Grushenka - Anonimo

 

  Aruscbhnd, trbs vbjbs muobr bstä jihs`ebrdei, bhtrb fis dl`j`ihdeis d fd f`tbrdturd brút`jd, jimi uhi eb fis f`kris mäs m`stbr`isis eb fd c`stir`d ebf brit`smi. Zu ir`abh jihst`tuyb dÿh dcird uh ardh bh`amd pdrd fis bstue`isis bh fd mdtbr`d. Hi ikstdhtb, Aruscbhnd sb cd s`tudei bhtrb fis jfäs`jis ebf aàhbri. Zu supubsti dutir, uh dhúh`mi rusi, cdkríd bsjr`ti, bh fd sbauhed m`tde ebf s`afi S\@@@, bstd k`iardlíd eb uhd s`brvd rusd d pdrt`r eb uhis eijumbhtis cdffdeis pir àf bh fis drjc`vis ebf Ebpdrtdmbhti eb Wif`jíd eb Misjÿ. Bh fd prbsbhtdj`úh eb bstd be`j`úh sb ebsjr`kbh fis ebkdtbs susj`tdeis bh Ijj`ebhtb bh bf mimbhti eb su pukf`jdj`úh bh Buripd. Fds dvbhturds brút`jds eb Aruscbhnd bstäh bstrbjcdmbhtb v`hjufdeds d su jihe`j`úh eb s`brvd bh fd [us`d ebf s`afi S\@@@, dsí jimi d fd trdybjtir`d eb su bslubrzi, pr`mbri pir sikrbv`v`r, fubai pir f`kbrdrsb y, mäs tdreb, pir `hebpbhe`zdrsb eb fd bsjfdv`tue. Zu c`stir`d bmp`bzd bh bf mimbhti bh qub uh dr`stújrdtd s`h bsjrÿpufis fd jimprd pdrd bf sbrv`j`i eb su bspisd. Urds supfdhtdr d bstd bh fd sdt`sldjj`úh eb fds hbjbs`edebs sbxudfbs eb su dmi, Aruscbhnd, rbpue`ded, bmprbheb uhd sbr`b eb dvbhturds d juäf mäs pbjuf`dr? ebseb su pdsi pir uhd t`bhed eb mieds, qub hi bs mäs qub fd tdpdebrd pdrd uh hbaij`i mujci mäs fujrdt`vi, cdstd su bmpfbi bh uh bstdkfbj`m`bhti eb kdôis eb vdpir, eiheb ebkb sdt`sldjbr fds jdpr`jcisds dl`j`ihbs eb jf`bhtbs eb dmkis sbxis, su v`ed bs uh jiht`hui dprbhe`zdob eb fds bxtrdôbzds sbxudfbs y eb fd ps`jifiaíd eb sus e`st`htis dmis. Bstd bxpbr`bhj`d fd jifijd l`hdfmbhtb bh s`tudj`úh eb bmpfbdr tied fd dstuj`d eb qub bs jdpdz pdrd dfjdhzdr pir l`h su dutihimíd? sb jihv`brtb bh eubôd eb uhi eb fis mäs jàfbkrbs pristíkufis eb Misjÿ.

 

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Aruscbhnd  Urbs vbjbs muobr bWuk r4.4 ndrpdhtd  72.47.4:

 

Uítufi ir`a`hdf? Aruscbhnd Dhúh`mi, 40:: Urdeujj`úh? Sdv`br [iv E`sbôi eb pirtded? rismdr14 Be`tir e`a`tdf? ndrpdhtd bWuk kdsb r4.7

 

Aruscbhnd, trbs vbjbs muobr Aruscbhnd, trbs vbjbs muobr  cd jihst`tu`ei eurdhtb dr`is uhd pbsde`ffd pdrd fis dl`j`ihdeis d fd

f`tbrdturd brút`jd, fis k`kf`úl`fis y fis bstue`isis ebf aàhbri. Wirqub hde`b dÿh ciy cd pie`ei dsbaurdr sí bstb f`kri bs rbdfmbhtb ikrd eb uh dutir rusi, dhúh`mi, kdsdei bh fd v`ed eb uh pbrsihdob rbdf eb mbe`deis ebf s`afi S\@@@, tdf jimi sb prbsbhtd bh fd pr`mbrd vbrs`úh y be`j`úh `hafbsds, i k`bh uhd hivbfd dpújr`ld, lruti eb fd `mda`hdj`úh eb uh tdf O.E., m`stbr`isi pbrsihdob qub, sbaÿh dl`rmd, trdeuoi df `hafàs, pukf`jú y e`luhe`ú bstd ikrd bh fis pdísbs dhafisdoihbs. Zbd judf sbd su ir`abhAruscbhnd tbst`mih`i cdebpdsdei uhd s`brvd lirmd eb eb fd k`iardlíd hivbfded, «oubai¾ f`tbrdr`i d sbrrusd yd uhbhjfäs`ji f`tbrdt urd f`tbrdturd brút`jd. i prieujti eb uh Jih bf l`h eb qub bf fbjtir ouzaub pir sí m`smi, rblbr`rbmis dquí juäf cd s`ei fd c`stir`d eb bstb f`kri d pdrt`r ebf mimbhti bh qub Aruscbhnd lub e`vufadei pir pr`mbrd vbz bh Buripd. Bf ; eb bhbri eb 40:: sdf`ú d fd fuz bh uhd `mprbhtd lrdhjbsd eb E`oih fd pr`mbrd be`j`úh `hafbsd eb Ucrbb t`mbs d Qimdh, Aruscbhnd , trdeuj`ed ebf rusi y pukf`jded ardj`ds d uh j`uededhi hirtbdmbr`jdhi, rbs`ebhtb bh Wdrís, qub l`rmd l`rm d jih fds bh`amät`jds ``h`j`dfbs h`j`dfbs «O.E.¾. Bh Bh fd pirtde`ffd ebf títufi, pubeb fbbrsb fd s`au`bhtb lrdsb djfdrdtir`d? «C`stir`d eb uhd oivbh s`brvd rusd ebsjr`td d pdrt`r eb uhis eijumbhtis cdffdeis bh fis drjc`vis sbjrbtis eb fd Wif`jíd rusd y bh drjc`vis pr`vdeis eb k`kf`itbjds itrd päa`hd, ebe`jdtir`d Udh`d¾, trdhsjr`k`mis? sbau`ed eb uh «v`boi privbrk`i rusi¾, rusds¾. bsjr`ti Bh pr`mbri bh rusi,l`aurd fubaiuhd bh `hafàs, juyd«D trdeujj`úh «Rhd muobr rusd bs trbs vbjbs muobr¾. Bh fd s`au`bhtb pirtde`ffd, bhjihtrdmis fis jràe`tis ebf f`kri rbedjtdeis eb fd s`au`bhtb lirmd? Mbmirdk`f`d

@MW[BZI bh E`oih, Lrdhj`d. @FRZU[DJ@IHBZ eb uh oivbh rusi rbs`ebhtb bh Wdrís qub ebsardj`dedmbhtb ebkb pbrmdhbjbr bh bf dhih`mdti. FD BE@J@ÚH bstä jimpubstd eb 377 bobmpfdrbs, eb fis qub 577 bstäh ebst`hdeis d fis Bstdeis Rh`eis y ;27 d Ardh Krbtdôd. Fis 427 rbstdhtbs, humbrdeis eb 4 d 427, sbräh e`str`ku`eis bh bf Jiht`hbhtb. Df eirsi, bh päa`hd pdr, pubeb fbbrsb, hi s`h j`brti ebsjihj`brti, bf s`au`bhtb tbxti? RH@IH EB [BWßKF@JDZ ZIJ@DF@ZUDZ ZI\@ÀU@JDZ ZI\@ÀU@ JDZ làh`x rioi hdj`ei ebf äau`fd hbard fd vbraöbhzd ebod fuadr d fd afir`d. BF WRBKFI [RZI? A[DHEB, KÄ[KD[I, KÄ[KD[I, @MW[B\@Z@KFB @MW[B\@Z@ KFB

 

Tub bstb f`kri, [bjiredheii fi qub cd s`ei, [bjiredhe Wbrm`td jimprbhebr mboir Fi qub bs. O. E.

Z`aubh bf prúfiai eb O.E. y bf supubsti prúfiai d fd sbauhed be`j`úh rusd, lbjcded bh N`bv, bh 4310. ¹Tu`àh brd O.E.9 Zbaÿh àf m`smi sbôdfd bh su prbldj`i, uh oivbh bstue`dhtb eb Wr`hjbtih (RZD), rbs`ebhtb bh Wdrís, dre`bhtb dem`rdeir eb fd hdrrdt`vd rusd y, df pdrbjbr, dÿh mäs eb fd bxpbr`bhj`d v`v`ed pir fd R[ZZ ebspuàs eb fd [bvifuj`úh eb Ijtukrb. Uiei bffi, fi `hj`td d v`dodr d fd Rh`úh Ziv`àt`jd d pr`hj`p`is eb fis dôis trb`htd, eiheb duh pbqubôi arupi eb drt`stds b `htbfbjtudfbs fb rbjim`bhed fd fbjturd eb Aruscbhnd. ¹Tu`àh brd Aruscbhnd9 Bh bf supubsti prúfiai d fd be`j`úh rusd eb N`bv, his `hlirmdh qub Mdedmb Aruscbhnd Wdwfivsn lub uh pbrsihdob jàfbkrb bh bf Misjÿ muhedhi eb mbe`deis ebf s`afi S\@@@. D rdíz eb uh dsbs`hdti, sb v`i `hvifujrded bh uh jdsi qub pieíd jimprimbtbr su jdrrbrd jimi dem`h`strdeird eb ebtdffb uhi eb dfis mäs ldmisis pristíkufis fd kdoi j`uede. Wdrd ebmistrdr `hijbhj`d, hdrrú jih tiei fd Wif`jíd su dzdrisd v`ed eb s`brvd s`eb brvd bf eim`h`i eb hikfbssuy zdrbs. Df pdrbjbr, bstb tbst`mih`i, qub sb jihsbrvd tiedvíd, sbaÿh e`jbh, bh fis drjc`vis eb fd Wif`jíd misjiv`td, lub rbjia`ei pir uh k`úardli dhúh`mi qu`bh cdkríd rbedjtdei fd vbrs`úh qub ffbaú d mdhis eb O.E. eurdhtb eurdhtb su bstdhj`d bh Misjÿ. Dcird k`bh, hde`b bh h`hauhd pdrtb sbôdfd juähei sb bsjr`k`ú bf f`kri, eúheb, h` bh quà j`rjuhstdhj`ds sb pukf`jú fd pr`mbrd be`j`úh. Udmpiji sb his `hlirmd bh quà k`kf`itbjd pÿkf`jd i pr`vded sb bhjubhtrd bh fd djtudf`ede bf mdhusjr`ti ir`a`hdf, i k`bh, eb cdkbr s`ei ebstru`ei àstb, dfaÿh bobmpfdr eb fd j`tded sbauhed be`j`úh. Wir itrd pdrtb, brue`tis dl`j`ihdeis d fd Brút`jd, tdhti hirtbdmbr`jdhis jimibfrusis, cdh @hebx `hvbst`adei pirWr suic`k`tirum jubhtd hi súfi bh fis pr`hj`pdfbsBrjdtäfiais eb ikrds brút`jds, ebseb jàfbkrb F`krirum Wric`k`t irum   cdstd bf [ba`stbr il Brit`j it`j Kiins , s`hi tdmk`àh bh fds mÿft`pfbs K`kf`itbjds Hdj`ihdfbs i uh`vbrs`tdr`ds eb RZD y Buripd, s`h bhjihtrdr jihstdhj`d dfauhd eb bstd ikrd. Dfauhis eb bstis m`smis brue`tis, vbrsdeis hi súfi bh f`tbrdturd rusd, s`hi tdmk`àh bh c`stir`d, cdh `htbhtdei ebmistrdr, pih`bhei bh bv`ebhj`d ardvbs brrirbs c`stúr`jis, uh ardh ebsjihij`m`bhti eb fds jistumkrbs rusds ebf s`afi S\@@@  y fds mÿft`pfbs `hjiharubhj`ds cdffdeds trds uh bxdmbh dtbhti eb Aruscbhnd, qub bstd ikrd hi cd pie`ei eb h`hauhd mdhbrd sbr bsjr`td pir uh rusi y mbhis dÿh pir uh rusi ebf s`afi S\@@@. Cdh `hvbst`adei `hjfusi fd abhbdfiaíd eb fis dpbff`eis dr`stijrät`jis eb fis hikfbs qub j`rjufdh pir fd hivbfd s`h cdffdr rdstri dfauhi eb su bx`stbhj`d bh fd [us`d eb fd àpijd. Cdh prikdei jih dkuhedhj`d eb ebtdffbs juäfbs sih bstis brrirbs> pir bobmpfi, bh fd ebsjr`pj`úh eb trdobs `hjihjbk`kfbs bh dqubf s`afi (y, bh jdmk`i, lrbjubhtbs uh s`afi ebspuàs) y, sikrb tiei, ebf trdti bhtrb dmi y s`brvi y eb fd v`ed sij`df bh abhbrdf. Itris dôdebh d bstis draumbhtis bf qub fd sbauhed pdrtb ebf títufi, i sbd «trbs vbjbs

 

muobr¾, supubstdmbhtb `hsp`rdei ebf privbrk`i rusi trdhsjr`ti bh fd pirtde`ffd eb fd be`j`úh `hafbsd eb 40::, hi t`bhb rdzúh eb sbr, pubs bstb bst b privbrk`i odmäs bx`st bx`st`ú `ú bh [us`d. Wbri supihadmis, jimi mujcis fi cdh cbjci yd, qub Aruscbhnd  bs uh f`kri brút`ji eb uh dutir rusi. Zupihadmis, jimi tdmpiji rbsuftd ebsjdkbffdei supihbr supihbr,, qub, ebk`ei d fd rbprbs`úh y fd pbrsbjuj`úh eb fds qub cdh s`ei víjt`mds bh tieis fis t`bmpis fds ikrds eb íheifb brút`jd, àstd cdyd tbh`ei, jimi tdhtds itrds, qub simbtbrsb d fds fbybs eb fd jfdhebst`h`ede? rbbe`j`ihbs dprbsurdeds y ebsju`ededs, rbtijdeds, «dedptdeds¾, dkrbv`deds, qub djdkdh pir ebsl`aurdr bf ir`a`hdf. Wiebmis tdmk`àh supihbr qub Aruscbhnd, d trdvàs ebf t`bmpi y eb sus pis`kfbs mÿft`pfbs rbbe`j`ihbs, cdyd s`ei be`tirbs bf `htbhti eb qub bf fbjtir eb su àpijd sb s`ht`brd mäs«miebrh`zded¾ `ebht`l`jdei hi pir súfisus jihe`st`htis bf pbrsihdob, s`hibhtdmk`àh y sikrb tiei jih su bhtirhi. Bsti oust`l`jdríd fis brrirbs c`stúr`jis y fds `hjiharubhj`ds. Z`h bmkdrai, hi jd`admis bh bf bhadôi eb jrbbr qub bstds supis`j`ihbs sih sul`j`bhtbs pdrd dsbaurdr qub Aruscbhnd bs uhd k`iardlíd dutàht`jd ebf s`afi S\@@@, jimi fi dl`rmd bf prifiau`std eb fd sbauhed be`j`úh eb N`bv. Wbri sí his pbrm`tbh `mda`hdr fd pis`k`f`ede eb uhd ikrd eb l`jj`úh, bsjr`td bh lirmd eb k`iardlíd, «truji¾ pir fi ebmäs muy lrbjubhtb bhtrb bsjr`tirbs brút`jis. P, jimi tieis sdkbmis, fd l`jj`úh sb r`ab pir fbybs `hl`h`tdmbhtb mäs lfbx`kfbs y abhbrisds qub fds qub mdhbodh fis brue`tis, fds rdtds eb k`kf`itbjd k`kf `itbjd y fis ldhät`jis eb fd \brede. Wierídmis ds`m`smi supihbr itrd pis`k`f`ede, bsar`m`ed yd pir dfauhis `htbfbjtudfbs rusidmbr`jdhis. Jihs`st`ríd bh `mda`hdr qub O.E. lub, eb cbjci, uh oivbh bstue`dhtb hirtbdmbr`jdhi, dmdhtb eb fd Brút`jd y qu`zäs dÿh mäs eb fd f d [bvifuj`úh eb Ijtukrb> Ijtukrb> qub v`doú, blbjt` blbjt`vdmbhtb, vdmbhtb, d fd R[ZZ eiheb jihij`ú d bsb «arupi eb drt`stds b `htbfbjtudfbs¾ qu`bhbs fb `hj`tdrih d fd fbjturd eb Aruscbhnd. Z` sbau`mis `mda`hdhei, pierídmis ffbadr d jrbbr qub, dhtb bf `habhui eikfb bhtus`dsmi ebf oivbh hirtbdmbr`jdhi, sus dm`ais misjiv`tds fb adstdrih uhd krimd muy bh fd mboir trde`j`úh ebf cumir f`tbrdr`i rusi, y fb bhtrbadrih, jimi uh jfäs`ji ebf brit`smi, uh tbxti bsjr`ti pir uhi i dfauhis eb bffis, i k`bh `hsp`rdei bh itrd hivbfd yd bx`stbhtb, i k`bh rbdfmbhtb ir`a`hdf. Zbaÿh, pubs, fd m`smd c`pútbs`s, O.E. pieríd cdkbr rbarbsdei eb fd R[ZZ jihvbhj`ei eb cdkbr rbsjdtdei uh tbxti jfäs`ji y fi pukf`jd jimi tdf… Bh judfqu`br jdsi, fd jdf`ede f`tbrdr`d eb fd vbrs`úh qub cd ffbadei f fbadei cdstd hisitris hi sua`brb uhd ikrd dprbsurded b `mpriv`sded. ` mpriv`sded. Bh l`h, bf cbjci bs qub, dutàht`jd i dpújr`ld, rbdf`ede i m`xt`l`jdj`úh, tbst`mih`i i l`jj`úh, Aruscbhnd cd pdsdei d sbr ciy fd Ldhhy C`ff eb fd f`tbrdturd f `tbrdturd brút` brút`jd jd rusd, uh f`kri `he`spbhsdkfb bh judfqu`br k`kf`itbjd brút`jd r`aurisd. Fis be`tirbs.

 

Wrúfiai d fd pr`mbrd be`j`úh ijj`ebhtdf (bh `hafàs). Ardj`ds d m` dem`rdj`úh priluhed, sí, uhd dutàht`jd vbhbrdj`úh pir fis ardhebs hivbf`stds rusis, bmpbjà cdjb mujci t`bmpi d sbht`r ardh s`mpdtíd pir [us`d y fis rusis. Tu`zä bsb `htbràs pir fi bsfdvi lubrd, sikrb tiei, bf dhcbfi rimäht`ji eb uh oivbh bstue`dhtb eb Wr`hjbtih pir fi fbodhi, fi bxút`ji (i mboir e`jci, fi brút`ji). Z`h bmkdrai, df sbr ebrrijdei bf ràa`mbh zdr`std, bsd s`mpdtíd dumbhtú bh fuadr eb e`sm`hu`r. Wirqub bhtihjbs [us`d pdrbj`ú ilrbjbr hi súfi `hj`bhsi d fis sbht`eis, s`hi tdmk`àh v`tdf`ede df `htbfbjti y df bspír`tu. Bsd prbe`spis`j`úh míd sb c`zi tdh pbrbhtir`d drrbafdr dsuhtis bf dôi pdsdei bh Wdrís y vifdr cdj`d Misjÿ jih qub tdhtdjihsbauí da`tdj`úhl`hdfmbhtb b `fus`úh qub tbmí d m`s tbmíd uh ebsbhadôi. M`s `fus`ihbs djbrjd eb [us`d hi sb ebsvdhbj`brih. Wir bf jihtrdr`i, sb jihl`rmdrih ardj`ds d uhd afir`isd rbdf`ede. ¡Rh pubkfi f`kbrdei, uhd hdj`úh rbdfmbhtb ebe`jded d fis ebrbjcis ebf cimkrb! Wbri hi bs àstd fd tr`kuhd ebseb fd qub bxprbsdrà m`s ip`h`ihbs sikrb [us`d> fds bxpihai bxtbhsdmbhtb bh itri f`kri f` kri qub prihti pukf`jdrà. Dquí Dquí mb ijupdrà eb fd k` k`iardlíd iardlíd eb Aruscbhnd, y su pukf`jdj`úh bh `hafàs. Wir fi abhbrdf fd f`tbrdturd brút`jd, tdf jimi fd jihijbmis bh Buripd y Dmàr`jd, hi bhjubhtrd fuadr bh fis djtudfbs pfdhbs siv`àt`jis. Fis f`kris brút`jis, jimi  Mbmir`ds eb Ldhhy C`ff, Bf Odreíh pbrlumdei, Fd dutik`iardlíd eb uhd pufad   tbxtis eb ciod eim`h`jdf jimpdrdeis jih Aruscbhnd  bstäh sbvbrdmbhtb pric`k`eis. P, s`h bmkdrai, Aruscbhnd, duhqub hi bstà

il`j`dfmbhtb djbptdei pir fds f ds dutir`edebs siv`àt`jds, hi bs ebf tiei mdf m df v`sti. Fd rdzúh rde`jd, s`h eued, bh bf `he`sjut`kfb vdfir qub rbprbsbhtd pdrd fd pripdadhed. Hi pubeb `ahirdrsb uh rbfdti tdh dutàht`ji eb fis dkusis `hebj`kfbs fd f`jbhj`d f` jbhj`d titdf eb fd [us`d zdr`std. Udmpiji pubeb `ahirdrsb Aruscbhnd  ebseb bf puhti eb v`std f`tbrdr`i. D e`lbrbhj`d eb judfqu`br itri f`kri ebf aàhbri, bhjihtrdmis bh àstb uh dem`rdkfb tbst`m tbst`mih`i ih`i ebf pbrsihdob y eb su v`ed. Hi sifdmbhtb sb trdzd bf ebsdrriffi mbhtdf y bmij`ihdf eb fd s`brvd Aruscbhnd, s`hi qub tdmk`àh sb ebsjr`kbh m`huj`isdmbhtb fis jdmk`is eb su jubrpi eb dôi bh dôi. Fds bxpbr`bhj`ds y fis dkusis sbxudfbs bstähsujbe`ei. hdrrdeisBstd tdf dsimkrisd jimi sdkbmis qub bstd cdh s`hjbr`ede, ebk`ei sujbebr, hi jimi qu`s`àrdmis qub cuk`brdh vbrdj`ede, bstd dusbhj`d eb rimdht`j`smi sih ebvdstdeirds. Hi Hi ifv`ebmis bf tihi sistbh`ei eb fd hdrrdj`úh bh fd qub ebsl`fdh, debmäs, fds jistumkrbs sij`dfbs eb fd àpijd. His His bhjihtrdmis s`h eued lrbhtb d uhd dutàht`jd ikrd f`tbrdr`d. Mb rbjimbheú fd fbjturd eb Aruscbhnd  uh pbqubôi arupi eb drt`stds b `htbfbjtudfbs qub sb bmpbôdrih bh kr`hedrmb tieds fds jimie`edebs qub uh cimkrb eb m` tbmpbrdmbhti jihs`ebrd hbjbsdr`ds, pir bhj`md eb judfqu`br `ebifiaíd. M` jihij`m`bhti ebf rusi bs rue`mbhtdr`i, y súfi ebspuàs eb jihijbr d Udh`d Udh`d pueb tbhbr uhd `ebd ebf jihtbh`ei eb bstd ikrd. Bstdkd yi tdh `htr` `htr`adei adei qub Udh`d Bf y yi his uh`mislub `hmbe`dtdmbhtb pdrd trdeuj`r d Aruscbhnd   df ebj`rfi `hafàs jih ju`edeis. bxpbr`mbhti dftdmbhtb beujdt`vi pdrd dmkis, pubei s`h tieis pbjdr fis eb `hmiebsti. Zb`s mbsbs ebspuàs, vifví d m` dpdrtdmbhti eb Wdrís jih bf mdhusjr`ti `hafàs eb Aruscbhnd. Uimà fd ebj`s`úh eb pukf`jdr Aruscbhnd  judhei uhi eb m`s v`bois dm`ais, uh mdr`hi jih

 

dl`j`ihbs f`tbrdr`ds, djbptú fd ebf`jded tdrbd eb trdhspirtdr fis timis pukf`jdeis d @hafdtbrrd y Hirtbdmàr`jd. M`s rbfdj`ihbs prilbs`ihdfbs jih be`tir`dfbs eb dmkis pdísbs mb ldj`f`tdrih bf jihtdjti jih `htbrmbe`dr`is eb jihl`dhzd pdrd su e`str`kuj`úh. e`str` kuj`úh. Fis kbhbl`j`is l`hdhj`bris qub iktbhad jih fd dvbhturd sbräh bhv`deis d Udh`d. Z`bhei fi qub bs, uhd muobr bmdhj`pded eb fd [us`d riod, bhtrbadrä s`h eued bf e`hbri e` hbri d dfauhd audrebríd pÿkf`jd i d dfaÿh `hvbst`adeir ebf Jihtrif eb fd Hdtdf`ede> dmkds jdusds sih kubhds. \b, pubs, Aruscbhnd, cdj`d tus fbjtirbs eb cdkfd `hafbsd. Iodfä tb jihv`brtds bh uh drmd bh ldvir eb fd R.[.Z.Z., bh uh mbhsdob pdrd Udh`d, bh uhd dpirtdj`úh d fd f`tbrdturd. Tub tu hubvi due`tir`i tb bhjubhtrb tdh ffbhd eb v`ed y pdfp`tdhtb pdfp`t dhtb jimi tb bhjihtrà yi df trdeuj`rtb. O. E. Wdrís, ; eb bhbri eb 40::.

 

Wrúfiai d fd sbauhed be`j`úh rusd (Wbtriv (Wb trivsny sny Be` Be`tir tir,, N`bv, N` bv, 4310) Wijd eued jdkb yd sikrb bf cbjci eb qub Aruscbhnd v`v`ú rbdfmbhtb d pr`hj`p`is ebf s`afi S\@@@, y eb qub su v`ed bstä hdrrded jih l`ebf`ede bh bstb f`kri. Mÿft`pfbs eijumbhtis fi jihl`rmdh. Aruscbhnd, qub brd jihij`ed bh fd sij`bede muhedhd eb Misjÿ jimi Mdedmb Aruscbhnd Wdwfivsn, sb v`i `hvifujrded, bh 415:, bh fd mubrtb rbpbht`hd ebf vbhbrdkfb Pur` Dfbxdheriv`jc [ukíh. Jihtú bhtihjbs fd c`stir`d eb su v`ed d fis luhj`ihdr`is qub ffbvdkdh d jdki fd `hvbst`adj`úh. Rh rba`stri jimpfbti eb su tbst`mih`i tbst`m ih`i sb bhjubhtrd tiedvíd bh fis drjc`vis sbjrbtis ebf Ebpdrtdmbhti eb Wif`jíd eb Misjÿ. Fd pbrsihd qub bsjr`k`ú fd k`iardlíd eb Aruscbhnd sb `htbrbsú pir bffd prbj`sdmbhtb df bxdm`hdr bsis bxpbe`bhtbs. Df pdrbjbr, Aruscbhnd jihtú jih tiei ebtdffb fis pirmbhirbs eb su v`ed jih bf l`h eb ebmistrdr qub brd titdfmbhtb `hijbhtb bh fd mubrtb eb Pur` Dfbxdheriv`jc. P tdmk`àh pdrd ebmistrdr qub uhd eb sus mujcdjcds, eb qu`bh sb sispbjcdkd eb cdkbr bhvbhbhdei bf v`hi ebf ijj`si, hi pieíd cdkbr jimbt`ei sbmbodhtb djj`úh. Pur` Dfbxdheriv`jc cdkíd s`ei uhi eb fis mboirbs jf`bhtbs ebf bstdkfbj`m`bhti eb Mdedmb Aruscbhnd, pir fi tdhti, àstd dfbadkd qub tdhti bffd jimi sus mujcdjcds tbhídh bf mdyir m dyir `htbràs bh qub e`slrutdrd eb sdfue y k`bhbstdr. Bs eb ebstdjdr bf qub bh fd ebjfdrdj`úh eb Aruscbhnd hi l`aurb fd c`stir`d eb su h`ôbz, su deifbsjbhj`d, sus pderbs, h` sus iríabhbs. P, P, pir supubsti, tdm tdmk`àh k`àh s`fbhj`d fd sbauhed pdrtb eb su v`ed y su l`h. Bf dutir hi cd pie`ei bhjihtrdr bf mbhir rdstri eb bffd, pbri his dsbaurd qub cd fijdf`zdei y bstue`dei fis bxpbe`bhtbs ebf e`virj`i eb Dfbxb` Zinifiv y fis eijumbhtis ldm`f`drbs ldm`f` drbs eb Dsdhtjcb`bv Dsdhtjcb`bv,, y qub bsis eijumbhtis ji`hj`ebh y jirrikirdh fd j`tded j` tded ebjfdrdj`úh eb fis drjc`vis pif`j`dfbs. Udmk`àh his e`jb qub fbyú y bstue`ú mujcds jdrtds bsjr`tds bh fd àpijd, dsí jimi pukf`jdj`ihbs y adjbt`ffds, qub dtbst`audh fd bxdjt`tue eb sus ebsjr`pj`ihbs. Z` cd dôde`ei dfauhis ebtdffbs eb su prip`d jisbjcd, tbhbmis qub rbjihijbr qub súfi cdh sbrv`ei pdrd trdzdr uh juderi mäs rbdf`std rbdf`st d eb fd v`ed eb Aruscbhnd y fd mirdf eb su t`bmpi. Tubed fd jubst`úh eb sdkbr s` fd c`stir`d eb fd v`ed eb Aruscbhnd t`bhb bh vbrede sul`j`bhtb `htbràs b `mpirtdhj`d jimi pdrd sbr jihtded. Brd, pir supubsti, súfi uhd s`brvd, uhd s`mpfb bsjfdvd, prbsd läj`f eb fd jfdsb eim`hdhtb y fds `hst`tuj`ihbs sij`dfbs eb su àpijd, dkijded d tiei t`pi eb dvbhturds qub sifídh jihjfu`r jih pdf`zds y dkusis sbxudfbs. Wbri su c`stir`d, bh bf tbfúh eb lihei c`stúr`ji bh qub trdhsjurrb, ebmubstrd qub cdstd uhd s`brvd, pbsb d tbhbr bh jihtrd suyd tieds fds j`rjuhstdhj`ds, pieíd dfjdhzdr j`brtd sbaur`ede y j`brti piebr, s` pisbíd fds judf`edebs eb jdräjtbr eb uhd Aruscbhnd. Aruscbhnd.

 

4 Ndtbr`hd jdm`hdkd jih ardh ebsdzúh pir uhd eb fds jdffbs s`h pdv`mbhtdr ebf kdrr`i hirtb eb Misjÿ. Ubhíd mujcis mit`vis pdrd sbht`rsb `hjúmied y eb mdf cumir. Cdkíd ffbadei fd pr`mdvbrd, prihti fd ldm`f`d y su sbrv`eumkrb mdrjcdrídh df jdmpi, y tiedvíd hi cdkíd fiardei jumpf`r fd f d irebh eb su dmd, fd oivbh y jdpr`jcisd pr`hjbsd Hbf`eivd Zinifiv. Df pr`hj`p`i, fd pr`hjbsd Hbf`eivd hi fi cdkíd bxprbsdei mäs qub jimi uh ebsbi, jimi uh jdpr`jci. Wbri ÿft`mdmbhtb fi cdkíd pbe`ei, mäs dÿh fi cdkíd bx`a`ei. Fd oivbh pr`hjbsd sb cdkíd vubfti muyP`rr`tdkfb. Z`bmprb bstdkd pieíd s`qu`brd lirmufdr sbrbh`ede. hi fb jirrbspiheíd d da`tded, Ndtbr`hd`htrdhqu`fd, e`sjut`r fdshiúrebhbs eb su dmd. Brd uh fd ebsbi edmd jih eb jimpdôíd, uhd s`brvd v`bod y eb tied jihl`dhzd, bheurbj`ed pir fis trdkdois rueis, daik`ded dcird pir bf pbsi eb e`r`a`r fis qubcdjbrbs eb fd jdsd. Fd cdkídh beujdei pdrd ikbebjbr úrebhbs y bobjutdrfds jih rdp`ebz. D Ndtbr`hd hi fb prbijupdkd bf jdst`ai. Hi tbmíd bf fät`ai. fät` ai. Hi, hi brd bsi. Zbhj`ffdmbhtb qubríd jumpf`r jih su ebkbr, y àstb jihs`stíd bh sdt`sldjbr d su sbôird. Fi qub fd pr`hjbsd Hbf`eivd ebsbdkd brd uhd s`brvd qub tuv`brd bxdjtdmbhtb sus mbe`eds, qub lubrd jimi su eikfb. Wubeb pdrbjbr bxtrdôi qub Hbf`eivd dkr`adrd sbmbodhtb ebsbi, pbri hi fi brd. Bh rbdf`ede, fb ebstrizdkd fis hbrv`is fd tirturd ―bsi pbhsdkd bffd― eb bstdr eb p`b, pisdhei cirds cirds bh bf sdstrb, bf mie`sti, bf zdpdtbri, bf pbfuqubri, y tieis fis ebmäsydrtbsdhis sbprikdeir, dldhdkdh m`bhtrds dfrbebeirbfeb su jubrpi. Wir supubsti, d judfqu`br muobr fb austd deirhdrsb, bsjiabr b `hvbhtdr fi qub mboir fb s`bhtd. Wbri, eb rbpbhtb, Hbf`eivd tbhíd pr`sd, pr`sd eb v`v`r, eb e`slrutdr, eb ouadr d sbr uhd ardh edmd, eb bstdr bh tieds pdrtbs, eb qub fd v`brdh, y, l`hdfmbhtb y dhtb tiei, eb sbr dem`rded. Zbr dem`rded y bhv`e`ded pir fds muobrbs s`ah`l`jdkd trdobs y mäs trdobs. P bsi supihíd bstdr eb p`b, qu`brds i hi, y sulr`r qub fd tijdrdh fds suj`ds mdhis eb fds mie`stds. Fd pr`hjbsd ebsprbj`dkd d fds mie`stds jimi d tied pbrsihd qub trdkdodrd, y fds trdtdkd t rdtdkd jih ebseàh b `houst`j`d. `houst` j`d. Hi fb austdkd su ifir, pbri tbhíd qub daudhtdrfds pdrd pdrbjbr kbffd y r`jd. ¡[`jd! Bsd brd ¡Rhd fd pdfdkrd qub s`bmprb t`ht`hbdkd bh fis eb dfmds! fd pr`hjbsd rbj`àh jdsded. ¡[`jd! ¡Wiebrisd! pbrsihdf`ede bh fd Jirtb! ¡Eubôd eb iíeis mujcds Wir supubsti, cdkíd qub pdadr uh tr`kuti juyds jihsbjubhj`ds dequ`rídh rbpuahdhtbs mdt`jbs. Bf prbj`i jihs`stíd bh bstdr jdsded jih Dfbxb` Zinifiv. Brd ie`isi, pbri ¹quà rbmbe`i9 Hi pieíd pieíd jihlbsdrfi h` d sus mäs íht`mds dm`ads. Z`bmprb tbhíd jihj`bhj`d eb pirquà tbhíd qub sipirtdrfi, pbri hi sb fb cdkíd ijurr`ei dÿh fd lirmd eb bv`tdrfi. Wirqub Hbf`eivd cdkíd s`ei tbrr`kfbmbhtb tbrr`kfbm bhtb pikrb. Udh Udh pikrb qub bh bf jihvbhti bh qub sb cdkíd jr`dei hi fb cdkídh edei fi sul`j`bhtb eb jimbr. Fds mihods fd bmpfbdkdh eb lrbaihd y, bh fds ardhebs l`bstds bh qub fds ebmäs oúvbhbs dr`stújrdtds ilrbjídh j`r`is d fis sdhtis, ardhebs jimi fbôis, bffddr`stújrdtd, hi pieíd jimprdr s`qu`brd uhd vbfd. Zu Wbri pderbjudhei cdkíd s`ei uh ardhbhabhbrdf uh kr`ffdhtb su mderbh` uhd pr`hjbsd tärtdrd. su pderb, uhd eby sus djistumkrdeds kirrdjcbrds, jdyú df \ifad, eiheb sb dciaú, fd ldm`f`d qubeú s`h uh pbh`qub. Wdr`bhtbs mdf `htbhj`ihdeis rbpdrt`brih su prifb bh `hst`tuj`ihbs y luhedj`ihbs jdr`tdt`vds. Df jumpf`r fis vb`htb dôis, y s`h bf mbhir ebsbi eb cdjbrsb mihod, Hbf`eivd lub deiptded pir

 

uhd tíd v`bod, mbe`i j`bad, qub v`víd bh uh pubkfi. Dffä sb bhjihtrú dtded d uhd `hväf`ed mbe`i jc`lfded, qub fb edkd pdf`zds eb vbz bh judhei, jimi brd jistumkrb bhtihjbs jih fds jc`jds siftbrds, duh judhei lubrdh oúvbhbs beujdeds. Wir bsi fb pdrbj`ú jds` uh m`fdari fd pis`k`f`ede eb jdsdrsb jih bf piebrisi Dfbxb` Zinifiv. Brd uh subôi bh bf qub hi pieíd jrbbr, y, judhei sb jihv`rt`ú bh rbdf`ede, Hbf`eivd tuvi qub pbff`zjdrsb mäs eb uhd vbz pdrd tbhbr fd sbaur`ede eb qub bstdkd ebsp`brtd. Dqubf mdtr`mih`i sb cdkíd jihjbrtdei pir jirrbspihebhj`d, sbaÿh brd jistumkrb bh fd àpijd. Bh fd pbqubôd j`uede bh qub v`víd Hbf`eivd, uh oivbh vbfb`eisi, c`oi ebf jimdhedhtb m`f`tdr ebf e`str`ti, sb bhdmirú eb tdf lirmd eb Hbf`eivd qub ebjfdrú d su pderb qub sb jdsdríd jih bffd d pbsdr eb qub brd pikrb y hi tbhíd pis`j`úh sij`df. Bf pderb, jimi subfb sujbebr, hi qu`si edr su jihsbht`m`bhti. Wir fi tdhti, fb pdrbj`ú jihvbh`bhtb dfbodr d fd oivbh eb su c`oi jdsäheifd jih itrd pbrsihd. Jimi brd jihe`sjípufi ebf piebrisi príhj`pb Dfbxb` Zinifiv, y cdkíd mdhtbh`ei jirrbspihebhj`d jih àf eurdhtb fdrais dôis, fb bsjr`k`ú tdfbs dfdkdhzds eb fd v`rtue y bf bhjdhti eb Hbf`eivd qub jihs`au`ú qub dqubf siftbrúh sb jimprimbt`brd jih fd oivbh pir jirrbi. Hi jdkíd fd mbhir eued eb qub Hbf`eivd hi ebodríd bsjdpdr fd ijds`úh. Bf bx aikbrhdeir, príhj`pb Dfbxb` Zinifiv brd jihij`ei bh tied fd rba`úh jimi uhi eb fis tbrrdtbh`bhtbs mäs r`jis, pbrsihdob pifít`ji eb fd Jirtb y rbl`hdei dhl`tr`úh. Brd uhi eb fis piebrisis eb su t`bmpi, y cdkíd cbrbedei lirtuhds, qub tr`pf`jú ardj`ds d aifpbs duedjbs jbrjdhis df riki. D Hbf`eivd hi fb prbijupú bh dksifuti qub fb ffbvdrd trb`htd y j`hji dôis. Uiei dqubffi brd pdrd bffd uhd subrtb `hbspbrded. Wbri qub àf djbptdrd jdsdrsb jih bffd fd sirprbheíd. Hi piebmis piebmis ebj`r s` Zinifiv cdkríd pie`ei iktbhbr fd mdhi eb dfauhd eb fds r`jds r `jds edmds eb fd Jirtb, pbri fi j`brti bs qub tbhíd sus kubhds rdzihbs pdrd ebj`e`r eb prihti jdsdrsb jih fd oivbh ebsjihij`ed. Hi tbhídh hded qub vbr jih bf cbjci eb qub bffd lubrd hikfb, b c`od eb uhi eb sus dht`auis dm`ais. Hi, fd vbrede brd qub Zinifiv qubríd ldst`e`dr d sus pdr`bhtbs. Jihtdkdh yd jih su mubrtb, cdkídh jdfjufdei fi qub `kdh d cbrbedr eb àf, y bh rbdf`ede fbs cdkríd bhjdhtdei bhvbhbhdrfb. ¡Dcird, qub pdebzjdh! Zb jdsdríd jih dqubffd mujcdjcd qub brd oivbh y sdfuedkfb, y tbheríd c`ois. P tied dqubffd jirtb eb pdr`bhtbs tbheríd qub dfbodrsb jih fds mdhis m dhis vdjíds. Rhd vbz tuvi dqubffd `ebd fum`hisd, Zinifiv djtuú jih su cdk`tudf rdp`ebz. Hde`b ebkíd sdkbrfi eb dhtbmdhi. Bsjr`k`ú s`mpfbmbhtb uhd jdrtd d Hbf`eivd, s`h cdjbr rblbrbhj`d dfauhd d su jirrbspihebhj`d dhtbr`ir jih bf dm`ai qub fd cdkíd rbjimbhedei> bh bffd fb `hjfuíd 2 777 rukfis eb eitb y uhd sirt`od qub cdkíd pbrtbhbj`ei d su mderb> debmäs, fb jimuh`jdkd qub fb bhv`dkd uh jdrrudob y qub fd bspbrdkd s`h ldftd d su rbarbsi. Fb djihsbodkd uh v`dob pir btdpds jih bf l`h eb qub hi sb jdhsdrd ebmds`dei dhtbs eb fd jbrbmih`d qub tbheríd fuadr bh judhti ffbadrd d Misjÿ. P dffí bstdkd bf cbrmisi jdrrudob, jiheuj`ei pir uh bhirmb jijcbri y eis fdjdyis, ebfdhtb eb su pubrtd. ¡P 2 777 rukfis!… Huhjd bh tied su v`ed cdkíd v`sti v` sti tdhti e`hbri. Dsí Dsí sb jihl`rmdkd fd c`pútbs`s ebf jimdhedhtb? tiei cdkíd s`ei ikrd suyd. Wubs k`bh, Hbf`eivd suk`ú df jijcb y hi v`doú «pir btdpds¾, s`hi tdh dpr`sd qub bf jijcbri tuvi qub rbfbvdr vdr`ds vbjbs fis jdkdffis. Hbf`eivd hi s`ht`ú bf mbhir jdhsdhj`i, bstdkd tdh bxj`tded qub hi s`ht`ú h` fd ldftd eb subôi h` eb jim`ed. \`víd jimi bh uh trdhjb.

Udmpiji dkdheihú bsb bstdei df jihijbr df hiv`i. H`haÿh pibtd cdkríd pie`ei jihvbrt`rfi bh  

uh dmdhtb dtrdjt`vi. Ubhíd bhtrb j`hjubhtd y sbsbhtd dôis> brd kdo`ti, jdfvi y ruei, jih uhd bhirmb kdrr`ad ebkdoi eb uh pbjci vbffuei. Zúfi judhei Hbf`eivd sb bhjihtrú jih àf bh fd jdmd jdyú bh fd jubhtd eb fd rbpuahdhtb rbdf`ede… pbri bsd pdrtb eb fd c`stir`d sb vbrä mäs debfdhtb. Rhd vbz jihvbrt`ed bh bspisd eb Zinifiv, fd oivbh pr`hjbsd sb ebe`jú eb jubrpi y dfmd d fd e`vbrs`úh y df ebsbhlrbhi. Ubhíd qub rbjupbrdr bf t`bmpi pbre`ei y sdjdr bf mäx`mi privbjci eb dqubf jihtrdti. Wir fi tdhti, eurdhtb su v`ed bh Misjÿ, hi im`t`ú ijds`úh dfauhd eb pfdjbr. Urdtdkd d sus s`rv`bhtbs s`rv`bht bs jih jrubf krutdf`ede> sb vifv`ú hbrv`isd, `rdsj`kfb b `hqu`btd. Hi ebodkd eb pbhsdr uh sifi `hstdhtb bh dqubffi qub pieríd sbrfb dardedkfb. Cdkíd Cdkíd ebj`e`ei qub hi qubríd sbau`r s bau`r prikäheisb vbst`eis, y tbhbr sust`tuíd. P pir bsi irebhú d Ndtbr`hd d qub lubrd d jimprdr d uhd eikfb. Cdjíd t`bmpi qub Ndtbr`hd `htbhtdkd jihtbhtdr d su dmd ebspuàs eb qub àstd sulr`brd vdr`ds dqubjds d jihsbjubhj`d eb fds ÿft`mds sbs`ihbs eb prubkd eb fis trdobs eb itiôi. Wbri cdstd dcird Ndtbr`hd hi cdkíd tbh`ei àx`ti. Hi pirqub fd l`aurd eb fd pr`hjbsd lubrd bxtrdire`hdr`d, s`hi pirqub dqubffds jdmpbs`hds bsjfdvds tbhídh t`pis m`sbrdkfbs? cubsis muy arubsis, bspdfeds dhjcds, jdebrds vifum`hisds, p`brhds y musfis jdrhisis. Wir itrd pdrtb, Hbf`eivd tbhíd pbjcis dkuhedhtbs, ivdfdeis y bh puhtd, qub sikrbsdfídh pir bhj`md eb uhd j`hturd muy bskbftd. Ubhíd p`brhds rbjtds, k`bh lirmdeds y mdhis y p`bs pbqubôis y dr`stijrät`jis. Hde`b jihijíd bsis ebtdffbs mboir qub fd v`bod aikbrhdhtd, pirqub bffd m`smd cdkíd timdei fds mbe`eds ebf jubrpi eb Hbf`eivd. Fd «mderbj`td¾, jimi fd ffdmdkdh sus s`brvis, hi sb cdkíd miv`ei m`bhtrds Ndtbr`hd fb mbeíd fd bstdturd, bf kusti, fd j`hturd, fds jdebrds, fds hdfads, fis musfis, fds pdhtirr`ffds, y tdmk`àh bf fdrai eb fis krdzis y fds p`brhds. Hbf`eivd sb cdkíd qubedei muy qu`btd, sihr`bhei, pbhsdhei qub brd fd ÿft`md ÿft`m d vbz qub tbhíd qub prikdrsb bffd. bff d. Ndtbr`hd cdkíd timdei fds mbe`eds d su d`rb. Hi sdkíd fbbr h` bsjr`k`r, h` pieíd bmpfbdr bf jbhtímbtri jih fd m`smd cdk`f`ede qub dqubffis mie`stis lrdhjbsbs eb pbedhtb fbhaudob. Wir fi tdhti, jimprú j`htds eb tieis fis jifirbs, uh jifir pdrd jded mbe`ed, y fds jirtú jih prbj`s`úh. (Wieíd rbjiredr s`h bqu`vijdrsb bf jifir qub rbprbsbhtdkd jded j`htd, pir bobmpfi, fd muôbjd i bf tik`ffi, pirqub dqubffd jdmpbs`hd `ahirdhtb, aired y eb jdkbffi dfai ar`s, tbhíd uhd mbmir`d muy supbr`ir d fd eb fis `hstru`eis y juftis). Dqubffds j`htds eb jifirbs lubrih fubai jis`eds ju`edeisdmbhtb uhd d itrd, lirmdhei uhd ÿh`jd j`htd fdrad, bh bf irebh bh qub Ndtbr`hd cdkíd timdei fds mbe`eds. m be`eds. Cdkíd jihst`tu`ei präjt`jdmbhtb uh pdtrúh eb ffds ds pripirj`ihbs eb Hbf`eivd. Wbri ¡juähtds vbjbs cdkíd trdtdei bh vdhi Ndtbr`hd eb bhjihtrdr d dfau`bh qub tuv`brd bsds mbe`eds! Df pr`hj`p`i cdkíd v`s`tdei fds jdsds eb itris itr is dr`stújrdtds, y, trds uhd jcdrfd dm`s dm`stisd tisd jih bf mdyireimi i fd aikbrhdhtd, cdkíd pdsdei bh rbv`std d fds oúvbhbs s`brvds jih bf l`h eb dequ`r`r d dfauhd bh bf jdsi eb qub yd hi c`j`brd ldftd bh dqubffd jdsd i s` bf dmi yd hi fd qu`s`brd jimi dmdhtb. Wbri h` s`qu`brd bhtrb fds eihjbffds cdkíd bhjihtrdei uhd juyds mbe`eds sb pdrbj`brdh d fds eb su dmd. Bhtihjbs v`s`tú fis mbrjdeis eb s`brvds, qub sb iradh`zdkdh eb vbz bh judhei pdrd `htbrjdmk`drfds bhtrb fds e`st`htds jdsds eb fd dr`stijrdj`d. Ebspuàs, v`s`tú d fis qub pierídmis ffdmdr «trdl`jdhtbs¾, pbrsihds qub, bh itris t`bmpis, cdkídh s`ei mdyireimis y qub, f`kbrdeis pir uhd u itrd rdzúh, jihsbauídh uhd pbqubôd rbhtd jimprdhei y vbhe`bhei s`brvis, bh pdrt`jufdr

muobrbs cbrmisds qub vbheídh d fis pristíkufis qub cdkídh bmpbzdei d prif`lbrdr bh dqubffis  

t`bmpis bh Misjÿ, sbaÿh fd mied rbj`bhtbmbhtb `mpirtded eb Wdrís. Ndtbr`hd cdkíd kusjdei eurdhtb tiei bf `hv`brhi pbri, duhqub d vbjbs tripbzdkd jih dfauhd oivbh qub sb dprix`mdkd d fis rbqu`s`tis, fb cdkídh irebhdei bhjihtrdr d fd qub fis jumpf`brd bxdjtdmbhtb. Wbri ¹júmi jihsbau`rfd9 Bh tiei bsi `kd pbhsdhei Ndtbr`hd dqubffd tdreb eb dkr`f ―sbríd prikdkfbmbhtb bh bf dôi eb 41;3― m`bhtrds sb e`r`aíd d fd jdsd eb uh trdl`jdhtb pr`vdei qub v`víd bh bf kdrr`i pikrb, df hirtb eb Misjÿ. Fd pr`sd qub eb prihti sb dpiebrú eb bffd fd `mpufsú d cdjbr dfai qub, bh bffd, rbsuftdkd bxtrdire`hdr`i. Ffdmú d uh eriscn` bstdj`ihdei bh uhd bsqu`hd, uhi eb bsis jijcbs eb jdkdffis s`h adrdhtíd dfauhd eb ffbadr d su ebst`hi. Bf jijcbri, dfai kirrdjci, sb pusi bh mdrjcd eb m mdf df cumir, trds cdkbr rbadtbdei bf prbj`i cdstd qub d bffd fb pdrbj`brd jihvbh`bhtb. Hi tdredrih bh trdkdr uhd dh`mded jihvbrsdj`úh> df jijcbri fb brd tdh `mpis`kfb jimi d bffd bstdr jdffdei> sb rdsjdkd fd fdrad jdkbffbrd m`bhtrds m`bht rds su cdmkr`bhti y jdhsdei jdkdffi `kd tripbzdhei bh fis deiqu`hbs. Jimi Ndtbr`hd Ndtbr`hd hi bstdkd djistumkrded d audredr hded pdrd sí, bf jijcbri sb bhtbrú bh sbau`ed eb qub bstdkd kusjdhei uhd s`brvd pdrd su dmd. \`i \`i qub sb fb prbsbhtdkd uhd ipirtuh`ede y fb e`oi d Ndtbr`hd qub uhd eb sus pr`mds, qub cdkíd jihij`ei t`bmpis mboirbs, bstdkd d puhti eb vbhebr d eis eb sus mujcdjcds, oúvbhbs, lubrtbs, trdkdodeirds, kubhds y ikbe`bhtbs. Wbri Ndtbr`hd hi qu`si bsjujcdrfi. Bstdkd ebj`e`ed d ffbadr d su ebst`hi, y dffä lubrih. Ndtbr`hd pdaú df jijcbri qub sb lub judhei àstd fi ebsp`e`ú s`h qubrbr qub fd bspbrdrd d qub tbrm`hdrd sus rbjdeis. r bjdeis. Bh jdsd eb @väh Erdnbscniv bspbrdkdh d Ndtbr`hd, Ndtbr`hd, pubs cdkíd bhv`dei prbv`dmbhtb uh mbhsdob e`j`bhei qub qubríd vbr d fds mujcdjcds qub tbhídh, dhtbs eb qub fds vbhe`brdh bh sukdstd. Fd sdfuedrih jih e`ah`ede y jds` jih rbspbti, pubs uh jimprdeir de`hbrdei s`bmprb bs k`bhvbh`ei. @väh Erdnbscniv v`víd bh uhd jds`td eb uhd sifd pfdhtd, riebded pir uh odre`hj`ffi mdf ju`edei eiheb uhds judhtds adff`hds p`jitbdkdh fd t`brrd ebspuàs eb fd ffuv`d. @väh fd cdkíd jimprdei judhei brd uh tdff`std eb àkdhi muy dprbj`dei. Zb jdsú bhtihjbs jih fd eihjbffd eb uhd ardh euqubsd, qu`bh fd iksbqu`ú jih eitb y f`kbrtde. Wbri @väh cdkíd bmpbzdei d pbrebr fd v`std, bstdkd jds` j`bai, y su bspisd, qu`bh bh itris t`bmpis cdkíd s`ei dfbarb y abhbrisd, sb cdkíd vubfti dmdraded, uhd drpíd qub mdftrdtdkd s`h p`bede d su mdr`ei. Bh rbdf`ede, bffd lub qu`bh bmpbzú bf hbaij`i eb fis s`brvis, y adhdkd fi ousti pdrd jimbr y jimprdr fbôd, pbri odmäs pdrd fd kitbffd eb viend qub @väh tdhti bspbrdkd bh vdhi. «Bf qub hi trdkdod hi kbkb¾ ebjíd bffd, y ikf`adkd d su `hÿt`f bspisi d lrbadr fis pfdtis. Ilrbj`brih uh s`ffúh dmpf`i y jihlirtdkfb d Ndtbr`hd, jih bxdabrded jirtbsíd. Fd `hv`tdrih d timdr bf tà qub cbrvíd bh bf sdmivdr. Fd ffbvdrih d jcdrfdr djbrjd ebf zdr y eb su dmd. Wbri bffd tbhíd pr`sd> sb sbhtíd `hjúmied y ebsbdkd vbr d fds jc`jds. Mdedmb Erdnbscniv sb e`i jubhtd eb qub cdkíd qub cdkfdr eb hbaij`is s`h mäs m äs riebis.  ―\brä  ―\ brä ustbe ―fb e`oi d Ndtbr`hd―, Ndtbr`hd ―, tbherà pdrd fd sukdstd d mäs eb vb`htb vb`ht b mujcdjcds, mujcdjcd s, pbri dÿh hi bstäh tieds dquí. Judhti mäs tdreb ffbaubh, ff baubh, mbhis jim`ed tbherà qub edrfbs. Wir bsi, s` hi bhjubhtrd fi qub kusjd, s`ad bh jihtdjti jihm`ai pirqub bstiy sbaurís`md eb piebr jimpfdjbrfd. Hde`b jihijb tdh k`bh d fds bsjfdvds eb fd j`uede. (Eb mimbhti súfi e`spihíd eb s`btb, y hi `kd d tbhbr mäs pdrd fd sukdstd, jisd qub Ndtbr`hd sdkíd pbrlbjtdmbhtb).

Bhtihjbs, fd sbôird Erdnbscniv Erdnbscniv sb fbvdhtú y lub d itrd cdk`tdj`úh d kusjdr d fds mujcdjcds.  

 ―Dkrb fds jirt`hds jirt` hds pdrd qub bhtrb dfai eb fuz bh fd cdk`tdj`úh cdk`td j`úh ―fb ar`tú ar`t ú d su bspisi, qub ikbebj`ú eúj`fmbhtb. Ebspuàs, àstb vifv`ú cdj`d uh r`hjúh isjuri, eb jdrd d fd pdrbe> mdhtbhíd s`bmprb fd cdk`tdj`úh cdk`tdj` úh bh pbhumkrd ebk`ei d su jbaubrd. jbaubrd. Ndtbr`hd m`rú d fds s`btb oúvbhbs. Bstdkdh qu`btds bh sbm`jírjufi> ffbvdkdh kfusds rusds jirtds y ldfeds dhjcds eb fdhd kdrdtd. Ndtbr`hd ebsp`e`ú d judtri eb bffds bh judhti fds f ds v`i, d pbsdr eb qub fd sbôird Erdnbscniv `hs`st`brd bh fd kbffbzd y fd sdfue eb tieds bffds. Fds judtri, qub brdh ebmds`dei kdods i dftds, vifv`brih eb mdfd adhd d fd itrd cdk`tdj`úh pir irebh eb Mdedmb, qu`bh sb jihsifú df djti judhei Ndtbr`hd p`e`ú qub sb ebshuedrdh fds trbs rbstdhtbs. (Wir fi abhbrdf fis jimprdeirbs bxdm`hdkdh m`huj`isdmbhtb fis jubrpis ebshueis dhtbs eb jimprdr). Bstuv`brih prihti ebshueds. Hi Hi tbhídh mäs qub ebsdkrijcdr fds kfusds y siftdr fds ldfeds, pubs hi ffbvdkdh hded mäs. M`rdkdh l`odmbhtb d Ndtbr`hd pirqub pieíd jihvbrt`rsb bh su dmd, yd qub, duh judhei pir sus ripds y miedfbs sdftdkd d fd v`std qub hi brd mäs qub uhd s`brvd, brd bv`ebhtb qub ebsbmpbôdkd uhd `mpirtdhtb luhj`úh df rbspihsdk`f`zdrsb eb fd jimprd eb hubvds s`rv`bhtds. Ndtbr`hd jihtbmpfú dqubffis jubrpis ebshueis. Eis eb fds mujcdjcds hi jumpfídh d pr`mbrd v`std fis rbqu`s`tis. Rhd eb bffds tbhíd pbjcis pbqubôis, jds` jimi fis eb uh mujcdjci, y jdebrds vifum`hisds, jimi subfb sujbebr bhtrb jdmpbs`hds. Fd itrd tbhíd fis musfis tdh arubsis y bf trdsbri tdh ardheb jimi s` yd cuk`brd tbh`ei uh pdr eb c`ois. Ndtbr`hd dpdrtú eb bffds fd m`rded, y, s` sb qubedrih bh fd cdk`tdj`úh, lub pirqub d hde`b sb fb ijurr`ú ebj`rfbs qub sb lubrdh. Ndtbr`hd c`zi bhtihjbs sbôds d fd ÿft`md mujcdjcd, qub bstdkd jbrjd eb fd vbhtdhd y, dhtb bf ardh ebsjihj`brti eb Mdedmb Erdnbscniv, sdjú fd j`htd muft`jifir d fd qub yd his cbmis rblbr`ei. Z`h bhtus`dsmi sb pusi d mbe`r fd bstdturd, qub brd jirrbjtd, bf kusti, df qub fb sikrdkdh mäs eb eis ebeis, y l`hdfmbhtb rbhuhj`ú, df vbr qub fds jdebrds mbeídh mäs. Zusp`rdhei, mbt`ú eb hubvi fd j`htd bh fd kifsd y sb e`r`a`ú s`h ebj`r pdfdkrd cdj`d fd pubrtd eb sdf`ed. Hi c`zi bf mbhir jdsi ebf dfuv`úh eb pdfdkrds qub fb e`r`a`ú, sirprbhe`ed, Mdedmb Erdnbscniv qu`bh pdrbjíd hi cdkbr bhtbhe`ei hded. ¡Mbe`r d uhd s`rv`bhtd! ¹Tu`àh cdkíd iíei cdkfdr eb sbmbodhtb tihtbríd9 Wbri yd bstdkd Ndtbr`hd bh fd jdffb, jdff b, `hebj`sd, jih fd bxprbs`úh eb uh pbrri dpdfbdei. Bf jijcbri ebf eriscn` qu`bh cdkíd bhtrdei bhtrbtdhti bh uhd tdkbrhd vbj`hd d timdr uh trdai, fd sdfueú blus`vdmbhtb y trdtú eb jihvbhjbrfd eb qub s`au`brd jihtrdtdhei sus sbrv`j`is. Fb e`oi qub ebsbdkd qub fds jisds fb cuk`bsbh `ei k`bh y qub pieíd ffbvdrfd eb vubftd d jdsd d tied vbfij`ede. Ndtbr`hd fb `hlirmú eb qub cdkíd lrdjdsdei y qub s`ht`àheifi mujci, tbhíd qub rbhuhj`dr. Bf jijcbri rbjireú bhtihjbs qub kusjdkd d muobrbs y vifv`ú d `hs`st`rfb qub ut`f`zdrd d fds qub tbhíd su pr`md. Wieíd ffbvdrfd ffbvdrf d dffä bh piji t`bmpi… Ndtbr`hd m`rú df sif? brd tbmprdhi tiedvíd. Hi pbreíd hded jih `htbhtdrfi itrd vbz. \ifv`ú d suk`r df jijcb qub rbsipfú kdoi su pbsi. Wiji ebspuàs, Ndtbr`hd sukíd, rbsipfdhei d su vbz, uhds bsjdfbrds bmp`hdeds y jruo`bhtbs qub jiheujídh df ät`ji eb fd pr`md, uhd siftbrihd eb uhis j`hjubhtd dôis. Brd eubôd eb uh pbqubôi tdffbr eb kiredeis bh bf qub trdkdodkdh eis ikrbrds, pbri qubríd ebodr bf tdffbr y Misjÿ pdrd `r d v`v`r jih uhis pdr`bhtbs suyis bh bf sur. Jimi jdrbjíd eb e`hbri pdrd pdadr bf fdrai v`dob, qubríd vbhebr d fds eis ikrbrds.

Ndtbr`hd pdsú df judrti jiht`aui, uhd sdfd eb ät`ji muy dmpf`d y jfdrd, s`h mäs mubkfbs qub  

uhd fdrad mbsd jdraded eb tbfds. Bh uh kdhji lrbhtb d fd mbsd sikrb fd qub sb `hjf`hdkdh, bstdkdh sbhtdeds eis mujcdjcds. Fd pr`md fbs irebhú qub sb pus`brdh eb p`b, y Ndtbr`hd eboú bsjdpdr uh ar`ti eb sirprbsd? uhd eb fds mujcdjcds brd bf eikfb bxdjti eb su pr`hjbsd> pir fi mbhis bf ristri y fis rdsais brdh tdh pdrbj`eis d fis eb Hbf`eivd qub, eb bhtrded, Ndtbr`hd tbm`ú sbr víjt`md eb uhd dfuj`hdj`úh. Wbri bf ristri hi `mpirtdkd hded, fi bsbhj`df brdh fds f ds mbe`eds ebf jubrpi. Wdrbjíd debjudrsb eb lirmds y bstdturd, y Ndtbr`hd p`e`ú qub fd mujcdjcd eb jdkbffi isjuri y iois dzufbs kr`ffdhtbs sb ebshuedrd d tied pr`sd. Fd itrd mujcdjcd brd uhd jr`dturd pbqubôd y rbjcihjcd pir fi qub Ndtbr`hd hi fb prbstú fd mbhir dtbhj`úh. Wbri fd pr`md ebjfdrú qub eb h`hauhd mdhbrd vbhebríd d uhd sifdmbhtb? fds eis i h`hauhd. Ndtbr`hd Ndtbr`hd mdsjuffú mdsjuff ú qub yd sb drrbafdrídh pbri qub ebsbdkd vbr d fd mirbhd. m irbhd. Fds oúvbhbs, qub hi sispbjcdkdh qub su pdtrihd qubríd ebscdjbrsb eb bffds, sb sihriodrih, sb m`rdrih, vifv`brih fd m`rded cdj`d fd pr`md y sb qubedrih qu`btds, bh mdhsd djt`tue. Fd pr`md fb e`i uh jdjcbtb d fd mirbhd, fb prbauhtú s` sb cdkíd vubfti sired y fd jihm`hú d qu`tdrsb fd ripd. Jih ebeis tbmkfirisis, fd oivbh sb ebsdkrijcú fd kfusd> dpdrbj`ú bhtihjbs uh jirp`ôi eb f`hi jirr`bhtb, jruzdei y deirhdei jih mujcds j`htds. L`hdfmbhtb, eb uhd jdm`sd äspbrd sura`brih eis pbjcis ffbhis y euris, jih pbzihbs ardhebs y riois. Ndtbr`hd, qub huhjd sihrbíd, bmpbzú d cdjbrfi? brd bf kusti qub kusjdkd. Ebspuàs, fd dmpf`d ldfed eb lfirbs y tbfd kdrdtd jdyú df subfi, y dpdrbj`brih uhis pdhtdfihbs dhjcis qub kdodkdh cdstd bf tik`ffi. Rh mbjcúh eb pbfis tup`eis y hbaris dsimdkd pir fd rbhe`od dk`brtd ebf pdhtdfúh. (Fds muobrbs eb fd àpijd sdt`sldjídh sus hbjbs`edebs pir fd rbhe`od ebf pdhtdfúh qub sb dkríd judhei sb dadjcdkdh pdrd cdjbr fi qub ebkídh cdjbr). Wrihti sb ebsc`zi tdmk`àh eb fis pdhtdfihbs y eb fd ldfed, y Ndtbr`hd jihtbmpfú su cdffdzai jih ardh sdt`sldjj`úh. E`i vubftds y vubftds dfrbebeir eb fd mujcdjcd ebshued. Fd j`hturd brd pbrlbjtd> fds p`brhds brdh ffbhds, lbmbh`hds y bskbftds, fd jdrhb eb fds hdfads mäs m äs sudvb dÿh qub fds eb su dmd. Ndtbr`hd sb djbrjú d fd oivbh y fd tijú. Bstdkd sdt`slbjcd> hi brd bf t`pi eb jdmpbs`hd jirr`bhtb, hi brd fd típ`jd mizd rbj`d y rued. Ubhíd fds lirmds eb uhd dr`stújrdtd, `audfbs d fds eb su «mderbj`td¾. Ndtbr`hd sdjú fds j`htds y bmpbzú d jimpdrdr. Fd bstdturd brd jds` pbrlbjtd ―uh piji ebmds`dei dftd, pbri pieíd ebsjihtdrsb fd e`lbrbhj`d―. Bf dhjci eb fd bspdfed, fis pbjcis, fd j`hturd, bf jihtirhi eb fis musfis brdh `audfbs, i pir fi mbhis dsí pdrbjídh. Cdstd fis tik`ffis y fds muôbjds brdh sbmbodhtbs. [bsuftú qub fds p`brhds, ebf puk`s df subfi, brdh dfai mäs fdrads eb fi hbjbsdr`i, pbri Ndtbr`hd cdkíd ebj`e`ei yd qub jimprdríd d fd mujcdjcd. Judheii timú fd ÿft`md Judhe ÿft `md mbe`ed, eb fds rie`ffds r ie`ffds df subfi, Ndtbr`hd rizú jih fis ebeis fd dkbrturd eb fis pdhtdfihbs y fd mujcdjcd rbtrijbe`ú jih `rr`tdj`úh. Wbri, pir fi abhbrdf, sb cdkíd pirtdei muy k`bh, jih bsd jdrbhj`d eb vbraöbhzd i jih bsd t`m`ebz jdrdjtbríst`jd eb fds s`brvds. (Dqubffds mujcdjcds `ahirdkdh fd bx`stbhj`d ebf pueir. Ebseb fd deifbsjbhj`d sus jubrpis bstdkdh d e`spis`j`úh eb sus dmis> sus pdrtbs mäs m äs sbjrbtds hi fi brdh mäs qub sus mdhis i sus ristr ristris). is). Bmpbzú bhtihjbs bf rbadtbi. Ndtbr`hd qubríd jimprdr súfi d fd mujcdjcd mirbhd, y hi qubríd pdadr mäs eb 27 rukfis> hi qubríd d fd ruk`d> su dmi yd e`spihíd eb mäs eb 477 777 dfmds y hi

hbjbs`tdkd mäs. Fd pr`md sb pusi d ar`tdr qub hi fb vbhebríd súfi d fd mirbhd. M`bhtrds Ndtbr`hd  

eblbheíd jih jbfi bf e`hbri eb su dmi, fd oivbh ruk`d sb dpiyú bh fd mbsd, y fd mirbhd, ebshued, sb qubeú `hmúv`f, jih fis krdzis jdíeis, bh mbe`i eb fd cdk`tdj`úh, jimi s` hi sb trdtdrd eb bffd. Eb vbz bh judhei bf jijcbri `htbrvbhíd jimi miebrdeir m iebrdeir ebseb fd pubrtd, ebseb eiheb dprbj`dkd fd bsjbhd bh bspbrd eb uhd kubhd jim`s`úh. Fd pr`md brd bstr`jtd y eurd. Ndtbr`hd qubríd djdkdr eb uhd vbz jih dqubffi y, df tbrm`hdr fd kdtdffd, fd v`bod aikbrhdhtd mbt`ú fd mdhi bh bf jirp`ôi qub jukríd su bhirmb pbjci y bxtrdoi uhd kifsd eb jubri muy lbd, eb fd judf sdjú 07 rukfis pdrd pdadr d fd pr`md. Cdkíd jihsbau`ei uhd rbkdod eb e`bz rukfis, pbri tbhíd qub ffbvdrsb d fds eis. Hi, hi pbhsdkd bhv`dr uh jijcb d kusjdrfds, sb fds ffbvdríd jih fi pubsti. Ubmíd pbrebr su prbj`isi cdffdzai. Zb `rídh `hmbe`dtdmbhtb> fds mujcdjcds hi tbhídh hded qub prbpdrdr, pu pubs bs hi tbhídh mäs qub uhis judhtis trdpis eb fdhd qub rbjia`brih bh uh cdt`ffi d tied pr`sd. Rhd vbz qub fd mirbhd bstuvi hubvdmbhtb vbst`ed, Ndtbr`hd sb ebsp`e`ú s`h pir bffi ebodr jihstdhj`d d fd pr`md pr` md eb qub cdkíd pdadei uh prbj`i bxdabrdei. Fd pr`md kbhe`oi d fds qub cdkídh s`ei sus s`brvds. Bffds fb kbsdrih bf kireb ebf vbst`ei bh lirmd dutimät`jd, s`h sbht`m`bhti. Hi tdredrih mujci fds trbs muobrbs bh suk`r df jijcb. Bf jijcbri fds eboú d jirtd e`stdhj`d eb fd jdsd eb Zinifiv y rbj`k`ú fi qub cdkíd pbe`ei. Hi jdkb fd mbhir eued eb qub, jih dqubf e`hbri y fd jim`s`úh eb su pr`md, pr` md, dheuvi kirrdjci jimi uhd jukd eurdhtb vdr`is eíds. Jdm`hi cdj`d bf pdfdj`i, Ndtbr`hd prbauhtú d fd mujcdjcd mirbhd su himkrb. «Aruscbhnd¾ lub fd räp`ed rbspubstd eb fd oivbh. Brd fd pr`mbrd pdfdkrd qub prihuhj`dkd ebseb qub sb cdkíd jihvbrt`ei bh uhi eb fis mÿft`pfbs sÿke`tis ebf príhj`pb Dfbxb` Zinifiv. Uiedvíd `ahirdkd bf himkrb eb su hubvi dmi.

 

; [bjirebmis df fbjtir qub hubstrd c`stir`d trdhsjurrb piji ebspuàs ebf ldffbj`m`bhti eb Wberi bf Ardheb, y qub fis jdmk`is rbvifuj`ihdr`is qub cdkíd rbdf`zdei eurdhtb su v`ifbhtd e`jtdeurd bstdkdh bmpbzdhei d edr lruti. Wberi bf Ardheb cdkíd tbrm`hdei jih fd rbjfus`úh eb fds muobrbs qub, dhtbr`irmbhtb v`vídh jimi bh Ir`bhtb bh cdrbhbs. Fds cdkíd ikf`adei d `htbardrsb d fd sij`bede> df pr`hj`p`i, sb cdkídh sbht`ei tdh ebsir`bhtdeds qub cuki qub bmkirrdjcdrfds pdrd sdjdrfds eb su dtifiherdm`bhti. Cdkíd bfbvdei d fis kiydreis, fd jdstd dr`stijrät`jd, d uhd s`tudj`úh supbr`ir ikf`adhei d fd jfdsb trdkdodeird d uhd sbrv`eumkrb y d uhd sum`s`úh odmäs v`v`eds. Mbe`dhtb fds mäs jrubfbs tirturds, bh fds qub pdrt`j`pdkd pbrsihdfmbhtb, cdkíd be`l`jdei uh irebh sij`df bh qub bf Wiebr brd E`is, y bf s`brvi uh bsjfdvi. @mpusi fd jufturd ijj`ebhtdf d fis kiydreis y fbs bx`a`ú qub jihstruybrdh jdst`ffis y ardhebs mdhs`ihbs. Dfbxb` Zinifiv tbhíd súfi uhis vb`htb dôis mbhis qub bf ardh e`jtdeir. Duh judhei dhcbfdrd dprivbjcdr fds vbhtdods ilrbj`eds d su jfdsb, brd fi f i sul`j`bhtb dstuti jimi jim i pdrd edrsb jubhtd eb qub brd mäs pruebhtb mdhtbhbrsb dfbodei eb fd Jirtb, eiheb fis mäs ebstdjdeis luhj`ihdr`is y abhbrdfbs hi sdkídh s` djdkdrídh bh bf pitri eb tirturd, fd rubed, i, `hjfusi, ebjdp`tdeis. Wir fi tdhti, Zinifiv sb cdkíd bstdkfbj`ei bh Misjÿ, y hi bh Zdh Wbtbrskurai, y dffí fbvdhtú bf mdahíl`ji pdfdj`i qub tiedvíd ciy pubeb dem`rdrsb. Ndtbr`hd ebsp`e`ú df eriscn`  uhds jdffbs dhtbs, pdrd qub bf rbsti eb fd sbrv`eumkrb hi fd sirprbhe`brd cdj`bhei usi eb uh jijcb pÿkf`ji y ffbvú d fds eis ebsjihjbrtdeds s`brvds cdj`d fd bhtrded pr`hj`pdf, audreded pir eis sifedeis jih misqubtbs, dpdrdtisis jdsjis y kitds dftds. Hi prbstdrih fd mbhir dtbhj`úh d fds trbs t rbs muobrbs qub jruzdrih bf pirtdf y pdsdrih df pdt` pdt`ii `htbr`ir. Lfirbs, drkustis y jàspbe jukrídh bf dmpf`i pdt`i. Cdkíd mbsds, s`ffds y kdhjis bh bf mäs jimpfbti ebsirebh. Dqubf pdt`i sifíd sbr uh bspdj`i vdjíi, bmpberdei, pbri fd pr`hjbsd cdkíd edei uhd l`bstd fd hijcb dhtbr`ir y jih tdf mit`vi cdkídh trdíei ebf jdmpi c`brkd y lfirbs juft`vdeds bh `hvbrhdebris. Ndtbr`hd hi jihjbe`ú d fds mujcdjcds uh sifi `hstdhtb pdrd m`rdr h` pbhsdr. Zb fds ffbvú d trdvàs ebf pdt`i y bsjdfbrds dkdoi cdstd uh sútdhi pikfdei eb vbstíkufis, sdfds y jij`hds. Dffí, Ndtbr`hd eboú d fd ruk`d bh mdhis eb uhd muobr, qub pdrbjíd sbr fd supbr`htbhebhtb eb dqubf fdkbr`hti suktbrrähbi, timú eb fd mdhi d Aruscbhnd y sb dfboú jih bffd. Fd jiheuoi pir uhd bsjdfbrd eb jdrdjif qub tbrm`hdkd bh bf sbauhei p`si. Bspbsds dflimkrds turjds jukrídh bf vbstíkufi y bf pds`ffi, y dhtb Aruscbhnd sb dkr`ú uhd cdk`tdj`úh qub cdkríd eb jihijbr muy k`bh. Brd bf prikdeir eb fd pr`hjbsd, dmubkfdei jih uhd bhirmb mbsd eb bhj`hd bh mbe`i eb fd cdk`tdj`úh, ardhebs drmdr`is eb hiadf y júmieds d fi fdrai eb fds pdrbebs> bh fis bspdj`is f`krbs, bspbois eb tieis t`pis y e`mbhs`ihbs. Ikbebj`bhei d uhd irebh krbvb eb Ndtbr`hd, fd oivbh sb ebsv`st`ú y, titdfmbhtb ebshued, lub jiheuj`ed pir fd v`bod aikbrhdhtd d trdvàs eb itrds cdk`tdj`ihbs suhtuisdmbhtb deirhdeds jih sbeds y krijdeis. Wir fd pubrtd bhtrbdk`brtd eb fds bstdhj`ds pr`vdeds eb su dmd, Ndtbr`hd `htrieuoi d fd eikfb s`h bspbrdr dutir`zdj`úh dutir`zdj` úh dfauhd, ffbvded eb fd bxj`tdj`úh.

Fd pr`hjbsd bstdkd sbhtded ebfdhtb eb uh bspboi, bh su tijdeir tijdeir.. Kir`s, bf pbfuqubri, bstdkd muy m uy  

ijupdei pb`häheifb fis fdrais y mirbhis jdkbffis. Rhd oivbh s`brvd siffizdkd, s`h eued djdkdkd eb sbr rbadôded eb rie`ffds bh bf subfi, m`bhtrds p`htdkd fds uôds eb fis p`bs eb su sbôird. Bh uh r`hjúh, jbrjd eb fd vbhtdhd, bstdkd sbhtded Lrbufb`h, uhd siftbrihd eb j`brtd bede qub cdkíd s`ei `hst`tutr`z eb vdr`ds ldm`f`ds hikfbs y qub fbíd bh viz dftd, sbjd y mihútihd, uh pibmd lrdhjàs. Fd pr`hjbsd bsjujcdkd jih piji `htbràs y pdrbjíd hi bhtbhebr hded. Bf pibtd lrdhjàs cdkíd `htrieuj`ei bh su läkufd pbrsihdobs eb fds m`tifiaíds ar`bad y fdt`hd, fdt` hd, qub hded s`ah`l`jdkdh pdrd fd jdpr`jcisd iybhtb. Wbri fd ebsjr`pj`úh eb júmi pbhbtrú bh fd arutd eb \bhus bf dstd bhirmb eb Mdrtb ebspbrtú, eb prihti, tied su dtbhj`úh. dt bhj`úh. Fd pr`hjbsd Hbf`eivd cdkíd v`sti dpdrbjbr bh bf bspboi d Ndtbr`hd jih Aruscbhnd. C`zi uhd sbôdf jih fd mdhi pdrd `he`jdr qub hi fd mifbstdrdh, y dsí tuvi Aruscbhnd fd ipirtuh`ede eb dprbj`dr df arupi eb pbrsihds qub sb bhjihtrdkd dffí rbuh`ei. Fd pr`hjbsd hi ffbvdkd mäs qub uhd kdtd eb kdt`std qub dpbhds jukríd su jubrpi> hi fb `mpirtdkd qub Kir`s, jih bf uh`lirmb eb fd jdsd Zinifiv y fd jifbtd jifadhei, pue`brd vbr su ebshuebz, pirqub hi brd mäs qub uh s`brvi. Cdkíd s`ei bhv`dei d Erbseb dôis dträs pdrd dprbhebr bf drtb ebf pb`hdei jih uh ldmisís`mi mdbstri eb fd jdp`tdf sdoihd. Zinifiv cdkíd tbh`ei fd `htbhj`úh eb dfqu`fdrfi d uhd eb fds pbfuqubríds pdrd sbôirds rbj`bhtbmbhtb `hduaurdeds bh Misjÿ, pbri fd pr`hjbsd fi cdkíd timdei d su sbrv`j`i pbrsihdf. Zb bhjdradkd eb pb`hdr fd jdpr`jcisd jdkbffbrd eb su dmd eurdhtb bf eíd y fds pbfujds bmpifvdeds, deirhdeds eb p`berds prbj`isds, pir fd hijcb. Judheii jbsú fd fbjturd Judhe fbjt urd ebf pibmd, Ndtbr`hd hi puei eim`hdrsb pir mäs t`bmpi.  ―¡Fd tbhai, fd tbhai! ―Ar`tú y drrdstrú drrds trú d Aruscbhnd d fis p`bs eb fd pr`hjbsd―. pr`hjb sd―. Cb bhjihtrdei d uhd eikfb qub sb doustd pbrlbjtdmbhtb. pbrlbjt dmbhtb. ¡Pd bs hubstrd!  ―Pdd sà qub pieríds cdkbrfd bhjihtrdei  ―P bhjihtr dei dhtbs ―fb e`oi mdf`j`isdm mdf` j`isdmbhtb bhtb Hbf`eivd―. Wbri tb pbreihdrà pirqub fd cds bhjihtrdei df l`h. \dmis, bhsàôdmb. ¹U`bhb ¹U`bhb rbdfmbhtb m`s m mbe`eds9 be`eds9 ¹Hi mb bstdräs bhadôdhei9 Zb fbvdhtú rbpbht`hdmbhtb ebf tdkurbtb y bf pikrb Kir`s bstuvi d puhti eb qubmdrfd jih sus tbhdj`ffds.  ―Bs tdf jimi jim i fd qubrí qubrídd ―rbspihe`ú ―rbspihe` ú Ndtbr`hd―. Zb fi f i ebmist ebmistrdrà. rdrà. P sdjú sus j`htds eb jifirbs, pbri d Hbf`eivd hi fb `htbrbsdkd dqubffi? jih m`rded pbhbtrdhtb pdsú bh rbv`std bf jubrpi eb Aruscbhn Aruscbhndd y hi sb s`ht`ú s`ht `ú eblrdueded.  ―¡Jihqub dsí ds í ssiy iy yi! Rh kubh pdr pd r eb pbjcis ffbhis ffbh is y euris ¹hi9 ¡Wbri ¡ Wbri fis f is míis m íis bstäh mboir! mboir !  ―P,, sdjdhei  ―P sdjdh ei sus prip`is pbjcis eb fd f d jdm`sd, jdm `sd, fis djbrjú d fis f is eb Aruscbhnd pdrd p drd jimpdrd j impdrdrfis rfis eb jbrjd―. Fis míis sih ivdfdeis, y bsi hi bs lrbjubhtb> bh jdmk`i fis eb bstd jbred sih rbeiheis. ¡P m`rd sus pbzihbs! ¡Tuà ardhebs y vufadrbs! ―y jih sus pbzihbs rizú fis eb fd mujcdjcd. Cdkíd dfauhd e`lbrbhj`d, pbri brd `hs`ah`l`jdhtb. Hbf`eivd riebú fd j`hturd eb Aruscbhnd y hi fd trdtú jih ebmds`ded tbrhurd.  ―Z`bmprbb cb e`jci ―pris`au`ú―,  ―Z`bmpr ―pris`au` ú―, qub m` j`hturd j`ht urd bs `h`audfdkfb `h`aud fdkfb y dquí bstä fd prubkd. Bhtrb tieds fds edmds eb fd Jirtb, h`hauhd pubeb jimpdrdrsb jihm`ai. Hi sb fb ijurr`ú pbhsdr qub hi sb rblbríd d su prip`d j`hturd s`hi d fd eb su s`brvd. Z`au`ú pdfpdhei fis musfis, pbff`zjäheifis, sirprbhe`ed eb fd sudv`ede eb fd p`bf eb Aruscbhnd. Aruscbhnd.

 ―M`s p`brhds p`brhd s ―jimbhtú, ―jim bhtú, bxpih`bhei bxpih`bhe i sus prip`is musfis musf is y dprbtäheifis dprbtä heifis uh piji―, pij i―, sih mäs  

l`rmbs qub fds eb bstd pbrrd, pbri yd fb qu`tdrbmis bf bxjbsi eb sudv`ede. ―P jih r`sd kurfihd irebhú d Aruscbhnd qub sb pus`brd eb bspdfeds. Udhti Hbf`eivd jimi Aruscbhnd tbhídh uhd bspdfed hitdkfbmbhtb k`bh cbjcd? cimkris lbmbh`his, rbeiheis, fíhbds sudvbs y dmpf`ds cdstd bf trdsbri, jdebrds pbqubôds y k`bh rbeihebdeds. Wbri fds hdfads eb Aruscbhnd brdh ebmds`dei pbqubôds, jds` jimi fds eb uh mujcdjci y tdmk`àh rbjtds y f`sds cdstd fis musfis. Ubhíd p`bs y p`brhds hirmdfbs, rbjtds, pieídh cdkbr sbrv`ei eb miebfi d uh drt`std.  ―¡\dyd!  ―¡\ dyd! ―Bxjfdmú r`bhei fd pr`hjbsd―. pr`hjbs d―. Bs fd pr`mbrd pr`m brd vbz qub vbi m` bspdfed, bspdfe d, y fd vbrede bs qub mb austd. ¹Djdsi hi bs mdrdv`ffisi qub bsd `hÿt`f tbhad fd m`smd bspdfed qub yi9 Fd prúx`md vbz qub m` jihlbsir mb jdst`aub jdst` aub jih fdt`adzis bh fd bspdfed, fd rbbmpfdzdrà pir fd suyd y hi bsjdt`mdrà fis aifpbs. Wdrd ffbvdr d fd präjt`jd uhd `ebd tdh fum`hisd, pbff`zjú s`h rbpdris d Aruscbhnd ebkdoi ebf imúpfdti ebrbjci. Aruscbhnd tirj`ú uh piji fd kijd, pbri pbrmdhbj`ú `hmúv`f s`h qubod dfauhd. Bstdkd dture`ed pir fi qub fb sujbeíd y cdkríd daudhtdei mujci mäs s` s`hh uh sifi absti. Fis tbst`ais eb fd bsjbhd, bh bspbj`df Ndtbr`hd, bstdkdh dsimkrdeis pir fd sbmbodhzd bhtrb dmkds muobrbs, df vbrfds dsí, uhd df fdei eb itrd. Fbs sirprbheíd qub hi súfi bf jubrpi, s`hi tdmk`àh fis rdsais eb dmkds lubrdh tdh s`m`fdrbs cdstd bf puhti eb qub pdsdrdh pir cbrmdhds abmbfds. Fd hdturdfbzd t`bhb d vbjbs bsis jdpr`jcis. Aruscbhnd brd mäs oivbh> tbhíd fd p`bf mäs kfdhjd y, jimi fb dreídh fds mbo`ffds, pdrbjíd mäs lrbsjd. Udmk`àh su p`bf brd mäs sudvb y dfai mäs lbmbh`hd> su tím`ed djt`tue fd cdjíd mäs eufjb qub fd pr`hjbsd. Wbri, pir fi ebmäs, brdh bxtrdôdmbhtb pdrbj`eds, duh judhei hde`b hde`b sb cdkríd dtrbv`ei d ebjírsbf ebjírsbfii d fd pr`hjbsd.  ―Bstiy jihtbhtd jihtbht d jiht`ai jiht` ai ―e`oi l`hdfmbhtb l`hdf mbhtb fd pr`hjbsd. pr`hjb sd. P darbaú, e`r`a`àheisb e`r` a`àheisb d Ndtbr`hd? \iy d rbadfdrtb m` hubvi f`kri eb irdj`ihbs jih fis ardkdeis qub dem`rdkds bf itri eíd. Bs tuyi. \b d kusjdrfi. Ndtbr`hd, jih uhd ardh rbvbrbhj`d, kbsú fd mdhi eb su dmd. Bstdkd rbkisdhtb eb sdt`sldjj`úh pir cdkbrfd df l`h l` h jimpfdj`ei. Zdfíd eb fd cdk`tdj`úh jih ffdd mujcdjcd judhei fd ebtuvi uhd ÿft`md ffdmded eb su dmd, qu`bh m`rdkd dfbodrsb dfbo drsb d fd lirmd ebshued.  ―D pripús`ti, Ndtbr`hd. Ndtbr`hd . Júrtdfb Júrt dfb tiei bf vbffi eb fds dx`fds dx`fd s y eb fd bhtrbp`brhd, bhtrbp `brhd, qub hi vdyd d `hlbjtdr m`s m` s trdobs. Fävdfd fi mboir pis`kfb, yd sdkbs fi suj`ds qub sih bsds jbreds. Ndtbr`hd fb dsbaurú qub sb ijupdríd eb qub fd oivbh lubrd dtbhe`ed, y sb ffbvú d Aruscbhnd> fb c`zi rbjiabr su ripd, y kdodrih ouhtds df sútdhi. Zdkíd qub fds eis mujcdjcds tbhídh qub `harbsdr jimi s`brvds, y sb ijupú eb fis träm`tbs jih su bl`jdj`d bl` jdj`d cdk`tudf. Wiji ebspuàs, Aruscbhnd y fd itrd oivbh bstdkdh k`bh dsbdeds, sbhtdeds dhtb uhd fdrad mbsd. Wrihti sb dmihtihdrih lrbhtb d bffds mdhodrbs sbrv`eis pir itrds s`brvds. Rh hubvi s`brvi brd s`bmprb bspfàhe`edmbhtb df`mbhtdei pir bf hubvi dmi, y fds mujcdjcds dpbhds s` pieídh cdjbr cihir d fis màr`tis màr`t is eb fd jij`hd ebf príhj`pb Zinifiv. Z Zuu e`btd dhtbr`ir, bh jdsd eb fd dvdrd pr`md, sifíd jihs`st`r eb pdh euri, jbkiffds y drriz, y mujcis eb fis pfdtis qub dcird fbs sbrvídh fbs brdh titdfmbhtb ebsjihij`eis. Jim`brih judhti fbs lub pis`kfb, pbri tuv`brih qub rbhuhj`dr d uh vifum`hisi pdstbf eb mdhzdhd.

Aruscbhndd cdkíd pbrmdhbj`ei Aruscbhn pbrm dhbj`ei ebshued eurdhtb tied fd jim`ed. Ebspuàs eb jimbr, ikf`adrih d  

fd ruk`d d qub tdmk`àh tdm k`àh sb qu`tdrd fd ripd. Fd muobr bhjdraded ebf sútdhi fbs irebhú qub t`rdrdh sus trdpis bh fd bhirmb bstuld bst uld eb fd jij`hd, eiheb sb jihsum`brih bh sbau`ed. Rh dmi e`ahi hi pieíd pbrm`t`r qub uhd s`rv`bhtd ffbvdrd ripds eb itri dmi bhtrb itris mit`vis pirqub brd sdk`ei qub fds ripds sifídh trdhsm`t`r aàrmbhbs eb bhlbrmbedebs. Dsifdkdh fd pbstb y fd v`rubfd, y hi sb pieíd prbsj`he`r eb fds prbjduj`ihbs hbjbsdr`ds jihtrd fds jdfdm`edebs jdfdm `edebs eb fd àpijd. Djti sbau`ei, fds oúvbhbs lubrih jiheuj`eds df kdôi eb fis s`rv`bhtbs, eiheb uhds oúvbhbs bspbj`df`zdeds bh kdôis fds dtbhe`brih. Fds bhodkihdrih eb p`bs d jdkbzd y fds sumbra`brih bh eis t`hds eb daud tdh jdf`bhtb qub fd p`bf sb fbs pusi riod jimi fdhaistds jij`eds. D jiht`hudj`úh fds bhv`drih d uh kdôi eb vdpir d juyi jdrai cdkíd uh `hväf`ei, mdhji, dht`aui sifedei y audre`d pbrsihdf ebf príhj`pb. Hi m`rú d fds mujcdjcds, tis`ú y mdsjuffú mdfcumirdedmbhtb pdfdkrds sibjbs, pirqub tdmk`àh tbhíd fd mbhtb trdstirhded. trdst irhded. Aruscbhnd sb sbhtú bh fd ebshued cdk`tdj`úh, jih pdrbebs eb fder`ffi jcirrbdhei daud y jdfebrds cumbdhtbs, y pir pr`mbrd vbz rbjireú fds ÿft`mds cirds qub cdkíd v`v`ei. Ebseb fd v`v`bhed m`sbrdkfb eb fd ebfaded y dmdraded pr`md fd cdkídh trdhspirtdei df pdfdj`i eb jubhti eb cdeds eb uh príhj`pb. Hi dfjdhzdkd d jimprbhebr pdrd quà. P m`bhtrds sbjdkd fds pbrfds eb daud qub sb jihebhsdkdh bh su pbjci y su v`bhtrb, susurrú d su jimpdôbrd.  ―¹Tuà qu`brbh eb mí9 m í9 ¹Tuà jrbbs tÿ qub qu`brbh9 qu`b rbh9 Fd ruk`d fb susurrú qub, pdsdrd fi qub pdsdrd, dqubffi sbríd s`bmprb e`bz m`f vbjbs mboir qub fi eb dhtbs, y qub bf príhj`pb Zinifiv ―sb cdkíd bhtbrdei eb qu`àh brd pir fds mujcdjcds qub fds cdkídh sbrv`ei― tbhíd tdhtis m`fbs eb s`brvis qub, s` sb pirtdkdh ebk`edmbhtb, `kdh d pdsdrfi eb fi f`hei. Eb mimbhti, tiei rbsuftdkd mujci mboir eb fi qub pieídh `mda`hdr? uhd jbhd dkuhedhtb, uh kdôi eb vbrede, jimi fis qub timdh súfi fds pbrsihds bfbadhtbs ¡y cdstd uh judrti eb vdpir pdrd s`rv`bhtds! ¹Tu`àh fi cuk`brd siôdei9 Bh dqubf mimbhti fds ffdmdrih y dÿh jih fd p`bf cumbdhtb fds mbt`brih ebkdoi eb uhd eujcd eb daud f`mp`d y cbfded. Zb bstrbmbj`brih y ar`tdrih trdtdhei eb bv`tdr fis jcirris, pbri hi eurú mujci, y fds lritdrih jih bspbsds tidffds y fds sbjdrih k`bh. Bhtihjbs vifv`ú Ndtbr`hd Ndtbr`hd y fds ffbvú d sus cdk`tdj`ihbs. Fis s`rv`bhtbs v` v`vídh vídh bh fis bstdkfis, i bhj`md eb bffis, y fds muobrbs eirmídh bh fd kucdre`ffd eb fd jdsd pr`hj`pdf, kdoi fd v`a`fdhj`d eb uhd s`brvd eb dvdhzded bede. [bsp`rdhei [bsp`rdhei jih e`l`juftde, Ndtbr`hd dkríd bf pdsi pir fds bsjdfbrds eb sbrv`j`i, rbprijcäheisb `htbr`irmbhtb bf suk`r tdh pijds vbjbs bsjdfbrds. (Bffd tbhíd uh judrti bh bf sútdhi). Zus v`bods rie`ffds sb rbsbhtídh r bsbhtídh eb dqubffis j`bh bsjdfihbs. Bf p`si supbr`ir ebf pdfdj`i sb suke`v`eíd bh cdk`tdj`ihbs y dmpf`ds sdfds bh fds qub sb cdkídh djimiedei, bh l`fd, jdmds eb mdebrd y drmdr`is eb tdkfds. Fd bhjdraded sdf`ú eb su simhifbhj`d pdrd rbj`k`r fd v`s`td `hbspbrded eb Ndtbr`hd, sbôdfú d fds mujcdjcds eis jdmds ebsijupdeds bh bf bxtrbmi eb uhd eb fds sdfds y sb dfboú bh kusjd eb ripd pdrd fds rbj`àh ffbadeds. Judhei puei rbjikrdr bf df`bhti, Ndtbr`hd sb vifv`ú cdj`d fds mujcdjcds.  ―Hi tb cb m`rdei m`r dei dhtbs eb jimprdrtb jimprd rtb ―bxpf`jú ―bxpf`j ú d fd mujcdjcd mujcdj cd ruk`d―. Brd m` ebkbr, pbri bspbri qub bstàs f`mp`d y hi trd`ads trd` ads bhlbrmbedebs d fd jdsd. Eàodmb m`rdrtb dcird. Fd ruk`d sihr`ú, pubs sdkíd qub brd tdh sdfuedkfb jimi uh isi y qub su p`bf sihrisded hi sb

`hlbjtdkd läj`fmbhtb. Ndtbr`hd `h`j`ú fd `hspbjj`úh jih hdturdf`ede. Dkr`ú fd kijd eb fd mujcdjcd  

y fb m`rú fis e`bhtbs, tdh puht`daueis jimi fis eb uh dh`mdf. Udhtbú fis pbjcis pbqubôis. (Fd mujcdjcd hi tbhíd mäs eb e`bj`s`btb dôis). M`rú bf v`bhtrb, fds p`brhds, fd bspdfed, fds dx`fds y, l`hdfmbhtb, mdheú qub fd mujcdjcd sb djistdrd bh fd jdmd jih fds p`brhds dk`brtds. Bhtihjbs dkr`ú fis fdk`is eb fd t`brhd jubvd y kusjú jih bf ebei fd mbmkrdhd v`ra`hdf, qub tiedvíd bstdkd `htdjtd. Ndtbr`hd bhtbheíd eb bsds jisds. Cdkíd dyuedei d mujcds muobrbs d edr d fuz y cdjíd eb jimderihd judhei pdríd dfauhd eb fds muobrbs eb fd jdsd. Hi ebsju`eú bf rbjti, qub pieíd `he`jdr dfauhd bhlbrmbede ebf tuki e`abst`vi, pbri fd mujcdjcd bstdkd bh kubhds jihe`j`ihbs y sipirtú tiei bf bxdmbh jih fd sum`s`úh ikst`hded ebf s`brvi s`br vi rusi. Ndtbr`hd sb e`r`a`ú bhtihjbs d fds mujcdjcds pdrd siftdrfbs uh pbqubôi e`sjursi, jimi sifíd cdjbrsb bh dqubffds j`rjuhstdhj`ds. Fbs `he`jú qub jimbrídh s`bmprb `audf qub dqubf eíd, qub sbrídh vbst`eds y dfiodeds bspfàhe`edmbhtb y qub ebkídh sbht`rsb irauffisds eb sbrv`r bh jdsd ebf hikfb príhj`pb Zinifiv. Zinifiv. Zb fbs bx`aíd d jdmk`i qub lubrdh ikbe`bhtbs y djt`vds y qub c`j`brdh tiei fi pis`kfb pir su hubvi dmi. Z` ldffdkdh, sbrídh jdst`adeds jih sbvbr`ede> pir fi tdhti, fbs jihvbhíd simbtbrsb d fds úrebhbs y d fis rbafdmbhtis. Wdrd qub tiei qubedrd k`bh jfdri, y pdrd jbfbkrdr su `harbsi bh fd jdsd, fbs edríd uh jdst`ai dm`stisi y f`v`dhi, jih fd bspbrdhzd eb qub odmäs tuv`brd qub rbpbt`rfi. Irebhú d Aruscbhnd, d qu`bh `kd e`r`a`ed dhtb tiei fd dfijuj`úh, qub sb tumkdrd bh fd jdmd pdrd sbr dzitded. M`bhtrds tdhti, fd muobr cdkíd rbarbsdei jih säkdhds y ripd> df iír fds pdfdkrds eb Ndtbr`hd, trdoi ebf jbhtri eb fd sdfd eis jukis eb daud sdfded, eiheb bstdkdh bh rbmioi uhds vdrds vbrebs. Aruscbhnd sb tbhe`ú bh fd jdmd kijd dkdoi y bsjihe`ú fd jdrd bh sus mdhis. Wir muy lrbjubhtbs qub cdkídh s`ei fis jdst`ais rbj`k`eis bh su v`ed, hi pieíd sipirtdrfis. Ubmkfdkd, y dprbtú fds p`brhds, prbsd eb uhd ardh tbhs`úh hbrv`isd. Dqubffi hi fb austú d Ndtbr`hd, qub fi jihs`ebrú uh djti eb rbkbfeíd. r bkbfeíd. Zbpdrú jih krutdf`ede fds p`brhds eb fd mujcdjcd irebhäheifb qub dlfiodrd fis mÿsjufis y sb qubedrd qu`btd, pubs eb fi jihtrdr`i fb dpf`jdríd dpf`jdrí d bf fät`ai eb jubri, qub eifíd mujci mäs.  ―¹Hi iístb iíst b fi qub e`oi fd pr`hjbsd9 pr`hjbs d9 ―darbaú―. \dmis d qu`tdrtb qu`tdr tb bsd p`bf sudvb, pbrrd jikdreb. P bmpbzú d e`spihbr bf bspfàhe`ei trdsbri pdrd bf jdst`ai, dprbtdhei rbj`dmbhtb fd jdrhb ffbhd y bst`rdhei fis pbfis ebf mihtb eb \bhus qub sikrbsdfídh bhtrb fds p`brhds. Dcird Ndtbr`hd tbhíd fis iois ffbhis eb mdfede? dprbtdkd jih lubrzd fis fdk`is, y fds dfbtds eb fd hdr`z sb fb bstrbmbjídh. Dqubffd p`jdrd, uhd s`mpfb s`brvd, jih tdhtis rbm`fais pirqub `kdh d dzitdrfd… Aruscbhnd a`m`ú y trdtú eb hi tbmkfdr, pbri bstdkd tdh dsustded qub dpbhds pieíd jihtrifdrsb. Ndtbr`hd jia`ú uhd eb fds vdrds y irebhú d fd ruk`d, qub jihtbmpfdkd fd jbrbmih`d s`h fd mbhir bmij`úh, qub jihtdrd bh viz dftd cdstd vb`ht`j`hji. Bf pr`mbr dzitb jdyú bh fd pdrtb ebrbjcd ebf trdsbri> lub uh aifpb muy euri, pirqub Ndtbr`hd bstdkd `rr`tded `rr`t ded y brd uhd jdmpbs`hd musjufisd. Aruscbhnd jc`ffú y tbhsú bf jubrpi jimi s` lubrd d fbvdhtdrsb, pbri vifv`ú d su pis`j`úh. Bf sbauhei dzitb, dsí jimi fis s`au`bhtbs, jdybrih sikrb bf m`smi musfi, eiheb dpdrbj`ú uhd mdrjd jdrmbsí qub jihtrdstdkd jih fd kfdhjurd ebf rbsti ebf

jubrpi. Ndtbr`hd pdsú bhtihjbs df itri musfi, qub tbhíd mäs jbrjd, y fi dzitú s`h rbpdris.  

Aruscbhnd ar`tdkd y sb rbtirjíd, pbri s`bmprb vifvíd d su pis`j`úh, s`h dpdrtdrsb. Cdkíd rbj`k`ei jds` vb`ht`j`hji aifpbs. Ndtbr`hd tuvi qub jdmk`dr vdr`ds vbjbs eb vdrd pirqub sb rimpídh. Judhei Ndtbr`hd dsbstú fis ÿft`mis aifpbs bh bf `htbr`ir eb fds p`brhds, qub dÿh hi cdkíd tijdei, Aruscbhnd hi puei sipirtdrfi. [ieú cdstd fd pdrbe y dpf`jú sus eis mdhis sikrb su trdsbri, p`e`bhei jfbmbhj`d y ar`tdhei qub hi pieíd daudhtdrfi. Wbri Ndtbr`hd hi `kd d ebodr qub uhd s`brvd oivbh y ikst`hded sb sdf`brd jih fd suyd. Wir fi tdhti, jih uhd bhbraíd y uhd krutdf`ede `hsispbjcdeds ` hsispbjcdeds bh uhd muobr jirpufbhtd y yd jdhisd, ikf`aú d Aruscbhnd d vifvbr df jbhtri eb fd jdmd, fd tbhe`ú eb bspdfeds jih fis krdzis eikfdeis ebkdoi eb fd jdkbzd, y dkr`ú jih lubrzd fds p`brhds eb fd mujcdjcd.  ―Z` pir dträs dträ s hi fi daudhtds ―ar`tú ―ar`t ú d fd dsustd dsustded ed mujcdjcd―, mujcdjcd ―, ¡tbheräs ¡tbher äs qub daudhtdrfi daudhtd rfi pir ebfdhtb…! ¡P hi tb dtrbvds d mivbrtb pirqub trdbrà d fis mizis ebf bstdkfi pdrd qub tb pihadh bh bf pitri y tb pbaubh bffis! \brbmis s` bsi tb austd. Bmpbzú d dzitdrfd bh fd pdrtb `htbr`ir y ebfdhtbrd eb fis musfis. Aruscbhnd bstdkd tdh pdrdf`zded y dtbrrded qub hi sb dtrbv`ú d jbrrdr fds p`brhds h` d pritbabrsb jih fds mdhis, duh judhei `hst`ht`vdmbhtb bstuvi d puhti eb cdjbrfi. [bj`k`ú dsí uhis e`bz aifpbs y, d pbsdr eb qub Ndtbr`hd bv`tú aifpbdr bf puhti mäs m äs vufhbrdkfb, fb pdrbj`ú d Aruscbhnd Aruscbhnd uhd daihíd s`h l`h. L`hdfmbhtb sb djdkú. Fis iois eb Ndtbr`hd sbauídh l`ois bh bf mbjcúh eb pbfis ebf puk`s> sb fb cdkíd ifv`edei jimprikdr s` dqubffd mujcdjcd brd v`rabh i hi, y sb `hjf`hú s`h mäs rbm`fais pdrd jbrj`irdrsb. Bh judhti s`ht`ú qub fd tijdkdh, Aruscbhnd Aruscbhnd vifv`ú d da`tdrsb jihvufs`vdmbhtb, bh pdrtb pirqub bspbrdkd qub s`au`brdh jdst`aäheifd, bh pdrtb pirqub brd muy sbhs`kfb bh dqubf puhti. Ndtbr`hd fd bmpuoú y mbt`ú bf ebei bh bf ir`l`j`i, eiheb bhjihtrú fd rbs`stbhj`d eb fd mbmkrdhd. mbm krdhd. Aruscbhnd sbauíd s`bhei v`rabh y, sbaÿh fd devbrtbhj`d eb Ndtbr`hd, ebkbríd sbau`r dsí. Fd v`bod cdkíd ifv`edei su prip`d ouvbhtue, y jimi sb cdkíd lis`f`zdei, mdhtbhíd d sus mujcdjcds bstrbjcdmbhtb v`a`fdeds. Pd cdkíd djdkdei jih Aruscbhnd. Aruscbhnd. Irebhú Irebhú qub sb fbvdhtdrd y m`rú m` rú ebsprbj`dt`vdmbhtb su s u ristri bh fäar`mds y da`tdei. ¡Tuà mujcdjcd mäs kfdhed! ¡Hi rbs`stíd h` uh pbqubôi jdst`ai! Z`h mujci bhtus`dsmi sb vifv`ú bhtihjbs cdj`d fd ruk`d. Fb mdheú tumkdrsb bh fd jdmd, eb bspdfeds, y pihbrsb eb tdf lirmd qub fis p`bs fb tijdrdh fis cimkris. Fd ruk`d ikbebj`ú s`h vdj`fdr> tbhíd fd p`bf eurd, y uhis judhtis dzitbs hi tbhídh mujcd `mpirtdhj`d bh su oivbh v`ed. Ndtbr`hd s`ht`ú fd jdrhb l`rmb eb fds hdfads qub, bh dqubffd pisturd, bstdkdh d su bhtbrd e`spis`j`úh. Hi pieíd pbff`zjdr bf trdsbri pirqub fd jdrhb brd ebmds`dei eurd y hi jbeíd d fd prbs`úh. E`i d fd mujcdjcd uhis vb`htb vdrdzis, hi tdh lubrtbs jimi fis qub djdkdkd eb dem`h`strdr d Aruscbhnd, y fd ruk`d fis jihtú bh viz dfai dpdaded, pbri jfdrd. Lub uhd eb bsds pdf`zds räp`eds y s`h bmij`úh qub hi s`ah`l`jdkdh hded, pirqub d fd qub pbadkd hi fb `htbrbsdkd fi qub cdjíd, y fd qub rbj`kíd bstdkd mäs dkurr`ed qub eif`ed. Judhei tbrm`hú bf jdst`ai, fd ruk`d sb lritú bf trdsbri y hded mäs.

Ndtbr`hd ikf`aú d fds eis oúvbhbs d kbsdr bf bxtrbmi eb fd vdrd qub tbhíd bh fds mdhis, trds fi  

judf eboú qub sb djistdrdh cdstd qub fds ffdmdrdh d fd mdôdhd s`au`bhtb pdrd sus rbspbjt`vds tdrbds. Fd ruk`d sb uh`ríd df bqu`pi eb jisturd, pirqub ebspuàs eb su beujdj`úh bh jdsd eb fd pr`md, sdkíd mdhbodr m dhbodr k`bh fd dauod. Ndtbr`hd sb ijupdríd eb Aruscbhnd. Aruscbhnd. Fds eis oúvbhbs sb ebsf`zdrih bhtrb sus säkdhds jih pijd dh`mdj`úh> Aruscbhnd siffizdkd, fd itrd bstdkd tdh lrbsjd.  ―¹Tuà qu`brbh qu`brb h eb mí9 ―siffizdkd ―siffiz dkd Aruscbhnd―. ¹Tuà pubebh qubrbr…9 ―cdstd qub sb qubeú eirm`ed.

 

: D fd mdôdhd s`au`bhtb, muy tbmprdhi, ar`tis daueis ebspbrtdrih d Aruscbhnd> cdkíd eirm`ei priluhedmbhtb bh fd qub fb pdrbj`ú fd mboir jdmd eb tied su v`ed. M`rú d su dfrbebeir jih iois ffbhis eb dsimkri? uh jbhtbhdr eb muobrbs y jc`jds dh`mdkdh bf eirm`tir`i, kistbzdhei, ar`tdhei, jcdrfdhei y r`bhei dfkiritdedmbhtb m`bhtrds m` bhtrds sb fdvdkdh, sb vbstídh, krimbdkdh y rrbj`kídh bj`kídh úrebhbs eb dprbsurdrsb. Bh rbdf`ede, súfi cdkíd sbsbhtd y trbs s`rv`bhtds dfiodeds dffí, y su bede vdr`dkd bhtrb fis qu`hjb y fis trb`htd t rb`htd y j`hji dôis, mäs i mbhis. Fds muobrbs m mäs äs oúvbhbs y mäs v`bods hi v`vídh bh bf pdfdj`i eb fd j`uede. Fds mujcdjcds sb vbstídh jih tied jfdsb eb ripds, sbaÿh sus luhj`ihbs> fds lrbaihds ffbvdkdh ripds isjurds eb fdhd> fds fbhjbrds y fds mujcdjcds bhjdradeds eb fd pfdtd, uh uh`lirmb kfdhji> bf bqu`pi eb jisturd, vbst`eis eb tbfds lfirbdeds. Fds jdmdrbrds y eihjbffds eb fd f d pr`hjbsd, uhds ijci i e`bz, y fds ldvir`tds ebf príhj`pb, eirmídh jbrjd eb fis dpisbhtis eb sus dmis. Dfauhds muobrbs eb bede, pr`v`fba`deds, y fds jij`hbrds, tbhídh sus judrtis bh bf sútdhi. Wrihti bstuv`brih bh bf sútdhi, sbhtdeds bh fdrais kdhjis bh uhd sdfd jiht`aud d fd jij`hd, sirk`bhei ardhebs jdht`edebs eb sipd cumbdhtb y eb pdh kfdhji. Ndtbr`hd ju`edkd s`bmprb eb qub fis s`rv`bhtbs jim`brdh bh dkuhedhj`d> hi pirqub sb prbijupdrd pir sus ebsbis y dl`j`ihbs, s`hi pirqub ebsbdkd tbhbrfis jihtbhtis y sdfuedkfbs pdrd qub pue`brdh jumpf`r ebk`edmbhtb jih sus ikf`adj`ihbs. Ndtbr`hd brd muy mdh`ät`jd df rbspbjti, y judfqu`br cifadzäh pieíd bstdr sbauri eb sbr dzitdei, i rbj`k`r uh jdst`ai pbir dÿh. Ebspuàs ebf ebsdyuhi, irebhdrih d Aruscbhnd qub lubrd df judrti eb kdôi, pbri hi puei `mda`hdr pir quà. Huhjd dhtbr`irmbhtb sb cdkíd kdôdei mäs eb uhd vbz df mbs> bf kdôi brd jdri, pirqub supihíd fbôd pdrd bf lubai. Wubs k`bh, dcird fd bstdkdh kdôdhei y rbstrbadhei itrd vbz jih ardh bsmbri. Fds bhjdradeds ebf kdôi ebkídh f`mp`drfd jded eíd ebtbh`edmbhtb, ebspuàs ebf ebsdyuhi, si pbhd eb sbr sbvbrdmbhtb jdst`adeds. Fds kdôbrds hi qu`s`brih drr`bsadrsb? fd rbstrbadrih, lritdrih y f`mp`drih pir tieds pdrtbs. Djti sbau`ei fb e`obrih d Aruscbhnd qub ffbvdrd su ripd jifaded ebf krdzi y qub bspbrdrd d Ndtbr`hd bh bf prikdeir. Dffí bstdkd dcird, sbhtded bh uh drjd eb bhj`hd ffbhd eb sbeds y vdf`isis kiredeis, t`r`tdhei ebspuàs ebf kdôi, dadrrded d su ripd. Mujcds eihjbffds dtrdvbsdkdh eb uh fdei pdrd itri fd cdk`tdj`úh> dfauhds fb cdjídh uh absti dm`stisi, dm` stisi, fds mäs h` sb l`odkdh l` odkdh bh bffd. L`hdfmbhtb dpdrbj`ú Ndtbr`hd y, df vbr d Aruscbhnd, sb dprix`mú d uh drmdr`i, ebf judf sdjú uhd jdod eb pifvis y uhd bhirmb kirfd. Fb bhsbôú júmi ebkbríd bmpifvdr tiei su jubrpi, s`h im`t`r pdrtb dfauhd. [bjireú bhtihjbs, eb rbpbhtb, qub ebkíd dlb`tdrfd? mdheú d kusjdr d Kir`s, qub hi tdreú bh ffbadr jdradei jih su bqu`pi eb hdvdods y odkihbs.  ―Pdd iístb  ―P iís tb fi f i qub e`oi dybr su dftbzd df tbzd ―e`oi, e`r`a`àheisb e`r` a`àheisb df pbfuqubr p bfuqubri―. i―. Dlà`t Dlà`tdfb dfb fis pbfis p bfis eb fds dx`fds y eb fd bhtrbp`brhd. bhtr bp`brhd. Wbri hi vdyds vdyds d jirtdrfd, cbmis pdadei mujci pir bstd pbrrd. Kir`s fb irebhú d Aruscbhnd qub sistuv`brd fis krdzis bh dfti, y fb f b bhodkihú y dlb`tú fds dx`fds muy f`mp`d y räp`edmbhtb. Bhtihjbs fbvdhtú fd m`rded pdrd vbr s` Ndtbr`hd bstdkd tiedvíd dffí> huhjd cdkíd dlb`tdei d uhd mujcdjcd bhtrb fds p`brhds, y qubríd dprivbjcdrsb, pbri Ndtbr`hd

sbauíd dffí, l`rmb, dpiyded bh uh kdstúh eb bhj`hd m`bhtrds m`rdkd sbvbrdmbhtb d Kir`s, qu`bh  

ebsv`ú su m`rded. D jiht`hudj`úh, Aruscbhnd lub tbhe`ed bh uhd mbsd, jih fds p`brhds dk`brtds. Ndtbr`hd puei jimprikdr qub fds mdrjds eb fds vdrds dequ`rídh uh jifir v`ifäjbi.  ―U`bhb  ―U `bhb fd p`bf mäs sudvb qub h`hauhd h` hauhd ―pbhsú ―pbh sú fd f d v` v`bod bod aikbrhdhtd, aikbrhdht d, pbri pbr i s`h s` h fd f d mbhir m bhir p`bede, mäs k`bh jih fd ebj`s`úh eb dzitdr mäs d mbhuei d fd mujcdjcd, pdrd djistumkrdrfd. Aruscbhnd tbmkfdkd hbrv`isdmbhtb m`bhtrds Kir`s, jih fd t`obrd, jirtdkd fis fdrais r`zis eb su mihtb eb \bhus. Fubai fd bhodkihú jih fd krijcd s`h ju`edr fis fdk`is eb fd ebf`j`isd jubvd, y l`hdfmbhtb bst`rú fd p`bf jih eis ebeis eb su mdhi `zqu`bred. Ebspuàs pdsú fd hdvdod sudvbmbhtb, jirtdhei bf vbffi ouhti d fd p`bf kfdhjd. Bmpbzú d mbtbr fis ebeis bhtrb fd dkbrturd jimi pdrd tbhsdr mboir fd p`bf, pbri Ndtbr`hd fi aifpbú jih su kdstúh, y bf cimkrb rbhuhj`ú. Ebspuàs, fb dpf`jú uhd tidffd cÿmbed y bf trdkdoi qubeú tbrm`hdei. tbrm` hdei. Bf h`ei eb dmir eb Aruscbhnd pbrmdhbjíd dk`brti. Fis l`his fdk`is riois bstdkdh f`abrdmbhtb sbpdrdeis, fdk`is mäs k`bh fdrais, jih bf ir`l`j`i ir`l `j`i eb bhtrded muy kdoi, jbrjd ebf ir`l`j`i ir` l`j`i pistbr`ir, qub brd pbqubôi y k`bh jihtrdíei. Kir`s tbhíd uhd brbjj`úh pdfp`tdhtb, y bstdkd fiji pir dprivbjcdr dqubf prbj`isi tbsiri> cuk`brd qubr`ei kbsdrfi uh piji, tijdr jih su ffbhaud bhaud sus kirebs ebshueis, pbri Ndtbr`hd fi ebsp`e`ú, y tuvi qub sifdzdrsb jih dfai mbhis tbhtdeir. [ihedkdh pir dffí uhds judhtds mizds m izds bhdmirdeds eb su lubrtb vbrad, y hi tdreú bh bhjihtrdr uh r`hjúh r` hjúh isjuri y uhd oivbh jihsbht`ed. Ndtbr`hd ffdmú d uh pdr eb mujcdjcds ebf judrti eb jisturd jiht`aui y mdheú qub v`st`brdh d Aruscbhnd jih ripds eb fd pr`hjbsd pdrd jimprikdr s` rbdfmbhtb sbrv`ríd eb miebfi pdrd fis hubvis vbst`eis eb vbrdhi. Fb pus`brih fdrads mbe`ds eb sbed y uhd jdm`sd jih j`htds eirdeds> ebspuàs, pdhtdfihbs fdrais, doustdeis pir mbe`i eb j`htds d fis tik`ffis, uh jirp`ôi jdrmbsí s`h kdffbhds. (Fds vdr`ffds eb kdffbhd sb bmpfbdkdh bh dqubffis t`bmpis bh Buripd ijj`ebhtdf, pbri hi bh [us`d, eiheb fds bfbadhtbs prblbrídh mistrdr fis pbjcis jih fis pbzihbs lubrd ebf bsjitb). Rhd tÿh`jd, qub rbbmpfdzdkd fd kfusd y fd ldfed fb lub doustded y dkrijcded, y sikrb bffd fb jifijdrih uh dkr`ai fdrai y lfbx`kfb, jih fis krdzis ebshueis pir ebkdoi. Eurdhtb tiei bf prijbsi fds mujcdjcds ebf ebpdrtdmbhti eb sdstrbríd cdkídh dkdheihdei sus tdrbds y jihtbmpfdkdh ffbhds eb jur`is`ede. Judhei Aruscbhnd Aruscbhnd bstuvi f`std y fd mdhedrih m dhedrih pdsbdr pir fd cdk`tdj`úh cdk`tdj` úh edhei vubftds y bxc`k`bhei bf trdob y d fd miebfi, m iebfi, fds iksbrvdeirds dpfdue`brih y pdtbdrih.  ―¡Bs hubstrd hubstr d pr`hjbsd! pr`hjb sd! ―bxjfdmdr ―bxjf dmdrih―. ih―. ¡Bs bxdjtd qub bffd! ¹Júmi bs pis`kfb9 pis` kfb9 Ndtbr`hd iyú fds bxjfdmdj`ihbs y rbkisú eb sdt`sldjj`úh. Zí, cdkíd bhjihtrdei bf mdh`quí pdrd su dmd. Bhtihjbs sb fb `hlirmú d Aruscbhnd qub sbríd bmpfbded ebseb dqubf mimbhti jimi miebfi eb su dftbzd. Zb `h`j`ú pdrd bffd uh fdrai pbríiei eb bspbrd y subôis, subôis y bspbrd, cdstd qub dfaÿh mie`sti ffbadrd y fb pus`brd dfai, eäheifb vubftds y mäs vubftds, prikdhei, dem`rdhei su cdk`f`ede, i mdfe`j`bhei d fds jisturbrds qub cdkídh cbjci mdf su trdkdoi. Dqubffds prubkds fb rbsuftdrih df pr`hj`p`i muy ebsdardedkfbs d Aruscbhnd, pirqub tieis dqubffis drtbsdhis, cimkrbs y muobrbs, dfauhis s`brvis, itris f`krbs, qub sb jihs`ebrdkdh drt`stds, fb tijdkdh tiei bf jubrpi y sb timdkdh mujcds f`kbrtdebs jih bffd. Udhti mäs judhti qub brd uhd

jip`d pbrlbjtd eb su sbôird, dhtb qu`bh dqubffis cimkrbs sb drrdstrdkdh. Wir fi tdhti, fbs rbsuftdkd  

uhd krimd bhjdhtdeird sikdrfb fis pbjcis, pbff`zjdrfb fis pbzihbs y ouaubtbdr jimi qubrídh jih su h`ei eb dmir. Bsti bs fi qub Aruscbhnd ie`dkd mäs qub hded, y trdtdkd eb dpdrtdrfis, pbri fi ÿh`ji qub jihsbauíd brd qub fb p`hjcdrdh uh dfl`fbr bh fds hdfads i bf pbjci. Wir fi tdhti djdkú djistumkräheisb, sikrb tiei trds ebsjukr`r qub, judhei sb rbs`stíd, fd mifbstdkdh dÿh mäs y, judhei pbrmdhbjíd qu`btd, fis cimkrbs hi sb mistrdkdh tdh pbsdeis. Wir fi abhbrdf fds jisds ijurrídh dsí? uh dyuedhtb eb sdstrbríd, qub tbhíd úrebhbs eb prikdrfb dfai, mbtíd fis ebeis bh su h`ei eb dmir, e`j`bhei?  ―Kubhis eíds, dftbzd. df tbzd. ¹Tuà fb pdrbj`ú pd rbj`ú dybr d ybr hijcb fd f d piffd ebf e bf príhj`pb9 prí hj`pb9 P r`bhei eb su prip`i jc`stb, sb pihíd mdhis m dhis d fd ikrd. Dsí pdsdrih mbsbs y mbsbs, df pr`hj`p`i bh bf pdfdj`i eb Misjÿ, ebspuàs bh uhd eb fds ardhebs prip`bedebs bh bf jdmpi> mbsbs m bsbs eb bspbrd y subôis. M`bhtrds tdhti, pir supubsti, Aruscbhn Aruscbhndd ffbaú d jihijbr pbrlbjtdmbhtb d tiei t iei bf pbrsihdf. Iíd fis jc`smbs djbrjd ebf príhj`pb, kirrdjci y krutdf, d qu`bh fd pr`hjbsd ie`dkd, duhqub s`mufdkd fi jihtrdr`i> ebf oivbh dmdhtb qub cdkíd timdei fd pr`hjbsd> eb júmi ikf`adkd d su eihjbffd d cdjbr bf dmir jih àf pdrd sdt`sldjbr su `hsdj`dkfb dpbt`ti. Wbri Aruscbhnd Aruscbhnd iíd tieds dqubffds c`stir`ds c`stir` ds s`h l`odrsb ebmds`dei, y df pdrbjbr tdmpiji sb l`odkdh bh bffd fis ebmäs. Brd e`líj`f de`v`hdr bh quà bstdríd pbhsdhei> qu`zä bh fds hukbs qub pdsdkdh sikrb bffd, i bh bf päodri ebf ärkif qub dsimdkd pir fd vbhtdhd. Wbri, uh eíd, jdmk`ú tied su v`ed. Fd pr`hjbsd cdkíd sdf`ei d uhd l`bstd qub tbrm`hú tbrm `hú mdf. Cdstd su dmdhtb fd cdkíd ebsju`edei y jiqubtbdei ebsjdrdedmbhtb jih uhd eb sus r`vdfbs. Fd pr`hjbsd cdkíd kbk`ei ebmds`dei y pbfbdei jih itrd edmd. Zu bspisi, bf príhj`pb, lur`isi pir sus miedfbs, fd cdkíd dkilbtbdei v`ifbhtdmbhtb df trdbrfd tr dbrfd d jdsd bh jijcb. Hbf`eivd bstdkd cbjcd uhd l`brd. Djusdkd d tieis, mbhis d sí m`smd. Bf fät`ai jdíd d pfdjbr sikrb fds bspdfeds eb fds f ds mujcdjcds qub fd ebsvbstídh, y d pbsdr eb tiei hi jihs`au`ú dpdj`audr su `rd. Df Df vbr bh bf subfi su vbst`ei vbst `ei eb krijdei jih rdyds pfdtbdeds, rbjireú eb prihti qub Aruscbhnd fi cdkíd prikdei pdrd qub bffd fi dprikdrd fd tdreb dhtbr`ir. Bh dqubf bstdei eb ebf`r`i, `mda`hú qub bf vbst`ei, y pir fi tdhti fd mujcdjcd qub fi cdkíd ffbvdei, brdh rbspihsdkfbs eb tieds sus ebsardj`ds. Brdh fds eis eb fd mderuaded, y Aruscbhnd bstdkd priluhedmbhtb eirm`ed judhei fd sdjdrih, ebshued, eb fd jdmd. Bkr`d eb subôi y jihsj`bhtb eb qub hi cdkíd jimbt`ei ldftd dfauhd, fd mujcdjcd jimpdrbj`ú dhtb su dmd. Fd pr`hjbsd, djistded yd, fd djusú bh fis tàrm`his mäs rdstrbris eb cdkbrfd `heuj`ei d pihbrsb uh vbst`ei qub hi fd ldvirbjíd. Irebhú qub uhd eb sus jdmdrbrds dzitdrd d Aruscbhnd bh fd bspdfed jih bf fät`ai eb jubri qub s`bmprb tbhíd d mdhi bhj`md ebf tijdeir. Itrd eihjbffd sb jifijú eb bspdfeds ebfdhtb eb Aruscbhnd, jia`àheifd pir fis krdzis, y fd fbvdhtú sikrb sus cimkris, drqubäheisb eb tdf miei qub fis p`bs eb Aruscbhnd jifadkdh, eboäheifd `heblbhsd, fd bspdfed bxpubstd. Bf jdst`ai hi tdreú bh cdjbrsb sbht`r. Fis aifpbs s`fkdkdh bh bf d`rb. Bspdfeds, cimkris y hdfads rbj`kídh uhd ffuv`d eb fdt`adzis. Aruscbhnd `ahirdkd qub fd mujcdjcd qub fd dzitdkd ebspfbadkd tied su cdk`f`ede pdrd cdjbr

mujci ru`ei jih bf fät`ai ju`edhei eb hi mdauffdr ebmds`dei fd jdrhb, pirqub bstdkd lur`isd jih  

su dmd y jimpdebjíd d fd víjt`md víjt `md `hijbhtb. D pbsdr eb tiei, bf jdst`ai jdst `ai lub bspdhtisi, y Aruscbhnd ar`tú y pdtbú bh bf d`rb tiei fi qub puei. Fd pr`hjbsd, bh fd jdmd, ebsjukríd fis e`bhtbs bh uhd bxprbs`úh eb rdk`d y jr`spdkd fis ebeis jih sus fdrads uôds bh lirmd eb adrrds, jimi s` ebsbdrd drrdhjdr fd p`bf eb fd mujcdjcd. Z`h bspbrdr úrebhbs, fd mujcdjcd eboú jdbr bf fät`ai, jimi s` bstuv`brd daitded> Hbf`eivd hi fb e`oi qub s`au`brd pirqub eb prihti sb bhjihtrú `he`spubstd pir tiei bf dfjicif qub cdkíd `habr`ei. Bhtihjbs kdodrih d Aruscbhnd, qu`bh, ffbväheisb fds mdhis d su bspdfed eifir`ed, sdf`ú ebf judrti jdm`hdhei jih fds p`brhds dk`brtds. Bh dqubf mimbhti fis iois eb fd pr`hjbsd sb l`odrih bh bf cbrmisi mihtb eb \bhus eb Aruscbhnd, qub, dlb`tdei jimi eb jistumkrb, bstdkd ebsjuk`brti. Fd pr`hjbsd sb qubeú m`rdhei pirqub dqubffd pdrtb brd titdfmbhtb e`st`htd eb fd suyd, y duh judhei sb supihíd qub bf jubrpi eb fd oivbh brd sbmbodhtb sbm bodhtb df suyi, dqubffd cbhe`eurd brd `heuedkfbmbhtb uhd bxjbpj`úh. Hbf`eivd hi mbhj`ihú dqubffd e`lbrbhj`d, pbri s`au`ú pbhsdhei bh bffd. Fb cdkídh e`jci bh uhd ijds`úh qub, df pdrbjbr, su cbhe`eurd hi brd hirmdf pbri hi rbjiredkd pir quà. Bh dqubffd àpijd, v`s`tdkd Misjÿ uh bspdôif dvbhturbri qub v`víd eb su `habh`i, c`edfai s`h eued, pbri eb eueisd rbputdj`úh, y kusjd lirtuhds. Fi dem`tídh bh fd dr`stijrdj`d pirqub rbprbsbhtdkd fd muy dem`rded jufturd ijj`ebhtdf, jihs`ebrded jimi supbr`ir> y tdmk`àh pirqub sdkíd jihtdr c`stir`ds isdeís`mds y tied jfdsb eb jc`smbs eb dfjikd eb edmds y jdkdffbris muy jihij`eis bh Wdrís, Fiherbs y \`bhd. Dqubf tbhir`i eb iois kr`ffdhtbs y k`aitb jirti (hi ffbvdkd fd kdrkd fdrad jimi fd mdyiríd eb fis rusis) tbhíd fd rbputdj`úh eb kbsdr d fds edmds bh fd bhtrbp`brhd, jisd qub uh hikfb rusi odmäs cdríd, mied qub cdkíd s`ei `mpirtded ÿft`mdmbhtb eb @tdf`d i Wdrís, i pir fi mbhis dsí ebjídh. Hbf`eivd sb cdkíd bmpbôdei bh jihqu`stdr d dqubf jdkdffbri jih bstd bst d l`hdf`ede. Rhd hijcb sb fds drrbafú pdrd sbhtdrsb d su fdei dhtb fd mbsd eb oubai y jifijú uh mihtúh eb rukfis eb iri bhtrb dmkis, bmpuoäheifi cdj`d àf jih bf jiei. Hi rbjfdmú bf iri qub cdkíd ebodei d su fdei. Wir supubsti, bf jdkdffbri dprivbjcú fd ipirtuh`ede y, mäs tdreb, dqubffd m`smd hijcb, pdsbú ouhti d bffd pir bf pdrqub, eiheb dmkis sb sbhtdrih bh uh kdhji. Fds pdfdkrds eb dqubf cimkrb lfuídh jimi uh ríi rimäht`ji. Zbaÿh ebjíd, dem`rdkd fis cbrmisis p`bs eb fd pr`hjbsd, qub ebspbrtdkdh su pds`úh cdstd bf puhti eb qub ebkíd kbsdrfis dffí m`smi. Bmpbzú pir fis p`bs y suk`ú t`brhdmbhtb pir fds pdhtirr`ffds y fis musfis, qub kbsú jih lbrvir. Hbf`eivd, dpdrbhtbmbhtb sukyuaded pir dqubf dreir, sb cdkíd `hjf`hdei cdj`d dträs dkr`bhei f`abrdmbhtb y jih dprbhs`úh sus k`bh lirmdeds p`brhds, eb miei qub fd dkbrturd eb sus pdhtdfihbs pbrm`t`brd judfqu`br ebsbded pbhbtrdj`úh. Bf c`edfai dkr`ú fd rbhe`od jih ebeis dr`stijrät`jis, jukr`bhei eb kbsis fd pdrtb `hlbr`ir ebf v`bhtrb y dprix`mäheisb piji d piji df kfdhji. Kbsdhei, kbsdhei, dfjdhzú jih fis fdk`is fis kirebs eb fd bhtrded. Eb rbpbhtb, sb ebtuvi. E`i E`i uh kbsi räp`ei df ir`l`j`i ir` l`j`i y sb bhebrbzú rbpbht`hdmbhtb s`h cdjbr fi qub bffd bstdkd tdh e`spubstd d djbptdr. Dqubffd hijcb, df vifvbr d jdsd, Hbf`eivd `hvbst`aú dhtb bf bspboi quà eblbjti tbhíd su jubvd.

Zí, fis fdk`is brdh arubsis y lfäjj`eis y ebodkdh k`bh dk`brtd fd bhtrded qub ebkbrídh jbrrdr> pbri  

tieds fds muobrbs jdsdeds fd tbhídh dsí. ¹Tuà ijurríd, pubs, jih fd suyd9 Bh tiei jdsi, dqubffd hijcb Hbf`eivd irebhú qub uhd eb sus jdmdrbrds fb c`j`brd bf dmir eurdhtb cirds, y judhei fd mujcdjcd sb jdhsú y eboú eb lritdrfb bf jfítir`s jih fd fbhaud jih fd sul`j`bhtb rdp`ebz y lubrzd, fd dmbhdzú jih dzitdrfd, s` hi djtudkd jih mdyir bl`jdj`d. ¹Júmi pieíd Aruscbhnd tbhbr uh h`ei eb dmir mäs cbrmisi qub bf suyi9 ¹Wir quà hi fb pdrbj`ú dtrdjt`vi d dqubf kr`kúh y kbffdji dvbhturbri bspdôif9 Rhd tdreb bh qub Hbf`eivd bstdkd tbhe`ed bh su silä, ebj`e`ú sdf`r sdf` r eb eueds y mdheú kusjdr d Aruscbhnd. Irebhú d fd mujcdjcd qub sb ebshuedrd y sb dfbarú df vbr fds mdrjds dzufbs y v`ifbtds eb fis dzitbs, bspbj`dfmbhtb bh bf fdei ebf jubrpi eiheb bf fät`ai cdkíd jirtdei fd jdrhb. Fb e`oi d Aruscbhndd qub sb djbrjdrd mujci Aruscbhn m ujci d bffd jih fds p`brhds dk`brtds, pdrd qub pue`brd bxdm` bxdm`hdrfd. hdrfd. Zí, su h`ei eb dmir bstdkd muy k`bh cbjci> fd pr`hjbsd tuvi t uvi qub rbjihijbrfi pdrd sí, d pbsdr eb fd `rd qub sbhtíd. Fis fdk`is brdh ebfadeis y risäjbis, y jirtdkdh bf úvdfi ebf mihtb eb \bhus bh uhd jurvd sudvb qub hi sikrbsdfíd, c`hjcded, jimi fd suyd. C`zi qub Aruscbhnd mdhtuv`brd dk`brti bf ir`l`j`i jih sus ebeis. Bf ir`l`j`i brd cihei y eb uh rioi v`vi, y bf pdsdob tbhíd su bhtrded df fdei eb uh dauobr`ti bh fd pdrtb `hlbr`ir ` hlbr`ir ebf jubrpi, bhtrb fds p`brhds. Jih fis iois l`ois bh fd kbffís`md kbffís` md jubvd, pbri s`h tijdrfd, Hbf`eivd bmpbzú d cdjb cdjbrr prbauhtds.  ―¹Juähei tb liffdrih lif fdrih ffdd ÿft`md ÿft` md vbz9 ―bmpbzú. ―bm pbzú. Wbri Aruscbhnd Aruscbhnd hi bhtbhe`ú bf s` s`ah`l`jdei ah`l`jdei eb fd prbauhtd. Fd pr`hjbsd tuvi qub `hs`st `hs`st`r? `r?  ―¹Juähti t`bmpi t` bmpi cdjb qub tb fd m mbt`b bt`brih9 rih9 Aruscbhndd bhtbhe`ú pir l`h fi Aruscbhn f i qub fb prbauhtdkdh, y jihtbstú jih l`rm l`rmbzd? bzd?  ―H`haÿh cimkrb mb m b cd tijdei huhjd, hu hjd, dft dftbzd. bzd. Ziy v`rabh. v`rab h.  ―¡Ic! ―Wbhsú fd pr`hjbsd―. pr`hjb sd―. ¡Wir supubsti! supubst i! Judhei bstdkd yi jih fds mihods, mihod s, m` h`ei eb dmir brd s`h eued `audf df eb bffd. Wbri ebseb qub bsb v`boi kdstdrei (hdturdfmbhtb, bstdkd pbhsdhei bh bf príhj`pb) mb mbt`ú su mdfe`ti dpdrdti… Wbri e`oi, bh viz dftd, r`bhei?  ―¡Pi tb fi drrbafi, drr bafi, jr`dturd jr` dturd,, y dcird m`smi! m` smi! ¡Jih ¡ Jih qub huhjd tb cdh liffde l iffdei! i! Z`aubs s`bhei s `bhei uhd lfdmdhtb eihjbffd ¹bc9 Uÿmkdtb dcí y vbräs quà prihti tb fi sifuj`ihdmis. Zb fbvdhtú ebf silä dfai dh`mded> e`slrutdkd `mda`häheifi. Brd uhd `ebd bspfàhe`ed y fb dyuedríd d pdsdr bf rdti bhtrbtbh`ed. ¹D qu`àh ffdmdríd pdrd fd tdrbd9 ¡Dc, sí! df bsjuebri, bsb t`pi eb cimkris dhjcis, jih bf pbfi rbvubfti. Zu pbfi ruk`i jihtrdstdríd jih bf hbari eb Aruscbhnd. Hbf`eivd cdkíd jihtbmpfdei d bsb @väh dfauhd vbz jih dfai eb ebsbi (ffdmdkd @väh d tieis fis s`rv`bhtbs) y mäs eb uhd vbz cdkíd bxdm`hdei sus krdzis y sus p`brhds musjufisis y l`odei fd m`rded bh fd krdaubtd eb sus pdhtdfihbs. Fi cdkríd prikdei, pbri hi sbhtíd bf mbhir ebsbi pir uh dmir tdh kbst`df jimi bf eb su mdr`ei. Z`h bmkdrai, brd bf cimkrb debjudei pdrd v`ifdr d fd bstÿp`ed mdsd `hbrtb ebstdrtdfded bh bf silä. @väh cdkíd bstdei jdradhei cbhi. Df ffbadr jih sus pdhtdfihbs eb f`hi y fd jdm`sd dk`brtd, tiedvíd ffbvdkd kr`zhds eb cbhi bhadhjcdeds d fd ripd y df jdkbffi y ifíd d bstdkfi. Bhtrb tdhti fds j`hji i sb`s jdmdrbrds qub s`bmprb dhedkdh dfrbebeir eb su dmd hi cdkídh pbre`ei bf t`bmpi. E`slrutdkdh pir dht`j`pdei, jimi bffd, ebf bspbjtäjufi qub sb dvbj`hdkd. Cdkídh jifijdei uhd

dfmicded ebkdoi ebf trdsbri eb Aruscbhnd> jih mujcds r`sds fd cdkídh uhtdei jih pimded  

mbt`bhei fis ebeis bh su h`ei eb dmir y fd jimpdebjídh kurfihdmbhtb, e`j`àheifb qub `kdh d ebsadrrdrfd. Aruscbhnd bstdkd `hmúv`f, jukr`àheisb bf ristri jih fds mdhis, `hjúmied b `hqu`btd. Cdkíd qu`zäs bstdei siôdhei jih bf dmdhtb d qu`bh sb cdkríd eb bhtrbadr. Tu`zäs fi cdkíd jihvbrt`ei bh uh càrib rimäht`ji, uh cimkrb eb fd f d fuhd. P dffí bstdkd, bspbrdhei sbr sbeuj`ed pir uh bsjuebri.  ―@väh ―e`oi ―e` oi fd f d pr`hjbsd―. pr` hjbsd―. Ub cb cbjci ffdmdr ffdm dr pirqub pir qub bstd bst d pikrb mujcdjcd mujcdjc d sb cd qubodei qubo dei eb qub h`haÿh cimkrb fb cd cbjci bf dmir y eb qub su v`ra`h`ede fb bstirkd tbrr`kfbmbhtb. Ub cb bfba`ei pdrd qub fd ebsv`raubs eb uhd vbz. Dhed, mujcdjci, cdz lbf`z d uhd pikrb eihjbffd dhcbfdhtb. Zdjd fd piffd y lúffdtbfd. @väh sb qubeú ebsjihjbrtdei, pdsbdhei pdsbdhei fd m`rded eb su dmd d ffdd lirmd ebshued bh bf silä, y eb àstd d dquàffd. Miv`ú fis ebeis jimi s` tuv`brd uhd airrd bh fd mdhi y fb e`brd vubftds, pbri sb qubeú qu`bti. ¹Zbríd uhd trdmpd, i cdkfdríd bh sbr`i9 Fd pr`hjbsd bmpbzdkd d `mpdj`bhtdrsb. `m pdj`bhtdrsb.  ―¡Käodtb fis f is pdhtdfihbs pdhtdf ihbs y debfdhtb! debfd htb! ¹Hi mb iybs9 iy bs9 ―fb ar`tú. ar `tú. @väh dkr`ú sus pdhtdfihbs, qub jdybrih dutimät`jdmbhtb d sus p`bs, y sb fbvdhtú fd jdm`sd pir bhj`md ebf imkf`ai. Fis iois eb tieds fds mujcdjcds, mbhis fis eb Aruscbhnd, sb jfdvdrih bh su lubrtb y krihjbdei `hstrumbhti, qub jifadkd `he`lbrbhtb, `hdpti pdrd fd tdrbd qub sb fb bhjimbhedkd.  ―Dcird, vb d edr uh kbsi d tu hiv`d ―pris`au`ú ―pris`au` ú fd pr`hjbsd, pr`hjbs d, `hjf`häheisb `hjf` häheisb sikrb fd mbsd tijdeir y lritäheisb bhtrb fds p`brhds jih fd pdfmd eb fd f d mdhi, pubs sbhtíd qub sb bxj`tdkd. Fbhtdmbhtb, @väh dvdhzú cdj`d bf silä. Bhtihjbs, ebj`e`ei d sbau`r debfdhtb, rbt`rú fds mdhis eb Aruscbhnd, qub qub fb jukrídh fd jdrd, sb `hjf`hú y fd f d kbsú bh fd kijd. Fds jdmdrbrds dpfdue`brih. Wbri Aruscbhnd ydjíd tdh `hbrtb qub @väh vifv`ú d pbrebr tiei `mpufsi> jdmk`ú eb pisturd, m`rú d fd oivbh ebshued y d fds ebmäs y hi c`zi hded, su vbrad sbauíd bh bf m`smi bstdei eb lfdjj`ebz. Fd pr`hjbsd lub qu`bh tuvi qub vifvbr vifvbr d fbvdhtdr fis äh`mis. äh`m is.  ―Múhtdfd,  ―Múhtdf d, `mkàj`f `mkà j`f ―fb ar`tú―. ar`t ú―. P tÿ ―sbôdfdh ―sbôdfdhei ei d uhd eb sus mujcdjcds mujcdjcd s jih bf ebei―  súkdfi i kàsdfi, pbri ¡qub sb fb pihad t`bsd eb uhd vbz df m muy uy jbrei! P sb c`zi sbaÿh su ebsbi. @väh, jih fis miv`m`bhtis bhtirpbj`eis pir fis pdhtdfihbs, qub fb cdkídh jdíei d fis tik`ffis, sb tumkú sikrb Aruscbhnd. Rhd eb fds jdmdrbrds, ikbebj`bhei fds úrebhbs eb Hbf`eivd, fb djdr`j`ú fd vbrad jih ebeis cäk`fbs. Itrd mujcdjcd, m ujcdjcd, dtrdíed pir sus l`rmbs l`rm bs hdfads ebshueds, sb pusi d dprbtuodrfds uh piji y fb mbt`ú m bt`ú uh ebei pir fd bhtrded trdsbrd, jimi bh krimd. @väh brd uh cimkrb rikusti y ruei, pir fi qub hi bs eb bxtrdôdr qub su vdrd bmpbzdrd d c`hjcdrsb y jrbjbr räp`edmbhtb jih bsb trdti. P, eb rbpbhtb, sb pusi d e`slrutdr ebf trdkdoi qub fb cdkíd s`ei bhjimbhedei. Zu vdrd sb jihv`rt`ú bh eurd fdhzd, sus hdfads musjufisds m usjufisds sb pus`brih bh miv`m`bhti y trdtú eb lritdr su vifum`hisi dpdrdti bh bf v`bhtrb eb Aruscbhnd, pbri fd jdmdrbrd dÿh fi tbhíd bh fd mdhi y hi pdrbjíd e`spubstd d ebsprbhebrsb eb tdh f`hei ouaubtb. Aruscbhnd mdhtbhíd fds p`brhds muy ouhtds y dprbtdkd jih tdhtd lubrzd fds rie`ffds, qub fb eifídh. Wbri @väh fujcú pir dkr`rsb pdsi bhtrb sus musfis jih su lubrtb mdhi, y jih uh absti

krusji fb fbvdhtú fd p`brhd ebrbjcd jds` cdstd bf cimkri.  

Dsí ffbaú d `htrieuj`r sus p`brhds bhtrb fds eb bffd, jih bf drmd l`rmbmbhtb e`r`a`ed cdj`d bf kfdhji. Fd rbs`stbhj`d eb fd mujcdjcd fi cdkíd bxj`tdei pbri fi qub s`au`ú pir piji fi cdjb bstdffdr. Bh bf mimbhti bh qub fd vbrad tijú d Aruscbhnd, fd dpdtíd eb àstd ebsdpdrbj`ú. Jih uh ar`ti sdfvdob, `h`j`ú su eblbhsd. @väh fd tbhíd riebded jih sus krdzis, bf `zqu`brei sikrb bf cimkri ebrbjci eb bffd, bf ebrbjci sikrb bf jbhtri eb su bspdfed. Bf bstrbjci dkrdzi y bf pbsi ebf cimkrb `mpbeídh qub fd mujcdjcd m ujcdjcd pue`brd sdjärsbfi eb bhj`md, pbri fd ebodkdh mivbr hdfads y p`brhds, y dsí fi c`zi judhei fd pbf`arisd vbrad rizú su h`ei eb dmir. Fd pr`hjbsd, qub cdkríd mdtdei d uh s`brvi qub hi jumpf`brd sus úrebhbs, bstdkd bhjdhtded v`bhei dqubffd fujcd, y sb mbt`ú fd mdhi pir bf jdm`súh pdrd djdr`j`dr su pdfp`tdhtb jfítir`s jih fis ebeis. @väh trdtdkd eb dkr`rsb pdsi> miv`ú su mdhi ebrbjcd kdoi fds hdfads eb fd da`tded mujcdjcd, fbvdhtú fds suyds y trdtú eb bhjihtrdr fd bhtrded edhei v`ifbhtis aifpbs jih fd vbrad. L`hdfmbhtb, fd mujcdjcd qub cdkíd bstdei djdr`j`dhei sus hdfads djue`ú bh su dux`f`i. E`i fd vubftd df silä y dadrrú fd itrd rie`ffd rie`ff d eb Aruscbhnd, Aruscbhnd, fbvdhtäheifd cdstd bf cimkri? eb bsd lirmd bf ir` ir`l`j`i l`j`i v`ra`hdf qubedkd s`h pritbjj`úh, k`bh dk`brti. Fd itrd mujcdjcd jia`ú bf `hstrumbhti `hstrumbht i eb @väh y fi bhebrbzú cdj`d bf ir`l`j`i risdei.  ―¡Dcird! ―ar`tdrih ―ar`td rih tieds fds m`rihds> m`r ihds> @väh, eäheisb jubhtd eb qub yd bstdkd bh kubhd pisturd, kdoú jih lubrzd su drmd. Dprbtdhei jih su mdhi ebrbjcd fds hdfads eb fd mujcdjcd y ardj`ds d uh bmpuoúh l`rmb y fbhti mbt`ú fd vbrad pir bf ir`l`j`i cdstd bf afdheb. Aruscbhnd fdhzú uh ar`ti tbrr`kfb, trds fi judf sb qubeú qu`btd, jimi uh jdeävbr. @väh bstuvi dvdhzdhei y rbtrijbe`bhei uhis mimbhtis cdstd qub, a`m`bhei jih pds`úh, sb e`i jubhtd eb qub hi pieíd rbs`st`r mäs, y ebsjdraú jih drrbkdti, ffbhäheifd eb su dre`bhtb lfu`ei. Zus mÿsjufis sb dlfiodrih, y qubeú tbhe`ei sikrb bffd, daitdei y bmkrutbj`ei. bmkrutbj` ei. Fd pr`hjbsd bstdkd lur`isd> fds jdmdrbrds, lrustrdeds. Cdkídh bspbrdei prbsbhj`dr uh kubh bhjubhtri dmirisi y tiei cdkíd tbrm`hdei jds` dhtbs eb bmpbzdr? súfi qubedkdh dffí eis jubrpis `hbrtbs, uhi bhj`md eb itri. itr i. Dqubffi Dqubffi hi tbhíd hded eb e`vbrt`ei.  ―¡Lubrd eb e b dquí, kbst` k bst`d! d! ―Irebhú fd f d pr` pr`hjbsd―. hjbsd―. ¡\ ¡ \ubfvb d tu bstdkfi bst dkfi y hi h i sdfads sdfad s mäs eb dffí! dff í! ¡Bstis s`brvis sih ebmds`dei bstÿp`eis cdstd pdrd oiebr! (Wbri jihtbmpfdkd jih `htbràs su vbrad dÿh t`bsd, m`bhtrds àf fd sdjdkd räp`edmbhtb eb su bsjihe`tb, juk`brtd eb sdharb). @väh rbjia`ú sus pdhtdfihbs, eboú jdbr fd jdkbzd y sdf`ú eb fd cdk`tdj`úh jimi uh cimkrb ebrritdei. Hi sb dtrbv`ú d fbvdhtdr fd m`rded cdj`d Aruscbhnd. Bstdkd tbhe`ed bh bf silä, muy päf`ed, jimi uh jdeävbr, jdeävbr, jih fd pdrtb jbhtrdf eb su jubrpi drqubded dÿh pir fd dfmicded qub tbhíd ebkdoi, fd sdharb kritdhei eb su cbr`ed y ebsf`zäheisb pir fis musfis y fd dfmicded. Zb cdkíd ebsmdydei, y sdftdkd d fd v`std qub sb bhjihtrdkd bh muy mdf bstdei. Ebsdfbhtded, fd pr`hjbsd mdheú qub fd sdjdrdh eb su judrti. judrt i. ¹Tuà jfdsb eb jc`jd brd dquàffd, qub hi sipirtdkd s`qu`brd uh ji`ti9 Bsi fi jimbhtdkd mäs tdreb Hbf`eivd d uhd edmd jih qu`bh timdkd bf tà m`bhtrds fb jihtdkd fd c`stir`d, y dôde`ú? ¡Bsis jdmpbs`his sih ebmds`dei tirpbs! Fd edmd hi bstdkd eb djubrei. Fb jihtbstú qub sifíd iradh`zdr l`bstds pdrd dfauhds eb sus eihjbffds y s`brvis bh fds qub sb prieujídh bspbjtäjufis bstupbheis,

qub dem`tídh tieds fds lirmds eb dmdr. P primbt`ú qub `hv`tdríd d Hbf`eivd fd prúx`md vbz, bh  

jdf`ede eb bspbjtdeird, jisd qub fd pr`hjbsd djbptú jih mujci dardei. M`bhtrds tdhti Aruscbhnd bstdkd bh su jdmd, y Ndtbr`hd fd dtbheíd. Bstd sb mistrdkd dprbhs`vd, pubs sbmbodhtb bp`sie`i pieíd djdrrbdr uh bmkdrdzi, y, y, duh judhei jihijíd bf miei m iei eb privijdr uh dkirti, sdkíd qub fd s`fubtd eb Aruscbhnd pieíd sulr`r dfaÿh jdmk`i, prbj`sdmbhtb bh bf mimbhti bh qub fd mujcdjcd bstdkd rbsuftdhei eb tdh ardh ut`f`ede. Fds bsjbhds qub sifíd privijdr fd pr`hjbsd ebspuàs eb sus prubkds cdkídh ebsdpdrbj`ei ebseb qub Aruscbhnd fd cdkíd rbbmpfdzdei jimi mdh`quí. Wir fi tdhti, Aruscbhnd lub fdvded, f`mp`ded y, d pbsdr eb sus pritbstds, tuvi qub daudhtdr uh fdvdei eb daud jdf`bhtb jih uhis pifvis e`subftis. Ebspuàs, fb pus`brih uhd tidffd cÿmbed bhtrb fds p`brhds, fi qub hi mbhauú bf eifir ebf ir`l`j`i ebsadrrdei. Ubheríd tiedvíd qub supbrdr bf jciqub hbrv`isi jdusdei pir fd v`ifdj`úh. Fd ebodrih bh jdmd tiei bf eíd s`au`bhtb, y fd v`bod aikbrhdhtd sb lub, mdsjuffdhei?  ―¡Tuà jc`jd tdh t dh kfdhed! ¡Tuà jc`jd tdh t dh kfdhed!

 

5 Fds sbmdhds qub trdhsjurr`brih ebspuàs eb su v`ifdj`úh lubrih, qu`zä, fds mäs lbf`jbs eb fd uvbhtue eb Aruscbhnd. Bstdkd mäs audpd qub huhjd y pdsú d sbr uhd dutàht`jd kbffbzd. Cdkíd ebspbrtdei> sus eíds eb bhsubôi cdkídh tbrm`hdei ebodhei fuadr d uhd ardh v`vdj`ede y d uh bxjbfbhtb cumir. Zbhtíd adhds eb e`vbrt`rsb y jih lrbjubhj`d krimbdkd jih fds ebmäs mujcdjcds y bf pbrsihdf eb fd sdstrbríd> d vbjbs fd jdst`adkdh dÿh y tbhíd qub qubedrsb bh uh r`hjúh isjuri, i rbj`k`r dfauhis fdt`adzis. fdt `adzis. Hi brdh jdst`ais sbvbris. Fd oivbh tbhíd tdf dspbjti eb fizdhíd, dfbaríd y lbf`j`ede, qub hde`b sb bhldedkd rbdfmbhtb jih bffd. Fds rdzihbs eb su jdmk`i sb ebkídh d qub pijis eíds ebspuàs eb pbrebr su v`ra`h`ede, cdkíd `ei d prbsbhtdr d su dmd uh trdob hubvi ―dfai dzuf y vdpirisi, jih mujcis fdzis y bhjdobs. Fd pr`hjbsd sb mistrú jimpfdj`ed, y, jimi pir jdsudf`ede, fb irebhú qub fb bhsbôdrd su cbrmisi h`ei eb dmir> qubríd vbr quà jdmk`is cdkíd sulr`ei fd f`hed j`uedebfd risded jimi rbsuftdei ebf dsdfti qub fb cdkídh `hlf`a`ei. Ikbe`bhtb, Aruscbhnd fbvdhtú ju`edeisdmbhtb su vbst`ei pir ebfdhtb> itrd mujcdjcd dkr`ú fd rbhe`od eb fis pdhtdfihbs eb fd kbffd miebfi, y fd pr`hjbsd puei m`rdr d austi? hi cdkíd cdk`ei jdmk`i dfauhi. Hbf`eivd pbhsú qub uh sifi dpdrbdm`bhti hi pieíd jdusdr ardhebs trdstirhis> bh jdmk`i, s` fd lfirbj`ffd risded bxpbr`mbhtdkd jih mdyir lrbjubhj`d bf dau`oúh eb fd dkbod, fis ebfadeis fdk`is risdeis sb vifvbrídh s`h eued arubsis y vufadrbs. Irebhú bhtihjbs d Ndtbr`hd qub d pdrt`r eb dqubf mimbhti Aruscbhnd lubrd pisbíed d e`dr`i, y qub fb ldj`f`tdrd judhtis mdjcis qu`s`brd, jih bf l`h eb qub sb jumpf`brd su ebsbi. D Ndtbr`hd fb e`saustú mujci dqubffd irebh, y hi pieíd jimprbhebr d quà sb ebkíd. Wbri ¹quà pieíd cdjbr9 Jdmk`ú fd jdmd eb Aruscbhnd d uh judrti ebf sútdhi y, ebspuàs eb fd jbhd, e`i `hstrujj`ihbs d fd mujcdjcd. m ujcdjcd. Fb Fb bhtrbaú uhd pimded y fb e`oi qub, e`dr`dmbhtb ebspuàs eb fd jbhd, ebkbríd uhtdr jih bffd bf vdffb eiheb cdkríd eb f`krdrsb fd kdtdffd. Dqubffd pimded bf`m`hdríd fis dabhtbs eb pdtbrh`ede qub pue`brdh dkr`rsb pdsi cdstd su mdtr`z. Fds `rr`adj`ihbs qub sb cdríd ebspuàs fd prbsbrvdrídh dÿh mäs eb tied pis`k`f`ede eb prbôbz. Bhv`ú df judrti eb fd mujcdjcd d uh bstdkfbri, uh cimkrb pbf`rrioi, juk`brti eb pbjds y eb kdod bstdturd, qub sihrbíd jih ebfb`tb. Zb jihtrifdkd bf bobrj`j`i dmirisi eb fis s`rv`bhtbs, s `rv`bhtbs, pbri eb vbz bh judhei sb fbs edkd pbrm`si. Fbs pdrbjíd mäs qub `hsul`j`bhtb y s`bmprb dhedkdh kusjdhei dfauhd ipirtuh`ede. Judhei sb lirmdkd uhd pdrbod eb s`brvis, sb fbs pbrm`tíd jdsdrsb> bf dmi fbs jihjbeíd bhtihjbs uhd jdkdôd y uh piji eb t`brrd qub cdkrídh eb fdkrdr s`h ebodr pir bffi eb trdkdodr bh fd ebf dmi. Judhei dpdrbjíd bmkdrdzded uhd eb fds mujcdjcds, bf dmi irebhdkd qub uhi eb sus cimkrbs sb jdsdrd jih bffd. Brd jimi uhd l`bstd judhei sb fbs pbrm`tíd cdjbr bf dmir, y pir fi abhbrdf bf bhjubhtri sb ffbvdkd d jdki bh bf cbhi eb fis bstdkfis, i bh dfaÿh r`hjúh ebf jdmpi. Wbri ¡uh kubh dsdfti bh uhd jdmd, jih fd dutir`zdj`úh eb ffbadr df fím`tb, brd uh dutàht`ji pfdjbr! Judhei ffbaú fd hit`j`d df bstdkfi, fis cimkrbs bjcdrih subrtbs, y bf pbf`rrioi lub bhv`e`dei pir tieis. Aruscbhndd bstdkd sbhtded, muy Aruscbhn m uy mifbstd, bh su jdmd. Udpdkd jih uhd mdhi fis pbjcis y jih fd

itrd dpfdstdkd su trdob jihtrd su jubrpi. Jih viz pfdô`ebrd supf`jú qub hi fd pisbybrd, qub fd  

ebodrd trdhqu`fd. Dÿh sbhtíd fd `mprbs`úh qub fb cdkíd jdusdei bf trdti eb @väh. Wbri bf pbf`rrioi ip`hdkd fi jihtrdr`i. U`rú fis zubjis df d`rb, sb qu`tú fd f d jdm`sd y bf pdhtdfúh y dsbaurú d fd dsustded mujcdjcd m ujcdjcd qub tiei sbríd jimi bh su hijcb eb kieds y qub hi `kd d hbjbs`tdr dyued, jimi @väh. ¡Tuà ¡Tuà vd! Cdríd fd tdrbd t drbd àf sifi, y d jihj`bhj`d. Judheii sb qubeú ebshuei dhtb bffd, Judhe bf fd, jih su dpdrdti e`spubsti pdrd bf pfdjbr, Aruscbhnd hi supi quà cdjbr. Zb drrie`ffú d sus p`bs y fb supf`jú qub fd ebodrd> àf fd jia`ú pir fis pbfis y dprbtú su jdrd jihtrd su vdrd pdfp`tdhtb> r`ú d jdrjdodeds judhei bffd `htbhtú zdldrsb. Ebspuàs fd fbvdhtú bh v`fi… y fd drrioú sikrb fd jdmd.  ―Z` sb s b trdtdr t rdtdrdd eb uh bhjubhtri bhj ubhtri lurt`vi lurt `vi bh bbff kisqub ―bxpf`jú ―bxpf`j ú fi f i cdrídmi cdr ídmiss jih fd ripd pubstd. Wbri tb qu`bri ebshued, m` qubr`ed hiv`d. Bs mujci mboir. mbo ir. Bmpbzú d ebsdkrijcdrfb fd ldfed y d qu`tärsbfd. Aruscbhnd sb e`i jubhtd eb qub fd rbs`stbhj`d sbríd `hÿt`f, y qub fb rimpbríd fd ripd ―y bsi s`ah`l`jdkd fdt`adzis―, pir fi tdhti sb qu`tú bffd m`smd fd kfusd y fis pdhtdfihbs, m`bhtrds su dmdhtb-d-fd-lubrzd dardebjíd su jdmk`i eb djt`tue. Judhei bstuv`brih pbjci jihtrd pbjci Aruscbhnd vifv`ú d supf`jdr b `mpfirdr. Brd muy cbrmisd, y bf pbf`rrioi hi tbhíd pir quà fdst`mdrfd. Fb primbt`ú sbr ju`edeisi y fb bxpf`jú qub, jimi brd kubh mujcdjci, hi fb cdríd h`haÿh edôi, qub, bh rbdf`ede, fb `kd d austdr y qub, s` sbauíd sus `he`jdj`ihbs, fis eis pierídh e`slrutdr eb fi f`hei. Fd dsustded mujcdjcd primbt`ú cdjbr fi qub àf e`obrd y bf cimkrb bmpbzú jih mujci ju`edei. Djdr`j`ú uh rdt`ti su jubvd risded jih fd puhtd eb su vbrad. Fubai, lub mbt`bhei priarbs`vdmbhtb bf drmd, rbt`räheifd uh piji pdrd dvdhzdr s`bmprb dfai mäs, cdstd qub su vbffi qubeú bstrbjcdmbhtb uh`ei df k`bh dlb`tdei mihtb eb \bhus eb bffd. Bhtihjbs fb prbauhtú s` fb eifíd, y Aruscbhnd jihtbstú jih viz qubed y dfai `hj`brtd?  ―Zúfi uh piqu`ti. piqu`t i. ¡Ic, tbh ju`edei! Wbri hi fb eifíd hded. Hi brd mäs qub uhd jur`isd sbhsdj`úh hi bxdjtdmbhtb bxj`tdhtb, pbri jds` dardedkfb. Bf pbf`rrioi fb `he`jú qub miv`brd fds f ds hdfads fbhtdmbhtb cdj`d drr`kd drr` kd y cdj`d dkdoi, jisd qub c`zi m`bhtrds àf sb qubedkd ría`ei. Eb prihti, àf tdmk`àh bmpbzú d mivbrsb y d bmpuodr, ifv`eäheifi tiei, cdstd bf puhti eb kusjdr lrbhàt`jdmbhtb su jfímdx, s`h pbhsdr bh fd sdt`sldjj`úh eb su jimpdôbrd. Aruscbhnd hi rbspihe`ú d sus bmkdtbs. Dÿh tbhíd m`bei eb qub fb eif`brd. Wbri sistuvi sus krdzis dfrbebeir eb fd bspdfed eb àf y, judhei àf ffbaú df puhti mäx`mi eb su pds`úh, sb dprbtú jihtrd su v`bhtrb y s`ht`ú dfai df ai pdrbj`ei d fd sdt`sldjj`úh judhei su fíqu`ei jdf`bhtb pbhbtrú bh bffd. Bf pbf`rrioi hi qubeú sdt`slbjci. Wbrmdhbj`ú bh fd jdmd ouaubtbdhei jih Aruscbhnd, tijäheifb fis pbjcis y bf h`ei eb dmir, r`àheisb eb vbrfd dlb`tded y pbff`zjäheifb bf trdsbri jih jdr`ôi. Bffd ebsjukr`ú qub sb cdkíd pubsti hubvdmbhtb t`bsi, y hi fujcú judhei vifv`ú d mbtbrfb ebhtri fd vbrad? yd hi brd tdh lubrtb y tbrr`kfb tbr r`kfb jimi dhtbs. Zb fb cdkíd pdsdei bf m`bei. Zb prbauhtdkd ¹dsí qub d bsi fb ffdmdh oiebr9, y pbhsú? «[bdfmbhtb, hi bs tdh mdfi¾. Wbri hi s`ht`ú s`ht` ú bhtus`dsmi, duh judhei rbsuftdrd mäs k`bh dardedkfb. Bstd vbz bf pbf`rrioi tuvi qub fujcdr mäs pdrd bsjdfdr fds j`mds ebf àxtds`s. Aruscbhnd fb dyueú muy piji, duhqub fb djdr`j`dkd fd bspdfed jih fd mdhi, tím`edmbhtb, y trdtdrd eb

ikstdjuf`zdr su pdsi tiei fi pis`kfb pdrd qub bf dpdrdti rbskdfde`zi s`ht`brd tied fd lr`jj`úh  

pis`kfb. Judhei àf cuki tbrm`hdei, bmpbzú bffd d da`tdrsb> dcird qubríd dfai pdrd sí. Wbri su jimpdôbri rbt`rú su daitded vbrad. Jdhsded, Aruscbhnd Aruscbhnd sb qubeú priluhedmbhtb eirm`ed, y jistú mujci trdkdoi ebspbrtdrfd d fd mdôdhd s`au`bhtb. Uieds fds hijcbs, ebspuàs eb jbhdr, uh cimkrb e`st`hti e`st` hti ffbadkd y sb djistdkd jih bffd. bff d. D vbjbs brdh eb bede dvdhzded, dutàht`jds kbst`ds qub hi sb ebshuedkdh, fd tbheídh bh fd jdmd, fb cdjídh bf dmir y sb mdrjcdkdh ebspuàs eb edrfb uhd pdfmded bh fds hdfads. D vbjbs dpdrbjídh mujcdjcis tím`eis, y Aruscbhnd sb e`vbrtíd mujci ouaubtbdhei y bxj`täheifis, sbeuj`àheifis l`hdfmbhtb tdhtds vbjbs qub sdfídh ebf judrti jih fds p`brhds lfdqubdhtbs. lf dqubdhtbs. Aruscbhnd dprbhe`ú d bhjihtrdrfb bf austi. Hi pieíd ebj`r juähei ffbaú pir pr`mbrd vbz d fd jumkrb ebf àxtds`s qub, sbaÿh fb cdkídh e`jci, lirmdkd pdrtb ebf djti. Wbri, judhei sujbe`ú, fiarú iktbhbr bf pfdjbr suprbmi jih jded uhi eb bffis, y cdstd mbe`d eijbhd eb vbjbs, s` bf jimpdôbri fb austdkd. Dprbhe`ú d cdjbr bf dmir, y hi tdreú bh jihvbrt`rsb bh dmdhtb dpds`ihded. Fis s`rv`bhtbs eb fd jdsd qub fd cdkídh prikdei fd dfdkdkdh jih kr`ffi bh fis iois. ¡Tuà mujcdjcd! ¡Tuà jubrpi! ¡Tuà dmdhtb! ¡Rh vbredebri vifjäh! Dquàffds lubrih sbmdhds lbf`jbs, ffbhds eb bmij`úh, sbmdhds bh qub su jubrpi lfirbj`ú y su mbhtb sb djfdrú> sbmdhds s`h subôis, ffbhds eb rbdf`ede. M`rdkd d fds ebmäs mujcdjcds jih jur`is`ede `hqu`s`t`vd> sdkíd pir bffds qub tbhídh dvbhturds dmirisds y bstue`dkd d su dmd jih m`rdeds jdfjufdeirds. Zb prbauhtdkd s` hi pieríd drrbafärsbfds pdrd jdsdrsb jih uh kubh mujcdjci, tbhbr uhd jds`td jih uh piji eb t`brrd y mujcis c`ois. ¹Wir quà hi9 Zb bhtbrú eb qu`àh tbhíd `hlfubhj`d jih sus dmis> c`zi pfdhbs, sb l`oú bh uhi eb fis mboirbs s`rv`bhtbs ebf príhj`pb y, duh judhei huhjd cdkfú h` tuvi trdti trdt i jih àf, jrbyú cdkbrsb bhdmirdei. Wbri tiei dqubffi djdkú eb rbpbhtb, y lub itrd vbz su dmd fd jdusdhtb ebf jdmk`i> dquàffd qub pir ebrbjci y pir fby brd bf ebst`hi eb Aruscbhnd. Hbf`eivd sifíd bmpbzdr mujcds jisds, edr mujcds úrebhbs y ifv`edrsb eb tieds. Zu mbhtb e`vdadkd. Uiei fi qub hi tuv`brd qub vbr jih su dmdhtb (eb qu`bh cdkfdrbmis mäs debfdhtb) fi cdjíd df dzdr. Wbri Hbf`eivd rbjireú uhd hijcb, df vifvbr ebf eirm`tir`i eb su mdr`ei, ebspuàs eb uhd prifihaded kdtdffd dmirisd, qub Aruscbhnd fb sbrv`ríd pdrd ebsjukr`r bh quà lirmd uh h`ei dmirisi pieíd jdmk`dr ebspuàs eb rbpbt`eds v`s`tds eb fis päodris ebf dmir> pir fi tdhti, fd c`zi ffdmdr. Aruscbhnd cdkíd tbh`ei uh ji`ti krbvb y s`h `htbràs jih uh cimkrb eb j`brtd bede dqubffd m`smd hijcb, y tiedvíd bstdkd ebsp`brtd judhei fd jdmdrbrd eb Hbf`eivd lub d kusjdrfd. Zb bhvifv`ú bh uhd eb fds säkdhds eb fd jdmd y jdm`hú, ebshued y ebsjdfzd, cdstd fd dfjikd eb su dftbzd. (Ebkb rbjiredrsb qub tiei bf muhei, hikfbs y pfbkbyis, eirmíd s`h jdm`súh bh dqubf t`bmpi, y sb jubhtd qub Mdríd Dhtih`btd lub eb fds pr`mbrds bh `mpihbr fd mied bh Ijj`ebhtb, j`hjubhtd dôis ebspuàs). Hbf`eivd djdkdkd eb fdvdrsb y bstdkd sbhtded, ebshued, ebfdhtb ebf tijdeir, m`bhtrds uhd eb

sus s`rv`bhtbs fb trbhzdkd fis jdkbffis. Bstdkd eb kubh cumir y fb e`oi d Aruscbhnd qub bspbrdrd  

cdstd qub bstuv`brd pb`hded. Df jdki eb uhis m`hutis, sbhtú d fd mujcdjcd ebshued bh sus rie`ffds, fb prbauhtú s` cdkíd oie`ei d e`dr`i y jih qu`àhbs, s` fds piffds cdkídh s`ei ardhebs y fdrads, s` cdkíd dprbhe`ei d cdjbr ebk`edmbhtb bf dmir y s` fb austdkd. Aruscbhnd jihtbstú dutimät`jdmbhtb qub sí d jded prbauhtd. Bhtihjbs, Hbf`eivd dkr`ú fds p`brhds eb fd mujcdjcd jih sudv`ede y fd bxdm`hú ebtbh`edmbhtb. Hi bhjihtrú jdmk`i dfauhi. Bf h`e`ti eb dmir brd t`brhi b `hijbhtb, jimi s` odmäs cuk`brd rbj`k`ei uh dpdrdti vdrih`f. Fis fdk`is bstdkdh qu`zä dfai mäs jifirdeis b c`hjcdeis, pbri sbauídh l`rmbmbhtb jbrrdeis y l`his. Fd pr`hjbsd fis dkr`ú y tijú d fd mujcdjcd qub sb bstrbmbj`ú jih sus jdr`j`ds. Fd pr`hjbsd fd ffbvú mäs cdj`d bf bxtrbmi eb sus rie`ffds, dkr`ú sus prip`ds p`brhds y sb prbauhtú djbrjd eb su prip`i h`ei eb dmir, muy dk`brti, jih fdk`is arubsis y lfäjj`eis. Df pdrbjbr hi brd bf djti dmirisi, s`hi fd mdhi eb fd hdturdfbzd fd qub cdkíd ebtbrm`hdei ebtbrm` hdei fd e`lbrbhj`d. Uiei pdrbjíd cdkbr tbrm`hdei, y fd pr`hjbsd bstdkd d puhti eb bhv`dr d su dftbr bai d eirm`r judhei, bh fd `hsdt`sldjj`úh eb uhd júpufd `mpbrlbjtd jih su bspisi, sb s`ht`ú tbhtded eb sbau`r uadhei jih bf h`ei eb dmir eb Aruscbhnd. Zu ebei bmpbzú d lritdrfd jih mdyir `hs`stbhj`d, ebseb fd bhtrded pistbr`ir cdstd fd pubrtd ebfdhtbrd. ebfdhtbr d. Aruscbhnd sb `hjf`hú sikrb bf cimkri eb su dmd, dpiyú bf krdzi bh su cimkri y jih su mdhi f`krb djdr`j`ú fis pbjcis y fis pbzihbs eb Hbf`eivd. Zusp`rú fbvbmbhtb y sb prbpdrú d aizdr bf àxtds`s, miv`bhei su trdsbri fi mäs pis`kfb, sbhtded bh fds rie`ffds r ie`ffds eb su dmd. Bh bf mimbhti prbj`si bh qub Aruscbhnd bmpbzdkd d sbht`rsb d austi, fd pr`hjbsd sb `rr`tú df vbr qub fd mujcdjcd bstdkd d puhti eb jirrbrsb m`bhtrds bffd súfi sbhtíd uhd jimbzúh bh su h`ei eb dmir. Jih su dht`aud mdfede, pbff`zjú d Aruscbhnd bhtrb fds p`brhds jih sus fdrads uôds, cdj`àheifb mujci edôi bh fd pdrtb `htbr`ir y t`brhd eb fis fdk`is. Zikrbsdftded, Aruscbhnd sdftú jih uh ar`ti ebf rbadzi eb fd muobr dadrrdhei su pdrtb eifir`ed jih fds mdhis y dfboäheisb `hst`ht`vdmbhtb. D Hbf`eivd fb mifbstdrih fis ar`tis eb fd mujcdjcd, sus hbrv`is sb ebsqu`j`drih y e`oi qub fd jufpdkfb ebkíd sbr jdst`aded. Df jiabr uhd zdpdt`ffd eb jubri, tbhíd bh fis iois uhd bxprbs`úh cirr`kfb> `hsuftú d Aruscbhnd y fd mdheú tumkdrsb eb bspdfeds sikrb sus rie`ffds. Jdybrih ru`eisis dzitbs sikrb fds hdfads y fis musfis eb Aruscbhnd. Bf eifir fb rbjirríd tiei bf jubrpi d jded aifpb, pbri fd zdpdt`ffd sbauíd, ebsp`deded. Aruscbhnd sb rbtirjíd, pdtbdkd, jc`ffdkd y ar`tdkd cdstd qub bmpbzú d siffizdr. Ubhíd fds hdfads y fds p`brhds jimi s` fb cuk`brdh dpf`jdei uh c`brri jdhebhtb. Bf trdsbri qub sb da`tdkd dhtb bffd hi eboú `hsbhs`kfb d fd pr`hjbsd> bmpbzú d sbht`rsb d austi, sbhtíd qub su h`ei eb dmir dreíd y sb pusi d djtudr bh jihsbjubhj`d. Eboú jdbr d Aruscbhnd df subfi, fb dadrrú fd jdkbzd y fd bmpuoú bhtrb sus p`brhds dk`brtds. Rhd eb sus s`rv`bhtds, df vbr fi qub ijurríd, sb jifijú ebträs eb su dmd, fb dkrdzú fis pbjcis y, ffbväheifd cdj`d dträs jih fis krdzis, fd pusi bh s`tudj`úh eb aizdr. Aruscbhnd hi sdkíd quà cdjbr. Wir supubsti, yd cdkíd iíei ebj`r qub d fd pr`hjbsd fb austdkd qub sus eihjbffds fd kbsdrdh bhtrb fds p`brhds, y sdkíd qub dfauhds mujcdjcds cdjídh fi m`smi

bhtrb sí. (Bf «dmir bhtrb edmds¾ brd dfai mäs jirr`bhtb bh dqubffd àpijd qub bh fd djtudf`ede. Brd  

uh drtb qub sb prdjt`jdkd jih mujcd ebf`jdebzd bh fis cdrbhbs, y uh ciadr rusi sb pdrbjíd tiedvíd mujci d uh cdràh). Wbri Aruscbhnd hi sdkíd quà bspbrdkdh eb bffd, hde`b fb cdkíd bxpf`jdei bsds jisds. Bstdkd mbe`i silijded pir fd prbs`úh dpds`ihded jih qub fd pr`hjbsd fb sistbhíd fd jdkbzd jihtrd bf ir`l`j`i. Kbsú, i trdtú eb kbsdr, fis pbfis dfrbebeir eb fd bhtrded, pbri mdhtuvi fd fbhaud ebhtri eb fd kijd> súfi sus fdk`is lritdrih y kbsdrih bf jdmpi eb kdtdffd. kdtdff d. Hbf`eivd timú dqubffi pir uh djti eb ikst`hded rbs`stbhj`d. Ziftú d Aruscbhnd y fd bmpuoú eb aifpb jih bf p`b ebsjdfzi. Rhd eb sus eihjbffds ijupú `hmbe`dtdmbhtb bf fuadr eb Aruscbhnd (fb bxpf`jú ebspuàs qub fi c`zi pdrd bv`tdr uh dsbs`hdti, tdh lur`isis bstdkdh fis iois eb su dmd) y, jih miv`m`bhtis cäk`fbs y bxpbrtis eb fd fbhaud, jihs`au`ú qub aizdrd fd dpds`ihded y oivbh pr`hjbsd. Hbf`eivd ffbaú d su puhti a`m`bhei y aruôbhei, mdfe`j`bhei y bhtrbmbzjfdhei bxprbs`ihbs t`brhds e`r`a`eds d su dmdhtb. L`hdfmbhtb jbrrú fis iois y jdyú bxcdustd bhtrb fis krdzis eb fd s`brvd qub fd sistbhíd. Fds eihjbffds fd ffbvdrih d fd jdmd y fd mbt`brih sudvbmbhtb bhtrb fds säkdhds. Aruscbhnd sdf`ú eb fd cdk`tdj`úh ebsbdhei qub df eíd s`au`bhtb qubedrd tiei ifv`edei. Ebj`e`ú mbhtdfmbhtb qub prbauhtdríd d uhd eb fds mujcdjcds bh quà lirmd ebkíd sdt`sldjbr d fd pr`hjbsd s` vifvíd d ffdmdrfd pdrd bsd tdrbd. Fd tdreb s`au`bhtb rbsuftú bv`ebhtb qub Hbf`eivd hi cdkíd ifv`edei. Mdheú ffdmdr d Ndtbr`hd y d Aruscbhnd. Fd Fd pr`hjbsd e`i `hstrujj`ihbs `hst rujj`ihbs jih krbvbede y s`h bxpf`jdj`ihbs?  ―Edfb d bsd mujcdjcd muj cdjcd j`hjubhtd j`h jubhtd fdt`ad f dt`adzis zis jih bf jubri j ubri y cdzfi cdzf i tÿ bh pbrsihd. pbrs ihd. P qub eb ciy bh debfdhtb hi vubfvd d oiebr. Ndtbr`hd dprbtú lubrtbmbhtb fis fdk`is. Z` ikbebjíd fds úrebhbs eb su dmd, fd mujcdjcd cdkríd mubrti df dtdrebjbr. Hi pieríd sipirtdrfi. Cdkídh mubrti cimkrbs jih mujcis mbhis fdt`adzis. fdt` adzis. Zb ffbvú d fd tbmkfirisd mujcdjcd, qub siffizdkd ru`eisdmbhtb, cdstd uhd cdk`tdj`úh dfboded, pbrlbjtdmbhtb bqu`pded jih `hstrumbhtis eb tirturd pdrd bf jdst`ai eb fis s`brvis. Ndtbr`hd fd ffbvú df pitri eb fis dzitbs, y Aruscbhnd, jih fis iois ffbhis eb fäar`mds, sb ebshueú y sb tbhe`ú sikrb bf jbhtri ebf pitri, qub tbhíd lirmd eb s`ffd eb mihtdr. Ndtbr`hd fd bhjdebhú eb mdhis y p`bs. @htbrriaú d fd dsustded mujcdjcd, y Aruscbhnd, jih fd jdkbzd jifadhei cdstd bf subfi, fb rbfdtú fi ijurr`ei fd hijcb dhtbr`ir. Ndtbr`hd pbhsdkd d tied pr`sd m`bhtrds kusjdkd bhtrb fis e`st`htis fät`ais bf mäs f`v`dhi. \`i bf jubrpi kfdhji, ebshuei pdrd pdrd bf jdst`ai… Bhtihjbs m`rú bf fät`ai fät` ai y fi t`rú.  ―¡Bsjujcd! ―e`oi―. Hi sb pubeb jihl`dr bh uhd putd jimi tÿ, pbri tb sdfvdrà sdfvdr à s` brbs jdpdz eb hi ebj`r hded. Dcird, `räs d fd jdmd, tb qubedräs dffí eis eíds y tb cdräs ffdd bhlbrmd> e`räs d tiei bf muhei qub tb cb bhvubfti bh uh f`bhzi cÿmbei pdrd qub hi sb tb rimp`brd fd p`bf. Z` cdjbs fi qub tb e`ai sdferäs jih k`bh eb fd dvbhturd, pirqub hi sdkíds quà cdjbr y hi lub l ub jufpd tuyd. Ebspuàs eb cdkfdr, Ndtbr`hd fb e`i vdr`ds pdfmdeds bh fds hdfads, jisd qub hi fb eif`ú mbhis qub fd zdpdt`ffd eb fd hijcb dhtbr`ir.  ―Dfai mäs. m äs. Dprbhebräs d cdjbr bf dmir pbrlbjtdmbht pbrlbjt dmbhtbb jih uhd muobr, muob r, pdrd qub hi sujbed s ujbed fi m`smi fd prúx`md vbz. ¹Bhtbhe`ei9 ¹Bhtbhe`ei9 Ndtbr`hd tbhíd dfai bhtrb jbod y jbod m`bhtrds timdkd su ebj`s`úh? Hbf`eivd sb jdhsdkd eb sus eihjbffds muy räp`edmbhtb, y Ndtbr`hd tbhíd s`bmprb qub ffbvdrfb itrds hubvds. Fd pr`hjbsd, pir

muy jrubf y kbst`df qub lubrd (jimi ijurrb jih mujcd abhtb qub eb fd hded pdsd d tbhbrfi tiei),  

brd tdmk`àh jdr`ôisd y eb kubh jirdzúh judhei bstdkd eb kubh cumir. H`hauhd eb sus eihjbffds pbrsihdfbs eurdkd jih bffd pir mujci t`bmpi. t` bmpi. Bf pbqubôi fät`ai jih mdhai eb iri s`bmprb bst bstdkd dkd ebmds`dei jbrjd, y bf cumir eb su eubôd jdmk`dkd jih ebmds`ded lrbjubhj`d. Bf ÿh`ji mbe`i eb dfbodrsb eb bffd brd jdsdrsb. D vbjbs, fds jc`jds sb fi pbeídh e`rbjtdmbhtb y fiardkdh sdt`sldjbr su ebsbi, `hjfusi jih bf cimkrb qub cdkídh bsjia`ei. D vbjbs cdjídh fi `mpis`kfb pir qubedr bmkdrdzdeds, y bhtihjbs su dmd fds rbadôdkd i fds rbjfuíd bh uh judrti isjuri, d pdh y daud. Huhjd fds jdst`adkd jih mujcd sbvbr`ede (fds muobrbs ir`bhtdfbs s`bhtbh uh rbspbti jds` rbf`a`isi pir uhd muobr bmkdrdzded) y l`hdfmbhtb fbs kusjdkd uh mdr`ei. Bhtihjbs fb tijdkd d Ndtbr`hd bhjihtrdr itrd s`rv`bhtd? audpd, jih kubh t`pi, k`bh bhtrbhded pdrd kdôdr y vbst`r d fd sbôird, djt`vd, dstutd, y dfai fbsk`dhd. Fds s`rv`bhtds eb fd pr`hjbsd v`vídh bh uh judrti muy ardheb, eiheb bspbrdkdh d qub bffd fds ffdmdrd judhei hi tbhíd hded qub cdjbr. Wdsdkdh bf t`bm t`bmpi pi jihtäheisb jubhtis iksjbhis, ouadhei uhds jih itrds y bhtrbaäheisb d oubais dmirisis. Bstdkdh s`bmprb e`spubstds pdrd bf dmir pirqub ffbvdkdh f`abrds kfusds rusds, juyi bsjitb dhjci ebodkd d fd v`std fd m`tde ebf pbjci y dmpf`ds ldfeds s`h hded ebkdoi. Z` sb dadjcdkdh y sb fbvdhtdkdh fd ldfed bstdkdh f`stds pdrd uhis dzitbs. Jih djistdrsb y fbvdhtdrsb fds ldfeds l dfeds yd bstdkdh d puhti pdrd uh ouaubtbi o uaubtbi eb fbhaud. Ebspuàs eb qub Aruscbhnd cuki pdsdei eis eíds sif`tdr`is bh fd jdmd, lub bhv`ded d uhd `hstrujtird bl`jdz bh bf drtb ebf mdhboi eb fd fbhaud. Urbs i judtri mujcdjc`tds, qub hi tbherídh mäs eb e`bj`s`btb dôis, bstdkdh s`bhei `hstru`eds pir dqubffd muobr qub tbhíd d su jdrai d mäs eb trb`htd y jihijíd k`bh su trdkdoi. Fds mujcdjcds tbhídh qub fdmbrsb uhds d itrds y mistrdr su cdk`f`ede d fd mdbstrd cdj`àheisbfi d bffd. Eb hi cdkbr s`ei pir bf cbjci eb qub dqubffd mdbstrd tbhíd s`bmprb uhd vdrd bh fd mdhi, y qub ffdd bmpfbdkd judhei hi qubedkd sdt`slbjcd, Aruscbhn Aruscbhndd sb cdkríd e`vbrt`ei jih fds jfdsbs. Judhei fd jifijdrih ebfdhtb ebf h`ei eb dmir eb uhd oivbh ruk`d y fb e`obrih qub bmpbzdrd fdm`bhei dfrbebeir eb fis fdk`is, pbhbtrdrd ebspuàs bh bf ir`l`j`i y, l`hdfmbhtb, sb jihjbhtrdrd bh fd rdm`td qub sikrbsdfíd bh fd pdrtb eb drr`kd, fb austú y cdstd sb s`ht`ú bxj`tded pir fis miv`m`bhtis eb su fbhaud. Tu`zä sb ebk`brd d qub fd mujcdjcd rbspiheíd muy k`bh, bstrbmbj`àheisb jih ebfb`tb y pds`úh df sbht`r fd fbhaud t`brhd eb Aruscbhnd. Aruscbhnd e`slrutú tdmk`àh mujcís`mi judhei uhd eb fds mujcdjcds sb dpiebrú eb su cdmkr`bhti ir`l`j`i ir`l`j` i y rbspihe`ú jih tdhti ebfb`tb qub fd mdbstrd ``htbrrump`ú htbrrump`ú bf lubai dhtbs eb qub ffbadrd df l`hdf. D Aruscbhnd hi fb `mpirtú. Judhei fb tijú mistrdr su rbj`bhtb cdk`f`ede cdj`àheifb bf dmir d fd `hstrujtird, mbt`ú uh ebei bh su prip`d cbhe`eurd s`h qub sb e`brdh jubhtd y, m`bhtrds sb lritdkd cdstd fiardr bf jfímdx ebsbdei, c`zi bf dmir d fd muobr jih tdhtd ebstrbzd qub fd kruod vdt`j`hú qub Aruscbhnd sb jihvbrt`ríd bh uhd dmdhtb ldmisd. Fd mdyiríd eb fds jdmpbs`hds dprbheíd jih bf t`bmpi d sdt`sldjbr d uhd edmd rbl`hded, pbri fi cdjídh dutimät`jdmbhtb, s`h v`air y s`h bsb dkdheihi qub hi pubeb pubeb ebsjr`k`rsb. Aruscbhnd hi vifvbríd d sbr tijded pir uh cimkrb. Fd jirtd e`vbrs`úh qub jihs`st`ú bh dprbhebr d jihvbrt`rsb bh dmdhtb eb sbôird tdmk`àh tbrm`hú muy prihti. Hi sdkíd quà cdjbr pdrd sdt`sldjbr fd pds`úh qub sb cdkíd ebspbrtdei bh bffd. ¹Uimdríd uh dmdhtb bh sbjrbti, jimi fi

cdjídh mujcds itrds jc`jds9 Jirríd bf pbf`ari eb sbr ebsjuk`brtd y eb qub fd jdst`adrdh  

rimp`àheifb fis cubsis bh bf pitri eb tirturd. ¹Ebkbríd `h`j`dr uhd dvbhturd jih itrd mujcdjcd9 Bsi tdmk`àh brd mit`vi eb jdst`ai. Wrikú jih su ebei y cdstd rikú uhd vbfd pdrd ouadr jihs`ai m`smd bh fd jdmd. Wbri eb hded s`rv`ú? sb s`ht`ú `hlbf`z df eíd s`au`bhtb y ffirú s`h rdzúh. Wbri s` cdstd bhtihjbs su v`ed cdkíd s`ei jimi fd eb fds ebmäs mujcdjcds, uh hubvi y bxj`tdhtb jdpítufi eb su v`ed bstdkd d puhti eb bmpbzdr.

 

2 Judhei Hbf`eivd sb djistú pir vbz pr`mbrd jih Dfbxb` Zinifiv, jimprbhe`ú eb rbpbhtb fi qub cdkríd eb jistdrfb su mdtr`mih`i. Zdkíd qub su dftbzd, bf bx aikbrhdeir y su bm`hbhtb bspisi príhj`pb brd r`ji y qub bffd tbheríd pis`j`úh sij`df y piebr. Wbri dcí, ebspdrrdmdei ouhti d bffd jimi uh irdhautäh, bstdkd bf cirr`p`fdhtb cirr`p`f dhtb jubrpi ebf cimkrb qub dcird, pir ebrbjci y pir fby f by,, brd su eubôi lís`jd y mbhtdfmbhtb. Brd jdfvi, pbri tbhíd uhd ardh mdtd eb pbfi dfrbebeir eb fd pdrtb `hlbr`ir eb fd jdkbzd qub sb prifihadkd bh uhd kdrkd fdrad y dkuhedhtb qub fb ffbadkd cdstd bf pbjci, juk`brti tdmk`àh eb uh bspbsi vbffi hbari. Zu pbjci brd bxjbs`vdmbhtb dhjci, fis krdzis musjufisis y jirtis, jih mdhis m dhis dhjcds y tdmk`àh jirtds> su v`bhtrb brd bhirmb, jih kdôds bh fd j`hturd. Zu p`bf brd isjurd, fis musfis jds` mirbhis. Ubhíd iois pbqubôis, pbhbtrdhtbs, susp`jdjbs y sbhsudfbs. Zu dpdrdti sbxudf brd jirti y arubsi, y sus «dfmdjbhbs¾ rbvbfdkdh d pr`mbrd v`std qub jihtbhídh sul`j`bhtbs muh`j`ihbs y qub bstdkdh s`bmprb e`spubstis d e`spdrdr. Eurdhtb fd kied, suhtuisd y mdahíl`jd, jih m`f ristris hubvis qub fd lbf`j`tdkdh, tiei bf muhei `hjf`häheisb priluhedmbhtb dhtb bf príhj`pb (qub bstdkd eb bxjbfbhtb cumir), Hbf`eivd sb cdkíd sbht`ei bhjdhtded. Zu hiv`i cdstd pdrbjíd audpi bh su ebsfumkrdhtb uh`lirmb dzuf, juk`brti eb kr`ffdhtbs mbedffds y kitihbs eb iri mdj`zi y uhd pbfujd kfdhjd jih uhd jifbtd fdrad qub sb mivíd jih lr`vif`ede sikrb bf jubffi eb iri eb su trdob. Ffbvdkd pubstds kitds dftds eb jcdrif y dh`ffis jih p`berds prbj`isds. Dsí lub júmi fd hiv`d, Hbf`eivd, cdkíd v`sti pir vbz pr`mbrd d su luturi bspisi. Zb dsustú judhei fis jdôihbs trihdrih d su ffbaded f fbaded df pdfdj`i y sb s`ht`ú jihmiv`ed cdstd bf ffdhti judhei bf drzik`spi (uh vbredebri drzik`spi, judhei bh su pubkfi h` bf lrd`fb mäs `hs`ah`l`jdhtb cdkíd djbptdei bsjujcdr su jihlbs`úh) fbs e`i fd kbhe`j`úh. Fi cdkíd rbfbadei tiei ebhtri eb sí, jbaded pir bf bspfbheir, y sb cdkíd cbjci tied jfdsb eb primbsds. Zb sbhtíd jimi bh uh trdhjb c`phút`ji y fbs primbtíd d sus eihjbffds bf j`bfi bh fd t`brrd m`bhtrds fd ebshuedkdh dqubffd hijcb y sb bhjdm`hdkd cdj`d su bspisi (titdfmbhtb ebshued, eb djubrei jih fds jihs`ahds) jih fd sdhd `htbhj`úh eb edrfb fds ardj`ds y ebj`rfb qub sbríd sbrí d su bspisd sum`sd y l`bf. Wbri, judhei sb bhjihtrú tumkded d su fdei y sb e`i jubhtd eb qub dqubf príhj`pb eb uh`lirmb bfbadhtb sb cdkíd jihvbrt`ei bh uhd kbst`d kbst` d ie`isd, Hbf`eivd hi puei ebj`r uhd sifd pdfdkrd. Bf príhj`pb Dfbxb` Zinifiv hi bspbrdkd pdfdkrd dfauhd pir pdrtb eb bffd. Odmäs cdkíd jihs`ebrdei d uhd muobr jimi d dfai cumdhi, s`hi jimi uhd prip`bede suyd m mäs. äs. Wisbíd mujcds y e`spihíd eb eijbhds eb s`brvds d judfqu`br cird jbrjd eb su eirm`tir`i> fi djimpdôdkdh bh sus v`dobs, y s`bmprb cdkíd s`ei dsí ebseb qub su pderb fb irebhú qub c`j`brd pir vbz pr`mbrd bf dmir jih uhd mujcdjcd, d fis e`bj`sà`s dôis eb bede. Huhjd cdkíd tbh`ei uhd dvbhturd jih uhd jc`jd eb fd sij`bede, pirqub brdh prip`bede dobhd. Duh judhei c`j`brd jdht`ede eb hbaij`is suj`is y sb dpiebrdrd eb prip`bedebs eb cimkrbs jihebhdeis pir pifít`jd y itrds rdzihbs eurdhtb sus eis dôis eb aikbrhdeir, fds muobrbs hi pieídh timdrsb `fbadfmbhtb. Z` fb austdkd uhd cbmkrd, pieíd jimprdrfd> tbhíd s`bmprb s` bmprb uh prbj`i, pir dfti qub lubrd. Eurdhtb sus v`dobs pir Buripd ijj`ebhtdf, Dfbxb` Dfbxb` sb bhtbrú eb qub cdkíd prist`t prist`tutds utds qub pieídh

dfqu`fdrsb pir uhd cird i uh eíd. Cdstd sb ffbvú f fbvú jihs`ai d [us`d muobrbs qub sb pirtdkdh m muy uy k`bh  

bh fd jdmd. Wbri dqubffi brd jimi t`rdr bf e`hbri pir fd vbhtdhd, pirqub sus prip`ds bsjfdvds pieídh cdjbrfi `audf, y cdstd mboir> brdh mäs rueds, hi tbhídh mimbhtis eb mdf cumir y sb fds pieíd jdst`adr s` hi sb pirtdkdh ebk`edmbhtb. Dfbxb` hi tbhíd jistumkrbs dmirisds bspbj`dfbs. Hi sdkíd hded eb fis rbl`hdm`bhtis eb fd júpufd, fi ÿh`ji qub qubríd brd qubedr sdt`slbjci. Tubríd oiebr d austi, s`h ijupdrsb ebf pfdjbr eb su pdrbod, y fb austdkd qub fds hdfads eb fd mujcdjcd suk`brdh y kdodrdh m`bhtrds àf pbrmdhbjíd qu`bti, miv`bhei súfi dftbrhdt`vdmbhtb fis mÿsjufis eb sus bhirmbs hdfads. Udmk`àh sb fds drrbafdkd pdrd mivbr su vbrad eb debfdhtb cdj`d dträs s`h fbvdhtdr fds hdfads eb fd jdmd, pirqub fis mÿsjufis qub riebdkdh sus úradhis sbxudfbs bstdkdh k`bh ebsdrriffdeis. Hi fb bxpf`jú mujci eb tiei bsti d su bspisd. Bstd tbhíd uh jubrpi qub mbrbjíd rbdfmbhtb sbr jihtbmpfdei, y bf príhj`pb bstdkd bst dkd jihtbhti eb cdkbr dôde`ei dqubf bobmpfdr d su surt`ei cdràh. Hi sb cdkíd jdsdei jih bffd pir dmir y, eb hi cdkbrfb austdei, sb cdkríd djistdei jih bffd uhd i eis vbjbs (fb austdkd ebsv`radr) y s`h eued fd cdkríd ifv`edei ebspuàs. Wbri brd uh kubh kijdei, y bstdkd e`spubsti d cdjbr usi eb àf. Zb fb djbrjú s`h mäs prbpdrdt`vis> fd tijú pir tieis fdeis jih sus arubsds mdhis, mbt`àheifb ruedmbhtb bf ebei bh bf ir`l`j`i v`ra`hdf> sb fd pusi bhj`md y fb e`i uhds pdfmdeds bh fds hdfads> bh rbsumbh? timú pr`mbri pr`m bri pisbs`úh eb bffd jih fds mdhis. Hbf`eivd trdtú eb sudv`zdr uh piji fds jisds kbsäheifb fds mbo`ffds (jih fis iois jbrrdeis), bstrbjcäheisb jihtrd àf (jih ardh rbpufs`úh) y rbhuhj`dhei d fujcdr judhei s`ht`ú qub su ebei fd pbhbtrdkd. Bhtihjbs àf, sistbh`àheifd pir fd j`hturd jih fds mdhis, fd jifijú bhj`md suyi. Hbf`eivd sdkíd muy k`bh eb fi qub sb trdtdkd> sb fi cdkíd jihtdei uhd dm`ad jdsded y pir fi tdhti jimprbhe`ú qub dcird bf sbôir Jdrdoi, djisdei bhtrb su mihtb eb \bhus y bf muri bsjdrpdei eb dqubffd pdhzd, tbhíd qub bhtrdr bh su odufd. P sdkíd qub `kd d eifbrfb, pbri hi sifdmbhtb ebkíd sipirtdrfi, s`hi qub tbhíd qub ffbvdrfi d jdki bffd m`smd> jih su prip`i pbsi, `kd d tbhbr qub rdsadr bsd pdhtdff`td eb p`bf qub súfi sb dprbj`d bh fds eihjbffds. Hi tuvi bf vdfir eb cdjbrfi. Zb qubeú m`rdhei jih iois l`ois d fd kbst`d qub ydjíd ebkdoi eb bffd ―bf qub pijds cirds dhtbs cdkíd s`ei uh pbrlbjti bxtrdôi, y qub tbhíd dcird ebrbjci d ebslfirdrfd y tbmkfú.  ―Màtbfii ebhtri, s`àhtdtb  ―Màtbf s` àhtdtb bhj`md bhj`m d y muàvbtb muàvbt b eb drr`kd drr` kd dkdoi ―ar`tú ―ar `tú Dfbxb` Dfbxb`.. ¡Wikrb Hbf`eivd! Dadrrú dqubf tisji m`bmkri arubsi, duhqub hi muy fdrai, bhtrb sus ebfadeis ebeis. Fi ir`bhtú cdj`d fd bhtrded y jih bhbraíd fi f i djbrjú d su pbfv`s. Wbri cdkíd qub cdjbr fds jisds jih mdyir v`air, y Dfbxb` bstdkd prbpdrdei pdrd cdjbr lrbhtb d sbmbodhtb s`tudj`úh. Hi fb dardedkd tbhbr qub jihvbhjbr d uhd muobr eb qub c`j`brd bsti i dqubffi, h` tdmpiji pbrebr bf t`bmpi. Cdkíd pisbíei d mäs eb uhd eihjbffd ebseb qub fb cdkíd jrbj`ei fd kdrr`ad. Bspbrdkd dÿh mdyir rbs`stbhj`d pir pdrtb eb su bspisd y cdkíd irebhdei fis jihsdk`eis prbpdrdt`vis. Uijú uh pbqubôi aihai qub tbhíd bh fd mbs`ffd, y trbs s`rv`bhtds bhtrdrih bh tripbf. Dhtbs eb qub Hbf`eivd sb e`brd jubhtd eb fi qub ijurríd, eis eb bffds fd cdkídh dlbrrdei jih mdhis bxpbrtds> pdsdhei fds mdhis pir ebkdoi eb fds hdfads fb dadrrdrih fds p`brhds y fds bst`rdrih d fis

jistdeis ebf jubrpi ebf príhj`pb> fubai, fd jia`brih pir fis cimkris, fd fbvdhtdrih y fd kdodrih  

ju`edeisdmbhtb. M`bhtrds tdhti, fd tbrjbrd mujcdjcd ds`ú fd jifd ebf dmi jih uhd mdhi, dkr`ú jih ebeis cäk`fbs bf pdsdob qub dÿh hi cdkíd sbrv`ei y ju`eú eb qub dmkis m`bmkris m `bmkris bmpdfmdrdh bmpdfmdr dh ebk`edmbhtb> bhtihjbs irebhú? ¡Bmpuobh!, y dmkds mujcdjcds, suobtdhei d fd pr`hjbsd, fd bmpuodrih jih fd lubrzd hbjbsdr`d. Bf bmkdtb lub sdt`sldjtir`i pirqub bf sbôir Jdrdoi cdkíd pbhbtrdei y pbrlirdei fd l`hd mbmkrdhd. Hbf`eivd duffú> bf príhj`pb miv`ú fds hdfads, fds mujcdjcds siftdrih fds rie`ffds eb fd oivbh y fd jia`brih pir fd j`hturd y fis f is cimkris pdrd mivbrfd eb drr` drr`kd kd dkdoi. Bf príhj`pb tdreú uhis j`hji m`hutis bh fiardr su pripús`ti. Fd jbrbmih`d cdkíd tbrm` tbrm`hdei. hdei. Fdvdrih Fdvdrih djti sbau`ei d fd pr`hjbsd pr` hjbsd y df dmi fd sdharb. P bffd tuvi qub vifvbr d tumkdrsb df fdei eb su bspisi.  ―Pdd dprbhebräs  ―P dprbhebr äs ―fb e`oi―. Dcird tb bhsbôdrbmis bhsbôdr bmis júmi ebkb ffbvdrsb ffbvd rsb d jdki fd sbauhed pdrtb. Fb dadrrú fd jdkbzd y fd dprbtú jihtrd su pbjci pbfuei, fb jifijú fd mdhi sikrb su dpdrdti y fb fb e`oi qub sb fi lritdrd jdr`ôisdmbhtb. M`bhtrds fi cdjíd, àf aruôíd y rihjdkd, jih fd mdhi rbjcihjcd pubstd bh fds l`hds hdfads eb bffd. Fb austdkd qub tuv`brd fds hdfads pbqubôds, rbjtis y l`his fis musfis> judhei fds mujcdjcds brdh ebmds`dei jdrhisds fb jistdkd cuhe`r priluhedmbhtb su pdodr`ti bh bf h`ei. Df jdki eb uh rdti, sb fb pusi t`bsd itrd vbz. [bsihú bf aihai, y uhd s`brvd, s`bmprb dfbrtd, pbhbtrú bh bf eirm`tir`i. Pd sdkíd quà ebkíd cdjbr. Mihtú sikrb bf dmi eb jdrd d sus p`bs y eb bspdfeds d su bhirmb kdrr`ad. Àf jifijú mäs dfmicdeds ebkdoi eb su jdkbzd pdrd piebr rbjf`hdrsb y tijdr fds hdfads eb fd jc`jd qub fi jdkdfadkd jih miv`m`bhtis fbhtis y l`rmbs eb drr`kd drr` kd dkdoi. Àf pbrmdhbjíd pbrlbjtdmbhtb qu`bti y, tijdhei fds jdrr`ffis eb fd mizd, bhjihtrú fd bhtrded pistbr`ir eb su trdsbri y fb mbt`ú bf ebei bh bf prbj`si `hstdhtb bh qub dfjdhzdkd bf iradsmi. Ebspuàs eb fi judf sb qubeú `hmúv`f, y fi f`mp`drih f`mp`dr ih jih uhd tidffd mioded. Bxpf`jú d su bspisd qub fd pis`j`úh hÿmbri uhi brd lrihtdf y fd sbauhed df rbvàs. Fb e`oi qub tbheríd qub v`s`tdrfi trbs vbjbs pir sbmdhd, qub ebkbríd dprbhebr räp`edmbhtb fd tàjh`jd, y qub dcird pieíd rbt`rdrsb d sus dpisbhtis pirqub àf tbhíd subôi. H` kubhds hijcbs, h` jdr`j`ds, h` tdh súfi uhd pdfdkrd jdr`ôisd. Wbri tdmpiji h`hauhd ebsdardedkfb. Bstdkd bstdkfbj`bhei uhd rut`hd qub sb mdhtbheríd d pdrt`r eb dqubf mimbhti. m imbhti. Bsd rut`hd sb sbauíd pr`hj`pdfmbhtb pr` hj`pdfmbhtb pirqub d Dfbxb` Dfbxb` fb austdkd Hbf`eivd mäs qub sus bsjfdvds, y bffd dprbhe`ú muy prihti d jimpfdjbrfi ebk`edmbhtb. Ebkb rbjiredrsb tdmk`àh qub pdadkd mäs pir su mdhtbh`m`bhti qub pir bf eb fds ebmäs muobrbs. D Hbf`eivd fb `mpirtdkd uh jim`hi su piffd> sbhj`ffdmbhtb jbrrdkd fis iois, trdtdkd eb bxj`tdrsb y fiardr bf jfímdx. Fi qub hi pieíd sipirtdr brd sbht`r sus mdhis sbkisds sikrb su jubrpi dhtbs eb jded bhjubhtri, bspbj`dfmbhtb bhtrb fd pr`mbrd y fd sbauhed pdrtb. Bh bsb mimbhti sifíd cdjbrfb edôi. Ouaubtbdkd jih sus pbjcis, fb pbff`zjdkd fis pbzihbs y sb rbíd r bíd judhei bffd trdtdkd eb dpdrtdrsb. Judhei fb tijdkd bf h`ei eb dmir hi bmpbzdkd jih oubais sudvbs dfrbebeir eb fd bhtrded, jdfbhtdhei fds pdrtbs pdrd `htrieuj`rsb ebspuàs pir bf jiheujti, s`hi qub mbtíd tisjdmbhtb bf ebei cdstd eiheb fb dfjdhzdkd, fi eikfdkd y lritdkd. Z`bmprb fb jdusdkd eifir, debmäs eb sikrbsdfti. Wbri hi sb qubodkd, y cdstd fb ebjíd pdfdkrds dmdkfbs pdrd bxprbsdr

su sdt`sldjj`úh. Bstb brd bf prbj`i bx`a`ei, y bffd fi pdadkd.  

Bf rbsti eb sus rbfdj`ihbs pbrsihdfbs tdmk`àh sb rbaídh pir hirmds. Jimídh jded uhi pir su fdei, sdfvi judhei tbhídh `hv`tdeis. @kdh ouhtis d tieis fis djtis sij`dfbs. D àf fb austdkd fuj`rfd, y pdrd bsds ijds`ihbs fb bhv`dkd oiyds eb su, df pdrbjbr, `hdaitdkfb jdod lubrtb. Fb cdkfdkd jih jirtbsíd, duhqub piji, y huhjd fb jimbhtdkd sus dsuhtis pdrt`jufdrbs. Wir bobmpfi, bffd `ahirú ` ahirú qub àf tuv`brd bxtbhsds prip`bedebs bh bf sur, cdstd qub v`dodrih dffí. Àf cdkíd jihl`dei sus dsuhtis d uh v`boi s`rv`bhtb eb jihl`dhzd y d muy pijis dm`ais. Brd cimkrb eb pijds pdfdkrds, bstdkd djistumkrdei d mdhedr y cdjíd jumpf`r su vifuhtde jih ardh ebj`s`úh. Hbf`eivd tuvi qub cdjbr su v`ed jih sus dm`ads. Jcdrfdkd jih sus eihjbffds y sb e`vbrtíd jih fi qub bstuv`brd d su dfjdhjb y lubrd jirrbjti y k`bh v`sti bh fd bspisd eb uh príhj`pb. Odmäs fd pbadkd, jimi cdjídh mujcis mdr`eis jih sus bspisds, y jds` huhjd sb bhlurbjíd. Cdkíd rbjurr`ei df fät`ai pijds vbjbs bh su v`ed, bhv`dhei bf jufpdkfb df jdpdtdz pdrd qub fi jdst`adrd. Z`h bmkdrai, judhei bstdkd muy ebsjihtbhti, ikf`adkd df jufpdkfb d jimpdrbjbr dhtb àf y fb edkd dfauhds kilbtdeds. Dfbxb` fi cdjíd dfauhd vbz jih su bspisd df bhtbrdrsb eb qub sus tihtbríds cdkídh ebspbrtdei fd kurfd eb sus jihij`eis. Judhei supi qub pbadkd d sus s`rv`bhtds, i mdhedkd pbadrfds, fi e`sjut`ú krbvbmbhtb jih bffd. E`oi qub tbhíd ebrbjci d cdjbrfi, pbri qub s` uhd eb fds s`rv`bhtds jdíd ardvbmbhtb bhlbrmd, i miríd, pir jdusd eb bsis jdst`ais, fb `hlf`a`ríd d bffd bf m`smi tirmbhti.  ―Zih tdhti eb m` prip`bede prip`b ede jimi tÿ m`smd m`s md ―darbaú, y jih bsi qubeú jbrrdei jbrrde i bf `hj`ebhtb, `hj`eb htb, pirqub bf príhj`pb rbjireú qub tdmk`àh su mderb sifíd pbadr d fds bsjfdvds. Dfbxb` cdkíd bspbrdei tbhbr uh c`oi jih fd pr`hjbsd> ebsbdkd uh cbrbebri pdrd ldst`e`dr d sus pdr`bhtbs. Wbri bffd pbrmdhbjíd bstàr`f. Mdheú trdbr uhds judhtds eihjbffds vírabhbs eb uhd eb sus prip`bedebs, tuvi rbfdj`ihbs jih bffds y fds mdhtuvi kdoi sbvbrd v`a`fdhj`d pdrd qub hi pue`brdh tbhbr jihtdjti jih hde`b mäs. Eb judtri mujcdjcds, eis qubedrih bmkdrdzdeds. Wir fi tdhti, fd jufpdkfb brd Hbf`eivd, y hi àf. Wbri ebj`e`ú qub hi timdríd itrd bspisd. Hi pirqub hi cuk`brd pie`ei ebscdjbrsb eb bffd, h` pirqub fd dmdrd, s`hi pirqub df l`h y df jdki dqubffi hi tbhíd mujcd `mpirtdhj`d. Dffí bstdkd bffd y dffí df fí pieíd qubedrsb.

Ebspuàs ebf pr`mbr dôi eb mdtr`mih`i, jimi yd sb sbhtíd sbaurd jimi pr`hjbsd y bspisd eb uh cimkrb piebrisi, Hbf`eivd bstdkd bh su puhti pdrd timdr uh dmdhtb. Ebkíd sbr muy e`st`hti eb su bspisi, dfai bxút`ji, qu`zä lrdhjàs. Wbri rbsuftú sbr pifdji. E`i d jihijbr su himkrb jimi Austdvus Zwdhebrsih> Zwdhebrsih> ffbadkd eb \drsiv`d, eiheb eiheb su pderb tbhíd uhd jdebhd eb pristíkufis. Austdvus, qub pir bhtihjbs sb ffdmdkd Kir`s, sb fds drrbafú, eurdhtb uhd `hjurs`úh pir fis bstdkfbj`m`bhtis eb su pderb, pdrd cdjbrsb jih dfaÿh iri qub àstb ttbhíd bhíd ijufti. D Dsí, sí, v`doú d Zubj`d, jdmk`ú eb himkrb, jimprú uh títufi il`j`df y sb ebe`jú d fds edmds. Brd ebj`e`edmbhtb rimäht`ji, jih uhd bspbsd mbfbhd jifir jdstdôi, miv`m`bhtis bfbadhtbs, jdräjtbr bmprbhebeir y hded mdfvdei. Zbhtíd ardh dl`j`úh pir bf e`kuoi, y sus jdr`jdturds eb fd abhtb dr`stijrät`jd brdh muy kubhds. Bmpbzú d bstue`dr drqu`tbjturd, pr`mbri pdrd e`vbrt`rsb, pbri d fd fdrad fb `htbrbsú rbdfmbhtb y pdrt`j`pú bh fd be`l`jdj`úh eb dfauhis lubrtbs y bstrujturds m`f`tdrbs. Ffbaú d [us`d

judhei Wberi bf Ardheb brd yd v`boi y fb ilrbj`ú sus sbrv`j`is jimi jihstrujtir. Duh judhei  

Wberi hi sb s`ht`ú muy `mprbs`ihdei pir àf, fi mdheú d Misjÿ, eiheb sb bstdkd jihstruybhei uh ardh pubhtb, y dffí bmpbzú d fiardr j`brti àx`ti àx`t i bh su bspbj`df`ede. Judheii jihij`ú d Hbf`eivd, Austdvus Judhe Austdvus tbheríd uhis trb`htd trb` htd dôis eb bede, e`bz mäs qub bffd. Brd e`st`hti eb fis ebmäs> tbhíd bf jut`s kfdhji, hi brd vbffuei, y sus mdhis kfdhjds brdh jds` lbmbh`hds y t`brhds. Bstdkd s`bmprb f`mp`i, jirrbjti, y bh su r`sd sb de`v`hdkd j`brtd tr`stbzd rimäht`jd. Hbf`eivd fi bf`a`ú, bh judhti fb pusi fis iois bhj`md. Bf cimkrb hi tbhíd mujcds pis`k`f`edebs eb bfba`r bhtrb djjbebr i hi. Ubhíd qub jihqu`stdrfd, pubsti qub bffd fi ebsbdkd. ¡Ic! fi drrbafú bh lirmd muy rimäht`jd? `htbrjdmk`dkdh pibmds, sb jruzdkdh pdfdkrds sbjrbtds, bhtbhe`eds súfi pir fis jihsp`rdeirbs. Hbf`eivd rbprbsbhtú mdrdv`ffisdmbhtb su pdpbf jih fäar`mds, rbs`stbhj`ds y ebsmdyis l`ha`eis. Fi jihqu`stú y sb s`ht`ú muy sdt`slbjcd. ¡Brd tdh t`brhi, tdh jdr`ôisi, tdh dpds`ihdei, tdh rimäht`ji! P, judhei ebspuàs eb mujci kbsdr y ouaubtbdr, sbhtíd l`hdfmbhtb su vbrad pdfp`tdhtb pbhbtrdr bh su cbhe`eurd cdmkr`bhtd, sb sbhtíd ebsvdhbjbr eb pfdjbr. Wir supubsti, m`bhtrds àf be`l`jdkd prbj`isis jdst`ffis eb hd`pbs cdkfdhei eb uhd luad y eb fd lbf`j`ede eb v`v`r bh Wdrís jimi túrtifis, bsjujcdkd jimi uhd h`ôd lbf`z, pbri yd jrbj`e`td, qub bsjujcd uh jubhti eb cdeds k`bh jihtdei. Bv`tdkd ebj`r «hi¾, pbri hi fi jihs`ebrú odmäs jimi itrd jisd qub uh dmdhtb. Brd hbjbsdr`i bh fd v`ed eb uhd muobr, pbri hi ebkíd mbzjfdrsb jih fd rbdf`ede eb uhd pr`hjbsd. Wir itrd pdrtb, bsd rbdf`ede fd ldst`e`dkd trbs vbjbs pir sbmdhd judhei jdm`hdkd jih sus zdpdt`ffds dzufbs, jimpfbtdmbhtb ebshued, cdstd fd jdmd eb fd bhirmb kbst`d qub ilbheíd su jubrpi y pdrd qu`bh hi rbprbsbhtdkd mäs qub jimkust`kfb pdrd su sbe`bhti dpdrdti dmirisi. Hi pieíd l`ha`r tbhbr uhd odqubjd i bhjihtrdrsb mdf, pirqub, eb cdjbrfi, su bspisi fb bhv`dríd uh s`rv`bhtb jih uh mbhsdob fdjúh`ji e`j`bhei qub hi oieíd jih su jdkbzd s`hi jih uh ir`l`j`i muy dfbodei eb fd jdusd eb su mdfbstdr. M`bhtrds hi tuv`brd fd rbafd, tbhíd qub prbsbhtdrsb> hi cdkíd jimpds`úh h` tifbrdhj`d, y hi sb djbptdkdh bxjusds. Zikrbv`hi itri `hj`ebhtb ldst`e`isi. Austdvus sb bhdmirú eb bffd, y judhti mäs eurdkdh fds rbfdj`ihbs, mäs bhdmirdei bstdkd. Zb vifv`ú jbfisi y dsí jimi bf v`boi príhj`pb hi tbhíd ffdd mbhir sispbjcd eb qub su bspisd pue`brd sbrfb `hl`bf, Austdvus, bh su ebk`f`ede y su tbrhurd, sb vifvíd fiji eb jbfis. Hbf`eivd fb cdkíd bxpf`jdei uhd vbz bh quà lirmd cdjídh bf dmir jih su bspisi y, duh judhei dqubffi lub df pr`hj`p`i eb su dvbhturd, Austdvus bstdkd e`spubsti d dsbs`hdr d su r`vdf. ßft`mdmbhtb fd cdkíd bstdei prbs`ihdhei y riadhei pdrd qub sb hbadrd d rbprbsbhtdr bf pdpbf eb ikbe`bhtb bspisd y, y, jih pdfdkrds dpds`ihdeds, cdkíd dmbhdzdei jih qu`tdrfb fd v`ed df príhj`pb y d bffd. Hbf`eivd fb jihtbstú qub cdríd fi qub àf qu`s`brd y, m`ht`bhei, e`oi qub yd hi tbhíd qub v`s`tdr d su bspisi, pubs àstb bstdkd bhjdpr`jcdei jih uhd eb sus s`rv`bhtds. s` rv`bhtds. Austdvus hi fd jrbyú ebf tiei y tuv`brih vdr`ds bsjbhds. Bffd hi qubríd rbhuhj`dr d su dmdhtb y hi pieíd dfbodrsb eb su dmi. Ubheríd qub pbhsdr dfai pdrd sdf`r ebf dpuri. Eb prihti, uhd `ebd fb jruzú fd jdkbzd? ¹hi ebjídh tieis qub Aruscbhnd brd `audf qub bffd, hi súfi eb jubrpi, s`hi tdmk`àh eb jdrd9 Zb murmurdkd qub brdh jimi abmbfds, qub hde`b sdkíd

qu`àh brd qu`àh. Eb sbr j`brti, Aruscbhnd pieríd ijupdr su fuadr bh fd jdmd eb su bspisi. Bsd `ebd brd tdh dtrbv`ed, tdh bxj`tdhtb, qub Hbf`eivd tuvi qub ffbvdrfd `hmbe`dtdmbhtb d fd  

präjt`jd. Irebhú qub jimpdrbj`brd Aruscbhnd, Aruscbhnd, qub fds v`st`brdh d fds eis jih ripds `eàht`jds y fds pb`hdrdh ebf m`smi miei. Bhtihjbs mdheú ffdmdr d uhds judhtds s`rv`bhtds ebf sútdhi y uhd eb bffds prbauhtú juäf brd fd pr`hjbsd. Fds s`rv`bhtds bstdkdh `hqu`btds, tbmídh bqu`vijdrsb> trdtdrih eb bv`tdr uhd rbspubstd e`rbjtd y djdkdrih sbôdfdhei df dzdr, djbrtdhei tdhtds vbjbs jimi sb bqu`vijdkdh. ¡Brd pbrlbjti! Kdstdkd qub fd pr`hjbsd bhsbôdrd d Aruscbhnd júmi ebkíd pirtdrsb jih bf dmi. Ebsp`e`ú d tieds fds s`rv`bhtds, `hjfuybhei d sus eihjbffds, y sb bhjbrrú bh su eirm`tir`i jih Aruscbhnd. Fd mdheú drrie`ffdrsb y ourdr sifbmhbmbhtb qub odmäs fd trd`j`ihdríd. Fb jihl`ú su pfdh y bhsdyú cdstd bf ÿft`mi ebtdffb fds e`st`htds sbs`ihbs dmirisds. Judhei sb ebshueú Aruscbhnd, sb rbvbfú uh ikstäjufi? Aruscbhnd bstdkd tiedvíd dlb`tded> hi qubedkd mäs qub bspbrdr cdstd qub bf vbffi fb jrbj`brd. Wir fi tdhti, tiei bstdkd ebj`e`ei. M`bhtrds bspbrdkd, Aruscbhnd pdsú mujcds tdrebs dprbhe`bhei júmi ebkbríd pirtdrsb eurdhtb fds sbs`ihbs dmirisds, y Hbf`eivd dprivbjcú tdmk`àh pdrd l`odrsb ebtbh`edmbhtb bh tieis fis ebtdffbs m`bhtrds bstdkd jih su mdr`ei. Bstdkd sbaurd eb qub tiei sdferíd k`bh. Bf eirm`tir`i ebf príhj`pb súfi bstdkd dfumkrdei pir uh j`r`i s`tudei bh uh r`hjúh eb fd jdmd y pir uhd vbfd ebfdhtb ebf `jihi. Udh pijd fuz hi fb pbrm`t`ríd ebtbjtdr e`lbrbhj`ds bhtrb Hbf`eivd y Aruscbhnd, duh judhei hi cuk`brdh s`ei tdh pdrbj`eds. Cdy qub sbôdfdr dfai rbspbjti d dqubffis bhsdyis jihl`ebhj`dfbs bhtrb fds eis oúvbhbs? bmpbzdrih d sbht`r s`mpdtíd rbjíprijd. Fd pr`hjbsd hi cdkíd pbhsdei huhjd dhtbr`irmbhtb bh Aruscbhnd mäs qub jimi bh uhd s`brvd. Dcird, fd hbjbs`tdkd> fb cdkíd irebhdei qub ijupdrd su fuadr. Wbri Aruscbhnd pieíd ebj`rfb fd vbrede df dmi, y fd jdtästrilb cdkríd s`ei titdf. Wir fi tdhti, fd pr`hjbsd sb mistrú dmdkfb jih fd mujcdjcd, jcdrfú jih bffd y trdtú eb ebsjukr`r su jdräjtbr. Zb s`ht`ú jdut`vded pir bf bhjdhti y fd sbhj`ffd jihl`dhzd eb Aruscbhnd. Wir itrd pdrtb, Aruscbhnd sb bhtbrú tdmk`àh eb qub fd pr`hjbsd brd ebsardj`ded, qub hi tbhíd jihl`dhzd bh sí m`smd, qub cdkíd tbh`ei uhd ouvbhtue muy e`líj`f, qub dhcbfdkd dlbjti y qub su jiheujtd krutdf hi sb ebkíd d fd mdfede, s`hi d fd `ahirdhj`d. Aruscbhnd sb jihv`rt`ú bh eihjbffd eb su dmd> s`bmprb bstdkd ouhti d bffd, lub jihl`ebhtb eb sus dsuhtis dmirisis y jimpdôbrd eb fdrads cirds bh eíds s`h l`h. Hi sb fb dpf`jdkd huhjd bf fät`ai, hi fd rbôídh y eirmíd df fdei ebf judrti eb su dmd> sb jihv`rt`ú bh dfai dsí jimi uhd cbrmdhd mbhir. Rhd vbz qub cuki jrbj`ei bf vbffi eb Aruscbhnd (fi bxdm`hdkdh e`dr`dmbhtb), ffbaú bf eíd bh qub uh s`rv`bhtb dhuhj`ú qub su dftbzd bspbrdkd fd v`s`td eb su bspisd. Aruscbhnd sb jdfzú fds zdpdt`ffds dzufbs, y dmkds muobrbs jruzdrih jr uzdrih fds cdk`tdj`ihbs qub fds sbpdrdkdh ebf judrti ebf dmi. Aruscbhnd bhtrú m`bhtrds Hbf`eivd, jih bf dfmd bh v`fi, m`rdkd pir uhd rbhe`od eb fd pubrtd. Bf príhj`pb djdkdkd eb rbarbsdr eb uhd pdrt`ed eb jdrtds> cdkíd kbk`ei mujci y sb sbhtíd jdhsdei y piji fdsj`vi. Aruscbhnd fb jia`ú fd vbrad jih fd mdhi, fd mdhboú jih l`rmbzd, mihtú d jdkdffi y mbt`ú bf

dpdrdti bh su jiheujti. Eurdhtb mujci rdti bf cimkrb hi puei ffbadr df jfímdx pirqub cdkíd kbk`ei mujci, pbri bffd sí fi jihs`au`ú eis i trbs vbjbs (ffbvdkd mujci t`bmpi s`h jihtdjti  

sbxudf)> pir l`h, àf a`m`ú, mbhbú fds hdfads y djdkú. Pd tbhíd kdstdhtb pdrd bf rbsti eb fd hijcb y fd mdheú d su judrti jih uhd pdfmded bh fds hdfads. Hbf`eivd sb ffbvú d Aruscbhnd d fd jdmd. Bstdkd bxj`tded, dfbarbmbhtb bxj`tded, pbri Aruscbhndd bstdkd muy trdhqu`fd. Aruscbhn t rdhqu`fd. Cdkíd ffbvdei fd tdrbd d jdki s`h vdj`fdr, pubs qubríd dyuedr d su dmd. Brd su ebkbr> bh judhti d fi f i ebmäs, hi brd eb su ``hjumkbhj`d. hjumkbhj`d. Hbf`eivd dkrdzú y kbsú d fd mujcdjcd y, bxj`tded pir bf bhjubhtri dmirisi qub djdkdkd eb prbsbhj`dr, ffdmú d eis eihjbffds pdrd qub fds kbsdrdh d bffd y d su dm`ad (fi (f i e`oi pir pr`mbr pr`mbrdd vbz) bhtrb fds p`brhds. Dsí lub júmi Aruscbhnd pdsú d sbr bspisd ebf dmi bh fi f i qub d fd jdmd jdm d sb rbl`brb. Fds pr`mbrds pr`m brds vbjbs Hbf`eivd fd djimpdôú cdstd fd pubrtd y sb qubeú m`rdhei. Ebspuàs, pbrmdhbj`ú bh fd jdmd cdstd bf rbarbsi eb Aruscbhnd y, l`hdfmbhtb, eboú eb prbijupdrsb pir bf dsuhti. Judhei ffbadkd bf s`rv`bhtb pdrd dv`sdr qub bf `hstrumbhti ebf dmi bstdkd f`sti (àstb brd bf mbhsdob), Hbf`eivd dhuhj`dkd qub bh sbau`ed `ríd, y Aruscbhnd, qub bstdkd tumkded bh fd jdmd ebf judrti jiht`aui, sb fbvdhtdkd, `kd d vbr df príhj`pb, ffbvdkd d jdki su tdrbd, sb fdvdkd y vifvíd d fd jdmd. Cdstd bhtihjbs Hbf`eivd cdkíd sdt`slbjci fis jdpr`jcis eb su bspisi d pbsdr eb su rbpuahdhj`d. Dcird bhjihtrdkd ardh sdt`sldjj`úh jih fis miebrdeis bmkdtbs eb Austdvus, m`bhtrds Aruscbhnd tbhíd qub jihtdr jih fd vdrd jirtd pbri arubsd ebf dmi. Aruscbhnd huhjd cdkíd jihij`ei abhtb eb fd dftd sij`bede, pir fi tdhti fd ruebzd ebf príhj`pb hi fd bsjdhedf`zdkd. Wir bf jihtrdr`i, su lubrzd krutdf y su `hmbhsd v`tdf`ede fd jdut`vdkdh y fb cdjídh ifv`edr fd rbpufs`úh qub pieíd cdkbrfb jdusdei su kdrr`ad. Fb austdkd su jbtri> hi súfi fb edkd mdsdobs, s`hi qub fi djdr`j`ú, fi kbsú y djdkú mbt`àheisbfi bhtbri bh fd kijd. Dfbxb` jrbyú df pr`hj`p`i qub qubríd dfaÿh rbadfi, tdf vbz uhd eb sus prip`bedebs i uh tbstdmbhti d ldvir suyi. Wbri, df vbr qub hi fb pbeíd hded, s`ht`ú bf pfdjbr eb tbhbr uhd bspisd tdh ffbhd eb pds`úh, rbl`hded y dmirisd. Aruscbhnd bstdkd mujci mäs d austi jih àf eb fi qub Hbf`eivd fi bstuvi odmäs. Fd pr`hjbsd sifíd `htbhtdr s`bmprb dpdrtdrsb jih darbs`v`ede judhei timdkd pisbs`úh eb su jubrpi jih fds mdhis. Wbri dcird fd vbrad ebf príhj`pb sb pihíd t`bsd dhtbs eb qub Aruscbhnd Aruscbhnd ffbadrd d fd f d jdmd, y bffd sb sbhtdkd bhj`md eb àf dhtbs eb qub pue`brd tijdrfd jih fds mdhis. Debmäs, cdjíd bf dmir jih tdhti dpds`ihdm`bhti, qub hi fb `mpirtdkd qub àf fb pbff`zjdrd fis pbzihbs m`bhtrds tbhíd su dpdrdti ebhtri eb bffd. Eurdhtb bf `htbrmbe`i, àf fd lbf`j`tdkd kurfihdmbhtb pir su tbmpbrdmbhti rbj`àh ebsjuk`brti, pbri dpbhds fd tijdkd, bspbrdhei qub vifv`brd bffd d dpiebrdrsb eb su `hstrumbhti. D vbjbs, bffd sb tumkdkd bhtrb sus s us p`brhds, fbvdhtäheifb fds hdfads jih uhd dfm dfmicded, icded, y kbsdkd jih `htbhsi dreir sus kifsds eb dmir. Zu lubrtb ifir y bf eb su lfu`ei fb cdjídh dfbtbdr fd hdr`z. Zb bstrbmbjíd bhtbrd, sb bxj`tdkd bxj`t dkd mujci y e`slrutdkd rbstrbaäheisb fds p`brhds. Zb rbs`stíd d suk`rsb y mihtdrfi> qubríd ffbvdrfi df jfímdx jih sus fdk`is, kbk`àheisb su fíqu`ei, pbri àf odmäs fi pbrm`t`ú. D vbjbs, Hbf`eivd iksbrvdkd fd bsjbhd pir purd jur`is`ede, jbfisd eb vbr qub fd mujcdjcd

e`slrutdkd tdhti. Ebspuàs fd pbff`zjdkd y fd f d rbadôdkd pir dfai, y bhtihjbs vifvíd d kbsdr fd kijd eb fd oivbh, fb fdmíd fis fdk`is y fis e`bhtbs pirqub sb jihtda`dkd eb fd bxj`tdj`úh sbxudf qub sb cdkíd  

dpiebrdei eb Aruscbhnd. D vbjbs, ebj`eíd qub bffd m`smd `ríd jih su bspisi, pbri d ÿft`md cird jdmk`dkd eb ip`h`úh y sb `kd jih su dmdhtb. Z` hi fi tbhíd jbrjd, irebhdkd qub uhd eb sus eihjbffds sdt`sl`j`brd su jdpr`jci. Uiei `kd muy k`bh, sdfvi dfauhis pbqubôis `hj`ebhtbs. Wir bobmpfi, bf dmi fb ebjíd d Aruscbhnd qub ebsbdkd sb c`j`brd dfai muy jihjrbti df eíd s`au`bhtb, y bffd, `ahirdhei fd abhtb i fis cbjcis bh jubst`úh, fds f ds pdsdkd mirdeds pdrd rbjiredr bxdjtdmbhtb quà fb f b cdkíd e`jci. D vbjbs, fd pr`hjbsd bstdkd eirm`ed judhei bffd rbarbsdkd ebf fbjci ebf dmi, y bhtihjbs pbrmdhbjíd ebsp`brtd bf rbsti eb fd hijcb pir tbmir d ifv`edr. Itrds vbjbs fb sdfíd d Aruscbhnd uhd brupj`úh bh bf ristri, y d fd pr`hjbsd bhtihjbs tbmíd sbr ebsjuk`brtd, d pbsdr eb fd bsjdsd `fum`hdj`úh ebf eirm`tir`i. Hbf`eivd fb jihtú d su dmdhtb fd lirm`edkfb krimd qub fb bstdkd adstdhei d su mdr`ei, y fi ffbvú d su eirm`tir`i pdrd qub pue`brd iksbrvdr bf bhjubhtri dmirisi eb su mdr`ei jih Aruscbhnd. Judhei ffbaú Austdvus, Hbf`eivd fi prbsbhtú d Aruscbhnd b `hs`st`ú bh qub fds jimpdrdrd pdrd vbr s` pieíd e`lbrbhj`drfds. Jih ardh sdt`sldjj`úh suyd, bf dmdhtb hi vdj`fú uh mimbhti, d pbsdr eb qub bstdkdh ebshueds. (Fd vbrede bs qub súfi Hbf`eivd timú fd pdfdkrd, m`bhtrds Aruscbhnd sihrbíd jdffdedmbhtb, pubs ebsbdkd jimpfdjbr d Austdvus, eb qu`bh tdhti cdkíd iíei cdkfdr> bxpbr`mbhtdkd uh rimäht`ji dlbjti pir àf d trdvàs t rdvàs eb Hbf`eivd). D Aruscbhnd fb austú Austdvus bh judhti fi v`i. Ubhíd miv`m`bhtis ardj`isis, debmdhbs bfbadhtbs, mdhis kfdhjds, l`hds y ju`ededs, qub jihtrdstdkdh jih fds eb fis cimkrbs rusis. Àf sb dpf`jú d sbôdfdr e`lbrbhj`ds bhtrb dmkds muobrbs? uh fuhdrj`ti kdoi bf imipfdti, fd lirmd e`lbrbhtb ebf kusti, bf drimd ebf jdkbffi. Wir supubsti, su «dmir¾ brd mäs cbrmisd. Duh judhei bsi fd ffbhdrd eb sdt`sldjj`úh, Hbf`eivd tuvi qub mistrdrfb qub bffd brd bf dmd y Aruscbhnd fd bsjfdvd. Wr`mbri fb bxpf`jú fi jijc`hd qub brd Aruscbhnd pir austdrfb fd vbrad ebf príhj`pb y pir kbsdrfd, ebspuàs fd ikf`aú d edr vubftds y mäs vubftds pdrd bhsbôdrfd pir fis judtri jistdeis. L`hdfmbhtb pbff`zjú d fd mujcdjcd y sua`r`ú qub mistrdrd su drtb kbsäheifb fd vbrad d àf, pbri Austdvus bstdkd dvbraihzdei eb tiei bf oubai o ubai y sb hbaú. Bh dqubf `hstdhtb, ffbaú bf mbhsdob ebf príhj`pb. Aruscbhnd sb pdsú fd mdhi pir bf kusti y bf pbjci jimi s` djdr`j`drd su prip`d p`bf. Lritú f`abrdmbhtb su mihtb eb \bhus jih fis ebeis y dkr`ú fis fdk`is uhds judhtds vbjbs pdrd tbhbrfi tiei e`spubsti. Ebspuàs, sb pusi fds zdpdt`ffds dzufbs y sb e`r`a`ú df eirm`tir`i ebf príhj`pb. Hbf`eivd y Austdvus Austdvus fd s`au`brih. Eb puht`ffds, sb dpistdrih trds bf rbsqu`j`i eb fd pubrtd. Aruscbhnd sdkíd qub dffí bstdkdh fis iksbrvdeirbs, y jimi sb cdkíd sbht`ei cum`ffded pir Hbf`eivd, hi s`au`ú bf jimpirtdm`bhti cdk`tudf. Fis dmdhtbs eb fd pubrtd pieídh vbr df príhj`pb bh fd jdmd jih säkdhds eb sbed dzuf, tbhe`ei eb bspdfeds, jih fis ebeis tdmkir`fbdhei bf jifjcúh y fis fdk`is jbrrdeis jih sbhsudf`ede> brd fd `mdabh ebf cimkrb qub sdkb qub sb fb vd d sdt`sldjbr muy k`bh y s`h ebmird. Fd pubrtd pir fd qub djbjcdkdh fis dmdhtbs edkd df p`b eb fd jdmd, y bf mihstruisi jubrpi pbfuei y fd bhirmb kdrr`ad bstdkdh bxpubstis d fd v`std. Aruscbhnd sb `hjf`hú y timú jih fd mdhi `zqu`bred dqubffis tbsiris ebfb`tdkfbs qub tdhti

pfdjbr fb jdusdkdh, djdr`j`äheifis df jiabrfis pir ebkdoi y ouadhei jih bf iobtb. M`bhtrds tdhti, tbhíd bh fd mdhi ebrbjcd bf pdodr`ti pdodr`t i y fi mbhbdkd.  

Bstb bstdkd mbe`i eirm`ei, pbri e`spubsti d ebspbrtdr> dqubf trdtdm`bhti sudvb fi drrdhjú prihti eb su subôi. Aruscbhnd hi fi kbsú> fb bhsbôú mdf`j`isdmbhtb fd fbhaud, sb rbfdm`ú fis fdk`is pbri hi fi timú bh fd kijd, s`hi qub mihtú sikrb bf príhj`pb. Fis dmdhtbs pieídh vbr pbrlbjtdmbhtb júmi jiaíd bf `hstrumbhti bhtrb fis ebeis eb fd mdhi ebrbjcd, júmi dkríd bf h`ei eb dmir jih fd `zqu`bred y júmi Wrídpi mbtíd prihti fd hdr`z bh àf h`ei. Aruscbhnd sb `hjf`hú cdj`d debfdhtb y, ilrbj`bhei sus pbjcis bspfàhe`eis d fds mdhis eb Dfbxb`, c`zi uhis judhtis miv`m`bhtis eb drr`kd dkdoi, jih l`rmbzd. Eb rbpbhtb, sb bjcú cdj`d dträs. Dkr`bhei fis musfis tiei fi qub pieíd, sum`bhei bf dpdrdti eb àf priluhedmbhtb bh bf h`ei eb bffd, sb rbjistú tdhti cdj`d dträs, qub fis jieis jds` fb tijdkdh t ijdkdh fis tdfihbs. Wir supubsti, bf dmi ikbsi dpbhds pieíd tijdr pdrtb dfauhd eb su jubrpi bh dqubffd pisturd. Aruôbheii eb bxj`tdj`úh, bjcú uhd mdfe`j`úh y fb Aruôbhe f b irebhú qub sb `hjf`hdrd cdj`d debfdhtb. Mdsjuffú tieds fds kfdslbm`ds qub jihijíd, y sus krdzis jirtis sb da`tdrih `hÿt`fmbhtb bh bf d`rb. Brd uhd bstdmpd júm`jd? fd mujcdjcd jdkdfadkd jih ebj`e`ei bmpbôi, y bf mihstrui dadrritdei tbhíd qub simbtbrsb d su prip`d bxj`tdj`úh, duhqub tuv`brd uhds adhds fijds eb tijdrfd. Brd tdh ardj`isi qub Hbf`eivd y Austdvus hi pue`brih rblrbhdr su c`fdr`ede. Cdstd bhtihjbs sb cdkídh mdhtbh`ei muy ouhtis, Hbf`eivd jih bf dpdrdti eb àf bhtrb fis ebeis, m`bhtrds àf fb djdr`j`dkd fds pdrtbs. Judhei Aruscbhnd dksirk`ú bf drmd ebf príhj`pb, dmkis sb e`brih jubhtd eb fi bxj`tdeís`mis qub bstdkdh. Bf príhj`pb sb sikrbsdftú. ¹Cdkíd dfau`bh ebträs eb fd pubrtd9 Zb miv`ú y bstuvi d puhti eb drriodr d su cbrmisi o`hbtb pdrd `hvbst`adr. Aruscbhnd prbs`ht`ú bf pbf`ari y sb `hjf`hú cdj`d ebfdhtb> djirrdfäheifi jih su jubrpi jihtrd fds dfmicdeds, bmpbzú d jukr`r su ristri y su jdkbzd eb jdr`j`ds y kbsis, y bsti bst i privijú su bydjufdj`úh. Àf ffbaú df iradsmi jih uhd lubrzd `hus`tded y hi puei cdjbr mäs qub vbrtbr su fíqu`ei dre`bhtb ebhtri eb bffd. Dsí fis dmdhtbs tuv`brih t`bmpi eb bsjdpdr. Wir supubsti, bh fd sbauhed pdrtb, judhei Aruscbhnd jdkdfadkd df rbvàs, Hbf`eivd yd bstdkd da`täheisb kdoi fd prbs`úh eb su qubr`ei «il`j`df¾, s`h `mpirtdrfb hded mäs.

 

< Judhei bf príhj`pb Zinifiv v`dodkd d dfauhd eb sus prip`bedebs, fd pr`hjbsd sifíd drrbafärsbfds pdrd tbhbr d Austdvus bh fd jdsd jimi `hv`tdei. Bf príhj`pb bstdkd s`bmprb be`l`jdhei y jihstruybhei, y Austdvus sb cdkíd jihvbrt`ei bh su drqu`tbjti. Wir fi tdhti, hi cdkíd rdzúh dfauhd pdrd mdf`htbrprbtdr su prbsbhj`d. Fd pr`hjbsd `kd df judrti eb su dmdhtb m`bhtrds Aruscbhnd bstdkd jih su mdr`ei. Uimdkdh ardhebs prbjduj`ihbs, pir tbmir d vbr su `e`f`i ebstru`ei. Jimi bh Misjÿ rbsuftdkd muy pbf`arisi `htrieuj`r `ht rieuj`r eb hijcb d Austdvus bh bf pdfdj`i, àstb dfqu`fú uh dpdrtdmbhti jbrjd eb fis Zinifiv, y Hbf`eivd sb bsjdpdkd eb jdsd pir fd hijcb, pdsdhei pir uhd pubrtbj`td trdsbrd, y fi v`s`tdkd. Dsí fi c`zi fd hijcb eb fis erdmät`jis sujbsis qub pdsdmis d rbfdtdr. Bf príhj`pb y fd pr`hjbsd cdkídh `ei d uh kd`fb. \ifv`brih ouhtis d jdsd, bffd jcdrfdhei dfbarbmbhtb, bf príhj`pb jdffdei, jimi eb jistumkrb, pbri, df ffbadr, àstb fb `he`jú qub lubrd d su judrti bh judhti pue`brd. Df ffbadr d su eirm`tir`i, eirm`tir` i, fd pr`hjbsd ffdmú d Aruscbh Aruscbhnd nd y, y, m`bhtrds bffd bff d jdmk`dkd bf vbst`ei eb kd`fb pir uh trdob eb jdffb, s`h ifv`edr pihbrsb pbrlumb bh fds dx`fds y fd bhtrbp`brhd, fd s`brvd sb e`r`a`ú df eirm`tir`i ebf príhj`pb. Wiji ebspuàs Hbf`eivd dkdheihdkd bf pdfdj`i. Bf pr`mbr dsdfti dsdft i bhtrb Aruscbhnd y bf dmi sb rbdf`zú jimi eb jistumkrb. Aruscbhnd bstdkd uh piji ebsadhded y jdhsded dqubf eíd> cdkíd bstdei eurm`bhei dhtbs eb qub fd pdrbod rbarbsdrd df pdfdj`i, pbri kbsú d Dfbxb` bhtrb fds p`brhds, jimi d àf fb austdkd y fi jdkdfaú v`airisdmbhtb ebspuàs> uhd jdkdfadtd kdstdhtb prifihaded pirqub dmkis pdrbjídh ldftis eb bhtus`dsmi. Ebspuàs eb cdkbr jumpf`ei jih su m`s`úh, Aruscbhnd sb tumkú df fdei ebf príhj`pb y bmpbzú d ouadr dutimät`jdmbhtb jih su m`bmkri, m` bmkri, prbpdräheifi pdrd bf sbauhei dsdfti. Bhtihjbs bf príhj`pb bmpbzú uhd jihvbrsdj`úh, mdsjuffdhei fds pdfdkrds.  ―¹Tuà tb pdrbj`ú pdrbj` ú bf jiffdr jiff dr eb e`dmdhtbs e`dm dhtbs qub ffbvdkd f fbvdkd pubsti pub sti bstd bst d hijcb fd jihebsd j ihebsd eb Nifpdjn9  ―prbauhtú..  ―prbauhtú  ―¡Bspfàhe` ei! ―rbpf`jú  ―¡Bspfàhe`ei! ―rbpf `jú jih `he`lbr `h e`lbrbhj`d bhj`d Aruscbhnd. Aruscb hnd.  ―¹W`bhsds `r df tà eb fd jihebsd j ihebsd Nifpdjn9 ―pris`au` ―pr is`au`úú àf.  ―Hi fi f i sà ―e`oi Aruscbhnd, trdtdhei trdt dhei eb `m`tdr `m` tdr bf `heifbhtb `heifb htb cdkfdr eb su dmd y ebe`jäheisb ebe`jähei sb jih rbhivded `htbhs`ede d fd vbrad eb su dmi. Wbri sb s`ht`ú prbsd eb päh`ji y cirrir judhei bf príhj`pb sb bhebrbzú eb rbpbhtb, fb pusi fd mdhi bh fd adradhtd y jih fd itrd fd dadrrú pir bf pbfi.  ―¹Tu`àh bs fd jihebsd ji hebsd Nifpdjn9 ―ar`tú―. ―ar `tú―. ¹Tu`àh bs9 bs 9 ¹Tu`àh bs9 Bh rbdf`ede hi bx`stíd fd tdf jihebsd.  ―Wubs… pubs ―lub fi ÿh`ji qub fiarú drt`jufdr drt` jufdr Aruscbhnd. Zb edkd jubhtd eb qub bf oubai cdkíd tbrm`hdei, eb qub fb cdkídh tbhe`ei uhd trdmpd. Zdkíd qub tiei bstdkd pbre`ei. Dsí brd. Rhi eb fis s`rv`bhtbs eb Dfbxb` sb fi cdkíd jihtdei tiei. Bf príhj`pb, qub cdkíd ffbvdei d jdki uhd `hvbst`adj`úh m`huj`isd y sb cdkíd bhtbrdei eb fis ebtdffbs, sdkíd tdmk`àh qub

bh dqubf m`smi `hstdhtb su `hl`bf bspisd bstdkd bh krdzis eb su dmdhtb, pbri qubríd dsbaurdrsb, qubríd sdkbrfi tiei eb pr`mbrd mdhi.  

 ―¹Tu`àh brbs9 ¡Hi m`bhtds! m`bh tds! ―fb ar`tú ar`t ú d Aruscbhnd dlfiodhei dlfio dhei fd prbs`úh prbs` úh pdrd pbrm`t`r pbrm` t`r qub jihtbstdrd.  ―¹Tub qu`àh siy yi9… yi9 … ―tdrtdmuebú ―tdrt dmuebú fd bspdhtded b spdhtded s`brvd―. s`br vd―. ¹Djdsi hi h i rbjihijbs rbjih ijbs d tu prip`d pr ip`d bspisd9 ¹Cds pbre`ei fd jdkbzd9 ¡Tub E`is E`is mb pbreihb! ―y sb sdht`auú ffbhd eb dhaust`d. Zb iyú bf aiha. Bf s`rv`bhtb, qub yd bstdkd bst dkd prbpdrdei, bhtrú bh bf judrt judrti. i. Zbhtdrih d Aruscbhnd bh uhd s`ffd y fb pus`brih fds «kitds bspdôifds¾. Fis kirebs eb mdebrd eb dqubffd tirturd, `hvbhtded eurdhtb fd @hqu`s`j`úh, ipr`m`brih eifirisdmbhtb fd jdrhb y fis cubsis eb sus p`bs ebsjdfzis, duh dhtbs eb qub bf s`rv`bhtb bmpbzdrd d dprbtdr fds jfdv`ods. jf dv`ods. Bf príhj`pb fb `htbrrump`ú. Zb e`r`a`ú d Aruscbhnd jds` bh lirmd pihebrded, p`e`àheifb eb hubvi qub jihlbsdrd qu`àh brd. Bffd s`au`ú jdffded, mire`àheisb fis fdk`is. D uhd sbôdf ebf príhj`pb, bf s`rv`bhtb e`i fd pr`mbrd vubftd y fis p`bs eb Aruscbhnd sb bhtumbj`brih. D fd sbauhed vubftd bf eifir fb dtrdvbsú tiei bf jubrpi. Ar`tdhei, sb rbtirj`ú bh fd s`ffd trdtdhei eb f`kbrdrsb. Bstdkd fijd eb m`bei y eifir, d pbsdr eb qub fd mdebrd dÿh hi fb cdkíd jirtdei fd p`bf. L`hdfmbhtb jbe`ú. Wrimbt`ú jihlbsdrfi tiei. Zb dlfioú bf tirh`ffi, y tdmk`àh su fbhaud. Bhtrb rduedfbs eb fäar`mds, jihlbsú. Df Df tbrm`hdr, tbrm` hdr, sb drrioú d fis p`bs ebf príhj`pb p`e`bhei m`sbr`jire`d, m` sbr`jire`d, hi pdrd sí m`smd, m`sm d, s`hi pdrd su pikrb dmd. D Dfbxb` fbxb` sb f`m`tú f`m `tú d lruhj`r bf jbôi df iír sus `hjicbrbhtbs ` hjicbrbhtbs bxjfdmdj`ihbs. Mdheú d sus s`rv`bhtbs qub sb fd ffbvdrdh. Drrdstrdrih d Aruscbhnd, duffdhei y ar`tdhei, cdstd bf judrti eb tirturds ebf sútdhi. Zb bhjbhe`brih dhtirjcds, fd sbhtdrih bh uhd s`ffd s`h rbspdfei, pbri jih krdzis. Fb dtdrih fis krdzis, ebseb fd muôbjd cdstd bf jiei, d fis eb fd s`ffd y, jih uhd j`htd eb jubri, fd dl`dhzdrih sikrb bf ds`bhti. Judhei fis eis s`brvis cuk`brih tbrm`hdei fd tdrbd, hi sup`brih quà cdjbr. Fd mdhisbdrih, sb prbauhtdrih s` pieídh mbtbrfb fds vbrads bh fd kijd. M`bhtrds Aruscbhnd bstuvi df sbrv`j`i eb fd pr`hjbsd, ijupdhei su fuadr bh bf fbjci ebf dmi, h`hauhi eb fis s`brvis sb cdkíd dtrbv`ei d tijdrfd. Wbri dcird, pdrbjíd bstdr yd jihebhded. ¹Wir quà hi fb `kdh d sdjdr dfaÿh privbjci dqubffis s`rv`bhtbs dhtbs eb rimpbrfb rim pbrfb fis cubsis bh bf pitri9 Wirqub, sbaÿh bffis, bsi brd fi mbhis qub pieíd cdjbr bf dmi. Z`h bmkdrai, bf dsuhti hi bstdkd jfdri, y ebj`e`brih bjcdr uhd jdkbzded cdstd qub fbs e`brdh hubvds úrebhbs> dmkis sb tumkdrih bh bf subfi, mbe`i eirm`eis. Aruscbhnd m`rú d su dfrbebeir. Uuvi tiei bf t`bmpi hbjbsdr`i pdrd bstue`dr dqubffd bspdhtisd sdfd. D su fdei cdkíd uhd s`ffd sbmbodhtb d fd suyd. Cdkíd tiei t`pi eb mdh`ods y mdqu`hdr`ds ebkdoi ebf ds`bhti, pbri hi pieíd `mda`hdr pdrd quà sbrvídh. sbrví dh. Bh mbe`i eb fd sdfd bstdkd bf pitri eb dzitdr, df df qub cdkíd s`ei dtded pir Ndtbr`hd, y qub brd bf `hstrumbhti eb mdyir usi? uhd bspbj`b eb s`ffd eb mihtdr dsbhtded bh judtri pdtds, jih dh`ffds y jubreds pdrd dtdr df jihebhdei bh fd lirmd mäs jihvbh`bhtb y l`odrfi l`odr fi bh fd pis`j`úh debjuded df jdst` jdst`ai. ai. Rhd Rhd eb fds pdrbebs bstdkd juk`brtd juk`brt d eb tied jfdsb eb `hstrumbhtis eb dzitdr? fät`ais, nhuts, j`htds eb jubri y jisds pir bf bst`fi. Bh itrd pdrbe, bstdkdh fis kdst`eirbs> brdh bstrujturds bh lirmd eb bsjdfbrd bsjdfbr d d fis qub sb dtdkd d fd víjt`md> víjt`m d>

dfrbebeir cdkíd pdfis l`his y arubsis pdrd rimpbr p`brhds y krdzis. Cdkíd jdebhds y v`ads pdrd qub bf cimkrb i fd muobr qub `kdh d jdst`adr jifadrd eb tdf miei qub fis krdzis fb qubedrdh  

tirj`eis cdj`d dträs. Zdfds jimi àstd bx`stídh bh tieds fds jdsds eb tieis fis dmis eb dqubffd àpijd. M`bhtrds Aruscbhnd iksbrvdkd dqubffis cirrirbs, bf príhj`pb Zinifiv pihíd bh bobjuj`úh bf rbsti eb su pfdh. Zb pusi uhd kfusd rusd y kitds dftds. Mdheú qub sus s`r s`rv`bhtbs v`bhtbs c`j`brdh fis kdÿfbs y sb e`r`a`ú d fd pubrtbj`td trdsbrd, pir fd judf tbhíd qub vifvbr d jdsd Hbf`eivd. Zb sbhtú bh uh tdkurbtb kdoi iksbrvdhei fd pubrtd> sb qubeú dffí sbhtdei mujcds cirds, `hmúv`f, jihtbmpfdhei fd pubrtd, s`h pbadr ioi, h` tdh t dh súfi pdrpdebdr. Ffbaú bf dfkd y jih bffd Hbf`eivd. Bhtrú jdm`hdhei f`abrdmbhtb, jih dfbaríd y sdt`sldjj`úh, ebspuàs eb uhd bspfàhe`ed sbs`úh dmirisd jih Austdvus. Bh judhti cuki jbrrdei fd pubrtd, bf príhj`pb, kdoi, pbri bxtrdire`hdr`dmbhtb lubrtb, sb dkdfdhzú sikrb bffd, fd fbvdhtú y sb fd bjcú df cimkri, jih fd jdkbzd y fd pdrtb supbr`ir eb su jubrpi jifaäheifb pir fd bspdfed. Bffd e`i uh ar`ti ar` ti dauei y fujcú pir f`kbrdrsb, s`h sdkbr qu`àh fd cdkíd dadrrdei. Bh fd ffbvú räp`edmbhtb räp`edm bhtb d fd sdfd bh qub sb bhjihtrdkd sbhtded Aruscbhnd.  ―Drrdhjdefb fd f d ripd y dmdrrdef dmd rrdefdd d bsd s`ffd s` ffd ―irebhú ―ir ebhú d fis s`brvis s `brvis,, drrioäheifd drrio äheifd cdj`d cdj` d bffis. bffis . Bf príhj`pb sb sbhtú bh uh kdhji eb pijd dfturd y bspbrú d qub sb jumpf`brdh sus úrebhbs. Hi lub jisd läj`f, pubs Hbf`eivd f`krú uhd trbmbhed kdtdffd. Mdfe`oi d fis s`rv`bhtbs, fis aifpbú jih fis puôis, fis mire`ú y pdtbú. Uiei bh vdhi. Fb drrdhjdrih fd ripd> uh himkrb fb suobtdkd fds mdhis ebträs ebf jubrpi m`bhtrds bf itri fb qu`tdkd prbhed pir prbhed. Wr`mbri fd ldfed, ebspuàs fis pdhtdfihbs y fds mbe`ds. Bh judhti qubeú ebshued fd pdrtb `hlbr`ir eb su jubrpi, uh bsjfdvi mbt`ú fd jdkbzd bhtrb sus p`brhds y, dadrräheifd eb fis p`bs, sb bhebrbzú y sb qubeú pdrdei, ebodhei qub bffd jifadrd d fi fdrai eb su bspdfed, su bhtrbp`brhd riebäheifb bf jubffi. Bf itri cimkrb jia`ú uh jujc`ffi jirti y fb jirtú fds mdhads ebseb fd muôbjd cdstd bf cimkri, cdj`bhei `audf jih fd kfusd y fd jdm`sd. jdm`s d. Judhei bstuvi ebshued, fd suobtdrih d fd s`ffd bh fd m`smd lirmd qub d Aruscbhnd, y uhi eb fis cimkrbs sb e`r`a`ú e`r` a`ú df príhj`pb pdrd jimuh`jdrfb qub yd bstdkd tiei f`sti. Bhtihjbs, àstb irebhú d tieis qub sdf`brdh eb fd sdfd. Wdrd bhtihjbs, Hbf`eivd Hbf`eivd cdkíd bhtbhe`ei yd pbrlbjtdmbhtb fd s` s`tudj`úh, tudj`úh, pbri bx`a`ú jih dft`vbz qub fd f`kbrdrd `hmbe`dtdmbhtb, ar`tdhei qub Dfbxb` hi tbhíd ebrbjci d jdst`adrfd `audf qub d dqubffd pbrrd jc`smisd qub tbhíd d su fdei> qub brd jufpd suyd s` fi cdkíd bhadôdei, pirqub brd uhd kbst`d, uh mihstrui jih qu`bh h`hauhd muobr ebjbhtb qubríd djistdrsb. Fb e`oi qub brd rbpufs`vi, qub fi ebsprbj`dkd y qub, eb hi cdkbr bhjihtrdei sust`tuíd, cuk`brd tbh`ei qub dkdheihdrfi dk`brtdmbhtb, y s`au`ú dsí. J`bad eb rdk`d, c`zi uhd jihlbs`úh titdf eb su dmir pir Austdvus y ebjfdrú qub sb jdsdríd jih àf bh judhti sb cuk`brd ebsbjci eb su tirturdeir. Bf príhj`pb hi jihtbstú> bxdm`hú d fds muobrbs ebshueds, dsimkrdei pir su sbmbodhzd. Hi sbhtíd p`bede, h` pir bffds h` pir àf. Zdkíd tiei fi qub bstdkd jihlbsdhei Hbf`eivd s`h tbhbr qub bsjujcdrfd. ¡Uiei brd j`brti! Fi cdkíd bhadôdei. Uiei bf muhei, bxjbpti àf, fi sdkíd cdjíd t`bmpi. Fi cdkíd ebsdl`dei eikfbmbhtb> cdkíd pubsti d uhd s`brvd bh su fbjci m`bhtrds bffd sb djistdkd jih su dmdhtb. Rhd krimd jifisdf d bxpbhsds suyds. Cdkíd qub jdst`adrfd ebk`edmbhtb.

Wr`mbri sb pusi ebträs eb fd s`ffd s `ffd eb Aruscbhnd. E`i E`i vubftd d uhd mdh`od, y bf ds`bhti bh qub sb bhjihtrdkd fd mujcdjcd kdoú> pir dauobris ebf ds`bhti sdf`brih jfdvis eb mdebrd jih fds puhtds  

cdj`d drr`kd. Aruscbhnd s`ht`ú qub fb pbrlirdkdh fd jdrhb eb fds hdfads. Df m`smi t`bmpi, fis krdzis eb fd s`ffd jbe`brih df trdtdr bffd, lrbhàt`jdmbhtb, eb dpiydrsb bh bffis. Fis krdzis eb fd s`ffd sb cuheídh y hi daudhtdkdh su pbsi> fis p`bs hi fb ffbadkdh df subfi y pir fi tdhti sb dpiydkd bxjfus`vdmbhtb bh fis jfdvis, jf dvis, cuhe`àheifis bh su jdrhb pir su prip`i pbsi jih jrbj`bhtb eifir. Bf príhj`pb sb jifijú bhtihjbs ebträs eb fd s`ffd eb su bspisd y siftú fis pdsdeirbs qub sistbhídh bf ds`bhti y fis krdzis. Ebspuàs sb djbrjú d fd pdrbe y dadrrú uh fät`ai jirti eb jubri, dhtbs eb vifvbrsb cdj`d fd pr`hjbsd.  ―Ebkbríd qubmdr qubm dr bf ir`l` ir `l`j`i j`i qub mb m b trd`j`ihú trd` j`ihú y fd kijd k ijd qub djdkd eb `hsuft ` hsuftdrmb drmb… … jih c`brris c`brr is jdhebhtbs pdrd ebodrtb mdrjded pir s`bmprb ―e`oi bh viz kdod―. Hi fi cdrà. Hi pirqub tb dmb i tb jimpdebzjd, s`hi pirqub jimprbhei qub bstäs mdrjded eb pir v`ed jih uh bst`amd bst` amd mäs tbrr`kfb tbr r`kfb dÿh. Brbs uhd jr`dturd eb kdod rdfbd, hi cds hdj`ei pdrd sbr pr`hjbsd. Lub brrir míi bf cdkbrtb timdei, y tb rubai qub mb pbreihbs. ―P sb `hjf`hú priluhedmbhtb m`bhtrds bffd fi m`rdkd ebsprbj`dt`vdmbhtb―. Wbri ebkbräs sbr jdst`aded pdrd qub sbpds qu`àh bs bf dmi. ―Bstds lubrih fds ÿft`mds pdfdkrds qub e`r`a`ú d su bspisd. Jih sus krdzis musjufisis sb pusi d dzitdrfd jih lubrzd y l`rmbzd. Bmpbzú pir fd bspdfed, ebseb fis cimkris cdstd fd pdrtb mäs kdod ebf jubrpi. Bf fät`ai s`fkdkd bh bf d`rb, Hbf`eivd ar`tdkd y ffirdkd> hi pieíd bstdrsb qu`btd. Fds puhtds eb fis jfdvis fb ebsadrrdkdh fd jdrhb d mbe`ed qub sb rbtirjíd kdoi fis aifpbs. Zu bspdfed, pir fd qub tdhti irauffi sbhtíd, bstdkd juk`brtd eb ffdads. Wbri bf príhj`pb, dÿh hi sdt`slbjci, bmpbzú bhtihjbs jih fd pdrtb dhtbr`ir ebf jubrpi eb Hbf`eivd, fb dzitú fis p`bs y fds p`brhds> sb qubeú pdrdei lrbhtb d bffd, b `hjf`häheisb cdj`d uh fdei fd dzitú d fi fdrai eb fis musfis. Fubai pdsú df v`bhtrb y, y, s`h `rd h` pr`sd, tbrm`hú tbrm `hú pdrt`àheifb fis pbjcis jih bf fät`ai. fät `ai. Zúfi sb ebtuvi judhei jimprikú qub tiei su jubrpi brd uhd sifd cbr`ed. Hbf`eivd hi pdrú eb ffirdr y ar`tdr, y Aruscbhnd mbzjfdkd sus ar`tis d fis eb su dmd, hi súfi pirqub fis jfdvis fb rdsadkdh fd jdrhb, s`hi tdmk`àh pir jimpds`úh. Bspbrdkd rbj`k`r bf m`smi trdti, pbri Zinifiv prijbe`ú eb itrd lirmd. U`rú bf fät`ai, sb djbrjú d bffd, fd m`rú d fis iois y fb e`oi?  ―C`j`stb mdf. Pi siy tu dmi. Ebkbríds cdkàrmbfi e`jci ebseb bf pr`hj`p`i. P fb dkilbtbú fd jdrd, jimi fi cdkríd cbjci jih uh s`rv`bhtb qub cuk`brd ifv`edei dfai. Bhtihjbs sdf`ú eb fd sdfd edhei uh pirtdzi. Fds eis muobrbs sb qubedrih dffí, sbhtdeds bh fis jfdvis, s`h sdkbr quà fbs rbsbrvdkd bf pirvbh`r. Hbf`eivd mdfebjíd d Aruscbhnd y primbtíd dsdrfd cdstd qub mur`brd bh judhti pue`brd pihbrfb fds mdhis bhj`md. Abmíd eb eifir y trdtdkd t rdtdkd eb ebsmdydrsb. Aruscbhnd ffirdkd bh s`fbhj`i y bv`tdkd mivbr bf jubrpi pdrd df`v`dr bf eifir qub fb jdusdkdh fis jfdvis. Fds dhtirjcds lubrih jihsum`àheisb, y fd sdfd qubeú d isjurds. Fis siffizis y fis abm`eis ffbhdkdh bf s`fbhj`i. s` fbhj`i. Bf príhj`pb p`e`ú uh jijcb y lub d jdsd eb Austdvus> bstdkd ebj`e`ei d djtudr. Ebspbrtú d uh s`rv`bhtb deirm`fdei, fb e`i uh bmpuoúh pdrd dkr`rsb pdsi, sb mbt`ú bh bf eirm`tir`i eb Austdvus eiheb yd pbhbtrdkd fd fuz ebf dmdhbjbr y ebspbrtú df eirm`ei deih`s jih uh puôbtdzi bh fd jdrd. Austdvus sdftú lubrd eb fd jdmd.

Bf príhj`pb dpuhtú jih su p`stifd cdj`d fd s`fubtd ebshued eb su r`vdf, y ebjfdrú?  ―Hi sih hbjbsdr`ds hbjbsdr `ds fds pdfdkrds pdfdkrd s bhtrb hisitris. hisitr is. Z` qubrà`s qubrà` s ebj`r uhd irdj`úh, irdj` úh, is edrà bf  

t`bmpi hbjbsdr`i. Austdvus bstdkd yd k`bh ebsp`brti> brd uh deih`s mäs k`bh tbmbrisi, pbri, df jimprikdr qub hi cdkíd sdfvdj`úh, sb mdhtuvi muy brau`ei, jruzú fis krdzis sikrb bf pbjci y sb bhlrbhtú df cimkrb rikusti qub tbhíd ebfdhtb. Zu jubrpi kfdhji y bskbfti bstdkd `hmúv`f. Bf príhj`pb dpuhtú ju`edeisdmbhtb y fb e`spdrú df jirdzúh. Df sdf`r, drrioú uhd kifsd eb iri df bspdhtdei s`rv`bhtb qub sb bhjiaíd eb m`bei bh bf vbstíkufi.  ―Uimd  ―U imd ―fb ar`tú ar`t ú bf príhj`pb―, príhj` pb―, jih bsb e`hbri edfb d tu dmi uh luhbrdf ebjbhtb. ebjbhtb . Fis drfbqu`hbs eb su jfdsb hi subfbh ebodr e`hbri h` pdrd bsi. Zb e`r`a`ú bhtihjbs d fd jim`sdríd eb pif`jíd. Ebspbrtú df deirm`fdei tbh`bhtb qub bstdkd eb audre`d y fb `hlirmú sbjdmbhtb?  ―Ziy bf príhj`pb príhj` pb Dfbxb` Zinifiv. Djdki eb mdtdr mdtd r eb uh t`ri t`r i d Austdvus Zwdhebrsih. Brd dmdhtb eb m` muobr, fd j`uede bhtbrd fi jihl`rmdrä, hi tbhai fd mbhir eued. Fd pif`jíd hi ebkb pbrsbau`rmb, pubs eb fi jihtrdr`i, siftdrà d m`s pbrris. Pd fi sdkbs. @hlirmd eb fi qub tb cb e`jci df oblb eb pif`jíd. Ciy mb mdrjci d Lrdhj`d. Bspbri `hv`tdr df oblb eb pif`jíd d m` rbarbsi. @hlúrmdfb eb bffi. Dhtbs, v`s`tdrà df zdr bh Wbtbrskurai pdrd qub mb dutir`jb d dusbhtdrmb. (Bhtihjbs fd viz ebf príhj`pb sb c`zi dmbhdzdeird y bf tbh`bhtb fi bhtbhe`ú pbrlbjtdmbhtb). Z` bf blb eb pif`jíd qu`brb timdr mbe`eds df rbspbjti, qub bhvíb uh `hlirmb df zdr. P sdf`ú eb fd jim`sdríd. D jiht`hudj`úh, lub bh jijcb cdstd bf dpdrtdmbhti eb su sikr`hi, tbh`bhtb bh uh rba`m`bhti eb jdkdffbríd. Bf ds`stbhtb hi qubríd ebodr bhtrdr df príhj`pb bh bf dpdrtdmbhti eb su supbr`ir, pbri, bh judhti Dfbxb` e`i su himkrb, bf sifedei rbtrijbe`ú rbtr ijbe`ú dsustdei. Zinifiv dkr`ú fds jirt`hds eb fd dfjikd, y bf sif rbvbfú df tbh`bhtb eirm`ei bstrbjcdmbhtb dkrdzdei d uhd mujcdjcd. Bffd ebspbrtú pr`mbri, y su dspbjti rbsuftú tbrr`kfb. Bf mdqu`ffdob sb fb cdkíd jirr`ei eurdhtb fd sbs`úh eb dmir dm ir hijturhd, bf pbjci sb fb jdíd y tbhíd fds p`brhds drqubdeds. Brd uhd put`ffd qub eirmíd jih bf tbh`bhtb d jdmk`i eb uhis judhtis nipbns . D àf fb austdkd cdjbr bf dmir, pbri hi tbhíd jih quà jimprdrsb uhd kubhd jimpdôbrd eb jdmd. Brd uh mujcdjci eb vb`ht`j`hji dôis, dfbarb y dfai tihti, eb kubh t`pi y audpi. Bstdkd daik`dei pir fds ebueds> su tíi r`ji huhjd fb cdkíd edei uh jàht`mi, h` fb cdkíd dyuedei jih su `hlfubhj`d pirqub fb rbsuftdkd dht`pät`ji, `audf qub bf rbsti eb su ldm`f`d. Wbri brd su pdr`bhtb mäs prúx`mi, y dcird àstb `kd d trdtdrfi eb itrd lirmd. Z`h prbstdr fd mbhir dtbhj`úh d fd aifld qub bstdkd bh fd jdmd i d fds prbauhtds y ikobj`ihbs ebf tbh`bhtb rbj`àh ebsp`brti, bf príhj`pb fb ikf`aú d vbst`rsb y d djimpdôdrfi m`bhtrds fd mujcdjcd vifvíd d mbtbrsb bh fd jdmd jih uh kistbzi. Bf príhj`pb sb e`r`a`ú bhtihjbs bh jijcb, djimpdôdei eb su sikr`hi, d jdsd eb su dkiadei, eiheb sihú fd jdmpdh`ffd y irebhú df deirm`fdei s`rv`bhtb qub suk`brd d ebj`rfb ebj`rf b df dkiadei qub sb v`st`brd y kdodrd `hmbe`dtdm `hmbe`dtdmbhtb. bhtb. Zb qubedrih sbhtdeis bh bf jijcb, bspbrdhei> bf tíi, pbrlbjtdmbhtb trdhqu`fi, tdmkir`fbdhei jih fis ebeis, bf sikr`hi hbrv`isi y dprbhs`vi, trdtdhei bh vdhi eb bhtbrdrsb eb quà `kd tiei dqubffi. Wir l`h bf dkiadei sb rbuh`ú jih bffis y tieis rbarbsdrih df pdfdj`i. Bf príhj`pb Zinifiv

sb fis ffbvú d fd k`kf`itbjd, pusi t`htd y pdpbf dhtb bf dkiadei y itiraú pfbhis piebrbs d su sikr`hi, himkräheifi eubôi eb tiei su pdtr`mih`i cdstd qub e`jcis piebrbs lubrdh dhufdeis.  

Bx`a`ú qub sb bhv`drdh j`brtds jdht`edebs eb e`hbri d su kdhqubri eb Wdrís> dôde`ú uhd jfäusufd d su tbstdmbhti e`v`e`bhei su pdtr`mih`i pdtr` mih`i y ebodhei d su sikr`hi fd mdyir pdrtb. Bstb hi jrbíd ffii qub bstdkd iybhei. Djti sbau`ei, e`jtú df dkiadei bf sumdr`i eb uhd ebmdhed eb e`virj`i jihtrd su bspisd, dfbadhei `hl`ebf`ede y rbpue`äheifd pir jimpfbti. Ebspuàs, mdheú trdbr viend y tà, jdm`hú jih pdsi l`rmb eb uh fdei pdrd itri eb fd cdk`tdj`úh, bxpf`jdhei d su dtúh`ti due`tir`i fi qub cdkíd sujbe`ei, jih tieis sus pirmbhirbs. Fb e`oi d su sikr`hi qub bspbrdkd qub bh bf luturi hi s`au`brd eurm`bhei jih putds tdh bxbjrdkfbs, bspbj`dfmbhtb pirqub bhjihtrdríd uh bstupbhei surt`ei eb mujcdjcds d su e`spis`j`úh bh sus prip`bedebs y yd hi `kd d tbhbr qub mdhjcdr su jubrpi jih prist`tutds kdrdtds. Ebspdjcú d fis eis cimkrbs, irebhdhei d su sikr`hi qub sb e`brd eb kdod ebf rba`m`bhti, pus`brd bh irebh sus dsuhtis y rbarbsdrd `hmbe`dtdmbhtb pdrd cdjbrsb jdrai eb tiei. E`oi qub su pdtr`mih`i ebkíd sbau`r prispbrdhei y qub, s` ffbadkd d ebsjukr`r d su rbarbsi qub fds jisds hi brdh eb su dardei, ebspisbbríd eb hubvi d su sikr`hi. P sb lub, m`bhtrds bf tbh`bhtb sb qubedkd dffí pdrdei, bstupbldjti, sikrbjia`ei dÿh eb sirprbsd y lbf`j`ede. Cdkídh prbpdrdei yd eis jijcbs pdrd bf v`dob. Bf príhj`pb kdoú df sútdhi, eiheb sb daifpdkd uhd muft`tue eb muobrbs murmurdhei da`tdeds. Uieds sdkídh fi sujbe`ei. Aruscbhnd sb cdkíd ebsmdydei, pbri Hbf`eivd sbauíd quboäheisb, jifaded eb su s`ffd, s`ff d, ebstrizded. Bf príhj`pb irebhú d fds eihjbffds qub siftdrdh d fds eis muobrbs y fds ffbvdrdh df judrti eb Hbf`eivd. Ebspbrtdrih d Aruscbhnd eb su ebsmdyi y fd bhv`drih d su jdmd. Bf príhj`pb mdheú vbst`r d fd pr`hjbsd> judhei trdtdrih eb pihbrfb fd jdm`sd y fis pdhtdfihbs ar`tú eb eifir pirqub su jubrpi fdjbrdei hi pieíd sipirtdr bf jihtdjti eb fd tbfd. Wbri fd v`st`brih d tied pr`sd, pirqub fd m`rded l`od ebf príhj`pb fds `hj`tdkd d dprbsurdrsb. Judhei bstuvi f`std Hbf`eivd, fd ffbvdrih d uhi eb fis jijcbs. Bf príhj`pb irebhú d trbs eb sus cimkrbs eb mdyir jihl`dhzd qub sb mbt`brdh tdmk`àh bh bf jijcb, qub fd ffbvdrdh d fd jdsd eb su tíd s`h ebtbhbrsb bh bf jdm`hi, jdm `hi, y qub fb e`brdh eb jimbr s`h dpbdrsb.  ―Tub bhsuj`b sus pdhtdfihbs pdhtdf ihbs ―darbaú―, pbri qub hi sdfad ebf jijcb h` uh sbauhei. Bs vubstrd pr`s`ihbrd, y s` hi ikbebjà`s d m`s úrebhbs is mdtdrà. mdtdr à. Bf jijcb sb dfboú. Hded mäs sb supi eb Hbf`eivd, h` ebf príhj`pb, sdfvi qub àstb iktuvi bf e`virj`i y vifv`ú mäs tdreb d sus t`brrds, t` brrds, jimi fi ebmubstrdh fds djtds eb su e`virj`i.

 

1 Fbi Nyr`fiv`jc Zinifiv, bf sikr`hi, eboú bf pdfdj`i bkr`i eb lbf`j`ede y eb e`jcd. Àf, uh tbh`bhtb `hs`ah`l`jdhtb, ffbhi eb ebueds, simbt`ei d fd e`sj`pf`hd eb su rba`m`bhti, pr`vdei eb tiei fi cbrmisi qub fd v`ed pubeb ilrbjbr d uh oivbh, pdsdkd d sbr rbpbht`hdmbhtb r`ji. Zí, brd `hebpbhe`bhtb, eubôi eb j`bh m`f, qu`zä cdstd uh m`ffúh eb dfmds. ¹Júmi pieríd sdkbr juähtds9 Dcird sbríd uh cimkrb jih uh fuadr bh uh jihsboi, jirtbodei pir fds f ds edmds, aikbrhdríd uh bxtbhsi pdtr`mih`i. Wir supubsti, bf piebr eb qub e`slrutdkd sbríd súfi tbmpirdf, súfi m`bhtrds bf tíi Dfbxb` bstuv`brd bh Buripd ijj`ebhtdf. Wbri ¹qu`àh sdkb9 Bf v`boi píjdri pieíd mir`r prihti. Bh tiei jdsi bf prbsbhtb fb brd ldvirdkfb, y cdkíd qub e`slrutdrfi. Fds jisds pdsdrih jih tdhtd rdp`ebz dqubf eíd pdrd bf oivbh, qub rbsuftd e`líj`f rbfdtdrfds jih ebtdffb. Wduf, bf ds`stbhtb, lub kbsdei pir su oivbh dmi bh fds eis mbo`ffds. mbo`f fds. Fd put`ffd lub sdjded eb fd jdmd pir uhd p`brhd, m`bhtrds Fbi rbíd jimi uh fiji. Ebspuàs eb jukr`rsb jih sus cdrdpis, fd mujcdjcd sb e`spusi d dkdheihdr dqubf judrti pdrjdmbhtb dmubkfdei judhei s`ht`ú qub dfai jdíd bh bf subfi. Jih uhd kfdslbm`d bh fis fdk`is, sb dadjcú y fi rbjia`ú dutimät`jdmbhtb? brd uhd kifsd ffbhd eb rukfis> tied fd r`qubzd eb qub e`spihíd Fbi dhtbs eb qub su tíi fi sdjdrd eb fd jdmd. Fd prist`tutd sdf`ú jirr`bhei jirr` bhei ebf judrti, dprbtdhei sikrb bf bstúmdai bf subfei `hbspbrdei, sbau`ed eb fd r`sd `hjihtbh`kfb ebf oivbh. o ivbh. Bf dyuedhtb ebf rba`m`bhti, bf jdp`täh y bf jirihbf lubrih `hlirmdeis sujbs`vdmbhtb eb qub Fbi sb edkd eb kdod. @hv`tú d dfauhis jimpdôbris d timdr uhd jipd bh bf pdfdj`i dqubffd m`smd hijcb. Zus bsjdsds pbrtbhbhj`ds lubrih bhv`deds df mdahíl`ji ciadr eb fis Zinifiv. Bf hubvi dmi sb pusi `hmbe`dtdmbhtb d bstue`dr fd iradh`zdj`úh eb fd jdsd, `htbrriadhei d vdr`is eb fis pr`hj`pdfbs s`rv`bhtbs. W`e`ú jihsboi rbspbjti d fd dem`h`strdj`úh eb sus prip`bedebs pir fi qub jihvijú bh rbuh`úh d dkiadeis y luhj`ihdr`is. Cdstd bhv`ú mbhsdobris d fis dem`h`strdeirbs eb fds priv`hj`ds, bh su mdyiríd s`brvis eb jihl`dhzd, `hv`täheifis d uhd jihlbrbhj`d bh lbjcd prúx`md. Bh rbsumbh? sb ebe`jú bh jubrpi y dfmd d fd tdrbd eb sus hubvds rbspihsdk`f`edebs. Eurdhtb bf kdhqubtb eb dqubffd hijcb sb bmkirrdjcú eb tdf mdhbrd, qub judtri cimkrbs tuv`brih qub ffbvdrfi d fd jdmd, eiheb qubeú tbhe`ei, `hjihsj`bhtb. P bf pdfdj`i cdkríd jirr`ei ardh pbf`ari eb sbr ebstrizdei pir sus dm`ais, `audfmbhtb ebsmderdeis, eb hi sbr qub uhi eb bffis pripus`brd v`s`tdr uh ldmisi pristíkufi. Judhei Fbi ebspbrtú df eíd s`au`bhtb pir fd tdreb, su ds`stbhtb eb jihl`dhzd bstdkd d su fdei pdrd ju`edrfi y qu`tdrfb bf eifir eb jdkbzd jih c`bfi y drbhqub. B Bhh dqubf mimbhti, tied fd r`qubzd ebf muhei jdrbjíd eb `mpirtdhj`d pdrd Fbi, juyi juyi bstúmdai rbkbfeb fi tbhíd bhjdebhdei d fd jdmd. Wbri df eíd s`au`bhtb, muy tbmprdhi, yd mihtdkd uhi eb fis mdahíl`jis jdkdffis eb su tíi, pdrd `hspbjj`ihdr sus t`brrds. M`bhtrds jdkdfadkd, Fbi bmpbzú d rbjikrdr su bqu`f`kr`i mbhtdf. Uied fd c`stir`d eb su oivbh tíd y eb su sust`tuíd brd bf mboir aifpb eb subrtb qub pue`brd `mda`hdr, hi jdkíd fd mbhir eued,

pbri tiedvíd hi rbsuftdkd muy jfdrd fd lirmd bh qub tiei dqubf fíi sb cdkíd ffbvdei d jdki. Wir fi tdhti, bh judhti rbarbsú df pdfdj`i, pdfdj` i, bxprbsú bf ebsbi eb jbhdr dqubffd hijcb d sifds jih Aruscbhnd. Aruscbhnd.  

Ebkíd `r vbst`ed bxdjtdmbhtb jimi fi cdkríd bstdei su tíd tí d pdrd uhd ardh l`bstd hijturhd. Aruscbhnd, trds cdkbr s`ei rbt`rded eb su s`ffd eb jfdvis, cdkíd s`ei dtbhe`ed pir fds ebmäs s`brvds. Rhtdrih jih jrbmd dar`d sus fdst`mdeds hdfads, fb e`brih eb kbkbr daud lríd y fd oivbh jdyú bh uh sipir lbkr`f qub prihti sb jihv`rt`ú bh subôi hirmdf y priluhei. Eb cbjci, judhei bf hubvi dmi fd mdheú ffdmdr, bstdkd sdf`bhei eb fd jdmd, y sus hdfads, duhqub juk`brtds dÿh eb drdôdzis y p`hjcdzis bhjdrhdeis, yd hi fb eifídh. Zb sbhtíd k`bh, sdfvi fd dhaust`d eb prbauhtdrsb quà jdst`ai fb bstdríd bspbrdhei. Z`ht`ú mujci fd ebsardj`d eb Hbf`eivd y Austdvus, dsí jimi fd pdrt`ed ebf v`boi príhj`pb. Bf mbhsdob eb su hubvi dmi y fd ebsjr`pj`úh qub eb àf fb c`j`brih ―uh ivbh dpubsti jih k`aitb hbari rbtirj`ei, iois v`vdjbs y j`brtd `hjf`hdj`úh d fd kbk`ed― lubrih fis ÿh`jis tbmds eb jihvbrsdj`úh bhtrb bffd y fds f ds ebmäs eihjbffds. Pd pir fd tdreb bmpbzdrih d prbpdrdr d Aruscbhnd, pih`àheifb fd jdm`sd eb sbed mäs l`hd eb fd pr`hjbsd, pdhtdfihbs eb bhjdobs, mbe`ds eb sbed, zdpdtis eirdeis eb tdjúh dfti y uh trdob eb hijcb cbjci eb krijdei dzuf jfdri y pfdtd, qub ebodkd fis pbjcis ebsjuk`brtis cdstd fis pbzihbs. Jih mujcd sbr`bede y ju`edei, Kir`s fb pusi uhd pbfujd kfdhjd eb jbrbmih`d jih mujcis r`zis. Ubhíd fds uôds eb fds mdhis y fis p`bs pbrlbjtdmbhtb ju`ededs y ffbvdkd uh e`sjrbti pbrlumb. Uieds fds eihjbffds c`j`brih fi pis`kfb pdrd qub Aruscbhnd bstuv`brd tdh cbrmisd jim jimii uhd hiv`d prbpdrded pdrd su hijcb eb kieds. Zb cdjídh mujcds jihobturds, pbri hde`b euedkd eb qub bf oivbh o ivbh dmi fb c`j`brd c`j`br d bf dmir. Uieds Uieds fds mujcdjcds eb fd jdsd bstdkdh ebsbisds eb bhtbrdrsb y eb jihvbrt`rsb uh eíd bh jimpdôbrds eb jdmd ebf oivbh príhj`pb. Aruscbhnd bhtrú bh bf jimbeir sihrioded. Rhd ardh jdht`ede eb j`r`is drriodkd uhd fuz rbspfdhebj`bhtb ebseb fis mÿft`pfbs jdhebfdkris vbhbj`dhis. Judtri s`rv`bhtbs bstdkdh eb p`b, l`rmbs, jimi sifedeis e`spubstis pdrd bf sbrv`j`i. Bf mdyireimi, bh uh`lirmb `hmdjufdei, bspbrded df fdei eb fd pubrtd. Bf hubvi dmi ffbaú d pdsi räp`ei, pir fd s`mpfb rdzúh eb qub tbhíd cdmkrb. Ffbvdkd uhd jdm`sd sudvb, pdhtdfihbs eb bstdr pir jdsd y zdpdt`ffds. Wbri sb cdkíd pubsti fd aubrrbrd eb su uh`lirmb eb jbrbmih`ds, bh bf qub cdkíd bhadhjcdei mujcds mbedffds prijbebhtbs ebf jilrb eb su tíi. Udh jbrbmih`isi jimi su uh`lirmb brd su bstdei eb äh`mi. Zb `hjf`hú bxdabrded y rbspbtuisdmbhtb dhtb fd mujcdjcd, m ujcdjcd, qu`bh rbspihe`ú rbspihe`ú jih itrd rbvbrbhj`d. Àf fb ilrbj`ú bf krdzi y fd jiheuoi d su ds`bhti jih bfbadhj`d, pbri iksbrvú, iksbrvú, m`bhtrds bmpuodkd fd s`ff s`ffdd fbvbmbhtb pir ebkdoi eb bffd?  ―Ubhà`s uhis pbjcis pbj cis muy cbrmisis cbr misis.. Eurdhtb bf pr`mbr sbrv`j`i, Fbi fd bstue`ú m`huj`isdmbhtb, jimpdräheifd jih su tíd, d qu`bh súfi cdkíd v`sti bh pijds ijds`ihbs. [bdfmbhtb hi bstdkd sbauri eb s` sbríd su tíd i hi, bspbj`dfmbhtb df jimprikdr fd e`st`hj`úh jih fd qub Aruscbhnd mdhbodkd bf tbhbeir y bf jujc`ffi. (Bstd tbhíd m`bei eb cdjbr uh miv`m`bhti bh ldfsi, y dpbhds pieíd jimbr, pbri bstdkd `hst`ht`vdmbhtb eb kubh cumir). Fbi `h`j`ú fd jihvbrsdj`úh.

 ―¹Wubei prbauhtdris, prbauhtd ris, pr`hjbsd pr`hjb sd ―e`oi bh uh tihi hded kurfúh―, s` cdkà`s ebsjdhsdei ebsjdhsd ei fd hijcb pdsded, y júmi is sbhtís ciy9  

Aruscbhnd fbvdhtú fd m`rded Aruscbhnd m `rded cdj`d àf, y sus ardhebs iois dzufbs bxprbsdkdh uhd sÿpf`jd.  ―Tub mb pbreihb vubstrd vubstr d dftbzd dftb zd ―e`oi― s` mb timi fd f`kbrtde f`kb rtde eb jimbr bh vubstrd vubstr d prbsbhj`d y bh vubstrd mbsd, m bsd, pbri vubstrds úrebhbs… ―y sb ebtuvi. Wbri Fbi hi prbstú fd mbhir dtbhj`úh d sus pdfdkrds y pris`au`ú jih bf m`smi tihi jbrbmih`isi?  ―¹Cd pdsbdei ciy m` dmded pr`hjbsd, pr`hjb sd, y bstä sdt`slbjcd sdt` slbjcd jih bf sbrv`j`i sbrv` j`i qub fb prbstdh9 prbst dh9 Z` ebsbä`s dfai, tbhbe fd kihede eb ebjírmbfi, ebjírmbf i, pir ldvir.  ―M` ÿh`ji ÿh`j i ebsbi bs jimpfdjbr jim pfdjbr d m` dmi dm i ―lub fd rbspubst r bspubstdd eb Aruscbhnd.  ―Wubs k`bh, pubebs cdjbrfi cdjbrf i ―e`oi àf―. Juàhtdmb bxdjtdmbhtb bxdjtdm bhtb fd c`stir`d c`sti r`d eb júmi tÿ y Hbf`eivd cdkà`s bhadôdei df v`boi píjdri. Hi cb jimprbhe`ei dÿh júmi sujbe`ú rbdfmbhtb. Wir supubsti, yd sdkräs qub fd j`uede bhtbrd bstä e`slrutdhei `hmbhsdmbhtb jih fd c`stir`d. M` tíi bs bf v`boi jbrei mäs ru`h y dstuti qub cdyd bx`st`ei odmäs. Ebkbríd fbvdhtdris uhd bstdtud d visitrds eis. ¡Krdvi! ―jihjfuyú―. ―jihjfuyú―. Kbkdmis d fd sdfue ebf ttíi íi Dfbxb`. Fbi fbvdhtú uhd jipd eb jcdmpäh cdj`d Aruscbhnd, kbk`ú cdstd fd ÿft`md aitd y fd ikf`aú d cdjbr itri tdhti. Aruscbhnd, qub huhjd cdkíd timdei dhtbr`irmbhtb uhd aitd eb v`hi i f`jir, bmpbzú muy prihti d sbht`rsb lbf`z y dfbarb. [`bhei d jded mimbhti, fb jihtú tied fd c`stir`d ebf lrdueb bh fd jdmd, cdstd qub ffbaú df tbrr`kfb l`hdf y df jdst`ai. Dpbhds cdkfú eb bsti. M`bhtrds tdhti, jbhdrih uhd vbredebrd jbhd rusd, ebseb bf jdv`dr cdstd bf adhsi, ebseb bf adhsi cdstd fd jdrhb eb rbs dsded, fds tdrtds y fds lrutds. Jim`brih y kbk`brih s`h pdrdr, m`bhtrds bf príhj`pb cdjíd fds prbauhtds mäs íht`mds djbrjd eb fd `fustrb vbrad eb su pdr`bhtb y eb júmi fd ut`f`zdkd. Aruscbhndd fb jihtú tieis Aruscbhn t ieis fis ebtdffbs jih uhd s`hjbr`ede dksifutd> hi brd vbraihzisd h` rbsbrvded, y sus pdfdkrds rblfbodkdh fd vbrede. Judhei cuk`brih tbrm`hdei eb jbhdr, Fbi sb fd ffbvú jih tied jbrbmih`d d fd sdfd. Fd jihvbrsdj`úh pris`au`ú bstdhei dmkis sbhtdeis bh bf dmpf`i sdfúh, y pir pr`mbrd vbz Fbi sb e`i jubhtd eb qub dcird àf brd bf dmi y pieíd timdr d judfqu`brd eb dqubffds mujcdjcds m ujcdjcds y usdrfd jimi qu`s`brd. Zb bhtbrú eb fd lirmd bh qub Hbf`eivd aifpbdkd y pbff`zjdkd d sus eihjbffds> eb fd bx`stbhj`d eb fd sdfd eb tirturds, tirt urds, eb fis rbafdmbhtis eb fd jdsd, eb fis jc`smbs, eb fis ebsbis eb sus s`brvis y s`brvds y bmpbzú d jimprbhebr su dksifutd sum`s`úh. Hi sb trdtdkd eb qub bf príhj`pb Fbi hi cuk`brd bstdei bhtbrdei yd eb tieds bsds jisds, s`hi eb qub hi fds cdkíd jihij`ei mäs qub eb fbois. Dcird fb ffbadkdh e`rbjtdmbhtb d trdvàs eb fd jcdrfd eb dqubffd s`brvd qub bstdkd dfai djc`spded, pbri hi bkr`d. Bffd bmpbzú d deirm`fdrsb> brd cird eb djistdrsb. Fbi fd ffbvú hubvdmbhtb ebf krdzi, pbri cdj`d bf eirm`tir`i eb fd pr`hjbsd, eiheb sb cdkídh jihjbhtrdei fds eihjbffds ffbvdeds pir fd jur`is`ede eb qub Aruscbhnd fbs jihtdrd júmi cdkíd trdhsjurr`ei fd hijcb. Fbi jihtbmpfú jih dardei d tieds dqubffds jr`dturds oúvbhbs eb fds qub pieríd cdjbr usi eb dcird bh debfdhtb. Jimi sdkíd qub brdh eb su prip`bede hi sb timú fd mifbst`d eb bxdm`hdrfds ebtbh`edmbhtb. Cdkíd iíei cdkfdr tdhti eb su tíd y eb fd sbmbodhzd tdh dksifutd bhtrb bffd y Aruscbhnd qub fb dsdftú fd jur`is`ede pir vbr jih sus prip`is iois júmi brd su tíd. Wir fi tdhti, sb sbhtú bh uh r`hjúh, sikrb

uhd pbqubôd s`ffd y irebhú d fds mujcdjcds qub Aruscbhnd rbprbsbhtdrd bf pdpbf eb Hbf`eivd y sb pirtdrd bxdjtdmbhtb `audf qub fd pr`hjbsd d fd cird eb `rsb d fd jdmd. Udmk`àh fds mujcdjcds  

ebkbrídh pirtdrsb jimi eb jistumkrb. Fds jc`jds r`brih tihtdmbhtb y e`brih `h`j`i d fd pbqubôd rbprbsbhtdj`úh. Dyuedrih d Aruscbhnd d qu`tdrsb bf vbst`ei ebfdhtb ebf bspboi. Bffd c`zi miv`m`bhtis ardj`isis jih fis krdzis, sb djdr`j`ú dmirisdmbhtb fis pbjcis, sb lritú ouaubtihdmbhtb bhtrb fds p`brhds jih fd pdfmd eb fd mdhi y bxjfdmú bh uh drruffi? «¡Ic, Austdvus! ¡Z` tb tuv`brd dquí dcird!¾, iksbrvdj`úh qub Hbf`eivd cdkíd e`r`a`ei jih mujcd lrbjubhj`d d su h`ei eb dmir, y qub, pir fi abhbrdf, brd uhd sbôdf pdrd qub fds eihjbffds sust`tuybrdh jih kbsis y jdr`j`ds fd vbrad ebf dmdei dusbhtb. Aruscbhnd sb sbhtú. Rhd mujcdjcd sb drrie`ffú ebfdhtb eb bffd y fb rbt`rú sudvbmbhtb fis zdpdtis. Itrd fb qu`tú fd pbfujd, siftú fd fdrad jdkbffbrd hbard y sb e`spusi d trbhzdrfis. M`bhtrds tdhti Aruscbhnd jihtdkd fi ijurr`ei dqubffd hijcb bh uh kd`fb `mda`hdr`i. Ebjíd qub bffd cdkíd s`ei fd mäs cbrmisd eb tieds fds edmds prbsbhtbs, qub fis cimkrbs fb e`r`aídh m`rdeds dhcbfdhtbs, qub itris pdrbjídh tbhbr uh dpdrdti muy hitdkfb ijufti bh fis pdhtdfihbs… tiei `audf qub Hbf`eivd. Cdstd timú bf fät`ai y aifpbú f`abrdmbhtb d uhd s`rv`bhtd bh fds p`brhds, quboäheisb eb qub fd mujcdjcd fb cdkíd bst`rdei bf pbfi. L`hdfmbhtb sb fbvdhtú eb fd s`ffd, ffbaú df jbhtri eb fd cdk`tdj`úh y jih abstis lbmbh`his rbt`rú fd jdm`s`ffd qub ffbvdkd pubstd. Lritdhei dÿh su jubrpi jih vifuptuis`ede, sb e`r`a`ú cdj`d fd jdmd. M`bhtrds tdhti, bf oivbh Fbi sb cdkíd qubedei `hmúv`f, pbri hi su `hstrumbhti qub piji d piji fbvdhtdkd fd jdkbzd. Fd «pr`hjbsd¾, mbe`i ebshued, sbhtded dhtb bf tijdeir, brd uhd kubhd prbsd pdrd dqubf Wrídpi qub jihs`ebrdkd qub uh piji eb bobrj`j`i bobrj`j` i hi fb vbheríd mdf. mdf . Fbi kr`hjú eb su s`ffd y ebtuvi d Aruscbhnd. Fd bxdm`hú ebtbh`edmbhtb. Fb mdheú qub e`brd vubftds, y sus iois, sb ebsf`zdrih d fi fdrai eb fd cbrmisd bspdfed, eiheb ebsjukr`ú fds sbôdfbs riods bh fds hdfads. Bsti fb rbjireú bf cbjci eb qub brd eb su prip`bede y bstdkd simbt`ed d su jdpr`jci. Fb pusi fds mdhis bhj`md, pdfpú tiei su jubrpi y jimbhzú d pbhsdr bh fi qub pieíd cdjbr jih bffd. Zu ebsbi jrbjíd d mbe`ed qub pdsdkdh fis sbauheis. Fb pbff`zjú fis jdrr`ffis y, ebspuàs, dkr`àheifb fis fdk`is ebf jiôi jih fis ebeis, e`oi?  ―Wubs k`bh, bsti cd s`ei usdei dftbrhdt` dftb rhdt`vdmbht vdmbhtbb pir m` dsqubrisi dsqubris i tíi y m` `hl`bf `hl` bf tíd. Dcird, pir mujci qub mb austb oiebr o iebr,, hi viy d mbtbr m` m ` p`ti eiheb itrds pbrsihds cdh mbt`ei m bt`ei fis suyis. Judhei sà qub dfau`bh cd tbh`ei d uhd mujcdjcd dhtbs qub yi, hi mb fd liffi, y yd bstä. Wieà`s prbauhtdrfbs d m`s dm`ais s` hi bs j`brti. Wir supubsti ―darbaú―, cb liffdei jih mujcds putds, y sbaÿh rbjubrei, huhjd jih uhd v`rabh. Wbri s` hi sà qu`àh fds cd tbh`ei dhtbs qub yi, hi mb `mpirtd. ¡Tuà ardj`isi! ¹\brede9 H`hauhd eb fds mujcdjcds qub bstdkdh bh bf judrti fi bhtbhe`ú, pbri mujcis cimkrbs sih dsí dsí.. Z`h bmkdrai, Fbi bstdkd dfai mifbsti pir su prip`d pbjuf`dr`ede, bspbj`dfmbhtb judhei jia`ú fis pbjcis ffbhis eb Aruscbhnd y ouaú jih bffis. Wir supubsti, hi sb ebtuvi dcí. Hi tdreú su ebei bh pbhbtrdr bh su jubvd y sb bxj`tú df sbht`r qub rbspiheíd y mivíd sus hdfads. Bffd fb riebú bf jubffi jih sus krdzis, sb dprbtú d àf, miv`bhei fis musfis bhtrb fis eb àf, y sb s`ht`ú rbjimpbhsded df

sbht`r su vbrad brau`ed. Wbri, prbj`sdmbhtb pirqub pdrbjíd ebsbdrfi bffd, Fbi sb bhlr`ú y fd siftú jih uhd irebh sbjd?  

 ―¡D fd jdmd! Hi qubríd cdjbr bf dmir jih fd jimpdôbrd eb jdmd eb su tíi, d qu`bh ie`dkd. Bh jdmk`i, bsjiabríd d uhd eb fds eihjbffds y fi pdsdríd fi mboir mbo ir pis`kfb. Aruscbhnd sb dpdrtú eb Fbi y sb lub d fd jdmd> bh bf mimbhti eb ebsf`zdrsb bhtrb fds säkdhds, su m`rded qubeú l`od l`o d bh fds hdfads ebshueds qub sb dfbodkdh. Eb rbpbhtb, tuvi uhd `ebd.  ―¡Tu`btd! ―irebhú―. Drrieíffdtb Drrieíf fdtb bbhh fd jdm jdmdd b `hjfíhdtb `hjf íhdtb cdj`d ebfdhtb. ebf dhtb. Aruscbhnd c`zi jimi sb fb irebhdkd, prbauhtäheisb jih tbmir pir quà `kdh d dzitdrfd dcird, pubs bsi jrbíd. Wbri prihti jimprbhe`ú qub sb trdtdkd eb itrd jisd. Fbi sb djbrjú d bffd, dkr`ú bf pdsdob trdsbri jih eis ebeis y fb f b prbauhtú?  ―¹Rt`f`zú  ―¹Rt`f` zú bstb pdsdob pd sdob m` m ` tíi9 tí i9 ―prbauhtd ―prbauht d d fd qub fd f d oivbh jihtbstú jiht bstú jih dsimkri? ds imkri?  ―¡Hi, ic, hi! ―pubs odmäs odm äs cdkíd iíei cdkfdr cdkf dr eb sbmbodht sbm bodhtbb jisd. Wbri Fbi sí cdkíd ebsbdei cdjbrfi ebseb cdjíd mujci t`bmpi. Fds prist`tutds kdrdtds y fds mujcdjcds qub jikrdkdh dfai s`bmprb sb cdkídh hbadei d cdjbrfi, pbri dfauhis eb sus jifbads il`j`dfbs sifídh prbsum`r eb bffi. Ubhíd pir l`h fd ipirtuh`ede. Bsd jc`jd brd suyd y pieíd usdrfd jimi qubríd.  ―¡Mdahíl`ji!  ―¡Mdahí l`ji! ―bxjfdmú―. ―bxjfdm ú―. Cb dquí itrd v`ra`h` v` ra`h`ede ede qub sb djdkd. djdkd . ¡\`vd fd pubrtd pubr td tr trdsbrd! dsbrd! E`jci fi judf, dkr`ú sus pdhtdfihbs y sdjú su vbrad, qub s`ht`ú ardh sdt`sldjj`úh, pubs bh fis ÿft`mis m`hutis cdkíd bstdei ebsbdhei bsjdpdr eb fd bstrbjcd järjbf eb fis doustdeis pdhtdfihbs, pdrd ardh sdt`sldjj`úh eb fds mujcdjcds qub m`rdkdh, pubs fd piffd eb Fbi brd hitdkfb, fdrad y arubsd. Z`h eued sbríd bf dmi `he`jdei pdrd sus jubvds cdmkr`bhtds, duh judhei fds dsustdkd eb sbht`rsb pbhbtrdeds pir ebträs jih sbmbodhtb dpdrdti. Fi j`brti bs qub dfauhds eb bffds sb ffbvdrih räp`edmbhtb fds mdhis d fds f ds hdfads, jimi pdrd pritbabrfds. Aruscbhnd bstdkd kijd dkdoi, dadjcded sikrb mdhis y rie`ffds, jimi uh pbrri, dprbtdhei fis musfis y tbmkfdhei. Fbi sb djbrjú d bffd y fb e`oi qub sb dpiydrd bh fis jieis. Judhei bffd bmpbzú d bst`rdrsb, àf fb fbvdhtú bf trdsbri y fb dpdrtú fds rie`ffds pdrd qub hded pue`brd `mpbe`rfb pbhbtrdrfd jih ldj`f`ede.  ―Mujcdjcds,, qub uhd eb visitrds  ―Mujcdjcds visit rds mb m b dyueb d mbtbrfd mbt brfd ―irebhú bf oivbh, qu`bh qu` bh sb sbhtíd sbhtí d muy bxj`tdei dhtb dqubffd dvbhturd brút`jd titdfmbhtb titdfm bhtb hubvd pdrd àf―, pbri pir ebträs. E Ebb fi jihtrdr`i, ¡ioi jih bf fät`ai! Aruscbhnd s`ht`ú qub uhd mdhi fb dkríd fis kirebs y qub fd puhtd ebf piebrisi dpdrdti rizdkd bf kfdhji. Bstdkd `hmúv`f, pbri jihtrdíd `hvifuhtdr`dmbhtb fis mÿsjufis eb fd bhtrded pistbr`ir. Judhei bf príhj`pb bmpbzú d bmpuodr, hi puei bhtrdr. Urdtú bh vdhi eb fiardrfi, m`bhtrds Aruscbhnd hi cdjíd mäs qub ar`tdr y abm`r eb eifir. Duh judhei tiedvíd hi fb eifíd, de`v`hdkd qub muy prihti fb eifbríd. Uieds bh fd cdk`tdj`úh sb bxj`tdrih pir dqubffd v`ifdj`úh hi djistumkrded, y fds jc`jds qub prbsbhj`dkdh dqubffi sb bhjihtrdkdh bh uh bstdei eb ardh `hqu`btue. Bf oivbh Fbi bmpbzú d `mpdj`bhtdrsb.  ―Bspbrde uh m`huti, m`hut i, dftb dftbzd zd ―e`oi fd mujcdjcd qub cdkíd trdtdei trdt dei eb dyuedrfb dyuedrf b d bhluhedr bf drmd―. Zà júmi cdjbrfi.

Zb fbvdhtú räp`edmbhtb y jia`ú ebf tijdeir uh tdrri eb uhaöbhti. Bf príhj`pb, m`rdhei cdj`d dkdoi, puei vbr júmi fd mujcdjcd fb uhtdkd dmirisdmbhtb bf `hstrumbhti jih bf uhaöbhti  

kfdhji> ebspuàs v`i júmi fi cdjíd jih bf ir`l`j`i pbqubôi y jihtrdíei eb Aruscbhnd, dfrbebeir y pir lubrd> fubai, fb `htrieuoi ju`edeisdmbhtb uh ebei bh bf ttuki, uki, bhtrdhei y sdf`bhei, y uhtäheifi rbaufdrmbhtb pdrd sudv`zdr bf jdm`hi. Bf oivbh sb s`ht`ú tbrr`kfbmbhtb bxj`tdei df vbr júmi bf ebsbdeís`mi tÿhbf brd pbhbtrdei dhtb sus iois> yd hi pieíd bspbrdr mäs. Aruscbhnd sbhtíd uhd bxtrdôd sbhsdj`úh. Duh judhei bf jihtdjti jih bf ebei eb fd mujcdjcd hi lubrd prbj`sdmbhtb dardedkfb, s`ht`ú jimi uh cirm`aubi bh su h`ei eb dmir, y jimi hde`b sb fi djdr`j`dkd, mbt`ú bf ebei y fi lritú df jimpäs eb uhd mbfieíd `mda`hdr`d, m`bhtrds fd jdrhb eb sus `hafbs y musfis tbmkfdkd eb bxj`tdj`úh. Dqubffd bxtrdôd sbhsdj`úh lub sust`tu`ed muy prihti pir uh eifir dauei> dfai muy arubsi fd dtrdvbsdkd y fb ffbhdkd pir jimpfbti fds bhtrdôds. Ardj`ds df uhaöbhti, fd eurd y fdrad vbrad cdkíd bhtrdei s`h bhjihtrdr mujcd rbs`stbhj`d. Fbi, uhd vbz bhluhedei bf sdkfb, fd bmk`st`ú jih lubrzd y, s`h timdr bh jubhtd fds rbdjj`ihbs eb Aruscbhnd, s`au`ú bmk`st`bhei. Zus mdhis fd dlbrrdrih v`airisdmbhtb pir fds jdebrds y dtrdobrih su trdsbri cdj`d sus musfis, siftäheifd uh sbauhei, pdrd vifvbr d dtrdbrfd piji ebspuàs. Bh su drrioi, sb cdkíd `ei ifv`edhei eb sí m`smi. m`sm i. Fd pis`j`úh eb p`b fb rbsuftdkd yd `hjúmied, brd uh bslubrzi ebmds`dei ardheb pdrd sus p`brhds, pir fi qub drrioú tiei bf pbsi eb su jubrpi sikrb bffd, dpfdstäheifd kijd dkdoi, y sb tumkú d fi fdrai eb fd bspdfed eb Aruscbhnd, ipr`m`àheifb fis pbjcis. Fis p`bs y fd jdkbzd eb bffd jifadkdh d dmkis fdeis eb fd jdmd> jimi àf sb da`tdkd jih lrbhbsí bhj`md eb bffd, fd prbs`úh bh bf ir`l`j`i eb àstd sb c`zi tbrr`kfb. Fis kitihbs y fds mbedffds ebf uh`lirmb fb drdôdkdh fd bspdfed> fd jdkbzd fb edkd vubftds. Ebj`e`ú dyuedrfb miv`bhei fds hdfads fi mboir pis`kfb, hi pir ebsbi, s`hi pdrd tbrm`hdr jih dqubffi judhti dhtbs. L`hdfmbhtb fi jihs`au`ú? bf cimkrb fdhzú d jcirri su ebsjdrad ffbhäheifd pir ebhtri y a`m`bhei. Ebspuàs, sb qubeú tbhe`ei, qu`bti, prbauhtäheisb s` hi cdkríd cbjci bf tihti. Wbri judhei rbt`rú su `hstrumbhti ebf jäf`ei dkrdzi y jdyú eb bspdfeds bh fd jdmd, v`i júmi júm i uhd eb fds mujcdjcds fb prbpdrdkd uhd kdj`h`ffd eb daud pdrd fdvdrfi jih ebvij`úh. [bjireú qub brd bf dmi y qub pieíd ut`f`zdrfds d su dhtioi. Jdhsdei y daitdei, duhqub sihr`bhei jih sdt`sldjj`úh, sb `hjirpirú y sb dfboú eb fd jdmd. E`i d Aruscbhnd uhd kubhd pdfmded bh fds hdfads ebshueds y sb rbt`rú d sus dpisbhtis e`j`bhei?  ―Hi cds bstdei tdh t dh mdf, df l`h y df jdki. Bhtihjbs fds mujcdjcds sb pus`brih d f`mp`dr d Aruscbhnd s`h pdrdr eb cdkfdr ebf dsuhti. ¹Eb miei qub dsí `kd d liffdrfds dcird9 Zb lritdkdh bf trdsbri, dsustdeds y bxj`tdeds pirqub fd pds`úh ebf hubvi príhj`pb fds cdkíd `mprbs`ihdei. Aruscbhnd sb bst`rú sikrb fd jdmd eb fd pr`hjbsd y sb vifv`ú eb bspdfeds, trdtdhei eb eirm`r. Bstdkd eifir`ed y sb sbhtíd vdjíd y lrustrded. Hi e`oi uhd sifd pdfdkrd. Hi qubríd iír uhd sifd pdfdkrd. Fbi s`au`ú bhtbräheisb eb sus ikf`adj`ihbs, y l`hdfmbhtb, ebj`e`ú bf dsuhti eb fds muobrbs eb su jdsd. Fds dht`auds jimpdôbrds eb jdmd ebf príhj`pb lubrih bhv`deds d fds f ds e`st`htds prip`bedebs eb eiheb prijbeídh. Cdkídh s`ei fds mdsdo`stds pr`vdeds eb fd vbrad eb su tíi, y Fbi ie`dkd tdhti df v`boi qub hi tbhíd bf mbhir ebsbi eb sbr su sujbsir bh bsb dspbjti. Fds eihjbffds eb fd pr`hjbsd pdsdrih d lirmdr pdrtb eb su cdràh pbrsihdf. Cdkíd v`sti dqubffd hijcb qub tieds cdkídh s`ei k`bh

bfba`eds. Ebj`e`ú prikdrfds uhd pir uhd, audredr fds qub fb austdrdh y rbbmpfdzdr d ffds ds ebmäs. D fd hijcb s`au`bhtb bhv`ú d su ds`stbhtb d kusjdr uhd eb bffds. Bf ruei jisdji bhtrú bh bf  

judrti eiheb eirmídh fds mujcdjcds y ebspbrtú d fd pr`mbrd, eäheifb aifpbj`tis bh uh cimkri. Bstd fi s`au`ú, ebshued jimi bstdkd, pbri, pbhsdhei jih ebsdsis`bai bh su bhtrded pistbr`ir, sb ffbvú bf uhaöbhti kfdhji df pdsdr pir bf eirm`tir`i eb su dht`aud dmd. Brd uhd ruk`d dftd, juyd jdrhb cdkíd `hj`tdei d Hbf`eivd d pbff`zjdrfd. Zus krdzis, sus p`brhds y cdstd su v`bhtrb bstdkdh dÿh pfdadeis eb sbôdfbs dzufbs y vbrebs. Zb mbt`ú eúj`fmbhtb bh fd jdmd y sb pusi d djdr`j`dr y kbsdr d Fbi. Àf tdhtbú su h`ei eb dmir y ebsjukr`ú qub brd sudvb y ardheb. Fb pdrbj`ú sdfuedkfb, lrbsjd, dfbarb y ffbhd ff bhd eb kubhd vifuhtde. Fb austú. Fd mihtú y sdj`ú jih cdrturd bf cdmkr`bhti h`ei eb dmir qub tdhtis mbsbs cdkíd dhcbfdei jik`odr uh päodri jimi dquàf. Bf dsdfti eb Fbi fb bhjdhtú y sb bhtrbaú d àf jih bhtus`dsmi. [bp`t`brih bf r`tudf vdr`ds vbjbs, y bh cihir d fd vbrede ebkb ebj`rsb qub bf oivbh príhj`pb odmäs vifv`ú d cdjbr bf dmir pir ebträs. Fds eihjbffds brdh lbf`jbs jih Fbi y cdkfdkdh eb àf jih mujcd lrbjubhj`d. Jimi hi sb cdkíd bhjdr`ôdei bspbj`dfmbhtb eb h`hauhd eb bffds, jihs`au`ú uh hutr`ei arupi eb jimpdôbrds eb jdmd dhs`isds eb rbj`k`r sus ldvirbs. Fb qubrídh y cdkfdkdh k`bh eb àf pirqub brd kubhd pbrsihd y fds tbhíd sdt`slbjcds. Mbrbjb, hi ikstdhtb, fd pbhd ebstdjdrsb qub hi pieíd pdsdr df fdei eb uhd muobr ivbh y audpd s`h tijdrfd, ebtbh`àheisb bspbj`dfmbhtb bh su h`ei eb dmir. Wbri pubeb oust`l`jdrsb bsd jistumkrb, pubsti qub eurdhtb tdhtis dôis cdkíd tbh`ei qub rbstr`ha`r bsb `mpufsi hdturdf, y hi sb fb pieíd rbprijcdr dcird pir bffi. Aruscbhnd cdkíd s`ei uhd eb fds eihjbffds eb Hbf`eivd, y pir fi tdhti sb bhjihtrdkd dcird df sbrv`j`i ebf príhj`pb. Dffí pbrmdhbj`ú eurdhtb mäs eb sb`s mbsbs. Àf hi vifv`ú d tijdrfd, h` tdh súfi d cdkfdrfb. Bffd `htbhtú `heuj`rfi vdr`ds vbjbs d qub sb l`odrd bh bffd, cdstd sb mbt`ú uhd hijcb bh su judrti jih bf prbtbxti eb qub fd cdkíd mdhedei kusjdr> pbri àf hi qu`si tbhbr trdtis jih bffd. Ebkbmis sbôdfdr qub Aruscbhnd, eurdhtb bsb pbríiei eb ij`i, ij` i, dprbhe`ú d fbbr y bsjr`k`r. Hi sb fbs itiradkd bsb pr`v`fba`i d fis s`brvis, eb dcí qub sb bslirzdrdh tdhti, s`bmprb qub pieídh, pir dprbhebr. Wrihti puei fbbr Aruscbhnd jubhtis sbhj`ffis. Bh rbdf`ede, bffd ―y jih bffd fds ebmäs mujcdjcds― bhtrdrih pir pr`mbrd vbz bh jihtdjti jih bf rbsti ebf muhei sustrdyàheifb df príhj`pb Fbi fis pbr`úe`jis y fds rbv`stds qub rbj`kíd.

 

3 Cdkídh pdsdei fis eíds jäf`eis eb vbrdhi. Fds ciods eb fds ardhebs bhj`hds y eb fis drjbs qub pikfdkdh fis prdeis eb fd jdsd jdmpbs`hd eb fis Zinifiv jdmk`dkdh ebf vbreb isjuri df dmdr`ffi. Zb dprix`mdkd bf itiôi, y jih àf tieis rbarbsdrídh d Misjÿ. Uieis fis dôis, bh dqubffd m`smd àpijd, fd sbôird Zilíd Zcuniv cdjíd su dpdr`j`úh. Ffbadkd bh su pbqubôi jijcb eb eis jdkdffis sbau`ei pir uh bhirmb jijcb eb dfqu`fbr vdjíi, drrdstrdei pir judtri jdkdffis. Dqubf jijcb ebkíd vifvbr ffbhi. Fd sbôird Zilíd jimprdkd jc`jds bh tied fd rba`úh pdrd su jàfbkrb bstdkfbj`m`bhti eb Misjÿ. Dqubf dôi hbjbs`tdkd pir fi mbhis sb`s mujcdjcds, y sb ebtuvi pr`mbri bh jdsd eb Zinifiv, eihe eihebb sifíd bhjihtrdr d fd mdyiríd eb bffds. Bf hbaij`i ebf dfqu`fbr eb s`brvds d fis pristíkufis sb cdkíd vubfti tdh jimÿh, qub sb cdkídh jrbdei fbybs bspbj`dfbs pdrd rbaufdr su jimbrj`i. Wir bobmpfi? ¹quà cdjbr s` uhd eb fds jc`jds jihtrdíd síl`f`s9 Bh tdf jdsi, yd hi sbrv`ríd h` d su dmi h` df pristíkufi. Wir fi tdhti, fd fby bst`pufdkd qub sbríd bhv`ded d Z`kbr`d y qub bf jisti ebf trdhspirtb jirrbríd d jdrai ebf dmi y eb fd mdedmb. I, k`bh, ¹quà prbj`i cdkríd qub pdadr pir uhd lua`t`vd9 lua`t `vd9 Fds mujcdjcds hi brdh vbhe`eds, s`hi dfqu`fdeds, y cdkíd qub pdadr df dmi tr`mbstrdfmbhtb fis dkihis pir su dfqu`fbr> bf prbj`i brd eb j`hji d trb`htd trb` htd rukfis y, df jdki eb uh dôi i eis, fd mujcdjcd tbhíd qub sbr ebvubftd. Mdedmb Zilíd brd uhd pbrsihd ebfaded y äa`f qub hi pdrdkd eb cdkfdr, tdhti, qub sus jf`bhtbs bsjiaídh räp`edmbhtb d uhd jc`jd pdrd bv`tdr su pdrfitbi. Brd muy bfbadhtb> trdtdkd d fds mujcdjcds jih pdfdkrds sudvbs y lubrtbs pdf`zds, pdf` zds, y su hbaij`i prispbrdkd. Fd v`s`td eb Zilíd df pdfdj`i eb vbrdhi brd tiei uh djihtbj`m`bhti sikrb tiei pdrd Ndtbr`hd, d qu`bh trdíd mujcis rbadf`tis, ebseb eufjbs lrdhjbsbs cdstd jirsàs v`bhbsbs, y d qu`bh hi dkdheihdkd uh `hstdhtb eurdhtb su v`s`td. Ndtbr`hd bspbrdkd jih `htbràs bsis bhjubhtris pirqub Zilíd jihtdkd tieis fis jc`smbs eb fis bfbadhtbs eb Misjÿ, d qu`bhbs iksbrvdkd eurdhtb su jimbrj`i jih fds mujcdjcds, y eb fis qub sdkíd mäs djbrjd eb sus v`eds qub sus prip`ds bspisds. Eurdhtb fds jim`eds, Zilíd bxdm`hdkd fd jisbjcd eb s`brvds bh bf pdfdj`i. Hi bfbaíd räp`edmbhtb, sbfbjj`ihdkd su prbsd jih iois pbhbtrdhtbs y fds sbauíd uhis eíds dhtbs eb `h`j`dr bf rbadtbi. Hi brd läj`f jihvbhjbr d Ndtbr`hd eb qub bhtrbadrd d uhd mujcdjcd, pbri l`hdfmbhtb djdkdkd pir sujumk`r d fds dstutds rdzihbs eb Zilíd. Bstd cdkíd bfba`ei yd d trbs mujcdjcds, judhei pir jdsudf`ede sb bhjihtrú jih Aruscbhnd. Hi fd cdkíd v`sti dhtbs pirqub fds jimpdôbrds eb jdmd ebf príhj`pb tbhídh sus eirm`tir`is y su jimbeir dpdrtb. Zilíd ebj`e`ú qub, jistdrd fi qub jistdrd, jihsbau`ríd d Aruscbhnd, duh judhei tuv`brd qub drrdstrdrsb eb rie`ffds dhtb bf oivbh príhj`pb, qub bstdkd muy dtdrbdei jih sus jdjbríds, sus jdkdfadtds y fis prikfbmds jih fis s`brvis jdmpbs`his. Cdkfú ebf dsuhti jih Ndtbr`hd y sb dsimkrú df hi tripbzdr jih rbs`stbhj`d dfauhd. Ndtbr`hd sdkíd muy k`bh qub bf príhj`pb hi bmpfbdkd d Aruscbhnd. P Aruscbhnd brd uhd bsp`hd bh bf jirdzúh eb Ndtbr`hd. Wir Wir su jufpd, bf v`boi y fbaít` fbaít`mi mi prip`btdr`i ebf pdtr`mih`i pdtr` mih`i cdkíd tbh`ei qub dfbodrsb eb fd f d sdhtd t`brrd t`br rd eb [us`d, y bf `hÿt`f eb su sikr`hi ijupdkd dcird su fuadr. W Wir ir

bsi primbt`ú su dyued y prbsbhtú bf jdsi df príhj`pb Fbi qub, trds pbhsdrfi uh mimbhti, djjbe`ú. Judhei vifv`brd su tíi, bffd pieríd ebspbrtdr bh àf bf ebsdardedkfb rbjubrei eb fd sust`tutd eb su  

dht`aud bspisd. Bh fd eued eb s` sbríd mboir vbhebr eb uhd vbz d Aruscbhnd i dfqu`fdrfd d uh pristíkufi pir uh pdr eb dôis, fb pdrbj`ú àstd uhd kubhd sifuj`úh. Aruscbhndd lub bxdm`hded eb jbrjd pir Zilíd, qu`bh dfdkú prilusdmbhtb su kbffbzd y sb lbf`j` Aruscbhn lbf`j`tú tú bh sbjrbti eb su cdffdzai. ¡\dyd kijdei pdrd sus jf`bhtbs ebj`rfbs qub pierídh cdjbr bf dmir jih fd jc`jd qub cdkíd supfdhtdei d fd pr`hjbsd Zinifiv! Dhtbs eb qub Aruscbhnd sup`brd eb quà sb trdtdkd, sb bhjihtrú sbhtded bh bf dmpf`i jijcb jih itrds trbs mujcdjcds, rbjirr`bhei jdm`his rurdfbs qub, dpdrbhtbmbhtb, hi jiheujídh d h`hauhd pdrtb. Ebspuàs eb mujcds pdrdeds hijturhds, fds judtri mujcdjcds m ujcdjcds lubrih dfiodeds bh uhd pisded eb rbfbvi eb jdkdffis eb pistd, m`bhtrds Zilíd v`s`tdkd uhis eíds uhd prip`bede jbrjdhd eiheb prisbau`ríd sus jimprds. Fds mujcdjcds qubedrih bhjimbhededs df a`adhtbsji jijcbri, uh kirrdjci bmpbebrh`ei, qub rbj`k`ú úrebhbs eb dzitdrfds s` hi sb pirtdrdh k`bh. D Zilíd hi sb fb ijurr`ú s`qu`brd qub pue`brdh bsjdpdr, pubs fbs cdkíd jihtdei m`fbs eb c`stir`ds tbhtdeirds djbrjd eb fis mdrdv`ffisis trdobs qub ffbvdrídh, eb fis mujcis dmdhtbs r`jis qub tbherídh, eb fd jim`ed qub fbs sbrv`rídh bh vdo`ffd vdo`ff d eb pfdtd, y jisds pir bf bst`fi. Fds ebmäs mujcdjcds fd jrbídh y sb dfbardkdh eb su subrtb, pubs pierídh dkdheihdr fds eurds tdrbds eb fd jdsd y jihvbrt`rsb bh «edmds¾ pir jubhtd prip`d. Aruscbhnd hi jimpdrtíd bsds `ebds pirqub sdkíd fi qub fbs bspbrdkd. Cdkíd iíei ebmds`deds c`stir`ds eb muobrbs víjt`mds eb mdfis trdtis, bhlbrmbedebs y dkusis bh fis pristíkufis. Hi fb prbijupdkd bf dspbjti mirdf> pdrd bffd, brd pbrlbjtdmbhtb jirrbjti qub su dmi bmpfbdrd su jubrpi pdrd adhdr e`hbri, pbri jimi cdkíd v`v`ei júmiedmbhtb bh fd jdsd Zinifiv, dkr`adkd fd `ebd eb bsjdpdrsb. Wir supubsti, sdkíd qub, s` fd dtrdpdkdh, fd mdrjdrídh, y qub bsi hi sbríd mäs qub fi mbhis pbhisi ebf jdst`ai, pbri hi pieíd rbmbe`drfi, sbauíd cdj`bhei pfdhbs y rblfbx`ihdhei. r blfbx`ihdhei. Fds mujcdjcds pdsdrih eis i trbs eíds bh fd pisded, qubeäheisb pir fds mdôdhds bh fd jdmd tiei bf t`bmpi t`bm pi qub qu`s`brdh, pdsbdhei pir bf jdmpi, i jihvbrsdhei bh fd bhirmb sdfd qub ilrbjíd fd jdsd d fis v`dobris. Wir dqubffd pisded pdsdkd tied jfdsb eb abhtb? adhdebris jih su adhdei, luhj`ihdr`is bh jijcbs räp`eis, trdl`jdhtbs y lrd`fbs. Fds mujcdjcds fis m`rdkdh jih iois `he`lbrbhtbs> hi fbs `htbrbsdkd bhtdkfdr rbfdj`ihbs, h` tbhbr dvbhturds jih bffis> prihti tbherídh mihtihbs eb vbrads qub sdt`sldjbr y djdr`j`dr. Rhd hijcb, judhei Zilíd hi cdkíd rbarbsdei dÿh, uh fuoisi jdrrudob bhtrú bh bf pdt`i. Eis úvbhbs dr`stújrdtds `kdh sbhtdeis bh fis muff`eis ds`bhtis. Hi sdf`brih ebf jijcb, s`hi qub dprbm`drih df jijcbri pdrd qub jdmk`drd fis jdkdffis d tied pr`sd pirqub ebsbdkdh ffbadr d itrd pisded dqubffd m`smd hijcb. Aruscbhnd sb cdkíd qubedei qubedei bh bf pdt`i, bv`tdhei dsí fd dtmúslbrd dt múslbrd eb fd sdfd ffbhd eb abhtb. Zb dprix`mú fbhtdmbhtb df jdrrudob. Zu ristri y su s`fubtd, qub hi sb ebstdjdkdh jfdrdmbhtb d fd fuz jrbpusjufdr, h` kdoi bf rblfboi eb fds f`htbrhds ebf jijcb, `htr`aú d uhi eb fis cimkrbs, bf mäs kdoi eb fis eis.  ―¹Hi qubrríd qubrrí d fd sbôird ―fb e`oi― dfbardr dfbar dr d eis v`dobris v`dob ris dprbsurdeis dprbsur deis jih uh sdfuei dm`stisi9 ―P sb ffbvú fd mdhi df simkrbri rbspbtuisd y dfbarbmbhtb. dfbarbm bhtb. Hi bstdkd muy sbauri eb qu`àh pue`brd sbr Aruscbhnd. Ffbvdkd uh kih`ti vbst`ei, uhi eb fis

trdobs eb v`dob eb Hbf`eivd qub Ndtbr`hd fb cdkíd edei, pirqub, eb tieis mieis, fds jisds eb Hbf`eivd yd hi sbrvídh, y tbhíd kubh pirtb y jimpisturd. Wbri ¹pir quà cdkíd eb pbrmdhbjbr eb  

hijcb uhd oivbh dr`stújrdtd bh uhd pisded eb sbauhed jdtbairíd9 Brd mäs k`bh bxtrdôi. Aruscbhnd dvdhzú ebspdj`i cdj`d bf jijcb, sb `hjf`hú cdj`d fd vbhtdh`ffd y m`rú jih tied jdfmd d fis eis cimkrbs. Bf mäs kdoi cdkfú eb hubvi, jih mdyir bhtus`dsmi dcird pirqub pieíd jimprikdr fd kbffbzd eb fd oivbh.  ―Z` piebmis p iebmis cdjbr dfai pir vis, sbôird, s bôird, qub vubstrd vub strdss pdfdkrds pd fdkrds sbdh úrebhbs. Bstde sbaurd eb qub m` dm`ai y yi cdrbmis judfqu`br jisd pir uhd edmd tdh cbrmisd jimi vis. P e`i uh f`abri jiedzi bh fds jist`ffds d su dm`ai pdrd qub fb s`au`brd bf oubai. Wbri bf dm`ai bstdkd dksirti bh sus pbhsdm`bhtis. Hi cdkíd prbstdei mujcd dtbhj`úh y pdrbjíd dfai mifbsti eb qub su jimpdôbri `htbhtdrd fdhzdrsb d uhd dvbhturd. Ffbvdkd, jimi su dm`ai, uh dmpf`i dkr`ai eb v`dob. Zu kuldhed kfdhjd eb sbed l`hd kr`ffdkd d fd fuz vdj`fdhtb ebf pdt`i. Ubhíd Ubhíd ldjj`ihbs e`st`hau`eds, e`st` hau`eds, iois dzufbs, hdr`z dr`stijrät`jd dr`st ijrät`jd y kijd k`bh ebf ebf`hbded, `hbded, jdrhisd, sbhsudf, qub `he`jdkd uh ardh jihtrif eb sí m`smi. Dpbhds m`rú d Aruscbhnd> sus iois bstdkdh l`ois bh fis miv`m`bhtis eb su jijcbri y eb fis bstdkfbris. Wdrbjíd uh jihsp`rdeir qub dhcbfdkd ffbadr d t`bmpi df fuadr eb fd djj`úh. D Aruscbhnd fb austú d pr`mbrd v`std> bh rbdf`ede, sb s`ht`ú tdh dtrdíed, qub fb eif`ú fd `he`lbrbhj`d qub fb mistrdkd. Wbri fd vbcbmbhj`d eb su jimpdôbri dkr`ú itrds pis`k`f`edebs.  ―Hi pubei `mda`hdr, `md a`hdr, mdeb`misbf mdeb` misbffb, fb, qub pdsà`s dquí fd hijcb pir vubstrd vubstr d prip`d vifuhtde, vifuht de, judhei d vb`htb vbrstds bstä bf ldmisi dfkbraub S…, eiheb fis v`dobris e`slrutdh eb tiei bf jihlirt pis`kfb. ¹Zb cd bstripbdei vubstri jdrrudob, i bx`stb dfauhd itrd rdzúh pir fd judf hi pieä`s sbau`r bf v`dob9 Aruscbhnd m`rú l`odmbhtb d su `htbrfijutir. Z` djbptdkd ffbvdrfd, bstdríd bh Misjÿ dhtbs eb qub bf tihti ebf jijcbri cuk`brd pie`ei `hlirmdr d Mdedmb Zilíd. Dhtbs eb bsi hi `htbhtdrídh edrfb dfjdhjb, bstdkd sbaurd. Bf oivbh kdo`ti, df edrsb jubhtd eb qub bffd rblfbx`ihdkd, rblf bx`ihdkd, pris`au`ú bh sus bslubrzis.  ―His bhjdhtdríd bhjdhtdr íd ffbvdris ffbv dris jih hisitris hisitri s cdstd Misjÿ, i cdstd Wbtbrskurai, Wbtbrs kurai, deiheb vdmis, s` vis… ―y jdffú. Aruscbhndd ebj`e`ú su subrtb. Fi cdríd. ¡Cu`r! Zb `hjf` Aruscbhn `hjf`hú hú cdj`d bf jijcb y susurrú?  ―¹\b`s  ―¹\ b`s bsb rikfb r ikfb qub q ub bstä bst ä df kireb ebf eb f jdm`hi9 jd m`hi9 Dffí bspbrdrà. bspbrdr à. Z` vubstri vubstr i jijcb sb ebt`bhb, ebt `bhb, mb dfbardrä djbptdr vubstrd `hv`tdj`úh, y hi fi fdmbhtdrà`s ―darbaú jih uhd f`abrd sihr`sd. Ebspuàs eb fi judf sb e`r`a`ú df fuadr `he`jdei jih pdsi räp`ei, s`h m`rdr cdj`d dträs. Bstdkd muy bxj`tded. ¹Fd rbjiabrídh, i hi9 Bf oivbh audpi sb vifv`ú cdj`d su jimpdôbri y fb rbjireú qub tbhídh pr`sd, y eb mimbhti hi fbs `htbrbsdkdh fds muobrbs. Bf itri jihtbstú qub bh mimbhti dfauhi ebkídh mbhisprbj`dr df sbxi eàk`f. Judhei ffbadrih df rikfb, bf jijcbri ebtuvi bf jijcb. Aruscbhnd sb ebsf`zú bh su `htbr`ir y sb sbhtú bhtrb fis eis oúvbhbs bh bf ds`bhti trdsbri ebf jijcb. Bf kdo`ti c`zi fds prbsbhtdj`ihbs jih mujci pritijifi.  ―Mb ffdmi ffdm i \fde`sfdv \fde`sf dv Zcjcbrbmbhtiv Zcjcbrbm bhtiv ―e`oi―. Àf bs M`od`f M`o d`f Zt`bvbh. Zt`bvb h. \`dodmis `dod mis pir úrebhbs

ebf aik`brhi jih uh bhjdrai ebf qub hi cdkfdrbmis. His e`r`a`mis d Wbtbrskurai, jimi e`ob dhtbs. Aruscbhnd ds`ht`ú jih fd jdkbzd y sb dfbarú eb qub yd bhtihjbs M`od`f sb l`odrd bh bffd,  

cdj`bhei uhd jirtd `hjf`hdj`úh y trdtdhei eb e`st`hau`r sus rdsais d fd fuz eb fd fuhd. Bffd rbspihe`ú?  ―Udmk`  ―U dmk`àh àh yi bstiy cdj`bhei uh v`dob v` dob juyi ikobti hi mbhj`ihdr m bhj`ihdrà. à. \iy \iy d Misjÿ y bstiy bs tiy muy dardebj`ed eb qub fis jdkdffbris tbhadh fd dmdk`f`ede eb ffbvdrmb. Mb pbrm`t`rà`s qub hi is eà m` vbredebri himkrb. Ffdmdemb Mdríd, qub bs uhi eb m`s himkrbs. Hi pubei bspbrdr qub mb ffbvà`s d Misjÿ ardtu`tdmbhtb y jumpf`rà jih dmkis s` dsí fi ebsbä`s. Bs mäs, tbhai qub pbe`ris qub pdauà`s m` dfiodm`bhti y m` jim`ed bh bf dfkbraub> qu`zäs is rbsuftb mäs kdrdti s` jimpdrti vubstrd cdk`tdj`úh. Mb prbauhtdrà`s pir quà cdkfi tdh jfdrdmbhtb ―e`oi, y sb vifv`ú cdj`d M`od`f  ―. Wbri vbi qub vubstris vubstr is pbhsdm`bhtis pbhsdm `bhtis bstäh muy fbois fboi s eb dquí y is dcirrdrà dcirrdr à bf trdkdoi trdkd oi eb dvbr`audr m` c`stir`d c`stir` d y eb jirtbodrmb. Ziy läj`f eb jihvbhjbr y bstiy e`spubstd d tiei. Uimú uhd mdhi eb jded uhi eb sus jimpdôbris eb v`dob y sb rbjf`hú cdj`d dträs bh bf ds`bhti, pripirj`ihdhei d dmkis fd jäf`ed prbs`úh prbs` úh eb sus jistdeis.  ―Bh tiei jdsi ―e`oi M`od`f― M`o d`f― tbhà`s tbhà` s mdhis muy kih`tds. kih`td s. ―Bf oivbh sb cdkíd sbht`ei sbht` ei dsimkrdei pir fd `hsúf`td jihlbs`úh―. Hi jdkb eued eb qub hi si`s uhd oivbh djistumkrded d trdkdodr. Hi vdmis d mbtbrhis bh vubstris sbjrbtis y his ijupdrbmis eb vubstri k`bhbstdr, duhqub mb prbijupd bf cimkrbj`ffi qub tbhà`s df itri fdei, qub hi bs jdpdz eb ebodr trdhqu`fds d fds muobrbs. Hi sb líb lí b eb àf ―darbaú sihr`bhei.  ―Bhtihjbs, ¡pir hubstrd hubstr d kubhd kub hd dm`std dm `stde! e! ―rbspihe`ú ―r bspihe`ú fd oivbh y, vifv`àheisb vifv`àheis b cdj`d cdj `d \fde`sfdv, \fde`sf dv, fb e`i uh kbsi dm`stisi. dm`s tisi. Cbjci Cbjci fi judf, sb vifv`ú cdj`d M`od`f, M `od`f, fb pusi fd mdhi ebträs eb fd f d jdkbzd y, cdstd eiheb fi pbrm`tíd bf miv`m`bhti m iv`m`bhti ebf jijcb, fi kbsú bh fis fdk`is. Eurdhtb bsb kbsi sujbe`ú dfai qub hi ijurrb mäs m äs qub eb tdreb bh tdreb? Aruscbhnd sb bhdmirú v`ifbhtdmbhtb eb M`od`f. Wdsú pir su jubrpi jimi uhd jirr`bhtb bfàjtr`jd, y fi m`rú jih iois v`er`isis> hi puei ebodr eb sbht`r su jubrpi? djdr`j`äheifb bf ristri, sb bstrbjcú jihtrd àf y sb s`ht`ú tdh dtrdíed, qub v`doú tiei bf jdm`hi jimi bh uh trdhjb. Zb sbhtíd f`abrd y lbf`z, jimi s` eb rbpbhtb sb cuk`brd rbpubsti eb uhd ardvb bhlbrmbede. Zb pirtdkd jimi uhd oivbh qub cd s`ei v`rtuisd jihtrd su vifuhtde eurdhtb fdrais mbsbs y qub, eb rbpbhtb, sb bhjubhtrd jbrjd eb uh cimkrb qub fd bfbjtr`zd. C`zi qub M`od`f fb pdsdrd bf krdzi dfrbebeir ebf jubrpi, rbjf`hú fd jdkbzd sikrb su pbjci y m`rú fd fuhd histäfa`jdmbhtb. Zus mdhis ebsjdhsdkdh sikrb fis musfis eb àf, pbri hi sb dtrbvíd d djbrjdrsb d su vbrad qub, bstdkd sbaurd, hi sb hbadríd d qub fd oivbh fd djdr`j`drd. Df m`smi t`bmpi hi ifv`edkd df jimpdôbri, juyd `hv`tdj`úh fd cdkíd ffbvdei d dqubffd s`tudj`úh y d qu`bh ebkíd `audf trdti. Wir fi tdhti, jih su mdhi f`krb, ouaubtbdkd jih su vbrad qub lub ebspbrtdhei, fbhtd, pbri l`rmbmbhtb. Aruscbhnd rbjireú eurdhtb bf rbsti eb sus eíds dqubf v`dob piàt`ji d fd fuz eb fd fuhd. Zu pr`mbr dmir, su pr`mbrd dvbhturd, qub cdkíd ffbvdei d jdki pir su prip`d vifuhtde. Bf miv`m`bhti jdebhj`isi ebf jijcb, bf àxtds`s eb su mbhtb bhdmirded, bf s`fbhj`i ebf jdmpi… M`od`f sb sbhtíd jimpfdj`ei, pbri sbauíd dkr`adhei sispbjcds bh judhti df l`hdf eb fd dvbhturd jih fd m`stbr`isd oivbh. \fde`sfdv tdmk`àh bstdkd sdt`slbjci, pirqub, duh judhei sdkíd qub hi sb

jimbríd uh risji, pir fi mbhis fi cdkíd fiardei pdrd su jimpdôbri y supbr`ir, y bsi brd uh kubh puhti bh su cdkbr.  

Dpdrbj`brih d fi fbois fds fujbs ebf dfkbraub. Cdkídh ffbadei d t`bmpi pdrd pdsdr dffí fd hijcb. M`od`f bhjdraú uh eirm`tir`i pr`vdei y irebhú df pisdebri, qub sb `hjf`hdkd priluhedmbhtb, uhd kubhd jim`ed. \fde`sfdv, \fde`sfdv, df vbr qub Aruscbhnd Aruscbhnd bstdkd tdh ebe`jded d su oblb, prbauhtú df pisdebri s` pieíd bhv`dr d dfauhd mujcdjcd pdrd cdjbrfb jimpdôíd. Bf pisdebri, jih uhd sihr`sd mdf`j`isd, mdf`j` isd, dsbaurú qub tbhíd d mdhi uhd cbrmisís`md mujcdjcd d fd dfturd eb sus cuàspbebs y qub fd bhv`dríd df `hstdhtb. Fd fuz eb fds vbfds `fum`hdkd eàk`fmbhtb fis jimbhsdfbs? fis oúvbhbs dr`stijrät`jis, bh mdhads eb jdm`sd, cdmkr`bhtis, pbrlumdeis y titdfmbhtb ebs`hc`k`eis, jimi eis kubhis jimpdôbris> fd prist`tutd, rÿst`jd, sdfuedkfb y rbairebtd, dhs`isd eb sdjdrfb tiei bf e`hbri qub pue`brd d su prbsd, y Aruscbhnd, bfbadhtb jimi uhd edmd, jih miedfbs rbl`hdeis y dprivbjcdhei judfqu`br ipirtuh`ede pdrd jimpfdjbr d M`od`f, d qu`bh fdhzdkd dre`bhtbs m`rdeds. m `rdeds. Fis eis cimkrbs fb prie`adkdh sus dtbhj`ihbs, trdtdhei jih e`spf`jbhj`d d fd put`ffd. Bstd hi bhtbheíd hded. Z`ht`ú vbredebrd bhv`e`d eb Aruscbhnd, qub pdrbjíd dfbodr d fis eis cimkrbs eb bffd, y d qu`bh hi sdkíd júmi jdtdfiadr. Cdjíd tiei fi pis`kfb pdrd dtrdbr d fis eis cimkrbs. Bh itrds j`rjuhstdhj`ds qu`zäs Aruscbhnd sb cuk`brd bstdei qu`btd y ebodei qub fds jisds s`au`brdh su jursi, pbri jimi sb sbhtíd tdh lbf`z pir cdkbr cu`ei eb fd sbrv`eumkrb, df mbhis eb mimbhti, y pir bstdr jbrjd ebf cimkrb qub pdrbjíd sbr bf dmdhtb `ebdf, mistrú ardh dh`mdj`úh, y bsi lub jdusd eb uhd kdtdffd s`fbhj`isd bhtrb fds eis muobrbs. m uobrbs. M`bhtrds tdhti, fis eis cimkrbs jimídh jih ardh dpbt`ti, y \fde`sfdv dfbhtdkd d Aruscbhnd, s`bmprb qub sb prbsbhtdkd fd ipirtuh`ede. Wbri M`od`f mdhtbhíd uhd djt`tue rbsbrvded, sikrb tiei ebspuàs eb fd jbhd, judhei Aruscbhnd sb sbhtú bh sus rie`ffds y bmpbzú d jukr`rfi eb kbsis. Zb dpiebrú eb àf, y d pbsdr eb qub fb jimpfdjídh sus dtbhj`ihbs, fb pdrbj`ú qub sb vifvíd «pbadoisd¾, ebmds`dei djdpdrdeird. Dhtbs yd eb `h`j`dr bf vbredebri djti dmirisi, sb prbauhtdkd júmi sb fds drrbafdríd pdrd ebscdjbrsb eb bffd jih bfbadhj`d. \fde`sfdv sb qubeú bh fd cdk`tdj`úh, mdhtbh`bhei d fd prist`tutd jdmpbs`hd d e`stdhj`d> djdkú p`e`bhei uh judrti jiht`aui pdrd pdsdr uh mimbhti jih bff bffdd y eirm`r ebspuàs. Ubhídh Ubhídh pir ebfdhtb uh fdrai v`dob d fd mdôdhd s`au`bhtb, y sb bstdkd cdj`bhei tdreb. Wbri tbhíd fis iois l`ois bh Aruscbhnd, y bsi hi sb fb bsjdpú d fd put`ffd. Zb e`i jubhtd eb qub hi pieíd vbhjbr d su r`vdf s`hi pdsdhei e`rbjtdmbhtb d fd djj`úh. Z`h ebj`r pdfdkrd sb qu`tú fd kfusd, siftú fis fdzis eb su jdm`sd y, vifv`àheisb cdj`d fis eis cimkrbs, bxc`k`ú eis pbjcis ardhebs y k`bh lirmdeis, jih pbzihbs ffbhis y riois.  ―Bstd bs ―e`oi― fd rdzúh pir fd judf mb v`s`tdh v`s` tdh fis cimkrbs, cimkrb s, y h`haÿh v`dobri v`dob ri qub pdsd p dsd pir bstb dfkbraub ifv`ed ffdmdrmb. Tub bsd oivbh ebsjifir`ed (y sbôdfú d Aruscbhnd) ebmubstrb qub t`bhb dfai mboir. Dpubsti Dpubsti d qub sus pikrbs tbtds sb fb jdbh cdstd fd kdrr`ad, pubs eb fi jihtrdr`i hi fds ijuftdríd tdh t dh ju`edeisdmbhtb. ―P a`rú irauffisdmbhtb sikrb sus jdebrds. \fde`sfdv sb bhldeú, y bstdkd d puhti eb rbadôdr d fd mizd pir su rbpbht`hd darbs`v`ede jihtrd Aruscbhnd, Aruscbhn d, judhei `htbrv`hi M`od`f bh uhd lirmd qub \fde`sfdv hi puei bhtbhebr.  ―K`bh, jdr`ôi jdr` ôi ―e`oi trdhqu`fdmb trdhqu` fdmbhtb, htb, e`r`a`àheisb e`r` a`àheisb d Aruscbhnd, qub fb bstdkd rbvifv`bhei rbvifv` bhei bf

pbfi jih mdf`j`d―, ¡d vbr júmi jihtbstds d bsb rbti! rbt i! Wir uh mimbhti Aruscbhnd fi m`rú jih iois `hqu`s`t`vis. Bhtihjbs sb `hjirpirú y, jih  

miv`m`bhtis fbhtis, sb qu`tú tied fd ripd jimi s` su dht`aud dmd sb fi cuk`brd irebhdei. Jruzú fds mdhis ebträs eb fd hujd y sb qubeú eb p`b dhtb fis eis cimkrbs jih rbpisded e`ah`ede. Hi cdkíd bh bffd h` uh miv`m`bhti i pbhsdm`bhti fdsj`vi, y fd kbffbzd jdut`vdeird eb su jubrpi c`zi qub fis cimkrbs sb fd qubedrdh m`rdhei jih dem`rdj`úh. Fis judtri pbrmdhbj`brih s`fbhj`isis cdstd qub fd prist`tutd `htbrv`hi d`rdedmbhtb.  ―M`rdee su jiôi ―ar`tú―.  ―M`rd ―ar`t ú―. Dpubsti d qub j`bhtis j`b htis eb cimkrbs… cim krbs… Wbri hi puei tbrm`hdr fd lrdsb, \fde`sfdv sb prbj`p`tú cdj`d bffd y fb f b tdpú fd kijd jih fd mdhi.  ―¡Zdf eb dquí! dquí ! ―fb ar`tú―. ar `tú―. Zdf y quàedtb qu àedtb lu lubrd. brd. P df ebj`rfi fd bmpuoú cdj`d lubrd, mbe`i ebshued, jimi bstdkd. D Drrioú rrioú trds bffd bf fd fd kfusd y sus ebmäs pbrtbhbhj`ds y jihjfuyú jih uh rukfi eb pfdtd qub bffd dadrrú df vubfi m`bhtrds sus pdfdkrds `hsuftdhtbs rbsihdkdh bh bf vbstíkufi. \fde`sfdv sihr`ú bhjdhtdei, pubs fb austdkdh fds putds mdf cdkfdeds. Zb e`r`a`ú d su judrti edhei fds kubhds hijcbs d fis itris eis, s` k`bh sus iois dhs`isis s`au`brih l`ois bh Aruscbhnd qu`bh, m`bhtrds tdhti, sb cdkíd suk`ei d fd jdmd.  ―Cd s`ei s` ei uh trdti trdt i cbjci jih dmkis ―fb e`oi M`od`f―. M`o d`f―. Bstd oivbh `rä d vbrtb muy prihti, tb fi dsbauri. Hi tb eubrmds bh sbau`ed. Fi qub pfdhbdkd M`od`f brd qub, jimpdrt`bhei d fd oivbh jih su dm`ai, sb sdfvdríd eb tied ikf`adj`úh y hi tbmbríd qub dqubffd jr`dturd fb v`h`brd ebspuàs jih bx`abhj`ds. Zb djbrjú fbhtdmbhtb d fd jdmd, curadhei bh su kifsd eb v`dob, jimi s` hi tuv`brd h`hauhd pr`sd. Aruscbhnd bstdkd tumkded bh fd jdmd jih fis iois io is jbrrdeis y sb ebjíd fds pdfdkrds eb dmir mäs dre`bhtbs qub jihijíd, pbri s`h mivbr fis fdk`is. Hi sbríd eb bxtrdôdr qub mbzjfdrd s`fbhj`isds irdj`ihbs jih bf dhs`d qub pir àf sbhtíd. M`od`f ffbaú l`hdfmbhtb d fd jdmd. Zb tumkú ouhti d bffd, fd riebú jih sus krdzis, y tieis sus miv`m`bhtis pdrbjídh qubrbr ebj`r? «Kubhi, pdsbmis df dsuhti¾. Bspbrdkd qub bffd fi djdr`j`drd y kbsdrd> hi sb cdkríd sirprbhe`ei eb qub bffd m`smd timdrd fd `h`j`dt`vd, pbri sujbe`ú tiei fi jihtrdr`i? dpbhds sb miv`ú. Wir supubsti, sb qubeú pbaded d àf, su jubrpi rizdhei bf suyi, pbri hded mäs. Zb vifv`ú cdj`d bffd, lritú su vbrad jihtrd su jubrpi, y sb fb pusi t`bsd, fi judf brd hdturdf bh judfqu`br oivbh df jihtdjti eb uhd jr`dturd tdh cbrmisd> fd f d mihtú y bmpbzú d mivbrsb. Bffd fi bstrbjcú bhtrb sus krdzis, muy jdr`ôisd. Fi riebú jih sus p`brhds y fbvdhtú tdh dfti fis musfis qub sus tdfihbs ebsjdhsdrih bh fds hdfads eb àf. ¡Wbri hi rbspihe`ú d su dsdfti dmirisi! Bstdkd jimi bh uh trdhjb y hi pieíd mivbrsb> sb cdkíd dpiebrdei eb bffd uh bhdobhdm`bhti pds`vi, pbri àf hded sdkíd eb bsi. Hi iktuvi bf mbhir pfdjbr y sb s`ht`ú s`ht` ú ebjbpj`ihdei df ffbadr df iradsmi. ¡Tuà jc`jd tdh sisd! Wr`mbri djtÿd jimi uhd adtd bhdmirded y fubai, judhei ffbad bf mimbhti, rbsuftd `hsbhs`kfb. Kubhi, yd vbríd \fde`sfdv quà mdfd jimpdôbrd eb jdmd cdkíd rbjia`ei pir bf jdm`hi. Judhei cuki tbrm`hdei, M`od`f fd jihm`hú tdodhtbmbhtb d qub lubrd d fd dfjikd eb su dm`ai. Aruscbhnd sb fbvdhtú jimi uhd sihämkufd, sb ebtuvi bh uh r`hjúh ebf judrti dhtb uhd jukbtd, sb

fdvú, vdj`ú su vbo`ad y ebsdpdrbj`ú trds fd pubrtd ebf judrti eb \fde`sfdv. Bstb qubríd bxpf`jdrfb qub, pubsti qub dmdkd d su dm`ai, brd ebmds`dei jdkdffbri pdrd tijdrfd  

s` bffd hi fi ebsbdkd. Wbri bffd de`v`hú läj`fmbhtb qub qubríd pisbbrfd jih vbcbmbhj`d> debmäs, Aruscbhnd pfdhbdkd cdkfdr jih \fde`sfdv eb su dm`ai, qubríd sdkbrfi tiei eb àf. Wbri dÿh cdkíd ebmds`dei eb fd s`brvd bh bffd pdrd qub sus pbhsdm`bhtis ffbadrdh cdstd su kijd. Fb cdkídh irebhdei qub df`v`drd eb su pds`úh df oivbh, y dsí fi c`zi> rbjireú júmi fi cdjíd jih bf príhj`pb Zinifiv y rbp`t`ú jih àf bf m`smi r`tudf. Z`h mäs rbm`fais, rbm`f ais, dpdrtú fds säkdhds ebf jubrpi ebf oivbh v`dobri, sb `hjf`hú sikrb àf y bmpbzú d djdr`j`dr y kbsdr su vbrad. Àf bstdkd tbhe`ei eb bspdfeds, miv`bhei eb vbz bh judhei sus hdfads, cdstd qub sb s`ht`ú muy m uy bxj`tdei. Bhtihjbs Bhtihjbs bffd sb bhjdrdmú bhj`md bhj`m d eb àf, `hsbrtú su m`bmkri m` bmkri jih cdk`f`ede ebhtri eb bffd y fi jdkdfaú jih pbr`j`d. Bffd m`smd bmpbzú d bxj`tdrsb. Fds `hafbs eb àf sb bstrbmbj`brih, bffd sb `hjf`hú pdrd sbht`r fds mdhis eb àf bh sus pbjcis y jihtrdoi cäk`fmbhtb sus mÿsjufis, bstrbjcdhei su dkbrturd dfrbebeir dfr bebeir eb su drmd ffii mboir qub sdkíd. Fb pripirj`ihú dsí uhd eb dqubffds bxtrdire`hdr`ds bxpbr`bhj`ds qub tdhti cdkíd dem`rdei bf v`boi Zinifiv. Judhei, s`ht`ú qub àf bstdkd d puhti eb bydjufdr, fb mire`ú bf cimkri y, odebdhei, sb dkdheihú df m`smi t`bmpi qub àf. Wbri súfi pbrmdhbj`ú uhis judhtis m`hutis sikrb bf pbjci eb àf> sb mdrjcú, ebsp`e`àheisb jih uh f`abri miv`m`bhti eb su jubrpi aräj`f.  ―¡Tuà jr`dturd! jr`dt urd! ¡Tuà mdrdv`ffd mdrdv` ffd!! ―pbhsdkd \fde`sfdv \fde`sf dv dhtbs eb qubedrsb eirm`ei. eirm` ei. ¡Mbhued lbf`j`tdj`úh fb `kd d edr su dm`ai d fd mdôdhd s`au`bhtb! P Mirlbi v`s`tú d uh oivbh muy sdt`slbjci df jdki eb pijis m`hutis. M`od`f yd sb cdkíd eirm`ei judhei Aruscbhnd rbarbsú. Dpbhds sb dtrbv`ú fd oivbh d trbpdr d fd jdmd d su fdei, pbri hi fi ebspbrtú> h` s`qu`brd sb miv`ú. m iv`ú. Bf subôi hi ffbaú d fis iois eb Aruscbhnd> sb qubeú tbhe`ed bh fd isjur`ede ebf judrti, jihtbmpfdhei df cimkrb qub bstdkd d su fdei? su dmdei, bf ÿh`ji. Hi ffirú pirqub bf ebst`hi sb fi drrbkdtdríd df eíd s`au`bhtb, súfi rbzú pir àf> bstdkd e`spubstd d sdjr`l`jdrfb su v`ed, fi deirdkd, y sb s`ht`ú muy lbf`z cdstd qub jih bf dmdhbjbr fb ffbaú tdmk`àh bf subôi pripirj`ihäheifb uh jirti ebsjdhsi. Brd uhd mdôdhd ar`s, kdôded pir uhd ffuv`d pbrs`stbhtb, y fis trbs bstdkdh jdhsdeis y eb mdf cumir. Dpbhds cdkfdkdh. Fis Fis jdkdffis sb dprbsurdkdh pdrd ffbadr d fd s`au`bhtb bstdj`úh bstdj` úh eb rbfbvi m`bhtrds bf jijcbri mdfebjíd bh viz kdod y hi sb timdkd s`qu`brd fd mifbst`d eb sbjdr fds aitds eb ffuv`d qub fb jukrídh bf ristri. Jim`brih dprbsurdedmbhtb d fd ir`ffd ebf jdm`hi> bf bspír`tu eb dvbhturd y fis sbht`m`bhtis eb fd f d hijcb pdsded sb cdkídh bslumdei pi pirr jimpfbti. Judheii Aruscbhnd sb sbpdrú eb bffis uhis m`hutis Judhe m` hutis bh uhd pisded, \fde`sfdv qu`si rbjiabr fis fdurbfbs pir fi f i eb fd hijcb dhtbr`ir. Cdj`bhei Cdj`bhei uh au`ôi cdj`d fd m mujcdjcd ujcdjcd qub sb dfbodkd, jimbhtú sus hitdkfbs judf`edebs eb dmdhtb> fb sirprbhe`ú fd rbspubstd eb su dm`ai, y hi puei bhtbhebrfi, jimi tdmpiji dquàf puei bhtbhebrfi d àf.  ―¡Rh lrdjdsi! lrdjd si! ―iksbrvú M`od`f―. M`o d`f―. ¡Z`mpfbm ¡Z`m pfbmbhtb bhtb uh lrdjdsi! lrdjds i! Dadrrd uh fbôi, cdzfb uh dauobri y tb fi pdsds mboir. ¹Júmi tb lub d t`9 P fis eis qubedrih dsimkrdeis, sikrb tiei pirqub \fde`sfdv dsbaurú qub ebseb dqubffd subjd bh Bstijifmi ―eb qu`bh tdhti fb cdkíd cdkfdei―, hi fi cdkíd pdsdei jih hde`b tdh k`bh jimi

jih Aruscbhnd. D fi judf M`od`f rbspihe`ú sifdmbhtb? «Wllt¾, y dkdheihdrih dkdheihdrih bf tbmd.  

Fd hijcb s`h eirm`r, fd sbpdrdj`úh `hm`hbhtb eb su íeifi ―s`h eued pdrd s`bmprb― y fd `hjbrt`eumkrb eb su pirvbh`r bhtr`stbjídh d Aruscbhnd, y fd bhmuebjídh. Ffbadrih ebspuàs ebf dhijcbjbr d fds tirrbs eb Misjÿ y dtrdvbsdrih fds pubrtds s`h mifbst`d dfauhd, uhd vbz qub M`od`f cuki prbsbhtdei su pdsb. Bf jijcb trdqubtbdhtb pdsú pir fds jdffbs mdf dfumkrdeds eb fis kdrr`is pikrbs. Bhtihjbs p`e`ú Aruscbhnd pbrm`si pdrd kdodr. Fis cimkrbs sb prbauhtdkdh quà cdríd dqubffd kbffbzd k`bh vbst`ed bh sbmbodhtb kdrr`i, pbri ebtuv`brih bf jdrrudob, dsbauräheifb qub bstdkdh d sus úrebhbs pdrd fi qub sb fb ilrbj`brd. M`od`f sdf`ú pr`mbri ebf jijcb y fd dyueú d kdodr, dcird jih ardh jirtbsíd, pubs jimprbheíd qub hi `kd d sbr mifbst`d dfauhd pdrd àf. Aruscbhnd sb `hjf`hú priluhedmbhtb sikrb su mdhi y fd kbsú, pbri àf fd rbt`rú jimi s` fd cuk`brdh qubmdei jih uh c`brri jdhebhtb> kbsú d fd oivbh bh dmkds mbo`ffds y bxpbr`mbhtú uh rbpbht`hi dlbjti pir dqubffd m`stbr`isd kbffbzd. Aruscbhnd bstrbjcú fd mdhi eb \fde`sfdv jih blus`úh y, dhtbs eb sbpdrdrsb ebl`h`t`vdmbhtb eb bffis, s`ht`ú qub M`od`f fb ebsf`zdkd dfai bh fd mdhi?  ―¡Rh pdsb pdrd fds pubrtds pubrtd s ebf j`bfi j`bf i y bf `hl`brhi! `hl` brhi! ―fb ar`tú ar`t ú dfbarbmbhtb dfbarb mbhtb,, m`bhtrds m`bht rds bf jijcb rb`h`j`dkd su mdrjcd d tied pr`sd. Aruscbhnd sb qubeú pdrded bh fd kdhqubtd. Ubhíd bh fd mdhi uhds judhtds mihbeds eb iri> df vbr fi qub brd bmpbzú d ffirdr qubedmbhtb. ¡Fd cdkíd pdadei! ¡Tuà vbraöbhzd! ¡Tuà ebsdstrb! Wbri hi s`au`ú su pr`mbr `mpufsi eb drriodr bf e`hbri df drriyi. Hi, fi pbhsú mboir y fi dprbtú bh fd mdhi. Zbríd uhd tdkfd eb sdfvdj`úh, uhd vbredebrd tdkfd eb sdfvdj`úh. [bdjj`ihú räp`edmbhtb> s` fd bhjihtrdkdh dffí, bh mbe`i eb fd jdffb, uh abhedrmb, i bf sbrbhi qub tieds fds cirds cdjíd su rihed, sb fd ffbvdrídh d fd pr`mbrd jim`sdríd, y ¡de`ús fd dvbhturd!… Rhd muobr sifd pir fd hijcb hi bstdkd pbrm`t`ei, d mbhis qub tuv`brd uh pdsb eb su dmi, i uhd kubhd bxjusd. Bffd jihijíd kdstdhtb k`bh bf kdrr`i y bjcú d jirrbr pir fds jdffbs, mdhtbh`àheisb d fd simkrd, dtrdvbsdhei odre`hbs y jdffboubfds fdtbrdfbs cdstd ffbadr d uhd jdsd eb eis p`sis, v`bod y ebrru`ed. Fd bhirmb pubrtd pr`hj`pdf bstdkd jbrrded, y hi sb timú fd mifbst`d eb tijdr fd jdmpdh`ffd h` eb ffdmdr df pirtbri? sb bhjdm`hú cdj`d fd pubrtd trdsbrd, qub bstdkd dk`brtd, y suk`ú pir uhds bsjdfbrds jruo`bhtbs, qub bstdkdh pdrjdmbhtb dfumkrdeds pir fdmpdr`ffds fdmpdr`f fds eb djb`tb. Zb ebtuvi bh bf ÿft`mi p`si y aifpbú jih fis hue`ffis uhd eb fds mujcds pubrtds qub edkdh df ebsjdhs`ffi. Df pr`hj`p`i fi c`zi sudvbmbhtb, pbri ebspuàs lub aifpbdhei s`bmprb mäs lubrtb, jih bf tbmir eb qub su ÿh`jd dm`ad, Mdrtd, pue`brd cdkbrsb jdmk`dei eb jdsd. Hi cdkíd vubfti d vbr d Mdrtd ebseb qub bhtrú bh jdsd eb fis Zinifiv> eb cbjci, huhjd cdkíd tbh`ei fd ipirtuh`ede eb jihtdrfb su jdmk`i eb v`ed. ¹Tuà sbríd eb bffd s` hi pieíd rblua`drsb bh jdsd eb Mdrtd9 L`hdfmbhtb sb iyú uh ru`ei fbvb df itri itr i fdei eb fd pubrtd, y uhd vijbj`ffd dtbrrir`zded prbauhtú qu`àh ffdmdkd.  ―Aruscbhnd ―rbspihe`ú ―rbspih e`ú fd mujcdjcd m ujcdjcd jih bf jirdzúh pdfp`t pd fp`tdhtb dhtb eb dhs dhs`bede. `bede.  ―¡Aruscbhnd! ¡Wdfim` ¡ Wdfim`td! td! P muy prihti bstdkdh fds eis mujcdjcds dkrdzdeds, kbsäheisb fds mbo`ffds y ffirdhei pdrd jbfbkrdr bf bhjubhtri.

 

0 Fd c`stir`d eb Mdrtd pubeb hdrrdrsb krbvbmbhtb. Bs uhd c`stir`d s`m`fdr d mujcds itrds. Zu pderb brd uh ardhobri r`ji b `hebpbhe`bhtb> su mderb m derb cdkíd s`ei bjcded eb su jdsd judhei bstdkd bhj`htd. Jih bf t`bmpi, Mdrtd cdkíd s`ei jifijded bh jdsd eb uhd mie`std, mdeb`misbffb Fdurd Jdmbrih, qub tbhíd uhd t`bhed eb vbst`eis y eb simkrbris bh uhd eb fds pijds drtbr`ds bfbadhtbs eb Misjÿ. Mdrtd hi tbhíd tiedvíd jdtirjb dôis eb bede judhei sb jihv`rt`ú bh s`rv`bhtd eb dqubffd muobr eufjb, pbri trbmbhedmbhtb baiístd d fd vbz, qub bobrjíd ebrbjcis mdtbrhdfbs sikrb fd oivbh, fd bxpfitdkd jih trdkdois euris y fd f d jdst`adkd. D jdmk`i, fb pdadkd uh pdrji sdfdr`i qub Mdrtd ebkíd bhtrbadr d su mderb> àstd rbj`kíd bf e`hbri y pihíd trbs jrujbs, d miei eb l`rmd, bh uh trizi eb pdpbf> h` fd mderb h` fd c`od sdkídh fbbr y bsjr`k`r. Fd mderb eb Mdrtd rbjcdzú dfauhds ilbrtds pdrd vbhebr d fd mujcdjcd jimi s`brvd. Cdkíd timdei uhd cdk`tdj`úh bh bf kdrr`i mäs pikrb y cdjíd trdkdois prip`is eb su sbxi qub dfjdhzdkdh dpbhds pdrd mdhtbhbrfds d fds eis. Daitded y m`hded pir fd dhaust`d, cdkíd l`hdfmbhtb mubrti, ebodhei d su c`od sifd bh bf muhei. Mdrtd hi sb dtrbv`ú d ebjírsbfi d su pdtrihd, pirqub tbmíd qub fd sbôird Fdurd fd jihv`rt`brd `hmbe`dtdmbhtb bh uhd vbredebrd s`brvd, ffbväheisbfd d su jdsd jih itrds oúvbhbs qub yd tbhíd. Bh jdmk`i, s`au`ú pbrj`k`bhei su pikrb sdfdr`i y l`rmdhei jih fds trbs jrujbs, jimi s` tiedvíd v`v`brd su mderb. Fb jihtú d Aruscbhnd bsi y mujci mäs, y àstd fb hdrrú d su vbz tied su c`stir`d. Fbs ffbvú vdr`is eíds, i mboir e`jci hijcbs, pubs Mdrtd mdrjcdkd d su trdkdoi df dmdhbjbr y rbarbsdkd jih bf jrbpÿsjufi. M`bhtrds tdhti, Aruscbhnd pbrmdhbjíd bh fd cum`feb cum`f eb cdk`tdj`úh, eirmíd bh fd jdmd jdm d y hi sdfíd d fd jdffb pir tbmir d qub fd rbjia`brd fd pif`jíd i fd bhjihtrdrdh fis cimkrbs eb Zilíd. Z`h bmkdrai, jih fds mihbeds eb iri qub M`od`f fb cdkíd rbadfdei fi pdsdkdh kdstdhtb k`bh, jim`bhei y kbk`bhei fi qub pieídh jimprdr jih dqubf e`hbri. Wbri sdftdkd d fd v`std qub bsd v`ed hi `kd d eurdr pdrd s`bmprb, pir fi tdhti ebj`e`brih qub Mdrtd fb e`ríd d su pdtrihd qub uhd pr`md suyd djdkdkd eb ffbadr d fd j`uede y ebsbdkd bhtrdr d su sbrv`j`i. @htr`aded pir fd ebsjr`pj`úh qub Mdrtd fb f b c`zi, fd sbôird Fdurd djbptú bjcdr uhd m`rded d Aruscbhnd> pir fi tdhti dmkds oúvbhbs sdf`brih uhd kubhd mdôdhd y sb e`r`a`brih d fd t`bhed eb dqubffd edmd dfai drriadhtb. Mdrtd cdkíd jimprdei dfauhds ripds pdrd Aruscbhnd, eb fds qub ffbvdh fds jdmpbs`hds judhei vdh d fd j`uede? uhd kfusd muft`jifir, uhd ldfed pf`sded, uh pdôubfi pdrd fd jdkbzd, tiei bffi muy ldvirbjbeir pdrd Aruscbhnd qub, jih bf jifir sdfuedkfb qub fb cdkíd edei fd v`ed eb jdmpi bh jdsd eb fis Zinifiv, bstdkd muy audpd. Mdrtd ―rikustd y pbsded, jih uh ristri rbeihei y kihdjcúh, hi audpd, pbri oivbh y jdheirisd― vdj`fú vdr`ds vbjbs bh bf jdm`hi. Wir supubsti, cdkíd edei d su dm`ad uhd kubhd ebsjr`pj`úh eb fd sbôird Fdurd y eb su t`bhed. Wir itri fdei, Aruscbhnd yd sdkíd fi qub brdh fis mdfis trdtis, pubs fis cdkíd jihij`ei eurdhtb sus jds` vb`htb dôis eb sbrv`eumkrb> pir fi tdhti hi bspbrdkd qub fd trdtdrdh jih dtbhj`úh. Wbri Mdrtd tbmíd hi cdkbrfb edei uhd ebsjr`pj`úh

ebmds`dei djbrtded eb fi qub fb bspbrdkd. Wdrd trdhqu`f`zdr su jihj`bhj`d fb e`oi lrdhjdmbhtb qub cdkíd im`t`ei jihtdrfb mujcds eb fds jisds ebsdardedkfbs qub supihíd bf trdkdoi jih fd sbôird  

Fdurd. Z`h bmkdrai, Aruscbhnd cdkíd ebj`e`ei djbptdrfi. ¹Tuà mäs pieíd cdjbr9 Hi cdkíd pfdzds eiheb pue`brd bhjihtrdr uh bmpfbi. Bh fds bmprbsds pbqubôds, bf trdkdoi sb ffbvdkd d jdki bhtrb fis m`bmkris eb uhd ldm`f`d> fds ardhebs dequ`rídh s`brvis. Dfauhds drtbsdhíds, qub hbjbs`tdkdh d bspbj`df`stds, jimi fd jdrp`htbríd i fd dfldrbríd, dfqu`fdkdh trdkdodeirbs, pbri súfi d trdvàs eb fis arbm`is. Debmäs, s` Aruscbhnd tbhíd rbdfmbhtb fd subrtb eb qub fd jia`brd fd sbôird Fdurd ¹hi pierídh Mdrtd y bffd sbau`r v`v`bhei ouhtds y prisbau`r dqubffds ebf`j`isds vbfdeds eurdhtb fds judfbs Aruscbhnd pieíd ebf`rdr cdkfdhei eb su deirdei M`od`f9 ¹Urdkdoi y mdfis trdtis9 ¹Hi bstdkd Aruscbhndd djistumkrded d bsi ebseb su pr`mbrd Aruscbhn pr` mbrd `hldhj`d9 Mdrtd sb sdht`auú, y dmkds bhtrdrih bh fd jdsd eb fd sbôird Fdurd. Wir uhd pubrtd eirded, juk`brtd eb au`rhdfeds eb lfirbs lrbsjds, bhtrdrih d uh bhirmb sdfúh eb vbhtds jih bf tbjci kdoi y mubkfbs bfbadhtbs. Fis iois eb Aruscbhnd, bhtrbhdeis pir su trdkdoi eb mdh`quí bh jdsd eb fd pr`hjbsd, rbjihij`brih jih dardei bh fds bstdhtbríds fds tbfds jdrds y fds kubhds cbjcurds> dqubffi brd s`h eued uhd t`bhed t` bhed ebe`jded d abhtb de`hbrded. Jruzdrih fd sdfd y bhtrdrih bh itrd, jimpubstd eb uh pbqubôi vbstíkufi df qub edkdh mbe`d eijbhd eb judrt`tis pr`vdeis bqu`pdeis eb dftis df tis bspbois, s`ff s`ffds ds y siläs jihlirtdkfbs. D dqubffd cird dÿh hi cdkíd jf`bhtbs, pbri uhds judhtds oúvbhbs eb kubh t`pi bstdkdh f`mp`dhei y qu`tdhei bf pifvi. Fd tbrjbrd cdk`tdj`úh eb fd pfdhtd kdod brd fd il`j`hd pr`vded eb fd sbôird Fdurd, y bstdkd suhtuisdmbhtb dmubkfded. Fd sbôird Fdurd hi ffbadkd dhtbs eb mbe`ieíd, y Aruscbhnd djimpdôú d Mdrtd df judrti eb jisturd, bh bf pr`mbr pr` mbr p`si. Tu`hjb i e`bj`sà`s mujcdjcds bstdkdh yd sbhtdeds trdkdodhei, jis`bhei, jirtdhei y prikdhei simkrbris, ripd `htbr`ir y vbst`eis vbst `eis e`sbôdeis pir eis bst`f`st bst`f`stds ds eb j`brtd bede, qub supbrv`sdkdh bf trdkdoi. Mdrtd sb rbuh`ú jih fds trdkdodeirds m`bhtrds m `bhtrds Aruscbhnd sb qubedkd sbhtded bh uh r`hjúh, iksbrvdhei, ebsbdhei timdr pdrtb bh dqubf trdkdoi, tdh dardedkfb d su lbmbh`hi `hst`hti eb fd kbffbzd. L`hdfmbhtb, dpdrbj`ú uhd mujcdjcd y hit`l`jú d Mdrtd y d Aruscbhnd qub fd pdtrihd fds ffdmdkd. Fd sbôird Fdurd Fdurd rbj`k`ú d fds oúvbhbs jih su mäs eufjb sihr`sd y fds lbf`j`tú pir sbr eis pr`mds pr`m ds tdh audpds. Bxdm`hú d Aruscbhnd jih iois pbrsp`jdjbs, prbauhtäheifb s` cdkíd dprbhe`ei d jisbr jih su «qubr`ed mderb¾ y cdj`àheifb mujcds prbauhtds rbspbjti d fd dfebd eb Mdrtd y bffd, pbri s`h edr t`bmpi d rbj`k`r rbspubstd dfauhd. Uiei pdrbjíd tbrm`hdr tbrm `hdr k`bh> fds mujcdjcds, m ujcdjcds, dvbraihzdeds, dvbraihzdeds, kdfkujbdkdh uhds judhtds pdfdkrds, s`h dtrbvbrsb d jruzdr sus m`rdeds. Wbri bf dauei sbht`ei eb fd sbôird Fdurd bh bf trdti jih fd abhtb, qub fb cdkíd pripirj`ihdei jf`bhtbfd y lirtuhd, fb c`zi sispbjcdr qub dfai dhedkd mdf. Wir bobmpfi, bsd mujcdjcd qub sb supihíd djdkdkd eb ffbadr ebf jdmpi ¹eúheb cdkíd jihsbau`ei bsds mbe`ds eb sbed y bsis zdpdtis9 Bhtihjbs iksbrvú sus mdhis sudvbs y k`bh ju`ededs qub, s`h eued, hi brdh fds eb uhd jc`jd eb dfebd.

Fd sbôird Fdurd e`i fd vubftd d su bsjr`tir`i pdrd sbhtdrsb bh uh s`ffúh eb jubri juyis krdzis bstdkdh deirhdeis jih tdjcubfds eb jikrb. Mdheú qub Mdrtd jbrrdrd fd pubrtd y qub Aruscbhnd sb  

jifijdrd bh pfbhd fuz, ebfdhtb eb bffd. Jihjbhtrú tdhti mäs su dtbhj`úh sikrb dqubffd rbj`àh ffbaded, judhti qub fd oivbh pdrbjíd tbhbr uh jubrpi `hsúf`tdmbhtb kbffi, jdräjtbr dmdkfb y pieíd rbsuftdr uh kubh bfbmbhti, eb sbr k`bh ffbvdei. Tubríd vbr dfai mäs eb bffd y bx`a`ú qub Aruscbhnd sb qu`tdrd fd kfusd y fd pdôifbtd, kdoi bf prbtbxti eb dvbr`audr s` pieíd sbrv`r eb miebfi. Aruscbhnd c`zi s`h vdj`fdr fi qub sb fb bx`aíd, edhei dsí uhd prubkd mäs eb qub hi brd uhd tirpb jdmpbs`hd. C`zi mäs, sb qu`tú tdmk`àh fd ldfed y fis pdhtdfihbs, y fd sbôird Fdurd tuvi qub rbpr`m`r su titdf dem`rdj`úh? uh t`pi pbrlbjti, p`brhds rbjtds, jdrhb sudvb pbri l`rmb> uh dutàht`ji kijdei pdrd bf mäs rbl`hdei eb fis cimkrbs. Fd sbôird Fdurd Fdurd brd jihijbeird> fd dfjdcubtbríd brd su pr`hj`pdf `mäh pdrd dtrdbrsb jf`bhtbfd, jf `bhtbfd, y cdjíd dmpf`i usi eb bffd. ¹Tu`àh sbríd dqubffd mujcdjcd9 Eb rbpbhtb, jdmk`ú eb täjt`jd, kirrú su sihr`sd y sb bhlrbhtú d Mdrtd. Wdrd bmpbzdr, fd sbôird Fdurd fb irebhú krusjdmbhtb qub e`obrd fd vbrede. Wbri fd aired Mdrt`td sb dlbrrú d su c`stir`d duh judhei fd sbôird Fdurd, pbff`zjäheifb fds hdfads, fb c`j`brd ar`tdr mäs eb uhd vbz ¡ic! y ¡dc! Bh fd mdhi eb fd sbôird Fdurd, Aruscbhnd v`sfumkrú, m`bhtrds sb bhjihtrdkd `heblbhsd bh su ebshuebz, uhd fdrad dauod. Ebspuàs, fd sbôird Fdurd s`au`ú jih màtieis mäs lubrtbs> dkr`ú fd kfusd eb Mdrtd, jia`ú bf pbjci `zqu`brei eb fd oivbh y, sdjäheifi eb fd jdm`sd, fi dprbtú lubrtbmbhtb y fi p`hjcú jih fd dauod> jimi fd jc`jd sbauíd rbp`t`bhei fi m`smi, fb lub `htrieuj`bhei piji d piji bf djbri bh fd jdrhb. Mdrtd trdtú eb rbpr`m`r uh duff`ei judhei jirr`ú uhd bspbsd aitd eb sdharb pir dqubf afiki eb uh kfdhji fbjcisi. Wbri s`au`ú bh sus trbjb? tbhíd bf ristri ebsl`aurdei, fds fäar`mds fb jirrídh pir fds mbo`ffds, pbri hi sb dtrbv`ú d cu`r. Fd sbôird Fdurd sb fbvdhtú jih `mpdj`bhj`d, jia`ú eb su bsjr`tir`i uh jirti fät`ai eb jubri y bx`a`ú qub fd oivbh sb dadjcdrd. Fb kdoú fis pdhtdfihbs y, judhei fds hdfads rbairebtds eb Mdrtd bstuv`brih df ebsjuk`brti, fd jihm`hú itrd vbz d ebj`r fd vbrede si pbhd eb cbhe`rfb fd jdrhb cdstd bf cubsi. Dhtbs eb qub fd sbôird Fdurd pue`brd edr bf pr`mbr fdt`adzi Aruscbhnd sb drrioú bhtrb fds eis muobrbs bxjfdmdhei qub e`ríd fd vbrede pirqub hi pieíd vbr júmi sulríd su dm`ad pir jufpd suyd. Bhtihjbs jihtú tied su c`stir`d d fd s`fbhj`isd sbôird Fdurd, qu`bh sdkíd qub, bstd vbz, sb bhjihtrdkd dhtb cbjcis dutàht`jis. ¡Bstb brd uh kubh hbaij`i pdrd bffd! Wbri hi e`oi uhd sifd pdfdkrd eb fi qub cdkíd trdmdei. Aruscbhnd jdyú l`hdfmbhtb d sus p`bs y sb bhtrbaú d su vifuhtde `mpfirdhei qub fd timdrd d su sbrv`j`i. Wbri fd sbôird Fdurd sb mistrú lur`isd, jihtbstdhei qub dqubffd bsjfdvd lua`t`vd fd ilbheíd df prbtbhebr cdjbrfd júmpf`jb eb su ebf`ti, y fb rbjireú qub tied pbrsihd qub e`brd df`mbhtis i rblua`i d uh s`brvi pieíd sbr bhv`ded d Z`kbr`d. Mdrtd, qub cdkíd `htbhtdei ebtbhbr d Aruscbhnd y qub fd cdkíd supf`jdei eb qub fd ebodrd rbj`k`r su jdst`ai, `kd d sbr jdst`aded fd pr`mbrd. Fdurd hi ebsbdkd ebodr d fd oivbh `hjdpdj`tded pdrd bf trdkdoi, pir fi tdhti fb e`i sb`s kubhis dzitbs bh bf trdsbri y fd mdheú d trdkdodr. Mdrtd

kbsú bf kireb ebf vbst`ei eb su dmd y sb lub ffirdhei, fdhzdhei uhd ÿft`md m`rded fdst`mbrd d Aruscbhnd, Aruscbhn d, qub bstdkd tumkded bh bf subfi jih bxprbs`úh simkríd.  

Fd sbôird Fdurd fb irebhú qub sb fbvdhtdrd, duhqub hi s`h edrfb uhis judhtis dzitbs jih bf fät`ai. Ebspuàs, fd ffbvú d uhi eb fis vbst`eirbs vbst `eirbs vdjíis y fd bhjbrrú pir lubrd. M`bhtrds Aruscbhnd, ebshued y ffirdhei s`h piebr rbmbe`drfi, sb prbauhtdkd pir su ebst`hi `hj`brti bhtrb fds judtri pdrbebs ebf judrt`ti, fd sbôird Fdurd bsjr`kíd eb su prip`i puôi y fbtrd uh ldfsi mbhsdob adfdhtb qub bhtrbaú d uhd eb sus mujcdjcds rbjdebrds. (Zdkrbmis dfai mäs eb bstb eijumbhti mäs debfdhtb). Jih bf pdsi ebf t`bmpi, Aruscbhnd eboú eb ffirdr, pubs yd sb cdkíd rbs`ahdei d su subrtb. Wrikdkfbmbhtb fd mdrjdrídh jih uh c`brri jdhebhtb> s` fd bhv`dkdh d Z`kbr`d, fd mdrjd sbríd bh fd lrbhtb, pbri s` Zilíd ebj`eíd ffbvdrfd df pristíkufi fd mdrjdrídh bhtrb fds p`brhds i bh uh imipfdti pdrd hi bstripbdrfb fd jdrd. Fd dzitdrídh, fd piherídh bh bf pitri eb tirturd, fb rimpbrídh qu`zäs fis cubsis… tbhíd qub bspbrdr. Cdkíd ikrdei mdf> hi ebkbríd cdkbrsb luadei. Bstdkd tbhe`ed, `hmúv`f, bh bf silä. Iyú d trdvàs eb fd ebfaded pdrbe qub bf bstdkfbj`m`bhti eb fd sbôird Fdurd cdkíd bmpbzdei d dh`mdrsb. Z`h ripd, sb fbvdhtú fbhtdmbhtb ebf silä y sb pusi d jdm`hdr eb uh fdei pdrd itri bh bf judrt`ti isjuri. Rh piji eb fuz sb l`ftrdkd pir fds rbhe`ods eb fds pdrbebs, y prihti ebsjukr`ú qub prijbeídh eb fds jdk`hds jiht`auds d fd suyd. M`rú pir fds rbhe`ods y ebsjukr`ú qub pieíd vbr quà pdsdkd bh fis prikdeirbs jiht`auis. Jih bf tbmir eb prbsbhj`dr dfai `hbspbrdei, bmpbzú d sbau`r fis djihtbj`m`bhtis qub sb ebsdrriffdkdh bh dmkis fdeis. Bh bf judrti eb fd ebrbjcd bstdkd sbhtdei uh sbôir dhj`dhi, vbst`ei muy jirrbjtdmbhtb, jirrbjtdm bhtb, jih uh dkr`ai hbari muy fdrai, ouadhei jih su simkrbri eb trbs p`jis. Df pdrbjbr bstdkd bspbrdhei dfai. Bh fds sirt`ods qub ffbvdkd rbfujídh p`berds prbj`isds. Aruscbhnd sb djbrjú d fd itrd pdrbe. Rhd dhj`dhd bstdkd sbhtded `hmúv`f bh uhd júmied s`ffd. \bstíd jih jifirbs jc`ffihbs> bhjdobs, fdzis y pfumds jifadkdh d su dfrbebeir, jimi uh cubvi eb Wdsjud. Zb dpiydkd bh uh kdstúh eb bhj`hd, pbri, d pbsdr eb su vbobz, y eb su vbst`r dfijdei, su djt`tue brd `mprbs`ihdhtb y dutir`tdr`d. D su fdei, bstdkd sbhtded uhd muobr eb dspbjti `hebl`h`ei qub fb cdjíd jimpdôíd, m`bhtrds fd sbôird Fdurd y uhd eb sus miebfis trdtdkdh eb vbhebrfb uh simkrbri. Fd miebfi y fd sbôird Fdurd sdjdrih itris simkrbris eb jdods kfdhjds y mdrl`fbôds y ebsjr`k`brih su kbffbzd jih eufjbs sihr`sds y vbcbmbhtbs pdfdkrds, pbri d fd dhj`dhd hi fb austdkd h`hauhi. Mäs dÿh, dqubffd drpíd rbjcdzdkd fi qub fb ilrbjídh jih pdfdkrds tdh arisbrds jimi fds qub pieríd iírsb bh kijd eb uh sdrabhti ebf boàrj`ti. Fd sbôird Fdurd, d su vbz, edkd aifpbs d fd miebfi bh fds jist`ffds y fd bspdfed y, duh judhei fd mujcdjcd jihsbrvdrd su sihr`sd, hi jdkíd fd mbhir eued eb qub fd mdhi eb mdedmb sistbhíd uhd dauod pdrd ikf`adr d su vbhebeird d rbdf`zdr tieis fis bslubrzis pis`kfbs pdrd qub fd dhj`dhd sb ebj`e`brd d jimprdr. ¡Hi tuvi bsd subrtb! Fd v`bod sb fbvdhtú e`j`bhei qub hi bhjihtrdkd hded qub dfbardrd su v`bod jdrd drruaded y sdf`ú ebf judrt`ti. Ebspuàs eb qub fd sbôird Fdurd cuki cbjci uhd priluhed rbvbrbhj`d eb ebspbe`ed, sb vifv`ú y dkilbtbú ru`eisdmbhtb d fd miebfi, eboäheifd sifd pdrd qub vifv`brd d rbjiabr tieis dqubffis jistisis simkrbris. Fd mujcdjcd bstdkd djistumkrded df

prijbe`m`bhti> sb rbstrbaú fd jdrd jih bf eirsi eb fd mdhi y pris`au`ú su trdkdoi fbhtd, pbri ikbe`bhtbmbhtb.  

Aruscbhnd sb vifv`ú cdj`d fd rbhe`od eb fd itrd pdrbe y, tdf jimi fi bspbrdkd, ebsjukr`ú d fd sbôird Fdurd y df jdkdffbri bh dh`mded dh`m ded jihvbrsdj`úh. D Dff pdrbjbr, àstb djdkdkd eb pdadr uhd jubhtd d fd sbôird. Fdurd, prikdkfbmbhtb pir ripds jimprdeds pir su bspisd, y tbhíd, debmäs, itrds `htbhj`ihbs. Bffd sdkíd muy k`bh eb quà `kd, pbri c`zi jimi s` hded y hi qu`si sdt`sldjbr sus ebsbis jih ebmds`ded priht`tue. Bf jdkdffbri, dpiyäheisb pr`mbri bh uh p`b y fubai bh bf itri, y dtusäheisb fis k`aitbs, e`oi l`hdfmbhtb qub fb austdríd vbr dfauhis miebfis, s` mdedmb tbhíd dfauhds mdh`quíbs qub pue`brdh pdsdrfb fds ÿft`mds jrbdj`ihbs. Mdedmb fb prbauhtú sihr`bhei s` qubríd vbr fis m`smis qub fd ÿft`md vbz, y quà fb pdrbjbríd vbr fd hubvd fíhbd eb ripd `htbr`ir. Bf jdkdffbri jihtbstú dprbsurdedmbhtb qub fds miebfis eb fd vbz dhtbr`ir brdh prbj`isds, pbri qub hi fb `mpirtdríd vbr d itrds, tieds muy dmdkfbs y bhjdhtdeirds s`h eued, pubsti qub trdkdodkdh pdrd fd jàfbkrb Fdurd, y qub fd ripd `htbr`ir fb `htbrbsdkd mujci. m ujci. Fd sbôird Fdurd Fdurd jihtbstú qub `kd d mistrdrfb mistr drfb uhds judhtds miebfis, qub ebkbríd pirtdrsb jimi Wdr`s jih fds e`isds ar`bads, pbri… y fd sbôird Fdurd sb m`rú fds f ds mdhis qub ouaubtbdkdh jih uhds judhtds mihbeds eb iri. Bf jdkdffbri sihr`ú, fb dsbaurú qub fd ebf`jdebzd jih qub trdtdkd bf dsuhti hi pieíd sbr supbrded pir fd edmd mäs rbl`hded ―jumpf`ei qub bffd djbptú jih lru`j`úh y fb bhtrbaú e`sjrbtdmbhtb uhis judhtis rukfis mäs. Fd sbôird Fdurd fi eboú bhtihjbs pdrd `r bh kusjd eb sus mujcdjcds. Bf jdkdffbri sb qu`tú bf fdrai dkr`ai, mistrdhei uh jcdfbji jih kitihbs eb pfdtd qub cdjídh oubai jih fds cbk`ffds eb fis zdpdtis. Z`h eued dqubf cimkrb brd uh edhey. Zu pbfujd kfdhjd brd `hmdjufded y sus pdhtdfihbs y mbe`ds brdh eb fd mäs l`hd l `hd sbed. Zb sbhtú bh bf silä y ebsdtú bf pr`mbr kitúh eb sus pdhtdfihbs jih bf ristri rbspfdhebj`bhtb ebf cimkrb qub sdkb qub prihti sb fb vd d edr sdt`sldjj`úh. sdt` sldjj`úh. Bh dqubf `hstdhtb bhtrú fd sbôird Fdurd bhjdkbzdhei uh rbkdôi eb miebfis, cbrmisds oúvbhbs eb tied jfdsb eb t`pis, ebseb fd ruk`d mbhue`td cdstd fd mirbhd bsjufturdf. Fds mujcdjcds ffbvdkdh tied jfdsb eb ripd `htbr`ir> s`h s` h bmkdrai, brdh `audfbs bh uh dspbjti? hi ffbvdkdh sistbhbs, s`hi jirp`ôis pbqubôis qub dpbhds jukrídh fd pdrtb `hlbr`ir eb sus pbjcis, ebodhei fis pbzihbs df d`rb. Ffbvdkdh jdm`sds kirededs y fdrais pdhtdfihbs eb bhjdob qub fbs ffbadkdh df tik`ffi. M`bhtrds jdm`hdkdh bh jírjufi, pir fd rbhe`od dk`brtd eb sus pdhtdfihbs pieídh de`v`hdrsb vbffis ruk`is, jdstdôis i mirbhis, uh kubh truji eb fd ardh mie`std, qub sdkíd eb bxc`k`j` bxc`k`j`ihbs. ihbs. Fds oúvbhbs dpbhds s` m`rdkdh df cimkrb> hi qubrídh ffdmdrfb fd dtbhj`úh pirqub sdkídh qub bsjiabríd súfi d uhd eb bffds. Àf eboú qub e`brdh vdr`ds vubftds bh jírjufi, rbfdm`àheisb fis fdk`is y bxdm`häheifds ju`edeisdmbhtb. L`hdfmbhtb, sbôdfú d eis eb bffds, mujcdjcds pbqubôds hi muy cbrmisds, pir fi mbhis bsi pbhsú Aruscbhnd m`bhtrds bsp`dkd. Fd sbôird Fdurd ebsp`e`ú d tieds fds ebmäs qub dkdheihdrih bf prikdeir jih ardh df`v`i y, ffbväheisb d uh r`hjúh d fds eis rbstdhtbs, fbs susurrú uhd irebh bh tihi bhàra`ji. Fds mujcdjcds fd m`rdrih dhs`isdmbhtb, pbri

pir fi ebmäs hi pdrbj`brih pdrbj`br ih sirprbhebrsb eb fi qub fbs djdkdkd eb ebj`r. \ifv`àheisb bhtihjbs cdj`d bf jdkdffbri, fd sbôird Fdurd fb jimbhtú qub cdkíd bsjia`ei d eis  

mujcdjcds jimpfdj`bhtbs, pbri qub, s` tbhíd fd mbhir qubod, bffd e`spihíd eb uh kubh fät`ai eb jubri qub cdríd jdmk`dr eb `ebd d judfqu`br mijisd tbstdrued. Ebspuàs, jih uhd `hjf`hdj`úh mdobstuisd eb fd jdkbzd, sdf`ú. Fds mujcdjcds sb sbhtdrih bh bf silä, d dmkis fdeis ebf cimkrb, fb pus`brih fis krdzis dfrbebeir ebf jubrpi y sb dprbtdrih jihtrd àf jih uh «Cifd, tíi¾ muy ebsadhdei. Àf, d su vbz, fds riebú jih sus krdzis, fbs dadrrú fis pbjcis y sb mistrú sdt sdt`slbjci `slbjci eb su jiheujtd.  ―Dcird, h`ôds ―jimbhzú― dhtbs qub hded, jbrrde fds rbhe`ods rbhe`o ds eb vubstris vubstr is pdhtdfihbs pdhtdf ihbs y hi eboà`s qub bsis ie`isis pbf`tis sdfadh pir dcí. Jfdri, dcí ffbvä`s vubstris h`e`tis pbri ¹d qu`àh fb `htbrbsdh bsds jisds tdh jijc`hds9 Fds mujcdjcds sb doustdrih k`bh fis pdhtdfihbs, jbrrdhei fds rbhe`ods, y s`au`brih jih su jimbe`d. Dprbtäheifi y djdr`j`äheifi, fd mdhi eb uhd eb fds h`ôds pdsú pir ebfdhtb eb sus pdhtdfihbs> bhtihjbs àf fd dadrrú y fb `he`jú qub ebkíd dkrírsbfis. Fujcdhei jih fis kitihbs, fds mujcdjcds fb ebsdkrijcdrih fd krdaubtd y bxtrdobrih su piffd. D Aruscbhnd hi fb pdrbj`ú muy tbhtdeird> brd riod, mbe`i t`bsd t` bsd y kfdhed.  ―Kàsdmb ―e`oi bf jdkdffbri jdkdff bri d fd itrd jc`jd― y mbtb tu kih`td fbhaud bh m` kijd. ―  Bhtihjbs fd kbsú, jcupäheifd y pbadhei sus fdk`is d fis eb bffd tdh lubrtbmbhtb, qub fd oivbh sb qubeú s`h df`bhti, pih`àheisb riod.  ―¡Dhed! ―E`oi àf, `htbrr ` htbrrump`b ump`bhei hei bf kbsuqubi―. kbsuqub i―. ¡Cdz jis`tds jis`t ds jih tu fbhaud, f bhaud, p`jdrihd! p`jdr ihd! P Aruscbhnd puei vbr júmi fd ruk`d sb bslirzdkd pir jimpfdjbrfi, pbri s`h jihsbau`rfi ebf tiei. Bh fd siftú y bmpbzú bf m`smi prijbe`m`bhti jih fd mirbh`td, qub tbhíd bhtrb sus ebeis su vbrad.  ―\bdmis s` fi f i cdjbs mb mboir oir qub bffd. bf fd. Dsí lub. Ubhíd fd fbhaud mäs dhjcd y fd lritú fbhtd y l`rmbmbhtb jihtrd fd fbhaud y fis e`bhtbs eb àf> bf cimkrb a`m`ú eb pfdjbr. B Bstdkd stdkd ebspbrtdhei su dpbt`ti sbxudf, pbri hi dsí su `hstrumbhti, `hstr umbhti, qub pbrmdhbjíd bh bf m`smi tr`stb bstdei eb lfdjj`ebz. Dcird cdkríd qub ijupdrsb eb àf, y dsí fi e`spusi. Zb fbvdhtú, bhjdm`häheisb cdj`d bf dfti bspboi qub jukríd uhd pdrbe ebf prikdeir, prikdeir, jifijú dhtb sí uh jioíh y itri ebträs> s`tudei eb pbrl`f dhtb bf bspboi, irebhú d fds mujcdjcds qub sb drrie`ffdrdh bh fis jio`hbs. Wir supubsti, yd sdkídh quà tbhídh qub cdjbr> pir fi tdhti, bh judhti bstuv`brih eb rie`ffds, fb kdodrih fis pdhtdfihbs cdstd fis tik`ffis, fb suk`brih fd jdm`sd eb sbed ar`s pir ebkdoi ebf jcdfbji y pus`brih mdhis d fd ikrd. Fd ruk`td tbhíd bf p`ti p`t i ebf v`boi ebfdhtb. Fi jia`ú jih fd mdhi ebrbjcd, ebsf`zú fd ``zqu`bred zqu`bred pir ebkdoi y bmpbzú d fdmbrfb fd kdrr`ad, eb drr`kd dkdoi, fd pdrtb `htbrhd eb fis musfis, fd piffd y sus eis jimpdôbris (bh dqubffd ijds`úh kdstdhtb ebshutr`eis) qub fb jifadkdh ebsdh`mdeis bhtrb fds p`brhds. L`hdfmbhtb, ebsf`zú fd puhtd ebf p`ti bh su kijd y djdr`j`ú jih fis fdk`is eb drr`kd dkdoi fd vbrad… qub, pir j`brti, dÿh hi sb fb cdkíd pubsti t`bsd. Fd mirbh`td cdkíd dk`brti jih fis ebeis fis jdrr`ffis eb sus hdfads y, dprbtdhei l`rmbmbhtb bf

ristri bhtrb dmkis, djdr`j`dkd bf iobtb jih fd fbhaud. Aruscbhnd dem`rú su tdfbhti> cdstd lritú uh piji su h`ei eb dmir, `mda`hdhei qub dqubffd muobr bxpbrtd sb fi bstdkd cdj`bhei d bffd. Bf jdkdffbri bstdkd eb p`b, jih fds p`brhds dk`brtds y fds mdhis bh fd jdkbzd eb fds mujcdjcds,  

dem`rdhei bf jihouhti qub lirmdkdh fis trbs bh bf bspboi. Wbri hi tdreú bh mistrdrsb ebsjihtbhti eb fd ruk`d.  ―Dsí hi, si pbrrd pbr rd ―fb ―f b e`oi―. e` oi―. Jiab ousti fd puhtd ebf p`ti bhtrb tus fdk`is fdk`i s y djdr`j`drd djdr` j`drd jih tu tu fbhaud. ―P dsí sb c`zi. Wdsdrih mujcis m`hutis, fds eis mujcdjcds rbsp`rdkdh jih e`l`juftde m`bhtrds rbdf`zdkdh su tdrbd, pbri bf cimkrb hi pdrbjíd bxpbr`mbhtdr blbjti dfauhi. Fd mirbh`td sb cdkíd ebtbh`ei yd vdr`ds vbjbs pdrd ebsjdhsdr uh piji fd fbhaud> eb rbpbhtb, bf v`boi v` boi e`i mbe`d vubftd y fb c`zi kbsdr d bffd su vbrad `hdjt`vd. Fd ruk`d sb qubeú m`rdhei uh mimbhti fd jdv`ede isjurd y dk`brtd qub sb fb prbsbhtdkd. Wir fi v`sti, odmäs cdkíd tbh`ei d su e`spis`j`úh uh jufi eb cimkrb. Wbri su ristri bxprbsú rbs`ahdj`úh jimi s` pbhsdrd? «¹Tuà «¹Tuà rbmbe`i9 Eb tieis mieis cdy qub sbau`r debfdhtb…¾. Bmpbzú pir lritdr bf dhi jih fis ebeis pdrd sdjdr fd cumbede qub cdkíd ebodei su dm`ad mirbhd y sdjú fd fbhaud jimi s` lubrd d ebsjifadrfd, jisd qub c`zi tdhtd ardj`d d Aruscbhnd qub bstuvi d puhti eb rbír. Fd Fd mujcdjcd mbt`ú bhtihjbs su jdrd bh fd cbhe`eurd y pir fis miv`m`bhtis ebf jubffi puei jimprikdr Aruscbhnd qub bstdkd fdm`bhei> `hmbe`dtdmbhtb bx`a`ú bf jdkdffbri qub fi c`j`brd jih mäs v`air. Bffd sb `hjf`hú uh `hstdhtb, bjcú uhd m`rded df bspboi y pdrbj`ú tbhbr uhd `ebd. Fi dadrrú eb hubvi, pbri pdrbjíd pihbr tdhti bmpbôi, qub fi ebsv`dkd eb su pis`j`úh, eboäheifi jds` eb bspdfeds df bspboi. Wir supubsti, àf pritbstú pritbst ú y e`oi qub tbhíd qub bhsbôdrfb d cdjbr bsds jisds y qub cdkfdríd ebf dsuhti jih Fdurd. Wbri bffd dprbtú su ristri jihtrd uhi eb sus jdrr`ffis, fb dkr`ú bf ir`l`j`i jih bf ebei eb fd mdhi m dhi ebrbjcd y sb pusi d lritdrfb bf dhi jih fd ebrbjcd, qub prbv`dmbhtb cdkíd miodei. Bf rbsuftdei lub bstupbhei? bf jdkdffbri bmpbzú d abm`r, dfdkdhei su cdk`f`ede, lbf`j`täheifd pir su fbhaud y jihs`au`ú dh`mdrsb.  ―Fdmb, fdmb, fdm b, si pbrrd. pbrr d. ¡Ic, dcird sí! ¡Bxjbfbhtb! ¡Bxjbfbht b! ¹Wir quà hi fi f i c`j`stb c`j`s tb dhtbs, dht bs, zirr`td…9 zirr` td…9 Fd ruk`d, jih uhd mbzjfd eb irauffi pir bstdr bhadôäheifi y bf tbmir d sbr ebsjuk`brtd, s`au`ú uadhei jih su ebei mbô`qub bh fd bhtrded ebf dhi, cdstd pbhbtrdrfi eb vbz bh judhei uh piji pir bf jiheujti. M`bhtrds tdhti, fd mirbh`td cdkíd bstdei trdkdodhei s`h pdrdr, cdstd qub sb e`i jubhtd eb qub `kd d fiardr l`hdfmbhtb su pripús`ti. Hi pieíd ebj`rsb qub bf p`ti bstdkd t`bsi, pbri fis hbrv`is y fis mÿsjufis eb su dpdrdti sb rbtirjídh y kr`hjdkdh y, l`hdfmbhtb, sura`brih fis fíqu`eis… hi bh jcirri dre`bhtb, s`hi bh lirmd eb uhds judhtds aitds. Hi brd fd pr`mbrd vbrad qub fd mirbh`td cdkíd mdh`pufdei eb bsd lirmd. Eb cbjci dqubf t`pi eb trdti dmirisi brd fd bspbj`df`ede ebf bstdkfbj`m`bhti eb fd sbôird Fdurd, y tieds sus mujcdjcds brdh bxpbrtds. Wir fi tdhti, d fd mirbh`td hi fb `mpirtú kbkbr dqubf fíqu`ei, dprbtdhei df m`smi t`bmpi fd vbrad y dkrdzäheifi bstrbjcdmbhtb bhtrb fds p`brhds pdrd f`mp`drfi ebf tiei.  ―Muy k`bh ―murmur ―m urmurú, ú, rbjcdzdhei rbjcdzdh ei d fd mujcdjcd―. muj cdjcd―. Muy k`bh. k`b h.

  Hi is mivä`s miv ä`s fb e`oi e` oi fd f d mir mirbh`td bh`td.. Urdoi uhd vds`od vd s`od jih daud y uhd tidffd, tidff d, y fi f i f`mp`ú f` mp`ú muy bl`jdzmbhtb, pir ebträs y pir ebfdhtb> d Aruscbhnd fb rbsuftú uhd vbredebrd fbjj`úh, pubs huhjd cdkíd ffbvdei d jdki bsb trdkdoi.  

Bhtihjbs fds mujcdjcds fb jifijdrih k`bh fis pdhtdfihbs y cdstd fi jbp`ffdrih ―duh judhei hi cdkíd fd mbhir mitd eb pifvi bh su ripd―, fb dyuedrih d pihbrsb bf fdrai dkr`ai y, jimi kubhds s`rv`bhtds, fb e`brih su simkrbri eb trbs p`jis jih fds pfumds. Cdkfú jih bffds jih kubhis miedfbs, rbadôú d fd ruk`d pir cdkbrfb cbjci rbhbadr df pr`hj`p`i y krimbú e`j`bhei qub ebkbríd ebjírsbfi d fd sbôird Fdurd. Aruscbhnd puei edrsb jubhtd eb qub brd uh jdkdffbri muy sdt`slbjci bf qub eboú bf vbst`eir jdm`hdhei jih drriadhj`d, jimi jirrbspiheíd d uh dhj`dhi eb su pis`j`úh. Dhtbs eb sdf`r, e`i dfai eb e`hbri e` hbri d jded uhd eb fds m mujcdjcds. ujcdjcds. Dpbhds cuki sdf`ei, y dÿh sb drrbafdkdh fds mujcdjcds ebfdhtb ebf bspboi, judhei bhtrú fd sbôird Fdurd jimi uh curdjäh.  ―¡Edemb bf e`hbri! ―ar`tú tbhe`bhei tbhe` bhei fd mdhi―. ¡P d trdkdodr trdkd odr itrd vbz, dhtbs eb qub is ebsp`ed! Jih ardh sirprbsd eb Aruscbhnd fds eis oúvbhbs bhtrbadrih bf e`hbri s`h pritbstdr. Fd sbôird Fdurd fi jihtú ju`edeisdmbhtb y qubeú sdt`slbjcd, sdt`sl bjcd, pubs su v`s`tdhtb br brdd kubh pdadeir pdadeir.. Wbff`zjú fds mbo`ffds mbo`ff ds eb fds mujcdjcds, y fbs e`oi sihr`bhei?  ―Tuà päodri pä odri mäs rdri ¹vbrede9 Hi pubeb pub eb fiardr qub sb fb pihad t`bsd, t`bs d, pbri tiedvíd tiedví d fb s`aub austdhei bf dsuhti. Cdkà`s tbrm`hdei prihti jih àf. Fd ÿft`md vbz fds mujcdjcds sb fds pdsdrih mirdeds. P sdjú d sus jc`jds ebf vbst`eir. vbst` eir. Uied fd bsjbhd cdkíd rbsuftdei uhd vbredebrd rbvbfdj`úh pdrd Aruscbhnd. Dpdrbhtbmbhtb, fd sbôird Fdurd tbhíd uh hbaij`i sbjuhedr`i qub dtrdíd d mujcis jf`bhtbs jf` bhtbs y qub ffbvdkd dk`brtdmbhtb. dk`brtdm bhtb. Fb jruzú d Aruscbhnd pir fd jdkbzd fd pis`k`f`ede eb qub Mdrt`td, fd irihed mujcdjcd eb hdr`z rbsp`haded, pue`brd sbrv`r eb dmdhtb d fd abhtb eb pistíh. Wir supubsti, Mdrtd brd súfi jisturbrd. Bf qub sb ebtuv`brd bh fd jdffb, dhtbs eb bhtrdr jih Aruscbhnd bh fd t`bhed eb fd sbôird Fdurd, sb ebk`ú sbaurdmbhtb d qub tbm`brd tbm `brd qub bmpfbdrdh d Aruscbhnd Aruscbhnd jimi «miebfi¾. Eb prihti, Aruscbhnd tuvi pfbhd jihj`bhj`d ebf pbf`ari bh qub sb bhjihtrdkd. ¹Mdhedríd fd sbôird Fdurd ffdmdr d fd pif`jíd9 ¹Fd ffbvdrídh df kurebf eb Zilíd9 Wbri ousti bh dqubf `hstdhtb iyú ru`eis bh bf jimpdrt`mbhti jimpdrt`m bhti vbj`hi y rbarbsú d su pubsti eb iksbrvdj`úh. \`i d uhd pdrbod qub jimprdkd uh vbst`ei eb hijcb> uh vbst`ei vbreb, fdrai y vdpirisi, qub djdkdkd eb bfba`r. Fd muobr, qub tbhíd bf vbst`ei bh fd mdhi y bstdkd irebhdhei jdmk`is d su dhtioi, tbheríd uhis judrbhtd dôis> brd eb jihst`tuj`úh jihst` tuj`úh mbhued, pbri mäs k`bh aired. Zus krdzis y p`brhds, qub pdrbjídh bstdr s`bmprb bh miv`m`bhti, brdh jirtis, rbeiheis y s`h ardj`d> su vifum`hisi kusti, juyd pdrtb supbr`ir sdfíd ebf bsjitb eb uh mdahíl`ji vbst`ei eb tdreb, brd jimi rio`zi. Ubhíd iois hbaris, pbhbtrdhtbs y piji dmdkfbs, y sus fdk`is, dprbtdeis bh uhd sihr`sd dlbjtded, trdtdkdh eb e`s`mufdr su vbredebrd hdturdfbzd. @kd djimpdôded pir su mdr`ei, uh t`pi lirh`ei eb su m`smd bede, eb cimkris dhjcis, jdffdei y titdfmbhtb eim`hdei pir su bspisd. [bpbtíd tiei fi qub bffd ebjíd jih uhd r`sd kikd, jdkdffuhd, qub àf m`smi cdkíd `hvbhtdei, y hi pdrbjíd tbhbr vifuhtde prip`d, jisd qub s`h eued hi

hbjbs`tdkd, eded fd qub mdh`lbstdkd su bspisd. E`sjutídh jih vbcbmbhj`d. Fd sbôird Fdurd dfdkdkd djdfirdedmbhtb bf vbst`ei, m`bhtrds fd muobr pbeíd uh ebsjubhti pir sbr fd pr`mbrd vbz qub jimprdkd bh fd jàfbkrb t`bhed eb fd sbôird  

Fdurd. Judhei, l`hdfmbhtb, sb pus`brih eb djubrei sikrb fd jdht`ede, fd muobr bjcú uhd m`rded d fds miebfis y ebjfdrú qub fb austdríd qub uhd eb fds miebfis ffbvdrd bf vbst`ei d su jdsd dqubffd m`smd hijcb. Fd mujcdjcd qub sbôdfdkd brd uhd mirbh`td dftd y k`bh lirmded. Zu jut`s `hus`tdedmbhtb kfdhji ebspbrtú fd f d dem`rdj`úh eb Aruscbhnd. Fd sbôird Fdurd jihtbmpfú d fd mujcdjcd uh `hstdhtb y vdj`fú. Wbri ebspuàs, jih uhd rbvbrbhj`d, ebjfdrú qub fd jc`jd bstdríd bst dríd bh su jdsd, y d su sbrv`j`i, dqubffd hijcb. Bf mdr`ei pdaú jih uhd r`sd kikd y uh jimbhtdr`i jim bhtdr`i eb su prip`d jisbjcd?  ―Rhd muobr s`bmpr s `bmprbb t`bhb qub sdf`rsb sdf` rsb jih fd f d suyd. Fd m`rded ffbhd eb cum`fede eb fd oivbh dftd s`au`ú s` au`ú d fis jf`bhtbs qub sb dfbodkdh.  ―¹Bstäs k`bh, k` bh, i s`aubs jih j ih fd rbafd9 rbaf d9 ―fb prbauhtú prb auhtú fd sbôird s bôird Fdurd. Fd mujcdjcd fbvdhtú su vbst`ei jih uh ¡Ic! eb `he`ahdj`úh> ebspuàs, dkr`bhei sus pdhtdfihbs, mbt`ú bf ebei bh su h`ei eb dmir y sdjú uh pbedzi eb dfaieúh qub pdrbjíd f`mp`i. Mdedmb timú uh pbedj`ti eb tbfd kfdhjd, bhvifv`ú jih bffd su ebei y fi mbt`ú priluhedmbhtb pir bf ir`l`j`i> df sdjdrfi, hi tbhíd fd mbhir m mdhjcd dhjcd eb sdharb.  ―¡Mbht`risd  ―¡Mbht `risd!! ―ar`tú ―ar` tú fd f d sbôird sbôir d Fdurd―. Fd m`tde m `tde ebf t`bmpi t `bmpi mb e`jbs e` jbs qub t`bhbs t`bhb s bf mbs, y fd itrd m`tde qub fi vds d tbhbr. Ub bstäs bjcdhei dträs ¹bc9 P brbs fd mäs lubrtb eb tieds. ¡Bmkustbrd! ¹Juähei tb e` uhd pdf`zd pir ÿft`md vbz9  ―Fd sbmdhd ebspuàs ebs puàs eb Wdsjud ―jihtbst ―jihtbstúú mdhsdmbhtb mdhsdm bhtb fd f d oivbh.  ―Kubhi ―jihtbstú ―jihtbst ú fd pdtrihd―. pdt rihd―. Ebkbríds Ebkbríd s rbj` rbj`k`r k`r uhd kubhd tuhed dcird m`sm m `smi, i, pir cdkbrmb cdkbr mb mbht`ei. Wbri `räs d jdsd eb bsd abhtb bstd hijcb y cdräs fi qub tb mdhebh ―hi sà quà sbrä―, y s` bsd sbôird sb qubed jihtbhtd jiht`ai tb ebodrà pir bstd vbz. Wbri, s` mb bhtbri eb qub hi tb cds pirtdei jimi E`is mdhed, hi pbrebrà yd m` t`bmpi h` m`s lubrzds jih tus bspdfeds, eb tieis mieis sih ebmds`dei eurds pdrd m` fät`ai. Ub bhv`drà d fd jim`sdríd y mdhedrà qub tb ebh vb`ht`j`hji fdt`adzis eb nhut . Bsi tb jurdrä eb tu pbrbzd, si aifld. (Ebkb bxpf`jdrsb dquí, pdrd qub fi jimprbhed bf fbjtir miebrhi, qub bh [us`d fis s`rv`bhtbs brdh bhv`deis d fd jim`sdríd mäs jbrjdhd jih uh mbhsdob y uh e`hbri> dffí dff í sb fbs `hlf`aíd `hlf `aíd bf jdst`ai `he`jdei, pir fi abhbrdf jih bf nhut , bh fd bspdfed i fds hdfads. Fubai, Fubai, bf s`rv`bhtb vifvíd d jdsd eb su dmi jih uh rbj`ki pir bf e`hbri y bf `hlirmb ebf jdst`ai edei. Bsd jistumkrb s`au`ú v`abhtb tiedvíd bh fds ardhebs j`uedebs cdj`d l`hdfbs ebf s`afi S@S).  ―¹Wdrd quà jrbb ustbe qub bsd pdrbod qubrrä d uhd jc`jd9 ―prbauhtú uhd eb fds oúvbhbs judhei sdfídh ebf vbst`eir> fd prbauhtd qubeú s`h rbspubstd. Aruscbhnd ebdmkufú bh fd sbm`isjur`ede eb su odufd. Hi sb dtrbvíd d pbe`r sijirri. Ubhíd cdmkrb y sbe. [bjireú qub bh bf itri vbst`eir cdkíd daud bh fd mbsd ebf r`hjúh. Udhtbú d su dfrbebeir y bhjihtrú uhd mbsd `audf y uhd odrrd eb pfdtd jih daud, kbk`ú fdrais sirkis y vifv`ú df silä. Fis m`hutis trdhsjurrídh fbhtdmbhtb. Iyú vijbs y r`sds bh fis jukíjufis jiht`auis, pbri yd hi fb `htbrbsdkd sbau`r m`rdhei. Bhtihjbs, pdrd dfbodr sus pbhsdm`bhtis eb su prip`d dhaust`d, sb

fbvdhtú y sb djbrjú d uhd eb fds rbhe`ods. Fd bsjbhd mbrbjíd su dtbhj`úh. Fd jf`bhtb qub cdkíd bh bf vbst`eir vbst `eir tbhíd uh dspbjti bxtrdôi. Eb uhis trb`htd dôis eb bede, pdrbjíd mäs cubsued qub musjufisd. Ffbvdkd uh trdob eb mihtdr eb  

fíhbds sikr`ds, jih jubffi dfti y abmbfis bh fis puôis. Zus iois ebfdtdkdh `htbf`abhj`d, fd fíhbd eb fd kijd brd eurd y hi tbhíd jifir bh fds mbo`ffds, m bo`ffds, jisd qub fb edkd uh dspbjti piji dtrdjt`vi. Cdkíd iktbh`ei eb Fdurd d uhd cbrmisd cbrmisd miebfi, mäs qub sul`j`bhtb pdrd bhtr bhtrbtbhbrfd btbhbrfd d bffd. Fd miebfi brd uhd ruk`d hdturdf eb mbe`dhd bstdturd, jih pbjcis ardhebs y m`rded `hijbhtb. Brd muy lbmbh`hd y, duh judhei yd yd cdkíd jumpf`ei fis vb`htb, tbhíd dspbjti `hldht` `hldht`f. f. Fd muobr sb e`vbrtíd qu`täheifb bf jirp`ôi d fd jc`jd. Uimú bh sus mdhis cubsueds fis pbjcis kfdheis y sudvbs eb fd oivbh y dem`rú fis e`m`hutis pbzihbs. Lritäheifis jihtrd su mbo`ffd y kbsäheifis trdv`bsdmbhtb, murmurú?  ―Brbs uhd kubhd jc`jd jc` jd ¹vbrede9 ¹vb rede9 Hi pbrm`t`r pbrm` t`räs äs qub bsis kbst`ds kbst` ds eb cimkrbs cimkrb s tb t b tiqubh. tiqub h. ¹Hi bs j`brti9  ―¡Ic, hi, huhjd! h uhjd! ―jihtbstú ―jihtbst ú fd mujcdjcd―. mujcdjcd ―. ¡Huhjd! Zúfi viy jih muobrbs. muobr bs. Fd sbôird Fdurd hi pbrm`t`ríd odmäs qub uh cimkrb mb pus`brd fis iois bhj`md.  ―Zí, pbjcis tdh sudvbs, pbzihbs tdh pbqubôis, `htdjtis, `htdj tis, prbj`isd prbj` isd jr`dturd jr`d turd ―pris`au`ú ―pris`au` ú fd jf`bhtb. Dkdheihäheisb d fd bmij`úh, sb drrie`ffú d fis p`bs eb fd mujcdjcd, fb ebsdtú fis fdrais pdhtdfihbs y sb fis qu`tú jih uhd eufzurd qub rbsuftdkd `hsúf`td bh uhd muobr m uobr jih p`bs y mdhis tdh ardhebs. Bhtihjbs sb pusi d lritdr sus mbo`ffds jihtrd bf mihtb eb \bhus, djdr`j`dhei fds jdebrds eb fd oivbh jih tbrhurd. Fd mujcdjcd m`rdkd bf bspboi s`h ijupdrsb eb fi qub fd muobr bstuv`brd cdj`bhei jih bffd. Zb tijdkd f`abrdmbhtb bf pbjci, drrbafdkd dfaÿh kujfb bh ebsirebh y sb miodkd fis fdk`is jih fd fbhaud pdrd cumbebjbrfis. Dkr`ú dutimät`jdmbhtb fds p`brhds judhei fd muobr mbt`ú bf ebei íhe`jb eb su mdhi ebrbjcd bh su jubvd y bmpbzú d kbsdrfb bf v`bhtrb y bf pbfi ruk`i y r`zdei qub riebdkd fd bhtrded ebf tbhtdeir ir`l`j`i. Zb eboú jdbr s`h ilrbjbr rbs`stbhj`d judhei fd muobr fd tumkú bh bf silä> sb bst`rú y sb pusi uh dfmicdeúh ebkdoi eb fd jdkbzd, ebodhei jifadr uhd p`brhd df subfi y jifijäheisb eb lirmd qub su rbhe`od dk`brtd qubedrd bh bf ähaufi ebf silä, e`spubstd d djbptdr fi qub v`h`brd. Fd muobr bmpbzú d cdjbrfb bf dmir s`stbmät`jdmbhtb, `htbrrump`àheisb eb vbz bh judhei, curadhei jih fis fdk`is bf ebf`j`isi ir`l`j`i jih susp`ris eb pfdjbr, jimi s` cuk`brd bhjihtrdei uhd oiyd vdf`isd. Wbri fd oivbh o ivbh hi pdrbjíd muy `mprbs`ihded. Bs mäs, judhei su jf`bhtb dprbtú jih dcíhji su kijd bh dqubf fuadr y sb pusi d jcupdr jih mäs pds`úh ―dlbrrdhei df m`smi m` smi t`bmpi t`bm pi fds hdfads y bmpuoäheifds cdj`d ebfdhtb, cdj`d su fbhaud da`tded―, fd ruk`d sb rdsjú fd hdr`z y sb drrbafú bf pbfi, jimi s` hi lubrd bffd fd kbhbl`j`dríd eb dqubf drrbkdti. Wir supubsti, eb vbz bh judhei fb cdjíd uh piji jdsi y pihíd fd mdhi bh fd jdkbzd eb fd fbsk`dhd, mivíd fds hdfads bh jírjufis, jimi bh fbhtds jihvufs`ihbs y fdhzdkd eàk`fbs abm`eis. Wbri jimi su prip`d jiheujtd fb rbsuftdkd dkurr`ed, prihti fi eboú jirrbr. Aruscbhnd sb sbhtíd dtúh`td dhtb tdhtd lr`dfede ―i mboir e`jci, `hsbhs`k`f`ede― pir pdrtb eb fd ruk`d. Z`mpdt`zdkd jih fd bxj`tded bxj`t ded muobr qub dcird dprbtdkd sus rie`ffds, m mbhbdkd bhbdkd su trdsbri, sb

pihíd jifirded y bmpbzdkd d suedr ebhtri eb sus doustdeds ripds. L`hdfmbhtb a`m`ú, y fd ruk`d, `htbrprbtäheifi jimi sbôdf eb qub sb dprix`mdkd bf iradsmi, c`zi uh ÿft`mi bslubrzi pdrd ilrbjbrsb mboir d fis f is fdk`is äv`eis, jih susp`ris eb l`ha`ed pds`úh.  

Fd muobr sb pusi eb p`b, jih tiei bf ristri miodei ―s`h eued pir su prip`d sdf`vd― m`bhtrds fd ruk`d trdíd jih `heifbhj`d uhd jukbtd jih daud y f`mp`dkd su ristri sueirisi. Fd jf`bhtb cdkíd ebodei eb jihs`ebrdrfd jimi fd bhjdrhdj`úh eb fd kbffbzd.  ―Kubhi, yd bstä ―e`oi fd muobr―. muob r―. Aifld Aifl d dsqubris d squbrisd, d, tÿmkdt t ÿmkdtbb eb bspdfeds, bspdfed s, qub viy d pbadrtb. pbadrtb . Fds tíds jimi tÿ ebkbrídh sbr dzitdeds uhd cird e`dr`d cdstd qub dkdheihdrdh bsd v`ed e`sifutd y sb hbadrdh d dkr`rsb eb p`brhds dhtb judfqu`brd. Brbs uhd zirrd y hi mbrbjbs bf pdh qub tb jimbs. Kubhi ¹pdrd quà e`ai tiei bsti9 Fi cdjbs pir e`hbri y dcí fi t`bhbs. ―P mbt`ú dfai eb e`hbri ebkdoi eb fd dfmicded, df pdrbjbr fi mäs fbois f bois pis`kfb, pdrd hi tijdr s`qu`brd fd p`bf eb fd mdhi eb fd mujcdjcd―. Uimd, jijc`hd ―e`oi y sdf`ú eb fd cdk`tdj`úh. cdk`t dj`úh. Fds pdfdkrds cdkídh dlbjtdei d fd ruk`d y, m`bhtrds sbjdkd su h`ei, cÿmbei dÿh, m`rú ebtbh`edmbhtb su s`fubtd bh bf bspboi. Bh dqubf mimbhti fd sbôird Fdurd sb prbj`p`tú bh bf vbst`eir, curaú kdoi fd dfmicded y rbjia`ú bf e`hbri.  ―¡Dc! ―pbhsú Aruscbhnd―. Z`h eued eu ed tdmk`àh tdmk `àh bsp`dkd bsp` dkd df itri it ri fdei ebf prikdeir. prikdeir . Fdurd hi sb mistrú muy jihtbhtd jih fd jdht`ede qub bhjihtrú.  ―[bdfmbhtb,  ―[bdfmbht b, tb bstäs vifv`bhei vifv`b hei jded eíd mäs pbrbzisd pbrbzis d ―bxjfdmú, ―bxjfdm ú, vifv`àheisb vifv`à heisb cdj`d fd mujcdjcd―. U`bhbs hiv`i ¹vbrede9 P prikdkfbmbhtb tb liffd jih adhds. Wir fi mbhis, pieíds l`ha`r uh piji mboir. ¹Tuà sbrä eb tu pderb y eb t` s` eboi eb pdadrfb9 Hi tbheríd`s uhd m`adod eb pdh pdrd jimbr. Wbri qu`zä tb `ríd k`bh, pirqub bstäs bhairedhei ebmds`dei. Dcird edtb pr`sd, pihtb ripd `htbr`ir hbard y bf vbst`ei eb hijcb kfdhji bsjitdei. Cdy uhis jf`bhtbs bh bf prikdeir judtri. ¡Dhed, vbtb yd! Hi cdkíd hded mäs qub vbr bh bf itri prikdeir. Aruscbhnd vifv`ú d tumkdrsb bh bf silä. Wdsú bf t`bmpi t`bm pi y sb qubeú eirm`ed cdstd qub dfau`bh dkr`ú fd pubrtd pir lubrd y fd ffdmú. Brd Mdrtd qub vbhíd d kusjdrfd pdrd ffbvdrfd df judrti pr`vdei eb fd sbôird Fdurd. Bstd cdkíd jdmk`dei eb jdrd> sihrbíd y sb mistrdkd dldkfb.  ―Tubr`ed ―e`oi sihr`bhei―, sihr`b hei―, cb pbhsdei mujci bh tu jdsi y bstiy eb djubrei> cds tbh`ei rdzúh eb cu`r ebf sbrv`j`i eb Mdedmb Zilíd. Ub dyuedrà y tbhai uhd ardh sirprbsd pdrd t`. Ub vbst`räs y vifvbräs d jdsd bstd hijcb jih tu qubr`ed dm`ad Mdrtd. Wbri bstdräs dquí mdôdhd d fds eijb bh puhti, y eàodmbfi eàodmbf i d mí, m í, yi ju`edrà eb qub tbhads uh kubh pirvbh`r. Duh judhei hi pubei pbrm`t`rmb edr rblua`i d uhd lua`t`vd, tbhai pdrd t` d pdrt`r eb mdôdhd uh bmpfbi mdahíl`ji ebf qub v`v`räs jimi uhd rb`hd. rb` hd. Ubheräs tiei fi qub pubeds bspbrdr> brbs tdh kbff kbffd… d… P s`au`ú cdkfdhei bh bstb tihi. Cdstd prbauhtú s` tbhídh dfai ebjbhtb pdrd jbhdr dqubffd hijcb y s` qubrídh dfai. Ebspuàs eb qub fds mujcdjcds fb dsbaurdrdh qub tbhídh fi hbjbsdr`i, rbadfú d Aruscbhndd uh fdzi kiredei qub cdjíd oubai jih bf vbst`ei Aruscbhn vbst` ei eb jdmpbs`hd qub ffbvdkd. Fds mujcdjcds c`j`brih uhd rbvbrbhj`d y dkdheihdrih fd jdsd. Rhd vbz bh ffdd jdffb, Aruscbhnd jihtú fi qub cdkíd v`sti, pbri hi fb rbsuftú hded hubvi d Mdrtd, qub cdkíd iíei cdkfdr eb bsds jisds, duhqub hi pieíd jimprbhebr rbdfmbhtb fi qub s`ah`l`jdkdh, s` ah`l`jdkdh, yd qub dÿh brd v`rabh. Wbri Aruscbhnd hi puei eirm`r y rblfbx`ihú mujci tied fd hijcb. Ebsjihl`dkd eb fd sbôird

Fdurd y ebj`e`ú hi vifvbr d su jdsd. Ubheríd Ubheríd qub ebodr tdmk`àh d Mdrtd s`h ebj`rfb ebj`rf b deiheb `ríd. Z`h eued fd sbôird Fdurd fd pbrsbau`ríd, i dv`sdríd d Zilíd> pir fi tdhti, Aruscbhnd ebkbríd ebsdpdrbjbr pir jimpfbti.  

Hi sdkíd qub fd sbôird Fdurd cdkíd rbj`k`ei rbspubstd df mbhsdob adfdhtb y qub uh dhj`dhi fb cdkíd jihtbstdei qub fb bhjdhtdríd dequ`r`r dqubffd kbffbzd, pbri qub hi pieíd `r cdstd bf eíd s`au`bhtb, d fds eijb. Zb sbht`ríd eblrduedei df eíd s`au`bhtb, d fds eijb, y Mdrtd bxpf`jdríd qub Aruscbhndd cdkíd ebsdpdrbj`ei y qub s`h eued fd pif`jíd fd cdkíd bhjihtrdei. Aruscbhn Fd sbôird Fdurd djdkú jrbyàheisbfi> pir fi mbhis, bstdkd sbaurd eb qub Mdrtd `ahirdkd bf pdrdebri eb Aruscbhnd. Zb s`ht`ú muy e`saustded pirqub pieíd cdkbr iktbh`ei kubh prbj`i pir fd vbhtd eb fd mujcdjcd. Wbri hi qu`si `hvbst`adr ebmds`dei, pirqub mäs vdfíd hi mbzjfdrsb ebmds`dei bh fis dsuhtis eb uhd bsjfdvd lua`t`vd.

 

47 Aruscbhnd sb bst`rú bh fd dhjcd jdmd eb Mdrtd. Àstd fb cdkíd edei uh kbsi df mdrjcdrsb, rbjimbheäheifb qub sb pbrsihdrd bh jdsd eb fd sbôird Fdurd d fds eijb. Aruscbhnd Aruscbhnd eurm`ú y siôú ebsp`brtd. Zb fbvdhtú pbrbzisdmbhtb y sb pusi bf vbst`ei eb jdmpbs`hd, ebodhei su cbrmisi vbst`ei eb v`dob bh bf drmdr`i eb Mdrtd. Eboú tiei su e`hbri, mbhis uh rukfi, sikrb fd jc`mbhbd, uhds fbtrds eb ebspbe`ed d su dm`ad, y dkdheihú fd jdsd ebspdj`i. Hi qubríd pbhsdr bh bf luturi. Jdm`hú trdhqu`fdmbhtb cdstd fds dlubrds eb fd j`uede, jruzú fd pubrtd, eiheb uhis judhtis jisdjis pdsdkdh bf rdti, y s`au`ú su jdm`hi jdm` hi cdj`d bf Misjivd. Zb sbhtú d ir`ffds ebf ríi, eboú vdadr fd m`rded pir fd dhjcd ffdhurd y iksbrvú, s`h prbstdrfbs mujcd dtbhj`úh, d fis jdmpbs`his qub rbjiaídh fd jisbjcd. Fds dauds ebf dhjci ríi jirrídh räp`eds. Mäs dffä, hdedkdh uhis mujcdjcis. Aruscbhnd bstdkd siôdhei jimi súfi pubeb cdjbrfi uh jdmpbs`hi rusi, uh subôi s`h pbhsdm`bhtis h` pdfdkrds, uh`àheisb d fd t`brrd y jihv`rt`àheisb bh pdrtb eb bffd, pbre`bhei fd hij`úh ebf fuadr y ebf t`bmpi. Judhei bf sif jdyú sikrb bf cir`zihtb, sb `hjirpirú y rbarbsú fbhtdmbhtb d fd j`uede. Zb ebtuvi bh uhd jdsd pÿkf`jd eiheb kbk`ú uh tdzúh eb sipd, dfai eb pdh y qubsi. Fis bsjdsis jf`bhtbs y bf pisdebri dpbhds sb l`odrih bh fd jdmpbs`hd jih bf ristri ijufti kdoi uhd pdôifbtd. Eb rbarbsi hubvdmbhtb d fd jdffb, sdjue`ú fd jdkbzd bhàra`jdmbhtb y bjcú d dhedr jih pdsi räp`ei cdj`d fd jdsd eb kdôis eb Fde`sfdus Krbhhd. Huhjd cdkíd bhtrdei bh bf fuadr, pbri jihijíd su rbputdj`úh. Fde`sfdus Krbhhd tbhíd uh jàfbkrb bstdkfbj`m`bhti eb kdôis lrbjubhtdei pir abhtb eb fd jfdsb mbe`d, y Aruscbhnd cdkíd ebj`e`ei jihvbrt`rsb bh s`rv`bhtd eb kdôis. Cuk`brd prblbr`ei jihsbau`r bf bmpfbi bh uhd eb fds jdsds eb kdôis hubvds y bfbadhtbs, lrbjubhtdeds pir fd kubhd sij`bede, pbri hi sb dtrbvíd pir tbmir d sbr ebsjuk`brtd. Hde`b Hde`b `ríd d kusjdrfd bh fd f d eb Krbhhd. Df dkr`r fd pubrtd, e`i jih uhd bhirmb sdfd eb kdôis pdrd cimkrbs. Fd sdfd ijupdkd tied fd pfdhtd kdod ebf be`l`j`i. Bh uh bhtdr`mdei eb mdebrd kfdhjd cdkíd eb judrbhtd d j`hjubhtd t`hds eb kdôi jifijdeds s`h irebh h` jihj`brti. Bh fds t`hds sb cdffdkdh sbhtdeis fis kdô`stds sikrb kdhqu`tis eb mdebrd, jih bf daud cdstd bf jubffi. Rhis judhtis pdrriqu`dhis sb kdôdkdh, itris fbídh, bsjr`kídh bh tdkf`tds jifijdeds sikrb fd t`hd, ouadkdh bhtrb sí i s`mpfbmbhtb s`mpfbmbht b jcdrfdkdh. Bf sbôir Krbhhd bstdkd sbhtdei df itri fdei eb fd sdfd, ebträs eb uh mistrdeir dfti, jih tied jfdsb eb kbk`eds y rblrbsjis. Aruscbhnd hi pbre`ú t`bmpi> sb e`r`a`ú cdj`d àf, m`bhtrds fd sbauídh fis iois eb tieis fis kdô`stds y jbfdeirbs. Fb ebjfdrú s`h t`m`ebz qub ebsbdkd jihvbrt`rsb bh uhd eb sus s`rv`bhtds. Krbhhd fd bxdm`hú jih m`rded bsjrutdeird bsjrut deird y fb e`oi e`o i qub bspbrdrd. Wdrbjíd uhd kdffbhd, eb uhis judrbhtd y j`hji dôis eb bede. Zu pbjci pbfuei, bxpubsti d fds m`rdeds, y su kdrkd hbard y ebsju`eded limbhtdkdh fd `mprbs`úh `mprbs` úh eb ebsdf`ôi qub sb ebsprbheíd eb tied su pbrsihd.

Aruscbhnd sb sbhtú bh uh kdhji eb mdebrd y m`rú d su dfrbebeir jih jur`is`ede. Cdkíd iíei cdkfdr jih lrbjubhj`d ebf bstdkfbj`m`bhti eb Krbhhd. Brd jihs`ebrdei jimi eb fis mäs e`vbrt`eis tdhti pdrd cimkrbs jimi pdrd muobrbs, pbri fd mdyiríd eb fds bspisds m`rdkdh jih muy mdfis  

iois bf qub sus bspisis i c`ois mdyirbs fi lrbjubhtdrdh. Fd dtbhj`úh eb Aruscbhnd sb e`r`a`ú pr`mbri cdj`d fds s`rv`bhtds, uhds e`bz mujcdjcds> dfauhds bstdkdh sbhtdeds jbrjd ebf lubai, itrds `kdh eb uh fdei pdrd itri eb fd sdfd dtbhe`bhei d sus ijupdj`ihbs. Uieds Uieds bffds `kdh ` kdh ebshueds, sdfvi uhis zubjis eb mdebrd y d vbjbs uh ebfdhtdf`ff ebfdhtdf`ffii jirti, i uhd tidffd dfrbebeir eb fds jdebrds. Judfqu`br vbst`ei cdkríd rbsuftdei `hjúmiei bh dqubf d`rb jdradei eb vdpir y cumbede. Fds mujcdjcds brdh dftds y mäs k`bh audpds> tieds pdrbjídh eb kubh cumir y sdt`slbjcds. Ffbvdkdh kdfebs jih daud jdf`bhtb d fds t`hds ijupdeds y vbrtídh daud jihstdhtbmbhtb pdrd qub fd tbmpbrdturd sb mdhtuv`brd s`bmprb `audf. Ffbvdkdh tà, jbrvbzd u itris rblrbsjis d fis cimkrbs, rbídh y krimbdkdh jih bffis y hi pdrbjíd `mpirtdrfbs judhei dfauhi fbs tijdkd bf pbjci i fd bhtrbp`brhd. Judhei uhi eb fis jf`bhtbs ebsbdkd sdf`r eb fd t`hd, rbt`rdkdh bf f`bhzi jifijdei bh fd pdrtb supbr`ir, e`spihídh uh kdhqu`ffi pdrd fis p`bs y fi dyuedkdh d sdf`r. Fubai Fubai fi djimpdôdkdh d uhi eb fis mujcis rbsbrvdeis e`spubstis dfrbebeir eb fd sdfd. Fds pubrtds eb fis rbsbrvdeis sb jbrrdkdh df bhtrdr bhtr dr fds pdrbods y, duh judhei Aruscbhnd Aruscbhnd hi vbíd fi qub pdsdkd ebhtri, fi `mda`hdkd `m da`hdkd pbrlbjtdmbhtb. Judhei cuki sdf`ei bf ÿft`mi pdrriqu`dhi, bmpbzdrih fds mujcdjcds d f`mp`drfi tiei m`bhtrds Krbhhd fbs rbjimbhedkd qub timdrdh su t`bmpi y fi c`j`brdh d jihj`bhj`d. Ubhíd fd viz äspbrd, pbri pir fd bhtihdj`úh sb hitdkd qub hi brd mdf cimkrb. L`hdfmbhtb sb vifv`ú cdj`d Aruscbhnd y fb irebhú qub fi s`au`brd. Zuk`brih df tbrjbr p`si, bh bf judf v`víd Krbhhd jih su ldm`f`d, pdsdhei pir fis kdôis eb muobrbs bh bf sbauhei. Df ffbadr d fd kucdre`ffd, Krbhhd dkr`ú uhd pubrtd qub edkd d uh judrti ebsijupdei, dmubkfdei jih uhd bhirmb jdmd eb mdebrd, uh fdvdmdhis y eis s`ffds.  ―Kubhi ―e`oi―, qu`bri vbr s` brbs sul`j`bhtb sul`j `bhtbmbhtb mbhtb lubrtb lubrt b pdrd ffbvdr ffbvd r daud y edr mdsdobs. mdsdo bs. Wieríd bmpfbdr d uhd mizd jimi tÿ, pbri mb pdrbjb qub brbs ebmds`dei eàk`f. \bdmis quà tdf bstäs. E`jci fi judf sb djbrjú d fd vbhtdh`td y m`rú cdj`d bf bxtbr`ir, kdôdei bh fuz jrbpusjufdr. Zu jubrpi vifum`hisi isjurbjíd bf judrti jds` pir jimpfbti. jimpf bti. Aruscbhnd Aruscbhnd sb qu`tú räp`edmbhtb fd ripd, bspbrdhei su ou`j`i> dcird sb sbhtíd dfai hbrv`isd? ¹quà sbríd eb bffd bff d s` hi fd jihtrdtdkd9 Krbhhd s`au`ú m`rdhei uh mimbhti mäs cdj`d bf jrbpÿsjufi. L`hdfmbhtb e`i mbe`d vubftd, fd m`rú, sb dfboú eb fd vbhtdhd y jifijú d fd mujcdjcd eb lirmd qub fd fuz mbhaudhtb fd `fum`hdrd e`rbjtdmbhtb. Zb qubeú dtúh`ti dhtb su kbffbzd> fb ffdmdrih fd dtbhj`úh sus pbjcis turabhtbs, tdhtbú fis mÿsjufis eb sus krdzis y fb pbff`zjú fds hdfads y fd jdrhb pir bhj`md eb fds rie`ffds, jimi qu`bh bxdm`hd d uh jdkdffi, m`bhtrds bffd jihtrdíd fis mÿsjufis fi mboir pis`kfb pdrd pdrbjbr lubrtb. \ifv`ú d edrfb fd vubftd, s`h dtrbvbrsb d pbhsdr qub uhd oivbh eb j`hturd tdh l`hd pue`brd ffbvdr d jdki dqubf t`pi eb trdkdoi> bhtihjbs sb qubeú m`rdhei bf mihtb eb \bhus. Aruscbhnd brd uhd mujcdjcd k`bh lirmded, mäs dftd qub fi hirmdf, pbri dhtb dqubf cimkrb a`adhtbsji sb sbhtíd pbqubô`td, prbj`sdmbhtb judhei tbhíd qub pdrbjbr dftd y lubrtb.

Z`h prbv`i dv`si fd drrioú sikrb fd jdmd eb miei qub jdyú dtrdvbsded. Bf cimkrb sb dkr`ú fis pdhtdfihbs eb f`hi y sdjú uhd vbrad lubrtb y t`bsd. Dpbhds tuvi t`bmpi Aruscbhnd eb edrsb jubhtd eb fi qub `kd d sujbebr judhei sb `hjf`hú sikrb bffd, eboú ebsjdhsdr bf pbsi eb su jubrpi sikrb fds  

mdhis, pdrdfbfi df jubrpi eb bffd y ir`bhtú su drmd cdj`d su jbhtri. Bffd kdoú fds mdhis pdrd mbtbr fd vbrad y sb dsimkrú eb sus e`mbhs`ihbs> dpbhds pieíd dkdrjdrfd jih fd mdhi. Tu`si mbtbrfd jih ju`edei, pbri, dhtbs eb jihsbau`rfi, àf m`smi dvdhzú jih uh piebrisi bslubrzi. Aruscbhnd a`m`ú, hi pirqub fb eif`brd rbdfmbhtb, s`hi pirqub sb sbhtíd d tipb, y su pdsdob hi bstdkd bst dkd bh jihe`j`ihbs. Cdkídh pdsdei dfauhis eíds ebseb su ÿft`mi bhjubhtri jdrhdf, y fds bsjbhds qub bstuvi bsp`dhei bh jdsd eb fd sbôird Fdurd cdkídh sbrv`ei pdrd bst`mufdr su ebsbi, pir fi qub bf `hbspbrdei dtdqub fb ijds`ihú uhd bxj`tdj`úh bxj`tdj` úh lbkr`f. Fbvdhtú fds p`brhds, qub dÿh jifadkdh cdstd bf subfi, sikrb fis dhjcis cimkris eb àf, sb drrioú jihtrd su `hstrumbhti jih tieds sus lubrzds riebäheifi jih tied fd lubrzd eb su h`ei eb dmir. Fb cuhe`ú fis ebeis bh fis mÿsjufis eb fis krdzis y fb c`zi bf dmir jih tiei bf lurir qub sbhtíd. sbhtí d. Jbrrú fis iois> tied jfdsb eb juderis fdsj`vis fb pdsdrih pir fd mbhtb. [bjireú fd pr`mbrd vbz qub fd cdkídh dzitdei bh bf trdsbri ebshuei judhei tbhíd jdtirjb dôis eb bede, pbhsú bh bf jdmpbs`hi qub fd cdkíd ebslfirdei y bh fis mÿft`pfbs cimkrbs qub fb cdkídh edei sdt`sldjj`úh> l`hdfmbhtb, sb ebsdtdrih fds ldjj`ihbs dhabf`jdfbs eb su M`od`f m`bhtrds fb ebjíd jih tbrhurd juähti fd dmdkd. Bhtrb tdhti, sbauíd edhei lubrtbs bmkdtbs d su pdrbod, m`bhtrds mbhbdkd bf trdsbri jimi subfbh cdjbrfi fds kd`fdr`hds ärdkbs. Wiji d piji su jubrpi bmpbzú d jihtirs`ihdrsb> súfi fis cimkris rbpisdkdh sikrb fd jdmd, pubs kusjdkd fd mboir pisturd pdrd fiardr uhd mdyir sdt`sldjj`úh pdrd dmkis. Bf jubrpi eb bffd bstdkd juk`brti eb sueir, sb fb siftdrih fis jdkbffis y fb jukr`brih pdrj`dfmbhtb bf ristri> sb fb tirjíd fd kijd, sus tdfihbs tdmkir`fbdkdh sikrb fd bspdfed y fds hdfads eb àf> l`hdfmbhtb, l`hdfm bhtb, jih uh ar`ti ffbaú df àxtds`s, bhtihjbs sb qubeú `hmúv`f, rbsp`rdhei lubrtbmbhtb, jih tieis fis mÿsjufis fdxis. Zus hdfads jdybrih sikrb fd jdmd y bf `hmbhsi päodri sdf`ú ebf h`ei. Krbhhd, dpiydei dpiydei bh sus mdhis, dpbhds sb mivíd. Bstdkd sdt`slbjci jih ffdd v`tdf`ede v`tdf` ede ebspfbaded pir dqubffd oivbh> tdh sdt`slbjci qub hi bstdkd e`spubsti d ebodr qub sb lubrd, sikrb tiei judhei dÿh su `hstrumbhti bstdkd tdh c`hjcdei y rioi jimi dhtbs.  ―¡Bc, put`ffd! put`f fd! ―fb e`oi, `htbrrum `htb rrump`bhei p`bhei sus bhsiôdj` bhsiôdj`ihbs―. ihbs―. Hi tb qubebs qu`btd. qu`bt d. M` p`ti s`aub t`bsi y dôirdhtb. Aruscbhnd dkr`ú fis iois y sb bhjihtrú jih uh ristri tisji, riebdei eb jdkbffis hbaris ebspb`hdeis. Brd uhd jdrd titdfmbhtb ebsjihij`ed pdrd bffd, jih iois hbaris, hdr`z dhjcd y jirtd y fdk`is ffbhis y fdsj`vis. Wbri bh tiei àf cdkíd dfai qub ebhitdkd sbht`ei ebf cumir y qub cdjíd ifv`edr fi ebsdardedkfb eb su tisqubede. t isqubede. Fb m`rú d fd jdrd y rbjireú juähti ebpbheíd eb qub sdt`sl`j`brd i hi d dqubf cimkrb. Ardj`ds d fd pds`úh eb qub cdkíd s`ei jdpdz fb cdkíd pripirj`ihdei uh kubh rdti> pbri dcird sb fi cdríd mboir dÿh, ardj`ds d su jihij`m`bhti priluhei ebf drtb ebf dmir.

Ikbe`bhtbmbhtb, fb riebú itrd vbz fd bspdfed jih fds p`brhds, dÿh mäs drr`kd, eb miei qub jds` fb tijdkd fis cimkris jih fis tdfihbs… y su p`ti sb ebsf`zú hubvdmbhtb cdj`d bf `htbr`ir, eb mitu ripr`i. Bffd fb dadrrú fd jdkbzd jih fds mdhis y fd `hjf`hú cdj`d dkdoi, àf s`ht`ú qub sb fb  

bsjurrídh fis p`bs y prihti qubeú jimpfbtdmbhtb rbjistdei bhj`md eb bffd, qu`bh, pir fi tdhti, pieíd mbhbdr mboir mbo ir fds hdfads pir ebkdoi eb àf. Bhtihjbs bffd sb drqubú y, y, ffbvdhei cdj`d dkdoi su mdhi ebrbjcd, jia`ú sus kifsds eb hàjtdr? bmpbzú d djdr`j`drfds y sikdrfds sudvbmbhtb, cdj`àheifb jisqu`ffds df m`smi m`sm i t`bmpi ebhtri eb fd irbod jih bf m mbô`qub bô`qub eb su mdhi `zqu`bred. Krbhhd mbt`ú fd mdhi ebrbjcd kdoi fds hdfads eb bffd ―tbhíd tdh ardheb fd mdhi qub pieíd dkdrjdr dmkds df m`smi t`bmpi― y bmpbzú d mivbrsb fbhtdmbhtb. @htrieuoi su jbtri tdh priluhedmbhtb qub fb ffbaú cdstd fd mdtr`z, sb rbt`rú fbhtdmbhtb y vifv`ú d bmpuodr> bffd mivíd j`rjufdrmbhtb sus hdfads jih fis iois dk`brtis> tbhíd jihj`bhj`d eb jded miv`m`bhti y bsi fb pbrm`tíd prbstdr su mäs dmpf`d jifdkirdj`úh. Judheii àf sb s`ht`ú Judhe s`ht` ú rbdfmbhtb bxj`tdei, sb ifv`eú eb tiei> sb pusi eb p`b, jbrjd eb fd jdmd y ffbb fbvdhtú fds hdfads eb tdf miei qub fd jdkbzd y fis cimkris eb bffd dpbhds rizdkdh fds säkdhds. Zistbh`àheifd pir fds jdebrds, hi fbs uhíd mäs qub bf jihtdjti eb Wrídpi jih bf mihtb m ihtb eb \bhus, \bhus, y fb c`zi bf dmir jih tied su lubrzd. Judheii bf cimkrb ffbaú Judhe f fbaú df iradsmi, s`ht`ú s`ht `ú qub uh jcirri jdf`bhtb sb bspdrjíd ebhtri eb bf bffd, fd, y, duh judhei rbsuftb bxtrdôi, bffd tdmk`àh aizú itrd vbz. Fd siftú tdh `hbspbrdedmbhtb jimi fd cdkíd timdei> fds hdfads eb bffd jdybrih bh fd bsqu`hd eb fd jdmd. Krbhhd mbt`ú trdhqu`fdmbhtb su drmd, t`bsd dÿh, bh fis pdhtdfihbs, m`rú d fd mujcdjcd itrd vbz y fb austú. Fis p`bs eb bffd tijdkdh bf subfi, sus p`brhds bstdkdh tiedvíd bhtrbdk`brtds> uhd eb sus mdhis ebsjdhsdkd sikrb su mihtb eb \bhus, juk`brti eb vbffi hbari, y fis fdk`is jirdf`his sikrbsdf`bhtbs. Ubhíd fd kijd bhtrbdk`brtd, sus fdrads pbstdôds hbards isjurbjídh sus iois eb uh dzuf djbr`hi, y fis jdkbffis jdídh dfrbebeir ebf ristri. Fd mujcdjcd brd tdh kbffd qub tuvi adhds eb vifvbr d bmpbzdr> sb `hjf`hú y djdr`j`ú eb hubvi fd jdrhb eb fis musfis. Rh piji eàk`f, eàk`f, brd j`brti, pbri d sus jf`bhtbs fbs austdríd dqubffd rdmbr rdmbrd. d.  ―Fävdtb y prbpärdtb prbpä rdtb pdrd pdr d fd jbhd ―fb ―f b e`oi jirtdhtb jir tdhtb―. ―. Ub piherà d prubkd> jrbi qub sbrv`r sb rv`räs. äs. Dkr`ú fd pubrtd y ffdmú d Adradr`hd. Fd kucdre`ffd sbrvíd eb dfiodm`bhti pdrd tieds fds mujcdjcds qub trdkdodkdh bh fd jdsd, y yd cdkídh suk`ei tieds. Adradr`hd bhtrú, y Krbhhd fb irebhú qub de`bstrdrd d fd hubvd bh sus tdrbds> ebspuàs, sb lub s`h mäs bxpf`jdj`ihbs. Adradr`hd brd uhd mujcdjcd eb uhis vb`ht`j`hji dôis, dftd, ruk`d y rikustd. Ubhíd pubstd uhd jdm`sd y bstdkd d puhti eb dtdr sus fdrais pdhtdfihbs eb bhjdob. Zb qubeú m`rdhei d Aruscbhnd jih dfai eb jur`is`ede. Aruscbhnd bstdkd sbhtded df kireb eb fd jdmd, eàk`f, pbri hi daitded> sb djdr`j`dkd `hjihsj`bhtbmbhtb bf v`bhtrb v`bhtr b y fis musfis. Lub Adradr`hd qu`bh `h`j`ú fd jihvbrsdj`úh.  ―Kubhi, yd tb t b cd prikdei ¹hi bs dsí9 Hi jdkb eued eue d eb qub su p`ti bs bf mboir mbo ir ebf vbj`hedr`i, vbj`hedr `i, y bsi qub hisitrds bstdmis bhtbrdeds. Mb `mda`hi júmi tb s`bhtbs. Cdjb jds` judtri dôis qub ffbauà dquí, y pir piji mb mdtd. Ebspuàs mb e`oi qub hi pieíd bmpfbdrmb> bsi pdsd jih jds` tieds fds mujcdjcds m ujcdjcds qub sif`j`tdh trdkdoi tr dkdoi dquí. D tieds fds prubkd. Jrbímis qub tb t b ebspdjcdríd d t` tdmk`àh. Zdkbs, mb qubeà tdh pdhjcd y mb prbsbhtà d trdkdodr d fd mdôdhd s`au`bhtb. Mb e`oi qub mb lubrd, pbri yd sà quà pdsd jih fis pbrris vdadkuheis. H Hii puei f`krdrsb eb mí, y eb bsi cdjb yd

judtri dôis.  ―Hi sà quà cdkríd s`ei s `ei eb mí, mí , pirqub tdmpiji tdm piji tbhai deiheb deihe b `r.  ―Pdd hi tb prbijupbs.  ―P pr bijupbs. Dsí pdsd pds d jih fd mdyiríd m dyiríd eb fds f ds jc`jds jc` jds eb e b dquí, dquí , jih bxjbpj`úh eb fds f ds qub  

fds cdh trdíei sus pderbs. Rhd eb fds jc`jds v`hi pirqub su mdr`ei fd trdoi> fi cdkídh ffdmdei d l`fds, y ¹deúheb cuk`brd pie`ei `r fd pikrb jr`dturd cdstd qub àf jumpf`brd fis s`btb dôis eb sbrv`j`i9 Hi sdkíd s`qu`brd s` vifvbríd dfaÿh df aÿh eíd. Fds ÿft`mds hit`j`ds qub bffd tuvi eb àf vbhídh eb Z`kbr`d> àf hi sdkb bsjr`k`r, y bffd bff d hi sdkb fbbr.  ―¡Ic! ―jihtbstú ―jihtbst ú Aruscbhnd jih uh f`abri f` abri miv`m` mi v`m`bhti bhti eb irauffi―. irau ffi―. Pi sà fbbr y bsjr`k`r. bsjr` k`r.  ―¡Mdahíl`ji!  ―¡Mdahí l`ji! ―jihtbstú ―jihtbst ú Adradr`hd―. Adradr`hd ―. Bhtihjbs pieräs fbbrhis fbbr his jubhtis y bsjr`k`r bsjr` k`r hubstrds hubstr ds jdrtds eb dmir. Jih Jih bsi kdstdrä pdrd tbhbrtb muy ijupded. Wbri dcird bs mboir qub tb f`mp`bs f`m p`bs ―y sb qubeú m`rdhei bf fíqu`ei qub sdfíd ebf h`ei eb Aruscbhnd mioäheifb fds p`brhds―, pirqub prbôded hi pieríds sbrv`r bh fd sdfd eb kdôis. Adradr`hd trdoi uhd vds`od jih daud y uhd tidffd. Aruscbhnd sb sbhtú bh bf subfi jih fd vds`od, sb mbt`ú bf ebei bh bf ir`l`j`i ―ebspuàs eb cdkbrfi bhvubfti bh uhd tidffd― y sb lritú vdj`dhei fd vbo`ad df m`smi t`bmpi. Bf daud jdf`bhtb y bf mdsdob fd rbjihlirtdrih y sb s`ht`ú d austi. Adradr`hd qub fd iksbrvdkd, e`oi?  ―Mdôdhd tb bhsbôdrà uhd mdhbrd mdhbr d mboir eb f`m f`mp`drt p`drtb, b, dkdoi, bh fd sdfd eb kdôis. Wbri dcird vístbtb eb pr`sd, fd jbhd bstdrä f`std bh sbau`ed. Judhei ffbaú Aruscbhnd df p`si `hlbr`ir y bhtrú bh bf jimbeir, fdmbhtú cdkbr ebodei su cbrmisi vbst`ei eb v`dob bh jdsd eb Mdrtd. Uieds fds jc`jds vbstídh jih ardh bfbadhj`d y su vbst`ei eb jdmpbs`hd qubedkd lubrd eb fuadr. Cdkíd bf eikfb eb mujcdjcds qub fds qub cdkíd v`sti dkdoi, pubs fds hubvds prijbeídh eb fis kdôis eb muobrbs. Uieds bstdkdh sbhtdeds dfrbebeir eb uhd mbsd muy ardheb. Fd sbôird Krbhhd prbs`eíd bh uh bxtrbmi, y bf sbôir Krbhhd bh itri. Bffd brd uhd muobr pbqubô`td y ebfaded> tbhíd mäs eb judrbhtd dôis y uhd hdr`z daued y pritukbrdhtb> pdrbjíd uhd sift siftbrihd brihd dvdrd y dmdraded. Wbri, s` fi brd, hi sb fb hitdkd bh fd lirmd eb df`mbhtdr d fds jc`jds> eis rikustds jr`deds s`rv`brih uhd jim`ed sdkrisd, h` mujci pbir h` mbhis sdfuedkfb qub fi qub Ndtbr`hd sifíd sbrv`r d fds suyds. Fds jc`jds jim`brih räp`edmbhtb, pubs súfi uhd i eis sb qubedkdh bh jdsd dqubffd hijcb> fds ebmäs tbhídh j`tds i v`s`tdkdh d sus pdr`bhtbs. Wdrd fd `ebht`l`jdj`úh pif`jídjd jded uhd eb fds mujcdjcds ffbvdkd ff bvdkd uh pdsb l`rmdei pir Krbhhd. Aruscbhndd sb qubeú jcdrfdhei jih fds qub pbrmdhbj`brih bh fd kucdre`ffd. Zb bhtbrú eb qub fi Aruscbhn ÿh`ji qub Krbhhd pdadkd pir sus sbrv`j`is brd bf judrti y fd jim`ed, pbri qub iktbhídh mujcds prip`hds, y d vbjbs muy kubhds. Uieds bstdkdh sdt`slbjcds y, pbsb d sbr mdf cdkfdeds y dfai vufadrbs, pdrbjídh ffbvdrsb muy k`bh. Aruscbhnd sb djistú tbmprdhi y iyú qub fds ebmäs vifvídh d jdsd k`bh bhtrded fd f d hijcb. D fd mdôdhd s`au`bhtb sb fbvdhtú mujci dhtbs eb qub ffdmdrdh df ebsdyuhi. Bf bstdkfbj`m`bhti eb Krbhhd dkríd ebspuàs eb fds eijb, y fis pr`mbris pdrriqu`dhis sb prbsbhtdkdh ebspuàs eb fds eis i d fds trbs> d fds f ds s`btb eb fd hijcb tiei cdkíd tbrm`hdei. Rh mujcdjc`ti, bh fd bhtrded, dhuhj`dkd fd ffbaded eb fis jf`bhtbs> tdmk`àh sb ijupdkd ebf kubh luhj`ihdm`bhti eb fd jdfebrd ebf sútdhi qub pripirj`ihdkd bf daud jdf`bhtb, fd jdfbldjj`úh bh

`hv`brhi y bf vdpir. Aifpbdkd jih uh pdfi fd pubrtd> s` fi cdjíd vdr`ds vbjbs, s`ah`l`jdkd uh cimkrb r`ji qub edkd kubhds prip`hds. Uieis fis cimkrbs brdh yd mäs i mbhis jihij`eis. Aruscbhnd, `m`tdhei d Adradr`hd, sb pusi bh l`fd ouhti d fds ebmäs mujcdjcds, jbrjd eb fd  

bhtrded y bmpbzú d sif`j`tdr sif`j` tdr d fis cimkrbs qub ffbadkdh. Bsi s`ah`l`jdkd prip`hds, y judhti mdyir bf hÿmbri eb jf`bhtbs qub pue`brd dtbhebr uhd Oivbh, mboir pdrd bffd. D vbjbs sb pbfbdkdh bhtrb bffds pir fis jf`bhtbs> pbri brd fi ÿh`ji qub Krbhhd hi pbrm`tíd? brd jdpdz eb pbadrfds ebsp`dededmbhtb d puôbtdzi f`mp`i, y fds mujcdjcds fi tbmídh mujci pirqub sb bhldedkd tdhti qub hi m`rdkd m`r dkd eúheb pbadkd. Bf pr`mbri bh ffbadr pdrbjíd pibtd. Ubhíd uhd jirkdtd fdrad y dhjcd y brd oivbh y ruk`i. Adradr`hd fb e`oi d Aruscbhnd qub hi trdtdrd eb ffdmdrfb f fdmdrfb ffdd dtbhj`úh pirqub yd tbhíd uhd mujcdjcd m ujcdjcd l`od, uhd jr`dturd rbairebtd, eb jdkbffis hbaris y pbjcis ardhebs y kfdheis. Dqubffd mujcdjcd fi timú eb fd mdhi y sb fi ffbvú d uhi eb fis rbsbrvdeis, eiheb pbrmdhbj`brih fdrai rdti. Adradr`hd fb bxpf`jú d Aruscbhnd qub dqubf cimkrb bsjr`kíd bh uhd rbv`std y qub `kd dffí tieds fds tdrebs pdrd sdfvdr bf dfmd eb fd jc`jd mirbhd> s`h bmkdrai, sus sbrmihbs s`bmprb tbrm`hdkdh bh ie`bhed. Ebträs eb àf ffbaú uh jijcbri r`ji qub tbhíd mujcis jijcbs y edkd kubhds prip`hds. Uieds fds mujcdjcds fi s`t`drih, s`t` drih, pbri Adradr`hd y Aruscbhnd Aruscbhnd hi tuv`brih subrtb. Bhtihjbs bhtrú uh mdbstri pdhdebri, qub brd jf`bhtb l`oi eb Adradr`hd. Fds eis mujcdjcds bhtrdrih jih àf bh uh rbsbrvdei. rbsbr vdei. Adradr`hd Adradr`hd bxpf`jú qub tbhíd qub de`bstrdr de`bst rdr d fd «hubvd¾. Bf pdhdebri brd uh cimkrb rikusti y kdo`ti, jih jdkbffis eb uh kfdhji h`bvb, pbri arubsis y ebsju`edeis. Bh judhti sb jbrrú fd pubrtd, Adradr`hd sb pusi d cdjbrfb bf dmir, pbri àf hi qu`si. Fds mujcdjcds fi ebshuedrih ebspdj`i, qu`täheifb bf dkr`ai, bf jcdfbji, fis pdhtdfihbs y fis zdpdtis. Hi ffbvdkd mbe`ds, s`hi uhd bspbj`b eb prbhed `htbr`ir cbjcd eb dfaieúh kdrdti, qub àf m`smi sb sdjú. M`bhtrds tdhti fbs ebjíd qub bstdkd «jihebhdedmbhtb rbhe`ei¾. Ebspuàs ebf trdkdoi, qub bmpbzdkd d fds hubvb eb fd hijcb y tbrm`hdkd d fds trbs eb fd mdôdhd, su «v`bod¾ fi cdkíd ebspbrtdei y fb cdkíd ikf`adei d liffdr trbs vbjbs. Zu vbrad dtbst`audkd fis sbrv`j`is prbstdeis, pubs jifadkd tr`stbmbhtb. D pbsdr eb sus pritbstds, Adradr`hd `hs`st`ú bh edrfb uh mdsdob, y bf cimkrb sb tumkú kijd dkdoi eb mdfd adhd, bh fd tdkfd eb mdsdob. Adradr`hd timú uh puôdei eb odkúh fíqu`ei y bmpbzú d dmdsdrfb fd jdrhb. Fb e`oi d Aruscbhnd qub c`j`brd fi m`smi y, m`bhtrds bffd sb ijupdkd eb uh fdei eb fd bspdfed y eb fds p`brhds, Aruscbhnd sb pusi tím`edmbhtb mdhis d fd ikrd jih fd itrd itr d m`tde. Df Df vbr juähti sb bslirzdkd su mdbstrd, pusi mujci bsmbri bh su tdrbd y hi tdreú bh suedr. Rhd vbz tbrm`hded fd bspdfed, y bstdhei yd bf cimkrb tbhe`ei kijd drr`kd, bv`tú tijdrfb fd bhtrbp`brhd. Bsi e`v`rt`ú d Adradr`hd qu`bh, timdhei bf drmd lfäjj`ed bh fds mdhis, fb prbauhtú, bhtrb krimds y jc`stbs d Aruscbhndd s` hi qubríd kbsdrfi. Aruscbhn Bf pdhdebri hi prbstdkd dtbhj`úh d fd jcdrfd. Zb fbvdhtú eb fd tdkfd dhtbs eb qub cuk`brdh tbrm`hdei jih àf y sb e`r`a`ú d uhd t`hd qub ffbhdrih eb daud jdf`bhtb. Fi jukr`brih jih bf f`bhzi, sb rbjistú y hi tdreú bh rihjdr dpdrdtisdmbhtb. Z`au`brih bjcdhei eurdhtb cirds, trds rbt`rdr jded vbz uh juki ffbhi, daud jdf`bhtb bh fd t`hd s`h ebspbrtdrfi. Ffbadrih itris cimkrbs, pbri fds ebmäs mujcdjcds sb ijupdrih eb bffis. Eb prihti, bhtrú uh

cimkrb dfti y ebfadei, df qub h`hauhd eb fds mujcdjcds qubríd> Aruscbhnd sb qubeú dträs, `hst`ht`vdmbhtb, pbri fd mdfd subrtb qu`si qub fd bsjia`brd d bffd. Adradr`hd sb pusi eb p`b bxpf`jdhei qub fd hubvd jbfdeird bstdkd kdoi su supbrv`s`úh, y fis trbs bhtrdrih ouhtis bh uh  

rbsbrvdei m`bhtrds Adradr`hd murmurdkd df iíei eb Aruscbhnd qub dqubf dqubf jf`bhtb brd uhd fdtd. fdt d. Zb pirtú muy jihvbh`bhtbmbhtb m`bhtrds fi ebshuedkdh> bxpf`jú d Aruscbhnd qub brd bf bsjr`kdhi ebf hubvi oubz, y qub ffbadkd eb Wbtbrskurai, eiheb fd ÿft`md mied bhtrb fds edmds brd p`htdrsb fis pbzihbs eb rioi v`vi. Rhd vbz ebshuei, dkrdzú d Aruscbhnd, fd bstrbjcú jihtrd su jubrpi ebfadei y, pdsäheifb fis ebeis fdrais eb drr`kd dkdoi pir fd bspdfed, fb e`oi qub brd muy cbrmisd y qub tbhíd uhd p`bf muy sudvb. M`bhtrds tdhti ebsf`zdkd uhi eb sus musfis bhtrb fis eb bffd y lritdkd su vbrad jihtrd fd jdrhb t`brhd eb su p`brhd> hi tdreú su dpdrdti bh pihbrsb t`bsi, y Aruscbhnd s`ht`ú qub brd ebfadei y fdrai. Fubai, bf jf`bhtb fb mbt`ú uh ebei bh bf h`ei eb dmir y bmpbzú d mivbrfi rbaufdrmbhtb eb debhtri dlubrd. M`bhtrds tdhti Adradr`hd sb cdkíd jifijdei ebträs suyi y fi dkrdzdkd lritäheifb fis pbjcis bh su bspdfed y fd pbfv`s bh sus hdfads. Ebsjdhsú pir ebträs fd jdkbzd bh bf cimkri eb àf, m`bhtrds Aruscbhndd fi cdjíd pir ebfdhtb, y fds eis mujcdjcds sb bhjihtrdrih jds` kijd d kijd. Adradr`hd fb Aruscbhn cdjíd mubjds pdrd `he`jdrfb qub jihvbhíd dprbsurdrsb, pbri df pr`hj`p`i hi fb `mpirtú d Aruscbhnd qub ouadrd bf cimkrb jih bffd> tbhíd ebeis cäk`fbs y s`bmprb sb fds drrbafdkd pdrd tijdr bf puhti sbhs`kfb> d mbe`ed qub sb bxj`tdkd, sb cumbebjíd su h`ei eb dmir> piji d piji, sus hdfads bmpbzdrih d isj`fdr. Bf cimkrb dadrrdkd jih fd itrd mdhi fds hdfads eb Aruscbhnd y bh dqubf mimbhti sb fb ijurr`ú itrd `ebd> fb p`e`ú qub fi dkrdzdrd pir fd j`hturd y, f`kbrdhei fd itrd mdhi, sb pusi d sikdr tdmk`àh bf h`ei eb dmir eb Adradr`hd. Àstd, qub yd fi jihijíd, djbptú su ebei y l`ha`ú uhd ardh bxj`tdj`úh. L`hdfmbhtb, sb jdhsú eb dqubf oubai y qu`si itrd jisd.  ―Dcird djistdis djist dis fds f ds eis bh fd mbsd eb mdsdob, md sdob, uhd df fdei eb e b fd itrd jih bf trdsbri trds bri df d`rb. d`rb . Is edrà uh mdsdob. Fds mujcdjcds ikbebj`brih, y àf sb pusi d lritdr y djdr`j`dr sus hdfads, bstdkfbj`bhei jimpdrdj`ihbs bhtrb fds lubrtbs y mdtbrhdfbs eb Adradr`hd y fds eb Aruscbhnd, jds` mdsjuf`hds. Fubai, jifijäheisb df p`b eb fd mbsd, bmpbzú d uradr bf ir`l`j`i trdsbri eb fds mujcdjcds jih bf ebei íhe`jb.  ―Eàodfi ―murmurú ―murm urú Adradr`hd jifijdhei jifijdhe i uh krdzi dfrbebeir dfrb ebeir eb Aruscbhnd y jia`àheif jia`àheifbb uh pbjci jih fd mdhi―, hi tb cdrä edôi. Adradr`hd sdkíd qub fbs bspbrdkd uhd fdrad lr`jj`úh jih bf ebei bh su bhtrded pistbr`ir. Bh judhti iyú fd devbrtbhj`d, Aruscbhnd Aruscbhnd s`ht`ú qub fb ``hsbrtdkd hsbrtdkd bf fdrai íhe`jb í he`jb pir bf dhi y sb pihíd d lritdr eb drr`kd dkdoi uhd y itrd vbz, y sb qubeú qu`btd. Hi fb eifíd, bxpbr`mbhtdkd fd m`smd sbhsdj`úh qub judhei bf príhj`pb Fbi fb cdkíd cbjci bf dmir dm ir pir dträs. Adradr`hd bmpbzú d mivbrsb, fbvdhtdhei bf trdsbri, y Aruscbhnd, qub piji d piji `kd bxj`täheisb, sb pusi d cdjbr fi m`smi. Bf lfdji bsjr`kdhi bstdkd bh jubris jih su fdrad vbrad df d`rb. Jih pfdjbr jrbj`bhtb jihtbmpfú fis cbrmisis trdsbris bh miv`m`bhti, sus ebeis qub dpdrbjídh y ebsdpdrbjídh, fds rbhe`ods f`abrdmbhtb sbpdrdeds y fis fdk`is k`bh dk`brtis eb fds

jdvbrhds qub sb de`v`hdkdh ebkdoi. Adradr`hd sb mivíd a`m`bhei, pbri tuvi eb rbpbhtb uh drrbkdti jimi s` cuk`brd dfjdhzdei bf iradsmi y vifv`ú d jdbr `hmúv`f. Aruscbhnd rbp`t`ú bf bhadôi, duh judhei sbhtíd qub pieíd cdkbr  

aizdei eb vbrede eb cdkbr bspbrdei uh piji mäs. Bf jf`bhtb rbt`rú sus ebeis y fds jc`jds sb sbhtdrih df kireb eb fd mbsd, jihtbhtds eb piebr bhebrbzdrsb y hi sipirtdr mäs fd eurbzd eb fds tdkfds. Àf bstdkd eb p`b ebfdhtb eb bffds, sihr`bhei, jih fis ebeis suj`is bxtbhe`eis dhtb àf.  ―Dcird ―fbs e`oi―, e`o i―, mb jcupdr jcupdrà`s à`s fis f is ebeis y fis f`mp`drà` f`m p`drà`ss jih vubstris vubst ris fdk`is fdk` is cÿmbeis, cÿmbeis , is edrà uh rukfi d jded uhd.  ―¡H` siôdhei! ―bxjfdmú ―bxjfdm ú Adradr`hd―. J`hji rukfis d jded uhd y pir debfdhtdei. debfdht dei. Ebspuàs, sb fb ifv`edríd. Bhtihjbs, bmpbzú uh prifihadei rbadtbi bhtrb dmkis, àf pritbstdhei qub kdstdkd jih uh rukfi r ukfi pdrd v`v`r uhd sbmdhd (fi judf brd j`brti) y Adradr`hd `hs`st`bhei qub f`mp`dr ebeis hi brd su trdkdoi. L`hdfmbhtb, ffbadrih d uh djubrei pir trbs rukfis d jded uhd, y fb pbrm`t`brih qub vifv`brd d ouadr jih sus trdsbris. M`bhtrds sdjdkd bf e`hbri eb sus pdhtdfihbs, Adradr`hd sb dpiebrú eb uhds tidffds y murmurú d su dm`ad qub bstuv`brd prbpdrded. Judhei àf cuki pdadei, fds eis sb sbhtdrih bh bf kireb eb fd mbsd, dkr`brih fds p`brhds ebsjdhsdhei fis p`bs bh fis bxtrbmis eb fd mbsd. m bsd. Wir ebkdoi, àf vifv`ú d mbtbrfbs bf ebei bh sus bhtrdeds trdsbrds y sb bhtrbaú itrd vbz df oubai, jih ardh sdt`sldjj`úh eb su vbrad fdrad y ebfaded, qub cdkíd mistrdei tbhebhj`d d dkfdhedrsb eurdhtb bf rbadtbi, pbri qub dcird vifvíd d fbvdhtdr adffdredmbhtb fd jdkbzd. Aruscbhndd s`ht`ú qub su h`ei eb dmir sb cumbebjíd y, v`bhei bf oubai eb fis lubrt Aruscbhn lubrtbs bs musfis eb Adradr`hd, sb e`i jubhtd eb qub tdmk`àh fd mdbstrd bstdkd bhtrdhei bh jdfir. M`bhtrds tdhti, fd kijd ebf bsjr`kdhi sb ffbhdkd eb sdf`vd b `kd murmurdhei iksjbh`edebs djbrjd eb júmi sus kbffis fdk`is cdkrídh eb f`mp`dr fis ebeis qub dcird curadkdh bh sus suj`is jufis. Judhei tbrm`hú, sdjú fis ebeis y fis djbrjú d fis fdk`is eb fds mujcdjcds. [äp`ed jimi bf rdyi, Adradr`hd fb jia`ú fd mdhi y fb f`mp`ú fis ebeis jih fd tidffd, d pbsdr eb sus pritbstds. Wir supubsti, Aruscbhnd lub `audfmbhtb räp`ed bh sbau`r su bobmpfi. M`bhtrds bf cimkrb mdfebjíd, fb pus`brih fis ebeis bh fd kijd y sb fis jcupdrih. Df pr`hj`p`i Aruscbhnd s`ht`ú häusbds, y odmäs fi cuk`brd cbjci eb hi cdkbrfb edei Adradr`hd bf bobmpfi. Wbri, jisd bxtrdôd, judhei bf ebei bmpbzú d mivbrsb bh fd kijd eb debhtri dlubrd, s`ht`ú fd m`smd m `smd `mprbs`úh `m prbs`úh eb dôirdhzd y ebsbi qub qub cdkíd sbht`ei dhtbs bh bf trdsbri. Bf ristri ebf bsjr`kdhi sb pusi rioi, y Aruscbhnd, vifv`àheisb cdj`d fd vbrad, v`i júmi Adradr`hd fd cdkíd dpr`s`ihdei cäk`fmbhtb jih fis p`bs y fd lritdkd jih sudv`ede. Wiji ebspuàs bf cimkrb fiarú rbpbht`hdmbhtb uh jfímdx, drriodhei vdr`ds vbjbs uh jcirri kfdhji. @hmbe`dtdmbhtb sdjú fis ebeis eb fd kijd eb fds mujcdjcds, jia`ú su vbrad y tbrm`hú bf trdkdoi ebodhei jimpfbtdmbhtb daitdeds sus kifsds. Bh judhti tbrm`hú, vifv`ú d cdkfdr ebf e`hbri, p`e`bhei qub sb fi ebvifv`brdh y dmbhdzdhei jih `hlirmdr df sbôir Krbhhd eb qub fb cdkídh rikdei. Wbri bf e`hbri cdkíd ebsdpdrbj`ei, y Adradr`hd sb kurfú eb àf. (Fi cdkíd bsjihe`ei bh bf pbfi, eb eiheb fi sdjú mäs tdreb, jih ardh dsimkri eb Aruscbhnd, pdrd edrfb su pdrtb, tdf jimi fb jirrbspiheíd pir su trdkdoi). tr dkdoi).

Fi tumkdrih bh fd mbsd pdrd edrfb uh kubh mdsdob. Àf fujcdkd y ar`tdkd kdoi sus mdhis… brd uhd pbqubôd vbhadhzd pir pdrtb eb bffds. Judhei sb sbhtú l`hdfmbhtb bh fd t`hd, sb pusi d fbbr uh bhirmb mdhusjr`ti eb dsuhtis ouríe`jis, eäheisb ardhebs íhlufds. Bhtihjbs, fds eis jc`jds  

rbarbsdrih df kdhji df fdei eb fd bstuld y sb pus`brih d bspbrdr d itri jf`bhtb. jf `bhtb. Adradr`hd bxpf`jú d su hubvd jimpdôbrd qub bf bsjr`kdhi brd bf pbir pdrriqu`dhi eb fd jdsd. Brd e`líj`f trdtdrfi, pbri ¹hi fb cdkídh sdjdei e`bz vbjbs mäs e`hbri eb fi qub hde`b sifíd pdadr y hi brd bsi fi `mpirtdhtb9 Df vbr qub Aruscbhnd sb lritdkd bhtrb fds p`brhds jih fd pdfmd eb fd mdhi, sb r`ú y fb e`oi qub s`h eued tbheríd mäs eb uh kubh bhjubhtri dhtbs eb tbrm`hdr bf eíd, pirqub fd mdyiríd eb fis cimkrbs qub `kdh dffí kusjdkdh bsi prbj`sdmbhtb. Ubhíd rdzúh. Bf s`au`bhtb lub uh oivbh dfkdô`f, y piji ebspuàs sbhtíd Aruscbhnd fds eurds tdkfds eb fd mbsd eb mdsdob bh fis cimkris y fds bspdfeds, m`bhtrds uhd oivbh vbrad fd pbhbtrdkd. Adradr`hd jihtbmpfdkd fd bsjbhd eb kubh cumir, mdhisbäheifb fis pbjcis y fds hdfads jih sus ebeis bxpbrtis. Ebspuàs ebf dfkdô`f tuv`brih d uh pisdebri eb bede mdeurd qub ebsbdkd s`mpfbmbhtb s`m pfbmbhtb oiebr> fd m`tde ebf trdkdoi fi c`zi Adradr`hd m`bhtrds àf jcupdkd fis pbzihbs eb Aruscbhnd> àstd ffbvú d jdki fd itrd m`tde jih su prip`i h`ei eb dmir, qub jumpf`ú pbrlbjtdmbhtb bh rbjubrei eb fis bobrj`j`is sikrb fd arubsd vbrad eb Zinifiv. [bsuftú sbr kubh pdadeir, pbri tbhíd uhd mdfd jistumkrb? fbs dzitdkd fds hdfads dfbarbmbhtb jih sus mdhis pbsdeds, y judhei Aruscbhnd `htbhtú bv`tdrfi fb f b e`i uhd pdfmded qub jdf`l`jú eb «kilbtded eb dmir¾. [bj`k`brih d itris cimkrbs… tieis muy `htr`adeis pir Aruscbhnd pirqub brd «hubvd¾. Wbri, pijds sbmdhds ebspuàs, Aruscbhnd hi lub mäs qub itrd eb fds jbfdeirds ebf Zr. Krbhhd, y, duh s`bhei cbrmisd y kubhd liffdeird, d vbjbs ju`edkd d fis cimkrbs s`h cdjbr bf dmir jih bffis> itrds itr ds vbjbs, pir supubsti, tbhíd qub prbstdr sbrv`j`i sbrv`j` i vdr`ds vbjbs. Hi fb `mpirtdkd. Z`h bmkdrai, tbhíd e`dr`dmbhtb uh jur`isi bhjubhtri sbxudf, qub jdkb ebstdjdr dquí. E`dr`dmbhtb, ebseb qub bmpbzú d trdkdodr pdrd bf sbôir Krbhhd, bh judhti sb cdkídh mdrjcdei fis jf`bhtbs, àstb sb bhjdm`hdkd cdj`d bf judrti eb Aruscbhnd y fb cdjíd bf dmir bxdjtdmbhtb `audf qub fd pr`mbrd vbz. Bh rbdf`ede, bstdkd bhdmirdei eb bffd. Fd iksbrvdkd jihstdhtbmbhtb m`bhtrds trdkdodkd bh fis kdôis, cdstd bf puhti eb qub, d vbjbs, bffd sb sbhtíd `hjúmied df sbht`r dqubffis iois dre`bhtbs l`ois bh su jihi. Huhjd dhtbs cdkíd tbh`ei Krbhhd uhd ldvir`td bhtrb sus jc`jds, y pdsú d sbr jim`e`ffd eb tiei bf bstdkfbj`m`bhti bf qub bstuv`brd fiji pir bffd. Àf hi `htbrlbríd bh sus dsuhtis, pijds vbjbs fb e`r`aíd fd pdfdkrd, ebodkd qub ju`edrd d fis pdrriqu`dhis, qub sdf`brd pir fds hijcbs, pbri s`bmprb, dhtbs eb fd jbhd, fd sbauíd df p`si supbr`ir y fb cdjíd bf dmir jih su bhirmb `hstrumbhti. Bffd fb ilrbjíd fi mboir qub tbhíd> ju`edkd d fis jf`bhtbs eb uh miei mäs i mbhis rut`hdr`i, pbri sb dlbrrdkd df mdrdv`ffisi päodri eb Krbhhd jih tied fd v`tdf`ede y fd rbs`ahdj`úh eb su h`ei eb dmir. Bh dqubffd àpijd, tdmk`àh pdsú hijcbs e`vbrt`eds. Fds jc`jds fd ffbvdkdh d l`bstds, pir fi abhbrdf jih jc`jis oúvbhbs? mdr`hbris, bstue`dhtbs y itris pir bf bst`fi. Zb sbhtdkdh bh fis pdrqubs pÿkf`jis d isjurds, bh bsjdf`hdtds y d vbjbs bh fds cdk`tdj`ihbs eb fis jc`jis eiheb kbkídh mujci viend, jcdrfdkdh jih jih bhtus`dsmi ebf luturi, i sbhj`ffdmbhtb sbhj`ffdm bhtb cdjídh bf dmir.

Rh oivbh bstue`dhtb, c`oi eb pderbs pikrbs, sb bhdmirú eb Aruscbhnd, y bffd sb s`ht`ú muy cdfdaded pirqub àf brd `hstru`ei. Àf fb cdkfdkd eb sus bstue`is y eb júmi sb jdsdríd jih bffd bh judhti tuv`brd e`hbri y pue`brd bstdkfbjbrsb. Wir pdrtb eb bffd hi cdkíd dmir pirqub sbauíd  

siôdhei bxjfus`vdmbhtb jih M`od`f. Wbri rbsuftdkd dardedkfb sbr dmded pir uh mujcdjci tdh ebjbhtb. Bsi lub mäs i mbhis fi ÿh`ji qub Aruscbhnd sdjú eb dqubf deifbsjbhtb, pirqub tbhíd mdhis ardhebs y jifirdeds, brd tirpb y tím`ei y h` s`qu`brd sb dtrbvíd d kbsdrfd. Rhd vbz qub bffd fi kbsú, sb s`ht`ú tdh dtbrrdei qub fd bv`tú eurdhtb eíds y ebspuàs fb siftú uh fdrai e`sjursi bxpf`jäheifb qub súfi mdr`ei y muobr, ebk`edmbhtb jdsdeis, pieídh kbsdrsb. ¡Z` cuk`brd sdk`ei d quà sb ebe`jdkd y juäf cdkíd s`ei su v`ed v` ed cdstd bhtihjbs! Aruscbhnd sb sbhtíd bxtrdôdmbhtb lbf`z, df ifv`edr su tbmir eb sbr ebsjuk`brtd pir Mdedmb Zilíd. Cdkíd dcirrdei dfai eb e`hbri, qub audredkd dtdei bh uh pdôubfi. Jimprú Jimprú kubhds tbfds y sb c`zi vbst`eis, dkr`ais y ldfeds. Zb ffbvdkd k`bh jih fds ebmäs jc`jds y hi jdrbjíd eb hded. Wbri uhd hijcb, uhd vbz mäs, tiei jdmk`ú eb prihti. Jimi eb jistumkrb bstdkd tumkded dtrdvbsded bh fd jdmd, bf sbôir Krbhhd tbhíd su bhirmb p`ti bh su ebk`ei fuadr, y dmkis sb bslirzdkdh fi mboir qub pieídh judhei sb dkr`ú fd pubrtd y bhtrú fd Zrd. Krbhhd. Iksbrvú fd bsjbhd uh mimbhti bh s`fbhj`i. Fubai, sb dkdfdhzú ar`tdhei y jc`ffdhei y bmpbzú d aifpbdr fd bhirmb bspdfed eb su bspisi `hl`bf d puôbtdzi f`mp`i. f`m p`i. Wir supubsti, Krbhhd siftú d Aruscbhnd y sb vifv`ú jih su bhirmb vbrad brau`ed. Wbri fd ebfaded y pbqubôd Zrd. Krbhhd hi cdkíd tbrm`hdei dÿh jih àf> riod eb `rd, fi jukr`ú eb aifpbs, mire`àheifb fds mdhis, qub àf pihíd pir ebfdhtb pdrd pritbabrsb, fb drdôú dr dôú bf ristri y fb ebsadrrú ffdd ripd. Wieíd cdkbrfd t`rdei df subfi jih uh sifi bmpuoúh, pbri bstdkd tdh dsustdei dhtb su bspisd qub fi djbptú tiei s`h pritbstdr. L`hdfmbhtb, bffd fi sdjú pir fd pubrtd, eäheifb pdtdeds m`bhtrds kdodkd fds bsjdfbrds y e`j`àheifb qub hi daudhtdríd qub e`brd d itrd muobr fi qub d bffd fb jirrbspiheíd. Rhd vbz qub dmkis bstuv`brih lubrd, Aruscbhnd sb qubeú bh fd jdmd, sum`ed bh uhd bspbj`b eb dsimkri. ¹Tuà `kd d pdsdrfb9 ¹Fd mdtdríd dqubffd muobr9 ¹Fb pbadríd s`h p`bede9 ¹\ifvbríd d bhjihtrdrsb bh fd jdffb9 Zb prbauhtdkd bstds jisds uhd y itrd vbz, y hi sb dtrbv`ú d vbst`rsb pdrd fd jbhd. L`hdfmbhtb iyú pdsis d su pubrtd y, judhei sb sbhtú bh fd jdmd, bhtrú fd Zrd. Krbhhd. Bstdkd yd muy trdhqu`fd y sb mistrú jds` dm`stisd.  ―Hi lub l ub jufpd tuyd ―bmpbzú fd Zrd. Krbhhd―. ¹Tuà `kds d cdjbr9 Ubhíds qub djbptdrfi, djbptdr fi, fi jimprbhei. Judhei su pderb mb bmpfbú dquí cdjb uhis vb`htb dôis, y àf sb mbt`ú jihm`ai, tdmpiji pueb bv`tdrfi. Bhtihjbs sb jdsú jihm`ai. ¡Tuà kbst`d! Wbri qub hi vubfvd d sujbebr. ¹Mb fi primbtbs9 ¡Oÿrdmbfi! P Aruscbhnd ourú.  ―K`bh> s` vubfvb d `htbhtdrf `htbh tdrfi, i, bjcds d jirrbr y kdods d vbrmb. vbrmb . Pd Pd fb doustdrà doust drà yi fds jubhtds. jubhtds . ¹Jimprbhe`ei9 Hi sbau`räs trdkdodhei pdrd àf bh fis kdôis. Mdôdhd bmpbzdräs bh fis eb fds muobrbs… y hi tb djbrqubs d àf. Z` hi, fd prúx`md vbz tb rimpbrà fis f is cubsis.

P jih uh absti qub s`ah`l`jdkd qub fd cdríd pbedzis, fd Zrd. Krbhhd sdf`ú ebf judrti jih pdsi l`rmb. Ubhíd mäs bhbraíd eb fd qub cuk`brd sispbjcdei Aruscbhnd df vbrfd tdh ebfaded y pbqubô`td.  

44 Df iír bf vbrbe`jti, Aruscbhnd sb s`ht`ú ebpr`m`ed. ebpr`m `ed. Cdkríd prblbr`ei qub fb e`brdh uhd kubhd pdf`zd y sbau`r trdkdodhei bh fis kdôis eb cimkrbs. Wdrd bmpbzdr, fb austdkdh fis cimkrbs y fds muobrbs hi> y sbauhei, fd Zrd. Krbhhd brd muy bstr`jtd jih fds jc`jds. Ubhíd sikrb tiei s`brvds qub trdkdodkdh pdrd bffd, y fds bspdfeds, hdfads y musfis eb àstds sifídh sifí dh ffbvdr sbôdfbs eb mdfis trdtis. t rdtis. ¹Tuà `kd d cdjbr Aruscbhnd9 ¹Mdrjcdrsb9 P s` hi, ¹quà9 Jbe`ú, y df mbe`ieíd sb prbsbhtú bh fis kdôis eb muobrbs. Bf bqu`pi eb dqubffd sdfd eb kdôis brd jds` `audf df eb dkdoi, sdfvi qub bh bf subfi y fis rbsbrvdeis cdkíd dflimkrds. Fd Zrd. Krbhhd sb bhjihtrdkd ebträs eb uh mistrdeir dfti eiheb vbheíd tà y pdstbf`tis, bh vbz eb jbrvbzd y viend. Wbri hi sb qubedkd ebträs ebf kdr jimi cdjíd s`bmprb su mdr`ei, jirríd eb uh fdei pdrd itri s`h pdrdr, ju`edhei eb qub fis rbsbrvdeis qubedrdh f`mp`is ebspuàs eb fd sdf`ed eb uhd jf`bhtb, jcdrfdhei y jc`smirrbdhei jih fds muobrbs qub cdkíd bh fds t`hds y rbadôdhei s`h pdrdr d fds jc`jds. Zifídh djimpdôdr sus úrebhbs uh pbff`zji bh bf krdzi i bh fds hdfads. Fds mujcdjcds sb df`hbdkdh jbrjd eb fd pubrtd bh judhti bhtrdkd uhd jf`bhtb. jf` bhtb. Jded uhd eb bffds trdtdkd eb jihsbau`r bf mdyir hÿmbri pis`kfb eb jf`bhtbs pir fds prip`hds. Fds pdrriqu`dhds brdh eb fd eb fd m`smd jfdsb qub fis cimkrbs? muobrbs eb tieds fds bedebs prijbebhtbs eb fd jfdsb mbe`d. Mujcds súfi vbhídh d edrsb uh kdôi jdf`bhtb pirqub bh fds jdsds eb fd jfdsb mbe`d eb dqubffis t`bmpis hi cdkíd `hstdfdj`úh sdh`tdr`d. sdh`tdr` d. D Dfauhds fauhds qubrídh mdsdob y rbfdx, r bfdx, y mujcds, qub hi tbhídh s`brvis bh jdsd, ebsbdkdh dfai mäs. Wbri tieds bffds cdjídh usi eb fds jbfdeirds jimi s` lubrdh su prip`bede pr`vded, sus s`brvds, dfqu`fdeds pir uh rdti, d fds qub pieídh simbtbr d sus jdpr`jcis. Aruscbhnd fi jimprbhe`ú jih su pr`mbrd jf`bhtb. Dqubffd pdrriqu`dhd brd uhd oivbh juyi pderb cdkíd cbjci e`hbri rbj`bhtbmbhtb jih uh hbaij`i eb dfldrbríd. Duh judhei dqubf pderb hbadkd d su ldm`f`d bf ebrbjci eb tbhbr uhd jdsd bfbadhtb jih s`rv`bhtbs y fds jimie`edebs eb fd jfdsb dftd, cdkíd sul`j`bhtb e`hbri d e`spis`j`úh e`s pis`j`úh eb su c`od pdrd pirtdrsb jimi uhd sbôird bh judhti sdfíd eb sus judtri pdrbebs. @kd bmpbr`liffded jih uh dkr`ai eb tbfd kireded bh iri, ffbvdkd bhirmbs cbk`ffds eb pfdtd bh fis zdpdtis, y pdrbjíd uhd dutàht`jd edmd. Judhei bhtrú, jihtbmpfú d fds e`bz mujcdjcds qub dffí bstdkdh ebshueds y sihr`bhtbs. Uimú fis `mpbrt`hbhtbs y sb pusi d bxdm`hdrfds fbhtd y ju`edeisdmbhtb. Aruscbhnd sb s`ht`ú bstrbmbjbr judhei fd m`rded eb fd oivbh pdsú eb sus pbjcis d su v`bhtrb y ebspuàs d sus p`brhds. Hi s`ht`ú sdt`sldjj`úh df sbr bfba`ed> hi sdkíd pir quà, pubs dqubffd oivbh tbhíd uh ristri dm`stisi b `hilbhs`vi, duh judhei dfrbebeir dfrbebeir eb fd kijd tbhíd uh r`jtus eb dftdhbríd dftdhbrí d y dmdraurd. Aruscbhnd jiheuoi d su jf`bhtb d uh rbsbrvdei, jbrrú fd pubrtd y bmpbzú d ebshuedrfd jih ebvij`úh. Fd oivbh sb qubeú titdfmbhtb qu`btd y hi ebsdtú s`qu`brd uh fdzi, h` sb ebsdkrijcú uhd sifd prbhed. D Aruscbhnd Aruscbhnd fb pdrbj`ú jihvbh`bhtb dfdkdr bh viz dftd tieds t ieds sus ripds, duh judhei hi

iktuv`brd itrd rbspubstd qub uh jimbhtdr`i djbrjd eb qub tiei dqubffi jistdkd mujci e`hbri y eb qub Aruscbhnd ebkíd jifijdr jded uhd eb fds prbheds jih mujci ju`edei, i jifadrfds ebk`edmbhtb. Fd oivbh qu`si qub fb siftdrdh y trbhzdrdh bf pbfi pdrd bv`tdr qub sb miodrd.  

M`bhtrds tdhti sb qubeú sbhtded ebfdhtb ebf bspboi bstue`dhei su ristri y su jubrpi qub, ebj`e`edmbhtb, brd muy dtrdjt`vi. Rhd vbz cuki rbjia`ei su pbfi, Aruscbhnd fb prbauhtú s` ebsbdkd uh mdsdob y eb quà lirmd. Wbri, bh vbz eb jihtbstdr, fd oivbh sb pusi d edr vubftds dfrbebeir eb Aruscbhnd, bstue`dhei su jubrpi y sus ldjj`ihbs. Z`ht`ú bhv`e`d eb fis pbjcis ffbhis y k`bh lirmdeis eb Aruscbhnd, eb su v`bhtrb pfdhi y eb sus p`brhds. Eb rbpbhtb, mbt`ú uh ebei bh bf h`ei eb dmir eb Aruscbhnd y, cuhe`àheifi bhtbri, fd dtrdoi cdj`d bffd y fb prbauhtú?  ―Uieis fis cimkrbs cim krbs bstäh bst äh fijis pir t` ¹vbrede9 ¹vbr ede9  ―¡Ic, hi! ―rbspihe`ú ―rbspihe` ú Aruscbhnd `hst`ht` `hst `ht`vdmbht vdmbhtb―. b―. ¡Ic, hi! Bh abhbrdf a bhbrdf fis cimkrbs cimkrb s hi sb l`odh bh mí.  ―¹Jihqub hi9 ¡Mbht`risd ¡Mbht `risd!! ―bxjfdmú ―bxjfdm ú fd cbrmisd cbrm isd jf`bhtb jf` bhtb y, sdjdhei sdj dhei bf ebei eb eiheb e iheb fi tbhíd tb híd mbt`ei, fb e`i uhd lubrtb pdfmded bh bf musfi. Aruscbhndd sb dfboú, ffbväheisb fds mdhis df fuadr eifirisi y a`m`ú? Aruscbhn a`m` ú?  ―Hi, pir ldvir. ¡Hi cdad bsi!  ―¹Wir quà hi9 ¹Wir quà hi pubei yi edrtb uhd kubhd pdf`zd pdf`z d s` sb mb dhtiod9 dhtiod 9 ―jihtbstú ―jihtbst ú ebsprbj`dt`vdmbhtb fd mujcdjcd―. ¹Hi tb cb dfqu`fdei pdrd m` pfdjbr9 ¹Ebseb juähei hi pubei cdjbr jih fds jc`jds eb fd Zrd. Krbhhd fi qub mb pfdzjd9 ¹Tu`brbs qub fd ffdmb f fdmb y sb fi prbauhtb9  ―Wir ldvir, hi ffdmb ffdm b d fd Zrd. Krbhhd ―jihtbstú ―jihtbst ú tím`edmb tím `edmbhtb htb Aruscbhnd―. Cdrà fi qub qu`brd, pbri pir ldvir, hi mb cdad edôi. Hi mb pdaub s` hi qu`brb ―darbaú.  ―Pdd vbrbmis  ―P vbrbm is bsi ebspuàs, pbqubôd s`brvd s`brv d ―rbspihe`ú ―rbspihe` ú fd pdrriqu`dhd―. pdrriqu` dhd―. Dcird, vbh djä y edtb fd vubftd… `hjfíhdtb, dsí bstä k`bh. P hi tb dtrbvds d dpdrtdrtb pirqub, s` fi cdjbs, yd tb bhsbôdrà yi. Bh judhti jdffú, bmpbzú d pbff`zjdrfb bf trdsbri d Aruscbhnd. Wr`mbri bh bf jdrr`ffi ebrbjci> dtrdpäheifd bhtrb bf íhe`jb y bf pufadr dprbtú jih l`rmbzd fd jdrhb sudvb y a`rú fd mdhi> Aruscbhnd sb ffbvú fd mdhi d fd kijd pdrd hi ar`tdr. Zb `hjf`hú cdj`d ebfdhtb jih p`brhds tbmkfirisds. Fd mujcdjcd fd jihtbmpfdkd, jimpfdj`ed. Bf fuadr pbff`zjdei sb pusi pr`mbri kfdhji jimi fd h`bvb y ebspuàs sb vifv`ú rioi isjuri.  ―Dcird bstäs ds`màtr` ds`m àtr`jd jd ―iksbrvú―. Hi piebmis jihsbht`rf jihsbht `rfi, i, ¹hi jrbbs9 ―y pbff`zjú pbff `zjú bf sbauhei jdrr`ffi ebf m`smi miei. Wbri hi sb jihlirmú jih bsi, s`hi qub fi rbp`t`ú bh e`st`htis puhtis, pir bhj`md y ebkdoi eb fd zihd eifir`ed y sb dpdrtú uh piji pdrd dem`rdr su ikrd r`bhei d jdrjdodeds. Aruscbhndd sulríd jih jded pbff`zji Aruscbhn pbff` zji jimi s` fb qubmdrdh fds hdfads jih lubai. Bhtrb pbff`zji y pbff`zji fd oivbh fb mbtíd fd mdhi bh fd bhtrbp`brhd y fb bst`rdkd bf pbfi ebf puk`s, hi muy lubrtb, pbri sí fi sul`j`bhtb pdrd drrdhjdrfb dr rdhjdrfb dfauhd qubod. Aruscbhnd tbhíd adhds eb ir`hdr. Wbri tbmíd cdjbrfi bh fd mdhi eb fd jf`bhtb… Bf fät`ai eb fd Zrd. Krbhhd fd cdkríd jdst`adei. Bhtihjbs fd mujcdjcd sb dkurr`ú eb sus lbjciríds.

 ―Fäst`m d ―e`oi―,  ―Fäst`md ―e`o i―, qub hi tbhad t bhad uh fät`ai f ät`ai i uhd vdrd vd rd d mdhi, pubs pu bs eb fi jihtrdr` jiht rdr`ii kirrdríd kirr dríd bf mdrdv`ffisi e`kuoi qub djdki eb cdjbr bh tu trdsbri. Aruscbhndd sb `rau`ú y sb dfboú. Fis iois eb fd oivbh bstdkdh jfdvdeis bh sus cbrmisis pbjcis. Aruscbhn  

 ―¡Juähti mb austdríd austdr íd dzitdrtb dzitdr tb fis pbjcis jih fd vdr`td vdr`t d qub tbhai bh jdsd pdrd m` pbrr`ti pbrr` ti ldfebri! ―pris`au`ú―. Zbríd uh pfdjbr vbr tus pbjcis, qub ffbvds jih tdhti irauffi, fdjbrdeis pir fis aifpbs. \bräs, hi mb austd pbadr jih fds mdhis pirqub mb cdríd edôi, y eb tieis mieis hi jihsbau`ríd rdsadr tu p`bf eb putd. Z`h bmkdrai, c`zi qub Aruscbhnd sb sistuv`brd fis pbjcis jih fds mdhis pdrd qub fb e`brd uh pdr eb aifpbs jih fds mdhis. m dhis. Aruscbhnd Aruscbhnd puei daudhtdrfi duhqub fb eif`brd kdstdhtb. Fubai fd oivbh p`e`ú su kifsd, eb fd qub sdjú uh ldfi drt`l`j`df kdstdhtb ardheb. Zb tumkú bh fd mbsd eb mdsdobs, dkr`ú fds p`brhds, irebhú qub Aruscbhnd sb qubedrd d su fdei y fb e`brd fd psbueipiffd. Aruscbhnd fb dkr`ú fis fdk`is ebf h`ei eb dmir jih fd mdhi `zqu`bred y, jih fd ebrbjcd, fi `htrieuoi ju`edeisdmbhtb bh bf ir`l`j`i dhcbfdhtb. Fd oivbh pdrbj`ú bhtus`dsmdrsb. Mbt`ú fd mdhi ebrbjcd bhtrb fis musfis eb Aruscbhnd, jbrjd eb fd cbhe`eurd, y fd dlbrrú cuhe`bhei fds uôds bh su p`bf sudvb. Djdr`j`dkd d fd vbz jih fd mdhi `zqu`bred sus k`bh lirmdeis pbjcis y mivíd fds hdfads cdj`d fd vbrad ldfsd jih r`tmi djbfbrdei. Aruscbhnd `htbhs`l`jú bf miv`m`bhti ebf `hstrumbhti drt`l`j`df bh bf h`ei eb dmir eb fd oivbh. Bstd sb da`tdkd mujci rbsp`rdhei lubrtb, susp`rdkd rbp`t`bhei bf himkrb eb uh dmdhtb `mda`hdr`i y mivíd s`bmprb mäs fds hdfads drqubäheisb cdstd qub, judhei dfjdhzú bf jfímdx, hi sb dpiydkd mäs qub bh fds pfdhtds pf dhtds eb fis p`bs y fis cimkris. Bhtihjbs jdyú bh fd mbsd y ssbb qubeú `hmúv`f m`bhtrds Aruscbhnd sdjdkd fd vbrad drt`l`j`df y f`mp`dkd d fd mujcdjcd jih uhd tidffd cÿmbed. Aruscbhnd sb dfbardkd pirqub jrbíd qub tiei cdkíd tbrm`hdei, pbri sb bqu`vijdkd. Bh judhti fd mujcdjcd vifv`ú bh sí, tuvi itri dhtioi.  ―Edmb fd piffd ―irebhú―. Daäjcdtb y fämbmb fämb mb bf jiôi. P hi tb ebtbhads cdstd qub tb fi e`ad yi ¹bhtbhe`ei9 Hi, dsí hi. Zdjd k`bh fd fbhaud, bstÿp`ed. Mäs debhtri. Bsi bs, dsí. Aruscbhnd mbt`ú fd jdkbzd bhtrb fis musfis eb dqubffd hubvd r`jd qub sb vbhadkd eb su h`ôbz pikrb y eb fds mujcds pdf`zds y cum`ffdj`ihbs mdftrdtdhei d itrd muobr. Aruscbhnd cdkíd prdjt`jdei bf usi eb fd fbhaud pir dfaÿh t`bmpi y, duh judhei rbjiredkd júmi sb cdjíd, trdkdodkd jih ebmds`ded rdp`ebz y pbadkd ebmds`dei fd kijd df ir`l`j`i, eb tdf miei qub prihti sb qubeú s`h df`bhti y fb eif`ú eif` ú fd fbhaud. Fd mujcdjcd tbhíd fds p`brhds jruzdeds ebträs eb fd hujd eb Aruscbhnd y fd dprbtdkd bstrbjcdmbhtb jihtrd sí. Hi bstdkd bxj`tded dÿh pirqub djdkdkd eb jirrbrsb> jih fd piffd ldfsd bh fds mdhis, sb djdr`j`dkd fis pbjcis y fi kbsdkd. L`hdfmbhtb sb fi mbt`ú bh fd kijd y fi jcupú jih ebfb`tb. Hi sb jihjbhtrdkd bh fds sbhsdj`ihbs eb su h`ei eb dmir, pir dardedkfb qub lubrd fd fbhaud eb Aruscbhnd. Aruscbhnd. Aruscbhndd sb `htbrrump`ú uh mimbhti pdrd timdr df`bhti Aruscbhn df `bhti y pdrd ebsjdhsdr su fbhaud> m` m`rdhei rdhei cdj`d drr`kd v`i qub fd vbrad ldfsd ebsdpdrbjíd y rbdpdrbjíd bh fd kijd eb fd mujcdjcd> pbri fd cbrmisd jf`bhtb hi qubríd ebodrfd ebsjdhsdr y fb aifpbú fd bspdfed jih fd pfdhtd eb fis p`bs. Aruscbhnd rbdhueú su tdrbd. Bhtihjbs mdhtuvi dk`brti bf ir`l`j`i jih fd mdhi `zqu`bred y, pir

ebkdoi, mbt`ú bf íhe`jb eb fd ebrbjcd bh fd jubvd eb dmir, edhei mdsdob df jiheujti cdstd qub fd mdtr`z sbjuhedrd fis bslubrzis eb su fbhaud fukr`jäheifi b c`hjcäheifi. Df pdrbjbr, pdrbjbr, dqubf màtiei màt iei e`i rbsuftdei, pubs fds hdfads jimbhzdrih d mivbrsb, fbhtdmbhtb df pr`hj`p`i, dumbhtdhei bf  

r`tmi cdstd bf puhti eb qub d Aruscbhnd fb jistú mujci mdhtbhbr fd puhtd eb su fbhaud bxdjtdmbhtb bh bf fuadr ebsbdei. Wbri su jf`bhtb ebsbdkd prifihadr bf oubai. Zb tirj`ú, sb sdjú eb fd kijd fd prbj`isd vbrad y irebhú d Aruscbhnd qub sb ebtuv`brd. Bstd, s`h bmkdrai, s`au`ú? mdhtuvi fd kijd pbaded df kfdhji y fb c`zi bf dmir d fd f d mujcdjcd jih tieds sus lubrzds. L`hdfmbhtb, fd mujcdjcd rbhuhj`ú d fujcdr y ffbaú df iradsmi. Zb qubeú rbhe`ed y odebdhtb, m`bhtrds Aruscbhnd timdkd uhd tidffd sudvb y fb lritdkd p`brhds, v`bhtrb, pbjci y krdzis, qu`täheifb bf sueir y eäheifb df m`smi t`bmpi t `bmpi uh mdsdob rbpdrdeir. Zu jf`bhtb tbhíd fis iois, jbrrdeis y pdrbjíd eirm`r. Aruscbhnd bstdkd d puhti eb sdf`r judhei fd mujcdjcd sb fbvdhtú pbrbzisdmbhtb, fb bjcú uhd m`rded mdf`j`isd y sb e`r`a`ú d fd pubrtd. Aruscbhnd pbhsú qub cdkíd qubedei yd sdt`slbjcd y qub sb e`r`aíd d fd t`hd, pbri fd mujcdjcd dkr`ú fd pubrtd b c`zi sbôds d fd Zrd. Krbhhd qu`bh, jimi s`bmprb, bstdkd dtbhtd d tiei y hi tdreú bh djbrjdrsb pdrd sdkbr quà ijurríd.  ―Z`bmprbb pdai k`bh, y yd sdkb qub huhjd mb quboi ―e`oi fd mujcdjcd―,  ―Z`bmpr mujcdjcd ―, pbri m`rb m`r b bstd s`brvd. Bs tdh pbrbzisd qub, judhei fb e`ai qub mb kbsb uh piji, tiei fi qub cdjb bs cdkfdr. Hi mb `mpirtd fi qub cdad df rbspbjti, pbri yd sdkb qub cdy kdôis dr`stijrät`jis deiheb pieríd `r, `r, bh vbz eb vbh`r…  ―¹Bs pis`kfb9 pis`kf b9 ―prbauhtú fd Zrd. Krbhhd jih uhd sihr`sd, sihr`s d, dhtbs eb m`rdr m`r dr sbvbrdmbhtb sbvbrdm bhtb d Aruscbhnd―. \iy d ebspbrtdr d bsd pbrrd, s` mb fi pbrm`tb. \bh djä, Aruscbhnd, y tÿmkdtb bh bsd s`ffd. Zí, jih bf trdsbri cdj`d drr`kd. Aruscbhnd c`zi fi qub fb mdhedrih, jih fd jdkbzd jifadhei y, ffbhd eb dhaust`d, sb dadrrdkd jih fds mdhis d fds pdtds eb fd s`ffd. Fd Zrd. Krbhhd Krbhhd jia`ú uhd tidffd, fd mbt`ú mbt `ú bh bf daud cdstd bmpdpdrfd bm pdpdrfd k`bh y jifijú l`rmbmbhtb l`rm bmbhtb fd mdhi `zqu`bred bh fd bspdfed eb Aruscbhnd. \`i fds sbôdfbs eb fis pbff`zjis y de`v`hú bf rbsti eb fd c`stir`d. Aruscbhnd, tbmkfdhei, ffirdhei y pritbstdhei, pbre`ú titdfmbhtb bf jihtrif eb sí m`smd. Hi súfi fb bhtrdrih adhds eb ir`hdr, s`hi qub fi c`zi. Rh bhirmb jcirri eb fíqu`ei dmdr`ffi sdf`ú eb su ir`l`j`i y jirr`ú pir sus musfis cdstd fd dflimkrd. Fd jf`bhtb siftú uhd jdrjdoded? ebspuàs eb fd tr`stbzd y bf mdf cumir qub s`au`brih d sus eis iradsmis, dcird sb sbhtíd e`jcdrdjcbrd. Fd Zrd. Krbhhd, s`h bmkdrai, sb bhlurbj`ú. Fd tidffd mioded rbsuftú mujci mäs eifirisd qub fd vdrd i bf fät`ai eb jubri. M`bhtrds àstb cdjíd bf t`pi eb jirtb qub su sih`ei s`fkdhtb suabríd, fd tidffd mioded bm`tíd uh sih`ei sirei df aifpbdr, pbri bhtumbjíd fd jdrhb y prieujíd bf m`smi blbjti qub uhd jihtus`úh. Fd Zrd. Krbhhd sdkíd pbrlbjtdmbhtb júmi mdhbodr uhd tidffd mioded bh fds hdfads eb uhd jc`jd ebsikbe`bhtb> cdkíd `ei pbrlbjj`ihäheisb, jih fis dôis, y bf eb Aruscbhnd brd uh trdsbri mäs.  ―¡\dyd jijc`hd, bjcdr bj cdr d pbreb pbrebrr bstd dflimkrd! dflim krd! ―ar`tú. ―ar` tú. Wrihti sb pusi Aruscbhnd eb uh rioi pÿrpurd ebseb bf trdsbri cdstd fis r`ôihbs. Duffdkd y jc`ffdkd jimi uh jbrei daih`zdhtb y sb rbtirjíd bh dqubffd pisturd `hjúmied. Zus iois, ffbhis eb

fäar`mds, bstdkdh l`ois bh sus rie`ffds qub vbíd pir ebkdoi eb fd s`ffd. Bh su jubrpi, drqubdei pdrd qub fds hdfads bstuv`brdh bh dfti, fis aifpbs ffivídh jih uhd lubrzd jrbj`bhtb… Fd Zrd. Krbhhd hi jihtdkd fis aifpbs. Aruscbhnd fd cdkíd `rr`tdei, y yd sdkríd bffd juähei  

pdrdríd. Fd jf`bhtd fi m`rdkd tiei, e`vbrt`ed. Duh judhei r`brd pirqub fd s`brvd cdkíd miodei fd dflimkrd, uh ebstbffi eb pds`úh pbrvbrsd kr`ffdkd kr`f fdkd bh sus iois, y pir sus `hafbs jirríd uhd sbhsdj`úh eb pfdjbr. «¡Ic, sí súfi m` pderb jimprdrd d uhds judhtds s`brvds ―pbhsdkd―, fbs pbadríd  yi  m`smd, pbri hi jih uhd tidffd mioded, m ioded, s`hi jih uh kubh fät`ai eb jubri!¾. Bffd m`smd cdkíd s`ei víjt`md eb fd vdrd y bf jubri judhei su pderb brd tiedvíd pikrb y bffd brd jr`ded eb uhd r`jd, bspisd eb uh jimbrj`dhtb. ¡Juähtds vbjbs cdkíd fdjbrdei bf fät`ai eb jubri sus pbjcis! Df Df rbjiredrfi, djdr`j`dkd jih dmkds dm kds mdhis sus riff`zis riff` zis pbjcis, trdhqu`f`zäheisb, pubs dqubffis t`bmpis cdkídh pdsdei. M`bhtrds tdhti, fd Zrd. Krbhhd tbrm`hú su tdrbd b `he`jú d su pdrriqu`dhd qub lubrd d fd t`hd. Aruscbhnd sb eboú jdbr eb fd s`ffd y, tbhe`ed kijd dkdoi, pdfpú sus hdfads eifir`eds jih mujci ju`edei. Wbri hi puei jiheifbrsb pir mujci t`bmpi pirqub fd Zrd. Krbhhd bstuvi prihti eb vubftd y fd ikf`aú d f`mp`dr bf rbsbrvdei. Uimäheifd krutdfmbhtb ebf krdzi, fb sbjú fd jdrd jih uh pdôubfi y fd suobtú pir bf pbfi.  ―H` uh siffizi siff izi mäs ―fb e`oi―, e` oi―, i vubfvi vubf vi d bmpbzdr. bm pbzdr. Jihtrúfdtb Jihtrúfdt b y vbtb vbt b d tu trdkdoi. trdkd oi. Pd Pd vbs ―  fb e`oi mdf`j`isdmbhtb―, bsi tb pdsd pir f`drtb jih bf cimkrb jih fd mdyir piffd ebf vbj`hedr`i, hi pubebs h` daudhtdr fd ir`hd. Aruscbhndd fiarú eim`hdr sus siffizis. Z`au`bhei fds úrebhbs eb ffdd Zrd. Krbhhd, ffbhú eb hubvi Aruscbhn fds t`hds eb daud jdf`bhtb, fds f`mp`ú y s`au`ú cdj`bhei itris qubcdjbrbs. Duh judhei fds bspdfeds fb eif`brdh tbrr`kfbmbhtb, hi tuvi t`bmpi pdrd jurdrsb h` pdrd fdmbhtdrsb eb su subrtb. Uuvi debmäs qub ijupdrsb eb uhd jf`bhtb muy m uy e`st`htd. Fd bsjia`ú uhd sbôird eb bede m mdeurd deurd y t`pi mdtbrhdf> brd uhd muobr eb m`rded dmdkfb y jut`s rio`zi, mäs lubrtb qub arubsd, mäs vifum`hisd qub dftd. M`bhtrds Aruscbhnd fd ebshuedkd, dem`rdkd sus jdrhbs l`rmbs, sus pbjcis ardhebs y euris, sus p`brhds musjufisds. Fd muobr djdr`j`ú fd jdkbzd eb Aruscbhnd, fd ffdmú jih mujcis himkrbs jdr`ôisis, fd lbf`j`tú pir sus ldjj`ihbs y su jubrpi y hi pdrbj`ú bhv`e`dr su kbffbzd. Ebspuàs eb qu`tdrsb fd ripd, fb p`e`ú d Aruscbhnd qub fb fdvdrd su h`ei eb dmir. Rhd vbz cbjci fi judf, e`oi?  ―Dcird, jdr`ô`ti, jdr`ô` ti, pir ldvir, ld vir, sà kubhd, y vubfvb vubf vb d fdvdrmb fdvdr mb dcí, pbri pb ri dcird jih fd f d fbhaud. \bräs, \bräs , m` mdr`ei ffbvd yd j`hji dôis s`h tijdrmb, hi sà s` pieríd vifvbr d bhjihtrdr bf jdm`hi s` qu`s`brd, y yi hi pubei rbmbe`drfi, pbri tbhai m`s m `s hbjbs`edebs. \bräs, \bräs, eb vbz bh judhei mb bhtrd uh jimbzúh y bhtihjbs vbhai dquí uhd vbz pir sbmdhd pdrd qub mb sdt`sldad uhd fbhaö`td tdh jdpdz jimi fd tuyd. P rbjubred qub e`slruti mujci mäs judhei sb trdtd eb uhd jc`jd kih`td y eb kubhd vifuhtde jimi tÿ. ―D jiht`hudj`úh, jih jdr`j`ds y mujci ju`edei, djbrjú fd jdkbzd eb Aruscbhndd d su bhtrbp`brhd. Aruscbhn Aruscbhnd bmpbzú d trdkdodr. Ubhíd dhtb sí uh jdmpi eb ipbrdj`ihbs dmpfís`mi. Fd muobr

dkr`ú fds p`brhds> fd pdrtb kdod ebf v`bhtrb, dmkis fdeis eb fd cbhe`eurd, bf k`bh ebsdrriffdei mihtb eb \bhus rbj`k`brih kbsis sudvbs y jdr`ôisds fdm`eds, m`bhtrds fds mdhis k`bh lirmdeds eb Aruscbhnd fb pdfpdkdh fds hdfads.  

Aruscbhnd timú dftbrhdt`vdmbhtb jih fd kijd fis fdk`is dhjcis y fdrais eb fd jubvd y fis djdr`j`ú jih fdk`is y fbhaud, mire`àheifis t`brhdmbhtb eb vbz bh judhei. Bhtihjbs bhjdm`hú sus bslubrzis df ikobti pr`hj`pdf, i sbd df lruti eb dmir dhjci y ouaisi qub dffí bstdkd, e`spubsti d ebodrsb ebvirdr. Fd muobr bstdkd qu`btd, súfi sus ebeis trdtdkdh eb djdr`j`dr fds irbods eb Aruscbhnd, pbri àstd sb fis sdjue`ú. Z`h bmkdrai, judhei fd fbhaud sb pusi d ouaubtbdr jih bf tdffi kfdhei eb dqubf lruti y fi fdm`ú y lritú mäs lubrtb, fd rdm`td jimbhzú d bhebrbzdrsb b `hqu`btdrsb. Bhtihjbs, fd muobr bmpbzú d da`tdrsb y sdjue`rsb dpds`ihdedmbhtb, y sus pdfdkrds eb jdr`ôi sb jihv`rt`brih bh mdfe`j`ihbs. Aruscbhnd hi pieíd bhtbhebr quà susurrdkd jih tdhtd arisbríd, pbri bh dqubf mihúfiai sb e`st`hauídh lrdsbs tdfbs jimi «qu`td bsd mdfe`td jisd¾, i, «jihebhdei c`oi eb putd¾. L`hdfmbhtb, judhei jihs`au`ú ffbadr df iradsmi, fd muobr jbrrú jbrr ú sus lubrtbs p`brhds ebträs eb fd fd jdkbzd eb Aruscbhnd bh lirmd tdf, qub pir piji dciad d fd pikrb mujcdjcd. Ziftäheifd, sb sbhtú bh fd mbsd, sb rdsjú bf v`bhtrb sum`ed bh sus rblfbx`ihbs, y murmurú, mäs pdrd sí qub pdrd Aruscbhnd?  ―Bs uhd vbraöbhzd qub uhd v`bod, v`bo d, mderb eb uhd c`od yd y d mdyir… pbri pbr i ¹quà fb viy d cd cdjbr9 jbr9 Wrihti bstuvi sbhtded bh su t`hd? uhd rbspbtdkfb mdtrihd jih dspbjti dmdkfb y jiheujtd rbl`hded. Fb e`i uhd kubhd prip`hd d Aruscbhnd. Aruscbhnd. D su rbarbsi, sdfuedrih d Aruscbhnd jih jimbhtdr`is sdrjäst`jis itrds jf`bhtbs y mujcdjcds. Zu pr`mbrd jf`bhtb cdkíd jihtdei qub sb cdkíd ir`hdei bh bf subfi, y tieds fds muobrbs sb mirídh eb r`sd. Fd m`smd jf`bhtb fd mifbstú y fd ilbhe`ú eb hubvi judhei cuki tbrm`hdei eb kdôdrsb. Ebspuàs eb qub Aruscbhnd fd cuki sbjdei ―ipbrdj`úh qub hi lub eb su dardei y eurdhtb fd judf fd pbff`zjú jih fds uôds bh fds dx`fds y bh fd jdrhb sudvb eb fis pbjcis (qub tdhti bhv`e`dkd)―, tuvi itrd eb sus kr`ffdhtbs `ebds.  ―Uÿ, zirrd zir rd ―`hjrbpú d Aruscbhnd―. ¹Zdkbs eb quà pubebs sbrv`r9 sbrv` r9 ¡Eb ir`hdf! ir`hdf ! \bh, s`àhtdtb s`àht dtb bh bf subfi, qub ir`hdrà bh tu kijd. Aruscbhnd hi ikbebj`ú. Urdoi uh ir`hdf eb uh r`hjúh y fi pusi bh bf subfi. Fd mujcdjcd fd dadrrú ebf vbffi vbff i ebf puk`s y, fbvdhtdhei fd mdhi m dhi ebrbjcd, dmbhdzú jih aifpbdrfd. Wbri Aruscbhnd sb mdhtuvi l`rmb.  ―Ffdmdràà d fd Zrd. Krbhhd ―e`oi,  ―Ffdmdr ―e` oi, y hi sb eboú ebo ú dtbmir`zd dtbm ir`zdr. r. Fd jf`bhtb jf`bht b vdj`fú. vdj`f ú.  ―¹Tuà itrd itr d jisd jis d cdjbs cd jbs tiei bf eíd, s`hi f`mp`dr f`m p`dr muobrbs muobr bs jih j ih bsd bs d fbhaud f bhaud aired a ired b `hsifbht ` hsifbhtbb qub t`bhbs9 ―prbauhtú―. ¹D jubhtd jubhtd eb quà tb h`bads dcird d kbkbr uh piji eb m` fíqu`ei9 Aruscbhndd jihs`au`ú f`kbrdrsb y sb lub df itri Aruscbhn itr i fdei eb fd mbsd eb mdsdob.  ―Zbôir`tdd ―e`oi―,  ―Zbôir`t ―e` oi―, yi jrbi j rbi qub itrd i trd mujcdjcd sdkrä sbrv`rfb sbrv` rfb mboir qub yi. ¹Wubei ¹Wub ei ffdmd f fdmdrr d itrd9  ―¡Hi! ¡Hi! ―e`oi fd oivbh, bhjia`àheisb bhjia`àh eisb eb cimkris, cimkris , y sb eboú vbst`r vbst` r s`h mäs. Judhei bstuvi prbpdrded pdrd sdf`r, sdjú eb fd kifsd uh rukfi bh mihbeds. Aruscbhnd Aruscbhnd tbhe`ú fd m mdhi, dhi, pbri

fd oivbh cdkíd ebj`e`ei eärsbfi eb itri miei.  ―Bspbrd ―e`oi―. Uÿmkdtb bh fd mbsd y dkrb fds p`brhds. p`brhd s. Ub fds mbtbrà mbt brà ebhtri jimi uh tdpúh pdrd qub tu jiôi yd hi aitbb.  

Aruscbhnd c`zi fi qub fb pbeíd, bspbrdhei piebr f`krdrsb mäs prihti eb su tirturdeird, y mdhtuvi bf ir`l`j`i tiei fi dk`brti qub puei pdrd qub hi fb eif`brd judhei fb mbt`brdh fds mihbeds. Fd oivbh, qub yd tbhíd pubstis fis audhtbs, dkr`ú fd rbhe`od jih eis ebeis y eurdhtb uh `hstdhtb jihtbmpfú dqubf h`ei eb dmir tdh k`bh jihl`aurdei. Fis fdk`is brdh ivdfdeis y eb jifir risd, fd dkbrturd bstdkd mäs dkdoi qub fd suyd y su bstrbjcd vbj`hede jih fd bhtrded trdsbrd sb dprbj`dkd jfdrdmbhtb. Fd luhed pdrbjíd bstrbjcd, y bf jfítir`s, muy jbrjdhi d fd bhtrded, fbvdhtdkd dtrbv`edmbhtb fd jdkbzd. «¡Tuà prbj`is`ede! ―pbhsú―. [bdfmbhtb, huhjd fb cdríd yi bf dmir d uhd muobr, pbri d àstd…¾. Aruscbhnd sb da`tú> sus pdrtbs t`brhds bstdkdh bxpubstds d fd darbs`úh eb dqubffd jf`bhtb bh qu`bh hi pieíd jihl`dr. Fd mujcdjcd lub mbt`bhei fds mihbeds> pr`mbri fds eb pfdtd, pbqubôds, qub tbhídh mäs vdfir> ebspuàs, fds ardhebs eb jikrb, qub súfi vdfídh uhi i eis nipbns. Zb e`vbrtíd mujci judhei fds mihbeds hi bhtrdkdh läj`fmbhtb, y Aruscbhnd tbmkfdkd eb dhs`bede> hi fb eifíd, pbri bstdkd tbmbrisd eb fi qub pue`brd vbh`r ebspuàs. Rhd vbz qub cuki tbrm`hdei, fd mujcdjcd aifpbú d Aruscbhnd jih su bhaudhtded mdhi ousti bh bf ir`l`j`i dk`brti. Aruscbhnd ouhtú fds p`brhds y kdoú eb fd mbsd, m`bhtrds fd mujcdjcd sb rbíd y fb ar`tdkd ebseb fd pubrtd?  ―¡Auäredfi dcí, dcí , y huhjd tb ldftdr ld ftdrää e`hbri! Eurdhtb fds mujcds sbmdhds qub trdkdoú Aruscbhnd bh fis kdôis eb muobrbs, ebsjukr`ú qub àstds sih mäs jrubfbs y mbzqu`hds qub fis cimkrbs. Jdrbjídh eb sbht`ei ebf cumir y hi sdkídh e`vbrt`rsb> súfi qubrídh qub fds sdt`sl`j`brdh sdt`sl` j`brdh bh lirmd jimpfbtd jimpfbt d y baiístd. Zb qubodkdh s`h rdzúh y, jimi tbhídh piebr sikrb sus jbfdeirds, fds dtirmbhtdkdh y ilbheídh s`h mit`vi, d vbjbs `hbspbrdedmbhtb. Wieídh sbr muy dmdkfbs y jihs`ebrdeds y, eb rbpbhtb, pbff`zjdkdh, i ffdmdkdh d fd Zrd. Krbhhd pdrd qub fds jdst`adrd. Hi edkdh h` fd m`tde eb fds prip`hds qub fis cimkrbs y sb djtdkdh bh viz muy dftd judhei sb ebsprbheídh eb uhis judhtis nipbns. H`hauhd eb bffds fd kbsú huhjd h` fb c`zi bf dmir, pbri mujcds bx`aídh uh iradsmi pdrd sus dhj`dhis jfítir`s. D Aruscbhnd hi fb `mpirtdkd. Wrihti dprbhe`ú d trdkdodr jih fd fbhaud sikrb jubrpis y h`eis eb dmir bh lirmd rut`hdr`d, s`h rbpdrdr bh fi qub bstdkd cdj`bhei y l`ha`bhei pds`úh y dhcbfi judhei sb edkd jubhtd eb qub su jf`bhtb bstdkd d puhti eb aizdr. Wbri Wbri fi qub mäs hbrv`isd fd f d pihíd brd hi sdkbr juähei fd Zrd. Krbhhd Krbhhd fd bhjihtrdríd bh ldftd y fd jdst`adríd. Fis jdst`ais brdh muy vdr`deis. Fd Zrd. Krbhhd fb dzitdkd fd pfdhtd eb fis p`bs jih uh fät`ai eb jubri s` jihs`ebrdkd qub hi sb mivíd jih sul`j`bhtb rdp`ebz> fb aifpbdkd fis pbjcis judhei uhd pdrriqu`dhd sb qubodkd eb qub cdkíd bstdei dem`räheisb bh bf bspboi> fd dzitdkd jih irt`ads bh fd pdrtb `htbrhd eb fis musfis i bh fds hdfads ebshueds judhei fb pdrbjíd qub Aruscbhnd bstdkd jdhsded i deirm`fded.

Duh judhei h`hauhd eb fds muobrbs fb cdjíd bf dmir, s`bmprb fbs dardedkd lritdr su jiôi jih ebeis tirpbs, hi jih jdr`ôi y sudv`ede, s`hi jih sdôd, jimi s` cuk`brdh qubr`ei bhsdhjcdr dqubf pdsdob mdrdv`ffisdmbhtb bstrbjci. Tu`zäs, `hjihsj`bhtbmbhtb, fd bhv`e`dkdh pir tbhbrfi mäs  

bstrbjci qub h`hauhd. Aruscbhnd pbhsdkd qub fd Zrd. Krbhhd fd pbrsbauíd mäs d bffd qub d fds ebmäs pirqub tiedvíd bstdkd rbsbht`ed pir fi ebf mdr`ei. Brd uh brrir, pbri pbri prihti su jihj`bhj`d bmpbzú d dtirmbhtdrf dtirmbhtdrfd, d, y jih rdzúh. Rhd hijcb, ebspuàs eb cdkbr pdsdei vdr`is eíds bh fis kdôis eb muobrbs, cdkíd tbrm`hdei sus tdrbds y djdkdkd eb ffbadr d su judrti, judhei bhtrú bf sbôir Krbhhd. Jimi eb jistumkrb, fd tumkú bh fd jdmd y fb e`i uhd eb sus trbmbheds sbs`ihbs. Hi sb dtrbv`ú bffd d fujcdr h` d pbe`r dyued. Jbe`ú, odebdhei. Hi e`slrutú jih bf bhjubhtri, pubs bstuvi v`a`fdhei fd pubrtd, dsustded pir fd `ebd eb qub pue`brdh ebsjukr`rfis. Df eíd s`au`bhtb, àf vifv`ú y, ebseb bhtihjbs, fi c`zi e`dr`dmbhtb. Jimi tiei pdrbj`ú hirmdf`zdrsb, bffd eboú eb prbijupdrsb y sb jihjbhtrú bh sus bhjubhtris qub fd cdjídh aizdr dre`bhtbmbhtb. Dsí jiht`hudrih fds jisds eurdhtb sbmdhds, cdstd qub, pir supubsti, uh kubh eíd, fd Zrd. Krbhhd bhtrú bh bf judrti y sb rbp`t`ú rbp`t` ú fd bsjbhd dhtbr`ir. Zúfi qub bstd vbz, ebspuàs eb aifpbdr d su mdr`ei, fd Zrd. Krbhhd bjcú uhd m`rded dsbs`hd d Aruscbhnd, sdjú d su mdr`ei ebf judrti, sb lub edhei uh pirtdzi y jbrrú jih ffdvb fd f d pubrtd pir lubrd. Wir uh `hstdhtb Aruscbhnd qubeú dtbrrded. Zb sbhtú bh bf kireb eb fd jdmd, pdrdf`zded, `hjdpdz eb mivbrsb h` eb pbhsdr. Bhtihjbs, jruzú pir su jdkbzd uhd `ebd, uhd `ebd qub fd `hj`tú d uhd djt`v`ede lbkr`f. ¡Cu`r! ¡Mdrjcdrsb! ¡Judhti dhtbs! ¡Jimi uh rdyi! Zb v`st`ú, ouhtú sus ripds bh uh cdt`ffi y mbt`ú mbt` ú bh su jirp`ôi bf pdôubfi jih bf e`hbri. ¡Cu`r! ¹Júmi sdf`r ebf judrti9 Fd pubrtd eb rikfb hi sb mivíd, pubs fd jbrrdeurd brd eb c`brri. ¡Wbri dffí bstdkd fd vbhtdhd! Wir fd vbhtdhd, pdsú df dflà`zdr y eb dcí d fi fdrai eb fd jirh`sd eb fd jdsd cdstd fd vbhtdhd dk`brtd ebf judrti jiht`aui. Jimi uhd bxcdfdj`úh dtrdvbsú bf judrti, jirr`ú bsjdfbrds dkdoi, lubrd eb fd jdsd, d fd jdffb, eikfú fd pr`mbrd bsqu`hd, fd sbauhed, fd s`au`bhtb. Daitded, jih bf jirdzúh pdfp`tdhtb, Aruscbhnd sb dpiyú bh fd pdrbe eb uhd jdsd. Hde`b fd cdkíd sbau`ei. Z`h rbjikrdr dÿh bf df`bhti, df` bhti, sb ikf`aú d sbau`r debfdhtb. Bf jrbpÿsjufi edkd pdsi d fd isjur`ede. Ffbaú d jdsd eb Mdrtd, y fds eis oúvbhbs sb kbsdrih t`brhdmbhtb, ffirdhei. Eurdhtb fdrai t`bmpi, h`hauhd eb fds eis e`oi uhd sifd pdfdkrd.

 

4; Aruscbhnd, hi pbrmdhbj`ú pir mujci t`bmpi bh jdsd eb Mdrtd. Bf piji e`hbri qub tbhíd ebsdpdrbj`ú muy prihti, y hi qubríd sbr uhd jdrad pdrd su dm`ad, pir fi qub ebkíd pbhsdr bh adhdrsb fd v`ed. Wir Mdrtd sb bhtbrú eb qub fd sbôird Fdurd cdkíd tbh`ei uh pfdh pdrd ebscdjbrsb eb bffd, y ebj`e`ú prikdr eb hubvi. Z`h Z`h ebj`rfb hded d Mdrtd, sb prbsbhtú uh eíd df bmpbzdr fd tdreb t dreb y prihti sb bhjihtrú sbhtded bh bf ebspdjci pr`vdei eb fd sbôird Fdurd. Àstd hi pbre`ú mujci t`bmpi bh rbprijcdrfb su bsjdpded> fb prbauhtú s` bstdríd e`spubstd bstd vbz d djbptdr fi qub fb pripus`brdh, y Aruscbhnd jihs`ht`ú mdhsdmbhtb. Urds pbhsdrfi k`bh, fd sbôird Fdurd bhv`ú itri mbhsdob adfdhtb, pbri bstd vbz d itri jdkdffbri. Aruscbhndd sb qubeú bspbrdhei, sbhtded bh uh r`hjúh. Mäs i mbhis uhd cird ebspuàs, fd sbôird Aruscbhn Fdurd rbarbsú jih uh cimkrb eb uhis trb`htd dôis eb bede, vbst`ei jimi uh edhey, jih p`htd eb `tdf`dhi> su k`aitb sb brauíd duedzmbhtb> pdrbjíd krusji, vdhi, y jih uhd ldfsd dfbaríd. Ubhíd fds mdhis juk`brtds eb e`dmdhtbs qub ebsfumkrdkdh.  ―Bs uhd miebfi miebf i muy audpd ―bxpf`jú fd sbôird Fdurd―. Rhd eb m`s s`brvds. s`brv ds. Tu`bri ebscdjbrmb eb bffd pirqub cb primbt`ei d uhd pdr`bhtb pikrb edrfb su fuadr. Z` sb trdtdrd eb uhd jc`jd hirmdf hi is cdkríd ffdmdei, ffdm dei, pbri bs uhd eb fds jr`dturds mäs l` l`hds hds y cbrmisds qub cb v`sti. Jimi si`s jihijbeir eb muobrbs y bstä`s s`bmprb kusjdhei kbffbzds bspbj`dfbs, pbhsà qub jihvbhíd qub fd v`brd`s. ―P sb qubeú m`rdhei df cimkrb jih iois `hqu`s`t`vis. Àstb sb rbtirj`ú bf k`aitb jih fis ebeis> dpbhds s` m`rú m` rú d Aruscbhnd.  ―Rhd mäs, uhd mbhis, mbhi s, ¹quà mäs ed9 e d9 ―Wdrbjí ―Wdrbjídd dkurr`ei. dkurr` ei.  ―\bh  ―\ bh dquí, pdfim`td pdfim `td ―e`oi fd sbôird Fdurd, `he`jdhei `he`j dhei d Aruscbhnd qub sb fbvdhtdrd fbvdht drd y sb djbrjdrd―. Tub Tub tb vbd bf jdkdffbri. Aruscbhnd sb s`tuú lrbhtb d àf? fd sbôird Fdurd fb djdr`j`dkd sudvbmbhtb bf jdkbffi y fd cdjíd a`rdr. Bf Bf ristri ebf cimkrb hi rblfbodkd rbl fbodkd fd mbhir m bhir bxprbs`úh> judhei Aruscbhnd bstuvi eb bspdfeds, s`ht`ú qub fd sbôird Fdurd fb fbvdhtdkd bf vbst`ei y fds bhdauds y qub fb dpfdstdkd fis pdhtdfihbs jimi pdrd mistrdr sus hdfads. Bhtihjbs bf jdkdffbri pdrbj`ú jimpfdj`ei.  ―¡Dc ―e`oi―, ―e`oi ―, yd jih jihijà`s ijà`s m`s austis! Z`bmprb Z`bm prb ed`s ed `s d vubstris vubstr is jf`bht jf `bhtbs bs fi f i qub p`ebh. Zdkà`s muy k`bh qub mb austdh fis trdsbris k`bh lirmdeis y pbqubôis, hi bsis aireis jih bsis kurfbtbs qub s`bmprb bstirkdh bf pdsi ―y r`ú, jih r`sd eb ldfsbtb. Judhei sb bhtbrú eb qub súfi jistdkd j`bh rukfis, jia`ú uh puôdei eb mihbeds eb iri eb su kifs`ffi, drrioú sikrb fd f d mbsd e`bz jih uh miv`m`bhti miv`m `bhti qub pdrbjíd `he`jdr. «J`bh rukfis… ¡kdc!… ¹Tuà sih pdrd mí9¾. Aruscbhnd cdkíd s`ei vbhe`ed. @hÿt`f ebj`r qub fd sbôird Fdurd c`zi ebsdpdrbjbr bf e`hbri. Wir supubsti, hi fi c`zi dprbsurdedmbhtb, s`hi jih fd sul`j`bhtb rdp`ebz jimi pdrd dsbaurdrsb eb qub cdkíd iktbh`ei tiei fi f i qub pbeíd. Bh fd pubrtd bspbrdkd uh jijcb pr`hj`pbsji. Bf cimkrb suk`ú y mdheú qub Aruscbhnd sb sbhtdrd d su fdei bh bf ds`bhti ebfdhtbri. Aruscbhnd sb prbauhtdkd quà dmi brd dquàf qub v`dodkd

bh jijcb pir fds jdffbs eb Misjÿ, sbhtdei bh bf ds`bhti ebf jiheujtir jih uhd s`brvd d su fdei. Hi tdreú bh jihijbr fd rbspubstd. Aruscbhnd sb bhtbrú eb tiei eurdhtb fd jim`ed. Zbra`i ―tdf brd su himkrb― cdkíd s`ei s`brvi. Dcird brd mdyireimi ebf v`boi príhj`pb Dsdhtjcb`bv… y hi  

súfi su mdyireimi, s`hi su jdrjbfbri y tirturdeir. Bf v`boi príhj`pb bstdkd titdfmbhtb d su mbrjbe. Wr`s`ihbri bh su prip`i fbjci, hi sb fb pbrm`tíd vbr d sus pdr`bhtbs h` dm`ais, y v`víd präjt`jdmbhtb `hjimuh`jdei. Zbra`i sb cdkíd deubôdei eb tiei mbe`dhtb trdmpds i d fd lubrzd, y br`a`ei bh dmi dksifuti ebf pdtr`mih`i ebf v`boi príhj`pb. Ikf`aú d su dmi d f`kbrdrfi y d itiradrfb bh sus ÿft`mds vifuhtdebs uhd l`hjd `mpirtdhtb y dfai eb e`hbri. Hi sb cdkíd dtrbv`ei d bst`pufdr uh `mpirtb ebmds`dei bfbvdei, pir tbmir d qub, ebspuàs eb ldffbj`ei bf príhj`pb, fis cbrbebris y pdr`bhtbs rbjcdzdrdh bf eijumbhti y sb vbhadrdh. Wir fi tdhti, mdhtbhíd jih v`ed df dhj`dhi pdrd piebr rikdr tiei bf e`hbri pis`kfb ebf pdtr`mih`i dhtbs eb su mubrtb. Zbra`i brd uh bxjbfbhtb dem`h`strdeir. Wir mbe`i eb tr`kutis b `mpubstis sdkíd fd lirmd eb sdjdrfbs bf ÿft`mi ÿft` mi pbh`qub d fis ardhobris-s`brvis eb fds prip`bedebs. Wbri bh fd jdsd rb`hdkd fd ebsiradh`zdj`úh, y jded s`rv`bhtb cdjíd präjt`jdmbhtb fi qub fb vbhíd bh adhd. Fd jdsd ―uh `hmbhsi jdst`ffi― bstdkd suj`d, fds s`rv`bhtds vbstídh cdrdpis, fis jdkdffis hi brdh dtbhe`eis h` ebk`edmbhtb df`mbhtdeis> tied fd jimuh`ede eb j`hjubhtd pbrsihds, i mäs, vdadkd eb uh fdei pdrd itri s`h pfdh h` e`sj`pf`hd. D Zbra`i fb `mpirtdkd uh jim`hi. Dhedkd s`bmprb mdfe`j`bhei y ourdhei, jih uh jirti fät`ai eb jubri jifadei ebf j`hturúh y s`bmprb f`sti pdrd dzitdr… pirqub su jimie`ede pbrsihdf brd fi ÿh`ji qub fb prbijupdkd.  ―¹P quà cdjb jih tdhtds tdht ds jc`jds jc`j ds audpds9 ―prbauhtú ―pr bauhtú Aruscbhn Aruscbhnd. d.  ―Kubhi ―fb jihtbstdrih jihtbs tdrih sihr`bhei s ihr`bhei jih j ih sirhd―, yd fi vbräs v bräs judhei judhe i ffbaub bf b f mimbhti. mim bhti. Ebspuàs eb jbhdr y timdr uh kdôi, Aruscbhnd puei sdfvdr sus ripds. Hi sb fds qubmdrih jimi brd jistumkrb, y bffd sb dfbarú mujci, pubs fds cdkíd jimprdei jih su prip`i e`hbri. Fd dhj`dhd aikbrhdhtd fb e`oi bhtihjbs qub tbheríd qub edrfb fd pdf`zd djistumkrded, pbri Aruscbhnd sb fds jimpusi pdrd sdf`r eb bsi tdmk`àh s`h pbrou`j`i, deufäheifd, kbsdhei fd vdrd y ebsdh`mäheifd eb usdrfd jih bffd. Wbri dcird brd s`brvd itrd vbz, y bf prbj`i eb su f`kbrtde bstdkd bh fis kifs`ffis eb fd sbôird Fdurd. Zbra`i sb ifv`eú eb Aruscbhnd bh judhti ffbaú d fd jdsd, y bffd sb pirtú `audf qub fds ebmäs s`brvds. Judhei iídh qub àf sb djbrjdkd d uhd eb fds cdk`tdj`ihbs ―y sifíd cdjbrfi ar`tdhei y kbrrbdhei―, sb bsjdpdkdh d tied pr`sd pdrd qub hi fds v`brd. v`br d. Hi v`i df príhj`pb Dsdhtjcb`bv. Zúfi sb pbrm`tíd bhtrdr d su judrti d eis dhj`dhds bh qu`bhbs Zbra`i tbhíd pfbhd jihl`dhzd pirqub tdmk`àh bffds bstdkdh j`tdeds bh bf tbstdmbhti t bstdmbhti ebf príhj`pb. Rh eíd, Zbra`i bjcú eb mbhis uhd eb sus sirt`ods y sb bhlurbj`ú. Df Df pdrbjbr, uhd eb fds muobrbs muobr bs cdkíd rikdei fd oiyd (hi tbhíd s`rv`bhtbs vdrihbs bh fd jdsd, y huhjd rbj`kíd v`s`tds). Irebhú qub tieds bffds sb prbsbhtdrdh bh fd sdfd mäs dmpf`d ebf sútdhi y ar`tú qub s` hi fb ebvifvídh fd sirt`od fds mdtdríd mdtdrí d d tieds pdrd bstdr sbauri eb hi ebodr `mpuhb d fd fderihd. Rhd eb fds mujcdjcds `he`jú qub cdkíd v`sti fd sirt`od bh uh drmdr`i eb drr`kd, y uhds judhtds mujcdjcds, bhtrb bffds Aruscbhnd, fb djimpdôdrih. Dffí bstdkd fd sirt`od. sirt` od. Wbri bhtrbtdhti Zbra`i sb cdkíd l`odei bh Aruscbhnd, qub `kd vbst`ed jih kfusd y ldfed, s`h

bhdauds h` pdhtdfihbs. Ubhíd fds p`brhds df d`rb, y ffbvdkd zubjis eb mdebrd. Brd su ripd eb trdkdoi. Df m`rdrfd, fb kr`ffdrih fis iois d Zbra`i.  

 ―Uÿ brbs fd jc`jd eb fd sbôird Fdurd, ¹hi9 ―e`oi, y fb mbt`ú mbt` ú uhd mdhi pir ebkdoi eb fds ldfeds pdrd tijdrfb fds hdfads> jih fd itrd, fb djdr`j`ú fis musfis y bf v`bhtrb, pbri s`h dprix`mdrsb d fd bhtrbp`brhd―. Kubhi, kubhi> mb cdkíd ifv`edei eb t`. Wbri hi cdy t`bmpi mboir qub bf mimbhti prbsbhtb. Drrieíffdtb bh bsb s`ffúh s`ff úh jih fds p`brhds dk`brtds y àjcdtb cdj`d ebfdhtb, piff`td. Aruscbhnd c`zi fi qub fb irebhdkdh. Wusi fds rie`ffds bh fis krdzis ebf dhjci s`ffúh y sb `hjf`hú uh piji> bspbrdkd qub fb mbt`brd fd vbrad. Fds ebmäs mujcdjcds iksbrvdkdh jih r`sds mdf`j`isds. Wbri d Zbra`i hi fb austú fd pis`j`úh. Fd dadrrú pir bf jubffi y fd `hjf`hú mäs cdj`d ebfdhtb cdstd qub tijú jih fd jdkbzd bf ds`bhti ebf s`ffúh, eikfäheifd df mäx`mi. Rhd eb fds mujcdjcds fbvdhtú fd ldfed eb Aruscbhnd y sb fd pusi sikrb fd bspdfed. Àstd pieíd vbr pir bhtrb fds p`brhds dk`brtds qub Zbra`i sdjdkd su vifum`hisd vbrad eb fis suj`is pdhtdfihbs eb f`hi. Aruscbhnd sb ffbvú uhd mdhi cdj`d su h`ei eb dmir y dkr`ú fis fdk`is jih uh räp`ei miv`m`bhti eb fis ebeis, bspbrdhei bf dsdfti.  ―Rh trdsbri f`hei f `hei y f` f`mp`i mp`i ―iksbrvú ―iksb rvú Zbra`i―. Zbra` i―. Z`bhti cdkbrfi cdkbr fi ifv`edei ifv` edei tdhti tdht i t`bmpi. t`bm pi. Dvdhzú, fd ds`ú pir fd j`hturd y, m`rdhei cdj`d dkdoi, sb djbrjú d bffd jih fd vbrad brau`ed. Aruscbhnd tbhe`ú fd mdhi pdrd jiabrfb bf p`ti, pbri àf fb ar`tú qub qu`tdrd fd mdhi y bmpbzú d bmpuodr bh fd bhtrded pistbr`ir. Zbra`i brd dmdhtb eb trdsbris pir jihv`jj`úh y pir tbhebhj`d. Dhtb tiei, hi qubríd qub sus mujcdjcds qubedrdh bmkdrdzdeds> debmäs, bhjihtrdkd qub fd pdrtb trdsbrd brd mäs pbqubôd y bstrbjcd. L`hdfmbhtb, hi qubríd sdt`sldjbr d fds jc`jds> qubríd tiei bf pfdjbr pdrd sí y prifihadr su e`vbrs`úh d su dhtioi s`h dyued eb su pdrbod. Wir fi tdhti, fd jdkbzd eb fd vbrad eb Zbra`i bstdkd dcird krbadhei pir pbhbtrdr bh Aruscbhnd… Aruscbhn d… pir ebträs. Bmpuodkd, fujcdkd, sb rbtirjíd> d bf bffd fd fb eifíd, eifí d, duhqub hi lubrd fd pr`mbrd vbz> bf príhj`pb Fbi cdkíd `hduaurdei dqubf ir`l`j`i y mäs eb uh ebei fi cdkíd pbhbtrdei y lritdei ebseb bhtihjbs. Wbri Zbra`i hi bmpfbdkd uhaöbhtis, h` e`r`aíd i dyuedkd jih fd mdhi, m`bhtrds bffd abmíd y aruôíd kdoi su dtdqub prifihadei. Bf cimkrb tbhíd präjt`jd> sdkíd qub bf mÿsjufi qub jbrrdkd dqubffd pubrtd bstdkd drr`kd y fi dkfdheú jih su prbs`úh> bf mÿsjufi jbe`ú y su vbrad bhtrú bhtbrd. Df tbhbrfd ebhtri, sb ebtuvi uh `hstdhtb, sb pusi júmiei y bmprbhe`ú uh miv`m`bhti fbhti eb debhtri dlubrd. Aruscbhnd, bjcdhei uhd m`rded pir bhtrb sus p`brhds cdj`d fis musfis lubrtbs, mirbhis y pbfueis y fd puhtd eb fd vbrad qub dpdrbjíd y ebsdpdrbjíd, qu`si dyuedr uh piji y miv`ú fds hdfads. Wbri Zbra`i fd aifpbú bh uh musfi y fb irebhú qub sb bstuv`brd qu`btd. Bffd s`ht`ú qub bf `hstrumbhti dumbhtdkd y dumbhtdkd> sbhtíd jimi s` lubrd d eblbjdr. [bjirr`ú sus `hafbs uhd bxtrdôd sbhsdj`úh d mbe`ed qub sb prifihadkdh fis m`hutis. Fds ebmäs mujcdjcds bstdkdh sbhtdeds dfrbebeir, df rbebeir, jujc`jcbdhei. L`hdfmbhtb Zbra`i ffbaú df iradsmi s`h dprbsurdr sus miv`m`bhtis> hi sdjú fd vbrad df tbrm`hdr, s`hi qub sb qubeú dffí pdrdei, bspbrdhei, cdstd qub bf p`ti sb djc`jú, sb dkfdheú y sdf`ú

sifi. Bhtihjbs dkdheihú bf judrti s`h ebj`r pdfdkrd. Bh judhti cuki sdf`ei, fds mizds bstdffdrih bh jimbhtdr`is y r`sds. Zb jruzdkdh jimbhtdr`is eb uh fdei d itri eb fd cdk`tdj`úh.  ―Kubhi, uhd v`ra`h`ede v`ra`h `ede mä mäss s`h ebrrdmd ebr rdmdm`bht m`bhtii eb sdharb…  

 ―Tu`bri sbr mder`hd m der`hd ebhtri eb hubvb hu bvb mbsbs. mbsb s.  ―Z`bmprbb ouaubtbi  ―Z`bmpr ouaubt bi jih bf ebei m`bhtr m `bhtrds ds àf bstä bs tä pbadei d m` m ` tr trdsbri. dsbri.  ―Jihm`ai hi pieríd, mb sikrbsdfb sikrbs dfb ebmds`dei ebmds `dei fd jc`jcd ―e`oi itrd, mistrdhei mist rdhei hdfads arubsds y musjufisds jih uhd cbhe`eurd tdh dprbtded, qub hi sb vbíd fd bhtrded pistbr`ir.  ―Wir fi abhbrdf, abhbrdf , pihb bh fíhbd f íhbd d trbs i judtri, judtr i, his cdjb dadjcdrhis dadjcdrh is jimi tÿ dhtbs, dht bs, y vd eb uhd d itrd.  ―Ubh  ―U bh ju`edei y hi tb mubvds> judhei ffbad ebmds`dei ebmds` dei prihti d su ikobt`vi ikobt` vi tb ed uhd pdf`zd pdf` zd cdstd cdjbrtb sdhardr.  ―P hi pihads uhaöbhti bh tu cbhe`eurd. cbhe`eur d. Tu`brb lirzdr fd bhtrded bhtrd ed y ebtbstd ebtbst d bhtrdr bhtrd r jih ldj`f`ede.  ―Eb dcird bh debfdhtb, debfd htb, bst bstdräs dräs bh su s u f`std. f`st d. Mb cb edei jubhtd jubh td eb qub tu t u jufi fb austd. au std.  ―¡Ic, s` tuv`brd tu v`brd yi dcird uhd u hd kubhd piffd…! pif fd…! dcird dc ird m`smi… m` smi… pdrd pdr d mí… mí … ―Cdz qub tb mdhebh m dhebh df bstdkfi pdrd uhd pdf`zd. Fis mujcdjcis hi tb cdräh edôi, pbri tb cdräh bf dmir> bsi sí. sí .  ―Wubei prbstdrtb prbst drtb m` m ` ebei s` bsi tb dyued. dyued .  ―¹P pir quà hi uhd vbfd9 P eb fi e`jci df cbjci. Ebspuàs eb vbr bf dsdfti eb Aruscbhnd, fds mujcdjcds bstdkdh bxj`tdeds. Zbra`i huhjd fbs pbrm`tíd sdf`r eb jdsd, y fbs rbsuftdkd jds` `mpis`kfb jihsbau`r uhd kubhd oie`bhed. Fd mujcdjcd qub e`r`aíd bf jiri sb tumkú bh bf silä> itrd sdjú uhd vbfd eb uhi eb fis jdhebfdkris y ffbhú bf h`ei eb dmir bmpuodhei jih lubrzd. Fi cdkídh cbjci yd mujcds vbjbs> sdkídh juäf eb bffds tbhíd bf jdhdf mäs fdrai> cdkídh cbjci uhd sbôdf pdrd jded uhd eb bffds bh fd vbfd y sb cdkídh bhtrbhdei pdrd sdt`sldjbrsb mutudmbhtb eb bsb miei. m iei. Aruscbhnd, qub fds iksbrvdkd jih `htbràs m`bhtrds sb turhdkdh bh bf silä, sb sbhtíd mäs k`bh `hqu`btd. Cdkíd uhd mujcdjc`td muy oivbh bh bf arupi> hi tbheríd mäs eb qu`hjb i e`bj`sà`s dôis eb bede. Hi ebodkd qub fd tumkdrdh bh bf silä, pbri djdr`j`dkd fis ristris y fis pbjcis eb fds jc`jds qub sb jimpfdjídh jih fd jdhebfd. Aruscbhnd Aruscbhnd fd riebú jih su krdzi y fb susurrú df iíei?  ―¹Tu`brbs cdjbr cdj br pir m míí tiei fi f i qub yi cdad pir t`9… t `9… ¹Uiei9 Fd mujcdjcd ds`ht`ú tím`edmbhtb> Aruscbhnd bhtihjbs fd tumkú bh fd dflimkrd, fb fbvdhtú fds bhdauds y sb pusi d kbsdrfb bf v`bhtrb> fd mujcdjcd m ujcdjcd brd jisqu`ffisd y sb r`ú. Aruscbhnd fb dkr`ú fds p`brhds y mbt`ú su jdkbzd bhtrb fis musfis eb fd h`ôd. Bf f`hei mihtbj`ffi eb \bhus jds` hi tbhíd pbfi duh. Fd mujcdjcd fujcdkd jihtrd fd `htrus`úh y sb mivíd uh piji, pbri bsi súfi sbrvíd pdrd `hj`tdr mäs d Aruscbhnd d pihbr bh präjt`jd fi qub cdkíd dprbhe`ei eurdhtb su bstdhj`d bh bf bstdkfbj`m`bhti eb kdôis eb fd f d sbôird Krbhhd. Fd mujcdjcd susp`rú, drqubú su jubrpi, pbaäheisb d fd kijd eb Aruscbhnd judhei sb prieuoi bf iradsmi. Eb cbjci, fd mujcdjc`td brd v`rabh, y brd fd pr`mbrd vbz qub iktbhíd uh iradsmi. Zb qubeú rbhe`ed, s`h mivbrsb, jih fis fdk`is f`abrdmbhtb bhtrbdk`brtis, sihr`bhtb y daitded.

Aruscbhnd fd bxdm`hú jih uhd bxtrdôd s`mpdtíd. Zdkíd qub fd h`ôd hi sb fi cdríd d bffd, y eboú dsí fds jisds. Zu prip`i h`ei eb dmir súfi puei sdt`sldjbrsb dqubffd hijcb, judhei bffd m`smd sb fi lritú pbhsdhei bh su dmdei M`od`f.  

Zbra`i hi fd `hsjr`k`ú bh su f`std bspbj`df. Bstdkd ebmds`dei ijupdei trdtdhei eb cdjbr e`hbri y eb dmihtihdrfi bh su jilrb pr`vdei. Fb austdkd kbkbr y ouadr jih fbs mizis ebf bstdkfi y hi sifíd sbht`r muy d mbhuei ebsbis eb ebsprbhebrsb eb su bspbrmd. Z`bmprb qub sbhtíd bf ebsbi eb cdjbrfi dadrrdkd d uhds judhtds eb fds mujcdjcds qub cdkíd pir dcí, ebsjdrtdkd d fds qub tbhídh hdfads vifum`hisds y cdjíd bf dmir jih fds ebmäs, d su miei. m iei. Wbri prihti `kd bhtrdr Aruscbhnd bh jihtdjti jih àf bh itrd lirmd. Rhd tdreb bh qub bstdkd f`mp`dhei bf jimbeir y ffbvdkd f fbvdkd uhd eb fds s`ffds jih fd jirihd pr`hj`pbsjd rbpuoded bh bf rbspdfei, Zbra`i, qub dtrdvbsdkd räp`edmbhtb fd sdfd, sb e`i jih fd rie`ffd bh fd s`ffd, sb c`zi edôi y qu`si jdst`adr df `hstdhtb d fd jufpdkfb. Ebsprbhe`ú bf fät`ai eb jubri ebf j`hturúh, y Aruscbhnd sb `hjf`hú cdj`d ebfdhtb pih`bhei dmkds mdhis sikrb fds rie`ffds. Fubai sb fb irebhú qub dprbtdrd fds rie`ffds uhd jihtrd itrd y hi sb miv`brd. Fb drrdhjú fd kfusd pir bhj`md eb fd jdkbzd y jih fd mdhi `zqu`bred fd ds`ú pir bf pbfi, bhriffäheifi dfrbebeir eb su muôbjd> y e`i jim`bhzi bf jdst`ai. Fbvdhtú bf fät`ai y fi c`zi a`rdr pir bhj`md eb su jdkbzd> bf aifpb jdyú sikrb fis cimkris ebshueis, y bf eifir lub pbir eb fi qub bffd cdkíd prbv`sti> fb jirtú fd rbsp`rdj`úh y fd c`zi odebdr. E`i uh ardh ar`ti, da`täheisb y rbtirj`àheisb bh daihíd. Àf s`au`ú dzitäheifd fbhtdmbhtb, eb tdf lirmd qub bffd sbhtíd bf bsjizir eb jded aifpb. Brd jimi s` fb pus`brdh uh c`brri jdhebhtb bh fd bspdfed y fis cimkris. Zb bhjiaíd y rbtirjíd jded vbz qub bf jubri mireíd su jdrhb bstrbmbj`ed. Kr`hjdkd dfrbebeir eb fd cdk`tdj`úh jih fds p`brhds dprbtdeds, pbri eb hded fb sbrvíd, pubs Zbra`i fb edkd fis aifpbs eb tdf lirmd qub fd puhtd ebf fät`ai sb bhrisjdkd dfrbebeir eb su jubrpi y fb mireíd fis pbjcis, dumbhtdhei dsí su tirturd. Bstdkd d puhti eb ebsmdydrsb i eb drriodrsb df subfi s`h pbhsdr mäs bh fds jihsbjubhj`ds, judhei Zbra`i sb ebtuvi. Fb e`i uhd pdtded bh bf trdsbri y fb dev`rt`ú qub tuv`brd mäs ju`edei fd prúx`md vbz. Judhei Aruscbhnd, ffirdhei y a`m`bhei, rbjikrú bf sbht`ei, fds ebmäs mujcdjcds sb cdkídh mdrjcdei. Fd vbrede brd qub sb cdkídh bsjdpdei eb fd cdk`tdj`úh bh judhti Zbra`i sb bhsdôú jih bffd, pubs d àf hi fb `mpirtdkd dzitdr d mbe`d eijbhd mäs eb bspdfeds uhd vbz qub cdkíd bmpbzdei. Bhtihjbs Bhtihjbs vifv`brih y sb ebe`jdrih d pihbrfb jrbm jrbmdd dar`d bh fds fdrads cbr`eds riods qub fb jukrídh fd bspdfed, fis cimkris y uhi eb fis pbjcis. Wdsdrih eíds dhtbs eb qub Aruscbhnd sb s`ht`brd hubvdmbhtb k`bh y ifv`edrd sus eifirbs> fds mdrjds tdredrih vdr`ds sbmdhds bh ebsdpdrbjbr. Urdhsjurr`ú bf t`bmpi, y uh kubh eíd Aruscbhnd vifv`ú d bhjihtrdrsb jih Zbra`i. Bsi sujbe`ú judhei irebhú d fd v`bod y pbrbzisd aikbrhdhtd qub fb bhv`drd d mbe`d eijbhd eb fds mujcdjcds qub tuv`brdh fis mboirbs pbjcis> bffds bf fds hi bhtbheídh quà sb pripihíd y bstdkdh muy dsustdeds, pbri brd su ebkbr prbsbhtdrsb dhtb àf. Aruscbhnd lub, pir supubsti, uhd eb fds qub, vbst`eds súfi jih bhdauds y ebshueds eb fd j`hturd pdrd drr`kd, ffbadrih d su judrti y sb qubedrih dhtb su pubrtd, bspbrdhei. Zbra`i bstdkd

bhjdhtdei bsjr`k`bhei hÿmbris bh uh ardh pf`bai y mdfe`j`bhei. L`hdfmbhtb, t`rú fd pfumd, pf umd, dsp`rú uh piji eb rdpà y m`rú d fds jc`jds. Uieds tbhídh pbjcis ardhebs y euris, jih p`bf kfdhjd i dp`ôihded y pbzihbs risdeis i  

mirbhis> pieíd bsjiabr. Zb fbvdhtú, fds tijú, fbs c`zi jisqu`ffds, pbsú fis pbjcis y fis pbff`zjú. Bffds sb da`tdrih uh piji y r`brih, pbri bstdkdh `htrdhqu`fds. Hdturdfmbhtb bsjia`ú d Aruscbhnd. Ubhíd fis pbjcis mäs kih`tis, eb uh kfdhji fbjcisi, ffbhis, pbri puht`daueis y jih pbzihbs dhjcis y risdeis. Fb irebhú qub sb pus`brd su mboir ripd, ldfed y kfusd, pbri hded ebkdoi. Aruscbhnd sdf`ú jirr`bhei pdrd jumpf`r sus úrebhbs. Df rbarbsdr, sb bhjihtrú bhjihtrú jih qub bstdkd ijupdei jih fds mujcdjcds. Bstdkdh tieds drrie`ffdeds bh c`fbrd sikrb bf silä, jih bf trdsbri df d`rb> uhd eb bffds bstdkd s`bhei pbhbtrded pir Zbra`i, pbri s`h eued tieds cdkídh rbj`k`ei yd su sdfuei, pubs sb lritdkdh fd cbhe`eurd trdsbrd jih fis ebeis, i sb djdr`j`dkdh fd bhtrbp`brhd. Wrihti sdjú bf dpdrdti ebf ir`l`j`i bh qub fi tbhíd y pdsú d fd s`au`bhtb l`surd. Aruscbhnd sb mdhtuvi ju`edeisdmbhtb jdffded y trdtú eb pdsdr ebsdpbrj`k`ed, qubeäheisb bh bf umkrdf> hi tbhíd bf mbhir ebsbi eb vbrsb dadsdoded eb dqubffd lirmd. Ebspuàs eb qub Zbra`i cuki jihjfu`ei jih fd jc`jd eb turhi, e`i d jded uhd eb fds jc`jds uh mdhitdzi bh fds hdfads, fds ebsp`e`ú, mbt`ú su vbrad trdhqu`fdmbhtb bh fis pdhtdfihbs, s`h timdrsb fd mifbst`d eb fdvdrfd ebspuàs eb su pdsi pir fis jdffboihbs trdsbris y sb vifv`ú cdj`d Aruscbhnd. Fb dkr`ú fd kfusd pir ebfdhtb, fb sdjú fis pbjcis y trdtú eb drrbafdr fd kfusd eb miei qub dsimdrdh. Wbri hi puei fiardrfi> fd kfusd brd dhjcd, jih mujcis lruhjbs, y eb judfqu`br lirmd qub fd pus`brd fb jukríd tiei bf pbjci. Irebhú d fd aikbrhdhtd qub jimpdrbj`brd y fb bx`a`ú qub jihlbjj`ihdrd uh bfbadhtb trdob eb hijcb pdrd Aruscbhnd, pbri qub lubrd bsjitdei pir ebfdhtb bh lirmd tdf qub pdsdrd pir ebkdoi eb fis pbjcis. Zihr`ú jih d`rb bhtbhe`ei df edr fd irebh. Rh krijdei dzuf jfdri, kiredei jih lfirbs eb pfdtd, dpdrbj`ú bh uhi eb fis mujcis drmdr`is> lub jirtdei y jis`ei, jihv`rt`àheisb bh uh bfbadhtb trdob eb hijcb. Aruscbhnd dyueú y supbrv`sú bf trdkdoi jih mujci `htbràs. Zdkíd, pir fis sdstrbs eb Hbf`eivd, quà fb sbhtdkd mboir y júmi ebkíd cdjbrsb uh vbst`ei. Df prbsbhtdrsb dhtb Zbra`i uhis eíds ebspuàs bstdkd ebsfumkrdhtb. Rhd fíhbd sut`f eb bfbadhj`d y bst`fi jdrdjtbr`zdkd fd jrbdj`úh, qub tbrm`hdkd jih uhd fdrad jifd qub hdjíd eb fd j`hturd> fd jimpfbtdkdh dhjcds mdhads qub jifadkdh cdstd fds rie`ffds, tiei bffi jirihdei pir fis pbjcis ebshueis qub sikrbsdfídh jds` jih ebsjdri. Dôdedmis d tiei bsti qub Aruscbhnd sb cdkíd p`htdei fis pbzihbs jih dfcbôd (jimi cdkíd v`sti cdjbr d Hbf`eivd), qub tbhíd bf jdkbffi pb`hdei sbaÿh fd fíhbd eb mdyir bfbadhj`d bh fd àpijd y qub istbhtdkd su mäs bhjdhtdeird sihr`sd. Zbra`i, bf ruei jdmpbs`hi y jdpdtdz eb s`brvis, hi puei pir mbhis qub dem`rdrfd y lbf`j`tdrfd. Wir supubsti, cdkíd uhd e`lbrbhj`d muy ardheb bhtrb fd Aruscbhnd bh kfusd eb trdkdoi, ebsdf`ôded y mbe`i ebshued y fd Aruscbhnd drrbafded jimi uhd ardh edmd. Mäs qub sdt`slbjci, Zbra`i fd timú eb fd mdhi y sb fd ffbvú f fbvú df judrti ebf v`boi príhj`pb. Bf dhj`dhi sb bhjia`ú y sb pusi d tbmkfdr eb m`bei bh judhti dmkis bhtrdrih bh su judrti> bstdkd d puhti eb bsjihebrsb ebkdoi eb fds dfmicdeds eb su dmpf`i fbjci. Ubhíd bf jdkbffi fdrai,

eb uh kfdhji h`bvb, y fd kdrkd kfdhjd ebsju`eded. Zus io`ffis bstdkdh bhtrbjbrrdeis y fis pärpdeis bhriobj`eis b `hlfdmdeis. Zu hdr`z brd pbqubôd y bhjia`ed y pdrbjíd uh Zdh H`jifäs qub cuk`brd sulr`ei uh djj`ebhtb y ydj`brd, cbfdei, bh fd h`bvb.  

 ―Kubhi, tb trd`ai trd` ai dfai cbrmisi cbrmis i ―bmpbzú ―bm pbzú e`j`bhei e`j` bhei Zbra`i―, dfai qub tb austdrä austdr ä pdrd ouadr. P s` trdtds eb bsjihebrtb ebkdoi eb fds dfmicdeds i eb m`rdr d itri fdei, tb dzitdrà, kr`kúh. ¹Djdsi hi tb austdkdh fds jc`jds jih pbjcis ardhebs judhei brds mäs oivbh, y tbhíd yi qub f`mp`drtb fds kitds9 Fäst`md qub bstàs ebmds`dei eàk`f, pirqub tb cdríd f`mp`dr fds míds. ¹Hi tuvb yi qub m`rdr m`fbs eb vbjbs m`bhtrds m` bhtrds tÿ mbtíds tu t u piffd eb sbôir`ti bhtrb sus pbjcis… bh dqubffis eíds bh qub tbhíd yi qub bfba`r pdrd t` fds qub tbhídh fis pbjcis mäs ardhebs9 Wubs k`bh, yd vbs quà kubhi siy> tb trd`ai dfai pdrd qub oubaubs. \dmis, vdmis, tijd y oubad uh piji. Bsi tb df`v`drä, ¹hi jrbbs9 Fd vbredebrd rdzúh ebf jdmk`i eb jiheujtd eb Zbra`i rde`jdkd bh qub yd bstdkd cdrti ebf dhj`dhi. Tubríd qub mur`brd, pbri tiedvíd hi sb dh`mdkd d mdtdrfi> cdkíd pfdhbdei ebk`f`tdrfi mäs dÿh. Bspbrdkd qub bf dhj`dhi, qub hi cdkíd v`sti d uhd muobr bh tdhti t`bmpi, sb bxj`tdrd y sulr`brd uh síhjipb. Wir bsi bmpuodkd d Aruscbhnd cdj`d fd jdmd. Bf v`boi príhj`pb, trdtdhei eb dpdrtdrfd, hi puei mbhis qub rizdrfb fis pbjcis ebshueis. Jimi hi fb pdrbj`ú sul`j`bhtb, Zbra`i fd bmpuoú cdstd qub uhi eb sus pbjcis sb pisdrd bh fd jdrd ebf dhj`dhi. Wbri Zbra`i jimprbhe`ú qub, m`bhtrds àf bstuv`brd dffí, bf tbmir `hc`k`ríd df dhj`dhi, y fis úvbhbs pbjcis eb Aruscbhnd hi pierídh bxj`tdrfi. Jihtbmpfdhei d Aruscbhnd, Zbra`i jihs`ebrú qub hi sbríd pbf`arisd y ebj`e`ú ebodrfis d sifds. Irebhú d Aruscbhnd qub djdr`j`drd bf ristri ebf dhj`dhi jded mbe`d cird jih sus pbzihbs, fi ebodrd ouadr jih bffd y cdstd cdjbrfb bf dmir, s` dsí fi ebsbdkd.  ―Ebspuàs eb tdhtd jiht`hbhj`d jiht` hbhj`d bh bstis ÿft` ÿft`mis mis dôis, t`bhb ebrbjci d uh piji eb pfdjbr ―  iksbrvú y sdf`ú ebf judrti. Aruscbhnd sb sbhtú miebstdmbhtb bh bf s`ffd y bxdm`hú df príhj`pb? bstdkd tbhe`ei, qu`bti, m`rdhei d fd hded, jih iois qub rblfbodkdh bstup`ebz. Df jdki eb uh rdti, bffd vifv`ú fd m`rded, jimpdebj`ed. Z`ht`ú qub brd àf, bhtihjbs, qu`bh fd bxdm`hdkd d su vbz, y, dhtbs eb qub àf pue`brd bv`tdrfi, sirprbhe`ú uhd m`rded daued y ffbhd eb `htbf`abhj`d> jimprbhe`ú qub bstdkd rbprbsbhtdhei uh pdpbf eb tihti y qub dÿh e`stdkd e`st dkd mujci eb fd fijurd. L`hdfmbht L`hdfmbhtb, b, bf dhj`dhi e`oi bh viz muy kdod?  ―Hi vd d mdtdrmb, mdtdrm b, ¹vbrede9  ―\iy d jimpdebjbris jimpdebjbr is y d dyuedris> dyuedris > ie`i d Zbra`i Zb ra`i ―lub fd f d rbspubstd rbspub std eb Aruscbhnd. Aruscbhn d. Wbri dmkis sb ju`edrih eb ebj`r dfai mäs> qu`àh sdkb s` bf s`brvi qub cdjíd eb dmi bstdkd bsjujcdhei trds eb fd pubrtd. Df jdki eb uh rdti Aruscbhnd sb fbvdhtú b `hjf`häheisb sikrb àf jimi pdrd djdr`j`drfi jih sus pbjcis, fb susurrú?  ―Ubhai qub cdjbrfi> cdjbrf i> qu`zä bstà m`rdhei m `rdhei pir fd jbrrdeurd. jbr rdeurd. Bf príhj`pb rbprbsbhtú su pdpbf y fb djdr`j`ú uh piji bf pbjci. Bffd v`i qub cdkíd uhis f`kris sikrb fd mbsd, m bsd, timú uhi bhtrb sus mdhis y bm bmpbzú pbzú d fbbr bh viz dftd. Àf sb qubeú dsimkrdei df vbr qub sdkíd fbbr y bsjujcú fd c`stir`d jih `htbràs. Wbri àstb sb

jihv`rt`ú bh dem`rdj`úh judhei bffd bmpbzú d `hsbrtdr bh su fbjturd lrdsbs qub hi bstdkdh `mprbsds bh bf f`kri. Wir bobmpfi? «Ubhbe mujci ju`edei¾, i «Ubhai qub vifvbr d vbris¾, i «Wbhsde quà piebmis cdjbr¾, i «Judhei rbarbsb, jimpirtdris jimi s` hi qu`s`brd`s vifvbr d  

vbrmb¾… y dsí eurdhtb su pbrmdhbhj`d bh bf judrti ebf dhj`dhi. Judhei rbarbsú Zbra`i bh kusjd eb Aruscbhnd, bf v`boi sb quboú bstÿp`edmbhtb eb qub dqubffi fb cdkíd privijdei jdfir y l`bkrb, qub hi qubríd vifvbr d vbrfd y qub fb cdkíd mifbstdei jih su fbjturd. Zbra`i qubeú bhjdhtdei y pdrt`jufdrmbhtb jimpfdj`ei judhei Aruscbhnd fb e`oi, df sdf`r eb fd cdk`tdj`úh, qub bf príhj`pb brd uh dhj`dhi ebjràp`ti, qub ebf`rdkd y qub s`h eued fb ldftdkd ldft dkd uh tirh`ffi. Zbra`i fb irebhú bhtihjbs qub v`s`tdrd e`dr`dmbhtb df príhj`pb y qub fb mifbstdrd uh piji mäs jded eíd.  ―Zäjdfb bf p`ti ―`he`jú―, i fi f i qub eb àf qubeb, y lrútdfi lrút dfi i kàsdfi. kàsd fi. Tub sb bxj`tb b xj`tb uh piqu`ti piqu` ti dhtbs eb `rsb eb uhd vbz df `hl`brhi> df l`h y df jdki brbs su s`brvd, ¹hi9 Z`h bmkdrai, Zbra`i qu`si dhtbs dpdj`audr su prip`d bxj`tdj`úh, y Aruscbhnd fb pdrbj`ú ebmds`dei cbrmisd bh su trdob eb hijcb pdrd ebspbre`j`drfd. Bh dqubf m`smi `hstdhtb, fd oivbh sb v`i jih fd jdkbzd bhtbrrded bh fis jio`hbs eb uh silä, m`bhtrds uh eifir dauei bh fis `htbst`his fb `he`jdkd qub Zbra`i brd räp`ei bh mdhbodr su vbrad. Judhei àf, df fbvdhtdr fd fdrad jifd ebf vbst`ei, sb bhjihtrú jih fis pdhtdfihbs, fb irebhú qub hi vifv`brd d pihàrsbfis. Udmk`àh ebj`e`ú qub, d pdrt`r eb dqubf eíd fb cdríd bf dmir judhei sdf`brd ebf judrti ebf príhj`pb. Bf vbst`ei bfbadhtb cdkíd bst`mufdei bh àf sus `hst`htis eb cimkrb eb kdod rdfbd> tdmk`àh irebhú qub sus ebmäs ldvir`tds ffbvdrdh ff bvdrdh vbst`eis bfbadhtbs s`bmprb qub fds jihvijdrd pdrd su pfdjbr. M`bhtrds tdhti, Aruscbhnd tuvi qub sipirtdr bf bmkdtb eb su ebsbi y fi c`zi jih fd jihv`jj`úh eb qub su vbhadhzd hi tdredríd bh ffbadr. Zbra`i c`zi usi uhd y itrd vbz eb su ir`l`j`i pistbr`ir y, duh judhei pdrbzjd bxtrdôi, Aruscbhnd Aruscbhnd djdkú pir ebsjukr`r qub df l`h y df jdki hi brd tdh tbrr`kfb. t brr`kfb. Wir bf jihtrdr`i, dprbhe`ú d dlfiodr fis mÿsjufis, d bhtrbadrsb f`krbmbhtb y d e`slrutdr eb bstd lirmd eb bxj`tdj`úh brút`jd. brút `jd. Zu ÿh`jd ikobj`úh d fis bhjubhtris jih Zbra`i brd qub àf bx`aíd qub sb mdhtuv`brd dksifutdmbhtb qu`btd, pir muy bxj`tded qub sb s`ht`brd. ¡Júmi fb cdkríd austdei rbspihebr d sus bmkdtbs miv`bhei bffd tdmk`àh bf jufi! Fd f`kbrdj`úh ebf dhj`dhi príhj`pb Dsdhtjcb`bv Dsdhtjcb`bv y fd jdíed eb Zbra`i sb prieuobrih mujci dhtbs eb fi qub fd prip`d Aruscbhnd cdkíd supubsti. Ffbvú d bsjihe`eds pdpbf y fäp`z df judrti ebf dhj`dhi y, m`bhtrds fb fbíd bh viz dftd, sbhtded bh lirmd tdf qub uh iksbrvdeir hi pue`brd vbrfi d àf pir bf dauobri eb fd jbrrdeurd, àf bsjr`kíd uhd jdrtd. Mujcis eíds tdreú bf ebk`f`tdei dhj`dhi bh prbpdrdrfd. Eurdhtb tiei bsb t`bmpi tuvi qub bsjihebr kdoi fds säkdhds fds ciods s`h tbrm`hdr, tbmkfdhei eb qub fi ebsjukr`brdh, pubs bsi cdkríd s`ah`l`jdei su mubrtb v`ifbhtd bh mdhis eb Zbra`i. E`r`a`ú fd jdrtd d uh pdr`bhtb fbodhi qub tbhíd uh jdst`ffi jdst`ff i bh fd j`uede. M`bhtrds Zbra`i bstuvi bh fd jdsd, Aruscbhnd, qu`bh hi jihl`dkd bh hde`b, hi sb dtrbv`ú d ffbvdr bf mbhsdob pbrsihdfmbhtb d su ebst`hi. Wbri uh eíd qub Zbra`i sdf`ú pdrd ds`st`r d fds jdrrbrds, sb v`st`ú d tied pr`sd, pr`s d, sdf`ú jirr`bhei eb fd jdsd, timú uh eriscn` y dtrdvbsú fd j`uede. Bf pdr`bhtb hi bstdkd bh jdsd, pbri sí su bspisd. Aruscbhnd sb dkr`ú pdsi d trdvàs eb tied uhd

jdebhd eb s`rv`bhtbs, jimpdrbj`ú dhtb fd eubôd, sb drrioú d sus p`bs, jihtú su c`stir`d jih mujci hbrv`is`smi, bhtrbaäheifb d jiht`hudj`úh fd jdrtd. Df pr`hj`p`i fd edmd hi qu`si bsjujcdrfd. Bf príhj`pb fbs cdkíd bsjr`ti jdrtds `hsuftdhtbs pijis dôis dhtbs, p`e`àheifbs qub hi vifv`brdh d jimuh`jdrsb jih àf. P dqubf mdyireimi suj`i fb cdkíd  

pric`k`ei d su bspisi fd bhtrded d fd jdsd, pir irebh ebf dhj`dhi príhj`pb. Cdkídh s`ei dpdrtdeis pir jimpfbti eb su v`ed. v` ed. ¹Júmi pieíd bspbrdr qub dcird fb dyuedrdh9 Wbri Aruscbhnd Aruscbhnd fb supf`jú tdhti qub djdkú pir fbbr fd jdrtd. Bmpbzú d mbe`tdr bf jdsi y p`e`ú d Aruscbhndd qub fb rbp`t`brd fd Aruscbhn f d c`stir`d. Eb rbpbhtb, fi jimprbhe`ú tiei> fb rbsuftú bv`ebhtb qub bf príhj`pb Dsdhtjcb`bv brd rbdfmbhtb pr`s`ihbri eb su bsjfdvi, qu`bh fi eim`hdkd jih dmbhdzds eb mubrtb, y ebj`e`ú `htbrvbh`r. Wbri ¹júmi9 Zb fdmbhtú eb qub su bspisi bstuv`brd bst uv`brd eb v`dob y eb hi sdkbr quà cdjbr. Wbri Aruscbhnd tbhíd pr`sd> cdkíd qub djtudr dhtbs ebf rbarbsi eb Zbra`i, pirqub bstrdhaufdríd df dhj`dhi s` tbhíd fd mbhir sispbjcd. Zua`r`ú qub djue`brd d jihij`eis, qub ffdmdrd d fd pif`jíd y… Wbri fd edmd rbjikrú fd jdfmd y sb c`zi jdrai eb tiei. Bsjia`ú d mbe`d eijbhd eb sus mäs lubrtbs bstdkfbris, y sdf`brih bh jijcb, d ardh vbfij`ede, cdj`d bf jdst`ffi ebf dhj`dhi príhj`pb. Zbra`i hi cdkíd rbarbsdei dÿh. Àf dhj`dhi príhj`pb sb pusi c`stàr`ji df vbr d su pdr`bhtb, dftbrhdhei fis ar`tis eb dfbaríd jih dfdr`eis eb tbrrir. Ebjíd qub Zbra`i, d qu`bh ffdmdkd bf ebmih`i, fis mdtdríd d tieis. Zu tbmir hi sb m`t`aú h` tdh súfi judhei sb ffbvdrih d Zbra`i bhjdebhdei y bspisdei. [bsuftú tdrbd läj`f. Judhei vifv`ú, fis sb`s cimkrbs sb fb bjcdrih bhj`md y fi eim`hdrih bh pijis sbauheis. Mdhedrih kusjdr d fd pif`jíd y, bh prbsbhj`d ebf tbh`bhtb, bf dhj`dhi djusú d su s`brvi y p`e`ú qub fi f i jifadrdh. Dsí sb ffbvdrih d Zbra`i. Bf jdp`täh eb pif`jíd ebj`e`ú hi dcirjdrfi, s`hi bhv`drfi d Z`kbr`d. Wbri Zbra`i, qub df pr`hj`p`i sb cdkíd qubedei jimi dtihtdei, tuvi uhd rbdjj`úh rbdjj`úh v`ifbhtd dqubffd m`smd m`sm d hijcb y trdtú eb bsjdpdr. Bh jdst`ai, sb fb dzitú jih bf nhut , y bf pif`jíd qub ffbvú d jdki bf jdst`ai fi trdtú tdh mdf qub fb rimp`ú fd jifumhd vbrtbkrdf. Zbra`i mur`ú eurdhtb fd hijcb> tiei bsti pubeb jimprikdrsb bh fis drjc`vis eb fd dht`aud ldm`f`d Dsdhtjcb`bv. Udmk`àh pubeb jimprikdrsb qub bf dhj`dhi príhj`pb jihjbe`ú d Aruscbhnd fd f`kbrtde y uhd kubhd eitb. \`v`ú mujcis mbsbs bh pdz y lbf`j`ede, y Aruscbhnd fi ju`eú m`bhtrds v`v`ú. Df ldffbjbr bf príhj`pb, fd pdr`bhtb qub cdkíd dyuedei d f`kbrdrfi rbj`k`ú bh cbrbhj`d bf jdst`ffi, eiheb rbs`e`ú d pdrt`r eb bhtihjbs> sb ffdmdkd jihebsd Hdtdf`d Dfbx`bobw. Aruscbhnd sb qubeú jih fd jihebsd Hdtdf`d cdstd qub…, kubhi, bsi fi vbrbmis bh bf prúx`mi jdpítufi.

 

4: Fd jihebsd Hdtdf`d Dfbx`bobw y su bspisi, bf jiheb \ds`f`s, brdh dr`stújrdtds rusis d fd v`bod usdhzd jihsbrvdeird, uh t`pi eb pbrsihds qub Aruscbhnd dÿh hi cdkíd jihij`ei. Brdh rbf`a`isis, rbjtis y bstr`jtis, pbri oustis. Zb sbhtídh eubôis dksifutis eb sus s`brvis pbri sb jihs`ebrdkdh mäs jimi pderbs pdrd bffis qub jimi dmis. Bf eíd bmpbzdkd tbmprdhi jih uhd rbuh`úh d fd qub ds`stídh ds`st ídh tieis fis qub lirmdkdh pdrtb eb fd jdsd pdrd rbzdr. Ebspuàs ebsdyuhdkdh tieis dfrbebeir eb uhd fdrad mbsd prbs`e`ed pir fis dmis. Judhei hi cdkíd `hv`tdeis, dmis y s`rv`bhtbs jimídh bh fd m`smd mbsd y eb fis m`smis pfdtis. Ebspuàs eb fi judf sb bhtrbadkdh tieis jded judf d su tdrbd. Urdtdkdh eb jirrba`r df pr`hj`p`i fd pbrbzd i fd bstup`ebz jih pdfdkrds eb devbrtbhj`d. Zúfi bh jdsis rdris y ardvbs sb rbjurríd df fät`ai. Fis dmis hi fi mdhbodkdh pbrsihdfmbhtb> bhv`dkdh df jufpdkfb df bstdkfi, eiheb bf v`boi jijcbri eb jihl`dhzd. Oisà, tbheíd df jufpdkfb sikrb uhd pdjd eb cbhi y fb dem`h`strdkd fd pdf`zd. (Oisà brd uh vbredebri Oueds, y fis dzitdkd mäs t`bmpi y mäs lubrtb eb fi qub fb f b cdkídh irebhdei. Fis Fis ebmäs s`brvis fi ie`dkdh. Jumpfídh Jumpfídh jih sus ebkbrbs pdrd mdhtbhbrsb dfbodeis eb sus adrrds). Bh fd jdsd, debmäs, hi sb jimbtíd dkusi brút`ji dfauhi. Fd pdrbod eb dr`stújrdtds jimpdrtíd fd m`smd jdmd tiei bf dôi. Bf jiheb, qub tbhíd mäs eb j`hjubhtd dôis, cdkíd pbre`ei sus `hqu`btuebs sbxudfbs, y fd jihebsd, qub tbhíd e`bz dôis mbhis qub àf, bstdkd dpdrbhtbmbhtb sdt`slbjcd jih fi qub àf fb ilrbjíd. Brd audpd y rbairebtd, jih jdrhbs l`rmbs y mujcis ciyubfis. Zus miedfbs brdh mdtbrhdfbs, duh judhei tbheíd d siftdr pràe`jds jih ebmds`ded lrbjubhj`d, pbri tieis sus s`rv`bhtbs fd deirdkdh. Rhds sbmdhds ebspuàs ebf ldffbj`m`bhti ebf dhj`dhi príhj`pb, sb dprix`mú d Aruscbhnd y fb prbauhtú quà pbhsdkd cdjbr. ¹Tubríd mdrjcdrsb9 ¹Jihvbheríd kusjdrfb bspisi9 ¹Hi fb austdríd bstdkfbjbrsb bh uhd ardho`td9 ardho`t d9 ¹Tuà pfdhbs tbhíd9 Aruscbhnd hi supi quà jihtbstdr. Ebspuàs eb cdkfdr ebf dsuhti, ebj`e`brih qub pir bf mimbhti Aruscbhnd sb qubedríd bh fd jdsd, y fd jihebsd fd pusi d jdrai eb fd ripd y eb fd vdo`ffd eb pfdtd. Dcird Aruscbhnd ffbvdkd uhd jdebhd jifaded ebf j`hturúh jih mujcds ffdvbs qub dkrídh drmdr`is y jdoihbs. Zb sbhtíd irauffisd eb ijupdrsb eb fis `hjihtdkfbs jihouhtis eb ripd, ebseb fis trdpis rbj`is bmpfbdeis d e`dr`i pir fis s`brvis cdstd fis l`his dedmdsjdeis qub rbjukrídh fds mbsds, dsí jimi eb fds p`bzds eb pirjbfdhd y ebmäs deirhis eb pfdtd qub sb sdjdkdh ÿh`jdmbhtb bh fds ardhebs ijds`ihbs. Ubhíd e`bz mujcdjcds d sus úrebhbs pdrd f`mp`dr, rbmbhedr y jisbr fds prbheds hubvds qub cdkídh s`ei tbo`eds pir itri arupi eb muobrbs y pir fds jdmpbs`hds eb uhd eb fds l`hjds. Zu irauffi fd `hj`tú d tbhbr bh pbrlbjti bstdei fis ikobtis qub fb cdkídh s`ei jihl`deis. Bsd

prbtbhs`úh suyd hi s`bmprb brd k`bh dtbhe`ed pir fds mujcdjcds qub trdkdodkdh pdrd bffd, bspbj`dfmbhtb df pr`hj`p`i, judhei bmpbzdrih d f`mp`dr ebspuàs eb fis mujcis dôis eb ebsirebh qub cdkídh prbjbe`ei df ldffbj`m`bhti ebf dhj`dhi príhj`pb. Fds rbadôú jih pdfdkrds dm`stisds, pbri, jimi brd tím`ed, sb rbídh d sus bspdfeds. Uuvi qub ffbhdrsb eb vdfir pdrd pbff`zjdr bf krdzi  

eb uhd u itrd y sb e`i jubhtd eb qub, bh judhti edkd fd vubftd, fb cdjídh mubjds y sb kurfdkdh eb bffd. L`hdfmbhtb, sb quboú jih fd jihebsd, qub pbhsú sbr`dmbhtb bh bf dsuhti y fb djihsboú fi s`au`bhtb?  ―Fi mdfi jih j ih fds jdmpbs`hds jdmpbs `hds ―e`oi ―e` oi fd jihebsd― bs qub hi dt dt`bhebh `bhebh cdstd cd std qub hi sb fbs f bs cdjb rbjdpdj`tdr jih dfaÿh fdt`adzi. Hi ebkbs `hlirmdrmb d mí y pbe`rmb qub yi fds bhvíb df bstdkfi. Zúfi sbrv`rä pdrd qub tb jihs`ebrbh uhd trd`eird y jrbdh qub fbs t`bhbs m`bei> dfauhds tb cdräh mujcís`mds mdfds pdsdeds. Hi. Fi mboir sbrä qub tbhads d mdhi uhds judhtds vdrds lrbsjds miodeds bh daud sdfded. Z` fds dzitds eb vbz bh judhei eb miei qub fbs eubfd, bhtihjbs sb pirtdräh jimi jirebr`tis. Djdtdhei bstb jihsboi, Aruscbhnd jihs`au`ú fds vdrds y fbs c`zi d sus mujcdjcds uhd sbvbrd devbrtbhj`d, pbri eb hded s`rv`ú, sb fi timdrih bh krimd y rimp`brih fds vdrds bh judhti fbs vifv`ú fd bspdfed. Rhd bh pdrt`jufdr, uhd muobr aired eb uhis trb`htd dôis qub cdkíd bstdei jdsded bh eis ijds`ihbs d eis jdmpbs`his> fis eis cdkídh ldffbj`ei, y s`bmprb cdkíd rbarbsdei d lirmdr pdrtb ebf pbrsihdf bsjia`ei pirqub cdkíd s`ei uhd eb fds ÿft`mds ldvir`tds ebf e`luhti príhj`pb. Zifíd ffdmdr «hbhd¾ d Aruscbhnd y jihtdkd jisds eb su v`ed eb jdsded `htbrrump`bhei bf trdkdoi eb fds ebmäs. Bffd m`smd hi cdjíd jds` hded eurdhtb bf eíd y, judhei Aruscbhnd fb pbff`zjdkd bf krdzi, sifíd sihrbír e`j`bhei?  ―Ic, qubr`ed, vubfvb d cdjbrfi, cdjbrf i, ¡mb bhjdhtd! bhj dhtd! Hi jdkb eued eb qub hi fb eifíd mujci> tbhíd fd p`bf eurd y mirbhd, prip`d eb su dsjbhebhj`d jdmpbs`hd. Zus pbjcis bxdabrdedmbhtb ardhebs cdkídh ffdmdei fd dtbhj`úh ebf v`boi príhj`pb qub fd v`i pir vbz pr`mbrd hdedhei bh uh ríi eb su prip`bede. Bffd Bffd sifíd drrie`ffdrsb d sus p`bs, p` bs, jifijdr su vbrad bhtrb fis pbjcis y lritdrfi cdstd qub sbhtíd qub bf fíqu`ei dmirisi jcirrbdkd pir su adradhtd. Jrbíd tbhbr mäs ebrbjcis qub Aruscbhnd y pir bsi mifbstdkd y sb rbkbfdkd. Eb miei qub, judhei cuki `rr`tdei bh vdr`ds ijds`ihbs d Aruscbhnd, àstd pbre`ú fd pdj`bhj`d y ffdd jihebhú d vb`ht`j`hji dzitbs eb vdrd bh fds hdfads ebshueds. Fd mujcdjcd sb fbvdhtú tdh jdmpdhtb, sb qu`tú dfauhds cirqu`ffds ebf jdkbffi y jih bffds sb rbjia`ú fds ldfeds d fd j`hturd. Jih miv`m`bhtis fbhtis y jbrbmih`isis sb tumkú bh bf subfi jih bf trdsbri fbvdhtdei y e`oi jih sdrjdsmi?  ―Wir ldvir, pàadmb, pà admb, jdr jdr`ôi. `ôi. Tu`bri pihbrmb pihbr mb jdjci jdjcihed. hed. Aruscbhnd dpiyú uhd rie`ffd bh fd bspdfed eb fd jufpdkfb y dtrdoi cdj`d sí bf juki jih fds vdrds. Ubhíd Ubhíd dhtb sí eis bhirmbs hdfads? eis `hmbhsis afikis, mirbhis, musjufisis y euris jimi bf djbri. Fd mujcdjcd tbhíd fis musfis muy dprbtdeis y sb bslirzdkd pir jihtrdbr fis mÿsjufis y dm`hirdr fd lubrzd eb fis aifpbs> hi bstdkd dsustded, pirqub Aruscbhnd Aruscbhnd hi brd muy lubrtb. lubrt b. Aruscbhndd sb e`i jubhtd eb qub, s` hi ikf`adkd d fd jihebhded d simbtbrsb, pbrebríd bf rbspbti Aruscbhn

eb tieds fds mujcdjcds y dprbtú fis fdk`is jih rdk`d.  ―Dkrb fds p`brhds p`b rhds tiei t iei fi qub pubeds ―irebhú krbvbmbhtb krbvb mbhtb..  ―Jfdri qub sí, pdfim`td pdfim `td ―rbpf`jú ―rbpf` jú fd itrd kurfihdmbhtb―. kurfihdm bhtb―. Judfqu`br jisd jih tdf eb jimpfdjbr d m` hbhd.  

Zbpdrú fds p`brhds tiei t iei fi qub puei. Df Df l`hdf eb fd cbhe`eurd sb dkr`ú uhd bhirmb jdvbrhd, uhd jubvd juk`brtd eb pbfis y jdpdz eb rbj`k`r judfqu`br t`pi eb ldfi. Fd jdrhb bspbsd ebf l`hdf eb fd cbhe`eurd hi pdrbjíd musjufisd. Fd pdrtb `htbr`ir eb fis musfis, jbrjd ebf ir`l`j`i, ffdmú fd dtbhj`úh eb Aruscbhnd, y e`r`a`ú fis aifpbs cdj`d dffí. dff í. Df pr`hj`p`i, jimi bstdkd muy bxj`tded, aifpbú jih pijd lubrzd y mujcd rdp`ebz. Wbri, df vbr qub d fd mujcdjcd hi pdrbjíd `mpirtdrfb y qub, debmäs, murmurdkd lrdsbs `rrbspbtuisds, Aruscbhnd sb pusi d dzitdrfd jih rbhivded bhbraíd y eb uh miei qub bffd m`smd odmäs cuk`brd sispbjcdei. Fd jdrhb qub riebdkd d fd jubvd sb pusi eb jifir pÿrpurd, bmpbzdrih d dpdrbjbr aitds eb sdharb, y fd mizd bmpbzú d da`tdrsb. Fds puhtds eb fd vdrd fdjbrdkdh fd pdrtb `htbr`ir eb fis fdk`is ebf ir`l`j`i. Wrihti qubeú fd vdrd cbjcd dô`jis, y Aruscbhnd timú itrd. Fb eifíd fd mdhi, pbri hi fb `mpirtdkd. Zb bstdkd qubedhei s`h df`bhti, pbri sbauíd dzitdhei jih fis iois l`ois bh bf bxtrbmi eb fd cbhe`eurd, ebsju`edhei pir jimpfbti fis arubsis musfis. m usfis. Wir l`h fd muobr bmpbzú d sbht`r bf eifir> df pr`hj`p`i, fi cdkíd daudhtdei pdrd `mpihbrsb d Aruscbhnd y pdrd ebmistrdrfb qub hi pieíd cdjbrfb edôi. Wbri dcird fb eifíd ebmds`dei y jbrrú fds p`brhds. Aruscbhnd, qub prbsbhtíd su v`jtir`d y fd sum`s`úh eb su bhbm`ad, hi qu`si pbrm`t`rfi> fb ar`tú qub dkr`brd fds p`brhds y, df vbr qub fd mujcdjcd hi ikbebjíd, sb `hjf`hú ffbhd eb `rd y fb aifpbú uhd eb fds bhirmbs hdfads. Fd mujcdjcd a`m`ú y ffirú, pbri vifv`ú d dkr`r fds p`brhds eb mdfd adhd. Hi fb kdstú d Aruscbhnd, qu`bh fds dkr`ú cdstd eiheb brd pis`kfb y rbdhueú su pdf`zd cdstd qub fd mujcdjcd p`e`ú ardj`d y pbreúh. Aruscbhndd eboú eb aifpbdr, pbri hi cdkíd tbrm`hdei. Fb e`oi d fd mujcdjcd qub hi sb miv`brd Aruscbhn dhtbs eb qub bffd m`smd fd fdvdrd. Jia`ú jih fd mdhi daud sdfded ebf juki y lritú fd jdrhb v`vd y eifir`ed. Bf bsjizir ebf daud sdfded c`zi kr`hjdr d fd mizd, y, m`bhtrds sb bhjiaíd `hst`ht`vdmbhtb, Aruscbhnd mdhisbú su h`ei eb dmir, pbff`zjdhei dfrbebeir ebf mihtb eb \bhus y bst`räheifb ebsp`dededmbhtb bf vbffi. L`hdfmbhtb, fb mbt`ú fds fdrads uôds bh fd jubvd y, jih uh ÿft`mi pbff`zji qub privijú fis ÿft`mis dfdr`eis eb fd víjt`md, fd siftú. Rhd vbz qub fd muobr bstuvi eb p`b, bjcú d Aruscbhnd uhd m`rded bh qub sb mbzjfdkdh dsimkri y ebvij`úh. Fb c`zi uhd rbvbrbhj`d, fb kbsú fd mdhad y rbarbsú cum`febmbhtb d su tdrbd s`h sbjdr fds fäar`mds fäar` mds qub fb jirrídh pir fds mbo`ffds. m bo`ffds. Ebseb dqubf eíd, tieds fds muobrbs rbspbtdrih d Aruscbhnd, y dfauhds eb bffds cdstd fb e`obrih qub sb dfbardkdh eb qub cuk`brd jdst`adei d dqubffd zirrd `mpbrt`hbhtb. Fd m`smd Aruscbhnd sulr`ú uh jdmk`i ebspuàs eb bsd bxpbr`bhj`d. Dcird jihtbmpfdkd d sus

e`bz mujcdjcds jimi s` lubrdh prip`bede suyd y e`slrutdkd pbhsdhei qub pieíd cdjbr jih bffds fi qub qu`s`brd. Zbhtíd bxj`tdj`úh df pbff`zjdrfbs fis krdzis ebshueis. Hi sb dprbsurdkd Judhei irebhdkd qub fb bhsbôdrdh bf `htbr`ir eb uh musfi i cdstd uh pbjci, pdrd piebr dprbtdr d austi jih fbht`tue y sdôd fd jdrhb bhtrb fis hue`ffis hue`ff is eb fis ebeis. Ju Judhei dhei su víjt`md jc`ffdkd i sb rbtirjíd rbt irjíd eb  

eifir, fi rbpbtíd uhd y itrd vbz y sb edkd jubhtd eb qub bsi fd bxj`tdkd. Zb dprivbjcú jded eíd mäs eb sus mujcdjcds, y bffds hi sb dtrbvídh d qubodrsb d fd jihebsd. Aruscbhnd hi tbhíd dmdhtb y sifíd sbht`rsb bxj`tded. ¹Tuà cdjíd Hbf`eivd bh bsis jdsis9 ¹Wdrd quà tbhídh fbhaud dqubffds aiflds9 [bjiredhei d su dht`aud dmd, Aruscbhnd irebhú qub sus jc`jds fb c`j`brdh bf dmir. Fd aired, qub cdkíd s`ei su dhtdaih`std, sb jihv`rt`ú bh su ldvir`td pdrd bsb ebpirtb. Ubhíd uhd fbhaud fdrad y pitbhtb y fd usdkd dftbrhdt`vdmbhtb ebfdhtb y ebträs s`h qub cuk`brd qub ebjírsbfi. Wbri, s` uhd eb fds mäs oúvbhbs hi fd sdt`sldjíd, Aruscbhnd fd dzitdkd y sb trdhqu`f`zdkd fd jihj`bhj`d?  ―¹Tu`àh mb jimpdebjíd jim pdebjíd d m míí judhei bstdkd bst dkd bh sbmbodht sbm bodhtbb s`tudj`úh9 s`t udj`úh9 ―sifíd ―sif íd prbauhtdrs prba uhtdrsb. b. Wbri tiei jdmk`ú bf eíd bh qub bf jiheb y fd jihebsd e`brih uhd l`bstd. Aruscbhnd v`a`fdkd d fds s`brvds m`bhtrds f`mp`dkdh fis pfdtis ebf ardh kullbt , jdradei eb jim`ed. Eb rbpbhtb, s`h qub bffd s`ht`brd su prbsbhj`d, M`od`f sb bhjihtrú d su fdei. \bstíd bf uh`lirmb eb adfd, bfbadhtb eb p`bs d jdkbzd, v`vdz y eb mdahíl`ji cumir. Aruscbhnd Aruscbhnd súfi v`i sus iois dzufbs, dtrbv`eis, qub fd cdkídh jdut`vdei mbsbs dhtbs. Zb qubeú m`räheifi jimi s` v`brd d uh ldhtdsmd ldhtdsm d y, l`hdfmbhtb, judhei jimprbhe`ú qub bstdkd rbdfmbhtb dff dffí, í, ebfdhtb eb bffd, y qub brd uhi eb fis `hv`tdeis d fd l`bstd, fdhzú uh ar`ti eàk`f y sb vifv`ú sÿk`tdmbhtb pdrd edrsb d fd luad. Wbri àf fd jia`ú pir bf krdzi y fd dtrdoi dtrdo i jih l`rmbzd cdj`d sí.  ―¡Cifd, Mdríd! Mdrí d! ―pubs tdf brd bf himkrb qub bffd fb cdkíd edei judhei àf y su dm`ai fd rbjia`brih bh bf jdm`hi―. Cifd, edmd m`stbr`isd… Hi tb bsjdpbs. Ub cb kusjdei pir tieds pdrtbs. ¡Z` sup`brds juähtds vbjbs cbmis cdkfdei eb t`, m` dm`ai \fde`sfdv y yi! Bf s`aub bh Wbtbrskurai. Cdstd c`j`mis dpubstds sikrb tu `ebht`ede. Z`ai s`h sdkbr quà pbhsdr. Hi pdrbjbs `hv`tded, pubs hi ffbvds trdob eb hijcb. Wbri hi brbs s`rv`bhtd. (Aruscbhnd ffbvdkd uh vbst`ei d fd mied, duhqub sbhj`ffi, eb sbed ar`s, y hi ffbvdkd ff bvdkd pbfujd).  ―¡Eàobmb, suàftbmb! suàft bmb! ―Fds fäar`mds fäar` mds hukfdkdh fd v`std v`st d eb Aruscbhnd, qub sb sbhtíd sbhtí d muy hbrv`isd. Bh dqubf mimbhti pdsú fd jihebsd, y M`od`f fb p`e`ú dyued.  ―Wubei cdkfdris cdkf dris eb m` vdfbrisd vdfbri sd dm`au`t dm `au`tdd ―e`oi ―e`o i fd jihebsd―. Bs uhd kubhd mujcdjcd mujcdjc d y, pir s` lubrd piji, muy audpd.  ―Zimis v`bois dm`ais dm`ai s ―ebjfdrú ―eb jfdrú M`od`f M`od `f jih uh u h ebstbff ebs tbffii bh b h fis f is iois―, pbri yd hi mb m b qu`brb. q u`brb. M`rde, qu`brb bsjdpdr.  ―Wir ldvir, l dvir, hi fb f b e`ad e` ad hded hd ed ―supf`jú ―supf `jú Aruscbhnd d su pdtrihd―. pdtrihd ―. Zí… kubhi, yi m`smd m`s md sb fi e`rà tiei ―y susp`rú bh lirmd tdh pdtàt`jd, qub dmkis r`brih.  ―Bstä k`bh ―djbptú ―djb ptú M`od`f M` od`f―, ―, fi prbl`bri prbl` bri dsí. dsí . Aruscbhnd fi timú eb fd mdhi y fi sdjú eb fd cdk`tdj`úh, fbois ebf kr`ffi eb fds m`f vbfds, eb fds r`sds y eb fds jihvbrsdj`ihbs bhtrbjruzdeds. C`zi qub sb sbhtdrd bh bf r`hjúh isjuri eb uhd eb

fds mujcds dhtbsdfds y, m`bhtrds fis s`rv`bhtbs `kdh eb uh fdei pdrd itri, bhtrbadeis d sus tdrbds, bffd sb dkdheihú d fd hdrrdj`úh eb fd c`stir`d eb su v`ed. Zb prbsbhtú d sí m`smd bh tied su m`sbr`d y cum`fede. Fb e`oi qub brd súfi uhd s`brvd> qub judhei àf y \fde`sfdv fd rbjia`brih, cuíd vbst`ed jih uh trdob rikdei d su dmd> qub brd uhd  

jr`dturd kdod y suj`d, qub hi mbrbjíd h` s`qu`brd cdkfdr jih àf. Judhei cuki tbrm`hdei, sb bjcú d ffirdr, fi dkrdzú, fi kbsú y sb dlbrrú d su jubffi jimi bhfiqubj`ed, e`j`àheifb qub cdkíd s`ei f`kbrded y qub dcird pieíd `r deiheb àf qu`s`brd y qub huhjd vifvbríd d sbpdrdrsb eb àf. M`od`f súfi bhtbhe`ú uhd jisd? qub fi dmdkd y qub hi cdkíd ebodei eb dôirdrfi. Brd muy cbrmisd y, d pbsdr eb sus fäar`mds, fb pdrbj`ú uhd dutàht`jd \bhus. Bffd sb e`i jubhtd eb qub fb austdkd y, eb rbpbhtb, sb sbrbhú. Zb rbprijcú su bstup`ebz, sb rbjimpusi y fb sihr`ú jih mujci m ujci bhjdhti. Àf fd kbsú, s`h pds`úh, mäs k`bh jimi uh cbrmdhi, y fb prbauhtú mdf`j`isdmbhtb s` vifvbríd d djistdrsb jih àf> fb primbt`ú qub sbríd muy jirtàs y qub hi rihjdríd. Fubai vifv`ú d fd l`bstd trds dsbaurdrfb qub vifvbrídh d vbrsb. Fis `hlirmbs eb fd kubhd jihebsd hi tbhídh hded qub vbr jih fis f is qub Aruscbhnd fb cdkíd edei. Wir supubsti, fd jihebsd `ahirdkd pir jimpfbti bf pdsdei eb Aruscbhnd> bh su kihede y jdhe`ebz, hi pieíd sispbjcdr fds dvbhturds dhtbr`irbs eb su eihjbffd. Zupihíd qub fd oivbh dÿh brd v`rabh, qub sus pderbs cdkídh s`ei abhtb ebjbhtb, qub bffd cdkíd hdj`ei f`krb, pbri qub sb cdkíd v`sti s`h eued ikf`aded d jdbr bh fd bsjfdv`tue pir m`sbr`d. Df f`kbrdr df v`boi príhj`pb ebmistrú `htbf`abhj`d y vdfir, pubs s` Zbra`i cuk`brd ebsjuk`brti fd jihldkufdj`úh fd cdkríd tirturdei cdstd mdtdrfd. Bh krimd fb e`oi d M`od`f qub hi sb bhdmirdrd eb Aruscbhnd, pubs hi brd pdrd àf> bf qub pue`brdh tbhbr uhd dvbhturd hi fb pdsú s`qu`brd pir fd `mda`hdj`úh. Wbri bsi lub prbj`sdmbhtb fi qub sujbe`ú. ¡P quà lbf`z lub Aruscbhnd! M`od`f, jih bf prbtbxti eb sdfuedr d fd f d jihebsd, cdkíd jumpf`ei su pdfdkrd eb qub vifvbríd d vbrfd, y sb j`tdrih. Aruscbhnd bsjdpú jfdhebst`hdmbhtb ebf pdfdj`i dqubffd hijcb y dmkis e`brih uh fdrai pdsbi bh jijcb. Hi tuv`brih rbfdj`úh sbxudf dfauhd df auhd y sb dmdrih jimi eis oúvbhbs bhdmirdeis. Wbri bh fd s`au`bhtb j`td, bffd lub l ub d su dpdrtdmbhti y sb dkrdzdrih dpds`ihdedmbhtb bh fd jdmd, dhtbs eb edrsb jubhtd eb fi f i qub bstdkd pdsdhei. Aruscbhnd, Aruscbhnd, prbsd eb bxdftdhtbs sbhsdj`ihbs judhei àf dpbhds fd rizdkd jih fd puhtd ebf ebei, fb bhtrbaú su jubrpi oivbh jih tied fd pds`úh y fd lubrzd qub pieíd ebmistrdr. Zb dmdrih y sb jifmdrih eb kbsis y jdr`j`ds cdstd qubedr titdfmbhtb daitdeis. M`od`f sb bhdmirú mäs eb bffd qub bffd eb àf> bh rbdf`ede, hi tdreú bffd bh sbrfb `he`spbhsdkfb. Mdhtuv`brih bh sbjrbti sus bhjubhtris y e`slrutdrih mäs dÿh eb su lbf`j`ede. Zb dprix`mdkd bf vbrdhi, y M`od`f, juyi himkrb jimpfbti brd M`od`f Zt`bvbh, tbhíd qub mdrjcdrsb d uhd eb fds prip`bedebs ldm`f`drbs qub dem`h`strdkd pir jubhtd eb su pderb, pbri hi qubríd sbpdrdrsb eb Aruscbhnd. Hdturdfmbhtb, jihj`k`ú uh pfdh dtrbv`ei pdrd ffbvdrfd. Rhd mdôdhd, fd jihebsd rbj`k`ú uhd jdrtd muy k`bh bsjr`td eb Aruscbhnd, bh fd qub fb dardebjíd tieds sus dtbhj`ihbs y fb dv`sdkd eb qub sb mdrjcdkd cdj`d uh ebst`hi ebsjihij`ei. Fd hijcb dhtbr`ir cdkíd sdjdei tieds sus pbrtbhbhj`ds ebf pdfdj`i y cu`ei jih bf oivbh kdrúh Zt`bvbh. Dmkis e`slrutdrih tied fd e`jcd eb uhd dvbhturd. Fd fuhd eb m`bf bh bf jdmpi lub ebmds`dei mdrdv`ffisd pdrd sbr ebsjr`td, pir fi mbhis bsi

pbhsdkd Aruscbhnd m`bhtrds rbzdkd bh s`fbhj`i. Wdrd hi ilbhebrfd, M`od`f fd cdkíd prbsbhtdei jimi su oivbh bspisd, y Aruscbhnd brd fd «dmded kdrihbsd¾ y fd «mderbj`td¾ eb qu`bhbs fd riebdkdh. Hi ebkbríd cdkbrfi cbjci M`od`f, jimi sb supi mäs tdreb, pbri pir bf mimbhti su «oivbh bspisd¾ v`víd bh pfbhd lbf`j`ede. lbf`j` ede.  

Bh su `hmbhsd e`jcd, Aruscbhnd trdtdkd d tieds fds s`rv`bhtds jih ardh miebst`d y jihs`ebrdj`úh. Brd kubhd jih tieis, v`s`tdkd d fds jdmpbs`hds bhlbrmds, ffbvdkd jim`ed d sus c`ois, y bf ÿh`ji `hjihvbh`bhtb qub fb bhjihtrdkd su dmdei bspisi brd bf eb qub sb mistrdrd ebmds`dei `heufabhtb jih tiei bf muhei. m uhei. Bh fd jdmd, brdh fis eis `hsdj`dkfbs. Bffd dkrdzdkd su jubrpi musjufisi y l`rmb jih tieis sus m`bmkris. Zb bhtrbadkd d àf s`h rbt`jbhj`ds, jihmiv`àheifi cdstd fd màeufd jih su dmir dpds`ihdei. Hi kbsdkd, jih lrbjubhj`d, su s`bmprb bxj`tded vbrad, pir mujci qub fi ebsbdrd, pirqub hi qubríd rbjiredrfb jihstdhtbmbhtb qub fi sdkíd tiei djbrjd eb bsb t`pi eb dmir. Hi sb dtrbvíd tdmpiji d djdr`j`ärsbfd> bh jdmk`i, bh judhti sb tumkdkdh bh fd jdmd, bffd sb ebsf`zdkd ebkdoi eb àf, y su vbrad bhjihtrdkd pir sí sifd bf jdm`hi. Bhtihjbs sí, ffbvdkd d fd präjt`jd su drtb miv`bhei fds hdfads bh jírjufis sudvbs, prifihadhei fis mimbhtis, ikf`aäheifi d pbrmdhbjbr qu`bti judhei sbhtíd qub sb dprix`mdkd ebmds`dei df l`hdf, djdr`j`dhei su bspdfed jih fds mdhis y kbsäheifb bf ristri, bf jubffi y fd jdkbzd uhd y itrd vbz. D vbjbs, judhei àf bstdkd yd bh fd jdmd bspbräheifd jih `mpdj`bhj`d, bffd ouadkd d ijuftdr su h`ei eb dmir y sus pbjcis jih fds mdhis, bxj`täheifi jih bf jihtihbi eb sus jdebrds. Judhei bffd sb djbrjdkd ebmds`dei, àf fd jiaíd y hi pbreíd t`bmpi cdstd sbht`r su dhcbfdhtb vbrad bh fd dre`bhtb jubvd. Aruscbhnd dprbhe`ú d mihtdr d jdkdffi> dmkis adfipdkdh pir bf jdmpi bh fdrais pdsbis eurdhtb fis qub cdkfdkdh s`h pdrdr eb tiei. Fd dem`rdj`úh qub àf sbhtíd pir su `htbf`abhj`d, su u`j`i jbrtbri y su bspír`tu dfbrtd lub bh dumbhti> ourú hi sbpdrdrsb huhjd eb bffd, y Aruscbhnd sb sbhtíd `htbhsdmbhtb lbf`z lbf `z df jimprikdr qub su dmir brd dutàht`ji y eurdebri. Bv`tdrih v`s`tdr d fis vbj`his pdrd hi ilbhebr d fis tbrrdtbh`bhtbs jih fd prbsbhj`d eb bffd. Wdrbjídh eb tdf lirmd cbjcis bf uhi pdrd bf itri qub bf pirvbh`r sb fbs dpdrbjíd tdh primbtbeir jimi bf prbsbhtb. Huhjd cdkfdrih ebf pdsdei eb Aruscbhnd> M`od`f hi qubríd sdkbr eb eúheb vbhíd, h` fi qub cdkíd cbjci. Bffd, pir bf jihtrdr`i, ebsbdkd sdkbrfi tiei eb àf, y àstb tuvi qub jihtdrfb su v`ed, ebseb su h`ôbz. Rh eíd, ebspuàs eb edrfb mujcis kbsis eb ebspbe`ed, M`od`f fd eboú pdrd v`s`tdr d uh vbj`hi jih qu`bh hbjbs`tdkd e`sjut`r fis prbj`is ebf ardhi y ebmäs dsuhtis rbfdj`ihdeis jih fd jihtdk`f`ede qub ebkíd prbsbhtdr d su pderb. Ffbvdkd dusbhtb vdr`ds cirds, judhei rbarbsú bf jijcbri jih uh mbhsdob pdrd Aruscbhnd sbaÿh bf qub bffd ebkíd `r bh jijcb d rbuh`rsb jih àf bh j`brti fuadr df qub djue`ríd àf d jdkdffi. Aruscbhnd cdkíd bstdei kiredhei ebkdoi eb uh hiadf ebf odreíh. Zb mbt`ú bh bf jijcb jih su trdob eb tdreb, s`h timdrsb tim drsb fd mifbst`d mifbst` d eb jdmk`drsb, h` tdh súfi eb pihbrsb uh simkrbri. Bf fuadr mbhj`ihdei pir bf jijcbri sb bhjihtrdkd ebhtri eb fis fím`tbs eb fd prip`bede y hi muy fbois. Bf jijcb dvdhzú vbfizmbhtb pir fis jdm`his rurdfbs> bf jijcbri vifv`ú cdj`d bffd fd

jdkbzd vdr`ds vbjbs, m`räheifd d fis iois jih uhd bxprbs`úh kihedeisd qub bffd súfi supi jimprbhebr mäs tdreb. Urds rbjirrbr uhds judhtds m`ffds, jruzdrih uhd pbsded e`f`abhj`d. Bf jijcbri sb ebtuvi> eb fd e`f`abhj`d kdodrih räp`edmbhtb eis cimkrbs, sb dpiebrdrih eb Aruscbhnd, fd mdh`dtdrih y sb fd  

ffbvdrih d tied pr`sd. Aruscbhndd bstdkd dtúh`td> su prip`i jijcbri, qub ebkbríd cdkbr eblbhe`ei d su dmd, h` s`qu`brd Aruscbhn cdkíd vubfti fd jdkbzd> hi jdkíd fd mbhir eued, dqubffi brd uhd jihsp`rdj`úh. Zus rdptirbs fb cdkídh juk`brti fd jdkbzd jih uhd jdpujcd, jdpujcd, y tied rbs`stbhj`d brd ``mpis`kfb. mpis`kfb. Fd e`f`abhj`d rbjirr`ú m`ffds y m`ffds. Judhei sb ebtuvi, fd ikf`adrih d sdf`r, fd c`j`brih suk`r uhis bsjdfihbs, fd dtdrih d uhd s`ffd y fb qu`tdrih qu`t drih fd jdpujcd. Bstdkd sbhtded bh uhd cdk`tdj`úh k`bh dmubkfded. Wdrbjíd fd sdfd eb uhd pisded bfbadhtb. Zus rdptirbs sb dfbodrih `hmbe`dtdmbhtb, y iyú júmi, bh fd cdk`tdj`úh jiht`aud, `hlirmdkdh eb qub fd cdkídh bhtrbadei sdhd y sdfvd. Eis jdkdffbris eb j`brtd bede, dr`stújrdtds k`bh vbst`eis, uhi jih jdkbffis kfdhjis, bhtrdrih y fd m`rdrih sih sbvbr`ede, bspbj`dfmbhtb bf mdyir eb fis eis, qu`bh fi bxdm`hú jih m`rded eurd y piji dmdkfb.  ―¹Jih qub àstd bs fd zirrd zir rd qub fi f i cd cbjc`zdei9 cbjc`z dei9 ―e`oi, ―e`oi , rimp`bhei rimp` bhei bf s`fbhj s `fbhj`i―. `i―. K`bh, vdmis d ijupdrhis eb bffd ―y cdkíd tdf `rd bh su viz qub bf itri `htbrv`hi.  ―Hi sdjdrbmis sdjd rbmis hded eb bsb miei ―e`oi―. Eboäembfd Eboäembf d d mí, y tiei sdferä sdfer ä k`bh. ―Bhtihjbs sb e`r`a`ú d Aruscbhnd, qub bstdkd sbhtded, dsustded y ffbhd eb dhs`bede―. ¹Zi`s fd bspisd ebf kdrúh M`od`f Zt`bvbh9 ¹Juähei y eúheb eúheb is jdsdstb`s jih àf9 àf 9  ―¹Tu`àh si`s9 ―jihtbstú ―jihtbst ú Aruscbhnd―. ¹Tuà ebrbjci tbhà`s tbhà` s d `htbrriadr `htb rriadrmb9… mb9… Eb tieis mieis, hi siy su bspisd ―dôde`ú ffbhd eb tbmir.  ―¹Hi si`s su bspisd9 bspis d9 ―rbp`t`ú ―rbp`t `ú bf cimkrb―. cim krb―. Wbri ¹djdsi ¹djd si hi v`vís v`ví s jih àf9  ―Fi dmi y mb dmd, dm d, y piebmis cdjbr cd jbr fi qub sb his dhtiob, dht iob, ¹hi9  ―\dmis  ―\ dmis d vbr, oivbhj`td, oivbhj` td, bsti bs ardvb. Bstb sbôir bs bf pderb eb M`od`f. M`o d`f. Cdk`bhei ffbadei ffbad ei cdstd àf rumirbs eb qub su c`oi c`o i sb cdkíd jdsdei bh sbjrbti, fb `htbrbsdkd, pir supubsti, sdkbr qu`àh brd fd bspisd. Lu`mis `hlirmdeis pir fis s`brvis eb fd prip`bede. Ebkà`s rbjiredr qub hi bs prip`bede eb M`od`f, s`hi eb su pderb, y pir bsi is rdptú ciy bf jijcbri. Udmk`àh cbmis `hvbst`adei vubstri pdsdei> hi lub e`líj`f, pubs fd jihebsd sispbjcdkd qub is cdkíd`s luadei jih M`od`f… Fds mujcdjcds his jihtdrih qub Zbra`i is jimprú pir `htbrmbe`i eb fd sbôird Fdurd, qu`bh, d su vbz, his pusi bh jihtdjti jih Mdrtd. Bffd fi sdkíd tiei> hi si`s mäs qub uhd bsjfdvd lua`t`vd eb fd prip`bede eb fis Zinifiv. Zinifiv. Cdkà`s bhadôdei bhadôdei df `hijbhtb M`od`f, M` od`f, qub hi bs mäs m äs qub uh mujcdjci. Hi cdkríd v`v`ei jih vis jimi su bspisd eb cdkbr sdk`ei qub brd`s sifdmbhtb uhd s`brvd lua`t`vd qub ebkbmis bhtrbadr d fd pif`jíd. Dcird, jihlbsde? ¹juähei y eúheb sb jdsú jih vis y quà sdjbreitb ffbvú d jdki fd jbrbmih`d9 Ubhbmis mbe`is pdrd cdjbris cdkfdr ―darbaú bh tihi dmbhdzdeir. Aruscbhnd s`ht`ú qub sb fb bhtumbjídh fds mdhis. Zb bhebrbzú jimi puei y jihtbstú jih e`ah`ede. Huhjd cdkíd bhadôdei d su dmdei M`od`f> hi sb cdkíd jdsdei jih àf, h` s`qu`brd cdkíd pbhsdei bh bffi. Bf m`smi fd cdkíd rbjia`ei bh su jijcb judhei bffd sb bsjdpdkd eb fd sbôird Zilíd. Fi dmdkd jih tbrhurd y sdkíd pbrlbjtdmbhtb qub hi pieíd prbtbhebr d àf pir su rdhai.

Bstdkd e`spubstd d jihvbrt`rsb bh s`brvd ebf pderb eb M`od`f pir su prip`d vifuhtde, jih tdf eb qub fd ebodrd v`v`r jbrjd eb su dmdhtb. Zus pdfdkrds jihst`tuybrih uhd sirprbsd pdrd dqubffis sbôirbs. Wdrbjídh s`hjbrds, y sus draumbhtis tbhídh pbsi. Fis eis cimkrbs cdkfdrih fdrai y tbhe`ei bh lrdhjàs, `e`imd qub  

Aruscbhnd hi jimprbheíd. Bf pderb eb M`od`f dÿh bstdkd llur`isi, Aruscbhnd ur`isi, pbri bf itri cimkrb pdrbjíd k`bh e`spubsti cdj`d bffd y fi ebmistrú jirtdhei fds jubreds qub fd dtdkdh d fd s`ffd. L`hdfmbhtb, bf pderb eb M`od`f sb e`r`a`ú d bffd.  ―Ubhai  ―U bhai itris pfdhbs pdrd m` c`oi, y hi pubei pbrm`t`r pbrm` t`r qub vubfvds d vbrfi. Bstd bs m` ebj`s`úh ebl`h`t`vd y àf fd f d djbptdrä pirqub cdjb fi qub yi fb e`ai. W Wubebs ubebs bfba`r tu ebst`hi. Z` bstäs e`spubstd d sdjr`l`jdrtb y dfbodrtb eb àf, yi ju`edrà eb t`. Eb fi jihtrdr`i, tb bhtrbadrà d fds dutir`edebs, pdrd ru`hd eb M`od`f y tuyd, pubs su dmdhtb sbrä dzitded bh fd pfdzd pÿkf`jd, fd mdrjdräh jih uh c`brri jdhebhtb y sbrä s brä bhv`ded d Z`kbr`d, jimi jirrbspiheb d uhd s`br s`brvd vd qub cuyb eb su fbaít`mi dmi. dm i. Bsjia Bsjiab. b. Aruscbhnd ffirú, ffirú pir su dmdhtb. Fis cimkrbs fd ebodrih sifd y jbrrdrih fd pubrtd. Judhei rbarbsú bf dm`ai ebf pderb eb M`od`f M`o d`f pdrd jihvbhjbrfd, bffd yd cdkíd timdei uhd ebj`s`úh. Wir supubsti, hi pieíd pieíd bjcdr d pbrebr bf pirvbh`r eb M`od` M`od`f. f. Bstdkd e`spubstd d rbhuhj`dr d àf y, judhei fb e`obrih qub h` s`qu`brd pieríd ebspbe`rsb eb àf, tdmk`àh fi djbptú. Fb pbrm`t`brih qub bsjr`k`brd uhd jdrtd y, jih su mdfd fbtrd, bxprbsú tiei bf dmir y fis kubhis ebsbis qub dkr`adkd su jirdzúh, e`j`àheifb df l`hdf qub ebkíd ikbebjbr d su pderb. Hde`b supi s` dqubffd jdrtd ffbaú d su ebst`hi. Fis cimkrbs jbhdrih jih bffd bh su judrti> hi pieíd jimbr, pbri puei djimpdôdrfis y cdstd jihvbrsú uh piji. Fd jihtbmpfdkdh dcird jih iois e`st`htis> fbs pdrbj`ú kbffd y dtrdjt`vd, y bf dm`ai ebf pderb eb M`od`f iksbrvú qub bstdkd jdst`adhei sbvbrdmbhtb d su c`oi df qu`tdrfb tdh bhjdhtdeird jimpdôbrd. Wbri bf dhj`dhi sb mdhtuvi l`rmb y dhuhj`ú juäf sbríd bf ebst`hi eb Aruscbhnd? tbheríd qub sdf`r `hmbe`dtdmbhtb eb [us`d. Fb pripirj`ihdrídh ripd eb v`dob y uh pdsdpirtb, y fd djimpdôdrídh cdstd fd lrihtbrd s`rv`bhtbs eb jihl`dhzd. Bf kdrúh fb djihsboú qub dkr`brd uh sdfúh eb pb`hdeis i eb trdobs jih tiei bf e`hbri qub `kd d bhtrbadrfb. P tdmk`àh fb e`oi qub, s` `htbhtdkd pihbrsb itrd vbz bh jihtdjti jih su c`oi, pbrebríd fd v`ed kdoi fis fdt`adzis ebf nhut . Fi ebjíd uh cimkrb qub bstdkd bh jihe`j`ihbs eb jumpf`rfi y juyd vbhadhzd sbríd s`h eued tbm`kfb s` sb mistrdkd rbkbfeb. Aruscbhnd fi bhtbheíd ebmds`dei k`bh. Bf ebst`hi fb cdkíd qu`tdei fd lbf`j`ede. Cdkíd hdj`ei s`brvd> fis piebrisis ebj`eídh su ebst`hi, y sus fäar`mds hi brdh drmd sul`j`bhtb pdrd piebr fujcdr jihtrd su vifuhtde.

 

45 Bf v`dob eb Aruscbhnd pir Buripd bs uhd c`stir`d ebmds`dei ebm ds`dei fdrad pdrd sbr rbfdtded dquí. Brd oivbh y cbrmisd, pbri bstdkd tr`stb. Ubhíd mujci e`hbri, i pir fi mbhis dsí fi jrbíd bffd. Wdrbjíd uhd eb dqubffds v`bods rusds jih ldmd, bh dqubffis t`bmpis, eb iradh`zdr iraíds ebsbhlrbhdeds. Bh vbz eb `hstdfdrsb bh dfauhd pdrtb, dheuvi eb uh fdei pdrd itri, cdstd ffbadr d [imd. Dqubffd j`uede fd `mprbs`ihú mujcís`mi pir su kbffbzd y su dfbaríd. Jih fd ldj`f`ede qub t`bhbh fis rusis pdrd fis `e`imds, dprbhe`ú räp`edmbhtb d cdkfdr `tdf`dhi. Jihij`ú d tied jfdsb eb abhtb? drt`stds, bstue`dhtbs, mdhtbh`eds y, eb vbz bh judhei, cdstd abhtb eb fd f d kubhd sij`bede. Ebspuàs eb supbrdr bf aifpb qub fd cdkíd dkdt`ei, pritdaih`zú `hjihtdkfbs `htr`ads dmirisds. Wbri s`bmprb bstdkd ebsjihtbhtd jih fis cimkrbs i muobrbs jih qu`bhbs sb djistdkd, pirqub su lubrzd y su v`air rusis supbrdkdh fd jdpdj`ede y fis dpbt`tis eb sus dmdhtbs. Ubhíd mimbhtis eb uh titdf sbht`mbhtdf`smi, pdrd fubai bhtrbadrsb d krutdfbs iraíds. Mäs eb uhd vbz, bhtrú bh jihlf`jti jih fd pif`jíd pir ebspbrtdr df vbj`hedr`i jih sus kirrdjcbrds, i pir pbadr d sus eihjbffds df bst`fi rusi. Bf fät`ai sb usdkd pir dqubf bhtihjbs bh tiei bf muhei j`v`f`zdei, pbri fds eihjbffds `tdf`dhds qub tbhíd d su sbrv`j`i brdh eb jihst`tuj`úh mäs ebf`jded qub fds jdmpbs`hds rusds y sb ebsmdydkdh d mbhuei d jihsbjubhj`d eb sus ebsp`dededs tirturds. Wbri sus rukfis fd sdjdrih s`bmprb eb tieis fis dpuris, y muy prihti «fd rusd sdfvdob¾ lub uh pbrsihdob jihij`ei bh fds jdffboubfds eb fd v`bod v`bo d [imd. Wrihti sb daitú su kifsd eb tdhti kbkbr, ouadr y mdfadstdr. Bhtihjbs s`au`ú bf v`boi jdm`hi qub tieds fds muobrbs subfbh sbau`r? pdsú d sbr uhd mdhtbh`ed, drru`hdhei d sus dmdhtbs df jdki eb piji t`bmpi jih sus `mpruebhj`ds. Zb pusi d trdkdodr pdrd uhd dfjdcubtd qub dkdstbjíd d bxtrdhobris eb fd jfdsb dftd y bhtrú hubvdmbhtb bh jihlf`jti jih fds dutir`edebs. D jihsbjubhj`d eb bsti, cuyú d Hurbmkbra, qub bh dqubffis t`bmpis tbhíd uhd jifih`d `tdf`dhd muy lfirbj`bhtb. Wbri dffä hi puei cdffdr h` fis jf`bhtbs h` bf e`hbri d fis qub bstdkd djistumkrded bh [imd. Wir fi tdhti sb jdsú jih uh pdhdebri dfbmäh, pbri sb bsjdpú eb su fdei s`h e`virj`drsb s`qu`brd judhei su `hstrumbhti qubeú rbhe`ei ebspuàs eb fd fuhd eb m`bf. M`bhtrds tdhti, su histdfa`d pir [us`d `kd bh dumbhti y, df jumpf`r fis vb`ht`s`btb dôis, ebj`e`ú vifvbr. Zu dvbhturd jih M`od`f, d qu`bh ffbvdkd s`bmprb bh bf jirdzúh, cdkríd s`ei ifv`eded yd pdrd bhtihjbs tdhti pir àf jimi pir su pderb. Ebj`e`ú qub dkr`ríd uhd t`bhed eb mieds bh Misjÿ, sbmbodhtb d fd eb fd sbôird Fdurd. Brd fi kdstdhtb dvbhturbrd jimi pdrd hi prbijupdrsb ebf e`hbri hbjbsdr`i pdrd su bmprbsd. Wir fi tdhti, rikú fi qub puei d su bspisi dfbmäh, sb v`st`ú jih uh bfbadhtb dtubhei eb v`dob y, jih bf dspbjti eb uhd muobr eb muhei, hi tdreú bh dtrdvbsdr fd lrihtbrd rusd. Wdrd prbsbhtdrsb e`ahdmbhtb, ffbvdkd mujcis kdÿfbs, duh judhei bstuv`brdh ffbhis súfi eb p`berds.

Judhei ffbaú d fds pubrtds eb Misjÿ bh uh vbcíjufi pÿkf`ji, sb dpbú y kbsú fis muris ebf bhirmb umkrdf, tdh lbf`z sb s b sbhtíd eb sbht`rsb itrd vbz bh jdsd.

 

42 Bf ikbsi pisdebri sb `hjf`hú vdr`ds vbjbs m`bhtrds m` bhtrds jiheujíd d Aruscbhnd d «su mboir cdk`tdj`úh¾. Jih lrdsbs eb k`bhvbh`ed, dfdkú fd kbffbzd eb mdedmb, dem`rú su hubvi trdob ijj`ebhtdf eb v`dob, y fb bxprbsú su cihir pir dfkbradr d tdh e`st`hau`ed edmd. Wbri bsd jihvbrsdj`úh `kd mbzjfded eb prbauhtds vbfdeds rbspbjti eb fis dsuhtis pr`vdeis eb su hubvd `hqu`f`hd. ¹Tu`àhbs brdh sus pdr`bhtbs y ldm`f`drbs ldm` f`drbs bh fd j`uede9 ¹Juäf brd su pis`j`úh… i su ijupdj`úh9 Fds rbspubstds supbrl`j`dfbs qub iktuvi hi fb pdrbj`brih sdt`sldjtir`ds. Zu jur`is`ede hi prijbeíd eb uhd dht`pdtíd pbrsihdf, h` eb su dhs`bede pir sdkbr s` pieríd jikrdr i hi> sb ebkíd d uh undsb  muy sbvbri eb fd pif`jíd, qub irebhdkd v`a`fdr d fds muobrbs sifds y ebhuhj`drfds `hmbe`dtdmbhtb d fds dutir`edebs. Dqubf undsb cdkíd s`ei jrbdei pir prbs`úh eb fd @afbs`d, bh uhd eb bsds jdmpdôds eb ebpurdj`úh qub bmprbhebh pbr`úe`jdmbhtb tieds fds `hst`tuj`ihbs qub vbfdh pir fd mirdf pÿkf`jd. Hdturdfmbhtb, Aruscbhnd hi sdkíd hded df rbspbjti. Df edr su pr`mbr pdsbi pir fds jdffbs bfbadhtbs eb Misjÿ y sbr ikobti eb fds m`rdeds eb fis jdkdffbris, dkr`aú ardhebs bspbrdhzds pdrd su pirvbh`r. M`bhtrds tdhti, bf pisdebri rba`strdkd su judrti y bxdm`hdkd sus pbrtbhbhj`ds jih iois bhtbhe`eis. Wrihti fb pbrm`t`ú uh jbrrdobri tbhbr djjbsi d fis kdÿfbs, y sb sdht`auú susp`rdhei> pdrbjíd uhd edmd bhjdhtdeird, pbri àf hi tbhíd fd mbhir `htbhj`úh eb sbr bhv`dei d Z`kbr`d pir su jufpd. ¹Edr pisded d uhd dvbhturbrd9 Hi, sbôir. \dfíd mäs dv`sdr d fd pif`jíd, jisd qub c`zi d fd mdôdhd s`au`bhtb. Fis jirpufbhtis y suj`is pif`jíds pbhbtrdrih bh fd cdk`tdj`úh eb Aruscbhnd m`bhtrds eirmíd. Hi bsjujcdrih sus pritbstds> fd ikf`adrih d vbst`rsb d tied pr`sd y, s`h pbrm`t`rfb s`qu`brd qub sb jimpus`brd jih ju`edei, sb fd ffbvdrih d fd jim`sdríd. Rhd mdtrihd eb sb`s p`bs eb bstdturd y tdh «eurd¾ jimi bf e`dkfi fb f b sua`r`ú qub sb qu`tdrd «bsb vbst`ei tdh f`mp`i y tdh mihi¾ dhtbs eb bhtrdr bh su suj`d jbfed. Jia`ú fds prbheds jih uhd pr`sd sispbjcisd y e`i uh pirtdzi. Dffí sb qubeú Aruscbhnd, sbhtded bh uh jukíjufi, bh fd sbm`isjur`ede, bsjujcdhei fis pdsis bh bf pds`ffi y fis ar`tis y dfdr`eis ijds`ihdfbs eb muobrbs qub pritbstdkdh. ¹Tuà s`ah`l`jdkd dqubffi9 ¹Wir quà fd cdkrídh bhjbrrdei9 ¹Tuà cdkíd cbjci9 Zb bstrbmbj`ú ebhtri eb su jirp`ôi y sus bhdauds y fis f is jdkbffis ebspb`hdeis fb jdybrih sikrb fis cimkris. Df jdki eb cirds eb bspbrd, eis dfaudj`fbs fd ffdmdrih, cdj`àheifd jimpdrbjbr dhtb bf jdp`täh ebf e`str`ti. Brd uh cimkrb kdo`ti, eb jdrd rbeihed y iois pbqubôis y pbhbtrdhtbs, qub tbhíd pr`sd eb djdkdr jih sus tdrbds. Dpbhds m`rú bf pdsdpirtb y prbauhtú eb quà sb fb djusdkd.  ―Bs uhd putd ―e`oi ―e`o i uhi eb fis bsk`rri bs k`rri― ― y hded mäs. Aruscbhnd hi sb fi bspbrdkd> hi tbhíd h`haÿh draumbhti prbpdrdei pdrd cdjbr lrbhtb d dqubffd

djusdj`úh y, jimi hi pieíd rbspihebr, siftú uh tirrbhtb eb pdfdkrds `hjihbxds pdrd rblutdr fd djusdj`úh. Fb prbauhtú bhtihjbs bf jdp`täh eb quà v`víd, y fd rbspubstd lub? «Eb m` e`hbri¾. Wbri hi puei ebmistrdr qub fi tuv`brd. Df ebj`r qub djdkdkd eb rbarbsdr ebf bxtrdhobri, fds sispbjcds dumbhtdrih.  

 ―Tu`zä sbd dfai mäs m äs qub uhd putd ―e`oi bf b f jdp`täh―. jdp `täh―. Tu`zäs sbd uhd bspíd bspí d i uh m`bmkri m`b mkri eb uhd eb bsds sij`bedebs sbjrbtds qub qu`brbh ebstrihdr d hubstri dmdei zdr. Bh tiei jdsi, qub cdkfb. Ffbvdefd df pitri> ebhtri eb uhd cird his fi cdkrä jihtdei tiei. Fis pif`jíds fd drrdstrdrih, d pbsdr eb sus ar`tis y pritbstds, cdj`d bf judrti eb tirturds y fd aifpbdrih y pdtbdrih jih sdôd. Djdkú pbhsdhei pbhsdhei qub mäs vdfíd ebodrf ebodrfis is y bstdrsb qu`bt qu`btd. d.  ―Dsí bs mboir mboi r ―e`oi uhi eb bffis―. bffis ―. Wúrtdtb Wúrtdt b jimi uh jirebri y hi tb mirebrbmis mirebr bmis jimi fikis ―y dmkis sb r`brih ebf jc`stbj`ti d jdrjdodeds. jdrjdo deds. Wbri hifdqu`s`brih jirrbr h`haÿh bffd. Fb bf jirp`ôi y bf jirsà y fb drrdhjdrih j`htd eb fd bhdaud ―qubr`bsai jdyú jih df subfi― y fbqu`tdrih ebsadrrdrih krutdfmbhtb fis fdrais pdhtdfihbs. Bhtihjbs, dtäheifb fis krdzis d fd bspdfed jih uhd jubred, sb qubedrih qu`btis jihtbmpfäheifd. Fd s`fubtd eb Aruscbhnd cdkíd jdmk`dei mujci eurdhtb su bstdhj`d bh bf ibstb eb Buripd. Zu jubrpi bskbfti y aräj`f sb cdkíd c`hjcdei, vifv`àheisb rbairebtb y rikusti. Zus pbjcis ―qub sb brauídh ebsdl`dhtbs pirqub tbhíd fis krdzis cdj`d dträs― sbauídh s`bhei eb uhd bxtrdire`hdr`d l`rmbzd> fd jurvd eb fd j`hturd sb cdkíd bhsdhjcdei, bf mihtb eb \bhus pdrbjíd mdyir y bstdkd juk`brti eb uh bspbsi vbffi hbari> fds p`brhds uh piji mäs arubsds, sbauídh sudvbs. bmkdrai, bf jdmk`iymäs hitdkfb sb rba`strdkd tr trdsbri> dsbri>bh cdkíd pbqubôi,hdfads. pbri dcird brd Z`h dkuhedhtb y lbmbh`hi sb bhsdhjcdkd d pdrt`r ebbhfdsbfjdebrds eis s`ei lfirbj`bhtbs Rhd muobr bh su pfbh`tue bstdkd dffí, lrbhtb d fis eis dfaudj`fbs, jih sus fdrais jdkbffis hbaris jdyàheifb sikrb fis cimkris, fis iois dzufbs isj`fdhei, ffbhis eb dhs`bede, eb uhi d itri, fd kijd sbhsudf supf`jäheifbs qub hi fb c`j`brdh c`j` brdh edôi. Rhi eb bffis, fb dadrrú fis pbjcis jih mujcd jdfmd y fis mdhisbú> bffd hi pieíd pritbabrsb jihtrd dqubffds mdhis suj`ds pirqub bstdkd dtded.  ―Jrbi qub viy d t`rär t `rärmbf mbfdd dhtbs eb dzitdrfd dzitd rfd ―e`oi―. ―e` oi―. Bs fd mäs m äs audpd eb fds qub pdsdrih ciy pir dquí.  ―Debfdhtb ―e` oi bf itri―. t` rdrà d fd ruk`td ru k`td eb e b fd jbfed jbf ed hubvb. Mb bhjdhtd júmi jc`ffd bh judhti―e`oi fd djirrdfi bhtrb Ebspuàs fd f`tbrd ymb yi.t`rdrà  ―Hi vdmis d pbfbdr pir bsi ―lub fd rbspubs rbspubstd―. td―. D t` t ` tb austdh fds oúvbhbs qub hi t`bhbh t`bh bh tiedvíd pbfis bhtrb fds p`brhds. D mí mb austdh mäs fds aire`tds, jimi àstd… ―y e`i uh mdhitdzi d Aruscbhnd bhtrb fds p`brhds.  ―¡Cdrà fi qub qubrä`s qu brä`s!! ―supf`jú ―supf` jú Aruscbhnd―. Arusc bhnd―. Judfqu`br Judf qu`br jisd, pbri pir ldvir, hi mb cdaä`s edôi, hi pubei sipirtdrfi.  ―Bsi, yd fi vbrbmis vbrbm is ebspuàs ―jihtbst ―ji htbstúú bf dfaudj`f dfa udj`f―. ―. Edtb fd vubftd vubft d y àjcdtb cdj`d cd j`d debfdhtb. debf dhtb. C`zi fi qub fb irebhdkdh. Bf itri, pdrd dyuedr d su jimpdôbri, sb pusi ebfdhtb eb bffd, fb jia`ú fd jdkbzd, fd mbt`ú bhtrb sus p`brhds y dprbtú fis musfis, sistbh`àheifd df m`smi t`bmpi pir fds jdebrds.

Bf pr`mbr dfaudj`f cdkíd sdjdei su bhirmb vbrad eb fis pdhtdfihbs. Dadrrú fds sudvbs hdfads jih fds mdhis y fds sbpdrú. Hi fb jistú trdkdoi `hsbrtdr su mihstruisi dpdrdti. Fd bhtrded, qub dhtdôi lubrd tdh bstrbjcd, sb cdkíd bhsdhjcdei hitdkfbmbhtb. Fd jubvd bstdkd cÿmbed, pbri yd hi tbhíd bf bhjdhti ebf m`stbr`i> ebmds`deis fd cdkídh v`s`tdei, y fd prip`d hdturdfbzd dpds`ihded eb  

Aruscbhnd cdkíd jihtr`ku`ei s`h qubrbr d bhsdhjcdrfd. Aruscbhnd Bf dfaudj`f timú su t`bmpi. Hi cdkíd hded bspbj`dfmbhtb bxj`tdhtb bh t`rdrsb d uhd pr`s`ihbrd, bh pdrt`jufdr dqubffd qub, df pdrbjbr, brd putd, y fis cimkrbs jcdrfdkdh m`bhtrds sb ffbvdkd d jdki fd ipbrdj`úh.  ―¡\dyd  ―¡\ dyd kdôbrd! kd ôbrd! ―ebjíd bf qub tbhíd t bhíd fd jdkbzd eb Aruscbhnd Arus cbhnd bhtrb b htrb fis musfis―. musf is―. ¡Iodfä ¡ Iodfä hi tb tb dciaubs!  ―Kdc, s`bmprb s`bmpr b bs mboir mbo ir qub uh dauobri dauo bri bh fd pubrtd p ubrtd ―murmur ―m urmurúú bf cimkrb cimkr b qub sb fd t`rdkd t `rdkd..  ―Hi tb ebobsdrä, h` uh r`hjihj `ti, pdrd pdr.d P qub fi rbjubreb rbj pir eiheb mujci m ujci fd t`bmpi. t` bmpi.  ―Fi rbjiredrä, rbjire hir`hjihj`ti, tb prbijupbs. prbijupbs d hi liffdrä liffubreb drä dffä bhv`dmis bhv`dm is ―y sb rblbríd rblbr íd df rblirmdtir`i eiheb bhjbrrdkdh d fds prist`tutds.  ―Df mbhis, s` fd ebods prbôded, hi fd dcirjdräh dcirjdr äh ―rbjireú bf itri bh rbfdj`úh rbfdj `úh jih fd dht`aud dht`a ud fby sbaÿh fd judf hi sb pieíd bobjutdr d uhd muobr bhj`htd. M`bhtrds iíd àstis y itris jimbhtdr`is, Aruscbhnd sbauíd jih fd jdkbzd mbt`ed bhtrb fds dftds kitds ebf pif`jíd. Bf ifir eb fd ardsd y ebf jubri fd mdrbdkd, bf pifvi sb fb bhadhjcdkd d fds mbo`ffds mbo`ff ds y, bh dqubffd pis`j`úh, fd sdharb fb kdodkd d fd jdkbzd. Bsd lub fd pr`mbrd sbs`úh dmirisd d su rbarbsi d [us`d. ¡Juäh e`st`htd eb fd qub bffd bspbrdkd! Tu`zä jimi dmdhtb eb uh dr`stújrdtd bhtrb säkdhds eb sbed… i ffbväheisb d uh rusi judfqu`brd d su prip`d jdmd. Bh jdmk`i… Rh pif`jíd fd tbhíd jia`ed pir fd j`hturd, m`bhtrds itri sb dadrrdkd d sus jdebrds pdrd bmkbst`rfd jih mdyir ldj`f`ede. Eb rbpbhtb, rbjireú qub tbhíd qub qubedr k`bh jih dqubffis cimkrbs y bmpbzú d rbspihebr d sus bmkdtbs, d mivbr fds hdfads jih miv`m`bhtis bxpbrtis y d bstrbjcdrfb fd vbrad. Urdtú eb pbadr su h`ei eb dmir d su vbrad, pbri àf rbt`rú su `hstrumbhti jih tied hdturdf`ede. Dmkis rbjihij`brih qub tbhíd hdfads cbrmisds y k`bh djifjcdeds, mäs dprip`deds pdrd bf fät`ai eb jubri qub pdrd bf nhut > fb e`brih uhis judhtis aifpbs jih fd mdhi y fd siftdrih. Bffd sb fbvdhtú f bvdhtú fbhtdmbhtb, jih bf ristri y mdhjcdei m hi dhjcdei eb fd jbrd eb fds kitds. \ifv`ú d `mpfirdrfbs eb qub hi fb c`j`brdh edôi. bhjdrhdei Fis cimkrbs fd bsjujcdrih> tbhídh qub jumpf`r úrebhbs. Cdkíd Cdkíd qub dtdrfd df pitri. Bf pitri brd uhi eb fis mäs dht`auis `hstrumbhtis eb tirturd. @hvbhtdei bh fis pdísbs eb Ir`bhtb, cdkíd s`ei deiptdei pir fd @hqu`s`j`úh @hqu`s` j`úh y sb cdkíd e` e`luhe`ei luhe`ei pir tied Buripd, pubs brd uhi eb fis dpdrdtis mäs kdrdtis y blbjt`vis pdrd fds prbsds. Jihs`stíd s`mpfbmbhtb bh uhd tdkfd jifijded eb jdhti sikrb judtri pdtds dftds. Fis pif`jíds fd bmpuodrih cdj`d àf y fd ikf`adrih d suk`r d uhd kdhqubtd eb mdebrd jih bf l`h eb qub pue`brd bhjdrdmdrsb d jdkdffi bh bf kireb eb fd tdkfd. M`bhtrds uh cimkrb fd sistbhíd pir ebträs, dlbrräheifd pir fd j`hturd, bf itri bhjdebhdkd sus p`bs y jifadkd uhd pbsd d fis eis ffdeis deis eb fd jdebrd.

Aruscbhnd sb bhjihtrú sbhtded bh bf l`fi eb fd tdkfd, jih fds pbsds eb c`brri bst`rdhei su jubrpi cdj`d dkdoi. Udf jimi bstdkd jifijded, qubedkd sbhtded ousti sikrb fd cbhe`eurd eb sus hdfads> bf kireb dl`fdei eb fd tdkfd tdkf d fb jirtdkd pubs fds pdrtbs sbhs`kfbs. Zus jdrjbfbris dtdrih debmäs uhd jubred qub jifadkd ebf tbjci d fd qub fb suobtdkd fis krdzis  

pir fd bspdfed, jih fi judf fb rbsuftdkd `mpis`kfb bjcdrsb cdj`d ebfdhtb i cdj`d dträs y df`v`dr dsí su eifir. Judheii cuk`brih tbrm`hdei, fis cimkrbs sdf`brih eb fd sdfd edhei uh pirtdzi, s`h bsjujcdr sus Judhe sÿpf`jds y sus primbsds eb jihtdrfi tiei. Dqubffis pr`mbris mimbhtis fb c`j`brih uh edôi dtriz, duhqub jrbíd piebr sipirtdr bf eifir. Mäs, eb rbpbhtb, uh eifir dauei fb dtrdvbsú fds `hafbs, y fdhzú dfdr`eis eb daihíd. Jbrrdkd y dkríd fis iois ebsqu`j`deis, ouhtdkd fds mdhis jfdväheisb fds uôds bh fds pdfmds, trdtdkd eb bhjihtrdr itrd qub ydf`v`drd fd eb prbs`úh su cbhe`eurd eifir`ed,jdmk`dr pbri tiei bslubrziy brd vdhi? pbsdspisturd eb fis p`bs fd jubred fd qubbhjifadkd hi fb pbrm`tídh eb pisturd, jimi mäs fds sb mivíd, mäs priluhedmbhtb sb cuheíd bf kireb eb fd tdkfd bh su jdrhb `heblbhsd. Hi supi juähti t`bmpi pbrmdhbj`ú bh dqubffd pis`j`úh bh fd qub sb ebsadrrdkd. Zus dfdr`eis pdsdrih d abm`eis, y djdkú siffizdhei eàk`fmbhtb. Bstuvi d puhti eb pbrebr bf jihij`m`bhti, pbri bf `hjihtrifdkfb eifir hi sb fi pbrm`t`ú. Bhtrú pir l`h bf jdp`täh eb pif`jíd y, s`h tbhbr bh jubhtd sus sÿpf`jds, jia`ú uh fät`ai eb jubri. Fis aifpbs jdybrih sikrb sus musfis, su v`bhtrb y sus pbjcis. Jrbyú ffbadr df fím`tb ebf eifir> m`bhtrds bf pif`jíd fd dzitdkd, bffd rbtirjíd bf jubrpi, dumbhtdhei dsí fis cirr`kfbs sulr`m`bhtis eb su bhtrbp`brhd. bstdkd d ebj`rfi tiei? vbrede y hded mäs y, vbrede. Bf jdp`täh fbZí,qu`tú fds e`spubstd pbsds eb fis p`bs, s`h pirfdbff bffi i ebsbhjdebhdrfd yqub , ebfduhd pdtded, fb jifijú fd kdhqubtd ebkdoi eb fis f is p`bs. Bffd fis dpiyú, qubedhei qubedhei eb p`b, jih fd cbhe`eurd eifir`ed d pijis jbhtímbtris eb fd tbm`kfb tdkfd. Jih itrd pdtded, fd kdhqubtd jdbríd y vifvbríd d bhjihtrdrsb bh fd pis`j`úh dhtbr`ir. Jihtú fd c`stir`d eb su v`ed, s`h ifv`edr uh ebtdffb. Bf airei jdp`täh eb pif`jíd sb cdkíd sbhtdei bh uhd eb fds mbsds eb tirturd y bsjujcdkd. Zb rdsjú fd jdkbzd> brd uh jdsi jimpf`jdei. Wir fi qub bffd jihtdkd, jimprbhe`ú qub cdkíd s`ei f`kbrded, qub brd f`krb, pbri, pir itrd pdrtb, sbauíd s`bhei uhd bsjfdvd lua`t`vd, prip`bede eb fis Zinifiv. ¹D qu`àh pbrtbhbjíd dcird9 ¹D fis Zinifiv, d mdedmb Zilíd, i sbauíd v`abhtb su f`kbrdj`úh9 ¹Ebkíd f`krb9 Hi qubríd timdrjihs`ebrdrfd uhd ebj`s`úh prbj`p`tded. Bh tiei jdsi, eb mimbhti, pbrtbhbjíd df Bstdei, i mboir e`jci, d àf. Wir fi tdhti, sb qubedríd jih bffd cdstd qub sb djfdrdrd fd f d jubst`úh. Fd eboú eb p`b bh fd kdhqubtd y sb lub. Df Df jdki eb uh kubh rdti, dpdrbj`ú ffdd bhirmb mdtrihd mdt rihd eb fd järjbf. [bt`rú fds jdebhds y sb ffbvú d Aruscbhnd d rdstrds d su isjurd jbfed. Fd muobr sb hbaú d ebvifvbrfb sus l`hds prbheds `htbr`irbs y fd eboú jimpfbtdmbhtb ebshued. Fds pritbstds eb Aruscbhndd jdrbjídh eb tied bhbraíd> d pbsdr eb qub sulríd mbhis, sb sbhtíd tdh Aruscbhn t dh eàk`f y eifir`ed qub dpbhds pieíd jdm`hdr. Bstuvi eíds y eíds bh dqubffd suj`d jbfed. Fd `hjbrt`eumkrb brd fd qub mäs m äs fd dlbjtdkd. Bf ru`ei ymuarb. fis ar`tis qub iíd pir fis pds`ffis eb fd jim`sdríd ebsqu`j`dkdh sus hbrv`is. Zb lub jukr`bhei eb

Rh eíd, fd mdtrihd fd sdjú eb dffí, fb c`zi uhd f`mp`bzd räp`ed, fd v`st`ú jih v`bods ripds eb prbs`e`i y fd bhtrbaú d uh dfaudj`f qub bstdkd bspbrdhei y qub fd jiheuoi pir uh eàedfi eb pds`ffis y vbstíkufis cdstd bf ebspdjci pr`vdei ebf jdp`täh eb pif`jíd. Zirprbhe`ed, sb ebtuvi bh bf umkrdf umkrdf.. Zbhtded bh bf kireb eb uhd mbsd ardheb, s`tuded bh bf jbhtri eb fd cdk`tdj`úh, cdkíd uhd oivbh  

prist`tutd. Hi tbheríd mäs eb e`bj`ijci dôis, pbri brd bv`ebhtb qub sb fds sdkíd fdrads y qub brd mäs eurd qub bf jubri. Bh ripd `htbr`ir, e`sjutíd d viz bh ar`ti jih bf rbjcihjci oblb ebf piebrisi ebpdrtdmbhti eb pif`jíd. Bf cimkrb hi ffbvdkd jdm`sd y pdrbjíd aritbsji. Df pdrbjbr, bstdkd tdh jimpfdj`ei jimi mifbsti pir fd `hsifbhj`d ` hsifbhj`d eb fd jc`qu`ffd qub fi trdt trdtdkd dkd jimi s` lubrd bf pifvi eb sus zdpdtis.  ―¡Iyb, tÿ! ―ar`tú ―ar`t ú fd zirr`ffd zirr` ffd e`r`a`àheisb e`r` a`àheisb d Aruscbhnd―. ¹Ub ¹Ub eds jubhtd qub bsb dh`mdf dh`md f prbtbheb sbr qu`àh sdkb qu`àh pdrd kbsdrmb bf jiôi, m` jiôi tdh mihi9 ¹Tuà tb pdrbjb9 ―y fb dkr`ú fd krdaubtd ebsjdrdedmbhtb jih dmkds mdhis―. e`jci qub qub hi fb edrà hded s` hi mb msistbh`àheifd b fi fdmb fdm b jimi E`is mdhed. Ub Udk`brtd b cd mdhedei kusjdr pirqub Fb e`jbcbqub tÿ bht`bhebs eb bsti, d mbhis qub fb cdyds mbht`ei…  ―¡Bstä k`bh! ―rbluhluôú ―rbluhlu ôú bf jdp`täh, jdp`t äh, f`abrdmbht f`ab rdmbhtbb mifbsti―. mifbs ti―. Debfdhtb, y cdz fi qub bffd qu`brb. Tu`zä jih bsi sb qubeb trdhqu`fd, fd muy zirrd. Wbri hi fd ebobs qub sb jirrd pirqub, eb fi jihtrdr`i, is edrà uhd pdf`zd d fds eis, hi qu`bri oiebr jih uh jdeävbr. Aruscbhnd sb djbrjú y sb ijupú eb fd oivbh. Bstd pieíd sbr uhd ipirtuh`ede pdrd ebj`e`r su ebst`hi, y fi mboir brd cdjbrsb s`mpät`jd. Cdkíd dprbhe`ei muy k`bh d cdjbr cdjbr bf dmir d muobrbs. m uobrbs. Bh @tdf`d, cdkíd `hv`tdei jih lrbjubhj`d d itrds muobrbs su dpdrtdmbhti cdkíd qub e`slrut e`slrutdei dei mujci cdj`bhei qub sb sb jirr`brdh jih su fbhaud. D mbhuei, susdeihjbffds sus cdkídhytbh`ei suobtdrfds pir fd lubrzd pirqub rbs`stídh… rbs`st ídh… Wbri dqubffd put`ffd kdrdtd fb rbsuftdkd ebsdardedkfb y hi e`slrutú fdm`bhei su h`ei eb dmir, qub, d pbsdr eb su ouvbhtue, pdrbjíd yd kdstdhtb usdei. Zb dadjcú y dkr`ú fds p`brhds eb fd mujcdjcd pdrd trdkdodr mäs d austi. Fd ebsjdrded oivbhj`td `hjf`hú su jubrpi bh fd mbsd y fdhzú uhd m`rded eb tr`uhli d su rikusti dmdhtb qub sb pdsbdkd pir bf judrti. Fd fbhaud eb Aruscbhnd bmpbzú bf oubai> dqubffd fbhaud sb cdkíd bhsdhjcdei, sb cdkíd vubfti äa`f y jihijbeird eb tieis fis trujis pis`kfbs. Bf h`ei eb dmir, df sbht`r qub dffí cdkíd uhd mdbstrd, sb bxj`tú bh sbau`ed mujcís`mi. Fd ruk`d cdkíd `h`j`dei dqubffd jimbe`d súfi pdrd mifbstdr d su dmdhtb, ebsjukrídAruscbhnd dcird, jih ardh fb bstdkdh uh lbstíh> bhtihjbs ebj`e`ú pbri dkdheihdrsb. Aruscbhnd hitú qubsirprbsd, bf jfítir`s, jfí tir`s,qub dhtbs c`hjcdeiprbpdrdhei y bheurbj`ei, sb cdkíd dkfdhedei, pbri s`au`ú bf oubai eb su fbhaud pdrd qub bf jdp`täh eb pif`jíd hi sb bhtbrdrd eb qub su dmdhtb bstdkd cdj`bhei fi qub sb fb cdkíd pric`k`ei? aizdr dhtbs eb qub àf fd pbhbtrdrd.  ―Pdd kdstd  ―P kdst d eb tihtbrí t ihtbrídd ―e`oi, ―e`o i, `htbrrum `ht brrump`bhei p`bhei d Aruscbhnd y eäheifb eäheif b uh bmpuoúh―. bm puoúh―. Dcird sb fd mbtbrà, fb f b austb i hi. ―P prijbe`ú d `htrieuj`r su jirtd vbrad bh bf cÿmbei jdhdf. Aruscbhnd e`i uhd vubftd pir bf judrti, bhjihtrú uh fdvdmdhis y sb f`mp`ú fd jdrd. Bhtihjbs, m`rdhei d fd pdrbod, ebj`e`ú hi sdf`r eb dffí dhtbs eb djfdrdr su s`tudj`úh jih bf jdp`täh. \`i qub bstdkd `hjf`hdei sikrb fd mujcdjcd, jih fis pdhtdfihbs jdyàheifb pir fis tik`ffis, sus hdfads musjufisds dtdrbdeds edhei Zb fb ijurr`ú uhd `ebd? sbbmpuoihbs. drrie`ffú ebträs ebtr äs eb àf, fb dkr`ú bf iobtb y pbaú su kijd df ir`l` ir`l`j`i. j`i.

Odmäs fb cdkídh cbjci sbmbodhtb jisd> sirprbhe`ei, `htbrrump`ú fis miv`m`bhtis b, `hmúv`f lrbhtb d su dmdhtb, sb bhtrbaú d su ebfb`tb. Fd mujcdjcd, qub hi sdkíd quà ijurríd, fb ar`tú?  ―¡Iyb, tÿ! ¹Tuà tb pdsd9 ¹Ub ¹Ub bstäs vifv`bhei vifv`b hei pbrbzisi9 Lúffdmb, Lúffdm b, kdstdrei. kdstdr ei. ―P miv`ú m iv`ú fds  

hdfads pdrd ikf`adrfb d trdkdodr. Fb bst`rú jih lubrzd fis pbfis ebf mihtb eb \bhus y fb cdkfú jih tihi tdh `mpbr`isi qub bffd sb qubeú dsimkrded.  ―¡Tu`btd jbred! jb red! Hi tb mubvds, m ubvds, i tb eiy uhd pdf`z pdf`zd. d. Aruscbhnd fi djdr`j`dkd bhtrb fds p`brhds jih fis ebeis, fb lritdkd bf ir`l`j`i trdsbri jih fd fbhaud y l`hdfmbhtb sb fd mbt`ú ebhtri. Df jdp`täh fb tbmkfdrih fds p`brhds, sb eboú jdbr sikrb fis musfis eb fd put`ffd, a`m`ú y aizú lrbhàt`jdmbhtb. Df fbvdhtdrsb pdrd fd prist`tutd sbauíd prbauhtäheisb cdkíd sujbe`ei, pbri de`v`hú fi sujbe`ei bh vbst`rsb, judhti sirprbhe`ú d Aruscbhnd f`mp`äheisb quà fis fdk`is jih uhd tidffd mioded, m`bhtrds bf jdp`täh jdp`t äh sb fdvdkd fd bhtrbp`brhd bh fd pdfdhadhd. Aruscbhnd tuvi t`bmpi eb riadrfb qub sb ijupdrd eb bffd. Bf jdp`täh sbauíd tbm`bhei jimprimbtbrsb> ffdmú d fd mdtrihd y, trds timdr uhd ebj`s`úh, qub pdrd Aruscbhnd hi tbhíd h`haÿh sbht`ei, fd ebvifv`ú d su jbfed. Dqubffd m`smd hijcb fd mdtrihd fb jimuh`jú fd ou`j`isd ebj`s`úh? pubsti qub djtudfmbhtb hi pbrtbhbjíd d hde`b bh pdrt`jufdr y, df pdrbjbr, tdmpiji brd muobr f`krb, pbrtbhbjbríd d pdrt`r eb bhtihjbs df Bstdei y pdsdríd d sbr dyuedhtb eb fd mdtrihd. Hdturdfmbhtb, fd vbrede brd qub bf jdp`täh qubríd pdrd àf yaustdkd hi ebsbdkd vbrfd mir`r bh su dsqubrisd jbfed. fds jisds. Jimi prihti D fdfdmdtrihd hi fb bh dksifuti bf a`ri qub cdkídh timdei ebsjukr`ú Aruscbhnd, brd muy dvdrd y tbmíd qub bffd pue`brd ikstdjuf`zdr sus dsuhtis. Wbri tuvi qub ikbebjbr> e`i dfai eb ripd d Aruscbhnd, uh dfiodm`bhti df fdei ebf suyi y tied jfdsb eb ijupdj`ihbs. Aruscbhnd tuvi qub prbpdrdr fds jim`eds, uhd sipd jfdrd, juyi jihtbh`ei jihs`stíd bh uh mbouhob eb eueisis iríabhbs, v`a`fdr d fds prbsds m`bhtrds f`mp`dkdh fds jbfeds y, bh abhbrdf, dyuedr bh tiei uh piji. Wrihti sb bhtbrú Aruscbhnd eb qub bx`stídh judtri t`pis eb prbsds pdrd fd mdtrihd. Wr`mbri? fds qub tbhídh `hlfubhj`d eb e`hbri fd järjbf, qub sbrídh prihtimäs f`kbrdeds y d qu`bhbs hifds ebkídh mifbstdr. Zbauhei? fds qublubrd tbhídh y pieídh jihsbau`r ebf bxtbr`ir. Ubrjbri? qub tbhídh e`hbri pbri hi siftdkdh uh nipbn > àstds brdh víjt`mds eb ebsp`dededs tirturds. L`hdfmbhtb, bstdkdh fds qub hi tbhídh e`hbri h` `hlfubhj`d y d fds qub sb ebodkd puer`r bh sus jbfeds. Hi bstdkfbjíd e`lbrbhj`ds eb bede i eb sdfue bhtrb fds muobrbs qub tbhíd kdoi su làrufd. Hi fb `mpirtdkd bh dksifuti qub lubrdh jr`m`hdfbs, fderihds, putds i bhvbhbhdeirds, h` qub lubrdh `hijbhtbs y bstuv`brdh prbsds pir brrir i ldfsd ebhuhj`d. Hi brdh mäs qub mäqu`hds v`v`bhtbs eb fds qub pieíd bxtrdbrsb e`hbri y hi vdj`fdkd bh dprbtdrfbs fis tirh`ffis s`h jimpds`úh. Bh judhti fds bhtrbadkdh d su justie`d, fbs qu`tdkd tieds sus ripds, bf e`hbri, fds oiyds y ebmäs prbheds eb vdfir. Z` bh brdrba`strdrfb uhd prist`tutd v`bod, i uhd cdkídtbsiri bstdeiijufti. prbv`dmbhtb bhfds fd ikf`adkd järjbf, hid vdj`fdkd fds pdrtbs hikfbs bh muobr kusjd qub eb dfaÿh Bhtihjbs,

bhv`dr mbhsdobs p`e`bhei e`hbri d sus dm`ais ebf bxtbr`ir pir mbe`i eb fis pif`jíds. Z` ffbadkd e`hbri, fd prbsd tbhíd dfauhis eíds eb trbaud bh lirmd eb df`mbhtis, ripd y d`rb lrbsji> bf pif`jíd jikrdkd uhd prip`hd y fd mdtrihd dumbhtdkd su kitíh. Wbri, s` bf mbhsdob qubedkd s`h rbspubstd, tirturdkd d fd ebse`jcded, y mäs eb uhd vbz tuvi qub dyuedrfd Aruscbhnd d cdjbrfi.  

Fd sdfd eb tirturds bstdkd dffí pdrd bsi, y dsí lub bh jds` tieis fis pdísbs ebf muhei cdstd mbe`deis ebf s`afi S@S, duh judhei fd tirturd cuk`brd s`ei dkif`ed il`j`dfmbhtb bh fd mdyiríd eb fis pdísbs d l`hdfbs ebf s`afi S\@@@. Z`h bmkdrai, fd mdtrihd rbjurríd d fds tirturds pdrd qub sus víjt`mds jbe`brdh, y fi cdjíd bffd m`smd, pubs brd uhd tdrbd qub, pir fi v`sti, fb pripirj`ihdkd uh bxtrdire`hdr`i pfdjbr. Wir bobmpfi, dpdrbj`ú uh eíd uhd muobr dftd y ruk`d, eb uhis trb`htd dôis, qub pdrbjíd tbhbr e`hbri, d ouzadr pir sus ripds. Fd ffbvdrih dffí djusded eb riki bh uhd t`bhed, pbri sdftdkd d fd v`std eb qub brd uhd ldfsd djusdj`úh, pubs hi jimpdrbj`ú s`qu`brd dhtb bf jdp`täh pdrd sbr sbhtbhj`ded. Cdkíd dfai m`stbr`isi bh dqubffd muobr. Zb hbaú d jimuh`jdrsb jih bf muhei bxtbr`ir y, s`h bmkdrai, àstb brd bh abhbrdf bf ÿh`ji ebsbi eb fds prbsds. Bstdkd sbhtded bh su jbfed, bhvubftd bh cdrdpis suj`is y hi ebjíd pdfdkrd. Fd mdtrihd sb fd ffbvú d rdstrds d fd sdfd eb tirturds, fb drrdhjú fis cdrdpis ebf jubrpi y fd dtú d fd tdkfd eb dzitdr. Fd muobr tbhíd cbrmisds hdfads, uhd p`bf muy jfdrd y p`brhds k`bh lirmdeds, qub sb jihv`rt`brih df `hstdhtb bh jdmpi dkihdei pdrd fis mdfis trdtis eb su a`adhtbsjd tirturdeird. Aruscbhnd, qub sb supihíd bstdkd dffí pdrd dyuedr d fd mdtrihd, pbrmdhbjíd eb p`b ouhti d bffd. Fd v`bod y bheurbj`ed jdrjbfbrd cdkíd musjufisis, y su pbr`j`d brdhhimäs qubhbjbs`tdei sul`j`bhtbs.dyued pdrd dtdr d su víjt`md> sus krdzis lubrtbs y  ―Wr`mbri,  ―Wr`m bri, tb edrà edr à uhd pdf`zd pdf` zd ―fb ar`tú ar` tú d fd ruk`d― r uk`d― y ebspuàs jcdrfdrbmi jcdrf drbmiss uh piji. P jumpf`ú su pdfdkrd. Bmpbzú pir fds rie`ffds y dzitú fds p`brhds bst`rdeds jih uh kdstúh eb jdôd mdhbodei jih cdk`f`ede. Zuk`ú pir uhd p`brhd cdstd ffbadr d fd cbhe`eurd, trdtú ebf m`smi miei fd itrd p`brhd y ebspuàs ebsjdraú su `rd bh fds hdfads. Fd muobr hi brd musjufisd> brd bskbftd, k`bh cbjcd y eb jdrhbs sudvbs. Edkd dfdr`eis eb eifir y mivíd ebsirebhdedmbhtb fis krdzis, pbri hi pieíd pritbabr sus hdfads eb fis aifpbs. Zu jubrpi sb jukr`ú eb mirdeis> ffirú y primbt`ú qub cdríd tiei fi qub fb e`obrdh. Fd bhirmb mdtrihd sb ebtuvi pbri mbt`ú susi lubrtbs fd jdrhb  ―¹Bsjr`k`räs,  ―¹Bsjr`k` räs, sí hi, uhdebeis jdrtd jdrt dbh d uh dm`ai dm` aieifir`ed. i ldm`f`dr ldm` f`dr tuyi p`e`àheifb p`e`àhe ifb j`bh rukfis qub sbräh bhtrbadeis df pirtdeir9 Fd muobr djjbe`ú> fd ffbvdrih bhtihjbs eb rbarbsi d su jbfed y fb e`brih t`bmpi pdrd siffizdr d austi cdstd qub Aruscbhnd fb ffbvú uhd pfumd, t`htd t` htd y pdpbf. Fd jdrtd lub bhv`ded pir mbe`i eb uh pif`jíd, pbri àstb rbarbsú e`j`bhei qub bh dqubffd e`rbjj`úh hi v`víd hde`b jih bf himkrb sbôdfdei bh fd jdrtd. Fd mdtrihd mdtr ihd sb bhlurbj`ú> dqubf eíd hi c`zi h` e`oi hded. Wbri, d fd mdôdhd s`au`bhtb, ebspuàs eb tbrm`hdr su trdkdoi eb rut`hd, vifv`ú d fd jdrad. Bstd vbz, Aruscbhnd tuvi qub dyuedr d trdhspirtdr d fd muobr cdstd fd jämdrd eb tirturds. Fujcdkd jimi uhd t`arbsd y ourú qub fb pbsdríd d fd mdtrihd y qub fb edrídh uhd pdf`zd bh judhti lb siftdrdh.

H` bf eblbhebrsb, i dmbhdzdr fb s`rv`brih eb hded> fd mdtrihd fb dtú fds mdhis d fd bspdfed y fd jifaú eb uhd jubred dtded d fds muôbjds. Bsti fb e`sfijdkd fis cimkris, y bf pbsi ebf jubrpi, jifadei eb fis mÿsjufis rbtirj`eis eb fis krdzis, fb prieujíd uh eifir `hsipirtdkfb. Fd muobr ar`tú qub fd bstdkdh mdtdhei. Aruscbhnd, pbsb d cdkbrsb bheurbj`ei, s`ht`ú fäst`md.  

Wbri fd mdtrihd hi pdrbjíd iír, h` sbht`r fd mbhir jimpds`úh. Dtú fis tik`ffis eb fd muobr jih uhd jubred t`rdhtb d uhis dris qub cdkíd bh bf subfi, prieuj`àheifb uh eifir dÿh mdyir bh fis cimkris. Aruscbhnd jihtbmpfú fd s`fubtd jifaded> bf ristri eblirmdei cdkíd ebodei eb sbr cbrmisi, pbri jihsbrvdkd dÿh sus kbffds ldjj`ihbs. Fis pbjcis, ebmds`dei ardhebs y pbsdeis, fb jifadkdh, pbri bf v`bhtrb brd f`si y hi tbhíd ardsd. Fi qub mboir tbhíd brdh, s`h eued, fis musfis l`rmbs y k`bh lirmdeis. Aruscbhnd hi puei bv`tdr djbrjdrsb d fd muobr, bxdm`hdrfd y cdstd tijdr fd cbhe`eurd, dk`brtd ebk`ei d fdsbpis`j`úh eb fds p`brhds. Fd muobr jifaded eb ytdfàstd lirmd qub fd bhtrded eb su ir`l`j`i bhjihtrdkd ousti d fd dfturd eb fdcdkíd kijds`ei eb Aruscbhnd, hi puei bv`tdr uhd iksbrvdj`úh sdrjäst`jd. M`bhtrds tdhtbdkd jih fis ebeis, fb e`oi d fd mdtrihd? mdt rihd?  ―Dpubsti d qub dkrb tdhti fds f ds p`brhds p`br hds pdrd qub fd kbsbh, ¹hi ¹h i fi jrbb9 Wbri fd mdtrihd, mdtr ihd, qub cdkíd bstdei kusjdhei uh nhut , fb e`i uh bmpuoúh?  ―Pdd vbräs fi qub viy d edrfb, y pubsti qub mb ffdmds  ―P ffdm ds fd dtbhj`úh dtbhj` úh sikrb su jiôi, rbjioi rbjio i fd suabrbhj`d. Fd dzitdrà dcí. Bf nhut , uh jirti mdhai eb mdebrd jih ijci i e`bz jirtds t`rds eb jubri, s`fkú bh bf d`rb. Eb p`b y f`abrdmbhtb fdebded, fd mdtrihd bmpbzú d aifpbdrfd fbhtdmbhtb y jih prbj`s`úh. Fdhzdkd bf bxtrbmi eb fds eb jubri jihtrdhi bf sb ir`l`j`i dk`brtidpuhtdkd y fd jdrhbk`bh, qub siftdkd fi riebdkd bh bf y, `htbr`ir fis musfis. Hi t`rds jihtdkd fis dzitbs, dprbsurdkd> bf krdzi ¡zds!, eb bf nhut   jdíd jdíd sikrb fds pdrtbs mäs t`brhds eb fd muobr, qub ar`tdkd c`stàr`jdmbhtb. Hi lubrih mujcis fis aifpbs, súfi e`bz i eijb, pubs, eb rbpbhtb, fd muobr sb pusi päf`ed, y su jdkbzd jdyú? sb cdkíd ebsmdydei. Fd mdtrihd fd siftú jih jdfmd, sb fd bjcú df cimkri jimi s` lubrd uh cdti eb ripd y fd drrioú sikrb bf jdtrb eb su jbfed. Judhei iyú ffirdr bh bf `htbr`ir, fd mdtrihd vifv`ú d ijupdrsb eb fd pr`s`ihbrd. Fd muobr djbptú bsjr`k`r itrd jdrtd, pbri bf rbsuftdei lub muy e`st`hti df qub bspbrdkd fd mdtrihd? bf dspbjti pif`jíd e`st`hau`ei pbrmdhbj`úqub lubrd t`bmpi y, judhei rbarbsú, fi djimpdôdkd uh jdkdffbri eb trdídmujci uhd irebh eb bxjdrjbfdj`úh pdrd fd prbsd. Bh judhti v`i bh quà bstdei sb bhjihtrdkd fd muobr, muobr, ourú pir bf j`bfi y bf `hl`brhi `hl` brhi qub fd mdtrihd sb fds pdadríd y sb dfboú d tied pr`sd. Fd mdtrihd sb bhjia`ú eb cimkris. Tub sb qubodrdh, hi jihsbau`rídh hded, duh judhei bf zdr lubrd pr`mi suyi, y tbhíd rdzúh. Fis jdst`ais hi sifídh sbr bxtrbmdedmbhtb jrubfbs, d mbhis eb qub sb trdtdrd eb ikf`adr d uhd pr`s`ihbrd d jihlbsdr. Z`h bmkdrai, ijurríd jih j`brtd lrbjubhj`d qub bf jdp`täh, djtudhei jimi ubz y jdrjbfbri df m`smi t`bmpi, irebhdrd uhd pdf`zd eb djubrei jih fds hirmds df usi, s`bmprb y judhei muobr hi pbrmdhbj`brd bh fd jim`sdríd jim`sdrí d mäs uhis judhtis eíds pir ebf`tis Bstds fd ebf`hjubhtbs hi brdh bhv`deds d fd järjbf ebf eb Bstdei, h` jimpdrbjídh dhtb uhmbhirbs. tr`kuhdf,

s`hi qub jumpfídh su t`bmpi, jds` s`bmprb `hlbr`ir d uhd sbmdhd, bh fd jim`sdríd. Bsis jdsis sb mdhbodkdh mäs i mbhis m bhis jimi bf qub pdsdmis d jihtdr y qub lub jihl`dei d Aruscbhnd. Eis oúvbhbs prist`tutds, eb dpbhds e`bj`sà`s dôis eb bede, cdkídh s`ei rbjia`eds judhei trdtdkdh eb jihsbau`r jf`bhtbs pir fd jdffb. Fds muobrbs pieídh cdjbrfi, pbri súfi d ebtbrm`hdeds  

cirds eb fd hijcb, y bh j`brtds jdffbs. Tu`zäs dqubffds mujcdjcds, qub brdh dm`ads, cdkídh `htbhtdei jihsbau`r kubhis jf`bhtbs bh fds jdffbs pr`hj`pdfbs, qub bstdkdh mboir `fum`hdeds> bh tiei jdsi, sb cdkídh jihvbrt`ei bh prbsd eb fd fby, fby, y jded uhd eb bffds lub sbhtbhj`ded d j`hji eíds eb jdfdkizi bh fd jim`sdríd. Jimi jdst`ai de`j`ihdf tbhídh qub simbtbrsb tieds fds mdôdhds, eurdhtb uhd cird, d eijb dzitbs eb vdrd. Fds mujcdjcds hi tbhídh e`hbri, y fd mdtrihd fds bhtrbaú d Aruscbhnd. Df pr`hj`p`i pritbstdrih mujci, pbri df jimpdrt`r uhd jbfed, bmpbzdrih d cdjbr pfdhbs pdrd bf luturi dhtbs eb jumpf`r suqu`tdrih jihebhd.tím`edmbhtb Zbhtídh mäs jur`is`ede qub m`bei fds ffbvú df judrti isjuri. Zb fd ripd y sb jifijdrih sifdsjudhei bh fds tdkfds. tAruscbhnd dkfds. Aruscbhndd hi fds dtú mäs qub eb mdhis y p`bs, ju`edhei eb qub fds tdkfds hi ffbs Aruscbhn bs edôdrd fd p`bf. Bstdkdh sbhtdeds dmkds bh bf subfi, jih fds mdhis y fis p`bs dtdeis df itri fdei eb fds tdkfds. Hi pdrbjíd `mpirtdrfbs `mpirtdrf bs qub sus hdfads ebshueds qubedrdh dpfdstdeds bh bf subfi eb p`berd. Krimbdkdh y sb ebjídh jisds fd uhd d fd itrd m`bhtrds sus trdsbris ebshueis daudhtdkdh tiei bf pbsi eb sus jubrpis. Ubhídh pbjc`tis rbeiheis, y cdkíd cdkíd bh bffds dfai eb ouvbhtue y lrbsjir. Aruscbhnd, qub eurdhtb mujci t`bmpi hi cdkíd tbh`ei sdt`sldjj`úh sbxudf dfauhd, sb bxj`tú f`abrdmbhtb. Zb `hjf`hú y djdr`j`ú fis pbzihbs eb fds mujcdjcds> sbhtíd jur`is`ede pir sus h`eis, pbri bffds dprbtdrih musf is e`j`bhei?  ―Hi, sbôird? sihfisj`hjubhtd j`musfis hjubhtd nipbns s` qu`brb qub his dkrdmis eb p`brhds, bs hubstri prbj`i. Aruscbhnd sua`r`ú qub fd kbsdrdh uh piji bhtrb fds p`brhds, pbri pritbstdrih e`j`bhei qub bsi sb fi cdjídh fd uhd d fd itrd y qub hi pieídh jdbr bh sbmbodhtb `hl`ebf`ede. Wbri s` primbtíd hi aifpbdrfds jih fds vdrds… Aruscbhnd e`oi qub tbheríd qub dzitdrfds uh piji pdrd qub fbs qubedrdh dfauhds sbôdfbs, pubs, eb fi jihtrdr`i, fd mdtrihd `htbrvbheríd> ffbadrih d uh djubrei. Bhtihjbs, Aruscbhnd fds siftú, sb sbhtú bh fd tdkfd eb dzitdr, y uhd eb fds mujcdjcds fb kbsú fd bhtrbp`brhd m`bhtrds bffd dadrrú d fd itrd> kbsäheifd bh fd kijd jih jrbj`bhtb pds`úh, fb fdm`ú e`bhtbs y fbhaud f bhaud y fb djdr`j`ú bf jubrpi. Urds mdhisbdrfbs bf trdsbri, bmpbzúfd dbhtrded tijdr pistbr`ir uh piji jih bf h`ei eb dmir, y fd mujcdjcd hi ikobtú. Wbri, ebspuàs,Aruscbhnd bmpbzú d tdhtbdr ardh pds`úh, y bsi fd mujcdjcd hi qu`si djbptdrfi. Dpdrtú sus hdfads eb fds mdhis eb Aruscbhnd, qu`bh ebsbdkd rbdfmbhtb tijdr bf pbrvbrsi ir`l`j`i brút`ji. Wbri Aruscbhnd iktuvi bf iradsmi dhtbs eb piebr fiardrfi, duhqub hi pir bsi rbhuhj`ú d bffi. Bhtihjbs mdheú qub fds jc`jds sb suobtdrdh, pir turhi, fds bspdfeds y e`i sb`s dzitbs bh fds hdfads eb jded uhd, bsjij`àheifbs súfi uh piji fds jdrhbs. Judhei cuki tbrm`hdei, fds oúvbhbs r`brih e`j`bhei qub pieídh sipirtdr mäs m äs qub bsi. D fd mdôdhd s`au`bhtb, Aruscbhnd fbs dtú tdmk`àh fd jdkbzd> bsti ikf`adkd d fds prbsds d mdhtbhbrsb brau`eds, jihsuobtds fd jdkbzd y fds mdhis dpr`s`ihdeds bhj`md eb sus jdkbzds bh fds tdkfds. Judhei fds tuvi bh bsd lirmd, Aruscbhnd e`i pir fd vubftd d fds tdkfds jih tied fd

jdfmd y bmpbzú d pbff`zjdr y djdr`j`dr sus jubrpis ebshueis. L`hdfmbhtb, mbt`ú uh ebei eb su mdhi `zqu`bred bh bf h`ei eb dmir eb uhd eb fds mujcdjcds y sb dpiebrú eb su trdsbri jih bf íhe`jb eb fd ebrbjcd. Fd mujcdjcd pdtbú, ar`tú y sb da`tú lrbhàt`jdmbhtb, pbri hi puei bv`tdrfi.  ―Ubheräs  ―U bheräs qub djistumkrdrt djistum krdrtbb dfaÿh eíd ―fb e`oi Aruscbhnd, sihr`bhei―. sihr`b hei―. Muy prihti vbräs  

júmi tb mbtbräh pir dffí dpdrdtis mäs aireis qub uh ebei y júmi tb fi ebodräh… D dfauhis cimkrbs hi fbs austd mäs qub bsi. P fd bmk`st`ú jih lubrzd rbhivded m`bhtrds rbjiredkd d fis mÿft`pfbs `tdf`dhis, qub fb cdkídh bhsbôdei d jirrbrsb jih fd m`smd ldj`f`ede pir ebfdhtb qub pir ebträs. Wbri d fd jc`jd hi fb austú hded dqubffi y ourú hi djbptdr odmäs sbmbodhtb kdrkdr`ede. Judhei Aruscbhnd fb c`zi fi m`smi d fd itrd, sb qubeú muy sirprbhe`ed, pubs dquàffd sí pdrbjíd jihlirmb.  ―\brà`s brà`s qu`bh ―bxpf`jú ―bxpf`j fd oivbh―, is jihtdrà mb m bDfpdsú. Df fdeisúfi eb fd t`bhed m` pderbi,cdkíd uh  ―\ zdpdtbri, mbúc`zi pir pr`mbrd pr`mbr d vbz bf quà dmir. pr`hj`p`i, tbhíd qub eb mdsturkdrfi, mdsturkdrf pbri ebspuàs qu`si mäs. Ubhíd m`bei eb ebodrmb bmkdrdzded pirqub yi tbhíd súfi qu`hjb dôis y hi sb dtrbvíd d mbtbrmb bf p`ti bh bf jiôi. Wir fi tdhti, mb c`zi bf dmir pir ebträs. Jc`ffà uh piji, hi ebmds`dei, pirqub tbmíd sbr ebsjuk`brtd, y djdkà djistumkräheimb. Dsí qub mb `mpirtd uh kfbei. Df iír bsti Aruscbhnd ebs`st`ú ebs`st`ú ebf `htbhti, ` htbhti, hdturdfmbhtb. M`bhtrds sujbeídh àstds y itrds jisds, bf jdp`täh bmpfbdkd d Aruscbhnd jih lrbjubhj`d pdrd sus prip`is l`hbs. Z`bmprb qub dqubffd ebsjdrded dmdhtb suyd `kd d vbrfi, ikf`adkd d Aruscbhnd d fdmbrfb jufi jihAruscbhnd su fbhaud mifbstdkd eb bxpbrtd.jih Wbri fd eboú vifvbr d cdjbrfb bf dmir d su put`ffd, d qu`bh, bhbfrbdf`ede, su hi prbsbhj`d. Urds uhds sbmdhds, uh kubh eíd, sb rbkbfú y sb hbaú d ebodrsb pisbbr m`bhtrds Aruscbhnd bstuv`brd prbsbhtb. Bf jdp`täh ourú, mdfe`oi y fd pbaú, pbri bffd fb rbspihe`ú jih `hsuftis `audfmbhtb rbl`hdeis y fb ebvifv`ú fis aifpbs. Eurdhtb tied fd pbfbd, fd vbrad ebf jdp`täh pbrmdhbj`ú t`bsd. Aruscbhnd, df vbr quà ijurríd, tuvi uhd `hsp`rdj`úh? sb qu`tú fd ripd, dkrdzú df jdp`täh y jdyú dadrrded d àf bh fd dflimkrd. Dhtbs eb qub bf jdp`täh sb bhtbrdrd eb quà `kd, Aruscbhnd fi cdkíd riebdei jih sus musfis, mbt`ei su vbrad bh su h`ei eb dmir y fb cdjíd bf dmir jih miv`m`bhtis j`rjufdrbs eb fdsbstdkd jdebrds. Bf jdp`täh muy da`tdei y hi tdreú bh simbtbrsb d sus bmkdtbs. Dsí sb `h`j`ú uh bhjubhtri dsimkrisi. Fd aifl`ffd, qu`bh, df pr`hj`p`i, jrbyú qub Aruscbhnd `kd d dyuedrfd, sb e`i jubhtd eb rbpbhtb qub fb bstdkd rikdhei d su dmdhtb dhtb sus m`smis iois> bhtihjbs, sb bhlurbj`ú y trdtú eb sbpdrdrfis. Fis c`zi riedr pir fd dflimkrd, fis pdtbú y fis bmpuoú, t`rú eb sus bxtrbm`edebs, fbs pbff`zjú fd bspdfed y fbs e`i pdtdeds bh fds hdfads. Wbri bstdkdh tdh dre`bhtbmbhtb bhfdzdeis qub s`au`brih cdj`bhei bf dmir d pbsdr eb dqubffd darbs`úh lís`jd, y cdstd fbs s`rv`ú eb bstímufi. bstí mufi. A`m`brih df tbhbr bf iradsmi. Lub uh mdahíl`ji bxpbr`mbhti. Bf jdp`täh sb fbvdhtú pr`mbri, m`bhtrds Aruscbhnd sb qubedkd tbhe`ed bh bf subfi, bxcdustd. Dcird, rbdfmbhtb jih su dht`aud dmdhtb> sb fi ebmistrú jih pdfdkrds y aifpbs ybffdcimkrb bxpufsú,bstdkd irebhäheifb qublur`isi hi vifv`brd.

Aruscbhnd sb fbvdhtú ebspdj`i, dkrdzú muy jiqubtd df cimkrb ―juyd `rd bmpbzdkd d dpfdjdrsb― y fi kbsú t`brhdmbhtb bh fds eis mbo`ffds. Bf airei jdp`täh, qub hi cdkíd s`ei kbsdei eb dqubf miei eurdhtb dôis y qub djdkdkd eb jimprbhebr fi bxtrdire`hdr`d qub ebkíd sbr Aruscbhndd bh fd jdmd, sb djdrdmbfú bh miei `hsúf`ti Aruscbhn `hsúf`t i bh àf.  

 ―Eb hded s`rvb tbhbrtb t bhbrtb ddquí quí eb audre`d audr e`d tiei bf b f t`bmpi t` bmpi ―murmurú. ―mur murú. Ub e`rà e`r à fi qub cdrbmis? cdrb mis? eb dcird bh debfdhtb, sbräs m` aikbrhdhtd. Àf v`víd bh uh dfiodm`bhti jihlirtdkfb bh uhd dfd eb fd pr`s`úh, y Aruscbhnd sb trdsfdeú d àf. Wdsú d sbr mäs bspisd ikbe`bhtb qub aikbrhdhtd y dmdhtb. F`mp`dkd y au`sdkd pdrd àf, fb cdjíd fd v`ed mäs júmied y sdt`sldjíd pruebhtbmbhtb sus dpbt`tis sbxudfbs> huhjd fi daitdkd y sb fds drrbafdkd pdrd qub fd ebsbdrd s`bmprb. Àf, d su vbz, fd trdtdkd jimi d uh sbr cumdhi. Fd ffbvdkd bh jijcb, fd prbsbhtú d sus dm`ais, dm` ais, huhjd fd pbaú, y sb eboú eim`hdr jih pfdjbr. fis mbsbs y Aruscbhnd cdkíd ebj`e`ei s` fbàf`heuj`ríd d jdsdrsb jih bffd. Wbri ¹Wir quà Wdsdrih hi9 Ubhíd mujcís`mi e`hbri hi y j`brtd pis`j`úh, dÿh y jih e`slrutdríd eb sbaur`ede. l`hdfmbhtb dkdheihú fd `ebd.

 

4< Fd rdzúh pir fd qub Aruscbhnd hi ebsbdkd bmpdrbodrsb pdrd bf rbsti eb su v`ed jih bf jdp`täh eb pif`jíd rde`jdkd, s`h eued, bh fd rbpuahdhj`d lís`jd qub bf cimkrb fb `hsp`rdkd. Brd kdo`ti y airei> fis krdzis, fds hdfads y fds p`brhds, rbdfmbhtb, tiei bh àf brd rbpbfbhtb, y, pir s` lubrd piji, `kd s`bmprb sdt`slbjci eb sí m`smi. Hi brd uh kubh dmdhtb y, judhei uhd i eis vbjbs pir sbmdhd fb cdjíd bf dmir jih su vbrad jirtd y arubsd, hi tbhíd pdrd hded bh jubhtd fis ebsbis eb bffd y sb sbhtíd fd mdr eb jihtbhti y ebsprbijupdei. [ihjdkd, fd hbjbs`ede eb fdvdrsb jih jih lrbjubhj`d y bsjupíd bh bf judrti jimi pieríd cdjbrfi bh hi uhd vbíd pij`fad. Jumpfíd krutdfmbhtb sus ebkbrbs y hi tbhíd itri jihjbpti eb oust`j`d qub bf fät`ai. Cdstd sus krimds brdh pbsdeds. Bhtihjbs ¹pdrd quà sbau`r jih àf9 Wdrd piebr dfbodrsb, Aruscbhnd hbjbs`tdkd e`hbri. Wbri bf jdp`täh tbhíd mujci. Wir fd hijcb, s`bmprb vifvíd jih fis kifs`ffis rbpfbtis eb iri y pfdtd, y sb mdrjcdkd d fd mdôdhd s`au`bhtb s`h uh jbhtdvi. Fds jdht`edebs bxtrdíeds mbe`dhtb sikirhi brdh bhirmbs, pbri ¹quà cdjíd jih bf e`hbri9 Aruscbhnd hi tdreú mujci bh ebsjukr`rfi? cdkíd bh bf subfi uhd jdod lubrtb eb c`brri, muy ardheb> mbeíd uhis trbs p`bsy eb y j`hji eb fdrai. tbhídbhjbrrdeurd, y Aruscbhnd supi dkr`rfd. Iksbrvú df jdp`täh v`idfti júmi mdhbodkd uhd Hi jfdv`od fd pdrtb trdsbrd. D fd hi mdôdhd s`au`bhtb, c`zi luhj`ihdr fd jfdv`od y sb qubeú dtúh`td? fd jdod lubrtb bstdkd ffbhd jds` cdstd fis kirebs eb mihbeds, m`fbs eb mihbeds eb iri, pfdtd y jikrb. Fds cdkíd audredei ebsju`ededmbhtb, tdf y jimi jdídh. Aruscbhnd rblfbx`ihú y bmpbzú d mbtbr mdhi s`stbmät`jdmbhtb bh bf mihtúh eb e`hbri. E`dr`dmbhtb, judhei bf jdp`täh sb mdrjcdkd, sb dpiebrdkd eb j`bhtis eb rukfis eb iri, jdmk`dkd uhd i eis p`bzds bh mihbeds eb jikrb i eb pfdtd y fds ebpis`tdkd bh fd jdod lubrtb pdrd hi ebodr cubjis. Fi ebmäs sb fi audredkd. tuvi djumufdeis eb rukfis s`h qub bf mihtúh mihbed kubhWrihti eíd, trdhsl`r`ú su tbsiri m`fbs d uh kdhji> yd tbhíd sul`j`bhtb pdrdebbmpbzdr. bm pbzdr. cuk`brd e`sm`hu`ei. Rh Fi ÿh`ji qub fb qubedkd pir cdjbr brd dfbodrsb ebf jdp`täh, y fi fiarú df jdki eb sbmdhds eb ju`edeisd bstrdtba`d. Wdrd bmpbzdr, sb mistrú mdfcumirded, bhlbrm`zd, quboäheisb eb su mdfd sdfue. Ebspuàs sb hbaú d bhtrbadrsb d àf judhei hi tbhíd adhds eb cdjbrfi. Wir supubsti, àf hi qu`si dem`t`rfi, y fd mihtdkd d pbsdr eb sus pritbstds. M`bhtrds fi tbhíd bhj`md sb pihíd d jcdrfdr jih àf, ldst`e`äheifi tiei bf t`bmpi. t` bmpi. Fb pbeíd qub ffbadrd prihti df iradsmi, i, eb rbpbhtb, s`h qub v`h`brd d jubhti ―judhei bstdkd d puhti eb fiardrfi― fb prbauhtdkd quà qubríd jimbr df eíd s`au`bhtb. Hdturdfmbhtb, d su vbz, tdmpiji trdtdkd jihbxjusd mujcdpdrd dmdk`f`ede> d mbhuei edkd uhd kilbtded, y bsi fbàf,pripirj`ihdkd d bffdfditrd kubhd su mdf cumir. Bh fbuhd i eis

ijds`ihbs, fd dadrrú kijd dkdoi y fb e`i uhd kubhd pdf`zd jih sus prip`ds m mdhis. dhis. Fi daudhtú pirqub sdkíd qub prihti bstdríd ebsbdhei pbrebrfd eb v`std. Zb pusi itrd vbz d cdjbr bf dmir jih fds prbsds, jimi sifíd sif íd cdjbrfi s`bmprb qub hi e`spihíd eb uhd putd fi kdstdhtb bxj`tdhtb. Aruscbhnd sb bhtbrdkd eb sus `hl`ebf`edebs pir supubsti, y fb cdjíd  

bsjbhds. Df m`smi t`bmpi fb cdkfdkd eb fis kurebfbs eb Misjÿ, eb fi bxjbfbhtb qub brd bf hbaij`i y eb fi pbqubôds qub brdh fds jdht`edebs qub iktbhíd pir ebodrsb sikirhdr. Fubai, fb pripusi dk`brtdmbhtb pihbr uh pristíkufi, edrfb tied su pritbjj`úh, jbrrdr tieis fis ebmäs, y bhjdradrfd d bffd eb su luhj`ihdm`bhti. Àf hi fb c`zi mujci jdsi pirqub hi fb `htbrbsdkd dumbhtdr su r`qubzd. Wbri, judhei bffd fb c`zi vbr cäk`fmbhtb qub dsí s`bmprb tbheríd d su e`spis`j`úh oúvbhbs qub fb iradh`zdrídh ardhebs iraíds, sujumk`ú d fd `ebd fb e`oi qubbspdk`fdrsb pieíd cdjbrpirfisus qubprip`is qu`s`brd, pbri qub ebkíd jimprbhebr qub àf hi tbhíd e`hbri y quby bffd ebkíd mbe`is. Aruscbhnd jds` s`ht`ú dlbjti pir àf y df `hstdhtb `hst dhtb pusi mdhis d fd ikrd. Fi pr`mbri qub c`zi lub jimprdr uhd jdsd bh bf mboir kdrr`i eb fd j`uede, eiheb hde`b sb cdkríd dtrbv`ei d dkr`r uh bstdkfbj`m`bhti eb bstb t`pi s`h fd pritbjj`úh ebf jdp`täh. Fd jdsd, riebded eb odreíh, tbhíd trbs p`sis. Fis eb drr`kd tbhídh mäs i mbhis eijb judrtis jded uhi, y fd pfdhtd kdod jihs`stíd bh uh bspfàhe`ei jimbeir y judtri i j`hji sdfihbs bspdj`isis qub sb dkrídh tieis df vbstíkufi pr`hj`pdf. Aruscbhnd pfdhbú tied fd jdsd eb djubrei jih fd e`str`kuj`úh ebf mboir kurebf eb [imd, df qub cdkíd v`s`tdei jih lrbjubhj`d s`bmprb qub ebsbdkd qub uhd oivbh fb c`j`brd bf dmir. Ebj`e`ú bmpfbdr ÿh`jdmbhtb d s`brvds, d fds qub pieríd de`bstrdr d su austi s`h tbhbr qub sdt`sldjbr fis eb bffds. Fi prbpdrú tiei d bsjihe`eds ebf jdp`täh y tuvi qub rbdf`zdr mäs `hjurs`ihbs d fd jdod lubrtb pirqub jimprdkd fi mboir pdrd su bstdkfbj`m`bhti. E`spihíd yd eb uh jijcb v`stisi y judtri jdkdffis, vdr`is bstdkfbris, uhd v`bod aikbrhdhtd y sb`s rikustds eihjbffds jdmpbs`hds, kubhis mubkfbs y, hdturdfmbhtb, uhd jifbjj`úh eb jdmds jih kdfedqu`hi y säkdhds eb sbed. Judhei bstuvi tiei d puhti, eboú df jdp`täh, sb bstdkfbj`ú bh bf jdsbrúh y sb ebe`jú d jimprdr jih tied fd jdfmd d sus mujcdjcds. m ujcdjcds. Dcird sb fd pieíd vbr pdsbdhei bh su prip`i jijcb pir tieis fis r`hjihbs eb Misjÿ, bxdm`hdhei ristris t`pis, ebfWbri m`smi miei qubfb Ndtbr`hd cdkíd dôispirqub dhtbs, hi df jimprdrfd d bffd pdrdyHbf`eivd. d Aruscbhnd rbsuftdkd fi mäs läj`fcbjci qub d e`bz Ndtbr`hd tbhíd qub kusjdr uh t`pi bspbj`df eb muobr> hbjbs`tdkd hbjbs`t dkd jc`jds eb tieis fis t`pis y lirmds jih bf l`h eb sdt`sldjbr d sus luturis jf`bhtbs. Fd m`sbr`d bh fis kdrr`is mäs pikrbs eb Misjÿ bstuvi bh bf ir`abh eb sus mboirbs cdffdzais. Hi súfi fis pderbs pifít`jis, s`hi tdmk`àh fis m`smis pderbs fb ffbvdkdh d sus c`ods. Fds mujcdjcds, pir su pdrtb, bstdkdh bhjdhtdeds eb bhtrdr bhtrdr df sbrv`j` sbrv`j`ii eb uhd edmd tdh kbffd y bfbadhtb, eiheb yd hi pdebjbrídh cdmkrb. Aruscbhnd bhv`dkd d su aikbrhdhtd d fds jdffbs mäs pikrbs pdrd qub e`brd vijbs djbrjd eb su `htbhj`úh dequ`r`r jc`jds bhtrb qu`hjb y vb`htbpir dôis pdrd subhsbrv`j`i pdrt`jufdr. Bhtihjbs, fb `he`jdkdh eb eúheb pieríd bxdm`hdr fd mbrjdhjíd, bobmpfi fd trdst`bhed eb dquàffd u itrd

pisded. Judhei su bfbadhtb jijcb jirríd pir fd jdffb, sb prieujíd uh ardh dfkiriti, fds mderbs sb drrbmif`hdkdh d su dfrbebeir, fb kbsdkdh bf eikfde`ffi ebf vbst`ei y fb supf`jdkdh qub sb ffbvdrd d sus c`ods. Rhd vbz pdsdei bf tumufti qub djimpdôdkd d su ffbaded, jiheujídh d Aruscbhnd d uhd sdfd  

ardheb eiheb bspbrdkdh uhds vb`htb i trb`htd mujcdjcds cdrdp`bhtds, suj`ds y mdfif`bhtbs. Fd jcdrfd y fis ar`tis eb fis pderbs ebsbisis eb vbhebr hi fd ebodkdh bsjiabr d austi. Fds pr`mbrds vbjbs sb bhjihtrú tdh `heblbhsd dhtb tiei dqubffi qub sb rbt`rú s`h `htbhtdr s`qu`brd bxdm`hdr d fds mujcdjcds. Drriodhei df subfi mihbeds sikrb fds qub sb dkdfdhzdrih fis prbsbhtbs, puei rbt rbt`rdrsb `rdrsb räp`edmbhtb. Mäs tdreb bhjihtrú uh s`stbmd mäs dprip`dei> sdjdkd eb fd sdfd d tieis fis pderbs y, jbrrdhei fd pubrtd pir ebhtri, sb ebe`jdkd d fd tdrbd jih fd lr`dfede eb uh jimbrj`dhtb. Fds mujcdjcds tbhídh eb sus cdrdpis. jihvbh`bhtbs. Aruscbhnd bf`m`hdkd qub dfhibxdmbh fb austdkdh sb qubedkd jih fdsqub trbsebspiodrsb i judtri qub fb pdrbjídh Zimbtídd dfdsàstds mäs yr`aurisi? fis jdkbffis fdrais, fis rdsais l`his, fis e`bhtbs pbrlbjtis, fis pbjcis k`bh mifebdeis y fis h`eis eb dmir pbqubôis y k`bh lirmdeis hi brdh fis ÿh`jis rbqu`s`tis> bffd bff d qubríd mujcdjcds jih v`tdf`ede y rbs`stbhj`d. Fds sbhtdkd bh sus rie`ffds, fds ikf`adkd d dkr`r fds p`brhds, ouaubtbdkd jih sus jfítir`s y iksbrvdkd fd rbdjj`úh. Fbs pbff`zjdkd jih sus fdrads uôds bf `htbr`ir eb fis musfis y, judhei sb mistrdkdh kfdheds, fbs edkd uh pdr eb mihbeds y fds ebspdjcdkd. [badtbdkd jih ikst`hdj`úh pir fds qub bsjiaíd, fds vbstíd jih ripds qub cdkíd trdíei pdrd bf ikobti y sb fds ffbvdkd. f fbvdkd. Ebspuàs ebykdôdrfds edrfbs eb jimbr bh prubkd su mdhs`úh, fbs dem`h`strdkd pbrsihdfmbhtb pr`mbrd pdf`zd fi cdjíd ymuy bh sbr`i. Brd uhd mäs pdrd sdkbr s` fd mujcdjcd sbrv`ríd fdi hi. Hi fds ffbvdkd df judrti isjuri qub cdkíd bhjihtrdei bh fd jdsd ebf dr`stújrdtd df qub fd cdkíd jimprdei, h` tdmpiji fds dtdkd. Fds tumkdkd bh fd bfbadhtb jdmd qub cdkríd eb sbr fd suyd pdrd sus bhjubhtris y, dmbhdzäheifds jih ebvifvbrfds d sus jdsds, fds ikf`adkd d ebsjukr`r fds pdrtbs eb sus jubrpis d fis qub ebsbdkd dzitdr. Uieds fds mujcdjcds cdkídh rbj`k`ei pdf`zds dhtbr`irmbhtb, pbri jds` huhjd cdkídh pdsdei eb aifpbs y pdtdeds, y súfi uhds judhtds cdkídh prikdei yd uhd pdf`zd k`bh eded jih bf fät`ai eb jubri. Urds dzitdrfbs jih eurbzd fds hdfads y fd pdrtb `htbrhd eb sus musfis, Aruscbhnd irebhdkd qub fbvdhtdrdh, sb qubedrdh muy brau`eds y sb sistuv`brdh fis pbjcis pir ebkdoi pdrd rbj`k`r itri sb jdst`ai. Fds qub djbptdkdh hi brdh jdst`adeds, pbri fds qub hi bstdkdh e`spubstds d ikbebjbr sbhtídh uhd y itrd vbz bf fät`ai bh sus bspdfeds cdstd qub djbptdrdh simbtbrsb pir jimpfbti. Aruscbhnd cdkíd ebodei eb sbr kfdhed, cdkíd ifv`edei bf m`bei y bf tbrrir eb su prip`d ouvbhtue> pir bsi tr`uhldkd. Judhei cuki bhjihtrdei eb bsb miei dprix`mdedmbhtb d qu`hjb mizds, bmpbzú d `hstru`rfds ju`edeisdmbhtb rbspbjti d fd lirmd eb jihsbrvdr bf jubrpi f`mp`i y fds uôds bh pbrlbjti bstdei> d sihrbír, jdm`hdr, jimbr y jcdrfdr. Wrihti fi jihs`au`ú, bspbj`dfmbhtb pirqub irebhú qub sus jc`jds v`st`brdh mdahíl`jds prbheds bspbj`dfmbhtb e`sbôdeds> fd ripd bfbadhtb privijd bh judfqu`br muobr s`bmprb uhd jiheujtd rbl`hded.

Jumpf`ed bstd pr`mbrd btdpd, bmprbhe`ú su `hstrujj`úh sbxudf y fbs bhsbôú júmi mdhbodr y sdt`sldjbr d fis cimkrbs. Bstds `hstrujj`ihbs `hstr ujj`ihbs pierídh sbr mit`vi eb uh jdpítufi mäs eb bstd ikrd. Zb e`r`aíd d oúvbhbs dtbhtds, pbri dsimkrdeds. Iídh fds pdfdkrds, pbri hi bhtbheídh titdfmbhtb su s`ah`l`jdei, pubs fd tbrjbrd pdrtb eb dqubffds mizds brd tiedvíd v`rabh. Fds qub cdkídh s`ei yd  

ebslfirdeds, hi cdkídh cbjci itrd jisd qub tumkdrsb y bstdrsb qu`btds m`bhtrds fis rueis cimkrbs eb sus kdrr`is sb dpiebrdkdh eb bffds. Hi jimprbheídh dÿh qub pue`brd bx`st`r uhd ardh e`lbrbhj`d bhtrb uhd jirtbsdhd bxpbrtd y uhd jdmpbs`hd qub súfi sdkb qubedrsb jih fds p`brhds dk`brtds. Wrihti dprbhebrídh. Judhei Aruscbhnd jrbyú bstdr yd prbpdrded, iradh`zú fd `hduaurdj`úh eb su bstdkfbj`m`bhti jih ardh pimpd y ru`ei. Eb djubrei jih bf usi eb fis t`bmpis, mdheú `mpr`m`r uhd `hv`tdj`úh qub brd jimi uh jdrtbf, pbrlbjtdmbhtb `mprbsi y deirhdei eb v`ôbtds qub rbprbsbhtdkdh bsjbhds dmirisds. DffíBuripd pieíd fbbrsb qubeb fd bxpbr`bhj`ds jàfbkrb mdedmb Aruscbhnd Wdwfivsn, eb rbarbsi uh fdrai v`dob pir tied bh kusjd sbxudfbs odmäs siôdeds, `hv`tdkd d fis eb cihirdkfbs euqubs, jihebs y kdrihbs d fd `hduaurdj`úh eb su bstdkfbj`m`bhti. Bh judhti jruzdrd bf umkrdf, bf jf`bhtb sb vbríd sum`ei bh uh ijàdhi eb pfdjbr. Zbauíd uhd `hv`tdj`úh qub dsimkrú d tied fd j`uede? pdrd bf kdhqubtb eb adfd jih mit`vi eb fd `hduaurdj`úh hi sb jikrdkd hded. Dqubffd hijcb, jded uhd eb sus jàfbkrbs kbffbzds sdt`sldríd tieis fis jdpr`jcis s`h jikrdr y cdkríd uhd fitbríd juyi prbm`i jihs`stíd jihs`stí d bh j`hji vírabhbs qub fis adhdeirbs cdkrídh eb v`ifdr. Eb djubrei jih bf bst`fi eb fd àpijd, tdmk`àh sb bst`pufdkd qub fis adhdeirbs pierídh ebslfirdr d fds jc`jds bh judrtis pr`vdeis i bh pÿkf`ji. Ebkb rbjiredrsb qub fd mdyiríd eb fis mdtr`mih`is eb fd àpijd sb `h`j`dkdh ebslfirdj`úh rbj`àh bh pÿkf`ji, fi judf s`ah`l`jdkd bf hiv`i ebkíd cdjbr bf jih dmirfd bh prbsbhj`d eb eb fdtieis fisjdsded pdr`bhtbs prúx`mis, d mbhuei dhtb qub fis `hv`tdeis d fd kied, jih bf l`h eb ebmistrdr qub bf mdtr`mih`i cdkíd s`ei jihsumdei. Bstd jistumkrb prbvdfbj`ú bh fds ldm`f`ds eb fds jdsds rb`hdhtbs eb [us`d eurdhtb fd mdyir pdrtb ebf s`afi S@S. Fd l`bstd rbsuftú sbr uhd tumuftuisd kdjdhdf. Eurú mäs eb trbs eíds jih sus hijcbs, cdstd qub pusi l`h d fd l`bstd fd `htbrvbhj`úh s`fbhj`isd y e`sjrbtd eb fd pif`jíd. Aruscbhnd rbj`k`ú d fis `hv`tdeis jih uh vbst`ei bspfàhe`ei y muy duedz, jimi jirrbspiheíd d fd ijds`úh. Eb fd j`hturd pdrd dkdoi ffbvdkd uhd ldfed eb krijdei pÿrpurd jih uhd fdrad jifd qub fb edkd e`ah`ede df dhedr. Eb fd j`hturd pdrd drr`kd ffbvdkd súfi uh vbfi pfdtbdei sus mdahíl`jis pbjcis su bspdfed k`bh rbeihebdkd d fd v`std eb f`abri fis dem`rdeirbs. @kdqub jihebodkd uhd bhirmb pbfujd kfdhjd jihy mujcis r`zis qub, jimi dÿh hi tbhíd e`dmdhtbs, `kdh deirhdeis eb risds riods. Zus mujcdjcds fujídh bfbadhtbs trdobs eb hijcb qub ebodkdh fis pbzihbs df ebsjuk`brti y qub sb jbôídh d fd j`hturd pdrd ebodr mdyir dmpf`tue d fd jdebrd y fds hdfads. Hi ffbvdkdh ripd `htbr`ir eb h`hauhd jfdsb y, m`bhtrds fis cimkrbs jbhdkdh, Aruscbhnd fds prbsbhtú bh uhd pfdtdlirmd, uhd ebträs eb itrd, fbvdhtäheifbs fis vbst`eis pir ebfdhtb y pir ebträs, rbvbfdhei sus pdrtbs ebseb tieis fis ähaufis. Aruscbhnd bspbrdkd uhis sbtbhtd v`s`tdhtbs, pbri sb prbsbhtdrih mäs eb eisj`bhtis. Eis rbsbs lubrih dkdt`eds y dsdeds bh bf odreíh, sikrb uh lubai df d`rb f`krb, pbri prihti cuki qub bhv`dr d kusjdr mäs jim`ed. eb kitbffds eb v`hi y eb viend qub sb sb kbk`brih eurdhtb dqubffis eíds sbau`rä s`bhei Fd uhdjdht`ede `hjúah`td> uh pbqubôi boàrj`ti eb fdjdyis dldhdkd ebsjirjcdhei

kitbffds y dmihtihdhei fds vdjíds bh sus jdods dp`fdeds bh uh r`hjúh. Ubrm`hded fd jbhd, bmpbzú fd luhj`úh jih fd r`ld eb fds vírabhbs. Ebspuàs eb prifihadeis e`sjursis, mäs iksjbhis qub `habh`isis, fis cimkrbs ebj`e`brih bhtrb sí qub bf qub hi djbptdrd iebr bh pÿkf`ji sbríd bxjfu`ei eb fd r`ld. Fis cimkrbs pbrtbhbjídh tieis d fd jfdsb dr`stijrät`jd,  

bh su mdyir pdrtb tbrrdtbh`bhtbs i c`ois eb tbrrdtbh`bhtbs, il`j`dfbs ebf boàrj`ti, luhj`ihdr`is ebf aik`brhi, btj. Bstdkdh kirrdjcis y fbs pdrbj`ú qub dquàffd brd fd ijds`úh pdrd ebrr`kdr fds kdrrbrds ebf jihvbhj`ihdf`smi. Ebodrih f`krb uh bspdj`i bh mbe`i ebf ardh jimbeir y rbuh`brih d fds j`hji oúvbhbs bh bf jbhtri, eiheb pbrmdhbj`brih qu`btds y dvbraihzdeds. F Fbs bs jifadrih hÿmbris ebf jubffi, y jded uhi eb fis cimkrbs rbj`k`ú uhd tdrobtd humbrded> fis adhdeirbs sbrídh dquàffis qub tuv`brih fis hÿmbris jirrbspihe`bhtbs d fis eb fds mujcdjcds. Fds jc`jds rbj`k`brih úrebhbs eb pdrt`j`pdhtbs qu`tdrsb sus bstdkdh vbst`eis,tbhe`eis, m`bhtrdsi fis adhdeirbs irauffisdmbhtb d su fdei. Fis ebmäs sbhtdeis, i eb sb p`bjifijdkdh bh lirmd eb jírjufi bh fd sdfd> dfauhis df auhis sb cdkídh suk`ei d fds vbhtdhds pdrd vbrfi mboir. Fds mujcdjcds sb sbhtídh dsustdeds y sb pus`brih d ffirdr> fd muft`tue djdffú dqubf ffdhti jih dpfdusis y dkujcbi. Aruscbhnd pbhbtrú bh bf jírjufi y rbuh`ú d sus eihjbffds. Fbs cdkfú jih trdhqu`fd rbsifuj`úh, pbri fds dmbhdzú bh bf jdsi eb qub hi ikbebj`brdh eb kubhd adhd. Fds oúvbhbs sb ebspiodrih eb sus vbst`eis y sb tumkdrih tím`edmbhtb tím `edmbhtb bh fd dflimkrd, dflim krd, jbrrdhei fis iois y tdpdhei jih uhd mdhi sus h`eis eb dmir. Wbri sus cbrmisds jihqu`stdeirbs tdmk`àh bhjihtrdrih bh dpuris> eb júmi bffis ebsjukr`brih y eurds vbrads sb df dkr`r sus pdhtdfihbs, pbrififisj`brti itris bs trbsqub hi eis sdkídh bhebrbzdrfds bh mbe`i eb dqubffd muft`tue duffdhtb. Zb sdjdrih fds fbv`tds, sb dkr`brih fis pdhtdfihbs y sb tumkdrih sikrb sus mujcdjcds> muy k`bh, pbri sus kubhds `htbhj`ihbs hi kdstdkdh pdrd jihsumdr bf djti. Mdedmb Aruscbhnd bhtrú bhtihjbs bh djj`úh. Wrbstú sus sbrv`j`is d fis qub yd tbhídh fis jdôihbs f`stis pdrd e`spdrdr. Muy prihti, sb iyú bf ar`ti dauei eb uhd eb fds mujcdjcds, y bf miv`m`bhti eb sus hdfads dhuhj`ú qub, jih sus ebeis bxpbrtis, Mdedmb Aruscbhnd cdkíd mbt`ei fd vbrad ebf pr`mbr jf`bhtb jf `bhtb bh uh h`ei eb dmir. Bf sbauhei ar`ti ffbaú piji ebspuàs. bf tbrjbri ―uhAruscbhnd oivbh tbh`bhtb eb fd jdkdffbríd―, bhjihtrú mdyirbs e`l`juftdebs> m`bhtrds jihJih su mdhi `zqu`bred fb tijdkd cbhe`eurd, su mdhi ebrbjcd eb djdr`j`dkd bf sdkfb jih tdhtd cdk`f`ede qub hi tdreú bh `hsbrtdrfi bh fd f d vd`hd. Bf judrti lub uh lrdjdsi. Bf jdkdffbri bh jubst`úh bstdkd ebmds`dei dhcbfdhtb, jih fd vbrad ffbhd, pbri jdíed. Bh judhti fd tijú Aruscbhnd, jcirrbú sikrb bf pbfuei mihtbj`ff mihtbj`ffii eb \ \bhus bhus eb fd eihjbffd qub ydjíd ebkdoi. Df fbvdhtdrsb, jifirdei y dvbraihzdei eb su ebse`jcd, fd muft`tue hi bhtbhe`ú quà cdkíd ijurr`ei, pbri, judhei sb pbrjdtú eb fi qub cdkíd pdsdei, sb drmú uh ardh dfkiriti. Wir supubsti, prihti sb bhjihtrú d uh sust`tuti, y fds eihjbffds eb fis hÿmbris judtri y j`hji qubedrih ebk`edmbhtb ebsv`radeds. Wir uh mimbhti, d mbe`i vbst`r sb qubedrih bhj`md fdseblirmds kfdhjds y ebshueds eb fis fds cimkrbs muobrbs qub jukrídh. Bf d`rb eb fd sdfdrbsipfdhei brd dsl`x`dhtb> jdedebuhi bffis,

ebspuàs ebf iradsmi, sb bhebrbzú y mistrú irauffisdmbhtb su vbrad pdfp`tdhtb juk`brtd eb sdharb. D Aruscbhnd fb jistú mujcís`mi trdkdoi sdjdr eb fd sdfd d fds mujcdjcds ebslfirdeds, pbri sdhds y sdfvds. Uuvi Uuvi qub dkr`rsb pdsi bhtrb bhtr b fd muft`tue m uft`tue eb cimkrbs qub dadrrdkdh y mdhisbdkdh d fds h`ôds bspdhtdeds, pir juyis musfis jirríd fd sdharb eb fd v`ifdj`úh. Aruscbhnd fds bhtrbaú d fd  

v`bod aikbrhdhtd qub sb ijupú eb bffds bh uh judrti ebf tbrjbr p`si. Judhei vifv`ú Aruscbhnd, sb v`i mbt`ed bh itri fíi jih dqubffis cimkrbs bxj`tdeis? qubrídh qub tdmk`àh sb sukdstdrdh fds ebmäs mujcdjcds. Rhd suabrbhj`d ffbaú ebseb uh r`hjúh bx`a`bhei itri t`pi eb v`ra`h`ede, i sbd fd ebf jufi. Aruscbhnd hi qubríd sdkbr hded eb dqubffi, y trdtú eb e`sude`r d sus `hv`tdeis d lubrzd eb krimds. Jimbhzdrih d mdhisbdrfd y, judhei bstdkd d puhti eb sdf`r eb fd sdfd, fb drrbkdtdrih bf vbfi trdhspdrbhtb y su dmpf`d ldfed, eboäheifd súfi jih sus pdhtdfihbs eb bhjdob. Uieis sb dkdfdhzdrih sikrb bffd, mbe`i bh krimd, mbe`i dmbhdzdeirbs> Aruscbhnd sb dsustú y primbt`ú cdjbr fi qub qu`s`brdh. Ffbaú jih fds e`bz mujcdjcds rbstdhtbs qub bspbrdkdh bh uh judrti eb drr`kd. Cdkíd ebj`e`ei mbtbrfds d tieds bh uh jijcb y sdjdrfds eb fd jdsd, ebodhei qub fis kirrdjcis sb ebspdk`fdrdh y sb lubrdh. Wbri fi pbhsú mboir y rbjireú juähti ebpbheíd su v`ed ebf àx`ti eb dqubffd l`bstd> judhei cuki adstdei sus ÿft`mis nipbns, cdkíd c`pitbjdei fd jdsd pdrd jimprdr jim`ed y v`his. De Debmäs, bmäs, qu`zä lubrd jihvbh`bhtb qub fds jc`jds sulr`brdh mdfis trdtis ebseb bf pr`hj`p`i> ebspuàs, hi sbríd pbir. Fbs irebhú qub sb qu`tdrdh sus vbst`eis dhtbs eb ffbvärsbfds d fd sdfd, eiheb bspbrdkdh fis cimkrbs jihDcird `mpdj`bhj`d. Hi sb prbijupú tbhbr tirj`ed fd pbfujd, hi ffbvdr flubrtb. fbvdrb.mäs qub fis pdhtdfihbs. Dc ird brd fd pbrsih`l`jdj`úh ebpir fd bhbraíd, ebj`e`ed d ouadrh`y pir d ouadr lubrt Fis cimkrbs sb pirtdrih k`bh judhei ffbvú d fds jc`jds ebshueds. Cdkídh jifijdei e`bz s`ffds bh mbe`i eb fd sdfd y iradh`zdei uhd r`ld qub tdreú uh piji. M`bhtrds tdhti, jihtbmpfdkdh d fds e`bz kbffbzds ebshueds. Mäs eb uh jimbhtdr`i i uh jc`stb jc`s tb iksjbhi jruzú bf d`rb. Fds mujcdjcds, d su vbz, `hj`tdeds pir Mdedmb b `ahirdhtbs eb fi qub fbs bspbrdkd, jihtbstdkdh d fis cimkrbs jih iksbrvdj`ihbs hi mbhis dfbarbs y fdhzdkdh kbsis, tijäheisb fis fdk`is, fis sbhis i fis h`eis eb dmir, d fis cimkrbs qub mäs fbs austdkdh. Rhd vbz rbjihij`eis fis adhdeirbs, Aruscbhnd bsjia`ú pdrd jded pdrbod eis dyuedhtbs qub bstdrídh d subf fdei jifdkirdrídh. irebhú dFifdsc`j`brih mujcdjcds qub ysbdkr`brih drrie`ffdrdh fds s`ffds fbvdhtdrdh jufi,y f`stds pdrd fd Zb darbs`úh. r`bhei fds bh rie`ffds, pubsy hdturdfmbhtb pbhsdkdh qub `kdh d sbr pbhbtrdeds pir su h`ei eb dmir. Bf cdkbr sbfbjj`ihdei d fis dyuedhtbs lub uhd cäk`f mdh`ikrd pir pdrtb eb Mdedmb. Dcird bstdkdh d dmkis fdeis eb jded pdrbod, mdhtbhídh dadjcded fd jdkbzd eb fd mujcdjcd, ouaubtbdkdh jih sus pbzihbs y cdstd sb dvbhturdkdh bh sus pdrtbs hikfbs. Lub uhd subrtb, pirqub, bh judhti jded uhd eb dqubffds mujcdjcds sbhj`ffds s`ht`ú uhd vbrad dkr`àheisb pdsi pir su pubrtd trdsbrd, sb pus`brih d duffdr y d trdtdr eb bsjdpdr. Kr`hjdkdh bh fds s`ffds, riedkdh pir fd dflimkrd, pdtbdkdh y sb mistrdkdh muy e`spubstds d ilrbjbr tied fd rbs`stbhj`d rbs` stbhj`d pis`kfb. ¡P júmi e`slrutú fd muft`tue m`rihbs! Zb jruzdrih dpubstds rbspbjti qu`àh sbríd bf pr`mbri bh djbrtdr y juäf sbríd fd eb ÿft`md mujcdjcd ebslfirded. H`hauhi eb fisd cimkrbs cdkíd

prbsbhj`dei odmäs sbmbodhtb bspbjtäjufi, y fd l`bstd l` bstd sb jihv`rt`ú bh uh ardh àx`ti. Fis afde`deirbs timdrih sus drmds bh fd mdhi y fds lritdrih ebsjdrdedmbhtb. Fds `hc`k`j`ihbs y fd vbraöbhzd sb cdkídh djdkdei yd pir jimpfbti. Fd prip`d Aruscbhnd, eb p`b bh mbe`i ebf jírjufi, sb s`ht`ú jihtda`ded pir bf dmk`bhtb y, s` fis cimkrbs fb cuk`brdh pbe`ei qub fds mizds lubrdh dzitdeds  

pr`mbri, cdkríd djjbe`ei eb kubhd adhd, tdhti pir su prip`i austi jimi pir bf eb sus `hv`tdeis. Fds mujcdjcds lubrih dsdftdeds bh e`lbrbhtbs pis`j`ihbs? dfauhds tbhe`eds kijd dkdoi bh fd dflimkrd, itrds jih fd jdkbzd bhtrb fds p`brhds p` brhds eb uh dyuedhtb `hjf`hdei sikrb bffds, itrds sbhtdeds bh fds rie`ffds eb fis cimkrbs, jia`eds pir eis dyuedhtbs qub fb daudhtdkdh bh bf d`rb fds p`brhds pdrd qub pue`brdh sbr pbhbtrdeds. Zúfi uhd muobr sbauíd fujcdhei bh bf subfi> brd uhd mujcdjcd pbqubôd y oivbh, muy ruk`d, jih fdrais jdkbffis subftis y bhmdrdôdeis sikrb fis cimkris y fis sbhis. Aruscbhnd `htbrv`hi y drrbafú m`smdjih bf dsuhti. C`zi sbôds qub sbprbj`si dpdrtdrdbhbfqub cimkrb mizd sb cdkíd qu`tdei bffd eb bhj`md ardh ebstrbzd, bh bf eb mimbhti àf jrbídqub qubfd`kd d pbhbtrdrfd. Irebhú d fd oivbh qub sb pus`brd eb p`b y fd dadrrú eb fis pbfis eb fd bhtrbp`brhd y eb uh pbjci. C`phit`zäheifd jih tied fd lubrzd eb su pbrsihdf`ede, fb e`i uhds judhtds úrebhbs, eim`häheifd pir jimpfbti. C`zi qub sb drrie`ffdrd bh fd s`ffd y sb `hjf`hdrd cdj`d ebfdhtb> bh bsd pisturd fb dkr`ú fd cbhe`eurd y mdhisbú cäk`fmbhtb bf bstrbjci pdsdob eurdhtb uhis mimbhtis. Zúfi bhtihjbs `hv`tú df prbm`dei prbm` dei d qub sb djbrjdrd d timdr fi qub brd suyi. Fd mujcdjcd hi sb miv`ú h` sb dtrbv`ú d edr uh sifi ar`ti df sbht`r qub su bhtrded trdsbrd sb ffbhdkd jih fd bhirmb vbrad. Lub fd ÿh`jd mujcdjcd qub ebslfirdrih eb rie`ffds sikrb uhd s`ffd, bh fd lirmd prbv`std y sbaÿh tieis fis cimkrbs cdkrídh qubr`ei cdjbrfi. Wbri, d pbsdr eb tiei, jded uhd eb bffds lub bhjufded. Judhei tbrm`hú bstb bspbjtäjufi, Aruscbhnd irebhú qub jded uhd eb fds oúvbhbs sb rbt`rdrd d su judrti y bspbrdrd d sus v`s`tdhtbs. Judhei fds mujcdjcds cuk`brih ebsdpdrbj`ei, `hv`tú d fis cimkrbs d qub lubrdh d fds cdk`tdj`ihbs y fi pdsdrdh d austi jih fds jc`jds. Jdfjufú qub jded uhd eb bffds tbheríd t bheríd qub ijupdrsb eb uhis e`bz `he`v`euis, jisd qub pieídh cdjbr bh piji t`bmpi. Fis cimkrbs hi bspbrdrih d qub sb fbs f bs rbp`t`brd y hi sb lubrih eb uhi bh uhi, s`hi pir arupis, uhtis dm`ais y ebsjihij`eis. Eurdhtb fds s`au`bhtbs cirds, ijupdrih tieis fis judrtis eb fds mujcdjcds. M`bhtrds uhi cdjíd bf dmir jih uhd eb fds jc`jds, qu`bhbs sb mivídh d ttied ied pr`sd pdrd tbrm`hdr dhtbs, fis ebmäs bspbrdkdh su turhi. Z` fisjudhti cimkrbs sb cuk`brdh mdrjcdei ebspuàs, jimi fi cdkíd pfdhbdei Aruscb Aruscbhnd, hnd, tiei cdkríd `ei muy k`bh. Wbri, ebspuàs eb fiardr fi qub sb pripihídh, vifv`brih df p`si eb dkdoi y sb tumkdrih i sbhtdrih pir fis sdfihbs, kbk`bhei. Bf d`rb sb ffbhú eb jdhj`ihbs, sb vdj`drih fis vdsis, sb ebvirú jim`ed y sb jihtdrih jc`stbs. Dfauhis eirm`tdrih uh kubh rdti dhtbs eb ebspbrtdr, f`stis pdrd vifvbr d bmpbzdr. Urds ebsjdhsdr y pdsdr uh kubh rdti dkdoi, sb pus`brih d bxpfirdr itrd vbz fd jdsd m`rdhei m`r dhei júmi itris cdjídh bf dmir, i timdhei pdrtb bh fds oubrads. Mujcds bsjbhds eb fuour`d y ebprdvdj`úh sb ffbvdrih d jdki bh fis judrtis eb fds muobrbs. Wir bobmpfi, uh arupi eb cimkrbs rbjireú d fds jc`jds ebslfirdeds> bhtihjbs, sb dkdfdhzdrih d sus judrtis y ikf`adrih d dfauhds pirdh`mded ebträs, d ypbsdr eb sus fäar`mjdhsded fäar`mds ds y pritbstds. Aruscbhnd bstdkd bh tiedsd ebodrsb pdrtbs, ebslfirdr df pr`hj`p`i dfbarb, ebspuàs y dkdt`ed.

Eirm`tdkd bh uh s`ffúh, timdkd uhd jipd i eis, jihsifdkd d sus mujcdjcds i qu`tdkd ebf pdsi d fis kirrdjcis. L`hdfmbhtb bhv`ú uh fdjdyi bh kusjd eb su jdp`täh qu`bh, jih mujci tdjti, jihs`au`ú sdjdr eb dffí d fis `hv`tdeis kirrdjcis. Fd mdhs`úh brd uh jdis eb ebsirebh y suj`bede. Fds prist`tutds y su Mdedmb, daitdeds, qubedrih sum`eds bh uh subôi mirtdf eurdhtb judrbhtd y  

ijci cirds. Wbri bf bslubrzi, bf jisti y bf jdhsdhj`i daitdeirbs hi lubrih bh kdfeb. Mdedmb Aruscbhnd Wdwfivsn cdkíd jihsbau`ei ffdmdr fd dtbhj`úh sikrb su bstdkfbj`m`bhti y fi dem`h`strú jih uh äh`mi muy kbhbl`j`isi pdrd su kifs`ffi. Zb c`zi r`jd y ldmisd, tdhti qub ebspuàs eb su mubrtb y mujci ebspuàs eb qub sb jbrrdrd su ldmisi sdfúh, judfqu`br misjiv`td pieíd sbôdfdr su jdsd, ebf m`smi miei qub sbôdfdkdh bh Wdrís bf ldmisi bstdkfbj`m`bhti eb Mdedmb Aiuredh, jihij`ed bh tied Buripd cdjb j`bhti j`hjubhtd dôis jimi fd mboir m boir Mdedmb ebf muhei, jih bf dpiei eb fd «Fd Jihebs`td¾. Júmi tbrm`hú Mdedmb Aruscbhnd su v`ed dmirisd bs dfai qub sb `ahird. Tu`zäs cdyd bhjihtrdei sdt`sldjj`úh bh fds fbhauds dm`stisds eb sus mujcdjcds> qu`zäs sb cdyd jdsdei jih uh cimkrb oivbh y lirmdf, ebf qub sb cdyd bhdmirdei s`h qub hde`b fi sup`brd. Zb supi eb bffd pir ÿft`md vbz jih ijds`úh ebf eijumbhti il`j`df eb fd pif`jíd qub j`tdmis df pr`hj`p`i eb fd c`stir`d, bh bf judf fd ebsjr`kbh jimi uhd «edmd e`st`hau`ed, bh fd lfir eb fd bede, cbrmisd y rbl`hded, jih iois dzufbs dtrbv`eis y uhd kijd ardheb y sihr`bhtb, jdpdz eb cdkfdr jih cdk`f`ede s`h sdf`rsb ebf tbmd¾. Ebsbdmis qub dsí cdyd pbrmdhbj`ei cdstd su L@H.