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ThNm,ngy7thng11TrnbibinvngvbnngoingilngAnh-ing,tithymtvt

duchnngi.Lntheo,bngquamtobmcra,nhngrngdabinvtre,duchnatinchchnhncachng,mtnginngdatrng,vnokhoc&qunxngu,hmruquainn&chicmniquc;ngangdngcithabtoxilpctnngry,chmchnnitichcncchnggnmimtvctlichothngtami nhn ra. Ti lm quen vi Henry Goose, bc s ca gii qu tcLondon, nh th.Quc tch ca ng ta khng khin ti ngc nhin. TichatngthytrnbnmtchnkhhocgyhaycoxaxinomngitakhngchmtrnngiAnh.

Phichngngbcsnhmtthgtrnbbinmmny?Liutigipgcchng?BcsGooselcu,nintthtchickhnmisoa&khoe thngbn trongvivhnhdin trng thy. Rng, thang,chnhlngcngchubumtiangkimtm.ThuxabibinArcadianytnglnibyynticcanhngknthtngi,ngth,thiykmnhngnthtkyu.Chngnrinhrngra,nhnghaytinhhtquanhovy.Nhngnhngchicrnghmny,ng,sthnhvngchng&bngcchno?MtnghnhnPiccadilly chuyntohnhrnggichogiiqutcsnsngchibntinchorngngiy.ngcbitmtlngrngnhthgibaonhiukhng,thang?

Tithnhnmnhkhngbit.

Ththticngskhngnichongbitu,vylbmttrongnghm!ngtaggngntaylnmi.ThangEwing,chnghayngcquenbhutcGracexMayfairkhngnh?Khng?Ththcnghaychong,vmtalquiltngiy.nmnmtriquaktkhidanhdcatibmgiccybinh,chnhth,stiuvukhngcamykhintibkhaitrkhiHiphi.BcsGooseamtnhnrabin. Hnhtrnhbnbacatikhiuktgiphtentiy.

Tinglichiasvicnhngcangbcs.

Ticmnng,thang,tixincmn,nhngchrngngny

ngtalclcchickhnmisoachnhlthinscuricaiti.Chophpticiligiithch.Bhutceornggidovbcsmtikkhinytohnh.nmaGingsinhti,khiconlaciscmiyangphtbiutibuiticis,ti,HenryGoose,chnhth,tisngln&tuynbvi ttcquankhchrngbchbui ticcachngtaang nhai bng rng ca nhng k n tht ngi! Hubert s vn li ti,ng nh d on, Hy a ra bng chng, g quma y s go ln,hoc lm sao cho ti tin i! Ti s tuyn b, Bng chng , tha ngHubert?hay,chnhtilngiinhttngchicrngchomngtcingnh NamThiBnhDng kiam!yny, ng xem, cnmt trngcanhngngiyy!ritivungchnhnhngchicrngnyvochic linngxphnhmai racamta&, thang,chnh liulmchotithalng!mkgibaxusthahmnngchnmhutccaongoytrnccbnnhttrnh&nmasaumycminticcatritbnlphclmri!

TivivcotHenryGoose.TirnglonytrnDngtrvin.

ThSu,ngy8thng11Trongxngtuphadicasphngtr,chicsocngbumang

csachadischocangSykes.Walker,ngchcaqunruduynhtVnhiDng,ngthillibungchnh,angbahoavnhngnmthnglmbcthyngtuLiverpool.(Lcnyti quen vi l thi x giao minNamThi BnhDng ri nn cngchngmytmnnhngcubahoany.)ngSykesbovitirngcnhnmttunsachatuProphetessuray.ByngybchnMusketckhcgt,nhngnhlicnthnhncanthnbot&nhng thy th bmng trn bin, ti thy vn xui camnh cngkhngnni.

Ti gpbc sGoose trn cu thang sngnay& chng ti cngnhaudng im tm. ng ta tr tiMusket t gia thngMi sau khiphiubthnhnghtrnmtchictubunBraziltnNamorados,xuthnhtFiji.GiyngbcsangiNellie,mttusnhicucaciLimmikhngxutbncho,angtanSydney.ngtastmmtchtrntukhchtrvLondonbnx.

NhnnhcativbcsGoosethtlphil&nngcn.Trongnghcati,phianghinhToThomimonglmgiu,songcithiyckhikhinngitakhngnhnranhngchngitrtinht.ngbcscnhiu thi lpd& thng thch th k limi khi chiumt cc rubrandypiscocaBoNha(khngbaogiquchn),nhngtirngngtalngittduynhtcnstlitrongphmvigiangSydney&TyValparaiso. Thm ch ti c th vit th gii thiu ng ta n gianhPartridgeSydney,vbcsGoose&ngbnthnFredcaticvsrttmuhp.

Thititxu lmtiphihybkhochrangoiido.Chngtinichuynphimbnbpla&thigiantrinhanhnhchp.Tinirtnhiu v Tilda & Jackson & c ni s ca ti v cn st vng SanFrancisco.CuctrchuynsauchuynhngtqunhtisangviccngchngvinmtimimnhimgnyNewSouthWales,rili li sang chuynLiuphpa&u xe la, nGibbon,Malthus&

Godwin[1]. Nhng cuc i thoi nghim tc l liu thuc lnh m tithiuvngtrntuProphetess&ngbcsthcslmthcgiuynbc.lchakngtashumtbcvuacchmkhcccktinhxo,sgipchngti tiukhinchotikhiProphetess khihnhhocNelliecpbn.

ThBy,ngy9thng11Bnhminhngnhnhngbcmi.Chicthuynbumcachng

tivnneotrongVnhvivhtscthmthng.Mtchicxungchinthdnangcltnghingsachatrnbibin.Henry&titnb trn BibinYn tic vi tmtrngnh trongkngh l, v tvychochugicaWalker.Cnngmtmysngsaangphiqunolnmtbicy&phtlchngti.Ctalaichtmudaen&tihnhdungmctahnchathotlyxacholmkhihhngchnsnlm.

Khichngtibngquangi lngngida, tinghumhumvngvngkhinchngti tm&quyt tmchocnipht ramthanhny.Lngnycroquanhbnghngroccg,nhngmcntnninhiuchngingoicthivothoimi.Mtconchcitrilngngculn,nhngnchngcnchicrngno&spcht&khngsalymtting.Baobcvngngoilmtdyponga(trangtrbngcnhcy,tngt&milp)npmnhdibngnhngdinhthcaqutcthnglu,nhngcngtrnhkintrcbnggviccchititchmtrtrnkhung ca& cng vm th s.ang cmt v trngphtbng roidinragialng.Henry&tilhaingidatrngduynht,nhngmthdnchngkinvvicchiaratibatnglp.Ttrngngitrnngai,mcochonglngv,lpqutcnhxmtr&nbcongi&trconthngxem,tngcngkhongbamingi.mnl,bnhnvenhn&s lng thnmtnasovinhngngchdanuhtd, thngixmtrnbnt.Gingngingungcbmsinh!Ngingmyvt so lm &mnm, nhng con ngi khn kh ny ngi xem buihnhhnh,khnghphnngmchtoratinghumklnhtingong.Thngcmhaylnn,chngtikhngbitmthanhythhiniug.Ngicmroilmtgkhnglvingoihnhlmkinhsbtkvsquynanhno.Bpthtgmirxmchngchthnhnhngconthnlntlnnnh:-tmdasngcagcthcbnvigicao,mc d c cho vng bc chu bu ti cng khngmun thnh k lnhnhim v gii thot g khi tm da y! Tn t nhn ng thng, quanhiunmthngdidusnggi,angbtritrntrungvogichA.

Ngi hnny ln di tng c qut roi x tht, tm lngnh lp giythucchngchtnhngkhiubhimvitbngmu,nhngvmtvcmlitotlnsbnhthncamtktvoangcchechtrongvngtaycaCha.

Tithnhn,timunngtisaumicqutroi.Rimtchuynklxyra.Kmirbnhpngnguln,tmnhmtti&nhntivi v k bm thn thin! Ta nhmt din vin sn khu nhn thyngibnlungykhnggplsiusangvtraoinhnhnxcnhnymkhnglmkhngiphthin.Mtbnghudaenxmtrtinnchngti&mcracondaogmcn,ngchngtikhngchoannghnh. Tihi tn tnhnphm ti g.Henry qung tay quangi ti. ino,Adam,ngi khn khng chenngang gia con th&bancan.

Chanht,ngy10thng11LoBoerhaavengigiamv li thn tnnhcon rncha&by

rnsc.BuilmngSabbathcahdinradilutrckhitithcgic.Tiitmnccoru&thyqunruanglnhmthythchnltvuivvinhngcgithdnngthngmWalkeremvvbinnhtrthnhmtnhchatpht.(Rafaelkhngnmtrongsnhngktrctngny.)

TikhngdngbasngChanhtcamnhtrongnhcha.Henrycngccngcmgicghtmnhti,vthchngtibbasng(chugichccngangbplmmtcngvickhc)&innhthcunguynvicibnglpkp.

i c cha n hai trmmt, ti ht hong nh ra quyn nht kang nm trn bn trong phng ti Musket, tn thy th say xn nocngcthnhnthynulnvophng.Loschosantoncan(&cachnhti,nuloBoerhaavestin),tiquaylitmcchgiuni.Nhngncinhchmpchonstrvcati&ticngrngmnhlkxuangbnin,nhngtibitcldothcskhimcaphng:BntabvcaBoerhaaveangcilncongucientritrn ging ca ti, ngay gia lc ang hnh lc! Lo gi ngi H Lankhnnnycxinlitikhng?Khngh!Lochomnh lbnbhi&gmln,Xoi,GChi!khngtamvcimiMquccamibygi,.m!

Tichplyquynnhtk&chylpcpxungcuthangtrongscch&giuctcanhngkmirdatrngangttpdi.TiphniviWalker rngti tr tinthumtphngring&nghrngnvn thuc ring ti ngay c khi ti vngmt, nhng tn khn y ch nghsgimgimtphnbachomilmphtvuivviemnganonpnhttrongchungcati!Kinhtm,tinhclirngticv&con!& rng ti thchtcngkhngnhmtnhnphm&ccamnhvibtkgiimmcbnhgiangmainocahn!Walkerthstrangimchomttinuticnginhngccongicngcahnlgiimlnna.Mtconrnscrnghtrngchgiurngnucv

&conlmtocth,hay,ngEwingny,tiochnnggpmilny!&mtknotrtcmtvirulnngiti.Tibitrckhihthayrubngmtvtcnghn.

Chung nh th ang triu hi nhng k knh s Cha Vnh iDng&tivivngnniHenryangi,cgngqunicnhbnthuvachngkinnhtr.Nhthppnhmtthnggc&ngiilthchmctrnungntay,nhngngaycklhnhcthamncnkht trnmtco samc cngkhng thbit nhnHenry & ti khi cu nguyn sng hm.Ngi sng lp nh th theophiLutherynnghmimangquatrongnghatrangnhth&chacngikvnodmnhnlnhvaitrcangichtrbth.Vth,giophiytonxngxongnhngtniuCcgio.Chmtnasconchinilbitch,hcnhngonKinhthnh&chngtithamgiahtmt,haibithnhcakhinlt.Ngiphngsnconchin,mtngi tn lDArnoq,ngdicythpgigind&ninHenry&ticnghatheocchthcnhh.Nhlimnhthotchttrongcnbotuntrc,tinghcPhcmLucachng8:CcmnlignnhthcNgidyvni:Thyi,Thy!Chngtachtmt!Ngithcdy,ngnesnggi,snggilinngngvbinlngngay.

HenrycThithinsTm,bnggingmvangnhmtkchsthcth,ChabanchongiquyncaitrcngvictayChalm,khinmunvtphcdichnngi:Cloichin,loib,niccthrng,chimtri&cbin&phmvtgliitrncclibin.

ChngcnhccngdngcmnonhbiHn ti tndngChangoitinggirttrongngkhi,chngcdnngcanohtMunlyCha ngoi ting chimhi u ku go, nhng tinghng sng to skhngpht.ChngtignvinhngtnCcgiothikskhaicaLaMhnbtkGiohinosaunycbaophbngbmt&qu.Tiptheolcunguynchung.Ccgiodncuchovkhoaitykhidchbnh, lngtcholinhhnmttrssinhmicht,banphcchomt chic tunh cmi, v.v.Henry t n v lnghiu khch canhngngiCcgiotrnoChathamdnhchonhngkminnhchngti.Ti lp linhngcmnghny&gi licunguynn

Tilda,Jackson&nhcphcatitrongthigiantivngmtkodi.

Saubuil,trctchnhcanhth,mtngixnglEvans,lchthiptipcnbcs&ti.ngEvansgiithiuHenry&tiviphunhncangta(chaivchngulmblngtaibngcchchtrlinhngcuhimhtinlchi&chchpnhnnhngcutrlihtinlcaramtmumnhiuthyciMqucadng)&haingicontraisongsinhcah,Keegan&Dyfedd.ngEvanschohaytunnocngmi ngDArnoq, nh truyn o ca chng ti, n n ti nhmnhgn,bingDArnoqtrtnPortHutt,mtmitxaninynvidm.LiuchngticmuncnghdngbantiChanhtkhng?boviHenryvcnhuMusket&nghetingNidy!rotrongddy,chngtinhnlinhEvansvilngbitn.

TrangtricachnhnmcchVnhiDngnadmtrongmtthunglngquanhcolnggi,lmttanhnsnhngchngchitttrcbotphongbatngnhtantnhkhngbitbaonhiuchictuvnsnhngbingmgn.Phngkhchctrangtrbngmtcithlnkhngl(bunthmvicimingmh&cpmtl),docpsongsinhsncvosinhnhtthmisu,&mtchicnghqulcminhnh(lchvigisovinghbticati.Kthc,mttrong nhngmn nhp khu qu gi t New Zealand chnh l gi gicchnhxc).Mtthdnlmcngtrangtrinhntrmmyvkhchcangchtsaukhungcas.Khngcncnhnhngknilonnmcrch ri,nhngngEvansququyt rngBarnabas,anhchngcmtphntmudaenny,lchchchncuhaichnchynhanhnht.Keegan&Dyfedd lhaichng trai tht thnhm,ninngngyngnhcu(gianhnychnhaitrmcon),vchabaogilnPh(cchgicadnovNewZealand)vcngchnghcquatrng lpno,ngoinhngbihcKinhthnhdochady,nhmibitcbitvit.

BEvansclicunguyntn&ticmtbuindchunht(khngmmui,sub&tingchith)ktbuiticchiatayviLnhsBax& gianhPartridge Beaumont.ngDArnoqk cho chng tinghe chuyn vnhng con tumng ta cungng trong sutminmcngtrnoChatham,cnHenrythmuavuivinhngchuyn

k v bnh nhn, c sang ln hn, m ng cha tr London vPolynesia.Vphnmnh,titlinhnggiantruncamtcngchngvinM quc tm ra ngi tha k c chomt bn di chc lp California.Chngtichnschmncuhm&bnhnhntovichtrudongEvansnumuabnvinhng tu snc voi.Dngbaxong,Keegan&Dyfeddichnbygiasc&bEvansluivobp.Henryhi by gi cc hi truyn gio cn hot ng tch cc trn Chathamkhng,ngEvans&DArnoqnhnnhau&ngEvansp, Khng,ngiMaorikhngthchPakeha[2]chngtalmMorioricahhhngvlmdngvnminh.

Tihiccnbnhgillmdngvnminhhaysao?ngDArnoqp,NuphatycaMiSngmkhngcThngthcngchngcMingisinhraubnhngnhhinphpcangquynhu,ngEwing.Nhng tnginhMaori&Pakeha th tibitn tnhngngyProphetessneouVnhao,nhngtithcmcMorioricnghalg.CuhicatimrachichpPandoralchs,viy chi tit v s suy tn& dit vong ca b tc th dn trnChatham.Chngtichmtuthuc.Bagisau,ngDArnoqvnangkchuynsay sa khngdt d n lc phi ln ng v PortHutt trc khikhngcnthyngvvtriti.Lchsqualikcang,theoti,cthngangtmvivnphongcaDefoehocMelville [3]&tischpliytrnnhngtranggiyny,saukhinhmtgictheoThnNg.

ThHai,ngy11thng11Bnhminhmng&mmt.Txaxavnhhinramo,nhngthi

titvnchophpvicsachatiptcvituProphetess,tithmcmnThnBin.Tronglctivitnhtk,mtncctbummiangckoln.

Khnglusau, trong lcHenry&tiangdngimtm,ngEvanshthichyn,ninngbnbcscatinkhmchomtngihngxmsngmtmnh,bgaBryden,bngtlngngaxungbi.BEvansangcmtvlolngchomnhhcabga.Henrycpvalithythuc&nhanhchnglnng.(Tinghicng,nhngngEvansnintili,vbnhnhnbucngphihakhngaingoitr bc s c php nhn thy b ta trong lc honnn.)Nghe li quatingli,Walkernivitirngchacmtnginngnobcchnquangngcanhbgatronghaichcnmqua&ququytmgilnhcmyhnlphiaunlmmichubcsQungQucthmkhm.

NgungccangiMorioriRkohu(taphnggiChatham)vncnlnschonngynay.ngEvansthtinrngttincahlnhngngiDoThibxuauikhiTyBanNha,vhcmikhom&mivnh.CngithuytcangDArnoq,rngngiMorioritrcylnhngngiMaoribmtunhnghnoxaxiholnhnht,thdatrnimgingnhaugiangnng&thnthoi&doclhn.Chbitchcmtiul,saunhiuthkhocthinninksngbitlp,ngiMorioriccucsngnguynthychngkhcgnhngngianhemhthiunoxVanDiemen.Nghngtu(ihinhiukthuthnsovinhngchicbanltthsdngbngquaknhrchtrncchno)&hnghitrnnvdng.Chuyntrnquacunycncnhngmintkhc,induchnngikhc,lchuynmngiMoriorikhnghnghn.Kthc,ngnngcahkhngctdintchngtc&MorioringincnghalNgi.Ngnhchnnuikhngtnti,vchngcloingvthunhnosngtrnqunonychonkhinhngchic tunhcvoi chchb ln liy

nhnging.tnhtrngnguynthy,ngiMoriorisngbngsnbthilm,mcuabtc,nhttrngchim,snhicu,vttobin&outrng&cr.

nthiimny,ngiMoriorivnch lmtbinthaphngcanhngthdnmcvylda,khocolngvtinhngimmngycngtitrnidngmchacngidatrngphthin.Tuynhin,imcocaCuRkohunmtnngnghabnhcnhtvnhcan.Tnhngngykhaithinlpa,tnglpcngtMoriorirndykno lmchongikhcmuthcnggitchtmanadanh d, nhn phm, a v & linh hn ca mnh. Khng mt ngiMoriorinochachp,nuin,nichuynvi,haythmchnhnmtkbrungb.Nukstnhnbxuauisngstquamangutin,thnituytvngvccthngsagnmthphunnctrnMi Tr, ni g t kt liu cuc imnh.Hy xem xt yu t ny, ngDArnoqbo chng ti.Hainghnngimi r (con sphngon cangEvans)tuynththnhliKhngaicgitngi&thcslmvy&lpmtHinphpbnglitoramtshahpkhngcbtkni no khc trong sut sumi th k k tngyAdamnm triCyThngThi.Chin tranh lmtkhinimxa l vingiMoriori, cngnh knh vin vng l khi nim xa l vi ngi Pygmy vy.Ha bnh,khng phi mt khong thi gian tm ngh gia cc cuc chin, m lnhngthinninkthibnhbtdit,thngtrnhnghnoxattny.AicthphnhnrngxCuRkohunmgnvixhikhngtngcaMore[4] hn cc th ch tinbdonhngnghong con thmkhtchin tranh cai tr Versailles & Vienna, Washington & Westminster?y, ngDArnoq tuyn b, v ch c y,mi c nhng cnh khngtngnh th,nhngconngimi rqu tc thng lu,bngxngbngtht! (TrnngtrvMusketsau,Henrynhnxt, Tikhngthnogimtchngtcmirlchunnikhngbitnmlaothnochothnglqutcc.)

Thytinh&habnhulctnhsmongmanhkhichunhngvachm lin tip.Cnhu tinvongiMoriori chnh lquckAnh,ciyBroughtonca tuHiqunHonggiaAnhmang tn

ChathamcmlnVnhGiaoTranhnhndanhVuaGeorgecchnaynmmi nm. Ba nm sau , pht hin ca Broughton c bit n nhngcngtyhnghiSydney&London&clccnhngnginhctdo(trongsccthnsinhcangEvans),nhngthythmtu&nhngtntiphmbtngviVnPhngThucaNewSouthWalesvthigiangiamgibtuthuhochbng,hnhty,bpng&crttiniy.Hbnnhngmnnychothsnhicu,mtcnhthhaivoclptchcangiMoriori,bihlmtanvhyvng thnh vng cangi dnbn x khinhumhngnc bin vimuhicu.(ngDArnoqminhhalinhunbngcngthcmttmdahicubnc15shi-linhQungChu&nhngngithsntinphongthuchnhainghnbdamichuyn!)Chtrongvngvinm,loihicuchcntmthynhngrngxab&cnhngthsnhicucngchuynsangtrngkhoaity,nuicu&lntrnquymlnnniChathamcttnlKhuVnThiBnhDng.Nhngnngdnmiphtnykhaikhnbngcchtrng,litnlamdilpthanbnquanhiuma,biuhinquanhngthnhngieorcthmtaingmi.

CnhthbavongiMoriorilnhngthsncvoi,gitpnpghvoVnhiDng,Waitangi,Owenga&TeWhakaruvislnglntmvic,satu&nghngi.Mo&chuttrntusncvoisinhsinynnhDchhchAiCp&nhtnhngconchimlmttronghang,trngcaloichimnylngunthcnqucangiMoriori.Tht,nhngdchbnh tpnham tiudit cc chng tc cmuda smhnmikhinnvnminhDatrngtinngn,cngkhindnsngibnxsuygim.

Nhng bt hnh ny ngi Moriori vn c th gnh chu c, thnhng tin tc truyn n Tn Ty Lan,m t Chathamnhmt xCanaan[5]cthtvinhngmphypctm&cdnchngbitgv chin u hay v kh. Vi Ngati Tama & Ngati Mutunga, hai b lcMaori thuc b tc Te Ati Awa Taranaki (ng DArnoq qu quyt vichngtirngphhcangiMaoricngchichtnhnhngcyphhmgiiqu tc chuuvn tnknh;k thc,btkb traino ca

chng tcm chyu c th ging tn cang cngk& thhngttintrongnhymt),nhngtinnnyhahnsbpchotaittincahbmttrongccCucChinHaMai[6] trc.GinipccnthmdtnhkhcangiMorioribngcchviphmnhngiu cmk& cpbc cc thnh tch.NgiMoriori imtviskhiukhchnynhChacachngtady,bngcchchambnkiara,&nhngkviphmtrvTnTyLanxcnhnrngngiMoriori rtnhunhc.NhngkchinhphtMaori vihnhxmymnhtmraitucaThuyntrngHarewood,chhuycachictuhaibumRodney.Vonhngthngcuinm1835,HarewoodngchchntrmngiMaori&bychicxungchintrnhaichuyntu,ilykhoaityging,vkh,ln,mtlnglnsilanh&mtsngibc.(Cchynmnm,ngDArnoqgpHarewood,nghokitxctrongmtqunruVnhao.ThottinngtaphnhnmnhlthuyntrngHarewoodcatuRodney,saulithrngmnhbddlmvic.)

RodneykhihnhtcngNicholasvothng11,nhngkinhnggmnm trmngi nng, nb& tr con, nht chtnh chp trongsuthnhtrnhsungy,chenchctrongmihi&saysng&thiuthnthcbnnhtlnc,thneotilchWhangatetetrongtnhtrngththmnni,numun,ngiMorioricthtiuditnhngngianh em chinbinh cah.Nhngngi bn xhohip chn cchchiastinguynangcnkitcaRkohuthayvnhmtmanabngcch lmmu&chmscnhngngiMaorimau&hphichonkhihkhemnhtrli.NgiMaoritrctngnRkohuri,ngDArnoqgii thch, nhng sau lii,nnngiMoriori cinhninhnhngkthcdnnycngsraitronghabnh.

Lng qung i ca ngiMoriori c tng thng khi thuyntrngHarewood tr li tTnTyLanvi thmbn trmngiMaorina.LcnynhngngilbtuchimChathamtheotakahi,mttclcangiMaoridchthnhilntnothshuty.VnhthCuRkohubchianmxby&ngiMorioricthngbotnayh tr thnhchhucangiMaori.Vou thng12,mts

ngibnxphnkhngbtrmbngru.NgiMaorichngthlnhnghctrxutsccangiAnhtrongnghthutthcdnha.

oChathambaoquanhmtphncmnrnglnphang,tnlTeWhanga,gngingnhbintrongtlinnhngcbipbngidngkhithytriulnthngquamingphTeAwapatiki.Mibn nm trc, ngiMoriori t chcmt ngh vin trnmnh tthing.Nghvinkodibangy,vimctiutmlipchocuhi:Liu lm chongiMaori mu c hyhoimana khng? Cc thanhninlplunrngtnngngHabnhkhngbaohmnhngknthtngingoiqucmttinhchnghbitn.NgiMorioriphigitnginukhngmunbgit.Ccbccaoninthkugikimch,vchng no ngi Moriori cn gn gimana vi t ai ca h, th ccthnhthn& t tinsgipachngtcny thotkhi taing.Ccbc cao nin dy d, Hy m k th camnh, h khng tn cngta.(Henrynhothnh,Hymkthcamnh,thydaogmcahnthcvothnta.)

Nhngbccaoninthngthngyhm,nhngiunychngcnghag.Dkhngginhththngphongvquns,ngDArnoqnhnnh,nhngngiMaorilitndnglithlktncngutin&mnhnht,nhnhiungiAnh&Phpvnscthxcnhntym.BlcNgatiTama&NgatiMutungalpranhnghingring.Trvsaubuihpnghvin,ngiMorioribmaiphc&triquamtmtithnccmng,btnst,lngmcbt,cpbc,nng&nbbngccxuynquangithnhhngtrnbibin,trcontrntronghanghc,bchsnnhhi&xxc.Mtvitctrngbittnhtonnmaisau&chsthivanhngngicnlibitsmphctng.Nhngtctrngkhcthkhngkimchnhvy.TrnbibinWaitangi,nmmingiMorioribchtu,lctht,gibnglcylanhrinngtrongmtlnngbngtkhnglcngkhoaisn.Trong snhngngiMorioricnhn thyhonghncui cng caCuRkohu,chanmtnacnsngthybnhminhutincaMaori. (Hinnay c cha timt trmngiMoriori thun chng cnsng,ngDArnoqcmthn,TrngiytVngtriuAnhQucgii

phngnhngconnginykhichnlnhiunmtrc,nhngngiMaorichngquantmgngiyt.TynDinhThngcmtmttunitu&NhongkhngcqunntrtrnChatham.)

Tihi,tisaongidatrngkhngngnchnngiMaoritrongcucthmst?

ngEvanskhngcnngna&khngnninngtainhtitng.ngcbaogithyccchinbinhMaoritrongcnkhtmucha,ngEwing?

Titrlicha.

Nhngngnhnthycmptrongcnkhtmuri,phikhng?

Tipmnhthy.

Gngingnhvy.Hy tng tngmtbpchnchymunhngxungvngnccnhiucmp.Phi lmg trnhxavngnchaycgngngnchnbycmp?llachncachngti.Cm,chngticnggipmtstnhngngitmnchngtiychgchncuBarnabascachngti lmttrongsnhngnuchngtibcrangoimhmthgiychngtiucnngiyna.Hynh,cchannmmingidatrngtrnChathamvolc.C tng cng chn trm ngi Maori. Ngi Maori phc tng Pakeha,nhnghcmght chng ta,ngEwing.ngbaogiquniu.Chnlrtralg?Habnh,dvitnhyucaCha,lmtgitrctlichkhinolnggingccnglngtmvita.

BuitiCi tn DArnoq khng c yu mn lm tiMusket. Mt lo en

Trng,laitp,Walkerniviti.Chngaibitlolthg.Suggs,mtgchncuctmtcnhtaylcnocngcmtquybar,nichcnhinhngctrngngiquencachngti lmttngqunphNPhLunnnpysaulpvngytrang.Mtngikhcthcamoanngta lngiBaLan.CitnMorioricngchngcyumnhn.MtngiMaori laida trngni vi ti rng ton th lch scagingngi thdnnych lsnphmtngtngcanhng logi thnkinh theoLuther gio,&ngDArnoq rao gingvngiMoriori chngqualhpthchanhngvlaoginhtcangtavingiMaori,nhngngichthcscaoChatham,nhngngiluitininybngxungtinoinao!JamesCoffee,mtchtrangtrinui ln,ningiMaorigipngida trngbngcch loibmtchng tcmi r c ch cho chng ti, ri ni thm rngngiNgahun luynngiC-dc lmmmda thSiberia cngnhmmcchtngt.

Tikhngngtnh,phnbinrngsmnhcachngtalkhaihaccchngtcdaenbngcchcioh,khngphitndith,vhcngctoratbntaycaCha.Mingitrongqunrutncngtiti tpv gingiuym lototcabnM! Nhngkttnhttrong bn chng cng s cht nhmt con ln!mtngi ht m ln.ctinduynhtmbndaennmlngltinvociroi!Limtngina:NgiAnhchngtibibchnlvngqucchngtiricngiMnodmtuynbnhthkhngh!

PhnngcaHenrykhmuthun,nimtcchnginlvy.Saunhiunm lmvic vi ccnh truyno, ti buc lngkt lun rngnhngn lc cahch cngkodi cnqunqui camt chng tcanghphithmmi,haiminmnamthi.Ngithcytbilngibncht conngachm lmkhinqugikhng thphcdchcna.Lnhngngiti,phichngnghavcachngtalxoaduni thngkhcanhngngimi rbngcchynhanhsdit

vong cah?Hyngh nnhngngi da quhng cangi,Adam,hynghnnhnghacmngiMccngbib&viphm,htlnnynlnkhc.Nhnvnhn,chcchnri,&chnththn,lchcnpunhngngimir&thlxong?

Mingimtchnl.i lc,tithongnhnramtChnlchnthchn,nsauonhkhnghonhocachnhn,nhngkhititinlign,ncaquy& lnsuhnvovng lygaigccanhngquanimbtng.

ThBa,ngy12thng11ThuyntrngMolyneuxngknhcachngtihmnaynMusket

mccvnmthngthtmuivichquntr(vviccdnxpbng mt trn bi co om sm vi phn thng thuc v ng thuyntrng).Trcsngcnhincati,thuyntrngMolyneuxmuncvili ring viHenry trongphng cangbc s trckhi tr v kim tratin xng tu. Hai ngi vn ang ni chuyn trong lc ti vitnhngdngny.ngbncaticcnhbovthichuynquyncangthuyntrng,dvy,tivnkhngthchchuynnychtno.

SauTh ra thuyn trngMolyneuxmcmt chng bnhmnu khng

cchatrcthslmsuyyunhiuknngihiphicavcangta.VvythuyntrngnghngbnHenrycatilntucngchngtinHonolulu(nung&phngringminph),mnhntrch nhim ca mt bc s trn tu & bc s ring ca thuyn trngMolyneuxnkhitucpbn.ngbntigiithchrngbnthnckhochquayvLondon,nhngthuyntrngMolyneuxcnhtquyt.Henryhassuynghkcngvchuynny&cquytnhvosngthSu,ngyProphetessnhneo.

Henrykhngnithuyntrngmcchngbnhg,mticngkhnghi,mcdchngcnphilThnYmibitthuyntrngMolyneuxlnlcabnhgout.Ssuyxtthntrngcabntilmuytnngtngngk.BtkHenryGoosecbiuhinquin,khcngirasaokhiisutmnhngmnchngaihiuni, tivntinbcsGoose lmtthythucmumc&titrnyhivng,nukhngnilhichkmtcht,rngHenryschpnhnlinghcathuyntrng.

ThT,ngy13thng11TitmnnhtkcamnhnhmttnThinChagiotmn

lxngti.Ccvtbmtrnngichngtnmgiklvaquakhngphilmtonhtrngingbnhdobnhtnhcatiemli,mlnhngskinctht.Tismtchuyngxyravimnhhmnay,cngststhccngtt.

Sngnay,HenrynnhcabgaBrydenmtlnnaiuchnhthanhnp&bi thmthucp.Thayvngikhng rnh ri, tiquyttmleolnmtngnicaonmphabcVnhiDng,tnlMmChpNn.caochtvtcanhahnemlitmnhnttnhtvvngthnqucaoChatham.(Henry,vituiinhiuhnti,rtthn trng trc vic lang thang trn nhng hn o c b lc n thtngisinhsng.)NhnhsnguoincvoVnhiDngdntingcdngquanhiucnhngclyli,nhngcondclnnhn,vokhurngnguynsinhmcra,chngcht&anxenyrirm,nnitiphileotronhii!Mttrnmabtchttrtxung,incungnnthnhthchxungkhurng&tngtchmdt.Tirnhmtchchimoanhcencblngenngnhmum&vdndnhchnkhngngi.Mtconchimtuigiumtcttinght,nhngogicbtchtcatikhinncscmnhngntconngi:-nmingtrming!nkuphatrc,dichuynnhnhngquamatrnnhngchixanh,cnhkh&gainhn.nmingtrming!Saumtchuynleobhitai,tichinhphccnhcaotrongtnhtrngqunotti&khpngitryxcvolcmygiticngchngbitna,vtilngqunlndyctnghbtitihmqua.Lnsngmovymnhnghnonhny(theolingDArnoq,tngiRkohutrongthngcnghalMttritrongsng)hthptronglctileoln,v vy ton cnh tnhim tinhn thy chng c g ngoinhngngncytanbintronglnmabi.Thtlmtphnthngkeokitchonlccati.

nhcaMmChpNnlmtmingnilacngknhrthp,baoquanhmthtrngcthnhlvch,yhnmsuttbndi

hngtrmcykopi.Khngcdythng&cucchim,tichngmybntmtmhiusucan.Tiivngquanhmingh,tmmtlididhnquayvVnhiDng,thbtthnhlnhmttingvt!khintingithpxungt:-ucconngivnkhngthchcchtrngtrongn&cthiquentlpyvinhngonh,vththottintitrng thymt con ln rng cnanhvtqua, sau lmt chinbinhMaorianggingngio,khunmthnduhnthcachngtctngni.

Ha ra ch lmt con chim hi u, cnh v phn pht trong khngtrungnhmtchicthuynbum.Tiditheonkhinbinmtvolnsngmo.Tingcchmingvccnamt,nhngphthongkhinhnralptdichnriranhvbnhnitingkhngphinntrnmlphntnhra!Tingithpxung,tuytvngtmlyvinhmc,nhngchngtontrongtayti&cthtirixung,mthnhnmbnmxungging!Tinhmnhxoayvngvngtrongkhng trung, laht&cnhcykhcovomt, lnnho&okhocbvng,brchtoc;tctrilt;nghnaunspti;mtlicunguyn khn thit khng u khng ui; mt bi rm lm chm li,nhngkhnglmdngcricati&mtnlcvvngnhmly lithngbng trtdccuicngmttdngnhanhlntrnnti.Cvachmlmtibttnhnhns.

Tinmgiachnnmbngnhng&nhngchicgimah,trongmt phng ng San Francisco ging nh phng ng ca ti. Mt gianhnlnni,Culmtatrrtngungc,Adam.Tilda&Jacksonbc vo phng, nhng khi ti by t nim vui sng camnh th thtingphtratmingtilikhngphitingAnhmlnhngtingngngcachngtcthdn!V&contiquxuhvti&lnxengaimt.Tiuitheo,cgnggiithchvshiulmny,nhngchicxengaclaoixadnchonkhititnhdytrongnhchngvng,xungquanh l cy ci rm rp & mt s im lng, chong ngp & thin thu.Nhngvtbm,tryxc,cbp&uctirnrnhphngxnynhngkbtbnhvibnndnhchomnh.

Mttmmbngru&lcy,nmyvctitmchctngy

thhaiThngtoramunloi,cumngti.Ccthinsbovtaychnti,vchcnmtcnhtayhaycngchnbgythi,thtisphinmbtng,khngthtgiithotchomnh,chicichtntnhinhoctmngvutccloith.Khingdyc&thymnhtrt&ngxanu(bngchiucaocamtctbum)mkhngbthngtngnngn,titnChacunguy,vquthc,Trongcngiantrunnikucu,tabngiicungi,plingitniknocasmst.

Mttiiuchnhthchnghivinhchiunhpnhong&nhnramthnhnhhn su, ng s&phi thc. Thot tin lmt, sau lmi, ri hng trm gngmt hin ra t nh sng lm, c nhngngi th cng o vo v cy, nhnhng linhhn rng thmb ngbngbtngbimtlinguynhimc.Khngtnhtnocthmtblctx!Chnhnggphissngmisngngnhng.Tilnngntaytrnnhngkhunmtngscah.Tichcchnmnhlngidatrngutincmttronglngmyktkhinxuthintthuhnghoang.Tionhnhchmkhcnhnhtkhongminmtui,nhngnhnghnhchn,trngphnglntheothigiantheothncytrngthnh,hncrchkhcbinhngthdnmgiyhnmacahcngthngthintluri.SluinyrrnglminhchngcholikcangDArnoqvngiMoriori.

Thigiandntritrongchnbam&titmcchthotra,ctipthmscmnhbibitrngnhngnghnhniukhccyhnthngxuyntiluicihny.Mtvchtrngcvtdcnghnnhngvchkhc&nhngsidy leocthcdnglmthangdy.Tiangsasonleolnthchtnghemttinghumkl.Ai?tihi(hnhngbtcncamtkdatrngtaykhngxmnhpvothnhngcangibnx.)Ldini!Imlngnutchngliti&tingvng&trungi ti.Cnauqun lntrong l lch.Ti lntheotinghumtmnmtnruiangbayquanhmtcclilnvtxuynquamtcnhcygy.Tidngmtcnhthngkhkhukhiu&sutnne,vlmtphnthtthvtthirabcminngnc.Tiquaylngnhbchynhngbngbodphixua tanningvc rngvt treo

trncyltimngi.Tilykhnmisoabtmi&ming&dnggychmvomtbntmthtbthngtn.Cquannitngypnhcnsng!&mtcnbng rtchydcsng lng!Nhtrongm (nhngthctthkhngphi!)mtconknhngtrongsuttrilntninnubntrongcimnthira&phngtheocygylnthngtayti!Tinmcygyi&khngkpthyconknhngbiniumt.Mutilnhtotvs&tivivtmcchchythotthn.Vitdhnlm,vnutitrtchn&rixungmtlnnatnhngbcvchcaonchngmty, c th vnmay s khng lm gim nh c ri th hai ca ti na,nhngnhnhnghctchnkhotvo&hngncaChamtilnnmingvclnhln.

Saukhileolnnmsngmum,tithmcshindincaconngixungquanh,ngth,ngaycmthyththluMusket,&btuxungitheohngmtihivnglphanam.nhbanucati,klihtttcnhnggthy(chcchnlWalker,nginmquynhnhthctnukhngmunnilticaonncthngbovmtvcptimngich?)ngycnggimdnkhititinnVnhiDng.Tivncndodnnkg&viai.Qutimnhiukhnnglcaln,hoccu,chcchnlvy.VincnhWalker&ngbnnhnhngcy&bnnhnghnhkhctrncychoccnhsutpkhinlngtmtibnchn.Cthtiqunhycm,nhngtikhngmuntrthnhtcnhnchosxmhicuicngnngiMoriori[7].

BuitiChmsaoThpTNamlplnhtrnbutritrckhiHenrytrv

Musket,saukhibthmnhiungidnogilihiThythuctrbnhchobgaBrydenvbnhthpkhp,mngh&bnhph. Nukhoai ty m l M kim, ng bn ti tic r, th ti giu hn cNebuchadnezzar ri! ng lo lng khi nghe k v chuyn phiu lu (ctichnhsanhiu)trnMmChpNn&nhtnhikhmvtthngcho ti.Trc ti thuytphccchugi thdnncvobntm&khekhonhnnhiusaukhingmmnh.Henrytngtimtlduxoabilnnhngchvim&khngchunhnlingno.Losycthlchicuicngcmtbcsgiikhm(HenrynhkhctlinghcathuyntrngMolyneux),titrini lng louvbnhtnhcamnh.ngtachmch lngnghe&hicnaucaticthngxuynkhng&kodibaolu.Henrylylmticngkhngcthigian&thitbchnontondin,nhngkhuyncorngkhivnSanFrancisco,tiphitmngaymtchuyngiavksinhtrngnhitingaylptc.(Tikhngcanmnivingtarngychngcbcsnonhthc).

Tikhngchpcmt.

ThNm,ngy14thng11Chngtilntutheoconnctriubuisng.Mtlnnatili

trntuProphetess,nhngtikhngthgivrngmnhthymngkhitrli.Bungngchtchicatigiychtbacundycptomtiphileoquamincgingcamnh,vkhngthnhnthymtch trng no trn sn. ng DArnoq bn su thng lng kh chongi lo vic hu cn & mt chng vi bum (trc s khinh b caWalker).ngtalntugimstvicgiaohng&chthnthutin&chcti thng lbnhan.Chngtimcngngi trongbungtuthchtcngnhcuatrongl,vthchngtilntrnboongvtittritihmyrtdchu.Saukhitholunnhiuvn,chngtibttay&ng ta leoxungchic thuynbumnhangi, chaingihu trtuilaithdnphcv.Roderickchnghnglngkhitikinnghdinhngcundycpphinphcichkhc,vngtabbucphidnrakhibungring(vldodiy)&chuynnbungphatrcviccthy thm gi y s lng phnh ln vi nm ngi Castile sntrmtchictuTyBanNhaangthneotiVnh.ThuyntrngcahmangbmtcaThnThnhN,nhngngoivictuynchinvituProphetessmttrnchinchcchnslmngtathmbi,vngtachhuychictuppnhtngtachngthlmgkhcngoitnthnhthnvthuyntrngMolyneuxkhngcncnthmnhngkongttungna.BnthntiCalifornianhdtvng&hpdnmingi nh thiu thn lao vo nh n.Nmngi ny th ch cho haingi b tuVnhiDng&nhngngi bmng trong trnbo,nhngchngtivncnthiuvinginaththythonmiy.Finbarnivi ti rngcnhthy thkuca rtnhiuvsspxpmi,vkhiRoderickdnnchung,hkhngth thahbkhcna.

Vnmnhbpxngngchoti.SaukhithanhtonhanctccaWalker(ticngchngboachotnkhnymtxuno),tiangkha chic rng g camnh thHenry bc vo cho ti: - Xin chobuisng,bncngthuyn!Thngnghethylicunguynca

ti!Henrynhnlilmbcscatu&tikhngcncntrncisntrininyna.mthyththtxutnhnni,thayvbitnvcsnmtbcstrntunpnhngonxnggy&trvtthngnhim trng cho h, th ai cng c th nghe thy ting h cm rm,Chngtalgmphichtheomtngbcsvdng,chngbititrnthanhrmnobumch?Cphilthuynrngqutcgu?

TiphithanhncchttikhithuyntrngMolyneuxcpchomtqungthanhtonsngphngnhtiychmtchicgingngtitn,trongkhicnmtbungtinnghihnvnchacsdng.Tuynhin,ciclnhnllihacaHenrysdngtinngsiuphmca mnh chn on bnh tnh cho ti ngay khi chng ti ra bin.Khngbtmcnotxitcmgicnhnhmcati.

ThSu,ngy15thng11Chngtikhihnhlchngng,dthSulngykingkcadn

i bin. (Thuyn trngMolyneux cunhu, My trd oan,ngy caccThnh&nhnglinnhmchdnhchomymbncmtnchtithcnbnlmnsinhli!)Henry&tikhnglnboongtu,vttcmingi u bn rn chnguny buc u kia, & ginam thi rtmnhcngvibinng;tiquatugptrctrc&vnkhngkhhnvohmnay.ChngtidnhranangyspxpchbochthucchoHenry.Ngoimtsthitbcabcshini,ngbnticncviquyn sch chuyn ngnh bng ting Anh, Latin & c.Mt hp ngnhiuloibttrongtngchaicntcht,dnnhntingHiLp.ngtatrnnhngloibtnylmthnhnhiuloithucvin&thucbikhc nhau. Chng ti nhn ra bu tri tra qua khe ca & qun oChathamchcnlnhngchmmclmtmtrnnnchntrixmxt,nhngchic tu lc lnghingng thtkhngan tonchonhngailnbsutmttun.

BuichiuAnhchng thy thngiThyin tn lTorgnygcabung ti.

Ngcnhin&tmtrcthilnltcacuta,tichocuvophng.Cungilnmtkimtthpdycp&ththmrngmnhnmgikhochcamtbngnhmthyth.Hychochngtibitnhngmchngmttnhtu,nhngmchngmbmtmngiaphngccnganggiknchoringmnh.Tivmyngibnslmcngvicobi.ngchcnngiyn&chngtischiachongmtphnmi.

Mtmt lc timi hiu Torgny angni n ccm khong sn California[8]. Ha ra, mt v o tu din rng ang c p khiProphetesscpbn&tiphithnhn,tingvpheccthyth!Tuyvy,tivnthviTorgnyltichngbitgvccqungvng,vxanh sutmt nmqua, nhng ti s sn lng vmt bn minh havngEldoradosangcnthi.Torgnyng.Xmttgiytsnht k, ti v lc vng Sausalito, Benecia, Stanislaus, Sacramento,v.v.,btchtmtgingninhamhimvangln. Gingnhtintriqunh,GChi?

ChngtikhnghnghetingBoerhaavein&lnmcaphngti! Torgny ku ln hong ht, nhn ti ngay tp l. Lm g y, lothuynphlnting,mycvicgmnichuynvihnhkhchcachngtao,mnmStockholm?Torgnyngimnhtritrng,nhngtithkhngdda&bokbtntrngtiangdintkhungcnhqunhti,Torgnydthmthkhilnb.

Boerhaavenhngmy,Bygingphncngcthythlnbhaysao?Vnymi.achotitgiyno,ngEwing,nungkhngphin.Ticphin.QucatildnhchoanhchngthythvanhtakhngvicgphituntheomnhlnhcagHLan.hay,xinthlino,ngEwing.Torgny,lyqucamyi.Tikhngcnlachnnokhc,nhphianchoanhchngngiThyinangcuncttunlnh.Boerhaavegic, Torgny,aqu camy cho taongay,nukhngmyshiticngymychuirakhibngmmyy(ngibttixiuvokhivitnsbngbny).AnhchngngiThyinrmrplm

theo.

ng lcnchc,Boerhaavenhnxtkhinhnchvit taycati.Thuyntrngsrtvuikhibitngvtvrasaochmscchobn thy thmthng ca chng ti, ngEwing . Torgny, i canh ctbumhaimitgichotao.Nuphthinmynhayungthtnglnbnmitmgi.Ckhtthtmungnc.camyy.Torgnyliingaynhnglothuynphchaxongviti.Vngbinnynhiucmplm,GChi.Chngbmuitunnhngmnhnghangonlnhcvtxungchonhtu,thty.Clntithymtconnthtchnhkhchlun.ngta,cnggingngvy,qubtcnvsantoncachnhmnh,&bngttrnboongxungnc.Chngtinghetingngtagotht.Lcmptrngaginvibaticachng,nhainuttt,nhaicichn,ramingtht&gngthnggiydaluhnlngtngy.Hynghchok.Longsmcabungli.Boerhaave,nhttcnhngkbtnt&ctikhc,rtthovthilmngkhinhtrnnkhtting.

ThBy,ngy16thng11nhmnhginglntibikchtitnhttronghnhtrnhttrc

nnay!MtbngmaCuRkohunm ti,kchcmtmongmiduynhtlcyntnh&tdolmtheomnh,vogngcmcasngvc&thphi!Nhngtichngphmphitilino,ngoictinCcgio&vnenkhngdt!MtthngtriquaktkhichngtikhihnhtNewSouthWaleskhitivitdngnhtkylcquanny,Timongimthnh trnhynbnh& tnht.Tht lmtcuphphng! Timi khngbao gi qunmi tmgi va qua, nhng v tikhngtinochpmthocsuyngh(&Henrythingri)nncchduynht trncnmtng lcny lnguynraVnmaycamnhtrnnhngtranggiythnthngny.

Tiqua tiv licihpquanticamnhvi tmtrngmt r ri.Saukhicunguyn,tithittn&angttchmvogicngtrongvvnmthanhcacontu.Chtmtgingkhnkhn,trongbungcati!,khintichongtnh,mtrngtrnghaimt&kinhhitt!ngEwing, gingni th thmcukhn, Xinng s -ngEwingkhnghi,khngla,lmn,thang.

Tingibtdy&vauvovchngn.Trongtiasngtnhnvngtmxuynquakhungcatmb&nhsaoqualcas,tithymtcundycpdinhconrnmra&mthnhhimuenchuiranhcngthingha trang!Mtbntaychcnch ltquabngm&btchtmingtitrckhitikpthtln!Ktncngrtln,ngEwing,khng hi, ng an ton, ti bn ca ngDArnoq ng bit ng y oThinChalmn,imlng!

Cuicng, l lchng linishicati.Mtconngi,khngphihnma,nnptrongphngti.Nuhnmunctcticpm,giy&thnghsgiytcati,thtitoimngtlu.Nuhnnhitulu,thhnchkhngphiti,sptniri.Tngnngthlucahn,thnhnhmnhd&micthhn,tionkitululmtthdn,mtmnhtrnmtchictuvinmmingidatrng.Ttlm.Tigtu,chmri,rahiutiskhnghtln.

Bntaythntrngrikhimingti.TntilAutua,hnni.ngbitti,ngthyti,vngngthnghiti.Tihihnangnig.NgiMaorinhtingthy.Trnhtivtquask lcatnhhunghinthi&tinhnngiMorioribVuaThnLnnhbngroi.iunylmhnvuiln.ngngittngDArnoqningngittngygiutitrongbungngtihmquatitrnnggip,ngEwing.Lcnymttingrnphtratmingti!&bntayhnlibtchtmingti.Nungkhnggiptigpnguycht.

nglvyy, tingh,khngnhngvymis li ta cht theo,nu takhngthuytphccthuyntrngMolyneuxvsvticata! (TiginsingitrchnhngcaDArnoq&lcnyyvncnsisc.Cgii th ng ta im cu nhng ngi tt & cho nhng ngi quang v ti c yn thn!) Ti ni vi k i tu lu rnghn gpnguychtri.TuProphetesslmtchictuchhng,khngphilmtngstngmchonhngtnnlcgiicu.

Tilmcthyth!gdaenkhngnh.Titngibin!Rttt,tibohn(nghingtrcvichntnhnlthythnhni),&nihnnntrnhbovithuyntrngngayhngkhoanhng.Khng!Hkhngngheti!Bivnhi,thngmi!,hni,&nmtixungnc!nglutsphikhng?ngi,ngni,tili,tinp!Lmn.Thuyntrngngheng,ngEwing.Lmn.

Titmcchthuytphchntrongtuytvng,khngcktrunggianno b gh lnh trong triu nh ca thuyn trng Molyneux hn gngiMAdamEwingny.ChuynmohimcagngiMoriorilcaringhn&tichngmundphnvochtno.Bntayhntmthybntayti&trongskhipmcati,khpccngntaytiquanhcnmtcondaogm.Mnhlnhcahndtkhot&rrng.Vythgittii.Vimtsbnhtnh&ququytngs,hnnmidaovochngmnh.Tinivigthdnrnghninri.Tikhngin,ngkhnggipti,nggitti,cngvy.ngth,ngbitm.(Tininhnkimch&ninhging).Vyhygitti.Nivingikhcltitncngng,nnnggitti.Tikhnglmmichocu,ngEwing.Chtytthn.

Nguyn ra lng tm camnhmt, smnh camnh hai & ngDArnoqba,tibohnhybdaoxung&vChahytrninukhngai trong thy th on s nghe thy v n g ca. Ti ha s gpthuyntrngvobuinsngngymai,vginymquyrygicngcangtathtichcchnstoimng.iunyvakitulu&hncmnti.Hntrnvotrongcundycp,litivimtnhimvgnnhbtkhthi,ldnglnmtcuchuynchomttnthdnilutu,trnmtchictuAnh,mkhnglmchongiphthin&bncngbungvihnbbuc ting la.Hi thcag thdncho tibithnng.Titrilnnhlaoraca&kucu,nhngtrongmtChatilngigichtn,ngaycvimtthdn.

Tingngchitaicanhngthanhgbgy,ctbumnghingng,dythngcngra,vibumphnpht,tingbcchntrnboong,dkubebe,chutchytotc,tingmybmlchcch,tingchungngh,tinghht&ciatbungthyth,tingra lnh,bihkotrcquay&nhngmthanhtvngqucbttncaNthnbinc;ttcrutivogicngtronglctiangtnhtoncchnottnhtthuytphcthuyntrngMolyneuxvsvticatitrongmmucangDArnoq(bygitiphithntrnghnbaogihtquynnhtknykhngbnhngcpmtthiuthnthincc)thbtthnhlnhmtgingthethhtln,btutxaxanhngnhanhchngtinlignvitclccaun,ritthnchboongtu,phatrncchnitinmchviphn.

Tht lmt kt cc khng khip! Tinm sp, hthong& cng,qun c th. Ting la ht vang ln khp xa gn, ting chn chy &mttinggoGibcsGoose!.

Kngthngritkhoangbuctu,chtri.Gthdnththmkhitivivirangoixemchuynlnxngngoi.ngkhngthght,ngEwing.Tiralnhchohntrnk&nhanhchnira.Titngtngkitulucmthytimundngtainnnyphnbihn.

Thythonngxungquanhmtnginngnmspchnctbum.Trongnhnmng sng lc l, tinhn ra lmtngi

Castile. (Ti tha nhn tm trng u tin ca mnh l nh nhm, vkhngphiRafaelmmtngikhcngcht.)TinghengiIcelandningichtthngkhuphnrucanhngnghngtrongmtvnbi&unghttrckhiitun.Henryn,vnangmcngvemtheochictibcs.ngtaquxungcnhhnhhimom&btmch,nhngrilcu.Anhbnnykhngcnbcs.Rodericklyliing&qunocangiCastilebnugi&Mankin tmcmttvibaotiloibaquntthi.(LoBoerhaavestrtinvibaotivolinhunthuctvicugi.)Ccthythtrvbunghocv tr cah trong im lng, ai cngbunb trc linhc v cuc sngmongmanhny.Henry,Roderick&ti lixemnhngngiCastiletinhnhnghilmaitngCcgiocahdnhchonginghngtrckhibucbaoti li& thxcanhtaxungbintrongncmt&nhngli tinbitauthng! NhngngiMLatinhtrcn,Henrynhnxt,chctingngonlnthhai.Tinnglngmuntitlbmtvg thdnvingbn,nhngngmming ling takhngblinlyvitingla.

Quayv tcnh tngngbun, ti thynhnmngsng le litrongnhbp.Finbarngcanhnhngkncpvt,nhngngycngbnhthcbishuynnotihm.Tiscnghrngkilutucthchangtrongmtngyriri,thtngsqu,vaimbitcibngicthxuikhinmttnmirgyrahnhngccgch?Victilmcthschnglitivongymai,nhngtiniviubprngtianginkhngngc&(ngpibnhthngvvomhmkhuyakhotthny)tinhncmtadabpci,xcxch&bnhmcngnhnibc.

Trlibnbctngtrongbung,gmircmnlngttcati&nbatikhimtnnhthlYnticcatngthng.Tikhngthnhnngcthcscamnh,l,bnghnnobaonhiuthnguychnmunnthttisgimibynhiu,thayvo,tihihntisao,trongbuihnhhnhbngroi,hnlimmciviti.Niaurtmnh, ng nhng imt ca bn, cnmnhhn. Ti ni vi hnrnghnchngbitgvti&ticngchngbitgvhn.Hnchahai

ngntayvomtmnh&vomtti,nhthcchgiithchttc.

Githimnhhnkhiphintrcgiamtiptc,khinchonhngctgkukokt&ncbindngcao&trnvoboongtu.Khnglusau nc bin nh vo bung ca ti, chy xung dc cc bc tng &thmvolpchn.Lranginnchnmtninnukhrohnchcata,tiththm,oyuuicakitulu.Antontthnkh,ngEwing,hnththm,thntrnggingti.Tihitisaohnlibnhdmannhvylclngthdn?Mtsimlngkodi.Tinhnthyqunhiutrnthgiiri,tikhngphinltt.chngcnbunnntrongnhnggiphtththm,tignghichuynicaki tu lu. (Hnna, tikhng thkhc tc tmcamnh.)Ting Anh bi ca hn ch k li ri rc nhng im chnh ca cuchuynnntiscgngvitlinhsau.

Tu thuyncangida trngemtheonhng thng trmnCuRkohu, nh ngDArnoq k, nhng cng em n nhng tinh hoa.Trongsutthininthiuitulucamnh,Autuakhaokhtctmhiuthmvnhngconngicncdatrngtintnhngnimstn ticachng, trong thingbhn, lcmtvngqucbn.AutuanibcahntngcmttrongsnhngngibnachmtrnvibinhonbcathuyntrngBroughtonVnhGiaoTranh,&tuithnhninhnnghenhngcuchuynkikli:-vnhngconiHiu,biqualnsngmbuisng;nhngngihucblngscs,nivinhaumtcchkl,choxungvotlin,quaylngli;vthtinglpbp(mtngnngloichim?)canhngngihu-Hiuny;vhithrakhicah;vsviphmnghimtrngiucmkkhngchongilchmvoxung(lmthskhinchicxungbm&xemnhkhngdngibinc,gingnhnbphhngri);vnhngcucukhu;vnhngcygyqutthomcnthnhncancthgitchtmtngiukiabibin;&vtmvircrmuxanhbin,trngmy&mumnhngngihukolnphatrnmtchiccttrckhichotrliiHiu.(Lcnybthoxung&dnglnttrng.ngtaqunntrnngiythochonkhibnhtrngnhclymngng.)

Autuacmtngich, tn lKoche, tngi trnmtchictusnhicuBoston,vokhongnm1825.(Kitulukhngnhchnhxcngtabaonhiutui.)NgiMoriori lnhngthythtgitrnccchuyntu,vngoitivngh,ngiRkohunidanhnhtisnhicu&bilickhi.(Thmmtvdna,lycv,mtthanhninphilnxungybin&nilnvimitaymtcontm&conthbangm trong ming.) Cng cn ni thm l, nhng ngi Polynesia micphthintrthnhmingmiddngchonhngtaythuyntrngv lngtm.ChKochecaAutuaquayvsaunmnm,mcqunocapakeha,eokhuyntai,mttinhMkim&ngral,cnhngthiquenk l (th ra khinm trong s),nhng cuvng tc&nhngchuynkvccthnhph&cnhtrquikdkhngbaogiphtratmingmtngiMoriori.

Autua th s ln con tu k tip ri khi VnhiDng& tnmtnhnngmnhngniklxaxi.ChhnthuytphcmtthuynphhaitrnmtchictusncvoiPhpacubmitui(?)Autuaicnghcvic.TrongsnghipibinsaucangiMoriori,hnnhn thydy bngh NamCc, nhng con c voi bin thnhnhngtiu o y mu, ri thnh nhng thng du c voi; vng binEncantadasxmxt lnggi,hnsnnhngconrakhngl;Sydney,hnnhnthynhngtanhsngsng,cngvin,xenga&qubimb-r&nhngphpmucavnminh;hnvnchuynthucphintCalcuttanQungChu;sngstquabnhlBatavia;mtnacitaitrongmttrnuvingiMtrcnthSantaCruz,sngstsaumtvmtuMiSng&nhnthyRiodeJaneiro,dkhngbcchn ln b;& bt k uhnu quan st thy s tnnhn thngnhtmnhngchngtccmudasnghndnhchomudamhn.

Autuatrvvomahnm1835,mtthanhninbitnhiuhiurngtuichnghaimi.Hnnhcimtcgibna&xymtnginh&khaikhn ttainhng,nhngDArnoqk, vongchnm, ton b nhng ngiMoriori no khng b st hi u b binthnhn l cangiMaori.Nhngnmthnggiacc thy thonthuc mi quc tch ca kmi tr v cng chng gip Autua c

nnggi trongconmtnhngkxmlc. (Tinhnthystrvcaconngidydnphongsngnytht lkhngnglc. Khng,ngEwing,Rkohugitivnh,tinhnthycichtcantibit,hngvou,stht.)

ngchcaAutua lngiMaorixmhnh thn ln,Kupaka, knivinhngnlkhips&suysprngyntyuhkhinhngthnh thn gi mo (Thnh thn cc ngi c cu cc ngi khng?Kupaka ch giu); ngn ng vn c ca h (Cn roi ca ta s dy ccngi tingMaoringuyngc!); dngmunhim tp cah (Quanhnghuyt lm longmananguyngccaccngi!).T trihnnhngiangiMoriorivinhaubcmon&btkatrnosinhratnngMaoriviphnMorioriuctuynblngiMaori.Nhngngi vi phmbui banu b hnhquyt rt dman&nhngngi sng st th sng trong cnhnn lng di sn dch tnnhn.Autuakhaihoangtai,trnglam&nuilnchoKupakankhiginhcstincybtrn. (NhngnibmttrnRkohutha ng Ewing, thung lng nh, hm by, hang su trong RngMotoporoporo, rt rm rp, khng con ch no nh hi ra. Ti tngtngmnhrixungmtnibmtnhth.)

Mtnmsauhnbbt li,nhngsn lngiMoriori lcbygicnliqutnnkhngthtytinsthi.NhngngiMaorigiaicpthpcngphilaongcngccnngndyliuhghtcayghtng.ChngtiribtaittinAotearoanhnlicinisithmhinyhaysao?hthanvn.)Autuabtrnmtlnna&trongnlctmtdolnthhai,hncngDArnoqcholnhnnvithngmkhnggyrirovsau.TrongthigianlntrnnyAutuacrati&trthnhconchincaCha.

NgicaKupakalngrakotusaumtnm&suthng,nhngln ny g tc trng khn ngoan t thi tn trng i vi tnngngcaAutua.Sautrnroiphtthasngthiucht,Kupakagiaochotnnlnhimvnhcphcvbancay.AutuatriquamtnmlmvicchoKupakachonmtbuichiu,khihnthymtconcmoeekahimgpgiygiatrongli.HnnivivcaKupakarngvua

caccloicnychdnhringchovuacaloingi&chchobtacchnunchochng.(Concmoeekanyclmlm,ngEwing,cnmtming,ngng,ngkhngdyna.)Trongbantihm,Autualnrakhikhutri,trmchicxungcach&choquavngbinngtiomnohoangPitt,cchoChathamhaihilvphanam(tingMoriorigilRangiauria&ctnthnhcinisinhraloingi.)

Vnmaymmcivikitulu,vhncpbnantonlcbnhminhkhimt cn gimnh thi qua& khng c chic xungnouitheo.AutuasngctrnVnangnycaPolynesianhncn ty di, ci xoong, trng, du di,mt con ln rng con tnh c btc(hnchdmliunhmlakhimtihoccsngm)&nghrng tnhtKupakab trngtrchng.Scccquscchungcahnkhng?Buiti,ttinnthm.Banngy,tikchuyncaMauivichimchc,&chimchckchuynbincviti.

Kotusngnhthquanhiucontrng,chonthngChnnmngoi,khimtcngimangnhvtusncvoiElizatNantuckettrnBingmoPitt.Mingiuchtui,ngoitrWalker,hmh trcnghkimtinddng,biquaeobini tmthdntrno.Khithyduhiucngisinhsng&thychicxungccaKupaka (mi chic xunguc trang tr bngnhnghnh chm trring)gbittmthykhobumnhngngihngxmMaoricagsquantm.Haingysau,mtnhmtmkimlnchothuynnoPitt t t lin. Autua ngi trn bi bin & nhn thy h n, ch ngcnhinkhithykthccahn,Kupaka,ginhngvncnsng&hholnhchin.

Ngi bn cng bung khngmong i ca ti kt thc chuyn k.Conchhuicatnkhnynvngmoeekatrongnhbpcay&cht tt, cn g ngi Maori th khng. ng, Kupaka nh roi ti,nhngygi&xanh&manacaytrngrng&bbi.NgiMaorisngbngchintranh&both&thhn,nhnghabnhgitchth.Nhiu ngi quay li Tn Ty Lan. Kupaka khng th i, t ca ykhngcnna.Ri tun trc,ngEwing, ti thyng& tibit,ngcuti,tibit.

Ngitrccasnggbntingchung&lcastrongbunghlmtbuibnhminhmatmt.Tichpmtmtcht,nhngnhnglicunguyncatirngbnhminhs lmgngiMorioribinmtkhngcoihoi.Tidnhngivrnghnchmititlvmnh&khngcpgncucnichuyntiqua.Hntduhiuhiu,nhngtilosiutitnht:trkhncamtthdnkhngthnosnhvitrkhncaBoerhaave.

Tibclncutunphngncaccchhuytu(Prophetessanglclnhmtconnganonchathunha),gca&bcvo.Roderick&Boerhaaveang lngnghe thuyn trngMolyneux.Tihngging&ctlichobuisngttlnhnmingi,nhnlicuvngtctvthuyntrngkhknh,ngcthlmchobuisngcatittlnhhnbngcchctmi,ngaylptc!

Tibnhtnhhikhinoththuyntrngcthigiannghetinvmtgthdnituluvachuiratngdycpvhinangchimgicigilbungcati.Trongkhongimlngtiptheo,lndatrngtinhdacccathuyntrngMolyneuxchuynsangngnhthtbnng.Trckhingtanicnthnhn,tinithmrngkitulutnhngiiibin&xinclmvictrntu.

Boerhaavechntrclithuyntrngvicobucnhtidon&eda,TrntuhngcaHLanknochachpngiiluschuchung s phn! Ti nhc longiH Lannh rng chng ti angitrnmtchictucmcAnh&giithchvilo,nu tigiukitulutrongngdycp,thvicgtiphiniinilikttithNmhdingdycpinikhc,lmvychngkhcnolyngtibiny?Mitntrngchnykhintiphnchnhn&ticamoanvi thuyn trngMolyneux rngki tu lu tngc ra ti tmngiiphpccoannyngchngiMaori,ktngthsnganungmugnl(tircthmmtchtgiavtronglikcamnh),khngtrthngicumnghn.

LoBoerhaavevngtc,Vythngmichtgimnymunbntabitn n hay sao? Khng, ti p, g ngiMoriori ch xinmt c hi chngtgitrcahnvituProphetess.LoBoerhaavephtra,ilu

lilu,ngayckhinarabcina!Ntng?Tikhngbit,tip,vtichakphihnmnthngygpthuyntrng.CuicngthuyntrngMolyneuxcnglnting.ngninlthythhngnhth?Cnthnhncangtalngdutrcvincnhcthmmttaycvicmkhngtnmtxu.Thdn?Ntngibinu?Tinhcli,haiphtlkhngbitvthnthhn,nhngbnnngtimchbohnlngithnhtht.

Thuyntrngvutru.ngRoderick,hyicnghnhkhchchngta&bnnngng ta&akmi rynctbumpha li.ng tanmmtchicchakhachothuynph.ngBoerhaave,lmnaticysngbnchim.

Thuynphhai&tilmtheo.Vicnyliulnhy,Roderickcnhbo ti. Php lnh duy nht trn Prophetess l Chic roi ca thuyntrng.MtphplnhkhcctngilLngtmctuntheobtcninoChanhnthy,tip.Autuaangiphinxcahn,mcchicqunvibngmtimuaCngJackson(khitrolntthuyncangDArnoq,hnqunmimnhx rng&eomt sidy chuynxnanh cmp). Lnghn trn. Tihi vngnhng vt rch chng chttrn lnghns lmchngchoskincngcahn& lmngiidincmthyxtxa.

Lchutnpsaurmnhanhchnglantruyntintccavvic&huhtthythonttungtrnboong. (ngminhHenryvn ang ng, khng hay bit g v cnh ng ca ti.) Thuyn trngMolyneuxnhngngiMorioriydxtnhangkimtramtconla&ni vihn: ngEwingy,ngikhngh bitmy ln tu ca taonhthno,nirngmytnhnldnibin.

Autuatrlivithinhc&ttrng.Vng,thathuyntrng,hainmtrntusncvoiMississippicaLeHavredischhuycathuyntrngMaspero,&bnnmtrntuCornucopiacaPhiladelphiadiquynthuyntrngCaton,banmtrntun...

ThuyntrngMolyneuxngtli&chvochicquncaAutua.Mytrmchicqunnydiboongh?Autuathccrngbnthn

ticngangbxthi.QungThinchagiochoti,thang.Thy th on nhn theo ngn tay ca k i lu ch v pha ti, & loBoerhaavecha tayhi. ng tacho?Mnqunyc tngkhi no?(Ti nh n cu cch ngn ca b v, la mt quan ta, hy bachuyn,nhngbpcmtphinta,hylmravphti,&tigivdimtvbi.)Autuatr livithctuytvi. Miphttrc, thang,ti,khngquno,ngyni,trntrungkhngtt,mcciny.

Numy ldnibin, thuyn trng ca chng ti changnciln,thhychochngtaoxemmyhbumctbumgianyxung.Khi,kilulvlngl&lngtng&ticmthymnccinrmmnhttrnlinicagthdnnyangpliti,nhngAutuanhnraciby.Thang,yuphilctbumgia,ylct bum lim, ng khng? Thuyn trngMolyneux im tnh gtu.Vythhyhbumcactbumli.

Autualeolnctbum&tibtuhivngmivicmnhlmkhngb sngb bin.Mt triminh chiu xungnc& khin chng tinheomt.Hysnsng&nhm,thuyntrngralnhchoBoerhaave,khikilutroquakhimpbumpli,bntheolnhcata!

Lcnytidnghtscbnhsinhphni,gthdnnhnlbanphc thnh, nhng thuyn trng ra lnh cho ti cmming, nukhng th t m bi v qun o Chatham. Khng mt thuyn trngngiMnoligitngi,ngaycngidaen,mtcchghtmnth!Autualnntrccngbumcaonht&itrnkholonhkhmcdbinangngmnh.Nhncnhbummra,mttrongnhngthythdydnkinhnghimtrntu,mtngiIcelandnghimngh&chmch,tnhto&stsng,thtlnynphc.Thngennykcukhngkmtiu,hncngnchnmccuy!Tibitnngtannimunquxunghnlnngcangta.KhnglusauAutuahc bumxung mt thao tc kh khnngay c chomtnhmbnngi. Thuyn trng Molyneux gn ging ng & ra lnh cho loBoerhaavehsngxung,Nhngtis.trchothngilumtxunou.NslmvicnHUyDi.Nunkhngtrnvicthncthkhpngnhbnhthng.ngRoderick,chonphngcathng

TyBanNhamicht.

Ti lmmn cmt ngi bt lng ngng thut li nimphnkhchngyhmnay.Tritiqurikhngcnthygna.

ThT,ngy20thng11Gingmnh,khngkhnnghimui&ngtngt.Henrykhm

&ctinxu,dchaphilxunht.Bnhcatildomtloiksinhtrng,GusanoCocoCervello.LoigiunnygydchbnhcMelanesia&Polynesia,nhngchmickhoahcphthintrongminmtrliy.Nsinhsi trongnhngconknhbcmihi thiBatavia, chcchn lnim ti bnhimbnh.Saukhi thmnhp,nbquamchmucavt chn tiuno trc. (V th tibaunau&chngmt.) Sau khi chui vo no, n chuyn sang giai on trng. ng lngiduythc,Adam,Henryniviti,vththucdnhchongskhngbcng.Mtkhiutrngcaloigiunnynthnocabnhnhntrthnhmtbngcisplygiun.Khthiraslmchomngnh&cumtphnhrankhintung, thiramtmbotGusanoCoco.

Bnnthnhcatictuyn,nhnggillctiithihnhn&khngco.Mthnhpkimurussium&manganorinocoslmvihaksinhtrng&nhathmlaphrydicticsvhiuhan.Cctiboch caHenry cnhnghnhpny,nhngmt liu chnhxc l rtquan trng.Ch channadrachm tyGusanoCoco, nhngnhiuhn th sgitchtcbnhnhn.Bcs cnhbo ti rngkhiksinhtrngcht,nhngtictcansntra&titchtc,vvytiscmthykhchuhnrimibnhphchn.

Henrydntikhngnnhmivbnhtnhcamnh,vnhngkccnhBoerhaavesnmitrnnhngngiyuui&ccthythngudt c th t thi chngi trc cc chngbnhmhkhngbit.(TitngnghenimtthythctriuchngbphongcisaukhinMacaomttuntrnhnhtrnhditrvLisbon,Henryk,vtonbthythonnmgkhnkhyxungbinmchngcntrahilithi.)Trongthigiantidngbnh,Henrysbovimaloantin trn tu rng ng Ewing b st nh do thi tit & ang nm trongbungnghngi.Henryphytaykhitihiphchabnh.Phphicg?ng c phi l kiu trng gi ng bnh nht y tin trong gi u!

Thngdndtngnschmsccati,vtirngtrnThiBnhDngnysngichacbnhchongchmctrnungntay!Vynnngbntmgnchuyntinnongc!Tichcmtyucuthi,ngbnAdamthnmn,lnghyngoanngonngheli!Hyungthucbtcati&luivbungtnhdng.Tisghthmkhimingiingc.

Bcscatiquthtlmtvinkimcngthschaquamigia.Ngayckhivitnhngdngny,tivnkhngcmcncmtvbitn.

ThBy,ngy30thng11ThucbtcaHenryquthcrthiunghim.Tihtnhnghtqu

gi vomi tmt chic thabngng&ngay lp tcmt cmgicsngkhoichilikhintonthntinngbng.Ccgicquancatitrnn bnnhyhn, nhng tay chn li ngymt yui. Con k sinhtrngvnngnguyvobuim,nhngntaycamtembssinh,gy ra nhng cn au qun qui & cmng kinhhong. Mt duhiuchcchn,Henryngvinti,congiuntrongngingangphnngvithucxgiuncachngta&angtmchnpvonhngchnknktrongccngng trongnocang,ni thgicsinhra.GusanoCocoangnnptrongtuytvng,Adam,vcngtuytvng.Chngtaslinra!

ThHai,ngy2thng12Banngy,bungcatinngnhlla&mhilmtmnhng

trangnhtk.Mttriminnhititmm&rnchnbutritra.Ccthythcitrn&imrmlmvic,lndabnngnenbng.Vntua rahc nnng rydnhvo lngbnchn.Nhngcngimnhbochuynmanilntxaxm&binmtnhanhnhkhixuthin&boongturtlnkhkhc.NhngconsacctnChinthuynTyBanNhanonhit trnmtbin thyngn,nhngconcbay lmmhocnginhn&nhngbngcmpubamuhongthlntrnquanhtuProphetess.Trc,tigimlnmtconmctnhylnquathnh tu! (Cpmt& cim can khin ti nhn ngnhc ph.)NcngtemtheotoChathamgiycvl&,nukhngphathmmtchtrumnhvothddytilinilon.Khikhngchic trongbungcaHenryhocphngntpth, ti linghngi trongbungcamnhchonkhiHomerrutivomngmvinhngcnhbumxAthen.

Autuagcabungcatihmquacmnticumnghn.Hnnihnhycnmcnti(nglvy)chonngyhncdpcumngti (monglngykhngbaogiti!).Tihihnthycngvicmithno.TthnlmnlchoKapuka,thangEwing.Tuynhin,thccniscatilcaisnhnthycucnichuyn&bovithuyn trngMolyneux, gngiMoriori tr vphngchungca thyth&ktkhngcnntmtina.NhHenrycnhbo,Nmchotndamukhcxnglmtchuyn,nhngduytrmiquanhvihn li lmt chuynkhc!Tnhbngiacc chng tckhng thnovtquacmctnhcmgiamtconchtrungthnh&chcan,ngEwing.

Hngm,bcs&ticngtnbtrnboongtutrckhinghngi.Chht thkhngkh trong lnhcng thtd chu lmsao.Choimtchmtrongnhngdilntinhtrnbin&hnghsassaotri.Tihmqua,mthythtphptrnboongtrc,nglnglnnhngcundythngdinhnmngsng&quynhcmngikhngphns

lnboongtrccvnhkhngctcdng.(KtsauscAutua,thicoithngnhmvoGChigimi,vbitdanhcngcdngthn.)Bentnailngmmibithvnhngnhchatrnthgii,tctunninhnggcungdmnhtcngphibchy.Henryxungphong c bi th mi mt (v Mary OHairy Inverary) cng khinkhngkhmhmytrnntc tuhn.Rafael lngik tipbpphingmth.Cutangivtvo&xnglnnhngdngsauybngmtgingchaquatrnglpnhngchnthnh&thtth:

iShenandoah,timongchgpngi,

ii,dngsngtrimi.

iShenandoah,tiskhngphngi,

MithmtnhbnsuhaibdngMissourirngln.

iShenandoah,tiyucongingi,tiyubkiasng.

Thuyngiongbumrakhi,githimunchiu.

Dycng,bumvy.

Missouri,nngldngsngnhnt,

Chngtismlynngnkhinhngcnhbumrunry.

iShenandoah,mikhngrixangi,

nngyticht,milunyungi[9]

Imlngtnhngthyththlulmtstnthnglnhnbtklikhentnguynbcno.TisaoRafael,mtanhchngsinhtrngc, lithucnmlngmtbicaM?TikhngbitldncaM,cutrlilngngng.Mtidytibitrckhibquai.lthduynhtcabmticnnh.Nnmmitrongti.Culilmtipviccamnh,vivcccnngngnghu.Henry&timtlnnacmnhncthikmthnthinmnhngthlaongtraviknkhngngiribncnh&vthchngtibi.clinhngdngnhtkvitngy15thng10,khitilnugpRafael.

NHNGLTHTZEDELGHEM

LuiZedelghem,Neerbeke,

TyVlaanderen.29vi1931.

Sixsmith,

Mthymnhngtrongmtcahngsnhsychtnhngchickbyscv.vtsnntrnnhtttrncao,nnicngmtththtthicngskhinvimnrixungvtantnh.chnhxcliuxyra,nhngthayvtoratingvlongxongthlingnlnmthpmhohng,nanhtingcello,nanhtingceleste,cungRtrng(?),ngnbnnhp.CtayvaphimtlhoainhMinh,khinnrikhib-cungMiging,tonbndyvanglnnguyngatrngl,thinsthnthc.Lcnylc,nhvtngmtconbchonttiptheo,knlcgivtsa,ktnlaConCaNgyThByhoancamnhvngpkhnggian,hamthnhthntrnnob.A,thmilmnhcch!Nhcthyngbtnhtongitrccmnbv,ngoybtlintc,nhngphichomnhctipdin.Bitmnhstrthnhnhsonnhc lnglynhtcathknuticthbinthmnhcnythnhcamnh.MtbcKSCi[10]khnglbnmlntnggyramtchuitingnginhtainhcc.

TnhgictrongphngsuitekiuPhngTykhchsnImperial,bnincaTamBrewersutnnspcaphngvgynolonngoihnhlang.Cnchngin lc ti co ru tht lmthnhvi v limskhng thchpnhncaqun lumanhv li.Khngc lachnnokhc,nhtuthotquacasphngtmtrckhitinghuynnovingiqunlnphthinqungtrtuiphng237khngccchnothanhtonmnntinphngkhngl.Cothotkhnglnhlnlm,rtticphibotinny.ngncbungkhinp,phtratingcamt chic v cm b bo hnh, ri c th ri, ri, ri di di xung t.Mngphibmnng.Mayphctikhngbgyxngsnghayxxinquahngrochn.Hyrtkinhnghimtchuynnynh,Sixsmith.Khi

nnnngpu,hyemhnhlgnnh,ngtrongmtchicvalithtcngcthnmxungvahLondontcastngmthoctnghai.Hyiphngttmcaotrxungmthi.

Np trong mt phng tr lt thm trong mt ci hc bi bm gaVictoria,cgngchplimnhctcahngsnhstrongmmchnhchainhp,chngtchsg.TnhnchuynlaouvomtaychnchcsncaTamBrewerchlylithmnhc.Nhnglinhhnkhnkh.Ngilaongmithnhphnvyxungquanhtivihmrngxux,ninngnhvtvlcquanvc.Tnhtosuynghlmsaomtmchibibaccaratxuixolicthongcvthxhicamtconnginvy.Nhngtaybnhng,tnnhxengavconbunvinangcuronvvibaxulgiuditmnmStepneychua lotcncnhiuhn ti,Con traimtThyTuNo.Nhnvomtconhm:nhngthykbtcch laoquanhnhngntmcbatrongmtkhcallegro caBeethoven.Cshkhng?Khng, ti s trthnhh.Giodc,xutthnvtinngcgitrgnungitakhngcnimtcibtiu?

Vnkhngthtinni.Ti,ngngldnCaius,mnaylaoaobnbvcbncng.Cckhchsnttbygikhngchoti lmbnsnhchcah.Cckhchsnkhngttthitintraochomc.Bchn li bn ngoi mi bn chi bi c ting sn bn ny ca dyPyrennes.Dsao,ticngtmgnccphngncamnh:

(i)Dngnhngmn tinnh thumt cnphngbn thu trongmtnhtrno,xinvingtngchbcy,dymgiaichocc tiu th ng nh v k thut biu din cho nhng b c khngchng.Khngino.NuticthgibkhchsovinhnghctrngudtthginytivncnanglaumngchoGiosMackerrascngmbnihcc.Khng,trckhianhnhcn,tikhngthquaylingbmkhclcxinxlnna.Scngchngttnglithmcngtanivti lng.ThnhytcuWaterlooxungrichoBGiThamesvidp.Thty.

(ii)TruytmccsinhvinCaius,nnhnthvtmimnhlihtmah.Khngn,v ldotngtnh(i).Ticthgiugimtitin

lpkpcamnhcbaolu?Ticthtrnhnlngthnghicahnbaogi?

(iii)Ghtrnguanganhngnuthuacccthsao?

Anh s nhc rng chnh ti t chuc ha vo thn, phi khngSixsmith,nhnghyphimnhvntrunglutrnvaiivnnlivitithmchtna.Phabnkiasngangc,mtngitrngtuthngbochuyntuhanDoverntuiOstendbhonbamipht.Ngi trngtu lngichiabicati,angmi ticcgpihocrt.Nuchungyn,imlngvlngnghetrii,thgiissnglcquatmtrcatangaylptc,cbittimtgatuhammLondon.Nc ht tch tr cmi x phng ri bng qua m ng nquyv.MtvkhhinOstendthqutavtitrnnthphnnthythnhmtchiuthi.LntoavanglccituctlnmtbnsokimNthnboth.ontulnbnhlnng.

Gillctitlkhochcati,lycmhngtmtbibotrntThiivmtcnmmngngmdaidngtrongcnphngkhchsnSavoy.vnginvinncB,phanamBruges,cmtnhsonnhcngiAnhsngbitlp,tnlVyvyanAyrs.Anhchangheninngtavanhchlatrcontronglnhvcny,chlmttrongnhngcyithcalngmnhc.NgiAnhduynhtthucthhngtaphnithixahoa,lngha,qumavkiucch.Chactcphmnomiktuthpninhaimidoaumngtab lamtmtnavkhngcmnibtnhngbibnhluntrntThii v bnSecularMagnificatcangta(trnhdintuntrcStMartin)cnhcnmtngnkoypnhngtcphmdangd.GicmngngyatinB,thuytphcVyvyanAyrsrngngtacntuyntilmthk,chpnhndy nhc cho ti, ti tung cnh trong bu tri m nhc, cng thnhdanhtoixngtmtinng,khinchongbphithanhnrng,ng,thngcontraingtatbchnhlRobertFrobisher,lnhsonnhcngiAnhlnglynhtcathii.

Tisaokhng?Chngckhochnohayhn.Anhkulnvlcu,tibitm,Sixsmith,nhnganhcngmmci, l ldom ti yuanh.HnhtrnhynnbinMngs...nhngvngngoitiuiu,

taihoht,Sussexnhim.DoverlantrnmtcnhongstttrcnhnggBn-s-vich,nhngvchnnthcscmuLngmnnhcimngcati.inhngngsilinhcuicngthnhngfranccngri lntuKentishQueen,mtcon tug st trnggicinh tngcsdngCrimea.Gphcvtrckhunmtnhckhoaityvtibtngvinhauvchuynbngphcmuvangvbruquainnkhacahnngcboa.LicnhnvalivtpbnthocatiTht thng minh khi em gn nh, tha ng ri b mc ti tkhingmtmnh.Chsao.

Banticmngcngnhg,khoaitynghinvmtlyruvangchngrag.NgingicngbnnvitilVictorBryant,igiadaonaSheffield.Chngcmtmuxngmnhcnotrongcthngta.ng ta trnh by chi tit v ch nhng chic tha sut ba n, hiunhmphplchsxgiaocatithnhthiquantmvmitivomtvtr trongbphnkinhdoanhngaylptc!Anhctinnikhng?Cmnngta(givnghimtrang)vthanhntithnutdaonacnhnphiibnthy.Cibohiutrongsngmvangrnbahiinhtai,ngckhing,cmnhnccontulaoi,lnboongngmnhnAlbion[11]luidnvobnlyltphtma.Mtikhngtrli;nhnrahuqu canhngvicmnh lm.R.V.W. chhuybnGiaohngbintdnnhcgiaohngtronguti,Giongbumtinln,Vngncsu ta tm n, Hn hi, Ngang tng khm ph, Ta vi ngi, ngi vi ta.(Khng quan tm lm n tc phm ny nhng n c son rt honho.)Gi binBc khin ti rngmnh, sng bin lim lp t chnnu.Mtncensngsnhmigitinhyxung.Phtln.Vbungsm, lt xem quyni m caNoyes, nghe ting ng thau t xa caphngmyvphchamtonctittulplichokntrombonedatheonhpiu ca con tu,nhngkh rc ri, ri onxemain gca?Gphcvmtkhoaity,calmcahnktthc.Chohnkhngch tin boa.Gy g, khng bnh bao, d giai cp khng caonhng khsng to.Sau tngchn ra rinmxungngnhcht.Mtphntrongtimongmunhnhtrnhyngbaogiktthc.

Nhngnktthc.KentishQueen tintrndngncsnh lyvo

lngngichemsinhi rngstcaDover lOstend,NhongTithnhKhnghi.Cnsm,rtsm,tingngycachuurnvangtngthphntingkntubatrm.NhnthynhngngiBbnxutin,kolccthnghng,cic,vsuynghbngtingFlemish,HLan,iloith.Nhanhtaydnvovali,scontusquayliAnhtrongkhitivn cn trn;hoc,ni chonghn, s ti chuynny xy ra.Nhnmtmingtrongbttricytrongnhnhngnhtrilaoxungtmvn tu trc khi bnhn vinmcngphc thtn tmc.tchnlnconngdmilcvhimtnhnvinhiquanngnnhga.ngtachvphamtchicxeinangrnr,trnxechenchcnhngngithmivnhngkbncng.Thchcucbhn,dcmahaykhng.i theong rayxein trnnhngconngnhoquan.CigOstendcngmangmuxmxtvnug.Phithanhn,tinghchnBlmniluvongthtslmtsailmrtln.MuamtvnBrugesriltlnchuyntuktipkhngsnga,anhctinnikhng?mtchuyntuhomhem,trnghoc.Chuynsangtoakhcvtoacatibcmikhchu,nhngharatoanocnghihmnhnhau.HtthuclxinctVictorBryantthanhlckhngkh.Cicatrnggactlnnggi,utucngthngnhtaylutsbgtngibrillnbnh.Chngbaolusau,ontuvanhkhivabngquaphongcnhmtmsng,nhnghoncbnthu,nhngbicyhoalukhngctta.

NukhochcatitktquthSixsmith,anhcthnBrugessmthi.Khin,nhcmtngsugisng,gikiugnossiennesquenh.Hylangthanglclitrnnhngconngcicc,nhngknhomla,nhngcnhcngbngstun,nhngvungsnvngcathnhph - chophp ti k tip ch?c, cmnnh,nhng cimai raGothicranhmnh,nhngminhArarat,nhngtanhbnggchhnhthptimbngnhngbicynh,nhngmihintrungc,qunophi trn ca s, nhng vng xoy bng si lt trn ng thuht nhnhn,nhnghongtnghvnhngcngchastmcmciimgi,nhngconchimbcuennhbhngvnhngtingchungcaobahocbnqungtm,mtsnghimtrang,mtstilanhlnh.

Mibnhmtiatinmthiubnh,mtnginbddngkhngcmibnchotimtchcchicbnhsngtru.Chmunnmtchic,nhngnghibykhlmri.Mtchicxengabunngnt lccc lengkengxuthin t trongsngmv loningarng ht rng thn thin bt chuyn vi ti, nhng ti ch c th p,Excusez-moi, je ne parle pas le Flamand, (Xin li, ti khng ni tingFlemish) khin lo ci hnhhchnhVuaGoblin. Tng lomt chicbnh. Bn tay bn thu ca lo nhmng vut c vy. Trong mt khungho(nhngconngbcminctiurtkhm),trcongipmbmnc,hngythncngnuvonhngchicbnhstm.Cuicng,mihngphncngkhintithmmt,ngilnbcthangcamtcixaygiimlmth,khocthmochngmagi,ngggt.

Tiptheo,mtmphthythctidybngcnchi,thethmtcugnghegingnhZiegiedoadmisschien?(Ny,bchtrih?)nhngkhngchc.Trixanh,nngm,chngcmtgnsngm.Tisnglivchpmt,biubtamtchicbnh.Btanhnlyvivdchng,nhtvo tpddnh, riquay li cngvicqutdn,htmtbicac.Thmnghcngmayltikhngbcp.Chiasmtchicbnhnavinmnghnconchimbcu,trcsganhtcamtgnmy,nnticngphichogmtchic.ivtheohngmticln.Trongmtkhungcasnggickquc,mtchugimmmnnhkemangcmhoaStPauliatrongmtchicbt thytinh.Gihpdntheonhngcchkhcnhau.Mtngynohythcpkvih.Glnkhungknh,hibngtingPhprngliucycmuncuvtcucitibngcchyutikhng.Cylcunhngnmtncithchth.Hincnhstu.Cychvphabnkiangt.

Ngitacthnhnramtbnghunhcstrongbtkhoncnhno,ngaycgianhngcnhst.Ngicimtin lonnht,mitcbttrnht,hocgyigixnghocbotty.ThanhtravinnitingPhp,chiknAnh,thucvxhidnvnnytngngheninVyvyanAyrs vnhit tnh v cho timtbnnNeerbeke. Trcngngtahaichicbnhchothngtinny.ngtahiticgixettAnh sang cha con trai ng ta chtm chtmt xeAustin.Ni ti

chngcchicxenoc.iunykhinngtalolng.LmsaotinNeerbekec?Khngxebut, khng tuha, v cucbhaimi lmdmthcmcht.Hi liuticthmnmtchicxepcnhsttrongmtkhongthigiankhngxcnhkhng.Nivitilmvylsaiquytc.Trnanngtarngtimilkingcquytc,vklismnhcatinnhAyrs,ngiconnuinitingnhtncB(cqutnginnithmchiunycthlstht),phcvchomnhcchuu.Lp li lingh.S ththoangngckhid thuytphchnhcungtin,vgi l lc.Vinhstrungthcatinmtkhuluginhngmntht lcangnmichnhnvithng qua (trc khi c tun ra ch tri) nhng trc tin, ng tamuntinhnxtvgingnamtrungcamnh.ngtagolnRecitar!...Vestilagiubba!tIPagliacci. (Gingthp,tngidnghe,nhngcnluynththm,cntingngnthrunrynhtmkimloitomsaucnh g vy.) a ra vi nhn xtmang tnh m nhc; c chomnchicxepEnfieldtthiVictoriakmdychngvalivhslnynv thanhchnbnphasau.ng tachc ti thunbumxuigi v trip.

AdrianskhngbaogiitrnconngtipxerakhiBruges(nmqusutronglnhthHung)nhngvncmthymithmtnhvianh trai ti khi ht th cng loi khng kh trn cngmnh t. BnhNguynbngphngnhmLycn[12]nhnghnhthththtxux.Dcng,tinpnnglngvinhngchicbnhcuicng,vdnglinhngtplutranhtitnxinviccnc.Chngainignhiu,nhngcngchngainiKhng.Nhgingcchiuvsisnctutlintc,tinlngNeerbekecaAyrskhitrinhnhemti.MtbcthrnkimlichtinLuiZedelghembngcchdngmtmubtchvchngitrnbn.Mtconnglngvinhngcmhoachungvliungmcgiangdntibngquamtnginhgbhoangnmtconngchaihngbchdngquathivngson.

Zedelghemtohncnhchoccmcsxta,cnhphatyctimbngvingnthpnhmongmanhchc,nhngchngthmvo

usovidinhthAudleyEndhocCapon-Tench.Trmthymtcgicingatrnsnithp,nhiccnhtmtcysi.ingangquamtthlmvnangtrtbhngchngcsntrongvnrau.sntrc,mtgngihucuncuncbpangvsinhmychochicCowleyFlatnose.Thytitinn,hnngdychi.gcsn,mtnginngngitrnxelndidnhoatngbngbnh,ngheiphtthanh.VyvyanAyrs,tithmon.Phnddngtronggicmngycatiktthc.

Daxepvotng,nivingihurngticcngvicvingchcahn.Hnkhl,dntinmihinniAyrsangngi,vbotintinbngtingc.Ayrstrnggism,trngnhbnhtthtcndngchttrongcthlo,nhngtingnmnhkhngquxungliitrithannhNgiPercivalqutrcVuaArthur.Phnmucachngtidinraikhinhsau.

XinchongAyrs.

Culai?

Thtvinhdc...

Tihi,Culthngquino?

Robert Frobisher, tha ng, t SaffronWalden. Ti l... Ti tng l...sinhvincaNgiTrevorMackerrastrngihcCaius,vtilnlinytLondon...

TtnLondonnybngxep?

Khng.TimnxecamtcnhstBruges.

Thh?Dnglisuyngh.Chclmtnhiugilmnh.

Vamm thi, thang.Nhnhngngihnhhng lt lnibngugi.

Bcphtgy?

Tichmunchngttilmtngvinnghimtc.

ngvinnghimtcchocig?

Vtrthkcang.

Cucinkhngy?

Lunlmtcuhiltlo.Tikhngnghth.

Nghey,tichnghngqungcotmthkgc!

Tibitch,thang,nhngngcnmtngi,ngayckhilcnyngchabitchuyn.BibotrntThiinirngngkhngthsngtctcphmminavaum.Tikhngthchomnhccangbmaimt.Nvcng,vcngqugi.Vvytinynghphngsng.Haylm,lokhngvikhctti.Cunicutngynh?Titrli.CutrongmngisaocaloMackerras?

Thang,thnhthtmni,ngtacmghtti.

Nhanhtngtrgihcciuny,ticthkhinkkhctmnudngcnglmth.

Thh?Tisaono?

TigibnConcertos6dnhchoSocangta,tihngging,lnlcaSaint-Saensthitindythvogiaionmumnhttrongtpchcatrngihc.ngtapht.

Cu vitnh th vMackerras ? Ayrs th kh kh nh th xngsncaloangbca.Chcmimingtaspht.Phntiptheortngn.Gngihuativomtphnghihatrangtrbngmuxanhvtrng,mtbctranhvcuvbrmnhtnhocaFarquharsonvmtbcphongcnhHLankhngplm.Ayrsgiv,bvanOutryvedeCrommelynck.Btagitnring,mvimtcitnnhththaicthtrchbtacch?Bchnginhcphongcchungdunglchthip,bhithmthnthcati.Trlithnhkhn,dticheychuynbuihcCaius,vinclbm.Tikhnghminalivtnhhnheohptichnhhinnaycamnhgiacnhcngtuytvngthnhtitrcngno.Ly lnghva.ng vi vic tnht ti c th liZedelghemmhm.Ayrsschotitrnhdinthvosnghmsau,dnngchomtquytnhvlinghcati.

Tuynhin,Ayrskhngxuthinvoginti.Scmtcatixyratrngvikhiucacnaunauchaitunlitipht,buclophitrongphngtmtnhaingy.Buidinthcatibhonnkhi lokhehn,vvyvnmnhtivncncnbng lm.mt tch

cc,ruPiesportervtmhmkiuMchngthuakmbtkmnnokhchsnImperial.Khchlbchnhnichuynnghbythchthtrcvictibitrtnhiuvngchngnitingcaby,vcmnhnctnhyuthtscatidnhchomnhccalo.,chngticngntivicongicaAyrs,cgi trcingamti thongthyhmtrc. Tiu th Arys lmt sinh vt ging nh nga,mi by tui, cchicmihchcam.Khngcnimtngntttphtratcnngsutbuiti.Hay lnngnhnthytimtgngiAnhnbmgpvnen,nyddngbbnhttcanngnmtmahnrcrninngkhngthitheovkhngcchon?

Conngithtphctp.

qunamri.Luiangyngic,ticngphiinmthi.

Thni,R.F.

LuiZedelghem,3vii1931.

Mtbcintn,Sixsmith?

uth.nggina,tivananhyintnkhinngitachm!ng,tivncnncngoi,ng,antontrcnhnggtaychnbmtrncaBrewer.HyxbcthbmtitruytmtungtchcatirinmxungsngCam.ngbchlongivccchncatiangrunglcngtaxemcttinnorixungtcygianhhaykhng.Tuynhin,nhngmnncamt thngconb t l chuynca thngcon,chngphilchuyncaaihttintii,titmhiulutri.Bbkhngphtinu.Bchphtinkhibnhcnrumthi.

Bidin thca tidin raphngmnhccaAyrs, sauba tra,ngyhmkia.Khngthnhcngrcr,ylninhkhngbittiscnybaolu,haymyngyna.TthyrngmnhkhingitrnghnhncachnhVyvyanAyrsttrcri.TmthmPhngngny,chic trngk ck, tbpphBretonnhty gibnnhc,ndngcmBosendorfer, chungchm, tt cu chngkin s thainghn v ra i ca Matruschyka Doll Variations v cc bi ht SocietyIslands ca lo. Khy chic n cello ln u tin ngn ln bnUntergehenViolinkonzert.NghetingHendrickyngchnhngny,ti dngngnghing vnhn ra ca. Arys pht l cuhi thm Ti hivngngkhe,thangAyrs,vsaingihuyxencastrngravn.Thno?lohi,saukhichngticnlihaingitrongphngcpht. y.Gyn tngcho tii.Hi lomunngheg. Ticngphichnchngtrnhna?Xemno,cuchcthnhthoBaconchutmh?

ThltingichicnBosendorfervchibiBaconchutm dhi,theophongcchcamtProkofiev[13]chuangoa.Ayrschbnhlung. Tip tc cng mt giai iu tinh t hn vi bn Nocturne cung FatrngcaChopin.Loctngangvigingrnr,angnhkoqunltcatixungmtcchnhaysao,hFrobisher?ChibnDigressionson

aThemeofLodovicoRoncallicachnhV.A.nhngchanhnntthhaithlovngtc,nngylnsnnh,vni,Kiungolmngitamla,hkhngdycuiuCaius?Phtllonhtbnnhchonho.Chophnktthccamnphohoa,nhccvibnth212caScarlatti[14],cungLatrng,mtbetenoirecchpmrivnholn.Blnhpmthochailn,nhngticphiangthivovtrntutrongdnnhcucch.Saukhitibiudinxong,V.A.vnlclutheogiaiiucabnsonatebinmt;hoccthloangchhuynhngcybchdngmounga.Thtkinhtm,Frobisher,ctngayrakhinhta!skhintivcngaukh,nhngkhngqungcnhin.Thayvvy,lothanhn,Cucthshutchtcamtnhcs.Hmnaytripy.Tnbrabhngmvti.i,tacnmttthigian quyt nh xem c th nhn ra ch li g t... ti nng ca cukhng.

Raikhngnimtli.Cvnhlocogimunti,nhngchkhinotitlngbitnthngthit.Nuvtinchophpthtithumtchictaxi trvBrugesvtbtonb tnginrny.Logivitheo,Mtlikhuynchocuy,Frobisher,minph.Scarlattilnghsnclavico,khngphidngcm.ngnhngngtatrongmuscnhth,vngdngbnphmnhngntmcukhngthhmbngngntay.Tigivilirngi,ticnmtchtthigianquytnhxemcthnhnrachligt...tinngcaAyrskhng.

iquasnnimtthlmvnckhunmtnhcdnangqutdniphunncmcycdi.Giithchvingtarngtimunnichuynvibchcangtangaybyginggivtchs-ngtavytaymhvphaNeerbeke,lmiubvlngxoayxoay.Tuytvi.Githsao?Ngmlvt,tisaokhng?HaythvncmtcpritreochngtrongtqunocaV.A.Tmtrngentithy.Thltidintconvtrihingithlmvn,u?ngtachncysi,iubnhni,ihng,ngayphabnkiathi.Tictbc,nhyquamthngrothp,nhngtrckhinnhi,tingngaphinnthnhthch,v tiu th Eva van Outryve de Crommelynck t nay ch gi lCrommelynck,nukhngchctishtschmcmttrntrncon

ngamuen.

Tichonng.NngchongachynckiuquanhtinhNhongBoadicea, dng dng nh khng. Hm nay khng kh m qu, ti nichuynvuvvgiuct. Ti rngchcnascma,ccngkhng?Nngchngnig. Trangphccaclchthiphncungcchcacy,tibo.Chngcg.Tingsngkhkhcvanglnngoicnhng,vEvatrnanconnga.Nlmtconngapkhngthtrchconnga.TihiEvaconngatng.Nngvutnhnglntcenxontttrnm.JaiappelleponeyNefertiti,daprscettereinedEgyptequimest si chre, (Ti t tn connga lNeferttiti, theo tn camtNhongAiCpmti rtngngm[15]) riquayi. Nbitniy! tigoln,ringnhnnngcingaphngichonkhichcnlmtchmnhtrnngccaVanDyck.Bnnhngvinnuitheonngvinhngngparabolpmt.XoaysngvLuiZedelghem,rinnvodynhcaAyrschonkhichcnlnggchvnnghingtkhi.Nhliangtncnovngngtay.

iquacysitrtri,ngctrixungmthnctrangtr,poptingchku.Tmtrngkhngcttlm.Mtchiccubpbnhniclaovibvnhngbnghoahngmnnr.Thithongvichcvngliquyncngnhnhnhngngtinxunhrixungnc.Nhngconvtuynngcruquangqucxinn,nhngknmychichutcuk-cngkhgingmnh.Chimnhnlmttrongmtnginhthuyn lm t vn qut nha.Dimt hng cy l mt thi tng lvncyxumxu?tinmxunghngnhnri,mtnghthuttiiu luyn ttdngbnhdingy.Mtknhn ri vimtk linhc khc nhau nh ngi thch n ngon so vi vi a phm n vy.Ngmnimthathchtrncaocanhngconchunchuncicbn.Nghectingpcnhcachng,mtmthanhngyngtnhtinggiyphnphttrongnanhoaxep.Ngmnghamtconsulikhmphkhu rngAmazon thonquanh rcyni tinm. Im lng?Khnghnvy.Bnhthclusaubinhnghtmautin.Mydngangvnv.BachnbncngchyvZedelghem,nghetingsmgmhihtrongngtaivcmnhnnhnggitmabomputinqutlnmt

nhnhnggnxylophone.Chkpthaychicoschduynhtcnlitrckhitingcngntivangln.PhunhnCrommelynckxinli,khuvcachngvnchakhhn,cntiuthththchnmtmnh.Chngcnghp tihn.Lnhm,st raumi,ma t tch trnmihin.KhngnhnhFrobisherhayphnlnnhnggianhAnhmtibit,ccbanluikhngdinratrongimlng,phunhnC.kmtchtvitivgiacnhcamnh.GiatcCrommelyncksngZedelghemktnhngngyxaxakhimBrugescnlcngbinthnhvngbcnht chu u (b y bo th, cng kh m kim chng) khin Eva trthnhnimhnhdin cadngh trong su th kqua. Tiphi thanhnlmnhcthincmvibychtnh.Bykchuynnhnngvhtthuclnhathmquangtubngsngtgic.Tuynhinbycngstinhnhnranubtkmnquginobinmt.Htngbngihunngctrongnh,bytnhcnhcnchuynny,thmchmt,haivkhchnghocnglmth,nutitinnirngconngicthxsmtcchhnhnhth.Trnanbyrngbmtitnggphoncnhtngt,vdhivbibiudincati.ngnh tim t phn trnh din Scarlatti ca anh l cn ci thin c.Vyvyankhctstnthng,clccholnlcnhn.ngybo,Nungitatnthnganh,thanhskhngcnitrnconngcaringmnhna.Hithngbycnghrnglosngnhntihaykhng.Ti cng hi vng nh vy, Robert . (Ni cch khc, hy i xem sao.)Anhphihiu,ngytuynbskhngbaogisngtcmtntnhcnona.Lmthkhinngyaunkhnt.Lmsnglihivngrngngycthsngtctrlinitht,khngphilmttrmohimdchpnhn.Chkhpli.TikchuyngpEvachiuhm,vphunhnC.tuynb,Congitithtbtlchs.

Khpkn,lcutrlihonhocati.

Chnhrtthmruvolyti.Evactnhkhkhdungha.Chngtirttquantmnvicdydconbtrthnhthcn.ngyvnkhngmun c con.Cha v con gi thng lcno cng qun qut vinhau,phi khngno?y th khng.Cc gio vinniEva rt chmhc,nhngknting,vnchabaogithphttrinbnthntronglnh

vcmnhc.Tithngcmthymnhchngbitgvconbc.Tirtruvo lycaphunhnC.vbcvvui ln. Nghe ti thanvnmichnch.TichcchnnhngcemgicaanhlnhngahngAnhqucoantrangmumc,ngkhng,qung?Khnghingmiquantmdnh chonh Frobisher ca qu b y l thnh tht, nhng b tathchnhntinichuyn,vthtitvnhngbcbimhaddmvdnghcchlycamnhmuavuichobchnh.Lmchottcminginghecvthtvuiti,sutnathcmthynhnh.

Sngnay, thHai,Evachiuccngdngbasng thtxngkhiBradenham,trng,bnhm,thgcngcnhngcnnglintckucanhngchuynvtvnhvimvgtphngmicuachuyncativimttingoui(vng)thhocmttingnon(khng)ctln.Ayrscmthykhehnnncngncngchngti.SauHendrickchcconginBrugesbtumttunhcmiEvatrongthnhphvimtgianhccongihccngtrng,gianhVanEelhayiloi th.C lui thphomttingnhnhmkhichicCowleybinmtkhiconngbchdng(cnctnConngTus).Evaquthtuckhngkhniny.Lcchngi,Ayrsvtigpnhautrongphngmnhc.Tronguticvngvngmtgiaiiunviola,Frobisher. xem cu c ghi li c khng.Rt vui khi ngheiuny, v ti chunbtinhthnbtulmnhngcngvichihthnchnghnnhspxpnhngbnthonguchngocthnhnhngtphonchnh,iloinhth.NutichngtgitrcamnhlngibttinhtcaV.A.trongngyutinthchuynticttcylgnnhchcchn.Ngivobncalo,btch2Bchutsn,giyvitbnthomitinh,chilogitnntnhc,tngntmt.Btthnhlnh,logirngln: Tar, tar! Tar-tar-tar tattytattytatty, tar! Ghi cha? Tar! Tatty-tar!Qunglngtar-tar-tar-tttt-TAR!TARTARTAR!!!Ghicha?Logirrngnghlchuynnyrtvuichngaighikptinglahtcalo,lmcchuynnycnggiinhghilitingbebecahngchcconlavynhngsauthmbamigiyna,tinhnraykhngphiltra.C ct ngang, nhng lo qu chm m vo vic sng tc nhc n nichngmngngkhc.ChmvobthnhsusctrongkhiArysctip

tc, tiptc, tiptc...Khochcati thtvvng.TinghggaVictoriavynh?Nnch,tilornghtbnnhcvihivngmongmanh rngi n kt thc trongu lo th sau s d chp li hn.y, xong ri! lo tuyn b. c cha? Ngm li xem, Frobisher, nghexemthno.

Hiylcungg.Siging,ttnhinri!Nhp?Ayrsbpsngmi.culculmmtgiaiiucatiy?

utranhttngnhcbnthnrngloginyhontonphil.Tinghlolpligiaiiu,chmhnnhiu,vgitnccnt,tngntmt. C cm gic nh khonh khc im lng ko di ba gi nghtrongkhiAyrsquytnhliucnnnikhnglnhaykhng.Cuicng,lobungtingthdiaion.Bn-tm,isangtm-tmsauvchthmi hai, nu cu nh c xa n . Dng li. Nh n nhng khkhn ti chnh ca bn thn v cnmi. Bt u li t u xemno.Khonglngbtrn.Bygisnsngcha?Chmri...Tar!ylntg?Triquanagiayontngntnhc,tngntmt.Ayrsxcnhnhocphnhnphngoncativimtcigtuhoclcuuoi.PhunhnC.emvomtlhoavtilmvmtcucu,nhngchnhV.A. tuynbngyhmy th l.Trong lcchy tho thn, tingheAyrstuynb(vlichcati?),Nntht,Jocasta,thngbkhngthghilimtiunhcngin.KhngchngtiphigianhptrngphiTinphongrinmphitiulnmytgiycntnhcksnmthi.

lii,bqungiaWillemscmrmvthititmng,gimyvqunophimikhngkhcabvimtbhnoykhngthyrmt. B cnhn ti. Ti thao tngngi khc c tin thn,hngscdchoctinvaymn,nhngchabaogicminhchemanngtrnu.Taluimcntnybcminmmc.Lratikhngbaoginntchnny.

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Tibt:Nihthntichnh,thtlmttthchhp.Anhxem,phihivay tinanhri.chZedelghem lch lng lonhtm ti

tngthy(cngmay!Tqunoqungiacabticnyhncativolcny)nhngmingiucntramtsquytcchunmc.Thmchkhngboanichonhngngihu.Nuticnbnbgiuc,ti s hi mn h, nhng s tht l ti khng c. Khng bit anh schuyntinhaygiintnhaygitronggihnghaygg,nhnganhlnhkhoahcm,anhstmracchthi.NuAyrsbuctiphii,thtistoii.TintcsthmthuvCambridgerngRobertFrobisherphixintintnhngchnhckhihtngchnivkhnglmcvic.Shthnsgitchtti,Sixsmith,thcsy.VChahygibtcthganhcthngayi.

LuiZedelghem,14vii1931.

Sixsmith,

MingicadnhchoRufusThingLing,VThnhBoHcaNhngNhcSCHn,NgicaTicao,Amen.Lnhchuyntincaanhnniantonsngnaytikvichnhanhlngchlmcmlqunngysinhnhtti.PhunhnCrommelynckxcnhnrngmtngnhngBrugessitin.Svitmtbithnhcangnvinhdanhanhvtrtinlichoanhngaykhicth.Ckhismhnanhtngy.Bnggivtrinvngcucitiangtanchy.SaunlchptcynhcnhviAyrs lnu, tiquayvphng trong tmtrngkhnkh thmhi.Chiuhmtivitththannghokkhvianhnhntin,hytlthyi,nuanhchalmvycmthyr. lo lngvtnglai.imacucbnbuincalngtrongchicochongvngcaosu,thi, thcs,mnhsuginythngsau.BWillemsgcngbontikhnglusaukhitiquayv,nhngkhitiixungphngn,Ayrsisn,mtmnh.Lcuy,Frobisher?lohi,vigingcccn quen thuc nhng lo gi ang c t vnhnhng. A, Frobisher,thtmngvchngtacthnichuynringvinhau.Nghey,tikhkhnvicusngnay.Bnhtnhcatikhintitrnn...thngtnhhnthngl,vikhithtkhngphi.Tixinli.Hychologikhtnhnymtchikhcvongymai,cunghthno?

Phichngvlonivilobtanhnthytitrongtnhcnhthno?PhichngLucillenhcnchicvalisoncmtnacati?Tichnkhichcchngingcamnhkhngcnminhnhmna,rinivilo,mtcchhohip,rngchngcgsaikhilonilnquanimcamnh.

Tiquccoanvlinghcacu,Frobisher.Thtchngddnggtrchramnhctciucati,nhngshptccachngtacchittchngkmbtkthg.Tchtnhcsvtnhcchcacudngnhvtqunhnggmcngvicnyyucu.Bnhnivi

tirngcucnthsngtcnaphikhng?Rrng,mnhclkhoxychochaichngta.Vimtquyttmngn,chngtasxoayxcngnhau cho n khi tm c phng php ph hp. ng lc ny, phunhn Crommelynck g ca, h nhn vo, cm nhn khng kh ca cnphngtrongnhymt,theokiummtsphnthnglm,rihicphispcticungmnghaykhng.Ayrsquaysangti. iucntythucvoFrobishery.Cunisao?Cusliytrongvitun,vitnglaikodithnhvithng,numivicttpch?Cthluhn,aimbitc?Nhngcuphichpnhnmtkhonlngnh.

chosnhnhmcatithhinrathnhsmnnguyn,niving ta rng ti rt ly lmvinhhnh, v chpnhnngay li ngh vlng.

Thth,Jocasta,hybobWillemstmchaiPinotRoughe1908no!Chng ti nng ly v Thn ruBacchus vNng th, ri ung cn thruvangmcnhmukln.HmrucaAyrs,cuchngsutrmchai,lmttrongnhnghmruhonmnhtB,vxngngnilcvnmtcht.NsngstquachintranhmkhngrivotaycctngPhdngZedelghemlmchtchhuy,ttclnhmtbctnggimngthnsinhcaHendrickxytrnlivotrckhicgianhbtrnnGothenburg.Thvin,vnhiugiasncngknhkhc,cngtriquacucchindichichmy (trcylhmmcamttuvin),cnimphongtrongnhiuthng.NgiPhlcsottanhtrckhinhchin,nhngkhnghphthinrahmru.

Mtthiquenthngnhtangdnhnhthnh.Trcchngimibuisng,Ayrsvticmttrongphngmnhc,nhnghmmccchngbnh v cnau chophp lon. Tingi bnndng cm,Ayrstrntrngk,htthuclThNhKrtin,vchngtichnmttrongbacchlmvic.Duytlilobotichilitcphmcabuisnghm trc. Ti ngm, ht hoc n, ty vo loi nhc c, cnAyrsiuchnhbnkm.Titolkhitiphixemlinhngbnkm,sghichpvccbnsonnhcc,mtscvittrckhitirai,xc nhmt on vn hoc on c tumAyrs nhmangmng vmunlmsngli.Sngtclcchihinhiucngscnht.Tingi

bnndngcmvcgnguikpdngchycaMci,Si-Sol;nttrn,Laginggibnnhp,khng,suanmc!Fathngri...Si!Tar-tatty-tatty-tarrr! (t ra by gi s ph chu gi tn cc nt nhc ri.)Hoc, nu lo cm thy bay bng hn, th c th l, Th ny nh,Frobisher,knclarinetlithip,nviolalcythytngnghatrang,nclavicolmttrng,th...hygingthihpmLath,ttrngcanhth16tri.

Nhmtngihutnty(danhcthmbo,tigiihnmongi),cngviccatitc9/10kvng.ikhiAyrslibotiaramtnhnnhnghthut,chnghnnh,Cunghhpmnycckhng,Frobisher?hoconnychihavitngthkhng?Nutinikhng,Ayrshitinghthaythbngcig,vmthochailnlothmchsdngnhngthayicati.Khtnhto.Huthsnghincuthmnhcny.

nmtgitra,Ayrsuisc.Hendrickaloxungphngn,ni phu nhn Crommelynck n tra cng chng ti, v E. ng s, nunngvnhvodpcuitunhocgiaknghl.Ayrsngtratrongcinngbuichiu.Titiptclclithvintmkimnhngthhayho,sngtctrongphngmnhc,cbnthotrongvn(huty,vngminhong,mnnhhng,ttcnbungrcr), lenliquanhngconngnhNeerbekebngxep,hayrongchitrnnhngcnhng.Giytilbnthnvinhngchchtronglng.Chngphitheosauti nh l chut chy theo anh chng thi so Pied Piper. Ngi aphngchoplikhitiniGoedemorgen (Chobuisng)v Goedemiddag (Chobuichiu)giyaicngbit ti lkhchdihntikasteel(lui).Saubuinti,bangichngticthngheinucmtchngtrnhphtsngvogi,cnkhngthnghenhngonghimbngmyht(hiuHisMastersVoice,ttronghpbnggsi),thnglnhngtcphmlncaAyrsdoSirThomasBeechamchhuydnnhc.Khickhch, chng ti s trchuynhoc thng thcnhctrongcnphngnh.Nhngmcn li,Ayrs thch tic thcho longhe,cbitlcaKeats[16],nhthloyuthch.

Loththmnhngcuthtronglctingm,nhgingcaloang

davogingcati.Voginsng,lonhticboThii.DAyrs gi nua m yu,mtmi kmnhm,nhng lo c th thamgia vonhngbuitranhlunxhitrngihc,dtinhnthylohimkhiaracgiiphpnochonhngchmlochbai.Ttngtdo?Skhmnmcanhgiuthc!;Chnghaxhi?Emtraica ch chuyn quyn sp ntmnmun k tha; Ngi both?Nhngknidiliumng,lyhcthuytttngtdolmtrdilahayhonht.Thlotamunhnhthinhncno?Chngccinoc!Nhnccngtchcttbaonhiuthnhndncngnnbynhiu.

Drtnngny,nhngAyrslmttrongshimhoinhnvtchuumtimuncnhhngnssngtocamnh.Vmtmnhc,lo lmt Janus hai u[17]. Mt Ayrs ngoi nhn cn hp hi ca ChnghaLngmn,Ayrscnlithnhntitnglai.ylAyrsmtinhntheo.Quanstcchlodngimvphiccsciuvinhaunhhnhlingnngmnhccatitheonhngcchthtkdiu.KhongthigianngnngiZedelghemdycho tinhiuhnbanmtrnngai vng caMackerrasKhnkip cngBannhcThdmVui v calo.

BnghucaAyrsvphunhnCrommelynckthngxuynnthm.Trungbnhmt tun chng ti c thnkhchnhaihocbam.NhngnghsctutrvtBrussels,Berlin,Amsterdamhocnhngnixahn;ngiquentthuthiuthiFloridahayParis;vvchngngibnthmninMortyDhondt.DhondtshuxngkimcngcBrugeslnAntwerp,nichuynbngngnngkhhiunhngbitnhiuthting,anghranhiucuchichphctp,angnng,cnphigiithchrtdidng, ti trchocc lhivchinhngtrncusiuhnh vi Ayrs. Phu nhn Dhondt ging nh phu nhn Crommelyncknhnghngpmilnkthc,ylmtsinhvtngsnguHiCiNgaB, t lichicDhondtBugatti,vnngniumtchchBcKinhnibngthoaphntnlWei-wei.Anhchcchnscngplibtatrongnhnglthsau.Bconhhngkhngcnhiu:Ayrslconmt,cngiatcCrommelynckmtthilnglychngtbittichnsai

khichnphemnghvonhngthikhcquytnhtrongsutcucchin. KhiAyrs v v quay v t Scandinavia, nhngngi trongh tckhngchttronglclmnhimvthphnlnutrnnbncngvmau.Mtskhcthquaisaukhibtrnrancngoi.BgioccaphunhnCrommelynckvmtscdgiyukhcthnhthongcghthm,nhnghthngngilngltronggcnhnhnhnggimcnnck.

TuntrcnhchhuydnnhcTadeuszAugustowski,mtvthnvicaAyrsquhngCracow,btngghquavoNgythhaicacn au na u. Phu nhn Crommelynck khng c nh, th l bWillems tm n ti y cng thng, nn n ti tip n v khch lngdanh.Tikhngthgythtvng.TingPhpcaAugustowskicngkhctingPhpcati,vchngtidnhracbuichiucucvtranhlun v nhng ngi sng tc theo hmi hai m. ng ta ngh h lnhngkbtti,cntithkhngnghvy.ngtakchotinghenhngcuchuynchintranhbngnhc,vmttruyncitckhngthtckmtheocchbngtay,vvyphiinkhichngtagplinhautimi k anh nghe c. Ti cu c mt con c hi di ba tc cnAugustowskithvcmtconcckhngl.Chngtitrvnhlctrichngvng,AyrsthcvngbnngiBaLannivilornglothtmaymnkhic ti lmviccng.Ayrs lubumtcugnghenh, Phi ri.Qu l likhenrng riy,Ayrs.BWillems thkhnghohnglmvichinliphmcvycachngti,nhngvnmrutchng,nuvimuivb,richngtanchydichicnadngnc.Augustowskiadanhthipchotikhiraivosnghmsau.ngtacmt cn h LanghamCourtmi khi n London, vmi ti n cngvomalhinmsau.ooo!

LuiZedelghemkhngphi lmcungcadnghUsher[18] nhthotnhn.nglcnhphaty,lcnocngknnhbngvphybi,tngphnvivhinicaphang,angtrongtnhtrngththm,vchngbaolunascncthodmthi.khmphccphngtrongvomtbuichiumt.mthpthmhi;vivariri vng lng lng trongmngnhn;phn chut, phndi cht thnh

ngtrnnhngphinmn;nhngmthuyhiupthchcaophatrncclsingbithigian.Bnngoicngtngt-nhngbctnggchcnctrtva,mingithnglch,gchvinrixungt cht thnh ng, ncma chy thnh dng gia lp sa thch xaxa. Gia tc Crommelynck lm n pht t nh u t Congo, nhngkhngmtngicontrainocnsngsauchintranh,vnhnglnhctrtiZedelghemmcrutcchnlcbtcmngnghica.

Ngcli,cnhphanglmttmnhtinnghi,dxnhbnggkukoktnhcontumikhicgiln.Cmththngsitrungtmmanngthtthngvnginthsgitbtkaichmvocc cng tc in.ng thn sinh ca phu nhnCrommelynck tht bitnhnxatrngrngkhidychocongikinhdoanhac,giybangchoccnngdnxungquanhthulitaivlmchonhngmnhtysinhli,theonhthngtintithuthpc.Mtthnhtukhngthkhtmixemthngtrongthiingynay.

Evavnlmtcnngngnh,khahtnhnhngaemgica ti, nhng c tr thngminh khng thua km thi kiu k camnh.NgoiconngacngNefertiti,thvuicanngcngmngtcchumivtvtvo.Nngthchlmchonhngngihuyuuiphibtkhc,rivungtaymachnivovleolo,Btalikhclcnari,mi,mkhngdydbtanghongchaysao?Nngxcnhtikhngphilkdbtnt,vkhaimomtcucchindihi:Bi,Frobishernhchngtabaolu?;B,btrchoFrobisherbngvitrchoHendrickkhng?;,conchhithmthim,chconu c bit chuyn n ca Frobisher l chuyn t nh. Nng khuakhong chc tc ti, ti rt ght phi tr ming, nhng l th y. LichmtrnlnnaiuthnghnvothBy.TilyquynschAyrscoinhKinhThnh,Zarathustraninhth,emncycu trn h dn n o liu.Mt bui chiu nng nh thiu t; ngitrongbng rmmmhinh tm.Saumi trang ti c cmgicnhNietzscheangcti,chkhngphiticngta,thltiamtngmnhngngi cho thuyn vmt con sa ging trong lc dnnhc tng tngang chi biAir andDance ca FredDelius.Mt bn

mtmngtqumc,nhngtingsouoitrongkhthnhcng.

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Eva tr li y gin d! Ce lac appartient ma famille depuis cinqsicles! Vous tes ici depuis combien de temps exactement? Bien troissemaines!Alorsvousvoyez,jevaisobonmesemble!(Hnythucvgianhtinmthknayri!Chnhxcthanhycbaoluch?Batunlcngchg!Anhxem,timuniuthi!)CngincaEvathtkhngkhip,nhmtcvomtkvitthkhimtncaanhy.Cngphithi,tivabuccnngtixmnhpbthpphpvotdinhcamnng.Tnhhn, ti lungcung,xin lirirt,gii thchrngtinitronglcmng.

Qunbngcih.Rithngxungnhmtthngngcchtgim!tnhchut!Maymnlncchcaotirn,vChacuNietzschequgi caAyrs khi cnhungnc h cng ti. Khi Eva thi khng cina, ti ni ti rtmnnguyn khi thy nng lmcmt iu khcngoichuynbumi.Tccaanhdnhybo rika,nngp,bngtingAnh.Bucphichiuckhenngiknngngoingcanng.Nngvcli,ChcntnnhiucngscgyntngvingiAnh.Bi.Chnghraccutrlikhiukhchnominvsau,nncnngthngvnny.

Bygi,hychkhitininchuynschvvtinbc.Tronglcngnghingnhngquynschttronghcphngmnh,tibtgpmtphnquynschbxri,vtimunanhtmgimtimtquynhonchnh.Nbtutrang99,bamt,gyschlngch.Tnhnggticthcc,lmtnhtkbintpvhitrnhtSydneynCaliforniacamtcngchngvintSanFranciscotnlAdamEwing.Cnhcncnstovng,nntionlkhongnm1849hoc1850gy.Quynnhtkcxutbnsaukhitcgiquai,bicontrai

ca Ewing (?). Ewing nhc ti nh n Thuyn trngDelano vnh votrongtiu

thuytBenitoCerenocaMelville[19],mqungtrcttcnhngkmmungtakhnghnhnrangbcsHenryGoose (sic)ngtincykialmtconmacrnghtmu,anglmtrmtrngthmcnbnhttngtngraucngta,tt,cumtin.Cgditrvtnhchnthccaquynnhtkcvnhcutrcqugngngchomt quyn nht k chn thc, ngn ng nghe khng c v tht lm nhngailirihibaramtquynnhtknhth,vtisao?

Bcmnhnht l cu chuynbdngdangd saukhongbnmitrang,nigyschbrchmt.Tmphncnlikhptrndithvin.Khnggpmay.ChngclichgkhilikoschcaAyrshayphunhnCrommelynckngiatithvinchacphnloicah,vthtiangmcktkhngngthot.AnhcthhiOttoJanschtrnPhCaithnessxemhncbitgvAdamEwingkhng?Mtquynschcdangdlmtchuyntnhddang.

XemnhkmdanhmcnhngtcphmluinhtmticthtmthytrongthvincaluiZedelghem.Nhanhthy,mtstcphmrai r. sm,uthk17,vvyhygicho tigi ttnhtcaJanschcngsmcngttnh,vhylmchotnhtinystrutbngcchtitlrngcvinhbunParisquantmriy.

Thnmn,R.F.

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LuiZedelghem,28vii1931.

Sixsmith,

Cldonmngchtt.Haingytrc,Ayrsvtihonttcuchptcutin,mtongiaohngthngn,DerTodtenvogel.Khitimoirabnny,nchlmtsspxptnhttmtbiquccaccaccdntcGic-manh,khkhctheogcnhncaAyrs.Phinbnmicachngtilmtconvtkchthchtrtm.Nvaymnnhngcnghng tbnRing caWagner[20], ri nghin r ch vomt cn cmngStravinsky[21]ccanhphngbngcchnmaSibelius[22].Kinhd,khoi tr,cg anhc thnghec.Kt thcbngmtonc tuso, khng phi mt mn thi so tiu diu, m l ting chim bo t,nguynranhngkraiutinvcuicng.

AugustowskilighthmtrnngvtParishmqua.ngycbnkmvkhngngtlicatngnnhthmytuhaxcthanvolvy.Mkhenlphithi!lbogiaohngthhonmnhtmtibit c vit ra t sau chin tranh; v ni cho anh bit nh, Sixsmith,khngttngxutscnhttrongslcati.Cchorngmtthkphicamchutbnggpcamnhvoquyntcgi,nhnggiknming cangi khc tht chngd chtno.Nhngiu ttnhtchadngliAugustowskimuncngbtcphmnydichnhcygychhuycangtatilhiCracowdinrasaubatunna!

Thcdylcvahngngngyhmqua,dnhcngychplimtbnschp.Chtnhnrankhngcnqungnna.Taybtumiv cc khung nhc in cht lnmimt, nhng n trc gi n ti thcng lm xong. Chng ti bn ngi ung nm chai ru vang nmng.Trngmingvimnrunhoxngonnhtttrcnnay.

GiytilcubvngcaZedelghem.r.luritimilcubvngcamtaivtikhlthchiuny.Jocastanghtidnrakhiphngdnhchokhchsangmtphngtohntnghai,khngc

ngidng,tranghongtheothchcativibtkthgbtmtlynhngphngkhctrongZedelghem.Ayrsnghviciphng,nntinhnli.ThtthchthkhiTiuthngnhmtbnhtnhvluloaln,i,saomkhngvittnanhtavodichclunchori?Saokhngchoanhtadinhthluni?

Nngngdyribnkhngthmxinphp.Ayrslubu,tnghayutincaconbtrongmibynmqua!tonngnghethy.tnhtFrobisherlaongilicnhngth!

Chnhkhngnhnlixinlicati,hniEvaphixinlitimiphi,nngphibquanimxarchrngvtrxoayquanhbnthnmnh.Nghemmtlngmtd.Cngnithm:EvavhaimibnhcspsaiThyShctimttrngdngtrongvithng.Cngmtdhn!Gingnhchicrngsutrng.Phngmicatirngchomtsncu lngi;cmtchicgingbnct, tiphigicc tmmntreotrngingchoschmimttnmngoi;tngkiuCordovatuiihngmythk trc thnhmngnhvyrng,nhngvnhpdntheocchring;qucuphthymuxanh;tqunodtgcchnivn;suchicghbnhvmtbnvithaingnkobnggsungdunitingivitlthny.Hoakimngndtrentrongnhsngrngr.Phanamnhnravncycnhxux.phaty,nhngconbnhaictrncnh ng v thp chung nh th vn cao hn khu rng pha trn.Chungnhthchnhlnghcati.(Kthc,Zedelghemhnhdinlcnhiunghcmchungcithsm,cithmun,nhmtBrugesthunhvy.)Nitmli,tohnmtchtsoviphngcachngta Ng Whyman, t to hn mt cht so vi phng ti Savoy hocImperial,nhngrtrngrivanton.Trkhitilmchuyngvngvhochhnh.

tilchuynlinquannphunhnJocastaCrommelynck.Haticmmtmikhngthy,Sixsmith,rngbtabtutntnhti,mtcchrtkholo.Smhtronglini,nhmtvcivuttaycabtaqulliu,khngthltnhcc.Xemanhnghthno.Chiuhmqua, tiangnghincunhng tcphmhimhoi sng tc lc trcaBalakirevtrongphngthCrommelynckgca.Btamcchicokhoc

cinga,tcvncaolcncmimc.ngnhtimuntnganhmtmn qu, b ta ni, i vo phng khi ti nhng ng. y. nhduskinhontt Todtenvogel.Anhbitkhng,Robert,libtannnchTtrongtRobert,Vyvyanrthnhphckhicsngtctrli.nhiunmringykhnghotbtnhthny.ychlmtmnqunh.Mcvoi.Btaachotimtchicochnthanhlch,mtchicolaphongcchOttoman,hatitrtntngnniskhngsb limt,dcngchngphi lhpmt. Timuan lcchngtiihngtuntrngmtCairo,khingybngtuianhbygi.ngyskhngmcnnau.

Nirngticmthyrtvinhd,nhngphnirngtikhngthnhnmt chic o c gi tr tinh thn nh th. chnh l l domchngtimunanhmcn.Knimcachngtinmtrongtngngtmich.Mclni.Tuntheoliyucu,vbtavutn,lyldo(?)lmphngnhngchbphng.nsoigngxem!Tunli.Nginbyngphasau,cchtichvicentimet.pthnymchomt lm thphqu,phikhngno?Vng, ting.Ncib tanhcondaohaili.Nuchngtiangtrongmttiuthuytkiutrn tnghi thcaEmily, thi taycakquyn rs lnquanhthnngi anh chngngy th, nhng Jocasta khn khohn. Anh cthnhnhginght nh thnhnh caVyvyan tui anh. Lqu,nh?Vng,tinglnna.Nhngmngtaycabtagramtsitccativngvochicochn.

Khngkhctcngkhngkhchlbta.Nhngvicnykhngcnphivi.PhunhnCrommelynckbikhngnimtli.

Vo gi n tra,Hendrick bo tinnh caBc s Egret Beerbeke btrmving.Maymkhngaibthng,nhngcnhstrathngboyucumingicaocnhgicvidngypsyvnhngkvli.Nhca cn c kha cht vo ban m. Jocasta rngmnh ri ni b tamngvtiZedelghembovbta.ThanhnticthtcoilvsquynanhEton,nhngkhngbit c thchng li cmtbngdunghaykhng?CltisgikhnchoHendricktronglchnnnchochngnht?Ayrskhngbnhlung,nhngtihmlomkhnn

lyramtkhusnglcLuger.JocastaryrAyrsvkhoesngbnnti,nhng lomck. Khi chng ti tr v tGothenburg, ti tm thykhusngnygiudi tmvnsn lngtrongphngngchnh,ccnbntrong,logiithch.iyPhhoclbchytronglcvivhoclbthtiu.Hngiunclphngvtrcqunnidy,hocnhngkhchkhngmi.Titncnhgingngvi ldotngt.

Hiticthcmthnkhng,vtrcgitichmichmvosngsnmthi.Ttnhin,Ayrspvakhusngchoti.Lngtctidngnglnht.Anhbnbngstnhgnygitngitnhtmtln,tidmtcchttinthakcamnhchochuynny,nuvncnngno.Nncuthyy,Ayrscgingcirtququyt,ticthlmtlogimququt,nhngtivncnmt,haichicrngstlicn.Mtthngmvimtkhusngvr.tthgcnlimt.Hytngtngchuyntitmticthlm!Khngbitcphiltitngtngrasedatronggingnicalohaykhngna.

CtintuytvitJansch,nhngchnivihnltinithnh.SgibaquyncnhcnchoanhtBrugesvolnsaukhitinnhnvinbutNeerbekenycthitcmchkhintikhngantm.Cthntrngnhthngthng.ChuyntincatinNgnhngNht ca B, Chi nhnh chnh, Bruges Dhondt ch cn bng ngn taymtphtlgimcymngaychotimttikhon.ChcduynhtmtRobertFrobishertrongdanhschkhchhngmthi,tichcchnlnhvy.

Tinttnhtttrcnnay:quaylisngtcnhcchoringmnh.

Thnmn,R.F.

LuiZedelghem,16viii1931.

Sixsmith,

Mahcmtbcngotykhoilc:vcaAyrsvti ltnhnhn.ng ht hong! Ch v ngha xc thtm thi.Mt bui ti votuntrc,btanphngti,khacaliv,khngnimtlino,trtb xim y. Khngmun khoc lc, nhng s gh thm ca b ta khngkhintingcnhin.Kthc,tichkhphca.Thttnh,Sixsmith,anhnnthtnhngcmgiclmtnhtrongimlngtuyti.Ttcnhngrnrngbinthnhnimkhoilc,chcnanhngmchtming.

Khitamkhacthmtnginb,chichpttincabtacngtuntro.(Anhnnthmtln,tilphny.)Liuiunyclinquangnnituytvngchtchacahkhng?SauphnTrnhdin,tishnhphchnkhichcnnmyn,nhngJocastalini,mtcchbcpht,nhthmunchnvibmtentitolncachngtidinhngbmtxamxmnhbhn.BittinAyrsmcbnhgiangmaitmtnhchaCopenhagennm1919trongmtlnixadingyvkhng lmv thamnk tnm; saukhiEva rai, bc sni viJocasta rngbkhng th th thaicna.B ta r. chn lckhikvnhngcuctnhthongquacamnh,nhngkhngbinhvvic.BtanhnmnhrngvnyuAyrs.Tilmbm,nghing.Btaptr,tnhyudatrnlngthychunglmtiuhuynhocdoconngitthudtnntchnhcmgicbtancah.

CngnivEva.Btalolngrngmnhquptthcphptclnghalnconginnihaimconkhngthnolmbnvinhau,vgiy,cvnhconngaxngchungphiimt.Ngggtgianhngbikchnhnhtny,nhngscnthnhnkhicdpgnngianMchtrongtnglaivcthlnhchaanMch.

J.mun lmtnh lnna,nhktdnhb tavo ti.Khngphni.B tacc thcamtnks,nhiuscsnghn thng thy

nhngphntrngthnh,vnhiungnnghhnnhngcnngticiln.Ngrngccmthngdinhngchngatrcminthngthcmngncabta.Kthc,ngaykhitinggtlncuicng,b tani, Debussy tng liZedelghemmt tun, trcchintranh.Anhtangtrnchnhchicgingny,nutinhkhngnhm.Mthpmnhtrongngiucabychothybngvianhta.Cglkhngth.Chpnhnbtcthloigtrongchicvy,tinghenithvClaude,vngtalngiPhp.

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