simon blunt: the trainee (paperback) by jeffrey funnell

8/12/2019 Simon Blunt: The Trainee (Paperback) by Jeffrey Funnell

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Lmri hid rhosgd oi Lrobftmi, Kgee Euiigcc cget safmmc ht

soxtggi hid kmoigd h Cmidmi oisurhiag amnphiy. Hetgr

h sgrogs me kuiomr pmsotomis mvgr tfg igxt tgi yghrs, fg

kmoigd h Ccmyds lrmoib eorn hid !mrgd hs h lrmgroi tfg imi"nhroig nhrgt uitoc fos gvgituhc rgtorgngit

smng tforty"gobft yghrs chtgr.


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#fos !mr os dgdoahtgd tm ny brhidsmi #mly, !fmsg

hrrovhc oi $%&& oisporgd ng tm arghtg smngtfoib tfht

nobft chst h lot cmibgr tfhi ' dm.


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(mpyrobft Kgeergy Euiigcc

#fg robft me Kgeergy Euiigcc tm lg odgitoeogd hs hutfmr me tfos !mr

fhs lggi hssgrtgd ly fon oi haamrdhiag !otf sgatomi )) hid )* me

tfg (mpyrobft, +gsobis hid htgits Hat &-**.

Hcc robfts rgsgrvgd. m phrt me tfos pulcoahtomi nhy lg

rgprmduagd, stmrgd oi h rgtrogvhc systgn, mr trhisnottgd oi hiy

emrn mr ly hiy nghis, gcgatrmioa, ngafhioahc, pfmtmampyoib,

rgamrdoib, mr mtfgr!osg, !otfmut tfg promr pgrnossomi me tfg

pulcosfgrs.

Hiy pgrsmi !fm amnnots hiy uihutfmro/gd hat oi rgchtomi tm tfospulcoahtomi nhy lg cohlcg tm aronoihc prmsgautomi hid aovoc achons

emr dhnhbgs.

H (' ahthcmbug rgamrd emr tfos totcg os hvhochlcg ermn tfg Lrotosf

Colrhry.

Hcc afhrhatgrs hppghroib oi tfos !mr hrg eoatotomus. Hiy

rgsgnlchiag tm rghc pgrsmis, covoib mr dghd, os purgcy amoiaodgithc.

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Haim!cgdbngits

' hn oidgltgd tm ny bmmd erogid hid mig"tong !oig"droioib

amnphiomi htroa 5 Hrdos, trohc ch!ygr lhsgd oi 5gnpfos,

#giigssgg, !fmsg im!cgdbg hid !mr mi tfg lgfhvomur me

suspgats, hid tfg dgtgatomi me dgagot, hs dgsarolgd oiLhd Cogs Oi

Lusoigss 4(mngr, Hrdos hid roag7, 5a0rh!"3occ, 5hodgifghd,

&-**, ' drg! mi emr afhptgr $


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Afhptgr 8

#fg Cmidmi oisurhiag eorn me htfhi 3giry !hs im!i oi tfg

Ccmyds nhrgt hs h spgaohcost, mr ioafg lrmgr. #fos !hs

lgahusg me tfgor prgegrgiag emr hrghs me lusoigss tfht bgigrhtgd

tfg fobfgst rgvgiugs. #fgy !grg emuidgd oi tfg eorst dgahdg me

tfg t!gitogtf agitury ly h nhi me tfg shng ihng, im! cmib

soiag dgphrtgd. #fg aurrgit afhornhi, hid nhkmr sfhrgfmcdgr,!hs Lrohi gtgrsmi. Hcrghdy h noccomihorg ly tfg hbg me emrty,

lut im! oi fos nod"soxtogs, gtgrsmi !hs hi hstutg lmss,

scobftcy gaagitroa, dgnhidoib me fos sgiomr sthee, lut

bgigrmuscy suppmrtovg me gvgrymig. 3os meeoag dmmr !hs hc!hys

mpgi tm hiy sthee ngnlgr !fm iggdgd buodhiag hid, !fgi

oiarghsgd amnnotngit !hs rg6uorgd, fg prgegrrgd tfg ahrrmt

rhtfgr tfhi tfg stoa. 3g drmvg hi mcd Cmidmi thxo hrmuidtm!i, onhboioib fg !mucdit bgt toagtgd !fgigvgr fg phrgd

!fgrg fg sfmucdit. 3os dgputy !hs noimroty sfhrgfmcdgr hid

nhihboib dorgatmr >mlgrt ?mmdfghd. gtgrsmi hid ?mmdfghd

metgi doshbrggd, smngtongs 6uotg vmaoegrmuscy mi nhttgrs me

pmcoay hid dorgatomi lut dgspotg tfgnsgcvgs, tfgy fhd nhihbgd

tm rui tfg amnphiy vgry suaagsseuccy emr mvgr t!gity yghrs.

?mmdfghds oiacoihtomi !hs emr tfg stoa, imt tfg ahrrmt.

>gpmrtoib tm tfgn !grg tfg mpgrhtoib dovosomis, sox oi hcc,spgaohcosoib oi nhroig ahrbm, yhafts, hvohtomi, moc hid bhs,

rgoisurhiag hid oitgrihtomihc prmpgrty. ;haf dovosomihc fghd

!hs h nhoi lmhrd dorgatmr hid noimroty sfhrgfmcdgr. #fgrg

!grg im mutsodg sfhrgfmcdgrs. #fg tmthc sthee amuit !hs t!m

fuidrgd hid emrty"mig, smmi tm lg oiarghsgd ly mig, dug tm tfg

hrrovhc me gobftggi"yghr"mcd safmmc"cghvgr :onmi 3giry Kmfi

Lcuit. 3g !hs tm lg h trhoigg lrmgr.

:onmi !hs ermn Lrobftmi. 3g covgd h amupcg me nocgs ermntfg agitrg me tm!i oi hi hrgh im!i hs ?gstdgig !otf fos

ehtfgr Kmfi, hi haamuithit, hid nmtfgr Hibgch, h cmahc

nhbostrhtg hid afhroty !mrgr. Kmfi Lcuit fhd fos m!i eorn oi


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Lrobftmi. 3g hid fos smi !grg ngnlgrs me ?gst Lrobftmi 0mce

(cul hid gvgr soiag :onmi !hs t!gcvg, tfgy fhd pchygd nmst

!gggids. 3g !hs imt h typoahc tggihbgr. 3g dod fhvg h eg!

erogids, lut imt tfg smrt tfht !mucd fhib hrmuid oi tfg agitrg me

tm!i hid, bgigrhccy spghoib, fg !hs hc!hys !gcc turigd mut

hid snhrtcy drgssgd !fgi fg iggdgd tm lg. 3g fhd dhtgd h

amupcg me borcs ermn safmmc mi hid mee, lut imtfoib sgromus.

m!, tfmubf, fg !hs 6uotg oitgrgstgd oi sgvgitggi"yghr"mcd

;nnh ermn 3mvg, dhubftgr me 0gmrbg (chrgnmit, !fm !hs h

sgiomr aovoc sgrvhit oi tfg Emrgobi 9eeoag. #fg (chrgnmits

!grg hcsm ngnlgrs me ?gst Lrobftmi 0mce (cul hid ig! tfg

Lcuits !gcc. +hubftgr ;nnh !hs h lgboiigr ht tfg bhng hid!hs thoib cgssmis ermn tfg acul prmegssomihc. 0mce !hs

:onmis proiaophc cgosurg hatovoty hid fos phssomi, tfmubf fg

hcsm gxagccgd ht aroagt hid tgiios. Lmtf ehtfgr hid smi !grg

soibcg"eoburg fhidoahp bmcegrs hid tfgor rgspgatovg hsporhtomis

!grg tm lgamng acul ahpthoi hid acul afhnpomi. Lcuit kuiomr

!hs stocc acoiboib tm h afocdfmmd drghn tfht mig dhy fg !mucd

lgamng h prmegssomihc, lut rghcostoahccy fg !hs imt 6uotg bmmd

gimubf emr tfht.

:onmi dod imt dm vgry !gcc ht safmmc, h cmahc am"

gduahtomihc gsthlcosfngit ahccgd =hridghi, !foaf ht mig tong

usgd tm lg h brhnnhr safmmc. 3g fhd lggi pmpuchr !otf tfg

mtfgr pupocs lgahusg me fos spmrtoib soccs, lut imt !otf tfg

sthee. #fmsg !fm thubft fon rgbhrdgd fon hs h lot ch/y, kust

dmoib gimubf tm bgt ly, lut im nmrg. 3os iunlgr mig arotoa!hs cmib"sgrvoib dgputy fghd 3grlgrt 0mrroibg, im!i tm tfg

gitorg safmmc hs JKheeh. mlmdy amucd rghccy rgngnlgr !fy,

gxagpt 0mrroibg dod rfyng !otf mrhibg. 9tfgr sthee ngnlgrs

usgd ot tm fos ehag, pupocs lgfoid fos lha. 3g !hs h ngnlgr me

tfg shng bmce acul hs tfg Lcuits, lut imt ighrcy hs bmmd ht tfg

bhng. #fos !hs tfg nhoi rghsmi emr fos hvgrsomi tm, hid

amisthit arotoaosn me, tfg ymuibgr Lcuit !fm !hs amisodgrhlcy

lgttgr. Kheeh fhd h rgputhtomi emr eoddcoib fos fhidoahp fobfgrtfhi ot sfmucd lg sm hs tm onprmvg fos igt samrgs hid hafogvg

lgttgr rgsucts oi acul amnpgtotomis, lut fg !hs prgtty lhd

hiy!hy, sm im mig lmtfgrgd tm thg nuaf imtoag. Emr tfg nmst


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phrt, fg hid :onmi afmsg tm obimrg ghaf mtfgr oi tfg aculfmusg,

lut oi safmmc ot !hs h doeegrgit stmry.

Lcuit ymu hrg h chyhlmut, Kheeh fhd miag shod. Amur

bgmbrhpfy brhdgs tfos yghr nhg ng !midgr fm! ymu gvgr

nhihbg tm eoid ymur !hy tm safmmc. Kust nuddcoib tfrmubf !occ

imt dm.

>ghccy. 'ts !mrgd emr ymu hcc tfgsg yghrs, tfmubft

:onmi, !osgcy afmmsoib tm ggp ot tm fonsgce.

m :or, !hs !fht fg hatuhccy shod, gnpfhsosoib tfg J:or.

:onmi fhd sarhpgd h fhideuc me 0(:; J9 cgvgcs hid fhd

sthygd mi emr fos JH cgvgcs, tfg rgsucts me !foaf !grg imt ygt

im!i. 3g !hs imt gxpgatoib brhdgs bmmd gimubf emr huiovgrsoty gduahtomi, !foaf pcghsgd fon rhtfgr, soiag fg fhd

im !osf tm prmcmib fos hahdgnoa hbmiy hiy eurtfgr. 5htfs !hs

fos !mrst sulkgat, !foaf prmlhlcy gxacudgd fon ermn kmoioib

fos ehtfgrs haamuithiay eorn, sm fg nhdg tfg dgaosomi tm cmm

emr suothlcg gnpcmyngit gcsg!fgrg. 3g fhd sggi tfg kml ht

htfhi 3giry hdvgrtosgd oi Tfg Oidgpgidgithid dgaodgd tm

hppcy, fmpoib fg amucd lroib fos safmmc dhys tm hi gid hs smmi

hs pmssolcg. Hetgr JH cgvgcs !grg eoiosfgd hid tfg rgsucts !grgh!hotgd, tfg safmmc tongthlcg !hs hlhidmigd hid dhocy coeg

!hs h cottcg nmrg fhpfh/hrd. #fus ot !hs imt doeeoauct emr fon tm

hlsgit fonsgce emr h dhy tm bm emr fos oitgrvog!. Ht tfg meeoags

me htfhi 3giry fg fhd ngt Cyiig 0rggi, dorgatmr oi afhrbg

me funhi rgsmurags !fm, hetgr h sgrogs me bgigrhc 6ugstomis,

hsgd spgaoeoahccy hlmut fos hahdgnoa hafogvgngits.

' fhvg kust eoiosfgd sottoib tfrgg JH cgvgcs lut, me amursg,' dm imt ygt fhvg tfg rgsucts, fg gxpchoigd. ' hn, tfmubf,

6uotg amieodgit tfht ' dod tfg lgst ' pmssolcy amucd hid tfht '

sfhcc imt lg doshppmoitgd !otf tfg brhdgs. #fgy !occ lg h ehor

rgecgatomi me tfg !mr ' put oi duroib tfg phst t!m yghrs.

#forty noiutgs chtgr, !fgi tfg oitgrvog! !hs mvgr, Cyiig

0rggi shod, ' sfhcc !rotg tm ymu oi h eg! dhys, :onmi, lut

lgemrg ymu bm, 'd cog tm oitrmduag ymu tm tfg pgrsmi ymu !occ

lg rgpmrtoib tm, oe !g dgaodg tm meegr ymu tfg kml.:fg mpgigd fgr meeoag dmmr hid oi ahng h noddcg"hbgd

chdy !fm !hs oitrmduagd hs 5rs Kha6ugcoig ?fotgfmusg. :fg

!hs afoge lrmgr oi tfg dovosomi dghcoib !otf oitgrihtomihc


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?fhtD sarghngd Kheeh. m! costgi G

m, ymu costgi, Kheeh. Kheehs ehag sggngd tm afhibg

amcmur oi hi oisthit. ' cget safmmc chst ?gdigsdhy. 'n mvgr

gobftggi, sm ymu ahi im! ahcc ng 5r Lcuit. Hs me 5midhy '

sfhcc lg h Ccmyds lrmgr, fg hddgd, ahrgeuccy mnottoib tfg

!mrd Jtrhoigg.

?fhtD rmhrgd Kheeh. Amurg kmoioib tfht luiaf me odcg,

tfogvoib, bmmd"emr"imtfoib sarmuibgrsD #fht cmhd me sgce"

kustoeyoib, tmeegg"imsgd, ami"ngiD ?gcc, ht cghst ymuvg emuid

smng!fgrg tfht pgregatcy suots ymur thcgits. Hid ht cghst !g

!mit fhvg tm put up !otf ymu ht safmmc hiy nmrg. Cghvoib os

ymur lgst amitrolutomi ygt.Hs smmi hs 'n ghrioib nmrg tfhi ymu, 'cc cgt ymu im!,

rgtmrtgd :onmi. :fmucdit lg tmm cmib. Hid ly tfg !hy, osit

ot tong ymur fhidoahp !hs hdkustgd dm!i!hrdsD Amu !mit bgt

sm nhiy pmoits tfgi, !occ ymuD ' nust fhvg h !mrd !otf tfg

amnnottgg.

Kheeh cget tfg rmmn, eunoib. :onmi !hs snocoib, lut 6uogtcy

pmidgroib tfg dosphrhboib rgegrgiag tm Ccmyds. 'e tfos

pgragptomi turigd mut tm lg !odg"sprghd, ot !hs smngtfoib fg!mucd fhvg tm lg h!hrg me hid ahrgeuc hlmut. grfhps fos

ehtfgr !mucd im!.

#fht gvgioib fg !hs hlcg tm rhosg tfg Ccmyds ossug ht

fmng.

Ags, shod :onmis ehtfgr, ' dm rgngnlgr smngtfoib

hlmut tfos. Hlmut eoetggi mr sm yghrs hbm, ot !hs dosamvgrgd tfhtagrthoi uidgr!rotgrs fhd lggi eghtfgroib tfgor m!i igsts. #fgrg

!grg sgvgrhc amnpcoahtgd sagihroms, lut tfg bost me ot !hs tfht

prmeothlcg lusoigss !git mig !hy hid uiprmeothlcg lusoigss

himtfgr. #fg bmmd lusoigss !hs afhiigccgd oitm syidoahtgs

lgcmiboib tm tfg uidgr!rotgrs hid tfgor luddogs, !focg tfg lhd

lusoigss !hs cget tm tfg mrdoihry ngnlgrs, mr ihngs, hs tfgy

hrg im!i. #fgrg !grg lrolgs ecmhtoib hrmuid, meesfmrg

ehaocotogs hid hcc oids me mtfgr sfgihiobhis. ?fgi tfg lhdahthstrmpfg cmssgs haaunuchtgd, hs tfgy dm gvgry emur mr eovg

yghrs, nhiy mutsodg oivgstmrs cmst vhst suns me nmigy,

oiacudoib tfgor fmusgs. 't !hs h fubg !mrcd"!odg sahidhc.


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3m! dod tfgy bgt h!hy !otf otD

Emr tfg nmst phrt tfgy dodit. #fg !rmibdmgrs !grg

gvgituhccy ahubft hid prmsgautgd !fgrgvgr pmssolcg. 9tfgrs

!grg gxpgccgd, igvgr tm !mr hbhoi. #fg cmssgs hlhtgd emr h

!focg hid Ccmyds scm!cy rgamvgrgd. >gngnlgr tfht ghaf

syidoahtg os h cgbhccy amistotutgd gitoty oi ots m!i robft hid ahi

trhishat !fhtgvgr oisurhiag lusoigss ot cogs, sulkgat tm tfg

mvgrhcc rucgs me bmvgrihiag. Ccmyds os rgbuchtgd ly hi hat me

phrcohngit, lut ot os ngrgcy h pchag oi !foaf tm trhdg. H lot cog

tfg :tma ;xafhibg.

:m os ot hiaogit fostmry im!D :onmi hsgd.

' suppmsg sm. Hid ' tfoi tfg amistotutomi me Ccmyds !hsrgstruaturgd sm hs tm prgvgit hiytfoib cog tfht fhppgioib

hbhoi. #fgrgs stocc h cmt me armiyosn, lha"sarhtafoib, spgaohc

ehvmurs emr erogids hid hcc tfht stuee, lut tfg rgbuchtmry

givormingit os tobft im! hid nhcprhatoag mi tfht sahcg os

prhatoahccy onpmssolcg. #fg syidoahtg struaturg rgnhois, lut

nuaf me tfg ahpothc os im! amrpmrhtg rhtfgr tfhi oidovoduhc.

?fy dm ymu hsD

9f, ots kust smngtfoib tfht Kheeh shod !fgi ' tmcd fon. 'tfmubft 'd afga ot mut.

?gcc Kheehs robft, oi h !hy, lut mut me dhtg. 't !hs tfg

bgigrhc vog! ht tfg tong lut nmst pgmpcg fhvg emrbmttgi hlmut

ot im!.

Kmfi Lcuit !hs hi ghrcy sthrtgr. #fus fg !hs hlcg tm

dgcovgr :onmi tm Lrobftmi :thtomi oi tong emr tfg ).1$h.n.,!foaf !mucd bgt fon tm Cmidmi Lrodbg ht *.8&h.n., hcc lgoib

!gcc. #fg gvgioib kmurigy fmng ermn Lrobftmi :thtomi !mucd

fhvg tm lg ly pulcoa trhispmrt, hs fos ehtfgrs dhy !mucd fhvg

cmib soiag eoiosfgd, lut tfg lus sgrvoag mut tm ?gstdgig !hs

bmmd hid erg6ugit hid fos nmtfgr amucd hc!hys poa fon up oe

iggd lg. :m ot !hs tfht :onmi ducy lmhrdgd tfg nmrioib trhoi

mi fos eorst dhy. :oiag Lrobftmi os ht tfg lgboiioib me tfg coig,

fg bmt h sght lut tfg trhoi smmi eoccgd hs ot poagd up phssgibgrsht hcc sthtomis tm 3hy!hrds 3ghtf, tfgi mig nmrg stmp ht ;hst

(rmydmi lgemrg ot rhttcgd oitm ots eoihc dgstoihtomi. Ermn

Cmidmi Lrodbg ot !hs h eoetggi noiutg !hc tm tfg meeoags me


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htfhi 3giry ht 1% 5hr Chig, ;(1, !fgrg fg hrrovgd kust

lgemrg -.%% h.n. hid prgsgitgd fonsgce ht rgagptomi.

'n fgrg emr 5rs ?fotgfmusg, :onmi shod tm tfg

rgagptomiost, !fm !otfmut cmmoib up, coetgd tfg tgcgpfmig

rgagovgr hid puiafgd h iunlgr.

Hetgr h eg! sgamids sfg shod, 5hry, ymur ig! nhi os

fgrg.

#urioib tfgi tm :onmi, sfg shod pmcotgcy, cghsg thg h

sght hid sfgcc amng hid bgt ymu.

?otfoi h noiutg mr t!m afoge lrmgr Kha6ugcoig

?fotgfmusg lrgg/gd oi hid tfrust mut h fhid.

3gccm :onmi. ?gcamng, sfg shod. oag hid ghrcy, tfgi.Ags, rgpcogd :onmi. ' bgt h coet tm tfg sthtomi ermn ny

dhd. 3g sthrts ghrcy.

0rght, sfg shod. Emccm! ng.

:onmi ducy emccm!gd fgr, fhrdcy hlcg tm ggp up. #fgy

!git tm tfg ighrgst coet !foaf tmm tfgn tm tfg tford ecmmr, tfgi

oitm hi mpgi"pchi rmmn !otf eovg dgss. :fg cmmgd ht fgr

!htaf.

'ts kust mi ioig macma. Cgts fhvg h afht lgemrg tfgmtfgrs bgt fgrg. 9ur meeoaohc sthrt tong os ioig"tforty. :thee !fm

covg oi tm!i tgid tm droet oi hlmut tfht tong, tfgi sthy chtgr oi

tfg gvgioibs. ' amng oi ermn Lhsocdmi sm ' cog tm hrrovg ghrcy

hid bgt h!hy mi tong oe ' ahi. m! ' thg ot ymurg pcghsgd tm

lg fgrg.

9f ygs, shod :onmi gitfusohstoahccy. Lut ' hn h cottcg

surprosgd ' bmt tfg kml.9. #fgrg !grg mtfgrs uidgr amisodgrhtomi, lut tfgrg

!grg tfrgg ehatmrs tfht oiecugiagd us oi ymur ehvmur. Eorstcy, tfg

his!gr ymu bhvg hlmut ymur JH cgvgc rgsucts.

' dodit fhvg tfgn, oitgrkgatgd :onmi.

;xhatcy. ?fht ymu shod !hs vgry bmmd, ygt !fgi !g

hihcysgd ot hetgr!hrds, ymu fhd bovgi us im oiemrnhtomi ht hcc.

Kust spoi. :mngtongs tfhts prgaosgcy !fht !g fhvg tm dm hs

lrmgrs. :gamidcy, ymurg h bmcegr.9f, ymu !hit ng tm pchy bmceD fg shod, sfm!oib surprosg.


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mt pchy, im, sfg gxpchoigd. Lut ot tgccs us ymu hrg vgry

ehnocohr !otf gto6ugttg hid nhiigrs hid hcc tfht stuee. Ccmyds

os h pchag !fgrg tfht stocc amuits emr smngtfoib.

' sgg, fg shod.

#fgi tfgrgs ymur ioag amsy noddcg"achss safmmcoib hid

up"lroiboib. ?g cogd tfht. ?g egct ymu !mucd eot oi ioagcy.

Ccmyds os im cmibgr h rgeubg emr uppgr"achss, pulcoa"safmmc

typgs. #fgyrg stocc fgrg, me amursg, lut tfgrg hrg hs nhiy me ng

im! hs tfgrg hrg me tfgn. 'n hi ;ssgx borc, !otf vortuhccy im

hahdgnoa hafogvgngits, lut 'n strggt"!osg, 6uoa"!ottgd hid '

fhvg h lob nmutf. ' dmit cog ot !fgi 'n phtrmiosgd hid '

tgid tm mvgr"rghat.3m! dm ymu ampg !otf gto6ugttg, tfgiD hsgd :onmi,

tryoib tm tfoi me hi oitgccobgit 6ugstomi.

mt vgry !gcc, sfg rgpcogd. Lut ymucc iggd tm sgg ng oi

hatomi.

#fgy lmtf chubfgd.

>obft, sfg shod, ymu ahi stoa !otf ng emr tfg eorst !gg

tfgi !gcc bm ermn tfgrg. #foibs hrg typoahccy lusy. ?grg h lot

cog kubbcgrs tryoib tm ggp tgi lhccs oi tfg hor hcc ht miag hidgvgrytfoib fhs h dghdcoig. ?g hrg h brmup me eovg, hcc lrmoib

oi tfg >mmn, tfhts tfg uidgr!rotoib rmmn ht Ccmyds, hid !g

hrg tfg giboig rmmn me tfg oitgrihtomihc prmpgrty dovosomi. #fg

brhetgrs. 9ur dovosomihc nhihboib dorgatmr, hid tfg nhi '

uctonhtgcy rgpmrt tm, os h afhp ahccgd obgc ?htois, im!i hs

(rm!lhr. 3gs mpgigd nmrg dmmrs emr tfos amnphiy tfhi

hiymig !fms gvgr !mrgd fgrg. 3g hid fos sgiomr amccghbugshrg rgspmisolcg emr acogit sgrvoaoib hid lusoigss prmduatomi.

#fgy dmit spgid nuaf tong oi Ccmyds lut tfgyrg tfgrg oe '

iggd tfgn, !fgi tfgyrg imt trhvgccoib. Hcnmst hcc mur

lusoigss amngs ermn mvgrsghs, sm tfgyrg h!hy h cmt me tfg

tong. ?g hrg !fmcgshcgrs, oi mtfgr !mrds !g !mr emr mtfgr

oisurhiag prmegssomihcs, nmstcy emrgobi lrmgrs, ly bmoib oitm

tfg nhrgt mi tfgor lgfhce. ?g sfhrg tfg amnnossomi, lut !g

dghc nmstcy !otf lob"toagt otgns, sm mur turimvgr os 6uotg fobf.Lha meeoag os agitrhcosgd hid prmagssgs phpgr"!mr emr hcc sox

mpgrhtoib dovosomis. 9ur achons dgphrtngit euiatomis oi tfg

shng !hy.


15/24

Ht tfht pmoit, t!m snhrtcy"drgssgd, ergsf"ehagd ymuib ngi

lurst oi. 't !hs kust mi -.1% h.n.

5mrioib, tfgy shod, hcnmst oi uiosmi, hs tfgy nhdg tfgor

!hy tm tfgor dgss. Hrg !g hcc !gccD

Ags tfhis hid bmmd nmrioib, rgpcogd 5hry. Ly tfg

!hy, tfos os :onmi Lcuit !fm sthrts tmdhy. ' tmcd ymu hlmut fon

chst !gg.

9f ygs, mig me tfgn shod. 0rght. #fg bmcegr ermn

Lrobftmi.

#urioib tm :onmi, sfg shod, #fgsg t!m hrg Khngs opgr"

Loibfhn hid (rhob 3ubfgs.

#fg emrngr !hs h thcc, scon, fhrd"cmmoib nhi oi fos ghrcytfortogs, !focg tfg chttgr h sfmrt, pcunp, hbrgghlcg egccm! oi fos

chtg t!gitogs. #fgy sfhrgd h echt tmbgtfgr oi gisoibtmi.

Kmfi os mur mtfgr lrmgr, 5hry amitoiugd, lut fgs mi

fmcodhy im! emr t!m !ggs. 3gs geegatovgcy ny dgputy. +od

ymu fhvg h bmmd !gggid buysD

Ags, ' !hs oivotgd tm ny uiacgs pchag oi 3hnpsforg emr h

sfmmtoib !gggid, rgpcogd Khnog. (mucdit bgt tfgrg uitoc

:uidhy, tfmubf, hs h arm!d me us !grg ht 0mmd!mmd mi:hturdhy.

' !git tm 0mmd!mmd !otf tfgn, shod (rhob, tonodcy,

lut ' turigd dm!i tfg oivothtomi tm tfg sfmmt.

0mmd emr ymu, shod 5hry. ?hs ot Biacg :or Hidrg!, tfg

lhrmigt, KhnogD sfg hddgd oi h nmaoib vmoag. Hid dod ymu

occ hiytfoib, mr hiymigD

Ags ot !hs hid im ' dodit, fg sihppgd. 't !hs h achysfmmt. 3m! !hs ymur !gggid tfgiD

:fmppoib, acghioib, !hsfoib hid ormioib. +mit emrbgt

'n h !oeg hid nmtfgr hs !gcc hs ymur lmss.

3m! ahi !gD nunlcgd Khnog.

9 buys, cgts bgt tfg !gg sthrtgd. Amu t!m fhvg pcgity

tm ggp ymu bmoib. #fgi turioib lha tm :onmi, sfg shod 'cc

thg ymu mvgr tm Ccmyds sfmrtcy. Amu iggd tm fhvg h phss. #fg

bgigrhc pulcoa hrg imt hccm!gd oi sm tfg toagt, hs ot os ahccgd, osme phrhnmuit onpmrthiag. Amu nust fhvg ot !otf ymu ht hcc

tongs. 'vg hrrhibgd h tgnpmrhry mig emr ymu !foaf !gcc

amccgat ermn rgagptomi hid 'cc tfgi bovg ymu tfg buodgd tmur.


16/24

Bidgr!rotoib fmurs hrg ermn gcgvgi"tforty tm mig hid t!m"

tforty tm emur"tforty, sm !gcc fhvg smng tong. 'vg mig urbgit

otgn tm dghc !otf tfos nmrioib sm ymu ahi thb hcmib hid sgg

fm! ' bgt mi. ' sfmucd fhvg dmig ot Erodhy hetgrimmi lut tfg

uidgr!rotgr acghrgd mee ht cuiaf tong. 'cc gxpchoi chtgr.


17/24

Afhptgr obft, ots tong tm bgt bmoib.

#fgy tmm emur gsahchtmrs up tm tfg tford bhccgry hid

!gidgd tfgor !hy phst sgvgrhc brmups me pgmpcg !fm !grg

sthidoib hrmuid afhttoib. :onmi imtoagd hi oiarghsg oi tfg

imosg cgvgc hs tfg pchag lgbhi tm eocc up.

#gccytullys lmx os mvgr fgrg, shod 5hry, sfgpfgrdoib

:onmi tm!hrds mig me tfg chrbg thlcgs. Lut fgs imt fgrg ygt.LmxD 6ugrogd :onmi.

Ags, sfg rgpcogd. #fhts !fht tfg thlcgs hid lgiafgs hrg

ahccgd. ;haf syidoahtg fhs ht cghst mig. #fg uidgr!rotgr hid fos

dgputogs pmsotomi tfgnsgcvgs ht ghaf me tfg amrigrs !hotoib emr

lrmgrs tm lroib tfg lusoigss tm tfgn. 5uaf me tfg tong tfgrg os

h 6ugug tm sgg tfgn, sm ots onpmrthit tm bgt oi fgrg ghrcy. #fgor

suppmrt sthee sot mi tfg oisodg rgamrdoib gvgrytfoib tfgy dm.

#fgyrg ahccgd gitry lmys, gxagpt tfos migs h borc. :fgs ahccgdKhig.

'e lrmgrs fhvg tm !hot hrmuid, hsgd :onmi, osit tfht

h lot oigeeoaogitD


20/24

'i smng !hys, ygs, his!grgd 5hry. Lut tfgi !g bgt tm

sgg tfg dgaosomi"nhgr ehag tm ehag !foaf nhgs up emr ot.

;xausg ng h noiutg.

5hry nmvgd tm!hrds tfg borc lusy gitgroib dhth oitm h chp"

tmp.

's #gccytully amnoib tfos nmrioibD sfg gi6uorgd eorncy.

'e ymu nghi 5r Khasmi, fgs mi fos !hy, rgpcogd Khig,

!otfmut thoib fgr gygs h!hy ermn fgr sarggi.

' im! !fm ' nghi, rgtmrtgd 5hry, sfhrpcy.

H eg! mtfgr lrmgrs !grg bhtfgroib rmuid tfg lmx,

odgitoeohlcg tm :onmi ly tfgor scop ahsgs. ?otfoi h sfmrt tong h

pmrtcy, rmuid"ehagd, nhi !hs spmttgd cunlgroib tm!hrds tfgn.Hs fg ighrgd, tfg hssgnlcgd brmup lgbhi 6uogtcy funnoib tfg

#gccytully tfgng, rghafoib h argsagidm hs fg acmsgd oi mi

tfgn hid prmvmoib h sam!c. 3g phrgd fonsgce ht tfg amrigr

me tfg lmx ighrgst tm tfg !hotoib lrmgrs hid tfg borc nmvgd tm

tfg oisodg pmsotomi igxt tm fon.

?fms eorst tfgi, fg ygccgd. 's ot ymu, 5hryD

Ags ng, sfg shod lroscy. 5hrtoi, tfos os ny ig! trhoigg

:onmi Lcuit. 'n sfm!oib fon tfg rmpgs tfos !gg.Lhd cua, fg shod turioib tm :onmi. m! !fht fhvg

ymu buys bmt emr ng tmdhyD

'ts ny Hustrhcohi fmtgcs. #fgy !hit nmrg tong tm

amisodgr ymur oiarghsgd rgig!hc prgnoun. #fgy fhvg tm bgt

tfgor nhihbgngit amnnottgg tmbgtfgr tm hpprmvg tfg mrdgr hid

tfht !mit lg pmssolcg emr h amupcg me !ggs dug tm mtfgr

amnnotngits.?gcc, 5hry, ots tong ymur acogit bmt tfgor amnnottgg hid

tfgor hat tmbgtfgr. ' bhvg ymu ny proag !ggs hbm. ?fht hrg

tfgy dmoibD #fos os hi onpmrthit ossug emr us hcc hid 'n

surprosgd tfgy ahit lg lmtfgrgd tm dghc !otf ot. ' lgt tfgyrg

s!hiioib mee hid spgidoib h cmt me tong mi tfg lghaf.

'ts !oitgr tfgrg im!, shod 5hry, ahcncy. :m tfhts kust

imt trug, os otD Hid ' !hit h tforty dhy gxtgisomi.

?gcc 'n imt bovoib ymu mig. #fgyrg pchyoib emr tong.#fgyrg sfmppoib hrmuid hrgit tfgyD ' kust fmpg G

Costgi, :or, sfg oitgrruptgd, gnpfhsosoib tfg :or. #fgy

hrg h cmyhc acogit lut mtfgr onpmrthit ossugs hrg bmoib mi mut


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tfgrg. 3hd ymu imt oiarghsgd tfg prgnoun tfos yghr, rgig!hc

!mucd fhvg lggi hutmnhtoa. Lut ymu dod, sm ot osit.

#fg his!grs stocc im, fg simrtgd. #fhts ot, 5hry.

m ot osit. 'n sthyoib fgrg uitoc ymu hbrgg. ' rghccy dm

iggd tfos gxtgisomi.

:tocc im. 0m hid bgt ng tfg mrdgr.

Costgi, lgemrg ymu nhg ymur eoihc dgaosomi, ymu sfmucd

im! 'n uidgr h cmt me prgssurg fgrg. >gig!hc dhtg os

tmnmrrm! hid tfgyrg hcrghdy ioig fmurs hfghd sm ots hcnmst

nodiobft mut tfgrg. #fht nghis tfgor amvgr gxporgs oi h amupcg

me fmurs.

?gcc, ymu sfmucd fhvg tfmubft me tfht lgemrg, 5hry.Amurg h lot chst noiutg, hrgit ymuD

' dod. ' trogd tm sgg ymu chst Erodhy lut ymu !grg s!hiioib

mee smng!fgrg. ' fmpg ymu !grgit mi h lghaf F tfg Lrotosf

pulcoa amucdit fhidcg tfht.

9, 9, fg shod, chubfoib. #fmsg !hotoib ighrly oi tfg

6ugug !grg chubfoib tmm. 'e ymu ahi hlsmcutgcy hssurg ng tfht

ymur acogit os imt cmmoib hrmuid 'cc hbrgg tfg gxtrh tong, lut

tfgrgcc lg h pgihcty afhrbg emr ot oe tfgrgs im rgig!hc.#fhi ymu 5hrtoi. Hid ygs, ' bovg ymu ny !mrd tfht ny

acogit os imt cmmoib gcsg!fgrg.

m! acghr mee, shod tfg uidgr!rotgr hs fg oiotohccgd tfg

sfmrt, !rottgi hbrggngit tfht 5hry fhd prgphrgd. 3g tfgi

fhidgd ot tm fos borc !fm pfmtmampogd ot hid rgturigd ot tm 5hry

!otfmut rgnmvoib tfg siggr ermn fgr ehag. 5hry hid :onmi

nhdg tfgor !hy dm!i ermn tfg tford bhccgry hid rgturigd tm tfgbrmuid ecmmr, !fgrg tfgy emuid smng!fgrg tm sot.

>obft, :onmi, shod 5hry. ?fht dod ymu nhg me tfhtD

3ghvy stuee, ' tfoi, fg vgiturgd. H lot tmuaf hid bmD

Ags, ' suppmsg sm. 3g kust !hitgd tm bovg ng h fhrd tong

lgahusg fg gikmys ot, lut fg amucdit rghccy rgeusg oi tfg gid.

3g im!s !fgi ' ahcc fon :or ' nghi lusoigss. #fg

rgchtomisfop fostmroahccy os mig me nhstgr hid sgrvhit, lut

uidgr!rotgrs ahit euiatomi !otfmut lrmgrs. #fgy im! tfht. '!hs rgcogvgd tm bgt fos sarhtaf, tfmubf.

:arhtafD hsgd :onmi, oitrobugd.


22/24

9f, ots tfg hat me sarh!coib tfgor oiotohcs mi smngtfoib tm

sobioey hbrggngit. 0mgs lha tm tfg dhys !fgi tfgy hcc usgd

6uocc pgis.

Hid gvgrymig hrmuid ahi fghr !fhts lgoib dosaussgd.

Ags. :mngtongs tfg uidgr!rotgr !occ hbrgg tm h provhtg

nggtoib oe ots rghccy amieodgitohc, lut imt emr tfg oid me

sgssomi !gvg kust fhd.

9ig tfoib, tfmubf, hsgd :onmi !otf h sgromus cmm mi

fos ehag. 3g hsgd ymu tm hssurg fon tfht tfg acogit !hs imt

cmmoib hrmuid hid ymu dod. Amu bhvg ymur !mrd.

Hid ' !hs robft, shod 5hry, chubfoib. #fgyrg imt " !g

hrg. 3g dodit hs ng !fgtfgr !g !grg.?m!, ' dmit tfoi ' amucd gvgr dm tfht, shod :onmi.

Amu !occ mig dhy, sfg amnngitgd. Lut tfgrg hrg nhiy

doeegrgit hpprmhafgs h cmt lgttgr tfhi noig. Amucc cghri.

?fht hlmut tfg pgihcty afhrbgD

:mngtfoib 'cc fhvg tm thc fon mut me chtgr. 'e ' dm pchag

tfg rgig!hc gcsg!fgrg tfht amivgrshtomi !occ lg h lot troay,

sfg shod. m! cgts bm hid bgt ymu pfmtmbrhpfgd, :onmi.

#fgy tmm mig me tfg coets tm tfg soxtf ecmmr hid !git oitm hsnhcc meeoag eottgd !otf ahngrh hid sarggi. 5hry prgsgitgd h

amnpcgtgd emrn tm tfg rgagptomiost, gxpchoioib tfht fgr ig!

afhrbg !hs fgrg emr fos eorst toagt. :trhobft h!hy fg !hs

pfmtmbrhpfgd, fos emrn !hs prmagssgd hid tfgy !grg mi tfgor

!hy oi h nhttgr me noiutgs. #fg toagt !mucd lg rghdy emr

amccgatomi tfg igxt dhy. 9iag lha mi tfg brmuid ecmmr, 5hry

stmppgd ht tfg >mstrun hid !fospgrgd smngtfoib tm tfg !hotgr.htfhi 3giry ?fotgfmusg, !hs onngdohtgcy hiimuiagd

mvgr tfg cmudspghgrs emr hcc tm fghr, hcc mvgr tfg luocdoib.

#fhts fm! ymu amithat ng oe ymu gvgr iggd tm,

gxpchoigd 5hry tm :onmi. 9r tfgrgs h iunlgr ymu ahi pfmig

ermn tfg meeoag. #fg ahccgr !occ tfgi hdd tfg !mrd tgcgpfmig.

9, shod :onmi.

Hs ot !hs hpprmhafoib cuiaftong, tfgy nhdg tfgor !hy

lha tm tfg meeoag. Ht tfg amrigr me Egiafuraf :trggt hid 5hrChig, 5hry stmppgd ht h siha lhr.

' imrnhccy bgt h shid!oaf emr cuiaf, sfg shod tm :onmi.

's tfht 9 emr ymuD


23/24

9f ygs, eoig, fg rgpcogd.

#fgy !git oisodg, ht cghst hs ehr hs tfgy amucd, soiag ot !hs

afma eucc me austmngrs. 't !hs rui ly 'thcohis. 5hry !hs

onngdohtgcy rgambiosgd hid haim!cgdbgd ly mig me tfg

amuitgr sthee.

#urioib tm :onmi, sfg shod Hiy prgegrgiagD

m, 'cc fhvg !fht ymurg fhvoib.

#?9. (9>;+. L>9?. A;:. CH'. #?'(;, sfg

ygccgd ht tfg tmp me fgr rhspoib vmoag, sthrtcoib gvgrymig.

?otfoi h eg! noiutgs fgr mrdgr !hs lgoib phssgd tm fgr

hlmvg tfg fghds me tfg arm!d oi ermit. 5hry hid :onmi phod ht

tfg tocc hid furrogd lha tm tfg meeoag.' tfmubft !gd lg tfgrg emr gvgr. 3m! dod ymu bgt h!hy

!otf tfhtD hsgd :onmi.

'vg lggi dmoib ot emr ighrcy t!gity yghrs. 'ts h rmutoig

tfht nmst pgmpcg hrg ehnocohr !otf.

' bmt gvgrytfoib gxagpt JAgs. ?fht !hs tfhtD

5usthrd.

?fht hlmut hcc tfg lob cuiafgs !g fghr hlmutD gi6uorgd

:onmi amieodgitcy.9icy !fgi bugsts hrg oivmcvgd hid oi mur ahsg mig me mur

dorgatmrs nust tm lg prgsgit. ?g fhvg h amisthit strghn me

mvgrsghs vosotmrs !fm iggd tm lg egd hid !htgrgd, sm !g fhvg

mur m!i doioib rmmn. Hid smngtongs ots igagsshry tm

gitgrthoi hi uidgr!rotgr !fgi !g !hit tm dosauss nmrg bgigrhc

ossugs. ' dmit bgt oivotgd vgry metgi, !foaf 'n 6uotg pcghsgd

hlmut, lut maahsomihccy hi uidgr!rotgr !occ oivotg ng mut.0gigrhccy spghoib !g bgt mi !gcc !otf gvgrylmdy, lut !g dm

iggd tm cmm hetgr mur acogits !fgi tfgyrg oi tm!i, mr

smngmig gcsg nobft. #fgrg hrg tgis me tfmushids me lrmgrs

hid uidgr!rotgrs oi tfos nhrgt hid ots vgry, vgry amnpgtotovg.

' cmvg ot. 'ts tfg lgst kml.

:onmi sht 6uogtcy, nuiafoib mi fos amrigd, lrm!i, ygs hid

!midgroib !fht fg fhd bmt fonsgce oitm. 3g amucdit onhboig

gvgr lgoib hlcg tm fhidcg tfoibs tfg !hy 5hry kust fhd. 9i tfgmtfgr fhid, tfgy sggngd tm !hit tm trhoi fon tm dm tfht hid

sgvgitggi tfmushid h yghr, noius tfg amst me fos sghsmi toagt,


24/24

!hs vgry haagpthlcg oidggd. Lgttgr nhg h bm me ot. #fgrgs im

!hy me nuddcoib tfrmubf tfos tong.

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