Heroes, Help by O.G. Rose

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Jhrmhs, Jhcp^jmrt ^tmrohs dy M.L. Tmsh



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B ebg studdh` jos tmh bg` yhcph`. Mut mi tjh rmna, b lhgohbpphbrh`.

–O wocc lrbgt ymu tjrhh wosjhs,― sbo` tjh lhgoh.–Kust wjbt O‟vh bcwbys wbgth`!― tjh ebg hxncboeh`, –O wosj imr

tjhrh tm dh gm emrh pbog bg` suiihrogl .― Pjh ebg‟s ibvmroth wrothr wbs Ymctborh.–Ot os `mgh,― tjh lhgoh sbo`.

Dhimrh b ebg studdh` jos tmh mg b rmna, ot turgh` ogtm b pohnh minmttmg. êocogl, jh nmgtoguh` wbcaogl, yht ahpt stmppogl tm ebah surhjh wbs wbcaogl, dhnbush jh nmuc`g‟t ihhc tjh prhssurh mg jos ihht.^tbgògl stocc, b ebg wotj gmtjogl dhtthr tm `m wbs bdch tm lht mii b lmm`sjmt, dut tjh duccht òssmcvh` dhimrh ot jot tjh wbcaogl ebg. êocogl, tjhebg wbvh` bt tjh iboch`-eur`hrhr, wjm, ghvhr ihhcogl rhemrsh imr josbntomgs, wbvh` dbna. Pjh wbcaogl ebg ò`g‟t nbrh.

Pjh ebg jb` gm irohg`s, dhnbush gm mgh ihct b ghh` imr cmvh1tjhrh wbs gmtjogl wrmgl wotj coih. Pjh ebg wbtnjh` b emtjhr lovh jhr`buljthr b aoss. Pjh `buljthr ò`g‟t gmtonh1 tjh emtjhr woph` jhr cops.

Pjh ebg mr`hrh` b jbedurlhr tjbt prmdbdcy tbsth` wmg`hriuc.Jh aghw jh coah` tjh tbsth.

Pjh ebg pugnjh` b wbcc1 ot turgh` tm nmttmg. Jh ahpt pugnjoglot bg` ot ahpt turgogl ogtm nmttmg. Jh troh` tm snrhbe bg` seoch`.Hgscbvh` og irhh`me, jh rhehedhrh` tjh lhgoh, dut nmuc`g‟t cmgl imrtjh lhgoh tm njbglh tjh wmrc`. ^m, ogòiihrhgt, tjh ebg sbo`,

–Lhgoh, O wosj imr tjh tjmuljt mi pbog tm vbgosj.―

Pjh ebg‟s ibvmroth pjocmsmpjhr wbs Gmzona.–Ot os `mgh,― tjh lhgoh bpphbrh` bg` bggmugnh`, bg` bcc tjmuljtsmi pbog bg` hvoc whrh woph` bwby.

B rmna `rhbet mi gmtjogl bg` ghvhr wosjh`.Imrhvhr.



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\jhghvhr Hvh wmah up, sjh wbs rhb`y tm sbvh tjh wmrc`. ^jh

chbpt mut mi dh` wotj b dol seoch mg jhr ibnh, put mg jhr snjmmc ugoimre,bg` rbg `mwgstbors. ^jh wbs tjh wmrc`‟s mgcy jmph,

–Cbthr Eme!― ^jh rbnh` mut tjh `mmr bg` tjhg rbg dbna og tm put mg jhr sjmhs.

Hvh nmuc`g‟t thcc jhr ibeocy tjbt sjh wbs b suphrjhrm; tjbt wbs ruchguedhr mgh. Mtjhr jhrmhs ugvhoch` tjhor shnrht o`hgtotohs dhnbushhvhrymgh aghw rhbc suphrjhrmhs ahpt tjhor o`hgtotohs shnrht, dut Hvhò`g‟t try tm dh `hnhptovh. Hvh kust bnth` coah b jhrm. Kust cbst goljt sjhimuljt b agoih-wohcògl, sjbph-sjoitogl, òehgsomg-jmppogl, emgstrmus

tjul wjm, bithr Hvh bsah` joe tm njbglh jos wbys bg` jhcp jhr njbglhtjh wmrc`, seoch` bg` vbgosjh` ogtm tjog bor. Hvh wbs nmgvognh` jh‟`nmeh brmug`, bg` jh wbs prmdbdcy bcrhb`y wmraogl wotj jhr thg yhbrsirme gmw og smeh prh`hstogh` òehgsomg mi spbnhtoeh1 bithr bcc, ot wbsmdvomus jh jb` b nrusj mg jhr. Hvh jb` cmgl dcbna jbor tjbt sjh nmucùsh bs b sjohc` tm dcmna ducchts, droljt dcuh hyhs tjbt turgh` rh` wjhgsjh ush` tjhe imr jhbt vosomg, bg` nmuc` icy wjhg gm mgh wbs cmmaogl.^jh rbg mut tjh jmush blbog bg` chbpt mgtm tjh donynch sjh rm`h bs bnmvhr1 sjh nmuc` rug tm snjmmc og b eoguth icbt oi sjh wbgth`.

Jolj snjmmc; tjh uctoebth, suphrjhrm‟s sbnroionh. ^jh wbs bebsthr mi qubgtue ehnjbgons, njheostry „ hvhrytjogl „ dut iboch` b cmtmi jhr thsts mg purpmsh. Oi sjh lmt strboljt Bs, tjh voccbogs wmuc` iog`jhr quonacy, bg` Ghw _mra wbs nrbwcogl wotj tjhe. Ot wbs b dol noty, iuccmi phmpch „ bgymgh wjm wbsg‟t b suphrjhrm wmuc` ihhc coah bg bgt og tjhpcbnh. ^jh covh` og Jbrche „ blbog, tm tjrmw mii tjh voccbogs „ bg` ò` bihw bithr snjmmc bntovotohs. Bt goljt, bithr cmnaogl tjh `mmr bg` cyogl ogdh` ugtoc jhr Eme tjmuljt sjh jb` lmgh tm schhp, sjh whgt tm wmra.

Hvhrymgh aghw Hvh bt snjmmc bg` tjrmuljmut tjh nroeh wmrc`.

Vrmdbdcy tjrmuljmut tjh lbcbxy tmm, shhogl tjbt sjh jb` stmpph`guehrmus bcohg ogvbsomgs. Hvhrymgh (bg` hvhrytjogl) tjrmuljmut tjhnmsems aghw sjh wmuc`g‟t rhst ugtoc sjh imug` jhr `b`. _hbrs bl m, bsuphr voccbog tmma irme Hvh bg` jhr Eme tjhor ehemrohs mi joe, dut ot wbsg‟t ugtoc Hvh sbw tjbt jhr irohg`s jb` ibtjhrs tjbt sjh nmgghnth` tjh`mts. Imr yhbrs, Hvh tjmuljt jhr emtjhr jb` ehgtbc drhba`mwgsdhnbush sjh wbs nrbzy1 gmw, Hvh aghw ot wbs dhnbush sjh ò`g‟t dhcohvhsjh jb` hvhr dhhg cmvh`. Hvh wmuc` iog` tjh scoehdbcc wjm ò` tjos,rhstmrh jhr ehemrohs, sbvh jhr ibtjhr, bg` rhstmrh kustonh imr bcc.



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Hvh wmrh b cmgl saort wotj b wjoth, cmgl schhvh `rhss sjort. ^jhjo` jhr wjoth saog ug`hr dcbna saog tm blbog, tjrmw mii tjh voccbogs. \joths whrh b eogmroty bt snjmmc, bg` sjh ghh`h` tm dchg` og. _ht sjh

jugl mut wotj wjoth ebchs dhnbush sjh ihct coah ot wbs jhr ùty tmprmthnt tjmsh emst og ghh`. Ot wbs bcsm hbsohr tm lht ebglb irme tjhe.Dcbna lorcs ghvhr jb` bgy mi tjh stuii bg` tjmuljt sjh wbs whor` imrcoaogl ot; tjhor vosomg mi tjh wmrc` wbs ncmsh`. Hvh ghh`h` tm stby drohih`mg bcc tjh lcmdbc jbpphgogls. Mgcy suphrjhrmhs aghw ot, dut ebglb wbsbntubccy wrotthg dy tjh Nmsems Vmconh Imrnh tm lovh shnrht ehssblhs tmsuphrjhrmhs bnrmss tjh lbcbxy. Pjhy ahpt jhr ogimreh` bdmut ghw whbpmgs, ghw voccbogs, bg` ghw `rbeb `hvhcmpogl tjrmuljmut bccòehgsomgs mi spbnh bg` toeh.

Hvh wbcah` `mwg tjh jbcc wotj jhr njhst mut bg` b dol lrog mgjhr ibnh. ^jh wmrh jhr jbor og poltbocs. _hs, sjh aghw dcbna lorcs ò`g‟t whbr tjhor jbor coah tjbt bg` tjbt ot rosah` dcmwogl jhr nmvhr, dut bsuphrjhrm jb` tm dh bccmwh` smeh codhrtohs.

–Jhy Hvh, wby tm lm yhsthr`by,― Kmjg êotj njunach`. Hvh lbvhjoe b jolj-iovh bg` strutth` mg tm ncbss. Jh nmuc` dh b dot mi b rbnost, dutHvh cmmah` pbst jos ibucts. ^jh sbw pmthgtobc og joe bg` ò` ghh`bgmtjhr thbe ehedhr imr bcohg nroeh ioljtogl. ^jh bcrhb`y jb` twm; Vbucbg` Imr`. ^jh sbw tjhe dy tjh cmnahrs bg` strm`h roljt up.

–Emrgogl dmys,― sjh sjmuth`, –Iogh `by tm dh ioljtogl nroeh ogGhw _mra.―

Vbuc bg` Imr` whrh twm wjoth luys, dmtj mvhrwholjt bg` usubccynbrryogl tjh cbthst hòtomgs mi Bttbna mg Potbg . Ghotjhr pcbyh` spmrts bg`dmtj jb` bngh prmdches. Pjhy whrh suphrjhrmhs, bg` coah jhr, tjhy jb`tm dchg` og. Ghotjhr mi tjh dmys turgh` brmug`.

–Jhy, O‟e tbcaogl tm ymu!― Hvh sgbpph`. ^jh sebnah` Vbuc ogtjh dbna mi tjh jhb` bg` jh spug brmug` bg` sebnah` jhr og tjh ibnh.

Hvh wbs stuggh`.

–Lm tm jhcc!― Vbuc snrhbeh`. B dcbna -hyh whcch` up ug`hr H vh‟sroljt hyh.

–Vbuc, wjbt‟s lmogl mg=― Hvh wjosphrh`, –Imr` „ ― Jh spbt og jhr ibnh,–Kust dhnbush ymu‟rh wjoth `mhsg‟t ehbg ymu nbg nbcc us

goll hrs.― Hvh‟s wmrc` wbs turgogl upso`h `mwg. \hrh tjhsh ncmghs=

Nydmrls= \bs tjos smeh ghw, voccbogmus pcmt= \hrh tjhy drbogwbsjh`=–\ -w jbt `m ymu ehbg=― Hvh stutthrh`.



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–Pjh wjmch snjmmc jhbr` ymu yhsthr`by. ^mrry ymur `b` chit ymubg` ymur wjoth Eme, dut tjbt `mhsg‟t ehbg wh‟rh bcc kuga.―

@o` tjhy tjoga tjhy whrh dcbna, tjbt tjhor òsluoshs whrh rhbc=

Pjhy aghw dhtthr; dcbna luys ò`g‟t rhb` ebglb. Hvh lrotth` jhr thhtjbg` dbcch` jhr iost,

–O‟e lmogl tm nmugt tm tjrhh bg` oi tjos `mhsg‟t stmp, O swhbr O wocc ush ey jhbt vosomg mg ymu roljt jhrh og pudcon!―

Vbuc bg` Imr` stmm` tjhrh, stbrogl bt jhr.–Jbvh ymu cmst ymur eog`=― Imr` snmiih`, –_mu wjoth lorcs wocc

sby bgytjogl. _mu‟` aocc ymurshci dhimrh bèottogl ymur eostbahs.― –\joth=!― Hvh sgbpph`. Bg` tjhg sjh sbw jhr jbg`. ^jh irmzh.

\jbt wbs lmogl mg= Jhr òsluosh „ ot jb` wmrg mii. Jhr jbg`s whrh coah

sgmw. ^jh ihct jhr ibnh. ^jh pucch` mut b pmnaht eorrmr. ^jh wbsjmrroioh`.

–Luys, smehtjogl‟s up,― Hvh stbeehrh`, –^meh ghw voccbog osbimmt. \ h‟rh ug`hr bttbna. ^gbp mut mi ot!―

^jh wbs vucghrbdch „ og tjh mphg „ `mmeh`.–Ot nmuc` dh tjh Ebsthr Nmeputhr mr smehmgh kust bs droccobgt,―

Hvh rhbsmgh`, gm cmglhr ihhcogl jhr njhha tjrmd, –Pjh voccbog jbs bcthrh`toeh bg` spbnh. Imr`, O ghh` b `btb bgbcysos mg tjos brhb, stbt!―

–Hvh, oi ymu `mg‟t hxpcbog tm eh wjy ymu‟vh `hno`h` tm cmsh ymur

eog`, O‟e lmogl tm hvhg mut ymur ibnh.― –_mu‟rh b suphrjhrm Imr`! Mgh mi tjh hcoths! O agmw ymur shnrht

o`hgtoty1 ymu `mg‟t jbvh tm coh tm eh.― B lrmup mi stu`hgts nornch` brmug` tjhe1 tjh jbccs whrh ncmsogl

og. Pjh bglhr cmmah` tm dh ibògl mut mi Vbuc‟s hyhs1 gmw, jh kust cmmah`nmgiush`. Jh put jos bre mvhr Imr`‟s njhst tm jmc` joe dbna.

–_mu sona=― Vbuc bsah` Hvh. Pjos wbs db`; tjh Ebsthr Nmeputhr jb` eb`h tjhe imrlht tjhy

whrh suphrjhrmhs. Hvh cmmah` brmug`, rhb`y imr b ioljt, dut gmt surh

wjm tm ioljt. \jbt jbpphgh` y hsthr`by= ^jh nmuc`g‟t rhehedhr1 jb`tjh Ebsthr Nmeputhr ogioctrbth` jhr eog` tmm=

–O‟e iogh,― Hvh bgswhrh`, –Kust thcc eh wjbt jbpphgh` twhgty-imur jmurs blm.―

–_mu agmw `beg whcc wjbt jbpphgh`,― Imr` sgbpph`. Hvh jb`gm o`hb. Cbst goljt sjh stmpph` b zmedoh Bpmnbcypsh, dut ùrogl tjh `by „ ùrogl tjh `by „ wjbt ò` sjh `m ùrogl tjh `by=

–Thirhsj ey ehemry,― Hvh nmeebg`h`. Imr` ò`g‟t bgswhr.–Pjbt‟s bg mr`hr! Jbvh ymu imrlmtthg wjm‟s tjh suphromr brmug`

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Imr` tjrhw b pugnj. Hvh ùnah`, pmah` joe og tjh hyhs, bg`durst tjrmulj tjh nornch mi stu`hgts.

–Pjos os db`,― sjh pbgth`, rbnogl tjrmulj tjh jbccs. ^jh ghh`h`

tm nmgtbnt jhr nmeebgògl miionhrs, tjh mghs og tjh spbnh stbtomg „ tjhy‟` agmw wjbt tm `m. ^jh tbpph` jhr wrost „ sjh stocc nmuc`g‟t lhtush` tm tjh wjoth nmcmr „ bntovbtogl b nbcc. Gmtjogl; tjh hghey eustjbvh lmtthg tjh sbthccoths. Hvh rbnh` ogtm tjh dbtjrmme bg` tjbt‟s wjhgsjh sbw ot. Jhr ibnh. ^jh ghbrcy snrhbeh`. ^jh wbs bs wjoth bs sgmw. \otj dcuh hyhs; sjh nmuc` ebah tjhe mut ug`hr tjh druoshs. Jhr cmgl,dcbna jbor wbs lmgh, rhpcbnh` dy bcohg drmwg. Jhr snjmmc ugoimre jb`dcmm` mg ot. Hvh pugnjh` tjh eorrmr. Pjos wbs tjh emst pmwhriuc voccbogsjh jb` hvhr ibnh`. \jmhvhr jh wbs, gmt mgcy jb` jh `hbntovbth` jhr

dcbna saog, dut bcsm hotjhr bcthrh` spbnh bg` toeh tm ebah jhrrhspmgsodch imr nbccogl bcc tjh dcbna phmpch og snjmmc ‚gollhrs‟ mrdrbogwbsjh` hvhrymgh tm ebah tjhe tjoga sjh wbs luocty. Gmw, jhrirohg`s jbth` jhr. Pjos Hghey aghw tjbt oi jh òvo`h` jhr irme jhrirohg`s, jh wmuc` dh bdch tm pona tjhe mii mgh dy mgh. Pjos wbs db`,rhbc db`. ^jh ghh`h` b whbpmg „ b postmc, b abtbgb „ smehtjogl. ^jhò`g‟t jbvh bgytjogl bt snjmmc; ot wbsg‟t bccmwh`. \jbthvhr tjh Hgheyjb` eb`h hvhrymgh tjoga jb` jbpphgh` yhsthr`by eust jbvh dhhg rhbccytrbuebton; Hvh jb` ghvhr shhg Vbuc bg` Imr` sm upsht. Bithr bcc tjh

zmedohs tjhy jb` scbog tmlhtjhr, bcc tjh ogthrsthccbr ljmsts tjhy jb`nbpturh` „ tjhy cmmah` coah tjhy wbgth` tm aocc jhr.

Pjhy‟` iog` jhr og tjh dbtjrmme; ot wbs mgcy b ebtthr mi toeh.Hvh ghh`h` b pcbg. Pm rhlrmup. Pm dchg` og. Mtjhrwosh, tjh Hghey wmuc` pona jhr mii. \jm nmuc` jbvh `mgh ot=

Ot nconah`.– Pjh Dmmawmre!― Hvh dcurth` mut1 jh wbs tjh mgcy mgh sebrt

hgmulj. Dut sjmuc` sjh aocc joe gmw= _hs; tjh smmghr jh wbs `hb` tjhsmmghr sjh nmuc` lht dbna tm tjh rhbc wmrc`. \jhrh wbs jh= Pjh codrbry!

Dut tjh codrbry wbs mg tjh mtjhr so`h mi snjmmc, bg` sjh wbsg‟t rhb`y imrb ioljt. ^jh ghh`h` b lug. Gm; sjh nmuc` ush jhr jhbt vosomg. Dut jmw wmuc` sjh lht tm tjh codrbry= Pjhrh whrh stu`hgts og tjh wby.

Pjh dbtjrmme `mmr mphgh` bg` twm dcbna lorcs wbcah` og. Hvhò` jhr dhst tm smug` coah sjh wbs tjrmwogl up.

–Lhttogl bcc tjh jbth mut mi ymur systhe=― mgh mi tjhe bsah`. –Ot‟s tjh icu,― Hvh coh`, –Ey jhb` os lmogl tm hxpcm`h.―–_mu whrhg‟t sona yhsthr`by wjhg ymu nbcch` us bcc g „ ― –Lovh ot b rhst,― tjh mtjhr lorc, Eonjhcch, njoeh` og. ^jh jhc` mut

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–@m ymu ghh` tm shh tjh gursh=― Eonjhcch bsah`. Hvh gm``h` whbacy, bntogl tjh rmch dhst sjh nmuc`. Bs sjh troh` tm stbg`, Hvhogthgtomgbccy ihcc mvhr twonh. ^jh tjmuljt bdmut `mogl ot b tjor` toeh, dut

ò`g‟t wbgt tm dh mvhrcy `rbebton. Eonjhcch jhcph` jhr mut tjhdbtjrmme. Pjh hgtorh snjmmc shheh` tm dh wbotogl imr tjhe. Vbuc bgÌmr` stmm` og irmgt, `rhssh` coah njuddy, lhhay tjuls. Hvh troh` gmt tmsjmw vosodch òslust. Pjos jb` tm dh bg bcthrgbtovh òehgsomg, gmt kustdrbogwbsjogl.

–^jh‟s sona,― Eonjhcch tmc` tjh luys. –Cht jhr nrbwc tm tjh gursh,― Imr` sputthrh`. –^jh‟s gmt jhrshci,― Vbuc sbo`, emrh ug`hrstbgògl, –sjh ò`g‟t

shhe jhrshci yhsthr`by hotjhr.―

–_mu jhbr` wjbt sjh sbo`!― Imr` sjmuth`. Vbuc shheh` tm dhnbceogl `mwg „ tjbt‟s wjy jh wbs Hvh‟s shnmg`-og-nmeebg`.

–Dut ot wbsg‟t coah jhr,― Vbuc sbo`, –jmw sjh bnth` kust ò`g‟tebah shgsh. Hvh‟s mdvomuscy lmt smehtjogl wrmgl wotj jhr. Cht jhr shhb `mntmr.―

Hvh nmuljh` blbog bg` sco` jhr ioglhr `mwg jhr tjrmbt wjhg sjhnmvhrh` jhr emutj. Ymeot whgt hvhrywjhrh; sjh jb` stuòh` tjhnjhhrchb`hrs bg` ebsthrh` tjh brt.

–O‟e lmogl tm òh!― Hvh nroh`. Jhr pcbg wbs wmraogl! Pjh

Hghey „ tjh Dmmawmre „ eby jbvh tjmuljt tjbt jh nmuc` stmp jhr dyturgogl tjh wjmch snjmmc blbogst jhr, dut sjh jb` mutsebrth` joe. Ogcoih, dmmas nmuc` ghvhr lht ymu bs ibr bs tbcaogl.

Imr`, Vbuc, bg` Eonjhcch jhcph` Hvh tm tjh gursh. Bithr smehemrh bntogl, Hvh wbs bdch tm lht jhrshci sudeotth` tm tjh jmspotbc. BithrImr` tmc` tjh gursh bdmut tjh stuii sjh jb` sbo` bdmut ‚jhbt vosomg‟ bg`bithr Hvh bnth` coah sjh rhbccy dhcohvh` ot, tjhy dhcohvh` sjh wbs suiihroglirme jbccunogbtomgs. Hvh troh` jhr dhst tm jo`h jmw jbppy sjh wbs wotjjhrshci imr immcogl hvhrymgh. ^jh `hno`h` ot wmuc` dh dhst tm bnt coah tjh

wjmch ‚suphrjhrm‟ tjogl wbs b kmah bg` tjbt sjh wbs `hcusomgbc. PjhDmmawmre jb` bcthrh` toeh bg` spbnh sm tjbt gm mgh jhrh aghw wjmsjh wbs bgyemrh. Ebydh tjhrh whrh gm jhrmhs og tjos wmrc`= ^jh wmuc`jo`h jhr o`hgtoty tjhg, gmt ush bgy mi jhr pmwhrs. Oi tjh Dmmawmre wbsdhjog` bcc tjos, jh wmuc` jbvh jos sbthccoths prmlrbeeh` tm pona up bgysuphrjhrm bntovoty tjbt jbpphgh` bgywjhrh brmug` tjh lcmdh. Mgh jhbt vosomg bg` tjh sbthccoths wmuc` pogpmogt jhr cmnbtomg. Pjhg, tjhy‟` iogosjjhr mii wotj tjhor gunchbr-pmwhrh` cbshr nbggmgs, tbaogl mut Ghw _mra wotj jhr.



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Og tjh jmspotbc dh`, Hvh coh` bwbah cbth ogtm tjh goljt. ^jhtjmuljt bdmut jhr ghxt emvh. ^jh wmuc` jbvh tm lht ush` tm dhogl b wjoth lorc, bt chbst ugtoc sjh ioxh` tjh spbnhtoeh nmgtoguue. \jy

nmuc`g‟t sjh bt chbst dh b shxy dcmg`h= Drughtths whrh cbeh. Jb` sjhnjbglh` tjh spbnhtoeh nmgtoguue tm `hstrmy jhr brnj-ghehsos, sjh wmuc` jbvh bt chbst `mgh joe tjh nmeemg `hnhgny mi ebaogl joebttrbntovh. Hvh tjmuljt bdmut jmw sjh wmuc` aocc tjh Dmmawmre. Ot wmuc`g‟t dh hbsy; jh wbs sebrt. Dut jh wbs bcsm lhhay; jh rhb` emrhebglb tjbg jhr bg` shheh` tm `m ot dhnbush jh coah` ot. Pjbt ò`g‟tebah bgy shgsh tm Hvh. Ebglb wbs wjbt ymu jb` tm rhb` tm stbyogimreh`; ot wbs b ùty, gmt b pchbsurh. Jh ò`g‟t whbr lcbsshs dutnmgtbnts, sm jos hyhs whrh prmthnth` irme pmah bttbnas. Hvh pucch` tjh

nmvhrs up tm jhr njog bg` pcmtth`. ^jh‟` iog` b wby tm aocc joe, dhimrh jhhvhg jb` b njbgnh tm tbca. Jh jb` b socvhr tmgluh bg` nmuc` tbca tjh@hvoc mut mi Jhbvhg. Oi mgcy sjh nmuc` ush jhr jhbt vosomg! Gmsuphrpmwhrs; sjh ghh`h` tm jo`h. Pm stby cmw. Pm bnt coah sjh wbsgmrebc. ^jh wmuc` bnt coah sjh rhehedhrh` wjbthvhr jbpphgh`yhsthr`by bg` bpmcmlozh, ncboeogl sjh prhthg`h` tm dh b suphrjhrm tmbvmo` bnnhptogl rhbcoty. ^jh wbs b lmm` bntmr; og Tmehm bg` Kucoht , wjhgsjh wbs mg b eossomg tm shh oi emgstrmus, sjbph-sjoitogl bcohgs whrhusogl tjhbtrhs tm dchg` ogtm smnohty, sjh pcbyh` Kucoht bg` jmrroioh` tjh

buòhgnh wjhg sjh stbddh` jhrshci; hvhrymgh bnth` coah sjh wbs `hb`.Hvh ò`g‟t agmw oi sjh wmuc` dh bdch tm lht ush` tm Vbuc bg` Imr` gmtdhogl suphrjhrmhs, dut sjh‟` jbvh tm try. Og tjhor bcthrh` stbth, tjhynmuc`g‟t jbg`ch tjh trutj.

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Ot jb` dhhg b gmrebc whha. Hvh bpmcmlozh` tm jhr irohg`s imr wjbthvhr ot wbs sjh ò` bg` tjhy imrlbvh jhr. ^jh whgt tm ncbss, stuòh`

imr quozzhs, bg` pbo` ncmsh btthgtomg tm jhr phhrs tm ebah surh tjbt sjhbnth` ‚gmrebc‟. ^jh ò`g‟t hvhg lm nroeh ioljtogl bt goljt1 imr tjh iorsttoeh og yhbrs, sjh schpt wotjmut hvhg sm eunj bs b `rhbe. Og ncbss, Hvhrhsth` jhr njog mg jhr jbg` bg` cmmah` mut tjh wog`mw.

–Dmrogl,― Hvh soljh` mut cmu`. Vbuc, wjm sbt og irmgt mi jhrùrogl bclhdrb, lcbgnh` dbna mvhr jos sjmuc`hr,

–^m ymu stmpph` rhbògl bg` gmw ymu jbth coih=― Bgmtjhr strbglh nmeehgt; hvhrymgh tjmuljt tjbt sjh coah` tm

rhb`. Pjbt hvoc Dmmawmre; sjh nmuc`g‟t wbot tm iogosj joe mii. ^jh cmmah`

bt ebglb, dut rhb` dmmas= Ghvhr. Pjh Dmmawmre wbs ebaogl jhr coah



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joe. Pjbt wbsg‟t kust hvoc, tjbt wbs nruhc. Hvh jb` dhhg tjogaogl bdmutjmw sjh wmuc` stroah joe `mwg. Pm`by wbs tjh `by. ^jh wbs sona mi tjosgmrebc-coih-nrbp bg` wbgth` tm lht dbna tm sbvogl tjh wmrc`. Jh stmm`

og tjh wby bg` ghh`h` tm dh rhemvh`.–O tjoga ot‟s emrh dhnbush O‟e stocc sottogl dhjog` ymu,― Hvh sbo`

wotj b nuth seoch. Vbuc cmmah` tbahg bdbna.–_mu‟vh dhnmeh sm bdrbsovh, lm dbna tm dhogl gonh.― ^jh jb` dhhg gonh=! Lmm` lm` „ ot wbs wmrsh tjbg sjh tjmuljt.

Pjh Dmmawmre wbs tmtbccy ruogogl jhr rhputbtomg! B suphrjhrm jb` tmdh sthrg bg` `hnosovh; oi phmpch tjmuljt ymu whrh gonh, tjhy ‟` ghvhrcosthg tm ymu. Pjh Dmmawmre jb` eb`h jhr b gonh wjoth lorc wotj drmwgjbor.

ôna. Kust sona.–^mrry,― Hvh sbo`, tjrmwogl og b sebcc, ibah cottch cbulj imr

njbre. Vbuc bcemst shheh` tm dcusj dhimrh cmmaogl blbog bt tjh dmbr`. Pjbt bithrgmmg „ tjbt‟s wjhg sjh wmuc` iog` tjh Dmmawmre bg` put bghg` tm tjos eb`ghss mgnh bg` imr bcc. ^jh wbs torh` mi covogl og b ibah wmrc`, mi dhogl gmrebc, mi ghvhr ebaogl b òiihrhgnh, mi dhogl wjoth. Pjos jb` tm hg`.

–O‟e kust lmogl tm stu`y b cottch og tjh codrbry,― Hvh tmc` Vbuc bg`

Imr` bithr snjmmc. Pjhy chit wotjmut jbr`cy b gm`. Hvh òsnmvhrh` tjbt ogtjos ghw wmrc` jhr emtjhr wbs stocc bt wmra wjhghvhr sjh nbeh jmeh,sm Hvh nmuc` lht bwby wotj dhogl bg jmur mr shvhg cbth. ^jh bcwbyseb`h jhrshci ògghr „ ot‟s gmt coah bgymgh wmuc` dh wbotogl mg jhr. Hvhjb` ebgblh` tm sghba b agoih ogtm snjmmc og jhr dmmadbl1 bcc sjh wmuc`jbvh tm `m wbs `rovh ot tjrmulj tjh Dmmawmre‟s jhbrt. Pjbt wmuc` rhshttjh spbnhtoeh nmgtoguue bg` smrt mut tjos wjmch ehss. Hvh ghbrcylollch` bt tjh tjmuljt mi dhogl bdch tm icy blbog.

Pjh codrbry wbs b dol spbnh. Oi sjh rhehedhrh` roljt, tjh

Dmmawmre wmuc` dh sottogl mg tjh tmp icmmr og tjh dbna. Jh coah` tjbtspmt. Jh wbs bcwbys tjhrh, rhbògl bg` rhbògl bg` rhbògl. Pjh tjmuljtmi joe eb`h jhr sona. \jbt wbs jos juebg gbeh= ^jh sjmuc` bnt coahsjh rhehedhrh` joe. Gm „ sjh sjmuc` bnt tmtbccy ncuhchss. Ebydh tjhDmmawmre tjmuljt jhr ehemrohs jb` dhhg hrbsh` tmm wjhg jh bcthrh`spbnh bg` toeh= Kust og nbsh, sjh wmuc` ogtrmùnh jhrshci bs oi tjhy whrhehhtogl imr tjh iorst toeh1 tjbt wmuc` nmepchthcy tjrmw joe mii. Hvh wbcah` up b icoljt mi stbors, lrbddh` b rbg`me dmma mii b sjhci, bgèb`h jhr wby tm tjh dbna.

Pjhrh jh wbs.



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Thbògl. \otj jos sjmrt dcbna jbor, jos pbch saog, jos dcbna hyhs. Jh wbs

whbrogl b jmmòh. Pjh stu`hgts sbo` jh rbg nrmss nmugtry, dut sjh ò`g‟t

dhcohvh ot, gmt og tjos ibah òehgsomg mr og tjh rhbc mgh. Bcc jh hvhr ò` wbs rhb`.

–Jhccm, O‟e Hvh.― Pjh Dmmawmre cmmah` up. Pjh khra jb` eb`h joeshci

jbg`smeh! Dut jh irmzh wjhg jh sbw jhr, jbvogl iboch` tm ebah joeshcitmtbccy phrihnt,

–_hs, O agmw. Jhccm.― Jh aghw=! Jh wbsg‟t puccogl bgy pugnjhs. Hvh seoch`,–Os tjos shbt tbahg=―

Jh swbccmwh` b cuep og jos tjrmbt. Jh aghw kustonh wbs bdmut tmdh shrvh`.

–Pbah b shbt.―Hvh sbt `mwg, nrmssh` jhr chls, bg` icopph` tjrmulj jhr dmma.–_mu rhb` ibst,― jh sbo`. –Pjhrh brh ponturhs mg hvhry pblh.― –\jbt brh ymu rhbògl=― Hvh rhb` mii tjh totch,– Pjh Abreb ûtrb.―

–\jy=―–Ot‟s imr ncbss.― –Domcmly=― Hvh put tjh dmma `mwg bg` chbgh` og ncmsh tm tjh Dmmawmre,–Hgmulj joògl . Phcc eh wjm ymu brh.― Pjh Dmmawmre‟s emutj ghbrcy jot tjh icmmr, –Pme.― –Bcroljt, –Pme―, dhimrh wh shttch tjogls, O kust wbgth` tm lovh

ymu b njbgnh tm hxpcbog ymurshci. ^m, `m ymurshci b ibvmr, bg` lht

tbcaogl.― Pme wbs sjbaogl bcc mvhr. Jos njhhas whrh rh` bg` jos jhbrt

smug`h` coah ot wbs bdmut tm hxpcm`h.–\ - \jbt `m ymu ehbg=― –Pbca!― –Bcroljt, bcroljt! _mu ush` tm bcwbys nmeh tm tjh codrbry , dut ymu

stmpph` bithr ymu possh` mii tjh wjmch snjmmc. O wbgth` tm ebah surhymu whrh maby, sm O nbeh dy tjh jmspotbc.―

–\jy=― –Pm njhna mg ymu.―



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Pjh jhcc wbs lmogl mg= Hvh sbt dbna og jhr njbor, bg hyhdrmwrbosh`,

–Dmmawmre, iox tjh spbnhtoeh nmgtoguue mr O‟e lmogl sgbp

ymur ghna.― Pme cmmah` bt jhr coah sjh jb` cmst jhr eog`.–O sbo` iox ot!― –Cht eh nbcc tjh gursh,― Pme sbo`, rhbnjogl imr jos pjmgh. Hvh

scbpph` ot mut mi jos jbg`.–\jy brh ymu `mogl tjos=!― Hvh sgbpph`.–Dhnbush O cmvh ymu!― –@m ymu tjoga O‟e nrbzy= Kust jmw ò` ymu tjoga trbgsihrrogl eh

tm bg bcthrgbtovh òehgsomg, turgogl ey irohg`s ogtm oòmts, bg` irbeogl

eh imr rbnose wbs lmogl tm wog ey jbg` og ebrroblh=― Pme cmmah` coah jh wbs lmogl tm ibogt. Jh sbt dbna og jos njbor.

Pjh phmpch wjm jb` dhhg ghbrdy og tjh codrbry eb`h tjhor wby tm bghxot. Oi sjh stbddh` joe gmw, gm mgh wmuc` shh. Hvh ahpt jhr jbg` mgjhr dmmadbl. ^tocc, ot wbs dhst tm lovh joe b njbgnh tm nmgihss. Kustonhjb` tm dh shrvh`.

–\h ò` bntogl ncbss tmlhtjhr, Tmehm bg` Kucoht . _mu whrh smlmm`,― Pme sbo`, –_mu ghvhr gmtonh` eh. _mu bcwbys jb` tjh chb`. Obsah` ymu b quhstomg mgnh bg` ymu b``rhssh` tjh bgswhr tm tjh wjmch

ncbss. @m ymu rhehedhr=― –Gm.― –_mu eb`h hvhrytjogl sm iug wjoch O kust eb`h tjogls dmrogl. O

coah` dhogl brmug` ymu. \jhg ymu stbrth` nmeogl tm tjh codrbry, O wbssurprosh`1 O ò`g‟t tjoga smehmgh coah ymu nmuc` jbg`ch smcotu`h. Pjbt‟s wjhg O gmtonh` ymu whrh rhbògl ebglb. O nmuc`g‟t dhcohvh ot; y mu whrhg‟t ncmsh` eog`h`, dut oeblogbtovh! Pjbt shbch` tjh `hbc imr eh.―

Hvh sbt tjhrh.^cmwcy, sjh put `mwg jhr dmmadbl.

Pjh Dmmawmre jb` gmt mgcy njbglh` jhr wmrc` wjhg jhnjbglh` spbnh bg` toeh, dut jh jb` bcsm njbglh` joeshci. Coah og Pjh@osbpphbrbgnh mi Jbrujo ûzueoyb ; jh jb` stmchg tjh o`hb roljt mut mi tjhebglb. Pjh thxt drbogwbsjh` joe, `hstrmyogl jos bdocoty tm tjoga.

–_mu whrh nryogl wjoch ymu rhb`,― Pme nmgtoguh`, –_mu cmmah`sm dhbutoiuc. Coah ymu wbgth` tm lht cmst og tjh stmry. Coah ymu wbgth`tjh stmry tm lm òiihrhgtcy. Ot‟s tmulj dhogl pmmr bg` wjoth wjhrh phmpchjbth bcc wjoths imr dhogl ronj. O wbgth` tm tbca tm ymu, thcc ymu tjbt Oug`hrstmm`. Dut O kust ahpt rhbògl bg` prhthg`h` coah O ò`g‟t shh ymu.Dut ymu sbw roljt tjrmulj eh1 O ò`g‟t tjoga ymu whrh sm phrnhptovh.―



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Jh dhcohvh` hvhrytjogl jh wbs sbyogl; Hvh wbs jmrroioh`. PjhDmmawmre wbs b gmrebc juebg. Mr bg ognrhòdch bntmr. Gm; jh jb`njbglh` joeshci ogtm b gmrebc juebg wjhg jh njbglh` tjh wmrc`. Pjbt

ehbgt tjbt oi sjh aocch` joe, gmtjogl wmuc` jbpphg. ^jh wmuc` dh stunaog b wmrc` wjhrh sjh wbs b nroeogbc. ^jh‟` lm tm `hbtj rmw; tjh wmrc` wmuc`g‟t njbglh dbna. Hvh stbrth` tm trhedch. ^jh troh` tm ush jhrsuphrjhrm bdocotohs tm ahhp jhrshci irme nryogl.

Jhr pmwhrs ò`g‟t wmra. Ot wbs tjh iorst toeh Hvh jb` troh` tm ush tjhe bg` tjh iorst toeh

sjh rhbcozh` jhr pmwhrs whrh lmgh. Pjh Dmmawmre jb` `mgh smehtjoglemrh hvoc tjbg bgytjogl sjh nmuc` jbvh oeblogh`. Ot wbs jos lrhbthstbttbna; jh jb` sbnroionh` hvhrytjogl, hvhg jos mwg pmwhrs, tm oeprosmg

jhr og b wmrc` tjbt sjh nmuc` ghvhr hsnbph, b wmrc` wjhrh sjh ò` gmtdhcmgl. Jh jbth` jhr sm eunj tjbt jh tmma irme joeshci jos mwg coihkust tm ruog jhrs.

\jy=–^m tjhrh ymu jbvh ot; O cmvh ymu.― B thbr rbg `mwg Hvh‟s njhha. Pjhrh wbs gm rhbsmg tm lht eb`

gmw; tjos vhrsomg mi Pme jb` `mgh gmtjogl wrmgl. Jh wbs kust b lhgtch,dmrogl luy wjm rhb` dmmas. Jh wbs cbgay bg` tjmuljtiuc. Jh wbsgmrebc. Ot wbsg‟t jos ibuct. Ot wbs tjh ibuct mi tjh Dmmawmre og tjh mtjhr

òehgsomg, b Dmmawmre tjos Pme ghvhr aghw. Gm, tjhrh wbs gm rhbsmgtm dh eb` bt joe. Bg` tjhrh wbs gm rhbsmg tm stbrt nryogl. B suphrjhrmò`g‟t nry. ^jh jhc` ot tmlhtjhr. Pme woph` tjh thbr irme Hvh‟s hyhdhimrh sjh jb` b njbgnh tm woph ot bwby jhrshci. Gmw sjh ug`hrstmm`;tjh Dmmawmre, tjbt emgsthr, jb` wbgth` tm stmp dhogl hvoc. Dut tjh hvoc wbs sm `hhp og joe tjbt jh jb` tm njbglh tjh wmrc` tm njbglh joeshci.Jh wbgth` cmvh. Jh wbgth` tm cmvh tjh mgh wjm jbth` tjh hvoc og joe,bg` tm lht wjbt jh wbgth`, jh jb` eb`h ot sm tjbt tjh phmpch sjh jbàgmwg imr yhbrs jb` ghvhr agmwg jhr imr b emehgt. Bcc jh jb` hvhr

wbgth` wbs b coih wotj jhr, bg` tm lht tjbt, jh wbs woccogl tm tbahhvhrytjogl irme jhr.

–O‟e smrry,― Pme sbo`. Hvh sjmma jhr jhb`. Ot wbsg‟t coah jhr tmahhp quoht. ^jh jb` tm jmc` ot tmlhtjhr. ^jh jb` cmst, dut sjh w muc`g‟tbnt coah b cmshr. ^jh wmuc` bnt coah b truh suphrjhrm bg` gmt cht jhrhghey `hihbt jhr. Jh eby jbvh `hihbth` jhr mg tjh dbttchiohc`, dut gmtog tjh jhbrt. ^jh imuljt imr tjh wmrc`, tm ebah ot b dhtthr pcbnh. ^jh òòt mut mi cmvh. Bg` gm ebtthr jmw db`cy tjh hghey dhbt jhr, gm ebtthr wjbt jh tmma irme jhr, sjh wmuc` stocc jbvh tjbt cmvh. Gm mppmghgtnmuc` tbah ot; mgcy sjh nmuc` tbah ot irme jhrshci. Bg` jhr dhcohi tjbt cmvh



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nmuc` mvhrnmeh bcc hvoc wbs stocc jhrs1 sjh nmuc` mgcy cmsh ot oi sjh lbvhup mg coih.

Hvh tmma Pme‟s jbg`s bg` aossh` joe mg tjh cops, thbrs ruggogl

`mwg jhr njhhas. Dhso`hs, b suphrjhrm‟s lrhbthst thst wbs wjhtjhr mr gmtsjh nmuc` covh b gmrebc coih; tjh suphrjhrm wjm nmuc`g‟t wbs emrh ogcmvh wotj pmwhr tjbg wotj phmpch. Covogl b gmrebc coih; tjbt wmuc` tbahbcc tjh strhgltj sjh jb` wotjog jhr. Ot wmuc` tbah truh suphrpmwhrs.

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–O‟e jmeh,― Pme sbo`. Hvh wbs sottogl bt tjh aotnjhg tbdch. ^jhcmmah` up, seoch`, bg` ahpt rhbògl. Pjhy emvh` mut mi Jbrche ogtm

Ebgjbttbg bithr Pme stbrth` lrbùbth snjmmc bt G_X. Hvh ò`g‟t bppcy.^jh ò`g‟t coah lmogl tmm ibr irme jmeh.

–Ot‟s mur bggovhrsbry,― Pme sbo`, –Nmglrbtucbtomgs.―Hvh proh` jhrshci irme jhr dmma, cmmah` up, bg` bnnhpth` b aoss

irme Pme. Pjhor rhcbtomgsjop jb` stbrth` mii yhbrs blm bs bccrhcbtomgsjops `m; bwawbr`cy. Pjhy ò`g‟t tbca b cmt bt iorst. Pjhy sbt bg`rhb` tmlhtjhr. Hvh bnth` coah sjh jb` ghvhr rhb` b dmma dhimrh, dut Pmeaghw dhtthr. @hspoth jmw `hnosovhcy sjh bnth`, Hvh prmvh` og`hnosovh1 wjhg Pme bsah` wjbt sjh wbgth` imr cugnj, sjh wmuc` gbeh mii imur

tjogls bg` wbgt tjhe bcc. \otj toeh, sjh lrhw smithr bg` tjhy nbeh tmug`hrstbg` mgh bgmtjhr dhtthr. Jbr`cy b `by whgt dy wjhg tjhy ò`g‟tshh mgh bgmtjhr. Ot wbs jbr` imr Hvh tm mphg up tm joe, dut Pme wbspbtohgt bg` ò` jos dhst tm dh aog`. ^cmwcy, mvhr tjh yhbrs, sjh nbeh tmdh emrh coah joe, bs jh nbeh tm dh emrh coah jhr.

–_mu‟vh eb`h eh tjh jbppohst ebg og tjh wmrc`, ymu agmwtjbt=― Pme sbo`. Hvh aossh` joe blbog. B thbr rbg `mwg jhr ibnh. Pme woph` ot bwby. Coah jh jb` bcc tjmsh yhbrs blm.

–O eb`h b rhshrvbtomg imr twm bt Bsobth. _mu sjmuc` whbr ymur

wjoth `rhss tmgoljt, tjh mgh tjbt drogls mut ymur hyhs. Vut mg ymur dhstkhwhcry. @o` O thcc ymu O coah jmw ymu‟vh lrm wg mut ymur jbor=―

–O‟cc lht rhb`y.― Hvh whgt tm tjh dh`rmme. ^jh wbcah` coah b `bgnhr, yht

wjhrhvhr sjh whgt, sjh whgt wotj nmgvontomg.–@m ymu wbgt eh tm `rovh=―–O wocc,― Hvh rhpcoh`. ^jh bcwbys coah` tm dh dhjog` tjh wjhhc.

Pjhy jb` eb`h b lmm` thbe. Pme imccmwh` jhr ogtm tjh dh`rmme. Jhrcmgl, drmwg jbor ihcc blbogst jhr gbah` dbna. ^jh jb` tjh prhttohst saog.



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^jh jb` tbahg nbrh mi ot. ^jh scopph` mg jhr wjoth `rhss wotjmut b wmr`.^jh lcbgnh` bt Pme. ^jh stocc tmma jos drhbtj bwby.

–_mu rhb`y=― sjh bsah`, wbcaogl pbst joe wotj tjh ahys. ^jh stocc

bgswhrh` emst mi jhr quhstomgs imr joe. Gmt ebgy phmpch og Ghw _mrajb` b nbr. Pme ò`g‟t tjoga tjhy ghh`h` mgh, dut Hvh ò`g‟t coah dhogl bttjh ehrny mi b tbxo `rovhr. Pjhy lmt og bg` dhimrh Hvh turgh` tjh ahy,sjh cmmah` bt Pme,

–_mu agmw tjbt O cmvh ymu, roljt=― –Mi nmursh.― –_mu surh=― –@mg‟t bsa quhstomgs tjbt ymu bcrhb`y agmw tjh bgswhrs tm.― Hvh stbrth` tjh nbr. Pme aghw b cmt mi ehg nmuc`g‟t jbg`ch

sottogl og tjh pbsshglhr shbt, dut jh wbs rhb`y tm ebah bgy sbnroionh imrHvh. @rovogl eb`h jhr jbppy.

–Pjhy sby ebrroblh os b sbnroionh,― Pme sbo`, –Dut hvhg bithr smebgy yhbrs, O `mg‟t ihhc coah O‟vh sbnroionh` b tjogl. Og ymu, O‟vh lbogh`tjh wmrc`.―

–_mu‟vh lovhg eh b ghw chbsh mg coih,― Hvh rhpcoh`, –Pjbgaymu.―

‚Pjbga ymu‟ „ sjh ehbgt ot. Pme wmuc` jbvh ghvhr oeblogh`tjbt tjh lorc irme `rbeb wmuc` mgh `by sby tjbt tm joe.

–O‟vh òh` bg` lmgh tm Jhbvhg,― jh cbuljh`, –Pjh emstdhbutoiuc wmebg og tjh wmrc` os ey woih.―

–O‟vh lmgh tjhrh bg` covh`.― Hvh stbrth` tm cbulj. Pme jb`g‟t agmwg ugtoc tjhy whrh

ebrroh`, dut Hvh ghh`h` smehtoeh tm wbre up dhimrh jhr njhhriucphrsmgbcoty aonah` og. Jh ghh`h` bcmgh toeh bs sjh ghh`h` smeh toeh tmlht jhr hemtomgs og mr`hr. Pjhy nmepcoehgth` mgh bgmtjhr gonhcy.

Hvh wbs sm dhbutoiuc wjhg sjh wbs jbppy. Pjbt goljt, tjhy jb` b wmg`hriuc ògghr. Hvh wbs jhr usubc,

njhhriuc shci bg` Pme bg` jhr hg`h` up jbvogl lrhbt nmgvhrsbtomgs wotjtjh ehedhrs mi tjh stbii. Pjhy coah` phmpch bcemst bs eunj bs tjhycoah` mgh bgmtjhr. Bithr ògghr, tjhy chit tjhor nbr dhjog` bg` tmma b wbca. Ot wbs cbth, b cottch nmc`, dut tjhy ahpt hbnj mtjhr wbre. Pme jhc`Hvh‟s jbg` bg` tjhy hgkmyh` tjh sochgnh tmlhtjhr.

–Pme,― Hvh sbo`, –O ghh` tm thcc ymu smehtjogl.―–\jbt os ot=― Hvh jhsotbth`. \otjmut b wmr`, sjh ch` tjhe ogtm Nhgtrbc Vbra,

up ug`hr smeh trhhs ghbr b cbrlh rmna. Pjhy whrh bcmgh.–Pme, ymu agmw tjbt O cmvh ymu, roljt=―



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–_mu‟vh dhhg bsaogl eh tjbt imr yhbrs.― –O‟e smrry.― –@mg‟t sby smrry „ ymu agmw tjbt O cmvh ymu.―

Hvh seoch`, bg` tjhg sjh stbrth` tm nry,–O‟e sm lcb`.― Hvh ihcc mgtm Pme‟s sjmuc`hr1 Pme wrbpph` jos bres brmug`

jhr,–Phcc eh wjbt‟s wrmgl.― – \-wocc ymu ug`hrstbg`=― –Bgytjogl Hvh, ymu ehbg tjh wmrc` tm eh.― –Thbccy=― –_mu bcwbys jbvh1 ymu‟rh ey wjmch wmrc`.―

Hvh cmmah` up. Jhr dcuh hyhs whrh coah tjh say; dcuh bgìbrbwby, yht wrbppogl tjh hbrtj og ots bres.

–O nmuc`g‟t covh wotjmut ymu,― Hvh whpt, –O rhbccy nmuc`g‟t Pme.O agmw O `mg‟t bcwbys `m b lmm` kmd hxprhssogl ot, dut O cmvh ymu. _mu‟rhtjh dhst tjogl tjbt‟s hvhr jbpphgh` tm eh. \jhg wh iorst aossh`, Otjmuljt O wbs lovogl up hvhrytjogl, dut ymu‟vh lovhg eh hvhrytjogl Onmuc` hvhr wbgt. _mu‟rh sm aog`, sm tjmuljtiuc. Hvhrytjogl tjbt jbsnmeh dhtwhhg us jbs mgcy eb`h us strmglhr. O cmvh ymu sm eunj Pme. Okust wbgt ymu tm agmw jmw eunj O cmvh ymu.―

Phbrs dhlbg ruggogl `mwg Pme‟s njhhas. Jh jhc` Hvh ncmshr.–Pjbga ymu Pme, tjbga ymu sm eunj.―–O cmvh ymu Hvh.― Jh sbo` tjbt bs tjh agoih `rmvh ogtm joe. Hvh quonacy pusjh`

joe bso`h bg` Pme sbw b tjul, b emgsthr, bs jh ihcc. Hvh bttbnahèbsthriuccy „ coah b `bgnhr „ tjh wjmch tjogl shheh` stblh`. Pme ò`g‟tshh wjbt jbpphgh` ghxt, dut wjhg jh mphgh` jos hyhs, Hvh wbs stbgògltjhrh, jmcògl tjh agoih. Pjh emgsthr wbs lmgh, bs oi ghvhr hxostogl. Hvh wbs trhedcogl irme tjh nmc`.

^jh ihcc tm jhr aghhs, tmrh b dbg`blh irme jhr `rhss, bg` troh` tmncml tjh wmug`.

Pjhrh wbs tmm eunj dcmm`.–Lm,― Pme sbo`, –Vchbsh lm.― Hvh wmuc`g‟t du`lh. ^jh ncmllh` tjh wmug` wotj jhr jbg`s.

^tocc, gm ush. Pjh wmrc` ihct coah ot jb` stmpph` spoggogl. Pme wbsibògl.

–O nbg iox tjos!― Hvh whpt, –O‟e smrry „ O nbg iox tjos!― –@mg‟t sby smrry.―



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Jos hyhs whrh ncmsogl. Pjmulj Pme jb` njbglh` joeshci ogtm bgmrebc phrsmg wjhg jh dhgt toeh bg` spbnh, ebydh jh jb`g‟t njbglh`jhr. Pjmulj ebydh aoccogl joe wmuc`g‟t njbglh tjh wmrc` dbna tm tjh

wby ot jb` dhhg, ebydh oi sjh aocch` jhrshci „ ebydh hvhrytjogl wmuc`dh bcroljt. Ebydh tjhy‟` dmtj wbah up bg` sjh‟` dh b suphrjhrm bg` jh,tjh Dmmawmre, wmuc` dh b suphr voccbog, bg` tjhy wmuc` dh bcovh. Ebydhtjhy wmuc`g‟t rhehedhr tjh coih tjhy sjbrh`, dut hvhg oi tjhy ò`g‟t,tjhy wmuc` stocc dh tmlhtjhr. Ebydh tjhy wmuc` ioljt bg` try tm aocc mghbgmtjhr, dut hvhg oi tjhy ò`, tjhy wmuc` dh bcovh. Ebydh oi sjh òh`sjh‟` wbah up b suphrjhrm blbog, rhb`y tm sbvh tjh wmrc`, rhb`y tm chbpmut mi dh` wotj b dol seoch mg jhr ibnh. Bg` ebydh jh wmuc` wbah up,rhb`y tm stmp jhr jhrmose. Bg` ebydh tjhy wmuc` sphg` b coihtoeh coah

tjbt „ bcovh. Hvh sgbtnjh` up tjh agoih. Ebydh sjh nmuc` stocc ebah bòiihrhgnh. Ebydh sjh nmuc` stocc njbglh tjh wmrc`. Ebydh sjh wbs tjh wmrc`‟s mgcy jmph.

Hvh tjrust tjh agoih ogtm jhr njhst. Pme wbs seocogl. Bcc jh jb` hvhr wbgth` wbs b coih wotj jhr.



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Pjh Thbsmg

Dhnbush jh wbs birbo` mi tjh sgbahs, b `bra-saoggh` emtjhr jhc`

jhr smg og jhr bres. ^jh nbrroh` joe tjrmulj b iohc`, pbst tjh stbcas miphg-coah jby. Jhr wjoth `rhss doccmwh` og tjh drhhzh bcmgl wotj jhr cmgl,dcbna jbor. ^jh cmmah` bt joe wotj b seoch bg` jhc` mut jhr jbg` wotj bimc`h` eo``ch bg` rogl ioglhr tmwbr` joe. Pjh mtjhr tjrhh ioglhrs stmm` mut.

–Brh ymu tjorsty=― sjh solgh`. Coah kmogogl rovhrs, sjh jb` tbuljtjoe tjbt tjh solg ehbgt twm tjogls, dut chit joe tm iolurh mut tjh rhbsmg wjy. Pjh ymugl dmy cmmah` puzzch`, imcògl jos eo``ch bg` rogl ioglhrghbr jos drmw.

–\jy=― tjh ymugl dmy solgh`, bg` Bbrmg‟s emtjhr jhc` joencmshr.

Pjh dmy lrhw ibst bg` smmg jh wbs og snjmmc, nmeogl jmeh tmstu`y dmmas bg` `m jmehwmra. Mgh goljt, b cottch cmglhr tjbg tjh rhst,jos emtjhr sguna up dhjog` joe bg` gu`lh` b njmnmcbth eocasjbahbnrmss tjh `hsa. Bbrmg lcbgnh` up irme jos dmma bg` hxnoth`cy kmcth` josmphg jbg` bwby irme jos emutj. Bbrmg aghw jos emtjhr jb` tm `rovheochs `mwg tjh rmb` tm lht tjh eocasjbah1 ot wbs bcrhb`y cbth. ^jh usubccy

whgt tm dh` bt thg tm lht up bt tjrhh. ^jh wmrah` og b sebcc, twhgty-imurjmur òghr wjhrh tjh tops whrh sebcc bg` tjh pby hvhg cmwhr, dhnbush ot wbs tjh mgcy pcbnh b @hbi lorc nmuc` lht b kmd. Oi sjh jb`g‟t dhhg bdch tmrhb` cops, sjh wmuc`g‟t jbvh hvhg dhhg jorh`.

Bbrmg tmma b sop. Vhrihnt. Jh aghw ot wbs bg hxphgsovh `hsshrtbg` tjbt jos emtjhr, mg cottch schhp, wmuc` jbvh tm wmra hxtrb jbr`tmemrrmw tm ebah up imr ot. _ht, jos emtjhr‟s droljt hyhs kust spbrach`.^jh jhc` mut jhr jbg` wotj b imc`h` eo``ch bg` rogl ioglhr tmwbr` joe. Pjh mtjhr tjrhh ioglhrs stmm` mut,

–Brh ymu tjorsty=― Bbrmg cmmah` puzzch`, imcògl jos eo``ch bg` rogl ioglhr ghbr

jos drmw. Jh ò`g‟t ug`hrstbg`. Jh pmogth` tm tjh phrihnt snmrh mg josthst. Jos emtjhr‟s seoch drmb`hgh` bs sjh sjmma jhr jhb`. ^jh aossh`joe mg tjh njhha.

Bbrmg lrbùbth` irme jolj snjmmc bg` tjhg nmcchlh, toehpbssogl quonahr bcc tjh wjoch. Jos `bra-saoggh` emtjhr wboth` hblhrcy imrjoe og jhr ioghst wjoth `rhss bt tjh hg` mi tjh Cbwg bs jh bnnhpth` josnmcchlh òpcmeb. Mgnh jh wbs `mgh tbaogl ponturhs wotj jos irohg`s,



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Bbrmg rbg tm jos emtjhr bg` lbvh jhr b dol jul. Jh nmuc`g‟t dhcohvh bccsjh jb` `mgh imr joe.

@b` lmt Eme prhlgbgt bithr lhttogl jhr `ruga, tbaogl b`vbgtblh

mi tjh prhtty @hbi lorc wotj strboljt B‟s wjm jb` tjh emst dhbutoiucjbg`wrotogl og tjh wmrc`. Dhnbush jh ò`g‟t wbgt jos pbrhgts tm agmw,@b` ebrroh` jhr. ^jh blrhh` tm ot dhnbush sjh ò`g‟t dhcohvh og `hbtj.Jhr pbrhgts whrhg‟t bt tjh wh`ògl. ^jh ghvhr sbw tjhe blbog.

@b` chit wjhg jos smg turgh` mut tm dh `hbi. ^jh gbeh` tjh dmy Bbrmg, dhnbush tjh \mr` wbs spmahg tjrmulj joe. ôgnh tjbt `by, Bbrmg‟s emtjhr wmrah` og b òghr wjhrh sjh wbs tjh ùed mgh. ^jh wmrh mc` ncmtjhs sm tjbt sjh nmuc` duy jhr smg ghw mghs1 sjh bth vhlhtbdchs sm tjbt jhr smg nmuc` hbt ehbt1 sjh ncopph` mut nmupmgs bg`

sbvh` jhr emghy sm tjbt jhr smg, oi jh wbgth`, nmuc` lm tm nmcchlh. Bbrmg cmmah` bt jos emtjhr, gmw bg jmgmrh` lrbùbth mi mgh mi

tjh ioghst ugovhrsotohs og tjh nmugtry, bg` imc`h` jos eo``ch bg` roglioglhr ghbr jos drmw. Jh wbs bsaogl wjy sjh whgt tm lht tjh eocasjbah, wjy, wjhg jh wbs birbo` mi tjh sgbahs, sjh nbrroh` joe tjrmulj tjhiohc`, pbst tjh stbcas mi phg-coah jby. ^jh cmmah` bt joe wotj b seoch bg`jhc` mut jhr jbg` wotj b imc`h` eo``ch bg` rogl ioglhr tmwbr` joe. Pjhmtjhr tjrhh ioglhrs stmm` mut,

–Brh ymu tjorsty=―

Bbrmg ò`g‟t ug`hrstbg`. Pjos ò`g‟t bgswhr jos quhstomg bt bcc.Jos emtjhr sbo` gmtjogl. Jhr hyhs spbrach` wotj b Yosomg brtosts pursuhìmr b coihtoeh.

Bbrmg wbs jorh` imr b kmd bnrmss tjh mnhbg bg` wmuc` smmg dhlmgh imr b cmgl toeh. Jh stmm` bt tjh borpmrt wotj jos emtjhr, jmcògl bdrohinbsh, iucc mi pmthgtobc. Vhmpch pbssh` brmug` tjhe, dut sjh mgcy sbwjoe. Bbrmg ò`g‟t agmw wjhg jh wmuc` rhturg1 jh ò`g‟t agmw wjhrhjos `rhbes wmuc` tbah joe. Jos emtjhr jb` wbtnjh` joe lrmw irme b

nryogl njoc` og jhr bres ogtm b ebg wjm nmuc` rug jos mwg dusoghss. Bbrmg aghw jmw eunj ot eust jurt jhr tm shh joe lm.

Pjh pcbgh wmuc` `hpbrt og b eoguth. ^jh cmmah` bt joe wotj bseoch bg` jhc` mut jhr jbg` wotj b imc`h` eo``ch bg` rogl ioglhr tmwbr`joe. Pjh mtjhr tjrhh ioglhrs stmm` mut,

–Brh ymu tjorsty=― Jhr wmr`s nmgiush` Bbrmg. \otj rbosh` tjueds bg` ncmsh` iosts,

Bbrmg cmwhrh` jos hyhdrmws bg` twosth` jos tmunjogl agunachs bwbyirme mgh bgmtjhr. Pjos gmgshgsh bllrbvbth` joe.



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Pjh pcbgh wbs chbvogl. ^tocc wbotogl imr bg bgswhr, Bbrmg cmmah`dbna bt jos emtjhr bs jh wbcah` tjrmulj tjh lbth. ^jh ò` gmtjogl tmjmc` joe dbna1 sjh aghw jmw ibr jh nmuc` lm oi jh ahpt jos lbzh bjhb`.

Bbrmg aghw wjoch jh wbs lmgh tjbt sjh wmuc` dh jmeh, wmraogl og bòghr wjhrh sjh wbs tjh mc`, ùed mgh. ^jh‟` cmma up imr smeh rhbsmg,hvhry gmw bg` tjhg.

Bbrmg ò`g‟t ug`hrstbg`. ^jh wbtnjh` jos pcbgh tbah mii og sochgnh, prhssogl jhr jbg`

blbogst b wog`mw mi lcbss wotjmut b irbeh.

Bbrmg smmg mwgh` b cbrlh dusoghss og Nbcoimrgob. Jh shgt josemtjhr emghy wjhghvhr jh nmuc` bg` eb`h surh tjbt sjh ò`g‟t jbvh tm

wmra bgyemrh. Ot tmma joe yhbrs tm lht tjos ibr, dut Bbrmg ahpt jos lbzhbjhb`. B surlhry rhstmrh` b cmt mi jos jhbrogl bg` Bbrmg miihrh` tm pbyimr jos emtjhr tm lht b soeocbr prmnhùrh, dut sjh `hncogh`. Bbrmgstbrth` chbrgogl jmw tm sphba bithr tjh surlhry bg` hvhgtubccy ò`g‟tghh` b trbgscbtmr tm `hbc wotj mtjhr dusoghsshs. Coah b pobgm, cbglublhrhquorh` b cmt mi prbntonh, dut ot wbs whcc wmrtj ot bg` sjmuc` ghvhr dhchit ugpcbyh`.

Pjogaogl bdmut jos emtjhr, Bbrmg sgbtnjh` up b pjmgh, dhlbgtm òbc, bg` stmpph`, stbrogl bt tjh rhnhovhr. ^jh ò`g‟t jbvh b guedhr1

jh ponah` up tjh pjmgh sm ibst tjbt jh jb`g‟t tjmuljt bdmut ot. Bs cmglbs jh wbs jhrh bg` sjh tjhrh, jh nmuc` gmt rhbnj jhr. Pjhg, jh ihct b phgghxt tm jos jbg`, bg` jh sbw b dcbga pohnh mi pbphr mg jos `hsa.

Pm shh jhr, Bbrmg shgt b chtthr. Ot nmgtoguh` coah tjos imr yhbrs.Jh wrmth jhr bg` sjh bcwbys wrmth joe dbna. Hbnj mi jhr chtthrs wbs bpbogtogl1 sjh jb` tjh emst dhbutoiuc jbg`wrotogl og tjh wmrc`. Hbnjchtthr nmgtbogh` tjh sbeh tjrhh wmr`s. Pjhy stocc puzzch` Bbrmg. ^tocc, bscmgl bs jh rhnhovh` b chtthr irme jhr, jh wrmth dbna.

\otj toeh, jos eboc dhnbeh `hgshr bg` ot dhnbeh jbr`hr imr

Bbrmg tm iog` chtthrs irme jos emtjhr beo`st tjh doccs bg`b`vhrtoshehgts imr òbc-up ogthrght. Jh pbssh` mii bg ugmphgh` chtthr tmjos shnrhtbry bg` tjhg wbcah` bwby1 jh ò`g‟t agmw wjbt irme.

Mgh `by, b cottch cmglhr tjbg tjh rhst, Bbrmg‟s shnrhtbry gu`lh` bchtthr bnrmss jos `hsa. Bbrmg lcbgnh` up irme jos wmra, cmmaogl puzzch`.Jos emtjhr‟s jbg`wrotogl wbs ibogt, oephrihnt.

Jh wbs mg b pcbgh smmg bithr tjbt. Bbrmg pbssh` wjhrh jos emtjhr ush` tm wmra bg` duy joe

njmnmcbth eocasjbahs dhimrh ruggogl mut mi lbs. Ncmsh tm jmeh, Bbrmgchit jos nbr dhjog` bg` pcmwh` tjrmulj b iohc`, pbst tjh stbcas mi phg-coah



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jby. B gursh mphgh` tjh irmgt `mmr, shhogl tjh smg rhturgogl irme bibr. Jos emtjhr wbs gm`ògl mii wjhg jh scopph` brmug` tjh nmrghrogtm jhr rmme. Pjh sjhhts whrh pucch` up tm jhr njhst bg` sjh wbs

prmpph` up kust hgmulj sm tjbt sjh nmuc` shh mut tjh wog`mw. \jhg jh wbcah` og, jhr ibnh wbs turgh` tmwbr` tjh coljt. ^jh wbs cmmaogl bt joe.

Jos emtjhr‟s hyhs spbrach` bs dhst tjhy nmuc`. –\jy brh ymu seocogl=― Bbrmg solgh`. ^jh turgh` mgtm jhr so`h bg`

rhbnjh` imr b gmthpb`. Jhr ioglhrs whrh tmm mc` tm solg bgyemrh. ^jhlrbddh` b phg dut strullch` tm jmc` ot1 ot ahpt scoppogl tjrmulj jhrioglhrs. ^jh troh` mgnh emrh, dut ot scopph` blbog.

Bbrmg rhbnjh` mvhr bg` nupph` jos emtjhr‟s jbg`, jmcògl tjhphg og pcbnh. Pjhg, coah b pbor pcbyogl b pobgm, jbg`-og-jbg`, tjhy wrmth

b chtthr. Pjh wmr`s whrhg‟t dhtwhhg tjh coghs, yht hbnj chtthr wbs bpbogtogl;

Brh ymu tjorsty=

Jhr hyhs spbrach` wotj b Yosomg bg` tjhg scmwcy ncmsh`. Pjmuljjhr wotjhrogl njhhas bg` blh` cops troh`, tjhy nmuc` gmt òe jhr seoch. Bbrmg troh` tm nmeimrt jhr, dut sjh ò`g‟t jhbr joe. Jhr drhbtjssmithgh`1 Bbrmg rhsth` jos jbg` og jhrs.

\mr`s whrh gmt hgmulj. Bbrmg rhbnjh` jos mtjhr jbg` tmwbr` jhr. Coah kmogogl rovhrs,

sjh jb` tbuljt joe tjbt tjh solg ehbgt twm tjogls, dut chit joe tm iolurhmut tjh rhbsmg wjy. Coljt nmvhrh` jos emtjhr‟s ibnh bg` jhr seochdrmb`hgh` bs sjh gu`lh` b njmnmcbth eocasjbah bnrmss tjh tbdch tm jhrsurprosh` smg. Bt tjh òghr, sjh cmmah` up. Jhr hyhs iocch`, bg` sjh ihct btrbnh mi wbthr bcmgl jhr njhha bs tjhy stmm` tmlhtjhr og tjh borpmrt. \bcaogl tjrmulj tjh lbth, lbzh bjhb`, Bbrmg cmmah` bt jos emtjhr, bg`tjhg jh rbg tm jhr bg` lbvh jhr b dol jul.

Jh jhc` mut jos jbg` wotj b imc`h` eo``ch bg` rogl ioglhrtmwbr` jhr. Jos mtjhr tjrhh ioglhrs stmm` mut,

–_hs.― Gm cmglhr birbo` mi tjh sgbahs, Bbrmg jhc` jos emtjhr og jos

bres. Pjhy whrh wbcaogl tjrmulj tjh iohc` blbog, pbst tjh stbcas mi phg-coah jby.



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@rhssh`

Hvhg wjhg tjhy whrh ebrroh`, sjh ghvhr tmma mii jhr `rhss.

\jhg tjhy eb`h cmvh, jh wmuc` rhbnj imr ot, dut sjh wmuc` emvh josjbg`s bwby.

–Prust eh,― sjh sbo`. Pjhy covh` og b jmush mg tjh h`lh mi b ncoii mvhrcmmaogl tjh

mnhbg. Ot wbs pbrbòsh bg` sjh wbs stuggogl. Jh ò`g‟t ug`hrstbg` wjysjh jb` tm jo`h. ^jh wbs pbtohgt bg` aog` bg` jh wbs scmw tm bglhr. Pjhy whrh phrihnt imr mgh bgmtjhr.

–Prust eh,― sjh sbo`, cmvogl. Pjhy eht ùrogl b lrbg` biibor; Yohtgbe. Dhimrh jos lrbgìbtjhr

jb` lovhg tjhe tjh jmush dy tjh dhbnj, sjh eb`h ncmtjhs bs b shrvonhbg` jh eb`h wbr og tjh shrvonh. Jh sbw jhr imr tjh iorst toeh wjhg jh wbs mg b eossomg tm prmthnt `mntmrs bs tjhy stotnjh` up novocobgs. Mut mibcc tjh voccblhrs, jh spmah tm jhr. Jhr lrbgìbtjhr jb` tbuljt jhrHglcosj1 jh prmeosh` ot wmuc` dh oepmrtbgt tm jhr mgh `by.

Pjhy tbcah` bcc goljt. Jhr seoch ugò` joe. Coah wbr, sjh wbsstuggogl, dut jh wmuc`g‟t tmunj jhr ugtoc bithr tjhy agot tjhor covhstmlhtjhr. Jh prmeosh` tm ghvhr dh imrnhiuc.

Pjh ghxt emrgogl, jh jb` tm chbvh, bg` bsah` jhr tm ehht joe og

b ghbrdy voccblh shvhg `bys cbthr, wjhg jos nmepbgy wmuc` dh stbyogltjhrh. Bithr b whha mi aoccogl phmpch jh jb` ghvhr shhg dhimrh, sjh ehtjoe, bg` jh wbs tjhg bdch tm tbah jhr mut mi tjh nmugtry. Imr jos shrvonh,mg tjh ugoimre jh bcwbys `rhssh` og, b lrbg`, stbr-sjbph` db`lh wbsstotnjh` mvhr jos jhbrt. Pjhy smmg ebrroh`, emvh` ogtm tjhor ghw jmeh,bg` sjh ghvhr tmma mii jhr stuggogl `rhss.

–Prust eh,― sjh sbo`, shrvogl.Cmvh wbs hgmulj. Cmvh wbs lrbg`. Bg`, coah Yohtgbe, ot dhlbg

tm drogl mut tjh wmrst og joe. Jh jb` `mgh b cmt mi ugsphbabdch tjogls,

jurt b cmt mi strbglhrs, dut ahpt joeshci stotnjh` tmlhtjhr dyrhehedhrogl jh wbsg‟t jurtogl cmvh` mghs.

–Prust eh,― jos woih sbo`, stbgògl dhimrh joe bs jh sbt og dh`.Mphg `mmrs ch` mgtm b dbcnmgy irme tjhor dh`rmme, mvhrcmmaogl tjhmnhbg mutso`h, wjhrh stbrs ihcc. Pjh vohw wbs nbptovbtogl; jhr imre smwgogtm nmgsthccbtomgs.

–Pbah mii tjbt `beg `rhss.―–Prust „ ―Jh ropph` ot mii.^totnjhs, ug`mgh.



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Ot `rmpph`.Jhr bd`mehg.Ot jb` jbpphgh` wjhg sjh chit tm ehht joe og tjh gholjdmrogl

voccblh. Pjbt `by, sjh jb` wbg`hrh` ogtm hghey thrrotmry. ^jh jb``rhssh` ot dhimrh tjhy eht sm jh wmuc`g‟t agmw. ^jh bcwbys ihct ot wjhgtjhy eb`h cmvh, dut bcwbys cmvh` joe dbna.

–\jy ò` „ =― Cmvh jurt.^jh bgswhrh`, bg` b stbr `rmpph`, ug`mgh.



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~(b stmry wotjmut b totch)

–Vmppb Dhbr! Vmppb Dhbr! \bah up, wbah up! \h jbvh tm lmioljt tjh emgsthr!―

B cottch lorc chbpt up bg` `mwg mg b nmunj. Jhr `b``y wbs torh`.–Nmeh mg Vmppb Dhbr! \h jbvh tm snbrh bwby tjh emgsthr! Ot‟s

nmeogl, ot‟s nmeogl!― Jh jmph` tjbt oi jh ahpt cbyogl tjhrh, sjh wmuc` lm bwby.–@brcogl, O‟vh dhhg wmraogl bcc whha „ ― –Jurry Vmppb Dhbr! Jurry! Pjh emgsthr os nmeogl!― Pjh cottch lorc dmug` mii tjh nmunj, lrbddh` jhr ibtjhr‟s jbg`,

bg` pucch`. ^jh pucch` bg` pucch` bg` jh lrmbgh`,–Jmghy, `brcogl, pchbsh cht eh schhp.― –Dut tjh emgsthr os nmeogl!― Jh cmmah` `mwg bt jos `buljthr. Jh troh` tm nchbr jos tjrmbt. Jos

vmonh wbs cmw bg` lruii1 jh bcwbys smug`h` torh`. Jos hyhs whrh ùcc,–Jmghy, tjhrh os gm emgsthr.― –_hs tjhrh os! Ot‟s nmeogl, ot‟s nmeogl!― Jh soljh`, lmt up, bg` wotj jos `buljthr irbgtonbccy tullogl bt

jos bre, imccmwh` jhr. ^jh ch` joe tmwbr` tjh dbna `mmr.

–Jmghy, nbg‟t wh kust pcby ogso`h=― –Gm! Gm! Pjh emgsthr os mutso`h!― Jh jugl jos jhb` bg` `rbllh` mg jos nmbt. Jos `buljthr chbpt up

bg` `mwg dhso`h joe, thccogl joe tm jurry. Jh wosjh` sjh wmuc` kust dhsbtosioh` pcbyogl wotj jhr `mcc bg` stuiih` bgoebc1 jh sbw jhr pcbyogl tjoshxbnt lbeh wotj tjhe cbst goljt.

–Pjos wby Vmppb Dhbr!― ^jh lrbddh` jos jbg` bg` rbnh` mutso`h tm jhr ibvmroth spmt,

imrnogl joe ogtm tjh wmm`s bg` tm tjh tmp mi b luccy. Bt tjh dmttme

whrh trbog trbnas. Jh wmg`hrh` oi sjh wbs `rbllogl joe jhrh tm rheog`joe tm pcbgt tjbt lbr`hg sjh jb` bcwbys wbgth`.

–\h jbvh tm duoc` b wbcc sm tjh emgsthr nbg‟t lht us!― Jos `buljthr ncoedh` mvhr smeh ibcchg trhh coeds bg` tmma nmvhr

dhjog` tjhe. Pjh ibtjhr wbtnjh` jos `buljthr dhlog ponaogl up dcmnasmi bor bg` stbnaogl tjhe mg tmp mi mgh bgmtjhr.

–Jhcp eh Vmppb Dhbr!― Jhr ibtjhr lrmbgh`. Jh dhgt mvhr tm pona up gmtjogl. û``hgcy

jos `buljthr sjrohah`,–Pmm cbth, tjh emgsthr os jhrh!―



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Jos `buljthr pmogth` tmwbr` bor. Jhr ibtjhr wbtnjh` bs b sm-nbcch` emgsthr snmmph` jhr up. ^jh wbs nbrroh` bwby dy bg ogvosodchsjbph. ^jh eb`h b cmw, lruii gmosh mi b emgsthr.

–Vchbsh Vmppb Dhbr, sbvh eh! ^bvh eh!― Pjh lorc‟s ibtjhr sbw jos `buljthr puccogl jhrshci bwby irme joe

wotj jhr mwg bre. –Vchbsh Vmppb Dhbr, sbvh eh…― ^jh cmmah` potoiuc.–Vmppb Dhbr, pchbsh…― Jhr tuls bt jhr mwg sjort dhnbeh whbahr.–…pchbsh…― Jh soljh` bg` sjmma jos jhb`.

–…pchbsh…― ^jh cmmah` coah sjh wbs mg tjh vhrlh mi thbrs. Hbnj ‚pchbsh‟ lrhw

smithr.–…pchbsh…―Ncmsogl jos hyhs, jhr ibtjhr tmma b `hhp drhbtj.–…pchbsh.― û``hgcy jh mphgh` jos hyhs, –Tmbr!― Pjh lorc‟s ibtjhr sprugl ogtm bntomg. Jos vmonh wbs gmw strmgl

bg` pmwhriuc. Jos hyhs spbrach`. Jh lrbddh` b trhh coed bg` rbg bithrjhr. Jh tmma jos `buljthr dbna irme tjh emgsthr bg` rmbrh` blbog bscmu` bs jh nmuc`, dhbtogl tjh emgsthr bwby wotj tjh coed.

–Lm Vmppb Dhbr! Lm!― Lbccbgtcy, tjh lorc‟s ibtjhr imuljt mii tjh emgsthr bg` sbvh` jos

`buljthr.–_by Vmppb Dhbr, yby !― Cbuljogl, jh snmmph` up jos `buljthr bg` spug jhr og b nornch.

Yontmry wbs tjhors.

–Pjbga ymu Vmppb Dhbr, ymu‟rh tjh dhst!― û``hgcy b trbog pbssh` dy dhcmw. Ot jb` nmeh brmug` b sjbrp

dhg` og tjh trbog trbnas1 tjhy jb`g‟t jhbr` ot ugtoc gmw dhnbush mi tjh cbymi tjh cbg`. Pmlhtjhr, irme tjh tmp mi tjh luccy, tjhy wbtnjh` tjh dcbnatrbog mg lrby sthhc. Pjhy dmtj coah` trbogs. Bithr ot pbssh`, tjh ibtjhrnbrroh` jos `buljthr `mwg tjh sthhp jocc tm tjh dmttme mi tjh luccy, bg`jbg`-og-jbg`, tjhy wbcah` tjh trbnas ugtoc ùsa wjhg tjh iorhicohs nbehmut. ^jh rbnh` up bjhb` tm nbtnj mgh. Hblhrcy, nuppogl tjh coljt og dmtjmi jhr jbg`s, sjh top-tmh` dbna tm jhr ibtjhr, bg` miihrh` joe tjhprhshgt,



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–Ot‟s imr sbvogl eh tm`by.―^jh wboth` ugtoc jhr ibtjhr hxthg`h` jos jbg`s. ^mitcy, sjh

tunah` tjh coljt ogtm tjhe.

–Ot‟s irme emeey,― sjh sbo`. Jhr ibtjhr jhc` jos drhbtj. Pjhg,jh ncmsh` jos hyhs bg` pucch` jos `buljthr ogtm b jul. Pjh iorhicohs`bgnh` brmug` tjhe.

Ot wbs cbth, bg` tjh ibtjhr jb` rhturgh` jmeh wotj jos `buljthrirme tjhor wbca mg tjh trbog trbnas.

–Vmppb Dhbr,― tjh cottch lorc bsah` jhr ibtjhr, –nbg O stby upcbthr…=―

–Gmt tmgoljt dhbutoiuc,― jh rhpcoh` wotj b njunach…

Jos `buljthr kueph` ogtm dh` bg` `mvh dhghbtj tjh dcbgahtsjhr emtjhr jb` eb`h imr jhr.

–Vmppb Dhbr,― tjh cottch lorc bsah`…, –wjhg O lht mc`hr, wocc O dhbdch tm ioljt mii b emgsthr, coah ymu=―

Jh seoch` bs jh tunah` jos `buljthr ogtm dh`. Jh ò` gmt sbybgytjogl imr b emehgt bg` tjhg sjmma jos jhb`…

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OO

–Pm jhcc oi Lhmrlob os b lmm` pcbnh tm dh. O nmuc` dh mut \hst wotj bcc tjhe lorcs og Jmccywmm`, tjh mghs phmpch tbah tjh rh` nbrs mgtjh Vbnoion Hchntron tm lht tm. Ogsthb` O‟e `mwg jhrh wmraogl mg trbogtrbnas. Bog‟t lhttogl pbo` gmtjogl ghotjhr.―

O kueph` mvhr b rh` pohnh,–Aogl eh.― Pjh luy O wbs pcbyogl wotj spbt,–Bt chbst wh bog‟t bs db` mii bs tjhe nmttmg-ponahrs. Pjhy stocc

bog‟t iolurh` mut wjbt tm `m wotj tjbt dmcc whhvoc, bg` ot‟s dhhg mvhrtwhgty-iovh yhbrs sognh tjh vhreog sjmwh` up. Nmttmg dhhg lmogl`mwgjocc hvhr sognh1 oi ymu bsa eh, tjhy bog‟t ghvhr lmt mut mi tjh@hprhssomg. Pjh Blronucturbc B`kustehgt Bnt prhtty eunj `hstrmyh` tjhebraht. ^m wjbt ymu nmepcbogogl bdmut= Dhso`hs, tjh rbocrmb` ogùstry‟sdhhg dmmeogl! Hvhr sognh Behronb hgthrh` tjh wbr, kust bdmut hvhryirholjt bg` pbsshglhr trbog dhhg iocch` tm tjh droe. Bg` sognh tjhlmvhrgehgt ò`g‟t tbah mvhr tjh coghs, coah tjhy ò` ùrogl tjh Lrhbt \br, tjh trbnas dhhg ebaogl bcc tjh emghy.―



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–\hcc O bog‟t shhg gmgh mi ot!― O spbt dbna, –Bcc O shh brh rbocs,rbocs whbrogl mut tjbt O jbvh tm lm scbvh mvhr hvhry`by. Ebra ey wmr`s,tjh nmepbgohs brh lmogl tm cmsh bcc tjhor emghy tryogl tm iox tjh coghs

bithr tjh wbr, bcc wjoch nmephtogl wotj butmemdochs, pcbghs, bg` wjmagmws wjbt hcsh.―

–^tmp nmepcbogogl. Lhmrlob jbs emrh trbnas tjbg bgy mtjhr stbth og tjh wjmch ^mutj. \h‟vh lmt pchgty mi wmra bg` wocc jbvh pchgty imr bcmgl toeh tm nmeh. O thcc yb, wh‟rh eunj dhtthr mii tjbg tjbt tjhrhnmttmg-ponahr.―

O lcbgnh` mvhr ey sjmuc`hr tmwbr` wjhrh jh wbs cmmaogl. Pjhrh wbs b dcbna ebg sottogl og tjh nmrghr wjm cmmah` tm dh bdmut tjorty.Vhmpch aghw joe bs tjh ebg wotj tjh spbracogl hyhs. Pjos wbsg‟t tjh

iorst toeh O‟` shhg joe sottogl mvhr tjhrh. Jh bcwbys jb` b pohnh mi pbphr.O tjmuljt jh wbs wrotogl b chtthr, eoljt dh tjh sbeh mgh jh‟` dhhg wrotogl. O sjrullh` bg` lmt dbna tm tjh njhnahrdmbr`1 b trbog pbssh` dytjhg.

–O wog,― O ybwgh`, iogosjogl mii tjh cbst rh` pohnh. Njhnahrsùrogl cugnj drhbas surh eb`h eh b cmt mi emghy.

–_mu lmt cunay,― jh sbo` bs jh icopph` eh b nmog, rosogl, –Drhbasmvhr og iovh1 shh ymu mg tjh trbnas.―

Jh jhb`h` mii bs O nchbgh` up tjh njhnahrdmbr` bg` put tjh

pohnhs ogtm ey dbl bs scmwcy bs O nmuc` lht bwby wotj. O gmtonh` tjh ebg wotj tjh spbracogl hyhs blbog. Jh wbs stocc sottogl og jos nmrghr, wrotogl mgjos pohnh mi pbphr. Pjhrh wbs b cottch lorc bg` jhr ibtjhr stbgògl ghbrdy,phrjbps wbotogl imr b trbog. Pjh ibtjhr wbcah` mii imr smeh rhbsmg bg`, wjoch jh wbs bwby, tjh cottch lorc gmtonh` tjh dcbna ebg. Vrmdbdcydhnbush mi jos hyhs, O iolurh`.

–Jhccm,― sjh sbo`. Pjh dcbna ebg cmma h` up irme jos pohnh mipbphr1 O pbnah` up ey dmbr`.

–Jhccm tjhrh eb‟be, jmw brh ymu tm`by=―

–O‟e `mogl lmm` sor, tjbga ymu imr bsaogl.―–Brh ymu lmogl tm dh roògl b trbog tm`by dhbutoiuc=― O tjmuljt O

jhbr` joe bsa bs O duttmgh` up ey dbl.–_hs sor, dut O `mg‟t agmw wjhrh tm.― O `rbllh` ey dbl mvhr ey sjmuc`hr.–Brh ymu lmogl smehwjhrh, sor=― tjh lorc bsah`. Pjh dcbna ebg

dmwh` jos jhb`,–\hcc, eb‟be, O kust jbpphg tm dh ebaogl ey wby tm nmcmriuc

Jmccy‟wmm`.― Gmw O rhbccy stbrth` pbyogl btthgtomg.



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–\jhrh‟s tjbt=― tjh lorc bsah`.–Ot os b pcbnh mi oeblogbtomg, wjhrh stmrohs nmeh irme.― Pjh dcbna ebg‟s vmonh wbs gmw strmgl bg` pmwhriuc. Jos hyhs

spbrach`.–^tmrohs= \jbt aog` mi stmrohs= Nbg ymu thcc eh mgh=― –Mi nmursh O nbg `brcogl. Cht eh shh gmw…―O emvh` og b cottch ncmshr.–…Pjhrh mgnh wbs b dhbutoiuc lorc, kust coah ymu og ibnt. ^jh

nmuc` gmt wbca bg`, ymu shh, sjh wbs dcog`. Bg` bcc sjh wbgth` tm `m wbs shh jhr drmtjhr. Mgh `by, sjh jhbr` tjbt oi ymu imc` b tjmusbg`mrolbeo-nrbghs, ymu wocc dh lrbgth` mgh wosj. ^m, `hthreogh` tm shh jhrdrmtjhr, sjh dhlbg imcògl nrbghs.―

–\jbt‟s bg mro-lb-eo nrbgh=― tjh cottch lorc bsah`, strullcogl tmsby tjh imrholg wmr`. Pjh dcbna ebg rhbnjh` ogtm jos pmnaht bg` pucch`mut b pohnh mi pbphr. Jh eust jbvh nbrroh` b ihw wotj joe.

–\hcc gmw, cht eh sjmw ymu.―–Lht bwby irme jhr!― tjh lorc‟s ibtjhr dbrah`, bpphbrogl mut mi

gmwjhrh. Pjh dcbna ebg wbs stbrtch` bg` tjh pbphr scopph` mut mi josjbg`.

–^tmp ioccogl jhr jhb` wotj gmgshgsh, dcbna trbsj. Pjh wmrc` wmuc` dh dhtthr mii wotjmut cobrs coah ymu.―

Pjh ebg wbs mdvomuscy gmt b cmnbc „ tjos tmwg wbs tmm sebccbg` tmm lrby tm jbssch wotj nmcmr.

–O wbs coah ymu mgnh,― tjh dcbna ebg njunach`, ponaogl up tjhpbphr bg` puttogl ot dbna ogtm jos pmnaht, –O jmph ymu `mg‟t chbrg wjbtymu‟rh sbyogl os wrmgl tjh wby O ò`.―

–^jut up dcbna.― –_mu jbvh twm njmonhs, yhs sor ymu `m. Hotjhr shh wjbt ymu shh,

mr shh wjbt nmuc` Dh. Njmmsh mgh mr tjh mtjhr, bg` njmmsh woshcy,dhnbush ymu mgcy shh mgh, bg` ymu mgcy shh mgnh.―

Pjh ebg lrbddh` jos `buljthr‟s jbg`.–\bot, jmc` mg gmw,― tjh dcbna ebg sbo`. Jh rhbnjh` ogtm jos

nmbt bg` pucch` mut b stuiih` dhbr bg` b `mcc. Jh miihrh` tjhe tm tjhcottch lorc, dmtj mi tjhe olgmrogl jhr ibtjhr‟s mdkhntomgs.

–Pbah tjhsh bg` lovh tjhe b lmm` jmeh, wmuc` ymu= Pjhy‟vhdhhg wbotogl imr b lmm` mgh imr ibr tmm cmgl.―

Pjh lorc spbrach`. ^jh hedrbnh` tjh prhshgts bg` sbo` tjbga ymubs jhr ibtjhr `rbllh` jhr bwby. Pjh dcbna ebg wbvh` bg` tjh cottch lorc wbvh` dbna.



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Bithr wbtnjogl bcc tjbt, O imug` eyshci ogthrhsth`. O wbgth` tmehht tjos ebg, iog` mut smehtjogl, smehtjogl bdmut Jmccywmm`, wjhrhsmeh ymugl `mcc wbs wbotogl imr eh.

–Jmw ymu `mogl=― O sbo`, wbcaogl up tm tjh dcbna ebg. Jhcmmah` up irme wjbt jh wbs wrotogl,

–Lmm` bithrgmmg sor, O‟e `mogl iogh. _murshci=― O nmuc` jhbr joe eunj nchbrhr gmw,–Lmm`, pchbsh` tm „ ― –@mg‟t sby ‚pchbsh‟,― tjh dcbna ebg ogthrrupth`. Ot wbsg‟t jmstoch,

dut m`` bcc tjh sbeh. O kust ahpt tbcaogl,–Lmogl tm jbvh tm lht eyshci dbna mg tjh trbnas jhrh og b

eoguth1 cmts mi wmra tm `m tm`by.―

–O sbw ymu pcbyogl njhnahrs hbrcohr bg` jhbr` ymu sby smehtjoglcoah tjbt. \jbt lmt y mu wmraogl imr tjh rbocrmb`=―

–Ey lrbgìbtjhr wmrah` imr ^mutj \hsthrg Tbocrmb` wjhg tjhy whrh nmgstruntogl tjh cogh dhtwhhg êotjvocch bg` Huibcb dbna og tjh2:96s. Ey lrbgìbtjhr wmrah` og tjos brhb, bg` ey ibtjhr wbs dmrg jhrh.O luhss wh kust stbyh` brmug`. \h‟rh b rbocrmb` ibeocy sor, b lmm` mgh bttjbt.―

–O `mg‟t `mudt ot. _mur ibeocy wmra mg tjh cogh mg Tbocrmb`^trhht=―

–_hs sor, surh ò`.― Pjbt eb`h joe pbush, m``cy,–\hcc wjy ymu nmeh mvhr bg` ogtrmùnh ymurshci tm b dcbna

ebg=― –Ey ibtjhr w mrah` mg tjh rbocrmb`s wotj b dcbna ebg1 sbo` jh

wbs tjh gonhst phrsmg jh hvhr eht bg` tjbt O sjmuc` trhbt tjhe kust coahbgymgh hcsh. O‟e dhtthr mii imr ot1 emst phmpch og êotjvocch brh dcbna.@mg‟t shhe vhry sebrt mi eh tm dh jbtog‟ tjh ebkmroty.―

–Gm sor, ymu‟rh roljt.―

–\jhrh ymu chbrg tm rhb` bg` wroth=― O bsah`, pmogtogl tm jospohnh mi pbphr, –Ihw phmpch jhrh nbg `m tjbt, cht bcmgh dcbnas. Oi ot whrhg‟t imr ey ibtjhr thbnjogl eh, O wmuc`g‟t dh mgh mi tjhe.―

–\hcc sor, O‟e mrologbccy irme Eusnmlhh Nmugty. Chbrgh` tm rhb`bg` wroth tjhrh cmgl blm. Nbg tbca wjoth oi O wbgt, bg` oi O jb` njoc`rhg,tm thbnj tjhe jmw tm ahhp irme stbgògl mut, ot‟s tjh mgcy wby O‟` tbca . Oush` tm jbvh tjh wmrst jbg`wrotogl bg` bcwbys lmt og ioljts. Jb` b vhglhbgnh prmdche, bg` stocc dhbtogl ot tjh sbeh wby bgymgh dhbtsbgytjogl; dy ibnogl ot. Eusnmlhh Nmugty os wjhrh tjhy mphgh` tjh iorstsnjmmc imr us1 yhs sor tjhy ò`, mphgh` ot og b tjhbthr tm stbrt.―



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–Eusnmlhh os bdmut soxty eochs irme jhrh, bog‟t ot= \jy‟` ymunmeh bcc tjh wby up jhrh tm êotjvocch=―

–O jhbr` dcbnas whrh trhbth` roljt jhrh, tjbt dcbnas bcwbys eb`h

up emst mi tjh phmpch. O nbeh tm shh imr eyshci. \hgt bg` lmt eyshci bnmttmg ibre mg Tbocrmb` ^trhht kust mii ^tbgtmg @rovh.―

–Jmw ò` ymu lht ymurshci ymur mwg ibre og Chh Nmugty=― –Ot‟s lmm` tm dh bg hùnbth` ebg. O eb`h eyshci smeh emghy

`mwg og Eusnmlhh thbnjogl, bg` tjhg nbeh up jhrh tm purnjbsh bnmttmg ibre. Ot‟s lmt b gonh lbr`hg bg` b nrhha. Pjh ibre wbs bdbg`mgh` wjhg tjh dmcc whhvocs jot1 tjh ibeocy rbg mii tm Nbcoimrgob. Gmdm`y wbgth` ot bg` O dmuljt ot imr rhbc njhbp. O lmt eyshci b trbntmr bg` mghmi tjhe ghw ehnjbgonbc nmttmg-ponahrs. O ponah` tjh nmttmg, put tjhe

og dbchs, bg` smc` tjhe irme êotjvocch. O mgnh shgt nmttmg bcc mvhr mgtjh trbogs irme roljt jhrh bt tjh stbtomg, yhs sor O ò`.―

–_mu stmpph`=― O bsah`, dut nmuc` bcrhb`y thcc tjbt eunj, –\hccjmw `m ymu ebah b covogl=―

–O‟vh covh` mii wjbt O eb`h imr tjos cmgl1 bog‟t gm emghy ognmttmg-ponaog‟ gm emrh bgywbys. O `mg‟t ghh` eunj1 kust b dh`, wjonjO‟vh lmt, bg` b pcbnh tm sot, wjonj O‟vh imug`. Gmdm`y eog`s eh, O‟vhdhhg sottogl jhrh bg` tjhrh imr sm cmgl.―

–\jhg ò` ymu stmp=―

–Ot `mg‟t ihhc cmgl blm, gmt cmgl blm bt bcc.― Jos vmonh trboch` mii1 O ò`g‟t pusj tjh tmpon. –\jhrh‟` ymu chbrg tjbt stmry bdmut tjh nrbghs ymu tmc` tjh cottch

lorc,― O bsah`, –Bog‟t b db` stmry bt bcc.―–Chbrgh` ot irme b Njogbebg wmraogl mg tugghcs smehwjhrh up

tjh cogh b cmgl wjoch dbna. Jh stmpph` bg` njbtth` wotj eh, sbo` jh jb`tm.―

–B Njogbebg= O ghvhr eht eh smehmgh coah tjbt dhimrh.― –Eh ghotjhr, ugtoc tjhg.―

–^by, wmuc` ot pchbsh ymu imr b `roga=― –O sbo` `mg‟t sby ‚pchbsh‟ bg` O `mg‟t `roga, dut O wmuc`g‟t eog`

iog` bgmtjhr pcbnh tm sot.― –Bcroljt tjhg.― O miihrh` tjh ebg b jbg` tm stbg` up, jh bnnhpth`, bg` bithr b

sjmrt wbca, b dbrthg`hr sco` eh b wjosay. Ghxt tm eh, tjh dcbna ebg wotj tjh spbracogl hyhs sbt, wbotogl. Pjh rhlucbrs whrh bcc brmug`. Pjhyjb` gmtjogl blbogst dcbna phmpch ghotjhr „ tjhrh whrhg‟t hgmulj phmpchog tjh tmwg tm dmtjhr òvoògl tjhe bcc up. Pjh tmwg wbs kust sm sebcctjbt ymu nmuc`g‟t jhcp dut agmw hvhrydm`y, bg` wjhg ymu aghw phmpch,



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ot wbs eoljty jbr` tm rhehedhr bgytjogl bdmut nmcmr. Pjh tmwg wbslrby kust coah tjh trbnas. Lrby, hvhrywjhrh1 ot wbs bcc O sbw „ lrby. Pjhpcbnh hvhg smug`h` lrby.

Pjh dcbna ebg wbs wrotogl mg jos pohnh mi pbphr blbog. Ot cmmah`coah jh wbs iogosjogl up. Jh put `mwg jos phgnoc bg` cmmah` bt josnmepchth` wmra.

–_mu wrotogl b chtthr tm ymur lorc mr wjbt=― –^mehtjogl coah tjbt.― –^m ymu lmt ymurshci b lorc=― Bcc tjh rhlucbrs bt tjh dbr chbgh` mvhr tm costhg og. Pjh dcbna ebg

cmmah` `mwg bt tjh pohnh mi pbphr imr b emehgt bg` tjhg cmmah` upseocogl irme hbr tm hbr,

–_hs sor, O `m.― –Mj, ymu `m gmw=― O bsah` wo`h-hyh`, – \hcc nmeh mg gmw, thcc

us bdmut jhr!― –_mu wmuc`g‟t dhcohvh eh oi O ò`.― –ûrh wh wmuc`,― smehmgh sbo` ghbrdy, –Lorcs brh bdmut bs

ogthrhstogl bs ot lhts brmug` jhrh.― Pjh dcbna ebg cbuljh`, –\hcc bcroljt, cht eh shh gmw. ^jh‟s ey cmvh1 O cmvh jhr emrh

tjbg bgymgh og tjh hgtorh wmrc`, yhs sor O `m. ^jh‟s lmt tjh dcbnahst jbor „

― –_mu coah tjbt aog` mi lorc, juj=―–_hs sor O `m. ^jh‟s lmt tjh smithst jbg`s. Bg` O‟e thccogl ymu,

tjh iborhst saog.― –\jbt b `mcc!― b `rugabr` sjmuth` irme tjh nmrghr.–Bg` sjh‟s lmt tjh swhhthst ibnh. _mu bog‟t shhg gmtjogl coah ot.― –\jhrh‟s ymur `mcc gmw=― O bsah`.–^jh bog‟t ibr,― jh bgswhrh`, jos hyhs spbracogl, –Dut O bog‟t shhg

jhr og b cmgl toeh. Ot wocc dh tjh dhst wjhg tjbt jbpphgs blbog, yhs sor ot

wocc.― –_mu bog‟t shhg jhr og bwjoch= Mut mi bcc tjh eoccomgs mi `mccs mut

og tjos dol mch‟ wmrc`, wjy `m ymu nbrh imr tjbt mgh= \jy gmt lhtbgmtjhr wjoch sjh‟s mut= ^jh wmg‟t agmw bgy dhtthr.―

–\hcc sor, ot‟s dhnbush O agmw sjh cmvhs coih. Bog‟t tjbt hgmulj mib rhbsmg tm cmvh bgydm`y=―

O jb` ghvhr jhbr` bgydm`y tbca bdmut b lorc coah tjbt dhimrh.Nbptovbth`, O iogosjh` mii ey wjosay,

–_mu surh `m thcc mgh jhna mi b stmry. O‟` coah tm shh tjos `mcc miymurs.―



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–_mu wmuc`, wmuc` yb= \hcc sjh `mg‟t covh dut smeh eochs uptjh rmb`. \h nmuc` lm vosot jhr oi ymu‟` coah.―

–^jh covhs eochs up tjh rmb`= \hcc wjy bog‟t ymu dhhg up tm shh

jhr=― –Bog‟t dhhg toeh yht1 O‟vh jb` tjogls tm `m. Poehs upmg eh gmw

tjmulj, bg` oi ymu‟` coah, ymu‟rh emrh tjbg whcnmeh tm nmeh bcmgl.―O cmmah` up bt tjh ncmna. O wbs bcrhb`y rhbc cbth lhttogl dbna tm

wmra1 eoljt bs whcc lm mg bg` pcby jmmay imr tjh wjmch `by. Oi ymu‟rhlmogl tm `m ot, ymu eoljt bs whcc `m ot roljt. Dhso`hs, oi O sjmwh` up gmw,hvhrymgh wmuc` agmw O wbs bt tjh dbr, dut oi O ò`g‟t nmeh dbna bt bcc,tjhy nmuc` tjoga O lmt rhbc sona.

–Bcroljt,― O sbo`, icoppogl tjh dbrthg`hr tjh nmog O wmg irme

njhnahrs, rosogl. Oi O wbs lmogl tm ebah tjh dmys mg tjh trbna dhcohvh O wbs `yogl, O ghh`h` tm dh ogvosodch. B cottch trop mut mi êotjvocch wbs kust wjbt tjh `mntmr mr`hrh`,

–Bcroljt, kust imccmw eh. Muljt tm lht tjhrh dhimrh tjh iorhicohsnmeh mut, yhs sor, kust dhimrh tjhy coljt up.―

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–Vmppb Dhbr! Vmppb Dhbr! \bah up, wbah up! \h jbvh tm lm

ioljt tjh emgsthr!― B lorc eb`h jhr `mcc chbp up bg` `mwg mg b dh`. ^jh jb` tunah`

b stuiih` dhbr ug`hr tjh nmvhrs. Pjh dhbr‟s ibnh wbs duroh` og b poccmw. Pjh `mcc chbpt up bg` `mwg emrh bg` emrh,

–Nmeh mg Vmppb Dhbr! \h jbvh tm snbrh bwby tjh emgsthr! Ot‟snmeogl, ot‟s nmeogl!―

\jhg prhthgògl tm dh tjh dhbr, sjh ush` b cmw, lruii vmonh tjbtbcwbys smug`h` torh`. ^jh ush` jhr vmonh imr tjh `mcc.

–Jurry Vmppb Dhbr! Jurry! Pjh emgsthr os nmeogl!―

–\jbt= \jhrh=― Pjh dhbr su``hgcy dmug` mut mi dh`, jurcogl tjh nmvhrs mii. Jos

vmonh wbs gmw strmgl bg` pmwhriuc. Jos hyhs spbrach`. –Pjos wby Vmppb Dhbr!― Pjh cottch lorc eb`h tjh `mcc jmc` jbg`s wotj tjh stuiih` dhbr,

bg` tmlhtjhr, tjhy rbnh` tm tjh mtjhr so`h mi tjh rmme.–\h jbvh tm duoc` b wbcc sm tjh emgsthr nbg‟t lht us!― Pjhy ncoedh` mvhr b sjmhdmx bg` tmma nmvhr dhjog` ot. Pjhy

dhlbg ponaogl up dcmnas mi bor bg` stbnaogl tjhe mg tmp mi mgh bgmtjhr. –Pmm cbth, tjh emgsthr os jhrh!―



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Pjh lorc `mcc pmogth` ug`hr tjh dh`. û``hgcy, tjh `mcc wbsnbrroh` bwby dy bg ogvosodch sjbph. Pjh cottch lorc eb`h b cmw, lruii gmoshmi b emgsthr.

–Vchbsh Vmppb Dhbr, sbvh eh! ^bvh eh!― –Tmbr!― Pjh dhbr lrbddh` b twol tjh cottch lorc drmuljt ogso`h bg` rbg

bithr tjh `mcc. Jh tmma tjh `mcc dbna irme tjh emgsthr bg` rmbrh` blbogbs cmu` bs jh nmuc`, dhbtogl tjh emgsthr bwby wotj tjh twol.

–Lm Vmppb Dhbr! Lm!― Lbccbgtcy, tjh stuiih` dhbr imuljt mii tjh emgsthr bg` sbvh` tjh

`mcc.–_by Vmppb Dhbr!―

Irme tjh `mmrwby, tjh lorc‟s ibtjhr jb` dhhg wbtnjogl. ^jhpcbyh` og jhr wmm`s bt tjh tmp mi tjh luccy mvhr tjh trbog trbnas bcc tjhtoeh. Bcc tjbt stbrogl bt ncmu`s bg` hsnbpogl tm nbstchs lmt og tjh wby mijbr` wmra og tjh iohc`. Phg yhbrs mc`, bg` stocc prbttcogl mii bdmut smehstmry sjh wbgth` tm prhthg` tjhy whrh og „ bcwbys bdmut smeh lorc dhoglsbvh` dy smeh jhrm irme smeh emgsthr. Pjhrh wbs gm emgsthr og tjbtiohc`, kust tjhe bg` rmws mi nmttmg. ^jh jb` dhhg costhgogl tmm ncmshcy tmtjbt ronj phrsmg `mwg bt tjh trbog stbtomg og êotjvocch tryogl tm lht tmJmccywmm`, tjbt ebg wjm iocch` jhr jhb` wotj gmgshgsh bg` stmrohs. Jh

jb` lovhg jhr tjh stuiih` dhbr bg` tjh `mcc „ jh aghw jh sjmuc`g‟t jbvhcht tjbt jbpphg. Jh wmuc` tbah tjh tmys bwby tmemrrmw bithrgmmg. ^jhghh`h` tm wbah up smeh toeh1 dhtthr smmghr rbtjhr tjbg cbthr.

–Pjbga ymu Vmppb Dhbr, ymu‟rh tjh dhst!― jh jhbr` jos `buljthrsby tjrmulj tjh nrbna og tjh `mmrwby. Pjbt ò` ot1 jh usubccy whgt bcmgl wotj jhr lbehs dhnbush mi jhr emtjhr‟s `hbtj, dut tmemrrmw jh wmuc`ncmsh jos hyhs, tbah b `hhp drhbtj, bg` rhiush. B rhbntomg tm jhr cmss mrgmt, ot ò`g‟t ebtthr, dhnbush tjh iohc` ahpt lrmwogl bg` jb` tm dh nut. Pjbt wbs tjh trutj1 gm nbstch og tjh say nmuc` njbglh tjbt.

–\jbt b wmg`hriuc wbca mg tjh trbog trbnas Vmppb Dhbr! ^m ymunmeh up wotj tjh stmry bg` O‟cc nmeh up wotj tjh totch. \h‟cc dh pbrtghrs!O‟cc thcc ymu ey totch wjhg tjh iorhicohs brh mut blbog.―

Cmsogl mgh pbor mi jbg`s wbs db` hgmulj. Oi jh cmst bgmtjhr,jh‟` cmsh hvhrytjogl. Njbglh wbs ghnhssbry. Pmemrrmw, jh wmuc` lmbcmgl wotj ot ugtoc sjh wbs emst hblhr tm pcby bg` tjhg thbnj jhr b coihchssmg tjbt wmuc` `m jhr lmm`. Ot wmuc` dh b shrvonh1 sjh wmuc` tjbgajoe imr ot mgh `by. Bs jh wbcah` bwby, jh scbeeh` tjh `mmr. Pjbt wmuc` wbah jhr up b dot.

Bg` tjbt wbs b lmm` stbrt.



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\otj b pohnh mi jby dhtwhhg ey thhtj, O wbcah` up ^tbgtmg@rovh bcmglso`h tjh dcbna ebg wotj spbracogl hyhs,

–Bt tjh hg` mi tjh `by, O‟e gmt lmogl tm dh smrry O imccmwh` ymu,be O=―

–O‟e thccogl ymu, dcbnahst jbor, smithst jbg`s, swhhthst ibnh, bgìborhst saog ymu‟vh hvhr shhg.―

\h dmtj jb` mur jbg`s og mur pmnahts bg` aonah` rmnas jhrhbg` tjhrh bcmgl tjh rmb`. O tjmuljt wh whrh nmeogl up mg tjh h`lh miChh Nmugty. Ot ò`g‟t rhbccy ebtthr, gmr nmuc` ymu rhbccy thcc1 wbsg‟t

bgymgh brmug` imr eochs. Mtjhr tjbg b njbglh mi sjbphs, ot wbs bcc tjhsbeh lrby.

–Vchbsh thcc eh wh‟rh bcemst tjhrh, wmuc` ymu=― –\jbt ò` O thcc ymu bdmut sbyogl ‚pchbsh‟= Bg` ot bog‟t ibr. Kust b

cottch dot gmw.― Pjhrh wbs b cottch lorc up bjhb` pcbyogl og b sebcc ybr`. Pjh dcbna

ebg wbtnjh` jhr. ^jh wbs pcbyogl smeh lbeh, chbpogl up bg` `mwg,sconogl b trhh coed tjrmulj tjh bor, bcmgh.

–^jh‟s dhhg costhgogl tm tjhe Jmccywmm` stmrohs, ymu rhnamg=― O

bsah` tjh dcbna ebg. Jh ò`g‟t rhspmg` oeehòbthcy, dut tjhg gm``h`bg` njunach`,

–_hs sor, tjbt‟s lmm`.― –_mu tmc` tjbt cottch lorc bt tjh stbtomg ymu whrh lmogl tm

Jmccywmm`. Os tjbt truh=― –O bog‟t lmogl tm Jmccywmm`.― –\jy‟` ymu sby ot tjhg=― –Pjbt‟s gmt wjbt O sbo`.― O wbs ghvhr bgy lmm` bt bsaogl quhstomgs,

–\jy‟` ymu lovh jhr tjmsh tmys=― –^jh‟cc pcby wotj tjhe1 tjbt‟cc jhcp eh.― O kust snrbtnjh` ey jhb`. \h jhb`h` iurtjhr `mwg ^tbgtmg

@rovh. Ot jb` dhnmeh cbth bs wh‟` wbcah` b ihw eochs bcmgl tjh rmb`tmlhtjhr. \h nbeh up mg bg ogthrshntomg,

–Pjos jhrh os Tbocrmb` ^trhht.― –@mg‟t ymu covh mg Tbocrmb` ^trhht=― –_hs sor, O `m.―



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–^m wjbt `m ymu ehbg ymu bog‟t shhg ymur lorc og bwjoch= Oi sjhcovhs jhrh, ymu muljt tm dh lmogl mvhr hvhry`by ponaog‟ phbnjhs wotjjhr.―

–\hcc nmeh mg, ymu‟cc shh.― \ h stbrth` wbcaogl. O ò`g‟t ug`hrstbg` cmvh vhry whcc, hvhg chss

gmw tjbg O tjmuljt O ò`. \h pbssh` dy b ihw `rovhwbys. O aghw tjhpcbnh whcc „ wmrah` mg tjh trbnas ghbrdy.

–\jhg ò` ymu lht ogtm stmrythccogl=― O bsah`. –Bithr O stmpph` wmraogl tjh nmttmg iohc`.― Jos tmgh ò`g‟t sullhst tjhrh wbs bgytjogl hcsh tm sby mg tjh

ebtthr. Pjh dcbna ebg stbrth` jhbògl up b `rovhwby chbògl tm b jmush wotj bg mvhrlrmwg nmttmg iohc`. B rusth` trbntmr wbs sottogl og tjh

eo``ch mi tjh pbsturh. Ot wbs b pmmr ebg‟s pcbnh. –Bs O tmc` ymu, O stmpph` wmraogl tjh iohc`.― –\ h brh lmogl tm shh ymur `mcc, bog‟t wh=― –_hs sor, wh brh.― O snrbtnjh` ey jhb` bg` ahpt wbcaogl. O wbs ghvhr bgy lmm` bt

bsaogl quhstomgs1 O iolurh` ot wbs dhst tm kust ahhp lmogl. \h pbssh`tjrmulj tjh nmttmg iohc`, ebaogl mur wby up tm tjh jmush.

–^m os tjos `mcc mi ymurs ymur woih= O `mg‟t agmw bgydm`y wjmmwgs b jmush bg` `mhsg‟t jbvh b woih.―

–Gm sor, gm sor, gmt ey woih.― O ò`g‟t bsa bgy emrh quhstomgs. Jh mphgh` tjh irmgt `mmr imr

eh. Ot wbs jbr`cy jbglogl mg tjh joglhs1 tjh icmmr wbs lovogl mut.–Ey dh` os upstbors,― jh sbo`, wbcaogl mg `mwg tjh jbccwby. O

sthpph` ogtm b rmme bwby irme joe, nuromsoty lhttogl tjh dhst mi eh. Pjh iurgoturh wbs mut`bth`. O icopph` tjh swotnj mg tjh cbep imr b cottchcoljt, dut gmtjogl jbpphgh`. Pjhrh wbs b soga, bg` tjmulj ebydh wjhgot rbogh` smehtjogl nbeh tjrmulj tjh nrbnas, gm wbthr nbeh irme tjhibunht.

–\jhrh‟s ymur `mcc=― O sjmuth`. Gm rhpcy. O eb`h ey wby dbnaogtm tjh jbccwby bg` imccmwh` joe tm tjh dbna mi tjh jmush. Pjh dbna`mmr jb` ibcchg mii ots joglhs bg` O sbw joe bt tjh mtjhr hg` mi tjhdbnaybr`, pbssogl tjrmulj b trhh cogh ogtm smeh wmm`s. Ot wbs kust bdmutùsa bg` tjh emmg wbs rosogl wotj tjh nronahts‟ soglogl .

O eb`h ey wby bithr joe. O aghw tjh trbog trbnas whrh ghbr jhrh1nmuc`g‟t dh ibr. Vbssogl tjrmulj tjh trhh cogh, O su``hgcy ihct b stogl bg`cmmah` `mwg bt ey chl. B jmccy trhh jb` snrbtnjh` eh. Pjhrh whrh ebgyjmccohs, bcc wotj droljt rh` dhrrohs, bg` mgh nmuc`g‟t pbss tjrmulj wotjmut b snrbtnj. Dut mg tjh mtjhr so`h, O imug` eyshci surrmug`h` dy



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dcmmeogl dusjhs bg` hvhry typh mi icmwhr. Nmcmrs, hvhrywjhrh1 ot wbs bccO sbw „ nmcmrs. Pjh pcbnh hvhg sbgl coah nmcmrs.

–_mu pcbgt bcc tjos=― O bsah` tjh dcbna ebg, ogquorogl ogtm tjh

ùsa. ôchgnh. O sbw smehtjogl cyogl bt ey ihht tjhg. O ponah` ot up.Ot wbs b stmry wotjmut b totch.–Pjos tjh chtthr ymu‟vh dhhg wmraogl mg=― O bsah`. Ot wbs

`hiogothcy tjh dcbna ebg‟s. O sbw bgmtjhr pohnh mi pbphr. O ponah` ot up. Ot wbs bgmtjhr stmry wotjmut b totch. \otj b lcbgnh O sbw ot wbs tjh hxbntsbeh stmry. O ò`g‟t agmw wjy jh wmuc` wroth ot twonh, tjmulj O jb` tmlovh joe nrhòt; jh jb` tjh emst dhbutoiuc jbg`wrotogl og tjh wmrc`.

O put tjh pbphrs og ey pmnaht bg` eb`h ey wby tjrmulj tjhicmwhrs. Iogbccy, O sbw tjh dcbna ebg1 O sbw joe og nmcmr. Jh wbs rmmth`

og b spmt og tjh lbr`hg bt tjh tmp mi b luccy. O aghw tjh trbog trbnas whrhncmsh.

Jh wbs stbgògl mvhr b tmedstmgh.O wbs ghvhr bgy lmm` bt bsaogl quhstomgs, sm O stmm` tjhrh

sochgtcy tmm. Pjhg, O sbw smehtjogl cyogl bt ey ihht. O ponah` ot up. Ot wbs tjh pohnh mi pbphr jh wbs wrotogl mg bt tjh stbtomg.

Ot wbs tjh sbeh stmry. Pjh pbphrs whrh bcc tjh sbeh. Jh jb` wrotthg tjh sbeh stmry mvhr bg` mvhr blbog. Jh eust jbvh nbrroh` nmpohs,tm imc` tjmsh nrbghs wotj mr smehtjogl. Pjhy ihcc mut mi jos pmnahts.

Pjbt mr jh wbs tryogl tm hepty tjhe.Coah tjh mtjhrs, ‚b stmry wotjmut b totch‟ wbs wrotthg og bcc

cmwhrnbsh chtthrs wotjog pbrhgtjhshs bt tjh tmp mi tjh pblh. Ot wbs bdmutb cottch lorc wjm wbgth` jhr ibtjhr tm ioljt mii b emgsthr wotj jhr. Pjhibtjhr wbs rhcuntbgt dhnbush jh wbs torh`, dut hvhgtubccy jh lmt mut midh` bg` imccmwh` jhr mutso`h. Pjh emgsthr troh` tm tbah jhr bwby, dut ogtjh hg`, jh `hihbth` ot. Cbuljogl, jh snmmph` up jos `buljthr bg` spugjhr og b nornch. Pmlhtjhr, tjhy wbtnjh` b trbog pbss dy, bg` tjhg, jbg`-og-jbg`, tjhy wbcah` tjh trbog trbnas ugtoc ùsa wjhg tjh iorhicohs whrh mut.

~–Vmppb Dhbr, ― tjh cottch lorc bsah` jhr ibtjhr, –nbg O stby up cbthr

bg` costhg tm ymu thcc bgmtjhr stmry=― –Gmt tmgoljt dhbutoiuc,― jh rhpcoh` wotj b njunach, –dut O‟cc

ebah ymu b prmeosh „ O‟cc nmeh up wotj b stmry tmemrrmw bg` ymu nbglovh ot b totch. \occ ymu `m tjbt imr eh=―

–Thbccy= _mu ehbg O nbg jhcp ymu wotj tjh stmry= \h‟cc dhpbrtghrs!―



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–_hs dhbutoiuc, ymu nmeh up wotj tjh totch bg` O‟cc nmeh up wotjtjh stmry. O prmeosh.―

–_by!― sjh hxncboeh`, –O‟cc thcc ymu ey totch wjhg tjh iorhicohs brh

mut blbog.― Jos `buljthr kueph` ogtm dh` bg` `mvh dhghbtj tjh dcbgahts

jhr emtjhr jb` eb`h imr jhr.–Vmppb Dhbr,― tjh cottch lorc bsah`, jhr `mcc bg` stuiih` dhbr

cbyogl ghxt tm jhr mg tjh sbeh so`h, –wjhg O lht mc`hr, wocc O dh bdch tmioljt mii b emgsthr, coah ymu=―

Jh seoch` bs jh tunah` jos `buljthr ogtm dh`. Jh ò` gmt sbybgytjogl imr b emehgt bg` tjhg sjmma jos jhb`, ruggogl jos ioglhrstjrmulj jos `buljthr‟s dcbna jbor,

–Mj gm dhbutoiuc, ymu‟cc turg emgsthrs ogtm phmpch.― ~

Pjh stmry hg`h`. O turgh` mvhr tjh pohnh mi pbphr, bg` wrotthgmg tjh dbna whrh tjrhh wmr`s;



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O‟e sm smrry.

Pjh pohnh mi pbphr ihcc irme ey jbg` bg` icmbth` tm tjh lrmug`.

Pjh lbr`hg bg` tjh tmedstmgh whrh bt tjh tmp mi b tbcc luccy. Pjhrh whrhtrbog trbnas bt tjh dmttme.

Gmw O sbw. Pjh stmgh wbs wjhrh jh jb` stmm` wjhg sjh nroh` mut tm joe tm

sbvh jhr irme tjh emgsthr. Pjh stmgh wbs wjhrh jh ncmsh` jos hyhs,tmma b `hhp drhbtj, bg` rhiush`.

Pjh trbog trbnas whrh wjhrh jos `buljthr cbg`h`. Pjh emgsthrjb` icugl jhr tjhrh wotj jhr mwg bre, nbusogl jhr tm ibcc `mwg tjh sthhpso`h mi tjh luccy. ^jh jb` tropph`, gmt pbyogl btthgtomg tm wjhrh sjh wbs

lmogl. ^jh jb` ahpt jhr lbzh bjhb`, bcwbys mg jhr ibtjhr. Pjh stmgh wbs wjhrh jh, bcmgh, wbtnjh` tjh trbog wjhg ot

su``hgcy pbssh` dy dhcmw.Jos `buljthr‟s cbst wmr`s whrh ‚…pchbsh…pchbsh…‟ –^jh‟s lmt tjh iborhst saog, `mg‟t sjh=― Pjhrh wbs gm sugcoljt `mwg wjhrh jh duroh` wjbt jh imug` chit

mi jhr.–_hb, yhb sjh `mhs.― Pjh iorhicohs whrh mut.

–Bg` tjh smithst jbg`s=― –_hb,― O wjosphrh`1 gmtjogl `mwg tjhrh nmuc` jbr`hg tjhe,

–sjh `mhs.―Jh wbs wbotogl imr jos `buljthr tm thcc joe wjbt totch sjh jb`

nmeh up wotj.–Bg` sjh‟s lmt tjh swhhthst ibnh.― Jh njunach` coah jh bcwbys ò`. Pjhg jh drmah `mwg bg` nroh`.Jh ihcc tm jos aghhs mvhr tjh tmedstmgh, bg` kust nroh`.O wbs ghvhr bgy lmm` bt bsaogl quhstomgs. O stmm` tjhrh,

wbtnjogl joe bg` tjh iorhicohs. O `mg‟t agmw oi jh drmuljt eh jhrhdhnbush jh wbgth` smehmgh tm nmeimrt joe, eb`h tjh miihr tm dhpmcoth, mr dhnbush jh kust wbgth` smehmgh og tjh wmrc` tm ug`hrstbg`. O`mg‟t tjoga ot wbs imr nmgihssomg; jh bcrhb`y wrmth `mwg wjbt jh sjmuc`jbvh `mgh. O luhss ot wbs imr tjh sbeh rhbsmg bgydm`y drogls mr dhbrsbgydm`y bgywjhrh; tm dh, kust imr mgnh ebydh, gmt bcmgh. Ot‟s gonh tjbt wby, wjhg ot‟s rhbc, bog‟t ot=

Pjh iorhicohs `bgnh` brmug` tjh stmrythcchr wjmsh stmry wbs wotjmut b totch.

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O cmmah` bt tjh pbphr mg tjh lrmug`. O ponah` ot up. \otj tjhmtjhr jbg`, O nbuljt b iorhicy. O wbcah` mvhr, bg` dhgt `mwg mgtm eyaghhs bt tjh stmgh. O imc`h` tjh pohnh mi pbphr, ebaogl b sebcc nup, bg`

put tjh cottch iorhicy ogso`h, ncmsogl tjh nup kust hgmulj sm tjbt tjh cottchcoljt ò`g‟t hsnbph, yht stocc spbrach`, stocc rhnhovh` drhbtj.

–Nbcc ot „ ― O wjosphrh`, lhttogl jos btthgtomg. Jh cmmah` up bteh. O sbw tjhg b ebg wjm nmuc` Dh b ibtjhr wjm tmc` jos `buljthrstmrohs. O miihrh` joe tjh nup. O wboth` ugtoc jh hxthg`h` jos jbg`s, bg`tjhg, smitcy, O tunah` tjh nup iocch` wotj coljt ogtm tjhe. Pjh ebg wotjtjh spbracogl hyhs jhc` jos drhbtj.

–\jbt wbs jhr gbeh=―Nupph` og jos jbg`s, tjh iorhicy pcbyh` og tjh stmry wotjmut b

totch.–Jmccy.―

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Gmths bg` Ogsporbtomgs

Jhrmhs

Ogsporh` dy

2.

Pjh @osbpphbrbgnh mi Jbruo ûzueoyb , òrhnth` dy PbtsuybOsjojbrb bg` _bsujorm Pbahemtm.

Pjh Thbsmg

Ogsporh` dy

2.

Pjh @rhbe \hbvhr dy Kbna Dmw`hg, Njbpthr :, pblhs 426 „ 420.

B ^tmry \otjmut b Potch

Ogsporh` dy

2.

Oga, òrhnth` dy Kbeog \ogbgs, emst gmtbdcy tjh iorst shntomg, wjonj wbs`hhpcy ogicuhgnh` dy tjh emvoh‟s mphgogl snhgh.

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–Dcbna os tjh Nmcmur mi Ey Pruh Cmvh‟s Jbor― dy Bcc Bglhcs.

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