She Loves Me Not: New and Selected Stories by Ron Hansen

7/31/2019 She Loves Me Not: New and Selected Stories by Ron Hansen

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2/21

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nojcio cbo c c~ iczu mcbc~oegbe {~c`fhj gumc~z, `fxfba {~cc cmcq figafbgufcb jgb zuo{ ~oo c

oxo~v `fuo~g` mgnfugufcb" " " "

TFb Zmo @cxoz Io BcuY umoeougf`fba, umo zugafba, fz

bz~{gzzoe" Oxo~v iciobufz ``v figafboe"

Uo Boq Vc~d fioz Nccd ^oxfoq


3/21

Jcbuobuz

Qfèo fb Cigmg 7

Qfjdoebozz >?

Umo Acxo~bozz 5?

[`gv`gbe ?6

Umo Df`ò~z 1?

Bon~gzdg 67Umo Z{g~~cq 61

ôe)@ouuo~ Egvz 7;6

Jgb F Lzu Zfu Mo~o hc~ g Qmfò3 7>:

Iv Jciibfzu 757

J~g|v 756

U~o ^cigbjo 7?7

Qfèo~bozz 78:Iojmgbfjz 71:

G Mg|g~e ch Boq Hc~uboz 767

Umo Umohu >;1

Umo Zòo{qg`do~ >7:

Iv Dfez Eca >7?

Zmo @cxoz Io Bcu >>7

Gjdbcqòeaiobuz >:?J~oefuz >:1


4/21

71:

Iojmgbfjz

Ogjm c umoi qgz acce qfum mfz mgbez" Og~`, Dfi, @gig~, gbe Ifdo qc~o a~oob

zmf~uz gbe aobo~g``v {~ouobeoe uc mguo umof~ lcnz umcam umov acu umo~o

og~`v gbe mba g~cbe `guo" Fgb qgz mgbezcio gbe zo~fcz gbe uqobuv)

ofamu, g`~ogev umo Qmfuo Zmf~u gu Z{ooeqgv Jmox~còu)Cèzicnfò)[cbufgj

gbe g bfamu zjmcc` zueobu gu Iou~c ojm Jciibfuv Jc`òao" Mfz `cban`cbe)n~cqb mgf~ qgz ufoe ngjd fb g {cbvugf` gbe zccb moe {u cb mfz

zba`gzzoz" Uo xo iojmgbfjz mbjmoe cu c umo jcè mcèfba umof~ mcu

jcooz fb umo mg`)eg~dbozz c zb~fzo, qgujmfba jciiuo~z lgi { umo zf}

`gboz cu ~cbu"

Ifdo fdoe umo ccdz c umgu [cbufgj A~gbe [~f}, bc bcu umgu cbo, umo

cumo~ cbo, gbe Fgb fbc~ioe mfi fu mge g :"5)`fuo~ ECMJ >5)xg`xo X8"

Ifdo ~cqboe gu mfi `fdo mo efe qmob Fgb jg`òe jg~ igbg`z `fuo~g)u~o" Mo gzdoe, F vc dbcq zc ijm, qmguz fb umgu Zng~ @oagjv3

F fuz umo u~nc, fuz g gu)c~, Fgb zgfe" Mbe~oe umf~uv)xo jnfj

fbjmoz"

Qmguz umo zz{obzfcb3 @gig~ gzdoe, lzu uc {`gv fu cu"

Fgb zmu mfz ovoz ufamu `fdo mo ecoz" Vce mgxo umcamu umfz qgz Uo

:6 Zuo{z" Igj[mo~zcb zu~uz fb ~cbu, c jc~zo, gbe mo mozfuguoe noc~o

geefba, gbe Fi {~ouuv z~o Jmg{igb zu~uz fb ngjd"Ogjm c umoi qgz `ccdfba c~ umo cumo~ av uc jcbu~gefju mfi"


5/21

^cb Mgbzob

715

Qmgu dfbe c `fbdz3 Cè Og~` gzdoe"

~gf`fba" Gbe eg` `cqo~ `guo~g`" Jmfèz {`gv, mfz zifò zgfe"

Zoo umgu Jgef``gj3 Ifdo gzdoe"Uo Oèc~gec3

Qmgu dfbe c obafbo3

Fgb agxo fu mg~e umcamu" X)ofamu, zowobufg` {c~u, c~ {cfbu bfbo

`fuo~" Oòju~cbfj o` fblojufcb"

Qo`` mo``, uo`` io zcioumfba boq, Ifdo zgfe"

Gbe xg~fgnò)gzzfzu zuoo~fba"

Vc acbbg uo`` io fuz acu c~ qmoo`z bo}u3Fgb mg` zifòe gbe bfzmoe mfz jcoo" Fuz g a~gv jg~, Ifdo"

Ecbu aou io zug~uoe"

Vc lzu mgxo uc ~oge umo `fuo~gu~o"

Mcè io ngjd, zcioncev, Ifdo zgfe"

Vcba Dfi qgz fb gqo4 mo gzdoe Og~`, Vc dbcq g`` umgu zu 3

Obafboz beo~ umo mcce, Og~` zgfe" Vc afxo fu agz gbe fu acoz"

Fuz g if~gjò, @gig~ zgfe"Qmfbfba icuc~z mcfzuoe umo c~ ngv ecc~z lzu noc~o zoxob gbe umo

aobo~g` igbgao~ qgz umo~o fb mfz mgbe){gfbuoe ufo gbe a~gv G~igbf zfu

uc a`ccif`v qgujm gz mfz xo iojmgbfjz {bjmoe fb" ^cj CJcbbo``

qgz cb mfz bgio jg~ez nu umo iojmgbfjz g`` jg`òe mfi ^fjmg~e"

Zmo qgz umf~uv c~ zc gbe umcamu c mo~zo` gz {~ouuv" Zmo {cuoe gu Fgb

fb umgu ~zu~guoe qgv gbe zgfe zmo efebu dbcqqmgu zmo booeoe ecbo"

Zmo où zc mo`{òzz" Zmo mguoe fu"

Cdgv" Qmguz fu zcbe `fdo3 Fgb gzdoe"

Qmf~~fba"

Qmf~~fba bcfzo" Qmo~o3

Zmo {cfbuoe, q~fbd`fba mo~ bczo, {`gvfba umo fbbcjobu" Vc dbcq,umo qmoo` umfbafo"


6/21

Iojmgbfjz

71?

Uo g}ò, mo zgfe"

Zmo zifòe"

Mfam){fujmoe c~ `cq3Igvno fuz ic~o `fdo g a~cq`"

Fz fu gf~`v jcbzugbu3

Voz"

Gbe vc~o aouufba umfz oxob qmob vc ac z`cq3

Vo{, zmo zgfe, z~o obcam"

Qc~b {fbfcb nog~fba, Fgb zgfe"

Zmo {czoe, gbe mo qobu uc mfz {g{o~qc~d"@gig~ moè mfz mgbez cu `fdo nccnz gbe agxo Fgb mfz Mc)mc'

`ccd"

Jmfè~ob, Fgb umcamu"

Qmfò Fgb zc~uoe umo zo~xfjo c~eo~z, ^cj niioe g Jgio` ~ci CèOg~` gbe ucè mfi uc mgxo cbo mfizo`" Og~` cnovoe4 moe ~ouf~o fb Cjuc)

no~ gbe `guo`v cbe mfizo` uuo~fba Bc izz, bc zz c~ Qmguoxo~

vc zgv `fdo mo qgz ògdfba {fbuz c uozuczuo~cbo qmo~oxo~ mo {g~doe

mfizo`"

F`` aou gb _{ cb umo cc~, ^cj ucè Og~`" Gb _{ fz gb bguuobeoe

{o~zcb"

Ugbdz" Vc mgxo uc z{o`` umfbaz cu c~ io iczu ufioz"^cjz Cnzozzfcb c~ Iob jc`cabo qgz befba oxo~v jc~bo~ c umo

chjo" ^cj jcbufboe" Uo ~zu umfba F u~v uc ec fz aou mfz dovz fb iv

{cjdou" F`` zgv, Vc umfbdfba gncu u~gefba vc~ jg~ fb3 Gbe F`` aou mfz

dovz uc afxo fu g ~cge uozu" Gbe f mo fzbu u~gefba F`` igdo { g n gncu

booefba umgu z{gjo moz {g~doe fb gbe umgu F`` lzu mgxo uc mcè cb uc mfz

dovz" Ofumo~ qgv, F mgxo {cqo~ cxo~ mfi" Qo ug`d gncu zufjdo~ {~fjoz,

ig~d{z, gbe c{ufcbz, gbe qmoumo~ umo _{ dbcqz fu c~ bcu moz umfbd)fba umgu F mgxo mfz dovz fb iv {cjdou gbe mo`` mgxo uc gzd io c~ umoi"


7/21

^cb Mgbzob

718

Cm, ^fjmg~e' Vc acu umo mgiio~ umob, Og~` zgfe" Vc acu g``

umo n`òuz"

O}gju`v" Vc aou umo ~famu dfbe c av gbe moz acfba uc u~v uc {ògzovc lzu uc aou mfz buz ngjd" Gbcumo~ dfbe`` mguo iv auz, nu mov, Fi

fb jg~zgòz"

F vc jgbu zugbe umo mogu " " "

" " " umo njd zuc{z mo~o"

Fgb qg`doe ~ci mfz chjo qfum g lcn c~eo~ umgu mo mgbeoe Og~`,

gbe Og~` ginòe cu uc umo mcfzuz" Fgb qobu cxo~ umo {~o)bccb zjmoeò

qfum umo aobo~g` igbgao~" Qo acu g zmcuabboe u~gbzifzzfcb, g qc~b{fbfcb nog~fba, c~ cf` gbe `noz, g mgbe` c ubo){z, g mg~e {oeg`

cb g zmco lcn qo efe `gzu qood, gbe g av qmczo uf~oz g~o j~cqbfba" Mfz

uf~o {~ozz~oz ucc mfam fz umo {~cnòi, nu moz cbo c c~ avz gbe mo

{gfe ``)ncgu zc F`` {u fu um~cam umo igjmfbo"

Bc {gfbu gbe ncev3

Qo~o aouufba df`òe umo~o, ^cj" Qo mgxo {oc{ò aouufba ozufiguoz,

nu umguz lzu c~ fbz~gbjo zjgiz" Cumo~qfzo umov uccuò c uc _ù~g)n~fuo" J~g|v qgv qo~o ecfba fu, qo`` boxo~ oxob beo~nfe Ncbec Ncnz"

^cj `ccdoe cu gu Dfi mczfba umo ezu c umo uv)c~ boq Jmox)

~còuz, Cèzicnfòz, [cbufgjz, gbe AIJ u~jdz fb mfz `cu" Ofamu mb)

e~oe ec``g~z g egv lzu fb fbuo~ozu" Qo booe ic~o {gfbu gbe ncev, umo

aobo~g` igbgao~ zgfe" Ozufiguo oi `fdo _ù~gn~fuo c~ g qmfò" Qo`` zoo

mcq fu gjuc~z"

Vc~o acfba uc `fdo umo bino~z, ^cj"^cj zboo~oe" Vc a~oe cu qmfjm av vc`` ~o3

Bcu vou"

Mc{ uc fu"

Uo avz qo~o gu mg` z{ooe cb umo cc~ gbe umo ~zu umfba Fgb zgq qgzIfdo gbe umgu ab)fb)umo)ucc`nc} `ccd c mfz" @gig~ qgz zf} ccu zf}


8/21

Iojmgbfjz

711

gbe mogeòzz beo~ umo [cbufgj A~gbe [~f} fb umo c~um ngv, Qg`digb

moge{mcboz cb zc mo jcè mog~ mfz Ncn Zoao~" Gbe Og~` mge g Jg{~fjo

cb umo mcfzu, a~oob zicdo ogumo~fba ~ci umo obafbo gbe g ~oe ~oo}ufbafzmo~ zuf`` fb mfz mgbez"

Cm, cm, avz, Og~` zgfe" Fuz umo Qmfuo Zmf~u"

Ifdo igeo g mhba bcfzo um~cam mfz bczo, nu umob mge uc zo

mfz mgbedo~jmfo"

Fgb ccdoe beo~bogum umo Jg{~fjo gbe gzdoe Og~`, Vc acu gio3

Cm, g `fuuò, Og~` zgfe" Zmo {u fb ucc ijm cf`" F aozz zmo qgz

jmojdfba umo q~cba ef{zufjd"Zmoz acu umo ~famu cbo bcq, Ifdo zgfe"

Og~` zwfbjmoe { mfz gjo fb mfz cjm o}{~ozzfcb gbe zmcu mfz gzm)

`famu { fbuc umo igbfcè" Qgujm cu, Ifdo" Vc m~u iv oo`fbaz

gagfb gbe F igv lzu mgxo uc ~ouf~o"

Fgb qg`doe cxo~ uc umo `bjm~cci qmo~o IOJMGBFJZ qgz {gfbuoe cb

~czuoe a`gzz cb umo ecc~" Vozuo~egvz boqz{g{o~ qgz fb mc`v uo~~c~ cb

umo bjm~cci ugnò gbe Dfi qgz ufùfba ngjd cb g qcceob jmgf~z mfbeòaz, ~cqbfba gu Zg``v Lozzv g{mgo` cb umo uoòxfzfcb fdo mo mge bc feog

qmgu mo qgz `ccdfba gu" Dfi qgz g ~fobe`v, {~ouuv)ncv gumo~ c uqc gbe

mg~e`v ic~o umgb g dfe mfizo`, g gf`~o)gu)g``)umfbaz dfbe c av qmci

Ifdo gbe Og~` {~cuojuoe" Qmob mo zgq Fgb, Dfi {~ce`v gbbcbjoe,

Jcooz igeo, gz f moe bcu lzu n~oqoe nu fbxobuoe fu"

Og~`v n~ogd3

Ifdo zgfe fu qgz cdgv" F mczoe ecqb umo jg~z gbe bc cbo booeoeumo zmuuò zc " " "

Zg``v Lozzvz aozuz qo~o oigò fi{o~zcbguc~z qmc `ccdoe {~ouuv

ijm `fdo Ec``v [g~ucb, Jmo~, gbe Igecbbg" Qfè `gamuo~ ~ci umo

gefobjo gu umof~ qfbdfba fbbobecz" g`d mo~o qcè no gncu {gbzfoz,

umcam" Ifdo qcè u~cu cu mfz qc~zu lcdoz" Qmv g~obu vc qgujmfba

Z{ooeqood3

Dfi `ccdoe gu Fgb fb {gbfj, `fdo umgu qgz gbcumo~ eog` umgu moe{feeòe gqgv" F ecbu dbcq, mo zgfe" F aozz F c~acu fu qgz cb"


9/21

^cb Mgbzob

71=

Fgb jmgbaoe umo jmgbbo`" Obafboz zm~fodoe gbe mcqòe fb umo {fuz

gbe iojmgbfjz meeòe uc ug`d gncu umo {~cnòiz umov mog~e" Mogu

qgxoz q~fbdòe umo ~gjo jg~z gz umov {~cqòe umo u~bz"Vc dbcq qmgu ~gjo umfz fz3 Dfi gzdoe"

G" L" Hcvu gzmoe nv fb g Jc{obmgaob @c`g)Jmoxv gbe umgu qgz

c``cqoe nv g u~gjdfba zmcu c G` _bzo~ L~" qfum mfz mgbez mg~e cb umo

qmoo` gz umo Z{ooeqoodgbbcbjo~ o}jfuoe`v zgfe mfz >>= ifòz {o~ mc~

qgz g {~gjufjo)egv ~ojc~e"

Cè zmcq, Fgb zgfe" Fbev xo mbe~oe"

Mm, Dfi zgfe"@gig~ gbe Og~` lcfboe umoi" G mg`)qou, {gfbu)nv)bino~, {g`c)

ifbc mc~zo moge qgz mba { bo}u uc umo {gfbu)nv)bino~ cg`z fb g

c~ozu umgu Og~` mge {~ozobuoe umoi qfum `gzu qood" Og~` acu mfz jcoo

noc~o zfe`fba cxo~ uc umo mc~zo moge gbe lzu zugbefba umo~o qfum mfz

@ccd qmgu F efe' gjo cb" Fgb zcamu uc fabc~o mfi nv qgzmfba cu

c~ jcoo j{z gbe {obefba umoi cb umo {`gzufj zu~gfbo~" Og~` bg``v

zgfe, Vc zoo iv mc~zo3Fgb {~ouobeoe mo mgebu mog~e4 mo e~foe cu umo zfbd qfum {g{o~

ucqo`z"

Cm mov, F c~acu uc iobufcb fu, Dfi zgfe" Vcxo acu g `cu c ug`)

obu, Og~`'

Bgm"

Vc ec'

Qo``, fuz {gufobjo iczu`v"Iv dfez mgxo umczo {gfbu)nv)bino~ dfuz gbe umo~oz lzu bc jci)

{g~fzcb"

Og~` `czu mg` g ccu fb mofamu" Qo``, igvno qmob umov aou uc no

bfbo c~ uob"

Gbe Ifdo qgz umo~o" Ecbu umov mgxo gbv {gfbu)nv)bino~ qciob3

F `ccdoe gbe `ccdoe, Og~` zgfe" Mo zooioe uc no {oo~fba gu mfz

mgbefqc~d ~ci g ~ozm {o~z{ojufxo"Ifdo zu~geeòe g jmgf~ gbe c{oboe { mfz `bjmnc}" Qc~e qgz mo


10/21

Iojmgbfjz

716

evoe mfz mgf~ uc mgxo fu umgu n`gjd" @fdo Eogb Ig~ufb, qmci mo gxc~oe,

mo zgfe" Moe ugdob uc mfefba mfz {~fzcb uguuccz" Vc qgujmfba jg~z3

mo gzdoe"Fbev xo mbe~oe, Dfi zgfe"

Vc mgxo zcioumfba o`zo fb ifbe3 Fgb gzdoe Ifdo"

Ifdo cjzoe o~jo`v cb mfi" Zg``v Lozzv ^g{mgo`'

Qoe ~gumo~ qgujm Oio~zcb Hfuuf{gèf"

Ifdo ~o`g}oe" Oiic' Qmcz mo ~gjfba c~3

[obzdo"

@gig~ ejdoe beo~ umo ecc~ jgzfba, uccd c mfz moge{mcboz, gbe{c{{oe g jgb c Jcdo" @gig~ gbe Ifdo c``cqoe umo ~gjo c~ g qmfò"

Dfi zooioe uc be cu c~ umo ~zu ufio umgu Ifdo qgz g `` ccu

zmc~uo~ umgb @gig~, gbe mo zifòe uc Og~` gncu fu, nu Og~` qgz gjfba

mfz mc~zo moge"

Mo``, umguz bcu g gzu jg~, Ifdo zgfe"

G~fo @vobevd qfbz, @gig~ zgfe"

Qmc3 Ifdo gzdoe"Eujm av" Gbcumo~ @c`g)Jmoxv"

Oxob zc, umgu gfbu umo gzuozu ~gjo jg~"

Vc jgb zgv umo zbz cu gbe Ifdo qf`` zgv, bcu fb Jmfbg"

Fgb gzdoe, Qmgu fzumo gzuozu ~gjo jg~, Ifdo3

G Jcn~g"

G Jcn~g, Fgb zgfe"

Voz, g Jcn~g'Og~` c{oboe mfz `bjmnc}, gbe Ifdo u~foe uc qc~d cb mfi, ucc"

Vc aou umgu Jg{~fjo }oe vou3

cc mcu uc ucjm, Og~` zgfe"

Ifdo agqoe gbe z`g{{oe mfz umfam" F Ace `cxoe `fg~z, moe ma

vc uc eogum, Og~`"

Og~` bcèoe zcio qg}oe {g{o~, uccd cu g {ogbu nuuo~ jccdfo gz

f mfz I~z" z~{~fzoe mfi qfum fu, gbe ag{oe { gu umo uoòxfzfcb zj~oobc~ g `` ifbuo" Qmcz gmoge3


11/21

^cb Mgbzob

7=;

Hfuuf{gèf gbe ^gmg`, Fgb zgfe"

Zuf``3

Mo``, fuz ug{oe, vc fefcu' Ifdo zj~ogioe" Fbev mg{{obz cbIoic~fg` Egv' Vc jcè qgujm umgu {~ca~gi c~uv ufioz gbe umo ace)

egib qfbbo~e boxo~ jmgbao'

@gig~ ~cqboe" Vc~o ~bbfba g `fuuò mcu vc~zo`, Ifdo"

Ifdo zooioe uc mbu umo ~famu qc~ez c~ g qmfò, gbe umob mo acu

{ gbe qobu cu" Og~` bfzmoe mfz jccdfo" Dfi `òe mfz jcoo j{"

Guo~ g qmfò @gig~ gzdoe, Qmczo dfe {gfbuoe umo mc~zo3

^cj gbe Ifdo qo~o ug`dfba qmob ^cj zgq Fgb gbe qgxoe mfi cxo~ uc

o}{`gfb mfz mc~zo{cqo~ c~i`g uc Ifdo" Fgb acu cu mfz {ob gbe cèoe

cxo~ g vo``cq lcn c~eo~" Vc mgxo g gzu jg~ nu vc ecbu dbcq fuz mc~zo)

{cqo~" Qo`` jg`` umo jg~ g Jcn~g" Vc ec dbcq vc~ Jcn~gz qofamu gbe

fuz wg~uo~)ifò z{ooe" Uo c~i`g c~ z{ooe fz uqc mbe~oe uqobuv)cboufioz umo jno ~ccu c umo a~czz mc~zo{cqo~ efxfeoe nv umo qofamu"

Ifdo ~cqboe gu umo aobo~g` igbgao~" Qmo~oz umfz av jcio { qfum

umfz zuh3^cj zm~aaoe"

Fgb c~ioe òuuo~z gbe ucè Ifdo, Qo~o zc`xfba c~ M"

M, Ifdo zgfe" Qc~~v uqfzuoe mfz gjo"

Mc~zo{cqo~" Gbe Z fz z{ooe"

Gbe Q fz qofamu" F aou fu4 ac cb"Qo``, fuz g`` g~fumioufj ~ci umgu {cfbu cb"

Vc zoo, fuz umgu jno)~ccu nzfbozz, mgz io dfbeg " " "

Fgb lcuuoe fu ecqb" Z uc umo umf~e {cqo~, ufioz Q " " "

Qofamu, umo aobo~g` igbgao~ zgfe"

Qmfjm fz efxfeoe nv cbo {cfbu |o~c ofamu, ufioz uob if``fcb, qmfjm

F mgxo mo~o gz uob uc umo zoxobum {cqo~"

Vc {``fba umozo bino~z cuug vc~ mgu3~zu io cb umfz, Ifdo" Owg`zM"


12/21

Iojmgbfjz

7=7

Mc~zo{cqo~"

Qo~o ug`dfba a~czz mc~zo{cqo~, bcu bou" Qmfjm fz zugbeg~e"

Ifdo uccd umo c~i`g ~ci mfi gbe moè fu `fdo moe qgbu uc qgzmmfz mgbez {~ouuv zccb"

Gbe umo noguv c fu fz vc jgb zc`xo c~ gbv bjufcbz{ooe,

qofamu, mc~zo{cqo~"

Ifdo mgbeoe ngjd umo c~i`g" Qo camug lzu afxo { mgxfba

~gjoz" Qo camug lzu g} c~ bino~z uc c~ mgbefozu Qmfuo Zmf~u gbe

mgxo mfi uo`` z qmc qcb"

Qcbu zo`` gz ijm noo~ umgu qgv, ^cj zgfe" Mo``jguz qcbu aou ucqog~ moìouz gbe ~ojdòzz a~fbz gbe e~fbd umof~ if`d ~famu ~ci umo ncuu o"

@gig~ acu g zj~oqe~fxo~ ~ci mfz ~oe ucc` jgnfbou lzu gz Og~` qgz aouufba

g ~gefguc~ gb noù" Vc dbcq umgu umfba F qgz ug`dfba gncu3

Qmgu umfba3 Og~` gzdoe"Vc dbcq, umgu umfba, @gig~ zgfe"

Cm, vogm, Og~` zgfe" Vc~ ù~g zoj~ou"

Mo~o, @gig~ zgfe, gbe mgbeoe mfi g zdoujm c mfz uqc)zu~cdo

obafbo eozfab" @gig~ bzj~oqoe g còe {`gzufj efzu~fnuc~ jg{ gbe umo

~cuc~ nobogum fu"

Og~` zooioe {||òe nv mfz zdoujm"

Qmgu3 @gig~ gzdoe" Qfumcu `ccdfba, mo uccd umo uqc qf~fbauo~ifbg`z ~ci umo ~ougfbo~"

Vc acu zcio gbjv af|ic mo~o `ccdz `fdo g jmozz {fojo"

@gig~ j~ccdoe mfz bojd gbe Og~` mo`{``v {cfbuoe" Cm" Uguz umo

mve~g`fj fblojuc~, @gig~ zgfe"

Gbe qmguz umfz3 Vc~ fbugdo xg`xo3

Vc acu fu" @gig~ `fuoe cu umo jcbeobzo~"

Gbe o}mgzu xg`xo mo~o3O}mgzu fz cb umo ~famu"


13/21

^cb Mgbzob

7=>

Og~` acu umo {cfbu zou ~ci umo zdf~u cb umo obeo~ gbe mgbeoe fu

uc mfi" @gig~ fbzug`òe fu cb umo n~ogdo~ {`guo" ~cnò qgz, @gig~

zgfe, F efebu mgxo gb o~gzo~ c~ umo e~gqfba" Dfez zoe fu { cb umof~mcioqc~d"

Og~` ug{{oe umo zdoujm c g lg~ zmg{o" Qou zi{, F z{czo"

_m)mm"

@fdo umo qgv vc zmgeoe fu" O}jo`òbu uojmbfwo"

@gig~ mccdoe { umo qf~oz" Qmcò zoj~ou c umo obafbo fz umo {c{)

{ou xg`xoz, @gig~ zgfe" Ogjm cbo c{obz gbe j`czoz fbeo{obeobu"

Qmguz umgu ec c~ vg3O}u~g o}uo~bg` zjgxobafba" @gig~ jmojdoe umo jgi `n~fjguc~ gbe

gelzuoe fu zc umgu fu lzu ucjmoe umo jgi `cnoz"

Og~` zmu mfz ovoz gbe u~foe uc ogu~o umo bjufcbfba cb mfz `gqb

icqo~z uqc)zu~cdo" Ecbu dbcq gncu umfz, @gig~" Og~` {oo~oe gu umo

zdoujm fb mfz mgbez" Vc acu g `cuug {g~uz fb umo~o, Og~` zgfe" Mfz ucbo

qgz ucc gumo~`v, gbe mo mog~e g m~u zfòbjo ~ci mfz ~fobe" Ecbu

iogb uc {u g egi{o~ cb umfbaz"Qo``, voz4 umguz umo nfaaozu e~gqngjd, zf``v {g~uz" Vc aou ucc ijm

uc ac q~cba gbe fu qf``" Qo zoo umgu egv fb gbe egv cu" @gig~ uccd mfz

zdoujm gbe u~foe uc be g mfefba {`gjo c~ fu fb mfz cc~ ucc`nc}"

Og~` moè cu mfz cqb ofamu)fbjm G`òb q~objm, nu @gig~ acu cbo

~ci umo ucc`nc}" F`` uo`` vc qmgu, umcam, Og~` zgfe" Obafboo~z fb

Lg{gb g~o zugvfba gqgdo bfamuz u~vfba uc aou g {cqo~ zu~cdo `fdo umgu"

Mc)mc, @gig~ zgfe" Vc nouuo~ no`foxo fu'Og~` zgq Fgb zug~fba gbe zu~c`òe uc mfz mcfzu" @gig~ zjcqòe gu umo

mfam zfeo c umo jgi gbe iogz~oe umo ag{ fb umo {cfbuz"

Gu `bjm, Og~` uc~o c{ob g zgjd c {cuguc jmf{z gbe guo cbo" @gig~

fjdoe umo {fjdò z`fjoz ~ci mfz jmoozon~ao~ nb" F c~acu uc mgxo fuiv qgv, mo zgfe"


14/21

Iojmgbfjz

7=:

Jfag~ouuo zicdo a~gvoe umo gf~" Jgio`z, Jmozuo~oèz, Ig~`nc~cz,

Dcc`z"

Dfi gzdoe, Mcqz vc~ qfo, Ifdo3Ifdo efebu `ccd {" Zmoz zuf`` fb umo mcz{fug`, mo zgfe" Gbe umob

fb Ifdo)umoguo~ geeoe, Zmo {~cngn`v gfbu jcifba cu"

Dfi `ccdoe z~{~fzoe" Vc dbcq qmgu fu fz3

Ecjuc~z umfbd fu ifamu no jgbjo~" Ifdo uccd umo `fe c mfz {e)

efba" Egib nfujm {~cngn`v agxo io jgbjo~, ucc" F lzu zfaboe efxc~jo

{g{o~z vozuo~egv"

G`` umo iojmgbfjz zug~oe gu mfi"Vc~o efxc~jfbamo~3 @gig~ gzdoe"

Mo`` voz' Zmo afxoz io jgbjo~, zmo eozo~xoz fu" Ifdo {u mfz z{ccb

fb umo jmcjc`guo {eefba nu efebu `fu fu {" F dboqF zmcèbu g ig~)

~foe umgu nfujm" Zcioumfba ucè io" F lzu dboq fu"

Bc cbo zgfe gbvumfba c~ g qmfò"

Ifdo zgfe, F oo`bo, nu Fxo noob ogufba bc~ig` gbe Fi zuf`` `cz)

fba qofamu"Vc jgbu jgujm jgbjo~ umgu qgv, @gig~ zgfe"

Ifdo zjcqòe gu mfi" Vc dbcq, f vc qgz mg` g ccu zmc~uo~ vc

qcèbu mgxo zc igbv c{fbfcbz"

G cc~ zgòzigb m~~foe fb gbe umo iojmgbfjz cjzoe cb mfi zc

mg~e mo mbjmoe" Uo cc~ zgòzigb cbe Fgb gbe ucè mfi mo mge g

av {zfeo ecqb cb mfz Jc~xouuo `cgb qmc mc{oe uc aou bn~foe nv

u~gefba fu fb cb g Jgig~c \>=" ~cnò qgz, qmob umo zgòzigb agxo fug ~b umo Xouuo dfbe c mozfuguoe qmob mo {u mfz ccu ecqb" Zmo ` ac

m)m)m gbe umob zmo`` jgujm {"

F c~acu vc~ bgio"

Aoc~ao"

Vc aouufba ~nno~ jmgbafba aog~z, Aoc~ao3

Uo cc~ zgòzigb qgz z~{~fzoe" Qmv, voz'

Fu {~cngn`v fzbu umo obafbo, Fgb zgfe" Zcbez `fdo umo jùjm fzz`f{{fba"


15/21

^cb Mgbzob

7=5

Jùjm, Aoc~ao zgfe" Uguz qmgu F qgz umfbdfba" O}{obzfxo3

Qo``, qoe mgxo uc {`` umo n`cjd, Fgb zgfe" Gncu zf} mbe~oe

ec``g~z, ifbfii"Uguz qmgu F qgz umfbdfba, Aoc~ao zgfe, gbe lcuuoe %7;;; fb mfz

{cjdou ugnòu" Gbcumo~ umfba" Vc dbcq umgu Ho~~g~f Icbefg` qo acu uc

`~o fb umo uf~o dfjdo~z3 Qmguz fu iogb uc mgxo umgu u~gbzxo~zo aog~nc}

`gvcu3

O`fifbguoz g}ò u~gi{ beo~ mg~e gjjoò~gufcb"

Og~` qfbdoe gu umo cc~ zgòzigb gbe zgfe, Vc `cxo fu qmob mo

ug`dz ef~uv, ecbu vg"Aoc~ao qg`doe cu gbe Ifdo ucè umo iojmgbfjz, F`` df`` umgu

cc~)qmc~o zcioegv, mo u~foz dbjd`fba iv moge gncu jg~z" Vc``

be mfi gu beo~ umo u~jd mcfzu" Qcbu no bcumfba umo~o nu g zugfb"

Qgù|fba fb mo~o, ug`dfba jmgzzfz gbe qmgu g``" Uo ac` {gbuz fbezu~v``

ac nzu"

Dfi cbe Fgb fb mfz chjo noc~o um~oo" Qcè vc ifbe f F qobu

cu3 F qgz dfbe c umfbdfba c aouufba g jmcjc`guo zmgdo"

G~o vc ecbo qfum vc~ lcnz3

G`` vc zgfe uc ec"

Ac gmoge umob"

F qgz dfbe c mc{fba vce `fdo uc ac qfum io"Fgb {oo~oe { gu Dfiz {gfboe gbe mg`)zjg~oe gjo gbe acu { ~ci

mfz eozd"

Dfi do{u u~vfba uc z{ogd cb mfz mg`)ifò e~fxo uc umo N~ao~ Dfba,

gbe bg``v acu cu, Vc dbcq umgu av umgu zoe uc no mo~o3 Eobbv3

Z~o4 mo zoe uc mgxo vc~ lcn"

Qo``, moz fb lgf` bcq"

Gbe umguz qmv moz bcu qfum z, Fgb zgfe"Qo qo~obu ~og``v umgu j`czo" I~" CJcbbo`` umcam, mo umfbdz


16/21

Iojmgbfjz

7=?

zfbjo Eobbv acu io mf~oe mo~o gbe c~ qfxoz g~o ~fobez, qo~o acce

neefoz, gbe qfum mfi fb lgf` Fi {~cngn`v umgu qgv, ucc"

_m)mm"Qmgu Fi zgvfba fz, Fi bcu" Vc dbcq3 Fxo noob u~vfba ~og` mg~e,

nu fu zooiz `fdo umo `fuuòzu umfba, I~" CJcbbo`` jcbuz fu gagfbzu io

gbe F jgbu aou gmoge"

Vc~o `ccdfba c~ g {~cicufcb3

Qo``, vogm" Qmgu Fe `fdo fz uc qc~d umo c~um ngv fbzuoge c lzu

mgbe`fba umo zmuuò gbe eougf`fba jg~z"

Vc mgxobu noob uc umo gjuc~v zjmcc`"Og~` efebu ac, Dfi {~cuozuoe"

Og~` qgz a~gbegumo~oe, Fgb zgfe" Og~`z noob mo~o uqobuv)bfbo

vog~z"

Qo``, F zuf`` umfbd F jcè ec `fuuò umfbaz" Gbe umob f F {~cxoe

ivzo`, vc jcè mgxo umoi zobe io uc umo gjuc~v" Qcbu oxo~ no gz

acce g iojmgbfj gz vc g~o, nu Fi {~ouuv mgbev" Iv gumo~)fb)`gq gbe

io ~onfù umo u~gbzifzzfcb cb iv qfoz Ozjc~u, gbe zmoz mg{{v qfum fu"Dfi cxo~~gb umo zfab qfum umo cce jmcfjoz cb fu gbe mge uc ngjd

mfz u~jd { uc mog~ umo fbuo~jci xcfjo" Dfi c~eo~oe g Qmc{{o~ gbe g

jmcjc`guo zmgdo4 Fgb c~eo~oe g Jcdo c~ [o{zf, mo efebu jg~o qmfjm" Dfi

abboe umoi c~qg~e uc umo {fjd{ qfbecq, qmo~o g mouv qcigb qfum

g mogezou cb zifòe gu Dfi gz zmo {zmoe umo cce ucqg~e umo u~jd" Zmo

zgfe, Vc ecbu mgxo uc no zc a`cciv'

Dfi n`zmoe gbe zgfe, Fi zc~~v" Mo mgbeoe mo~ umo icbov gbe{u umo cce zgjd nozfeo mfi cb umo zogu" Mo {u umo u~jd fb aog~ gbe

mo ~c`òe cu uc umo zu~oou" Iv qfoz g`qgvz zgvfba umgu uc io, ucc"

Vc~o g`qgvz ~cqbfba' zmo zgvz" F aozz F lzu c~aou uc zifò"

Zmo gbe umo dfez cdgv3

Qo``, qo boxo~ ac cu gbvic~o" Vce `fdo uc ugdo umo dfez cu

zcioqmo~o, lzu uc umo icxfoz c~ jgi{fba, nu fuz jmog{o~ uc zugv mcio

fb ~cbu c umo uoòxfzfcb" Fuz acu zc mgxfba g uoò{mcbo zooiz `fdo g`}~v" Gbe qo boxo~jg`` `cba efzugbjo"


17/21

^cb Mgbzob

7=8

Vc dbcq mcq uc ec {gfbu gbe ncbec qc~d3

Dfi zgfe mo efe nu fb g qgv umgu zgfe, Mcq mg~e jcè fu no3Qmgu3

Vc booe g ncev av3Qo ifamu {~ouuv zccb" F`` {u fb g acce qc~e c~ vc"

Dfi `ccdoe gu mfi zcòib`v" Oxob zoxob ec``g~z gb mc~ qcè no

g mo`{" Gbe umob mo ~oioino~oe uc zifò"

Og~` qgz qc~dfba cb g Ju`gzz Z{~oio qmob Dfi gbe Fgb acu ngjd"Qo acu g {~cnòi, nczz, Og~` zgfe, gbe ug`doe qfum mfi beo~ umo

mcfzu" Dfi zf{{oe mfz jmcjc`guo zmgdo um~cam g zu~gq gz mo uccd fu

g`` fb"

Qo mgxo umo {g~uz3 Fgb gzdoe"

Jmg{{v zgvz bc"

Fgb zobu Dfi cu uc be g dbjdò mn gu D~gaobz, umob mo qobu

uc mfz chjo uc igdo mfz guo~bccb jzucio~ jg``z" Gbe moe acuuob ucuqo`xo {oc{ò, uo``fba umoi umof~ xomfjòz qo~o ~ogev, qmob mo zgq Dfi

m~~vfba ngjd ~ci D~gaobz gbe zdfeefba umo Z{ooeqgv zo~xfjo u~jd

uc g mgù cb umo cc~" Og~` gbe Fgb qg`doe uc fu gz Dfi mouoe g nc}

~ci umo u~jd noe, gbe Fgb où mfz mog~u zfbd, c~ mo dboq Dfi mge

ifzugdob`v gzdoe c~ umo jci{òuo zuoo~fba dbjdò gzzoin`v fbzuoge c

lzu umo mn"

Og~` zmcqoe Fgb g mg~e)qogumo~ ovo"Fgb gzdoe mfi, Vc umfbd D~gaobz qf`` ugdo fu ngjd efzgzzoinòe3

Og~` n~cdo c{ob umo nc} cb umo cc~" Qo ec g mojd c g `cu c nzf)

bozz qfum oi"

Cm, Fi zc~~v, Dfi zgfe"

Gbe Og~` zgfe, Bc izz, bc zz"

Wfuufba ufio fb uoob ifbuoz" Fgb òu umoi c~ umo Iojmgb)

fjz gbe cbe umo bfamu zo~xfjo igbgao~ umo~o gbe zuf`` fb mfz zmfbaj`cumoz, mfz zug~jmoe qmfuo zmf~u cb g mgbao~ mccdoe cb g òu bao~


18/21

Iojmgbfjz

7=1

qmfò mfz ~famu mgbe c~joe {cuguc jmf{z fbuc mfz icum" @gig~ zgaaoe

gagfbzu g ecc~~gio, a~gv`v j~ogifba umo a~ogzo ~ci mfz mgbez qmfò

gfbu zcbez c umo A~guo` Eoge fzzoe ~ci mfz moge{mcboz"Fgb uccd umo jcoo{cu c umo mcu {`guo noc~o umo eg~d cc|o ncfòe

ecqb uc n`gjd n`fzuo~z" Mo umob {u umo qmfuo {g{o~ jcoo ùo~z ngjd fb

umo nc} gbe {u umo nc} { qmo~o fu qgz z{{czoe uc no"

Ifdo qg`doe fb gbe mogxoe mfizo` fbuc g mg~eqcce jmgf~ lzu

gj~czz ~ci umo bfamu igbgao~, ~cqbfba gu Eg~v` buf` Eg~v` ~cqboe

ngjd" Gbe umob Ifdo zmcuoe, Qmgu3

Bcumfba"Ecbu {zm io, Ifdo zgfe"

Eg~v` `ccdoe c~ g mg`)~fobe`v gjo" Fgb' mo zgfe" Vc umo mcb)

jmc3

Ifdo zgfe, Bc4 moz qog~fba umo Qmfuo Zmf~u nojgzo moz umo igu~o

e' Ifdo zmccd mfz moge" Vc umo mcbjmc"

Eg~v` zgfe mo qgz acfba v)zmfba { bog~ H`fbuqcce, gbe @gig~

zgfe mo umcamu umov mge g c~ozu ~o { umo~o" Eg~v` zgfe umov efe, nufu qgz {u cu nv bcq"

Fgb qgz uczzfba if`d jg~ucbz gbe u~gzm fbuc g a~oob {`gzufj nga" Mo

zgfe, Uo ~o qgz fb N~fg~j~ozu" Uguz zf}uoob ifòz ~ci H`fbuqcce"

Ifdo acu f~~fuguoe gagfb gbe zgfe, Fz umo~o gbvumfba vc ecbu

dbcq3

Jci{g~oe uc vc, F aozz bcu"

Mc)mc, @gig~ zgfe" qc {cfbuz c~ Fgb'Ifdo zgfe, Vc~o zjdfba { gagfb, @gig~" F mguo umgu" Gbe umob

mo acu mfz `bjmnc} gbe qobu cu"

Nu Ifdo qgz qgfufba nv Fgbz n`gjd Jmoxv N`g|o~ qmob Fgb bfzmoe

mfz {g{o~qc~d gbe mogeoe mcio gb mc~ `guo~" F booe g ~feo, mozgfe"


19/21

^cb Mgbzob

7==

Og~` mge noob umo ~zu uc ec umgu, ~famu guo~ Fgb qgz bgioe umo

Qmfuo Zmf~u" Og~` agxo mfi mfz qmcò mfzuc~v gz mo qguo~oe mfz `gqb gbe

o~uf`f|oe mfz {`gbuz gbe {u uqc c~gbafzm ucigucoz cb umo dfujmob zf``"Gbe gu umof~ zf} cj`cjd efbbo~, Og~` mge acuuob { gbe ivzuo~fcz`v

qobu cu uc umo ~cbu {c~jm zc mfz zqoou qfo qcè mgxo umo c{{c~u)

bfuv uc zgv, Vc dbcq, Og~` ~og``v geif~oz vc"

Uob @gig~ gzdoe c~ g ~feo uc mfz mczo, òu Fgb mcè mfz mfam)

zjmcc` ngzdoung`` u~c{mfoz, gbe umob qc~~foe`v {gjoe qfum g jmfè fb

mfz g~iz gz Fgb o}gifboe mfz nò{~fbu c~ g gug``v gqoe jg~n~ouc~

zvzuoi" @gig~ ucè mfi, Qmv qo ecbu ug`d ijm, vc gbe io, fz Fizmv" Uob umo uqc c umoi {u moge{mcboz cb gbe mbjmoe cxo~ mfz

zmc~uqgxo ~gefc gz @gig~ afbao~`v uboe umo efg` uc Gizuo~egi, H~gbd)

~u, gbe Iczjcq"

Gu Dfiz g{g~uiobu Dfi moè mfz `fuuò ncv gagfbzu mfz jmozu gz Fgb

{`gvoe g Bfbuobec agio, lc~bovfba uc umo Jgzuò c C~eog`, qmo~o

mo jmg`òbaoe fuz um~oo {o~f`cz cc~z gbe acu umo gf` gz g ucdob c mfz

jc~gao" Vc~ mgf~z ef~uv, Dfi ucè mfz ncv, gbe umo dfe mfe beo~)bogum g {f``cq"

Nu Ifdo zugvoe wfou buf` umov qo~o fb mfz bofamnc~mcce, qmob

mo zgfe, F noob mgbafba g~cbe agz zugufcbz gbe guc){g~uz zmc{z zfbjo

F qgz uoob vog~z cè" Qcb umo Zcg{nc} Eo~nv qmob F qgz uob, gbe iv

cè igb efebu wcuo bwcuo mo`{ io qfum fu ofumo~" Qmfjm fz qmv

vc jgb ac gmoge gbe ~o io gbvufio vc qgbu, I~" Qmfuo Zmf~u" F``

`gbe ivzo` g iojmgbfjz lcn qmo~oxo~ umov mg{{ob uc no mf~fba" Gu nou)uo~ {gv, ucc, iczu `fdo`v"

Vc mgxo umo ugòbu" Uov jgbu ugdo umgu gqgv ~ci vc"

Ifdo acu cu, nu mgùoe cb umo zfeoqg`d gbe gzdoe Fgb f mo qgbuoe

g noo~"

Gbe Fgb qg`doe fbuc g mg`)oi{uv mczo gbe uccd g Neqofzo~

~ci mfi" Ifdo jmoqoe gb O}joe~fb gz mo acu g {`gzufj bbo`, u~fjd)

òe Lfi Nogi fbzfeo g E~ [o{{o~, gbe xfac~cz`v zmccd umo ncuuò"Qmo~o umo zcg zoe uc no, Ifdo zgu qfum Fgb cb umo cc~ gbe ~cqboe


20/21

Iojmgbfjz

7=6

gu mfz qfoz mgbeq~fufba cb g `ouuo~" Guo~ g qmf`o Ifdo mgbeoe fu uc

mfi" Fgb wfjd`v ~oge fu gbe mgbeoe fu ngjd" Fi ~og``v zc~~v, Ifdo,

mo zgfe"Ifdo gzdoe, Qmgu umo mo``z fb Ifjmfagb3

Gbe Fgb zgfe, Icucqb" Qc`xo~fboz" Jg~z"


21/21

Zj~fnbo~G Efxfzfcb c Zficb ( Zjmzuo~, Fbj"

7>:; Gxobo c umo Gio~fjgzBoq Vc~d, BV 7;;>;

Ufz nccd fz g qc~d c hjufcb" Bgioz, jmg~gjuo~z, {`gjoz, gbe fbjfeobuz ofumo~ g~o

{~cejuz c umo gumc~z figafbgufcb c~ g~o zoe hjufufcz`v" Gbv ~ozoin`gbjo uc gjugòxobuz c~ `cjgòz c~ {o~zcbz, `fxfba c~ eoge, fz obuf~o`v jcfbjfeobug`"

Jc{v~famu >;7> nv ^cb Mgbzob

G`` ~famuz ~ozo~xoe, fbjèfba umo ~famu uc ~o{~cejo umfz nccd c~ {c~ufcbz umo~ocfb gbv c~i qmguzcoxo~" Hc~ fbc~igufcb gee~ozz Zj~fnbo~ Znzfefg~v ^famuz

Eo{g~uiobu, 7>:; Gxobo c umo Gio~fjgz, Boq Vc~d, BV 7;;>;"

Hf~zu Zj~fnbo~ mg~ejcxo~ oefufcb Bcxoino~ >;7>

ZJ^FNBO^ gbe eozfab g~o ~oafzuo~oe u~geoig~dz c Uo Agò A~c{, Fbj" zoe beo~`fjobzo nv Zficb ( Zjmzuo~, Fbj", umo {n`fzmo~ c umfz qc~d"

Hc~ fbc~igufcb gncu z{ojfg` efzjcbuz c~ n`d {~jmgzoz, {ògzo jcbugju Zficb (Zjmzuo~ Z{ojfg` Zgòz gu 7)=88)?;8)7656 c~ nzfbozzKzficbgbezjmzuo~"jci"

Uo Zficb ( Zjmzuo~ Z{ogdo~z N~og jgb n~fba gumc~z uc vc~ `fxo oxobu" Hc~ic~o fbc~igufcb c~ uc nccd gb oxobu jcbugju umo Zficb ( Zjmzuo~ Z{ogdo~z N~og

gu 7)=88)>5=):;56 c~ xfzfu c~ qonzfuo gu qqq"zficbz{ogdo~z"jci"

Eozfaboe nv Jg~`g Lgvbo Lcboz

Igbgju~oe fb umo _bfuoe Zuguoz c Gio~fjg

7 : ? 1 6 7; = 8 5 >

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