PART ONE 1.- THE LIBRARY IN MIDDLEFORD What’s (What is) this? It’s (It is) a liba!. W"’" (W" a") i# a liba! i# Mi$$l"%&$. M 't""l" a" !& th""? Y"s I’* (I a*) h"". I a* th" +hi"% libaia#. A" !& Ath? Y"s I a*. I’* (I a*) Ath N",t&# Wh&’s (Wh& is) sh"? Is sh" Ma!? Y"s sh" is. 'h"’s ('h" is) Ma! 't"h"#s .- IN THE /IT0HEN W" a"#t (a" #&t) i# th" liba! #&,. W"" ,ith Ath. H"s at h&*" ,ith Ms Hais&#. Th"!" at 1 (t,"#t!-&#") 2la$st&#" A3"#" Mi$$l"%&$. Its a la4" h&s" at th" +&#" &% th" st""t. 2la$st&#" A3"#"s #"a th" sh&s bt it is#t (is #&t) #"a th" liba! . Wh""s Ms Hais&#? 'h"s i# th" 5it+h"#. Tli" ,i#$&,s &"# a#$ th" $&&s +l&s"$. Whats Ms Hais&# li5"? W"ll sh" is#t (is #&t) a ! ,&*a# a#$ sh" is#t (is #&t) thi#. 'h"s 6it" &l$ a#$ ath" %at. Th""s a l tabl" i# th" 5it+h"# ,ith t,& +hais a#$ th""s a +b&a$ &# th" ,all. Th""s a +at #$" th" tabl". What +&l& is it? Its bla+5 a#$ ,hit". It is#t (is #&t) b"ati%l. Its a# 4l! +at ,ith a sh&t tail. Is th"" a %ish &# th" tabl"? N& th"" is#t (is #&t). Is th"" a %ish #$" th" tabl" ,ith th" +at? Y"s th"" is. Th" +ats ha!. Th"" a" t,& +s a#$ t,& sa+"s &# th" tabl". Th""s a *il574 a#$ a t"a&t #"a th" +s. Th""s a lat" &# th" tabl" a#$ th"" a" %& bis+its &# th" lat". Wh""s Ath? Is h" i# th" 5it+h"#? N& h" is#t (is #&t). H"s i# th" bath&&*. 8.- ARTH9R IN A RE'TA9RANT W"ll th""s #& %ish %& Ath at h&*" t&#i4ht. Ms Hais&# has#t a#! %&&$. Ath is#t 3"! ha!-i# %a+t h" is *is"abl". H" is als& 3"! h#4!. N"a th" liba! liba! th"" is a #", "staa#t. "staa#t. Ath is #&, at a tabl" i# this "staa#t. "staa#t. Th"" is a "$ "$ tabl"+l&th &# th" tabl" a#$ th"" a" s&*" 5#i3"s %&5s a#$ s&&#s a#$ s&*" salt a#$ "" &# th" tabl". Th"" a" t,& "*t! 4lass"s &# th" tabl". Ath #&, has th" *"#. Th"" a" s&*" 3"! 4&&$ thi#4s &# th" *"#. Th" st"a5 is 3"! 4&&$ bt It Is als& ":"#si3". Ath has &#l! ; (t,& &#$s) a#$ 1< (t"# "#+"). H= has#t a#! ;1< (t"# &#$) #&t"s & ;> (%i3" &#$) #&t"s. Wh& a" th" "&l" i# th" $a5 +&#" &3" th""? Th"! a" Ma! 't"h"#s %&* th" liba! a#$ B+" Fa#sha,". Ma! is a "tt! 4il a#$ B+" is 4&&$-l&&5i#4. H" has a *&sta+h" a#$ h" has a 4&l$ ,at+h. Y"s B+" has s&*" *&#"! t&#i4h%. B+" a#$ Ma! ha3" s&*" ,hit" ,i#" &# th" tabl". AtH has#t a 4&l$ ,at+h. H" has &#l! a +h"a ,at+h. Ath has#t a#! ,i#" b"+as" h" has#t a#! *&#"!. .- THE WRON2 HO9'E W"ll #&t a 3"! 4&&$ "3"#i#4 %& Ath. %& Ath. N&, N&, h" is at th" bs-st& th" bs-st& &# a +&l$ "3"#i#4. H" is ti"$ +&l$ a#$ *is"abl". His ha#$s a" +&l$ his %""t a" +&l$ a#$ h" has a "$ #&s".
Wh"" a" B+" a#$ Ma!? P"has th"! a" still at th" "staa#t ,ith a #i+" h&t + &% +&%%"" &% +&%%"" a#$ s&*" ba#$!. Th"i ha#$s Th"i ha#$s a#$ %""t a" #&t +&l$. Bt &% +&s" &% +&s" B+" has s&*" *&#"!. His ,all"t is #&t "*t! li5" Aths. H" has &#" & t,& %> #&t"s i# his &+5"t. his &+5"t. P"has th"! a" i# B+"s +a & +a & "has "has ... Bt h"" is Aths bs. Aths bs. Thats 4&&$. N&, Ath is Ath is i# th" bs th" bs bt bt his ha#$s a#$ %""t a" still +&l$. Th"" a" &#l! t,& & th"" & th"" "&l" i# th" bs th" bs ,ith Ath. Th"" is a# &l$ la$! ,ith a ha#$ba4 a#$ a s*all $&4 &# h" 5#"" h" 5#"" a#$ th"" a" t,& *"# ,ith i"s i# th"i *&ths. th"i *&ths. Th"" a" #& &th" "&l" "&l" i# th" bs th" bs &#l! th" +&#$+t& a#$ +&#$+t& a#$ th" $i3" &% +&s". N&, Ath is Ath is at th" %&#t.$&& &% %&#t.$&& &% his his h&s". Wh"" is his 5"!? Is it i# his +&at &+5"t? +&at &+5"t? N& N& it is#t. Is it i# his t&s"s &+5"t? t&s"s &+5"t? N& it is#t th"" "ith". This is ba$. is ba$. Th"" a" #& li4hts i# th" h&s". Ms Hais&# is &babl! asl"". 'h" is als& $"a%. >.- ARTH9R’' DREAM Its '#$a! a%t"#&&#. Its ai#i#4. Aths sitti#4 i# a# a*+hai i# a*+hai i# Ms Hais&#s sitti#4-&&*. H"s thi#5i#4. H" is#t ha!@ h"s *is"abl". Th" t"l"3isi&#s &# bt &# bt Ath is#t Ath is#t ,at+hi#4 it. What is h" thi#5i#4 ab&t? H"s thi#5i#4 ab&t Ma!. Whats sh" $&i#4 this a%t"#&&#? 'h" is#t sitti#4 at h&*" a#$ sh" is#t ,at+hi#4 t"l"3isi&#. 'h"s sitti#4 #":t t& B+" i# his +a. Th"!" $i3i#4 i#t& th" +&#t!. Ath is#t Ath is#t $i3i#4 ,ith Ma!. H" has#t 4&t a +a a#$ +a a#$ h" has#t 4&t a#! *&#"!. N&, Ms Hais&#s ,al5i#4 i#t& th" sitti#4-&&*. Whats sh" +a!i#4? 'h"s +a!i#4 a ta!. Whats &# th" ta!? Th"" a" t,& +s &% +&%%""-&#" &% +&%%""-&#" %& Ath %& Ath a#$ a#$ &#" %& Ms %& Ms Hais&#. N&, th" +&%%""s &# th" a* &% Aths &% Aths +hai bt +hai bt h" is#t $i#5i#4 it. Aths sl""i#4. H"s $"a*i#4. What is h" $"a*i#4 ab&t? H"s $"a*i#4 ab&t Ma!. I# his $"a* Aths 4&t a +a. B+" is#t $i3i#4 th" +a@ Ath is. Ath is. Aths $i3i#4 th" +a a#$ +a a#$ Ma!s sitti#4 #":t t& Ath. 'h" is#t sitti#4 ,ith B+". Ath a#$ Ath a#$ Ma! a" 4&i#4 t& th" s"asi$" t&4"th". It is#t ai#i#4 #&,. Th" s#s shi#i#4 a#$ th" bi$s th" bi$s a" si#4i#4. Its a b"ati%l $a! a#$ Aths ha!. N&, Ath a#$ Ath a#$ Ma! a" l!i#4 &# th" b"a+h. th" b"a+h. Aths ,"ai#4 a ai &% ai &% s,i**i#4-t#5s s,i**i#4-t#5s a#$ Ma!s ,"ai#4 a bi5i#i. Ma!s "ati#4 a# i+"-+"a* a#$ Aths s*&5i#4 a +i4a"tt". B+" is#t l!i#4 &# th" b"a+h th" b"a+h ,ith Ma!@ Ath is. Ath is. .- DAN2ER ARTH9R AT WOR/ It is Fi$a! *&#i#4. Ath is Ath is i# th" liba!. Ma! is als& th"" ,ith hi*. 'h" is sitti#4 at h" $"s5 h" $"s5 a#$ a#$ tal5i#4 t& a *a#. H" is 4i3i#4 h" a h" a b&&5 a#$ sh" is sta*i#4 th" $at" &# it. Wh"" is Ath? H" is at th" t& &% th" &% th" la$$". H" has s&*" b&&5s &# his ha#$s. Th"! a" #", b&&5s. #", b&&5s. H" is tti#4 th"* &# th" t& sh"l3"s. Is M 't""l" M 't""l" i# th" liba!? N& liba!? N& h" is i# his &%%i+". A ,&*a# is ,ith hi* a#$ h" is tal5i#4 t& h". N&, Ath is Ath is ta5i#4 s&*" b&&5s s&*" b&&5s %&* a b&:. H" is 4i3i#4 th"* t& Ma!. 'h" is ,iti#4 th" titl"s &% th" &% th" b&&5s &# a +a$. Ath is Ath is +li*bi#4 th" la$$" a4ai#. la$$" a4ai#. This is ha$ ,&5 %& ,&5 %& hi*. hi*. H" is ti"$.
Wh"" a" B+" a#$ Ma!? P"has th"! a" still at th" "staa#t ,ith a #i+" h&t + &% +&%%"" &% +&%%"" a#$ s&*" ba#$!. Th"i ha#$s Th"i ha#$s a#$ %""t a" #&t +&l$. Bt &% +&s" &% +&s" B+" has s&*" *&#"!. His ,all"t is #&t "*t! li5" Aths. H" has &#" & t,& %> #&t"s i# his &+5"t. his &+5"t. P"has th"! a" i# B+"s +a & +a & "has "has ... Bt h"" is Aths bs. Aths bs. Thats 4&&$. N&, Ath is Ath is i# th" bs th" bs bt bt his ha#$s a#$ %""t a" still +&l$. Th"" a" &#l! t,& & th"" & th"" "&l" i# th" bs th" bs ,ith Ath. Th"" is a# &l$ la$! ,ith a ha#$ba4 a#$ a s*all $&4 &# h" 5#"" h" 5#"" a#$ th"" a" t,& *"# ,ith i"s i# th"i *&ths. th"i *&ths. Th"" a" #& &th" "&l" "&l" i# th" bs th" bs &#l! th" +&#$+t& a#$ +&#$+t& a#$ th" $i3" &% +&s". N&, Ath is Ath is at th" %&#t.$&& &% %&#t.$&& &% his his h&s". Wh"" is his 5"!? Is it i# his +&at &+5"t? +&at &+5"t? N& N& it is#t. Is it i# his t&s"s &+5"t? t&s"s &+5"t? N& it is#t th"" "ith". This is ba$. is ba$. Th"" a" #& li4hts i# th" h&s". Ms Hais&# is &babl! asl"". 'h" is als& $"a%. >.- ARTH9R’' DREAM Its '#$a! a%t"#&&#. Its ai#i#4. Aths sitti#4 i# a# a*+hai i# a*+hai i# Ms Hais&#s sitti#4-&&*. H"s thi#5i#4. H" is#t ha!@ h"s *is"abl". Th" t"l"3isi&#s &# bt &# bt Ath is#t Ath is#t ,at+hi#4 it. What is h" thi#5i#4 ab&t? H"s thi#5i#4 ab&t Ma!. Whats sh" $&i#4 this a%t"#&&#? 'h" is#t sitti#4 at h&*" a#$ sh" is#t ,at+hi#4 t"l"3isi&#. 'h"s sitti#4 #":t t& B+" i# his +a. Th"!" $i3i#4 i#t& th" +&#t!. Ath is#t Ath is#t $i3i#4 ,ith Ma!. H" has#t 4&t a +a a#$ +a a#$ h" has#t 4&t a#! *&#"!. N&, Ms Hais&#s ,al5i#4 i#t& th" sitti#4-&&*. Whats sh" +a!i#4? 'h"s +a!i#4 a ta!. Whats &# th" ta!? Th"" a" t,& +s &% +&%%""-&#" &% +&%%""-&#" %& Ath %& Ath a#$ a#$ &#" %& Ms %& Ms Hais&#. N&, th" +&%%""s &# th" a* &% Aths &% Aths +hai bt +hai bt h" is#t $i#5i#4 it. Aths sl""i#4. H"s $"a*i#4. What is h" $"a*i#4 ab&t? H"s $"a*i#4 ab&t Ma!. I# his $"a* Aths 4&t a +a. B+" is#t $i3i#4 th" +a@ Ath is. Ath is. Aths $i3i#4 th" +a a#$ +a a#$ Ma!s sitti#4 #":t t& Ath. 'h" is#t sitti#4 ,ith B+". Ath a#$ Ath a#$ Ma! a" 4&i#4 t& th" s"asi$" t&4"th". It is#t ai#i#4 #&,. Th" s#s shi#i#4 a#$ th" bi$s th" bi$s a" si#4i#4. Its a b"ati%l $a! a#$ Aths ha!. N&, Ath a#$ Ath a#$ Ma! a" l!i#4 &# th" b"a+h. th" b"a+h. Aths ,"ai#4 a ai &% ai &% s,i**i#4-t#5s s,i**i#4-t#5s a#$ Ma!s ,"ai#4 a bi5i#i. Ma!s "ati#4 a# i+"-+"a* a#$ Aths s*&5i#4 a +i4a"tt". B+" is#t l!i#4 &# th" b"a+h th" b"a+h ,ith Ma!@ Ath is. Ath is. .- DAN2ER ARTH9R AT WOR/ It is Fi$a! *&#i#4. Ath is Ath is i# th" liba!. Ma! is als& th"" ,ith hi*. 'h" is sitti#4 at h" $"s5 h" $"s5 a#$ a#$ tal5i#4 t& a *a#. H" is 4i3i#4 h" a h" a b&&5 a#$ sh" is sta*i#4 th" $at" &# it. Wh"" is Ath? H" is at th" t& &% th" &% th" la$$". H" has s&*" b&&5s &# his ha#$s. Th"! a" #", b&&5s. #", b&&5s. H" is tti#4 th"* &# th" t& sh"l3"s. Is M 't""l" M 't""l" i# th" liba!? N& liba!? N& h" is i# his &%%i+". A ,&*a# is ,ith hi* a#$ h" is tal5i#4 t& h". N&, Ath is Ath is ta5i#4 s&*" b&&5s s&*" b&&5s %&* a b&:. H" is 4i3i#4 th"* t& Ma!. 'h" is ,iti#4 th" titl"s &% th" &% th" b&&5s &# a +a$. Ath is Ath is +li*bi#4 th" la$$" a4ai#. la$$" a4ai#. This is ha$ ,&5 %& ,&5 %& hi*. hi*. H" is ti"$.
N&, h" is sitti#4 at th" t& &% th" &% th" la$$". Th" b&&5 Th" b&&5 i# i# his ha#$ is i#t""sti#4 s& h" is "a$i#4 it. C.- ARTH9R I' LATE FOR WOR/ Aths b"$&&* is b"t,""# Ms Hais&#s b"$&&* a#$ th" bath&&*. Th"s" th"" &&*s a" stais. Th" 5it+h"# th" sitti#4-&&* a#$ th" $i#i#4-&&* a" $&,#stais. Th"" a" t,& la3at&i"s &#" stais a#$ &#" $&,#stais . It is hal% ast "i4ht &# M&#$a! *&#i#4 a#$ Ms Hais&# is $&,#stais. 'h" is sta#$i#4 i# %&#t &% th" st&3" a#$ sh" is *a5i#4 b"a5%ast. Ath is#t $&,#stais@ h" is asl"" i# b"$. It is #&, a 6at" t& #i#" a#$ Ms Hais&# is 4&i#4 stais. Ath is lat" a#$ Ms Hais&# *st ,a5" hi* . 0a# !& h"a *" Ath? Y& *st 4"t sh" is +alli#4 t& hi*. Ath is la!. H" +a##&t 4"t i# th" *&#i#4. H" has a# ala* +l&+5 bt h" +a##&t h"a it. It is #&, #i#" &+l&+5. Ath is 4"tti#4 &t &% b"$. H" is ,"ai#4 his !7a*as. H" is l&&5i#4 %& his s&+5s bt h+ +a##&t %i#$ th"*.I *st %i#$ th"* h" is thi#5i#4. Wh"" a" th"!? Th"! a"#t #$" th" b"$ a#$ th"! a"#t &# th" +hai. Wh"" a" Aths s&+5s? N&, its %i3" ast #i#". Ath Ath is $&,#stais. $&,#stais. H" +a##&t $i#5 $i#5 his t"a@ it it is t&& h&t. H" H" a##&t ha3" b"a5%ast. b"a5%ast. H" is 3"! lat". H" *st 4& t& ,&5 i**"$iat"l!. It is #&, a 6at" ast #i#". Ath is sta#$i#4 at th" bs-st&. H" is ,aiti#4 %& th" bs. H" +a##&t s"" th" bs b"+as" h" is "a$i#4 th" #",sa". #",sa". Oh $"a $"a th" bs is#&t st&i#4. st&i#4. Th"" is#t is#t a#&th" bs #til #til hal% ast #i#". Ath Ath *st ,al5. H" *st ,al5 ,al5 6i+5l!@ h" *st *st #&t ,al5 sl&,l!. sl&,l!. N&, it is t,"#t! t,"#t! t& t"#. Ath Ath is l&&5i#4 l&&5i#4 th&4h th" liba! liba! ,i#$&,. Ma! is th"". H" H" +a# s"" h" th&4h th&4h th" ,i#$&, bt h" +a##&t s"" M 't""l". That is 4&&$. M 't""l" *st #&t s"" hi* at this ti*". .- 'T90/ ON THE 'TATION I# %a+t Ath has #& t,i# b&th" bt h" has a %ath" a *&th" a#$ a t""#a4" sist" G"##i%". Aths %ath" is a $&+t& i# a 3illa4" i# B"5shi" +all"$ Al"%i"l$. Its a s*all la+" ,ith #&t *a#! "&l" a#$ its &#l! a %", *il"s %&* R"a$i#4. Aths a"#ts ha3" a s*all h&s" b"t,""# th" +h+h a#$ th" 3illa4" b. D N",t&# A ths %ath" Ms N",t&#s hsha#$
Ms N",t&# Aths *+th" D N",t&# s ,i%"
Ath G"##i%"s b&th" D N",t&#s s&#
G"##i%" Aths sist" D N",t&#s $a4ht"
Its Ths$a! *&#i#4 i# Mi$$l"%&$ a#$ Aths i# th" 5it+h"#. H" is#t lat" t&$a!-h"s "al!. This *&#i#4 h" has ti*" %& b"a5%ast. Its &#l! hal% ast s"3"# a#$ s& h" +a# ha3" a l&t &% thi#4s %& b"a5%ast.
N&, Ms Hais&#s bi#4i#4 i# th" &st. Th"" a"#t *a#! l"tt"s this *&#i#4@ th"" a" &#l! t,-&#" %& Ms Hais&# a#$ &#" %& Ath. Aths l"tt" is %&* his a"#ts. Th""s a at! at Aths a"#ts h&s" &# 'at$a!. It’s G"##i%"s bith$a! a#$ sh"’s s"3"#t""#@ s& Ath #st 4& h&*" %& th" ,""5"#$. Ath is #&, ta5i#4 his ,all"t &t &% his &+5"t. H&, *+h *&#"! is th"" i# it? Th"" is#t 3"! *+h- i# %a+t th""’s 3"! littl". H&, *+h is th" %a" t& Al"%i"l$? Its %.< "t# a#$ ;1.1< si#4l". H" *st a! Ms Hais&# a#$ h" *st a! ab&t ;8 %& G"##i%"s bith$a! "s"#t.
.- GENNIFER’' BIRTHDAY PARTY P&& Ath H" has th"" +s &% t"a a#$ h" $&"s#t li5" t"a a h" $&"s#t li5" t"a 3"! *+h. P&& 'h"ila a#$ Ma! th"! li5" t"a a#$ th" h3"#t 4&t a#!. N&, Ath is tal5i#4 t& th" &t". A%t" a *is"abl" 7&#+! Ath is #&, at h&*" i# Al"%i"l$. It is 'at$a! "3"#i#4 a#$ G"##i%" is ,"l+&#i#4 h" 4"+ts t& h" at!. Li5" *a#! ! 4ils t&$a! G"##i%" a#$ h" %i"#$s &%t"# ,"a 7"a#s a#$ s,"at"s at ati"s. Th"! $&#t al,a!s ,"a "tt! $"ss"s. Th"" is a "+&$ &# th" "+&$-la!". Y "&l" sall! list"# t& "+&$s $a#+" a#$ &% +&s" "at a#$ $i#5 at ati"s. Aths a"#ts D a#$ Ms N",t&# a" #&t h"" this "3"#i#4. Th"! $&#t li5" ! "&l"s ati"s 3"! *+h. Th"! a" ha3i#4 $i##" ,ith th"i %i"#$s M a#$ Ms L"st". M L"st" ,&5s %& a la4+ "#4i#""i#4 %i* i# L&#$&#. N&, 'h"ila is +&*i#4 i# a#$ !"s Ma! is ,ith h". G"##i%" 5#&,s 'h"ila b"+as" sh" &%t"# +&*"s t& Al"%i"l$. Bt Ma! $&"s#t 5#&, a#! &% th" "&l" h"" ":+"t 'h"ila a#$ &% +&s" Ath. 1<.- A ROAD A00IDENT D N",t&# is i# th" $i#i#4-&&* at th" L"st"s. Ms N",t&# is ,ith hi*. Th"! a" ha3i#4 +&%%"" a%t" a# ":+"ll"#t *"al. N&, th" t"l"h&#" is i#4i#4 a#$ M L"st" is 4"tti#4 %&* th" tabl". H"s 4&i#4 t& a#s," it. D N",t&# is 7st 4&i#4 t& ha3" a#&th" + &% +&%%"" bt M L"st" is sa!i#4 Its s&*"b&$! %& !& Ga+5. Its th" &li+". Th""s a# a++i$"#t at th" +&ss&a$s #"a th" s+h&&l. D N",t&# is #&, tti#4 &# his +&at. I# a *i#t" h"s 4&i#4 t& 4"t i#t& his +a a#$ $i3" t& th" s+"#" &% th" a++i$"#t. Ms N",t&# is#t 4&i#4 t& 4& ,ith hi*. M L"st" is 4&i#4 t& $i3" h" h&*" lat". N&, D N",t&# is sta#$iJ4 b! his +a. H"s 4&i#4 t& ta5" his bla+5 ba4 &t. H" *st +h"+5 th" +&#t"#ts b"+as" h" *st ha3" a #*b" &% thi#4s li5" ba#$a4"+ $"ssi#4+ s!i#4"+ a#$ 3ai&s *"$i+i#"s. N&, D N",t&# is "&i#4 ba+5 i#t& th" h&s". H"’s 4&i#4 t& t"l"h&#" Ath b"+as" h" ,a#ts s&*"thi#4 %&* th" s4"!. H"s 4&i#4 t& as5 Ath t& bi#4 s&*" "#i+illi# t& th" s+"#" &% th" a++i$"#t. 11.- '9NADY MORNIN2 IN APPLEFIELD Ath has s""# th" +a a#$ th" $i3" a#$ h" has "+&4#i"$ b&th &% th"*. Wh& has Ath "+&4#i"$? Y"s !& a" i4ht. Its B+" Fa#sha," th" 0asa#&3a &% Mi$$l"%&$. D N",t&# has ":a*i#"$ his ati"#t a#$ #&, h" is i# th" a*bla#+" &# his ,a! t& Al"%i"l$ H&sital. H"s 4&i#4 t& sta! th"" %& a %", $a!s. A b"a5$&,# l&! has ai3"$ %&* th" l&+al 4aa4" a#$ is 4&i#4 t& ta5" B+"s +a a,a!. Th" &li+"*a# has ,itt"# $&,# B+"s #a*" a#$ a$$"ss a#$ h" has l&&5"$ at his $i3i#4 li+"#+" a#$ i#sa#+" +"ti%i+at".
D N",t&# a#$ Ath ha3" $i3"# ba+5 h&*" #&,. Th" at! has %i#ish"$. G"##i%" has sai$ 4&&$b!" t& h" 4"sts a#$ all &% th"* ha3" 4&#" h&*". Ms N",t&# has 7st ai3"$ h&*" a#$ sh" is 4&i#4 stais t& b"$. G"##i%" is still . 'h"s ta5i#4 all th" $it! 4lass"s a#$ lat"s i#t& th" 5it+h"# a#$ sh"s 4&i#4 t& $& th" ,ashi#4 i# a *i#t". 'h" has t all th" "+&$s a,a! a#$ ti$i"$ th" sitti#4-&&*. N&, its "l"3"# &+l&+5 &# '#$a! *&#i#4. All th" N",t&#s ha3" 4&t a#$ ha3" ha$ th"i b"a5%ast. Ath has 7st t"l"h&#"$ Ma! a#$ 'h"ila a#$ t&l$ th"* ab&t B+". D a#$ Ms N",t&# ha3" b&th 4&#" t& +h+h. N"ith" Ath #& G"##i%" has 4&#" b"+as" G"##i%" is +l"a#i#4 th" h&s" a#$ Ath is t&& la!. H" has #&t "3"# ha$ a sha3". H" has as5"$ b&th Ma! a#$ 'h"ila t& *""t hi* i# The Applefield Arms, th" 3illa4" b at t,"l3" &+l&+5. 1 - IN TRO9BLE WITH MR 'TEELE Its M&#$a! *&#i#4. Ath a#$ Ma! ha3" al"a$! 4&#" ba+5 t& Mi$$l"%&$. 'h"ila has#t "t#"$ !"t. 'h" is still i# Al"%i"l$ ,ith h" a#t. 'h"s 4&i#4 t& 4& ba+5 t& Mi$$l"%&$ i# a +&l" &% $a!s. B+" &% +&s" is still i# h&sital. Ma! a#$ Ath a" &#+" a4ai# i# th" liba!. Its t"# &+l&+5. Ath has b""# th"" si#+" t"# ast #i#"-h" still +a#t 4"t th"" at #I#" &+l&+5. Ma! has b""# at th" liba! si#+" %i3" t& #i#". 'h" has b""# th"" %& &3" a# h&. 'h" is al,a!s "al! %& ,&5. M 't""l" has #&t !"t +&*" t& ,&5. H"s th" b&ss s& h" s&*"ti*"s +&*"s lat" bt h" &%t"# sta!s lat". '&*"ti*"s h" is still th"" at s"3"# & "i4ht i# th" "3"#i#4. Ath has a l&t &% ,&5 &# his $"s5. H" *st s"#$ s&*" &st+a$s t& th" "a$"s. Th"! ha3" &$""$ s&*" s"+ial b&&5s a#$ th"s" b&&5s ha3" al"a$! +&*" i#t& th" liba!. H" has al"a$! s"#t a %", &% th" &st+a$s bt th"" a" still a l&t &# his $"s5. H" has#t s"#t a#! %& s"3"al $a!s. N&, M 't""l" has 7st +&*" I#. H" has#t 4&#" i#t& his &%%i+" !"t. H"s still sta#$i#4 #"a th" $&&. 18.- A '9MMER’' EKENIN2 IN G9NE Last ,""5"#$ i# Al"%i"l$ Ath ,as b&5". It ,as th" "#$ &% th" *&#th. Bt &# th" last Ths$a! &% "a+h *&#th. Ath ""ts his a#$ t&$a! is Ths$a!. Cth G#"..Its a!-$a! a#$ Aths ha!. Th" ,"ath"s %i#" a#$ ,a* a#$ M 't""l" is 4&i#4 t& stat his h&li$a! &# M&#$a! Ist Gl!. H"s 4&i#4 t& b" a,a! #til 1>th Gl!. Ath is ha! ab&t this t&&. '& Aths 4&i#4 t& ha3" s&*" *&#"! this ,""5"#$. Ma!s #&t 4&i#4 t& 4& &t ,ith B+"@ h"s still i# h&sital. His i#7i"s ,""#t s"I&s bt th" $&+t&s ha3" #&t all&,"$ hi* t& 4"t . H"s 4&i#4 t& sta! i# h&sital %& a#&th" t"# $a!s. A4ai# Aths ha! ab&t this Last ,""5"#$ ,as#t a 4"at s++"ss %& Ath bt this ,""5 is 4&i#4 t& b" $i%%""#t-Ath h&"s. Th" s**" ,"ath" is 4&&$. It has#t ai#+$ %& th"+ ,""5s a#$ th" s# has sh&#" all $a! t&$a!. N&, its a b"ati%l "3"#i#4@ its #&t $a5 !"t-th" s**" "3"#i#4s a" al,a!s li4ht. M 't""l" has 7st 4&#" h&*". Aths l&+5i#4 th" liba! $&&s a#$ Ma!s %i#ishi#4 h" last l"tt". 'h"s ,"ai#4 a li4ht s**" $"ss a#$ is l&&5i#4 3"! "tt!. 1.- ON THE RIKER Ath 4&t "al! &# 'at$a! *&#i#4. H" ha$ a sha3" a#$ t his +l&th"s &#. H" $&"s#t t his sit &# ,h"# h" is#t ,&5i#4. H" &"#"$ his $a," a#$ t&&5 &t his li4ht-+&l&"$ t&s"s. H" t his sit &# a ha#4" a#$ h#4 it i# th" ,a$&b" a#$ th"# +l&s"$ th" ,a$&b" $&&. H" ,"#t $&,#stais a#$ s,it+h"$ &# th" a$i&. H" ,a#t"$ t& h"a th" ,"ath" %&"+ast. What ,as th" ,"ath" 4&l#4 t& b" li5"? Th" %&"+ast ,as 4&&$-s#shi#" +l"a s5i"s a#$ hi4h t"*"at"s. Ath ,as l"as"$ ab&t this. Th"# h" s,it+h"$ th" a$i& &%% a#$ ,"#t i#t& th" 5it+h"# %& b"a5%ast.
A%t" b"a5%ast h" a#4 Ma! . H" t&l$ h" th" %&"+ast ,as 4&&$ a#$ as5"$ h" ab&t th" %&&$ %& th" i+#i+. 'h" as5"$ hi* t& $& th" sh&i#4 b"+as" sh" ,as bs!.
'& Ath ,"#t t& th" s"*a5"t a#$ b&4ht s&*" +h""s" ha* a#$ t&*at& sa#$,i+h"s s&*" i+5l"$ &#i&#s a#$ s&*" %it. A%t" that h" ,"#t t& th" &%%-li+"#+" a#$ b&4ht s&*" $i#5s. This ,""5"#$ &% +&s" h" ha$ "#&4h *&#"! %& all th"s" thi#4s. 9sall! h" is t&& b&5". At t,& &+l&+5 sha Ath 4&t &%% th" bs &tsi$" th" T&,# Hall. H" ha$ his ba4 ,ith hi* ,ith th" sa#$,i+h"s $i#5s a#$ th" "st &% th" %&&$. Th" &th"s ,"" #&t th"" !"t. Ath ,as th" %ist. It ,as a 3"! h&t a%t"#&&#. A%t" ab&t th"" *i#t"s 'h"ila a#$ Mi+ha"l ai3"$. Mi+ha"l ha$ a i+#i+ bas5"t ,ith a +&l$ +hi+5"# i# it s&*" F"#+h b"a$ a#$ a b&ttl" &% ,i#". Th"! ,ait"$ %& a#&th" t,& *i#t"s a#$ th"# Ma! a"a"$. 'h" l&&5"$ 3"! b"ati%l. Th"! all ,al5"$ $&,# t& th" bi$4" a#$ hi"$ a b&at %& th" a%t"#&&#. 1>.- LEARNIN2 TO DRIKE T,& s*all b&!s.i# a +a#&" b&4ht th" b&at ba+5 t& th" isla#$ a%t" ab&t th"" 6at"s &% a# h& a#$ Ath &,"$ th" &at ba+5 t& th" bi$4". H" $i$#t &, 3"! 6i+5l! b"+a+" this ti*" it ,as st"a* a#$ Ath ,as’t 3"! 4&&$ at &,i#4 a#!,a!. 'h"ila st"""$ a#$ Ma! sat #":t t& Mi+ha"l. Th"! ai3"$ ba+5 at th" bi$4" b! "i4ht &’+l&+5. B"+as" th"! ,"" all ,"t a#$ *is"abl" they ,"#t h&*" i**"$iat"l!. Ma! $i$#’t "3"# sa! 4&&$#i4htt& Ath. Wh"# Ath 4&t h&*" h" ,"#t stai4ht t& b"$. Th" %&ll&,i#4 *&#i#4 it ,as still ,"t s& Ath $i$#t 4"t #til t,"l3" &+l&+5. Th"# h" ha$ l#+h a#$ sat i# %&#t &% th" t"l"3isi&# %& th" "st &% th" $a!. H" $i$#t 4& &t a#$ h" $i$#t "3"# ha3" a sha3". O#" &% th" &4a**"s &# th" t"l"3isi&# ,as ab&t l"a#i#4 t& $i3". What a 4&&$ i$"a-Ath th&4ht a#$ s& th" #":t $a! h" ,"#t al t& th" Li+"#+" O%%i+" i# his l#+h h& a#$ 4&t a P&3isi&#al Di3i#4 Li+"#+". Th"# h" ,"#t t& th" Di3i#4 '+h&&l a#$ *a$" a# a&i#t*"#t %& his %ist l"ss&# &# W"$#"s$a! "3"#i#4. 1- ARTH9R B9Y' A 0AR Di$ Ath l"a# t& $i3"? P&babl! #&t !& *a! thi#5. Bt M Ta!l&s hai $i$#t 4& +&*l"t"l! ,hit" a#$ i# %a+t Ath l"a#t t& $i3" ,ith&t t&& *+h $i%%i+lt!. H" $i$ #&t ta5" his $i3i#4 t"st t,& & th"" ti*"sh" ass"$ th" 3"! %ist ti*"-si: ,""5s a%t" his %ist l"ss&#. '& #&, h" #""$"$ a +a bt h" ,a#t"$ a +h"a &#" b"+as" h" &#l! ha$ ab&t ;<<. B! #&, B+" ,as &t &% h&sital a#$ ba+5 at ,&5. B+" is a s"+&#$-ha#$ +a sal"s*a# b! th" ,a!. H" s"lls +as at Mi$$l"%&$ 9s"$ 0a Mat 7st &#$ th" +&#" %&* th" liba!. O#" 'at$a! a%t"#&&# Ath t his +h"6"-b&&5 i#t& his &+5"t a#$ +a4ht a bs t& th" Hi4h 't""t. H" ,a#t"$ t& ha3" a l&&5 at s&*" 4&&$ s"+&#$-ha#$ +as. H" 4&t &%% th" bs at th" &li+" stati&# a#$ +&ss"$ th" &a$ t& th" 0a Mat. Th"" ,as a !"ll&, s&ts +a &tsi$" th" sh&,&&* ,ith th" %&ll&,i#4 i#%&*ati&# &# th" ,i#$s+""# THIS WEEK'S BARGAIN
ONE 0AREF9L OWNER LOW MILEA2E 1C M.O.T RADIO MANY ETRA' ;<< $"&sit 8 YEAR' TO PAY
Ath l&&5"$ at it %& a l ti*". It ,as bi4ht a#$ shi#!. Th" ai#t l&&5"$ #",. I #""$ a +a li5" that’ th&4ht Ath. I *a! ha3" "#&4h *&#"! %& th" $"&sit #":t *&#th.’ 1C.- ARTH9R 2OE' FOR A DRIKE '& Ath #&, has a +a. It is#t a 3"! *a4#i%i+"#t &#" bt it s""*s t& 4& all i4ht. Its Ths$a! a%t"#&&# a#$ Ath is ,&5i#4 i# th" liba!. T&*&&, "3"#i#4 h" ,ill stat his t,& ,""5s h&li$a! a#$ ,ill $i3" $&,# t& Al"%i"l$ t& sta! ,ith his %a*il!. H" has #& *&#"! l"%t t& 4& a#!,h"" "ls". H" #""$#t 4& b! tai# this ti*". H" #""$#t s"#$ *&#"! &# %a"s bt h" *st &% +&s" b! "t&l. M 't""l" has 4&#" h&*" "al! t&$a! a#$ th"" a"#t *a#! "&l" i# th" liba! s& Aths sitti#4 b"hi#$ th" $"s5 a#$ h"s thi#5i#4 This "3"#i#4 I shall +l"a# th" +a +h"+5 th" t!"s %ill th" a$iat& a#$ t s&*" $istill"$ ,at" i#t& th" batt"!. Th"# I shall 4"t %& 4all&#s &% "t&l. H&, l ,ill it ta5" t& $i3" t& Al"%i"l$ I ,&#$"? Its &#l! ab&t %&t! *il"s s& it ,&#t ta5" *&" tha# a# h& a#$ a hal%. '& I shall ai3" h&*" at ab&t .8<. Th"!ll all b" sis"$ t& s"" *" ,ith a +a ,&#t th"!? Its a it! Ma! is#t +&*i#4. 'h"ll b" ,ith B+" I s&s". Oh ,"ll #"3" *i#$. P"has I11 ta5" G"##i%" t& th" s"asi$" &# '#$a!. '& Ath $&3" $&,# t& Al"%i"l$ &# Fi$a! #i4ht a#$ &# 'at$a! *&#i#4 h" ,as i# th" 3illa4" sh&. Th"" h" *"t 'h"ila. 'h" ,as at h" a#ts a4ai# a#$ ,as 3"! l"as"$ t& s"" Ath. H" t&l$ h"ab&t his #", +a. O# '#$a! Ath t&&5 G"##i%" a#$ 'h"ila t& ',a#a4" %& th" $a!. Th"! st&"$ a#$ l&&5"$ at 0&%" 0astl" ab&t %i3" *il"s &tsi$" ',a#a4". 1.- AT THE RA0E' I# E#4la#$ $&bl" !"ll&, li#"s at th" "$4" &% th" &a$ *a! *"a# N& Pa5i#4 at a#! ti*". Aths +a ,as at th" &li+" stati&#. '& ,hil" 'h"ila a#$ G"##i%" ,"#t %& a s,i* Ath ,"#t &#$ t& th" &li+" stati&# a#$ +&ll"+t"$ his +a. H" ha$ t& a! £< a#$ th" &li+"*a# &# $t! sai$ &#" &% his t!"s ,as ,&# al*&st s*&&th. This ,as ill"4al. Ath ha$ t& b! a #", &#" that $a!. A#$ s& Ath ha$ l"ss *&#"! %& th" "st &% his h&li$a!s. Th" '#$a! ti ,as *&" ":"#si3" tha# h" %ist th&4ht. O# th" ,a! h&*" G"##i%" ,as "3"# *&" #l"asa#t tha# b"%&". Th" ta%%i+ ,as ,&s" &# th" ,a! ba+5. (O# '#$a! "3"#i#4s i# th" s**" th" ta%%i+ is al,a!s h"a3i" tha# sal@ I# %a+t its th" ,&st ti*" &% th" ,""5.) '&*"ti*"s th"! ,"#t #& %ast" tha# %i3" *il"s a# h& a#$ i# s&*" la+"s th"! ,"#t "3"# *&" sl&,l!. Wh"# th"! ass"$ 'alisb! h&,"3" +&#$iti&#s ,"" b"tt" bt th"! $i$#t ai3" h&*" #til a%t" *i$#i4ht-*+h lat" tha# th"! ":"+t"$. Ath $i$#t $& *+h %& th" "st &% his h&li$a!s@ h" s"#t a l&t &% ti*" ,&5i#4 &# his +a. H" b&4ht *" ai#t a#$ at th" "#$ &% th" ,""5 it ,as +l"a#" bi4ht" a#$ *&" atta+ti3" tha# it ,as b"%&". G"##i%"s %i"#$ B&b th" "#4i#""i#4 st$"#t %&* R"a$i#4 9#i3"sit! 5#&,s a l&t *&" ab&t +as tha# *&st "&l" i# Al"%i"l$ a#$ h" +a*" &#$ t& th" N",t&#s &# s"3"al "3"#i#4s a#$ h"l"$ Ath. Th"! $i$ all th" #"+"ssa! 7&bs a#$ %i#all! th" +a ,&5"$ *+h b"tt". O# his last 'at$a! at h&*" Ath G"##i%" B&b a#$ 'h"ila ,"#t t& a a+" *""tI#4 at F"tl&+5 Pa5 #"a Al"%i"l$. 1.- THE FOOTBALL MAT0H
'& Ath ,as l+5! %& &#+". Th" &$$s &# Darling Mary ,"" 1< t& 1. I% !& t ;1 &# a h&s" at 1< t& 1 !& ,i# £1< a#$ !& 4"t !& &i4i#al ;1 ba+5 t&&. '& Ath ,"#t ba+5 t& Mi$$l"%&$ a littl" bit i+h". O#" $a! $i#4 his %ist ,""5 at ,&5 a%t" his h&li$a!s 'h"ilas b&th" Mi+ha"l +a*" i#t& th" liba! t& b&&, a b&&5 ab&t s&++". (I# E#4la#$ th"" a" t,& 5i#$s &% %&&tball R4b! F&&tball & rugger, a#$ Ass&+iati&# F&&tball & soccer.) Mi+ha"l is a 5""# s&t" &% Mi$$l"%&$ Ra#4"s th" l&+al %&&tball +lb. H" 4&"s t& ,at+h th"* "3"! ,""5 $i#4 th" s&++" s"as&# i% th"! a" la!i#4 at h&*". H" s&*"ti*"s ,at+h"s th"* la! a,a! i% th" *at+h is#t t&& %a %&* Mi$$l"%&$. Mi+ha"l ha$ a sa" ti+5"t %& 'at$a!s h&*" *at+h a4ai#st Di$+&t 9#it"$. Ath as !& +a# i*a4i#" is #&t a 4"at s&ts *a# bt h" ha$ #&thi#4 t& $& that 'at$a! s& h" a++"t"$ Mi+ha"ls i#3itati&# t& 4& ,ith hi*. Mi$$l"%&$ Ra#4"s ,as #&t th" b"st t"a* i# th" F&&tball L"a4". I# %a+t it ,as th" ,&st. It ,as #"a th" b&tt&* &% th" F&th Di3isi&#. Bt this s"as&# th"! ha$ a #", +"#t" %&,a$ F"$ M"t&#. H" +a*" %&* N"as$"# R&3"s a +lb at th" t& &% th" '"+&#$ Di3isi&#. I# th" %ist si: *at+h"s &% th" s"as&# h" s+&"$ t"# 4&als %& his #", +lb. '& Ath *"t Mi+ha"l &tsi$" th" 4&#$ at a 6at" t& th"" &# 'at$a! a 6at" &% a# h& b"%&" th" 5i+5-&%%. Th"! ,"#t th&4h th" t#stil" a#$ ,al5"$ t& th"i s"ats i# th" sta#$. <.- A BRIEF MOMENT OF GOY '& Ath 4&t a bla+5 "!". H" $i$#t 4& t& *a#! %&&tball *at+h"s a%t" that. I# a#! +as" h" &%t"# ha$ t& ,&5 i# th" liba! &# a 'at$a! a%t"#&&#. H&,"3" Ath $i$#t l&s" i#t""st i# %&&tball +&*l"t"l!. E3"! ,""5 Ath "+"i3"$ a +&&# b! &st %& th" %&&tball &&ls. E3"! Ths$a! h" sat i# Ms Hais&#s sitti#4-&&* a#$ %ill"$ his +&&# i#. O#" 'at$a! ,hil" Ath ,as ,&5i#4 i# th" liba! h" t&&5 his s*all ta#sist& a$i& &t &% his &+5"t a#$ s,it+h"$ it &# 3"! l&, t& list"# t& th" "slts a#$ +h"+5 th" +&! &% his +&&#. M 't""l" ,as ,&5i#4 i# his &%%i+" a#$ Ath $i$#t ,a#t hi* t& h"a th" a$i&. Ra$i&s a"#t all&,"$ i# th" liba!. Ma! ,as als& ,&5i#4 i# th" liba!. 'h" ha$ t& t s&*" #", b&&5s &# th" sh"l3"s. 'h" ,as ,at+hi#4 Ath a#$ #&ti+"$ that h" ,as 4"tti#4 3"! ":+it"$.
PART TWO 1.- NEW YEAR’' RE'OL9TION' I# this b&&5 ," a" 4&i#4 t& "a$ s&*" *&" a$@l"#t"s &% Ath N",t&#. Ath ,&5s i# a liba! i# Mi$$l"%&$ a t&,# i# s&th"# E#4la#$. H" li3"s i# $i4s at 1 2la$st&#" A3"#" Mi$$l"%&$. His la#$la$! Ms Hais&# is a ,i$&,. 'h" has l&st h" hsba#$. H" $i"$ %i3" !"as a4&. Aths a"#ts a" still ali3". Th"! li3" i# a s*all 3illa4" +all"$ Al"%i"l$. Aths %ath" is th" 3illa4" $&+t&. G"##i%" Aths s"3"#t""#-!"a-&l$ sist" still 4&"s t& s+h&&l a#$ li3"s at h&*" ,ith h" a"#ts. W" a" als& 4&i#4 t& "a$ ab&t Ma! 't"h"#s a#$ B+" Fa#sha,". Ma! als& ,&5s at Mi$$l"%&$ Liba! a#$ B+" s"lls s"+&#$-ha#$ +as at th" Mi$$l"%&$ 9s"$ 0a Mat. R"+"#tl! Ath b&4ht a +a %&* B+". Ma! a#$ B+" &%t"# 4& &t t&4"th" a#$ this $&"s #&t l"a+" Ath. B+" is tall 4&&$l&&5i#4 a#$ has a bi4 *&sta+h". H" ,"as ":"#si3" +l&th"s a#$ has a 4&l$ ,ist,at+h. Ath $&"s #&t li5" B+" %& s"3"al "as&#s a#$ th" *&st i*&ta#t "as&# is that Ath is i# l&3" ,ith Ma! hi*s"l%. Bt &% +&s" h" has #&t t&l$ h" ab&t it. Th""s a#&th" 4il +all"$ 'h"ila La,t&#. 'h" is 3"! i#t""st"$ i# Ath bt h" has #&t sh&,# *+h i#t""st i# h" s& %a. It is N", Y"as Da!. Ath is at h&*" ,ith his a"#ts a#$ sist" i# Al"%i"l$. Ms N",t&# is i# th" 5it+h"# a#$ G"##i%" D N",t&# a#$ Ath a" tal5i#4 t&4"th" i# th" li3i#4-&&*. .- A NEW LOD2ER Th" h&li$a! is #&, &3" a#$ Ath is still a h"a3! s*&5". H" ai3"$ ba+5 i# Mi$$l"%&$ &# '#$a! #i4ht t his +a a,a! a#$ ,al5"$ i#t& Ms Hais&#s sitti#4-&&*. Th"" ,as a *a# sitti#4 th""@ h" ,as sh&t a#$ thi# ,ith &l$-%ashi&#"$ 4lass"s. H". 4&t a#$ i#t&$+"$ hi*s"l% M! #a*"’s '*ith"s R"4i#al$ '*ith"s. I* Ms Hais&#s #", l&$4". Th"# M '*ith"s t&l$ Ath ab&t hi*s"l%. H" ,as a +l"5 at th" W"stla#$ Ba#5 i# Mi$$l"%&$ Hi4h 't""t. This ,as Aths ba#5. H" ,as >> !"as &l$ a#$ still a ba+h"l&. H" +a*" t& Mi$$l"%&$ %&* R"a$i#4 t, *&#ths a4&. His %ist la#$la$! i# Mi$$l"%&$ ,as t"ibl". I# %a+t sh" ,as a# &l$ $a4&#. 'h" sai$ thi#4s li5" Y& *st#t s*&5" i# th" b"$&&*. Y& *st#t $& a#! ,ashi#4 i# th" bath&&*.- Y& *st b" i# th" h&s" b! 11 &+l&+5 at #i4ht. Y& *st#t la! th" a$i& & *a5" a #&is". Th"# Ms Hais&# +a*" i# ,ith a + &% +&%%"" %& M '*ith"sa#$ &#" %& h"s"l%.Oh hall& Ath sh" sai$. Di$ !& ha3" a 4&&$ h&li$a!? 'hall I *a5" a + &% +&%%"" %& !&? Y& #""$#t b&th" ab&t *" "li"$ Ath.I11 *a5" !& &#" i% !& li5" sai$ Ms Hais&#. Oh I* s&!. Ha3" !& i#t&$+"$ !&s"l% t& M '*ith"s?Y"s ,"3" i#t&$+"$ &s"l3"s "li"$ Ath. Gst th"# th" t"l"h&#" a#4.'hall I a#s," it? sai$ Ath. N& !& #""$#t 4"t sai$ Ms Hais&#.Its &babl! %& *". Ill4& *!s"l%. A *i#t" & t,& lat" Ms Hais&# +a*" ba+5 i#t& th" &&*. I* a%ai$ that ,as ba$ #",s sh" sai$. M! sist" i# L&#$&#s ill i# h&sital. I *st 4& a#$ s"" h" t&*&&, "3"#i#4. I* a%ai$ that !& t,& *st +&&5 %& !&s"l3"s t&*&&, "3"#i#4. Y& #""$#t ,&!. Ill ""l th" &tat&"s a#$ l"a3" !& s&*"thi#4 "ls" t& +&&5. Oh a#$ ,ill !& %""$ th" +at l"as"? At ,&5 i# th" liba! th" %&ll&,i#4 $a! Ath t&l$ Ma! lab&t his h&li$a! ,ith his a"#ts a#$ ab&t Ms Hais&#s #", l&$4". H" als& sai$W"" 4&i#4 t& +&&5 %& &s"l3"s this "3"#i#4. Ms Hais&# ,&#t b" th"". 'h"s 4&#" t& s"" h" sist" i# h&sital. I11 & i# s&*" ti*" i# th" "3"#i#4 i% !& li5" sai$ Ma!.
8.- MONEY PROBLEM' Th" +h&s ,"" +&*l"t"l! i#"$ s& M '*ith"s a#$ Ath ha$ t& 4& &t %& th"i $i##". Ath ha$ t& a! b"+as" h" ,as "s&#sibl" %& th" a++i$"#t. Ath ,as #&, +&*l"t"l! b&5" a4ai#. H" is 3"! ba$ ,ith *&#"! a#$ #"3" s""*s t& ha3" "#&4h. This ti*" h" ha$ l"ss tha# sal a#$ it ,as a l ti*" till a!$a!. H" s"#t a l&t $i#4 th" 0hist*as h&li$a!s@ h" b&4ht "s"#ts %& all his %a*il! a#$ %& Ms Hais&# a#$ Ma!. H" als& ha$ t& b! a #", batt"! a#$ a #", ":hast %& his +a. Ga#a! 1th is th" s"3"#t!-%i%th a##i3"sa! &% th" &"#i#4 &% Mi$$l"%&$ Liba! s& this !"a th"! a" ha3i#4 a at! t& +"l"bat" th" &++asi&#. Ath is #&t l&&5i#4 %&,a$ t& it 3"! *+h as Ma! is bi#4i#4 B+". 9#li5" Ath B+" al,a!s s""*s t& b" ,"ll &%%. '& Ath has t,& "as&#s t& b" 7"al&s &% hi*. Ath is#t ta5i#4 a#!b&$! t& th" at! hi*s"l%. Ath has &#l! &#" sit a#$ h" ,"as it t& ,&5 "3"! $a!. Its b"4i##i#4 t& l&&5 ath" shabb!. E3"!b&$! "ls" is b!i#4 s&*"thi#4 #", t& ,"a %& th" &++asi&#. A#&th" thi#4 is-Ath +a#t $a#+" 3"! ,"ll. At ati"s "3"!b&$! "ls" $a#+"s ,hil" Ath 7st sits a#$ l&&5s *is"abl". M 't""l" th" +hi"% libaia# is +&*i#4 t& th" at! ,ith his ,i%". Ath $&"s #&t l-+"5i#i 3"! *+h "lth". It is 6it" "#&4h t& s"" M 't""l" at ,&5. H" $&"s #&t ,a#t t& s"#$ th" ,h&l" "3"#i#4 #$" M 't""l"s "!". H" ,&l$ li5" t& b" s&*",h"" "ls". O# th" Ths$a! b"%&" th" at! $i#4 his l#+h h& Ath is ,al5i#4 al th" Hi4h 't""t ,ith Ma!. .- NO MONEY AND NO 2IRL 0hal"s Di+5"#s ,as a %a*&s E#4lish #&3"list &% th" lat" #i#"t""#th +"#t!. H" +"at"$ a +haa+t" +all"$ M Mi+a,b". M Mi+a,b" 4&t i#t& a l&t &% t&bl" b"+as" h s"#t *&" tha# h" "a#"$ a#$ ha$ t& 4& t& is&# b"+as" &% it. Bt h" "ali"$ his &bl"* a#$ 4a3" "&l" this i"+" &% a$3i+" A##al i#+&*" ;< a##al ":"#$it" ;11 "slt hai#"ss@ a##al i#+&*" ;< a##al ":"#$it" ;<< "slt *is"!. This &% +&s" *"a#s that !& *st#t s"#$ *&" tha# !& "a#. Ath $i$ #&t %&ll&, this a$3i+". H" ha$ t& s"" th" ba#5 *a#a4" b"+as" th"" ,as #&t &#l! #& *&#"! i# his a++&#t bt h" ,as als& &3"$a,#. Th"" ,as l"ss tha# #&thi#4 i# it. Ath $i$ #&t ha3" t& 4& t& is&# &% +&s" bt all th" sa*" th" *a#a4" ,as #&t 3"! l"as"$. H" l"t Ath ha3" a#&th" ;>< bt Ath ha$ t& &*is" t& 5"" his a++&#t i# +"$it i# %t". '& th" %&ll&,i#4 ,""5"#$ Ath ha$ t& sta! at h&*". I% !& sta! at h&*" !& $&#t ha3" t& s"#$ a#! *&#"!. H" s"#t th" ,h&l" ti*" i# th" +&*a#! &% Ms Hais&# a#$ M '*ith"s. H" ha$ t& 4i3" th" 4"at" at &% his ;>< t& Ms Hais&#. H" als& sta!"$ i# &# M&#$a! "3"#i#4 bt &# T"s$a! h" ,"#t t& th" at!. Ms Hais&# "ss"$ his &#l! sit %& hi*.Y&ll ha3" t& b! a#&th" &#" s&&# sh" sai$. Ill ha3" t& ha3" s&*" *&#"! %ist "li"$ Ath. At th" at! "3"!b&$! s""*"$ 3"! +h""%l. Ma! ,as ,"ai#4 h" #", $"ss a#$ sh" l&&5"$ 3"! b"ati%l. Bt sh" ,as ,ith B+" a#$ as !& 5#&, Ath $i$#t li5" B+". >.- PROBLEM' OF THE HEART Th" #",s ,as a sis" t& "3"!b&$! at th" at!. Th" &#l! "s&# ,h& ,as#t I"as"$ ab&t it ,as Ath &% +&s". E3"!b&$! a$*i"$ th" i#4 that B+" 4a3" Ma!. It ,as a la4" $ia*&#$ i# a lati#* s"tti#4-th" 5i#$ !& $&#t &%t"# s"" th"s" $a!s. Ath ,as &#" &% th" %", "&l" ,h& $i$ #&t +atlat" B+". B+" a#$ Ma! l"t 6it" "al! a#$ b! t"# &’+l&+5 th" &#l! "&l" ,h& ,"" l"%t ,"" 'h"ila Ath a#$ M a#$ Ms 't""l". Ms 't""l" as5"$ Ath t& h"l h" +&ll"+t all th" $it! 4lass"s a#$ lat"s. 'h"ila th"# h"l"$ Ms '""l" t& $& th" ,ashi#4 bt %ist sh" at" a %", &% th" sa#$,i+h"s that ,"" l"%t. 'h" &%%""$ s&*" t& Ath bt h" ,as #&t h#4!. Ath h"l"$ M 't""l" t& *&3" th" +hais a#$ tabl"s.
Th"! ,"" all ,&5i#4 3"! ha$ a#$ M 't""l" ,as sis"$ t& s"" Ath s& bs!. N&*all! Ath is a ! *a# ,h& $&"s#t li5" ha$ ,&5-& at l"ast that is ,hat M 't""l" thi#5s. B! hal% ast t"# "3"!thi#4 ,as ti$! a4ai# a#$ M 't""l" tha#5"$ 'h"ila a#$ Ath %& th"i h"l a#$ l"%t ,ith his ,i%". Ath t th" li4hts &t a#$ l&+5"$ . Th"# h" h"l"$ 'h"ila t h" +&at &#.What shall ," $& #&, Ath? sh" sai$. Ath ,a#t"$ t& b" al&#" s& h" *a$" a# ":+s" a#$ sai$ Th"" a" s&*" l"tt"s I3" 4&t t& ,it" a+tall!. I* t"ibl! s&! bt I "all! ha3" t& $& th"* t&#i4ht. I11 $i3" !& h&*" i% !& li5". '& th"! ,al5"$ t& th" +a a5 at th" ba+5 &% th" liba! a#$ 4&t i#t& Aths +a. .- A NA'TY EPERIEN0E FOR MR 'MITHER' Ath $i$ #&t %""l li5" 4&i#4 h&*" a#$ &% +&s" h" $i$#t "all! ha3" a#! l"tt"s t& ,it". A%t" h" ha$ ta5"# 'h"ila h&*" h" $&3" ba+5 i#t& th" +"#t" &% Mi$$l"%&$ a#$ ,a#$""$ ab&t &# %&&t %& a ,hil" al th" st""t ,h"" all th" b"st sh&s ,"".lTh" thi#4s h" l&&5"$ at i# th" ,i#$&,s ,"" *+h t&& ":"#si3" %& hi* t& b!-hi-%i s"ts +a*"as ta" "+&$"s a#$ ,at+h"s.( H" st&"$ at a h&t&4ah"s sh& a#$ l&&5"$ at th" ,"$$i#4 h&t&4ahs i# th" ,i#$&,@ th"" ,as a 4il i# &#" &% th" h&t&s ,h&s" s*ili#4 %a+" "*i#$"$ hi* &% Ma!. Ath %"lt "3"# *&" #ha!. Th"# h" ,al5"$ ast th" "staa#t ,h"" h" ha$ &#+" s""# Ma! a#$ B+" t&4"th". B+" ha$ &$""$ a# ":"#si3" *"al ,ith a l&t &% ,i#". Ath ha$#t "3"# ha$ "#&4h *&#"! t& a! %& his &*"l"tt". B+" ha$ l"#t hi* a &#$ a#$ la4h"$ at hi*. A%t" that Ath ,al5"$ $&,# t& th" b&ath&s" ,h"" h" a#$ Ma! ,ith 'h"ila a#$ h" b&th" ha$ &#+" hi"$ a b&at. Th"" ,"" #& b&ats th"" #&, b"+as" it ,as th" *i$$l" &% ,i#t". A%t" h" ha$ l&&5"$ at th" i3" %& a ,hil" h" b"4a# t& %""l +&l$. '& h" l&&5"$ %& a la+" ,h"" h" +&l$ ha3" a + &% +&%%"" bt "3"! +a%= i# Mi$$l"%&$ ,as +l&s"$. H" *a$" his ,a! ba+5 t& th" la+" ,h"" h" ha$ a5"$ his +a 4&t i# a#$ O $&3" ba+5 t& 1 2la$st&#" A3"#".(Wh"# h" ha$ t his +a a,a! h" ,"#t i#t& th" h&s" a#$ h"a$ M '*ith"s a#$ Ms Hais&# tal5i#4 ":+it"$l!.
C.- INKIATTION TO A DAN0E E3"!b&$! $is+ss"$ th" &bb"! at th" ba#5 %& t,& & th"" $a!s bt a%t" a %", ,""5s it ,as *&" & l"ss %&4&tt"# ":+"t that Ath $i$ #&t %&4"t M '*ith"s $"s+iti&# &% &#" &% th" ba#5 &bb"s. Th" ,i#t" is a ti*" ,h"# a l&t &% b&&5s a" b&&,"$ %&* a liba! a#$ s& i# th" last %", ,""5s &% Ga#a! Ath ,as 5"t 3"! bs!. A "+&$ #*b" &% b&&5s ,"" ta5"# &t i# th" %ist ,""5 &% F"ba! a#$ th" sta%% &% Mi$$l"%&$ Liba! $i$ a l&t &% &3"ti*". At th" b"4i##i#4 &% F"ba! th" ,"ath" s$$"#l! 4&t 3"! +&l$@ th" t"*"at" $&"$ t& t"# $"4""s b"l&, "& a#$ s#&, %"ll "3"! $a!. 0&#$iti&#s at 1 2la$st&#" A3"#" ,"" "tt! *is"abl". Ms Hais&# ha$ aa#4"$ %& +"#tal h"ati#4 t& b" i#stall"$ bt It ha$ #&t !"t b""# t I#. Aths &&* ,as h"at"$ b! a 4as-%i" ,hi+h ha$ t& b" %"$ ,ith +&I#s "3"! +&l" &% h&s & s&. O#" Fi$a! #i4ht Ath +a*" h&*" at .8<. Th" i"s ,"" %&"# a#$ h" ha$ #& >< i"+"s %& th" 4as *"t". This is th" last sta,. h" th&4ht. I* 4&i#4 h&*". H" t"l"h&#"$ a"#ts ,&t" a #&t" %& Ms Hais&# 4&t i# his +a a#$ stat"$ &%% %& Al"%i"l$. H" ai3"$ h&*" at ab&t *i$#i4ht a#$ ,"#t stai4ht t& b"$. I# th" *&#i#4 h" ,as ,&5"# b! his *&th" ,ith a #i+" + &% t"a a#$ th"# h" ,"#t $&,#stais %& a lat" b"a5%ast i# %&#t &% a blai#4 %i". His %ath" ,as al"a$! &t 3isiti#4 ati"#ts s& h" ha$ his b"a5%ast ,ith his *&th" a#$ G"##i%". .- OLD '0HOOL FRIEND' A%t" b"a5%ast Ms N",t&# +ai$ t& AthY& "all! &4ht t& ti$! !& &&*. I sh&l$ ha3" +l"a#"$ it ,""5s a4& bt Its b""# i*&ssibl" b"+as" &% all !& thi#4s all &3" th" la+". '& Ath ,"#t stais a#$ b"4a# t& s&t &t all his b"li#4s. Th"" ,"" a l&t &% thi#4s that &4ht t& ha3" b""# th&,# &t a4"s a4&. A* th" thi#4s h" %&#$ ,"" s&*" &l$ s+h&&l "&ts %&* 't Ma5s 2a**a '+h&&l ,h"" h" ,as "$+at"$. Th"! ha$ b""# t i#t& th" $a," !"as a4& a#$ ha$#t b""# ta5"# &t %& a4"s.)Ath l&&5"$ th&4h th"s" a#$ th&4ht ab&t s&*" &% th" b&!s a#$ *ast"s h" s"$ t& 5#&,. M&st &% th" b&!s ha$ $&#" *+h b"tt" tha# h" ha$@ th"! ha$ all "ith" 4&t 4&&$ 7&bs & ,"" st$!i#4 at #i3"sit!. Ath ha$#t ,&5"$ 3"! ha$ "s"+iall! i# his last t,& !"as at s+h&&l. I#st"a$ h" s"$ t& ,ast" his ti*" a#$ "3"!b&$! sai$ h" &4ht t& ha3" ,&5"$ *+h ha$". 9#%&t#at"l! h" %ail"$ his A-l"3"l ":a*i#ati&#s a#$ his a"#ts ,"" 3"! $isa&i#t"$. I# th"i &i#i&# h" sh&l$ ha3" b"+&*" a $&+t& li5" his %ath"
Wh"# h" l"%t s+h&&l h" %&#$ it 3"! $i%%i+lt t& 4"t a $"+"#t 7&b. Fist &% all h" b"+a*" a +l"5 i# a# i#sa#+" +&*a#! This ,as a 3"! b&i#4 7&b. H" s"$ t& 0it at a $"s5 all $a! a#$ +&! %i4"s %&* &#" i"+" &% a" t& a#&th". H" th"# 4&t his 7&b i# th" liba!. Bt I $&#t "all! li5" it th"" h" th&4ht.l &4ht#t t& sta! th"" all *! li%". I sh&l$ t! a#$ st$! a4ai# a#$ 4"t s&*"thi#4 4&&$ li5" s&*" &% th" b&!s I shall s"" at th" $a#+" t&#i4ht. N&, I &4ht t& 4"t &# a#$ ti$! *!&&* I s&s".
<.- ARTH9R DE0IDE' TO IMPROKE HIM'ELF Ath $i$ #&t "#7&! th" $a#+" 3"! *+h. All his %i"#$s s""*"$ t& b" *+h *&" s++"ss%l i# li%" tha# h" ,as. G"##i%" &# th" &th" ha#$ ha$ a 3"! 4&&$ ti*+ th"". 'h" *st ha3" $a#+"$ ,ith al*&st all &% Aths &l$ %i"#$s. Ath +&l$#t $a#+" 3"! ,"ll. B"si$"s h" ,as t&& sh! t& i#3it" a#!&#" t& $a#+" ,ith hi* s& h" sat a#$ th&4ht ab&t his %t". What +&l$ h" $&? H" +&l$#t 4& t& #i3"sit! b"+as" h" $i$#t ha3" "#&4h 6ali%i+ati&#s. B"si$"s ,h"" +&l$ h" 4"t th" *&#"!?(H" $i$ #&t ,a#t t& sta! at th" liba!. Th" *&#"! ,as #&t 4&&$ "#&4h %& hi* a#$ h" +&l$#t 4"t &*&ti&# ,ith&t *&" 6ali%i+ati&#s .IH" $i$#t li5" M 't""l" a#$ M 't""l" $i$#t li5" hi*. A#!,a! th" ,&5 ,as #&t i#t""sti#4 "#&4h. Th" ,&5 i# th" liba! ,as *+h t&& b&i#4 %& hi*. 9#til "+"#tl! h" +&l$ b"a th" 7&b b"+as" Ma! ,as th"". Bt h" +&l$#t 4& &t ,ith h" a4ai# as sh" ,as "#4a4"$ t& B+". At ,&5 th" %&ll&,i#4 M&#$a! h" +&l$#t $& a#!thi#4 i4ht. Fist &% all h" ,as t,"#t! *i#t"s lat" %& ,&5 b"+as" h" +&l$ #&t stat his +a. His batt"! *st ha3" b""# %lat a4ai#. Th"# h" ,as ath" $" t& a# &l$ la$! ,h& +a*" t& b&&, a b&&5. His "*a5s ,"" h"a$ b! M 't""l" ,h& t&l$ hi* &%%. Th"# Ath sai$ s&*"thi#4 #ast! ab&t B+" a#$ Ma! 4&t 3"! a##&!"$ ,ith hi*. Fi#all! h" $&"$ a il" &% b&&5s &# th" %l&& as M 't""l" ,as ,al5i#4 &t &% his &%%i+".
As h" ,as 4&i#4 h&*" that "3"#i#4 h" ass"$ Mi$$l"%&$ T"+h#i+al 0&ll"4". H" th&4ht t& hi*s"l%Th"" *st b" s&*"thi#4 I+&l$ st$! at "3"#i#4 +lass"s h"" a#$ 4"t "#&4h 6ali%i+ati&#s t& %i#$ a#&th" 7&b. '& h" a5"$ his +a i# th" +&ll"4" +a a5 a#$ ,"#t th&4h th" "3&l3i#4 $&&s i#t& th" "#ta#+" hall. H" as5"$ th" 4il at th" "#6i! $"s5 ab&t "3"#i#4 +&s"s a#$ sh" 4a3" hi* a &s"+ts a#$ aa#4"$ a# a&i#t*"#t %& hi*. 1<.- EKENIN2 0LA''E' Th" %&ll&,i#4 T"s$a! Ath ,"#t %& his %ist "3"#i#4 +lass i# A-l"3"l E#4lish. M M&4a#s s"+"ta! ha$ sai$ that h" sh&l$ b! a +&! &% 'ha5"s"a"s Julius Caesar, 0ha+"s Prologue to the Canterbury Tales a#$ Di+5"#s A Tale of Two Cities. Ath ha$ "a$ Julius Caesar bt h" ha$ #&t "a$ th" &th" t,&. His l"+t" M 2""#sla$" t&l$ hi* that th" +lass"s i# E#4lish ,"" &#+" a ,""5 &# T"s$a!s a#$ th" E+&#&*i+s +lass"s ,"" &# Ths$a!s. At "i4ht th"" ,as a 6at" &% a# h&s b"a5 a#$ th"! all ,"#t %& a $i#5 i# th" +&ll"4" +a#t""#. Ath ,as 3"! sis"$ t& %i#$ Ma! a#$ 'h"ila sitti#4 i# th" +a#t""#. N"ith" &% th" t,& 4ils ha$ t&l$ hi* that th"! ,"" att"#$i#4 "3"#i#4 +lass"s. H" as5"$ th" 4ils i% th"! ,&l$ li5" a#&th" + &% +&%%"". Ma! sai$ that sh" $i$#t ,a#t a#!thi#4 bt 'h"ila sai$ sh" ,&l$ ha3" a#&th" + &% +&%%"" a#$ a +"a* $&4h#t. Ath ,"#t a#$ 4&t th"* a#$ +a*" ba+5 t& th"i tabl". 'h"ila t&l$ hi* that sh" ,as &# a 5""-%it +&s" a#$ Ma! sai$ sh" ,as st$!i#4 +&&5"!. Ath ,a#t"$ t& 5#&, ,h"th" h" +&s" ,as i#t""sti#4. Ma! sai$ that sh" ha$ t& l"a# t& +&&5 #&, b"+as" sh" ,as 4"tti#4 *ai"$ s&&#. 'h"ila sai$ sh" ,as t!i#4 t& l&s" ,"i4ht. Ath ,&#$""$ ,h"th" sh" ,as s"i&s ,h"# h" sa, h" "ati#4 th" +"a* $&4h#t bt h" $i$#t sa! a#!thi#4.
N"ith" &% th" 4ils ,as l&&5i#4 3"! ha! a#$ Ath ,&#$""$ ,h!. His last *""ti#4 ,ith 'h"Ila ha$ b""# a littl" bit "*baassi#4 s& h" ,as #&t sIs"$ ab&t that. Bt Ma! ha$ 7st 4&t "#4a4"$ a#$ !"t sh" ,as l&&5i#4 *is"abl". '& h" as5"$ th"* i% th"! ,a#t"$ t& *""t hI* at th" +&ll"4" "#ta#+" hall a#$ ha3" a $i#5 ,ith hi* a%t" th" +lass.
11.- ARTH9R ON TELEKI'ION O#" "3"#i#4 Ath ,as sitti#4 i# Ms Hais&#s sitti#4-&&* ,at+hi#4 a 6i &4a**" &# th" t"l"3isi&#. I# a 6i &4a**" *"*b"s &% th" bli+ a" i#3it"$ t& a#s," 6"sti&#s &# 3ai&s sb7"+ts. I# this ati+la &4a**" th" 6i*ast" as5s th"" 6"sti&#s. I% th" +&#t"sta#ts a#s," th" th"" 6"sti&#s +&"+tl! th"# th" +&#t"sta#t +h&&s"s a #*b" b"t,""# &#" a#$ t"#. F& "a+h #*b" th"" is a $i%%""#t i". '&*"ti*"s th" i"s a" ,&th a l&t &% *&#"! a#$ s&*"ti*"s th"! a" s&*"thi#4 ,&thl"ss li5" a# "*t! *at+hb&: & a# &l$ sh&". Ath Ms Hais&# a#$ M '*ith"s ,"" ,at+hi#4 a ! *a# a#s," s&*" 6"sti&#s. Fist &% all h" ,as as5"$ ,hat th" +aital &% '+&tla#$ ,as. This ,as a 3"! "as! 6"sti&# &% +&s" a#$ th" +&#t"sta#t a#s,""$ that it ,as E$i#b4h. N":t th" 6i*ast" as5"$ hi* ,h"" Mt. E3""st ,as a#$ th" ! *a# a#s,""$ this 6"sti&# +&"+tl! t&&.l@i#all! h" ,as as5"$ ,hi+h ,as h"a3i"-a &#$ &% l"a$ & a &#$ &% %"ath"s a#$ a4ai# h" 4a3" th" +&"+t a#s," that th"! ,"" b&th th" sa*". Th"# th" 6i*ast" as5"$ th" +&#t"sta#t ,hi+h #*b" h" ,a#t"$. H" +h&s" #*b" s"3"# sa!i#4 that this ,as his l+5! #*b". Th" 6i*ast" &"#"$ th" "#3"l&" *a5"$ N&. C a#$ t&l$ hi* that h" ha$ ,&# th" T"as" 0h"st ,hi+h +&#tai#"$ ;<<. Ms Hais&# as5"$ Ath ,h! h" $i$#t 4& i# %& &#" &% th"s" 6i"s. Ath th&4ht it ,as a 4&&$ i$"a s& ,h"# th" a$$"ss %& ali+ati&#s %& "#t! t& th" 6i ,as t &# th" s+""# O Ath ,&t" it $&,# &# a i"+" &% a". Th"# h" 4&t &t his ,iti#4-a$ a#$ ,&t" th" %&ll&,i#4 l"tt".
A ,""5 & t,& lat" a l"tt" ,ith a Bi*i#4ha* &st*a5 ai3"$ at 1 2la$st&#" A3"#". Ms Hais&# as5"$ Ath ,hat it ,as. Ath &"#"$ it a#$ t&l$ h" that h"$ b""# i#3it"$ t& ta5" at i# th" 6i th" %&ll&,i#4 Fi$a!. Ms Hais&# as5"$ hi* i% h" +&l$ 4& a#$ h" t&l$ h" that h" +"tai#l! +&l$. 1.- A MAN 0OME' FOR THE TELEKI'ION Ms Hais&# a#$ M '*ith"s ,"" 3"! $isa&i#t"$ that th" t"l"3isi&# ha$ b&5"# $&,# 7st ,h"# Ath I.3as ab&t t& a#s," his 6"sti&#s W&st &% all th"! $i$ #&t 5#&, ,h"th" Ath ha$ ,&# a i" & #&t b"+as" th"! ,"" #&t abl" t& s"" th" &4a**". '& th"! ,ait"$ %& Ath t& ai3" bt h" $i$ #&t +&*" h&*" #til 1.8< a.*. Wh"# h" %i#all! 4&t h&*" h" ,as abl" t& t"ll th"* ,hat ha$ ha"#"$ i# th" 6i.lFist &% all th" 6i*ast" ha$ as5"$ hi* ,hat th" l"st i3" i# th" ,&l$ ,as. Ath ha$ t&l$ hi* that it ,as th" Nil" a#$ this &% +&s" ,as th" i4ht a#s,".(Th"# h" ,as as5"$ ,hat la#4a4" th"! s&5" i# Bail a#$ Ath sai$ that it ,as P&t4"s".lB"%&" th" 6i*ast" as5"$ Athi th" last 6"sti&# h" tal5"$ t& hi* ab&t his 7&b. H" as5"$ Ath i% h" ,as *ai"$ & i% h" ha$ a 4il%i"#$. At this 6"sti&# Ath ,as#t abl" t& sa! a#!thi#4. H" Oblsh"$ a#$ b"+a*" "*baass"$. '& th" 6i*ast" 6i+5l! as5"$ th" %i#al 6"sti&# ,hi+h ,as Whi+h E#4lish 5i#4 ha$ si: ,i3"s? O% +&s" Ath ,as abl" t& a#s," this 6"sti&#- h" t&l$ th" 6i*ast" a#$ th" a$i"#+" that it ,as H"#! KIII. Th"# th" 6i*ast" t&l$ Ath t& +h&&s" a# "#3"l&". H" +h&s" #*b" "i4ht. At this &i#t b&th Ath a#$ th" a$i"#+" O,"" 3"! #"3&s. Th" 6i*ast" &"#"$ th" "#3"l&" a#$ "a$ th" i"+" &% a" i#si$". It sai$ that Ath ha$ ,&# th" h&li$a! %& t,& &# th" 0&sta Ba3a. Th" a$i"#+" +la"$ a#$ +h"""$. A%t" this th" t"l"3isi&# +&*a#! 4a3" Ath a#$ th" &th" +&#t"sta#ts a $i##" a#$ th"# Ath sai$ 4&&$b!" a#$ l"%t %& h&*". Ath $&3" $&,# th" *&t&,a! a#$ ,as h&*" %ail! s&&#. Ms Hais&# as5"$ hi* ,h& h" ,as 4&i#4 t& ta5" &# th" %"" h&li$a! ,ith hi*. Ath sai$ that h" $i$#t 5#&,. Th" %&ll&,i#4 *&#i#4 ,as 'at$a! a#$ Ms Hais&# a#4 th" TK "ai +&*a#! a#$ as5"$ th"* t& s"#$ a "ai *a# t& O th" h&s". Ath t&l$ Ms Hais&# that h" ,&l$ b" i#. H" a#$ M '*ith"s ,"" ha3i#4 th"i b"a5%ast ,h"# th" %&#t $&&b"ll a#4. 18.- AN EMER2EN0Y KI'IT TO THE DENTI'T Th" %ist *a# ,h& +a*" ,as &b3i&sl! #&t %&* th" t"l"3isi&# "ai +&*a#!@ h" ,as a +&#%i$"#+" ti+5st". Ms Hais&# ha$ sai$ 4&&$b!" t& h" t"l"3isi&# s"t %& "3". 'h" i**"$iat"l! t"l"h&#"$ th" &li+". A 3"! &lit" a#$ %i"#$l! $"t"+ti3" th" &#" ,h& ha$ 6"sti&#"$ M '*ith"s ab&t th" ba#5 &bb"! +a*" &#$ i# ab&t a 6at" &% a# Oh&.lH" ,a#t"$ t& 5#&, ,hat ti*" th" %ist *a# ha$ +&*" ,hat h" l&&5"$ li5" a#$ ,h"th" Ath ha$ #&ti+"$ th" #*b" &% his 3a#.lTh" $"t"+ti3" sai$ that th" *a# ha$ $&#" this ti+5 *a#! ti*"s "+"#tl!. H" ,as ,"ll-5#&,# i# Mi$$l"%&$. H" &%t"# +a*" t& h&s"s ,h"" th"" ,"" l&$4"s a%t" th" la#$la$! ha$ 4&#" sh&i#4 &# a 'at$a! *&#i#4.) Ms Hais&# t&l$ hi* that sh"$ &#l! b""# &t %& ab&t hal% a# h& ,h"# h" +a*". 'h"$ 7st 4&#" t& th" l&+al sh&s t& 4"t h" +&at +l"a#"$ a#$ ha3" h" sh&"s "ai"$ a#$ t& $& a littl" bit &% h&s"h&l$sh&i#4. Ms Hais&# ,as 3"! 4la$ that h" t"l"3isi&# ,as "#t"$ a#$ #&t h" &,# &"t!. 'h" ,as 4&i#4 t& as5 t& ha3" a +&l& s"t i#stall"$ s&&# a#!,a!. Wh"# th" $"t"+ti3" ha$ 4&#" Ms Hais&# ,"#t &t t& th" t"l"3isi&# sh& t& ":lai# ,hat ha$ ha"#"$ a#$ t& &$" a #", +&l& s"t. A%t" Ms Hais&# ha$ 4&#" &t a4ai# Ath *a$" a + &% +&%%"" %& hi*s"l% a#$ M '*ith"s a#$ b&4ht th"* i#t& th" li3i#4-&&* ,ith s&*" &+5 +a5"s that Ms Hais&# ha$ *a$" th" $a! b"%&". M '*ith"s "*a5"$ that th" +a5"s l&&5"$ ath" ha$. Ath a4""$. M '*ith"s bit his +a5" a#$ s$$"#l! l"t &t a sh&t-h" ha$ b&5"# &#" &% his %&#t t""th.
M '*ith"s i**"$iat"l! t"l"h&#"$ th" $"#tist a#$ ":lai#"$ t& hI* ,hat ha$ ha"#"$. Th" $"#tist a4""$ t& s"" hi* i**"$iat"l! s& Ath 3&l#t"""$ t& $i3" M '*ith"s &#$ t& th" $"#tists stai4ht a,a!. 1.- MARY I' 9P'ET Th" %&ll&,i#4 M&#$a! Ath 4&t "al! %& a +ha#4". H" l&&5"$ &t &% his b"$&&* ,i#$&, a#$ sa, th" s# shi#i#4 bi4htl!. I% it ,"" li5" this "3"! *&#i#4 h" th&4ht I$ 4"t at si: &+l&+5. Whil" h" ,as "ati#4 his b"a5%ast h" 5"t &# l&&5i#4 &t &% th" ,i#$&, a#$ thi#5i#4I% $i$#t ha3" t& 4& t& ,&5 this *&#i#4 it ,&l$ b" "all! 4"at t& 4& t& th" +&ast a#$ sit i# th" s#-a#$ i% Ma! ,"" *! 4il%i"#$ i#st"a$ &% B+"s sh" ,&l$ +&*" ,ith *". Bt #%&t#at"l! Ath ha$ t& 4& t& ,&5. '& h" s"t &%% hal% a# h& "ali" tha# sal a#$ ai3"$ at th" liba! b"%&" a#!b&$! "ls". Th" #":t t& +&*" ,as M 't""l" ,h& th&4htThis *st b" a *ia+l". Ath is a+tall! th" %ist h"". I% h" +a*" as "al! as this "3"! *&#i#4 h" ,&l$ 4"t a l&t *&" ,&5 $&#". Ath b"4a# t& 4"t &# ,ith his ,&5 a#$ b! hal% ast #i#" h" ha$ %i#ish"$ all th" &st+a$s h" ha$ t& ,it". A littl" lat" h" l&&5"$ at his ,at+h a#$ sa, it ,as a 6at" t& t"#. Ma! ha$ still #&t ai3"$. H" ,&#$""$ ,h"th" sh" ,as ill & i% sh" ha$ ta5"# th" $a! &%%.lBt M 't""l" +a*" i# a#$ as5"$ hi* i% h" 5#", ,h"" Ma! ,as. I% sh" ,"" ill sh" ,&l$ t"l"h&#" h" sai$.Its #&t li5" h". 'h"s sall! th" %ist t& ai3". Ath sai$ that h" ha$ #& i$"a ,h"" Ma! ,as. H" ha$#t s""# h" si#+" last Fi$a!. Bt at that *&*"#t th" $&& &"#"$ a#$ th"" ,as Ma!. 'h" ,as l&&5i#4 3"! al" a#$ ti"$. 'h" a&l&4i"$ t& M 't""l" a#$ ":lai#"$ that sh" ha$ b""# a,a5" *&st &% th" #i4ht. 'h" ha$#t 4&t t& sl"" #til %i3" i# th" *&#i#4 a#$ ha$ +&#s"6"#tl! &3"sl"t. M 't""l" ,as 3"! 5i#$ a#$ s44"st"$ that sh" sh&l$ ta5" th" $a! &%%. 'h" tha#5"$ hi* a#$ sai$ sh" ,&l$ sta! bt sh" ha$l! sai$ a ,&$ %& th" "st &% th" *&#i#4. GAth &# th" &th" ha#$ ,as %""li#4 +h""%l s& at &#" &+l&+5 h" s44"st"$ t& Ma! that th"! sh&l$ 4& a#$ ha3" l#+h t&4"th" at th" '##! '#a+5 Ba a#$ sh" a4""$. 1> AT THE POLI0E 'TATION Ma! a#$ Ath ha$ t& 4"t i#t& th" $"t"+ti3"s +a a#$ $i3" t& Mi$$l"%&$ P&li+" 'tati&#. Th"" th"! ,"" ta5"# i#t& s"aat" &&*s a#$ ,+" as5"$ a 4"at *a#! 6"sti&#s. Th" &li+" as5"$ Ma! &#+" *&" ,h"" sh" ha$ 4&t th" i#4 a#$ sh" ":lai#"$ that sh"$ b""# 4i3"# it as a# "#4a4"*"#t i#4 b! B+". Th" &li+" ,"" 3"! i#t""st"$ i# B+" a#$ th"! as5"$ h" ,h"# sh" ha$ s""# hi* last a#$ ,h"" h" li3"$. 'h" t&l$ th"* his a$$"ss bt sai$ that sh" ha$#t b""# abl" t& +&#ta+t hi* all ,""5"#$. Th"! th"# t&l$ h" that th" i#4 that sh"$ b""# 4i3"# ,as &#" &% th" i#4s that ha$ b""# st&l"# i# th" "+"#t &bb"! at th" W"stla#$ Ba#5 i# Mi$$l"%&$. Th"! as5"$ h" i% sh" ha$ a h&t&4ah &% B+" a#$ sh" t&l$ th"* sh" ha$ a#$ th" &li+" as5"$ h" i% sh" ,&l$ 4i3" it t& th"*. Th"# th"! t&l$ h" #&t t& l"a3" Mi$$l"%&$. Th"! as5"$ h" i% sh" ,&l$ *i#$ ha3i#4 h" %i#4"i#ts ta5"# a#$ sh" t&l$ th"* sh" ha$ #&thi#4 t& hi$" a#$ a4""$. As s&&# as th"! ai3"$ Ath as5"$ i% h" +&l$ t"l"h&#" M 't""l" at th" liba! t& t"ll hi* that b&th h" a#$ Ma! ,&l$ b" lat" ba+5 %&* l#+h a#$ that th"! ,"" h"li#4 th" &li+" ,ith th"i "#6ii"s. H" ,as t&l$ b! th" i#s"+t& that th" s"4"a#t ,&l$ h&#" M 't""l". Th" &li+" as5"$ Ath i% h" 5#", B+" a#$ h" sai$ that h" $i$. Th"! th"# as5"$ hi* ,h"# h"$ last +""# hi* a#$ h" t&l$ th"* it ,as at th" $"#tists &# 'at$a! a#$ that h" ,as ,ith M '*ith"s ,h& th&4ht h"$ s""# B+" s&*",h"" b"%&". Wh"# th" &li+" as5"$ ,h& M '*ith"s ,as a#$ Ath t&l$ th"* h" ,as a +l"5 at th" W"stla#$ Ba#5 i# Mi$$l"%&$ th" &li+" i**"$iat"l! ,"#t &#$ t& th" ba#5 a#$ b&4ht M '*ith"s t& th" stati&#. Wh"# M '*ith"s ,as sh&,# B+"s h&t& h" t&l$ th" &li+" that h" "+&4#i"$ th" *a# h" ha$ s""# at th" $"#tists. H" als& t&l$ th"* that &#" &% th" ba#5 &bb"s ha$ ha$ a *&sta+h" a#$ a 4&l$ ,at+h 7st li5" B+"s. A%t" a +&l" &% h&s th"! ,"" all all&,"$ t& l"a3". M '*ith"s ,"#t ba+5 t& th" ba#5 a#$ Ma! a#$ Ath "t#"$ t& th" liba!.
1.- AN ARRE'T I' MADE That "3"#i#4 a# ati+l" a"a"$ i# th" "3"#i#4 a"
Th" &li+" a" a#:i&s t& i#t"3i", B+" Fa#sha," a Mi$$l"%&$ +a sal"s*a#. H" has b""# li3i#4 i# Mi$$l"%&$ %& th"" !"as a#$ $i#4 th" ast t,& !"as h" has b""# ,&5i#4 at th" Mi$$l"%&$ 9s"$ 0a Mat. Th" &li+" b"li"3" that h" ,&l$ b" abl" t& h"l th"* i# th"i "#6ii"s i#t& th" "+"#t &bb"! at th" W"stla#$ Ba#5. I% a#!b&$! has s""# this *a# ,&l$ th"! l"as" +&#ta+t th" Mi$$l"%&$ P&li+" (T"l"h&#" < 8
F& th" #":t %", ,""5s Ath sa, Ma! 6it" a l&t-#&t &#l! i# th" liba! bt als& i# th" "3"#i#4s a#$ at ,""5"#$s. Ma! ,as t!i#4 t& %&4"t all ab&t B+" bt &% +&s" this ,as $i%%i+lt %& h". 'h" ha$ b""# thi#5i#4 6it" a l&t ab&t hi*. 'h" ha$ b""# i*"ss"$ b! his *&#"! his s&ts-+a a#$ his 4"#"&sit! bt sh" ha$#t "ali"$ ,hat s&t &% *a# h" "all! ,as & ,hat h" ha$ b""# $&i#4 ,h"# h" ,as#t ,ith h". H" ha$ a+tall! b""# &bbi#4 ba#5s a#$ *i:i#4 ,ith &th" +i*i#als. 'h" th&4ht sh" ha$ b""# b"ha3i#4 li5" a# i$i&t. A#$ #&#" &% h" %a*il! ha$ "3" li5"$ B+". Ath ,as 3"! s&! t& s"" that Ma! ,as s& *is"abl" bt h" ,as 4la$ &% +&s" that th" "#4a4"*"#t ,as &3". O#" "3"#i#4 ab&t th"" ,""5s a%t" th" $a*a at th" &li+" stati&# Ath ha$ b""# studying at th" T"+h#i+al 0&ll"4". H" ha$ b""# ,&5i#4 3"! ha$ %& th" last %", ,""5s at his E#4lish a#$ E+&#&*i+s. I# a %", ,""5s h" ,&l$ b" ta5i#4 his A-l"3"l ":a*i#ati&#s. H" ha$ b""# 4&i#4 &t ,ith Ma! *&st "3"#i#4s a#$ ,""5"#$s bt h" ha$ b""# sta!i#4 lat" "a$i#4 a#$ l"a#i#4.l&# this ati+la "3"#i#4 Ath $i$ #&t s"" Ma! bt ,"#t stai4ht h&*" %&* his +lass t& Ms Hais&#s. 'h" #&, ha$ a +&l& t"l"3isi&# s"t a#$ sh" a#$ M '*ith"s ha$ b""# ,at+hi#4 it si#+" $i##" ,h"# Ath +a*" i#. 1C.- THE TRIAL Di#4 th" #":t %", ,""5s th" #",sa"s ,"" %ll &% th" +as" &% B+" a#$ th" ba#5 &bb"!. Fist h" ,as b&4ht b"%&" th" Ma4istat"s 0&t a#$ +ha4"$ ,ith a*"$ &bb"! t&4"th" ,ith %& &th" *"#. Th" +&t ,as s& %ll that *a#! "&l" ,"" t#"$ a,a! a#$ +&l$ #&t 4"t i#t& th" +&t.
M '*ith"s "#7&!"$ 4i3i#4 "3i$"#+" 3"! *+h bt Ma! ,as s& s"t that sh" bst i#t& t"as i# th" +&t. Th"! b&th ha$ t& a"a t,i+" %ist at th" Ma4istat"s 0&t a#$ lat" at th" tial b"%&" a 7$4" a#$ 7! at th" 0"#tal 0i*i#al 0&t (& th" Ol$ Bail"! as it is +all"$) i# L&#$&#. At th" tial B+" ,as %&#$ 4ilt! a#$ s"#t t& is&# %& "i4ht !"as. Th" 'at$a! a%t" th" tial ,as s+h a #i+" $a! that Ath a#4 Ma! a#$ s44"st"$ a i+#i+ a#$ a $i3" i#t& th" +&#t!. Ma! sai$ sh" ,&i$ +&*" s& Ath i+5"$ h" at h" h&s" ,h"" h" *"t Ma!s a"#ts %& th" %ist ti*". Th"! i#3it"$ hi* t& +&*" ba+5 %& s" a%t" th"! ha$ "t#"$ %&* th" +&#t!. 1.- MID'9MMER FAIR Di#4 th" #":t ,""5 th" ,"ath" 4&t ,a*" a#$ ,a*" a#$ th" "3"#i#4s b"+a*" li4ht" a#$ li4ht". O#" $a! a%t" ,&5 Ath as5"$ Ma! t& +&*" t& Mi$$l"%&$ Mi$s**" Fai ,ith hi*. This %ai is h"l$ a##all! "3"! thi$ ,""5 i# G#" &# Mi$$l"%&$ 0&**&# a la4" &"# sa+" t& th" "ast &% th" t&,# +"#t". Wh"# Ath a#$ Ma! ai3"$ th" +&**&# ,as +&,$"$ ,ith th&sa#$s &% "&l" "#7&!i#4 th"*s"l3"s &# th" &#$ab&ts $&$4"* +as th" bi4 $i" a#$ all th" a*s"*"#ts 4"#"all! %&#$ at a %ai. Ath a#$ Ma! ,al5"$ ast th" +aa3a#s a5"$ &#$ th" &tsi$" &% th" +&**&# a#$ st&"$ at a stall s"lii#4 h&t-$&4s a#$ ha*b4"s. Th"! "a+h b&4ht a h&t-$&4 a#$ ,al5"$ t& th" *i$$l" &% th" %ai4&#$ "ati#4 th"i h&t-$&4s a#$ l&&5i#4 at all th" stalls. Th"! st&"$ at a sh&&ti#4 4all"! ,h"" th"! ,"" 4i3"# a i%l" l&a$"$ ,ith $ats. Ath *iss"$ th" ta4"t +&*l"t"l! ,ith all his sh&ts bt Ma! 4&t a 4&&$ s+&" a#$ ,&# a i"-a ath" 4l!-l&&5i#4 3as". Th"# th"! +a*" t& th" 4h&st tai#. Ath "sa$"$ Ma! t& 4& &# this ,ith hi*. '& Ath ai$ th" *&#"! a#$ th"# th"! sat $&,# t&4"th" &# th" #a&, s"at. Ma! "t"#$"$ t& b" %i4ht"#"$ b! th" si4hts a#$ #&is"s a#$ h"l$ ti4htl! &# t& Aths a*. N":t t& th" 4h&st tai# ,a+ a bi4htl! ai#t"$ +aa3a# ,ith a si4# &tsi$". Ath ti"$ t& h! Ma! ast this 6i+5l! bt sh" st&"$ a#$ "a$ th" #&ti+". 'h" t&l$ Ath sh" ,&l$ li5" t& 4& i# a#$ h"a ,hat Ma$a*" Ta#!a ha$ t& sa!. Ath sai$ that h" th&4ht %&t#" t"lli#4 ,as a l&t &% sti$ #&#s"#s" bt b"%&" h" +&l$
sa! a#! *&" Ma! ha$ ,al5"$ th" +aa3a# st"s a#$ ha$ 4&#" i#. 'h" %&#$ h"s"l% i# a $i*l!-lit &&* i# %&#t &% a tabl" ,ith a +!stal ball. 'itti#4 b"hi#$ th" tabl" ,as a $a5-hai"$ la$!. 1.- EN2A2ED TO BE MARRIED Ma! ,as $"li4ht"$. Th" %&t#" t"ll" ha$ t&l$ h" that sh" ,&l$ 4"t a &&sal 3"! s&&#. H&, i4ht sh" ,as O% +&s" sh" a++"t"$ a#$ it ,as a 3"! ha! +&l" that l"%t th" %ai that "3"#i#4. Gst #"a th" +&**&# th"" ,as a# &l$ "i4ht""#th-+"#t! b ,ith a 4a$"# &tsi$" ,h"" th"! ,"#t t& sit a#$ tal5 ab&t th"i %t". What a l&t &% la#s th"! ha$ t& *a5" Ath ha$ 7st ta5"# his t,& A-l"3"l ":a*i#ati&#s bt ,&l$ #&t 5#&, th" "slts #til A4st. Wh"# sh&l$ th"! 4"t *ai"$? Wh"" ,&l$ th"! li3"? Ath ,as #&t abs<"l! s" ,hat h" ,a#t"$ t& $&. H" ,a#t"$ t& st$! %& *&" 6ali%i+ati&#s a#$ t& l"a3" th" liba! bt "3"!thi#4 $""#$"$ &# his ":a*i#ati&# "slts. Ma! sai$ that ,hat"3" h" $i$ sh" ,&l$ li5" t& 4"t *ai"$ s&&#. I% Ath ,a#t"$ t& st$! sh" +&l$ "a# "#&4h t& 5"" b&th &% th"* i% th" ,&st +a*" t& th" ,&st. Ath sai$ that h" ,&l$ li5" t& l"a3" Mi$$l"%&$ a#$ that h" +&l$ &babl! ,&5 a#$ st$! i# L&#$&# i% h" ass"$ his ":a*i#ati&#s. T& b"4i# ,ith th"! +&l$ l&&5 %& a s*all %#ish"$ %lat. Bt %ist &% all th"! ha$ t& s"" Ma!s a"#ts t& t"ll th"* th" 4&&$ #",s a#$ $"+i$" &# a $at" %& th" ,"$$i#4. Th"# th"! ha$ t& i#4 Aths a"#ts as ,"ll. What a sis" it ,&l$ b" %& G"##i%" that Ath ,as 4&i#4 t& *a! Ma! Th"# th"" ,as th" h&#"!*&&# - it ,as l+5! that Ath ha$ ,&# th" h&li$a! %& t,& &# th" 0&sta Ba3a i# th" TK +&#t"st "s"+iall! as Ath $i$ #&t ha3" 3"! *+h *&#"!. H" t&l$ h" that h" ,&l$ #&t b" abl" t& b! h" s+h a# ":"#si3" "#4a4"*"#t i#4 as th" &#" B+" ha$ 4i3"# h". Ma! sai$ that sh" ,&l$ ath" $& ,ith&t a# "#4a4"*"#t i#4 a#$ s"#$ th" *&#"! &# s&*"thi#4 *&" s"%l. Wh"# th"! ha$ %i#ish"$ th"i $i#5 th"! 4&t i#t& Aths &l$ +a a#$ $&3" t&,a$s Ma!s h&*". H&, #"3&s Ath %"lt as Ma! t#"$ th" 5"! i# th" l&+5 a#$ sh"$ hi* th&4h th" %&#t $&&. <.- THE WEDDIN2 As !& +a# i*a4i#" th" #":t %", ,""5s ,"" 3"! bs! %& Ma! a#$ h" a"#ts alth&4h Ath $i$#t ha3" *+h t& $&. As is th" +st&* Ma!s a"#ts s"#t i#3itati&#s t& "3"!b&$! th"! ,a#t"$ t& +&*" t& th" ,"$$i#4.
Ma! ha$ t& ha3" h" ,"$$i#4 $"ss *a$" a#$ th" bi$"s*ai$s als& ha$ t& ha3" $"ss"s. Ma! ,a#t"$ 'h"ila a#$ G"##i%" t& b" h" bi$"s*ai$s@ 'h"ila a++"t"$ h" i#3itati&# i**"$iat"l! alth&4h G"##i%" ,as#t 3"! 5""# &# th" i$"a at %ist. Ma! a#$ Ath "+"i3"$ *a#! "s"#ts 7st b"%&" th" ,"$$i#4. Ma#! "&l" s"#t t&,"ls@ i# %a+t th"! %&#$ th"! ha$ "#&4h t&,"ls t& last th"* th" "st &% th"i li3"s. Ath a#$ Ma! ,"#t t& s"" th" 3i+a &% 't. Ma5s 0h+h t& *a5" aa#4"*"#ts %& th" +""*&#! a#$ Ms 't"h"#s ha$ t& $& th" sa*" %& th" "+"ti&#. O% +&s" M 't"h"#s ha$ t& a! ,hi+h *a$" hi* thi#5 h&, l+5! h" ,as t& ha3" &#l! &#" $a4ht". Fi#all! th" 4"at $a! ai3"$. At ab&t .> th" 4"sts stat"$ t& ai3" at th" +h+h. Th" *"# ,"" all $"ss"$ i# *&#i#4 sits a#$ 4"! t& hats a#$ th"! ,&" ,hit" +a#ati&#s i# th"i btt&#-h&l"s. Th" la$i"s all ,&" 3"! la4" a*si#4 hats a#$ 4ail!-+&l&"$ $"ss"s. Aths &l$ s+h&&l %i"#$ P"t" ,as th" b"st *a# a#$ h" a#$ Ath ai3"$ at th" +h+h 7st b"%&" 1< &+l&+5 a#$ ,ait"$ %& Ma! a#$ h" %ath" t& ai3". H" as5"$ P"t" #"3&sl! ,h"th" h" ha$ th" i#4 a#$ P"t" "t"#$"$ that h" ha$ l&st it. At last th" +h+h &4a# b"4a# t& la! a#$ i# +a*" Ma! &# h" %ath"s a* %&ll&,"$ b! G"##i%" a#$ 'h"ila. Th"# %&ll&,"$ th" +""*&#! a%t" ,hi+h h&t&4ahs &% th" bi$" a#$ bi$"4&&* ,ith th" bi$"s*ai$s a#$ %a*ili"s ,"" ta5"# &tsi$" th" +h+h. 0as th"# t&&5 "3"!b&$! t& th" Talb&t H&t"l %& th" "+"ti&#.
THE END .. .. .. .....<< D"a.... H&, a" !& 4"tti#4 &# th"s" $a!s? I .. Ath N",t&#s ,"$$i#4 t&$a!. H" .. Ma! 't"h"#s. Th" +""*&#! .'t. Ma5s 0h+h Mi$$l"%&$ Th" ...,as 3"! b"ati%l a#$ th" ..... l&&5"$ 6it" s*at t&&. Th" &4a#i+t ere Comes the !ride a#$ Ma! ,al5"$ t& th" %&#t &% th" +h+h ,ith h" %ath" a#$ th" ... ,al5"$ . th"*. Th" h&t&4ah" ..s&*" b"ati%l . a%t" th" +""*&#!. W" all ,"#t ... +a t& th" Talb&t H&t"l. Th"" ,"" l&ts &% l&3"l! thi#4s a#$ . '&*" "&l" $a#5 t&& *+h +ha*a4#" b! th" ,a!. It .. ha3" +&st M 't"h"#s a l&t &% *&#"!. (M 't"h"#s is Ma!s %ath" . ) Ath a#$ Ma! $i$ #&t sta! l. Th"! .. b" at th" ai&t b! th"" a#$ its 6it" a l $i3" %&* Mi$$l"%&$ t& H"ath&,. Th"! ,"#t t& 'ai# %& th"i .. Wh"# a" !& 4&i#4 t& I ,&#$"? Y&s
PART THREE 9#it 1 Q Fi#$i#4 A Flat I# this b&&5 ," shall b" "a$i#4 ab&t a ! *ai"$ +&l"-Ath a#$ Ma! N",t&#. Th"! ha3" #&t b""# *ai"$ %& 3"! l i# %a+t th"! ha3" 7st +&*" ba+5 %&* th"i h&#"!*&&#. Th"! ha3" 7st +&*" t& L&#$&# as Ath is ab&t t& stat a +&s" i# Ma#a4"*"#t 't$i"s at th" Eals 0&t P&l!t"+h#i+ a#$ Ma! is h&i#4 t& 4"t a 7&b as a s"+"ta!. Ath a#$ Ma! b&th s"$ t& ,&5 i# a liba! i# Mi$$l"%&$ a *"$i*-si"$ &3i#+ial t&,# ab&t thit! *il"s ,"st &% L&#$&#. Ma!s a"#ts still li3" i# Mi$$l"%&$. 'h" is a# &#l! +hil$@ sh" has #& b&th"s a#$ sist"s. Aths a"#ts li3" i# a +&#ts 3illa4" +all"$ Al"%i"l$. Ath has a sist" +all"$ G"##i%". 'h" is still at s+h&&l bt ,ill b" l"a3i#4 s&&#. This ,""5 Ath a#$ Ma! a" sta!i#4 at a %lat ,hi+h b"ls t& Ri+ha$ a#$ 0ath! 't""l". Th"! a" a,a! i# Ital! %& a +&l" &% ,""5s. Ri+ha$ is th" s&# &% Ath a#$ Ma!s &l$ b&ss. Th"! ,ill b" ba+5 &# 'at$a! s& Ath a#$ Ma! ha3" t& %i#$ th"i &,# %lat 3"! 6i+5l!. This is 6it" a &bl"* %& th"* b"+as" %#ish"$ %lats i# L&#$&# a" #&t &#l! $i%%i+lt t& %i#$ bt th"! a" #"al! al,a!s 3"! ":"#si3".
9#it Q W&5i#4 I# A# O%%i+" A %", $a!s lat" Ath a#$ Ma! *&3"$ i#t& th"i #", %lat. Th"! s"#t th" %ist ,""5 s"ttli#4 i#. Th" %lat ha$ b""# l"%t i# ath" %ilth! stat" - th" +a"ts ,"" stai#"$ th" ai#t,&5 ,as +&3""$ i# $it a#$ th"" ,"" ath" a l&t &% +&b,"bs i# th" +&#"s. B&th Ath a#$ Ma! ,&5"$ 3"! ha$. Ath $i$#t "#7&! +l"a#i#4 3"! *+h bt Ma! i#sist"$ &# his h"li#4. B! th" "#$ &% th" %ist ,""5 th" %lat ,as si+5 a#$ sa#@ th" ai#t,&5 ,as 4l"a*i#4 a#$ !& +&l$ a+tall! s"" th" +&l&s &% th" li3i#4-&&* +a"t. Th"! ha$ t& s"#$ 6it" a l&t &% *&#"! 4"tti#4 &#" & t,& thi#4s that ,"" #&t &3i$"$ s+h as bath*at a# ala* +l&+5 "a$i#4 la*s a#$ a #*b" &% ":ta 5it+h"# t"#sils. '& ,h"# M&#$a! +a*" Ma! $"+i$"$ that it ,as ab&t ti*" sh" ,"#t &t a#$ "a#"$ s&*" *&#"!. 'h" $"+i$"$ sh" $i$#t ,a#t t& ti" h"s"l% $&,# t& a "4la 7&b at this sta4" s& sh" ,"#t &#$ t& &#" &% th" *a#! s"+"taial a4"#+i"s i# L&#$&# t& 4"t h"s"l% a t"*&a! 7&b. At t"# &+l&+5 sh" ,al5"$ i#t& th" D&3" 't""t B"a ,h"" sh" ,as 4i3"# a %&* t& %ill i#. 'h" ha$ t& ,it" $&,# all h" "s&#al $"tails s+h as a4" $at" &% bith "$+ati&# ast ":"i"#+" t!i#4 a#$ sh&tha#$ s""$s t!" &% "*l&!*"#t "6i"$ a#$ h" last sala!. A%t" $&i#4 this sh" ,as i#t"3i","$ b! a s*atl! $"ss"$ *i$$l"-a4"$ la$! ,h& "a$ th&4h h" %&* as5"$ h" a %", 6"sti&#s a#$ th"# &"#"$ a $a," i# a st""l tili#4-+abi#"t a#$ t&&5 &t a %", +a$s ,ith $"tails &% 3ai&s 7&bs a3ailabl". Fist th"" ,as a 7&b 4&i#4 ,ith a la4" h&t"l +&*a#! bt th" h&s %& this $i$#’t sit h". Th"# th"" ,as a 7&b ,ith a s*all %i* bt this i#3&l3"$ ,&5i#4 i# a# &%%i+" all &# h" &,#. Fi#all! th"" ,as a 7&b i# a ta3"l a4"#+! ,&5i#4 ,ith a l&t &% "&l". This s""*"$ i$"al %& h" as it ,as 7st &#$ th" +&#" %&* h" %lat. Ma! t&l$ th" i#t"3i"," sh" ,as 3"! i#t""st"$ i# th" 7&b at th" ta3"l a4"#+!. 'h" ,as th"# as5"$ ,h"# sh" ,as a3ailabl" as th"! #""$"$ s&*"b&$! 4"#tl!. '& sh" ,as 4i3"# a# i#t&$+ti&# +a$ a#$ ,"#t stai4ht &#$ t& th" ta3"l a4"#+!.
9#it 8 Q Hi4h" E$+ati&# At #i#" &+l&+5 &# th" t,"#t!-thi$ &% '"t"*b" th" %ist t"* &% th" #", a+a$"*i+ !"a stat"$ at Eals 0&t P&l!t"+h#i+. Wh"# Ath ai3"$ at th" "#ta#+" hall h" sa, a la4" #&ti+" i#%&*i#4 #", st$"#ts that th"! ,"" t& ass"*bl" i# th" *ai# hall %& a# a$$"ss b! th" Pi#+ial D 2ibs&#. '& Ath *a$" his ,a! t& th" *ai# hall ,hi+h ,as %ill"$ ,ith st$"#ts ,aiti#4 t& h"a ,hat th" Pi#+ial ha$ t& sa!. Ath ,as a littl" lat" bt h" 7st *a#a4"$ t& %i#$ a s"at i# th" ba+5 &,. Th"" ,"" a #*b" &% "&l" al"a$! sitti#4 &# th" lat%&* bt th" Pi#+ial ha$ #&t ai3"$ !"t. At .8< "+is"l! th" Pi#+ial hi"$ i#t& th" hall a#$ &# t& th" lat%&*. H" s""*"$ t& b" a l"asa#t a#$ "%%i+i"#t "s&# Ath th&4ht. H" sai$ that h" ,as $"li4ht"$ t& s"" s& *a#! i#t"lli4"#t l&&5i#4 st$"#ts a#$ that h" h&"$ that th"! ,&l$ all *a#a4" t& &%it %&* th"i 3ai&s +&s"s &% st$!. H" &+""$"$ t& 4i3" a bi"% &tli#" &% th" hist&! a#$ &4a#iati&# &% th" P&l!t"+h#i+ a#$ th"# ,"#t &# t& 4i3" s&*" 4"#"al a$3i+" +&#+"#i#4 th"i st$i"s. A #*b" &% st$"#ts #"a ,h"" Ath ,as sitti#4 a"a"$ t& b" ta5i#4 #&t"s s& Ath "t"#$"$ t& $& th" sa*". D 2ibs&# th"# i#t&$+"$ Mi5" R&bi#s&# th" P"si$"#t &% th" 't$"#ts 9#i&# a#$ sat $&,#. Mi5" R&bi#s&# t&l$ th"* all ab&t th" a+ti3iti"s &% th" 9#i&# a#$ a##&#+"$ that th""
,as t& b" a *""ti#4 th" %&ll&,i#4 $a!. H" h&"$ that "3"!b&$! ,&l$ b" abl" t& +&*". A%t" that th" R"4ista th" Libaia# th" '"#i& Tt& a#$ th" L&$4i#4s a#$ W"l%a" O%%i+" "a+h sai$ a %", ,&$s a%t" ,hi+h "3"!b&$! l"%t th" hall. Th" #":t thi#4 Ath ha$ t& $& ,as t& "4ist" ,hi+h i#3&l3"$ sta#$i#4 i# a l 6"" a#$ %illi#4 i# a %&*. B! #&, it ,as l#+h ti*" a#$ Ath 7&i#"$ a#&th" l 6"" this ti*" %& th" "%"+t&!. Wh"# h" sa, h&, l it ,as a#$ s*"lt th" %&&$ that ,as b"i#4 s"3"$ h" $"+i$"$ #&t t& ,ait a#$ *a$" his ,a! i#st"a$ t& a littl" +a%= a+&ss th" &a$ %&* th" P&l! ,h"" a l&t &% &th" st$"#ts s""*"$ t& ha3" th" sa*" i$"a as Ath. Di#4 th" a%t"#&&# h" sa, th" H"a$ &% th" D"at*"#t &% Ma#a4"*"#t 't$i"s a#$ his "s&#al tt& M Ta%%&$ ,h& 4a3" hi* his ti*"tabl" a#$ a list &% b&&5s that h" ,as ":"+t"$ t& b!. H" ,"#t t& th" +&ll"4" b&&5sh& alth&4h h" +&l$ #&t a%%&$ t& b! all th" b&&5s &# his list.
9#it Q Th" D&*"sti+ B$4"t O#" 'at$a! *&#i#4 s"3"al ,""5s lat" Ath %&#$ s"3"al l"tt"s &# his $&&*at. All bt &#" ,"" i# b%% +&l&"$ "#3"l&"s. This *"a#t &#l! &#" thi#4 - bills Ath sat $&,# t& b"a5%ast ,ith ath" a l %a+" as h" &"#"$ th"* &#" a%t" th" &th". Th" %ist ,as th" "l"+ti+it! bill-&3" t,"#t! &#$s@ th" s"+&#$ ,as th" %i#al $"*a#$ %& th" t"l"h&#" thit""# &#$s. Ma! ha$ b""# *a5i#4 *a#! l $ista#+" h&#" +alls t& h" a"#ts i# Mi$$l"%&$. I% sh" ha$#t *a$" th"s" +alls th" bill ,&l$ ha3" b""# *+h s*all". Th" thi$ ,as %&* th" - l&+al +&#" sh& ,h"" Ma! ha$ b""# ##i#4 a bill %& 4&+"i"s. L+5il! th"" ,as #& 4as bill as th"" ,as a +&i# *"t" %& 4as i# th" %lat. Th" %a+t ,as that Ath ha$ &#l! "#&4h *&#"! l"%t i# his ba#5 a++&#t %& t,& &% th" bills a#$ Ma! ha$ al"a$! s"#t hal% h" ,""5s ,a4"s &# Fi$a! #i4ht. Th"" ha$ b""# a sal" at &#" &% th" $"at*"#t st&"s i# /"#si#4t&# Hi4h 't""t a#$ Ma! ha$ b&4ht h"s"l% a #", ,i#t" +&at a#$ ha$ 4&t th"" shits a#$ a ll&3" - at ba4ai# i+"s - %& Ath. 'h" ha$ b""# 3"! l"as"$ ,ith h"s"l% b"+as" sh" ha$ sa3"$ s+h a l&t &% *&#"! &# th"* & s& sh" sai$. I% Ma! ha$ b""# th"" at that *&*"#t sh" ,&l$#t ha3" b""# l"as"$ t& h"a Aths la#4a4" bt sh" ha$ 4&t "al! a#$ 4&#" &t sh&i#4 a4ai#.
9#it > Q 0hist*as Th" %ist t"* at th" Eals 0&t P&l!t"+h#i+ s""*"$ t& 4& b! 3"! 6i+5l! a#$ i# #& ti*" at all it ,as th" 0hist*as 3a+ati&#. Ma! t&&5 a +&l" &% ,""5s &%% s& that b&th &% th"* +&l$ 4& t& Aths h&*" i# Al"%i"l$ %& 0hist*as its"l% a#$ t& Ma!s a"#ts i# Mi$$l"%&$ %& th" N", Y"a. O# th" %ist M&#$a! &% th" 3a+ati&# Ma! $i$ all th"i 0hist*as sh&i#4 i# O:%&$ 't""t. 'h" li5"s s""i#4 th" li4hts a#$ h#ti#4 a&#$ th" sh&s %& "s"#ts. Ath $i$ #&t b&th" t& 4& as h" $&"s #&t li5" t& b" sh"$ a#$ sh&3"$ i# th" 0hist*as sh. I# %a+t h" $&"s #&t li5" 4&i#4 sh&i#4 at all. H" "%"s sta!i#4 at h&*" i# %&#t &% a ,a* %i" ,at+hi#4 t"l"3isi&# & "a$i#4 Th" %&ll&,i#4 $a! th"! +a4ht th" .8< tai# %&* Pa$$i#4t&# t& Al"%i"l$. Th" ,"ath" ,as #sall! +&l$@ it stat"$ s#&,i#4 ,hil" Ath a#$ Ma! ,"" &# th" tai# a#$ b! th" ti*" th"! ai3"$ it ,as al"a$! th"" i#+h"s $"". It +&#ti#"$ s#&,i#4 %& th" "st &% th" $a! a#$ Ms N",t&# sai$ it l&&5"$ li5" b"i#4 a "al &l$-%ashi&#"$ 0hist*as. M&st "&l" i# th" 3illa4" li5" t& s"" th" 4&#$ +&3""$ i# s#&,. Bt D N",t&# hat"s t& 4& &# his &#$s i# th"s" +&#$iti&#s ,h"# th" &a$s a" sli"! a#$ !& +a# 4"t st+5 i# th" s#&,. Aths sist" G"##i%" ha$ #&t !"t ai3"$ h&*". 'h" ha$ 7st l"%t s+h&&l a#$ ,as tai#i#4 t& b" a #s" i# &#" &% th" L&#$&# t"a+hi#4 h&sitals. It ,as i*&ssibl" %& h" t& 4"t a,a! #til 0hist*as E3". Ms N",t&# l&3"s ha3i#4 all h" %a*il! a&#$ h" at this ti*". 'h" +&l$#t b"a t& thi#5 &% 0hist*as ,ith&t th"*. O# 0hist*as E3" G"##i%" ai3"$ i# ti*" t& h"l th" &th"s ,h& ,"" bs! ,ai#4 "s"#ts t& t &#$ th" 0hist*as t"". 'h" sai$ sh" ,as s&! sh" ha$#t s""# Ath a#$ Ma! i# L&#$&#. 'h" ha$ i#t"#$"$ t& 3isit th"* bt sh" ":lai#"$ that li5" *&st #s"s sh" ha$ b""# sh"$ &%% h" %""t *&st &% th" ti*". I# th" "3"#i#4 a #*b" &% "&l" +all"$ &#$ t& th" N",t&#s t& ,ish th"* all a M"! 0hist*as s& "3"!b&$! ha$ a 7&ll! "3"#i#4. Th"! all +&#ti#"$ tal5i#4 #til ,"ll ast *i$#i4ht a#$ %i#all! ,"#t t& b"$. O# 0hist*as *&#i#4 "3"!&#" 4&t ath" lat" ":+"t %& Ms N",t&# ,h& 4&t at "i4ht &+l&+5 t& stat t& "a" th" 0hist*as $i##". 'h" ha$ t& st%% th" t5"! a#$ t th" 0hist*as $$i#4s &# th" st&3" as th"! ta5" a l ti*" t& +&&5. G"##i%" Ath a#$ Ma! ,"#t &#$ t& s"" &#" & t,& %i"#$s i# th" 3illa4" ab&t *i$$a! a#$ 4&t ba+5 h&*" at ab&t hal% ast t,&. At th"" &+l&+5 "3"!b&$! list"#"$ l& th" ""#s s""+h &# t"l"3isi&#. I**"$iat"l! a%t" this Ms N",t&# b&4ht th" t5"! i# a#$ D N",t&# stat"$ t& +a3" it. Th"# "3"!b&$! sat $&,# t& th"i 0hist*as $i##" a%t" ,hi+h th"! all &"#"$ th"i "s"#ts.
Th" "st &% th" $a! ,as s"#t i# a 3"! "la:"$ ,a!. D N",t&# %"ll asl"" i# his %a3&it" a*+hai ,hil" Ma! a#$ G"##i%" $i$ th" ,ashi#4 . Th" $a! "#$"$ 3"! 6i"tl!.
9#it Q 'i+5#"ss a#$ H"ath <# th" thi$ $a! &% th" s"+&#$ t"* at th" Eals 0&t P&l!t"+h#i+ Ath +a*" h&*" i# th" "3"#i#4 l&&5i#4 al" a#$ ti"$. H" t&l$ Ma! that h" ha$ %"lt t"ibl" all $a!. Fist &% all h" ha$ ha$ a h"a$a+h" si#+" ab&t t"# &+l&+5 i# th" *&#i#4. H" ha$ ti"$ ta5i#4 a +&l" &% asii#s bt th"! $i$ #&t s""* t& ha3" ha$ a#! "%%"+t. H" ha$ als& ha$ a +&4h %& s"3"al $a!s a#$ #&, his +h"st %"lt ai#%l. H" +&l$#t "*"*b" %""li#4 as ba$ as this. H" $i$#t ,a#t t& $& a#!thi#4 all h" ,a#t"$ t& $& ,as t& 4& t& b"$ a#$ this h" $i$. Ma! %"lt his %&"h"a$ - it %"lt h&t as i% h" ha$ 4&t a t"*"at". 'h" th&4ht h" *st ha3" +a4ht %l s& sh" ,"#t i#t& th" 5it+h"# a#$ *a$" hi* a ,a* $i#5. Wh"# it ,as "a$! sh" b&4ht it i#t& hi* bt && Ath ,as asl"". 'h" t a# ":ta bla#5"t &# th" b"$ a#$ ,"#t ba+5 i#t& th" li3i#4-&&*. 'h" ti"$ t& "a$ %& a bit bt sh" +&l$#t +&#+"#tat" as sh" ,as ,&i"$ ab&t hi*. His b"athi#4 ,as h"a3! a#$ his %a+" ,as %lsh"$. 'h" +&l$#t "*"*b" ha3i#4 s""# hi* l&&5i#4 as ill as this. 'h" "*"*b""$ that h" ha$ %&4&tt"# t& ta5" his &3"+&at ,ith hi* that *&#i#4 alth&4h th" ,"ath" ha$ b""# +&l$ a#$ ,i#$!. A#$ h" ha$ ha$ a +&l$ "3" si#+" N", Y"as E3" ,h"# th"! ,"" at h" a"#ts i# Mi$$l"%&$. Th" #":t *&#i#4 Ath ,as #& b"tt". B"%&" Ma! ,"#t t& ,&5 sh" a#4 th" $&+t& a#$ as5"$ hi* t& +all at th" %lat. 'h" t&l$ Ath that sh" ,&l$ +&*" h&*" %& l#+h. This ,as #& &bl"* as h" &%%i+" ,as &#l! 7st &#$ th" +&#". 'h" t&l$ Ath t& t! a#$ 5"" ,a* a#$ t& $i#5 as *+h as &ssibl". At a 6at" ast t,"l3" th"" ,as a i#4 at th" $&&b"ll s& Ath sta44""$ &t &% b"$ t &# his $"ssi#4-4&,# a#$ *a$" his ,a! t& th" $&&. It ,as D Di:&# th" l&+al 2.P. Th" %ist thi#4 th" $&+t& $i$ ,as t& *a5" Ath 4& ba+5 t& b"$. Th"# h" st+5 his th"*&*"t" #$" his t". Wh"# h" t&&5 it &t h" ":+lai*"$ Y&3" 4&t 6it" a t"*"at" th"". N&, l"ts ":a*i#" !& +h"st.’ D Di:&# &$+"$ his st"th&s+&" %&* his ba4 a#$ stat"$ list"#i#4 t& Aths b"athi#4. Fi#all! h" sai$ I* a%ai$ !& *i4ht b" s%%"i#4 %&* #"*&#ia. Y&$ b"tt" 4& i#t& h&sital that is i% I +a# *a#a4" t& 4"t !& a b"$. Ma! I s" !& h&#"?’ At that *&*"#t Ma! ai3"$ ba+5.
9#it C Q H&*" D"+&ati&# Wh"# Ath ha$ "+&3""$ %&* his ill#"ss it ,as al*&st ti*" %& th" East" 3a+ati&#. Ma! ha$ b""# +&*lai#i#4 ab&t th" $it! ,alls a#$ ai#t,&5 "s+"+iall! i# th" 5it+h"#. '& Ath i# a ash *&*"#t 3&l#t"""$ t& $& &t th" 5it+h"# a#$ th" li3i#4-&&* ,hi+h ,as al*&st as ba$ as th" 5it+h"#. O# th" 'at$a! b"%&" th" East" ,""5"#$ Ath a#$ Ma! ,"#t t& th" l&+al D&-it-!&s"l% sh&. Fist Ma! s"#t a4"s th*bi#4 th&4h th" ,alla" +atal&4"s i# th" sh& ,hil" Ath ,a#$""$ a&#$ l&&5i#4 at all th" &," t&&ls a#$ &th" 4a$4"ts h" ,ish"$ h" +&l$ a%%&$. E3"#tall! Ma! t&l$ Ath sh" ha$#t s""# a#!thi#4 sh" li5"$. Ath ,as 6it" l"as"$ ab&t this as h" $i$#t "all! ,a#t t& $& a#! a"i#4. H" t&l$ Ma! that h" th&4ht it ,as t&& $i%%i+lt %& hi* t& $& a#$ that h" ,&l$ *+h ath" ai#t th" ,alls. H" ":lai#"$ t& h" that th" att"#s &# *&st ,alla"s a" a ha$ 7&b t& *at+h. Ma! ,as s"#sibl" "#&4h t& "ali" that ai#ti#4 is #&t s& $i%%i+lt as a"i#4 a#$ that Ath ,&l$ b" l"ss li5"l! t& *a5" a *"ss &% it. That "3"#i#4 ,hil" Ma! ,as "ai#4 th" "3"#i#4 *"al Ath $"+i$"$ t& & a+&ss th" &a$ t& th" "hip and "ho#el, ,h"" h" ha$ a 6i"t $i#5 a#$ tal5"$ t& s&*" "&l" h" 5#", ab&t his la#s %& $"+&ati#4 his %lat. O#" &% his %i"#$s a *a# ,ith a# Iish a++"#t +all"$ Pa$$! 5#", &% a sh& i# Eali#4 a sbb i# ,"st L&#$&# that ,as 4&i#4 &t &% bsi#"ss a#$ s"lli#4 ai#t at ba4ai# i+"s. Pa$$! &%%""$ t& +&ll"+t th" ai#t i# his 3a# si#+" Ath $i$#t ha3" a +a a#$ $"li3" it as s&&# as h" +&l$. H" sai$ h" ,&l$ als& bi#4 his &3"alls i# +as" Ath #""$"$ a#! h"l. I# th" *"a#ti*" Ath stat"$ ,&5i#4 &# th" 5it+h"#. Th" ,alls a#$ +"ili#4 ,"" ath" $it! s& %ist th"! ha$ t& b" ,ash"$ $&,# th&&4hl! ,ith a st $"t"4"#t. This t&4"th" ,ith th" 7&b &% %illi#4 th" h&l"s a#$ +a+5s i# th" ,all s%a+" t&&5 th" ti*" #til Pa$$! ,as $" t& $"li3" th" ai#t.
9#it Q A# E3"#i#4 Ot 'h&tl! a%t" Ath ha$ "$"+&at"$ th" 5it+h"# h" a#$ Ma! ,"" sitti#4 at h&*" &#" "3"#i#4 ,h"# h" s$$"#l! "ali"$ that it ,as Ma!s bith$a! i# th"" $a!s ti*". It &++"$ t& hi* that sh" *i4ht li5" t& 4& &t s&*",h"" t& +"l"bat" th" &++asi&#. "has t& a sh&, & s&*"thi#4 ,ith $i##" a%t",a$s. Ma! ,as $"li4ht"$ ,h"# h" t this i$"a t& h". 'h" ha$ ha$ a ssi+i&# that Ath *i4ht a+tall! ha3" %&4&tt"# all
ab&t h" bith$a!. Th"! ha$ b""# i# L&#$&# %& s"3"al *&#ths a#$ #&t &#+" ha$ th"! *a#a4"$ s& %a t& 4& t& th" th"at". What ,as *&" th"! ha$ #& i$"a ,hat ,as &#. As it ,as '#$a! th"! ha$ a +&l" &% '#$a! a"s s& th"! t#"$ t& th" a4" a$3"tisi#4 "#t"tai#*"#ts. Ath l&&5"$ at th" $bser#er ,hil" Ma! ,"#t th&4h th" list i# th" "unday% Times. Ath as5"$ Ma! i% sh" ,&l$ ath" 4& t& a ball"t a *si+al sh&, & a stai4ht la!. Ma! sai$ that sh" ,as#t s". 'h" ,&l$ ath" l&&5 at all th" &ssibiliti"s a#$ *a5" h" *i#$ lat" &#. Fist &% all sh" th&4ht that sh" *i4ht li5" t& s"" R&b"t M&l"! ,h& ,as a"ai#4 i# A &host on Tiptoe. 'h" ha$ s""# hi* la! i# s&*" +&*"$! & &th" a %", !"as a4& &# a $a! &t i# L&#$&# ,ith h" *&th". 'h" +&l$#t "*"*b" th" titl" &% th" la!. Th"# sh" ,&#$""$ ,h"th" sh" *i4ht li5" t& s"" th" R&!al 'ha5"s"a" 0&*a#! "%&*i#4 A Mdsummer Night’s Dream at th" Ol$ Ki+. 'h" ha$ $&#" th" la! as a s"t b&&5 %& O-l"3"l E#4lish Lit"at" at s+h&&l. 'h" ha$ &#+" s""# it "%&*"$ b! a# "#thsiasti+ bt s&*",hat i#+&*"t"#t a*at" +&*a#! at h" l&+al 0h+h Hall i# Mi$$l"%&$. I# th" "#$ sh" t&l$ Ath sh" ,&l$ l"a3" th" $"+isi&# t& hi*. '& th" %&ll&,i#4 $a! Ath ,"#t &#$ t& th" l&+al ti+5"t a4"#+! a#$ %&#$ that &# Ma!s bith$a! th"" ,"" 3"! %", th"at"s ,h"" th"" ,"" a#! "as&#abl! i+"$ s"ats still a3ailabl". I% h" ha$ 4&#" t& th" a4"#+! "ali" th"" *i4ht ha3" b""# *&" +h&i+" bt #&, th" &#l! a+ti+al &&siti&# ,as The Jac' "eagra#e "how at th" Ki+t&ia Pala+". This ,as a 5i#$ &% *si+ a#$ 3ai"t! "#t"tai#*"#t ,ith th" +"#t" &% atta+ti&# b"i#4 th" &la +&*"$ia# Ga+5 '"a4a3".
9#it Q I#3itati&# T& Di##" I# th" ta3"l a4"#+! ,h"" Ma! ,&5s th"" is a ! F"#+h la$! +all"$ Y3"tt" ,h&s" hsba#$ R"#" ,&5s %& Ai Fa#+". Th"! ha3" b""# li3i#4 i# L&#$&# %& ah&t si: *&#ths a#$ b&th &% th"* s"a5 E#4lish 6it" %l"#tl! th&4h #&t al,a!s a++at"l!. O#" $a! Y3"tt" i#3it"$ Ma! aIl$ Ath t& ha3" a *"al ,ith h" hsba#$ a#$ h"s"l% at th"i %lat ,hi+h ,as a st&#"’s th&, a,a! %&* ,h"" Ath a#$ Ma! li3+$. This ,as th" %ist ti*" that Ath a#$ Ma! ha$ b""# i#3it"$ &#$ t& s&*"&#" "ls"s h&*" %& a *"al a#$ th"! ,"" b&th l&&5i#4 %&,a$ t& it "a4"l!. Wh"# th" "3"#i#4 i# 6"sti&# ai3"$ Ath a#$ Ma! ,"#t &#$ t& th"i F"#+h %i"#$s %lat at ab&t "i4ht &+l&+5 a#$ ,"" "+"i3"$ b! R"#= ,h& sh&,"$ th"* i#t& th" li3i#4-&&* a#$ &%%""$ th"* a# a"iti%. Y3"tt" +a*" i# t& ,"l+&*" th"* sh&tl! a%t",a$s bt ,"#t ba+5 t& th" 5it+h"# al*&st i**"$iat"l! s& that sh" +&l$ 4"t &# ,ith "ai#4 th" *"al. Ma! as5"$ h" i% th"" ,as a#!thi#4 sh" +&l$ $& t& h"l bt Y3"tt" a+s"$ h" that sh" +&l$ *a#a4" b! h"s"l%. Th"! ha$ 7st %i#ish"$ th"i a"iti%s ,h"# Y3"tt" +a*" ba+5 ,ith s&*" %&&$ &# a ta! a#$ i#3it"$ th"* t& sit $&,# at th" tabl". 'h" 4a3" th"* "a+h a s*all $ish +&#tai#i#4 a# ati+h&5". Ath a#$ Ma! ha$ &%t"# s""# ati+h&5"s i# th" 4""#4&+"s’ sh&s b"%&" bt #"3" a+tall! 4&t &#$ t& t!i#4 th"*. Ath 4la#+"$ at Ma! s&*",hat a#:i&sl! b"+as" h" ha$ #& i$"a ,hat t& $& ,ith his ati+h&5" & ,h"" t& stat "ati#4 it. E3"#tall! Y3"tt" 4"ss"$ that h" t,& %i"#$s $i$ #&t 6it" 5#&, h&, t& "at it s& sh" stat"$ stii#4 &%% th" l"a3"s a#$ $ii#4 th"* i#t& th" *"lt"$ btt". Ma! th&4ht that th"s" ,"" th" #i+"st 3"4"tabl"s sh" ha$ "3" tast"$ a#$ s& $i$ Ath ,h& t&l$ h" that sh" ,&l$ ha3" t& 4"t s&*" a#$ as5 Y3"tt" h&, t& "a" th"*. Th" "st &% th" *"al ,as "6all! $"li+i&s. Ath ,as s& i*"ss"$ that &# th" ,a! h&*" h" t&l$ Ma! sh" &4ht t& l"a# h&, t& +&&5 a %", F"#+h $ish"s. B"%&" th"! l"%t Ma! ha$ i#3it"$ th"i h&sts t& +&*" a#$ ha3" a *"al ,ith th"* th" %&ll&,i#4 ,""5.
9#it 1< Q T&sits I# L&#$&# Ath ,as 7st ab&t t& %i#ish th" %ist !"a &% his +&s" i# Ma#a4"*"#t. Th" s**" 3a+ati&i ,as $a,i#4 #"a a#$ b"+as" h" ha$ s"#t *&st &% his 4a#t h" th&4ht that ,hat"3" "ls" h" $i$ h" ha$ b"tt" 4"t a 3a+ati&# 7&b. Th" +&ll"4" #&ti+" b&a$ ha$ $"tails &% 6it" a %", 7&bs bt th" &#"s h" ha$ s""# s& %a ha$ #&t a"al"$ t& hi* 3"! *+h. A l&t &% th"* ,"" 6it" "as&#abl! ai$ bt ,"" th" s&t &% thi#4 that "6i"$ a l&t &% *s+l" li5" lab&i#4 &# th" +&#st+ti&# &% a #", *&t&,a! & h#i#4 b&:"s a&#$ i# a %a+t&! & a ,a"h&s". What"3" th" a! ,as li5" i# s+h 7&bs Ath %"lt that h" ,as#t +t &t %& that 5i#$ &% ,&5. Th" &#l! t,& 7&bs ,hi+h Ath %"lt h" +&l$ $& ,ith&t $!i#4 &% ":hasti&# ,"" 4i$i#4 %&"i4# t&ists a&#$ L&#$&# a#$ th" H&*" 0&#ti"s a#$ sta#$i#4 &tsi$" Pi++a$ill! 0i+s 9#$"4&#$ stati&# as5i#4 "&l" ,hat s&a sha*&& bathsalts & ,hat"3" th"! s"$ - that is $&i#4 *a5"t
"s"a+h %& a +&*a#! &$+i#4 t&il"t "aati&#s. Th" %&*" ai$ *&" *&#"! bt Ath %"lt that h" ,&l$#’t ha3" *+h +ha#+" &% 4"tti#4 it as h" ,as#t a L&#$&#" a#$ $i$#t %""l ati+lal! 6ali%i"$ t& $& it. '& &# th" *&#i#4 &% h" last $a! &% t"* h" ,"#t t& s"" th" %ll-ti*" s"+"ta! &% th" 't$"#ts 9#i&# at th" P&l! a#$ as5"$ h" h&, h" sh&l$ 4& ab&t al!i#4 %& th" *a5"t "s"a+h 7&b. 'h" t&l$ hi* sh" ,as ath" bs! at that *&*"#t s& h" ha$ b"tt" l"a3" it ,ith h" a#$ +&*" ba+5 i# th" a%t"#&&#. Wh"# h" ,"#t ba+5 t& s"" h" sh" t&l$ hi* sh" ha$ *a$" a# a&i#t*"#t %& hi* t& s"" a M 0&&*b"s i# &&*
9#it 11 Q H&li$a! I# Wal"s At th" "#$ &% th" thi$ ,""5 i# A4st Ath ha3i#4 *a$" a "as&iabl" a*&it &% *&#"! 4i$i#4 t&ists a&# L&#$&# a#$ "ls",h"" $"+i$"$ h" $i$#t #""$ t& $& a#! *&" ,&5 %& th" "st &% th" 3a+ati&#. I#st"a$ h" th&4ht h" ,&l$ ta5" Ma! a,a! s&*",h"" %& a h&li$a!. Whil" ,al5i#4 $&,# Eals 0l&t R&a$ &#" $a! h" ha"#"$ t& b* i#t& a %"ll&, st$"#t &% his b! th" #a*" &% Da3i$ G&#"s Ath as5"$ hi* ,hat h"$ b""# $&i#4 &3" th" 3a+ati&#. Da3i$ t&l$ hi* that h"$ b""# sta!i#4 ,ith s&*" &th" st$"#ts i# a +&tta4" i# Wal"s b"li#4 t& his a#t. Ath th&4ht that this ,&l$ b" a 4&&$ i$"a %& th"i &,# h&li$a! s& h" as5"$ Da3i$ i% h" ha"#"$ t& 5#&, ,h"th" it ,&l$ b" %"" & #&t. Da3i$ &i*is"$ t& h&#" his a#t a#$ l"t Ath 5#&, as s&&# as h" +&l$. Ath $i$#t thi#5 a#! *&" ab&t it %& a +&l" &% $a!s a#$ $i$#’t "3"# *"#ti&# it t& Ma! #til th" h&#" a#4. It ,as Da3i$ ,h& t&l$ hi* that th" +&itta4" ,as a3ailabl" %&* th" %&ll&,i#4 'at$a! %& a %&t#i4ht i% th"! ,a#t"$ it bt that h" ha$ t& 5*&, i**"$iat"l! & #& lat" tha# th" %&ll&,i#4 $a!. Ma! th&4ht it ,&l$ b" a 4&&$ i$"a as sh"$ #"3" b""# t& Wal"s a#$ ha$ h"a$ that it ,as 3"! b"ati%l. '& ,ith&t a#! %th" $"la! Ath h&#"$ Da3i$ ba+5 a#$ t&l$ hi* that th"! ,&l$ ta5" th" +&tta4". As th"" ,as #& bli+ ta#s&t ,ithi# *il"s &% th" +&tta4" th"! $"+i$"$ t& hi" a +a %& th" %&t#i4ht. O# 'at$a! th"! +&ll"+t"$ th" +a 4&t it %ill"$ ,ith "t&l a#$ &il a#$ s"t &l% $&,# th" M *&t&,a! t&,a$s th" '"3"# Bi$4" a#$ '&th Wal"s. Th" +&tta4" ,as i# a 3illa4" +all"$ P"#&l #"a 0a$i4a# &# th" ,"st +&ast &% Wal"s. Th" 7&#"! as %a as 0a*ath"# ,"it %ail! s*&&thl! alth&4h th"" ,"" h"a3! ,i#$s bl&,i#4 a+&ss th" *&t&,a! ,hi+h *a$" $i3i#4 a litil" $i%%i+lt. H&,"3" ha3i#4 4&t t& 0a*ath"# Ath t&&5 a , t#i#4 a#$ %&#$ hi*s"l% $i3i#4 ,"st i#st"a$ &% #&th. Ha3i#4 st&"$ i# a la!-b! t& +&#slt th" *a h" 4&t hi*s"l% ba+5 &# th" i4ht &a$ bt th"! $i$#’t ai3" #til it ,as 7st 4"tti#4 $a5. Th"! ha$ b""# t&l$ t& 4"t th" 5"! %&* a M Dai Da3i"s th" la#$l&$ &% th" P"#&l A*s 7st $&,# th" &a$ %&* th" +&tta4". M Da3i"s a 3"! 7&ll! a#$ h"l%l *a# 4a3" th"* th" 5"!s a#$ t&l$ th"* ,h"" th" +&tta4" ,as. H" als& t&l$ th"* that h" ha$ as5"$ M Phillis th" *il5*a# t& +all i# th" *&#i#4 a#$ sh&,"$ th"* ,h"" th" 3illa4" sh& ,as. Th"! ,"" 3"! ti"$ a%t" th"i l $i3" a#$ ,"" l&&5i#4 %&,a$ t& a "st.
9#it 1 Q P"s"3i#4 Th" E#3i&#*"#t A%t" a s&*",hat $isast&s b"4i##i#4 Ath a#$ Ma!’s h&li$a! ,as a *i:t" &% $"li4ht a#$ %stati&#. O# th" &#" ha#$ &# th" s##! $a!s that b"4a# th"i h&li$a! th"! "all! a"+iat"$ th" "a+" a#$ 6i"t &% al Wal"s a%t" th" #&is" a#$ bstl" &% L&#$&#. Th" b"a+h ,as &#l! t"# *i#t"s $i3" %&* th" +&tta4" a#$ th"! ,"" abl" t& s,i* a#$ s#bath" i# s&#$i#4s ,hi+h +&#tast"$ ath" shal! ,ith th" s"asi$" "s&ts &% s&th"# E#4la#$ ,ith th"i #"&# li4hts a#$ ta,$! +&**"+ialis*. T&,a$s th" "#$ &% th"i sta! h&,"3" th"" ,"" &#" & t,& ,"t $a!s ,h"# th"! %&#$ th"*s"l3"s *&" & l"ss is&#"s i# th" +&tta4". Th"! +&l$ #&t "3"# *&3" th" +a b"+a+" th" ,h""ls 7st s# i# th" *$. <# th" "3"#i#4 b"%&" th"! ,"" $" t& l"a3" Ath t"l"h&#"$ his *&th" i# Al"%i"l$. 'h" s44"st"$ that th"! sh&l$ *a5" a sli4ht $"t& &# th"i "t# a#$ sta! i# Al"%i"l$ %& &#" #i4ht & "has t,& b"%&" 4&i#4 ba+5 t& Eals 0&t.
A%t" *a5i#4 s" th" +&tta4" ,as +l"a# a#$ ti$! th"! ha#$"$ th" 5"! ba+5 t& M Da3i"s &# th" 'at$a! *&#i#4 a#$ a%t" a l"asa#t $i3" th&4h th" +"#t" &% Wal"s a#$ th"# th&4h th" 0&ts,&l$s th"! ai3"$ i# Al"%i"l$ at ab&t t"ati*". As th"! $&3" &#$ th" 3illa4" 4""# t&,a$s Aths a"#ts h&s" th"! #&ti+"$ a #*b" &% &st"s st+5 &# t""s a#$ 4a$"# 4at"s sa!i#4 'a3" Al"%i"l$ %&* M&t&,a! Ka#$alis*’. Th"! ,&#$""$ ,hat this ,as all ab&t a#$ ,"" sis"$ t& s"" th" sa*" &st" i# th" N",t&#s’ sitti#4-&&* ,i#$&,. Wh"# th"! 4&t i# th"! %&#$ that th" &#l! "s&# i# th" h&s" ,as G"##i%" h&*" %& &#" &% th" %", %"" ,""5"#$s sh" ha$ $i#4 h" tai#i#4 as a #s". 'h" ":lai#"$ that h" a"#ts ha$ b&th 4&#" t& a *""ti#4 i# th" 3illa4" hall t& $& ,ith th" *att" that ha$ +as"$ all th" &st"s i# th" 3illa4". Aa"#tl! th" D"at*"#t &% th" E#3i&#*"#t ha$ blish"$ la#s %& a #", *&t&,a! ,hi+h th" 3illa4"s %"a"$ ,&l$ 4& i4ht th&4h th" 3illa4" 4""# a#$ 3itall! slit Al"%i"l$ i#t& t,&. Th" ,h&l" 3illa4" ,as i# a*s ab&t it a#$ th"! ,"" $"t"*i#"$ t& $& "3"!thi#4 i# th"i &," t& 4"t th" D"at*"#t &% th" E#3i&#*"#t t& thi#5 a4ai#. Ath t&l$ Ma! that his %ath" &%t"# 4&t b""s i# his b&##"t ab&t *att"s &% this 5i#$. Its &babl! &#l! a st&* i# a t"a+.’ Ath sai$. ‘A#$ tal5i#4 &% t"a+s G"##i%" ,&l$#t it b" a 4&&$ i$"a i% !& *a$" s s&*" t"a?’
9#it 18 Q Th" P&li+" A#$ 0i*" Ath a#$ Ma! "#7&!"$ th"i sh&t sta! i# Al"%i"l$ bt $"+i$"$ t& "t# t& Eals 0&t lat" &# th" '#$a! #i4ht as th"! ha$ 3"! littl" *&#"! l"%t a#$ Ma! ,a#t"$ t& 4& t& ,&5 th" #":t $a!. M&"&3". th" "&l" %&* ,h&* th"! ha$ hi"$ th" +a ,a#t"$ it t& b" "t#"$ &# M&#$a! *&#i#4. Th" l" th"! 5"t it th" *&" it ,&l$ +&st th"*. Th"! ai3"$ &tsi$" th"i %lat at ab&t "l"3"# &+l&+5 at #i4ht. Ma! ,"#t i# %ist ,hil" Ath stat"$ t& #l&a$ th" l44a4" %&* th" +a. H" ha$ 7st ta5"# th" +as"s %&* th" b&&t ,h"# Ma! +a*" ##i#4 &t &% th" %&#t $&& i# t"as +alli#4 t& Ath t& +&*" 6i+5l!. Ath +&l$ ha$l! b"li"3" his "!"s ,h"# h" sa, ,hat a stat" th" %lat ,as i#. Th" li3i#4-&&* s""*"$ t& ha3" b""# hit b! a t&#a$&@ all th" +b&a$s ha$ b""# "*ti"$ th" %#it" ha$ b""# &3"t#"$ th" +a"t ll"$ ba+5. Th"i hi-%i "6i*"#t ,hi+h th"! ha$ ha$ %& &#l! a *&#th ha$ $isa"a"$ a#$ th" t"l"3isi&# s"t ,as als& 4&#". It ,as th" sa*" i# th" b"$&&*. E3"! si#4l" $a," i#+l$i#4 th" &#" i# ,hi+h Ma! 5"t h" 7","ll"! ha$ b""# ll"$ &t a#$ th" +&#t"#ts st",# all &3" th" %l&&. Th" sil3"-ba+5"$ bsh a#$ +&*b s"t that Ath ha$ 4i3"# Ma! s&&# a%t" th"! ha$ 4&t "#4a4"$ ,as *issi#4 a#$ th"" ,as #& si4# &% h" 7","ll"!. It ,as $i%%i+lt t& s"" ,hat "ls" ha$ b""# st&l"# as th" la+" ,as i# s+h a *"ss. A%t" a %", *i#t"s Ma! st&"$ +!i#4 a#$ Ath t&l$ h" that h" ,as 4&i#4 t& i#4 th" &li+" ,hi+h h" $i$ stai4ht a,a!. Th"! t&l$ hi* t& l"a3" "3"!thi#4 as it ,as #til th"! ha$ a +ha#+" t& l&&5 at ,hat ha$ ha"#"$ a#$ t& l&&5 %& %i#4"i#ts a#$ si4#s &% h&, th" thi"3"s ha$ 4&t i#. Ath ,as tha#5%l that h" ha$ ta5"# &t a# i#sa#+" &li+! a4ai#st %i" a#$ th"%t a +&l" &% *&#ths b"%&". H" +&#s&l"$ Ma! b! t"lli#4 h" that "3"# i% th" b4la ,as #&t +a4ht a#$ th"! #"3" sa, th"i &"t! a4ai# th"! ,&l$ "+"i3" +&*"#sati&#.
9#it 1 Q A Kisit T& A Fa+t&! Ath a#$ Ma! #"3" 4&t th"i &"t! ba+5 bt th"! ,"" +&*"#sat"$ i# %ll b! th" i#sa#+" +&*a#!. Ath ,"#t t& th" ha$,a" sh& t& b! #", l&+5s %& th" ,i#$&,s a#$ it t&&5 hi* all $a! t& %it th"*. Th" %&ll&,i#4 $a! ,as th" %ist $a! &% th" at*# t"* a#$ Ath ha$ t& b" th"" at #i#" &+l&+5 i# &$" t& "4ist" list"# t& th" Piil+ials a$$"ss a#$ +&ll"+t his &4a**" %&* th" +&s" tt&. O#" &% th" thi#4s that Ath #&ti+"$ &# his #", &4a**" ,as that i# this his s"+&#$ !"a a #*b" &% 3isits t& 3ai&s %i*s ha$ b""# aa#4"$. I# th" s"+&#$ ,""5 &% t"* th"! ,"" t& 3isit a +a %a+t&! #"a O:%&$. Ath ,as l&&5i#4 %&,a$ t& thi as it ,&l$ *a5" a +ha#4" %&* th" #&*al &ti#" a#$ sisi#4l! "#&4h it ,as s&*"thi#4 h" ha$ #"3" $&#" b"%&". Th"! ,"" t& ass"*bl" at #i#" &tsi$" th" *ai# "#ta#+" &% th" P&l! ,h"" a +&a+h ,&l$ b" ,aiti#4 t& ta5" th"* t& O:%&$. Th"! ,&l$ ai3" at O:%&$ at 11.8< a#$ th"# b" %"" #til t,& &+l&+5 ,h"# th"! ,"" t& 4& ba+5 t& th" +&a+h i# &$" t& 4"t t& th" %a+t&! at .8<. Ath a#4 a# &l$ s+h&&l %i"#$ &% his ,h& ,as i# his last !"a at th" #i3"sit! a#$ aa#4"$ t& *""t hi* as s&&# as h" ai3"$. Th" $a! &% th" 3isit t#"$ &t t& b" %i#" a#$ s##! a#$ th"! all a$*i"$ th" at*# ti#ts as th"! $&3" th&4h th" #$lati#4 +&#t!si$" t&,a$s th" a#+i"#t #i3"sit! +it!. Aths %i"#$ G&h# Ph"ls ,as ,aiti#4 at th" bs stati&# at 2l&+"st" 2""# i# th" *i$$l" &% O:%&$. Th"! ha$ +&%%"" i# G&h#s &&i# i# +&ll"4" a#$ th"# his %i"#$ sh&,"$ Ath &#$ th" #i3"sit!. Th"! ha$ l#+h i# The Trout, a thit""#th +"#t! b b! th" i3" a%t" ,hi+h Ath "7&i#"$ his at! at th" +&a+h. A%t" a
sh&t $i3" th"! ai3"$ at th" *ai# 4at" &% th" %a+t&! ,h"" th"! "&t"$ t& th" 4at"5""" ,h& $i"+t"$ th"* t& th" &%%i+" bil$i#4. A ! *a#a4"*"#t tai#"" ,h& ha$ hi*s"l% b""# &# th" sa*" +&s" as Ath ,"l+&*"$ th"# a#$ ":lai#"$ ,hat th" la#s %& th" a%t"#&&# ,"". Fistl! th"! ,"" t& 4& &# a +&#$+t"$ t& &% th" ,&5s s""i#4 %ist th" "#4i#"s b"i#4 ass"#bl"$ th"# th" *ai# &$+ti&# li#" #":t th" ai#t sh& a#$ %i#all! a# ":"i*"#tal sh& ,h"" t"a*s &% ,&5"s ass"*bl" th" ,h&l" +a i#st"a$ &% "a+h ,&5" $&i#4 &#" ""titi3" 7&b. Last &% all th"! ,"" t& ha3" a + &% t"a a#$ a# i#%&*al $is+ssi&# ,ith th" ,&5s *a#a4" a#$ th" "s&##"l *a#a4" i# th" sta%% +a#t""#.
9#it 1> Q L&&5i#4 F& A G&b As Ath ,as +&*i#4 t& th" "#$ &% his +&s" at th" Eals 0&t P&l!t"+hi#+ h" b"4a# t& ,&#$" ,hat h" ,&l$ b" $&i#4 a%t" it ,as all &3". Di#4 th"# ,""5"#$s &% th" s**" t"* h" ,&l$ sit i# his %lat 4&i#4 th&4h th" 7&b +&l*#s &% th" $bser#er a#$ th" "unday. Times l&&5i#4 at all th" &ssibl" &"#i#4s i# i#$st! & +&**"+" that *i4ht stat hi* &# th" &a$ t& b"+&*i#4 a t!+&&#. Fist h" *i4ht stat *&$"stl! as a tai#"" i# *a#a4"*"#t th"# 4& &# t& b"+&*" a 7#i& ":"+ti3" a#$ th"# "#$ as a *a# ,ith a l* 7&b ,ith a +&*a#! +a a# ":"#s" a++&#t a#$ all th" "5s &% a hi4h-&,""$ 7&b. H" ,&l$ i*a4i#" hi*s"l% sitti#4 i# th" ba+5 &% a l +ha%%"-$i3"# +a "ith" issi#4 i#st+ti&#s t& his sb&$i#at"s &3" th" +a t"l"h&#" & $i+tati#4 l"tt"s a#$ *"*&a#$a i#t& a $i+tati#4 *a+hi#". < h" ,&l$ b" sitti#4 at a# i*"ssi3" l"ath"-t&"$ *ah&4a#! $"s5 ,ith th"" t"l"h&#"s a# ":"#si3" +a"t &# th" %l&& a#$ a "tt! s"+"ta! sitti#4 &&sit" hi*. "#+il &is"$ ,aiti#4 t& ta5" $&,# that i*&ta#t $i"+ti3" that ,&l$ a%%"+t th" li3"s &% *illi&#s. < a4ai# h" ,&l$ b" %l!i#4 t& N", Y&5 &# his ,a! t& a# i*&ta#t i#t"#ati&#al ta$" +&#%""#+". His %a#tasi"s ,"" "#$l"ss. Th" "aliti"s &% th" sitati&# ,"" h&,"3" s&*",hat $i%%""#t. H" ,as at that *&*"#t a# a3"a4"l! i*&3"ish"$ st$"#t li3i#4 atl! &# his ! ,i%"’s "a#i#4s ,ith 7st ab&t "#&4h t& a! th" "#t at"s a#$ %"l bills a#$ t& "at *&$"stl! at l"ast #til his +&s" %i#ish"$ at th" "#$ &% th" %&ll&,i#4 *&#th ,h"# his st$"#t $a!s ,&l$ +&*" t& a# "#$. H" ha$ al"a$! %ill"$ i# at l"ast %i%t""# ali+ati&# %&*s ,itt"# as *a#! l"tt"s &% ali+ati&# a#$ ha$ "+"i3"$ ba+5 si: &st+a$s i#%&*i#4 hi* &lit"l! that th" &st h" ha$ ali"$ %& ha$ al"a$! b""# %ill"$. A#&th" s"3"# ha$ ,itt"# sa!i#4 that his +&**#i+ati&# ,as a+5#&,l"$4"$ a#$ ,&l$ b" "+"i3i#4 att"#ti&# i# $" +&s". Th" "st &% his "%%&ts ha$ *"t ,ith #& "s&#s" ,hats&"3". H" ,as b"4i##i#4 t& %""l that i% h" ha$ b""# a littl" !" h" *i4ht ha3" st&&$ a b"tt" +ha#+". '& $"sit" Aths %a#tasi"s h" ,as #&t %""li#4 "s"+iall! +&#%i$"#t ,h"# h" stat"$ t& ,it" a l"tt" t& a %i* +all"$ R&bi#s&#s El"+t&#i+s ,h& ,"" a$3"tisi#4 %& a *a#a4"*"#t tai#"" t& stat i# '"t"*b" at th"i h"a$6at"s i# N&th L&#$&#.
PART FO9R 0HAPTER <1 Q 'tai#4 a #", G&b Ath N",t&# is a ! *a# ab&t t& *a5" his ,a! i# th" ,&l$. H" is *ai"$ t& Ma! ,h&* h" *"t ,hil" th"! ,"" b&th ,&5i#4 as libaia#s i# a s*all t&,# +all"$ Mi$$l"%&$ ,hi+h li"s t& th" ,"st &% L&#$&#. Ma!s a"#ts still li3" i# Mi$$l"%&$. Aths a"#ts li3" i# a 3illa4" i# B"5shi" +all"$ Al"%i"l$. Aths %ath" is th" 3illa4" $&+t&. Aths sist" G"##i%" is a st$"#t #s" at &#" &% th" L&#$&# t"a+hi#4 h&sitals. Ath has "+"#tl! +&*l"t"$ a Ma#a4"*"#t Tai#i#4 +&s" at th" Eals 0&t P&l!t"+h#i+. A%t" al!i#4 %& *a#! &sts i# i#$st! h" has %i#all! b""# a++"t"$ b! a +&*a#! +all"$ R&bi#s&# El"+t&#i+s a ai$l! ":a#$i#4 %i* i# N&th L&#$&#. T&$a! b"i#4 his %ist $a! i# th" #", 7&b Ath has t &# a #", sit a#$ a +l"a# shit a#$ l&&5i#4 th" at &% a b$$i#4 ! ":"+ti3" has 7st ai3"$ at th" a$*i#istati3" bil$i#4 &% R&bi#s&# El"+t&#i+s.
0hat" Q 0&#t! Li%" 'h&tl! a%t" Ath ha$ stat"$ his #", +a"" ,ith R&bi#s&# El"+t&#i+s h" a#$ Ma! ,"" i#3it"$ $&,# t& s"#$ a ,""5"#$ ,ith Aths a"#ts. As s&*" &% !& ,ill 5#&, Aths %ath" is th" $&+t& ,h& l&&5s a%t" th" i#habita#ts &% th" 3illa4" &% Al"%i"l$ i# B"5shi" a +&#t! t& th" ,"st &% L&#$&#. Ath a#$ Ma! $"+i$"$ t& ta3"l $&,# b! +&a+h %&* Ki+t&ia 0&a+h 'tati&#. Ki+t&ia is &#l! %& st&s %&* Eals 0&t &# th" Disti+t Li#" &% th" 9#$"4&#$. Ath ,"#t t& Ki+t&ia stai4ht %&* ,&5 &# th" Fi$a! a%t"#&&# a#$ *"t Ma! a#$ his sist" G"##i%" ,h& ,as als& 4&i#4 h&*" that ,""5"#$ i# th" 2&s3"#& H&t"l &&sit" th" 0&a+h 'tati&# ,h"" th"! ha$ a + &% t"a b"%&" stati#4 &# th"i 7&#"!. A%t" &4hl! a t,& h&s i$" th" +&a+h ll"$ at Al"%i"l$ 3illa4" 4""#. Alth&4h b&th Ath a#$ Ma! 5#", Al"%i"l$ ":t"*"l! ,"ll th"! #"3"th"l"ss ,"" al,a!s st+5 b! th" +&#tast b"t,""# th" bstl" &% L&#$&# a#$ th" "a+" &% th" 3illa4". Ms N",t&# is al,a!s 4la$ t& ha3" h" +hil$"# h&*" ,ith h" a#$ sh" sh&,"$ this b! +&&5i#4 th"* all a# "#&*&s *"al. Th" %&ll&,i#4 *&#i#4 Ath h"l"$ D N",t&# i# th" 4a$"#. Aths %ath" is 3"! &$ &% his 4a$"#@ h" 4&,s b&th %l&,"s a#$ 3"4"tabl"s 6it" s++"ss%ll!. At this ti*" &% th" !"a th" +abba4"s a#$ Bss"ls s&ts ,"" 7st ab&t "a$! a#$ his $ahlias ,"" i# %ll bl&&*. Th" th"" la$i"s ,"#t sh&i#4 a#$ +all"$ &# th" 3i+as ,i%" %& +&%%"" a%t" ,hi+h th"! +a*" h&*" a#$ 6i+5l! "a"$ a +&l$ l#+h. D N",t&# a#$ Ath ,"#t stai4ht ba+5 i#t& th" 4a$"# a%t" l#+h as th"" ,"" still *a#! 7&bs t& b" $&#". B! t"a ti*" h&,"3" th"! ,"" s%%i+i"#tl! ":hast"$ t& +all it a $a!.
0hat" <8 Q E:"+ti#4 G"##i%" ha$ ":a44"at"$ s&*",hat@ th" a#i*al i# 6"sti&# ,as &#l! a $&+il" ! bll&+5. D N",t&# a#$ th" ! "&l" $i$ #&t ha3" t&& *+h t&bl" i# 4"tti#4 it &t &% th" 4a$"#. Whil" th"! ,"" "#4a4"$ i# this tas5 Ms N",t&# t"l"h&#"$ M El$i$4" th" %a*" ,h& &,#"$ th" bll&+5. A#$ as5"$ hi* i% h" ,&l$ *i#$ +&*i#4 &#$ t& +&ll"+t it. I# #& ti*" at all M El$i$4" a#$ his s&# ai3"$ &# th" s+"#" i# a t+5. Th" N",t&#s all h"l"$ th"* t& l&a$ th" a#i*al &# t& it a#$ 3"! s&&# &$" ,as "st&"$. O# '#$a!. D N",t&# a#$ Ath ha$ t& ,&5 i# th" 4a$"# a4ai# a%t" all. '& it ,as a 3"! ti"$ Ath ,h& "t#"$ t& L&#$&# ,ith Ma! a#$ G"##i%". H" sl"t %& *&st &% th" 7&#"! a#$ ha$ t& b" ,&5"# &# th"i ai3al at Ki+t&ia 0&a+h 'tati&#. Th" %&ll&,i#4 *&#i#4 h" ,as still ":hast"$ bt *a#a4"$ t& +a,l &t &% b"$ a#$ 4"t hi*s"l% t& ,&5 &# ti*". H" ha$ a h"+ti+ $a! at th" &%%i+" th" t"l"h&#" #"3" st&"$ i#4i#4 a#$ h" ,as &#l! abl" t& s#at+h a 6i+5 +h""s" &ll at l#+hti*". O# th" ,a! h&*" i# th" "3"#i#4 h" +all"$ i# at th" l&+al %& a i#t a#$ a +hat a#$ ai3"$ h&*" sli4htl! lat" tha# sal. M+h t& his sis" h" %&#$ that Ma! ,as #&t at h&*". H" %&#$ a #&t" sa!i#4 2&#" &t %& a sh&t ,hil". Di##" i# &3"#. Ba+5 s&&#.’ As h" ,as t!i#4 t& ta5" his $i##" &t &% th" &3"# ,ith&t b#i#4 his %i#4"s Ma! ,al5"$ i#.
0hat" Q H&s" H#ti#4 N&, that Ma! ,as ":"+ti#4 sh" a#$ Ath $"+i$"$ that th"! &4ht t& b" thi#5i#4 &% %i#$i#4 a Sa+" &% th"i &,# as th"i %lat i# Eals 0&t ,as #&t 3"! sitabl" %& bi#4i#4 +hil$"# i#. M&"&3" Ma! %"lt that ,ith all th" ta%%i+ th" ai i# 0"#tal L&#$&# ,as t&& &llt"$ %& a ! bab! t& b"ath". 'h" sai$ sh" ,a#t"$ a h&s" i# th" sbbs ,ith a 4a$"#. Ath th&4ht that it ,&l$ b" a 4&&$ i$"a t& l&&5 %& a &"t! i# th" Ei#4 F&"st a"a ,hi+h ,as %ail! #"a t& his ,&5 i# E#%i"l$. Ei#4 its"l% $"sit" its &:i*it! t& L&#$&# still "tai#s th" +haa+t" &% a s*all +&#t! t&,#. It is al*&st +&*l"t"l! s&#$"$ b! th" %&"st ,hi+h is #&, a la!4&#$ %& th" "&l" &% L&#$&#. Alth&4h th" %&"st is #&t 3"! bi4 it is 3"! thi+5 i# la+"s a#$ is 6it" "as! t& 4"t l&st i#. Th" 'at$a! %&ll&,i#4 Ma!s 3isit t& th" $&+t&s sh" a#$ Ath 4&t "al! a#$ ,"#t t& Ei#4 ai3i#4 th"" 7st a%t" #i#" &+l&+5. Th"! ,al5"$ a#$ $&,# th" Hi4h 't""t ha3i#4 a l&&5 at th" t&,# 4"#"all!. Th"! l&&5"$ at th" h&t&4ahs a#$ "a$ th" $"s+iti&#s &% 3ai&s h&s"s i# a# "stat" a4"#ts ,i#$&,. All th" &"ti"s th"! li5"$ ,"" *+h t&& ":"#si3" %& th"* h&,"3". Th"! ,&l$#t ha3" b""# abl" t& %i#$ "#&4h *&#"! t& a! th" $"&sit &# a#! &% th"*. Als& th"! ,&l$ ha3" ha$ t& b&&, s& *+h &# th" *&t4a4" that th" *&#thl! "a!*"#ts ,&l$ ha3" b""# b"!&#$ th"i *"a#s. Th"! ,al5"$ %th" $&,# th" Hi4h 't""t a#$ l&&5"$ at &#" & t,& &th" "stat" a4"#ts ,i#$&,s a#$ "3"#tall! %&#$ &#" & t,& h&s"s ,hi+h s""*"$ 7st ,ithi# th"i i+" ba+5"t. Th"! aa#4"$ t& 3i", th"" &% th"* &#" i# th" *&#i#4 a#$ th" &th" t,& i# th" a%t"#&&#. Th"! $i$#t li5" th" %ist t,& th"! sa,. O#" &% th"* ,as &# a# "stat" *il"s a,a! %&* th" sh&s & bli+ ta#s&t a#$ th" &th" #""$"$ a l&t &% *&#"! s"#$i#4 &# it. B! th" ti*" th"! 4&t &#$ t& 3i",i#4 th" thi$ h&s" th"! ,"" %""li#4 s&*",hat $""ss"$.
0hat" <> Q M&3i#4 i# a#$ *""ti#4 #", #"i4hb&s E3"#tall! Ath a#$ Ma! *a#a4"$ t& %i#$ a th""-b"$&&*"$ s"*i-$"ta+h"$ h&s" i# a 6i"t "stat" &# th" &ts5its &% Ei#4. It ,as b! #& *"a#s a alatial "si$"#+" bt it ,as th" b"st th"! +&l$ a%%&$. It ,as i# a 6i"t +l-$"-sa+ a,a! %&* th" ta%%i+ bt &# th" &th" ha#$ it ,as 6it" +"#i"#t %& th" bs"s a#$ it ,as &#l! %i3" *i#t"s a,a! %&* th" %&"st. This ,as a 3"! ":"#si3" ti*" %& th" N",t&#s as !& +a# i*a4i#". N&t &#l! $i$ th"! ha3" t& %i#$ th" *&#"! %& th" $"&sit bt th"" ,"" als& s&li+it&s %""s s3"!&s %""s a#$ &% +&s" this b"i#4 th"i %ist #%#ish"$ h&*" th"! ha$ t& b! at l"ast th" "ss"#tial i"+"s &% %#it". D N",t&# h"l"$ th"* &t ,ith hal% th" +ash th"! #""$"$ %& th" $"&sit a#$ Ms 't"h"#s Ma!s *&th" sai$ that as sh" a#$ M 't"h"#s ,"" 4"tti#4 a #", th""-i"+" sit" %& th"i sitti#4-&&* Ath a#$ Ma! +&l$ ha3" th"i &l$ &#". This ,as a 4"at ,&! &%% th"i sh&l$"s as %#it" th"s" $a!s is 3"! ":"#si3". N&#"th"l"ss th"! ha$ t& b! a b"$ s&*" %l&& +&3"i#4 - li#& a#$ +a"ts a $i#i#4-tabl" a#$ +hais a 4as +&&5" a#$ 3ai&s &th" it"*s %& th" 5it+h"#. It s""*"$ t& Ath that h" ,as %&"3" si4#i#4 +h"6"s. Th"! ha$ t& ,ait ath" a l ti*" b"%&" th"! +&l$ *&3" i# th" "as&# b"i#4 that th" "&l" th"! ,"" b!i#4 th" h&s" %&* ha$ b""# ha3i#4 s&*" $i%%i+lt! i# 4"tti#4 i#t& th"i #", h&s". H&,"3" at last th"! *a#a4"$ t& 4"t a $at" %& th" +&*l"ti&# &% th" sal" a#$ Ath *a$" aa#4"*"#ts %& th" it"*s &% %#it" th"! ha$ +has"$ t& b" $"li3""$. H" t&&5 a Fi$a! &%% %&* ,&5 a#$ %i:"$ this $a! %& *&3i#4 i#.
0hat" < Q Ol$ A4" Ath a#$ Ma!s #&is! #"i4hb&s th" Elli&ts $i$#t s""* t& 4"t &# ,"ll ,ith a#!b&$! l"ast &% all ,ith "a+h &th". Ab&t a %&t#i4ht a%t" th"! ha$ *&3"$ i# Ath a#$ Ma! ,"" ,&5"# at ab&t t,& &+l&+5 i# th" *&#i#4 b! th" s&#$ &% sh&ti#4 a#$ s,"ai#4. A%t" a ,hil" Ath 4&t s& %"$ that h" i+5"$ his sh&" a#$ ba#4"$ &# th" ,all ,ith it bt t& #& "%%"+t. Ma! 4&t ath" ,&i"$ b"+as" it s&#$"$ as i% s&*"&#" ,as b"i#4 *$""$ a#$ as5"$ Ath i% h" th&4ht th"! sh&l$ +all th" &li+". Bt as s&&# as sh" ha$ sai$ that th"! h"a$ th" Elli&ts %&#t $&& sla* a#$ th"# th"i +a b"i#4 stat"$ a#$ $i3"# a,a!. F& %i3" *i#t"s & s& a%t",a$s th"! +&l$ h"a Ms Elli&t +!i#4 bt th" s&#$ 4a$all! $i"$ $&,# a#$ Ath a#$ Ma! "3"#tall! 4&t t& sl"". M Elli&t ,as #"3" s""# a4ai# a#$ sh&tl! a%t",a$s a F& 'al" #&ti+" a"a"$ &tsi$" th" h&s".
Hail! h&,"3". Ath a#$ Ma!s "lati&#shi ,ith th" 'a*s&#s &# th" &th" si$" ,as 6it" a $i%%""#t st&!. Th"! b"+a*" ":t"*"l! %i"#$l! ,ith G$! a#$ h" hsba#$ Gi* ,h& ,as a t"a+h" at th" l&+al +&*"h"#si3" s+h&&l. Ma! 6it" &%t"# l&&5"$ a%t" G$!s si:-!"a-&l$ s&# Pal. Th" *&#i#4 a%t" M Elli&t ha$ l"%t his ,i%" Ma! ,"#t #":t $&& t& t"ll G$! ab&t th" "3i&s #i4hts $a*a. 'h" ,as ath" sis"$ t& %i#$ G$! $"ss"$ i# th" #i%&* &% th" W.R.K.'. This is a# &4a#iati&# that ,as %&*"$ 7st b"%&" th" s"+&#$ ,&l$ ,a t& +&" ,ith "*"4"#+i"s aisi#4 &t &% aiai$s bt is #&, +&#+"#"$ *ai#l! ,ith s&+ial ,&5. G$! ":lai#"$ t& Ma! that sh" ,as 4&i#4 t& $"li3" h&t *"als t& &l$ "&l" i# th" $isti+t. This s"3i+" is 5#&,# as M"als-&#-Wh""ls.
0hat" C Q A N", 0a Ma! ,as 4la$ that sh" ha$ s"#t a *&#i#4 ,ith G$! a#$ th" M"als-&# Wh""ls. I# %a+t sh" $"+i$"$ th"" a#$ th"# that &#+" h" bab! ,as &l$ "#&4h t& b" l"%t sh" t&& ,&l$ 7&i# th" W.R.K.'. Ath b! #&, ha$ %i#ish"$ his si: *&#ths &bati&#a! "i&$ at R&bi#s&# El"+t&#i+s a#$ ha$ b""# 4i3"# a is" i# sala!. O#" &% th" "5s &% his #", 7&b ,as a +&*a#! +a a#$ it ,as a 3"! ":+it"$ Ath ,h& &#" $a! ,as ha#$"$ th" 5"!s t& a ba#$ #", F&$ 0&ti#a. As s&&# as h" ai3"$ h&*" ,ith it h" sh"$ th" ath,a! a#$ +all"$ t& Ma! t& +&*" &t a#$ ha3" a l&&5 at it. It ,as a s&t &% "al 4"! ,ith bla+5 i#t"i& a#$ h&lst"!. It als& ha$ a a$i& a h"at"$ "a ,i#$&,. "l"+ti+ ,i#$s+""#-,ash"s a#$ a +i4a li4ht". Ath ,as %&t#at" that h" $i$#’t ha3" t& a! %& it as a #", +a th"s" $a!s +&sts %a *&" tha# h" +&l$ &ssibl! a%%&$. Alth&4h Ath ha$ 7st 4&t 6it" a "as&#abl" i#+"as" i# sala! th" *&#"! h" ,&l$ ha3" ha$ t& a! %& th" +a ,&l$ ha3" a*&#t"$ t& *&" tha# th" ":ta h" ,as 4"tti#4. G$! a#$ h" hsba#$ Gi* +a*" &t t& ha3" a l&&5 at it t&&. I# a #"i4hb&h&&$ &% th" s&t th"! ,"" li3i#4 i# ,h"#"3" a#!&#" 4"ts a #", +a it al,a!s atta+ts a l&t &% i#t""st.
0hat" < Q Ha3i#4 a Bab! F&t#at"l! th" $a*a4" t& th" +a ,as #&t t&& s"i&s. Th" %&#t #"asi$" h"a$li4ht ,as s*ash"$ a#$ th" ,i#4 ,as sli4htl! $"#t"$. I# th" *&#i#4 th" l&+al 4aa4" %itt"$ a #", h"a$li4ht &# stai4ht a,a! a#$ t&l$ Ath t& bi#4 th" +a i# a +&l" &% ,""5s ti*" ,h"# th"! ,&l$ stai4ht"# &t th" ,i#4 a#$ "-sa! it. O% +&s" ,h"# h" ai3"$ at ,&5 ,ith his batt""$ ,i#4 h" ha$ t& t ,ith a +"tai# a*&#t &% l"4-lli#4 %&* his +&ll"a4"s. I# %a+t it t&&5 hi* s&*" ti*" t& li3" it $&,#. It ,as #&, th" b"4i##i#4 &% Ma! a#$ Ma!s bab! ,as 7st ab&t $". This $i$#t s""* t& ,&! Ma! #$l! bt Ath a"a"$ t& b" 4"tti#4 ath" #"3&s. B! #&, th"! ha$ b&4ht all th" thi#4s th"! ,&l$ #""$ as s&&# as th" bab! ai3"$. Ma! ha$ b&&5"$ h" b"$ i# th" *at"#it! ,a$ &% th" l&+al h&sital %& th" *i$$l" &% th" *&#th a#$ ha$ ha$ a +as" a+5"$ %& s&*" ti*". O# th" t"#th &% Ma!. Ma! ,&5" Ath at th"" i# th" *&#i#4 a#$ t&l$ hi* that sh" th&4ht sh"$ b"tt" 4"t t& th" h&sital at &#+". Ath a#4 th" h&sital a#$ th"! t&l$ hi* t& bi#4 h" i# i**"$iat"l!.
0hat" < Q 0&#s*" P&t"+ti&# Natall! Ath a#$ Ma! ,"" $"li4ht"$ ,ith th" #", bab!. Whil" Ma! ,as i# h&sital all %& 4a#$a"#ts a#$ G"##i%" +a*" t& 3isit h". A%t" a l&t &% $is+ssi&# th"! $"+i$"$ t& +all it 'i*&# Ath. A%t" a %", $a!s Ath b&4ht th"* b&th ba+5 h&*". N&, li%" #$","#t a a$i+al +ha#4". Th"" ,as #& *&" l!i#4 i# i# th" *&#i#4s & th" ,""5"#$s. Th" bab!s &ti#" b"4a# t& $&*i#at" th" h&s"h&l$. O#" &% th" *&" #&tabl" +ha#4"s that t&&5 la+" ,as that th"" ,as a l&t &% ,ashi#4 t& b" $&#". 9 t& #&, Ma! ha$ $&#" s&*" &% h" ,ashi#4 b! ha#$ a#$ ha$ ta5"# th" "st &% it t& th" la#$""tt" i# th" Hi4h 't""t. Gst b"%&" Ma! ha$ 4&#" i#t& h&sital sh" ha$ "sa$"$ Ath t& b! a %ll!-at&*ati+ %&#t-l&a$i#4 ,ashi#4 *a+hi#" ,hi+h *a$" th" ,h&l" bsi#"ss &% ,ashi#4 *+h l"ss &% a +h&". O#" $a! h&,"3" a%t" Ma! ha$ l&a$"$ h" *a+hi#" ,ith ,ashi#4 a#$ ,as 7st stati#4 t& $& th" ,ashi#4 th" *a+hi#" stat"$ t& *a5" a *&st #sal #&is" A%t" a %", s"+&#$s &% this th"" ,as a bl" %lash a#$ th" *a+hi#" ,"#t 6i"t. Ma! %&#$ that sh" +&l$ $& #&thi#4@ sh" +&l$#t "3"# ta5" th" +l&th"s &t &% th" *a+hi#". 'h" i**"$iat"l! a#4 th" El"+ti+it! B&a$ 'h&,&&* ,h"" th"! ha$ b&4ht th" *a+hi#". 'h" ,as t&l$ b! th" 4il ,h& a#s,""$ th" h&#" that th" El"+ti+it! B&a$ th"*s"l3"s $& #&t $&
a#! s"3i+i#4 &% that ati+la *a5" &% ,ashi#4 *a+hi#" bt that th" *a#%a+t"s th"*s"l3"s "%" t& att"#$ t& this. 'h" 4a3" Ma! a#&th" #*b" t& i#4. Ma! i**"$iat"l! $iall"$ this #*b" a#$ ":lai#"$ h" &bl"* t& th" *a# &# th" &th" "#$ &% th" li#". H" t&l$ h" that th" "ali"st ti*" that th"! +&l$ $& a#!thi#4 ab&t it ,&l$ b" t,& a#$ a hal% ,""5s lat".
0hat" 1< Q Ai Ta3"l Ma! ha$ t& ,ait %& a#&th" si: ,""5s b"%&" th" ,ashi#4 *a+hi#" ,as t i4ht. M"a#,hil" sh" ha$ t& $& th" ,ashi#4 at th" la#$""tt" as b"%&" This ,as 3"! i#+"#i"#t "s"+iall! as sh" ha$ t& ta5" 'i*&# ,ith h" i# th" a*. 'h" a#$ Ath $"+i$"$ that ,h"# th"! #""$"$ t& b! a#&th" ":"#si3" i"+" &% "6i*"#t th"! ,&l$ +&#slt th" +&#s*" *a4ai#" (hich. Bt it ,as s"lli#4 ":"#si3" i"+"s &% "6i*"#t ,hi+h ,as #&, &++!i#4 *&st &% Aths att"#ti&# at this ti*". H" ha$ b""# "#tst"$ ,ith th" tas5 &% ta3"lli#4 a#$ $&,# th" +&#t! t!i#4 t& "sa$" 3ai&s %i*s t& b! th" +&*t"s &$+"$ b! R&bi#s&# El"+t&#i+. O# his %ist th"" tis h" $i$ #&t a"a t& *""t ,ith *+h s++"ss. H&,"3" i# his %& ti ,hi+h ,as t& N",+astl" i# th" #&th "ast &% E#4la#$ h" *a#a4"$ t& ll &%% 6it" a s++"ss%l $"al ,ith a h"a3! i#$stial %i*. This ,as 6it" a %"ath" i# Ath’s +a a#$ th" 'al"s Di"+t&. Da3i$ Mast"s&#. ,as s& i*"ss"$ that h" $"+i$"$ t& 4i3" Ath a +ha#+" t& s"" ,hat h" +&l$ $& i# a# &3"s"as *a5"t. Th" 0&**"+ial Atta+h= at th" Bitish E*bass! i# &#" &% th" &il &$+i#4 stat"s i# th" P"sia# 2l% ha$ "+"i3"$ a# "#6i! ,hi+h s44"st"$ that &#" &% th" l&+al ba#5s ,as i#t""st"$ i# "la+i#4 th"i +&*t" ,hi+h ,as b"+&*i#4 &bs&l"s+"#t. Th" *"ssa4" ha$ b""# ass"$ &# t& R&bi#s&# El"+t&#i+s ,h& ,"" a#:i&s t& s"#$ s&*"b&$! &t th"" as s&&# as &ssibl". Th" %i* ,as 7st b"4i##i#4 t& sh&, si4#s &% ":a#si&# a#$ at that ati+la *&*"#t th" "#ti" sal"s %&+" ,as &th",is" &++i"$ – aat %&* Ath that is. H" ,as 4i3"# a th&&4h bi"%i#4 %&* th" 'al"s Di"+t& i& t& his $"at". H" ,&#$""$ ,h"th" th"" ,&l$ b" a#! la#4a4" &bl"* at %ist bt ,as ass"$ that E#4lish ,as s&5"# b! all th" "&l" h" ,&l$ b" li5"l! t& *""t. '& &#" Ths$a! *&#i#4 h" 4&t "al! sai$ 4&&$b!" t& Ma! a#$ 'i*&# a#$ *a$" his ,a! t& H"ath&, Ai&t. Ha3i#4 a5"$ his +a i# th" l-t"* *lti-st&"! +a-a5 h" +h"+5"$ i# al th" Bitish Ai,a!s $"s5 a#$ ,"#t t& ,ait i# th" D"at" L".
0hat" 11 Q Th" Bi4 B&ss Th" bi"%+as" i# th" ai+a%t &3"$ t& b" 6it" i##&+"#t. As Ath ,as t"lli#4 th" h&st"ss ab&t it a ass"#4" &3"h"a$ hi* a#$ sai$ that it ,as his a#$ that h" *st ha3" l"%t it i# th" la3at&! b! *ista5". Th" "st &% th" %li4ht t#"$ &t t& b" 6it" #"3"#t%l. Aths +&*a#i&# l"%t th" la#" at Ath"#s a#$ Ath sl"t %& *&st &% th" s"+&#$ l"4 &% th" %li4ht t& Bah"i#. Wh"# h" ai3"$ h" +h"+5"$ i#t& his h&t"l a#$ %&#$ a *"ssa4" as5i#4 hi* i% h" ,&l$ *""t a M Ab$l Ha5i* i# th" h&t"l l" at si: &’+l&+5 that "3"#i#4. Wh"# Ath *"t hi* h" t#"$ &t t& b" th" 2"#"al Ma#a4" &% th" 2l% 'tat"s Ba#5i#4 0&&ati&#. This ,as #&t i# %a+t th" ba#5 that ha$ *a$" th" &i4i#al "#6i!. H" t&l$ Ath that h" ha$ b""# sh&,# th" lit"at" +&#+"#i#4 R&bi#s&# El"+t&#i+s +&*t"s b! th" *a#a4" &% th" &th" ba#5 ,h& ha"#"$ t& b" his +&si# a#$ ha$ b""# s& i*"ss"$ that h" ,as $"t"*i#"$ t& b" %ist &# th" list %& &#" &% th" #", +&*t"s. T& +t a l st&! sh&t th" %i#al &t+&*" ,as that Ath *a#a4"$ t& s"ll #&t &#" bt %& +&*t"s. Wh"# h" ai3"$ ba+5 i# L&#$&# th" #",s &% Ath’s s++"ss ha$ al"a$! "a+h"$ th" "as &% 'i G&h# R&bi#s&# th" 0hai*a# a#$ Ma#a4i#4 Di"+t& a#$ s&# &% th" %&#$" &% th" %i*. Th" $a! a%t" Aths "t# h" ,as t&l$ t& "&t t& 'i G&h#s &%%i+". Ath ,as ath" #"3&s as 'i G&h# ha$ th" "tati&# &% b"i#4 a# ":t"*"l! +st! +haa+t" ,h& $i$ #&t s%%" %&&ls 4la$l!. Bt ,h"# h" "a+h"$ 'i G&h#s &%%i+" h" %&#$ hi* ":t"*"l! a%%abl". H" &%%""$ Ath a $i#5 a#$ th"# +atlat"$ hi* &# th" s++"ss &% his *issi&# t& th" 2l% a#$ 6"sti&#"$ hi* 3"! +l&s"l! &# th" $"tails &% th" #"4&tiati&#s. A%t" a sh&t +"sati&# h" i#3it"$ Ath &t &% th" bl" t& +&*" a#$ ha3" $i##" at his h&*" th" %&ll&,i#4 Fi$a! a#$ t& bi#4 Ma! al.
0hat" 1 Q Ns"s a#$ D&+t&s As th"! ,"" $i3i#4 h&*" Ma! t&l$ Ath ,hat La$! R&bi#s&# ha$ sai$. This t b&th &% th"* i# a %ail! 4&&$ *&&$ %& th" "st &% th" 7&#"!. Ath ,as 3"! bs! &3" th" #":t %", ,""5s t!i#4 th" l&&s" "#$s +&#+"#i#4 th" +&#ta+t h" ha$ "+"#tl! #"4&tiat"$. H" ha$ t& *a5" &#" *&" ti t& th" P"sia# 2l% t& %i#ali" th" $"al. Whil" h" ,as th"" h" ,as a&a+h"$ b! s"3"al &th" "&l" ,h& ":"ss"$ a# i#t""st i# his %i*s &$+ts. H" t"l":"$ his &%%i+" t& %i#$ &t ,hat $"li3"! $at"s h" +&l$ &%%" his &t"#tial +st&*"s. 'i G&h# hi*s"l% h&#"$ Ath at his h&t"l a#$ i#st+t"$ hi* t& $"la! his "t# a#$ t& ":l&" th" &ssibilit! &% %i#$i#4 a# a4"#t t& a+t %& th" +&*a#! i# th" 2l% as it s""*"$ that th" $"*a#$ ,as ":a#$i#4 s%%i+i"#tl! t& ,aa#t it. Ath a4ai# ,"#t t& s"" th" +&**"+ial atta+h= ,h& "+&**"#$"$ a #*b" &% li5"l! "&l" %&* ,h&* Ath +h&s" &#" a M Ab$l Ai. M Ai a#$ Ath %l", ba+5 t& L&#$&# t&4"th" ,h"" th" "st &% th" $"tails ,"" ta5"# +a" &%. Wh"# 'i G&h# Da3i$ Mast"s&# a#$ Ath ha$ s""# M Ai &%% at H"ath&,. 'i G&h# t&l$ Ath t& ta5" a +&l" &% ,""5s &%%. H" ,as 3"! 4at"%l %& this as h" %"lt ":hast"$ a%t" th" 4l&b" t&tti#4 h" ha$ b""# $&i#4 Th" %ist thi#4 h" $i$ ,as t& sl"" %& t,"l3" h&s s&li$. I# th" *&#i#4 Ma! b&4ht Ath his b"a5%ast i# b"$ t&4"th" ,ith th" &st. Th"" ,"" th"" l"tt"s t,& &% ,hi+h ,"" bills. Th" thi$ l"tt" ,as %&* his sist" G"##i%" t"lli#4 hi* th" 4&&$ #",s that sh" ha$ 6ali%i"$ as a# '.R.N. ('tat" R"4ist""$ Ns") a#$ i#3iti#4 hi* a#$ Ma! t& a at! that sh" a#$ h" t,& %lat-*at"s ,"" ha3i#4 t& +"l"bat" th" &++asi&#. Ath ,as $"li4ht"$ ab&t this@ ,hat ,ith &#" thi#4 a#$ a#&th" h" ha$#t b""# abl" t& s"" *+h &% G"##i%" %& a *&#th & t,&.
0hat" 18 Q H&li$a!s Ab&a$ At th" ,""5"#$ Ath a#$ Ma! $&3" $&,# ,ith 'i*&# t& Al"%i"l$. 'h&tl! a%t" th"! 4&t th"" 0hist&h" a#$ G"##i%" ai3"$ t&4"th" ,ith 0hist&h"s a"#ts. 0hist&h"’s %ath" t#"$ &t t& b" a#&th" *"*b" &% th" *"$i+al &%"ssi&#. I# %a+t h" ,as 6it" a# "*i#"#t Hal"! 't""t s4"&#. D N",t&# ,as ast&#ish"$ t& $is+&3" that M P"a+&+5. 0hist&h"s %ath" ,as a +&#t"*&a! &% his ,h"# h" ,as a *"$i+al st$"#t at 2!’s th" %a*&s L&#$&# t"a+hi#4 h&sital. Th" L&#$&# t"a+hi#4 h&sitals a" 5#&,# #&t &#l! %& th" ":+"ll"#+" &% th"i *"$i+al tai#i#4 bt als& %& th" %a+t that *a#! &% th"i st$"#ts la! 4b! a#$ "a+h a 3"! hi4h sta#$a$. Ma#! &% th"* ha3" i# %a+t la!"$ %& E#4la#$. B&th D N",t&# a#$ M P"a+&+5 ha$ b""# *"*b"s &% th" sa*" h&sital 4b! t"a*. D N",t&# ,as #atall! $"li4ht"$ t& ha3" s&*"b&$! h" ha$ 5#&,# %& s+h a l ti*" b"+&*" a# ":ta *"*b" &% th" %a*il! s& t& s"a5. A%t" $i##" th"! ha$ a s*all #*b" &% +l&s" %a*il! %i"#$s i# %& a %", $i#5s t& +"l"bat" G"##i%"s "#4a4"*"#t. Wh"# "3"!b&$! ha$ l"%t Ath b&4ht th" sb7"+t &% th"i +&*i#4 h&li$a!. Th"! ,"" at a bit &% a l&ss as t& ,hat t& $& ati+lal! as th"! ha$ 4&t 'i*&# t& +&#si$". Ms N",t&# sis"$ b&th Ath a#$ Ma! b! sa!i#4 that 'i*&# ,&l$ b" #& &l"* as sh" ,&l$ b" &#l! t&& $"li4ht"$ t& l&&5 a%t" h" 4a#$s&# %& a ,hil". This ,as s&*"thi#4 that ha$ #"3"- +&ss"$ th"i *i#$s a#$ th"! ,"" sli4htl! ta5"# aba+5. H&,"3" th" *&" th"! th&4ht ab&t it th" b"tt" th" i$"a s""*"$. N&t ha3i#4 'i*&# t& +&#si$" 4a3" th"* *+h *&" s+&". M P"a+&+5 s44"st"$ that th"! *i4ht li5" t& 4& s&*",h"" ,a* &# a a+5a4" t&. H" t&l$ th"* that h" a#$ his ,i%" ha$ 7st "+"#tl! b""# t& 2""+" %& a h&li$a! a#$ th&&4hl! "#7&!"$ th"*s"l3"s
0hat" 1 Q T"a+hi#4 a#$ L"a#i#4 E#4lish Th" N",t&#s a#$ th" P"a+&+5s s"#t a 3"! l"is"l! '#$a! a%t" th" "3i&s "3"#i#4s +"l"bati&#s a#$ i# th" a%t"#&&# Ath a#$ Ma! $&3" ba+5 t& L&#$&#. l"a3i#4 'i*&# ,ith Ms N",t&#. Fist thi#4 M&#$a! *&#i#4 Ath *a$" a %", t"l"h&#" +alls t& s"" i% it ,as at all &ssibl" t& 4& &# a a+5a4" t& t& 2""+" that 3"! $a!. All th" ta3"l a4"#ts ,"" 3"! h"l%l bt &i#t"$ &t that a+5a4" t&s #&*all! b"4i# &# a 'at$a!. It ha"#"$ that th"" ,as &#" t& that l"%t that $a! bt it ,as #%&t#at"l! %ll! b&&5"$. Ma! ,as b"4i##i#4 t& thi#5 that th"i la#s ,&l$ +&*" t& #&thi#4 bt Ath sai$ h" ,&l$ as a last "s&t. T! th" l&+al ta3"l a4"#t i# th" Hi4h 't""t t& s"" i% th"" ,as a#! ,a! &% 4"tti#4 t& 2""+" i#$""#$"#tl! that ,as #&t t&& ":"#si3". H" ,as t&l$ that th"" ,as a #i4ht %li4ht "3"!
