a million dirty secrets by c.l. parker, excerpt

7/28/2019 A Million Dirty Secrets by C.L. Parker, Excerpt

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skerieas wa nkoa

Cklia

–Ygu’ra sura ygu wklt tg dg tbis7„ ny wky gvarsaxad àst

jriald ksoad na jgr wbkt saanad cioa tba niccigltb tina silea

I’d wkcoad tbrgumb tba dggrs gj tba limbtecu` wbara sba

wgroad—kld pckyad—tba scut,

Daz wks ny rgeo, Uba bacd na dgwl wbal cija mgt tgg sari.

gus# kld it wks gvar.tba.tgp sarigus kt tba ngnalt, Daz wks

sbgrt jgr Dasdanglk# wbieb cggsacy trklscktad naklt –gj tba

davic,„ Uba’d ebklmad bar lkna tba dky sba turlad aimbtaal#

glcy àekusa bar pkralts rajusad tg cat bar dg sg àjgra tbal,

Uariguscy# bar pkralts bkd lknad bar Vrileass wbal sba wks

`grl# ùt ij klygla gtbar tbkl tban triad tg ekcc bar tbkt# it

wks k `kr `rkwc il tba nkoilm, Daz wks erkzy àkutijuc# tba

sgrt gj `gsgny `kà ygu rakd k`gut il kcc tba rgnklea lgvacs8

cglm# sicoy `ckeo bkir# bgurmckss mura# cams tbkt mg gl jgr dkys#

kld tba jkea gj k mgddass, Tba glcy prg`can wks tbkt sba ekr.

riad barsacj cioa k ìoar ebieo, Uba kcsg cioad tg tast.rida kcc tba



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–Lg# I’n lgt sura# Daz# ùt I bkva tg, Ug stgp ksoilm na

àjgra ygu nkoa na ebklma ny nild kld I mg rullilm gut gj

bara cioa tba sekrady ekt wa `gtb olgw I rakccy kn#„ I slkppad

kt bar,

Uba lavar tggo ny drknk tgg parsglkccy# àekusa sba mkva

hust ks mggd ks sba mgt, @gy# did sba avar, Kld sba bkd lgt kl

gulea gj sbkna jgr it,

–Kld ygu’ra rakccy wiccilm tg miva up ygur Z.ekrd tg k

tgtkc strklmar7 Ukls rgnklea7 Lg wililm# lg dililm# lg sixty.

lililm7„ Bar ileassklt quastiglilm mrktad gl ny ckst larva#

ùt I olaw it wks àekusa sba cgvad na kld wkltad tg à sura

I’d eglsidarad avarytbilm, ]a bkd mgla gvar kcc tba prgs kld

egls witb k la.tggtbad egn`# kld I rakccy didl’t tbilo wa

bkd nissad klytbilm, @ut tba ulolgwl wks wbkt wgrriad na

tba ngst,

–Il axebklma jgr ny ngtbar’s cija7 Il k bakrtàkt#„ I skid ks

I jgccgwad bar dgwl tba dkro egrridgr tbkt cad tg tba uldar.

àccy gj Jgrapcky# tba ecu` wbara sba wgroad, Jgrapcky8 tbkt

wks wbara ny cija wgucd ebklma, It wks tba pgilt gj lg raturl,

Ny ngtbar# Jkya# wks tarnilkccy icc, Uba bkd kcwkys bkd

k wako bakrt# kld it bkd prgmrassivacy mgttal wgrsa gvar tba

yakrs, Uba bkd lakrcy diad wbica mivilm ìrtb tg na# ùt bkd

nklkmad tg `gulea `keo jrgn tbkt kld egultcass gtbar gpark.

tigls kld prgeaduras, Tbara wks lg `guleilm `keo lgw, Bar

cimbt wks jkdilm altiracy tgg jkst,

Uba wks sg wako kld jrkic kt tbis stkma tbkt sba wks àdrid.

dal# ùt lgt àjgra bkvilm àal il kld gut gj bgspitkcs sg



K Niccigl Dirty Uaerats =

naat its prgduetigl lunàrs, I lavar `cknad bin jgr tbkt, Uba

wks bis wija# kld ba tggo bis duty ks bar bus`kld vary sari.

guscy, Uba wks bis tg ekra jgr# hust cioa sba wgucd’va ekrad jgr

bin ij tba rgcas bkd àal ravarsad, @ut lg hg` naklt lg bakctb

ilsurklea, It kcsg naklt wa wara jgread tg civa gjj tba nakmar

skvilms keegult ny jktbar bkd nklkmad tg tueo kwky jgr tbair

mgcdal yakrs, Armg# purebksilm bakctb ilsurklea wks k cuxury

ny pkralts egucd lgt kjjgrd, Jkltkstie situktigl# bub7

Tbilms bkd mgttal aval wgrsa, Jkya’s icclass bkd prgmrassad

tg tba pgilt tbkt k bakrt trklspcklt wks assaltikc il grdar jgr

bar tg egltilua civilm, Tbkt ìt gj laws bkd tkoal k tgcc gl kcc

gj us# ùt lgla ngra tbkl Nkeo,

I’d wktebad ny jktbar dky il kld dky gut, Ba bkd àal cgs.

ilm waimbt# bis prinkry eglearl jgr bis wija gvarsbkdgwilm bis

gwl ekra, Kld tba dkro rilms uldar bis rad ayas nkda it g`vi.

gus tbkt ba bkdl’t àal mattilm ks nueb scaap ks ba sbgucd

bkva# aitbar, @a tbkt ks it nky# ba bkd kcwkys put gl k `rkva jkea

jgr ny ngtbar, Uba bkd keeaptad bar innilalt danisa# ùt

ny jktbar , , , ba sticc bacd gut bgpa, Tba prg`can wks tbkt bis

bgpa wks dinilisbilm, It wks oiccilm bis vary sguc tg wkteb bar

dia k cittca ngra akeb dky, I tbilo k piaea gj bin walt witb

avary cittca piaea gj bar,

I bkd wkcoad il gl bin gla limbt kjtar ny ngtbar bkd

jkccal jkst kscaap, Ba wks scunpad gvar il bis raecilar# bakd il

bis bklds# sbgucdars bakvilm jrgn bis disbakrtalad sg`s,

Ba bkdl’t naklt jgr klygla tg saa bin tbkt wky, @ut I bkd,

Lavar bkd I saal bin sg daspgldalt, Tbara wks tbis lkm.



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citarkccy ngurl binsacj tg daktb, Tbara wks lg dgu`t il ny

nild,

I bkd tg dg sgnatbilm, I wks dasparkta tg nkoa avarytbilm

àttar, Tg nkoa tban àttar,

Daz wks ny àst jriald, Ny vary àst jriald, I bkd kcwkys

sbkrad avarytbilm witb bar# sg sba wks wbgccy kwkra gj tba

situktigl, Dasparkta tinas ekccad jgr dasparkta naksuras# kld

kjtar saailm hust bgw dasparkta I bkd àegna# sba bkd lkccy

tgcd na k`gut tba ngra sekldkcgus ùsilass tbkt wks egl.

duetad àlaktb Jgrapcky,

Uegtt Ebristgpbar# tba gwlar# wks wbkt gla nimbt ekcc kl

kmmrassiva altrapralaur, @ksiekccy# ba wks k pinp# ùt lgt kly

rul.gj.tba.nicc pinp gl tba straats, Lg# ba’d murad gut k

wky tg tkp tba pgeoats gj tbgsa wbgsa pgeoats wara gvarffgw.

ilm, Bis wks k bimb.eckss gparktigl# kl kuetigl wbara wgnal

wara sgcd tg tba bimbast ìddar, Jgrapcky nimbt bkva àal

tba jkea gj bis ùsilass# ùt tba kuetigl wks bis `rakd kld

ùttar, It wks k ìm jrkt pkrty gl tgp# egccama oids ldilm tbair

laxt bggoup kld mattilm sg wkstad tbay egucdl’t rananàr

tbair lknas# wbieb wks tba parjaet egvar jgr tba ralad as.

tk`cisbnalt uldarlaktb, Jrgn wbkt I uldarstggd# sgna gj

tba wgnal—nysacj ilecudad— wara pkrtieipktilm vgcultkricy#

wbica gtbars gwad Uegtt il sgna wky, Uaccilm tbair `gdias wks

tbair ckst.diteb ajjgrt tg rapky bin# aval tbgumb it naklt cgs.

ilm tbair jraadgn il tba prgeass,

Daz tgcd na tbkt tba ecialts wara kcwkys nal witb jkt `klo

keegults, Aval tba wgrcd’s riebast tyeggls bkd k tbirst jgr tba



K Niccigl Dirty Uaerats 9

ffasb kld lavar bkva tg wgrry k`gut tbair saerat mattilm gut,

@ut it wks cueo gj tba drkw—I egucd ald up witb sgnagla mrk.

eigus kld oild# gr k tgtkc tyrklt wbg alhgyad dgnilktilm bis

prgparty, Ij bistgry wks kly ildiektigl# I’d ald up witb tba

ckttar, I bkdl’t axketcy bkd tba àst gj cueo il ny cija# sg wby

sbgucd I àciava tba pgwars tbkt à wgucd mrklt na kly jkvgrs

lgw7

Ny ngtbar’s icclass bkd raquirad eglstklt skeriea lgt glcy

jrgn ny jktbar ùt jrgn na ks wacc, It wksl’t cioa I wks rasalt.

juc# ̀ ut ilstakd gj mgilm tg egccama# I bkd stkyad bgna witb bar

sg tbkt ny jktbar egucd wgro, Lgw tbkt ba didl’t bkva k hg`#

tbay skw lg raksgl jgr na tg jaac g`cimktad tg stieo krguld, I’d

lavar jact g`cimktad, Uba wks ny ngtbar# kld I cgvad bar, @a.

sidas# I sticc bkdl’t nkda up ny nild k`gut wbkt I wkltad tg

dg witb ny jutura klywky, Ygu’d tbilo k wgnkl gj twalty.

jgur wgucd bkva bkd bar cija tgmatbar# ùt lg# lgt rakccy,

It nimbt bkva àal k pratty cgw ngva gl ny pkrt# mattilm

tbair bgpas up kld kcc# ùt cioa I skid# bgpa wks sgnatbilm tbkt

wks ckeoilm il ny bgusabgcd# kld it eartkilcy egucdl’t burt tg

miva tban k cittca, Ug I nklkmad tg sueeassjuccy eglvilea ny

ngtbar kld jktbar tbkt I bkd segrad k supar.swaat# kcc.axpalsas.

pkid sebgckrsbip tg LYQ, Yas# I olaw tbkt wksl’t sgnatbilm

tbkt wks cioacy tg bkppal kt tbis pgilt il ny cija# ùt ny pkr.

alts didl’t olgw# kld tbkt nkda kcc tba dijjaralea il tba wgrcd,

@ailm sg jkr kwky jrgn bgna naklt I wgucdl’t à k`ca tg visit

ks gjtal# kld ks nueb ks it pkilad na tg à kwky jrgn ny

dyilm ngtbar jgr sg cglm# it wks k`sgcutacy laeasskry jgr ny



;6 E, C, Vkroar

Tba dakc I bkd nkda witb Uegtt wks tbkt I wgucd kmraa tg

civa witb ny –gwlar„ jgr k parigd gj twg yakrs, Lg ngra# lg

cass, Kjtar tbkt# I wgucd à jraa tg civa ny gwl cija, Axketcy

wbkt sgrt gj cija tbkt wgucd à kt tbkt pgilt wks yat tg à da.

tarnilad# ùt I bkd tg rankil pgsitiva, Pamkrdcass# twg yakrs

wks k snkcc priea tg pky tg alsura kly kngult gj tina jgr ny

ngtbar kld# uctinktacy# ny jktbar ks wacc,

Tba `kss egnilm jrgn tba ecu` nusie upstkirs pucsad

tbrgumb tba wkccs kld tggo gvar ny bakrtàkt# ùt I triad das.

parktacy lgt tg wisb I wks up tbara drgwlilm nysacj il `ggza

kld mggd tinas# cioa avarygla acsa wbg bkd lg ecua k`gut tba

saerat gutt tbkt axistad rimbt uldar tbair jaat, Tba wgnal

dgwl bara wara drgwlilm il sgnatbilm egnpcatacy dijjaralt,

]a stappad krguld tba ecu` dggrnkl bgcdilm k ZIV cist gl

k ecip`gkrd, Ba olaw wbg wa wara kld wby wa wara tbara# sg

ba cat us ilsida innadiktacy, I kcngst cgst ny larva ks wa nkda

gur wky pkst tba ergwd gj wgnal tbkt cilad tba bkccwky, Tbay

wara kl kssgrtad ùleb# sgna witb k ramkc kir k`gut tban kld

gtbars wbg cggoad cioa tbis wksl’t tbair rst tina kt `kt# ùt

parbkps it wks tba rst tina tbay’d nkda it tg tba ìm cakmuas,

Akeb wgnkl bkd k lunàr tkpad tg bar ̀ kra stgnkeb# kld tbay

wara stkldilm il jrglt gj k nirrgr tbkt cilad tba gppgsita wkcc,

–Twg. wky nirrgr#„ Daz axpckilad, –Akeb ecialt wbg egnas

il bks k writa. up gl avary mirc gl tba kuetigl `cgeo tglimbt,

Tbal tbay’ra bardad il bara cioa ekttca kld put gl dispcky jgr

tba bimb rgccars, It mivas tban kl gppgrtulity tg ebaeo gut tba

mggds sg tbay ekl daeida wbieb dasparkta mirc tbay nimbt wklt



K Niccigl Dirty Uaerats ;;

–Gb# busb, Ygu olgw I dgl’t nakl it cioa tbkt#„ sba skid#

tryilm tg nkoa na jaac àttar, –Ygu’ra wky tgg mggd jgr tbis

sgrt gj tbilm# kld ygu olgw it, Ygu’ra lgt tban,„ Uba ng.

tiglad tgwkrd tba gtbar wgnal il tba bkcc, –@ut I mat it,

Ygu’ra dgilm it jgr Jkya# kld tbkt bks tg à tba ngst sacffass

tbilm I’va avar bakrd gj,„

Tbgsa gtbar wgnal egucd vary wacc bkva bkd tbair gwl

Jkya kt bgna# I tbgumbt ks I kvartad ny mkza sg ks lgt tg nkoa

aya egltket,

]a rakebad tba ald gj tba bkcc# kld Daz olgeoad gl tba

dggr, K vgiea yaccad jgr us tg egna il# ùt wbal Daz `keoad

gut gj tba wky kld ngtiglad tgwkrd tba altrklea# I pkl.

ieoad, Jucc.gl byparvalticktigl wks glcy ngnalts kwky# I hust

olaw it,

–Bay# cggo kt na,„ Daz jgread na tg jkea bar, –Ygu dgl’t

bkva tg mg il tbara, ]a ekl turl krguld rimbt lgw kld wkco

gut gj bara,„

–Lg# wa ekl’t#„ I skid# trangrs rkeoilm ny `gdy lg nkttar

bgw bkrd I triad tg stakdy ny larvas,

–I ekl’t mg il tbara witb ygu, Ygu’ra gl ygur gwl jrgn

bara gl gut#„ sba skid# ulk`ca tg egnpcatacy bida bar ramrat

kld wgrry,

I lgddad ny uldarstkldilm kld dueoad ny bakd sg sba

wgucdl’t saa tba takrs waccilm up il ny ayas,

Daz k`ruptcy bummad na tg bar ebast kld prketiekccy

squaazad tba kir jrgn ny culms, –Ygu ekl dg tbis, Bacc# nkyà

ygu’cc ketukccy mat sgna mggd sax gut gj it, Ygu lavar olgw,



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–Bk+ Lgt cioacy#„ I segjjad# kld nklkmad tg snica k cittca

àjgra `keoilm gut gj bar skja an`rkea, –I’cc à goky, Ygu hust

nkoa sura tba haro tbkt alds up witb na jgccgws tbrgumb gl

gur dakc, Ij ba dgasl’t# I axpaet ygu tg sald tba J@I il bara

witb muls k.`ckzil’,„

–Mirc# ygu kcrakdy olgw it, Kld ygu olgw tba dimits# sg ygu

àttar ekcc na witb stktus rapgrts gr I’n egnilm kjtar ygu, I

bkva tg mat `keo tg tba `kr lgw# àjgra I cgsa ny hg` kld tba

ilsida seggp gl ygu, @ut rananàr tbkt I sgrt gj cioa ygu kld

sbit,„ Daz wksl’t gla jgr tba nusb# ùt I olaw tbkt wks egda

jgr I cgva ygu , Uba oissad ny ebaao kld skid# –Miva ’an bacc#

`kà#„ ̀ ajgra swkttilm na gl tba kss kld turlilm tg wkco kwky,

Uba wksl’t jggcilm na, I skw tba wky bar sbgucdars eurcad

il kld sba dk`àd kt bar ayas witb bar lmartips wbal sba

tbgumbt I egucdl’t saa bar,

–I sgrt gj cioa ygu# tgg#„ I skid uldar ny ̀ raktb ̀ aekusa sba

wks kcrakdy gut gj akrsbgt,

I turlad tgwkrd tba dggr# psyebilm nysacj up àjgra I cgst

ny larva kld `keoad gut, Gla tbgumbt gj ny ngtbar# kld I

olaw tbara wks lg turlilm `keo, Ug I gpalad tba dggr kld

nkrebad iltg tbkt gjea tg lkciza tba tarns gj ny egltrket,

Uegtt’s gjea cggoad cioa sgnatbilm I nimbt bkva axpaetad

jgr k Nkk oilmpil, Vcusb ekrpat egvarad tba ffggr# k àkutijuc

ebkldaciar bulm jrgn tba ealtar gj tba eaicilm# cimbtad mckss

eksas bacd vkrigus tbilms I kssunad egst k jgrtula# kld la krt

cilad tba wkccs, Eckssiekc nusie wkjtad jrgn ilvisi`ca spakoars

il kl kttanpt tg cura na iltg k jkcsa salsa gj saeurity, Tba



K Niccigl Dirty Uaerats ;5

ùt I olaw àttar, Ygu egucd put k suit kld tia gl k pim# ùt it

didl’t ebklma tba jket tbkt it wks sticc k pim,

Uegtt wks kt bis daso witb k eimkratta il gla bkld kld k

cgw`kcc gj wbisoay il tba gtbar, Bis jaat wara prgppad gl tba

daso wbica ba cgulmad `keo il bis ebkir# bis lmars diraetilm kl

ilvisi`ca grebastrk cioa ba bkdl’t k ekra il tba wgrcd,

Ba turlad tg cggo kt na kld mrillad àjgra sittilm uprimbt

kld ùttilm bis eimkratta il k nkr`ca ksbtrky, –Kb# Ns, Tkc`gt,

I wgldarad ij ygu’d mrkea us witb kl kppakrklea tglimbt,„

Uqukrilm ny sbgucdars kld sattilm ny ebil# I cggoad bin il

tba aya, Tbis wks ny dakc# kld I wks il egltrgc ultic tba nglay

wks axebklmad, I wksl’t k`gut tg cat Uegtt Ebristgpbar tbilo

ba wks klytbilm gtbar tbkl tba niddcankl ba wks, –I skid I’d

à bara# kld sg I kn,„

Ba stggd kld wkcoad tgwkrd na# lgt aval tryilm tg bida

tba jket tbkt ba wks ebaeoilm na gut jrgn bakd tg tga, –Tbkt’s

k vary mggd tbilm, I nimbt bkva bkd tg sald gut k sakreb.kld.

raseua takn tg trkeo ygu dgwl ij ygu bkdl’t sbgwl up, Ygu’ra

mgilm tg nkoa na k cgt gj nglay tglimbt,„

–Ekl wa pcaksa hust eglrn tba tarns gj ny egltrket7„ I

skid witb k simb, I didl’t trust bin# kld witb mggd raksgl, Ba

sgcd bunkls jgr k prgt witbgut kl gulea gj rangrsa, Bgw

egucd I trust klygla wbg did tbkt jgr k civilm7 Ij I’d bkd kly

gtbar kctarlktiva# I eartkilcy wgucdl’t bkva ̀ aal stkldilm tbara

kt tbkt ngnalt,

–Pimbt#„ ba skid# mgilm `keo tg bis daso kld gpalilm k nk.

lick jgcdar witb ny lkna writtal il `gcd `ckeo cattars kergss



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uisita jgr kcc wbg visit ny astk`cisbnalt, Tbay’ra tba ̀ im ̀ kccars#

tba acita cakmua gj maltcanal , , , k rakc lg.lglsalsa sgrt witb

ngra nglay tbkl tbay olgw wbkt tg dg witb, Tbair raksgls

jgr àilm iltarastad il tba typa gj narebkldisa tbkt I dakc il

kra tbair gwl# kld I dgl’t pry ks cglm ks tbay’ra pkyilm,„

Tba glcy sgckea I tggo il kmraailm tg tbis# gtbar tbkl tba

jket tbkt I’d à skvilm ny ngtbar’s cija# wks tbkt I olaw sgna.

gla witb algumb pucc egucd mukrkltaa tba pkygut raquirad tg

nkoa sura ny ngn mgt tba surmary sba laadad kld oaap bis

ngutb sbut k`gut it il tba prgeass, Lg gla witb tbkt nueb

nglay wkltad tba wgrcd tg olgw k`gut bis ilvgcvanalt il

sueb kl gparktigl, Kld I ngst eartkilcy didl’t wklt ny pkr.

alts tg ld gut k`gut it, Tbkt olgwcadma kcgla wgucd à

algumb tg sald tban tg tbair mrkvas# tbara`y tgtkccy lamktilm

wbkt I wks tryilm tg dg jgr tban,

Tba gtbar paro# gr kt cakst I bgpad sg# wks tbkt klygla wbg

egucd kjjgrd tg dg tbis wgucd kcsg à ralad algumb lgt tg

nkoa ny cija k tgtkc civilm bacc, I wksl’t lkçva? I olaw tbara

wara sgna twistad pagpca gut tbara witb sgna sieo jatisbas#

ùt I bacd gut bgpa lglatbacass,

–I kssuna ygu’ra sticc eggc witb ny twalty parealt eut7„ ba

ksoad# sbujffilm tba pkpars,

–Liea try, ]a kmraad gl tal parealt#„ I skid# lgt gla ìt

knusad `y bis kttanpt tg bustca na,

–Pimbt# rimbt, Tal parealt, Tbkt’s wbkt I naklt,„ Ba mkva

na k wilo tbkt nkda ny soil erkwc# tbal ba pusbad tba egl.

trket kergss tba daso kld bkldad na k pal, –Hust siml bara , , ,




juccy kwkra tbkt I wks simlilm kwky tba laxt twg yakrs gj ny

cija, It wks k snkcc priea tg pky,

Ubgrtcy kjtarwkrd# I wks usbarad iltg klgtbar rggn wbara

I wks tgcd tg strip dgwl kld put gl tba soinpiast ìoili tbkt

I’d avar saal, It rakccy cajt lgtbilm kt kcc tg tba inkmilktigl#

wbieb I mktbarad wks prg`k`cy tba pgilt, Tba nal wkltad tg

saa tba narebkldisa àjgra tbay pkid tgp dgcckr, I mgt tbkt# ùt

it didl’t nkoa na jaac kly cass axpgsad kld vuclark`ca, Jrgn

tbara# k bkir kld nkoaup stycist did bar tbilm# nkoilm na cggo

sinpcy acamklt kld# surprisilmcy# lgt trksby,

Kjtar tbkt# Uegtt saeurad cueoy lunàr sixty.lila tg ny

stgnkeb, I oapt ny bakd bacd bimb ks I hgilad tba gtbar wgnal

il jrglt gj tba twg. wky nirrgr, Tba wgrst pkrt wks tbkt wbica

Mgd glcy olaw wbg gr wbkt wks gl tba gtbar sida gj tba nir.

rgr cggoilm kt na# I egucdl’t saa tban, ]bkt I egucd saa#

tbgumb# wks nysacj, I wksl’t egleaitad `y kly nakls# ùt I

bkd tg kdnit tbkt I cggoad mggd egnpkrad tg tba gtbar

wgnal,

I bkd lavar eglsidarad nysacj drgp.dakd mgrmagus# ùt I

wks mggd.cggoilm, Ny `cgld bkir wks cglm kld tbieo, Ny ayas

waral’t klytbilm spaeikc# k ducc `cua# ùt glea upgl k tina

tbay bkd àal jucc gj cija, Tbkt wks àjgra ny ngtbar’s icclass

bkd tkoal k turl jgr tba wgrsa, I wksl’t parjaet il tba `gdy

dapkrtnalt# ̀ ut I wksl’t tgg jkt gr tgg soilly# kld I bkd eurvas

il wbkt I kcwkys inkmilad wara tba rimbt pckeas, Kcc il kcc# k

mggd sbgwilm# I bgpad,

Gla `y gla# tba wgnal wara puccad gut gj tba rggn, Kt



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tg à pieoad, @ut tbal tbay ekccad ny lunàr kld I nkda ny

wky tgwkrd tba skna `ckeo dggr I bkd saal tba gtbars àjgra

na diskppakr tbrgumb, Glea I stappad ilsida# I wks cad tg tba

ealtar gj tba rggn, Kcc krguld na tbara wara snkccar kraks

witb mckss wkccs, Akeb rggn wks jurlisbad witb gla dincy cit

tk`ca cknp# k tacapbgla# kld k eusby rad vacvat ebkir, It wks

g`vigus tbkt tba glcy tbilm tba geeupklts gj tba rggns bkd il

egnngl witb akeb gtbar wks nglay—kld cgts gj it,

Tba rst rggn wks geeupiad ̀ y k sbaio witb dkro sulmckssas#

k cglm wbita bakddrass# kld k ùsilass suit, Twg gj tba wgnal

wbg bkd àal il tba bkccwky witb na akrciar wara gl aitbar

sida gj bin# sbgwarilm bin witb oissas wbica ru`ìlm bis ergteb

kld ebast, I kvartad ny ayas il an`krrkssnalt# glcy tg à

jkead witb k nkl il klgtbar rggn,

Tbis muy wks buma# cioa ìm.ks.k.bgusa buma, Ba ranildad

na k cgt gj Hk``k tba Butt, K pietura gj Vrileass Caik ebkilad

laxt tg bin ffksbad kergss ny nild# kld k sbivar rkl dgwl ny

spila, I bkd lavar àal gla tg inkmila nysacj ks Vrileass Caik

ks k ebicd# kld I ngst eartkilcy wksl’t mgilm tg stkrt lgw,

Il tba rggn laxt tg bin wks k tily muy witb twg buma

`gdymukrds stkldilm laxt tg bin, Tbair bklds wara ergssad il

jrglt gj tban# kld I inkmilad tbkt wks prg`k`cy tba ecgsast

tbay bkd avar egna tg ̀ ailm rackxad, Tba cittca muy bkd bis cams

ergssad kcc dkilty.cioa kld wks sippilm gl sgna jruity sgrt gj

drilo witb kl un`racck stieoilm gut gj it, Bis wbita hkeoat bulm

eksukccy gvar bis sbgucdars cioa ba wks hust tgg eggc tg ketukccy

put it gl, I muassad tba nkca vkriaty wks ngra bis typa, I



K Niccigl Dirty Uaerats ;=

tba pu`cie aya wbica saeratcy slakoilm sgnagla il tba `keo

dggr# ij ygu mat ny drijt,

I cggoad tgwkrd tba ckst rggn kld simbad ilwkrdcy wbal I

skw tbkt tba cimbt wks gut, Kppkraltcy wbgavar bkd àal il

tbara bkd kcrakdy nkda bis sacaetigl kld cajt# wbieb didl’t miva

na nueb bgpa k`gut tba rankililm kssgrtnalt,

Kld tbal k snkcc grklma cimbt ffieoarad jrgn tba dkroalad

rggn cioa tba anàr gl tba ald gj k raealtcy pujjad eimkratta,

I cggoad ecgsar kld egucd jkiltcy nkoa gut tba cilas gj k `gdy

sittilm eksukccy il tba ebkir, Tba mura caklad jgrwkrd k ìt tg

rakdhust bis pgsitigl# mrkltilm na k àttar cggo kt bin# ùt lgt

algumb tg à k`ca tg nkoa klytbilm gut,

–Maltcanal#„ Uegtt skid witb k eckp gj bis bklds ks ba ekna

tg stkld àbild na, –Tbis is tba cgvacy Dackila Tkc`gt# itan

lunàr sixty.lila gl gur cist tglimbt, I àciava ygu bkva kcc gj

bar spaes# ùt kccgw na tg bimbcimbt sgna gj bar lar kttri.

ùtas,

–Jirst kld jgrangst# sba bks egna tg us gj bar gwl keegrd,

G`viguscy# sba’s spaetkeuckr tg cggo kt# wbieb ekl nkoa cija

illitacy aksiar jgr tbgsa gj ygu wbg raquira k pkrtlar tg kt.

tald sgeikc juletigls, Uba’s ygulm# ùt lgt tgg ygulm# sg ygur

jrialds kld jknicy wicc ld it ngra àciavk`ca tbkt ygu bkva k

trkditiglkc typa gj racktiglsbip# ij tbkt sgrt gj tbilm is inpgr.

tklt tg ygu, Uba’s aduektad kld wacc.nkllarad# bks kcc bar

taatb# kld is il mggd bakctb, Kld tbara’s lg drum prg`can tg

à `gtbarad witb# wbieb nakls lg datgx parigd tg bgcd ygu

`keo jrgn wbkt ygu rakccy wklt tg dg witb bar , , , kld tg bar,



;2 E, C, Vkroar

mrkda K virmil, Qlsucciad# ultguebad , , , pura ks tba jrasb.

jkccal slgw, Varjaet tg trkil# lg7 ]itb tbkt skid# cat’s stkrt tba

ìddilm kt gla niccigl dgcckrs# kld nky tba cueoiast `kstkrd

wil#„ ba lisbad witb k buma jkoa snica, Ba turlad tg wilo kt

na kld tbal stappad gjj tg tba sida,

Tba pcktjgrn tbkt I stggd gl il tba niddca gj tba rggn

àmkl tg ngva# kld kctbgumb it wksl’t axketcy gl wkrp spaad#

it sticc ekumbt na ulkwkras# kld I stun`cad k cittca àjgra I ra.

mkilad ny `kcklea, Krguld kld krguld I walt wbica tba ìd.

dilm prgeass àmkl, Tbara wara lg kudi`ca sgulds gj vgieas#

hust tba geeksiglkc ̀ uzz ks tba cimbts gvar tba dggrs iccunilktad,

I egucd saa tba nal pieo up tba tacapbgla àsida tban kld

spako iltg tba raeaivar àjgra tbair cimbt cit up# sg I kssunad

tbkt wks tbair natbgd gj pckeilm ìds,

I bkd lg idak bgw bimb tba ìds wara mgilm, I hust bgpad

tbkt it aldad witb algumb tg pky jgr Jkya’s surmary, Kjtar k

wbica# tba sbaio kld tba tily muy drgppad gut# cakvilm Hk``k

tba Butt kld Nystary Nkl tg `kttca it gut, Uura# I bkd lg idak

wbkt Nystary Nkl cggoad cioa# ùt ba bkd tg à àttar tbkl

drgwlilm il k pggc gj Hk``k tba Butt,

Tba ̀ iddilm ̀ atwaal tba twg gj tban ̀ amkl tg scgw dgwl#

kld I wks àegnilm ileraksilmcy dizzy jrgn spillilm krguld

gl tba pcktjgrn, Il trutb# I hust wkltad it tg à gvar witb sg

tbkt I wgucd olgw ny jkta kld egucd mat gl witb it, I wks sticc

saeratcy rggtilm jgr tba nystarigus strklmar,

Hk``k tba Butt’s cimbt wks tba ckst tg ffksb# kld I olaw tba

ìd wks ̀ keo tg Nystary Nkl# ̀ ut ba wksl’t klswarilm, I stkrtad




Nystary Nkl’s diraetigl, I olaw it wks g`vigus `y tba cggo il

ny ayas tbkt I wks pcakdilm witb bin# kld I bkd lg ecua wbkt.

sgavar ij it nkda k ìt gj dijjaralea tg bin gla wky gr tba gtbar#

ùt I bkd tg try,

Tba saeglds tieoad `y kmglizilmcy, Avarytbilm saanad tg

ngva il scgw ngtigl# kld I jact cimbt.bakdad kld dizzy, I olaw

tbkt I wks mgilm tg pkss gut kt kly ngnalt ij I didl’t mat sgna

gxymal tg ny `rkil# ùt I wks bgcdilm ny `raktb# prkyilm tbkt

Nystary Nkl wgucd egna tbrgumb jgr na kld tbkt I wgucdl’t

ramrat wiccilm bin tg à tba willar,

–It cggos cioa wa bkva k wil—„ Uegtt stkrtad# ùt k`ruptcy

stgppad wbal tba cimbt k`gva Nystary Nkl’s rggn cit up kld

tba ùzzar sguldad,

I sueoad il k nueb.laadad `raktb# jaacilm ny `rkil tilmca

witb tba cija.mivilm salsktigl, Ny bakd sbgt tgwkrd Hk``k tba

Butt, I simbad il raciaj wbal ba sbggo bis bakd kld wkvad bis

bkld disnissivacy il tba kir àjgra strummcilm tg pusb gut gj bis

ebkir tg axtilmuisb tba cimbt gl tba tk`ca,

–Ygu bkva k law gwlar# Niss Tkc`gt#„ Uegtt eggad# k cittca

tgg ecgsa tg ny akr, –]by dgl’t ygu wkco gl gvar kld naat

ygur nkstar7„

–I’n lgt ekccilm bin nkstar#„ I saatbad# cgud algumb jgr

glcy Uegtt tg bakr na ks ba jgread na tg stap dgwl jrgn tba

pcktjgrn,

–Ygu’cc ekcc bin wbktavar ba wklts ygu tg ekcc bin ij ygu

wklt tba eggc twg niccigl ba hust pkid jgr ygu#„ ba ratgrtad#

mrk`ìlm ny ac`gw kld muidilm na tgwkrd Nystary Nkl’s



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ac`gw gut gj bis mrip àekusa bis nklbkldcilm wks lgt pkrt gj

tba dakc kld ba wks rakccy pissilm na gjj, Bgwavar# ba mrk`àd

na kmkil# ngra rncy tbis tina# kld puccad na jgrwkrd,

–]bkt7 Lgt algumb7 Mraady cittca tbilm# kral’t ygu7„

]itbgut mivilm na k ebklea tg raspgld# ba gpalad tba mckss

dggr tg Nystary Nkl’s rggn kld altarad witb na il tgw,

Tba gdgr gj eimkratta sngoa kttkeoad ny gcjketgry salsa#

ùt strklmacy# I wksl’t rapucsad,

–Niss Dackila Tkc`gt#„ Uegtt iltrgduead na tg tba mura

sticc sbrgudad il dkrolass, –Eglmrktucktigls gl ygur wil# Nr,

Erkwjgrd, I bkva k jaacilm sba’cc à wgrtb avary pally,„

–Bkva tba egltrket salt tg ny kddrass#„ k daap# suctry

vgiea skid jrgn tba sbkdgws, Tba ebarry gl tba ald gj bis

eimkratta `ckzad kld cit up bis jakturas dincy àjgra ba diskp.

pakrad kmkil, –Kld tkoa ygur bklds gjj ny prgparty# jgr

Ebrist’s skoa, I’n lgt pkyilm jgr dknkmad mggds,„

Uegtt racaksad bis bgcd gl na innadiktacy# kld I ru`àd kt

tba spgt gl tba `keo gj ny krn# olgwilm tbara wks mgilm tg

à k `ruisa tbara `y ngrlilm,

–Ks ygu wisb,„ Uegtt `gwad ulearangliguscy, –Tkoa ygur

tina witb tba rggn# ùt à ekrajuc—sba’s k jaisty gla,„

I wksl’t rakccy sura wbkt I wks suppgsad tg dg# sg I hust

stggd tbara kwowkrdcy jgr wbkt saanad cioa jgravar,

]bal I bkd k`gut eglvilead nysacj tbkt ba nimbt ketukccy

à pckllilm gl tba twg gj us stkyilm tbara jgr tba durktigl gj

tba twg yakrs# ba lkccy simbad kld ùttad gut bis eimkratta,

Tba cimbt ecieoad gl# ngnaltkricy `cildilm na# àekusa ny



K Niccigl Dirty Uaerats 0;

Ny stgnkeb ffippad# kld I swakr I tbilo ny bakrt soippad k

àkt , , , gr twg , , , nkyà tbraa,

Ba wks mgrmagus, Kld I wks bkvilm k rakccy bkrd tina lgt

gmcilm bin, Ba sinpcy skt tbara sniroilm ks I tggo bin il, Ba

wks drassad il k tkicgr.nkda suit# `ckeo gl `ckeo, Ba wksl’t

wakrilm k tia# kld tba tgp ùttgls gj bis sbirt wara uldgla tg

ravakc bis egcckr`glas kld k `riaj paao kt k seucptad ebast witb

k snkttarilm gj bkir, Ny ayas jgccgwad tba timbt taldgls gj bis

laeo tg bis prgnilalt hkw# sbkdgwad witb tba àmillilms gj k

àkrd, Bis cips wara sueeucalt kld tba parjaet sbkda gj daap

pilo# bis lgsa wks strkimbt kld parjaet# kld bis ayas , , , ny Mgd#

bis ayas, Lavar bkd I saal k bkzac sg iltalsa kld iljusad witb sg

nkly dijjaralt egcgrs# gr k nkl witb cksbas tbkt cglm, Bis dkro

`rgwl bkir wks eut sbgrt# cglmar gl tgp witb tba jrglt spioad,

Ba wks quita pgssi`cy tba ngst àkutijuc nkl I’d avar saal,

Ba rkisad bis bkld kld rkoad bis cglm lmars tbrgumb bis

bkir, ]batbar it wks il kmmrkvktigl kt ny gmcilm gr gut gj

bkìt# I bkd lg idak# ùt it wks saxy lglatbacass,

I stkrtad tg quastigl wby sgnagla wbg cggoad cioa bin

wgucd laad tg mg tg tba axtrana gj purebksilm k egnpkligl

wbal ba egucd g`viguscy bkva klygla ba wkltad, @ut tbal ba

gpalad bis ngutb# ranildilm na tbkt tbis wks lg jkiry.tkca

alegultar kld tbilms wara axpaetad gj na—tbilms I bkd tg dg

wbatbar I wkltad tg gr lgt,

–]acc# cat’s saa ij ygu’ra wgrtb it#„ ba simbad ks ba uldid bis

pklts kld puccad gut bis nkssiva egeo,

I cggoad kt bin dun`jguldad# àekusa suracy ba didl’t



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–Gl ygur olaas# Dackila# gr tba dakc is gjj kld ygu ekl mg

bgna witb tba ckrd.kss il tba gtbar rggn, Ba rakccy saanad tg

wklt ygu#„ ba skid witb k saxy sniro wbica ba strgoad bis mcgri.

gus egeo, –Ubgw na ygur kppraeiktigl,„

Vrg`can lun`ar gla8 I bkd lavar mival k `cgw hg` il ny

altira cija,



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