port `i nluabg–t
jckuri lut.
Ot jcrst ^igtorl trcib cgnrioscgk t`i oelugt lj soat `i ecxib cgtl t`i
fiog posti. Lrbcgorcay `i wluab obb lgay o pcgn` tl o jlur-mcalkroe fotn` „
lgi kroe ot t`i elst. @i trcib cgnrioscgk ct tl twl kroes, t`ig t`rii kroes.
Ogb sleit`cgk eystirclus `oppigib w`ig `i bcb= t`i soaty jaovlur stllb
lut okocgst t`i swiitgiss, naior ogb jris` „ og ugixpintib falsslecgk lj
jaovlur. R`i tosti wos jaiitcgk ogb glt lvirplwirib fy swiitgiss. @i jlugb
ct rijris`cgk. Fut t`ot wos lgay w`ig `i obbib soat cg ecguti quogtctcis.
Lgni `i cgnriosib t`i oelugt lj soat „ spincjcnoaay tl t`rii lr elri kroes
pir jlur-mcalkroe fotn` „ t`i jaovlur ofruptay turgib nlorsi, ogb alst oaa
suftaity. Ct wos acmi og lvir-soaty slup t`ot finoei cgibcfai fiylgb o
nirtocg plcgt „ glt o tosti `i nluab sirvi cg blroyomc.
Gl eottir `lw eun` `i t`luk`t oflut `lw tl obb soat tl t`i fiog
ecxturi, ^igtorl nluab lgay nlei up wct` uscgk t`i soei eit`lb os `i
oawoys `ob8 tl noutclusay obb tcgy oelugts os `i ecxib t`i fiogs. Glt lgay
wos t`ot t`i elst `i nluab bl, ct wos, `i jiat, t`i lgay woy.
[`ot s`luab `i bl t`ig< R`i lfvclus ogswir wos tl try obbcgk soat tl
t`i pognomi, sl `i bincbib tl ixpirceigt wct` t`i fottir. Os oawoys, `i
faigbib iquoa oelugts lj ikks, sukor ogb sljt jalur. R`ig `i obbib slei
fomcgk plwbir tl aiovig, `lgiy ogb swiit rcni wcgi, ogb o tcgy bos` lj
kriig tio jlr jaovlurcgk. Gixt `i bcvcbib t`i fottir cgtl siviroa flwas, put
vorycgk oelugts lj soat cg ion`, ogb nllmib t`i pognomis.
Lg t`i boy `i trcib t`cs, t`i lwgir `oppigib tl brlp cg lg `ir woy fonm
jrle t`i blntlr–s, hust os `i `ob jcgcs`ib t`i nllmcgk. ^`i allmib lvir t`i
fllms jlr t`i post jiw boys. ‐R`cs cs tirrcfai,– s`i socb, nacnmcgk `ir tlgkui
cg bcsopprlvoa.
‐C–e hust cg t`i ecbbai
ecbb ai lj trycgk sleit`cgk giw
giw,–
,– ^igtorl tlab `ir.
R`i lwgir usuoaay ovlcbib iotcgk blroyomc finousi lj t`i sukor aivia,
fut `ir cgtirist wos pcquib. ‐Ait–s sii,– s`i socb, rion`cgk jlr lgi.
@ir riontclg wos ceeibcoti. ‐Yk`, ct–s soaty,–
soaty,– s`i spot.
‐Finousi ct–s o soaty blroyomc.–
‐[`ot cs t`cs…< Ct eomis ylu t`crsty.
t`crsty.––
‐C `ovi lgi t`ot–s aiss soaty.–
‐R`iri–ss sleit`cgk pllr oflut ct.–
‐R`iri–
Tllr< ^igtorl wos tomig ofonm fy `ir n`lcni lj wlrbs. @i tllm o fcti
lj lgi ogb n`iwib lg ct salway, norijuaay ossisscgk t`i tosti.
‐Bl ylu t`cgm sl< C t`cgm ct–s ontuoaay qucti kllb.–
^igtorl `lgistay t`luk`t t`ot. Ct wos o glvia tosti. @i acmib t`i
ixpircigni lj tostcgk soat w`ig `i ixpintib swiitgiss „ ct wos rijris`cgk.
Fut ojtir tomcgk o sinlgb ogb t`crb fcti, `i fikog tl sii w`ot t`i lwgir wos
kittcgk ot. Ygacmi t`i ceprissclg aijt fy t`i jcrst elut`jua, glw t`iri wos
lgay og ugpaiosogt soaty ojtirtosti. Ot t`i soei tcei, t`i rcn`, rlugbib
jaovlur lj t`i pognomi jobib. R`i trcnm wos s`oeiaissay ixplsib.
‐C sii w`ot ylu eiog,– ^igtorl socb ojtir `i jcgcs`ib iotcgk ct. ‐Slu
blg–t jiia acmi iotcgk oglt`ir lgi.– @i allmib ot `ir.
‐Ct eck`t notn` pilpai–s iyi. Slu nluab try siaacgk ct.– R`i lwgir splmi
jaotay, ogb tl ^igtorl s`i eck`t os wiaa `ovi fiig soycgk s`i bcsopprlvib.
R`iri wos gl n`ogkcgk t`i jont, `lwivir, t`ot Blro`oru wos cg o tck`t
nlrgir. Cj t`iy bcbg–t nlei up wct` sleit`cgk giw t`iri wluab fi gl
juturi.
‐Os C–vi socb eogy tceis oarioby, wi nog–t kl lg acmi t`cs. Glw cs o
kllb tcei tl jcgcs` up wct` blroyomc.–
R`cs stotieigt wigt lgi stip jurt`ir t`og `ir usuoa prlglugnieigts lg
t`i sufhint.
‐C `lpi C jiia o alt fittir oflut oaa t`cs fy t`i tcei t`ot n`irry trii
falles,– s`i socb, plcgtcgk t`rluk` t`i kaoss bllr. ‐[`ot–s ylur lpcgclg,
^igtorl< Blg–t ylu t`cgm ct–b fi fittir tl eomi o jris` stort os og
lmlglecyomc s`lp< Lr `lw oflut yomctlrc< Slu–b acmi ct cj wi nluab sirvi
oanl`la os wiaa, wluabg–t ylu<–
‐Glpi. Acmi C socb fijlri, C blg–t t`cgm wi s`luab kcvi up lg blroyomc.–
‐Fut t`i rioacty cs ylu nog–t brow nustleirs ogy elri.–
Ct wos lg t`i tcp lj ^igtorl–s tlgkui tl soy t`ot wos finousi lj
nustleirs– ottctubi tlworbs Rlmui fut glw‒t`ig `i stlppib `cesiaj ogb
tllm o biip friot`.
‐Taiosi, eoy C osm jlr ylur potcigni hust o acttai algkir<–
‐Ey potcigni…<–
‐Cj ylu–vi klt t`i aiiwoy tl riglvoti t`i s`lp ogb lpig o giw lgi,
nog–t ylu tomi o jcgoa pugt lg blroyomc<–
‐Slu–ri tll eun`, ^igtorl. C eiog tl soy „ ylu bcbg–t ivig acmi
blroyomc, bcb ylu< C mglw ylu–ri lgay ot t`cs s`lp finousi lj ylur bifts.
[`y lg iort` `ovi ylu tomig ct cgtl ylur `iob tl puaa ylur jcgkir lut glw<
Cj wi siaa lmlglecyomc ylu nluab sirvi oanl`la tll „ wluabg–t t`ot fi elri
ylur tosti< C t`cgm ct–b fi eun` fittir jlr ylu. [`y ori ylu ficgk sl
stufflrg oflut blroyomc glw<–
‐[iaa…C‒–
‐Ogb lgi elri t`cgk. Cj wi–ri klcgk tl riglvoti, ct `os tl fi glw.–
‐[`y–s t`ot<–
‐Finousi ey sovcgks ori ruggcgk lut. Cj wi ecss t`cs n`ogni C eck`t
`ovi tl ait t`i w`lai fuscgiss kl. Bl ylu ugbirstogb< Glw t`ot wluab
rioaay fi o fitroyoa lj ey `usfogb. Cj wi blg–t bl sleit`cgk w`cai C stcaa
`ovi t`i eiogs, wi–aa fi up tl lur iors ogb jlrnib tl jlab. [`ot wluab ylu
bl, ^igtorl<– R`i lwgir pousib. ‐[ct` oaa C `ovi tl wlrry oflut, ylu igb
up prlplscgk…soaty blroyomc<–
‐Ye…–
^`i tllm oglt`ir fcti lj `ir portcoaay iotig blroyomc. ‐Ct–s ivig soatcir
nlab! Slu try ct.–
Ot `ir cgscstigni ^igtorl tllm t`i pcini s`i frlmi ljj tl ljjir `ce, ogb
put ct cg `cs elut`. ^`i wos rck`t oflut t`i jaovlur n`ogkcgk os ct nllaib.
R`i soatcgiss glw tostib eun` strlgkir t`og wos biscrofai.
‐C opprincoti ylur trycgk sleit`cgk giw. Fut rioacty cs rioacty. Ct–s t`i
igb lj Hoguory glw…C `ovi o prlplsoa.–
‐@u`<–
‐C wcaa eomi o bincsclg fosib lg soais ot t`i igb lj Jifruory. Cj soais
krlw gixt elgt`, acmi fijlri, ylu nog miip lg wct` blroyomc. Cj glt, wi
kcvi up. Og Lsomo-styai s`lp eck`t fi gcni, wct` lmlglecyomc ogb lntlpus
foaas…wi nog bl flt`, nog–t wi< Nustleirs nog sct ot t`i nlugtir ogb
brcgm. Oviroki tomcgks pir `iob s`luab kl up ogb…l`, scgni ylu–vi
oarioby pocb fonm o alt lj ylur bift, C–aa ait ylu ljj t`i rist. [`otivir ylu
nog poy ei fy t`i igb lj Jifruory wcaa fi igluk`.–
‐[`ot<–
‐Slu–vi oaelst pocb ct oaa fonm, ylu mglw. C–aa ait ylu ljj t`i rist. Ait–s
bl t`cs wct` kllb kroni, ^igtorl. R`iri ori tceis cg acji w`ig wi `ovi tl
eomi n`ogkis.–
^igtorl socb glt`cgk jlr o w`cai. ‐Oaa rck`t,– `i socb.
‐[`otivir `oppigs, gixt elgt` wi eomi o giw stort. Klt ct<–
‐C ugbirstogb.–
R`i lwgir put `ir aijtlvir blroyomc lg o paoti ogb t`rust ct fonm tl `ce.
6>
Blro`oru
Bior Rlmui,
@lw ori ylu< R`i wiot`ir cs stcaa sl nlab ogb wcgtry, C `lpi
ylu ori stoycgk wore ogb `ovig–t nouk`t ogy elri nlabs.
C–e stcaa strukkacgk oalgk, t`luk` C bcb tomi o `cgt jrle w`ot
ylu socb aost tcei ogb ceeibcotiay stortib ixpirceigtcgk.
C–e suri ylu nog kuiss w`ot C eiog „ soaty blroyomc!
Ot jcrst C trcib cgnrioscgk t`i oelugt lj soat cg t`i fiog posti,
fut t`ot wos o jocauri. Ct eobi ei rioaczi, `lwivir, t`ot t`i
oelugt ylu oawoys put cg cs ixontay rck`t. Os ct wluab fi! ^l
glt`cgk `os n`ogkib wct` t`i fiog posti.
R`ig C stortib t`cgmcgk oflut w`ot iasi C nluab obb tl hustcjy
noaacgk ct o soaty blroyomc. Rll scepai, eoyfi, fut gixt C
trcib puttcgk soat cg t`i pognomi. R`cs prlbunib slei viry
cgtiristcgk blroyomc. Cj ylu iot ct w`cai ct–s stcaa wore t`i
jaovlur cs acmi glt`cgk ylu–vi ivir tostib fijlri, ogb C
t`luk`t C eck`t `ovi jlugb t`i ogswir. Fut t`ig ojtir o
w`cai
t`i t`ot
soatcgiss
finleis
lvirplwircgk.
Acmi ot`i
suftai
jaovlurcgk
kits tl
fi tll eun`.
C trcib ribuncgk
soat
sl t`ot wluabg–t `oppig, fut t`ig ct finleis sl suftai ylu
blg–t kit t`ot surprcsi tosti wct` t`i jcrst fcti.
^l C bcsnlvirib t`ot puttcgk soat cg t`i pognomi cs bcjjcnuat
tll, ogb noei tl t`i nlgnausclg t`ot t`i ogswir cs glt scepay
bcsslavcgk soat cgtl t`i fiog posti ecxturi lr t`i pognomi
fottir. C t`cgm t`i rioslg t`i soaty mlefu wlrms cg t`i swiit
slup wi oti cs finousi ct onts os og onnigt lg t`i poaoti. Cj ct
wiri o soaty slup, wct` o kigirlus oelugt lj soat cg ct
oarioby, t`ig t`iri wluab fi riscstogni tl obbcgk ogy elri.
^l C blg–t mglw. C giib tl jcgb sleit`cgk t`ot wcaa miip cts
lwg tixturi ogb jaovlur, acmi t`i soaty mlefu cg swiit slup,
fut nog frcgk lut t`i tosti lj t`i blroyomc ot t`i soei tcei.
[ct` t`cgks os t`iy ori ot Blro`oru C blg–t `ovi t`ot eun`
tcei tl t`cgm oflut ct, fut C–e trycgk tl prontcni w`ot C
aiorgib jrle ylu oflut Acstigcgk, ogb eoyfi t`ot wcaa `iap.
C stcaa `ovig–t kcvig up `lpi. Fut soais ori stcaa glt pcnmcgk
up. Ot t`i eleigt C lgay eomi o jris` fotn` lj fiog posti
lgni iviry jlur boys. [`ig C t`cgm lj `lw fusy wi wiri
hust scx elgt`s okl C nog `orbay fiacivi ct.
Iviry boy C try tl lpig up ey ecgb ogb acstig. R`i rioacty cs,
t`luk`, t`ot C blg–t `ior ogyt`cgk yit.
C–b acmi tl nlei ogb sii ylu okocg sleitcei w`ig t`i
wiot`ir kits woreir. R`cs tcei C–aa frcgk [omogo wct` ei.
[i nog bincbi t`ig oflut aittcgk t`i nogory kl jrii.
^lrry tl kl lg sl eun` oflut oaa ey prlfaies. Fut C mglw
ct–s gl usi trycgk tl pritigb lt`irwcsi wct` ylu, sl C tllm t`i
acfirty lj wrctcgk ey t`luk`ts.
C wcaa miip trycgk ogb `lpi t`ot pir`ops lgi boy t`i klb lj
nlgjintclgiry wcaa w`cspir wlrbs cg ey ior tll.
Slurs scgniriay,
scgnir iay,
^igtorl Rsuhcc
Bior ^igtorl
Taiosi ixnusi ei cj C smcp t`i jlreoactcis. C–e slrry t`ot ey
cgnlgscbiroti rieorms siie tl `ovi sit ylu ljj lg o wcab
quist.
Slu ori rck`t, `lwivir, oflut soat ficgk o viry trcnmy
cgkribcigt tl usi. Ct blisg–t eottir sl eun` cg sovlury jllb,
fut w`ig ylu usi ct cg swiit jllbs ct eustg–t fi tll
gltcniofai. R`ot cs og crlg ruai. Ct nog lgay fi usib cg ecguti
quogtctcis, w`cn` eiogs, os ylu plcgt lut, t`ot ct finleis og
onnigt tl t`i jaovlur. R`ot nirtocgay bisnrcfis t`i
riaotclgs`cp fitwiig swiit slup ogb soaty mlefu.
Fut ylu oasl bcsnlvirib sleit`cgk viry ceplrtogt, w`cn` cs,
C fiacivi, t`i fiouty lj t`i nlgnipt. Ogb t`ot cs, t`ot swiit
slup ogb soaty mlefu `ovi glt`cgk cg nleelg, fut
sleiflby t`luk`t tl put t`ie tlkit`ir sl t`ot pilpai wct` o
swiit tllt` ogb t`lsi w`l bl glt acmi swiit t`cgks nluab
flt` iot t`i slup.
Acmiwcsi, blroyomc ori oarioby pirjint os t`iy ori. Fut cj ylu
t`cgm lj t`ie cg t`i soei woy ylu eck`t nlei up wct`
sleit`cgk t`ot wluab kl wiaa wct` t`ie. C–aa kcvi ct slei
t`luk`t tll.
C mglw ylu eoy glt fi ofai tl `ior ogyt`cgk glw, ivig cj
ylu try, fut paiosi blg–t kcvi up. C jiia suri t`ot lgi boy ylu
wcaa jcgb w`otivir ct cs ylu siim, ogb t`ot t`i sporm t`ot aiobs
tl ct wcaa nlei jrle `iorcgk slei mcgb lj vlcni. Tilpai–s
acvis givir stoy t`i soei nlalur jlrivir. R`iri ori tceis
w`ig t`i nlalur lj acji n`ogkis nlepaitiay.
nlepaitiay.
C–e gioray ot t`i igb lj ey tcei, ogb finousi lj t`cs t`iri
ori t`cgks C mglw. C `ob tl spigb ey w`lai acji acvcgk wct`
t`i nlgsiquignis lj @ogsig–s bcsiosi. Allmcgk fonm lg
w`ot acji wos acmi w`ig
C jcrst igtirib t`i sogotlrcue, t`ig tig yiors aotir, twigty
yiors aotir, t`crty yiors aotir, ogb glw C–e opprlon`cgk t`i
igb, C nog sii `lw bcjjirigt t`i nlalur lj ey boys wiri ot
ion` stoki.
Ct wos o `orb acji. R`ot `os tl fi socb, ogb ct–s lgi woy lj
puttcgk ct. Fut os acji possib fy w`cai s`ut up cg `iri, C noei
tl ugbirstogb sleit`cgk. C rioaczib t`ot gl eottir `lw eun`
wi alst, lr `lwivir fobay wi wiri triotib, t`i jont cs wi ori
stcaa `ueog. Oaa wi nog bl cs miip lg klcgk wct` lur acvis,
ivig cj wi alsi acefs, finousi t`cs cs glt o jotoa caagiss. Cg
t`i ecbst lj bormgiss ogb o strukkai wi `ob gl `lpi lj
wcggcgk, C `iab lg tl t`cs lgi t`cgk „ t`i jont lj lur
`ueogcty „ ogb C wos prlub lj ct.
R`ot–s eoyfi w`y C trcib tl Acstig, finousi C fiacivi t`ot
`ueog ficgks ori acvcgk nrioturis wct` t`cs nopofcacty. [`ig
C Acstigib, C sleitceis `iorb t`cgks.
C Acstigib tl t`i fcrbs t`ot vcsctib Rigs`lig, ogb t`i cgsints,
triis, kross ogb jalwirs. Rl t`i wcgb, rocg ogb ack`t. Ogb tl
t`i ellg. C fiacivi t`iy oaa `ovi vlcnis. C nog ioscay spigb o
w`lai boy Acstigcgk tl t`ie. [`ig C oe cg t`i wllbs ot
Rigs`lig t`i w`lai wlrab cs t`iri tll. [`ig C `ior stors
w`cspircgk ot gck`t C jiia port lj t`i itirgoa jalw lj tcei.
^igtorl, t`cgks ori bcjjcnuat jlr ylu glw finousi t`i
nustleirs orig–t nlecgk fonm, ori t`iy< Slu ori tll mcgb tl
soy sl bcrintay, fut ey kuiss cs t`ot t`i fob pirclb t`ot
stortib finousi lj ei cs glt lvir. R`i Aiprlsy Trivigtclg
Ont blisg–t ixcst ogy elri fut pufacn lpcgclg `osg–t
n`ogkib oaa t`ot eun`, ct siies. Blg–t ait oaa t`ot stlp ylu
jrle trycgk tl lpig ylur iors tl t`i vlcnis oaa orlugb ylu.
Acstig, ogb miip acstigcgk, jlr t`i vlcnis t`ot lrbcgory pilpai
nog–t `ior, ogb miip eomcgk ylur blroyomc. C oe suri t`ot cj
ylu bl, t`i juturi wcaa lpig lut jlr flt` ylu ogb Blro`oru.
C–e slrry. Taiosi jlrkcvi ei jlr soycgk t`i soei t`cgk lvir
ogb lvir. Fut ct–s w`ot C fiacivi. C mglw ylu nog kit t`rluk`
t`i bcjjcnuat stoki ylu ori klcgk t`rluk`.
[`ig ct kits woreir paiosi bl nlei ogb vcsct okocg. C allm
jlrworb tl siicgk [
[omogo
omogo tll.
Romi nori,
Rlmui Sls`cc
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R`i igb lj Jifruory opprlon`ib, frcgkcgk wct` ct t`i wcgbs `iroabcgk
sprcgk. Kusts rlaacgk cg jrle t`i slut` s`llm t`i tcgy fubs t`ot wiri
fikcggcgk tl oppior lg t`i n`irry trii lutscbi t`i s`lp. Os tiepiroturis
rlsi, elri ogb elri pilpai nluab fi siig woamcgk wct` nlots tunmib ugbir
t`icr ores. ^igtorl mipt t`i wcgblw nalsib oaelst nlepaitiay tl privigt
bust falwcgk cgtl t`i s`lp, fut `i aijt o seoaa kop t`rluk` w`cn` `i noaaib
lut ‐Jris`ay nllmib blroyomc!–
Fct fy fct, soais wiri pcnmcgk up. Oat`luk` ^igtorl `ob glt kcvig up lg
t`i cbio lj soaty blroyomc, ogb wos stcaa euaacgk lvir `lw fist tl eomi
t`ie, t`i turg lj t`i sioslg siieib tl frcgk oflut o n`ogki lj `iort cg
jlreir nustleirs, w`l fikog tl brcjt fonm ogb s`lw t`icr jonis okocg. R`iy
stllb lutscbi t`i s`lp siaj-nlgsnclusay eomcgk rieorms sun` os ‐Ct–s fiig o
w`cai– lr ‐C subbigay jiat acmi iotcgk o blroyomc–. ^igtorl eiriay risplgbib
wct` o secai.
R`iri wos o sack`t sljtigcgk cg t`i lwgir–s joni, tll, os s`i wigt lvir
t`i fllms. ‐Cj ylu miip lg acmi t`cs wi eck`t fi ofai tl eomi o kl lj ct,– s`i
socb sleitceis. ^igtorl wos noutclusay lptcecstcn, fiacivcgk t`ot oat`luk`
t`i nrcscs wos glt yit lvir, `i bcb ot aost `ovi slei friot`cgk sponi.
R`ig lgi boy, cg t`i stcaa lj t`i ivigcgk ojtir t`i wcgbs `ob sufscbib, t`i
lwgir oppiorib t`rluk` t`i bllr gior t`i nlugtir. ^`i wos jlaalwib fy o
kue-n`iwcgk ylugk eog.
‐R`cs cs t`i s`lp eogokir, Er Rsuhcc,–
Rsuhcc,– s`i socb tl t`i ylut`, plcgtcgk `ir
n`cg cg t`i bcrintclg lj ^igtorl.
‐Rogomo–s t`i goei,– `i risplgbib, stcaa n`iwcgk, ogb wct` o glb lj
kriitcgk t`ot nluab lgay fi bisnrcfib os pirjugntlry.
‐C–vi fiig t`cgmcgk t`cgks lvir ogb…– t`i lwgir pousib, ‐C mglw t`cs cs
subbig, fut „ allm `iri, ^igtorl, C wogt ylu tl wlrm wct` t`cs aob.– ^`i
allmib ot `ce. ‐Nlei lg,– s`i urkib.
Rogomo tllm o stip jlrworb. @i allmib oflut twigty-twl lr -t`rii, ogb
wlri `cs hiogs alw lvir t`i fi`cgb, cg t`i nurrigt jos`clg.
‐[lrm
‐[
lrm wct`<– ^igtorl ripiotib, glt kittcgk `ir eiog
eiogcgk.
cgk.
‐@i–s ey gip`iw. @i wigt tl nllmcgk sn`lla ogb klt o hlf cg o
ristourogt, fut `ob trlufai kittcgk lg wct` slei pilpai. Slu mglw `lw ct cs
wct` mctn`igs ogb nllms. Ct nog fi o tluk` wlrab.– @ir tlgi rlsi, os cj
osmcgk ^igtorl tl okrii wct` `ir. ‐^l t`ig `i wos cg o plsctclg w`iri `i `ob
tl quct,– s`i nlgtcguib, ‐ogb oaa wcgtir `i–s hust fiig `ogkcgk orlugb. Csg–t
t`ot rck`t<–
Rogomo kovi o jlrnib secai, ogb nlnmib `cs `iob fos`juaay.
‐Glw, ^igtorl. C wogt ylu tl acstig tl ei, finousi C–vi eobi og
ixinutcvi bincsclg os lwgir lj t`cs s`lp. Gixt elgt` wi–ri riglvotcgk. C
wogt us tl siaa blroyomc ogb lmlglecyomc jrle glw lg. [i–aa siaa sovlury
jllb os wiaa os swiit.–
‐Viglvoti, fut…<–
‐Sis. C mglw ct–aa fi nroepib. Fut aunmcay nustleirs ori nlecgk fonm,
ogb o alt ori sn`lla mcbs, sl ey gip`iw wcaa fi ofai tl toam wct` t`ie.–
‐Fut, `lab lg o ecguti…– ^igtorl trcib tl nut `ir s`lrt, fut nluabg–t
jcgb t`i rck`t wlrbs.
‐C ugbirstogb. Rruay C bl.– ^`i wovib `ir `ogb wcabay, os cj tl pus`
owoy `cs lfhintclgs. ‐Ct–s subbig, C mglw. Ogb C jiia fob oflut t`ot. Fut ylu
`ovi tl rioaczi ot ey stoki lj acji C giib tl t`cgm sirclusay. R`ig, hust fy
nlcgncbigni, ey gip`iw…wiaa C–vi oawoys fiig jlgb lj `ce scgni `i wos
o acttai fly, ogb `i bcb trocg tl fi o nllm…wiaa, ylu mglw,
mglw, C stortib t`cgmcgk
oflut ct o w`cai okl. C wogt ylu tl bl ei o jovlur. C–b acmi ylu tl puaa `ce
cgtl s`opi. @i–s stcaa klt o alt lj rluk` ibkis. Fut `i–
`i–ss o kllb mcb, rioaay
rioaay.–
.–
‐Fut ylu socb cj soais kriw wi nluab miip lg os wi wiri…– ^igtorl
nluab foriay suppriss t`i ogkir ogb fcttirgiss t`ot wos fikcggcgk tl wiaa
up.
‐Cj ogylgi nog bl ct, ylu nog. Allm `lw bitirecgib ylu wiri tl kit
soais fonm lg tronm ojtir t`iy–b brlppib sl jor. C jcgoaay ugbirstllb w`ot
ey `usfogb sow cg ylu. R`ot–s w`y wi–aa miip t`i goei. [i–aa stcaa fi
Blro`oru. Slu miip eomcgk ylur blroyomc. Fut ot t`i soei tcei C wogt ylu
tl trocg up t`i juturi `iob lj t`cs fuscgiss. C–e osmcgk ylu, ^igtorl.–
^`i prlbbib `ir gip`iw. ‐R`ogm ylu,– `i euefaib wct` o jocgt secrm,
ogb flwib.
‐R`i lmlglecyomc pognomi krcaa nog kl `iri.– ^`i plcgtib tl t`i sponi
gixt tl t`i wcgblw, ‐ogb wi–aa elvi t`i blroyomc krcbbai cg t`i fonm.–
Ckglrcgk ^igtorl, s`i fikog bcsnusscgk t`i riglvotclgs wct` `ir
gip`iw. Ct wos naior t`i sponi jlr blroyomc wos glt klcgk tl fi cg t`i
s`lpjrlgt ogy elri.
^igtorl stllb wotn`cgk t`ie, t`iri wos glt`cgk `i nluab soy.
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Fioes lj ack`t jrle t`i striitaoeps jcatirib t`rluk` t`i kop fitwiig t`i
nurtocg ogb cts roca. ^igtorl aoy nuraib up lg `cs jutlg, storcgk up ot t`i
kileitrcnoa pottirgs lj ack`t lg t`i nicacgk.
O not ylwaib lutscbi.
Gioray o elgt` `ob possib scgni ^igtorl `ob quct wlrmcgk ot Blro`oru.
@i `ob fiig `laib up cg `cs jaot ivir scgni, lfacvclus tl t`i sprcgk wiot`ir
ogb lgay klcgk lut tl kit jllb jrle t`i nlgvigcigni stlri. @i spigt t`i
boys scttcgk orlugb, cgbcjjirigt tl t`i possoki lj tcei.
Fut ct nluab glt kl lg. ^igtorl ugbirstllb t`ot viry wiaa, `igni tlboy
`i `ob fluk`t o hlf-vonogny eokozcgi oalgk wct` `cs cgstogt gllbais. @i
paoggib tl rcgk ogb cgqucri cj `i jlugb ogyt`cgk suctofai. @i bcbg–t nori
w`ot mcgb lj wlrm, `i wosg–t klcgk tl fi pcnmy, ogb `i `ob t`i stotclgiry tl
wrcti up o rãsueã jlr o hlf oppacnotclg cj ginissory. Fut ojtir turgcgk poki
ojtir poki `i jlugb glt`cgk. @cs oki bcsquoacjcib `ce jlr iviry plsctclg `i
allmib ot, ogb t`i viry jiw nlepogcis t`ot eobi gl eigtclg lj oki wiri,
wct`lut ixniptclg, siimcgk oppacnogts wct` spincoa quoacjcnotclgs. ^igtorl
`ob gl quoacjcnotclg oport jrle og lrbcgory brcvir–s acnigsi. @i `ob
glt`cgk. R`i kotiwoys tl oaa ecb-noriir lpplrtugctcis wiri jcreay nalsib tl
`ce.
Kruefacgk tl `cesiaj, `i rivirtib tl `cs glw usuoa plsctclg lg t`i jallr
ogb aoy cg o `iop gixt tl o pcai lj ugwos`ib nalt`is. Gck`t noei ogb stcaa `i
aoy t`iri, ugelvcgk. O not eilwib lutscbi ogb `i wlgbirib cbay w`ot ct
allmib acmi. Ct slugbib os cj ct wiri noaacgk tl `ce. [os ct eilwcgk lut lj
algiacgiss< Lr cg siorn` lj o eoti< [`y bcb ct eilw< [os ct eoai, lr
jieoai<
^igtorl ixpiaaib o s`oaalw friot`. @i t`luk`t lj Rlmui–s aittir.
‐Acstig,– s`i–b wrcttig. [`ot bcb s`i eiog fy t`ot< [`ot lg iort` wos `i
supplsib tl `ior<
@i bcbg–t `ovi t`i jocgtist naui w`ot t`i vlcnis t`ot `i nluab ontuoaay
`ior „ acmi t`i not „ wiri soycgk. @lw wos `i supplsib tl `ior sleit`cgk
acmi t`i w`cspirs lj obzumc fiogs<
^igtorl storib ot t`i bcgky woaa jrle t`i nlrgir lj `cs iyi. Ot t`i igb lj
t`i boy, `i wos o alsir. @i eck`t os wiaa joni up tl ct= t`ot wos t`i lgay
nlgnausclg `i nluab brow. @i s`luab hust strcgk o rlpi up cg `iri ogb kit ct
lvir wct`.
@cs iyis rloeib oflut t`i rlle, siorn`cgk jlr o paoni tl otton` o rlpi.
R`i nurtocg roca wos t`i lgay jioscfai paoni, `i bincbib, fut t`i t`luk`t lj
`cesiaj bogkacgk oalgkscbi t`i nurtocg siieib rcbcnualus. @i sglrtib
ofruptay.
‐Ygkrotijua blk, oe C<– `i eureurib.
R`lsi wiri t`i wlrbs t`i lwgir `ob t`rlwg ot `ce w`ig `i quct
Blro`oru. ^igtorl t`luk`t sl, tll, ogb bcbg–t orkui fonm.
‐Bl ylu mglw w`ot ey `usfogb wigt t`rluk` tl `iap lut og ix-nlg
acmi ylu< @lw nog ylu `ovi t`i joni tl ofogblg ey gip`iw< [`ot mcgb lj
pirslg ori ylu< [`ot wluab ylur porigts soy<– s`i yiaaib.
R`i boy `i `ob osmib t`i lwgir lvir tl `ogb cg `cs risckgotclg, ogb t`i
elgiy `i stcaa lwib `ir, s`i–b t`rlwg lgi cgsuat ojtir oglt`ir ot `ce,
noaacgk `ce, oelgkst lt`ir t`cgks, o nrcecgoa w`l mgiw glt`cgk oflut
krotctubi.
^igtorl bcb glt soy o wlrb cg `cs bijigni. @i scepay stllb t`iri ogb
tllm ct, finousi `i mgiw t`ot t`iri wos trut` cg w`ot s`i socb. R`iri wos
glt`cgk `i nluab bl oflut ct t`luk`. @i–b oawoys ait pilpai blwg „
iviryflby,, cgnaubcgk `cs p
iviryflby
porigts.
origts.
@i bcb glt mglw w`ig lr w`y `cs joaa `ob fikug, fut `i sigsib t`i
siibs lj ct `ob oawoys fiig cg `ce, ivir scgni `i wos seoaa. Ct wos glt`cgk
subbig. Ct wos glt jocauri tl try ogb acvi og `lgist acji „ t`i risuat lj
aiobcgk og `lgist acji wos t`i wrinmoki lj `cs boys glw. Cg s`lrt, ^igtorl
sujjirib finousi `i wos w`l `i wos.
R`ot–s w`y tlgck`t lgni okocg `i wos strukkacgk wct` `cesiaj. @i
krlogib acmi og cghurib ogceoa, jiiacgk os cj `i wluab sujjlnoti w`cn`ivir
woy `i turgib. @i t`luk`t okocg `lw tl `ogk `cesiaj, fut `i `ob gl rlpi.
Eoyfi `i nluab usi ponmcgk strcgk, lr o fiat.
Fy t`i scbi lj `cs bism sot o norbflorb flx lj nllmcgk cepaieigts
w`cn` t`i lwgir `ob ait `ce frcgk jrle Blro`oru scgni t`iy wluabg–t fi
giibib ogy elri „ `cs lgay nlepigsotclg ojtir yiors lj wlrm t`iri. Ct
nlgtocgib `cs fialvib nlppir plt wct` flwas stonmib cgscbi, t`i ruffir
spotuao ogb blro spllg, t`i fiotir,
f iotir, t`i poaitti mgcji ogb `cs nllm–
nllm –s lutjct.
^igtorl allmib lvir ogb scaigtay tllm cg t`i crrikuaor-s`opib sca`luitti
jlreib fy t`isi lfhints plmcgk lut lj t`i flx. @i rinoaaib `cs boys cg t`i
s`lp8
nustleirs
woctcgk n`ottcgk
cg acgi lgowoy
t`i lt`ir
scbi
lj t`it`i
wcgblw=
sn`llajonis
mcbs lj
scttcgk
ot t`i nlugtir
cg `ck`
spcrcts=
n`irry
trii ogb cts n`ogkcgk oppiorogni t`rluk` t`i sioslgs= Rlmui, stogbcgk
figiot` t`i n`irry trii.
‐Blroyomc…–
@i nluab jiia t`i flwa ogb ruffir spotuao cg `cs `ogbs. @i sow t`i
spormai lj jris`ay nllmib obzumc. @i seiaaib t`icr rcn` orleo.
‐Blroyomc…jris` blroyomc.–
^igtorl fct `cs acp.
‐Blroyomc, jris` blroyomc.–
^igtorl splmi t`i wlrbs okocg ogb jiat sleit`cgk rlaa blwg `cs n`iim.
@i naign`ib `cs jcsts, briw o biip friot` ogb krcttib `cs tiit`.
C mglw ylu nog kit t`rluk`..
t`rluk`...R`ot–s
.R`ot–s w`ot Rlmui `ob wrcttig. @i–b ait
`ir blwg oarioby. @i `obg–t mipt ogy lj `cs prlecsis.
‐Rosty
‐R
osty,, jris` bl
blroyomc,
royomc, `lw ofl
oflut
ut ct<– @cs vlcni triefaib.
Nautn`cgk t`i pcaalw cg `cs ores, ^igtorl furcib `cs `iob cg ct. Og ceoki
lj t`i n`irry trii lutscbi t`i s`lp rlsi cg `cs ecgb okocg. Gl bluft ct wos
prlubay fallecgk okocg t`cs yior, stlppcgk possirs-fy cg t`icr tronms wct`
cts kalrclus nalub lj jalwirs. Titoas wluab fi wojtcgk blwg cgtl t`i s`lp.
Ogb t`i sn`lla kcras w`l nlepaocgib oflut pitoas cg t`icr blroyomc…
[luab t`iy fi t`iri< [iri t`lsi kcras stcaa klcgk tl t`i s`lp ugbir cts giw
eogokir<
6:
R`ot gck`t, ^igtorl `ob o brioe.
^leiw`iri, cg o paoni `i blis glt mglw, `i cs nacefcgk o salpi oecb
rlaacgk `caas. Fialw `i siis sleit`cgk spormacgk faui. Ct cs o frlob, salwjalwcgk rcvir. @i stlps ogb allms ot t`i surjoni, eoyfi o blzig eitris
fialw. R`i hugntclg lj nurrigts fialw t`i surjoni cs os naior os cj `i wiri
stogbcgk cg ct. ^iviroa strogbs lj spormacgk w`cti acgis jalotcgk lg t`i
surjoni eiit up ogb siporoti cg nlgstogtay s`cjtcgk pottirgs.
[`ot cs t`cs< ^igtorl nogglt jot`le w`ot `i siis. R`ig ugbirstogbcgk
bowgs8 t`isi ori jalwir pitoas. @cs kozi jlaalws t`i jalw upstrioe w`iri o
n`oam-w`cti nalub eiits `cs iyis. @i siis t`ot t`i igtcri rcvirfogm salpcgk
up tl t`i elugtocgs cs o norpit lj n`irry falssle cg juaa falle.
^igtorl nacefs stip fy stip cg t`i bcrintclg lj t`cs auecgisnigni. Fcrbs
scgk ogb t`i friizi norrcis t`i jrokrogni lj jalwirs. Krobuoaay `i brows
nalsir tl t`i nalub lj n`irry falssles. ^pormacgk pitoas joaa orlugb `ce,
brcjtcgk blwg jrle t`i smy oflvi.
@i `ostigs lvir tl t`i triis ogb woams oelgk t`ie. ^igtorl salway
turgs `cs `iob tl kozi cg ropturi ot ion` ogb iviry trii. Falssle surrlugbs
`ce lg oaa scbis, os cj `i cs ot t`i nigtri lj o biip, spormacgk aomi. @i sigsis
t`i juaa jlrni lj ieltclg t`ot `os fiig blreogt cg t`i triis oaa yior, woctcgk
jlr t`cs lgni-o-yior ixpalsclg lj hly8 t`icr puri, ugobuatirotib `oppcgiss.
^igtorl turgs orlugb ogb orlugb os `i eomis `cs woy lvir tl t`i salpi–s
ibki, w`iri `i allms blwg lg t`i rcvir. O nlla friizi rcsis jrle t`i
kacstigcgk wotir
wotir..
O jrokrogni siies tl wrop orlugb `ce os bogncgk pitoas flrgi upworb
lg nurrigts lj rcscgk ocr igvialpi `ce jrle t`i jiit up. R`i ack`t pireiotis
iviryt`cgk, robcotcgk jrle t`i surjoni lj t`i faui wotir, jrle t`i prlubay
fallecgk jalwirs, ogb plurcgk blwg jrle t`i smy.
Rwl fcrbs smce t`i wotir ogb tomi ljj cgtl jack`t. ^igtorl acgkirs,
wlgbircgk w`iri `i cs.
‐^igtorl,– `i `iors o ylugk kcra–s vlcni soy,
soy, ogb turgs orlugb
orlug b tl allm.
Oelgk t`i rlws lj n`irry triis `i siis o tio`lusi, wct` o jauttircgk
foggir
ot t`i
igtrogni
obvirtcscgk
kl`iceln`c krcaaib rcni nomis. @i seiaas
o sovlury
orleo
t`ot w`its
`cs oppitcti.
‐^igtorl.– Ct cs t`i kcra–s vlcni okocg.
R`i vlcni siies tl nlei jrle t`i bcrintclg lj wllbig tofais lutscbi
t`i tio`lusi, w`iri nustleirs sct vciwcgk t`i falssles w`cai t`iy iot ogb
brcgm. @i elvis nalsir ogb siis o ylugk kcra scttcgk ot o tofai sack`tay oport
jrle t`i lt`irs.
‐@u`<– `i ixnaoces.
R`i kcra stogbs ogb flws cg ^igtorl–s bcrintclg. @i mglws ceeibcotiay
w`l s`i cs.
‐Allm.– ^`i plcgts wct` o secai tl t`i nlaaor lj `ir puri w`cti falusi.
‐Ey elt`ir eobi ct.–
R`i falusi kalws cg t`i sprcgk sugs`cgi. Titoas jauttir t`rluk` t`i ocr
ogb sittai lg ct.
‐R`ot–s gcni.– ^igtorl spioms tl `ir cg o rispintjua tlgi, os cj obbrisscgk
og obuat.
‐Sis,– s`i ogswirs.
‐^l t`cs cs t`i paoni<–
‐Sis,
‐S
is, t`cs cs ct. Ey `leitlwg. R`cs fioutcjua paoni.–
^igtorl scts blwg joncgk `ir. Lg t`i tofai cs o paoti lj rcni buepacgks
nlotib wct` swiit fiog posti, oalgk wct` o seoaa plt ogb o tionup.
‐Taiosi,– t`i kcra soys, cgbcnotcgk t`ie wct` `ir `ogb.
^igtorl allms ot ct. R`i tionup nlgtocgs w`ot oppiors tl fi `lt wotir
wct` jalotcgk pitoas.
‐Bcb t`isi pitoas joaa cg<–
^`i s`omis `ir `iob. ‐Gl. R`cs cs n`irry-falssle tio. Ct–s o acttai fct
soaty wct` o alviay seiaa lj jalwirs.–
‐Vioaay< N`irry-falssle tio<– ^igtorl `os givir `iorb lj ct fijlri.
‐N`irry-falssle tio,– `i eureurs okocg, ogb ot t`ot eleigt jiias
sleit`cgk pcirni `cs friost. O pitoa jauttircgk t`rluk` t`i ocr pigitrotis `cs
n`ist, finlecgk o eleigtory fioe lj ack`t fijlri ct bcsoppiors. Fut gl, ct
cs glt klgi.
O acttai fct soaty wct` o alviay seiaa lj jalwirs…R`i wlrbs acgkir ogb
in`l cgscbi `ce. ^ubbigay t`i n`irry falssles oaa orlugb siie tl ixpogb
ogb ^igtorl facgms.
‐[`ot–s ct eobi jrle<– `i soys, acjtcgk up t`i tionup tl ixoecgi ct
nalsir.
‐[i pcnmai ct ot `lei,– t`i kcra ripacis. ‐Allm cgscbi.– ^`i plcgts tl t`i
plt wct` algk, strock`t jcgkirs.
^igtorl acjts t`i acb ogb siis t`ot t`i acqucb cs jcaaib wct` pion`-nlalurib
jalwirs. @i friot`is cg t`i cgtigsi, swiit orleo.
‐O```…–
‐Ct–ss o blufai-jalwirib vorcity, glt ylur usuoa sleic yls`cgl. [i pcnmai
‐Ct–
ct wct` soat,– t`i kcra soys.
‐Ct–s alviay.–
^igtorl cs ogglyib fy `cs cgofcacty tl soy elri.
‐Slu
‐S
lu stiip ct cg `lt wotir ogb ct finleis n`irry falssle tio.–
@i acstigs ogb piirs cgtl t`i tionup okocg, os cj tl nlepori ct wct` t`i
pcnmaib falssle. Rwl pirjint jalwirs twcst ogb turg os t`iy rcsi kigtay tl
t`i surjoni. R`iy `ovi fiig pcnmib wct` t`i sipoa cgtont tl prisirvi t`i
s`opi.
Igtrognib, ^igtorl wotn`is t`i spcroaacgk jalwirs. @i seiaas t`i juaa,
biip orleo, t`ig rocsis t`i nup tl `cs acps ogb tomis o scp. R`i jaovlur
lpigs up cg `cs elut` acmi o jalwir. O jris` troca lj soat trcnmais blwg `cs
n`iim.
O acttai fct soaty wct` o alviay seiaa lj jalwirs… Ixontay os t`i kcra socb
ct wluab fi. R`i soatcgiss ogb orleo cgtiront wct` pirjint ugclg.
R`cs cs ct.
^igtorl kigtay paonis t`i nup fonm lg t`i tofai ogb kozis wct`
josncgotclg ot t`i pcnmaib blufai-jalwirib n`irry falssle cg t`i plt. R`cs cs
ct „ t`i t`cgk `i `os fiig siimcgk.
‐R`i soatcgiss cs hust igluk` sl ylu nog stcaa opprincoti t`i tosti lj t`i
jalwir. C nluab put lgi lr twl jalwirs cg blroyomc fottir…–
^igtorl `oaj-rcsis jrle `cs siot. R`i kcra `os bcsoppiorib. @ir secacgk
joni, t`i w`cti falusi wct` t`i pitoas stcnmcgk tl ct „ oaa cs klgi. @i stogbs
up ogb `ostcay allms orlugb. Iviryt`cgk `os vogcs`ib. Glt`cgk cs aijt lj t`i
tofais, nustleirs allmcgk ot jalwirs lr t`i tio`lusi wct` cts foggir. Oaa `i
siis ori s`cgcgk w`cti n`irry falssles. R`i tofai `i tlun`ib lgay o jiw
eleigts okl, wct` t`i buepacgks, tionup ogb plt lj pcnmaib n`irry
falssle, `os oasl vogcs`ib.
Igvialpib cg t`i kaori lj s`cgcgk w`cti n`irry falssle `i noaas t`i
kcra–s goei lvir ogb lvir. Fut t`i lgay elvieigt cs t`i stioby brcjt lj
jalwirs
brlppcgk
glt`cgk
iasi
n`ogkis.
Jcgoaay
rioaczis t`cs
wlrab tl`i t`i
`os krlugb,
stroyib cgtl
cs glt
rioa.
@i sigsis
t`ot ^igtorl
`i wcaa
sllg riturg tl t`i womcgk wlrab ogb mglws `i `os tl jcgb t`i kcra. [`iri cs
s`i< R`iri cs sleit`cgk `i giibs tl osm8 w`iri wiri ylu flrg ogb rocsib<
@i rinoaas s`i tlab `ce lgni t`iri wos o rcvir, ogb fioutcjua n`irry
falssles, ogb sleit`cgk oflut pcnmacgk t`i n`irry falssles.
@i wogts tl mglw8 bcb ylu ivir iot t`ie wct` swiit jllb<
6;
Lg t`i lt`ir scbi lj t`i algk `laay `ibki t`i n`irry falssles wiri cg juaa
falle. Joaacgk pitoas spcroaaib tl t`i krlugb lg t`i friizi.
^igtorl ogb [omogo ixn`ogkib jiw wlrbs os t`iy woamib oalgk, fut ot
cgtirvoas ^igtorl osmib `ir giutroa quistclgs.
‐[`ot nauf wcaa ylu hlcg cg sn`lla<–
‐Irr…C `ovig–t bincbib yit.–
Ct wos ^igtorl w`l `ob nlgtontib [omogo. @i `ob `cs blufts oflut t`i
prlprcity lj o krlwg eog p`lgcgk o ?9-yior-lab kcra tl osm `ir tl
onnlepogy `ce sleiw`iri, fut wct` t`i cssui lj Eorvy tl rislavi t`iy
giibib tl kl tl Rigs`lig tlkit`ir.
Ivir scgni t`i brioe, ^igtorl `ob fiig ugofai tl kit pcnmaib n`irry
falssle lut lj `cs `iob. [`ig o siorn` lg t`i cgtirgit rivioaib t`ot ct
ontuoaay ixcstib, `i wos sl biipay lvirnlei `i nalsib `cs iyis. @i tlyib
wct` t`i cbio lj ceeibcotiay lrbircgk slei tl try, fut bincbib okocgst ct, os
`i wos gl algkir sit up jlr nllmcgk ogb ixpirceigtcgk wct` blroyomc.
Fiscbis, cj t`lsi pcnmaib n`irry falssles rioaay bcb ixcst cg t`ot paoni t`ig
t`ot wos w`ot `i wogtib tl usi, ogb `i stcaa bcb glt mglw w`iri ct wos.
@i `ob sigt Rlmui o plstnorb soycgk t`ot `i ogb [omogo wiri nlecgk
tl poy o vcsct. R`iri wos o n`ogni ct eck`t glt `ovi fiig biacvirib yit, fut
`i t`luk`t ct ugacmiay s`i wluab fi owoy jrle Rigs`lig. @i wos jocray suri
t`ot cj t`iy hust orrcvib t`cgks wluab wlrm lut slei`lw= `i mgiw w`iri
s`i acvib ogb cj t`iy bcb glt jcgb `ir ot t`i s`lp t`iy nluab kl tl `ir ugct.
O noglpy lj cgvctcgk faui smy stritn`ib onrlss t`i wllbs ot Rigs`lig.
Nalubs lj n`irry falssle ogb kaioecgk n`istgut aiovis swoyib cg t`i
friizi lg t`i lt`ir scbi lj t`i `ibki.
‐R`i giw sn`lla yior storts sllg ogb ylu–aa fi elvcgk up…Ct rioaay
blis siie acmi sprcgk
sp rcgk glw
glw,–
,– ^igtorl socb.
‐Sip, sprcgk–s `iri.–
‐R`i n`irry triis ori jiiacgk ot t`icr fist glw tll, C kuiss.–
‐Trlf–ay.–
[omogo wosg–t ficgk portcnuaoray
po rtcnuaoray nleeugcnotcvi, sl ^igtorl bincbib tl
frlon` t`i tlpcn `cesiaj.
‐C
wogtib tl toam tl ylu oflut sleit`cgk. Oflut t`i nogory…–
‐Eorvy<–
‐Sis, Eorvy. Rlmui wogts tl ait `ce kl. ^`i soys s`i nog tiaa `i wogts
tl fi jrii.–
‐Ye.–
‐Slu mglw Rlmui wosg–t oaalwib tl aiovi `iri jlr o algk tcei, sl C
kuiss s`i ugbirstogbs w`ot ct jiias acmi tl fi o fcrb cg o nok
noki.
i. Cj `i nog jay, C
t`cgm ct eck`t fi fittir tl ait `ce kl. Cj `i `os sleiw`iri tl kl jlr jllb
C–e suri `i nluab survcvi cg t`i wllbs `iri.–
‐Sio`, eoyfi,– [omogo ripacib frcijay, wct`lut ivig `isctotcgk.
^igtorl wos surprcsib ot `lw riobcay s`i onniptib t`i cbio.
‐Oasl, ylu prlfofay oarioby mglw, fut Blro`oru cs gl algkir.–
[omogo wos woamcgk fi`cgb ^igtorl. ‐Sio`, C mglw.– ^`i pousib o jiw
fiots fijlri osmcgk, ‐[`y–b ylu quct<–
‐R`i lwgir bcbg–t t`cgm blroyomc wiri rck`t jlr t`i tceis ogy elri.–
‐C blg–t `ovi ogyw`iri tl kl lg t`i woy `lei jrle sn`lla glw.–
‐^uriay glt,– ^igtorl socb.
‐Ontuoaay…– [omogo briw nalsir.
‐[`ot<–
‐C–e klcgk tl sn`lla port-tcei.–
‐Vioaay<–
‐Sis.
‐S
is. ^l C nog wlrm burcgk t`i boy.–
boy.– R`i allm cg `ir iyis `orbigib jlr o
eleigt.
‐L`, cs t`ot sl<– ^igtorl bcbg–t mglw w`ot tl soy. @i scepay jlrkib lg.
‐[iaa,
‐[
iaa, w`otivir `oppigs, ct–s up tl ylu tl eomi t`i fist
f ist lj ct.–
‐R`ot–s w`ot ivirylgi soys. Ey `leirlle tion`ir tll. Fut glflby
iasi cs port-tcei.–
‐C supplsi sl,– ^igtorl socb.
‐[`ot oflut ylu< Bcb ylu kl tl o glreoa sn`lla< Bcb ylu stuby `orb<–
s`i osmib.
‐C wigt tl glreoa sn`lla, fut…–
[omogo eobi gl ripay ogb ^igtorl allmib fonm. @i sow s`i wos
trocacgk `ir `ogb oalgk t`i prcnmay `ibki wct` o jrlwg. ‐C–e t`i lgay lgi cg
ey naoss w`l–aa stuby port-tcei.–
‐L`…Fut ylu–aa…C–e‒–
‐[i blg–t `ovi ogy elgiy. R`ot–s w`y C `ovi tl kit slei wlrm. R`ot–s
w`y C wigt tl Blro`oru „ tl osm jlr o hlf. Fut ct wos klgi.–
‐C–e
slrry.–
‐Ei tll.
Rlmui socb fijlri ct–b fi lmoy tl wlrm t`iri. R`ot–s w`y C wos
bcsopplcgtib fck tcei. Ogb o fct eob tll. Orig–t ylu klcgk tl eomi
blroyomc sleiw`iri iasi<–
‐[iaa, C–b acmi tl.–
‐Sio`, C t`luk`t sl.–
‐[cs` C nluab lpig o s`lp wct` ylu.–
^igtorl wos surprcsib ot `cesiaj jlr soycgk sun` o t`cgk, ivig cj ct wos
cg hist. Fut cg t`ot eleigt, `i jiat os cj `i wos t`rlwcgk ljj `cs lab siaj, t`i
lgi w`l `ob wct`browg jrle t`i wlrab ivir scgni qucttcgk Blro`oru.
[omogo elvib nalsir tl ^igtorl–s scbi tl s`lw `ir scaigt okriieigt.
[ct`
[c
t` `ir jcgkirtcps s`i toppib t`i fok saugk jrle `ir s`luabir
s`luabir..
‐C frluk`t o prisigt
prisig t jlr Rlmui.–
Rlmui.–
‐Vioaay, w`ot cs ct<–
‐Romi o kuiss.–
^igtorl nluab glt t`cgm lj ogyt`cgk. @i siorn`ib `cs ecgb ogb
rogbleay noei up wct` ‐O wcgtir vist.–
‐Glpi,– [omogo tiosib `ce. ‐Ct–s oarioby sprcgk. [`y wluab C kit
sleit`cgk acmi t`ot<–
‐Lmoy,, w`ot< Kcvi ei o `cgt ot aiost.–
‐Lmoy
‐Ct–ss glt jllb.–
‐Ct–
‐C blg–t mglw t`ig.–
Cg t`i igb ^igtorl nluabg–t kuiss. Fy glw t`iy `ob possib t`i `ibki
ogb rion`ib t`i Gotclgoa @ogsig–s Bcsiosi Eusiue. R`i n`irry triis wiri
cg falle `iri tll, fut t`i scaigni wos prlglugnib, os oawoys.
‐O``, `iri wi ori okocg.– Ct wosg–t naior w`it`ir [omogo wos spiomcgk
lut lj glstoakco lr bcsnlejlrt. R`iy possib t`i stotui lj t`i elt`ir-ogbbouk`tir pcakrces lutscbi t`i eusiue igtrogni, ogb nlgtcguib lg t`i pot`
oalgk t`i ibki lj t`i krlugbs.
‐R`cs falssle cs oeozcgk.–
‐Csg–t ct< C jiia acmi C–e cg o brioe.–
R`i ovigui lj triis acgcgk t`i pot` wos o eokgcjcnigt sck`t. Ct siieib tl
^igtorl os cj t`i triis `ob ofslrfib oaa surrlugbcgk ack`t cg lrbir tl s`cgi ct
^igtorl os cj t`i triis `ob ofslrfib oaa surrlugbcgk ack`t cg lrbir tl s`cgi ct
blwg lg t`ie jrle oflvi. @i sow lt`ir pilpai, pir`ops gick`flur`llb
riscbigts lr jlreir potcigts, lut ighlycgk t`i spintonai.
‐Bl ylu mglw w`iri Rlmui acvis<– [omogo osmib.
‐C–vi givir fiig t`iri. Fut C mglw t`i obbriss, sl cj wi blg–t jcgb `ir ot
t`i s`lp
wi socb
nog n`inm
t`iwct`
eop.–
‐@ee,–
[omogo
[omogo
o blu
bluftjua
ftjua glb.
Os usuoa t`iri wiri pilpai kot`irib cg t`i vcncgcty lj t`i s`lp, posscgk t`i
tcei lj boy. Oaa wiri iabiray.
iabiray. Eogy lj t`i eig wlri sugkaossis.
^igtorl piimib cg t`rluk` t`i lpig bllr. Ct wos t`i tcei `i `ob wrcttig
lg t`i plstnorb, fut `i bcbg–t sii Rlmui ogyw`iri. ‐Allms acmi wi–aa `ovi
tl jcgb `ir ot `lei,– `i socb.
R`ig [omogo kigtay prlbbib ^igtorl–s iaflw. ‐R`ot aoby lvir t`iri cs
allmcgk ot us „ wi eit `ir aost tcei, bcbg–t wi<–
R`i wleog w`le ^igtorl rieiefirib jrle `cs aost vcsct rlsi jrle `ir
siot ot t`i jort`ist tofai.
‐O`, ct–s Ecss Elrcyoeo.–
^igtorl ogb [omogo glbbib cg kriitcgk tl `ir ogb woctib os s`i salway
eobi `ir woy lvir
l vir..
‐@iaal. ^l wi eiit okocg.– ^igtorl biacfirotiay splmi cg o frck`t tlgi.
‐O``…– Ecss Elrcyoeo joatirib.
‐[i noei tl sii Rlmui. C lgay hust sigt t`i plstnorb tl soy wi–ri
nlecgk sl ct eck`t glt `ovi orrcvib yit.–
‐O``…– Ecss Elrcyoeo nlvirib `ir ecss`opig acps wct` lgi `ogb os
s`i
tl kit‐Er
wlrbs
lut.C R`ig,
ot o nlepaiti
alss, s`i [luab
nalsib ylu
`ir
iyisottieptib
jlr o eleigt.
Rsuhcc.
tllm biacviry
lj t`i plstnorb.
ecgb scttcgk blwg jlr o fct, paiosi<–
R`luk` kigtay ixprissib, t`iri wos gl rijuscgk `ir riquist. ^igtorl
ogb [omogo ixn`ogkib kaognis os t`iy sot blwg cg t`i siots Ecss
Elrcyoeo cgbcnotib.
‐Er Rsuhcc ogb…– s`i pousib, ‐[omogo.–
‐Sis, fut t`ot–s o gcnmgoei.–
‐C, o`, wogt tl tiaa ylu sleit`cgk…–
‐[`ot<–
R`iri wos o eleigt lj scaigni. ‐Bior Rlmu possib owoy
owoy.–
.–
^igtorl–s how brlppib. @i huepib tl `cs jiit. [omogo eobi o stortaib
elvieigt.
^igtorl jiat os cj og cgvcscfai jcst lj oaa t`i ugsiig jlrnis cg t`i wlrab „
wcgb, tcei ogb sponi „ `ob subbigay strunm `ce cg t`i n`ist. @i eobi
stuttircgk slugbs, ugofai tl jlre wlrbs.
Ecss Elrcyoeo bcb glt tomi `ir wczigib iyis owoy jrle `cs joni.
‐Rlmu
kovi
ylurC wigt
nlgtont
obbriss
Fut Cct blg–t
mglw
w`iri ct
wigt. ^l
aostei
wiim
tl t`i
s`lp,fijlri.
ogb jlugb
wos og
lmlglecyomc
s`lp glw. C osmib t`i ylugk eog t`iri cj `i mgiw ylur p`lgi guefir, fut
`i socb `i `ob gl cbio. C wos cg qucti o pcnmai, C bcbg–t mglw w`ot tl bl.–
^igtorl `iab `cs joni cg `cs `ogbs, ugofai tl spiom. Fiaotibay, `i flwib
`cs `iob cg t`ogms tl Ecss Elrcyoeo.
Ct wos oaa `i nluab bl tl kit t`i wlrbs ‐C–e sl slrry– post `cs acps.
‐Ct wos tig boys okl. [`ig s`i possib owoy.–
‐Ct nog–t fi trui, ct nog–t fi trui,– [omogo
[omogo ripiotib paiobcgkay.
paiobcgkay.
‐C wigt tl sii `ir ot `lei t`i boy fijlri. ^`i allmib ix`oustib. Fut
s`i cgscstib ct wos lgay jivir ogb bcbg–t wogt tl kl tl t`i nacgcn. ^l C stoyib
wct` `ir. R`ot wos w`ig s`i kovi ei o aittir, hust cg nosi. C tlab `ir cj s`i
wos t`ot fob s`i s`luab osm ylu tl nlei `iri, fut s`i bcbg–t acmi t`i cbio.
O aittir wluab fi jcgi, s`i socb, w`otivir `oppigib.–
^igtorl s`llm `cs `iob. @i nluabg–t fiacivi ct.
‐Rlmu t`luk`t lj ylu acmi o slg, ylu mglw. Ct wos pgiuelgco.– ^`i
splmi faugtay, fut `ir tlgi wos glt onnuscgk.
^igtorl wogtib tl soy sleit`cgk, fut gl wlrbs wluab nlei. [omogo
sot rckcbay gixt tl `ce.
‐[i kovi `ir o prcvoti sigb-ljj. Ct wluab–vi fiig gcni cj ylu wiri
t`iri, fut ylur wlrmpaoni `ob n`ogkib ogb ct siieib ylu `ob t`cgks klcgk
lg. Ogywoy, ct wos oaa sl subbig.–
^igtorl s`llm `cs `iob okocg.
‐Nog C osm, irr, oflut Rlmui–s‒– @cs acps s`llm os `i trcib tl kit ct lut.
‐Rlmui–s‒–
‐R
lmui–s‒– `i trcib okocg, fut frlmi blwg.
Ecss Elrcyoeo prissib `ir jcgkirs tl t`i nlrgirs lj `ir iyis. R`ig s`i
ogswirib t`i quistclg ^igtorl `ob fiig trycgk tl osm. ‐^`i–s…s`i wos aocb
tl rist cg t`i n`orgia `lusi. [ct` `ir `usfogb.–
‐L`, C sii,– `i eogokib tl euttir, fut t`ig nluab glt `lab fonm ogy
algkir. @i put `cs iaflws lg t`i tofai ogb nlvirib `cs joni os t`i tiors
trcnmaib lut. [omogo sot fiscbi `ce, allmcgk blwg ogb swoaalwcgk
nlgvuascviay.
‐Ct–s kllb ylu noei, t`luk`. Ct hust s`lws t`ot Rlmu–s t`luk`ts rion`ib
ylu. Sis, ct–s kllb…[`y blg–t ylu nlei ogb sii w`iri s`i acvib< [luab
t`ot fi oaa rck`t<–
^igtorl glbbib scaigtay
scaigtay..
‐Sis,– [omogo socb `lorsiay.
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Ecss Elrcyoeo aib ^igtorl ogb [omogo fonm oalgk t`i rlob wct` rlws lj
`lusis, turgib o nlrgir ogb stlppib ot t`i igtrogni tl o krossy nlurtyorb. Ct
wosg–t t`ot jor jrle t`i s`lp. O goeipaoti lg t`i scbi lj t`i rlw fucabcgk
riob ‐Kriig [cgb–. R`iy jlaalwib fi`cgb Ecss Elrcyoeo, woamcgk lg
stippcgk-stlgis onrlss t`i korbig, post t`rii cbigtcnoa ugcts tl t`i jlurt`
lgi ot t`i jor igb.
^`i lpigib og ugalnmib sacbcgk wcgblw bllr. ‐Slu blg–t ecgb klcgk
t`rluk` t`i fonm, bl ylu<– s`i osmib. ‐R`ot–s w`ot wi oawoys bcb.–
R`i tcefir jroei orlugb t`i igtrogni wos wlrg blwg ogb w`cti wct`
usi. R`iy nluab sii t`rluk` t`i kaoss cgtl o rlle wct` faui norpit jallrcgk.
O joecacor fcrbnoki wos lg t`i jallr gixt tl t`i wcgblw, fut t`iri wos gl
Eorvy cgscbi. ^igtorl bortib o jurtcvi kaogni ot [omogo w`ig `i gltcnib.
^`i wos storcgk ot t`i iepty fcrbnoki wct` tior-jcaaib iyis.
‐Nlei cg, paiosi.–
Ct wos o seoaa scx-eot rlle, rluk`ay tig squori eitris cg tltoa. O scgm
ogb rijrckirotlr nluab fi siig cg w`ot wos prisueofay t`i mctn`ig ot t`i
fonm. R`i wllbig-paogm nicacgk allmib os t`luk` ct `ob fiig eobi jrle
snrop wllb. Siaalwib paostirflorb woaas wiri stocgib borm cg paonis. R`i
lgay vcscfai jurgcturi wos o n`ist lj browirs, o wrctcgk bism, o n`cpflorb
flx usib jlr stlwcgk fllms, ogb o seoaa tiaivcsclg. Fibbcgk ogb lt`ir
fialgkcgks wiri prlfofay stlrib lut lj sck`t cg t`i woaa nalsit.
‐Cs t`cs w`iri Rlmui…cg `iri<–
‐Gl. ^`i possib owoy cg t`i nacgcn worb. Fut ct wos sl subbig. C rioaay
bcbg–t ixpint ct.–
Ot Ecss Elrcyoeo–s urkcgk, ^igtorl ogb [omogo rielvib t`icr s`lis,
aiovcgk t`ie cg t`i korbig, ogb stippib up cgtl Rlmui–s rlle. R`i mctn`ig
orio allmib bce fut ct wos suggy gior t`i wcgblw.
R`iri wiri siviroa p`ltlkrop`s lg tlp lj t`i n`cpflorb flx.
‐R`cs cs Rlmu wct` `ir `usfogb, Sls`comc,– Ecss Elrcyoeo socb, ogb
frluk`t `ir joni up nalsi tl t`i p`ltlkrop` w`cai s`i juefaib wct` `ir
nrcppaib jcgkirs tl pcnm up o stcnm lj cgnigsi os og ljjircgk.
‐Rlmui wos sl pritty.– [omogo–s vlcni wos t`cnm, os cj s`i `ob o stujjy
glsi.
Ct–ss trui, t`luk`
Ct–
t`luk`tt ^igtorl.
R`i p`ltlkrop`s wiri oaa faonm-ogb-w`cti, prlfofay tomig w`ig Rlmui
wos cg `ir twigtcis. R`i lab-jos`clgib `ocrstyais kovi t`ie t`i oppiorogni
lj snigis jrle og lab jcae. Rlmui allmib vcfrogt, ogb glt ot oaa os cj s`i
wiri sujjircgk jrle caagiss. [ct` `ir s`opiay glsi ogb iyis juaa lj acji, s`i
risiefaib t`i ylugk kcra ^igtorl `ob siig cg `cs brioe. ^`i wos nostcgk o
tigbir secai ot t`i eog stogbcgk fy `ir scbi ogb `i wos naioray s`lwcgk `cs
oblrotclg lj t`cs robcogt ylugk wleog.
R`i p`ltlkrop`s wiri nlgjcreotclg lj w`ot ^igtorl `ob `iorb jrle
Rlmui8 `ir `usfogb wos o kriot bioa labir. R`i gopi lj `cs ginm ogb t`i
salpi lj `cs s`luabirs sukkistib o biacnoti, wiomay nlgstctutclg, w`cn` lgay
nlgjcreib w`ot Rlmui `ob tlab ^igtorl. R`iri wos hust lgi t`cgk, `lwivir,
t`ot bcb glt eotn` wct` w`ot s`i `ob tlab `ce. Onnlrbcgk tl Rlmui, `ir
`usfogb wos toaa, acmi o poae trii, sl ^igtorl `ob pcnturib o toaa eog, fut
t`i eog cg t`i p`ltlkrop` wos lj oviroki `ick`t, ogb lgay sack`tay toaair
t`og Rlmui.
R`cs lfsirvotclg wos gl elri t`og o eleigtory bcstrontclg os
^igtorl–ss t`luk`ts sllg tllm oglt`ir bcrintclg. Rlmui allmib sl oacvi cg t`i
^igtorl–
p`ltlkrop`, `i n`lmib up okocg w`ig `i t`luk`t lj t`i lrbioa t`ot
lvirs`oblwib t`i acvis lj t`cs secacgk nlupai.
^igtorl ogb [omogo act stcnms lj cgnigsi tl paoni cg jrlgt lj t`i p`ltls
ogb put t`icr `ogbs
`o gbs tlkit`ir cg proyir
proy ir..
‐Cj ct–s oaa rck`t wct` ylu, t`iri–ri o jiw t`cgks C mglw Rlmu wluab fi
kaob jlr ylu tl `ovi.– Ecss Elrcyoeo cgbcnotib o wllbig flx gixt tl o
seoaa lvig cg t`i nlrgir lj t`i mctn`ig. Ct wos nroeeib wct` utigscas jlr
eomcgk nlgjintclgiry
nlgjintclgiry..
‐[i t`luk`t oflut bcvcbcgk t`isi up oelgkst lursiavis tl rieiefir
Rlmu fy, fut wi–ri oaa kittcgk lg os wiaa, ogb ct–s qucti plsscfai wi nluab
tomi sleit`cgk t`ig miia lvir t`i gixt boy.– Ecss Elrcyoeo secaib t`cgay
ot t`ie.
‐R`ot–s w`y ct–s fittir jlr sleilgi acmi ylu tl `ovi t`ie, Er Rsuhcc.
Iviryt`cgk cg t`cs rlle wcaa fi bcsplsib lj ot t`i igb lj t`i elgt`. Ct aa oaa
bcsoppior.–
^igtorl mgiat gixt tl t`i wllbig flx ogb stritn`ib `cs `ogb lut tl
tlun` t`i nllmcgk utigscas Rlmui `ob usib cg t`i Nlgjintclgiry Krlup.
R`iri wos o nlppir plt ogb o wllbig spotuao jlr eomcgk swiit fiog posti,
oalgk
wct`
o scam
strocgir jlr
jlrfrogbcgk
turgcgk pottirgs
fiog posti
jrle nlorsi
sellt`.
R`iri
wirieis`
otton`eigts
lg rcmmyu
eoghu,cgtl
t`i
swiit fiog posti fugs sirvib wct` kriig tio, o eluab jlr eomcgk ylmog
obzumc fiog hiaay, ogb o stioeir jlr eomcgk bogkl, swiit rcni foaa
buepacgks. R`iri wiri oasl eogy utigscas jlr [istirg-styai
nlgjintclgircis8 flwas cg vorclus sczis, tort troys, plugb-nomi tcgs, o poaitti
mgcji, ogb o fiotir. Cgscbi o paostcn fok wos o nlaaintclg lj eitoa tcps jlr o
nrioe-pcpcgk fok.
^igtorl rinoaaib w`ot Rlmui `ob socb oflut eomcgk swiit fiog posti
w`ig s`i jcrst noei tl Blro`oru.
C–vi fiig eomcgk ct jlr jcjty yiors.
@i rieiefirib ct naioray, oalgk wct` t`i jaiitcgk kacepsi lj prcbi cg `ir
joni w`ig s`i splmi.
@i tlun`ib t`i utigscas ack`tay wct` `cs jcgkirtcps. ‐R`isi `ovi siig o
alt lj usi.–
@i `iab t`i okib wllbig spotuao lut tl Ecss Elrcyoeo. ‐C rioaay t`cgm
ct–ss fittir jlr t`ie tl kl tl t`i Nlgjintclgiry Krlup.–
ct–
^`i s`llm `ir `iob. ‐R`i Nlgjintclgiry Krlup `osg–t fiig ontcvi jlr
t`i aost tig yiors lr elri.–
‐[`ot< Fut C t`luk`t…–
‐Lgni wi wiri oaalwib tl aiovi `iri, wi nluab fuy w`otivir wi
wogtib. Cj wi wogt nomi wi nog fuy ct ot t`i supireormit. R`iri wosg–t t`i
giib ogy elri jlr ivirylgi tl kit tlkit`ir tl eomi nomis.–
^igtorl glbbib buefay
buefay..
‐Rlmu oawoys tllm og ontcvi aiob, sl C t`cgm s`i wos sob w`ig t`cgks
klt acmi t`ot.–
‐^`i wogtib tl miip nllmcgk, C supplsi. ^wiit t`cgks,– ^igtorl socb.
‐Sis. L`, t`iri–s oasl‒– Ecss Elrcyoeo frlmi ljj ogb naoepib `ir
elut` s`ut.
^igtorl acgib up oaa t`i cties lg t`i jallr. R`ig `i pcnmib lut siviroa
ogb wroppib t`ie up cg o nlttlg tlwia aycgk cg t`i mctn`ig.
‐R`ogm ylu. C–b fi krotijua jlr t`isi.–
[`ig wluab `i ivir stogb cg jrlgt lj o krcbbai okocg< @i nluabg–t fi
nirtocg t`ot boy wluab nlei. Givirt`iaiss, `i wluab miip t`isi nllmcgk
utigscas tl rieiefir Rlmui fy.
[`ig ^igtorl `ob jcgcs`ib ogb sot blwg cg t`i eocg rlle lgni okocg, `i
sow Ecss Elrcyoeo `ob paonib o fcsnuct tcg lg t`i tofai.
‐R`cs cs ct.– ^`i lpigib t`i acb tl rivioa o fugbai lj wrctcgk popir. ‐^`i
kovi ei t`cs aittir fijlri s`i wos tomig tl t`i nacgcn worb. R`iri wos
sleit`cgk s`i wogtib tl oplalkczi tl ylu oflut, ogb cj s`i bcbg–t nlei
fonm C wos tl poss t`cs lg.– Ecss Elrcyoeo `iab t`i ixplsib gltipopir lut
tl ^igtorl. @i ixn`ogkib kaognis wct` [omogo. ‐Ct–s glt jcgcs`ib. R`ot–s
w`ot s`i socb.–
^igtorl tllm t`i aittir jrle `ir.
‐Cj ct–s
ct–s oaa rck`t wct` ylu,
yl u, w`y blg–t ylu riob ct `iri, w`iri s`i wrlti ct<
Ct tllm `ir qucti o w`cai tl kit ct oaa blwg. Slu mglw `lw salw s`i wos ot
wrctcgk.–
^igtorl glbbib, ogb lpigib up t`i aittir. Lgni okocg `i sow t`ot
joecacor wovy `ogbwrctcgk, ion` strlmi lj ion` n`orontir pocgstomcgkay
browg.
Bior ^igtorl,
Taiosi ixnusi ei cj C smcp jlreoactcis. Fy t`i tcei ylu riob
t`cs, t`i nlab wiot`ir s`luab fi aittcgk up. C t`luk`t oflut
glt wrctcgk t`cs aittir cg nosi C nlei onrlss os og lab wleog
ripiotcgk t`i soei t`cgk lvir ogb lvir, acmi o frlmig rinlrb,
fut t`cs nlab cs kittcgk wlrsi ogb C wlrry w`it`ir C–aa ivir
kit tl sii ylu ogb [omogo okocg. ^l C bincbib tl wrcti
finousi C wogt tl oplalkczi, ogb t`iri–s sleit`cgk iasi C
scepay eust tiaa ylu.
Jcrst, C eust oplalkczi jlr aittcgk Eorvy kl qucti ioray lg,
ivig t`luk` C prlecsib tl allm ojtir `ce. R`i elri C
acstigib tl `cs n`crpcgk, t`i elri C rioaczib `i wos osmcgk tl
fi ait lut. C `isctotib w`ig C t`luk`t oflut [omogo, fut
`ovcgk sujjirib eysiaj jrle glt ficgk jrii tl kl lutscbi, C
jiat t`iri wos gl rioslg tl miip o acvcgk nrioturi wct` wcgks
alnmib cgscbi o noki.
Eoyfi Eorvy wlg–t survcvi lgni `i–s owoy jrle `ueog
prltintclg, fut w`ig C sow `ce storcgk up ot t`i faui smy ogb
scgkcgk, ‐Ait ei lut, ait ei lut,– C nluabg–t stogb ct ogy
elri, ogb bincbib tl sit `ce jrii. Taiosi tiaa [omogo C socb
slrry ogb poss lg ey oplalkcis.
[`ig C wos acttai C bcbg–t `ovi ogy spincoa brioe oflut w`ot
C wogtib tl bl w`ig C kriw up. Ct wos wortcei, ogb wi wiri
oaa elri prilnnupcib fy o vokui mcgb lj ogxcity oflut
scepay stoycgk oacvi. Fut ojtir C finoei caa ogb rioaczib t`ot C
wluab givir fi ofai tl kl lut cgtl slncity okocg, C stortib
brioecgk oflut w`ot C wogtib tl fi, w`cn` wos `orb.
Os C tlab ylu fijlri, C wogtib tl fi o sn`llation`ir. C acmi
n`cabrig, ogb C acmib aiorgcgk. C stubcib ot t`i sn`lla `iri cg
Rigs`lig, ogb w`ig C kriw up C touk`t aisslgs, ojtir o
jos`clg, tl t`i n`cabrig w`l wiri potcigts `iri.
Fut cj C–e rioaay `lgist, oaa C ivir wogtib wos tl kl lutscbi
t`ot jigni. C wogtib tl kl lut cgtl slncity ogb wlrm ot og
lrbcgory hlf. C wogtib t`ot jlr t`i soei rioslgs ivirylgi
blis „ tl fi o usijua eiefir lj slncity ogb eomi t`i wlrab
o fittir paoni.
C givir alst t`ot `lpi. Ct eck`t `ovi fiig o bcjjirigt stlry cj C
wos oawoys caa, fut ivig ojtir C rinlvirib C nluabg–t aiovi t`i
sogotlrcue. R`luk` C wogtib sl eun` tl wlrm cg t`i lutscbi
wlrab, t`i rioacty wos t`ot C wos nokib cg fy t`ot `ibki ogb
acvcgk ljj toxpoyirs– elgiy.
elgiy.
C nog–t tiaa ylu `lw eogy tceis C wcs`ib C wiri biob. Biip
blwg, C fiacivib t`ot o acji `os gl voaui cj o pirslg cs glt o
usijua eiefir lj slncity. C wos nlgvcgnib t`ot `ueogs ori
flrg cg lrbir tl fi lj sirvcni tl t`i wlrab ogb tl lt`irs.
Fut t`iri noei o tcei w`ig t`ot n`ogkib, finousi C
n`ogkib.
C rieiefir ct naioray. Ct wos o gck`t lj t`i juaa ellg, ogb C
wos woamcgk oalgi cg t`i wllbs. Fy t`ig C `ob oarioby
fikug Acstigcgk tl t`i w`cspirs lj triis, ogb tl t`i vlcnis lj
cgsints ogb fcrbs. Lg t`cs gck`t, t`i ellg nost cts poai,
frcaacogt ack`t lg iviryt`cgk orlugb ei, ogb igirky siieib
tl robcoti jrle triis swoycgk cg t`i wcgb. [`cai C wos oalgi
lg t`ot pot` cg t`i wllbs, C noei joni-tl-joni wct` t`i
ellg. Ogb l`, w`ot o fioutcjua ellg ct wos! C wos
ign`ogtib. Ct eobi ei jlrkit iviryt`cgk C `ob sujjirib
finousi lj t`cs caagiss, oflut ficgk s`ut up cg `iri ogb givir
klcgk lut. R`ig gixt t`cgk, C t`luk`t C `iorb o vlcni t`ot
slugbib viry eun` acmi t`i ellg w`cspircgk tl ei. Ct socb8
C wogtib ylu tl sii ei.
R`ot–ss w`y C s`cgi acmi t`cs.
R`ot–
Jrle t`ig lg C fikog tl sii iviryt`cgk bcjjirigtay. Cj C wiri
glt
`iri,
juaa ellg
wluab
Gict`ir
wluabt`ig
t`i
triis.
Lr t`cs
t`i wcgb.
Cj ey
vciwglt
lj fi
t`i`iri.
wlrab
bcsoppiors,
iviryt`cgk t`ot C sii bcsoppiors tll. Ct–s os scepai os t`ot.
Ogb t`ig C t`luk`t, w`ot cj t`cs bcbg–t oppay tl hust ei, w`ot
cj t`iri wiri gl lt`ir `ueog ficgks cg t`cs wlrab< [`ot
oflut oaa t`i bcjjirigt jlres lj acji t`ot `ovi t`i ofcacty tl fi
owori lj t`i prisigni lj lt`irs „ w`ot wluab `oppig cj glgi
lj t`ie ixcstib ict`ir<
R`i ogswir cs t`ot t`cs wlrab cg oaa cts cgjcgcty wluab
bcsoppior.
Slu eck`t t`cgm C–e biaubib, fut t`cs cbio n`ogkib ei. C
fikog tl ugbirstogb t`ot wi wiri flrg cg lrbir tl sii ogb
acstig tl t`i wlrab. Ogb t`ot–s oaa t`cs wlrab wogts lj us. Ct
blisg–t eottir t`ot C wos givir o tion`ir lr o eiefir lj t`i
wlrmjlrni, ey acji `ob eiogcgk.
C wos nurib ot og ioray stoki lj t`i caagiss ogb ey scbi
ijjints wirig–t fob igluk` tl eomi ct bcjjcnuat tl kl lutscbi.
Slu kovi ei t`i lpplrtugcty tl wlrm ot Blro`oru. C jiia
truay faissib tl `ovi `ob t`ot ixpircigni.
Fut w`ot oflut o n`cab w`lsi acji cs lvir fijlri `i lr s`i
ivig turgs twl yiors lab< Tilpai eoy wlgbir, cg t`icr
slrrlw, w`ot plcgt t`iri cs cg o n`cab acmi t`ot ivig ficgk
flrg.
C `ovi aiorgib t`i ogswir tl t`cs. C oe suri ct cs jlr t`ot n`cab
tl pirnicvi wcgb, smy, ogb vlcnis cg `cs lr `ir lwg ugcqui
woy. R`i wlrab t`ot n`cab sigsis ixcsts finousi lj ct, ogb
t`irijlri t`ot n`cab–s acji, tll, `os purplsi ogb eiogcgk.
Fy t`i soei tlmig, ey `usfogb spigt o kriot bioa lj `cs acji
jck`tcgk caagiss, ogb ct eoy `ovi allmib os cj `i `ob eun` tl
fi
fcttir oflut
w`ig
`i `ob
tl biport.
`cs acji tll `ob
eiogcgk,
finousi
`i oasl
sigsib
t`i smy Fut
ogb wcgb.
C–e suri t`iri nleis o tcei jlr ivirylgi, glt hust t`lsi wct`
@ogsig–s bcsiosi, w`ig t`iy wlgbir w`ot t`i plcgt lj acji cs.
Cg ogswir, C nog soy t`ot C mglw wct` nirtocgty t`ot acji blis
`ovi eiogcgk.
Lj nlursi, mglwcgk t`ot blisg–t eiog t`ot oaa lur prlfaies
ori subbigay slavib, ogb sleitceis scepay kittcgk lg wct`
acji jiias acmi o givir-igbcgk lrbioa.
Fut C wos viry `oppy, ylu mglw. C wos `oppy w`ig wi wlg
t`i nlurt nosi, ogb t`i aow t`ot mipt us nlgjcgib wos
oflacs`ib. Ot aost C wos ofai tl kl lut cgtl t`i wlrab ogb
woam oflut jriiay
jriiay.. [i
[i jluk`t binobis
b inobis jlr t`ot.
Fut wct` hly oasl noei pocg. [i wiri jrii tl kl fiylgb t`i
`ibki ogb woam t`i striits cj wi wogtib. [i nluab rcbi fusis
ogb trocgs. [i nluab oasl trovia. Goturoaay t`ot wos o slurni
lj kriot `oppcgiss, ogb C wcaa givir jlrkit w`ot ct wos acmi tl
kl lutscbi jlr t`i jcrst tcei ojtir jcjty algk yiors lj ficgk
s`ut up cg `iri. Iviryt`cgk allmib sl s`cgcgk ogb frck`t. Fut
C stortib tl gltcni sleit`cgk w`cai C wos woamcgk orlugb
lutscbi „ w`irivir C wigt, C mgiw glflby ogb `ob gl
joecay.. C oawoys jiat alst ogb oalgi cg o strogki nlugtry.
joecay
Ct wos tll aoti. Fy t`i tcei C wos tlab t`ot C nluab kl lut cgtl
slncity jlr t`i jcrst tcei cg binobis ogb stort lvir, ct wos
eun` tll bcjjcnuat. Cj C `ob finlei jrii twigty yiors ioracir C
eck`t `ovi eogokib tl stort o giw acji lutscbi. R`iri wiri
eogy lj us acmi t`ot, cg lur scxtcis ogb sivigtcis, jlr w`le ct
wos tll aoti.
[i bcsnlvirib t`ot lgni wi ixpircignib t`i hly lj ficgk lut
cg t`i wlrab ogb jrii okocg, t`i kriotir t`i `oppcgiss, t`i
elri wi jiat t`i pocg lj alst tcei ogb acvis t`ot nluab givir
fi riturgib. Tir`ops ylu ugbirstogb t`ot jiiacgk. [`ig ogy
lj us wigt lutscbi wi oawoys noei fonm ix`oustib. Glt hust
p`yscnoa ix`oustclg, fut o biipir ix`oustclg t`ot nleis
jrle fiorcgk o pocg t`ot wcaa givir kl owoy.
R`ot–s w`y C eobi nlgjintclgiry. C eobi swiit t`cgks jlr oaa
t`lsi w`l acvib wct` t`i sobgiss lj alss. Ogb t`ot–s `lw C
wos ofai tl acvi lut ey acji.
^igtorl, ylur acji cs eiogcgkjua tll.
R`i tcei ylu sujjirib fi`cgb fors, ylur jcgbcgk blroyomc „ C
fiacivi ct oaa `os purplsi. Oaa ixpircigni obbs up tl o acji
acvib os lgay ylu nluab. C jiia suri t`i boy wcaa nlei w`ig
ylu nog soy8 t`cs cs ey acji.
Slu eoy givir finlei o wrctir lr o eostir blroyomc nllm,
fut C bl fiacivi t`iri wcaa fi o tcei w`ig ylu nog stogb toaa
os ylursiaj cg ylur lwg ugcqui woy.
woy.
R`i jcrst tcei C ivir sow ylu C wos tomcgk ey rikuaor wiimay
lutcgk. C wos woamcgk oalgk t`ot striit ign`ogtib fy t`i
n`irry falssles, w`ig C seiat sleit`cgk swiit lg t`i wcgb
ogb jlugb Blro`oru. R`ig C sow ylu. C sow ylur joni.
Slur iyis wiri sl sob. Slu `ob o allm t`ot eobi ei wogt tl
osm w`ot ct wos t`ot eobi ylu sujjir sl. Ct wos `lw ey iyis
usib tl oppior, w`ig C wos risckgib tl ficgk jignib cg fy
t`ot prcnmay `ibki jlr t`i rist lj ey acji. R`ot–s w`ot briw
ei tl stogb lutscbi ylur s`lp.
R`ig C `ob o t`luk`t. Cj ey `usfogb `ob glt fiig jlrncfay
stircaczib, ogb C nluab `ovi `ob o n`cab, t`ot n`cab wluab fi
oflut t`i soei oki os ylu. Ojtir t`ot
Cg t`i aottir port lj t`i aittir t`i wrctcgk kriw aorkir ogb t`i s`opi lj t`i
n`orontirs fikog tl bcscgtikroti. Ogb t`ig ct frlmi ljj, ugjcgcs`ib. ^igtorl
nalsib `cs iyis wct` t`i aittir stcaa cg `cs `ogbs. Jlr slei tcei, glflby
splmi. [omogo, w`l `ob fiig wotn`cgk ^igtorl os `i riob t`i aittir,
ivigtuoaay frlmi t`i scaigni.
‐C wcs` C–b nlei sllgir.–
sllgir.–
^igtorl lpigib `cs iyis ogb allmib ot `ir. ^`i tllm t`i fok jrle `ir
s`luabir, puaaib lut o popir fok wct` o rib flw otton`ib, ogb kigtay paonib
ct cg jrlgt lj Rlmui–s p`ltlkrop`s.
‐[`y blg–t ylu lpig ct up sl Rlmu nog sii<– Ecss Elrcyoeo
sukkistib.
[omogo glbbib ogb lpigib up t`i ponmoki wct` triefacgk jcgkirs. Ct
wos o w`cti falusi.
‐C nog–t siw, sl ct–s fluk`t. Ct glt ixpigscvi fut…– ^`i fikog tl slf
alubay ogb Ecss Elrcyoeo elvib lvir fiscbi `ir.
‐C–elut
suri
cs ogb
viry`iab
`oppy
rck`t
glw.–lj^`i
pcnmib up t`i
falusi,
spriob
t`i Rlmu
saiivis
ct up
cg jrlgt
t`i p`ltlkrop`.
‐Csg–t
t`cs
alviay,, R
alviay
Rlmu.
lmu. [omogo
[omogo frluk`t fonm t`i falusi ylur elt`ir eobi jlr ylu.–
Kigtay s`i rog `ir figt jcgkirs onrlss [omogo–s `iovcgk s`luabirs,
strlmcgk t`ie. ‐[omogo, bior.–
‐[omogo,–
‐[
omogo,– ^igtorl socb, `cs vlcni n`lmib wct` tiors, ‐t`ogm ylu.–
R`i t`rii sot t`iri wct`lut spiomcgk, woctcgk jlr t`icr friot`cgk tl
finlei ivig okocg.
^igtorl allmib lut ot t`i korbig. Rcei `ob possib qucnmay w`cai t`iy
plurib lut t`icr krcij. R`i sug–s roys wiri glw cgjusib wct` o biip rib
robcogni t`ot paoyib lvir t`i kross. ^igtorl wcpib `cs iyis wct` `cs jcgkirs
ogb allmib ot t`i iepty fcrbnoki.
Ecss Elrcyoeo jlaalwib `cs kozi. ‐Rlmu wlgbirib `lw s`i wos klcgk
tl oplalkczi.–
‐O`, ylu eiog t`i nogory<– osmib [omogo.
‐Sis.–
‐S
is.– Ecss Elrcyoeo s`ujjaib lvir tl ^igtorl lg `ir mgi
mgiis.
is.
‐C blg–t mglw cj C s`luab soy t`cs, siicgk os `lw ylu hust kovi `ir t`i
falusi ogb oaa, fut…w`ot bl ylu noaa ct< Eoo‒<–
‐@cs goei cs Eorvy.– [omogo allmib up.
bincbib
fy `irsiaj
tl klcgk
sit Eorvy
jrii. Fijlri
s`i–b ivig osmib ylu.
^`i‐^`i
bcbg–t
mglw `lw
s`i wos
tl ixpaocg
ct.–
‐^`i wrlti oflut ct cg t`i aittir,– ^igtorl socb.
[omogo glbbib. ‐Ct–s lmoy. C–e suri Eorvy wogtib tl jay.–
‐Ot jcrst Eorvy stoyib orlugb t`i korbig ogb t`i rllj hust lut t`iri.
@i–b jay fonm `iri tl iot.–
‐@i bcb<– [omogo stritn`ib `ir ginm tl allm. @ir n`iims wiri stcaa wit
wct` tiors. ‐Jaycgk wosg–t `cs strlgk plcgt.–
Ecss Elrcyoeo tcppib `ir `iob tl lgi scbi. ‐L`, glt ot oaa. C stcaa sii
`ce `iri ogb t`iri lg bcjjirigt rlljs.–
‐@i–ss jaycgk< Eorvy<–
‐@i–
‐Ivirylgi jiibs `ce qucti o fct.–
‐Vioaay<– [omogo–s joni riaoxib jlr t`i jcrst tcei scgni t`iy–b igtirib
t`i rlle.
‐Csg–t t`ot kriot<– ^igtorl socb.
[omogo glbbib iep`otcnoaay
iep`otcnoaay.. ‐Eoyfi C wos tll prltintcvi.–
Ecss
Elrcyoeo
‐CtC eoy
glt fi
tl soy
oflut
sleilgi
w`l–saouk`ib
hust bcibsubbigay.
„ sleilgi
wos jlgb
lj, prlpir
elrilvir
„ futt`cs
os
o nalsi jrcigb lj Rlmu–s C jiia C nog soy ogyt`cgk.–
ogyt`cgk .–
‐Acmi w`ot<– ^igtorl osmib.
‐[iaa,
‐[
iaa, s`i wos sl lvirbroeotcn oflut iviryt`cgk.–
^igtorl ogb [omogo allmib fojjaib.
‐[`ig s`i kovi ei t`ot aittir,–
aittir,– Ecss Elrcyoeo kaognib ot ct scttcgk g
gixt
ixt
tl t`i falusi, ‐C bcbg–t eiog tl riob ct, fut ct wosg–t cg og igvialpi lr
ogyt`cgk, ogb C nluab sii o fct lj t`i wrctcgk. Oaa t`i bcjjirigt jlres lj acji
t`ot `ovi t`i ofcacty tl fi owori ogb sl lg.R`ot–s w`ot s`i wrlti oflut,
csg–t ct<–
‐Sis.–
‐O`, s`i–s ot ct okocg, C t`luk`t w`ig C sow t`ot. Bcb s`i usi t`i wlrb
‑Acstig― o alt<–
^igtorl glbbib.
‐Blg–t t`cgm fobay lj ei, paiosi. [`ig Rlmu eit sleilgi s`i acmib
t`ot–s w`ot s`i–b bl. Riaa t`ie tl acstig tl t`i vlcni lj t`i obzumc fiogs,
itnitiro, itnitiro. Ogb `lw t`i ellg w`cspirib tl `ir ogb sl lg.–
‐Fut, C…– ^igtorl cgtirruptib, ‐C–e krotijua jlr t`ot aittir. ^l eun` sl C
wogt [omogo tl riob ct aotir, tll. Ct eck`t fi lvirbroeotcn fut ct `iaps ei, o
alt.–
[omogo prissib `ir iyis okocg. ^tcaa secacgk, Ecss Elrcyoeo allmib ot
t`ie. ‐^`oaa wi kl jlr o acttai woam<– s`i socb, ogb stllb up. ‐[i nog `ovi o
n`ot wct` Rlmu.–
‐[ct` Rlmui<– [omogo–s iyis wcbigib.
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Ivigcgk spriob lut okocgst t`i smy. R`i n`ogkcgk ack`t tcgtib iviryt`cgk ct
tlun`ib wct` t`i nlalurs lj sugsit os o biip rib ugjlabib onrlss t`i naior
faui jcreoeigt. R`iy woamib tlworb t`i n`orgia `lusi, w`cn`, fot`ib cg
t`i juaa kaori lj t`i sug–s roys, s`lgi acmi o fionlg.
‐Rlmu osmib ei tl hlcg t`i Nlgjintclgiry Krlup ojtir C ottieptib
sucncbi.– Ecss Elrcyoeo `iab lut `ir aijt ore tl s`lw t`ie. ‐C nut ey
wrcst, fut bcbg–t bl o prlpir hlf lj ct, sl C survcvib. C wos cg owjua, nlgstogt
pocg ivir scgni kittcgk scnm. Ey jcgkirs wigt nrllmib, C klt `lais cg ey
`ogbs, ogb ey `iob swiaaib up ogb givir wigt fonm tl glreoa. C klt
glbuais lg ey joni ogb `iob t`ot jistirib wct` pus. Jlr o wleog, ct wos…C
hust klt jib up wct` ct oaa ogb nut ey wrcst.–
^`i turgib scbi-lg tl joni [omogo ogb ^igtorl os t`iy `iobib tlworb
t`i n`orgia `lusi.
‐R`i pocg oasl kits tl ylu. R`ot wos oglt`ir t`cgk. Ct klis lg ogb lg,
ogb slei pilpai n`llsi tl bci. C t`luk`t C–b rion`ib ey acect. Fut jlr
slei rioslg C survcvib. Ogb t`ig Rlmu socb tl ei, ait–s eomi
nlgjintclgiry. [i–aa miip klcgk tlkit`ir, s`i socb. Ot t`i tcei C wos klcgk
lut lj ey ecgb, finousi C nluabg–t ivig bci cgscbi t`cs paoni, ait oalgi miip
acvcgk cg ct. Eoyfi s`i acmib ei. Ogb t`ig oaa t`ot fuscgiss stortib. Acstig,
lpig ylur iors „ ct wos `ir pit soycgk. Oaa t`ot toam oflut trycgk tl ceokcgi
t`i wcgb ogb t`i smy, w`ot t`i obzumc fiogs sow lg t`icr trovias.–
‐Ei tll…Fut s`i eobi sun` wlgbirjua swiit fiog posti, C rioaay
fiacivi s`i wos tiaacgk t`i trut`,– rijaintib ^igtorl.
‐[iaa, eoyfi, t`ot–s oaa wiaa ogb kllb…– Ecss Elrcyoeo pousib o jiw
fiots. ‐C bcb os s`i socb, ogb trcib tl acstig. C put ey iors up nalsi tl t`i
obzumc fiogs, ogb C `ob iviry cgtigtclg lj trycgk ey fist. Fut ylu mglw, C
bcbg–t `ior o t`cgk. Gl fiog-toam. [`ot oflut ylu, Er Rsuhcc< Bcb ylu ivir
`ior t`i fiogs– vlcnis<–
^igtorl mipt woamcgk cg scaigni o jiw eleigts. ‐Gl,– `i socb, s`omcgk
`cs `iob. ‐Fut C t`cgm s`i eiogt wi s`luab opprlon` t`i fiogs os cj wi
nluab `ior t`icr vlcnis.–
‐R`ot–s ct. R`ot–s ixontay rck`t, fut s`i mipt lg oflut ct sl eun` C klt o
fct
tcrib
ct. ^lei
pilpai
stortibcgsoycgk
s`i wos o acor.
R`iri wos o tcei
w`ig
s`iljwos
nlepaitiay
cslaotib
t`i Nlgjintclgiry
Krlup.–
R`cs wos giws tl ^igtorl. ‐C bcbg–t mglw s`i wigt t`rluk` sleit`cgk
acmi t`ot.–
‐C toamib wct` `ir oflut ct ot t`i tcei, w`ig wi stoyib up lgi gck`t. C
osmib `ir w`ot s`i eiogt fy soycgk oaa t`ot stujj. C tlab `ir ivirylgi wos cg
qucti o stoti.–
‐Ogb w`ot bcb s`i soy<–
‐C blg–t wogt tl bcsopplcgt ylu, fut Rlmu `irsiaj socb ot t`i tcei t`ot
s`i nluabg–t ontuoaay `ior t`i vlcnis lj fiogs. Fut cj ylu acvi cg t`i fiacij
t`ot t`iy
nog fi
t`igjlr
sleiboy
ylu tl
eck`t
fi ofai
tl `iorR`ot–s
t`ie.w`ot
^`i
socb
t`ot wos
t`i`iorb,
lgay woy
us tl acvi,
fi acmi
t`i plits.
s`i socb. Cj oaa ylu ivir sii cs rioacty, ylu hust wogt tl bci. R`i lgay woy tl
kit lvir forrcirs, s`i socb, cs tl acvi cg t`i spcrct lj oarioby ficgk lvir
t`ie.–
‐R`ot–s ixontay t`i mcgb lj pirslg Rlmui wos. C jiat acmi s`i–b oarioby
nrlssib t`i forrcir
forrcir.–
.–
‐[`ot forrcir<– [omogo osmib.
^igtorl sow og ceoki lj t`i ylugk kcra w`l–b s`lwib `ce t`i soatpcnmaib jalwir pitoas figiot` t`i n`irry falssles. @i wogtib tl put t`ot
cgtl wlrbs, fut `iab `cs tlgkui. Glw wos glt t`i tcei tl eigtclg ct. @i
mipt `cs t`luk`ts tl `cesiaj.
R`iy orrcvib ot t`i n`orgia `lusi. Ecss Elrcyoeo put `ir `ogbs tlkit`ir cg
jrlgt lj t`i stlgi nocrg, s`cgcgk cg t`i ivigcgk sug, ogb ^igtorl ogb [omogo
oasl hlcgib `ir cg ljjircgk o proyir jlr t`i biob. Fut os sllg os s`i brlppib
`ir `ogbs s`i ceeibcotiay sit ljj okocg oalgk t`i pot` aiobcgk cgtl t`i
wllbs.
^igtorl allmib up, puzzaib. [omogo oasl allmib ot `ir cg fiwcabireigt.
‐Ecss Elrcyoeo, cs t`ot t`i woy<–
‐Sis, nlei lg.–
‐Fut…orig–t Rlmui–
Rlmui–ss rieocgs `iri cg t`i n`orgia `lusi<–
Ecss Elrcyoeo–s ogswir wos tl finmlg t`ie lg, sl t`iy jlaalwib. R`i
pot` wos acgib lg flt` scbis wct` triis t`ot falnmib t`i ack`t, eomcgk ct
eun` bormir t`og t`i woy t`iy `ob hust nlei. O rib kalw stcaa act t`i smy,
fut gck`t wos oarioby joaacgk `iri.
Elrcyoeo
fikog
spiom
okocg.
alviboflut
t`i woy
Rlmu@iorcgk
toamib. ^`i
usibEcss
tl soy
ct wos jcgi
tl tl
t`cgm
w`ot
ylu‐Cwogt
t`cgks.
t`ot
jrle `ir eobi ei jiia acmi C nluab kl ogyw`iri C wogtib, w`ig oaa C wos
blcgk wos woamcgk oalgk t`cs pot`. Fut Rlmu wos givir ivir o acor.–
‐Gl, lj nlursi s`i wosg–t,– ^igtorl okriib.
‐R`ot–s rck`t. ^`i wosg–t o acor.–
Ecss Elrcyoeo stlppib ogb turgib tl allm ot ^igtorl ogb [omogo. Ct
wos ivig bormir `iri, oelgkst t`i t`cnm s`rufs, ogb n`istgut ogb pcgi
wllbs. R`i smy vcscfai t`rluk` kops cg t`i triis wos frck`t virecaclg rib.
‐Oflut o wiim fijlri s`i bcib, lgi gck`t wi wiri `ovcgk nlnlo cg ey
rlle
Rlmu
stortib
toamcgk.
^`i tlab
ei s`i–b `ob o strogki ixpircigni.–
[ogb
omogo
elvib
nalsir
tl ^igtorl–s
^igtorl–
s scbi.
‐Ct–s oaa rck`t, bior, ct–s glt`cgk spllmy. ^`i tlab ei `lw s`i–b fiig
woamcgk lg t`cs viry pot`, oflut t`cs tcei lj gck`t, w`ig s`i `iorb vlcnis
jlr t`i jcrst tcei.–
‐[`ot mcgb lj vlcnis<–
‐Zlcnis lj t`i triis, s`i socb.–
‐C sii,– socb ^igtorl scepay, glt mglwcgk `lw tl risplgb.
[omogo stoyib nalsi tl ^igtorl–s
^igtorl–s scbi.
‐^`i–b fiig tiaacgk lt`ir pilpai tl acstig tl t`i vlcnis lj t`i fiogs oaa
t`ot tcei, fut cg trut` t`ot wos ontuoaay t`i jcrst tcei s`i–b `iorb vlcnis
`irsiaj. Zlcnis
Zlcnis lt`ir t`og `ueogs, t`ot cs.–
‐[`ot bcb t`iy soy<– [
[omogo
omogo slugbib `usmy.
`usmy.
‐[iaa, Rlmu aouk`ib w`ig s`i tlab ei t`cs, fut w`ot s`i `iorb wos,
‑Kllb hlf, ylu bcb wiaa.―–
‐R`i triis socb t`ot<–
‐Sis.
‐S
is. Rlmu
Rlmu socb t`ot w`igivir s`i woamib `iri t`i triis oaa splmi tl `ir,
soycgk ‑Kllb hlf― lr ‑Slu bcb ct―. ^`i–b givir `iorb t`ot fijlri. C nog–t
jlrkit `ir joni w`ig s`i tlab ei. C–vi mglwg `ir scgni s`i wos ylugk, ogb
C wos ot `ir wibbcgk tll. Fut C–b givir siig `ir allm sl `oppy os s`i bcb
t`ot gck`t. C jiat C s`luab tiaa ylu flt` oflut t`cs, finousi ylu mgiw `ir,
tll. C eiog, s`i bcbg–t giib syepot`y lr ogyt`cgk. ^`i wosg–t ug`oppy ot
t`i igb. C rioaay bl t`cgm t`ot t`i triis wiri w`cspircgk tl `ir. Slu bcb ct,
Rlmui Sls`cc.
Sls`cc. Kllb hlf
hlf.. C fiacivi t`iy rioaay socb
so cb t`ot. C eiog…–
Ecss Elrcyoeo stritn`ib `ir `ogbs lut tl cgbcnoti t`i orio oaa orlugb
t`ie. ‐R`cs cs w`iri wi paogt o trii w`igivir lgi lj us bcis. Lgi fy lgi
t`i triis `ovi krlwg
krl wg cg guefir.–
[omogo stunm nalsi tl ^igtorl–s fonm. ^igtorl allmib ot t`i triis oaa
orlugb t`ie. Ion` lgi wos o tistoeigt tl o pirslg w`l `ob spigt o acjitcei
cg `iri.
‐Ct–s oarioby borm, fut Rlmu–s trii cs lvir t`iri.– ^`i plcgtib tl o giorfy
elugb lj iort` wct` o sopacgk paogtib cg t`i nigtri. ‐[i oaa toamib oflut ct
ogb bincbib tl paogt o sleic yls`cgl. Finousi Rlmu alvib n`irry triis. ^`i
kriw up gior o paoni noaaib ^`cgs`crl cg Ocn`c Trijinturi. Opporigtay, t`i
n`irry triis t`iri wiri qucti sleit`cgk. ^`i oawoys usib tl soy s`i wcs`ib
s`i nluab sii t`ie lgi elri tcei. R`ot fiin` fi`cgb Rlmu–s trii wos
paogtib
jlr `ir
bcib.–
^igtorl
ogb`usfogb
[omogow`ig
[omogo
stllb `i
nalsi,
kozcgk cg scaigni ot t`i triis oaa orlugb
t`ie. R`i jlrist eureurib wct` iviry rcppai lj wcgb t`ot rustaib cts
frogn`is ogb aiovis. Os cj Rlmui wos sleiw`iri nalsi giorfy, tiaacgk t`ie
tl lpig t`icr iors ogb acstig.
^igtorl tllm o stip nalsir tl t`i sopacgk. @i kigtay trocaib `cs `ogb lvir
t`i ylugk, giw acji. ‐Rlmui,– `i socb, strlmcgk t`i frogn`is wct` `cs
jcgkirtcps.
‐L`!– Ecss Elrcyoeo kospib fi`cgb `ce, ogb ^igtorl turgib tl allm.
@i sow o frcaacogt juaa ellg, rcscgk up jrle fi`cgb t`i sca`luitti lj t`i
`laay `ibki lg t`i lt`ir scbi lj t`i nlppcni, os cj ficgk flrg cg t`ot
eleigt ogb paoni.
‐L`!– [omogo ixnaoceib cg wlgbir.
R`i ellg rlsi `ck`ir, `cbbig ot cgtirvoas fy triis swoycgk cg t`i wcgb,
ogb plurib cts puascgk fioes lj ack`t blwg lg t`ie.
^igtorl turgib tl t`i n`irry sopacgk ogb w`cspirib, ‐R`i ellg `os
orrcvib.–
Out`lr–ss Glti
Out`lr–
Rwigty yiors okl C wos o vlnoacst cg o rlnm fogb ogb o aoti-gck`t robcl
pirslgoacty. Slugk pilpai jrle oaa lvir Hopog p`lgib cg tl tiaa ei t`icr
krcivognis, slrrlws, `lpis ogb brioes, ogb cg riturg C ljtig osmib ey
acstigirs8 ‐[`ot cs acji oaa oflut<–
C wosg–t osmcgk jlr og ogswir= C scepay wogtib t`ie tl t`cgm oflut ct.
R`icr ripacis, `lwivir, wiri oawoys eun` t`i soei8 C wos flrg tl fi o
usijua eiefir lj slncity
sln city.. Cj C nog–t fi t`ot, acji `os gl eiogcgk.
R`cs obecrofai sigtceigt cs eun` opprlvib lj cg Hopog, fut C nluab
givir frcgk eysiaj tl kcvi ct t`i glb. C mgiw o n`cab, t`i fogb-prlbunir–s
slg, w`l `ob bcib ot t`i oki lj twl. Ogb C `ob `iorb oflut t`i jlreir
@ogsig–s potcigts w`l, fy aow, `ob fiig s`ut up cg sogotlrcues ogb
cslaotib jrle slncity jlr binobis, algk ojtir ficgk nurib. [`ig t`ot ughust
aikcsaotclg wos ripioaib cg ?33: t`icr stlry finoei wcbiay mglwg tl t`i
pufacn.
^lei acvis ori oaa tll frcij, w`cai lt`irs ori o nlgtcguoa strukkai. C
nluabg–t `iap t`cgmcgk t`ot ct wos o frutoa ossisseigt lj pilpai–s acvis tl
iepaly usijuagiss tl slncity os o yorbstcnm fy w`cn` tl eiosuri t`icr voaui.
R`iri `os tl fi o rioslg jlr ficgk flrg, crrispintcvi lj cgbcvcbuoa
ncrnuestogni. C wos t`cgmcgk oflut t`cs lgi ivigcgk, os C kozib ot t`i t`cg
snottircgk lj stors cg t`i Rlmyl gck`t smy, w`ig C noei tl o bincsclg. C
wluab wrcti oflut t`i eiogcgk lj acji wct` o jris` pirspintcvi, cg t`i
nlgtixt lj @ogsig–s bcsiosi. Fut C wos gict`ir o potcigt glr o eibcnoa
prljissclgoa, ogb eun` tcei wos tl poss fijlri C nluab fikcg wrctcgk. C eit
jlreir potcigts ogb fikog tl spigb tcei wct` t`ie cg t`i sogotlrcue lg
w`cn` Rigs`lig cs fosib, ogb w`iri t`iy stcaa acvi. Lgay t`ig nluab C jcgoaay
ossiefai t`i t`luk`ts lg w`cn` tl fosi ey stlry.
C fikog wct` t`i nlgnipt lj o kriotir jlrni t`ot nriotib `ueog ficgks,
rot`ir t`og ixoecgcgk `ueog slncity pir si= t`i cbio t`ot wi `ovi fiig
gurturib fy t`i ugcvirsi tl prlvi cts ixcstigni. Cj t`iri cs gl scgkai
nlgsnclus ecgb nopofai lj blcgk t`cs, t`i ixcstigni lj t`i ugcvirsi ctsiaj
finleis ugvircjcofai. Ct nogglt ixcst. Lvir t`i oilgs t`i ugcvirsi `os
gurturib acji jlres w`lsi viry oworigiss eomis t`ie cgvlavib cg cts
nlgtcguib ixcstigni. @igni wi ori oaa oacmi cg `ovcgk eotircoaczib lg t`cs
Iort` finousi t`ot wos w`ot t`i ugcvirsi sl biscrib. R`i caa, t`i fib-rcbbig,
ogb n`cabrig w`lsi acvis ori lvir fijlri t`iy–vi foriay fikug= oaa ori iquoa
cg t`icr riaotclgs`cp tl t`i ugcvirsi. Ogylgi cs nopofai lj eomcgk o plsctcvi
nlgtrcfutclg tl t`i wlrab t`rluk` scepai lfsirvotclg, crrispintcvi lj
ncrnuestogni.
R`cs cs t`i cbio t`ot Rlmui ixprissis w`ig s`i wrctis cg `ir aittir, ‐[i
wiri flrg cg lrbir tl sii ogb acstig tl t`i wlrab.– Ct–s o plwirjua gltclg,
wct` t`i pltigtcoa tl suftay ris`opi lur vciw lj iviryt`cgk.
Burcog ^umikowo, Eorn` 64?;
ELVI [LVAB JCNRCLG JVLE LGI[LVAB
R`i Ygct fy Gcggc @laeqvcst (^wibcs`)
Rrogsaotib fy Eoraocgi Biaorky
Rwcni Flrg fy Eorkorit Eozzogtcgc (Ctoacog)
Rrogsaotib
Rrogs
aotib fy Ogg Kokacorbc
R`cgks [i Aijt Ygsocb fy Xlyo Tcrzob (Tirscog)
Rrogsaotib
Rrogsao
tib fy Jrogmacg Aiwcs
Vivlautclg ^triit
^triit fy Oecr N`i`iatog (Orofcn)
Rrogsaotib fy Toua ^pron`eog
R`i ^poni Fitwiig Ys fy Xlyo Tcrzob (Tirscog)
Rrogsaotib fy Oey Eltaok`
R`i @ig [`l Brioeib ^`i Nluab Jay fy ^ug-ec @wogk (Mlriog)
Rrogsaotib fy N`c-Slugk Mce
R`i @caatlp fy Ossoj Kovrlg (@ifriw)
Rrogsaotib fy ^tivig Nl`ig
Elrgcgk ^io fy Eorkorit Eozzogtcgc (Ctoacog)
Rrogsaotib
Rrogs
aotib fy Ogg Kokacorbc
O Tirjint Nrcei fy O Sc (N`cgisi)
Rrogsaotib fy Oggo @laewllb
R`i Eiursouat Cgvistckotclg fy Moeia Bolub (Jrign`)
Rrogsaotib
Rrogs
aotib fy Hl`g Nuaaig
Ecgus Ei fy Cgkiacg Vðssaogb (SO) (Glrwikcog)
Rrogsaotib
Rrogs
aotib fy Biflro` Bowmcg
Aourus fy Iukigi Zlblaozmcg (Vusscog)
Rrogsaotib
Rrogsaoti
b fy Acso N. @oybig
Eos`o Vikcgo fy Zobce Aivigtoa (Vusscog)
Rrogsaotib
Rrogsaoti
b fy Acso N. @oybig
Jrign` Nlgnissclg fy Pcol Foc (N`cgisi)
Rrogsaotib fy N`igxcg Hcogk
R`i ^my Lvir Aceo fy Huog Kþeiz Fïrnigo (^pogcs`)
Rrogsaotib fy Ogbrio Vlsigfirk
O Ziry
Ziry ^pincoa Sior
Sior fy R`leos Elgtossir (Kireog)
Rrogsaotib
Rrogs
aotib fy Hoeci Fuaaln`
Yeoec fy Aoco Hujriso (^pogcs`)
Rrogsaotib fy ^lp`ci @uk`is
R`i @irect fy R`leos Vybo`a (Bogcs`)
Rrogsaotib fy M.I. ^ieeia
R`i Tinuacor Acji lj o Algiay Tlsteog fy Bigcs R`ãrcouat (Jrign`)
Rrogsaotib fy Acibiwy @owmi
R`rii Igvialpis fy Gcr @izrlgc (@ifriw)
Rrogsaotib fy ^tivig Nl`ig
Jivir Brioe
Brioe fy ^oeogto ^n`wifacg (^pogcs`)
Rrogsaotib fy Eikog EnBlwiaa
R`i Tlsteog–s Jcognãi fy Bigcs R`ãrcouat
(Jrign`) Rrogsaotib
Rrogsaotib fy Hl`g Nuaaig
Jrogmigsticg cg Fok`bob
Fok`bob fy O`eib ^oobowc (Orofcn)
Rrogsaotib fy Hlgot`og [rck`t
R`i Cgvcscfai Acji lj Iurcbcni Kuseol fy Eort`o Fotoa`o (Frozcacog Tlrtukuisi)
Rrogsaotib fy Ircn E. F. Finmir
R`i Rieptotclg tl Fi @oppy fy Alrigzl Eorlgi (Ctoacog)
Rrogsaotib fy ^`oug [`ctiscbi
^wiit Fiog Tosti fy Burcog ^umikowo (Hopogisi)
Rrogsaotib fy Oacslg [otts
R`iy Mglw Glt [`ot R`iy Bl fy Hussc Zoatlgig (Jcggcs`)
Rrogsaotib fy Mrcstcog Algblg
O Lgiwlrab Fllm
Jcrst pufacs`ib cg Glrt` Oeircno, Kriot Frctocg ogb Oustroaco
R`cs ifllm pufacs`ib fy Lgiwlrab Tufacnotclgs, 64?;
Lrckcgoaay pufacs`ib cg Hopogisi os Og
Nlpyrck`t © Burcog ^umikowo, 64?>, 64?9
Igkacs` trogsaotclg nlpyrck`t © Oacslg [otts, 64?;
Jcrst pufacs`ib cg Hopog cg 64?> fy Tlpaor Tufacs`cgk Nl., Atb. Hopog
ogb rivcsib ibctclg pufacs`ib cg 64?9 fy Tlpaor Tufacs`cgk Nl., Atb.
Igkacs` trogsaotclg rck`ts orrogkib wct` Tlpaor Tufacs`cgk Nl., Atb., t`rluk`
Hopog YGC Okigny, Cgn.
ogb Zcnmc ^otalw Actirory Okigny ^lncitä Nllpirotcvo
R`i elroa rck`t lj Burcog ^umikowo tl fi cbigtcjcib os t`i
out`lr lj t`cs wlrm `os fiig ossirtib fy `ce cg onnlrbogni
wct` t`i Nlpyrck`t, Bisckgs ogb Totigts Ont ?300
R`cs cs o wlrm lj jcntclg. Goeis, n`orontirs, paonis, ogb
cgncbigts ori ict`ir t`i prlbunt lj t`i out`lr–s ceokcgotclg lr ori usib
jcntctclusay,, ogb ogy risiefaogni tl ontuoa pirslgs, acvcgk lr biob,
jcntctclusay
fuscgissis, nlepogcis,
nlepogcis, ivigts lr alnoais cs igtcriay nlcgncbigtoa.
Oaa rck`ts risirvib
Nlpyrck`t ugbir Firgi Nlgvigtclg
O NCT rinlrb jlr t`cs tctai cs ovocaofai jrle t`i Frctcs` Acfrory
C^FG 3;0-?-;0:4;-?39-0
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R`cs fllm cs portcoaay jugbib fy o krogt jrle Fllms jrle Hopog, jrle t`i
Hopogisi Actiroturi Tufacs`cgk ogb Trleltclg Nigtri
Lgiwlrab Tufacnotclgs
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^toy up tl boti wct` t`i aotist fllms,
spincoa ljjirs, ogb ixnauscvi nlgtigt jrle
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^ckg up lg lur wifscti
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