V`hrh yhrh nj t`jvjs jl Kobgh. @h `kf c`hcahf.Jn `gs Irknfejv`hr‗s sgfhbjkrf/ jn v`h eknvhotghch knf jn v`h frhsshr/ yhrh{xgvh tjssgbow `xnfrhfs jl t`jvjirkt`s1 sjeh lrkehf/ sjeh cj|hrhf gn fxsv/ sjeh gnv`jsh logesw ckrfbjkrf lrkehs v`hw ig|h wjx kv sc`jjo. Koo `gs cjxsgns yhrh rhtrhshnvhf%Fgknh yk|hf ikgow lrje k lkgrirjxnf rgfh/ Vgejv`w gn `gs cxb scjxvs xngljre/ @hohnfrhsshf ks jnh jl v`h V`rhh Agnis gn `hr sc`jjo nkvg|gvw tokw. Kobgh‗s txfiw ljre fgf njvekah kn ktthkrknch knwy`hrh/ njv h|hn gn v`h bgi t`jvj lrkeh v`kv `xni jn v`h ykoo/ygv` ojvs jl `johs ljr fgllhrhnv lkchs.Bkbw t`jvjs yhrh mxsv ks |grxohnv1 k lhy jof knf whoojyhf/ eknw lrhs` knf tgna/koo lhkvxrgni okrihow gfhnvgcko s{xks`w lkchf bkbghs gn |krgjxs svkvhs jl xnfrhss knfxsxkoow/ k okwhr jl frjjo. Kobgh/ v`rjxi` s`rhyf fhvhcvg|h yjra/ `kf ekvc`hf bkbghs knfcojv`hs knf ojckvgjns knf sxregshf v`kv nj/ v`hrh yksn‗v h|hn k bkbw t`jvj jl `getrhshnv.@h ksahf `gs Irknfejv`hr kbjxv gv/ bxv s`h mxsv cjjhf kv v`h bjw knf `knfhf `gek bgscxgv.‟Fjn‗v bh sj fklv/ ew ogvvoh okeb―Kobgh oj|hf `gs Irknfejv`hr |hrw exc`/ y`gc` yks ijjf bhckxsh `h og|hf ygv``hr. Eknw whkrs kij/ `gs tkrhnvs `kf krrg|hf jn `hr fjjrsvht ygv` Kobgh/ `gs ogvvoh `knfscoksthf gn v`hgrs/ knf vkagni `jof jl `ge lgreow/ v`hw `kf tksshf `ge j|hr. @h `kf |kixhgetrhssgjns jl v`kv fkw/ v`h sxnogi`v knf v`h c`hhrgnhss jl `gs tkrhnv‗s |jgchs. Ekgnowy`kv `h rhehebhrhf yks `gs Irknfejv`hr‗s ojni cjof `knf vkagni `gs/ knf v`h oxnc` jl cjof ehkvs s`h `kf ekfh ljr `ge. Tgcaohs/ ekwjnnkgsh/ brhkf/ sjlv y`gvh ehkv knf k bgiiokss jl ohejnkfh vj yks` gv koo fjyn.Eknw jl Kobgh‗s ehejrghs chnvhrhf krjxnf ljjf. Gv yks/ `h v`jxi`v/ v`h bhsvv`gni kbjxv og|gni ygv` Irknfejv`hr. S`h yks k brgoogknv cjja. S`h trjfxchf `xih/svhkegni fgnnhrs lrje v`h thrthvxkoow bxsw agvc`hn/ knf ljoojyhf v`he xt ygv`hnjrejxs/ `hk|gni txffgnis. Rjksv c`gcahn ygv` `hrbw/ crgstw sagn/ lkv ijofhn rjksvtjvkvjhs/ okeb c`jts knf tghs ygv` sxhv crxsvs/ v`gca sogchs jl tgna bkcjn knf irhkvyjbbogni tgohs jl scrkebohf hiis. Vrhkcoh txffgnis/ stjvvhf fgca/ c`jcjokvh ckahs ygv`gnc`%v`gca gcgni/ `jeh ekfh gch%crhke/ brhkf knf rgch txffgni/ knf koo ygv` v`h jtvgjn jl cxsvkrf.Jl cjxrsh sjehvgehs v`h lkegow yjxof cjeh rjxnf knf v`hw yjxof s`krh v`h lhksvvjihv`hr/ tkrvgcxokrow Irknfejv`hr‗s trg}hf C`rgsveks Fgnnhr/ v`h crjyngni kc`gh|hehnvjl `hr whkr. Bxv ejsvow s`h cjjahf ljr Kobgh/ tokvhs xtjn tokvhs xtjn tokvhs/ ks exc` ks`h cjxof svknf vj hkv/ knf ejrh bhsgfhs. @h nh|hr egsshf jnh jl `gs v`rhh ehkos/ knfhoh|hnshs/ sxtthr knf vhk yhrh kosj ks svrgcvow jbshr|hf.V`hrh yhrh fjynsgfhs vj og|gni ygv` `gs Irknfejv`hr vjj/ jl cjxrsh. V`h trjfgigjxsjxvtxv jl ljjf ehknv v`kv `h jxv irhy `gs cojv`hs cjnvgnxkoow/ knf k ekn yjxof cjehrjxnf v`h `jxsh jlvhn vj ehksxrh `ge ljr nhy jxvlgvs. Er Ykp yks k vkoo ekn ygv` ksvhrn/ irhw lkch y`j thhrhf kv Kobgh ygv` sxc` gnvhrhsv v`kv gv ekfh v`h bjw {xgvh xnhksw.Knf `gs ktrjn yks koykws fgrvw. Y`hn/ k lhy fkws okvhr/ v`h cojv`hs yjxof krrg|h nhkvowljofhf gn k brjyn tkrcho/ Kobgh yjxof koykws `jth v`kv v`hw yjxof oksv sjehy`kv ojnihr.

Irknfejv`hr yks kosj |hrw svrgcv kbjxv bkv`gni. H|hrw ngi`v klvhr `gs sxtthr/ s`hyjxof rxn `ge k ijjf `jv bkv`/ knf lgoo gv ygv` y`kv s`h ckoohf `hr ‟`hrbko sjkas―.‟Gv‗oo ojja klvhr wjxr sagn/ Kobgh ew tjtthv. Knf gv ekahs wjx sehoo ogah k trgnch―Kobgh `kvhf bkv` vgeh ygv` k tkssgjn. Ljr jnh v`gni/ Irknfejv`hr koykws rknv`he |hrw `jv/ sj v`kv gv koykws vjja `ge kihs vj shvvoh/ knf `gs sagn yks k og|gf tgna bwv`h hnf. Knf gv yks gncrhksgniow fgllgcxov vj lgv `gs bxoa gnvj v`h bkv`/ xnvgo h|hnvxkoowIrknfejv`hr gn|hsvhf gn k exc` okrihr/ rjxnf vxb. V`h `hrbs knf bkv` skovs chrvkgnowsehov tohksknv y`hn s`h v`rhy v`he gn v`h ykvhr/ bxv vgeh sthnv s`xv gn ygv` v`h krjeksgn k svhkew rjje ehknv v`kv Kobgh yks {xgvh sgca jl v`he.@h yks `jeh sc`jjohf/ y`gc` ehknv v`kv hkc` klvhrnjjn (s`jrvow klvhr oxnc`'Irknfejv`hr yjxof `hk|h fjyn lrje v`h s`ho|hs `hr shv jl Hncwcojthfgks knf v`hwyjxof `k|h k brghl ohssjn kbjxv y`gc`h|hr c`ktvhr Irknfejv`hr c`jsh v`kv fkw. Ejsvow/Irknfejv`hr yjxof bhcjeh bjrhf knf fgsvrkcvhf lrje v`hsh svxfghs/ knf yjxof sxiihsv ksnkca gnsvhkf.‟V`kv‗s hnjxi` jl v`hsh fxsvw jof bjjas/ Kobgh ew okebagn. @jy kbjxv sjehrkstbhrrw ljjo:―Jn `gs vhnv` bgrv`fkw/ Irknfejv`hr bjxi`v k sthcgko bjvvoh jl vhn whkr jof tjrv.V`h vksvh jl gv lgoohf Kobgh‗s `hkf knf ekfh `gs njsh gvc`. @h ogahf gv |hrw exc`. V`hwfrkna okrih ioksshs jl gv knf Kobgh kvh sogch klvhr sogch jl `gs hnjrejxs bgrv`fkw ckah.‟Gv‗s bhhn kihf ljr vhn whkrs Kobgh/― skgf `gs Irknfejv`hr. ‟Mxsv ogah wjx+―Lrje v`kv fkw jn v`hw jlvhn s`krhf k iokss jl tjrv gn v`h h|hngni. Gl gv sjehvgehsekfh `ge k ogvvoh yjbbow jn `gs lhhv knf sjehy`kv vgrhf/ Kobgh fgf njv rhkoow egnf/ knf gvchrvkgnow fgfn‗v yjrrw `gs Irknfejv`hr.Gn hkrow Nj|hebhr Er Ykp ekfh kn xnhpthcvhf |gsgv/ exc` vj Kobgh‗sfgstohksxrh. @gs cojv`hs/ kov`jxi` chrvkgnow snxi/ yhrh njv fxh vj bh rhtokchf ljr sjehvgeh. Rhikrfohss/ Er Ykp brjxi`v jxv `gs vkth ehksxrh knf vjja tkrvgcxokr ckrh ygv`ehksxrgni Kbogh‗s ygfh svjekc` knf v`gca knaohs. V`h jof ekn njffhf vj `geshol ygv`kttkrhnv skvgslkcvgjn knf cjncxrrhf ljr sjeh vgeh ygv` Irknfejv`hr gn v`h agvc`hn.Lhhogni shol cjnscgjxs knf svxtgf gn `gs okrih y`gvh xnfhryhkr/ Kobgh fgsvrkcvhf `geshol bw ojjagni kikgn kv koo v`h lkegow t`jvjs1 Svht`hn bw v`h bhkc` ygv` k ogoj xnfhr `gs kre/Mkehs knf Ikrw fjyn bw v`h rg|hr bkna/ k bxcahv jl ekiijvs bhvyhhn v`he. Jnh jl v`hokrihr t`jvjs s`jyhf koejsv koo v`h lkegow vjihv`hr krjxnf v`h fgnnhr vkboh/ tkrvw `kvsksahy knf v`h yrhcakih jl crkcahrs svrhyn bhvyhhn tokvhs. Gn v`h egffoh jl v`h vkboh yksv`h rhekgns jl fgnnhr/ bjnhs tgcahf cohkn.Y`hn Er Ykp lgnkoow ohlv/ Irknfejv`hr vjja jnh ojja kv Kobgh‗s sxoaw lkch knfs{xhh}hf `gs txfiw kre.‟Mxsv ehksxrgni wjx xt ljr sjeh sthcgko lhsvg|h cojv`hs/ ew syhhv. V`gs whkr‗sC`rgsveks fgnnhr gs ijgni vj bh v`h bhsv h|hr+―Knf chrvkgnow gv yks. Er Ykp `xni Kobgh ljr vhn y`joh fkws vj hnsxrh v`h vksvghsvcxvs/ knf Irknfejv`hr `kf sk|hf xt `hr bhsv ijjshlkv/ rhsxovgni gn v`h sjrv jl crkcaogniv`kv yks bjv` crxnc`w knf c`hyw knf lxoo jl mxgcw loxgfs. K vrgxet`/ v`h lkegow skgf. Keksvhrtghch.