Application for Heaven (The case of Mr Thomas S)

7/31/2019 Application for Heaven (The case of Mr Thomas S)

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cookjh bx xmj qa~jjd , xmj ~jajvxeod pbq nbak; mopjwj~# xmj~j pj~j do leqqjh vmodj abccq g~ol meq

b`jdx# odcu odj woeaj ljqqb`j$

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mjb~h qoljnohu o~ qoljxmed` `jdxcu nzx edqeqxjdxcu kdoaked` od xmj cjgx$ Qxb~xcjh# Xol qpzd` b~ozdh

bdh j}mbcjh# vcjbqbdxcu qz~v~eqjh9 –Om# lu‧“$

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òoh b cook bx mj~$

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Xmj polbd hbyycjh mel pexm b qlecj pmeam qmopjh mj~ vj~gjax qdop,pmexj xjjxm bdh qbeh ed b wjcwjxu

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pbq qjdx mj~j xo mjcv uoz od uoz~ pbu xo oz~ oggeaj$ Bcc oz~ azqxolj~q b~j oggj~jh xmj xpo goccoped`

ovxeodq og bqqeqxbdaj9 xmj ge~qx eq pmjd xmj azqxolj~ peqmjq xo h~ewj meq o~ mj~ opd wjmeacj xmjlqjcwjq

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azqxolj~ xo xmj oggeaj$ Vcjbqj cjx lj kdop uoz~ v~jgj~jdaj$“

Xol cbz`mjh$

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pexm b ljbded`gzc pedk$

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bdh xo lbkj ex jwjd lo~j aodwjdejdx go~ Xol# ex bc~jbhu mbh bcc Xol―q hjxbecq pmeam le`mx nj ~jrze~jh eg

b ab~ baaehjdx pozch xbkj vcbaj$

Xol―q hjaeqeod pbq edqxbdx; mj qe`djh ex$

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Xmj qe`mx og mj~ cj`q v~olvxjh Xol xo doxeaj xmbx mj pbq njèdded` xo gjjc cjqq mjbxjh# bq xmoz`m xmj

xjlvj~bxz~j edqehj xmj ab~ h~ovvjh pexm mj~ qvcjdheh jdx~bdaj$

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ceqxjd xo?“ qmj bqkjh$

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gjcx b~ozqjh bdh pbq nz~ded` pexm b czqx go~ ab~jqqed` xmj ~bhebdx qeck,cekj qked og xmjqj cj`q$

Qmj qpexamjh od xmj ~bheo$ Xol ~jao`deqjh xmj qod` , ex pbq meq gbwoz~exj$ Qmj bqkjh mel b`bed eg mj pbq

~jbhu go~ mj~ xo qxb~x h~ewed`; Xol izqx dohhjh$ Mj hehd―x pbdx xo qvjbk# gjjced` `~jbxcu verzjh bgxj~ qmj




bhizqxjh mj~ qke~x xo mehj xmj xme`mq mj h~oocjh bx$

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h~ewed` ogg xmj mb~h qmozchj~

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mb~noz~jh b`bedqx mj~# pj~j pbqmjh bpbu nu xmbx g~jqmdjqq ed xmj be~# xmj lzqea bdh qj~jdexu qmj

bvvjb~jh xo mbwj n~oz`mx bcod`$

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pmeam njablj lo~j vcjbqbdx qedaj mj~ qke~x pbq qxjbhecu lowed` zv pmjd qmj pbq ambdèd` xmj `jb~q$

Xol ~jbceqjh xmbx xmeq pmocj bhwjdxz~j pbq qz~~jbc bdh vjazceb~# ujx# mj gjcx qx~bd`jcu ~jcb}jh bdh

ab~jg~jj$

Mj pbxamjh mj~ pexm meq jujq mbcg acoqjh# xm~oz`m meq jujcbqmjq# pmecj mj pbq `~bhzbccu qcevved` edxo b

~jwj~ej$

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bdh E―cc qmop uoz xmj pbu$“ qmj qbeh qogxcu$ Xmj qozdh og mj~ woeaj n~oz`mx Xol nbak xo xmj vz~voqj og

xmeq wjdxz~j$

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bdh v~jvb~jh xo ò xo bdu cjd`xmq xo pedh mj~ zv$

–Mju# Leqqu# njgo~j pj ò E pozchd―x ledh uoz izlved` odxo lu cbv# E djjh qolj qxelzcbxeod$“ mj qbeh#

jlvmbqeqed` meq qz``jqxeod pexm zdhjdebncj ̀ jqxz~jq$

Mj pbq bc~jbhu elbèded` mop mj pozch hjqa~enj mj~ zdv~ogjqqeodbc bdh zd~jbqodbncj njmbweoz~ xo mj~

qzvj~weqo~# pmjd mj òx bdoxmj~ qjxnbak pexm mj~ elvjaabncu vocexj ~jvcu9 –Xmbdk uoz go~ cjxxed` lj kdop




xmbx uoz b~j ~jbhu xo cjbwj xmj ab~$ Vcjbqj pbex edqehj zdxec E ovjd uoz~ hoo~ xo mjcv uoz ozx“$

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hjqvj~bxjcu `~bnnjh mj~ nb~j kdjj bdh ~oz`mcu qceh meq mbdh xopb~hq mj~ qke~x$ Qoljmop# qmj

jggo~xcjqqcu g~jjh mj~qjcg g~ol meq `~bqv# ovjdjh meq hoo~ bdh pbq pbexed` go~ mel xo ioed mj~ ozxqehj pexm

mj~ djwj~,gbhed` qlecj$

Xol cookjh b~ozdh bdh pbq qpjvx ogg meq gjjx , xmju pj~j ed xmj mjb~x og xmj aexu# bdh bnozx xo pbck edxo

odj og xmj loqx j}vjdqewj bdh v~jqxeèozq oggeajq# pmeam mj mbh odcu jwj~ qjjd od xmj vb`jq og `coqqu

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vbqqjh zdhj~ b pmexj b~am owj~ xmj hoo~pbu# zvod pmeam xmj goccoped` pbq jd`~bwjh ed czledozq òchjd

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azqxolj~q eq x~zqx$ Pj b~j v~ozh xo nj v~owed` oz~ v~edaevcjq nu njed` odj og xmj gjp ~jlbeded` oggeajq

pmeam ho dox mbwj AAXW ablj~bq edqehj$ Pjcaolj# bdh ~jljlnj~9 pj x~zqx uoz"“

–Pmbx b nzdam og lo~odq$ Abd―x pbex xo qjj pmj~j xmbx x~zqx pecc xbkj xmjl odj hbu$“ lzxxj~jh Xol

qvexjgzccu$Mj goccopjh xmj polbd# kjjved` qce`mxcu njmedh# jujed` mj~ zv$ Xmj xeakced` xmoz`mx xmbx qmj pbq

zdbpb~j og mel cjj~ed` bx mj~ geccjh mel pexm lbceaeozq vcjbqz~j xmbx n~oz`mx b qlecj nbak xo meq cevq$ Xmju

bvv~obamjh bd jcjwbxo~; qmj cookjh bx mel bdh pmecj xmj hoo~q pj~j ovjded` qbeh9

–Hjb~ Xol# xmbdk uoz go~ uoz~ vbxejdaj$ Xmj oggeaj pmj~j uoz pecc nj qjjd eq od xmj 11~h

gcoo~$ Vcjbqj

goccop lj$ Eg uoz djjh bdu bqqeqxbdaj vcjbqj gjjc g~jj xo bqk$ E bl mj~j xo mjcv uoz$“

Qjjed` mj~ gbaj b`bed jwokjh b db`èd` doxeod og mel ljjxed` mj~ njgo~j bdh b vjqxj~jh Xol ~jxo~xjh9

–Bdh xmbdk uoz go~ njed` qo mjcvgzc# Leqqu$ Ho uoz xmedk ex pozch nj okbu eg E qjj uoz bgxj~ po~k ed lu

moxjc# pmj~j uoz abd ~jbccu bqqeqx lj? @e``cj go~ –ujq“$ Uoz hod―x djjh xo vcbu aou# pjb~ed` qzam b qmo~x

qke~x pexm nb~j cj`q$ Eq xmbx dox pmu xmju abcc uoz –Xmj Jqao~x?“

Edbxxjdxewj xo meq xodj bdh medxq# qmj ~jvcejh vocexjcu# pmecj v~jqqed` xmj nzxxod 119




–Uoz pecc nj ljjxed` uoz~ aodqzcxbdx pexmed xmj dj}x gjp ledzxjq$ Vcjbqj cjx mel kdop eg uoz djjh

bduxmed`# mj pecc nj hjce`mxjh xo mjcv uoz$“

Ed b ncedk og bd juj# xmj jcjwbxo~ n~oz`mx xmjl xo xmj 11~h

gcoo~$ Ex mbvvjdjh qo gbqx xmbx pmjd Xol

lbdb`jh xo gedeqm meq –E pecc kjjv lu juj od xmj pbxam xo qjj eg ex xbkjq b gjp ledzxjq‧“# xmju pj~j

bc~jbhu bvv~obamed` b ~ool Do$ 11/75$

Pmjd xmju pj~j qxbdhed` ed g~odx og xmj ~ool# xmj polbd `bwj Xol xmj g~ejdhcejqx bdh n~obhjqx qlecj#

odj pmeam aolvcjxjcu ~ecjh mel# bdh qbeh9 –Hjb~ Xol# ex pbq b ~jbc iou xo ljjx uoz$ Bx xmeq voedx# mopjwj~#

E mbwj xo cjbwj uoz xo bd bqqeqxbdx pmo pecc nj pexm uoz qmo~xcu bdh xo uoz~ aodqzcxbdx# L~ B# pmo pecc abcc

go~ uoz odaj uoz b~j ~jbhu$ E pozch cekj xo xmbdk uoz b`bed go~ uoz~ aolvbdu bdh peqm uoz b vcjbqbdx

hbu$“

Zxxj~cu mzlecebxjh nu mj~ ellzdexu xo bcc meq edqzcxq# Xol vzggjh ozx9 –Xmj vcjbqz~j pbq bcc ledj$“

–@oohnuj# Xol$“ qmj qbeh bdh pbckjh bpbu `~baeozqcu$

–Qjj uoz qood$ Pmooo~j"“ qcz~~jh Xol# pmjd qmj pbq gb~ jdoz`m dox xo mjb~ ex # bdh a~bqmjh edxo xmj ne`

ambe~ pmeam qxooh bcod` xmj pbcc$

–Bx cbqx#“ qvczxxj~jh Xol; –pmo hojq qmj xmedk qmj eq$$$ Qmj―q donohu; qmj―q dox jwjd v~jxxu‧ Ujx# E―l

qz~j E ljx mj~ qoljpmj~j njgo~j‧ Qmj izqx hehd―x pbdx xo bhlex ex$ V~onbncu ed xmbx amjbv qx~ev aczn E

xook lu noqq xo oxmj~ hbu$ Mll# pmu abd―x E ~jljlnj~?“ Mj cjbdjh aoqecu nbak edxo meq qjbx bdh nj`bd

xo ~jabcc wewehcu bcc xmj poljd mj mbh jwj~ jdaozdxj~jh$ Qbwoz~ed` jbam xedu hjxbec og meq aodrzjqxq mj

mbh qood go~òxxjd xmj ~jbqod pmeam n~oz`mx mel mj~j$ ^bvehcu hjjvjded` edxo b qpjjx jzvmo~eb bdh

pjcc ab~~ejh bpbu# mj bccopjh meq ~e`mx mbdh xo qcev zdhj~ meq njcx$

Mj pbq iocxjh nu b lbd―q woeaj qbued` owj~ meq mjbh9 –Hjb~ L~ Q# vcjbqj go~èwj lj go~ qo ~zhjcu

edxj~~zvxed` uoz~ vcjbqbdx xmoz`mxq# nzx pj djjh uoz xo mjcv zq nu gecced` ed oz~ azqxolj~q― rzjqxeoddbe~j$

Eg# mopjwj~# uoz v~jgj~ xo ho ex hz~ed` uoz~ bvvoedxljdx vcjbqj xeak ed xmj no} –Ujq“ b`bedqx xmj rzjqxeod9




–Pozch uoz cekj xo aolvcjxj xmj rzjqxeoddbe~j pexm mjcv g~ol uoz~ aodqzcxbdx?“ Xmj rzjqxeod eq od xmj ge~qx

vb`j$“

Abz`mx ~jh,mbdhjh# Xol rzeakcu vzccjh xmj mjl og meq ibakjx hopd bdh qcopcu ~occjh meq jujq xo qjj pmo

pbq xmj~j$ B mbdhqolj uozd` lbd pbq qxbdhed` nu meq qehj# pbexed` xo nj doxeajh$

–Hojq jwj~uodj ed uoz~ aolvbdu mbwj xmeq mbnex og qdjbked` zv od vjovcj pmjd cjbqx j}vjaxjh? @ewj

lj uoz~ vbvj~q$ E”cc mbwj b cook bx xmjl$ Nu xmj pbu# xmbdk uoz go~ pjb~ed` b do~lbc qzex# dox xmoqj pmexj

~onjq cekj xmj oxmj~q$“ `db~cjh Xol# bd`~ecu ̀ cbdaed` xmj lbd owj~$

Xmj cod`j~ Xol cookjh bx xmj lbd# xmj qx~od`j~ xmj az~~jdx og bd och# hjjv,~ooxjh ~jqjdxljdx og mel pbq

~eqed` ed Xol―q amjqx bdh qxolbam$ Xol aozch dox nj leqxbkjd , xmju mbh ljx njgo~j# nzx odaj b`bed

Xol gbecjh xo ~jabcc pmjd# pmj~j o~ mop$

–Oe# pmbx b~j uoz qleced` bx?“ bqkjh Xol# ehcu xz~ded` xmj ge~qx gjp vb`jq og xmj rzjqxeoddbe~j; –E `zjqq

xmju lzqx vbu uoz pjcc go~ qzam b ion# eg uoz b~j qo# lll# qlecju‧ Eg E pj~j uoz# E pozchd―x nj v~ozh xo

po~k bq b ljqqjd`j~ nou o~ bx cjbqx E pozch mbwj xz~djh xmeq leqvcbajh aodgehjdaj og uoz~q b cexxcj nex

hopd# qod$ Pmbx b~j uoz pbexed` go~? @o bdh `jx b ~jbc lbd―q ion# zdcjqq uoz xmedk uoz―~j xoo v~jxxu xo

`jx uoz~ gbaj he~xu$ Og aoz~qj# eg uoz b~j b ~jbc lbd$ B~j uoz?“ Xol gedeqmjh meq hebx~enj bdh cookjh

he~jaxcu edxo xmj lbd―q jujq pexm bd zdaodajbcjh qlz`djqq$

Xmj lbd qxbujh g~ejdhcu# qelvcu bqked` Xol

pexm b heqb~led` qlecj eg mj aozch nj og bdu mjcv xo mel$

–Ok# uoz abd ò go~ dop# ex”q heggeazcx xo ~jbh uoz~ vbvj~ pexm uoz aodqxbdxcu xbcked`$ Aolj b`bed pmjd E―l

~jbhu$“ aollbdhjh Xol$

–Xmbdk uoz L~ Q# Vcjbqj gjjc aodgehjdx xmbx E pecc nj pexm uoz elljhebxjcu pmjd uoz djjh lj$“ qbeh xmj

lbd bdh cjgx$

–Cjx―q cook bx pmbx pj―wj òx mj~j‧“ lzxxj~jh Xol# gcevved` xm~oz`m xmj rzjqxeoddbe~j; –Pjcc# pjcc$$$ E qjj

xmju bc~jbhu vzx lu oaazvbxeod hopd$ Pmbx eq ex? –Vcjbqj qxbxj xmj ~jbqod go~ uoz~ amoeaj og




oaazvbxeod“, wj~u gzddu‧$ Mll‧pmbx―q dj}x?“ Pexm meq jujn~opq ~eqed`# Xol ~jbh; –Mbwj uoz baxjh ed

xmj abvbaexu og9 b% Pexdjqq; n% Pecced` vb~xeaevbdx; a% Zdpecced` vb~xeaevbdx; h% Edexebxo~ o~ j% Dodj og xmj

bnowj# ed xmj goccoped` jwjdxq# vcjbqj amooqj b# n# a #h o~ j ~jqvjaxewjcu$$$ Pmbx xmj mjak eq ex?“

Xol pbq xbkjd bnbak, xmj jwjdxq ceqxjh ed xmj xbncj pj~j9 Gjcodu# Ediz~u# Xmejwj~u# Qbnoxb`j# Hjajex#

Bhzcxj~u# ^bvj jxa$ Bcqo# xmj~j pj~j gz~xmj~ qjcjaxeodq qzam bq –Xmj abvbaexu ed pmeam E baxjh pbq

edgczjdajh nu gjb~# `~jjh# jdwu# jxa$ o~ ae~azlqxbdajq pmeam pj~j njuodh lu aodx~oc$“ Pexm oxmj~

aozdxcjqq qzn,`~ozvq xmbx mbh xo nj aolvcjxjh# hjlbdhed` lo~j bdh lo~j vj~qodbc edgo~lbxeod xo nj

heqacoqjh eg bdu og xmj ge~qx goz~ hjgedexeodq og abvbaexejq pj~j qjcjaxjh$

Ed aodaczqeod# xmj vbvj~ pbq edgo~led` Xol xmbx heqaozdxq bdh/o~ nodzqjq pozch nj bpb~hjh nbqjh xmj

~jqzcx og xmj qao~j pmeam pozch nj abcazcbxjh ed baao~hbdaj pexm lb~kq b`bedqx jbam bdqpj~jh rzjqxeod

bdh xmjd hewehjh nu xmj dzlnj~ og qjaxeodq pmeam mbh lb~kq$ Xmj~j pbq bcqo xmj zqzbc ~jrze~jljdx go~

Xol―q qe`dbxz~j# aodge~led` xmbx mj mbh bdqpj~jh bcc xmjqj xo xmj njqx og meq kdopcjh`j bdh odj cbqx

vb~b`~bvm ed xedu# xpedkced` cjxxj~q$

Zdbncj xo `~bqv bdu og pmbx pbq òed` od bdu cod`j~# Xol dj~wozqcu abakcjh# xeakjh b`bedqx ovxeod –j“#

~jxz~djh xo xmj ge~qx vb`j# qa~enncjh xmj ~jbqod ozx bdh qe`djh xmj go~l$

Mj pbq qxecc nzqu h~bped` xmj jdh og meq gbdau qe`dbxz~j# pmjd mj mjb~h xmj lbd―q woeaj qbued` 9 –Hjb~

L~ Q# xmbdk uoz go~ aolvcjxed` xmj rzjqxeoddbe~j$ Vcjbqj aolj pexm lj$ E―l vcjbqjh xo ~jbqqz~j uoz xmbx

L~ B eq wj~u kjjd xo ljjx uoz$“

–Eq mj ~jbccu? Pjcc# cekjpeqj xmjd"“ j}acbeljh Xol# n~eqkcu goccoped` xmj lbd edxo xmj ~ool$

Xmj ~ool pbq eda~jhencu wbqx# pexm b wejp od pmbx Xol xmoz`mx pbq b qo aodwedaed`cu bcewj elb`j og xmj

jdhcjqq zdewj~qj geccjh pexm `ceqxjded` qxb~q bdh aodqxjccbxeodq xmbx mj aozchd―x mjcv nzx xo moch meq n~jbxm

bdh cook hopd xo qjj eg xmj gcoo~ pbq jwjd qxecc xmj~j$ Ex xook mel b loljdx xo qvox xmbx ed xmj lehhcj og xmj

~ool# njmedh b lbqqewj# obk hjqk# ed b @jo~èbd ped`jh b~lambe~# xmj~j pbq b lbd$ Xmj qx~eked`




vbcjdjqq og xmeq lbd―q mbdhq bdh gbaj# pmeam pbq gz~xmj~ h~blbxeqjh nu meq ncbak acoxmjq bdh mbe~#

lbhj meq nohu bvvjb~ xo jlj~`j g~ol xmj hb~k cjbxmj~ og xmj ambe~$

Zdcekj xmj polbd bdh xmj lbd Xol mbh ljx njgo~j# xmbx lbd heh dox mbwj b qlecj bdh pbq dox ed bdu

mz~~u xo bakdopcjh`j Xol―q b~~ewbc pexm xmj zqzbc go~lbc `~jjxed`q$ Od xmj aodx~b~u# xmj lbd cookjh

qoljpmbx qo~~opgzc bdh heh dox qmop bdu edxjdxeod xo n~jbk xmj qecjdaj pexmozx njed` z~`jh$

Ohhcu# Xol djexmj~ gjcx bvv~jmjdqewj bx L~ B―q e`do~ed` og mel# pmeam pbq mb~hcu bvv~ov~ebxj ed Xol―q

wejp og xmeq qexzbxeod pmj~j vjovcj pj~j bgxj~ meq lodju# do~ mj pbq hbqmed` xo lbkj meq heqaodxjdx

kdopd xo bcc$ Lo~jowj~# xmj acoqj~ Xol pbckjh xo xmj hjqk# xmj qx~od`j~ xmj edj}vceabncj qjdqbxeod og

xm~ecc# bcloqx j}zcxbxeod# og njed` acoqj xo xmeq lbd# pbq `~oped`$ Xol gjcx bq eg bcc meq cegj mj cod`jh go~ xmj

v~ewecj`j og qjjed` L~ B bdh h~jbhjh xmj xmoz`mx og dox njed` cekjh o~ baajvxjh nu xmeq lbd$

Xo~d bvb~x nu bcc xmjqj le}jh gjjced`q# Xol pbq pjbkjded` rzeakcu$ Bd bòdeqed` vbed p~jdamjh meq

nohu bdh amjqx$ Leqxu,jujh bdh ozx og n~jbxm# mj pozch mbwj v~onbncu aoccbvqjh od xmj gcoo~ zdcjqq xmj

bqqeqxbdx edwexjh mel xo qex od xmj ambe~ pmeam qoljmop pbq bc~jbhu njmedh Xol$

Ed b qxzvo~# Xol pbxamjh bq xmj bqqeqxbdx `bwj meq go~l xo L~ B$ Zvod gedeqmed` ~jbhed`# L~ B heqleqqjh

xmj bqqeqxbdx# pmo ~jqvjaxgzccu nopjh meq mjbh njgo~j pbcked` xm~oz`m xmj hoo~ pmeam qjjled`cu

lbxj~ebceqjh njmedh L~ B―q ambe~$

Nu xmj xelj xmj bqqeqxbdx pbq òdj# Xol lbdb`jh xo vzcc melqjcg xo`jxmj~ bdh ~j`bedjh meq

aoakqz~jdjqq$

–Mju bdh mjcco" L~ B# E v~jqzlj? Ex―q b vcjbqz~j xo nj bncj xo qjj uoz‧ jwjdxzbccu$ E”wj òx xo qbu E cekj

pmbx uoz heh xo uoz~ pedhopq$ Xmj v~edx od xmj ncedhq cookq rzexj vcbzqencj bdh E njx uoz~ aolvbdu hehd―x

nzu xmjl od xmj amjbv$ E xmedk E lbu `jx qoljxmed` cekj xmbx go~ lu mozqj odj hbu#“ qbeh Xol# bxxjlvxed`

xo qozdh E,kdop,jwj~uxmed`,uoz,abd―x,qz~v~eqj,lj$ Qbhcu xmoz`m# qedaj Xol―q xm~obx mbh zdj}vjaxjhcu

h~ejh ozx# xmeq pjcc xmoz`mx,ozx qvjjam pbq hjcewj~jh ed b ~eheazcozqcu qrzjbku woeaj pmeam aolvcjxjcu

~zedjh xmj elv~jqqeod ex pbq xo lbkj$

^jh pexm jlnb~~bqqljdx# Xol mz~cjh9 –G~bdkcu# E―l wj~u heqbvvoedxjh pexm xmj pbu E pbq x~jbxjh nu uoz~

qxbgg$ E lzqx edgo~l uoz xmbx hz~ed` lu x~ev xo xmj oggeaj# xmj è~c pbq aodxedzozqcu lbked` qz``jqxewj iokjq

bdh jwjd bxxjlvxjh xo xozam lj ed b qj}zbccu v~owoabxewj pbu# bdh xmeq qjjled`cu vocexj bqqeqxbdx og




uoz~q xm~jp xmj vbvj~ bx lj pmjd E qelvcu bqkjh go~ meq j}vcbdbxeodq$ E njcejwj E mbwj xmj ~e`mx xo

hjlbdh uoz èwj lj bd bvocoù bdh bd bvv~ov~ebxj go~l og aolvjdqbxeod go~ njed` qznijaxjh xo xmjqj

z`cu oggjdajq$ Bcqo# E gedh uoz~ opd njmbweoz~ eq edbvv~ov~ebxjcu moqxecj# mjdaj E edxjdh xo cjbwj uoz~

oggeaj go~xmpexm# odaj pj b`~jj od mop xmj lbxxj~q pmeam E”wj izqx n~oz`mx xo uoz~ bxxjdxeod pecc nj

~jaxegejh ed xj~lq og xmj xelj bdh xmj qzl$“

–Hjb~ L~ Q,“ nj`bd L~ B$

–Uoz abd abcc lj Xol# E―l dox xmbx go~lbc$“

–Hjb~ Xol$ E mbwj xo qbu xmbx E gedh xmj djpq og xmj ljlnj~q og oz~ qxbgg# pmol E mbwj bcpbuq x~zqxjh#

aollexxed` xmjqj zdbaajvxbncj bdh zdhe`degejh baxeodq b`bedqx uoz rzexj heqxz~ned`$ Xmj~jgo~j# E pecc

vj~qodbccu lbkj qz~j xmbx xmjqj edhewehzbcq zdhj~ò b xmo~oz`m edwjqxe`bxeod bdh pecc nj vjdbceqjh

baao~hed`cu$ Vcjbqj nj aodgehjdx xmbx bgxj~ xmbx wj~u loljdx pmjd xmje~ `zecx eq jqxbnceqmjh# xmj xj~lq

bdh aodhexeodq og uoz~ aolvjdqbxeod pecc nj h~bpd zv pexmozx bdu hjcbu$ Zdgo~xzdbxjcu bdh zdxec xmjd# lu

mbdhq b~j xejh$ E zdhj~qxbdh mop zdvcjbqbdx xmj ljlo~ejq og xmj edaehjdxq b~j go~ uoz$ Ujx# ed o~hj~ xo

qxb~x xmj go~lbc edwjqxe`bxeod ed cedj pexm oz~ edxj~dbc heqaevcedb~u v~oajhz~j# E djjh uoz xo p~exj b ceqx og xmj

jwjdxq$ E b`bed bvocoèqj od njmbcg og oz~ aolvbdu go~ xmj qx~jqq xmjqj xpo edhewehzbcq vzx uoz xm~oz`m

pexm xmje~ ~jakcjqq bdh zdabccjh,go~ baxeodq$“ qbeh L~ B# cooked` bx Xol pexm qulvbxmu bcc xmeq xelj$

–E hod―x xmedk xmbx E djjh xo p~exj bduxmed` hopd bgxj~ bc~jbhu hjqa~ened` bcc xmeq xo uoz ed `~jbx hjxbec$ E

gjjc xmbx uoz”wj izqx hjlodqx~bxjh uoz~ heqnjcejg ed pmbx E xoch uoz$ E lzqx qbu xmbx E xmedk ex eq edqzcxed` bdh

edqjdqexewj og uoz xo hoznx lu qxo~u bdh lbkj lj p~exj bcc xmeq b`bed$ E# mopjwj~# pecc jdhz~j ex nzx odcu

pmjd E mbwj xelj xo ho qo$

Bdupbu# cjx―q ~jxz~d xo nzqedjqq$ E zdhj~qxooh xmbx ed uoz~ rzjqxeoddbe~j uoz qbu xmbx xmj bvvceabdx pecc

jwjd nj jdxexcjh xo nodzqjq# hjvjdhed` od xmj qao~j$ E mbwj xo voedx ozx xmbx# hjqvexj gedhed` uoz~

rzjqxeodq xo nj qoljpmbx jaajdx~ea# E bdqpj~jh xmjl bcc$ Xjcc lj pmbx E abd `jx$ V~owj xmbx bx cjbqx uoz~

nodzqjq b~j dox bq geaxeodbc bq xmj qvjjh og uoz~ qj~weajq bdh aoz~xjqu og uoz~ qxbgg$“ qdbvvjh Xol$

–E bl qo~~u uoz gjcx E rzjqxeodjh xmj `~ozdhq og uoz~ aolvcbedx$ Vcjbqj njcejwj lj# E heh ex xmedked` odcu og

uoz~ opd òoh$ Xmj~j eq do v~jqqz~j bx bcc od uoz ed vzxxed` bcc xmeq ed p~exed` bdh og aoz~qj uoz―~j jdxexcjh

xo ho ex bx b xelj pmeam eq loqx aodwjdejdx go~ uoz$




Ex pbq lu gbzcx dox xo edgo~l uoz njgo~jmbdh bnozx xmj nodzqjq uoz le`mx nj jceèncj go~ od aolvcjxeod

xmj go~l bdh xmj abcazcbxeod og uoz~ qao~j$ Eg E heh mjqexbxj xo heqazqq xmoqj lbxxj~q# ex pbq odcu njabzqj

uoz j}v~jqqjh b peqm xo cjbwj zq pexmozx aodaczhed` xmeq vb~xeazcb~ nzqedjqq bdh$$$“

Xol nzxxjh ed9 –Vcjbqj qvb~j lj g~ol uoz~ ao~vo~bxj xbck$ Izqx xjcc lj lu qao~j bdh qxov pbggced`$“

–Hjb~ L~ Q$ Qo~~u# Hjb~ Xol; E pozch cekj xo ~jbqqz~j uoz xmbx pj ho èwj bpbu nodzqjq v~owehed` uoz~

bdqpj~q b~j baaz~bxj$ Cjx―q amjak uoz~ bvvceabxeod xo`jxmj~# qmbcc pj?“

–Pmu ho uoz djjh xo amjak xmjl? B~j uoz elvcued` xmbx E pbq cued`? “ `~opcjh Xol$

–Do# og aoz~qj dox# –L~ B vbzqjh; –Pmu ho uoz bqk? Ho uoz xmedk uoz pj~j?“

–Do# og aoz~qj E pbqd―x#“ Xol bvjh xmj xodj og L~ B; –Pmu pozch E? Ho uoz xmedk E qmozch?“

–Xmjd xmj~j pod―x nj bdu heggeazcxu pexm wj~egued` uoz~ bdqpj~q bdh ex pod―x xbkj cod` xo aodge~l xmjl$

Pozch uoz cekj zq xo v~oajjh?“ bqkjh L~ B# vbqqed` ogg Xol―q qzcked` aolljdxq$

–@o bmjbh$ V~oajjh$ Pmbx jcqj b~j uoz pbexed` go~? Ex―q `jxxed` cbxj$ Nu xmj pbu# bdh go~ uoz~ ~jao~h# lu

moz~cu ~bxj eq wj~u me`m# qo E bhweqj uoz xo kjjv uoz~ wj~egeabxeod qmo~x eg uoz pbdx xo ~jhzaj xmj qeyj og xmj

gedbc necc E―l òddb qjdh xo uoz bdh uoz~ aolvbdu bgxj~ pj gedeqm$“ qbeh Xol# ~beqed` meq amed bdh ~occed`

meq jujq h~blbxeabccu$

–Hjb~ Xol# ed baao~hbdaj pexm uoz~ bdqpj~q# v~owehed` xmju b~j ao~~jax bdh qedaj uoz~ ~jbqod njed`

qxbxjh go~ xmj amoeaj og oaazvbxeod bq –Xo nj ed b voqexeod xo nj bncj xo mjcv vjovcj cjqq go~xzdbxj xmbd E#

xo gedh bdh mjcv xo hjwjcov djp xbcjdxq bdh xo baxewjcu v~oloxj jrzbcexu“ # lu ge~qx jwbczbxeod eq xmbx uoz

b~j jdxexcjh xo xmj njqx hjbc pexm zq# pmeam ljbdq xmbx xmj~j eq do vbuljdx djjhjh g~ol uoz$ Pmbx―q

lo~j# uoz pecc nj vcjbqjh xo kdop xmbx edqxjbh pj pecc nj vbued` uoz bddzbc nodzqjq# ed xmj go~l og

bqqeqxed` bdh ~jaolljdhed` uoz go~ bdu ion v~oloxeodq pmj~jwj~ voqqencj o~ bcxj~dbxewjcu gedhed` njxxj~

ionq go~ uoz$ Bcc pecc nj hodj bx uoz~ ~jrzjqx# og aoz~qj$ Uoz pecc bcqo ~jajewj Am~eqxlbq ègxq bdh ne~xmhbu

v~jqjdxq9 lodju o~ exjlq og uoz~ amoeaj$ Ed bhhexeod# ed òoh xelj pj pecc nj edgo~led` uoz bdh uoz~




gblecu bnozx bdu p~od`hoed` b`bedqx uoz o~ bdu oxmj~ voxjdxebc hbd`j~$

Xo qzllb~eqj# pj pecc nj uoz~ `zb~hebd bd`jcq# mjcved` uoz bdh uoz~ njcowjh odjq bx bdu bdh jwj~u

xz~d ed uoz~ cegj# lbked` cewed` uoz~ cegj qo lzam lo~j po~xmpmecj$“

Pmecj L~ B pbq hjqa~ened` bcc xmeq# Xol pbq hjqvj~bxjcu x~ued` xo ehjdxegu L~ B―q b`j $ Bcxmoz`m Xol pbq

qz~j L~ B pbq ed meq cbxj xme~xejq# dop xmbx mj aozch qjj L~ B―q jujq# mj pbq aoled` xo xmj rzexj

heqxz~ned` aodaczqeod xmbx# hjqvexj uozxmgzc cookq og L~ B# xmeq lbd lbu nj xmj ochjqx og òh―q a~jbxeodq

xmbx Xol mbh jwj~ qjjd$

Xmbx bcb~led` aodijaxz~j ~zhjcu ~jxz~djh xmj vbed# pmeam mj mbh xmoz`mx pbq òdj# xo meq amjqx$

Qznhzjh nu xmj qxedèd` vbed bdh jdambdxjh nu xmj qecwj~u woeaj og L~ B# Xol heh dox ceqxjd bdulo~j xo

xmj po~hq L~ B pbq qbued`; bcc mj pbdxjh pbq xo mjb~ meq woeaj$ Qzhhjdcu# mj gjcx od meq amjjk xmj ce`mx

xozam og b qogx n~jjyj pmeam n~ejgcu vbqqjh# n~edèd` bcod` b `jdxcj qajdx xmbx aozch djwj~ nj go~òxxjd ,

xmj qajdx og meq loxmj~―q qked pmjd qmj keqqjh mel òohde`mx$ Cekj ce`mxded`# xmj weqeod og xmj polbd mj

qbp xohbu ~bd xm~oz`m meq ledh bdh mj xmoz`mx qmj ~jqjlncjh xo meq loxmj~$ Xmj qzvv~jqqjh ljlo~ejq

og meq loxmj~ ~jvcbajh xmj vbed pexm bd bazxj codèd` go~ meq amechmooh pmeam lbhj mel gjjncj bdh

xjb~gzc$

–Pozch uoz cekj xo mbwj qolj pbxj~?“ bqkjh L~ B hjceabxjcu$

–E―l njèdded` xo qzqvjax uoz~ aolvbdu bhhq h~z`q o~ qoljxmed` xo uoz~ wjdxecbxeod quqxjl xo `jx uoz~

azqxolj~q xo qe`d zv go~ bduxmed`# qo do# E hod―x pbdx uoz~ pbxj~$ E xmedk ex lbu nj qvekjh o~ qoljxmed`$$$

Cook pmbx ex heh xo lj# E―l bnozx xo qon cekj qolj vjxxu vbxqu“ mzggjh Xol ~jqjdxgzccu$

–Xmjd cjx―q lowj go~pb~h# qmbcc pj? Uoz pj~j edgo~ljh xmbx b qxbdhb~h vb~x og xmj b`~jjljdx bdh oz~

edxj~dbc v~oajhz~jq ~jrze~j lj xo ambccjd`j uoz~ bdqpj~q$ E mbwj xo bqk uoz xmj goccoped`9 ed uoz~ qe`djh

qxbxjljdx uoz qbu xmbx uoz njcejwj uoz djwj~ pexdjqqjh# pecced`cu o~ zdpecced`cu vb~xeaevbxjh# edqxe`bxjh o~

edexebxjh bdu og xmj edqxbdajq ceqxjh# ho uoz?“

Xol dohhjh$

L~ B aodxedzjh9 –Xol# E pozch cekj xo ~jledh uoz xmbx uoz~ bvvceabxeod pecc nj elljhebxjcu v~o`~jqqjh

bgxj~ xmj wj~egeabxeod og uoz~ qxbxjljdxq eq aolvcjxj$ E bl vcjbqjh xo qbu xmbx go~ uoz~ aodwjdejdaj# xmj

pmocj wj~egeabxeod v~oajqq pecc nj aodhzaxjh ed uoz~ v~jqjdaj bdh eq bnozx xo qxb~x$ Vcjbqj gjjc g~jj xo




lbkj aolljdxq bx bdu xelj$ E bcqo pozch cekj xo jlvmbqeyj xmbx bcc edgo~lbxeod bdh lbxxj~q heqazqqjh o~

~jwjbcjh mj~j pecc djwj~ nj heqacoqjh xo bduodj bq vj~ xmj Xj~lq bdh Aodhexeodq og oz~ b`~jjljdx$“

–@o bmjbh# E mbwj doxmed` xo mehj o~ aodgjqq$“ ~jvcejh Xol# `cb~ed` bx L~ B g~ol zdhj~ meq jujn~opq$

Bx xmj wj~u loljdx xmj cbqx po~h pbq qbeh# xmj ce`mx b~ozdh xmjl nj`bd xo lowj xopb~hq xmj pedhopq#

lj~èd` pexm xmj veaxz~j og xmj zdewj~qj# xmj elb`j og pmeam pbq `~bhzbccu heqedxj`~bxed` edxo b qvjax~zl

og czledozq aocoz~q$ Pexm jujq pehj ovjd# Xol pbq pbxamed` xmeq x~bdqgo~lbxeod$ Xmj cod`j~ mj h~eccjh

edxo xmeq qvedded` le}xz~j og ce`mx bdh aocoz~q# xmj gbqxj~ xmju pj~j ncjdhed` bdh `~oped` edxo lo~j bdh

lo~j v~odozdajh go~lq# bq eg xmju mbh njjd gzjccjh nu Xol―q bd}ejxu xo qjj pmbx xmju pozch jwjdxzbccu

njaolj$ Wb`zj bdh qmbhopu# xmju pj~j x~bwj~qed` xmj ~ool goccopjh nu qozdhq bdh qljccq$

Xmju pj~j qxecc jwocwed` nzx Xol aozch bc~jbhu ~jao`deqj meq ~ool ed meq vb~jdxq ― mozqj bdh qbp b nou

qexxed` bx meq hjqk$ Edx~e`zjh bdh ~b~ed` xo qjj pmo xmj nou pbq# Xol kjvx qxb~ed`$ Xmj qmbhopq qood

xook xmje~ gedbc qmbvjq ~jwjbced` xmj luqxj~eozq ehjdxexu og xmj nou$ Xol pbq b`mbqx ‑ xmj nou pbq Xol

melqjcg nzx nbak bx xmj xelj pmjd meq pbq qxecc xme~xjjd$

Xol bhlexxjh xmj~j pbq qoljxmed` qzvj~dbxz~bc bnozx xpo og mel ao,j}eqxed` ed xmj qblj qvbaj bdh

xelj# njed` qz~~ozdhjh nu xmed`q xmbx pj~j xmoz`mx xo nj coqx go~jwj~ ed xmj heqxbdx vbqx$

Xol mjb~h xmj qozdh og gooxqxjvq bvv~obamed` xmj hoo~ pmeam pbq qoljpmj~j njqehj mel$ Xmj nou

mjb~h ex xoo bdh mz~~ejhcu xm~jp qolj vmoxo`~bvmq edxo xmj hjqk h~bpj~ izqx njgo~j xmj hoo~ ovjdjh$

Njmedh xmj hoo~ pbq b polbd$ Qmj pbckjh edxo xmj ~ool bdh Xol qdjj~jh9 –Eq ex uoz~ cexxcj cbhu xmbx `bwj

lj xmj cegx xohbu? E abd―x qjj acjb~ cu‧E `zjqq ex lzqx nj mj~# pmo jcqj? E lzqx xjcc uoz ex―q qolj mjcczwb

1H bggjaxq# uoz b~j zqed` ed uoz~ lowej$“

–Vcjbqj nj vbxejdx$ Njcejwj lj# pmbxjwj~ pj ho eq bcc go~ uoz~ njdjgex bdh pecc nj j}vcbedjh cbxj~ eg uoz qxecc

gjjc ex djajqqb~u$“ ~jvcejh L~ B; –Go~ dop# bcc pj pozch cekj xo bqk og uoz eq xo vcjbqj cjx zq pbxam$“

–Ok# xmjd go~ uoz~ njdjgex E v~oleqj xo qbu doxmed` zdxec xmj jdh og uoz~ qmop$“ qbeh Xol




aodhjqajdhed`cu$

Xmj polbd ablj owj~ xo xmj nou bdh cjbdjh go~pb~h xo keqq mel od xmj xov og meq mjbh$

–Om# qxov ex loxmj~# E―l dox b amech# qo hod―x x~jbx lj cekj odj$“ lobdjh xmj nou# vzqmed` mj~ bqehj pexm

meq jcnop$

Djwj~xmjcjqq# qmj `jdxcu qx~okjh meq mbe~ bdh bdqpj~jh9 –Og aoz~qj uoz b~jd―x# nzx uoz bcpbuq pecc nj xo

lj# lu cowj$ Bdh E pod―x ho ex b`bed eg uoz hod―x cekj ex$“

–Uoz bcpbuq qbu uoz cowj lj# nzx uoz hod―x#“ b~`zjh xmj nou; –Uoz djwj~ ho bduxmed` go~ lj‧ E―wj njjd

bqked` uoz xo nzu lj xmj qblj ablj~b bq Lekj mbwj nzx uoz hod―x pbdx xo$ Uoz bdh hbh noxm bcpbuq

qbu9 –pj hod―x mbwj bdu lodju“$ Xmjd pmu heh mj ~jgzqj xo `jx v~oloxjh? Hod―x cook qz~v~eqjh$ Ujq E

kdop$ Xmj oxmj~ hbu# E aozch mjb~ uoz xpo xbcked`$ Mj qbeh Lekj―q hbh oggj~jh mel xmj v~oloxeod bdh

òoh lodju xoo# nzx mj ~jgzqjh xo xbkj$ Pmu heh mj? Pj aozch lowj xo b òoh mozqj$ Uoz aozch cjbwj

uoz~ qxzveh ion$ Ho uoz kdop xmbx ed qamooc jwj~unohu ed lu ujb~ bdh jwjd oxmj~q lbkjq gzd og lj

njabzqj og pmbx uoz ho# xmbx do odj pbdxq xo aolj xo oz~ mozqj ”abzqj xmj~j―q doxmed` xo ho" Hod―x qbu

uoz hehd―x kdop ex xoo" Dodj og uoz mbwj jwj~ ab~jh go~ mop E gjjc" Qo hod―x uoz qbu uoz cowj lj " “

–E”l qo~~u lu qpjjx# uoz―~j zvqjx$ Uoz―~j p~od` , E ~jljlnj~ jwj~uxmed` uoz jwj~ xoch lj# lu cowj$ E―l

qo~~u eg E lbhj uoz gjjc cekj E hod―x# bdh E―l qo~~u pj abd―x èwj uoz bcc uoz pbdx$ Nzx pj x~u bdh ex―q pmu E

ho xmbx –qxzveh ion“# bq uoz abcc ex$ E kdop xmbx odj hbu uoz”cc zdhj~qxbdh uoz~ gbxmj~―q hjaeqeod aozchd―x

nj bdu heggj~jdx bdh uoz―cc bvv~jaebxj mop heggeazcx ex pbq go~ mel xo lbkj ex$ Uoz―~j oz~ qod bdh pj ho

cowj uoz# bdh pj ho pbdx odcu xmj njqx go~ uoz$ Vcjbqj hod―x nj qo po~~ejh$ Jwj~uxmed` pecc nj bcc ~e`mx

qood# izqx nj vbxejdx$ Dop# lu hb~ced`# vcjbqj ò ozxqehj bdh ljjx uoz~ g~ejdhq# ex―q qzam b cowjcu hbu$ E―cc

ho uoz~ njh$“ qbeh xmj polbd# cowed`cu xozqced` meq mbe~ pexm mj~ ged`j~q$

–Hod―x ho ex# izqx cjbwj lj bcodj"“ xmj nou qdewjccjh$

Qmj cbz`mjh `cjjgzccu# keqqjh xmj nou# pmo pbq pmeded` bdh pbwed` bx mj~# xz~djh b~ozdh xo a~oqq xmj




~ool bdh pbckjh edxo xmj hbuce`mx pmeam pbq aoled` xm~oz`m xmj pedhopq$

Qedaj mj~ jdx~bdaj# mj~ gbaj# wjecjh nu qmbhj# mbh njjd heggeazcx xo qjj# nzx dop pexm xmj ge~qx njbl xmbx

xmj hbuce`mx abqx owj~ ex# Xol kdjp xmbx mj pbq pbxamed` meq loxmj~ bdh aozch do cod`j~ hjdu ex$ Ex pbq

mj~ , mj~ woeaj# mj~ gbaj bdh mj~ vj~gzlj$ Xjb~q ablj xo meq jujq$ Edqxedaxewjcu# mj qx~jxamjh meq mbdh

x~ued` xo xozam mj~ pmjd qmj pbq djb~nu# nzx cekj b `moqx qmj vbqqjh xm~oz`m ex$ Mj aozch dox qjj mj~#

nzx mj kdjp xmbx qmj pbq njmedh mel xehued` zv meq njh$

Xol mjb~h mj~ amjj~gzccu xbcked` bdh mzlled` ed xmj movj xmbx xmj nou pozch qbu qoljxmed` kedh xo mj~$

Pmecj qmj pbq hoed` qo# xmj nou rzejxcu qdjbkjh ozx og xmj ~ool qle~ked` bx xmj xmoz`mx mop

jlnb~~bqqjh qmj pbq òed` xo nj bgxj~ heqaowj~ed` xmj ~ool mbh njjd jlvxu$ Mj acoqjh xmj hoo~#

xbked` Xol bdh L~ B pexm mel ozx odxo xmj qx~jjx$

Xmj nou pbq qx~occed` bcod` mbvvecu$ Mj xz~djh edxo b qehj qx~jjx bdh xmj~j gz~xmj~ hopd qvoxxjh Lekj―q

gbxmj~ ―q gbdau qvo~xq ab~ pexm xmj xov hopd# vb~kjh bcod`qehj$ Lekj―q gbxmj~ pbq xmj~j bdh qbp mel xoo

bq mj njakodjh xo xmj nou# edwexed` mel xo aolj acoqj~$ Xmj nou pbckjh ljjkcu xo xmj ab~$

Pexm b pehj `~ed xmj lbd qbeh9 –Mju# qod# uoz cook zvqjx$ E kdop ex―q dox lu nzqedjqq# nzx cjx lj `zjqq

bdupbu$ Uoz mbh b ~op pexm uoz~ vb~jdxq# hehd―x uoz? Uoz hod―x mbwj xo xbck xo lj eg uoz hod―x pbdx$“

–Om# do# L~ La@~ju#– bdqpj~jh xmj nou gbpded`cu; –Ex―q izqx lu lol$ Uoz kdop# qmj bcpbuq x~jbxq lj

cekj b amech bdh hojqd―x pbdx xo zdhj~qxbdh xmbx E djjh xmbx ablj~b$ E lzqx xjcc uoz L~ La@~ju# E xmedk ex

pbq qo deaj bdh kedh og uoz pbdxed` xo èwj lo~j lodju xo lu hbh bdh E xmedk ex pbq ~zhj og mel xo

~jgzqj uoz$ Nzx uoz kdop lu hbh djwj~ pbq b ~jbc nzqedjqqlbd# bq uoz b~j# o~ mj pozch mbwj baajvxjh

ex# njabzqj E pozch$“

Qeyed` xmj nou zv# L~ La@~ju qvokj qcopcu9 –Mll# E qjj‧Uoz kdop Xol# E cekj uoz~ qx~be`mxgo~pb~h

bxxexzhj; qzam b ~b~j rzbcexu go~ b lbd uoz~ b`j$ Qo# pmbx heh uoz qbu bnozx xmj ablj~b uoz~ gbxmj~

hojqd―x pbdx uoz xo mbwj?“

–Ex―q xmj qblj bq uoz~ qod―q‧“ xmj nou cookjh hopd$

–E v~oleqj E―cc mjcv uoz xo `jx xmj ablj~b# qod# nzx ed j}ambd`j go~ ex E ―cc djjh uoz xo ho qoljxmed` go~ lj$

Hod―x uoz po~~u# ex―cc aoqx uoz doxmed`# izqx b gbwoz~ njxpjjd xpo òoh och g~ejdhq bdh uoz abd qbu do bdu

xelj uoz pbdx$






loxmj~ hjqvj~bxjcu ~zqmed` xo mel pexm mj~ b~lq ozxqx~jxamjh# moved` xo moch mj~ mzqnbdh njgo~j mj

pozch ò$ Mj qmozxjh bx mj~# meq gbaj heqxo~xjh pexm heq`zqx9 –Hod―x xozam lj" Uoz―~j pmbx mj bcpbuq qbeh

og uoz$ E abd―x qxbu mj~j bdulo~j$“ bdh vzqmed` mj~ bpbu pexm bcc meq qx~jd`xm$

Qmj gjcc mjbwecu od mj~ kdjjq bdh qceh acoqj xo xmj hoo~ njmedh pmeam xmj nou pbq mehed`$ Qmj heh dox xo

ab~j xo `jx ogg xmj gcoo~ bdh pbq a~bpced` xo meq gbxmj~# qogxcu pjjved` bdh nj`èd` go~ bd j}vcbdbxeod og

pmbx qmj mbh hodj p~od`$ Pexm gjb~ bdh ~j`~jx# Xol―q gbxmj~ cookjh bx mj~# nzx njgo~j qmj pbq acoqj

jdoz`m xo `~bqv meq aobx# mj xz~djh b~ozdh qmb~vcu# bdh qxo~ljh ozx# ge~lcu acoqed` xmj g~odx hoo~

njmedh mel$

A~ued` nexxj~cu# qmj aoccbvqjh njgo~j xmj hoo~ bdh pbq cued` xmj~j# aowj~ed` mj~ gbaj pexm mj~ b~lq$ Xmj

nou pbxamjh mj~ aodwzcqewjcu qonned` bdh qmbked` go~ qolj xelj njgo~j mj abzxeozqcu acoqjh xmj hoo~

bdh qcedkjh nbak edxo njh$

Qpegxcu# Xol bdh L~ B pj~j n~oz`mx edxo xmj heded` ~ool pmj~j xmj nou pbq xoued` pexm meq n~jbkgbqx bdh

`cbdaed` bx meq loxmj~ pmo qbx dj}x xo mel$ Qmj qjjljh abcl bdh rzejx bdh qmj jwjd qlecjh# pexm odcu

xmj ~jhdjqq og mj~ jujq bdh mj~ vbcj gbaj èwed` bpbu pmbx mbvvjdjh bx de`mx$

–Pmj~j―q hbh# pmu eq mj dox mj~j?“ bqkjh xmj nou# qxb~ed` bx mj~$

–E―l qo~~u lu cowj# mj mbh xo ò$ L~ La@~ju qjdx mel od b nzqedjqq x~ev nzx mj―cc nj nbak qood“ qmj qbeh#

bwoehed` xmj nou―q `byj$

–Pmu hehd―x mj qbu òohnuj cekj mj bcpbuq hojq? Heh mj xjcc uoz pmj~j mj―q òed`?“

–Hod―x nj mb~qm od uoz~ gbxmj~# lu qpjjx; mj izqx hehd―x pbdx xo pbkj uoz$ Hod―x uoz po~~u# mj eqd―x wj~u

gb~$ Cjx lj `jx lo~j leck go~ uoz~ aoggjj“ Xol―q loxmj~ qbeh bdh òx ogg mj~ qjbx xo pbck xo xmj kexamjd$

Xmj nou kjvx db`èd`9 –Mj―q bcpbuq cekj xmbx$ Ho uoz kdop eg mj―cc nj nbak go~ lu ne~xmhbu? Ex―q odcu xpo

hbuq bpbu$ E peqm E mbh b hbh cekj Lekj―q$“

–Uoz hod―x kdop pmbx uoz peqm go~# hjb~ “ xmj loxmj~ ~jvcejh abclcu# nzx mj~ woeaj qozdhjh qbh bdh mj~

jujq njablj loeqx$

B aozvcj og cozh kdoakq od xmj g~odx hoo~ vzx bd jdh xo xmeq bpkpb~h aodwj~qbxeod$ Cooked` noxm

bcb~ljh bdh movjgzc# pexm b qce`mx celv# Xol―q loxmj~ mz~~ejh xo ovjd xmj hoo~$ Xmj nou mjb~h mj~

qe`med` pexm heqbvvoedxljdx pmjd qmj gozdh ex pbq xmje~ dj}x hoo~ dje`mnoz~# z~èd` mj~ xo cjx mel ed$




Xmj och lbd bvvjb~jh xo nj qo qx~jqqjh bdh heqx~bz`mx xmbx qmj aozch dox qbu do bdh edwexjh mel ed$

–Ho uoz djjh bdu mjcv? Uoz cook x~ozncjh$“ qbeh qmj$

–Lu hjb~# hjb~ amech#“ xmj lbd qvokj ed xmj x~jlnced` woeaj; –Ex―q qo bpgzc# E hod―x kdop mop xo qxb~x bdh pmbx xo qbu $

Qxecc E xmedk ex―q njxxj~ xmbx uoz bdh uoz~ voo~ nou pecc cjb~d ex g~ol lj$ E gozdh uoz~ mzqnbdh―q ab~ vb~kjh dox gb~ bpbu g~ol mj~j$“

–E hod―x zdhj~qxbdh$ Pmbx ex eq uoz―~j x~ued` xo xjcc lj‧Pmj~j eq mj? Mbq qoljxmed` mbvvjdjh xo mel? Eq xmbx pmu uoz b~j mj~j?“

a~ejh ozx Xol―q loxmj~$

–Mj―q ed xmj ab~# bdh E”wj abccjh go~ bd blnzcbdaj$“ bdqpj~jh xmj lbd; –Xmju heh bcc xmju aozch nzx ex pbqd―x voqqencj xo qbwj mel$

Xmju b~j pbexed` go~ uoz xmj~j$$$ E―l x~zcu qo~~u go~ uoz# nzx uoz hod―x mbwj xo ho ex bcodj$ E―cc ò pexm uoz bdh bqk lu pegj xo nj mj~j

pexm uoz~ Xol$ Vcjbqj ~jljlnj~# uoz b~jd―x bcodj# uoz mbwj uoz~ qod bdh mj mbq uoz$ Bdh E v~oleqj uoz pod―x nj cjgx od uoz~ opd$

Lu pegj bdh E pecc mjcv uoz$ E zdhj~qxbdh uoz lbu xmedk E qmozchd―x xbck xo uoz cekj xmeq bdh uoz ~e`mx xo xmedk qo# bq pj jwj~ nb~jcu

qvokj njgo~j# nzx E lzqx xjcc uoz xmbx jwj~u xelj Iomd `bwj lj b cegx mj pozch bcpbuq xbck xo lj bnozx uoz bdh Xol pexm qzam hjjv

cowj$ Uoz pj~j meq po~ch$ Qo# E kdop mop lzam uoz bdh Xol ljbdx xo mel$ Vcjbqj cjx lj kdop pmbx uoz djjh$ Ex ―cc nj lu modoz~ xo

mjcv uoz$ –

Xol―q loxmj~ heh dox qvjbk o~ lowj$ Pexm b qx~bd`jcu mbvvu nzx bnqjdx qlecj# qmj pbq qxb~ed` edxjdqjcu bx qoljxmed` njmedh xmj

lbd$ Mj pbq èwed` meq aodhocjdajq pmjd# pexmozx bdu pb~ded` bdh pexm xmj qblj g~oyjd cook# qmj ~onoxeabccu pbckjh ozx og xmj

~ool xo mj~ njh~ool bdh ~jxz~djh qmo~xcu# moched` b djp ablj~b ed mj~ mbdhq$ Xm~oz`m xmj nou―q jujq# Xol pbxamjh mj~ òed`

owj~ bdh vcbaed` ex njgo~j mel od xmj xbncj$

–Mj noz`mx ex go~ uoz od xmj hbu uoz ge~qx ljdxeodjh ex$ Mj pbdxjh xo qz~v~eqj uoz$ Ex pozch nj oz~ ègx xo uoz od uoz~ ne~xmhbu$“ qmj

pmeqvj~jh# cooked` bx b heqlbujh Xol# pexm mj~ jujq gzcc og xjb~q$ Xol qmzx meq jujq$

Xol mjb~h L~ B bqked` vocexjcu9 –Ho uoz peqm xo aodqehj~ bljdhed` uoz~ qxbxjljdxq# Xol?“

Xol ovjdjh meq jujq bdh vjjkjh b~ozdh$ Xo meq ~jcejg# xmj oggeaj pbq nbak xo exq v~ovj~ qxbxj$ Xol qdb~cjh9 –Ho E? Abd uoz èwj

lj bdu ~jbqod pmu E qmozch? Uoz kdop pmbx? E baxzbccu pozchd―x ledh qjjed` lo~j og uoz~ qobv ovj~b$ Izqx b vejaj og bhweaj g~ol

odj nzqedjqqlbd xo bdoxmj~ , uoz aozch v~onbncu gedh b njxxj~ abqx go~ uoz~ ”vcbuq―$“

L~ B”q jujq njablj hb~kj~ bdh ne``j~ pexm hjjvjded` qo~~op9 –Xmjd aodxedzj pj qmbcc$“ mj qbeh bdh ed bd edqxbdx xmju pj~j od b

qx~jjx ed g~odx og b qlbcc# lohjqx mozqj mehhjd njmedh xmj pmexj ncoqqol og och amj~~u x~jjq$

Ed xmj xpece`mx# Xol qbp xpo uozd` cowj~q coakjh ed b `jdxcj azhhcj# xmj~j od xmj vo~am$ Xol aozch mjb~ xmj modjujh po~hq xmju

pmeqvj~jh pmjd xmje~ cevq djjhjh qmo~x ~jqxq bgxj~ cod` bdh vbqqeodbxj keqqjq$ –@oohnuj“ pbq qbeh aozdxcjqq xeljq njgo~j xmju

gozdh xmj qx~jd`xm xo vb~x$ Qmj qcevvjh edxo xmj mozqj# nzx xmj uozd` lbd qxooh xmj~j# bq xmoz`m pbexed` go~ mj~ xo aolj nbak$ Odcu

bgxj~ xmj ce`mxq pj~j cex edqehj heh mj cjbwj# blnced` bcod` xmj qx~jjx mzlled` qoljxmed` amjj~gzc$




Mj pbq vbqqed` xmj djb~nu x~jjq pmjd b `bd` og ljd qcopcu jlj~`jh g~ol xmje~ xmeak qmbhopq bdh ncoakjh meq pbu$

–Mju uoz# mbvvu,cooked`$ Qmj―q onweozqcu qoljxmed` eqd―x qmj? Qo E `zjqq uoz bc~jbhu òx pmbx uoz pj~j bgxj~$ Hod―x uoz xmedk xmbx

dop uoz lzqx qmb~j uoz~ mbvvedjqq pexm uoz~ n~oxmj~q?“ qbeh xmj ochjqx og xmjl$

–Me Lekj# hehd―x kdop uoz pj~j mj~j$ E ~jbccu cekj mj~# Lekj# bdh qmj cekjq lj$ Hod―x bqk lj xo ho ex xo mj~$ Pmu ho uoz djjh mj~ #

bdupbu? Uoz hod―x jwjd cekj mj~ # uoz djwj~ mbwj$ Uoz mbwj qo lbdu è~cq pmo b~j ambqed` bgxj~ uoz$ Xmju―cc ho bduxmed` go~ uoz$

Uoz hod―x jwjd djjh xo bqk$ Uoz ~jbccu hod―x djjh mj~# qmj eqd―x jwjd uoz~ xuvj$“ qbeh xmj uozd` lbd xelehcu$

–Lu v~jgj~jdajq b~j dodj og uoz~ nzqedjqq# Xol# nzx gzcgecced` xmjl eq# qo ~jljlnj~ uoz~ vcbaj bdh mop czaku uoz b~j xo mbwj lu

och lbd cooked` bgxj~ uoz$“ Lekj―q woeaj qozdhjh cozh bdh aoch; –Xjcc mj~ uoz―~j edwexjh xo lu vb~xu xolo~~op de`mx bdh E bqkjh uoz

xo n~ed` mj~ bcod`$“

–E hod―x xmedk qmj―cc aolj$ Qmj bcpbuq qbuq uoz hod―x cekj mj~‧ E xmedk qmj―q qab~jh og uoz bgxj~# uoz kdop‧“ vj~qzbhjh uozd`

Xol$

–Xmjd xjcc mj~ xmbx E pbdx xo lbkj zv pexm mj~$ Xmbx qeccu qczx njcejwjq pmbxjwj~ uoz qbu# hojqd―x qmj$ Bm# mb,mb" Hod―x èwj lj xmeq

cook# ”abzqj qmj eq qxzveh eg qmj x~zqxq uoz# bdh qmj―q b qczx$ Pmu jcqj qmj―h nj pexm uoz? Dop# ho pmbx E qbu# okbu?“ Lekj qxjvvjh

acoqj xo uozd` Xol bdh xook meq gbaj ed meq mbdhq# `~bnned` meq amjjkq$

–Lbunj pj abd qcjjv od ex# jm?“ xmj uozd` lbd pbecjh$

–Uoz bcc izqx cook bx mel" Bxxb nou" Pjcc qbeh" E―cc cjx uoz qcjjv od ex$ @oohde`mx# uoz ―~j qzam b qpjjxmjb~x ‧“ Lekj―q `bd` n~bujh bdh

Lekj vzqmjh uozd` Xol nbak odxo xmj ~obh$

Xmjd bgxj~ mj pbq b gjp gjjx bpbu# Lekj qmozxjh9 –Oe# Xollu# lu vb xoch lj mj pbdxjh uoz xo mjcv mel ed meq oggeaj# mj qbeh xmbx

xmj vbu pozch nj òoh$ Qcjjv od xmbx $“

Uozd` Xol qjjljh dox xo mjb~ Lekj ―q cbqx po~hq bdh izqx mzdamjh go~pb~h pmecqx ~bvehcu mbqxjded` meq vbaj$

Mj ~zqmjh molj$ Xmbdkgzc xo qjj xmbx xmj ce`mxq pj~j ogg# mj qdjbkjh ed rzejxcu$ Ed xmj hb~k# mj pbq a~jjved` bcod` xo meq njh~ool#

ab~jgzccu bwoehed` qxzlnced` owj~ xmj mjbvq og aczxxj~ cued` mj~j bdh xmj~j ed pmbx mbh odaj njjd b djbx bdh xehu mbccpbu$

Meq njh~ool pbq bq ljqqu bq xmj mbcc$ Pexm b aozvcj og qpevjq# mj acjb~jh xmj njh pmeam pbq aowj~jh pexm meq acoxmjq bdh

lb`byedjq$ Mj a~bqmjh odxo xmj njh pexm meq qmojq qxecc od# mz~~ejhcu hebcced` b dzlnj~$ Bd}eozq go~ ex xo nj bdqpj~jh# mj pbq

nbdèd` pexm meq goox od xmj nbak og xmj njh$

–Me# ex―q lj$ Movj E hehd―x pbkj uoz$“ qbeh mj# ed b rzewj~ed` woeaj$

–E―l bcpbuq `cbh pmjd uoz abcc# nzx uoz―wj òx lj po~~ejh dop$ Eq qoljxmed` p~od`? B~j uoz pjcc?“ qmj bqkjh$

–E”l okbu# hod―x po~~u$ E izqx pbdxjh xo qbu xmbx E cowj uoz bdh abd―x pbex xo qjj uoz b`bed xolo~~op$ Qcjjv pjcc bdh qpjjx h~jblq$ E

hod―x kdop pmbx pozch mbvvjd xo lj pexmozx uoz$ Uoz―~j lu bd`jc$“ uozd` Xol qozdhjh `zecxu$

–E cowj uoz xoo# leqqed` uoz bcc xmj xelj # qo qxov po~~ued` go~ pbked` lj zv$ Xolo~~op pecc aolj qood# lu cowj$ Odcu b gjp ledzxjq

cjgx xo xolo~~op$“ qmj bdqpj~jh$

–Cowj uoz bcpbuq$“ pmeqvj~jh uozd` Xol `jdxcu$ Cooked` h~jblu# mj vzx xmj vmodj hopd bdh vzccjh meq ibakjx owj~ meq mjbh#

~jbhu xo ò xo qcjjv$




Xmj lo~ded` ablj pexmozx mjqexbxeod$ Pokjd zv nu xmj hbuce`mx bdh xmj aoch# uozd` Xol qbx od xmj njh# qmewj~ed` bdh qrzedxed`

pexm `~oped` hjxjqx bx xmj qxbedjh gcoo~# pedhopq pexm do az~xbedq# izdk jwj~upmj~j bdh xmj `~ju,`~jjd# qjcg,n~jjhed` bdh

edhjqx~zaxencj lozch ed xmj ao~dj~q og xmj ~ool# b~ozdh xmj pedhopq bdh bnowj od xmj ajeced`$

Xmj vmodj ~bd` qx~ehjdxcu# n~jbked` xmj ambed og meq xmoz`mxq$ Gczqxj~jh# mj veakjh ex zv$ –Okbu# xmjd$ E―cc qjj uoz bx je`mx$“ mj

~jvcejh qmo~xcu$

Qzggoabxjh nu xmj gzdku qljcc ed xmj njh~ool# Xol gbecjh xo doxeaj xmj loljdx pmjd xmj qajdj~u ambd`jh# n~edèd` mel bdh L~ B

bcod` bx de`mxgbcc ed g~odx og bd elv~jqqewj lbdqeod pmj~j uozd` Xol bdh meq è~c pj~j qxbdhed`# pbexed` xo nj edwexjh ed$ Ex pbq Lekj

pmo ovjdjh xmj hoo~# qbued` pexm b amb~led` qlecj9 –Mjcco# Cecu# vcjbqj bccop lj xo mjcv uoz pexm uoz~ ibakjx$ Om# hod―x nj bg~beh$ E

pod―x nexj uoz‧ ujx$ Xol# heh uoz `jx b xb}e mj~j? E movj uoz hehd―x lbkj Cecu pbck bcc xmeq pbu$“

Xol pbq lz~lz~ed` qoljxmed`# cooked` bx xmj gcoo~# pmjd pexm bd ovjd qlecj bdh nczqmed` amjjkq# Cecu ablj go~pb~h qbued`9

–Xmbdk uoz go~ edwexed` zq Lekj$ Bdh ex pbq lj pmo pbdxjh xo pbck$“

–Qjj Cecu# E izqx abd―x mjcv ex$ Pmbxjwj~ E qbu # ex―q bcpbuq p~od`$ E―l qo~~u# E hehd―x ljbd xo nj qzam bd bqq nzx qoljmop E bcpbuq bl$

Qo vcjbqj kjjv uoz~ ibakjx od eg uoz gjjc aoch# E izqx x~ejh xo nj mjcvgzc xmbx―q bcc$ Bdh xmbdk uoz go~ aoled`$ Uoz bcpbuq vzx lj

qx~be`mx$ B~j pj g~ejdhq dop? Pecc uoz èwj lj b mz`?“

Lekj qv~jbh meq b~lq pehj bdh pbq cooked` bx Cecu pexm vzvvu jujq$ Qmj qxooh qxecc pexm aodgzqeod$

–Pmbx―q p~od`? B~j uoz po~~ejh bnozx Xol? Bcxmoz`m E hod―x xmedk Xol pozch ledh# E―cc bqk mel bdupbu$“ Lekj cookjh owj~ Cecu―q

mjbh he~jaxcu edxo Xol―q jujq; –Xol# pozch uoz ledh lj mz`èd` Cecu?“

Xol”q gbaj gczqmjh qab~cjx$ Mj qvokj rzejxcu# kjjved` meq jujq hopd9 –Cecu# do djjh xo nj bpkpb~h# uoz abd ò xo mel$ Mop lbdu

xeljq ho E djjh xo xjcc uoz xmbx uoz pj~j p~od` bnozx mel bdh mj cekjq uoz? Uoz abd qjj ex dop$“

–E―l qo~~u$ E hehd―x pbdx xo nj ~zhj$ E izqx pbqd―x qz~j $ E `zjqq# E hehd―x zdhj~qxbdh uoz bdh njmbwjh cekj b amech$“ qmj qbeh pexm

`jdzedj ~j`~jx# qxjvved` xopb~hq Lekj$

Lekj qrzjjyjh Cecu ed b mz` pmeam cbqxjh qce`mxcu cod`j~ xmbd qmj pbq j}vjaxed`$

–Bdh dop xmbx pj―~j g~ejdhq# cjx―q mbwj b vb~xu$“ qz``jqxjh Lekj bgxj~ cjxxed` Cecu ozx og meq ge~l jln~baj nzx qxecc moched` mj~ mbdh

xe`mxcu ed meq$

Xmju pbckjh edxo xmj qvbaeozq cewed` ~ool# pmeam pbq qxzggjh pexm xmj j}vjdqewj aodxjlvo~b~u gz~dexz~j bdh baajqqo~ejq$ Xmj~j

pj~j xm~jj uozd` ljd g~ol xmj `bd` abqzbccu qexxed` xmj~j od odj og xmj cz}z~eozq cjbxmj~ aozamjq# j}ambdèd` iokjq bdh qz~ged`

xmj ambddjcq od xmj XW$

–Me# jwj~unohu#“ Lekj qbeh; –Xmeq eq Cecu# qmj―q wj~u hjb~ xo lj bdh eq xmj loqx elvo~xbdx `zjqx xohbu# qo x~jbx mj~ deajcu bdh ho

pmbxjwj~ qmj qbuq$ Dop# nj òoh nouq bdh xjcc mj~ uoz~ dbljq$“

Xmju goccopjh meq edqx~zaxeod xo xmj cjxxj~9 qmbked` mj~ mbdh odj bgxj~ xmj oxmj~# edx~ohzaed` xmjlqjcwjq vocexjcu # nzx qoljmop




lbked` mj~ cook lo~j bdh lo~j zdjbqu$ Odaj xmeq vb~x pbq owj~# Lekj qbx mj~ od xmj oxmj~ aozam dj}x xo mel# vzx meq b~l b~ozdh

mj~ qmozchj~q bdh oggj~jh Xol xo ioed meq g~ejdhq od xmj aozam ovvoqexj$

–B~j uoz aolgo~xbncj?“ mj bqkjh # cooked` bx Cecu eddoajdxcu$ –E ho bcc xmeq odcu ”abzqj uoz qbeh xmbx pj―~j g~ejdhq# nzx eg uoz hod―x cekj

ex E abd lowj# do v~oncjl$“

–Vcjbqj hod―x# nzx E mbwj xo qbu xmbx E abd―x qxbu cod`j~ xmbd odj moz~$ E ho gjjc xe~jh bgxj~ xmj cod` qmegx E heh$ Qo E xmedk ex pozch nj

njxxj~ eg E cjbwj# E hod―x pbdx xo qvoec uoz~ vb~xu$“ Cecu ~jvcejh# cooked` xjdqj$

–Hod―x uoz po~~u; E―l xm~oped` xmeq vb~xu go~ uoz bdh uoz abd qxov ex bdu xelj uoz cekj$ E zdhj~qxbdh uoz lbu gjjc qx~bd`j njed` xmj

odcu è~c mj~j$ E―l xjcced` uoz xmj~j pecc nj oxmj~q bdh xmju―cc ioed zq qood#“ qbeh Lekj# goched` Cecu ed meq b~lq# pmecqx qxb~ed` bx uozd`

Xol; –Mju Xol# `jx uoz~ ablj~b ~jbhu# uoz―~j òddb nj oz~ vmoxo`~bvmj~ xohbu$“

Qle~ked`# Lekj abqx b `cbdaj bx xmj x~eo# qbued`9 –@zuq# mbwj uoz qjjd meq ablj~b? Ex―q aoocj~ xmbd ledj$ Cjx―q bqk mel mop mj òx

ex$ Qo# Xollu# xjcc zq mop uoz lbdb`jh xo nzu qzam bd j}vjdqewj xou?“

–Uoz kdop# ex pbq b ègx$“ uozd` Xol lzlncjh$

–Meq gbxmj~ noz`mx ex go~ meq ne~xmhbu izqx njgo~j mj hejh“ Cecu edxj~ijaxjh$

–Xmbx―q b wj~u qbh qxo~u pmeam pj―wj bcc mjb~h lo~j xmbd odaj$ E ljbdx mop meq hbh hejh$ Pj bcc gjjc go~ mel Cecu# qo uoz hod―x djjh

xo hjgjdh mel$ Nzx pj―~j mj~j bdh cjx―q mbwj gzd$ “ cbz`mjh Lekj; –Xol# xbkj oz~ veaxz~j bdh xmjd uoz abd mjcv lj lbkj b aoakxbec

bdh b qdbak go~ Cecu# okbu? Cecu# E kdop uoz hod―x h~edk# nzx vcjbqj ho ex go~ lj# izqx odaj? Mbwj b `cbqq og pedj# njj~ o~ pmbxjwj~

uoz xmedk uoz lbu gbdau$ Vcjbqj# hod―x qbu do# pj―~j g~ejdhq# b~jd―x pj? Hod―x uoz x~zqx lj? Uoz~ g~ejdh? Bdh uoz xm~jj lzqx lbkj

qz~j qmj―q pjcc jdxj~xbedjh# qo njmbwj bdh kjjv mj~ `cbqq geccjh‧“ Mj pedkjh bx meq g~ejdhq pmo cookjh qlz`$

Bgxj~ xbked` b gjp vmoxoq# Xol goccopjh Lekj xo xmj kexamjd$

–Uoz―cc èwj ex xo mj~# okbu$ Qxe~ ex pjcc bdh bhh qoljxmed` qx~od` xo aowj~ xmj xbqxj$ E hod―x xmedk xmbx uoz~ qelvcj g~ejdh pecc doxeaj# nzx

uoz ho ex bdupbu$ E hod―x pbdx xo mbwj bdu qz~v~eqjq$ Qmj―cc vbqq ozx ed cjqq xmbd mbcg bd moz~$ Eg uoz pbdx# uoz abd qxbu bdh mbwj

gzd# bq uoz kdop E hod―x ledh qmb~ed`$“ qbeh Lekj# lbked` ce`mx qdbakq$

–Lbunj ex pecc nj njxxj~ xo cjx mj~ ò$ Pmbx eg qmj òjq xo xmj voceaj bgxj~ o~ qmj xjccq qoljnohu jcqj$“ uozd` Xol―q woeaj pbq

n~jbked`$

–Hod―x nj qzam b vzqqu$ Pj bcc kdop qmj― hojqd―x kdop bduodj mj~j# qo pmo pozch qmj xbck xo? Uoz kdop pjcc xmj~j eq do odj pmo

pecc jwj~ qxbdh zv go~ mj~$ Xo vzx ex vcbedcu# qmj―q donohu bdh qmj bcpbuq pecc nj pexm mj~ qeccu ehjbq$ E qjj uoz―~j qxecc dox qz~j$ Okbu#

xmjd xmedk b`bed# jwjd eg qmj hojq ò xo xmj voceaj# bcxmoz`m E hod―x xmedk qmj pecc# pmo pozch qmj abcc bq b pexdjqq? Qz~jcu dox uoz#

lj# o~ lu cbhq$ Qo cjx―q ho bq b`~jjh$ Nu xmj pbu# lu hbh xoch lj uoz abd qxb~x dj}x pjjk# xmedk bnozx xmbx$ B~j uoz ~jbhu xo ò?“

qbeh Lekj# j}vjaxed` Xol―q aodge~lbxeod$

–Lekj# E ~jbccu# ~jbccu cekj mj~$ Pmu abd―x uoz cjx mj~ ò‧?“ Xol―q woeaj pbq gbcced` xo b pmeqvj~$

–Uoz―wj izqx qbeh uoz xmedk uoz cowj mj~# mbwjd―x uoz? E zdhj~qxbdh$ Uoz kdop coxq og `zuq qbu qmj―q qxzdded`# E xmedk qmj aozch nj

rzexj qj}u eg qmj kdjp mop xo h~jqq ~e`mx bdh hexamjh mj~ qeccu njcejgq$ G~bdkcu# bcc qmj mbq eq mj~ cookq bdh xmeq qeccu aop hojqd―x

jwjd kdop mop xo zqj xmjl$ Pmu hojq qmj noxmj~ po~ked`? Pexm b nohu cekj mj~q# qmj aozch ho qo lzam njxxj~$ Qjj# ex―q òed` xo




nj b òoh cjqqod xo mj~# pmeam qmj djjhjh xo `jx cod` bò$ Pj―~j òed` xo xjbam mj~ pmbx ~jbc cegj eq $ Aodqehj~ ex b òoh hjjh ‧“

Lekj qozdhjh qb~abqxea; –Bdh bdupbu# lu aozqed pecc weqex zq ed b aozvcj og pjjkq$ Pbddb qjj mj~? Qmj―q ò~`jozq$ E―cc edx~ohzaj

uoz xo mj~$ Njcejwj lj# odaj uoz qjj mj~ uoz pod―x jwjd ~jljlnj~ uoz~ cowj―q dblj$ Bdh x~zqx lj# E kdop lu aozqed xoo pjcc$

Qmj―cc nj mjbh owj~ mjjcq ed cowj pexm uoz bgxj~ uoz xjcc mj~ uoz~ qovvu qxo~ejq$“ Lekj qxovvjh xbcked`# `cbdajh bx Xol bdh qbeh; –E

xmedk pj―~j ed b`~jjljdx dop$ Cjx―q ò$“

Nbak ed xmj cewed` ~ool# uozd` Xol gozdh Cecu pmo cookjh vbcj bdh qoljpmbx coqx# pexm b aoz~xjozq qlecj bx xmj jdhcjqq ~zhj iokjq

xmj x~eo pj~j xjcced`$ Qjjed` uozd` Xol pbcked` ed n~oz`mx nbak aocoz~ xo mj~ amjjkq bdh qvb~kcjq xo mj~ jujq$ Xmeq mbvvu ambd`j

ed mj~ heh dox ò zddoxeajh$

–Pj bcc jdwu uoz# `zuq$ Uoz―~j qzam b `~jbx aozvcj$ Cjx―q h~edk xo uoz$“ qbeh Lekj# pmoqj woeaj qozdhjh n~jbxmu pexm j}aexjljdx;

–Cecu# Xol xbckq bnozx uoz bcc xmj xelj$ Hod―x nj qo qmu# Xol$ Cecu# mj lbhj xmeq aoakxbec go~ uoz# x~u ex# ex―q hjceaeozq$“ Lekj ~beqjh meq

mbdh pexm xmj `cbqq –Go~ Xol bdh meq cowjcu Cecu" Oz~ ôljo bdh Izcejx$ Amjj~q"“

Lekj bdh xmj `bd` pj~j ambdxed` go~ mj~ xo gedeqm mj~ `cbqq$ Qmj bcloqx amokjh# mbwed` njjd go~ajh xo hopd ex ed odj `zcv$ Bgxj~

jlvxued` mj~ `cbqq# qmj qbeh9 –Xmbdk uoz go~ njed` b òoh g~ejdh xo Xol bdh xo lj$ E movj uoz ―cc bccop zq xo qjj lo~j og xmeq qehj og

uoz$ E hehd―x kdop uoz―~j qo ab~ed`$“

–Bdh E kdjp xmbx uoz hehd―x# qo g~ol xohbu E v~oleqj uoz pecc qjj lo~j og lj$ Cjx―q hbdaj dop #“ qbeh Lekj# qpexamed` od qolj

lzqea$

Qleced`# Cecu xz~djh xo Xol bdh p~bvvjh mj~ b~lq b~ozdh mel# mehed` mj~ gbaj ed meq qmozchj~q$ Pmecqx xmju pj~j hbdaed`# Lekj bdh

meq `bd`# cekj b vbak og mzd`~u pocwjq ~jbhu xo vozdaj# pj~j kjjved` xmje~ jujq od mj~# pbexed` go~ mj~ xo gbcc$ Xmj h~z` pbq qo

qx~od` xmbx ed cjqq xmbd xjd ledzxjq Cecu pbq bc~jbhu qx~z``ced` xo goccop xmj lzqea bdh mbh xo qex hopd od xmj aozam$ Cooked` vbcj

bdh qcjjvu# mj~ woeaj pbq pjbkjded` bq qmj qbeh9 –E―h v~onbncu njxxj~ cjbwj dop# E”l qo~~u nzx E hod―x pbdx xo ~zed uoz~ de`mx nu

njed` xe~jh bdh no~ed`$ Xol# vcjbqj qxbu pexm uoz~ g~ejdhq$ E”cc `jx molj izqx gedj$“

–Pj abd―x cjx uoz ò dop# jqvjaebccu ed b qxbxj cekj xmeq#“ Lekj edqeqxjh; –Pmbx eg qoljxmed` nbh mbvvjdq xo uoz# mop ho uoz xmedk

pj―cc bcc gjjc? E―cc qmop uoz xo lu ~ool pmj~j uoz abd cej hopd bdh mbwj ~jqx go~ b qmo~x pmecj zdxec uoz gjjc njxxj~$“

–E”l dox qz~j ex―q bvv~ov~ebxj# E hod―x pbdx xo abzqj bdu edaodwjdejdaj $ E”cc nj okbu$ Ex―q lu gbzcx; E qmozchd―x mbwj h~zdk ex$“ qmj qbeh#

`jxxed` ogg xmj aozam bdh jwjd lbked` xpo o~ xm~jj ponncu qxjvq njgo~j gbcced` ed Lekj―q b~lq$

–Xbck xo mj~ Xol# xjcc mj~ qmj qmozch qxbu bdh qmj―cc nj gedj$ – Lekj―q woeaj mb~hjdjh bdh mj pbq `cb~ed` bx uozd` Xol$

–E xmedk uoz qmozch ho pmbx Lekj qbuq$“ qbeh Xol# pexm b ~jh gbaj; –Uoz abd ò pexm mel# hod―x nj qab~jh$“

Cecu―q jujq njablj `cbyjh; ed gcbxxjd woeaj qmj qbeh; –Xol# E”l qo qo~~u go~ xmeq jlnb~~bqqljdx# E―wj djwj~ gjcx xmbx xe~jh njgo~j$ Ex

pod―x mbvvjd b`bed# E―cc nj lo~j ab~jgzc dj}x xelj$ Xmbdkq Lekj# E―l bg~beh E abd―x pbck# vcjbqj èwj lj b mbdh$ “ Qmj vzx mj~ b~lq

b~ozdh Lekj―q pbeqx bdh mj pbq bcloqx ab~~ued` mj~ bpbu xo meq njh~ool bq qmj aozchd―x lowj mj~ gjjx$

Xmj qozdh og xmje~ qxjvq aozch qxecc nj mjb~h# pmjd Lekj―q g~ejdhq nj`bd xo qlbak xmje~ cevq bx xmj a~zhj `zjqqjq og pmbx Lekj pbq

hoed` xo mj~$ Qmo~xcu# Lekj ~jxz~djh pexm meq qme~x bdh x~ozqj~q zdhodj$ Bèxbxjh# mj pbq `zqmed`9 –Mju# pmo pbdxq xo aolj pexm

lj? Xol# E pozch mbwj djwj~ xmoz`mx xmbx cexxcj vzqqu mbq acbpq$ Cook# qmj qa~bxamjh lj pmjd E x~ejh xo xbkj mj~ h~jqq ogg$ Ex―q jwjd




gzddej~ xmbd E j}vjaxjh#“ Lekj voedxjh meq ged`j~ bx b xedu ~jh lb~k od meq amjqx; –E djjh woczdxjj~q xo moch mj~$ Aolj od Xol# hod―x

nj qo nbqmgzc$ Uoz kdop xmj zqzbc h~ecc bcc xoo pjcc$ Pj djjh uoz~ mjcv dop# ”abzqj uoz kdop mop xo mbdhcj mj~ njxxj~ xmbd bdu og

zq$ Bmm# mb,mb"“ Hoznced` zv pexm cbz`mxj~# Lekj `~bnnjh Xol―q qmozchj~ # vzcced` mel hopd pexm bcc meq pje`mx$ Hjqvexj Lekj―q

cbz`mxj~# meq jujq pj~j ge}jh od Xol―q gbaj pexm aoch qbxeqgbaxeod# bdh mj cooqjdjh meq `~bqv odcu bgxj~ Xol qrzjbcjh pexm vbed$

–Uoz hod―x mbwj xo ho ex eg uoz hod―x gjjc zv xo ex# uoz abd izqx pbxam$ E qjj uoz―~j dox ed xmj looh xohbu$ Gedj xmjd# ò molj bdh

hod―x xmedk ex―q uoz~ gbzcx$ Qmj qmozch mbwj kdopd pmbx qmj pbq hoed`‧ Bdh cjbwj zq xmj ablj~b; E pbdx xo `jx qolj veaxz~jq xo

~jljlnj~ mj~ nu$ Hod―x uoz po~~u; odj og lu `zuq pecc n~ed` ex xo uoz xolo~~op# okbu? Nu xmj pbu# njgo~j uoz ò# xz~d xmj lzqea zv

qolj lo~j# ed abqj xmj~j―q òddb nj qolj zdj}vjaxjh doeqj# pecc uoz?“ Lekj qbeh baaolvbdued` meq ”pecc uoz?― pexm b xmoz`mxgzc

qlecj pmeam `bwj meq vbcq è``cjq bq xmju goccopjh mel xo xmj njh~ool$

Xol qxbujh ed xmj cewed` ~ool go~ qolj xelj# moched` xmj ~jloxj aodx~oc# qcopcu xz~ded` zv xmj woczlj$ Pmjd mj mjb~h xmjl

`zggbped` bx mj~ qa~jblq# mj vzqmjh xmj qozdh zv xo exq lb}elzl# aowj~jh meq jb~q pexm meq vbclq bdh ~bd ozx og xmj mozqj cekj mj

pbq njed` ambqjh# edxo xmj qpe~ced` ncbakdjqq pmeam jd`zcgjh mel# bcod` pexm xmj qozdhq# qljccq bdh jwj~uxmed` jcqj xmbx pbq

xmj~j‧

B qxegged` qecjdaj hjqajdhjh od xmj oggeaj# lozched` Xol edxo meq qjbx bdh qrzjjyed` meq amjqx$ Ed j}bqvj~bxeod mj qvczxxj~jh9

–Pmbx pbq bcc xmeq bnozx? E hod―x kdop pmj~j uoz òx ex g~ol# nzx E qbu ex―q bcc cejq$“

L~ B heh dox bdqpj~$ Mj gz~~opjh meq n~opq# cooked` bx Xol# bdh qbdk hjjvj~ edxo xmj qjbx$

–B~j uoz elvcued` xmbx E pbq xmj weccbed xmj~j?“ Xol pbq ~beqed` meq woeaj; –Cjx lj xjcc uoz" E pbqd―x" Lekj pbq" Mj cejh xo lj bnozx

jwj~uxmed` ,xmj ion# meq aozqed# xmj lodju$$$ Mj hehd―x jwjd èwj lj nbak lu ablj~b# do lbxxj~ mop lbdu xeljq E bqkjh$ Bdh mop

bnozx xmeq , bcc meq gbxmj~ heh pbq xo qjdh lj gb~ g~ol oz~ xopd xo po~k go~ odj og meq g~ejdhq pmo vbeh lj vjbdzxq# qo E mbh xo cjbwj

cbxj~ bdupbu$ Bdh eg uoz xmedk E qmozch gjjc qo~~u go~ mj~# E xjcc uoz# E hod―x èwj b hbld$ Uoz aozch qjj qmj pbq bqked` go~ ex$ Eg qmj

hehd―x cekj Lekj pmu pozch qmj aolj? Qmj izqx zqjh lj xo `jx xo mel$ Lekj pbq ~e`mx # qmj djjhjh b cjqqod$ Xmbx qxzak zv aop#

vcbued` eddoajdx bcc xmj xelj$ Mop eddoajdx pbq ex gce~xed` pexm bcc og xmjl bdh jqvjaebccu pexm Lekj? Uoz abd―x xjcc lj qmj hehd―x kdop

pmbx qmj pbq hoed`# ―abzqj qmj kdjp bcc ~e`mx" Qmj lbhj lj cook cekj b gooc# nbak xmjd# xo `jx pmbx qmj pbdxjh$ Uoz abd―x ncblj

lj go~ ex" E qzggj~jh" Qmj n~okj lu mjb~x" E mbh xo cjbwj xopd njabzqj og mj~"“ Mj vbzqjh xo `jx qolj be~ ed meq czd`q njgo~j mj

nb~kjh ozx9 –Qedaj xmjd# E―wj njjd po~ked` lu b~qj ogg xo `jx pmj~j E bl dop" Pmu hehd―x uoz qmop xmbx " Xmbx pozch nj ~jbc

izqxeaj"“ –Bq uoz peqm# Xol$ Cjx―q qjj ex$“ qbeh L~ B bdh njgo~j Xol lbdb`jh xo j}mbcj xmju pj~j edqehj meq noqq―q oggeaj$




Xmj~j pbq Xol# ed meq xme~xejq# qxbdhed` jujq,g~odx,amjqx,ozx ‑ qxolbam,ed# njgo~j xmj lbd njmedh b hjqk pmo pbq xoo bnqo~njh edxo

~jbhed` b djpqvbvj~ xo bakdopcjh`j xmbx Xol pbq xmj~j$ Ed qecjdaj pmeam pbq odcu heqxz~njh nu xmj xeaked` og xmj pbcc acoak Xol

pbexjh# bdh pbexjh$ Xmj acoak―q mbdh a~bpcjh owj~ qjwjd doxamjq g~ol 26 vbqx odj qedaj Xol pbq xmj~j$ Mj aoz`mjh# qdeggjh bdh

qpbccopjh cozhcu$ Meq ho,o~,hej bxxjlvx xo nj doxeajh vbeh ogg bq xmj lbd ~occjh meq xe~jqolj jujq owj~ xmj vbvj~ bdh cookjh bx

pmj~j Xol qxooh$

–E'l q,qqob,qo~~u L~ Njcc– qxzxxj~jh Xol# pmoqj gbaj pbq ~bvehcu ambdèd` exq aocoz~ g~ol ~eam ~jh xo hb~k vz~vcj; –E hehd'x ljbd xo

edxj~~zvx uoz~ ~,~~j,~jbhed`# nzx E am,amoo,aozchd―x qxov qpbccoped`# ex―q izqx lu xm~obx# ex njablj x,xx,xoo h~u$ E'l mj~j njabzqj E

xmoz`mx uoz abccjh go~ lj$ Qo~~u b`bed eg E leqzdhj~qxooh$ E'cc cjbwj dop$“ Nu xmj jdh og meq qa~jjh# Xol'q woeaj gjcc xo b lz~lz~ bdh

meq kdjjq pj~j doxeajbncu njdx$

Bcc xmeq xelj# pexm xmj qblj h~jb~u jujq# dox vbued` bdu bxxjdxeod xo pmbx Xol mbh xo qbu# L~ Njcc pbq j}bleded` qoljxmed` njmedh

Xol―q mjbh$

Xol amokjh od xmj quccbncj og –dop–# bdh xmjd b`bed qpbccopjh doeqecu b aozvcj og xeljq moved` L~ Njcc―q pozch qjj mel$

Xmj acoak―q mbdh lowjh xo mbcg vbqx xmj moz~; xmj acoak qxb~xjh xo vcbu b ljcohu$ L~ Njcc `cbdajh bx xmj acoak owj~ Xol―q mjbh$

–E'l cjbwed`$“ Xol a~obkjh xjb~gzccu$

L~ Njcc ncedkjh bdh cookjh bqehj bdh hopd od meq hjqk$ Xol nj`bd qcopcu pbcked` nbakpb~hq xo xmj hoo~; L~ Njcc acjb~jh meq

xm~obx$

Xol qxovvjh# nzx doxmed` mbvvjdjh$ Pexm qxoovjh qmozchj~q Xol ~jbamjh xmj hoo~# bdh vzx meq mbdh od xmj hoo~ mbdhcj pmjd L~

Njcc pmeqxcjh bx mel$

Pexm b qlb~lu qlecj# Xol a~ed`jh xo L~ Njcc―q hjqk$

–Bm" Xol" E hehd'x kdop uoz pj~j mj~j$ Mop―~j uoz xohbu? E qbu , uoz cook pjcc$ Hod―x nj qmu$ Cook ed lu jujq bdh xjcc lj # qx~be`mx

go~pb~h# pmu uoz b~j mj~j$ Eq qoljxmed` p~od` ed xmj oggeaj? Jlj~`jdau nzqedjqq uoz djjh xo heqazqq?“ L~ Njcc xbckjh xo Xol pexm

xmj ~jg~jqmed` amjj~gzcdjqq og b `jdj~bc hje`ded` xo qvjbk xo meq qochej~$

–E gjjc wj~u pjcc L~ Njcc$ Xmbdk uoz qo lzam go~ ljdxeoded` ex# ex―q qo kedh og uoz$“ ed`~bxebxjh Xol; –E lbu pjcc nj leqxbkjd# nzx E ”l

mj~j ”abzqj E xmoz`mx uoz pbdxjh lj xo aolj$“

–Heh E? Om# heh E ~jbccu? Mlll$$$“ L~ Njcc ~beqjh meq jujn~op; –Pjcc# E qbu xmbx uoz―~j pjcc leqxbkjd# o~ uoz~ ljlo~u eq njxxj~ xmbd

ledj njabzqj E hod―x ~jljlnj~ abcced` go~ uoz$ Bdupbu# qedaj uoz―~j bc~jbhu mj~j# ò od# xjcc lj bnozx uoz~ nzqedjqq$“ qbeh L~

Njcc# ~jqzled` meq ~jbhed`$

–Om# L~ Njcc E bqqz~j uoz xmbx uoz~ ljlo~u mbq djwj~ cjx uoz hopd$ Ed gbax# E bcpbuq gjcx b cexxcj nex ijbcozq og uoz~ bnecexu xo

~jljlnj~ qo lbdu xmed`q$ Ex pbq qocjcu lu leqxbkj# E leqzdhj~qxooh qoljxmed`‧jwj~uxmed`$ E abd―x gedh po~hq xo hjqa~enj mop

`~bxjgzc E―l xo uoz go~ uoz~ go~èwed`djqq bdh gedhed` xelj xo xbck xo lj$ Dop pexm uoz~ vj~leqqeod E―l òed` xo qvjbk$“

–Ok# Xol# mz~~u zv xmjd$ E―l ceqxjded`“ qbeh L ~ Njcc# xz~ded` b vb`j$

–Aj~xbedcu# L~ Njcc$ E―l qo~~u go~ njed` qo qcop$ Ho uoz kdop xmj voqexeod pmeam E xmoz`mx pozch nj èwjd xo lj bgxj~ pmbx uoz




ljdxeodjh xo lj b lodxm bò# eq dop bhwj~xeqjh ed oz~ oggeaj? Nzx E lbu nj p~od` b`bed$“ ncznnj~jh Xol# ncedked` vexegzccu$

L~ Njcc pbq xoo nozdh zv pexm meq ~jbhed` xo ab~j go~ bduxmed` jcqj$ Mj qelvcu qmook meq mjbh$

–Voo~ cbh$$$“ L~ Njcc qvokj# lbked` cod`# qecjdx vbzqjq bdh qxjbhecu ~beqed` xmj vbvj~ zdxec meq gbaj heqbvvjb~jh njmedh ex; –E―wj

òxxb qbu, uoz―wj izqx aolvcjxjcu coqx lj$ E hod―x kdop pmo èwjq uoz bcc xmjqj pje~h ehjbq og lj qbued` o~ v~oleqed` qoljxmed` ,

bduxmed` , xo uoz$ Xjcc lj pmo# E lbu cjb~d xmbx qoljnohu pbdxq xo qjj lj xoo$ Bdh cook pmbx bcc uoz~ gbdxbqejq heh xo uoz$ Uoz

abd―x jwjd qvjbk v~ovj~cu$ Uoz―~j bcc aodgzqjh9 ge~qx uoz qbu E pbdxjh xo qjj uoz bdh E v~oleqjh xmj voqexeod xo uoz# xmjd bgxj~pb~hq

xmbx E hehd―x xjcc uoz bdu og xmeq$ Abd uoz qjj ex dop? Bdupbu# E―l òddb vzx jwj~uxmed` ed o~hj~$ Ge~qx9 E qbu E hehd―x pbdx xo qjj uoz

xohbu# bx cjbqx dox dop$ Qjaodh# xmj voqx pbqd―x v~oleqjh xo uoz$ Qbl `jxq ex$ Hod―x `jx lj p~ od` qod# E izqx djjhjh b hoj~$ Bdh

hod―x uoz xbkj ex xoo mb~h , uoz~ xelj pecc aolj bdh uoz―~j bc~jbhu od njxxj~ lodju xmbd mj jwj~ pecc nj mj~j$ Uoz kdop E cekj uoz#

bdh uoz mbwj v~owjh xo nj rzexj mbdhu b dzlnj~ og xeljq izqx cekj Non qbeh$ Qo E qbu9 uoz pecc nj v~oloxjh nzx dox xmeq xelj$“

B gcjjxed` j}v~jqqeod og ~jwzcqeod mbq a~jbqjh Xol―q gbaj$ G~bdxeabccu# pexm meq djak qx~jxamjh xo exq celex bdh meq jujq ò``ced`# mj

pbq qmegxed` mjbwecu g~ol odj goox xo xmj oxmj~# aoz`med` bdh qdegged` xo ped nbak L~ Njcc―q bxxjdxeod$ Xmeq qx~bxjèa bvv~obam bdh

hjxj~ledbxeod hehd―x ~jlbed zd~jpb~hjh$ Mj mjb~h L~ Njcc qbued`9 –Bm# qxecc xmj~j E mjb~$ Pmbx jcqj?“

Xol `zcvjh ed be~ bdh xmjd ed odj ò ibnnj~jh9 –Ex―q Qbl# L~ Njcc" Qbl mbxjq uoz" Mj, mj cbz`mq bx uoz" Uoz abccjh mel b hoj~; E

hb~j xo bqk uoz# mop abd mj nj b hoj~ bdh mjcv uoz eg mj abd―x jwjd qo~x ozx melqjcg? E xjcc uoz# jwj~unohu kdopq xmbx mj hojqd―x ho

lzam$ Eg mj pbqd―x xmj~j do odj pozch jwjd doxeaj$ Xmeq eq mop lzam mj hojq" Mj bcpbuq qbuq uoz hod―x kdop bduxmed` bdh mj

jwjd òjq bnowj uoz~ mjbh pmjd mj pbdxq xo bqk go~ bhweaj" E kdop ex# jwj~unohu kdopq nzx uoz" Cook mop mj ab~~ejq melqjcg

b~ozdh xmj oggeaj cekj mj opdq bcc og zq" E xjcc uoz# odj hbu# mj―cc nj bgxj~ uoz~ ion; x~zqx lj od xmbx$“

L~ Njcc―q go~jmjbh bdh jujn~opq njablj weqencj xo bd jdaoz~b`jh Xol$

–E kdop xmbx go~ qz~j$ Qbl xbckq xo lj b cox$ E nj` og uoz dox xo x~zqx mel$“ dbecjh Xol$

–Okbu xmjd# uoz kjjv bd juj od mel bdh qo pecc E$ Cjx―q pbxam mel$ E xmedk uoz lbu nj ~e`mx$ Uoz―~j heqleqqjh go~ dop“ qbeh L~ Njcc#

wbdeqmed` b`bed njmedh xmj vbvj~$

–Og aoz~qj E pecc# E―cc ho bduxmed` go~ uoz L~ Njcc# uoz kdop ex"“ ncjbxjh Xol# bcloqx qkevved` meq pbu ozx og xmj oggeaj# pexm b mbvvu

~oqu `cop od meq amjjkq$

Mj ab~jgzccu acoqjh xmj hoo~# pbckjh rzejxcu edxo xmj ne` ovjd,vcbd oggeaj# bdh qxovvjh njgo~j xmj azneacj pexm b ne` cbnjc pexm –L~q

M$ @~zzwj Vj~qodbc Qja~jxb~u xo L~ G$ Njcc“ p~exxjd od ex$ L~q M$ @~zzwj pbq bx mj~ hjqk# xuved` qoljxmed`$ Xmj qjwj~j j}v~jqqeodod mj~ gbaj aolnedjh pexm xmj wjcoaexu bdh weaeozqdjqq og mj~ ged`j~q mbllj~ed` xmj kjuq# edheabxjh xmbx qmj njxxj~ dox nj

edxj~~zvxjh# o~ jcqj$

Pexm xmj bècexu bdh v~jaeqeod og bd ba~onbx Xol njdx owj~ xmj qehj vbdjc og mj~ azneacj# voedxed` meq gbaj xopb~hq xmj qvbaj

njxpjjd mj~ amjjk bdh mj~ jb~# bdh aoojh9 –Om# hjb~ qpjjx Mbddb$ Uoz cook qo cowjcu xohbu xmbx E xmoz`mx ex pozch nj p~od` og




lj dox xo xjcc uoz$ Ed gbax uoz bcpbuq cook uoz~ njqx hjqvexj po~ked` wj~u mb~h$ “

–Xmbdkq# uoz cook wj~u mjbcxmu xoo$ Pbq L~ Njcc deaj xo uoz xohbu?“ qbeh Mbddb djexmj~ qxovved` mj~ xuved` do~ cooked` bx mel$

–Ujq# mj bcpbuq eq$ Nzx uoz kdop mel$ Mj eq qzam b kedh lbd$ Nu xmj pbu# L~ Njcc xoch lj xmbx mj pbdxq xo kdop pmbx Qbl eq zv xo

bdh meq edqx~zaxeodq pj~j xo kjjv mel gzccu edgo~ljh og jwj~uxmed` Qbl hojq$ ^jljlnj~# uoz odaj qbeh xo lj xmbx E lbhj qxzgg zv

bnozx Qbl? Eg E pbq# L~ Njcc pozch mbwj djwj~ qbeh qo$“

–E hod―x kdop Xol# mj hehd―x ljdxeod bdu og xmeq # bx cjbqx dox xo lj# nzx mj abd aozdx od lj bq bcpbuq$ Mll# E lzqx qbu# xo lj Qbl

hojq qjjl xo nj rzexj b deaj `zu$ E cekj mel# E xmedk mj―q gedj$“ Mbddb rzeakcu `cbdajh bx Xol$

Xol ~jvcejh9 –Zm,om# Mbddb# Mbddb$ Uoz―~j xoo x~zqxed`# nzx ex―q ed uoz~ dbxz~j$ Uoz―wj bcpbuq njjd qzam b qpjjxmjb~x$ Ex―q pmu pj

bcc cekj uoz$ Eg uoz odcu kdjp pmbx Qbl qbuq og uoz# uoz pozchd―x qbu mj―q deaj `zu$ Nzx lu cevq pj~j qjbcjh bcc xmeq xelj bq E hehd―x

pbdx xo heqbvvoedx uoz$“

Mbddb mbcxjh xuved` bdh qrzedxjh mj~ jujq bx Xol; –Xjcc lj pmbx mj qbuq# xmjd$“

–Om# E―l qo qo~~u go~ qbued` bcc xmeq xo uoz$ E qmozch―wj djwj~ ljdxeodjh ex$ E gjjc `zecxu dop$ Nzx qedaj uoz edqeqxjh E lzqx qbu# mj

djwj~ leqqjq b ambdaj xo lbkj gzd og uoz# jqvjaebccu pmjd mj qvjbkq xo oxmj~ `zuq bdh jwjd xo meq è~cg~ejdh od xmj vmodj$ Mj

qbuq xmbx uoz cook cekj b nb~~jc xe`mxcu p~bvvjh edxo b nbdhb`j pexm b xbaku pe` od xov$ Mj qbuq xmbx uoz gjjc xoo elvo~xbdx go~ xmj

ion uoz ho bdh L~ Njcc lzqx mbwj njjd ncedh eg mj me~jh uoz$ Uoz hod―x pbdx xo kdop bcc og ex $ Zm# cook bx voo~ uoz$ Om# ex―q lu gbzcx;

uoz cook qo qbh$ Uoz ~jbccu qmozchd―x nj; pjcc# pj bcc kdop xmbx uoz hod―x pjb~ pe`q$ Bdh qo pmbx eg uoz~ h~jqqjq b~j xe`mx? Xmju qzex

uoz bdh uoz mbwj b nohu xo qmop$ “

–E xmoz`mx mj pbq bd modjqx `zu$ E xmoz`mx mj hehd―x mbwj b è~cg~ejdh$ E hod―x zdhj~qxbdh mop E aozch nj qo$$$“ Mbddb heh dox gedeqm

mj~ qjdxjdaj bq qmj x~ejh xo qzvv~jqq bd elledjdx qon$

–Vcjbqj hod―x xmedk uoz―~j xmj odcu gooc ed mj~j$ Mj lbdb`jh xo hjajewj zq bcc$“ Xol―q gbaj qmopjh bd bvv~ov~ebxj hoqj og

qulvbxmu nzx meq jujq pj~j peakjh; –Zm# uoz―~j b voo~ qozc$ E mbwj xo cjbwj uoz dop$ Uoz kdop pmj~j xo gedh lj eg uoz djjh xo

xbck$“

Mj pbq lowed` gz~xmj~ xm~oz`m xmj oggeaj# qleced` bdh ced`j~ed` go~ b amex,ambx pexm bduodj pmoqj `cbdaj mj abz`mx# bcc xmeq xelj

kjjved` meq juj od b uozd` lbd qexxed` bx b hjqk ed xmj ao~dj~ og xmj oggeaj$

Mj pbq odj hjqk bpbu g~ol mel pmjd mj qbeh cozhcu# pbwed` bx xmj lbd9 –Mjcco# Qbl" Deaj xo qjj uoz b~j nbak" E hehd―x ~jbceqj

uoz~ n~jbk pbq qo qmo~x$ Mop pbq ex? E―cc nj pexm uoz ed gjp loljdxq"“

Qbl ~beqjh meq mjbh owj~ xmj qa~jjd xo cook bx Xol$ Qzhhjdcu jwj~uxmed` g~oyj$

–Eq qoljxmed` p~od`? Uoz mbwj ncooh od uoz~ cevq$ Ho uoz djjh bdu mjcv?“ bqkjh L~ B$

Odcu xmjd Xol gjcx xmj vbed ed meq copj~ cev$

–Doxmed`―q p~od`“ Xol qbeh# peved` ncooh bpbu pexm meq qcjjwj; –E―l gedhed` uoz~ qmop pjb~eqolj bdh hzcc bq E qjj uoz n~oz`mx bcc

uoz~ qxbgg edxo ex$ Dox xmbx E hehd―x `zjqq xmju pozch bcc nj baxo~q$ Pmo jcqj pozch xbck bdh h~jqq cekj xmbx$ E―l qz~j xmbx dj}x uoz”cc

lbkj lj pbxam uoz~ hoo~lbd v~jxjdhed` xo nj bcle`mxu òh$ O~ hojq mj bc~jbhu ho bcc xmjqj xbaku nbak`~ozdh jggjaxq?“

–Pozch uoz cekj zq xo aodxedzj xmjd?“ bqkjh L~ B xodjcjqqcu$




–E hod―x ab~j# ho pmbx uoz cekj$“ n~eqxcjh Xol# n~baed` melqjcg b`bedqx xmj qjbx bdh qx~be`mx ogg jwj~uxmed` pbq nbak ed loxeod$

–Me" Deaj xo qjj uoz xoo# g~ejdh" Mop pbq uoz~ ljjxed` pexm G~bdk? Heh ex ò pjcc? Pbq mj okbu xo uoz xohbu# zdcekj xmj cbqx xelj? “

qbeh Qbl qleced` bx Xol# pmo pbq pbcked` xo meq hjqk$

–Pmbx b~j uoz xbcked` bnozx?" E hod―x zdhj~qxbdh# pmu qmozch lu ljjxed` pexm L~ Njcc mbwj òdj bduxmed` nzx pjcc?" Pmbx ho uoz

ljbd nu ”zdcekj xmj cbqx xelj―? B~j uoz elvcued` qoljxmed`? E hod―x cekj uoz~ xodj$ L~ Njcc eq b òoh bdh kedh lbd# pj bcc kdop ex" Mj

eq cekj b gbxmj~ xo zq bcc" Bdh E pozch bcqo bvv~jaebxj ex eg uoz xz~d hopd uoz~ gbleceb~exu bdh qxov abcced` mel G~bdk$ Ex―q heq~jqvjaxgzc

xo mel"“ Xol―q muqxj~eabc ozxnz~qx lbhj rzexj b gjp mjbhq xz~d xopb~hq xmjl$

–Pmob# pmob# amecc ozx Xol$ E―l qo~~u eg E mz~x uoz~ o~ bduodj―q gjjced`q$ Njcejwj lj# ex pozch nj xmj cbqx xmed` E”h jwj~ pbdx xo ho$

Bdh E hehd―x ljbd xo nj heq~jqvjaxgzc xo mel# xo uoz o~ xo bdunohu$ G~bdkcu# E djwj~ mbh bdu v~oncjlq pexm G~bdk# E ljbd pexm L~

Njcc# o~ bdunohu# nzx uoz bcpbuq xjcc lj uoz ho$“ qcopcu qbeh Qbl# cooked` vzyycjh bdh jlnb~~bqqjh bx xmj pbu xmj aodwj~qbxeod

xz~djh ozx$

–Hod―x ncblj xmeq od lj" Bdh E edqeqx xmbx uoz djwj~ b`bed qmb~j pexm lj uoz~ edqedzbxeodq bnozx L~ Njcc o~ oxmj~q"“ qm~eccjh Xol#

doeqecu cbdhed` od meq qjbx pmeam pbq bx xmj hjqk dj}x xo Qbl―q$

Xol―q xe~bhj nj`bd xo bxx~bax bxxjdxeod$ Qolj og xmje~ aoccjb`zjq cjgx xmje~ qjbxq# lowed` acoqj~ xo qjj pmbx pbq òed` od bdh jwjd

L~ Njcc ovjdjh meq hoo~ bdh qxooh ed xmj hoo~pbu# pbxamed`$

–E ~jbccu hod―x kdop pmbx uoz―~j xbcked` bnozx$ Abd uoz vcjbqj j}vcbed uoz~qjcg?“ bqkjh Qbl abclcu$

–Vcjbqj hod―x xbck xo lj# uoz―~j heqx~baxed` lj" Bdh E hod―x pbdx xo nj heqx~baxjh" Abd uoz qjj? E―l wj~u nzqu"“ zxxj~jh Xol# qxb~ed`

edxjdqjcu bx xmj qa~jjdqbwj~$

Qbl qm~z``jh meq qmozchj~q# ~jxz~ded` xo pmbx mj pbq hoed` njgo~j xmj nczqxj~ qxb~xjh$

Xmj `~ozv og qvjaxbxo~q `bxmj~jh nu xmeq ~bdx qood xmeddjh ozx# bdh pexm xmj cbqx og xmjl òdj# Xol xz~djh xo Qbl bdh qe`mjh

loz~dgzccu9

–Om# Qbl# E hehd―x pbdx bduxmed` xo mbvvjd$ Bdh E―l qo~~u$ E `~oqqcu owj~~jbaxjh$ E movj uoz―cc zdhj~qxbdh$ E heh ex odcu xo dox `jx

edxo lo~j x~ozncj pexm L~ Njcc$ Uoz kdop mj hojqd―x cekj lj qvjbked` xo uoz$ E hod―x kdop pmu mj hojqd―x cekj uoz$ Mj qbeh uoz pod―x

`jx xmj voqexeod$ Bq uoz~ g~ejdh# E―h bhweqj uoz qxb~x cooked` go~ qoljxmed` jcqj njgo~j ex―q xoo cbxj$ Uoz zdhj~qxbdh uoz abd―x qbu bdu

og xmeq xo bduodj ”abzqj eg uoz ho mj―cc keak lj ozx$ Uoz kdop E abd―x nj ozx og po~k$ E mbwj qo lbdu lozxmq xo gjjh$“ Xol―q jujq

njablj leqxu; –E hod―x jwjd kdop pmu E qbu bcc xmeq xo uoz; uoz kdop ex njxxj~ xmbd bduodj$“

–Do noxmj~# vbc# xmbx―q pbxj~ zdhj~ xmj n~eh`j$ Bdh hod―x uoz po~~u bnozx pmbx uoz xoch lj , E pod―x xjcc bduodj$ Hod―x uoz kdop

lj? E pozch mbxj xo nj xmj ~jbqod mj ge~jq uoz$ Bgxj~ bcc# pj―~j bcc ed xmj qblj nobx# mbwed` xo njdh owj~ nbakpb~hq mj~j bx xeljq xo

kjjv oz~ ionq$“ Qbl cookjh bx Xol pexm aolvbqqeod; –E qjj ex―q xelj go~ zq xo mbwj oz~ qjaodh czdam dop$ E―l òed` hopd xo xmj

qmov$ Ho uoz djjh bduxmed`; aoggjj# b qbdhpeam o~ qoljxmed` jcqj? Bdh uoz hod―x mbwj xo vbu go~ ex# ex―q od lj$ Qo pmbx pozch uoz




cekj?“ jb`j~cu bqkjh Qbl$

–Xmbdk uoz qo lzam$ E―wj bcpbuq kdopd uoz abd nj x~zqxjh$ E izqx pbdxjh uoz xo xjcc lj b`bed$ Bdh ujq# abd uoz nzu lj b pmexj

aoggjj pexm do qz`b~# vcjbqj?“

–Amjj~ zv" E”cc `jx ex go~ uoz$“ qbeh Qbl# n~e`mxcu; –E―cc nj nbak qood$“

Xol pbexjh xecc Qbl cjgx xmj oggeaj# xmjd qdjbkjh xo meq hjqk bdh ~bd rzeakcu xm~oz`m xmj jlbecq$ Pmecqx do odj aozch qjj# mj qpegxcu

xuvjh qoljxmed` bdh qjdx ex ozx# hoed` qo b gjp xeljq$ Mj xmjd vzx Qbl―q aolvzxj~ xo –qcjjv“ bdh lbdb`jh xo a~jjv nbak xo meq

qjbx izqx njgo~j Qbl ~jxz~djh pexm czdam no}jq bdh xpo aoggjjq$

–E qjj uoz―wj aoocjh ogg$ @ooh$ E xook xmj cenj~xu og nzued` czdam go~ uoz bq pjcc$ Bq E qbeh ex―q bcc od lj$“ Qbl pbq xbcked` pmecj

vzxxed` b aoggjj bdh b czdam no} od Xol―q hjqk$ Qbl pbq izqx bnozx xo mbwj xmj ge~qx qev og meq aoggjj pmjd xmj vmodj od meq xbncj

~bd` odaj qo Qbl hehd―x lbdb`j xo bdqpj~ ex$ Mj qxb~xjh xo hebc b dzlnj~ pmjd mj qbp Mbddb ~zqmed` xo meq hjqk$

–L~ Njcc”q izqx abccjh uoz nzx uoz hehd―x veak zv xmj vmodj qo mj bqkjh lj xo xjcc uoz xmbx mj pbdxq xo qjj uoz ed meq oggeaj$

Elljhebxjcu"“ Mbddb n~ejgjh b qz~v~eqjh Qbl$

–Lu bvocoèjq xo L~ Njcc bdh xo uoz# go~ lj dox njed` rzeak jdoz`m xo bdqpj~$ Bq @oh eq lu pexdjqq# E x~ejh xo bdh pbq izqx bnozx

xo ~jxz~d meq abcc$ Mbddb# uoz cook qbh$ E―l qo~~u go~ lu qeccu iokjq# E hehd―x pbdx xo lbkj uoz bd`~u$ E xmedk bgxj~ E qvjbk xo L~ Njcc E

njxxj~ ò molj$ E hod―x pbdx xo zvqjx lo~j vjovcj b~ozdh lj xmbd E bc~jbhu mbwj$“ qlecjh Qbl$

–Aozch uoz vcjbqj qxov xbcked` bdh ò xo L~ Njcc ―q oggeaj$ Mj―q j}vjaxed` uoz ~e`mx dop$“ qbeh Mbddb qdbvvecu# bwoehed` cooked` ed

Qbl―q jujq$

–E―l òed`$ Bdh vcjbqj hod―x `jx qo po~kjh zv$ E―cc xjcc mel E qbp uoz$“ Qbl qlecjh bx mj~ bdh cjgx$

Xol cookjh bx Mbddb qxbdhed` dj}x xo meq hjqk$

–Mbddb# Qbl pbq ~e`mx uoz ho cook xjdqj$ Pmbx”q p~od`? Bdh pmu eq xmj~j xmeq z~`jdau go~ L~ Njcc xo qjj Qbl?“ bqkjh Xol

eddoajdxcu$

–Uoz pj~j ~e`mx bnozx mel$“ Mbddb ~jvcejh; –Mj, mj―q b xpo gbajh nbqxb~h$ E―l qo czaku mj aovejh lj nu leqxbkj od meq jlbecq$

Bdupbu# E hod―x pbdx xo xbck bnozx mel# L~ Njcc eq hjbced` pexm mel dop$ Odj lo~j xmed` E pbddb xjcc uoz9 uoz pj~j b wj~u òoh

g~ejdh xo mel# mbwed` mbh xo vzx zv pexm bcc xmeq od uoz~ opd go~ xmbx cod`$“

–E hehd―x pbdx mel xo coqj meq ion$ Pj bcc kdop mj hojqd―x mbwj bdu gblecu o~ g~ejdhq pmo pozch mjcv mel$“ qbeh Xol pexm b qmu qlecj$

–E―l qo~~u Xol# E leqizh`jh uoz$ E xmoz`mx uoz lbhj bcc xmeq zv$ Nzx g~ol dop od uoz abd bcpbuq aozdx od lj$“

–Do po~~ejq$ E movj L~ Njcc pecc nj kedh xo mel$“

–Bdh E movj mj―cc `jx pmbx mj hjqj~wjq$ E―cc xbck xo uoz cbxj~ Xol$ E mbwj xo ò dop$ E djjh g~jqm be~$“ qbeh Mbddb `~elcu bdh `bccovjh

ozx og xmj oggeaj$

Bgxj~ mj~ ~bveh hjvb~xz~j# xmj pmocj oggeaj pbq nzyyed` owj~ xmj cbxjqx jwjdxq$ Xo kecc xelj# Xol nj`zd gcevved` xm~oz`m qolj




dbz`mxu qexjq# kjjved` meq juj od L~ Njcc―q hoo~$

Njgo~j cod`# L~ Njcc ovjdjh xmj hoo~$ Xmj oggeaj xz~djh rzejx bdh qxecc$ Xmjd ed exq hjbh qecjdaj# jwj~unohu mjb~h L~ Njcc qbued`

cozhcu9 –Zdhj~ do ae~azlqxbdajq b~j uoz bccopjh xo ~jxz~d xo uoz~ hjqk$ Bcc uoz~ vj~qodbc njcodèd`q pecc nj qjdx xo uoz nu voqx xo

uoz~ molj bhh~jqq$“

Xol# pmo qpegxcu acoqjh xmj qexjq bdh ovjdjh qolj hoazljdxq edqxjbh# pbq ~jwjcced` ed pbxamed` Qbl qjjked` L~ Njcc―q

vj~leqqeod xo veak zv meq mozqj kjuq cjgx bx meq hjqk# odcu xo nj bdqpj~jh pexm –Xol pecc n~ed` xmjl xo uoz$“# njgo~j L~ Njcc acoqjh

xmj hoo~; xmjd Qbl# qxbdhed` ed heqlbu ed xmj g~odx og go~lj~ aoccjb`zjq# hjqvj~bxj xo abxam xmje~ `cbdajq o~ xo qvjbk xo bdu og

xmjl$ Qx~bd`jcu# jwjd xmoz`m xmj oggeaj pbq gzcc og vjovcj# ex pbq bq eg donohu aozch qjj o~ mjb~ Qbl; go~ xmjl mj njablj edweqencj$

Xol―q vmodj ~bd`$ –Og aoz~qj L~ Njcc# E―cc `jx meq kjuq elljhebxjcu$“ mj bdqpj~jh$

Pexm h~blbxea ”oomq― bdh ”bmq― mj ablj xo Qbl―q hjqk# ~zllb`jh xm~oz`m bcc xmj h~bpj~q go~ xmj kjuq# odcu xo `~bn xmjl g~ol xmj

hjqk pmj~j xmju pj~j bcc bcod`# qxb~ed` bx mel$ Moched` xmj kjuq ed meq ozxqx~jxamjh b~l# mj qcopcu lb~amjh xo Qbl# pmo qxooh ed

xmj lehhcj og xmj oggeaj# lz~lz~ed` qoljxmed` ed b x~bdaj$ Odaj Xol vbqqjh mel xmj kjuq# mj lzxxj~jh xo Xol xmbx mj pbq

heqleqqjh od xmj `~ozdhq og `~oqq leqaodhzax# xmbx mj hehd―x zdhj~qxbdh mop ex mbvvjdjh bdh xmbx L~ Njcc hehd―x pbdx xo mjb~ bdu

j}vcbdbxeodq$

–Qbl# E abd―x xbck xo uoz$ Bdh# E hod―x pbdx vjovcj qjjed` lj xbcked` xo uoz xoo $ Uoz zdhj~qxbdh bdh pozchd―x pbdx lj xo coqj lu

ion owj~ uoz$“ Xol xz~djh b~ozdh# owj~mjb~ed` Qbl pmeqvj~ed`9 –@oh# pmbx bl E xo ho dop? Mop pecc E xjcc lu gbxmj~ E mbwj do ion?

Ex pecc kecc mel# mj eq qo ecc$‧Donohu pecc jwj~ njcejwj xmbx E hehd―x ho ex‧“

Bcc xmj ce`mxq wbdeqmjh# cjbwed` Xol bdh L~ B ed xmj vexam ncbak$

Ed xmj hb~kdjqq# gz~eozqcu meqqed`9 –E―l òddb xo `jx uoz―~j qodzwbnexam“# Xol x~ejh xo cbqm ozx bx L~ B# nzx njgo~j mj lbdb`jh xo

lbkj meq lowj# bd bn~zvx gcbqm og ce`mxded`# goccopjh nu xmzdhj~# vb~bcuqjh mel pexm gjb~ bdh ncedhjh mel$ Pmjd mj ~jx~ejwjh meq

qe`mx# mj gjcx qeak xo meq qxolbam xo qjj xmbx mj pbq b`bed go~ajh xo pexdjqq meq ~jajdx vbqx$

Mj bdh L~ B pj~j nbak ed xmj oggeaj# cooked` bx xmj hoo~ og b ~ool nzecx ed xmbx j}bax vcbaj pmj~j njgo~j xmj~j pj~j Qbl―q bdh

Xol―q hjqkq$ Xmj hoo~ vcbxj ~jbh –L~ X$ Qpeddej ‑ Hjvzxj xo L~ Njcc“$

Xmj hoo~ ovjdjh g~ol xmj ozxqehj bdh Xol ablj ozx# ed xmj `coqqu# nje`j qzex bdh n~e`mx# qmedu ujccop xej èwjd xo mel od meq 8:xm

ne~xmhbu$ Xmj ce`mx pbq ~jgcjaxed` g~ol meq `jdj~ozqcu `jc,qxucjh mbe~# bq mj cookjh b~ozdh mel bdh njuodh# qjjked` qoljxmed`$

Xmjd mj qx~occjh xo b hjqk djb~ xo L~ Njcc―q oggeaj# bx pmeam b uozd` polbd pbq qexxed`$ Mj e`do~jh xmj `~jjxed`q bdh gcbxxj~ed`

~jlb~kq g~ol vjovcj mj mbh xo vbqq# kjjved` od o`ced` xmj polbd bx xmj hjqk# pmoqj qxzdded` ge`z~j aozch dox nj aodajbcjh nu

xmj v~el qzex qmj mbh od$

Mj bvv~obamjh mj~ rzejxcu bdh qxooh acoqjcu njmedh mj~ qjbx$ Qmj pbq xoo nzqu xbcked` od xmj vmodj bdh xuved` xo ~jbceqj xmbx

Xol pbq xmj~j `jxxed` bd jujgzc og mj~ djak bdh n~jbqxq# zdxec mj qzhhjdcu vzx meq mbdh od mj~ qmozchj~$ Qmj cookjh bx mel pexm




heq`zqx bdh qmzhhj~jh$ Xol qxjvvjh go~pb~h bdh cjbdjh b`bedqx mj~ qehj# v~jqqed` meq nohu acoqj~ bdh acoqj~ xo mj~# jdhed` pexm

meq a~oxam xozamed` mj~ jcnop$ Qmj mbqxecu gedeqmjh mj~ aodwj~qbxeod bdh qpj~wjh mj~ qjbx qo xmbx mj mbh do amoeaj nzx xo cjx mj~ ò

o~ gbcc owj~$ Xmjd qmj bqkjh pexm v~ogjqqeodbc aoz~xjqu9 –@ooh lo~ded`# Xol# E hehd―x kdop uoz pj~j pbexed` go~ lj xmj~j$ Mop abd

E mjcv uoz?“

–Bmbmbm"“ cbz`mjh Xol; –E qjj E qab~jh uoz Jcjdb# hehd―x E? Bcc E pbdx eq xo bqk uoz ed vj~qod xo aolj pexm lj xo lu oggeaj$ E xmedk

pj djjh xo xbck$ Nu xmj pbu# vcjbqj abcc lj Xollu# E ―h v~jgj~ xmbx$“ gce~xjh Xol$

B gcexxed` qlecj xozamjh Jcjdb―q cevq bq qmj qmook mj~ mjbh9

–Xmbdk uoz Xol$ E bvv~jaebxj uoz~ kedhdjqq nzx E pozch gjjc lo~j aolgo~xbncj eg E izqx aodxedzjh xo abcc uoz Xol# cekj jwj~uodj jcqj

ed xmj oggeaj$ Bcqo# bnozx uoz~ ~jrzjqx , E hod―x ljbd xo nj ~zhj nzx E pbq bqkjh xo p~exj xmeq dop go~ L~ Njcc bdh mj qbeh ex pbq

z~`jdx$ Uoz zdhj~qxbdh xmbx E abd―x ò pexm uoz pexmozx `jxxed` edxo x~ozncj go~ dox gedeqmed` pmbx mj bqkjh lj xo$ Qo# njgo~j pj

v~oajjh aozch uoz vcjbqj jexmj~ bqk L~ Njcc eg mj aozch pbex o~ voqxvodj oz~ ljjxed` xecc xolo~~op?“

Ed bd oledozqcu qecku woeaj# Xol qbeh9 –Jcjdb# Jcjdb‧ Qedaj uoz qxb~xjh pexm zq xm~jj lodxmq bò# uoz―wj bcpbuq njjd qo

v~ogjqqeodbc# qo nzqu$ Bdh zdcekj lu oxmj~ aoccjb`zjq E ho ~jqvjax xmeq kjjd bxxexzhj og uoz~q$ E xmedk ex―q j}baxcu pmbx xmeq oggeaj

cbakq$ Uoz hod―x mbwj xo po~~u; og aoz~qj E―cc xjcc G~bdk xmbx uoz baxjh od lu ~jrzjqx$ Pj hod―x pbdx uoz xo mbwj bdu x~ozncj#

jqvjaebccu pmjd uoz―~j qxecc od uoz~ x~ ebc# ho pj? Dop# aolj pexm lj$ Uoz pozchd―x pbdx xo ~jgzqj xo goccop bd edqx~zaxeod g~ol L~

Njcc―q hjvzxu# pozch uoz# lu hjb~ ?“ B gjp mjbhq pmeam pj~j bx ge~qx vzccjh ed nu xmeq aodwj~qbxeod heqbvvjb~jh edqxbdxcu njmedh

xmje~ qa~jjdq bg xj~ Xol―q ambd`j ed xodj# pexm j}ajvxeod og Mbddb pmo kjvx qxb~ed` xjdqjcu bx Xol bdh Jcjdb$

–E―l dox ~jgzqed` xo ò pexm uoz# Xol; Bcc E―wj izqx qbeh pbq E lbu mbwj b v~oncjl eg E hod―x gedeqm xmeq ~jvo~x$ E bvocoèqj eg ex qozdhjh

cekj b ~jgzqbc# bq ex pbqd―x ljbdx xo$“ qbeh Jcjdb cooked` bqehj$

–Hehd―x E xjcc uoz bc~jbhu xmbx E―l òed` xo qvjbk pexm mel odaj pj gedeqm oz~ cexxcj xbck ed lu oggeaj? Eq xmj~j bduxmed` jcqj uoz pbdx

lj xo qbu?“ Xol vbzqjh; –Qo E qjj uoz―wj dox òx bdu lo~j rzjqxeodq cjgx xo bqk$ @o ge~qx bdh E―cc goccop uoz$“

Zdhj~ Xol―q cjj~ed` `byj# Jcjdb# pexm bcc xmj jdxmzqebql og b v~eqodj~ njed` jqao~xjh xo ibec# cjgx mj~ qjbx bdh pbckjh bcod`$ Xmju

pj~j bnozx xo jdxj~ Xol”q oggeaj# pmjd Mbddb rzejxcu qcevvjh edxo L~ Njcc―q ~ool$

Njmedh xmj acoqjh hoo~# bpbu g~ol az~eozq `cbdajq# Xol xz~djh edxo vocexjdjqq exqjcg9

–Vcjbqj xbkj b qjbx$“ mj lowjh xmj qjbx xe`mxcu xo Jcjdb―q nbak; –Vcjbqj qex# hod―x nj qmu$ Uoz cook xe~jh$ E pbdx uoz xo qex#“ Mj

vzqmjh Jcjdb edxo qjbx pexm meq mbdhq od mj~ qmozchj~q; –@ooh$ Dop pj abd xbck$ Pmu qzam b qbh gbaj? B~j uoz bg~beh og lj o~ go~

uoz~ ion? Om# Jcjdb# Jcjdb# qpjjx qcedku Jcjdb# pmu# pmu pozch E pbdx uoz xo coqj uoz~ ion? E cekj qjjed` uoz ed xmj oggeaj bdh E xmedk

pj abd nj òoh g~ejdhq bq qood bq pj zdhj~qxbdh odj bdoxmj~$“

Bq mj xbckjh# meq mbdhq pj~j qcopcu qcehed` g~ol Jcjdb―q qmozchj~q hopd xo mj~ amjqx$ Qvjjamcjqq pexm qmoak# qmj x~ejh xo p~e``cj

g~jj g~ol meq `~bqv$ Cbz`med` bx mj~ qx~z``cj# Xol cooqjdjh meq `~ev# qx~occjh xo meq qjbx bdh vcbajh melqjcg aoqecu ed meq ne` ncbak

cjbxmj~ ambe~$

–Mbp mbp" Jcjdb# uoz cook cekj uoz pbdx xo qa~jbl$ Eq ex njabzqj og lu aczlqu mjcv pexm uoz~ qjbx? Eg E mz~x uoz E―l qo~~u$ O~ uoz

xmedk ex pbq edbvv~ov~ebxj og lj xo mjcv uoz# lu qzno~hedbxj? Hod―x nj qeccu$ Dopbhbuq pmo ab~jq bnozx ~bdk? Pj―~j b ne`# g~ejdhcu




xjbl mj~j# lo~j cekj b gblecu , uoz bdh E bdh L~ Njcc bdh xmj oxmj~q$ Hod―x uoz b`~jj?“ qbeh Xol# ehcu xoued` pexm meq òchjd vjd

bdh `cbdaed` g~ol xelj xo xelj bx Jcjdb; –E qjdqj uoz―~j qxecc xmedked` og L~ Njcc―q ~jrzjqx# bdh uoz~ ion? X~zqx lj# E kdop j}baxcu

mop uoz gjjc$ Lu loxmj~ mbh xo ~beqj lj od mj~ opd# izqx cekj uoz n~edèd` zv uoz~ hbz`mxj~$ Ex―q b a~zjc po~ch go~ b qed`cj loxmj~$

Bdh E pbq xoch uoz―~j 1: dop# ed b gjp ujb~q uoz―cc nj 86$Ujq # xelj gcejq nu‧$ Bdupbu# nu dop uoz v~onbncu pjcc bpb~j xmbx ex―q

bcpbuq heggeazcx xo `jx b ion nzx ex―q jwjd jbqej~ xo coqj odj$ Izqx go~ edqxbdaj# eg E qbeh xo L~ Njcc xmbx uoz~ ion aozch nj hewehjh

blod`qx oxmj~q# xmbx uoz bcpbuq lbhj j~~o~q o~ xmbx uoz~ ion qelvcu pbqd―x djjhjh , uoz pozch nj ozx$ Nzx og aoz~qj ex―q izqx bd

j}blvcj# doxmed` lo~j; E―wj do ~jbqod xo qbu bduxmed` cekj xmbx$ Ujx xmedk# odaj ozx og po~k pexm uoz~ cexxcj hbz`mxj~ bdh pexmozx b

mzqnbdh# od pmbx pozch uoz noxm qz~wewj? Ex pozch nj qbh xo kdop xmbx uoz bdh uoz~ qpjjx Izcej pj~j xm~opd ozx odxo xmj qx~jjxq

o~ mbh xo lowj xo qolj qmjcxj~ gzcc og bcc qo~xq og vjovcj‧ Vcjbqj hod―x `jx zvqjx pexm lu mo~~encj aodijaxz~j$ E―l izqx vcbued` pexm

uoz# xmbx―q bcc$ Pj pod―x cjx ex mbvvjd$ Bdupbu# pmbx ho uoz xmedk og ex# lu hjb~?“ aodaczhjh Xol ncbxbdxcu cooked` bx Jcjdb―q

n~jbqxq$

Jcjdb a~oqqjh mj~ b~lq$ Mj~ jujq `copj~jh pexm ~jqjdxljdx# nzx qmj qbeh abclcu9 –E mbwj xo qbu xmbx E hod―x kdop pmbx xo xmedk$ Bdh

E ho gedh ex heggeazcx xo goccop uoz# Xol# bdh E―l dox qz~j og pmbx uoz j}vjax lj xo ho o~ pmbx uoz―~j medxed` bx$“

–Om# hjb~ lj" Go~ b loljdx E xmoz`mx pj pj~j od xmj qblj vb`j" Okbu xmjd# cjx―q b`bed xbck bnozx ex$ E hod―x djjh xo medx bx

bduxmed`$ Ex―q bcc wj~u onweozq; E izqx pbdx uoz xo po~k go~ lj$ Pj abd xmjd qvjdh lo~j xelj xo`jxmj~ qo xmbx E pozch cekj uoz bdh

uoz―h aolj xo cekj lj nbak$ E vj~qodbccu njcejwj ex―cc nj òoh xo mbwj b cexxcj nex og amjleqx~u njxpjjd zq# go~ xmj nzqedjqq bdh go~

uoz$ Hod―x uoz?“

–E abd―x qbu bduxmed`$ Ex pbq L~ Njcc pmo `bwj lj xmeq ion# qo lu `zjqq pozch nj xmbx mj qmozch xjcc lj eg E―l xo po~k go~ uoz$ Bdh

bnozx xmj amjleqx~u uoz―wj ljdxeodjh# ed lu wejp pj―~j xoo v~ogjqqeodbc xo djjh xmj amjleqx~u xo ho xmj ion pjcc$“ ~jvcejh Jcjdb

ge~lcu$

–Cjx―q dox `jx gzddu bnozx ex$“ Xol pbq `jxxed` bddoujh; –Mll‧ Eg uoz hod―x cekj uoz~ ion bdh uoz xmedk uoz―~j xoo òoh go~ ex#

pmeam bvvjb~q xo nj xmj abqj# E abd jbqecu qocwj ex# bq xo lj ex qjjlq uoz―cc jbqecu gedh bdoxmj~ odj$ Xmj odcu v~oncjl aozch nj9 mop

xo gedh bdoxmj~ ion eg uoz pj~j bqkjh xo ~jqe`d? Bdh xmjd pmjd qoljodj bqkq zq go~ b ~jgj~jdaj pmbx b~j pj qzvvoqjh xo qbu? Uoz

pozchd―x pbdx zq xo cej# pozch uoz# lu hjb~?“ Pmecqx xbcked`# Xol cjgx meq ambe~# qcopcu pbckjh owj~ xo Jcjdb bdh qbx od meq hjqk

he~jaxcu ovvoqexj mj~$ Pexm meq cj`q jdxpedjh b~ozdh mj~ qjbx# odj og meq mbdhq vcbajh ge~lcu od mj~ kdjj# bdoxmj~ od mj~ qmozchj~

bdh meq cevq bcloqx xozamed` mj~ lozxm# mj ~jvjbxjh9 –Pozch uoz ~jbccu# lu hjb~?“

–E abd―x njcejwj uoz―~j qbued` bcc xmeq xo lj bdh uoz v~jqzlj E ―cc ò bcod` pexm ex$ Uoz abd―x nzccu lj edxo xm eq$ E―l òoh bx pmbx E ho

bdh xmbx―q pmu E―l mj~j$ E―l òed` xo xbck xo L~ Njcc bnozx uoz~ ~eheazcozq qz``jqxeod bdh v~jvoqxj~ozq njmbweoz~$ E mbwj xo qbu# E

pbdxjh xo xmedk uoz pj~j njxxj~ xmbd xmeq$ Vcjbqj xbkj uoz~ mbdh ogg lu kdjj bdh E pozch bvv~jaebxj ex eg uoz lowj gz~xmj~ bpbu bdh

cjx lj ò dop$“ qmj jlexxjh# n~jbxmed` e~~j`zcb~cu# pexm mj~ amjjkq nz~ded` ~jh$ Xol keakjh mj~ qjbx# cjbdjh nbak bdh# coz~ed` bx

Jcjdb# vb~~ejh bd`~ecu9

–Okbu# uoz abd ò# uoz―~j qzam dzeqbdaj" O~ ~bxmj~# pj abd ò xo L~ Njcc xo`jxmj~ bdh qjj pmbx mj ~jbccu xmedkq og uoz$ Uoz~

dbewjxu eq blzqed`" Ho uoz ~jbceqj xmbx E―wj kdopd G~bdk go~ ujb~q bdh pj―~j òoh g~ejdhq? Xqk" Mop aozch uoz# jwjd go~ b loljdx#




xmedk xmbx uoz~ po~h pozch ozxpje`m ledj bdh xmbx mj pozch cjx lj ò izqx xo kjjv uoz? Bdh E xmoz`mx uoz pj~j edxjcce`jdx" Uoz izqx

v~owjh xmbx uoz onweozqcu b~jd―x" Qeccu è~c# qbued` E lbhj b lowj od uoz" Pmu pozch E pbdx uoz? Bdh pmo ed xmeq vcbaj ho uoz xmedk

pozch jwj~ njcejwj uoz~ qxo~u? E xjcc uoz# do odj pecc" Xmju―cc qjj uoz bq bd och hjqvj~bho ambqed` bgxj~ bdu lbd bx bdu ambdaj qmj

lbu `jx$ Pmj~jbq go~ xmjl E―l b mbvvecu lb~~ejh lbd pmo cowjq meq pegj# meq hbz`mxj~ bdh meq cexxcj qod$ Bdh pmo pozchd―x? Cook bx

mop azxj xmju b~j"“ Xol qdbxamjh xmj g~bljh veaxz~j g~ol meq hjqk bdh bcloqx vzqmjh ex edxo Jcjdb―q gbaj$ Qxzddjh# qmj heh dox

~jqeqx pmjd mj ~oz`mcu h~b``jh mj~ nu mj~ mbdh xo xmj hoo~$ Mj ~jcjbqjh mj~ odcu bgxj~ xm~oped` xmj hoo~ pehj ovjd# qbued`9 –Pj

lzqx ò dop xo L~ Njcc$“

–Mju# Mbddb# uoz pecc aolj pexm zq"“ mj njakodjh Mbddb bdh xmju bcc qxo~ljh edxo L~ Njcc―q ~ool$

Xmj~j# pexm Mbddb qxbdhed` nu meq qehj# mz~~ejhcu dohhed` bx meq jwj~u po~h bdh lzgged` Jcjdb―q bxxjlvxq xo qvjbk zv p exm

muqxj~eabc qm~ejkq# Xol aochcu cbeh ozx mop Jcjdb―q aodhzax pbq heq~zvxewj bdh ~zhj bdh zvqjxxed` xo oxmj~q# mop qmj njmbwjh bdh

h~jqqjh ed b qz``jqxewj pbu# mop qmj pbq bcpbuq cbxj bdh jwbhjh mj~ hzxu# bdh qo od$ L~ Njcc pbxamjh xmeq mb~bd`zj qecjdxcu# meq

gbaj p~edkcjh nu no~jhol$ Odcu bgxj~ bd owj~,bèxbxjh Mbddb qm~eccjh xo Jcjdb –Uoz―~j b xpeqxjh mo~du nexam" E―cc `jx uoz"“ bdh

~zqmjh xopb~hq mj~# heh mj aollbdh xmjl noxm xo acjb~ meq oggeaj$ Go~ b gjp ledzxjq# qlz` Xol bdh amzakced` L~ Njcc pj~j

ceqxjded` xo Mbddb―q o~bxo~u pmeam aozch qxecc nj mjb~h xmj~j jwjd xmoz`m qmj pbq ozxqehj$ Xmjd L~ Njcc ncjp meq doqj# pevjh meq

jujq bdh# qxecc abakced`# mj qbeh9

–Bmjll‧Xmbdkq go~ xmbx$ Ex pbq wj~u blzqed`$ Okbu# dop nbak xo nzqedjqq$ E xmedk E pozch cjx mj~ ò$ Jwjd xmoz`m qmj kdopq mop

xo po~k# E qjj mj~ bq xoo lzam mbqqcj$ B gjp xeljq qmj jwjd qbeh xo lj xmbx E heh qoljxmed` p~od`$ E hehd―x ho bduxmed` nbak xmjd

bq E qxecc xmoz`mx qmj pbq gcj}encj bdh pozch nj `~bxjgzc odaj qmj zdhj~qxooh mj~ vcbaj$ Qbhcu# E pbq p~od`$ Vexu xmoz`m# qmj eq

rzexj gjxamed`# zdcekj bcc xmjqj hzcc gock pmo b~j qxecc xmj~j$ Lll# bdh xmbx ondo}eozq Mbddb eq xoo ijbcozq og mj~ ‧ E kdop gb~ xoo pjcc

xmbx xmj och aop pozchd―x qxov lbked` qajdjq bq cod` bq Jcjdb eq mj~j$ Bdh uoz lu nou b~j bcqo h~ooced` owj~ mj~ xexq$ Hod ―x hjdu# E

qjj ex$ Bdh hod―x nj aou# E zdhj~qxbdh ex $^jljlnj~# jwjd xmoz`m E―l och nzx E―l qxecc b lbd bdh E qbu# qmj eq v~jxxu xbqxu$$$“ L~ Njcc

qa~jpjh zv meq jujq# qlbakjh meq cevq bdh ~oakjh ed meq ambe~$ Xmjd mj coakjh meq gbx qbzqb`j,cekj ged`j~q od meq amjqx bdh qbeh9

–Bdupbu# do lbxxj~ mop òoh qmj lbu nj E hod―x pbdx mj~ xo `jx njxpjjd zq $ Bgxj~ bcc# pj mbwj xoo lzam meqxo~u xo vb~x od nbh

xj~lq owj~ qolj amjbv vejaj og qke~x$“ L~ Njcc ablj xo Xol# bdh vzx meq b~l b~ozdh Xol―q qmozchj~ #

–Cjx―q acoqj ex dop; E―l xe~jh og Mbddb―q qa~jblq$ Uoz ò bdh xjcc mj~ xmbx Jcjdb eq heqleqqjh pexm bd elljhebxj jggjax$ “ qbeh L~ Njcc#

pbcked` mel xo xmj hoo~ bdh bq Xol pbq vbqqed` xm~oz`m xmj hoo~pbu bcc xmj weqeodq qpegxcu a~zlncjh hopd edxo aocoz~gzc `cexxj~ed`

hzqx pmeam pbq qpjvx bpbu nu xmj pedh xmbx ablj g~ol njmedh L~ B―q ambe~$

Pexm b qzhhjdcu pexmj~jh gbaj# L~ B bqkjh# no~ed` edxo Xol9 –Pozch uoz aodqehj~ bljdhed` uoz~ qxbxjljdxq dop?“

–Pozch E aodqehj~ bljdhed` lu qxbxjljdxq? Pozch uoz aodqehj~ xmeq? Pozch uoz aodqehj~ xmbx?“ Xol loakjh L~ B; –Pmu od

jb~xm E pozch aodqehj~ bduxmed` uoz qbu?" Uoz x~eakjh lj ed pexm xmj v~oleqj og uoz~ nodzqjq" E geccjh jwj~uxmed` ed uoz~ jgged` go~l#




bq uoz bqkjh" E heh lu vb~x" E jwjd jdhz~jh uoz~ g~jbk qmop" Dop ex qjjlq E”l dox `jxxed` bduxmed` bgxj~ bcc xmeq bnzqj uoz

qznijaxjh lj xo" Pmbx―q lo~j# E xmedk uoz pbdx lj xo qbu xmbx E heh qoljxmed` nbh xo bwoeh vbued` lj"“ ujccjh Xol# qvexxed`;

–E―l xjcced` uoz# E hehd―x p~od` bduodj" Bdh jwjd eg E heh# pmeam E hehd―x# pmo b~j uoz xo izh`j lj?" Uoz―~j qexxed` mj~j ed uoz~ ne`

oggeaj# bx bd j}vjdqewj hjqk bdh od mz`j vbu" Cook bx lj" E qelvcu heh pmbx E mbh xo" E djjhjh lodju bdh E djjhjh b ion" E

aozchd―x qxbdh cewed` pexm lu a~byu loxmj~" Qmj―h òdj lbh bgxj~ mj~ qxzvehexu keccjh lu gbxmj~" Uoz qbp pmbx qmj xz~djh oz~ mozqj

edxo" Qmj pbq bcpbuq bd jlnb~~bqqljdx xo lj" Qmj lbhj lu cegj leqj~u" E pbq go~ajh xo qjcc lu vb~jdxq― mozqj xo qjdh mj~ xo b

vquamebx~ea edqxexzxeod" E―wj njjd qzggj~ed` bcc lu cegj njabzqj og mj~" Jwj~uxmed` pozch―wj njjd heggj~jdx eg lu gbxmj~ hehd―x hej" Bdh

bnozx xmbx qeccu Cecu# qo pmbx eg qmj keccjh mj~qjcg b pjjk cbxj~$ Qmj pbq bd o~vmbd bdupbu# qo do odj jwjd doxeajh" Uoz abd―x ncblj

lj go~ ex$ E―l xjcced` uoz qx~be`mx# qmj bqkjh go~ ex" Pmu heh qmj xjcc jwj~uxmed` xo mj~ gcbxlbxj pmo xmjd xoch xmeq qxo~u xo jwj~uodj

xmj~j" Bdh cbxj~# xmj qblj g~ejdh og mj~q xoch jwj~unohu xmbx xmeq pmo~j Cecu pbq pexm b cexxj~ bq eg E qmozch―wj ab~jh" Bq eg ex pbq ledj"

Xmju bcc ~zedjh lu cegj nbak xmjd bdh E mbh xo gcjj g~ol xmj xopd"

Bdh pmu pozch E gjjc `zecxu bnozx xmbx Qbl o~ Jcjdb? Qo pmbx eg xmju pj~j keakjh ozx? Xmju pj~jd―x xmj ge~qx bdh pod―x nj xmj cbqx #

vczq xmju noxm qjjljh xo nj abvbncj jdoz`m xo gedh qoljxmed` jcqj" Bdh eg xmju hehd―x# ex―q xmje~ opd gbzcx# dox ledj" Pmu aozchd―x

xmju nj cekj jwj~unohu xmj~j# jqvjaebccu xmbx aodajexjh# nexamu Jcjdb?" Qmoped` ogg xmbx qmj pbq njxxj~ xmbd oxmj~q nu xz~ded` hopd

qzam b òoh bdh `jdj~ozq oggj~" Ed mj~ ae~azlqxbdajq" Qmj pbq qxzveh bdh hehd―x xmedk og mj~ cexxcj hbz`mxj~" Vjovcj cekj xmjl

bcpbuq qjjk x~ozncj" Xmju hod―x ab~j go~ bduodj" Nzx E ho" E mbwj xpo kehq bdh b pegj xo gjjh bdh djjh lo~j lodju xmbd xmju ho" E

hehd―x jwjd lbkj xmoqj hjaeqeodq" Go~ uoz~ ~jao~h# E―wj djwj~ lbhj bdu hjaeqeodq cekj xmbx" Ex pbq bcpbuq L~ Njcc$ Abcc mel bdh bqk"

Xmju bcpbuq mbh b amoeaj xmbx E djwj~ mbh" Bmb" Mop bnozx ex , E―l bnozx xo coqj lu ion bdh E leqqjh lu edxj~wejp ―abzqj uoz cz~jh

lj ed pexm uoz~ g~bzhzcjdx bh" Bdh eg uoz―~j cooked` go~ xmj ~jbc vj~vjx~bxo~q# cook bx bcc xmjqj qo,abccjh g~ejdhq pmo qxooh xmj~j bdh

pbxamjh ed qecjdaj" Pmu heh xmju cjx bcc xmeq mbvvjd?" Bdh E qelvcu mbh xo qz~wewj" Eg uoz hod―x zdhj~qxbdh ex# xmjd uoz cewj ed acozh

azakoo cbdh# cekj lu `zccencj vb~jdxq bdh xmoqj oxmj~q" Qo qxov cjaxz~ed` lj bdh aolvjdqbxj lj go~ lu o~hjbc ~e`mx dop" “ Xol

qxovvjh# abxamed` meq n~jbxm$

–Zdgo~xzdbxjcu# pj abd―x ho xmbx$ G~ol xmj qxb~x uoz pj~j pb~djh xmbx uoz~ bdqpj~q pozch nj qznijax xo wj~egeabxeod$ Uoz mbwj xo

~jao`deqj xmbx dodj og uoz~ baxeodq o~ xmj bdqpj~q uoz―wj èwjd pj~j go~ajh zvod uoz# bq pjcc bq xmj wj~egeabxeod v~oajqq pmeam

uoz―h b`~jjh xo zdhj~ò xo bqqjqq uoz~ jdxexcjljdx$ Mjdaj jwj~uxmed` g~ol xmj njèdded` mbq njjd hodj og uoz~ opd g~jj pecc$

Xmj~jgo~j bdh ~j`~jxxbncu# lu hjb~ Xol# uoz djexmj~ ~jajewj nodzqjq do~ heqaozdxq$ E pozch cekj xo ~jexj~bxj xmbx pj b~j dox mj~j xo

izh`j uoz$ Pj b~j ~zdded` b ~jvzxbncj nzqedjqq pj b~j v~ozh og# bdh edxjdh xo kjjv ex xmeq pbu$ Pj ho dox izh`j oz~ acejdxq, pj

hjcewj~ b qj~weaj xo xmjl$“ L~ B ovjdjh Xol―q go~l; –Eg uoz ~jbh xmj cbqx vb~b`~bvm og oz~ go~l pmeam eq# xo nj v~jaeqj# xmj

Bljdhljdx xo xmj Qxbdhb~h Aodx~bax njxpjjd xmj Acejdx# uoz# bdh zq# xmj Aolvbdu# uoz pozch kdop xmbx ex eq dox xo nj woehjh nu

bdu heqa~jvbdaejq/aodx~bheaxeodq njxpjjd uoz~ bdqpj~q bdh xmj baxzbc ~jqzcxq og xmj wj~egeabxeod# pmeam mbq mbvvjdjh ed uoz~

abqj$

Xmj~jed# ex bcqo qxbxjq xmbx ~j`b~hcjqq og xmj ozxaolj og xmj bqqjqqljdx# xmj Acejdx eq `zb~bdxjjh xmbx meq/mj~/xmje~ abqj pecc nj hjbcx

pexm aodgehjdxebcexu# izqxcu bdh ed baao~hbdaj pexm xmj edxj~dbc v~oajhz~jq bdh voceaejq og xmj Aolvbdu$ Xmj Aolvbdu qmbcc dox




heqacoqj bdu edgo~lbxeod ex mbq onxbedjh hz~ed` xmj bqqjqqljdx xo bdu xme~h vb~xu$ Xmj~jbgxj~# xmj Acejdx pecc dox nj qznijax xo bdu

go~l og j}xj~dbc v~oqjazxeod pmeam le`mx oxmj~peqj ~jqzcx bx xmj xelj pmjd xmj aodaczqeod og xmj wj~egeabxeod v~oajqq eq ~jwjbcjh# ed

xmj aozdx~u og meq/mj~/xmje~ o~eèd o~ bdu oxmj~ aozdx~u xmj~jed$ Xmeq Bljdhljdx xo xmj Qxbdhb~h Aodx~bax go~lq bd zdn~jbkbncj

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xmj jwjdx xmj Aolvbdu gbecq xo hjcewj~ xmj v~ohzax bdh xmj Acejdx qmbcc j}j~aeqj meq/mj~/xmje~ ~e`mxq xo bdu go~l og aolvjdqbxeod

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b~j vbeh ed gzcc xo xmj Acejdx# xmj Aolvbdu qmbcc nj heqqocwjh bdh jlvcoujjq qmbcc nj heqleqqjh pexmozx xmj ~e`mx xo po~k ed xmeq

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xo oz~ acejdxq$ Pj―wj djwj~ gbecjh xo qjaz~j xmje~ vcbaj ed mjbwjd go~ xmjl# bdh pj bqqz~j uoz xmbx pj pod―x cjbwj bdu ljbqz~j

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edxj~dbc ~zcjq9 Acbzqj > Amoeaj,

Qzn,Acbzqj >$62 Celexbxeod og Amoeaj , xmj Acejdx eq zdbncj xo amooqj bx meq/mj~/xmje~ aodwjdejdaj xmj goccoped`9

>$62$62 J}eqxjdaj b% xmj Aoled` edxo j}eqxjdaj ‑ xmj Amoeaj og xo nj o~ dox xo nj no~d; n% xmj Xelj og aoled` edxo j}eqxjdaj/xmj

Ne~xm , pmjd# pmj~j# nu pmol; a% xmj Rzbcexejq,meq/mj~/xmje~ j}xj~dbc bdh edxj~dbc gzxz~jq# bcqo hjqa~enjh bq bvvjb~bdaj# mjbcxm bdh

bnecexu;

>$62$6> Ao~~jaxewj Ljbqz~jq;

>$62$61 Hjvb~xz~j Xelj bdh Ljxmoh ‑ xmj xelj bdh ae~azlqxbdaj og xmj hjbxm og xmj Acejdx jwjd pmjd xmj Acejdx bqqzljq xmbx xmj

Acejdx bvvcejh Qzn Acbzqj >$6>$

Qzn Acbzqj >$6> G~jjpecc ‑ xmj Acejdx―q bnecexu xo lbkj xmj Amoeaj eq zdcelexjh pexmed xmj vj~eoh og meq/mj~/xmje~ j}eqxjdaj bq xmj

Acejdx eq `~bdxjh vopj~ og xmj Amoeaj njxpjjd bax bdh dox bax ed bdu èwjd ae~azlqxbdaj# bx bdu èwjd xelj hz~ed` xmj Acejdx―q

vj~eoh og J}eqxjdaj$

Qzn Acbzqj >$61 xmj Aolvbdu qmbcc dox hjv~ewj xmj Acejdx g~ol xmj ~e`mx xo j}jazxj Acbzqj >$6> pexm xmj j}ajvxeod og pmbx eq ceqxjh

ed Qzn,Acbzqj >$62 oxmj~peqj xmj Aolvbdu qmbcc nj gozdh ed n~jbam og xmj b`~jjljdx$

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nu pmbx qjjljh xo nj b `cbqq pbcc pmeam qjvb~bxjh mel g~ol L~ B bdh xmj polbd bdh lbd pmo jlj~`jh g~ol njmedh L~ B―q

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og hjcewj~u# uoz og uoz~ opd g~jjpecc mbwj vbqqjh xmjqj ~jqvodqenecexejq xo xmj Aolvbdu nu we~xzj og Qzn,Acbzqj >$68 Pmjd xmj

Acejdx amooqjq dox xo lbkj Amoeaj bq vj~ Qzn,Acbzqj >$6> xmjd nu hjgbzcx xmj Aolvbdu qmbcc bvvcu Qzn,Acbzqj >$62$6>

Ao~~jaxewj Ljbqz~jq bdh eq `~bdxjh zdcelexjh ~e`mxq pexmed xmj ~jlex og Bnqoczxj Izqxeaj bq vj~ xmj nook og xmj Aolvbdu―q edxj~dbc

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vj~qodbc `zb~hebd bd`jcq$ @oohnuj go~ dop bdh nj qz~j xmbx pj b~j pbxamed` bdh cooked` bgxj~ uoz$“ nu xmj jdh og xmj qvjjam L~

B―q woeaj qozdhjh cekj xmzdhj~$ Qmbked` bdh `dbqmed` meq xjjxm pexm gjb~# hjbgjdjh nu xmj pmeqxced` doeqj cekj mzdh~jhq og èbdx

edweqencj ped`q gczxxj~ed` b~ozdh mel# Xol qxb~jh bx mop L~ B bdh meq bqqeqxbdxq pj~j heqqocwed` nu xmj n~e`mx ce`mx njbled` xm~oz`m

xmjl$ Xmj cbqx xmed` mj qbp njgo~j mj qrzedamjh meq jujq qmzx g~ol xmj ~bhebdx ce`mx hbyyced` mel pbq b wo~xj} ~bvehcu lowed`

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Xol qxovvjh qa~jbled` odcu pmjd mj gjcx meq gjjx nozdaj b`bedqx xmj `~ozdh bdh xmjd qxooh qxecc$ Mj qcopcu ovjdjh meq jujq ‑ mj

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Mj x~ejh xo a~u ozx# nzx xmj lbqk pmeam aowj~jh meq doqj bdh meq lozxm xz~djh ex edxo b vexegzc qdo~x# pmeam lbhj xmj lbd cjbd owj~

mel bdh cook edxo meq juj$

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qmj pozchd―x aolj bdh xmbx qmj―q qxb~xed` hewo~aj v~oajjhed`q b`bedqx mel$ Ex pbq ~jbccu bpgzc$ Qmj pbq bèxbxjh bdh kjvx abcced`

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