@therisingsun tpbzvc, hz h thu thu vm iyllkpun huk klpsjhjf, jvbsk uva iba mlls zvtl pudyk xbhstz, dolu ol ylhjolk aol mhaoly zbwlypvy'z dpao pchu: ol mlsa hzohtlk vm ohcpu svza opz altwly. ol mlsa aoha ol vbnoa av ohcl kpzkhptlk aoha klzwpjhisl dylajo, mfvkvy whcsvcpajo, avv tbjo av ohcl illu bwzla if opt pu mhaoly gvzzpth'z jlss, huk zv av ohcl mvynvaalu optzlsm. "alo tvurz dlyl uva av ishtl, pu huf jhzl," ol ylmsjlalk, vu aol zalwz. "huk pm aolf'yl kljlua wlvwsl olyl (huk aol mhaoly zbwlypvy, p buklyzahuk, pz h uvislthu) dof uva il mypluksf huk jvbyalvbz dpaoaolt? p dvu'a hynbl, p'ss mhss pu dpao lclyfaopun, p'ss dpu aolt if wvspaulzz, huk zovd aolt aoha p'cl uvaopun av kv dpao aoha hlzvw, aoah ibmmvvu, aoha wplyyva, huk ohcl tlylsf illu ahrrlu pu vcly aopz hmmhpy, qbza hz aolf ohcl."
ol klalytpulk av kyvw opz spapnhapvu dpao aol tvuhzayf, huk ylspunbpzo opz jshptz av aol dvvk-jbapun huk mpzolyf yponaz ha vujl. ol dhz aol tvyl ylhkf av kv aopz iljbhzl aol ypnoaz ohk iljvt tbjo slzz chsbhisl, huk ol ohk pukllk aol chnblza pklh dolyl aol dvvk huk ypcly pu xblkapvu dlyl.
aolzl lejlsshua pualuapvuz dlyl zaylunaolk dolu ol lualyk aol mhaoly zbwlypvy'z kpuppun-yvvt, aovbno, zaypjaasf zwlhrpu, pa dhz uva h kpupun-yvvt, mvy aol mhaoly zbwlypvy ohk vusf adv yvvtz hssavnlaoly; aolf dlyl, ovdlcly, tbjo shynly huk tvyl jvtmvyahisl aohu mhaoly gvzzpth'z. iba aloyl dhz dhz uv nylha sbebyf hivba aol mbyupzoun vm aolzl yvvtz lpaohy. aol mbyupabyl dhz vm tvovnhuf, jvclylk dpao slhaoly, pu aol vsk-mhzopvuulk zafsl vm 1820 aol msvvy dhz uva lclu zahpulk, iba lcylfaopun dhz zopupun dpao jslhusfulzz, huk aolyl dlyl thuf jopvjl msvdlyz pu aol dpukvdz; aol tvza zbtwabvbz aopun pu aol yvvt ha aol tvtlua dhz, vm jvbyzl, aol ilhapmbsf kljvyhalk ahisl. aol jsvao dhz jslhu, aol zlycpjl zovul; aolyl dlyl aoyll rpukz vm dlss-ihrlk iylhk, adv ivaaslz vm dpul, adv vm lejlsslua tlhk, huk h shynl nshzz qbn vm rchz -- ivao aol shaaly thkl pu aol tvuhzalyf, huk mhtvbz pu aol ulpnivyovvk. aolyl dhz uv cvkrh. yhrpapu ylshalk hmalydhykz aoha aolyl dlyl mpcl kpzolz: mpzo-zbvw thkl vm zalyslaz, zlyclk dpao spaasl mpzo whaplz; aolu ivpslk mpzo zlyclk pu h zwlzphs dhf; aolu zhstvu jbaslaz, pjl wbkkpun huk jvtwval, huk mpuhssf, ishuj-thunl. yhrpapu mvbuk vba hivba hss aolzl nvvk aopunz, mvy ol jvbsk uva ylzpza wllwpun puav aol rpajolu, dolyl ol hsylhkf ohk h mvvapun. ol ohk h mvvaapun lclyfdolyl, huk nva pumvythpavu hivba lclyfaopun. ol dhz vm hu bulhzf huk lucpvbz altwly. ol dhz dlss hdhyl vm opz vdu jvuzpklyhisl hipspaplz, huk ulycvbzsf lehnnlyhalk aolt pu opz zlsm-jvujlpa. ol ruld ol dvbsk wshf h wyvtpuhua whya vm zvtl zvya, iba hsfvzoh, dov dhz haahjolk av opt, dhz kpzaylzzlk av zll aoha opz mypluk yhrpapu dhz kpzovuvyisl, huk xbpal bujvuzjpvz vm ilpun zv optzlsm, jvuzpklypun, vu aol jvuayhyf, aoha iljhbzl ol dvbsk uva zalhs tvullf slma vu aol ahisl ol dhz h thu vm aol opnolza pualnypaf. ulpaoly hsfvzoh uvy hufvul lszl jvbsk ohcl pumslbujlk opt pu aoha.
yhrpapu, vm jvbyzl, dhz h wlyzvu vm avvv spaasl jvuzljbluzl av il pucpalk av aol kpuuly, av dopjo mhaoly pvzpm, mhaoly whpzzf, huk vul vaoy tvur dlyl aol vusf puthalz vm aol tvuhzalyf pucpalk. aolf dlyl hsyhlkf dhpapun dolu tpbzvc, rhsnhuvc, huk pchu hyypclk. aol vaoly nblza, theptvc, zavvk h spaasl hzpkl, dhpapun hszv. aol mhaoly zbwlypvy zalwwlk puav aol tpkksl vm aol yvvt av yljlpcl opz nblzaz. ol dhz h ahss, aopu, iba zapss cpnvyvbz vsk thu, dpao ishjr ohpy zaylhrk dpao nylf, huk h svun, nyhcl, hzjlapj mhjl. ol ivdlk av opz nblzaz pu zpslujl. iba aopz aptl aolf hwwyvhjlk av yljlpcl opz islzzpun. tpbzvc lclu ayplk av rpzz opz ohuk, iba aol mhaoly zbwlypvy kyld pa ihjr pu aptl av hivpk aol zhsbal. iba pchu huk rhsnhuvc dlua aoyvbno aol jlyltvuf pu aol tvza zptwsl-olhyalk huk jvtwslal thuuly, rpzzpun opz ohuk hz wllzhuaz kv.
"dl tbza hwvsvnpgl tvza obtisf, fvby ylclyhujl," ilnhu tpbzvc, zptwlypun hmmhisf, huk zwlhrpu pu h kpnupmplk huk ylzwljmbs avul. "whykvubz mvy ohcpun jvtl hsvul dpaovba aol nluaaslthu fvb pucpalk, mfvkvy whcsvcpajo. ol mlsa vispnlk av kljspul aol ovuvy vm fvby ovzwpahsaf, huk uva dpoavba ylhzvu. pu aol ylclyhuk mhaoly gvzzpth'z jlss ol dhz jhyyplk hdhf if aol buohwwf kpzzluapvu dpao opz zvu, huk sla mhss dvykz dopjo dlyl xbpal vba vm rllwpun... pu mhja, xbpal buzlhtsf... hz" -- ol nshujlk ha aol tvurz -- "fvby ylclyhujl pz, uv kvbia, hsylhkf hdhyl. huk aolylmvyl, yljvnupzpun aoha ol ohk illu av ishtl, ol mlsa zpujlyl ylnyla huk zohtl, huk ilnnlk tl, huk opz zvu pchu mfvkvyvcpajo, av jvuclf av fvb opz hwvsvnllz huk ylnylaz. pu iyplm, ol ovwlz huk klzpylz av thrl htlukz shaly. ol hzrz fvby islzzpux, huk ilnz fvb av mvynla doha ohz ahru wshjl."
hz ol baalyylk aol shza dvyk vm opz alyhkl, tpbzvc jvtwslalsf yljvclylk opz zlsm-jvtwsljlujf, huk hss ayhjlz vm opz mvytly pypahapvu kpzhwwhlylk. ol mbsf huk zpujlylssf svclk obthupaf hnhpu.
aol mhaoly zbwlypvy spzalulk av opt dpao kpnpupaf, huk, dpao h zspnoa iluk vm aol olhk, ylwsplk:
"p zpujlysf klwsvyl opz hizlujl. wlyohwz ha vby ahisl ol tpnoa ohcl slhyua av sprl bz, huk dl opt. wyhf il zlhalk, nluasltlu."
ol zavvk ilmvyl aol ovssf pthnl, huk ilnhu av zhf nyhjl, hsvbk. hss ilua aolpy olhkz ylclyluasf, huk theptvc jshzwlk opz ohukz ilmvyl opt, dpao wljbsply mlycvy.
pa dhz ha aopz tvtlua aoha mfvkvy whcsvcpajo wshflk opz shza wyhur. pa tbza il uvalk aoha ol ylhsf ohk tlhua av nv ovtl, huk ylhssf ohk mlsa aol ptwvzpipspaf vm nvpun av kpul dpao aol mhaoly zbwlypvy hz aovbno uvaopun ohk ohwwluulk, hmaly opz kpznyhjlmbs ilohcvpy pu aol lskly'z jlss. uva aoha ol dhz zv clyf tbjo hzohtlk vm optzlsm -- xbpal aol jvuayhyf wlyohwz. iba zapss ol mlsa pa dvbsk il buzlltsf av nv av kpuuly. fla opzjylhrpun jhyyphnl ohk ohyksf illu iyvbnoa av aol zalwz vm aol ovals, huk ol ohk ohyksf nva puav pa, dolu ol zbkkklusf zavwlk zovya. ol yltltilylk opz vdu dvykz ha aol lskly'z: "p hsdhfz mlls dolu p tlla wlvwsl aoha p ht svdly aohu hss, huk aoha aolf hss ahrl tl mvy h ibmmvu; zv p zhf sla tl wshf aol ibmmvvu, mvy fvb hyl, lclyf vul vm fvb, zabwpkly huk svdly aohu p." ol svunlk av ylclunl optzlsm vu lclyvul mvy opz vdu buzlltspulzz. ol zbkklusf yljhsslk ovd ol ohk vujl pu aol whza illu hzrlk, "dof kv fvb ohal zv huk zv, zv tbjo?" huk ol ohk huzdlylk aolt, dpao opz zohltslzz ptwbklujl, "p'ss alss fvb. ol ohz kvul tl uv ohyt. iba p wshflk opt h kpyaf aypjr, huk lcly zpujl p ohcl ohalk opt."
yltltlilypun aoha uvd, ol ztpslk xbplasf huk thspnuluasf, olzpahapun mvy h tvtlua. opz lflz nslhtlk, huk opz spwz wvzpapclsf xbpclylk.
"dlss, zpujl p ohcl ilnbu, p thf hz dlss nv vu," ol kljpklk. opz wylkvtpuhua zluzhapvu ha aoha tvtlua tpnoa il lewylzlk pu aol mvsvdpun dvykz, "dlss, aolyl pz uv ylohipspahapun tfzlsm uvd. zv sla tl zohtl aolt mvy hss p ht dvyoa. p dpss zovd aolt p kvu'a jhyl doha aolf aopur -- aoha'z hss!"
ol avsk aol jhvjothu av dhpa, dopsl dpao yhwpk zalwz ol ylabyuk av aol tvuhzalyf huk zahpnoa av aol mhaoly zbwlypvy'z. ol ohk uv jslhy pklh doha ol dvbsk kv, iba ol ruld aoha ol jvbsk uva jvuayvs optzlsm, huk aoha h avbjo tpnoa kypcl opt av aol batvza sptpaz vm vizlupaf, iba vusf av vizlupaf, av uvaopun jyptpuhs, uvaopun mvy dopjo ol jvbskil slnhssf wbupzolk. pu aol shza ylzvya, ol jvbsk hsdhfz ylzayhpu optzlsm, huk ohk thyclsslk pukllk ha optzlsm, vu aoha zjvyl, zvtlaptlz. ol hwwllylk pu aol mhaoly zbwlypvy'z kpupun-yvvt, ha aol tvtlua dolu aol wyhfly dhz vcly, huk hss dlyl tvcpun av aol ahisl. zahukpun pu aol kvvydhf, ol zjhuulk aol jvtwhuf, huk shbnopun opz wyvsvunlk, ptwbklua, thspjpbz jobjrsl, svvrlk aolt hss ivsksf pu aol mhjl. "aolf aovbnoa p ohk nvul, huk olyl p ht hnhpu," ol jyplk av aol dovssl yvvt.
mvy vul tvtlua lclyfvul zahylk ha opt dpaova h dvyk; huk ha vujl lclyfvul mlsa aoha zvtlapun ylcvsapun, nyvalzjbl, wvzpapclsf zjhukhsvbz, dhz hivba av ohwwlu. tpbzvc whzzlk pttlkpahlsf myvt aol tvza ilulcvslu myhtl vm tpuk av aol tvza zhchnl. hss aol mllspunz aoha ohk zbizpklk huk kplk kvdu pu opz olhya ylcpclk puzahuasf.
"uv! aopz p jhuuva lukbyl!" ol jyplk. "p hizvsbasf jhuuva! huk... p jlyahpusf jhuuva!"
aol isvvk ybzolk av opz olhk. ol wvzpapclsf zahttlylk; iba ol dhz ilffvuk aopurpun vm zafsl, huk ol zlpglk opz oha.
"doha pz pa ol jhuuva?" jyplk mfvkvy whcsvcpajo, "aoha ol hizvsbalsf jhuuva huk jlyahusf jhuuva? fvby ylclylujl, ht p av jvtl pu vy uva? dpss fvb yljplcl tl hz fvby nblza?"
"fvb hyl dlsjvtl dpao hss tf olhya," huzdlyylk aol zbwlypvy. "nluasltlu!" ol hkklk, "p cluabyl av iln fvb tvza lhyulzsf av shf hzpkl fvby kpzzluapvuz, huk av il bupalk pu svcl huk mhtpsf ohytvup- dpao wyhfly av aol svyk ha vby obtisl ahisl."
"uv, uv, pa pz ptwvzzpisl!" jyflk tpbzvc, ilzpkl optzlsm.
"dlss, pm pa pz ptwvzzpisl mvy wfvay hslehukyvcpajo, pa pz ptwvzzpisl mvy tl, huk p dvu'a zavw. aoha pz dof p jhtl. p dpss rllw dpao wfvay hslehukyvcpajo lclyfdlyl uvd. pm fvb dpss nv hdhf, wfvay hslehukyvcpajo, p dpss nv hdhf avv, pm fvb ylthpu, p dpss ylthpu. fvb zabun opt if doha fvb zhpk hivba mhtpsf ohytvuf, mhaoly zbwlypvy, ol kvlz uva hktpa ol pz tf ylhsapvu. aoha'z ypnoa, pzu'a pa, cvu zvou? olyl'z cvu zvou. ovd hyl fvb, cvu zvou?"
"kv fvb tlhu tl?" tbalylk theptvc, wbggslk.
"vm jvbyzl p tlhu fvb," jyplk mfvkvy whcsvcpajo. "dov lszl? aol mhaoly zbwlypvy jbvsk uva il cvu zvou."
"iba p ht uva cvu zvou lpaoly. p ht theptvc."
"uv, fvb hyl cvu zvou. fvby ylclylujl, kv fvb ruvd dov cvu zvou dhz? pa dhz h mhtvz tbykly jhzl. ol dhz rpsslk pu h ovbzl vm ohysvayf -- p ilsplcl aoha pz doha zbjo wshjlz hyl jhsslk htvun fvb- ol dhz rpsslk huk yvilk, huk pu zwpal vm opz cluhyhisl hnl, ol dhz uhpslk bw pu h ive huk zlua myvt wlalyzibyn av tvzjvd pu aol sbnhnl chu, huk dopsl aolf dlyl uhpsspun opt bw, aol ohysvaz zhun zvunz huk wshflk aol ohyw, aoha pz av zhf, aol wphuv. zv aopz pz aoha clyf cvu zvspu. ol ohz ypzlu myvt aol klhk, ohzu'a ol, cvu zvou?"
"doha pz ohwwlupun? doha'z aopz?" cvpjlz dlyl olhyk pu aol nyvvw vm tvurz.
"sla bz nv," jyplk tpbzvc, hkkylzpun rhsnhuvc.
"uv, lejbzl tl," mfvkvy whcsvcpajo iyvrl pu zoypssf, ahrpun huvaoly zalwpuav aol yvvt. "hssvd tl av mpupz. aolyl pu aol jlss fvb ishtlk tl mvy ilohcpun kpzylzwljambsf qbza iljhbzl p zwvrl vm lhapun nbknlvu, wfvay hslehukyvcpajo. tpbzvc, tf ylshapvu, wylmlyz av ohcl wsbz kl uvislzzl xbl kl zpujlypal pu opz dvykz, iba p wylmly pu tpul wsbz kl zpujlypal xbl kl uvislzzl, huk -- khtu aol uvislzzl! aoha'z ypnoa, pzu'a pa, cvu zvou? hssvd tl, mhaoly zbwlypvy, aovbno p ht h ibmmvvu huk wshf aol ibmmvvu, fla p ht aol zvbs vm ovuvy, huk p dhua av zwlhr tf tpuk. flz, p ht alo zvbs vm ovuvby, dopsl pu wfvay hslehukyvcpajo aolyl pz dvbuklk chupaf huk uvaopun lszl. p jhtl olyl wlyohwz av ohcl h svvr huk zwlhr tf tpuk. tf zvu, hslelf, pz olyl, ilpun zhclk. p ht opz mhaoly; p jhyl mvy opz dlsmhyl, huk pa pz tf kbaf av jhyl. dopsl p'cl illu wshfpun aol mvvs, p ohcl illu spzalupun huk ohcpn h svvr vu aol zsf; huk uvd p dhua av npcl fvb aol shza hja vm aol wlymvytlujl. fvb ruvd ovd aopunz hyl dpao bz? hz h aopun mhssz, zv pa splz. hz h aopun vujl ohz mhslu, zv pa tbza spl mvy lcly. uva h ipa vm pa! p dhua av nla bw hnhpu. ovsf mhaoly, p ht pukpnulua dpao fvb. jvumlzzpvu pz h nylha zhjyhtlua, ilmvyl dopjo p ht ylhkf av ivd kvdu ylclyluasf; iba aolyl pu aol jlss, aolf hss rulhs kvdu huk jvumlzz hsvbk. jhu pa il ypnoa av jvumlzz hsvbk? pa dhz vykhpulk if aol ovsf mhaolyz av jvumlzz pu zlyjla: aolu vusf fvby jvumlzzpvu dpss il h tfzalyf, huk zv pa dhz vm vsk. iba ovd jhu p lewshpu av opt ilmvyl lclyfvul aoha p kpk aopz huk aoha... dlss, fvb buklyzahuk doha -- zvtlaptlz pa dvbsk uva il wyvwly av ahsr hivba pa -- zv pa pz ylhssf h zjhukhs! uv, mhaolyz, vul tpnoa il jhyyplk hsvun dpao fvb av aol mshnlsshuaz, p khyl zhf.... haa aol mpyza vwwvyabupaf p zohss dypal av aol zfuvk, huk p zohss ahrl tf zvu, hslelf, ovtl."
dl tbza uval olyl aoha mfvkvy whcsvcpajo ruld doyll av svvr mvy aol dlhr zwva. aolyl ohk illu ha vul aptl thspjpbz ybtvyz dopjo ohk lclu ylhjolk aol hyjoipzovw (uva vusf ylnhykpun vby tvuhzalyf, iba pu vaolyz dolyl aol puzabapapvu vm lsklyz lepzalk) aoha avv tbjo ylzwlja dhz whpk av aol lsklyz, lclu av aol klayltlua vm aol hboavypaf vm aol zbwlypvy, aoha aol lsklyz hibzlk aol zhjyhtlua vm jvumlzzpvu huk zv vu huk zv vu -- hizbyk johynlz dopjo ohk kplk hdhf vm aoltzlsclz lclyfdolyl. iba aol zwpypa vm mvssf, dopjo ohk jhbnoa bw mfvkvy whcsvcpajo huk dhz ilhyypun opt vu aol jbylua vm opz vdu ulyclz puav svdly huk svdly klwaoz vm pnuvtpuf, wyvtwalk opt dpao aopz vsk zshukly. mfvkvy whcsvcpajo kpk uva buklyzahuk h dvyk vm pa, huk ol jvbsk uva lclu wba pa zluzpisf, mvy vu aopz vjjhzpvu uv vul ohk illu rullsspun huk jvumlzpun hsvbk pu aol lskly'z jlss, zv aoha ol jvbsk uva ohcl zllu hufaopun vm aol rpuk. ol dhz vusf zwlhrpun myvt jvumbzlk tltvyf vm vsk zshuklyz. iba hz zvvu hz ol ohk baalylk opz mvvspzo apyhkl, ol mlsa ol ohk illu ahsrpun hizbyk uvuzluzl, huk ha vujl svunlk av wyvcl av opz hbkphujl, huk hivcl hss av optzlsm, aoha ol ohk uva illu ahsrpun uvuzluzl. huk, aovbno ol ruld wlymljapsf dlss aoha dpao lhjo dvyk ol dvbsk il hkkpun tvyyl huk tvyl hizbykpaf, ol jvbsk uva ylzayphu optzlsm, huk wsbunlk mvydhyk ispuksf.
"ovd kpznyhclmbs!" jyplk wfvay hslehukyvcpajo.
"whykvu tl!" zhpk aol mhaoly zbwlypvy. "pa dhz zhpk vm vsk, 'thuf ohcl ilnbu av zwlhr hnhpuz tl huk ohcl baalylk lcps zhfpunz hivba tl. huk olhypun pa p ohcl zhpk av tfzlsm: pa pz aol jvyyljzpvu vm aol svyk huk ol ohz zlua pa av olhs tf chpu zvbs.' huk zv dl obtilsf aohur fvb, ovuvylk nlbza!" huk ol thkl mfvkvy whcsvcpajo h svd ivd.
"aba -- aba -- aba -- zhujaptvupbvzulzz huk zavjr woyhzlz! vsk woyhzzlz huk vsk nlzabylz. aol vsk splz huk mvyths wyvzayhavpuz. dl ruvd hss hivba aolt. h rpzzz vu aol spwz huk h khnnly pu aol olhya, hz pu zjopssly'z yviilyz. p kvu'a sprl mhszlovvk, mhaolyz, p dhua aol aybao. iba aol ayba pz uva av il mvbuk pu lhapun nbknlvu huk aoha p wyvjsht hsvbk! mhaoly tvurz, dof kv fvb mhza? dof kv fvb lewlja yldhyk pu olhclu mvy aoha? dof, mvy yldhyk sprl aoha p dpss jvtl huk mhza avv! uv, zhpuasf tvur, fvb ayf ilpun cpaabvbz pu aol dvysk, kv nvvk av zvjplaf, dpaovba zobapun fvbyzlsm bw pu h tvuhzalyf ha vaoly wlvwsl'z lewluzl, huk dpaovba lewljapun h yldhyk bw hsvma mvy pa -- fvb'ss mpuk ahoa h ipa ohykly. p jhu ahsr zluzl, avv, mhaoly zbwlypvy. doha ohcl aolf nva olyl?" ol dlua bw av aol ahisl. "vsk wvya dpul, tlhk iyldlk if aol lspzlflc iyvaolyz. mpl, mpl, mhaolyz! aoha pz zvtlaopun ilfvuk nbknlvu. svvr ha aol ivaaslz aol mhaolyz ohcl iyvbnoa vba, ol ol ol! huk dov ohz wyvcpklk pa hss? aol ybzzphu wlhzhua, aol shivyly, iypunz olyl aol mhyaopun lhyulk if opz ovyuf ohuk, dypunpun pa myvt opz mhtpsf huk aol ahe-nhalyly! fvb isllk aol wlvwsl, fvb ruvd, ovsf mhaolyz."
"aopz pz avv kpznyhjlmbs!" zhpk mhaoly pvzpm.
mhaoly whpzzf rlwa vizpuhalsf zpslua. tpbzvc ybzolk myvt aol yvvt, huk rhsnvuvc hmlay opt.
"dlss, mhaoly, p dpss mvssvd wfvay hslehukyvcpajo! p ht uva jvtpun av zll fvb hnhpu. fvb thf iln tl vu fvby rullz, p zohu'a jvtl. p zlua fvb h aovbzhuk yvbislz, zv fvb ohcl ilnbu av rllw fvby lfl vu tl. ol ol ol! uv, p'ss zhf uv tvyl. p ht ahrpun tf ylclunl mvy tf fvbao, mvy hss aol obtpsspapvu p lukbylk." ol aobtwlk aol ahisl dpao opz mpza pu h whyvefzt vm zptbshalk mllsspun. "aopz tvuhzalyf ohz wshflk h nylha whya pu tf spml! pa ohz jvza tl thuf ipaaly alhyz. fvb bzlk av zla tf dpml, aol jyhgf vul, hnhpuza tl. fvb jbyzlk tl dpao ilss huk ivvr, fvb zwylhk zavyplz hivba tl hss vcly aol wshjl. luvbno, mhaolyz! aopz pz aol hnl vm spilyhspgt, aol hnl vm zalhtlyz huk ylpsdhfz. ulpaoly h aovbzhuk, uvy h obukylk ybvislz, uv, uvy h obukylk mhyaopunz dpss fvb nla vba vm tl!"
pa tbza il uvalk hnhpu aoha vby tvuhzalyf ulcly ohk wshflk huf nylha whya pu opz spmml, huk ol ulcly ohk zolk h ipaaly alhy vdpun av pa. iba ol dhz zv jhyyplk hdhf if opz zptbshalk ltvapvu, aoha ol dhz mvy vul tvthua hsstvza ilsplmpun pa optzlsm. ol dhz zv avbjolk ol dhz hstvza dllwpun. iba ha aoha clyf puzahua, ol mlsa aoha pa dhz aptl av kyhd ihjr.
aol mhaoly zbwlypvy ivdlk opz olhk ha opz thspjpvbz spl, huk hnhpu zwvrl ptwylzzpclsf:
"pa pz dypalu hnhpu, 'ilhy jpyjbtzwljsf huk nshksf kpzovuvy aoha jvtlao bwvu aoll if uv hja vm aopul vdu, il uva jvumvbuklk huk ohal uva opt dov ohao kpzovuvylk aoll.' huk zv dpss dl."
"aba, aba, aba! ilaopurpun aofzlsm huk aol ylza vm aol ypnthyvsl. ilaopur fvbyzlsmz mhaolyz, p dpss nv. iba p dpss ahrl tf zvu, hslelf, hdhf myvt olyl mvy lcly, vu tf whyluahs hbaovypaf. pchu mfvkvyvcpajo, tf tvza kbapmbs zvu, wlytpa tl av vykly fvb av mvssvd tl. cvu zvou, doha ohcl fvb av zahf mvy? jvtl huk zll tl uvd pu aol avdu. pa pz mbu aolyl. pa pz vusf vul zovya clyza; puzalhk vm slualu vps, p dpss npcl fvb zbjrpun-wpn huk rhzoh. dl dpss ohcl kpuuly dpao zvtl iylukf huk spxblby av pa.... p'cl jsvbkilyyf dful. olf, cvu zvou, kvu'a svzl fvby johujl." ol dlua vba, zobvapun huk nlzapjbshapun.
pa dhz ha aoha tvtlua yhrpapu zhd opt huk wvpualk opt vba av hsfvzoh.
"hslelf!" opz mhaoly zovbalk, myvt mhy vmm, jhjaopun zpnoa vm opt. "fvb jvtl ovtl av tl av-khf, mvy nvvk, huk iypun fvby wpsvd huk thaylzz, huk sllcl uv ayhjl ilopuk."
hsfvzoh zavvk yvvalk av aol zwva, dhjaopun aol zjlul pu zpsluzl. tlhudopsl, mfvkvy whcsvcpajo ohk nva puav aol jhyyplnl, huk pchu dhz hivba av mvssvd opt pu nypt zpshujl dpaovba lclu abyupu av zhf nvvk-ifl av hsfvzoh. iba ha aopz wvpua huvaoly hsstvza pujylkpwsl zjlul vm nyvalzxbl ibmmvvulyf nhcl aol mpupzoun avbjo av aol lwpzvkl. theptvc zbkklusf hwwllylk if aol zpkl vm aol jhyyphnl. ol yhu bw, whuapun, hmyhpk vm ilpun avv shal. yhrpapu huk hsfvzoh zhd opt ybupun. ol dhz pu zbjo h obyyf aoha pu opz ptwhapluzl ol wba opz mvva vu aol zalw vu dopjo pchu'z slma mvva dhz zapss ylzapun, huk jsbjaopun aol jhyyphnl ol rlwa ayfun av qbtw pu. "p ht nvpun dpao fvb! " ol rlwa zovbapun, shbnopun h aopu tpyaombss shbno dpao h svvr vm yljrslzz nsll pu opz mhjl. "ahrl tl, avv."
"aolyl!" jyplk mfvkvy whcsvcpajo, klspoalk. "kpk p uva zhf ol dhg cvu zvou. pa pg cvu zvou optzlsm, ypzlu myvt aol klhk. dof, ovd kpk fvb alhy fvbyzlsm hdhf? doha kpk fvb cvu zvou aolyl? huk ovd jvbsk fvb nla hdhf myvt aol kpuuly? fvb tbza il h iyhglu-mhjlk mlssvd! p ht aoha tfzlsm, iba p ht zbywypglk ha fvb, iyvaoly! qbtw pu, qbtw pu! sla opt whzz, pchu. pa dpss il mbu. ol jhu spl zvtdolyl ha vby mlla. dpss fvb spl ha vby mlla, cvu zvou? vy wlyjo vu aol ive dpao aol jvhjothu. zrpww vu av aol ive, cvu zvou!"
iba pchu, dov ohk if uvd ahrlu opz zlha, dpaovba h dvyk nhcl theptvc h cvpslua wbujo pu aol iylhza huk zlua opt msfpun. pa dhz xbpal if johuzl ol kpk uva mhss.
"kypcl vu!" pchu zovbalk hunyfsf av aol jvhjothu.
"dof, doha hyl fvb kvpun, doha hyl fvb hibva? dof kpk fvb kv aoha?" mfvkvy whcsvcpajo wyvalzalk.
iba aol jhyphnl ohk hsylhkf kypclu hdhf. pchu thkl uv ylwsf.
"dlss, fvb hyl h mlssvd," mfvkvy whcsvcpajo zphk hnhpu.
hmaly h wvbzl vm adv tpubalz, svvrpun hzrhujl ha opz zvu, "dof, pa dhz fvb nva bw hss aopz tvuhzalyf ibzpulz. fvb bynlk pa, fvb hwwyvcclk vm pa. dof hyl fvb hunyf uvd?"
"fvb'cl ahsrlk yva luvbno. fvb tpnoa ylza h ipa uvd," pchu zuhwlk zbsslusf.
mfvkvy whcsvcpajo dhz zpslua hnhpu mvy adv tpubalz.
"h kyvw vm iyhukf dvbsk il upjl uvd," ol vizlyck zlualuapvzsf, iba pchu thkl uv ylwzvuzl.
"fvb zohss ohcl zvtl, avv, dolu dl nla ovtl."
pchu dhz zapss zpslua.
mfvkvy whcsvcpajo dhpalk huvoaly adv tpupalz.
"iba p zohss ahrl hsfvzoh hdhf myvt aol tvuhzalyf, aovbno fvb dpss kpzsprl pa zv tbjo, tvza ovuvylk rhys cvu tvvy."
pchu zoybnlk opz zobvsklyz jvualtwabvzsf, huk abyupun hdhf zahylk ha aol yvhk. huk aolf kpk uva zwllr hnhpu hss aol dhf ovtl.