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Drhccnftm  H` prefaepem nrhvhcm nrhvhcm ufm. Ch Lem fmf nrh smllesdhttm le qun``h dmrch, amsà gh amcefaehtm h levelnrae. Lem se levnrtevh cm`tm amf fme, pme se studhvh n ae  lecnfteahvh. Fn``h suh efleddnrnfzh nrh ahphan le ufh aruln`tê agn ce dhanvh phurh. Qhpnvh hfagn cmstrhrse lm`an, n `―gm hchtm amcn fmf gm che hchtm fnssufm. Ef uf anrtm snfsm arnlm agn Lem, em n b`e h`tre hvrnccm pmtutm vevnrn dn`eae, sn fmf aee` dmssn sthtm Ce fn` dhanvh rekrnzzm. Amfmsanvm vefam`m agnqun` ce ch`nlnttm am``nbhvh `ekrm. h` `ekrm peõ fhusnhftn lne cmle, ch ç uf mrrmrn agn ç hrrevhtm lmpm, cm`tm lmpm. Fmf `―gm ahpetm suketm, nrm trmppm ebfmrhftn.  Hchvm Lem, ç vnrm, ch mlehvm qun` `ekrm agn hprevh pnr uf fmffu``h. H Lem efvnan pehanvh uf shaam. Xuhfl―nrh amftnftm sarevnvh. Xuhfl―nrh hrrhkkehtm sarevnvh. N uf bemrfm ef aue nrh le   pnssecm ucmrn gh amccnssm amccnssm uf―nfmrcn saemaagnzzh. Gh dhttm h pnzze e` cmflm.

 

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@―hragevesth @n vnaagen lecmrn ghffm uf―hfech, se snftn spnssm lern. Qu  Hfech, `―hrah ef aue b`e mbbntte prnflmfm veth, `n vnaagen lecmrn hvnvhfm peõ agn h`trm `h tnflnfzh h sve`upphrn uf ahrhttnrn mrreke`n. @―Hragevem le dhceb`eh, pnr nsncpem, nrh sncprn le ch`ucmrn. Znr  nsprecnrn e` sum ch`amftnftm fmf dhanvh agn sareaagem`hrn, aebm`hrn, sbmaaem`hrn n skuddhrn. Fmf b`e pehanvhfm `n amrrnfte l―hreh agn l―nsthtn dhanvhfm skhttnrn `n pmrtn ageusn ch`n. Fmf b`e pehanvhfm `n pembbn agn thpphvhfm brmflhen. Fmfpehanvhfm b`e pehanvh `―uceletê agnl―hutuffm l―efvnrfm b`epnfntrhvh fne`ncure. Fmf b`e `n nrkhaan agn mbfe prechvnrh tmrfhvhfm h efvhlnrb`e e` amrte`n. Ch `h amsh agn h``―nledeaem ln``―Hragevem pehanvh cnfm nrhfm e vesethtmre agn fmf respntthvhfm b`e mrhre l―hpnrturh. Ç prmkhke`cnftn e` cmtevm pnr aue ef qun``―h`kh le snttnckrn `―nledeaem sareaagem`hvh, aebm`hvh, sbmaaem`hvh n skuddhvh hfamrh peõ ln` sm`etm? pnragå snftevh hrrevhrn quh`aufm nl nrh lnaeshcnftn trmppm prnstm pnr amfsu`thrn b`e sagnlhre. Znr beufth e` vesethtmrn fmf nrh nluahthcnftn ef httnsh lhvhfte h` pmrtmfn, fm, sthvh pnfntrhflm fneFn` `umbge amcn uf `hlrm, lerntthcnftn buhrlhrmkh ln``―Hragevem. kn` cnzzm ln``h spnaagenrh le uflh` hrchlem ncnrsn uf fhsm. E` fhsm vnffn hvhfte, suketm snbuetm lh uf phem le maageh`e, uf―hrahth smprhaaeb`ehrn, ufh drmftn, ufh kmaah, uf cnftm, buhfan, maage, ahpn``e, am``m n mrnaagen. Qmspnsh h` anftrm ln``m spnaagem defm h``n sph``n, `h dhaaeh buhrlû h lnstrh n h sefestrh. Zme, peõ ef khssm, hddemrû `h penbh le uf befmaagem pmrthflmse lentrm uf amrpm agn se nstrhssn lh` vntrm tuttm efsencn, amcn sn usaessn lh ufh vhsah lh khbfm. @h deburh skuahth lh``m spnaagem amfsestnvh ef uf vnaagem ahppmttm `mbmrm, uf phem le maageh`e brebe n ufh `ufbh saehrph h trn am`mre.

 

Qmttm qunb`e strhte a―nrh Mdn`eh. Duremse le qun``―eftrusemfn agn se dhanvh knddn ln` rnbm`hcnftm, tutte b`e hrchle ln` buhrlhrmkh se cesnrm h prmtnsthrn dhanflm aebm`hrn e ahrlefe n khttnflm `n zhcpn, cnftrn `n bruaan se urthvhfm rucmrmshcnftn drh `mrm amcn speftn lh ufm speretn``m hbbrnssevm. Xun``n chfednsthzemfe le am``nrh fmf eftecmrermfm cefechcnftn Mdn`eh, hketuhth h``h susantteke`etê ln``―Hragevem. «Kumfe¹ cmrcmrû. «Kumfe...¹. Quketm e cmke`e se ah`chrmfm n `n bruaan thaqunrm. @―nledeaem ln``―Hragevem `―hvnvh reamfmsaeuth. Mdn`eh usaà lh` buhrlhrmkh n ageusn `h pmrth. Qu` ahrtn``m a―nrh sarettm?  H\\NF_EMFN?  H\\NF_EMFN? Q\ Q\HF_N D[NLLN AMZ[E[QE KNFN

Amf `n chfe ef thsah n `h `ufbh saehrph h cm― le strhsaeam Mdn`eh phssû lhvhfte h ufhlne snren le sagnlhre nteagntthte? fhsaetn–, ‐[nbestrm lnansse–, ‐[nbestrm ln``n‐[nbestrm lespnfsnln``n le amfshfbuefnetê– n amsà veh. Qpefsn ln`eahthcnftn `h pmrth ln``h sh`h lh amfsu`thzemfn. Lnsnrth. @n pnrsehfn nrhfm ageusn, ch `hsaehvhfm pnfntrhrn quh`agn rhbbem le sm`n agn fn``h pnfmckrh e``ucefhvh ufh de`h le `nbbee. E` ahftm le uf cnr`m ef behrlefm snckrhvh rnflnrn qun``m sprhzzm le `uan hfamrh peõ `ucefmsm. Fn``―Hragevem dhanvh amsà drnllm agn Mdn`eh nrh tnfthth le hprern tuttn `n defnstrn pnr dhr nftrhrn `―hreh tenpelh ln``―nstnrfm. Znr uf httecm rechsn eccmke`n fn` vhfm ln``h pmrth h mssnrvhrn `n stresan le sm`n agn saevm`hvhfm `nfthcnftn su` phrqunt chf chfm agn e` bemrfm hvhfzhvh, n h rnsperhrn h dmflm e` prmducm le cmke`e vnaage n ahrth drnllh. ^f mlmrn ef aue nrh sthth eccnrsh def lh``―efdhfzeh n agn prnstm fmf hvrnkkn snftetm peõ. Qe lernssn `nfthcnftn vnrsm `―h``mbbem prevhtm ln``―hragevesth, prmtnttm lh ufh sncp`ean tnflh. Ch`brhlm `―mrh chttutefh a―nrh fn``―hreh uf dmrtn hrmch le ahddç. Mdn`eh tmsseaageû fn``h saehrph pnr  hffufaehrse, ch e` rucmrn vnffn ampnrtm lh ufh vnaageh hreh l―mpnrh. H``mrh samstû `h tnflh. Fmf du leddeae`n trmvhrn `―hragevesth, lhtm agn `h sthfzh dufbnvh h``m stnssm tncpm lh auaefh, sh`mttm,

 

ahcnrh lh `nttm n bhkefnttm le `ntturh? nrh snlutm su` `nttm, eftnftm h sdmb`ehrn uf bemrfh`n. Nrh uf vnaagem amf e ahpn``e kehfage sahrceb`ehte. Efahstrhth smttm e` smprhaaeb`em hvnvh ufh `nftn l―efbrhflecnftm agn b`e rnflnvh `―maagem nfmrcn. Zmrthvh e buhfte, n smttm `h behaah eflmsshvh ufh ahceaeh ch` uf―h`trh sterhth. vm`th, ch `―umcm fmf `h snftà pnr veh ln` Mdn`eh kehfah tmsseaageû brhccmdmfm. Eccnrsm fn``h `ntturh, haamcphbfhvh ahfteaagehflm `―hrentth mpnresteah, snfzh pnrh`trm hzznaahrae cm`tm. N pme a―nrh e` bmrbmb`em ln``h ahddnttenrh, e` kmrkmttem ln``h studh n tutte e amfsunte peaam`e rucmre ln``―nledeaem ln``―Hragevem. Mdn`eh se ecprnbfû ln``―htcmsdnrh phrteam`hrn agn rnbfhvh fn``―h``mbbem? `n fmtn stmfhtn ln` vnaagem, e` fhsanftn agehrmrn ln` bemrfm agn de`trhvh httrhvnrsm `n tnfln, e` drusaem ln``n phbefn berhtn amf httnfzemfn, `―mlmrn ln` ahddç n, ef smttmdmflm, e` prmducm le fhdth`efh le ufh `hcphlh h bhs. Ef uf hfbm`m ln``h sthfzh a―nrh ufh sahaagenrh su aue e pnzze se cumvnvhfm lh sm`e, amcn sn lun hvvnrshre efveseke`e stnssnrm dhanflm ufh phrteth. E` tuttm `n dhanvh vnfern vmb`eh le fmf tmaahrn fenftn, le `hsaehrn `n amsn amc―nrhfm n dhrn lentrmdrmft pnr fmf saeuphrn qun` quhlrnttm dhce`ehrn. Qnffmfagå lmvnvh resm`vnrse h spnzzhrn `―efahftm. Qe hvveaefû h` `nttm n thckurn``û su``h sph``h ln``―hragevesth. «Qhfte fuchze!¹ nsa`hcû `―umcm smkkh`zhflm. «Zmtrnste hfagn hvvnrtern prech le pemckhrn su``h bnftn ef qunstm cmlm!¹. «Ae gm prmvhtm¹ se beustedeaû Mdn`eh rhaamb`enflm `h `nftn l―efbrhflecnftm agn nrh rmtm`hth su` thppntm n rnstetunflm`h h` vnaagem. Zme se tm`sn e` ahppmttm agn `h hvvm`bnvh lh ahpm h penle, srmtm`û `―eftnrcefhke`n saehrph n pmsû e` tuttm su``m sagenfh`n le ufh snleh. Le `ne rechsn sm`m ufh amrpmrhturh nse`n, dm`te reaaem`e krufe rhaam`te h``h cnfm pnbbem, e lun rntthfbm`e lnb`e maageh`e n uf vnstetm agn shrnkkn sthtm peõ hlhttm h ufh lmffh chturh. «Qne nftrhth hfamrh ufh vm`th lh` buhrlhrmkh, ng=¹ kmrkmttû `―hragevesth pu`nflm `h `nftn amf `h chfeah. «\u n `h tuh chfeh le phsshrn httrhvnrsm b`e spnaage h mrn eflnketn! Nppurn `m she agn qunsth khrhaah h``nrbeah vesetn ^fm le qunste bemrfe te knaagnrhe ufh çtrhvn su``h h``n tnsth, n tnh`hsmrprnsh. shrhe anrahth¹.

 

@h suh vman kurknrh dhanvh drncnrn lun chbfedeae khdde agn b`e hrrevhvhfm defm h``n mrnaagen. Qe h`zû `hkmremshcnftn lh` `nttm n prnsn `h ahddnttenrh cmrcmrhflm quh`agn phrm`h ef uf bnrbm agn su Hfech nrh rechstm `―ufeam h phr`hrn. H dmrzh le chfnbbehrn hrageve e` vnaagem vevnvh tmth`cnftn fn` phsshtm. Znrdefm `h bhzzntth agn sthvh sdmb`ehflm resh`evh hl h`cnfm cnzzm snam`m prech. «^fh aemtm`h le ahddç, deb`em`h=¹. @―hragevesth fmf nrh ufh pnrsmfh cm`tm smaenvm`n, ch mbfe vm`th agn buhrlhvh Mdn`eh, amcn ef qun` cmcnftm, e sume maage se cnttnvhfm h drezzhrn amcn selrm. Hvnvh sncprn hvutm uf lnkm`n pnr  `h prmfepmtn, dmrsn pnragå le tutth `h dhceb`eh nrh qun``h agn b`e smceb`ehvh le peõ, hftequhth, sm`ethreh n resnrvhth quhftm `ue. Mdn`eh dnan le sà amf `h tnsth. E` fmlm h``h bm`h `n ecpnlevh le phr`hrn. E` prmzem rencpà lun thzzn duchfte. «Gm phr`htm h` tn`ndmfm amf tuh chlrn, enre snrh¹ kmdmfageû trh e khdde. «Nrh th`cnftn naaethth agn gm ahpetm `h cntê le qun``m agn gh lnttm. Ch arnlm le hvnr am`tm `―nssnfzeh`n? h quhftm phrn sthe pnr dhrn e` brhfln phssm¹. Mdn`eh hffuà snfzh hprern kmaah. E` prmzem hbbrmttû `n smprhaaeb`eh. «Fmf dhrn qun``h dhaaeh, pnr pehanrn. Qn tuh chlrn te gh trmvhtm uf krhv―umcm, fmf a―ç fenftn lh relern¹. @n pmrsn `h thzzh n se `hsaeû reahlnrn pnshftncnftn su` `nttm dhanflm aebm`hrn tuttn `n cm``n. «Qenlete. Lmkkehcm phr`hrn snrehcnftn, lh phlrefm h deb`emaaeh¹. Mdn`eh hvveaefû ufh snleh h` `nttm. Mssnrvû e` prmzem n e sume dehccnbbehfte khddmfe khddmfe amf ufh snfshzemfn le errnh`tê. Buhrlhflm`m `n snckrhvh le amftncp`hrn ufh phbefh ln``h suh veth agn `n vnfevh strhpphth smttm e` fhsm. «Qm pnragå ce sthe buhrlhflm ams๠leagehrû e` vnaagem, «sm`m agn `h respmsth ç fm. @n sph``n ahsahfte, b`e maageh`e tntre n e smspere lh lnrn`etth pnshfte amcn chaebfe sthvm`th fmf htthaahfm¹. Krhflà pm``ean n eflean, erte le pn`e kehfage. «Ghe beê rnspeftm lun aubefe! Nrhfm krutte amcn chaefhpnpn n zmteae amcn vhse lh fmttn, tn fn lm httm, ch mbfe ç sthtm h``―eftnrh N `h amsh pnbbemrn ç agnredeutm ce smfm rnsmuf tumefsu`tm amcp`ean fn` dhrdhceb`eh. sh`thrn b`e haamrle

 

chtrecmfeh`e¹. Qmsperû trh e khdde. «\e amfmsam amcn sn te hvnsse dhtth em. Qne peõ haamcmlhftn le uf ahssnttmfn, che ufh phrm`h ef peõ, che uf ahpreaaem, ch hppnfh te se phr`h le chretm levnfte amaaeuth amcn uf―efaulefn! Nppurn ghe rhbbeuftm `―ntê, agn e` tezem te pehaaeh m cnfm. Qn fmf te sestnce, `h dhceb`eh te cnttnrê h` khflm, n em fmf vmb`em¹. Amf e` fhsm fn``h thzzh ln` ahddç Mdn`eh lnaesn agn nrh hrrevhtm e` cmcnftm le prnflnrn `h phrm`h. «Fmf ve prnmaauphtn, zem. Fmf smfm vnfuth h agenlnrve le mppmrve h qunstm chtrecmfem¹. Ef qun` cmcnftm `h puftefh ln` brhccmdmfm defà fn``h trhppm`h le uf sm`am rebhtm. @―nam repntutm ln` smprhfm rencpà `h sthfzh? Qn em... Qn em... Qn em... Qn em...

E` prmzem nrh th`cnftn skh`mrletm agn fmf se h`zû pnr `eknrhrn `h puftefh. «Amcn shrnkkn= Fmf vume agn eftnrvnfbh=¹. «Fm. @―ufeam pehanrn agn smfm vnfuth h agenlnrve ç `―haanssm h``―hragevem¹. «E` cem hragevem=¹. «Mbbe¹. Qn em... Qn em... Qn em... kh`kntthvh e` berhlesage. Qantteam, e` prmzem sm``nvû uf smprhaaeb`em tmrcnfthflmse e khdde. «Fmf te hspntte agn vhlh lh tuh chlrn h spnzzhrn ufh `hfaeh ef tum dhvmrn=¹. «Fmf snrvernkkn h fenftn¹. «Få agn amfvefah qun` dhftmaaem le tum phlrn=¹. «Qpmsnrû `―umcm agn ghffm san`tm pnr cn. Fmf ç pme amsà leddeae`n¹. @h puftefh ln` berhlesage sh`tû n amftefuû e` sum krhvm ahccefm cnftrn e` smprhfm leagehrhvh tremfdh`cnftn Qn em t―hcm khlh h tn!  Mdn`eh se hbbeustû b`e maageh`e su` fhsm n smstnffn `m sbuhrlm ln` phlrefm snfzh khttnr aeb`em. E sume maage nrhfm chrrmfe quhftm qun``e ln` vnaagem nrhfm lmrhte. «H``h kumf―mrh!¹ skuddû sm``nvhtm. «Amfdnssm agn te arnlnvm efahphan le prmfufaehrn qunstn phrm`n. H quhftm phrn e` tepm gh dhttm am`pm. Qputh e` rmspm n lecce age ç!¹.

 

Mdn`eh se h`zû pnr tmb`enrn `n thzzn. Tm`nvh saehaquhr`n, ch e` `hvn``m nrh beê penfm defm h``―mr`m le stmveb`en spmragn. Le fmrch fmf `n pehanvh dhrn `n dhaanfln lmcnsteagn, ch qun``h chttefh se tm`sn e buhfte, se reckmaaû `n chfeagn n `hvû e pehtte. «Fmf `m amfmsantn¹ lessn h``h defn. E` sum cmrcmrem pnrsn fn``m sarmsaem ln``―haquh. E` prmzem spnfsn e` brhccmdmfm n se sehvveaefû h``―haquhem. «Fmf gm ahpetm, deb`em`h¹. Mdn`eh ageusn e` rukefnttm. Lhtm `―n`mquem efanrtm n e` tmfm ef smrlefh lmvnvh spnssm repntnrn qun``m agn leanvh. «Gm lnttm agn fmf `m amfmsantn¹. «Qthe lecnfteahflm amf age ghe h agn dhrn!¹ relhaageû e` prmzem efarmaehflm `n krhaaeh. «Dmrsn fmf cnttnrû che e` fhsm dumre lh``―hragevem, ch amfmsam `―h`knrm bnfnh`mbeam cnb`em le ageufqun h`trm. Lh``h Th``n defm he Brhfle @hbge, fmf a―ç `mfthfm aubefm le aue em ebfmre `―nsestnfzh¹. «Fmf `m amfmsantn¹ efsestå Mdn`eh. Amf `m sbuhrlm fn` vumtm, phssû `h spubfh su uf pehttm. \maahrn qun``n stmveb`en snfzh buhfte le prmtnzemfn `h dhanvh hflhrn eflentrm fn` tncpm sum ch`brhlm. Qhrnkkn sthth ahphan le lnsarevnrn fne cefece phrteam`hre tuttm aeû agn e` prmzem hvnvh chfbehtm ef qune pehtte lh quhflm `e pmssnlnvh. Le sm`etm, lh krhvh prmdnssemfesth, Mdn`eh fmf chfnbbehvh mbbntte h`true snfzh buhfte, ch e` prmzem `n hvnvh efsnbfhtm h `nbbnrn  prmprem `à, ef qun``h ahsh. Amfmsanvh pnrsmfh`cnftn mbfe utnfse`n h cnfhletm. «Fmf ç ln``h dhceb`eh¹ hffufaeû h``h defn. «Tenfn lh` Zm`m¹. Qnbuà uf `ufbm se`nfzem turkhtm sm`m lh` bmrbmb`em lne tuke. Mdn`eh se hsaeubû `n chfe su` vnstetm n puftû b`e maageh`e rntthfbm`hre su` phlrefm agn nrh ecprmvveshcnftn recpeaaem`etm, fnhfagn b`e dmssnrm pemckhte vnft―hffe su` brmppmfn. E khdde b`e pnflnvhfm amcn khflenrn h cnzz―hsth. «Agn stmreh ç qunsth=¹ dnan amf vman htmfh. «Fmf sm h`trm¹ lessn pehfm Mdn`eh, «sn fmf agn snamflm chcch ç uf kumf phrtetm. Fmf sm amcn se agehch n fmf `―gm che vestm ef dhaaeh¹.

 

E` prmzem hflû h prnflnrn smttm e` ausaefm `h sahtm`h le thkhaam lh deutm, sn fn efde`û ufh prnsh ef mbfe fhrean n sthrfutà ef uf dhzzm`nttm. Nrh e` sum cmlm le sagehrerse `n elnn. «Lnv―nssnrae uf nrrmrn...¹. «Tmrrne «T mrrne arnlnr`m hfag―em, zem, ch phrn agn fmf an fn sehfm¹. s ehfm¹.  H Mdn`eh ahlln le chfm agn se ruppnE`efpehttm lun fn``―haquhem. Lnttn e pnzze h` prmzem, agnuf`e pehttm dnan amckhaehrn. se aeahtrezzû suketm n `ue `m pmsû su``m sbmaaem`htmem. E` prmzem nrh uf Hfecesth le re`envm. Amf `n sun chfe shpnvh hbbeusthrn hssm`uthcnftn tuttm. B`e mbbntte peõ ecprmkhke`e b`e ukkelevhfm amcn ahbfm`efe. «A―ç le seaurm uf nrrmrn¹ lessn. «Knfagå em seh uf hragevesth, fmf gm che snftetm phr`hrn le ufh amccestemfn amsà amftrm fhturh. Cnfm fme Hfeceste hkkehcm h agn dhrn amf qun``h bnftn n cnb`em ç. Zuftm¹. «\utthveh e` chtrecmfem se dhrê¹ cmrcmrû Mdn`eh reamcefaehflm h `hvhrn e pehtte. «Qe puû shpnrn amsh ve gh puftm, h tn n tuh chlrn=¹ skmttû e` prmzem efarnlu`m. «Le tuttn `n hragn, e` Zm`m ç qun``h agn bmln ln``h pnbbemr rnputhzemfn. Ghffm anrte pmtnre agn te sdhsaehfm `h tnsth! Fmf ç fnhfagn ufh vnrh dhceb`eh, smfm khfln agn se skrhfhfm drh `mrm! Qhe amsh se lean le `mrm=¹. Mdn`eh ruppn uf h`trm pehttm. Amfanftrhtm su``h prmpreh am``nrh, e` prmzem fmf se rnflnvh amftm ln``―ecphttm agn `n sun phrm`n hvnvhfm su le `ne. Fmf nrh amcufqun dhae`n ahper`m, pnragå Mdn`eh hvnvh uf vesm `ufhrn su aue `n ncmzemfe hddemrhvhfm rhrhcnftn ef supnrdeaen. «Fm¹ respmsn sm`thftm. «Fmf sm amsh se lean n fmf ce eftnrnssh. Gm kesmbfm le ufh lmaucnfthzemfn snreh. Xuefle `―ufeah amsh agn vmrrne, sn cn `m pnrcnttntn, ç haanlnrn h``―hragevem¹. E` prmzem recesn efsencn `―h`trm pehttm n `m pmsû su``m sbmaaem`htmem. @h sthfzh amcefaeû h sareaagem`hrn n dhr aebm`hrn `n trhve? e` ch`ucmrn ln``―hragevesth se trhscnttnvh h tuttm `―nledeaem. «Fmf te reamfmsam peõ! Dhanve thftm `h leddeae`n amf e tume aubefe n, hlnssm agn te efde`hfm uf khrkhrm fn` `nttm, buhrlh amcn sne rhssnbfhth!¹. Mdn`eh se `h spubfh ef ufh n ufhbuhrlû thzzh lnftrm fn``―h`trh, n ageusn b`ek`maaû maage. amf Eccnrsh fn` kuem ln``nchfm ph`pnkrn sn

 

stnssh. [hssnbfhth= Znr nssnrn rhssnbfhte kesmbfh haantthrn ufh setuhzemfn, n pnr haantthrn ufh setuhzemfn kesmbfh ahperfn e` pnragå n e` pnramcn. Mdn`eh efvnan fmf ae ahpevh fenftn le fenftn. Defm h pmagn mrn prech fmf shpnvh fnccnfm le nssnrn delhfzhth. Hvnvh `h snfshzemfn le hvhfzhrn vnrsm uf prnaepezem, le fmf hpphrtnfnrse peõ. Qn se hrresagehvh h pnfshrn h` duturm, vnlnvh ebfmtm h pnrleth l―maagem. Nrh drhstmrfhth, efarnlu`h, hvnvh `n vnrtebefe, qunstm sà, amcn uf phzenftn h aue seh hppnfh sthth lehbfmsteahth ufh ch`htteh efaurhke`n, ch fmf nrh rhssnbfhth. «Fmf rensam fnhfagn h ecchbefhrn uf phstrmaagem ln` bnfnrn¹ reprnsn e` prmzem. «N pme amsh vnrrnkkn h dhrn que, qun``m strhfenrm= Agn ae buhlhbfh= Amf tuttm e` respnttm pnr tn, deb`em`h, fmf sne anrtm `h dmb`eh peõ hppnteke`n ln` fmstrm h`knrm bnfnh`mbeam. Tmb`em lern, bnstesae uf cusnm, ceah ghe uf―mrndeanreh!¹. Mdn`eh dnan ahlnrn ufh thzzh. Fmf se trhtthvh le ahttevh vm`mftê få le ncmtevetê, nrh ufh bmddhbbefn phtm`mbeah. B`e mbbntte `n saevm`hvhfm amftefuhcnftn le chfm. E` prmzem ae nrh hketuhtm, n rephrhvh suketm tuttm. «Arnlm agn fmf hkkehtn knf ahpetm¹ a hpetm¹ hrteam`û Mdn`eh, rebelh. «Fmf ç `ue agn venfn h vevnrn su Hfech, smfm em agn lnvm snbuer`m h` Zm`m¹. Qthvm`th tmaaû h` vnaagem rmcpnrn `h thzzh agn sthvh cnttnflm h pmstm. Ecprnaû fn` sum hfteam vnrfham`m. Lh``h defnstrh nftrhvh mrche ufh `uan lnaesh agn resagehrhvh `―htcmsdnrh amcn haquh purh lnpmsethflm peaam`n saefte``n su``h amrfean ln` `nttm, su` thppm le ufh ahrhddh n su``h trmckh ln` brhccmdmfm. Mdn`eh fmf ahpevh amsh ae dhanssn tuttm qun` sm`n. Qnckrhvh ufh stmfhturh fn``h `mrm amfvnrshzemfn. [nflnvh amsà `mfthfn n errnh`e `n fnve ln` Zm`m agn quhse fmf ae arnlnvh peõ fnhfagn `ne. Qe tm`sn b`e maageh`e, `e pu`à am` brnckeu`n n esteftevhcnftn sn `e recesn su` fhsm, amcn sn `h amsh hvnssn pmtutm heuthr`h h vnlnrae peõ agehrm. @n `nfte, agn hppnfh tm`tn nrhfm levnfthtn pnrdntthcnftn trhsphrnfte, tmrfhrmfm rhpelhcnftn breben. Xun` vnaagem phem le maageh`e prm`ufbhcnftm le Mdn`eh agn haamrlhvh e` prmprem am`mrn he nrh sumeuf ucmre.

 

«Tnlm agn chcch gh lecnfteahtm le lerve `h amsh peõ ecpmrthftn. Qmfm sthtn `n Lnahfn h amckefhrn `n fmzzn. Znr e` cmcnftm smfm `n ufeagn h amfmsanrn e lntthb`e ln` amftrhttm le chtrecmfem¹. «@n Lnahfn=¹ sussu`tû e` prmzem. E` sum vm`tm rubmsm se nrh h`tnrhtm. Qthvh defh`cnftn rnflnflmse amftm ln``―efbrhfhbbem ef aue nrh eftrhppm`hth `h prmfepmtn. «^f chtrecmfem lep`mchteam¹ dnan amf vman htmfh. «Agn saehburh...¹. Qe efde`û fn` fhsm h`trn lun prnsn le thkhaam n sthrfutà amsà dmrtn agn lmvnttn recnttnrse h pmstm `h lnftenrh. «Ceh pmvnrh rhbhzzh, sn ae smfm le cnzzm `n Lnahfn fmf hkkehcm h`aufh pmsseke`etê le mppmrae. Ch pnragå=¹ agensn tmrcnfthflmse e khdde. «Znragå tu= N pnragå `hssõ=¹. Mdn`eh se `hvû `n chfe smttm e` rukefnttm n se recesn e buhfte. Znr qun` bemrfm hvnvh beê rmttm hkkhsthfzh stmveb`en. «Zhrn agn `h dhceb`eh ln``―umcm hkkeh amfthtthtm lerntthcnftn `n Lnahfn pnr mrbhfezzhrn e` chtrecmfem. Fmf sm pnragå hkkehfm san`tm cn hfzeagå uf―h`trh. Tmrrne Tmrrne prmprem agn se trhtthssn le uf ch`eftnsm¹. «N tuh chlrn=¹. «H` snttecm aen`m¹ sussurrû Mdn`eh amf hchrnzzh. «@n ghffm lnttm agn ç uf kumf phrtetm, nl ç cm`tm peõ le quhftm spnrhssn¹. Qtrefsn `n `hkkrh rephrhtn lh``―mckrh le ahpn``e n maageh`e. «Fmf ç ef cem pmtnrn rnspefbnrn `―mddnrth. Qnbuerû e` cem duturm chretm lmvn mfmrn n lmvnrn ce mkk`ebhfm h snbuer`m, ch fenftn le peõ¹ amfa`usn h``esaehflmse e buhfte amf bnstm lntnrcefhtm. «E` chtrecmfem fmf shrê amfsuchtm¹. E` prmzem `h buhrlû amf hreh hdd`etth. «Fm, deb`eh ceh, fm. Lecnfteah qunste prmpmsete. Buhrlhte... Qne h`th quhftm ufm sbhkn``m n pnse amcn uf ausaefnttm... Agn tum chretm te espere m cnfm, te amfseb`em le fmf mppmrte che h``h suh vm`mftê, defernste amf `n mssh rmttn¹. Mdn`eh berû `h chfmvn``h ln` brhccmdmfm pnr recnttnrn ef cmtm e` pehttm n pmsû bmddhcnftn `h puftefh su` precm sm`am ln` lesam. @―hrentth mpnresteah resumfû le fumvm fn``h trmckh. Zme `m amftncp`û amf hreh hssnftn, `n chfe lentrm `h sagenfh, n fmf lessn peõ fenftn. Mdn`eh nrh amsà. pehftm, Le sm`etm, fn``n setuhzemfe ef nauesupp`eahtm, quh`ufqun `ne h`trh rhbhzzh hvrnkkn sefbgemzzhtm, ur`htm se

 

`ecethvh h rechfnrn ef se`nfzem. E aubefe n `n aubefn leanvhfm sncprn agn nrh uf pm― sncp`eaemtth. «Hsam`th¹ kmrkmttû e` prmzem brhtthflmse e` am``m ch` rhshtm. «Fmf lmkkehcm fnhfagn lrhcchtezzhrn. Zrmkhke`cnftn gm nshbnrhtm prech, quhflm te phr`hvm le qun``h dhceb`eh. Agessê, chbhre e` tepm te pehan¹. Mdn`eh buhrlû `m zem amf httnfzemfn. @―eftnfsh `uan ln` sm`n snckrhvh haanftuhrfn e `efnhcnfte n sahvhrn mbfe rubh. Amf ufh strntth h` aumrn se rnsn amftm agn qun``―umcm, lh `ne amfselnrhtm sncprn sm`elm amcn ufh rmaaeh n efsnfseke`n h` phsshbbem ln` tncpm, nrh mrche uf vnb`ehrlm sthfam. N sum ch`brhlm `―hvnvh hppnfh dhttm efvnaagehrn uf pm― le peõ. Qe sdmrzû le smrrelnrn. «Xun``m agn ce snrvn ç ufh kumfh lmaucnfthzemfn¹. B`e maage ln``―umcm retrmvhrmfm uf pm― ln` `mrm saefte``em. «[ecnttete e` ahppmttm, deb`em`h. Qe sanfln!¹.

 

@h @hanrhzemfn E` prmzem se efde`û beõ pnr ufh sah`h lnkm`cnftn e``ucefhth. Mdn`eh b`e hflû lentrm amf `n chfe fn` ahppmttm n e` fhsm fn``h saehrph. @h tncpnrhturh se hkkhsshvh sah`efm lmpm sah`efm. Amf b`e maage hfamrh penfe le sm`n, Mdn`eh hvnvh lhvvnrm `―ecprnssemfn le sprmdmflhrn ef uf―haquh fnrh n bn`elh. Qmkkh`zû quhflm `h vman kurknrh ln` prmzem nagnbbeû trh `n phrnte. «Fmf rensam h arnlnrn agn tu tn fn vhlh. E` Zm`m ç h``―h`trm ahpm ln` cmflm!¹. Qe dnrcû su``h sah`h pnr berhrse vnrsm Mdn`eh. @ne fmf se nrh hfamrh hketuhth h``h pnfmckrh, n hflû h skhttnrb`e amftrm. «Krhvh amcn sne hl httrhvnrshrn b`e spnaage, dmrsn mbfe thftm pmtrnste dhrn uf vehbbnttm lh` Zm`m h que¹. «Fmf ae rensam, zem. Tehbbehrn httrhvnrsm b`e spnaage dufzemfh sm`m su krnve lesthfzn. Ecpnfshke`n ecchbefhrn le vhrahrn e` vumtm drh lun hragn¹. E` prmzem ecprnaû fn` sum hraheam vnrfham`m n reamcefaeû h sanflnrn. Mdn`eh se snftà ef am`ph pnr fmf nssnrn lmthth quhftm arnlnvh `ue. «Dhrû ef cmlm le vnfern h trmvhrve spnssm¹ prmcesn amf ufh vmaefh nse`n. «Xuhfl―ç agn phrte=¹. «H leanckrn, sthflm h``n Lnahfn¹. E` prmzem ecprnaû le fumvm. Mdn`eh nrh amftnfth le fmf ahpern e` sum bnrbm. «N age prnflnrê e` tum pmstm h` cusnm=¹ kmdmfageû. «Fnssufm sh pnrezehrn b`e mbbntte hfteage amcn tn!¹. Mdn`eh fmf snppn amsh respmflnrn. Nssnrn strhpphth h``h dhceb`eh nrh beê le pnr så ufh `hanrhzemfn, ch nssnrn strhpphth h` cusnm,

 

`―ufeam pmstm ef aue se snftevh penfhcnftn sn stnssh, sebfedeahvh pnrlnrn `h prmpreh elnftetê. Mdn`eh shpnvh sm`thftm `nbbnrn. Qn `n tmb`envhfm qun``m se reluanvh h ufh tmftm`mfh agn fmf nrh ef brhlm le tnfnrn ufh ahsh få eftrhttnfnrn ufh amfvnrshzemfn få svm`bnrn ufh dhaanflh lmcnsteah snfzh dhrse ch`n. «H quhftm phrn fmf smfm amsà efsmstetueke`n¹ cmrcmrû fn``h saehrph.  H` precm `evn``m smttnrrhfnm e` vnaagem se tm`sn e sm`ete buhfte n fn eflmssû uf phem pu`etm. H``h `uan ln``n `hcphlefn dnan samrrnrn b`e sagnlhre spu`aehflm `―hragevem agn bnfnrhzemfn lmpm bnfnrhzemfn se nrh haaucu`htm smttm `n drnlln vm`tn ln``h ahftefh. H mbfe rnsperm ncnttnvh trh e khdde ufh fuvm`ntth le vhpmrn. «Efsmcch, ç `―hragevem le dhceb`eh, fmf hspntthrte cerham`e. Qm agn uf phem le fmstre hftnfhte se smfm spefte defm h` Brhfln Fmrl, ch stehcm phr`hflm le phrnaagem tncpm dh¹. Mdn`eh se hsaeubû ufh bmaaeh agn `n pnflnvh lh` fhsm. Ef qun` `umbm lmvnvhfm nssnrae h stnftm lenae brhle. Qe lmchflû sn `h ahsh ln` duturm chretm shrnkkn sthth hfamrh peõ drnllh le qun``h sh`h. «Zmssm vnlnrn Hubustus=¹ agensn. Nrh agehrhcnftn uf cmlm le lern, lhtm agn Hubustus nrh cmrtm cm`tm prech agn fhsanssn Mdn`eh. ‐Tnlnrn Hubustus– sebfedeahvh vnlnrn e sume lesnbfe.  Hubustus nrh sthtm e` brhfln nsp`mrhtmrn ln``h dhceb`eh, uf cetm. H saum`h se efsnbfhvh `h bnmbrhdeh khshflmse sue sume thaauefe le vehbbem. Fmf hvnvh che sarettm ufh rebh, pnragå `h suh phlrmfhfzh ln``―h`dhkntm nrh peuttmstm sahrsh, ch e sume lesnbfe nrhfm ufh cefenrh le efdmrchzemfe. Qeaamcn e` prmzem, hssmrtm fnb`e sagnlhre, fmf respmflnvh, Mdn`eh pnfsû agn fmf hvnssn snftetm. Qamstû uf pm― `h saehrph agn `n hvvm`bnvh e` vesm n repntå h vman peõ h`th? «Zmssm vnlnrn Hubustus=¹. «Hubustus=¹ kmrkmttû `―h`trm snfzh buhrlhr`h. «Le fnssuf eftnrnssn. _nrm le znrm. Qm`m vnaage sahrhkmaage¹. Mdn`eh sm``nvû `n smprhaaeb`eh. Fmf nrh lh `ue lnfebrhrn `―hragevem. «Mg¹ lessn. «Dh lufqun amsà phurh=¹.

 

Qmsperhflm, e` prmzem ncnrsn lh` ahssnttm sph`hfahtm lhvhfte h så. @h `nftn l―efbrhflecnftm efahstrhth smttm e` smprhaaeb`em b`e rnflnvh uf maagem brhfln e` lmppem ln``―h`trm. «De`h fucnrm quhttrm, h``h tuh sefestrh, sahddh`n khssm. Fmf lestrubbnrn fenftn, pnr pehanrn, n cnttete buhfte pu`ete¹. Mdn`eh ahccefû `ufbm b`e sagnlhre n se efbefmaageû fn` puftm efleahtm. A―nrhfm tutte b`e mrebefh`e lne quhlnrfe agn amftnfnvhfm b`e sagezze le Hubustus, levese pnr hrah. Znr H`-Mflh`uz fn trmvû trn, pnr  Aetå snttn n pnr Qnrnfessech quhse vnfte. Ef quhftm h Zm`m, an f―nrh ufm sm`m. Mdn`eh fmf pmtnvh pnrcnttnrse le nssnrn ch`lnstrh chfnbbehflm lmaucnfte le qun` vh`mrn. Zmsû e` k`maam su uf `nbbem n sdmb`eû amf ahutn`h `n phbefn lne lesnbfe. Zehfurn ph``eln h demr le rmaaeh, uf demrlm prebemfenrm ln` bgehaaem, dmrnstn le hknte h`tessece, ahsn eccnrsn fn``h fnvn... Nrhfm phnshbbe hustnre, l―haamrlm, ch cnfm ecprnssemfhfte ln``―elnh agn Mdn`eh se nrh dhtth ln` Zm`m. Ef quh`agn cmlm `e trmvhvh pnrdefm hkkhsthfzh kn``e. Qe lmchflû lmvn hkethssn e` delhfzhtm, ef cnzzm h tuttm qun` kehfam. Haahftm h qun` deucn amftmrfhtm le shsse= Ef qun` pmrtm le pnsahtmre pnrsm fn``h fmttn= Qu qun``h pehfurh efvhsh lh``h tuflrh= Nrh uf―hrah amf uf hspnttm th`cnftn pmvnrm n sn`vhbbem! Lh agn puftm le vesth e` delhfzhtm pmtnvh nssnrn uf amsà kumf phrtetm= Zme ahpetû su uf lesnbfm agn fmf ahpà. Qnckrhvh uf―hrfeh smspnsh fn` aen`m. Zrmkhke`cnftn nrh ufh kmzzh. Tm`tû hfamrh quh`agn phbefh n trmvû uf retrhttm le ahaaeh. ^f umcm nrh denrhcnftn ef pmsh lhvhfte h uf eccnfsm cuaagem le pn``eaan. \nfnvh e pubfe sue dehfage n se nrh reckmaahtm `n chfeagn ef cmlm agn se vnlnssnrm `n dmrte n cusam`msn krhaaeh thtuhtn defm he bmcete.  Hvnvh `m sbuhrlm sbuhrlm lurm n e ahp ahpn``e n``e agehre. B`e maageh`e le Mdn`eh levnfthrmfm k`u quhflm ahpà agn e` cuaagem le pn``eaan lentrm le `ue nrh ef rnh`tê ufh sm`h n ufeah pn``eaaeh, qun``h le uf `upm brhfln amcn uf mrsm. Tm Tm`tû `tû phbefh. Qthvm`th e` ahaaehtmrn nrh ef cnzzm h uf bruppm. Zmshvhfm tutte efsencn lhvhfte h uf aucu`m le ph`age le amrfh. Amrfh l―h`an, prmkhke`cnftn, sm`m agn mbfe arhfem nrh h`tm quhftm uf umcm. E ahaaehtmre hvnvhfm tutte `m stnssm sbuhrlm lurm, b`e stnsse ahpn``e agehre, b`e stnsse thtuhbbe su``n krhaaeh, ch

 

fenftn hrce hllmssm, amcn sn hvnssnrm uaaesm b`e hfech`e h chfe fuln. Amftefuhflm h sdmb`ehrn Mdn`eh retrmvû qunb`e stnsse ahaaehtmre lhvhfte hl h`trn ahrahssn? treagnage, chccut, mrse, tutte le lecnfsemfe efvnrmsece`e. Ageusn `nfthcnftn e` k`maam n `m recesn h` sum pmstm. @n Knsten... @n nrh beê ahpethtm le vnlnrn hfech`e hddntte lh bebhftescm fne `ekre e``ustrhte pnr khckefe, ch fmf hvnvhfm fenftn h agn dhrn amf e lesnbfe le Hubustus, få e` sum peaam`m cusnm `―hvnvh prnphrhth h qun``h veth. @h amsh agn `h am`pevh le peõ nrh `m sbuhrlm lne ahaaehtmre, ufm sbuhrlm kruth`n, hrrmbhftn, hketuhtm hketuhtm h``h vesth ln` shfbun. Qpnrû agn e` sum delhfzhtm fmf hvnssn qun``m sbuhrlm. «H``mrh=¹ agensn e` prmzem vnlnflm`h tmrfhrn. «Ahpesam cnb`em `n vmstrn rnteanfzn, zem¹ respmsn Mdn`eh. E` vnaagem se recesn h anrahrn le kumfh `nfh. «Mrh te trmvm em quh`ams―h`trm¹ krmftm`û. «Xune lesnbfe resh`bmfm amcufqun h anftmaefquhft―hffe dh. N pme fmf dhffm vnlnrn tuttm!¹. Xun``m agn Hubustus fmf cmstrhvh nrh pnr `―hppuftm `h amsh agn prnmaauphvh Mdn`eh. \utthveh fmf `m lessn, se `ecetû h uf―h`zhth le sph``n. ^fh pnrsmfh levnrsh lh` prmzem hvrnkkn drheftnsm `h suh fmfaurhfzh n `―hvrnkkn sahckehth pnr lnkm`nzzh le ahrhttnrn. Lentrm b`e maageh`e rntthfbm`hre n `n ph`pnkrn snceageusn Mdn`eh snckrhvh th`cnftn p`haelh agn nrh quhse ecpmsseke`n eftuern `n mflhtn le ncmzemfe agn `n se samftrhvhfm vem`nftncnftn fn` pnttm. E lesnbfe le ahaaeh `n hvnvhfm dhttm phurh. Qe agensn sn fmf dmssn prmprem aeû agn nrh vnfuth h anrahrn fn``―hragevem. ^fm speddnrm `n phssû trh `n ahveb`en sm``nvhflm`n lnkm`cnftn e` vnstetm. @―hreh prmvnfevh lh``h rhcph le sah`n agn sanflnvh h` snamflm `evn``m ln` smttmsum`m. Mdn`eh dessû pnr uf httecm e` phsshbbem skhrrhtm lh ufh ahtnfh h aue nrh hppnsm e` ahrtn``m?  HAANQQM TEN\H\M TEN\H \M H@ Z^KK@EAM . Fn``n sh`n ln``―Hragevem a―nrhfm sncprn amrrnfte l―hreh, ch Mdn`eh fmf pmtå nvethrn le eftnrprnthrn qun``m speddnrm amcn uf efvetm. E` snamflm `evn``m rna`hchvh `h suh prnsnfzh. \erû fn``n `h chfeah ln` ahppmttm ln` prmzem hppm``hehtm su``m sah`nm, pnrsm sun reanragn.

 

«Ce lhtn e` pnrcnssm le sanflnrn=¹. «Qhe knfessecm agn fmf shrne hutmrezzhtm¹ krmftm`û e` prmzem amf uf drncetm lne khdde. «A―ç `h am``nzemfn prevhth le Hrtnceln, haansseke`n sm`m hb`e hrageveste. Hrtnceln ae mfmrh ln``h suh deluaeh, fmf lmkkehcm hkushrfn¹. «Qthtn trhfque``m, fmf gm eftnfzemfn le `nbbnrn  h chfe fuln¹ prmcesn Mdn`eh dhanflmb`e vnlnrn e buhfte. «N pme fmf ve stm agenlnflm e` pnrcnssm ef quhftm fepmtn, ch ef quhftm rnspmfshke`n ln` cusnm le dhceb`eh¹. «Qà sà, amfmsam `h sm`dh!¹ smsperû e` prmzem. «Ç hfagn am`ph ceh, te gm efd`unfzhth trmppm¹. Mdn`eh sthaaû `h ahtnfh n sansn `h sah`h, ch `n `hcphlefn fmf se haansnrm. «@uan, pnr pehanrn¹ agensn Mdn`eh, eccnrsh fn` kuem. Du amstrntth h repntnr`m peõ vm`tn. @―nledeaem ln``―Hragevem leshpprmvhvh qun``―nffnsecm strhppm h` rnbm`hcnftm. H``h defn `n `hcphlefn se haansnrm amftrmvmb`eh, n Mdn`eh lmvnttn haamftnfthrse le uf―e``ucefhzemfn uf―e``ucefhzem fn eftnrcettnftn. @h vman ln` prmzem reckh`zû le curm ef curm defm h` `evn``m smttmsthftn. «\e hvvnrtm, tmaah sm`thftm amf b`e maage! @h tuh bmddhbbefn ç pnbbem ln` vhem`m!¹. Amf `n chfe ef thsah Mdn`eh hvhfzû fn``h sh`h lh``n vm`tn mbevh`e n phssû smttm uf drmftmfn su aue nrh efaesm e` cmttm lnb`e hrageveste?  Hrtnceln, sehcm e respnttmse buhrlehfe ln``h tuh cncmreh. E [n`equehre se nstnflnvhfm h pnrleth l―maagem, knf prmtntte lh ahcphfn le vntrm. Qnkknfn th`vm`th e `ufbge ahpn``e rekn``e, e cmvecnfte bmdde n `h tecelnzzh haquhtthth lentrm b`e maageh`e `n amfdnressnrm uf―hreh lh hlm`nsanftn arnsaeuth ch`n, ef prnsnfzh ln``h stmreh Mdn`eh se ah`hvh ef uf―h`trh pn``n. @n sun aubefn hchvhfm `n kn``n sh`n lh tç, `n phssnbbehtn ef revh h` deucn, `n vesetn h``m zmm n `n sh`n lh kh``m, cnftrn pnr Mdn`eh e` snamflm `evn``m smttnrrhfnm ln``―Hragevem nrh e` pmstm peõ hddhsaefhftn ln` cmflm. Ef qun` `umbm, knf prmtntth lh``n ahcphfn le vntrm, a―nrh `―nrnletê amcufn h``―eftnrh dhceb`eh. @à nrhfm austmlete e lmaucnfte ln``h precessech bnfnrhzemfn ln``―hrah. @à se

 

nrhfm hrnfhte b`e eflmchfe ln``―hffm znrm. @à Mdn`eh se hvveaefhvh quhftm peõ pmtnvh h``h @hanrhzemfn. @h @hanrhzemfn nrh `h suh mssnssemfn prmdnssemfh`n. Anrtn vm`tn smbfhvh le efsnbuern ufh `efnh l―mrezzmftn agn amftefuhvh hl hrrntrhrn. Fmttn lmpm fmttn se spefbnvh sncprn peõ `mfthfm, ch nrh uf cmflm snfzh defn, snfzh sphaahturn, `esaem n rmtmflm amcn ufh cn`h, qun``m stnssm precm cmflm le aue am``nzemfhvh b`e mbbntte fn` sum cusnm? chaagefn lh auaern, cmtmre h samppem, rmthtevn, cntrmfmce... Mdn`eh fmf prmvhvh `h cefech efa`efhzemfn pnr e rhbhzze ln``h suh ntê, ch nrh ef brhlm le trhsamrrnrn mrn h tu pnr tu amf uf khrmcntrm ln` vnaagem cmflm. Qe dnrcû ef rhaamb`ecnftm le drmftn h ufh vnaageh pnrbhcnfh smttm vntrm. Nrh e` tnstm dmflhtmrn ln``―hrah, qun``m agn hvnvh `nbhtm  Hrtnceln n `h suh lesanflnfzh hl Hfech. E` [n`equehrem suaanssevm rhaageulnvh e` precm amrpus ln``―hrsnfh`n beureleam hfecesth. Te se trmvhvhfm beê `n `nbbe agn hvnvhfm httrekuetm h``n chlre le dhceb`eh n h``n chtrehragn uf pmtnrn lnaesevm su``―efsencn ln``h amcufetê. Qmttm `h ahcphfh le uf tnrzm [n`equehrem uf amlean repmrthvh e lmvnre dmflhcnfth`e le Hrtnceln vnrsm `h suh lesanflnfzh? prmvvnlnrn hddefagå mbfufm hvnssn lh chfbehrn h shzentê, lespmfnssn le uf tnttm, reanvnssn uf―estruzemfn n ecphrhssn h dhrn kumf usm ln` prmprem pmtnrn. ^fh a`husm`h ef `nttnrn cheusam`n spnaedeahvh agn  Hrtnceln fmf hvrnkkn lmvutm hkkhflmfhrn `h dhceb`eh få h``mfthfhrse lh``―hrah. Nrh sthth `ne stnssh h lhrse qun``h `efnh le amflmtth pnr nvethrn le `hsaehrse hflhrn fn` amrsm a mrsm lne snam`e= Mdn`eh phssû amsà le [n`equehrem ef [n`equehrem. Chf chfm agn se eccnrbnvh fn` phsshtm snftevh sanflnrn su le så ufh brhfln ah`ch. Znrlnvh uf pm― le vesth e` duturm. Lecnfteahvh agn `―hvnvhfm delhfzhth amftrm `h suh vm`mftê, lecnfteahvh `m sbuhrlm lne ahaaehtmre, lecnfteahvh agn prnstm shrnkkn lmvuth hflhrn h vevnrn `mfthfm lh tuttm qun` agn hvnvh le peõ ahrm. @h chbbemr phrtn lne [n`equehre amftnfnvh lmaucnfte chfmsarette le brhf vh`mrn, amcn `n ahrtn bnmbrhdeagn ln` fumvm cmflm m `―httm le fhsaeth ln` precm deb`em le Hrtnceln, `―hftnfhth le tutte b`e Hfeceste. H`tre efvnan nrhfmagnmbbntte khfh`e fn` ln``h veth ufqumtelehfh? lh phrruaagenrn teaagntthvhfm vumtm, rmzzm phem dmrkeae le maageh`e

 

lhe am`mre ahfbehfte, uf `ekreaaefm le rhaamfte amf `n phbefn agn se vm`thvhfm lh sm`n. Fmf nrhfm ln``h stnssh npmah, ch Hrtnceln ae tnfnvh agn dhanssnrm phrtn ln``h suh am``nzemfn h tetm`m seckm`eam. Qeckm`eam le agn= Fnhfagn `ne sn fn reamrlhvh peõ. E phsse le Mdn`eh `h pmrthrmfm l―esteftm vnrsm ufh ahcphfh le vntrm su``h quh`n pmsû `h chfm amf respnttm. [haageulnvh uf rnbestrm ef lnamcpmsezemfn, amf `―efagemstrm skehletm lh` tncpm. Nrh `―efvnfthrem lnb`e umcefe n ln``n lmffn agn hvnvhfm hlnretm h``m speretm le dhceb`eh pnr dmflhrn ufh fumvh smaentê. Ef rnh`tê nrh sm`m ufh `esth ecpnrsmfh`n le aedrn n fmce, ch fmf nrhfm fmce quh`sehse, nrhfm e fmce lne smprhvvessute h``h @hanrhzemfn. Xun``n pnrsmfn nrhfm sthtn tnstecmfe ln``h defn ln` vnaagem cmflm. Ef qun``―esthftn, amf uf `nbbnrm am`pm h` aumrn, Mdn`eh ahpà agn nrh sthtm qun` reagehcm hl hvnr`h htterhth fn``―hragevem ln` prmzem, ef dmflm h` snamflm `evn``m ln` smttmsum`m, le drmftn h qun` vnaagem rnbestrm. Fmf nrh sm`thftm kesmbfm le lmaucnfthrse, ch le tmrfhrn h``n dmfte. E sume `mfthfe hftnfhte hvnvhfm hssestetm h``m scnckrhcnftm ln` `mrm ufevnrsm. Qe nrhfm `hsaehte cmrern, pnr qunstm= Fm, se nrhfm efvnfthte uf―h`trh veth. Znr `eknrhrse e` vesm, Mdn`eh se rekuttû lentrm `n mrnaagen e aeudde le ahpn``e agn `n sanflnvhfm su``h drmftn. Qu` fhsm b`e maageh`e se sagehrermfm lessm`vnflm e` brebemrn agn ve se haaucu`hvh lh mrn. Qthvh dhanflm `―nspnrenfzh ln``h prmpreh @hanrhzemfn. Amftefuhvh hl hvnrn ufh phurh chtth, ch mrche shpnvh qun` agn lmvnvh dhrn? rhaamb`enrn `h sdelh. Qu``n sun sph``n `h saehrph amcefaeû h cumvnrse. «\e sne svnb`ehth, defh`cnftn!¹ `h ahfzmfû Mdn`eh. @h saehrph se trhsaefû cm``ncnftn `ufbm e` ahppmttm, ahckeû pmsezemfn, refsh`lû e bere eftmrfm h` am``m n fmf se cmssn peõ. Nrh ufh saehrph vnaagessech, fmf dhanvh agn lmrcern. «\mrfehcm su¹ `n lessn Mdn`eh. «Gm trmvhtm qun``m agn anrahvm¹. Cnftrn se hpprnsthvh h tmrfhrn eflentrm ahpetû su` [n`equehrem peõ pm`vnrmsm, nfebchteam n efquenthftn ln``―eftnrh am``nzemfn le  Hrtnceln. Fmf pmtnvh hflhrsnfn snfzh sh`uthr`m. Berû ufh chfmvn``h`hnchfm `n lun phrte ln``h le prmtnzemfn hprermfm.  Hppmbbeû efbuhfthth su``haupm`h re`nbhturh le uf `ekrm, e`se @ekrm, n du

 

pnrvhsh lh``h stnssh drustrhzemfn agn hvnvh prmvhtm `h prech vm`th h qun``m stnssm amfthttm. Fmf ve `nbbnvh  trhaaeh h`aufh le ncmzemfn, pnfsenrm m eftnfzemfn. Fnssufh mrebefn. N fmf nrh sm`thftm pnragå hvnvh e buhfte, `h aue trhch phrteam`hrn nrbnvh ufh khrrenrh trh e` cmflm lnb`e mbbntte n e` sum lmfm le `nttrean. Fm, beê ufh vm`th Mdn`eh hvnvh tmaahtm e` @ekrm h chfe c hfe fuln, amsà amcn h`tre `nttmre  prech  prech le `ne, snffmfagå, cm`tm sncp`eancnftn, e` @ekrm redeuthvh le revn`hrse. @m prnsn ef chfm, fn haahrnzzû `h re`nbhturh, se dnan samrrnrn `n cmrkeln phbefn drh `n leth. Nrh eftnrhcnftn reampnrtm le strhfe hrhknsage, ufh saretturh lecnfteahth lh cm`tm tncpm. Che ef veth suh Mdn`eh hvnvh chfnbbehtm quh`amsh agn se hvveaefhssn h uf dnfmcnfm ln` bnfnrn. Ch pme, nrh prmprem uf `ekrm= Fmf hvnvh få `h amfsestnfzh ln``h ahrth vn`efh få ln``h ahrth le strhaae. Nrh tnrreke`n lh lern, ch smceb`ehvh h pn``n uchfh prevhth ln` shfbun. ^fh pn``n agn snckrhvh knfndeaehrn le ufh `mfbnvetê naanzemfh`n. Mdn`eh se pmsn `n lmchfln retuh`e, qun``n agn amflevelnvh amf fucnrmsn bnfnrhzemfe le hrageveste n hragnm`mbe. Agn stmreh rhaamfthvh qun``m strhfm lmaucnftm= Znragå Hrtnceln ae tnfnvh thftm agn deburhssn fn``h suh am``nzemfn prevhth= Xuh` nrh e` snfsm ln` cnsshbbem efaesm h``h khsn ln` [n`equehrem, Fmf anrahtn pnr  fnssuf cmtevm le lestrubbnrn qunstm @ekrm= Qe shrnkkn pmrthth `n lmchfln amf så h``―h`trm ahpm ln` cmflm, ef uf `umbm lmvn fmf a―nrh hragevem få cusnm få lmvnrn le cncmreh. M h`cnfm, fenftn agn `h rebuhrlhssn. @h vman ln` prmzem resumfû `ufbm `n sah`n nagnbbehflm h `ufbm ef chfenrh errnh`n smttm `n khssn vm`tn ln` snamflm `evn``m. «Tenfe su! \e gm trmvhtm ufh amsuaaeh!¹. Mdn`eh pmsû uf―u`tech vm`th e` ph`cm su` @ekrm n reageusn `h aupm`h.  Hvnvh dhttm e sume hllee h` phsshtm fn``n lm lmvutn vutn dmrcn. @hrbm h` duturm, hlnssm.

 

E` lehrem Qhkhtm 85 beubfm. Em n [mlm`pgn sehcm hrrevhte knfn. E` Zm`m ç cm`tm levnrsm lh amcn cn `m hspntthvm. Arnlm le fmf hvnr che hvutm thftn vnrtebefe ef veth ceh. @―hckhsaehtrean ae gh amrleh`cnftn reanvute  fn``h suh prmprentê, lmvn rnbfh uf―ntnrfh fmttn l―nsthtn. Qmfm hddhsaefhth lh tuttn qunstn cnrhveb`en! Xue `n pnrsmfn smfm amrtnse, cm`tm prncurmsn n lmthtn le pmtnre efarnleke`e.

«Zmssm eftnrrmcpnrve, ahrh aubefh=¹. Mdn`ehln``―hvh smkkh`zû, n efsencn `ne b`esnftetm maageh`e. Eccnrsh fn` lehrem vehbbem Hln`heln fmf hhvnvh hrrevhrn `―mchrefm amf le `h kmckntth ef chfm n uf `hrbm smrresm trh `n mrnaagen h svnftm`h. E` thppnttm fmf lmvnvh hvnrn peõ le quefleae hffe. Amf uf hcpem cmvecnftm ln` krhaaem `n efleaû ufh khflh le kumftncpmfe agn uf pm― peõ ef `ê se hcchzzhvhfm lh``n reshtn le drmftn h ufh vnaageh chaagefh lh sarevnrn. «Em n e cene aubefe vm`nvhcm shpnrn sn pmtntn lhrae e` pnrcnssm le `nbbnrn quh`agn feffm`m ln` vmstrm hubustm cusnm¹. Mdn`eh fmf pmtå dhrn h cnfm le hbbrmtthrn `n smprhaaeb`eh. Fhturh`cnftn fmf hvnvh `h prntnsh le amfmsanrn pnrsmfh`cnftn mbfe cnckrm ln``h dhceb`eh agn phsshvh e` tmrfn``m h``―nftrhth ln` cusnm le Qtmreh precetevh, ch nrh seaurh le fmf nssnrse che eckhttuth ef qune tepe. Lh agn rhcm ln``―h`knrm bnfnh`mbeam prmvnfevhfm= @h amrpmrhzemfn lne ahppn``he= @h ahsth lne shrte= @h trekõ lne phsteaanre= Amcufqun puzzhvhfm le kur`h `mfthfm uf ceb`em. «Tnfbm suketm¹ lessn pmshflm `h thzzh ln` ahddç. E sume smspntte se amfsm`elhrmfm quhflm hflû efamftrm h` bruppm ln` sebfmr Kmckntth. A―nrhfm lnaeshcnftn trmppe smrrese fn``―hreh. «Nl naam h vme e` vnrm pnzzm ufeam ln` cusnm!¹ aefbunttû ufm lne amcphre revm`bnflm h Mdn`eh ufm sbuhrlm n`mqunftn.

 

Qnamflm `ne `―ermfeh chfahvh uf pm― le smtteb`enzzh. Qhpnvh pnrdntthcnftn le fmf nssnrn kn``h amf `h trnaaeh ch` reusaeth agn `n dhanvh reahlnrn lun h`e saurn su``n buhfan, `h saehrph h` trhefm, e` vnaagem vnstetm le krmaahtm, b`e stevh`ntte sphehte n qun``―efbuhreke`n bmddhbbefn efam``hth hllmssm. Ln` rnstm fmf se `hvhvh e ahpn``e lh ufh snttechfh n hvnvh eflmsshtm `n precn amsn agn `n nrhfm ahpethtn smttmchfm snfzh agenlnrse sn dmssnrm hssmrtetn knfn. Xun``h snrh, pnr `h prech vm`th, Mdn`eh hvrnkkn efamftrhtm e` delhfzhtm, vnfutm nsprnsshcnftn lh` Zm`m pnr prnsnfthrse h``h dhceb`eh. Qe shrnkkn trhttnfutm quh`agn snttechfh, pme hvrnkkn pmrthtm Mdn`eh fn` Brhfln Fmrl. Amf uf pm― le dmrtufh `―hvrnkkn trmvhth th`cnftn repubfhftn lh refufaehrn h``n fmzzn snluth sthftn. «Fmf tmaahtn`m¹ lessn h ufm spe`ufbmfn lndeaenftn agn sthvh hvveaefhflm `n leth h uf bh`vhfmcntrm kh`esteam. «Agn sthtn kmrkmtthflm, aubefh=¹ samppeû h relnrn. «Zhr`htn peõ dmrtn, fmf ve snftm¹. «Fmf tmaahtn e` bh`vhfmcntrm¹ repntå h`zhflm `h vman. «Hlnssm ve cmstrm b`e mbbntte resnrvhte h``h `ntturh¹. @m spe`ufbmfn khkknm dnan sph``uaan. «Mg, vm`nvm sm`thftm vnlnrn amcn dufzemfhvh qunst―hddhrn! \hftm fmf sm `nbbnrn¹. Mdn`eh se shrnkkn stupeth ln` amftrhrem. @h `ntturh le mbbntte nrh uf th`nftm, fmf cm`tm leddusm trh b`e hkethfte le Hfech, agn se chfednsthvh anrtn vm`tn lurhftn `h puknrtê smttm dmrch le eftuezemfe ecprnaesn su``h pufth ln``n leth, ch se lessm`vnvh fn` berm le pmage cnse sn `h pnrsmfh fmf vnfevh rhpelhcnftn prnsh ef ahream lh uf nluahtmrn. Amf Mdn`eh nrh sthtm e` prmzem hl hssucnrn qun` rum`m. Lmpm tuttm, e` `mrm rhcm se maauphvh ln``h amfsnrvhzemfn ln` phtrecmfem dhce`ehrn. [esh`ern h` phsshtm lnb`e mbbntte h` cefecm amfthttm= Nrhfm pmage b`e  Hfeceste agn lnselnrhvhfm ahreahrse le uf th`n dhrln``m, thftm peõ sn fmf nrh e` `mrm cnstenrn. [evm`sn ufh krnvn maagehth h` Kmckntth agn sthvh tmaahflm `n rnlefbmtn lne amcphbfe n relhaagehflm. @ue shpnvh `nbbnrn, prmkhke`cnftn fmf pnr cm`tm tncpm hfamrh, n vm`nvh bemahrn amf `n prmpren chfe defagå fn hvnvh `h pmsseke`etê.

 

«E` prmk`nch ç uf h`trm, aubefm¹ mssnrvû ah`cessech Mdn`eh tmrfhflm h``m spe`ufbmfn arntefm. «Qn lnselnrhtn chfnbbehrn uf pnzzm lh am``nzemfn lmvntn eflmsshrn buhfte amcn e cene¹. Ef snbuetm h``―u`tecm lnarntm le dhceb`eh su``h amfsnrvhzemfn ln` phtrecmfem nrh venthtm tmaahrn hrageve h chfe fuln snfzh uf―hutmrezzhzemfn spnaedeah. Nftrhrn ef amfthttm amf uf mbbnttm sebfedeahvh amfthcefhr`m amf e` prmprem sthtm l―hfecm, hbbeufbnrn uf u`tnremrn strhtm h``h suh stmreh. \rmppn pnrsmfn hvnvhfm chaagehtm nsncp`hre rhre amf `n `mrm ncmzemfe n e `mrm pnfsenre. Mdn`eh se lernssn h` ahssnttm ln``n agehve n `m hprà, ch trmppm? e` ahssnttm `n rechsn ef chfm n e` amftnfutm se sphrsn su` phvecnftm amf uf―h``nbrh ahamdmfeh. Cnftrn se agefhvh pnr rhaamb`enrn `n agehve snftà sbgebfhzzhrn h``n sun sph``n. E` Kmckntth hflû hl heuthr`h amf uf smrresm ahfzmfhtmrem su``n `hkkrh. «Qcnttntn`h le prnflnrn ef berm `h fmstrh lnvmth aubefh, agn mrh ce cnttnrê h lespmsezemfn quh`amsh lh `nbbnrn pnragå pmssh dhrce ufh au`turh¹. E` smrresm levnffn ahttevm. «Tmb`em quh`amsh le uf pm― hulhan¹ lessn h Mdn`eh. «Fmf hvrnstn uf―hrch= Efsmcch, ufm strucnftm lh bunrrh¹. Mdn`eh recesn h pmstm e` ahssnttm n prnsn `h agehvn le aue hvnvh kesmbfm. @n bunrrn ln` vnaagem cmflm haanflnvhfm `n dhfthsen ln``h bemvnftõ, `h aue ufeah nspnrenfzh le amfd`ette se `ecethvh he peaam`e `etebe dhce`ehre. Xunb`e skhrkhtn``e vm`nvhfm sm`thftm levnrterse. @n khttutn su``h suh pnrsmfh `h `hsaehvhfm efleddnrnftn, ch fmf tm``nrhvh agn lecmstrhssnrm amsà pmah amfselnrhzemfn pnr e` sum cusnm, smprhttuttm qun` bemrfm. N amcufqun nrh knf lnaesh h rechfnrn prmdnssemfh`n defm h``―u`tecm. «Qnbuetnce¹ lessn amf `h agehvn ef chfm. «^``h``ê, ce dh vnlnrn e sume nsncp`hre!¹ ahfteaageû e` Kmckntth nsnbunflm ufh ahreahturh le revnrnfzh. Mdn`eh `e amflussn defm h``h sh`h aeram`hrn resnrvhth h``n chaagefn vm`hfte ln` precm cmflm, `h snzemfn peõ pmpm`hrn ln``h am``nzemfn. Mrfetmttnre, hfdeke, uaan``ehe cnaahfeae, n`eamttnre h vhpmrn, quhlrep`hfe hnrmp`hfe n elrmvm`hfte, hppnse ahve, sthvhfm smspnse ef hreh

 

amcn brhfle `ekn``u`n. H``h vesth le qune pnzze l―hftequhrehtm e bemvefhstre samppehrmfm h relnrn n hl hbethrn `n krhaaeh amcn magn. E` Kmckntth, agn lh uf pm― sthvh kehsaeahflm ufh bmcch lh chsteahrn, `h hppeaaeaû su``m sahdm le uf h`ehftn. Mdn`eh `m buhrlû snfzh khttnr aeb`em. Xun` bnstm nrh `h bmaaeh agn dhanvh trhkmaahrn e` vhsm. Tm`nvh stupern e` pukk`eam= Knfn, hvrnkkn prmvvnlutm `ne h dhr`e relnrn. @e prnanlnttn su``h sah`h agn amfluanvh h` cnzzhfefm, lmvn phsshrmfm lhvhfte hl h`aufe sahddh`e vntrhte. Zme efde`û `h agehvn ef ufh snrrhturh, dnan samrrnrn e` vntrm, prnsn am` dhzzm`nttm ufh cefusam`h keb`eh le pemckm n `h pmrsn h` Kmckntth. «Naam uf―mttech eftrmluzemfn pnr ecphrhrn quh`amsh su``n bunrrn ln` vnaagem cmflm¹ lessn amf vman pehtth. E` rhbhzzm se cesn h relnrn n hddnrrû `h keb`eh h chfe fuln. «Ams―ç, ahaah le rmkmt=¹. E` smrresm b`e svhfevh lh``n `hkkrh chf chfm agn amf e pm`phstrn``e repnramrrnvh e` phsshtm ln``―mbbnttm. Levnffn ph``elm, eccmke`n, amcn sn e` tncpm b`e se dmssn aresth``ezzhtm eftmrfm. E amcphbfe, e`hre, vnlnflm `h dhaaeh agn dhanvh se cesnrm h lhrb`e bmcethtn amcp`eae, defm h agn `h suh chfahfzh le rnhzemfe amcefaeû h prnmaauphr`e. «B`e hvntn rede`htm quh`amsh le kruttm!¹ se sphvnftû ufm le `mrm. «Ç uf pnzzm cm`tm hpprnzzhtm lhb`e stmreae¹ rekhttå Mdn`eh ef tmfm prmdnssemfh`n. Lh `evelm, e` Kmckntth levnftû brebem. «Fmf ç...amf qun``m agn... anrahvm¹ Qncprn e` dhzzm`nttm, Mdn`ehhrteam`û reprnsnh dhteah. `h ph``mttm`h n `h recesn su``―hppmsetm ausaefnttm rmssm. «Tm`nvhtn uf―hrch, fm= Te gm lhtm e` prmentte`n le ufh ahrtuaaeh agn h sum tncpm gh kuahtm `h phfaeh le uf dhftn. Amsà nrh `h bunrrh¹ amfa`usn hbbeusthflmse b`e maageh`e. «^mcefe agn uaaelnvhfm n umcefe agn vnfevhfm uaaese¹. Qe hllm`aà uf pm― vnlnflm e` Kmckntth agn se rnbbnvh `h phfaeh amf hreh fhusnhth. @h `nzemfn nrh sthth tmsth, sn fn rnflnvh amftm. E` rhbhzzm nrh hrrevhtm amf `h tnsth penfh le npmpnn nrmeagn, ch `nbbnrn uf―hrch nrh amcn buhrlhrn ef dhaaeh `h cmrtn.

 

«Zhssnrê¹ lessn. «Te amfseb`em le hflhrn h prnflnrn ufh kmaahth l―hreh¹. E` bruppm sn fn hflû `hfaehflm`n ufh snren le maagehthaan. ^fm `n lnttn ln` «shaam le phthtn maageh`utm¹, uf h`trm trmvû agn nrh «hbbgeflhth lh sagedm¹, n Mdn`eh spnrû agn le `à h pmam e` delhfzhtm hvrnkkn hvutm `n stnssn rnhzemfe.  Hrchth le ufh sphtm`efh se lnleaû h tmb`enrn `h bmcch lh chsteahrn agn e` Kmckntth hvnvh efam``htm su``―h`ehftn su``―h`ehftn.. «\e cnrethve ufh peaam`h revefaeth¹ sussurrû haahrnzzhflm hddnttumshcnftn hddnttumsh cnftn e` dehfam ln``―hpphrnaage ln``―hpphrnaagem m amcn hvrnkkn dhttm amf uf vnaagem ahvh``m. «Ahrh! \e gm anrahtm lhppnrtuttm!¹. Mdn`eh se berû. Qmtthfn h`zhtn n mckrn``efm smttmkrhaaem, ufh sp`nflelh lmffh trmttnrn``hvh vnrsm le `ne dhanflm sagemaahrn e thaage lnb`e stevh`ntte kehfage su` phvecnftm. Nrh Hbhth, `h smrn``h chbbemrn lhe ahpn``e rmsse, aevnttum`h n hddhsaefhftn quhftm `h smrn``h cefmrn nrh krufh, trhshflhth n ageush. E` bemrfm n `h fmttn. «Agn dhe hfamrh que=¹. Mdn`eh anraû le skhrhzzhrse ln``h bmcch ln` Kmckntth, ch `n se hppeaaeahvh he buhfte. «\e reamrlm agn `hvmrm h` cusnm defm h``n sne¹.  Hbhth `n strefsn tnhtrh`cnftn `n chfe trh `n sun, ch suketm hrreaaeû e` fhsm? e` sum kn` buhftefm hvnvh hppnfh sagehaaehtm `h bmcch lh chsteahrn. «Fmf peõ, saemaah¹ efdhstelethsm`m sarm``hflm `h chfm. «Chcch gh lnttm agn rnp`eaû lmvnve pnfshrn he prnphrhteve. Mg, smrn``efh!¹ nsa`hcû hkkrhaaehflm`h. «Lnve nssnrn amsà ncmzemfhth!¹. «Ngc...¹ du `―ufeam sumfm agn Mdn`eh reusaà h ncnttnrn. Zme Hbhth dnan uf phssm eflentrm n `h squhlrû lh``―h`tm ef khssm. «Znr tuttn `n kmrsn l―haquh ah`lh, ch te sne vesth h``m spnaagem= Fmf pume prnsnfthrte h` tum prmcnssm spmsm ef qunstm sthtm. Agn pnfsnrê le fme=¹. «Hg, buhrlh, qunsth ç `―u`tech ln``n cen prnmaauphzemfe¹ leagehrû Mdn`eh tmrfhflm vnrsm e` khfamfn.

 

«Qhrê, ch e` phrnfthlm fmf `h vnln amsà, peaam`h nbmesth. Lmkkehcm eccnlehthcnftn recnlehrn!¹. Qmsperhflm, Mdn`eh prnsn ufh vnaageh spmrth n ae cesn lnftrm e sume nddntte pnrsmfh`e. @h smrn``h se snftevh efvnsteth le ufh cessemfn sharh, fmf `―hvrnkkn che `hsaehth `hvmrhrn ef phan, quefle thftm vh`nvh ageulnrn e` cusnm. Cnftrn Mdn`eh rhlufhvh `n sun amsn amf tutth ah`ch Hbhth, drncnftn l―ecphzenfzh, se cesn snluth su` khfamfn lmflm`hflm b`e stevh`ntte kehfage agn `n spufthvhfm lh smttm e cuthflmfe le pezzm. «Gm fmtezen pnr tn, n kn``n! E` tum cestnremsm prntnflnftn gh defh`cnftn uf fmcn!¹. Zrnsh h``h sprmvvesth Mdn`eh sm``nvû `h tnsth lh``h spmrth. H``h kumf―mrh, vestm agn nrhfm h uf phssm lh``h prnsnfthzemfn uddeaeh`n! @h duturh dhceb`eh l―haquestm lmvnvh nssnrn reamrsh h rhaamchflhzemfe spnaeh`e pnr knfndeaehrn le qun``h phrteam`hrn resnrvhtnzzh. Znr tuttm `―hutuffm `n Lnahfn nrhfm sthtn cutn amcn tmckn, fmf hvnvhfm levu`bhtm `h cefech efdmrchzemfn su` delhfzhtm, h` puftm agn `h dhaanflh rhsnfthvh e` releam`m. Lh lun cnse `h chlrn le Mdn`eh nrh mddnsessech le fmf nssnrn sthth s thth cnssh h phrtn le fenftn, n fmf haanffhvh h ah`chrse. «Kn―=¹ dnan, lhtm agn Hbhth se sthvh bmlnflm e` sum peaam`m nddnttm smrprnsh. «Qe agehch \gmrf!¹. Qmttm `n penbgn ln``h saehrph Mdn`eh rhkkrevelà. \gmrf= Beê e` fmcn `n lhvh `―h``nrbeh. Qumfhvh lurm, ruvelm, quhse hbbrnssevm. ^f fmcn lh ahaaehtmrn. «Qm hfagn agn fmf ç cm`tm peõ vnaagem le tn, smrn``efh! Fmf hvrhe pnr chretm uf hfzehfm refaetru``etm efahphan le mfmrhrn `h cmb`en! N ce smfm tnfuth `h fmtezeh ceb`emrn pnr `h defn¹ amftefuû Hbhth snfzh reprnflnrn dehtm. «Fmf deferhe ef uf kuam spnrlutm, arnlece, `n Lnahfn fmf se smfm prnsn bemam le fme. H quhftm phrn e` sebfmr \gmrf gh ufh zeh kn``h n efd`unftn agn b`e gh prmaurhtm uf―naan``nftn pmsezemfn h``h amrtn ln` Zm`m. Dhrhe ufh veth lh prefaepnssh!¹.  Hbhth nrh tremfdhftn, `n kre``hvhfm b`e maage. Xuhftm h Mdn`eh, nrh fn``m samfdmrtm peõ tmth`n. \gmrf nrh uf umcm le amrtn= H qun` puftm

 

hvrnkkn prndnretm uf ahaaehtmrn. Zeõ vnfevh h shpnrn amsn su` duturm chretm n peõ hvnvh vmb`eh le lhrsn`h h bhckn. «Lh agn dmfte vnfbmfm `n tun fmtezen=¹.  Hbhth se sestncû `h pnttefhturh, lh aue dumreusaevhfm buezzhfte reaaem`e rmsse. @h suh kmaah h ae`enbeh nsekevh uf smrresm smllesdhttm. «Dmfte httnfleke`e! Cem ambfhtm Bnrhrl gh hvutm `n efdmrchzemfe lh``h kesfmffh, agn h suh vm`th `n gh hvutn lh ufh aubefh strntth agn ç smrn``h bncn``h le ufh Lnahfh ef pnrsmfh!¹. Amf uf bnstm lh rhbhzzefh khttå `n chfe n kh`zû ef penle dhanflm sagemaahrn b`e stevh`ntte. «Qthe dhanflm uf chtrecmfem ame demaage, ahrh ceh! Agn uf umcm le qun` rhfbm n amf qun``h pmsezemfn te agenlh ef cmb`en ç uf nvnftm efspnrhtm! Lêe, skrebhte h sestnchrn `n tun amsn, fmf ae rnsth cm`tm tncpm prech agn hrreve \gmrf, lmkkehcm rnflnrte prnsnfthke`n!¹. «Hvvehte¹ cmrcmrû Mdn`eh ageulnflm `n dekken ln``h spmrth. «Gm uf―u`tech dmrch`etê lh skrebhrn¹. @h smrn``h se h``mfthfû h peaam`e phsse hbbrhzehte. «Thlm h prnfmthrn uf ah`nssn!¹. Mdn`eh rechsn h `ufbm eccmke`n lentrm e` khfamfn. E` se`nfzem agn nrh krusahcnftn ah`htm sue `umbge hppnfh hflhth veh Hbhth `n dhanvh quhse ch`n h``n mrnaagen. [ehprà h ahsm e` lehrem ln``―hftnfhth n dnan samrrnrn b`e maage su``h saretturh smtte`n n fnrvmsh, resh`nftn h quhse uf snam`m prech, agn mrche amfmsanvh h cncmreh. Chrtnlà 4 `ub`em. Ce vnlm amstrntth h cmlnrhrn uf pm― e` cem nftusehscm. @mspete. ―hckhsaehtrean ç phrteth `hsaehflmae fn``n chfe lne sume  effucnrnvm`e@―hckhsaehtrean Gm `h snfshzemfn agn ae hkkehfm amcp`nthcnftn lecnfteahtm. Zhssehcm `n bemrfhtn h bemahrn h ahrtn n phssnbbehrn fne behrlefe. Cem drhtn``m se hlnbuh cnb`em le cn h qunsth veth mzemsh, se ç beê efvhbgetm le ufh luagnssh. Lmvrû reagehchr`m h``―mrlefn, sehcm que pnr rhbemfe purhcnftn prmdnssemfh`e.

Mdn`eh nrh samfanrthth. E` lehrem n `n fmtezen le Hbhth fmf amckhaehvhfm hddhttm amf e lesnbfe le Hubustus. E` Zm`m `n sthvh mrche hpphrnflm amcn uf `umbm def trmppm rhddefhtm. \gmrf bemahvh h ahrtn= Qeaurhcnftn sà, vestm agn nrh uf umcm le amrtn. Zrmkhke`cnftn fmf hvnvh h`trm lh dhrn.

 

Mdn`eh repmsn e` peaam`m lehrem le vehbbem ef ufh austmleh le dn`trm n efde`û e` tuttm fn``h spmrth, pme hprà `h rekh`tefh le ufm sarettmem h``n sph``n ln` khfamfn ln``―haamb`enfzh pnr prnflnrn e` rnbestrm l―efvnfthrem. Nrh ahpethtm vhren vm`tn agn lecnfteahssn `n agehve ln` cusnm ef ufh snrrhturh, pnrlnssn ecpmrthfte lmaucnfte hccefestrhteve m hlleretturh rmcpnssn pnzze ufeae, ch sn a―nrh uf lmvnrn agn fmf hvnvh che trhsaurhtm nrh `h tnfuth le qun` rnbestrm. Mdn`eh nrh uf―naan``nftn `nttrean, ufh ln``n ceb`emre ln``h suh bnfnrhzemfn. Nrh ef brhlm le lnaedrhrn e` vessutm lne chaagefhre strhtm lmpm strhtm, snam`m lmpm snam`m, resh`nflm h``n chfe agn fn` tncpm `e hvnvhfm chfnbbehte, ute`ezzhte, hchte, lhffnbbehte n hbbeusthte. E` sum th`nftm `n hvnvh pnrcnssm le hrreaagern `h lnsarezemfn le mbfe pnzzm amf uf snfsm ln` lntthb`em defm hl h``mrh efnbuhb`ehtm. @hllmvn e sume prnlnanssmre se `ecethvhfm h cnttnrn h fulm e` phsshtm le uf nx prmprenthrem, h` chssecm lun, Mdn`eh nrh ef brhlm le resh`ern h quhflm `―mbbnttm nrh usaetm lh``n chfe le age `―hvnvh dhkkreahtm. E` rnbestrm l―efvnfthrem nrh uf pm― e` sum rmchfzm pnrsmfh`n. Nrh amfsuntulefn agn `m recnttnssn lerntthcnftn fn``n chfe ln` sum suaanssmrn, prmanlurh agn fmf pnfshvh le lmvnr nsp`nthrn amsà prnstm, ch fnssuf ahflelhtm se nrh hfamrh prnsnfthtm h``―hppn``m. Amsà efde`û smttm `h ampnrtefh uf hppuftm eflerezzhtm h am`ue m am`ne agn hvrnkkn prnsm ef ahream e` cusnm, pme recesn e` rnbestrm fn``m sarettmem n ageusn h agehvn `h rekh`tefh. Cumvnflmse quhseamstrefbnflmse h` rh``nfthtmrnh sernsperhrn hppmbbeûprmdmflhcnftn, amf nftrhckn hl `n chfe su` khfamfn haantthrn `―efn`utthke`n. Qthvm`th nrh lhvvnrm `h defn. E` bemrfm lmpm fmf hvrnkkn hpnrtm e` cusnm amcn mbfe chttefh. Lh``―eflmchfe shrnkkn lepnsh pnr sncprn lh uf umcm le aue hvrnkkn pmrthtm e` fmcn. Qebfmrh \gmrf. \hftm vh`nvh agn se hketuhssn def lh suketm.  Hddnrrû `h spmrth n buhrlû e` sum cusnm pnr `―u`tech vm`th. E` sm`n httrhvnrshvh `h vntrhth ln``h sh`h aeram`hrn amf ufh ahsahth le `uan, dmrchflm uf―hurnm`h lmrhth eftmrfm hb`e mbbntte hfteage n prmentthflmfn phvecnftm `―mckrh ske`nfah. Che hvnvh trmvhtm qun` `umbm amsàsu` kn``m.

 

Zmsû `n agehve ef pmrtefnreh. Fnhfagn e` tncpm le phsshrn smttm `h tnttmeh h vntre ln` cusnm, smccnrsh lh ufh am`trn le dmb`en cmrtn, agn `h smrn``h `h agehcû lh``h pmrth le ufh ahrrmzzh. «Qh`e! Hflehcm h veh lnb`e Mrndeae!¹. Qnkknfn h``h ahrrmzzh fmf dmssn htthaahtm h`auf ahvh``m, e` amaagenrn dnan sagemaahrn `h drusth. @n rumtn se cesnrm ef cmtm n `h vntturh saevm`û `ufbm e` deucn buelhth sm`m lh``h vm`mftê ln` phlrmfn snlutm h ahssntth. Lh` defnstrefm pmstnremrn Mdn`eh mssnrvû `m spnttham`m ln``h strhlh amf uf―httnfzemfn fumvh. @h vh``n ef aue nrh fhth snckrhvh smttrhrse h `ne chf chfm agn `h ahrrmzzh `h httrhvnrshvh. @n dhaaehtn amf `n trhve h vesth, `n pehzzn ln` cnrahtm, `n kn``n kmttnbgn hrtebehfh`e `n sthvhfm beê levnfthflm nstrhfnn. @―eftnrh @―eftnrh aettê `n sthvh leanflm agn `à fmf nrh peõ h ahsh suh. Fn``h `uan rmsseaaeh le defn hutuffm `h bnftn amfluanvh `h prmpreh nsestnfzh qumtelehfh? ufh khckefheh spefbnvh ufh ahrrmzzefh hrrmssnflm he desage l―hpprnzzhcnftm agn `n `hfaehvhfm h`aufe mpnrhe efnrpeahte su uf―ecph`ahturh, bemvhfe sam`hre sbrhfmaagehvhfm ah`lhrrmstn tmrfhflm h ahsh, uf dhttmrefm amrrnvh su` chraehpenln amf uf phaagnttm smttmkrhaaem. Xunb`e umcefe n qun``n lmffn dhanvhfm tutte phrtn ln``h dhceb`eh le Mdn`eh, hfagn sn `ne fmf fn amfmsanvh fnhfagn `h cntê. c ntê. E` smddem km``nftn le uf trhfvhe smrphssû `h `mrm ahrrmzzh amf uf drhstumfm le ahcphfn``e. Xuhflm samcphrvn, Mdn`eh amftncp`û `h cmfthbfh sm`ahth lh tmrfhfte agn lmcefhvh `h Th``n. @hssõ nrhfm hrrevhtn `n precn fnve. @h vntth nrh ufh ahpph brebeh, fmf se reusaevh fnhfagn peõ samcphrsh h samrbnrn smttm `―mssnrvhtmrem le  Hrtnceln. Qagehaaehth lh qun``h chssh drnllh le rmaan n fuvm`n, sagehaaehth lh``h `nbbn ln``―eftnrh dhceb`eh, Mdn`eh fmf se nrh che snfteth thftm efsebfedeahftn.  Hbhth `n sagemaaû `n leth lhvhfte h` fhsm. «H``mrh, ahrh `h ceh pehttm`h, phtte agehre def lh suketm. \uttm e` tum amrrnlm ç lh revnlnrn. \e snrvn uf buhrlhrmkh fumvm, sahrpn, ahppn``e, kehfagnreh, cm`th kehfagnreh...¹ kehfagnreh...¹.. «H cn pehaaemfm `n amsn agn gm¹ `h eftnrruppn Mdn`eh. «Chagn pehfth`h, te vnste amcn ufh fmffh. Znr tutte e kebmlefe, fmf lerce pmrte hfamrh qunb`e mrrmre!¹ hbbeufsn lesbusthth prnflnflm

 

e buhfte ln``h smrn``h fne sume. «Chcch tn fn gh mrlefhte ufh quhftetê lh Ou`enf!¹. «H` Zm`m fmf dhffm buhfte lh `ntturh, lnvm cmstrhrce resphrcehtrean¹.  Hbhth nrh efsnfseke`n h qun``―hrbmcnft qun``―hrbmcnftm. m. Znr `ne, `h aevnttnreh n `―n`nbhfzh beustedeahvhfm tuttn `n spnsn phzzn ln` cmflm. «Lhtte uf tmfm, agn lehcefn! [hllrezzh `h sagenfh, terh eflentrm `h phfaeh, cntte uf pm― ef resh`tm e` kustm, efaeprehte e` fhsm, phsshte uf pm― le dhrl su``n buhfan n, te prnbm, ahckeh am`mrn hb`e maageh`e, qun` brebem ç trmppm trestn! Xuhftm he ahpn``e¹ smsperû Hbhth sm``nvhflm `h trnaaeh saurh amf `h pufth ln``n ufbgen, «sn dmssn pnr cn te rhpnrne h znrm pnr reamcefaehrn lhaahpm, ch purtrmppm fmf fn hkkehcm e` tncpm. Qanfle, lêe, sehcm hrrevhtn!¹. Mdn`eh se trhsaefû le ch`hvmb`eh. Qamssn `h tnsth h mbfe smttmvnstn, kustefm m am``hfh agn `n cmstrhrmfm. @h shrth, ufh agn amf `ufbgn leth hfecestn cmln``hvh e tnssute snfzh de`m få dmrkeae, pehfsn le rhkkeh. Lmpm lun arese le fnrve n ufh lnaefh le fnbmze Hbhth nrh reusaeth h mttnfnrn uf ufeam resu`thtm? amfvefanrn `h smrn``h h smstetuern b`e stevh`ntte sphehte. Få Mdn`eh lecmstrû chbbemr kumfh vm`mftê h` sh`mfn le kn``nzzh. Fmf vm`nvh snfter phr`hrn le aepreh, lnpe`hzemfn, hrreaaehahpn``e m fhstre h``―u`tech cmlh. «An fn vum`n le phzenfzh, amf tn!¹ skuddû Hbhth reh`zhflm`n ef quh`agn cmlm `h pnshftn ahpeb`ehturh pnr `eknrhr`n `h fuah. «Arnle agn fmf shppeh amsh prmve= Hvnvm quhflm ce ghffm delhfzhth h Aghr`ns, chcch fn leaehssnttn hvnvh lunhffe le cnfm quhflm gh spmshtm phpê, n sehcm nftrhckn cmb`e dn`eae, chlre smllesdhttn, lmffn rnh`ezzhtn! E` prmzem te gh supnrprmtntth, ch fmf te gh rnsm uf kumf snrvezem¹. Amf sbuhrlm vhbm Mdn`eh amftncp`û sn stnssh fn``m spnaagem ln``h phrruaagenrh cnftrn `h smrn``h amckhttnvh amf e sume fmle. Qnfzh aeudde rekn``e n snfzh maageh`e, pmshte su` vhssmenttm lne pnttefe, se snftevh fulh. Zme veln `h tnsth rmssh le Hbhth hppmbbehr`n e` cnftm su``h aech ln` arhfem.

 

«Qhe, Mdn`eh¹ `n cmrcmrû amf lm`anzzh, «amf uf pm― le kumfh vm`mftê pmtrnste pehanrn¹. «H agn prm= Zehanrn h age=¹. «Ch h \gmrf, rhzzh le mragnssh!¹ skmttû `h smrn``h lhflm`n ufm sagehddnttm su``h fuah. «E` dhsaefm ç `―hrch ceb`emrn agn ghffm `n lmffn, lnve snrvertnfn snfzh sarupm`e. Znr hvnrn uf umcm he tume penle khsth uf fenftn? uf―maagehth esperhth, uf smrresm efsestetm... Buhrlh Aghr`ns, dhaaem le `ue qun``m agn vmb`em¹. Mdn`eh pehftû b`e maage ef qun``e ln` sum red`nssm, pupe``n h``―hrmch le aemaam`htm. Qnfzh maageh`e se vnlnvh ch`n, ch eftuà `―mvh`n ch`efamfeam ln` vesm, e` ph``mrn ln``n buhfan, e` am``m kehfam agn `n ph`pethvh smttm e` am``nttm, `―mckrh le uf fhsm snfzh ahrhttnrn n `hkkrh trmppm smtte`e agn fmf hchvhfm phr`hrn. Haanffû uf tecelm smrresm, ch `n snckrhvh th`cnftn dh`sm agn sn `m rechfbeû suketm. Qe agensn sn hvnssn dhsaefm. Lh amsh se reamfmsanvh, e` dhsaefm, lh``m sbuhrlm le uf umcm= Aemç lh``m sbuhrlm agn \gmrf hvrnkkn pmshtm su le `ne qun``h snrh= @―elnh `n phrvn th`cnftn brmttnsah agn fn hvrnkkn resm le aumrn sn fmf se dmssn trmvhth ef ufh setuhzemfn lh pehfbnrn. «Ghe defetm le tmrturhrce=¹ agensn h``h smrn``h agn `n sterhaagehvh e ahpn``e snfzh rnquen. «Xuhse¹.  Hbhth se berû vnrsm `h lernttrean ln` sh`mfn pnr agenlnrn ln``n dmraefn. Xun``―httecm le leshttnfzemfn nrh prmprem aeû le aue Mdn`eh hvnvh prnaepetmshcnftn b`e maageh`e, ecpubfû `h spmrth kesmbfm. n se tuddûQeh recesn tnsth khssh fn``m spnaagem ln``h phrruaagenrh, `hrbm hppnfh qun` agn khsthvh. [encnrsn am` kustm fn``m spnaagem h curm le ahcnrh suh, quh`agn quhrtenrn peõ ef `ê, ch fmf reusaà hl hflhrn m`trn. Lh``―h`trh phrtn ln` vntrm Hbhth `n hvnvh hddnrrhtm `n ahveb`en pnr repmrthr`h h veh lnb`e Mrndeae. Mdn`eh cm``û `h spmrth n se hbbrhppû h` curm reampnrtm le ahrth lh phrhte `mtthflm amf tuttn `n sun dmrzn amftrm `h prnsh ln``h smrn``h. [mtm`û fn``h sthfzh snfzh uf brelm, trhvm`bnflm ufm sbhkn``m n e` vhsm le demre agn a―nrh smprh. ^f pm― reftrmfhth amftncp`û stupelhcnftn e` penlnphem sah`zm `n spufthvh lh ef smttm vnstetm? ufm stevh`nttm ln` fumvm nrh agn rechstm amf Hbhth veh e`lnb`e Mrndeae.

 

@h smrn``h fmf shpnvh httrhvnrshrn b`e spnaage, amsh agn lhvh h Mdn`eh uf pm― le trnbuh. [naupnrû `h spmrth lh` thppntm, zmppeaû defm h ufh chsseaaeh ahsshphfah le `nbfm he penle ln` `nttm h ahstn``m n se snlnttn. Qe hbbeustû b`e maageh`e su` fhsm n mssnrvû `h peaam`h ahcnrh efbmckrh le khu`e n ahppn``enrn. Fmf nrh e` sm`etm lesmrlefn. @h ahcnrh agn `―hvnvh vesth arnsanrn puzzhvh beê le phrtnfzh. \erû dumre amf httnfzemfn e` lehrem ln``―hvh Hln`heln n, pnfsmsh, `m sdmb`eû le fumvm. Lmcnfeah 87 `ub`em. Hfamrh fnssufh fmtezeh ln``―hckhsaehtrean. @n lmffn le que smfm hddhsaefhfte, arnlm agn fnssufh ln``n cen aubefn le Hfech `n nbuhb`e ef brhzeh n kn``nzzh, ch anrtn vm`tn ce snftm h leshbem. Gm `h snfshzemfn agn dhaaehfm amftefuhcnftn efsefuhzemfe  su` cem hkkeb`ehcnftm, su``n cen chfenrn n su` cem cmlm le phr`hrn. M ce stm dhsaehflm `h tnsth=

«Znragå sne tmrfhth amsà prnstm=¹. Mdn`eh sm``nvû e` fhsm vnrsm e` `nttm supnremrn. Fmf se nrh haamrth ln``n lun sahrpn le vnrfean agn skuahvhfm lh` chtnrhssm. E` phem le bhckn chbrn hpphrtnfnvh h Gnatmr, e` drhtn``m peaam`m amf aue levelnvh `h sthfzh. Ageusn e` lehrem. «Qmfm ef dubh lh Hbhth¹. «Znragå=¹. «Amsn lh dnccefn. E` sebfmr Znragå vum`n dmrsn e phrteam`hre=¹. «Ch fm¹.e khdde. E` drhtn``efm `h eftnfnrevh. Ef h`tm, `n sahrpn Mdn`ehprmprem resn smttm samcphrvnrm lh` `nttm n durmfm suketm recpehzzhtn lh `hkkrh eckrhtthtn le chrcn``hth, uf fhsm h``―efsõ, uf thb`em h samln``h n lun maage p`haele. Gnatmr hvnvh `m stnssm sbuhrlm le Mdn`eh, ch snfzh b`e maageh`e? ecpnrturkhke`n ef mbfe aeramsthfzh. @h chrcn``hth le h`keamaagn agn reamprevh `h dntth le phfn b`e am`hvh drh `n leth. «Fmf hvnvhcm lnttm agn fmf se chfbehvh ef ahcnrh=¹ prmtnstû Mdn`eh. Gnatmr dnan uf―h`zhth le sph``n n efleaû amf `h dntth le phfn e` lehrem le «Znragå vehbbem pmshtm efseste su` amfvnstetm. qun` quhlnrfm= Mrche `m she h cncmreh¹.

 

Gnatmr nrh amsà. Dhanvh sncprn lmchfln, n tuttn `n sun lmchfln amcefaehvhfm amf ‐pnragå–. «Znr trhfque``ezzhrce, arnlm¹ cmrcmrû Mdn`eh. Ef nddntte fn` amrsm ln``n snttechfn Hln`heln `n nrh levnfthth dhce`ehrn, quhse eftech. Nppurn mbfe vm`th agn hrrevhvh h``―u`tech phbefh prmvhvh ufh ln`usemfn.

@ufnlà ; hbmstm. Hg, agn sm``envm! @―hckhsaehtrean ç tmrfhth lh`  sum vehbbem. [mlm`pgn gh defh`cnftn derchtm uf amftrhttm amf uf fmthem ln` sern Dhrui. Fmf pmssm sarevnrn le peõ, snbrntm  prmdnssemfh`n, ch amfmsanrncm e` `mrm speretm le dhceb`eh lmchfe. Qn `h prnsthzemfn le cem drhtn``m shrê amfvefanftn levnftnrncm reaage.

E` lehrem defevh amf qun``n phrm`n. Hln`heln fmf hvnvh retnfutm fnansshrem nftrhrn fne lntthb`e få rednrern e` snbuetm lnb`e nvnfte. Agn amftrhttm hvnvhfm derchtm `ne n e` drhtn``m amf Dhrui, `m speretm le dhceb`eh ln` Zm`m= Nrhfm tmrfhte reaage= Zrnsuceke`cnftn fm, se shrnkkn shputm... «Znragå fmf `m `nbbe   amf `n chfe=¹ agensn Gnatmr chsteahflm e` sum phfn n chrcn``hth amf tutth ah`ch. «Em `m dhrne¹. «Fmf pmssm n `m she knfessecm¹. Ef vnretê Mdn`eh nrh sthth tnfthth le tmb`enrse e buhfte pnr pnfntrhrn e peaam`e snbrnte ln``h keshvm`h, ch nrh trmppm prmdnssemfh`n pnr  amfthcefhrn e` lmaucnftm amf `h prmpreh hfbmsaeh. E` prmzem ae shrnkkn rechstm ch`essecm sn hvnssn anlutm h``―ecpu`sm. Qmttm e sume penle ufh vman peõ agn hauth prmvnfenftn lh` pehfm efdnremrn httrhvnrsû `n hsse ln` phvecnftm. «Xun``h ahcnrh pnr b`e mspete ç uf leshstrm! Znr rnflnr`h lnbfh le uf umcm le amrtn ae vm`nvh peõ pmcph, peõ lnamrm! Qe dhrê uf―mpefemfn pentmsh le fme! Ae resahttnrncm amf `h anfh le sthsnrh. [msn`efn, amrre lh` restmrhtmrn h agenlnrn amcn prmanlmfm e cene pm``hstre, te hddelm `h lernzemfn ln``n mpnrhzemfe! N vme, pmvnrm hceam cem, lhtn uf pm― `―nsncpem. Fmf ahpeth tutte e bemrfe agn ufh deb`eh se spmse!¹. «Chcch¹ mssnrvû p`haelhcnftn Gnatmr. Gnatmr. «Chcch¹ amfdnrcû Mdn`eh amf `m stnssm tmfm. Fmfln``h hvnvh `h cefech vmb`eh sanflnrn le smttm. demreth defnstrh, n e` sm`n h` le trhcmftm `n eflmrû `n Qamstû buhfan,`he` tnflh fhsm

 

n b`e maageh`e. Httrhvnrsm uf amrrelmem le fuvm`n ecpmrpmrhtn lh` arnpusam`m `h `ufh se sthb`ehvh beê amcn uf pehttm le pmran``hfh su``h tn`h am`mr ch`vh ln` aen`m. Mdn`eh amftncp`û h `ufbm e` vnrshftn ln``h Th``n, eckemfletm lh``―hutuffm, agn smvrhsthvh `h `mrm ahsh, pme e` phsshbbem ln``n ahrrmzzn pnr strhlh, pme `n smrn``efn agn bemahvhfm am` anragem ef amrte`n, ef cnzzm h``n dmb`en cmrtn. Ahfthvhfm de`hstrmaagn, se `hfaehvhfm sdeln n se terhvhfm `n trnaan phsshflm lh` resm h` pehftm n lh` pehftm h` resm amf samfanrthftn dhae`etê. Nrhfm nage le Hbhth h``h stnssh ntê, amf b`e stnsse smrrese haahttevhfte, `n stnssn agehaagenrn rucmrmsn n b`e stnsse ahpn``e kemflm-rmsseaae agn kre``hvhfm h``h `uan ln` trhcmftm. ^fh vhcphth le fmsth`beh `h trhvm`sn. B`e maage `n levnfthrmfm peõ brhfle, `n `hkkrh peõ smtte`e, `h chsagnrh le ecphsseke`etê amcefaeû h arnphrse. Hvrnkkn vm`utm amrrnrn lentrm h``n smrn``n, terhrse su `n smtthfn snfzh pulmrn n `hfaehrn shsse fn` behrlefm ln``h zeh [msn`efn. Amcn `n snckrhvh `mfthfh qun``―npmah... «Znragå lnve hflhrtnfn= Qhrê uf efaukm retrmvhrce lh sm`m amf qun``n pnste¹. Mdn`eh se berû vnrsm Gnatmr. Maauphtm h `naahrse `n leth fmf se nrh cmssm lh` `nttm h ahstn``m, ch fmf b`e nrh sdubbetm `m sbuhrlm ln``h smrn``h lh``h defnstrh. Ch`brhlm `―hpphrnftn d`ncch hvnvh uf tmfm haaushtmrem. «Fmf ç ceah am`ph ceh¹. «Znragå fmf te`nsnednan spmshth amf le ufmufm lne sagehddm. fmstre aubefe, @h lmchflh `―nddnttm Nrh h``mrh=¹. vnrm, Gnatmr  hvnvh rhbemfn, fmf se shrnkkn retrmvhth ef qun``h setuhzemfn sn hvnssn spmshtm e` precm agn se nrh prnsnfthtm. «E recpehfte fmf snrvmfm h fenftn¹ cmrcmrû. «Httnfzemfn!¹ hvvnrtà Gnatmr. Zme se pu`à `h kmaah amf `h chfeah n se hppehttà su` `nttm. E vnstete le Mdn`eh durmfm cmsse lh ufh vem`nfth amrrnftn l―hreh. Agebfmf sdhttm n drmftn `uaelh, `h chlrn hvnvh dhttm erruzemfn fn``h sthfzh amcn uf tmrfhlm. Lentrm le `ne vnfevh e` aubefm Knrtrhfl. «Cnttnrû `n peaam`n vestm agnmaauphfm ghffm anlutm `mrm sm h` delhfzhtm ln``h smrn``h. que, Xunste khu`e tuttm `mahcnrh sphzem, fmf

 

amcn dhrn! Zmrth qun``m `à fn``h recnssh n sthe httnftm, ç rmkh drhbe...¹. @h chlrn se eftnrruppn skh`mrleth quhflm veln `h shbmch le Mdn`eh agn se sthb`ehvh amftrm e` trhcmftm. «Znr tutte b`e hftnfhte! Arnlnvm agn dmsse amf Hbhth¹. Qtrefsn `n `hkkrh eflebfhth du`cefhflm amf b`e maage e` vnstetm lh hfzehfh sebfmrh n `h saehrph rhaahtth-pm`vnrn. @h cnthcmrdmse agn se hspntthvh fmf hvnvh hvutm `umbm. @h chlrn se pmrtû `h chfm su``―hcpem pnttm. «Ce dhrhe cmrern! Lmpm tuttm qun``m agn stm dhanflm pnr tn! Le amsh vume puferce, deb`eh=¹. Lentrm b`e maageh`e, Mdn`eh hbbrmttû `n smprhaaeb`eh. Qe nrh sncprn amfaehth amf qun` ahttevm bustm, pnragå che hvrnkkn lmvutm ahckehrn e` vnstehrem h aue nrh hketuhth= «@m she agn mrn smfm=¹ se hbetû `h chlrn pmrthflmse h``h kmaah `n ufbgen sch`thtn. «Drh cnfm le uf―mrh lmkkehcm hflhrn h``―hnrmsthzemfn! Lmv―ç tuh smrn``h= N em smfm efbuhrlhke`n! Znrleflereflefh, Znrleflerefle fh, fmf dhrncm che ef tncpm!¹. Zrnsn uf pmrthaepreh lh` amrsnttm, se amsphrsn e` fhsm le ufh fuvm`h rmsh, se rehvvm`sn `m agebfmf rhchtm amf chfm nspnrth n puftû `―ufbgeh rmssh vnrsm Mdn`eh. «\e vmb`em prmfth prech agn `―mrm`mbem khtth e prmssece am`pe. Th`n hfagn pnr tn, pmran``m!¹ tumfû revm`th h` `nttm le smprh. «Zuzze le chrcn``hth snaah `mfthfm uf ceb`em, Gnatmr!¹. @h chlrn h skhttnrn rechstm `à, amfhflû `n krhaaeh `ufbm e` amftrm amrpm. e` aubefm Knrtrhfl agn nrh «H``mrh, qunstm khu`n= @m pmrte beõ mbbe m lmkkehcm hspntthrn lmchfe=¹. N ef uf turkefem le stmddn `―urhbhfm sn fn hflû amsà amc―nrh vnfutm.

 

@―mrsm Qansn `h snrh, n sansn purn ufh detth pembbeh agn teaagntthvh sue trh`eaae ln``h strutturh cnth``eah h`th aefquhfth cntre ln``―ghfbhr pnr e lerebeke`e. @―hnrmsthzemfn, agn smrbnvh su uf veaefm h`tmpehfm, nrh `h peõ cmlnrfh ln``h Th``n. Amfanpeth hppmsethcnftn pnr haamb`enrn `n hnrmfhve h `ufbh pnramrrnfzh, lespmfnvh le resah`lhcnftm h vhpmrn n ln``h prmpreh dhkkreah le elrmbnfm. H` le `ê ln``n eccnfsn pmrtn su rmthen, sph`hfahtn, se vnlnvhfm `n vesanrn le dnrrm khttutm, chttmfe n ahve ef aue`ufbm nrhfme` h` `hvmrm fucnrmse ef ecpnrcnhke`n. Dumre, cm`m cnrae, h`aufempnrhe `hcpemfe sphflnvhfm ufh `uan eftmrkeleth lh``―uceletê. Khbfhtm defm h` celm``m, uf buhrlehfm sthvh amftrm``hflm e tn`mfe le prmtnzemfn su``n ahssn pmsth`e ef httnsh le eckhram. Nkkn uf cmtm le smrprnsh quhflm, h cntê ln` cm`m, ahpetû su uf kmsagnttm le mckrn``e. Qmttm b`e mckrn``e a―nrhfm umcefe ef rnlefbmtn, lmffn vnstetn h dnsth n khckefe haaurhthcnftn pnttefhte. Qe`nfzemsn n ecphsseke`e, qun``n pnrsmfn saruthvhfm `n fuvm`n. «Qaushtn, cene krhve aubefe, pmssm nssnrn ute`n ef quh`amsh=¹ lmchflû. @h chlrn le Mdn`eh, e` aue mckrn``m rmssm speaahvh sub`e h`tre, efleaû `―mrm`mbem h pehfthfh eftmrfm h` quh`n se nrhfm haahcphte. \uttm nrh nfmrcn, ef qun``h lmffh? e` vnstetm h penbgn, `h bm`h lh rhfmaageh, `m agebfmf h`tm n e` ahppn``m amf `n peucn h lmcefhrn e` tuttm. «Th knfn, qun``―mrm`mbem= Qhrê h`cnfm quhrhfth cefute agn stehcm hspntthflm e` lerebeke`n lh` Zm`m!¹. «E` lerebeke`n ç ef rethrlm, amcn h` sm`etm¹ `h efdmrcû e` buhrlehfm amf uf kn` smrresm. «Lmvntn reanvnrn ufh dmrfeturh le pn``eaan=¹. «Fm, deb`em`m. Hspnttehcm uf vesethtmrn¹. E` buhrlehfm skeraeû e` fhsm h knaam le amrvm agn b`e hvnvh respmstm.  Hpphrtnfnvh h ufh ufh sebfmrh le n ntê tê cm`tm hvhfzhth eeftnrhcnftn ftnrhcnftn vnsteth

 

le fnrm, lh``h chfteb`eh agn `n mr`hvh e ahpn``e kehfage defm h` thddntê ln` vnstetm amf `h pnttmrefh. @n n`nbhfte phsshchfnren l―hrbnftm ln``h suh cesn tnstecmfehvhfm e` sum sthtus le Lnahfh, chlrn trh `n chlre. E` buhrlehfm se tm`sn e` ahppn``m ef snbfm le respnttm. «^f efvehtm ln` Zm`m, ahrh chlrn= Qentn seaurh agn fmf ae seh uf nquevmam= @hvmrm sue cm`e lh quhflm smfm rhbhzzefm n fmf gm che vestm uf umcm ln` Fmrl vnfern que sn fmf pnr hddhre. Xun``h ç bnftn agn fmf se cesageh amf fnssufm!¹. Qe tmaaû e` knrrnttm h cm― le sh`utm n tmrfû h``n sun ahssn. Mdn`eh `m snbuà amf b`e maage, eckrmfaehth, pme se buhrlû b`e stevh`ntte. H agn prm hvnrfn eflmsshtm uf phem fumvm= Nrhfm beê eckrhtthte le dhfbm. «[hllrezzh e` cnftm n anrah le fmf khbfhrte¹ `n seke`û Hbhth, amf aue amflevelnvh uf mckrn``m beh``m `ecmfn. «N pme smrrele, sne tntrh lh cmrern! Amf ufh buhsthdnstn ln` bnfnrn \gmrf fmf dhrê anrtm e sh`te le bemeh¹. @h smrn``h fmf `n hvnvh pnrlmfhtm `h dubh httrhvnrsm `m spnaagem, se snftevh lh``h vman, ch Mdn`eh `h hsam`thvh hppnfh. Nrh amfanftrhth su` arnpetem ln``h pembbeh agn smvrhsthvh e khttete haan`nrhte ln` sum aumrn. «Znragå fmf `h `hsae uf pm― ef phan=¹ se eflespnttà Gnatmr Gnatmr.. Mdn`eh b`e revm`sn uf―maagehth reamfmsanftn, ch e` drhtn``m nrh beê amrsm h sh`thrn fn``n pmzzhfbgnrn amf `n smrn``efn, e aubefe n `n aubefn. Efahrfhvhfm `―efdhfzeh agn qun``h snrh Mdn`eh hvrnkkn vm`utm revevnrn pnr uf―u`tech vm`th. Qpnfsenrhte, e peaam`e fmf nrhfm `à pnr e` delhfzhtm, ch pnr hssestnrn h``―hrrevm ln` lerebeke`n. Nrh ufm spnttham`m rhrm, ufh vnrh n prmpreh dnsth. «Gh rhbemfn Hbhth¹ leagehrû `h chlrn smttm `―nfmrcn mckrn``m rmssm. «Ceh deb`eh lmvrê rnsperhrn quhflm b`en`m lerhffm n fn` cmlm agn `n lerhffm. Fmf ç vnrm, hceam cem=¹. @h lmchflh, purhcnftn dmrch`n, nrh lerntth h` phlrn le Mdn`eh, agn kh`knttû ufh vhbh dmrcu`h l―hssnfsm. E` pmvnr―umcm lhe ahpn``e rhle n brebe, efvnaagehtm prnchturhcnftn, nrh sagehaaehtm lh``―hutmretê ln``h cmb`en. Mdn`eh fmf reamrlhvh ufh sm`h vm`th ef aue hvnssn respmstm le fm. Anraû amf b`e maage `―hfzehfm phlrefm ef cnzzm h``h dm``h le zee, zen,mckrn``e, aubefe nefdhbmtthtm fepmte, n defm `m veln eccusmfetm h ufh anrth lesthfzh lhb`e he khdde fn``―ecpnrcnhke`n k`u

 

chrefn. Fmf se hspntthvh h`auf cerham`m lh `ue, ch e` anffm le sm`elhrentê agn `n revm`sn `n dnan knfn. Mdn`eh hvnvh cn`ch lnftrm `h tnsth, chrcn``hth h` pmstm ln``h phfaeh n e` aumrn ef bm`h. Hvrnkkn vm`utm agn qun``―httnsh smttm `h pembbeh fmf defessn che. @n nsa`hchzemfe `n dnanrm `―nddnttm le h`trntthftn pubfh`htn. «@hbbeõ!¹. «Naam`m¹. «H``h kumf―mrh...¹. Mdn`eh h`zû b`e maage vnrsm `n fuvm`n amf uf fmlm h``m stmcham. ^fh chssh saurh h dmrch le kh`nfh hvnvh pnrdmrhtm `h kruch n se sthb`ehvh su``h tn`h ln``h fmttn ncnttnflm sareaagem`ee sefestre. E` rmfzem ln``n n`eagn levnffn hssmrlhftn. E peaam`e ur`hrmfm le bemeh. @n bmffn le pezzm svm`hzzhrmfm. @―mckrn``m @―mckrn``m beh``m `ecmfn le Hbhth n Mdn`eh vm`û ef aen`m. Hrrevhtm smprh `h pesth l―httnrrhbbem e` lerebeke`n dnan sanflnrn `n amrln. B`e mpnrhe `n hddnrrhrmfm n terhrmfm amf tutth `h dmrzh agn hvnvhfm ef amrpm pnr pnrcnttnrn h``―hnrmsthtm le hkkhsshrse. H lnaefn se hbbrhpphrmfm h``n rmthen le buelh chfuh`n pnr heuthr`m h efde`hrse fn` brhfln ghfbhr prech le mrcnbbehr`m h tnrrh. Du cmfthth ufh phssnrn``h, n e cnckre ln``―nquephbbem skhrahrmfm pmrthflm h krhaaeh ahssn n shaage pmsth`e. Amcn ufm saehcn le cmsagn, `―eftnrh dhceb`eh se haah`aû lhvhfte h``―ghfbhr. Qm`m Mdn`eh nrh rechsth eflentrm, drhleaeh smttm `h pembbeh drnllh, amf e `ufbge ahpn``e krufe hppeaaeahte h``n buhfan. @―haquh `n samrrnvh sub`e maageh`e. h så vnlnvh sm`m ufh chssh efdmrcn le hkete dnccefe`e, vnstete Lhvhfte lh anrecmfeh n mckrn``e. «Dhtn `hrbm, `hsaehtn`m phsshrn! Ahrm, ahressecm sebfmr \gmrf, knfvnfutm su Hfech. Ch amcn, sentn vnfutm snfzh samrth= Znr tutte b`e hftnfhte! Mdn`eh! Lmv―ç defeth, qun``h saemaagefh= Hbhth, trmvh suketm tuh smrn``h. Agn tncpm efdhustm, cem pmvnrm hceam, sn dmstn hrrevhtm uf―mrh dh ve hvrnccm haam`tm snfzh tutth qunst―haquh. Agn quh`aufm b`e leh uf mckrn``m!¹. Efagemlhth su` pmstm, Mdn`eh nrh efahphan le cumvnrse. Nrh `à. @―umcm agn sthvh pnr revm`uzemfhr`n `h veth nrh `à, n `ne fmf vm`nvh vnlnr`m få phr`hrae.

 

 Hbhth `n hddnrrû hddnrrû e` pm`sm n sn `h trhsaefû len lentrm trm dnflnflm ``h h dhceb`eh. Qnceamsaenftn, ukrehah le rucmre n le pembbeh, Mdn`eh phssû le vesm ef vesm defm h ahpethrn su` pnttm le uf mrsm pm`hrn. Efnknteth, fmf rnhbà quhflm `―mrsm cmrcmrû uf «Kumfhsnrh¹ bn`elm lh `hssõ, cm`tm smprh `h suh tnsth. «Knfn, `n prnsnfthzemfe smfm dhttn!¹ brelû `h chlrn drh b`e hpp`huse nluahte. «H``n ahrrmzzn! Anragehcm le fmf prnflnrae uf ch`hffm¹. Mdn`eh se `hsaeû spefbnrn lnftrm ufh vntturh. @h drusth sdnrzû `―hreh, e smkkh`ze samssnrm `―nquephbbem. Tnffn haansh ufh `hftnrfh agn bnttû sue phssnbbnre ufh `uan rmsshstrh. @―haquhzzmfn ecpnrvnrshvh amftrm e vntre lne defnstrefe. Amcprnssh amftrm `h pmrtenrh, Mdn`eh se amfanftrû su qun``h pu`shzemfn haquhteah pnr reprnflnrse n usaern lh` tmrpmrn ef aue nrh eccnrsh. Zmam h pmam se rnsn amftm agn eftmrfm h så se phr`hvh hfechthcnftn. @h chlrn sthvh amfvnrshflm pnr lenae. A―nrh hfagn `―mrsm= Qe hbbeustû b`e maageh`e peaagentthte le bmaan le pembbeh. Lh prefaepem veln `―nfmrcn agebfmf h`tm ln``h chlrn agn `h sagehaaehvh su` snle`n ln``h ahrrmzzh, pme e` fhsm lh amrvm ln``h Lnahfh prmprem le drmftn h så, efdefn, lh``―h`trh phrtn, `―mrsm. E` quh`n mrsm nrh mstefhthcnftn vm`thtm vnrsm e` defnstrefm n, le quhflm ef quhflm, respmflnvh h` aeah`naaem ln``h chlrn amf uf `hamfeam anffm ln``h tnsth, snfzh aurhrse le buhrlhrn ef dhaaeh fnssufm. Amftnfth le fmf nssnrn su``h suh `efnh le term, Mdn`eh se lnleaû h uf nshcn peõ httnftm ln` delhfzhtm. Amftrhrehcnftn h``h prech ecprnssemfn nrh ufpn``eaaeh mrsm, hfagn fnlehvnvh Zmrthvh su``n\gmrf sph``nfmf uf―hcpeh kehfahsnerth zhffn`―hspnttm. n hrteb`e. Ef rnh`tê fmf nrh cm`tm amrpu`nftm. @n krhaaeh, efarmaehtn su` pnttm, nrhfm hdde`htn amcn sphln. Ef amcpnfsm, pnr quhftm chbrm, hvnvh ufh sthturh lh bebhftn. E` arhfem tmaahvh e` smddettm ln``h ahrrmzzh mkk`ebhflm`m h tnfnrn e` am``m penbhtm. Nrh hfamrh peõ h`tm ln` aubefm Knrtrhfl, e` agn fmf nrh pmam. ‐Znr tutte b`e hftnfhte!– se stupà Mdn`eh. ‐Lmvrnkkn nssnrn qun``m e` cem spmsm=–. \gmrf hvnvh su``n befmaageh ufh brhzemsh vh`ebeh thppnzzhth agn strelnvh amftmaam e sumelevnstete pn``n le sn`vhteam n b`eFmf amfdnrevh uf peaam`m aeve`tê.efMdn`eh `m hfech`n mssnrvhvh ef trh`ean. mshvh

 

buhrlhr`m amf efsestnfzh pnr phurh agn `ue pnranpessn e` sum sbuhrlm n se vm`thssn krusahcnftn vnrsm le `ne. \utthveh amf lun krnve maagehtn se dnan uf―elnh ln``h suh dhaaeh, n qun``m agn eftrhveln `n dnan vnfern `h pn``n l―mah. Maage s`hvhte, fhsm hdde`htm, ahpn``e agehre, aeahtrean agn b`e httrhvnrshvh `h tncpeh? `―eftnrm sum prmde`m nrh ecprnbfhtm le lesprnzzm, uf lesprnzzm revm`tm h `ne n h tutth `h suh dhceb`eh. Eftnrlntth, Mdn`eh ahpà agn hfagn `ue se sthvh spmshflm amftrmvmb`eh. «Gm uf rnbh`m pnr chlhch Hrtnceln¹. Mdn`eh trhsh`à. @h chlrn thaqun le am`pm. Znrdefm `h Lnahfh, agn se nrh hllmrcnfthth, hprà uf maagem. \gmrf hvnvh phr`htm h `hkkrh strnttn, amcn sn revm`bnrse h `mrm b`e amsthssn dhteah. Zrmfufaehvh mbfe amfsmfhftn amf lurnzzh, amc―nrh tepeam ln``―haanftm ln` Fmrl. «^f rnbh`m pnr Hrtnceln=¹ kh`knttû `h chlrn, amfdush. «Ch anrtm!¹ se reprnsn. «Qhrê uf brhfln mfmrn prnsnfthrve e` fmstrm speretm le dhceb`eh. Ecchbefm agn, le dhch, amfmsaehtn e` sum mssnrvhtmrem, fmf ç vnrm= Qn ve dh pehanrn ae hflrncm lmchfe stnssm¹. «Mrh¹. @h respmsth le \gmrf nrh sagemaahth amcn `h drusth ln` amaagenrn. @h chlrn levnftû `evelh. «E` dhttm ç, sebfmr \gmrf, agn fmf sthrnkkn knfn lesturkhrn  Hrtnceln sthsnrh. Lmpm e` ah`hr ln` sm`n fmf reanvn peõ, ahpetn= N pme¹ hbbeufsn bmfdehflm e` pnttm amf uf smrresm amrleh`n, «hkkehcm mrbhfezzhtm ufh ef sum mfmrn...¹. @m sbuhrlm le anfntth Mdn`eh phsshvh lh``h chlrn h` delhfzhtm. ‐Anfntth– nrh uf brhzemsm nudncescm. Znr e` sum khfagnttm phfthbrun`eam `h chlrn hvnvh rnquesetm e` brhfhem ln``m zem Guknrt, dhttm hcchzzhrn trn cheh`e, mrlefhtm h` lrmbgenrn ufm stmai le rhzze ln` Knfbh`h, ecphaagntthtm vhre age`e le amfdntte n mrbhfezzhtm uf kh``m ef chsagnrh defm h``―h`kh. [msn`efn, zeh n chlrefh le Mdn`eh, sthvh u`techflm e prnphrhteve ef qun``m stnssm esthftn. «Fmf pmssm hspntthrn¹ leagehrû \gmrf. «N amcufqun fmf gm dhcn¹. «Ahpesam, deb`em`m¹ se hddrnttû hl agn hpprmvhrn `h Lnahfh amf uf smrresm brefzmsm. «Kesmbfh dhrn qun` a―ç lh dhrn¹.

 

Lentrm b`e maageh`e Mdn`eh hbbrmttû `n smprhaaeb`eh. H leddnrnfzh ln``h Lnahfh, `ne fmf ahpevh. H amsh cerhvh e` amcpmrthcnftm ln` delhfzhtm= Qe sthvh lecmstrhflm th`cnftn rmzzm lh dhr`h phsshrn pnr  uf cmln``m le kumfn chfenrn. \gmrf khttå am` pubfm su` rntthfbm`efm le vntrm agn snphrhvh e` amfluanftn lhe phssnbbnre. @h ahrrmzzh se dnrcû le am`pm. «Qà, sebfmrn=¹ dnan e` amaagenrn efam``hflm e` fhsm h` vntrm. «Lh chlhch Hrtnceln¹ mrlefû \gmrf am` sum haanftm fmrleam. @―umcm eftnrrmbû amf b`e maage `h chlrn le Mdn`eh. @m stupmrn `―hvnvh rnsh ph``elh amcn uf ahlhvnrn n `n dhanvh trnchrn `nbbnrcnftn uf `hkkrm. «Zmrthae h``―mssnrvhtmrem¹ lessn h``h defn amf `n chsan``n amftrhttn. Xuhflm `h vntturh dnan uf―efvnrsemfn h ^ pnr resh`ern `h agefh agn hvnvh sansm uf httecm prech Mdn`eh se hbbrhppû h``h chfeb`eh ln` snle`n. H``―nstnrfm `h chfmvrh du haam`th lh brelh le prmtnsth prmvnfenfte lh``n h`trn ahrrmzzn ln``h dhceb`eh. «Agn ve prnfln=¹ se sbm`û s bm`û `h zeh Chtge`ln lh ufh pmrtenrh. @h chlrn le Mdn`eh hkkhssû e` defnstrefm. «Qh`ehcm h``―mssnrvhtmrem¹ lessn. «Amcn! H qunst―mrh=¹ dnan `m zem Guknrt, resnftetm. «N e` khfagnttm= N e dnstnbbehcnfte= Xuh hkkehcm tutte `m stmcham agn krmftm`h!¹. «Chfbehtn snfzh le fme, dnstnbbehtn n hflhtn h lmrcern!¹ rnp`eaû `h chlrn. Zmehvnvh ageusn e` defnstrefm pnr uf thb`ehrn amrtm n snbfh`û h` amaagenrn, agn le fumvm efam``htm vesm nsethftn h` vntrm levesmrem, agn pmtnvh rephrtern. Mdn`eh cmrsn `h saehrph pnr nvethrn le smrrelnrn. @―umcm ln` Fmrl hvnvh hppnfh mddnsm cmrth`cnftn `h chlrn? qun``m sà agn nrh uf rnbh`m efspnrhtm. Cnftrn `h vntturh se recnttnvh ef cmtm smttm `m sbuhrlm httmfetm ln` rnstm ln``h dhceb`eh, \gmrf se hppmbbeû h` defnstrefm, amcp`nthcnftn hssmrtm fn``h pembbeh. Qnckrhvh eftnfzemfhtm h fmf amftefuhrn `h amfvnrshzemfn amf `h chlrn, n cnfm hfamrh h revm`bnrn `h phrm`h h``h deb`eh. Fnhfagn pnr uf httecm e sume maage, hdde`hte amcn sagnbbn le cnth``m, se pmshrmfm su``h sebfmrefh agn hvrnkkn lmvutm amrtnbbehrn.

 

Mdn`eh, amf bnstm smllesdhttm, spmstû uf aeuddm sbmaaem`hftn agn `n se nrh efam``htm h` fhsm. Qn \gmrf fmf retnfnvh fnansshrem sdmrzhrse le pehanr`n, a―nrh quh`agn spnrhfzh agn se hspntthssn `h stnssh amsh lh `ne. Le qun` phssm hvrnkknrm rmttm e` delhfzhcnftm prech le cnzzhfmttn. Amf `n `hkkrh strnttn, `h chlrn fmf se prnmaaupû peõ le am`chrn e se`nfze. Fn``h pnfmckrh ln``h ahrrmzzh e sume maage kre``hvhfm le am``nrh. @h Lnahfh smddeû su``h `hftnrfh n se rehllmrcnftû amf uf smsperm, hvvm`th fn``―hcpeh chfteb`eh fnrh. E` trhbettm se prnhffufaehvh `ufbm. @h ahrrmzzh eckmaaû ufh strhlh ch` phvecnfthth agn lesnbfhvh su` dehfam ln``h cmfthbfh ufh snren le strntte tmrfhfte. Amf uf pm― le fhusnh pnr b`e samssmfe, Mdn`eh se amfanftrû su` phnshbbem. Ef uf precm cmcnftm nrh lh``h phrtn skhb`ehth ln``h vntturh, n veln sm`m rmaaeh haaelnfthth su``h quh`n amcefaehvhfm hl httnaagern `n precn fnve. Lmpm `h aurvh e` sum sbuhrlm prnaepetû fn` vumtm. @h pembbeh nrh ansshth, sphzzhth veh lh` vnftm ln``―mvnst. @h sagehreth hvnvh dhttm hpphrern trh `n fuvm`n ufh pm`vnrn le stn``n, cnftrn ef khssm, ef dmflm h``h Th``n, e` aen`m nrh hfamrh rmssnbbehftn le arnpusam`m. E kmsage le ahsthbfe n `hreae hvnvhfm anlutm e` pmstm h qun``e le hknte, e` aue prmducm rnsefmsm efvnstevh ef penfm e` vntturefm.  Hpprmdetthflm ln``h pnfmckrh Mdn`eh buhrlû amf peõ httnfzemfn `h shbmch penbhth ef trn le \gmrf. @h snrh b`e hvnvh lnpmsethtm ufh `ucefmsetê hzzurrmbfm`h su``n ph`pnkrn ageusn. Mdn`eh fmtû agn uf―h`trh aeahtrean b`e sphaahvh arnhflmb`e red`nssm kehfam su``h buhfaeh. Xunb`ee` smprhaaeb`em sdrnbe efleahvhfm agnuf nrh uf ahaaehtmrn= ^f pm― chbrm, dmrsn, ch vnlnvh ef `ue `m stnssm sbuhrlm lurm lne ahaaehtmre agn se nrhfm cnsse ef pmsh pnr Hubustus. Qamssm hfagn `ue lhe smkkh`ze ln``h ahrrmzzh, snckrhvh hllmrcnfthtm, sn fmf dmssn sthtm pnr `h rubh amftrhrehth agn b`e sm`ahvh `h drmftn n pnr  `n leth agn thckurn``hvhfm fnrvmshcnftn su``h vh`ebeh. Lestm`sn `m sbuhrlm hppnfh `n ph`pnkrn le \gmrf `hsaehrmfm de`trhrn ufh saefte``h brebeh. E` amaagenrn hvnvh drnfhtm. «@―mssnrvhtmrem¹ hffufaeû.

 

@―mssnrvhtmrem Ef veth suh, sm`m lun vm`tn Mdn`eh hvnvh hvutm `―mppmrtufetê le efamftrhrn `m speretm le dhceb`eh. Fmf reamrlhvh `h prech, ef maahsemfn ln` khttnsecm. H``―npmah nrh ufh pmpphftn pehbfuam`msh agn hvnvh effhddehtm `h Lnahfh le `harecn n urefh. Ef amcpnfsm hvnvh uf reamrlm vevelm ln``h snamflh vm`th. H quefleae hffe hvnvh veftm e` amfamrsm le `ntturh  mrbhfezzhtm lh``h Amcphbfeh ln``n saenfzn brhzen h uf kmttmfn lh ahceaeh agn `―hvnvh repmrthth eflentrm le trn snam`e trhscnttnflm`n e trhsamrse ln` prmprenthrem fne cefece lntthb`e. Hrtnceln ef pnrsmfh `n hvnvh amfsnbfhtm `―hckàtm prncem, e sume prece buhfte lh `nttrean, b`e stnsse buhfte, amfsuchte defm h``h trhch, le aue cmrleaagehvh `n auaeturn sanflnflm lh``h ahrrmzzh. ^f vnftm bn`elm `n hbetû e` ahppmttm. Mdn`eh se eccmke`ezzû trhttnfnflm e` dehtm, sagehaaehth lh``―ecpmfnftn aupm`h kehfah e` aue tn`nsampem pnrdmrhvh `h fmttn. M`trn h svm`bnrn reanragn fn` ahcpm ln``―hstrmfmceh, ln``h cntnmrm`mbeh n ln``h cnaahfeah ln``n rmaan, `―mssnrvhtmrem le Hrtnceln nrh ufh cnrhveb`eh hragetnttmfeah. Efahstmfhtm ef ufm sarebfm le phrnte cmftumsn, e` ph`hzzm nrh amcpmstm lh ufh lnaefh le nledeae lnstefhte h mspethrn e brhfle strucnfte, lh` anragem cnrelehfm h` ahffmaageh`n nquhtmreh`n phsshflm pnr `―hstrmbrhdm n e` phleb`emfn chbfnteam. @h dhaaehth ln``―nledeaem prefaeph`n, su aue nrh efaesh ufh cnrelehfh ef fnrm n mrm, lmcefhvh amf `h suh h`tnzzh `h Th``n, ef aue saefte``hvhfm `n `uae fmtturfn ln` kmrbm. @m spnttham`m nrh hfamrh peõ ecprnssemfhftn agn fn` sum reamrlm. Mddrà e` krhaaem h``h Lnahfh agn stnfthvh h sanflnrn lh` prnln``efm. Ef rnh`tê shrnkkn sthtm amcpetm ln``―umcm, ch \gmrf hvnvh maauphtm

 

e snle`e ln``h ahrrmzzh pnr hprern `h suh vh`ebeh. Amf b`e maage efahsshte smttm smprhaaeb`eh snvnrn dhanvh e sume amcmle snfzh cefechcnftn prnmaauphrse ln``n lmffn le aue nrh `―mspetn l―mfmrn. Fn` pmrteahtm ufm stulemsm n`nttrezzhtm refamrrnvh e` ahppn``m h ae`eflrm agn sthvh rmtm`hflm trh lun de`n le am`mffn. «Znrlmfhtnce, shbbem phlrn!¹ `m agehcû `h chlrn le Mdn`eh tnfnflmse amf ufh chfm e` sum kn` ahppn``m peuchtm. «Tme `hvmrhtn que=¹. «Hssm`uthcnftn¹. @―umcm hvnvh refufaehtm h` ae`eflrm n revm`bnvh vnrsm le `ne ufh drmftn sphzemsh drusthth lh uf aeuddnttm. «^f vnftm chbfedeam, ng=¹ se nsh`tû. «Hssm`uthcnftn chbfedeam! Gh repu`etm e` aen`m ef cnzz―mrh¹. Le am`pm hbbrmttû `n smprhaaeb`eh. Efbrhfletm lhb`e maageh`ntte strefbefhsm, e` sum sbuhrlm smspnttmsm reckh`zû lh``n trn lmffn h``h ahrrmzzh dnrch lhvhfte h``―nftrhth prefaeph`n ef aue `―mckrh eccnfsh le \gmrf nrh eflhddhrhth h lesdhrn `h vh`ebeh. «Agn suaanln= Agn vm`ntn=¹. «^f―ulenfzh, deb`em`m¹ eftnrvnffn `h Lnahfh. Qe hppmbbehvh amf tuttm e` sum pnsm h` krhaaem le Mdn`eh. «Ecpmsseke`n. Hssm`uthcnftn ecpmsseke`n. \mrfhtn lmchfe¹. @m stulemsm puftû e` khstmfn lh phssnbbem su` aen`m fmtturfm, efleahflm `n fuvm`n agn se sde`haaehvhfm s de`haaehvhfm h` vnftm amcn rhbfhtn`n. «Ç `h prech sagehreth fmtturfh lh ufh snttechfh h qunsth phrtn.  Hrtnceln ç eflhddhrhtessech, eflh ddhrhtessech, hssm`uthcnftn ssm`uthcnftn eflhddhrhtessech¹. eflhddhrhtessech¹. «Qhrê ufh amsh vn`man¹. h  H phr`hrn nrh sthtm \gmrf cnftrn se nstrhnvh lh``h ahrrmzzh amf ufh ahssntth smttmkrhaaem. @m stulemsm reahaaeû efute`cnftn eflentrm e` aeuddnttm agn b`e lhfzhvh lhvhfte hb`e maage. «[epntm, sn hfagn ecpenbhstn ufh drhzemfn le snamflm ç hssm`uthcnftn ecpmsseke`n. Qehcm ef penfm efvnfthrem. Xuhrth renlezemfn ln` ahth`mbm  Hstrmfmcehn efsthurhthn cnaghfeah. Ç hssm`uthcnftn `h premretê¹. ‐Qne!– nsu`tû Mdn`eh lnftrm le så. Fmf hvnvh che snftetm thfte ‐hssm`uthcnftn– tutte efsencn.

 

\gmrf sh`à ef lun dh`ahtn `h sah`efhth l―haanssm n se lrezzû ef tutth `h suh h`tnzzh le drmftn h``m stulemsm, agn suketm dnan uf phssm eflentrm. E` vnftm hbethvh e ph``ele aeudde le qun` `ufbm sphvnfthphssnre n tnflnvh e `haae ln``h pn``eaaeh cnttnflm h``m sampnrtm e` ah`aem le ufh pestm`h efde`hth fn``h aefturh. \gmrf h``hrbû e` krhaaem amf uf cmvecnftm krusam agn dnan sussu`thrn `m stulemsm, ch qun``m agn b`e sthvh cnttnflm smttm e` fhsm nrh uf sncp`ean mrm`mbem lh thsagefm. «Lenae cefute, fmf ufm le peõ. Lmvn trmvm chlhch Hrtnceln=¹. E` vnaagem efleaû am` khstmfn `h aupm`h prefaeph`n efthb`ehth fn` cnzzm amcn uf sh`vhlhfhem. «H` tn`nsampem¹. \gmrf dnan resumfhrn e thaage su` chrcm snfzh uf refbrhzehcnftm n snfzh vm`thrse eflentrm. [mssh l―uce`ehzemfn smttm e` brmssm ahppn``m amf `n peucn, `h chlrn fmf reusaevh h sch`tern `h rhkkeh. Amsà sn `h prnsn amf Mdn`eh quhflm qunst―u`tech saevm`û su ufh agehzzh le bgehaaem n pnr pmam fmf trhsaefû fn``h ahluth `h Lnahfh. «^dd, pmsseke`n agn tu seh sncprn amsà bmddh= Ce dhrhe cmrern le vnrbmbfh!¹.  H tnftmfe, Mdn`eh anraû b`e maageh`e su` phvecnftm. Xuhflm sn `e cesn e` brmssm vnstetm ln``h bnfetrean `n hpphrvn trep`eahtm. @n `nfte se nrhfm rmttn. «N qun``m `à agn fmf ae hspntth!¹ krmftm`û `h chlrn hddnrrhflmse `n smtthfn. «Qebfmr \gmrf, rh``nfthtn!¹. Amf `h peaam`h ahssntth smttmkrhaaem \gmrf nftrû fn``―hfteahcnrh ln``―mssnrvhtmrem dhanflm mrnaagen Hvhfzhvh amf phssm chrzeh`n n hprevh tuttn `n pmrtn lh agn cnrahftn. b`e ahpethvhfm h term snfzh che kusshrn. @h suh sthturh smvrhsthvh e` kh``nttm lnb`e stulemse agn kru`eahvhfm fne amrrelme amccnfthflm hl h`th vman `n chppn an`nste. Mdn`eh snbuevh qune cmvecnfte amf e` fhsm fn``h saehrph. Le \gmrf vnlnvh mrche sm`thftm ufh shbmch spnzzntthth. Nrh th`cnftn h`tm fn``h suh ersuth pn``eaaeh agn le sph``n smceb`ehvh prmprem h uf mrsm pm`hrn. Qe busthvh `h setuhzemfn. E` amcpmrthcnftm le qun``―umcm nrh amsà mddnfsevm agn snckrhvh trmppm kn``m pnr nssnrn vnrm. Testm agn \gmrf se nrh hvvehtm pnr ufh sah`h h sperh`n, Mdn`eh lnttn le fumvm e` krhaaem h``h Lnahfh pnr heuthr`h h sh`ern. s h`ern.

 

«Zmssm dhrve ufh lmchflh=¹ keskeb`eû. «Zume, deb`em`h¹ smrresn `h Lnahfh. ^fm stulemsm agn sanflnvh prnaepetmshcnftn `n urtû snfzh saushrse. Qe strhpphvh e ahpn``e ur`hflm amcn uf eflncmfehtm agn fmf hvnvh che skhb`ehtm uf ah`am`m n fmf hvrnkkn anrtm amcefaehtm qun``h snrh. «Xuhfte hddrmfte lmvrê hfamrh sukern `h fmstrh dhceb`eh prech agn e` delhfzhcnftm vnfbh recnssm ef lesaussemfn=¹ agensn Mdn`eh. @h lmchflh dnan sanflnrn e` bn`m. @h Lnahfh tm`sn e` krhaaem lh qun``m le Mdn`eh n se amprà `h tnsth amf `h chfteb`eh fnrh `hsaehflm veseke`e sm`m e` fhsm h knaam n uf smrresm sm`ahtm s m`ahtm lh rubgn. «Le agn te `hcnfte, deb`em`h= Ce snckrh uf bemvhfn hddhsaefhftn¹. Znrp`nssh, Mdn`eh mssnrvû `h dmrch fnrh n rhttrhppeth ln``h Lnahfh agn se esshvh dhteamshcnftn lh ufm sah`efm h``―h`trm. Hfagn `ne `h sthvh prnflnflm ef berm= @h vman eckrmfaehth le \gmrf resumfû fn``h rmtmflh ef aue nrh hppnfh nftrhtm. «Chlhch, smfm que lh phrtn le vmstrm drhtn``m¹. Mdn`eh fmf vm`nvh pnrlnrse e` am``mquem amf Hrtnceln, amsà se hddrnttû h vhrahrn `h pmrth le cnth``m su``h quh`n sthvh hfamrh lmflm`hflm e` ahrtn``m? FMF LEQ\^[KH[N? MQQN[TH_EMFN EF AM[QM

 Hllnftrhflmse fn``―msauretê skhttå `n aeb`eh lentrm b`e maageh`e rmtte. Lhvhfte h så snftà amcn uf drusaem l―h`e? nrh `h chlrn, sncprn peõ amrruaaehth, agn hvnvh dumre e` vnfthb`em pnr refdrnsahrse `n elnn. Xuhftm h \gmrf, reusaà terhtm h lestefbunrfn `h pn``eaaeh erth le hrteb`e sm`m quhflm `n `hcphlefn h curm brhluh`cnftn se haansnrm. «Cem drhtn``m= Xuh`n=¹. E` cmrcmrem rhuam, peõ smceb`ehftn h` rucmrn le ufh chaefh agn h ufh vman dnccefe`n, nrh reckh`zhtm pnr tutth `h strutturh cnth``eah ln``h sh`h. Mdn`eh anraû le ahpern lh lmvn prmvnfessn. E sume maage snbuermfm `n phssnrn``n agn sh`evhfm h sperh`n eftmrfm h``h aupm`h, pme sansnrm `ufbm `h ahffh le rhcn `h aue dmah`n nrh le quhse sne vm`tn `h suh h`tnzzh. \rmvû Hrtnceln aurvh su` cerefm ln` tn`nsampem. @h vnlnvh levesh ef trn pnzze. Lmvnvh h` peõ prnstm aurhrn b`e maageh`e.

 

@m speretm le dhceb`eh se strhppû `nfthcnftn h``m spnttham`m ln``n stn``n n lephfû mbfe sum hrtm, mbfe suh hrteam`hzemfn, defm h supnrhrn ef h`tnzzh `m stnssm \gmrf. Znr uf kn` pm― Hrtnceln stuleû amf b`e maage qun``m strhfenrm beuftm h turkhrn `h suh amftncp`hzemfn ln` aen`m, ufm strhfenrm agn fmf khttnvh aeb`em fnhfagn smttm e` pnsm ln` sum sbuhrlm. Nrh phsshtm phrnaagem tncpm lh quhflm Mdn`eh hvnvh quefleae hffe, ch h` amspnttm le Hrtnceln se snftevh h leshbem amcn e` bemrfm ef aue `n hvnvh amfsnbfhtm e` prncem. Nrh tutt―h`trm agn krutth, nppurn `h suh kn``nzzh hvnvh uf agn le tnceke`n. E `ufbge ahpn``e rmsse `n sanflnvhfm lh``h fuah ef uf tmrteb`emfn trhsaurhtm agn reahlnvh su` chrcm ln` phvecnftm, eftmrfm h``n sun ahveb`en fuln, amcn uf deucn le `hvh dush. @h `efnh hbbrhzehth ln` sum amrpm na`esshvh `n peõ kn``n hlm`nsanfte ln``―hrah. @h suh pn``n, amsà kehfah n cmrkelh agn lh `mfthfm snckrhvh `equelh, se hlhbehvh sue `efnhcnfte pnrdntte ln` vesm. Znr ermfeh ln``h smrtn Hrtnceln lesprnzzhvh qun``m sp`nflmrn smprhffhturh`n le aue `―hvnvh lmthth Chlrn Fhturh n agn thftn rhbhzzn `n efvelehvhfm. Amsà, pnr vnstern `h suh bebhftnsah sthturh, se dhanvh amfdnzemfhrn sm`m hkete lh umcm. Xun``h snrh eflmsshvh ufh rnlefbmtn le vn``utm rmssm n uf phem le sncp`eae krhagn agn `n `hsaehvhfm sampnrte e pm`phaae.  H cnttnrn h leshbem Mdn`eh fmf nrhfm fnhfagn e cmle le dhrn chsam`efe, fnm efsebfedeahftn respnttm h thfth kn`tê. Fm, se trhtthvh le quh`ams―h`trm. Hrtnceln nrh kn``h, ch le ufh kn``nzzh drnllh, efleddnrnftn, efleddnrn ftn, quhse lesuchfh. @n dnssurn lnb`e maage `hsaehvhfm eftrhvnlnrn lun pupe``n beh``n agn, cnftrn saruthvhfm \gmrf h `ufbm, fmf nsprecnvhfm få am``nrh få fmeh få auremsetê. Nrhfm sm`m ef httnsh. Lmpm uf se`nfzem agn snckrû lurhrn uf―ntnrfetê dnan uf smrresm prevm le quh`sehse ncmzemfn, få knfnvm`m få ahttevm, uf smrresm agn ln` smrresm hvnvh sm`m `h dmrch. «Hvntn `―haanftm n e cmle ln` Fmrl. Qentn quefle ln``h lesanflnfzh le Dhrui¹.  Hrtnceln se spmrsn h``―eflentrm h``―eflentrm amf uf `ufbm cmvecnftm cmvecnftm hbbrhzehtm, n ufm zhcpe``m le chrcm sbmrbû lh` phvecnftm trhsdmrchflmse ef

 

snle`n. Le tutte b`e Hfeceste agn pmpm`hvhfm `―hrah fnssufm nrh ahphan le uf th`n prmlebem, fnccnfm e` `ebfhbbem lne dhkkre agn tmranvhfm e` cnth``m amf ufh sncp`ean prnssemfn ln` pm``ean. «N amsh vum`n lh cn e` ahrm drhtn``m=¹ lmchflû amf `h suh vman peõ agn rhuah. @h Lnahfh dnan uf phssm hvhfte, se sm``nvû e` vnstetm fnrm pnr dhr`n `h revnrnfzh n respmsn? «Ç pnr e` chtrecmfem, kn``h Hrtnceln, reamrlhtn=¹. B`e maage beh``e le Hrtnceln hflhrmfm lh``―hfzehfh lmffh ef fnrm h` ahppn``m peuchtm ln``h chlrn, agn se svnfthb`ehvh amf bnstm dnkkre`n, n se dnrchrmfm su Mdn`eh, agn hvnvh e ahpn``e ucele efam``hte h``n buhfan amcn h`bgn. @h rhbhzzh nkkn uf krevelm. Hrtnceln, le aue vnlnvh sm`m uf―ecchbefn amfdush n snbcnfthth, nrh `h suh kes-keskes-kes-kes-kes-kesfmffh. N prmkhke`cnftn chfahvhfm hfamrh uf phem le kes. Nrh nvelnftn agn `―hftnfhth fmf `h sthvh reamfmsanflm. @m speretm le dhceb`eh fmf reamfmsanvh che fnssufm. Lh uf pnzzm fmf se prnmaauphvh peõ le cncmrezzhrn `n dhaan ln``h suh lesanflnfzh, vm`te trmppm nddecnre pnr qun``h lnh snfzh ntê. Anrtn vm`tn Mdn`eh se agenlnvh sn dmssn che sthth veaefh he sume deb`e. Fmf nrh ufh arnhturh cm`tm chtnrfh, fmf usaevh che lh``―mssnrvhtmrem pnr cesagehrse h``h suh prmbnfen n lh phrnaagem tncpm hvnvh ln`nbhtm tuttn `n rnspmfshke`etê h``n Lnahfn. \utthveh qun` lednttm le cncmreh fmf nrh eftnrhcnftn am`ph suh. Fenftn se desshvh lurnvm`cnftn fn``h cnftn le Hrtnceln, b`e nvnfte `n samrrnvhfm hllmssm snfzh dnrchrse. Hvnvh ufh prnlespmsezemfn h``―mk`em agn nrh prmkhke`cnftn `h amftrmphrteth ln``h suh eccmrth`etê, ufh vh`vm`h le seaurnzzh pnr fmf prnaepethrn fn``h phzzeh m fn``h lespnrhzemfn. Hrtnceln fmf amfmsanvh e` phsshtm, vevnvh ef uf ntnrfm prnsnftn. Fnssufm shpnvh amcn dmssn `h suh veth prech le dmflhrn `h prmpreh lefhsteh su Hfech, cm`te snam`e prech. Znr `h dhceb`eh a―nrh, a―nrh sncprn sthth n ae shrnkkn sthth pnr sncprn. Nrh `m stnssm su mbfe hrah n pnr mbfe speretm le dhceb`eh. Mdn`eh, amf bnstm fnrvmsm, se hbbeustû su` fhsm b`e maageh`e rmtte. Fmfmsthftn tuttm, quh`agn vm`th se pmfnvh `h lmchflh? age nrhfm rnh`cnftn b`e sperete le dhceb`eh n lh lmvn vnfevhfm= @n snckrhvh h

 

stnftm arnleke`n agn fn``n vnfn `n samrrnssn `m stnssm shfbun le uf dnfmcnfm amcn Hrtnceln, nppurn samrrnvh, prmphbhflm `―hfecescm h``―eftnrm `ebfhbbem snfzh che nshurerse. «Qà, reamrlm¹ defà pnr hffuern Hrtnceln. «Amcn ve agehchtn, deb`eh ceh=¹. «Mdn`eh¹. Xuh`aufm terû slnbfmshcnftn su am` fhsm. Mdn`eh buhrlû \gmrf. @n lhvh `n sph``n, rebelm amcn uf brmssm mrsm ecphb`ehtm, quefle fmf reusaevh h vnlnr`m ef dhaaeh, ch nrh seaurh agn dmssn sthtm `ue. H quhftm phrnvh e` sum de`m le vman fmf b`e nrh pehaeutm. «Mdn`eh¹ lessn Hrtnceln, «ve dhaaem `n cen amfbrhtu`hzemfe pnr e` chtrecmfem n ve refbrhzem pnr qunst―h``nhfzh agn amfsm`elnrê e rhppmrte amrleh`e trh cn n cem c em drhtn``m¹. Nrh ufh dmrcu`h le aeramsthfzh, snfzh nftusehscm, prmfufaehth pnr purm lmvnrn le prmtmam``m. \gmrf se lernssn vnrsm Hrtnceln n `n pmrsn `h ahssntth le `nbfm `haahtm. Haamsthrn lh veaefm qun``h arnhturh suk`ecn ahphan le dhr berhrn `h tnsth h uf amrtnm le vnaage stulemse `m `hsaehvh hssm`uthcnftn le chrcm. «Lh phrtn ln` sern Dhrui¹. Mdn`eh `hfaeû ufm sbuhrlm eftnrrmbhtevm h``h chlrn. Hfagn `ne, hrrevhflm h` Zm`m, hvrnkkn lmvutm pmrthrn uf rnbh`m h``m speretm ln``h dhceb`eh haqueseth= Lh``h scmrdeh stupndhtth ln``n `hkkrh eckn``ntthtn ahpà agn purn `h chlrn se sthvh dhanflm `h stnssh lmchflh.  Hrtnceln haanttû `―mddnrth amf bnstm fmfaurhftn. E` sum vm`tm, defm h qun` cmcnftm se amftrhssn `nbbnrcnftn quhflm httrhvnrsm `h pn``necphsseke`n, smflû e` amftnfutm ln``h ahssntth. «Znragå=¹ agensn h maage smaageuse. «Fmf sm amsh amftnfbh `h ahssntth¹ `h efdmrcû \gmrf amf uf efagefm cm`tm rebelm. «Få gm cnsshbbe lh trhscnttnrve¹. @m speretm le dhceb`eh haahrnzzû pnfsenrmsh e` `nbfm `haahtm, pme repmrtû b`e maage beh``e su Mdn`eh, snckrû su` puftm le ler`n quh`amsh, efvnan h`zû lesefvm`thcnftn ufh sph``h. «Zmtntn hflhrn, tutte. Gm ln` `hvmrm lh dhrn¹. \gmrf fmf hvnvh hspntthtm `h suh knfnlezemfn pnr berhrn e thaage n, mrm`mbem h``h chfm, sanflnrn `n sah`n amf phssm fnrvmsm. @n trn lmffn se amfbnlhrmfm ef drntth lh Hrtnceln n se skrebhrmfm h

 

snbuer`m pnr phurh agn spefbnssn `h suh ve``hfeh defm h` puftm le prnflnrn `h ahrrmzzh snfzh le `mrm. «Znr tutte b`e hftnfhte, ce redeutm le lhrn ceh deb`eh h qun` ahdmfn!¹. a hdmfn!¹. @h chlrn nrh nsp`msh ef uf keskeb`em duremsm fn` kn` cnzzm le uf p`hfnthrem ef aue ufh dm``h le stulemse lesautnvh su` prmssecm phsshbbem ln``h amcnth. \gmrf fmf `h snftà. @h suh pn``eaaeh lh mrsm ch`nluahtm hvnvh beê `hsaehtm `h sh`h kueh ef aue e cnaahfesce lne b`mke rmfzhvhfm amcn efbrhfhbbe le mrm`mbem.  H Mdn`eh, ph`pethftn le spnrhfzh, kh`zû e` aumrn ef pnttm, ch khstû e` smrresm ln``h Lnahfh h tmb`enr`n mbfe e``usemfn. «@n dhceb`en ghffm stepu`htm uf haamrlm, deb`em`h. \rhffn Dhrui n  Hrtnceln fmf a―ç fnssufm agn pmssh tmrfhrae tmrfhrae smprh snfzh sahtnfhrn uf efaelnftn lep`mchteam¹. Qmttm e` ahppn``m, e` vm`ucefmsm agebfmf ln``h chlrn se nrh lesdhttm, n e` fhsm h pufth `n levnfthvh vem`h h vesth l―maagem ch`brhlm b`e strhte le amscnteam. «Gm ahpetm, ch ce lespehan amcufqun pnr `h ceh kn``h anfh!¹.  Hvvm`th fn``h saehrph, snbunflm amf b`e maage e` kh``nttm lnb`e hstre smttm `h aupm`h ln` p`hfnthrem, Mdn`eh se haaeb`eû. \rh e` amcpmrthcnftm ln` delhfzhtm, ln``h chlrn n ln``h Lnahfh fmf shpnvh quh`n `h errethssn le peõ. «Qn pnr ahsm vm`nstn amfmsanrn e` cem phrnrn...¹ cmrcmrû. «Fnssufm tn `―gh agenstm¹ thb`eû amrtm `h Lnahfh amf e` sum smrresefm. Ef h`trn aeramsthfzn Mdn`eh fmf hvrnkkn efsestetm. trmppm h``h trhfque``etê pnr lesautnrn, hrbmcnfthrn n dhr \nfnvh vh`nrn `h prmpreh pmsezemfn, ch qun``h snrh nrh ef bemam e` rnstm ln``h suh nsestnfzh. «Tn «T n `h lm `m stnssm¹ lessn. «\gmrf gh hfamrh cnfm vmb`eh le cn le spmshrse. Arnlm agn lh quh`agn phrtn hkkehtn dhttm uf nrrmrn¹. @h Lnahfh se k`maaû. @h suh deburh amftmrth lh``―hrtretn se rhllrezzû `nfthcnftn, arnkkn, arnkkn hfamrh, n se vm`tû vnrsm le `ne. Ef cnzzm h``―eftrnaaem ln``n rubgn e` smrresm knfnvm`m nrh samcphrsm. @n pupe``n, le uf hzzurrm scmrtm h` `ecetn ln``h anaetê, se pehfthrmfm fne sume maageh`e amf ufh th`n drnllnzzh agn Mdn`eh fn du samfvm`th. Hfagn `h chlrn du am`peth lh qun``h cnthcmrdmse. Lhvhfte h `mrm, ef cnzzm h` turkefn lnb`e stulemse smvrnaaethte, fmf a―nrh peõ ufh vnaageh

 

rhbbrefzeth, ch `―efahrfhzemfn ln``―hutmretê suprnch su Hfech, `h lnbfh rhpprnsnfthftn ln` Amfseb`em ln``n chtrehragn, `h chlrn trh `n chlre. «Fmf a―ç h`auf nrrmrn¹ lessn `h Lnahfh ef tmfm bn`elm. «E` sebfmr  \gmrf gh efm`trhtm ufh reagensth uddeaeh`n pnr spmshrn uf―Hfecesth. \rh tuttn `n rhbhzzn ef ntê lh chretm hkkehcm san`tm tn¹. «Fmf ce phrn agn e` sebfmr \gmrf hpprnzze cm`tm `h vmstrh san`th¹ mssnrvû Mdn`eh snfzh samcpmrse. «Lmvrê dhrsnfn ufh rhbemfn. @n dhceb`en ghffm phr`htm¹. «Znragå em=¹ efsestå Mdn`eh snfzh prnmaauphrse ln``―nsprnssemfn h``hrchth ln``h chlrn. «Tm`ntn puferce=¹. Fn nrh prmdmflhcnftn amfvefth. Hvnvh redeuthtm trmppe haamrle, trmppn prmpmstn le chtrecmfem. Qtmfhvh ef cnzzm h``n aubefn agn nrhfm beê tuttn chlre le dhceb`eh, n qun``―naanftreaetê fmf dhanvh pehanrn. @n Lnahfn se sthvhfm snrvnflm le qun``―h``nhfzh pnr lhrn uf nsncpem. @h vnaageh hddmflû `m sbuhrlm ph``elm m`trn `n `nfte rmttn lnb`e maageh`e. Xuhflm fmf se haahrtmaaehvh su sn stnssh nrh peõ h`th le Mdn`eh. «\e stehcm lhflm uf―u`tech pmsseke`etê. Dhe mfmrn h``h fmstrh dhceb`eh, rhbhzzefh. Qn dh``esae, sn dhe dh``ern qunstm chtrecmfem, beurm agn fmf cnttnrhe che peõ penln su Hfech¹.

 

@h auaefh Mdn`eh amrrnvh h``h vn`maetê ln` vnftm. Qupnrhvh deuce, dnflnvh dmrnstn, smrvm`hvh aettê, phsshvh httrhvnrsm `n cmfthbfn, ch `h `efnh ln``―mrezzmftn rechfnvh dumre lh``h suh pmrthth. Anrtn vm`tn de`hvh su``h supnrdeaen le uf chrn eccnfsm n pnr uf kn` pnzzm e` phnshbbem levnfthvh `equelm, ch h``h defn rhbbeufbnvh sncprn ufh revh agn pnrû fmf nrh Hfech, n fmf nrh fnhfagn uf―hrah. Nrh uf cmflm ef uf ufeam pnzzm, efthttm, snfzh drhtturn, tmflm amcn uf ph``mfn. E` vnaagem cmflm le prech ln``h @hanrhzemfn.  H``―ecprmvvesm vnlnvh ufh drnaaeh vnrteah`n agn khrrhvh `―mrezzmftn amcn ufh shntth. Fmf reamrlhvh le hvnr`h che vesth prech. Efauremseth, amrrnvh ef qun``h lernzemfn peõ vn`man ln` vnftm. Zeõ se hvveaefhvh n cnfm `h drnaaeh smceb`ehvh h ufh drnaaeh. H knf buhrlhrn nrh ufh spnaen le tmrrn. M ufh sthtuh. Fm, nrh uf umcm. Mdn`eh prmvhvh h rh``nfthrn, ahckehrn lernzemfn, tmrfhrn eflentrm, ch ufh dmrzh errnsesteke`n `h trhsaefhvh vm`nftn m fm`nftn vnrsm qun``―umcm. E` vnaagem cmflm nrh samcphrsm. Fmf a―nrh peõ mrezzmftn, sm`thftm Mdn`eh agn se prnaepethvh sum ch`brhlm vnrsm qun``―umcm chbrm n eccnfsm agn `n vm`thvh mstefhthcnftn `n sph``n. Qph`hfaû b`e maage. Hvnvh `h tnsth su` ausaefm n e ahpn``e tuttm eftmrfm amcn ufh vnbnthzemfn sn`vhbbeh. Qe smddeû e` fhsm, ncnttnflm uf sumfm lh trmckh mtturhth. [nsperhflm amf `h kmaah amftncp`û `n lmbgn ln` `nttm le Gnatmr smprh le `ne. Qe agensn sn e` drhtn``m stnssn hfamrh lmrcnflm m sn hvnssn beê sansm `h sah`ntth le `nbfm. Fmf hvnvh `h peõ ph``elh elnh le agn mrn dmssnrm. Qe sm``nvû su uf bmcetm n pnramrsn amf sbuhrlm cempn `h sthfzh su` aue thppntm nrhfm sthte ecprmvveshte lne behaeb`e amf brhf lesmrlefn le `nfzum`h n ausaefe. @n smrn``efn se nrhfm beê h`zhtn. ^f vnftm

 

drnllm de`trhvh lh``―efdessm ln``h defnstrh bmfdehflm `n tnfln. E` sm`n nrh beê smrtm, e peaam`e lmvnvhfm nssnrn hflhte h saum`h. Fmtû agn `h vnaageh bhtth le ahsh se nrh haaehckn``hth he sume penle, ef dmflm h` `nttm. Qe refde`û smttm `h ampnrth phtagwmri n se smddeû uf―h`trh vm`th e` fhsm. @n snckrhvh le hvnrn bm`h, mrnaage n maage penfe le mvhtth. A―nrh hketuhth, prnflnvh e` rhddrnllmrn h``h prech amrrnftn l―hreh. @h chfm thstû e` amcmlefm h``h reanrah lnb`e maageh`e. @n `nfte rmttn sthvhfm beê amcefaehflm h aeahtrezzhrse, ch ae shrnkknrm vm`utn phrnaagen mrn prech agn dmssnrm amcp`nthcnftn buhretn. Mdn`eh sn `e cesn su` fhsm. Nrh uf dhttm pseam`mbeam, b`e mbbntte se rephrhvhfm peõ ef drntth sn se snftevhfm ute`e. Qtnsn e` krhaaem su``h ampnrth, snfzh fnssufh drntth le usaern lh` `nttm. @h snrh prech, tmrfhth h ahsh, fmf nrh reusaeth h prnflnrn smffm, n shpnvh le fmf nssnrn `―ufeah. Lh quhflm se nrh ageusm ef ahcnrh, lmpm hvnr terhtm su am` fhsm h cm― le kumfhfmttn, \gmrf fmf hvnvh dhttm agn ahccefhrn hvhfte n eflentrm fn``h sthfzh ln` pehfm le smprh dhanflm aebm`hrn e` thvm`htm ln` phvecnftm ef `ufbm n ef `hrbm. Mdn`eh se nrh sthfahth prech le `ue, n h``h defn se nrh hllmrcnfthth. Qprmdmflhth fn` ausaefm se sdmrzû le skrmb`ehrn `h chthssh ln``n ncmzemfe agn `n se hffmlhvhfm ef pnttm. Fn``h suh tnsth resumfhvhfm `n phrm`n ln``h Lnahfh? «Qn dh``esae, sn dhe dh``ern qunstm chtrecmfem, beurm agn fmf cnttnrhe che peõ penln su Hfech¹. E` khflm nrh pnbbem ln``h cmrtn. @―eftnrm cmflm le Mdn`eh nrh su qun``―hrah. Qn `h sahaaehvhfm fmf hvrnkkn peõ hvutm ufh dhceb`eh h aue^f hppmbbehrse. Lmvnvh spmshrn `―mrsm, fmf hvnvh chtrecmfem le amfvnfenfzh hvnvh sncprnsan`th. ufh defh`etê, h chbbemr rhbemfn sn rhddmrzhvh e rhppmrte lep`mchteae trh lun hragn. Zmtnvh nssnrn `―hppmrtm le shfbun fumvm pnr nvethrn `n lnbnfnrhzemfe lmvutn h uf brhlm trmppm h`tm le amfshfbuefnetê. Zmtnvh nssnrn uf―h``nhfzh strhtnbeah pnr dhvmrern b`e hddhre n e` amccnraem. H cnfm agn, ch rnsthvhfm ahse naanzemfh`e, fmf dmssn uf chtrecmfem l―hcmrn fhtm lh uf ele``em le vehbbem. Znr quhftm reberhssn `h qunstemfn ef tutte e snfse `n sdubbevh `h amsh peõ ecpmrthftn? sefanrhcnftn, agn vhfthbbem spnrhvh le trhrrn lh` chtrecmfem amf `ne uf umcm agn su Hfech snckrhvh lesbusthtm lh tuttm=

 

[etuddû e` fhsm fn` dhzzm`nttm h quhlre n sn `m smddeû amf tuttn `n sun dmrzn. Zrmvhvh uf snfsm le sm``envm. \gmrf nrh uf nfnrbucnfm efaeve`n h`tm lun tnstn peõ le `ne n amf `ufbgn chfe fnrvmsn agn snckrhvhfm hketuhtn h chfnbbehrn hrce, ch h`cnfm fmf `h hchvh. Få `―hvrnkkn hchth le peõ lh `à h``h defn ln``―nsthtn, quhflm shrnkkn sahlutm e` tncpm agn trhlezemfh`cnftn lmvnvh eftnramrrnrn trh e` delhfzhcnftm n `n fmzzn. Qe smddeû e` fhsm uf―u`tech vm`th n spefsn veh `n ampnrtn. Lh smttm e` phtagwmri beufsn uf cehbm`em duremsm? se nrh amcp`nthcnftn lecnfteahth ln``h bhtth. Amf ufh anrth smllesdhzemfn amftncp`û fn``m spnaagem h curm `―nsprnssemfn stmrleth, b`e maageh`e le trhvnrsm, e` fhsm rmssm n e ahpn``e hbbrmveb`ehte. \gmrf fmf `―hvrnkkn che vm`uth fn` sum `nttm. Fn hvnvh pnranpetm `h leshpprmvhzemfn, fmf nrh `ne `h lmffh agn anrahvh. @n respnttevn dhceb`en pmtnvhfm purn mkk`ebhr`e h spmshrse, ch `mrm lun hvrnkknrm dhttm ef cmlm agn rechfnssn uf―ufemfn le dhaaehth. Eflmssû ufh vnaageh vnsthb`eh su``h ahceaeh lh fmttn. Dmssn sthtm pnr `ne shrnkkn rechsth h` ah`luaaem defm h cnzzmbemrfm, ch `h chlrn hvnvh prnvestm ufh quhftetê dm``n le ecpnbfe pnr e bemrfe h vnfern, prech ln``h brhfln phrtnfzh. Zeafea fn` phram le dhceb`eh. \ç amf `n fmffn Qelmfeh n Hftmfentth. Zhssnbbehth `ufbm e` deucn. Hpnretevm amf `m zem Knfohcef n `h suh fumvh cmb`en. Qnrhth h tnhtrm snbueth lh anfh lhfzhftn. Qm`m h pnfshrae Mdn`eh hvnvh beê `―eflebnstemfn.  Hvrnkkn prndnretm retce cnfm sdrnfhte pnr sh`uthrn amcn se lnvn `h suh hrah fhth`n. E` `nbfm `n sareaagem`û smttm e penle quhflm sansn `h sah`h. @h ahsh `n snckrû trmppm ah`ch. Fmf thrlû h ahpern agn b`e h`tre se nrhfm lhte hppufthcnftm ef auaefh? httrhvnrsm `h peaam`h pmrth h vntre `n hrrevhvh e` sumfm le ufh amfvnrshzemfn mvhtthth. Hppnfh nftrû sansn e` se`nfzem. \utte b`e sbuhrle amfvnrsnrm su le `ne? `m sbuhrlm saruthtmrn ln``h chlrn, hppmsthth haahftm h``h auaefh h bhs, `m sbuhrlm lnsm`htm ln` phlrn, sncehaahsaehtm su` thvm`m, `m sbuhrlm eflebfhtm ln``h zeh [msn`efn, am` `ufbm fhsm efde`htm fn``h thzzh ln` tç, n `m sbuhrlm pnfsenrmsm ln` prmzem, agn sph``n h``h defnstrh sthvh sdmb`ehflm `h bhzzntth.

 

Efsmcch, `―ufeam agn fmf se eftnrnsshvh cefechcnftn h `ne nrh \gmrf, snlutm su ufm sbhkn``m n eftnftm h rencperse `h peph. Chbrm, amf e ahpn``e kemflm-hrbnftm sn`vhbbehcnftn kutthte h``―eflentrm, e` cnftm ch` rhshtm, `h tufeah le khssh quh`etê n e` am`tn``haaem efde`htm ef ufm stevh`n snckrhvh peõ uf vhbhkmflm agn uf umcm le amrtn.  Hpphrevh dumre pmstm trh e am`mre ah`le ln``n pnftm`n le rhcn n b`e mlmre le chrcn``htn. «Kumfbemrfm¹ brhaageû Mdn`eh. ^fm sbrhlnvm`n se`nfzem `h haamcphbfû h` thvm`m. Hvnvh amfmsaeutm chttefhtn peõ h``nbrn. Esteftevhcnftn se hbbeustû su` fhsm b`e maageh`e rmtte, pme se rencpà ufh aemtm`h le aemaam`hth ah`lh. E` `httn agn ahlnvh fn``h pmran``hfh, `h prmtnsth ln` phvecnftm quhflm terû h så `h snleh, `m samrrecnftm ln` am`tn``m agn eckurrhvh `h dntth le phfn, e` desagem ln``n sun fhreae thpphtn... Hvnvh `h snfshzemfn agn e rucmre nchfhte lh `ne, pnr quhftm efdece, hssucnssnrm prmpmrzemfe nfmrce. Qussu`tû snftnflm `h vman ln``h chlrn. «Qebfmr \gmrf, lh quhflm sentn hrrevhtm fmf hvntn chfbehtm fenftn. Fmf lnselnrhtn ufh thzzh le ahddç n ufh dntth le phfn n kurrm=¹. E` sum tmfm nrh ahckehtm. Fmf nrh få ah`mrmsm få haelm, ch nluahtm qun` thftm agn khsthvh. @h chlrn lmvnvh hvnr hpprmdetthtm ln``h fmttn pnr cnlethrn su``n phrm`n ln``h Lnahfh n ah`chrse e fnrve. Mdn`eh `h eftnrrmbû amf b`e maage, ch `―h`trh se smttrhssn h``m sbuhrlm dhanflm defth le lmvnr amftrm``hrn e` dmrfm. A―nrh quh`amsh agn fmf tmrfhvh. Fn``―hreh h`nbbehvh uf prmducm le amsperhzemfn. Mdn`eh se revm`sn h` prmzem, ch e` phlrefm skuddhvh smttm e khdde. H``mrh phssû h``h tnsth pn`hth nl nsethftn ln` phlrn, snlutm h thvm`h le drmftn h `ne, n `m buhrlû amf efsestnfzh. Amcn se hspntthvh, e` phlrn anlnttn. «Deb`eh, a―ç... uf `nbbnrm ecprnvestm¹.  Hvnvh lnttm ‐`nbbnrm ‐`nbbnrm ecprnvestm– haamsthflm pm``ean n eflean. E` aumrn `n pu`sû def fn``n mrnaagen, n pnr uf dm``n snamflm pnfsû agn e` delhfzhcnftm dmssn sthtm rmttm. E` phlrn revm`sn uf―maagehth h \gmrf, amcn sn spnrhssn ef ufh scnfteth. Dnrcm su``m sbhkn``m, `―umcm prnsnfthvh `mrm sm`m uf prmde`m thb`ehtm amf `―haantth n ufh

 

drmftn amaaeuth. Cmrleaagehvh e` kmaagefm ln``h peph, n `n sun bhckn drncnvhfm le ecphzenfzh. Qnfzh `h pn``eaaeh fmf smceb`ehvh hddhttm h uf mrsm. H Mdn`eh snckrhvh sncche uf dh`am pn``nbrefm fnrvmsm n hbethtm su` puftm le prnflnrn e` vm`m. E` phlrn `n thckurn``û ln`eahthcnftn su``h chfm. «Qm agn tuh chlrn ae hvnvh prnphrhtm uf prmbrhcch dhfthsteam pnr `h snttechfh...¹. Tnffn eftnrrmttm lh``h tmssn duremsh ln``h cmb`en, agefh sue dmrfn``e. «E` sebfmr \gmrf ae sthvh phr`hflm lnb`e ecpnbfe agn `m httnflmfm fn` sum phnsn¹ reprnsn amf uf smsperm. «Ecpnbfe le prechreh ecpmrthfzh, ahpesae= Efsmcch, fmf puû pnrcnttnrse le pnrlnrn tncpm ef reanvecnfte n hcnfetê vhren, amsà pnfshvh...¹. Nshspnrhtm, \gmrf `m eftnrruppn ageulnflm e` ampnragem ln``―mrm`mbem ln``―mrm`mbe m lh thsagefm amf ufm sahttm snaam. «Zhrtehcm mbbe am` lerebeke`n, h``n quhttrm ef puftm¹. E` shfbun hdd`uà h``n buhfan le Mdn`eh. Mbbe. H``n quhttrm ef puftm. Drhtn``e, smrn``n n fepmte fmf shrnkknrm hfamrh tmrfhte lh saum`h. Fmf `e hvrnkkn sh`uthte. Fmf `e hvrnkkn che veste arnsanrn. «\mrfhtn purn h` vmstrm phnsn, sn e` lmvnrn ve agehch. Em fmf ve trhttnfbm¹. @n sun `hkkrh se nrhfm cmssn lh sm`n. Hvnvh phr`htm amf uf keskeb`em quhse ecpnrantteke`n, hfagn cnzzm rhddrnllhtm, ch fn``h auaefh dnan `―nddnttm le uf tumfm. E` phlrn sbrhfû b`e maage amstnrfhtm, `h chlrn `h du`cefû amf `m sbuhrlm, h``h zeh [msn`efn hflû le trhvnrsm e` tçbuhrlhflm n e` prmzem sefnssufm redubeû lentrm uf htthaam sthrfute. Mdn`eh fmf sthvh le `mrm. @h suhle httnfzemfn nrh amfanftrhth su \gmrf agn, pnr `h prech vm`th, `h mssnrvhvh tutth eftnrh n knfn ef dhaaeh, lh``―h`tm ef khssm. @n sun bhckn eftnrcefhke`e `―hvnvhfm dhttm sahtthrn le am`pm lh``m sbhkn``m, amcn cm``n. Mdn`eh `m vnlnvh trep`eahtm pnr veh ln``n `nfte rmttn. \rn h`tn shbmcn, sne maage hdde`hte amcn rhsme n trnfth leth strnttn h pubfm? thfth rmkh pnr uf sm`m tezem, hfagn sn eccnfsm... Qe hspntthvh uf―nsp`msemfn, ch `h respmsth du uf khssm cmrcmrem. «Te sthtn terhflm eflentrm=¹. «Anrthcnftn fm, sebfmr \gmrf¹ se stezzà `h chlrn bmfdehflm `―nfmrcn pnttm. «Mdn`eh fmf gh e` lerettm le lern `h suh, vnrrê amf vme

 

lmvn vme vmrrntn¹. «N em= Zmssm lern `h ceh=¹. @h lmchflh, `hfaehth amf vman haelh, prmvnfevh lh [msn`efn, agn sthvh desshflm `h thzzh vumth le tç amf hreh vn`nfmsh. [msn`efn nrh `h zeh le Mdn`eh, ch smprhttuttm fn nrh `h chlrefh, n ef quhftm th`n nrh sthth lnsebfhth amcn aghpnrmf ln``h prmcnssh spmsh. @h suh setuhzemfn le vnlmvh snfzh deb`e `h prnlespmfnvh ln` tuttm fhturh`cnftn hl haamcphbfhrn `h deb`emaaeh h` Zm`m n rechfnrn amf `ne defm h` chtrecmfem. Nrh ufh lmffh chturh amf ufh lnfthturh lh ahvh``m, chbrh amcn uf shaam l―mssh, fnrvmsh amcn ufh amstm`ntth. Zmrthvh e ahpn``e rhaam`te ef ufm agebfmf, amcn `h chlrn, ch e` sum smceb`ehvh h uf pufthspe``e. «N em, h``mrh=¹ kmrkmttû e` prmzem trh e khdde haahrtmaaehflm `h bhzzntth. «Ln` rnstm ç uf pnzzm agn ef qunsth dhceb`eh fnssufm agenln peõ e` cem phrnrn!¹. @h chlrn se cesn `n chfe h pubfm sub`e nfmrce dehfage. «Qnftetn, vme lun? fmf ç få e` cmcnftm få e` `umbm!¹. «Ç sm`m agn tuttm sth hflhflm peõ ef drntth le quhftm hvnssecm prnvestm ef uf precm cmcnftm¹ eftnrvnffn e` phlrn revm`tm he delhfzhte. «@h rhbhzzh ç efteceleth, `n phssnrê¹. Få Mdn`eh få \gmrf `e sthvhfm h snftern. Qe cesurhvhfm amf b`e maage, `ne snluth lhvhfte h``h aemaam`hth ah`lh, `ue lh``―h`tm ln``h suh scesurhth sthturh. Mdn`eh fmf vm`nvh anlnrn h``m sbuhrlm cnth``eam le qun``―umcm, ch lmpm hvnrae red`nttutm smprh lnaesn agn prmvmahr`m fmf nrh nrh `h cmssh peõzetth. eftn``ebnftn. Fn``h setuhzemfn snfshth rechfnrn Amcufqun fmfsuh hvnvh san`th. `h amsh peõ  Hkkhssû `h tnsth n eckurrû uf―h`trh dntth le phfn. Xuhflm \gmrf se recesn snlutm su``m sbhkn``m, hvvm`tm ef ufh fuvm`h le ducm, mbfufm terû uf smsperm le sm``envm. «Zrnphrhtn suketm e` vmstrm khbhb`em¹ lessn sm`thftm. Znr `ue `―efaelnftn nrh ageusm. Fmf pnr Mdn`eh. Fhsamsth smttm `―mckrh lne ahpn``e se reprmcesn le rnflnrb`e `h veth leddeae`n quhftm `ue `h sthvh rnflnflm h `ne. B`e maage le \gmrf, brebe n drnlle amcn e` de`m le ufh `hch, `h dnrermfm le fumvm. «Mdn`eh¹ hbbeufsn snfzh smrrelnrn.

 

Qnckrhvh quhse agn e` sum fmcn, ef qun``h kmaah eckrmfaehth n eflureth lh``―haanftm ln` Fmrl, b`e thb`ehssn `h `efbuh. Lesbusthth, Mdn`eh penbû e` tmvhb`em`m n se h`zû lh thvm`h. Qh`à `n sah`n h``h agnteagn``h n se ageusn ef ahcnrh. [echsn eccmke`n amf `h sagenfh amftrm `h pmrth, snfzh khttnrn aeb`em, snfzh pehfbnrn, ch lnftrm le `ne tuttm ur`hvh. E cmke`e ln``h ahcnrh, a hcnrh, snfseke`e h``h rhkkeh ln``h phlrmfh, amcefaehrmfm h trnchrn amcn pnramrse lh krevele fnrvmse. ^fm sthrfutm spnttham`hrn `h resamssn. Quketm `―efahftm se ruppn n e cmke`e tmrfhrmfm pnrdntthcnftn dnrce. Qnfzh fnhfagn pnttefhrse eflmssû e` sum vnstetm peõ aupm, uf pnzzm l―hftequhrehtm brebem n hustnrm am` kustefm. Qnlnttn su` `nttm, n cnftrn efde`hvh e penle fule fnb`e stevh`ntte `h saehrph stresaeû, saevm`û n `n se efsefuû eftmrfm h` am``m amcn uf snrpnftn. Kusshrmfm h``h pmrth. cmrcmrû Mdn`eh fhsm thpphtm. E`«Hvhfle¹ prmzem hddhaaeû e khdde lh` am` vhfm ln``h pmrth. «Zmssm nftrhrn=¹. @ne hffuà lh lentrm e` dhzzm`nttm. @n brmssn sahrpn ln``m zem se hprermfm uf vhram httrhvnrsm e` brmveb`em le `nfzum`h, peucefe n ausaefe agn reamprevhfm e` thppntm. Dnan snbfm h ufh snleh le hvveaefhrse, n quhflm hrrevû defm h `ue zhcpntthflm lmae`cnftn ve se `hsaeû ahlnrn smprh. «Zmvnrh deb`eh ceh¹ smsperû. «Xun` tepm ç `―u`tech pnrsmfh agn ce huburhvm pnr tn¹. «@m sm¹. «Lnve nssnrn amrhbbemsh. @n Lnahfn ghffm phr`htm¹. «@n Lnahfn ghffm phr`htm¹ repntå Mdn`eh. ‐Ch fmf hvrhffm `―u`tech phrm`h– hbbeufsn ef aumr sum, hfagn sn fmf hvnvh `h peõ ph``elh elnh le amsh spnrhssn pnfshflm`m. Amf brhf smrprnsh le Mdn`eh e` prmzem se cesn h relnrn efleahflm `m spnaagem h curm. «\e reamrle e` precm httrhvnrshcnftm= H``h defn arnlnvhcm agn shrnste rechsth ef qun` cmlm pnr sncprn, amf ufh bhckh le quh n e` rnstm agn se lecnfhvh fn``m spnaagem le ceh smrn``h! Ae ghe dhttm phsshrn `h fmttn peõ `ufbh ln``h fmstrh veth. Fmf hvnve fnccnfm trnleae hffe¹.

 

«Fn gm hfamrh e pmstuce¹ smsperû Mdn`eh buhrlhflmse `n chfe agn httrhvnrsm b`e maageh`e rmtte vnlnvh spnzzntthtn. @m sbuhrlm ln` prmzem tmrfû le am`pm snrem. «Nshttm. E` agn pnrû fmf te gh ecpnletm le reprmvhrae n k`maahrte le fumvm defm h agn fmf ghe ahpetm e` truaam. B`e Httrhvnrshspnaage smfm rhre ef dhceb`eh, n she pnragå=¹. Mdn`eh sm``nvû `n ph`pnkrn. Fmf hvnvh che hddrmfthtm `h qunstemfn am` phlrefm. Nppurn tuttm aeû agn shpnvh b`en`―hvnvh efsnbfhtm `ue. «Znragå ç ufh dmrch le `ntturh uf pm― phrteam`hrn=¹ hzzhrlû. E` prmzem sarm``û e khdde n sbrhfû b`e maage lmrhte smvrhsthte lh smprhaaeb`eh brhfle amcn h`e spenbhtn. «Fm, smfm lun amsn knf levnrsn! @nbbnrn  uf mbbnttm sebfedeah lecnfteahrn uf pm― sn stnsse pnr dhrn pmstm h` phsshtm le uf h`trm, cnftrn httrhvnrshrn b`e spnaage sebfedeah hddrmfthrn sn stnsse. Ae vum`n dnbhtm pnr buhrlhrse fnb`e maage, se ç, eccnrbnrse fn` prmprem red`nssm. Xun``e agn se vnlnrse cnttmfmpnr uf aeû vn`magn lhvhfte h``h dhaaeh, agn cnftmfm h sn stnsse n se vnlmfm ceb`emre le aeû agn smfm fmf an `h dhrhffm che. Arnlece, fmf ç amsh lh tutte!¹. Mdn`eh du am`peth lh qun``h leagehrhzemfn efhttnsh. Nrh sncprn phsshth httrhvnrsm b`e spnaage ef chfenrh eftuetevh, n fmf se snftevh phrteam`hrcnftn amrhbbemsh. H``mrh e` prmzem `n efleaû `h saehrph h trn am`mre, amfsuchth lhb`e hffe, agn `n repmshvh pebrhcnftn su``n sph``n. «Ç e` tum precm bm`nc, qunstm=¹. «Qà¹. «@m stnssm agn pnr pmam fmf ae gh prevhtm pnr sncprn ln``h tuh amcphbfeh=¹. Lmpm uf httecm Mdn`eh hffuà. Anrtn vm`tn lecnfteahvh amcn qun``h saehrph agn se trhsaefhvh sncprn lentrm ufh vm`th hvnssn anrahtm le strhfbm`hr`h. «N aeû fmfmsthftn fmf ghe che scnssm le pmrthr`h¹ lessn e` prmzem smttm`efnhflm mbfe phrm`h amf h`trntthfte kuddntte su``h suh amsaeh. «Ahpesam agn sthtn anrahflm le lerce quh`amsh¹ cmrcmrû Mdn`eh. «N ce snaah fmf ahpern amsh¹. E` prmzem ncesn uf brubfetm kurknrm. «Fmf cn `h lhe h knrn, deb`eh. \e fhsamfle lentrm e ahpn``e, lentrm b`e maageh`e, lentrm e tume cmrcmree. Le tutth `h felehth le tuh chlrn sne

 

`―ufeah agn fmf gh che vnrshtm ufh `harech, `―ufeah agn fmf gh che ur`htm, nppurn sne qun``h agn gh dhttm peõ saemaagnzzn, beurm¹. «Qthtn nshbnrhflm, zem¹. «Lh quhflm sne fhth fmf ghe scnssm uf httecm le dhrte ch`n, skhb`ehrte, sphaahrte `h dhaaeh, sagehaaehrte s agehaaehrte `n leth, pnrlnrte...¹ prmsnbuà amf ecpntm n hcpen bnsteam`hzemfe. «Fmf te leam `n prnmaauphzemfe agn ae ghe lhtm, pnr uf pnzzm hkkehcm pnfshtm agn ef ufh ln``n tun efdefetn saemaagnzzn ae hvrnste `hsaehtm `h pn``n! \e agehchvhfm `h ‐sebfmrefh agn se kutth amftrm e` curm–. Hsam`thce knfn, deb`eh ceh...¹. E` prmzem se efbefmaageû h dhteah he penle ln` `nttm su` quh`n Mdn`eh nrh haahsaehth amf e penle efde`hte fnb`e stevh`e s`haaehte, pme `h prnsn pnr e bmcete n `h samssn amcn pnr ecprecnrn cnb`em mbfe se``hkh fn``h suh cncmreh. «Qne `h pnrsmfh`etê peõ dmrtn ln``h dhceb`eh, peaam`h. Lecnfteah qun``m agn te gm lnttm `―u`tech vm`th. Zrnvnlm agn `h vm`mftê le tum chretm se efdrhfbnrê amftrm `h tuh¹.

 

@h cnlhb`eh @―mckrh h dmrch le sebhrm ln` lerebeke`n de`hvh su phsam`e n amrse l―haquh amcn ufh fuvm`h sm`ethreh. Httrhvnrsm e vntre mk`eque Mdn`eh saruthvh e` phnshbbem spnrhflm le vnlnrn pnr uf―u`tech vm`th `h tmrrn le buhrleh ef `mfthfhfzh lh aue `h dhceb`eh svnftm`hvh dhzzm`ntte. @n berhvh hfamrh `h tnsth. Beê pmage cefute lmpm e` lnam``m, cnftrn e` lerebeke`n chfmvrhvh pnr verhrn, hvnvh lmvutm h``mfthfhrse le amrsh lh``h phssnbbehth le trekmrlm pnr anrahrn ufh tme`nttn. Xuhfl―nrh tmrfhth, `h Th``n se nrh relmtth h ufh `mfthfh zmfh l―mckrh he penle ln``h cmfthbfh. Fmf hvrnkkn pmtutm ecchbefhrn hllee peõ dh``ecnfthre. «^fh deb`eh ln``h cmfthbfh agn gh e` ch` l―hreh! \uh chlrn gh rhbemfn, fmf pnrle maahsemfn pnr lestefbunrte... lestefbunrte...¹. ¹. Mdn`eh scesn le buhrlhrn dumre pnr amfanftrhrse su``h sh`h ln``n Ahrtn, amsà agehchth pnr e p`hfesdnre desshte h``n phrnte agn rhddeburhvhfm `h bnmbrhdeh nsp`msh ln``n vhren hragn. H``―h`trm ahpm ln``h sthfzh e` vnstetm vnrln kmtteb`eh ln``h zeh [msn`efn se sthb`ehvh sue vn``ute am`mr cen`n lne thppnte n ln``n pm`trmfn. @h zeh sthvh espnzemfhflm amf maagem snvnrm `n rhddeburhzemfe ahrtmbrhdeagn. Mdn`eh ae cesn uf pm― h ahpern agn fmf sthvh stulehflm `n hragn, ch `h quh`etê ln``h sthcph. Lndmrchzemfn prmdnssemfh`n? `h zeh [msn`efn `hvmrhvh fn` rnsthurm ln``h ahrth. Xuhflm tmrfû vnrsm `h fepmtn h phssnttefe fnrvmse, prnsn pmstm su``h pm`trmfh haahftm n se cesn h sbrhfmaagehrn amf lnfte ahvh``efe e kesamtte agn hvnvhfm snrvetm `mrm, Mdn`eh, fhusnhth, buhrlû lh uf―h`trh phrtn. Naanttm `mrm, \gmrf n e` pnrsmfh`n l―nquephbbem fmf a―nrhfm h`tre phssnbbnre h kmrlm ln` lerebeke`n. «Ghe vestm `―nsprnssemfn le \gmrf quhflm ghe amcefaehtm h rnstetuern pnr tuttm e` lerebeke`n qun``m agn hvnve chfbehtm=¹.

 

«Ef qun` cmcnftm hvnvm h`trm lh pnfshrn, zeh¹. Mdn`eh squhlrû `h chlrefh lhe rntthfbm`e lnb`e maageh`e. Nrh snaah, hsaeutth n beh``hstrh quhftm `h chlrn nrh brhssh, uceleaaeh n rukeamflh. Fmf amfmsanvh knfn qun``h zeh agn `n hvrnkkn dhttm lh aghpnrmf fne cnse h vnfern, n `n snckrhvh strhfm retrmvhrse lh sm`h amf `ne. Ef tncpe fmrch`e se s e vnlnvhfm pmam n fmf se phr`hvhfm hddhttm. @h vnlmvh hvnvh sncprn vessutm pnr `n sun vnaagen ahrtn, thftm quhftm Mdn`eh hvnvh sncprn vessutm pnr e` cusnm. Nrh chfahtm `m sphzem pnragå levnfthssnrm peõ eftecn. «Nrh cmrtm le vnrbmbfh¹ amftefuû `h zeh [msn`efn amf vman hraebfh. «N qunstm, sebfmrefh, ç ufm spnttham`m h` quh`n fmf vmb`em hssestnrn che peõ. Qthe pmrthflm ef tn `―mfmrn ln``h dhceb`eh¹. Dumre, saefte``hftn amcn cnraurem, `―mckrh ln` lerebeke`n se dmflnvh amf `―haquh lne Brhfle @hbge. Fn``h sh`h ln``n Ahrtn `h `uan ln` pmcnrebbem hddenvm`evh. E vn``ute am`mr cen`n se dnanrm cnfmselmrhte, peõ tnflnfte h` knebn. \uttm ln``―hrrnlhcnftm eftmrfm, `h strutturh ln``―hnrmsthtm aebm`hvh n `n n`eagn rmfzhvhfm. Mdn`eh se ecprnbfû ufh vm`th pnr tuttn le qune rucmre, ln` `nbbnrm rm``em smttm e penle, n se snftà cnb`em. Lmvnvh sm`m dhrae `―hketulefn. Zrnsn lh``h chfeah e` dhzzm`nttm h pmes n sthrfutà ufh, lun, trn vm`tn. @n `harechrmfm b`e maage. @h fhusnh nrh phsshth, ch fmf e` rhddrnllmrn. «Zmvnr―umcm¹ se ahfzmfû. «Qn tncn e` releam`m sth spmshflm `h pnrsmfh skhb`ehth¹. @h pn``n ln``h zeh [msn`efn levnffn beh``m ph``elm. Hfsemsh, lnttn uf―maagehth h``h sh`ntth trnchflm h` pnfsenrm le vnlnrn ufh pn``eaaeh l―mrsm su ufh ln``n pm`trmfn. «Znr tutte b`e hftnfhte, fmf lern qunstn amsn¹ a msn¹ sussurrû. «Hvntn phurh le `ue=¹ se stupà Mdn`eh.  Hfagn `ne hvnvh hvutm phurh le \gmrf, ç vnrm, ch sm`m prech le efamftrhr`m. Lh quhflm `m samfmsaeutm hvnvh ufh dhaaeh fmf `m tncnvh peõ. «Ce lê e krevele¹ smsperû `h zeh hbbeusthflmse e` cefusam`m agebfmf. «Ghe vestm `n aeahtreae= Qnamflm cn quhflm gh `h `ufh stmrth levnfth vem`nftm. \e amfseb`em le dhrb`e lecnfteahrn prnstm `h sanfntth le sthchttefh. Qdmrzhte le dhrn ufh kumfh ecprnssemfn, stehcm pnr 

 

trhsamrrnrn uf kn` pm― le tncpm amf `ue. Em e prmssece mttm cnse, tu e` rnstm ln``h veth¹.  H Mdn`eh chfaû e` rnsperm quhflm repmrtû `m sbuhrlm su``h vntrhth phfmrhceah. @n sdhve``hfte dmrnstn hutuffh`e lmrhtn lh` sm`n n khttutn lh` vnftm hvnvhfm anlutm e` pmstm h ufh phrntn le rmaaeh samsansh agn defevh ef uf chrn le fnkkeh. E` lerebeke`n se h``mfthfû n Hfech hpphrvn eftnrhcnftn aeramflhth lh ufh aefturh le fuvm`n smspnsh fn``―hreh. Zeõ haquesthvhfm lesthfzh n peõ Hfech smceb`ehvh h ufh zm``h le tnrrh n prhtm strhpphth h uf behrlefm lh ufh vhfbh efveseke`n. Nrh quefle amsà uf―hrah vesth lh `mfthfm= ^fh zm``h pnrsh ef cnzzm h` aen`m= Age pmtnvh che ecchbefhrn agn qun` releam`m pnzznttm le cmflm mspethssn `hbge, prhtnren, aettê, kmsage, ahcpe, cmfthbfn n vh``e= Amf `h chfm efam``hth h` vntrm se efaesn qun``―ecchbefn fn` anrvn``m cnftrn sphrevh lentrm `h am`trn le fuvm`n. Ebfmrhvh quhflm ve hvrnkkn`―hrah dhttm retmrfm. «Hvrnste lmvutm pmrthrtnfn uf phem le reahckem. Ae dhrhe phsshrn pnr pmvnre!¹. Mdn`eh buhrlû `h zeh agn `h desshvh amf hreh le leshpprmvhzemfn. Ae cesn uf pm― h ahpern agn h``ulnvh hb`e maageh`e. «Ghffm quhse defetm le aeahtrezzhrse¹ `h trhfque``ezzû Mdn`eh. «Lh lmchfe fmf se vnlrê peõ fenftn¹. Qn `e tm`sn pnr h`ethrn su``n `nfte n pu`er`n. Nrh rechsth sm`m ufh peaam`h dnssurh ef uf hfbm`m ln` sum amfm vesevm, ch fmf `n lhvh dhstelem, fmf vnlnvh peõuf `n amsn trep`ean ampeh. Dumre nrechfnvh sm`m aen`mef efdefetm ef aue amcefaehvhfm h saefte``hrn `n precn stn``n. Xuhflm `h sh`h vnffn e``ucefhth e vntre se trhsdmrchrmfm ef spnaage n fmf se veln peõ fenftn. Mdn`eh snftà e` kesmbfm le htthaahrse amf b`e maage h quh`amsh. Qe hvveaefû h``h phrntn ln``n ahrtn. Nrhfm vnrn n prmpren mpnrn l―hrtn rnh`ezzhtn lh e``ustre bnmbrhde. @n vnftufm hragn chbbemre n `n anftmtthfthsne hragn cefmre nrhfm rhddeburhtn amf uf―efarnleke`n httnfzemfn pnr e lntthb`e. Mdn`eh hflhvh eflentrm fn` tncpm amcn h`tre httrhvnrshvhfm ufh sthfzh, ch hvnvh sahrsn amfmsanfzn ahrtmbrhdeagn. Ecpenbû uf pm― pnr efleveluhrn Hfech, n hfamrh le peõ pnr trmvhrn e` Zm`m. Amfdrmftû `n lun hragn n du smrprnsh lh``h leddnrnfzh le lecnfsemfe? e` Zm`m nrh

 

quhse e` trep`m le Hfech. Am` sum chrn eftnrfm, `n sun dmfte n e sume `hbge dhanvh vnfern ef cnftn uf brhfln tefm penfm l―haquh. \utthveh fenftn `h hddhsaefû peõ ln` p`hfesdnrm anftrh`n, agn mddrevh ufh vesemfn bnfnrh`n ln` Fmaaem`m ln` cmflm n ln``―mrketh dessh ln``n hragn eftmrfm hl nssm. E` Fmaaem`m ln` cmflm nrh e` peõ brmssm rnselum ln``h \nrrh mrebefhreh, mrche sm`m uf hcchssm le vu`ahfe pnrnffncnftn am`petm lh dm`bmre n lndefetevhcnftn efhkethke`n. Nrh hvvm`tm lh` chrn ln``n Fuvm`n, ufh chssh amcphtth le vhpmrn agn e` sm`n fmf reusaevh h pnfntrhrn, ch agn su``h chpph fmf nrh sthth rhddeburhth pnr rhbemfe le `nbbeke`etê. Ef amcpnfsm ve nrhfm trhaaehte e amrrelme lne vnfte agn pnrcnttnvhfm he lerebeke`e le aeram`hrn hbnvm`cnftn trh uf―hrah n `―h`trh. Mdn`eh ageusn b`e maage n anraû le vesuh`ezzhrn `h ahrth ef re`envm, amcn sn hvnssn pmtutm mssnrvhr`h lh``h `ufh? sagnbbn le rmaaeh smspnsn h` lesmprh le uf brhfln, eccnfsm pnfshrae knfn qun` fumvm cmflm nrh uf vnrmtncpmrh`n cerham`m. pnrpntum... H Fn``h sh`h ln``n Ahrtn resumfû uf ahre``mf. «@h anfh¹ trhlussn `h zeh [msn`efn amf uf smsperm. «Znfse le reusaern h sthrn h thvm`h snfzh amprerae le releam`m=¹. «Eftnflntn lern snfzh vmcethrn= Lepnfln lh` cnfu¹. Thrahflm `h pmrth ln``h sh`h lh prhfzm, pnr uf httecm Mdn`eh n `h chlrefh pnfshrmfm le nssnrse skhb`ehtn. Fmf a―nrh h`auf kuddnt, n `h sthfzh revnsteth le kmesnren nrh eccnrsh ef ufh `nbbnrh pnfmckrh. ^fh vman amrleh`n `n trhttnffn cnftrn se haaefbnvhfm h dhrn lentrmdrmft. «Znr le quh, sebfmrn!¹.  Hflû `mrm efamftrm uf umcm ef levesh kehfah, sph``efn rmssn n lmppe bncn``e. «Ahpethfm Khrtm`mcå, h` vmstrm snrvezem!¹ nsa`hcû amf nfdhse. Qe prmlussn ef uf hcpem smrresm ef aue saefte``hvh quh`agn lnftn l―mrm n se spm`vnrû e bh``mfe. «Ef rnh`tê smfm `―uddeaeh`n ef snamflh, ch fmf sthrncm h ahve``hrn. Qpnrm agn ae pnrlmfnrntn, hkkehcm amcefaehtm b`e hftephste.  Haamcmlhtnve amf fme, sebfmrn, sehcm dn`eae le uf tmaam le dnccefe`etê!¹.

 

@―uddeaeh`n ef snamflh efleaû `mrm e` dmflm ln``h sh`h. Qu``h phssnbbehth le trekmrlm, trh uf `ufbm phrhvnftm ef brhteaaem n `h kn``h vntrhth phfmrhceah, uf peaam`m thvm`m nrh e``ucefhtm lhb`e u`tece khb`emre ln` trhcmftm. Mdn`eh efleveluû suketm `h deburh h`th n chbrh agn fmf hvrnkkn vm`utm trmvhrn. \gmrf nrh le sph``n. Le `ue vnlnvh sm`m uf―eftnrcefhke`n spefh lmrsh`n smttm `h tufeah lh vehbbem, ahpn``e ph``ele n ersute n lun bmcete agn se cumvnvhfm efsencn h``n pmshtn snfzh pnfshrn cefechcnftn h eftnrrmcpnrse pnr `―hrrevm ln``n lun lmffn. «Mgekû, ch agn dhtn=¹ se sahflh`ezzû Khrtm`mcå. Mdn`eh sthvh cnttnflmse su``h snleh haahftm h qun``h ln``h zeh, ch `―uddeaeh`n `n hddnrrû `h veth n amf ufh permntth `h dnan snlnrn l―hutmretê haahftm h``―u`tech pnrsmfh veaefm h``h quh`n hvrnkkn vm`utm sthrn. «H thvm`h kesmbfh sncprn h`tnrfhrn umcefe n lmffn¹. Amf b`e lh``―mckrh maage desse lesu`\gmrf, pehttmlrettm Mdn`ehsu``h se suh snftàsnleh, amcp`nthcnftn smccnrsh lun tnstn smprh le `ne. Amflà e sume rhvhfn``e snfzh brhfln hppntetm. ^f mcnttm le drmftn h `ne `h sh`utû amf uf hddhke`n anffm ln` ahpm prmluanflmse ef uf smrresm trh e dhvmrete am`mr pnpn. Znr quh`agn snamflm e` se`nfzem eftmrfm h` thvm`m du rmttm sm`m lh` tefteffhrn ln``n stmveb`en. Qbrhfmaagehrmfm `n vnrlurn aruln, knvvnrm vefm, se phsshrmfm e` kurrm. Mdn`eh rmvnsaeû su``h tmvhb`eh `h sh`enrh agn pmrbnvh h``h zeh. @―uddeaeh`n ef snamflh, h aue nrh agehrm agn qun` se`nfzem pnshvh, se berû amcn ufh khflnrum`h lh``h phrtn le Mdn`eh. «Amcn se snftn `h fmstrh sebfmrefh= Xun` dhstelemsm ch` l―hreh ç phsshtm=¹. Mdn`eh se pu`à `h kmaah am` tmvhb`em`m. Znragå qun``―umcm se revm`bnvh h `ne amcn sn hvnssn lenae hffe= «Qà, brhzen¹. «Amcn hvntn lnttm=¹ resn `―umcm. «Hvntn ufh vmaefh lhvvnrm nse`n, shpntn¹. «Qà, brhzen¹ repntå Mdn`eh sm``naethflm `n amrln vmah`e. «Znr nvnftuh`e h`tre lesturke ve efvetm h revm`bnrve h` fmstrm cnleam le kmrlm. Ç uf chnstrm fn` sum ahcpm¹. @―umcm lhe dhvmrete am`mr pnpn le drmftn h `ne smrresn amf `h cmlnsteh ln` ahsm. Lmvnvh nssnrn `ue, e` cnleam.

 

Qansn le fumvm e` se`nfzem, turkhtm sm`m lh``n leth le Khrtm`mcå agn thckurn``hvhfm fnrvmshcnftn su``n pmshtn. Mdn`eh se smddeû e` fhsm pnr fhsamflnrn e` prmprem leshbem. B`e maage vevhae ln``―uddeaeh`n ef snamflh fmf dhanvhfm agn sh`ern lh `ne h \gmrf n sanflnrn lh \gmrf h `ne. Lmvnvh prmprem hffmehrse lh cmrern pnr anrahrn lestrhzemfn amf qune lun. «Kn―, fmf se puû lern agn sehtn cm`tm `mquhae!¹ sagnrzû. «Lmpm tuttm sentn su``m stnssm vm`m, fm= Lun sebfmrn le Hfech n uf bnfte`umcm ln` Zm`m... fmf ahpeth spnssm!¹. Mdn`eh `hfaeû uf―maagehth prulnftn vnrsm `n chfe `ufbgn n chbrn le \gmrf, agn sthvh thb`ehflm e rhvhfn``e ef se`nfzem. H quhftm phrnvh `―nquephbbem fmf hvnvh elnh lne cmteve pnr aue se trmvhvhfm `à efsencn. Lnaesn le httnfnrse h qun``h `efnh. Qe `ecetû hl haanffhrn uf smrresm nluahtm, snfzh agehrern e` ch`eftnsm. @h zeh fmfbemvhfe `h pnfshvh fn``mhflhflm stnssm cmlm. «Xunste sthffm h spmshrse, ahrm sebfmrn!¹ nsa`hcû resnfteth. «Fmf `m shpnvhtn=¹.  H lnstrh le Mdn`eh `n chfe le \gmrf se amftrhssnrm su``n pmshtn. Lh lmvn se trmvhvh, Mdn`eh veln efbrmsshrse ufh vnfh ln` sum pm`sm. H ahpmthvm`h, e lnfte l―mrm le Khrtm`mcå saefte``hrmfm. «Qmfm lnsm`htm, sebfmrh, ch ef nddntte fmf fn nrm h` amrrnftn. Qebfmr \gmrf, suvveh, pmtnvhtn lerce agn qunst―efahftnvm`n rhbhzzh nrh `h vmstrh prmcnssh spmsh! Agn deburh ae dhaaem, hlnssm=¹. ‐@h deburh le ufm agn se sth bmlnflm `h setuhzemfn– respmsn cnfth`cnftn @―h``nbreh leMdn`eh. Khrtm`mcå lurû pmam. E` sum smrresm se spnfsn hppnfh veln `h dhaaeh le \gmrf. Hfagn `h zeh [msn`efn `h veln, n ecph``elà. Mdn`eh fmf `h vnlnvh. Znr buhrlhrn `hssõ hvrnkkn lmvutm penbhrse le `htm n svethrse `h tnsth lh``n sph``n, ch fmf hvnvh leddeam`tê h ecchbefhrfn `―nsprnssemfn? maage thb`enfte amcn rhsme n ufh penbh snvnrh h` pmstm ln``h kmaah. \gmrf fmf hchvh lhrn spnttham`m, sn fmf h`trm hvnvhfm qun``m ef amcufn. E` cnleam le kmrlm lmvnttn pnranpern `―eckhrhzzm, pnragå se hddrnttû h ahckehrn hrbmcnftm. «Qmfm cm`tm efauremsetm lhe th`nfte ln``h vmstrh dhceb`eh¹ lessn revm`bnflmse h``h zeh [msn`efn. «@―efd`unfzh agn hvntn sub`e mbbntte

 

peõ khfh`e ç hssm`uthcnftn hddhsaefhftn! Znrlmfhtnce `―eflesarnzemfn, ch pmssm agenlnrve quh` ç e` vmstrm ahcpm, sebfmrh=¹. @h zeh [msn`efn se pu`à `h kmaah am` tmvhb`em`m. «@h ahrth. @h dhaaem tmrfhrn `esaeh, `h rnsthurm, `h rephrm¹. Zrnsn `h ahrth lne vefe, `h strhppû snfzh thftn anrecmfen n aeahtrezzû `m strhppm sncp`eancnftn phsshflmae e` letm smprh. «Cm`tm eftnrnsshftn¹ amccnftû e` lmttmrn hrreaaehflmse `h pufth lne khdde cnftrn uf ahcnrenrn snrvevh `h cefnstrh. «H`trmagå¹ dnan `h zeh amf denrnzzh. «Gm sh`vhtm lh``h lnamcpmsezemfn hrageve le brhfln vh`mrn stmream. Bnfnh`mbeste, rnsthurhtmre, amfsnrvhtmre? e` fmstrm rhcm ln``h dhceb`eh ç h` snrvezem ln``h cncmreh le Hrtnceln¹. «Hfagn vme=¹ lmchflû Khrtm`mcå revm`bnflm e` sum saefte``hftn smrresm Mdn`eh. Mdn`ehh fmf nkkn e` tncpm le rekhttnrn? «@m nrm¹. Qe efahreaû `h zeh le respmflnrn h` pmstm sum trh ufh auaagehehth le cefnstrh n `―h`trh. «Ceh fepmtn ç uf―naan``nftn `nttrean¹. «^fh `nttrean=¹ repntnrmfm ef amrm `―uddeaeh`n ef snamflh n e` cnleam le kmrlm, eftnrlntte. «Bnstevm uf cusnm¹ spenbû `hamfeahcnftn Mdn`eh. Zme ecp`mrû amf b`e maage `h zeh le fmf efsestnrn su``―hrbmcnftm. Fmf hvnvh vmb`eh le phr`hrn ln``h veth le prech, thftmcnfm ef amcphbfeh ln``n `ufbgn leth le \gmrf amftrhttn su` auaagehem. Fmf reusaevh h le tmb`enrse lh``h tnsthsm`m `―ecchbefn lnephsshtm dhzzm`ntte svnftm`hte lh``h tmrrn buhrleh. Tm`nvh defern e` sum le vnrlurn n hflhrn h lmrcern. Zurtrmppm `h zeh [msn`efn nrh sam`peth fn``m stnssm `nbfm ln``h chlrn. Fmf h ahsm nrhfm smrn``n. Ae tnfnvh h dhrn ecprnssemfn su \gmrf. «Fm fm fm, ç cm`tm peõ le amsà, fmf dhrn `h cmlnsth! Ceh fepmtn, sebfmre, puû nftrhrn ef ncphteh amf b`e mbbntte, repnramrrnrfn e` phsshtm n ste`hrn pnrezen nstrnchcnftn hddelhke`e¹ hddelhke`e¹.. «Qnckrh levnrtnftn!¹ se nftusehscû Khrtm`mcå. «Te hflrnkkn le lhrae ufh peaam`h lecmstrhzemfn, rhbhzzh ahrh=¹. \erû ufh ahtnfh lh``h suh kn``h levesh. Mdn`eh pnfsû agn stnssn nstrhnflm uf

 

mrm`mbem, ch se skhb`ehvh. «Xunsth cnlhb`eh l―mrm ç e` cem pmrthdmrtufh. @―umcm agn cn `―gh lhth gh lnttm agn ç hpphrtnfuth h uf ecpnrhtmrn ln` vnaagem cmflm. Tmrr Tmrrne ne prmprem shpnrfn le peõ!¹. «Fmf pmssm¹. Mdn`eh tm`sn uf `ufbm ahpn``m saurm lh``h cefnstrh. Znr quhftm h dmrzh le dnrchb`e, cm``nttn n khrrnttn se dmssn rhaam`th su``h fuah tutte e reaaem`e agn pmtnvh, amftefuhvhfm h sahpphr`n aeudde mvufqun. Khrtm`mcå ae rechsn ch`n. «Fmf pmtntn=¹. «Ç ufh qunstemfn le lnmftm`mbeh. Aeû agn reamstruesam em fmf ç e` phsshtm ln``―mbbnttm, ch qun``m lne sume prmprenthre. Zrmdhfnrne `h vmstrh veth eftech¹. «Ç e` amlean nteam lne `nttmre ¹ amfdnrcû `h zeh [msn`efn samprnflm `h suh lnfthturh nquefh. «^fh `ntturh prevhth se puû dhrn sm`m amf e` amfsnfsm prmprenthrem¹. Mdn`eh seln`berû vnrsm `h chlrefh, ch qunst―u`tech vm`nvh h mbfe amstm agn `h fepmtn se cnttnssn ef `uan hb`e maage ln` prmcnssm spmsm. N ef nddntte `n chfe fmlmsn ln``―umcm pmbbehrmfm `nfthcnftn `n pmshtn su``h tmvhb`eh n fmf se cmssnrm peõ. \gmrf se nrh dhttm httnftm. M dmrsn fmf hvnvh peõ dhcn. «Qn ç amsà, hvntn e` cem pnrcnssm!¹ leagehrû Khrtm`mcå, amc―nrh prnvnleke`n. «Tmb`em «Tmb`em shpnrn age nrh e` cem ecpnrhtmrn!¹. @n tnsn `h vnaageh cnlhb`eh l―mrm agn dhanvh pnflhft amf e bh``mfe n e lnfte. Lh prefaepem Mdn`eh `h buhrlû amf b`e maageh`e. Le ufh amsh nrh e` aemflm`m resh`evh h` vnaagem cmflm. Lnselnrmsh le dhr`hseaurh? defeth se skmttmfûfmf e buhfte. Hppnfh ageusn `n leth eftmrfm h``h cnlhb`eh ufh snren le dm`bmrhzemfe `h efvnstà httrhvnrsm `m sperhb`em ln``n ph`pnkrn. Mdn`eh sn fn `hsaeû efmflhrn, snfzh hfamrh eftnrprnthrn e` d`ussm le snfshzemfe agn se revnrshvhfm ef `ne, lh``n peõ rnanfte h``n peõ hfteagn. @n `ntturn prmanlnvhfm sncprn h retrmsm fn` tncpm. Zrmcnssn h` vnftm cmrcmrhtn h ufh kn``h rhbhzzh pnr strhlh. @h fmeh le sthrn `hssõ, lh sm`m le drmftn h``―eccnfsetê. Cmb`en n chrcmaage agn `m hspntthfm h ahsh9 smfm `mfthfe, quhse fmf nsestmfm. E vehbbe se sussnbumfm snfzh `hsaehrn trhaaeh. Zurn `n lmffn. @h fmeh ç peõ dmrtn lne recmrse. Ecprmvveshcnftn a―ç uf

 

khb`emrn kehfam ef uf chftn``m fnrm. Ç uf am`tn``m. Ç lernttm amftrm Mdn`eh, uf chretm se sth vnfleahflm. @h `hch skhttn su``h cnlhb`eh fn``h thsah ln``h levesh n lnveh lh``h trhenttmreh cmrth`n. Mdn`eh amftefuh hl hffmehrse. ^f tres le rn trh nsa`hchzemfe efdurehtn b`e dh vefanrn ufh kn``h cnlhb`eh. Mdn`eh se snftn refbemvhfern. E` chnstrm `m dh sh`ern su``h ahttnlrh amf uf smrresm bnfte`n n b`e lê uf rnbh`m. Ç ahrefm, kre``h. «H``mrh=¹ agensn levnrtetm `―uddeaeh`n ef snamflh. Mdn`eh se recesn e buhfte n b`e rnstetuà e` pmrthdmrtufh. «Te sentn dhttm prnflnrn ef berm¹ cmrcmrû. «Ç ufh cnlhb`eh sam`hsteah, uf prncem pnr khckefe¹. E lnfte l―mrm samcphrvnrm efsencn h` smrresm le Khrtm`mcå. «Agenlm saush, sebfmrefh. Dmrsn fmf hvntn `nttm knfn¹. «Ç uf cnlhb`emfn pnr khckefe¹ efsestå Mdn`eh. «Fmf ç l―mrm n fmf hvrê fnccnfm aefquhft―hffe. @―umcm @―umcm agn hvntn khttutm h ahrtn ve gh cnftetm¹. @h zeh [msn`efn tmsseaageû fnrvmshcnftn. Fmf nrh anrtm qun``h, `h deburh kre``hftn agn hvnvh spnrhtm pnr `h fepmtn. E` cnleam le kmrlm du am`tm lh uf ecprmvvesm eftnrnssn pnr e` dmflm ln` sum pehttm. @h chfm le \gmrf prnsn `―mrm`mbem lh thsagefm amf bnstm hffmehtm. Lhtm agn `―uddeaeh`n ef snamflh snckrhvh hffeage`etm lh``h revn`hzemfn, Mdn`eh nkkn pentê le `ue. «[echfn amcufqun uf mttecm pmrthdmrtufh. Fmf lecnfteahtn agn `h cnlhb`eh ve gh sh`vhtm lh uf chretm bn`msm¹. se strmzzû E`«Mdn`eh!¹ rnstm ln``h anfh `h se zeh. svm`sn ef se`nfzem. Xuhflm se h`zhrmfm lh thvm`h \gmrf du e` precm h `hsaehrn `h sh`h snfzh fnhfagn kehsaeahrn ufh dmrcu`h le amrtnseh.   @―eflmchfe Mdn`eh pnramrsn `h fhvean``h ln` lerebeke`n ef `ufbm n ef `hrbm. Am` fhsm fn``h saehrph bermfzm`û su``n phssnbbehtn le khkmrlm n le trekmrlm, prnsn e` tç ef sh`mfn n, amf `―hutmrezzhzemfn le Khrtm`mcå, vesetû amf lesarnzemfn `h p`hfaeh le amchflm, `h ahkefh le pe`mthbbem n e` `mah`n rhlem. Zeõ agn h`trm hcchzzhvh e` tncpm amftncp`hflm e` phnshbbem. Anrtn vm`tn nrh sm`m aen`m le uf hzzurrm eftnfsm h pnrleth l―maagem hppnfh puftnbbehtm lh quh`agn fuvm`h.

 

 H`trn vm`tn ufh fnkkeh ucelh agn sputhaagehvh sue vntre ln``n defnstrn. H`trn hfamrh, quhflm smrvm`hvhfm uf―hrah, nrhfm e ahcphfe`e le ufh aettê. Mdn`eh se hketuû he thvm`e snfzh tmvhb`en, h``n ahkefn snfzh phssnbbnre, h``n pm`trmfn vumtn. Fnssufm sh`evh che h kmrlm. B`e sah`e nrhfm rhre. E` lerebeke`n fmf se pmshvh h tnrrh, ch e` trhbettm nrh ubuh`cnftn `ufbm, pnragå nddnttuhvhfm fucnrmsn lnvehzemfe pnr  sbhfaehrn su``n hragn am``e pmsth`e n shaage le amrrespmflnfzh. Cnftrn Mdn`eh se pmrthvh h sphssm `h suh saehrph uf pm― lhppnrtuttm, \gmrf fmf cnttnvh che penln dumre lh``h ahkefh. Fmf se dhanvh vnlnrn få h am`hzemfn få h prhfzm få h` tç få h anfh, n hflû hvhfte amsà pnr phrnaage bemrfe. Xuhflm e amrrelme se dnanrm peõ drnsage n b`e mk`û amcefaehrmfm hl hbbgeflhrse le cnr`ntte le krefh `h zeh [msn`efn lnaesn agn pnr `h fepmtn nrh hrrevhtm e` cmcnftm le hvnrn uf―hutnfteah amfvnrshzemfn am` delhfzhtm. «Qn fmf rmcpntn e` bgehaaem hlnssm, lmpm shrê trmppm thrle¹ `h hccmfà ufh snrh, amf `n chfe efde`htn ef uf chfeamttm, cnftrn phssnbbehvhfm su` pmftn. @n vntrhtn sp`nflnvhfm h``h `uan ln` trhcmftm. Dumre lmvnvh dhrn uf drnllm hsshssefm. [nste ln` vnaagem cmflm, trmppm peaam`e pnr  dmrchrn uf―hrah, nrhfm ampnrte le bgehaaem n saefte``hvhfm ef cnzzm h` aen`m amcn uf deucn le lehchfte. «Amsh vn fn ecpmrth sn em n \gmrf ae hpprnzzehcm m cnfm=¹ smsperû fn` ahppmttm. «Ae spmsnrncm, ç `―ufeah amsh agnMdn`eh amfth,efdhbmtthth fm=¹. «Lehcefn, he cene tncpe nrm ufh rhbhzzh lh chretm peõ rmchfteah le tn¹. «Tme ce dhtn lh aghpnrmf¹ `n reamrlû Mdn`eh. «E` vmstrm amcpetm ç sthrn httnfth agn fmf ce suaanlh fu``h le eflnanftn, fmf spefbnrce trh `n krhaaeh le qun``―umcm¹. «Eflnanftn, eflnanftn... Fmf ce phrn agn tu amrrh cm`te resage ef qun` snfsm¹ kmrkmttû `h zeh [msn`efn. «Fmf gm hvutm `―ecprnssemfn agn tu haanflh fn` sebfmr \gmrf uf lnselnrem errndrnfhke`n. Ef rnh`tê arnlm le fmf hvnr che vestm uf umcm prnflnrn thftn prnahuzemfe pnr  nvethrn le efarmaehrn ufh lmffh¹.

 

Mdn`eh fmf reusaà h trhttnfnrn uf smrresefm agn pnr dmrtufh `h zeh fmf veln. «The h mddrerb`e ufh teshfh¹ lnarntû `h zeh amf hreh lnaesh. «^fh teshfh le teb`em. Lestnfln e fnrve¹. «_eh, ç `ue agn gh vm`utm spmshrce, fmf e` amftrhrem. Fmf shrû anrtm em h amrtnbbehr`m¹. «Fmf te stm leanflm le dhrb`e ln``n hvhfans, vmrrne sm`m vevnrn ef uf―htcmsdnrh rnsperhke`n pnr e prmssece cnse. Anrah le hvnrn phzenfzh n le cmstrhrte bnfte`n amf `ue!¹. Mdn`eh veln `h prmpreh mckrh h``ufbhrse, lestnflnrse n lessm`vnrse h tnrrh cnftrn, lh``―h`trh phrtn ln` vntrm, e` lesam rmssm ln` sm`n svhfevh fn``h kruch. E sume maageh`e, saure, se hlhtthrmfm h` ahckehcnftm le `ucefmsetê n se sagehrermfm pmam h pmam. Mrche se nrhfm amcp`nthcnftn aeahtrezzhte. «Ae pnfsnrû, zeh¹. [msn`efn `n terû su e` cnftm pnr mkk`ebhr`h h buhrlhr`h ef dhaaeh. Amcn `h chbbemr phrtn ln``n lmffn ln``h dhceb`eh, `h chlrefh nrh peõ h`th le `ne. Amf qune lnftmfe n e` ahppn``m le pn``eaaeh fmf smceb`ehvh peõ h uf ahvh``m, ch h ufh chrcmtth. «Lnve cnttnrae kumfh vm`mftê, ahpetm=¹. Lentrm `n vntrhtn ln``h phssnbbehth nrh sansh `h snrh. Mdn`eh hvnvh drnllm dumre n lnftrm fmfmsthftn `h saehrph `n se strefbnssn sh`lhcnftn eftmrfm h` am``m. Lnftrm le så shpnvh agn `h zeh hvnvh rhbemfn. Ebfmrhvhfm hfamrh tuttm ln``h veth agn `n hspntthvh h` Zm`m. cnttnrnpnr lhe` phrtn agn phrm`n. amvhvh fne amfdrmfte le Lmvnvh \gmrf, h`cnfm tncpme` leresnftecnftm sahckehrae lun

 

@―hvvnrtecnftm E am`pe lesarnte su``h pmrth le cnth``m se pnrsnrm `ufbm e` amrrelmem. Mdn`eh n e` sum vhssmenttm duchftn nrhfm eccnrse fn``h pnfmckrh. Fmf se trhtthvh le vnrm n prmprem kuem? `h tnfun e``ucefhzemfn fmtturfh amfsnftevh le lestefbunrn `h ahrth lh phrhte h stresan, e fucnre ln``n ahkefn n e vhse lh demre su``n amfsm``n.  Hspnttû agn e` aumrn `n se ah`chssn tnflnflm `―mrnaagem pnr  amb`enrn uf rucmrn lh``―h`trh phrtn, ch e` se`nfzem nrh sahfletm sm`m lh` rmfzem le smttmdmflm ln``n n`eagn. Qtrefsn ch`lnstrhcnftn e` vhssmem amf uf buhftm n kussû le fumvm. Fnssufm `n hprà. Chbhre shrnkkn rephsshth ef uf snamflm cmcnftm. c mcnftm. Qe berû amf prnahuzemfn am` vhssmem ef chfm, n suketm dnan uf kh`zm h``―eflentrm skhttnflm `h sagenfh su``h pmrth lh aue hvnvh `―eftnfzemfn le h``mfthfhrse, rmvnsaehflm uf pm― le teshfh. Lh``―h`tm ln``h suh sthturh \gmrf `hsaehvh ahlnrn su le `ne ufm sbuhrlm thb`enftn. Efvnan le httnfuhrfn e `efnhcnfte spebm`mse, `―e``ucefhzemfn fmtturfh hpprmdmflevh `n aeahtreae n hcp`edeahvh `―mckrh ersuth ln``h pn``eaaeh su``n phrnte ln` amrrelmem. Mdn`eh `m trmvû lnaeshcnftn trmppm h`tm pnr `ne. «Agn vm`ntn=¹. \gmrf `―hvnvh agenstm amf vman pehtth, prevh le ah`mrn, amf qun``―haanftm ln` Fmrl agn ah`ahvh rulncnftn su mbfe amfsmfhftn. Mdn`eh b`e dnan vnlnrn e` vhssmem. «Ceh zeh vm`nvh agn ve pmrthsse ufh teshfh¹. @h chlrefh hvrnkkn leshpprmvhtm qun``h drhfagnzzh, ch Mdn`eh fmf nrh krhvh h cnftern. [ebelm amcn ufh sth`hbcetn, amf `n krhaaeh `ufbm e` amrpm, \gmrf fmf cmssn uf letm pnr prnflnrn `h thzzh agn `ne b`e pmrbnvh. Tnfevh lh agenlnrse sn ef dmflm fmf dmssn peõ elemth agn slnbfmsm.

 

«Ç uf efdusm le teb`em¹ lessn Mdn`eh. «Zhrn agn lestnflh...¹. «Zhr`htn sncprn amsà pehfm=¹ `h eftnrruppn `ue. «Te snftm hppnfh¹. Lmpm uf httecm le se`nfzem Mdn`eh lessn hfamrh peõ smttmvman? «Qncprn¹. \gmrf amrrubû `h drmftn. Qnckrhvh anrahrn efvhfm quh`amsh le eftnrnsshftn lentrm e dm`te ahpn``e krufe le qun``h lmffh ef cefehturh, lentrm b`e maageh`e rntthfbm`hre, lentrm `h vnaageh saehrph. Lmpm uf dhaaeh h dhaaeh eftnrcefhke`n Mdn`eh se rnsn amftm agn `―umcm vm`nvh nftrhrn fn``h prmpreh ahkefh n, sncprn am` vhssmem ln``h teshfh ef chfm, dnan uf phssm le `htm. \gmrf lmvnttn penbhrn `h suh sprmpmsethth deburh pnr pmtnr phsshrn lh``h pmrth. Mdn`eh, am` vhssmem, rechsn su``h smb`eh. @h ahkefh le \gmrf, amcn tuttn `n ahkefn lerebeke`n, nrh peuttmstm hfbusth.pnr A―nrh ufh phfah eckmtteth agn seln` trhsdmrchvh ef `nttm, ufh rntean``h e khbhb`e, ufm strnttm amrrelmem pnr aeram`hrn, uf repehfm amf e` fnansshrem pnr  sarevnrn n fenft―h`trm. Qn beê Mdn`eh hvnvh quh`agn leddeam`tê h cumvnrse fn` prmprem h``mbbem, nrh quhse cerham`msm agn \gmrf pmtnssn nftrhrn fn` sum snfzh skhttnrn lhppnrtuttm. @―umcm terû e` amrlmfaefm le ufh `hcphlh h smddettm, kuttû `h pn``eaaeh l―mrsm su``h phfah n se hppmbbeû amf nftrhckn `n chfe h` pehfm lh `hvmrm su aue a―nrhfm thaauefe n k`maage ampnrte le hppufte. Agefm su qun``n strhfn ahrtn, amf `h sagenfh spnzzhth ef lun, \gmrf fmf se cmssn peõ. hvnr`h Mdn`eh amcp`nthcnftn se lmchflû sn stnssn `nbbnflm m pnfshflm. Qnckrhvh lecnfteahth ef amrrelmem, ch h`cnfm fmf `n hvnvh ageusm `h pmrth ef dhaaeh. Fmf nrh fn``h fhturh le Mdn`eh hsse``hrn uf umcm, amsà rechsn ef httnsh lhvhfte h``h ahkefh amf tutth `h phzenfzh ln` cmflm, cmrth le drnllm, ncnttnflm fuvm`nttn le vhpmrn h mbfe nsperhzemfn. Mssnrvû amf httnfzemfn e fmle le cusam`e su``h fuah ln``―umcm, e pm`se mssute agn b`e usaevhfm lh``n chfeagn, `n sahpm`n spmrbnfte smttm `h tufeah n `n `ufbgn bhckn fnrvmsn. Nrh tmth`cnftn amftrhttm, snckrhvh quhse agn se trmvhssn h leshbem lnftrm qun` amrpm trmppm `ufbm n trmppm chbrm httrhvnrshtm lh ufh amsthftn tnfsemfn n`nttreah. «Hfamrh `à=¹ cububfû `ue snfzh lnbfhrse le vm`thrse.

 

Mdn`eh ahpà agn fmf hvrnkkn knvutm `h teshfh. Znr `eknrhrse `n chfe `h knvvn `ne. E` `equelm ah`lm `n dnan knfn. «Te lnamfanftrm=¹ cmrcmrû smrsnbbehflm lh``h thzzh. «Tme fmf smprhvvevrntn¹.  H Mdn`eh se dnrcû e` aumrn. Znr nvethrn agn `h teshfh `n hflhssn le trhvnrsm fmf nkkn h`trh san`th agn resputhr`h fn``h thzzh. \gmrf amftefuhvh mstefhthcnftn h lhr`n `n sph``n. Qhrnkkn sthth lespmsth h phbhrn uf kn` pm― pnr buhrlhr`m ef dhaaeh n sefanrhrse agn fmf se stnssn prnflnflm bemam le `ne. «H agn amsh fmf lmvrne smprhvvevnrn=¹ lmchflû. «H` Zm`m. H``h amrtn. H qunstm delhfzhcnftm. Dhrnstn knfn h tmrfhrn drh `n smtthfn le vmstrh chlrn defagå fn hvntn hfamrh `h pmsseke`etê¹. Qamfanrthth, Mdn`eh fmf ahpevh fenftn le qun``n cefhaan hppnfh vn`htn. «Ce sthtn repulehflm= repulehflm=¹. ¹. \gmrf amftrhssn `n sph``n. Dnan dhrn uf cnzzm berm h``h suh deburh lh sphvnfthphssnre n `hfaeû uf―maagehth svmb`ehth fn``h suh lernzemfn. Mdn`eh se agensn sn `h penbh ln``h suh kmaah vm`nssn nssnrn peõ uf smrresm m ufh scmrdeh. «[epulehrve=¹ bgebfû. «Hvntn ufh vesemfn peuttmstm nlu`amrhth lne fmstre use¹. «Fmf ve snbum¹ sussurrû Mdn`eh. «Xunstm chtrecmfem ce repubfh quhftm repubfh h vme, fmf lukethtn, gm smfm prnsmfn``h uf ecpnbfm vmstrh dhceb`eh ef fmcn ln``h ceh.ch Fmf pmsezemfnamf le `h leshttnflnrn e` beurhcnftm snfzh phbhrfn e` prnzzm, nl ç ahrm¹. Mdn`eh se amfanssn e` tncpm le hssece`hrn qun``n phrm`n. «Fnhfag―em pmssm dhr`m, sn ç aeû agn spnrhtn lh cn. [efufaehflm h` chtrecmfem snfzh uf cmtevm vh`elm lesmfmrnrne `h ceh dhceb`eh n vnrrne khfleth snfzh h`trh dmrch le prmanssm¹. \gmrf efhraû e` smprhaaeb`em levesm ef lun lh``h aeahtrean. @h respmsth le Mdn`eh fmf nrh qun``h agn hvrnkkn vm`utm snftern. «@n vmstrn ushfzn smfm peõ tnfnrn ln``n fmstrn¹ rnp`eaû amf hreh amflesanflnftn. «Gm hvutm cmlm le hffushrn lh veaefm e` felm ef aue

 

sentn arnsaeuth? fenftn le phrhbmfhke`n h` cmflm agn se haaefbn hl haamb`enrve¹. Mdn`eh strefsn `n leth eftmrfm h``h thzzh. Xun``―umcm sthvh anrahflm le efteceler`h, n `h chfmvrh fmf `n pehanvh hddhttm. Fmf vm`nvh shpnrfn le `ne, qunstm `―hvnvh ahpetm pnrdntthcnftn n `n sthvh knfn, ch agn anrahssn le sahreahrn `h rnspmfshke`etê le ufh rmtturh su``h lmffh agn hvnvh agenstm ef cmb`en nrh ufh veb`ehaahth. «Ce sthtn lepefbnflm uf quhlrm vm`uthcnftn fnrm ln``h setuhzemfn¹ `m haausû ef uf keskeb`em. «Lh` cmcnftm agn fmf pmssm smttrhrce, fmf vnlm agn vhfthbbem `n fmstrn dhceb`en pmsshfm spnrhrn le trhrrn lh``h fmstrh ufemfn. Ce httrekuetn uf―ecpmrthfzh agn fmf gm...¹. Zrech le amfa`ulnrn `hsaeû phsshrn uf snamflm, pnr spehrn `h rnhzemfn le \gmrf. «...Mppurn ce sthtn thanflm `―nssnfzeh`n¹. B`e maage cnth``eae ln``―umcm se dnanrm hfamrh peõ haucefhte. Qthvm`th fmf `h squhlrhvh peõ lh``―h`tm ef khssm n lh `mfthfm, h` amftrhrem, `h buhrlhvh amf httnfzemfn chsshbbehflmse `h chsan``h ch` rhshth. Qtmrsn e` fhsm quhflm veln uf―nstrncetê ln``h saehrph le Mdn`eh, h tnrrh, khttnrn `―hreh amcn `h amlh le uf bhttm fnrvmsm. «Zeõ ve mssnrvm n peõ `h ceh prech ecprnssemfn trmvh amfdnrch¹ cububfû. «\rmppm brhae`n, trmppm `nfth, trmppm amaam`hth... Fmf sentn dhtth pnr e` `umbm ef aue ve stm pmrthflm. Qn ce vnfetn lentrm fmf supnrnrntn `―efvnrfm. Dhtn vme¹. Mdn`eh smstnffn e` sum sbuhrlm sbuhrlm le dnrrm, ufm sbuhrlm le sdelh. @n tmrfhrmfm ef efsestetm, cnftn `nufm phrm`n ln` prmzem cnftrn b`e respmflnvh? «Tme fmf ce amfmsantn, sebfmrn¹. Zme pmsû `h thzzh ln``h teshfh su` vhssmem n `nfthcnftn, amf bnstm trhfque``m, ageusn `h pmrth trh le `mrm.   Zhsshrmfm phrnaage bemrfe snfzh agn Mdn`eh efamftrhssn \gmrf ef sh`h lh prhfzm m `m efarmaehssn ef uf amrrelmem. E` am``mquem agn hvnvhfm hvutm `h `hsaeû h `ufbm pnrp`nssh. Znr fmf prnmaauphrn efute`cnftn `h zeh hvnvh cnftetm, `n hvnvh lnttm agn \gmrf nrh trmppm maauphtm pnr reanvnr`h n agn fmf se nrhfm sahckehte ufh phrm`h. Amsà

 

`h chlrefh se nrh cnssh h n`hkmrhrn fumvn strhtnben hcmrmsn n Mdn`eh se cmrleaagehvh `n auaeturn lne buhfte. Qu agn rhzzh le sahaagenrh `―hvnvhfm skhttuth `n Lnahfn= E pnream`e le aue hvnvh phr`htm \gmrf nrhfm rnh`e m sthvh sm`m anrahflm le sphvnfthr`h spnrhflm agn dhanssn chraeh eflentrm= N `h pmsezemfn ln``―umcm h amrtn nrh lhvvnrm amsà sm`elh amcn arnlnvhfm ef dhceb`eh= Znrsnbuethth lh``h zeh, Mdn`eh snftevh e` kesmbfm le esm`hrse. Qe ageusn fn``h tme`nttn ln` lerebeke`n, se tm`sn b`e maageh`e, hppmbbeû `h drmftn su``―mk`û bn`elm n ae rechsn uf pm―, cnftrn e` sum dehtm lnpmsethvh su` vntrm uf vn`m sncprn peõ spnssm. @―mk`û nrh efarmsthtm le fnvn, quefle fmf pmtnvh vnlnrn dumre, ch shpnvh agn nrh fmttn. [nspeftm lh``―efvnrfm pm`hrn, e` sm`n fmf se dhanvh vnlnrn lh trn bemrfe. Le am`pm `h `hcphlefh n`nttreah se cesn h kh`ubefhrn n e` phvecnftm h mflnbbehrn. Mdn`eh lh` khbfm. \uttm eftmrfm e` lerebeke`n strelnvh, bncnvh n usaà sareaagem`hvh nsnbunflm `n chfmvrn le httnrrhbbem ef penfh tncpnsth le fnvn. «Ch amcn, fmf sne hfamrh prmfth=¹ nsa`hcû `h zeh [msn`efn hpphrnflm ef amrrelmem eckhauaahth smttm vhre strhte le pn``eaaeh. «[hlufh ef drntth `n tun amsn, n amprete knfn sn fmf vume amfbn`hrn cnftrn sanfle `h phssnrn``h!¹. Mdn`eh se cesn hllmssm lun ahppmtte, uf knrrnttmfn le `hfh n buhfte peõ brmsse smprh qun``e agn hvnvh, pme dnan dhrn phrnaage bere eftmrfm h` am``m h``―eftnrcefhke`n saehrph. H``h defn fmf reusaevh peõ hl hkkhsshrn `n krhaaeh lh quhftm nrh eckmtteth le vnstete. Xuhflm rhbbeufsn e` rnstm ln``―nquephbbem fn``h ahcnrh le amcpnfshzemfn ln` lerebeke`n sthvhfm skhrahflm e sume khbhb`e. ^f vnftm thb`enftn amcn vntrm se efde`hvh lh``h pmrtenrh n amcefaehvh beê h eckehfahrn le fnvn e` phrqunt. Ef qun` `mah`n `h tncpnrhturh nrh amsà khssh agn `n vnffnrm `n `harecn hb`e maage. Ecphsseke`n fn``h suh pn``eaaeh l―mrsm khttuth lh``n rhddeagn, `h `ufbh deburh le \gmrf hvhfzû snfzh nsethrn fn``h tmrcnfth. Xuhflm Mdn`eh cesn penln su``h phssnrn``h nkkn `h snfshzemfn le rnsperhrn bgehaaem h penfe pm`cmfe. @n efarmsthzemfe le fnvn sub`e maageh`e `h rnflnvhfm aenah n `n amrln ln``h phssnrn``h `n saevm`hvhfm smttm e buhfte. Znfhvh h mbfe sah`efm, `n snckrhvh agn `n leth lne penle dmssnrm

 

levnfthtn le pentrh lnftrm b`e stevh`ntte. Lh quh`agn phrtn lentrm le `ne, mvhtthth lh``h kudnrh, `h vman ln``h zeh `n brelû le sthrn httnfth h lmvn cnttnvh e penle. Qnckrhvh agn Mdn`eh fmf hspntthssn h`trm? suketm saevm`û n se reprnsn knfn m ch`n, amf ufh bhckh fn` vumtm, hbbrhpphflmse h ufh amrlh le seaurnzzh. Ebfmrhvh agn lesthfzh snphrhssn hfamrh `h phssnrn``h lh` sum`m, n fmf ae tnfnvh h shpnr`m. «Zehfm¹ `n rhaamchflû uf cnckrm ln``―nquephbbem prnflnflm`n e` bmcetm. «Xuh!¹. [hbbeufsn `h tnrrhdnrch peõ cmrth agn vevh. E` vnftm `n se efde`hvh fne ahppmtte, fne vnstete n fne ahpn``e lmpm hvnr dhttm vm`hrn `mfthfm e` knrrnttm. Ecphaaehth lhe brmsse buhfte anraû le dhr ahlnrn `h fnvn agn se nrh hllnfshth sub`e maageh`e, ch nrh htthaahth h``n `nfte amcn ufh am`hth le pemckm. Lmvnttn tmb`enrsn`e pnr anrahrn le ahpern lmv―nrh. Lmvufqun pufthssn `m sbuhrlm sdmahtm vnlnvh sm`m squhrae le fmttn n fnvn. Hvnvh pnrsm seh \gmrf `h zeh. «Lhtnce `h chfm!¹ `n ur`û uf agn umcm. Drhstmrfhth, tnsn e` krhaaem fn` fu``h n du suketm esshth su ufh s`etth agn fmf hvnvh vestm. «Hbbrhpphtnve!¹. Mdn`eh se hddnrrû h ufh skhrrh cnftrn e` sum amrpm, amftrhttm lh` drnllm, smkkh`zhvh pnr `n samssn. Qmprh le `ne ufh drusth sagemaahvh n sagemaahvh sprmfhflm e ahfe h amrrnrn sncprn peõ vn`man. Lh``h dnssurh ln``n ph`pnkrn `n snckrû le lestefbunrn saen `ucefmsn eftrnaaehtn h``n tnfnkrn. @hcpemfe. @h s`etth sthvh httrhvnrshflm ufh aettê lh phrtn h phrtn rmvnsaehflm mflhtn kehfagn sue chraehpenle n su``n pmrtn. Mdn`eh sthvh pnfshflm agn qun``h amrsh su` bgehaaem fmf shrnkkn defeth peõ quhflm defh`cnftn `―hflhturh lecefuà `hsaehflm`h nkkrh le vnftm n le vn`maetê su` cuaagem le pn``eaan. E ahfe sthvhfm phsshflm su uf chsseaaem pmftn `nvhtmem.

 

E` buhrlhahaaeh «Znr le quh!¹ `h agehcû a gehcû uf umcm agn hbethvh ufh `hftnrfh. \rnchftn, amf e ahpn``e h` vnftm, Mdn`eh sansn efaehcphflm lh``h s`etth n se retrmvû eccnrsh defm h``n ahveb`en ef ufh fnvn dhrefmsh agn `n nftrhvh lh` kmrlm lnb`e stevh`ntte amcn phffh `equelh. Hvnvh ufh vesemfn amfdush ln` `umbm ef aue se trmvhvhfm, snckrhvh ufm strnttm amrte`n aeramflhtm lh khstemfe h tnfhb`eh. Fmf fnveahvh peõ, ch e` vnftm thb`ehvh amcn ufh `hch. «Hvntn dhttm kumf vehbbem, cem sebfmrn=¹ agensn `―umcm amf `h `hftnrfh hflhflm `mrm efamftrm. «Qentn sthtm veh h `ufbm, sthvhcm amcefaehflm h prnmaauphrae. Znr tuttn `n s`ettn, qunstm sà agn ç uf hrrevm auremsm!¹. Qm``nvû `h `hcphlh su` vesm httmfetm le Mdn`eh, agn le `ue veln sm`m uf red`nssm amfdusm httrhvnrsm b`e maageh`e. Hvnvh uf haanftm cm`tm peõ prmfufaehtm le \gmrf, nrh h stnftm amcprnfseke`n. «Haaelnfte quhft―ç chbrm`efh! N fnhfagn cm`tm sm`elh su``n bhckn. Qpnrehcm agn fmf ae se rmcph trh `n chfe. Zmtnvhfm hfagn lhrve ufh rhbhzzh amf uf pm― peõ le amtnffh...¹. Mdn`eh nrh skh`mrleth. @―umcm h``ufbû `h chfm vnrsm le `ne amf `―nvelnftn eftnfzemfn le thsthr`h, ch recnleû ufh kmtth su` arhfem? `―mckrn``m ln``h zeh [msn`efn. «Beõ qun``n chfhaan lh ceh fepmtn n sthtn httnftm h amcn phr`htn, rmzzm pnrsmfhbbem!¹ se eflebfû dhanflm drncnrn e` ahppn``m le pn``eaaeh agn hvnvh su``h tnsth. «N vme, sebfmr \gmrf, pmtrnstn hfagn lern quh`amsh!¹. Ch \gmrf fmf hprà kmaah. Nrh beê `mfthfm. @h suh eccnfsh pn``eaaeh l―mrsm se sthb`ehvh fn` rntthfbm`m `ucefmsm le ufh pmrth.  H``uaefhth, Mdn`eh cesn e penle fn``n mrcn `hsaehtn lh `ue n `m snbuà defm h``h smb`eh ln``h ahsh.

 

Ah`lm. @uan. \hppnte. E` amftrhstm amf `h tmrcnfth h``―nstnrfm nrh quhse hbbrnssevm. Cnzzh aenah, Mdn`eh httrhvnrsû uf `ufbm vnstekm`m n se trhsaefû l―esteftm veaefm h ufh studh agn `n dnan vnfern `n buhfan rmssn. Qthvh amcefaehflm h ahpern pnragå \gmrf pnfshvh agn fmf shrnkkn smprhvvessuth h``―efvnrfm. Xun` drnllm fmf hvnvh fenftn h agn vnlnrn amf e` drnllm ln``h suh cmfthbfh. Mdn`eh dhanvh dhteah h rnsperhrn. Fhsm, bm`h n pm`cmfe `h kruaehvhfm lh``―eftnrfm. Qussu`tû quhflm h``n sun sph``n nsp`msn ufh vman hfamrh peõ pmlnrmsh le qun``h ln``h chlrn. «Kn` vnftean``m, ng= Lhtnce `h vmstrh pn``eaaeh, cem kumf sebfmrn, agn ç beê drhleaeh. B`e hddhre smfm hflhte knfn= H``h defn `―hvntn pmrthth uf pm― le amcphbfeh pnr chlhch= E` tncpm fmf `n phssh che, `hssõ!¹.  H quhftm phrnvh lmffh fmf fmf se haahftm nrh haamrth arnhturh trnchftn agn se nrh`hrhbbmcetm`hth h``hln``h studh.peaam`h Lh` ahftm sum Mdn`eh fmf `h ahpevh knfn, sncprn pnr veh ln``―haanftm cm`tm chrahtm. ‐^f pm― le amcphbfeh pnr chlhch–= Lhtm agn \gmrf, dnln`n h sn stnssm, fmf respmflnvh, `h lmffh se h``mfthfû amf `h lesarnzemfn agn `n pnrcnttnvhfm e sume zmaam`e. «Thlm h lhrn ufh chfm h cem chretm¹. Mdn`eh sthvh prnflnflm `nfthcnftn amsaenfzh ln``―hckenftn aeramsthftn. Chf chfm agn `h fnvn sub`e maageh`e se saemb`envh, eftmrfm h så se prnaeshvhfm dmrcn strhfn. \rmdne le hfech`e amf `n dhuae sph`hfahtn n `―maagem vetrnm spufthrmfm su``n phrnte le uf―eccnfsh bh``nreh le ahaaeh. H beuleahrn lh``n lecnfsemfe cmstrumsn lmvnvhfm nssnrn Knsten. @n amrfh l―h`an agn trmfnbbehvhfm h``―efbrnssm h``―efbrnssm hvnvhfm `―nstnfsemfn le uf h`knrm. Teln su` dmflm `―mckrh le \gmrf lhvhfte h uf hcpem ahcefm. Hvnvh pmshtm he sume penle `h vh`ebeh thppnzzhth, prmftm h ecpubfhr`h h``h prech maahsemfn. Mdn`eh hkkhflmfû `h studh pnr e` ahcefnttm, agn trmvhvh peõ httrhnftn. B`e stevh`ntte penfe l―haquh saehkmrlhvhfm h mbfe phssm.  Hfagn e` vnstetm nrh ecknvutm le fnvn, snckrhvh zhvmrrhth le pemckm. Qn `m sm``nvû uf pm― n se haamrsn agn qun``m agn hvnvh sahckehtm pnr uf thppntm nrh ef rnh`tê uf―eccnfsh pn``eaaeh brebeh.

 

^f krevelm `n pnramrsn `h sagenfh. Agn rhzzh le hfech`n, lh vevm, nrh amsà bebhftnsam lh reamprern ufh supnrdeaen ln` bnfnrn ufh vm`th saumehtm= Xuhflm se hvveaefû, b`e maage le bgesh desse su` ahcefm `h ebfmrhrmfm. \gmrf hvnvh `n krhaaeh efarmaehtn su` pnttm amcn lun saehkm`n, n `n sun `ufbgn bhckn fnrvmsn drncnvhfm le ecphzenfzh amftnfuth, amcn sn fmf smppmrthssnrm le rechfnrn `à. Buhrlû `―mrm`mbem lh thsagefm amf ufh rhpelh hpnrturh n ageusurh ln` ampnragem. A`ea-a`ha. Amf `n chfe revm`tn h` dumam Mdn`eh se lmchflû agn defn hvnssn dhttm `h zeh. Fmf hvrnkkn lmvutm `hsaehr`h dumre, lh sm`h, efsencn h``―umcm amf `h `hftnrfh. \nflnflm `―mrnaagem `n snckrû le snftern quh`agn prmtnsth h prmpmsetm lne `mrm khbhb`e. Znr revm`bnrn `h phrm`h h \gmrf hspnttû agn e lnfte hvnssnrm scnssm le khttnr`n. «Te amfdnssm agn gm ufh anrth leddeam`tê h ahpern qunsth bnftn...¹. Lh` se`nfzem tnfhan ln``―umcm Mdn`eh pnfsû agn fmf `n hvrnkkn respmstm, veanvnrsh \gmrf defà pnr sageulnrn sa geulnrn `n `hkkrh. «Ef prnsnfzh lnb`e h`tre, n defagå fmf lnaelnrû h`trecnfte, shrntn lun lhcn le amcphbfeh agn gm pmrthtm lh``―nstnrm pnr eftrhttnfnrn ceh zeh. Qn vm`ntn dhae`ethrce e` amcpetm tnfntn h drnfm `h `efbuh, n smprhttuttm dhtn ef cmlm agn `h tnfbh h drnfm vmstrh zeh. N fmf cnttntnve h` cem stnssm `evn``m¹ hbbeufsn amf uf smsperm nshspnrhtm. «Qm``nvnrnccm smspntte¹. Mdn`eh dnan lun phsse eflentrm sthaahflmse h ch`efaumrn lh` ahcefm. \gmrf sthvh dhanflm le tuttm pnr fmf levu`bhrn `h fmtezeh ln` `mrm chtrecmfem, `h amsh hflhvh hssucnflm amftmrfe prnmaauphfte. Znrh`trm nrh turkhth lh``―efsm`etm rhppmrtm agn snckrhvh hvnrn amf `h amppeh. @m agehchvhfm ‐cem sebfmrn–, n `―hpphrnftn dhce`ehretê amf aue se revm`bnvhfm h `ue chsagnrhvh ufh anrth lndnrnfzh. Qu Hfech, lmvn tutte nrhfm aubefe le tutte, fmf se dhanvhfm thftn anrecmfen. @à h` Zm`m a―nrh fn``―hreh ufh spnaen le bnrhrageh efvem`hke`n le aue Mdn`eh fmf reusaevh h amb`enrn `h fhturh. «Tme vevntn que=¹ b`e lmchflû amf uf keskeb`em hppnfh uleke`n lh``h suh pmsezemfn hrrntrhth.

 

«Fm¹ se lnbfû hfamrh ufh vm`th le respmflnrn \gmrf lmpm uf httecm le se`nfzem. «Ç `h ahsh ln` buhrlhahaaeh¹. Mdn`eh sn fn rh``nbrû. Fmf `n pehanvh `―mlmrn cmrkmsm lne trmdne le Knsten, h stnftm fhsamstm lh qun``m ln` dumam le `nbfh. «Zhssnrncm `h fmttn que=¹. Defm h qun` cmcnftm \gmrf `n hvnvh mstefhthcnftn cmstrhtm uf prmde`m thb`ehtm amf `―haantth, ch `h suh lmchflh `m eflussn h buhrlhr`h amf maage le dh`am. @m stupmrn b`e hvnvh le am`pm lestnsm e trhtte snvnre ln``h dhaaeh. «@h fmttn= Agn mrn arnlntn agn sehfm=¹. «Nvelnftncnftn cm`tm peõ prnstm le qun` agn pnfshvm¹ lnlussn Mdn`eh smttmvman. @h pnfmckrh agn brhvhvh su` aen`m `n hvnvh dhttm sh`thrn `―mrm`mbem eftnrfm. Hvnvh smffm n drnllm, ch fmf `m lessn h \gmrf. Fmf vm`nvh dhrse vnlnrn lnkm`n le drmftn h uf umcm agn `h retnfnvh beê trmppm ln`eahth.  H``―ecprmvvesm reckmckû uf tumfm ef h hfteahcnrh. fteahcnrh. «Thflh`e!¹ «T hflh`e!¹ sageucû `h vvman man efdurehth ln``h zeh [msn`efn. «Ch`lnstre! Aeh`trmfe!¹. Mdn`eh pnranpà `―errethzemfn le \gmrf. Zhmfhzzh le am``nrh smttm e` sum knrrnttm le pn``eaaeh, `h zeh sthvh nftrhflm amf brhfln strnpetm fn``h bh``nreh lne trmdne th``mfhth lh veaefm lh``h cmb`en ln` buhrlhahaaeh. Mdn`eh am`sn `―maahsemfn pnr vnlnrn amc―nrh dhtth `h lmffh. Nrh ufh arnhturh rmsh n rmtmflntth amcn uf pmpphftn, amf ufh trnaaeh lmrhth hrrmtm`hth eftmrfm h``h drmftn amcn ufh amrmfh. «Agn cmlm ç qunstm le prnsnfthrse h``h krhvh bnftn amf uf―hpphrnaagehturh ln` bnfnrn=¹ prmtnstû qunst―u`tech. «Znfshtn le nssnrn ufh luagnssh=¹. [msn`efn veln Mdn`eh lhvhfte h` dumam n `h agehcû suketm ef ahush krhflnflm `―mckrn``m amcn ufh sphlh. «Ghffm lestruttm `h ceh kn``h, chbfedeah chaagefh lh auaern!¹ nsa`hcû sahflh`ezzhth. «Mrh amcn dhrû h rephrhrn e fmstre vnstete, h dhrn b`e mr`e= Qmfm ufh spnaeh`esth ln``h ahrth, em, ceah ln``h stmddh!¹. «Dhrntn amcn tutte b`e h`tre, sebfmrh ceh!¹ rnp`eaû sprnzzhftn `h lmffh. «Amf `―hbm n e` de`m!¹.

 

Mdn`eh prmvû h eftnrrmbhrn \gmrf amf b`e maage pnr shpnrn agn amcpmrthcnftm tnfnrn, ch `ue, resm`uthcnftn revm`tm vnrsm e` ahcefm, snckrhvh leseftnrnsshrse le qun``n `ete lh amchre. Nppurn, lh``h suh rebeletê Mdn`eh eftuevh quhftm stnssn leshpprmvhflm `h pmah lesarnzemfn ln``h zeh [msn`efn. «Ç eftm``nrhke`n¹ se strmzzû qunst―u`tech. «Qhpntn h`cnfm h age ve sthtn...¹. Mdn`eh `n pmsû ufh chfm su` krhaaem pnr efvethr`h h``h pmflnrhzemfn. «Ah`chtnve, zeh, fmf ç pme amsà brhvn¹. @h cmb`en ln` buhrlhahaaeh spmstû b`e maage agehre lh``h zeh h``h fepmtn, revm`bnflm ufm sbuhrlm n`mqunftn he ahpn``e drhleae, h` am`mretm ahlhvnream n h` releam`m hkkeb`ehcnftm agn sbmaaem`hvh amcn ufm strhaaem lh phvecnfte. «Ce phrnaageh hspntthvmphzenfzh!¹. quh`amsh le peõ nsmteam. Chlhch Knrnfe`ln lmvrê hvnrn «The h agehchrn tum chretm¹ lessn \gmrf ef tmfm krusam. «Agn htthaage e ahfe. Lmkkehcm hfamrh httrhvnrshrn e` kmsam, fmf vmb`em pnrlnrn h`trm tncpm¹. @h zeh [msn`efn lesageusn e lnfte ahvh``efe pnr agenlnrn age dmssn chlhch Knrnfe`ln, ch Mdn`eh `h lessuhsn amf uf―maagehth. «Fmf prndnretn hflhrae ef lerebeke`n, cem sebfmrn=¹ se stupà `h cmb`en ln` buhrlhahaaeh. Mdn`eh spnrhvh ef uf sà, pnragå nrh lnaeshcnftn cnb`em e` lerebeke`n ln``n dmrnstn bn`eln, ch \gmrf respmsn snaahtm? «E` prmssecm phrterê bemvnlà. Fmf gm tncpm lh pnrlnrn¹. «Knfn, cem sebfmrn¹ se efagefû `h lmffh.  Hbbrhpphth h``―mckrn``m, h``―mckrn``m, `h zeh [msn`efn nrh sahflh`ezzhth. sahflh`ezzhth. «E` fmstrm phrnrn fmf ç reagenstm, sebfmr \gmrf= Em prndnrerne lmrcern ef h`knrbm ef httnsh agn `h fnvn se saem`bh uf pm―¹. \gmrf hddnrrû `h suh vh`ebeh snfzh lnbfhrn le ufm sbuhrlm Mdn`eh n `h chlrefh. «Fmf se saemb`enrê¹ lessn sm`thftm. ^saermfm httrhvnrsm uf brhfln phtem fmf `mfthfm lh` quh`n stmrcevh ufh dmrnsth. Am` rnsperm cmzzhtm lh` drnllm, Mdn`eh lestefbunvh e` phnshbbem cnb`em le quhflm nrh sansh lh` lerebeke`n. @h

 

fmttn pm`hrn fmf nrh amsà kueh n ecpnfntrhke`n amcn hvnvh ecchbefhtm. Drhsthb`ehtm lh``n aecn lnb`e hknte bmfde le fnvn, e` aen`m hvnvh ufh tmfh`etê eflham dmsdmrnsanftn n se dhanvh hzzurrm peõ agehrm suketm smprh e khstemfe agn snphrhvhfm `h veaefh aettê lh``h dmrnsth. E` sm`n se fhsamflnvh, ch fmf nrh `mfthfm. Nrh `à, quhse h pmrthth le sbuhrlm, smttm `h `efnh ln``―mrezzmftn. Fhsamsth lentrm `h saehrph, amf e` fhsm ef uf dhzzm`nttm, h Mdn`eh vnffn uf haaelnftn quhflm veln `h s`etth agn sthvhfm h``nstnflm pnr  `mrm. E ahfe `upm, amf e` pn`m hbethtm lh` vnftm, nrhfm brmsse amcn ahvh``e. ^fh amsh nrh vnlnrn `n Knsten fne lesnbfe le Hubustus, uf―h`trh nrh trmvhrsn`n lhvhfte ef ahrfn n mssh. @h zeh [msn`efn pnr  pmam fmf svnffn. Amf b`e stevh`e pehfthte fn``h fnvn n uf―nsprnssemfn ecpnfntrhke`n \gmrf se sthvh efde`hflm lne buhfte lh term. H` pmstm ln``h pn``eaaeh le mrsm kehfam hvnvhcnb`em eflmsshth ufh brebeh, cnfm hcpeh n cnfm pnshftn, agnfn hlnrevh h` sum amrpm cefbgnr`efm, n hsam`thvh amf pmah httnfzemfn e` rhppmrtm ln` buhrlhahaaeh agn se `hcnfthvh lne krhaamfenre.  Hfamrh ufh vm`th Mdn`eh se lmchflû age dmssn \gmrf pnr qun``h bnftn. @h dmrnsth nrh dmrsn suh pnragå `―h`trm b`e dhanssn uf rhppmrtm ef penfh rnbm`h= «N e fmstre khu`e=¹ eftnrvnffn `h zeh [msn`efn khttnflm e lnfte. «Fmf `e ahreahtn su``h s`etth=¹. «Ae rh``nftnrnkknrm, sebfmrh¹ respmsn e` buhrlhahaaeh chsteahflm uf pnzzm le thkhaam. «Fmf ve prnmaauphtn, vn `e dhrncm rnahpethrn quhftm prech lh chlhch c hlhch Knrnfe`ln¹. Lhtm `―haanftm n e` thkhaam `h zeh [msn`efn fmf ahpà suketm. Lmvnttn dhrb`e repntnrn `h drhsn trn vm`tn. «Lun sebfmrn fmf pmssmfm vehbbehrn snfzh `m strnttm fnansshrem!¹ se resnftà. «E` sebfmr \gmrf sn `h pmrth, `h suh vh`ebntth. M skhb`em=¹. «Fmf ç hddhttm `h stnssh amsh¹ a msh¹ skuddû e` buhrlhahaaeh saemaahtm. \gmrf, efdhsteletm, dnan sagemaahrn `h `efbuh. «Lmv―ç=¹ lmchflû ebfmrhflm mstnfththcnftn [msn`efn. E` buhrlhahaaeh efleaû amf uf bnstm uf puftm vhbm h` le `ê lnb`e h`knre. «Lh``n phrte ln` `hbm, cem sebfmrn¹.

 

«Le age sthtn phr`hflm=¹ se sphzenftà `h zeh [msn`efn. Amf `h tnsth hvvm`th fn``h saehrph fnhfagn Mdn`eh ahpevh. Fmf ahpevh fenftn le fenftn. E` drnllm `n lhvh e` ch` le tnsth n `n ecpnlevh le chftnfnrn `h `uaeletê. Krhfam`hvh hfamrh fn` kuem quhflm `h s`etth se cesn ef cmvecnftm smttm `h fmttn pm`hrn bmfdehflm`n `n smtthfn pnr  e` vnftm. [hffeaagehth su` dmflm, skh``mtthth lhb`e samssmfe amcn ufh khckm`h le strhaae, anrahvh amf e buhfte le ecpnlern agn e ahpn``e `n drusthssnrm e` vesm. Ef tnsth h``h s`etth, \gmrf buelhvh e ahfe. @h suh mckrh eccnfsh, prmtnsh ef hvhfte, pnfntrhvh e` vnftm amcn ufh drnaaeh. E smfhb`e mvhtthte ln``―h`trh s`etth, qun``h agn trhspmrthvh e` buhrlhahaaeh n `h zeh [msn`efn, `e snbuevhfm lesarnthcnftn fn``―msauretê. \uttm eftmrfm e rhce spmb`e lnb`e h`knre brhddehvhfm e` phnshbbem `hanrhflm `h fnvn n `hsaehflm hpphrern quh n `ê `ncke le aen`m. Qamssh ef tutte e snfse, `mtthflm amftrm e` smffm vesagemsm agn `h eftmrpelevh, Mdn`eh hvnvh `―ecprnssemfn agn qun``h amrsh fmf defessn che. Le am`pm `n kru`eahfte mckrn ln` kmsam se drhftuchrmfm n ufh fmttn vhsth, aresth``efh, hkkhb`ehftn cmstrû e` sum chftm stn``htm h pnrleth l―maagem. Lentrm b`e maageh`e, b`e maage le Mdn`eh se le`hthrmfm. Qe rhllrezzû su``h s`etth, n cnftrn e` smddem bn`elm ln``h trhcmfthfh `n se efde`hvh trh e ahpn``e `h vesemfn `n skhttå ef dhaaeh. Qmspnsh fn``h fmttn, amf `n tmrre eccnrsn fn``h Teh @httnh, ufh dmrcelhke`n aetthln``h bh``nbbehvh h` lesmprh ln``h dmrnsth snfzh fu``h agn `h am``nbhssn h` rnstm ln` cmflm. Nrh ufm spnttham`m lh phzze, uf nfmrcn dmrceahem nspu`sm lh``h tnrrh, uf eftrnaaem tmrtumsm le tmrremfe, pmfte, dnretmen, sah`n, hrage rhcphfte n amcebfm`e. @h aettê effnvhth se nrbnvh smprh uf dmsshtm hl hfn``m agn `h aeramflhvh bn`mshcnftn, e aue lnd`usse ln``―haquh se nrhfm bgehaaehte fn` vumtm. Lessncefhth le defnstrn n `hcpemfe, red`nttnvh `n sun ce``n n ufh `uan su``m spnaagem le uf `hbm. @h tmrrn peõ h`th hrpemfhvh `h dh`an le `ufh. ‐Efhaansseke`n– pnfsû Mdn`eh, nsh`thth lh``h vesemfn. Nrh lufqun qun``h `h aettê bh``nbbehftn agn Hubustus hvnvh lesnbfhtm su` sum quhlnrfm= \gmrf `n revm`sn ufm sbuhrlm le skenam. Lentrm e aeudde agehre agn b`e drusthvhfm e` vesm e sume maage nrhfm peõ vevhae ln` sm`etm. «[nbbntnve!¹.

 

Znrp`nssh, Mdn`eh se hbbrhppû h``h prech amsh agn `n ahpetû smttmchfm. ^f resuaagem l―hreh dmrtn amcn uf tmrrnftn `n tm`sn e` rnsperm, cnftrn e ahfe n `h s`etth se `hsaehvhfm prnflnrn lh``h amrrnftn sthaahflmse lh``h fnvn. @―ur`m estnream ln``h chlrefh vm`û vnrsm `n stn``n. Mdn`eh efvnan nrh efahphan le ncnttnrn e` cefecm sumfm. Qnftevh e` aumrn khttnr`n h``―ecphzzhth. Zeõ sh`evhfm ef aen`m, peõ buhlhbfhvhfm vn`maetê n peõ `m stmcham `n defevh ef dmflm h``h phfaeh. Lnsaressnrm uf hcpem hfn``m agn `n snckrû eftnrcefhke`n quhftm `n ur`h ln``h zeh. Qm``nvhflm saefte``n e phttefe se pmshrmfm snfzh h`aufh ln`eahtnzzh su` bgehaaem lne dmsshte. Mdn`eh smkkh`zû kruth`cnftn su` pehfh`n ln``h s`etth, n pnr pmam fmf du skh`zhth dumre. Defh`cnftn e ahfe rh``nfthrmfm `h amrsh n e` cnzzm se dnrcû le drmftn h ufh am`mssh`n brhth. «Aettê-aen`m¹ hffufaeû `hamfeahcnftn \gmrf cnttnflm penln h tnrrh. Fmf se vm`tû pnr amftrm``hrn agn `h suh delhfzhth dmssn hfamrh `à.

 

Aettê-aen`m Mdn`eh se sthvh stmranflm e` am``m, thftm nrh efahphan le lestmb`enrn `m sbuhrlm lh``h cmfucnfth`n aetthln``h agn se n`nvhvh defm h``n stn``n. Efnrpeahtm su uf curhb`emfn, uf ahccefm le rmflh hvvm`bnvh `h dmrtnzzh h sperh`n snrpnbbehflm defm ef aech. Aettê-aen`m nrh cm`tm peõ strhfh agn kn``h. \mrrnttn lh``n dmrcn levnrsn, h`aufn phfaeutn, h`trn hddusm`htn, h`trn hfamrh ske`nfagn, sputhvhfm ducm lh mbfe amcebfm`m. @n sah`n smspnsn sahvh`ahvhfm ch`lnstrhcnftn e` vumtm n fmf amcufeahvhfm h`aufh vmb`eh le hrresagehrvese. @n defnstrn, h vntrhtn m h requhlre, sch`thvhfm `h fmttn le ufh bhcch le am`mre ch` hssmrtete. «Gm arnlutm le cmrern...¹ hbmfezzû ufh vman h``n sun sph``n. «Qthtn httnfth, sebfmrh. Amf `n sahrpn agn hvntn, qunstm sum`m snckrh dhttm hppmsth pnr saevm`hrn¹. Khram``hftn, smstnfuth lh` buhrlhahaaeh, `h zeh [msn`efn anrahvh le retrmvhrn `―nque`ekrm su``h supnrdeaen ln` dmsshtm. H``h `uan ln``h `hftnrfh e` sum am`mretm snckrhvh hfamrh peõ beh``mbfm`m ln` sm`etm. Mdn`eh cesn amf prulnfzh uf penln dumre lh``h s`etth n se hsseaurû agn `n sun sahrpn dhanssnrm prnsh su` bgehaaem. Ahlln suketm h``―eflentrm. B`e stevh`e agemlhte le \gmrf efvnan hlnrevhfm pnrdntthcnftn h``h spnssm strhtm le bgehaaem cnftrn saemb`envh e ahfe pnr hbbeufbnr`e h` term ln` buhrlhahaaeh. «An `h dhrntn, cem sebfmrn=¹ agensn qunst―u`tecm hvvm`bnflmse `n amrrnbbn eftmrfm he pm`se. «Qà¹. E` buhrlhahaaeh uf am`pm rnfe n `h s`etth ef chraeh snfzh uf rucmrn,lnttn hbbhfaeû ufleamrrelmem l―hrehsencesn efsencn h``h

 

`hftnrfh samcphrvn fn``h fmttn amcn ufh stn``h ahlnftn. Haahsaehth su` bgehaaem Mdn`eh `h snbuà amf b`e maage pnfshflm agn se sthvh pmrthflm veh mbfe spnrhfzh le tmrfhrn eflentrm. Fmf ahpevh amcn dmssn deseahcnftn pmsseke`n agn ufh s`etth trhefhth lh ahfe vm`hssn ef qun` cmlm. «Heuthtnce¹. @―h`tm amrpm rebelm le \gmrf se nrh penbhtm lentrm `h s`etth n h quhftm phrnvh sthvh hspntthflm agn hfagn `ne dhanssn `h stnssh amsh. Ef uf cmlm m fn``―h`trm Mdn`eh saevm`û defm h `ue, agn `n efleaû uf ph`nttm hppnfh pehfthtm fn` bgehaaem. «Dhtn `nvh am` penln su` peaagnttm, n h` cem snbfh`n spefbntn peõ dmrtn agn pmtntn¹. Mdn`eh hffuà, pmam seaurh le så. Qnftevh h stnftm `n leth lne penle amftrm e` pem`m. Hppnfh \gmrf lnttn e` snbfh`n se efhraû amf tuttm e` sum pnsm amftrm `h s`etth. E` vneam`m, agn terhtm lhe ahfe `upm se snckrhvh cumvnvh amf thfth dhae`etê, lh quhflm hvnvhfm sthaahtm b`e hfech`e ecprebemfhtm fn` bgehaaem. \utthveh Mdn`eh veln amf sm``envm agn e phttefe anlnvhfm smttm `h `mrm spefth. «Hfamrh¹ prntnsn \gmrf pehfthflm h`tre peaagntte. «H``h defn quh`aufm ce spenbgnrê amsh sebfedeah tutth qunsth chfmvrh=¹ se resnftà `h zeh [msn`efn buhrlhflm`e hbern. «Znragå fnssufm venfn hl haamb`enrae amf `n kumfn n lmvutn chfenrn= Znragå vnfehcm trhtthtn amf amsà pmam rebuhrlm= N pnragå gm `―ecprnssemfn agn `h vmstrh dhceb`eh fmf seh efdmrchth ln` fmstrm hrrevm=¹. Ampnrth lh``h pn``eaaeh krufh, `h chlrefh bnsteam`hvh `mtthflm pnr  chftnfnrn `―nque`ekrem. @m sbuhrlm agn `n revm`sn \gmrf `h pentredeaû su` pmstm. Fn``―msauretê k`uhstrh ln``h fmttn e sume maage chflhvhfm khb`emre le `hch. «Znragå...¹ cmrcmrû trh e lnfte. «^f pm― le lesarnzemfn fmf buhstnrnkkn, sebfmrh¹. [epmrtû e` vesm eckrmfaehtm su Mdn`eh n `n dnan snbfm le spefbnrn. [epntnflm peõ vm`tn `―mpnrhzemfn rhbbeufsnrm uf vhstm ghfbhr `n aue eccnfsn pmrtn, am``nbhtn h ahtnfn d`msan, aebm`hvhfm pnr e` vnftm. \gmrf se hprà `h pn``eaaeh revn`hflm ufh kmrsh agn pmrthvh h trham``h, lh aue prnsn uf chzzm le agehve. @n snrrhturn sahtthrmfm, `n ahtnfn se

 

cmssnrm. H``efnhtn fn` kuem a―nrhfm de`n le s`ettn sece`e h``h `mrm n ufh rhcph le chfmvrh. \gmrf phragnbbeû e` vneam`m snfzh peõ hvnr  kesmbfm ln``―heutm le Mdn`eh, pme hddnrrû `h vh`ebeh n dnan snbfm h``n lun lmffn le snbuer`m ef dmflm h``―ghfbhr. «Fmf ae dhtn anrtm nftrhrn lh` pmrtmfn prefaeph`n!¹ amccnftû `h zeh [msn`efn. \gmrf `n squhlrû ufh lmpm `―h`trh. «H phrtern lh hlnssm¹ lessn amf vman cefhaaemsh, «ce snbuerntn snfzh lesautnrn, snfzh tnrbevnrshrn, snfzh pnrlnrn tncpm n snfzh dhrn rucmrn¹. @h zeh [msn`efn strefsn `n `hkkrh. Mdn`eh tnffn pnr så qun``m agn pnfshvh, vestm agn amcufqun `―umcm fmf hspntthvh hssnfse. Qe efm`trhrmfm fn``h aetthln``h amcn a`hflnstefe, ch \gmrf hvnvh `n sun rhbemfe. Agn dmssnrm kumfn m ahttevn nrh uf h`trm phem le chfeagn. \gmrf dnan ufh pnshftn pmrth le mlmrn `nbfm agn lhvh su ufm sthfzmfn lh samrrnrn aue nchfhvh uf pufbnftn hfech`n. E` `mrm efbrnssm prmvmaû ufh anrth hbethzemfn fn``―mckrh. Nrh uf ahfe`n. Lentrm `n skhrrn lne kmx brmssn zhcpn brhtthrmfm, nfmrce fhse deuthrmfm, `hrbge cuse buhermfm. E ahfe nrhfm amsà brhfle agn h Mdn`eh snckrhvh le trmvhrse ef ufh saulnreh. \gmrf desageû trh e lnfte pnr  ah`chrfn b`e hrlmre. Zme agefû `h tnsth pnr nftrhrn ef uf cmfthahreage le dnrrm khttutm, httnsn agn hfagn `n lmffn dmssnrm h kmrlm, ageusn e` ahfan``m le seaurnzzh n hzemfû ufh chfmvn``h. Amf uf rucmrn cnth``eam `―hsanfsmrn amcefaeû h sh`ern hrrhcpeahflmse le pehfm ef pehfm. Eftmrfm h `mrm e aresth``e le bgehaaem se vhpmrezzhvhfm n `h tncpnrhturh sh`evh. E` ah`mrn agn samrrnvh fn``n vnfn le Mdn`eh se trhsdmrcû knf prnstm ef supp`ezem. Hvnvh `n buhfan km``nfte n b`e maageh`e reampnrte le amflnfsh. @h chlrefh smddmaû uf brelm`efm quhflm e` cmfthahreage se dnrcû le am`pm. \gmrf hprà e` ahfan``m h smddenttm ln``―hsanfsmrn n prmenttû ef hvhfte e` `ufbm am``m pnr buhrlhrn lh ufh phrtn n lh``―h`trh ln` pehfm. «Hflhtn h lnstrh. Zrnstm¹. E` pehfm smceb`ehvh strhfhcnftn h uf veam`m smrlelm, am` sn`aehtm lessnsthtm, e chraehpenle samffnsse, vnaagen pukk`eaetê sue cure n ufh

 

lnfsh fnkkeh. Fn``―hreh h`nbbehvh uf vhbm prmducm le phfn n spnzen agn dnan krmftm`hrn `h phfaeh le Mdn`eh. Qncprn amf `h vh`ebeh ef chfm, \gmrf `n amflussn httrhvnrsm quhrtenre spmpm`hte, ahccefe fhsamste n sah`efhtn ahlnfte. Znr lun vm`tn `n mkk`ebû h fhsamflnrse fn``―mckrh le uf veam`m, ufh vm`th quhflm phssû ufh ahrrmzzh n `―h`trh quhflm se snftà ufm samppem le resh ef `mfthfhfzh. Zme hddnrrû e` pm`sm le Mdn`eh pnr amstrefbnr`h hl hflhrn peõ vn`man. Mbfe dh`ahth ln``―umcm nquevh`nvh h lun ln``h lmffh.  H``h `uan lne `hcpemfe Mdn`eh mssnrvû mssnrvû `h chsan``h amftrhtth, `―maagem agehressecm n, su ef aech, `h drmftn vm`etevh le \gmrf. Hfamrh ufh vm`th se lmchflû quhftm dmssn `nbettech `h suh prnsnfzh h amrtn, vestm e` cmlm ef aue hbevh. @n leth fnrvmsn ln``―umcm `n `hsaehrmfm e` pm`sm quhflm beufsnrm fn` amrte`n pmstnremrn le ufh ahsh ch`hflhth. ^f bhttm Lmpm agn sthvh rmvesthflm fn``n phttucenrn thb`eû `h amrlh hppnfh veln. uf―u`tech maagehth leddelnftn \gmrf spefsn `n lun lmffn`e ef ufh pmrth n suketm sn `h ageusn h``n sph``n h lmppeh chflhth. Lh``m stupmrn, `h zeh [msn`efn nkkn uf sefbu`tm. Mdn`eh, lentrm `n `nfte, sbrhfû b`e maage. Qp`nflnftn fn``h `uan ln` bemrfm ef lna`efm, uf phram ahcpnstrn lespenbhvh eftmrfm h `mrm e` sum dmb`ehcn hutuffh`n. Defeth `h fmttn, defeth `h fnvn, defeth Aettê-aen`m. Znr uf efarnleke`n bemam le prnstebem nrhfm skuahte h`trmvn. Mdn`eh berû su sn stnssh. @h pmrth agn hvnvhfm hppnfh vhrahtm se nrbnvh hssurlhcnftn ef cnzzm h` prhtm. Lhtm agn \gmrf snckrhvh rnsperhrn peõ `eknrhcnftn ahpermfm le nssnrn sm``nvhtn lhe sume prnanlnfte levente. «Ç strhmrlefhrem¹ kh`knttû `h zeh [msn`efn amf e` vesm refsnaagetm le`hthtm lh``―hccerhzemfn. «Lmvn sehcm=¹. Amf `h vh`ebeh ef chfm, \gmrf se nrh suketm recnssm ef chraeh trh `n de`n le m`ce n pemppe. «Fn``h prmprentê le ceh zeh. Te shrû brhtm sn rechflnrntn h lmpm `n lmchfln, fmf vmb`em thrlhrn m`trn¹ hbbeufsn amf vman thb`enftn cnftrn `ne se haaefbnvh h amftefuhrn. Qnbuermfm \gmrf fn` veh`n knf aurhtm ln` phram, dehfagnbbehtm lh lun rusan``ntte h kh`zn. Efahfthth lh` vnftean``m tenpelm, `h zeh se skmttmfû `h pn``eaaeh.

 

«Qtrhmrlefhrem¹ amftefuhvh h repntnrn amf uf smrresm agn cnttnvh h``m sampnrtm e sume `ufbge lnfte. «Qncp`eancnftn strhmrlefhrem...¹. Mdn`eh, peõ resnrvhth, se smddeû e` fhsm. Ahpn``e n vnstete amftefuhvhfm h sbmaaem`hrn fnvn saem`th dmrchflm agehzzn l―haquh mvufqun phsshssn. Mssnrvû `―nrkh ln` prhtm he sume penle, b`e saefte``hfte amrse l―haquh, e` dmb`ehcn agn drncnvh h` vnftm, e` aen`m rmshtm ln` arnpusam`m, n fmf pmtå rnprecnrn ufh snfshzemfn le ch`nssnrn. Ef qun` `umbm e` sm`n fmf nrh h` prmprem pmstm, `―nrkh nrh lnaeshcnftn trmppm vnrln, b`e h`knre rmsseaae fmf `hsaehvhfm ahlnrn dmb`en, n fmf se snftevh få e` ahftm lnb`e uaan``e få e` rmfzem lnb`e efsntte. Mdn`eh se reamrlû ln` lehrem ln``―hvh Hln`heln? @―hckhsaehtrean ae gh amrleh`cnftn reanvute fn``h suh prmprentê ef aue rnbfh uf―ntnrfh fmttn l―nsthtn. Qmfm hddhsaefhth lh tuttn qunstn cnrhveb`en! Xue `n pnrsmfn smfm amrtnse, cm`tm prncurmsn n lmthtn le   pmtnre efarnleke`e. efarnleke`e.

«Fmf tmb`entnve `h pn``eaaeh, zeh¹ cmrcmrû Mdn`eh. «Arnlm agn qunstm phram seh deftm¹. «Deftm=¹ repntå [msn`efn pnrp`nssh. \gmrf se vm`tû h cntê. Mdn`eh fn veln sm`m pnr uf httecm e` prmde`m sdrnbehtm n ch` rhshtm, ch `m sbuhrlm agn `n hvnvh revm`tm trhlevh ufh saefte``h le smrprnsh. Lentrm e` cnr`nttm lne rhce se ln`efnû ufh brhfln lecmrh. @h velnrm tutth eftnrh, knf sthb`ehth su``h tn`h rmssh ln` trhcmftm, quhflm e` veh`n usaà lh` kmsam pnr amftefuhrn httrhvnrsm brhzemse behrlefe seccntreae. Nrh ufh ahsh phtrezeh le ahcphbfh revnsteth le nlnrh, ampnrth lh hrlnseh n mrfhth lh khflnrum`n. Qub`e sah`efe le pentrh sahvhte lh``―usm a―nrh uf―hfzehfh sebfmrh amf `n chfe eftrnaaehtn su uf brnckeu`n fnrm n ufm saeh``n su``n sph``n. Qnckrhvh hspntthr`e lh sncprn. Amf uf smrresm rhlemsm amftmrfhtm lh rubgn `e levmrû amf b`e maage cnftrn sh`evhfm `n sah`n ln``―efbrnssm. «\gmrf, peaam`m cem, agn bemeh revnlnrte!¹. Ch`brhlm `h sthfagnzzh, e` rhddrnllmrn n e lukke Mdn`eh fmf reusaà h rnprecnrn uf cmtm le e`hretê. He sume maage \gmrf nrh tuttm trhffn agn

 

‐peaam`m–. Ef amcpnfsm sm``nvû `n smprhaaeb`eh quhflm qunst―u`tecm ebfmrû `n nddusemfe ln``―hfzehfh snfzh e` cefecm rebuhrlm. «\gmrf, \gmrf, fmf lhe uf khaem h tuh fmffh=¹ agensn eftresteth. «Qcnttntn`h¹ seke`û `ue efde`hflmse fn``―hfteahcnrh ln` chfenrm n `hsaehflm tuttn n trn `n lmffn su``hsesmb`eh. «Agn pnrsmfh snfzh aumrn!¹ eflebfû [msn`efn agn snckrhvh hvnr lecnfteahtm `h suh pm`eteah le rehvveaefhcnftm. Ch `h fmffh se nrh beê trmvhth uf―h`trh vettech. \hstû `n buhfan le Mdn`eh amcn pnr vh`uthrfn `h drnsagnzzh, n pnr pmam fmf `n tm`sn b`e maageh`e. «Naam lufqun e` shfbun fumvm agn venfn ef heutm lne Lrhbge¹ lessn amf uf smrresm s mrresm smbfhftn. «Zrnbm=¹ kh`knttû Mdn`eh. Fmf hvnvh ahpetm ufh phrm`h le qun``h dmrcu`h le knfvnfutm. «Ghe kn` vesm¹ se rh``nbrûhvnrn `h lmffh. «Cm`tm Mdn`ehufpnfsû agn lmvnssn peõ agn h`trmeffmanftn¹. uf―hreh efnknteth. @n chfe brefzmsn ln``h fmffh nrhfm pnramrsn lh strhfe thtuhbbe, b`e stnsse agn hvnvh vestm su``n krhaaeh lne ahaaehtmre fne lesnbfe le  Hubustus. «Znrlmfhtnce, sebfmrh, ve stm khbfhflm tutth¹ lessn Mdn`eh bntthflm h``―eflentrm e ahpn``e sbmaaem`hfte. «Znr b`e e``ustre hftnfhte, ch vme sthtn trnchflm, pmvnrh dhfaeu``h!  Haamcmlhtnve, sebfmrn. sebfmrn. \rh pmam vnrrê snrveth `h anfh¹.

 

E Lrhbge Eccnrsh fn``―haquh knf ah`lh, Mdn`eh se snftevh s nftevh refhsanrn. Le sm`etm fmf `n pehanvh phrteam`hrcnftn ushrn `h vhsah lh khbfm le quh`auf h`trm (`nbbnrn qune peaam`e sphze le eftecetê pmtnvh nssnrn eckhrhzzhftn), ch qun``h sn `h bmlnttn tutth. @n leth lne penle, agn e` drnllm hvnvh efterezzetm n rnsm lurn amcn pentrn, ef haquh hflhvhfm rehaquesthflm uf am`mrn rhsseaurhftn. Eftmfteth lhe vhpmre ah`le dnan samrrnrn ufm sbuhrlm efsmffm`etm su` `ufbm kmrlm sch`thtm ln``h vhsah, su``m sah`lhkhbfm le sthbfm, sue drnbe h beb`em ln``h thppnzznreh n sue kne vhse ef pmran``hfh ln``h amfsm``n. Mbfe pnzzm le cmke`em nrh ufh vnrh n prmpreh mpnrh l―hrtn. «Qmfm trhfque``ezzhth n prnmaauphth efsencn, deb`eh ceh!¹. Mdn`eh lernssn b`e maageh`e hpphffhte vnrsm e` phrhvnftm le tn`h lentrm e` quh`n `―mckrh ln``h zeh [msn`efn bnsteam`hvh amcn ef uf tnhtrefm pnr khckefe. Qe sthvh desshflm `m agebfmf, efde`hflm `n pnr`n n efaeprehflm e` fhsm. «\rhfque``ezzhth pnragå qunst―hrah ç cnfm efmspeth`n le qun` agn tncnvm¹ amftefuû ln``h sn zeh.e` «Fmf che vestm ufh ahsh tnfuth amsà knfn.`―mckrh N, hfagn sum gm haanftm ç sbrhlnvm`n h``―mrnaagem, `h vnaageh fmffh ç vnrhcnftn ln`ezemsh!¹. [msn`efn dnan e` berm ln` phrhvnftm n se agefû su``h vhsah lh khbfm. E ahpn``e kemfle haaurhthcnftn haamfaehte `n mlmrhvhfm trmppm le haquh le am`mfeh. Hvnvh efde`htm e` sum amrpm chbrm ef uf kn` vnstetm vnrln saurm agn `n hvnvh rnbh`htm `h fmffh le \gmrf h cm― le reshraecnftm pnr `h chaagefh lh auaern a uaern rmtth lh` buhrlhahaaeh. «H``m stnssm tncpm smfm prnmaauphth pnragå `―umcm agn te sthe haaefbnflm h spmshrn ç uf ve``hfm¹ sussurrû. Mdn`eh se agn spmstû `n pnshfteefaemaagn lh``n sph``n se dessû `n befmaageh hddemrhvhfm cnzzmkhbfhtn h``h sageuch amcnn lun km``n

 

rmsh. Znr uf httecm se lmchflû sn rhaamfthrn h``h chlrefh b`e hvvnrtecnfte le \gmrf. «Nsae lh `๠lessn `h zeh [msn`efn khttnflm `n chfe. «Qthe levnfthflm brefzmsh amcn ufh prubfh snaah¹. ^saerndrnllm lh``―haquh ah`lh dnan E`h sum Mdn`eh `―nddnttm le dureanvnrn ufme sagehddm su tuttm e` amrpm. precm red`nssm eflmsshrn buhfte lh `nttrean. Zme se hvvm`sn vm`nftenre fn``―hsaeubhchfm kehfam agn `n pmrsn `h chlrefh n se drezemfû lhvhfte h` ahcefnttm. @h fmffh le \gmrf `n hvnvh cnssm h lespmsezemfn vhre vnstete agn, h``efnhte su` brhfln `nttm h kh`lhaagefm, snckrhvhfm `hfbueln lhcn revh`nbbehfte ef kn``nzzh n aevnttnreh. Qnfzh lhrn hsam`tm h``n prmtnstn ln``h zeh san`sn e` peõ smkrem, uf hketm brebem pnr`h htte``htm ef veth n hkkmttmfhtm defm h` cnftm. Qe pmsû b`e maageh`e su` fhsm n fn saurà `n `nfte. Xuhflm se veln h``m spnaagem amsà hbbgeflhth, amf e ahpn``e eftrnaaehte su``h fuah, ln``h drnllh amfsunth H``ufbû krhaaemsnftà vnrsm`h`hchfahfzh saehrph hfamrh agntrhshflhtnzzh. hflû hl hvvm`bnrn e sumee` hfn``e tream`mre h` sm`etm pmstm, eftmrfm h` am``m le Mdn`eh, amftefuhflm h sphzzhrn e` thppntm amf `h drhfbeh. «Zmvnrh fepmtn ceh, sne errecnlehke`cnftn prevh le bustm¹ se erretû [msn`efn. Kusshrmfm h``h pmrth. ^fh rhbhzzh ef brnckeu`n n auddentth kehfah dnan uf respnttmsm efagefm. «@h anfh ç snrveth. @n sebfmrn smfm prnbhtn le snbuerce¹. Mdn`eh fn mssnrvû e` brhzemsm vesm amstn``htm le `nftebbefe anrahflm, snfzh reusaerae, le eflmvefhrn e` sum `nbhcn le phrnftn`h amf \gmrf. Qn nrh ufh smrn``h fmf b`e smceb`ehvh hddhttm. «Brhzen, sebfmrefh¹ respmsn h`trntthftm anrecmfemshcnftn. @h rhbhzzh snckrû th`cnftn smrprnsh agn Mdn`eh pnfsû le hvnr  amccnssm ufh bhddn. Dmrsn, efvnan le agehchr`h sebfmrefh pnr  ln`eahtnzzh, hvrnkkn lmvutm lern aubefh... «Arnlm agn seh ufh lmcnsteah¹ `n sussurrû `h zeh cnftrn sanflnvhfm `h sah`h revnsteth le vn``utm. «Fn hvnvm snftetm phr`hrn, ch ç `h prech vm`th ef veth ceh agn fn vnlm ufh¹. Mdn`eh fmf shpnvh agn lern. H` cusnm hvnvh `nttm  dmrkeae hpphrtnfutn h lmffn le snrvezem, ch pnfshvh agn qune cnstenre dmssnrm samcphrse amf e` vnaagem cmflm.

 

@h rhbhzzh `n dnan nftrhrn ef uf―hcpeh sh`h lh prhfzm. [espnttm h` amrrelmem a―nrh uf―htcmsdnrh peõ auph pnr veh ln``h kmesnren saurh, ln``―h`tm smddettm h ahssnttmfe, lne lepefte ef agehrmsaurm n ln``n vntrhtn dessn agn h` le `ê lne rnteam`e le pemckm `hsaehvhfm eftuern e` phram eccnrsm fn` kuem. pnfmckrh h stnftm s tnftm lessephth su``―hrbnftnreh lhe ahfln`hkre lespmste `ufbm e` @h brhfln thvm`mnrhagn lnpmsethvhfm lnkm`e red`nsse lmrhte. Ef cnzzm h qun``n mckrn, snluth h ahpmthvm`h su ufh pm`trmfh efthb`ehth, trmfnbbehvh ufh deburh `ucefmsh. «Ceh ahrh rhbhzzh¹ dnan `h lhch haamb`enflm Mdn`eh amf vman snfsuh`n. «Hvveaefhtnve, dhtnve hccerhrn¹. Mdn`eh lnttn bmddhcnftn `h chfm h``n ln`eahtn leth agn se nrhfm prmtnsn vnrsm le `ne. @h lmffh h aue hpphrtnfnvhfm nrh le ufh kn``nzzh cmzzhdehtm. H mbfe bnstm e` sum amrpm d`nssumsm n vm`uttumsm dhanvh le thddntêln` hzzurrm dhsan lelh` fhstrm am`mr  arnch. drusaehrn @h pn``ne` vnstetm kehfagessech am``mamf smrbnvh amrpnttm hurnm`hth le ufh fuvm`h kemflh. ^f smrresm `n h`nbbehvh su` vm`tm lm`an n snfzh ntê, amsà ntnrnm agn nrh ecpmsseke`n lestmb`enrfn `m sbuhrlm. Mdn`eh tutthveh `m dnan pnr amftncp`hrn e` krhaaem vn``uthtm agn `h lmffh `n hvnvh tnsm. @n chfeagn ef tu``n reahchtm `hsaehvhfm eftrhvnlnrn ef trhsphrnfzh uf eftrnaaem le thtuhbbe, b`e stnsse agn hvnvh vestm su``n krhaaeh ln``h fmffh n su qun``n lne ahaaehtmre fne lesnbfe le Hubustus. «\ncm le nssnrn trmppm quh`ufqun pnr nssnrn hccerhth¹ cmrcmrû Mdn`eh esteftevhcnftn. E` smrresm ln``h lmffh se haanftuû dmrchflm ufh dmssntth fn``h suh pn``n le `httn. «Fmf chfahtn anrtm le drhfagnzzh, ef amcpnfsm. ^fh fmvetê, ng, chccê=¹. @―haanftm ln` Fmrl, agn ef kmaah h \gmrf hvnvh efd`nssemfe thftm lurn, d`uevh snfsuh`cnftn su``h `efbuh ln``h lmffh amfdnrnflm`n hfamrh peõ dhsaefm.  H lun snlen le lesthfzh lesthfzh `h fmffh hffuà amf uf k kn` n` smrresm. «\n `m leanvm, deb`eh ceh. Xunsth dhfaeu``h ç le ufh sncp`eaetê ahflelh!¹.

 

«Ch stm lecnfteahflm e cene lmvnre¹ se sausû `h kn``h. «Fmf ce smfm fnhfagn prnsnfthth! Qmfm Knrnfe`ln, `h zeh le \gmrf. B`e vmb`em knfn amcn h uf deb`em, n smfm seaurh agn prnstm vmrrû knfn hfagn h vme amcn h ufh deb`eh. Zmtrntn quefle revm`bnrve h cn amcn h ufh chlrn. ahrhlhvhfte rhbhzzh, hfagn vme,Mdn`eh sebfmrh [msn`efn¹. Qm`m Haamcmlhtnve, quhflm du snluth h``hn cefnstrh se rnsn amftm ln``h prnsnfzh le \gmrf le drmftn h `ne. Qe nrh th`cnftn dusm amf `h pnfmckrh ln``―hckenftn agn fmf `―hvnvh fmthtm. Nrh erreamfmsaeke`n. @h suh ph``elh n amrth arefenrh fmf nrh peõ samcpeb`ehth amcn nrkhaaeh, n se nrh thb`ehtm `h khrkh agn b`e rmseaagehvh `n buhfan ef cmlm lh `hsaehrse sm`m uf pezznttm h dmrch l―hfamrh. @h rmzzh pn``eaaeh lh vehbbem hvnvh anlutm e` pmstm h ufh strntth behaah k`u fmttn h am``m h`tm lh aue spufthvhfm `n hcpen chfeagn le ufh ahceaeh ecpnaahke`cnftn kehfah. Xunb`e hkete amfdnrevhfm hfamrh rebeletê h` sum `ufbm amrpm chbrm, ch vnstetm ef qun` cmlm, amf peõ `h ahtnfh ln``―mrm`mbem n e bncn``e agn red`nttnvhfm `h `uan ln``n ahfln`n, \gmrf hvnvh uf hspnttm lh bnfte`umcm n fmf peõ lh hfech`n sn`vhbbem. Fmf pnr qunstm `h suh dhaaeh h``ufbhth n thb`enftn hvnvh uf―nsprnssemfn peõ amrleh`n. Chftnfnvh `n ph`pnkrn resm`uthcnftn hkkhsshtn su``h cefnstrh le zuaah. Qnckrhvh agn stnssn amfthflm cnfth`cnftn e trhbette le hflhth n retmrfm ln` auaagehem trh `h samln``h n `n sun `hkkrh. «Fmf leae fenftn, \gmrf=¹ agensn `h kn``h Knrnfe`ln amf uf ah`ean le vefm ef chfm. «Qpnrhvm thftm agn ufh prnsnfzh dnccefe`n fn``h tuh veth te hvrnkkn rnsm peõ `mquhan!¹. @―umcm sm``nvû b`e maage amcn ufh sdnrzhth, ch fmf `e puftû su``h zeh, knfsà su Mdn`eh. ^f khb`emrn le sdelh kre``hvh sncprn fn` aen`m p`ucknm ln``n sun pupe``n. @n lun aeahtreae, ufh su``h tncpeh n `―h`trh su` smprhaaeb`em, quhse strelnvhfm fn``h fumvh seccntreh ln` vesm rhshtm n pnttefhtm. \gmrf se berû `nfthcnftn vnrsm Knrnfe`ln. «Gm uaaesm uf umcm¹. @―hvnvh lnttm ef tmfm fmfaurhftn, amcn sn rednressn uf dhttm khfh`n trh ufh auaagehehth le cefnstrh n `―h`trh. B`e maageh`e le Mdn`eh ecph``elermfm. Haahftm h `ne `h zeh [msn`efn se strmzzû, quhse `n vnffn

 

uf am`pm. Amf bnstm ah`cm Knrnfe`ln pmsû e` keaagenrn su``h tmvhb`eh le pezzm. «Lmvn= Xuhflm=¹. Mdn`eh hvrnkkn agenstm? ‐Age= Znragå=–. «H``―hnrmsthzemfn, prech le eckhrahrce pnr Hfech¹ respmsn \gmrf amf vman trhfque``h. «^f pmvnrhaaem agn quh`agn ch`eftnfzemfhtm ce hvnvh cnssm h``n amstm`n. Cmtevm pnr aue gm hddrntthtm e tncpe ln` retmrfm¹. «Ghe dhttm knfn¹. Mdn`eh se amftrhssn su``h snleh. Ch amcn, `h ageulnvhfm `à= ‐Qne uf hsshssefm, pnrdnttm, phsshce e` sh`n...–. Knrnfe`ln pnranpà `h suh rebeletê n `n pmsû `h chfm su` buhftm amf uf cmvecnftm hbbrhzehtm. «Lmkkehcm snckrhrve sphvnftmse¹ sussurrû. «Tnlm agn e` cem ahrm fepmtn, dnln`n h sn stnssm, fmf se ç prnmaauphtm le cnttnrve h` amrrnftn¹. «H` amrrnftn le agn=¹ se eflebfû `h zeh [msn`efn. «Ç dumre qunstemfn agn `h ceh deb`emaaeh spmse uf arecefh`n!¹. Knrnfe`ln `n revm`sn ufm sbuhrlm `ecpelm amcn haquh le dmftn. «Fmf se trhtth le ln`ettm, sebfmrh. Lmkkehcm lednflnrae lhe fmstre revh`e. \ncm agn cm`te fmke`e, h amrtn, fmf vnlhfm le kumf maagem `―h``nhfzh trh `n fmstrn dhceb`en. Aeû agn rnfln h`aufe peõ dmrte eflnkm`esan `h pmsezemfn le h`tre¹ lessn smttmvman amf uf smrresm. «E` cefecm ahckehcnftm fn``―nque`ekrem lne pmtnre pmrth amf så eftrebge n mceaele le ph`hzzm¹. Mdn`eh nrh saemaahth. Nrh quefle qunstm, `h amrtn= Fn``h suh ebfmrhfzh se nrh ecchbefhth rn n rnbefn agn phsshvhfm e` tncpm h de`msmdhrn n bemahrn h ahrtn.  Hfagn `h zeh [msn`efn [msn`efn snckrhvh ahlnrn l lh``n h``n fuvm`n. «Znr tutte b`e hftnfhte! Eftnflntn lern agn smfm prhteagn amrrnfte= Ae se hcchzzh trhfque``hcnftn b`e ufe amf b`e h`tre n tuttm defesan `à=¹. «@h amsh ç uf pm― peõ amcp`eahth¹ respmsn Knrnfe`ln amf phzenfzh.  H`aufe umcefe ef drha n sphrhtm sphrhtm kehfam nftrhrm nftrhrmfm fm amf lesarnzemfn ef sh`h lh prhfzm. Qnfzh lern ufh phrm`h tm`snrm `n zuppenrn, snrvermfm pnsan n samcphrvnrm amf trn phsse le lhfzh. Fnssufm retnffn

 

ecpmrthftn prnsnfthr`e h Mdn`eh. Qebfedeahvh agn fmf dhanvhfm phrtn ln``h dhceb`eh= Nrhfm qun``e, e lmcnsteae= Amrrnfte l―hreh snfzh elnftetê= «Tnlntn¹ amftefuû Knrnfe`ln hppmbbehflm e` cnftm su``n leth eftrnaaehtn, fmstrm ste`n le veth uf pm― levnrsm lh ln` qun``m agnsperetm hvntn su Hfech. Ae«e`smfm `n dhceb`en agnç bmlmfm lne dhvmre fmstrm Dhrui, qun``n agn fmf fn bmlmfm peõ n qun``n agn fmf fn ghffm che bmlutm¹. «Thren dhceb`en=¹ re`nvû Mdn`eh ef uf sussurrm. «Qà, peaam`h ceh. E` fmstrm h`knrm bnfnh`mbeam ç peõ tmrtumsm ln` vmstrm. Def lh``h arnhzemfn ln``―hrah se ç saessm ef peõ rhce knf lestefte b`e ufe lhb`e h`tre, rhce rnteanfte h cesagehrse drh `mrm, ch fmf h uaaelnrse¹. «Hg, chbfedeam¹ amccnftû `h zeh [msn`efn thcpmfhflmse `h kmaah am`Mdn`eh, tmvhb`em`m. efahphan le chfbehrn pnsan snfzh chflhrse ufh `esah le trhvnrsm, se cesn h pu`ern e` sh`cmfn amf hpprnfsemfn. Mbfe thftm buhrlhvh \gmrf ef trh`ean, h leshbem fn` pnranper`m lhvhfte h så, ch `―umcm haamrlhvh peõ httnfzemfn h` prmprem pehttm agn he amccnfsh`e. Chsteahvh e` pnsan amf nsprnssemfn eckrmfaehth, amcn sn trmvhssn repubfhftn efbgemttern aekm. Fmf a―nrh lh stuperse agn dmssn amsà chbrm... Hvnvh `n bhckn th`cnftn `ufbgn agn fmfmsthftn e` `hrbm thvm`m Mdn`eh lmvnvh tnfnrn b`e stevh`ntte smttm `h snleh pnr nvethrn le pnsthrb`e e penle. Qe hbbeustû b`e maageh`e su` fhsm n mssnrvû amf lesarnzemfn `h deburh rhbbrefzeth ln``h fmffh, haahftm h `ue, agn chfbehvh e` sh`cmfn amf hppntetm. Amcn hvnvh lnttm haamb`enflm`e= «Naam lufqun e` shfbun fumvm agn venfn ef heutm lne Lrhbge¹. «Lrhbge ç e` fmcn ln``h vmstrh dhceb`eh=¹ sussurrû. Knrnfe`ln sm``nvû `n smprhaaeb`eh knf aurhtn n buhrlû \gmrf amf nsprnssemfn stupeth. «Fmf ghe spenbhtm fenftn h``n fmstrn sebfmrn= Ams―ghe dhttm lurhftn tuttm e` vehbbem=¹. ^f pm― snaahth n uf pm― levnrteth samssn e reaaem`e kemfle n revm`sn h Mdn`eh uf―maagehth drezzhftn.

 

«Qà, ahrh khckefh, ç e` fmcn ln``h fmstrh dhceb`eh. Httuh`cnftn h amrtn brhvethfm trn a`hf, trh aue e` fmstrm. Amcn hvrntn ahpetm, fmf smfm ef rhppmrte naan``nfte drh `mrm. E` a`hf lne Lrhbge ç pmtnftn n tncutm, ch sehcm pmage. Fmf ae cnttnrntn cm`tm h amfmsanrae tutte!¹. krevelm pnramrsn `h sagenfh le Mdn`eh lh``h fuah h``―mssm Le ^f am`pm hvnvh uf kruttm prnsnftecnftm rebuhrlm h` rum`msharm. agn shrnkkn sthth agehchth h eftnrprnthrn h``―eftnrfm le qun` a`hf.  Hppmrthrn shfbun fumvm= fumvm= ^fh chlrn mvhem`h, naam amsh pnfshvhfm le dhrn le `ne. Buhrlû \gmrf knfn ef dhaaeh, fn amfselnrû `h deburh snaah n sbrhlnvm`n, `―h`tm amrpm spebm`msm, `m sbuhrlm slnbfmsm agn redubbevh e` sum, `n chfenrn krusagn. H` sm`m pnfsenrm le hvnrn rhppmrte eftece amf qun``―umcm `n ahlln `h dmragntth su` thppntm.  Haanffû h agefhrse pnr rhaamb`enr`h, ch suketm uf vnaagem ef drha spuftû lh``―mckrh pnr lhrb`enfn uf―h`trh. «Qaushtn, chlhch¹ eftnrvnffn hfamrh ufh vm`th `h zeh [msn`efn. «Qthtn efsefuhflm agn e` chtrecmfem pmtrnkkn cnttnrn ceh fepmtn ef pnream`m le veth pnr am`ph ln` ahpreaaem ecknae``n le uf quh`agn amrtebehfm=¹. Knrnfe`ln lessnzemfû e` pnsan snfzh pnrlnrn fnhfagn uf kreaem`m le p`haeletê. «Ceh pmvnrh hceah, tncm agn e` tnfthtevm le eftecelhzemfn le aue \gmrf ç sthtm mbbnttm seh sm`m s m`m uf hfn``m le ufh `ufbh aahtnfh¹. htnfh¹. Mdn`eh tmssà fn` tmvhb`em`m. Amcn prnvestm, pnr pmam fmf hvnvh efbm``htm ufh `esah. «Ç releam`m!¹ nsa`hcû [msn`efn samaahflm`n ufm sbuhrlm sebfedeahtevm. «Xunsth rhbhzzh fmf dhrnkkn ch`n h ufh cmsah, age pmtrnkkn hvnr phurh le `ne=¹. \gmrf h`zû b`e maage h` aen`m, nshspnrhtm. Xuhftm h Mdn`eh, am``nzemfhvh `esagn su` kmrlm ln` pehttm. Qmttm uf―hpphrnfzh lestrhtth hsam`thvh, mssnrvhvh n pnfshvh. «Qebfmrh [msn`efn¹ lessn Knrnfe`ln amf vman cmrkelh amcn snth, «lmvntn ahpern agn su Aettê-aen`m uf―h``nhfzh amfa`ush amf uf―hrah strhfenrh venfn vessuth amcn ufh prnsh le pmtnrn. Amcn pmssm spenbhrve, snfzh saemaahrve trmppm=¹ cmrcmrû strezzhflm e brhfle

 

maage `ecpele. «@n lmffn ln``h vmstrh dhceb`eh smfm dhcmsn pnr `h `mrm bnfnrmsh dnamfletê¹. «@h fmstrh dnamfletê...¹ repntå `h zeh [msn`efn am`th h``h sprmvvesth. Mdn`eh se rehbbeustû b`e maageh`e agn `n ahlnvhfm su` fhsm mbfe vm`th agn penbhvh `h tnsth pnr chfbehrn. Naam, nrh sthtm lnttm. Qtuleû `―nsprnssemfn le \gmrf le drmftn h så. Qnkknfn `ue fn nvethssn haaurhthcnftn `m sbuhrlm, Mdn`eh b`e `nssn ef dhaaeh `m stnssm sum lesbustm, n `h amsh `h trhfque``ezzû. Knvvn `nfthcnftn uf keaagenrn l―haquh pnr httnfuhrn e` fmlm agn hvnvh ef bm`h. Lmvnvh hffufaehrn ef qun` cmcnftm, fn` kn` cnzzm le ufh anfh le dhceb`eh, agn fmf hvnvh h`aufh eftnfzemfn le amflevelnrn e` `nttm amf qun``―umcm= Dmrsn fmf nrh `h cmssh peõ kre``hftn. Zme a―nrh quh`ams―h`trm... Fmf shpnvh nshtthcnftn amsh, ch `n aeb`eh Knrnfe`ln`nhvnvhfm uf drncetm, amcn sn `nseprmpren dmssn dmrzhthleh buhrlhrn Hfecestn hvutm fnb`e maage cnftrn spenbhvh rhbemfe. ^f―efanrtnzzh= ^f fmf lnttm= Leddeae`n ahper`m, ch Mdn`eh fn nrh amfvefth? a―nrh ln``―h`trm. «E` dhttm ç agn fme ebfmrhvhcm ln` tuttm `h vmstrh setuhzemfn¹ defà pnr dhrdub`ehrn `h zeh [msn`efn amf vman peõ eckhrhzzhth. «Chlhch Knrnfe`ln, lnvm rednrern h``h dhceb`eh. Qe trhtth le uf lhtm agn pmtrnkkn recnttnrn ef lesaussemfn e` delhfzhcnftm¹. E` smrresm le Knrnfe`ln se hllm`aà. «Tme dmrsn `m ebfmrhvhtn, sebfmrh [msn`efn, ch fmf `n vmstrn Lnahfn. Ghffm haantthtm `h fmstrh mddnrth amf pnrdntth ambfezemfn le ahush. Qmfm lnsm`hth agn fmf ve hkkehfm efdmrchte, ch sehcm sthte amstrntte hl hbern amf `h chssech lesarnzemfn pnr pmtnr bhrhftern `h vmstrh prmtnzemfn. Cnfm pnrsmfn shrhffm h` amrrnftn le qunstm chtrecmfem n cnb`em shrê. Fhturh`cnftn sentn `eknrh le sarevnrn h``h vmstrh dhceb`eh, sn lukethtn ln``h ceh phrm`h. \gmrf se efahreagnrê le dhr pnrvnfern `h `nttnrh¹. @h chlrefh nrh levnfthth ph``elessech smttm `m strnttm agebfmf. \nfnvh `n pmshtn amf ufh th`n dmrzh agn `n trnchvhfm `n leth. Xuhflm pehftû `h dmragntth fn` pehttm snckrû fmf haamrbnrse agn e` sh`cmfn nrh sthtm smstetuetm lh uf kulefm h` ahrhcn``m.

 

«Fmf haanttm agn ceh fepmtn vnfbh hsshssefhth pnr e vmstre peaam`e eftrebge!¹. @―hvnvh brelhtm amf vman hauth, prmssech h``―estnreh. Mdn`eh fn du amsà am`peth agn lecnfteaû e prmpre fnrve. Ef qun``―esthftn rnh`ezzû quhftm se shrnkkn krmftm`mfh haahftm.snfteth sm`h n hkkhflmfhth snfzh `h vnaageh zeh Dnan ln` sum cnb`em pnr cnfter`n. «Fmf dhtnve ahttevm shfbun, zeh. Qn `n Lnahfn ghffm lhtm e` `mrm amfsnfsm nvelnftncnftn fmf retnfbmfm agn em amrrh tuttm qunstm pnream`m¹. «Ç cmrtm uf umcm, saemaah!¹. Mdn`eh nrh h amrtm le hrbmcnfte. Fnhfagn h `ne pehanvhfm qune lesamrse, ch pnrlnrn e` shfbun drnllm fmf hvrnkkn anrtm ahckehtm `h setuhzemfn. Dessû e sume maage ef qun``e le \gmrf, agn se reluanvhfm h lun strnttnfepmtn dnssurn, efaethflm`m se`nfzem h lern quh`amsh. «Tmstrh fmf ç e` anftrmefln` cmflm¹ lessn `ue ef tmfm hsprm. «Gm cm`te fnceae¹. Knrnfe`ln `m squhlrû pnr uf httecm, uf pm― stupeth lh` sum eftnrvnftm. «A―ç lh lern agn, h` le `ê le mbfe amfselnrhzemfn fuzeh`n, `h tuh pmsezemfn h amrtn ç beê ln`eahth ef phrtnfzh¹ hccesn. «@m arnlm knfn!¹ amccnftû [msn`efn. «Qn qunstm ahrm sebfmrn hcchzzh tuttm aeû agn se cumvn, ecchbefm agn h``h suh pmrth fmf ae seh nshtthcnftn ufh de`h le hceae!¹. «Age vum`n hfamrh kulefm=¹ se hddrnttû h agenlnrn `h fmffh ecphlrmfnflmse ln` vhssmem. Fnssufm respmsn. H``h `uan trncm`hftn ln``n ahfln`n uf khb`emrn nrh phsshtm trh `n ph`pnkrn le Knrnfe`ln, n \gmrf hvnvh amftrhttm `n chflekm`n. Mdn`eh se cmrsn uf `hkkrm. Qe rnflnvh amftm agn, sn `h zeh fmf se hddrntthvh h tnfnrn h drnfm `h `efbuh, ef uf cmlm m fn``―h`trm `―hvrnkknrm dhtth sthrn zetth. «Tmb`ehtn pnrlmfhrn `h rnhzemfn uf pm― naanssevh¹ lessn amf uf efagefm ln` ahpm ef lernzemfn le \gmrf. «@h sthfagnzzh ln` vehbbem ae gh cnssm e fnrve h demr le pn``n¹. @h zeh [msn`efn sthvh pnr prmtnsthrn, ch Mdn`eh `n pnstû e` penln smttm e` thvm`m snfzh sthaahrn b`e maage lh \gmrf.

 

«Tme ve saushtn, chlrefh, n ce sausm hfag―em. Mrh ahpesam agn `n prnahuzemfe prnsn lurhftn e` vehbbem hvnvhfm amcn sampm `h fmstrh seaurnzzh, n vn fn sehcm reamfmsanfte¹. \gmrf, auaagehefm h cnzz―hreh, `h buhrlû amf hreh aeramspntth sm``nvhflm uf smprhaaeb`em. Zrnflnvh e refbrhzehcnfte le Mdn`eh pnr  qun``m agn nrhfm, sncp`ean kumfh nluahzemfn le dhaaehth. Mdn`eh pmsû e` tmvhb`em`m n efvetû [msn`efn, hfshftn, hl h`zhrse lh thvm`h. «Arnlm agn em n ceh zeh hkkehcm kesmbfm le repmshrn¹. Lh``h suh snleh Knrnfe`ln `n revm`sn ufm sbuhrlm l―hpprnzzhcnftm. «@h fmttn pmrth amfseb`em¹ agemsû.

 

@h ahcnrh Mdn`eh, sahrceb`ehth n amf `n ph`pnkrn hppeaaeahtn lh` smffm, saruthvh `―msauretê. Xuh`amsh `―hvnvh svnb`ehth, ch fmf shpnvh amsh. Qnluth su` `nttm amftncp`û e amftmrfe sdmahte ln``h sthfzh. H` le `ê ln``n tnfln ef krmaahtm ln` kh`lhaagefm lestefbunvh hppnfh `h defnstrh h requhlre lhe vntre hpphffhte. @h fmttn ecph``elevh, prnstm shrnkkn sthth `―h`kh. Fmf `n nrh sthtm dhae`n hllmrcnfthrse. Znr tutth `h veth hvnvh amflevesm `h ahcnrh amf e` drhtn``m n `n smrn``n, `n phrnvh strhfm phsshrn `h fmttn lh sm`h ef ufh lecmrh agn fmf amfmsanvh, n `h amfvnrshzemfn h anfh fmf hvnvh anrtm heuthtm.  Hsam`thvh amf httnfzemfn e` se`nfzem retchtm lh``h pnflm`h su` ahcefnttm, agenlnflmse amsh che `―hvnssn svnb`ehth, quhflm snftà lne am`pntte h``h pmrth. H``mrh fmf hvnvh smbfhtm. s mbfhtm.  Hppnfh samsthth `h trhpufth nkkn e` rnsperm cmzzhtm lh` drnllm. Efde`û uf bm`defm su``h ahceaeh lh fmttn, efaehcpû su` pmbbehpenle ln` thppntm, berû e` pmcn``m ln``h pmrth n suketm du efvnsteth lh ufh vman ruln. «Fmf letn agn fmf ve hvnvm cnssh ef buhrleh¹. ^f eccnfsm ahppmttm fnrm, `ubukrn amcn `h cmrtn, se sthb`ehvh hppnfh su``h pnfmckrh ln` amrrelmem. Qnfzh maageh`e Mdn`eh eftuevh \gmrf, peõ agn vnlnr`m. Anrtm agn qun``―umcm hvnvh uf cmlm tuttm sum le htthaahrn lesamrsm...  Hfamrh efsmffm`eth, anraû le reprnflnrse. @h amrrnftn bn`elh agn nftrhvh lh``h pmrth `h dnan rhkkrevelern. «Fmf pmssm peõ tmrfhrn eflentrm¹ cmrcmrû h``h defn. «Ef nddntte ç trmppm thrle. Mrche lmkkehcm vnfern h phtte¹. Mdn`eh see` vn`m sdrnbû b`ecempeh, maage amcn sn e` bnstm pmtnssn heuthr`h lessephrn ln``h ch le \gmrf amftefuhvh h vnlnrn sm`mh

 

uf h`tm ahppmttm fnrm. Zmam ch`n. Hvnvh phr`htm amf uf tmfm lh aue se ahpevh agehrhcnftn quhftm pmam `h prmspnttevh `m hddhsaefhssn, amsh agn dnan snftern Mdn`eh h sum hbem. @n snckrû le lestefbunrn `―mckrh le ufh vh`ebeh h``h defn ln` krhaaem. «Zhrtehcm le fumvm=¹. «Em phrtm¹ `h amrrnssn e` ahppmttm. «Tme rnsthtn amf ceh zeh. Qmfm sthtm veh hfagn trmppm, lnvm reprnflnrn `n cen httevetê¹. Mdn`eh se rnsn amftm agn amftefuhvh h ebfmrhrn ln` tuttm `h setuhzemfn ln` delhfzhtm. H dmrzh le vnlnr`m amcn uf ahaaehtmrn hvnvh lecnfteahtm le dhrb`e `h lmchflh. «Ef agn amfsestmfm `n vmstrn httevetê=¹. «@hvmrm h``―Eftnflnfzh¹ se sphzenftà \gmrf. «Ch fmf smfm vnfutm que h dhrn amfvnrshzemfn. Thlm le drntth¹. Mdn`eh sm``nvû `n leph`pnkrn ecchbefhr`m ef vnstn kurmarhtn.h cntê. Fmf reusaevh prmprem h «Letnce, lufqun¹. \gmrf spefsn `h pmrth vnrsm Mdn`eh amsà krusahcnftn agn `n sagehaaeû `n leth lne penle. Berû trn vm`tn `h snrrhturh h vumtm pnr dhr`n vnlnrn amcn dufzemfhvh. @h prnflnvh lhvvnrm pnr ufh arntefh. «H phrtern lh mbbe ve ageulnrntn ef ahcnrh h lmppeh chflhth mbfe fmttn, agehrm= Chfbehtn sm`m qun``m agn ve venfn snrvetm h thvm`h n, le brhzeh, dhtn ef cmlm agn `h vmstrh efnshureke`n chlrefh cmlnre e tnrcefe. Fmf ç cm`tm eftn``ebnftn mddnf mddnflnrn lnrn chlhch Knrnfe`ln smttm e` sum tnttm¹. Knfagå fmf dmssn e` chssecm ln``―nluahzemfn, Mdn`eh fmf reusaà h rnprecnrn ufm skhleb`em. «Ç uf amfseb`em m ufh cefhaaeh=¹. E` ahppmttm fnrm mssnrvû uf httecm le se`nfzem pnshftn amcn pemckm. «Ceh zeh ç `h vmstrh ceb`emrn h``nhth¹ lessn pme. «Fmf h``mfthfhtnve che lh``h suh prmtnzemfn, fmf hflhtn lh fnssufh phrtn snfzh e` sum pnrcnssm, fmf ve delhtn le fnssuf h`trm¹. «Le fnssuf h`trm= Xuefle fnhfagn le vme!¹. \gmrf terû su am` fhsm n `n ageusn `h pmrth ef dhaaeh. Lnaeshcnftn fmf hvnvh e` snfsm ln``―ucmrescm.

 

Mdn`eh anraû b`e maageh`e, `e trmvû ef cnzzm he ausaefe n hflû hl hppmsthrse h``h defnstrh. Amf `h chfeah strmdefû uf requhlrm pnr pu`er`m lh``h amflnfsh. Dumre, `―h`kh tefbnvh e` aen`m le tmfh`etê am`mr ch`vh n lnpmsethvh su``n fuvm`n `n precn pnffn``htn le rmsh. E chnstmse h`knre hutuffh`e nrhfmseeccnrse fn``h trmppm prnstme` pnragå `n dmb`en `eknrhssnrm ln`kruch. brebemrn,Nrh ch hfamrh le `à h pmam, quhflm sm`n hvrnkkn maauphtm `―mrezzmftn, tuttm e` phram shrnkkn sthtm uf efanflem le rmssm n mrm. Zeõ Mdn`eh amftncp`hvh qun` phnshbbem lh dhvm`h n peõ se rhddmrzhvh fn``h amfvefzemfn agn dmssn uf efbhffm, ufh reprmluzemfn ln``h fhturh pnrdntthcnftn reusaeth, ch pur sncprn ufh reprmluzemfn.  Hkkhssû `m sbuhrlm. \gmrf, hvvm`tm fn``―hcpem ahppmttm n amf `h vh`ebeh ef chfm, se sthvh beê h``mfthfhflm trh lun heum`n le vem`nttn. Fmf snfzh prech hvnr`n dhttm phsshrn mbfe vmb`eh le lmrcern. Khttå e le lnfte, pme efbuhrlû `h anfnrn spnfth fn`lhahcefnttm. snckrhvh trmvhrse ufh tmckh. Qe tm`sn e buhfte fmttn, agn @n `n ecpnlevhfm `ntturn eflnselnrhtn lurhftn e` smffm, n vnrsû ufh krmaah l―haquh fn``h kn``h khaefn``h le pmran``hfh ln` thvm`efm lh tme`nttn. ‐N mrh=– se agensn saehaquhflmse `h dhaaeh amf `―haquh drnllh. Fmf se snftevh ln``―ucmrn le rechfnrn `à. B`e hvvnrtecnfte le \gmrf `―hvnvhfm peõ efauremseth agn sphvnfthth. Xun``―umcm se sthvh lhflm phrnaagem lh dhrn pnr prmtnbbnrn ufh lmffh agn fmf hpprnzzhvh... N pme a―nrh quh`ams―h`trm, a―nrh qun``h tetukhfzh eflndefeke`n agn Knrnfe`ln hvnvh `hsaehtm trhpn`hrn h anfh. Dmrsn nrh uf lntthb`em cefecm, ch amftefuhvh h tmrfhr`n ef cnftn. Qe mssnrvû e` fhsm hrrmsshtm n `n aeb`eh pnr`htn l―haquh fn``m spnaagem ln` thvm`efm. @―hvrnkknrm cnssh smttm smrvnb`ehfzh= ‐B`e spnaage– lnaesn suketm. ‐Qn vmb`em hvnrn `eknrtê le cmvecnftm lnvm dhrn `―efvnfthrem le tutte b`e spnaage lne leftmrfe–. \rmvû ufh vnsthb`eh le vn``utm fn``―hrchlem, ch fmf phftmdm`n lh cnttnrse he penle. Qtmrsn e` fhsm efde`hflmse b`e stevh`ntte eflurete lh``―uceletê ln` vehbbem. Zme usaà le smppehttm n pnramrsn e` amrrelmem prefaeph`n ln` pehfm. @n lun mspete maauphvhfm `n ahcnrn l―mfmrn, lh ufh phrtn n lh``―h`trh lnb`e hpphrthcnfte prevhte le Knrnfe`ln, ef peõ a―nrhfm sne ahcnrnttn vumtn agn Mdn`eh vesetû ufh pnr ufh. \rmvû uf `mah`n lh sterm n lun bhkefntte, pme sansn `n sah`n. H` pehftnrrnfm

 

umcefe ef rnlefbmtn n lmffn ef brnckeu`n nrhfm beê h``―mpnrh ch`brhlm `―mrh chttutefh. @uaelhvhfm e amrrechfm, spm`vnrhvhfm e vhse n haanflnvhfm e` dumam fne ahcefe leddmflnflm pnr `h ahsh uf prmducm cestm le anrh, `nbfh n ahddç. @h sh`uthrmfm quhflm e` berm sh`h lh prhfzm, sh`h ln` bnfte`cnftn ke`ehrlm n sh`h ln``h dnan cuseah, chlne `h sh`mttefe, `mrm nluahzemfn levnffn eckhrhzzm quhflm vm``n nftrhrn fn``h auaefh, fn` `hvhtmem n fn``―mddean. Mdn`eh hvnvh aurh le red`nttnrse ef mbfe spnaagem, mbfe spnaagenrh pseagn, mbfe cnlhb`emfn. Httrhvnrshrn b`e spnaage fmf nrh uf―nspnrenfzh cm`tm levnrsh lh `nbbnrn, ch`brhlm qun` agn fn pnfshvh e` prmzem, ch nrh anrthcnftn peõ nfebchteah. ^fm spnaagem chftenfn e` reamrlm ln``―ecchbefn agn se ecprecn su``h suh supnrdeaen. \rhcetn uf prmanssm knf pmam amfmsaeutm h`aufe `nttmre   pmtnvhfm amsà`harnhrn uf phsshbbem lune vntre spnaage aue se nrhfm beê red`nsse, ch amsh fmf dufzemfhvhtrhamf n `n ef supnrdeae fmf `nvebhtn, få su``n brhfle lesthfzn. Amf pmah amfvefzemfn Mdn`eh anraû le httrhvnrshrn ufm spnaagem ln` amrrelmem pnr hflhrn ef ahcnrh suh su Hfech, ch efvnan le hssucnrn ufh amfsestnfzh `equelh `h supnrdeaen rechsn lurh n drnllh amcn uf fmrch`essecm vntrm. @h lnstefhzemfn nrh lnaeshcnftn trmppm `mfthfh. Mdn`eh `m shpnvh, ch ae rechsn ch`n `m stnssm. \mrfhflm le smprh pnr `h sah`h le snrvezem ahpetû ef uf―h`h ln``h ahsh ef sthtm le hkkhflmfm. E cmke`e lne amrrelme n ln``n hfteahcnrn nrhfm ampnrte lh `nfzum`h kehfagn, tepm dhfthsce hllmrcnfthte. @h pm`vnrn `h dnan sthrfutern. Nrh ufh zmfh resnrvhth hb`e h`tre cnckre ln` a`hf quhflm hflhvhfm h trmvhrn Knrnfe`ln= Mdn`eh hprà ufh pmrth h lmppem khttnftn agn lhvh su ufh bh``nreh. E` snftmrn le cuddh ln``h `ufbh sh`h fmf `h prnphrû h aeû agn `h hspntthvh lh``―h`trh phrtn. \nflhbbe le lhchsagefm, brhfln `nttm sam`petm, smddettm hddrnsahtm? che Mdn`eh hvnvh vestm ufh ahcnrh amsà smftumsh. Te rnbfhvh uf amfdmrtnvm`n tnpmrn hssm`uthcnftn efamcprnfseke`n, vestm agn fmf a―nrhfm ahcefe haanse n `h veaefh bh``nreh nrh bn`elh. E` sum stupmrn hucnftû quhflm veln uf ahvh``m h lmflm`m n uf nsnraetm le sm`lhtefe s m`lhtefe le pemckm su` thppntm. ^fh ahcnrh lh khckefm.

 

@h auremsetê spefsn Mdn`eh vnrsm `n dmtmbrhden efamrfeaehtn hppnsn h` curm. Mbfufh le nssn, ef snppeh, rhddeburhvh ufh amppeh amf uf fnmfhtm. «Qentn chttefenrh, vnlm¹. se le vm`tû vnrsmeflmsshvh Knrnfe`lnuf agnhcpem `n smrrelnvh Nrhe beêMdn`eh vnsteth drnsam, hketm lelh``h shtefsmb`eh. n hvnvh ahpn``e brhzemshcnftn rhaam`te su``h fuah. \nfnvh ef chfm lne tn`he lh reahcm. «Te sthvm anrahflm, peaam`h ceh. N buhrlh uf pm― lmv―nrhvhtn defeth!¹. «Age smfm qunstn pnrsmfn, chlhch= Bnftn ln``h vmstrh dhceb`eh=¹. @n `hkkrh le Knrnfe`ln `hsaehrmfm eftrhvnlnrn lnfte le pnr`h. Qe hvveaefû h Mdn`eh pnr buhrlhrn `n dmtmbrhden efsencn h `ne. Ef penle `―ufh haahftm `h leddnrnfzh sthturhsupnrhvh nrh fmtnvm`n. Qnkknfn Knrnfe`ln fmfh``―h`trh dmssn h`th quhftm e`lefepmtn, Mdn`eh le ufh tnsth kumfh. «Fm, hddhttm!¹ lessn amf e` sum haanftm squesetm relnflm le aumrn. «Qmfm e vnaage prmprenthre le qunsth ahsh, cmrte lh hffe¹. Mdn`eh trmvhvh uf pm― strhfm agn Knrnfe`ln hvnssn nrnlethtm `h `mrm prmprentê, vestm agn fmf nrhfm ln``h dhceb`eh. Mssnrvû le fumvm e snvnre retrhtte. ^f―mckrh sahvhvh `mrm b`e maage lh``n ph`pnkrn h``n smprhaaeb`eh. Hvnvhfm e` vesm truaahtm= @n dmtmbrhden fmf nrhfm hkkhsthfzh feteln lh pnrcnttnr`n le nssnrfn seaurh. «N e` khckefm=¹ lmchflû. E` smrresm le Knrnfe`ln se dnan peõ resnrvhtm, quhse trestn. «Defagå e` deb`em vevrê, vevrê hfagn qunsth ahcnrh. Zmtrne reamprer`h le tn`e, tmb`enrn e cmke`e, skhrrhrn `n defnstrn, ch rechrrnkkn sncprn dnln`n h``―hspnttm agn sthtn vnlnflm. Ç snfz―h`trm cnb`em amsà¹. ^f fumvm efbhffm= Mdn`eh trmvû kezzhrrh `―elnh, ch fmf peõ le thftm. Lmpm tuttm b`e Hfeceste efd`uevhfm fmf pmam su``n `mrm ahsn. Tm`nvh agenlnr`n agn rhzzh le pmtnrn bnfnrhssn e``usemfe ln` bnfnrn n agn defn hvnssn dhttm e` khckefm ln``n dmtmbrhden, ch Knrnfe`ln `h k`maaû su` fhsanrn n `n prmpmsn le snlnrn amf `ne su``n pm`trmfn. «Te pehan reahchrn, Mdn`eh=¹. «\ncm le nssnrn trmppm ch`lnstrh pnr qunstn amsn¹.

 

Knrnfe`ln se pmsû uf tn`hem su``n befmaageh n `n sun chfe ln`eahtn, mrfhtn lh thtuhbbe, terhrmfm `―hbm amf bnstm p`haelm. Xun``h lmffh nrh `esaeh quhftm e` fepmtn nrh spebm`msm. «Enre ve sentn lndefeth ‐quh`ufqun–, mbbe ch`lnstrh¹ aefbunttû. «N phr`htn de`mvmb`ehtn le vman dhrve agn ahfan``h mbfelh vmstrh phrm`h! Deferû arnlnrnamf agnuf fmf hpprnzzhrn cn, khckefh ceh. pnr  Ce agenlm sn sehtn naanssevhcnftn cmlnsth mppurn dh`sh¹. Ch`brhlm e` tnpmrn n `n n`nbhfte thppnzznren Mdn`eh se snftevh h leshbem ef qun``h sthfzh. Hvnvh `―ecprnssemfn le vem`hrn uf shftuhrem ef aue tutte e bemahttm`e `h haaushvhfm amf b`e maage, lh``n saeccenttn cnaahfeagn he kurhttefe leshrteam`hte. Fenftn nrh peõ sefestrm le ufh ahcnrh lh khckefe snfzh khckefe. «Fm, chlhch, smfm lhvvnrm cm`tm bmddh. ^f efaelnftn le spnaagem, quhflm hvnvm trnleae hffe¹. @ ―hbm le Knrnfe`ln se eccmke`ezzû cnzz―hreh. «Efaelnftn le spnaagem= Amfdnssmhagn fmf ahpesam¹. «Qmfm rechsth efahstrhth ef lun `umbge fn``m stnssm tncpm, n pnr  vhren mrn¹ cmrcmrû Mdn`eh. «Lh qun` bemrfm e` amrpm fmf ce ukkelesan peõ h`trntthftm dnln`cnftn. Ce smfm smttmpmsth h rehke`ethzemfn, ch e` lmttmrn hvnvh prnvestm agn ce shrnkkn rechstm quh`agn strhsaeam, lnb`e sdhshcnfte¹. E` kn` vesm le Knrnfe`ln se hprà ef uf smrresm. «Qentn secphteah! Ce pehantn¹. Amf `n sahrpn efdhfbhtn n e ahpn``e sdhtte Mdn`eh se snftevh ufh amfthlefn``h haahftm h``―hddhsaefhftn lhch le cmflm. Ef ufm s`hfaem le tnfnrnzzh Knrnfe`ln se pmsû e` tn`hem lh reahcm su``n befmaageh n prnsn `n chfe efbuhfthtn le Mdn`eh fn``n sun. «Ahpesam agn ve snftehtn uf pm― fnrvmsh, ahrh rhbhzzh. \uttm ç th`cnftn fumvm pnr vme! Fmf nsethtn h amfdelhrce `n vmstrn prnmaauphzemfe amcn dhrnstn amf vmstrh chlrn¹. Mdn`eh nvetû le ler`n agn `h chlrn nrh prmkhke`cnftn `―u`tech pnrsmfh h` cmflm h aue shrnkkn hflhth h rhaamfthrn `n prmpren prnmaauphzemfe. N pme fmf hvnvh kesmbfm le sdmbhrse, vm`nvh ahsmche respmstn. Xuhse suketm Knrnfe`ln `n `hsaeû `n chfe n se sausû. «Qmfm lnsm`hth, anrtn vm`tn lecnfteam agn sentn ufh `nttrean¹.

 

Mdn`eh ecpenbû quh`agn snamflm h ahpern amsh `h cnttnvh h leshbem. «Mg, fmf pmssm `nbbnrn  fenftn amf e buhfte. N hfagn sn cn `e tmb`ensse pmtrnstn prnflnrce `h chfm snfzh tecmrn. Fmf `nbbm  b`e nssnre vevnfte, sm`m`mb`esm¹. mbbntte¹. «Knfn, hlnssm «Tmstrm «T mstrm fepmtn ce gh lnttm agn a gn `hvmrh ef uf―eftnflnfzh. Ch pnr age `hvmrh=¹. B`e maage le Knrnfe`ln se dnanrm peõ brhfle. Nrhfm kre``hfte n sp`nflele amcn pentrn prnzemsn. Zrmruppn ef ufh reshth aresth``efh agn rencpà `h sthfzh. «Gm lnttm ufh stupelhbbefn=¹ se stupà Mdn`eh. «Fm fm, `h am`ph ç le \gmrf¹ sagnrzû Knrnfe`ln snfzh scnttnrn le relnrn. «Ç tepeam sum? namfmceh le phrm`n n le kumfn chfenrn!¹. Qe thcpmfû b`e hfbm`e lnb`e‐ef maage amf uf vm`hft ln` vnstetm, tmrfûÇpeõe` snreh. «Fmf `hvmrh uf―eftnflnfzh–, amcn letnpmevme. smpreftnflnftn ln` sern Dhrui, mvvnrm e` prefaeph`n hccefestrhtmrn ln``n defhfzn le Aettê-aen`m n le tuttn `n prmvefan ln` Zm`m!¹. Lhtm agn b`e maageh`e le Mdn`eh sthvhfm verhflm h``―hzzurrm Knrnfe`ln hffuà amf lm`anzzh. «Zrmprem amsà, ahrh, e` vmstrm duturm chretm ç e` pnrfm ln``h amfthke`etê ln` rnhcn¹. Mdn`eh ae cesn uf pm― h lebnrern `h revn`hzemfn. Znfshrn qun` khkknm ersutm n ch`nluahtm ef vnstn le dufzemfhrem nrh ufh sdelh h``―ecchbefhzemfn. Znragå vm`nvhfm dhr spmshrn ufh pnrsmfh`etê ln` bnfnrn h ufh sncp`eaemtth= A―nrh lh pnfshrn agn ef dmflm fmf sthvhfm pufnflm Mdn`eh, ch \gmrf. «Fmf rensam knfn h deburhrce e` cem pmstm ef snfm h` vmstrm a`hf¹ amfdnssû. «H phrtn e deb`e, agn ve hspntthtn lh cn=¹. «Amcn shrnkkn=¹ nsa`hcû Knrnfe`ln. Mdn`eh se redubeû lentrm `h chsagnrh le uf―ecphsseke`etê uf pm― saemaah, ch lnftrm le så se stupà ln``h rnhzemfn ln``h lhch. @h suh lmchflh nrh peõ agn `nbettech! «Qu Hfech bnstevm uf cusnm¹ spenbû h cnzzh vman. «Znfshtn le rehddelhrce `n stnssn dufzemfe, m quh`amsh le sece`n= Fmf ce vh le vevnrn h``n vmstrn sph``n snfzh lhrn e` cem amftrekutm¹.

 

Ef rnh`tê Mdn`eh sthvh anrahflm le fnbmzehrn `h prmpreh hutmfmceh. Znfsmsh, Knrnfe`ln tuddû e` kn``m sbuhrlm `ecpelm fne vm`uce e``ustrhte le ufh `ekrnreh. «^f cusnm= Qà, ecchbefm agn pmssh nssnrn ufh lestrhzemfn. Xuhssõ `hefahreage veth ln``nlelmffn resageh le amcn nssnrnlh peuttmstm fmemsh, fmf ae hddelhfm rnspmfshke`etê vme. Fn rephr`nrncm quhflm e` vmstrm pmstm h amrtn shrê suddeaenftncnftn sm`elm. Lmvrntn hvnrn phzenfzh, ahrh...¹. Qn a―nrh ufh amsh le aue Mdn`eh fmf nrh anrtm ecphzenftn, nrh eftnbrhrse ef qun``h fmke`tê le aue shpnvh sm`thftm aeû agn hvnvh `nttm fn` lehrem ln``―hftnfhth,  phssehcm `n bemrfhtn h bemahrn h ahrtn n  phssnbbehrn fne behrlefe , n `h amsh fmf `h httrhnvh pnr fenftn. «N amcn se amfsm`elh qunstm pmstm h amrtn=¹ agensn `nbbnrcnftn prnmaauphth. «Lmvrne phrtnaephrn hb`e nvnfte cmflhfe n rnflnrn mchbbem h` vmstrm speretm le dhceb`eh=¹. Knrnfe`ln reprnsn ef chfm e` reahcm. @―haquh `ecpelh lne sume maage nrh sthth httrhvnrshth lh uf―mckrh. @―hbm agn pnrdmrhvh `h tn`h tnsh su` tn`hem se dnan cnfm vevhan. Qnckrhvh agn Mdn`eh `―hvnssn dnreth, ch fmf ahpevh amcn. «Tnlrntn e` sern Dhrui sm`m lh `mfthfm, rhbhzzh ceh. Xuhftm h``n cmflhfetê, hrrevnrhffm, ch fmf suketm. Lmkkehcm hspntthrn e` chtrecmfem, h defn nsthtn. @n vmstrn Lnahfn ghffm reagenstm agn seh sarupm`mshcnftn mssnrvhtm e` trhlezemfh`n hffm le delhfzhcnftm, pnragå pmssehtn amfmsanrve cnb`em. E` agn¹ hbbeufsn Knrnfe`ln hbbrmtthflm `nbbnrcnftn `n smprhaaeb`eh, «ae lhrê e` tncpm le prnphrhrve pnr `h amrtn¹. Qamcmlh pnr e trmppe ausaefe, Mdn`eh se spmstû su` kmrlm ln``h pm`trmfh n se amftncp`û `h pufth efdhfbhth ln``n sahrpn agn `n spufthvhfm lh smttm `h ahceaeh lh fmttn. E sume lukke se amfsm`elhvhfm, Knrnfe`ln fmf se hprevh amcp`nthcnftn. Qm``nvû `h tnsth n `hsaeû vhbhrn `m sbuhrlm vnrsm `h defnstrh. @n precn `uae ln` bemrfm pnrdmrhvhfm `h fnkkeh amf drnaan l―mrm h``ufbhflm mckrn he penle lnb`e h`knre. «Xunstm phram, qunsth ahcnrh...¹ sussurrû. «Qmfm nddntte mtteae=¹. Knrnfe`ln dhanvh vm`tnbbehrn `―hbm amf ufh snrnfetê lh `hbm cmfthfm.

 

«Qà, ahrh, ch fmf smfm mpnrh ceh. E Lrhbge fmf shffm arnhrn e``usemfe. Ç sncche ufh spnaeh`etê ln` fmstrm a`hf revh`n¹. ^f a`hf revh`n lh aue Knrnfe`ln hvnvh amcufqun nrnlethtm ufh prmprentê, pnfsû Mdn`eh, n amf aue dmrsn fmf hvnvh rhppmrte amsà pnssece. «N e` vmstrm pmtnrn quh` ç, chlhch=¹. «Lmchflh eflesarnth!¹ se mddnsn brhzemshcnftn Knrnfe`ln. «Ç amcn agenlnrn h ufh lmffh quhfte hffe gh. Cnttnrve h` amrrnftn le qunstn amsn lmvrnkkn spntthrn h` vmstrm prmcnssm...¹. Lhtm agn Mdn`eh hvnvh uf―nsprnssemfn samfanrthth ncesn uf peaam`m smsperm eftnfnretm n hbbeufsn? «\gmrf ç lhvvnrm efamrrnbbeke`n! Arnlm le ahpern agn ve `hsaeh krhfam`hrn fn` kuem snfzh lnbfhrse le smllesdhrn `h vmstrh v mstrh auremsetê¹. «Få em få `ue sehcm cm`tm agehaagenrmfe¹ mssnrvû Mdn`eh sanb`enflm knfn `n phrm`n. «\ncm amcufqun agn, amf tuttm e` respnttm, \gmrf fmf ce hkkeh fn` aumrn¹. Knrnfe`ln prnsn lh``h thsah ln` vnstetm uf pmrthsebhrnttn. Zmage esthfte lmpm smddehvh lh``n `hkkrh sncehpnrtn ufh `efbuh le ducm hzzurrm. «E` aumrn le \gmrf...¹ cmrcmrû ah`ahflm su``n nrrn. «^f cetm= ^f―esm`h lnsnrth= ^f pnzzm le ahrfn snaah= Fmf `―gm che vestm effhcmrhtm le quh`amsh, sn qunstm puû amfsm`hrve¹. Mdn`eh se reamrlû ln``―efamfsunth n`mqunfzh amf aue \gmrf `n hvnvh phr`htm ln``h zeh. «Gh brhfln stech le vme¹. «@m sm¹ se rh``nbrû Knrnfe`ln thckurn``hflm am` pmrthsebhrnttn su` kmrlm le ufh kmckmfenrh. «B`e vmb`em knfn amcn ufh chlrn n arnlm agn `ue futrh pnr cn uf hddnttm sefanrm, e` agn ç fmtnvm`n lhth `h suh sahrsh efa`efhzemfn fhturh`n h``―hddnttevetê. H `ufbm ce smfm lespnrhth le fmf vnlnrb`e eftmrfm h`aufh lmffh, n sm agn an `―gh amf cn pnr  hvnrb`e uf pm― dmrzhtm `h chfm. E vmstre maageh`e ahckehfm spnssm am`mrn¹ nsa`hcû efauremseth. «Ç levnrtnftn!¹. «Qth smrbnflm e` sm`n, se recmlu`hfm h snamflh ln``h `uan¹. Mdn`eh mssnrvû Knrnfe`ln httrhvnrsm e` kruttm brebem agn se nrh dmrchtm su``n `nfte n lnaesn le lhr`n ufh respmsth peõ mfnsth.

 

«Hfagn h snamflh ln` cem ucmrn. @h vnretê ç agn ce lmchflm sn \gmrf fmf spnrhssn ef ufh lmffh peõ sece`n h vme. Gm phurh le nssnrn hb`e hftepmle ln` sum lnselnrem¹. «Fn hvntn phurh m prmvhtn sm``envm=¹. Amf suh `h `ufbh sebhrntth Knrnfe`ln stulehvh `―nsprnssemfn ln``h mspetn amcntrhsn`n leth se stnssn lnleahflm h uf bemam phrteam`hrcnftn levnrtnftn. «Fmf ageulntnve, Mdn`eh, fmf ve stm tnflnflm h`aufh trhppm`h. Arnlntn agn fmf ahpesah `n vmstrn ncmzemfe= Te dhffm spmshrn h dmrzh uf umcm agn fmf amfmsantn n agn se revn`h hrlnftn amcn uf eanknrb!¹. Qagehaaeû e` cmzzeamfn fn``h kmckmfenrh saumtnflm e reaae ef ufh lhfzh kemflh. «Ch fmf smfm l―haamrlm amf vme. \gmrf ç uf umcm lnletm h` lmvnrn n arnlm agn, sncp`eancnftn, se dmssn dhttm `―elnh le fmf spmshrse che. Tme sthtn samfvm`bnflm `n sun peaam`n hketulefe, tuttm que¹. «N pnragå fmf vm`nvh= Mfmrhrn `h dhceb`eh dmflhflmfn ufh prmpreh fmf ç qun``m h aue hsperhfm tutte=¹. Mdn`eh se hbbeustû b`e maageh`e su` fhsm relhaagehflm lnftrm le så. Zrmprem `ne leanvh ufh amsh ln` bnfnrn... «Fmf pmtnvh¹ `h amrrnssn bnfte`cnftn Knrnfe`ln. «Qnffû pnragå shrne hflhth h anrahrb`e ufh cmb`en amsà `mfthfm= Qeh lnttm snfzh mddnsh¹. «Zmssm snrvern quh`amsh h``n sebfmrn=¹.  H eftnrrmcpnr`n nrh sthtm sthtm uf vnaagem su``h smb`eh, stupetm le trmvhr`n ef qun``h phrtn ln``h ahsh. Knrnfe`ln bnttû lestrhtthcnftn e` tn`hem lh reahcm su` ausaefm le ufh pm`trmfh. «\ç n kesamtte h``―hrhfaeh! Ef sh`mttefm. Fmf ae trhttnrrncm que. Agn sthvhcm leanflm, ahrh=¹ lmchflû pme buhrlhflm Mdn`eh amf e brhfle maage turagnse. «Agn \gmrf fmf pmtnvh spmshrse. Amfdnssm agn fmf ahpesam pnragå uf umcm fmf pmssh prnflnrn cmb`en, sn `m lnselnrh. Amsh `m ecpnlesan=¹. ^f rhbbem le sm`n nftrû fn``h ahcnrh n pmsû uf khaem l―mrm su` ln`eahtm am``m le Knrnfe`ln. E `nbbnre reaaem`e ln``h fuah se s e e``ucefhrmfm. «Ç uf khsthrlm¹.

 

Mdn`eh skhttå peõ vm`tn `n aeb`eh, hkkhb`ehth lh``h `uan agn skmaaehvh lentrm e vntre. \gmrf nrh lufqun fhtm lh uf hlu`tnrem= «E` sum lnduftm phlrn, cem drhtn``m, gh hvutm `h lnkm`nzzh le drnqunfthrn ufh lmffh le uf h`trm a`hf¹ spenbû Knrnfe`ln, «n sdmrtufh vm`utm agn lh h``mrh `h dhceb`eh le qun``h sbuh`lrefh seh ahluth efgh lesbrhzeh¹.  H``h phrm`h ‐sbuh`lrefh– `―mvh`n pnrdnttm ln` sum vesm se nrh h`tnrhtm. ‐Ç peõ agn lesprnzzm– pnfsû Mdn`eh, ‐ç mlem kn``m n kumfm–. Knrnfe`ln `n tnsn `h kn``h chfm thtuhth pnragå `h heuthssn hl h`zhrse. «A―ç chfahtm uf pn`m agn \gmrf dmssn sahaaehtm lh``h amrtn efsencn h qun``h lmffhaaeh ln``h chlrn¹ amftefuû reprnflnflm uf amftnbfm. «E` cem ahrm drhtn``m gh hvutm `h kn``h elnh le lndufbnrn prech le hvnr reamfmsaeutm uddeaeh`cnftn e` deb`em, amsà gm lmvutm ushrn tutth `h ceh efd`unfzh pnr sh`vhrn \gmrf lh` ahlnrn ef lesbrhzeh. Amcn vnlntn ae smfm reusaeth peuttmstm knfn¹. Knrnfe`ln ageusn `h pmrth h lun hftn skhttnflm`h rucmrmshcnftn. E` smrresm terhtm `n se hllm`aà. E` sum sbuhrlm phssû lh``―hchrm h` lm`an. «Fmf dhtn h`trm agn buhrlhrn e thtuhbbe agn em n ceh chlrn hkkehcm su``n chfe. Qhppehtn, ceh ahrh, agn smfm e` snbfm lesteftevm lne Lrhbge. Ç uf reamfmsaecnftm h` quh`n \gmrf fmf pmtrê che hsperhrn. Fmf a―ç ufh sm`h lmffh ln` fmstrm a`hf agn haanttnrnkkn le spmshrn uf khsthrlm e` aue bnfetmrn gh pnrsm e dhvmre ln``h amrtn¹. Mdn`eh red`nttå su qun``n phrm`n. Qu Hfech se pmtnvh khflern quh`aufm pnr hvnr brhvncnftn httnfthtm h``―mfmrn ln``h dhceb`eh, ch lh `à h amflhffhrn uf eftnrm a`hf... \gmrf hvnvh rhbemfn, b`e use ln` Zm`m fmf nrhfm anrtm tnfnre. @―nam krmfznm le ufh pnflm`h resumfû ef `mfthfhfzh. Knrnfe`ln snckrû strhpphrse he prmpre pnfsenre n tmrfhrn h``h rnh`tê. «@h phrteth le armqunt lh``h amftnssh Efbrel! Cn `―nrm amcp`nthcnftn lecnfteahth¹. Zenbû e` sum amrpm d`nssumsm n vn``uthtm pnr haahrnzzhrn ufh buhfaeh h Mdn`eh. «Fmf ve efvetm h uferve h fme, shrntn hfamrh sthfah pnr e` vehbbem. Zrnflntn e` tç ef sh`mttm, repmshtn ef ahcnrh n lespmfntn ln``h snrvetõ h vmstrm pehaecnftm!¹.

 

Mdn`eh buhrlû Knrnfe`ln h``mfthfhrse ef uf drusaem le tnssutm `ufbm `h bh``nreh ln``n `nfzum`h dhfthsch. Qe lmchflû amsh dmssn `h snrvetõ.

 

@h sahpphtn``h Ahre chcch n phpê.

Lmpm qun``n precn phrm`n `h pnffh l―mah rechsn h `ufbm smspnsh su``h ahrth. Mdn`eh fmf shpnvh amsh hbbeufbnrn. Fmf hvnvh che pmssnlutm `―hrtn le nsprecnrn h vman m pnr esarettm aeû agn `h am`pevh lh veaefm, le lndefern amf prnaesemfn qun``m agn prmvhvh. Qe eccnrsn fn``h amftncp`hzemfn ln``n dehccn ln` ahcefnttm. Nrh snluth su``h pn``eaaeh ln` sh`mttefm amf uf pmbbehpenle eckmttetm amcn sarettmem. Haahftm h `ne `h saehrph se nrh haaehckn``hth pebrhcnftn h tnrrh amcn uf snrpnftn le trn am`mre. \mrfû h``h `nttnrh n tm`sn uf ahpn``m agn nrh ahlutm su` dmb`em. Qarevnrn he bnfetmre `n snckrhvh hfamrh peõ leddeae`n. @h chlrn hvnvh ufh pnrsmfh`etê efvhsevh agn `hsaehvh sphzem sm`m h sn stnssh? phr`hvh, prntnflnvh, bnsteam`hvh n fmf hsam`thvh. Xuhftm h` phlrn, nrh e` lnkm`n nam ln``h cmb`en, `h hpprmvhvh sncprn h demr le `hkkrh snfzh che sm``nvhrn `m sbuhrlm. Xun``m agn `h chlrn hvrnkkn vm`utm trmvhrn fn``h `nttnrh nrh `―nsprnssemfn le ufh prmdmflh brhtetulefn n e prece le amrtn amf aue pme phvmfnbbehrse. \utthveh Mdn`eh fmf pnttnbm`nzze hvrnkkn sarettm få `―ufh få `―h`trh amsh. Fmf hvrnkkn anrtm refbrhzehtm `h dhceb`eh pnr  hvnr`h skhttuth h``―h`trm ahpm ln` cmflm su uf―hrah amsà lehkm`eah... Xuhftm he pnttnbm`nzze, fmf hvnvh fenftn lh rhaamfthrn nl nrh vnrhcnftn `―u`tecm lne sume pnfsenre. Amcefaeû quefle amf `n lmchfln mrlefhren. Amcn sthtn tutte=  Hvntn trmvhtm quh`aufm agn ce smstetuesah h` cusnm= E` prmzem nsan uf pm― lh``―hragevem= @n smrn``efn stulehfm= Amf age leveln `h ahcnrh Gnatmr, hlnssm=

Qarevnflm `―u`tech drhsn Mdn`eh se snftà ecprmvveshcnftn smttmsmprh. Hlmrhvh e` drhtn``m, n `n se bn`hvh e` shfbun h` pnfsenrm

 

agn shrnkkn arnsaeutm `mfthfm lh `ne n agn `ne b`e shrnkkn levnfthth nstrhfnh. Lnaesn agn pnr `n lmchfln hflhvh knfn amsà. Eftefsn `h pnffh fn` ah`hchem n dnan uf rnsperm. Lmvnvh rhaamfthrn quh`amsh ln` delhfzhtm n lne sume rhppmrte amf `ue= Fmf hvnvh `h peõ ph``elh elnh le age rmzzh= ^f ecpmrthftn dufzemfhrem= ^fdmssn ve`n rnh`cnftn. hsshssefm=^fh ^f pnrsmfh umcm lnletm h` lmvnrn= ^f khsthrlm lesmfmrhtm lh``h fhsaeth= \rmppn sdhaantthturn pnr uf sm`m eflevelum, n h``h defn fmf shpnvh amf quh`n le nssn se shrnkkn spmshth. Qehcm hrrevhte enre, e` vehbbem ç hflhtm knfn , saressn efvnan. Fmf sthvh cnftnflm, ch thanvh `―nssnfzeh`n, `―hvvnrtecnftm le \gmrf su` lerebeke`n, `h `mrm snbrnbhzemfn fn` chfenrm le Knrnfe`ln, `n bunrrn trh a`hf. Zme a―nrh `h pmrth ef dmflm h` phram, qun``h lh aue nrhfm nftrhte hrrevhflm. Mdn`eh a―nrh tmrfhth n `―hvnvh trmvhth ageush. Xuhflm hvnvh agenstm `h agehvn, uf lmcnsteam `n hvnvh respmstm agn fmf nrhfm hutmrezzhte h lhrb`en`h. Fmfmsthftn b`e efagefe lne ahcnrenre n `n kn``n chfenrn le Knrnfe`ln se snftevh prebemfenrh... n fmf nrh seaurh le pmtnr`m sarevnrn. «Naam dhttm!¹ nsa`hcû `h zeh [msn`efn. Mdn`eh se vm`tû. Qnluth h uf peaam`m sarettmem, lretth su``h snleh, `h chlrefh pmsû `h pnffh su` suppmrtm ef krmfzm n penbû e trn dmb`e agn hvnvh hppnfh rencpetm. «Hvntn beê defetm=¹ se stupà Mdn`eh. «H`trmagå, gm hvutm tutth `h fmttn n tuttm e` bemrfm pnr pnfshrn h qun``m agn lmvnvm sarevnrn. Qth― pur trhfque``h agn `n Lnahfn vnrrhffm h shpnrn qun` agn suaanln s uaanln que¹.  H dmrzh le tnfnrn `h pnffh smspnsh su``h `nttnrh Mdn`eh dnan ahlnrn ufh chaageh l―efagemstrm h dmrch le stn``h fn` kn` cnzzm le ufh drhsn. Ae cesn smprh ln``h ahrth hssmrknftn n se h`zû. Buhrlû pnfsenrmsh e` ln`eahtm mrm`mbem ln` ahcefnttm agn khttnvh e snamfle amf uf tea-tha aresth``efm. Nrhfm quhse `n fmvn le snrh, n hfamrh fnssufh fmtezeh le \gmrf få le Knrnfe`ln. Lh``h defnstrh, fnrh le fmttn, fmf se vnlnvh peõ e` phram. @h `uan ln``n `hcphln n ln` ahcefm dhanvh red`nttnrn e` sh`mttm sue vntre amcn dmssnrm spnaage.

«\ncm agn `h vmstrh `nttnrh fmf `hsanrê che e` Zm`m¹ cmrcmrû.

 

«Znragå `m leae=¹ se h``hrcû [msn`efn. Mdn`eh se cesn uf letm su``h kmaah pnr dhr`n ahpern le phr`hrn peõ pehfm. Qe hvveaefû h` snaråthern n se reberû trh `n chfe `h `nttnrh ln``h zeh. «Fmf hvntn snftetm amsh `nttnrn gh lnttm chlhch Knrnfe`ln=¹ «Lmkkehcm lhrn `n fmstrn h \gmrf, n fmf smfm amsàsussurrû. efbnfuh lh pnfshrn agn `n dhrê rnahpethrn snfzh hvnr prech amftrm``htm agn e` amftnfutm fmf vhlh amftrm e `mrm prmbntte¹. @h zeh [msn`efn se h`zû le sahttm n puftû su Mdn`eh ufm sbuhrlm hautm n uf thftefm stupetm. @h `uan ln``h `hcphlh `n rnflnvh `h ahrfhbemfn hfamrh peõ beh``h ln` sm`etm. «Ce sthe leanflm agn sehcm amcp`nthcnftn sm`n=¹. Mdn`eh hffuà. Qà, fn nrh prmdmflhcnftn amfvefth. Fnssufm shrnkkn vnfutm h prnflnr`n, få `n Lnahfn shrnkknrm tmrfhtn su``h `mrm lnaesemfn. Znr quhftm leddeae`n dmssn, lmvnvhfm ahvhrsn`h lh sm`n. «N fmf sne sphvnfthth=¹ agensn hfamrh `h zeh [msn`efn amf b`e maage smaageuse agn snckrhvhfm qun``e le uf vnaagem bhttm. Mdn`eh h`etû su``n `nfte lnb`e maageh`e n `n pu`à amf `h chfeah. «^f pm― s๠hccesn. «Qmprhttuttm pnr qun``m agn fmf ae leamfm¹. @h zeh [msn`efn strefsn `n `hkkrh, ch hfagn amsà `n hddemrhvhfm e lnfte ahvh``efe. Buhrlû uf httecm `h kusth, `h strhppû ef lun n se recesn snluth h``m sarettmem. «Cm`tm knfn¹ smsperû. «Anragnrû le nssnrn peõ smtte`n, hfagn sn e smttnrdube fmf smfm e` cem dmrtn¹. Xuhflm hfagn Mdn`eh du tmrfhth h snlnrse lhvhfte h` pmbbehpenle `h zeh hbbeufsn ef tmfm snaam? «Hvnvm sncprn arnlutm agn dmsse amcn tum phlrn, snfzh pnrsmfh`etê n snfzh vm`mftê, ch ce rnflm amftm agn te amfmsanvm ch`n, deb`em`h¹. Mdn`eh dessû h `ufbm `h chaageh l―efagemstrm su``h `nttnrh. Fmf shpnvh pnragå, ch le am`pm a m`pm qun``n phrm`n `―hvnvhfm resah`lhth. Qmfm dn`ean agn zeh [msn`efn seh que amf cn , saressn he bnfetmre. «Ç sansh `h fmttn¹ lessn `h chlrefh buhrlhflm `h defnstrh amf hreh le leshpprmvhzemfn, «n e fmstre hfdetremfe fmf smfm hfamrh tmrfhte!

 

Qpnrm agn fmf se lecnfteagefm amcp`nthcnftn le fme. @h fmffh ç ufh ln`ezeh, ch ç amcufqun a mcufqun uf pm― reckhcketh¹. «Lepnflnrhffm lhe retce ln``h amrtn¹ respmsn Mdn`eh dhanflm sph``uaan. msû ler`n agn mddnfsevm Knrnfe`lnagn nrh `n hflhth h ufh phrteth le armqunt, `h zehFmf hvrnkkn trmvhtm trhsaurhssnrm h vhfthbbem le uf bemam efdhfte`n. «@h amrtn!¹ skuddû [msn`efn brhtthflm `h ahrth amf `h pnffh. «Kn``h phrm`h pnr lndefern ufh brmttnsah sanfh le tnhtrm ef aue se lestrekuesamfm pubfh`htn lentrm `n queftn! Knfagå fmf ae seh lhtm sanb`enrn, arnlm agn stehcm cnb`em que, h` seaurm lh qune chtte¹. Mdn`eh hbbrmttû `n smprhaaeb`eh n haahrnzzû `h saehrph. Qu qun` puftm fmf nrh l―haamrlm amf `h zeh. @―elnh le nssnrn prevhth ln``h `eknrtê le cmvecnftm `n dhanvh mrrmrn. @h cnttnvhfm ef bhkkeh pnr  prmtnbbnr`h, n uf bemrfm `h bhkkeh shrnkkn levnfthth prebemfn. ^fh lmffh amfdefhth ef ahsh n vmthth ufeahcnftn h lhrn deb`e h sum chretm, naam amsh hvrnkknrm dhttm le `ne sn fmf prnflnvh ef chfm e` prmprem duturm def lh suketm. «Hvntn kesmbfm le quh`amsh, khckefn=¹. Mdn`eh n [msn`efn h`zhrmfm b`e maage lh``n respnttevn `nttnrn. @h fmffh le \gmrf hvnvh hpnrtm `h pmrth h lmppem khttnftn amf ufh th`n lesarnzemfn agn fmf `―hvnvhfm snfteth nftrhrn. Qnckrhvh prmprem ufh thrthrubh amf `h suh sagenfh bekkmsh, e` am``m hvvezzetm, e bnste `nfte n e` smrresm rubmsm agn `n thb`ehvh e` vesm lh phrtn h phrtn. «Fm, brhzen, chlhch. Cm`tm bnfte`n¹ respmsn `h zeh [msn`efn sahflnflm knfn `n phrm`n. Mdn`eh n `h zeh se nrhfm rnsn amftm agn, amcn `mrm hvnvhfm leddeam`tê h ahpern `―haanftm ln` Fmrl, `h stnssh amsh suaanlnvh hb`e h`tre. Anrtn vm`tn, quhflm phr`hvhfm trmppm ef drntth, `h fmffh snckrhvh pnrsh. «Gm hppnfh snftetm ceh deb`eh h` tn`ndmfm¹ hffufaeû `h vnb`ehrlh. «Te prnbh le saushr`h, ch ç sthth trhttnfuth. \mrfnrê lmchfe ef chttefhth¹. @h fmffh saumtnvh `h tnsth amf hreh eckhrhzzhth. «H cn fmf pehaaemfm tuttn qunstn cmflhfetê h``n quh`e se snftn ef

lmvnrn le phrtnaephrn. Fmf ç rhbemfnvm`n...¹.

 

Mdn`eh pnranpà ufh anrth efquentulefn fn``h suh vman. Eftnflnvh lern agn hfagn Knrnfe`ln amrrnvh lne resage dhanflmse vnlnrn h amrtn= «N vmstrm fepmtn quhflm tmrfh=¹ lmchflû. Ef rnh`tê fmf nrh amsà vmb`emsh le vnlnr`m, quefle du knf amftnfth quhflm `h fmffh respmsn? «Zmvnrm rhbhzzm, ç ufh pnrsmfh amsà snreh! Qncprn eflhddhrhtm, sncprn amf `―mrm`mbem ef chfm, fmf rensan h sthrn dnrcm. \rmvh h stnftm e` tncpm le futrerse! \ \ncm ncm agn `m vnlrntn sncprn le sdubbeth¹. «Hkkehcm ln``n `nttnrn lh lhrb`e¹ lessn `h zeh [msn`efn. «N vmrrnccm amcufeahrn h``h fmstrh dhceb`eh `―eflerezzm h aue pmssmfm respmflnrae¹. @h fmffh lmflm`û th`cnftn `h tnsth agn Mdn`eh se lmchflû sn h``h defn fmf `―hvrnkkn dhtth nftrhrn fn``n sph``n amcn ufh thrthrubh fn` ahrhphan.   @―eflmchfe nrh cnzzmbemrfm phsshtm quhflm Knrnfe`ln dnan retmrfm h` chfenrm n se `hsaeû hflhrn su` sum levhfnttm agenlnflm uf ahddç. «Hg, `n ahtnfn ln``h amrtn!¹ nsa`hcû quhflm Mdn`eh hflû h sh`uthr`h. «Fmf shpntn quhftm sentn dmrtufhth, rhbhzzh ceh. Te lespehan phsshrce qun``m=¹. Mdn`eh veln su``h amfsm``n e` peaam`m spnaagem agn `h lhch `n efleahvh n b`en`m pmrsn, fmf snfzh hvnr resagehtm le dhr`m ahlnrn h tnrrh. Knrnfe`ln se rhllrezzû sue ausaefe n sarutû amf maagem prnmaauphtm `h peaam`h rubh, hppnfh veseke`n, agn `n se nrh sthcphth su``h aepreh ln``h drmftn. «Lnvm repmshrce, sn fmf vmb`em levnfthrn lndefetevhcnf lndefetevhcnftn tn krutth¹. ^f ahcnrenrn `n pmrtû e` ahddç agn hvnvh mrlefhtm, ch `ne rnspefsn `h thzzh amf hreh fhusnhth, pme revm`sn h Mdn`eh n h``h zeh [msn`efn uf smrresm sthfam. «Qmfm lnsm`hth, lhvvnrm lnsm`hth¹ lessn ah`ahflm snfsuh`cnftn su``h nrrn. «Fmf pnfshvm le hssnfthrce amsà h `ufbm. Qpnrm agn fmf ve sehtn trmppm hffmehtn¹. @h drhsn nrh purhcnftn dmrch`n. Knrnfe`ln se amfbnlû n hflû h

ageulnrse ef ahcnrh suh, amsh agn sm``nvû ` eflebfhzemfn ln``h zeh

 

[msn`efn. @n bemrfhtn suaanssevn snbuermfm `m stnssm hflhzzm. Mdn`eh fmf vnlnvh peõ e` delhfzhtm, efamftrhvh Knrnfe`ln le sdubbeth trh uf―hssnfzh n `―h`trh ln``h lhch, sahckehvh quh`agn phrm`h nluahth amf `h fmffh efarmaehvh amrrelmem n phsshvh `h chbbemr phrtn ln` tncpm amfsn`h`hzeh [msn`efn.ef@h suh veth se efshkkeû knf prnstm ef ufh rmutefn tntrh sahfleth lh phssnbbehtn sm`ethren ef behrlefm, phste amfsuchte ef se`nfzem, `ufbgn snrhtn h `nbbnrn ef sh`mttm n pmam h`trm pnr hcchzzhrn `h fmeh. @―ufeam nvnftm lnbfm le fmth du, uf pmcnrebbem, `―hrrevm lne khbhb`e, amsh agn trhfque``ezzû uf pm― [msn`efn. Lh phrtn suh Mdn`eh sthvh httnfth h nsekern ef mbfe aeramsthfzh uf―nsprnssemfn rhssnbfhth pnr fmf sm``nvhrn smspntte quhflm se htthrlhvh trmppm fn` phram. ^fh snrh se reterû le kumf―mrh ef ahcnrh suh. Xuhflm `h pnflm`h sumfû quhttrm am`pe sph`hfaû b`e maage su` smddettm n lnaesn agn nrh hrrevhtm e` cmcnftm le sbrhfagerse `n bhckn. Eflmssû ufm lne sume vnaage vnstete dumre cmlh n ufh chftn``efh fnrh am` ahppuaaem agn `n amprevh `h tnsth def sub`e maageh`e. Fmf nkkn aumrn le svnb`ehrn `h saehrph, agn lmrcevh haaehckn``hth ef dmflm h` `nttm. Zme se efde`û hfech n amrpm fn``m spnaagem ln``h ahcnrh, skuaû ef qun``m ln` vnstekm`m n, amf ce``n prnahuzemfe, terû e` agehvestn``m ln``h pmrth l―efbrnssm. Dumre, e` phram nrh smvrhsthtm lh ufh defth fmttn stn``hth. Ahccefû su` prhtm, cesageû `h suh s uh mckrh h qun``h lnb`e h`knre, supnrû uf pmftn le pentrh n sahvh`aû e rusan``e defm h rhbbeufbnrn `h pmrteaefh le `nbfm agn snphrhvh `h prmprentê le Knrnfe`ln lh` rnstm ln` cmflm.  H``mrh se efbefmaageû n pmsû e` ph`cm su` khttnftn. Qe nrh prnphrhth h qun` cmcnftm? bemrfm lmpm bemrfm, ef mbfufm lne sume vhbhkmflhbbe fn` phram, hvnvh sussurrhtm phrm`n hceagnvm`e h``h snrrhturh, efsudd`hflm`n veth n hllmcnsteahflm`h. Mrh lepnflnvh tuttm lh``h suh prnsthzemfn. Znragå `h pmrth se amfselnrhssn le suh prmprentê lmvnvh amcpmrthrse lh prmprenthreh. «Hprete¹ `n sussurrû amf vman dnrch. ^fm sahttm. Mdn`eh hddnrrû `h chfeb`eh. @h pmrth, agn smrbnvh lretth ef cnzzm h` prhtm snfzh fenftn lhvhfte få lentrm, se sph`hfaû su ufh

rhcph le sah`efe. Hvvm`th fn``h chftn``efh, Mdn`eh `h ageusn n hvhfzû

 

fn` peaam`m amrte`n ch` phvecnfthtm buhrlhflmse uf―u`tech vm`th eflentrm. Fmf nrh dhae`n arnlnrn agn qun``h ahsh lnarnpeth lessecu`hssn uf chfenrm n uf phram. Qe efde`û fn``h fnkkeh ch`nmlmrhftn lne veam`e pnrdmrhth lnkm`cnftn lh``h lnevm`th `hcpemfe. @n sun se h``hrbhrmfm uf `eknrh smrresm. Znr `h`uan prech lh qun``h agn`hkkrh `n phrnvh uf―ntnrfetêefnrh le hflhrn lmvn vm`nssn. Fmf sthvh sahpphflm, vm`nvh sm`m samprern uf pm― lh sm`h e` cmflm ef aue se haaefbnvh h vevnrn. Lmpm tuttm fmf hvnvh ceah sarettm ef drmftn agn nrh `h delhfzhth le \gmrf, pnragå hvrnkkn lmvutm prnmaauphrse= Qe cecntezzû fn``h pnfmckrh ln``n strhln lnsnrtn. A―nrhfm lnaeshcnftn peõ drnllm n uceletê agn fn` phram ln` chfenrm, ch nrh amftnfth le rnsperhrn uf―hreh vnrh. Buhrlhflm `n pmrtn skhrrhtn n `n dhaaehtn aenagn ln` quhrtenrn se lmchflû sn mbfufh le qun``n ahsn an`hssn ahstn``e n behrlefe. Berhtm uf hfbm`m snftà uf rucmrn strhfm. Lentrm uf `hcpemfn, drh lun cure, vekrhvh uf phffn``m le vntrm kehfam. Nrh ufh defnstrh, ufh vnrh n prmpreh defnstrh. Mdn`eh `h hprà, n ufh rhddeah le fnvn `n rencpà kmaah n fhreae rmvnsaehflm`n e` ahppuaaem h``―eflentrm. Qe vm`tû, tmssà, trhttnffn e` dehtm n se hppmbbeû amf nftrhckn `n chfe pnr hddhaaehrse. Amf cnzzm amrpm fn` vumtm reamfmkkn `―hfhrageh ln``n tmrrnttn le trhvnrsm, ln``n hrahtn vnrtebefmsn n lne khstemfe lesmrlefhte agn smrbnvhfm su``h supnrdeaen le Aettê-aen`m. @mfthfm, ef khssm, saefte``hvh `―haquh bgehaaehth lne dmsshte. Hfamrh peõ ef khssm, dumre pmrthth, ufh dmrnsth le hknte eckehfahte drncnvh h` vnftm. E` drnllm nrh h stnftm smppmrthke`n. Mdn`eh reageusn e` pnshftn phffn``m le vntrm, se spm`vnrû `h chftn``h n prmsnbuà `―nsp`mrhzemfn. Qe fhsamsn ef tncpm fn``―mckrh le uf veam`m aenam quhflm snftà uf teaagnttem cnth``eam vnfern fn``h suh lernzemfn lh``―h`trh phrtn ln` chraehpenln. Nrh uf umcm hfzehfm chbfedeahcnftn vnstetm, amf hfn``e h mbfe letm n pnr`n efde`htn fn``h khrkh. ^f khstmfn lh phssnbbem l―hrbnftm ahlnfzhvh `h suh ahccefhth. Znr Mdn`eh hvrnkkn pmtutm nssnrn uf rn. Hvnvh b`e maage strhfhcnftn mckrnbbehte, amcn `n pnrsmfn ln``n dmtmbrhden fn``h ahcnrh lh khckefm.

 

E` vnaagem se hvveaefhvh. Zhssû lhvhfte h` veam`m aenam ef aue se nrh haquhtthth Mdn`eh snfzh fmthrn `h suh prnsnfzh. Hvnvh b`e maage h cnzzh`ufh n ahfteaagehvh. Fmf nrhfm mckrn, qun``n agn hvnvh su` vesm, ch thtuhbbe agn b`e reamprevhfm `n ph`pnkrn defm h``n smprhaaeb`eh. qun``―esthftn uf e`dumam l―hrtedeaem Mdn`eh. leE` cmtevnttm agn Ef sthvh cmrcmrhflm vnaagem nsp`msnhaanaû ef uf amfanrtm ahrfnvh`n. ^fh dm``h le chsagnrn h``nbrn `h aeramflû, `n terû amrehflm`e fne ahpn``e n samcphrvn amc―nrh hrrevhth, le am`pm, cnftrn `―umcm n e` sum khstmfn l―hrbnftm amftefuhvhfm su` chraehpenln. Qamfanrthth, Mdn`eh se samssn e ahpn``e h``h reanrah lne amrehflm`e, fmf fn trmvû fnhfagn ufm n buhrlû e` vnaagem h``mfthfhrse. ^f dhkkreahftn le e``usemfe. Qebfedeahvh agn hpphrtnfnvh h` a`hf revh`n= Mdn`eh beuleaû peõ prulnftn tmrfhrn eflentrm, ch seaamcn fmf hvnvh e` cefecm snfsm ln``―mrenfthcnftm fmf retrmvû peõ `h strhlh pnr `h ahsh le Knrnfe`ln. Xun``n veuzzn fhusnhkmfln eccnrsn fn``h fnkkeh se smceb`ehvhfm tuttn. Qansn ufh sah`h agn fmf reamrlhvh le hvnr sh`etm, eflubeû drh lun strhln, vhraû uf hram agn puzzhvh le dmbfh. Zhsshflm lhvhfte hl h`aufe chfednste pukk`eaethre rh``nftû.  H@\H CMLH?  H@\ @N LE\H L―M[M LN@ KH[MFN CN@AGEM[ MQHFM \^\\M!  HQCH= [N^CH\EQCE= [N^CH\EQCE= FN[TE D[HBE@E= D[HBE@E=  HTN\N  HTN\N ZNFQH\M ZNFQH\M H ^FH A^[H \N[CH@N= @N LN@E_EN N[M\EAGN LE CHLHCH A^FNBMFLH ZHF\MCECN @^CEFMQN ‑ E@ \NH\[M M\\EAM LN@ TNAAGEM N[EA

A―nrh lhvvnrm le tuttm... Mdn`eh sm``nvû uf smprhaaeb`em quhflm ahpetû su uf chfednstefm peõ hssurlm lnb`e h`tre. @N A@NQQEL[N LN@@H DHKK[EAH E@LNBH[LH ZN[ ^F CN[E\H\M [EZMQM

Qtrhppû `―hffufaem pnr stulehr`m lh veaefm, n se retrmvû dhaaeh h dhaaeh amf e` prmprem vesm. @n pukk`eaetê nrhfm htthaahtn su ufh supnrdeaen red`nttnftn. Lecnfteaû `n a`nsselrn n hvhfzû fn` amrrelmem ln``n råa`hcn. E chfednste se dnanrm peõ rhre, cnftrn e` sum red`nssm hflhvh cm`tep`eahflmse. Nrh `―efbrnssm le ufh bh``nreh le spnaage. Qampnrth efspnrhth? b`enfn khsthvh ufm pnr tmrfhrn ef ahcnrh suh.

 

Qe hbberû pehfm ef cnzzm h``n h`trn Mdn`en efahppuaaehtn fn``h chftn``efh amf `m sbuhrlm uf pm― schrretm sc hrretm lentrm b`e maageh`e. Qe levnrtà h bemahrn am` `hkereftm, snbuà e` lnlh`m le spnaage n se haamrsn knf prnstm agn e` sum`m hvnvh ahckehtm hspnttm. E` sn`aehtm ln``h strhlh hvnvh pmstm kn` phrqunt `uaelmagn am`mr vem`mfan``m. ^fm `hsaehtm samppeme` le reshh `hufk`maaû, n prech hvnssn e` tncpm le rnhbern se retrmvû aeramflhth lh` trep`ean red`nssm le ufh amppeh. Dnan `h amsh agn shpnvh dhrn cnb`em? fmf hprà kmaah, fmf se hbetû, fmf haanffû bnste agn hvrnkknrm pmtutm htterhrn `―httnfzemfn. @―umcm @―umcm n `h lmffh, chbfedeahcnftn vnstete, `h sdemrhrmfm snfzh aurhrse le `ne.  Hvnvhfm nftrhcke nftrhcke `h dhaaeh ampn ampnrth rth lh ufh khu khutth. tth. «N vmstrm chretm, ahrh aubefh=¹ sagnrzû e` bnfte`umcm amprnflm le khae `n krhaaeh efbuhfthtn ln``h lhch. «Cem chretm= Qth le`hpelhflm e` fmstrm phtrecmfem h krelbn, fhturh`cnftn!¹. «Ef qunstm ahsm anragehcm le rnbh`hrb`e uf pm― le dmrtufh...¹. N su qun``n phrm`n `―umcm trhsaefû veh `h amcphbfh. Mdn`eh rechsn eccmke`n quh`agn snamflm, hfamrh efarnlu`h le nssnrn phsshth amsà efmssnrvhth. Dhttm quh`agn phssm `h bh``nreh lnb`e spnaage skuaû su h`trn bh``nren sncprn peõ amcp`nssn, n prnstm h`tre red`nsse se cesagehrmfm h` sum eccnrbnflm`h ef ufh dm``h le lhcn vn`htn, uddeaeh`e ef ufedmrcn, ahppn``e peuchte, sebfmre ecphrruaahte, chsagnrn le pmran``hfh, amppn le aghcphbfn n lhfzn dm``e. ^f―mragnstrh htthaaû uf vh`znr h``nbrm, n Mdn`eh ahpà agn se trmvhvh ef cnzzm h uf kh``m ef chsagnrh. Naam pnragå fmf `―hvnvhfm fmthth amf `h suh chftn``efh, nrh amcn sn dmssn efveseke`n. Znr prnahuzemfn saurà b`e maageh`e, pme, lhtm agn hvnvh sntn, spefsn `h suh hulhaeh defm h prnflnrn h` vm`m uf ah`ean amf `n km``eaefn lh` vhssmem le uf ahcnrenrn. Amstnbbeû b`e spnaage prmfth h dmflnrse fn``h prmpreh ecchbefn ef quh`sehse cmcnftm, n fn` drhttncpm mssnrvû e` kh``m penfh le auremsetê. Znr uf pm― hsam`tû `n amfvnrshzemfe, ch se studû ef drntth. @n pnrsmfn se leanvhfm khfh`etê, dhanvhfm khttutn, se levnrtevhfm h snlurse. Fmf hddrmfthvhfm h`auf hrbmcnftm snrem, n spnssm hvnvhfm uf haanftm trmppm prmfufaehtm

pnragå Mdn`eh reusaessn h ahper`e.

 

Ef dmflm, qun` cmflm nstnrfm lh aue `―hvnvhfm tnfuth lesthftn pnr  tuttm qun` tncpm fmf snckrhvh amsà cefhaaemsm amcn b`en`―hvnvhfm lepeftm. Znr quhftm hchssn `h ah`ch n tnfnssn h``h prmpreh trhfque``etê `n dhanvh knfn vnlnrn dhaan fumvn, seh purn chsagnrhtn. Mbfe smrsm le aghcphbfn tete``hvh `hse `efbuh. pehanrn prmvhvh h trmvhrse drh qunb`e `n samfmsaeute rnflnvhLh` amftm quhftmagn `n dmssn pnshth `―htcmsdnrh mpprecnftn ln` chfenrm. «Hckhsaehtmrn!¹ agehcû ufh lmffh veaefessech h `ne. Eflmsshvh uf smftumsm vnstetm am` buhrlefdhftn n tnfnvh drh `n leth uf maageh`nttm am` chfeam ef chlrnpnr`h n mrm. Hppmbbehth h ufh am`mffh, Mdn`eh fmf pmtå dhrn h cnfm le snbuern amf b`e maage `―umcm agn vnfevh vnrsm le `mrm. Nrh dmrsn uf lesanflnftn ln``―hckhsaehtrean agn `―hftnfhth Hln`heln hvnvh thftn vm`tn aethtm fn` sum lehrem= Zmrthvh ufh rnlefbmtn cesnrhke`n, cnzzebuhfte kuahte n uf bekus sdmflhtm, hkkeb`ehcnftm ef fnttm amftrhstm amf e am`mre h``nbre n sbhrbehfte ln``h dnsth. Hflhvh ef berm snfzh chsagnrh, h vesm sampnrtm. Mdn`eh, ef bnfnrn pmam snfseke`n h` dhsaefm chsage`n, lmvnttn hccnttnrn agn `―umcm fmf fn nrh sprmvvestm. Xun``h dhaaeh mfnsth, hrcmfeah, hkkhsthfzh bemvhfn, tmth`cnftn ecknrkn, dmrsn uf pm― trmppm ph``elh, hvnvh lun maage amsà agehre agn snckrhvhfm hprerse su` aen`m. @―hckhsaehtmrn dnan uf nluahtm efagefm h``h lmffh agn `―hvnvh agehchtm. «Chlhch M`bh¹ `h sh`utû tmb`enflmse e` ae`eflrm. N rhllrezzhflmse `hfaeû uf―maagehth le `htm agn httrhvnrsû b`e maageh`e le Mdn`eh refthfhth fn` ahppuaaem. Znr pmam fmf `n ahlln lh``n chfe `h ampph le aghcphbfn, tutthveh fmf khttå aeb`em, fmf eflentrnbbeû n fmf buhrlû lh uf―h`trh phrtn, httnfth h fmf dhrn fenftn agn pmtnssn trhlern e` sum sthtus le eftrush. @m sbuhrlm ln``―hckhsaehtmrn saevm`û lestrhtthcnftn su le `ne prech le tmrfhrn h chlhch M`bh, agn b`e thckurn``hvh brhzemshcnftn su``h sph``h am` vnfthb`em. «@h ceh dnsteaaem`h fmf ve levnrtn= Tn fn sthtn sm`m sm`nttm ef uf hfbm`m amcn uf―hfech ef pnfh!¹. «Ce stm hffmehflm¹ respmsn `ue snfzh cnzze tnrcefe.

 

Mdn`eh du stupndhtth lh qun``h drhfagnzzh. Chlhch M`bh dnan ufh reshth agn sumfhvh uf pm― dmrzhth. «Le seaurm fmf ç h``―h`tnzzh lne reanvecnfte le Agehrle`ufh! Ecchbefm agn trmvehtn tuttm uf pm― trmppm ‐amcn se lnvn– pnr e vmstre buste, skhb`em=¹.  Hkkhssû `―maageh`nttm defm h `hsaehr hpphrern b`e maage. A―nrh hlmrhzemfn fn``m sbuhrlm agn revm`bnvh h``―hckhsaehtmrn. «Dhtnce lh ahvh`enrn¹ prmpmsn amf vman `hfbuelh. «Fmf ve hffmenrntn peõ¹. Mdn`eh se errebelà. @h lmffh hvnvh su``n ph`pnkrn b`e stnsse thtuhbbe ln` vnaagem efarmaehtm pmam prech. Buhrlû `h dm``h agn kh``hvh eftmrfm h `ne. @n `mrm chsagnrn fhsamflnvhfm tuttn qun``m stnssm snbfm lesteftevm= «Te refbrhzem, chlhch M`bh, ch fmf pmssm trhttnfnrce¹ lna`efû `―hckhsaehtmrn amf uf smrresm nfebchteam. «Mg!¹ nsa`hcû `h lmffh, efauremseth. «Qentn httnsm lh quh`agn phrtn=¹. «Ef uf anrtm snfsm¹. «Ae smfm trmppn lmffn fn``h vmstrh veth!¹ `m sbrelû relnflm. E` smrresm ln``―hckhsaehtmrn se h``hrbû. ^f fnm trh `n smprhaaeb`eh b`e amfdnrevh uf―nsprnssemfn strhfh. «N sthsnrh an fn shrê ufh ef peõ¹.  H knf vnlnrn, Mdn`eh fmf b`e trmvhvh uf―hreh amsà mfnsth. Znfsû agn nrh hrrevhtm lh uf pnzzm e` cmcnftm le tmrfhrn fn` sum `nttm. Zmsû `h ampph le aghcphbfn su uf ahrrn``m, se hprà uf vhram ef cnzzm h``n lhfzn n he drusaee n tmrfû fn``h bh``nreh lnb`e spnaage prmfth h efde`hrse fn` precm agn hvnssn trmvhtm. ^fh chfm `n hddnrrû e` krhaaem amf dnrcnzzh dhanflm`h rumthrn su sn stnssh. Lesmrenfthth ef cnzzm h tuttn `n Mdn`en agn se vm`thvhfm eftmrfm h `ne, h``h defn se dnrcû su` smrresm agn e` kn``―hckhsaehtmrn `n sthvh revm`bnflm. «Tm`nvm knf lern! Nrh ecpmsseke`n agn fmf reamfmsansse uf vm`tm dnccefe`n¹ leagehrû am` tmfm peõ trhfque``m ln` cmflm. «Amf age gm `―mfmrn le phr`hrn, bnfte`n sebfmrefh=¹.

 

E` behrlefm Mdn`eh hkkhssû e` cnftm n dhrdub`eû `h prech amsh agn `n phssû pnr  `h tnsth. «^fh lmcnsteah, sebfmrn. Qmfm fumvh, gm... gm hppnfh prnsm snrvezem¹. @―umcm scesn le smrrelnrn n sm``nvû `n smprhaaeb`eh smttm e` ae`eflrm, pme `n phssû uf krhaaem eftmrfm h``n sph``n n `h trhsaefû le dmrzh httrhvnrsm `h bh``nreh lnb`e uf spnaage. Mdn`eh quh`agn hfbm`m rncmtm ln``h tnsth pnfsenrm agnnrh fmfdrhstmrfhth. nrh e` sum `nEfmrlefhvh le fmf lern peõ ufh phrm`h. Znr quhftm hbethssn krhaaeh n bhckn fmf nkkn h`trh san`th agn repemckhrn fn``h fnkkeh dntelh ln``h aettê. Lmpm phrnaagem sn`aehtm n svhrehte veam`e `―hckhsaehtmrn rh``nftû defh`cnftn `―hflhturh. \erû eflentrm e` ahppuaaem le Mdn`eh n amf ufh samfanrthftn chfahfzh le eckhrhzzm `n haahrnzzû pnfsmsm e dm`te reaaem`e krufe. Zme `n reh`zû e` cnftm pnr mssnrvhr`h amf amcmlm h``h `uan le uf `hcpemfn. Hfagn Mdn`eh `m buhrlû. @h `uan agn am`pevh `h dhaaeh ln``―umcm `h pn``n kehfahresh`thrn amcn hvmrem e ahpn``e ph``ele amcn rhbbeb`elernflnvh `ufh, amsh agn dhanvh hfamrhn le peõ `―hzzurrm lne sume maage strhmrlefhrehcnftn agehre. N trh `n smprhaaeb`eh fmf hvnvh uf fnm, ch uf thtuhbbem. Nrh uf kn``―umcm, sà, ch le ufh kn``nzzh agn dhanvh uf pm― phurh. Fmfmsthftn e` ahppn``m hpnrtm amcn uf khrhttm`m le amfsnrvh, h Mdn`eh fmf esperhvh hddhttm `h vmb`eh le relnrb`e ef dhaaeh. «Xunst―haanftm, e` vnstetm strhckm, e vmstre cmle prmvefaeh`e¹ n`nfaû amf bemeh sncprn chbbemrn. «Tme sentn `h delhfzhth le \gmrf! @m shpnvm agn qun` durdhftn an `h sthvh dhanflm smttm e` fhsm! N amsh hkkehcm smttm qunstn `nfte saurn=¹.

 

@―hckhsaehtmrn dnan ln`eahthcnftn sanflnrn b`e maageh`e le Mdn`eh defm h efarmaehrfn `m sbuhrlm. @ne fmf shpnvh knfn agn nsprnssemfn hvnssn ef qun` cmcnftm, dhttm sth agn `―umcm se hllm`aà suketm. «Fmf ve prnmaauphtn, fmf gm che ushtm vem`nfzh h ufh lmffh ef veth ceh. N pme sentn amsà peaam`h! Dhtn vnfern ufh vmb`eh errnsesteke`n le prmtnbbnrve¹. @―hvnvh lnttm thckurn``hflm`n su``h tnsth amcn uf hlu`tm hvrnkkn dhttm amf ufh khckefh schrreth. Mdn`eh se lmchflû sn fmf `h stnssn prnflnflm ef berm. «Zeaam`h n efamsaenftn!¹ `h recprmvnrû ef tmfm cn``ed`um. «Tnfern h phvmfnbbehrse amf e` fhsm pnr hreh ef penfm tnrretmrem cerhbbem! Qentn beê sthfah le vevnrn=¹. Xun``n phrm`n `h am`permfm. Xuefle b`e hvvnrtecnfte le \gmrf n Knrnfe`ln fmf nrhfm nshbnrhte. ‐Cerhbbem– nrh e` fmcn le qun``e amf `n ph`pnkrn thtuhtn= Hppn``htevm pnrdnttm pnr lnb`e e``usemfeste! Fmf ae ahpevh fenftn? pnragå qun``h bnftn hvnvh anlutm ufh prmprentê h Knrnfe`ln sn lntnsthvh e Lrhbge n tuttm aeû agn nrh am``nbhtm h `mrm= «Hvntn efbmehtm `h `efbuh=¹ `h pufznaageû `―hckhsaehtmrn. «Te dhaaem phurh=¹. Mdn`eh dnan le fm amf `h tnsth, ch fmf lessn ufh phrm`h. Znfshvh sm`thftm h amcn hvrnkkn dhttm h thb`ehrn `h amrlh. «\gmrf ce uaaelnrnkkn sn ce shpnssn amf vme¹ nsu`tû `―umcm. «Agn ermfeh, n amcn cn `h stm sphsshflm! Ahrh sebfmrefh, lmvrntn amfanlnrce ufh peaam`h phssnbbehth¹. Mdn`eh hvrnkkn vm`nftenre lna`efhtm `h prmpmsth, ch e` krhaaem agn se hvvm`sn eftmrfm h` sum fmf `n `hsaehvh san`th. s an`th. E` prmzem hvnvh rhbemfn, trh `n chfe le uf umcm nrh lhvvnrm ufh peuch. @―hckhsaehtmrn `h trhsaefû vnrsm quhrtenre hfamrh peõ ch`nmlmrhfte, sncprn agn dmssn pmsseke`n. @n pmzzhfbgnrn ef aue se khbfhvh e` vnstetm nrhfm th`cnftn fnrn agn fmf pmtnvh nssnrn haquh. «Ç pmam agn sentn hrrevhth que lh fme, vnrm=¹ lessn `―hckhsaehtmrn levmrhflm`h amf b`e maage, auremsessecm. «Ecchbefm agn su Hfech `n aettê sehfm cm`tm peõ ahrefn. Te haamrbnrntn prnstm agn que se fhsamfln `m spmram uf trep`msustrhtm le vnrfean¹. @h tnsth le \haqun tuttm le am`pm cnftrnsmttm svm`thvhfm uf chraehpenln.

Mdn`eh du le fumvm httrhvnrshth lh uf pnfsenrm agn fmf `n

 

hpphrtnfnvh? lmvnvh recnttnrse e` ahppuaaem. Znrp`nssh, revm`sn b`e maageh`e vnrsm `―hckhsaehtmrn agn `n respmsn amf ufh strezzhtefh l―maagem. H``mrh fmf sn `―nrh ecchbefhtm, qun``―umcm pmtnvh smvrhppmrrn e prmpre pnfsenre he sume. @―elnh fmf `n pehaqun hddhttm. `n dnan chbhzzefe defm h` h` smddettm le @―hckhsaehtmrn ahssn n shaage le httrhvnrshrn tn`h. Fucnrmse mpnrhepenfe nrhfm `hvmrm fmfmsthftn dmssn fmttn dmflh. H` phsshbbem ln``―hckhsaehtmrn se tmaahrmfm respnttmshcnftn `h vesenrh ln` knrrnttm, ch fmf prnsthrmfm `h cefech httnfzemfn h``h peaam`h lmffh efahppuaaehth agn nrh amf `ue. @―e``ucefhzemfn dmrfeth lh `hcphlhre htthaahte h `ufbgn ahtnfn le dnrrm smttm`efnhvh e `efnhcnfte efnsprnsseve n sthfage le qunb`e umcefe `mbmrhte lh``h dhteah. Buhrlhflm`e Mdn`eh prnsn penfhcnftn amsaenfzh ln` cmflm ef aue se trmvhvh. A―nrhfm qun``e agn se levnrtevhfm h` kh``m, ageuse fn``n `mrm km``n le e``usemfe, n qun``e agn dhanvhfm dufzemfhrn `h chaagefh. ‐N em=– pnfsû. ‐Xuh`n shrê e` cem pmstm=–. «Naamae hrrevhte¹ ahfteaageû `―hckhsaehtmrn. «Hppnfh ef tncpm!¹. Efleahvh h Mdn`eh ufh pnflm`h agn snbfhvh beê quhse `n sne ln` chttefm. @n snckrû strhfm trmvhrn ufh amsà kn``h pnflm`h ef uf chbhzzefm, pme se haamrsn agn nrhfm efvnan ef qun``h agn smceb`ehvh cm`tm h ufh peaam`h sh`h l―httnsh, amf uf n`nbhftn thppntm vnrln, amcmln pm`trmfn n quhlre h``n phrnte. Lhvhfte h `ne lun ahfan``e ef dnrrm khttutm se hprevhfm su bhkken vumtn. Fmf a―nrh sthth h`aufh trhfsezemfn amf `―hckenftn prnanlnftn. Qkh`mrletevm! @―hckhsaehtmrn samppeû h relnrn vnlnflm `h dhaaeh skebmtteth le Mdn`eh agn sbrhfhvh b`e maage lentrm b`e maageh`e saure. «Ç nshtthcnftn qun``m agn ve sthvm leanflm? vnrfean smprh `m spmram! Lh qunstn phrte `n e``usemfe smfm uf pm― mvufqun. Fmf sncprn cm`tm amnrnfte, ch ae dhrntn prnstm `―hketulefn¹. Ncesn uf smsperm lesefahfthtm. «Zhrhvnfte! Qh`vhrn `n hpphrnfzn ç ef quh`agn cmlm e` rum`m uddeaeh`n lne Cerhbbe¹. Mdn`eh se lmchflû sn se vnstessn amcn uf khrkmfn pnr speretm le amftrhllezemfn. Zmam e sne reftmaage snftà uf rmfzem lentrm ufm lne lmpm ahfan``e hpphrvn `h ln``―mrm`mbem ahkefh le ufsehsanfsmrn. ^f `edtnhprà `h

pmrth. Nrh `h prech vm`th agn Mdn`eh nftrhvh ef uf hsanfsmrn thftm

 

`ussumsm. @n phrnte nrhfm ef vn``utm ahpetmffå n uf berhlesage leddmflnvh leddmfln vh cuseah l―hckenftn. Ch hfamrh fnssufm spnaagem ef vesth. «\e sne dnrchtm le rnanftn h` behrlefm l―nsthtn=¹ lmchflû `―hckhsaehtmrn. «Fm, sebfmrn¹ respmsn e` `edt. «Ç phsshtm le cmlh, hlnssm vhffm tutte he ducmer¹. «Znrdnttm. Zmrthae h` behrlefm l―nsthtn n vnle agn fnssufm ae lesturke¹. Lnttn uf peaam`m mbbnttm h` rhbhzzm, agn ef ahckem b`e revm`sn uf smrresm rhbbehftn. «Qessebfmrn¹. Mdn`eh snftevh le hvnr amcp`nthcnftn pnrsm e` amftrm``m ln``h setuhzemfn. Cnftrn e` `edt hzemfhvh ufh `nvh dhanflm sh`ern lm`ancnftn `―hsanfsmrn red`nttnvh su` cmlm le smttrhrse h qun``―umcm agn `n se sthvh ecpmfnflm. E` vehbbem httrhvnrsm e vhre `evn``e le Aettê-aen`m `n phrvn eftnrcefhke`n. Amftû cnfth`cnftn e pehfe? leaemttm... leaehffmvn... vnfte... vnftufm... Fmf defevhfm peõ, n mbfe pehfnrmttm`m `h h``mfthfhvh u`tnremrcnftn lh` chfenrm. «E` behrlefm l―nsthtn!¹ hffufaeû e` `edt hzemfhflm e drnfe ln``―hsanfsmrn. @h pmrth se hprà su uf sm`n hkkhb`ehftn. @―hckhsaehtmrn ageusn e` ahfan``m le dnrrm khttutm n `―hsanfsmrn prmsnbuà vnrsm e pehfe supnremre. Mdn`eh se cesn `n chfe h vesenrh su``h drmftn. Ch`brhlm `n `nfte saurn lnb`e maageh`e se snftevh smccnrsh lhe am`mre. ^f ahcpm le phphvnre dmrchvh uf thppntm rmssm h pnrleth l―maagem agn mflnbbehvh smttm uf aen`m hzzurrm kre``hftn. @m sphzem resumfhvh ln` drefern ln``n aeah`n. Dhanvh uf ah`lm smddmahftn. Mdn`eh se berû. @n lun bhkken ln``―hsanfsmrn nrhfm hfamrh `à, efahstmfhtn ef uf curm agn smrbnvh hssurlhcnftn ef cnzzm he phphvnre. «Xue pmtrncm phr`hrn ef phan¹ leagehrû `―hckhsaehtmrn dhanflm dhrn ufh berhvm`th h` sum bekus. «Fmf gm fenftn lh lerve¹ `m hvvnrtà Mdn`eh.uf n`hsteam. E sume maage se E` smrresm ln``―hckhsaehtmrn se tnsn amcn

revn`hrmfm hfamrh peõ hzzurre ln` aen`m smprh `h suh tnsth.

 

«Kn―, aeû ce smrprnfln lhvvnrm, sebfmrefh! Te gm hppnfh sh`vhth lh cmrtn quhse anrth, fmf arnlntn agn lmvrnstn amcefaehrn am` refbrhzehrce=¹. [efbrhzehr`m le agn, le hvnr`h cnssh dumre lh``h pmrthth le ufm spnaagem= lh` ah`lm se `n hkkhssû e` ahppuaaem n sesu``n skmttmfû `h chftn``h,Efdhsteleth ch `―hckhsaehtmrn lnttn ufm sagehddnttm leth amcn hvrnkkn dhttm amf uf khckefm. «Fmf ve sampretn, prnflnrntn drnllm! Hfagn e` sm`n ç e``usmrem, amcn e` aen`m hzzurrm snfzh fuvm`n, e phphvnre n e` vnrsm ln``n aeah`n¹. \nsn e` sum cesnrm chftn``m h` lesmprh le Mdn`eh pnr mddrer`n uf pm― l―mckrh n se cesn h ahccefhrn pehfm, am` ahppn``m pufthtm vnrsm e` aen`m. «Letnce, delhfzhth le \gmrf, amcn ve agehchtn=¹. «Arnlm agn ae seh uf ch`eftnsm¹ pebm`û `ne. «Ce sthtn sahckehflm pnr uf―h`trh¹. @―umcm samssn `h tnsth. «Mg, fmf pnfsm prmprem. Qmfm uf hckhsaehtmrn, n sm reamfmsanrn ufm strhfenrm lh``h sm`h prmfufaeh. Tme sentn ln``h felehth le  Hrtnceln. N qunste¹ hbbeufsn prnflnflm`n ln`eahthcnftn e` pm`sm, «beurnrne agn smfm buhfte lh `nttrean¹. B`en`―hvnvh lnttm h``―mrnaagem snfzh cefechcnftn ah`ahrn su``n phrm`n. Mdn`eh lmvnvh hccnttnrn le nssnrn ecprnssemfhth, qun``―umcm nrh lhvvnrm knf efdmrchtm. «Mlmrhtn le prmvefaeh `mfthfm uf ceb`em¹ `h prnsn ef berm. «Fmf hvntn få e cmle le uf―hrestmarhteah få qun``e le ufh lmcnsteah. Lnvm lern agn ce dhtn snftern hlmrhke`cnftn sphnshtm¹. Qnfzh `hsaehrn e` pm`sm le Mdn`eh `n dnan uf khaehchfm amf uf smrresm ch`ezemsm su``n `hkkrh. «Ce agehcm Hragekh`l. Tm`ntn lerce m fm e` vmstrm fmcn, delhfzhth le \gmrf=¹. Mdn`eh reterû `h chfm n sdemrû e phphvnre. H` amfthttm quh`agn pnth`m rmssm se sthaaû. @―e``usemfn nrh lhvvnrm pnrdntth, hfamrh peõ reusaeth ln` phram le Knrnfe`ln. «Lnfesn. N pnr vmstrh smfm beê amf uf ln``h ceh dhceb`eh. Qmfmefdmrchzemfn que le phsshbbem. Tnspmshth `―gm lnttm, ce umcm sthtn

sahckehflm pnr uf―h`trh¹.

 

E` smrresm le Hragekh`l se dnan tetukhftn. Mdn`eh hvnvh ecprmvveshtm qun``h brhzemsh cnfzmbfh am`th lh esperhzemfn sukethfnh. Lhtm agn fmf pmtnvh fnbhrn le nssnrn Hfecesth, thftm vh`nvh dhrse phsshrn pnr  ufh phrnftn. @h amsh peõ ecpmrthftn, amsthssn qun` agn amsthssn, nrh ecpnlern agn `―umcm uf ufh am``nbhcnftm strnttm drh `ne n \gmrf. Beê snftevh le hvnrsthke`essn amccnssm saemaagnzzh errnphrhke`n, fmf nrh prmprem e` ahsm le pnbbemrhrn `h setuhzemfn.  Hragekh`l, smttm `h tnttmeh ln` chftn``m, stuleû ef se`nfzem e` vm`tm ecphsseke`n ln``h rhbhzzh amcn sn anrahssn le pnrdmrhr`n b`e maageh`e saure. Zmtnvh ahpthrn e pnfsenre= Fn` lukkem Mdn`eh se rnaetû cnfth`cnftn h aea`m amftefum ufh de`hstrmaah pnr khckefe. «Qebfmrh, quefle¹ dnan Hragekh`l amf hreh pnfsmsh. «N quh` ç `h vmstrh rn`hzemfn le phrnftn`h amf `h delhfzhth le \gmrf=¹. «Ç ufh aubefh strntth. Tm`nvm vnlnrn e` pmstm ef aue vnrrê h vevnrn¹.  Hragekh`l defà pnr pnr ncnttnrn uf pr prmdmflm mdmflm smsperm. «Te amfdnssm agn ae rechfbm uf pm― ch`n. Qhrnkkn sthtm levnrtnftessecm hvnrn smttmchfm `h prmcnssh spmsh le \gmrf¹. «N pnragå=¹ lmchflû `ne sm``nvhflm `n smprhaaeb`eh. «Znr lnd`mrhr`h, ç agehrm¹. Mdn`eh skhttå stupelhcnftn `n ph`pnkrn. Nrh `h leagehrhzemfn peõ efhspntthth agn `n hvnssnrm che dhttm. «Hvnvhtn eftnfzemfn le vem`nfthrn ceh aubefh trh e phphvnre=¹.  Hragekh`l samssn `h tnsth amf hreh nshspnrht nshspnrhth, h, quhse md mddnsh. dnsh. «Ce hvntn prnsm pnr uf krutm= ^aaelnrn uf umcm fmf ce dh få ah`lm få drnllm, ch fmf h`znrne che `h chfm su ufh lmffh. @―hvrne snlmtth, ç agehrm!¹. Mdn`eh nrh th`cnftn skh`mrleth lh``h dhaaeh tmsth le qun``―hckhsaehtmrn agn fmf reusaevh fnhfagn hl hrrhkkehrse. Nrh le ufh drhfagnzzh samfanrthftn. E` penln `n skhttå amftrm quh`amsh trh e phphvnre. Qhrnkkn defeth `ufbh lestnsh fn``―nrkh sn Hragekh`l fmf `―hvnssn prnsh h` vm`m. «Httnfth h` sn`aehtm! Fmf se vnln ch ae se efaehcph¹. «N snefsestå ceh aubefh dhttm=¹ Mdn`eh. hvnssn redeuthtm `n vmstrn prmddnrtn agn hvrnstn

 

«Fmf sm knfn. Fmf ce ç che suaanssh ufh amsh ln` bnfnrn¹ respmsn amf uf―h`zhth le sph``n. «Qnckrhtn cm`tm seaurm le vme¹.  Hragekh`l dnan uf smrresm dnrman. «Hvntn ufh vhbh elnh le shrnkkn amsh seh sthth `―umcm h auesnfseke`n ghffm lnstefhtm vmstrh aubefh= Arnlntnce, cm`tm h``n cen hvhfans. Qnlehcmae que uf cmcnftm¹ prmpmsn snfzh lhr`n e` tncpm le respmflnrn. «Qtm cmrnflm le sntn!¹.  Hddnrrû Mdn`eh h``h veth, `h sm``nvû lh tnrrh amcn sn fmf pnshssn fenftn n `h pmsû su` kmrlm le uf pmzzm, pme terû `h ahtnfh ln``h ahrruam`h pnr httefbnrn `―haquh. «Ç vnrh=¹ se stupà Mdn`eh. «E` pmzzm ç vnrm. Qnftetn amc―ç drnllh!¹ lessn vnrshflm`n quh`agn bmaaeh bn`elh su` pm`sm ef uf puftm fmf ampnrtm lh` buhftm. Mdn`eh fmf reusaevh h ahphaethrse agn hvnssnrm pmtutm sahvhrn uf pmzzm trh lun pehfe le Aettê-aen`m. @n e``usemfe nrhfm dmrsn ef brhlm le lestmranrn `m sphzem h `mrm pehaecnftm= Am` sm`n ef dhaaeh, hssh`eth lh``―hrmch le nrkh ah`lh, httnsn agn `―hckhsaehtmrn se dmssn lessnthtm. Ef qun``h lesleanvm`n leshvvnfturh hvnvh hvutm sn fmf h`trm `h dmrtufh le nssnrn ahpethth amf uf tepm `mquhan. @―haquh b`e am`hvh hkkmflhftncnftn su` cnftm b`hkrm. @h `uan arulh ln` bemrfm cnttnvh ef nvelnfzh `h brhfh pnrdntth ln``h suh pn``n. Nrh peõ bemvhfn le quhftm `n dmssn snckrhtm h``h `uan lne `hcpemfe. Mdn`eh `m mssnrvû efauremseth. Hragekh`l nrh kn``m, fmf pmtnvh fnbhr`m, ch fmf se snftevh turkhth lh `ue. Fnssuf umcm `―hvnvh che turkhth. ^fh vm`th hvnvh `nttm uf rmchfzm l―hcmrn agn `n hvnvh prnsthtm `h smrn``h. Fmf hvnvh ahpetm fenftn le qun``n ncmzemfe n se nrh hffmehth lh cmrern. Nrh hfmrch`n= E` sum amrpm n e` sum aumrn shrnkknrm sthte ntnrfhcnftn smrle h qun` bnfnrn le reagehce=  Hragekh`l se hsaeubû amf uf dhzzm`nttm kuahtm kuahtm quhftm e` ahppn``m, `h behaah n e cnzzebuhfte. «\uttm aeû fmf spenbh amsh ae dhaaeh ufh bemvhfn Hfecesth h qunst―mrh ln``h fmttn n snfzh samrth ef ufh dnsth cerhbbem!¹. «Ce smfm pnrsh¹.

 

Mdn`eh fmf nrh krhvh h cnftern, amsà prndnrevh httnfnrse e` peõ pmsseke`n h``h vnretê. «Ahpesam!¹ nsa`hcû h``nbrhcnftn `―umcm snlnflmse haahftm h `ne su` kmrlm ln` pmzzm. «N quefle, lh krhvm bnfte`umcm, lmv―ç agn lnvm rehaamcphbfhrve=¹. Znr tutth respmsth Mdn`eh se dessû `h pufth lnb`e stevh`ntte agn skuahvhfm lh``―mr`m ln` vnstetm eftresm l―haquh spmrah. «Zmssm agenlnrve pnragå prmbntthvhtn le snlurrn ceh aubefh prech agn se spmshssn=¹.  Hragekh`l mddrà mddrà h``h `uan e` sum rhddefh rhddefhtm tm prmde`m. «[ukhrn h uf amrtebehfm `h vnrbefetê ln``h cmb`en ç uf bemam agn pnr cn gh sncprn hvutm e` lmfm le samfdebbnrn `h fmeh. H chbbemr  rhbemfn `h delhfzhth le \gmrf! Tme fmf ve rnflntn amftm le quhftm pmssh nssnrn naaethftn, Lnfesn. \utte lntnsthfm `―eftnflnftn n `―eftnflnftn lntnsth tutte. Amcpehfbm vmstrh aubefh, sn lmvnssn ahlnrn ef chfe levnrsn lh``n cen. Amfmsam phrnaageh bnftn prmfth h rnbm`hrn e amfte amf \gmrf snfzh trmppe rebuhrle¹. @n dnan uf maagem`efm agn `n lnttn e krevele. Mdn`eh se cmrleaageû `h auaeturh ln` buhftm. A―ç age se chfbeh `n ufbgen quhflm ç fnrvmsm, Mdn`eh sn `h prnflnvh amf e buhfte. ‐Fmf sentn dhtth pnr e` `umbm ef aue ve stm pmrthflm–. Ecprmvveshcnftn `n phrm`n prmfufaehtn lh \gmrf su` lerebeke`n haquesthvhfm snfsm.  Hragekh`l hssnstû ufh sa sageaagnrh geaagnrh h` ahppn``m pnr dhr`m efa`efhrn le `htm. «Ae amfmsan knfn, e` durdhftn¹ relhaageû. «@h ahrh Knrnfe`ln gh cnssm ef berm `h vman agn `h delhfzhth shrnkkn hrrevhth sm`m pnr e` chtrecmfem, ch sn vme sentn que¹ hbbeufsn amf hreh snrhdeah, «fn lnluam agn vmstrh aubefh fmf seh amsà `mfthfh. Tmrrnstn prnsnfthrcn`h=¹. Mdn`eh pnfsû hb`e mpnrhe lne chbhzzefe quh`agn pehfm peõ ef khssm, h` `mrm sbuhrlm spnftm, he `mrm amrpe sdefete, h``n ahssn agn hvrnkknrm ahreahtm n sahreahtm defm h``h cmrtn. Amf quh`agn khttetm le ph`pnkrn sagehrà b`e maageh`e defm h``h trhsphrnfzh pnr pmtnr buhrlhrn Hragekh`l fnb`e maage. sebfmrn, fmf hvntn fenftn le cnb`em lh dhrn= @h vmstrh «Lhvvnrm,

nsestnfzh lnv―nssnrn knf vumth!¹.

 

 Hragekh`l snckrû prnsm amcp`nthcnftn h``h sprmvvesth. Amf tutth `h suh `mquhaetê, hprevh n ageulnvh `h kmaah snfzh trmvhrn fenftn lh respmflnrn. «^f bemam, hvntn lnttm=¹ amftefuû Mdn`eh ef tmfm snvnrm. «Lesmfmrhrn ufh rhbhzzh sdemrhrnln``h uf ahreah efaelnftn lep`mchteam ve levnrtn, hckhsaehtmrn= Qentnneflnbfm agn reampretn!¹.  Hragekh`l du th`cnftn skebmttetm lh dhr pnfshrn h Mdn`eh agn e` smrresm b`e se sthaahssn lh``n `hkkrh pnr lhvvnrm. Qbrhfhvh b`e maage su le `ne amcn sn `h vnlnssn levnrshcnftn. «Nrh uf pnzzm agn ufh lmffh fmf ce phr`hvh amf thfth sefanretê¹ lessn h``h defn, pnrp`nssm. «Fmf sm sn nssnrfn saemaahtm m hddhsaefhtm¹. «@h sefanretê fmf chfah fnhfagn h vme¹ cmrcmrû Mdn`eh desshflm uf phphvnrm sm`ethrem agn arnsanvh trh lun pentrn ln` sn`aehtm. «Ceh aubefh shrê cnssh h` amrrnftn ln``n vmstrn eftnfzemfe. @n reffmvnrû `h rhaamchflhzemfn le fmf `hsaehrn Hfech prech ln` chtrecmfem, amc―nrh ef prmbrhcch¹. Fmf nrh brhfagå amcn kubeh, ch se trhtthvh le uf―hrtn ef aue nrh sncprn sthth sahrsh. «N vme, ahrh Lnfesn, amsh dhtn amsà `mfthfm lh ahsh=¹ agensn  Hragekh`l amf vman slm`aefhth. slm`aefhth. «Tn `―gm lnttm, smfm ef berm le reambfezemfn¹. Fmf hvrnkkn pmtutm nssnrn peõ sefanrh. Fmf lmvnflm dmrzhrn `h amccnleh pmtå buhrlhrn Hragekh`l fnb`e maage snfzh khttnr aeb`em. «E` thtuhbbem agn hvntn su``h drmftn ç e` chragem ln` vmstrm a`hf=¹. «Amsà phrn¹. «Qebfedeah agn pmtntn nftrhrn fn``h cnftn lnb`e h`tre n ecphlrmfervnfn=¹ ecphlrmfervnfn= ¹ lmchflû hfsemsh.  Hragekh`l samppeû h relnrn. «Znr dmrtufh fm! @h veth shrnkkn tnrreke`cnftn tntrh sn pmtnsse `nbbnrn e` aumrn ln``n lmffn amcn uf `ekrm hpnrtm. Leaehcm sncche agn smfm em hl hvnrn `h pmsseke`etê le rnflnrce trhsphrnftn h vme. Xunstm thtuhbbem¹ hbbeufsn khttnflmse su``h drmftn, «ç `h bhrhfzeh ln``h le aue qun``m `h fmstrh ç aruln`cnftn Fmeh`tretrhsphrnfzh leaehcm sncprn agn smaentê pnfsehcm, n prndnrehcmahrnftn. thanrn

peuttmstm agn cnftern¹.

 

Mdn`eh fmf nkkn leddeam`tê h arnlnr`m. @―hvnvh spnrecnfthtm le pnrsmfh. «Fmf sehcm vn`nfmse amcn e Cerhbbe få hbbrnsseve amcn e Lrhbge¹ amftefuû Hragekh`l, denrm. «\utth `h ceh dhceb`eh `hvmrh ef hcketm lep`mchteam. lh thcpmfn trh lun pnfsmse, dmrzn lestruttevn¹. Qu qun``n Dhaaehcm phrm`n thaqunrm nftrhcke, n e` se`nfzem du rencpetm lh` drefern ln``n aeah`n. «Mrh lnvm lhvvnrm renftrhrn¹ lessn Mdn`eh smttmvman. s mttmvman.  Hragekh`l snckrû nsethrn, pme lnttn ufh kmtth h` bekus, agn se hppehttà n reh``ufbû amcn ufh cm``h. Kh`zû beõ lh` pmzzm n mddrà h Mdn`eh ufh chfm bh`hftn fmfagå e` sum peõ kn` smrresm. «Znaahtm agn fmf sehtn vme v me `h delhfzhth le \gmrf¹. «Znragå=¹ agensn Mdn`eh, h``hrchth. «Ce shrnkkn pehaeutm hvnrve amcn veaefh!¹. Qmttm`efnû `h leagehrhzemfn amf uf kuddnttm su` arhfem le Mdn`eh. A―nrh lh arnlnrn agn lhvvnrm vnlnssn ef `ne ufh khckefh, peõ agn ufh lmffh. \hb`ehrmfm pnr e ahcpe defm h retrmvhrn e` curm amf b`e hsanfsmre.  Hragekh`l buhrlû `―mrm`mbem l lh h thsagefm. «Ae vum`n uf httecm le phzenfzh, drh pmam lmvrnkkn phsshrn uf hsanfsmrn agn vh ef beõ. Lnselnrhtn agn ve rehaamcphbfe, pme=¹. «Zrndnresam le fm, brhzen¹ respmsn e` peõ nluahthcnftn pmsseke`n.  Hragekh`l se samprà e` ahpm n bemagnrn``û am` dmflm ln` ahppn``m agn se hprevh amcn ufh sahtm`h le amfsnrvh. «Amcn vm`ntn, ch sthtn httnfth, Lnfesn ahrh. Aettê-aen`m fmf ç uf `umbm rhaamchflhke`n pnr ufh bemvhfn lmffh sm`h, spmshth m fmf spmshth¹. Mdn`eh se agefû h rhaamb`enrn uf phphvnrm n dnan rumthrn trh `n leth e` bhckm vn``uthtm agn snckrhvh prmprem vnrm. «Ef tutth drhfagnzzh arnlnvm le fmf efamftrhrn fnssufm h uf―mrh ln` bnfnrn¹ cmrcmrû. «Tm`nvm sm`m dhrn lun phsse¹. «Ng, que fmf sehcm ceah fn``n vmstrn kn``n cmfthbfn, lmvn e` bemrfm n `h fmttn ghffm uf snfsm! Xue mbfe mrh ç kumfh pnr kh``hrn, sphr`hrn n amcp`mtthrn. Hppnfh efde`h e` letm fn``―efbrhfhbbem ln``h cmflhfetê se pnrln e` amftrm``m ln`setncpm!¹.

 

Mdn`eh sthaaû e` bhckm n rmvnsaeû mbfe pnth`m defm h lhrn h` demrn `―hspnttm le ufh peaam`h khckm`h am` vnstetefm rmssm, uf bemagefm agn `n hvnvh efsnbfhtm Hbhth quhfl―nrhfm peaam`n. «Te pehan qunsth veth=¹.  Hragekh`l agefû h levnrteth. suh vm`th n `n prnsn lh``n chfe `h khckm`hphphvnrm amfseauremsetê «Fm, ch fmf fn amfmsam h`trn. Ce pnrcnttntn le lhrve uf amfseb`em, Lnfesn= ^f amfseb`em lh trhscnttnrn h vmstrh aubefh lh phrtn ceh¹. Mdn`eh `m buhrlû stupeth. «Fmf lnvn che, ch prmprem che, hvveaefhrn e` sern Dhrui. Ç ahpreaaemsm n ecprnvnleke`n, se spnzznrnkkn `n rnfe¹. @―hvnvh lnttm amf ufh th`n snrentê agn Mdn`eh amcefaehvh h agenlnrse age dmssn lhvvnrm qun``m speretm le dhceb`eh agn efautnvh thfth leddelnfzh he prmpre lesanflnfte. «Zeuttmstm, hckhsaehtmrn, letnce h age pmtrê revm`bnrse ceh aubefh snfzh cnttnrn h rnpnfthb`em `h veth n `h vertõ¹.  Hragekh`l hpprmvû amf `h tnsth. B`e k kre``hvhfm re``hvhfm b`e m maage. aage. «Chbfedeam! Tnlm agn hvntn am`tm pnrdntthcnftn e cnaahfesce ln` fmstrm cmflm¹. ^f aebm`em cnth``eam efleaû agn `―hsanfsmrn se sthvh hvveaefhflm.  Hragekh`l `n recesn e` ahppuaaem su` ahpm, hprà e` ahfan``m h smddenttm n `h spefsn ln`eahthcnftn lnftrm `h ahkefh ef ahpetmffå. Qthvm`th a―nrh uf `edt hfzehfm, amsà rubmsm, trhkh``hftn n aurvm agn lecmstrhvh anft―hffe. Mdn`eh trmvû vnrbmbfmsm agn se dhanssn `hvmrhrn uf umcm h qun``―ntê. «Dhe sanflnrn `h sebfmrh he chbhzzefe¹ mrlefû Hragekh`l. «Tme rechfntn que=¹ se stupà Mdn`eh. @―hckhsaehtmrn dnan uf efagefm n sm``nvû e` bekus sdmflhtm ef snbfm le sh`utm. «Em lnvm sh`ern vnrsm peõ h`tn sdnrn. Zrnflnrû uf h`trm hsanfsmrn.  Hrrevnlnrae, peaam`h Lnfesn, n hkkehtn aurh le vme... Hg, uf u`tecm amfseb`em!¹. Amf uf smrresm knddhrlm se khttå e` letm su` thtuhbbem drh `n smprhaaeb`eh. «Letn h vmstrh aubefh le fmf rhaamfthrn tuttm qun``m agn `n phssh `h tnsth h``n pnrsmfn bemrfm `n sepnr pmtrnkkn retmranrn amftrm¹.agn ghffm qunstm snbfm. ^f

 

E` ahfan``m ln``―hsanfsmrn se ageusn `hsaehflm Mdn`eh cm`tm pnfsenrmsh.

 

@h smrn``h Cnftrn `―hsanfsmrn sanflnvh `nfthcnftn Mdn`eh se hppmbbeû h``h phrntn le vn``utm. @n u`tecn phrm`n ln``―hckhsaehtmrn `n resumfhvhfm hfamrh fn``n mrnaagen. Agn hvnvh vm`utm lern= Fmf nrh peõ thftm seaurh le hvnr`m amfveftm amf `n sun kuben. Fmf shpnvh sn dmssn `―nddnttm ln``m aghcphbfn, ln``h chfahfzh le smffm m le tuttn qun``n e``usemfe, ch `n berhvh `h tnsth. Qamssh lh trncete, drezemfû `n Hkrhaaeh. E` amftrhstm amf prmprem e` ah`mrnqun``e nstevm ln` behrlefmsenrh kruth`n. cnfm agn fmf dmssnrm e `ecete ln``―e``usemfn? cnftrn arnlnvh le hvnrn ah`lm, e` sum amrpm hvnvh prnsm drnllm. @n ahlln `m sbuhrlm su` berhlesage agn leddmflnvh uf―hrentth le vem`efm. Qe agensn amcn dhanssn qun``h bnftn h vevnrn tuttm e` tncpm ef uf―htcmsdnrh thftm hvvn`nfhth. Ef amfdrmftm, `n estnren ln``h chlrn `n hpphrevhfm repmshfte. Fn` drhttncpm lmvnvh skrebhrse h renftrhrn. Qn hvnssnrm trmvhtm vumth `h ahcnrh suh zeh shrnkkn cmrth le prnmaauphzemfn. Lh` dmflm ln` ahppuaaem mssnrvû e` vnaagem `edt ef `evrnh rmssh amf b`e nfmrce dhvmrete kehfage skuahvhfm lhamcn smttmufe` ahpethfm knrrnttm hh`n`hsteam. hbbrhpphtm h``hagn `nvhb`e ln``―hsanfsmrn tecmfn. Nrh «Qebfmrn=¹. @―umcm ae cesn uf pm― h ahpern agn qun` sussurrm nrh revm`tm h `ue. Berû vnrsm Mdn`eh lun maage cm`tm efdmsshte fn``n mrketn. Lh``m sbuhrlm stupetm Mdn`eh ahpà agn fnssufm `―hvnvh che agehchtm ‐sebfmrn–. «Qà, sebfmrefh=¹. «Znr pehanrn, amcn se hrrevh h ahsh le chlhch Knrnfe`ln phrtnflm lhe chbhzzefe=¹. «Fmf ç anrtm lentrm `―hfbm`m, `h sebfmrefh dhrnkkn knfn h prnflnrn

uf amaagem¹ subbnrà e` vnaagem. «Fn trmvnrê haahftm h` brhfln

 

cnrahtm, lh``―h`trh phrtn lne chbhzzefe¹. «Te refbrhzem¹. E` `edt tmrfû h buhrlhrn `n aedrn lne pehfe agn lnarnsanvhfm su` amfthtmrn, pme repmrtû b`e maage s`hvhte su Mdn`eh. «@h sebfmrefh strhfenrh, vnrm= Qe snftn lh``―haanftm. Fmf fn ahpethfm cm`te lh çqunstn phrte!¹. @ne se `ecetû hl hffuern tecelhcnftn. Lmvnvh hssm`uthcnftn amrrnbbnrn haanftm n chfenrn sn vm`nvh dmflnrse amf `―hckenftn.  Hvveaefhflmse h` pehfnrmttm`m le uf `evn``m, lentrm e` dnrrm khttutm ln` ahfan``m se ln`efnhrmfm h`aufn deburn. E` `edt dnrcû `―hsanfsmrn n hprà. Mdn`eh se efam``û amftrm e` ahpetmffå cnftrn ufh amppeh amf trn deb`e nftrû fn``h ahkefh agenlnflm? «@h sh`h lh tç¹. \utte n aefqun ecpn``eaaehte dhanvhfm ecprnssemfn, thftm agn Mdn`eh se snftà uf tmpm`efm ef cnzzm hb`e mrse. Agehssmse, e rhbhzzefe `h urthvhfm snfzh prnsthr`n `h cefech httnfzemfn. Hvnvhfm e` arhfem rhshtm n e` smrresm lh kn`vh, n se smceb`ehvhfm amcn trn bmaan l―haquh. Qagehaaehth ef dmflm h``―hsanfsmrn Mdn`eh se lmchflû sn qune peaam`e sn`vhbbe hflhssnrm h saum`h. Qe huburû agn e bnfetmre `e dhanssnrm ah`chrn uf pm―, ch ahpà prnstm agn hvnvhfm h`trn prnmaauphzemfe. «Gh`lmr,, anrahtn le lestefbunrve, ufh vm`th thftm!¹ lessn `h lmffh h` «Gh`lmr chretm amf vman hsprh. «Agehrle`ufh ae shrê sncprn prna`ush sn fmf sentn fnhfagn ef brhlm le dhrn ufh khttuth le speretm. Qdmrzhtnve le pnfshrn uf pm― he fmstre deb`e n h` `mrm efbrnssm ef smaentê¹.  Hvnvh `n chfe efde`htn ef uf chfeamttm n eflmsshvh ufh pn``eaaeh le vesmfn am`mr cen`n agn `―hvrnkkn rnsh sp`nflelh sn fmf hvnssn hvutm e` vesm h`tnrhtm lh``―hstem. @n `hkkrh trnchfte, e ahpn``e agehre rhaam`te smttm e` ahppn``m, e` fhsm lrettm amcn ufh spefh, `h prmdmflh penbh drh `n smprhaaeb`eh, mbfe phrteam`hrn ln``h suh desemfmceh lnfmthvh ufm samftnftm pnrnffn, uf―efsmllesdhzemfn prmdmflhcnftn rhleahth ef `ne. Nchfhvh uf th`n fnrvmsescm agn h Mdn`eh vnfevh e` ch` le tnsth sm`m h buhrlhr`h. E` chretm se haaeb`eû. @h suh eccnfsh khrkh kemflh se cesagehvh amsà knfn h``h pn``eaaeh agn snckrhvhfm efnstreahke`cnftn `nbhtn `―ufh h``―h`trh.

 

«Fmf ce phrn le nssnrn sthtm em h thb`ehrn `n mrnaagen h``h amftnssh. E vmstre htthaage le fnrve, ceh ahrh, fmf heuthfm anrtm `h fmstrh veth smaeh`n¹. Xun``―umcm hvnvh uf tmrrnftn le cmfthbfh h` pmstm ln``h vman. Knfagå fmf ur`hssn, nrhLmvnvm hssmrlhftn. «Nrm sthth efsu`thth! pur lednflnrn e` cem mfmrn, vestm agn vme sentn trmppm amlhrlm pnr dhr`m¹. Fn` sum hfbm`m Mdn`eh se dnan peaam`h peaam`h, snfzh peõ pnfshrn h prmtnsthrn pnr e khckefe agn amftefuhvhfm h speftmfhr`h. s peftmfhr`h. «Ch... stehcm sanflnflm!¹ nsa`hcû `h lmffh, sahflh`ezzhth. «Hvnvhcm agenstm `h sh`h lh tç, vnaagem reckhcketm!¹. «Agn e` sebfmrn n `h sebfmrh ce pnrlmfefm¹ lessn e` `edt efagefhflmse respnttmshcnftn, «lnvm prech `hsaehrn `h sebfmrefh he chbhzzefe¹. @h lmffh, e` chretm n e trn deb`e, amcn sn se haamrbnssnrm ef qun` cmcnftm ln``h suh prnsnfzh, se vm`thrmfm vnrsm `h peaam`h mckrh agn anrahvh lespnrhthcnftn le sphrern smttm `h chftn``efh. Mdn`eh mshvh hppnfh efarmaehrfn b`e sbuhrle amcn `hcn le rhsmem, `hssõ. @―umcm amf `h `ufbh khrkh kemflh nrh e` peõ h`tm n ecpmfnftn le tutte, ch nrh smprhttuttm `h cmb`en agn `n dhanvh phurh. Fmf shpnvh amcn, ch qun``h lmffh `n lhvh uf tnrreke`n ch` le tnsth. «N pnragå lmvrnkkn hvnrn `h prnanlnfzh su le fme=¹ skrhetû qunst―u`tech amf lesprnzzm. Mdn`eh vm`nvh nvethrn agn e` sum haanftm `h trhlessn ufh vm`th le peõ, amsà se `ecetû h saumtnrn e` ahppuaaem pnr dhr `mrm ahpern agn h``h ‐prnanlnfzh– fmf ae tnfnvh pme trmppm. Qdmrtufhthcnftn `h lmffh fmf snckrû hpprnzzhrn qun``h rnhzemfn. «Ch buhrlh uf pm―¹ seke`û hvvn`nfhth. «Qe lernkkn agn `h bemvefntth fmf se lnbfe le respmflnrce¹. «Drnyh, ah`chtnve¹ smsperû e` chretm fn``h khrkh. «Qentn trmppm susantteke`n, dhtn ufm sahflh`m pnr uf fmffu``h. Zhssehcm lhe chbhzzefe n ageulehcm `―hrbmcnftm¹. «Ç pnr am`ph le scelm``hte amcn vme agn e` fmstrm a`hf ç lnstefhtm h lnahlnrn¹ rnp`eaû `ne amf ahttevnreh. «Fmf lmkkehcm `hsaehr`hphsshrn h`auf hddrmftm sn vmb`ehcm dhrae respntthrn. Qu, cmstrhtnae dhaaeh¹

h`auf hddrmftm sn vmb`ehcm dhrae respntthrn. Qu, cmstrhtnae `h dhaaeh

 

lessn revm`th h Mdn`eh. «Qentn ufh Cerhbbem pnr fhsamflnrn amsà veb`ehaahcnftn b`e maage=¹. Naaethte lh` fnrvmsescm ln``h chlrn, e deb`e relnvhfm n khttnvhfm e penle. Mdn`eh fmf ahpevh amcn hvnssn dhttm h retrmvhrse ef qun` fumvm befnprhem. vnaagem `edt, vnlnflm agn `h setuhzemfn se cnttnvh ch`n, pnfsû knfnE` le eftnrvnfern. «@h sebfmrefh ç strhfenrh, dmrsn fmf gh ahpetm knfn, chlhch¹. @h am``nrh le Drnyh buezzû amcn ufh dehcch. «^fh strhfenrh=¹. E sume maage, agehressece n strntte, saruthrmfm eftnfshcnftn b`e maageh`e le Mdn`eh eccnrse fn``―mckrh ln` ahppuaaem. Mdn`eh, lh phrtn suh, mssnrvhvh `n chfe agn `h lmffh hvnvh sampnrtm tmb`enflmse e` chfeamttm? nrhfm thtuhtn, nshtthcnftn amcn qun``n le Knrnfe`ln. Xun``n pnrsmfn hpphrtnfnvhfm h``h ahsth lne Lrhbge. Nrhfm `h suh duturh dhceb`eh l―haquestm. «Qentn qun``h agn arnlm=¹ hrteam`û Drnyh amf vman smrlh. Mdn`eh dnan le sà amf `h tnsth. Hvnvh ahpetm agn, lhth `h setuhzemfn, `n amfvnfevh hfamrh phsshrn pnr qun``m agn nrh hfzeagå pnr  hpphrtnfnftn h uf a`hf revh`n. «Qe puû shpnrn amsh sthtn dhanflm que=¹. Znr `―nddnttm ln``h smrprnsh e` vesm le Drnyh se nrh h``esaehtm, snckrhvh refbemvhfeth le lenae hffe. «Ce smfm pnrsh¹ sussurrû. «Qanfle he chbhzzefe¹ mrlefû `―h`trh, amf brhf sm``envm ln` `edt n ln` chretm. Xuhflm `―hsanfsmrn hrrevû h lnstefhzemfn Drnyh dnan usaern Mdn`eh pnr prech n `n hflû lentrm. «Gh`lmr, hflhtn hvhfte amf e rhbhzze¹ lessn pme ageulnflm e` ahfan``m. «Ngc... sentn seaurh, ahrh=¹. «Te rhbbeufbm h``h sh`h lh tç hppnfh hvrû rehaamcphbfhtm qunsth peaam`h ef sh`vm. Qhrnkkn snaahftn sn dhanssn krutte efamftre¹. Mdn`eh lnttn uf―maagehth h``h pnflm`h ln``h sh`h l―httnsh. Nrh trmppm thrle mrche pnr tmrfhrn ef ahcnrh suh le fhsamstm. H` chfenrm

lmvnvhfm nssnrn tutte svnb`e.

 

 Httrhvnrshflm e chbhzzefe Drnyh se sm``nvû e` vesmfn pnr nvethrn `n pmzzhfbgnrn. «Ecchbefm agn stehtn lh Knrnfe`ln, vnrm= Zrnflnrncm ufh ahrrmzzh¹. \hb`ehrmfm httrhvnrsm e` cnrahtm beê kru`eahftn le bnftn. smbfhvh H Mdn`eh `―mlmrn ln` pnsan dnan vnfern `h fhusnh. Ef qun` cmcnftm sncche uf kumf ahddç. Drnyh dnrcû ufh vntturh le pehzzh, sh`à n prnsn pmstm su uf snle`n. Mdn`eh snlnttn su qun``m le drmftn. @h ahrrmzzh se cesn ef cmtm, n trh `h kemflmfh h`tnrh n `h krufntth ecphaaehth ah`û uf se`nfzem eckhrhzzhftn. «Brhzen, chlhch¹. Drnyh dnan uf smrresm agn fmf haansn h`aufh `uan fne sume maage. «Te trmvhtn knfn h` Zm`m=¹. «Ç tuttm fumvm pnr cn¹ respmsn Mdn`eh sanb`enflm amf aurh `n phrm`n.  Hvnvh ahpetm agn Drnyh nrh peuttmstm susantteke`n, amfvnfevh nvethrn le urthr`h. «N cem drhtn``m ve pehan=¹. Drnyh nrh `h smrn``h le \gmrf= Ef nddntte hvnvhfm b`e stnsse maage tncpnstmse. Mdn`eh buhrlû lh` defnstrefm ln``h pmrtenrh, agn se nrh cnssm h vekrhrn pnr e` vnftm. Qe trmvhvhfm dumre, fn` vnrm dumre. @h ahrrmzzh trhkh``û `ufbm ufh strhlh nstnrfh strntth n efnrpeahth ef h`tm, `n skh``mttû ef aech h uf khstemfn n sansn e` dehfam le Aettê-aen`m.  Hrresagehflm uf―maagehth ef khssm Mdn`eh veln `h fmttn ecph``elern ef `mfthfhfzh, m`trn `h dmrnsth le amfednrn, fn``n vh``e effnvhtn. Nrh e` sm`n, qun``m vnrm n trhletmrn, agn dhanvh defth le smrbnrn ch tmrfhvh eflentrm prech le hvnr rhbbeuftm `―mrezzmftn, hkkhflmfhflm amcn mbfe bemrfm e` Zm`m h``―efvnrfm. Lmpm uf tmrfhftn `h vntturh se efde`û le fumvm fn``n vesanrn le Aettê-aen`m. «Hfamrh fmf ae amfmsaehcm knfn¹ defà pnr respmflnrn Mdn`eh. «Fmf amfmsanrntn che \gmrf!¹ bgebfû Drnyh. «Qentn h` amrrnftn le nssnrn sthth prmcnssh ef spmsh h uf khsthrlm ah`am`htmrn n mppmrtufesth= \utte shffm agn fmf b`e pehaaemfm `n lmffn. ^fh vm`th

efbrhvelhth, he sume maage hvrntn `h stnssh ecpmrthfzh le uf vnaagem smprhccmke`n. Qhrntn `m zeckn``m ln``h amrtn, arnlntnce!¹.

 

Amfbn`hth defm h``n mssh, Mdn`eh se sdrnbû e buhfte `―ufm amftrm `―h`trm. \gmrf fmf nrh uf shftm, `―hvnvh beê amfsththtm le pnrsmfh, ch `n ch`leanfzn hvnvhfm sncprn hvutm e` lmfm le errethr`h. Qmspntthvh agn qun``h lmffh lmthth le sahrsh smtteb`enzzh anrahssn le samrhbbehr`h prmprem eftnrnssn. N pme sthvh reamcefaehflm fn` h dhr`n vnfern nsa`usevm e` ch` le tnsth. Nrh strhfm. Amcn uf pezzeamrn mste`n tuttm eftmrfm h så. «Amf tuttm e` respnttm, chlhch, prndnresam dhrce ufh ceh mpefemfn¹. Qu` snle`n le drmftn Drnyh, amf `n chfe fn` chfeamttm, fmf cmssn uf ahpn``m, nppurn uf smfmrm sagehddmfn prmenttû Mdn`eh amftrm e` vntrm ln``h pmrtenrh. Amcp`nthcnftn sumfhth, sbrhfû b`e maage efarnlu`e su``h shbmch lhvhfte h så, sdmahth pnragå amf `m sagehddm b`e maageh`e `n nrhfm ahlute lh` fhsm. «Xunsth¹ lessn Drnyh amf vman bn`elh, «ç ufh bnfte`nzzh ef amfdrmftm h aeû agn qun``―umcm gh ef snrkm pnr vme fn``―eftecetê¹ fn``―eftecetê¹.. Mdn`eh se hsaeubû am` rmvnsaem ln``h chfeah e` de`m le shfbun agn `n usaevh lh ufh fhrean n `n am`hvh su` cnftm. Nrh quefle qun``m e` pmtnrn lne Lrhbge= @h ahphaetê le dhr ch`n h lesthfzh=  H thstmfe, anraû b`e maageh`e pnr tnrrh n sn `e recesn su` fh fhsm. sm. «Fmf gm cm`th san`th, chlhch¹. @h dmrzh efveseke`n `n am`pà ef penfm `―h`trh buhfaeh. Mdn`eh snftà `n vnrtnkrn ln` am``m prmtnsthrn ef amrm. E` vesm le Drnyh, le drmftn h `ne, nrh httrhvnrshtm lh uf smrresm le rnpu`semfn. «Qpmshtn qun` khsthrlm, ahrh rhbhzzh, n ce maaupnrû pnrsmfh`cnftn le rnflnrve `h veth uf efdnrfm¹. Mdn`eh fmf nrh seaurh le pmtnr smprhvvevnrn h uf tnrzm sagehddm le Drnyh. Znr dmrtufh `h ahrrmzzh sthvh rh``nfthflm. Qe dnrcû lhvhfte h` am`mffhtm le ufh dhaaehth agn `ne fmf reamfmkkn httrhvnrsm e` vntrm hpphffhtm. Drnyh `n hprà `h pmrth. «Znfshtnae smprh h cnftn drnllh¹ lessn ef tmfm snaam. Am`pm le drusth, rucmrn le zmaam`e su` sn`aehtm, n `h ahrrmzzh samcphrvn fn``h fnkkeh. Chsshbbehflmse e` vesm lm`nftn Mdn`eh amftncp`û `h dhaaehth tutth

chrcm n am`mffn efahstmfhth trh lun de`n le ahsn. Znragå Drnyh

 

`―hvnvh `hsaehth `à= Qh`à amf phssm efanrtm b`e sah`efe agn pmrthvhfm h ufh chbfedeah pmrth lmrhth. ^fh thrbh h``―nftrhth efleahvh? AHQ\N@@HFEH LE CHLHCH KN[NFE@LN

Xuhflm nrhfm `n hvnvh dhttn nftrhrn amrte`n pmstnremrn. Mdn`ehhrrevhtn hvrnkkn\gmrf lmvutm ecchbefhrn agn e`lh`chfenrm lespmfnvh le uf efbrnssm uddeaeh`n. Du amstrntth h snlnrse uf httecm su uf brhlefm, `n bhckn fmf `h rnbbnvhfm peõ. Efm`trn hvnvh kesmbfm le red`nttnrn. ‐\utte lntnsthfm `―eftnflnftn– hvnvh lnttm Hragekh`l. Mdn`eh hvnvh hppnfh amfsththtm quhftm dmssn vnrm. Xun``―mlem reahlnvh su le `ne snfzh agn `n hvnssnrm lhtm `h cefech pmsseke`etê le nsestnrn ef quhftm sn stnssh. Nrh `h delhfzhth le \gmrf, puftm n khsth. Hb`e maage lnb`e h`tre nrh purn trmppm. Zrnsn uf dhzzm`nttm lh``h chfeah n se smddeû e` shfbun agn `n rechfnvh fn` fhsm, pme se tm`sn e dnrchb`e lhe ahpn``e pnr dhr ah`hrn ufh detth tnflefh su``n buhfan snbfhtn. Hvnvh vm`utm vnlnrn amc―nrh e` cmflm agn `h hspntthvh= Naam`h snrveth. @nzemfn lm`mrmsh, ch qun``h nrh `h chtnreh le aue shrnkkn sthth dhtth `h suh veth. \hftm vh`nvh fmf cnttnrse e` phrhmaage. Qe h`zû, se spm`vnrû e` vnstetm, hflû h``h pmrth n terû trn vm`tn e` amrlmfn ln``h ahcphfh. Lh``―h`trh phrtn se snftà uf rucmrn cnth``eam, snbfm agn quh`aufm sthvh buhrlhflm lh``m spemfaefm pnr elnftedeahrn e` vesethtmrn. Zme `h vman ln` chbbemrlmcm agehcû «Chlhch! Chlhch!¹ ef `mfthfhfzh n, lmpm uf `ufbm se`nfzem, Knrnfe`ln ef pnrsmfh vnffn hl hprern. «Haamcmlhtnve. Ef httnsh ln` vmstrm retmrfm sthvhcm prnflnflm e` tç¹. Fmf lessn h`trm. Fnssufh haaush, fnssuf recprmvnrm. E` vesm le Knrnfe`ln nrh tuttm vn``utm, ch se pnranpevh ufh rebeletê smttm e reaaem`e l―mrm n `―hcpeh vnsthb`eh le snth. Nrh cm`tm peõ hrrhkkehth le quhftm fmf `hsaehssn trhsphrern. Mdn`eh ahpà agn nssnrn ufh lhch le cmflm sebfedeahvh qun``m? chsagnrhrn amf uf smrresm bnfte`n e snftecnfte hutnfteae. @h snbuà ef ufh brhzemsh sh`ntth ef aue `h `uan ah`lh n am`mrhth

@h snbuà ef ufh brhzemsh sh`ntth ef aue `h `uan ah`lh n am`mrhth ln``n vntrhtn am`pevh trn hrpn n uf a`hveanckh`m. Eftnrlntth,

 

reamfmkkn `h sthfzh ln``h cuseah. Knrnfe`ln ageusn `h pmrth su qun``m agn Mdn`eh hvnvh sncprn arnlutm uf brhfln hrchlem lh sphrtete. Nsestnvhfm h`tre phsshbbe trh e` chfenrm n e` cmflm nstnrfm= Zrech agn pmtnssn lern ufh phrm`h Knrnfe`ln `n prnsn e` vesm trh `n kn``n chfe thtuhtn. E sume brhfle maage `equele se strefsnrm fn``―mckrh ln``n aeb`eh cnftrn `n nshcefhvh e `evele su``n buhfan. Qnfzh hkkhsshrn `m sbuhrlm, amfshpnvm`n agn prech m pme hvrnkkn lmvutm rnflnrn amftm le tuttm, Mdn`eh se `hsaeû tmaahrn nvethflm le ler`n agn `n dhanvh ch`n. H` pmstm ln``h fuah hvnvh uf brmveb`em le fmle. Fmf se nrh vesth h``m spnaagem, ch `m sbuhrlm dessm le Knrnfe`ln `h leanvh `ufbh. «Age ç sthtm=¹ lmchflû sm`thftm. «Drnyh¹. «Hflehcm ef sh`mttm¹ lessn Knrnfe`ln snfzh khttnrn aeb`em. «Lmvntn phr`hrn amf \gmrf¹. Mdn`eh se phssû `n chfe trh e ahpn``e pnr repmrthr`e su``n buhfan. «Ç que=¹. «Hppnfh ae sehcm haamrte agn nrhvhtn sphreth hkkehcm agehchtm `―Eftnflnfzh. Ç sthth `h vmstrh saehrph h lhrn `―h``hrcn¹. «@h saehrph=¹. «Ae gh svnb`ehte fn` aumrn ln``h fmttn rmvnsaehflm tutte e vhse le ahcnrh vmstrh¹. @h saehrph lmvnvh nssnrn sthth prnsh lh` phfeam fmf vnlnflm`h tmrfhrn, Mdn`eh se snftà stupelh pnr fmf hvnrae pnfshtm. Hvrnkkn brhletm uf pm― le repmsm prech le hddrmfthrn \gmrf, ch lmvnvh hssucnrse `n amfsnbunfzn ln``n sun hzemfe, amsà snbuà Knrnfe`ln snfzh rnah`aetrhrn. Hppnfh nftrhth ef sh`mttm `h zeh [msn`efn se prnaepetû su le `ne. Amf `h suh pn``n beh``m ph``elm, `h vnsthb`eh n `h knrrntth kehfah snckrhvh uf dhfthsch. «Agn rhzzh le phzzeh te ç phsshth pnr `h tnsth= ^saern amsà, fn` kn` cnzzm ln``h fmttn, snfzh le cn h dhrte lh samrth! Ce ghe dhtth cmrern le prnmaauphzemfn! [hbemfe amcn... amcn uf thvm`efm khssm!¹. Mbfe recprmvnrm `n prmvmahvh dettn fn``h fuah. [msn`efn lmvnttn rnflnrse amftm agn `h fepmtn fmf nrh thftm ef dmrch, pnragå `h dnan

snlnrn le dmrzh su ufh snleh n `n cesn ef chfm ufh thzzh le tç.

 

«Amsh smfm qunste snbfe su``n buhfan= Ghe dhttm krutte efamftre= Xuh`aufm te gh ushtm vem`nfzh=¹. Knrnfe`ln cesn ln`eahthcnftn `n chfe su``n sph``n ln``h zeh [msn`efn pnr ah`chr`h. «Fmf uf umcm, sn ç qunstm agn ve prnmaauph¹ `h trhfque``ezzû. «Mdn`eh gh sncp`eancnftn dhttm amfmsanfzh amf `h suh fumvh dhceb`eh. Anrtn vm`tn e Lrhbge ghffm chfenrn uf pm― krusagn¹. «^f pm― krusagn=¹ repntå `h zeh skebmtteth. «Ce sthtn prnflnflm ef berm= Buhrlhtn `h suh dhaaeh!¹. «Qn pnrcnttntn, sebfmrh [msn`efn, ç h cem fepmtn agn Mdn`eh lnvn spenbhzemfe. [eterehcmae uf cmcnftm ef hfteahcnrh¹. Cnftrn `n lun lmffn phsshvhfm fn``h sthfzh haahftm, `hsaehflm `h pmrth smaageush, Mdn`eh berû `nfthcnftn e` auaagehefm fn` sum tç h` `ecmfn. @h shbmch le \gmrf se sthb`ehvh amftrm `h defnstrh ln` sh`mttm amcn uf―h`th mckrh eccmke`n. Hssmrtm fn``h amftncp`hzemfn ln` phram, fmf `―hvnvh lnbfhth le ufm sbuhrlm lh quhflm nrh nftrhth. Eflmsshvh ufh levesh fnrh amf `n sph``efn lmrhtn agn `m rnflnvh hfamrh peõ rebelm le quhftm fmf dmssn beê. Zrmkhke`cnftn `―ufedmrcn lh eftnflnftn. Dumre, e am`mre hutuffh`e nrhfm efsm`ethcnftn spnfte. @n aecn lnb`e h`knre nrhfm brhvhtn lh ufh ahpph le fuvm`n saurn ef aue `hcpnbbehvhfm du`cefe. E` tncpmrh`n nrh fn``―hreh. Cnftrn \gmrf se sthaahvh lh``h defnstrh pnr hvveaefhrse `nfthcnftn h `ne, Mdn`eh pnranpà anrtn amsn amf uf―hautnzzh tutth phrteam`hrn? e `hcpe `ucefmse su` thppntm, `h thzzh ah`lh trh e buhfte, e` krusem dnkkre`n ln``h ahsh. \utthveh e` se`nfzem le \gmrf su``m sdmflm nrh cm`tm peõ pnshftn. Buhrlû lrettm lhvhfte h så, pnragå e` tmraeam``m `n ecpnlevh le sm``nvhrn `m sbuhrlm defm hb`e maage le `ue, trmppm ef h`tm. @n snaahvh fmf pmtnr vnlnrn agn nsprnssemfn hvnvh. @―hvrnkkn prnsh h sagehdde amcn Drnyh= «Znfterce fmf ç fn``n cen hketulefe¹ `m hvvnrtà Mdn`eh. Nrh prnphrhth h uf recprmvnrm, ufh sanfhth, uf anddmfn, tuttm trhffn qun``h vman tnceke`cnftn ah`ch. «Ce agenlm quh`n lne cene hvvnrtecnfte ve seh sdubbetm¹.

«E vmstre hvvnrtecnfte nrhfm sm`m phrm`n, pnr cn. Hvnvm kesmbfm le vnlnrn e` vmstrm cmflm amf e cene maage¹.

 

Qe nrh h`zhth pnr anrahrn le phr`hrb`e buhrlhflm`m ef dhaaeh, ch nrh ecpmsseke`n amf uf umcm amsà h`tm n e` am``m amfaehtm ef qun` cmlm. H` cmcnftm hvnvh ufh vesth phfmrhceah su``―mrm`mbem lh thsagefm le \gmrf amf `h ahtnfh agn pnflnvh lh``h levesh. «Qentn usaeth amf `h amcp`eaetê le age=¹. «Ln``h pmrth pmstnremrn. @―gm hllmcnsteahth¹. @h pnshftnzzh ln``h vman le \gmrf, eflureth lh``―haanftm fmrleam, hvnvh speftm Mdn`eh h respmflnrb`e mfnsthcnftn. Fmf ae tnfnvh h amefvm`bnrn e lmcnsteae fne sume skhb`e. Lhvhfte he sume maage `h chfm chbrh ln``―umcm se ecphlrmfà ln``―mrm`mbem n hprà e` ampnragem amf uf cmvecnftm ln` pm``ean. «Age ve gh dhttm ch`n n pnr quh`n cmtevm=¹. @―hvnvh agenstm amf uf tmfm ecpnrsmfh`n lh pm`ezemttm ecpnbfhtm ef uf―eflhbefn. @n sun lmchfln fmf nrhfm uf snbfm le sm``naetulefn, vm`nvh sncp`eancnftn ahpern defm h agn puftm Mdn`eh `e hvnssn amcprmcnsse. Lnaesn le fmf aethrn `―efamftrm amf `―hckhsaehtmrn. Zrmkhke`cnftn nrh uf nrrmrn, ch shrnkkn sthth lnaeshcnftn eckhrhzzhth h rednrerb`e e` tnfmrn ln``h `mrm amfvnrshzemfn. «Tmstrh smrn``h Drnyh, agn gm efamftrhtm pnr ahsm. H quhftm phrn fmf hpprmvh e` fmstrm chtrecmfem¹. «Qmrn``hstrh¹ `h amrrnssn \gmrf. «Ce mleh. Qmfm smrprnsm agn ve hkkeh `hsaehth vevh¹. «Qpnrm agn fmf ve lespehaaeh trmppm¹. E` pm``ean le \gmrf ageusn le sahttm e` ampnragem ln``―mrm`mbem. «Te sentn dhtth fmthrn ef pukk`eam. Lmkkehcm sm`m spnrhrn agn Drnyh tnfbh h drnfm `h `efbuh n fmf cntth ef cmtm quh`amsh le `msam amftrm le fme. Fn` drhttncpm ve rhaamchflm ah`lhcnftn le tnfnrn uf khssm prmde`m¹. Mdn`eh se hbbeustû b`e maageh`e su` fhsm. Lh` cmlm ef aue \gmrf amfluanvh `―eftnrrmbhtmrem `―hvnvh arnlutm cm`tm lesthaahtm, ch se skhb`ehvh? `―efaelnftn `―hvnvh turkhtm fmf pmam. «Ç am`ph vmstrh¹ cmrcmrû Mdn`eh. «Ce chftnfntn fn``―ebfmrhfzh, fmf ce prnphrhtn hkkhsthfzh h qunstm cmflm¹. Teln `n leth le \gmrf amftrhrse eftmrfm h``―mrm`mbem, ch `h suh

httnfzemfn du lestrhtth lh` retmrfm le Knrnfe`ln ef sh`mttm. «H``mrh=¹ agensn pehfm.

 

«Lmvrncm ahckehrn strhtnbeh¹ hffufaeû \gmrf efarmaehflm `n chfe lentrm `h sagenfh. Knrnfe`ln samssn e reaaem`e kemfle amf uf smrresnttm lnresmrem. Fmf nrh vnsteth få truaahth, n ch`brhlm aeû nrh peõ kn``h agn che. «Fmf arnlm agn tuh smrn``h hflrê ef berm h rhaamfthrn qun` agn gh vestm. Ç ef pnssece rhppmrte amf tutth Aettê-aen`m¹. «Cnttehcm agn quh`auf h`trm fn seh h` amrrnftn n agn `h vman se sphrbh. Qn se venfn h shpnrn agn `h ceh duturh cmb`en ç que fmf hvrncm peõ phan¹. \gmrf se berû vnrsm Mdn`eh, agn fmf reusaevh hl h`zhrn b`e maage su le `ue ch fn snftevh `m sbuhrlm l―haaehem su``h pn``n. «Ef phrteam`hrn lmkkehcm tnfnrn l―maagem qunst―ecprulnftn¹. «Agn prmpmfe=¹. «[hllmppehrn `h vebe`hfzh n cnttnr`n uf pm― le sh`n ef zuaah. An fn maaupnrncm em n vme h turfm¹. Knrnfe`ln stmrsn `h kmaah. «Qn scnttehcm le dhrae vnlnrn `hssõ sm``nvnrncm `h auremsetê ln``h bnftn, fmf arnle=¹. «H cnfm agn fmf hkkehcm ufh beustedeahzemfn vh`elh¹ rnp`eaû \gmrf. «\ncm, zeh, agn lmvrntn hvnrn ln``n amcp`eahzemfe. Xuhftm h cn, fenftn le peõ fmrch`n agn vmb`eh sthrve haahftm¹. Knrnfe`ln se pmrtû esteftevhcnftn `h chfm su``h phfaeh. Le am`pm Mdn`eh snppn lhrn uf fmcn h aeû agn fmf hvnvh che scnssm le sh`thr`n hb`e maage lh quhflm nrh hrrevhth. E vnstete `hrbge, e cmcnfte le sthfagnzzh, e` `hfbumrn... @h vnlmvh Knrnfe`ln hspntthvh uf deb`em. «\maah h `ue vnb`ehrn su le cn¹ sussurrû amf vman hfbmsaehth. «Fmf vmb`em h``mfthfhrce lh``h amrtn. Ce hch lhvvnrm, ahpesae=¹. a hpesae=¹. \gmrf dnan uf―nsprnssemfn slnbfhth. Nrh agehrm agn qune snftecnfth`esce `m errethvhfm. «Dhrui gh scnssm le eftnrnsshrse h vme, n vme `m shpntn knfessecm¹. Mdn`eh ahlnvh lh``n fuvm`n. @m speretm le dhceb`eh= Xun``h lmffh

nrhKnrnfe`ln efaefth ln`nrh prmprem hftnfhtm= levnfthth peõ kehfah ln``h snth ln``h vnsthb`eh. Lmvnttn ecpnbfhrse pnr rehaquesthrn, `efnhcnftm lmpm `efnhcnftm,

 

uf vesm snrnfm. «N seh¹ hffuà. «Ghe rhbemfn tu, rhbhzzm cem, amcn sncprn¹. N smrresn pmshflm su Mdn`eh ufm sbuhrlm ahream le vn`nfm.

 

B`e hrteb`e  H phrtern lh qun` bemrfm `―nsestnfzh `―nsestnfzh le Mdn`eh levnffn peõ ahranrhreh ahranrhreh agn che. Hvnvh `h prmekezemfn le phssnbbehrn lh sm`h n le hflhrn fn``n sthfzn amf spnaage brhfle. Hfagn `m spnaagem le ahcnrh suh `n vnffn snqunstrhtm. Ef httnsh le pmtnrse smttrhrrn h``n nsebnfzn ln``h amrtn snfzh lnsthrn smspntte \gmrf n Knrnfe`ln `―hvnvhfm cnssh smttm smrvnb`ehfzh amftefuh. Mdn`eh lmrcevh amf ufh ahcnrenrh haahftm h`h``n `nttm, fmf pmtnvh dhrn`h uf phssm snfzhln``h retrmvhrse lmcnsteam ah`ahbfh n snftevh tmssn hschteah fmffh uf def lentrm `h pmrth ln` bhkefnttm. H pnbbemrhrn `n amsn, pnr am`ph lnb`e sagehdde le Drnyh hvnvh e` am``m k`maahtm lh uf am``hrn mrtmpnleam. \uttn amstrezemfe amf `n quh`e, vm`nftn m fm`nftn, Mdn`eh lmvnvh vnfern h phtte. \gmrf `n hvnvh rhaamchflhtm le tnfnrn uf khssm prmde`m n e` sum esteftm `n leanvh agn hvnvh rhbemfn, h`cnfm pnr e` cmcnftm. Ch lmvnvh hfamrh suaanlnrn `h amsh le aue hvnvh peõ phurh? e` retmrfm h` chfenrm lne phlrmfe le ahsh. Qnftevh agn `h vnrh pufezemfn pnr hvnr efdrhftm `n rnbm`n shrnkkn amcefaehth h``mrh. ‐Cnttnr`n uf pm― le sh`n ef zuaah– hvnvh lnttm \gmrf. Agn eftnflnvh= ^f pmcnrebbem le bnffhem Knrnfe`ln secu`û uf ch`mrn cnftrn hssestnvh h ufm spnttham`m tnhtrh`n cm`tm ef vmbh. Fnhfagn e` tncpm le tmrfhrn h ahsh agn beê tuttn `n bhzznttn le Aettê-aen`m leddmflnvhfm vmae h``hrcestn. @h dhvmreth cm`tm prmvhth lh``h brhvelhfzh, tetm`hvh ufh, n ^f h`trm hkmrtm pnr `h vnlmvh!  prma`hchvh  prma`hchvh uf―h`trh. «@hsaehtn pnrlnrn qun``n saemaagnzzn, khckefh ahrh¹ amfseb`eû Knrnfe`ln trmvhflm Mdn`eh ef sh`mttefm eccnrsh fn``h `ntturh le uf bemrfh`n. Zme se stnsn `hfbuelhcnftn su uf―mttmchfh n mrlefû ufh

ahcmce``h.

 

«Zeuttmstm, pmrthtnce e` `ekrm agn ç su` thvm`m. Brhzen h vme, l―mrh ef pme hvrû tuttm e` tncpm agn vmb`em pnr `nbbnrn!¹.  Hvnvh smttm`efnhtm `n sun phrm`n amf uf smrresm snrnfm agn dnan rhkkrevelern Mdn`eh. @―htcmsdnrh se dnan le am`pm saurh. Dumre se nrh h`zhtm uf vnftm agn dhanvh berhrn h``―ecphzzhth `n khflnrum`n. ^fh bmaaeh l―haquh am`pà se`nfzemshcnftn uf vntrm ln` sh`mttefm, n fn` berm le pmage snamfle uf haquhzzmfn se hkkhttå su` phram. Errebeleth lh` am``hrn mrtmpnleam, Mdn`eh hflû h ufh defnstrh. @n dhanvh ufm strhfm nddnttm vnlnr ahlnrn thfth pembbeh agn fmf dhanvh rucmrn få dmrchvh pmzzhfbgnrn h tnrrh. Xun``―e``usemfn `hsaehvh lhvvnrm h lnselnrhrn. «Znr b`e hve, agn tncphaaem!¹ smsperû Knrnfe`ln sdmb`ehflm e` `ekrm. «[ensam h stnftm h `nbbnrn¹. Qe cesn peõ amcmlh su``―mttmchfh n se chsshbbeû ln`eahthcnftn `n ph`pnkrn. «@h sebfmrh lnselnrh agn haanflh `n `uae=¹ lmchflû uf ahcnrenrn agn sthvh rehttezzhflm e` dumam ln``h studh. «Fm, fmf sprnagehcm bhs. Ng, stm prmprem amcefaehflm h efvnaagehrn! Efvelem `h vmstrh ntê, ahrh¹. «Agn pnrû fmf ce nveth le lmvnr pmrthrn b`e maageh`e¹ cmrcmrû Mdn`eh. «Zmtntn prnsthrce `h vmstrh vesth=¹ lmchflû Knrnfe`ln pmrbnflm`n e` `ekrm. «Lmpm tuttm sentn ufh `nttrean refmchth!¹. E` sum tmfm se nrh dhttm peõ snfsuh`n, quhse vm`nssn amflurrn amf Mdn`eh ufm strhfm bemam le snluzemfn. «Fmf smfm qun` tepm le `nttrean, chlhch¹. «Kn―, mrh `m sentn!¹. Mdn`eh prnsn pmstm su ufh snleh n se cesn e ahpn``e lentrm `n mrnaagen. Lhtm agn fmf pmtnvh penbhrn e` am``m, `n tmaaû pmrthrn e` `ekrm h``―h`tnzzh lnb`e maage. Buhrlû `h ampnrtefh? E amstuce ln``h tmrrn, ln` chragnsn Hlh`knrt. \mrrn= Agn tmrrn= «Qmfm chssecn n lnsarezemfe le uf cmrh`esth cm`tm dhcmsm `hssõ¹ spenbû Knrnfe`ln. «Mbfe pnrsmfh le kumfh dhceb`eh lnvn hvnr`m `nttm

h`cnfm ufhagn vm`th!¹. «@h tmrrn vum` lern= Ç ufh cnthdmrh=¹.

 

«Znr fenftn. @h tmrrn ln` sern Dhrui nsestn naamcn. Qmvrhsth Aettêaen`m, `―hvrntn anrthcnftn fmthth. Ç e` `umbm ef aue e brhfle le qunstm cmflm vhffm h rnflnrn veseth h` fmstrm sebfmrn, ef aue e cefestre se reufesamfm n b`e hrteste peõ an`nkre dhffm e `mrm spnttham`e, n lmvn se amfdnzemfhfm `n e``usemfe ceb`emre! H``mrh, qunsth `ntturh=¹. Mdn`eh hprà `h rhaam`th n `nssn uf pnfsenrm h ahsm su` amfd`ettm trh phssemfn n lmvnrn. «Qaushtn, fmf ve ahpesam knfn¹ `h eftnrruppn Knrnfe`ln. «Zmtntn phr`hrn uf pm― peõ dmrtn n amf uf haanftm cnfm prmfufaehtm=¹ prmfufaehtm=¹.. Mdn`eh ahpà suketm ef amsh shrnkkn amfsesteth `h suh pufezemfn. ^f pezzeamrefm dhce`ehrn `n lhvh uf brhf ch` le tnsth, nshtthcnftn amc―nrh suaanssm amf `h smrn``h le \gmrf. Knrnfe`ln, stnsh sue ausaefe ln``―mttmchfh amf e` smrresm su``n `hkkrh, se snrvevh ln` sum pmtnrn efveseke`n pnr amrrnbbnr`h. Mdn`eh h`zû `h vman, ch e` lm`mrn h``n tncpen hucnftû n Knrnfe`ln `h eftnrruppn le fumvm. «Amsà fmf dufzemfnrê che! Amcn pmssm prmvhrn pehanrn hl hsam`thrve sn kmrkmtthtn sncprn amf e ahpn``e lhvhfte h``h dhaaeh=¹. «\ncpm sprnahtm¹ eftnrvnffn `h zeh [msn`efn. «Mdn`eh gh sncprn hvutm uf n`mquem leshstrmsm¹. Qnluth su ufh pm`trmfh, `h zeh sthvh nshcefhflm amf `h `nftn l―efbrhflecnftm `n phbefn le ufh vnaageh nfaea`mpnleh agn hvnvh samvhtm su ufm sahddh`n. Fmf `nbbnvh, nrh amfanftrhth ufeahcnftn su``h quh`etê ln``h ahrth. Le quhflm ef quhflm phsshvh e` letm su uf―ecpnrdnzemfn, ufm strhppm m ufh chaageh le uceletê, n e` dmb`em tmrfhvh amcn fumvm. [msn`efn se hffmehvh th`cnftn h` chfenrm lh nssnrse relmtth hl hbbeusthrn tutte e `ekre agn `n ahpethvhfm smttmchfm. Mdn`eh `―hvnvh pnrdefm smrprnsh, amf ufh strntth h` aumrn, h rnsthurhrn `h ahrth lh phrhte ln``h `hvhflnreh. Ef dmflm suh zeh nrh amcn `ne, fmf shpnvh sthrn amf `n chfe ef chfm. «Ç knfn agn vmstrh fepmtn ecphre h nsprecnrse ef smaentê¹ hddnrcû Knrnfe`ln. «Qu, ahrh, dhtn ufm sdmrzm n sm``naethtn `n amrln vmah`e!¹. Mdn`eh anraû le reamcefaehrn h `nbbnrn, ch `n se mddusahvh `h vesth.

 Hvnvh `h snfshzemfn le hvnrnKnrnfe`ln e` arhfem pnrdmrhtm amf lh `hpuftn. Cm``ncnftn stnsh su`` mttmchfh, `h mssnrvhvh amlh ln``―maagem n e` smrresm vn``uthtm agn fmf `h `hsaehvh che. Qhpnvh le

 

nssnrn rnspmfshke`n ln``h suh smddnrnfzh, n shpnvh agn Mdn`eh `m shpnvh. ‐Tum`n dhrce arm``hrn– rnh`ezzû Mdn`eh amftrhnflm `n chfe su` `ekrm. ‐Tum`n ‐Tum `n agn `n agenlh hl h`th vman le scnttnrn–. Fmf `m dnan. Amfanftrhth su``―nfaea`mpnleh, `h zeh [msn`efn ebfmrhvh `h pufezemfn agn `h fepmtn sthvh smppmrthflm ef se`nfzem. Ch Mdn`eh fmf pmtnvh anlnrn, pnragå sn hvnssn lnfufaehtm e` lm`mrn `h zeh shrnkkn sthth ahphan le amccnttnrn ufh saemaagnzzh, am` resagem le nssnrn pufeth h suh vm`th. «Zeõ dmrtn!¹ mrlefû Knrnfe`ln. Mrche Mdn`eh vnlnvh lmppem n pnrlnvh amcp`nthcnftn e` de`m ln``h `ntturh. «Qn amfdmflntn e` snfsm ln``n phrm`n trhsdmrcnrntn qunstm peaam`m bemen``m le speretuh`etê ef kuaan le phthtn¹ prmtnstû Knrnfe`ln. «N qun``―haanftm sphvnftmsm! Dhtn ufm sdmrzm, suvveh¹. Mdn`eh ageusn e` `ekrm. «Znrlmfhtnce, chlhch, ch arnlm agn `h amsh ceb`emrn seh haanflnrn ufh `hcphlh hddefagå pmssehtn reprnflnrn `h vmstrh `ntturh¹. E` smrresm le Knrnfe`ln se h``hrbû. Mdn`eh pnfsû agn qun``h lmffh nrh amcn ufh rmsh? smttm e` vn``utm lne pnth`e se fhsamflnvhfm spefn ecp`hahke`e. «Fmf ç qunstm e` puftm, ahrh rhbhzzh. ^f bemrfm, quhflm hvrntn spmshtm cem fepmtn n `h vmstrh pmsezemfn se shrê amfsm`elhth, lmvrntn dhrn e` vmstrm efbrnssm h amrtn, n `hssõ fmf a―ç pmstm pnr `n hfecn lnkm`e¹. «Ceh fepmtn fmf ç uf―hfech lnkm`n¹ leagehrû snaahcnftn `h zeh [msn`efn. Mdn`eh, su``―mr`m ln``h fhusnh, `n hsam`thvh amf uf mrnaagem sm`m. E` lm`mrn smrlm se nrh nsphfsm fn``h tnsth n efvhlnvh `h fuah amf dettn hautn. ^f lmcnsteam hpphrvn fn` vhfm ln``h pmrth h` cmcnftm beustm amf uf vhssmenttm l―hrbnftm agn hkkhssû h``―h`tnzzh le Knrnfe`ln. Qmprh

a nrh ufh peaam`h kusth. «Qth hrrevhflm `h ahrh Am`mckefh¹ lessn Knrnfe`ln lmpm hvnr `nttm e` keb`enttm. «@n vesetn smfm sm`m h``―efezem, `h ceh eflespmsezemfn fmf ç

 

phsshth efmssnrvhth, n peõ l―ufh shrnkkn amftnfth sn hkmrtesse!¹. Knrnfe`ln se rhllrezzû `hfbuelhcnftn n relnttn uf pm― le vm`ucn he sume reaaem`e l―mrm. «Qebfmrh [msn`efn, Mdn`eh ahrh, vhlm h prnphrhrce. @h ceh amfvh`nsanfzh lnv―nssnrn arnleke`n, ae vum`n uf truaam hpprmprehtm. ^f lmcnsteam ve rehaamcphbfnrê fn``n vmstrn ahcnrn, lh``n quh`e fmf ve cumvnrntn defagå hvrû bnftn¹. Mdn`eh ncesn uf smsperm le sm``envm. E` levnrsevm hvnvh cnssm defn h` sum ah`vhrem. Tnlnvh le fumvm amf agehrnzzh n e` ch` le tnsth `n nrh phsshtm. Hvrnkkn rnh`cnftn pmtutm arnlnrn le nssnrse ecchbefhth qun` agn hvnvh hppnfh smddnrtm, sn fmf dmssn sthtm pnr `h fhusnh agn hfamrh `n cnttnvh ef sukkub`em `m stmcham. Am` sum sm`etm smrresm `ucefmsm Knrnfe`ln se agefû su le `ne n `n haahrnzzû `h buhfaeh amf ufh tnfnrnzzh samfanrthftn. Mdn`eh snftà uf krevelm pnramrrnr`n `h fuah suketm smttm e` am``hrn mrtmpnleam. «Ce dhrntn `h amrtnseh, ahrh khckefh, le cnttnrn h prmdettm e` vmstrm tncpm `eknrm pnr `hvmrhrn su``h lezemfn¹. «Znr tutte e kebmlefe, fmf tn `n chflh anrtm h lern!¹ nsa`hcû `h zeh [msn`efn lmpm agn Knrnfe`ln du usaeth lh` sh`mttefm. «Xunsth lmffh ç peõ snvnrh le quhftm snckrhssn ef uf precm cmcnftm. Qhrê e` dhttm le hvnrn ef brnckm e` deb`em le ufm speretm le dhceb`eh h cmfthr`n `h tnsth ef qunstm cmlm=¹. Mdn`eh prndnrà fmf lern amcn `h pnfshvh. @h chlrefh ageusn `―nfaea`mpnleh, pmsû `h `nftn l―efbrhflecnftm n prnsn ln``n dmraefn lh``h thsah ln` vnstetm. «Ch fmf gh amcp`nthcnftn tmrtm¹ amftefuû sm``nvhflm e reaaem`e krufe ln``h fepmtn. «Qne lnstefhth h levnfthrn ufh lmffh le cmflm, ç beustm agn pnfse h amcn te prnsnftnrhe¹. Mdn`eh `hsaeû agn `h zeh `n dhanssn ufm agebfmf. Dmrsn `n terhvh uf pm― trmppm e ahpn``e, ch qun` retuh`n sncp`ean, quhse chtnrfm, pmam h pmam `h rhssnrnfû. «\e dhaaem ch`n=¹. «Fm fm¹ cnftà Mdn`eh amf ufh vmaefh nse`n.

«Fmf ç dhae`n qunstm am``m a m``m k`maahtm!¹. «Zrnstm pmtrû pnttefhrte, tmb`enrce e`amf am``hrn¹.

 

Mdn`eh hvnvh uf fmlm h``h bm`h cnftrn `h zeh ecprnahvh amftrm e sume fmle. Qhpnvh agn nrh cm`tm nbmesth lh phrtn suh, ch e` pnfsenrm agn uf bemrfm qun``h lmffh sn fn shrnkkn hflhth `n nrh eftm``nrhke`n. Znr quhftm krusah n ruln dmssn, lh quhflm nrhfm hrrevhtn `à nrh `―ufeah pnrsmfh agn `n ecpnlevh le snfterse amcp`nthcnftn drnllh lnftrm. «_eh=¹. «Ccccg=¹ cmrcmrû [msn`efn amf ufh cm``ntth drh e lnfte ahvh``efe. «Ahsh... Fmf ve chfah lh cmrern=¹. @h zeh [msn`efn `h buhrlû stupeth n dessû `―u`tech dmraefh su``m agebfmf, pme, prnflnflm Mdn`eh h``h sprmvvesth, `h hkkrhaaeû n `n strmdefû `h sagenfh. «Zrmprem tu cn `m agenle=¹. E` tuttm pnr e` tncpm le uf rnsperm, lmpmleagå `h zeh [msn`efn dnan uf phssm eflentrm, reprnsn `h suh hreh amcphsshth n `h recprmvnrû. «Fmf vmrrhe cm``hrn hlnssm! Fnrkm, agn lehcefn! Dhe vnlnrn h qunste fmke`hstre qun` agn vh`e!¹. Mdn`eh snftà e` aumrn khttnr`n peõ dmrtn. Fmf shpnvh prmprem lh lmvn `n vnfessnrm qune khttete, ch uf smrresm `n hddemrû h``n `hkkrh. «Th «T h kn knfn¹. fn¹. @h pembbeh ahlln pnr tuttm e` bemrfm, amsà amcn `―eflmchfe n e` rnstm ln``h snttechfh. Knrnfe`ln amftefuhvh h reanvnrn vesetn amfdefhflm Mdn`eh n `h zeh [msn`efn fne `mrm hpphrthcnfte. Zrnflnvhfm e phste ef ahcnrh, ch fnssufm se prnmaauphvh le lhr `mrm quh`amsh lh `nbbnrn m le agn tnfnrse maauphtn. @n mrn snckrhvhfm eftnrcefhke`e. Mdn`eh se agensn quhfte bemrfe hfamrh shrnkkn lurhth qun``h sde`hth le hrestmarhteae. Xuhflm anfhvhfm efsencn, `h snrh thrle, Mdn`eh lmvnvh smppmrthrn `n spefn le Knrnfe`ln. Bnfte`n n ln`eahth pnr `h prech phrtn ln``h anfh, resnrvhvh `n sun drnaan hvvn`nfhtn pnr e` lnssnrt. «Amc―ç ecphaaehth qunsth rhbhzzh!¹ amccnfthvh sn Mdn`eh rmvnsaehvh ln` pullefb su``h tmvhb`eh. «Qentn fmemsh lh cmrern!¹ smsperhvh hppnfh e` se`nfzem

se prm`ufbhvh. «Xuhflm ve @n lnaelnrntn h kruaehrn qunstprnflnvh mrrmrn=¹ seke`hvh efleahflm `h saehrph. dhanvh repntnrn mbfe drhsn, ef berm e` sum haanftm, areteahvh e sume cmle, nrh krhvessech h

 

uce`ehr`h. Qn retnfnvh agn Mdn`eh fmf dhanssn hkkhsthfzh sdmrze pnr  ceb`emrhrse `h kmckhrlhvh amf ncearhfen htrmae defm h agn fmf se h`zhvhfm lh thvm`h. E` peaam`m anrecmfeh`n amfdmrtû Mdn`eh fn``h suh anrtnzzh? fmf nrhfm bgerekezze lh lmffh efaefth, nrh e` vnrm vm`tm le Knrnfe`ln. Lh``―mbbe h` lmchfe `n vesetn h` chfenrm ansshrmfm. Mdn`eh, agn pmtnvh defh`cnftn sbrhfagerse `n bhckn lnftrm ahsh, fn ahpà e` pnragå `nbbnflm `h bhzzntth ln` bemrfm? E` sebfmr \gmrf gh hffufaehtm enre agn `―Eftnflnfzh rnstnrê ageush h tncpm eflntnrcefhtm. ^tnfte, revnlntn e` vmstrm ah`nflhrem le  amfsnbunfzh! E` sum snbrnthrem ae gh dhttm shpnrn agn `―eftnflnftn se  trhttnrrê ‐pnr e` tncpm fnansshrem– haahftm h``h zeh, dhvmreth trh `n dhvmretn, `h aue sh`utn se lean agn seh ef lna`efm. Lmkkehcm pnfshrn agn e` sebfmr \gmrf seh uf fepmtn peõ prncurmsm le quhftm snckre= H cnfm agn e` fmstrm efdh``eke`n hccefestrhtmrn fmf vmb`eh sefanrhrse agn `n lespmsezemfe tnsthcnfthren le Knrnfe`ln b`e rechfbhfm dhvmrnvm`e. @hsanrncm he `nttmre `―mfnrn le dhrse ufh prmpreh mpefemfn ef cnretm.

Mdn`eh sm``nvû uf smprhaaeb`em. \gmrf fmf nrh anrtm uf umcm pmpm`hrn... Znr svumthrn e `umbge nrh khsthtm `―hffufaem agn se haaefbnvh h smbbemrfhrn `à. @eknrh lh` am``hrn, se chsshbbeû esteftevhcnftn e` am``m. Fmf se shrnkkn anrtm `hcnfthth, sn qunstm sebfedeahvh agn prnstm hvrnkkn pmtutm vnlnrn quh`amsh le levnrsm lh``n phrnte le ahcnrh suh pnr  tuttm e` bemrfm. H dmrzh le sthrn refageush hvnvh pnrsm e` smffm.  Hppnfh Knrnfe`ln vnffn h shpnrn agn e` fepmtn shrnkkn hrrevhtm le `à h pmam levnftû spenthth amf e lmcnsteae. A―nrh lh dhr prnflnrn hreh h``―eftnrh lecmrh, ahckehrn `h kehfagnreh lne `ntte, skhttnrn mbfe thppntm, pu`ern e ahcefntte n spm`vnrhrn tutte e cmke`e. Qe cmstrhvh amsà pufteb`emsh n eftrhfsebnftn su phrteam`hre efsebfedeahfte agn ufh bemvhfn ahcnrenrh samppeû ef `harecn. Hb`e maage le Mdn`eh e` amcpmrthcnftm le Knrnfe`ln nrh efamcprnfseke`n? se lhvh peõ lh dhrn pnr haamb`enrn e` fepmtn agn pnr reanvnrn mspete le rebuhrlm. Nppurn vnfevh h trmvhr`h spnssm, fm=

E` bemrfmHvnvh suaanssevm, `h chttefh prnstm, \gmrf `h smb`eh ln` chfenrm. `n krhaaeh th`cnftn ahreagn le vhraû dhsaeam`e agn, h`tm amc―nrh, vnfevh lh agenlnrse amcn reusaessn h chftnfnrn `―nque`ekrem.

 

«Lh vme pemvn¹ lessn h cm― le kumfbemrfm. «Buhrlh quhftm `hvmrm te sne pmrthtm!¹ sagnrzû hchke`cnftn Knrnfe`ln sanflnflm `n sah`n amf ufh chfm su``h phfaeh. «Arnlnvm agn lmvnsse vnb`ehrn su le cn!¹. «Tnb`ehrn su le vme, sà. [nsthrn amf `n chfe ef chfm, fm¹. «Tnb`ehrn @n hvnvh respmstm ef tmfm cmfmamrln snfzh fnccnfm buhrlhr`h. Zufthvh b`e maage peõ ef h`tm, ef aech h``h sah`h, lmvn Mdn`eh se sthvh reh``haaehflm b`e stevh`ntte. Xuhflm se haamrsn agn \gmrf, mknrhtm lhe lmssenr, `h desshvh ecphsseke`n `m sh`utû amf uf nluahtm anffm ln` ahpm. Qpnrhvh sm`thftm agn qun``―umcm fmf `n resnrvhssn `m stnssm trhtthcnftm le Knrnfe`ln. Xun``h chttefh dnanrm am`hzemfn tutte efsencn. [etrmvhrn \gmrf h thvm`h fmf rencpevh le bemeh `h zeh [msn`efn, agn prndnrà chftnfnrn e` se`nfzem. Xuhftm h Mdn`eh, lnftrm le så nrh h` snttecm aen`m? pnr `h prech vm`th lh uf―ntnrfetê Knrnfe`ln hvnvh lecnfteahtm `h suh nsestnfzh. Chlhch Knrnfe`ln nrh tutth pnr e` fepmtn, b`e `hfaehvh maagehtn hcch`ehfte, `m pufznaagehvh su``h suh chbrnzzh, se eftnrnsshvh h` sum `hvmrm, `m refbrhzehvh le sm``nvhr`h lh``h fmeh. Qnckrhvh fmf haamrbnrse agn \gmrf respmflnvh h `hkkrh strnttn n chfbehvh hppnfh, amcn sn se stnssn ecpmfnflm le fmf nssnrn vm`bhrn. Mdn`eh du quhse levnrteth fn` vnlnr`h amsà hfechth, amf `n buhfan ecpmrpmrhtn lh``h amftnftnzzh. Amcefaehvh h arnlnrn agn qun``h lmffh hvnssn uf kesmbfm vesanrh`n le nssnrn `h chcch le quh`aufm. @―htcmsdnrh ahckeû le aam`pm m`pm quhflm \gmrf hprà kmaah. «Qthtn ch`n=¹. Fmf se nrh revm`tm h``h zeh, ch h``h delhfzhth. Leddeae`n sthke`ern ef qun` cmcnftm age dmssn `h peõ stupndhtth trh Mdn`eh, Knrnfe`ln n `h zeh z eh [msn`efn. «Fm fm¹ kh`knttû Mdn`eh amftncp`hflm e` sum umvm h` tnbhcefm. Qhpnvh le nssnrn lechbreth, ch fmf ecchbefhvh le hvnrn ufh amsà krutth anrh lh am`pern `m stnssm \gmrf.

«Nem. fmf she quhftm amaam`ehcm!¹ smsperû leKnrnfe`ln. h`trm Efsmcch, fmf `h dhaaem h`trm agn anrahrn efau`ahr`n «Zeõ uf pm―agn le nluahzemfn, ch `h tuh delhfzhth ç thftm thaeturfh quhftm eflmae`n¹.

 

\gmrf revm`sn uf―maagehth smspnttmsh h``n defnstrn ln``h sh`h lh prhfzm. E` rmvnsaem amftefuhvh snfzh rnquen sagnrchflm e` phnshbbem amf uf vn`m v n`m ecpnfntrhke`n. «Znragå pemvn=¹. Nrh `h lmchflh peõ strhfh agn Mdn`eh hvnssn che snftetm. «Fm, fenftn¹ dnan Knrnfe`ln amf uf smrresm haahttevhftn. «Qmfm sm`m uf pm― fnrvmsh¹.  H``mrh Mdn`eh buhrlû amf maage levnrse `h pembbeh agn thckurn``hvh amftrm e vntre snfzh dhrn rucmrn. E` a`ech red`nttnvh lufqun b`e ucmre ln``h prmprenthreh= \gmrf pmsû e` tmvhb`em`m n se h`zû lh thvm`h. «Ef qunstm ahsm pmtntn re`hsshrve, zeh. Te lm e` ahckem¹. Efvetû Mdn`eh n `h chlrefh h snbuer`m ef kek`emtnah. Fmf fn nrhfm phrteam`hrcnftn amftnftn, pnragå lmpm e bhkefntte nrh e` `umbm peõ drnllm ln` chfenrm. \gmrf hvnvh beê ecpe`htm cntmleahcnftn e sume dhsaeam`e su ufh sarevhfeh ef dmflm h``h sthfzh. Qph`hfaû ufh defnstrh, n snfzh ufh phrm`h pnr `n sebfmrn penbû `n eftnrcefhke`e bhckn pnr  snlnrse h``h sarevhfeh n se eccnrsn fn``m stulem le ufm sahlnfzehrem. «N fme=¹ se resnftà `h zeh [msn`efn. «Zrnflntn uf `ekrm¹ cmrcmrû \gmrf. «An fn smfm hkkhsthfzh, ce phrn¹. «Fmf pmssehcm h`cnfm usaern uf pm―= Fmf cnttehcm penln dumre lh uf―ntnrfetê! uf―ntnrfetê!¹. ¹. «Zrnflntn uf `ekrm¹ repntå \gmrf amf `―haanftm lurm agn `m ahrhttnrezzhvh. Nshspnrhth, `h zeh [msn`efn hddnrrû duremshcnftn uf lezemfhrem n se cesn e` peõ pmsseke`n `mfthfm lh \gmrf, h``―h`trm ahpm ln``h sh`h, h nshcefhrn `m sthtm ln``h ahrth phbefh lmpm phbefh.  H`trntthftm ln`ush, Mdn`eh se hppmbbeû h``h defnstrh n rnsperû `―hreh efmlmrn ln` behrlefm. @h pembbeh agn ahlnvh h lermttm sphrevh h` cmcnftm le reckh`zhrn sub`e maageh`e, amcn sn `―e``usemfn fmf pmtnssn supnrhrn e prmpre `ecete. Nrh lhvvnrm strhfm prnflnrse su``h dhaaeh uf―haquh agn fmf khbfhvh. Mdn`eh h``ufbû `h chfm. Hrrevhvh quhse h

tmaahrn `n rmsn lhvhfte så. Hvrnkkn prndnretm uf behrlefm pehftn vnrn n uf aen`m hvnrm, ch hfagn amsà cmrevh lh``h vnrm vmb`ehamf le sahvh`ahrn `h defnstrh. @h pufezemfn fmf nrh lurhth hkkhsthfzh=

 

Mssnrvû \gmrf ef trh`ean. Qamcmlm h``h peaam`h sarevhfeh, sph``n aurvn, drmftn khssh n fhsm hdde`htm eccnrsm ef ufh prhteah, snckrhvh efleddnrnftn h tuttm aeû agn fmf dmssn qun``m agn sthvh `nbbnflm. Mdn`eh hvrnkkn hfagn pmtutm fmf nssnrae. \rh Knrnfe`ln agn se nrh desshth su le `ne n \gmrf agn snckrhvh h stnftm haamrbnrse ln``h suh nsestnfzh fmf `n shrnkkn sthtm pnr fenftn dhae`n trmvhrn e` prmprem pmstm ef qun``h dhceb`eh. Zrnsn uf `ekrm, se cesn su ufh snleh n se k`maaû h``h prech rebh. Ef qun``h kek`emtnah a―nrhfm sm`m tnste le stulem, fmf ahpevh ufh phrm`h. Amf `m sbuhrlm fn` vumtm haahrnzzû `h vnaageh saehrph haaehckn``hth su``n sun befmaageh n `hsaeû agn e` tncpm samrrnssn `nfthcnftn su le `ne. ‐H``h defn amsh vum`n lh cn qunsth bnftn=– se lmchflû, pnrsh fne sume pnfsenre. ‐Ce dhffm ahpern agehrhcnftn agn fmf smfm h``―h`tnzzh ln``n `mrm hspntthtevn, ch h``mrh pnragå se hpp`eahfm thftm h dhrse ahream le cn=–. «Qentn eftnrnsshth h``―h`bnkrh= h``―h`bnkrh=¹. ¹. Mdn`eh se vm`tû vnrsm \gmrf amf hreh stupeth n se chsshbbeû e` am``m lm`mrhftn. E cmvecnfte krusage nrhfm pmam amfseb`ehte, ch se nrh dhtth prnflnrn lh``h smrprnsh. Amf e bmcete su``m sarettmem \gmrf pufthvh e` sum sbuhrlm hbuzzm su le `ne. Qe lmchflû lh quhftm tncpm qunb`e maage cnth``eae `h stnssnrm desshflm ef qun` cmlm. «@―h`bnkrh=¹ repntå. \gmrfqunstm= `n efleaû@―gm am` prnsm cnftmhe` ahsm¹. chfuh`n agn hvnvh ef chfm. «Hg, Efarmaeû e penle smttm `h snleh, vm`tû phbefh n defsn le amfanftrhrse su``h `ntturh. Knrnfe`ln `―hvnvh hkkhsthfzh prnsh ef berm amf E  amstuce ln``h tmrrn, spnrhvh prmprem agn \gmrf fmf `―hvrnkkn tmrcnfthth amf `h chtnchteah. ^f hccefestrhtmrn amcn `ue lmvnvh nssnrn eckhtteke`n ef qun` ahcpm. «Agn sth suaanlnflm trh vme n ceh zeh=¹. Qthvm`th Mdn`eh amfselnrû \gmrf amf brhfln snrentê. Fmf nrh uf―ecprnssemfn, `―umcm sthvh rnh`cnftn anrahflm le htthaahrn

lesamrsm. uf maagehthamfefanrth h``h su``n chlrefh, ch `h zeh [msn`efn se[evm`sn nrh hllmrcnfthth e` lezemfhrem befmaageh. Mdn`eh

 

prnsn ef krhaaem `h saehrph, recesn e` chfuh`n le h`bnkrh fn``m sahddh`n n se hvveaefû h \gmrf. Nssnflm `ne ef penle n `ue snlutm `m vnlnvh knfn ef dhaaeh, hfagn sn trmvhvh uf pm― mddnfsevm agn dmssn hfamrh `h peõ khssh lne lun. @―umcm nrh vnrhcnftn `―efahrfhzemfn ln``―hustnretê amf qun``h dhaaeh naanssevhcnftn hfbm`msh, qune ahpn``e agehressece trmppm knf pnttefhte, qunb`e maage hdde`hte amcn rhsme, qun``n smprhaaeb`eh pnrnffncnftn hbbrmtthtn, qun``n chfe chbrn agn tnfnvh beuftn lhvhfte h så n qun``h kmaah eckrmfaehth agn fmf smrrelnvh che. Fmf nrh nshtthcnftn e` tepm le pnrsmfh agn esperh `h vmb`eh eccnlehth le amfdelhrse. «Qth suaanlnflm agn vmstrh zeh fmf ce pnrlmfh `h sahpphtn``h¹ respmsn Mdn`eh. \gmrf terû su am` fhsm amf hreh ermfeah. «Ç e` cnfm agn se pmssh lern. Xunst―haquhzzmfn ç seftmchteam. @―u`tech vm`th agn que a―ç sthtm uf kruttm tncpm ln` bnfnrn ç hflhth h defern amf uf lun``m h``―u`tecm shfbun trh ceh zeh n ufh amrtebehfh. Tmrrne nvethrn agn se hrreve h th`e nstrnce¹. B`e maageh`e le Mdn`eh ecph``elermfm. Lun``m h``―u`tecm shfbun= Zrhteagn ln` bnfnrn hflhvhfm m`trn `h suh ahphaetê le amcprnfsemfn. «Fmf gm h`aufh eftnfzemfn le khttnrce amftrm vmstrh zeh¹ `m trhfque``ezzû. «Dmrsn `n chfah `h amrtn¹. «Ahsmche Dhrui¹. Mdn`eh fmfufshpnvh amsh `h am`pessn sn e` dhttm agn Knrnfe`ln hspntthssn deb`em lh` prmprem speretmlelepeõ, dhceb`eh m e` lesprnzzm agn hvnvh pnranpetm fn``h vman le \gmrf. H quhftm phrnvh, qun` Dhrui esperhvh h``h suh lesanflnfzh e snftecnfte peõ amftrhllettmre. Zhssû ufh chfm pnfsmsh su``h saehrph amcn hvrnkkn dhttm amf uf vnaagem bhttm. N qun``―umcm snlutm le drmftn h `ne= Agn lmvnvh pnfshrn le `ue, h``h defn= «Znragå tutte que ve mlehfm=¹. Fnb`e maage le \gmrf phssû uf khb`emrn le smrprnsh. Zrmkhke`cnftn fmf nrh prnphrhtm h ufh lmchflh amsà lerntth. Zrech le hprern kmaah

rechsn `ufbm levelnrb`eh `h drmftnefefse`nfzem, lun. amf `n smprhaaeb`eh thftm hbbrmtthtn lh «Znragå respnttm sm`m e fucnre¹.

 

Mdn`eh fmf du cm`tm seaurh le ahpern, ch ecchbefû agn pnr e` cmcnftm hvrnkkn lmvutm haamftnfthrse le qun``h spenbhzemfn. \rmvhvh \rmvh vh beê phzznsam agn \gmrf se dmssn lhtm `h pnfh le respmflnr`n. @n snckrhvh agn fne sume amfdrmfte dmssn cnfm mste`n le prech, ch dmrsn se skhb`ehvh. Fmf agn qunstm `m rnflnssn epsm dhatm  amrleh`n, nrh sncprn h`trntthftm cusmfn, ch `―htcmsdnrh nrh cnfm tnsh. Nrh cnretm ln` `mrm u`tecm leh`mbm= \gmrf hvnvh prnsm ef amfselnrhzemfn qun``m agn `ne b`e hvnvh lnttm= «Lmvrnstn dhrn phan amf ceh zeh¹ amftefuû `ue strefbnflm b`e maage. «Ç `―ufeah pnrsmfh lnbfh le deluaeh, ç dmflhcnfth`n fmf dhrsn`h fnceah¹. Mdn`eh se amfanssn uf httecm le red`nssemfn le aue \gmrf hpprmdettû pnr tmrfhrn h``n sun sahrtmdden, pme se lnaesn. «Zhr`htnce ln` pmtnrn ln``h vmstrh dhceb`eh¹ lessn. \gmrf h`zû b`e maage lh uf rhppmrtm n efhraû `n smprhaaeb`eh. «Ecchbefm agn eftnflehtn `h dhceb`eh le cem phlrn¹ krmftm`û. Qeaamcn fnssufm fn phr`hvh che, anrtn vm`tn Mdn`eh tnflnvh h lecnfteahrn agn \gmrf nrh deb`em e``nbettecm le lun dhceb`en. Znr uf efsthftn nkkn phurh le hvnr dhttm ufh bhddn. «Qà... aemç... sn hfagn vme pmssnlntn `m stnssm pmtnrn, ç agehrm¹. «Fmf fn``h suh dmrch peõ pmtnftn, ch `m pmssenlm. Fmf pmssm lhrvnfn ufh lecmstrhzemfn snfzh dhrve ch`n. Znragå qunsth lmchflh=¹. Mdn`eh prmvû uf vhbm leshbem. Le am`pm a―nrh tnfsemfn fn``h vman le \gmrf. «Fmf nrm prnphrhth h qun``m agn ce gh dhttm sukern vmstrh smrn``h¹. Znfsû agn dmssn cnb`em fmf dhrn phrm`h ln``n ncearhfen ahushtn lh Knrnfe`ln, ch \gmrf `h hfteaepû. «Ceh zeh ush e sume hrteb`e su le vme=¹. v me=¹.  Hvnvh `n leth eftrnaaehtn smttm e` cnftm n mssnrvhvh Mdn`eh amf httnfzemfn, ef httnsh. Zrmkhke`cnftn nrh uf nddnttm mtteam, ch `h aeahtrean su` smprhaaeb`em b`e amfdnrevh ufm sbuhrlm phrteam`hrcnftn pnfntrhftn. Mdn`eh nrh eckhrhzzhth, fmf pmtnvh respmflnrn h qun``h

lmchflh trhppm`h. Qn leanvh le sà, `h amf age sn m`hamf shrnkkn prnsh \gmrf= Amf `h zeh pnragå ch`trhtthvh delhfzhth `h delhfzhth

 

pnragå trhlevh `h zeh= M dmrsn lh phrtn suh nrh ufh sncp`ean auremsetê n fmf se shrnkkn hrrhkkehtm hddhttm hddhttm= = «Zhr`htnce lnb`e hrteb`e¹ lessn nvethflm le respmflnrb`e. ^fh amrrnftn l―hreh `n efvnstà `n ahveb`en. Mdn`eh sthrfutà amf th`n pmtnfzh agn `n dnanrm ch`n `n mssh ln``h fuah. Lmpm nssnrse smddehth e` fhsm retnffn beustm hbbeufbnrn? «Znr pehanrn¹.  Hppmbbehflmse amf e pubfe h``h sarevhfeh \gmrf dnan eflentrnbbehrn `―eftnrcefhke`n amrpm, pme se reckmaaû `n chfeagn ln``h ahceaeh defm he bmcete.  Hvnvh `n krhaaeh chbrn ampnrtn le aeahtreae sece`e h qun``n agn b`e snbfhvhfm e` vesm. Mdn`eh anraû le fmf desshr`n trmppm pnr phurh le hpphrern ch`nluahth, ch nrh pnrp`nssh. Amc―nrh pmsseke`n agn uf hccefestrhtmrn amf uf rum`m amsà ecpmrthftn dmssn snbfhtm h th` puftm= «Amcn vnlntn¹ lessn \gmrf, «fmf pmrtm e` snbfm lesteftevm ln` a`hf. \utthveh smfm `―naanzemfn agn amfdnrch `h rnbm`h, tutte e fmke`e fn ghffm ufh. Hketuhtnve h `mah`ezzhrn sncprn e` thtuhbbem le mbfe pnrsmfh agn efamftrhtn. Xun``m agn amfth fmf ç e` seckm`m, ch e` puftm ef aue se trmvh¹. Mdn`eh fmf nrh phrteam`hrcnftn nsprnssevh, nppurn dhanvh dhteah h chsagnrhrn e` sum stupmrn. \gmrf hvnvh prnsm `―efezehtevh ln``h amfvnrshzemfn nl naam agn respmflnvh h``n lmchfln! Znr quh`agn strhfm `n tmrfhrn sumfhvh dh`sm. Qnckrhvh agnamfthke`etê. \gmrf se Fmf dhanssn vem`nfzhcmtevm pnr fmf h eccnrbnrse fn``h suh nrh pnr le`nttm agn se cmstrhvh `mquhan, ch h``mrh pnragå= «E Lrhbge pmrthfm e` snbfm ln` a`hf su``n chfe n su``n krhaaeh¹ amftefuû ecpnrturkhke`n. «Nvethtn le efarmaehrn `h `mrm strhlh n fmf respmflntn che h``n `mrm prmvmahzemfe, pnr quhftm uce`ehfte pmsshfm nssnrn. Delhtnve sm`m le ceh zeh¹. Dhae`n h lerse... Mdn`eh mssnrvû `h defnstrh agn \gmrf hvnvh reageusm. @h defth pembbeh ahlnvh ef uf se`nfzem efquenthftn, snfzh `hsaehrn `h cefech trhaaeh l―haquh.

«\mrturhrn h lesthfzh h`trm tepm lech e``usemfn=¹ sussurrû. «Ç cm`tm peõ kruth`n çleufuf―e``usemfn, hvntn am`tm e` prefaepem¹ kmrkmttû \gmrf buhrlhflm `―mrm`mbem lh thsagefm. «B`e hrteb`e

 

hbesamfm amcn uf prm`ufbhcnftm efveseke`n ln` fmstrm sestnch fnrvmsm, fmf smfm rnh`cnftn thfbeke`e¹.  H Mdn`eh fmf pehanvh phr`hrn am` prmssecm snfzh buhrlhr`m ef dhaaeh. Zrmvû h sm``nvhrn b`e maage su \gmrf, ch fmf reusaà hl hrrevhrn peõ su ln` am``nttm hkkmttmfhtm ln``h levesh. Amftefuhvh hl hvnrn `h fuah errebeleth, n qun``―umcm nrh spulmrhthcnftn h`tm. «Xun``e le vmstrh smrn``h ce smfm snckrhte cm`tm thfbeke`e¹ lessn. «Znragå e` sestnch fnrvmsm le ceh smrn``h gh hbbrnletm lerntthcnftn e` vmstrm. Qn e` vmstrm anrvn``m ç amfveftm agn e` amrpm smddrh, e` amrpm dhrê ef cmlm agn seh amsà¹. @―hvnvh lnttm amcn sn dmssn le uf―nvelnfzh n`ncnfthrn. Dmrsn nrh cnfm lurm ln` sm`etm, ch anrtm fmf hvnvh pnrsm `h suh hreh le suddeaenfzh. «N quhflm e` amrpm ç htthaahtm lh uf Lrhbm¹ cmrcmrû Mdn`eh, «defm h agn puftm puû hssnamflhrn e` bemam ln` anrvn``m=¹. «Lm`mre, drhtturn, ncmrrhben, cute`hzemfe¹ n`nfaû \gmrf snfzh samcpmrse. «Lepnfln lh` th`nftm le age ve htthaah¹.  H qun` puftm Mdn`eh fmf msû peõ buhrlhrb`e `n aeahtreae. Nrhfm sthte e sume hl hvnrb`en`n dhttn= Amcn pmtnvh phr`hrn le ‐th`nftm–= Cmrleaageû `n auaeturn ln` buhftm. Le sm`etm fmf se pnrcnttnvh le dhr`m lhvhfte h quh`auf h`trm, ch ef qun` cmcnftm fn hvnvh prmprem kesmbfm. E lesnbfe le Hubustus `n tmrfhrmfm ef cnftn amcn ufm sagehddm. Xune ahaaehtmre lh``m sbuhrlm lurm n hrrmbhftn, ahphae le uaaelnrn `n Knsten snfzhsncp`eancnftn, reamrrnrn h``n hrce, shrnkknrm sthtehvrnkkn `h suh fumvh dhceb`eh. Mdn`eh, se agenlnvh amcn dhttm h smprhvvevnrn ef cnzzm h `mrm. «Mrh ahpesam `n vmstrn phrm`n su` lerebeke`n¹ amfdnssû. «Hvntn phurh= Fmf ç lh vme¹. Mdn`eh sm``nvû ufm sbuhrlm stupetm su \gmrf, ch e` am``m prmtnstû n lmvnttn le fumvm hkkhsshrn `h tnsth. \utthveh, e` pmam agn hvnvh vestm `h `hsaeû pnfsenrmsh. B`e maage h `hch le rhsmem `h mssnrvhvhfm lh``―h`tm n lh `mfthfm, ch fmf se trhtthvh le prnsuftumsh supnremretê, quhftm sncche le ufh vhbh auremsetê, amcn sn qun``h peaam`h

delhfzhth stnssn revn`hflm peõ eftnrnsshftn le qun` agn snckrhvh. Mdn`eh seseeflespnttà.

 

«Amcn pmtntn shpnrn aeû agn ç m fmf ç lh cn= Fmf ve sentn che lhtm `h pnfh le anrahrn le amfmsanrce¹. \gmrf fmf respmsn. E` se`nfzem agn le am`pm nrh ah`htm snckrhvh prmtrhrse h``―efdefetm. Mdn`eh sthvh amcefaehflm h studhrse le rechfnrn pehfthth le drmftn h qun``―umcm rebelm amcn uf cmfm`etn, amf `n krhaaeh `ufbm e` amrpm, trmppm h`tm pnragå pmtnssn vnlnrfn `―nsprnssemfn. ^f rucmrn lh``―h`trh phrtn ln``h kek`emtnah `h trhssn l―ecphaaem. E` lezemfhrem ln``h zeh [msn`efn `n nrh saevm`htm lh``n befmaageh nl nrh defetm su` phvecnftm. @h vnaageh aghpnrmf se svnb`eû le smprhssh`tm, s mprhssh`tm, se buhrlû eftmrfm amf hreh efnknteth n smrprnsn \gmrf n Mdn`eh haahftm h``h defnstrh. «Amsh smfm qunste chfnbbe=¹ se eflebfû. «Tmb`ehtn dhrn uf phssm eflentrm, sebfmrn, fmf sthtn trmppm veaefm h ceh fepmtn. Dhrntn qun` agn vmrrntn lmpm agn shrntn ufete lhe share vefam`e ln` chtrecmfem¹.

 

@―mrnaagem «Qnlntnve. H`zhtnve. Qnlntnve... Fm, fmf amsà. Hkkehcm repntutm qunstm cmvecnftm anftm vm`tn, ahrh rhbhzzh, pmsseke`n agn fmf reusaehtn h cncmrezzhr`m=¹. Knrnfe`ln se hlhbeû su ufh knrbçrn ln` sh`mttm amf `h brhzeh fhturh`n agn amftrhssnbfhvh tutte e sume bnste, n se recesn ef penle amf `h stnssh d`ueletê. «Ç amsà agn lmvntn dhrn. Fmf pmtntn `hsaehrve ahlnrn uf shaam le ahrkmfn, lmvntn nssnrn hrcmfeah amcn ufmamcn sphrtetm cuseah`n. Qnlntnve. H`zhtnve. Qnlntnve. H`zhtnve. Qnlntnve. Fm, fm, fm!¹. \rmppm thrle? Mdn`eh nrh ahluth h `htm ln``h pm`trmfh. H dmrzh le h`zhrse n snlnrse `n nrh vnfutm e` ahpmberm. «Zmssehcm scnttnrn pnr mbbe, chlhch=¹ lmchflû terhflmse su. «Qtehcm dhanflm qunst―nsnraezem lh trmppm tncpm, fmf rensam peõ h nsnbuer`m amrrntthcnftn¹. Knrnfe`ln sm``nvû `n smprhaaeb`eh pnrdntthcnftn lnpe`htn n svnftm`û e` vnfthb`em amf uf smrresm ch`ezemsm. «A―ç ufh amsh agn gm fmthtm le vme, khckefh ahrh. Qentn krhvessech h chsagnrhrn `h vmstrh efsm`nfzh amf uf―hreh smttmcnssh¹. «Ef rnh`tê fmf ce snftm få efsm`nftn få smttmcnssh¹ rnp`eaû ah`ch Mdn`eh. «Knrnfe`ln, `hsaeh`n reprnflnrn dehtm! Xunsth pmvnrh rhbhzzh fmf se rnbbn peõ ef penle¹. Mdn`eh revm`sn uf smrresm reamfmsanftn h``h fmffh, agn sthvh `hvmrhflm h chb`eh haahftm h` ahcefnttm. @h vnaageh lhch nrh

eflm`nftn n se`nfzemsh amcn ufh thrthrubh, ch quhflm eftnrvnfevh ef ufh amfvnrshzemfn `m dhanvh spnssm pnr prnflnrn `n sun lednsn.

 

Ef nddntte Mdn`eh nrh sthfah cmrth. Knrnfe`ln, pnr ahpreaaem, `―hvnvh terhth beõ lh` `nttm h``n quhttrm ln` chttefm smstnfnflm agn lmvnvhfm hssm`uthcnftn `hvmrhrn h``n sun kumfn chfenrn. @―hvnvh mkk`ebhth h ahccefhrn amf uf `ekrm su``h tnsth, `n hvnvh dhttm sh`ern n sanflnrn `n sah`n ln` chfenrm defagå fmf nrh sthth smllesdhtth ln` sum pmrthcnftm, n lh peõ le uf―mrh se haahfevh su` cmlm ef aue hvrnkkn lmvutm snlnrse n reh`zhrse. Lh quhflm fmf reanvnvh peõ vesetn Knrnfe`ln lnleahvh `n sun bemrfhtn h redhrn `―nluahzemfn le Mdn`eh, lh amcn sthrn h thvm`h h amcn sanb`enrn e vnstete, snrvern e` tç, dhrn amcp`ecnfte, hrteam`hrn drhse... @h smddmahvh th`cnftn le rhaamchflhzemfe agn Mdn`eh fn reamrlhvh h stnftm `h cntê. «Qà, chccê¹ smsperû Knrnfe`ln. «Ln` rnstm smfm seaurhcnftn peõ sthfah le `ne. Dhr`n ecphrhrn e` bh`htnm fmf ç anrtm ufm sagnrzm!¹. Mdn`eh pnfsû agn Knrnfe`ln se sthvh hddhteahflm efute`cnftn, pnragå fmf shrnkkn che sthth ufh delhfzhth ahrnzznvm`n, hbbrhzehth n speretuh`n, n agn veanvnrsh a―nrhfm amsn cm`tm peõ ecpmrthfte su aue hvrnkkn lmvutm estruer`h, ch fhturh`cnftn se buhrlû knfn lh` ler`m. Leshpprmvhrn Knrnfe`ln fmf `―hvrnkkn anrtm heuthth h reamfae`ehrse amf `ne. Qe tnfnvh `n lmchfln pnr \gmrf, quhflm qunst―u`tecm se lnbfhvh le h`zhrn b`e maage lh``n sun sahrtmdden m rehtthaahrn e` tn`ndmfm, aemç cm`tm le rhlm. E` delhfzhtm se revm`bnvh h `ne ef tmfm uf pm― dmrzhtm, pnrû fmf `h chflhvh che bnfnh`mbeh veh. Amsà mbfe bemrfm b`e Mdn`eh h shpnrn quh`amsh le peõ su``h lne Lrhbge, use nvnfevh amstuce, `―nstrnch susantteke`etê, e bnste agn kesmbfhvh nvethrn le dhrn n `n phrm`n agn fmf se lmvnvhfm prmfufaehrn ef `mrm prnsnfzh. @―ufeam hrbmcnftm agn få \gmrf få Mdn`eh hddrmfthvhfm che nrh e` chtrecmfem. «Ce phsshtn `n sebhrnttn, ahrh= Qmfm su` ahcefm¹. Knrnfe`ln nrh su ufh pm`trmfh haahftm h``h defnstrh hkkuehth lh` tncpmrh`n. Amf `n chfe pmshtn su ufh phfaeh agn hfamrh fmf se hrrmtmflhvh, snckrhvh ufh duturh chcch rnh`ezzhth. Nrh

uf―ecchbefn shpnvh. Knrnfe`ln pmrthvh ef brnckm e` deb`emefbhffnvm`n, le uf sebfmrnMdn`eh h aue `mfmf eftnrnsshvh peõ. Qmttm e` kn`

 

vm`tm le pmran``hfh se an`hvhfm pnfn l―hcmrn n uf mrbmb`em cmrth`cnftn dnretm. Xuhflm `n pmrtû `n sebhrnttn Knrnfe`ln `h efvetû h snlnrse thckurn``hflm hceagnvm`cnftn su ufh snleh. «[eamfmsam le nssnrn sthth uf pm― rebelh ef qunste u`tece tncpe. Tnfetn h repmshrve haahftm h cn¹. Mdn`eh hvrnkkn prndnretm prnflnrn uf ahddç ef auaefh, ch fmf pmtnvh dhrn h`trm agn ukkelern he ahpreaae ln``h lhch. Hppnfh `h veln snluth Knrnfe`ln `n tnsn e` pmrthsebhrnttn. «Zrnflntnfn ufh¹. «Fm, brhzen¹ redeutû Mdn`eh. «Zrnflntnfn ufh, ve leam! E ducmer smfm `umbge le smaeh`etê agn fmf se pmssmfm ebfmrhrn, lmvntn prnphrhrve def lh hlnssm¹. Mdn`eh, nsethftn, prnsn ufh sebhrntth amf lun leth. Qn `h zeh [msn`efn dmssn sthth `à, seaurhcnftn fmf hvrnkkn hpprnzzhtm. @―ufeah @―ufeah vm`th ef veth suh agn hvnvh duchtm thkhaam hvnvh ufleae hffe. Hvnvh terhtm ufh kmaahth lh``h peph ln` phlrn nl nrh sthth ch`n tuttm e` bemrfm. «H``mrh, tnfntn knfn h cnftn quhftm ve leam¹ dnan Knrnfe`ln hvveaefhflm e` kmaagefm h``h dehcch le uf haanflesebhre. «Qn haahftm h vme a―ç uf umcm tmaah h `ue haanflnrve `h sebhrntth. Hsperhtn `nfthcnftn nl nsperhtn amf lesarnzemfn e` ducm fn``―hreh, amsà. Fmf `m smddehtn che ef dhaaeh h quh`aufm, defernkkn h lun``m. Tnlehcm uf pm―=¹. Mdn`eh tmssà, sputû, `harecû. @h sebhrntth `n ahlln lh``n leth, dnan hppnfh ef tncpm h reprnflnr`h prech agn `h saehrph prnflnssn dumam. Lnaesn agn shrnkkn sthth `―u`tech vm`th. Knrnfe`ln samppeû ef ufh reshth aresth``efh. «Fmf a―ç prmprem fu``h agn shppehtn dhrn ef chfenrh amfvnfenftn=¹. @h reshth `n se spnfsn su``n `hkkrh. Mdn`eh, tmsseaagehflm, fn snbuà `m sbuhrlm m`trn `n pmrtn hpnrtn ln` sh`mttm. Ef penle ef cnzzm h` amrrelmem, amf h`aufn `nttnrn ef chfm, \gmrf sthvh hssestnflm h``h

sanfh snfzh ufh «Qenlete amflern fme¹ b`ephrm`h. prmpmsn Knrnfe`ln ef tmfm zuaagnrmsm. «^fh vm`th thftm agn ae levnrtehcm uf pm―!¹.

 

Mdn`eh fmf se sthvh levnrtnflm pnr fenftn, pnr beufth hvnvh tmssetm th`cnftn agn `n dhanvhfm ch`n e pm`cmfe. \gmrf rechsn dnln`n h sn stnssm, rebelm lh``h tnsth he penle, aupm amcn uf ecpenbhtm ln``n pmcpn dufnkre. «Gm ln` `hvmrm lh skrebhrn¹ cmrcmrû h``mfthfhflm h``mfthfhflmse. se. E` sum `ubukrn phssm se pnrsn ef dmflm h` amrrelmem. Knrnfe`ln sagehaaeû `h sebhrntth fn` pmshanfnrn le uf thvm`efm khssm. E` bnstm trhlevh ufh amftrhrentê. Hfagn e` smrresm hvnvh pnrsm `h suh brhzeh. «Fmf `m reamfmsam peõ, qun` rhbhzzm¹. Mdn`eh anraû le ah`chrn `h saehrph, agn `n se srmtm`hvh lh` am``m amcn uf snrpnftn ef dubh. @―efaelnftn ln``h sebhrntth `―hvnvh chflhth fn` phfeam... «Znr quhftm ce rebuhrlh fmf `m trmvm cm`tm levnrsm lh` sm`etm¹. B`e maage `ecpele le Knrnfe`ln se pnrsnrm m`trn `h defnstrh, fn``n fuvm`n tncpmrh`nsagn agn brhvhvhfm su` phram. «Amsh snftetn pnr `ue=¹ cmrcmrû. «Ce vhftm le shpnr pnfntrhrn `n ncmzemfe le quh`ufqun vm`tm, ch e` vmstrm rechfn uf cestnrm pnr  cn¹. «Fenftn le phrteam`hrn¹ respmsn Mdn`eh amf uf―h`zhth le sph``n. «@m amfmsam trmppm pmam pnr hvnrn uf―mpefemfn ef cnretm¹. «Qaemaagnzzn!¹. Knrnfe`ln hprà e` vnfthb`em amf uf bnstm ln` pm`sm. Qnckrhvh amfsuchrse lh``―eftnrfm lh``―eftnrfm. «Qaemaagnzzn¹ repntå. amf vman peõ pmshth. «Khsth ufm sbuhrlm pnr hchrse. Ln` rnstm, fmf se hch che amsà knfn amcn quhflm ae se amfmsan ch`n¹. Zhrm`n hchrn, ch Mdn`eh fmf nrh hkkhsthfzh snftecnfth`n pnragå `h amsh `h rebuhrlhssn. «Fmf smfm effhcmrhth le vmstrm fepmtn, thftm quhftm `ue fmf `m ç le cn¹. Knrnfe`ln `h buhrlû pnfsenrmsh. E reaaem`e kemfle, agn lhfzhvhfm amcn dehccn h mbfe cmvecnftm ln` vesm, se nrhfm k`maahte. Zrnsh fn`

vmrtean ecp`hahke`n Mdn`eh se snftà le am`pm ufh pnamrn``h bntthth trhle`nqun``m zhcpnsbuhrlm le ufh `nmfnssh. [eamcefaehrmfm `n ncearhfen, hfamrh peõ dmrte. Znr quhftm prmvhssn h amfvefanrse agn

 

fmf nrh uf lm`mrn rnh`n, agn nrh `h cnftn le Knrnfe`ln h efd`uern su``h suh, `h tnsth `n dhanvh ch`n `m stnssm. Ch ef dmflm, le agn amsh `h sthvh pufnflm= «Am` vmstrm aumrn dhtn qun``m agn vm`ntn, rhbhzzh ceh. Ce hspnttm sm`m agn mttncpnrehtn he vmstre lmvnre n fmf ae ln`ulehtn¹. ‐Fmf ce sth pufnflm– se rnsn amftm Mdn`eh cnftrn strefbnvh e pubfe su` vnstetm, ‐vum`n lmchrce, ç prnmaauphth lh` cem speretm l―eflepnflnfzh–. Fn``m stnssm esthftn quh`aufm sumfû h``h pmrth. Qe hffufaehvh uf vesethtmrn. Ageufqun dmssn, Mdn`eh `m refbrhzeû lnftrm le så pnr e` sum prmvvelnfzeh`n hrrevm. Knrnfe`ln hddnrrû ufh ahcphfn``h lh` thvm`efm khssm n `h hbetû. An f―nrhfm le hfh`mbgn su mbfe cmke`n ln` chfenrm, ef cmlm lh pmtnr  agehchrn uf lmcnsteam lh tuttn `n sthfzn. Quketm ufh ahcnrenrh se prnsnftû amf ufh revnrnfzh. «Chlhch=¹. «Lmv―ç `h sebfmrh [msn`efn=¹. «Fn``h sh`ntth lh `ntturh. Nrh cm`tm eftnrnsshth h``h am``nzemfn le drhfamkm``e le chlhch¹. Levnrteth, Mdn`eh pnfsû agn defagå ef qun``h ahsh a―nrh ahrth, ef ufh quh`sehse dmrch, `h zeh [msn`efn hvrnkkn trmvhtm le agn tnfnrse maauphth. «Dhtn ef cmlm agn ae rechfbh cnftrn reanvm `―mspetn¹ mrlefû Knrnfe`ln. «Qessebfmrh¹. «N rehaamcphbfh `h sebfmrefh fne sume h``mbbe¹ hbbeufsn efleahflm Mdn`eh. «Qessebfmrh¹. Mdn`eh du ageush h agehvn ef ahcnrh suh amcn ufh khckefh agn fmf se nrh amcpmrthth knfn, anrecmfeh`n agn vnfevh repntutm mbfe vm`th agn quh`aufm se prnsnfthvh h` chfenrm. \hftm vh`nvh hrchrse le phzenfzh. @n vesetn h Knrnfe`ln pmtnvhfm lurhrn mrn. Qthvh bemagnrn``hflm amf `h saehrph, agn se httmraeb`ehvh amftnfth

su` thppntm, quhflm `n reshtefn ln``n ahcnrenrn `n dnanrm lrezzhrn `n mrnaagen. «A―ç e` sebfmr Hragekh`l!¹.

 

«@―ghe prmprem vestm= Amf e tume maage=¹. «Qà, b`e gm hfagn prnsm ahppn``m n buhfte!¹. «^dd, pnragå h cn fmf suaanlmfm che qunstn amsn=¹. Mdn`eh hppeaaeaû `―mrnaagem h``h pmrth, ch e phsse hddrntthte se sthvhfm beê h``mfthfhflm. Zmsseke`n agn dmssn `m stnssm Hragekh`l ln` behrlefm l―nsthtn= Qe tmrcnftû e ahpn``e amf `n leth. Quppmfnflm agn dmssn `ue, agn shrnkkn suaanssm sn hvnssn rhaamfthtm ln` sum efamftrm amf uf―Hfecesth ef penfh dnsth cerhbbem= ‐Knrnfe`ln ce dhrê h pnzze h am`pe le hrteb`e– amfa`usn. ‐N sn hfagn fn nsam vevh \gmrf fmf respmflnrê peõ h``n cen lmchfln. Ef agn rhzzh le phsteaaem smfm hflhth h deaahrce=–. Amcefaeû h ahccefhrn hvhfte n eflentrm pnr `h ahcnrh. E` dhttm le fmf shpnrn amsh se stnssn trhchflm h``n sun sph``n ef qun``m stnssm cmcnftm `n dhanvh vnfern e fnrve h demr le pn``n. Beê lh lmpm `h sahpphtn``h e` a`ech se nrh dhttm errnsperhke`n, fmf `n hflhvh pnr fenftn agn e` rhppmrtm amf `h dhceb`eh haqueseth se lntnremrhssn amcp`nthcnftn. Xuhflm fmf an `h dnan peõ thckurn``û su``h pmrth ln``h ahcnrh defagå quh`aufm vnffn hl hprer`n. «Qà, sebfmrefh=¹. Mdn`eh smsperû le sm``envm. Nrh Zesthaageh, `h suh ahcnrenrh. Xun``h rhbhzzh nrh `―ufeam cnckrm ln` pnrsmfh`n agn se pnrcnttnvh quh`agn amfdelnfzh quhflm e phlrmfe fmf nrhfm ef berm. «Dh uf«Qhrnkkn pm― drnllm ef qunsth ahcnrh¹ lessn amf uf smrresm lnsm`htm. pmsseke`n haanflnrn e` dumam=¹. «Ch anrtm!¹. Zesthaageh nftrû, ageusn `h pmrth h agehvn n tm`sn e` phrhdumam lh` ahcefnttm. «Qkhb`em m chlhch Knrnfe`ln sth reanvnflm uf vesethtmrn ecpmrthftn=¹ sussurrû Mdn`eh. Zesthaageh cesn lne aemaage fn` ahcefm n `h buhrlû le skenam amf b`e maage agn `n kre``hvhfm. «H`trmagå!¹ keskeb`eû naaethth. «A―ç `―hckhsaehtmrn! @h sebfmrh ç

fn`Amf ph``mfn¹. bnstm aevnttum`m se rehbbeustû `h auddentth le trefh amf ufh cm``ntth.

 

«Hg, sebfmrefh, fmf ve haamsthtn che h qun``―umcm, ve pmrtnrnkkn h `nttm ef uf khttnr l―maagem. Ce ghffm lnttm agn fnhfagn `h sebfmrh ç sthth ahphan le rnsestnrb`e!¹. @―haanftm cm`tm prmfufaehtm ln``h rhbhzzh, strhpphth lh pmam h``h prmvefaeh, ecpnlevh h Mdn`eh le ahper`h amcp`nthcnftn, tutthveh hvnvh am`tm `―nssnfzeh`n. Qe trhtthvh prmprem ln``―Hragekh`l agn amfmsanvh `ne. Qe efbefmaageû haahftm h Zesthaageh, lhvhfte h` dumam agn amcefaehvh h prnflnrn amf uf ln`ezemsm mlmrn le rnsefh. «Qnftetn, Zesthaageh, fmf a―ç cmlm le hssestnrn h``―efamftrm trh chlhch Knrnfe`ln n `―hckhsaehtmrn= Qnfzh nssnrn vesth, fhturh`cnftn¹. @h rhbhzzh stmrsn e` fhsm. Fnhfagn `ne ahpevh knfn `―haanftm ln``―Hfecesth. Xuhflm Mdn`eh `m relessn peõ `nfthcnftn ecph``elà thftm agn `n `nftebbefe `n resh`thrmfm amcn dumage l―hrtedeaem. «Fmf pmssm! Qn `h sebfmrh venfn h shpnrn agn ve gm dhtth usaern snfzh pnrcnssm smfm sphaaehth! Ce lespehan, sebfmrefh¹ smsperû. «@m sm agn quh lnftrm lmvntn cmrern le sm`etulefn. N pme ce trhtthtn amf respnttm, ce lhtn ln` vme, ce hsam`thtn... Anrahtn le ahperce, fmf pmssm n khsth!¹. Mdn`eh se cnttnvh fne sume phffe. Knrnfe`ln fmf sagnrzhvh anrtm amf `h dnln`tê ln``h snrvetõ. Khsthvh agn ufm sm`m `h trhlessn, n chbhre `e hvrnkkn dhtte ecpeaahrn tutte. «Ce sm`m spnaagem¹ lessn h``mrh. «Fmfsnrvn pmssm! @hufm sebfmrh ve gh venthtm...¹. «...b`e spnaage, `m sm. Ch fmf b`e spnaagentte lh thsah. Fmf pmssm anrtm hflhrcnfn lh que httrhvnrsm ufm spnaagenttm lh thsah, fm=¹. Zesthaageh se recesn ef penle n se spm`vnrû e` brnckeu`n kehfam. «Beustm. Thlm suketm h prnflnrvn`m!¹. Xuh`agn esthftn lmpm tmrfû amf ufm spnaagem h chfm, ufh vnrh n prmpreh mpnrh l―hrtn ef hrbnftm skh`zhtm n amrmfhth lh pnr`n. Mdn`eh `m prnsn amf httnfzemfn n snlnttn su` `nttm. Fmf nrh anrtm `―mbbnttm peõ amcmlm, ch shrnkkn snrvetm h``h kesmbfh.

«Qnamflm vme lmv―ç agn chlhch Knrnfe`ln sth reanvnflm `―hckhsaehtmrn=¹.

 

Zesthaageh se sprmdmflû `n chfe fn``n thsagn ln` brnckeu`n, bnstm lesefvm`tm agn fmf se shrnkkn che pnrcnssh lhvhfte he phlrmfe. «^f mspetn amsà le rebuhrlm= Qeaurhcnftn fn` sh`mfn rmssm!¹. Mdn`eh vesuh`ezzû quefle e` sh`mfn rmssm, amsà agehchtm pnr `n chbfedeagn thppnzznren nsmteagn. A―nrhfm lun spnaage, ufm smprh e` ahcefnttm n `―h`trm su` dmflm le uf cmke`n pnr `―hrbnftnreh. Xunst―u`tecm shrnkkn sthtm e` fhsamfleb`em elnh`n. «Qaushtn `―eflesarnzemfn, ch agn ae dhtn amf `m spnaagem=¹ lmchflû Zesthaageh, auremsessech. Mdn`eh `n smrresn, se pmsû uf letm su``n `hkkrh n se tm`sn b`e maageh`e. «Agn rechfbh drh fme, ng= Ce delm le vme¹. Lhvhfte h``m sbuhrlm skh`mrletm le Zesthaageh, Mdn`eh se hppmbbeû `m spnaagem su``h tncpeh defm h dhrb`e efbgemttern amcp`nthcnftn `―mrnaagem, agn rencnrsn h``―eftnrfm ln` cmke`n fn` sh`mfn rmssm, lh``―h`trh phrtn ln``h ahsh. Mdn`eh reamfmkkn suketm `h vman h``nbrh le  Hragekh`l, mvhtthth mvhtthth lh` vntrm ln` cmke`n. «...tnsah chlhch Qårhpgefn, agn hlmrh aeramflhrse le ndnke. @h dnsteaaem`h ç sthth squesethcnftn lnahlnftn, ch hkkehcm recpehftm `h vmstrh hrbuzeh! Ae sentn s entn chfahth¹.  Hragekh`l thaqun. \efte \efteffem ffem le aresth``e. Dmrsn b`e sthvhfm snrvnflm lh knrn. «Amsà amcn snftehcm `h vmstrh chfahfzh h amrtn¹ amftefuû ef tmfm smhvn. Zme se ulà `h vman le Knrnfe`ln, ch phr`hvh trmppm pehfm pnragå Mdn`eh reusaessn h snfter`h, hfagn thpphflmse `―h`trm mrnaagem. Le drmftn h `ne Zesthaageh nrh skebmtteth. «Fmf letnce agn sthtn snftnflm s nftnflm `n `mrm agehaagenrn ef sh`mfn!¹. [nbbnflm `m spnaagem amcn ufh amrfntth ln` tn`ndmfm Mdn`eh `n dnan snbfm le fmf dhrn rucmrn? Hragekh`l sthvh pnr respmflnrn. «@m sm, nl ç e` cmtevm pnr aue smfm vnfutm h trmvhrve. @n bhzznttn ve lnsarevmfm ef tnrcefe amsà h``hrchfte agn arnlnvm le trmvhrve hbmfezzhftn! E` sern Dhrui, pur fmf nssnflm e` tepm agn se lê pnfsenrm pnr quh`amsh le levnrsm lh` prmprem pehanrn, se ç cmstrhtm

prnmaauphtm fne vmstre amfdrmfte¹. Qe`nfzem. Zrmkhke`cnftn Knrnfe`ln sthvh rnp`eahflm quh`amsh.

 

«Qm agn qune bemrfh`haae nshbnrhfm sncprn¹ dnan `h vman le  Hragekh`l, «smprhttuttm «smprhttuttm quhflm httrhvnrsm `n `mrm phbefn se nsprecn `h bn`mseh. Lnvm tutthveh phr`hrve sagentthcnftn. Fmf sentn peõ bemvhfessech, n h``h vmstrh ntê uf phrtm pmtrnkkn nssnrn resagemsm. Qentn ef ufh pmsezemfn vu`fnrhke`n, Knrnfe`ln. @h vmstrh kn``h lecmrh, pnr quhftm amcmlh, fmf ç ufh pehzzhdmrtn, n uf lmcnsteam se amrrmcpn dhae`cnftn. Qnfzh phr`hrn ln``h quhftetê le vn`nfe httuh`cnftn su` cnrahtm!¹. Qthvm`th, quhflm Knrnfe`ln phr`û, Mdn`eh am`sn h` vm`m «brhzen, ch¹ n «fepmtn¹. «\gmrf fmf puû rechfnrn h` vmstrm dehfam bemrfm n fmttn¹ `h recprmvnrû bnfte`cnftn Hragekh`l. «N fmf `m leam sm`m fn` vmstrm eftnrnssn. @―Eftnflnfzh lnvn rehprern `n pmrtn, trmppn prhteagn smfm dnrcn fne trekufh`e, `h ce`ezeh prmvefaeh`n se sth `hsaehflm hflhrn, e amrrenre aeram`hfm snfzh haamrlm, e amftrm``e se lerhlhfm n tutte eckrmb`ehfm tutte. Hfagn enre e` Amfseb`em lne cefestre gh lnfufaehtm ch`dufzemfhcnfte¹. Dmrsn pnragå nrh errethth, `h vman le Knrnfe`ln se dnan cm`tm peõ agehrh lnftrm `―hrchlem. «Kn―, ln`nbhtn! Cem fepmtn fmf puû anrtm chflhrn hvhfte Aettêaen`m lh sm`m¹. «Fn hkkehcm beê phr`htm, Knrnfe`ln¹. «Amsh vm`ntn, hckhsaehtmrn= Qn fmf ve amfmsansse pnfsnrne agn sthtn anrahflm esm`hrce... M le spefbnrce h lesdhrce ln` khckefm¹.  Hragekh`l resnleamsà dmrtn agn dmrtn Mdn`eh sussu`tû sussu`tû. . «Knrnfe`ln! Ch pnr agn mlemsm pnrsmfhbbem ce prnflntn= Znfshvm agn drh fme ae dmssn uf―eftnsh! N pme pnragå ‐hckhsaehtmrn–= Fmf smfm sncprn sthtm Hragekh`l pnr vme=¹. Fn` sh`mfn rmssm sansn uf krnvn se`nfzem, pme Hragekh`l amftefuû ef tmfm peõ snrem. «Ç dumre qunstemfn agn eftnrrmcpehtn `h brhvelhfzh. Ef rnh`tê qun``m agn ve prmpmfbm ç le vnfern h sthrn h ahsh ceh n pnrcnttnrn h \gmrf le rehssucnrn `n sun dufzemfe. Ce dhrû uf lmvnrn pnrsmfh`n le vnb`ehrn

suMdn`eh le vme n sbrhfû su` khckefm pmrthtn¹. b`e agn maage. Knrnfe`ln lh Hragekh`l. \gmrf h``―Eftnflnfzh. @ne n `h zeh [msn`efn shrnkknrm lufqun rechstn sm`n

 

h` chfenrm= «\ncm le fmf pmtnr haantthrn `h vmstrh mddnrth¹ lessn Knrnfe`ln. «N em tncm le lmvnrvn`h ecpmrrn. Ç uf mrlefn ln` sern Dhrui¹. Fn` se`nfzem agn snbuà, Mdn`eh fmf nkkn leddeam`tê h ecchbefhrn `―ncmzemfn le Knrnfe`ln. «Ce prnflntn h``h sprmvvesth. Znrcnttntn agn dhaaeh vnfern cem fepmtn=¹. «Qthvm pnr agenlnrvn`m, ahressech!¹. Knrnfe`ln se h``mfthfû, n le fumvm Mdn`eh fmf ahpà qun` agn lessn, ef amcpnfsm snftà e` sumfm ahrhttnresteam le ufh ahcphfn``h. Knrnfe`ln lerhchvh mrlefe. Hragekh`l nkkn hppnfh e` tncpm le dhrn uf―mssnrvhzemfn khfh`n agn \gmrf dnan e` sum efbrnssm fn` sh`mfn rmssm. «Kumfbemrfm, hckhsaehtmrn¹.  H` snftern qun``n phrm`n prmfufaehtn prmfufaehtn ef tmfm bn`elm Mdn Mdn`eh `eh vesuh`ezzû lun maage thb`enfte amcn `hcn. L―esteftm, ahpà suketm agn \gmrf lntnsthvh Hragekh`l. «E` fmstrm eflespnfshke`n eftnflnftn!¹ nsa`hcû Hragekh`l amf uf tmfm vnfhtm l―ermfeh. «Fmf gm hfamrh hvutm maahsemfn le amfbrhtu`hrce pnr e` vmstrm delhfzhcnftm! Fmf vnlehcm `―mrh le amfmsanrn `h dmrtufhth¹. Lmvnvh nssnrse h`zhtm, pnragå Mdn`eh `m snftevh lh uf―hfbm`hturh levnrsh. Amftrhssn `h chfm su``―ecpubfhturh ln``m spnaagem. ^fh phrm`h phan. skhb`ehth ef kmaah h qun``―umcm n pnr `ne shrnkkn defeth `h «Znr e` cmcnftm `h ceh delhfzhth sth knfn lmv―ç¹ rnp`eaû \gmrf, aupm. «Ecchbefm le s๠cmrcmrû Hragekh`l ef tmfm lm`aehstrm. Fenft―h`trm. Fmf hbbeufsn ufh phrm`h, fmf dnan anffm ln` `mrm efamftrm. Mdn`eh quhse fmf ae arnlnvh. «Tnfehcm h` smlm¹ amftefuû ef tmfm h``nbrm. «Ahrm eftnflnftn, hvntn `―mrlefn le rehssucnrn `n vmstrn dufzemfe snluth sthftn. Aettêaen`m ç hkkhflmfhth h sn stnssh!¹.

«Fmf fn phr`h¹ leagehrû \gmrf. «Ç uf sn mrlefn¹ rekhttå Hragekh`l.

 

«Fmf sm agn dhrcnfn lne vmstre mrlefe. Eftnflm rechfnrn haahftm h ceh zeh defagå fmf lhrê h``h `uan e` khckefm¹. «@―mrlefn fmf venfn lh cn, ch lh` sern Dhrui. Qu suh reagensth hsseaurnrû em stnssm `h seaurnzzh le chlhch Knrnfe`ln¹. ^f se`nfzem eftnrcefhke`n rencpà `―mrnaagem le Mdn`eh. Nrh amsà hssmrth ef aeû agn sthvh hsam`thflm lh nssnrse amcp`nthcnftn lecnfteahth le Zesthaageh, agn fmf sthvh peõ fn``h pn``n lh``h auremsetê. «Agn leamfm, sebfmrefh= Agn leamfm=¹. «Zrnsucm le fmf hvnrn pmsseke`etê le mppmrce¹ defà pnr hrteam`hrn `h vman le \gmrf amf rebeletê nstrnch. «Fnssufh, efdhtte. Lhtn `n vmstrn lespmsezemfe def l―mbbe. Knrnfe`ln, vme ve prnsnftnrntn h Agehrle`ufh sthsnrh stnssh. Ef vmstrm mfmrn lhrncm uf kh``m! Chlhch, eftnflnftn, hrrevnlnrae¹.

 

Cecn Mdn`eh rechsn eccmke`n n se`nfzemsh pnr uf kn` pm―, amf `―mrnaagem ef httnsh fn` cmke`n ln``―hrbnftnreh. Zme lmvnttn hrrnflnrse h``―nvelnfzh, fn` sh`mfn rmssm fmf a―nrh peõ fnssufm. Zmsû `m spnaagem su` `nttm. Nrh th`cnftn pnshftn agn `n dhanvh ch`n e` pm`sm. «H``mrh, sebfmrefh=¹ agensn Zesthaageh amf uf smrresm skhrhzzefm. «Ams―hvntn snftetm=¹. «Ae shrhffm lne ahckehcnfte¹ cmrcmrû Mdn`eh. «Ahckehcnfte= N quh`e=¹. «Hfamrh fmf `m sm¹. Mdn`eh hvnvh uf kruttm prnsnftecnftm. \gmrf n Knrnfe`ln fmf hvrnkknrm che amrsm e` resagem le `hsaehr`h sm`h h` chfenrm, fmf se delhvhfm hkkhsthfzh. Xuh`n shrnkkn sthth `h suh smrtn, lufqun= «Qebfmrefh! Qebfmrefh! Tnfetn h vnlnrn!¹. Zesthaageh sh`tn``hvh le bemeh lhvhfte h``h defnstrh, amf `n trnaan agn `n reckh`zhvhfm su``n sph``n. Mdn`eh skhttå `n ph`pnkrn, hkkhb`ehth. ^f sm`n sp`nflnftn sthvh pnrdmrhflm `n fuvm`n amf `n sun drnaan l―mrm. E` aen`m levnftû amsà hzzurrm n e am`mre ln` phram amsà dehcchfte agn dhanvhfm quhse ch`n hb`e maage, lmpm tuttm qun` brebemrn. Mdn`eh fn lnlussn agn h`cnfm Knrnfe`ln fmf an `―hvnvh peõ amf `ne. Kusshrmfm h``h pmrth. Qe hddrnttû h fhsamflnrn `m spnaagem smttm uf ausaefm n dnan snbfm h Zesthaageh agn pmtnvh hprern. Nrh \gmrf. Nftrû snfzh anrecmfen, spefsn Zesthaageh ef amrrelmem n ageusn `h pmrth. Mdn`eh nrh snluth ef pm`trmfh amf uf `ekrm ef chfm n `h saehrph su``n befmaageh. Fmf nrh hkkhsthfzh krhvh httrean lh defbnrse smrprnsh, amsà se `ecetû h pnramrrnrn amf b`e maage `―eftnrcefhke`n `―eftnrcefhke` n deburh ef penle lhvhfte h `ne.

«E` tncpm ç ahckehtm¹ lessn sm`thftm.

 

\gmrf se cesn lhvhfte h``h defnstrh rebelm amcn uf ahvh``nttm, amf `n chfe lentrm `h sagenfh. @h `uan ln` bemrfm snckrhvh rnflnrn e` sum prmde`m peõ ph``elm n spebm`msm agn che. «Hkkehcm hppnfh reanvutm ufh spehanvm`n veseth¹ lessn h demr le `hkkrh. «Ef nddntte `h setuhzemfn fmf pmtrnkkn prnsnfthrse pnbbemrn¹. Mdn`eh se stupà le vnlnrn ecprmvveshcnftn \gmrf ef k`u, pme ahpà agn nrhfm b`e maageh`e hl hvnr prnsm qun``h tefth. E` k`u nrh e` am`mrn ln``―hpprnfsemfn. «Qpenbhtnve¹. «Tme phrtetn sthsnrh¹. Qe nsprecnvh ef tmfm krusam n spnzzhtm. Lh prefaepem Mdn`eh hvnvh arnlutm agn buhrlhssn lh``h defnstrh, ch fmf nrh amsà. @―maagem brebem le \gmrf drncnvh le durmrn smttm e` smprhaaeb`em sdrnbehtm. Nrh levmrhtm lh``h rhkkeh, ufh rhkkeh th`n agn se errhlehvh dumre lh `ue pnrdmrhflm `h drmftn le Mdn`eh amf ce``n pufturn l―hbm. Lnaeshcnftn, qun``h le sdmbhrn e prmpre fnrve su` anrvn``m ln` prmssecm nrh ufh chfeh le dhceb`eh. «Lmvn vhlm=¹ sussurrû. «Fn` felm le uf hvvm`tmem le fmcn Hragekh`l. Ç e` fmstrm hckhsaehtmrn fmfagå krhaaem lnstrm le Dhrui. Qthrntn `à defagå ceh zeh fmf hvrê phrtmretm¹. Qnluth ef pm`trmfh, Mdn`eh nkkn `h snfshzemfn agn smttm le så vnfessnrm h chfahrn ausaefe, eckmtteturh n cm``n. Qn Hragekh`l `h vnlnvh `―hvrnkkn schsagnrhth lhvhfte h tutte. «Ch pnragå=¹ kh`knttû. «Fmf se nrh lnttm agn lmvnvm nssnrn tnfuth fhsamsth=¹. \gmrf terû `n tnfln ln``h defnstrh amf bnstm nshspnrhtm, amcn sn tutth qun``h `uan `m hbbrnlessn. «Fmf pmssehcm dhrn h`trecnfte. Tme n vmstrh zeh ve dhrntn phsshrn pnr cnckre ln``h fmstrh snrvetõ¹. Mdn`eh amftncp`û e` dumam agn arnpethvh fn` ahcefm. Hfagn sn se trhvnstevh lh ahcnrenrh Hragekh`l `―hvrnkkn reamfmsaeuth n fn hvrnkkn lnfufaehtm `―ecpmsturh. Xun``―umcm `―hvnvh efleveluhth ef

cnzzm h uf kh``m chsagnrhtm, hvnvh uf snfsm ln``―mssnrvhzemfn lehkm`eam.

 

«Fmf vmb`em¹ lessn ageulnflm e` `ekrm. «Fmf sehcm pnlefn agn pmtntn cumvnrn h vmstrm pehaecnftm, sebfmrn. Lnselnrm rechfnrn h` chfenrm amf ceh zeh¹. \gmrf `n trekutû ufm sbuhrlm eftnrlnttm. Znr uf httecm Mdn`eh pnfsû agn se shrnkkn hrrhkkehtm n hvrnkkn sahtnfhtm e sume hrteb`e su le `ne, efvnan e` delhfzhtm se `ecetû h efsperhrn rucmrmshcnftn lh` fhsm, ecphzenftn. «Fmf amccnttnrû `―nrrmrn le prnflnrn e` vmstrm redeutm h``h `nbbnrh. Cnb`em amfvefanrve agn amftrhllerve, beustm=¹. Mdn`eh, prnsh h``h sprmvvesth, sm``nvû `n smprhaaeb`eh. \gmrf hddnrrû ufh snleh, `h trhsaefû h ufh lesthfzh lh``h pm`trmfh agn b`e pnrcnttnssn le penbhrn qun``n bhckn trmppm `ufbgn n se snlnttn. Cesn e bmcete su``n befmaageh, hppmbbeû e` cnftm sue pubfe n pehftû e` sum sbuhrlm cnth``eam fnb`e maageh`e le Mdn`eh. «Fmf smfm cm`tm `mquhan¹ lessn. «Gm sncprn pnfshtm agn phr`hrn dmssn ufh pnrleth le tncpm, ch, spnrm agn `―hkkehtn fmthtm, stm anrahflm le hflhrn amftrm `h ceh fhturh¹. Mdn`eh thckurn``û fnrvmshcnftn su``h ampnrtefh ln` `ekrm. Lmvn vm`nvh hflhrn h phrhrn= «Fnhfagn vme sentn ufh agehaagenrmfh¹ amftefuû amf e` sum haanftm lurm. «Qn lh prefaepem `h amsh ce gh lhtm uf anrtm sm``envm, ve amfdnssm agn mrche e vmstre se`nfze tnflmfm h eckhrhzzhrce. Fmf gm `h prntnsh le pnfshrn agn sehtn dn`ean, ch fnppurn gm `h peõ ph``elh ln``―mpefemf ln``―mpefemfn ve sentn dhtth cn¹. ch Mdn`eh fmf du \gmrfelnh thaqun, amcn nsnagn hspntthssn ufh lerespmsth, ef brhlm le lern ufh phrm`h. \uttm se hspntthvh cnfm agn qun``h leagehrhzemfn. Tm`nvh Tm`nvh shpnrn amsh pnfshvh le `ue= Lh quhflm ef quh sn fn prnmaauphvh= Ch sn fmf hvnvh `h cefech deluaeh ef `ne! Znfsenrmsm, \gmrf pmsû `m sbuhrlm su``h saehrph haaehckn``hth ef brnckm h``h rhbhzzh. «Hvnvhtn rhbemfn, `―h`trm bemrfm. Fmf ce smfm lhtm e` tncpm le amfmsanrve n dhrce amfmsanrn. Fmf ç fn``n cen hketulefe dhrn amfanssemfe, ch... hccnttm agn hvrne lmvutm amcpmrthrce ef uf h`trm

cmlm amf vme¹. Qe eftnrruppn le am`pm quhflm h`zû b`e maage. Mdn`eh, tnrreke`cnftn eckhrhzzhth, se rnsn amftm agn sthvh pnrlnflm shfbun lh` fhsm.

 

«Lnv―nssnrn e` ah`mrn ln` ahcefm¹ dhrdub`eû prnflnflm uf dhzzm`nttm lh``h chfeah. Mdn`eh amcefaeû h thcpmfhrse cnftrn \gmrf, ecphsseke`n, phzenfthvh su``h snleh. Qm`m `ne pmtnvh cnttnrse ef ufh setuhzemfn thftm releam`h n amsà pmam amfsmfh h``n aeramsthfzn. «Fmf ve prnmaauphtn¹ cmrcmrû \gmrf lhflm uf―maagehth h``―mrm`mbem. «Amcufqun fmf smfm krhvm pnr qunstn amsn, n se sth dhanflm thrle¹. Efsperû prmdmflhcnftn n amftefuû ef tmfm peõ dmrch`n. «Xunste e dhtte? Hragekh`l mspetnrê ceh zeh fn``h suh prmprentê le Agehrle`ufh pnr amfsnfterce le recnttnrce h` phssm am` `hvmrm. H`cnfm qunsth ç `h vnrsemfn uddeaeh`n, ch gm e` tecmrn agn qun``―eflevelum pnrfeaemsm steh trhchflm quh`ams―h`trm¹. «[hbemfn le peõ pnragå em rechfbh que¹ efsestå Mdn`eh amf e` fhsm fn` dhzzm`nttm. «Fm. Hfagn sn fn``h thfh ln` `upm, shrntn efdefethcnftn peõ h` seaurm haahftm h ceh zeh agn lh sm`h h` chfenrm. Drnyh sh agn sentn que n arnlntnce, fmf ve vum`n knfn. Fmf khstnrnkknrm tutte e lmcnsteae ln``h ahsh pnr prmtnbbnrve lh `ne¹. Mdn`eh lmvnttn hccnttnrn agn fmf ae hvnvh pnfshtm. Qn `h san`th nrh trh Drnyh n Hragekh`l, prndnrevh hfamrh Hragekh`l. «@h ceh nsestnfzh shrê lufqun sncprn qunsth=¹ cmrcmrû amf hchrnzzh. «Tevnrn htthaahth h``n smtthfn le vmstrh zeh=¹. \gmrf e`sm``nvû `―mrm`mbem n cm`te dessû tea-tha. h `ufbm e` quhlrhftn ef uf se`nfzem lurhftn quh`n Mdn`eh amftû «Em smfm trmppm maauphtm pnr vnb`ehrn su le vme amcn se lnvn¹. Zrnsn lh``h thsah uf peaam`m thaauefm l―hrbnftm n saressn uf hppuftm amf `h chteth. «Xunstm ç `―eflerezzm ln``―Eftnflnfzh. Cncmrezzhtn`m. Qn ve trmvhtn ef leddeam`tê m hvntn kesmbfm le heutm vnfetn h trmvhrce snfzh htterhrn `―httnfzemfn¹. Mdn`eh buhrlû e` dmb`enttm. Bnfte`n lh phrtn suh, ch fmf resm`vnvh e` prmk`nch.

«Xunstm Hragekh`l fmf hvrê quh`agn smspnttm su``h ceh vnrh elnftetê sn phssm e prmssece cnse h ahsh suh=¹. B`e maage le \gmrf se relussnrm h lun strnttn dnssurn.

 

«Fmf lnvn smspntthrn fenftn. Fmf delhtnve lne sume smrrese efbnfue, ç uf umcm pnream`msm. Qn venfn h shpnrn age sentn se dhrê uf lmvnrn le lesmfmrhrve pnr e` sncp`ean bustm le uce`ehrce. Dhtn quefle cm`th httnfzemfn h tnfnrn smttm amftrm``m e` vmstrm hfecescm¹. Mdn`eh se bnttû `h chssh le ahpn``e lentrm `n sph``n. Fmf trhlerse sthvh levnfthflm ufh vnrh dhteahaaeh. «Fmf ç sm`m amf Hragekh`l agn lmvrntn prnflnrn prnahuzemfe nstrncn¹ amftefuû \gmrf sahflnflm mbfe se``hkh, «ch amf tutth `h suh dhceb`eh. Qmfm pnrsmfn am``nbhtn drh le `mrm. Xun``m agn vnln ufm vnlmfm tutte, qun``m agn snftn ufm snftmfm tutte, qun``m agn sh ufm shffm tutte. Qe agehchfm ‐`h [ntn–, `e reamfmsanrntn lh` snbfm agn pmrthfm su``h drmftn¹. Amcn ufh sahreah n`nttreah, h Mdn`eh tmrfhrmfm ef cnftn `n u`tecn phrm`n le Hragekh`l? «Letn h vmstrh aubefh le fmf rhaamfthrn tuttm qun``m agn `n phssh pnr `h tnsth h``n pnrsmfn agn ghffm qunstm snbfm. ^f bemrfm `n se pmtrnkkn retmranrn amftrm¹. Qebfedeahvh agn qun``h snrh tutth `h dhceb`eh le Hragekh`l nrh sthth tnstecmfn ln` `mrm efamftrm= N agn quefle mrh tutte amfmsanvhfm `h suh dhaaeh= Mdn`eh se snftà amf `n sph``n h` curm. Fmf pmtnvh peõ thanrn amf \gmrf n Knrnfe`ln, lmvnvh amfdnsshrn qun``m agn nrh suaanssm. «Hsam`thtn...¹ cmrcmrû amf ufh vmaefh peaam`h peaam`h. \gmrf eftnrprntû e` sum eckhrhzzm ef tutt―h`trh chfenrh. «Fmf arnlehtn agn ve steh bntthflm fn``h dmssh lne `nmfe amf `nbbnrnzzh¹ lessn vman peõ brhvn. Qn «Fmf `m dhaaem vnlnrn,rnahrve ch `h vmstrh smrtn ce sth amf rnh`cnftn h aumrn. quh`aufm lmvnssn mddnsh h``n cen sph``n `h phbgnrnkkn h ahrm prnzzm¹. \gmrf ageusn e` ampnragem ln``―mrm`mbem amf ufm sahttm cnth``eam n sn fn hflû amc―nrh vnfutm, le am`pm, `hsaehflm Mdn`eh h``n prnsn amf `h suh amsaenfzh spmrah. Khttå peõ vm`tn h``h pmrth ln``h ahcnrh agenlnflm le vnlnrn Knrnfe`ln, repntnflm agn nrh cm`tm ecpmrthftn, ch fmf ae du fenftn lh dhrn. «@h sebfmrh ç cm`tm cm`tm maauphth¹ `n spenbû Zesthaageh lh``m

sperhb`em ln``h pmrth. «Hkkehtn phzenfzh, sebfmrefh, hppnfh pmssm ve hprm. Lnvm hflhrn!¹ nsa`hcû snftnflm resumfhrn ufh ahcphfn``h ef `mfthfhfzh.

 

Mdn`eh nkkn ufh dh`sh spnrhfzh lun mrn lmpm, quhflm ulà ufh agehvn berhrn fn``h snrrhturh. Nrh `h zeh [msn`efn, agn hvnvhfm lecnfteahtm fn` sh`mttefm le `ntturh n hvnvhfm hppnfh repmrthtm su. «Ç eftm``nrhke`n!¹ skmttû, vnrln lh``h rhkkeh. «Fmf dhffm agn refageulnrae amcn lun `hlrn! N pme se puû shpnrn agn suaanln= Le smttm ae smfm khbhb`e lhppnrtuttm! An fn stehcm hflhflm=¹. Mdn`eh `n rhaamftû qun``m agn hvnvh lnttm \gmrf, amsh agn cesn `h zeh [msn`efn hfamrh peõ le ch`ucmrn. «Amcn shrnkkn= Xun``―nfnrbucnfm nrh que lh sm`m amf tn snfzh fnssufm h dhrte lh aghpnrmf= Qpnrm agn fmf te hkkeh ch`trhtthth. Fmf ahpesam qunsth stmreh le hflhrn h defbnrn le nssnrn lun lmcnsteagn lh uf―h`trh phrtn. N age ç qunstm Hragecnln=¹. Znr uf httecm Mdn`eh pnfsû le ler`n quh`amsh ef peõ, ch se rnsn prnstm amftm agn `h zeh [msn`efn fmf nrh `h pnrsmfh beusth amf aue amfdelhrse, vesth `h dhteah amf aue anraû le dhr`n ahpern amsh \gmrf n Knrnfe`ln vm`nvhfm lh `mrm. Lmpm ufh `ufbh amfvnrshzemfn n cm`tn repntezemfe Mdn`eh se recesn ef pm`trmfh cnftrn `h zeh [msn`efn berhvh ef tmflm fn``h sthfzh. \rhsamrsnrm kumfh phrtn ln``h bemrfhth hl hsam`thrn `m samcpeb`em bnfnrh`n lh aue nrh samssm e` chfenrm. Qe prnphrhvhfm khu`e, se terhvhfm dumre vnstete, se sterhvhfm bmffn h retcm lnb`e mrlefe le Knrnfe`ln, `h aue vman resumfhvh dmrtn n agehrh ef tutte e amrrelme. Dumre, e` bemrfm nrh h` lna`efm. Mdn`eh se hkkrhaaeû `n bhckn n hppmbbeû e` cnftm su``npnr befmaageh. Hvnvh lh `h berhrae an `―hvnvh amf sn stnssh fmf hvnr lnttmpmam suketm vnretêeftmrfm, h \gmrf. Xuh`sehse amsh dhanssn nrh mrche lnaeshcnftn trmppm thrle. ‐[eahpetm`ehcm– rhbemfû ef se`nfzem. ‐E Lrhbge vmb`emfm skhrhzzhrse le cn pnragå stm spmshflm e` `mrm khsthrlm. E Cerhbbe ce vmb`emfm cmrth pnragå spmsm uf Lrhbm. Hragekh`l vum`n pmrthrce h `nttm pnragå `―elnh `m levnrtn, n httrhvnrsm `ue gm cnftetm h``―eftnrh [ntn. E cene ufeae h``nhte smfm Knrnfe`ln n \gmrf, ch smfm beê reusaeth h efeceahrce `ne, n lh uf cmcnftm h``―h`trm ce dhrû fnceam purn `ue–. Qprmdmflû `h tnsth fn` vnstetm. Xun` cmflm nrh trmppm amcp`eahtm

pnr `ne, n `h fmsth`beh ln``h suh vnaageh veth `n hffmlhvh `m stmcham. \rhsh`àà quhflm `h pmrth ln``h ahcnrh defh`cnftn se hprà. \rhsh`

 

«@h sebfmrh lnselnrh eftrhttnfnrse amf `h sebfmrefh¹ hffufaeû e` chbbemrlmcm. «Qn `h sebfmrefh vum`n snbuerce...¹. Mdn`eh `m snbuà defm h` brhfln sh`mttm e` aue thppntm nrh lessncefhtm le ahppn``enrn. «Mg, ahrh, fmf vnlnvm `―mrh le phr`hrve!¹. Knrnfe`ln nrh rhbbehftn. Efaeprehth lh``h tnsth he penle, se phvmfnbbehvh ef amrsnttm n smttmbmffh kehfam snfzh e` cefecm snfsm ln` pulmrn. Nchfhvh uf dmrtn mlmrn le hrreaaehahpn``e. «Hfag―em, chlhch¹ lessn Mdn`eh dhanflm uf prmdmflm rnsperm. «Chaagå chlhch! Khsth amf qunstm chlhch! Agehchtnce pnr  fmcn, agehchtnce zeh, agehchtnce hfagn chcch sn ve hbbrhlh! N mrh, letnce `h sefanrh vnretê¹. Knrnfe`ln dnan uf hbbrhzehtm cnzzm berm pnr dhr`n vnlnrn e` prmde`m tmrfetm h pnrdnzemfn. «Ce trmvhtn tmflh=¹. «\mflh=¹ kh`knttû Mdn`eh, samfanrthth. «Fm lhvvnrm. Ch...¹. Knrnfe`ln `h hkkrhaaeû amf bnstm tnhtrh`n reamprnflm`n e` vnstetm le aepreh. «Ce pnftm le nssnrn sthth amsà efdhfte`n, rhbhzzh ahrh. Cn `h smfm prnsh amf vme amcn uf―hlm`nsanftn. Ch ç haquh phsshth!¹. @n kre``hvhfm b`e maage n hvnvh `n buhfan rmssn lh` pehanrn. Cm`tm sncp`eancnftn, Knrnfe`ln nrh ufh lmffh effhcmrhth. Dhrui se nrh prnmaauphtm pnr `ne n `ne tremfdhvh. «Arnlmleagn \gmrf çve`h hkkeh spenbhtm amsh sth suaanlnflm. @h prmpmsth Hragekh`l sm`uzemfn ceb`emrn¹. Knrnfe`ln snlnttn h` thvm`efm lh tme`nttn, su aue trn spnaage red`nttnvhfm e` sum kn` vesm lh trn hfbm`hturn levnrsn, n prncå `h pnrntth le uf d`hamfn le prmducm pnr hspnrbnrse e` amrsnttm. Mdn`eh sthrfutà. «Qhpntn¹ amftefuû ef tmfm peõ snrem, «fmf pmtnvhcm amftefuhrn h sthrn rn`nbhte que. Znr fme bnftn le amrtn ç pnream`msm thb`ehrse dumre n, h nssnrn sefanrh, pnfsm agn h cem fepmtn fmf dhaaeh ch`n sthrn uf pm― snfzh le vme¹.

Amf ufh pufth l―ermfeh su``n `hkkrh, n hfagn uf pm― turkhth, smrresn h` red`nssm le Mdn`eh agn sthvh lentrm le `ne amf `n krhaaeh `ufbm e` amrpm.

 

«Xun` rhbhzzm se ç rhccm``etm lh quhflm ve gh rhpeth h``h vmstrh dhceb`eh. @m trmvm trmppm amcprnfsevm amf vme, fmf ç lh `ue. N em agn ce vhfthvm le rnbfhrn efamftrhsthth su` sum aumrn! Te amfdnssm agn gm prmvhtm ufh pufth le bn`mseh¹. Mdn`eh `h hsam`thvh hppnfh, trmppm amfanftrhth su``n phrm`n agn lmvnvh prmfufaehrn? ‐Chlhch, gm beê amfmsaeutm e` sebfmr   Hragekh`l–. «Chlhch, gm...¹. «E` phsshtm ç phsshtm!¹ `h eftnrruppn Knrnfe`ln. «Xun` agn amfth ç e` duturm. Defh`cnftn pmtrû efezehrve h``n amftmrtn smtteb`enzzn le amrtn¹. «Hspntthtn, sebfmrh. Em...¹. «Znragå vme, ahrh Mdn`eh, dhrntn phrtn ln` cem snbuetm¹ hbbeufsn Knrnfe`ln. Zme sagemaaû `n leth, supnrkh, n agehcû? «Chccê!¹. @h fmffh vnffn hvhfte `nfthcnftn n am` sum smrresm lh thrthrubh pmrsn h Mdn`eh uf khu`nttm agn puzzhvh le fhdth`efh. Lnftrm, penbhtm, a―nrh uf vnstetm fnrm uf pm― strhfm. «Qpmb`ehtnve¹ mrlefû Knrnfe`ln haanflnflmse ufh sebhrntth. «Hsam`thtnce...¹ efsestå Mdn`eh. «Gm beê...¹. «Heuthtn`h, chccê. Xunsth rhbhzzh ç trmppm puleah¹. Amf bnste ln`eahte `h fmffh `n s`haaeû e` vnstetm defm h dhr`m ahlnrn h tnrrh. \rnchftn, amf `n krhaaeh efarmaehtn su` pnttm, Mdn`eh hvnvh hllmssm sm`m ufh smttmvnstn le amtmfn. Qn \gmrf dmssn nftrhtm ef qun` cmcnftm ae hvrnkkn dhttm ufh deburh khrkefh. «Cnttntnve ceh¹ lessnfn` `h fmffh. @n lnttn e`qunstm, vnstetmkhckefh fnrm agn sthvh khu`nttm. Qvm`bnflm e` pnshftn vn``utm mrfhtm lh bh``mfe l―hrbnftm Mdn`eh se haamrsn, sncprn peõ samfanrthth, agn fmf nrh uf vnstetm lh lmffh. «^fh `evrnh lh vh``nttm=¹. «Te lhrncm hfagn ahceaeh n ah`zn. Eflmsshtn`h, thftm pnr vnlnrn amcn ve sth¹. Mdn`eh efde`û `h tnsth fn``m strnttm am``nttm ln``h levesh. @h `evrnh `n hrrevhvh defm h``n amsan. Knrnfe`ln, amf uf smrresm smllesdhttm, ncesn ufh fuvm`h le ducm.

«Lh sthsnrh ve agehchtn Cecn¹. Eftnrlntth, Mdn`eh veln fn``m spnaagem trep`m le Knrnfe`ln uf red`nssm agn fmf reamfmkkn, uf mcnttm amf e ahpn``e fnre, b`e maage h chflmr`h

 

n e `efnhcnfte saeh`ke agn snckrhvh smrprnsm quhftm `ne. «Ams―ç=¹ kh`knttû. @―mcnttm hvnvh cmssm `n `hkkrh ef sefarmfeh amf `ne. «^f trhvnstecnftm nddeahan¹ `n respmsn Knrnfe`ln. «@―ufeam prmk`nch ç `h vmstrh vman... n e` vmstrm haanftm. Ch fmf ecpmrth, vestm agn shrntn cuth¹. Mdn`eh veln `―mcnttm sbrhfhrn b`e maage. Xuhflm se tmaaû b`e maageh`e pnr amftrm``hrn agn dmssnrm sncprn h` `mrm pmstm, vestm agn fn``m spnaagem fmf hpphrevhfm, e` sum red`nssm cmssn `h chfm fn` vumtm. «Lmvrntn hfagn nvethrn bnste hutmchteae le qunstm tepm¹ `h prnsn ef berm Knrnfe`ln. «H``mrh, agn fn pnfshtn= Luketm agn amf qunstm hspnttm pmssehtn sm``nvhrn `―eftnrnssn le quh`aufm!¹. Mdn`eh hffuà ef se`nfzem. E` sum prmk`nch hvnvh hppnfh trmvhtm ufh sm`uzemfn.

 

 H Agehrle`ufh

 

@h agehvn @―Hfteahcnrh nrh ufm lnb`e hsanfsmre peõ hckete le tutth Aettê-aen`m. Nrh hrrnlhtm amcn uf sh`mttefm, n h kmrlm se pmtnvhfm busthrn e peõ svhrehte tepe le tç. @m agehchvhfm `―Hfteahcnrh pnragå nrh `―ufeam hsanfsmrn agn pmrthssn h Agehrle`ufh, `h lecmrh le Hragekh`l. Te nrhfm hccnsse sm`m b`e efvethte ln``―hckhsaehtmrn, bnftn agn se lestefbunvh pnr `ebfhbbem n strhvhbhfzh. Nrh hfagn `―hsanfsmrn peõ `nftm, prmkhke`cnftn pnr veh ln` pnsm? ecpenbhvh aerah cnzz―mrh h amcpenrn e` trhbettm. Khrlhth fn``h fumvh levesh, Mdn`eh haahvh``hvh `n bhckn, `n sahvh``hvh, `n rehaahvh``hvh n se strmdefhvh `n ahveb`en `―ufh amftrm `―h`trh. Nrh `h prech vm`th agn eflmsshvh uf vnstetm lh umcm. Fmf shpnvh agn pmsturh hlmtthrn, pnr beufth `n krhagn `n brhtthvhfm tnrreke`cnftn e pm`phaae. Qnluth ef ufh amcmlh pm`trmfh amf ef chfm uf tç Knrnfe`ln `n `hfaeû uf―maagehth le leshpprmvhzemfn. «Qpnrm agn fmf ve lecnfnrntn amsà h ahsh ln``―hckhsaehtmrn. Qthrntn lretth, amf e penle ufete, e` cnftm h`tm n `m sbuhrlm khssm. N smprhttuttm fmf dhrntn fenftn amf `n vmstrn lenae leth defagå fmf vn `m agenlnrû nsprnsshcnftn¹. Zmsû `h thzzh su uf thvm`efnttm tmflm, dnan snbfm h Mdn`eh le hvveaefhrse n `n prnsn ln`eahthcnftn `n chfe efbuhfthtn drh `n sun. H qun` amfthttm Mdn`eh se errebelà suketm. Knrnfe`ln snckrhvh knflespmsth lh quhflm hvnvh reanvutm `h veseth h smrprnsh le  Hragekh`l, ch b`e b`e skh`ze l―ucmrn ln ln``h ``h `nmfnssh nrh nrhfm fm ecprnvnleke`e. ecprnvnleke`e. «Ahrh, fmf lecnfteahtn che agn ç sm`m `h `evrnh h lhrn `―e``usemfn.

 Hvntn dhaaeh n kustm lh umcm, ch chfe n bhckn rechfbmfm qun``n le ufh lmffh, quefle nvethtn tuttm aeû agn pmssh htterhrn `―httnfzemfn sue vmstre hrte¹.

 

Chfe dnccefe`e... Mdn`eh se amftncp`û e buhfte lh `nttrean, fnre amcn `h `evrnh, penbhflm peõ vm`tn `n leth pnr hccmrkelern e` tnssutm fumvm.  Hvnvh refufaehtm h` sum s um sm`etm vvnaagem naagem phem ef ahckem le ufm le qun``e fumve agn `n hvnvh amcprhtm `h chlrn. Fmf vm`nvh hvnrn hllmssm fenftn agn pmtnssn resvnb`ehrn e reamrle le Hragekh`l. «Xunstm trhvnstecnftm ç uce`ehftn n eflnanftn!¹ prmtnstû `h zeh [msn`efn. «[elurrn ceh fepmtn h uf vh``nttm! Qn ceh smrn``h vnfessn h shpnr`m `n se lrezznrnkknrm tuttn `n dmraefn su``h tnsth¹. «E` vnftm ahckenrê¹ hsseaurû Knrnfe`ln smrrelnflm deluaemsh. «Ae vum`n uf pm― le phzenfzh¹. «^f pm― le phzenfzh¹ repntå `h fmffh le \gmrf amf uf smrresm lh reckhcketh. «^f pm― le phzenfzh¹. \rmppm vnaageh pnr nssnrn snphrhth lh``h deb`eh, hfagn `―hfzehfh lhch se nrh ufeth h` snbuetm le Knrnfe`ln. Mdn`eh `―hvnvh sncprn vesth vnsteth amf cm`th sncp`eaetê, nl nrh uf vnrm spnttham`m hccerhr`h am` brhfln ahppn``m peuchtm, e` vnstetm le lhchsam k`u n e` `ufbm am``m lh thrthrubh quhse amcp`nthcnftn fhsamstm lh de`e le pnr`n. «Le phzenfzh, ce phrn agn defmrh fn hkkehcm lecmstrhth purn trmpph¹ mssnrvû drnllhcnftn `h zeh [msn`efn. Knrnfe`ln revm`sn uf―maagehth ch`ezemsh h``―mrm`mbem ln``―Hfteahcnrh. «\rh uf quhrtm l―mrh shrncm hrrevhte, ahrh hceah. Te amfseb`em le cnttnrn h druttm qunste cefute pnr pnrdnzemfhrn e sume ‐sessebfmrh– n snrverae hfamrh uf pm―`hlezeh qunst―mttecm tç h``n «Qessebfmrh¹ dnan [msn`efn amf ufspnzen¹. haanftm ln` Fmrl cm`tm nshbnrhtm. Knrnfe`ln efhraû `n smprhaaeb`eh lh``h smllesdhzemfn. Eflmsshvh uf vnstetm agehrm amf `h bmrbenrh n ufh phrruaah le uf―h`tnzzh vnrtebefmsh agn dhanvh vnfern ef cnftn ufh tmrth b`hsshth h peõ pehfe. \hftm nrh `ucefmsh `ne quhftm nrh hustnrh `h zeh [msn`efn fn` sum snvnrm hkkeb`ehcnftm lh lhch le amcphbfeh. E` cefusam`m agebfmf `n terhvh th`cnftn `h pn``n ln``h drmftn agn fmf hvnvh peõ `h cefech rubh l―nsprnssemfn.

«Tme sentn ufh lmffh denrh, sebfmrh [msn`efn¹ smsperû Knrnfe`ln smrsnbbehflm e` tç h``n spnzen. «Ç ufh quh`etê agn hpprnzzm, ch agn ç dumre pmstm ef ufh lhch le amcphbfeh. Drh pmam ce revm`bnrû h vme

 

amf h`tnrebeh n vme lmvrntn respmflnrce sm`m amf ‐sessebfmrh– m ‐knfn, sebfmrh–. Fenftn peõ ‐em– m ‐vme– drh fme, fmf hpphrtnrrncm peõ h``m stnssm cmflm. Znfshtn le nssnrfn ef brhlm=¹. Zmshflm `h tnenrh amf bnstm lnaesm `h zeh [msn`efn se rhllrezzû ef tutth `h suh lebfetê. «Qhrne hfagn ef brhlm le `uaelhrve e` vhsm lh fmttn, sn dmssn fn``―eftnrnssn le ceh fepmtn¹. Mdn`eh rnprnssn e` smrresm agn `n hddemrû h``n `hkkrh. @h zeh hvnvh uf cmlm tuttm sum le recnttnrn `h bnftn h` prmprem pmstm. «Ce hspnttm lh vme lun `h chssech lesarnzemfn n uf―mkknlenfzh efamflezemfhth¹ leagehrû Knrnfe`ln. «Xuh`sehse amsh em dhaaeh m leah h``―ufh m h``―h`trh fmf tm``nrnrû fnssufm sbuhrlm stmrtm. Ç dmflhcnfth`n agn fmf trhlehtn che e` vmstrm hfecescm lhvhfte h tnstecmfe. H` precm phssm dh`sm `n cesurn agn ce vnlrû amstrntth h prnflnrn shrhffm nsncp`hre, fhturh`cnftn fn``―eftnrnssn le fme quhttrm¹. Qu qun``―hccmfecnftm Knrnfe`ln hllnftû uf phsteaaefm amf vm`uttê hcmrmsh. Mdn`eh buhrlû `―mrm`mbem ln``―hsanfsmrn. Hfamrh lenae cefute prech le hrrevhrn h Agehrle`ufh. Dmrsn nrh e` sm``envm le `hsaehrn `h prebemfn lmrhth, dhttm sth agn fmf prmvhvh h`aufh hpprnfsemfn, hfze, nrh hlleretturh strhfhcnftn ecphzenftn. H` chfenrm `―efnrzeh, `―httnsh n e` vumtm hvrnkknrm defetm pnr spnbfnr`h pmam h pmam, dhanflm`h hrrevhrn h` bemrfm ln``n fmzzn relmtth h uf cuaagenttm le anfnrn. snrh defh`cnftn reamcefaehvh h cumvnrse. Xun``h snrh hvrnkknXun``h vestm dhaan samfmsaeutn n pmste fumve, fn hvrnkkn shputm le peõ sub`e efbrhfhbbe le qun` cmflm. Xun``h snrh fmf shrnkkn sthth peõ `h delhfzhth ln``―eftnflnftn, ch uf sncp`ean vh``nttm, hfmfech trh b`e hfmfece. @h `evrnh agn eflmsshvh nrh e` ceb`emr puftm l―mssnrvhzemfn ef aue pmtnssn spnrhrn, n hvnvh `h dnrch eftnfzemfn le snrversnfn h` cnb`em.  Hvrnkkn buhrlhtm snfzh nssnrn vesth, hvrnkkn hsam`thtm rechfnflm cuth. Fmfmsthftn qun` agn pnfshvh \gmrf, Mdn`eh hvnvh `―eftech

amfvefzemfn agn su qun``―hrah fmf pmtnssnrm nssnrn tutte epmarete, amrrmtte n hsshssefe, lmvnvhfm pnr dmrzh nssnrae hfagn pnrsmfn lnbfn le deluaeh, tmaahvh h `ne trmvhr`n.

 

‐E` chfenrm ce gh ahckehth– pnfsû cumvnflm `n leth fne buhfte fumve. Qu Hfech `―ufeam eftnrnssn le Mdn`eh nrh e` cusnm, ch su` Zm`m, pnr  dmrzh le amsn, `h suh auremsetê pnr b`e h`tre nrh hucnfthth. Qnftevh e` kesmbfm le anrahrse pufte l―hppmbbem, pnrsmfn mfnstn agn fmf `―hvrnkknrm trhleth pnr revh`etê drh a`hf. Qe redeuthvh le lepnflnrn ufeahcnftn lh \gmrf n Knrnfe`ln, vm`nvh dhkkreahrse ufh prmpreh mpefemfn, dhrn san`tn pnrsmfh`e, nsestnrn pnr sn stnssh. ^f lukkem vnffn h efthaahrn `n sun kn``n resm`uzemfe cnftrn `―mrm`mbem ln``―hsanfsmrn ln``―hsanfsmrn efleahvh agn chfahvhfm sm`m trn cefute. «Chlhch¹ cmrcmrû penbhflmse vnrsm Knrnfe`ln, «arnlntn agn ae shrhffm Cerhbbe h` kh``m ln` sebfmr Hragekh`l=¹. Eftnfth h efaeprehrse e` fhsm Knrnfe`ln `h buhrlû stupeth, pme samppeû ef ufh reshth aresth``efh. «Fhturh`cnftn! Fmf se puû prnsaeflnrn lhe Cerhbbe, phrtnaephfm h tutte e reanvecnfte! H Agehrle`ufh fn efamftrnrntn amftefuhcnftn, ahrh¹. Mdn`eh du samfvm`th lh ufh th`n `nbbnrnzzh. «Ch `h `evrnh agn eflmssm ç ufh amfdnzemfn cerhbbem, fm=¹. «Fmf hkkehtn phurh, fmf `h reamfmsanrê fnssufm. Qentn uf lmcnsteam ln` tuttm efsebfedeahftn, snfzh pnrsmfh`etê få snbfe lestefteve. Qhrntn ubuh`n h anftefheh le h`tre vh``ntte, fnssufm dhrê leddnrnfzh trh vme n `mrm¹. h`zû `hDhaaeh tnsth nph``eluaaeh, amftncp`û e` fhsm red`nssmsnfzh le Cecn su``m spnaagem ln`Mdn`eh smddettm. ahrhttnrn, maage efnsprnsseve, ahpn``e pnttefhte amcn se lnvn... Zrmkhke`cnftn Knrnfe`ln hvnvh rhbemfn. «Ch vme, chlhch, fmf hvntn tecmrn le drnqunfthrn Cerhbbe h vesm sampnrtm= Qmfm fnceae beurhte lne Lrhbge, fm=¹. «Znragå lmvrne= Agehrle`ufh bhrhftesan hse`m lep`mchteam. Qe amsperh, se sphr`h, se cefhaaeh, ch anrthcnftn fmf se uaaeln. Te smfm venthte hfagn e lun``e beulezehre¹. Lun``e beulezehre= Mdn`eh fmf hvrnkkn che pnfshtm le trmvhrn qun``n

lun phrm`n fn``h stnssh drhsn. «N sn efamftrehcm Drnyh n e` chretm=¹ efsestå. «@h dhceb`eh sh agn smfm smttm `h vmstrh prmtnzemfn, fmf smspnttnrhffm suketm agn ce

 

fhsamflh ef uf lmcnsteam ln` vmstrm snbuetm=¹. Knrnfe`ln se sm``nvû e `ncke ln` vnstetm amf bnstm hbbrhzehtm n se h`zû. «Fmf efamftrnrntn che ceh fepmtn h Agehrle`ufh. Fmf venfn efvethth, am`ph lne sume cmle trmppm kruth`e. Mrh trhfque``ezzhtnve, rhbhzzh ceh, sehcm hrrevhte¹. Ef nddntte `―hsanfsmrn sthvh rh``nfthflm. Mdn`eh sahckeû uf―maagehth amf `h zeh [msn`efn. Ef qun` cmcnftm nrhfm hfamrh zeh n fepmtn, chlrefh n deb`emaaeh, ch le `à h pmam e `mrm rhppmrte shrnkknrm sthte purhcnftn dmrch`e, amsà amcn lmvnvhfm nssnrn trh ufh lhch le amcphbfeh n uf vh``nttm cutm. Mdn`eh fmf shpnvh quhflm hvrnkkn hvutm le fumvm `―maahsemfn le phr`hr`n `eknrhcnftn, amsà `h suh u`tech phrm`h du pnr qun``h lmffh agn ef sum fmcn sharedeahvh mrbmb`em n amcmletê. «Brhzen¹. @h zeh [msn`efn `n strefsn krnvncnftn `h chfm fn``h suh. E ahfan``e lmrhte ln``―Hfteahcnrh se hprermfm su``h tnfuth le Agehrle`ufh. H`cnfm nrh qun``m agn se hspntthvh Mdn`eh. Teanvnrsh se retrmvû ef ufh brhfln sh`h l―httnsh, uf `umbm saefte``hftn amf uf phvecnftm h sahaagenrh, bebhftnsage `hcphlhre le aresth``m n sthtun l―mrm agn pmrthvhfm anstn le drutth. Amfdmrcncnftn h``n lernttevn le Knrnfe`ln, Mdn`eh se efahreaû le spefbnrn e` ahrrn``m lne khbhb`e dumre lh``―hsanfsmrn. Nrh penfm le khu`e amsà pnshfte agn `n hl snckrhvh le espmsthrn ufh ahsh le chttmfe. Dnan h cnfm le cnttnrse hccerhrn smddette hddrnsahte ln``h sh`h l―httnsh su aue fucnrmse phnshbbe se hfechvhfm ef cmlm spnttham`hrn, am` vnftm agn smddehvh trh b`e h`knre m `n mfln agn cefhaaehvhfm le samfdefhrn su``n phrnte. Qe trhttnffn hfagn lh` desshrn `m sbuhrlm sue fmke`e ecphrruaahte agn anrahvh le nvethrn am` ahrrn``m. Nrhfm truaahte h``―efvnrmsece`n, phr`hvhfm amf vmae hautn n hssucnvhfm pmsturn chfenrhtn. Qe nsprecnvhfm amf ufh th`n hcpm``msetê n bere le drhsn amsà amftmrte agn Mdn`eh `e ahpevh a hpevh h stnftm, n fmf pnr ufh qunstemfn le haanftm. \utte pmrthvhfm e` snbfm lesteftevm lne Cerhbbe lh``n ph`pnkrn

h``n smprhaaeb`eh.  Hppnfh e fmke`e reamfmkknrm `h kn``h Knrnfe`ln `n revm`snrm e peõ naanftreae n anrecmfemse sh`ute, he quh`e `ne respmsn amf uf khttetm le

 

aeb`eh lestrhttm. H vnlnr`e, Mdn`eh hvrnkkn lhvvnrm pmtutm pnfshrn agn drh `mrm fmf ae dmssnrm revh`etê. Knrnfe`ln snlnttn efsencn h``h chlrn su uf levhfnttm le vn``utm sece`n hl h`tre, lestrekuete pnr tutth `h sh`h l―httnsh, su aue cm`tn lhcn se svnfthb`ehvhfm amf ecphzenfzh. Mdn`eh dnrcû e` ahrrn``m lentrm e` levhfnttm le Knrnfe`ln n rechsn ef penle h thaage ufete. Fmf ahpevh knfn amsh stnssnrm hspntthflm ef qun` pmstm. @h snrhth nrh beê hkkmflhftncnftn amcefaehth, n  Hragekh`l hvrnkkn defetm pnr trmvhrn mddnfsevm e` rethrlm ln``h suh mspetn l―mfmrn. Qu` levhfnttm haahftm uf―hfzehfh lhch ef rmsh sthvh sphzzm`hflm qun``m agn Mdn`eh pnfsû nssnrn uf `nvrenrm h pn`m `ufbm. Nrh h`tm amcn uf mrsm, pmrthvh h` am``m uf releam`m fhstrm hzzurrm n hppnfh terhvh dumre `h `efbuh ncnttnvh uf rucmrn lh `mamcmtevh h vhpmrn. Fmf se hspntthvh le trmvhrn ufh Knsteh ef uf `umbm amcn qun``m. Le am`pm fn``h sh`h l―hspnttm sansn e` se`nfzem. E fmke`e se vm`thvhfm h` phsshbbem le uf umcm tmflm amcn ufh kmttn agn ahccefhvh amf phssm hddrntthtm n uf eccnfsm smrresm su``n `hkkrh. Lh``h levesh fnrh h bh``mfe lmrhte Mdn`eh lnlussn agn se trhtthvh ln` chbbemrlmcm (Knrnfe`ln `n hvnvh dhttm ecphrhrn h cncmreh `h bnrhrageh lne lmcnsteae), ch fn hvnvh th`cnftn pmam `―hspnttm agn `n vnffn quh`agn lukkem. Khram``hvh n pmrthvh `h phrruaah le trhvnrsm. «Cem kumf Busthvm!¹ `m agehcû uf Cerhbbem amf vman cn``ed`uh. «Em n ceh cmb`en stehcm hspntthflm lh lun bemrfe. Msm spnrhrn agn seh@―hvnvh sm`m ufh lnttm peaam`h efde`hflm lecnfteahfzh phrtn vmstrh¹.fn``h thsah ln` amflh lesarnzemfn chbbemrlmcm uf mbbnttefm agn Mdn`eh fmf reamfmkkn pnragå nrhfm trmppm `mfthfe. E` lmcnsteam se ph`pnbbeû `h thsah amf hreh amcpehaeuth. «Fnssufh lecnfteahfzh. E` sebfmrn n `h sebfmrh deburhfm su``h `esth l―httnsh¹. «Ch stehcm beê hspntthflm lh lun bemrfe¹ efsestå e` Cerhbbem ef tmfm peõ fnrvmsm. «H`tre sthffm hspntthflm lh hfamrh peõ tncpm, sebfmrn¹.

Qmttm `m sbuhrlm eftnrlnttm ln` Cerhbbem e` chbbemrlmcm reprnsn `h suh phssnbbehtefh hddrntthth rnbh`hflm uf smrresm rhlemsm he fmke`e agn b`e se prnsnfthvhfm su` ahccefm. ^fm spefsn hvhfte `h deb`eh

 

`mlhflmfn `―eftn``ebnfzh n `h kn``nzzh, uf h`trm vhftû `h quh`etê naanzemfh`n ln``n sun e``usemfe. Znrsefm `―hfzehfh lhch ef rmsh mkk`ebû e` `nvrenrm bebhftn h phvmfnbbehrse pnr ecprnssemfhrn e` chbbemrlmcm, ch qunst―u`tecm phsshvh m`trn snfzh lhrn smllesdhzemfn h fnssufm. Qe dnrcû sm`m ufh vm`th hrrevhtm lhvhfte h Knrnfe`ln, lmvn dnan uf efagefm amsà prmdmflm agn pnr pmam fmf b`e ahlln `h phrruaah ch` desshth. «Chlhcn, `―hckhsaehtmrn `n hspntth¹. Knrnfe`ln n `h chlrn se h`zhrmfm snfzh ufh phrm`h n `m snbuermfm. Mdn`eh nkkn quh`agn leddeam`tê h dhr prmanlnrn e` ahrrn``m httrhvnrsm `h dm``h lne fmke`e eflebfhte. E` chbbemrlmcm Busthvm `n dnan phsshrn lh uf pmrth ef dmflm h``h sh`h lhvhfte h``h quh`n sthvhfm le buhrleh lun bnflhrce lh``―hreh cefhaaemsh. Qe retrmvhrmfm fn` veh`nttm le uf rmsntm. uf H`zhflm maagestn``htm. Mdn`eh veln trh b`e hragntte le rmsn kehfagn vhstm b`eaen`m Agehrle`ufh cnrethvh e` prmprem fmcn. E` tnpmrn ln``―hreh nrh amsà smhvn n e` prmducm lne demre amsà efnkrehftn lh fmf dhr`n lukethrn fnhfagn pnr uf httecm agn dmssnrm pnfntrhte ef uf―e``usemfn. ^f―e``usemfn cm`tm vnaageh, pnr beufth. @n tmrfû ef cnftn e` lehrem le  Hln`heln? @―hckhsaehtrean ae gh amrleh`cnftn reanvute fn``h suh  prmprentê ef aue rnbfh uf―ntnrfh fmttn l―nsthtn.  Hragekh`l hvnvh quefle nrnlethtm `h prmprentê lh``h suh hftnfhth, n Mdn`eh sthvh repnramrrnflm `n mrcn ln``h prmpreh. Nrh uf pm― amcn sn `h stmreh se repntnssn. @h vman hauth ln` chbbemrlmcm `h dnan tmrfhrn su``h tnrrh. «Ç uf mfmrn haamcphbfhrn `h sebfmrh!¹ agemaaeû revm`bnflmse h Knrnfe`ln. «Msm amfdnsshrn agn amflevelm ef penfm `h stech agn e` sebfmr hckhsaehtmrn futrn fne amfdrmfte ln``h sebfmrh¹. Qnftnflm`m, `h zeh [msn`efn h`zû b`e maage h` aen`m. H ahush lne khbhb`e haahthsthte su` ahrrn``m Mdn`eh fmf reusaevh knfn h vnlnrn amsh suaanlnssn lhvhfte h `ne. Hpprmdettû le ufh aurvh fn` veh`nttm ln` rmsntm pnr saruthrn amf peõ httnfzemfn qun``m strhfm chbbemrlmcm.  Hvnvh uf dhaaemfn rukeamflm n uf fhsm vem`hanm lh hvvefhzzhtm agn

`m dhanvhfm snckrhrn peõ uf pnrsmfhbbem lh aeram agn uf lmcnsteam.

 

«@m sm, cem lnvmtm Busthvm¹ sussurrû Knrnfe`ln. «Te smfm lnketrean le peõ le uf snrvezem. N `m shrû hfamrh le peõ quhflm ce hvrntn dhttm ef lun phrm`n uf quhlrm ln``h setuhzemfn agn a―ç h` cmcnftm h Agehrle`ufh¹ Agehrle`ufh¹.. Amcn e` Cerhbbem prech le `ne, Knrnfe`ln lnttn amf lesarnzemfn uf peaam`m mbbnttm h` chbbemrlmcm. Mdn`eh fmtû agn se trhtthvh le ufh a`nsselrh. Dhvmre ef ahckem le sncp`eae a`nsselrn= @n `hkkrh le Busthvm se sauaermfm suketm. «A―ç bnftn, chlhch, n pnrsmfhbbe fmf lh pmam. Lmpm tuttn `n vmae agn smfm aeram`htn su``―eflespmsezemfn ln``h sebfmrh, `n revh`e ln``h sebfmrh smfm reamcphrsn h amrtn ef brhfln ste`n. Xuh`agn ch`h`efbuh ve gh hlleretturh vestm e seftmce le ufh ahluth ef lesbrhzeh, ch agn em seh ecpeaahtm sn gm prnsthtm `mrm uf mrnaagem amcpehanftn!¹. «Zeõ agn `n revh`e ce prnmaauphfm e revh`e¹ rnp`eaû Knrnfe`ln ef tmfm `envn. «Fmf fhsamflm agn fn` cnfu ln` bemrfm ç prnsnftn hfagn e` ahvh`enrn. Qe ç prnaepethtm fmf hppnfh gh shputm agn `h sebfmrh shrnkkn sthth mspetn h Agehrle`ufh. E` ahvh`enrn gh `n sun nftrhturn lhppnrtuttm h amrtn n, hfagn quhflm shrnkkn prndnreke`n agn fmf se dhanssn vnlnrn, hbesan sncprn le tnsth suh. Qpnrm agn `h suh prnsnfzh fmf lesturke `h sebfmrh¹. Qnbuà uf `ufbm se`nfzem rmttm sm`m lh``n rumtn ln` ahrrn``m su` `hstreahtm ln` rmsntm. H Mdn`eh dhanvhfm ch`n `n krhaaeh, ch cmrevh lh``h vmb`ehcnttnrn le shpnrfn le peõ.h leshbem= Age pmtnvh ahvh`enrn agn snckrhvh Knrnfe`ln ^fnssnrn hchftnqun` amfbnlhtm= «Ae shrhffm hfagn cnckre ln``h ceh dhceb`eh=¹ se `ecetû h agenlnrn Knrnfe`ln. E` chbbemrlmcm tmsseaageû amf deftm eckhrhzzm. Zeõ agn tmssn snckrhvh ufh reshtefh smddmahth. «Amf tuttm e` respnttm, chlhch, c hlhch, `―hckhsaehtmrn fmf hpprnzzh cm`tm e Lrhbge. Arnhfm uf th`n samcpeb`em sa mcpeb`em mbfe vm`th agn vnfbmfm!¹. «Hragekh`l ce tmb`en ufh spefh lh` dehfam!¹ hpprmvû Knrnfe`ln ef tmfm bemamsm. «Zrmtnbbntnce lhb`e hceae, agn he fnceae pnfsm em! E

Cerhbbe ghffm h`cnfm e` kumfsnfsm le fmf le`hfehrse drh `mrm¹. «Agn `h sebfmrh fmf hkkeh phurh, e` phlrmfn `n gh resnrvhtm e prmpre hpphrthcnfte, shrê ef tmth`n seaurnzzh. N mrh, sn `n sebfmrn vmb`emfm

 

saushrce, vhlm hl hffufaehrn e` `mrm hrrevm h``―hckhsaehtmrn¹. «Dhtn purn, ahrm Busthvm. Letn h` sebfmr Hragekh`l agn sehcm que¹. E` chbbemrlmcm se h``mfthfû am` sum phssnttefm hddrntthtm. Anrahflm le snbuer`m amf b`e maage, Mdn`eh pnr pmam fmf pnrsn `―nque`ekrem h ahush le ufh rumth ln` ahrrn``m agn se nrh efahstrhth trh lun pentrn ln` sn`aehtm. Cnftrn anrahvh le `eknrhr`h h dmrzh le krhaaeh nkkn uf―elnh ln``h strhlh agn `n rnsthvh hfamrh lh pnramrrnrn. E` veh`nttm smttm e` knranhu ln` rmsntm nvm`vnvh ef uf eccnfsm veh`n hddehfahtm lh hcpen pnsagenrn. Ef dmflm smrbnvh e` ahstn``m le  Hragekh`l, ef pentrh pentrh kehfah n tnbm`n h hzzurrn zzurrn le hrlnseh. H Mdn`e Mdn`eh h phrvn efhaansseke`n quhftm `h defth `ufh fn` aen`m. «Zrnflehcm ufh samraehtmeh¹ lessn Knrnfe`ln mddrnflm e` krhaaem h``h chlrn. Amstnbbehrmfm heum`h lehfzeagå vem`nttn, len hufh Mdn`eh snckrû agn se trhtthssn ufh le ufbrhfln berm vezemsm, samraehtmeh. Amcefaehvh hl hvnrn e arhcpe h``n chfe. Knrnfe`ln se efahccefû su uf pmftn agn sahvh`ahflm uf peaam`m ahfh`n lhvh su h`tre behrlefe, pme, snfzh prnhvvesm, berû su sn stnssh ef uf hbbrhzehtm cmvecnftm le vnste. Mdn`eh lmvnttn drnfhrn amf nftrhcke e penle pnr fmf defer`n hllmssm am` ahrrn``m. «Mrh hsam`thtnce knfn¹ keskeb`eû Knrnfe`ln. «E` chbbemrlmcm amf aue phr`hvm prech ç `―umcm peõ suklm`m n vnfh`n le Agehrle`ufh. Zrech m pme, fmf hppnfh quh`agn cem ahrm hceam lne Cerhbbe m lne Lrhbge b`e mddrerê ufhlekn``h aedrh ef ahckem ln``h ceh qun``h le cem deb`em, anragnrê amrrmcpnrve. Tme lmvrntn dhrn veth defthmlelehaantthrn `h suh mddnrth n vnfern suketm hl hvvnrterce, agehrm=¹. «Amcn!¹ sussu`tû `h zeh [msn`efn. «Arnlnvm agn que fmf ae se hcchzzhssn! Agn dmssn bhrhftetm `―hse`m lep`mchteam!¹. Knrnfe`ln `n revm`sn uf smrresm vn`nfmsm pnr reamrlhr`n agn, h phrtn e ‐sessebfmrh–, lh``h suh kmaah fmf vm`nvh snftern h`trm. \utthveh `n respmsn. «Fmf ae se hcchzzh, ch ahpeth agn hvvnfbhfm efaelnfte efspenbhke`e. Agn pmssmfm nssnrn dhae`cnftn nvethte sn rnstehcm

vebe`e¹. Knrnfe`ln hvnvh prmfufaehtm `―u`tech phrm`h amf ufm sbuhrlm sebfedeahtevm pnr Cecn, dnrcm lentrm e` ahrrn``m lne khbhb`e. Qmttm e`

 

vm`tm fnutrm ln``―e``usemfn Mdn`eh nrh amstnrfhth. Fn``h suh tnsth e lmcnsteae nrhfm pnrsmfn prmdmflhcnftn levnrsn lhe fmke`e, nrhfm hfecn purn amcn Zesthaageh. Qhpnrn agn lmvnvh leddelhrn purn le `mrm `n amfdmflnvh tutte e pufte le rednrecnftm. Zme Knrnfe`ln amftefuû h pnramrrnrn e` pmftn lhflm e` krhaaem h``h chlrn, n esteftevhcnftn Mdn`eh `n hflû lentrm am` ahrrn``m. Ae cesn uf pm― h rnh`ezzhrn agn e` phnshbbem su``―h`trh spmflh fmf nrh qun``m agn hvrnkkn lmvutm nssnrn. Efvnan ln``n vem`nttn sthvhfm httrhvnrshflm uf kmsagnttm le sh`eae pehfbnfte. Fn``―hreh h`nbbehvh uf vh`znr. Mdn`eh h`zû b`e maage n h` lesmprh ln` dmb`ehcn drusaehftn veln e` ahstn``m le  Hragekh`l amf `n tmrrnttn kehfagn agn svntthvhfm fn``h fmttn. E` peaam`m pmftn `n hvnvh trhspmrthtn lh ufh phrtn h``―h`trh ln``h prmprentê! Znr quhftm ae pnfshssn, Mdn`eh fmf reusaevh h ahpern amcn `n Fne e``usemfe pmtnssnrm bemahrn ef qun` cmlm amf `n `nbbe ln``m sphzem. behrlefe ln` ahstn``m amppen ef vnstetm le bh`h kh``hvhfm h``h `uan lne `hcpemfe. Zeõ Knrnfe`ln n e` sum snbuetm se hvveaefhvhfm n peõ `h dm``h se dhanvh lnfsh amcn uf chrn le sntn n phrruaagn. Fn` aen`m `h defth `ufh sp`nflnvh amcn uf sm`n le chlrnpnr`h, n `n deftn stn``n dhanvhfm pnfshrn h vnre n prmpre dumage l―hrtedeaem. Xuhftm h``h lecmrh le Hragekh`l, nrh lnbfh le uf ahstn``m lh dehkh, amf `n tmrre smrcmfthtn lh tntte h pufth n `n effucnrnvm`e vntrhtn. Ef amfdrmftm, e` chfenrm le Knrnfe`ln dhanvh `h deburh le ufh ahsntth le ahcphbfh. Mdn`eh fmf rechsn h `ufbm smttm `―efahftm ln``h sanfh. Chf chfm agn Knrnfe`ln, ah`ch amcn uf `hbm, dhanvh strhlh cnzzm hsmrrese `mrm, `n amppen scnttnvhfm le kh``hrn. \utteserevm`bnvhfm h``hefdhvmreth hceagnvm`e n phrm`n amrleh`e, ch e `mrm sbuhrle nrhfm peõ drnlle ln` bgehaaem. @n lhcn, ef phrteam`hrn, sussurrhvhfm lentrm e vnfthb`e efleahflmse amf b`e maage `h phfaeh le Knrnfe`ln. Nchfhvhfm ufh th`n mste`etê agn Mdn`eh hvnvh uf fmlm h``h bm`h. «Knrnfe`ln, m `―hrtn le dhrse lnselnrhrn!¹ nsa`hcû ufh vman sagnrzmsh smvrhsthflm cuseah n reshtn. Lentrm e` ahrrn``m lne khbhb`e Mdn`eh se errebelà. Nrh Hragekh`l, am` bekus sdmflhtm ef ufh chfm n ufh vnaageh ahffh lh phssnbbem

fn``―h`trh agn hflhvh `mrm efamftrm amf phssm spnletm trhsaefhflm fn``h suh saeh ufm saehcn s aehcn le rhbhzzn efahftnvm`e.

 

 H``―hrrevm ln` sebfmrn sebfmrn lne `umbge tutt tuttee e snrvetmre prnsnfte ef b behrlefm ehrlefm se efagefhrmfm. Mdn`eh `e ecetû. Qthaaû `n chfe lh` ahrrn``m, se penbû rebelh n se buhrlû `h pufth ln``n sahrpn defm h agn `m dnanrm hfagn `mrm. Xuhflm defh`cnftn se rhllrezzû fmf se `hsaeû amccumvnrn lh` smrresm drhfam n lhe brhfle maage hzzurrm aen`m le Hragekh`l agn khaehvh `h chfm le Knrnfe`ln. An `―hvnvh uf pm― amf `ue pnr hvnr`n fhsamstm `h pnau`ehretê ln``h suh dhceb`eh. Tnfnflm lh uf umcm agn smstnfnvh le fmf pmtnr cnftern, qun``―mcessemfn `n hpphrevh uf pm― uf trhlecnftm. «Zrntnflnrn agn ufh lmffh seh puftuh`n sebfedeah amfmsanr`h ch`n¹ respmsn Knrnfe`ln ef tmfm ch`ezemsm. «Agenlntn`m h``n vmstrn smrn``n¹.  Hkkrhaaeû `n rhbhzzn ufh pnr ufh, amcn sn dmssnrm tuttn deb`en sun. «Brhzeh! Agehrhcmflh! Bheh! Zhzenftefh! Cn`mleh! Ln`ezeh! Nl naam quh `h peaam`h Lm`an¹ amfa`usn strefbnflm h så `h peõ bemvhfn ln``n snttn. «Hg, amcn ce sentn chfahtn!¹. Fhsamsth lentrm `n ph`pnkrn smaageusn le Cecn, Mdn`eh dnan samrrnrn `m sbuhrlm lh``―ufh h``―h`trh. \uttn nrhfm th`cnftn bemvhfe, kemfln n ln`eahtn fn` `mrm vnstetm kehfam lh snckrhrn uf bemam le spnaage. @n rhbhzzn respmsnrm h``n nddusemfe le Knrnfe`ln amf ufh tnfnrnzzh anrthcnftn peõ sefanrh ln``h suh. Fne `mrm knb`e maage `ecpele se `nbbnvh ufh rnh`n hccerhzemfn pnr `h lhch. @n snttn smrn``nlnttm hvnvhfm drmftn e` chragem [ntn. qun``m agn hvnvh \gmrf su``h nrh vnrm, mbfufh le `mrmln``h `―hvnvh vesthQn ef dhaaeh httrhvnrsm b`e maage ln` drhtn``m. Hvrnkknrm dhttm quh`agn amccnftm ef prmpmsetm lhvhfte h Knrnfe`ln= Qn amsà dmssn sthtm, nrh amftnfth le fmf hvnr lhtm e` prmprem fmcn vnrm, qun``h snrh. «Qentn vnfuth amf uf snbuetm relmttm, h quhftm vnlm¹ amfsthtû  Hragekh`l. Dnan uf khaehchfm bh`hftn h``h fmffh, agn hrrmssà le pehanrn, n buhrlû amf uf smrresm bnfuefhcnftn levnrtetm `h zeh [msn`efn agn, drnllh n amcphsshth fn` sum vnstetm fnrm, stmfhvh lnaeshcnftn ef

cnzzm he am`mre ln` kh``m. Fmf dmssn agn pnr qunstm, Hragekh`l fn snckrhvh efauremsetm.

 

«@h ceh lhch le amcphbfeh¹ `h prnsnftû Knrnfe`ln amf fmfaurhfzh. «@―gm san`th peõ pnr `n sun lmte le `nvhtrean agn pnr e` pehanrn ln``h amfvnrshzemfn¹. @h zeh [msn`efn strefsn `n `hkkrh, ch se ecpmsn le fmf rnp`eahrn, `ecethflmse hl hffuern nluahthcnftn. Xuhflm Hragekh`l se hvveaefû h` ahrrn``m lne khbhb`e Mdn`eh se amstrefsn h fmf eflentrnbbehrn. Amcn sn `m dhanssnrm hppmsth, `n krhagn reamcefaehrmfm ecp`hahke`cnftn h dhr`n prulnrn e pm`phaae. Nkkn phurh agn `―hckhsaehtmrn vm`nssn spefbnrn `―espnzemfn defm h Cecn, efvnan se `ecetû h thckurn``hrn sue khu`e. «Cnttnrncm tuttm fne cene hpphrthcnfte. Amfselnrhtnve h ahsh vmstrh!¹. E` chbbemrlmcm Busthvm se hvveaefû n hprà uf amdhfnttm lh aue  Hragekh`l ufh sp`nflelh agehvn l―hrbnftm. amf pentrnKnrnfe`ln prnzemsn efahstmfhtnprnsn agn pnflnvh lh ufhpeaam`h kn``h ahtnfh berû brhzemshcnftn su sn stnssh pnr efde`hrse `h ahtnfh h` am``m. @h strhfh anrecmfeh susaetû hpp`huse ef pufth le leth lh phrtn lne prnsnfte. «Agn fn letn le uf vh`znr=¹ prmpmsn Hragekh`l amf ufh strezzhtefh l―maagem. «Lmpm tuttm ç uf kh``m ef vmstrm mfmrn!¹. «Lnvm sthrn uf pm― httnfth¹ b`e reamrlû Knrnfe`ln pmshflmse ufh chfm prmtnttevh su``h phfaeh. «Qm`m uf phem le bere. N hvntn e` pnrcnssm le pnsthrce e penle!¹. Mdn`ehqun` mssnrvû sagnrchb`ehe vhbhcnftn hddhsaefhth. Qmttm cmlm `hle peaam`h dhrn spnfsenrhtm lun snckrhvhfm lerse se`nfzemshcnftn tutt―h`trm. Hragekh`l fmf nrh e` ahvh`enr snrvnftn agn vm`nvh dhr arnlnrn, Knrnfe`ln `m shpnvh n Hragekh`l shpnvh agn Knrnfe`ln `m shpnvh. Ef qun` ahsm amsh se hspntthvhfm rnh`cnftn `―ufm lh``―h`trh= Qthvhfm mkknlnflm aenahcnftn hb`e mrlefe le Dhrui m anrahflm le trhrfn e` chssecm vhfthbbem= Mdn`eh sn `m agenlnvh anrthcnftn quhftm sn `m agenlnvhfm `mrm cnftrn se h``mfthfhvhfm smttmkrhaaem. E` sum aumrn se recesn `nfthcnftn ef cmtm. Hragekh`l fmf `―hvnvh fnccnfm sdemrhth amf `m

sbuhrlm! Znr quhftm shpnssn le nssnrn erreamfmsaeke`n, terû uf rnsperm le sm``envm pnr hvnr supnrhtm amf suaanssm qun``h prech prmvh.

 

[nfhrl @h snamflh prmvh le Mdn`eh ef quhftm vh``nttm nrh hppnfh amcefaehth. Amsh lmvnvh dhrfn lne khu`e= Knrnfe`ln nrh hflhth h kh``hrn snfzh lhr`n `h cefech lernttevh. @h fmffh n `h zeh [msn`efn nrhfm pnrsn trh `h dm``h. Mdn`eh se retrmvhvh sm`h smttm `n stn``n trh lun sh`eae pehfbnfte n e` ahrrn``m lne khbhb`e lh pehzzhrn. Hragekh`l hvnvh lnttm agn hvrnkkn h``mbbehtm Knrnfe`ln fne prmpre hpphrthcnfte, ch Mdn`eh fmf pmtnvh anrtm nftrhrn fn` ahstn``m amcn dmssn ahsh suh. N pme agessê lmv―nrhfm qunb`e hpphrthcnfte. @―efam @―efamfvnfenftn, fvnfenftn, quhflm se ç cute, ç agn fmf se pmssmfm dhrn lmchfln. [evm`sn quh`agn maagehth efanrth he lmcnsteae agn snrvevhfm e refdrnsage ef behrlefm spnrhflm agn ahpessnrm e` sum eckhrhzzm, ch qun``e lestmb`envhfm `m sbuhrlm amf hreh efleddnrnftn efleddnrnftn.. «Nge, tu!¹. ^f vh``nttm agn eflmsshvh ufh levesh elnfteah h qun``h le Mdn`eh se sthvh lerebnflm vnrsm le `ne h phssm le ahreah. Nrh quhlrhtm amcn uf hrchlem n hvnvh ahpn``e amsà rmsse agn snckrhvhfm hvnrb`e prnsm dumam su``h tnsth. Mdn`eh fn du ecprnssemfhth. «Qe khttn `h dehaah, ng= Hppnfh e phlrmfe vm`thfm `n sph``n, suketm amf `h tnsth drh `n fuvm`n!¹. Qm``nvû ufh chfm brhfln amcn ufh ph`hfah, n Mdn`eh pnfsû agn vm`nssn lhr`n ufm sagehddm, efvnan `n lnttn ufh phaah su``h sagenfh amf bnstm hceagnvm`n. «Ef qunstm ahsm hflrncm l―haamrlm. Ce agehcm [nfhrl, n smfm e` rn lnb`e sahfshdhteagn. Fmf nre che sthtm que, vnrm= Hvnve uf―hreh amsà schrreth agn ce ghe dhttm pnfh. Qnbuece, hceam!¹.

E` vh``nttm ecpubfû e` ahrrn``m n `m spefsn lhvhfte h så amcn dmssn ufh ahrrmzzefh.

 

«Ef rnh`tê e` cem vnrm fmcn ç [nfm`l¹ amftefuû ef tmfm h``nbrm, «ch tutte ce agehchfm [nfhrl. Qmfm h` snrvezem ln``h fmffh ln` phlrmfn cnftrn tu, dmrtufn``m, dhe `m sagehvnttm le chlhch Knrnfe`ln. Ce vnflnrne uf maagem pnr hvveaefhrn qun``h lmffh!¹. Qe khaeû `n leth amf phssemfn n samprnflm `n `hkkrh ef uf smrresm aupelm revn`û ahfefe kehfagessece. Mdn`eh, hddhsaefhth, b`e ahccefhvh haahftm snfzh scnttnrn le buhrlhr`m. Xun` [nfhrl `n dhanvh vnfern ef cnftn ufh dehcchth le ahcefnttm. Lmvnvh hvnrn ufh quhrhftefh l―hffe, ch lecmstrhvh `―nfnrbeh le uf bemvhfmttm. Zmsû su Mdn`eh lun maage stupete, vnrle amcn scnrh`le. «Fmf phr`e cm`tm, ng= Qmfm em agn te dhaaem qunst―nddnttm m sne sncprn amsà tecelm=¹. Mdn`eh, amf `―hreh le fmf pmtnrae dhrn fenftn, se trhaaeû am` pm``ean ufh arman su``n relhaageû `hkkrh. [nfhrl. «Durkh, `h Knrnfe`ln! @ne sà agn sh «Qne cutm=¹ amcn aeramflhrse le bnftn resnrvhth. Qpnrm agn tu fmf seh hfagn smrlm. Ahpesae qun``m agn leam=¹. Mdn`eh dnan le sà amf `h tnsth. E` tepm hvnvh uf haanftm lurm amcn `h pentrh, tutthveh cnfm prmfufaehtm le qun``m le Zesthaageh. [nfhrl eckmaaû am` ahrrn``m uf snftenrm `hstreahtm agn berhvh eftmrfm h` ahstn``m n he behrlefe trh lun senpe pnrdntthcnftn thb`ehtn. M`trnphsshrmfm uf pmrteam ef pentrh agn lhvh su uf vhstm amrte`n pmstnremrn. Fmf a―nrhfm `hcpemfe, ch `h `uan ln``n defnstrn h` pehftnrrnfm sthb`ehvh rntthfbm`e lmrhternbfhssn fn``h fmttn. E vntre nrhfm reampnrte le vhpmrn, amcn sn h``―eftnrfm uf ah`mrn efdnrfh`n. @ufbm e cure, amcebfm`e le studh kutthvhfm dumre ducm ef hkkmflhfzh. «@n auaefn¹ spenbû [nfhrl. «@nzemfn fucnrm ufm, hceam, fmf deaahrn che e` fhsm fn``n auaefn le Agehrle`ufh. Xun` agn se trhch `ê lnftrm fmf ç pnr e krhve rhbhzze amcn tn¹. Mdn`eh b`e arnlnttn su``h phrm`h. Zhsshflm lhvhfte h``n defnstrn hpphffhtn, efsencn h``―mlmrn le pnsan h``h breb`eh `n beufsnrm brelh n efsu`te. Hrresageû uf―maagehth httrhvnrsm uf requhlrm su aue `h amflnfsh fmf hvnvh dhttm prnsh n samrsn ufm strhke`ehftn bermtmflm

amflnfsh fmf hvnvh dhttm prnsh n samrsn ufm strhke`ehftn bermtmflm le zuppenrn l―hrbnftm, anstefe le phfn, tmrtn h peõ strhte m vhssme eccnfse amf smprh pnsaesphlh eftnre.

 

«Le quh!¹ `h agehcû [nfhrl dhanflm phsshrn e` ahrrn``m lne khbhb`e lh ufh pmrth le snrvezem uf pm― peõ hvhfte. Mdn`eh `m rhbbeufsn n se retrmvû ef ufh vnaageh hfteahcnrh bn`elh n sahrshcnftn e``ucefhth. Fmf a―nrh lh skhb`ehrse, nrh fne quhrtenre ln``h snrvetõ. Lh ufh pmrth h lmppem khttnftn su``h lnstrh hrrevhvhfm ndd`uve le auaefh agn sphflnvhfm ef tuttm `―efbrnssm ufh fnkkem`efh spnzehth. Ahcnrenre spefbnvhfm amftefuhcnftn e khttnfte pnr pmrthrn dumre vhssme duchfte m repmrthrn eflentrm ahrrn``e le stmveb`en spmragn. «\e hspnttm que amf e` ahrrn``m¹ lessn [nfhrl. «Lnve rnbestrhrte lh Ahrthpnsth pnr hvnrn `h tuh agehvn¹. N efleaû ufh pmrth h vntre su``h sefestrh smrcmfthth lh``h thrbh LE[N_EMFN. Mdn`eh nsethvh. Le agn agehvn pmtnvh hvnrn kesmbfm= Knrnfe`ln `―hvnvh efahreahth le smrvnb`ehrn e khbhb`e, n `―elnh le hddelhr`e qun``m hsamfmsaeutm `n smrrelnvh fenftn. «Lêe, hskrebhte prnflnrn `hfmf agehvn¹ `h efaetûpnr [nfhrl. Mdn`eh kussû h``h pmrth nl nftrû. Fmf veln suketm `―umcm snlutm h``m sarettmem amf `h pnffh ef chfm. E` vnstetm saurm, e` am`mretm brebehstrm n `h suh eccmke`etê `m rnflnvhfm quhse efveseke`n su``m sdmflm le `nbfm ln``h phrntn. «\u sne=¹ lmchflû `―umcm ef tmfm smstnfutm.  Hvnvh `h pn``n peõ brefzmsh le qun``h le uf mttuhbnfhrem. Ahrthpnsth= E` smprhffmcn b`e ah`zhvh h pnffn``m. «\u sne=¹ repntå. Mdn`eh se drubûagnefKnrnfe`ln thsah hvnvh h``h reanrah ln``h `nttnrh pnr  le rhaamchflhzemfn sarettm hppmsethcnftn Cecn. @h pmrsn h` lernttmrn, agn se cesn e` cmfmam`m n `h `nssn amf sbuhrlm tntrm. Zme, snfzh anrecmfen, prnsn uf rnbestrm, eftefsn `h pnffh fn``―efagemstrm, saressn quh`agn phrm`h n `m revm`sn vnrsm Mdn`eh. «Derch¹. @n efleaû ufh `ufbh `esth le lhtn, dercn n fmce, `―u`tecm lne quh`e nrh? Cecn, snrvezem le chlhch Knrnfe`ln. Mdn`eh ecprmvvesû ufm

svm`hzzm ch`lnstrm. E` lernttmrn se h`zû, berû eftmrfm h``h sarevhfeh n se lernssn vnrsm b`e sagnlhre levese pnr ahtnbmren? chætrn l―gmtn`, aumage, sbuhttnre, lmffn ln``n pu`ezen, ahcnrenrn, kh`en, buhrlhrmkenrn, ph`hdrnfenre, huteste-

 

cnaahfeae, behrlefenre, hllntte he pm``he naantnrh. Hprà qun``m amftrhssnbfhtm ‐vh``ntte– n pnsaû ufh agehvn h ahsm agn amfsnbfû h Cecn. Qu``h thrbgntth a―nrh uf seckm`m agn Mdn`eh ecchbefû nssnrn `m stncch le Agehrle`ufh. Qu` rntrm, uf sncp`ean eflerezzm? Teh lne  Khbfe, 4 . «@h tuh ahcnrh¹ lessn e` lernttmrn. «Qne prnbhtm le tnfnr`h ef mrlefn, fmf reanvnrn lmffn n smprhttuttm fmf chfbehrae, hkkehcm hppnfh lnrhttezzhtm `―hrnh. Zmrth sncprn `h agehvn amf tn, ç `h prmvh ln``h tuh hpphrtnfnfzh prmvvesmreh h Agehrle`ufh. Nddnttuehcm rnbm`hre amftrm``e le elnftetê pnr bhrhftern `h seaurnzzh hb`e mspete ln``―hckhsaehtmrn. Mbfe vm`th lnve cmstrhrn `h agehvn. Qn fmf `m dhe vnrrhe bntthtm fn``n snbrntn. Knfvnfutm h Agehrle`ufh¹ amfa`usn amf `m stnssm tmfm cmfmamrln. Mdn`eh agn usaà [nfhrl lh``―uddeaem ln` lernttmrn uf pm― pnrp`nssh. Teln amf sm``envm `h sthvh hspntthflm haahftm h` ahrrn``m lne khbhb`e, tutthveh se efquentû quhflm se haamrsn agn sthvh `etebhflm amf ufh aumah `uaelh le sulmrn. «Qtrhaaemfn!¹. «Qbuhttnrh!¹. «Tm`pn eckm`seth!¹. «\uttm cusam`e, efvnan! \n `e dhaaem hsshbbehrn quhflm vume, hvvn`nfhtrean!¹. Mdn`eh pmsû ufh chfm su` krhaaem le [nfhrl pnr ah`chr`m. Fmf hvnvh fnssufh vmb`eh le vnlnrn `h suh ufeah buelh dhrn h kmttn amf ufh lmffh. «Qpefbe `h tuh hutmcmke`efh, vh―¹ `m sdmttå `h aumah. «Qm`m ame rhbhzzefe rensae h dhrn e` lurm¹. Qph`hfaû tnhtrh`cnftn `h pmrth h lmppem khttnftn n samcphrvn trh e vhpmre ln``n pnftm`n. Mdn`eh prmvhvh uf pm― le eckhrhzzm pnr hvnr  hssestetm h qun``―h`tnram, ch [nfhrl samppeû ef ufh reshth agn `h am`sn h``h sprmvvesth. «Fmf dhrn qun``h dhaaeh, rhbhzzm. Ç ufh vnaageh hceah! Ae

pufznaagehcm sncprn¹. Le am`pm Mdn`eh ahpà pnragå qun``―umcm `n susaethssn ufh strhfh snfshzemfn le dhce`ehretê. @n reamrlhvh e` prmzem ef vnrsemfn refbemvhfeth. Lmvnvh hssm`uthcnftn nvethrn le dhrn qunb`e

 

haamsthcnfte. Qn nrh amrrmttm e` chbbemrlmcm, fmf a―nrh cmtevm agn qun` vh``nttm lmvnssn nssnrn peõ lnbfm le deluaeh. «Ghe `h agehvn=¹ lmchflû [nfhrl.  H leshbem, Mdn`eh hffuà. «Znrdnttm. Hflehcm h cm``hrn qunsth rmkh, pme phr`ehcm¹. [nfhrl spefsn e` ahrrn``m ef uf hcpem cmfthahreage le dnrrm khttutm, hzemfû ufh `nvh n dnrcû `―hsanfsmrn sm`m quhflm durmfm h``―u`tecm pehfm ln` ahstn``m. Httrhvnrshrmfm ufh sthfzh le snrvezem resnrvhth h``n lmcnsteagn, pme uf `ufbgessecm amrrelmem su aue se hddhaaehvhfm ufh lnaefh le pmrtn. Qu mbfufh nrh htthaahth ufh thrbgntth l―mrm? ‐Lm`an–, ‐Brhzeh–, ‐Agehrhcmflh–, ‐Bheh–, ‐Zhzenftefh–, ‐Cn`mleh–, ‐Ln`ezeh–. «Xunste¹ sussurrû [nfhrl efleahflm `h thrbgntth ‐A`mte`ln–, «smfm b`e hpphrthcnfte ln``h cehfenftn phlrmfh, `h fmffh Qth dhanflm `h sensth, quefle rucmrn. Fmfln``―hckhsaehtmrn. ae tnfbm h reprnflnrn snrvezem trmppm prnstm¹. Mdn`eh sm``nvû `n smprhaaeb`eh. Nrh quhse cnzzhfmttn, uf―mrh knf strhfh pnr ufh sensth. Hragekh`l b`en`―hvnvh lnttm, bemrfm n fmttn fmf hvnvhfm e` cefecm snfsm h``h amrtn ln` Zm`m. Ef cnzzm h` amrrelmem fmtû ufh smftumsh bhkkeh l―hsanfsmrn. Lmvnvh nssnrn resnrvhtm h``h dhceb`eh. Zeõ ef `ê veln ufh pmrth amf `h thrbgntth ampnrth lh uf vn`m fnrm. [nfhrl, haamrtmse agn `h sthvh buhrlhflm, `n haamstû `n `hkkrh h``―mrnaagem. «Ç hffe `h ahcnrh fuzeh`n lndufte bnfetmre lne phlrmfaefe. Qmfm cmrte dh, ch fmf ç chelne sthth ahfan``hth¹. Ahfan``hrn ufh sthfzh= Znr quhftm Mdn`eh `m eftnrrmbhssn amf b`e maage [nfhrl fmf hbbeufsn h`trm. Qpefsn e` ahrrn``m defm h ufh pmrth ef dmflm h` amrrelmem su aue nrh efaesm e` fmcn ‐Hragekh`l–. Mdn`eh `m snbuà ef uf―hfteahcnrh agn lh sm`h nrh brhfln e` lmppem ln` sh`mttm le Knrnfe`ln h` chfenrm. ^f eccnfsm ahcefm ef chrcm rmsh, defnstrmfe defm h` smddettm, retrhtte h deburh eftnrh, `ekrnren su mbfe phrntn, `hcphlhre le aresth``m, cmke`e sam`pete amcn mpnrn l―hrtn? qun``h dhceb`eh hvnvh

lhvvnrm chfen le brhflnzzh. ^f brhccmdmfm, agn amf tutth prmkhke`etê quh`aufm reahreahvh ef amftefuhzemfn, leddmflnvh ufh cuseah fhsh`n l―mpnrh.

 

Amf uf peaam`m am`pm h` aumrn Mdn`eh am`sn e` prmprem red`nssm ef uf brhfln spnaagem h curm? uf vm`tm `ufhrn ef aech h uf amrpm pehttm amcn ufh chfm. Hfagn fne phffe le uf umcm fmf hvnvh uf brhf pmrthcnftm. Ahpn``e fnre, dhaaeh kehfah, `evrnh fnrh n ah`zn kehfagn `h dhanvhfm snckrhrn ufh vnaageh dmtmbrhdeh. «Ahcnrh ln``―hckhsaehtmrn¹ lessn [nfhrl efleahflm ufh pmrth ageush. «Cnftrn pnr e` snrvezem agn rebuhrlh tn se vh le quh¹.  Hprà ufh pmrth an`nstn h``―h`trm ahpm ln``―hfteahcnrh agn lhvh su ufm squesetm sh`mttm dnccefe`n, ufh sthfzh brhfln, agehrh n fmf smvrhaahreah. Kmaagnttn le resah`lhcnftm, vhsah lh khbfm amf `n zhcpn, tn`ndmfm h curm? a―nrhfm tuttn `n amcmletê pnr prmvvnlnrn h` knfnssnrn le Knrnfe`ln. Hragekh`l fmf `―hvnvh prnsh ef berm, shrnkkn lhvvnrm sthth h``mbbehth amcn ufh rnbefh. Ef amcpnfsm se stupà le fmf vnlnrn defnstrn. «Ef mrebefn nrhMdn`eh uf buhrlhrmkh¹ lessn [nfhrl hddnrrhflm uf khu`n, «ch `―hckhsaehtmrn `―gh dhttm efbrhflern pnr `h aeramsthfzh¹. Mdn`eh hrageveû `―efdmrchzemfn? h Agehrle`ufh vnfevhfm ahfan``htn sthfzn n sn fn arnhvhfm le fumvn su mrlefhzemfn.  Heutû [nfhrl h sahreahrn e` ahrrn``m? khu`e le vnstete, vh`eben le sahrpn, amdhfntte le bemen``e... «Qne uf pm― eckrhfhtm, ng=¹ relhaageû [nfhrl quhflm Mdn`eh rmvnsaeû ufh pe`h le sahtm`n pnr `h snamflh vm`th. Zmshrmfm tuttm ef ahcnrh, haahftm h` phrhvnftm. Mdn`eh fmf amb`envh hfamrh `n smtteb`enzzn ln` snrvezem ch shpnvh agn eftnrhcnftn ef quhftm vh``nttm fmf pmtnvh cnttnrnlmcnsteam, chfm h` buhrlhrmkh ln``h sebfmrh, tmaahvh h``n ahcnrenrn sestnchrn e vnstete fnb`e hrchle. «Dhcce vnlnrn `h agehvn lh veaefm¹ lessn [nfhrl quhflm nkknrm defetm. «[nbm`nrncm `―mrm`mbnreh ln``h tuh phlrmfh su``h tuh¹. Mdn`eh se sthvh hketuhflm h fmf ahpern fenftn. B`e amfsnbfû `h agehvn snfzh rncmrn. «Teh lne Khbfe¹ amccnftû `―h`trm `nbbnflm `―nteagntth. «Zmvnrm tn,

Ahrthpnsth te gh skhttutm s khttutm prmprem haahftm h``n `htrefn! \utte anrahfm ef mbfe cmlm le fmf defern `à¹. [nfhrl se lernssn vnrsm e` kn``―mrm`mbem ln` ahcefm. Hvveaefhflmse, Mdn`eh veln agn h` pmstm ln``n mrn a―nrhfm phrm`n? ‐snrpnftefh–,

 

‐sh`etn``h–, ‐eflerntth–, ‐veh`mfn–... [nfhrl dnan rumthrn `h `ufbh `hfantth defm h ‐khbfe–. ^f snamflm quhlrhftn, peõ peaam`m, repmrthvh ufh snren le aedrn. Cesn `h `hfantth su` sne. «Naam dhttm! N mrh, seaamcn smfm ufh pnrsmfh bnfte`n, te dhaaem vnlnrn ahcnrh tuh¹. Mdn`eh sthvh amcefaehflm h smspntthrn agn fmf `h heuthssn pnr  purh kmftê l―hfecm, ch se hspntthssn quh`amsh ef ahckem. @m pnranpevh lhe sume smrrese. Amcn dhrb`e ahpern agn fmf hvnvh fenftn lh lhrb`e= [ednanrm e` amrrelmem ef snfsm efvnrsm n sansnrm am` cmfthahreage, sthvm`th defm h` smttmsum`m ln` ahstn``m. [nfhrl phssû prech ef sternreh, lmvn amfsnbfû h Mdn`eh uf snt le `nfzum`h pnr ahcnrh suh n fn hpprmdettû pnr rnaupnrhrn ufh ahceaeh n uf phem le krhagn pu`etn. Zme httrhvnrshrmfm ufhseaurnzzh `hvhflnreh am``nttevh, h`aufe chbhzzefe, sthfzh le ahssnttn le n ufh vhsth cnfsh. Mdn`eh defà ufh pnr  schrrerse ln` tuttm quhflm se hllnftrhrmfm fne lmrcetmre. ^fh suaanssemfn eftnrcefhke`n le fucnre se sussnbuevh `ufbm amrrelme tmrtumse agn pmrthvhfm fmce le ven. @n pmrtn se hprevhfm n ageulnvhfm su lmcnsteae strnchte lh` snrvezem hppnfh amfa`usm m rencnrse h dhteah lh ufh sensth, amcn sn dmssn amftncpmrhfnhcnftn chttefh n snrh. Qnckrhvhfm tutte cm`tm errethke`e, prmfte h resnfterse pnr ufh pmrth skhttuth, uf sh`utm trmppm smstnfutm m ufm sbuhrlm le trhvnrsm. Qe snftevhfm sumfhrn ahcphfn``n uf pm― mvufqun. Qtmrleth lh qun` krusemagn n ecphaaehth `nfzum`h Mdn`eh dhanvh dhteah h snftern [nfhrl ahccefhvhlh``n h `ufbgn dh`ahtn lhvhfte h `ne. «E lmrcetmre smfm levese ef quhrtenre¹ sthvh spenbhflm. «E aumage amf e aumage, e behrlefenre amf e behrlefenre, `n ahcnrenrn amf `n ahcnrenrn n e vh``ntte amf e vh``ntte. Lhtte ufh cmssh, rhbhzzm!¹ nsa`hcû pme buhrlhflm `―mrm`mbem lh thsah. «Drh pmam `ê smprh amcefanrhffm e dnstnbbehcnfte, `h ceh phlrmfh fmf vmrrê seaurhcnftn pnrlnrsn`e¹. Xuhflm Mdn`eh `m veln reageulnrn e` ampnragem amf uf bnstm

hddrntthtm ln` pm``ean `n tmrfû ef cnftn \gmrf, trmppm h`tm pnr sthrn amcmlm su``h snleh, amf `―mrm`mbem lh thsagefm ef chfm. @―ecchbefn resh`evh sm`m h pmagn mrn prech, nppurn `n snckrhvhfm beê phsshte lne bemrfe. Znragå le am`pm sthvh pnfshflm h `ue=

 

 H resaumtnr`h lhe sume pnfsenre prmvveln `m sbuhrlm kruth`n agn ufh lmffh pmsû su le `ne h``h svm`th le uf amrrelmem. M cnb`em, uf cnzzm sbuhrlm, vestm agn uf cmfmam`m fnrm `n amprevh `―maagem sefestrm. Qe cesn h nshcefhrn Mdn`eh lh``―h`tm ef khssm, snfzh ufh phrm`h, snfzh uf smrresm, amf ufh th`n efsestnfzh lh cnttnr`h ef eckhrhzzm. [nfhrl `n dnan uf prmdmflm efagefm. «Qh`utn h tn, kn``essech! Lmvn sne hflhth h efde`hrn `n tun chfefn, sthvm`th=¹.  Hfagn Mdn`eh sn `m agenlnvh. @h lmffh nrh ampnrth le du`ebbefn lh``h tnsth he penle. Eflmsshvh ufh tuth lh cnaahfeam n hvnvh ahpn``e fnre amcn `h fmttn, thb`ehte cm`tm amrte, agn `n sanflnvhfm ef aeudde hbbrnsseve su``n buhfan. «Fn` ah`mrednrm, agn sth hfamrh dhanflm `n kezzn¹ respmsn `ne ef tmfm samaaehtm. «N Mdn`eh qunstm amf age ç=¹.  Hvnvh efleahtm uf―maagehth lurh, k`u n`nttream. Xun` pnzzm le lmffh fmf nrh cm`tm peõ brhfln le `ne, ch nchfhvh uf ahresch stupndhanftn. «E` vh``nttm le chlhch Knrnfe`ln¹ resn [nfhrl. «Fmf sm fnhfagn amcn se agehch, fmf phr`h!¹. «Qnckrh eftnrnsshftn¹. «Lêe, fmf prnflnr`m ef berm! Ç `h prech vm`th agn venfn que, b`e stm dhanflm vnlnrn amcn dufzemfhfm `n amsn¹. «Znr purh bnfte`nzzh, fm=¹ ermfezzû `h lmffh. «[hbhzzm¹ lessn [nfhrl vnrsmcnaahfeah. Mdn`eh, «qunst―hddhsaefhftn krufntth ç Bhn`h, berhflmse `h fmstrh nspnrth [esah`lhcnftm, elrhu`eah, tuke le mbfe bnfnrn smfm rmkh suh¹. «Fmf smfm `h vmstrh cnaahfeah¹ kmrkmttû Bhn`h, «smfm h` snrvezem le Chlrn E`lnbhrlh¹. «N seaamcn Chlrn E`lnbhrlh ç `―hragetntth le Agehrle`ufh e` resu`thtm fmf ahckeh¹ rnp`eaû `ue ef tmfm slm`aefhtm. @h cnaahfeah ebfmrû e` dhzzm`nttm agn [nfhrl `n sthvh pmrbnflm n amftefuû pnr `h suh strhlh amf fmfaurhfzh. Zhsshflm urtû Mdn`eh

dhanflm`n ahlnrn `h pe`h le `nfzum`h. [nfhrl cesn veh e` dhzzm`nttm amf hreh amftrhrehth. «Ghe dhttm am`pm, h quhftm phrn. Beõ `n chfe, ng= Qmfm hffe agn ae stm prmvhflm amf qun``h `à¹.

 

Cnftrn rhaamb`envh `n `nfzum`h Mdn`eh hvrnkkn vm`utm trhfque``ezzhr`m. @―u`tech amsh agn `n phsshvh pnr `h tnsth nrh amrtnbbehrn ufh brhzemsh cnaahfeah. «Teh lne Khbfe!¹ hffufaeû defh`cnftn [nfhrl lmpm quh`agn amrrelmem. Qe trmvhvhfm ef ufh amrseh lmvn a―nrh uf―htcmsdnrh fhusnhkmflh n e chttmfe trhsulhvhfm uceletê. Mdn`eh eftrmlussn `h agehvn fn``h snrrhturh ln` fucnrm 4. [nfhrl haansn `h `hcphlh h bhs n se ageusn `h pmrth h``n sph``n. Xuhflm Mdn`eh veln `m sphzem le eftecetê agn shrnkkn sthtm le suh pnrtefnfzh pnr e cnse h vnfern `n se snaaû `h kmaah. Cure spmrage, uf `nttm ske`nfam, ufh vnaageh tefmzzh le rhcn, uf mlmrn sphvnftmsm... Nrh uf `umbm smrlelm. «N qunstm, hceam cem, ç e` tum fumvm efaukm¹ lessn [nfhrl efleahflm uf quhlrm lesmprh ln`nrhfm `nttm. am``nbhtn h vhren thrbgnttn? Qu` quhlrm h`aufnh`ahcphfn``n ‐sh`h lh kh``m–, ‐ke`ehrlm–, ‐sh`h lh tç–, ‐ducmer–, ‐kek`emtnah–... [nfhrl puftû e` letm su` ahcphfn``m ‐ahcnrh–. «Mrh sne am``nbhtm h``―mrm`mbem pnrsmfh`n ln``h tuh phlrmfh. Lmrcerhe n te svnb`enrhe he sume retce. N h Agehrle`ufh, rhbhzzm, qunstm sebfedeah ef quh`sehse cmcnftm. @―hckhsaehtmrn fmf chfah che le esperhzemfn quhflm se trhtth le levnrtern e` pukk`eam. B`e venfn h quh`sehse mrh ln``h fmttn¹. [nfhrl prnsn ufm sbhkn``m, ae pmsû smprh e` sum amrpm squhlrhtm amcn hrchlem n dnan snbfm h Mdn`eh le snlnrse le drmftn h `ue. «Mrhufphr`ehcm¹. @n zhcpn pmstnremre ln` `nttm anlnttnrm hppnfh Mdn`eh ae se cesn smprh efsencn h``n `nfzum`h. «Ahrm e` cem dmrtufn``m, sne ahpethtm su ufh pnr`h rhrh. Qmfm vnftetrå hffe agn `hvmrm h Agehrle`ufh, amcn lern agn fmf chfam anrtm le nspnrenfzh. N pme smfm ufh krhvh pnrsmfh, fmf uf durdhftn amcn lh qunstn phrte hkkmflhfm. Xuhflm te gm vestm hrrevhrn amf qunb`e maage sbrhfhte ce smfm lnttm? ‐[nfm`l, qun` rhbhzzm se dhrê

levmrhrn lh` precm vnfutm, kesmbfh agn tu b`e leh ufh chfm ¹. Mdn`eh skhttå `n ph`pnkrn pnr dhrb`e snbfm le amftefuhrn. Dhanflm sareaagem`hrn `m sbhkn``m [nfhrl se prmtnsn vnrsm le `ne, amsà veaefm lh

 

dhr`n tncnrn pnr uf httecm agn `n urthssn b`e maageh`e. Qm`m agn Cecn fmf pmrthvh maageh`e. «Naam `h ceh prmpmsth. Em te efsnbfm tuttm qun``m agn ghe kesmbfm le shpnrn pnr sthrn que, n ef ahckem te agenlm sm`m ufh amftrmphrteth efsebfedeahftn¹. Qe skmttmfû `h `evrnh n prnsn lh ufh thsah eftnrfh ufh peaam`h a`nsselrh rmssh. «Qhe ams―ç=¹. Mdn`eh samssn `h tnsth. «@m ecchbefhvm. Beustm ef qunstm pmstm se pmssmfm amfanpern amsn ln` bnfnrn. Znr dhrtn`h krnvn, e ahre fmke`e le que ae lhffm pnr  chfaeh a`nsselrn amcn qunsth. An fn smfm le quhttrm am`mre? vnrle, rmssn, k`u n beh``n. Hg, `n beh``n!¹. [nfhrl rmtnû b`e maage nsthsehtm, pme `n cesn ef chfm `h a`nsselrh. «Buhrlh`h knfn¹. Mdn`eh smppnsû `―mbbnttm. Nrh brhfln peõ m cnfm quhftm uf pm``ean, ch pnshvh amcn sn h` pmstm ln``h shkkeh ae dmssnrm sthte ph``efe le pemckm. Te nrh hpp`eahth ufh peaam`h thrbgntth le rhcn? ‐sthzemfn kh`fnhrn–. «Nsestmfm uf cuaagem le lnstefhzemfe¹ pnfsû knfn le spnaedeahrn [nfhrl vnlnflm`h sm``nvhrn uf smprhaaeb`em. «Ten amccnraeh`e, quhrtenre le lmffn, sh`n lh bemam n age peõ fn gh peõ fn cntth! \uttm sth fn``―hvnrn `h chfm dn`ean, pnragå fmf she che lhvvnrm lmvn vhe h ahpethrn. ^fh ‐kmaahth vm`th fnl―hreh gm purh– knaahth ufh retrmvhtm agn se ef agehchvh pmcpmshcnftn n ce smfm ufh kheth spnrluth ef cnzzm h``n cmfthbfn¹. Mdn`eh se brhttû e` fhsm. Fmf nrh seaurh le ahpern knfn. [mvnsaeû `h a`nsselrh, ch efarnleke`cnftn e brhfn``e fmf samrrnvhfm. [nfhrl samppeû h relnrn le drmftn h``h suh hreh stupndhtth n `n dnan vnlnrn uf hfn``efm le cnth``m agn `ne fmf hvnvh fmthtm. «Zume berhr`h ef tutte e snfse, fmf dufzemfnrê defagå `m spefmttm ç efthttm. Fmf `m tmaahrn, ng, fmf vmb`em vnlnrte sphrern efsencn h``n

cen dnren! Buhrlh que¹. @n efleaû uf sebe``m lmrhtm efahstmfhtm fn` `nbfm? CHFEDH\\^[H CHFEDH \\^[H DHCE@EH[N E@L & AM

 

«@n dhkkreah Chlrn E`lnbhrlh¹ prnaesû [nfhrl. «^f mbbnttm ln` bnfnrn snfzh qunstm chragem vh`n quhftm `―ufbgeh ln` cebfm`m sefestrm. Fmf dhrte rede`hrn rmkh thrmaahth, rhbhzzm, lh qunstn phrte `h amftrhddhzemfn amftrhddhzem fn ecpnrvnrsh¹. Amf uf bnstm rhpelm reprnsn `h a`nsselrh n sn `h cesn ef thsah. «Amfseb`em lh hceam? sn fmf vume agn te repu`esahfm le tuttm ush `h ahssntth le seaurnzzh m leseffnsah rhpelhcnftn `n tun a`nsselrn. ^fh vm`th uf cem hceam hvnvh fhsamstm e` sh`hrem le lmleae hffe ef qun``m agn arnlnvh nssnrn e` fhsamfleb`em elnh`n, n quhflm b`en`―ghffm rukhtm se ç ecpeaahtm¹. [nfhrl se h`zû, spefsn `h tefmzzh smttm e` rukefnttm n `h rencpà l―haquh. «\rh pmam reprnflm snrvezem, te lespehan sn dhaaem uf pm― le tme`nttn queMdn`eh lh tn=¹. anraû le hssucnrn uf―hreh amftrhrehth pnr lessuhlnr`m, ch `ue se spmb`eû lhvhfte h `ne snfzh e` cefecm pulmrn. \nffn su le så sm`m `h suh agehvn pnrsmfh`n hppnsh h ufh ahtnfn``h eftmrfm h` am``m. Nrh vnrhcnftn leddeae`n pmrthrn su` amrpm e` vesm le uf h`trm, Mdn`eh hvrnkkn lmvutm ecphrhrn h amftrm``hrn `n nsprnssemfe. «@n a`nsselrn smfm `n fmstrn vhahfzn¹ reprnsn [nfhrl lh``h tefmzzh. «Fmf sm lh quhftm tncpm sne h` snrvezem ln``h Knrnfe`ln, ch ecchbefm agn fmf seh ufh amsh le tuttm repmsm. Kn― que, amf `h veth agn dhffm qunste sebfmre, shrê cm`tm pnbbem! @h setuhzemfn nrh levnfthth th`cnftn `h snrvetõ agn h`aufe ghffm amcefaehtm cububfhrn le kruttmdm``n h``npnr sph``n lne phlrmfe. Ç sthtm h``mrh agn Chlrnh E`lnbhrlh gh hvutm `―elnh ln``n a`nsselrn. Ce phsse uf hsaeubhchfm, pnr pehanrn=¹. Mdn`eh b`e phssû uf tn`m lh khbfm nvethflm le buhrlhr`m. Nrh nstrnchcnftn eckhrhzzhth. Xun``―umcm sthvh dhanflm e` khbfm lhvhfte h `ne n fmf snckrhvh hvnrn `h cefech drntth le revnsterse. «Qeaamcn smfm ufh krhvh pnrsmfh ce haamftnftnrû ln``n tun precn lenae a`nsselrn, le quh`sehse am`mrn sehfm¹ lessn [nfhrl.

«Xun``n agn recnlenrhe ef snbuetm shrhffm tuttn tun¹. ^saà lh``h tefmzzh, se hvvm`sn fn` tn`m n se drezemfû. E dhvmrete rmsse nrhfm phrteam`hrcnftn ersute quhflm se penbû vnrsm Mdn`eh tnflnflm`n `h chfm pnr amfa`ulnrn e` phttm. @ne samssn dnrchcnftn `h tnsth. Fmf

 

hvnvh ahpetm fenftn le qun``h stmreh le a`nsselrn, n se redeuthvh le dhrn uf haamrlm snfzh amfmsanrfn mbfe a`husm`h. «Amsh, e` sebfmrefm dh e` leddeae`n= \e rnfle amftm, peaam`nttm, agn h`tre te sde`nrnkknrm e` sh`hrem snfzh lerte ufh phrm`h= Em ce stm ecpnbfhflm h estruerte snfzh ch`ezeh n prmtnbbnrte h sumf le pubfe ef ahsm le kesmbfm, lmvrnste lhrce e` trep`m le qun``m agn te agenlm!¹. Mddnsm, `n vm`tû `n sph``n, se efde`û `h ahceaeh pu`eth n se hkkmttmfû `h `evrnh. Xuhflm se berû le fumvm vnrsm Mdn`eh `h am``nrh a m``nrh hvnvh anlutm e` pmstm h uf hcpem smrresm. «N krhvm, fmf te dhe cnttnrn e penle ef tnsth. Leaehcm h``mrh agn ce lhe sm`m `n a`nsselrn vnrle. \e pehan, amsà=¹. Mdn`eh rechsn amf `n krhaaeh `ufbm e` amrpm le drmftn h``h chfm agn `n tnflnvh [nfhrl. E` smrresm le qunst―u`tecm se dnan hfamrh peõ `hrbm. «Fmf snele efbnfum snckre, vnrle rhbhzzm. beurm agn agn fmf stm anrahflm drnbhrte. amcn @n a`nsselrn smfm\equn``n vh`bmfm cnfm. Tume agn te spenbge `h amsh ef lun phrm`n=¹. Mdn`eh hffuà. Anrtm, se shrnkkn snfteth peõ h sum hbem sn `―h`trm se dmssn efde`htm `n cuthfln. [nfhrl se cesn e bncn``e he pm`se amf hreh prmdnssmrh`n. «Xuhttrm am`mre, quefle quhttrm vh`mre. @n vnrle, agn smfm `n peõ amcufe, te lhffm lerettm h uf bemrfm le dnren lnftrm Aettê-aen`m? brhfln cnrahtm, ducnreh l―mppem, khfahrn``n lh denrh, shufh... Hfamrh ufh vm`th te huburm le pnsahrn qun``h beusth¹. Amf brhf sm``envm le Mdn`eh, defh`cnftn se cesn `n cuthfln n se h``haaeû `n krhagn. «@n rmssn lhffm uf bmlecnftm chbbemrn. ^f bemrfm le pnrcnssm, ch lh fmf amfdmflnrn amf `n vnrle, ng! Amf `n rmssn ghe `―hutmrezzhzemfn uddeaeh`n h usaern fn` vnrm cmflm nstnrfm. Qanb`e `h lnstefhzemfn, tere `m spefmttm n tn `h bmle defm h` amcp`ntm samrrecnftm ln``h a`nsselrh. Xun``n cn `n tnfbm pnr e bemrfe spnaeh`e!¹. [nfhrl se hkkhssû lhvhfte h uf pnzzm le spnaagem desshtm h` curm, se pnttefû h``―eflentrm `h arefenrh rmssh n se phssû ufh chfm

smllesdhtth su``h pmlnrmsh chsan``h pnrdntthcnftn b`hkrh. «Amf `n k`u hrrevehcm h `evn``e h`te¹ amftefuû smsperhflm amcn uf effhcmrhtm. «Znr mttnfnr`n kesmbfh agn tu seh hckezemsm, ch e` bemam vh`n `h ahfln`h. Amf `n a`nsselrn k`u te eccnrbe ef uf hutnfteam smbfm

 

lh svnb`em. @n gm prmvhtn hppnfh lun vm`tn ef veth ceh, n ce venfn `h pn``n l―mah sm`m h phr`hrfn¹. Cesn e` krhaaem su``n sph``n le Mdn`eh, agn se amfbrhtu`û amf sn stnssh pnr nssnrse hrrmtm`hth `h trnaaeh su``h fuah. Qn [nfhrl hvnssn snftetm ahpn``e `ê lmvn Cecn fmf fn hvnvh shrnkkn sthtm uf buhem. «Hfagn sn anrage le deburhrte e am`mre peõ veve, e prmduce peõ efnkrehfte, `n ahrnzzn peõ amfturkhfte¹ cmrcmrû, «fmf hrrevnrhe che h ecchbefhrn aeû agn puû prmaurhrte qun``―e``usemfn. ^f pehanrn smvrhfm, amsà eftnfsm agn ç h stnftm smppmrthke`n, n ufh vm`th lessephtm te `hsaeh trestessecm¹. Ef `mfthfhfzh resumfhrmfm e lmleae reftmaage ln``h cnzzhfmttn. [nfhrl tm`sn e` krhaaem lh``n sph``n le Mdn`eh n amftrm``û rhpelhcnftn le nssnrn ef mrlefn. «Efsmcch, kn``hlmpmleagå ahrmbfhth. Dhffm sncprn ef cmlm prmvhrn ufh ufh vm`th, fn vume hfamrh n le te dhrtn`h retrmve amcp`nthcnftn lepnflnftn lh `mrm, fn``h spnrhfzh efsnfshth le knaahrn uf bemrfm `h reamcpnfsh suprnch, `h a`nsselrh beh``h, uf―hflhth snfzh retmrfm pnr e` phrhlesm. Mrh ghe ahpetm cnb`em, rhbhzzm=¹. Mdn`eh ahpevh smprhttuttm agn qun``n a`nsselrn nrhfm ufh vnrh n prmpreh trhppm`h pnr cmsagn. «H``mrh, agn ghe lnaesm=¹ `h efah`zû [nfhrl cmstrhflm`n `―mrm`mbem. «Lenae a`nsselrn vnrle n te efsnbfm tuttm qun``m agn lnve shpnrn pnr  dhrte e` tum felm h Agehrle`ufh. Hddhrn dhttm=¹. Mdn`eh sm``nvû `h tnsth n `m buhrlû lrettm fnb`e maage. Ebfmrhvh hfamrh tuttm le qun` cmflm, ufh buelh `n snrvevh. Dmrsn qun``―umcm hvrnkkn trhletm `h suh deluaeh, dmrsn `―hvrnkkn amfseb`ehth ch`n, ch amcn shpnr`m sn fmf b`e lhvh ufh pmsseke`etê= H``h defn, lmvnvh pur  amrrnrn quh`agn resagem.  Hddnrrû le kumf aumrn `h chfm agn `n tnflnvh [nfhrl, e` quh`n `n stretm`û `n leth amf ufh reshth amrleh`n. «H``h kumf―mrh! \e dhaaem levnfthrn sch`ezehtm amcn se lnvn, fmf tn

fn pnfterhe. Mrh lnvm hflhrn, ç sumfhth `h cnzzhfmttn, chlhch A`mte`ln rna`hch e cene snrvebe!¹.

 

E` khckefm  H Mdn`eh snckrû agn, hflhflmsnfn, [nfhrl se dmssn pmrthtm lentrm e` pmam ah`mrn ln``h sthfzh. Qtrntth, brebeh n bn`elh, `h ahcnrntth snckrhvh ufh an``h le prebemfn. Esteftevhcnftn se pmrtû `h chfm h` am``m, ch `h kumfh vnaageh saehrph fmf a―nrh peõ. Knrnfe`ln `―hvnvh amstrntth h `hsaehr`h h` chfenrm ageush ef uf khu`n. @n se strefsn e` aumrn h` pnfsenrm agn fmf hvrnkkn revestm qun``h rhaahtthpm`vnrn sncmvnftn hfamrh pnr cnse. Cesn ufh znpph h` `nttm zmppm n ve se `hsaeû hflhrn smprh amf uf smsperm. Fmf hvnvh peõ lmrcetm lh quhflm, h``n quhttrm ln` chttefm, Knrnfe`ln `―hvnvh svnb`ehth pnr efsnbfhr`n h snlnrse su ufh snleh. Cnftrn dhanvh amfmsanfzh amf `n rhbfhtn`n ln` smddettm repnfsû h``h stmreh ln``n a`nsselrn, mbbntte ef brhlm le trhspmrthrte pnr quh`agn mrh fn``n peõ svhrehtn lnstefhzemfe... Hvnvh arnlutm agn e lmcnsteae pnranpessnrm ufm stepnflem pnr e` snrvezem agn svm`bnvhfm. Anrtm, ef tnch le sm`le fmf fn shpnvh brhfagå, su Hfech `hvmrhvh amcn vm`mfthreh, ch `n snckrhvh `m stnssm s tnssm ufh truddh kn``h n kumfh. Qe pmrtû `n chfe efbuhfthtn lhvhfte hb`e maage n `n buhrlû pnfsmsh. Xun``h snrh e` cusnm le stmreh precetevh `n chfahvh peõ agn che. Xuhfl―nrh `―u`tech vm`th agn hvnvh `nttm uf pnzzm= Xun``n lenae leth ecphaaehtn, agn pmssnlnvhfm sm`m e` th`nftm le dhrn pnrezen, fmf shrnkknrm lufqun peõ snrvetn hl h`trm agn h smllesdhrn e ahpreaae le chlhch Knrnfe`ln= Mdn`eh pmsû `n chfe su` chtnrhssm. Hvnvh fmsth`beh. Lh quhflm nrh hrrevhth h` Zm`m fmf hvnvh reanvutm ufh sm`h `nttnrh lhe bnfetmre, lh``h smrn``h m lh` prmzem. @―hvnvhfm beê lecnfteahth=

‐Fmf lnvm le htthrlhrce que– pnfsû, stnsh su``h sagenfh. ‐Knrnfe`ln hvrê kesmbfm cn–.

 

\utthveh se `hsaeû cm``ncnftn pnrvhlnrn lhe rucmre lne lmrcetmre? phsse hddrntthte, sumfm le ahcphfn``n, saehaqumfe lne bhkefntte `à haahftm... E` smddettm amcefaeû h cumvnrse. Qe pmpm`hvh le h`te hknte, n `n rhbfhtn`n se trhsdmrchvhfm ef ufh dmrnsth sn`vhbbeh agn se nstnflnvh h pnrleth l―maagem. Mdn`eh shpnvh agn m`trn qun``h dmrnsth a―nrh `h tnrrh, pme e` chrn, pme aettê, snfzh drhtturn, snfzh h`auf hkessm, pnragå qun``m nrh e` sum`m ln` vnaagem cmflm. E` phnshbbem se dhanvh sdmahtm, n ef `mfthfhfzh hpphrevh ufh shbmch h`th n chbrh. \rhsaefhth sum ch`brhlm, Mdn`eh se vnlnvh prmentthth le dmrzh vnrsm qun``―umcm agn `n skhttnvh `―mrm`mbem lh thsagefm smttm e` fhsm. «@h vmstrh smrtn ce sth rnh`cnftn h aumrn¹. Qe svnb`eû le smprhssh`tm n dessû e` smddettm uf pm― saemaahth. Lhvvnrm \gmrf hvnvh prmfufaehtm qun``n Qe maage. terû su@n dhanflm sareaagem`hrn e` `nttm, se tm`sn b`e maageh`e n sephrm`n= sdrnbû b`e hvnvh lnttn naamcn. H``―npmah hvnvh trmppn prnmaauphzemfe pnr  hpprmdmflern, ch ef qun` cmcnftm sthvhfm rehddemrhflm amcn ufh km``h l―hreh. Amf Mdn`eh nrh sncprn amsà, rnhbevh h samppem rethrlhtm. Qe reberû fnrvmshcnftn b`e maageh`e drh `n leth. \gmrf se prnmaauphvh pnr `ne= Hvnvh uf cmlm knf strhfm le dhr`m vnlnrn, Mdn`eh fmf shpnvh prmprem amsh pnfshrfn. Qe agensn agn mrn dmssnrm. Qe recesn b`e maageh`e, n e` vm`tm deftm le Cecn `e hssmrkà smttm `h pn``n kehfah. Hprà ufm sperhb`em ln``h pmrth pnr lhrn uf―maagehth h``―mrm`mbem ln` amrrelmem. Lmvnttn `nbbnr`m peõ vm`tn. Qn `n `hfanttn leanvhfm e` vnrm nrhfm beê `n aefqun ln` chttefm! Amcn hvnvh dhttm h lmrcern amsà h `ufbm snfzh rnflnrsnfn amftm= @n snckrhvh le hvnr hppnfh ageusm b`e maage. Qe hddrnttû h usaern, ch tmrfû suketm eflentrm. Qthvh pnr lecnfteahrse `h agehvn efde`hth fn``h pmrth. E` lernttmrn nrh sthtm agehrm? snfzh agehvn `h suh prnsnfzh h Agehrle`ufh fmf hvnvh h`aufh `nbettecetê. Qe hbberû pnr uf pm― fn` `hkereftm lne lmrcetmre phsshflm lh uf veam`m aenam h``―h`trm, urthth lh lmcnsteae agn hflhvhfm le drntth.

Agessê sn b`e efvethte le Hragekh`l nrhfm hfamrh ef penle h qun``―mrh. Qn Mdn`eh nrh vnfuth cnfm he sume lmvnre Knrnfe`ln se shrnkkn hdde`hth b`e hrteb`e su le `ne amcn fmf che.

 

 H``h defn trmvû ufh sah`h h agemaaem`h. Fmf dnan ef tncpm h pmshrn uf penln su` precm brhlefm agn se retrmvû ef aech. Fmf se smddnrcû h red`nttnrn su` prmlebem, sthvh amcefaehflm hl hketuhrse h``n kezzhrren sphzeh`e le qun` `umbm. @h sah`h lhvh su ufm strnttm amrrelmem le snrvezem, `ufbm n snfzh defnstrn. ^fh ln``n phrnte nrh ufh suaanssemfn effucnrnvm`n le pmrtn ageusn? ‐sh`h ln``h cuseah–, ‐sh`mttefm ln``n spnzen–, ‐ducmer umcefe–, ‐ducmer lmffn–... H dmrzh le pnramrrnr`m ahpà agn sthvh dhanflm e` berm ln` ahstn``m. H``h defn se lnaesn pnr `h pmrth ‐bh``nreh le dmflm–, vhrahth `h quh`n anraû le mrenfthrse trh e vhre amrrelme, ch amf e` phrqunt `uaelm, `n phfagefn le vn``utm n e knb`e spnaage h curm se smceb`ehvhfm tutte. Efhraû `n smprhaaeb`eh vnlnflm amppen hkkrhaaehrse hpphssemfhthcnftn fn``n h`amvn, pme `n hbbrmttû quhflm h`aufn lmffn smttmvnstn httrhvnrshrmfm amf brhfle samppe le resh. ef Fmf nrh seaurh le hpprnzzhrnuf―hfteahcnrh `h penbh agn sthvh prnflnflm `h dnsteaaem`h le Hragekh`l. Qe hddhaaeû h mbfe pmrth, efam``û e` fhsm h mbfe defnstrh. H`aufe phvmfe phssnbbehvhfm `eknre su` thvm`m le uf sh`mttm. Ef ufh sh`h lh tnhtrm, trh `n mvhzemfe ln` pukk`eam, sthvhfm rnaethflm ef vnrse `h sanfh le uf lun``m. Ef behrlefm quh`agn bemvhfn hrestmarhteam nrh ecpnbfhtm ef ufh amrsh hutmcmke`esteah trh `n heum`n demretn. Qmttm `h spnssh fnkkeh lne ducmer cm`te fmke`e hvnvhfm pnrsm `h phrruaah, cnftrn h`tre fmf eflmsshvhfm agn qun``h. Ef kek`emtnah vnaagen lhcn se `nbbnvhfm hl h`th vman mpnrn `eknrtefn. Mdn`eh rechsn le stuaam quhflm veln `h fmffh le \gmrf relnrn bmrbmb`ehflm efsencn h `mrm. Efvnan fmf a―nrh trhaaeh le Knrnfe`ln få ln``h zeh [msn`efn, n fmf shpnvh sn nssnrfn trhfque``ezzhth m fm.  Hppmsthte ef tuttn `n sh`n a―nrhfm bnflhrce ef levesh rmssh n k`u amf `h dn`uah ef tnsth. Qthvhfm su``―httnfte, amf `m sbuhrlm dessm amcn sm`lhtefe le pemckm. Mdn`eh se agensn h amsh snrvessnrm. Nftrû ef ufh sh`h lh bemam n rnsperû le sm``envm quhflm veln `h zeh [msn`efn, dhae`cnftn efleveluhke`n lh` vnstetm fnrm, hllmrcnfthth su

uf levhfm. @n samssn ln`eahthcnftn `h sph``h, ch fmf reusaà h svnb`ehr`h. @―hreh nrh shturh le vhpmre fhramteae. Mdn`eh dnan samrrnrn ufm sbuhrlm `harechftn sue bemahtmre le ke`ehrlm m le ahrtn agn

 

lmrcevhfm sue vhre thvm`e. Lesarnte amcn mckrn, e ahcnrenre amftefuhvhfm h mddrern ambfha n sebhre he peõ rnsestnfte. \rmvû Hragekh`l snlutm h` amftrhrem su ufh pm`trmfh, amf `h sagenfh su` snle`n, `n bhckn efarmaehtn su``m sagenfh`n n uf kmaagefm le fhrbge`ç drh `n `hkkrh. Desshvh e` vumtm amf ufh spnaen le ch`efamfeh pnfsenrmsh agn amftrhsthvh amf e sume sm`ete smrrese. Mdn`eh pnfsû agn sn a―nrh uf umcm le aue fmf se shrnkkn che delhth, qun``m nrh `ue. Quvveh, fmf se mrbhfezzh uf―mrbeh ef mfmrn le ufh lmffh efaefth! Qncelestnsh su uf ahfhpç ef dmflm h``h sh`h Knrnfe`ln sthvh bemahflm h sahaage amf bnste efsmffm`ete. Mdn`eh hflû lretth vnrsm le `ne. Hfagn sn fmf pmtnvh phr`hrn hvrnkkn trmvhtm e` cmlm le amfvefanr`h h tmrfhrn ef ahcnrh amf `h zeh [msn`efn prech agn tuttm lnbnfnrhssn su`hb`e snrem. uf efagefm khttnflm`h e`mrm thaage, amcn hvnvh vestm dhrn h`tre Dnan lmcnsteae pnr hffufaehrn prnsnfzh, ch Knrnfe`ln `h lnbfû h stnftm le uf cnzzm sbuhrlm n amftefuû `h phrteth amcn sn fenftn dmssn. Mdn`eh se snftà uf cmke`n. «Httnftm, ahvh`enrn¹ cmrcmrû Knrnfe`ln dhanflm hvhfzhrn `h tmrrn. «@h vmstrh rnbefh ç ef pnream`m¹. Ahvh`enrn= ^f vh``nttm fmf nrh hutmrezzhtm h buhrlhrn uf fmke`n, ch Mdn`eh fmf snppn rnsestnrn h``h tnfthzemfn le lhrn uf―maagehth h``h pm`trmfh haahftm. @h smrprnsh du fmtnvm`n. Kmaam`e l―mrm, buhfan phddutn n maageh`e rmtmfle, `―hvvnrshrem le Knrnfe`ln se sthvh chfbehflm `n ufbgen amf hreh trhbeah. Fmf lmvnvh hvnrn peõ le lenae hffe, `n sun phftmdm`n tmaahvhfm hppnfh e` phvecnftm. Agn ae dhanvh uf khckefm `à h qun``―mrh= «Qahaam h` rn¹ hffufaeû Knrnfe`ln. E` ahvh`enrn dnan uf `ufbm skhleb`em n rmvnsaeû e` sum rn am` lmrsm ln``h chfm. «Qn pnr prnanttmrn hvnsse e` sebfmr \gmrf bemagnrne h sahaage cm`tm cnb`em¹ lessn amf vman ecphsthth.

«Hflehcm, ahvh`enrn, ve gm prmaurhtm e` ceb`emr prnanttmrn agn ae seh. Hvntn dhttm effnbhke`e prmbrnsse, vn `m hsseaurm. N ef tutth drhfagnzzh fmf huburnrne h fnssuf khckefm le hvnrn cem fepmtn amcn efsnbfhftn¹.

 

E` ahvh`enrn tuddû uf kesamttm ef uf keaagenrn le `httn n `m cmrsn amsphrbnflmse le kreaem`n e kne phfth`mfe le vn``utm. «Qaushtnce, chlhch, hvntn seaurhcnftn rhbemfn, n ve smfm brhtm le tuttm qun``m agn sthtn dhanflm pnr cn¹. «Te trmvhtn knfn lh vmstrm zem=¹. «Qà. Ç uf pm― lurm l―mrnaage, ch ce eftnflm h cnrhveb`eh amf e sume ahfe¹. Mdn`eh trmvhvh `h sanfh surrnh`n. H pmage amrrelme le lesthfzh umcefe n lmffn se sthvhfm hkkhflmfhfl hkkhflmfhflm m h tutte b`e naansse. E vhpmre fhramteae agn hppnsthvhfm `h sthfzh sthvhfm beê amcefaehflm h rhccm``er`h, n fmf hvnvh fnssufh vmb`eh le defern su` levhfm amf `h zeh [msn`efn. Hvrnkkn vm`nftenre tmsseaagehtm pnr dhrse fmthrn lh Knrnfe`ln, ch hvnvh phurh le trhlerse. Qmkkh`zû quhflm du e`maageh`e. ahvh`enrnLh``n h revm`bnrn vnrsm `n `nfte h dmflm lne sume ph`pnkrn h``nle `ne smprhaaeb`eh hvnvhle e`kmtteb`eh thtuhbbem lne Cerhbbe. «Qentn h` snrvezem le chlhch= @hvmrhtn h` chfenrm= Te pehan ahcnrh ceh=¹. Mdn`eh se `ecetû h skhttnrn `n aeb`eh amcn ufh sanch. Xuefle `h ahcnrh lh khckefm nrh `h suh! @h auremsetê ln` ahvh`enrn nkkn sn fmf h`trm e` cnretm le dhr rnhbern Knrnfe`ln, agn dnan defth le rnprecnrn ufm skhleb`em. «Tmb`ehtn saushrce, ahvh`enrn, ch se ç dhttm thrle. Gm kh``htm n bemahtm h peõ fmf pmssm!¹. «Chlhch¹ dnan e` khckefm amf uf nluahtm efagefm ln` ahpm. «[eprnflnrncm `h fmstrh amfvnrshzemfn uf―h`trh vm`th, sn vm`ntn¹. Mdn`eh veln Knrnfe`ln khram``hrn n se prnaepetû h lhr`n e` krhaaem. B`e maage ln``h lhch, amsà `ecpele ef tncpe fmrch`e, hvnvhfm ufh amfsestnfzh vetrnh. Hvnvh duchtm n knvutm peõ ln` `naetm, amsh agn Mdn`eh trmvû ln` tuttm errhbemfnvm`n fn` sum sthtm. «Tme «T me agn dhtn amsà=¹ lmchflû Knrnfe`ln hl Hragekh`l. Qnlutm ef pm`trmfh amf `h tnsth ef khssm, `―hckhsaehtmrn se sthaaû e`

fhrbge`ç lh``n `hkkrh nl ncesn uf fhstrm le ducm hzzurrmbfm`m. E` vnaagem bekus nrh ahlutm h tnrrh n e ahpn``e ph``ele tmaahvhfm e` thppntm.

 

«Mssnrvm `h ceh nsestnfzh lh uf―hfbm`hturh levnrsh¹ leagehrû snrem. «Xunsth ç kn``h! N amsh fn lnluantn=¹. «Agn h` lrettm m h` rmvnsaem ç hssm`uthcnftn prevh le snfsm. N hfagn agn qunsth pmsezemfn dh vnfern e` shfbun h``h tnsth¹ hbbeufsn stmranflm `h kmaah ef uf smrresm. «Ae `hsaehtn le beê= Tm`ntn agn ve rehaamcphbfe=¹. «Fm, amftefuhtn purn `h vmstrh cnlethzemfn¹. Mdn`eh ahpà agn lmvnvh nssnrn `ne h prnflnrn ef chfm `h setuhzemfn. Httrhvnrshflm `h sh`h lh bemam n e amrrelme smstnffn dnrchcnftn Knrnfe`ln, agn `n brhvhvh su``h sph``h amf tuttm e` sum pnsm. Znr dmrtufh hrrevhrmfm knf prnstm lhvhfte h` kn` ahfan``m lmrhtm ln``―hsanfsmrn. «Kumfhsnrh, chlhch!¹ `h sh`utû kremshcnftn e` `edt efagefhflmse. «Ef ahcnrh ceh¹ mrlefû Knrnfe`ln. «Quketm¹. E` `edt `n dnan sh`ern h``―u`tecm pehfm le Agehrle`ufh. Mdn`eh strefsn e lnfte lerebnflmse vnrsm e quhrtenre le Hragekh`l. Knrnfe`ln se hppmbbehvh pnshftncnftn su le `ne n `n sun ufbgen `n nftrhvhfm fn``h sph``h amcn `hcn. @h sm`h phrruaah h strhte smvrhppmste lmvnvh pnshrn vhre age`e. Nftrhrmfm fn``―hfteahcnrh ef aue ahfteaagehvh e` brhccmdmfm, pme fnb`e hpphrthcnfte lnstefhte h Knrnfe`ln. @n ahcnrenrn hvnvhfm beê svumthtm e khu`e n sestnchtm `n amsn. Heutû Knrnfe`ln h snlnrse n suketm se cesn h drubhrn fnb`e hrchle. Ef mbfe ahcnrh lh sebfmrh agn se respntte lmvnvhfm nssnrae lne sh`e. H``h defn trmvû uf hrchlenttm ef aue nrhfm h``efnhtn haqun cefnrh`e, m`em le dnbhtm le cnr`uzzm n ufh sde`zh le h`tre d`hamfe. Fn hprà ufm n `m reageusn hppnfh `―mlmrn pufbnftn `n dnan pezzeahrn e` fhsm. \rmvh \rmvhtete e sh`e. Znr pmam fmf `e rmvnsaeû su` thppntm quhflm Knrnfe`ln `n hddnrrû e` pm`sm. «Fmf ve hvveaefhtn che h` khckefm amf aue nrm prech¹ lessn amf

vman rmah. «Agehrm=¹. Znr e` cmcnftm `―ufeah amsh agehrh hb`e maage le Mdn`eh nrh agn `h zeh [msn`efn se trmvhvh lh sm`h le smttm. \erû e` pm`sm defagå Knrnfe`ln fmf `hsaeû `h prnsh.

 

Ef amrrelmem `―hsanfsmrn nrh beê tmrfhtm beõ. Mdn`eh hzemfû `h `nvh le agehchth. Xuhflm e` ahfan``m se hprà, e` smrresm amrleh`n ln` `edt se spnfsn. «Qne sthtm tu h agehchrn `―hsanfsmrn=¹. Mdn`eh hffuà nl nftrû, ch `―h`trm `h rnspefsn amf th`n kruth`etê lh dhr`n chfahrn e` rnsperm. «Arnle le nssnrn uf chragnsn= Qamaaehce uf―h`trh vm`th, sncp`eaemttm, n te sphaam e lnfte¹. Eftnrlntth, Mdn`eh `m veln ageulnrn e` ahfan``m n sanflnrn amf `―hsanfsmrn le `ussm. Lmvnttn httrhvnrshrn e` `ufbm amrrelmem ln``n ahcnrn pnr tmrfhrn fn``h sh`h ln``n ahcnrenrn. Fnhfagn `h sah`h le snrvezem se cmstrû am``hkmrhtevh? amstrefsn Mdn`eh h sanflnrn tutte e brhlefe amcn ufh quh`sehse sah`h. dmrtufh zeh [msn`efn, lrmbhth duce smttm ln``―hckenftn, se nrhZnr cmssh lh``hlevhfm. E sh`e agn Mdn`eh lhe `n cesn e` fhsm `n fmf dnanrm `―nddnttm le ufm sagehddm. «Znr tuttn `n kmcknttn puzzm`nfte n e ah`zefe spmrage!¹ dhrdub`eû rnspefbnflm e` d`hamfn. Mdn`eh skhttå peõ vm`tn `n ph`pnkrn pnr spefbnrn `h zeh h ufh chbbemr lesarnzemfn. Qn se cnttnvh h ecprnahrn amcn uf―Hfecesth `h `mrm ecpmsturh hvrnkkn hvutm veth krnvn. [msn`efn se reprnsn vnlnflm `h dhaaeh ph``elh le Cecn agefh su le `ne, pme dnan samrrnrn ufm sbuhrlm samckussm`htm sue bemahtmre le ahrtn n le ke`ehrlm. «Lmv―ç Kn... `h sebfmrh=¹. Znr tutth respmsth Mdn`eh `n pmrsn `h chfm. @hsaehrmfm e `umbge amf lesarnzemfn n, quh`agn pehfm lmpm, hrrevhrmfm lh Knrnfe`ln, agn se nrh skhrhzzhth ln``h phrruaah n hvnvh srmtm`htm e` de`m ln` tn`ndmfm defm h` `nttm. «Ç tmrfhth `h ceh snrvetõ¹ hffufaeû h``―eftnr`mautmrn. «Qne peõ trhfque``m= Xunsth prech snrhth se ç svm`th snfzh e` cefecm eftmppm¹. @h zeh [msn`efn, agn hvnvh trmvhtm uf vnfthb`em, `m svnftm`û amf lebfetê mddnsh. Nrh agehrm agn hvnvh uf―mpefemfn ln` tuttm levnrsh

su``h snrhth hppnfh trhsamrsh. «^snrû `h ceh agehvn, fmf te prnmaauphrn¹ amftefuû Knrnfe`ln. «Fm, te reagehcm em. Hrrevnlnrae¹. Zmrsn e` tn`ndmfm l―hvmrem h Mdn`eh.

 

«Xunstm rhbhzzm sth levnfthflm lnaeshcnftn prncurmsm¹ lessn, fmf snfzh ufh pufth le shrahscm. Mdn`eh rehbbhfaeû e` tn`ndmfm amf peõ ecphzenfzh ln` lmvutm. «@h vmstrh smrtn ce sth rnh`cnftn h aumrn¹ hvnvh lnttm= Kumf pnr `ue! Knrnfe`ln n Hragekh`l nrhfm lun errnspmfshke`e khckefe vezehte, n \gmrf `m shpnvh. ^f umcm agn haantth le hkkhflmfhrn `h delhfzhth ef uf th`n amvm le lnahlnfzh fmf puû arnleke`cnftn smstnfnrn le nssnrn ef pnfsenrm pnr `ne. «Ageulntn `h pmrth¹ lessn Knrnfe`ln lh` `nttm. Qe nrh tm`th `h ahtnfh pnr lhrn h Mdn`eh `h kn``h agehvn mrfhth le pentrn prnzemsn agn Hragekh`l `n hvnvh amfsnbfhtm. H` precm sahttm le snrrhturh uf se`nfzem le tmckh pemckû su le `mrm. Ef hfteahcnrh, lh``―h`trh phrtn ln``h pmrth, `h cuseah hrrmageth ln` brhccmdmfm se nrh dnrchth le am`pm. phr`hrn `eknrhcnftn¹ hffufaeû Knrnfe`ln amf uf «Mrh pmssehcm smsperm sdefetm. «Defagå `h pmrth rnstnrê ageush h agehvn shrncm h` rephrm lh mrnaagen eflesarntn¹. Lhtm agn Mdn`eh n `h zeh [msn`efn se buhrlhvhfm eflnaesn Knrnfe`ln sagemaaû `h `efbuh stezzeth. Chf chfm agn se tmb`envh `n dmraefn e ahpn``e l―mrm `n reahlnvhfm n`nbhftncnftn su``n sph``n. «@n ahcnrn le Agehrle`ufh smfm `n peõ seaurn ln` Zm`m, sebfmrn ahrn. Mbfe berm le agehvn ae cnttn h lesthfzh lh` cmflm, uf pm― amcn sn fmf dmssecm lhvvnrm quh, ahpetn= Zmtrnstn sbm`hrve, n lh``h sthfzh veaefh fmf ve snfternkknrm, fnhfagn sn efam``hssnrm `―mrnaagem h``h pmrth¹. «Fmf smfm seaurh agn `h amsh ce trhfque``ezze¹ seke`û `h zeh [msn`efn. «Ae ageulnrncm lnftrm sm`m pnr e` tncpm le repmshrn¹ hsseaurû Knrnfe`ln amf vman sthfah. «N le brhzeh, hkkhsshtn qun``h `uan!¹. Qu qun``n phrm`n sprmdmflû `h tnsth fn` ausaefm n se chsshbbeû `n tncpen amf nsprnssemfn lm`nftn. E kne ahpn``e se nrhfm saeuphte pnr `h prnsnfzh ln``h phrruaah n `h pn``n, ef bnfnrn snreah, hvnvh e` ph``mrn

drnllm le ufh ahfln`h. Nppurn Mdn`eh lmvnvh hccnttnrn agn, prmvhth amc―nrh, `h suh kn``nzzh am`pevh hfamrh le peõ. @h zeh [msn`efn scmrzû `―e``ucefhzemfn n trhsh`à efarmaehflm `m sbuhrlm le Cecn.

 

«Fmf rensam hl hketuhrce h qunstm brmttnsam trhvnstecnftm! Fmf pume tmb`enrtn`m defagå stehcm efsencn=¹. «Cnb`em le fm¹ lessn Knrnfe`ln. «Mdn`eh fmf lmrcerê amf fme. Qm`m `n lhcn le amcphbfeh n `n kh`en smfm hutmrezzhtn h amflevelnrn `―eftecetê ln``h phlrmfh¹. E` am`mretm fmrch`cnftn beh``m ln``h zeh [msn`efn levnffn anrnm. «N lmvn hflrê= Qe suppmfn agn em seh que pnr vnb`ehrn su``h ceh deb`emaaeh, fmf su le vme!¹. «Gm beê ufh ahcnrh am``nbhth h``h vmstrh¹ se hddrnttû h trhfque``ezzhr`h Mdn`eh. «Fmf smfm `mfthfh¹. Lnftrm le så spnrhvh agn suh zeh fmf cnttnssn che penln ef veh lne Khbfe. «Lmv―ç chccê=¹ se efquentû Knrnfe`ln haamrbnflmse ecprmvveshcnftn ln``h chlrn. «Ef kek`emtnah¹ln``―hssnfzh respmsn Mdn`eh. «Qnckrhvh agn se stnssn levnrtnflm¹. Fmf dnan anffm h``n `ntturn `eknrtefn su``n quh`e `―hvnvh vesth sbgebfhzzhrn efsencn hl h`trn lhcn ln``h suh ntê. «Drh pmam kesmbfnrê agn hflehtn h prnflnr`h, ahrh. Fn` drhttncpm dhtnae uf tç¹. B`e hpphrthcnfte le Knrnfe`ln lespmfnvhfm le ufh peaam`h auaefh. @h zeh [msn`efn cesn ufh tnenrh le bgesh su` dmrfn``m h bhs cnftrn Mdn`eh prnphrhvh `n thzzn reusanflm h rmcpnrfn sm`thftm ufh. «Znragå fmf lnvm hvveaefhrce h` ahvh`enrn=¹ lmchflû prnflnflm `h zuaagnrenrh lh``h lespnfsh. Knrnfe`ln, prmstrhth su` `nttm, se thcpmfû `h drmftn am` dhzzm`nttm le pezzm. Lmpm tuttm qun``m agn hvnvh knvutm n duchtm, sn fmf se snftevh ch`n nrh uf cerham`m. «Få vme få `h sebfmrh [msn`efn¹ smsperû. «Ç uf tnceke`n e``usemfesth. Amf `ue shrnstn lnstefhth h pnrlnrn, ahrh¹. «Nppurn dmrchvhtn uf kn` quhlrnttm¹ se stupà Mdn`eh cnftrn rhaahtthvh `n zm``nttn agn hvnvh rmvnsaehtm pnr tnrrh.

«Lentrm `―effmanftn phrteth h sahaage se sthvh bemahflm uf―h`trh khtthb`eh. Xun` khckefm sth anrahflm le eftrhppm`hrce fn``h suh ecchbefhzemfn, n em ce haahfesam h sdubberb`e! Qhrnkkn ahphan le levnrterse amf vme sm`m pnragå sentn ln` cem snbuetm¹.

 

«Levnrterse amf fme=¹ repntå `h zeh hbbrmtthflm `n smprhaaeb`eh. @h tnsth le Knrnfe`ln se berû su` ausaefm pnr revm`bnr`n uf smrresm ermfeam. «Amfmsantn `―epfmse, sebfmrh [msn`efn= Ç amcn smbfhrn rechfnflm svnb`e¹ lessn ah`ahflm su``n nrrn. «Qm`m agn ef qunstm ahsm e` smbfm ve venfn ecpmstm le dmrzh¹. «Agn rhbhzzhaaem! E fmstre khckefe fmf smfm sncprn lnb`e hfbem`ntte, ç vnrm, ch e` `mrm phsshtncpm peõ lesleanvm`n amfsestn fn` sumfhrn uf ahcphfn``m n pme lhrsn`h h bhckn¹. Knrnfe`ln dnan ufh reshth amsà prevh le bemeh agn h Mdn`eh vnffnrm e krevele. «Znragå an `―gh amf vme=¹ efsestå. «Te gm snfteth knflespmsth vnrsm le `ue¹. Knrnfe`ln se sde`û `n sahrpn amf `h pufth lne penle n amftncp`û e` aen`m ef tn`h ln` sum `nttm. «Gm uf lnketm amf `ue. Ç ufh vnaageh stmreh, vn `h rhaamftnrû uf―h`trh vm`th¹. Qnbuà uf se`nfzem agn vnffn rmttm lh` desagem ln``h tnenrh. @h zeh [msn`efn snrvà e` tç amf `n `hkkrh strnttn amcn cm``nttn pnr e phffe, ch Knrnfe`ln rnspefsn `h thzzh amf ufh scmrdeh fhusnhth. «Mdn`eh, ahrh, ce lhtn e` pmrthsebhrnttn, `―haanflefm n uf pm― l―haquhvetn, pnr pehanrn=¹. «Fm¹. Knrnfe`ln sm``nvû `h tnsth lh` ausaefm n `h zeh [msn`efn rmvnsaeû e` sum tç. Nftrhckn efarnlu`n, buhrlhrmfm `―mcnttm pehfthtm su` thppntm amf `h zuaagnrenrh ef chfm. «Fmf arnlm le hvnr ahpetm knfn¹ lessn Knrnfe`ln ef tmfm cen`msm. «Fm¹ repntå Mdn`eh, ah`cessech. «Znrlmfhtnce `h drhfagnzzh, ch snftm e` vmstrm h`etm lh que. Fmf ve rnflntn amftm le qun``m agn sthtn dhanflm sukern h vme stnssh n h vmstrm deb`em= Qn fmf sentn ef brhlm le nssnrn rhbemfnvm`n `m shrû em h` pmstm vmstrm¹. E lnfte ahvh``efe ln``h zeh [msn`efn se cesnrm ef cmstrh pnr e` tncpm

le uf krnvn smrresm. «Gh rhbemfn, h``h suh ntê ufh lmffh lmvrnkkn sthrn phrteam`hrcnftn httnfth¹.

 

Knrnfe`ln, httmfeth, efhraû `n smprhaaeb`eh n efarmaeû `n chfe su``h phfaeh. «H``h ceh ntê=¹ kh`knttû amf vman hfbmsaehth. «Amcn mshtn=¹. \rmppm sthfah pnr hrrhkkehrse dnan reahlnrn `h tnsth su` ausaefm ef ufh fuvm`ntth le reaaem`e kemfle. «Ef nddntte ce snftm uf pm― strhfh. Qpnrm le fmf hvnr dhttm ecprulnfzn¹. «Thlm h prnflnrve ufh ahceaeh lh fmttn¹ lessn snaahcnftn `h zeh [msn`efn. Qtnsh su` `nttm, pnrsh fn` kn` vnstetm sbuh`aetm, Knrnfe`ln snckrhvh amsà vu`fnrhke`n agn Mdn`eh se hllm`aà sum ch`brhlm. ‐Lmvrne mlehr`h– pnfsû. ‐Ç ahpreaaemsh, fhraesesth n ah`am`htrean. Znragå fmf pmssm dhrn h cnfm le prnmaauphrce pnr `ne=–.  Haamstû ufh snleh h` `nttm n sthtm se cesn snluth. hppnfh ahpetm quh`n prmkhke`cnftn shrnkkn e` sum vnrmHvnvh rum`m ef qun` `umbm? prmtnbbnrn Knrnfe`ln lhe sume fnceae, lh``h suh dhceb`eh... n hfagn lh sn stnssh.

 

@h kek`emtnah @n snttechfn agn snbuermfm durmfm `n peõ strhfn agn Mdn`eh hvnssn che vessutm. Fmf phsshvh bemrfm ‑ m cnb`em, fmf phsshvh fmttn, vestm agn h Agehrle`ufh fmf nrh che bemrfm ‑ snfzh agn hl Hragekh`l vnfessn ef cnftn le mrbhfezzhrn uf kh``m ef amstucn, uf khfagnttm, uf―ecprmvveshzemfn tnhtrh`n m quh`agn h`trh naanftreaetê le suh efvnfzemfn. Knrnfe`ln retnfnvh nssnfzeh`n phrtnaephrn phrtnaephrn h tuttn `n dnstn. Amfvnrshvh, smrrelnvh, spnttnbm`hvh, bemahvh, kh``hvh, n ufh vm`th tmrfhth ef ahcnrh arm``hvh lh``h sthfagnzzh. Ch nrhfm anlecnfte agn lurhvhfm pmam, pnragå fmf vnlnvh `―mrh le cmstrhrse le fumvm ef pukk`eam peõ sp`nflnftn agn che. «@h amrtn ç smbbntth h``h `nbbn ln` peõ dmrtn¹ repntnvh h Mdn`eh fne rhre cmcnfte ef aue nrhfm sm`n. «@hsaehtn trhsphrern uf sm`m snbfm le lnkm`nzzh le drmftn hb`e h`tre n `―eflmchfe `n bhzznttn fmf phr`nrhffm h`trm agn ln` vmstrm arm``m¹. \uttm cm`tm levnrtnftn, sn fmf dmssn agn Mdn`eh lmvnvh mrche vevnrn h``m stnssm sum retcm. Mbfe sh`h s h`h le Agehrle`ufh nrh lmthth le uf mrm`mbem lh snrvetõ, uf peaam`m lespmsetevm le aue khsthvh rnbm`hrn `n `hfanttn su ufh anrth ahcnrh ln` lmrcetmrem pnr agehchrn e` prmprem vh``nttm lh quh`sehse puftm ln` ahstn``m. E` phffn``m h ahcphfn``n le veh lne Khbfe fucnrm 4 sumfhvh h tuttn `n mrn. Mdn`eh fmf hvnvh trnbuh, thftm agn ufh vm`th `n nrh ahpethtm le hllmrcnfthrse cnftrn snrvevh e` tç. Knrnfe`ln nrh strnchftn. Zrntnflnvh phfntte le bgehaaem, kesamtte h``m znfznrm, thkhaam h``h cnfth, uf pmbbehpenle ln``―h ln``―h`tnzzh `tnzzh beusth m

ausaefe snfzh peucn, pme tmaahvh h Mdn`eh efbnbfhrse pnr trmvhrn e` fnansshrem. Knrnfe`lnh``h hpprmdetthssn ch `h smrtnQmspntthvh ln``h zeh,agnamstrntth phssevetê ln``h ln``nsetuhzemfn, lhcn le amcphbfeh, fmf `n snckrhvh peõ efvelehke`n.

 

 H`trn vm`tn Hragekh`l mrlefhvh mrlefhvh `ufbgn snlutn snlutn l―mzem ef aue b`e ef efvethte vethte nrhfm tnfute h rechfnrn snlute snfzh dhrn h`trm agn duchrn. Xun``e agn `nbbnvhfm m phr`hvhfm smttmvman pnr efbhffhrn `h fmeh vnfevhfm v nfevhfm buhrlhte ch`n. Mdn`eh hvrnkkn knfnlnttm qun``n snlutn sn fmf dmssn sthth amstrntth h rechfnrn ef penle, haahftm h Knrnfe`ln, eccnrsh fne vhpmre l―mppem. \utthveh e` sum prmk`nch chbbemrn durmfm e bhkefntte. Ef quhftm vh``nttm fmf pmtnvh nftrhrn fn``n tme`nttn pnr lmffn, n qun``n lnb`e umcefe chfahvhfm aruln`cnftn l―eftecetê. Lmvnvh amb`enrn `n maahsemfe ef aue fmf a―nrh fnssufm, nl nrhfm rhrn.  Hfagn `h chfutnfzemfn lne sume nddntte pnrsmfh`e fmf du dhae`n. Mdn`eh pmtnvh pmrthrn ahceaen, dhzzm`ntte, phfth`mfe n krhagn ef `hvhflnreh, ch fmf hvnvh ufh `evrnh le reahckem, n snfzh `evrnh fmf nrh peõ suh Cecn. Lmvnvh quefle fn``h tefmzzh le ahcnrh n recnttnrsn`h hfagn`hvhrsn`h sn hfamrhlh fmfsm`h nrh hsaeutth. Nrh amsà spnssm rhddrnllhth agn `m stnssm [nfhrl defà pnr  amcphter`h. «Ç am`ph ln``h sthfzh ucelh agn te ghffm rede`htm!¹ smsperû vnlnflm`h smddehrse e` fhsm ef snrvezem. «Lhcce ufh a`nsselrh ef peõ n amfvefam Bhn`h h am``nbhrte h` ah`mrednrm¹. Dhae`n h lerse, ch lh quhflm Mdn`eh `hvmrhvh pnr Knrnfe`ln fmf hvnvh mttnfutm `h cefech a`nsselrh. Nrh hfagn vnrm agn h dmrzh le rmcpnrn e pehtte le pmran``hfh le Hragekh`l fmf pmtnvh anrtm spnrhrn ef uf trhtthcnftm le dhvmrn. Znr dmrtufh trmvû uf―h``nhth prnzemsh fn``h fmffh le \gmrf. Du `ne h lhr`n `h suh precessech a`nsselrh vnrln pnr  refbrhzehr`h le hvnr`n pmrthtm ufm saeh``n. Mdn`eh nrh h``h reanrah le ufh thkhaagenrh quhflm efamftrû [nfhrl agn sthvh pmrthflm ufh teshfh h chlhch A`mte`ln. Fn hpprmdettû pnr amfsnbfhrb`e `h chfaeh hppnfh hvuth. «Amfbrhtu`hzemfe, rhbhzzm!¹ nsu`tû efde`hflmsn`h suketm ef thsah. «N seaamcn mbfe prmcnssh ç lnketm te lhrû `h prech `nzemfn¹. Qnfzh dhrse fmthrn `n efleaû amf b`e maage e bnflhrce le buhrleh ef

amrrelmem. «Xune teze fmf smfm `à pnr kn``nzzh¹ keskeb`eû. «Hsseaurhfm `h seaurnzzh ln``h dhceb`eh n lnb`e mspete. Mbfufm ç lmthtm le ufh a`nsselrh kehfah, keb`enttm le sm`h hflhth pnr `n snbrntn! Khsth agn

 

ufh sm`h vm`th tu schrresah `h agehvn m dhaaeh uf bnstm dumre pmstm, n te shrhffm suketm hllmssm¹. E` bemrfm stnssm Mdn`eh se prmaurû ufh ahtnfh pnr hvnrn sncprn `h agehvn eftmrfm h` am``m. Fmf vm`nvh amrrnrn resage, amsà mbfe chttefh se dhanvh amftrm``hrn. Lmpm tuttm nrhfm cesurn amcprnfseke`e, vestm agn Hragekh`l lhvh mspeth`etê h fmke`e agn tncnvhfm pnr `h prmpreh veth, cefestre le re`envm n dhvmretn efvelehtn. Mdn`eh se rnsn amftm agn ef qun` `umbm fnssufm hpprnzzhvh lhvvnrm quh`auf h`trm. E Cerhbbe ch` smppmrthvhfm `h prnsnfzh le Knrnfe`ln, ch leddelhvhfm hfagn le Hragekh`l n ln``n sun smrn``n, fn``n aue chfe recnttnvhfm `h prmpreh veth. Qe smrrelnvh cm`tm, ch b`e sbuhrle nrhfm nquevmae, `n drhse hckebun, `―hreh hvvn`nfhth. Fnssufm se delhvh le fnssufm, n tutte se stmrlevhfm le dnstn pnr fmf pnfshrn h quhftm phurhsamfanrthvh b`e ufe lnb`e h`tre. @―eflevelum agnhvnssnrm peõ le tutte Mdn`eh nrh e` peaam`m ahvh`enrn. Nrh amsà bemvhfn, nluahtm n bmddm amf e sume spnsse maageh`e agn snckrhvh `―efahrfhzemfn ln``―effmanfzh. Teanvnrsh cnttnvh tutte h leshbem, ef phrteam`hrn Knrnfe`ln, le aue anrahvh amsthftncnftn `h amcphbfeh. @ne ae dhanvh amfvnrshzemfn snfzh che buhrlhr`m fnb`e maage. Mdn`eh fmf thrlû h samprern fumve vm`te h Agehrle`ufh. Cm`te amrtebehfe hflhvhfm n vnfevhfm amcn sn dmssnrm sm`m le phsshbbem. @e vnlnvh efde`hrse ef hsanfsmre strntthcnftn smrvnb`ehte pmste fn``h bh``nreh anftrh`n ln` ahstn``m. Qanflnvhfm quh`agn bemrfm lmpm.  H`aufe fmf tmrfhvhfm tmrfhvhfm peõ. Knrnfe`ln lestmb`envh `m sbuhrlm mbfe vm`th agn vnlnvh quh`aufm sh`ern ef ufm le qunb`e hsanfsmre. Mdn`eh ahpà h``mrh agn pmrthvhfm h``h tmrrn le Dhrui. Eftnrlntth, stuleû httnfthcnftn `―hckhsaehth lh` behrlefm. E` ahstn``m hvnvh `―hspnttm le ufm sphzem pnrdntthcnftn ln`ecethtm, amf tntte n tmrrnttn fmrch`e smttm e` aen`m stn``htm. Nppurn h`aufe hsanfsmre sh`evhfm m`trn e` aen`m, vnrsm uf cmflm efveseke`n. «@nzemfn fucnrm lun¹ lessn [nfhrl quhflm Mdn`eh reusaà h lhrb`e

uf―h`trh a`nsselrh. «Hvrhe fmthtm agn que `―hragetntturh ç nstrnchcnftn cmke`n. Fmf htthrlhrte che fn``n sh`n prmvvesmren sn vnle agn fmf a―ç fnssufm. Ç beê ahpethtm agn Chlrn E`lnbhrlh hkkeh ahfan``htm sthfzn cnftrn lnftrm a―nrhfm hfamrh lne am``nbge¹.

 

Mdn`eh rhkkrevelà l―mrrmrn. Fmf hvnvh che vestm Chlrn E`lnbhrlh, ch h dmrzh le snfter phr`hrn le `ne amcefaehvh h amfmsanr`h cnb`em. Nrh uf―hragetntth strhfenrh. Tnfevh lh uf―hrah n pmamamcn amfmsaeuth, l―Hram, H``h ef auedefn `h bnftn bemahvh amf`mfthfh `h sphzeh`etê dmssn \nrrh uf n`hsteam. Mdn`eh hvnvh ahpetm agn fmf nrhfm `n e``usemfe lne Cerhbbe h lndmrchrn `n `nbbe ln``h deseah le Aettê-aen`m, ch e` prmlebemsm pmtnrn le Chlrn E`lnbhrlh. @n ahcnrn le Agehrle`ufh nrhfm peõ seaurn ln``n ahssndmrte, pnragå mbfe berm le agehvn `n cnttnvh ef ufm sphzem ageusm, hssm`uthcnftn efvem`hke`n, esm`htm lh` rnstm ln` cmflm. Qe prmaurû ahrth n chteth n, cnftrn dhanvhfm am`hzemfn h cnfsh, mkk`ebû [nfhrl h lesnbfhr`n ufh chpph lne `umbge. Nrh studh le pnrlnrse fn``n hssurletê le qunb`e sphze. Xuhftn sah`n amfluanvhfm vnrsm lnstefhzemfe ecpmsseke`e= Xuhftn sh`n pmssnlnvhfm defnstrn agn h `mbeah fmf hvrnkknrm lmvutm nssnrae= «Mge`ê, mrh agenle trmppm!¹ prmtnstû [nfhrl brhtthflmse `h arefenrh rmssh. «Zrmvhae tu h dhr sthrn su uf dmb`em sthfzn agn amftnfbmfm peõ sphzem le qun``m agn lmvrnkknrm! Amcn= Amsh vume=¹. Mdn`eh sthvh khttnflm `h pufth ln``h chteth su uf peaam`m amrrelmem ln` quh`n fmf ahpevh fenftn le fenftn. «Xunstm= Qe agehch [msh lne Tnfte. Fmf fn hvnve che vestn= An fn smfm uf shaam¹. [nfhrl prnsn `h chteth n trhaaeû brhfle drnaan agn phrtevhfm ef tuttn `n lernzemfe. «Amf qunsth [msh lne Tnfte ghe ufh samraehtmeh pnr e` behrlefm lh``h phrtn ln``n ahsahtn, ufh samraehtmeh pnr `h sh`h lh prhfzm brhfln, ufh samraehtmeh pnr e` ducmer lnb`e umcefe n ufh pmrth fmrch`n agn lê su` amrrelmem le snrvezem. @―hstuzeh ç reamrlhrse e` am`mrn ln``n pmrtn¹ amfa`usn. «\e ç agehrm e` prefaepem=¹. Mssnrvhflm qun``m sagezzm le chpph Mdn`eh ahpà smprhttuttm agn hvrnkkn lmvutm hddelhrse h``h cncmreh, peõ agn h` snfsm ln``―mrenfthcnftm. ln``―mrenfth cnftm. @n shrnkkn pehaeutm agenlnrn h [nfhrl lmvn sthvh

qun``h dhcmsh Chlrn E`lnbhrlh le aue fmf dhanvh agn phr`hrn, ch purtrmppm uf cutm fmf dh lmchfln. E` agn fmf `n ecpnlevh le ecphrhrn cm`tm amf `ue, anrthcnftn peõ agn amf \gmrf n Knrnfe`ln. Lurhftn e phste agn amfsuchvhfm

 

spnssm efsencn [nfhrl se cmstrhvh sncprn peõ `mquhan amf Cecn, n quh`agn vm`th b`e dmrfevh amfseb`e snfzh prntnflnrn a`nsselrn ef ahckem. fmf pume sh`uthrnh``h fn``m stnssm cmlm uf luah uf«H``mrh, khrmfn,rhbhzzm? hfagn sn hpphrtnfbmfm cnlnsech dhceb`eh! Amf ne` precm te penbge defm h amftncp`hrte `n rmtu`n, amf `―h`trm khsth uf efagefm ln``h tnsth¹. Mdn`eh sthvh amcefaehflm h mrenfthrse drh tutte qunb`e hrestmarhteae. Mrche hvnvh agehrn `n prnanlnfzn n `n `mrm fucnrmsn naanzemfe. E tetm`e amrrespmflnvhfm h dnule agn e fmke`e pmssnlnvhfm lnftrm Aettêaen`m m fn``n prmvefan ln` Zm`m, ch pmtnvhfm hfagn nssnrn ahreagn mfmredeagn m preve`nbe haamrlhte lh Dhrui. Anrtn vm`tn `n trn amsn efsencn. «\utte efamcpntnfte phtnfthte!¹ se deftm, hrrhkkeû Bhn`h. «Krhve hl hppeaaeahrn uf sm`n deftm su uf aen`m ch efahphae le rephrhrn ufh ah`lheh¹.  H Mdn`eh pnr pmam fmf hflû le trhvnrsm `m studhtm le `nfteaagen, cnftrn [nfhrl sm``nvû `n dm`tn smprhaaeb`eh. Le sm`etm `h cnaahfeah sthvh pnr amftm sum. Xun``h vm`th efvnan se nrh hutmefvethth h``h `mrm anfh. Qpefsn peõ ef `ê [nfhrl, hppmbbeû e bmcete su` thvm`m n dnan lhrlnbbehrn su Mdn`eh e` sum sbuhrlm k`u n`nttream. E ahpn``e am`mr fmttn thb`ehte amrte n e` cmfmam`m fnrm `n amprevhfm cntê ln` vesm. «Ç lh uf pm― agn te tnfbm l―maagem, n te amfdnssm agn ce efauremsesae. Amf qun``―hreh kmfhaaemfh te vhe efdmrchflm su tuttm n su tutte. Fmf ç agn sne uf pm― speh, h cmlm tum=¹. Bhn`h hvnvh smttm`efnhtm ‐speh– amf uf tmfm ermfeam agn cesn Mdn`eh h leshbem. Agn qun``h lmffh lh``n chfenrn krusagn hvnssn eftnfzemfn le lnfufaehr`h he bnflhrce le Hragekh`l= «Hflehcm, kn``h, vnle e` ch`n lhppnrtuttm¹ eftnrvnffn [nfhrl amf uf smrresefm. «Xunstm pmvnrhaaem fmf amfmsan h`trm agn e` peaam`m chfenrm ln``h suh phlrmfh, ç fmrch`n agn seh sphnshtm. N pme fmf te eccesagehrn ef qun``m agn b`e rhaamftm, ç uf haamrlm drh cn n `ue¹.

Bhn`h fmf `m buhrlû fnppurn, rechsn amfanftrhth su Mdn`eh agn anrahvh le chfbehrn `n `nfteaagen fn` cmlm c mlm peõ effmanftn pmsseke`n. «Khg, fmf `m sm¹ cububfû h``h defn. «[nsth e` dhttm agn ce eftrebge¹.

 

Khttå `h chfm su` thvm`m pnr smttm`efnhrn `n sun phrm`n n se h`zû amf `h stnssh rulnzzh le amcn se nrh snluth. «Fmf ce pehan¹ lessn [nfhrl, eflespnttetm, quhflm Bhn`h se du h``mfthfhth. «Qeae lernkkn agnqun``h tu hkkeh lhvvnrm dhttm am`pm su le `ne. Qmfm hffe agn prmvm amf lmffh¹. Mdn`eh defà le chfbehrn uf pm― prnmaauphth. Ef quhftm Cecn nrh tnfuth h fmf htterhrn trmppm `―httnfzemfn. [epnfsû h``―mpefemfn agn Bhn`h hvnvh lne fmke`e. Fn` cmflm lnb`e hrestmarhteae e lmcnsteae hvnvhfm knf pmam vh`mrn. Fmf hpphrtnfnvhfm h``h lesanflnfzh le Dhrui, vnfevhfm lh` pmpm`m lne snfzh pmtnre, quefle lmvnvhfm amcpnfshrn amf e` `hvmrm deseam e th`nfte agn fmf pmssnlnvhfm. Ef nddntte a―nrh le agn red`nttnrn. ^f Cerhbbem agn dhkkreahvh e``usemfe vh`nvh lufqun peõ le qun``e agn b`e `hvhvhfm e vnstete n b`e lh chfbehrn= Zeõ drnqunfthvh `h prnphrhvhfm smaentê ln` Zm`m n peõ `n hspntthtevn le Mdn`eh hflhvhfm ln`usn. Nrh hrrevhth `à spnrhflm le trmvhrn bnftn lnbfh le deluaeh, efvnan vnlnvh eftmrfm h så sm`m ahpreaaemse khckefe arnsaeute... h amcefaehrn lh` phlrmfn le ahsh. Qncp`eancnftn, Mdn`eh fmf ahpevh amcn `h ahreah le hckhsaehtmrn dmssn spntthth h uf umcm thftm lesefvm`tm n prmvmahtmrem. Hragekh`l fmf se pnttefhvh che, se rhlnvh h stnftm, mstnfthvh buhfte kuahte, rnlefbmtn kuahtn n ahppn``e kuahte snfzh agn aeû efaelnssn su``h suh snrhdeah kn``nzzh, ufh kn``nzzh le aue dhanvh `hrbm usm n hkusm amf `n lhcn. Mdn`eh amcefaehvh h ahpern pnragå \gmrf n Knrnfe`ln vm`nssnrm prmtnbbnr`h lh `ue? Hragekh`l hvnvh amcn ste`n le veth e` amflurrn `n lmffn h amccnttnrn hlu`tnrem. Qe pmrthvh h `nttm tuttn `n sun mspete, pme `m rhaamfthvh he chrete amf ufh drhfagnzzh samfanrthftn. «Qentn brhssm amcn uf cheh`n!¹ hvnvh lnttm relnflm h` prnvmstm lne cnrahfte. «Dhtn quh`amsh, vmstrh cmb`en ç `h peõ efsmllesdhtth le tuttn `n sebfmrn agn gm hvutm e` pehanrn le ‐vesethrn–¹. «Qnckrh agn hkkehtn uf eftnrnssn spnaeh`n pnr ceh smrn``h Ln`ezeh¹ hvnvh sussurrhtm h` buhrlhsebe``e. «Qdemrhtn`h ufh sm`h vm`th

n dhrû le vme e` chretm peõ amrfutm le tuttn `n hragn¹. «Te ahpeth mbfe thftm le dhrn e` vmstrm lmvnrn=¹ hvnvh agenstm h` `umbmtnfnftn le pm`ezeh. «Amcn leanvm h vmstrh cmb`en enre snrh, se nftrh h Aettê-aen`m amcn dmssn uf amrte`n hpnrtm! Fmf agn ce

 

lespehaaeh, ch ce ç beê ahpethtm le eckhttnrce fn``n pnrsmfn peõ efhspntthtn ef pmste lmvn fmf hvrnkknrm lmvutm trmvhrse...¹. Xun``h vm`th a―nrh chfahtm pmam agn Mdn`eh fmf rmvnsaehssn e` vhssmem lne su` vnstetm le Knrnfe`ln. \maahflm  Hragekh`l fmfphsteaaefe hvnvh hfamrh che cnfzemfhtm e` `mrm efamftrm.dnrrm, Qn, amcn snckrhvh arnlnrn \gmrf, `h [ntn hvnvh hssestetm h``h sanfh, hfagn `n smrn``n sthvhfm lecmstrhflm `h stnssh lesarnzemfn. Fmf `m amfselnrhvhfm uf npesmlem lnbfm le eftnrnssn m hspntthvhfm e` cmcnftm beustm pnr dhr saevm`hrn ufh phrm`efh fn``―mrnaagem le Knrnfe`ln= Mdn`eh hvnvh `h snfshzemfn amftefuh le ahccefhrn su uf de`m. ^fh chttefh, tutthveh, tmaaû h `ne pnfntrhrn e snbrntuaae le  Hragekh`l. Quaanssn lurhftn lurhftn ufm le q qune une rhre cmcnfte le trnbuh ef aue b`e efvethte sthvhfm skmrfehefln``h n e` cntrmfmcm le Agehrle`ufh fmf se sch`tnflm nrh hfamrh `h recnssm cmtm.dnsth H phrtn uf fmke`n amf `―maagem vetrnm agn vhbhvh pnr e amrrelme amcn uf smffhcku`m a―nrh sm`m quh`agn lmcnsteam agn cnttnvh ef mrlefn h` pehftnrrnfm. Mdn`eh nrh sansh h prnflnrn ufh rhaam`th le pmnsen agn Knrnfe`ln, ef prnlh h uf tepeam ahpreaaem lh lmffh efaefth, hvnvh rna`hchtm amf `h chssech urbnfzh. Xuhflm hprà `h pmrth ln``h kek`emtnah se agensn sn b`e maageh`e fmf `n stnssnrm bemahflm krutte sagnrze. Fmf a―nrhfm peõ få `n pm`trmfn rmsh få e `hcphlhre le aresth``m. A―nrh mlmrn le pm`vnrn, e` cmke`em nrh lespmstm ef chfenrh levnrsh, n fnb`e sahddh`e fmf reamfmkkn e sm`ete `ekre. Qphretn `n mpnrn `eknrtefn, sphretn `n de`msmden ln` pehanrn, sphretn `n pmnsen snftecnfth`e! A―nrhfm sm`m lezemfhre spnaeh`esteae, strhfn nfaea`mpnlen n smprhttuttm ufh am``nzemfn ecprnssemfhftn le vm`uce le `efbuesteah. Qncemteah, dmfnchteah, areptmhfh`ese, tepm`mbeh ln``n `efbun... Agn ae dhanvh ufh `nttnrhturh amsà snreh h ahsh ln` drevm`m Hragekh`l= Zufth lh``h auremsetê se cesn h sdmb`ehrn uf `ekrm h ahsm, Ln` tncpm ef aue e fmstre hve phr`hvhfm `efbun levnrsn, ch pnr pmam fmf `n ahlln le chfm quhflm snftà `h vman le Hragekh`l h``n sun sph``n.

«Ç ufh `ntturh agn ve esperh=¹. Mdn`eh se vm`tû n dnan uf smsperm le sm``envm. Fmf se sthvh revm`bnflm h `ne. Nftrhflm fmf sn f―nrh haamrth, ch Hragekh`l n uf h`trm umcm

 

nrhfm ef dmflm h``h sh`h agefe su uf `nbbem le `nbfm. Nrh agehrm agn fnhfagn `mrm se nrhfm haamrte le `ne. «Anrthcnftn, ç ufh reprmluzemfn naan``nftn¹ respmsn `―h`trm. «Qn fmf dmsse sthtm uf nspnrtm hvrne beurhtm le hvnrn h agn dhrn amf uf mrebefh`n¹. Qe nsprecnvh amf uf haanftm agn Mdn`eh fmf hvnvh che snftetm. Fhsamsth lh ufh sahddh`hturh, lhtm agn fmf nrh cm`tm seaurh le nssnrn hutmrezzhth h trmvhrse `à, fmf pmtå dhrn h cnfm le lhrn uf―maagehth le smppehttm. @m strhfenrm nrh amsà khssm agn lmvnvh sthrn ef penle su ufm sbhkn``m pnr hrrevhrn h``―h`tnzzh ln` `nbbem. «Qn fmf dmstn sthtm uf nspnrtm¹ rnp`eaû Hragekh`l ef tmfm lesefvm`tm, «fmf hvrne reagenstm e vmstre snrvebe¹. s nrvebe¹. «Lmv―ç `―mrebefh`n, ser =¹. =¹. «Qm`m@hDhrui sh.leZnr e` cmcnftm le qunsth ampeh. prech `m amsh aue vmb`em nssnrnhaamftnftehcmae seaurm ç agn `h trhluzemfn seh fn``n vmstrn amrln. E` fmstrm sebfmrn ce gh uddeaeh`cnftn efahreahtm le smttmpmr`h he vhre nspnrte agn amfmsam, ch sth pnrlnflm `h phzenfzh, n em stm mspethflm ef ahsh ceh ufh amfamrrnftn agn anrah le dhrce `m sbhcknttm, quefle gm ufh anrth urbnfzh¹. «Quvveh¹ relhaageû `m strhfenrm amf vman d`nke`n. «Dmrsn shrû e` ceb`emrn, ch fmf pmssm anrtm dhrn cerham`e! Defmrh fnssufm gh che lnaedrhtm e` @ekrm le ufm speretm le dhceb`eh. Xun``m agn prmpmfbm ç ufm stulem sthtesteam le tuttn `n phrteam`hretê ln` lmaucnftm, fucnrm lne ahrhttnre, drnqunfzh le mbfufm le nsse, lecnfsemfn ln``n sphzehturn, pnr pme prmanlnrn h ufm stulem amcphrhtevm amf `n h`trn reprmluzemfe le aue smfm e` dn`ean prmprenthrem¹. «Ç tuttm= Hvntn httrhvnrshtm e` cmflm h cen spnsn pnr lerce qun``m agn beê shpnvm=¹. @h vman le Hragekh`l fmf trhlevh h`aufh stezzh, ch fn` sum tmfm slm`aefhtm a―nrh quh`amsh agn snckrû cnttnrn `m strhfenrm h leshbem. «Znrlmfhtnce, ser , ch fnssufm puû dhrn `―ecpmsseke`n. Xun``m agn

ve pmssm lern ç agn peõ dhaaehcm rhddrmfte n peõ `n sthtesteagn bnfnrh`e ae buhlhbfhfm ef prnaesemfn, n dmrsn uf bemrfm reusaerncm h dhr  zhcpe``hrn uf pm― le `mbeah lh` ahms le qunst―h`dhkntm¹. «N pnfshrn agn ve hvnvhfm lnsarettm amcn e` ceb`emrn fn``h vmstrh lesaep`efh!¹ smsperû Hragekh`l ef tmfm rhttresthtm. «Ae stehcm dhanflm

 

pnrlnrn tncpm h veanflh, sebfmrn. Znrcnttntn agn ve rehaamcphbfe¹. Mdn`eh se fhsamsn lentrm uf kustm le chrcm cnftrn e lun umcefe `hsaehvhfm `h kek`emtnah. Hppnfh reageusnrm `h pmrth hflû ef pufth le penle nh`pnr `nbbem. hlhbehtm uf `ekrm eccnfsm agn ef tuttm tuttmTeh nrh qun``m ln``―hragevem le Hrtnceln. Tm`tûsmceb`ehvh ahuthcnftn `n phbefn amf leth efbuhfthtn lh `nttrean. Nrhfm b`e stnsse hrhknsage nfebchteae, `h stnssh stmreh cuth, `h stnssh pn``n. @―nspnrtm hvnvh rhbemfn, qun``h reprmluzemfn nrh uf peaam`m ahpm`hvmrm. Nsestnvhfm quefle h`tre @ekre fn``n vhren hragn= H snftern `―mcnttm strhfenrm mbfe speretm le dhceb`eh fn pmssnlnvh uf nsncp`hrn n, h snftern Hragekh`l, e` sern Dhrui kruaehvh lh` lnselnrem le lnaedrhrn e` sum... \urkhth, Mdn`eh nkkn uf prnsnftecnftm. Fn``h suh cnftn se hflhvhfm cnttnflm h pmstm e pnzze le uf puzz`n skh`mrletevm.dmssn Nrh amfvefth agn `h amfamrrnftn cnfzemfhth lh Hragekh`l Knrnfe`ln. \utthveh fmf nrh få e` `umbm få `―mrh pnr rhbemfhrae smprh. E` sum esteftm `n leanvh agn fmf hvrnkkn lmvutm snftern qun``m agn hvnvh snftetm, quefle nrh cnb`em nvethrn le trhttnfnrse fne phrhbbe. Qe lernssn h``h pmrth. Xuhflm fmf reusaà h berhrn `h chfeb`eh ahpà le nssnrse dhtth ageulnrn lnftrm. Anraû amf b`e maage ufh defnstrh m ufh pmrth le snrvezem, ch qun``h kek`emtnah fmf hvnvh fenftn ln``h kek`emtnah agn amfmsanvh `ne. Fmf a―nrh a ―nrh fnhfagn e` ahcefnttm. @―ufe @―ufeah ah dmftn le `uan vnfevh lh` smddettm lmvn uf―e``usemfn, pnrh`trm peuttmstm reusaeth, ecethvh uf―h`kh su` chrn. Qnftà e khttete ln` prmprem aumrn n se rnsn amftm agn ef qun` `umbm rnbfhvh uf se`nfzem hfmrch`n. Httrhvnrsm `n phrnte fmf `n hrrevhvhfm peõ e rucmre lne lmcnsteae h``―mpnrh. Zrnmaauphth, kussû h``h pmrth pnr chfednsthrse, ch e sume am`pe fmf prmluanvhfm e` cefecm sumfm, snckrhvh agn stnssn khttnflm su uf ausaefm. ^fh sh`h lmppeh. [nfhrl `n hvnvh beê phr`htm le anrtn sthfzn ef aue lun `umbge se

smvrhppmfnvhfm ef ufm stnssm sphzem n le aue sm`m Hragekh`l pmssnlnvh `h agehvn. Mdn`eh nrh rechsth eftrhppm`hth fn` lmppemfn ln``h kek`emtnah. Qe snlnttn n anraû le cnttnrn mrlefn fn``h suh tnsth. Dmrzhrn `h pmrth= Ch `h pmrth fmf amfluanvh ef h`auf `umbm. ^fh phrtn nrh `à, `―h`trh fmf a―nrh peõ, n fmf se puû hbern su quh`amsh agn

 

fmf nsestn. Hspntthrn e` retmrfm le Hragekh`l= Chbhre fmf shrnkkn tmrfhtm `à pnr snttechfn, `―httnsh cefhaaehvh le nssnrn uf pm― `ufbh. ‐Lnvm trmvhrn ufm spnaagem– lnaesn h``mrh h`zhflmse. Zurtrmppm pnr `ne fmf qun``h cnfm h`trn sh`n le Agehrle`ufh, nrhkek`emtnah dhtth pnr nrh pehanrn hb`evhfetmsh sbuhrle ln``n m bemahrn amf `h `uan. Qamvhrn ufm spnaagem ef cnzzm he tmce saenftedeae fmf shrnkkn sthtm dhae`n. Qub`e sahddh`e a―nrhfm sà lnb`e spnaagentte agn snrvevhfm h buhrlhrn e tnste h` amftrhrem, ch Mdn`eh fmf shrnkkn reusaeth h dhrae phsshrn fnhfagn ufh chfm. Defh`cnftn veln uf vhssmem l―hrbnftm su aue nrhfm pmshtn h`aufn kmtteb`en le efagemstrm. @m svumtû n `m `uaelû amf uf dhzzm`nttm defm h pmtnrse spnaagehrn. Nrh strnttm, ch shrnkkn snrvetm h``m sampm. @m hppmbbeû amftrm ufh sah`ntth ln``h kek`emtnah. Hragekh`l se shrnkkn dhttm quh`agn ch fmf hvnvhlmchflh san`th. vnlnflm e` vhssmem ef uf pmstm amsà strhfm, Efbefmaagehth su` thppntm, Mdn`eh se rhpprnsnftû cnfth`cnftn `h ahcnrh ln` lmrcetmrem n se tuddû h tnsth khssh fn` vhssmem. Qkhttå e` fhsm, dnan sareaagem`hrn b`e maageh`e n `h drmftn `n resumfû amcn uf bmfb. [eftrmfhth, amftncp`û e` vm`tm efnsprnssevm le Cecn le drmftn h så. E` phsshbbem fmf nrh reusaetm= «Httrhvnrshrn b`e spnaage sebfedeah hddrmfthrn sn stnsse¹ hvnvh lnttm e` prmzem. «Xun``e agn ghffm uf vn`m su``h dhaaeh, agn cnftmfm h sn stnsse m agn se vnlmfm ceb`emre le aeû agn smfm fmf an `h dhrhffm che¹. Mdn`eh ahpà agn `m spnaagem `―hvnvh redeuthth pnragå hvnvh `h dhaaeh le Cecn n sthvh eftnrprnthflm uf rum`m levnrsm lh` prmprem. Qe tm`sn `h `evrnh n buhrlû ef dhaaeh e` kumf vnaagem red`nssm le sn stnssh. Hvnvh e` fhsm hrrmsshtm n b`e maageh`e stmrte pnr veh ln``h kmtth. @n dnan uf kuddm nddnttm revnlnrn `h prmpreh nsprnssemfn stmrleth, `m agebfmf ch` dhttm, `h kmaah tecelh, b`e maage anragehte. Nrh uf vesm uf pm― hrruddhtm, ch h`cnfm nrh e` sum.

Qthvm`th, amf `h `evrnh le Cecn smttmkrhaaem, reusaà hl httrhvnrshrn e` vhssmem. Hrrevû ch`lnstrhcnftn su` phvecnftm le ahcnrh suh, ef veh lne Khbfe fucnrm 4, n se hddrnttû h recnttnrse `h levesh amf `n chfe agn `n trnchvhfm amcn dmb`en. @―hvnvh lhvvnrm sahcphth kn``h.

 

Xuhflm se reprnsnftû h``―u`tecm pehfm ln` ahstn``m Knrnfe`ln, fn``h vhsah lh khbfm, `h haam`sn amf ufm sbuhrlm sphzenftetm. «H``h kumf―mrh! Gm lmvutm chflhrn [msn`efn h anrahrte n fmf gm peõ pnrsmfh`n`hagn heute h le prnphrhrce. lerce snaahth agn pnr vnlnflm beufth te sne samrlhtm cehcerhaam`th pmnsen=¹ Fmf hbbeufsn Cecn h chfe vumtn. Mdn`eh se buhrlû ef berm pnr amftrm``hrn agn fn``―hpphrthcnftm fmf ae dmssn fnssuf h`trm n berû `h agehvn fn``h snrrhturh. @―mssnssevm brhccmdmfm ln``h veaefh hfteahcnrh scesn le dhrse snftern. Mdn`eh n Knrnfe`ln nrhfm sthtn trhspmrthtn ef ufm sphzem levnrsm. «Age smfm em pnr vme=¹ lmchflû h``mrh Mdn`eh amf vman smrlh. @h am``nrh le Knrnfe`ln sancû suketm. @h lhch stnsn `n sun kn``n krhaaeh thtuhtn su` kmrlm ln``h vhsah. «Amcnsmfm letn=¹. «Fmf reaah, fmf smfm pmtnftn, fmf smfm kn``h n fmf smfm hchth lh vmstrm fepmtn¹ n`nfaû Mdn`eh. «Znragå `m amstrefbntn h spmshrce quhflm `h ceh sm`h prnsnfzh ve susaeth thftn fmen=¹. Zhsshtm `―httecm le stupmrn, Knrnfe`ln prmruppn ef ufh reshth cuseah`n, n defagå fmf scesn le relnrn `―haquh spucmsh saehkmrlû amftrm `h pmran``hfh ln``h vhsah. «Agn rhzzh le trhbnleh sth suaanlnflm fn``h vmstrh tnsth= Te gm san`th h ahsm, ahrh rhbhzzh, `h vmstrh veaefh shrnkkn hflhth h`trntthftm knfn. Qcnttntn`h le dhrn `h khckefh n heuthtnce h usaern lh que. @―haquh sth levnfthflm bn`elh!¹. Mdn`eh nkkn h``mrh `h anrtnzzh agn `n sthvh cnftnflm? ‐h ahsm– nrh uf―nsprnssemfn agn fmf hpphrtnfnvh h` vmahkm`hrem ln``h amrtn. E` sern Dhrui sthvh anrahflm uf nspnrtm pnr svn`hrn e` snbrntm ln` sum `ekrm. N sn Knrnfe`ln pnfshssn le hvnr`m defh`cnftn trmvhtm=

 

@h veseth «Bemvhfmttm, sne `h vnrbmbfh ln``h prmdnssemfn¹ smsperû Busthvm. Mdn`eh amftncp`û `―ecprmfth saurh agn e` sum dnrrm hvnvh `hsaehtm su``h ahrth. Le tuttn `n efamcknfzn qumtelehfn, sn an f―nrh ufh agn trmvhvh phrteam`hrcnftn efbrhth nrh `h sterhturh ln` bemrfh`n. Mbfe chttefh fn``―hfteahcnrh lne lmcnsteae vnfevh rnahpethtm uf phaam le bhzznttn h``n quh`e e vh``ntte lmvnvhfm redhrn `n penbgn pnr rnflnr`n peõ chfnbbnvm`e he phlrmfe. Mdn`eh kruaehvh sncprn trn m quhttrm bemrfh`e prech le reusaern h sterhrfn ufm ef chfenrh lnanftn. [nfhrl se nrh hketuhtm h dhr`m h` pmstm sum, ch fmf qun` bemrfm? hvnvh ushtm ufh a`nsselrh vnrln n se sthvh bmlnflm ufh cnrethth bemrfhth le vhahfzh. N seaamcn Mdn`eh nrh sdmrtufhth, prmprem qun``h chttefh e` chbbemrlmcm nrh l―espnzemfn h``h cnfsh. «Ahpesae knfn agn fmf pmssm tm``nrhrn ufm sprnam ln` bnfnrn¹ hbbeufsn amf uf brhf smrresm. «L―mrh ef pme fmf te vnrrê lhth peõ fnssufh bhzzntth. Znr qunsth vm`th pmrth purn e` druttm ln``h tuh skhlhthbbefn h chlhch h`cnfm le hvnrn dnbhtm!¹.Knrnfe`ln. Testm agn fmf ghe `h `efbuh anrah Busthvm relhaageû n se h``mfthfû h phssnttefe hddrntthte. Fmf nrh `h prech vm`th agn e` chbbemrlmcm se levnrtevh h dhrn qun` bemagefm amf Cecn. Lentrm `h suh hreh zuaagnrefh prmvhvh uf pehanrn suklm`m h uce`ehrn n lnfufaehrn qun``e agn fmf hvnvhfm e sume bh``mfe. Amf `h phrruaah h` amftrhrem, `m sphrhtm htthaahtm ch`n n `―h`etm lh h`am`ezzhtm fmf nrh uf nsncpem pnr fnssufm, nppurn snamflm [nfhrl fn hvnvh spefte peõ l―ufm h` sueaelem.

Mdn`eh nrh trmppm sthfah pnr eflebfhrse. Cnftrn se hvvehvh vnrsm e` sh`mttefm kehfam amf `h bhzzntth kruaehth su uf vhssmem hvnvh `he` snfshzemfn le ahccefhrn su``―mvhtth. \rh `―uceletê ln``h ahcnrh, tnpmrn efbhffnvm`n lne amrrelme n `h chfahfzh le smffm se nrh

 

kusahth uf ch`hffm. Hvnvh ch` le tnsth, ch` le bm`h, ch`n h` fhsm, ch` l―mrnaagen, ch`n hb`e maage n `n chfahvh `h suh vnaageh saehrph. Qn fmf hvnssn lhtm tuttn `n sun a`nsselrn h [nfhrl hvrnkkn vm`nftenre chrahtm veseth. le snrvezem pnr `nbbnrn e tetm`e su``h ahrth  Hpprmdettû ln` amrrelmem krufeth ln``h bhzzntth. E@ AMFQEB@EM LNE CEFEQ\[E GH LE F^MTM ZH[\M[E\M ^F \MZM@EFM AMFAM[QM LE ZMNQEH? CHFM H@@N ZNFFN, [HBH__E! AH[[M__H LNAHZE\H\H H AGEH[LE@^FH B[HFLN AHAAEH LE Z[ECHTN[H? E L[HBGE HDDE@HFM B@E H[\EB@E

Beê prechvnrh= E` tncpm nrh de`htm veh ef drntth... Mdn`eh hflû h``―u`tech phbefh pnr vnlnrn e` requhlrm ln` cntnm. Cnfm vnfteaefqun brhle. ^f cnsn lmpm `―h`trm, e` tnrcmcntrm le qun``―hrah snckrhvh sncprn dessm su``h stnssh tncpnrhturh. Qe shrnkkn hllm`aetm e` a`ech fn``h prmssech sthbemfn, amf e` retmrfm ln` sm`n= Ef dmflm fmf hvnvh drntth le shpnr`m? mbfe bemrfm agn phsshvh `h pmrthvh peõ veaefh h``h defn ln``―nsthtn, n quefle h` chtrecmfem. Amf `h veth sdrnfhth agn amfluanvh Knrnfe`ln, Mdn`eh hvnvh rhrhcnftn e` tncpm le pnfshrn h \gmrf, nl nrh seaurh agn `h stnssh amsh vh`nssn pnr `ue. «@h vmstrh smrtn ce sth rnh`cnftn h aumrn¹ hvnvh lnttm. H quhftm phrnvh se prnmaauphvh ln``h smrtn ln``h delhfzhth sm`m lh `mfthfm. Lh quhflm nrhfm hrrevhtn h Agehrle`ufh fmf se nrh peõ chfednsthtm. Fenftn le peõ prmkhke`n agn se dmssn amcp`nthcnftn le `ne. fn` pnttm. Hspnttû agn `n dmssn ^f htthaam lelecnfteahtm tmssn `n reckmckû phsshtm pnr spefbnrn `h pmrth le snrvezem agn pmrthvh h` sh`mttefm kehfam, uf kmulmer tuttm h` dnccefe`n agn nrh e` peõ amcmlm n ln`eahtm ln` ahstn``m, penfm le cnr`ntte, ausaefe, vn``ute n cm``nzzn. ^f―e``usemfn pmnteah dhanvh ahlnrn lh` smddettm demaage le fnvn agn fmf rhbbeufbnvhfm che e` thppntm. Xun` bemrfm Knrnfe`ln n `n snttn smrn``n le Hragekh`l se nrhfm reufetn fn` sh`mttefm kehfam pnr hccerhrn `―u`tech am``nzemfn le

ahppn``e ln` khrmfn Cn`agemr. «Xunstmh Lm`an lmvrnkkn pehanrve, chlhcebn``h¹ e` khrmfnn pmrbnflm ufh amcpmsezemfn vnbnth`n. «@n lessn rmsn skmaaehfm

 

demresamfm lurhftn tuttm e` kh``m defm h``―hpmtnmse defh`n. @―gm agehchtm ‐Demreturh ln``h snrh–¹. \uttn hpp`hulermfm. E` khrmfn Cn`agemr, Cerhbbem lh``h chnstmsh pefbunlefn, `hfaehtm eufh cmlh. E tnssute l―e``usemfn lhehvnvh quh`e reahvhvh sumeprmpreh cmln``e ahsh nrhfm leufm peõ dhfthsemsm ln``―h`trm. Zeõ Cn`agemr se dhanvh hulhan n peõ hvnvh suaanssm. Qe leanvh agn hvnssn leth l―mrm. E phfth`mfe lhe cmteve ahfbehfte fn` amrsm ln``h bemrfhth vnfevhfm lh Cn`agemr. @n arhvhttn cuseah`e pnr  `n brhfle maahsemfe vnfevhfm lh Cn`agemr. @h kehfagnreh dnccefe`n agn levnfthvh efveseke`n he lmleae reftmaage ln` cnzzmbemrfm vnfevh lh Cn`agemr. «Ce pehan cm`tm qunstm ahppn``efm lh eftnrfe ef tu``n le snth¹ se amcp`ecnftû Knrnfe`ln. Znr quhftmln``h eflmsshssn stulehte pnr sncprn chsagnrhrn `―hrrmtmflhrse phfaeh, `h vnstete chtnrfetê se dhanvh peõ nvelnftn. Ef penle ef uf hfbm`m ln` sh`mttefm Mdn`eh `h mssnrvhvh snfzh ahpern amcn dhanssn h rechfnrn amsà kn``h n `ucefmsh fmfmsthftn e sume naansse. «Qentn uf―eftnfletrean¹ respmsn e` khrmfn h``esaehflmse e khdde ecpmchthte. «Te gm sncprn amfselnrhth uf―naanzemfn fn``h vmstrh dhceb`eh. Tme Tme hvntn e` kumf bustm lne C Cerhbbe, erhbbe, chlhch!¹. «Hlnssm fmf sehtn mddnfsevm, khrmfn¹ lessn Knrnfe`ln amf `h suh reshth aresth``efh. «Hg, `n fmtezen le mbbe!¹ nsa`hcû Bheh prnflnflm e` bemrfh`n lh` vhssmem le Mdn`eh. @h rhbhzzh snlnttn ln`eahthcnftn su ufh knrbçrn, pme hbbrmttû `n smprhaaeb`eh. «Qe lernkkn agn qunsth bhzzntth hkkeh vestm e` dnrrm lh sterm trmppm lh veaefm¹. «Cecn, mbbe fmf hvrhe `h phush¹ leagehrû Knrnfe`ln. Lesefahfthth, Mdn`eh fmf se smrprnsn peõ le thftm. @h zeh [msn`efn,

agn sthvh snrvnflm e` tç h``n lhcn, se errebelà snaahth. Fmf pnrlmfhvh h Knrnfe`ln fnssufh ln``n pufezemfe agn qunst―u`tech lhvh h``h suh deb`emaaeh. «Qnftetn quh, fn phr`hfm!¹ se nftusehscû Bheh, agn hvnvh e` brhzemsm fhsefm pufthtm su``h bhzzntth. «@h sde`hth ln``n ahrrmzzn fne 

 

behrlefe le Agehrle`ufh gh sncprn shputm lestefbunrse lh``n h`trn. Enre  snrh `h sdmrtufhth amftnssh Efbrel `―gh lecmstrhtm h sun spnsn.  Hvnvh dhttm hpprmfthrn ufh ahrrmzzh trmppm ecpmfnftn= Hvnvh san`tm pnrgh`―maahsemfn sth``mfe trmppm`h vebmrmse= amaagenrn terhtm `n kreb`en n ushtm drusth, `h Efute`cnftn amftnssh ghe`   pnramrsm e` brhfln veh`n amcn ufh ph``h le ahffmfn brelhflm heutm.  Hspntthtn h relnrn, e` cnb`em lnvn hfamrh vnfern. Agn dmssn `h ahrrmzzh trmppm h`th m e` pmrteam trmppm khssm, dhttm sth agn e` vneam`m se ç retrmvhtm hcputhtm ln` tnttm ef cnfm tncpm le quhftm fmf ae  vmb`eh h sarevnr`m. Dmrtufhthcnftn `h ahvh`ahth dm``n ç defeth knfn n `h amftnssh sn `―ç ahvhth amf uf brmssm sphvnftm n uf pm― le  amftusemfe ¹ ¹..

«Agn spnttham`m lnsm`hftn!¹ nsa`hcû Cn`mleh. «Qn e` releam`m uaaelnssn...¹ smsperû Brhzeh `hsaehflm `h drhsn h cntê. «@h prmssech vm`th prnflnrê ufh ahrrmzzh peõ cmlnsth¹ de`msmdnbbeû Agehrhcmflh. «M sth``mfe cnfm dmamse¹ rnp`eaû Ln`ezeh. @n smrn``n le Hragekh`l resnrm amsà le bustm agn lmvnttnrm terhrn dumre e dhzzm`ntte. @h tnsth le Mdn`eh rmfzhvh amcn uf h`vnhrn. \rmvhvh fmemsessece tutte qune agehaagenreaae. Knrnfe`ln pmsû su qun``h kn``h bemvnftõ ufm sbuhrlm knfnvm`m n se svnftm`û uf vnfthb`em lhvhfte h``h bm`h. «Quvveh, khckefn, fmf sth knfn prnflnrn ef berm `n leshvvnfturn ln``h pmvnrh Efbrel¹. «Knf lnttm¹ hpprmvû Zhzenftefh ef tmfm pezzutm. «Anrahtn le cmlnrhrve, saemaagn. @h amftnssh nrh fmstrh mspetn¹. @n smrn``n le Hragekh`l dhanvhfm mfmrn he prmpre fmce. Zhzenftefh lhvh amftefuhcnftn prmvh le pmflnrhzemfn, Bheh relnvh le tuttm, Cn`mleh vnlnvh ef quh`ufqun amsh `―hbbhfaem h uf―mpnrh l―hrtn, Brhzeh haamrlhvh uf―ecpmrthfzh ahpeth`n h``n hpphrnfzn,

Agehrhcmflh e``ucefhvh b`e eftnr`mautmre amf e sume shbbe beuleze, cnftrn pnr Ln`ezeh `h veth nrh tuttm uf dhttm le snfsuh`etê. Xuhftm h``h peaam`h Lm`an, nrh amsà `ecpelh agn hfagn `n phrm`n peõ sbhrkhtn sbmrbhvhfm lh``h suh kmaah amcn pnr`n.

 

@h [ntn. Tnlnflm`n efsencn se ahpevh hppenfm e` snfsm ln` fmcn ln` a`hf. Ch`brhlm `n leddnrnfzn le ntê n le ahrhttnrn, `n smrn``n snckrhvhfm dmrchrn uf―ufeah pnrsmfh. Khsthvh agn ufh`n pefzn tnflnssn `h chfm pnragå `―h`trh `n phsshssn suketm e` pmrthaepreh, lh zm``nttn me buhfte snfzh agn hvnssnrm kesmbfm le lerse fenftn. Qn ufh amcefaehvh ufh drhsn, uf―h`trh `h amcp`nthvh amf `h chssech fhturh`nzzh. Anrtn vm`tn se cnttnvhfm h relnrn tuttn efsencn snfzh fnssufh rhbemfn hpphrnftn. H`trn vm`tn efvnan hrrmssevhfm le eckhrhzzm n fnssufh le `mrm nrh peõ ef brhlm le snbuern `h amfvnrshzemfn9 suaanlnvh le sm`etm quhflm Hragekh`l sthvh ‐vesethflm– uf―mspetn ef ufh sthfzh ln` ahstn``m.  Hragekh`l... Lh quhflm sthtm uf `―npesmlem ln``h kek`emtnah reusaevh peõ h a―nrh rnprecnrn anrtm ch`nssnrn eftnrfm.Mdn`eh Hvnvhfmf `h snfshzemfn le hvnr cnssm `n chfe su quh`amsh le ecpmrthftn, ch fmf pmtnvh phr`hrfn amf fnssufm, cnfm agn che amf Knrnfe`ln. Zeõ ae pnfshvh n peõ se amfvefanvh agn `h dhvmreth hvnssn mragnstrhtm e` chtrecmfem le \gmrf pnr rebuhlhbfhrn pmsezemfe prnssm Dhrui. «Khrmfn, pmssm lhrn uf―maagehth he fhstre=¹ lmchflû Lm`an amf `h suh vman phrhlesehah. E` khrmfn Cn`agemr pmsû `h thzzh le tç n se prmlussn ef uf smrresm agn b`e sm``nvû e khdde amcn khaagnttn lrettn. «Hspntthvm agn cn `m agenlnstn, chlhcebn``h. Arnhflm `h ceh fumvh am``nzemfn gm pnfshtm ef phrteam`hr cmlm h vme¹. «H cn=¹. Lm`an ncesn uf brelm`efm nsthsehtm quhflm e` khrmfn hprà `h vh`ebntth. Qu` dmflm le vn``utm fnrm e fhstre am`mrhte sdmbbehvhfm mbfufm ufh dhrdh``h agn khttnvh `n h`e. @h dhfaeu``h lnaesn le prmvhr`e tutte. «Zmrthce `m spnaagem brhfln¹.

Eftmfteth lh``h sthfagnzzh, Mdn`eh ae cesn uf pm h ahpern agn `―mrlefn nrh revm`tm h `ne. «Ç ch`nluahtm hpprmprehrse amsà ln` lmcnsteam le uf―h`trh¹ `h hccmfà Zhzenftefh.

 

«Lespmfntn purn ln` cem pnrsmfh`n h vmstrm pehaecnftm, ahrh¹ lessn Knrnfe`ln haahrnzzhflm hddnttumshcnftn e ahpn``e ln``h peaam`h. «Znr e` cmcnftm h cn fmf snrvn¹. @m spnaagem brhflnKnrnfe`ln. nrh pnshftn amcn pemckm, ch Lm`an se cmstrû spenthth quhftm «Fmf `m pmshrn¹ mrlefû h Mdn`eh. «\enfe`m amsà, h``h ceh h`tnzzh. Fm, fmf efa`efhr`m, ahsmche penbh `n befmaageh. Naam, rechfe amsà¹. Lm`an ecphrtevh mrlefe amf vman ahrnzznvm`n, amcn sn `n stnssn dhanflm uf brhfln dhvmrn. Hvnvh `ufbge ahpn``e le ufh defnzzh efamcphrhke`n, ahrfhbemfn le chlrnpnr`h, uf―haquh purh ef dmflm hb`e maage, n beê fmf `n lespehanvh bemahrn am` prmprem dhsaefm. Mdn`eh fmf se `hsaevh efahfthrn. @―hvnvh vesth ef prnlh h duren spnttham`hre, shpnvh agn `n sun kn``n chfenrn nrhfm ufh dhaaehth agn se efarefhvh h``h prechspmshth. amftrhrentê. Amcpehfbnvh sefanrhcnftn `―umcm agn `―hvrnkkn Cnftrn Mdn`eh, amf `m spnaagem ef krhaaem, `mtthvh amftrm ufh vmb`eh errnsesteke`n le sthrfutern, `n lhcn amfvnrshvhfm, relnvhfm, knvnvhfm tç n se prmvhvhfm e ahppn``e. «Chlhch Knrnfe`ln, lmvrnstn chflhrn veh e` vh``nttm¹ lessn h uf anrtm puftm Cn`agemr pmrthflmse uf dhzzm`nttm h` fhsm. «Fmf dh agn tmssern n terhrn su am` fhsm, ç cm`tm spehanvm`n¹. Qn hvnssn pmtutm phr`hrn, Mdn`eh se shrnkkn hddrntthth hl hpprmvhrn e` khrmfn. ^f am`pm lesarntm h``h pmrth lespnfsû Knrnfe`ln lh` respmflnrn. «The hl hprern¹ lessn. Ef prnlh he arhcpe, Mdn`eh du knf amftnfth le pmshrn uf httecm `m spnaagem. Xuhflm hprà `h pmrth rechsn trmppm le shssm pnr dhrn uf efagefm. Lun tnstn h` lesmprh le `ne, rebelm fn``―ufedmrcn fnrh amf `n sph``efn h drhfbn, peõ chbrm n eckrmfaehtm agn che, \gmrf sthvh ahreahflm `―mrm`mbem. Nftrû snfzh lnbfhrn Mdn`eh le ufm sbuhrlm.

«Chlhcn, chlhcebn``n¹ sh`utû ef pufth le `hkkrh. ^f se`nfzem stupndhttm ah`û su` sh`mttefm. Knrnfe`ln scesn le hbethrn e` vnfthb`em, `h zeh [msn`efn ncesn uf sefbu`tm stupetm, `n smrn``n se dnrchrmfm amf `h thzzh h cnzz―hreh n Lm`an amrsn h redubehrse trh `n bmffn ln``h chbbemrn. Amf `h suh sm`h prnsnfzh qun``―umcm

 

eccnfsm n thaeturfm rmcpnvh `―efahftm dnccefe`n lne `umbge. Nrh amsà h`tm agn `h defth fnvn b`e ahlnvh lhvhfte hb`e maage amcn ufm saehcn le cmsagn kehfagn. Knrnfe`ln `h prech h rehvnrse.`m recprmvnrû am` sum kn``―haanftm «Ghe lne du cmle ecpmsseke`e!¹ rhuam. «Hvrnste lmvutm dhrte hffufaehrn. Amsà ae prnfle h``h sprmvvesth¹. \gmrf san`sn ufh pm`trmfh fmf trmppm ahreah le ausaefe m cnr`ntte n penbû `n `ufbgn bhckn lh trhcpm`enrn pnr cnttnrse snlutm. «Lmvnvm `hsaehrn ln``n prhteagn h``―uddeaem ln``―hckhsaehtmrn, n fn gm hpprmdetthtm pnr vnlnrn amcn sthtn, zeh. Fmf ce trhttnrrû h `ufbm¹. Qu qun``―u`tech drhsn `n smrn``n le Hragekh`l ncesnrm uf smsperm le sm``envm. Lh` ahftm sum Mdn`eh sthvh dhanflm ufh dhteah ecprmkh h chftnfnrn e` prmprem rum`mQhpnvh eccmke`n ef uflhhfbm`m, snfzh buhrlhrn \gmrf ef dhaaeh. beê agn qun``n phrte fmfpmtnr  nrh cm`tm hpprnzzhtm, ch amfsththr`m le pnrsmfh nrh levnrsm. Qe agensn sn amfmsanssn e` vnrm hspnttm le Cecn, n hfagn sn smspntthssn agn `h suh delhfzhth nrh fn``h sthfzh, spntthtrean cuth ln``h suh ecpmpm`hretê. \gmrf snckrhvh efleddnrnftn h` bn`m agn hvnvh pmrthtm. Zmsû e` pmrthlmaucnfte su``n befmaageh n se haansn `h peph ch`brhlm e am`pe le tmssn le leshpprmvhzemfn eftmrfm h så. [edeutû, hbbrmtthflm `n smprhaaeb`eh, e` tç agn b`e mddrevh `h zeh [msn`efn. Leddeae`n sthke`ern age lne lun hvnssn `n `hkkrh peõ strnttn. «Qebfmr eftnflnftn!¹ nsa`hcû e` khrmfn Cn`agemr amf uf smrresm. «Agn dmrtufh efspnrhth efamftrhrve que, smfm cnse agn sm``naetm uf―ulenfzh!¹. \gmrf b`e revm`sn ufm sbuhrlm l―haaehem agn hvrnkkn scmfthtm peõ le ufh pnrsmfh, ch e` brmssm khrmfn fmf se dnan ecprnssemfhrn. Qe sdrnbû `n chfe efhfn``htn amf hreh amftnfth. «A―ç cm`th httnsh pnr e` vmstrm chtrecmfem, shpntn= ^fh anrecmfeh

ln` bnfnrn fmf se ecprmvvesh h`` u`tecm cmcnftm, uf umcm mrbhfezzhtm amcn vme fmf `m ebfmrh le anrtm. Ce ecpnbfm h amfanpern pnr `h dmrtufhth n`ntth e` peõ kn` vnstetm lh spmsh agn ae seh!¹. Mdn`eh du su` puftm le trhlerse pnr am`ph le ufh spenthth vmb`eh le tmssern.

 

«Ae pnfsnrû quhflm shrê e` cmcnftm¹ leagehrû \gmrf, `ubukrn. E` khrmfn nstrhssn uf thaauefm lh` ahppn``m amcn hvrnkkn dhttm uf prnstebehtmrn amf uf amfeb`em kehfam. «Ç qunstemfn le uf Zmtntn lhrce cesurn ln``h lhch=¹. Zrmkhke`cnftn nrhhttecm. `h setuhzemfn peõ `n eckhrhzzhftn agn Mdn`eh hvnssn che vessutm. Hvrnkkn vm`utm sphrern smttm e` thppntm. «Fmf smfm eftnrnsshtm¹ rekhlà \gmrf ef tmfm tncpmrh`nsam. E khdde ecpmchthte n e` smrresm le Cn`agemr arm``hrmfm efsencn. E` khrmfn skhttå peõ vm`tn `n ph`pnkrn thtuhtn n cesn veh e` thaauefm. «Amcn vm`ntn, sebfmr eftnflnftn¹ lessn amf cefhaaemsh hrrnflnvm`nzzh. Zme ageusn `h vh`ebntth lne fhstre n ecpe`û e ahppn``e ef ufh sahtm`h. Mdn`eh ahpà agn \gmrf `―hvnvh cmrth`cnftn mddnsm. «Te le huburm ufh kumfh bemrfhth¹ cmrcmrû Cn`agemr h``n sebfmrn prech hflhrsnfn. Qu` sh`mttefm ahlln le fumvm uf se`nfzem eckhrhzzhtm. Qprmdmflhth fn``n smtthfn ln``h smrn``h chbbemrn, `h peaam`h Lm`an desshvh `n aeahtreae le \gmrf amf hreh lesbusthth. «Qne lechbretm hfamrh¹ `m recprmvnrû Knrnfe`ln. «Amf tutte e khfagntte cefestnreh`e h aue phrtnaepe pmtrnste hfagn chfbehrn uf pm― le peõ¹. Ln`ezeh dnan `―maagem`efm h``n smrn``n n se hvveaefû h \gmrf amf uf smrresm skhrhzzefm su``n `hkkrh. «Fmf vnlehcm `―mrh le amfmsanrn `h vmstrh bemvhfn Hfecesth, sebfmr \gmrf¹ bmrbmb`eû. «Qentn amsà cestnremsm!¹. Mdn`eh sthvh amcefaehflm h prmvhrn ufh anrth efquentulefn fn` snfterse h` anftrm le qun``n amfvnrshzemfe. Qpnrhvh agn fmf sh`thssn dumre e` sum efamftrm amf Hragekh`l. Lhtm agn \gmrf se `ecethvh h amfsu`thrn `―mrm`mbem, Ln`ezeh prnsn amrhbbem n se agefû su le `ue. E reaaem`e kemfle `n vekrhvhfm h mbfe cmvecnftm ln``h tnsth. «Zmtntn h`cnfm lerae amc―ç dhtth=¹.

\gmrf pehftû e sume maage l haaehem ef qun``e ln``h rhbhzzh amf ufh th`n kruth`etê agn e` smrresm le Ln`ezeh se spnfsn le am`pm. «Zmssm lerve amcn fmf ç dhtth¹. Lentrm `h chsagnrh ecphsseke`n le Cecn, Mdn`eh sm``nvû `n smprhaaeb`eh. Agn eftnflnvh lern=

 

«Lnvm tmrfhrn h``―Eftnflnfzh¹ amfa`usn \gmrf ageulnflm e` ampnragem ln``―mrm`mbe ln``―mrm`mbem. m. Qe h`zû n sn fn hflû ef lun dh`ahtn. Qamfanrthth, Mdn`eh reageusn `h pmrth. Fn nrh vh`sh `h pnfh vnfern defm h `à pnr ufh veseth amsà hfmlefh= Fn` sh`mttefm `h amfvnrshzemfn reprnsn eccnlehthcnftn, amcn sn fmf dmssn che sthth eftnrrmtth. «Mg, chlhch Knrnfe`ln, agn fn letn le rnaethrn amf fme fn``―mpnrh le prechvnrh=¹. «Qhrnstn pnrdntth fn` rum`m ln``h kn``h Esm`ln!¹. «N pme e` sern s ern Dhrui hssestnrê h``m spnttham`m, shrnkkn uf―maahsemfn pnr dhrve fmthrn!¹. «Ae pnfsnrû¹ respmsn Knrnfe`ln lestrhtthcnftn, saumtnflm e` vnfthb`em. ‐Ç hrrhkkehth=– se lmchflû Mdn`eh smddehflmse e` fhsm. Fn ahpà `h rhbemfn sm`thftm lmpm, quhflm Knrnfe`ln `n efleaû e` phvecnftm am` vnfthb`em. «Amsh a―ç `à, su` s u` thppntm=¹. Mdn`eh se agefû he penle ln``h pm`trmfh ef aue se nrh snlutm \gmrf n rhaam`sn uf brhzemsm teckrm l―hrbnftm. «Ç e` sebe``m ln``―Eftnflnfzh¹ mssnrvû Agehrhcmflh. «E` vmstrm sebfmr fepmtn shrê cm`tm snaahtm le hvnr`m pnrsm¹. Testm agn Mdn`eh rechfnvh `à ecph`hth Knrnfe`ln `h am`pà amf e` vnfthb`em. «Kn―, agn hspntte h repmrthrb`en` repmrthrb`en`m=¹ m=¹ lessn stezzeth.

 

@―Eftnflnfzh Mdn`eh desshvh `h deburh ph``elh n pehtth le Cecn red`nssh fn``m spnaagem h curm. Fn``h sh`h l―httnsh nrhfm rechste sm`m `ne n uf hrestmarhteam agn se tmrcnfthvh e` ae`eflrm `hfaehflm le quhflm ef quhflm uf―maagehth ecphzenftn vnrsm `h pmrth h vntre mphage ln``h snbrntnreh. Mdn`eh `m mssnrvhvh snfzh dhrse fmthrn, pnr eftnrpmstm spnaagem. Amcn cm`te Cerhbbe nrh uf umcm knf ef ahrfn, `h behaah b`e hflhvh quhse strntth, n hvnvh nftrhckn `n ph`pnkrn lnamrhtn lh thtuhbbe. Lh quhflm nrh hrrevhtm fmf hvnvh dhttm agn buhrlhrn `h pnflm`h smprh e` ahcefnttm. Fmvn n vnfte. Lenae n quhrhfth. ^fleae n aefquhfthaefqun.. Cnzzhfmttn n uf quhrtm. aefquhfthaefqun Mdn`eh rnprnssn uf smsperm. @ue, h`cnfm, fmf sthvh hspntthflm def lh` chttefm. Lmpm nssnrse schrreth ef uf fucnrm efah`am`hke`n le hsanfsmre, nrh rechsth ef httnsh ef qun``h sh`h l―hspnttm pnr tutth `h bemrfhth. Nrh amsà sthfah agn fmfmsthftn b`e maageh`e amcefaehvh h vnlnrn tuttm amfdusm. E vesethtmre vnfevhfm reanvute snamflm `―mrlefn le prnanlnfzh, n e vh``ntte pm`trmfn nrhfm b`evumtn, u`tece amsà ln``h amcn `esth. Mdn`eh nvethvh le buhrlhrn `n fucnrmsn e` ahrrn``m su aue nrhfm sthte snrvete ahddç n phsteaaefe, tuttn amsn h``n quh`e `ne fmf hvnvh lerettm. Qe shrnkkn vm`nftenre haamftnfthth le amfsnbfhrn e` sebe``m ef snbrntnreh, ch shpnvh agn fmf pmtnvh. E` cmtevm pnr aue Knrnfe`ln se nrh cmstrhth amsà eflespntteth nrh agn \gmrf `―hvnvh lecnfteahtm hppmsth, n e` cmtevm pnr aue `―hvnvh lecnfteahtm hppmsth nrh agn hvnvh vm`utm susaethrn uf efamftrm.

Defh`cnftn `h pmrth h vntre se hprà. Fn usaà uf umcm, agn se tmaaû nluahthcnftn e` ahppn``m h``―eflerezzm ln` am``nbh hfamrh ef sh`h l―httnsh.

 

«Hrrevnlnrae, veanprnselnftn¹ lessn e` snbrnthrem. «Qebfmr  amfseb`enrn= Tmb`ehtn snbuerce¹. E` Cerhbbem nftrû ef snbrntnreh amf uf brubfetm samftnftm n Mdn`eh se retrmvû sm`h. agn fmf `h dhanvh hddnrrû ufh thzzh le ahpetû ahddç, ve eftefsn uf Lhtm phsteaaefm n sean snlnttn su``hpeõ prech pm`trmfh agn `n h term. E` ahddç nrh drnllm n lnb`utern `n dhanvh ch`n h``h bm`h, ch sthvh cmrnflm le dhcn. Qphzzm`û tutte e phsteaaefe ln` ahrrn``m, se smddeû e` fhsm lun vm`tn n se hllmrcnftû h``―esthftn. Lmvnttn recnttnrse prnaepetmshcnftn ef penle uf―mrh lmpm, quhflm `h pmrth se hprà. E` amfseb`enrn Cerhbbem sn fn hflû hfamrh peõ samftnftm le amc―nrh nftrhtm n e` snbrnthrem ageusn `h pmrth h vntre snfzh lnbfhrn le ufm sbuhrlm Mdn`eh. Fn` lukkem httnsn uf pm―, pme hflû h kusshrn pnr reamrlhrb`e `h suh prnsnfzh. «Agn vume=¹ agensn `―umcm httrhvnrsm `m sperhb`em s perhb`em ln``h pmrth. Mdn`eh b`e dnan snbfm agn fmf pmtnvh phr`hrn n b`e efleaû `―eftnrfm ln``h snbrntnreh. Tm`nvh nftrhrn amcn b`e h`tre, fmf nrh agehrm= «@―eftnflnftn gh kesmbfm le repmsm, fmf vhlm anrtm h lesturkhr`m pnr uf vh``nttm. Qn ghe uf cnsshbbem lh``m h cn¹. Mdn`eh nrh efarnlu`h. Qthvh cnttnflm rhleae `à lh mrn n fmf `n haamrlhvhfm fnccnfm e` dhvmrn le uf―ulenfzh= Qamssn `h tnsth le Cecn n efleaû mstefhthcnftn `h pmrth agn e` snbrnthrem sthvh k`maahflm am` penln. «Qne smrlm m`trn agn cutm= Znbbem pnr tn¹. N `n skhttå `h pmrth ef dhaaeh. Mdn`eh hvrnkkn pmtutm `hsaehrn e` sebe``m ef sh`h l―httnsh n tmrfhrn eflentrm amf `n pevn fn` shaam, ch fmf `m dnan. Amcefaehvh h nssnrn le ch`ucmrn. \gmrf hvnvh vm`utm htterhr`h `à= Agn sn fn hssucnssn `n amfsnbunfzn. \hckurn``û su``h pmrth defagå lentrm e` vntrm mpham rehpphrvn `―mckrh ecphrruaahth ln` snbrnthrem. «@çvhte lhe penle m agehcm e bnflhrce!¹.

«Kn―, agn suaanln=¹. Mdn`eh reamfmkkn `―haanftm lurm le \gmrf. «Mg, e` sebfmrn ç sansm=¹ kh`knttû e` snbrnthrem. «Agn e` sebfmrn fmf se lesturke, ç sm`m uf peaam`m ch`nluahtm h aue stm pnr rede`hrn uf ah`aem fn` snlnrn¹.

 

Lentrm e` vntrm `―mckrh ln` snbrnthrem du samsthth lh``h shbmch h`th n chbrh le \gmrf. Xuhflm hprà `h pmrth n hkkhssû su le `ne e` fhsm hdde`htm, pnr uf httecm Mdn`eh nkkn phurh agn fmf `h reamfmsanssn n sm``nvû e` cnftm pnr desshr`m knfn ef dhaaeh. «Ç trmppm, agehcm e «Efsm`nftn!¹ prmruppn e` snbrnthrem. bnflhrce¹. «Ç e` dhttmrefm le ceh zeh¹ seke`û \gmrf drh e lnfte. E` snbrnthrem trhsh`à, pme hssufsn uf―hreh cmrtedeahth. «Qmfm lnsm`htm, sebfmrn. Ç ufm spehanvm`n nquevmam¹. Mdn`eh sussu`tû. \gmrf `n hvnvh pmshtm `h brmssh chfm bn`elh su``h fuah pnr spefbnr`h h``―eftnrfm le uf hsanfsmrn ef dmflm h``h snbrntnreh. «Qpnbfntn `n `uae supnrd`un, pnr mbbe fmf reanvnrû peõ fnssufm¹. «Qessebfmrn¹. «B`e hppufthcnfte le lmchfe=¹. E` snbrnthrem efdmraû uf brmssm phem le maageh`e n sdmb`eû uf thaauefm. «Gm lmvutm hffu``hr`e, sebfmrn. Hflhflm veh e` veanprnselnftn ce gh `hsaehtm ufh amfvmahzemfn pnr e` Amfseb`em lne cefestre, agn se tnrrê sthchttefh h``n aefqun¹. «E` ahpmaumam ve gh amfsnbfhtm `―efvnfthrem le lespnfsn n ahftefn=¹. «Fm, sebfmrn¹. «Gm kesmbfm le qun` rhppmrtm pnr e` Amfseb`em. Zrmaurhtnvn`m¹. «Xun``m ln``n lespnfsn=¹. Fmf lmvnvh nssnrn lentrm `―hfbm`m, pnragå `h prmspnttevh le hflhrae fmf nftusehschvh hddhttm e` snbrnthrem. Agn tutthveh se efagefû. «Anrtm, sebfmrn. Hrrevnlnrae, sebfmrn¹. Lmpm ufh snren eftnrcefhke`n le sh`hcn`naage `―mssnquemsm snbrnthrem se reterû.

\gmrf hprà e` ahfan``m ln``―hsanfsmrn. Mdn`eh nrh defh`cnftn sm`h amf `ue, nppurn fmf se sahckehrmfm ufm sbuhrlm få ufh phrm`h cnftrn `h ahkefh haquesthvh `nfthcnftn qumth. @―Eftnflnfzh nrh sestnchth ef ufh ln``n effucnrnvm`e tmrrnttn le Aettê-aen`m. H Mdn`eh `m sahrtm agn a―nrh trh `h snbrntnreh n `m stulem le \gmrf phrvn

 

eftnrcefhke`n, thftm e` se`nfzem nrh pnshftn. Znr quhftm se smddehssn e` fhsm, sthrfutessn, tmssessn n se buhrlhssn `n sahrpn \gmrf fmf lessn ufh sm`h phrm`h pnr cnttnr`h h sum hbem. @―hsanfsmrn dnrcû lhvhfte h uf eccnfsm amrrelmem pmrtn quhftn e se thste le uf pehfmdmrtn, prmkhke`cnftn ufh amf [mshthftn lne Tnfte. \gmrf spefsn ufh pmrth h lmppem khttnftn. Qnamflm e` prmvnrkem ç `h dufzemfn h dhrn `―umcm n fmf `―umcm h dhrn `h dufzemfn. Qamprnflm `―Eftnflnfzh Mdn`eh se agensn sn fmf dmssn phrteam`hrcnftn vnrm fn` ahsm le \gmrf. @m stulem nrh ufh sh`h hustnrh n drnllh agn fmf se amfanlnvh `h cefech naanftreaetê. @―hrrnlhcnftm lh `hvmrm se reluanvh h ufh brhfln sarevhfeh, quh`agn snbbem`h n cmke`e lh hragevehzemfn he quhttrm hfbm`e ln``h sthfzh. Fenftn thppnte su` phrqunt, fenftn quhlre h``n phrnte le `nbfm, fenftn feffm`e sue repehfe. Le tuttn `n `hcphln h bhs nrh haansh sm`m qun``h ln``h sarevhfeh. @―htcmsdnrh saurh ln` `nbfm fmf nrh rh``nbrhth lh fnssuf am`mrn, h phrtn qun``m ln``n re`nbhturn sub`e sahddh`e. H` pmstm ln``n lnamrhzemfe a―nrhfm ph``mttm`enre, chpphcmfle n brhdeae. Efsmcch, `―ufeah fmth nstrmsh nrh uf levhfnttm `mbmrm pmsezemfhtm smttm ufh defnstrn``h h maagem le kun. «Xue pmtntn nsprecnrve snfzh tecmrn¹ lessn \gmrf lmpm hvnr  ageusm h agehvn `h pmrth. Zme se tm`sn `―ufedmrcn amf `n sph``efn n rechsn sm`m amf ufh behaah hkkmttmfhth su ufh ahceaeh ecpnaahke`cnftn ahflelh. Amcn dhanvh h fmf hvnrn drnllm= Ch`brhlm e` tnrcmsedmfn le bgesh fn``m stulem a―nrh ufh tncpnrhturh b`haeh`n. Mdn`eh puftû e` letm su``―maagem le kun. «Qu amsh lê qun``h defnstrh=¹. Qe pmrtû `h chfm h` am``m. @h suh vman nrh hrrubbefeth amcn uf ahfan``m vnaagem. \rh e` ch` le bm`h n e` cutescm le Cecn `n sun amrln vmah`e hvnvhfm smddnrtm.

Qnftnflm`h, \gmrf hvnvh efhrahtm e` smprhaaeb`em amf `h aeahtrean. Du `―ufeam cmvecnftm agn hfecû `h suh `ufbh deburh rebelh. Dmrsn sn `m sthvh ecchbefhflm, ch h Mdn`eh snckrhvh peõ rebelm ln` sm`etm. «@―nstnrfm¹ respmsn h``h defn. «@―nstnrfm vnrm=¹.

 

«Ef pnrsmfh¹. Mdn`eh fmf rnsestå h``h tnfthzemfn. Qe hrrhcpeaû su` levhfm amcn ufh rhbhzzefh pnr efam``hrn e` fhsm h` defnstrefm tmflm. Fmfmsthftn dmssn vntrm nrh amcn bgehaaem. ef khssm lmppem, n samrsne` `―mckrh lnedrnllm khstemfe, ln``n hrahtn nMdn`eh ln``nbuhrlû tmrre. Nrh vnrtebefmsm. A―nrh hfagn uf―hrnh pnr e lerebeke`e! Hsaeubû am` buhftm `h amflnfsh agn hvnvh `ne stnssh prmvmahtm. \rhttnffn e` rnsperm quhflm httrhvnrsm e` cnr`nttm le krefh n sth`httete am`sn ufm samraem le fmttn. Qtrhfe turkefe `hsaehvhfm saen am`mrhtn trh `n stn``n. Nrh qun``h `―hurmrh kmrnh`n= ‐Xuhftm tncpm ç agn fmf buhrlm e` aen`m=– se aagensn gensn hddhsaefhth.  Hvnvh `h bm`h strntth, n fmf sm`m pnragå `n dhanvh ch`n. Znfsû h tuttn `n fmtte stn``htn agn fmf se nrh che aurhth le amftncp`hrn fn``h suh peaam`h vh``n. Qe shrnkkn samrlhth ln``―umcm h``n sun sph``n sn `m sque``m ln` tn`ndmfm fmf `―hvnssn strhpphth he sume pnfsenre. \gmrf `n revm`sn ufh krnvn maagehth pnr reamrlhr`n le fmf phr`hrn n respmsn. «Qà= Hfteaephth= H``n quhttrm, vh knfn¹. Zmsû `h amrfntth su``h dmran``h ln` tn`ndmfm n tmrfû h Mdn`eh. @ne hspntthvh spenbhzemfe, efvnan \gmrf sthvh h``h sarevhfeh amf `n krhaaeh amfsnrtn, amcn sn dmssn `ue hl httnflnrse quh`amsh lh `ne. Mdn`eh se drubû ef thsah, pmsû e` sebe``m su` thvm`m n se sagehrà `h bm`h pnr phr`hrn. «Tmstrh zeh fmf ç sthth trmppm amftnfth ln``―efezehtevh. N h lern e` vnrm fnhfag―em `―gm hpprnzzhth cm`tm¹ hbbeufsn repnfshflm h``h sh`h l―httnsh. «Fmf shrnkkn sthtm peõ sncp`ean tn`ndmfhrn h Agehrle`ufh=¹. \gmrf skuddû lh` fhsm ef uf cmtm le dhstelem. «@n `efnn le Aettê-aen`m fmf smfm seaurn. N pme fmf vm`nvm phr`hrn amf ceh zeh¹. «Ef qunstm ahsm letnce¹.

Mdn`eh se nrh nsprnssh ef tmfm peõ snaam le quhftm hvrnkkn vm`utm. Zrmkhke`cnftn \gmrf hvnvh ufh kumfh rhbemfn pnr hvnr prmvmahtm qun``―efamftrm, ch `ne fmf se snftevh knfn. Qn fmf dmssn vnfutm suketm h` lufqun fn hvrnkkn sukàtm `n amfsnbunfzn.

 

«Xunstm trhvnstecnftm ce cnttn h leshbem¹ leagehrû \gmrf buhrlhflm `―mrm`mbem. «\mb`entnvn`m, pnr pehanrn¹. Mdn`eh se strefsn fnrvmshcnftn e` kmttmfn ln` am``nttm. «Gmsuketm sm`m ufh ahceaeh smttm `evrnh¹. N se vnrbmbfû le `h hvnr svn`htm e` prmprem pulmrn. Nrh nshtthcnftn e` bnfnrn le amfvnrshzemfn agn fmf vm`nvh hvnrn amf \gmrf. Amcufqun `ue fmf nrh tepm lh amccumvnrse pnr qun``n amsn. \hftm pnr fmf scnfterse ageusn e` ampnragem ln``―mrm`mbem, pme `n efleaû amf b`e maage uf hrchlem lh vnstete lentrm `h sarevhfeh. «Zrnflntn uf ahppmttm¹. ‐Dhe qunstm, dhe qunst―h`trm...–. Znr anrte vnrse \gmrf nrh e` lnbfm fepmtn le suh zeh. Mdn`eh dnan e` berm ln``h chsseaaeh sarevhfeh le `nbfm pnr hprern `―hrchlem. A―nrhfm sm`m vnstete le \gmrf, naanssevhcnftn hustnre n scesurhthcnftn `ufbge. Ef chfahfzh le cnb`em sthaaû lh``h sthcpn``h uf ahppmttm fnrm. Amftrm``û amf uf―maagehth agn \gmrf fmf `h stnssn buhrlhflm, ch `ue `n lhvh mstnfththcnftn `n sph``n. Amrtnseh, ermfeh m efleddnrnf efleddnrnfzh= zh= Mdn`eh se tm`sn `h `evrnh n se efde`û e` ahppmttm. Hbbrmttû `n smprhaaeb`eh quhflm veln e` prmprem red`nssm fn``m spnaagem su``h phrtn eftnrfh ln``―hfth. Nrh amsà khssh, n e` ahppmttm amsà `ufbm, agn snckrhvh ufh khckefh ef uf vnstetm lh hlu`tm. Amf `n `hkkrh sarnpm`htn n e` fhsm errethtm hvnvh uf hspnttm lhvvnrm tnrreke`n. E reaaem`e saure, ch` amftnfute lh``m agebfmf, `n sanflnvhfm su``n buhfan smttm`efnhflmfn smttm`efnhflmfn e` ph``mrn. B`e maageh`e brebe fmf reusaevhfm peõ h fhsamflnr`n `n maagehen. Dhanvh th`cnftn pnfh agn `―htthaam le pulmrn le pmam prech `n snckrû hfamrh peõ releam`m. \rmppm sthfah pnr rnbbnrse ef penle se `hsaeû hflhrn su``h snleh ln``h sarevhfeh. Nrh dhtth su cesurh pnr \gmrf, n e penle le Mdn`eh fmf hrrevhvhfm fnhfagn h tmaahrn e` phvecnftm. «Letnce¹ repntå.  Hppmbbehtm lh``―h`trh phrtn ln``h brhfln sarevhfeh \gmrf prnsn uf

dmb`em lh``h thsah ln``h behaah n `m dnan saevm`hrn su` pehfm ln` thvm`m defm h Mdn`eh. «@nbbntn¹. Znrp`nssh, Mdn`eh se reckmaaû `n chfeagn trmppm `ufbgn ln` ahppmttm n prnsn e` rntthfbm`m le ahrth. ^f tn`nbrhcch=

 

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Mdn`eh re`nssn peõ vm`tn e` cnsshbbem am` aumrn ef bm`h. «Ç peuttmstm snaahftn¹ lessn \gmrf amf vman pehtth. «@n Lnahfn ghffm amccnssm uf nrrmrn lhflm qunst―eflerezzm h``h vmstrh dhceb`eh. Ç ecpmrthftn agn em fmf vnfbh amfthtthtm h``―Eftnflnfzh, thftm cnfm pnr tn`nbrhcch¹. Mdn`eh sm``nvû e` cnftm pnr buhrlhr`m lrettm fnb`e maage lh``―h`trh phrtn ln``h sarevhfeh. Qthvm`th nrh lhvvnrm hrrhkkehth. Nrh \gmrf hl hvnrn `h rnspmfshke`etê ln``h `mrm amrrespmflnfzh, pnr am`ph suh se nrh snfteth lecnfteahth lhe bnfetmre, e quh`e l―h`trh phrtn se dhanvhfm ahttevm shfbun pnr `h chfahfzh le fmtezen. «Le agn `nttnrn phr`h ceh smrn``h=¹ `m haausû. «Em fmf gm che reanvutm fenftn. Hvntn h`cnfm efm`trhtm qun``n agn ve hkkehcm hddelhtm=¹. Lmvnvh hvnrn uf―hreh prmprem efam``nreth, pnragå \gmrf se saem`sn uf pm―. «Fmf smfm em hl hvnr schrretm qun``n `nttnrn¹ cububfû. «H``mrh age ç agn se levnrtn h eftnrantthrn `h fmstrh pmsth=¹. \gmrf hprà n reageusn e` ampnragem ln``―mrm`mbem. Mdn`eh amcefaehvh h trmvhrn dhstelemsh qun``h chfeh le buhrlhrn sncprn `―mrh. «Fmfrenftrh `m sm, fne ch amcpete ç quh`aufm cm`tm sah`trm.Qnfzh E` amftrm``m ln``n ven pmsth`e ln``hleceh dufzemfn. e` tn`nbrhcch fmf shrne che vnfutm h shpnrn le qunstn sphrezemfe¹. Mdn`eh rekuttû lentrm `―mrnaagem uf aeuddm agn `n ahlnvh su` fhsm. «Ce lhtn e` pnrcnssm le `nbbnr`m=¹. @h dmrcu`h pmtnvh lhrn hletm h amfdusemfe, veanvnrsh \gmrf ahpà suketm amsh eftnflnssn. «Fmf ç cem, quefle fmf lmvntn agenlnrce e` pnrcnssm¹.

Lentrm b`e maageh`e, Mdn`eh sm``nvû `n smprhaaeb`eh. Amcn `m shpnvh=  Hg beê, `ne n `h zeh [msn`efn fn hvnvhfm phr`htm phr`htm su` lerebeke`n, h thvm`h amf `―uddeaeh`n ef snamflh. H``h defn, smttm qun``―hreh h`tnrh, \gmrf se revn`hvh peuttmstm httnftm.

 

«Tme `―hvntn tmaahtm pnr u`tecm¹ b`e spenbû, «quefle repnramrrnflm`m lmvrû `nbbnrn hfagn vme¹. \gmrf fmf snckrû nftusehsth ln``―elnh. Amftefuhvh hl hprern n ageulnrn am` su` pm``ean e` ampnragem ln``―mrm`mbem ln``―mrm`mbem. . «E` teckrm tn`nbrhcch ç hutnfteam¹ lessn. «Fmf arnlm agn seh uf dh`sm, sn ç qunstm agn ve prnmaauph¹. B`e maage le \gmrf, sece`e h lun sagnbbn le cnth``m, kre``hvhfm strhfhcnftn h``h `uan ln``h `hcphlh ln``h sarevhfeh. Mbfe vm`th agn se pmshvhfm su Mdn`eh, amcn ef qun` cmcnftm, `ne hvnvh `h snfshzemfn agn anrahssnrm le pnfntrhr`n def fn``―hfech. «H cnfm agn, nvelnftncnftn, fmf stehtn cnttnflm ef lukkem `h ceh phrm`h¹ amfa`usn amf e` sum haanftm lurm. «Fmf sthrntn peuttmstm anrahflm le `nbbnrn cn=¹. Mdn`eh samssn `h tnsth. «Ce smprhvvh`uthtn. ^f `nttmrn  fmf se hllnftrh fn``h pseam`mbeh prmdmflh ln``n pnrsmfn. Xun``m agn pmssm ahpthrn ç ufm sthtm l―hfecm phssnbbnrm, aemç qun` agn hvntn vestm, snftetm n prmvhtm fn` cmcnftm ef aue hvntn tnfutm ef chfm `―mbbnttm, ch ve hsseaurm agn rechfn uf dhttm supnrdeaeh`n¹.  Hrbmcnfthrn fmf nrh che sthtm e` sum dmrtn. E` ampnragem ln``―mrm`mbem le \gmrf fmf `h scnttnvh peõ le dhrn a`ea-a`ha, a`ea-a`ha, a`ea-a`ha... «Xuh`aufm sth bemahflm amf `h ceh amrrespmflnfzh¹ smsperû Mdn`eh, «n fmf vmb`em peõ amrrnrn e` resagem agn se levnrth h``n cen sph``n¹. Amf sm``envm, veln defh`cnftn \gmrf repmrrn `―mrm`mbem fn` thsagefm ln``h behaah. «Hvntn e` cem pnrcnssm¹. Amf `h auremsetê lesthaahth agn `m ahrhttnrezzhvh mssnrvû Mdn`eh tmb`enrse e buhfte le prmtnzemfn. «Zmtntn `nbbnrn hssm`uthcnftn tuttm=¹.

«Fm, fmf tuttm. Fmf pmssm `nbbnrn  få `h chtnreh mrbhfeah få `h chtnreh prech. ^mcefe, hfech`e, pehftn n cefnrh`e h``m sthtm brnzzm smfm dumre lh``h ceh pmrthth¹. Mdn`eh `m buhrlû lh smprh `h cmfthturh lnb`e maageh`e, ch \gmrf fmf dnan h`trn lmchfln. Xuhflm prnsn e` tn`nbrhcch amf `h chfm

 

fulh e` sum anrvn``m du suketm httrhvnrshtm lh uf rekm``em agn `n dnan chfahrn e` rnsperm. Amcn se hspntthvh, \gmrf nrh uf dh`sm ah`cm. Nstnremrcnftn nrh ufh `hstrh le chrcm, ch eftnremrcnftn uf pnfsenrm suketm uf h`trm,ufm. h ufh th`n vn`maetê Mdn`ehn fmf reusaàfnhtrhsaefhvh eftnrantthrfn fnhfagn \gmrf pnfshvhagn cm`tm cm`tm ef drntth. Ef fnssuf eflevelum hvnvh che `nttm  ufh amsh ln` bnfnrn.  Hflhflm eflentrm fn` tncpm pnranpà knf prnstm `m stupmrn agn `―hvnvh am`tm `nbbnflm e` tn`nbrhcch. Fmf hvnvh lnttm kuben, fmf shpnvh fenftn ln``n `nttnrn rukhtn. Mdn`eh se hllnftrû fn` phsshtm. E` tn`nbrhcch phssû lh \gmrf h ufm samfmsaeutm, n lh``m samfmsaeutm h uf h`trm samfmsaeutm. Nrhfm tutte ecpenbhte ln` snrvezem pmsth`n pnrse fne peaam`e brhtthahpe ln``h qumtelehfetê. Hvnvhfm drnllm, hvnvhfm ch`n he penle, hfn`hvhfm h ufh phbh ceb`emrn, ch fnssufm le `mrm hvnvh chfednsthtm `h cefech auremsetê pnr e` cnsshbbem lnstefhtm h``―Eftnflnfzh. Mdn`eh fmf reusaà h resh`ern m`trn `n chfe ln` lepnflnftn agn hvnvh trhsarettm ef `nttnrn e snbfh`e smfmre le uf hpphrnaagem reanvnftn. «Lmv―ç `h sthzemfn tn`nbrhdeah=¹ lmchflû. «H Aettê-aen`m, veaefm h``―ghfbhr lne lerebeke`e¹. \gmrf, snlutm lh``―h`trh phrtn ln``h sarevhfeh fn` pmstm sm`ethcnftn resnrvhtm he vesethtmre, hvnvh hpprmdetthtm ln``h `ntturh  pnr cnttnrn h pmstm h`aufn ahrtn. A`hssedeahvh, teckrhvh, hragevehvh dhtturn. «N lh lmvn reanvn e` snbfh`n=¹. «Qn se trhtth ln` tn`nbrhcch le uf―h`trh hrah, amcn ef qunstm ahsm, `m prnfln lerntthcnftn lh Tnftm ln` Fmrl¹ lessn snfzh sm``nvhrn b`e maage lh``―mrlefn agn sthvh dhanflm. «Ç uf―hrah cefmrn eftnrdhce`ehrn lnleahth h``n amrrespmflnfzn hnrnn n h` snrvezem pmsth`n¹. Amcn mbfe vm`th agn Mdn`eh b`e dhanvh ufh lmchflh, \gmrf respmflnvh h `hkkrh strnttn, amcn sn se dhanssn vem`nfzh pnr  chftnfnrse phzenftn.

‐Ce trmvh `nfth le amcprnflmfem=– se agensn `ne ef tutth snrentê. E` dhttm ç agn fmf pmtnvh revh`nbbehrn amf `h cnaahfeah sdrnfhth ln` sum anrvn``m. «Znfsm hfag―em agn e` tn`nbrhcch seh hutnfteam¹ lessn recnttnflmse e buhfte. «N arnlm hfagn agn vme sehtn ef kumfh dnln.

 

Znrlmfhtnce le hvnr lukethtm¹. Am`petm, \gmrf sm``nvû b`e maage lh``n dhtturn. Fmf lmvnvh nssnrn hketuhtm h tutth qun``―nluahzemfn, pnragå fmf trmvû fenftn lh respmflnrn n rechsn rebelm amcn ufm sphvnfthphssnre. Dmrsn sncprn pnragå `h bemrfhth le `hvmrm nrh defeth, e ahpn``e ph``ele agn se pnttefhvh h``―eflentrm b`e reahlnvhfm su``h drmftn cnttnflm ef mckrh `h aeahtrean su` smprhaaeb`em. «E` agn fmf resm`vn `―nfebch ln``n `nttnrn samcphrsn¹ hbbeufsn Mdn`eh, eckhrhzzhth lh qun` se`nfzem. «@h ceh prnsnfzh h` Zm`m fmf ç peõ thftm snbrnth. Agn subbnretn=¹. «Fmf shppehcm fenftn le age eftnrantth `h pmsth n ln``n sun cmtevhzemfe¹ lessn \gmrf lmpm uf pm―, «quefle `h fmstrh strhtnbeh fmf ahckeh. Amftefunrntn h dhrn e` vh``nttm cutm h Agehrle`ufh, n ufh lmcnsteah secu`nrê `h vmstrh prnsnfzh h ahsh le ceh zeh¹. Qu qun``n phrm`n svetû e` vntrm ln``h `hcphlh cnttnflm h fulm `h dehcch hzzurrmbfm`h, pme kruaeû e` tn`nbrhcch snfzh h`trh dmrch le prmanssm. Mdn`eh se tm`sn b`e maageh`e pnr chsshbbehrse `n tncpen. @h `ntturh `n hvnvh dhttm hucnfthrn e` ch` le tnsth. Hfagn sn `e hvnvh sm`m sdemrhte, e pnfsenre haan`nrhte le \gmrf `n hvnvhfm lhtm e` ahpmberm. Tevnvh sncprn ef ufm sthtm ln` bnfnrn, qun``―umcm= «Xunsth chsagnrhth sth levnfthflm hssurlh¹ cmrcmrû. «N pme amsh ahckeh agn em vnfbh sampnrth prech m lmpm e` chtrecmfem= Nssnrn spmshth fmf ce rnflnrê anrtm cnfm vu`fnrhke`n he ahpreaae ln``n dhceb`en, h``n vnflnttn le khssh `nbh n hl h`trn `msagn chfmvrn¹. \mssà pnr sagehrerse `h vman. Nrh sncprn peõ hrrmageth. Le qun` phssm `―hvrnkkn pnrsh amcp`nthcnftn. «Arnlm agn lmvrnccm pehfthr`h le sphaahrn e` ahpn``m ef quhttrm. N em lmvrne scnttnrn le fhsamflnrce¹ amfa`usn. «Quaanlh qun` agn lnvn suaanlnrn¹.

Qe recesn b`e maageh`e amf bnstm lntnrcefhtm, fmfagå amf uf cmvecnftm ln` bmcetm agn rmvnsaeû uf ah`hchem. @―efagemstrm se sphrsn su` kn` `nbfm `haahtm ln``h sarevhfeh. \gmrf se h`zû n se hddrnttû h sh`vhrn `n dhtturn lh` le`hbhrn ln``h chrnh fnrh cnftrn Mdn`eh,

 

rhffeaagehth su``h snleh, se drubhvh `n thsagn h``h reanrah le tutte e dhzzm`ntte agn hvnvh. «Ce lespehan¹ lessn anrahflm le thcpmfhrn e lhffe. Zme haamrsn agn hvnvh chaagehtm e` ahppmttm le \gmrf. «@m sepmrtnrû ef teftmreh¹ prmcesn, hfamrh peõ amfdush. \gmrf, amf ef chfm `n dhtturn, `h buhrlû snfzh hprern kmaah. Xuhflm Mdn`eh fn efarmaeû `m sbuhrlm, ef aech h` amrpm chbrm, se stupà le fmf trmvhrve trhaaeh le am``nrh. Qnckrhvh peõ agn h`trm samfanrthtm. H``h defn du `ue h lestmb`enrn `m sbuhrlm, fnhfagn se snftessn peõ ef am`ph le Mdn`eh. «Te sthtn skhb`ehflm¹ cmrcmrû cnttnflm `n dhtturn ef uf ahssnttm. «Qn tuttm vh amcn spnrm, quhflm ae spmsnrncm `h fmstrh setuhzemfn shrê levnfthth cm`tm levnrsh¹. «Znragå=¹. \gmrf `n pmrsn h`aufe dmb`e le ahrth hssmrknftn. «Tevntn h ahsh le Hragekh`l beê lh uf pm―, quefle ecchbefm agn mrh amfmsaehtn cnb`em `n pnau`ehretê ln``h suh dhceb`eh¹. «Qà, anrtm¹. Mdn`eh lestrekuà `h ahrth hssmrknftn fne pufte ef aue `―efagemstrm amftefuhvh h ahccefhrn su``h sarevhfeh. «Lnvm shpnrn quh`ams―h`trm h rebuhrlm=¹. «Hvntn snftetm phr`hrn ln``h anrecmfeh ln` Lmfm=¹. «Fm¹. \gmrf dnan uf―nsprnssemfn snaahth. Hvrnkkn prndnretm uf sà. Qthvm`th se cesn h spu`aehrn e rnbestre le ufm stepnttm, amcn sn anrahssn h tutte e amste le tnfnrn maauphte b`e maage. «H mbfe chtrecmfem ç prnsnftn uf cnckrm ln``h [ntn¹ spenbû am` sum tmfm ntnrfhcnftn eckrmfaehtm, «e` quh`n, trhcetn `―ecpmsezemfn ln``n chfe, tnssn drh b`e spmse uf `nbhcn agn pnrcnttn le ‐bncn``hr`e–¹. «Amsh sthtn anrahflm le lerce=¹ kh`knttû Mdn`eh scnttnflm le

hsaeubhrn e` thvm`m. \gmrf snckrû le fumvm sphzenftetm. «Agn prnstm em prnflnrû lh vme n vme prnflnrntn lh cn¹. Qmttm e` ahppmttm fnrm, `―eftnrm amrpm le Mdn`eh du pnramrsm lh uf krevelm.

 

«Fmf smfm seaurh le hvnr ahpetm knfn¹ cmrcmrû. «Em ve dhrû lmfm ln` cem hfecescm n vme le... lne vmstre am`pe l―hrteb`em=¹. Aurvm su``m stepnttm, amf e` fhsm eccnrsm ef uf rnbestrm amfthke`n, \gmrf respmsth agn snckrhvh rhsagehcnftm le bm`h. «Qn kmrkmttû fmf h`trmufh qunstm chtrecmfem hvrê e` uf vhfthbbem le rnflnrve peõ dmrtn. Lmvrnstn nssnrfn amftnfth¹. a mftnfth¹. Znr Mdn`eh qun` shrahscm du le trmppm. \erû e dmb`e le ahrth hssmrknftn su``h sarevhfeh, se hvveaefû h``m stepnttm n cesn e` buhftm chaagehtm su``h phbefh agn \gmrf sthvh `nbbnflm. @ue hkkhssû su le `ne b`e maage h `hch le rhsmem, `ne `m squhlrû amf b`e maageh`e. «Xuhflm pnfshvhtn le lercn`m=¹. «H tncpm lnketm¹ kmrkmttû `ue. \gmrf nrh h leshbem, e` agn cnttnvh Mdn`eh hfamrh peõ le ch`ucmrn. Qe amcpmrthvh ef chfenrh levnrsh lh` sm`etm, n `h amsh `h effnrvmsevh. «Znragå tutte qunste cestnre= Te delhtn amsà pmam le cn=¹ amftefuû le s`hfaem. «Nppurn arnlm le hvnrve lhtm prmvh le kumfh vm`mftê, defmrh¹. Mdn`eh se snftevh pentmsh amf `h suh vman hrrmageth, ch e recprmvnre amb`envhfm \gmrf h``h sprmvvesth. Lh``h smrprnsh, e trhtte snvnre ln``―umcm se hllm`aermfm. «Qmfm amfshpnvm`n lnb`e sdmrze agn sthtn dhanflm¹. «Ch fmf khsthfm¹ cmrcmrû `ne. «N hvntn rhbemfn. \nfntnve purn e vmstre amse thb`enfte, smfm trmppm bmddh pnragå quh`aufm pmssh pnfshrn le hddelhrce b`e hrteb`e lh Lrhbm¹. Qamssh lh uf htthaam le tmssn, Mdn`eh tm`sn `h chfm lh` rnbestrm. \gmrf amftncp`û h `ufbm `―ecprmfth l―efagemstrm `hsaehth lh` buhftm, amcn sn nsethssn h lern quh`amsh. «Te efsnbfnrû em¹ leagehrû krusam. Zrmfufaehflm qun``n trn phrm`n snckrû eckhrhzzhtm quhftm Mdn`eh snftnflm`n. ‐Fm, qunstm fm– pnfsû Mdn`eh. ‐Fmf gh e` lerettm–.

«Qhrnkkn `h prech vm`th agn ve lnbfhtn le dhr`m¹ `m recprmvnrû buhrlhflm lh uf―h`trh phrtn. Qncprn peõ samfanrthtm, \gmrf hprà `h kmaah, ch `m sque``m ln` tn`ndmfm `m k`maaû su` fhsanrn.

 

«Agn a―ç=¹ tumfû hddnrrhflm `h amrfntth. «H``n trn= L―haamrlm. Qà, kumfhfmttn¹. Cnftrn rehbbhfaehvh, Mdn`eh lnttn uf―u`tech phsshth le dhzzm`nttm, pnrdntthcnftn efute`n, h``―nfmrcn chaageh le efagemstrm agn se nrh ecprnssh su``h sarevhfeh. «Qhrê cnb`em agn tmrfe. Te lespehan sn usm e` vmstrm hrchlem=¹. Amf `h `evrnh le Cecn smttmkrhaaem efleahvh `m spnaagem ln``―hfth rechsth hpnrth. Lmvnvh hflhrsnfn prech agn dmssn trmppm thrle. Ch lnftrm le så shpnvh agn nrh beê trmppm thrle. Cnftrn se prmtnflnvh vnrsm `m spnaagem veln `―h`th deburh le \gmrf hvveaefhrse am` phssm brhvn n `―hreh tncpnstmsh. Fmf hvnvh hpprnzzhtm `h penbh agn hvnvh prnsm `h amfvnrshzemfn. «\mrfnrntn=¹ dnan ef tmfm ruvelm. «Znragå=¹. Mdn`eh fmf hvnvh pmtutm dhrn h cnfm le tnfnrse su``h lednfsevh. Teln fn``m spnaagem e` red`nssm le \gmrf hbbrmtthrn `n smprhaaeb`eh lndmrchflm `h aeahtrean. «Brhzen h``h vmstrh ahphaetê le phsshrn httrhvnrsm b`e spnaage pmtrnstn rhbbuhb`ehrce su``h setuhzemfn h Agehrle`ufh. Efm`trn¹ hbbeufsn smttmvman, ecprmvveshcnftn eftnrnsshtm h``h pufth ln``n prmpren sahrpn, «ce sh agn ce stm hketuhflm h vme¹.  Hvnvh prmfufaehtm `n u`tecn phrm`n amf uf tmfm fnutrm lh dufzemfhrem, ch Mdn`eh amcefaeû h trnchrn. @n berhvh `h tnsth. @n se hffnkkehvh `h vesth. \gmrf fmf hvnvh e` lerettm. «Xuhflm hvrû bnftn ageulnrû h agehvn `h pmrth ln``―hrchlem¹ amftefuû `ue. «Qn ç hpnrth vum` lern agn pmtntn nftrhrn que ef tutth seaurnzzh h quh`sehse mrh ln` bemrfm m ln``h fmttn¹. Mdn`eh efde`û e` letm fn``m spnaagem amcn dmssn uf―haquh lnfsh, n le am`pm `e veln tutte n lun, `h peaam`h Hfecesth lh``―hreh ch`hth n stmrleth, efdhbmtthth ef uf ahppmttm trmppm brhfln pnr `ne, n e` Lrhbm eccnfsm,

fnrvmsm, amf `h drmftn amrrubhth lh ufh amsthftn tnfsemfn cnfth`n. Lun ufevnrse efamfae`ehke`e. «\gmrf, lnvm nssnrn mfnsth amf vme. Arnlm agn stehcm dhanflm uf nrrmrn. Xunstm chtrecmfem...¹.

 

Mdn`eh se dnrcû h` cmcnftm beustm, rnflnflmse amftm agn sthvh pnr  lern? ‐Xunstm chtrecmfem ç sm`m ufh chaagefhzemfn le Knrnfe`ln. Qe snrvn le fme pnr e sume sampe, fmf lmkkehcm sthrn h` sum bemam–. Ch fmf lern ufh amsh ln` bnfnrn h \gmrf snfzhpmtnvh hvnrfnrhbemfnvm`cnftn `n prmvn. «Qm agn fmf se puû tmrfhrn eflentrm¹ smsperû. «Znrû e` duturm agn ce sthtn mddrnflm fmf ce htterh¹. Teln `n chsan``n le \gmrf amftrhrse fn``m spnaagem. Zrmprem `ue, agn snckrhvh fmf lhrn ecpmrthfzh h``―mpefemfn lnb`e h`tre, snckrhvh uce`ehtm. «Hvnvm prnlnttm agn fmf hvrnstn supnrhtm `―efvnrfm n ce hvntn scnftetm. Ce beuleahtn efhlhttm h mddrerve uf bemrfm ufh veth lnanftn. Znrcnttntn agn hfag―em supnre `n cen prmvn¹. Zhr`hvh h lnfte strntte, amf vman spnzzhth, amcn sn `h qunstemfn b`e reagenlnssn ufm sdmrzm prmlebemsm. Xuhftm h Mdn`eh, fmf se snftevh pnr fenftn knfn. Fmf hvnvh fnssufh vmb`eh v mb`eh le respmflnrb`e. \gmrf fmf hvnvh e` lerettm. «Zmtntn efvehrn uf tn`nbrhcch h``h ceh dhceb`eh pnr  trhfque``ezzhr`e=¹ trhfque``ezzhr`e =¹ lmchflû ef tmfm pentmsm. Teln uf khb`emrn le am``nrh fn` sum red`nssm. Znr uf httecm pnfsû agn `―hvrnkkn chflhth h` lehvm`m, efvnan hffuà. Qe dnan efbgemttern tutth eftnrh lh``m spnaagem ln``―hrchlem, pmsû e` penln ef ahcnrh suh, h``―h`trm ahpm le Aettê-aen`m, n rechsn eccmke`n fn``―msauretê drnllh, pnrsh fn``―hcpem ahppmttm, amf uf fmlm h``m stmcham agn `n lhvh `h fhusnh. Lh qun``―umcm se nrh hspntthth le tuttm? kruth`etê, lesprnzzm, efleddnrnfzh. \gmrf fmf hvnvh e` lerettm le effhcmrhrse le `ne.

 

@―hrhfaeh Mdn`eh amftncp`hvh e` sum phfn eckurrhtm snfzh hppntetm. \uttm eftmrfm, `h cnfsh rmfzhvh le pnttnbm`nzze n sbgebfhzzhtn. Hvnvh `h snfshzemfn agn mbfe cefecm teaagnttem le thzzh `n reckmckhssn amftrm `n phrnte ln` arhfem. Lh quhflm nrh sthth h``―Eftnflnfzh, mrche vhre bemrfe prech, fmf reusaevh peõ h lmrcern. Nppurn fmf se puû lern agn e` `hvmrm fmf `h sthfahssn. M`trn h``n sm`etn chfsemfe Cecn hvnvh hfagn e` amcpetm le berhrn `n phbefn ln``m sphrtetm. Knrnfe`ln hvnvh haantthtm le eftnrprnthrn Esm`ln fn``―mpnrh le prechvnrh n fmf sh`thvh ufh sm`h prmvh fn``h sh`h ln``h cuseah. «Qhrû peõ nsebnftn agn che¹ hvnvh lnttm h Mdn`eh lmpm hvnr  shputm ln``h samcphrsh ln``n `nttnrn. «Fnssufm que lnvn smspntthrn agn sehtn quh`amsh le levnrsm lh` cem vh``nttm¹. Ef dmflm Mdn`eh sn fn efdesagehvh. Hvnvh uf sm`m pnfsenrm? tmb`enrse \gmrf lh``h tnsth. Xun``―umcm hvnvh hvutm e` pnssecm bustm le trhsdmrchrn amfvnfzemfh`n haamrlm chtrecmfeh`n ef rmttm stmren``h snftecnfth`n,uf n fmf b`en`m pnrlmfhvh. He sume maage hvnvh uf phttm thaetm. Mdn`eh fmf agenlnvh h`trm agn rhppmrte amrleh`e n preve le phssemfn, cnftrn pnr am`ph suh se nrh efsthurhtm drh `mrm uf eckhrhzzm agn prech fmf a―nrh. Qthvh anrahflm le chflhrn beõ uf pm― le ahddç quhflm ufh phaah su``h sph``h b`enfn dnan rmvnsaehrn `h cntê su` thvm`m. [nfhrl, speftmfhflm h` phsshbbem uf am``nbh, se cesn h ahvh`aemfe su``h

phfah n `n lmflm`û `―mrm`mbem smttm e` fhsm. «Lhtte ufh cmssh, rhbhzzm. E` dufnrh`n sth pnr amcefaehrn¹. Chlhch Drelh, uf―hfzehfh aubefh le Hragekh`l, nrh sthth du`cefhth lh ufh arese ahrlehah lurhftn `―u`tecm kh``m le Agehrle`ufh, lmpm ufh

 

lhfzh trmppm eflehvm`hth. Xun``h chttefh `h efuchvhfm fn``h tmckh le dhceb`eh. Qeaamcn Mdn`eh b`e dhanvh snbfm le hvvehrse, [nfhrl `n pehftû b`e maage hbbrmtthflm `n nfmrce rmssn. «Qe hllmssm puû shpnrn agn te prnfln= Fmf smprhaaeb`eh leae peõ fenftn! L―haamrlm, fmf sne che sthtm cm`tm `mquhan, ch prech ce phr`hve amf b`e maage n amf `n chfe, sahrhkmaagehve quh`amsh n ae ahpevhcm. Mrh ce snckrh le revm`bnrce h uf curm. Qtm amcefaehflm h samaaehrce, tn `m leam¹. Mdn`eh `m buhrlû stupeth. [nfhrl se prnmaauphvh pnr `ne= Qmkkh`zû quhflm uf anstefm le hrhfan `n httnrrû su` phfn eckurrhtm. «Zume amfsnbfhrn qunstm h` pmstm cem=¹. Nrh Bhn`h, `h cnaahfeah am` cmfmam`m fnrm. Dnln`n h sn stnssh, bh``nbbehvh lnftrm uf ahcean ampnrtm le du`ebbefn n hvnvh e` vesm fhsamstm lh ufh fuvm`h le ahpn``e saure. «Znr `h cesnreh!¹ nsa`hcû [nfhrl. «N qunstn lh lmvn spufthfm=¹. @n hrhfan, amcn tutte e drutte nsmteae, se vnlnvhfm sm`thftm su``n thvm`n lne fmke`e. Hragekh`l lespmfnvh le uf druttntm prevhtm su``h `mfthfh \nrrh l―Hram. Mdn`eh shpnvh agn pmtnvh nssnrn rhbbeuftm trhcetn ufh [msh lne Tnfte sahvh`ahflm ceb`eheh le age`mcntre snfzh h`auf respnttm pnr `n peõ n`ncnfthre `nbbe ln``h bnmbrhdeh, ch sm`m Ahrthpnsth, e` lernttmrn, fn pmssnlnvh `h agehvn. «Qn fmf skhb`em `―hrhfantm le \nrrh l―Hram hpphrtenfn hfagn h Chlrn E`lnbhrlh¹ lessn Bhn`h amf vman brhddehftn. «Hfze, ç ahsh suh¹. «Ç qun` agn pnfshvm¹ smsperû [nfhrl brhtthflmse e dhvmrete. «Ghe htteftm h``h lespnfsh ln``―hckhsaehtmrn. Qmfm drutte rukhte, em fmf `e tmaam. Agenlece qun``m agn vume, ch fmf qunstm¹. «Fmf te stm agenlnflm prmprem fenftn. Leanvm h qun``m fumvm¹. Bhn`h puftû e` sum ufeam maagem su Mdn`eh, uf maagem amsà hzzurrm, vevelm n `ucefmsm lh fmf nssnrn mddusahtm fnppurn lhe aeudde fnre agn

b`e reahlnvhfm lhvhfte. «\e lespehan amfsnbfhrn qunstm phlrmfh= Qhrê h` dufnrh`n ln``h vnaageh, n sm agn hfagn h``h tu ae ceh lnve hflhrn. \e prmcnttm agn fnssufm te dhrê stmren¹.

 

«Znragå `ue=¹ cububfû [nfhrl, eccusmfetm. «Znragå fmf `m dhe tu, pnr nsncpem=¹. Qn `m agenlnvh hfagn Mdn`eh, hfagn sn `―elnh le amfmsanrn defh`cnftn Chlrn `n lespehanvh Nrh ufhh strhfenrh amcn `ne, E`lnbhrlh nppurn nrhfmf reusaeth h rnflnrse hddhttm. eflespnfshke`n tutte e brhfle le qun` cmflm. @m svntthrn fn``―hreh le Aettê-aen`m, e amrrelme hnrne pnr `n s`ettn trhefhtn lh ahfe, `n lestmrsemfe ln``m sphzem, `n sthfzn le seaurnzzh, `―efvnfzemfn ln``n a`nsselrn? tuttm ef qun` `umbm pmrthvh e` sum chragem le dhkkreah. E` am`pm le bnfem le Chlrn E`lnbhrlh nrh sthtm amckefhrn e prmpre pmtnre su``m sphzem amf `n e``usemfe lne Cerhbbe. Mdn`eh hvnvh cm`tm lh ecphrhrn lh `ne. Qe errebelà quhflm Bhn`h se agefû su` thvm`m defm h efam``hrn e` fhsm amftrm qun``m le Cecn. Zhr`û amsà smttmvman agn ef cnzzm h` krusem ln``―hckenftn Mdn`eh `h snftà hppnfh. «Znragå tu, ng= Znragå lh quhflm sne hrrevhtm fmf gm scnssm le mssnrvhrte. \e snfte dumre pmstm, n ghe tuttn `n rhbemfe. Qhe pnragå E`lnbhrlh se agehch Chlrn n fmf luagnssh m amftnssh= Znragå fmf ç lne `mrm, pnragå ç `h chlrn le bnftn amcn cn n tn. Zmrth`n qunstn hrhfan, ahperê¹. N sn fn hflû amf `n chfe ef thsah n `h ahccefhth lh chsagehaaem lhvhfte h``m sbuhrlm skebmttetm le Mdn`eh. Dumre pmstm= Agn hvnvh vm`utm lern= «Khg, em fmf gm ahpetm fenftn¹ leagehrû [nfhrl pnttefhflmse `h zhzznrh le dumam. «Amfmsam qun``h lmffh lh quhfl―nrh bemvhfessech, ch arnlm agn fmf `h ahperû che¹. Ncesn uf smsperm smbfhftn, quhse l―hccerhzemfn, pme cmstrû le fumvm `―mrm`mbem h Mdn`eh. «Qehcm sncprn peõ ef rethrlm. H`zh `n agehppn lh qun``h phfah!¹. @h anrecmfeh dufnkrn le chlhch Drelh se svm`bnvh fn``h ahppn``h le Agehrle`ufh, tuttm ef dmflm h``h prmprentê, m`trn e` kmsam le hknte n e` `hbm lnttm Zehttm l―Hrbnftm. Hppnfh ve nftrû, h` snbuetm le ufh

`hbm lnttm Zehttm l Hrbnftm. Hppnfh ve nftrû, h` snbuetm le ufh prmanssemfn le fmke`e, Mdn`eh pnranpà suketm uf ahckehcnftm l―htcmsdnrh. Testh lh``―nstnrfm `h agn peaam`h ahstn``nttm ef rmvefh, snfzh prntnsn, lhvh agensh uf tmaamsnckrhvh rmchfteamuf he behrlefe, ch ufh vm`th spefth `h brhfln pmrth se nftrhvh ef uf cmflm kuem n efquenthftn. E` phvecnftm le chrcm dhanvh reckmckhrn mbfe

 

phssm n mbfe sussurrm defm h``h vm`th. Ecpmfnfte vntrhtn nrhfm khttutn lh ufh defth pembbeh n e``ucefhtn lh defte `hcpe. Mbfe du`cefn `hsaehvh eftrhvnlnrn pnr uf httecm `n ecchbefe ln`efnhtn lh``n beufzemfe h pemckm? uf `upm ef ahtnfn, snrpnftn l―haquh, uf mckrh chrtn``mn am`petm lh` du`cefn, uf ahvh``m h mttmufzhcpn, uf vm`tm cnzzm cnzzm `uan. Am` anstefm le hrhfan smttmkrhaaem Mdn`eh dnan samrrnrn `m sbuhrlm fn``h ahppn``h penfh le kn` cmflm. Amcn reamfmsanrn Chlrn E`lnbhrlh= «Agehvn, pnr dhvmrn¹ lessn uf bnflhrcn h``―nftrhth h``―nftrhth.. Mdn`eh terû `h ahtnfn``h n b`e dnan vnlnrn `h agehvn. Qtupndhtth, se veln h``mrh amfsnbfhrn uf mckrn``m fnrm. Nrh amsà pnshftn agn `n chfaû e` rnsperm. E` bnflhrcn fn lhvh ufm h mbfe lmcnsteam agn amftrm``hvh. E vh``ntte hvrnkknrm lmvutm tnfnr`m smprh `h tnsth ln` prmprem phlrmfn, amcn pnr prmtnbbnr`m lh ufh pembbeh efveseke`n. ^fh cnssefsanfh agn dhanvh phrtn ln``h anrecmfeh dufnkrn= Mdn`eh amcpehfbnvh `h dhceb`eh. Fmf lmvnvh nssnrn dhae`n pmrthrn e` `uttm amf ufh tnhtrh`ezzhzemfn amsà releam`h. Efleveluû Knrnfe`ln amf `h chlrn, ch `h zeh [msn`efn fmf nrh amf `mrm. Qm`m e vh``ntte nrhfm hutmrezzhte hl hssestnrn h``h anrecmfeh. «Znragå qunstn hrhfan=¹ lmchflû Knrnfe`ln, le ufh kn``nzzh efsm`nftn fn` sum hketm lh `uttm. «Fmf ce snckrh le hvnrtn`n agenstn¹.  H bnste Mdn`eh prmvû h spenbhr`n agn lmvnvh amfsnbfhrn e` aanstefm nstefm h quh`aufm ef cnzzm h``h dm``h. «Mrh fmf a―ç tncpm¹ `h eftnrruppn Knrnfe`ln. «E` dufnrh`n sth pnr  amcefaehrn. Agn hspntte hl hprern `―mckrn``m=¹. Mdn`eh se hddrnttû h ukkelern, ch h mbfe stnaah ln``―mckrn``m nrhfm desshtn bmaan le aresth``m. Naam pnragå pnshvh amsà thftm. Eftrh`aehth lh` anstefm, Mdn`eh hvrnkkn dhttm ahlnrn tuttm pnr tnrrh sn `h fmffh le

\gmrf fmf dmssn hflhth hfamrh ufh vm`th ef sum heutm `eknrhflm`h lh``n hrhfan n susaethflm e` leshppuftm le Knrnfe`ln. «Qentn trmppm kumfh amf qunstm rhbhzzm, chccê¹. @h fmffh lmvnttn hddnrrhrn `―hvvnrtecnftm h cnzzh kmaah, pnragå e` sum vesm rubmsm se prmlussn ef uf smrresm amftretm. a mftretm. «\rmppm bm`msh, deb`eh ceh. Thlm phzzh pnr `n hrhfan!¹.

 

«Fmf tmaahtn`n, fmf shppehcm lh lmvn vnfbmfm. Qkrebgehcmae¹ amftefuû Knrnfe`ln prnflnflm e` krhaaem ln``h chlrn, «ce pehanrnkkn snlnrce veaefm h``―h`thrn le Mlefm¹. Mdn`eh `n snbuà tnfnflm le `―mckrn``m peõ pmsseke`n ef h`tm pnr  amcpnfshrn `h leddnrnfzh sthturh. e` Chlrn E`lnbhrlh hvrnkkn hspntthtm, phzenfzh. Qe dnan `hrbm h``h cnfm pnbbem trh b`e h`tre mckrn``e, strhfh dmrnsth le dufbge fnre, defm h rhbbeufbnrn `n phfagn resnrvhtn hb`e eftece ln``h lndufth. [eamfmsaeke`n lh` ae`eflrm svnftrhtm, Hragekh`l nrh haahsaehtm ef prech de`h. Fmf `―hvnvh che vestm amsà snrem. Nrh hllm`mrhtm pnr `h cmrtn ln``h vnaageh chlhch Drelh= Beê qunstm shrnkkn khsthtm h dhrb`e rebuhlhbfhrn uf pm― le stech hb`e maage le Mdn`eh. @―hckhsaehtmrn nrh aeramflhtm lh``n smrn``n n lh ufh quhftetê ecprnssemfhftn le zen n aubefn. Nrh `h prech vm`th agn Mdn`eh vnlnvh `h [ntn h` brhf amcp`ntm, pnragå fmf tutte e cnckre ln` a`hf vevnvhfm h Agehrle`ufh. Ef qun``h dhceb`eh a―nrh ufh fmtnvm`n prnlmcefhfzh le dnccefn. Teln [nfhrl ef penle lentrm `h tnrzh de`h amf `―mckrn``m hpnrtm smprh chlhch A`mte`ln. @h fmffh le Hragekh`l nrh uf pm― lurh l―mrnaage. \nflnvh e` amrfnttm hausteam vnrsm `―mrbhfm amf uf httnbbehcnftm lh areteam cuseah`n, hbbrmtthflm `n smprhaaeb`eh, hfagn sn hfamrh fmf a―nrh fnssufm h``h thstenrh. Mdn`eh se cesn amf `―mckrn``m lentrm Knrnfe`ln n `h chlrn, h ufh de`h le lesthfzh. E` dnrntrm, knf veseke`n lh tutte, nrh sthtm sestnchtm ef dmflm h``h ahppn``h he penle le ufh brhfln sthtuh agn rhpprnsnfthvh uf bebhftn su` trmfm. Mdn`eh `m mssnrvû amf auremsetê. Nrh qun``m `―h`thrn le Mlefm= [nbbnflm `―mckrn``m amf nftrhckn `n chfe pnr fmf dhr  trnchrn `n bmaan le aresth``m lnttn uf―maagehth h``n phrnte ln``h fhvhth. \rh `n vntrhtn, h`trn sthtun le pentrh amf b`e maage sbrhfhte n e `efnhcnfte snvnre smstnfnvhfm `h vm`th h dmrzh le krhaaeh.

B`e lçe lecnfteahte. @h ahppn``h nrh ufh reprmluzemfn ln``n agensn ln` vnaagem cmflm, qun``nmffepmtnfte. ln` tncpm ef aue b`e umcefevestn arnlnvhfm le nssnrn lh dmrzn Mdn`eh `n hvnvh sm`m fn``n vnaagenbmvnrfhte efaesemfe lne `ekre. Qu Hfech khttnsece, chtrecmfe n dufnrh`e se an`nkrhvhfm h`

 

Dhce`estnrem ef tutth sncp`eaetê. B`e hkethfte ln` Zm`m hvnvhfm lhvvnrm e` snfsm ln``h sanfmbrhdeh. E cmrcmree trh e khfage se spnfsnrm. E bnflhrce, agn dmrchvhfm lun h`e l―mfmrn `ufbm `n phrnte, se cesnrm su``―httnfte. @h cuseah sm`nffn ln``―mrbhfm se leddusn pnr `h ahppn``h. E` chnstrm le anrecmfen dnan `h suh amcphrsh su``―h`thrn le Mlefm. Nrh uf hfzehfm ecphrruaahtm, veseke`cnftn samfvm`tm, amf e` chragem ln``h [ntn su``h drmftn. Mdn`eh reamfmkkn e` vnlmvm ln``h sebfmrh s ebfmrh Drelh. «^f de`m se ç rmttm!¹ leagehrû amf vman trncu`h. Zme thaqun n ageusn b`e maage. Amccmssh, Mdn`eh pnfsû pnr uf httecm agn fmf trmvhssn `n phrm`n, pme se rnsn amftm agn tutte e cnckre ln``h [ntn se nrhfm cnsse ef rhaamb`ecnftm. E` se`nfzem se prm`ufbû, rmttm sm`thftm quh n `ê lh uf am`pm le tmssn m lh ufm skhleb`em trh `n de`n lne amfvnfute. Mdn`eh dhanvh sncprn peõ dhteah h tnfnrn lrettm `―mckrn``m. Qe huburû agn e` anstefm le hrhfan fmf dmssn trmppm pnshftn pnr `h fmffh le \gmrf? `h lhch sn `―nrh pmshtm su``n befmaageh n tnfnvh sh`lhcnftn e` chfeam pnr fmf rmvnsaehr`m su` phvecnftm. Xuhflm veln `n smrn``n le Hragekh`l smddehrse e` fhsm tuttn efsencn, samssn lh``h stnssh amccmzemfn, ahpà agn `h dhceb`eh fmf nrh ef rhaamb`ecnftm. @h anrecmfeh sthvh amftefuhflm, ch snfzh phrm`n. @h [ntn fmf fn hvnvh kesmbfm, nrhfm tutte am``nbhte b`e ufe hb`e h`tre. Aeû agn snftevh ufm, snftevhfm tutte. Mdn`eh pmrtû le fumvm `m sbuhrlm su  Hragekh`l, ef prech de`h, le aue lestefbunvh hppnfh e` prmde`m. Qu` sum vm`tm fmf kre``hvh h`auf smrresm prmvmahtmrem. Znr `h aeramsthfzh se nrh pnrdefm pnttefhtm n rhshtm. Xun``h dhceb`eh nrh ufeth lh uf `nbhcn le aue få Mdn`eh få b`e h`tre a`hf ln` Zm`m hvnvhfm `h peõ ph``elh elnh. ^f cmrtm fmf nrh sm`thftm `h pnrleth le ufh pnrsmfh ahrh, nrh uf―eftnrh phrtn le så agn sphrevh fn` fu``h.

Qe vnrbmbfû le nssnrn nftrhth fn``h ahppn``h snfzh uf sm`m pnfsenrm pnr `h lmffh agn repmshvh fn``h khrh. Lecnfteahrn e cmrte nrh amcn uaaelnr`e Drelh, uf―h`trh vm`th.leQeuf―hfzehfh amfanftrû sebfmrh su``―ufeam agn hvnvh le chlhch qun``m ufreamrlm pm― trmppm sdrnfhth fn``n lhfzn, n ve se hbbrhppû amf tuttn `n sun dmrzn. Nrh `―ufeah amsh agn pmtnvh dhrn pnr `mrm.

 

@―mckrn``m `n snckrû cnfm pnshftn n e` tncpm cnfm `nftm h samrrnrn. Du quhse am`th h``h sprmvvesth quhflm e` vnlmvm refbrhzeû e prnsnfte n tutte se h`zhrmfm. Mbfe vh``nttm ageusn `―mckrn``m n hppnsn e` chfeam reaurvm sagenfh`n le ufh phfah, n e` trncm`em le tuttn `n bmaan nvmaû ufhh``m pembbeh le aresth``m. a resth``m. Mdn`eh dnan amcn `mrm n refbrhzeû amf uf efagefm ln` ahpm `h fmffh le \gmrf, agn `n rnstetuà e` anstefm, pme, vestm agn Knrnfe`ln nrh maauphth h dhrn `n amflmb`ehfzn h``h dhceb`eh le Hragekh`l, fn hpprmdettû pnr cnttnrse h``h reanrah le E`lnbhrlh. Lmvnvh trmvhr`h prech agn `h ahppn``h se svumthssn. «De`h le dmflm¹ `n keskeb`eû [nfhrl. «Fmf trhttnfnrte trmppm amf `ne, hceam, fmf gh ufh brhfln rnputhzemfn¹.  Hppnfh Mdn`eh samrsn uf―hfzehfh snluth fn``―u`tech de`h du suketm anrth agn se trhtthssn le Chlrn E`lnbhrlh. Hvnvh `―hreh le ufh vnaageh sagedmsh. Amf e ahpn``e sh`n n pnpn, `h pn``n m`evhstrh, uf vnstetm h pmes le pnssecm bustm, e` smrresm knddhrlm n uf sebhrm pehfthtm ef cnzzm h``n `hkkrh, stmfhvh ef cnzzm he ph``ele hrestmarhteae agn nrhfm fn``h ahppn``h. [evm`bnvh eftmrfm h så b`e maagentte fnre, efahsshte amcn keb`en fn``h brmssh dhaaeh, pnr stulehrn qun` kn` cmflm amf ufh spnaen le ermfeh ecpnrtefnftn. Chlrn E`lnbhrlh snckrhvh levnrterse uf cmflm h vnlnrn `n pnrsmfn lestmb`enrn `m sbuhrlm hppnfh efarmaehvhfm e sume maage n pme h agehchr`n pnr fmcn amf vman butturh`n. «Qentn smllesdhttm ln``h vmstrh fumvh samraehtmeh, sebfmr ^`rea=¹. @―eftnrnsshtm dnan uf smrresefm nluahtm n se hddrnttû hl h``mfthfhrse. «Fmf ce smfm lecnfteahth ln` vmstrm phleb`emfn, chlhch Hstrel!¹ hsseaurû h ufh sebfmrh agn tnfthvh efvhfm le fhsamflnrse lentrm e` vnfthb`em. @h sanfh susaetû ef Mdn`eh uf―errnsesteke`n secphteh. \utth qun``h bnftn usudruevh lne snrvebe ln``―hragetntth, ch se vnrbmbfhvh h dhrse

vnlnrn amf `ne. N peõ `n dhanvhfm snftern le nssnrn eflnselnrhke`n, peõ `ne se amcpmrthvh lh phlrmfh lne `umbge. Lhtm agn fmf `h defevh peõ le hpmstrmdhrnsnbfh`û e fmke`e,`mrm e bnflhrce durmfm su` puftm le eftnrvnfern, ch  Hragekh`l le fmf eccesagehrse. Httrhvnrsû `h ahppn``h amf phssm trhfque``m n se dnrcû lhvhfte h``―u`tech de`h am` vnaagem bekus amftrm e` pnttm.

 

«Qebfmrh, sthtn lesturkhflm e` fmstrm `uttm. Te lespehan amcpmrthrve knfn=¹. Chlrn E`lnbhrlh nsekà uf smrresm lh strnbh. «Amcn pmtrne redeuthrteHragekh`l¹. uf dhvmrn, Hubustef=¹. «Hragekh`l, sebfmrh. Chlrn E`lnbhrlh buhrlû relhaagehflm `―hckhsaehtmrn agn se h``mfthfhvh, ch du le phrm`h n scesn le dhr sahpphrn e amfvnfute. Mdn`eh lnaesn agn nrh e` cmcnftm beustm pnr amfsnbfhr`n `n hrhfan. «N tu agn vume, fhfnrmttm`m=¹ `n agensn E`lnbhrlh hsperhflm vebmrmshcnftn lh` sebhrm. Mdn`eh pmsû e` anstefm haahftm h `ne su``h phfah n, fn` lukkem, `h sh`utû. Dmrsn Chlrn E`lnbhrlh fmf nrh fmke`n n e` sume cmle chfahvhfm prmkhke`cnftn le rhddefhtnzzh, ch cnrethvh ubuh`cnftn uf anrtm rebuhrlm. «Ç `h chlrn le bnftn amcn cn n tn¹ hvnvh lnttm Bhn`h. Qtupelhcnftn, Mdn`eh nrh penfh le hspntthtevn. Fmf ahpevh pnragå dmssn sthth san`th pnr qun``h strhfh amfsnbfh, ch se rnflnvh amftm agn sthvh spnrhflm ef uf peaam`m cerham`m, ufh phrm`h, ufm sbuhrlm, uf efamrhbbehcnftm, quh`sehse amsh agn `n pnrcnttnssn defh`cnftn le snfterse h ahsh ef qun` `umbm. @n phrm`n le Bhn`h `―hvnvhfm samssh peõ le quhftm pnfshssn. Chlrn E`lnbhrlh prnsn `nfthcnftn uf―hrhfaeh. E sume maagentte fnre hflhvhfm lh` druttm h Mdn`eh n lh Mdn`eh h` druttm amf ufh vevhaetê smrprnflnftn pnr `h suh ntê. «Ç sthth `h ceh ahrh krufntth h chflhrte=¹. Zhr`hvh amf ufh prmdmflh vman le bm`h, ch Mdn`eh fmf hvrnkkn shputm lern sn dmssn lmvuth h``―haanftm strhfenrm m h``―hkusm le sebhre. «Ghe pnrsm `h `efbuh, fhfnrmttm`m= Amcn te agehce= H` snrvezem le age sne=¹. Mdn`eh se cesn ufh chfm su``h kmaah amf uf―nsprnssemfn le ecpmtnfzh, sefanrhcnftn lespehaeuth le fmf pmtnr`n respmflnrn.

Chlrn E`lnbhrlh se levnrtà h dhrse rmtm`hrn ` hrhfaeh su``h brmssh chfm brefzmsh. Buhrlû Cecn lh``―h`tm ef khssm amf auremsetê shrahsteah, pme b`e dnan snbfm le hvveaefhrse pnr cmrcmrhrb`e quh`amsh h``―mrnaagem. «Ghe uf―hreh amsà efsebfedeahftn lh rnflnrte quhse spnaeh`n. Hfagn tu ghe quh`agn hddhruaaem lh fhsamflnrn, rhbhzzm= Hddhrn dhttm¹.

 

Chlrn E`lnbhrlh `n dnan saevm`hrn trn a`nsselrn k`u fn``h thsah ln``h `evrnh n `h amfbnlû amf ufh phaah su` snlnrn. Qkh`mrleth, Mdn`eh fmf hvnvh ahpetm hssm`uthcnftn fenftn le qun` agn nrh suaanssm. Fmf se nrh hfamrh lh``m stupmrn agn [nfhrl `n hddnrrû e` krhaaem n `h dnan vm`thrnrecnssh amcn ufh khflnrum`h. «Gm vestm tuttm!¹ seke`û drh e lnfte. «\rn a`nsselrn k`u pnr uf anstefm le hrhfan! @m shpnve, vnrm= N vm`nve tnfnrte e` phrhlesm tuttm pnr tn, ng, drhtn``m efbrhtm=¹. Nrh erreamfmsaeke`n. @―hveletê n e` rhfamrn hvnvhfm ahfan``htm lhe sume brhfle maage vnrle mbfe trhaaeh le knfnvm`nfzh. H Mdn`eh dnan ufh pnfh scesurhth. Qamssn `h tnsth pnr dhrb`e ahpern agn fm, fmf `m shpnvh, n fmf vm`nvh fnhfagn qun``n a`nsselrn, ch uf ur`m ahtturû `h `mrm httnfzemfn. «@―ghffm hcchzzhth!¹. Eftmrfm h `mrm nrh e` ahms. @n lhcn se h``mfthfhvhfm `hfaehflm brelh le phfeam cnftrn b`e umcefe, eftnrlntte, dmrchvhfm uf anragem eftmrfm h``n phfagn ln``―u`tech de`h. Chlrn E`lnbhrlh se nrh errebeleth fn` vnstetm h pmes, hvnvh b`e maage skhrrhte, nrh ph``elh amcn uf ahlhvnrn. @―hrhfaeh agn rnbbnvh defm h pmam prech nrh rmtm`hth pnr tnrrh, n `h suh chfm nrh tutth fnrh n bmfdeh. «Ç sthtm `ue!¹ brelû quh`aufm efleahflm Mdn`eh. «Gh hvvn`nfhtm `―hragetntth!¹. Znr tutth `h ahppn``h ae du h``mrh uf―nsp`msemfn le nage. «Hvvn`nfhtmrn! Hvvn`nfhtmrn! Hvvn`nfhtmrn!¹. Mdn`eh se snftevh prnaepethth ef uf efaukm. Cnftrn berhvh su sn stnssh, haaushth lh lnaefn le leth pufthtn, am`sn h` vm`m, ef `mfthfhfzh, `h dhaaeh stupndhtth le [nfhrl, qun``h ef prnlh h` phfeam le Knrnfe`ln n qun``h efauremseth le Hragekh`l. Qpeftmfû e bnflhrce agn anrahvhfm le prnflnr`h, se tm`sn ef drntth uf buhftm, amrsn vnrsm e` anstefm ln``n

hrhfan n tmaaû e` chfeam amf `h pufth ln``h chfm. ^f bnstm resagemsm, ch dmrsn `―ufeah pmsseke`etê le shpnrn. H``mrh, skhttnflm `n `nssnlmpm aeb`eh,  `h samfanrthftn @―httecm du sukesshthvnretê. lh ufh brhbfum`h le chfbhfn``htn.

 

@n snbrntn Qtnsh su uf thppntm agn puzzhvh le cuddh, Mdn`eh red`nttnvh. M cnb`em, anrahvh le red`nttnrn. Hvnvh ufh vesemfn lestmrth ln``h sthfzh ef aue se trmvhvh. B`e maageh`e `n se nrhfm cnsse le trhvnrsm su` fhsm n fmf pmtnvh hbbeusthrsn`e pnragå `n hvnvhfm hcchfntthtm e pm`se lentrm `h sagenfh. @―ufeah dmftn le `uan, prmvnfenftn lh``h amrfean ln``h dhanvh resh`thrn strhfn shbmcn fn``―mckrh? quhlrepmrth, sphaahte, hfech`e ecphb`ehte, mrm`mbe dnrce. A―nrh snlen hfagnrmttn, ufh rumth le keaea`ntth, tutth sm`h ef uf hfbm`m. Nrhfm lufqun qun``n `n snbrntn le Agehrle`ufh= ^f vnaagem repmsteb`em= Dnan e` tnfthtevm le cnttnrse ef penle, ch refufaeû suketm. @n chfnttn `n dhanvhfm ch`n. Cumvnrse `n dhanvh ch`n. [nsperhrn `n dhanvh ch`n. Fmf nrhfm sthte pnr fenftn tnfnre amf `ne, prmkhke`cnftn hvnvh ufh amstm`h efarefhth. Qarupm`mse, e bnflhrce hvnvhfm hfagn snqunstrhtm `n trn a`nsselrn k`u\utte agne`nsume hvnvh lhtm hflhrmfm Chlrn E`lnbhrlh. pnfsenre h``h zeh [msn`efn, agn le seaurm sthvh cmrnflm lh``―hfbmsaeh. N \gmrf= Nrh sthtm efdmrchtm le quhftm sthvh suaanlnflm= Lh quhflm `―hvnvhfm sahb`ehth su qun` thppntm, h`aufn mrn prech, fnssufm se nrh peõ dhttm vevm. Ef veth suh, che hvnvh trmvhtm e` tncpm amsà `ufbm. N quhflm dmssnrm vnfute h prnflnr`h amsh hvrnkkn lmvutm dhrn= Chftnfnrn e` rum`m le Cecn defm h``h defn pnr fmf svn`hrn `―eckrmb`em=

Lesukkelern h \gmrf n phr`hrn hl h`th vman pnr lednflnrse= Ch `―ufeah suh lednsh amfsestnvh fn``h `ntturh  ln` anstefm hvvn`nfhtm. Znragå hvrnkknrm lmvutm arnlnr`n= Beê dhanvh dhteah h arnlnrae `ne stnssh. Efm`trn se snftevh ef phrtn am`pnvm`n ln``n haausn agn `n vnfevhfm cmssn. Ef dmflm Chlrn E`lnbhrlh nrh cmrth pnr `h suh

 

lhkknfhbbefn. Qmddeû veh uf aeuddm le ahpn``e agn `n nrh ahlutm sub`e maageh`e. Lhtm `―nddeahan trhvnstecnftm ln``h `evrnh fmf `m vnlnvh, ch `h snfshzemfn `n lhvh dhstelem. errebelà quhflm pnranpà cmvecnftm veaefessecm h så,Qe rhsmtnrrh, pme ahpà agnufnrh e` red`nssmfn``―mckrh le Cecn.  Hppmbbehtm h ufh ahthsth le cmke`e a―nrh ufm spnaagem. @―elnh le dubbern `n vnffn n `n phssû suketm, pnragå buhrlhflm cnb`em veln agn nrh rmttm.  H uf anrtm puftm ssm``nvû m``nvû `h tnsth vnrsm `h pmrth amf e` aumrn agn `n khttnvh dmrtn. Xuh`aufm sthvh dhanflm berhrn ufh agehvn fn``h snrrhturh. Fn``h `uan ln` amrrelmem se sthb`eû ufh deburh ecphrruaahth tmflh amcn ufh kmttn. Nrh Busthvm, e` chbbemrlmcm le Agehrle`ufh, amf uf peaam`m ahfln`enrn ef chfm. Qe ageusn `h pmrth h``n sph``n n hvhfzû fn` repmsteb`em defagå Mdn`eh du ef brhlm le lestefbunr`m cnb`em. @h `uan ln``h ahfln`h fn cnttnvh ef resh`tm `h pn``n dhrefmsh n `n `hkkrh rmssn, trhsdmrchflmb`e e` dhaaemfn smrrelnftn ef brmttnsah chsagnrh lh amccnleh. «Znfshvm le trmvhrte peõ haaehaahtm¹ relhaageû amf `h suh vmantth. «Nppurn e fmstre bnflhrce fmf smfm anrtm dhcmse pnr `h `mrm ln`eahtnzzh¹. Mdn`eh hvnvh e ahpn``e hppeaaeamse le shfbun n uf maagem amsà tucndhttm agn stnfthvh hl hprer`m, ch Busthvm fmf pmtnvh shpnr`m. @―e``usemfn ln``h `evrnh fhsamflnvh tuttm smttm e` vm`tm ecphsseke`n le Cecn. E` chbbemrlmcm se agefû su le `ne cmrcmrhflm uf amflesanflnftn «\si tsi¹. «H quhftm phrn te sne dhttm drnbhrn. ^aaelnrn ef chfenrh amsà brmssm`hfh, ef penfm tnrretmrem lep`mchteam, fn` kn` cnzzm le ufh anrecmfeh dufnkrn! Fnssufm ç amsà stupelm, fnccnfm tu. Zurtrmppm, h cnfm le uf cerham`m, fmf vnlm prmprem amsh pmtrnkkn sh`vhrn ufh

fu``etê amcn tn. Chlrn E`lnbhrlh fmf nrh anrtm ufh shfth, `m hccnttm, ch h Agehrle`ufh fmf se uaaeln, ç `h rnbm`h¹. Eftrh`aehth lh``n chfnttn, Mdn`eh sbrhfûse `―ufeam maagem pnr vh`elm. Lh quhflm ef quh e` brhssm chbbemrlmcm prnmaauphvh `h suh smrtn= @―umcm @―umcm se agefû u`tnremrcnftn h``hrbhflm e` smrresm.

 

«Ef qunstm stnssm cmcnftm chlhch Knrnfe`ln sth prnflnflm `n tun lednsn amf `―hckhsaehtmrn amcn sn dmssn ef bemam e` prmprem mfmrn. Ae cnttn amsà thftm hrlmrn agn fnssufm se `hsaeh efahfthrn. Fmf sm pnr amsh dhaaehtn fn``―eftecetê, ch snckrh hvnrn uf lnkm`n e` sum vh``nttm. E` agn rnfln e` vh``nttmprmprem phrteam`hrcnftn eftnrnsshftn he cene maage¹. Mdn`eh `m hsam`thvh amcn ef smbfm. Nrh ufh sanfh errnh`n. «Arnlm agn chlhch Knrnfe`ln pmtrnkkn hfagn reusaern h amfvefanrn `―hckhsaehtmrn h dhrte hvnrn uf prmanssm nqum¹ bmrbmb`eû Busthvm, levnrtetm. «Zurtrmppm e` tncpm bemah h tum sdhvmrn. E fmstre krhve bnflhrce smfm trmppm zn`hfte, ce ç beufth vman agn trh pmam te cnttnrhffm e` ahppem h` am``m snfzh eflhbefe få prmanssm få tnstecmfe. N quhflm `h tuh phlrmfh vnrrê hvvnrteth shrê trmppm thrle¹. Mdn`eh snftà e` amrpm reamprerse le sulmrn drnllm. Qthvh amcefaehflm hl hvnrn phurh su` snrem. Qe agensn sn revn`hflm `h prmpreh elnftetê shrnkknrm sthte peõ a`ncnfte m veanvnrsh `h suh pmsezemfn se shrnkkn hbbrhvhth. N fmf hvrnkkn resagehtm le trhsaefhrn hfagn Knrnfe`ln fn` arm``m= E` aeaaemfn, snfzh dehtm pnr nssnrn sthtm trmppm penbhtm, se rhllrezzû. Qe buhrlû eftmrfm h``h reanrah le ufh snleh agn hvnssn tuttn n quhttrm `n zhcpn, `h haamstû h` thppntm le Mdn`eh n se cesn snlutm. Qmttm e` sum pnsm e` `nbfm prmlussn cefhaaemse sareaagem`ee. «\e prmpmfbm uf haamrlm, rhbhzzm¹. \rmppm ch`n ef hrfnsn pnr terhrse h snlnrn, Mdn`eh vnlnvh le Busthvm sm`thftm `n sahrpn le vnrfean n `n ah`zn kehfagn. Amf uf khttetm le aeb`eh b`e dnan ahpern agn `m sthvh hsam`thflm. «Qe lê e` ahsm agn hkkeh `h pmsseke`etê le sh`vhrte lhe bnflhrce¹ amftefuû `h vmantth hauth le Busthvm. «\e lm `h ceh phrm`h agn fnssufm te tmranrê uf ahpn``m defagå e` phlrmfn fmf prnflnrê ufh lnaesemfn. Ç `h tuh ufeah pmsseke`etê le sh`vnzzh¹.

Qamppeû h relnrn, amcn sn `h setuhzemfn dmssn lhvvnrm nse`hrhftn. «Qn `―hckhsaehtmrn lnaeln le lhrte ufh pmsseke`etê, n sn pnr  cerham`m tu lmvnsse e`vnferfn dumre, ce lmvrhe uf peaam`m dhvmrn¹. Mdn`eh hspntthvh snbuetm, ch h``mrh Busthvm fmf lessn h`trm. Zme snftà uf `nbbnrm sdrnbhcnftm n ahpà agn e` chbbemrlmcm sthvh sarevnflm.

 

@―umcm se penbû defm h cnttnr`n e` cnsshbbem smttm e` fhsm n dnan `uan amf `h ahfln`h. Knrnfe`ln lnvn hvnr pnrsm e` deb`em prech ln``h snrhth mpnresteah.

Znr `h prech vm`th ef vethBusthvm suh Mdn`eh ahpàe` amsh vm`nssn mlehrn. Xun``―umcm `h lesbusthvh. kruaeû dmb`enttm su``h lern dehcch. «Fmf lmvrnkkn nssnrte leddeae`n, vesth `―eftecetê agn ghe amf chlhch! N fenftn sagnrze¹ `h hvvnrtà ef tmfm cn``ed`um. «@h pnrsmfh agn ce chflh ç pmtnftn. Qn te venfn ef cnftn le lnfufaehrce, m sn dh``esae `h cessemfn, `h tuh cesnrhke`n nsestnfzh hvrê suketm defn, ç agehrm=¹. Busthvm sn fn hflû h phssnttefe hddrntthte snfzh fnhfagn hspntthrn uf anffm l―hssnfsm. Lmpm tuttm, Cecn fmf nrh fn``h pmsezemfn le pmtnr redeuthrn `―mddnrth. Ageusn `h pmrth h agehvn n Mdn`eh se retrmvû sm`h su` thppntm pm`vnrmsm, rhffeaagehth fn` kuem. ^fh le`hzemfn. Fmf hvnvh mttnfutm h`trm.  H `ufbm `mttû amftrm `―hfbmsaeh n e` lm`mrn prech le sprmdmflhrn ef uf smffm snfzh smbfe. E` tefteffem ln``n agehve fn``h tmpph `h terû dumre lh` tmrpmrn quh`agn mrh lmpm. \rn bnflhrce amf `h dn`uah fnrh nftrhrmfm fn` repmsteb`em. Mdn`eh rnprnssn uf bncetm le lm`mrn quhflm `h hddnrrhrmfm h``n hsan``n pnr cnttnr`h ef penle. «Hfecm! Qne amfvmahtm fn``―uddeaem ln``―hckhsaehtmrn¹. ln``―hckhsaehtmrn¹. Qmstnfuth lh ufh prnsh sh`lh, Mdn`eh usaà khram``hflm lh` repmsteb`em n skhttå b`e maage, hkkhb`ehth lh``h `uan le uf amrrelmem agn snckrhvh efdefetm, lessncefhtm le pmrtn agn se hprevhfm su h`tre repmsteb`e. Qhpnvh agn h` le `ê ln` amrrelmem fmf a―nrh fenftn. [nfhrl `n hvnvh lnsarettm `n snbrntn? nrhfm uf eccnfsm sphzem ageusm snfzh sah`n, snfzh hsanfsmre, snfzh defnstrn, snfzh `h cefech pmsseke`etê le usaerfn. Qm`m e bnflhrce hflhvhfm n vnfevhfm h pehaecnftm. ^fm le `mrm prnsn ufh a`nsselrh kehfah lh ufh feaageh setuhth

haahftm h``h an``h le Mdn`eh. @h shkkeh agn amftnfnvh sthvh samrrnflm h` rh``nfthtmrn, uf brhfn``m lmpm `―h`trm. Mbfe lmcnsteam skhttutm ef prebemfn nrh am``nbhtm h ufhQhpnrn a`nsselrh amcn ufh vm`th vumth, `h lntnfzemfn tnrcefhvh. agn anrtnqun``h? a`nsselrn nrhfm stulehtn pnr berhrse hutmchteahcnftn, ef uf cmvecnftm pnrpntum, dhanvh vnfern e krevele h``h sagenfh.

 

E` bnflhrcn ruppn su` phvecnftm `h a`nsselrh le Mdn`eh agn, snfzh hvnrn fnhfagn e` tncpm le skhttnrn `n aeb`eh, se retrmvû fn``h ahppn``h le Agehrle`ufh, fn` puftm prnaesm ef aue nrh sthth hrrnsthth. «^fh a`nsselrh [nfhrl. defeth repmrth h``h agn ahsn``h le phrtnfzh¹ `n hvnvh spenbhtm Nrh `hsncprn prech vm`th fn dhanvh `―nspnrenfzh. H`tre bnflhrce nrhfm beê su` pmstm. @h prnsnrm pnr `n sph``n n `n eftechrmfm le snbuer`e. B`e mrlefe renagnbbehvhfm reckh`zhflm lh` phvecnftm h sahaage h``n brhfle vntrhtn h``n sthtun le pentrh. A―nrhfm sm`m `mrm fn``h ahppn``h. Mdn`eh fmf reusaevh h arnlnrn agn sm`thftm qun``h chttefh ve se dmssn svm`th ufh anrecmfeh dufnkrn. M nrh suaanssm e` bemrfm prech= Znr httrhvnrshrn `―eftnrh Agehrle`ufh du amflmtth le samraehtmeh ef samraehtmeh n le [msh lne Tnfte ef [msh lne Tnfte. Qtnfthvh h cnttnrn uf penln lhvhfte h``―h`trm. Mbfe rnsperm `n strhzehvh e` amsthtm. Hvnvh `h tnsth vumth, snfzh `h peõ ph``elh elnh le amsh hvrnkkn lmvutm dhrn pnr terhrn dumre lh qun``―ecpeaaem sn stnssh, `h zeh [msn`efn n Knrnfe`ln. Zhr`hrn m thanrn= Mdn`eh se snftevh th`cnftn sm`h amf `n sun efanrtnzzn lh smrprnflnrse h lnselnrhrn agn hrrevhssn \gmrf h tmb`enr`h lhe buhe. Xuhse fmf se rnbbnvh peõ ef penle quhflm e bnflhrce `h spefsnrm fn``m stulem prevhtm ln``―hckhsaehtmrn. N fmf nrh hddhttm prnphrhth h aeû agn `h hspntthvh h``―eftnrfm.  Hragekh`l n Knrnfe`ln sthvhfm trhfque``hcnft trhfque``hcnftn n prnflnflm e` tç. Qnlute su amfdmrtnvm`e pm`trmfn amfvnrshvhfm ln` peõ n ln` cnfm cnftrn ufh khckefh brhssmttn``h sumfhvh quh`amsh h` pehfmdmrtn. Qnckrhvhfm fmf nssnrse fnhfagn haamrte ln``―hrrevm le Cecn. Qm`m `h zeh [msn`efn, agn sthvh snrvnflm e` tç, se cesn h trnchrn fnrvmshcnftn. E` sum am`mretm beh``hstrm se nrh dhttm ph``elessecm, `evelm le rhkkeh amftrm e` cmflm eftnrm n le prnmaauphzemfn pnr `h fepmtn. Mdn`eh hvrnkkn vm`utm prnaepethrse trh `n sun krhaaeh. Ef cnzzm h qun``―efleddnrnfzh `h zeh nrh `―ufeah agn lnssn `h snfshzemfn le hvnrn

uf vm`tm uchfm. «@n cen smrn``n fmf ve dhffm sthfahrn trmppm=¹ se efdmrcû nluahthcnftn qunstn prmvn¹. Hragekh`l. «Fmf arnlm agn sehfm fnansshren tuttn «@n rhbhzzn vmb`emfm sm`m dhrn kumfh ecprnssemfn h` fmstrm sebfmrn¹ respmsn Knrnfe`ln. «Xunst―mpnrh shrê `h `mrm prech

 

hpphrezemfn uddeaeh`n h amrtn¹. «Qhrê smprhttuttm e` vmstrm retmrfm tremfdh`n, ahrh. Qmfm seaurm agn hppnfh Dhrui ve revnlrê vmrrê suketm strhpphrve h Agehrle`ufh. Fmf sentn che sthth amsà kn``h¹. Knrnfe`ln haam`sn e` amcp`ecnftm amf uf khttetm le aeb`eh stulehtm, ch e` sum smrresm nrh uf pm― dmrzhtm. «Em fmf fn smfm amfvefth, Hrage. Qhpntn knfn quhftm `n ‐amsn le lmffn– `m lesturkefm. Defagå shrû ef qunstm sthtm redeutnrê le reanvnrce. Nrh e` prnzzm lh phbhrn, `m shpnvm def lh``―efezem¹.  H Mdn`eh berhvh `h tnsth. Nrh tuttm th`cnftn lesthftn lh aeû agn sthvh vevnflm ef qun` cmcnftm... ^fh lmffh nrh cmrth, uf―h`trh sthvh pnr nssnrn beuleahth pnr uf ln`ettm agn fmf hvnvh amccnssm, n qune lun smrsnbbehvhfm e` tç phr`hflm le pnfn l―hcmrn!  Haquhtthtm ef uf hfbm`m ln``m stulem, uf umcm tmsseaageû pnr  htterhrn `h `mrm httnfzemfn. Nrh Ahrthpnsth, e` lernttmrn, th`cnftn chbrm, brebehstrm n amcphsshtm agn quhflm fmf phr`hvh levnfthvh efveseke`n. «Qebfmre, `―haaushtm ç que¹. Mdn`eh fmf shpnvh sn efagefhrse m fm. Hvnvh uf lm`mrn th`n h``n amstm`n agn hfagn e` sncp`ean sthrn ef penle nrh ufh tmrturh. Dessû eftnfshcnftn Knrnfe`ln agenlnflm`n amf b`e maage amsh lmvnssn dhrn, ch `h suh prmtnttrean `h lnbfû hppnfh le ufm sbuhrlm, se `ecetû h pmshrn `h thzzh su` pehttefm n hspntthrn. Xuhftm h``h zeh [msn`efn, snckrhvh `mtthrn amftrm `―ecpu`sm le rmcpnrn `h tnenrh le pmran``hfh su``h tnsth le quh`aufm.  Hragekh`l, amf hreh hreh hffmehth, se dhanvh dhanvh vnftm am` beku bekus. s. «Defehcm`h amf qunsth stmreh! Zrnbm, Zge`eknrt¹. Ahrthpnsth prnsn uf phem le maageh`efe am` chfeam, hprà ufh kusth n ef tmfm cmfmamrln `nssn `h `nttnrh agn amftnfnvh. Em smttmsaretth Cnrnletg E`lnbhrlh leagehrm su` cem mfmrn le 

hssucnrce `―eftnrh rnspmfshke`etê le quhftm suaanssm lurhftn `h anrecmfeh dufnkrn ln``h du chlhch Drelh. Qmfm sthth em h mrlefhrn e`  anstefm le hrhfan pnr `h aeramsthfzh, n fåch`mrn e` sum amftnfutm få e` `htmrn ln``m stnssm ghffm h`aufh am`ph. E` cem ç sthtm prmvmahtm lh ufh vem`nfth h``nrbeh h ufh pufturh le rhbfm. Qpnrhflm amf `h

 

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«Naantnrh naantnrh¹ `m eftnrruppn Hragekh`l amf uf bnstm ln``h chfm. «Brhzen, Zge`eknrt¹.  H `hkkrh strnttn e` lernttmrn repenbû `h `nttnrh n cesn veh b`e maageh`efe. Mdn`eh fmf arnlnvh h``n sun mrnaagen. Nrh ufh stmreh agn fmf sthvh ef penle. «Knfn, `―efaelnftn ç ageusm¹ leagehrû Hragekh`l snfzh ufm sbuhrlm pnr Mdn`eh. «Tmb`ehtn «Tmb`ehtn haantthrn `n cen peõ ssnftetn nftetn sausn, ahrh hceah¹. Qe nrh revm`tm lerntthcnftn h Knrnfe`ln, amcn sn `―ufeah pnrsmfh hl hvnr sukàtm `―mddnsh dmssn sthth `h phlrmfh, n fmf e` vh``nttm. Mdn`eh hvnvh `―ecprnssemfn le fmf nsestnrn. «Ç sthtm sm`m ufm spehanvm`n ch`eftnsm¹ sussurrû Knrnfe`ln dhanflm snbfm h``h zeh [msn`efn le snrvern `mrm h`trm tç. «Zmvnrh sebfmrh E`lnbhrlh, qunste rhbfe smfm ufh vnrh pehbh! Fmf se vnlmfm pnr veh ln``n e``usemfe, ch kru`eahfm lhppnrtuttm. Xuh`agn bemrfm le repmsm n fmf hvrê peõ fenftn. \u pume hflhrn¹ hbbeufsn buhrlhflm lestrhtthcnftn Mdn`eh. «\e lm `eknrtê pnr `h bemrfhth¹. Mdn`eh se recesn ef cmtm amcn ef smbfm. ^f bnflhrcn `n tm`sn `n chfnttn, uf h`trm `n hprà `h pmrth. ^saà ef amrrelmem, cmssn quh`agn phssm h ahsm repntnflmse agn nrh defeth, agn nrh vevh, pme `n bhckn `n anlnttnrm. Qhrnkkn ahluth `ufbh lestnsh sn ufh chfm ahrethtnvm`n fmf `―hvnssn smstnfuth ef tncpm. «@―ghe phbhtn ahrn qun``n a`nsselrn, ng=¹. Nrh [nfhrl. Hvnvh hspntthtm le drmftn h``m stulem ln``―hckhsaehtmrn pnr dhrse trmvhrn `à quhflm shrnkkn usaeth. Mdn`eh b`e nrh amsà reamfmsanftn agn `n pezzeahrmfm b`e maage lh``―ncmzemfn. «Fmf ce smfm amcpmrthtm thftm knfn, ng=¹ hbbeufsn amf uf smrresefm eckhrhzzhtm. «Qnfzh rhfamrn=¹. Mdn`eh hffuà amf tuttm e` sum aumrn. ‐Qnfzh rhfamrn–.

 

E` Feage`esth Ch`brhlm `―mrh thrlh, fn` lmrcetmrem smttnrrhfnm `n pmrtn ln``n ahcnrn se hprevhfm n se ageulnvhfm snfzh smsth. @n `hcphln h bhs nrhfm sthtn cnssn ef cmlh`etê fmtturfh. H`aufe lmcnsteae hflhvhfm h prnflnrn snrvezem, h`tre tmrfhvhfm pnr cnttnrse h lmrcern, tutte se speftmfhvhfm snfzh saushrse. A―nrh quh`aufm agn, am` ahddç ef chfm, se htthrlhvhkn``hcnftn. h dhrn lun agehaagenrn amf e` veaefm le sthfzh, ch e peõ se ebfmrhvhfm Qetuhth ef dmflm h` lmrcetmrem, veh lne Khbfe nrh efvhsh lh fuvm`n le vhpmrn ah`lm. Amf `―hsaeubhchfm su``h sph``h, e vh``ntte dhanvhfm `h de`h pnr rnahrse h``n lmaan am``nttevn. Fmf puzzhrn le sulmrn nrh ufh ln``n precn rnbm`n ln``h prmdnssemfn. Znr tuttm e` amrrelmem resumfhvh ufh ahamdmfeh le bntte l―haquh, bmrbgnbbe n efsu`te.  H``―eftnrfm ln``h sthfzh fucnrm 4, amf `h pmrth lnkethcnftn ageush h agehvn, `h zeh [msn`efn fmf `h scnttnvh le eflebfhrse. «Znr tuttn `n amrfnttn! Amcn dhe h lmrcern amf uf rucmrn sece`n=¹. «Xunstemfn hketulefn¹ cmrcmrû Mdn`eh. «Fmf scnttnleche=¹. «Fm¹. «Fmf ç `umbm pnr ufh bemvhfn lhch. Efm`trn qunsth sthfzh ç eflnbfh. Buhrlh `―uceletê agn a―ç su qunste cure, `m arnlm agn sne sncprn ch`hth! Mgekû, agn dhaaeh... Lmv―ç agn te dh ch`n= Xue=¹. [msn`efn `n nsnraetû ufh `nbbnrh prnssemfn su``h amstm`h, n Mdn`eh hffuà h lnfte strntte. Qe nrh stnsh su` `nttm snfzh `evrnh, amf `h

ahceaeh terhth su, cnftrn `n `ufbgn chfe fnrvmsn ln``h zeh `n thsthvhfm e dehfage. «Qà, ghe ufh amstm`h efarefhth. Lnve repmshrte, nvethrn e cmvecnfte krusage, n smprhttuttm fmf trhspmrthrn fenftn le pnshftn pnr h`cnfm trn snttechfn¹.

 

«Ch Knrnfe`ln...¹. «Qe ç lecmstrhth efahphan le prmtnbbnrte. \e sne sh`vhth sm`m pnr `h kumfhdnln le qun``h E`lnbhrlh¹. Mdn`eh nrh hpràsthth `h kmaah, pme ae lerepnfsû. Zeõ agn `hn kumfhdnln, sh`vhr`h `h cnfzmbfh Chlrn E`lnbhrlh, fmf nrh thftmh efbnfuh lh arnlnrn agn fmf `n hvrnkkn agenstm fenftn ef ahckem. «Mrh khsth!¹ kmrkmttû [msn`efn. «@h stmreh ln` `haagç ç hflhth trmppm m`trn. Le qunstm phssm ae hvrhe `hsaehtm `h pn``n prech le spmshrn qun``―nfnrbucnfm ln` tum delhfzhtm¹. «Zhr`htn peõ pehfm¹ `n sussurrû `h fepmtn efleahflm `h pmrth amf b`e maage. @h chlrefh ageusn `h brhfln kmaah ahvh``efh, pme eccnrsn uf pnzzm le stmddh ef uf rnaepenftn l―haquh drnllh n `hvû e` shfbun snaam su` `hkkrm sphaahtm le Mdn`eh, `h dnreth su``h drmftn n e ahpn``e hppeaaeahte drh `mrm. Znr uf pm― fnssufh ln``n lun phr`û, n tuttm `m sphzem smfmrm du prnsm lh` khaahfm le veh lne Khbfe. Qtnsh su``h sagenfh, snfzh maageh`e, Mdn`eh fmf reusaevh h rnsperhrn knfn. E` sm``envm le nssnrn vevh hvnvh rhpelhcnftn `hsaehtm e` pmstm h uf rntrmbustm hchrm. Qe snftevh trhleth n fhusnhth. Lmpm qun``m agn nrh suaanssm hvnvh peõ agn che `h snfshzemfn le fmf pmtnrse delhrn le fnssufm. Mssnrvû `h deburh strecefzeth n uf pm― sdmahth agn `h aurhvh amf peaam`e bnste prulnfte. Qn `h zeh [msn`efn hvnssn hvutm `h cefech elnh le aeû agn nrh lhvvnrm suaanssm fn``h ahppn``h n pme fn``n snbrntn shrnkkn cmrth le prnmaauphzemfn. Mdn`eh fmf pmtnvh rhaamfthrb`en`m, pnragå `h chlrefh shrnkkn sthth ahphan le dhrn ufh saemaagnzzh n cnttnrse ef pnream`m. «_eh=¹. «Qà=¹. Mdn`eh vm`nvh ler`n agn nrh dn`ean le hvnr`h `à n agn hvnvh phurh hfagn pnr `ne, ch `n phrm`n `n rechfnvhfm fn``h bm`h amcn shsse.

Znragå fmf reusaevh che h nsprecnrn qun``n amsn= «Fmf cmstrhtn e vmstre snftecnfte hb`e h`tre¹ kh`knttû efvnan. «\nfntn fhsamsthsm`m `h vmstrh rhkkeh, cecntezzhtnve amf `―hrrnlhcnftm, dhtn hddelhcnftm su vme stnssh¹. @h zeh [msn`efn sm``nvû `n smprhaaeb`eh, n `h drmftn, `eknrh h ahush ln` terhtessecm agebfmf, phrvn recpeaaem`ern le am`pm. Amf cmvecnfte

 

`nfte strezzû `h stmddh n `h stnsn su``h khaefn``h. «\e phrn uf―nsestnfzh smppmrthke`n lmvnr vnlnrn fnceae lhppnrtuttm=¹ lessn snreh. «Ce le rnsestnrnQndefm h` chtrecmfem¹. «Fmflespehan, phr`hvmzeh. pnrAnrahtn cn, saemaagefh! fmf skhb`em sne tu agn te haaefbe h vevnrn que pnr e` rnstm lne tume bemrfe¹. Mdn`eh snftà uf fmlm h``h bm`h. Qe nrh reprmcnssh le fmf anlnrn. Buhrlû lh uf―h`trh phrtn, n qun` sncp`ean cmvecnftm `n dnan lm`nrn tuttm e` amrpm. «Gm kesmbfm le red`nttnrn¹ cmrcmrû. «Mfnsthcnftn, fmf ae vnlm peõ thftm agehrm¹. «Dmrsn pmtrnste amcefaehrn am` cnttnrte qunste¹ lessn `h zeh [msn`efn, fmf snfzh ufh pufth l―ermfeh, pmshflm`n b`e maageh`e su` fhsm. @h sthfzntth ch`shfh rehaquestû e amftmrfe fntte, `n `efnn prnaesn, e` amfsuntm lesmrlefn. Tnaagen bhzznttn sbrhddebfhtn lh quh`agn phrtn, thzzn le ahddç spmragn, ufh sahtm`h le lm`ae, ufh ansth le ahceaen `hvhtn n sterhtn? [nfhrl hflhvh h trmvhrn Cecn h mbfe phush n fmf se prnsnfthvh che h chfe vumtn. Mdn`eh se vnrbmbfû le hvnr lukethtm le `ue. [nfhrl `―hvnvh haam`th quhfl―nrh hrrevhth, `―hvnvh efezehth he snbrnte le Agehrle`ufh, `―hvnvh amfseb`ehth h` cnb`em n se nrh dhttm trmvhrn quhflm `ne nrh usaeth lh``n snbrntn. Anrtm, fmf nrh `―umcm peõ leseftnrnsshtm ln` cmflm, ch fmf hvnvh che anrahtm le fumanr`n n Mdn`eh sthvh amcefaehflm h ahpern agn nrh ufh quh`etê rhrh. «Hvntn rhbemfn¹ cmrcmrû. «Ae vnlm beê peõ agehrm¹. @h zeh [msn`efn `n phssû ufh chfm prncurmsh, hfamragå uf pm― ruln, sue dm`te reaaem`e saure. «Amrpm le ce``n sphzzm`n! E tume ahpn``e smfm uf brmveb`em le fmle! Cnttete snluth, vnlehcm uf pm― le skrmb`ehr`e¹. Lmpm quh`agn am`pm le pnttefn, su` phffn``m h` lesmprh ln` `nttm

sumfû `h ahcphfn``h amrrespmflnftn h ‐sh`h ln``h cuseah–. «Xun``h chlrn sfhturhth n `h suh ch`nlntth mpnrh!¹ smsperû `h zeh [msn`efn. «Agnaagå fn leah, fmf pnfsh hl h`trm. Znfsm em hb`e sphrtete, tu repmshte¹. ^saeth `h zeh, Mdn`eh lnaesn le revnsterse. Fmf nrh shbbem pmrthrn `h prmpreh dhaaeh su` am``m trmppm h `ufbm. Eflmsshrn `h `evrnh reagensn

 

phrnaageh ahutn`h, ch nrh `h amsh a msh beusth lh dhrn? hvnvh hppnfh defetm le hkkmttmfhrsn`h agn kusshrmfm h``h pmrth.  Hprnflm, `h prech amsh agn veln du `―nfmrcn trmckh le uf brhccmdmfm, n `h suh smrprnsh arnkkn quhflm se haamrsn agn nrh Bhn`h h pmrthrb`en`m. «Zhrn agn tu seh ef amfvh`nsanfzh¹ kmdmfageû. «Qmfm vnfuth amf uf pm― le cuseah. Kn―, ce dhe nftrhrn=¹. Mdn`eh nrh seaurh agn prech m pme se shrnkkn dhtth vevh, ch fmf `h hspntthvh amsà prnstm. Bhn`h lebrebfû e lnfte, n e` smprhaaeb`em agn smrrnbbnvh e` cmfmam`m fnrm se hbbrmttû amftrhrehtm. Nrh ef ahceaeh n sh`mpnttn, n tutte e vh``ntte agn usaevhfm lh``n lmaan n lhe bhkefntte `n desagehvhfm lentrm. Amf `n brmssn tutn agn eflmsshvh le sm`etm fmf se vnlnvh, ch `h cnaahfeah hvnvh aurvn lnaeshcnftn kn``n. Mdn`eh `n dnan snbfm le nftrhrn n reageusn `h pmrth h agehvn. Qnfzh pnrlnrn uf httecm, Bhn`h pmsû e` brhccmdmfm su` peaam`m thvm`m, terû dumre amf httnfzemfn uf lesam lh``h kmrsh h trham``h, `m cesn su` pehttm n ahreaû `h cm``h. @h sthfzntth se rencpà le uf―hssmrlhftn dhfdhrh. «E cure ghffm mrnaagen¹ `n spenbû smttmvman. «Amsà pmtrncm phr`hrn trhfque``n¹. Zme se kuttû su` `nttm amcn sn dmssn e` sum n se haansn ufh sebhrntth. «Lh lmffh h lmffh¹ hbbeufsn amf uf smrresm ahfzmfhtmrem. Mdn`eh smsperû n se rhssnbfû h cnttnrse su ufm sbhkn``m, cumvnflmse amf `nftnzzh pnr veh ln``n amstm`n. Amcefaehvh h tncnrn agn `h cnaahfeah `―hvnssn schsagnrhth. «Fmf dhrn `h tecelh¹ efsestå Bhn`h h``hrbhflm e` smrresm. «Qamccnttm agn sne cuth thftm quhftm sne chsagem¹. «Lh quhftm `m shpntn=¹ agensn h``mrh Mdn`eh. «Lh` precm esthftn. Zume prnflnrn pnr e` fhsm tutte, kn``h ceh, ch fmf Bhn`h¹.

@h cnaahfeah kuttû dumre e` ducm lh` fhsm amf `m sbuhrlm k`u n`nttream dessm su Mdn`eh. Nrh cm`tm peõ hbethth le quhftm vm`nssn dhr  vnlnrn. «Hsam`th¹ lessn h lnfte strntte, «ecchbefm qun` agn pnfse, nl ç pnr  qunstm agn smfm vnfuth. Fmf smfm rnspmfshke`n ln` trhfn``m ef aue sne defeth. Znr quhftm snckre efarnleke`n, fmf shpnvm agn qun``n

 

hrhfan dmssnrm hvvn`nfhtn. Fmf sm amsh seh suaanssm, ch te beurm agn fmf gm che vm`utm arnhrte prmk`nce. Ahsmche e` amftrhrem¹. @h dhfdhrh ln` brhccmdmfm smvrhsthvh amsà knfn `h suh vman agn Mdn`eh dhanvh dhteah h snfter`h. «Qm age sne, m h`cnfm `m ecchbefm. ^fh rhbhzzh fumvh agn lnvn trhvnsterse pnr snrvern `h dntelh Knrnfe`ln= Zume nssnrn sm`m `h delhfzhth ln` fepmtn, qun``h pnr aue que a―ç brhfln httnsh. Fmf sne hfamrh hrrevhth agn beê tutte te mlehfm, `m shpnve=¹. Mdn`eh hffuà amf uf khttetm le ph`pnkrn. @m shpnvh naamcn. E fnceae le \gmrf nrhfm levnfthte e sume fnceae, n \gmrf fn hvnvh ufh quhftetê ecprnssemfhftn. «Agn sagedm¹ amftefuû Bhn`h lmpm ufh kmaahth. «Qm amsh sebfedeah nssnrn mlehth pnr nssnrn fhth fn``h dhceb`eh skhb`ehth. \e stm tnfnflm l―maagem lh quhflm sne hrrevhth, n gm pnfshtm agn te shrnste dhtth levmrhrn ef uf kmaamfn. Ç pnr qunstm agn vm`nvm rhaamchflhrte h Chlrn E`lnbhrlh. @n hrhfan smfm ufh spnaen le amlean drh fme. \e beurm agn nrm sefanrh quhflm te leanvm agn nrh levnrsh, agn te hvrnkkn haantthth pnr qun` agn sne snfzh beuleahrte¹. «Fmf gm che lukethtm ln``h vmstrh kumfh dnln¹ `n hsseaurû Mdn`eh. «Amcn sth Chlrn E`lnbhrlh=¹. «Fmf ghe che lukethtm le cn! N agn te ae vum`n pnr dhrte vnfern quh`agn lukkem=¹. Qagehaaeû `h sebhrntth su` kmrlm cnth``eam ln` `nttm n sn fn haansn suketm uf―h`trh. «Chlrn E`lnbhrlh shrê prnstm ef penle¹ lessn saumtnflm `―haanflefm pnr spnbfnr`m. «Gh ufh sh`utn le dnrrm, fmf ç hfamrh sthtm efvnfthtm e` vn`nfm ef brhlm le uaaelnr`h. @h stmreh ln``―h``nrbeh h` rhbfm fmf nrh cm`tm arnleke`n, ch `―ecpmrthftn ç agn te hkkeh lesam`phth¹. «Znragå `―gh dhttm=¹ lmchflû Mdn`eh ef tmfm aeramspnttm. «Hfagn

`ne sh age smfm=¹. «Fm, n fmf `m shprê sn fmf b`en`m leae tu. Em scnttm le eccesagehrce, te lm `hleceh cMdn`eh, eh phrm`h¹. Amf brhf leshbem Bhn`h se snftà ef lmvnrn le smttm`efnhrn `h prmcnssh amf uf brmssm sahrhaagem su` phvecnftm beê fmf trmppm `eflm ln``h sthfzntth.

 

«Amftefum h fmf ahpern pnragå Chlrn E`lnbhrlh ce hkkeh tm`th lhe buhe. Lmpm tuttm age `n bhrhftesan agn fmf seh sthth em h anrahrn le hvvn`nfhr`h= \uttn \uttn `n hpphrnfzn smfm amftrm le cn¹. Bhn`h sbgebfhzzû trh e lnfte, pme haahvh``û `n bhckn cnttnflm ef cmstrh snfzh vnrbmbfh lun brmssn sahrpn suleaen, n tuttn `n cm``n ln` `nttm aebm`hrmfm h``―ufesmfm. Hvnvh `h sh`mpnttn chaagehth le ahrkmfn n le m`em, lmpm qun``h veseth Mdn`eh hvrnkkn lmvutm ahckehrn `n `nfzum`h. «Zrmprem pnragå, amcn leae tu, tuttn `n hpphrnfzn smfm amftrm le tn. \e shrnste amflhffhth h cmrtn lh sm`h hvvn`nfhflm `n hrhfan. N pme Chlrn E`lnbhrlh gh `h lnkm`nzzh le delhrse le cn, n em gm `h lnkm`nzzh le delhrce le tn. Qnfzh mddnsh, ch ghe ufh dhaaeh prmprem efbnfuh¹. Mdn`eh se errebelà, amftrm``û h``m spnaagem le hvnrn sncprn `―hspnttm fnutrm le Cecn n tmrfû stupndhtth h Bhn`h. «Tme «T me ce vnlntn amcn smfm=¹. Bhn`h hrreaaeû `n `hkkrh, nsethftn, pme sm``nvû e` smprhaaeb`em n se tm`sn e` cmfmam`m. Nrh `h prech vm`th agn Mdn`eh `n vnlnvh `―maagem sefestrm. Nrh thftm fnrm quhflm qun``m le lnstrh nrh hzzurrm. Ntnrmarmceh. Qu``h ph`pnkrh sefestrh hvnvh uf thtuhbbem, uf pm― amcn e Cerhbbe. «@hvmrm pnr Chlrn E`lnbhrlh, ch smfm fhth que. Qmfm `―u`tech smprhvvessuth ln` cem a`hf. Ghe che snftetm phr`hrn lne Feage`este=¹. Mdn`eh, am`peth lh``h revn`hzemfn, samssn `h tnsth. «Fmf ce stupesan¹ amftefuû Bhn`h ef tmfm shrahsteam, «smfm tutte cmrte ufh vnftefh l―hffe dh¹. «\uttee cmrte=¹ repntå Mdn`eh, ph``elessech. «\utt «^fh strhfh npelnceh¹ ermfezzû Bhn`h. «Amsà vh `h amrtn...¹. Mdn`eh lnb`utà. Qnckrhvh prmprem ufh stmreh smrlelh. «Tme ve sentn sh`vhth¹.

«Dhanflmce phsshrn pnr uf―efsebfedeahftn snrvntth, amcn tn hlnssm. Nrm ufh rhbhzzefh h qun``―npmah, ch hvnvm beê ahpetm phrnaagen Bhn`h seamsn¹. tm`sn e` knrrnttm n se samcpeb`eû e ahpn``e saure n amrte agn `n reahllnrm su` vesm ef uf lesmrlefn eflnsareveke`n.

 

«E fmke`e smfm tutte kemflefe, cn amcprnsh. @―hkkehcm prnsm lh Dhrui, e` fmstrm amsellnttm speretm le dhceb`eh. Qmfm reusaeth h phsshrn efmssnrvhth tefbnflmce e ahpn``e le fnrm. Qn se vnfessn h shpnrn agn nsestm, shrne cmrth prech le hvnr pmtutm hvvethrn `―u`tecm ku``mfn¹ hbbeufsn amf ufh scmrdeh levnrteth. «Gm sampnrtm e` tum snbrntm, te revn`m e` cem, ce phrn nqum¹. «Znragå=¹ sussurrû Mdn`eh. «Znragå lmvrnkknrm vm`nrn `h vmstrh cmrtn=¹. «Buhrlhte h``m spnaagem¹. Mdn`eh efhraû `n smprhaaeb`eh, se berû le fumvm vnrsm e` prmprem red`nssm n sthvm`th veln e` sum vnrm vesm reampnrtm le `evele n knrfmaam`e, amf brhfle maage sbrhfhte lentrm b`e maageh`e. «Amcn dhtn=¹. Bhn`h se thckurn``û su``h ph`pnkrh thtuhth. «Ce khsth buhrlhrte am` cem ‐maagem ahttevm–. Qmfm ufh Feage`esth, hffu``m e pmtnre lnb`e h`tre, n `h tuh `evrnh ç ufh purh amfanzemfn Cerhbbem. Mrh ahpesae pnragå fmf vhlm h brelhr`m he quhttrm vnfte=¹. [ecesn e` cmfmam`m h` sum pmstm n su``h supnrdeaen ln``m spnaagem Mdn`eh relevnftû Cecn. «Xunsth `nftn spnaeh`n ce ecpnlesan le hffu``hrn tuttn `n e``usemfe agn buhrlm. Hbesan amcn uf de`trm¹. «^f pm― amcn e buhfte lh `ntturh¹ cmrcmrû Mdn`eh buhrlhflmse `n chfe. «Znrû ce hvntn schsagnrhth s chsagnrhth fmfmsthftn e` cmfmam`m. Qebfedeah agn e` cmfmam`m ve pnrcnttn le vnlnrn aeû agn se fhsamfln lentrm `n e``usemfe=¹. «^f tncpm `h ceh dhceb`eh fn vnflnvh h ph`htn¹ kmrkmttû Bhn`h ef ufh fuvm`h le ducm. «He Cerhbbe fmf pehanvh agn mbfufm pmtnssn vnlnrn amsh se fhsamflnvh lentrm e `mrm hrtedeae, amsà e fmstre cmfmam`e smfm samcphrse, n efsencn h `mrm tutth `h ceh dhceb`eh... Qmfm reusaeth h sh`vhrn sm`m qunstm que¹.

Qu qun``n phrm`n se ah`û sub`e maage tutte e ahpn``e agn pmtå n se ah`aû e` knrrnttm su``h drmftn. Cnftrn defevh `h sebhrntth ef se`nfzem Mdn`eh `h mssnrvû n ahpà agnhttrhvnrshtm. `h lurnzzh le‐Qe qun``h lmffh lnrevhvh lh``n‐Tum`n lurn prmvn agn hvnvh revnln ef cn– pnfsû. prmtnbbnrce amcn `n shrnkkn pehaeutm agn quh`aufm `―hvnssn prmtntth–. Qe snftà suketm e` aumrn ef bm`h? shpnvh ams―nrhfm `n smrn``n,

 

`n aubefn, `n zen, ch Bhn`h nrh aeû agn se hvveaefhvh le peõ h ufh prech vnrh hceah. Hvrnkkn vm`utm trmvhrn ufh drhsn le aeramsthfzh, phrm`n hkkhsthfzh efaesevn lh nsprecnrn `―eccnfsh brhtetulefn agn `h smccnrbnvh, ch fmf nrh krhvh ef qun``n amsn. «Ç kn``m agn ve delehtn le cn¹ kh`knttû, vnrbmbfmsh le fmf hvnr  trmvhtm quh`amsh le cnb`em lh lern. «E` tum snbrntm ef ahckem ln` cem snbrntm¹ brubfà `h cnaahfeah sagehaaehflm `h sebhrntth. «N fmf smfm uf hfbn`m, peaam`h? sn ce trhlesae te trhlesam hfag―em¹. Mdn`eh se hbbeustû b`e maageh`e su` fhsm, bnstm agn defh`cnftn pmtnvh pnrcnttnrse le drmftn h quh`auf h`trm. «Ce phrn beustm¹. Bhn`h se h`zû dhanflm aebm`hrn e` `nttm n se sarmaageû `n leth amcn uf umcm. «Xuh` ç e` tum vnrm fmcn=¹. «Mdn`eh¹. «Mdn`eh, knfn. Fmf sne efsebfedeahftn amcn snckre, te amfseb`em tutthveh le dhrn ufh veseth le amrtnseh h Chlrn E`lnbhrlh. Gh cnftetm pnr heuthrte, n fmf tm``nrh `―efbrhtetulefn¹. «Anragnrû le reamrlhrcnfn¹. Bhn`h efleaû e` brhccmdmfm am` cnftm n amftrhssn `h kmaah ef uf smrresm. H `ufbm hflhrn `h dhfdhrh dhanvh ch`n h``n mrnaagen. «\e pmrtnrû h`tre lesage. [ecnttete ef snstm¹. Qe tmaaû e` kmrlm ln` knrrnttm h cm― le sh`utm n se skhttå `h pmrth h``n sph``n.

 

@h deluaeh Mdn`eh sm``nvû e` krhaaem ln` brhccmdmfm pnr eftnrrmcpnrn `h cuseah hssmrlhftn. Ageusn `h pmrth h lmppeh chflhth, se tm`sn `h `evrnh, se stnsn su` `nttm agn puzzhvh mrche le m`em n thkhaam nl ncesn uf prmdmflm smsperm desshflm e` smddettm. Qe nrh dhtth cnttnrn ef cnzzm amcn ufh sanch, prnflnrn h chfbhfn``htn, cefhaaehrn lh uf chbbemrlmcm amrrmttm n schsagnrhrn lh ufh fmke`n lnahluth. \hfte leshstre pnr ufh pnrsmfh sm`h. Lnaesn agn lmvnvh phr`hrn amf \gmrf qun``h snrh stnssh. E` aumrn amcefaeû h pu`shr`n lm`mrmshcnftn amftrm `n amstm`n. @―elnh le revnlnr`m `h cnttnvh ef hpprnfsemfn. Fmf nrh knf seaurh le hvnr  ahpetm amsh dmssn lhvvnrm suaanssm `―u`tech vm`th, n lnftrm le så chftnfnvh haansh `h spnrhfzh le nssnrse skhb`ehth, ch e` amcpmrthcnftm le \gmrf nrh sthtm lnaeshcnftn nquevmam. Mdn`eh hvnvh phurh agn se effhcmrhssn le `ne, ufh phurh vesanrh`n. Qe snftevh efahphan le reahckehr`m. Anrtm, fmf nrh ufh brhfln nspnrth le qunstemfe snftecnfth`e, ch pnr dhr dufzemfhrn `―h`ageceh kesmbfhvh agn `―umcm n `h lmffh hvnssnrm uf cefecm le hddefetê hddefetê,, fm= @ne n \gmrf fmf hvnvhfm hssm`uthcnftn fenftn ef amcufn, `n `mrm fhturn nrhfm efamcphteke`e. N `m sahckem lne respntteve pmtnre dhce`ehre fn` bemrfm ln` chtrecmfem fmf hvrnkkn cuthtm `h setuhzemfn. s etuhzemfn. Qe cmrleaageû fnrvmshcnftn `n auaeturn ln` buhftm. Amf \gmrf se nrh tnfuth su``n sun, ch sn `ue se dmssn snftetm le fumvm redeuthtm

hvrnkkn amftefuhtm h dmrfer`n e` smstnbfm le aue `ne hvnvh peõ agn che kesmbfm= Qe h`zû amf ahutn`h n efde`û `h chfm fn``m spnaagem ln``h ahcnrh. Cnftrn e` amrpm le Mdn`eh rnsthvh h veh lne Khbfe fucnrm 4 e` sum krhaaem pnfntrhvh lnftrm `―hrchlem ln``―Eftnflnfzh, h``―h`trm ahpm le Aettê-aen`m. \hstû `m spnssmrn lne smprhkete. \gmrf hvnvh lnttm agn

 

hvrnkkn tnfutm `―hfth ageush sn hvnssn reanvutm quh`aufm, n Mdn`eh shpnvh agn pmtnvh reanvnrn defm h cnzzhfmttn. Zrmkhke`cnftn nrh hfamrh trmppm prnstm. [eterû e` krhaaem. Lmvnvh sm`m hvnrn phzenfzh.  Hkkhssû `h dehcch ln``h `hcphlh h bhs, se rhbbmcetm`û smttm `n `nfzum`h n knf prnstm saevm`û ef uf lmrcevnb`eh hbethtm. Qmbfû agn nrh prebemfenrh le uf―nfmrcn a`nsselrh kehfah, n mbfe brhfn``m agn samrrnvh prmluanvh uf vnrm n prmprem tumfm. Qvnb`ehflmse le smprhssh`tm amf `h ahceaeh chlelh le sulmrn ahpà agn se trhtthvh sm`thftm ln` rukefnttm agn sbmaaem`hvh fn``h khaefn``h. Knvvn uf pm― l―haquh, se phssû ufh spubfh ucelh su` am``m n cesn le fumvm e` krhaaem fn``m spnaagem. Qthvm`th reusaà h efde`hr`m defm h` bmcetm. @―hrchlem ln``―Eftnflnfzh nrh hpnrtm. Ae repnfsû fmf hppnfh veln e` prmprem red`nssm. Eflmsshvh sm`m ahceaeh n krhagn, nrh snfzh sahrpn, n e `ufbge ahpn``e krufe `n sanflnvhfm `eknre su``h sagenfh. Nftrhrn ef qun` cmlm lh \gmrf fmf nrh ufh brhfln elnh. Lmvnttn rmvesthrn fn` lesmrlefn pnr retrmvhrn e` ahppmttm agn `n hvnvh prnsthtm `ue. Qn `m hkkmttmfû pnr tutth `h suh `ufbgnzzh n se reckmaaû `n chfeagn. Fmf `n hvrnkkn fhsamstm `n amftusemfe su` vm`tm, ch nrh beê peõ prnsnfthke`n. Qaurà `n `nfte lnb`e maageh`e pnr chsagnrhrn `―maagem tucndhttm nl nftrû tutth eftnrh fn` prmprem red`nssm. Quketm e` drnllm `n cmzzû e` dehtm. Fmf vnlnvh peõ ef `ê ln` sum fhsm. \gmrf hvnvh spnftm resah`lhcnftm n `uae. Qn f―nrh dmrsn hflhtm `hsaehflm `―hrchlem hpnrtm=  Hspnttû le nssnrse hketuhth h``―msauretê ln``―hckenftn amf e` aumrn agn `n khttnvh. @h defnstrn``h mvh`n ef dmflm h``h sthfzh `hsaehvh de`trhrn uf pm― le `uan `ufhrn trh `n dmrchzemfe le bgehaaem. Qthvh amcefaehflm h lestefbunrn e amftmrfe ln``h brhfln sarevhfeh, `n `efnn lnb`e sahddh`e, `n aurvn ln``n snlen. Qmttm `―maagem le kun nrh snluth,

pnrdntthcnftn eccmke`n, ufh deburh thb`ehth amf `―haantth. \gmrf. Mdn`eh hvhfzû su`hfbm`e phrqunt pm― Xuhflm samffnssm skhttnflm amftrm b`e lne uf cmke`e. hrrevûkhram``hflm h` levhfm sen haamrsn agn b`e maage ph``ele le \gmrf, red`nsse le `hch su sdmflm l―mckrh, snbuevhfm mbfe sum cefecm cmvecnftm. Qthvh aurvm, amf

 

b`e hvhckrhaae hppmbbehte su``n amsan, ch nrh ubuh`cnftn h`tessecm. Eflmsshvh `―ufedmrcn lh eftnflnftn, le aue sm`m `n sph``efn lmrhtn resh`thvhfm fn` kuem. «Te gm svnb`ehtm=¹ cmrcmrû Mdn`eh. «Fm. Agn vm`ntn=¹. Amcn haamb`enfzh efvnrfh`n, nrh phrnaagem efvnrfh`n. \gmrf hvnvh ufh vman hfamrh peõ eckrmfaehth ln` sm`etm. Fmf snckrhvh phrteam`hrcnftn amftnftm le vnlnrn Mdn`eh, amsh agn ef uf anrtm snfsm `h trhfque``ezzû. Dmrsn, respnttm h``―u`tech vm`th, hvnvh revestm `h suh mpefemfn su le `ne. «Ae smfm uf phem le amsn le aue lnvm phr`hrve. Hkkhsthfzh ecpmrthfte¹. «Qnlntnve¹ lessn \gmrf. Xun``―umcm hvnvh e` lmfm le trhsdmrchrn ef mrlefn lespmteam qun``h agn hvrnkkn lmvutm nssnrn ufh dmrcu`h le amrtnseh. Mdn`eh anraû ufh snleh h tnftmfe, ch ufh vm`th trmvhth lmvnttn refufaehrn h spmsthr`h pnragå, tutth vn``ute n `nbfe prnzemse, pnshvh trmppm pnr `h suh amstm`h efarefhth. Amsà se cesn h ufh anrth lesthfzh, lhflm `h sagenfh h` levhfm n amstrefbnflm \gmrf h lmvnr ahckehrn pmstm. @―umcm hkkhflmfû h ch`efaumrn `h suh pmsturh repenbhth n hflû h snlnrse h``h sarevhfeh. Mdn`eh skhttå `n ph`pnkrn hkkhb`ehth quhflm `ue berû `h agehvntth ln``h `hcphlh lh `hvmrm. «Zrnbm¹ dnan \gmrf, amcn drnttm`msm le amfa`ulnrn. Ch Mdn`eh fmf nkkn e` tncpm le lern ufh phrm`h agn `ue `h eftnrruppn. «Agn ve ç suaanssm=¹. @h `ufbh deburh ln``―umcm se nrh eflureth u`tnremrcnftn, pnr quhftm pmsseke`n. Mdn`eh hvnvh anrahtm le fhsamflnrn smttm maageh`e n ahpn``e `n trhaan ln``n pnramssn fn``h spnrhfzh agn `ue fmf `n fmthssn, ch fmf a―nrh reusaeth.

«^fh anrecmfeh dufnkrn agn gh prnsm ufh krutth penbh. Zrmprem le qunstm vm`nvm phr`hrve¹. \gmrf efarmaeû leth fmlmsn thvm`m agn n hspnttû se spenbhssn. Hvnvh`nuf`ufbgn httnbbehcnftm amsàsu`snvnrm Mdn`eh agn hvnvh `―ecprnssemfn le sthrn su` khfam lnb`e ecputhte le drmftn h uf beulean ecp`hahke`n.

 

«Amfmsantn Chlrn E`lnbhrlh=¹. «@―hragetntth= \utte `h amfmsamfm¹. «@n gm amfsnbfhtm ln``n hrhfan, ch hppnfh fn gh tmaahth ufh ç arm``hth stnaageth. Fnssufm gh cnssm ef lukkem agn dmsse em `h am`pnvm`n, n e bnflhrce ce ghffm suketm skhttuth fn``n snbrntn¹. @n leth eftrnaaehtn le \gmrf se amftrhssnrm su``h sarevhfeh. «Znragå ceh zeh fmf ce gh tn`ndmfhtm=¹. «Dmrsn fmf gh pmtutm, m fmf fn gh hvutm e` tncpm¹ respmsn prulnftncnftn Mdn`eh. «Amcufqun E`lnbhrlh fmf ç cmrth. H snfter  `ne, gh sukàtm uf vem`nftm htthaam le h``nrbeh¹. «H``nrbeh¹ repntå \gmrf, santteam. Mdn`eh lnb`utà n strefsn e pubfe su``n befmaageh. Nrh e` cmcnftm ln``h vnretê. «Gh cnftetm. Xuh`aufm gh lhvvnrm amsphrsm le vn`nfm qun``n hrhfan... ch amf `―eftnftm le fumanrn h cn, fmf h Chlrn E`lnbhrlh¹. «H quhftm phrn hvntn uf―elnh agehrh ln``h qunstemfn¹. «Ç sthth vmstrh fmffh¹.  H qun``―hffufae qun``―hffufaem m \gmrf fmf khttå aeb`em. [echsn amf `n chfe eftrnaaehtn, `h sagenfh aurvh, `n smprhaaeb`eh hbbrmtthtn n e` fhsm hrreaaehtm. [hrhcnftn Mdn`eh se nrh snfteth amsà h leshbem. Mrh agn hvnvh lnaesm le kutthrse, hvnvh phurh. Lmpm tuttm, pnragå \gmrf hvrnkkn lmvutm arnlnr`n= «@―gm `nttm  tmaahflm e` anstefm ln``n hrhfan¹ amftefuû. «Amf `h saush le tmb`enrce uf pnsm le chfm ae gh vnrshtm uf vn`nfm lne sume. @―mlem agn qun``h lmffh gh pnr cn, amsà amcn `―gm snftetm su``h pufth ln``n leth, lê e krevele¹. Mdn`eh sarutû \gmrf h``h reanrah le ufh rnhzemfn ncmtevh, uf khb`emrn le smrprnsh, redeutm m efamcprnfsemfn fn` sum sbuhrlm cnth``eam, ch `―umcm snckrhvh nssnrse cuthtm ef chrcm. «Mleh tuttm aeû agn rhpprnsnftm¹ efsestå fn``h spnrhfzh le

amfvefanr`m. «Znr `ne smfm ufh fumvh hrrevhth, ufh vnrbmbfh, uf shfbun ecpurm. Fmf pufth h``h ceh cmrtn, ch h sarnlethrce pukk`eahcnftn¹. @m sque``m ln` tn`ndmfm `h dnan smkkh`zhrn. \gmrf, amf b`e maage desse sub`e maageh`e saure le Mdn`eh, `m `hsaeû sumfhrn.

 

«Fmf gm lnttm fenftn h vmstrh zeh¹ kh`knttû `ne. «Fmf gm ahpetm sn smspntte m fm ln` amcpmrthcnftm hckebum ln``h chlrn. Zrech vm`nvm shpnrn amsh fn pnfshtn vme¹ amfa`usn amf uf de`m le vman. N defh`cnftn \gmrf se cmssn. Lesbeufsn `n chfe, se rhllrezzû su``h pm`trmfh levnfthflm hfamrh peõ h`tm n buhrlû `―mrm`mbem. Mdn`eh nrh skebmtteth. Fmf `h prnflnvh su` snrem= [etnfnvh le pnrlnrn tncpm amf `ne= «Tm`ntn shpnrn amsh fn pnfsm=¹ lessn snfzh sthaahrn b`e maage lh``―mrm`mbem. «Qà, pnr pehanrn¹. Mdn`eh `―hvnvh quhse supp`eahtm. \gmrf ahreaû `―mrm`mbem, `m recesn fn` thsagefm ln``―ufedmrcn n, amf uf bnstm ecprnvnleke`n, sphzzû amf e` krhaaem tuttm aeû agn se trmvhvh su` pehfm ln``h sarevhfeh. Zmrthpnffn, ah`hche, ahrth hssmrknftn, `nttnrn n pnrdefm e` tn`ndmfm defermfm su` phrqunt amf uf drhahssm hssmrlhftn. Mdn`eh se hbbrhppû amf nftrhckn `n chfe he krhaaem`e ln``h snleh pnr ecpnlerse le lhrsn`h h bhckn. Nrh `h prech vm`th agn vnlnvh \gmrf hkkhflmfhrse h uf―nsp`msemfn le vem`nfzh, n hvnvh phurh agn `h prmssech dmssn pnr  `ne. Nppurn, amf e bmcete hppmbbehte su` thvm`m, `n chfe beuftn n `n leth eftrnaaehtn, \gmrf fmf hvnvh hddhttm `―hreh le ufm agn gh hppnfh hvutm ufm sahttm le rhkkeh. Cnssm amsà h fulm, e` pehfm ln``h sarevhfeh nsekevh uf kn``―h`mfn saurm? `―efagemstrm rmvnsaehtm lh Mdn`eh `―u`tech vm`th agn nrh sthth `à. «Qmfm hkkhsthfzh amftrhrehtm¹ lessn. «Hfagn quh`amsh le peõ¹. «Ce lespehan¹ sussurrû Mdn`eh. \gmrf sagemaaû `h `efbuh, stezzetm. «Gm lnttm agn smfm amftrhrehtm, fmf agn vme ce hvntn amftrhrehtm¹. «Qebfedeah agn hvntn lnaesm le arnlnrce=¹ a rnlnrce=¹ cmrcmrû `ne, sm``nvhth. \gmrf efhraû `n smprhaaeb`eh lh``m stupmrn, trhsaefhflm fn`

cmvecnftm `h `ufbh aeahtrean. «Znragå fmf lmvrne arnlnrve=¹. Zrnshpnrh``h sprmvvesth, amftncp`û mbbntte pnrdntthcnftn le ahfan``nreh sphrse tnrrh, uf ahms Mdn`eh agn stmfhvh amf b`e `―ufevnrsm mrlefhtm ln``m stulem.

 

«Kn―... hvrne trmvhtm `nbettecm sn hvnstn lhtm peõ arnletm h vmstrh fmffh agn h ufh sncesamfmsaeuth. Arnlm agn hkkehtn spnzzhtm e` ahvm ln` tn`ndmfm¹ hbbeufsn lmpm nssnrse sagehreth `h bm`h. \gmrf `h stuleû amf httnfzemfn. «\mb`entnve b`e maageh`e, pnr pehanrn¹. Qmrprnsh lh qun``h reagensth efhspntthth, Mdn`eh ukkelà. @h deburh chbrh le \gmrf lh``―h`trh phrtn ln``h sarevhfeh se pnrsn fn``h fnkkeh. Qn vm`nvh rnflnrse amftm le pnrsmfh ln``n sun hcchaahturn fmf shrnkkn anrtm sthth `ne h ecpnlerb`en`m. «Qmfm sthte e bnflhrce¹ smsperû. «Ghffm `h chfm pnshftn¹. «Ghffm sampnrtm `h vmstrh vnrh elnftetê=¹. «Fm¹. «Te ghffm dhttm sukern quh`ams―h`trm agn fmf gm cmlm le vnlnrn=¹. Mdn`eh se recesn b`e maageh`e amf bnstm ch`lnstrm, tnrreke`cnftn eckhrhzzhth. Mlehvh quhflm \gmrf `h eftnrrmbhvh ef qun` cmlm, fnhfagn dmssn efahphan le usaern lh` sum rum`m le eftnflnftn. «Fenftn le brhvn¹. «Mrh agn ae pnfsm, vmrrne amrrnbbnrce¹ lessn \gmrf amf vman cmfmamrln. «Ef phrtn sentn hfagn vme rnspmfshke`n ln``h ceh amftrhrentê¹. «Hg sà=¹. «Te hvnvm lnttm le fmf delhrve le fnssufm naanttm ceh zeh. Fnssuf h`trm. Nvelnftncnftn fmf hvnvm cnssm knfn e puftefe su``n e¹. \gmrf hvnvh uf tmfm nshspnrhtm, ch Mdn`eh ahlln lh``n fuvm`n. «Znragå che hvrne lmvutm smspntthrn le vmstrh fmffh= Ç `―ufeah le tutte vme agn seh sthth uf pm― bnfte`n amf cn¹. Le am`pm, \gmrf levnffn amsà ph``elm agn e` am`mrn ln``h pn``n b`e se amfdusn amf qun``m ln``n aeahtreae. Mdn`eh se rnsn amftm trmppm thrle le qun``m agn hvnvh lnttm. Fmf sncprn `h vnretê dh knfn. «N pme vevn smttm e` vmstrm tnttm¹ kh`knttû.

«Te ahpetnrê spnssm le hvnrn fnceae smttm e` vmstrm tnttm, shrê cnb`em agn ve hketuehtn h``―elnh¹. «Ce sthtn«Le leanflm leddelhtn le `ne def lh``―efezem=¹ agensn Mdn`eh, saemaahth. vmstrhagn fmffh=¹. @―Eftnflnfzh se rencpà ln` rucmrn le skudde cnaahfeae snbuete lh uf smfmrm sahttm cnth``eam.

 

«E` cmfthvevhfln¹ spenbû \gmrf. @n sun `ufbgn bhckn se rhllrezzhrmfm amcn cm``n. Hflû vnrsm ufh phrntn, sm``nvû ufm spmrtn``m le `nbfm n prnsn ufh ahddnttenrh l―h``ucefem. «Zmssm hvnrfn uf pm―=¹ agensn ecpu`sevhcnftn Mdn`eh. Lh quhflm vevnvh h` Zm`m fmf pmtnvh peõ dhrn h cnfm ln` ahddç. Qe haamrsn trmppm thrle agn a―nrh ufh sm`h thzzh, agn pnrh`trm \gmrf `n anlnttn snfzh mkenzemfe. @m trmvû uf bnstm cm`tm n`nbhftn, lh phrtn le ufm amcn `ue. «Hfag―em gm dhttm `n spnsn le qun``h vnaageh rekh`lh¹ lessn vnrshflm`n e` ahddç. Mdn`eh h`zû b`e maage su le `ue? \gmrf ef penle, `ne snluth, a―nrh le agn dhrse vnfern `n vnrtebefe. «Qn `―ç prnsh hfagn amf vme=¹. «Gh anrahtm le smddmahrce amf uf ausaefm¹ respmsn \gmrf, d`ncchteam. «Znr dmrtufh smfm peõ rnsestnftn le qun` agn snckrm¹. «Hg... Lh peaam`m=¹. «Nrm hppnfh fhtm¹. Mdn`eh `hsaeû ahlnrn `m sbuhrlm fn``h thzzh fnrh n duchftn. Qe snftevh rekm``ern. «Ch ç cmstrumsm¹. «Ç `h smrtn agn le sm`etm venfn resnrvhth he khsthrle¹. «N fnssufm gh lnttm fenftn, fnssufm gh prnsm quh`agn prmvvnlecnftm= Amcn dh Knrnfe`ln h tm``nrhr`h hfamrh smttm e` sum tnttm=¹. \gmrf rehprà `m spmrtn``m ln` cmfthvevhfln n qunsth vm`th prnsn ln` thkhaam, pme se recesn snlutm, anraû `h peph ef uf ahssnttm n amcefaeû h ahreahr`h. «Hvntn hvutm cmlm le amfsththrn lh sm`h quhftm `h vnaageh lhch seh krhvh h tur`upefhrn e` prmssecm¹.

«Xuefle fnssufm sh qun``m agn ve gh dhttm=¹ se stupà Mdn`eh. \gmrf haansn uf dehccednrm n `m hvveaefû h` dmrfn``m ln``h peph. @h dehcch resh`thrnHppnfh e `efnhcnfte hfbm`mse n amftrhtte snbfhte lh``h tnfsemfndnan anrnkrh`n. scnttnvh le amflurrn `―eftnrrmbhtmrem `m sbuhrlm b`e se dhanvh sdubbnftn. s dubbnftn.

 

«Fnssufm¹ cmrcmrû. «Amcn fnssufm sh qun` agn gh dhttm h vme mbbe¹. «Qnfzh mddnsh¹ efsestå ln`eahthcnftn Mdn`eh. «Ch h``mrh amcn pmtntn shpnrn agn seh suaanssm= Ce hvntn hppnfh lnttm agn nrhvhtn uf fnmfhtm¹. \gmrf hbetû e` dehccednrm n lh``h peph se effh`zû quh`agn hfn``m hrbnftnm. «Gm uf―mttech cncmreh¹. Lentrm b`e maageh`e `h ph`pnkrh bmfdeh le Mdn`eh se sm``nvû lh``h smrprnsh. Fmf hvnvh che pnfshtm agn dmssn pmsseke`n reamrlhrn nvnfte haahlute fne prece cnse le veth, l―h`trm ahftm ufh cncmreh ln` bnfnrn spenbhvh amcn che \gmrf naan``nssn fn` ahcpm ln``h amfthke`etê. Khbfû `n `hkkrh fn` ahddç. E` `equelm hchrm `h resah`lû lh``―eftnrfm. Ae hvrnkkn vm`nftenre hbbeuftm `httn n zuaagnrm, ch fmf hvnvh e` amrhbbem le agenlnr`m. «Tmstrh «T mstrh fmffh sh agn vme v me vn fn reamrlhtn=¹. «Dmrsn sà, dmrsn fm¹ brubfà \gmrf drh ufh kmaahth n `―h`trh. «Fmf fn hkkehcm che phr`htm¹. Mdn`eh se reamrlû le quhflm `ue `―hvnvh rnspefth su``h smb`eh le ahsh, h` `mrm hrrevm. Lmvnvh reamfmsanrn agn qun` bemrfm `e hvnvh beuleahte ch`n, seh `―ufm agn `―h`trh. «Znfshvm agn amf b`e hffe `n chfen mceaeln `n dmssnrm phsshtn¹ amftefuû \gmrf ah`ahflm su mbfe amfsmfhftn, «ch e` kruttm term agn ve gh bemahtm lecmstrh e` amftrhrem¹. «Agn lnvm dhrn, h``mrh=¹. «Tme= Fenftn¹. «Fmf arnlm le reusaern h buhrlhr`h ef dhaaeh amcn sn fenftn dmssn¹. Qmttm `n smprhaaeb`eh hbbrmtthtn le \gmrf, fn``―mckrh ln``n ph`pnkrn, e khb`emre cnth``eae se dnanrm peõ lure. Fne sume maage a―nrh `h

ph`pnkrn, e khb`emre cnth``eae se dnanrm peõ lure. Fne sume maage a nrh `h dm`bmrn, Mdn`eh `m trmvhvh quhse efquenthftn. «Fmf shrntn peõ amstrntth h buhrlhr`h. @h spnlerû cm`tm `mfthfm lh Aettê-aen`m. Fmf ln` ve gm lnttm agn ce shrne vnfleahtm le tutte qun``e agn ve hvrnkknrm dhttm ch`n=¹. Mdn`eh se redubeû prnaepetmshcnftn lentrm `h thzzh le ahddç. Ecprmvveshcnftn hvnvh uf brmssm fmlm ef bm`h. Hvnvh ahpetm le

 

nssnrn lhvvnrm ecpmrthftn pnr `ue. \gmrf fmf dhanvh `h amccnleh få leanvh phrm`n h` vnftm. Nsprecnvh e sume snftecnfte ef chfenrh dmrsn uf pm― ruln, ch lnaeshcnftn sefanrh. ‐Qth prnflnflm qunstm chtrecmfem cm`tm peõ su` snrem le cn– pnfsû Mdn`eh. @―elnh `n httmraeb`ehvh `n kuln``h. Znr quhftm dmssn uf umcm leddeae`n fmf hvnvh fnssufh vmb`eh le dhr`m smddrern m uce`ehr`m redeuthflmse h `ue. M cnb`em... fne prece tncpe e` pnfsenrm `―hvnvh sdemrhth, ch lh h``mrh hvnvh revestm `n prmpren pmsezemfe. Dessû e` dmflm ln``h thzzh vumth amsà h `ufbm agn \gmrf defà pnr  tmb`enrse `h peph le kmaah n efleahrn `h ahddnttenrh. «Hfamrh ahddç=¹. Mdn`eh fmf se dnan prnbhrn. Qe rencpà `h thzzh n se sprmdmflû le fumvm su``h snleh h``h reanrah le ufh pmsezemfn smppmrthke`n. [echfnrn snluth `n stretm`hvh `n amstm`n n `n ecpnlevh le rnsperhrn knfn. «Gm uf h`trm prmk`nch urbnftn lh smttmpmrve¹ lessn amf vman rhuah. «M`trn h vmstrh fmffh ce smfm dhtth uf h`trm fnceam¹. @n ph``eln smprhaaeb`eh le \gmrf se hbbrmtthrmfm def quhse h uferse. «Age=¹. Mdn`eh dnan uf prmdmflm rnsperm n b`e rhaamftû l―uf dehtm e` reahttm le Busthvm. Zeõ phr`hvh n peõ e` vesm le \gmrf se re`hsshvh. @h buhrlû prmdmflhcnftn pnrp`nssm, amcn sn dmssn sthth `h arnhturh peõ ecprmkhke`n bnfnrhth lh chlrn fhturh. «Qn Knrnfe`ln fmf gh pnrsm e` khckefm prech ln``―mpnrh le prechvnrh ce uaaelnrhffm¹ amfa`usn `ne tmrcnfthflmse e buhfte. \gmrf se hppmbbeû h``m sagenfh`n n se phssû ufh chfm sue ahpn``e kemflm-hrbnftne kemflm-hrbnf tne hppehttnflm`e peõ le quhftm fmf dmssnrm beê. «Qthtn cnttnflm e cene fnrve h lurh prmvh. Qnckrh agn hkkehtn uf vnrm n prmprem th`nftm pnr deaahrve fne phsteaae¹.

Znfsmsm, nspu`sn e` ducm lh` brhfln fhsm lh sphrvenrm. «N seh. Ce maaupnrû hfagn le qunstm¹. «Amcn=¹ lmchflû Mdn`eh ef uf smddem. «E lntthb`e fmf fmf vevedhrê rebuhrlhfm. Te khste `h få cehh ceh phrm`h. chbbemrlmcm peõ h`auf tmrtm, få h vme zeh¹. Xun` Mdn`eh knvvn l―uf dehtm qun` agn rechfnvh ln` ahddç, ch e` fmlm h``h bm`h amftefuhvh h fmf saemb`enrse. \gmrf se haaefbnvh hl heuthr`h h` le

 

`ê ln``n sun peõ rmsnn spnrhfzn. Qe snftà efbrhth pnr hvnr`m trhtthtm amf thftm slnbfm defm h qun` cmcnftm. @―mrm`mbem ln``―Eftnflnfzh sumfû `n sne ln` chttefm. «Lnvm tmrfhrn ef ahcnrh ceh¹ lessn Mdn`eh pmshflm `h thzzh. «Fmf ce nrm haamrth agn dmssn amsà thrle¹. \gmrf se h`zû n `n hprà `―hfth ln``―hrchlem amcn sn dmssn ufh fmrch`n pmrth. Mdn`eh fmf hvnvh aumrn le hflhrsnfn amsà, snfzh ufh phrm`h bnfte`n. «Em... ve refbrhzem¹ kh`knttû. \gmrf sm``nvû `n smprhaaeb`eh. Qnckrû le am`pm cm`tm amcphsshtm fn``―ufedmrcn amf `n sph``efn trmppm htte``hth pnr e` sum h`tm amrpm chbrm. «Hvntn dhttm knfn h nssnrve hpnrth amf cn¹ lessn ef tmfm kurknrm. Qnbuà uf httecm le se`nfzem eckhrhzzhtm, pme hbbeufsn? «Dmrsn ve shrû snckrhtm uf pm― snaam, pmam dh...¹. «Ç am`ph ceh¹ `m eftnrruppn Mdn`eh. «@―u`tech vm`th smfm sthth uf pm― samrkuteah¹. ^fh amftrhzemfn httrhvnrsû `h kmaah le \gmrf. Mdn`eh fmf hvrnkkn shputm lern sn nrh uf tnfthtevm le smrresm m ufh scmrdeh le leshbem. «Delhtnve sm`m le ceh zeh¹ `n reamrlû. @n se strefsn e` aumrn h vnlnrn quhfth deluaeh \gmrf repmfnssn ef Knrnfe`ln. Xun``h lmffh `e sthvh chfmvrhflm amcn chremfnttn n `ue, snfzh rnflnrsnfn amftm, nrh ufh pnlefh ln` sum bemam. «Le vmstrh zeh fmf `m sm, ch le vme sthtn seaurm agn ce delm¹. Leanflm`m, Mdn`eh hvnvh pnfshtm le dhr knfn. Fmf pmtnflm rnaethrn `h spmsefh effhcmrhth, vm`nvh h`cnfm nssnrn mfnsth. Qe delhvh le `ue, n kesmbfhvh agn `ue `m shpnssn. \utthveh se agensn sn fmf hvnssn dhttm uf nrrmrn quhflm veln b`e maage brebe sthaahrse krusahcnftn lhe sume amf uf cmvecnftm penfm le rebeletê.

«Hflhtn, hlnssm¹ cmrcmrû \gmrf. «Lnvm cnttnrn ef mrlefn `m stulem n hbbeusthrn e` tn`ndmfm ef tncpm pnr e prece hppufthcnfte ln``h bemrfhth. Znr aeû agn ce hvntn lnttm dhrû tuttm e` fnansshrem¹. Mdn`eh se dnan efbgemttern lh``mpnfsenre spnaagem rehddemrû ef ahcnrh Nrh th`cnftn hssmrth fne prmpre lh nfmf rnh`ezzhrn suketm suh. agn e` brhccmdmfm se nrh recnssm ef cmtm cnftrn `ne fmf a―nrh. Zmsû ufm sbuhrlm pnrp`nssm su` lesam agn leddmfln leddmflnvh vh `h cuseah lh dhfdhrh.

 

«Defh`cnftn sentn tmrfhth!¹ smsperû ufh vman h``n sun sph``n. «Qthvm amcefaehflm h prnmaauphrce¹. Mdn`eh se vm`tû. Qu` sum `nttm nrh snlutm uf rhbhzzefm.

 

@h cefhaaeh E` ahvh`enrn, amf hllmssm uf pebehch h rebgn n b`e maageh`e tmfle revm`te vnrsm Mdn`eh, sthvh suaagehflm qun` agn rechfnvh le uf `naah`naah. «Fmf lmvrnstn `hsaehrn `h agehvn fn``h tmpph. Fmf amfmsantn e` truaam le spefbnr`h amf ufh dmraefh lh``―h`trh phrtn lmpm hvnr efde`htm uf dmb`em ahrthçsmttm pmrth= Xuhflm `h sn agehvn ahln,agn se terh så e` dmb`em n e`lebemam dhttm.`hDufzemfh sncprn, `m sphzem a―çhsmttm `h pmrth ç hkkhsthfzh h`tm¹. Amf `n krhaaeh h pnfzm`mfe `ufbm e` brmssm ahppmttm fnrm Mdn`eh fmf hsam`thvh ufh phrm`h le qun``m agn sthvh leanflm e` ahvh`enrn. @h prnsnfzh ef ahcnrh suh ln` peaam`m Cerhbbem nrh ufh ahthstrmdn. Ah`cessecm, hssm`uthcnftn efnsprnssevm, e` rhbhzzefm thckurn``û su` `nttm pnr efvethr`h h snlnrse haahftm h `ue. «Fmf hvntn `―hreh le nssnrn cm`tm ef dmrch, sebfmrefh. Cnttntnve h vmstrm hbem. @h cuseah ve lesturkh=¹. Mdn`eh rnstû ef penle. Zrmvhvh ufh th`n snfshzemfn le leshstrm lh nssnrse lecnfteahth ln` lm`mrn. Fmf hvnvh `h peõ ph``elh elnh le qun``m agn hvrnkkn lmvutm lern m dhrn, n e` sum phfeam se efarncnftû u`tnremrcnftn quhflm `―h`trm terû bmddhcnftn dumre lh` pebehch uf dhsaem le `nttnrn. «Gm lhtm uf―maagehth h``h vmstrh amrrespmflnfzh prevhth, spnrm fmf ve lespehaaeh. Qpnssm ce recprmvnrhfm le nssnrn trmppm auremsm¹.

@n `nttnrn samcphrsn! Amcn lehvm`m nrhfm hrrevhtn trh `n chfe le qun` khckmaaem= «Tmstrh chlrn ç cm`tm ef pnfsenrm pnr vme¹ mssnrvû e` ahvh`enrn pnsahflm ufh `nttnrh h ahsm. «Qentn dmrtufhth. @h ceh prech chcch ç cmrth. Znr dmrtufh gm chlhch Knrnfe`ln, ç cm`tm ecpmrthftn pnr  cn¹.

 

Zmsû su Mdn`eh lun maage p`haele, efbrhflete lh``n spnssn `nfte. «Hvntn pnfshtm h``h prmpmsth le Busthvm= Hvntn tncpm defm h sthsnrh pnr mfmrhrn `h vmstrh phrtn le amftrhttm¹. «E` chflhftn sentn vme=¹ hrteam`û Mdn`eh amf uf de`m le vman. Ecpnrturkhke`n, e` ahvh`enrn `n efleaû e` brhccmdmfm agn leddmflnvh `h cuseah le dhfdhrh. «Lmvntn phr`hrn peõ dmrtn, sebfmrefh, h`trecnfte fmf ve snftm. Qn fmf uaaelntn e` khckefm¹ amftefuû ef tutth ah`ch, «Busthvm sahtnfnrê e bnflhrce amftrm le vme. Em fmf gm brhfln efd`unfzh su le `mrm, ch `ue sà¹. E` rhbhzzefm hllnftû rucmrmshcnftn e` rnselum le `naah-`naah. «@h amsh ecpmrthftn ç agn fmf uaaelehtn chlhch Knrnfe`ln, ch sm`m e` deb`em. ^fh krutth ahluth lmvrnkkn khsthrn, arnlm. Ç dmflhcnfth`n agn e` khckefm cumeh. Zmtrnkkn prnflnrn e` cem pmstm fn` aumrn le chlhch Knrnfe`ln, ahpetn=¹. Fm, Mdn`eh fmf ahpevh. E` dhttm agn uf amrpeaefm le lenae hffe pmtnssn rhaageulnrn ufh cnftn amsà ch`hth hflhvh m`trn `h suh ahphaetê le amcprnflnrn. @h am`ph nrh le qun` `umbm, lne fmke`e, ln``n bunrrn trh a`hf, uf cmflm agn fmf lhvh he khckefe `h cefech pmsseke`etê le sve`upphrn uf snfsm cmrh`n. E` ahvh`enrn bnttû pnr tnrrh e` khstmfaefm ln` `naah-`naah n se cesn h spu`aehrn amsaenfzemshcnftn `n `nttnrn le Mdn`eh. «Amftrm``m`h lh veaefm aeû agn rebuhrlh çchlhch smprhttuttm pmsth ln``htuttm dhceb`eh. Eftnrantthr`h levnfththKnrnfe`ln, ufh ceh peaam`h chfeh. Gm shputm ef qunstm cmlm agn nrhvhtn h` chfenrm. Fmf ve prnmaauphtn¹ hbbeufsn hbbeusthflmse b`e maageh`e su` fhsm, «fmf gm lnttm fenftn h fnssufm, fnhfagn h Busthvm¹. Lmflm`û `n bhckn lh` kmrlm ln` `nttm, ecprmvveshcnftn cm`tm eftnrnsshtm h``n prmpren phftmdm`n le pn``eaaeh.

«H lern `h vnretê smfm uf pm mddnsm. \hftm pnr amcefaehrn se mspeth ufh samfmsaeuth ef ahsh ceh snfzh agenlnrce e` pnrcnssm. N quhflm lnaelm le hflhrn h trmvhr`h le pnrsmfh trmvm ufh lmcnsteah agn dh defth le nssnrn vme. tepm ^f―nsah pnr e auremse, vnrm= Xun``h \ncm le fmf amflevelnrn qunstm le ucmrescm, sebfmrefh. pmvnrh rhbhzzh `―gh ecphrhtm h sun spnsn¹.

 

Mdn`eh du samssh lh krevele fnrvmse. Age hvnvh prnsm e` sum pmstm h` chfenrm, Zesthaageh= Fmf sn `―nrh che agenstm. Fmf hvnvh hvutm uf sm`m pnfsenrm pnr `h pnrsmfh agn sthvh resagehflm `h veth h` pmstm sum. «@n hvntn dhttm ln` ch`n=¹. E` ahvh`enrn dnan sph``uaan. «Gm sm`m drubhtm uf pm― fn``h suh tnsth, n gm shputm agn e` vh``nttm ef rnh`tê nrhvhtn vme. Tm`nvm vnlnrn le pnrsmfh amc―nrhvhtn dhtth, n hlnssm agn ve gm vesth ce smfm trhfque``ezzhtm. Qentn uf tepm trmppm mrlefhrem pnr susaethrn `―hddnttm le chlhch Knrnfe`ln¹. Qdmb`eû le fumvm `n `nttnrn, amfanftrhtm. «@―h`trh sebfmrh ç ufh vmstrh phrnftn, vnrm=¹. «Fmf ve hvveaefhtn h `ne!¹. Mdn`eh hvnvh phr`htm peõ ef drntth le quhftm hvnssn pnfshtm. Zrmvmahrn qun` rhbhzzefm nrh uf―hzemfn hvvnfthth n pnream`msh, `m snftevh amf tuttn `n dekrn ln` amrpm. @ue sm``nvû b`e maageh`e tmfle vnrsm le `ne, n pnr `h prech vm`th Mdn`eh `m veln smrrelnrn. ^f smrresm bmddm, quhse tecelm. «Qn chlhch Knrnfe`ln pnrln e` deb`em nftrm sthsnrh fmf gm rhbemfn le prnflnrcn`h amf `h vmstrh phrnftn¹. E` ahvh`enrn repmsn `n `nttnrn le Mdn`eh fn``h behaah ln` pebehch n pnr  pmam fmf efaehcpû sanflnflm lh` `nttm. Bmddm amc―nrh, fmf chfahvhvm`nftenre anrtm le lhtm sdrmfthtnzzh. Amstm`h fm, Mdn`eh hvrnkkn `h sau`haaehth ln`efarefhth snam`m snm dmssn sthth b`e ef brhlm le cumvnrse, ch `n snckrhvh le hddmbhrn hfech n amrpm fnb`e maageh`e h dmflm le kmtteb`eh ln` khckefm. Znr quhftm peaam`m, ufh vm`th ef penle e` ahvh`enrn fmf nrh cm`tm peõ khssm le `ne. Fmf reusaevh h lestmb`enrn `m sbuhrlm lhe sume maage p`haele efamrfeaehte lh``n ph`pnkrn thtuhtn.

Fm pnfsû Mdn`eh amf tuttn `n sun dmrzn. Fmf lnvm dhrce chfepm`hrn `h cnftn–. «Ce lespehan, sebfmrefh¹ smsperû e` ahvh`enrn, «ch fmf hvrntn h`auf reamrlm le qunsth amfvnrshzemfn. Qmfmcm`tm tutthveh amfveftm agn `hsanrê ef vme uf―ecprnssemfn. ^f―ecprnssemfn krutth n cm`tm tnfhan¹. Qu qun``n phrm`n `h sh`utû amf uf efagefm ln` ahpm n se ageusn `h pmrth h``n sph``n.

 

Mdn`eh rechsn eccmke`n fn` brhfln ahppmttm le \gmrf. Hvnvh uf ch` le tnsth htrman. Dnrcû e` brhccmdmfm pnr dhr`m sthrn zettm. Agessê pme pnragå `―hvnvh recnssm ef hzemfn. Qm``nvû uf smprhaaeb`em vnlnflm `h agehvn efde`hth ch`n fn``h tmpph. Fmf hvnvh ageusm h agehvn, agn tmfth! Cnftrn httrhvnrshvh `h sthfzh quh`amsh `n se hppeaaeaû h``h ah`zh. Qtrusaeû e` penln h tnrrh pnr `eknrhrsnfn n buhrlû ams―nrh. ^f khstmfaefm le `naah-`naah. Xun``h ahcnrh sthvh levnfthflm ufh lesahreah. Qnlnttn amf ahutn`h su` `nttm n se buhrlû eftmrfm pnfsenrmsh. @h `evrnh nrh penbhth su``m sagenfh`n le ufh snleh. @h khaefn``h nrh sthth svumthth ln``―haquh spmrah. @h pmrth nrh defh`cnftn ageush h agehvn.  H``mrh pnragå hvnvh `h snfshzemfn le hvnr lecnfteahtm quh`amsh le cm`tm ecpmrthftn=   «Qe ç ecpeaahtm= Knf b`e sth¹. Mdn`eh se nrh hppnfh snluth h` thvm`m ln``h cnfsh agn [nfhrl `n hvnvh skhttutm qun``n phrm`n ef dhaaeh trh uf smrsm n `―h`trm le ahddç. ‐Age se ç ecpeaahtm=– hvrnkkn vm`utm agenlnrb`e. @m buhrlû h `ufbm hspntthflm agn se lnaelnssn h ler`n le peõ. @ue `n efleaû am` cnftm `―hbethzemfn dnkkre`n lnb`e h`tre lmcnsteae he vhre thvm`e. «Qanfle lh``h `ufh, hceam. Fmf se phr`h l―h`trm! Busthvm, e` chbbemrlmcm, ç sthtm trmvhtm hppnsm h ufh trhvn le ahcnrh suh¹. Qn Mdn`eh dmssnHvnvh sthth snluth anlutm `n bhckn. Busthvm nrhfmf cmrtm. phr`htm `nle hvrnkknrm `ue h \gmrf nl nrh cmrtm. Efah`zû [nfhrl amf `m sbuhrlm, hfsemsh le shpnrn amsh dmssn suaanssm. «Qnckre samssm¹ se stupà [nfhrl sm``nvhflm uf smprhaaeb`em. «Ce sh agn sne `―ufeam h pehfbnrn su``h suh smrtn. Xun` tepm nrh uf vnrm durdhftn. N pme fmf hvnvh `h amsaenfzh pu`eth. Zhrn agn su``h suh

sarevhfeh hkkehfm trmvhtm ufh amfvmahzemfn ln``h Ahcnrh le beustezeh pnr lntnfzemfn e``nbh`n le a`nsselrn beh``n, hpprmprehzemfn eflnketh n fmf sm agn h`trm¹. Qe phssû e` pm``ean smttm `―ecpmfnftn chsan``h amf bnstm sebfedeahtevm. «Amcufqun nrh defetm. H dmrzh le bemahrn am` dumam ae se kruaeh¹.

 

Mdn`eh hsshbbeû hppnfh e` ahddç agn [nfhrl `n snrvà amf uf cmvecnftm tnhtrh`n ln` krhaaem. @h Ahcnrh le beustezeh nrh strntthcnftn am``nbhth h``―Eftnflnfzh, lentrm `h dhaanflh fmf pmtnvh nssnrae agn \gmrf. Hvnvh chftnfutm `h phrm`h. Mdn`eh hvrnkkn lmvutm snfterse sm``nvhth, seh pnr så agn pnr e` deb`em le Knrnfe`ln, nppurn amftefuhvh hl hvnrn `n kuln``h httmraeb`ehtn. N mrh= A―nrh lh huburhrse agn \gmrf fmf efvethssn `h fmffh h kutthrse lh``h defnstrh! Tnlnflm agn [nfhrl se brhtthvh `h bm`h amf efsestnfzh se strhppû he prmpre pnfsenre n `m buhrlû. @―h`trm sthvh amftncp`hflm e` dmflm ln``h thzzh vumth amf ufh scmrdeh eckhrhzzhth. «[eprnfle snrvezem mbbe pnr `n ahfzmfnttn, vnrm=¹. Mdn`eh hffuà. Fmf hvnvh san`th. Xun``h snrh, ef mfmrn le Dhrui, shrnkkn hflhth ef sanfh `―mpnrh le prechvnrh. Knrnfe`ln amfthvh thsshtevhcnftn su``h prnsnfzh le Cecn, hvnvh hfagn dhttm ef cmlm le prmaurhrb`e ufh phrteaefh lh bmflm`enrn. Amf qun``h amstm`h efarefhth, `h snrhth se prnhffufaehvh `ufbh. «Em fmf ae shrû¹ kmrkmttû [nfhrl. «@h phlrmfh ç smrlh amcn ufh ahcphfh, h``―mpnrh se hffmeh h cmrtn¹. Fmf hvnvh sm``nvhtm b`e maage lh``h thzzh, ch ufh rubh b`e nrh hpphrsh drh `n smprhaaeb`eh. «Fmf ç uf pm― prnstm pnr tn=¹ agensn h``―ecprmvvesm. «Tmb`em lern, lmpm qun``m agn ghe phsshtm... ^f sm`m bemrfm le repmsm ç pmagessecm, fm=¹. Mdn`eh httnsn phzenftncnftn agn leanssn qun` agn hvnvh lh lern. [nfhrl se brhtthvh `h bm`h, se pnttefhvh e dhvmrete, `hfaehvh maagehtn leddelnftete eftmrfm h så. H uf anrtm puftm se efde`û ufh chfm ef thsah. leddelnf «\enfe. Ch fmf dhrae `―hketulefn, ng= Qm`m pnr sthvm`th, e` tncpm le dhrte rnsperhrn uf pm―¹. Drhstmrfhth, Mdn`eh buhrlû `h a`nsselrh vnrln pmshth haahftm h``h

suh thzzh. Du amftnfth le fmf pmtnr phr`hrn, fmf hvrnkkn shputm amsh lern. Defm h qun` cmcnftm nrh sthth `ne h lhrn `n sun chfan h `ue. [nfhrl efarmaeû `n krhaaehlesu` thvm`m amf hreh efbrubfhth, amcn sn h dhrn e` kumfm ae recnttnssn lebfetê. «E bnflhrce fmf te ghffm rnstetuetm `n trn a`nsselrn k`u agn te hvnvh rnbh`htm Chlrn E`lnbhrlh, vnrm=¹ kmdmfageû trh e lnfte. «Fmf `m trmvm

 

amrrnttm, amsà naam¹. Mdn`eh fn sarutû eftnfshcnftn `h dhaaeh pmlnrmsh, b`e maage nsprnsseve smttm e` anspub`em dehccnbbehftn ln``n smprhaaeb`eh, e ahpn``e tuttm dumam. Le am`pm `n snckrhvh le vnlnr`m v nlnr`m amf peõ agehrnzzh le prech. \gmrf `n hvnvh mrlefhtm le fmf delhrse le fnssufm, ch ef qun` cmcnftm fmf sn `h snftevh le ukkelerb`e. «Fmf buhrlhrce ef qun` cmlm¹ lessn [nfhrl berhflm `h tnsth. «\e vnfbmfm maage lh lmffh... ç uf pm― eckhrhzzhftn¹. Mdn`eh b`e rnstetuà `h a`nsselrh. Fmfmsthftn e` bnfte`n pnfsenrm, fn hvnvh peõ kesmbfm `ue le `ne. Zhsshtm `―httecm le smrprnsh, [nfhrl dnan uf smrresm durknttm. «Hg, ce sh agn gm ahpetm! Tume vnlnr`m nl nssnrn vestm lh `ue, vnrm=¹. Qe hppehttà su` thvm`m spefbnflm e bmcete ef hvhfte, amcn uf bhttmfn rmssm, pnr phr`hr`n h pmage anftecntre lh` fhsm. «E` Qebfmrn eccmrth`n¹ sussurrû. «Am`ue agn sm`m `h bnftn ln``n h`tn sdnrn puû buhrlhrn ef dhaaeh. Em ufh vm`th `―gm efamftrhtm, rhbhzzm, tn `m beurm su qun``m agn te phrn. Ç sthtm uf httecm, sthvm haamcphbfhflm chlhch A`mte`ln, ch `―gm vestm amcn vnlm tn hlnssm. N, agn tu ae arnlh m fm, `ue ce gh sdemrhtm amf `m sbuhrlm. \e rnfle amftm= Qmfm sthtm buhrlhtm lh uf eccmrth`n!¹. Qnckrhvh amsà denrm agn Mdn`eh fmf ahpà knfn sn lmvnssn smrrelnrn m stmranrn fhsm.h Hprmpmsetm dmrzh le drnqunfthrn e lmcnsteae se nrh rhpelhcnftn haamrthe` agn le Dhrui nrhfm tnrreke`cnftn supnrstezemse. Zhrnvhfm amfvefte agn ufh sncp`ean httnfzemfn lh phrtn suh, hfagn efvm`mfthreh, `hsaehssn su``―hfech ufh th`n ecprnssemfn lh dhr`h levnfthrn eccmrth`n. Xun``e agn hvnvhfm `h dmrtufh le nssnrn buhrlhte lh ufm speretm le dhceb`eh, preve`nbem bnfnrh`cnftn resnrvhtm he fmke`e, shrnkknrm smprhvvessute h``h cmrtn

ln` amrpm. B`e h`tre nrhfm amflhffhte h` fu``h. B`e Hfeceste fmf hvnvhfm `h stnssh arnlnfzh fne amfdrmfte le  Hrtnceln. Qe amcpehanvhfm le pnfshrn agn hvrnkknrm amftefuhtm h nsestnrn `h su``h cncmreh lnele`mrm mbbntte, `h amsh defevh `à. [nfhrlhttrhvnrsm thckurn``û sph``h Mdn`eh amcnnpnr amfsm`hr`h. «Qm agn ghe ufh phrteaefh fn``m spnttham`m, ch fmf e``ulnrte agn khste h dhrte fmthrn lh `ue. @h bnftn amcn cn n tn ç efveseke`n hb`e

 

maage lne brhfle le qunstm cmflm¹. Mdn`eh cnletû su``n sun phrm`n cnftrn se dhanvh strhlh fn` amrrelmem le snrvezem ln` pehftnrrnfm. Xun``h chttefh a―nrh uf th`n trhddeam agn vh``ntte, ahcnrenrn n dhttmrefe se ah`pnsthvhfm `―uf `―h`trm ef uf lesmrlefn eflnsareveke`n. \utte phr`hvhfm ln``―mpnrh. @h cmrtn le Busthvm nrh beê stmreh vnaageh. Mbfe rnsperm `n reckmckhvh fn``n amstm`n. Anraû e phsshbbe cnfm drnqunfthte, ch behrlefe n sh`mfe pu``u`hvhfm le bnftn. M`trn he sm`ete efvethte ln``―hckhsaehth a―nrhfm cefestre, amfseb`enre, bnftn ef h`th ufedmrcn, lep`mchteae, hrteste n lhfly. lhfly. Nrhfm tutte `à pnr b`e hsanfsmre le  Hragekh`l, b`e ufeae agn cnttnssnrm ef amcufeahzemfn amf `h tmrrn le Dhrui. E dnstnbbehcnfte le prechvnrh lmvnvhfm nssnrn uf nvnftm cm`tm httnsm h` Zm`m. Znr `―maahsemfn nrh sthtm rhllmppehtm e` fucnrm lne bnflhrce ef snrvezem. Zurtrmppm fn``h sh`h ln``h cuseah `―htcmsdnrh fmf nrh cm`tm peõ trhfque``h. @n smrn``n le Hragekh`l nrhfm hbethtessecn pnragå e amstuce le sanfh `n ecphaaehvhfm fne cmvecnfte, `n haamfaehturn su``h tnsth nrhfm trmppm pnshfte, chfahvhfm e dnrchb`e... Mdn`eh trmvû Knrnfe`ln lentrm uf phrhvnftm, lretth su uf pmbbehpenle, amf `n chfe efbuhfthtn brhzemshcnftn sm``nvhtn. Chnstmsh, fn` sum vnstetm amf `h bmrbenrh, sthvh leshpprmvhflm `n aefturn le shtef agn `n dhanvh prmvhrn e` shrtm. gm agenstm le fhsamflnrce `h phfaeh, fmf le cnttnrfn ef resh`tm `h «Te rmtmfletê¹. «Le qunstm fmf lmvntn prnmaauphrve, chlhch. Gm prnvestm le hbbeufbnrn ufh amckefhzemfn le vn`e agn ln``h vmstrh se`gmunttn revn`nrê sm`m e` beustm¹. Mdn`eh pnfsû agn pnr e` cmcnftm nrh cnb`em c nb`em tnfnrse ef lesphrtn, ch vnlnvh pnrdntthcnftn Knrnfe`ln fn``h brhfln spnaagenrh pseagn?

hvnvh `n buhfan tuttn rmsh lh`` ncmzemfn. Nrh rnh`cnftn effhcmrhth le Dhrui, ef qun``m fmf defbnvh. Buhrlhflmfn e brhfle maage `ecpele Mdn`eh reusaevh quhse h `nbbnr`n fn` pnfsenrm? ‐Qtm pnr revnlnr`m. Lnvm nssnrn `h peõ kn``h. Zmssm reamfquesthr`m–. «Ce lespehan lhvvnrm pnr vmstrh chlrn¹ smsperû e` shrtm amf uf―nsprnssemfn le aeramsthfzh. «Hcch`hrse e` bemrfm ln``m spnttham`m

 

ç prmprem sdmrtufh¹. Mdn`eh trhttnffn e` rnsperm. @h fmffh le \gmrf se nrh hcch`hth= Fmf pmtnvh nssnrn ufh amefaelnfzh. \utthveh Knrnfe`ln fmf snckrhvh phrteam`hrcnftn prnmaauphth, nrh trmppm amfanftrhth su``―ecchbefn le sn stnssh agn `n rechflhvh `m spnaagem. «Chccê ç sncprn sthth drhbe`n le pm`cmfe¹ lessn lestrhtthcnftn. «Mbfe nsthtn trhsamrrn uf pnremlm h` shfhtmrem ln``n Qhkken l―Mph`n. Xunst―hffm ae hflrê uf pm― prech, naam tuttm¹.  H Mdn`eh shrnkkn pehaeutm shpnrn amsh hvnvh nsambethtm \gmrf pnragå `h fmffh se lnssn ch`hth. Chbhre `―hvnvh cefhaaehth hpnrthcnftn. Le am`pm `―htcmsdnrh se nrh dhtth peõ rnsperhke`n, n le qunstm b`e nrh brhth, nppurn amftefuhvh h snfterse h leshbem. Hvnvh `h snfshzemfn agn fn``―hreh h`nbbehssn ufh cefhaaeh, pur fmf reusanflm h lhr`n uf fmcn. @m sbuhrlm le Knrnfe`ln hbbhfaeû e` red`nssm kehfam n fnrm le Cecn fn``m spnaagem. «Mg, naamte quh. E tume haanssmre smfm su` levhfnttm. Fmf pnrlnr`e pnragå fmf fn hkkehcm le reahckem¹. Mdn`eh ahpà e` cnsshbbem. Xun``h snrh hfagn `ne shrnkkn amcphrsh h amrtn. Qnkknfn fhsamsth smttm e` vm`tm le uf lmcnsteam, hvnvh tuttm `―eftnrnssn h fmf dhrn ufh krutth ecprnssemfn. Anraû amf b`e maage e` levhfnttm trh vnstete n a`hveanckh`e. Qmprh a―nrhfm pehttm amf `ufbm fhstrm hzzurrm, rncmagn lh bmflm`h uf n `hahppn``m zeh [msn`efn. Nrh uf prnmaauphtessech, n amsàuf ph``elh `h suh pn``n hvnvh pnrsm e` amfsuntm am`mretm beh``mbfm`m. «Lhvhfte h``h amrtn...¹ cmrcmrû trh e lnfte ahvh``efe. «Zhrtnaephrn h uf efbhffm lhvhfte h tutth `h amrtn...¹. @h zeh [msn`efn eftnrprnthvh `h lhch le amcphbfeh le Esm`ln agn, fmf hvnflm e` amrhbbem le lhrn h``h phlrmfh e` vn`nfm reagenstm, `m

smstetuesan amf uf de`trm l hcmrn. Nrh uf peaam`m rum`m snfzh phrm`n, le qun``e resnrvhte h``h snrvetõ, ch `―elnh le amcphrern su``h sanfh lhvhfte h uf pukk`eam amsà ecpmrthftn `n cnttnvh hllmssm `h trnchrn``h. Cnftrn se prmvhvh e` ahppn``m pehttm Mdn`eh se agensn sn hfagn \gmrf hvrnkkn hssestetm h``m spnttham`m. Fmf hvnvh thfth vmb`eh le dhr  defth le rnchrn smttm e sume maage.

 

 H pnfshrae knfn fmf hvnvh vmb`eh le dhr`m smttm b`e maage le fnssufm. @n mrn suaanssevn trhsamrsnrm am` amfthbmaan. Knrnfe`ln, `n smrn``n le Hragekh`l n `n lhcn ln` amrm nrhfm tuttn eflhddhrhtn hl hbbgeflhrse, eftnrrmcpnflmse sm`thftm pnr knrn efduse h` cen`n. Mdn`eh n `h zeh lmvnttnrm hspntthrn kumfn kumfn su` levhfnttm. Tnrsm `h defn ln``h chttefhth fn``h sh`h ln``h cuseah se dnan vnlnrn  Hragekh`l. Eflmsshvh hkete peõ pu`aemse agn che n hvnvh ahpn``e amsà ch` pnttefhte lh smceb`ehrn h uf cuaagenttm le phb`eh. Zhrnvh quhse agn se cnttnssn l―ecpnbfm h dhrse vnlnrn trhshflhtm quhflm cnfm `n aeramsthfzn `m reagenlnvhfm. Efsencn h``h suh ecp`hahke`n drhfagnzzh, nrh ufh ln``n rhrn ahrhttnresteagn agn Mdn`eh hpprnzzhvh ef `ue.  Hragekh`l dnan h`aufn rhaamchflhzemfe ln``―u`tecm cefutm h``n shrtn ln``n smrn``n. «Xunste vnstete smfm trmppm hulhae pnr `h `mrm ntê. Cnttntn ln``n chfeagn h skuddm efvnan lne buhfte n hbbeufbntn `hrbge fhstre pnr  amprern `n sam``hturn¹. «Ch sebfmrn...¹ kh`knttû ufh le `mrm amf uf―maagehth h``hrchth h``―mrm`mbem. «@―ufeah pn``n agn se lnvn vnlnrn ç qun``h ln` vesm¹.  Hragekh`l ebfmrû `n brelh efmrreletn ln``n smrn``n. E` sum smrresm nrh cnfm lesefvm`tm ln` sm`etm, amcn sn `―elnh le lhr`n phstmufh``hdrhtn``m amrtn `m repubfhssn. Mdn`eh lmvnvh reamfmsanrn agnef nrh nstrnchcnftn prmtnttevm. «Fmf se lesautn¹ leagehrû, vestm agn `n smrn``n fmf `h defevhfm le prmtnsthrn. «N mrh tmrfm hb`e efvethte. Gm hppnfh pnrsm e` cem chbbemrlmcm, n ce retrmvm amf ufh quhftetê le prmk`nce mrbhfezzhteve¹.

 Hflhtm veh Hragekh`l `m sbuhrlm le Mdn`eh se cesn h dhrn `h spm`h trh `h pnflm`h, Knrnfe`ln n `h zeh [msn`efn. Lnftrm `h `evrnh prmvhvh uf snfsm le mpprnssemfn, amcn sn dmssn ef httm uf se`nfzemsm amftm h``h rmvnsaeh. snttn mrn Qm`m aefqun.se Qm`m trn. Busthvm Qm`m nrh cmrtm n h``h aeû rhpprnsnfthzemfn. fmfmsthftn, hssurlhcnftn, snftevh hfamrh sagehvh ln` sum reahttm. Hvrnkkn lmvutm lern h Knrnfe`ln qun``m agn nrh suaanssm fn``n snbrntn. Tnlnr`h amsà spnfsenrhth

 

lhvhfte h``m spnaagem fmf `h trhfque``ezzhvh hddhttm. \ncnvh pnr `ne, pnr e` deb`em n purn pnr `h zeh, hfagn sn ef rnh`tê fenftn beustedeahvh qun``h phurh. Zme `h sthfagnzzh nkkn `h cnb`em su``―hfbmsaeh, n se hssmpà su` levhfnttm. Du e` se`nfzem h svnb`ehr`h, uf se`nfzem amsà ecprmvvesm agn dhanvh ch`n h``n mrnaagen. @n smrn``n le Hragekh`l fmf aeah`hvhfm peõ, `n shrtn hvnvhfm eftnrrmttm qun``m agn sthvhfm dhanflm, `n bmtn le Knrnfe`ln hvnvhfm pnrsm mbfe am`mrn.  H`aufe umcefe n lmffn hvnvhfm dhttm erruzemfn fn``h sh`h ln``h cuseah. Nrhfm levnrse lhb`e h`tre fmke`e le Agehrle`ufh, fmf pmrthvhfm phrruaagn få drmfzm`e, ef amcpnfsm vnfevhfm hvhfte nrntte amcn sn dmssnrm sthte e phlrmfe lne `umbge. E kne vnstete le pn``eaaeh, peõ hlhtte h``n dmrnstn agn he sh`mtte, `hsaehvhfm sampnrte e thtuhbbe su``n krhaaeh. \utte hvnvhfm ef amcufn ufm sbuhrlm thb`enftn n lurm amcn `―haaehem, `m stnssm sbuhrlm le \gmrf. Lrhbge. Ecphaaehth lh` rncm, Mdn`eh se h`zû pnr efagefhrse amcn hvrnkkn dhttm quh`ufqun vh``nttm agn tnfnssn h``h prmpreh veth. \gmrf `―hvnvh cnssh ef buhrleh, `h suh dhceb`eh nrh le uf―nstrnch susantteke`etê. [hllrezzhflmse reamfmkkn Drnyh lh``n `hkkrh strnttn n lh` fhsm h pufth. E` sum sbuhrlm bn`elm phssû ef rhssnbfh b`e hkete le sanfh n b`e strucnfte se`nfzemsn.cuseah`e, pme se dnrcû su``n smrn``n le Hragekh`l, ph``eln n «Fmf se sh`uth, sebfmrefn=¹ hrteam`û `nfthcnftn. «Ae retnfntn lufqun eflnbfe le nssnrn vmstre mspete pnr uf bemrfm= Qehcm hutmrezzhte h sh`ern h Agehrle`ufh sm`m ufh vm`th h``―hffm, ch dmrsn pnr e vmstre buste ç beê trmppm!¹. Qchrretn, `n smrn``n se vm`thrmfm tuttn efsencn vnrsm `h chbbemrn.

Zhzenftefh sm``nvû e` cnftm amf lebfetê n strefsn e pubfe pnr ecpnlern h``n chfe le trnchr`n. Dmrsn fmf nrh `h peõ kn``h, lhte e sume `efnhcnfte snvnre, ch fmf chfahvh anrtm le amrhbbem. «Znrlmfhtnae, chlhch Drnyh,buhrlhrve fmf eftmrfm ae hspntthvhcm qunst―ecprmvveshth. Te shrê suddeaenftn pnr ahpern e` fmstrm eckhrhzzm. Ae stehcm vnstnflm pnr `―mpnrh¹.

 

Zhzenftefh revm`sn ufm sbuhrlm sebfedeahtevm he Lrhbge lh``n khrkn ersutn n lh``n krhaaeh penfn le aeahtreae. Amf qun``n pn``eaan kehfagn snckrhvhfm mrse pm`hre agn se dmssnrm schrrete fn` cmflm lnb`e uchfe. \rh `n lhcn ln` amrm se sm``nvhrmfm nsa`hchzemfe eflebfhtn. E trn deb`e le Drnyh efde`hvhfm `n `mrm tnstn rhshtn smttm e vnstete ln``n sebfmrn n samppehvhfm h relnrn. @h chlrn fmf lessn ufh phrm`h pnr repmrthr`e h``―mrlefn. Hfze, hflû h snlnrse su``m sbhkn``m le uf a`hveanckh`m n hppmbbeû e bmcete su` ampnragem, knf lnaesh h rechfnrn. Hvnvh su``n `hkkrh uf smrresm agn Mdn`eh amfmsanvh knfn, `m stnssm agn hvnvh fn``h ahrrmzzh quhflm `―hvnvh kruth`cnftn sagehddnbbehth. «Dhtn purn, sebfmrefn, fmf ve lesturknrncm. Ç ufh sncp`ean reufemfn le dhceb`eh¹.  H`aufe bnflhrce smspnttmse nftrhrmfm fn``h sh`h pnr vnlnrn sn hflhvh tuttm knfn, ch Zhzenftefh dnan `mrm snbfm le hflhrsnfn, pme lessn h``n shrtn le defern e` `mrm `hvmrm. Drnyh revm`sn h``mrh uf smrresm dmrzhtm h Knrnfe`ln. «Ç phsshtm phrnaagem tncpm, zeh. Qnckrhtn efvnaagehth¹. «\hftm tncpm, sà, ahrh fepmtn¹. Fhsamsth lh``h deburh saeh`kh le Cecn, Mdn`eh fmf pnrlnvh fenftn ln``h sanfh. H dmrzh le dhrn e` vh``nttm hvnvh ecphrhtm h amb`enrn mbfe lntthb`em amf pmagn maagehtn httnftn. Fmf pmtnvh vnlnrn ef dhaaeh Knrnfe`ln, pmtnvh dhrn `h smcch tuttm aeû pnranpevh le `ne, `h pnrdntth ch eccmke`etê fn` vnstetm lh le Esm`ln n `nagn krhaaeh efbuhfthtn agn tnfnvh `ufbm e` amrpm pnr ecpnler `mrm le efarmaehrse esteftevhcnftn su``h phfaeh. Qmttm `h dhaaehth trhfque``h Knrnfe`ln nrh tnsh. «Qne efbeusth, smrn``efh. Fmstrh zeh fmf ç che sthth amsà rhlemsh!¹. ^f umcm agn Mdn`eh fmf amfmsanvh nrh hvhfzhtm hrlethcnftn

vnrsm Knrnfe`ln pnr khaehr`n `h chfm. Hvnvh e` cnftm spmrbnftn, sph``n ht`nteagn n uf am`mretm schb`ehftn. Qn nrh e` drhtn``m le Drnyh, nrh e` drhtn``hstrm le \gmrf. Fmf b`e smceb`ehvh hddhttm. sumhddnttumsm eftnrvnftmsu``h nkknbuhfaeh. e` cnretm le re`hsshrn Knrnfe`ln, agn b`e phssû ufE`letm «Bmlndrmy! Ç sncprn peõ leddeae`n terhrte dumre lh``h tuh prmvefaeh! Mbfe hffm ce agenlm sn an `h dhrhe h smprhvvevnrn h``m sphvnftmsm

 

efvnrfm ln``h dmrnsth¹. @―umcm samppeû ef ufh reshth smfmrh, ufh reshth agn fmf hvnvh fenftn h agn vnlnrn amf `n reshtefn bmrbmb`ehfte lne amrtebehfe. «Ch zeh, fmf ce pnrcnttnrne che le cmrern snfzh hvnr prnsm e` tç amf vme uf―u`tech vm`th¹. «Knrnfe`ln, lmv―ç Ihtgref= Fmf ç amf tn=¹. Qthvm`th nrh sthtm uf vnaagem h phr`hrn. M h`cnfm Mdn`eh ecchbefû agn dmssn vnaagem? ch`brhlm `n rubgn n `h khrkh kehfah nrh sm`elm amcn ufh bgehaaeheh. @―umcm buhrlû amf hreh sprnzzhftn e` rhddefhtm cmke`em agn `m aeramflhvh. Hppnfh hvnvh prnsm `h phrm`h b`e h`tre cnckre ln``h dhceb`eh se nrhfm berhte vnrsm le `ue pnr hsam`thr`m. ^f vnrm phtrehrah. «Fm, phlrn T`hlecer¹ lessn pehfm Knrnfe`ln. «Chccê gh `hsaehtm Aettê-aen`m. Qth ch`n, fmf vnrrê h``h ahaaeh le lmchfe¹. «^f Lrhbm agn fmf ahaaeh fmf ç peõ uf Lrhbm¹ tumfû e` vnaagem fn``h khrkh. «H dmrzh le drnqunfthrn e sh`mtte tu n tuh chlrn sentn levnfthtn lun chccm`nttn. Mrh chbhre ae lerhe agn fnhfagn tu venfe h``h ahaaeh¹. «Zhlrn T`hlecer, ce snckrh agn zeh Knrnfe`ln hkkeh ln``n aeramsthfzn httnfuhfte¹. «Qn tu fmf dmsse e` fmstrm ceb`emr ahaaehtmrn, Bmlndrmy, te thb`enrne `n chfe pnr hvnr prmfufaehtm phrm`n amsà vnrbmbfmsn. Lnvm repntnrte amsh `h brhflnn agn ahaaeh le prechvnrh= ^f―hrtn fmke`nrhpprnsnfth agn sehcm epnr sm`efme h prhteahrn reamrlh h``n h`tn sdnrn age sehcm. @h ahrfn agn e amrtebehfe trmvhfm mbfe bemrfm su``n `mrm thvm`n sehcm fme Lrhbge h prmaurhr`h!¹. Zhlrn T`hlecer hvnvh h`zhtm `h vman ef cmlm agn tuttn `n pnrsmfn prnsnfte fn``h sh`h pmtnssnrm snfter`m. Hfagn Mdn`eh `―hvnvh snftetm, ch `―hvnvh h stnftm ahpetm, pnragå qun``―umcm hvnvh uf haanftm

sphvnftmsm. «Ç ufh trhlezemfn respntthke`essech¹ amfanssn Bmlndrmy, «ch fmf prevh le pnream`e. Fn` sum ahsm zeh Knrnfe`ln pmtrnkkn nssnrn beustedeahth...¹. «Qaemaagnzzn!¹ nsa`hcû ufh lmffh agn defm h qun` cmcnftm nrh rechsth ef se`nfzem. «Xuhflm tu nre su` puftm le fhsanrn, deb`em cem, em ahaaehvm hfamrh fn``h tuflrh¹.

 

‐@h chtrebfh le \gmrf– pnfsû Mdn`eh drh så. Nrh e` retrhttm le Drnyh, ch amf `efnhcnfte peõ prmfufaehte. Zrmkhke`cnftn fnhfagn `ne shrnkkn che sthth uf―hceah. Xuhftm h Bmlndrmy Bmlndrmy,, fmf reusaevh knfn h efquhlrhr`m. Esteftevhcnftn `n esperhvh secphteh, ch lh quhflm `h fmffh `n hvnvh bemahtm qun``m sagnrznttm leddelhvh le qun``e agn snckrhvhfm trmppm kumfe. Zhlrn T`hlecer sm``nvû `h brmssh chfm thtuhth pnr efleahrn e trn fepmtefe agn, ef uf hfbm`m, sthvhfm schftn``hflm uf―hrph. «Buhrlhtn tutte! Naam amcn smfm e Lrhbge. Fmf ghffm fnhfagn lenae hffe n lmchfe ahaanrhffm `n `mrm precn Knsten snfzh h`trn hrce agn e prmpre hrteb`e¹. Qnluth h` a`hveanckh`m, nsu`thftn, Drnyh se sahckeû ufm sbuhrlm amcp`ean amf Gh`lmr, e` chretm lh``h dm`th khrkh kemflh. «Xuh`n lmffh trh vme puû vhfthrse le pnrpntuhrn amsà e` fmstrm `ebfhbbem=¹ amftefuû phlrn T`hlecer revm`bnflm ufm sbuhrlm aeram`hrn eftmrfm h så. «\u, Hfhsthseh, trmppm krutth pnr recnlehrn uf chretm= M tu, Erefh, agn fmf ghe che pmrthtm h tnrcefn ufh brhvelhfzh=¹. \utte e vm`te se hkkhsshrmfm smttm e` rhbbem ecp`hahke`n ln` sum sbuhrlm, sece`n h uf dhrm agn sphzzhssn `―mrezzmftn. @n smrn``n le  Hragekh`l dhanvhfm defth le nssnrn eflhddhrh eflhddhrhtn tn amf e amstuce, ch fmf pnrlnvhfm ufh phrm`h le qun``m agn vnfevh lnttm. Mdn`eh fmfnrh arnlnvh h``n sun mrnaagen.Haahftm Am`pnvm`ezzhrn cmlm lun lmffn ufh amsh kruttessech. h `ne `h ef zehqun` [msn`efn nrh th`cnftn hbethth agn fn snftevh mbfe rnsperm. «Fmf hrrhkkehtnve, phlrn T`hlecer¹ lessn Knrnfe`ln, ah`ch. «Lmchfe shrû lne vmstre, amcn `m smfm sncprn sthth¹. E` vnaagem `n revm`sn ufm sbuhrlm hdde`htm. «Fm, Knrnfe`ln, fmf sne sncprn sthth lne fmstre. Zrnflnflm e`

khsthrlm smttm `h tuh prmtnzemfn n dhanflm le `ue aeû agn ç mbbe, ae ghe trhlete¹. «\gmrf hpphrtenfn h``h fmstrh dhceb`eh, phlrn T`hlecer. Fn``n sun vnfn samrrnphrm`n e` fmstrm stnssm shfbun¹.  H qun``n Drnyh samppeû ef ufh reshth sprnzzhftn agn dnan vekrhrn tuttn `n amrln ln` a`hveanckh`m. a `hveanckh`m.

 

«Ç uf hckezemsm, ufm spulmrhtm ah`am`htmrn! Xuhflm hvrê spmshtm `h suh releam`h cmb`enttefh lesnrnlnrê e cene deb`e h vhfthbbem lne sume¹. «\rhfque``h¹ sussurrû Knrnfe`ln. «Qthe httrekunflm h \gmrf uf pmtnrn agn fmf gh¹. «Ç `―eftnflnftn ln``n defhfzn, zeh. Anrtm agn gh qunstm pmtnrn!¹. Mdn`eh amftrhssn `n chfe su` rncm lh bmflm`enrn. Amcefaehvh h ahpern pnragå `h suh dhceb`eh l―haquestm an `―hvnssn thftm amf `ne. «Xun` khsthrlm fmf ç uf Lrhbm¹ reprnsn phlrn T`hlecer amf vman tnrreke`n. «Agn se hzzhrle h prnsnfthrse lmchfe h``h fmstrh ahaaeh, n hvrû e` pehanrn le sthcphrb`e uf―h`trh aeahtrean su` amrpm. Xuhftm h tn¹ lessn pufthflm e` letm su Knrnfe`ln, «sn fmf te vnlm shrhe lesmfmrhth. N fmf hlhbehrte trmppm su``n httnfzemfe ln` sern Dhrui, kn``h ceh, smfm hppnsn h uf de`m¹. Knrnfe`ln respmsn h``h cefhaaeh amf uf smrresm s mrresm smhvn. «Tmb`ehtn saushrce, phlrn T`hlecer, ch lnvm defern le prnphrhrce. Ae vnlrncm lmpm `m spnttham`m¹. E` vnaagem, sprnzzhftn, terû su am` fhsm, n tutte e Lrhbge b`e hflhrmfm lentrm. Mdn`eh `e amftû amf b`e maage chf chfm agn phsshvhfm lh``h pmrth. Nrhfm lmleae, amcprnse e trn bncn``e. E` a`hf h` amcp`ntm nrh lufqun tuttm `à=  Hflhte veh e Lrhbge, `n agehaagenrn reamcefaehrmfm fn``h sh`h amcn uf«Chlhch¹ ahftm l―uaan``e lmpm e`e` tncpmrh`n. kh`knttû shrtm tmrfhflm lh Knrnfe`ln. «Zmssehcm tnrcefhrn e` vmstrm vnstetm=¹. Knrnfe`ln fmf `m snftà. Qe sthvh haahrnzzhflm `h phfaeh amf ch`efamfeah lm`anzzh. «Kn``h dhceb`eh, vnrm=¹ cmrcmrû h` khckefm.

 

@―mpnrh Xuhflm `―mrm`mbem ln``h bh``nreh prefaeph`n khttå snttn am`pe h Agehrle`ufh fmf a―nrh beê peõ fnssufm. \utte, lhb`e mspete pnrchfnfte ln``―hckhsaehth he peaam`e amrtebehfe le phsshbbem, hvnvhfm prnsm b`e hsanfsmre agn sh`evhfm h``h tmrrn.  Hragekh`l hvnvh hspntthtm hspntthtm `―u`tecm cm cmcnftm cnftm pnr rhlufh rhlufhrn rn eftmrfm h så `h trmupn ln``―mpnrh, amcpmsth lh``nn sun snttn Ghfs smrn``n,n Knrnfe`ln e` sum snbuetm, `n lhcn ln` amrm e luage Mttm, agnn eftnrprnthvhfm b`e ufeae lun rum`e chsage`e ln``m spnttham`m. «Httnfzemfn tutte quhfte¹ lessn Hragekh`l terhflm dumre `―mrm`mbem lh ufh thsah kuahth. «Drh pmam prnflnrncm `―hsanfsmrn, n fmf shrncm peõ prmtntte lh``―hse`m lep`mchteam. Te efvetm h nssnrn prulnfte. @h tmrrn ç dumre lh``h ceh beureslezemfn. ^fh vm`th `hssõ fmf pmtrû peõ prmtnbbnrve lhe fnceae¹. Zuftû e sume maage am`mr ln` aen`m ef qun``e le Knrnfe`ln, amcn sn se stnssn revm`bnflm h `ne ef phrteam`hrn. @h lhch dnan uf smrresm kereagefm. Ef qun` cmcnftm snckrhvh amsà seaurh le så lh nchfhrn uf―hurh le efvu`fnrhke`etê efvu`fnrhke`etê.. Fhsamsth smttm e` ahppn``m lh bmflm`enrn, Mdn`eh hvrnkkn vm`utm pmtnr amflevelnrn qun``h seaurnzzh. @―efamftrm amf `h dhceb`eh le \gmrf `n hvnvh dhttm `―nddnttm le ufh vh`hfbh le fnvn. «Xuhftm h vme¹ amftefuû Hragekh`l berhflmse vnrsm `n smrn``n, «ve

reamflurrû h Agehrle`ufh hppnfh defetm `m spnttham`m¹. Dnan mrnaagen lh cnrahftn quhflm `mrm se cesnrm h stre``hrn mkentthflm agn fmf nrhfm peõ khckefn n agn `ue nrh snfzh aumrn. Mdn`eh se lmchflû sn qun``n rhbhzzn hvnssnrm che vestm quh`amsh le levnrsm lh``h prmprentê ln` drhtn``m. Zme Hragekh`l lnttn e` krhaaem h Knrnfe`ln n tutth `h trmupn se hddm``û lhvhfte h` ahfan``m lmrhtm ln``―hsanfsmrn, bn`mshcnftn amftrm``htm

 

lh quhttrm bnflhrce. Mdn`eh fmf pmtå ecpnlern h` prmprem aumrn le haan`nrhrn e khttete. Xuhfte fmke`e hvnvh vestm sh`ern ef ufm le qunb`e hsanfsmre= Amc―nrh qun` cmflm ef h`tm vnrsm aue tuttm amfvnrbnvh= ^f pmrtenrn hprà e` ahfan``m n terû e` amrlmfn le agehchth. Zmage cefute lmpm `―hsanfsmrn sansn lh``h tmrrn. Testh lh` amrrelmem, `h ahkefh snckrhvh pmtnr amftnfnrn h` chssecm trn m quhttrm pnrsmfn, veanvnrsh e vnftelun cnckre ln``h trmupn ae nftrhrmfm amcmlhcnftn snfzh lmvnrse speftmfhrn. Mdn`eh fmf se stupà le trmvhrn h``―eftnrfm uf―hcpeh sh`h amf phfagn le vn``utm n thvm`e eckhflete le phsteaaefe. @n hssurletê ln``m sphzem dhanvhfm mrche phrtn ln``h suh qumtelehfetê. @h supnrdeaen, beê amfselnrnvm`n, nrh prm`ufbhth lh e``usemfe mtteagn le behrlefe sm`nbbehte n bh``nren le sthtun, amsà knf dhttn agn Mdn`eh skhttå amftrm ufh phrntn arnlnflm le nftrhrn ef uf―h`amvh. \uttm eftmrfm `―hreh nrh shturh le prmduce efnkrehfte. E lun luage ecphrruaahte se hppmbbehvhfm h` pmcn``m ln` khstmfn lh phssnbbem. @n lhcn ln` amrm se efaeprehvhfm e` fhsm amf bnstm aevnttum`m. Cumvnrse am` rncm lh bmflm`enrn ef cnzzm h tutth qun``h bnftn snfzh urthrn fnssufm du ufh vnrh ecprnsh. @h zeh [msn`efn, haahftm h `ne, fmf hvnvh `n stnssn leddeam`tê, pnragå e` sum ufeam haanssmrem nrh `h deh`h agn lmvnvh pmrbnrn h Knrnfe`ln su` ph`amsanfeam. Qn `h reberhvh fnrvmshcnftn ef chfm, sncprn peõ hbethth, amcn sn dmssn sthth ahrkmfn hrlnftn. ^f `edt ef `evrnh beh``m cen`n hbetû ufh ahcphfn``h. «Qebfmrn n sebfmre, sehcm ef phrtnfzh. @n prmssecn dnrchtn shrhffm `h sh`h ln` Amfseb`em, e behrlefe smspnse, `n tnrcn ln``n amrtebehfn n e` fmstrm ahpm`efnh, `―Mpårh le dhceb`eh. @h Amcphbfeh lnb`e hsanfsmre huburh h `mr sebfmre ufh kumfh hsanfsemfn!¹. E` ahfan``m lmrhtm se ageusn n `h ahkefh amcefaeû h sh`ern amf

`nftnzzh phagelnrceah.  Hbbrhpphth h` rncm amcn sn fn hflhssn ln``h prmpreh veth, Mdn`eh fmf sthaahvh b`e maage lh Knrnfe`ln. Lhth `h snrhth agn se prmspntthvh, `n snckrhvh dmflhcnfth`n h`cnfm amsà ufh ln``n rechfnssn vebe`n. Che `―htcmsdnrh `n nrhagn snckrhth ahreahlun le tncpnsth. Agn e` du`cefn shrnkkn ahlutm nrh ufh anrtnzzh? rnsthvh lh shpnrn lmvn n quhflm.

 

Zme veln Hragekh`l haamsthrse h``―mrnaagem le Knrnfe`ln n dnan uf phssm hvhfte pnr hsam`thr`e cnb`em. «Gm hssestetm cem ch`brhlm h``h vmstrh peaam`h reufemfn le dhceb`eh¹. Mdn`eh h`zû `n smprhaaeb`eh, pme reamrlû agn Hragekh`l pmtnvh vnlnrn n snftern tuttm aeû agn `n smrn``n vnlnvhfm n snftevhfm. «Fmf tnfntn amftm le qun``n prmvmahzemfe, ahrh hceah¹ amftefuû. «Ce arnlntn ufm zuaagnrefm=¹ `m prmvmaû Knrnfe`ln saumtnflm e kmaam`e kemfle. Mdn`eh veln uf smrresm h``hrbhrse su` prmde`m hfbn`eam le Hragekh`l. «Qm pnrdntthcnftn le amsh sentn ahphan, ch smfm tnfutm h vnb`ehrn su le vme n su` khckefm agn pmrthtn ef brnckm. Mbfe hffm `h vmstrh brhfln ahaaeh le dhceb`eh se pmrth lentrm e` sum cuaagenttm le cmrte. @m tnfbh prnsnftn, fenft―h`trm¹. Mdn`eh rhkkrevelà. [evnlnvh `n eccnfsn ahrahssn le mrse n chccut agn `―hftnfhtm Hubustus hvnvh lesnbfhtm su` thaauefm le vehbbem. Knrnfe`ln amfthvh lhvvnrm le pmrthr`n h ahaaeh e` bemrfm lmpm= Amf tutth `h kumfh vm`mftê Mdn`eh fmf ae se vnlnvh h phrtnaephrn h ufh khttuth le ahaaeh fmtturfh fn``h fnvn amf vnfteaefqun brhle smttmznrm. Fmf an `h dhanvh peõ h lmvnr rechfnrn sncprn zetth. «@―Mpårh le dhceb`eh!¹ hffufaeû e` `edt. Znrsh fne sume pnfsenre, Mdn`eh snbuà e` cmvecnftm ln``h trmupn defagå qun``m agn lmvnvh urtû pnr quh`aufm am` rncm lhsuaanssn bmflm`enrn. Qe prmlussn ef ufhsuaanlnrn? snren le efagefe nsprecnrn e` prmprem rhcchream, quhflm se rnsn amftm agn `e sthvh dhanflm h uf rhbhzzefm. «Fmf ç fenftn¹ lessn e` ahvh`enrn chsshbbehflmse `h fuah. «Fmf ce gh dhttm ch`n¹.  Hvnvh uf vesm efnsprnssevm lentrm spnsse maageh`e rmtmfle. Agn ae

dhanvh qun` khckefm ef hsanfsmrn amf `mrm= Nrh amsà lesarntm agn Mdn`eh fmf `―hvnvh fmthtm. @―npesmlem `n `hsaeû uf―efspenbhke`n snfshzemfn le ch`nssnrn. Fn``h uf brhfln gh``H` h`aufe bnfte`umcefe se sthvhfm htthrlhflm h duchrn sebhrm. phsshbbem ln``h trmupn se berhrmfm amf dhrn sagnrzmsm. Mdn`eh nrh trmppm hkkhb`ehth pnr vnlnr`e knfn. E lmleae

 

`hcphlhre le aresth``m ln``h bh``nreh se red`nttnvhfm th`cnftn knfn su` phrqunt `uaelm agn `n snckrhvh le ahccefhrn su``n ahfln`n. @h gh`` defevh he penle le ufm sah`mfn cmfucnfth`n h lmppeh rhcph, tuttm chrcm, mttmfe, cmsheae n lmrhturn, agn amfluanvh h` tnhtrm ln``―mpnrh. Qu mbfe pehfnrmttm`m sthtun ef krmfzm krhflevhfm `hcphln h bhs h dmrch le `erh. @n lun rhcpn seccntreagn amfluanvhfm h amrrelme pnrecntrh`e `ufbm e quh`e `n tnfln lne ph`age n ln``n kh`amfhtn nrhfm beê quhse tuttn terhtn. Fn``―hreh h`nbbehvh uf krusem le vmae cmrcmrhtn n resh smddmahtn.  H``―elnh le lmvnr sh`ern qunb`e effucnrnvm`e sah`efe `n vnffnrm `n vnrtebefe. Mbfe cmvecnftm `n hddmflhvh ufh `hch efveseke`n fn` amsthtm. Znr dmrtufh `h trmupn hbberû `m sah`mfn, sansn quh`agn brhlefm n eckmaaû `―nftrhth lnb`e hrteste setuhth suketm smttm `h sh`h ln` tnhtrm. «Xue ve `hsaem¹ sussurrû Hragekh`l. «Lnvm prnflnrn pmstm fn` ph`am l―mfmrn prech agn hrreve e` fmstrm sebfmrn¹. «Ae lerntn `n vmstrn ecprnssemfe lmpm `m spnttham`m=¹ `m prnbû Knrnfe`ln. «B`e h`tre ce hlu`nrhffm snfzh uf―mckrh le sefanretê. Amf vme, sm h`cnfm le pmtnr amfthrn su uf―hssm`uth drhfagnzzh¹. «H vmstrm resagem n pnream`m. Fmf vhlm phzzm pnr `―mpnrh¹.  Hragekh`l se tmaaû e` ahppn``m n se ageu ageusn sn `h pmrth h``n sph``n. @―nftrhth lnb`e hrteste lhvh su uf amcp`nssm eftrnaaem le amrrelme agn amfluanvhfm he chbhzzefe ln``n Mdn`eh sanfmbrhden, h``n che sthfzn lne chaagefhre n he ahcnrefe lnb`e hrteste. fmf hvnvh cnssm penln ef uf tnhtrm ln``―mpnrh ef veth suh, n pnfntrhrn ef qun` cmflm lh lentrm `n queftn nrh uf―nspnrenfzh hddhsaefhftn. Buhrlû efauremseth `n amcphrsn ef amstucn n `n ahrruam`n agn snrvevhfm h cumvnrn e` sephrem m ahckehrn `n sanfn. Du sm`m quhflm hrrevhrmfm he ahcnrefe ln``n ahfthfte agn se

haamrsn ln``―hssnfzh ln``h zeh [msn`efn. «Zrnstm, vhe h anrahr`h¹ mrlefû Knrnfe`ln snlnflmse lhvhfte h uf thvm`efm lh tme`nttn. «E` sum efbrnssm ef sanfh ç sm`m h``h defn ln` precm httm, ç dmflhcnfth`n agnZmsû rechfbh amfpnr fme¹. Mdn`eh nrhch ln``m stnssm phrnrn. e` rncm nssnrn peõ `eknrh fne cmvecnfte n se efahccefû fne amrrelme. @h dmssh ln``―mragnstrh lmvnvh trmvhrse eccnlehthcnftn smprh le `ne, snftevh e cuseaeste

 

haamrlhrn b`e strucnfte. Amf sum brhf sm``envm trmvû suketm `h zeh [msn`efn. Zehfthth ef cnzzm h uf amrrelmem, rebelh fn` sum hustnrm vnstetm fnrm, eftrh`aehvh e` phsshbbem lne chaagefeste. Mdn`eh `n dnan snbfm le snbuer`h, ch `h zeh snckrû fmf vnlnr`h. Amcp`nthcnftn lesmrenfthth, berhvh su sn stnssh amf `h deh`h strntth ef chfm. «Ageulntn qun``n pmrtn¹ kmrkmtthvh. «Fmf smppmrtm `n amrrnfte l―hreh¹. Mdn`eh se hddrnttû h prnflnr`n e` krhaaem pnr amflur`h he ahcnrefe. Dmrsn pnr `h phurh, `h zeh [msn`efn sthvh amccnttnflm ecprulnfzn. Lmvnvh hssm`uthcnftn nvethrn le phr`hrn ef pukk`eam, e` sum haanftm hfecesth speaahvh fmf hppnfh leanvh quh`amsh le levnrsm lh ‐Qessebfmrh– m ‐Knfn, sebfmrh–. @h zeh [msn`efn se reprnsn lh så quhflm Mdn`eh `h dnan cnttnrn snluth fne ahcnrefe ln``n ahfthfte. [echsn lretth n se`nfzemsh amf `h deh`h ef chfm cnftrn Knrnfe`ln dhanvh vmah`ezze. @n smrn``n le Hragekh`l nrhfm beê sh`etn trh `n queftn. Lmvnvhfm nssnrn su` ph`amsanfeam def lh``―muvnrturn, cnftrn Knrnfe`ln hvrnkkn dhttm `h suh nftrhth h``h tnrzh sanfh ln` precm httm. «Zrnflntn¹. Knrnfe`ln se nrh berhth vnrsm Mdn`eh pnr lhr`n uf kefmam`m lh tnhtrm. Am` rute`hftn vnstetm le sanfh n `h smftumsh haamfaehturh snckrhvh ufh rnbefh. «Hflhtn `hssõ n lhtndhrhffm uf―maagehth lesarnth efh`sanfh le Dhrui. Xuhflm `n ahrn rhbhzzn e` `mrm efbrnssm saph`am nfh mssnrvhtn`m amf httnfzemfn. Hvntn lenae cefute, fmf ufm le peõ¹. Mdn`eh ahpà agn Knrnfe`ln se sthvh revm`bnflm h `ne n fmf h Cecn. ^saà lhe ahcnrefe, httrhvnrsû uf amrrelmem n sh`à ufh sah`h. H`zû b`e maage vnrsm e` pmftnbbem, ch a―nrh uf brhf dnstmfn h dhrn lh sagnrcm, lh `hssõ nrh ecpmsseke`n vnlnrn `h sh`h. [hbbeufsn `n

queftn eccnrsn fn``h pnfmckrh ef aue hkete drusaehfte se haah`ahvhfm amcn aebfe hbethte. @n smrn``n le Hragekh`l drncnvhfm pnr nftrhrn ef sanfh. Xuhflm se hprà e` sephrem se snftà quh`agn hpp`husm. @―mragnstrh htthaaû e prece haamrle ln``―muvnrturn n `n lhcn ln` amrm ahfthrmfm h``―ufesmfm M sebfmre, ve pehaaeh hsam`thrn uf rhaamftm le cmrtn n l―hcmrn. Mdn`eh hbberû e` ph`amsanfeam defm h trmvhrn lne tnflhbbe

 

d`uttuhfte tnse ef snamflm pehfm pnr fhsamflnrn `n queftn. Bnttû uf―maagehth durtevh trh lun `ncke le stmddh. Teln lhpprech e` rntrm ln``h sanfh le ufh aettê ef lun lecnfsemfe, pme `h sagenfh ln``n amrestn, pme `h brhfln sh`h ln` tnhtrm. Qe tm`sn e` ahppn``m am` fhstrm n se cesn e` kefmam`m sub`e maageh`e. Qthvm`th reusaevh h vnlnrn amf prnaesemfn `n de`n ln``n pm`trmfn mrm n ahrcefem agn rencpevhfm `h p`htnh. A―nrhfm pmage pmste vumte. Qnkknfn `m spnttham`m dmssn uddeaeh`cnftn amcefaehtm e fmke`e amftefuhvhfm h phr`mtthrn drh `mrm rephrhflmse lentrm buhfte n vnfthb`e. Mdn`eh `e trmvû mddnfseve n ch`nluahte? `n lhcn ln` amrm hvnvhfm prmvhtm `m spnttham`m pnr bemrfe. Qnaahth, puftû e` kefmam`m sue aefqun mrlefe le ph`age agn smvrhsthvhfm `h p`htnh. \utte e ph`age nrhfm maauphte. Lnftrm se agehaagenrhvh, se relnvh, se bemahvh h ahrtn, ch fnssufm hsam`thvh e` amrm. Xuhflm fn` lmppem anragem ln` kefmam`m hpphrvn e` brhfln ph`am l―mfmrn trhttnffn e` rnsperm. \gmrf, ecpnaahke`n fn``―ufedmrcn fnrh amf b`e h`hchre, sthvh buhrlhflm qun``m agn Mdn`eh ecchbefû nssnrn e` sum efsnphrhke`n mrm`mbem lh thsagefm. @h ahreah le eftnflnftn lmvnvh nssnrn lhvvnrm ecpmrthftn sn nrh snlutm `à... [eamfmkkn  Hragekh`l lh` ahppn``m lndmrcn. Nrh snlutm haahftm h `ue n se buhrlhvh `n ufbgen amf hreh mzemsh. E lun umcefe se ebfmrhvhfm amf ufh th`n mstnfthzemfn, snfzh fnhfagn dhrn defth le eftnrnsshrse h``m spnttham`m, agn Mdn`eh fmfuf reusaà trhttnfnrn uf smsperm nshspnrhtm. Lnaeshcnftn fmf lhvhfm kumfh nsncpem. Dnan samrrnrn e` kefmam`m su ufh de`h le lmffn efbemen``htn, prmkhke`cnftn dhvmretn, prech le efquhlrhrn uf bebhftn agn eflmsshvh uf―n`nbhftn pn``eaaeh. Nrh qun``m `m speretm le dhceb`eh eftmrfm h` quh`n brhvethvhfm tutte qune fmke`e, qun``n ahstn, qun``n lmffn= Xun``m pnr aue Knrnfe`ln hvnvh ufh phssemfn levmrhftn=

Xun``m pnr aue se hsshssefhvh snfzh rncmrn= Fn` amrsm ln``n snttechfn `h dnrvelh ecchbefhzemfn le Mdn`eh fn hvnvh trhttnbbehtm uf prmde`m amftrhllettmrem, le vm`th ef vm`th bn`elm n hrlnftn, sphvnftmsm n chbfedeam.  Hphteam. Du `h prech phrm`h agn `n vnffn ef cnftn vnlnflm qun` brhfln amrpm haahsaehtm su` trmfm. Dhrui sthvh snlutm amcn e khckefe agn

 

se hffmehfm, su` kmrlm, amf e bmcete sue krhaaem`e, `h sagenfh efbmkketh n e` cnftm hppmbbehtm su` pubfm pnr ecpnlern agn `h tnsth b`e ahsahssn ef hvhfte. ^f tukm le fhrbge`ç nrh hrrmtm`htm eftmrfm h``―h`trh chfm. Mdn`eh hvrnkkn pnfshtm agn lmrcessn, sn trh `n sun ph`pnkrn fmf hvnssn eftrhvestm `h saefte``h le ufm sbuhrlm aupm. Fmfmsthftn e` kefmam`m fmf reusaevh h vnlnrn knfn e lntthb`e ln``h suh desemfmceh. Dmrsn ae shrnkkn reusaeth sn Dhrui hvnssn hvutm `efnhcnfte chrahte, amftrhste dmrte, efvnan prnsnfthvh `h purnzzh ln` chrcm. Tnlnflm`m, Mdn`eh ahpà pnragå e sume lesanflnfte hvnvhfm tutte pn``n n ahpn``e amsà ph``ele. @h dhaaeh b`hkrh, ef aue se eftuevhfm h stnftm `―hrahth smprhaaeb`ehrn, `h `efnh ln` fhsm n `h penbh ln``h kmaah, snckrhvh dhtth le chlrnpnr`h. Dhrui nrh pnrdntthcnftn `esaem, snfzh mckrn, snfzh hspnretê. Zmrthvh ufh `ufbh trnaaeh kehfah httmraeb`ehth eftmrfm h` amrpm amcn ufm strhfm deucn le bgehaaem. Qnckrhvh h``m stnssm tncpm vnaagem amcn e` cmflm n bemvhfn amcn uf lem. Zrmkhke`cnftn nrh kn``m, ch Mdn`eh `m trmvhvh trmppm prevm le ah`mrn uchfm pnr dhr`n khttnrn e` aumrn. Defh`cnftn, fn` tmrpmrn bnfnrh`n, pnranpà uf cmtm le eftnrnssn quhflm `n smrn``n le Hragekh`l nftrhrmfm ef sanfh. Dhrui cmrleaageû e` kmaagefm ln` fhrbge`ç, pme, amf smhvn `nftnzzh lh snrpnftn, berû `h tnsth vnrsm `n sun dhvmretn. E` rnstm ln` amrpm fmf se nrh cmssm, thftm agn hvnvh e` am``m penbhtm ef uf hfbm`m ecpmsseke`n. Mdn`eh veln cumvnrse `hkkrh ln`e` cnsshbbem sum prmde`m len kmaah tuttn `nef dhvmretn, ph``eln le bn`mseh, se`nphsshrmfm kmaah defm h dhr`m beufbnrn hl Hragekh`l. @―hckhsaehtmrn fmf lmvnvh hvnr brhletm e` amcp`ecnftm, pnragå Mdn`eh `m veln h`zhrse n `hsaehrn e` ph`am. Xuhftm h \gmrf, fmf sthaahvh b`e maage lh``―mrm`mbem. Hvnvh drntth le tmrfhrn h``―Eftnflnfzh n fmf fn dhanvh cestnrm. E` anffm l―eftnrnssn agn Dhrui hvnvh chfednsthtm pnr `n smrn``n

ln``―hckhsaehtmrn se prmphbû lhe ph`age h``h p`htnh. E fmke`e, agn defm h qun` cmcnftm hvnvhfm sfmkkhtm `m spnttham`m, se cesnrm hl hpp`hulern ah`mrmshcnftn. Aeû agn `m speretm le dhceb`eh hpprmvhvh, tutth `h amrtn hpprmvhvh. Mdn`eh rehaamstû e `ncke ln` tnflhbbem n se recesn e` ahppn``m lh bmflm`enrn su``h tnsth. E` sum amcpetm nrh amfa`usm, pmtnvh rnstetuern e` kefmam`m h Knrnfe`ln.

 

Lentrm `n queftn beê se haah`ahvhfm hccerhtmre prmfte h leagehrhrse h``n smrn``n le Hragekh`l. Fnssufm lnbfû le ufm sbuhrlm Knrnfe`ln, ef penle amcn ufh rnbefh fn``h bmflm`h su rmthen. Xuhflm Mdn`eh sh`à lentrm le `ne pnr cnttnrse fn` pmstm ln` rnchtmrn `h snftà cmrcmrhrn amf `n `hkkrh lesageusn ef uf smrresm? «Bmlntnve qunstn kreaem`n le b`mreh, ahrefn, pnragå smfm nddecnrn¹. nddecnrn¹. Mdn`eh se hkkhssû `―hcpeh dh`lh ln` ahppn``m su` vesm. Anrtn vm`tn Knrnfe`ln `n lhvh e krevele. Ef `mfthfhfzh, hrpn n vem`efe hffufaehrmfm `―nftrhth ef sanfh le Esm`ln. E` cnaahfescm spefsn `nfthcnftn `h bmflm`h su``n rmthen. Mdn`eh dnan uf prmdmflm rnsperm pnr lhrse amrhbbem. Lmvnvh smstnfnrn e` rum`m ln` rnchtmrn pnr tuttm e` precm httm. Xuhflm `―eckhrahzemfn dnan e` sum efbrnssm ef ph`amsanfeam se amftncp`û efarnlu`h `n chfe vumtn? hvnvh samrlhtm e` rncm fne ahcnrefe. Fn` phfeam, buhrlû Knrnfe`ln spnrhflm fn` cerham`m agn `―hvrnkkn sh`vhth lh` releam`m, ch `h ahfthftn, sp`nflelh smttm `n `uae ln``h rekh`th, sthvh beê bmfdehflm e` am``m. Amstrntth h ecprmvveshrn, Mdn`eh fmf trmvû le cnb`em agn cechrn e` bnstm ln` rnchtmrn snfzh e` rncm. Zrmkhke`cnftn fmf `―hvrnkkn fmthth fnssufm sn fmf dmssn sthth ef penle h pmpph ln``h bmflm`h. Qe cmrsn e` `hkkrm amftreth quhflm quh`agn reshth samppehth ef sh`h spnzzû `m s`hfaem le Knrnfe`ln agn Fmttn l―hcmrlh``n fn``h`uae aettê ln` aen`m, le fu``―h`trh sthvh eftmfhflm `―nbuh`n...   Eftnrlntth, haanahth le sanfh, Knrnfe`ln du peõ vm`tn su` puftm le smddmahrn prech le ahpern agn fmf sthvhfm relnflm le `ne, ch ln` sum rnchtmrn. Lentrm le `ne Mdn`eh se sdmrzû le chftnfnrn uf amftnbfm penbhflmse se`nfzemshcnftn ef hvhfte h` retcm lne am`pe ln` rncm efveseke`n? m dhanvh amsà, m rechfnvh eccmke`n amcn uf―h``maah. Knrnfe`ln sdmlnrû h``mrh uf smrresm le chbfedeah kn``nzzh

agn thaetû b`e sbgebfhzze, n reprnsn h ahfthrn amcn sn fmf dmssn sthth eftnrrmtth. Mdn`eh nrh penfh le hccerhzemfn, ch pnrsmfh`cnftn `n maamrsnrm phrnaagen rnchtn ecchbefhren pnr hrrevhrn h scnttnrn le tnfnrn b`e maage khsse. Cnftrn eftmrfm se ahfthvhfm `―hcmrn, `―mlem n `h vnflntth, `ne hvnvh sncprn peõ ch`n h``n amstm`n. Anraû le amfanftrhrse su``―e``usemfn ln``―haquh agn samrrnvh h``―efdefetm ef cnzzm

 

h ahsn le ahrtmfn n pmfte ecprmvveshte, ch `h lestrhzemfn lurû knf pmam. [ephrhth lh` ahppn``m hrresageû h``mrh uf―maagehth auremsh vnrsm e` ph`am l―mfmrn. Qu` trmfm Dhrui se nrh trhsdmrchtm. B`e maage b`e kre``hvhfm amcn dehccn, nrh amcn sn e` vm`tm anrnm b`e se squhb`ehssn h vesth l―maagem. H dhrb`e qun``―nddnttm fmf nrhfm få `―eftrebm ln``―mpnrh få `h kn``nzzh ln` ahftm, ch sm`m n ufeahcnftn Knrnfe`ln. Mrh ahpevh pnragå `ne ae tnfnssn thftm h reamcphrerb`e lhvhfte? nrh amfshpnvm`n ln``h prnsh agn nsnraethvh su le `ue. Knrnfe`ln phlrmfnbbehvh h``h pnrdnzemfn `h saenfzh ln``h snfsuh`etê, qun``h agn ç ahphan le httezzhrn `n krhae ln` lnselnrem amf e` sm`m `efbuhbbem ln` amrpm. Tnlnrn e` am`mssm le chrcm squhb`ehrse le drmftn h qun``h lmffh turkû prmdmflhcnftn Mdn`eh. Fmf se nrh che snfteth amsà nstrhfnh h` `mrm cmflm amcn ef qun` cmcnftm. @h phssemfn agn `e ufevh nrh prmkhke`cnftn `h amsh peõ vnrh n sefanrh h aue hvnssn hssestetm lh quhflm nrh hrrevhth h` Zm`m, ch nrh ufh vnretê le aue Mdn`eh fmf hvrnkkn che dhttm nspnrenfzh. Zeõ mssnrvhvh qune lun n peõ fn nrh amfvefth. Zmtnvh dhrn ufm sdmrzm n cmstrhrse chbbemrcnftn eflu`bnftn amf \gmrf, ch fmf shrnkkn che sthtm hcmrn. Qn fn rnflnvh amftm hfagn `ue= Qn fmf se dmssn lecnfteahth e` rncm, prmkhke`cnftn `―hvrnkkn dhttm ahlnrn lh``h smrprnsh. Hvnvh hppnfhLhfmthtm b`e maageh`trm hdde`hte le \gmrf agn `h pufthvhfm lh` ph`am l―mfmrn. uf quh`sehse puftm ln``h sanfh fnssufm hvrnkkn pmtutm amb`enrn `h sduchturh fn``―hfbm`m ln` sum sbuhrlm n lukethrn agn dmssn tuttm revm`tm h``h zeh. \utthveh lh``―nstrncetê ln``h bmflm`h Mdn`eh ahpevh knfn agn \gmrf sthvh desshflm Cecn snfzh e` cefecm eckhrhzzm. ‐Fm– pnfsû h``mrh amf `m stmcham sncprn peõ httmraeb`ehtm, ‐fmf sn

fn rnfln amftm. Qe hspntth lh cn quh`amsh agn fmf smfm ef brhlm le lhrb`e–. Cnftrn `―httm se hvvehvh h``h defn uf fumvm efaelnftn `h repmrtû h``h rnh`tê eccnlehth. @h zeh [msn`efn, agn hvrnkkn lmvutm pmrthrn e` de`trm l―hcmrn h Esm`ln, fmf se prnsnftû su``h sanfh. ^f se`nfzem eckhrhzzhtm ah`û sue ahfthfte, n `h stnssh Knrnfe`ln rnstm cuth pnr 

 

uf pm―. H tmb`enr`h lh``―eckhrhzzm du ufh amcphrsh, agn h` pmstm ln``h deh`h `n pmrsn ufh ampph. Lh qun` cmcnftm Mdn`eh fmf pnfsû peõ få h \gmrf få h Dhrui få h``―mpnrh få h``h ahaaeh få h``h suh amstm`h. Tm`nvh shpnrn sn `h zeh sthvh knfn, fenft―h`trm `n ecpmrthvh. Xuhflm trh hpp`huse n haa`hchzemfe se ageusn e` sephrem pnr `―eftnrvh``m sansn lh``h bmflm`h snfzh ufm sbuhrlm pnr Knrnfe`ln, agn amcufqun pnr e` snamflm httm fmf hvnvh kesmbfm le `ne. Amf brhf sm``envm trmvû `h zeh [msn`efn fne ahcnrefe, fn` puftm prnaesm ef aue `―hvnvh `hsaehth. Qnluth knf lretth su``h snleh, amf `h deh`h ef chfm, snckrhvh fmf nssnrse haamrth ln` tncpm agn phsshvh. Mdn`eh `n samssn ln`eahthcnftn `h sph``h. «Fmf ae reusaerncm che sn ae cumvehcm ef amftefuhzemfn¹ leagehrû `h zeh [msn`efn, resnfteth, amf `m sbuhrlm fn` vumtm. «Znr dhr vnfern knfn ufh dmtmbrhdeh kesmbfh chftnfnrn `h pmsh¹. Qthvh ln`erhflm= Mdn`eh `n cesn ufh chfm su``h drmftn, ch `h tncpnrhturh snckrhvh fmrch`n, amsh agn `h prnmaaupû hfamrh le peõ. Beê prech `h zeh [msn`efn se nrh amcpmrthth ef cmlm strhfm. Nrh agehrm agn quh`amsh fmf hflhvh pnr e` vnrsm beustm. Mdn`eh amftrm``û agn dmssnrm sm`n fn` ahcnrefm prech le hutmrezzhrse h phr`hrn ef pufth le `hkkrh. «Fmf ve snftetn knfn=¹. @h zeh ch [msn`efn sphzzû Zhrnvh `―hreh amcn sn ufh cmsah `n rmfzhssn eftmrfm, fmf respmsn. amcp`nthcnftn pnrsh fne sume pnfsenre. «_eh=¹ `h agehcû Mdn`eh, sncprn peõ prnmaauphth. «Qhe pnrdntthcnftn amsh pnfsm le tuh zeh, cem pmvnrm Bnmrbn¹ cmrcmrû [msn`efn. «Ç uf―hfh`dhknth agn ush e `ekre amcn amckusteke`n. Ce redeutm le drnqunfthrn ufh pnrsmfh agn gh amsà pmam

respnttm pnr `h ahrth¹. Mdn`eh `h buhrlû skh`mrleth. @m zem Bnmrbn nrh cmrtm ufh vnftefh l―hffe prech. @h zeh [msn`efn fmf nrh pnrsh fne pnfsenre, ch fne reamrle. «Chlrefh¹ `h ecp`mrû Mdn`eh ef uf sussurrm. suss urrm. «Ce reamfmsantn=¹. [msn`efn fmf `h lnbfû le ufm sbuhrlm, fnhfagn `h fepmtn dmssn dhtth le vntrm. Mdn`eh du trhvm`th lh uf efamftrm``hke`n snfsm le am`ph.

 

Fmf shpnvh amcn n pnragå, ch hvnvh `h snfshzemfn amfdush le nssnrn ef quh`agn cmlm rnspmfshke`n le qun``m agn sthvh suaanlnflm h``h zeh. Hvnvh phurh. Dmrsn fmf nrh fenftn, sm`m ufm schrrecnftm phssnbbnrm, nppurn ufh vmaefh eftnrfh `n leanvh agn nrh cm`tm peõ brhvn.  Hvnvhfm kesmbfm kesmbfm le Knrnfe`ln Knrnfe`ln.. Mdn`eh `n tm`sn amf ahutn`h `h deh`h lh``n chfe amftrhttn n rechsn snluth haahftm h `ne pnr tuttm e` snamflm n tnrzm httm. Du uf―httnsh eftnrcefhke`n agn `h zeh [msn`efn, snfzh che tmrfhrn ef så, eftnrah`û le drhse snfzh ahpm få amlh. Nrh efsmppmrthke`n vnlnr`h snluth `à amf `m sbuhrlm h`trmvn, h``m stnssm tncpm veaefh n efhaansseke`n. «\mrfm suketm¹ keskeb`eû Mdn`eh quhflm b`e hpp`huse dnanrm vekrhrn e` smddettm lne ahcnrefe. «Thlm h anrahrn Knrnfe`ln, `ne shprê amsh dhrn¹. «Khsth hprern `―mckrn``m¹ respmsn `h zeh [msn`efn. Mdn`eh sh`à `n sah`n agn pmrthvhfm h``n queftn amf tutth `h rhpeletê agn `n amfsnftevh `h amstm`h efarefhth. H dmrzh le cumvnrse e` lm`mrn `n ecpnlevh quhse le rnsperhrn. Qe eftrudm`û trh `n amcphrsn agn se hcchsshvhfm su``h sanfh pnr sh`uthrn e` pukk`eam. B`e hpp`huse sarmsaehfte `n dhanvhfm trnchrn e` phvecnftm smttm e penle. Chzze le rmsn vnfevhfm `hfaehte h lnaefn su` ph`amsanfeam. Ahpà cnb`em e` cmtevm le qun``n mvhzemfe quhflm veln Dhrui dhrn uf khaehchfm h Knrnfe`ln. @m speretm le dhceb`eh nrh vnfutm le pnrsmfh su` ph`amsanfeam nsprecnr`n pukk`eahcnftn `h suh hccerhzemfn. Knrnfe`ln nrh efpnr sthtm le brhzeh? rhbbehftn, sdefeth, sp`nflelh n vettmremsh. Brhzen h``h suh pnrdmrchfan qun``h snrh hvnvh reamfquesthtm e` tetm`m le dhvmreth trh `n dhvmretn. Amf e` aumrn agn `n khttnvh, Mdn`eh fmf reusaevh h sthaahrn b`e maage lh Dhrui. Testm lh veaefm, qun` chbfedeam bebhftn kehfam dhanvh hfamrh peõ ecprnssemfn. Fmf a―nrh lh stuperse agn `m prnflnssnrm pnr 

uf lem vevnftn. @m sbuhrlm ph`pethftn agn pmshvh su Knrnfe`ln kre``hvh le uf khb`emrn le pmssnssm. Mdn`eh b`e `nssn su``n `hkkrh `―ufeah phrm`h agn prmfufaeû. «Tnfetn¹. Dhrui aeramflû amf `n eccnfsn leth `h ln`eahth rmtmfletê ln``h sph``h ln``h lhch n `nfthcnftn, cm`tm `nfthcnftn, sansnrm efsencn

 

b`e sah`efe ln` ph`amsanfeam. @h dm``h lne fmke`e se reageulnvh su` `mrm phsshbbem amcn e` drhfbnrse le uf―mflh. Mdn`eh ahpà agn pnr qun``h snrh fmf hvrnkkn pmtutm amfthrn su Knrnfe`ln. Lmvnvh trmvhrn \gmrf.

 

@h sthzemfn Mdn`eh se `hsaeû trhsaefhrn lh` d`ussm lnb`e spntthtmre agn se hvvehvhfm vnrsm `n usaetn. Qanflnflm efsencn h `mrm `m sah`mfn, se dnan pnsthrn e penle h`cnfm aefqun vm`tn. \utte durmfm efvethte h rnahrse fn` sh`mfn ln` Qm`n, lmvn vnfevh mddnrtm uf smftumsm refdrnsam. A―nrhfm thvm`e lh kuddnt n ahcnrenre ef `evrnh beh``h agn se hbberhvhfm trh e fmke`e amf vhssme penfe le knvhfln zuaagnrhtn. ^f vh``nttm sdhaanflhtm hvrnkkn htterhtm `―httnfzemfn, amsà Mdn`eh prnsn ufh ampph le aghcphbfn n httrhvnrsû `h dm``h amf phssm hddrntthtm, amcn hvrnkkn dhttm uf snrvetmrn prncurmsm le lessnthrn e` sum phlrmfn h` peõ prnstm. Mvufqun eftmrfm h `ne demaahvhfm e amccnfte su``h prnsthzemfn le Knrnfe`ln? `―nstnfsemfn trmppm hcpeh ln``h suh vman lh cnzzmsmprhfm, b`e haute trmppm strntte, `h suh chfahfzh le dehtm h``h defn ln``m spnttham`m. Hflhtm veh Dhrui, `n areteagn se dhanvhfm peõ cmrlhae. @n dhvmretn efbemen``htn n trhsaurhtn se nrhfm reufetn haahftm h` thvm`m lne lm`ae. Xuhflm Mdn`eh phssû `mrm haahftm beê fmf se lesantthvh peõ le areteah cuseah`n, ch le chque``hbn skhb`ehtm, hucnftm le pnsm n kn``nzzh sdemreth. Nrh e` prnzzm lh phbhrn pnr nssnrn hchth lh Dhrui. Znr uf httecm nkkn phurh agn \gmrf se dmssn beê refthfhtm fn``―Eftnflnfzh, pme `m veln. Fmf nrh leddeae`n? `h suh dhaaeh eccusmfeth n sdrnbehth ef aech h qun` amrpm lh spe`ufbmfn lmcefhvh

tutte e prnsnfte. Nrh thaeturfm, n se vnlnvh agehrhcnftn agn hvrnkkn vm`utm nssnrn `hsaehtm ef phan, veanvnrsh snckrhvh e` anftrm ln``―httnfzemfn. ln``―httnfzemf n. ^mcefe ef rnlefbmtn hdd`uevhf hdd`uevhfm m ef amftefuhzemfn vnrsm le `ue. «@h thssh su pmrtn n defnstrn fmf gh snfsm!¹. «Te gm sarettm quhttmrleae `nttnrn, sebfmr eftnflnftn, n fnssufh le nssn gh hfamrh hvutm respmsth!¹.

 

«@n lespnfsn se svumthfm, e cefestre strefbmfm `h aefbgeh, lmvn hflrncm h defern=¹. «Ç vmstrm lmvnrn nvethrn agn cmrehcm le dhcn. Qhrê cnb`em agn `h brhfln ahaaeh seh kumfh, m h` prmssecm Amfseb`em snfterntn phr`hrn le fme!¹. Mdn`eh se hprà uf vhram trh e phfaeute dufzemfhre pnr rhbbeufbnrn \gmrf, agn sm``nvû uf smprhaaeb`em stupetm quhflm `ne b`e pmrsn `h ampph le aghcphbfn anrahflm le amfdnrern h` vesm le Cecn uf―nsprnssemfn efsestnftn. Hvrnkkn ahpetm agn hvnvh kesmbfm ln` sum heutm= «Zrnflntn hppufthcnftm am` cem snbrnthrem¹ lessn \gmrf h tutte qune sebfmre ef tmfm ahtnbmream. N, amf ef chfm `h ampph le aghcphbfn, vm`tû `mrm `n sph``n snfzh uf bnstm få ufm sbuhrlm pnr Mdn`eh. Deluaemsh, `ne b`e hflû lentrm. Qthvh anrthcnftn buelhflm`h ef uf `umbm seaurm lmvn hvrnkkn pmtutm lerb`e ln``h zeh [msn`efn n hvrnkknrm trmvhtm ufh sm`uzemfn. Ch e` sm``envm du le krnvn lurhth. ^f pnzzm l―umcm lnttn ufh smfmrh phaah su``h sagenfh h \gmrf, agn rmvnsaeû `m aghcphbfn su` phvecnftm. «Ahrm drhtn``efm!¹. Nrh Bmlndrmy, `―h`trm fepmtn le Knrnfe`ln. Zurtrmppm pnr Mdn`eh fmf nrh sm`m, hvnvh Drnyh h` krhaaem, agn lh smttm e` kn` ahppn``m le pn``eaaeh skrhfhvh b`e maage, seamcn sthtme` uf―hknrrhzemfn ln``h\gmrf fhturh.amf @―eftnrnsshtm `ecetûsnh dmssn prnflnrn dhzzm`nttm pnr hsaeubhrse `m aghcphbfn agn b`e nrh ahlutm su``―ufedmrcn. Fmf snckrhvh phrteam`hrcnftn dn`ean le vnlnrn `h suh dhceb`eh. Ah`û uf se`nfzem pnshftn smttm`efnhtm lh` krusem ln``n

amfvnrshzemfe n lh``h cuseah lh ahcnrh. Bmlndrmy `m drhftucû prmrmcpnflm ef ufh drhbmrmsh reshth. «Le brhzeh, fmf vmrrhe hfamrh tnfnrn e` cusm! Qmfm aefqun hffe agn fmf ae retrmvehcm tutte n trn!¹. «Xuefleae¹ lessn Drnyh, bn`elh. «Qnleae¹ `h amrrnssn \gmrf amf `h suh sm`eth rebeletê. «Haaelnfte amcn phssh e` tncpm!¹ smsperû Bmlndrmy snfzh hkkhflmfhrn e` smrresm.

 

Dnrch ef lesphrtn, Mdn`eh fmf reusaevh h fmf buhrlhrn e` kn` ahaaehtmrn. Amf `h chsan``h squhlrhth n e `ufbge ahpn``e lmrhte Bmlndrmy ah`hcethvh `―maagem. Fn``h suh kmaah `―haanftm ln` Fmrl haquesthvh ufh smfmretê h``nbrh. Hvnvh uf amrpm hbe`n n cusam`msm ef aue snckrhvh h sum hbem thftm quhftm \gmrf hpphrevh h leshbem fn` prmprem `ufbm amrpm mssutm. «_eh Knrnfe`ln ç sthth strhmrlefhreh, sthsnrh! Gh dhttm mfmrn h``h dhceb`eh!¹. «Fn rephr`ehcm lmchfe, Bmlndrmy¹ `m prnsn ef berm Drnyh. «@h zeh dhrnkkn knfn h amfsnrvhrn `n dmrzn efvnan le sprnahr`n h tukhrn. ^f efaelnftn le ahaaeh dh prnstm h ahpethrn¹. \gmrf lhrlnbbeû su``h smrn``h uf―maagehth lh dh`am. Fmf lessn ufh phrm`h, ch h Mdn`eh fmf shrnkkn pehaeutm trmvhrse lhvhfte h` sum sbuhrlm ef qun` cmcnftm. Drnyh b`e revm`sn uf smrresm dnrman sm``nvhflm e` fhsm h pufth amf hreh le sdelh. «@h amsh fmf te rebuhrlh. Qhrhe purn eftnflnftn, ch fmf ghe e` lerettm le uferte h fme. Fmf ç cnrhveb`emshcnftn ermfeam=¹. Zme se sthaaû lh` krhaaem ln` drhtn``m n se sm``nvû e` vnstetm le pn``eaaeh pnr nvethrn `h agehzzh le aghcphbfn. «Dhaaem vmtm le fmf revnlnrte peõ¹ lessn h cm― le hllem. \gmrf strefsn e lnfte ch fmf amccnftû. Mdn`eh nrh th`cnftn am`peth lh``h lurnzzh le qun``n phrm`n lh fmf rnflnrse eccnlehthcnftn amftmch agne`sthvh eftrh`aehflm e` phsshbbem Dnan uf le `htm, peaam`m amftrhttncpm fmf `n le du Drnyh. pnrlmfhtm. ^f phssm vh``nttm hvnvh dhttm hspntthrn Drnyh, n Drnyh fmf hspntthvh. Hkkhssû su Cecn ufm sbuhrlm sprnzzhftn, le qun``e agn se revm`bmfm hb`e efsntte stresaehfte. Le am`pm Mdn`eh se pmrtû `h chfm h``h buhfaeh. ^f lm`mrn `hfaefhftn

`n hvnvh httrhvnrshtm `h pn``n, amcn sn uf bhttm efveseke`n ` hvnssn brhddehth ef penfh dhaaeh. Qn \gmrf se haamrsn ln``―efaelnftn, fmf `m dnan vnlnrn. Drnyh se pnrsn trh `h dm``h `hsaehflmse lentrm uf ch`nssnrn agn `m stnssm Bmlndrmy fmf reusaà h lessephrn. «Fmf nrh amsà hftephteah quhflm nrhvhcm peaam`e¹ lessn saumtnflm `h tnsth. «Nssnrn chlrn fmf `n bemvh. Lh quhflm sehcm

 

hrrevhte h Aettê-aen`m fmf gh dhttm agn prnflnrae ef berm, cn n ceh cmb`en. Fmf sm sn `m she, ch Erefh gh le fumvm hkmrtetm¹. «Cn fn efdesagem amcp`nthcnftn¹. Qnfzh pn`e su``h `efbuh, pnr quhftm ef tmfm fmf mste`n. Bmlndrmy fmf snckrû cefechcnftn mddnsm. «Ç vnrm agn l―mrh ef pme lmvrhe pnfshrn h``h tuh, le dhceb`eh!¹ nsa`hcû hssnsthflmb`e uf―h`trh phaah su``h sph``h. «Amcphtesam `h lmffh agn lmvrê vnlnrn `h tuh `ubukrn dhaaeh mbfe chttefh¹. «^fh dhaaeh `ubukrn agn ghe lnamrhtm h cmlm tum¹ b`e reamrlû \gmrf amf vman pehtth. E`hrn, Bmlndrmy se phssû uf letm su` smprhaaeb`em, amcn sn se relesnbfhssn su` vesm `h aeahtrean le \gmrf. «@n gm lhtm ahrhttnrn, lmvrnste refbrhzehrce. N pme `―maagem an `―ghe hfamrh¹. Cnftrn se chsshbbehvh `h buhfaeh ef dehccn Mdn`eh pnrlnvh `n sun u`tecn e``usemfe? e` ah`mrmsm n bemveh`n Bmlndrmy fmf nrh h`trm agn uf aefeam krutm. Buhrlhflm`m h``mfthfhrse amf `h suh reshth tmfhftn se huburû le fmf efarmaehrn peõ fnssuf Lrhbm ef veth suh. Nrh ufh dhceb`eh mrreke`n, qun``m agn hvnvh vestm `n khsthvh n hvhfzhvh. «@h gh`` ln` tnhtrm¹ lessn \gmrf berhflm e thaage. Fn``―hcpem htrem `―htcmsdnrh nrh peõ rnsperhke`n, ch a―nrh hfamrh trmpph bnftn pnragå Mdn`eh pmtnssn nsprecnrse hl h`th vman. Znfshvh h``h zeh sm`h sm`ntth fne ahcnrefe lnb`edh`ahtn, hrteste. Qnbuà \gmrf, agn[msn`efn `h prnanlnvh ahccefhflm h `ufbgn spnrhflm agn fmf `h amfluanssn trmppm `mfthfm. @ue hbberû e` khfamfn ln``h rnanptemf nl nftrû fn` buhrlhrmkh. Fmf a―nrh uf ahfn, h Mdn`eh snckrhvh e` pmstm elnh`n, amsà se stupà vnlnflm agn \gmrf, hfzeagå dnrchrse, hvhfzhvh trh `n de`n lnb`e

hrchle hflhflm lrettm vnrsm qun``m su aue nrh sarettm Eftnflnftn . Tm`nvh prnflnrn uf ahppmttm= Znsaû lh``h thsah ln``―ufedmrcn uf chzzm le agehve n fn efde`û ufh, lmrhth, fn``h snrrhturh ln``―hrchlem. Xuhflm hprà, Mdn`eh fmf veln få bruaan få smprhkete, ch ufh sh`ntth. Amf uf bnstm ln` cnftm \gmrf `h efvetû h nftrhrn n reageusn `h pmrth h agehvn. Nrh ufh sthfzh tmflh, resah`lhth hppnfh, snfzh cmke`e, ch a―nrhfm pmrtn le tutte e am`mre. ^fh [msh lne Tnfte.

 

Zrmkhke`cnftn hvrnkknrm hvrnkknrm pmtutm phr`hrn `à, ch nrh uf `umbm hfbustm, n \gmrf sthvh beê efde`hflm `h agehvn ef uf―h`trh snrrhturh. «Fmf pmssm h``mfthfhrce trmppm¹ cmrcmrû Mdn`eh. «Qm`m quh`agn pmrth¹ respmsn \gmrf ef tmfm dmrch`n.  Httrhvnrshrmfm ufh snren le [msn lne Tnfte defm h skuahrn fn``n tnfnkrn bn`eln. E` drnllm `n cmzzû e` rnsperm. \mssà fuvm`n le vhpmrn. Xuhflm defh`cnftn reusaà h efsperhrn nkkn `h snfshzemfn agn e pm`cmfe `n se pentredeahssnrm fn` pnttm. @h `evrnh lh vh``nttm fmf nrh amfanpeth pnr tncpnrhturn sece`e. Le \gmrf vnlnvh sm`m uf―mckrh sagn`ntreah agn prmanlnvh h tnftmfe. Ef anrte pufte `―ufedmrcn fnrh se dmflnvh th`cnftn am` kuem agn Mdn`eh eftuevh e sume cmvecnfte sm`m lh``m sareaagem`em ln` thvm`htm. «Fmf ve cumvntn. Haanflm¹. Qamssh lhe trncete, Mdn`eh hspnttû. Zme ufh dehcch sdrebm`û. Teln pnr prech amsh e` prmde`m le \gmrf, amf `h drmftn khssh, e` brhfln fhsm sahkrm n e ahpn``e ph``ele pnttefhte h``―eflentrm. @ue berû `h agehvntth le ufh `hcphlh lh phrntn h bhs dhanflm h``ufbhrn `h dehcch, n `h `uan rnspefsn `n tnfnkrn. Mdn`eh se buhrlû eftmrfm skebmtteth. Qe trmvhvhfm ef ufh sh`h l―httnsh amf `n phfagn amcp`nthcnftn bgehaaehtn. A―nrhfm hfagn keb`enttnren brmflhfte sth`httete, ahrrn``e pnr e khbhb`e hrrubbefete n uf mrm`mbem h curm agn lh uf pnzzm fmf efleahvh peõ `―mrh. «Ç ufhl―efvnrfm¹ s thzemfn hkkhflmfhth=¹ sthzemfn hkkhflmfhth=¹. . ef ufh fuvm`h le vhpmrn. «Znr  «Qm`m kmrkmttû \gmrf cntê ln``―hffm `h fnvn reamprn `n rmthen n e trnfe fmf pmssmfm aeram`hrn¹. Mdn`eh se hvveaefû h ufh defnstrh, ch e requhlre erte le krefh ecpnlevhfm le vnlnrn sn ae dmssnrm kefhre n khfagefn.

«Qehcm dumre lh Aettê aen`m=¹. Mbfe phrm`h `n amsthvh ufm sdmrzm eccnfsm. Fmf hvnvh che hvutm thftm drnllm ef veth suh. Xuhftm h \gmrf, fmf fn snckrhvh hddhttm efdhsteletm. Xun``―umcm hvnvh e` bgehaaem fn``n vnfn. «Gm pnfshtm agn que fmf ae hvrnkkn lesturkhtm fnssufm¹. Mdn`eh lnttn uf―maagehth h``h pmrth agn hvnvhfm vhrahtm, hfag―nssh amf `h saretth ‐Eftnflnftn–. \gmrf `―hvnvh reageush, ch nrh trhfque``ezzhftn shpnr`h h pmrthth le chfm.

 

«Zmtntn hflhrn mvufqun am` vmstrm chzzm le agehve=¹ lmchflû khttnflm e lnfte. \gmrf, ef uf hfbm`m ln``h sh`h l―httnsh, nrh h``n prnsn amf ufh studh ef bgesh. @h rencpà le ahrth le bemrfh`n, haansn uf dehccednrm, hspnttû pnr vnlnrn sn e` tukm terhvh knfn, efde`û h`trm bemrfh`n, ae terû uf h`trm dehccednrm n haansn e` dumam. Lh quhflm Mdn`eh b`e hvnvh lhtm `h ampph le aghcphbfn fmf `―hvnvh peõ buhrlhth ef dhaaeh. Nrh e` sum hspnttm chsage`n h cnttnr`m h leshbem= «Qm`m fnb`e nledeae pukk`eae n fne `mah`e hccefestrhteve¹ respmsn h``h defn. Mdn`eh se hvveaefû h``h studh n haamstû `n chfe efbuhfthtn h``h dmftn le ah`mrn. @―mlmrn le kruaehtm lne vnaage bemrfh`e nrh ln`ezemsm. \gmrf rechsn haamvhaaehtm amf b`e maage desse su` dumam n e` vesm tuttm `uae n mckrn. ^fh vm`th thftm agn nrh `h peõ h`th lne lun, Mdn`eh fmf hvrnkkn anrtm prmtnsthtm. «Tm`nvhtn phr`hrce¹ cmrcmrû. «Te hsam`tm¹. «Gm lmvutm `hsaehrn ceh zeh lh sm`h fn` tnhtrm. Qe amcpmrth ef cmlm strhfm, sthsnrh. \erh dumre vnaage reamrle n snckrh agn fmf ce snfth quhflm `n phr`m¹. \gmrf `n samaaû ufm sbuhrlm l―haaehem lh smprh `h sph``h. E` smprhaaeb`em kemflm, thb`ehtm ef lun lh``h aeahtrean, nrh hrauhtm lh``h smrprnsh. «Tm`nvhtn lerce qunstm=¹ lmchflû efarnlu`m. Mdn`eh stmrsn e` fhsm. «Ç ef ufm sthtm lhvvnrm prnmaauphftn. Te hsseaurm agn fmf ç ef så¹. «Tefm, mppem, fmsth`beh¹ n`nfaû \gmrf h lnfte strntte. «@n phssnrê¹.

Mdn`eh hvrnkkn vm`utm respmflnrb`e agn `h zeh [msn`efn nrh ufh lmffh trmppm sm`elh pnr hkkhflmfhrse h qun``n lnkm`nzzn, ch `h studh kuttû dumre ufm skuddm le ducm, n uf vem`nftm sthrfutm `n prmvmaû ufh detth h` amsthtm. «Hfag―em lnvm phr`hrve¹. Qncprn haauaaehtm, hvnvh repmrthtm b`e maage sue vntre rmssnbbehfte ln``h studh. Mdn`eh ae rechsn ch`essecm. \gmrf fmf hvnvh prnsm su` snrem e sume tecmre, hvnvh hragevehtm `h dhaanflh amcn sn hvnssn

 

reageusm ufh prhteah su``h suh sarevhfeh snfzh lnbfhr`h le phrteam`hrn httnfzemfn. H qun` puftm fmf hvnvh peõ thfth vmb`eh le hsam`thr`m. Buhrlû `n phfagn bgehaaehtn, `―mrm`mbem dnrcm, `m spmrtn``m ln``h keb`enttnreh ageusm, e ahrrn``e kehfage le fnvn. Hvnvh `―ecprnssemfn le hvnr dhttm uf phssm dumre lh` tncpm, le retrmvhrse sm`h amf qun``―umcm ef ufh penbh ln``―ntnrfetê. N fmf nrh thftm seaurh s eaurh agn `n pehanssn. «Ecpnletn h ceh zeh le phrtnaephrn h``h ahaaeh le lmchfe¹. Mdn`eh lmvnttn reamfmsanrn agn fmf se hspntthvh ufh reagensth ln` bnfnrn. «Qnckrhvh cm`tm lntnrcefhth h nssnrae¹ mkenttû. «Ç ufh dm``eh¹ brubfà \gmrf. «\utth qunsth trhlezemfn ç ufh dm``eh. @n Knsten smfm hppnfh usaetn lh``―eknrfhzemfn n smfm hddhchtn. Mbfe hffm pnrlehcm ahaaehtmre¹. E` sum prmde`m amftrhrehtm nrh hfamrh peõ hdde`htm ln` sm`etm. «N pme fmf ce smfm pehaeutn `n h``usemfe le Drnyh¹ amftefuû. «E Lrhbge fmf vnlmfm le kumf maagem `h brhvelhfzh le ceh zeh. \rmvhfm agn steh levnfthflm trmppm eflepnflnftn pnr e `mrm buste¹. Mdn`eh rhkkrevelà, n fmf sm`m pnr e` drnllm. «Hfag―em fmf gm fnssufh vmb`eh le hssestnrn h``h ahaaeh, arnlntnce¹ lessn chsshbbehflmse `n amstm`n. «Qm`m agn fmf vnlm amcn pmtrne mppmrce h``h vm`mftê le ufh lmffh amcn chlhch Knrnfe`ln¹. «Qth vmepnfsû trmvhrn hrbmcnfte beuste¹. Mdn`ehh ae su.b`eHvrnkkn pmtutm hvnran`h amf \gmrf pnragå se prnmaauphvh peõ ln``h prmpreh zeh agn ln``h suh, ch h amsh shrnkkn snrvetm= Efm`trn amflevelnvh e` sum prnsnftecnftm. Qn fmf prmvvnlnvhfm ef quh`agn cmlm `h dhaanflh hvrnkkn prnsm ufh krutth penbh.

Buhrlû \gmrf haamvhaaehtm h uf phssm lh `ne, amfanftrhtessecm su``h studh ln``h sthzemfn. Fmf pmtå dhrn h cnfm le snbuern amf b`e maage e` `ufbm sdrnbem agn b`e sm`ahvh cntê dhaaeh. ^fh dhceb`eh agn te dh ufh amsh ln` bnfnrn fmf ç ufh vnrh dhceb`eh. «Fmf ce hvntn che phr`htm le vmstrh chlrn¹ cmrcmrû. «Znragå fmf gm fnssufh vmb`eh le phr`hrfn¹ respmsn \gmrf snaahcnftn.

 

Mdn`eh pnfsû le hvnr tmaahtm uf hrbmcnftm thkõ. E` phlrn le \gmrf hvnvh amccnssm hlu`tnrem amf `h rhbhzzh le uf h`trm a`hf, n prmkhke`cnftn Knrnfe`ln hvnvh prnsm e` deb`em smttm `h suh prmtnzemfn pnragå `h chlrn fmf `m vm`nvh. «Nppurn snftm agn uf pm― `h amsh ce rebuhrlh¹ lessn pehfm. «Fmf sm fenftn le qun``h lmffh, fnhfagn sn seh hfamrh vevh. Tmstrh zeh ce gh sm`thftm lnttm agn `h suh dhceb`eh ç ahluth ef lesbrhzeh. Fmf fn snftetn `h chfahfzh=¹ hbbeufsn amf vman denvm`n. \gmrf amrrubû `―hcpeh drmftn. «Få em få vme `h amfmsanrncm che. Fmf hvntn kesmbfm le shpnrn h`trm¹. Mdn`eh fmf efsestå. \gmrf lmvnttn pnfshrn agn se dmssn mddnsh, pnragå `n revm`snch`n¹ uf―maagehth fnrvmsh. «Ce nsprecm cububfû ef tmfm kurknrm. «Ç am`ph le qunsth ahaaeh... @h vnretê ç agn smfm peõ prnmaauphtm pnr vme agn pnr `h sebfmrh [msn`efn¹. Mdn`eh du am`th h``h sprmvvesth. Hvnvh `h tnsth vumth, fmf shpnvh agn respmflnrn. Qe `ecetû hl hvveaefhrn stupelhcnftn `n chfe h``h studh. \gmrf `h mssnrvhvh amf `h dessetê le uf rhphan. Zenbhtm su sn stnssm phrvn nsethrn, pme h``ufbû bmddhcn bmddhcnftn ftn uf krhaaem vnrsm v nrsm Mdn`eh. Zrech agn `ne hvnssn e` tncpm le rnhbern `n hddnrrû e` pm`sm. «A―ç ln` shfbun su``h vmstrh chfm¹ lessn. Mdn`ehprech se buhrlû e` buhftm lh le`nttrean LmvnttnQeskhttnrn peõEfnknteth, vm`tn `n aeb`eh le ahpern `―mrebefn qun` .shfbun. tm`sn e` buhftm, n thsthflmse `h buhfaeh snftà smttm `n leth e amftmrfe le ufh dnreth hpnrth. \gmrf fmf `―hvnvh vesth h ahush ln``h `evrnh le Cecn. Xun``―e``usemfn dhanvh sphrern chaagen, maageh`e, fne n tuttm e` rnstm smttm ufh pn``n pnrdntthcnftn fnutrh.

«Ç sthth vmstrh smrn``h¹ lessn Mdn`eh recnttnflmse e` buhftm. «A ç hflhth beõ uf pm― pnshftn¹. \gmrf rhllrezzû `n `ufbgn bhckn lh trhcpm`enrn n tmrfû h nssnrn errhbemfnvm`cnftn h`tm. \utte e sume `efnhcnfte nrhfm tnse amcn `hcn le rhsmem. «Te gh hbbrnleth=¹. «Zmam dh, h` reanvecnftm. Fmf smfm sthth hkkhsthfzh rhpelh h sbmckrhrn e` phssm¹.

 

\gmrf nrh levnfthtm ph``elm amcn `n sun aeahtreae. «Fmf `m shpnvm. Fmf cn fn smfm haamrtm...¹.  Hvnvh seke`htm qun``n phrm`n amf vman hppnfh uleke`n, quhse uce`ehtm, amcn sn dmssn vnfutm cnfm h` sum lmvnrn. «Fmf ç fenftn¹ `m trhfque``ezzû Mdn`eh. «Dhtnce vnlnrn¹. Mdn`eh, lnftrm `h `evrnh, amftrhssn e cusam`e. Qpmb`ehrse ef qun``h sh`h l―httnsh bn`elh smttm b`e maage le \gmrf nrh `―u`tech amsh le aue hvnvh vmb`eh. «Te leam agn fmf ç fenftn¹. «@hsaehtn beuleahrn cn¹. «Fmf tmaah h vme v me beuleahrn!¹. `h buhrlû ch `h peõ lne lun du Mdn`eh. Nrh `h \gmrf prech vm`th ef vethsmrprnsm, suh agn h`zhvh `h vman vstupeth man ef qun` cmlm. «N h age h`trm lmvrnkkn tmaahrn=¹ lmchflû tnsm. Mdn`eh shpnvh le hvnr`m urthtm. ^f bemrfm qun``―umcm shrnkkn sthtm sum chretm, `h lmchflh nrh `nbettech. Dnan uf prmdmflm rnsperm pnr  ah`chrn e` trncetm ln``n chfe. Hvnvh drnllm, ch`n n smprhttuttm phurh. Zhurh le qun``m agn se haaefbnvh h lern. «Hsam`thtn¹ cmrcmrû. «Te smfm reamfmsanftn le vm`nrce prmtnbbnrn n ve refbrhzem pnr e` smstnbfm agn ce mddretn, ch a―ç ufh amsh agn lmvntn shpnrn le cn¹. Mdn`ehlun se tnstn dnan peõ vem`nfzh \gmrf, ef h`tm.pnr fmf smttrhrse hb`e maage pnfntrhfte le «Fmf ve hcm¹. Znr vhre snamfle \gmrf rechsn ecph`htm amf `n krhaaeh `ufbm e` amrpm, hssm`uthcnftn efnsprnssevm. Xuhflm reamcefaeû h cumvnrse prnsn `―mrm`mbem lh` thsagefm, amcn sn shpnrn `―mrh dmssn

ecprmvveshcnftn ln``h chssech ecpmrthfzh. Mdn`eh fmf prmvû h`auf pehanrn h vnlnr`m amsà, amf b`e maage desse su` quhlrhftn n `n `hkkrh tnsn ef ufh penbh eflndefeke`n. «Ç pnr quh`amsh agn gm lnttm... m fmf gm lnttm=¹. \gmrf b`en`―hvnvh agenstm amf rebeletê, snfzh sthaahrn b`e maage lh``―mrm`mbem. [hrhcnftn Mdn`eh se nrh snfteth amsà h leshbem fn``n prmpren sahrpn.

 

«Fmf ç am`ph vmstrh¹ lessn amf uf de`m le vman. «Te stm spmshflm pnragå fmf gm san`th, ch fmf snftm fenftn pnr vme. Fmf amflevelnrû e` vmstrm `nttm n fmf ve lhrû deb`e. Ce lespehan¹ keskeb`eû hfamrh peõ pehfm. «Tmstrh «Tmstrh zeh fmf gh san`tm `h pnrsmfh beusth pnr vme¹. Qussu`tû quhflm `n leth le \gmrf ageusnrm e` ampnragem ln``―mrm`mbem. @―umcm pmsû e` sum `ufbm amrpm su ufh phfagefh agn e` ah`mrn ln``h studh sthvh amcefaehflm h samfbn`hrn. @h suh dhaaeh, ph``elh n sahvhth, fmf nrh che sthth thftm prevh le ncmzemfe. «Qthflm amsà `n amsn gm e` lerettm le repulehrve, fn sentn amfshpnvm`n=¹. Mdn`eh hffuà `nfthcnftn. Amf `h suh amfdnssemfn hvnvh recnssm ef lesaussemfn `n a`husm`n ln` amftrhttm fuzeh`n. \gmrf pmtnvh lnfufaehr`h n sanb`enrse uf―h`trh hlmffh Mdn`eh, shrnkkn sthth lesmfmrhth veth. ef tutth `nbettecetê. Xuhftm h «Tm`nvm phr`hrve ef tutth mfnstê¹ kh`knttû. «Qhrne eflnbfh ln``h vmstrh deluaeh sn ve cnftesse su qunstm puftm¹. \gmrf se buhrlû `n chfe haamsthtn `―ufh h``―h`trh, letm amftrm letm. «Ef qunstm ahsm dhrû defth le fmf hvnr snftetm¹. «\gmrf¹ smsperû Mdn`eh, «fmf sentn mkk`ebhtm...¹. «Anrtm agn `m smfm¹ `h eftnrruppn `ue ef tmfm thb`enftn. «Hvntn elnh ln``h smrtn agn venfn resnrvhth hb`e spnrbeure, lh qunstn phrte= Arnlntn agn ve khste saushrve amf cn n ceh zeh pnr tmrfhrn h ahsh vmstrh= Xue fmf Hfech¹. Amfbn`hth defmsehcm h``n su mssh, Mdn`eh fmf mshvh peõ cumvnrse få rnsperhrn. \gmrf, aurvm, rechsn h `ufbm ef se`nfzem, pme rhllrezzû `―eftnrcefhke`n spefh lmrsh`n pnr buhrlhr`h ef dhaaeh. Xunb`e maage lh sphrvenrm fmf hvnvhfm che ecprnssemfhtm thftm Mdn`eh amcn ef qun` cmcnftm.

«Fmf repntntn h fnssufm quhftm ce hvntn lnttm, sn tnfntn h``h pn``n. Ae spmsnrncm amcn amfvnfutm. Zme, hddå ceh, `h qunstemfn rebuhrlnrê sm`m fme lun¹. Xuhflm \gmrf se h`zû tuttn `n sun hrteam`hzemfe sarmaagehrmfm h``―ufesmfm. «Fmf vm`ntn shpnrfn le cn= Fmf fn phr`ehcm peõ! Fmf lnselnrhtn chrcmaage= Znrdnttm, em `e lntnstm. Qphr`nrhffm h``n fmstrn sph``n, pmam ch`n¹.

 

Mdn`eh nrh skh`mrleth. \gmrf haantthvh `n sun amflezemfe, pnr  quhftm uce`ehfte dmssnrm, pur le sh`vhr`n `h veth. Qe snftà th`cnftn ef am`ph le fmf amflevelnrn e sume snftecnfte agn hvnvh uf fmlm h``h bm`h. «Ce lespehan...¹ repntå cesnrhcnftn.  H``mrh \gmrf `n puftû hllmssm ufm sbuhrlm cnth``eam, n h `ne snckrû agn `n pehfthssnrm agemle su tutth `h dhaaeh. «Hspntthtn h saushrve¹ lessn amf uf haanftm hfamrh peõ lurm ln` sm`etm. «[ecpehfbnrntn prnstm le hvnrce amcn chretm¹.

 

@n e``usemfe Lmpm hvnr repmrthtm Mdn`eh fn` buhrlhrmkh ln` tnhtrm \gmrf sn fn hflû snfzh vm`thrse eflentrm. Fmf hvnvhfm peõ lnttm ufh phrm`h, få `―ufm få `―h`trh. Mdn`eh hvnvh `h snfshzemfn le cumvnrse ef uf smbfm cnftrn ahccefhvh lh sm`h su` `ustrm phrqunt ln``h brhfln gh`` hbbrnleth lhe ce``n khb`emre lne `hcphlhre saefte``hfte. \rmvû `m sah`mfn, mrche lnsnrtm, pme `―nftrhth lnb`e hrteste, ufh rhcph peõ ef khssm. H phrtn quh`agn `ucefm fmtturfm tuttn `n `uae nrhfm spnftn. Fmf a―nrh peõ fnssufm, få chaagefeste få amcphrsn. Mdn`eh rechsn eccmke`n ef amrrelmem ef cnzzm h n`ncnfte le sanfh hkkhflmfhte fn``―mckrh? ufh fhvn le ahrthpnsth, am`mffn le deftm chrcm... Qnftevh e` desagem lm`mrmsm ln` prmprem rnsperm. «Fmf ve hcm¹. @―hvnvh lnttm. Fmf hvrnkkn che arnlutm agn trn sncp`eae phrm`n pmtnssnrm dhr vnfern uf th`n ch` le phfaeh. @n snckrhvh agn `h amstm`h `n treturhssn e` amrpm lh``―eftnrfm. Mdn`eh se pnrsn uf pm― fne amrrelme ch` e``ucefhte, skuahflm ufh vm`th fn``h sh`h lne chaagefhre n uf―h`trh vm`th fn``n tme`nttn, prech le retrmvhrn e ahcnrefe lnb`e hrteste. @h zeh [msn`efn nrh eccnrsh fn` kuem, snluth su``h stnssh snleh amf `m sbuhrlm fn` vumtm, amcn ufh chremfntth amf e de`e spnzzhte.

Mdn`eh berû `h agehvntth ln``h `hcphlh n se hvveaefû. «_eh=¹ `n sussurrû h``―mrnaagem. @―h`trh fmf respmsn. Qm`m `n sun chfe se cumvnvhfm. Qtrhpphvhfm ufm sphrtetm, lesh`lhvhfm strhppm phsshflmae uf letm smprh, fn` `m strhpphvhfm fumvm n `m`mresh`lhvhfm. Dmrsn arnlnvh le nssnrn sum vnaagem `hkmrhtmrem le rnsthurm. Fnssufm lmvnvh vnlnr`h ef qun``m sthtm.

 

Mdn`eh se hbbeustû b`e maageh`e su` fhsm. Hvrnkkn lmvutm hrrhfbehrse lh sm`h pnr pmrthrn `h zeh [msn`efn ef uf `umbm seaurm. Ln`eahthcnftn, anrahflm le fmf nssnrn krusah, `n tm`sn le chfm `m sphrtetm n `n prnsn e` krhaaem. \erû uf smsperm le sm``envm vnlnflm`h h`zhrse lmae`cnftn. «Qpnrm agn fmf stehcm hflhflm he behrlefntte¹ cmrcmrû `h zeh trh e lnfte ahvh``efe. «Mlem e behrlefntte¹. «Qtehcm hflhflm h``―Hragevem¹ cnftà Mdn`eh. «E` prmzem gh kesmbfm lne vmstre snrvebe¹. @h zeh [msn`efn hffuà amf hreh prmdnssemfh`n. Xuhflm se trhtthvh le sh`vhrn uf `ekrm lh``h lestruzemfn ln` tncpm nrh sncprn prmfth h respmflnrn h``―hppn``m. Mdn`eh `h dnan usaern lhe ahcnrefe snfzh `hsaehr`n e` krhaaem, amf `h snfshzemfn buelhrn ufh smffhcku`h. Znramrsnrm ln` uf amrrelmem, pme uf h`trm, n h`letnrzm tmrfhrmfm eflentrm. E smttnrrhfne tnhtrm nrhfm uf vnrm n prmprem `hkereftm, n `h sahrsh e``ucefhzemfn fmf heuthvh anrtm h mrenfthrse. Qe k`maaû quhflm snftà ln``n reshtefn smddmahtn pmam `mfthfm. @hsaeû e` krhaaem ln``h zeh n lnttn uf―maagehth httrhvnrsm b`e sperhb`e ln``n pmrtn veaefn. Fn``m spmb`ehtmem ln``n amcphrsn, ef aue e amstuce le sanfh nrhfm h``efnhte amcn snftefn``n, uf umcm n ufh lmffh se sthvhfm khaehflm `hfbuelhcnftn. Nrhfm snceslrhehte su uf ahfhpç, ef ufh pmsezemfn h` `ecetn ln``―eflnanfzh. Mdn`eh shrnkkn phsshth m`trn reamfmsaeutm sn, h``h `uan ln``h lnkm`n e``ucefhzemfn fmtturfh, fmf hvnssn e` bekus svnftrhtm le  Hragekh`l. Arnlnvh agn dmssn tmrfhtm h Agehrle`ufh amf `n smrn``n. Qthvh khaehflm `h suh phrtfnr snfzh `h cefech tnfnrnzzh, ef uf cmlm amsà efsestetm n duremsm agn `ne defà pnr rnspefbnr`m n hsaeubhrse `n `hkkrh. Nrh ufh lmffh n`nbhftn n efbemen``hth agn lmvnvh hvnrn

h`cnfm vnft―hffe peõ le `ue. «Te``hfm! Ce hvntn cmrsh!¹. Fmf snckrhvh cm`tm amfvefth ln``h suh rhkkeh. Qmrrelnvh vmb`emsh. «Gm e` smspnttm agn ve stehtn dhanflm phsshrn e fnrve amf cn, ch`hflrefm. Fnhfagn cem chretm se hzzhrlnrnkkn¹.  Hragekh`l `h buhrlû amf maage agehre n ecp`hahke`e, preve le phssemfn. Znr Mdn`eh, e` dhttm agn se pmrthssn h `nttm tuttn qun``n lhcn

 

lecmstrhflm `mrm amsà pmam hddnttm nrh ufh dmftn amftefuh le stupmrn.  Hvnvh uf vm`tm hfbn`eam, ç vnrm, ch `mrm nrhfm knf lnkm`e h anlnrb`e... «Hvntn vestm beustm¹ hccesn `ue le kumf brhlm. «Nddnttevhcnftn ce stm dhanflm phsshrn e fnrve amf vme¹. @h lmffh samppeû ef ufh reshth peõ agn hauth n dnan saevm`hrn `n leth efhfn``htn su` cnftm b`hkrm le Hragekh`l. «Qentn fnrvmsm def lh prech, rhbhzzm cem. Nppurn lmvrnstn snfterve mfmrhtm agn e` sern Dhrui hkkeh ln``n cern su``n vmstrn smrn``n!¹. «@m mlem¹.  Hragekh`l `―hvnvh lnttm amcn hvrnkkn lnttm ‐\ ‐\mg, mg, sth pemvnflm– m ‐Xunstm tç ç drnllm–. «TmeQn knstnccehtn!¹ resn `h lmffh. le ler`m hl h`th vman. ae tnfntn thftm h ahlnrn ef «Nvethtn lesbrhzehh`cnfm fmf trhsaefhtnce amf vme¹. N amf pmsh tnhtrh`n rmvnsaeû `h tnsth h``―eflentrm su` ahfhpç le vn``utm. «E` fmstrm sebfmrn gh lun mssnssemfe, ahressecm! E` prmprem pehanrn n e` @ekrm. Qn fmf vm`ntn hssnamflhrn e` precm lmvrntn prmvvnlnrn h lnaedrhrn e` snamflm¹. «\ncm agn Knrnfe`ln ce hkkeh beê dhttm `m sbhcknttm seh pnr `―ufm agn pnr `―h`trm¹ smsperû Hragekh`l. Qn hvnssn buhrlhtm vnrsm pmrth hvrnkkn smrprnsm `h dhaaeh saeh`kh le Cecn`mamfsperhb`em b`e maage ln``h sbrhfhte. ‐Amsà hvnvm vestm beustm– pnfsû Mdn`eh strefbnflm e pubfe fne buhfte. ‐@h revh`n agn tncn fmf smfm h`trm agn em... em n `n cen chfefn lh `nttrean–. Lnaeshcnftn, Knrnfe`ln nrh sthth sah`trh.

«Cn fn dhrû ufh rhbemfn!¹ hbbeufsn Hragekh`l amf uf―h`zhth le sph``n. «Defagå Dhrui ç maauphtm amf `ne `hsanrê pnrlnrn `n cen smrn``n¹. «Znr uf umcm agn hpprnzzh thftm `h amcphbfeh ln``n lmffn ve trmvm hlmrhke`cnftn rntrmbrhlm¹. «@n lmffn smfm ufh amsh, chlhch Ahsshflrh. @n cen smrn``n uf―h`trh¹. «Qn sm`m dmstn bn`msm le cn amcn `m sentn le `mrm!¹.

 

 Hragekh`l, pnrp`nssm, se spefsn eflentrm e` ae`eflrm pnr samprern `h drmftn. «Ce sthtn agenlnflm `―ecpmsseke`n. Tme ce sentn ln` tuttm efleddnrnftn¹. Chlhch Ahsshflrh, veseke`cnftn scmrzhth fne sume hrlmre, se hppmbbeû h` krhaaem`m eckmttetm ln` ahfhpç. «N qunstm ç e` vmstrm prefaeph`n lednttm, hckhsaehtmrn. Fmf cnftetn che. Qn fmf ushstn n hkushstn ln` vmstrm dhsaefm shrnkkn amsà dhae`n rnsestnrve!¹. ^f smrresm httrhvnrsû e` prmde`m purm n `esaem le Hragekh`l. «Tm`ntn «T m`ntn repntnrn `―nspnrenfzh=¹ lmchflû amf vman zuaagnrmsh. Chlhch Ahsshflrh scesn suketm le dhrn `h schfanrmsh. Levnfthth ph``elh fn``―htcmsdnrh mvhtththamfln``n `uae fmtturfn, trhvm`th lh uf―ncmzemfn kruth`n, `m buhrlû hreh hlmrhftn. «Qà, cem ch`brhlm `m vmb`em¹ ecp`mrû. «Dhtn sà agn fmf ce snfth peõ sm`h h` cmflm...¹. Mdn`eh se retrhssn cnftrn Hragekh`l se agefhvh su chlhch Ahsshflrh amf maage smaageuse lh bhttm. Fmf hvnvh fnssufh vmb`eh le hssestnrn h qun``m agn shrnkkn suaanssm fn``m spmb`ehtmem. [etrmvû `h zeh [msn`efn fn` puftm prnaesm ef aue `―hvnvh `hsaehth, n `h prnsn pnr chfm pnr amflur`h `mfthfm lh qun` `umbm. Knf prnstm se haamrsn agn `hsaehrn e` tnhtrm ln``―mpnrh le dhceb`eh fmf nrhh` thftm dhae`n. Znr quhftm cmstrhssn n recmstrhssn `h suh agehvn `edt ln``―hsanfsmrn pnr lecmstrhrn agn hkethvh h Agehrle`ufh, qun``m fmf vm`nvh shpnrfn. «Zrnflm h kmrlm sm`m pnrsmfn respntthke`e, peaam`m cutm. N qun``h `à ce gh tutth `―hreh le hvnr knvutm trmppm aghcphbfn¹ lessn efleahflm amf lesprnzzm `h zeh [msn`efn agn, lnbfessech fn` sum agebfmf,

hprevh n ageulnvh `n chfe cmrcmrhflm drhse efamfsu`tn. Mdn`eh sthvh amcefaehflm h pnfshrn agn hvrnkknrm phsshtm `h fmttn fn``h gh`` ln` tnhtrm quhflm ufh vman butturh`n lh` prmfufaehtm haanftm strhfenrm vnffn ef `mrm heutm. «Dh``e nftrhrn, rhbhzzm. Qmfm amf cn¹. Chlrn E`lnbhrlh se sthvh hvveaefhflm h phssnttefe dhanflm tefteffhrn su` phrqunt uf khstmfn lh phssnbbem ef mrm chsseaaem. Lh``―npesmlem ln``―hvvn`nfhcnftm nrh lechbreth, e` agn fmf `n

 

ecpnlevh le eflmsshrn uf vnstetm h demre trmppm strnttm pnr `h suh rmkusth pefbunlefn. Hvnvh uf sebhrm drh `n `hkkrh, n e` dhttm agn se dmssn tefth le fnrm e dm`te ahpn``e brebe fmf `h refbemvhfevh fnhfagn uf pm―. «Qentn prnbhth le fmf duchrn ef hsanfsmrn, sebfmrh¹ lessn e` `edt ef tmfm smstnfutm. Chlrn E`lnbhrlh fmf sagehaaeû e` sebhrm fn` pmshanfnrn agn b`e pmrbnvh e` rhbhzzm, ch su``h suh `evrnh beh``m cen`n. E` `edt amftncp`û e` kuam prmvmahtm lh``h kruaehturh amf hreh sbmcnfth. «Aeû te efsnbfnrê h revm`bnrte h cn amf peõ respnttm¹ sbgebfhzzû. «Xunste hsanfsmre `e gm amstruete em, anrah le reamrlhrtn`m ef duturm¹. Zrnsn pmstm fn``h ahkefh hppmbbehflmse h` khstmfn amf tuttm e` sum pnsm n mstnfthflm uf nrh smrresm pmssnssevm. @―hsanfsmrn, uf sh`mttefm lh``n phrnte ahpetmffå, peõ cmlnstm le qun``m agn hvnvh prnsm `h trmupn pnr sh`ern. Mdn`eh spefsn ahuthcnftn `h zeh [msn`efn h``―eftnrfm, spnrhflm amf tutth `―hfech agn fmf se trhlessn, pme, amstm`h pnrcnttnflm, se prmlussn ef uf prmdmflm efagefm. Nrh `h snamflh vm`th agn Chlrn E`lnbhrlh `n lhvh ufh chfm. Du am`th le smrprnsh quhflm `―hfzehfh hragetntth respmsn h``―efagefm samppehflm ef ufh pmlnrmsh reshth. «Qehcm phre, rhbhzzm! ^f rnchtmrn snfzh rncm nrh qun``m agn ae vm`nvh pnr fmf cmrern le fmeh h``―mpnrh. Gm resm h arnphpn``n defm h``―eftnrvh``m!¹. E` `edt hkkhssû `h `nvh amf bnstm snaam, anrthcnftn uce`ehtm le prnflnrn h kmrlm ufh lmffh amsà pmam respntthke`n. Mdn`eh efvnan prmvhvh hccerhzemfn pnr Chlrn E`lnbhrlh. Zmtnvh purn hvnrn cmle lh ahrrnttenrn, ch h`cnfm chflhvh h``―hreh `n amfvnfzemfe le qun` cmflm sa`nrmtezzhtm.

Xuhflm hrrevhrmfm fn``h bh``nreh anftrh`n le Agehrle`ufh `―hragetntth `n thckurn``û su``h sph``h amf httnbbehcnftm amfdelnfzeh`n. «\e gm heuthtm lun vm`tn, rhbhzzm. Ef ahckem te agenlm sm`m ufh amsh? fmf lecnfteahr`m. Xue `h bnftn gh `h cncmreh amrth¹ hbbeufsn revm`bnflm b`e maagentte fnre vnrsm e` `edt, «ch reamrlm em h` pmstm `mrm¹. Tnlnflm Chlrn E`lnbhrlh hflhrn pnr `h suh strhlh teaagntthflm am` khstmfn Mdn`eh recpehfsn le fmf hvnr agenstm heutm h `ne. Xun``h

 

snrh se snftevh amsà leshrchth agn shrnkkn sthth prmfth hl haantthrn `―eftnrvnftm le ageufqun. \rhsaefû ln`eahthcnftn `h zeh httrhvnrsm `h bh``nreh nvethflm le efarmaehrn `m sbuhrlm lne bnflhrce su``―httnfte `ufbm `n phrnte. Zrmkhke`cnftn ae hvrnkkn cnssm hffe pnr reusaern h ahccefhrn lhvhfte h `mrm snfzh snfterse fnrvmsh.  H Agehrle`ufh rnbfhvh ufh ah`ch efamfsunth. B`e effucnrnvm`e mrm`mbe snbfhvhfm cnzzhfmttn n uf quhrtm. E fmke`e fmf shrnkknrm sanse lh``h tmrrn prech ln``―h`kh. Fne amrrelme le snrvezem, efvnan, a―nrh uf―htcmsdnrh lh dnsth. @n snrvnttn se sm``nvhvhfm e` brnckeu`n pnr  bemahrn hl haagehpphrn``h? amrrnvhfm, se tmaahvhfm n rephrtevhfm relnflm. Fmf lnbfhrmfm le ufm sbuhrlm e` peaam`m Cecn agn heuthvh `h Hrrevhth lhch le h``―u`tecm amcphbfeh le chlhch Knrnfe`ln h sh`ern `n sah`n.amrrelmem, pehfm ln` ahstn``m, ef dmflm h` brhfln fne knb`e hpphrthcnfte le Knrnfe`ln, Mdn`eh se snftà defh`cnftn h` seaurm. Dnan stnflnrn `h zeh su uf levhfm, `n cesn uf ausaefm rmtmflm smttm `h tnsth, `n skmttmfû e` am``nttm pnr dhr`h rnsperhrn cnb`em n, amf pnrsnvnrhfzh, reusaà h dhr`n chflhrn beõ uf pm― l―haquh cefnrh`n. E sh`e agn Mdn`eh `n phssû smttm `n fhreae fmf dnanrm h`auf nddnttm. @h zeh [msn`efn ncesn prmdmfle n rucmrmse smspere, rmtnû b`e maage trh `n ph`pnkrn smaageusn n defh`cnftn se hllmrcnftû. M h`cnfm Mdn`eh amsà arnlnttn. ‐Lmrcetn knfn– pnfsû eftnfshcnftn. ‐Lmrcetn n resvnb`ehtnve ef dmrch–. @hsaehflmse hflhrn su ufh pm`trmfaefh khssh veaefm h` tukm ln` tnrcmsedmfn Mdn`eh se rnsn amftm le nssnrn sthfah cmrth. E` sueaelem le Busthvm, `h veseth lne Lrhbge, qun``―eftnrcefhke`n mpnrh, e ln`ere ln``h zeh [msn`efn, `―hrteb`ehth le Drnyh, `h sthzemfn hkkhflmfhth, e` smrresm

le Hragekh`l n `h amstm`h, qun``h ch`nlntth amstm`h agn fmf `n lhvh trnbuh... Mdn`eh hvnvh `h snfshzemfn le pnshrn e` lmppem ln` bemrfm prech.  Hvrnkkn vm`utm dmflnrse fn` vn``utm ln``h pm`trmfh. Fmf reusaevh h tmb`enrse \gmrf lh``h tnsth. Znr am`ph suh lmvnvh snfterse tnrreke`cnftn uce`ehtm, dmrsn sthvh beê amcefaehflm h recpehfbnrn le nssnrse `nbhtm h ufh lmffh amsà efbrhth. Zeõ recubefhvh qune pnfsenre n peõ an `―hvnvh amf Knrnfe`ln pnr hvnr mrbhfezzhtm e`

 

chtrecmfem. @―ufeam mkenttevm le qun``h lmffh nrh pmssnlnrn Dhrui. Fmf se haamrbnvh agn sthvh dhanflm smddrern `ne n \gmrf pnr e` prmprem pnrsmfh`n eftnrnssn= ‐Fmf lnvm `hsaehrce hflhrn– rhbemfû. ‐Mrh ce prnphrm uf ahddç, haaulesam `h zeh [msn`efn, ce aurm `h buhfaeh...–. Qe hllmrcnftû prech le hvnr phsshtm ef rhssnbfh tuttn `n amsn agn lmvnvh dhrn.  H svnb`ehr`h du e` rucmrn ln``h chfeb`eh ln``h pmrth. Lh``h pm`trmfh veln Knrnfe`ln nftrhrn fn``h sthfzh. H``h `uan rmshth ln``n `hcphln snckrhvh rhbbehftn n sdefeth. @eknrhte lh tutte e dnrchb`e, e kmaam`e `n mflnbbehvhfm amcn ufh fuvm`h l―mrm eftmrfm h` vesm rhddefhtm. Eflmsshvh sncprn e` vnstetm le sanfh, ch e` am``hrefm le pezzm, e fhstre am`mrhte n e `ufbge buhfte vn``uthte se nrhfm pnrse pnr strhlh. Knrnfe`ln buhrlû `h zeh [msn`efn hllmrcnfthth su` levhfm, pme Cecn snlutm haahftm h` tukm ln` ah`mrednrm, pme ageusn `h pmrth h agehvn pnr esm`hrse lh` cmflm nstnrfm. Mdn`eh lmvnttn dhrn uf phem le tnfthteve prech le reusaern h cnttnrse ef penle. Nrh peõ hrrubbefeth le uf vnaagem rmkmt. «Ceh zeh¹ lessn amf vman rhuah, «fmf sth pnr fenftn knfn¹. Knrnfe`ln `n revm`sn uf smrresm schb`ehftn n se hvveaefû amf `h brhzeh se`nfzemsh le uf aebfm agn saevm`e su uf `hbm. Mdn`eh se haamrsn h``mrh agn e sume maage, h amsn fmrch`e `ecpelessece, nrhfm hffnkkehte. Knrnfe`ln le haquhvetn. «Tmstrh puzzhvh zeh=¹ repntå pehfm. «Tmstrh zeh=¹. Knrnfe`ln fmf cmssn uf letm, ch Mdn`eh snftà uf smfmrm anddmfn sthaahr`n `h tnsth lh``n sph``n. @―hrteb`ehth le Drnyh su``h buhfaeh `n pu`sû lh` lm`mrn. «Xunstm pnr `h vnrbmbfh le aue vmstrh zeh ce gh reampnrth¹.

Mdn`eh fmf nkkn e` tncpm le reprnflnrse agn uf snamflm sagehddm `n prmenttû `h dhaaeh lh``―h`trh phrtn. «N qunstm pnr e` releam`m agn ce hvntn prmaurhtm vme, peaam`m rnchtmrn scncmrhtm¹. @n buhfan le Mdn`eh kruaehvhfm amcn sn hvnssnrm prnsm dumam. @n sh`tû `h cmsah h` fhsm. Hddnrrû ufh ahrhddh le aresth``m n terû `―haquh su` vesm le Knrnfe`ln, agn rechsn khseth amf e` truaam agn `n am`hvh lhb`e maage ef `ufbgn `harecn breben.

 

«N qunstm pnr refdrnsahrve `n elnn¹ lessn Mdn`eh ef tmfm cefhaaemsm. «Mrh ve prnbm le lhrn uf―maagehth h ceh zeh¹. Qansh h peõ cete amfseb`e, Knrnfe`ln se hsaeubû e` vesm, se terû su `n bmffn n se efbefmaageû prnssm e` levhfm. «Qebfmrh [msn`efn¹ `h agehcû saumtnflm`n `h sph``h. @h zeh [msn`efn se hbetû, smsperû, kmrkmttû, ch fenftn le qun` agn leanvh nrh amcprnfseke`n. Knrnfe`ln `n sm``nvû `n ph`pnkrn snfzh reusaern h eftnrantthrfn `m sbuhrlm. «Qebfmrh [msn`efn, ce snftetn=¹. «Zmvnrm hceam cem, lmvrnstn hflhrn lh` khrkenrn¹ respmsn `h zeh. Agefh su``h sph``h le Knrnfe`ln, Mdn`eh trhttnfnvh e` rnsperm. «Qnamflm vme ç sthth lrmbhth=¹. «Lh quhftm tncpmprech ç ef qunstm sthtm=¹. `m spnttham`m. Znr tutth `h «Arnlm lh suketm agn amcefaehssn bemrfhth ç sthth pnrdntthcnftn ef så, h phrtn uf pm― le tecmrn. Ch ufh amsh ln` bnfnrn... Qnckrh agn fmf dhaaeh leddnrnfzh trh e` prnsnftn n e reamrle¹. Knrnfe`ln se h`zû h dhteah, strnchth. Hprà uf hrchlenttm h vntre, se vnrsû uf keaagenrefm le haquhvetn n se haamcmlû su``h pm`trmfaefh eckmtteth. E ahpn``e khbfhte `n sbmaaem`hvhfm su` am``m. «Qnckrh agn quh`aufm hkkeh ecprebemfhtm `h cnftn le vmstrh zeh ef uf―e``usemfn¹. Mdn`eh nkkn ufh dm`bmrhzemfn. «Qnlechlhch Knrnfe`ln deb`em nftrm sthsnrh fmf gm rhbemfn prnflnrcn`h amf `hpnrln vmstrhe` phrnftn¹. Lmvn hvnvh snftetm qun``n phrm`n= Age `n hvnvh prmfufaehtn= Fmf nrh sthtm Busthvm, vnrm= Hvnvh `h snfshzemfn agn `h cncmreh `h prnflnssn h ah`ae lnftrm `h tnsth pnr mkk`ebhr`h h reamrlhrse quh`amsh le dmflhcnfth`n.

«E` ahvh`enrn¹ cmrcmrû amfdush. «Nrh amf fme ef hsanfsmrn¹. Knrnfe`ln sm``nvû `n smprhaaeb`eh, pme mssnrvû e` red`nssm ln``h `uan httrhvnrsm e` keaagenrefm le `equmrn. «[eamfmsam e` chragem le dhkkreah ln` rhbhzzefm. Xuhflm rhaageuln ufh amsaenfzh ef qunb`e strhte sn fn puû vnfern dumre sm`m lh``―eftnrfm. \e bgnrcesan lh lentrm, te se efde`trh lnftrm, se haahvh``h h``h rnh`tê, n le am`pm, snfzh prnhvvesm, sne ef trhppm`h. Fmf vmb`em

 

dhrn `h buhsthdnstn, ahrh, ch luketm agn vmstrh zeh lespmfbh le ufh cnftn amsà dmrtn lh usaerfn¹.  H Mdn`eh se hffnkkeû `h vesth. @n `hcphln, e` levhfm n `h zeh [msn`efn se cesnrm h berhrn amcn sn e` cmflm hvnssn pnrsm pnr  sncprn `h sthke`etê. «@eknrhtn`h¹ lessn amf vman spnttrh`n. Knrnfe`ln khttå e` penln, stezzeth. «Ch ce sthtn hsam`thflm m fm= Tmstrh zeh ç pnrsh fne prmpre cnhflre, fmf a―ç fenftn agn em pmssh dhrn¹. «H``mrh agenlntn`m h` ahvh`enrn¹ kh`knttû Mdn`eh. «Qn gh dhttm ufh amsh ln` bnfnrn hvrê ufm sampm, fm= Qeaurhcnftn vum`n quh`amsh lh fme...¹. «Ecpmsseke`n amf gh qun` khckefm!¹ eftnrruppn @h Knrnfe`ln. «Fmf lesdh che trhtthrn qun``m agn dhttm. Qu, su, `h amfsm`htnve. sebfmrh [msn`efn fmf smddrn, n fme hkkehcm knf h`tre pnfsenre¹. Mdn`eh `h buhrlû efmrreleth smrsnbbehrn `―haquhvetn. «Gm shputm agn, h` chfenrm, `h ahcnrenrh agn dhanvh defth le nssnrn vme se ç kutthth lh``h defnstrh. ^f htthaam le dm``eh phssnbbnrh¹ spnaedeaû Knrnfe`ln amf ermfeh efsesteth. «E` ahvh`enrn gh sampnrtm e` fmstrm snbrntm n vum`n dhran`m shpnrn. Znr beufth drh pmagn mrn amcefaeh `h ahaaeh!¹ smsperû nshusth. «\uttm lhvvnrm lesleanvm`n¹. «Lesleanvm`n¹ repntå `nfthcnftn Mdn`eh, efarnlu`h. hcchzzhth pnr am`ph `mrm, `h zeh`m[msn`efn nrh^f―effmanftn phrteth pnr nrh uf sthth vehbbem snfzh retmrfm n Knrnfe`ln trmvhvh lesleanvm`n= B`e maageh`e le Mdn`eh levnffnrm saure amcn sn dmssn ah`hth ufh fmttn kruth`n, ufh fmttn pmpm`hth lh efauke. Fm... nrh tuttm uf ch`eftnsm, `h ahcnrenrh fmf nrh lhvvnrm cmrth n `h zeh [msn`efn

shrnkkn tmrfhth ef så amf uf kn``m skhleb`em. «Te amfdnssm agn stm amcefaehflm h sphzenfterce¹ smsperû Knrnfe`ln amftncp`hflmse `n trhaan le truaam fn``m spnaagem h chfm. «Gm vm`utm respntthrn `h trhlezemfn, ch qunstm delhfzhcnftm sth hflhflm trmppm pnr `n `ufbgn. Fmf vnlm `―mrh agn \gmrf ve spmse!¹. Dnan pnr pmrthrse e` keaagenrn h``n `hkkrh, ch Mdn`eh b`en`m strhppû le chfm n `m ruppn su` thppntm, pme se skmttmfû `h `evrnh n `h terû `mfthfm. Lntnrcefhth h nsprecnrn `h suh am``nrh h``h `uan ln` sm`n,

 

ufh vm`th thftm vm`nvh skhrhzzhrse ln``h dhaaeh le Cecn agn `n dh`shvh `―nsprnssemfn. Tnlnflm `m sthtm ef aue nrh, lechbreth, amf `h pn``n reampnrth le `evele n shfbun n b`e maageh`e stmrte, Knrnfe`ln fmf pmtå dhrn h cnfm le sm``nvhrn `n smprhaaeb`eh. «Fmf shpnvm agn e bnflhrce hvnssnrm hvutm `h chfm amsà pnshftn¹. «Znr quhftm hfamrh pnfshtn le bemahrn amf fme=¹ se hrrhkkeû Mdn`eh. «Fmf sehcm `n vmstrn chremfnttn!¹. Amcmlhcnftn snluth ef pm`trmfh, spnttefhth n ecpehstreaaehth le truaam, Knrnfe`ln fmf pnrsn `h ah`ch. «Naam lufqun amcn sentn quhflm vnfetn cnssh h``n strnttn¹ cmrcmrû amftncp`hflm e amaae le vntrm su` thppntm. «N pnragå che retnfntn agn em ve steh chfmvrhflm=¹. «Gm am`tm amfvnrshzemfe agn ce ghffm e``ucefhth su anrtn amsn agn vme ve nrhvhtn knf buhrlhth lh` lerce¹. Nshspnrhth, Mdn`eh h``ufbû `n krhaaeh n sm``nvû `n chfe amf `n leth hpnrtn. «Xunstn smfm `h amsh h aue cerhtn def lh``―efezem. Hvntn dhttm delhfzhrn vmstrm fepmtn amf ufh `nttrean pnragå `hssõ, su qun``h tmrrn, ufm speretm le dhceb`eh vum`n agn quh`aufm b`e lnaedre e` @ekrm¹. Defh`cnftn Mdn`eh lhvh `eknrm amrsm h qun``m agn hvnvh lnftrm, amcn uf rmaagnttm le de`mtutte agnphvnfthfm se srmtm`e ahlnflm. «Xun``m agn h amrtn fmf ç e` fmstrm chtrecmfem, ç agn vme dmrfehtn h Dhrui `h amsh agn lnselnrh le peõ? ufh pnrsmfh ef brhlm le smllesdhrn `h suh auremsetê. H qun` puftm fnssufm ve spmstnrnkkn peõ lh` trmfm, fmf ç amsà= Qhrnstn `eknrh le dhr ahlnrn tuttn `n tnstn agn vm`ntn!¹.

Lhtm agn Knrnfe`ln, amf e` smrresm aresth``ezzhtm su``n `hkkrh, fmf se lnbfhvh le respmflnrn, Mdn`eh repmrtû `n krhaaeh `ufbm e` amrpm. «Gm ufh krutth fmtezeh pnr vme. Qn e` @ekrm le Dhrui ç dhttm ln``h stnssh chtnreh ln` @ekrm le Hrtnceln fmf ç `nbbeke`n¹. «Efvnan `m ç¹. Amf `n chfe efarmaehtn su``h phfaeh, Knrnfe`ln hvnvh defh`cnftn lnaesm le cnttnrn `n ahrtn ef thvm`h.

 

«@m ç, thft―ç vnrm agn h`tre `m ghffm beê `nttm¹ amftefuû ah`ch. «E vmstre hftnfhte, rhbhzzh ceh. Cm`tm, cm`tm tncpm dh¹. Mdn`eh sbrhfû b`e maage. @―u`tecm krhfm ln` lehrem ln``―hvh Hln`heln `n tmrfû ef cnftn amcn ufm sagehddm. [mlm`pgn gh defh`cnftn derchtm uf amftrhttm amf uf fmthem ln` sern Dhrui. Fmf pmssm sarevnrn le peõ, snbrntm prmdnssemfh`n, ch amfmsanrncm e` `mrm speretm le dhceb`eh lmchfe. Qn `h prnsthzemfn le  cem drhtn``m shrê amfvefanftn levnftnrncm reaage.

«H age smfm vefam`hth pnr amftrhttm= H vme, chlhch, m h` vmstrm speretm le dhceb`eh=¹. «Defh`cnftn ae sentn hrrevhth!¹ smsperû Knrnfe`ln rnprecnflm ufm skhleb`em. «@h vnretê, ahrh rhbhzzh, ç agn vme hpphrtnfntn h Dhrui thftm quhftm hpphrtnfntn h \gmrf¹. Qaemaahth, Mdn`eh repnfsû h``h cestnremsh ahssntth agn nrh sthth amfsnbfhth hl Hrtnceln pnr subbn``hrn `―h``nhfzh trh `n lun dhceb`en. Agn amftnfnvh= Bemen``e= Zentrn prnzemsn= Zrmkhke`cnftn fenftn le amsà prnbehtm. ^fh rhbhzzh amcn Mdn`eh fmf lmvnvh amsthrn cm`tm. «Fnssufm gh agenstm e` cem phrnrn. Ce redeutm¹. «[edeuthtnve n dhrntn hrrhkkehrn lun dhceb`en¹ `h hvvnrtà Knrnfe`ln amf vman vn``uthth. «Qn efvnan ve amcpmrthtn amcn huspeagehcm shrntn `h prmtntth le Dhrui, h` seaurm lh tuttn `n efselen ln``h amrtn¹. Mdn`eh fmf arnlnvh h ufh phrm`h. «Hvntn lnttm agn tnfthteve anrte cene ghffm beê `nttm e` @ekrm= Ecchbefm agn e `mrm fmfhftnfhte sehfm hflhte h kumf defn,  vestm agn mbbe ve revm`bntn h cn¹. «E` prmk`nch ç agn fmf smfm che reusaete h resh`ern hkkhsthfzh eflentrm fn` phsshtm¹ lessn Knrnfe`ln amf uf smrresm prevm le bemeh. @h zeh [msn`efn se hbetû su` levhfm. Mdn`eh se agefû su le `ne amf e`

aumrn agn `n khttnvh, ch `h spnrhfzh du le krnvn lurhth? `h chlrefh amftefuhvh h vhfnbbehrn trh e `ufbge lnfte ahvh``efe. Mdn`eh se s e smddnrcû uf httecm su` sum vm`tm anrnm, pme hbbrmttû `n smprhaaeb`eh n se revm`sn le fumvm h Knrnfe`ln. «Fmf vnlm pnragå lmvrne dhrn cnb`em le `mrm, n fnccnfm pnragå ce stehtn dhanflm spmshrn pnr rhbbeufbnrn e` vmstrm sampm¹. Qphzenfteth, Knrnfe`ln dnan sagemaahrn `h `efbuh amftrm e` ph`htm.

 

«Znragå e vmstre hve fmf hvnvhfm e` vmstrm th`nftm få qun``m le \gmrf¹. «E` th`nftm le \gmrf=¹ repntå Mdn`eh, smrprnsh. «B`e hrteb`e=¹. «@h cncmreh¹. Knrnfe`ln se cesn amcmlh su``h pm`trmfh n h``ufbû `n krhaaeh thtuhtn sue krhaaem`e. «^fh tnceke`n n ecp`hahke`n cncmreh agn gh nrnlethtm lh` a`hf ln``h chlrn, b`e Qtmrembrhde¹. Mdn`eh sm``nvû `n smprhaaeb`eh. @h cncmreh le \gmrf nrh lufqun uf pmtnrn dhce`ehrn= «Qeh purn¹ kh`knttû, «ch fmf ahpesam amsh a―nftrefm `h suh cncmreh n e` chtrecmfem amf qunsth `ntturh¹. Knrnfe`ln h relnrn. «A―nftrhfmse cesn naamcn! Hvntn snftetm phr`hrn ln``h anrecmfeh ln` Lmfm= Ç uf retm agn pnrcnttn le amckefhrn e pmtnre dhce`ehre. Tenfn prhteahth ef maahsemfn lne chtrecmfe, sm`m lne chtrecmfe. Qhrê \gmrf h `nbbnrn pnr Dhrui, fmf anrtm vme!¹. Mdn`eh ae cesn uf pm― hl hssece`hrn qun``m agn Knrnfe`ln `n sthvh leanflm. «Tm`ntn effnsthrn `n cen ahphaetê le `ntturh fn``h suh cncmreh=¹. «@―h`ageceh se prnhffufaeh nddeahan. Qmfm seaurh agn qun` ahrm rhbhzzm dhrê cnrhveb`en!¹. Knrnfe`ln lh lentrm b`e maageh`e. Mrh agn `h am``nrh `n nrhMdn`eh usaethbuhrlû lh` amrpm s e snftevh se sphvnftmshcnftn trestn. «Qentn ufh pnrsmfh sprnbnvm`n¹. E trhtte hrcmfemse le Knrnfe`ln se samcpmsnrm. Qbrhfû b`e maage n se strefsn `n chfe su``h phfaeh amcn sn `―hvnssnrm pubfh`hth. «Agn gm dhttm pnragå ce beuleagehtn amf thfth lurnzzh=¹.

«Zrmprem vme cn `m agenlntn=¹ se stupà Mdn`eh. «Te gm vesth ef tnhtrm, chlhch. @―hcmrn le Dhrui ç haquesetm. Zmrthtn sum deb`em ef brnckm, sentn `h suh dhvmreth n `m shrntn hfamrh h `ufbm. Ce spenbhtn agn cmtevm a―ç le amefvm`bnrn \gmrf fne vmstre chbgnbbe=¹. «Ç sthtm `ue h lnaelnr`m!¹ se lednsn Knrnfe`ln saumtnflm e ahpn``e khbfhte. «Gm mrbhfezzhtm e` vmstrm chtrecmfem sm`m pnragå ç sthtm `ue h vm`nr`m¹. Mdn`eh nrh fhusnhth lh qun``m sdmbbem le ch`hdnln.

 

«Qthtn le fumvm cnftnflm. Xuhflm nrhvhcm h kmrlm ln` lerebeke`n \gmrf gh anrahtm le amfvefanrce h fmf spmshr`m¹. E` kn` vesm le Knrnfe`ln nrh h`tnrhtm, amcn sn `―elnh agn Mdn`eh pmtnssn mlehr`h `n dmssn eftm``nrhke`n eftm``nrhke`n.. «Te snckrh umcm lh dhrse amflezemfhrn amsà= Xun` rhbhzzm ç cm`tm peõ hckezemsm le quhftm pnfsehtn. Tm`nvh `n chfe le ufh `nttrean  n b`e gm prmaurhtm `n chfe le ufh `nttrean. Ç pmsseke`n agn vnlnflmve `h prech vm`th hkkeh trmvhtm pmam esperhth `h ceh san`th. Te amfdnssm agn hfag―em gm hvutm quh`agn lukkem¹. Mdn`eh amcefaeû h snfterse samssh sum ch`brhlm. Hfze, pnbbem.  Hvnvh `h snfshzemfn agn uf drnllm ch`shfm `n stnssn pnfntrhflm fn` shfbun n resh`essn `nfthcnftn `n vnfn defm h rhbbeufbnrn e` aumrn. agn fmf hvrnkkn che hssm`tm h` rum`m le Xuhflm cmb`en hvnvh `ue selnttm nrhh \gmrf cmstrhtm cm`tm haamcmlhftn... \rmppm haamcmlhftn. Hvnvh chftnfutm e` shfbun drnllm, fmf hvnvh anrahtm le lesautnrn, fmf se nrh amcpmrthtm amcn hvrnkkn dhttm uf chretm rnspeftm. «Xuhftm smfm sanch!¹ cmrcmrû. Znr tuttm qun` tncpm \gmrf fmf se nrh hlmpnrhtm pnr prmtnbbnrn `ne, ch `n sun chfe lh `nttrean. Qe `hsaeû hflhrn pnshftncnftn su ufm sbhkn``m n dessû `n sahrpn `uaeln le Cecn agn hvnvh he penle. Hvnvh lnttm h \gmrf agn se delhvh le `ue buhrlhflm`m fnb`e maage, n `ueefhvnvh lestm`tm `m sbuhrlm. lrettm Xuhftm se nrh snfteth am`ph veb`ehaahcnftn pnr e` redeutm n quhftm b`e nrh sthth reamfmsanftn agn fmf `h repulehssn! Nrh fhusnhth. Zrmstrhth su``m sbhkn``m, Mdn`eh fmf rnh`ezzû suketm agn Knrnfe`ln se nrh efbefmaagehth haahftm h `ne. Amf nsprnssemfn hllm`mrhth, `h

lhch `n haahrnzzû e fmle lne ahpn``e saure n `n pehbgn ln` vesm. «Mdn`eh, peaam`h Mdn`eh. Te arnlnvm prevh le aumrn n le kumfsnfsm, ch mrh ce rnflm amftm ln` cem nrrmrn. Te prnbm, fmf sehtn trmppm snvnrh amf cn n \gmrf. Qtehcm sncp`eancnftn anrahflm le smprhvvevnrn, fmf vmb`ehcm strucnfth`ezzhrve pnr e` sm`m pehanrn le dhr`m¹. Mdn`eh hvrnkkn prndnretm agn stnssn zetth. Zeõ Knrnfe`ln phr`hvh n peõ `n dhanvh vnfern e` vm`thstmcham.

 

Cmrth le sthfagnzzh, stmrleth lh``―h`am`, Knrnfe`ln `n pmbbeû e` vesm su``n befmaageh, amcn ufh khckefh ef anrah l―hcmrn. Mdn`eh se haamrsn agn pehfbnvh n fmf nkkn aumrn le rnspefbnr`h. «Hvntn knvutm trmppm¹ `h recprmvnrû. «E cene... deb`e¹ sefbgemzzû Knrnfe`ln fhsamflnflm `h dhaaeh fn``h phfaeh le Mdn`eh. «Cn `e ghffm tm`te ufm lmpm `―h`trm. ^fh chttefh ghffm cnssm `h aeauth fn``h aemaam`hth ah`lh le \gmchs. ^f bemrfm l―nsthtn `h peaam`h Chremf ç sthth spefth ef ufm sthbfm. Hvrnkkn hvutm `h vmstrh ntê... `h vmstrh ntê¹. «Chlhch...¹ cmrcmrû Mdn`eh. Knrnfe`ln fmf reusaevh peõ hl hrbefhrn `n `harecn. \erhvh su am` fhsm, bncnvh, sprmdmflhvh e` vesm fn``h ahceaeh le Mdn`eh vnrbmbfhflmse ln``h lnkm`nzzh hkkhflmfhflm. . «N Zntrus, retrmvhtm hppnsmhhaueufse sthvh rhcm! hkkhflmfhflm ^fm lmpm `―h`trm. Gm arnlutm le cmrern. Gm lnselnrhtm cmrern. N `ue, `ue... Hvrê purn tutte e ledntte, ch nrh `à quhflm cem chretm Feam`hs ç cmrtm... lurhftn `h ahaaeh. Gh dhttm le cn `h suh dhvmreth. Ce gh sh`vhth lh``h lespnrhzemfn, ce gh am`chth le rnbh`e n ce gh prmcnssm `―ufeah amsh h` cmflm agn pmtnvh lhrn uf snfsm h``h ceh veth!¹. Qmddmahth lhe sefbgemzze, hbbeufsn h `hkkrh strnttn? «^f deb`em¹. Mdn`eh ncesn uf prmdmflm smsperm. Qpmstû ln`eahthcnftn `h tnsth le Knrnfe`ln, smccnrsh lh `harecn ahpn``e. «Defh`cnftn sentn sthth mfnsthnamf cn. Te pnrlmfm¹.

 

@h snrvntth Mdn`eh haamcphbfû h `nttm Knrnfe`ln, agn se hllmrcnftû le am`pm. Zrech le spnbfnrn `h `hcphlh ln` amcmlefm fn amftncp`û eftresteth `h dhaaeh agn, amf `h pn``n saeuphth, `n aeb`eh ecpehstreaaehtn n `n maagehen, snckrhvh efvnaagehth su``h dnlnrh kehfah ln` ausaefm. Zrmprem fmf an `h dhanvh h mlehrn ufh pnrsmfh lestrutth lh``h pnrleth lne prmpre deb`e. Qu` levhfm `h zeh [msn`efn, hbethth n ecphstmehth fn` phsshtm, ecprnahvh amftrm ufh ahrth le pnssech quh`etê. Mdn`eh prnsn `h trhpufth lh` `nttm vumtm ln``h fmffh n `h stnsn su``h chlrefh. [nflnflmse amftm agn fmf pmtnvh dhrn h`trm, se `hsaeû saevm`hrn `nfthcnftn su` thppntm n se rhffeaageû. @n dhanvh ch`n e` pnttm, peõ ln``h buhfaeh dnreth, peõ ln``h amstm`h. Nrh uf lm`mrn prmdmflm, `hfaefhftn, errecnlehke`n. Qe vnrbmbfhvh. Qe vnrbmbfhvh le fmf reusaern h repmrthrn `h zeh [msn`efn h``h rnh`tê. Qe vnrbmbfhvh le nssnrse arnluth ahphan le reprnflnrn ef chfm e` tecmfn ln``h prmpreh veth. Qe vnrbmbfhvh thftessecm le quhftm nrh sthth efbnfuh. Cesn e` cnftm drh `n befmaageh n se buhrlû `n chfe amf hchrnzzh. ‐A―ç age spmsh ufh lmffh pnr e` sum phtrecmfem, em vnfbm spmshth pnr  `n cen leth–.

E` lm`mrn fn` pnttm `hsaeû e` pmstm h ufh rhkkeh lurh n drnllh amcn bgehaaem. Qà, pnrlmfhvh h Knrnfe`ln e sume ah`am`e n `n sun cnsagefnren, ch h \gmrf fmf pnrlmfhvh fenftn. Dmrsn `―hvrnkkn saushtm sn dmssn sthtm sefanrm amf `ne, sn fmf `―hvnssn pmrthth h ecchbefhrn agessê pnr lern `h vnretê fmfch b`e hvnvh nrhfm chfahtn. Fmf sm`magn. fmf@nfnmaahsemfe hvnvh am`th fnhfagn ufh, hvutm `h dhaaeh tmsth le smttm`efnhrn e `mrm efamftre amf drhse tepm «ce stm hketuhflm h vme¹ n «`h vmstrh smrtn ce sth rnh`cnftn h aumrn¹.

 

Znr am`ph suh, Mdn`eh hvnvh vestm snftecnftm lmvn a―nrh sthth sncprn n sm`thftm hckezemfn. Nrh e` pnbbemrn lnb`e umcefe. @―mrm`mbem khttå aefqun reftmaage. Mdn`eh se h`zû ef penle, se hsaeubû b`e maage n amf bnstm lntnrcefhtm se recesn b`e maageh`e su` fhsm. @m samrhcnftm `n nrh phsshtm. E` aumrn `n khttnvh duremshcnftn fn` pnttm leddmflnflm uf demttm le vm`mftê h mbfe pu`shzemfn. Zhzenfzh pnr e` tncpm agn ae hvrnkkn cnssm, ch se shrnkkn prnsh `h revefaeth su \gmrf n su``h veth agn `ue `n ecpmfnvh.  Hprà `―hrchlenttm ln``h dhrchaeh n prnsn h`am` n anrmttm. Buhrlhflmse fn``m spnaagem h chfm le Knrnfe`ln se samprà uf vesm ampnrtm le `evele, uf `hkkrm sphaahtm, lun maagehen agn dhanvhfm phurh n ufmdumreusaevhfm sbuhrlm tmrvm agnagn fmf`n nrh lh `ne. Lh``h sahrceb`ehth aeudde reahlnvhfm su``h trnaaeh drmftn. Qtrefsn e lnfte phsshflmse ufm strhaanttm ecknvutm l―h`am` su``―hrteb`ehth le Drnyh. Nrh uf thb`em fnttm, amcn `―hvrnkkn dhttm ufh sagnbbeh le vntrm. Zrmkhke`cnftn `n shrnkkn rechsth ufh peaam`h aeahtrean. Zenbû uf dhzzm`nttm pu`etm, ae efam``û smprh lun stresan le anrmttm h arman, n h` tnrzm tnfthtevm reusaà defh`cnftn h dhr`m rnbbnrn su``h buhfaeh. Dhtth `h cnleahzemfn, lnpmsetû uf khaem su``h drmftn ln``h zeh. «Te ternrû dumre, vn `m prmcnttm¹ `n sussurrû h``―mrnaagem. [haam`sn lh tnrrh `h `evrnh le Cecn n `h eflmssû. E` trhvnstecnftm fmf `―hvrnkkn peõ prmtntth lh` ahvh`enrn, quefle lmvnvh sthrn httnfth h fmf efarmaehrn `h suh strhlh. Qe hvveaefû h` `nttm le Knrnfe`ln n, fmf snfzh leddeam`tê, `n tm`sn `h ahtnfh amf `h agehvntth mrfhth le pentrn prnzemsn. Hprà `h pmrth. H

phrtern lh qun` cmcnftm hvrnkkn lmvutm hbern ef drntth. Znr rhbemfe le seaurnzzh b`e hpphrthcnfte ln``―hckhsaehth se pmtnvhfm ageulnrn h agehvn sm`m lh``―eftnrfm. @h zeh [msn`efn n Knrnfe`ln nrhfm eccnrsn fn` smffm, vu`fnrhke`e amcn `htthfte, nspmstn he pnream`e ln``―nstnrfm defagå `ne fmf dmssn tmrfhth. \rmttnrn``û `ufbm e` amrrelmem n prnsn `h sah`h le snrvezem pnr  sanflnrn fne smttnrrhfne. Zhsshflm lhvhfte h``h cnfsh ln``h snrvetõ se stupà le vnlnrve h`aufe bnflhrce, reamfmsaeke`e lh``h dn`uah n lh``h

 

levesh rmssh n k`u. Nrhfm eftmrfm h uf thvm`m le vh``ntte agn prnflnvhfm e` ahddç chttutefm, n snckrhvh agn `e stnssnrm smttmpmfnflm h uf eftnrrmbhtmrem ef penfh rnbm`h. Espnzemfn h smrprnsh= Cnb`em fmf htthrlhrse fne phrhbbe. Zhssû lhe chbhzzefe, lhe `mah`e ln``h ah`lheh h ahrkmfn, lh``h sh`h ln``n tukhzemfe, ch fmf trmvû Bhn`h lh fnssufh phrtn. Ef amcpnfsm ahpetû su ufm sthcphtm htthaahtm he cure.  HTTEQM  HTTEQM LE [EAN[AH Qthfmttn ae ç sthtm rednretm uf lnp`mrnvm`n efaelnftn haahlutm enre  snrh. ^f vh``nttm ef snrvezem h Agehrle`ufh gh am`petm uf khckefm eflednsm. Fn vh ln``h rnputhzemfn ln``―hckhsaehth! Qnbfe lestefteve? ahpn``e fnre, hkkhsthfzh khssm, hkkhsthfzh bemvhfn. H` cmcnftm lne  dhtte nrh hrchtm uf rncm (=). Age çamfmsah uf revm`bnrse  vh``nttm amrrespmflnftn h``h leprnsnftn snbfh`hzemfn prnbhtm le snfzh eflubem h``h lernzemfn ln` pnrsmfh`n. [eamcpnfsh hsseaurhth. Zge`eknrt, e` lernttmrn

 Hbbrmttû `n smprhaaeb`eh. Xun` pnrdelm peaam`m ahvh`enrn hvnvh prmprem lnaesm le haahferse su le `ne. Qn Mdn`eh se eckhttnvh fne bnflhrce `―hvrnkknrm skhttuth lerntthcnftn fn``n snbrntn. Lmvnvh ahckehrn dhaaeh ef drntth. Znramrsn e amrrelme rhsnftn e cure, se eftrmlussn fn``h `hvhflnreh amcn ufh `hlrh n se hbberû trh e vhpmre lne chstn``e km``nfte n lun de`n le ahceaenkehfah. hppnsnZme h``nphssû bruaan. Zrnsn ef prnstetm uf brnckeu`n n ufh auddentth lh``h sternreh lmvn smttrhssn uf vnstetm fnrm cnssm hl hsaeubhrn su ufm stnflefm. Cnfm vm`nvh htterhrn `―httnfzemfn n peõ skhttnvh amftrm e phfenre le kehfagnreh n `n `hvhflhen. Fmf pmtnflm rhbemfnvm`cnftn ahckehrse fne amrrelme, se hddrnttû

vnrsm veh lne Khbfe. Zeõ vm`tn lmvnttn prnflnrn ven trhvnrsn pnr  nvethrn e bnflhrce agn kusshvhfm h``n pmrtn. Hrrevhth ef ahcnrh suh se ageusn h lmppeh chflhth, reprnsn dehtm, se spmb`eû h tutth vn`maetê, amstm`h pnrcnttnflm, fhsamsn `h `evrnh le Cecn smttm e` ausaefm n eflmssû e` vnstetm prnsm ef sternreh. Fn``h prnaepethzemfn, ufh prech vm`th sn `m efde`û h``h rmvnsaeh. Cnftrn hffmlhvh e` brnckeu`n eftmrfm h``h veth n desshvh `h auddeh amf `n cm``nttn su``h chssh lne ahpn``e krufe, anraû le rhbemfhrn e` peõ

 

cntmleahcnftn pmsseke`n. ‐N sn ce amftrm``hfm= Fm, e bnflhrce sthffm eftnrrmbhflm smprhttuttm e vh``ntte. N sn ce dhffm lmchfln= Ce `ecetm h sà n fm, fmf lnvm dhrce trhlern lh``―haanftm. N sn ce trhlesam `m stnssm= Qmfm h` snrvezem le Chlrn E`lnbhrlh, ç strhfenrh n hssucn strhfenre, puftm n khsth–. Qe k`maaû quhflm fn``m spnaagem h curm veln e` prmprem red`nssm, qun``m vnrm. Qe nrh amcp`nthcnftn lecnfteahth ln``n amflezemfe ef aue vnrshvh `h suh dhaaeh! Amf qune anrmtte a nrmtte n qune `evele hvnvh `―hreh le ufh pmvnrh rhbhzzh ch`cnfhth. Qe buhrlû eftmrfm fn` lesmrlefn h``h reanrah le ufh sm`uzemfn. E` ahppmttm le \gmrf. @m sthaaû lh``―hppnflehkete n `m nshcefû lh``―h`tm ef khssm. Nrh uf eflucnftm lh dufzemfhrem, se vnlnvh suketm. Nrh hfagn efbrnlenftn chfahvh h` sum pnrsmfhbbem? a―nrh le`―u`tecm peõ p`huseke`n le ufhagn snrvntth a gn pmrth agn ef teftmreh e` vnstetmamsh ln` phlrmfn= Cesn e` ahppmttm su ufh bruaaeh le `nbfm, `m penbû n sn `m pmsû su uf krhaaem tnfnflm`m knf sm``nvhtm amf `―h`trm. Amf qun``―eflucnftm esshtm lhvhfte h så amcn ufh rhflh e` vesm `n se vnlnvh pmam. E` tuttm pnr hvnrn e` tncpm le trmvhrn Bhn`h.  Hprà `h pmrth n pnr uf pn`m fmf reanvnttn uf pubfm ef dhaaeh? [nfhrl, agn se sthvh haaefbnflm h kusshrn, sbrhfû e brhfle maage vnrle n sph`hfaû `h kmaah lh``h smrprnsh. Lentrm e` ahppmttm, Mdn`eh lmvnvh hpphrern h`trntthftm stupeth. «Hg kn―¹ kmrkmttû [nfhrl brhtthflmse `h arefenrh rmssh. «Ghe ahpetm, e` cutm!... Qaush, peaam`h, lnvm phr`hrn amf Cecn¹. Zmsû `n dmrte chfe su``n sph``n le Mdn`eh n `h spefsn bnfte`cnftn ef veh lne Khbfe, amcn sn h``mfthfhssn ufh khckefh agn fmf se nrh amcpmrthth knfn. Ch Mdn`eh fmf hvnvh dhttm trn phsse agn `ue `h

reagehcû. «Nge, kn``nzzh, hspntth uf httecm!¹. N amf uf kh`zm e` amrpm squhlrhtm amcn uf hrchlem se pehftû lhvhfte h `ne amf e pubfe sue dehfage. [nfhrl strezzû b`e maage n se penbû pnr vnlnrn cnb`em amsh se fhsamflnvh lentrm e` brhfln ahppmttm fnrm agn Mdn`eh krhflevh drh `mrm. «Cecn fmf a―ç. Amsh ae dhanve tutth sm`h ef ahcnrh a hcnrh suh=¹.

 

 Hvrnkkn prndnretm prndnretm ufh lmchflh h` h``h `h quh`n pmtnr respm respmflnrn flnrn amf uf sà m amf uf fm. Dhrse fnceam [nfhrl nrh `―u`tech amsh le aue hvnvh kesmbfm. Ecphaaehth lh` ahppmttm nstrhssn bmddhcnftn `h ahtnfh ln``h agehvn lh``h thsah ln` brnckeu`n. «Zrnsthth `ue¹ cmrcmrû. [nfhrl sm``nvû `n smprhaaeb`eh rmssn n amf hreh smspnttmsh lh bnflhrcn amftrm``û `―nteagntth le veh lne Khbfe fucnrm 4. «Qhrnkkn uf phzzm hl hflhrn ef berm snfzh `h suh agehvn! Fmf sthrhe anrahflm le rukhrn quh`agn a`nsselrh h` cem hceagnttm, thftn vm`tn=¹. Amf bnstm hutmrethrem spmstû e` ahppmttm le \gmrf amcn dmssn ufh tnflh. @h suh leddelnfzh se trhsdmrcû ef eckhrhzzm hppnfh veln Mdn`eh veaefm rhbhzzh!¹ ef auddentth nsa`hcû n maageh`e.peõ bnfte`n. «Fmf sm age sehfm e «Mg,lhpmvnrh tume phlrmfe, ch fmf te trhtthfm anrtm ame buhfte. Qne fumvh= Fmf vm`nvm sphvnfthrte, stm sm`m anrahflm e` cem hceam. Qhe lmvn pmssm trmvhr`m= A―ç ufh spnaen le hvvesm le reanrah agn sth aeram`hflm lh aerah uf―mrh. Ce sh agn an `―ghffm le fumvm amf `h suh kn``h dhaaeh lh am`pnvm`n¹. Mdn`eh, leshrchth, lmvnttn amfsththrn agn qun` brmssm vh``nttm cnrethvh `h suh deluaeh peõ ln` delhfzhtm. H`zû e` cnftm snfzh peõ anrahrn le fhsamflnrse n `m buhrlû fnb`e maage. «Heuthtnce, ve prnbm. Lnvm trmvhrn Bhn`h, ç cm`tm ecpmrthftn¹. Znr uf httecm [nfhrl skhttå `n ph`pnkrn hccutm`etm. «Bhn`h= Agn lehvm`m...= Amsh sthe...= Znr tuttn `n a`nsselrn, ch age sne=¹. «Lmv―ç=¹ `m ecp`mrû Mdn`eh. «Znr pehanrn¹. E bnflhrce skuahrmfm amf brhf drhahssm h``―h`trm ahpm le veh lne

E bnflhrce skuahrmfm amf brhf drhahssm h`` h`trm ahpm le veh lne Khbfe. Nftrhvhfm le dmrzh fn``n lmaan n fn``n tme`nttn, terhvhfm dumre umcefe cnzze fule, dhanvhfm pemvnrn chfbhfn``htn su qun``e agn prmtnsthvhfm. E cure renagnbbehvhfm le brelh n efsu`te. Mdn`eh hvnvh phurh. «Tenfe¹ cmrcmrû [nfhrl prnflnflm`h pnr chfm. «Qn se haamrbmfm agn ghe hllmssm `h agehvn le uf h`trm ghe ageusm¹.  Hflû lentrm h [nfhrl amf `h chfm ecprebemfhth fn``h suh strntth vere`n, ecphaaehth lh` `ufbm ahppmttm le \gmrf. @n ven lne lmrcetmre se

 

sussnbuevhfm ufh lmpm `―h`trh, tuttn sece`e amf `m stnssm phvecnftm h sahaage n e `hcpemfaefe. Hbethte lh``n pnrquesezemfe, e lmcnsteae sthvhfm su``h smb`eh ln``n prmpren ahcnrn hllethflm qun``e agn hvnvhfm `h sdmrtufh le amrrespmflnrn uf pm― he lhte snbfh`nteae ln` reanrahtm. A―nrhfm sncprn peõ bnflhrce, ch [nfhrl reusaà h nvethr`e prmanlnflm pnr ven trhvnrsn. Buhrlhvh amftefuhcnftn `―mrm`mbem lh thsah. «@h phlrmfh sth pnr svnb`ehrse¹ smsperû. «Ef bnfnrn h qunst―mrh `n gm beê prnphrhtm e` tç n sterhtm e` bemrfh`n¹. Dnan nftrhrn Mdn`eh ef ufh [msh lne Tnfte n hprà `h pmrth agn amfluanvh lerntthcnftn su` rntrm ln` ahstn``m. Httrhvnrshrmfm e` snrrhb`em nsmteam, `―uaan``enrh, `―mve`n n e` ahsnedeaem efsnbuete lh``m strelem ln``n magn ln` amrte`n. Zme [nfhrl `h trhsaefû fn``h recnsshduremsm ln``n hutmcmke`e. «@―hckhsaehtmrn gh mrbhfezzhtm ufh amrsh pnr lmchfe¹ spenbû. «Lhtm agn e` cnaahfeam ç ch`htm ghffm chflhtm Bhn`h h rnvesemfhrn e cmtmre. Ç le pnssecm ucmrn, te hvvnrtm¹.  H` cmcnftm le hprern `n pmrtn ln``h recnssh Mdn`eh b`e pmsû ufh chfm su` krhaaem. «Te refbrhzem ln``―heutm, ch ç cnb`em agn ae sh`utehcm que¹ cmrcmrû. «Nftrm lh sm`h¹. [nfhrl hbbrmttû `n smprhaaeb`eh. E` `hcpemfn agn smvrhsthvh `h pmrth ln``h recnssh sphflnvh eftmrfm ufh `uan rmsshstrh. Znr  prulnfzh, amftrm``û amf uf―maagehth agn ef qun``h zmfh ln``h prmprentê dmssnrm nddnttevhcnftn sm`e. «Fmf ahpesam amsh steh suaanlnflm, fmf sm amsh anrage n age sne lhvvnrm, ch a―ç ufh amsh agn ce ç lnaeshcnftn agehrh¹.

Zuftû `m sbuhrlm su``n sahrpn le vnrfean amf `h dekkeh l hrbnftm agn spufthvhfm lh smttm e` vnstetm fnrm le Mdn`eh. «Xun``n smfm sahrpn lh vh``nttm, n le vh``ntte agn pmrthfm uf fucnrm amsà peaam`m fn amfmsam sm`m ufm¹. «Cnfm fn shpntn su le cn n cnb`em shrê pnr vme¹ `m supp`eaû Mdn`eh. «Cm`tn pnrsmfn ghffm beê smddnrtm pnr hvnrce amfmsaeuth trmppm lh veaefm. Qn pnr am`ph ceh lmvnssn suaanlnrve quh`amsh, fmf cn `m pnrlmfnrne che¹.

 

Lesmrenfthtm, [nfhrl se brhttû e` dhvmretm agn b`e arnsanvh su``h buhfaeh amcn uf anspub`em hrlnftn. «H``mrh fmf ce smfm skhb`ehtm. Qne... sne prmprem tu! Znrlefaekhaam¹ kmrkmttû khttnflmse `h drmftn am` ph`cm ln``h chfm. «Agn rhzzh le setuhzemfn eckhrhzzhftn. Nppurn fn gm vestn le strhfnzzn, lh qunstn phrte¹. @n sun brmssn chfe ecpubfhrmfm b`e hfn``e le nftrhckn `n pmrtn. «[hbemfn le peõ pnr vnfern amf tn¹ amfa`usn amf nsprnssemfn ahphrkeh. «Gm e` lerettm le ahpern, lehvm`m l―uf rhbhzzm¹. Nrh `h prech vm`th agn Mdn`eh nftrhvh fn``h recnssh ln``n vntturn. E` `umbm, ef aue resthbfhvh uf mlmrn efnkrehftn le pntrm`em, snckrhvh lnsnrtm. Ef precm pehfm, e``ucefhtn lh trn `hcphln h smddettm, nrhfm h``efnhtn `n n`nbhfte pmrthftefn. vnrln cn`h, tnflefn aen`m, sthfbgn rmsh hfteam, cmteve@nbfm d`mrnh`e? fmf an f―nrhfm lunhzzurrm ubuh`e. @n hutmcmke`e le Agehrle`ufh nrhfm phragnbbehtn ef dmflm h` `mah`n, pnragå vnfevhfm terhtn dumre le rhlm. Nrhfm mbbntte le `ussm agn vnfevhfm cmstrhte peõ agn h`trm pnr e` pehanrn lnb`e maage, vestm agn `n strhln samffnssn n tmrtumsn le Aettê-aen`m fmf nrhfm hlhttn h` trhddeam cmtmrezzhtm. Mbfe chaagefh nrh reampnrth lh uf tn`m trhffn ufh. Lh `mfthfm, amf `n brhfle rumtn h rhbbe n `h ahpmtn h demre, snckrhvh ufh ahrrmzzefh. Lmvnvh nssnrn uf―hutmcmke`n pnr sebfmrh. Bhn`h, agefh su` cmtmrn h samppem, schlmffhvh amcn uf ahrrnttenrn. Mdn`eh hvnvh vestm cmtmre sm`thftm fn` cusnm n ef pnzze sphrse. Qu Hfech e vneam`e se cumvnvhfm lh sm`e amcn hfech`e knf hllnstrhte, fmf a―nrh kesmbfm le cmtmre. «Nge, kn``h! Ae smfm vesetn!¹.

Bhn`h ecprnaû uf u`tech vm`th, skhttå `h agehvn efb`nsn su` cmtmrn, se tm`sn rhkkemshcnftn e buhfte n se sm``nvû b`e maageh`e le prmtnzemfn su``h drmftn, pme puftû `―maagem k`u n`nttream n e` cmfmam`m fnrm su``h snrvntth agn [nfhrl `n sthvh pmrthflm. Mdn`eh se smttmpmsn se`nfzemshcnftn h``―nshcn. Qhpnvh agn Bhn`h `―hvrnkkn reamfmsaeuth, pnragå `―hvnvh sncprn vesth amc―nrh. «Qpnrm pnr tn agn seh ecpmrthftn¹ cububfû ef tmfm ecphzenftn. Fmf hbbeufsn h`trm. Fmf dnan lmchfln få lessn amsn agn hvrnkknrm pmtutm amcprmcnttnr`h le drmftn h [nfhrl. ‐E` cem snbrntm

 

ef ahckem ln` tum snbrntm–. Mdn`eh repenbû bmddhcnftn e` ahppmttm le \gmrf agn `n efbmckrhvh `n krhaaeh. Mrh sthvh h `ne fmf trhlern Bhn`h. «Gm lne prmk`nce n vme sentn `―ufeah h aue pmssm revm`bnrce. Gm kesmbfm ln` vmstrm th`nftm¹. Aeramspntth, Bhn`h se thckurn``û su` cmfmam`m agn `n sahvhvh uf―mckrh ecprnssemfhftn smttm e` smprhaaeb`em. «E` cem th`nftm=¹. Mdn`eh hffuà repmrthflmse lentrm `n mrnaagen e aeudde agn `n dumreusaevhfm hkkmflhfte lh``h auddentth. «Qpnrm agn fmf se trhtte le dhrn uf pehanrn h uf fmke`n¹. «Te beurm le fm¹. «Qe puû shpnrn agn sthtntutte leanflm=¹ skmttû [nfhrl. «Dhtnce ahpern, ve amfmsantn= Znragå qunste cestnre=¹. Bhn`h se tm`sn ln` tuttm b`e maageh`e le prmtnzemfn, se samcpeb`eû e reaaem`e fnre n se hbbeustû `n krntn``n su``n sph``n. «Fmf te eccesagehrn, [nfm`l. Cnfm fn she n cnb`em shrê pnr tn¹. [nfhrl hvnvh uf―hreh th`cnftn samckussm`hth agn Mdn`eh se ecpentmsà. Nrh `―u`tech pnrsmfh lh aue hvrnkkn vm`utm fhsamflnrse, ch fmf hvnvh san`th. B`e hvnvh cmstrhtm `h suh vnrh dhaaeh nl nrh beê trmppm. Bhn`h se pmsû uf letm su``h kmaah pnr eftechrn se`nfzem. Dumre, `n magn sthrfhzzhvhfm. «Qth hrrevhflm quh`aufm¹. «E bnflhrce¹ ecprnaû [nfhrl buhrlhflm `―mrm`mbem. «Qthffm drubhflm mbfe hfbm`m le Agehrle`ufh. Zrnstm!¹. Efleaû ufh pmrteaefh khssh hppnfh veseke`n lentrm `n de`n ln``n

chaagefn tn`mfhtn. «Lmkkehcm thb`ehrn `h amrlh. Ç dmflhcnfth`n agn fmf cntthfm `n chfe su``h rhbhzzh¹. Bhn`h haanftuû `h prnssemfn ln` smprhaaeb`em su` cmfmam`m. «Ae smfm `n `uae haansn n qunsth chaagefh ç hfamrh phfaeh h``―hreh! Ahperhffm suketm agn an `h sehcm squhb`ehth n lhrhffm `―h``hrcn¹. «Fmf sn su` pmstm trmvhfm quh`aufm¹.

 

[nfhrl se tm`sn prnaepetmshcnftn `h `evrnh, se reckmaaû `n chfeagn ln``h ahceaeh n se chaageû quh n `ê le cmrageh. «[hbhzzn, ve prnsnftm uf cnaahfeam amfsuchtm¹ sbgebfhzzû cmstrhflm `n krhaaeh. «He bnflhrce pnfsm em. Tme de`htn veh lh` rntrm¹. Mdn`eh `m buhrlû trestn n cnrhveb`ehth rnflnflmse amftm le quhftm ecpmrthftn dmssn levnfthtm fn``h suh veth qun` brmssm am``nbh lhe ahpn``e rmsse. Hfagn sn fmf shpnvh pnragå, hvnvh phurh agn ufh vm`th vhrahth `h pmrteaefh khssh fmf `―hvrnkkn revestm che peõ. «Brhzen, [nfm`l¹ cmrcmrû. «Brhzen le tuttm¹. @ue `n respmsn amf ufh strezzhtefh l―maagem amcp`ean. «Le― h` cutm agn se phre `n agehppn¹. «Efde`h qunste, shrhe peõ arnleke`n¹ cmrcmrû Bhn`h lhflmb`e b`e maageh`e le prmtnzemfn. [nfhrl sn `e cesn su``h drmftn, dnan uf brmssm rnsperm pnr lhrse amrhbbem, prnsn trh `n chfe e` vm`tm sn`vhteam le Bhn`h n `h khaeû amf lntnrcefhzemfn. @ne du amsà skh`mrleth agn sbrhfû `―maagem hzzurrm snfzh cefechcnftn pnfshrn h rnspefbnr`m. Xuhflm `ue se sthaaû, trh e dhvmrete b`e hpphrvn uf hcpem smrresm. «Qmfm hffe agn qunsth lmffh ce pehan¹ cmrcmrû. Ef `mfthfhfzh `n pmrtn se hprermfm su``n shbmcn lne bnflhrce. Bhn`h spefsn Mdn`eh lentrm ufh chaagefh tn`mfhth, `h trhsaefû fn``―mckrh `ufbm e cure n usaà amf `ne lh``h pmrth pmstnremrn. «Arntefm¹ seke`û drh e lnfte. Mdn`eh fmf vnlnvh brhfagå smttm `h defth fmttn stn``hth, ch hvrnkkn beurhtm agn `h kmaah le Bhn`h, ef bnfnrn lurh, hvnvh hssuftm ufh penbh peõ lm`an.

 

E lhle Lmpm vhren sah`n n amrrelme Mdn`eh n Bhn`h hrrevhrmfm h``―u`tecm pehfm le Agehrle`ufh snfzh efamftrhrn bnflhrce. Du uf sm``envm ageulnrn `h pmrth n berhrn `h agehvn fn``h snrrhturh. Mdn`eh bnttû e` brmssm ahppmttm le \gmrf su ufh snleh, sm``nvû `h tnflh ln` `nttm h kh`lhaagefm pnr amftrm``hrn agn Knrnfe`ln lmrcessn sncprn n efleaû h Bhn`h e` levhfm su aue `h zeh [msn`efn se hbethvh amcn sn dmssn ef prnlh h uf kruttm smbfm. «^f Cerhbbem `n gh ecprebemfhtm `h cnftn ef uf―e``usemfn¹ lessn Mdn`eh smttmvman. «Zmtntn heuthr`h h tmrfhrn fn``h rnh`tê=¹. Bhn`h se haamvhaaeû lhvhfte h` levhfm n puftû ufm sbuhrlm httnftm su``h zeh [msn`efn. Amf `n krhaaeh amfsnrtn n `n `hkkrh strnttn `h mssnrvû h `ufbm lh lentrm e reaaem`e fnre. «[mkh dmrtn¹ cmrcmrû. «E cene amcp`ecnfte h``m agnd, ç uf `hvmrnttm h rnbm`h l―hrtn. Zmssm `hvhrce `n chfe= Qmfm tutth spmrah le brhssm¹. Mdn`eh rencpà `h khaefn``h le Knrnfe`ln n prnsn ufh shpmfntth. Nrh amsà fnrvmsh agn dnan ahlnrn uf pm― l―haquh su` thppntm. «Zmtntn heuthr`h=¹ repntå amf vman denvm`n cnftrn Bhn`h se pu`evh. «E` prmk`nch fmf ç sn pmssm heuthr`h, ch pnragå lmvrne dhr`m. \hftm pnr amcefaehrn age ç, uf―hceah ln``h Lrhbgnssh=¹ brubfà

`hfaehflm uf―maagehth sprnzzhftn vnrsm e` `nttm h kh`lhaagefm. «Ef qunstm ahsm pnr cn fmf vh`n fenftn¹. Lh lentrm b`e maageh`e Mdn`eh se amfanftrû su` cmfmam`m fnrm pnr  rhbbeufbnrn `h pnrsmfh agn se trmvhvh lh``―h`trh phrtn. «Arnlntnce, `―ufeah le qunsth lmffh le hvnrce pnrlefepmtn¹. Mdn`eh am`sn fn` kuemam`ph ln` cmfmam`m qun``m çagn spnrhvh vnlnrn? ufh saefte``h le rhkkeh. Bhn`h hvnvh uf mlem vesanrh`n pnr `n efbeustezen.

 

«Lhcce ufm sbhkn``m¹. Bhn`h se cesn snluth le drmftn h` levhfm n se tm`sn e` cmfmam`m. E` sum maagem sefestrm, peõ saurm n efsmflhke`n le uf pmzzm snfzh dmflm, amftncp`û amf ermfeh b`e hpphrthcnfte le Knrnfe`ln. Tm`nvh dhr  hpprmdetthrn Mdn`eh ln``m spnttham`m, cmstrhr`n amc―nrh qun` cmflm ufh vm`th sm``nvhtm e` vn`m ln``n e``usemfe. Mvufqun se pmshssn e` sum sbuhrlm `―hspnttm lne `umbge ahckehvh. E` chnstmsm thppntm levnfthvh ufm znrkefm h kumf cnrahtm, `h ahrth lh phrhte `hsaehvh e` pmstm h cure su aue arnsanvhfm e dufbge, `n hfdmrn le pmran``hfh se reluanvhfm h vhse le amaaem, e` kh`lhaagefm nrh thr`htm, `n pm`trmfn `mbmrn, e` snrvezem lh tç sknaahtm. @h trhch ln``n e``usemfe, agn se lessm`vnvh smttm `m sbuhrlm ecp`hahke`n le Bhn`h, se reamstetuevh suketm hppnfh `ne buhrlhvh ‐Tnrfean smprh `m spmram–h`trmvn. hvnvh lnttm Hragekh`l. Mdn`eh se sthvh rnflnflm amftm le quhftm dmssn vnrm. Lmpm qun``―nspnrenfzh fmf hvrnkkn peõ buhrlhtm Agehrle`ufh amf b`e stnsse maage. Bhn`h se penbû n sm``nvû ln`eahthcnftn `h dhaaeh hllmrcnfthth ln``h zeh [msn`efn. «Amcn se agehch=¹. «[msn`efn¹. «[msn`efn¹ repntå Bhn`h amfanftrhflmse su le `ne amf httnfzemfn cefuzemsh.  Hvnvh b`e maage sph`hfahte, seh qun``m hzzurrm agn qun``m fnrm.  Hppmbbehth h``m sagenfh`n ln` levhfm, Mdn`eh se tmranvh `n leth lh``h prnmaauphzemfn. @n ph`pnkrn ln``h zeh [msn`efn amcefaehrmfm h drncnrn, pme e` krevelm se prmphbû h` rnstm ln` amrpm. Tnffn am`th lh trncete vem`nfte, ch Bhn`h `n tnffn dnrch `h dhaaeh prmentthflm`n

hllmssm e` dhsaem mpprecnftn ln` sum feage`escm. «[msn`efn¹ cmrcmrû. «\mrfhtn que, [msn`efn. Qnbuetn `h ceh vman, [msn`efn¹. E trncete ansshrmfm, Bhn`h `n hlhbeû `h tnsth anrnh su` ausaefm. Zme se h`zû lh``m sbhkn``m, se recesn e` cmfmam`m n prnsn ufh chfaehth le sebhrnttn lh``h sahtm`h pnrsmfh`n le Knrnfe`ln. «Knfn, em vhlm. [nfhrl fmf sh fenftn le cnaahfeah n e cmtmre fmf se rnvesemfhfm lh sm`e¹.

 

Mdn`eh nrh skh`mrleth. @h zeh [msn`efn sthvh amftefuhflm h lmrcern su` levhfm amf b`e maage ageuse. «Fmf ce snckrh thftm svnb`eh¹. Bhn`h se haansn ufh sebhrntth n stmrsn `h kmaah ef uf smrresm agn dmrsn vm`nvh nssnrn rhsseaurhftn. «Lmrcerê hfamrh uf pm―. Ç ecpmrthftn agn tu fmf seh krusah amf `ne, lnvn tmrfhrn ef supnrdeaen, n te hsseaurm agn hrrevh lh `mfthfm.  Hfamrh quh`agn mrh mrh n fmf `h rep repnsahvm nsahvm peõ¹. Mdn`eh se aeramflû e` amrpm amf `n krhaaeh pnr rnprecnrn e krevele agn `n saumtnvhfm `―eftnrm amrpm. Le am`pm se rnsn amftm agn samtthvh. @h amstm`h snckrhvh pu`shr`n h``m stnssm retcm ln` aumrn. Nrh lm`mrmsm n rhssnrnfhftn efsencn... «\uttm «\utt m knfn=¹ Bhn`h, prnmaauphth. «Qà s๠respmsncmrcmrû Mdn`eh smrrelnflm lnkm`cnftn. «Qmfm... e fnrve. Fmf gm che prmvhtm uf sm``envm amsà brhfln ef veth ceh¹. «Ç agn fmf kesmbfh cnttnrse ef sthte ln` bnfnrn¹. Amf `h sebhrntth ef chfm, Bhn`h snckrhvh amcp`nthcnftn samfanrthth. Mdn`eh se hbbeustû b`e maageh`e su` fhsm pnr pmtnr`h buhrlhrn knfn ef dhaaeh. «Te lnvm cm`tm. Fmf sm amsh ae resnrvnrê e` duturm, ch ef cn hvrntn sncprn uf―h``nhth¹. «@hsaeh pnrlnrn `n kn``n phrm`n¹ `h eftnrruppn Bhn`h. «Fmf vmrrne rhttresthrte, peaam`h, ch `h amrtn te spnzznrê `n mssh m tn `n dhrê chraern defm h` celm``m. N em fmf smfm uf pnrsmfhbbem drnqunfthke`n. \e gm dhttm uf pehanrn n ef ahckem ce smfm prnsh `n sebhrnttn, sehcm phre¹. Bhn`h buhrlû `h zeh [msn`efn amf hreh pnfsmsh, quhse ch`efamfeah, pme lnttn uf pezzeamttm su` fhsm le Mdn`eh n dnan uf smrresm dnrman.

«Qn lhvvnrm vume dhrn quh`amsh pnr cn fmf levnfthrn amcn `mrm. Dhe `n san`tn beustn, fmf amcprmcnttnrte n trmvh `h tuh strhlh. \rh quh`agn hffm fn rephr`ehcm, l―haamrlm=¹.  Hprà `h pmrth n se tmaaû `h vesenrh ln` knrrnttm. «Ae vnlehcm¹.  Hflhth veh Bhn`h, Mdn`eh ageusn `h pmrth h agehvn. @n ahcnrn ln``―hckhsaehth nrhfm `n peõ seaurn le tutth Aettê-aen`m, fenftn le ch`n shrnkkn pmtutm ahpethrn h``n maauphfte defagå nrhfm ageusn lh lnftrm.

 

Qe agefû su``h zeh [msn`efn n `n phssû ufh chfm sue ahpn``e rhaam`te fn``m agebfmf. Hvrnkkn vm`utm svnb`ehr`h, hsseaurhrse agn dmssn nddnttevhcnftn nddnttevhcnf tn tmrfhth shfh n sh`vh lh` ssum um phsshtm, ch Bhn`h se nrh rhaamchflhth le fmf hddrntthrn e tncpe. @h amsh ceb`emrn agn pmtnssn dhrn nrh cnttnrse h lmrcern. Qkhleb`eû defm h dhrse vnfern `n `harecn hb`e maage. @n snckrhvh le lmvnr rnaupnrhrn ufh veth eftnrh le smffm. Qe tm`sn auddeh n brnckeu`n, se sde`û `n sahrpn amf `n leth lne penle n se `hsaeû hflhrn su ufh pm`trmfh. Xuhflm se retrmvû h smrvm`hrn dmrnstn, aettê n manhfe ahpà agn sthvh smbfhflm. Znramrrnvh `h supnrdeaen ln` vnaagem cmflm, qun``m tmflm amcn uf―hrhfaeh n dhttm le uf ufeam pnzzm. @m vnlnvh amf hkkmflhfzh le phrteam`hre. E red`nsse ln` sm`n su``―haquh, e` dmb`ehcn lnb`e h`knre, e veh`e ln``n`―mrezzmftn aettê, tuttm `nvnfevh hpphrevh amf agehrnzzh pnrdntth.  H uf anrtm puftm skhrrhtm lh uf eccnfsm ahppn``m h ae`eflrm. E` ahppn``m efbrhflevh, efbrhflevh, efbrhflevh defagå h` le smttm hpphrevh e` smrresm hbrmlm`an le Hragekh`l. Hvnvh trh `n chfe e` @ekrm le Dhrui, n `h suh deburh rencpevh tuttm e` phfmrhch. «Te hvnvm hvvnrteth¹ leanvh h Mdn`eh. «\utte mlehfm `―eftnflnftn n `―eftnflnftn mleh tutte. Te arnlnvhtn amsà naanzemfh`n lh smttrhrve h``h rnbm`h=¹. Mdn`eh lnaesn agn qun` smbfm fmf `n pehanvh n rehprà b`e maage. Ch`brhlm e` ah`mrednrm haansm trnchvh lh` drnllm. Qe smddeû su``n chfe pnr kutthrse uf pm― le h`etm ah`lm ef dhaaeh. Agn hvnssn `h dnkkrn= Qe h`zû pnr anrahrn ufh ampnrth, ch hvnvh beê rephrtetm qun``n agn a―nrhfm trh Knrnfe`ln n `h zeh [msn`efn. Ermfeh ln``h smrtn, fmf `n rnsthvh agn `―hcpem smprhketm le \gmrf. Fmf nrh mrbmb`emsh h` puftm lh sfmkkhr`m. \mrfû ef pm`trmfh n se rhffeaageû h ph``h smttm e`

ahppmttm. Xuhflm `h pnflm`h sumfû fmf nkkn e` amrhbbem le amfthrn e reftmaage. @h pm`trmfh nrh samcmlh, n a―nrh trmpph bnftn `ê lnftrm. Kesmbfhvh dhrn sphzem he cefestre lhe khdde hrrmbhfte. @―hvrnkknrm che pehfthth le agehaagenrhrn= Amf tutte qunb`e sprm`mque Mdn`eh fmf shrnkkn che reusaeth h lmrcern. Ch pme le agn phr`hvhfm= Le chfbehrn n knrn, mvvehcnftn, fmf hvnvhfm h`trm su``n `hkkrh. «Chfahfm `n prmvvestn!¹, «Cnttehcm ufh thssh!¹, «Zufehcm e krhaamfenre!¹, «Lesautehcmfn h thvm`h!¹. Mdn`eh prmvhvh repubfhfzh

 

pnr `n `mrm brmssn phfan, ch fnssufm `h lesbusthvh peõ le Dhrui. @h suh stnssh nsestnfzh nrh uf nrrmrn. E amrtebehfe b`e kutthvhfm ducm fnb`e maage, `m ukrehahvhfm le pehanre n tnfnvhfm `n rnlefe ln` pmtnrn h` pmstm sum. Fm, lnaeshcnftn fmf shrnkkn che reusaeth h repmshrn ef qun` `umbm. Hvrnkkn vm`utm usaern, hflhrn dumre, fn` vnrm dumre, rnsperhrn vnftm defm h dhrse amfbn`hrn e pm`cmfe, ch `n chfahvh e` tncpm. Zrnsnfzehvh fne trekufh`e, fne amfseb`e l―hssesn, fne phr`hcnfte. Qe cnttnvh ef uf hfbm`m, hsam`thvh `n mpefemfe lnb`e ufe n lnb`e h`tre n anrtn vm`tn, quhflm qunb`e elemte se `hfaehvhfm h tnsth khssh ef uf veam`m aenam, ln`eknrhvh. H lnaelnrn nrhfm amcufqun `n aedrn. E fucnre fmf skhb`ehfm che, beustm= Zmtnfzeh`n ln``n resmrsn, fucnrm lnb`e hkethfte? qun``n nrhfm amsn amfarntn. Xuefle qun` brhssmttn``m peõ le quhftm seh lmvutm sn fn hflrê amf `n agn pevnsth fn` rna`hchflm shaam, ch`nlerê Mdn`eh smttmb`ee khdde, se `hcnftnrê le `ne n tuttm deferê `à. Haaucu`hvh fnceae, ch `h suh `mbeah efmppubfhke`n `h spufthvh sncprn su``―eftnrprnthzemfn tnflnfzemsh agn qun``e vm`nvhfm lhrn ln``n sphrtezemfe. Hvnvhfm beê anrahtm le cnttnr`n h``n amstm`n uf ahfan``enrn pnr amftrm``hrn, leaehcm, agn `h suh eftnbretê dmssn snfzh chaageh, n se nrhfm rmtte `n amrfh, pnragå `ne dhanvh hddelhcnftm sm`m su``n aedrn. Få su``h amsaenfzh få su``―nteah, ch sm`thftm sue fucnre. Xuefle uf ahfan``enrn nrh tmth`cnftn efute`n! Ef dmflm hfagn qun``m nrh uf pnfsenrm strhfm, pnragå Mdn`eh se rnflnvh amftm le nssnrn `ne stnssh ufh ahfan``enrh. ^fh ahfan``enrh lh``h cncmreh hstrmfmceah fmf hfamrh spnrecnfthth n lnselnrmsh le cnttnr`h h``h prmvh. ^fh bemvhfn ahfan``enrh agn fmf skhb`ehvh che n dhanvh ecknsteh`ern e` vnaagem eftnflnftn, agn vnlnvh ef `ne uf efsnttm

fmaevm, uf mppmrtufesth prmfth h spefbnr`m beõ lh``n sah`n pnr  usurphrn e` sum pmstm. Agn arntefm! Fmf ahpevh agn lentrm b`e mstefhte se`nfze Mdn`eh anrahvh sm`m `h suh hpprmvhzemfn n agn, e` bemrfm ef aue dmssn cmrtm, h`cnfm ufh pnrsmfh hvrnkkn pehftm. Ch qunstm shrnkkn suaanssm cm`tm peõ hvhfte. Znr e` cmcnftm Mdn`eh se amftmranvh lh` lm`mrn. Tn`nfm. Nrh prnvnleke`n, fmf pmtnvh delhrse le fnssufm, sm`m le suh zeh. Qthvh pnr  cmrern `à, su qun` thppntm= Fm, fmf sthvh hddhttm pnr cmrern, nrh ufh khckefh agn phsshvh `n bemrfhtn h bemahrn h lhle lh sm`h n ef

 

se`nfzem ef uf hfbm`m. Knrnfe`ln anrahvh ef tutte e cmle le lestrhr`h, `n hvnvh pnrdefm rnbh`htm uf kn``―mrm`mbem l―mrm, ch Mdn`eh prndnrevh e lhle. E lhle nrhfm h`nhtmre, penfe le smrprnsn, fmf nrhfm ecchfahke`cnftn ln`ulnfte amcn b`e nssnre uchfe. @―hchrnzzh sanchvh chf chfm agn `ne refbemvhfevh. Amrrnvh h pnrledehtm ef ahsh le Knrnfe`ln. Anrahvh le haagehpphrn uf hlm`nsanftn beê rmkustm agn `h prnflnvh ef berm lh smprh `n sah`n cmstrhflm`n `h `efbuh. Nrh sum drhtn``m, Bmlndrmy. Hfze, cnzzm drhtn``m, drhtn``hstrm. Fmf hvnvh e` lerettm le agehchr`m drhtn``m. Agn nsprnssemfn stupelh? qun``m agn amrrnvh lhvhfte h `ne fmf nrh ceah cntê drhtn``m. N fnhfagn `ne, agn skuahflm lh uf amrrelmem b`e se bntthvh trh `n bhckn relnflm h arnphpn``n, nrh cntê smrn``h. Mdn`eh nrh tutth Knrnfe`ln Bmlndrmy n Drnyh, hfagn sn amftnfth anrtn vm`tnquhflm `n dhanvhfm ch`n efvethvh amf b`e hrteb`e. Ef amcpnfsm fmf `n pehanvh hddhttm quhflm vnfevhfm amf `h chlrn, agn `h buhrlhvh lesbusthth. Mlehvh qun``m sbuhrlm. Nrh ufm sbuhrlm agn `hanrhvh `h tnsth, agn tmrturhvh lh``―eftnrfm snfzh agn fnssufm vnlnssn fenftn. Znr vnfleahrse, Mdn`eh `n sputhvh fn` tç. Ch qunstm suaanlnvh lmpm, phrnaagem tncpm lmpm `h ahluth ef lesbrhzeh le suh s uh chlrn n `h cmrtn le sum phlrn, phrnaagem tncpm lmpm agn `h zeh `―hvnvh prnsh smttm `h suh prmtnzemfn. Mrh Mdn`eh sth bemahflm amf Drnyh h` sum bemam prndnretm. Qmfm sue khstemfe, ef qun` krnvn pnremlm ln``―hffm ef aue dh hkkhsthfzh ah`lm lh trhttnfnrse h` sm`n. Bemahfm h lhle, lhle efthb`ehte lh``m stnssm Bmlndrmy. Drnyh `e `hfaeh, lnaeln amcn vhffm amckefhtn `n aedrn ‑ ‐Dhe `h smcch! Levele! Cm`tep`eah! Qmttrhe!– ‑ n vnredeah e` resu`thtm su` ph``mttm`enrn. E` bemam ef så hffmeh Mdn`eh, agn `―hvrnkkn prndnretm peõ amcp`eahtm, amf drhzemfe, nquhzemfe

m pmtnfzn, ch mbfe vm`th ` hccerhzemfn agn `nbbn fnb`e maage ln``h smrn``h `h resah`lh lnftrm. Qe snftn defh`cnftn nsestnrn quhflm Drnyh `hfaeh e lhle. [esumfû uf h``hrcn. Mdn`eh, rhbbmcetm`hth su``h pm`trmfh, skhttå `n ph`pnkrn efsmffm`eth. Cnftrn skrmb`ehvh e ahpn``e agn `n se nrhfm ecpeb`ehte fnb`e maageh`e se buhrlû eftmrfm amf hreh strh`ufhth. Lh lmvn vnfevh qun` rucmrn= @―mckrh hllmrcnfthth le Knrnfe`ln nrh eccmke`n lentrm `h tnflh ln` kh`lhaagefm. @h dehccn``h ln``h `hcphlh h bhs sdrebm`hvh snrnfhcnftn. @h zeh [msn`efn russhvh su`

 

levhfm. Ae cesn uf pm― h ahpern agn sthvh snftnflm `m sque``m ln` tn`ndmfm. Lmpm uf pm― `―hpphrnaagem thaqun prnaepethflm `―hpphrthcnftm ef uf se`nfzem hssmrlhftn. Mdn`eh se h`zû lh``h pm`trmfh tutth errebeleth, amf `h tnsth agn `n rmfzhvh. @h dnkkrn nrh sansh, ch hvnvh `n bhckn eftmrpeletn. Qe agefû su``h zeh fn``h spnrhfzh le vnlnr`h hprern b`e maage, ch lmvnttn rhssnbfhrse hl hspntthrn hfamrh. Bhn`h hvnvh lnttm agn shrnkkn tmrfhth ef så amf e prmpre tncpe, lmvnvh arnlnr`n. Ahccefû lnkm`cnftn defm ef khbfm, se reckmaaû `n chfeagn trmppm `ufbgn ln` ahppmttm le \gmrf, se tm`sn e buhfte, penbû b`e maageh`e, hprà e` rukefnttm n se saehaquû hkkmflhftncnftn e` vesm. Qnftevh e` kesmbfm le `hvhrse lhEfarmaeû qunb`e strhfe smbfe. e` prmprem sbuhrlm cempn fn``m spnaagem smprh e` `hvhflefm. E` anrmttm se nrh sthaahtm n `h dnreth hvnvh pnrsm uf pm― le shfbun. [ecnttnflmse e buhfte fmtû agn a―nrh uf kuam lh` quh`n dhanvh ahpm`efm e` cebfm`m. «Ch buhrlh uf pm―¹ cmrcmrû mssnrvhflm`m peõ lh veaefm. «Naam agn suaanln h dmrzh le cmrleaagehrse `n auaeturn¹. Mdn`eh se snlnttn su` kmrlm ln``h vhsah n amfselnrû `―eccnfsm ahppmttm ef aue nrh hvvm`th. Dmrsn h ahush ln` buhftm kuahtm hvnvh `nttm  e reamrle le \gmrf. Znrû nrh uf smprhketm lh hlu`tm, n `ne nrh resh`eth defm h``h suh efdhfzeh, quefle lmvnvh nssnrae quh`ams―h`trm. Drubû fn``n thsagn n trmvû qun``m agn anrahvh smttm ufh auaeturh ln``h dmlnrh. Lun peaam`e lhle rmzzhcnftn dhtte h chfm, qun``e agn hvnvh `nttm sum ch`brhlm. @e buhrlû amf fmsth`beh, quhse amf trestnzzh, pme strefsn e` pubfm n

se resamssn. Lmvnvh nvethrn le amfdmflnrn a mfdmflnrn `n ncmzemfe le \gmrf amf `n sun. H``―elnh hbbrmttû `n smprhaaeb`eh. Xuh`e ncmzemfe le \gmrf= Qn hfagn uf tncpm qun` ah`am`htmrn fn hvnvh hvutn, lmvnvh hvnr`n pnrsn pnr strhlh. Zrmkhke`cnftn `h veth fmf nrh sthth tnfnrh amf `ue, ch Mdn`eh fmf nrh lespmsth h amcphter`m. Qe skhrhzzû ln` ahppmttm amcn sn se tmb`enssn ufh snamflh pn``n agn fmf `n hpphrtnfnvh. Qe ahckeû `h cnleahzemfn, se trhsaefû ef sh`mttm n buhrlû `―mrm`mbem. Beê `n ufleae, nrh chttefh efm`trhth. E

 

Lrhbge lmvnvhfm nssnrn phrtete pnr `h ahaaeh lh uf pnzzm. Mdn`eh du dn`ean le nssnrse smttrhtth h qun``―mkk`ebm dhce`eh dhce`ehrn. rn. E`«H` tn`ndmfm sque``û le fumvm, thftm agn defà spmsthflm pnr svnb`ehrn`hKnrnfe`ln. lehvm`m qunst―efvnfzemfn!¹ dnan tnflh ln` kh`lhaagefm. \utthveh fmf se cmssn lh` `nttm. @n sun chfe thtuhtn se `nvhrmfm ef vm`m amcn dhrdh``n pnr relhrn amrpm he kmaam`e kemfle. E` smffm `n hvnvh rnstetuetm ufh drnsagnzzh lh rhbhzzh, ch hvnvh sbuh`aetm e` kn` vnstetm le sanfh. «Zrnphrhtn uf pm― le ahddç, ahrh. Fn hvrncm uf brhf kesmbfm¹. Mdn`eh nrh l―haamrlm. Cesn uf pnftm`efm l―haquh su` dmrfn``m, resageû le kruaehrse uf buhftm sdrnbhflm uf dehccednrm n berû `h chfmvn``h chaefefm lh ahddç. [etrmvû Knrnfe`ln h` thvm`efm ln` sh`mttm, amfln` e` cnftm hppmbbehtm su``n chfe eftrnaaehtn n b`e maage desse su``h sahtm`h ln``n sebhrnttn. «Znrû, quhftm gm duchtm, enre...¹. Mdn`eh `n cesn lhvhfte ufh thzzh le ahddç snfzh sthrn h spnaedeahr`n agn ufh cnaahfeah hvnvh htteftm lh``h suh resnrvh. Hppnfh snlnttn hfagn `ne h thvm`h Knrnfe`ln `h dessû amf maage `ecpele. «Fmf gm uf reamrlm cm`tm agehrm ln``h fmstrh amfvnrshzemfn le enre, ch hkkhsthfzh pnr amfa`ulnrn agn e` cmcnftm ç brhvn¹. Mdn`eh `n pmrsn `h zuaagnrenrh ef httnsh ln` vnrlnttm. «H prmpmsetm le cmcnftm, agn mrn smfm=¹ lmchflû Knrnfe`ln buhrlhflm `h pnflm`h. «@n ufleae phsshtn¹. Mdn`eh strefsn e` auaagehefm, prmfth h reanvnrn e` du`cefn agn sthvh pnr hkkhttnrse su``h thvm`h. ‐[hzzh le tnsth le rhph! Fmf ve ç vnfutm ef

cnftn agn lmvnvhtn svnb`ehrce= Nppurn shpntn knfn quhftm qunsth ahaaeh seh ecpmrthftn pnr cn. Znr am`ph vmstrh shrû amfselnrhth ufh lnkm`n, ufh kumfh h fu``h, ufh vnaageh!–. Ch fenftn le tuttm aeû suaanssn. Knrnfe`ln cesn uf auaagehefm le zuaagnrm fn` ahddç n smsperû. «Zhzenfzh. Qn lnvm lern `h vnretê, gm scnssm le pnfshrn h``h ahaaeh fn` cmcnftm stnssm ef aue Dhrui gh pmshtm b`e maage su le cn. c n. Cnb`em amsà, vestm agn ce gh `nttnrh`cnftn sdefeth!¹ hbbeufsn amf uf smrresm smbfhftn.

 

Mdn`eh se pmrtû `h thzzh h``n `hkkrh pnfshflm agn nrh e` bnfnrn le phrteam`hre le aue hvrnkkn vm`nftenre dhttm h cnfm. «E` vmstrm ahddç ç ecknveke`n¹ leagehrû Knrnfe`ln stmranflm kn``h kmaah. «Lnaeshcnftn fmf hvntn e` cefecm th`nftm pnr `h `hveth le smaentê¹. Mdn`eh lmvnvh reamfmsanrn agn hvnvh rhbemfn. Znr quhftm hbbeufbnssn `httn n zuaagnrm dhanvh dhteah h defern `h thzzh. «Arnlm agn e` ahvh`enrn fmf ae `hsae san`th¹ amftefuû Knrnfe`ln. «Qn hfagn ve lnsse uf h`trm vm`tm n uf―h`trh elnftetê qun` khckefm ve schsagnrnrnkkn ef uf khttnr l―maagem. E` snbrntm ln``h vmstrh prnsnfzh que fmf rnbbnrê hfamrh h `ufbm. Hkkehcm lun pmsseke`etê? m ve anragehcm uf fhsamfleb`em ceb`emrn defm h` bemrfm ln` chtrecmfem...¹ ln``h thzzh le pmran``hfh amf lessn ufbgen thckurn``hflm `ufbgn n `esan,su` «...mchfeam dhtn e` vmstrm efbrnssm uddeaeh`n h amrtn¹. Mdn`eh thcpmfû am` tmvhb`em`m e` ahddç agn hvnvh hppnfh rmvnsaehtm su``h tmvhb`eh. Ef rnh`tê hvnvh amfselnrhtm hfagn `ne qun``―epmtnse, ch snftersn`m lern nrh uf h`trm phem le chfeagn. Znr amcn se nrhfm cnssn `n amsn, prndnrevh hfamrh dhrn e` vh``nttm le Knrnfe`ln agn `h delhfzhth le \gmrf. Knrnfe`ln se `hsaeû hflhrn amftrm `m sagenfh`n n se pmsû `n chfe su``h phfaeh rmtmflh. «Fhturh`cnftn `h amsh ç pmsseke`n sm`m h ufh amflezemfn, sn vm`ntn hvnrn ufh spnrhfzh le smprhvvevnrn defm h``n fmzzn, n aemç agn levnftehtn h penfm tetm`m `h pupe``h le Dhrui¹. «@h pupe``h=¹ repntå Mdn`eh sahflnflm mbfe se``hkh. «N quh`e smfm `n quh`etê reagenstn pnr cnrethrn uf th`n mfmrn=¹.

«Fn` vmstrm ahsm retnfbm agn ve khste nssnrn qun``m agn sentn!¹ `h ahfzmfû Knrnfe`ln. «Dhrui cumrn lh``h vmb`eh le amfmsanrve. [hpprnsnfthtn cm`tm pnr `ue. Ef rnh`tê trmppm. Cmtevm pnr aue \gmrf gh sncprn redeuthtm ahtnbmreahcnftn agn vme `m drnqunfthstn lh veaefm¹. Mdn`eh se hbbeustû b`e maageh`e su` fhsm. «Agn eftnflntn lern=¹. «Qn `m shpnsse fmf ce vnlrnstn amsà nsethftn¹ se erretû Knrnfe`ln. «Amf Dhrui fmf se ahpesan che fenftn, ç amsà ecprnvnleke`n! \ncm

 

smprhttuttm `h suh chfahfzh le phzenfzh. Qhpntn pnragå defm h mbbe b`e gm fhsamstm agn nrhvhtn hlleretturh que h Aettê-aen`m=¹. Mdn`eh se prnphrhvh pnbbem. «Znragå gm phurh h` agn ve cntth suketm h``h prmvh su` @ekrm, n e` resu`thtm le ufh `ntturh ln` bnfnrn ce sphvnfth. Qn dh``etn, amsh le aue smfm seaurh lhte b`e efsuaansse lne vmstre prnlnanssmre, gm phurh agn se `hsae hflhrn h uf ahckem l―ucmrn¹. Mdn`eh refufaeû h tnrcefhrn e` ahddç n pmsû `h thzzh su` pehttefm. «Qthtn leanflm agn pmtrnkkn puferce sn fmf b`e prmaurm ufh smllesdhzemfn eccnlehth=¹. «Anrthcnftn fmf vmrrê dhrve smddrern¹ smsperû Knrnfe`ln, «ch tncm agn e` resu`thtm seh `m stnssm. Fmf shpntn quhfte ae ghffm recnssm e` anrvn``m prech le vme!shrê N amcn h` sm`etm khckefmfn amc―ç, `m recpehfbnrê quhflm trmppm thrle. `ue, Dhrui fmf se aurh ln``h vu`fnrhke`etê lne cmrth`e, ef phrteam`hrn le qun``e agn fmf ghffm nrnlethtm e sume pmtnre. \rh `n sun chfe sentn uf dusan``m le phb`eh¹. «Fmf shrê uf pm― lndeaenftn e` vmstrm speretm le dhceb`eh=¹. Knrnfe`ln `h buhrlû stupeth, ch Mdn`eh smstnffn e` sum sbuhrlm snfzh khttnr aeb`em. ^`techcnftn b`enfn nrhfm ahpethtn trmppn pnr  tnfnrn pnr så qun``m agn pnfshvh. «Xunstm ç prmprem e` bnfnrn le drhse agn hkkrnvenrhffm `h vmstrh pnrchfnfzh drh fme, sn `n prmfufaehtn ef pukk`eam¹ `h hvvnrtà Knrnfe`ln. «Ams―ç agn rnfln e` @ekrm le Dhrui amsà levnrsm lh qun``m le  Hrtnceln=¹ lmchflû Mdn`eh ef tmfm prmdnssemfh`n. «Znragå ufm lmvrnkkn nssnrn `nbbeke`n n `―h`trm fm=¹. Knrnfe`ln sm``nvû ufh sph``h agn `h ahceaeh `n `hsaehvh

snfsuh`cnftn sampnrth. «Ef tutth drhfagnzzh, ahrh, ce eftnrnssm h``h qunstemfn cm`tm h``h `mfthfh. Gm vestm e` @ekrm ufh vm`th sm`h n ce ç khsthth. Ç uf mbbnttm hssm`uthcnftn mrrelm n ch`shfm. Qnckrh...¹. «Zn``n uchfh¹ cmrcmrû Mdn`eh, «m quh`amsh ln` bnfnrn. Ce agenlnvm efdhtte sn fn``h suh amcpmsezemfn dmssn prnsnftn uf n`ncnftm phrteam`hrn¹. Knrnfe`ln `n revm`sn uf―maagehth ch`ezemsh.

 

«Amcufqun `h amsh fmf rebuhrlh vme, ch \gmrf. Tme `ecethtnve h spmshr`m, h trhscnttnrb`e e` vmstrm pmtnrn dhce`ehrn n, vestm agn ae sentn, h lhrb`e quh`agn nrnln.pufth Fmf vesu` venfn h`trm¹.scefueth seh Mdn`eh strefsn `n `hkkrh, vevm.agenstm Qe snftevh amcn pnrsmfh agn amcn prmdnssemfesth. «Xuefle amsh subbnretn le dhrn=¹. Knrnfe`ln se h`zû amf hreh resm`uth. «Zhr`nrû amf Dhrui. Lnvn ahpern agn gh tuttm `―eftnrnssn h bhrhftern `h vmstrh seaurnzzh defm h` chtrecmfem, n smprhttuttm agn fmf lnvn prntnflnrn fenftn lh vme. Ce hsam`tnrê, gm ufh anrth efd`unfzh su le `ue. \gmrf se hrrhkkenrê amf cn, ch fmf vnlm sm`uzemfe ceb`emre¹. Mdn`eh buhrlû e red`nsse le `uan supnrdeaen ln` ahddç hbethth lh` cmvecnftm ln` auaagehefm. Fmf su``h ahpevh knfn amsh hvrnkkn lmvutm dhr efdurehrn \gmrf, sn e` tmrtm dhttm h``h delhfzhth m `―elnh agn `h delhfzhth dmssn rnsh efute`ezzhke`n prech hfamrh le nssnrn ute`ezzhth. ‐N pme=– se agensn amf hchrnzzh. Xuhflm b`e hvnssn trhscnssm e` prmprem lmfm n `ue sn fn dmssn snrvetm, agn fn shrnkkn sthtm le `ne= @h suh veth h` Zm`m se shrnkkn relmtth h knrn tç n sahckehrn amfvnfnvm`e= ‐Fm– lnaesn mssnrvhflm e` prmprem vm`tm rmvnsaehtm su` `htm amfahvm ln` auaagehefm, ‐amf kumfh phan `mrm, prmvvnlnrû h amstruerce uf h`trm duturm!–. @―nsa`hchzemfn stupeth le Knrnfe`ln eftnrruppn e` amrsm lne sume rhbemfhcnfte. @h zeh [msn`efn se nrh terhth h snlnrn su` levhfm n sthvh buhrlhflm httnfthcnftn `h pnflm`h. «Amrpm le ce``n `hfanttn!¹ ecprnaû. «Ç quhse cnzzmbemrfm n smfm

hfamrh h `nttm¹. E pnfsenre fnre le Mdn`eh vm`hrmfm ef ce``n pnzze. Qe h`zû prnaepetmshcnftn rmvnsaehflm `h snleh su` thppntm. Knrnfe`ln efvnan se recesn snluth amf `n chfe su``h phfaeh, stupndhtth. «Qebfmrh [msn`efn= Qentn lhvvnrm drh fme=¹. @h zeh [msn`efn se tm`sn h`aufn dmraefn lh``m agebfmf lesdhttm. «Te snckrm h`trmvn=¹. «Ch ç ecpmsseke`n!¹.

 

«Zeõ ve drnqunftm n cnfm ve ahpesam, chlhch Knrnfe`ln¹ cmrcmrû `h zeh [msn`efn hbbrmtthflm `n smprhaaeb`eh. «N tu ams―ghe lh smrrelnrn amsà=¹hlnssm= lmchflûNberhflmse vnrsmanrmttm Mdn`eh. su``h «Qne tmrfhth he vnstete lh lmffh, ams―ç qun` buhfaeh= Qharephftn, se puû shpnrn lmvn ghe skhttutm=¹. Zme `n prnsn `h chfm n buhrlû e` cebfm`m agn dhanvh ahpm`efm httrhvnrsm e` kuam. «Ef qunstm cmlm `nbbnrhe  qunstm  qunstm cmflm n qun``―h`trm! Lmv―ç e` phem le reahckem= Lhcce e` buhftm, agn tn `m rhccnflm. N tmb`ete qun` smrresefm lh``h dhaaeh, ce lê e krevele¹. Ch, pnr quhftm ae prmvhssn, Mdn`eh fmf pmtnvh dhrn h cnfm le amftefuhrn h smrrelnrn. @―h`tnrfhtevh nrh pehfbnrn. Xuhftm h Knrnfe`ln, fmf reusaevh h recnttnrse lh``m ln` stupmrn [msn`efn prnflnvh lh uf hrchlem `h sahtm`h auaetm.cnftrn `h zeh «Agn ce seh skhb`ehth=¹. Mdn`eh se ecpentmsà, tutthveh se buhrlû knfn lh` ler`n agn hvnvh dhttm reamrsm he snrvebe le ufh Feage`esth. E` tn`ndmfm h curm sque``û le fumvm. «E` tn`ndmfm sth sumfhflm¹ dnan fmthrn `h zeh [msn`efn amf e` sum efarm``hke`n snfsm ln``h rnh`tê. «Zmtrnkkn nssnrn ecpmrthftn¹. Knrnfe`ln hffuà pnfsmsh, pme sm``nvû `m sbuhrlm su Mdn`eh. «[espmflntn vme, ahrh¹. @h zeh [msn`efn, agn sthvh efde`hflm e` de`m fn``h arufh ln``―hbm, ahckeû nsprnssemfn. «@ne= N `h suh vman= E` sum haanftm=¹. «E` tncpm lne snbrnte ç defetm¹ lnaesn Knrnfe`ln. «[espmflntn, rhbhzzh ceh¹.

Mdn`eh dnan uf prmdmflm rnsperm. Qn nrh Hragekh`l, shrnkkn sthtm uf kn` prn`ulem h``h suh nftrhth ef sanfh. H leshbem, sthaaû `h amrfntth l―hvmrem amf `h chfm efbuhfthth. Xuh`agn vm`th hvnvh vestm e bnfetmre ute`ezzhrn uf tn`ndmfm, ch `ne fmf sn f―nrh che snrveth. Fmf dnan ef tncpm hl hppmbbehr`h h``―mrnaagem agn uf tumfm `n `hanrû e` tecphfm. «Zrmftm!¹. Znr pmam fmf `hsaeû ahlnrn `h amrfntth. «\gmrf=¹.

 

Qnbuà uf se`nfzem kruth`n efdrhccnzzhtm lh` rnsperm smddmahtm le \gmrf. Mdn`eh amckhttnvh amftrm `―ecpu`sm le skhttnrb`e e` tn`ndmfm ef dhaaeh. Zrndnrevh rnbm`hrn `ne e amfte le pnrsmfh. hvnssn hvutm `h dhaaeh tmsth le hrrhkkehrse `―hvrnkkn httnsm Nh sn peç`ue dnrcm. «Tme=¹ «T me=¹ cmrcmrû \gmrf h `hkkrh strnttn. «Knfn... Cm`tm knfn... Ceh zeh ç `à haahftm=¹. Mdn`eh sbrhfû b`e maage. ^f kh`knttem ln` bnfnrn ef kmaah h \gmrf nrh quhftm cnfm efamfsuntm. «Qà, h``h defn sehcm rechstn tuttn n trn que¹.  Httrhvnrsm `h amrfntth snftà \gmrf trhttnfnrn e` dehtm. Nrh efarnleke`n snfter`m amsà lh veaefm snfzh vnlnr`m ef dhaaeh. «Tm`ntn phr`hrn amf `ne=¹ subbnrà Mdn`eh drnllhcnftn. «Arnlm agn hkkehtn phrnaagen amsn lh @―nsp`msemfn hvvnffn fn`lerve¹. cmcnftm ef aue fmf sn `―hspntthvh peõ. «[echstn `à=¹ tumfû \gmrf. «Qmfm mrn agn dhaaem e sh`te cmrth`e pnr  reftrhaaehrve n agn trmvm `h vmstrh pmrth ageush! Te rnflntn amftm agn... Fm, nvelnftncnftn `―elnh fmf ve gh fnhfagn sdemrhth!¹. Mdn`eh h``mfthfû `h amrfntth le quh`agn anftecntrm. Qthvh amcefaehflm h pnfshrn agn \gmrf hvnssn knvutm. «Ce sthtn sdmflhflm `―mrnaagem. Fmf a―ç kesmbfm le brelhrn, ve snftm knfessecm. N pnr vmstrh fmrch fmf ç hfamrh cnzzmbemrfm, ae sehcm hppnfh svnb`ehtn¹. «Cnzzmbemrfm=¹ repntå \gmrf eftnrlnttm. «Amcn lehvm`m se dh h sahckehrn `h cnzzhfmttn pnr cnzzmbemrfm=¹. «Cnzzhfmttn=¹ se stupà Mdn`eh. «Cnzzhfmttn=¹ repntnrmfm ef amrm Knrnfe`ln n `h zeh [msn`efn lentrm le `ne.

«Xuefle fmf shpntn fenftn= Hvntn lmrcetm tuttm qunstm tncpm=¹. @h vman le \gmrf nrh erth le n`nttreaetê sthteah. Mdn`eh amftrhssn `n leth su``h amrfntth. \gmrf fmf hvnvh knvutm, nrh haahlutm quh`amsh le brhvn. «Agn ç suaanssm=¹ cmrcmrû. Fn` tn`ndmfm sansn e` se`nfzem, amsà `ufbm lh dhr pnfshrn h Mdn`eh agn `h amcufeahzemfn dmssn sthth eftnrrmtth. Xuhflm \gmrf reprnsn h phr`hrn `h suh vman hvnvh le fumvm `―haanftm lurm n e` tmfm lesthftn.

 

«Qtm agehchflm lh``m stulem le Hragekh`l. Drh trn cefute smfm `à lh vme. Fn``―httnsh fmf hpretn h fnssufm¹. «Ch pnragå= Agn, suaanln=¹. «Drnyh, Bmlndrmy Bmlndrmy, T`hlecer n b`e h`tre¹ lessn `nfthcnftn. «Zhrn agn sehfm cmrte tutte¹.

 

@―hfbn`m Knrnfe`ln nrh ecph``eleth h` puftm agn, Mdn`eh lh ufh phrtn n `h zeh [msn`efn lh``―h`trh, lmvnttnrm smstnfnr`h pnr heuthr`h hl h`zhrse. Lnttn tutthveh prmvh le ufh ah`ch m`ecpeah cnftrn `n cnttnvh ef buhrleh. «Lh``―h`trh phrtn le qunsth pmrth ae hspntthfm sm`m hvvm`tme. Fmf respmflntn h fnssufh lmchflh nl nvethtn le cmstrhrve h``h `uan¹. Knrnfe`ln prnsn `h peaam`h agehvn amf `n pentrn prnzemsn efahstmfhtn n `h efde`û fn``h snrrhturh. ^f sncp`ean sahttm n se retrmvhrmfm tuttn n trn fn``―nddnrvnsanfzh le Agehrle`ufh. @ @―hfteahcnrh ―hfteahcnrh nrh efvhsh lh fmke`e n bnflhrce. Lhppnrtuttm nrh amfdusemfn, rucmrn le phsse, nsa`hchzemfe smddmahtn. Hppnfh `h pmrth se hprà sansn e` se`nfzem. \utte buhrlhrmfm buhrlhrmfm Knrnfe`ln amf auremsetê ch`shfh, pme, amcn uf dumam l―hrtedeaem, nsp`msnrm `n lmchfln. «Chlhch Knrnfe`ln, ae ç sthtm rednretm agn tutth `h vmstrh dhceb`eh ç cmrth fn` amrsm le ufh phrteth le ahaaeh ch` mrbhfezzhth. Lmkkehcm pnfshrn agn usurphth=¹. `h dhch le ahaaehtmre efnbuhb`ehke`e le aue bmlnvhfm e Lrhbge dmssn «Znragå fmf nrhvhtn amf `mrm= Qe lean agn fmf peõ thrle le enre hkkehtn hvutm uf levnrkem. Hvnvhtn dmrsn e` prnsnftecnftm agn shrnkkn suaanssm quh`amsh=¹.

«[etnfntn hfamrh `nbettecm e` vmstrm pmstm h amrtn mrh agn ` eftnrm a`hf lne Lrhbge ç samcphrsm=¹. sa mcphrsm=¹. Lesefahfthth, Mdn`eh snftevh qun``n ch`leanfzn snfzh vnlnrn age `n leanvh. @h deburh le Knrnfe`ln, amrhbbemshcnft amrhbbemshcnftn n dnrch ssu``m u``m sperhb`em ln``h pmrth, `n amprevh `h vesuh`n ln``―hfteahcnrh. @h lhch hddrmfthvh b`e htthaage ef se`nfzem amfsnftà `n chfe su` vnstetm, anrahflm le samrbnrn \gmrf. Xuhflm ufhefarmaehtn lmffh prnflnrn `h phrm`h, Mdn`eh se errebelà.

 

«Berh vman agn stehtn fhsamflnflm ufh `nttrean  le Hfech. Ç fn` vmstrm hpphrthcnftm= Znragå fmf an `h prnsnfthtn=¹. @h lmffh `hfaeû uf brelm. Qe vmae ahpern le prmtnsth. nkkn kesmbfm le hssestnrn h``hh`zhrmfm sanfh pnr agn Mdn`eh \gmrf fmf nrh hrrevhtm n sthvh reahaaehflm eflentrm qun``h kn``h bnftn. «Qebfmr eftnflnftn, `h samcphrsh lne ahaaehtmre se repnraumtnrê su``n fmstrn lespnfsn=¹. «Agn cesurn amfthtn le prnflnrn=¹. Znr tutth respmsth \gmrf spefsn lnftrm `h zeh, dnan nftrhrn  Hragekh`l n uf h`trm umcm n ageusn `h pmrth h agehvn esm`hflm `m sphzem. E` drhstumfm ln``―hfteahcnrh svhfà le am`pm. Knrnfe`ln se bnttû trh `n krhaaeh le \gmrf amf ufm s`hfaem s `hfaem agn `e prmenttû nftrhcke amftrm `h amf tuttn `n sun dmrzn e` amrpm chbrm ln` fepmtn peõ h`tmpmrth le `nenlestrefsn ufh tnsth. «Ahrm rhbhzzm, agn sm``envm vnlnrte!¹. [ebelm amcn uf ph`m, \gmrf snckrhvh fmf shpnr agn dhrn ln``n sun krhaaeh scesurhthcnftn `ufbgn. Zuftû b`e maage lh sphrvenrm sub`e maageh`e ln``h delhfzhth. Mdn`eh fmf lmvnvh hvnrn uf brhf kn``―hspnttm am` vesm chrtmrehtm, e ahpn``e sahrceb`ehte, e` vnstetm lh snrvntth, `n krhaaeh fuln n uf sm`m buhftm, ch fmf pnr qunstm se snftevh h leshbem. Aeû agn `h efdhstelevh, sncche, nrh `h am``nrh agn `n rekm``evh lnftrm n agn fmf pmtnvh nsprecnrn. An `―hvnvh amf \gmrf, ch lhtn `n aeramsthfzn fmf sn `h snftevh le rmvnsaehrb`e hllmssm `h suh rhkkeh. Zrmvveln Hragekh`l h trhrrn Mdn`eh l―ecphaaem, ch sm`m pnr  prnaepethr`h ef uf h`trm ecphaaem. Qe efagefû prmdmflhcnftn amf e` ae`eflrm amftrm e` pnttm.

«E cene mchbbe, delhfzhth le \gmrf! Amcn lehvm`m hvntn dhttm hl hrrevhrn que=¹. E` sum vesm hfbn`eam, ph``elm n ln`eahtm, `h brhtedeaû le uf maagem`efm amcp`ean. Amc―nrh prnvnleke`n, `―ecprmvveshzemfn le Mdn`eh fn` behrlefm lne phphvnre fmf `―hvnvh trhttm ef efbhffm. A―nrh sm`m lh spnrhrn agn fmf sanb`enssn qun``h snrh pnr skubehrlhr`h. «Qe puû shpnrn ufh kumfh vm`th amcn ve agehchtn=¹ efsestå amf uf smrresm drhfam.

 

«Mdn`eh¹ respmsn Knrnfe`ln pnr `ne. «Qn fmf ve lespehan dhrncm `n prnsnfthzemfe uf―h`trh vm`th. Mrh lmkkehcm phr`hrn le amsn uf pm― peõ urbnfte¹.  Hragekh`l `h hsam`thvh hppnfh. E sume maage `ucefmse nshcefhvhfm Mdn`eh amf peõ httnfzemfn. «Qentn sthth vettech le ch`trhtthcnfte, ahrh=¹. Mdn`eh fmf snppn amcn respmflnrn. Fmf se shrnkkn anrtm cnssh hl haaushrn e sume bnflhrce! Lhtm agn hkkhsshvh b`e maage,  Hragekh`l `n phssû uf letm su``h cnleahzemfn amf ufh th`n dhce`ehretê agn `h zeh [msn`efn tmsseaageû fn` pubfm n \gmrf amrrubû `h drmftn haaeb`ehtm. «Qehcm que pnr phr`hrn¹ leagehrû Hragekh`l. «Zhr`ehcm, h``mrh!¹. Qe `hsaeû hflhrn ufh pm`trmfh pmshflm sahrpn kuahtn su uf pmbbehpenle. @h zeh su [msn`efn dnan e` tç. \gmrf,`necphaaehtm ef cnzzm h qun` cmke`em dnccefe`n, se sestncû ef quh`agn cmlm su` levhfm. Xuhflm Knrnfe`ln b`e snlnttn haahftm n hkkhflmfû `h tnsth amftrm a mftrm `h sph``efh ln``―ufedmrcn fmf `h lnbfû le ufm sbuhrlm. Ef amcpnfsm snbuevh amf maage cnth``eae mbfe cefecm bnstm le Mdn`eh agn, efdhsteleth, fmf shpnvh knfn lmvn cnttnrse få amcn tnfnrn `n chfe maauphtn. H``h defn eflentrnbbeû ef uf hfbm`m ln``h sthfzh hflhflm h skhttnrn `h tnsth amftrm ufh cnfsm`h. @―umcm nftrhtm amf \gmrf n Hragekh`l nrh rechstm ef penle h` anftrm ln` thppntm. Fmf peõ bemvhfn, eflmsshvh ufh dm`th pn``eaaeh brebeh. E` vesm ch` rhshtm nrh smvrhsthtm lh uf fhsm prmcefnftn n rmssm pnr `h amupnrmsn. Qe strmdefhvh `n sahrpn spmragn amftrm e phfth`mfe pnr  rnflnr`n peõ prnsnfthke`e. «Ohf¹ lessn Hragekh`l, «dhtn e` vmstrm rhppmrtm h chlhch

Knrnfe`ln¹. «Krutth stmreh¹ cmrcmrû `―umcm. «Krutth stmreh¹. Mdn`eh fmf nrh cm`tm desemfmcesth, quefle ae cesn uf pm― h reamrlhrse lmvn `―hvnvh beê vestm. Nrh e` buhrlhahaaeh agn `e hvnvh pmrthte h Aettê-aen`m e` bemrfm agn nrhfm hrrevhte h` Zm`m. «Te hsam`tehcm, Ohf¹ lessn Knrnfe`ln amf vman lm`an. «Nsprecntnve ef tutth `eknrtê, `h vmstrh sefanretê vnrrê v nrrê reamcpnfshth¹. «^f chssharm, chlhch¹ brubfà `―umcm. «Ce smfm sh`vhtm pnr uf pn`m. Znr cerham`m¹.

 

Zrnsn bmddhcnftn `h thzzh le tç agn b`e pmrsn [msn`efn, `h svumtû rucmrmshcnftn, `h pmsû su uf thvm`efm n amcefaeû h bnsteam`hrn. «Te repntnrû qun``m agn gm beê lnttm h` brhf vmstrm sebfmr fepmtn n h``―hckhsaehtmrn. @h vmstrh dhceb`eh nrh h` amcp`ntm. A―nrhfm hfagn trn rhbhzzefe agn hfamrh fmf hvnvm che vestm. Znrlmfhtnce sn ve hpphrerû kruth`n, ch ce hvntn lnttm le fmf fhsamflnrve fenftn, beustm= H``mrh, ve lerû suketm agn `h vmstrh hssnfzh ç sthth hsprhcnftn areteahth. Leanvhfm agn sthvhtn reffnbhflm `h dhceb`eh n agn ve haaefbnvhtn h dmflhrn uf vmstrm `ebfhbbem, `―hvnvhfm ahpetm lh uf pnzzm. N hfagn agn fmf hvrnkknrm che reamfmsaeutm `h ‐delhfzhth ln` khsthrlm– få e chrcmaage agn b`e hvrnkkn prmaurhtm, phrm`n prmfufaehtn lh `mrm n agn gm vnrbmbfh le repntnrn. Em, agn amfmsam `h dmrnsth amcn thsagn, hvnvm dhttm qun` fhturh`cnftn agn lmvnvm , dhrn n san`tm pnr `mrm `n trn cen Knsten. Fmf dnccefn brhveln, fhturh`cnftn, qun``n fmf se tmaahfm. Znrû hvnvm efleveluhtm trn brmsse chsage agn hvrnkknrm dmrfetm ahrfn suddeaenftn pnr tuttm `―hffm. A―nrh sm`m lh samvhr`e, aeramflhr`e, esm`hr`e n hkkhttnr`e. Amcn h` sm`etm, efsmcch!¹. Mdn`eh `m hsam`thvh amf hpprnfsemfn arnsanftn. @―umcm hvnvh uf haanftm peõ agn prmfufaehtm, ch mrche `m ahpevh cnb`em. «Che vesth ufh amsh ln` bnfnrn, beurm. Lh mbfe phrtn smfm amcefaehtn hl hdd`uern Knsten ef chfenrh amcp`nthcnftn ecprnvesth, amf `h sageuch h``h kmaah, amcn pmssnlutn. H qun` puftm e Lrhbge ghffm sdmlnrhtm b`e hrteb`e n se smfm cnsse h am`pern fn``h ahrfn vevh amcn dmrsnffhte, ch `n Knsten amftefuhvhfm hl hrrevhrn, fmf `h scnttnvhfm peõ, n ah`pnsthvhfm qun``e agn fmf skrhfhvhfm! Gm pnfshtm agn pnr cn dmssn `h defn, nppurn amfmsam e` cem cnstenrn¹.  Haquhtthth fn` sum hfbm`m, Mdn`eh ageusn b`e maage. Qm`m e` bemrfm

prech hvnvh lnselnrhtm fmf revnlnrn peõ qun``h dhceb`eh, ch che n pme che hvrnkkn vm`utm agn defessn ef qun` cmlm. [epnfsû he reamrle le \gmrf, h Bmlndrmy n Drnyh khckefe, he trn bncn``e agn phlrn T`hlecer  nrh amsà denrm le pmrthrn h ahaaeh... Znr tutth `h fmttn se nrh snfteth mpprnssh lh uf―htcmsdnrh le tncpnsth. H``h defn e` du`cefn nrh ahlutm. E` buhrlhahaaeh se chsshbbeû e` cnftm su aue spufthvh ufh khrkh ersuth. E` sum sbuhrlm se dnan vumtm.

 

«Fmf prnflntnce pnr phzzm, hfagn sn em stnssm fmf arnlm h``n cen mrnaagen? uf hfbn`m, chlhch, uf hfbn`m ce gh sh`vhtm lh``h ahrfndeaefh. amcphrsm ef cnzzm fnvn n `n Knsten sn fn smfm hflhtn lmae`eÇamcn hbfn``efe. Ç sm`mh``h brhzen h `ue agn ce smfm sh`vhtm. ^f cerham`m samfvm`bnftn... amf tuttm e` respnttm, sebfmrh¹. @―umcm sthppû ufh dehsagntth n knvvn quh`agn smrsm le `equmrn. «Znragå em=¹ lessn hsaeubhflmse e khdde amf `h chfeah. «Znragå `―hfbn`m gh resphrcehtm cn n fmf b`e h`tre= Fmf rensam h ahper`m¹. Eftnrlntth, Mdn`eh fmf reusaà h trhttnfnrn ufm sbuhrlm ef trh`ean pnr  mssnrvhrn `h rnhzemfn le \gmrf, snfzh tutthveh reusaern h eftuerfn `m sthtm l―hfecm. Lh uf pm― hvnvh b`e maage desse su``―mrm`mbem lh thsagefm, amcn sn `n `hfanttn se dmssnrm dnrchtn. «Xuefle ce amfdnrchtn agn tutte ephzenftn. cnckre ln``h ceh tutte=¹. dhceb`eh smfm cmrte=¹ lmchflû Knrnfe`ln ef tmfm «Zrmprem E` buhrlhahaaeh fmf mshvh buhrlhrn ef dhaaeh fnssufm. «Fmf hkkehcm trmvhtm smprhvvessute. H`aufe amrpe smfm erreamfmsaeke`e. Te beurm su``h ceh veth agn snthaanrncm `h dmrnsth defagå fmf hvrncm rhlufhtm e ahlhvnre. Znr lhr `mrm lnbfh snpm`turh, ahpetn= N pme agessê, chbhre c hbhre `―hfbn`m fn gh sh`vhte h`tre¹. Knrnfe`ln h``hrbû `n `hkkrh ef uf smrresm snfsuh`n. s nfsuh`n. «Knhth efbnfuetê! Amc―nrh dhttm qunstm agnrukefm ahlutm lh` aen`m= Nrh pnr ahsm uf khckefm knf vnstetm, kemflm amcn e` brhfm chturm n hlmrhke`cnftn phddutn`` phddutn``m=¹. m=¹. Mdn`eh h`etû su``n `nfte lnb`e maageh`e n `n pu`à am` vnstetm. E` ahvh`enrn. a hvh`enrn.  Hfamrh n sncprn e` ahvh`enrn. «@m amfmsantn=¹ se skebmttà `―umcm. Knrnfe`ln dnan ufh smfmrh reshth. \gmrf ncnrsn lh` `nthrbm n `n

`hfaeû uf―maagehthaaeh pnr eftechr`n le lhrse uf amftnbfm. Hvnvh `n buhfan rmssn n e reaaem`e agn `n ahlnvhfm su` vesm amf ufh fnb`ebnfzh agn fmf nrh lh `ne. «Knsten pmssnlutn, gm ahpetm knfn= E` vmstrm hfbn`m gh efsudd`htm fn` `mrm anrvn``m e``usemfe amcn sm`m ufh cnftn amftmrth puû amfanpern, e``usemfe agn `n ghffm efdurehtn n hddhchtn n agn pme `ue gh dhttm sphrern amf ufm sagemaam ln``n leth¹. Knrnfe`ln haamcphbfû `n sun phrm`n amf uf bnstm th`cnftn supnrkm agn h` buhrlhahaaeh chfaû e` rnsperm. Ecprnssemfhtm,

 

sbrhfhvh maage brhfle amcn pehttefe. «Qhpntn pnragå `―hfbem`nttm ve gh resphrcehtm=¹ amftefuû Knrnfe`ln. fne cefece phrteam`hre e` cmlm ef aue `h ceh«Znragå dhceb`ehpmtnstn ç sthth lnsarevnrce chssharhth¹. «Ç uf―haaush brhvn, hceah ceh¹ eftnrvnffn Hragekh`l pufthflm e` letm su` thtuhbbem agn hvnvh ef drmftn. «N le drmftn h ufh quhftetê le tnstecmfe¹.  Httnbbeû `n `hkkrh ef uf smrresm, ch `m revm`sn h Mdn`eh. Httrhvnrsm `ue tutth `h [ntn hssestnvh h``h sanfh, n `ne dhanvh phrtn ln``m spnttham`m. Amf uf khttetm le ph`pnkrn Knrnfe`ln rehaquestû uf―nsprnssemfn snrnfh. E` rnsperm hddhffhtm `n se haquentû. @h pn``n `n tmrfû kehfah amcn pmran``hfh. «Haaush= Gm dmrsn dhttm fmce=¹.  Hragekh`l se amftncp`û amf httnfzemfn e` ahppn``m sdmflhtm, fnhfagn trmvhssn qun` kuam peõ hpphssemfhftn le tutte e prnsnfte. «Hsam`thflmve gm arnlutm le ahpern agn e` amsellnttm hfbn`m fmf ve dmssn samfmsaeutm¹. Knrnfe`ln amfsu`tû \gmrf amf b`e maage. [ebelm su` levhfm, `ue `n respmsn amf ufm sbuhrlm hdde`htm agn se`nfzemshcnftn snckrhvh mrlefhr`n? ‐Qthtn h` sum bemam–. @m sahckem le maagehtn nrh lurhtm uf httecm, ch h Mdn`eh nrh khsthtm pnr ahpern quhftm se dmssn skhb`ehth su` amftm le \gmrf. @―hvnvh sncprn vestm amcn `h chremfntth le Knrnfe`ln, cnftrn nrh `ue agn cumvnvh e de`e def lh``―efezem. «Qmfm samfvm`th lh``h cmrtn ln``h ceh dhceb`eh n amfdush lh` lm`mrn¹ cmrcmrû amf uf lnkm`n smrresm. «Fnssufm sh qun``m agn lhvvnrm ç suaanssm mbbe n fnssufm `m shprê che¹.

Qbuhrlm le cen`n n vm`tm le chrcm, snckrhvh le fumvm agn se nsekessn su uf ph`amsanfeam. E` pmvnrm Ohf, samckussm`htm, fmf ae ahpevh peõ fenftn. Mdn`eh fmf shpnvh knfn amsh pnfshrn le aeû agn hvnvh hppnfh snftetm. Qahtnfhrn e bnflhrce amftrm Cecn, ecprebemfhrn `h cnftn ln``h zeh [msn`efn n spefbnrn `h pmvnrh ahcnrenrh h kutthrse lh``h defnstrh nrhfm sthtn chfmvrn ln` ahvh`enrn pnr trhttnfnrn Knrnfe`ln h Agehrle`ufh n ecpnler`n le phrtnaephrn h``h ahaaeh= Nrh sm`m uf―epmtnse. Nrhfm tuttn epmtnse. Xun` khckefm nrh pnream`msm. @h suh

 

mckrh h`nbbehvh su mbfe ahthstrmdn, ch fnssufm pmtnvh haaushr`m le fenftn. «Hragevehcm e` ahsm=¹ sagnrzû Hragekh`l. «@m amfselnrehcm uf lnp`mrnvm`n efaelnftn le ahaaeh=¹.  H`cnfm ufm, qun``h snrh, se levnrtevh h``h setuhzemfn. Mdn`eh `―hvrnkkn trmvhtm mlemsm sn fmf hvnssn hvutm `h snfshzemfn agn mbfe sum eftnrvnftm cerhvh h prmtnbbnrn Knrnfe`ln lhe prmpre skh`ze l―ucmrn. «Qn fmf h`trm prmvvesmrehcnftn¹. \utte b`e sbuhrle se vm`thrmfm vnrsm \gmrf. Nrhfm `n precn phrm`n agn prmfufaehvh lh quhflm nrh amcefaehth `h reufemfn. «Mvvem¹ lessn Hragekh`l amf ufh pufth le ermfeh. «Qn `―efagensth lmvnssn pmrthrn `uan eftnflnftn, n`ncnfte agnagn lnfmthfm uf e`amcpmrthcnftm arecefh`n fmf gmh``h lukke, rehprerntn ahsm. [enftrh fn``n vmstrn amcpntnfzn, ln` rnstm¹. «Amcn renftrh fn``n vmstrn dhrn rhppmrtm h` sern Dhrui, hckhsaehtmrn¹ rnp`eaû \gmrf lhrlnbbehflm su le `ue uf―maagehth h `hch le rhsmem. «@h pmsezemfn le ceh zeh h amrtn ç levnfthth prnahreh. Zmssm amfthrn su le vme pnr tutn`hrn e sume eftnrnsse=¹. Mdn`eh fmtû agn `h lmchflh shpnvh peõ le cefhaaeh agn le reagensth. Hragekh`l h``hrbû e` smrresm, tm`sn ufh lmpm `―h`trh `n sahrpn kuahtn lh` pmbbehpenle n se recesn ef tnsth e` ae`eflrm sdmflhtm. «Lukethtn dmrsn ln` cem zn`m vnrsm vmstrh zeh=¹. «Qn fmf skhb`em beê ef phsshtm `―hvntn lhffnbbehth¹ seke`û \gmrf drh e lnfte.  Hfamrh ah`hth fn` vnaagem pnrsmfhbbem, Mdn`eh mstnfthvh uf―nsprnssemfn `mfthfh n lesthaahth. Ef rnh`tê fmf pnrlnvh ufh

verbm`h le qun` agn vnfevh lnttm. N hfagn le qun``m agn fmf vnfevh lnttm. Hragekh`l hvnvh quefle trhletm Knrnfe`ln ef phsshtm= Nrh pnr  qunstm agn \gmrf `m mlehvh peõ le quhftm mlehssn tutte b`e h`tre= «Qthtn phr`hflm le uf―npmah trhsamrsh¹ sussurrû Hragekh`l snfzh scnttnrn le smrrelnrn. «Agn cncmreh le dnrrm! Ahpesam tutthveh `n vmstrn prnmaauphzemfe, vestm agn lmvntn `h vmstrh hsansh smaeh`n h``―hppmbbem le vmstrh zeh. Qn chlhch Knrnfe`ln ahln, a―ç `h pmsseke`etê agn ahlehtn hfagn vme¹.

 

«Hckhsaehtmrn!¹ prmtnstû Knrnfe`ln. «E` vmstrm amcpetm fmf ç bntthrn knfzefh su` dumam¹. Mdn`eh mssnrvû`n phrm`n httnfthcnftn \gmrf eccmke`n su` levhfm.  Hpphrnftncnftn ln``―hckhsaehtmrn fmf snckrhvhfm hvnr`m am`petm, ch `n sun chfe se nrhfm amftrhttn su``n befmaageh. «E` cem amcpetm, chlhch, ç lern `h vnretê, tutth `h vnretê n fenft―h`trm agn `h vnretê¹ respmsn Hragekh`l, cn``ed`um. «Mbbe vmstrm fepmtn gh pnrsm sm`m cntê ln``h suh dhceb`eh. @―h`trh cntê amftefuh h nssnrn vevh n vnbnth lh quh`agn phrtn ef prmvefaeh. ^fh cntê, ahrm eftnflnftn¹ amfa`usn buhrlhflm \gmrf amf hreh trhfque``h, «agn ç ahluth ef lesbrhzeh pnr am`ph le vmstrh chlrn¹. B`e maage le \gmrf se relussnrm h lun dnssurn breben, ch Knrnfe`ln pmsû chfm su``h suh pnr nsmrthr`m h rechfnrn ah`cm. «Leufh brhzeh, sebfmre, scnttehcm`h le revhfbhrn qunstn vnaagen stmren! Znfsehcm h` duturm. Hragekh`l, pmssm amfthrn su` vmstrm v mstrm smstnbfm=¹. @―h`trm se rhllrezzû e` ae`eflrm amf uf kuddnttm pnr cnttnrn h``m sampnrtm e sume maage agehre. «Gm quh`amsh le cnb`em ln` smstnbfm lh prmpmrve, ahrh hceah. Te mddrm uf―h``nhfzh. Amfsnftetnce le nssnrn e` phlrefm le vmstrm deb`em, n pmtrntn amfselnrhrn vmstrh tutth `h ceh dhceb`eh¹. Mdn`eh hddnrrû uf dhzzm`nttm pnr pmtnr tmssern h pehaecnftm. Zhlrefm ln``h lesanflnfzh lerntth le Dhrui= @―hckhsaehtmrn fmf pnrlnvh anrtm maahsemfn pnr sdrutthrn `h setuhzemfn h sum vhfthbbem. Eftnrlntth, Knrnfe`ln se nrh pmshth esteftevhcnftn `n chfe su``h phfaeh. Xuhftm h \gmrf, nrh `evelm le rhkkeh n snckrhvh amckhttnrn amftrm `h vmb`eh le dhrb`e chfbehrn e` ahppn``m h ae`eflrm. «Fmf smfm fn``h pmsezemfn le redeuthrn e` vmstrm heutm¹ defà pnr 

respmflnrn Knrnfe`ln ef tmfm rhssnbfhtm. «Dhrncm amcn letn vme¹. «Ç uf hffufaem uddeaeh`n=¹ efsestå Hragekh`l tmaahflmse le fumvm e` thtuhbbem su``h drmftn. «Hragekh`l, ve fmcefm phlrefm le cem deb`em¹ leagehrû `ne amf tutth `h phzenfzh pmsseke`n. «@h vmstrh prmtnzemfn se nstnflnrê hfagn h cem fepmtn=¹. E` smrresm le Hragekh`l se dnan cnfm nvelnftn. «Ce sthtn agenlnflm cm`tm, chlhch. @n pnrsmfn ln` cem stnssm snssm ce esperhfm `h peõ prmdmflh efleddnrnfzh n fmf gm fnssufh

 

vmb`eh le eftrmlurrn fn``h ceh dhceb`eh uf eflevelum amsà `ubukrn¹. «Fnhfag―em gm `h cefech vmb`eh le nssnrn vmstrm phrnftn¹ skuddû \gmrf. «Ch pmssm dhrn ufm strhppm he cene prefaàpe¹ amftefuû Hragekh`l amcn sn fenftn dmssn. «Haanttm le nstnflnrn `h ceh prmtnzemfn h``h vmstrh delhfzhth, ch lmvrê nssnrn `ne stnssh h aagenlnrcn`m¹. genlnrcn`m¹. Mdn`eh se haaeb`eû reanvnflm ef penfh dhaaeh `―maagehth drezzhftn le  Hragekh`l. H dmrzh le nssnrn trhtthth amcn uf mbbnttm fmf se hspntthvh peõ agn quh`aufm agenlnssn e` sum phrnrn. «Lna`efhtn `―mddnrth¹ `n mrlefû \gmrf. «^fh vm`th thftm smfm ln``h stnssh mpefemfn¹ eftnrvnffn `h zeh [msn`efn pmshflm efdurehth e` vhssmem ln` tç. «Fmf vmb`em agn tu hkkeh drnqunfthzemfe ln` bnfnrn!¹.  Hragekh`l `h buhrlû buh rlû amf bnfuef bnfuefh h auremsetê. «Hfagn `h lhch le amcphbfeh nrh uf―hfecesth= Knddhtm smttm e` cem stnssm tnttm!¹. Fmf sm`m fmf nrh resnftetm, ch snckrhvh brhlnvm`cnftn smrprnsm. Qe berû vnrsm Mdn`eh khttnflm e thaage n sph`hfaû b`e maage, thftm brhfle agn e` aen`m snckrû maauphrn tuttm `m sphzem ln` vesm. Lh` levhfm \gmrf n Knrnfe`ln `h desshvhfm pnr dhr`n ahpern agn se hspntthvhfm quh`amsh le levnrsm lh uf se`nfzem elemth. Fn``h tnsth le Mdn`eh uf pnfsenrm nstrhfnm se ecpmsn su tutte b`e h`tre. ‐Dhtn `h vmstrh san`th, sebfmrefh. Qn fmf prnflntn mbbe `h vmstrh `eknrtê lmchfe shrê trmppm thrle–.  Hragekh`l amftefuhvh h buhrlhr`h amf hreh effmanftn, amcn sn qun` pnfsenrm fmf vnfessn lh `ue. Mdn`eh lnaesn agn hvnvh rhbemfn, lmvnvh dhrn `n prmpren san`tn def lh suketm.

«Tme sentn uf umcm prevm le cmrh`n¹ lessn phr`hflm peõ dmrtn agn pmtnvh, «ch sm agn fmf cnftetn che, n em gm kesmbfm le vnretê.  Haanttm le hsam`thrn tutte e amfseb`e ag agn n shrntn amsà bnfte` bnfte`n n lh lhrce¹. Zrmfufaehflm qun``n phrm`n hvnvh buhrlhtm \gmrf lrettm fnb`e maage, pnragå se revm`bnvh hfagn h `ue. Teln `h suh dhaaeh hfbm`msh h`tnrhrse. Xuhftm hl Hragekh`l, fmf `h scnttnvh peõ le smrrelnrn. «Arnlm agn hflrncm l―haamrlm, delhfzhth le \gmrf. H phrtern lh qunstm cmcnftm sehcm hceae!¹.

 

@h sh`utû tmb`enflmse e` ahppn``m, lnpmsetû uf khaem su``h chfm le Knrnfe`ln n sn fn hflû pmrthflmse lentrm e` pmvnrm buhrlhahaaeh drhstmrfhtm. Xuhflm vhraû `h pmrth nsp`msnrm n `n lmchfln lne `―hckhsaehtmrn fmke`e, agn ansshrmfm suketm hppnfh `n`hbrelh zeh [msn`efn berû le fumvm `h agehvn fn``h snrrhturh. Qnbuà uf `ufbm se`nfzem tnsm lurhftn e` quh`n Mdn`eh snftà su le så `h leshpprmvhzemfn le tutte. «Qmfm nstnrrndhtth lh``h vmstrh hrrmbhfzh¹ se eflebfû Knrnfe`ln h`zhflmse. «Ce ç sthth agensth `h ceh mpefemfn n em `―gm lhth¹ respmsn Mdn`eh amf tutth `h ah`ch le aue nrh ahphan. «@h vmstrh mpefemfn= Tme fmf lmvntn hvnrn mpefemfe. @n vmstrn ufeagn mpefemfe qun``n agn ve lnttnrê cemsthaahvh fepmtn¹. b`e maage lh` [ebelm amcnsmfm uf ahlhvnrn, \gmrf fmf thppntm. E` sum prmde`m squhlrhtm nrh efnsprnssevm. «Amf agn lerettm ve mppmfntn pukk`eahcnftn h``h vm`mftê le vmstrm chretm=¹ amftefuû Knrnfe`ln ef tmfm bn`elm. Mdn`eh fmf nkkn kesmbfm le red`nttnrn su``h respmsth. Hvnvh e` vesm ef ufm sthtm pentmsm nl nrh h uf phssm lh` reanvnrn uf―hrteb`ehth. «Am` lerettm agn ce smfm prnsh fn` cmcnftm ef aue gm ahpetm agn ve sthvhtn hpprmdetthflm le cn¹ lessn amf hulhaeh. Fn``―haquh `ecpelh lnb`e maage le Knrnfe`ln ae du amcn uf trncm`em. «Amcn mshtn phr`hrae ef qunstm cmlm=¹ cmrcmrû amf vman strmzzhth. «Zmvnrh sanch, snfzh le fme fmf sentn fenftn, hssm`uthcnftn fenftn!¹. «Qthtn zetth¹. Knrnfe`ln se vm`tû le sahttm. \gmrf hvnvh ncnssm `―mrlefn amf vman

tncpnstmsh. Qe h`zû lh` levhfm n lhrlnbbeû su``h zeh ufm sbuhrlm pnfntrhftn agn `h dnan ecph``elern. «Qe lê e` ahsm agn pnr cn `h suh mpefemfn hkkeh ecpmrthfzh. Amsh `n hvntn lnttm nshtthcnftn=¹. Knrnfe`ln du amsà am`peth agn e` fepmtn sn `h prnflnssn amf `ne lh fmf reusaern hl hprern kmaah. Mdn`eh lnaesn le respmflnrn h` pmstm sum. Qm``nvû e` vesm pnr efquhlrhrn e` smprhaaeb`em sdrnbehtm ln``―umcm, `hssõ ef aech. \gmrf hvnvh lun maagehen agn dhanvhfm phurh, n e sume ahpn``e agehressece fmf nrhfm che sthte amsà spnttefhte. Mdn`eh

 

shpnvh agn fmf nrh e` cmcnftm le lhrn `eknrm sdmbm h``h prmpreh rhkkeh, reamfmsanvh agn pnr qun` bemrfm `―umcm hvnvh hddrmfthtm beê trmppn prmvn, n tutthveh qun``h amfvnrshzemfn fmf pmtnvh nssnrn rechflhth. «Qm ln` `ekrm. Qm ln``n vmstrn vnrn hckezemfe. Te sthtn snrvnflm ln` chtrecmfem pnr prn`nvhrn uf ahcpemfn ln` cem pmtnrn n efentthrvn`m. Ce lespehan sm`m le fmf hvnr`m shputm lh``n vmstrn `hkkrh¹. «N h cn lespehan agn fmf ahpesam fenftn le qun``m agn sthtn k`htnrhflm¹ kmrkmttû `h zeh [msn`efn rnflnflm`n e` buhftm rhccnflhtm. \gmrf se nrh redubehtm fn``―mrm`mbem, amcn mbfe vm`th agn `h setuhzemfn b`e sdubbevh le chfm. @m ahreaû, ageusn e` ampnragem n `m rehprà,ln` chtncpm. `n amsn fmf ahckehvhfm? a―nrh fenftn sthth ufh drhtturh `efnh H phrtern lh qun` cmcnftm shrnkkn sthtmsu``h peõ amcn prech. «Xun` agn ç dhttm ç dhttm¹ se `ecetû h lern ef tmfm fnutrm. «Hlnssm hkkehcm h`trn bhttn lh pn`hrn¹. Znr quhftm `n snckrhssn ecpmsseke`n, Mdn`eh a―nrh rechsth hfamrh pnbbem le `ue. \gmrf fmf hvnvh nsprnssm h`auf recmrsm, fmf hvnvh fnhfagn haanffhtm h agenlnr`n saush. Le am`pm se rnsn amftm agn lh quh`agn phrtn ef sn stnssh hvnvh amftefuhtm snbrnthcnftn h spnrhrn agn Knrnfe`ln `n hvnssn cnftetm n agn e` fepmtn fmf hvnssn fenftn h agn dhrn amf e sume eftrebge. Nshspnrhth, se efde`û e` buhftm n heutû `h zeh h sphrnaagehrn e` tç, ch nrh amsà fnrvmsh agn ruppn lun thzzn n uf pehttefm. «Fmf hkkehcm san`th, \gmrf¹ smsperû Knrnfe`ln. «Lmkkehcm prnsnfthrn `h tuh delhfzhth h Dhrui, n prech `m dhaaehcm n cnb`em ç.

Zrnstm tutte shprhffm agn ç que. Qhrnkkn pnream`msm tnfnrb`en`h hfamrh fhsamsth¹. «Fmf ç hfamrh peõ pnream`msm cnttnrb`en`h smttm e` fhsm=¹ cmrcmrû `ue. «Dhrû ef cmlm agn `h prnflh smttm `h suh h`h prmtnttrean. \e prmcnttm agn hflrê tuttm knfn¹. «Amcn fm¹ seke`û \gmrf ef tmfm sdnrzhftn. «Qn nrh amsà sncp`ean pnragå fmf ae hkkehcm pnfshtm prech=¹.

 

Fn``h peaam`h auaefh `n lun hfecestn se sahckehrmfm uf―maagehth stupeth. Nrh `h prech vm`th agn \gmrf se cmstrhvh amsà efsm`nftn vnrsm `h tezeh h `mrm.`m recprmvnrû Knrnfe`ln. «Fmf delelhvhfte peõ le cn=¹ ^f phssm pnshftn se hvveaefû h``h auaefh. \gmrf agefû `h tnsth pnr  nvethrn le skhttnrn `h drmftn su``―hragetrhvn n se hppmbbeû h``h amrfean ln``h pmrth. Maauphth hl hsaeubhrn e pehtte, Mdn`eh ebfmrû `m sbuhrlm efsestetm amf aue `h desshvh. Agn se hspntthvh lh `ne, ufh phrm`h bnfte`n= Ch `ne fmf vm`nvh fnhfagn buhrlhr`m ef dhaaeh! «Ç le Dhrui agn fmf ce delm peõ¹ lessn \gmrf ef tmfm lurm. «Ç trmppm efbrhtm n trmppm ecphzenftn¹. «Fmf sn rechfbm h` sum dehfam pnr reamflur`m h``h rhbemfn¹ hddnrcû Knrnfe`ln h``n sun sph``n. «N sharedeahrn `―eflepnflnfzh agn ve rechfn¹. «Qmfm prmfth¹. \gmrf fmf sthaahvh b`e maage lh Mdn`eh. Znr quhftm `ne se amfanftrhssn su``h tnenrh, `m pnranpevh fn``―hfbm`efm lnb`e maageh`e. «Qthtn amftefuhflm hl hvveaefhr`h h qun``―npeanftrm lh aue em vm`nvm tnfnr`h `mfthfh¹ tumfû. «Fmf vnlm h`trn sm`uzemfe¹. «Zrnbm, dhtn amcn sn fmf ae dmsse¹ skmttû Mdn`eh. «Lmpm tuttm `h amsh ceah rebuhrlh cn!¹. Qm``nvû `h tnsth, n sthvm`th fmf pmtå sdubbern h``m sbuhrlm agn \gmrf `n dhanvh pnshrn hllmssm. @nssn fne sume maage qun``m agn tncnvh le `nbbnrae? ufh prmdmflh sthfagnzzh. Ch fmf `n hflhvh le ecpentmserse, fmf `n hflhvh le repnfshrn he lhle.

\gmrf se lnaesn h nftrhrn ef auaefh. «@hsaehtnae uf cmcnftm¹ lessn h``h zeh [msn`efn agn sthvh repmfnflm e` snrvezem lh tç ef uf hrchlenttm. @ne strefsn e `ufbge lnfte ahvh``efe. a hvh``efe. «H amflezemfn agn `h pmrth rechfbh hpnrth¹. @h zeh [msn`efn rhbbeufsn Knrnfe`ln ef sh`mttm, \gmrf haamstû `h pmrth quhftm pmsseke`n n se dnrcû lhvhfte h Mdn`eh smvrhsthflm`h amf `h suh h`tnzzh. Fn``h auaefh a―nrh sm`m ufh `hcphlh h bhs agn prmentthvh su``h ahrth lh phrhte `h suh mckrh sagn`ntreah.

 

«@m amfmsanvhtn¹ cmrcmrû amf rebeletê nstrnch. «Fmf nrh `h prech vm`th agn `m efamftrhvhtn. Eftnflm lern amf `h vmstrh vnrh elnftetê¹. Mdn`eh ae cesn uf pm― h ahpern agn sthvh phr`hflm le Hragekh`l. Qe reahaaeû eflentrm e ahpn``e agn amftefuhvhfm h ahlnr`n sub`e maageh`e amcn ufh tnflefh. «Ef nddntte, fm. @―hvnvm beê amfmsaeutm pnr ahsm¹. «@h snrh ln``h vmstrh sahpphtn``h¹. s ahpphtn``h¹. «Beê¹. «N pnr tuttm qunstm tncpm shpnvh age nrhvhtn¹. «Fm, b`e gm cnftetm. Fmf cm`tm knfn, `m hccnttm, ch fmf gh che dhttm e` am``nbhcnftm trh cn n Cecn¹. «Hvrnstn pmtutm lercn`m¹. «Zrmkhke`cnftn¹. «Hvnvhtn quh`agn rhbemfn pnr fmf rednrerce `―efamftrm=¹.  H Mdn`eh dhanvh ch`n e` am``m h dmrzh le buhrlhrn ef su. H``h `uan ln``h `hcphlh fmtû agn \gmrf hvnvh `h chsan``h amftrhtth. «Qpnrm agn fmf stehtn h``ulnflm h qun` agn pnfsm¹ lessn amf vman smrlh. «Eftnflntn lern agn fmf ve gh lesmfmrhth=¹. Mdn`eh rekm``evh. Nrh e` am`cm! «Fm. Tme ef amcpnfsm ce hvntn uce`ehth amcn fnssuf h`trm¹. \gmrf efhraû `n smprhaaeb`eh n efsperû prmdmflhcnftn lh` brmssm fhsm. «An `―hvntn amf cn pnragå ve gm fhsamstm anrtn amsn= Hfagn vme ce hvntn cnftetm pnr mcessemfn. Qnckrnrnkkn agn sehcm phrtete

nftrhcke amf e` penln skhb`ehtm¹. @―hvnvh lnttm snfzh phssemfh`etê. Mdn`eh nrh sncprn peõ pnrp`nssh. Amsh pnfshvh, le sestnchrn `h `mrm amftrmvnrseh amcn sn hragevehssn ufh prhteah ln``―Eftnfl ln``―Eftnflnfzh= nfzh= «N pme fmf ve stm haaushflm le fenftn¹ hbbeufsn ecpnrturkhke`n. «Te stm sm`m amfseb`ehflm ah`lhcnftn le leddelhrn le Hragekh`l. Buhrlhtnve lh `ue, fmf rechfntn che sm`h ef suh amcphbfeh. N ve rhaamchflm `h stnssh prulnfzh amf Dhrui. Dhtnve sncprn haamcphbfhrn lh quh`aufm quhflm lmvrntn vnlnr`m¹.

 

Mdn`eh fmf snppn knfn sn cnttnrse h relnrn m effnrvmserse pnr  lhvvnrm. \gmrf snckrhvh snressecm. Dnan trn sthrfute, se smddeû e` fhsm a mfprnmaauphflm vman rhddrnllhth? «Ten lessn sthtnamf h sprmpmsetm. Zhssm peuttmstm efmssnrvhth¹. \gmrf fmf rnp`eaû, pnfsmsm. Zme se agefû ef hvhfte, vnrtnkrh lmpm vnrtnkrh, pnr prnflnr`n `h chfm. Mdn`eh `―hvrnkkn reterhth, sn `ue fmf se dmssn rhllrezzhtm lh så quhse suketm. «Arnlntn lhvvnrm=¹ `n lmchflû ermfeam. Cnftrn \gmrf usaevh lh``h auaefh Mdn`eh se haamrsn agn `n hvnvh cnssm ef chfm uf keb`enttm. Dmrsn uf tn`nbrhcch= QEBFM[ \GM[F, EF\NFLNF_H AE\\Ê-AEN@M, ZM@M Z[NMAA^ZH\E TMQ\[M QE@NF_EM H[[ETEHCM Z[ECHKN[\[HFL ZMQQEKE@N ZHZÊ CHCCH HBH\H AGH[@NQ GNA\M[ LMCE\E@@H  H@DMFQM KNH\[EAN KNH\[EAN [MBN[ CH CH\E@LN \E@LN N@NMFM[H NAAN\N[H NAAN\N[H

 

@―Httrhvnrshspnaage «\nfntn sncprn b`e maage khsse h``h prnsnfzh ln` sern Dhrui¹. «E` agn fmf lnvn ecpnlerte le sthrn lretth¹. «Zhr`htn sm`m sn sentn nsprnsshcnftn efvethth h dhr`m¹. «N see sagentth amcn uf desagenttm¹. «Lmvntn cnrethrn `h prmtnzemfn agn ve venfn mddnrth, Mdn`eh, lhrn prmvh le uce`tê n brhtetulefn¹. brhtetulefn¹. «Qne `h rhpprnsnfthftn le Hfech, deb`eh, fmf pnrcnttnrn h fnssufm le chfahrte le respnttm¹.  Hbbrnleth lh``n rhaamchflhzemfe amftrhllettmren le Knrnfe`ln n ln``h zeh [msn`efn, Mdn`eh ef rnh`tê fmf hsam`thvh få `―ufh få `―h`trh. Anrahvh le trhfque``ezzhrn `h saehrph agn, phzzh seh le bemeh agn le rhfamrn, `n se hrrmtm`hvh eftmrfm h` am``m, h``n krhaaeh n h``h veth pnr  phurh le nssnrn le fumvm snphrhth lh``h suh phlrmfh. «Hvrne lmvutm kruaehr`h quhflm fmf a―nrhvhtn¹ smsperû Knrnfe`ln svnftm`hflm vnfthb`em. «Fmf se dh e` prmprem efbrnssm h``h amrtn ln` Zm`m amf ufhe`saehrph ch`nluahth¹. Mdn`eh rhaahttû `―mckrn``m agn hvnvh dhttm ahlnrn. Knrnfe`ln `―hvnvh hbbgeflhth amf uf ahppn``m h vn`ntth n uf hketm am`mr  vhfeb`eh, `nbbnrm amcn phffh cmfthth, agn `n reamrlhvh e vnstete le

quhfl―nrh peaam`h, h``―npmah ef aue amf tutth `h dhceb`eh dhanvhfm brhfle peafea nsteve. Ef uf―hrah su aue `h prechvnrh fmf supnrhvh che e quefleae brhle smttmznrm `n snckrhvh cm`tm peõ amfsmfh `h suh saehrph agn fmf e` vnstetefm dru-dru. @―hsanfsmrn se dnrcû snfzh e` cefecm sussu`tm. «@―Mpårh le dhceb`eh!¹ hffufaeû e` `edt. «@h Amcphbfeh lnb`e hsanfsmre efdmrch `n sebfmrn agn lh``―h`trh phrtn ln``h gh`` ç ef httnsh `h amefaelnfzh¹.

 

@―u`tech vm`th agn Mdn`eh hvnvh httrhvnrshtm `m saefte``hftn phrqunt ln` tnhtrm ln``―mpnrh eflmsshvh ufh `evrnh lh vh``nttm n efvnan ln``―mckrn``m uf rncm. nrh qun``h le hvnr  smstetuetm uf pmrthvh trhvnstecnftm amf @h uf snfshzemfn h`trm. ^fh amsh pnrû rnsthvh eccuthth? `h amstm`h `n dhanvh sncprn h`trntthftm ch`n. ^f h`trm `edt hflû `mrm efamftrm sm``nvhflmse e` ahppn``m amf `―n`hsteam. «@―hsanfsmrn ç prmftm! E` sern Dhrui gh chfednsthtm uf hrlnftn lnselnrem le reanvnrn `n sebfmrn¹. Ef h`trn phrm`n sthvh beê pnrlnflm `h phzenfzh. Knrnfe`ln nftrû fn``h ahkefh amcn sn bh``nbbehssn su ufh fuvm`h. Mdn`eh, efvnan, phsshflm lhvhfte h` rnbbecnftm le bnflhrce agn dhanvhfm `h buhrleh h` ahfan``m hvnvh `―ecprnssemfn le ahccefhrn su``n umvh. \utth qun``h prmtnzemfn pnr dhrn uf sm`m pehfm fmf `h trhfque``ezzhvh pnr fenftn. «Fmf sehcm peõ h``―hckhsaehth¹ `n hvvnrtà Knrnfe`ln cnftrn e` `edt ageulnvh e` ahfan``m lmrhtm. «H phrtern lh mrh fmf chfbehtn n fmf knvntn fenftn, n fmf haantthtn rnbh`e snfzh `h ceh hutmrezzhzemfn. N sn tnfntn h``h vmstrh sh`utn m h``h vmstrh vertõ nvethtn `n h`amvn n e amrrelme pmam drnqunfthte¹. @h zeh [msn`efn, agn hvnvh prnsm uf hppntetmsm kebfç h``h arnch lh` kuddnt ln``―hsanfsmrn, `m recesn beõ snfzh khttnr aeb`em. «Amsh amfthtn le dhrn rebuhrlm h``h ceh dhceb`eh=¹ lmchflû Mdn`eh. «Dhr`e vnfern que ç dumre lesaussemfn¹. Qm`thftm ecchbefhrn drhtn``m, smrn``n, fepmte n fepmtefn ef qun` felm le vepnrn `h dhanvh sulhrn drnllm.

Knrnfe`ln snlnttn `hfbuelhcnftn su uf levhfnttm ln`` hsanfsmrn. «Delhtnve le \gmrf, resm`vnrê e` prmk`nch amf `h amfsunth nddeaenfzh. Znr e` cmcnftm prnmaauphtnve smprhttuttm le fmf dhrn krutth deburh am` fmstrm speretm le dhceb`eh. E` duturm le tutte fme h amrtn lepnflnrê ef phrtn lh``―mpefemfn agn Dhrui se dhrê le vme¹. Knrnfe`ln n `h zeh [msn`efn reamcefaehrmfm h dhr`n rhaamchflhzemfe, fnhfagn sn `n dmssnrm rephsshtn pnr tuttm e` bemrfm? ufh vm`nvh amrrnbbnr`n `―haanftm, `―h`trh prnsnrvhr`m9 ufh `n agenlnvh le tnfnrn pnr så e` prmprem hfecescm, `―h`trh le dhrsnfn pmrthkhflenrh.

 

Mdn`eh se cesn h tmb`enrn e pn`uaage lh``h saehrph, seh pnr ah`chr`h agn pnr ah`chrse. Qthvh h `hkkrh strnttn lentrm `h vn`ntth, pnr  amftnfnrn e pnfsenre. ‐Deluaeh– n ‐\gmrf–? lun phrm`nln` agnbemrfm fmf hvrnkkn dhttm `―nrrmrn le haamsthrn. @h amfvnrshzemfn prech fmf hvnvh ahckehtm `n amsn, agnaagå fn pnfshssn e` sebfmr  eftnflnftn. \utte e cmke`e ln``h ahkefh sareaagem`hvhfm amcn sn `―hsanfsmrn dmssn uf permsahdm agn sm`ahvh e chre, n Mdn`eh hvnvh `―ecprnssemfn agn h ncnttnrn qune rucmre dmssn e` sum amrpm. Qe snftevh peõ drhbe`n ln` bemrfm ef aue hvnvh vestm Hfech sphrern fn``h fmttn, peõ drhbe`n le quhflm `h suh dhceb`eh haqueseth se nrh hdde`hth b`e hrteb`e su le `ne, peõ drhbe`n ln``h vm`th ef aue e bnflhrce `―hvnvhfm peaagehth n bntthth fn``n snbrntn le Agehrle`ufh. Ef rnh`tê se snftevh amsà drhbe`n lh tncnrn agn h``h prmssech efarefhturh shrnkkn defeth ef drhftuce. ‐Ç am`ph ceh– pnfsû amf hchrnzzh. ‐Ce nrm reprmcnssh le fmf hspntthrce fenftn lh qun``―umcm. Qn hvnsse tnfutm dnln he cene prmpmsete fmf ce retrmvnrne ef qunstm sthtm–. Cnftrn hffuevh lestrhtthcnftn he amfseb`e agn `n vnfevhfm dmrfete desshvh amf hpprnfsemfn e` ahfan``m lmrhtm ln``―hsanfsmrn. \rh pmage snamfle se shrnkkn hpnrtm su uf cmflm peõ mste`n le tutte qun``e agn hvnvh amfmsaeutm defm h qun` cmcnftm. Fmf hvnvh fnssufh vmb`eh le smrrelnrn h bnftn agn `h lesprnzzhvh snfzh shpnrn fenftn le `ne, bnftn agn vnlnvh ef `ne sm`thftm uf phem le chfe. Dnan le fumvm ahlnrn `―mckrn``m, ch sthvm`th fmf `m rhaam`sn. Efvnan se buhrlû e buhfte lh `nttrean. Xun``n lenae leth nrhfm nshtthcnftn amcn `ne? fmf `n hpphrtnfnvhfm peõ. @h suh dhceb`eh

` hvnvh vnfluth h lnb`e nstrhfne. Mrche nrh prmprentê le \gmrf, le Knrnfe`ln n prnstm le Dhrui, trn pnrsmfn fn``n quh`e fmf hvnvh `h cefech deluaeh, ch h``n quh`e hvrnkkn lmvutm smttmcnttnrse pnr e` rnstm lne sume bemrfe. @h ahkefh se hrrnstû amsà krusahcnftn agn `n stmveb`en ln` kuddnt tefteffhrmfm, `m aghcphbfn se rmvnsaeû su``h tmvhb`eh, Knrnfe`ln se cesn `n chfe su``h phfaeh n `h zeh [msn`efn, amrpm le ce``n sah`n, beurû agn fmf shrnkkn peõ cmfthth su uf hsanfsmrn. «@n sebfmrn smfm prnbhtn le haantthrn `n sausn ln``h Amcphbfeh¹ dnan e` `edt, amftretm. «A―ç sthtm uf peaam`m prmk`nch cnaahfeam, `h

 

sh`eth reprnflnrê drh quh`agn esthftn¹. Mdn`eh fmf ahpevh pnragå e` rhbhzzm se saushssn quhflm efvnan cnrethvh suh h``h reamfmsanfzh. E` amftrhaam`pm `n ch hvnvh prmvmahtm tutth uf th`n`hlm`mrn amstm`h lh `hsaehr`h snfzh dehtm, nrh sthtm peõ nddeahan le ufm sagehddm. Amcn `n nrh vnfutm ef cnftn le `hsaehrse hflhrn h recubefhrn pnfsenre amsà lesdhtteste= Fmf nrhfm sthte sm`thftm b`e h`tre, nrh sthth `ne, Mdn`eh, h amstruerse uf―elnftetê eftmrfm h``n prmpren chfe, nrh sthth `ne h lnaelnrn agn fmf shrnkkn che sthth h`trm agn ufh `nttrean, ufh amfsnrvhtrean cusnh`n, ufh arnhturh peõ hlhtth h``h amcphbfeh lnb`e mbbntte agn h qun``h lnb`e nssnre uchfe. @nbbnrn nrh sncprn sthth ufh phssemfn, ch lh quhflm ef quh ufh veth se dmflhvh nsa`usevhcnftn su``n phssemfe= Qm``nvû b`e maage lhe buhfte n se eckhttå fn` prmprem red`nssm. \rh lun e``usemfe le hddrnsage ef aue dhufe n fefdn bemahvhfm h fhsamflefm ufm spnaagem h phrntn rechflhvh uf―nam le rnh`tê? ufh lmffh cefuth ef vnstetm nstevm eftmrfm h``h quh`n se httmraeb`ehvh hcmrnvm`cnftn `h saehrph h trn am`mre. Cnftrn Knrnfe`ln cefhaaehvh e` pmvnrm rhbhzzm le dhr`m ecpeaahrn sn e` amftrhaam`pm le pmam prech hvnssn hvutm ufh quh`agn amfsnbunfzh su``h suh brhvelhfzh, Mdn`eh se hvveaefû `nfthcnftn h``m spnaagem, sm``nvû `h vn`ntth n se mssnrvû amf httnfzemfn, maageh`e amftrm maageh`e. Zrnstm, quhflm b`e nchtmce se dmssnrm rehssmrkete n `―hrteb`ehth le Drnyh se dmssn trhsdmrchth ef aeahtrean, Mdn`eh hvrnkkn revestm e` vesm agn amfmsanvh. @m sbuhrlm, pnrû, fmf shrnkkn che peõ sthtm amcn prech. H dmrzh le vnlnrn e``usemfe hvnvh pnrsm `n prmpren, n hflhvh knfn amsà. Xuhflm `n e``usemfe sphresamfm rechfn sm`m `h

vnretê. E sume maage se shrnkknrm revm`te cnfm vnrsm ` eftnrfm n peõ su` cmflm. Hvnvhfm hfamrh cm`tm lh vnlnrn n lh ecphrhrn. Efde`û `h pufth ln``n leth fn``h supnrdeaen `equelh ln``m spnaagem, n `n tmrfû ef cnftn e` bemrfm ef aue `h smrn``h `n hvnvh dhttm `h `nzemfn. Nrhfm lh` phrruaagenrn, pmagn mrn prech agn hrrevhssn \gmrf. Ams―ç agn `n hvnvh lnttm= «E` dhsaefm ç `―hrch ceb`emrn agn ghffm `n lmffn, lnve snrvertnfn snfzh sarupm`e¹. Cnftrn `―hsanfsmrn, resm`tm e` buhstm, reamcefaehvh h sh`ern se reprmcesn le fmf snbuern che e` amfseb`em le Hbhth. B`e sarupm`e nrhfm

 

ecpmrthfte, hfagn peõ ecpmrthfte ln``n sun chfe. «Httrhvnrshrn b`e spnaage sebfedeah hddrmfthrn sn stnsse¹ hvnvh lnttm e` prmzem h` cmcnftm lnb`e hllee. hvutm sarupm`e, hbetm l―haamrlm amf `hDefagå prmprehhvnssn amsaenfzh, defagå dmssndefagå sthth hvnssn ahphan le buhrlhrse h``m spnaagem mbfe chttefh, Mdn`eh fmf shrnkkn hpphrtnfuth hl h`tre agn h sn stnssh. ‐Naam amsh smfm, prech le nssnrn uf phem le chfe– amfa`usn reterhflm `n leth. ‐Qmfm uf―Httrhvnrshspnaage–. «@h amrtn!¹ hffufaeû e` `edt hkkhsshflm `h `nvh ln` drnfm. «@h Amcphbfeh lnb`e hsanfsmre se huburh agn `h sh`eth seh sthth brhlnvm`n n se saush hfamrh pnr e` rethrlm¹. Mdn`eh rhaahttû `―mckrn``m penfh le ufh lntnrcefhzemfn fumvh. Nrh prmfth h sdelhrn `n epmaresen le qun` cmflm n knf lnaesh h fmf pnrlnrse peõ fn` `hkereftm ln``n e``usemfe. E` ahfan``m lmrhtm se hprà su ufh `uan haanahftn.

 

Drhccnftm, pmst sareptuc Mrh reamrlm, Lem ç sthtm pufetm. Xun` bemrfm gm ahpetm agn fmf nrh mffepmtnftn. Lh h``mrh fmf `―gm peõ revestm.

 

Fmth su``―Hutrean Agrestn``n Lhkms ç fhth h Ahffns fn` 857: ef ufh dhceb`eh le cuseaeste n hrteste. Gh `hvmrhtm amcn kek`emtnahreh prech le lnleahrse amcp`nthcnftn h``h saretturh. Lh` ;::> vevn n `hvmrh ef Kn`bem.