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I enhb tkgf lfanrf Lis mkfm, wf oim i prftfhm irbugfht ilnut

wonsf aiuet kt wis toit of‛m aieefh kh envf wkto gf. Kt‛s ynur

aiuet, of tnem gf. Lfìusf ynu‛rf envilef. K tnem okg of wis wrnhb.

]oit kt wis eizy tn leigf oks aieekhb kh envf nh gf. Krrfspnhsklef,

rfieey.

K rfgfglfr fvfrytokhb ilnut toks `nhvfrsitknh. Kt wis kh okspirfhts‛ skttkhb rnng, ihm wf wfrf ekstfhkhb tn tof aigkey‛s hfw

rimkn wokef K qukzzfm okg anr i bfngftry fxig hfktofr na us

tonubot wis kgpnrtiht. ]of Igfrkìh skhbfr Dumy Bireihm wis

skhbkhb ―[nu Gimf Gf Envf [nu.‗ ]oit wis onw tof `nhvfrsitknh

lfbih. Lis sikm K‛m gimf okg envf gf. K gimf auh na okg lfìusf K

mkmh‛t wiht okg tn chnw onw aist gy ofirt wis pnuhmkhb tn ofirokg siy tof wnrms envf ihm ynu kh tof sigf sfhtfh`f.

]ofh of sikm kt wis gy aiuet, iesn, toit of wihtfm tn ckss gf.



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]ofh K sikm kt wis oks aiuet ka K eft okg. ]ofh oks nemfr lrntofr

wiecfm kh tof rnng ihm sikm kt wis lnto na nur aiuets ka of bnt sk`c

tn oks stngi`o ekstfhkhb tn us.

Kt wis nhey eitfr toit miy, wofh K wis wieckhb ongf”li`c

wofh K `nuem wiec ongf wktonut wnrrykhb ilnut lfkhb stnppfm

ly snemkfrs nr gksskhb `urafw nr lfkhb irrfstfm”toit K rfiekzfm

K‛m hfvfr sikm kt li`c. ]of akrst tkgf of sikm of envfm gf, ihm K

anrbnt tn siy kt li`c.

K sonuem oivf. Ka K‛m chnwh woit wnuem oippfh ihm woit Kwnuem akhm nut ilnut envf ihm wir, K wnuem oivf gimf surf tn siy

kt tofh.

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O ieen, swfftofirt. Roit mn ynu oivf tofrf> Pngftokhb anr

gf>‗

K stnp lfìusf tof snemkfr‛s ai`f ks ynuhb ihm prftty, ihm

lfìusf oks vnk`f ois i wkhc kh kt, ihm lfìusf K lft of wnuem gicf

gf eiubo murkhb ih iatfrhnnh it tof gnvkfs.

]oit‛s i ekf.K stnp lfìusf tof snemkfr gkbot lf i bnnm `nhti`t, lfìusf of

gkbot lf ilef tn bft tof tokhbs toit wf ìh‛t bft ihygnrf, lfìusf

oks mrfssfr mriwfrs irf prnliley akeefm wkto rnw iatfr rnw na òn -̀

neitf lirs ihm sn`cs toit mnh‛t oivf onefs kh tof tnfs.

]oit‛s iesn hnt rfieey tof truto.

Lut sngftkgfs K kbhnrf tof wonef truto, lfìusf kt‛s fiskfr tnprftfhm K‛g gickhb mf`ksknhs anr ritknhie rfisnhs. Kt‛s fiskfr tn

prftfhm K oivf i ònk`f.



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K stnp lfìusf tof snemkfr‛s uhkanrg ks brffh. ]oit‛s tof nhey

rfisnh K stnp. Lfìusf oks uhkanrg ks brffh, ihm toit gfihs K oivf

hn ònk̀ f it iee.

―]oit‛s i ent na pi`cibfs anr i prftty bkre.‗

Oks Mutò ks sekbotey i``fhtfm, lut K‛g surprksfm of spfics

kt sn wfee. Pngf Brffh Znek`f mnh‛t spfic kt it iee, ihm tofy‛rf

ihhnyfm wofh wf‛rf hnt aeufht kh Bfrgih, is ka wf sonuem oivf

lffh prfpirkhb nur fhtkrf ekvfs anr tof miy wofh tofy khvimfm nur

`nuhtry.K pirc gy lk`yèf lut mnh‛t mksgnuht. ―Kt‛s fxi`tey tof rkbot

huglfr na pi`cibfs, K tokhc.‗

―Roit oivf ynu bnt kh tofg>‗ Of efihs nvfr gy oihmeflirs,

nhf oihm brizkhb khtn tof liscft ittiòfm tn tof arnht.

―Rnuemh‛t ynu ekcf tn sff> Rnuemh‛t ynu ekcf tn npfh iee gy

pi`cibfs>‗ K bkbbef, ihm tofh enwfr gy fyfeisofs sn of wnh‛t sff

onw pri`tk`fm toks ekhf ks. Rkto tof wiy K‛g stihmkhb, gy mrfss

ois rksfh ilnvf gy chff, ihm tof snemkfr hntk`fs. Kt‛s hivy, ierfimy

tkbotfr toih kt sonuem lf, ariyfm it tof ofg ihm sfvfrie yfirs nem,

arng lfanrf tof wir. K sokat gy wfkbot i ekttef sn tof ofgekhf rkmfs

fvfh okbofr, hnw oieawiy up gy bnnsf-lugpfm tokbo.]oks khtfri`tknh wnuem affe wnrsf ka of wfrf nemfr, ka of wfrf

wrkhcefm, ka of oim stikhfm tffto nr i sibbkhb lfeey. Kt wnuem lf

wnrsf, lut K wnuem aekrt tof sigf ihywiy. K oivf i mnzfh tkgfs

lfanrf.

Of efihs kh ènsfr. ]of Ofrfhbriòt ks gurcy ihm akso-

stkhckhb lfokhm okg, ihm K `nuem puso okg khtn toks ìhie ihmrkmf oieawiy ongf nh gy mksbri`f na i sf`nhmoihm lk`yèf lfanrf



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of pimmefm okgsfea nut. Kt‛s i bigf K ekcf tn peiy wkto fvfry Brffh

Znek`f won stnps gf. Onw `nuem K puhkso ynu, ihm onw air wnuem K

bft lfanrf ynu ̀ iubot gf>

―]oks ks i lnnc K‛g lrkhbkhb ongf tn gy gntofr.‗ K pnkht

tn tof akrst pir`fe wrippfm kh pipfr. ―Ihm tofsf irf tof pntitnfs

anr nur suppfr. Ihm toks ks tof swfitfr K‛vf dust pk`cfm up arng

gfhmkhb.‗

―Onf offt df>‗ of iscs. Of wihts tn chnw gy higf, ihm of‛s

iscfm kt kh tof khanrgie, ìsuie wiy, onw i `nhakmfht lny wnuemisc i lu`ctnntofm bkre ofr higf it i pirty, ihm toks ks bnnm hfws

lfìusf K‛m guò ritofr of lf khtfrfstfm kh gf toih tof pi`cibfs

kh gy liscft.

―Oihhfcf Liccfr.‗ K wnuem ekf, lut tofrf‛s hn pnkht hnw toit

wf iee ìrry gihmitnry kmfhtkakìtknh pipfrs. ―Roit‛s ynur higf,

snemkfr>‗

Of puaas nut oks òfst wofh K ìee okg snemkfr . ]of ynuhb nhfs

irf stkee kh envf wkto tofkr uhkanrgs. Rofh of gnvfs, K sff i aeiso

na bnem irnuhm oks hf`c. ―Ihm woit‛s kh ynur en`cft>‗ K isc.

Oks brkh aietfrs is oks oihm aekfs tn tof pfhmiht hnw mihbekhb

dust lfenw oks `neeir. ]of en`cft ks bnem, soipfm ekcf i ofirt, prnl-iley `nhtikhkhb i pontnbripo na ih ippef-ai`fm Bfrgih bkre won

ois prngksfm tn rfgikh aiktoaue li`c kh Lfrekh. Kt wis i biglef tn

isc ilnut kt, lut nhf toit iewiys turhs nut wfee ka K‛g rkbot.

―Ks kt i pontnbripo na ynur gntofr> Pof gust envf ynu i ent tn

bkvf ynu suò i prftty hf`cei`f.‗

Oks ai`f aeusofs pkhc is of tu`cs tof òikh li`c uhmfr oks

stiròfm ̀ neeir.



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―Ks kt na ynur skstfr>‗ K prfss nh. ―[nur ekttef pft mnb>‗ Kt‛s i

mkaakùet lieih`f, tn snuhm tof rkbot ignuht na hikvf. Gy wnrms

hffm tn oivf fhnubo khhn`fh`f kh tofg toit of ìh‛t dustkay bft-

tkhb ihbry wkto gf, lut fhnubo soirphfss toit of‛m ritofr bft rkm

na gf toih cffp gf ofrf ihm khtfrrnbitf gf ilnut woit K‛g ìr-

rykhb. ―K oivfh‛t sffh ynu lfanrf,‗ K siy. ―Irf ynu stitknhfm nh toks

strfft fvfry miy>‗

―K mnh‛t oivf tkgf anr skeey bkres ekcf ynu. Bn ongf, Oihhfcf.‗

Rofh K pfmie iwiy, gy oihmeflirs nhey lirfey soicf. K wisgnstey tfeekhb okg tof truto ilnut tof pi`cibfs. ]of akrst torff

mn onem i lnnc, i swfitfr, ihm i afw pntitnfs. Lut uhmfrhfito tof

pntitnfs irf anur `nupnhs‛ wnrto na siusibfs, lnubot wkto i mfim

gih‛s ritknhs, ihm uhmfrhfito tonsf irf ekpstk`cs ihm entknhs,

lnubot wkto ihntofr mfim gih‛s ritknhs, ihm uhmfrhfito tonsf

irf `kbirfttfs ihm ie`none, lnubot wkto gnhfy toit Gr. Crfuc,

gy lnss, oihmfm gf toks gnrhkhb anr dust toit purpnsf. Hnhf na

kt lfenhbs tn gf.

Gnst pfnpef wnuem siy K trimf kh tof lei`c gircft, tof keek`kt

uhmfrbrnuhm fxòihbf na bnnms. K prfafr tn tokhc na gysfea is i

akhmfr. K akhm tokhbs. K akhm fxtri pntitnfs, gfit, ihm eirm. Kh toflfbkhhkhb K `nuem akhm subir ihm òn`neitf, lut tonsf tokhbs oivf

lffh oirmfr rf`fhtey, ihm K ìh nhey bft tofg sngftkgfs. K akhm

tfi. K akhm li`nh. ]of wfietoy pfnpef na Igstfrmig stiy peugp

lfìusf na gf. K akhm tof tokhbs wf oivf lffh gimf tn mn wktonut,

uhefss ynu chnw wofrf tn ennc.

Gy eist qufstknh tn tof snemkfr, ilnut woftofr toks strfft

ks oks hfw pnst”K wkso of‛m ihswfrfm toit nhf. Lfìusf ka of‛s



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stitknhfm nh tof `nrhfr fvfry miy hnw, K‛ee oivf tn fktofr `nhskmfr

lfkhb arkfhmey tn okg nr òihbf gy rnutf.

Gy akrst mfekvfry toks gnrhkhb ks Gkss Iccfrgih, won ekvfs

wkto ofr brihmpirfhts kh nhf na tof nem lukemkhbs mnwh ly tof

gusfugs. Gkss Iccfrgih ks tof entknhs ihm ekpstk`c. Eist wffc

kt wis pfraugf. Pof‛s nhf na tof afw wngfh K‛vf gft won stkee ìrf

sn guò ilnut tofsf tokhbs, lut sof tnem gf nh`f toit sof‛s onpkhb

ofr lnyarkfhm wkee prnpnsf lfanrf ofr hfxt lkrtomiy, ihm pfnpef

oivf spfht gnhfy anr strihbfr rfisnhs.Pof ihswfrs tof mnnr wkto ofr wft oikr kh pkhs. Pof gust oivf

i mitf wkto ]ofn tnhkbot.

―Oihhfcf! @ngf kh wokef K bft gy pursf.‗ Pof iewiys akhms ih

fxùsf tn khvktf gf kh. K tokhc sof bfts lnrfm ofrf murkhb tof miy,

ienhf wkto ofr brihmpirfhts, won tiec tnn enumey ihm sgfee ekcf

ìllibf.

Khskmf tof onusf ks stuaay ihm mkg. Gkss Iccfrgih‛s brihm-

aitofr skts it tof lrficaist tilef tornubo tof cktòfh mnnrwiy.

―Ron‛s it tof mnnr>‗ of yfees.

―Kt‛s i mfekvfry, Brihmpi,‗ Gkss Iccfrgih ìees nvfr ofr

sonuemfr.―Kt‛s won>‗

―Kt‛s anr gf.‗ Pof turhs li`c tn gf ihm enwfrs ofr vnk`f.

―Oihhfcf, ynu oivf tn ofep gf. ]ofn ks `ngkhb nvfr tnhkbot tn

isc gy brihmpirfhts ka K ìh gnvf khtn oks ipirtgfht. K hffm tn

akburf nut woit tn wfir. Ptiy rkbot ofrf3 K‛ee sonw ynu gy nptknhs.‗

K ìh‛t tokhc na ihy mrfss toit wnuem gicf ofr brihmpirfhtsipprnvf na ofr ekvkhb wkto ofr lnyarkfhm lfanrf girrkibf, tonubo K



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GNHK@I OFPPF

Nutskmf, kt‛s ènumy ihm nvfrìst, Igstfrmig wkhtfr, is K rkmf

gy lk`yèf mnwh nur hirrnw, oipoizirm strffts. Igstfrmig wis

luket nh ìhies. ]of `nuhtry na Oneeihm ks enw, enwfr fvfh toih

tof n`fih, ihm tof airgfrs won gu`cfm kt nut `fhturkfs ibn `rf-

itfm ih feilnritf systfg na witfrwiys, dust tn cffp `ktkzfhs arng

mrnwhkhb kh tof Hnrto Pfi. Ih nem okstnry tfiòfr na gkhf usfm

tn i``ngpihy toit pkf`f na nur pist wkto i pnpueir siykhb4 ―Bnmgimf tof wnrem, lut tof Mutò gimf tof Hftofreihms.‗ Of sikm

kt ekcf i pnkht na prkmf, lut tn gf, tof siykhb wis iesn i wirhkhb4

―Mnh‛t rfey nh ihytokhb `ngkhb tn sivf us. Rf‛rf iee ienhf mnwh

ofrf.‗

Pfvfhty-akvf ckengftfrs tn tof snuto, it tof stirt na tof n`ù-

pitknh twn ihm i oiea yfirs ibn, tof Bfrgih peihfs lnglfm

\nttfrmig, ckeekhb hkhf ouhmrfm `kvkekihs ihm guò na tof `kty‛s

iròktf`turf. ]wn miys eitfr, tof Bfrgihs irrkvfm kh Igstfrmig

ly annt. Rf hnw oivf tn put up wkto tofkr prfsfh`f, lut wf bnt tn

cffp nur lukemkhbs. Kt‛s i lim trimf-naa. Kt‛s iee lim trimf-naas tofsf

miys, uhefss, ekcf gf, ynu chnw onw tn gnstey fhm up nh tof prna-ktilef skmf na tokhbs.

Gy hfxt ùstngfr, Grs. Dihssfh, ks dust i sonrt rkmf iwiy kh

i eirbf leuf onusf wofrf sof usfm tn ekvf wkto ofr ouslihm ihm

torff snhs, uhtke nhf snh gnvfm tn Enhmnh, nhf snh gnvfm tn

Igfrkì, ihm nhf snh, tof lily na tof aigkey, gnvfm tn tof Mutò

arnht ekhfs, wofrf twn tonusihm Mutò sfrvk`fgfh wfrf ckeefmwofh tofy trkfm lut aikefm tn prntf`t nur lnrmfrs is tof `nuhtry

afee kh akvf miys‛ tkgf. Rf mnh‛t spfic guò na Dih ihygnrf.



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K wnhmfr ka of wis hfir Lis, tonubo, murkhb tof khvisknh.

K wnhmfr toks ilnut fvfrytokhb hnw, trykhb tn pkf`f tnbftofr

tof eist gkhutfs na tof lny K envfm. Ris of wkto Lis, nr mkm Lis

mkf ienhf>

Grs. Dihssfh‛s ouslihm mksippfirfm eist gnhto, dust lfanrf

sof lfìgf i ùstngfr, ihm K‛vf hfvfr iscfm ihy gnrf ilnut toit.

Of `nuem oivf lffh ih keefbie wnrcfr wkto tof rfskstih`f, nr of

`nuem oivf dust lffh kh tof wrnhb pei`f it i lim tkgf, nr of `nuem

lf hnt mfim iatfr iee ihm khstfim oivkhb okbo tfi kh Fhbeihm wktooks nemfst snh, lut kh ihy ìsf kt‛s hnhf na gy luskhfss. K‛vf nhey

mfekvfrfm i afw tokhbs tn Grs. Dihssfh. K chfw ofr snh Dih i ekttef

lkt. Of wis i surprksf lily, lnrh twn mfìmfs iatfr oks lrnto-

frs, wofh tof Dihssfhs wfrf ierfimy stnnpfm ihm briy. Dih wis i

hk`f lny.

Ofrf, tnmiy, K mf`kmf Dih gkbot oivf lffh hfir Lis wofh tof

Bfrgihs stnrgfm nur `nuhtry. Ofrf, tnmiy, K‛ee lfekfvf toit Lis

mkmh‛t mkf ienhf. Kt‛s i gnrf nptkgkstk` tonubot toih K usuieey ieenw

gysfea tn oivf.

Grs. Dihssfh ks wiktkhb it tof mnnr anr gf, wokò gicfs gf

krrktitfm lfìusf ka ynu wfrf i Bfrgih snemkfr isskbhfm tn ennc anrsuspk`knus tokhbs, woit wnuem ynu tokhc na ih nem wngih wiktkhb

anr i strihbf bkre nh i lk`yèf>

―Bnnm gnrhkhb, Grs. Dihssfh. [nu mkmh‛t oivf tn stihm nut

ofrf anr gf. Onw irf ynu>‗

―K‛g akhf!‗ sof sonuts, ekcf sof‛s rfimkhb ekhfs kh i peiy, hfr-

vnusey tnuòkhb tof woktf ùres fsìpkhb arng ofr luh. Ofr oikrks iewiys kh i luh, ihm ofr beissfs irf iewiys sekppkhb mnwh ofr



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GNHK@I OFPPF

hnsf3 ofr èntofs iewiys rfgkhm gf na i ùrtikh nr i snai. ―Rnh‛t

ynu `ngf kh>‗

―K `nuemh‛t bft is guò siusibf is ynu wihtfm, lut K mn oivf

sngf,‗ K tfee ofr nh`f K‛vf pircfm gy lk`yèf ihm tof mnnr ks ènsfm

lfokhm us. Pof gnvfs senwey3 sof wiecs wkto i ̀ ihf hnw ihm rirfey

efivfs tof onusf ihygnrf. Pof tnem gf sof bnt tof ìhf wofh Dih

mkfm. K mnh‛t chnw ka tofrf‛s sngftokhb poyskìeey wrnhb wkto ofr

nr ka brkfa dust lrncf ofr ihm gimf ofr eigf.

Khskmf, ofr arnht rnng enncs gnrf spi`knus toih hnrgie, ihmkt ticfs gf i gngfht tn akburf nut woy. Hnrgieey, lftwffh tof

òkhi ìlkhft ihm tof irgòikr, tofrf ks ih npceiplfm, i sgiee

lfm toit enncs ekcf i lnncìsf lut ìh lf anemfm nut anr seffp-

khb wofh bufsts vkskt. K issugf Gr. Dihssfh gimf kt, ekcf of gimf

iee tof tokhbs kh tofkr onusf. Gigi ihm K usfm tn wiec pist oks

aurhkturf stnrf tn imgkrf tof wkhmnw mkspeiys, lut wf hfvfr

`nuem oivf iaanrmfm ihytokhb kh kt. K ìh‛t kgibkhf wofrf tof

npceiplfm ois bnhf. Ka Grs. Dihssfh snem kt sn snnh iatfr ofr ous-

lihm‛s mksippfirih`f, sof gust ierfimy lf strubbekhb wkto gnhfy,

wokò K wnh‛t ieenw tn lf gy `nh`frh uhefss kt gfihs sof ìh‛t

piy gf.―@naaff, Oihhfcf>‗ Kh arnht na gf, Grs. Dihssfh mksippfirs

khtn tof cktòfh, sn K aneenw. K peih tn mfèkhf ofr `naaff naafr, lut

sof‛s eikm nut twn ùps ihm ofr bnnm òkhi, leuf ihm woktf, tof

aignus styef arng tof `kty na Mfeat. ]of tilef ks ofivy ihm gipef.

―K oivf tof siusibf ofrf ka ynu wiht tn”‗

―Eitfr,‗ sof khtfrrupts. ―Eitfr. Akrst, wf‛ee oivf `naaff, ihm istrnnpwiafe, ihm wf‛ee tiec.‗



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Hfxt tn ofr skts i must-`nvfrfm ìhkstfr toit sgfees ekcf tof

firto. \fie `naaff lfihs. K wnhmfr onw enhb sof‛s lffh sivkhb

tofg. ]of strnnpwiafes, tnn. Zfnpef mnh‛t usf tofkr licfry ritknhs

anr aih`y pistrkfs3 tofy usf tofg anr lrfim. ]ofh ibikh, tofy mnh‛t

usf tofg tn affm lei`c gircft mfekvfry bkres, fktofr, lut ofrf ks

Grs. Dihssfh, pnurkhb gy `naaff khtn i pnr`feikh ùp ihm pei`khb

i strnnpwiafe nh tnp sn toit tof wiaaef sihmwkò snatfhs kh tof

stfig ihm tof subiry syrup khskmf nnzfs irnuhm tof fmbfs.

―Pkt, Oihhfcf.‗―K‛g hnt ouhbry,‗ K siy, fvfh is gy stngiò lftriys gf wkto i

brnwe.

K ig ouhbry, lut sngftokhb gicfs gf hfrvnus wkto tofsf

strnnpwiafes, ihm wkto onw fibfr Grs. Dihssfh ks tn oivf gf skt,

ihm wkto tof krrfbueirkty na tof wonef sktuitknh. Ois sof ìeefm

tof Brffh Znek`f ihm prngksfm tn mfekvfr tofg i lei`c gir-

cft wnrcfr> I wngih mfspfritf fhnubo tn sfee ofr ouslihm‛s

npceiplfm gkbot mn suò i tokhb.

―Dust anr i gkhutf>‗

―K‛g snrry, lut K oivf i gkeeknh ntofr tokhbs tn mn tnmiy.‗

Pof stirfs mnwh it ofr lfiutkaueey sft tilef. ―Gy ynuhbfst. Dih.]ofsf wfrf oks aivnrktf. K usfm tn oivf tofg wiktkhb wofh of ìgf

ongf arng sònne. [nu wfrf oks arkfhm>‗ Pof sgkefs it gf onpfaueey.

K skbo. Pof‛s hnt mihbfrnus3 sof‛s dust enhfey. Pof gkssfs ofr

snh, ihm sof wihts tn affm nhf na oks nem èissgitfs oks iatfr-

sònne shi`c. ]oks bnfs ibikhst iee gy ruefs, ihm tof pefimkhb kh

ofr vnk`f gicfs gf uh`nganrtilef. Lut kt‛s `nem nutskmf, ihm tof`naaff ks rfie, ihm mfspktf woit K dust tnem Grs. Dihssfh ilnut gy

gkeeknhs na tiscs, K i`tuieey oivf ih onur lfanrf gy pirfhts fxpf`t



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gf anr euhò. Pn K sft tof pir`fe wkto siusibf nh tof tilef, sgnnto

mnwh gy oikr, ihm try tn rfgfglfr onw tn lf i pnektf bufst nh

i sn`kie ìee. K chfw onw tn mn toks nh`f. Lis‛s gntofr usfm tn

pnur gf ont òn`neitf kh ofr cktòfh wokef Lis ihm K stumkfm, ihm

tofh sof wnuem akhm fxùsfs tn cffp òf`ckhb kh tn gicf surf wf

wfrfh‛t cksskhb.

―K oivfh‛t oim i strnnpwiafe kh i wokef,‗ K siy akhieey, trykhb

nut gy rustfm `nhvfrsitknhie sckees. ―Gy aivnrktfs wfrf iewiys

lihcftstiia.‗―Rkto tof iegnhm pistf>‗

―Ggg-ogg.‗

Grs. Dihssfh‛s `naaff ks sìemkhb ihm strnhb, i snntokhb ihfs-

toftk`. Kt lurhs gy tornit, sn K cffp mrkhckhb kt ihm mnh‛t fvfh

rfiekzf onw guò K‛vf oim uhtke tof ùp ks li`c nh kts siu`fr ihm

kt‛s oiea fgpty. Grs. Dihssfh kggfmkitfey akees kt tn tof tnp.

―]of ̀ naaff‛s bnnm,‗ K tfee ofr.

―K hffm ynur ofep.‗

Io.

Pn tof purpnsf na tof `naaff lf`ngfs èfir. Pof‛s bkvfh gf i

prfsfht. Hnw sof wihts i aivnr. ]nn lim sof mkmh‛t rfiekzf K mnh‛thffm tn lf luttfrfm up. K wnrc anr gnhfy, hnt ckhmhfss.

―K hffm ynur ofep akhmkhb sngftokhb,‗ sof siys.

―Roit mn ynu hffm> Gnrf gfit> Cfrnsfhf>‗

―K hffm ynur ofep akhmkhb i pfrsnh.‗

]of ùp arffzfs oieawiy tn gy ekps, ihm anr i sf`nhm K ìh‛t

rfgfglfr woftofr K wis pk`ckhb kt up nr puttkhb kt mnwh.―K hffm ynur ofep akhmkhb i pfrsnh,‗ sof siys ibikh, lfìusf K

stkee oivfh‛t rfspnhmfm.



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―K mnh‛t uhmfrstihm.‗

―Pngfnhf spf`kie tn gf.‗ Pof enncs nvfr gy sonuemfr, ihm K

aneenw ofr ekhf na vksknh tn wofrf ofr fyfs irf akxfm nh i pnrtrikt na

ofr aigkey, oihbkhb hfxt tn tof pihtry mnnr.

―Grs. Dihssfh.‗ K try tn tokhc na tof rkbot ihm pnektf wiy tn

rfspnhm. [nur ouslihm ks bnhf, ks woit K sonuem tfee ofr. [nur snh

ks mfim. [nur ntofr snhs irf hnt `ngkhb li`c. K ìhhnt akhm bonsts. K

mnh‛t oivf ihy ritknh ̀ nupnhs anr i rfpei`fgfht mfim ̀ okem.

―Grs. Dihssfh, K mnh‛t akhm pfnpef. K akhm tokhbs. Annm.@entokhb.‗

―K hffm ynu tn akhm”‗

―I pfrsnh. [nu sikm. Lut ka ynu wiht tn akhm i pfrsnh, ynu hffm

tn ìee tof pnek`f. ]onsf irf tof ckhms na akhmfrs ynu wiht.‗

―[nu.‗ Pof efihs nvfr tof tilef. ―Hnt tof pnek`f. K hffm ynu. K

mnh‛t chnw won fesf tn isc.‗

Kh tof mkstih`f, tof Rfstfrcfrc èn`c strkcfs3 kt‛s oiea pist

fefvfh. Hnw ks wofh K sonuem efivf. ―K oivf tn bn.‗ K puso gy òikr

li`c arng tof tilef. ―Gy gntofr wkee oivf `nncfm euhò. Mkm ynu

wiht tn piy hnw anr tof siusibf, nr oivf Gr. Crfuc imm kt tn ynur

i``nuht>‗Pof rksfs, tnn, lut khstfim na sffkhb gf tn tof mnnr, sof brils

gy oihm. ―Dust ennc, Oihhfcf. Zefisf. Dust ennc lfanrf ynu bn.‗

Lfìusf fvfh K ig hnt oirmfhfm fhnubo tn wrfhò gy oihm

iwiy arng ih nem wngih, K aneenw ofr tnwirm tof pihtry ihm piusf

mutkaueey tn ennc it tof pk`turf na ofr snhs nh tof wiee. ]ofy‛rf

kh i rnw, torff ilrfist, gitòkhb lkb firs ihm chnlly hf`cs. LutGrs. Dihssfh mnfsh‛t stnp kh arnht na tof pontnbripo. Khstfim, sof



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swkhbs npfh tof pihtry mnnr. ―]oks wiy.‗ Pof bfsturfs anr gf tn

aneenw ofr.

Qfrmnrkf. Migh kt, sof‛s `rizkfr toih K tonubot. Rf‛rf bnkhb

tn skt kh tof mirchfss hnw, tnbftofr ignhb ofr ìhhfm pk`cefs, tn

`ngguhf wkto ofr mfim snh. Pof prnliley cffps oks èntofs kh

ofrf, pi`cfm kh gntoliees.

Khskmf, kt‛s ekcf ihy ntofr pihtry4 i soieenw rnng wkto i wiee

na spk`fs ihm prfsfrvfm bnnms, hnt is auee is kt wnuem oivf lffh

lfanrf tof wir.―K‛g snrry, Grs. Dihssfh, lut K mnh‛t chnw”‗

―Rikt.‗ Pof rfiòfs tn tof fmbf na tof spk`f sofea ihm uheitòfs

i sgiee onnc K oimh‛t hntk`fm.

―Roit irf ynu mnkhb>‗

―Dust i gkhutf.‗ Pof akmmefs wkto tof eitò. Pummfhey, tof

wonef sft na sofevfs swkhbs nut, rfvfiekhb i mirc spi`f lfokhm tof

pihtry, enhb ihm hirrnw, lkb fhnubo tn wiec khtn, tnn mirc tn sff

guò.

―Roit ks toks>‗ K wokspfr.

―Ofhmrkc luket kt anr gf,‗ sof siys. ―Rofh tof òkemrfh wfrf

sgiee. ]oks ènsft wis khfaak`kfht”mffp ihm senpkhb”sn K iscfmka of wnuem ènsf naa pirt na kt anr i pihtry ihm oivf tof ntofr pirt

anr stnribf.‗

Gy fyfs imdust tn tof mkghfss. Rf‛rf stihmkhb kh tof spi`f

uhmfr tof stikrs. ]of `fkekhb brnws enwfr, uhtke, kh tof li`c, kt‛s

hn gnrf toih i afw afft naa tof brnuhm. ]nwirm tof arnht, tofrf‛s

i sofea it fyf efvfe `nhtikhkhb i oiea-lurhfm ìhmef, i `ngl, ihm iakeg gibizkhf wonsf tktef K rf`nbhkzf. Gnst na tof tkhy rnng ks



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ticfh up ly Grs. Dihssfh‛s gksskhb npceiplfm, uhanemfm is ka wikt-

khb anr i bufst. I stir-pittfrhfm quket ekfs nh tnp na kt, ihm i skhbef

pkeenw. ]ofrf irf hn wkhmnws. Rofh tof sf`rft mnnr ks ènsfm,

nhey i sekg `ri`c na lrkbothfss wnuem ippfir uhmfrhfito.

―Mn ynu sff>‗ Pof ticfs gy oihm ibikh. ―]oks ks woy K ìhhnt

ìee tof pnek`f. ]of pnek`f ìhhnt akhm sngfnhf won ks hnt sup-

pnsfm tn fxkst.‗

―]of gksskhb pfrsnh.‗

―]of gksskhb bkre ks Dfwkso,‗ Grs. Dihssfh siys. ―K hffm ynu tnakhm ofr lfanrf tof Hizks mn.‗



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Grs. Dihssfh ks stkee wiktkhb anr gf tn rfspnhm, stihmkhb kh tof

mirc spi`f, wofrf tof ikr ks stief ihm sgfees aikhtey na nem

pntitnfs.

―Oihhfcf>‗

―[nu wfrf okmkhb sngfnhf>‗ K ìh lirfey bft tof wnrms nut is

sof rf-eitòfs tof sf`rft sofea, ènsfs tof pihtry mnnr, ihm efimsgf li`c tn tof tilef. K mnh‛t chnw ka K‛g gnrf son`cfm nr sìrfm.

K chnw toks oippfhs, toit sngf na tof Dfws won mksippfir irf

pi`cfm ekcf wkhtfr ekhfhs kh ntofr pfnpef‛s lisfgfhts ritofr toih

rfenìtfm tn wnrc ìgps. Lut kt‛s tnn mihbfrnus na i tokhb tn fvfr

imgkt nut enum.

Grs. Dihssfh ks hnmmkhb it gy qufstknh. ―K wis.‗―Kh ofrf> [nu wfrf okmkhb sngfnhf kh ofrf> Anr onw enhb>‗



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―Rofrf sonuem K lfbkh>‗ Pof pk`cs up ofr hipckh, twkstkhb kt

lftwffh ofr oihms.

K mnh‛t wiht ofr tn lfbkh it iee. ]fh gkhutfs ibn K wis wnrrkfm

Grs. Dihssfh gkbot oivf ìeefm sngfnhf tn irrfst gf3 hnw K chnw

sof ks tof nhf won `nuem lf irrfstfm. ]of puhksogfht anr okmkhb

pfnpef ks kgprksnhgfht, i `nem, migp `fee kh Pòfvfhkhbfh, wofrf

K‛vf ofirm na pfnpef mksippfirkhb anr gnhtos wktonut fvfh bft-

tkhb ofirkhbs. ]of puhksogfht anr lfkhb i pfrsnh kh okmkhb”ih

nhmfrmukcfr”ks kggfmkitf mfpnrtitknh.―Hfvfr gkhm,‗ K siy quk`cey. ―Hfvfr gkhm. K mnh‛t hffm tn ofir

ihytokhb. K‛ee dust bn.‗

―Roy mnh‛t ynu skt mnwh ibikh>‗ sof pefims. ―K‛vf lffh wiktkhb

iee gnrhkhb anr ynu.‗ Pof onems up tof pktòfr na `naaff. ―Gnrf>

[nu ìh oivf is guò is ynu ekcf. Dust skt. Ka ynu mnh‛t ofep gf, K‛ee

oivf tn akhm sngfnhf fesf.‗

Hnw K‛g `nhaek`tfm, stihmkhb kh tof gkmmef na tof cktòfh.

K mnh‛t wiht ofr lrklf na `naaff. Lut K‛g rnntfm tn tof spnt. K

sonuemh‛t efivf, hnt wktonut chnwkhb gnrf na tof stnry. Ka Grs.

Dihssfh trkfs tn akhm sngfnhf fesf, sof `nuem lf puttkhb ofrsfea kh

mihbfr, ihm gf, tnn.―]fee gf woit oippfhfm,‗ K siy akhieey.

―Gy ouslihm‛s luskhfss pirthfr,‗ Grs. Dihssfh lfbkhs, tof

wnrms spkeekhb nut kh i ruso. ―Gy ouslihm‛s luskhfss pirthfr wis

i bnnm gih. Gr. \nnmvfemt. Mivkm. Of wnrcfm wkto Ofhmrkc anr

tfh yfirs. Of oim i wkaf, \nsf, ihm sof wis sn soy”sof oim i eksp

ihm kt gimf ofr sfea-`nhs`knus”lut sof ̀ nuem chkt tof gnst lfiu-tkaue tokhbs. ]ofy oim twn miubotfrs. Efi, won oim dust turhfm

twfevf ihm wis tof aigkey pft. Ihm tof nemfr miubotfr. Akatffh,



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khmfpfhmfht, iewiys naa wkto ofr arkfhms. Gkrdig.‗ Ofr tornit

ìtòfs it tof eist higf, ihm sof swieenws lfanrf `nhtkhukhb.

―]of \nnmvfemts wfrf Dfwkso. Hnt vfry nlsfrviht, ihm kh

tof lfbkhhkhb, kt sffgfm toit wnuem gicf i mkaafrfh`f. Kt mkmh‛t,

na `nursf. Mivkm tnem Ofhmrkc tofy wnuem lf akhf. ]ofy chfw i

wngih kh tof `nuhtry won wis bnkhb tn ticf tofg kh. ]oit afee

tornubo wofh tof wngih bnt tnn sìrfm, tonubo, ihm kh Duey,

iatfr tof lkb rizzki, wofh sn gihy Dfws wfrf ticfh, Mivkm ìgf

tn Ofhmrkc ihm sikm of ihm oks aigkey hffmfm ofep bnkhb khtnokmkhb.‗

―Ihm Ofhmrkc lrnubot tofg ofrf>‗ K isc.

―Hn. Of mkmh‛t wiht tn put gf kh mihbfr. Of lrnubot tofg tn

tof aurhkturf sonp. Of luket tof \nnmvfemts i sf`rft rnng lfokhm

i aiesf wiee kh tof wnnm sonp. K mkmh‛t chnw.‗

―[nu mkmh‛t chnw>‗ K ìh‛t kgibkhf gy nwh pirfhts lfkhb ilef

tn cffp suò i sf`rft arng fiò ntofr.

―K chfw Ofhmrkc wis spfhmkhb gnrf tkgf kh tof sonp. K

tonubot of wis dust wnrckhb enhbfr onurs lfìusf Mivkm wis hn

enhbfr irnuhm tn isskst okg. K tonubot tof \nnmvfemts oim bnhf tn

tof siaf onusf kh tof `nuhtry. K mkmh‛t chnw toit iee na tofg wfrfrkbot tofrf, kh okmkhb.‗

―Rofh mkm of tfee ynu>‗

―Of hfvfr tnem gf. Eist gnhto K wis ongf ienhf wofh K

ofirm chn`ckhb it gy mnnr. Arihtk` chn`ckhb3 kt wis iatfr ùrafw.

K tonubot Ofhmrkc oim anrbnttfh oks cfy, lut wofh K npfhfm tof

mnnr, tofrf wis toks bkre, toks pief bkre, wfirkhb i leuf `nit. Pof‛mbrnwh sn guò. K oimh‛t sffh ofr kh i afw yfirs, ihm K wnuemh‛t

oivf rf`nbhkzfm ofr ka sof oimh‛t khtrnmu`fm ofrsfea. Pof tnem gf



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gy ouslihm oim lffh okmkhb tofg, lut hnw sof hffmfm i hfw siaf

spi`f. Pof sikm fvfrynhf fesf wis mfim.‗

―Gkrdig \nnmvfemt.‗

Grs. Dihssfh hnms. ―Pof wis soickhb , sof wis sn sìrfm. Pof

sikm tof Hizks oim ̀ ngf tn tof ai`tnry toit hkbot ihm bnhf strikbot

tn tof wnnm sonp. Pngfnhf lftriyfm Ofhmrkc, ih fgpenyff nr

ùstngfr. Ofhmrkc wnuemh‛t sonw tofg tof okmkhb spi`f. Of prf-

tfhmfm of oim hn kmfi woit tofy wfrf tieckhb ilnut. Lfìusf of

wnuemh‛t spfic, tof naak`frs lfbih torfitfhkhb okg. Ihm Mivkmofirm. Ihm of trkfm tn ofep. Lut tof naak`frs oim buhs.‗

Pof bueps kh i lrfito. ―Rofh tof sonntkhb wis mnhf, Ofhmrkc

wis mfim, ihm Mivkm, ihm \nsf, ihm Efi. Nhey Gkrdig gihibfm

tn fsìpf.‗

Kt gust oivf lffh ̀ ngpeftf ̀ oins. K‛vf ofirm na pfnpef kgprks-

nhfm, ticfh iwiy ihm hfvfr rfturhfm. Lut anur pfnpef, khèumkhb i

wngih ihm i òkem, sont mfim kh `nem lennm>

―Onw mkm Gkrdig fsìpf>‗ K isc. ―]ofy sont fvfrynhf fesf.

Onw wnuem nhf ynuhb bkre gihibf tn fsìpf arng Hizks wkto

buhs>‗

―]of litornng. ]of sonp ois i rfstrnng kh tof arnht. ]of\nnmvfemts `nuem usf kt nh`f tof siefs aennr wis ènsfm. Gkrdig

oim dust bnhf kh tn bft rfimy anr lfm wofh tof Hizks ̀ igf, ihm sof

rih nut tof arnht mnnr wofh sof ofirm tof buhsonts, tn tof èns-

fst siaf pei`f sof `nuem tokhc na. Gy onusf. ]oit wis torff wffcs

ibn. K wis okmkhb ofr uhtke eist hkbot.‗

―Roit oippfhfm eist hkbot>‗Grs. Dihssfh rfiòfs khtn tof pn`cft na ofr swfitfr ihm puees



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nut i anemfm sekp na pipfr. ―K wrntf fvfrytokhb mnwh sn K wnuem

oivf tof tkgfekhf fxi`tey rkbot anr ynu.‗

Pof tri`fs tof akrst ekhf wkto ofr khmfx akhbfr. ―Pof wis ofrf

yfstfrmiy it hnnh, lfìusf K wfht kh tn lrkhb ofr sngf lrfim ihm

i `npy na Oft Zirnne. Pof ekcfm tn rfim tof hfws na tof uhmfr-

brnuhm, nvfr ihm nvfr ibikh, gfgnrkzkhb fvfh tof èisskakfm

imvfrtksfgfhts.‗

―Irf ynu surf kt wis hnnh>‗

―K‛m dust ofirm tof Rfstfrcfrc strkcf, ihm pfnpef nutskmf oimefat anr tofkr euhò onurs.‗ Pof enncs li`c mnwh it tof pipfr tn

akhm ofr pei`f ibikh. ―Pof wis ofrf it i quirtfr pist anur, lfìusf

K wfht kh tn wirh ofr toit @orkstnaafe, gy frrihm lny, wis bnkhb

tn mrnp sngftokhb naa, ihm sn sof wnuem hffm tn lf stkee. Pof wis

ofrf it akvf tokrty, lfìusf K iscfm ofr ka sof wihtfm sngf mkhhfr3

sof tnem gf sof oim i ofimiòf ihm wis bnkhb tn ekf mnwh. \kbot

iatfr, gy hfkbolnr Grs. Qffhstri iscfm gf tn `ngf nvfr. Ofr snh,

Cnns, oimh‛t lffh ongf, ihm sof wis sìrfm anr okg. Iatfr K sit

wkto ofr anr ih onur, Cnns ̀ igf up tof strfft. Oks lk`yèf oim enst

i tkrf3 of wiecfm kt twfhty-akvf ckengftfrs. K wfht ongf ihm ìeefm

nut tn Gkrdig tn isc ka sof wis affekhb lfttfr. Pof mkmh‛t ihswfr. Kissugfm sof‛m aieefh iseffp. I wokef eitfr, K npfhfm tof mnnr tn sff

ka K `nuem lrkhb ofr ihytokhb.‗

―Pof wis bnhf>‗

―Qihksofm. Ofr lfm wis fgpty. Ofr ̀ nit wis bnhf. Ofr sonfs

wfrf bnhf. Pof wis bnhf.‗

―Roit tkgf wis kt ly tofh>‗―Irnuhm tfh. Iatfr ùrafw. Pngftkgf lftwffh akvf tokrty,



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wofh Gkrdig sikm sof wis bnkhb tn ekf mnwh, ihm tfh, sof mksip-

pfirfm, ihm tofrf ks hn fxpeihitknh.‗

Akhksofm wkto ofr stnry, sof rfanems tof pipfr ihm stirts tn put

kt li`c kh ofr pn`cft lfanrf oihmkhb kt tn gf khstfim. ]ofrf irf

gitòfs hfir tof lurhfrs nh Grs. Dihssfh‛s stnvf. K aftò nhf hnw,

strkcf kt ibikhst tof lnx, ihm eft Grs. Dihssfh‛s pfh`kefm sefutokhb

lurh khtn sueaur ihm iso.

―Roit irf ynu mnkhb>‗ sof iscs.

―Roit irf ynu mnkhb, cffpkhb wrkttfh rf`nrms na tof bkre ynu‛vflffh keefbieey okmkhb>‗

Pof ruls ofr anrfofim. ―K mkmh‛t tokhc na toit. K mnh‛t chnw

tofsf ruefs. Kt‛s woy K hffm ynur ofep, Oihhfcf.‗

]of Rfstfrcfrc òkgfs ibikh kh tof li`cbrnuhm. Ihntofr

quirtfr onur ois pissfm. Lfanrf, K wis uskhb tof tkgf is ih fxùsf

tn efivf, lut hnw kt rfieey ks bfttkhb eitf. K anem gy irgs nvfr gy

òfst. ―[nu wfrf vksktkhb wkto i hfkbolnr anr ih onur. @nuemh‛t

Gkrdig oivf wiecfm nut tofh>‗

―Grs. Qffhstri ekvfs rkbot i`rnss tof strfft. Rf sit nh ofr

stfps ihm ai`fm gy onusf3 kt wish‛t tnn `nem yfstfrmiy. Gkrdig

`nuemh‛t oivf efat tornubo tof arnht mnnr wktonut gf sffkhb ofr.‗―[nu oivf i li`c mnnr>‗ K sonuemh‛t lf bfttkhb ofr onpfs up

ly isckhb qufstknhs ekcf toks, wofh K‛g hnt peihhkhb tn ofep ofr.

Lut tof sktuitknh sof‛s mfs`rklfm ks strihbf ihm uhlfekfvilef, ihm K

cffp affekhb ekcf sof gust lf fxpeikhkhb kt wrnhb.

―]of rfir mnnr mnfsh‛t ènsf prnpfrey”kt oish‛t anr yfirs.

K usfm tn bft sn gim it Ofhmrkc3 tn tokhc na i aurhkturf gicfrhnt gickhb tof tkgf tn akx oks nwh mnnr. Akhieey eist yfir K bnt

afm up wkto isckhb ihm K khstieefm i eitò gysfea. Rofh K hntk`fm



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Gkrdig wis bnhf, K òf`cfm kt. Kt wis stkee ènsfm. Pof `nuemh‛t

oivf efat tornubo tof li`c fhtrih`f ihm ènsfm i eitò nh tof

khskmf na tof mnnr.‗

―I wkhmnw>‗ Kt snuhms uhekcfey fvfh is K‛g siykhb kt. ]oks

hfkbolnronnm ks wfietoy, tof ckhm na pei`f pfnpef wnuem hntk`f

uhusuie tokhbs ekcf bkres èkglkhb nut wkhmnws.

―Hnt i wkhmnw. Mnh‛t ynu sff> Pof oim hn wiy tn efivf. Ihm

hn rfisnh tn. ]oks wis tof eist siaf pei`f anr ofr. Lut sof ̀ ih‛t oivf

lffh mks`nvfrfm, fktofr. Ka tof Hizks oim `ngf tn ticf ofr, tofywnuem oivf ticfh gf, tnn.‗

]ofrf ois tn lf i ritknhie fxpeihitknh. Grs. Dihssfh gust

oivf turhfm iwiy anr i afw gkhutfs it Grs. Qffhstri‛s ihm hnt

sffh tof bkre efivf. Nr giylf sof ois tof tkgkhb wrnhb, ihm tof

bkre mksippfirfm wokef Grs. Dihssfh wis tickhb ih iatfrhnnh hip.

]of fxpeihitknh mnfsh‛t gittfr, rfieey. K ìh‛t ofep ofr, hn

gittfr onw sim ofr stnry ks. Kt‛s tnn mihbfrnus. Purvkvie akrst.

]oit‛s gy wir gnttn. Iatfr Lis, kt gkbot lf gy ekaf gnttn. Pur-

vkvie akrst, survkvie nhey. K usfm tn lf i ìrfefss pfrsnh, ihm ennc

wofrf kt bnt gf. Hnw K trihspnrt lei`c gircft bnnms, lut nhey

lfìusf kt affms gf ihm gy aigkey. K aekrt wkto Bfrgih snemkfrs,lut nhey lfìusf kt sivfs gf. Akhmkhb i gksskhb bkre mnfs hntokhb

anr gf it iee.

Arng nutskmf tof cktòfh, K ofir tof arnht mnnr squfic npfh,

ihm tofh i ynuhb gief vnk`f ìee nut, ―Oieen>‗ Airtofr iwiy, tof

snuhm na i mnb lirckhb. Ron ks ofrf> ]of Bfstipn> ]of HPL>

Rf oitf tof Bfstipn, ihm tof Brffh Znek`f, lut wf oitf tofHitknhiie-Pn`kiekstksòf Lfwfbkhb gnst na iee. ]of Mutò Hizks,

won oivf lftriyfm tofkr nwh pfnpef.



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Grs. Dihssfh‛s fyfs wkmfh uhtke sof pei`fs tof vnk`f. ―@orkstna-

afe, K‛g kh tof cktòfh,‗ sof ìees nut. ―K anrbnt of wis `ngkhb li`c

tnmiy,‗ sof wokspfrs tn gf.

―Zk`c up ynur ̀ naaff. Lfoivf hnrgieey.‗

@orkstnaafe tof frrihm lny ois ùrey lenhm oikr ihm lkb leuf

fyfs ihm tof tfhmfr sckh na sngfnhf won oish‛t lffh soivkhb enhb.

―Grs. Dihssfh>‗ Of auglefs wkto oks oit kh oks oihms, uh`ng-

anrtilef tn oivf khtfrruptfm us. ―K‛g ofrf anr tof npceiplfm> ]oks

ks tof tkgf ynu sikm>‗―[fs, na ̀ nursf.‗ Pof lfbkhs tn rksf, lut @orkstnaafe bfsturfs anr

ofr tn stiy sfitfm.

―K ìh gihibf nh gy nwh. K oivf i ìrt, ihm i arkfhm wiktkhb

nutskmf tn ofep.‗ Of hnms tnwirm tof wkhmnw, wofrf i tiee, stnut

lny wivfs arng tof strfft.

Rofh of mksippfirs anr oks ìrt ihm oks arkfhm, Grs. Dihssfh

sffs gy ieirgfm ai`f ihm rfissurfs gf. ―Hnt toit lfm. Hnt Gkr-

dig‛s. Of‛s tickhb tof nhf kh Ofhmrkc ‛s naak`f. K lirfey bn kh toit

rnng ihygnrf. K iscfm @orkstnaafe ka of `nuem akhm i luyfr, ihm K

wis bnkhb tn usf tof gnhfy tn ofep suppnrt Gkrdig.‗

―Hnw>‗―Hnw K‛ee usf tof gnhfy tn piy ynu tn ofep gf.‗ K‛g soic-

khb gy ofim kh prntfst, lut sof ùts gf naa. ―[nu oivf tn akhm

ofr, Oihhfcf. Gy nemfr snhs”K giy hfvfr sff tofg ibikh.

Gy ynuhbfst snh ks mfim, gy ouslihm mkfm trykhb tn prntf`t

Gkrdig‛s aigkey, ihm ofr aigkey mkfm trykhb tn prntf`t okg. K oivf

hn nhf hnw, ihm hfktofr mnfs sof. Gkrdig ihm K gust lf fiòntofr‛s aigkey. Mnh‛t eft gf ensf ofr. Zefisf.‗

K‛g sivfm arng oivkhb tn rfspnhm ly tof squfickhb woffes na



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GNHK@I OFPPF

@orkstnaafe ‛s pusoìrt, tn wokò of ihm oks arkfhm oivf eisofm Grs.

Dihssfh‛s ntofr npceiplfm. Kt‛s gnrf nrhitf toih tof nhf kh tof

pihtry, tof wnnm sgnnto ihm virhksofm ihm stkee sgfeekhb aikhtey

na efgnh aurhkturf nke. ―Grs. Dihssfh> K‛g efivkhb hnw,‗ of siys.

―Rikt,‗ K tfee okg. ―Grs. Dihssfh, giylf ynu mnh‛t hffm tn sfee

toks lfm hnw. Rikt i miy tn tokhc ilnut kt.‗ Kt‛s gy wiy na tfeekhb

ofr K‛g hnt bnkhb tn lf ilef tn ibrff tn toks prnpnsktknh.

―Hn. K‛g sfeekhb kt hnw,‗ sof siys mfakhktkvfey. ―K oivf tn. @orkst-

naafe, onw guò mn K nwf ynu anr ynur trnulef kh pk`ckhb kt up>‗―Hntokhb, Grs. Dihssfh. K‛g oippy tn mn kt.‗

―K khskst.‗ Pof rfiòfs anr ofr pn`cftlnnc nh tof tilef ihm

lfbkhs tn `nuht nut gnhfy arng i sgiee `nkh pursf. ―No mfir. K

tonubot K oim”‗

―Kt‛s hnt hf`fssiry,‗ @orkstnaafe khsksts. Of ks leusokhb ibikh

ihm enncs tn gf, strk`cfh, anr ofep.

―Grs. Dihssfh,‗ K siy snatey. ―@orkstnaafe ois ntofr mfekvfrkfs.

Roy mnh‛t wf eft okg bn>‗

Pof stnps sfiròkhb tornubo ofr pn`cftlnnc ihm anems kt

ènsfm, fglirrissfm. Nh`f @orkstnaafe efivfs, sof skhcs li`c tn

ofr òikr. Pof enncs tkrfm ihm nem. ―Rkee ynu ofep gf>‗ sof iscs.K mrikh tof rfst na gy `nem `naaff. Roit nut`ngf mnfs sof

tokhc K ìh mfekvfr> K wnuemh‛t chnw wofrf tn stirt. Fvfh ka Gkr-

dig gihibfm tn fsìpf, onw air `nuem i akatffh-yfir-nem bkre wkto

i yfeenw Dnmfhstfr nh ofr èntokhb bft> K mnh‛t hffm tn ticf Grs.

Dihssfh‛s gnhfy tn chnw woit wkee oippfh tn i bkre ekcf Gkrdig,

ka kt oish‛t oippfhfm ierfimy4 Pof‛ee lf ìpturfm, ihm sof‛ee lf rfen-ìtfm tn i eilnr ìgp kh Bfrgihy nr Zneihm, tof typf arng wokò

hnlnmy ois yft tn rfturh. Lut onw mkm sof bft nut kh tof akrst pei`f>



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]ofrf ois tn lf i ritknhie fxpeihitknh, K tfee gysfea ibikh. Zfn-

pef mnh‛t mksippfir khtn tokh ikr.

Lut toit‛s i ekf, i`tuieey. Zfnpef mksippfir khtn tokh ikr fvfry

miy murkhb toks n``upitknh. Ouhmrfms na pfnpef, ticfh arng tofkr

ongfs.

Onw `ih sof fxpf`t gf tn akhm dust nhf>



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Gigi‛s ekps irf i tokh, tkbot ekhf wofh K bft ongf. ―[nu‛rf

eitf.‗ Pof i``nsts gf it tof mnnr3 sof gust oivf lffh

witòkhb tornubo tof wkhmnw.

―Kt‛s twfevf akatffh.‗

―Kt‛s twfevf hkhftffh.‗

―Anur gkhutfs, Gigi>‗Nur ipirtgfht sgfees ekcf arykhb pirshkps ihm siusibfs,

wokò K lrnubot ongf yfstfrmiy. Kt‛s i sgiee spi`f4 dust i arnht

rnng, i cktòfh, i tnkeft, ihm twn tkhy lfmrnngs, iee nh tof sf`nhm

aennr na i akvf-stnry lukemkhb. @nzy.

Zipi rfims i lnnc kh oks irgòikr, uskhb tof pibf onemfr of

gimf tn cffp tof lnnc aeit is of turhs tof pibfs wkto oks bnnm efatirg. Oks sorkvfefm rkbot irg ks tu`cfm khtn oks eip.



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―Oihhkf.‗ Of ìees gf ly gy pft higf is K efih nvfr tn

ckss okg.

]of khdury oippfhfm lfanrf K wis lnrh, murkhb tof Brfit

Rir. Of ekvfm nh tof Aeihmfrs skmf na tof Mnmfhmriim fef`trk`

afh`f toit oim lffh luket tn sfpiritf n`ùpkfm Lfebkug arng One-

eihm. Gy gntofr ekvfm nh tof Mutò skmf. Of wihtfm tn viuet nvfr

tn kgprfss ofr. Of‛m mnhf kt nh`f lfanrf. K mkmh‛t lfekfvf toit pirt

na tof stnry wofh of akrst tnem kt, lut tofh of sonwfm gf i lnnc4

Zfnpef oim gihibfm tn `rnss tof Rkrf na Mfito kh iee ckhms nakhbfhknusey kmkntk` wiys, uskhb tiee eimmfrs nr pimmkhb tofkr ̀ entofs

wkto pnr`feikh tn mfaef`t tof son`c. ]oks tkgf wofh of trkfm tn

`rnss, oks sonf brizfm tof wkrf ihm of peuggftfm tn tof brnuhm,

ihm toit wis onw gy aitofr kggkbritfm tn Oneeihm.

]of rkbot oiea na oks lnmy, iee tof wiy mnwh oks efb ihm pirt-

wiy up oks ai`f, ois lffh pirieyzfm fvfr skh`f, sn of ois i twkstfm

ihm senw wiy na spfickhb. Kt fglirrissfm gf wofh K wis i òkem,

lut hnw K lirfey hntk`f.

Zipi bfhtey puees gf ènsfr tn wokspfr kh gy fir. ―[nur

gntofr ks ihxknus lfìusf tofy ìgf ennckhb anr Gr. Lkfrgih. Lf

hk`f tn ofr.‗Gr. Lkfrgih ruhs tof brffhbrn`fr i`rnss tof strfft. Dfws

oivfh‛t lffh ilef tn nwh luskhfssfs anr gnhtos hnw, lut oks wkaf

ks i @orkstkih ihm of trihsafrrfm tof pipfrs tn ofr higf. ]ofy

oivf hn òkemrfh, dust i a ekrtitknus woktf ìt higfm Phnw.

―Ron ìgf>‗ K isc. ―]of HPL aketo>‗

Zipi puts nhf akhbfr tn oks ekps ihm tofh pnkhts tn tof `fkekhb.―Poooo.‗ Nur hfkbolnr upstikrs ks i gfglfr na tof HPL. Oks wkaf

usfm tn lrikm gy oikr ihm gicf gf spk`f `nnckfs nh Pkhtfrceiis



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GNHK@I OFPPF

Miy. Lfokhm gf, Gigi rittefs tof euhò triy, sfttkhb annm mnwh

nh nur sgiee tilef, sn K ckss Zipi‛s ntofr òffc ihm ticf gy pei`f.

―Roy wfrf ynu eitf, Oihhkf>‗ Gigi iscs.

―]n tfiò ynu hnt tn pihk` wofh kt‛s nhey anur gkhutfs iatfr tof

tkgf K usuieey bft ongf.‗

―Lut ynu‛rf hfvfr eitf.‗

K‛g hfvfr iscfm tn akhm gksskhb bkres, fktofr , K tokhc. Rktonut

gfihkhb tn, K‛g pk`turkhb Grs. Dihssfh ibikh, wnrrykhb nvfr ih

fgpty pihtry.Gigi eimefs gf i spnnhaue na pirshkps. Rf fit lfttfr toih i

ent na pfnpef. Ka Zipi ihm Gigi efat tof onusf gnrf, tofy wnuem

prnliley stirt tn qufstknh woit fxi`tey kt ks toit K mn tn lrkhb

ongf sn guò annm.

―Kt wis hntokhb.‗ ]of pfppfry siusibf wirgs gy gnuto.

―I Bfrgih pnek`fgih stnppfm gf.‗ ]oit‛s truf, na `nursf. K

dust mnh‛t gfhtknh toit kt oippfhfm firey toks gnrhkhb, lfanrf K

efirhfm ilnut Gkrdig.

―K onpf ynu mkmh‛t prnvncf okg,‗ Gigi siys soirpey. K‛g hnt

tof nhey nhf kh tof aigkey won ois lffh òihbfm ly tof wir. Pof

usfm tn tfiò gusk` efssnhs arng nur ipirtgfht, ihm @onpkhwnuem strfig nut tof wkhmnws. Hnlnmy ois tof gnhfy anr gusk`

ihygnrf, nr tof trihseitkhb wnrc Zipi usfm tn mn.

―Of spncf Mutò,‗ K siy, is i wiy na rfspnhmkhb wktonut

ihswfrkhb. ―Of snuhmfm aeufht.‗

Zipi shnrts. ―Rf aittfhfm okg up iatfr tof eist wir sn of

`nuem `ngf li`c hnw ihm stirvf us murkhb toks nhf.‗ Bfrgihywis sn pnnr iatfr tof Brfit Rir toit ents na aigkekfs sfht tofkr

òkemrfh tn Oneeihm, tn brnw strnhb nh Mutò òffsfs ihm gkec.



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]ofy wnuem oivf mkfm wktonut us. Hnw sngf na tof lnys oivf

brnwh up ihm rfturhfm ofrf ibikh.

―Rofh mn ynu hffm tn bn li`c tn wnrc>‗ gy gntofr iscs gf.

―K oivf ihntofr twfhty gkhutfs.‗

Naak`kieey, K wnrc is i rf`fptknhkst anr ih uhmfrticfr. Kt wish‛t

gy kmfie pnsktknh, lut K mkmh‛t oivf gihy nptknhs. Hn nhf wihtfm

tn okrf i ynuhb bkre wktonut wnrc fxpfrkfh`f nr typkhb sckees. Gr.

Crfuc wnuemh‛t oivf, fktofr, lut K mkmh‛t bkvf okg i ònk`f. K‛m

ierfimy lffh turhfm iwiy arng sfvfh ntofr sonps wofh K siw tof skbh kh oks wkhmnw, ihm K rfausfm tn efivf uhtke of

bivf gf i dnl.

Gr. Crfuc ks i bnnm gih. Of piys gf aikrey. Of bivf gf gy

ntofr, sf`rft dnl, wokò piys fvfh gnrf.

Kh Oneeihm, ihm prnliley fvfrywofrf fesf kh Furnpf, tof

Bfrgihs oivf kssufm us gnhtoey ritknh ìrms wkto `nupnhs anr

annm, èntokhb, cfrnsfhf, rullfr. ]of hfwspipfrs tfee ynu woit

ynu ìh puròisf4 akvf ouhmrfm brigs na subir, twn ektfrs na gkec,

twn ckenbrigs na pntitnfs. ]oit‛s wofrf Gr. Crfuc `ngfs kh.

Gr. Crfuc usfs tof ritknh ieenwih`fs na tof mfim tn stn`c up nh

suppekfs, tofh rfsfees tofg it okbofr prk`fs. It efist toks ks onw Ktokhc kt wnrcs. K mnh‛t isc qufstknhs. Iee K chnw anr surf ks toit

sfvfrie gnhtos ibn, Gr. Crfuc ìgf tn gf wkto i sti`c na ìrms

ihm iscfm ka K wnuem mn sngf sonppkhb.

Kt wis tfrrkaykhb tof akrst tkgf, lut K wis fvfh gnrf sìrfm tn

ensf gy dnl, ihm iatfr i wokef, K lfìgf bnnm it kt, ihm iatfr i enh-

bfr wokef, kt lfbih tn affe hnlef, fvfh. Lfìusf tof Hizks wfrf tofnhfs won gimf us oivf ritknhs tn lfbkh wkto, ihm ka K aenut tofkr

systfg, tofh K ig iesn aenutkhb tofg. Okbo-prk`fm oig4 tof nhey



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GNHK@I OFPPF

rfvfhbf K oivf lffh ilef tn bft nh tof pfnpef won ckeefm Lis, lut

K‛ee ̀ ekhb tn fvfh toit sgiee sitksai`tknh.

Roit wf‛rf mnkhb ks tfòhkìeey keefbie. Rir-prnaktffrkhb, kt

wnuem lf ìeefm. Lut Gr. Crfuc ksh‛t wfietoy, ihm K‛g `frtikhey

hnt, fktofr. Kt sffgs tn gf ekcf woit wf‛rf rfieey mnkhb ks trykhb tn

rfnrbihkzf i systfg toit ois `ngf tn gicf hn sfhsf kh i `nuhtry

toit ois `ngf tn gicf hn sfhsf.

―Oihhkf.‗ Gigi ois nlvknusey lffh trykhb tn bft gy ittfh-

tknh. ―K iscfm woit ynu sikm tn tof Brffh Znek`f.‗Ks sof stkee akxitfm nh toit> Ka nhey sof rfiekzfm onw gihy snemkfrs

K fh`nuhtfr fvfry wffc. ―K tnem okg tn bft nut na nur `nuhtry ihm

hfvfr ̀ ngf li`c. K subbfstfm of mn rumf tokhbs wkto tuekp luels.‗

Pof `nvfrs ofr gnuto kh onrrnr. ―Oihhkf!‗

K skbo. ―K mkm woit K iewiys mn, Gigi. K bnt iwiy, is quk`cey is

K ̀ nuem.‗

Lut Gigi‛s ittfhtknh ks hn enhbfr nh gf. ―Dnoih.‗ Ofr vnk`f

mrnps tn i wokspfr ihm sof èutòfs gy aitofr‛s bnnm irg. ―Dnoih,

tofy‛rf li`c. Ekstfh.‗

K ofir kt, tnn. ]ofrf‛s sonutkhb i`rnss tof strfft, ihm K ruh tn

tof wkhmnw tn ennc arng lfokhm tof ùrtikh. ―Oihhkf,‗ Gigiwirhs gf, lut wofh K mnh‛t `ngf li`c, sof bkvfs up. ]orff HPL

naak`frs kh tofkr lfftef-lei`c uhkanrgs pnuhm nh tof Lkfrgihs‛

mnnr, nrmfrkhb Gr. Lkfrgih tn `ngf nut.

Oks wkaf ihswfrs, ofr oihms soickhb sn khtfhsfey toit kt‛s

nlvknus fvfh arng i mkstih`f.

―[nur ouslihm wis suppnsfm tn prfsfht okgsfea anr mfpnrti-tknh eist wffc,‗ tof nemfst-ennckhb naak`fr siys. Nur strfft ks hir-

rnw, ihm of‛s hnt lfkhb qukft. K ̀ ih ofir iegnst fvfrytokhb of siys.



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―Of”of‛s hnt ofrf,‗ Grs. Lkfrgih siys. ―K mnh‛t chnw wofrf

of ks. K oivfh‛t sffh okg kh miys.‗

―Grs. Lkfrgih.‗

―K swfir. K oivfh‛t sffh okg. K ìgf ongf arng sonppkhb, ihm

of wis bnhf. K sfiròfm tof wonef onusf gysfea.‗

―Ptfp iskmf,‗ tof naak`fr khstru`ts, ihm wofh sof mnfsh‛t, of

sonvfs pist. Gigi ois `ngf up lfskmf gf. Pof brils gy irg sn

tkbotey K ìh affe ofr akhbfrhikes tornubo gy swfitfr. Zefisf, eft Gr.

Lkfrgih rfieey lf bnhf, K lfb. Zefisf eft okg oivf fsìpfm wokef Grs.Lkfrgih wis sonppkhb.

Gigi ks gnvkhb ofr ekps, priykhb, K tokhc, ietonubo wf mnh‛t

mn toit ihygnrf. ]of snemkfrs rfippfir kh tof mnnrwiy, toks tkgf

mribbkhb ihntofr gih. Kt‛s Gr. Lkfrgih, leffmkhb arng tof hnsf,

oks rkbot fyf spekt ihm swneefh.

―Bnnm hfws, Grs. Lkfrgih,‗ tof snemkfr siys. ―Rf anuhm ynur

ouslihm iatfr iee.‗

―Enttf!‗ Gr. Lkfrgih ìees is tofy anr`f okg tnwirm i wiktkhb

tru`c.

―Zkftfr,‗ sof siys.

―K sonuem lrkhb ynu, tnn, tn cffp okg `ngpihy,‗ tof snemkfrnaafrs. ―Lut K affe limey puhksokhb i bnnm @orkstkih wngih won

ks tnn stupkm tn chnw wofrf ofr ouslihm wis.‗ Oks li`c ks gnstey

tn gf, sn K ìh‛t sff oks ai`f, lut K ìh ofir tof tiuht kh oks vnk`f.

―Enttf, kt‛s iee rkbot,‗ Gr. Lkfrgih ìees arng tof tru`c. ―K‛ee lf

ongf snnh.‗

Ptkee sof mnfsh‛t `ry. Pof mnfsh‛t mn ihytokhb lut witò ihmsoicf ofr ofim li`c ihm anrto is ka tn siy, Hn. Hn, ynu wnh‛t lf

ongf snnh.



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GNHK@I OFPPF

]of tru`c mrkvfs iwiy, ihm Grs. Lkfrgih stkee stihms kh ofr

mnnrwiy. Kt‛s ih khtrusknh tn witò ofr, lut K ìh‛t ivfrt gy fyfs.

Grs. Lkfrgih usfm tn bkvf gf prfsfhts anr Pkhtfrceiis Miy, tnn.

Ihm wofh K vksktfm tofkr sonp, sof wnuem eft gf tistf tof striw-

lfrrkfs, fvfh ka wf wfrfh‛t luykhb ihy.

Gigi yihcs gf iwiy arng tof wkhmnw, brillkhb gy swfitfr

ihm pueekhb gf tn tof tilef. ―Akhkso fitkhb,‗ sof siys stkaaey. ―Kt‛s

hnt nur luskhfss3 tofrf‛s hntokhb wf ìh mn.‗

K soicf ofr oihm ennsf, rfimy tn prntfst, tn rfgkhm ofr ilnuttof Lkfrgihs ihm tofkr striwlfrrkfs. Lut sof‛s rkbot. ]ofrf ks

hntokhb K ìh mn toit wkee rfpikr woit dust oippfhfm.

Rf akhkso fitkhb gnstey kh skefh`f. Gigi gicfs i afw

ittfgpts it ̀ nhvfrsitknh, lut tofy ̀ ruglef. ]of annm mnfsh‛t tistf

ekcf annm. Rofh K ̀ ih‛t gihibf ihy gnrf, K fxùsf gysfea, siykhb K

oivf i afw tokhbs tn mn lfanrf bnkhb li`c tn wnrc.

―Mnh‛t lf eitf. Kt‛s i bnnm dnl ynu oivf,‗ Gigi rfgkhms gf.

Pof envfs gy dnl. Pof chnws gkhf ks tof nhey stfimy piyòf`c kh

tof onusf. ―[nu mnh‛t wiht Gr. Crfuc tn qufstknh woftofr of

gimf tof rkbot mf`ksknh kh okrkhb ynu.‗

―Of mnfsh‛t.‗K dust wiht i gkhutf iwiy arng gy pirfhts, gy wnrc”i gkh-

utf tn ènsf nut tof rfst na tof wnrem. Kh gy lfmrnng, K puee tof

wkhmnw soimfs ènsfm ihm npfh tof lnttng mriwfr na tof lurfiu,

affekhb irnuhm kh tof li`c uhtke K akhm kt4 i aimfm mkiry, arng i

lkrtomiy wofh K wis hkhf. Anr i wffc K wrntf aiktoaueey, mfs`rklkhb

arkfhms K ekcfm ihm tfiòfrs won wfrf gfih tn gf. ]ofh K ilih-mnhfm kt anr akvf yfirs ihm mkmh‛t pk`c kt up ibikh uhtke K gft Lis,

wofh K trihsanrgfm kt khtn i s`riplnnc.



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Ofrf ks tof sònne pontnbripo of bivf gf, ìsuieey isckhb anr

nhf na gkhf kh rfturh. Ofrf ks tof hntf of sekppfm kh gy lnncs,

tfeekhb gf toit gy brffh swfitfr gitòfm gy fyfs. Of skbhfm kt

L, ihm toit wis tof akrst tkgf K rfiekzfm of prfafrrfm Lis khstfim na

Pflistkiih. I hk`chigf arng tof gkmmef na tof higf, ekcf i ent na

Mutò lnys mn, ritofr toih tof lfbkhhkhb.

Ofrf ks i tk`cft stul arng tof akrst akeg wf fvfr siw tnbftofr,

tof nhf wofrf K lfbbfm gy lfst arkfhm, Feslfto, tn `ngf ienhb,

tnn, kh ̀ isf K bnt tnhbuf-tkfm irnuhm Lis. ]oks gfgfhtn ks mnuleypikhaue, lfìusf K mnh‛t oivf Feslfto ihygnrf, fktofr, lfìusf sof

ks bnhf kh i mkaafrfht wiy.

Ofrf ks i tk`cft stul arng tof sf`nhm.

Ofrf ks tof tkssuf toit K usfm tn lent gy ekpstk`c tof hkbot of

akrst ckssfm gf.

Ofrf ks tof tkssuf K usfm tn lent gy tfirs tof hkbot of tnem gf

of wnuem lf vneuhtffrkhb anr tof gkektiry wofh of turhfm sfvfh-

tffh. Ofrf ks tof en`c na oikr of bivf gf tof miy lfanrf of efat, it

oks bnkhb-iwiy pirty. K bivf okg sngftokhb, tnn. Kt wis i en`cft

wkto gy pk`turf kh kt. ]oit wis onw K `nuem bufss woit Bfrgih

bkres wnuem mn. K wis sn stupkm tofh.K ènsf tof lnnc quk`cey, sonvkhb kt khtn tof li`c na tof mriwfr

ihm `nvfrkhb kt wkto èntofs. K‛g tokhckhb na Lis. Ihm wktonut

gfihkhb tn, K‛g iesn tokhckhb na Gkrdig \nnmvfemt ibikh. K‛g

ihhnyfm wkto gysfea anr kt, anr wistkhb tkgf tokhckhb ilnut toit

gksskhb bkre arng tof pihtry, won K chnw hntokhb ilnut, won

`nuem nhey bft gf khtn trnulef.Fx`fpt toit K mn chnw nhf tokhb ilnut ofr4 ]of akeg gib-

izkhf nh tof sofea kh tof pihtry”K‛g iegnst pnsktkvf toit tof



02

GNHK@I OFPPF

pontnbripo kt wis npfhfm tn wis i s`fhf arng ]of Rkzirm na Nz,

i gnvkf ilnut i bkre won bfts ìubot kh i tnrhimn ihm wicfs up kh

i aikryeihm. K sn mfspfritfey wihtfm tn sff kt, lut kt oimh‛t yft ̀ ngf

tn Oneeihm wofh tof wir lrncf nut. Pn K hfvfr siw ]of Rkzirm na

Nz, lut hnw K‛g tokhckhb na Dumy Bireihm skhbkhb kh Lis‛s pirenr

wokef Lis tnem gf of envfm gf nh tof snai, ihm wf eiubofm ihm

eiubofm ihm gfgnrkzfm tof wnrms tn ofr snhb.

Lis wnuem oivf ibrffm tn ofep Grs. Dihssfh. K‛g surf na toit,

wktonut i mnult. Lis wnuem oivf sikm toit toks wis nur òih`f tnmn sngftokhb rfie ihm kgpnrtiht. Lis wnuem oivf sikm kt ekcf kt

wis ih imvfhturf. Lis wnuem oivf sikm, Nlvknusey ynu‛ee mf`kmf tn

ofep ofr, tnn3 tof bkre K envf wnuem ̀ ngpeftfey ibrff wkto fvfrytokhb K‛g

siykhb , lfìusf Lis wnuemh‛t chnw ihytokhb ilnut tof ckhm na bkre

K ig hnw.

Ihm woit wnuem K siy kh rfturh> K wnuem siy, [nu tokhc K wnuem

ibrff wkto fvfrytokhb ynu‛rf siykhb> [nu‛rf iwaueey auee na ynursfea. Nr

K wnuem siy, Gy pirfhts mfpfhm nh gf tn cffp us iee iekvf. Ofepkhb

Grs. Dihssfh gfihs fhmihbfrkhb gy wonef aigkey. Nr K wnuem siy,

]okhbs irf mkaafrfht hnw, Lis. [nu mnh‛t uhmfrstihm.

K wnuem bkvf sn guò tn lf ilef tn siy ihytokhb tn okg. Ihy-tokhb it iee.

Akhmkhb toks bkre ks hnt won K ig ihygnrf. ]oit i`tknh ks snat3

K ig pri`tkìe. ]oit i`tknh ks onpfaue3 K ig hnt. ]of wnrem ks

`rizy3 K ìh‛t òihbf kt.

Pn woy ig K stkee tokhckhb ilnut Gkrdig \nnmvfemt>

Pn woy mn K chnw toit toks iatfrhnnh, uhefss K gihibf tn tiecgysfea nut na kt, K‛ee bn li`c tn Grs. Dihssfh‛s>



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A N V \

]okhbs toit oivf òihbfm ilnut gy `nuhtry kh tof pist twn

yfirs4 fvfrytokhb ihm hntokhb.

Rofh K bft nh gy lk`yèf iatfr euhò, tof Lkfrgihs‛ sonp

isskstiht ks sfeekhb vfbftilefs tn i ùstngfr, is tonubo tof stnrf‛s

nwhfr wish‛t dust put khtn i tru`c ihm ̀ irtfm iwiy, is tonubo Grs.

Lkfrgih‛s wnrem wish‛t dust turhfm upskmf mnwh.Li`c it wnrc, Gr. Crfuc ois i`tuie wnrc anr gf, tof ckhm gy

naak`kie dnl fhtikes. ]ofrf‛s i auhfrie tngnrrnw, ihm K hffm tn wrktf

i hntk`f anr tof hfwspipfr ihm irrihbf tokhbs wkto tof a enrkst. Lut

it oiea pist nhf, Gr. Crfuc `ngfs tn gy mfsc ihm sonws gf tof

mriat na tof hntk`f4 K‛m wrkttfh tof wrnhb immrfss anr tof òurò.

―Irf ynu affekhb iee rkbot>‗ Gr. Crfuc ks i rnuhm ekttef gih,wkto `krùeir beissfs toit gicf okg rfsfglef i turtef. ―[nu mnh‛t

usuieey gicf gksticfs.‗ Of lekhcs ihm stirfs it oks sonfs. Rf‛vf



0;

GNHK@I OFPPF

chnwh fiò ntofr anr iegnst i yfir, lut of‛s sn iwcwirm. Pngf-

tkgfs K tokhc of lfìgf ih uhmfrticfr lfìusf kt wis fiskfr anr

okg tn spfhm tkgf wkto tof mfim toih tof ekvkhb.

―K‛g snrry. K bufss K‛g i ekttef mkstri`tfm.‗

Of mnfsh‛t pry. ―Roy mnh‛t K oihmef tof im ihm tof a enwfrs> K

oivf i afw frrihms anr ynu toks iatfrhnnh4 tof lutòfr‛s ihm tofh

tn Grs. mf Qrkfs‛s.‗ Of wkh`fs wokef siykhb ofr higf, ihm hnw

K sff woy of‛s bkvfh gf i piss nh tof hfwspipfr gksticf. Kt‛s ih

fxòihbf anr mfiekhb wkto Grs. mf Qrkfs.―]oihc ynu,‗ K tfee okg, ihm bril gy `nit lfanrf of ìh

òihbf oks gkhm. K‛ee mfie wkto Grs. mf Qrkfs eitfr. Akrst K‛ee bn tn

Grs. Dihssfh.

Nutskmf, sngftokhb hfw4 Enhb Ekvf tof Aõorfr ois lffh wrkt-

tfh nh tof lukemkhb i`rnss tof strfft kh woktf pikht, stkee wft, ihm

hnw K‛ee sff kt fvfry tkgf K efivf wnrc. Mkm tof sonp nwhfr mn kt is

i sonw na Hizk suppnrt> Nr mkm tof Hizks mn kt is i prnpibihmi>

Kt‛s iewiys oirm tn tfee.

]ofrf oivf lffh i`ts na prntfst skh`f tof stirt na tof

n`ùpitknh”ih nrbihkzfm wnrcfr strkcf toit wis squisofm

quk`cey ihm efat mfim lnmkfs kh tof strffts. Zipi tokhcs tofrfsonuem lf gnrf. Kt‛s fisy anr okg tn siy, wofh oks efb cffps okg

arng pirtk`kpitkhb. Gigi tokhcs Hizks irf lfists, lut sof

wnuemh‛t ìrf is guò ka tofy stiyfm kh Bfrgihy. Pof dust wihts

tofg nut na ofr `nuhtry. Iatfr tof wir, pfnpef wkee skt irnuhm ihm

rfìee tof lrivf wiys tofy rflfeefm ibikhst tof Hizks, ihm hnlnmy

wkee wiht tn rfgfglfr toit tofkr lkbbfst ―rflfeeknh‗ wis wfirkhbi ìrhitknh kh onhnr na nur fxkefm rnyie aigkey. Nr giylf pfnpef

wkee skt irnuhm ihm spfic Bfrgih, lfìusf tof Bfrgihs wkee



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oivf wnh. ]ofrf irf tonsf won wnuem `feflritf toit, tnn. Ron

lfekfvf kh tof Hizks, nr won‛vf mf`kmfm kt‛s sgirtfr tn suppnrt tof

khvimfrs. Ekcf Feslfto. Feslfto, won”

Hfvfr gkhm.

K iegnst turh irnuhm twk`f nh gy wiy tn Grs. Dihssfh‛s. Nh`f

wofh K wiec pist i snemkfr khtfrrnbitkhb i bkre gy ibf nh tof strfft,

ihm nh`f dust lfanrf K rkhb tof mnnrlfee. Rofh Grs. Dihssfh sffs

gf, ofr ai`f lrfics khtn suò i rfekfvfm sgkef toit K hfirey turh

irnuhm i tokrm tkgf, lfìusf K‛g stkee hnt quktf surf woit K‛gmnkhb ofrf.

―[nu mf`kmfm tn ofep gf.‗ Pof aekhbs npfhs tof mnnr. ―K chfw

ynu wnuem. K chfw K gimf tof rkbot mf`ksknh tn trust ynu. K `nuem

sff kh ynur ai`f. Ofhmrkc iewiys sikm”‗

―[nu oivfh‛t tnem ihynhf fesf, oivf ynu>‗ K khtfrrupt. ―Lfanrf

nr iatfr gf>‗

―Hn. Lut ka ynu oimh‛t `ngf li`c, K mnh‛t chnw woit K wnuem

oivf mnhf. K‛vf lffh skttkhb ofrf wnrrykhb ilnut kt.‗

―Grs. Dihssfh. Ptnp. Khskmf.‗ K bril ofr felnw ihm bukmf ofr

khtn ofr nwh skttkhb rnng, wofrf wf skt nh ofr aimfm a enrie `nuò.

―Akrst, K oivfh‛t ibrffm tn ofep,‗ K tfee ofr, lfìusf K wiht tn lfèfir. ―K‛g ofrf tn tiec tn ynu ilnut kt. ]n `nhskmfr kt. Anr hnw wf‛ee

dust tiec ilnut Gkrdig, ihm K‛ee `nhskmfr kt. Lut K‛g hnt i mftf`tkvf,

ihm K‛g hnt prngkskhb ihytokhb.‗

Pof hnms. ―K uhmfrstihm.‗

―Iee rkbot. ]ofh woy mnh‛t ynu tfee gf gnrf>‗

―Ihytokhb. Roit wnuem ynu ekcf tn chnw>‗Roit wnuem K ekcf tn chnw> K oivf hn kmfi woit tof pnek`f

wnuem isc. Lut usuieey wofh K‛g akhmkhb lei`c gircft nldf`ts anr



=9

GNHK@I OFPPF

pfnpef, K lfbkh wkto i poyskìe mfs`rkptknh. Ka tofy hffm sonfs, K

isc woit skzf, woit `nenr. ―Issugkhb K mf`kmf tn ofep ynu, kt wnuem

lf hk`f tn chnw woit Gkrdig enncs ekcf,‗ K siy. ―Mn ynu oivf pk`-

turfs> Mkm Gkrdig lrkhb ihy wkto ofr> Ihy aigkey pontnbripos>‗

―Pof mkmh‛t oivf tkgf tn lrkhb ihytokhb. Dust tof èntofs nh

ofr li`c.‗

―Roit wfrf tonsf> Roit wis sof wfirkhb wofh sof mks-

ippfirfm>‗

Grs. Dihssfh ènsfs ofr fyfs ihm tokhcs. ―I lrnwh sckrt. I`rfig-`nenrfm lenusf. Ihm ofr `nit. ]of wnrcrnng kh tof aur-

hkturf stnrf bnt sn mriaty ynu oim tn wfir i `nit iee tof tkgf li`c

tofrf. Pof wis wfirkhb toit nh tnp na ofr èntofs. Kt wis leuf.‗

―Ekcf toks>‗ K pnkht tn tof rnyie leuf nh Grs. Dihssfh‛s Mfeat

siu`frs kh tof òkhi ùplnirm.

―Gnrf ekcf tof scy. Nh i suhhy miy. Rkto twn rnws na skevfr

luttnhs. K efht ofr ntofr èntofs wokef sof wis ofrf, lut wofh sof

mksippfirfm, ofr nrkbkhie tokhbs wfrf tof nhey èntofs gksskhb.‗

K cffp isckhb qufstknhs, ilnut ihy poyskìe mftike K ìh tokhc

na, gfhtieey mriwkhb i bkre kh gy ofim. @urey mirc oikr, aieekhb tn

ofr sonuemfrs. I sefhmfr hnsf. Leukso-briy fyfs.―]of \nnmvfemts‛ hfkbolnrs gkbot oivf i pontnbripo,‗ Grs.

Dihssfh naafrs. ―Iatfr tof \nnmvfemts mksippfirfm, tof hfkbolnrs

gkbot oivf trkfm tn sivf sngf tokhbs arng tof ipirtgfht.‗

―Mn ynu chnw ihytokhb ilnut tof hfkbolnrs>‗

Pof soicfs ofr ofim. ]oit gfihs K ìh‛t bn tn tof ipirtgfht

ihm isc qufstknhs. Hnt wofh tof \nnmvfemts‛ uhkt ks prnlileyn`ùpkfm ly ih HPL aigkey ierfimy. Igstfrmig ks i `rnwmfm

`kty, wofrf fvfh kh hnrgie tkgfs kt‛s mkaakùet tn akhm onuskhb.



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Hnw, wofh i Dfwkso aigkey mksippfirs, i aigkey na sygpitokzfrs

rfippfirs kh kts pei`f, ìrrykhb nh is ka tofy‛m iewiys ekvfm tofrf.

Lfskmfs, tof wir gicfs arkfhms turh nh fiò ntofr. ]of hfkbolnrs

gkbot oivf lffh tof nhfs tn rfvfie tof aigkey‛s sf`rft okmkhb pei`f.

Rofrf fesf `nuem K akhm i pontnbripo>

―Oivf ynu lffh tn tof okmkhb pei`f kh tof aurhkturf wnrc-

sonp>‗ K isc.

Pof hnms. ―]of miy iatfr Ofhmrkc wis”tof miy iatfr kt

oippfhfm. @ngpeftfey rihsi`cfm. ]of Bfrgihs tnnc iegnstfvfrytokhb, nr giylf tof \nnmvfemts mkmh‛t lrkhb guò tn lfbkh

wkto. Ofhmrkc‛s sf`rftiry gkbot oivf trkfm tn sivf sngftokhb,

lut sof efat nh ofr onhfygnnh tof miy iatfr tof rikm. K ìh wrktf

tn ofr, lut K‛g hnt surf wofh sof bfts li`c.‗

―Rofrf mkm Gkrdig bn tn sònne>‗

―]of Dfwkso Ey`fug, skh`f Dfwkso stumfhts wfrf sfbrfbitfm. K

mnh‛t chnw wofrf kt ks.‗

K mn. Kt‛s rkbot ienhb tof Igstfe \kvfr kh i rfmlrk`c lukemkhb

wkto tiee wkhmnws. K piss ly kt iee tof tkgf ihm hnw imm kt tn gy

gfhtie akef nh Gkrdig. K oivf i enìtknh kh wokò K ìh pei`f tof

bkre K‛vf `rfitfm kh gy ofim.―Roit oippfhs hfxt>‗ Grs. Dihssfh iscs. ―Irf ynu bnkhb tn

spfic wkto ynur arkfhms ilnut toks>‗

―Arkfhms>‗

―Ron irf bnkhb tn ofep ynu> Ron chnw ilnut tofsf tokhbs>‗

Hnw K‛g lfbkhhkhb tn uhmfrstihm woy Grs. Dihssfh ìgf

tn gf. Lfìusf sof ois hn kmfi onw keek`kt i`tkvktkfs wnrc. ]ofrfskstih`f, tof lei`c gircft”sof tokhcs wf‛rf iee nhf hftwnrc,



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GNHK@I OFPPF

soirkhb khanrgitknh, penttkhb ibikhst tof Bfrgihs. Lut woit K mn

anr Gr. Crfuc wnrcs nhey lfìusf gy ekhc kh tof òikh ks sn sgiee.

Ka K wfrf tn lf ìubot ihm qufstknhfm ilnut Gr. Crfuc‛s npfri-

tknh, K `nuem siy toit K mkmh‛t chnw ka of‛m khvnevfm ihynhf fesf,

ihm toit wnuem lf tfeekhb tof truto.

K mnh‛t oivf i rfskstih`f hftwnrc. Gy prnaktffrkhb sonpcffp-

frs wkee lf usfefss anr toks tisc. K mnh‛t oivf ihytokhb, rfieey, fx`fpt

ih kgibkhiry pk`turf na i bkre K‛vf hfvfr sffh, won K stkee oivfh‛t

aueey prngksfm Grs. Dihssfh K‛ee akhm.―K hffm tn sff tof okmkhb spi`f ibikh,‗ K tfee Grs. Dihssfh.

Pof efts gf kh ly uheitòkhb tof okmmfh onnc, ihm tofh

ìees iatfr gf. ―K ierfimy enncfm kh ofrf. Lfanrf ynu ìgf, K wfht

tornubo fvfrytokhb yfstfrmiy.‗

K wikt anr gy fyfs tn imdust. ]of spi`f ks giylf anur afft wkmf.

Iee lut i afw khòfs irf ticfh up ly tof uhanemfm npceiplfm. K

puee li`c tof quket, fxigkhkhb tof sofft lfenw, mnkhb tof sigf

anr tof gittrfss ihm pkeenw. Nh tof hirrnw sofea, tof gibizkhf

K‛m hntk`fm firekfr, ih nem kssuf, arng lfanrf tof wir. Grs. Dihssfh

prnliley oim kt ignhb Dih‛s nem tokhbs ihm bivf kt tn Gkrdig is

sngftokhb tn rfim.Hnhf na tof gibizkhf‛s pibfs oivf hntfs nr girckhbs nh tofg,

lut tu`cfm uhmfrhfito ks tof eitfst kssuf na Oft Zirnne, tof pipfr

Grs. Dihssfh gfhtknhfm bkvkhb Gkrdig yfstfrmiy. Zfnpef rfim tof

rfskstih`f pipfrs vnri`knusey, tofh pissfm tofg ienhb. Grs. Dihs-

sfh‛s hfkbolnr nr mfekvfry lny gust oivf bkvfh toks nhf tn ofr.

K anem up tof npceiplfm tn ennc it tof aennr uhmfrhfito, pffe-khb li`c tof tokh rub.



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Hntokhb. Hntokhb ihywofrf.

Lut woit mkm K fxpf`t tn akhm> I efttfr arng Gkrdig fxpeikh-

khb wofrf sof wfht> I tripmnnr, wofrf i Hizk ̀ nuem oivf shficfm

kh ihm ìrrkfm Gkrdig iwiy> Rofh K fgfrbf khtn tof cktòfh,

rullkhb gy fyfs ibikhst tof lrkbothfss, Grs. Dihssfh stirts tn sft

nut `naaff ibikh.

―Ks ynur hfkbolnr i`rnss tof strfft ongf>‗ K isc ofr. ―Grs.

Qffhstri> ]of nhf wonsf snh bnt wiyeikm>‗

―K mnh‛t tokhc sn.‗ Pof arnwhs. ―Mkm ynu wiht tn khtfrvkfw ofr>Pof mnfsh‛t chnw ilnut Gkrdig.‗

K soicf gy ofim. ―Ptiy it ynur mnnr. Ihm sngftkgf kh tof

hfxt akvf gkhutfs, npfh kt ihm `ngf nut. Ihytkgf kh tof hfxt akvf

gkhutfs. Dust mnh‛t bkvf gf wirhkhb wofh.‗

Rrippkhb gy irgs irnuhm gy wikst ibikhst tof `nem, K `rnss

tof strfft tn tof onusf lfenhbkhb tn Grs. Qffhstri ihm stihm nh

tof stfps, gy li`c ai`khb Grs. Dihssfh‛s ongf. Iatfr i gkhutf kt

`ngfs4 ih iumklef èk`c, aneenwfm kggfmkitfey ly i yippkhb mnb.

Rofh K turh irnuhm, Grs. Dihssfh stirfs it gf, `nhausfm.

―K mnh‛t uhmfrstihm,‗ sof siys wofh wf‛rf li`c kh tof onusf.

―Roit wfrf ynu mnkhb>‗―K hntk`fm kt firekfr wofh @orkstnaafe efat wkto tof npceiplfm.

[nur mnnr ks sn nem ihm ofivy3 kt ̀ ih‛t lf npfhfm wktonut gickhb i

snuhm. Ihm is snnh is toit mnb hfxt mnnr”‗

―Arktzk,‗ Grs. Dihssfh suppekfs. ―]of hfkbolnr lny‛s sòhiuzfr.‗

―Is snnh is toit mnb ofirs tof mnnr, kt stirts lirckhb. Fvfh

ka ynu wfrf ennckhb kh `ngpeftfey tof ntofr mkrf`tknh, ynu wnuemoivf ofirm tof mnb ihm hntk`fm Gkrdig efivkhb tornubo tof arnht

mnnr.‗



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GNHK@I OFPPF

―]oit‛s woit K sikm.‗ Pof‛s `rnss it gy `nhèusknh. ―K ierfimy

tnem ynu toit yfstfrmiy. Pof `nuemh‛t oivf efat tornubo toit mnnr.

Ihm K ierfimy enncfm tornubo Gkrdig‛s okmkhb pei`f. [nu‛rf wist-

khb tkgf mnkhb tokhbs K ierfimy mkm.‗

―Mkm ynu ierfimy akhm ofr>‗ Gy vnk`f ks soirpfr toih kt hffms

tn lf3 K‛g `nvfrkhb gy khfxpfrkfh`f wkto aiesf `nhakmfh`f. ―[nu

cffp tfeekhb gf K‛g mnkhb tokhbs ynu ierfimy trkfm, lut uhefss ynu

ierfimy anuhm ofr, K hffm tn sff fvfrytokhb wkto gy nwh fyfs.

Hnw, ticf gf tn tof li`c mnnr.‗Pof npfhs ofr gnuto, prnliley tn tfee gf ibikh toit Gkrdig

`nuemh‛t oivf fsìpfm tornubo tofrf lfìusf na tof khskmf eitò,

lut tofh tokhcs lfttfr.

]of rfir mnnr ks i ofivy nic, ihm kt‛s kggfmkitfey ippirfht

woit sof gfiht ly kt hnt ̀ enskhb. Ibf ihm tof sfttekhb na tof onusf

oivf wirpfm tof mnnr `ngpeftfey, sn toit tof tnp oiea na tof mnnr

luebfs iwiy arng tof dig. ]oit‛s woy Grs. Dihssfh ois immfm tof

eitò. Kt‛s ofivy, gimf na krnh, ihm wofh fhbibfm, kt onems tof mnnr

prnpfrey sout. Rofh kt‛s hnt fhbibfm, i tokh strfig na ikr sffps kh

tornubo tof tnp.

Pof‛s rkbot. K ìh‛t tokhc na ihy wiy toit i pfrsnh `nuem efivftornubo toks mnnr ihm en`c tof eitò lfokhm ofrsfea.

Grs. Dihssfh ks stirkhb it gf. K oivfh‛t tnem ofr toit K‛ee ofep,

hnt naak`kieey. Ihm yft K oivfh‛t wiecfm iwiy. Kt‛s sn kggfhsfey

mihbfrnus, guò gnrf toih ihytokhb K‛vf ieenwfm gysfea tn mn.

Lut Grs. Dihssfh ìgf tn gf, tof wiy Gr. Crfuc oim ̀ ngf tn

gf, ihm K‛g vfry bnnm it akhmkhb tokhbs.K ìh affe gysfea bfttkhb su`cfm khtn toks gystfry. Giylf

lfìusf Lis wnuem. Giylf lfìusf kt‛s ihntofr wiy tn aenut tof




ruefs. Lut giylf lfìusf, kh i `nuhtry toit ois `ngf tn gicf hn

sfhsf, kh i wnrem K ìhhnt snevf, toks ks i sgiee pkf`f toit K ìh. K

hffm tn bft tn Gkrdig‛s sònne, tof pei`f toit gkbot oivf i pk`turf,

tof pei`f toit gkbot fxpeikh won toks bkre ks. Lfìusf issugkhb

toit Grs. Dihssfh ks `nrrf`t kh ofr tkgfekhf, issugkhb tof mnb

iewiys lircs wofh sngfnhf efivfs, issugkhb Gkrdig `nuemh‛t

oivf bnhf tornubo tof li`c mnnr, issugkhb iee toit ks truf, kt

sffgs toks bkre ks i bonst.

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