["vi\u1ec7c qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd Drogheda c\u00f3 n\u1ec1 n\u1ebfp h\u01a1n; c\u01a1 ng\u01a1i c\u1ee7a Drogheda qu\u00e1 r\u1ed9ng, kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u00e1ng \u0111\u00e1ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t nh\u00fam ng\u01b0\u1eddi?\u201d. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 chi t\u00ednh gi\u00e1n ti\u1ebfp duy nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Pa\u0111y li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb \u00f4ng. Fiona v\u00e0 Meggie t\u1eadp l\u00e1i chi\u1ebfc xe h\u01a1i m\u1edbi hi\u1ec7u Rolls Royce \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c giao tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 Mary Carson qua \u0111\u1eddi. Meggie t\u1eadp \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n c\u00e1c con ch\u00f3 trong khi Fiona lo s\u1ed5 s\u00e1ch. \u0110\u00fang ra Meggie r\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng s\u1ef1 v\u1eafng m\u1eb7t dai d\u1eb3ng c\u1ee7a cha Ralph. Cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng n\u00e0y ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi mong \u01b0\u1edbc t\u1eeb l\u00e2u c\u1ee7a c\u00f4: c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf nh\u1eefng khu \u0111\u1ea5t r\u00e0o nu\u00f4i c\u1eebu, c\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a, l\u00e0m c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u0103n nu\u00f4i. Tuy nhi\u00ean s\u1ef1 thi\u1ebfu v\u1eafng cha Ralph v\u1eabn g\u00e2y go cho Meggie m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7i \u0111au bu\u1ed3n \u00e2m \u1ec9, k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i h\u00f4n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ed3ng v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 \u00e2u y\u1ebfm m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i trong t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a Meggie c\u1ea3 ngh\u00ecn l\u1ea7n. Nh\u01b0ng k\u00fd \u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 thay th\u1ebf th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, Meggie c\u00f3 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u00e0 c\u00e1i b\u00f3ng m\u1edd, nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u00e1ng m\u00e2y nh\u1eb9 v\u00e0 bu\u1ed3n. Khi cha Ralph vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 b\u00e1o cho gia \u0111\u00ecnh bi\u1ebft tin v\u1ec1 Frank, c\u0169ng l\u00e0 l\u00fac \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u1eaft \u0111\u1ee9t hy v\u1ecdng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng m\u00e0 Meggie nu\u00f4i d\u01b0\u1ee1ng l\u00e2u nay l\u00e0 cha Ralph s\u1ebd m\u01b0\u1ee3n c\u1edb chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00edch th\u00e2n \u0111\u1ebfn Drogheda. S\u1ef1 t\u01b0\u1eddng thu\u1eadt c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed9c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 t\u00f9 Goulburn \u0111\u1ec3 th\u0103m Frank \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ghi l\u1ea1i t\u1ec9 m\u1ec9 nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ed9 s\u1ef1 \u0111au x\u00f3t \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ee3i ra, kh\u00f4ng g\u00e2y nghi ng\u1edd v\u1ec1 t\u00ecnh tr\u1ea1ng t\u00e2m th\u1ea7n ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng sa s\u00fat c\u1ee7a Frank. \u00d4ng t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng, chuy\u1ec3n Frank qua b\u1ec7nh vi\u1ec7n th\u1ea7n kinh Morisset n\u01a1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta giam nh\u1eefng t\u1ed9i nh\u00e2n gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eafc b\u1ec7nh t\u00e2m th\u1ea7n. \u00d4ng ch\u1ec9 ph\u00e1c h\u1ecda ch\u00e2n dung l\u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t Frank ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng, ngoan ngo\u00e3n ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn tr\u1ea3 gi\u00e1 c\u00e1c l\u1ed7i l\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u1edbi x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i v\u00e0 \u1edf m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ea1ch \u0111\u1eadm d\u01b0\u1edbi h\u00e0ng ch\u1eef, \u00f4ng cam \u0111oan l\u00e0 Frank kh\u00f4ng ch\u00fat nghi ng\u1edd khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00f4ng cho bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng hay chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a Frank. \u00d4ng b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng t\u00ecnh c\u1edd m\u00e0 \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00ean Frank nh\u1edd \u0111\u1ecdc m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i b\u00e1o \u1edf Sydney. Sau \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec Frank d\u1ecbu l\u1ea1i - cha Ralph vi\u1ebft - v\u00e0 c\u00e1c s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n t\u1ea1m d\u1eebng \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. Pa\u0111y c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u00e1n con ng\u1ef1a h\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a cha Ralph tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia. Nh\u01b0ng Meggie kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd. - Ba \u01a1i, con van xin ba - \u0111\u1eebng b\u00e1n. Con c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ee1i con ng\u1ef1a h\u1ed3ng m\u00e0! Ba h\u00e3y t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng xem m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd \u0103n n\u00f3i ra sao, n\u1ebfu sau bao nhi\u00eau vi\u1ec7c c\u01b0 x\u1eed t\u1ed1t c\u1ee7a cha Ralph, m\u1ed9t h\u00f4m cha tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 th\u0103m n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 b\u00e1n con ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a cha r\u1ed3i. Pa\u0111y nh\u00ecn con g\u00e1i ch\u0103m ch\u0103m, c\u00f3 v\u1ebb suy ngh\u0129: - Meggie, ba kh\u00f4ng tin l\u00e0 cha Ralph s\u1ebd tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2y. - Cha Ralph c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2y ch\u1ee9! L\u00e0m sao bi\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Meggie sao m\u00e0 gi\u1ed1ng m\u1eb9 th\u1ebf, Pa\u0111y kh\u00f4ng n\u1ee1 n\u00f3i g\u00ec th\u00eam; \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n g\u00e2y th\u00eam \u0111au kh\u1ed5 cho \u0111\u1ee9a con g\u00e1i \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. - Th\u00f4i th\u00ec ba \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd v\u1eady, Meggie, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd gi\u1eef l\u1ea1i con ng\u1ef1a h\u1ed3ng. Nh\u01b0ng con nh\u1edb c\u1ee1i n\u00f3 th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 con kia, ba kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch \u1edf Drogheda c\u00f3 ng\u1ef1a ph\u00e1t ph\u00ec, con nghe ba ch\u1ee9? Cho t\u1edbi nay, Meggie ch\u1eb3ng mu\u1ed1n c\u1ee1i con ng\u1ef1a c\u00e1i c\u1ee7a cha Ralph nh\u01b0ng t\u1eeb nay Meggie s\u1ebd c\u1ee1i lu\u00e2n phi\u00ean hai con \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e3nh ph\u1ea7n th\u1ee9c \u0103n c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng.","M\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng kh\u00f4 v\u00e0 c\u00e1c tr\u1eadn m\u01b0a m\u00f9a h\u00e8 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn. C\u1ecf m\u1ecdc cao l\u00ean t\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i, um t\u00f9m, ch\u1ecbu nh\u1eefng tr\u1eadn n\u1eafng d\u1eef d\u1ed9i, khi\u1ebfn cho t\u1eebng c\u1ecdng c\u1ecf tr\u1edf n\u00ean kh\u00f4 d\u00f2n. T\u1eeb trong c\u00e1c khu \u0111\u1ea5t r\u00e0o nu\u00f4i c\u1eebu nh\u00ecn ra xa ph\u1ea3i nheo m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 k\u00e9o s\u1ee5p v\u00e0nh n\u00f3n r\u1ed9ng xu\u1ed1ng tr\u00e1n. \u0110\u1ed3ng c\u1ecf - nh\u01b0 m\u1eb7t g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng \u00f3ng \u00e1nh - cu\u1ed1n th\u00e0nh h\u00ecnh tr\u00f4n \u1ed1c tr\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1eebng c\u01a1n l\u1ed1c t\u1ea1o ra nh\u1eefng \u1ea3o gi\u00e1c xanh, s\u00e1ng nho\u00e1ng; l\u00e1 v\u00e0ng v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e0nh kh\u00f4 nh\u1ecf bay l\u00ean, t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ed1ng n\u00e0y sang \u0111\u1ed1ng kh\u00e1c. Kh\u00f4 h\u1ea1n d\u1eef d\u1ed9i! Ngay c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y l\u1edbn c\u0169ng kh\u00f4 h\u00e9o, v\u1ecf tr\u00f3c ra t\u1eebng v\u1ea1t c\u1ee9ng d\u00f2n. Nh\u1eefng con c\u1eebu kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng g\u00ec v\u00ec c\u1ecf c\u00f2n \u0111\u00f3 \u00edt nh\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t n\u0103m hay l\u00e2u h\u01a1n, nh\u01b0ng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng tr\u00e1nh kh\u1ecfi b\u1ecb \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng n\u1eb7ng b\u1edfi th\u1eddi ti\u1ebft kh\u00f4 c\u1eb1n n\u00e0y. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta v\u1eabn hy v\u1ecdng n\u0103m sau hay n\u0103m sau n\u1eefa m\u01b0a s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn. Trong nh\u1eefng n\u0103m may m\u1eafn, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u01b0\u1edfng t\u1eeb ba m\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i centimet l\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u01b0a; c\u00f2n nh\u1eefng n\u0103m th\u1eddi ti\u1ebft x\u1ea5u ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n n\u0103m centimet hay kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec c\u1ea3. M\u1eb7c cho c\u00e1i n\u00f3ng thi\u00eau \u0111\u1ed1i v\u00e0 ru\u1ed3i, Meggie v\u1eabn y\u00eau s\u1ed1ng \u1edf nh\u1eefng b\u00e3i ch\u0103n c\u1eebu. V\u00e0o nh\u1eefng l\u00fac r\u1ed7i r\u1ea3nh, Meggie nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u thi\u00ean nhi\u00ean, v\u00e0 nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn Ralph nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7. Trong \u0111\u00e1y l\u00f2ng m\u00ecnh, Meggie kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd coi t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m d\u00e0nh cho Ralph nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c v\u1ea9n v\u01a1 c\u1ee7a tr\u1ebb con; Meggie v\u1eabn coi \u0111\u00f3 h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n l\u00e0 t\u00ecnh y\u00eau, t\u00ecnh y\u00eau nh\u01b0 trong c\u00e1c cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 b\u1ea5t c\u00f4ng, c\u00e1i h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o gi\u1ea3 t\u1ea1o d\u1ef1ng l\u00ean b\u1edfi chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o d\u00f2ng \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eafn gi\u1eefa Meggie v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 c\u00f4 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i \u1edf Ralph: tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ee3 \u00f4ng: Meggie ao \u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi Ralph nh\u01b0 cha m\u1eb9 c\u00f4 s\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi nhau v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1t t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 h\u00f2a h\u1ee3p m\u00e0 \u00f4ng s\u1ebd y\u00eau Meggie nh\u01b0 ba \u0111\u00e3 y\u00eau m\u1eb9. L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 Ralph s\u1ebd nhanh ch\u00f3ng nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng chung v\u1edbi Meggie s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ed1ng h\u01a1n bi\u1ebft bao so v\u1edbi cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u1ed9c. Meggie kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng Ralph kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u1eeb b\u1ecf chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o d\u00f2ng b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 l\u00fd do n\u00e0o. V\u00e2ng, Meggie bi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t linh m\u1ee5c kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 ch\u1ed3ng hay l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00ecnh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u00f3i quen v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u1ea5m k\u1ef5 \u1ea5y b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch ph\u1edbt l\u1edd ch\u1ee9c n\u0103ng t\u00f4n gi\u00e1o c\u1ee7a Ralph. Nh\u1eefng hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft \u00edt \u1ecfi v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ee9c tin c\u00f4ng gi\u00e1o ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd gi\u00fap Meggie c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u00e0n \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi nguy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t linh m\u1ee5c; v\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 nhu c\u1ea7u b\u1ee9c thi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 t\u00f4n gi\u00e1o v\u00e0 Meggie \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ea1t ra ngo\u00e0i nh\u1eefng suy ngh\u0129 s\u00e2u xa. Ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c an \u1ee7i v\u1edbi c\u00e1c l\u1ea7n c\u1ea7u kinh, Meggie tu\u00e2n theo c\u00e1c l\u1ec1 lu\u1eadt c\u1ee7a Nh\u00e0 th\u1edd ch\u1eb3ng qua v\u00ec s\u1ee3 r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu vi ph\u1ea1m s\u1ebd b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e0y xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ecba ng\u1ee5c v\u0129nh vi\u1ec5n. L\u00fac n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2y, Meggie t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ed1ng chung, ng\u1ee7 b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh cha Ralph. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00ednh \u00fd ngh\u0129 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ea7n g\u0169i \u1ea5y b\u1ed7ng l\u00e0m Meggie b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i r\u1ed3i tr\u1edf n\u00ean kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu, b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n. Ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng ng\u1ef1a Meggie ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng n\u1ee5 h\u00f4n m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng s\u1ef1 kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n kia xu\u1ea5t ph\u00e1t t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi kh\u00e1c. Nh\u1eefng l\u1ea7n phi ng\u1ef1a qua c\u00e1c b\u00e3i ch\u0103n c\u1eebu \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng gi\u00fap Meggie hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft th\u00eam ch\u00fat n\u00e0o v\u1ec1 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 sinh l\u00fd v\u00ec r\u1eb1ng m\u00f9i ch\u00f3 s\u0103n t\u1eeb xa \u0111\u00e3 c\u1eaft \u0111\u1ee9t ngay m\u1ecdi th\u00e8m mu\u1ed1n c\u1eb7p \u0111\u00f4i gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng con c\u1eebu. Ngo\u00e0i ra c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c tr\u1ea1i ch\u0103n nu\u00f4i kh\u00e1c, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ec3 vi\u1ec7c nh\u1ea3y gi\u1ed1ng kh\u00f4ng t\u00ednh to\u00e1n tr\u01b0\u1edbc x\u1ea3y ra... Khi c\u00e1c con c\u1eebu \u0111\u1ef1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea3 chung v\u1edbi c\u00e1c con c\u1eebu c\u00e1i trong m\u1ed9t khu \u0111\u1ea5t r\u00e0o th\u00ec Meggie \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a cha ph\u1ea3i \u0111i n\u01a1i kh\u00e1c. C\u00f2n khi g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean m\u1ed9t con kh\u00e1c, ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng","t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean c\u1ee7a Meggie l\u00e0 vung roi l\u00ean ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n ch\u00fang... \u0111\u00f9a gi\u1ee1n. Ch\u01b0a ch\u1eafc ai \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trong hai \u0111i\u1ec1u sau \u0111\u00e2y \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0o tai h\u1ea1i h\u01a1n: m\u1ed9t l\u00e0 \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi l\u1edd m\u1edd, b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n trong d\u1ea1 r\u1ed3i b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i n\u1ed5i l\u00ean, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u00e8m mu\u1ed1n c\u1ee5 th\u1ec3 k\u00e8m theo nhu c\u1ea7u r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n. Meggie th\u00ec kh\u1eafc kho\u1ea3i m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 g\u00ec, nh\u01b0ng s\u1ef1 n\u1ed5i d\u1eady trong l\u00f2ng th\u00ec r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng l\u00e0 c\u00f3 v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng l\u00fac nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf Meggie ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn Ralph m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch cu\u1ed3ng nhi\u1ec7t, m\u01a1 t\u01b0\u1edfng, bu\u1ed3n kh\u1ed5 v\u00e0 th\u00e8m mu\u1ed1n. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng th\u00ec Meggie bu\u1ed3n phi\u1ec1n v\u00ec d\u00f9 cho Ralph \u0111\u00e3 th\u00fa nh\u1eadn y\u00eau m\u00ecnh, tr\u00ean th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0 g\u00ec c\u1ea3 trong l\u00f2ng Ralph, cho n\u00ean ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd cha tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 th\u0103m Meggie. Gi\u1eefa l\u00fac Meggie mi\u00ean man suy ngh\u0129, th\u00ec Pa\u0111y phi ng\u1ef1a t\u1edbi, \u00f4ng c\u0169ng \u0111ang tr\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. Th\u1ea5y con m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi, Pa\u0111y gh\u00ecm ng\u1ef1a l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 ch\u1edd. - M\u1ed9t b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd th\u00fa v\u1ecb! \u00d4ng n\u00f3i to v\u00e0 cho con ng\u1ef1a gi\u00e0 m\u00e0u x\u00e1m \u0111i s\u00e1t b\u00ean con ng\u1ef1a h\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a con g\u00e1i. - V\u00e2ng, th\u00fa v\u1ecb l\u1eafm, ba \u1ea1. \u1ede c\u00e1c b\u00e3i xa c\u00f3 kh\u00f4 h\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng ba? - C\u00f2n h\u01a1n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. Ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd ba th\u1ea5y nhi\u1ec1u con c\u0103ngguru nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf! C\u00f3 l\u1ebd ch\u00fang kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 \u0103n ph\u00eda Milpariaka. Martin King d\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1ebd gi\u1ebft ch\u00fang h\u00e0ng lo\u1ea1t nh\u01b0ng ba cho r\u1eb1ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o l\u00e0m b\u1edbt \u0111i nh\u1eefng con th\u00fa \u1ea5y, d\u00f9 cho ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00fang m\u00e1y \u0111i n\u1eefa. \u00d4ng r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t, r\u1ea5t \u00e2n c\u1ea7n, th\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1ng y\u00eau. Meggie r\u1ea5t \u00edt khi g\u1eb7p cha m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1ea5t th\u00ec gi\u1edd suy ngh\u0129, Meggie h\u1ecfi cha ngay m\u1ed9t b\u0103n kho\u0103n \u0111ang ch\u00e1y b\u1ecfng tr\u00ean m\u00f4i, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng t\u1ef1 tr\u1ea5n an: - Ba \u01a1i, t\u1ea1i sao cha Bricassart kh\u00f4ng tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i th\u0103m ch\u00fang ta n\u1eefa? - Cha b\u1eadn \u0111\u1ea5y con \u00e0, Pa\u0111y tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng. - Nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1c linh m\u1ee5c c\u0169ng ngh\u1ec9 h\u00e8 ch\u1ee9 ba? Cha r\u1ea5t y\u00eau Drogheda. Con tin r\u1eb1ng cha c\u0169ng th\u00edch \u0111\u1ebfn ngh\u1ec9 h\u00e8 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y ch\u1ee9. - V\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 c\u00e1c linh m\u1ee5c c\u0169ng ngh\u1ec9 h\u00e8, Meggie. Tuy nhi\u00ean h\u1ecd lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n r\u00e0ng bu\u1ed9c v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5. Th\u00ed d\u1ee5 ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o trong cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c cha c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m l\u1ec5, cho d\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. Ba tin r\u1eb1ng cha Bricassart r\u1ea5t ch\u00edn ch\u1eafn, cha bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o tr\u1edf lui l\u1ea1i l\u1ed1i s\u1ed1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y. \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi cha Ralph, Drogheda g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9, Meggie, ba ngh\u0129, n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2y cha c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ni\u1ec1m vui x\u01b0a kia. - C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i \u00fd ba mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i l\u00e0 cha \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00ean ch\u00fang ta? Meggie h\u1ecfi, gi\u1ecdng bu\u1ed3n bu\u1ed3n. - Kh\u00f4ng ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. N\u1ebfu \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 cha Ralph \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 qu\u00ean ch\u00fang ta, th\u00ec cha \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi th\u0103m t\u1eebng ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Ba ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n l\u00e0 cha Ralph kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y n\u1eefa! - Ba n\u00f3i sao? Pa\u0111y \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ea5t quy\u1ebft gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 \u00f4ng th\u1ea5y tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n. - Con nghe \u0111\u00e2y Meggie, th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng hay ch\u00fat n\u00e0o n\u1ebfu con c\u1ee9 m\u01a1 t\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t linh m\u1ee5c, con ph\u1ea3i hi\u1ec3u \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. Cho \u0111\u1ebfn nay con \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1eef \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng b\u00ed m\u1eadt c\u1ee7a con. Ba kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 ai \u0111\u00f3 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a con; nh\u01b0ng nay con \u0111\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi th\u1eb3ng v\u1edbi ba ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? C\u00e2u h\u1ecfi \u0111\u1eb7t ra kh\u00f4ng","nhi\u1ec1u, nh\u01b0ng ba cho r\u1eb1ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf t\u1ea1m \u0111\u1ee7. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd con nghe v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i tin ba nh\u00e9. Con ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t ngay. Cha Ralph \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi nguy\u1ec1n thi\u00eang li\u00eang m\u00e0 cha kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i. N\u1ebfu c\u00f2n ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc, con kh\u00f4ng x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng v\u1edbi t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m trong s\u00e1ng m\u00e0 cha Ralph \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e0nh cho con. Cha Ralph bi\u1ebft con l\u00fac con c\u00f2n b\u00e9 t\u00ed, nay c\u0169ng v\u1edbi h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh v\u00e0 t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m \u0111\u00f3, cha \u0111\u00e3 x\u1eed s\u1ef1 v\u1edbi con nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf th\u00f4i Meggie \u00e0. Meggie kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi v\u00e0 tr\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ed9 m\u1ed9t x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00e0o. Pa\u0111y ngh\u0129: \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 con g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a Fiona. M\u1ed9t l\u00fac sau, b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng b\u1ef1c d\u1ecdc, Meggie n\u00f3i: - Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng \u1ea5y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u00f4i l\u00e0m linh m\u1ee5c; \u00f4ng \u1ea5y s\u1ebd hi\u1ec3u ngay n\u1ebfu con c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3. N\u00e9t m\u1eb7t Pa\u0111y tr\u1edf n\u00ean h\u1ed1t ho\u1ea3ng khi\u1ebfn Meggie hi\u1ec3u ngay nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ef1ng b\u00ean trong suy ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a ba m\u00ecnh. L\u1eddi l\u1ebd ch\u1eafc kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft n\u1eefa, Meggie kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m n\u00f3i th\u00eam. - Meggie \u01a1i! L\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa! \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u00e1i gi\u00e1 \u0111\u1eaft nh\u1ea5t v\u00e0 tai h\u1ea1i nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng bi\u1ec7t l\u1eadp c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3! \u0110\u00e1ng l\u00fd con ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc, con g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a ba; n\u1ebfu c\u00f4 Mary ch\u1ebft s\u1edbm h\u01a1n th\u00ec ba \u0111\u00e3 g\u1edfi con \u0111i h\u1ecdc \u1edf Sydney, \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u00edt nh\u1ea5t hai n\u0103m n\u1eefa. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd con \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 tu\u1ed5i r\u1ed3i. Ba kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ch\u1ebf nh\u1ea1o con. Cha Ralph l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t linh m\u1ee5c, Meggie. \u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd, m\u00e3i m\u00e3i kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd d\u1ee9t b\u1ecf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o d\u00f2ng, con c\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u kh\u00f4ng? Nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi kh\u1ea5n nguy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a cha l\u00e0 thi\u00eang li\u00eang, qu\u00e1 long tr\u1ecdng v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 b\u1ed9i ph\u1ea3n. Khi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 kho\u00e1c \u00e1o linh m\u1ee5c, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c; tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea5ng b\u1ec1 tr\u00ean \u1edf tu vi\u1ec7n c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1edbi v\u00e0o tu c\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00ec sao h\u1ecd ch\u1ecdn con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ee5ng s\u1ef1 Ch\u00faa hay kh\u00f4ng. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 kh\u1ea5n nguy\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng m\u01a1 h\u1ed3 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat n\u00e0o r\u1eb1ng ngay c\u1ea3 c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 lay chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Cha De Bricassart \u0111\u00e3 kh\u1ea5n nguy\u1ec7n v\u00e0 cha s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd d\u1ee9t kho\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1edbi l\u1eddi nguy\u1ec1n \u1ea5y. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd con \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft, Meggie. T\u1eeb nay, n\u1ebfu ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c m\u01a1 t\u01b0\u1edfng cha De Bricassart th\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tha th\u1ee9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.","\u200bCH\u01af\u01a0NG 15 Cha Ralph De Bricassart n\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng gay g\u1eaft l\u1eafm trong khi m\u1eaft v\u1eabn ch\u0103m ch\u0103m nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t xanh xao c\u1ee7a v\u1ecb linh m\u1ee5c tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i. T\u1eebng l\u1eddi r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng v\u00e0 c\u1ee9ng r\u1eafn, Ralph n\u00f3i: - Cha h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng kh\u00f4ng x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng g\u00ec m\u00e0 Ch\u00faa \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi \u1edf c\u00e1c linh m\u1ee5c. T\u00f4i tin r\u1eb1ng cha \u00fd th\u1ee9c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi khi\u1ec3n tr\u00e1ch cha. D\u00f9 th\u1ebf, nh\u00e2n danh \u0110\u1ee9c T\u1ed5ng Gi\u00e1m M\u1ee5c b\u1ec1 tr\u00ean c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn ph\u1ea3i l\u00ean \u00e1n cha. Cha ph\u1ea3i v\u00e2ng l\u1eddi Ng\u00e0i tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i, cha kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e3i l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi khuy\u00ean b\u1ea3o v\u00e0 c\u00e1c quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee7a Ng\u00e0i. Ch\u1eafc cha \u0111\u00e3 \u00fd th\u1ee9c vi\u1ec7c cha t\u1ef1 ch\u00f4n v\u00f9i uy t\u00edn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, uy t\u00edn c\u1ee7a x\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ea1o v\u00e0 c\u1ee7a gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1ng l\u00fd cha ph\u1ea3i y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 tr\u00ean h\u1ebft. L\u1eddi nguy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a cha gi\u1eef m\u00ecnh trong s\u1ea1ch l\u00e0 thi\u00eang li\u00eang v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 vi ph\u1ea1m; vi ph\u1ea1m l\u1eddi nguy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c n\u1eb7ng. T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean cha s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef \u0111\u00f3; ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd gi\u00fap cha ph\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ea5u v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua s\u1ef1 c\u00e1m d\u1ed7. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 lo li\u1ec7u t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec3 cha c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i nh\u1eadn nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 m\u1edbi t\u1ea1i x\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ea1o Darwin, \u1edf mi\u1ec1n B\u1eafc. Ngay t\u1ed1i nay cha \u0111\u1ebfn Brisbane b\u1eb1ng chuy\u1ebfn t\u00e0u t\u1ed1c h\u00e0nh v\u00e0 t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2y cha ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111i c\u0169ng b\u1eb1ng t\u00e0u h\u1ecfa \u0111\u1ebfn Longreach. \u1ede \u0111\u00f3, cha l\u00ean m\u00e1y bay h\u00e3ng Quatas \u0111i Darwin. H\u00e0nh l\u00fd c\u1ee7a cha \u0111ang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00f3ng g\u00f3i v\u00e0 s\u1ebd giao l\u1ea1i cho cha tr\u00ean chuy\u1ebfn t\u00e0u t\u1ed1c h\u00e0nh. Do \u0111\u00f3 cha kh\u1ecfi c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i x\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a cha. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd cha h\u00e3y \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 th\u1edd c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi cha John v\u00e0 c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n. Cha \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 cho \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd ra ga \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm l\u1ea1i s\u1ef1 \u1ed5n \u0111\u1ecbnh v\u00e0 an \u1ee7i tinh th\u1ea7n. Cha John s\u1ebd \u0111i theo cha \u0111\u1ebfn Darwin. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec cha c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ed3i. Sau khi v\u1ecb linh m\u1ee5c tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111i theo canh gi\u1eef \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i, cha Ralph r\u1eddi ph\u00f2ng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u00e0 sang m\u1ed9t ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1c. T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c Chiny Dark \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i trong chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf b\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a Ng\u00e0i nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi khi, k\u1ebf b\u00ean l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t gi\u00e1o s\u0129 mang th\u1eaft l\u01b0ng v\u00e0 m\u0169 nh\u1ecf b\u1eb1ng v\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec1u m\u00e0u t\u00edm. T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ea7m v\u00f3c cao l\u1edbn, m\u00e1i t\u00f3c b\u1ea1c tr\u1eafng, m\u1eaft m\u00e0u xanh th\u1eadt s\u00e1ng, r\u1ea5t y\u00eau \u0111\u1eddi, c\u00f3 \u00f3c kh\u00f4i h\u00e0i \u00fd nh\u1ecb v\u00e0 th\u00edch \u0103n ngon. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t m\u1eabu ng\u01b0\u1eddi ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n tr\u00e1i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i: nh\u1ecf b\u00e9, m\u1ea3nh kh\u1ea3nh, v\u00e0i ch\u00fam t\u00f3c l\u01b0a th\u01b0a xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u00e1i m\u0169 nh\u1ecf b\u1eb1ng v\u1ea3i; g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t g\u1ea7y, kh\u1eafc kh\u1ed5, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft to kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vui, da s\u1eadm. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111o\u00e1n tu\u1ed5i c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y t\u1eeb ba m\u01b0\u01a1i t\u1edbi n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i, nh\u01b0ng tu\u1ed5i th\u1eadt l\u00e0 ba m\u01b0\u01a1i ch\u00edn, h\u01a1n cha Ralph ba tu\u1ed5i. - Con h\u00e3y ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0 nh\u1ea5p m\u1ed9t t\u00e1ch tr\u00e0 v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c n\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng hi\u1ec1n l\u00e0nh. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t b\u00ecnh tr\u00e0 kh\u00e1c. Con \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft xong v\u1ee5 linh m\u1ee5c tr\u1ebb v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi r\u0103n d\u1ea1y \u0111\u00fang m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ec3 cho anh ta h\u1ed1i c\u1ea3i ch\u1ee9? - Th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha, v\u00e2ng. Ralph tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi ng\u1eafn g\u1ecdn. Linh m\u1ee5c Ralph ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf th\u1ee9 ba g\u1ea7n b\u00e0n \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng b\u00e1nh x\u0103ng u\u00fdch v\u1edbi d\u01b0a chu\u1ed9t, b\u00e1nh c\u00f3 kem l\u1ea1nh m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 tr\u1eafng, b\u00e1nh b\u1ed9t chi\u00ean n\u00f3ng ph\u1ebft b\u01a1 v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng l\u1ecd th\u1ee7y tinh \u0111\u1ef1ng m\u1ee9t, kem","h\u1ed9t g\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1nh n\u1ed5i l\u00ean. M\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 u\u1ed1ng tr\u00e0 b\u1eb1ng b\u1ea1c v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc t\u00e1ch b\u1eb1ng s\u1ee9 Aynsley b\u1ecbt v\u00e0ng b\u00ean tr\u00ean l\u00e0m khung c\u1ea3nh tr\u1edf n\u00ean \u1ea5m c\u00fang. - Nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng hay \u1ea5y r\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e1ng ti\u1ebfc, \u00f4ng b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n \u1ea1, v\u00e0 m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 trong c\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1ecb nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb ph\u1ee5ng th\u1edd Ch\u00faa nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang ta, v\u1eabn ph\u1ea3i nh\u00ecn nh\u1eadn r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang ta ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt y\u1ebfu \u0111u\u1ed1i - ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1ch n\u00f3i. T\u1ed1i nay t\u00f4i s\u1ebd c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec3 Ch\u00faa gi\u00fap cho anh ta \u0111\u1ee7 ngh\u1ecb l\u1ef1c tr\u00e1nh kh\u1ecfi r\u01a1i v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng l\u1ea7m l\u1ed7i c\u0169. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1ch c\u00f3 gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i qu\u1ed1c t\u1ecbch \u00dd, hi\u1ec7n \u00f4ng \u0111ang gi\u1eef c\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1ecb T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c, Kh\u00e2m M\u1ea1ng Gi\u00e1o Ho\u00e0ng \u1edf \u00dac, t\u00ean l\u00e0 Vitorio Scarbanza Di Contini Verchese. Vai tr\u00f2 t\u1ebf nh\u1ecb c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng l\u00e0 l\u00e0m g\u1ea1ch n\u1ed1i gi\u1eefa gi\u1edbi ch\u1ee9c Nh\u00e0 th\u1edd \u1edf \u00dac v\u00e0 T\u00f2a th\u00e1nh Vatican, do \u0111\u00f3 \u00f4ng l\u00e0 gi\u00e1o s\u0129 quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t \u1edf ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea5t n\u00e0y c\u1ee7a th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi. V\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n Gi\u00e1o Ho\u00e0ng c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c tinh t\u1ebf; c\u1ea7m chi\u1ebfc t\u00e1ch tr\u00ean tay, \u00f4ng nh\u00ecn ch\u0103m ch\u00fa v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c Chiny Dark, m\u00e0 l\u00e0 cha Bricassart, theo d\u1ef1 t\u00ednh s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh th\u01b0 k\u00fd ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. V\u1edbi T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c Dark th\u00ec cha Ralph r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e1ng m\u1ebfn nh\u01b0ng v\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n gi\u00e1o ho\u00e0ng v\u1eabn t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi, v\u1ec1 ph\u1ea7n \u00f4ng th\u00ec \u00f4ng s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 ra sao con ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y? C\u00e1ch c\u01b0 x\u1eed c\u1ee7a cha Ralph \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi b\u1ec1 tr\u00ean tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp hi\u1ec7n gi\u1edd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e0n c\u00e3i. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ebf nh\u1ecb, nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng, tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i bi\u1ebft t\u00f4n k\u00ednh nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c ngoan ngo\u00e3n v\u00e2ng l\u1eddi. Linh m\u1ee5c l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 \u00f3c h\u00e0i h\u01b0\u1edbc. L\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o linh m\u1ee5c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u00edch \u1ee9ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ec1 tr\u00ean m\u1edbi r\u1ea5t kh\u00e1c v\u1ec1 t\u00ednh t\u00ecnh so v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi hi\u1ec7n nay? Theo th\u00f4ng l\u1ec7, th\u01b0 k\u00fd ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a Kh\u00e2m m\u1ea1ng T\u00f2a th\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ecdn trong h\u00e0ng ng\u1eef gi\u00e1o s\u0129 c\u1ee7a Nh\u00e0 th\u1edd \u00e0nh\u01b0ng Vatican hi\u1ec7n r\u1ea5t quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn linh m\u1ee5c Ralph. Cha Ralph \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fa \u00fd kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 do t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng (tr\u00e1i v\u1edbi d\u01b0 lu\u1eadn chung, T\u00f2a th\u00e1nh kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n chi\u1ebfm \u0111o\u1ea1t t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i v\u1ec1 ph\u1ea7n m\u00ecnh, \u00f4ng c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh giao l\u1ea1i t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n cho T\u00f2a th\u00e1nh), nh\u01b0ng do l\u00f2ng t\u1ef1 nguy\u1ec7n, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 mang l\u1ea1i r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3i cho Nh\u00e0 th\u1edd. Ch\u00ednh v\u00ec th\u1ebf Vatican \u0111\u00e3 ra l\u1ec7nh cho Kh\u00e2m m\u1ea1ng c\u1ee7a gi\u00e1o ho\u00e0ng nh\u1eadn linh m\u1ee5c De Bricassart l\u00e0m th\u01b0 k\u00fd ri\u00eang \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1eed th\u00e1ch v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb v\u1ecb gi\u00e1o s\u0129 tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i n\u00e0y. L\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ea7y bi\u1ebft \u01a1n, cha Ralph nh\u1ea5p t\u1eebng ng\u1ee5m tr\u00e0 trong im l\u1eb7ng - m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 im l\u1eb7ng kh\u00f4ng b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng. V\u00ec \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n gi\u00e1o ho\u00e0ng nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 \u0103n m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng b\u00e1nh m\u00ec x\u0103ng-u\u00fdch nh\u1ecf, kh\u00f4ng k\u00e8m theo th\u1ee9 g\u00ec h\u1ebft, u\u1ed1ng lu\u00f4n b\u1ed1n t\u00e1ch tr\u00e0 m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n th\u00eam s\u1eefa hay \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 m\u1ecdi chi ti\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec1u r\u1ea5t kh\u1edbp v\u1edbi b\u00e1o c\u00e1o m\u00e0 v\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n Vatican \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Trong c\u00e1c th\u00f3i quen, cha Ralph \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ecf ra h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c gi\u1ea3n d\u1ecb, thanh b\u1ea1ch; khuy\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec3m duy nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111ang s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng chi\u1ebfc \u00f4 t\u00f4 \u0111\u1eb9p, ch\u1ea1y r\u1ea5t nhanh. - Con \u0111i r\u1ed3i, cha s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y r\u1ea5t tr\u1ed1ng tr\u1ea3i - T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c Chiny Dark v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba ph\u1ee7 m\u1ed9t l\u1edbp d\u00e0y m\u1ee9t v\u00e0 kem tr\u00ean mi\u1ebfng b\u00e1nh n\u01b0\u1edbng r\u1ed3i b\u1ecf h\u1ebft v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng. Linh m\u1ee5c Ralph c\u01b0\u1eddi. - Tr\u00ecnh \u0110\u1ee9c cha, \u0110\u1ee9c cha \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eb7t cho con v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t th\u1ebf l\u01b0\u1ee1ng nan! M\u1ed9t b\u00ean l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea5ng b\u1ec1 tr\u00ean hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00ean l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea5ng b\u1ec1 tr\u00ean t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai c\u1ee7a con. N\u1ebfu con tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi l\u00e0m vui l\u00f2ng m\u1ed9t b\u00ean th\u00ec con s\u1ebd l\u00e0m m\u1ea5t l\u00f2ng b\u00ean kh\u00e1c. V\u1eady li\u1ec7u con c\u00f3 n\u00ean tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi r\u1eb1ng xa \u0110\u1ee9c cha con s\u1ebd c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y tr\u1ed1ng v\u1eafng v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng, nh\u01b0ng","\u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi con r\u1ea5t vui m\u1eebng tr\u01b0\u1edbc nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 s\u1eafp t\u1edbi: ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 \u0110\u1ee9c cha Di Contini. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch n\u00f3i r\u1ea5t kh\u00e9o. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i giao. T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c Di Contini Verchese b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t th\u01b0 k\u00fd ri\u00eang nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf r\u1ea5t h\u1ee3p \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi \u00f4ng m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 Ralph qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1eb9p trai v\u1edbi n\u00e9t m\u1eb7t thanh t\u00fa, n\u01b0\u1edbc da s\u00e1ng v\u00e0 th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh c\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed1i. B\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean cha Ralph im l\u1eb7ng, m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn xa x\u00f4i. \u00d4ng h\u1ed3i t\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1ebfn h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh linh l\u1ee5c tr\u1ebb v\u1eeba b\u1ecb qu\u1edf tr\u00e1ch, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7y \u00e2u lo khi ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn con ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i n\u00e0y bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng anh ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i gi\u00e3 t\u1eeb ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00ecnh y\u00eau. L\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa to\u00e0n n\u0103ng, n\u1ebfu tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p n\u00e0y l\u00e0 ch\u00ednh \u00f4ng v\u00e0 Meggie th\u00ec ra sao? Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c uy t\u00edn trong s\u00e1ng \u1edf m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, n\u1ebfu gi\u1eef \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 k\u00edn \u0111\u00e1o; r\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 uy t\u00edn \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u00e2u h\u01a1n n\u1ebfu ch\u1ec9 quan h\u1ec7 v\u1edbi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef trong d\u1ecbp ngh\u1ec9 h\u00e8 v\u00e0 d\u1ecbp xa x\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t quan h\u1ec7 t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m \u0111\u00fang ngh\u0129a v\u00e0 k\u00e9o d\u00e0i th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1. C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng l\u00fac cha ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n c\u00e1ch duy nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 qu\u1ef3 g\u1ed1i tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e1 c\u1ea9m th\u1ea1ch trong nh\u00e0 nguy\u1ec7n cho \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00ea d\u1ea1i v\u00ec s\u1ef1 \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn c\u1ee7a th\u1ec3 x\u00e1c. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3 cha Ralph m\u1edbi t\u1ef1 ng\u0103n m\u00ecnh nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean chuy\u1ebfn t\u00e0u h\u1ecfa \u0111i Gillanbone v\u00e0 t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 lao th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 Drogheda. Cha Ralph ph\u1ea3i t\u1ef1 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c l\u00f2ng m\u00ecnh r\u1eb1ng cha ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ed9c, cha thi\u1ebfu t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m con ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00f9 cha \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eddi m\u1ecdc s\u0103n \u0111\u00f3n \u1edf Drogheda. Cha \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i \u0111i n\u00f3i l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh r\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec thay \u0111\u1ed5i sau l\u1ea7n cha \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ef1 y\u1ebfu \u0111u\u1ed1i trong ch\u1ed1c l\u00e1t v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 h\u00f4n tr\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i Meggie, r\u1eb1ng t\u00ecnh y\u00eau m\u00e0 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e0nh cho Meggie c\u00f2n l\u00e0 trong t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng, ch\u01b0a \u0111i v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 nh\u1eefng hi\u1ec3m nguy c\u1ee5 th\u1ec3. V\u00ec r\u1eb1ng linh m\u1ee5c Ralph kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu nh\u1eadn c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec thay \u0111\u1ed5i trong quan h\u1ec7 gi\u1eefa \u00f4ng v\u00e0 Meggie v\u00e0 coi nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng v\u1eabn gi\u1eef trong \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh Meggie l\u00facc\u00f2n l\u00e0 c\u00f4 b\u00e9; t\u1ef1 c\u1ea5m m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c quy\u1ec1n ph\u00e1 v\u1ee1 h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea7m. S\u1ef1 \u0111au kh\u1ed5 kh\u00f4ng v\u01a1i b\u1edbt \u0111i. Ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng s\u00e2u n\u1eb7ng h\u01a1n v\u00e0 gh\u00ea g\u1edbm h\u01a1n. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia s\u1ef1 c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng c\u00f2n tr\u1eebu t\u01b0\u1ee3ng v\u00e0 \u00f4ng ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u01a1i \u0111i b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1eb1ng x\u01b0\u01a1ng b\u1eb1ng th\u1ecbt kh\u00e1c. Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, n\u1ed7i c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n \u0111ang \u0111\u00e3 mang m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00ean: Meggie, Meggie, Meggie... \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n. Khi v\u1eeba t\u1ec9nh kh\u1ecfi c\u01a1n m\u01a1, \u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c Di Contini Verchese \u0111ang nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng ch\u0103m ch\u0103m, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft s\u00e2u th\u1eb3m t\u1ecf ra minh m\u1eabn h\u01a1n \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft nhanh nh\u1eb9n c\u1ee7a T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c Chiny Dark. Cha Ralph \u0111\u1ee7 th\u00f4ng minh \u0111\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 che gi\u1ea5u t\u00e2m tr\u1ea1ng u bu\u1ed3n, n\u00ean \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ea5ng b\u1ec1 tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7y quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i nh\u00ecn s\u1eafc kh\u00f4ng k\u00e9m. \u00d4ng n\u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi kh\u1ebd nh\u00fan vai nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i: m\u1ed7i con ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u \u1ea9n ch\u1ee9a m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7i bu\u1ed3n v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i khi nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i bu\u1ed3n ri\u00eang \u1ea5y. - N\u00e0y con, t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh kinh t\u1ebf suy s\u1ee5p b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd c\u00f3 \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c m\u00e0 con \u0111ang \u0111\u1ea3m tr\u00e1ch kh\u00f4ng? - v\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n T\u00f2a th\u00e1nh h\u1ecfi b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng. - Cho \u0111\u1ebfn nay ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e1ng ph\u1ea3i lo \u00e2u th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha. C\u00f4ng ty Michar Limited kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng nhi\u1ec1u v\u00e0o c\u00e1c bi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed9ng th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1eddng. Theo con ngh\u0129 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u00e1n \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00edn ch\u1eafn nh\u01b0 b\u00e0 Mary Carson m\u1edbi b\u1ecb thi\u1ec7t h\u1ea1i. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean l\u1ee3i t\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a trang tr\u1ea1i Drogheda c\u00f3 th\u1ec3","kh\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y v\u00ec gi\u00e1 len c\u00f3 gi\u1ea3m. B\u00e0 Mary Carson l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ea5y xa n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 trong ch\u0103n nu\u00f4i. B\u00e0 th\u00edch s\u1ef1 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn c\u1ee7a kim lo\u1ea1i h\u01a1n. Theo con, th\u1eddi bu\u1ed5i n\u00e0y r\u1ea5t thu\u1eadn l\u1ee3i \u0111\u1ec3 mua b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng s\u1ea3n, kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111ai \u1edf n\u00f4ng th\u00f4n, m\u00e0 c\u1ea3 nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 c\u00e1c b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng s\u1ea3n trong nh\u1eefng th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 l\u1edbn. Gi\u00e1 c\u1ea3 hi\u1ec7n nay xu\u1ed1ng th\u1ea5p m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1, v\u00ec th\u1ebf ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e2y c\u00e1c lo\u1ea1i b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng s\u1ea3n s\u1ebd l\u00ean. Do \u0111\u00f3 con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb thua l\u1ed7 n\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 v\u00e0o b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng s\u1ea3n. Cu\u1ed9c kh\u1ee7ng ho\u1ea3ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. - \u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf, v\u1ecb Kh\u00e2m m\u1ea1ng t\u00f2a th\u00e1nh t\u00e1n \u0111\u1ed3ng. V\u1eady th\u00ec cha Ralph kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 sinh ra l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i giao m\u00e0 c\u00f2n cho th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 kinh doanh s\u1eafc b\u00e9n! \u0110\u00fang v\u1eady, T\u00f2a th\u00e1nh La M\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. N\u0103m 1930, Drogheda c\u0169ng tr\u1ea3i qua c\u01a1n kh\u1ee7ng ho\u1ea3ng. N\u1ea1n th\u1ea5t nghi\u1ec7p \u0111ang ho\u00e0nh h\u00e0nh kh\u1eafc n\u01b0\u1edbc \u00dac. Gi\u00e1 th\u1ef1c ph\u1ea9m r\u1ea5t th\u1ea5p n\u00ean Pa\u0111y mua tr\u1eef \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u00e0 kho. B\u1ea5t c\u01b0 ai b\u1ecb kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n Pa\u0111y \u0111\u1ec1u chia s\u1ebd t\u1eebng mi\u1ebfng c\u01a1m manh \u00e1o. Nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb lang thang kh\u00f4ng nh\u00e0, th\u1ea5t nghi\u1ec7p l\u0169 l\u01b0\u1ee3t k\u00e9o nhau \u0111\u1ebfn Drogheda. R\u1ed3i h\u1ecd l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c lang thang. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t, m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 kh\u00e1c ch\u1ebft b\u1edd ch\u1ebft b\u1ee5i v\u00ec \u0111\u00f3i. Trong t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, Stuart ph\u1ea3i tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i lo vi\u1ec7c nh\u00e0, lu\u00f4n th\u1ee7 c\u00e2y s\u00fang k\u1ebf b\u00ean. C\u00e1c tay ch\u0103n nu\u00f4i gi\u1ecfi r\u1ea5t d\u1ec5 m\u01b0\u1edbn. Pa\u0111y c\u00f3 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00edn ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed9c th\u00e2n ph\u1ee5 vi\u1ec7c, h\u1ecd \u1edf m\u1ed9t c\u0103n nh\u00e0 c\u0169 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y v\u1eabn d\u00e0nh ri\u00eang cho \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng. M\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng n\u0103m \u0111\u00f3 khi th\u00ec gi\u00f4ng b\u00e3o d\u1eef d\u1ed9i, khi th\u00ec kh\u00f4 r\u00e1o, khi th\u00ec \u1ea9m \u01b0\u1edbt; ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u00f3 sang m\u00f9a xu\u00e2n v\u00e0 m\u00f9a h\u00e8 m\u01b0a nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed7i c\u1ecf \u1edf Drogheda m\u1ecdc cao ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y, r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p v\u00e0 xanh t\u01b0\u01a1i. Jims v\u00e0 Patsy h\u1ecdc h\u00e0m th\u1ee5, ng\u1ed3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc b\u00e0n \u1edf nh\u00e0 b\u1ebfp n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi nhau kh\u00f4ng d\u1ee9t v\u1ec1 cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng n\u1ed9i tr\u00fa \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng Riverview t\u1ea1i Sydney. R\u1ed3i th\u1eddi ti\u1ebft kh\u00f4 r\u00e1o l\u1ea1i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1, c\u1ecf cao qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i tr\u1edf n\u00ean kh\u00f4 kh\u1ed1c, d\u1ec5 g\u1eaby, t\u1eeb xa nh\u00ecn tr\u1eafng b\u1ea1c. Kh\u00f4ng ai \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c khi n\u00e0o l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 m\u01b0a, nh\u01b0ng \u00edt ai quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3, d\u00e2n Drogheda quen s\u1ed1ng ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 kh\u1eafc nghi\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea5t. M\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng n\u0103m 1932, nh\u1eefng c\u01a1n gi\u00f4ng b\u00e3o k\u00e8m theo nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee3t l\u1ea1nh bu\u1ed1t x\u01b0\u01a1ng, nh\u01b0ng c\u1ecf v\u1eabn c\u00f2n um t\u00f9m v\u00e0 xanh do \u0111\u00f3 tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng c\u01a1n b\u1ee5i t\u1ed1c l\u00ean. Ru\u1ed3i c\u0169ng \u00edt h\u01a1n m\u1ecdi n\u0103m... V\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y th\u00e1ng t\u00e1m Pa\u0111y \u0111i th\u0103m m\u1ed9t b\u00e3i ch\u0103n xa. M\u1ed9t c\u01a1n gi\u00f4ng \u1eadp t\u1edbi. \u00d4ng b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, c\u1ed9t ng\u1ef1a th\u1eadt k\u1ef9 v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t th\u00e2n c\u00e2y r\u1ed3i ng\u1ed3i d\u01b0\u1edbi t\u00e1n c\u1ee7a c\u00e2y wilga ch\u1edd cho tr\u1eddi s\u00e1ng t\u1ecf. N\u0103m con ch\u00f3 theo Pa\u0111y run s\u1ee3, n\u1eb1m s\u00e1t v\u00e0o nhau b\u00ean ch\u1ee7, c\u00f2n c\u00e1c con c\u1eebu m\u00e0 Pa\u0111y \u0111\u1ecbnh d\u1eddi qua m\u1ed9t b\u00e3i ch\u0103n kh\u00e1c th\u00ec t\u1ea3n ra t\u1eebng nh\u00f3m nh\u1ecf ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3 nh\u1ea3y lung tung. Tr\u1eadn gi\u00f4ng th\u1eadt kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ef1ng s\u1ef1 cu\u1ed3ng n\u1ed9 t\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea5t. \u0110\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t trung t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a c\u01a1n gi\u00f3 l\u1ed1c chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ebfn ngay tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u Pa\u0111\u1ef5 \u00f4ng b\u1ecbt c\u1ea3 hai tai, nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft v\u00e0 c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n. Kh\u00f4ng xa l\u1eafm n\u01a1i \u00f4ng ng\u1ed3i n\u00fap d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u00e0nh l\u00e1 th\u1ea5p c\u1ee7a c\u00e2y wilga c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7i kh\u00f4, xung quanh c\u1ecf m\u1ecdc r\u1ea5t cao. Gi\u1eefa \u0111\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7i kh\u00f4 \u1ea5y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y khuynh di\u1ec7p kh\u1eb3ng khiu, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i th\u00e2n tr\u01a1 tr\u1ee5i cao h\u01a1n 12 m\u00e9t ch\u0129a th\u1eb3ng l\u00ean nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y \u0111en nh\u01b0 m\u1ef1c \u0111ang v\u1ea7n v\u0169.","M\u1ed9t \u00e1nh l\u1eeda xanh ch\u1edbp l\u00ean nh\u01b0 x\u00e9 to\u1ea1c hai m\u00ed m\u1eaft \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eafm c\u1ee7a Pa\u0111y khi\u1ebfn cho \u00f4ng t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean ph\u1ea3i b\u1eadt d\u1eady. Li\u1ec1n \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng n\u1ed5 long tr\u1eddi h\u1ea5t \u00f4ng ng\u00e3 l\u0103n xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con r\u1ed1i. M\u1eb7t ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1ee5i nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng v\u1eabn k\u1ecbp th\u1ea5y ch\u00f9m \u00e1nh ch\u1edbp t\u1ea1o ra m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3nh s\u1eafc ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y. D\u1ecdc theo th\u00e2n c\u00e2y ch\u1ebft \u0111\u1ee9ng s\u1eebng s\u1eefng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn gi\u00e1o, t\u1ecfa ra nh\u1eefng v\u1ea7ng s\u00e1ng xanh v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecf r\u1ef1c l\u00e0m ch\u00f3a m\u1eaft. R\u1ed3i ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi Pa\u0111y \u00fd th\u1ee9c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra th\u00ec l\u1eeda \u0111\u00e3 ch\u00e1y b\u00f9ng l\u00ean. Gi\u1ecdt n\u01b0\u1edbc cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ed1c h\u01a1i t\u1eeb l\u00e2u tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7i ch\u1ebft, c\u1ecf m\u1ecdc cao v\u00e0 kh\u00f4 ran nh\u01b0 gi\u1ea5y. Nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi tr\u1eddi, th\u00e2n c\u00e2y kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t c\u1ed9t l\u1eeda ch\u00e1y th\u1eadt cao, v\u01b0\u1ee3t c\u1ea3 chi\u1ec1u cao c\u1ee7a c\u00e2y r\u1ea5t xa. Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c c\u00e1c c\u00e0nh ch\u1ebft v\u00e0 c\u00e1c g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng b\u1ed1c ch\u00e1y. D\u01b0\u1edbi c\u01a1n gi\u00f3 xo\u00e1y, v\u00f2ng l\u1eeda lan ra th\u1eadt nhanh, c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng r\u1ed9ng. Pa\u0111y kh\u00f4ng k\u1ecbp th\u00e1o d\u00e2y th\u1ea3 ng\u1ef1a ra. C\u00e2y wilga kh\u00f4 c\u1eb1n c\u0169ng ch\u00e1y, ch\u1ea5t nh\u1ef1a b\u00ean trong l\u00e0m n\u1ed5 th\u00e2n c\u00e2y. \u0110\u00e2u \u0111\u00e2u Pa\u0111y c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y l\u1eeda, kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft \u00f4ng d\u1ef1ng l\u00ean nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ecf r\u1ef1c. C\u00e2y c\u1ed1i bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng b\u00f3 \u0111u\u1ed1c kh\u00f4ng l\u1ed3, c\u00f2n c\u1ecf d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n \u00f4ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng con th\u00fa d\u1eef v\u1eeba b\u1eaft v\u1eeba g\u1ea7m l\u00ean. \u00d4ng nghe ti\u1ebfng h\u00ed th\u1ea3m thi\u1ebft c\u1ee7a con ng\u1ef1a, tim \u00f4ng nh\u00f3i \u0111au. \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 cho con v\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng b\u1ecb c\u1ed9t b\u1ea5t l\u1ef1c ch\u1edd ch\u1ebft. M\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean, ti\u1ebfng r\u1ed1ng \u1ea5y bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau h\u1ea5p h\u1ed1i g\u1ea7n h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng ng\u01b0\u1eddi. B\u1ed7ng ch\u1ed1c, con v\u1eadt t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2u v\u1ecdt ra, t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa, \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y \u0111u\u1ed1c s\u1ed1ng. Kh\u00f4ng bao l\u00e2u n\u00f3 ng\u00e3 l\u0103n xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ecf \u0111ang ch\u00e1y, y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng. Nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng r\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ea5y con ch\u00f3 kh\u00e1c vang d\u1ed9i l\u00ean, ch\u00fang t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch tho\u00e1t th\u00e2n trong tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng; l\u1eeda b\u1eaft nhanh gi\u1eefa c\u01a1n gi\u00f3 gi\u1eadn d\u1eef, nhanh h\u01a1n b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 sinh v\u1eadt n\u00e0o c\u00f3 ch\u00e2n v\u00e0 c\u00f3 c\u00e1nh. \u0110ang t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi trong kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc m\u00ecnh n\u00ean ch\u1ecdn ph\u01b0\u01a1ng \u00e1n n\u00e0o t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ee9u con ng\u1ef1a th\u00ec m\u1ed9t \u00e1nh l\u1eeda v\u1ee5t \u0111\u1ebfn nhu sao x\u1eb9t ngang \u0111\u1ea7u Pa\u0111y, ch\u00e1y x\u00e9m t\u00f3c \u00f4ng. Nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng \u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t con v\u1eb9t to t\u01b0\u1edbng b\u1ecb thui s\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n. B\u1ed7ng ch\u1ed1c, Pa\u0111y hi\u1ec3u ra r\u1eb1ng th\u1ebf l\u00e0 h\u1ebft. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o tho\u00e1t ra kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ecba ng\u1ee5c n\u00e0y, c\u1ea3 \u00f4ng v\u00e0 con ng\u1ef1a. Gi\u1eefa l\u00fac \u00fd ngh\u0129 \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfn trong \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f4ng th\u00ec m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y kh\u00f4 g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea5y, ch\u00e1y r\u1ef1c l\u00ean, ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda ph\u00e1t ra \u0111\u1ee7 h\u01b0\u1edbng, ch\u1ea5t nh\u1ef1a b\u00ean trong n\u1ed5 b\u00f9ng. Da tay c\u1ee7a Pa\u0111y nh\u00fam l\u1ea1i, \u0111en s\u00ec, m\u00e0u t\u00f3c s\u00e1ng ch\u00f3i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng nh\u01b0 phai nh\u1ee3t \u0111i d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh l\u1eeda r\u1ef1c s\u00e1ng h\u01a1n g\u1ea5p b\u1ed9i. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o t\u1ea3 xi\u1ebft. Qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o ch\u00e1y b\u1eebng b\u1eebng, Pa\u0111y gi\u1eaby gi\u1ee5a gi\u1eefa l\u00f2 thi\u00eau s\u1ed1ng. V\u00e0 m\u1ed7i ti\u1ebfng h\u00e9t l\u00ean th\u1ea3m thi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec1u ch\u1ec9 g\u1ecdi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00ean: t\u00ean v\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, Fiona.","\u200bCH\u01af\u01a0NG 16 T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec1u k\u1ecbp v\u1ec1 Drogheda tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi c\u01a1n b\u00e3o \u0111\u1ebfn, h\u1ecd b\u1ecf ng\u1ef1a \u1edf ngo\u00e0i s\u00e2n v\u00e0 h\u1ed1i h\u1ea3 ho\u1eb7c ch\u1ea1y v\u00e0o ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 l\u1edbn ho\u1eb7c v\u00e0o c\u0103n nh\u00e0 d\u00e0nh cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed9c th\u00e2n. Trong ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Fiona trang ho\u00e0ng, \u0111\u00e8n s\u00e1ng r\u1ef1c. Anh em gia \u0111\u00ecnh Cleary ng\u1ed3i quanh l\u00f2 s\u01b0\u1edfi l\u1eafng nghe ti\u1ebfng gi\u00f3 g\u00e0o th\u00e9t. Kh\u00f4ng ai c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh ra ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn c\u01a1n ph\u1eabn n\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea5t. M\u00f9i c\u1ee7i khuynh di\u1ec7p ch\u00e1y th\u1eadt d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu. B\u00e1nh x\u0103ng-u\u00fdch v\u00e0 b\u00e1nh ng\u1ecdt b\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7y tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc b\u00e0n nh\u1ecf \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 s\u1eb5n \u1ea5m tr\u00e0. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1eef h\u1ecd l\u1ea1i trong th\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed \u00eam \u0111\u1ec1m. C\u1ea3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i Pa\u0111y tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u00e0o l\u00fac n\u00e0y. Kho\u1ea3ng b\u1ed1n gi\u1edd, c\u00e1c \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y k\u00e9o v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u00e2y, b\u1ea5t gi\u00e1c m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u th\u1ea5y d\u1ec5 th\u1edf h\u01a1n. Th\u1eadt ra ch\u1eb3ng ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 y\u00ean t\u00e2m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1eefa l\u00fac c\u01a1n b\u00e3o kh\u00f4 \u0111ang ho\u00e0nh h\u00e0nh, d\u00f9 m\u1ed7i nh\u00e0 \u1edf Drogheda \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 c\u1ed9t thu l\u00f4i. Jack v\u00e0 Bob \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean, l\u1ea5y c\u1edb ra ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u1ec3 h\u00edt th\u1edf kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed, nh\u01b0ng th\u1eadt ra l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00fat b\u1ecf nh\u1eefng lo \u00e2u v\u00e2y h\u00e3m. - Xem k\u00eca! Bob \u0111\u01b0a tay ch\u1ec9 v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u00e2y. Sau nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn c\u00e2y bao quanh b\u00e3i ch\u0103n ch\u00ednh, m\u1ed9t m\u00e0n kh\u00f3i v\u00e0ng s\u1eadm th\u1eadt d\u00e0y ph\u1ee7 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t g\u00f3c ch\u00e2n tr\u1eddi v\u00e0 c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng lan r\u1ed9ng m\u00e0 nh\u00ecn t\u1eeb xa nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m bi\u1ec3u ng\u1eef kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 r\u00e1ch t\u01a1i t\u1ea3 v\u00ec gi\u00f3. - Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i! Jack ch\u1ec9 k\u1ecbp k\u00eau l\u00ean r\u1ed3i ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn m\u00e1y \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i. - Ch\u00e1y! Ch\u00e1y! Jack h\u00e9t l\u1edbn, trong khi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c sau ph\u00fat b\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng c\u0169ng \u00f9a ch\u1ea1y ra ngo\u00e0i. Jack ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c h\u00e9t: ch\u00e1y d\u1eef d\u1ed9i \u1edf Drogheda! R\u1ed3i Jack b\u1ecf m\u00e1y xu\u1ed1ng. Anh kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n n\u00f3i g\u00ec th\u00eam v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ef1c t\u1ed5ng \u0111\u00e0i \u1edf Gilly. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 gia \u0111\u00ecnh Cleary t\u1eeb khi \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y ch\u01b0a h\u1ec1 ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 ch\u00e1y n\u00e0o nh\u01b0ng ai c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ec1u bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec. \u0110\u00e1m con trai ch\u1ea1y t\u00ecm ng\u1ef1a, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m thu\u00ea nhanh ch\u00f3ng r\u1eddi l\u00e1n tr\u1ea1i, trong khi \u1ea5y b\u00e0 Smith m\u1edf c\u1eeda m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng kho, ph\u00e2n ph\u00e1t ngay m\u1ea5y ch\u1ee5c chi\u1ebfc bao t\u1ea3i b\u1eb1ng v\u1ea3i. C\u1ed9t kh\u00f3i c\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng cao \u1edf ph\u00eda t\u00e2y v\u00e0 gi\u00f3 l\u1ea1i th\u1ed5i t\u1eeb h\u01b0\u1edbng n\u00e0y, \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00e1y \u0111e d\u1ecda ti\u1ebfn v\u00e0o trung t\u00e2m v\u00f9ng Drogheda. Fiona thay chi\u1ebfc v\u00e1y, l\u1ea5y qu\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a Pa\u0111y m\u1eb7c v\u00e0o r\u1ed3i theo Meggie ch\u1ea1y ra chu\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1a. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh n\u00e0y ai c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng chi\u1ebfc bao t\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec3 d\u1eadp l\u1eeda. Gi\u1eefa c\u01a1n gi\u00f4ng b\u00e3o l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e1nh h\u01a1i m\u00f9i kh\u00f3i m\u1ea5y con ng\u1ef1a l\u1ed3ng l\u00ean kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1eafng y\u00ean d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng. Bob v\u00e0 m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m thu\u00ea \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u0103m ph\u00fat. Fiona v\u00e0 Meggie phi n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea1i d\u1ecdc theo con su\u1ed1i r\u1ed3i ti\u1ebfn th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda m\u00e0n kh\u00f3i d\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7c \u0111ang cu\u1ed3n cu\u1ed9n b\u1ed1c cao. Ph\u00eda sau Tom v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m v\u01b0\u1eddn, v\u1eeba b\u01a1m \u0111\u1ea7y n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc xe xit\u00e9c v\u00e0 n\u1ed5 m\u00e1y ngay. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00e1y r\u1eebng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, vi\u1ec7c ti\u1ebfp n\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u01b0 v\u1eady ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5m v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u; th\u1eadt ra s\u1ed1 n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1eef cho c\u00e1c bao v\u1ea3i lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n \u01b0\u1edbt v\u00e0 c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edbi l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi cho nh\u1eefng ai c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 x\u00f4ng v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e0n \u00e1p l\u1eeda. Tr\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u00e2y, \u0111i ngang qua d\u00e3y nh\u00e0 \u1edf m\u00e9p ngo\u00e0i n\u01a1i c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng b\u1ecb ch\u00e1y tr\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u00ean, Tom b\u1ed7ng n\u1ea3y ra \u00fd ki\u1ebfn x\u1ecbt v\u00f2i r\u1ed3ng t\u01b0\u1edbi \u01b0\u1edbt tr\u01b0\u1edbc ba c\u0103n nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y, trong \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 c\u0103n nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd.","Trong l\u00fac Meggie phi ng\u1ef1a b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh Fiona, m\u00e0n kh\u00f3i \u1edf ph\u00eda t\u00e2y c\u00e0ng b\u1eebng l\u00ean d\u1eef d\u1ed9i, m\u1ed9t m\u00f9i ch\u00e1y kh\u00e9t gay g\u1eaft. B\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ph\u1ee7 tr\u00f9m; c\u00e1c lo\u1ea1i th\u00fa ch\u1ea1y t\u00e1n lo\u1ea1n v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u00f4ng, b\u0103ng qua khu \u0111\u1ea5t k\u1ebft th\u00e0nh t\u1eebng \u0111o\u00e0n d\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7c; n\u00e0o l\u00e0 c\u0103ngguru, heo r\u1eebng, c\u1eebu, \u0111\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec3u, g\u1ea5u c\u00f3 t\u00fai v\u00e0 h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n th\u1ecf. Meggie n\u00f3i v\u1edbi m\u1eb9 \u201cBob \u0111\u00e3 m\u1edf c\u00e1c c\u1ed5ng\u201d. L\u00fac n\u00e0y hai m\u1eb9 con \u0111ang t\u1eeb khu \u0111\u1ea5t r\u00e0o nu\u00f4i c\u1eebu mang t\u00ean Borehead \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn khu \u0111\u1ea5t Billa - Billa. Gi\u1ed1ng c\u1eebu th\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ed9n. Khi ch\u1ea1m m\u1eb7t v\u00e0o h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o th\u00ec d\u00f9 cho c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng bao xa c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u1ed5ng \u0111\u00e3 m\u1edf, ch\u00fang v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0m sao ch\u1ea1y tho\u00e1t ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. C\u00e1nh \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i th\u00ec \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00e1y \u0111\u00e3 di chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ebfn 15 c\u00e2y s\u1ed1, tr\u1ea3i r\u1ed9ng theo chi\u1ec1u ngang v\u00e0 lan ra t\u1eebng gi\u00e2y m\u1ed9t. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u1eeda ch\u00e1y t\u1eeb l\u00f9m c\u00e2y n\u00e0y sang l\u00f9m c\u00e2y kh\u00e1c, gi\u00f3 th\u1ed5i m\u1ea1nh b\u1eaft m\u1ed3i kh\u1eafp c\u00e1c \u0111\u00e1m c\u1ecf m\u1ecdc cao, c\u00e1nh \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb ch\u1ebft c\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean ng\u1ef1a, h\u1ecd nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u00e2y b\u1ea5t l\u1ef1c. Nh\u1eefng con ng\u1ef1a, t\u1ecf ra ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3 v\u00e0 h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa. \u0110\u1eebng mong g\u00ec khoanh \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00e1y l\u1ea1i \u1edf m\u1ed7i ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y; c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9i qu\u00e2n \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea3o c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng mong l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n c\u00e1ch l\u00e0 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 khu nh\u00e0 \u1edf v\u00e0 d\u1ed1c h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c m\u00e0 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 khu n\u00e0y. Chi\u1ec1u r\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00e1y \u0111ang lan d\u1ea7n, kho\u1ea3ng b\u1ea3y c\u00e2y s\u1ed1. N\u1ebfu h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng th\u00fac ngay m\u1ea5y con ng\u1ef1a m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi quay tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n k\u1ecbp tho\u00e1t th\u00e2n n\u1eefa. Ti\u1ebfc thay nh\u1eefng con c\u1eebu. Ti\u1ebfc qu\u00e1 nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ee9u ch\u00fang. Nhi\u1ec1u xe h\u01a1i \u0111\u1eadu g\u1ea7n nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1eeb Gilly \u0111\u1ebfn, nhi\u1ec1u \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n pha n\u1ed1i nhau ch\u00f3i s\u00e1ng trong \u0111\u00eam. Khi Bob v\u1eeba v\u00e0o t\u1edbi s\u00e2n nh\u00e0, th\u00ec m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111ang ch\u1edd s\u1eb5n anh t\u1ea1 - T\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh th\u1ebf n\u00e0o Bob? Martin King h\u1ecfi. Bob tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi v\u1edbi v\u1ebb th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng. - Theo t\u00f4i, \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00e1y qu\u00e1 l\u1edbn, kh\u00f3 m\u00e0 d\u1eadp t\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Chi\u1ec1u ngang \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ea3y c\u00e2y s\u1ed1 v\u00e0 gi\u00f3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y th\u00ec l\u1eeda b\u1eaft t\u1edbi nhanh c\u00f2n h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 ng\u1ef1a phi n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea1i. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ee9u trang tr\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng, nh\u01b0ng v\u1ec1 ph\u1ea7n Horry ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ph\u1ea3i chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 s\u1ea3n nghi\u1ec7p v\u00ec l\u1eeda \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eafp \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 ra c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u0103n ch\u1eb7n. Martin King \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c giao quy\u1ec1n ch\u1ec9 huy ba tr\u0103m ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 Drogheda. \u00d4ng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u0103n nu\u00f4i l\u00e2u n\u0103m nh\u1ea5t trong v\u00f9ng v\u00e0 t\u1eebng chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u v\u1edbi c\u00e1c v\u1ee5 ch\u00e1y r\u1eebng n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m qua. - T\u00f4i c\u00f3 s\u00e1u ch\u1ee5c ng\u00e0n m\u1eabu \u1edf Bugela - \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i. V\u00e0o n\u0103m 1905, t\u00f4i b\u1ecb tr\u1eafng tay, h\u1ebft s\u1ea1ch c\u1eebu v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i trong trang tr\u1ea1i. M\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m n\u0103m sau t\u00f4i m\u1edbi g\u1ea7y d\u1ef1ng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c; c\u00f3 l\u00fac t\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng ph\u1ea3i b\u00f3 tay v\u00ec gi\u00e1 len ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0 bao v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 th\u1ecbt b\u00f2 c\u0169ng th\u1ebf. B\u00ean ngo\u00e0i nh\u1eefng tr\u1eadn cu\u1ed3ng phong v\u1eabn \u00e0o \u00e0o th\u00e9t, m\u00f9i ch\u00e1y kh\u00e9t kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i. V\u00e0o n\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam, ph\u00eda t\u00e2y v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ecf r\u1ef1c m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ecba ng\u1ee5c, kh\u00f3i v\u00e0 tro t\u1eeb tr\u00ean cao ph\u1ee7 xu\u1ed1ng khi\u1ebfn m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i ho s\u1eb7c s\u1ee5a. M\u1ed9t l\u00fac sau, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1ee1i kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3 nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa u\u1ed1n kh\u00fac. Sau m\u00e0n kh\u00f3i kho\u1ea3ng 30 m\u00e9t; r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng g\u00e0o th\u00e9t \u1ea7m \u0129 n\u1ed5i l\u00ean kh\u00f4ng kh\u00e1c ti\u1ebfng g\u00e0o th\u00e9t c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t c\u1ea7u tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00f4ng ngh\u1eb9t kh\u00e1n gi\u1ea3 \u0111i\u00ean cu\u1ed3ng h\u00f2 h\u00e9t. H\u00e0ng c\u00e2y b\u1ecdc quanh khu \u0111\u1ea5t r\u00e0o nu\u00f4i c\u1eebu \u1edf h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u00e2y b\u1ed1c ch\u00e1y v\u00e0 bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1eeda d\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7c, r\u1ef1c s\u00e1ng. \u0110\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean h\u00e0nh lang c\u1ee7a ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 l\u1edbn, hai m\u1eaft m\u1edf to kinh h\u00e3i; Meggie s\u1eedng s\u1ed1t nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 t\u1eebng b\u00f3ng","ng\u01b0\u1eddi li ti in tr\u00ean l\u1eeda, nh\u1ea3y t\u1edbi nh\u1ea3y lui, tay ch\u00e2n c\u1eed \u0111\u1ed9ng h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n. Hai ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 sau, c\u00e1nh \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean quay v\u1ec1. M\u1ec7t nh\u1eeb, h\u1ecd ng\u1ea3 nghi\u00eang l\u1ee5c t\u00ecm b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i s\u1ee9c r\u1ed3i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 bi\u1ec3n l\u1eeda ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u. Ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef \u1edf nh\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c huy \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ec3 lo vi\u1ec7c ti\u1ebfp t\u1ebf, \u0103n u\u1ed1ng, l\u00e0m sao lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 m\u00f3n ragu c\u1eebu, b\u00e1nh m\u00ec, tr\u00e0 n\u00f3ng, r\u01b0\u1ee3u Rhum v\u00e0 bia cho ba tr\u0103m ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Khi m\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 ch\u00e1y l\u1edbn x\u1ea3y ra, ai ai c\u0169ng c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Gi\u1eefa hai \u0111\u1ee3t v\u00e0o b\u1ebfp l\u1ea5y th\u1ee9c \u0103n ti\u1ebfp t\u1ebf cho c\u00e1nh \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng Meggie quan s\u00e1t \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00e1y, l\u00f2ng ng\u1eadp tr\u00e0n m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 k\u00ednh c\u1ea9n l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh v\u00f4 h\u00ecnh trong \u0111\u00f3 l\u1eabn l\u1ed9n s\u1ef1 \u00e2u lo v\u00e0 kinh h\u00e3i. \u0110i\u1ec1u gh\u00ea g\u1edbm \u0111ang di\u1ec5n ra l\u1ea1i \u1ea9n ch\u1ee9a c\u00e1i \u0111\u1eb9p h\u01a1n h\u1eb3n b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 k\u1ef3 quan n\u00e0o \u0111ang c\u00f3 tr\u00ean tr\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea5t n\u00e0y, v\u00ec r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u00f3 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea5t, thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng th\u00e1i d\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u1eadt xa x\u0103m \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00e1 l\u1ea1nh. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1i \u0111\u1eb9p t\u1eeb th\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u1ebf v\u00e0 t\u1eeb qu\u1ef7 m\u00e0 ra. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd tr\u1eadn bi\u1ec3n l\u1eeda \u1ea5y n\u1ed5i l\u00ean m\u00e0u \u0111en, m\u00e0u cam, m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf, m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng v\u00e0 m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng. M\u1ed9t th\u00e2n c\u00e2y th\u1eadt to \u0111en s\u00ec hi\u1ec7n r\u00f5 l\u1edbp v\u1ecf \u00e1nh l\u00ean m\u00e0u cam r\u1ef1c l\u1eeda, than h\u1ed3ng v\u1eeba t\u00e1ch ra kh\u1ecfi th\u00e2n bay ch\u1eadp ch\u1eddn nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng b\u00f3ng ma tinh qu\u00e1i. Th\u1eadt th\u1ebf, m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00eam \u0111en. Meggie s\u1ebd nh\u1edb m\u00e3i su\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eddi. Trung t\u00e2m s\u1ed1ng c\u00f2n c\u1ee7a Drogheda ch\u1ec9 c\u00e1ch ranh gi\u1edbi ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a trang tr\u1ea1i n\u0103m c\u00e2y s\u1ed1, n\u01a1i g\u1ea7n Gilly nh\u1ea5t. Beel Beel ti\u1ebfp n\u1ed1i li\u1ec1n v\u1edbi trang tr\u1ea1i v\u00e0 xa h\u01a1n n\u1eefa v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng l\u00e0 Narrengang. Khi tr\u1eadn cu\u1ed3ng phong \u00e0o \u00e0o v\u1edbi t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 t\u00e1m m\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00e2y s\u1ed1 gi\u1edd, th\u00ec c\u1ea3 v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec1u hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng, ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n m\u01b0a to \u1eadp xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1eeda ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ch\u00e1y trong nhi\u1ec1u tu\u1ea7n, bi\u1ebfn h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m c\u00e2y s\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111ai m\u00e0u m\u1edf tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh sa m\u1ea1c. Gi\u1eefa l\u00fac nguy ng\u1eadp nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf th\u00ec nh\u1edd Tom m\u00e0 nh\u00e0 c\u1eeda g\u1ea7n con su\u1ed1i v\u1eabn c\u00f2n nguy\u00ean. \u00d4ng ta nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb qu\u1ef7 \u00e1m, c\u1ee9 mang xe b\u1ed3n \u0111i \u0111\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ea7y n\u01b0\u1edbc, r\u1ed3i t\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e0o \u00e0o v\u00e0o t\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u00e0, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i \u0111i l\u1ea5y n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 l\u1ea1i phun li\u00ean t\u1ee5c. Nh\u01b0ng khi c\u01a1n gi\u00f3 n\u1ed5i l\u00ean d\u1eef d\u1ed9i, Tom \u0111\u00e0nh ph\u1ea3i th\u00e1o lui \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00e0ng, n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft r\u00e0n r\u1ee5a. Nh\u00e0 c\u1eeda \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1ee9u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa r\u1ed3i. - \u0110\u00e1ng l\u00fd ra \u00f4ng b\u1ea1n n\u00ean qu\u1ef3 g\u1ed1i xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 t\u1ea1 \u01a1n Ch\u00faa, t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 gi\u00f3 ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00e1y \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng gia t\u0103ng - Martin King ph\u00e2n t\u00edch - N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u00e0 c\u1eeda \u1edf trang tr\u1ea1i n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec1u ch\u00e1y s\u1ea1ch v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang ta c\u0169ng th\u00e0nh tro b\u1ee5i. C\u1ea7u Ch\u00faa cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf Beel Beel \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tho\u00e1t ch\u1ebft. Fiona trao cho Martin King m\u1ed9t ly r\u01b0\u1ee3u rhum th\u1eadt l\u1edbn. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t thanh ni\u00ean n\u1eefa nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng ta v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u00fat cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng khi c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft, \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ec9 huy nhi\u1ec1u cu\u1ed9c ch\u1eefa ch\u00e1y m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch th\u00e0nh th\u1ea1o. - Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 v\u1edb v\u1ea9n - Fiona n\u00f3i - v\u00e0o c\u00e1i l\u00fac m\u00e0 t\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u1ebd m\u1ea5t h\u1ebft th\u00ec nh\u1eefng suy ngh\u0129 k\u1ef3 c\u1ee5c nh\u1ea5t l\u1ea1i xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n trong \u0111\u1ea7u. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft, c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn con c\u00e1i hay ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 nguy nga \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd n\u00e0y s\u1ebd b\u1ecb thi\u00eau h\u1ee7y. T\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i g\u00ec kh\u00e1c h\u01a1n l\u00e0 c\u00e1i gi\u1ecf may v\u00e1 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, c\u00e1i \u00e1o len m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u0111an, c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p \u0111\u1ef1ng n\u00fat m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec3 d\u00e0nh nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m, nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i khu\u00f4n b\u00e1nh h\u00ecnh tr\u00e1i tim m\u00e0 Frank \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ef1 tay l\u00e0m l\u00e2u r\u1ed3i. L\u00e0m sao t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c s\u1ed1ng n\u1ebfu thi\u1ebfu t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng m\u00f3n \u1ea5y? T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 nh\u1ecf nh\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u00ecm mua \u1edf ti\u1ec7m. - \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng suy ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn trong \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef - Martin King t\u00e1n \u0111\u1ed3ng - T\u00f4i c\u00f2n nh\u1edb v\u1ee5","ch\u00e1y n\u0103m 1905, trong khi t\u00f4i v\u1ee1 ph\u1ed5i \u0111\u1ec3 lo ng\u0103n ch\u1eb7n l\u1eeda th\u00ec v\u1ee3 t\u00f4i ho\u1ea3ng h\u1ed1t ch\u1ea1y v\u00e0o nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 lo c\u1ee9u... c\u00e1i c\u00f4ng tr\u00ecnh d\u1edf dang c\u1ee7a b\u00e0, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t m\u1eabu th\u00eau c\u00f2n n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean b\u00e0n c\u0103ng. Khi c\u1ea5t xong c\u0103n nh\u00e0 m\u1edbi, v\u1ee3 t\u00f4i ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh li\u1ec1n m\u1eabu thi\u00eau \u0111\u00f3, m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng m\u1eabu th\u00eau \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u1ee3i ca k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0. Ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 - ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 th\u00e2n y\u00eau b\u00e0 hi\u1ec3u \u00fd c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i ch\u1ee9. Th\u00f4i, t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i \u0111i \u0111\u00e2y. Gareth Davie \u1edf Narrengang c\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u1ea7n ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ti\u1ebfp tay v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng l\u1ea7m th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u n\u1eefa Angus \u1edf Hunish c\u0169ng s\u1ebd r\u01a1i v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh th\u1ebf t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1 Fiona t\u00e1i m\u1eb7t: - \u1ed2, Martin! Ch\u1eb3ng l\u1ebd l\u1eeda l\u1ea1i lan xa \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf? - Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1eeba hay tin Booroo v\u00e0 Bourke \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb \u0111e d\u1ecda b\u00e0 Fiona \u1ea1. Ba ng\u00e0y li\u1ec1n sau \u0111\u00f3, l\u1eeda ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c lan v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u00f4ng tr\u00ean chi\u1ec1u ngang c\u1ee9 m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng ra. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n m\u01b0a th\u1eadt l\u1edbn tr\u00fat xu\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 th\u00e1c, li\u00ean ti\u1ebfp g\u1ea7n b\u1ed1n ng\u00e0y v\u00e0 d\u1eadp t\u1eaft \u0111i nh\u1eefng ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng. Nh\u01b0ng b\u1ea5y gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00e1y \u0111\u00e3 lan ra m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m s\u00e1u ch\u1ee5c c\u00e2y s\u1ed1, \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1eb1ng sau m\u1ed9t v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t r\u1ea5t r\u1ed9ng \u0111en s\u00ec chi\u1ec1u ngang 30 c\u00e2y s\u1ed1, t\u1eeb trung t\u00e2m Drogheda cho \u0111\u1ebfn ranh gi\u1edbi cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n Gillanbone l\u00e0 Rudna Hunish. Cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi m\u01b0a tr\u00fat xu\u1ed1ng, kh\u00f4ng ai ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tin t\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a Pa\u0111y v\u00ec r\u1eb1ng m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ngh\u0129 Pa\u0111y \u0111ang an to\u00e0n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 b\u00ean kia bi\u1ec3n l\u1eeda. Ai c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 \u00f4ng m\u1ea5t li\u00ean l\u1ea1c v\u1edbi gia \u0111\u00ecnh v\u00ec c\u00e1i n\u00f3ng v\u1eabn c\u00f2n thi\u00eau \u0111\u1ed1t v\u00e0 c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ch\u00e1y \u00e2m \u1ec9. N\u1ebfu \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00e1y kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m h\u01b0 h\u1ecfng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e2y \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i, th\u00ec c\u00f3 l\u1ebd s\u1ebd g\u1ecdi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. Ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 Pa\u0111y \u0111\u00e3 phi ng\u1ef1a v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u00e2y v\u00e0 t\u00ecm ch\u1ed7 \u1ea9n tr\u00fa \u1edf Bugela. Nh\u01b0ng trong s\u00e1u gi\u1edd li\u1ec1n m\u01b0a \u0111\u1ed5 xu\u1ed1ng, v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 tin t\u1ee9c, b\u1ea5y gi\u1edd c\u1ea3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n \u00e2u lo. R\u1ed3i lu\u00f4n trong b\u1ed1n ng\u00e0y sau \u0111\u00f3, h\u1ecd v\u1eabn n\u00f3i v\u1edbi nhau l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i b\u0103n kho\u0103n. Pa\u0111y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 trong th\u1eddi ti\u1ebft n\u00e0y v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u00f4ng ta quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1edd cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 th\u1eb3ng Drogheda ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 c\u1ee7a Martin King. - \u0110\u00e1ng l\u00fd gi\u1edd n\u00e0y ba ph\u1ea3i v\u1ec1 r\u1ed3i, Bob b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n n\u00f3i. Anh \u0111i t\u1edbi \u0111i lui trong ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u1eb7p m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7y \u00e2u lo. C\u00e1i o\u00e1i \u0103m l\u00e0 m\u01b0a \u0111\u00e3 mang l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t kh\u00f4ng gian m\u00e1t m\u1ebb \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t v\u00e0 trong l\u00f2 s\u01b0\u1edfi \u00e1nh l\u1eeda l\u1ea1i b\u1eadp b\u00f9ng. - B\u00e2y gi\u1edd anh t\u00ednh th\u1ebf n\u00e0o h\u1edf Bob? - Jack h\u1ecfi. - Theo anh, \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac ch\u00fang ta chia nhau \u0111i t\u00ecm ba. Bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u ba b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng ho\u1eb7c \u0111i b\u1ed9 v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i b\u0103ng qua m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e0i \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. C\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, con ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a ba qu\u00e1 s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i v\u00e0 h\u1ea5t ba ng\u00e3 nh\u00e0o, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ba ph\u1ea3i n\u1eb1m \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3, kh\u00f4ng \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ba ch\u1ec9 mang \u0111\u1ee7 l\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u1ef1c \u0103n trong m\u1ed9t ho\u1eb7c hai ng\u00e0y m\u00e0 th\u00f4i, tuy nhi\u00ean anh kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng ba b\u1ecb ch\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3i. Nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed9ng cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft, anh s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng k\u00eau g\u1ecdi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf Narrengang ti\u1ebfp tay, nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1ed1i kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm ra ba, anh s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn trang tr\u1ea1i Dominic v\u00e0 ngay s\u00e1ng mai th\u00ec t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n trong v\u00f9ng s\u1ebd c\u00f9ng ch\u00fang ta \u0111i t\u00ecm ba. Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i, ph\u1ea3i chi \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e2y \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u1ee5c h\u1ed3i ngay. Fiona run l\u00ean, m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ecf ng\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 \u0111ang trong c\u01a1n s\u1ed1t kh\u00f4ng kh\u00e1c m\u1ed9t con v\u1eadt \u0111ang b\u1ecb s\u0103n \u0111u\u1ed5i.","- T\u00f4i \u0111i m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n d\u00e0i v\u00e0o ngay, b\u00e0 n\u00f3i. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o \u1edf nh\u00e0 ch\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. - M\u1eb9 \u01a1i, m\u1eb9 n\u00ean \u1edf nha! Bob van xin. - N\u1ebfu ba con b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng, ba c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u1eb1m t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3, Bob \u1ea1. C\u00f3 g\u00ec b\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3m ba con kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u1eb7ng. Con \u0111\u00e3 cho t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 anh em c\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n \u0111i Narrengang \u0111\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp tay \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ed3i, ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f2n bao nhi\u00eau ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i t\u00ecm ba con. M\u1eb9 s\u1ebd \u0111i v\u1edbi Meggie, nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf Meggie v\u00e0 m\u1eb9 s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u00f3 v\u1edbi m\u1ecdi b\u1ea5t tr\u1eafc. C\u00f2n n\u1ebfu Meggie \u0111i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh th\u00ec n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i c\u1ea7n th\u00eam m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c \u0111i v\u1edbi n\u00f3, nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf l\u1ea1i m\u1ea5t b\u1edbt ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Bob \u0111\u00e0nh ch\u00ecu theo \u00fd m\u1eb9. - Th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, th\u01b0a m\u1eb9. M\u1eb9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ee1i con ng\u1ef1a thi\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a Meggie. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00ean mang s\u00fang \u0111\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7. Tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng ng\u1ef1a, h\u1ecd b\u0103ng qua con su\u1ed1i v\u00e0 \u0111i s\u00e2u v\u00e0o v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111i\u00eau t\u00e0n. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft n\u00e0o c\u1ee7a m\u00e0u xanh hay c\u1ea3 m\u00e0u x\u00e1m c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea5t, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec c\u1ea3 tr\u00ean kho\u1ea3ng bao la c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111ai ch\u00e1y th\u00e0nh tro, \u0111en s\u00ec v\u00e0 \u1ea9m \u01b0\u1edbt. L\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng thay, \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd n\u00e0y sau b\u1ed1n ng\u00e0y m\u01b0a li\u00ean t\u1ee5c m\u00e0 kh\u00f3i v\u1eabn c\u00f2n b\u1ed1c. M\u1ed7i m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc l\u00e1 tr\u00ean c\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec1u bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3nh kh\u00f4 ch\u00e1y co r\u00fam l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 c\u1ee9 n\u01a1i n\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia c\u00f3 c\u1ecf thi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta th\u1ea5y r\u1ea3i r\u00e1c nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed1ng nh\u1ecf \u0111en thui, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con c\u1eebu b\u1ecb ch\u1ebft ch\u00e1y. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng ch\u1ee3t th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed1ng to h\u01a1n, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 b\u00f2 hay heo r\u1eebng. Tr\u00ean g\u00f2 m\u00e1 t\u1eebng ng\u01b0\u1eddi, n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft tr\u1ed9n l\u1eabn v\u1edbi n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u01b0a. Bob v\u00e0 Meggie \u0111i \u0111\u1ea7u, ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 Jack v\u00e0 Hughie, Fiona v\u00e0 Stuart \u0111i ph\u00eda sau. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng m\u1ea5y con ng\u1ef1a h\u00ed vang, kh\u1ecbt m\u0169i v\u00ec \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00eam m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng h\u00e3i h\u00f9ng, nh\u01b0ng Fiona v\u00e0 Meggie th\u00ec th\u1ea3n nhi\u00ean v\u00ec \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c ch\u1ec9 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn Pa\u0111y. M\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5y l\u1ea7y l\u1ed9i khi\u1ebfn h\u1ecd ti\u1ebfn r\u1ea5t ch\u1eadm v\u00e0 kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n nh\u01b0ng r\u1ea5t may c\u00f3 ch\u00e1y l\u1edbp l\u1edbp d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n l\u00e0m th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m th\u1ea3m b\u1eb1ng s\u1ee3i c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 cho ch\u00e2n ng\u1ef1a b\u00e1m v\u00e0o. \u0110i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n, h\u1ecd l\u1ea1i c\u1ee9 ngh\u0129 Pa\u0111y \u0111\u00e3 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n \u1edf \u0111\u00e0ng xa nh\u01b0ng th\u1eddi gian c\u1ee9 tr\u00f4i qua m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y Pa\u0111y \u0111\u00e2u c\u1ea3. Tim h\u1ecd nh\u00f3i l\u00ean khi nh\u1eadn ra \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00e1y \u0111\u00e3 lan r\u1ed9ng nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n l\u00e0 h\u1ecd ngh\u0129, \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn \u0111\u1ea5t nu\u00f4i c\u1eebu \u1edf Wilga. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y trong c\u01a1n gi\u00f4ng v\u1eeba qua \u0111\u00e3 che khu\u1ea5t kh\u00f3i cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec t\u1eeb Drogheda m\u1edbi th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Nh\u1eefng ranh gi\u1edbi c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00e1y l\u00e0m cho t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng. M\u1ed9t ph\u00eda l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u00e2n tr\u1eddi n\u1ed5i r\u00f5 l\u00ean m\u00e0u \u0111en s\u00ec nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 h\u1eafc in b\u00f3ng lo\u00e1ng, c\u00f2n b\u00ean kia l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t m\u00e0u xanh v\u00e0 m\u00e0u hung quen thu\u1ed9c, bu\u1ed3n t\u1ebb d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u01a1n m\u01b0a. Bob d\u1eebng ng\u1ef1a l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Fiona: - B\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2y, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd chia nhau \u0111i t\u00ecm ba. Con s\u1ebd \u0111i v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u00e2y, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 h\u01b0\u1edbng c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm ra ba, con \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trang b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u00f3 m\u1ecdi b\u1ea5t tr\u1eafc. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111em \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ea1n ch\u1ee9. R\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t. B\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t v\u1ebft t\u00edch g\u00ec, c\u1ee9 b\u1eafn l\u00ean tr\u1eddi ba ph\u00e1t s\u00fang, c\u00f2n ai nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00ec ch\u1ec9 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t ph\u00e1t r\u1ed3i ch\u1edd. Ai \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eafn ba ph\u00e1t th\u00ec c\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c b\u1eafn nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf sau n\u0103m ph\u00fat, c\u00f2n nh\u1eefng ai nghe th\u00ec \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t ph\u00e1t.","Bob n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: - Jack, em h\u00e3y \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng h\u01b0\u1edbng nam, d\u1ecdc theo \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u00e1y. Hughie, em \u0111i h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u00e2y nam, c\u00f2n anh h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u00e2y. M\u1eb9 v\u00e0 Meggie c\u1ee9 \u0111i v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u00e2y b\u1eafc. Stuart, em l\u1ea7n theo ph\u00eda r\u00eca \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00e1y th\u1eb3ng ph\u00eda b\u1eafc. V\u00e0 h\u00e3y nghe l\u1eddi d\u1eb7n n\u00e0y, ph\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfn th\u1eadt ch\u1eadm. M\u01b0a l\u00e0m m\u1eaft ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn r\u00f5 \u1edf xa, c\u00e2y b\u1ecb ch\u00e1y n\u1eb1m ng\u1ea3 nghi\u00eang r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u. H\u00e3y g\u1ecdi nhau th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ba kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang ta nh\u01b0ng nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi. \u0110\u1eebng c\u00f3 b\u1eafn s\u00fang n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t. Ba kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 mang theo s\u00fang, do \u0111\u00f3 n\u1ebfu ba nghe s\u00fang n\u1ed5 m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00ec s\u1ebd r\u01a1i v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t t\u00e2m tr\u1ea1ng r\u1ea5t hoang mang. \u201cCh\u00fac t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 may m\u1eafn. Ch\u00faa ph\u00f9 h\u1ed9 ch\u00fang ta.\u201d Kh\u00f4ng kh\u00e1c nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e0nh h\u01b0\u01a1ng chia tay nhau \u1edf ng\u00e3 t\u01b0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, t\u1eebng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ea5t h\u00fat d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u00e0n m\u01b0a, ti\u1ebfn s\u00e2u v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00e2n c\u00f4ng. \u0110i ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea7y m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y s\u1ed1, Stuart ch\u00fa \u00fd m\u1ed9t l\u00f9m c\u00e2y ch\u00e1y \u0111en \u1edf g\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ranh c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00e1y. C\u1eadu ta ch\u00fa \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y wilga th\u1ea5p, \u0111en s\u00ec v\u00e0 nh\u0103n nheo nh\u01b0 ch\u00f9m t\u00f3c xo\u1eafn c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa b\u00e9 da \u0111en, b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u00e2n c\u00e2y cao to b\u1ecb thi\u00eau r\u1ee5i c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ee9ng \u1edf ngo\u00e0i r\u00eca tuy\u1ebfn l\u1eeda. R\u1ed3i Stuart l\u1ea1i ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n th\u00eam d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i x\u00e1c con ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a Pa\u0111y ch\u00e1y n\u00e1m v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t g\u1ed1c l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a c\u00e2y g\u00f4m. Hai con ch\u00f3 c\u1ee7a Pa\u0111y ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed1ng \u0111en thui, b\u1ed1n c\u1eb3ng ch\u0129a th\u1eb3ng l\u00ean tr\u1eddi, c\u1ee9ng \u0111\u01a1 nh\u01b0 b\u1ed1n c\u00e2y g\u1eady. C\u1eadu ta xu\u1ed1ng ng\u1ef1a, \u0111\u00f4i gi\u00e0y b\u1ed1t ng\u1eadp b\u00f9n \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ed5 ch\u00e2n, th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i c\u1eadu ta r\u00fat c\u00e2y s\u00fang ra kh\u1ecfi y\u00ean ng\u1ef1a, hai m\u00f4i m\u1ea5p m\u00e1y c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n, l\u1ea7n t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng v\u0169ng b\u00f9n tr\u01a1n tr\u1ee3t. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a con ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0 hai con ch\u00f3, Stuart v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea7m hy v\u1ecdng n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb lang thang n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. N\u01a1i n\u00e0y n\u1eb1m qu\u00e1 s\u00e2u gi\u1eefa trung tam Drogheda, do \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng kh\u00f3 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u0103n b\u00f2 hay ch\u0103n c\u1eebu \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb Bugel\u1ea1 Xa m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, Stuart ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n x\u00e1c c\u1ee7a ba con ch\u00f3 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i; Pa\u0111y \u0111em theo n\u0103m con ch\u00f3 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3. C\u1eadu ta bi\u1ebft s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 x\u00e1c con ch\u00f3 th\u1ee9 s\u00e1u, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0111o\u00e1n kh\u00f4ng sai. C\u00e1ch x\u00e1c con ng\u1ef1a kh\u00f4ng xa, khu\u1ea5t sau m\u1ed9t th\u00e2n c\u00e2y n\u1eb1m ngang l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ph\u1ea7n c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t x\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o l\u1ea7m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u01af\u1edbt \u0111\u1eabm d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u01a1n m\u01b0a, c\u00e1i h\u00ecnh th\u00f9 m\u00e0u \u0111en n\u1eb1m ng\u1eeda, cong theo v\u00f2ng cung, hai m\u00f4ng v\u00e0 hai tay ch\u1ea5m \u0111\u1ea5t. Hay tay dang r\u1ed9ng ra, m\u1ea5y ng\u00f3n tay l\u1ed9 x\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00ec th\u1ecbt \u0111\u00e3 r\u00e3, co r\u00fat l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 \u0111ang b\u1ea5u v\u00edu v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng kh\u00f4ng. Hai ch\u00e2n c\u0169ng h\u01a1i dang ra, h\u01a1i co l\u1ea1i \u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i, c\u00f2n \u1edf n\u01a1i m\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia l\u00e0 c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00ec ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n hai h\u1ed1 m\u1eaft tr\u1ed1ng tr\u01a1n! Trong m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, \u00e1nh m\u1eaft trong v\u00e0 s\u00e1ng qu\u1eafc c\u1ee7a Stuart h\u01b0\u1edbng th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o cha c\u1eadu. Stuart kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 th\u00e2n x\u00e1c \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb thi\u00eau r\u1ee5i m\u00e0 th\u1ea5y cha m\u00ecnh v\u1eabn nguy\u00ean v\u1eb9n nh\u01b0 khi c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng. C\u1eadu ta ch\u0129a s\u00fang l\u00ean tr\u1eddi v\u00e0 b\u1eafn, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i n\u1ea1p \u0111\u1ea1n v\u00e0 b\u1eafn ph\u00e1t th\u1ee9 hai, r\u1ed3i ph\u00e1t th\u1ee9 ba. C\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng s\u00fang n\u1ed5 v\u1ecdng l\u1ea1i t\u1eeb xa; th\u00eam m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng s\u00fang kh\u00e1c xa h\u01a1n nghe v\u0103ng v\u1eb3ng. L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 Stuart \u0111o\u00e1n ra r\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng s\u00fang g\u1ea7n h\u01a1n h\u1ebft c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 hay c\u1ee7a Meggie. C\u1ea3 hai \u0111i v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u00e2y b\u1eafc, c\u00f2n c\u1eadu ta \u1edf h\u01b0\u1edbng b\u1eafc. Kh\u00f4ng ch\u1edd \u0111\u00fang n\u0103m ph\u00fat \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 Bob \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eb7n, Stuart l\u1ea1i n\u1ea1p \u0111\u1ea1n v\u00e0 ch\u0129a s\u00fang h\u01b0\u1edbng nam b\u00f3p c\u00f2. L\u1ea1i n\u1ea1p \u0111\u1ea1n, b\u1eafn ph\u00e1t th\u1ee9 hai r\u1ed3i th\u1ee9 ba. Stuart \u0111\u1eb7t s\u00fang xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t nh\u00f3n ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ean nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda nam, \u0111\u1ea7u h\u01a1i nghi\u00eang, ng\u00f3ng nghe","ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i. L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng s\u00fang \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a Bob t\u1eeb ph\u00eda t\u00e2y, ti\u1ebfng s\u00fang k\u1ebf ti\u1ebfp c\u1ee7a Jack ho\u1eb7c Hughie v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng th\u1ee9 ba c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9. C\u1eadu ta th\u1edf ra nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m; Stuart kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u00ean l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 v\u00e0 Meggie. M\u00e3i suy ngh\u0129 Stuart kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y con heo r\u1eebng th\u1eadt l\u1edbn xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n t\u1eeb h\u01b0\u1edbng b\u1eafc sau nh\u1eefng th\u00e2n c\u00e2y ch\u00e1y, d\u00f9 c\u1eadu ta \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn ra c\u00e1i m\u00f9i c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0i gi\u00e2y. To g\u1ea7n b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t con b\u00f2 c\u00e1i, c\u00e1i kh\u1ed1i th\u1ecbt \u1ea5y rung rinh di chuy\u1ec3n tr\u00ean b\u1ed1n ch\u00e2n ng\u1eafn ng\u1ee7n v\u00e0 th\u1eadt kh\u1ecfe; n\u00f3 v\u1eeba \u0111i \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ee7i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, m\u00f5m b\u1edbi t\u00ecm c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 trong \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111en v\u00e0 \u1ea9m. Ti\u1ebfng s\u00fang l\u00e0m cho n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1eady, th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 con heo r\u1eebng c\u0169ng \u0111ang ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn kinh kh\u1ee7ng, l\u1edbp l\u00f4ng \u0111en th\u01b0a th\u1edbt m\u1ed9t b\u00ean b\u1ecb ch\u00e1y l\u00e0m l\u00f2i da th\u1ecbt \u0111\u1ecf t\u01b0\u01a1i. C\u00e1i m\u00f9i Stuart nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c khi c\u1eadu ta \u0111ang c\u00f2n nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng nam \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u00f9i d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu c\u1ee7a da con heo \u0111ang quay trong l\u00f2. \u0110\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t b\u1ecb k\u00e9o ra kh\u1ecfi tr\u1ea1ng th\u00e1i u bu\u1ed3n \u0111eo b\u00e1m, Stuart quay \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u00e0o r\u1ed3i; c\u00e1i n\u01a1i \u0111en s\u1eabm v\u00e0 nh\u1edbp nh\u00faa n\u00e0y nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 in s\u00e2u trong \u0111\u1ea7u Stuart t\u1eeb ng\u00e0y m\u1edf m\u1eaft ch\u00e0o \u0111\u1eddi. Stuart nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng ki\u1ebfm kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang v\u00e0 nh\u1edb ra s\u00fang ch\u01b0a n\u1ea1p \u0111\u1ea1n. Con heo r\u1eebng d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, hai m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ecf ng\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 \u0111ang ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng n\u1ed7i \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn d\u1eef d\u1ed9i. Hai chi\u1ebfc nanh d\u00e0i m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng, nh\u1ecdn ho\u1eafc h\u1ea5t l\u00ean cao m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n. Con ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a Stuart h\u00ed vang v\u00ec ng\u1eedi th\u1ea5y m\u00f9i th\u00fa d\u1eef. Con heo r\u1eebng quay chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u1ea7u to t\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda con ng\u1ef1a r\u1ed3i c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng. Stuart hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng hy v\u1ecdng duy nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1eadu ta tho\u00e1t th\u00e2n l\u00e0 con heo r\u1eebng ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn con ng\u1ef1a. Stuart khom xu\u1ed1ng l\u1ea5y s\u00fang, m\u1ed9t tay k\u00e9o n\u00f2ng s\u00fang, c\u00f2n tay kia cho v\u00e0o t\u00fai \u00e1o v\u00e9t \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1n. Chung quanh m\u01b0a v\u1eabn r\u01a1i l\u00e0m \u00e1t \u0111i m\u1ecdi ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u00f3, n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed5i h\u01b0\u1edbng, lao th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o Stuart. Con v\u1eadt \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ea7m ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o c\u1eadu ta th\u00ec ti\u1ebfng s\u00fang n\u1ed5 tuy tr\u00fang ngay ng\u1ef1c n\u00f3 nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m gi\u1ea3m t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 lao v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi Stuart. Hai c\u00e1i nhanh h\u1ea5t ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean, c\u00e0y n\u00e1t ph\u1ea7n \u1edf gi\u1eefa hai ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a Stuart. C\u1eadu ta ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng, m\u00e1u phun ra \u0111\u1ea7y qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o v\u00e0 \u01b0\u1edbt c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea5t. Con heo r\u1eebng quay m\u00f2ng m\u00f2ng \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn v\u00ec tr\u00fang \u0111\u1ea1n, mu\u1ed1n t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed1i th\u1ee7 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 ch\u1ec7nh cho\u1ea1ng s\u1ee5m xu\u1ed1ng. C\u1ea3 c\u00e1i kh\u1ed1i th\u1ecbt 600 kil\u00f4 n\u1eb1m l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi Stuart \u00e9p ch\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eadu ta xu\u1ed1ng b\u00f9n \u0111en. Trong kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc, hai b\u00e0n tay c\u1ee7a Stuart b\u1ea5u xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, th\u00e2n ng\u01b0\u1eddi run r\u1ea9y, c\u1ed1 v\u00f9ng l\u00ean trong tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 Stuart nh\u1eadn ra \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00ecnh v\u1eabn bi\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1eeb l\u00e2u, t\u1ea1i sao m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd hy v\u1ecdng, kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd v\u1ea1ch ra m\u1ed9t k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch n\u00e0o cho cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1eafm ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o c\u00e1i th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9ng, c\u1eadu ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n th\u00ec gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ec3 th\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u1ea1i cho s\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i m\u00ecnh. M\u1eb9 \u01a1i, m\u1eb9! M\u1eb9 \u01a1i! Con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi m\u1eb9! \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u00fd ngh\u0129 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng v\u00e0o gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat tim c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu ta v\u1ee1 trong l\u00f2ng ng\u1ef1c. - T\u1ea1i sao Stuart l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng n\u1ed5 s\u00fang n\u1eefa? - Meggie h\u1ecfi m\u1eb9. Hai m\u1eb9 con \u0111i ng\u1ef1a v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u00e3 n\u1ed5 hai lo\u1ea1t s\u00fang nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 h\u1ed1i th\u00fac con ng\u1ef1a \u0111i nhanh h\u01a1n tr\u00ean b\u00f9n l\u1ea7y; tim th\u1eaft l\u1ea1i v\u00ec \u00e2u lo. - C\u00f3 l\u1ebd Stuart ngh\u0129 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec1u nghe r\u1ed3i, Fiona tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi Meggie. N\u00f3i th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng trong t\u1eady \u0111\u00e1y l\u00f2ng b\u00e0 v\u1eabn nh\u1edb g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a Stuart l\u00fac chia tay nhau m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i m\u1ed9t","h\u01b0\u1edbng, nh\u1edb c\u00e1i c\u00e1ch m\u00e0 Stuart \u0111\u00e3 si\u1ebft tay b\u00e0 v\u00e0 n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Stuart khi nh\u00ecn b\u00e0. - Ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u00e1ch bao xa n\u1eefa - b\u00e0 ta n\u00f3i v\u1eeba th\u00fac con ng\u1ef1a ch\u1ea1y nhanh h\u01a1n. Nhung Jack \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc, c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 Bob. H\u1ecd ch\u1eb7n kh\u00f4ng cho hai ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n khi v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea5t c\u00f2n nguy\u00ean v\u1eb9n \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00e1y. - M\u1eb9 \u0111\u1eebng \u0111i xa h\u01a1n n\u1eefa! Bob n\u00f3i khi Fiona v\u1eeba \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. Jack v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean Meggie n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y tay em g\u00e1i m\u00ecnh. Hai c\u1eb7p m\u1eaft m\u00e0u n\u00e2u \u0111\u1ec1u nh\u00ecn \u0111i ch\u1ed7 kh\u00e1c, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng n\u1ed5i s\u1ef1 kinh h\u00e3i v\u00e0 lo \u00e2u m\u00e0 ch\u00ednh v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra. Fiona v\u00e0 Meggie \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u. - C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i ba kh\u00f4ng! - Fiona h\u1ecfi trong h\u01a1i th\u1edf. - Th\u01b0a ph\u1ea3i. V\u00e0 c\u1ea3 Stuart n\u1eefa. Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi con n\u00e0o c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 can \u0111\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn m\u1eb7t m\u1eb9 l\u00fac \u1ea5y. - Stuart? Stuart? Chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra v\u1edbi Stuart? Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i! Chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra? T\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i c\u1ea3 hai. Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Kh\u00f4ng! Kh\u00f4ng! - Ba b\u1ecb k\u1eb9t gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00e1y. Ba \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft. C\u00f2n Stuart c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn cho con heo r\u1eebng t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng n\u00f3. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eafn ch\u1ebft con v\u1eadt nh\u01b0ng con v\u1eadt \u0111\u00e3 ng\u00e3 \u0111\u00e8 l\u00ean Stuart khi\u1ebfn cho n\u00f3 b\u1ecb ngh\u1eb9t th\u1edf, Stuart c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i, th\u01b0a m\u1eb9. Meggie h\u00e9t l\u00ean, v\u00f9ng v\u1eaby, c\u1ed1 vu\u1ed9t ra kh\u1ecfi s\u1ef1 k\u00ecm gi\u1eefa c\u1ee7a Jack, nh\u01b0ng Fiona th\u00ec \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng trong v\u00f2ng tay d\u01a1 b\u1ea9n, v\u1ea5y m\u00e1u c\u1ee7a Bob. B\u00e0 nh\u01b0 b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u00e1 v\u1edbi \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft tr\u1ed1ng v\u1eafng. - Qu\u00e1 s\u1ee9c ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng - b\u00e0 n\u00f3i r\u1ed3i quay qua nh\u00ecn Bob (n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft ch\u1ea3y tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t b\u00e0, nh\u1ecf gi\u1ecdt xu\u1ed1ng t\u00f3c b\u1ebft d\u00ednh v\u00e0o c\u1ed5). H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eb9 y\u00ean. M\u1eb9 c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i nh\u00ecn m\u1eb7t ba con, Bob. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 ch\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9. Con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1ea3n ng\u0103n m\u1eb9. Con kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n. Meggie \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ecbu c\u01a1n x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng y\u00ean trong v\u00f2ng tay c\u1ee7a Jack, \u0111\u1ea7u \u00e1p v\u00e0o ng\u1ef1c anh. Fiona b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111i ch\u1eadm l\u1ea1i, Bob \u0111i b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1ee1 m\u1eb9, Meggie im l\u1eb7ng nh\u00ecn, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u00e1c n\u00e0o t\u1ecf \u00fd \u0111i theo. Hughie xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n sau m\u00e0n m\u01b0a v\u1ed1n l\u00e0m m\u1edd nh\u1ea1t c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1eabn c\u1ea3nh v\u1eadt. Ra d\u1ea5u b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ea7u Jack c\u00f3 \u00fd b\u1ea3o Hughie nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng m\u1eb9 v\u00e0 Bob. - Em h\u00e3y \u0111i theo m\u1eb9 v\u00e0 anh Bob, v\u00e0 h\u00e3y \u1edf l\u1ea1i b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Meggie v\u00e0 anh quay l\u1ea1i Drogheda \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ti\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0a ba v\u00e0 Stuart v\u1ec1 (c\u1eadu ta bu\u00f4ng Meggie v\u00e0 gi\u00fap em g\u00e1i leo l\u00ean l\u01b0ng ng\u1ef1a). \u0110i Meggie. Tr\u1eddi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1ed1i. Ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y su\u1ed1t \u0111\u00eam. M\u1eb9 v\u00e0 c\u00e1c anh s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh ch\u01b0a tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i. \u1ede v\u00f9ng b\u00f9n l\u1ea7y n\u00e0y, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i xe c\u00f3 b\u00e1nh n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c; cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng Jack v\u00e0 \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 Tom \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 ra c\u00e1ch d\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m t\u00f4n d\u1ee3n s\u00f3ng c\u1ed9t b\u1eb1ng d\u00e2y x\u00edch v\u00e0o hai con ng\u1ef1a k\u00e9o xe. \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 l\u00e0m v\u01b0\u1eddn d\u1eaft hai con ng\u1ef1a, c\u00f2n Jack \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc soi \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1eb1ng c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n b\u00e3o th\u1eadt l\u1edbn.","CH\u01af\u01a0NG 17 M eggie \u1edf l\u1ea1i nh\u00e0, ng\u1ed3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u00e1nh l\u1eeda l\u00f2 s\u01b0\u1edfi, c\u00f3 b\u00e0 Smith b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh ch\u0103m s\u00f3c v\u00e0 c\u1ed1 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c c\u00f4 \u0103n m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat g\u00ec d\u1eb1n b\u1ee5ng. Tr\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 qu\u1ea3n gia, n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft r\u00e0n r\u1ee5a b\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc hung tin, c\u00f2n c\u00f4 g\u00e1i im l\u1eb7ng, \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn. S\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c qu\u00e1 s\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng khi\u1ebfn Meggie kh\u00f4ng kh\u00f3c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00e0nh ti\u1ebfng. C\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng g\u00f5 c\u1eeda, Meggie \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean trong l\u00f2ng th\u1eafc m\u1eafc kh\u00f4ng \u0111o\u00e1n ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u0103ng qua v\u00f9ng l\u1ea7y l\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y gi\u1eefa l\u00fac n\u00e0y, c\u00f4 c\u0169ng kinh ng\u1ea1c tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ef1 loan truy\u1ec1n tin t\u1ee9c nhanh ch\u00f3ng t\u1eeb trang tr\u1ea1i n\u00e0y sang trang tr\u1ea1i kh\u00e1c c\u00e1ch nhau r\u1ea5t xa. Cha Ralph \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng ngo\u00e0i h\u00e0nh lang, m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o c\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a, \u01b0\u1edbt \u0111\u1eabm v\u00e0 l\u1ea5m \u0111\u1ea7y b\u00f9n. - T\u00f4i v\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng, b\u00e0 Smith? - \u1ed2, th\u01b0a cha! B\u00e0 Smith k\u00eau l\u00ean r\u1ed3i ch\u1ea1y t\u1edbi \u00f4m l\u1ea5y cha Ralph tr\u01b0\u1edbc s\u1ef1 ng\u01a1 ng\u00e1c c\u1ee7a v\u1ecb linh m\u1ee5c... L\u00e0m sao cha l\u1ea1i hay tin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c? - B\u00e0 Cleary \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u00edn cho t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c Di Contini Verchese cho ph\u00e9p. T\u00f4i \u0111i t\u00ecm m\u00e1y bay \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y, su\u00fdt n\u1eefa l\u1eadt nh\u00e0o v\u00ec khi \u0111\u00e1p xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea1m ph\u1ea3i b\u00f9n. Nh\u1edd \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t ra sao tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n xu\u1ed1ng. Gilly xinh \u0111\u1eb9p v\u00e0 th\u00e2n th\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u00e0m sao! T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec3 h\u00e0nh l\u00fd \u1edf nh\u00e0 cha Watty, r\u1ea5t may \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ee7 kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n Imperial cho m\u01b0\u1ee3n m\u1ed9t con ng\u1ef1a. \u00d4ng ta t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t tr\u00ed v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1nh c\u00e1 v\u1edbi t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t chai r\u01b0\u1ee3u Johnnie Walker n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea3 v\u00f9ng b\u00f9n l\u1ea7y l\u1ed9i n\u00e0y. Nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 cho \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00e1y c\u00f3 l\u1edbn t\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2u v\u00e0 g\u00e2y thi\u1ec7t h\u1ea1i l\u1edbn th\u1ebf n\u00e0o c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 t\u1eadn th\u1ebf - \u00f4ng m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i, d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng \u0111\u1eb7t b\u00e0n tay l\u00ean vai b\u00e0 Smith - T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0 c\u1ed1 h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c coi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec v\u00e0 t\u00f4i mong \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e0 c\u1ea3m th\u00f4ng - Th\u00f4i b\u00e0 \u0111\u1eebng kh\u00f3c n\u1eefa. - Th\u1ebf th\u00ec cha kh\u00f4ng hay bi\u1ebft g\u00ec h\u1ebft, b\u00e0 Smith th\u1ec1u th\u00e0o trong n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft. - Hay bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec? Chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra? - \u00d4ng Cleary v\u00e0 c\u1eadu Stuart \u0111\u1ec1u ch\u1ebft. M\u1eb7t cha Ralph t\u00e1i \u0111i, \u0111\u01b0a tay \u0111\u1ea9y nh\u1eb9 b\u00e0 qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd ra. - Meggie hi\u1ec7n gi\u1edd \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u? Cha Ralph g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 h\u00e9t l\u00ean. - Trong ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch. C\u00f2n b\u00e0 Cleary hi\u1ec7n \u0111ang \u1edf ngo\u00e0i b\u00e3i ch\u0103n v\u1edbi x\u00e1c c\u1ee7a hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n. Jack v\u00e0 Tom \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i mang di h\u00e0i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd v\u1ec1. Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i! Th\u01b0a cha c\u00f3 l\u00fac b\u1ea5t k\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ee9c tin \u1edf trong l\u00f2ng m\u00ecnh, con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi sao Ch\u00faa l\u1ea1i t\u00e0n nh\u1eabn th\u1ebf. T\u1ea1i sao Ch\u00faa l\u1ea1i mang \u0111i c\u1ea3 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi? Nh\u01b0ng ngay l\u00fac \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft Meggie \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u, cha Ralph v\u1ee9t b\u1ecf t\u1ea5m v\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111i m\u01b0a r\u1ed3i \u0111i th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch, b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft b\u00f9n. - Meggie - \u00f4ng g\u1ecdi l\u1edbn. Ralph \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ea1nh Meggie, qu\u1ef3 g\u1ed1i xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf b\u00e0nh, n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y hai tay gi\u00e1 l\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a Meggie \u0111\u1eb7t v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng b\u00e0n tay m\u00ecnh. Meggie \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ee5t xu\u1ed1ng th\u1ea5p d\u01b0\u1edbi gh\u1ebf, ng\u00e3 trong v\u00f2ng tay c\u1ee7a cha Ralph, \u00fap m\u1eb7t v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc s\u01a1 mi","\u01b0\u1edbt \u0111\u1eabm v\u00e0 nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i. C\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi, Meggie m\u1eb7c cho s\u1ef1 \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn v\u00e0 x\u00f3t xa \u0111ang x\u00e2m chi\u1ebfm, m\u01a1 \u01b0\u1edbc gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat n\u00e0y tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh v\u0129nh c\u1eedu. Ralph \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c m\u00e0 c\u00f4 v\u1eabn gi\u1eef \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi Ralph. Meggie kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 l\u1ea7m l\u1eabn. - Cha \u01b0\u1edbt t\u1eeb tr\u00ean xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi, Meggie th\u00e2n y\u00eau c\u1ee7a cha. Con c\u0169ng b\u1ecb \u01b0\u1edbt h\u1ebft c\u1ea3 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd - \u00f4ng th\u00ec th\u1ea7m, m\u00e1 \u00e1p v\u00e0o m\u00e1i t\u00f3c v\u00e0ng n\u00e2u. - Kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 g\u00ec. Cha \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i. - V\u00e2ng, cha \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn. Cha mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00ean t\u00e2m r\u1eb1ng con kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3i qua \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec phi\u1ec1n mu\u1ed9n. Cha linh c\u1ea3m r\u1eb1ng s\u1ef1 hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a cha s\u1ebd gi\u00fap \u00edch cho con. Cha mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u00edch th\u00e2n t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u s\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c. \u00d4i, Meggie, ba c\u1ee7a con v\u00e0 Stuart l\u00e0m sao th\u1ebf? Chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra? - Ba b\u1ecb k\u1eb9t trong \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00e1y. Ch\u00ednh Stuart t\u00ecm ra ba nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t con heo r\u1eebng h\u00fac ch\u1ebft sau khi anh \u1ea5y b\u1eafn tr\u00fang n\u00f3. Jack v\u00e0 b\u00e1c Tom \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i \u0111\u01b0a thi h\u00e0i c\u1ee7a ba v\u00e0 Stuart v\u1ec1. Cha Ralph im l\u1eb7ng, kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0m g\u00ec kh\u00e1c h\u01a1n l\u00e0 gi\u1eef Meggie trong v\u00f2ng tay m\u00ecnh, ru nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 ru m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi h\u01a1i \u1ea5m c\u1ee7a ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda trong l\u00f2 s\u01b0\u1edfi l\u00e0m kh\u00f4 \u00e1o v\u00e0 t\u00f3c c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. B\u1ea5y gi\u1edd \u00f4ng c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn c\u00e1i th\u00e2n th\u1ec3 m\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111ang \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng m\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 b\u1edbt c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng, du\u1ed7i d\u1ea7n ra trong t\u01b0 th\u1ebf tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i. Cha Ralph l\u1ea5y tay \u0111\u1ee1 c\u1eb1m v\u00e0 n\u00e2ng \u0111\u1ea7u Meggie l\u00ean bu\u1ed9c c\u00f4 ta ph\u1ea3i nh\u00ecn m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng suy ngh\u0129 g\u00ec c\u1ea3, \u00f4m h\u00f4n Meggie . \u0110\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 th\u00f4i th\u00fac kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5 c\u1ed9i ngu\u1ed3n, ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng xu\u1ea5t ph\u00e1t t\u1eeb d\u1ee5c v\u1ecdng, ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 b\u1ea3n n\u0103ng, m\u1ed9t d\u00e2ng hi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecdc th\u1ea5y trong \u00e1nh m\u1eaft m\u00e0u n\u00e2u c\u1ee7a Meggie. C\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 l\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 hai ban ph\u00e9p th\u00e1nh th\u1ec3. Meggie lu\u1ed3n tay ra ph\u00eda sau, b\u1ea5u m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o t\u1ea5m l\u01b0ng g\u00e2n gu\u1ed1c c\u1ee7a cha Ralph, khi\u1ebfn cho \u00f4ng gi\u1eadt n\u1ea9y v\u00e0 k\u00eau l\u00ean v\u00ec \u0111au. - Sao th\u1ebf? Meggie v\u1eeba h\u1ecfi v\u1eeba dang ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat. - H\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 cha b\u1ecb x\u00e2y x\u00e1t \u1edf s\u01b0\u1eddn khi m\u00e1y bay \u0111\u00e1p xu\u1ed1ng, b\u00f9n ng\u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn th\u00e2n m\u00e1y bay, th\u1eadt h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c nguy hi\u1ec3m. Cha kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb h\u1ea5t tung nh\u1edd va v\u00e0o l\u01b0ng d\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a gh\u1ebf tr\u01b0\u1edbc. - Cha \u0111\u1ec3 con xem n\u00e0o. Nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n tay nhanh nh\u1eb9n v\u00e0 d\u1ee9t kho\u00e1t c\u1ee7a Meggie th\u00e1o n\u00fat v\u00e0 c\u1edfi \u00e1o c\u1ee7a cha Ralph ra. D\u01b0\u1edbi l\u00e0n da s\u1ea1m n\u1eafng v\u00e0 \u01b0\u1edbt, m\u1ed9t v\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecf b\u1ea7m k\u00e9o d\u00e0i t\u1eeb s\u01b0\u1eddn n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn s\u01b0\u1eddn b\u00ean kia. Meggie lo \u00e2u. - Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i, Ralph! Cha \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i ng\u1ef1a t\u1eeb Gilly \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y v\u1edbi v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y sao? Ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 cha \u0111au l\u1eafm? Cha c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? C\u00f3 b\u1ecb ch\u00f3ng m\u1eb7t kh\u00f4ng? Cha c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb xu\u1ea5t huy\u1ebft b\u00ean trong. - Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u. Cha kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y g\u00ec l\u1ea1 trong ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Cha n\u00f3i th\u1eadt m\u00e0. Cha qu\u00e1 lo l\u00e0m sao \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y s\u1edbm \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00fap con tr\u00e1nh b\u1edbt bu\u1ed3n kh\u1ed5 do \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00e1y g\u00e2y ra n\u00ean cha qu\u00ean \u0111i c\u00e1i \u0111au c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. N\u1ebfu cha b\u1ecb xu\u1ea5t huy\u1ebft b\u00ean trong th\u00ec \u1eaft cha bi\u1ebft. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u Meggie \u00e0. Meggie c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ed1ng, m\u00f4i ch\u1ea1m nh\u1eb9 l\u00ean v\u1ebft b\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi hai b\u00e0n tay \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean ng\u1ef1c Ralph, l\u01b0\u1ee3t nh\u1eb9 t\u1eeb d\u01b0\u1edbi l\u00ean tr\u00ean, d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i m\u01a1n tr\u1edbn \u1edf hai vai v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 c\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh kh\u00eau g\u1ee3i khi\u1ebfn cho Ralph b\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng. V\u1eeba b\u1ecb quy\u1ebfn r\u0169, v\u1eeba s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i, b\u1eb1ng m\u1ecdi gi\u00e1 cha Ralph mu\u1ed1n tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi s\u1ef1 m\u01a1n tr\u1edbn, \u00f4ng quay ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u01b0\u1edbng","kh\u00e1c, \u0111\u1ea9y \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a Meggie ra xa nh\u01b0ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 r\u01a1i tr\u1ecdn v\u00e0o v\u00f2ng tay c\u1ee7a Meggie, hai c\u00e1nh tay \u1ea5y nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng con r\u1eafn qu\u1ea5n ch\u1eb7t \u00fd ch\u00ed c\u1ee7a cha Ralph, b\u00f3p ch\u1ebft m\u1ecdi \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh kh\u00e1ng c\u1ef1 khi v\u1eeba m\u1edbi ch\u1edbm n\u1edf. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 qu\u00ean c\u1ea3 \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn, qu\u00ean c\u1ea3 Nh\u00e0 th\u1edd, qu\u00ean lu\u00f4n Ch\u00faa, Ralph t\u00ecm \u0111\u00f4i m\u00f4i c\u1ee7a Meggie, s\u1ef1 h\u00e1o h\u1ee9c l\u00e0m cho \u0111\u00f4i m\u00f4i \u1ea5y h\u00e9 m\u1edf, kh\u00e1t khao. Ralph gh\u00ec ch\u1eb7t Meggie v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m sao xoa d\u1ecbu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u01a1n r\u1ea1o r\u1ef1c c\u1ee9 d\u00e2ng cao m\u00e3i. Meggie ng\u1eeda c\u1ed5 ra, ph\u01a1i tr\u1ea7n hai b\u1edd vai, da m\u00e1t m\u1ecbn; Ralph t\u01b0\u1edfng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 ch\u00ecm ngh\u1ec9m xu\u1ed1ng, c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng s\u00e2u, ngh\u1eb9t th\u1edf, b\u1ea5t l\u1ef1c. Nh\u1eadn th\u1ee9c v\u1ec1 b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n con ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e8 n\u1eb7ng l\u00ean Ralph, m\u1ed9t s\u1ee9c n\u1eb7ng c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng nghi\u1ec1n n\u00e1t t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n, l\u00e0m v\u1ee1 tung nh\u1eefng t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m b\u1ecb ng\u0103n ch\u1eb7n l\u00e2u ng\u00e0y, cu\u1ed1n ph\u0103ng theo m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn tri\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o ch\u1ed1ng tr\u1ea3 n\u1ed5i. Ralph mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f3c; nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 th\u00e8m mu\u1ed1n c\u1ea1n \u0111i d\u01b0\u1edbi g\u00e1nh n\u1eb7ng m\u00e0 ph\u1eadn l\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean \u00f4ng. \u00d4ng th\u00e1o g\u1ee1 hai tay c\u1ee7a Meggie \u0111ang qu\u1ea5n ch\u1eb7t c\u00e1i th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng r\u1ed3i ng\u1ed3i x\u1ed5m xu\u1ed1ng, \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00fai g\u1ee5c, t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ebft t\u00e2m tr\u00ed nh\u00ecn ng\u1eafm hai b\u00e0n tay run r\u1ea9y c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i. Meggie \u01a1i, em \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec anh? V\u00e0 em s\u1ebd l\u00e0m g\u00ec n\u1eefa n\u1ebfu anh c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 cho m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n x\u1ea3y ra? - Anh y\u00eau em Meggie.Anh m\u00e3i m\u00e3i y\u00eau em. Nh\u01b0ng anh l\u00e0 linh m\u1ee5c, anh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3... Anh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m th\u1ebf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec nh\u01b0 v\u1eady m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. Meggie \u0111\u1ee9ng ph\u1eaft l\u00ean, s\u1eeda l\u1ea1i \u00e1o ngay ng\u1eafn, nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng cha Ralph, mi\u00eang c\u01b0\u1eddi g\u01b0\u1ee3ng nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng che gi\u1ea5u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 \u0111au kh\u1ed5. \u1ea8n trong \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft l\u00e0 n\u1ed7i th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng. - Ralph, th\u00f4i th\u1ebf c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Con \u0111i xem b\u00e0 Smith c\u00f3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb g\u00ec cho cha \u0103n kh\u00f4ng, r\u1ed3i con s\u1ebd mang \u0111\u1ebfn cho cha d\u1ea7u xoa b\u00f3p m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta d\u00f9ng cho ng\u1ef1a. Th\u1ee9 n\u00e0y ch\u1eefa c\u00e1c v\u1ebft b\u1ea7m th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t, n\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u00e0m cho cha h\u1ebft \u0111au nh\u1ee9c ngay, theo con ngh\u0129 hi\u1ec7u nghi\u1ec7m h\u01a1n g\u1ea5p m\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng n\u1ee5 h\u00f4n. - \u0110i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i c\u00f3 d\u00f9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng? Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng cha Ralph \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i ra l\u1eddi. - \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c. M\u1ed9t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e2y ph\u1ee5 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1eafc tr\u00ean c\u00e1c ng\u1ecdn c\u00e2y, m\u1ea5y gi\u1edd qua \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 li\u00ean l\u1ea1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1edbi Gilly. D\u00f9 sao, cha Ralph c\u0169ng c\u1ea7n \u00edt ph\u00fat \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00ecnh t\u00e2m v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 ch\u1ee7 sau khi Meggie r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch. \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u1ed3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc b\u00e0n vi\u1ebft c\u1ee7a Fiona. - Xin vui l\u00f2ng cho t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e2y li\u00ean t\u1ec9nh. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 linh m\u1ee5c Ralph de Bricassart \u1edf Drogheda. \u1ed2! All\u00f4, Doreen \u0111\u00f3 \u00e0; v\u1eabn trung th\u00e0nh v\u1edbi c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c \u1edf b\u01b0u \u0111i\u1ec7n. \u1ed2, t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u. T\u00f4i r\u1ea5t vui khi nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ai \u0111ang \u0111\u1ea3m tr\u00e1ch t\u1ed5ng \u0111\u00e0i \u1edf Sydney, t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 nghe m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1m v\u00e0 bu\u1ed3n t\u1ebb. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n li\u00ean l\u1ea1c g\u1ea5p v\u1edbi \u0110\u1ee9c Kh\u00e2m m\u1ea1ng gi\u00e1o ho\u00e0ng \u1edf Sydney. S\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a Ng\u00e0i l\u00e0 20 - 23 - 24. Trong khi ch\u1edd Sydney tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi ch\u1ecb Doreen cho t\u00f4i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi Bugela nh\u00e9. Ralph v\u1eeba b\u00e1o tin cho Martin King th\u00ec Sydney g\u1ecdi. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0i l\u1eddi v\u1edbi Bugela l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i. C\u1ea3 Gilly s\u1ebd hay tin qua Martin King, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c, tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e2y n\u00e0y th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00edch nghe l\u00e9n \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ai kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ea1i b\u00f9n l\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ec1u s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t trong \u0111\u00e1m tang. - All\u00f4, c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i \u0110\u1ee9c cha \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng? Linh m\u1ee5c Ralph \u0111\u00e2y, hi\u1ec7n con \u1edf Drogheda. \u1ed2! All\u00f4 Doreen \u0111\u1eebng","c\u00fap m\u00e1y nh\u00e9... V\u00e2ng, c\u1ea3m \u01a1n, con \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y b\u00ecnh y\u00ean, nh\u01b0ng m\u00e1y bay th\u00ec b\u1ecb ng\u1eadp b\u00f9n \u0111\u1ebfn th\u00e2n. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd con ph\u1ea3i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 b\u1eb1ng t\u00e0u h\u1ecfa... trong b\u00f9n. Th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha, b\u00f9n... con n\u00f3i b\u00f9n l\u1ea7y. Kh\u00f4ng th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha, \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1ebfu m\u01b0a to... T\u1eeb Gillanbone \u0111\u1ebfn Drogheda, con ph\u1ea3i \u0111i b\u1eb1ng ng\u1ef1a, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ti\u1ec7n di chuy\u1ec3n duy nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng trong t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh th\u1eddi ti\u1ebft n\u00e0y... Do \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 con g\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec7n cho \u0110\u1ee9c cha. Con r\u1ea5t vui m\u1eebng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y. Con \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 linh t\u00ednh tr\u01b0\u1edbc... V\u00e2ng, th\u1eadt kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp. V\u01b0\u1ee3t xa nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u con lo s\u1ee3. Padraic Cleary v\u00e0 con trai c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng l\u00e0 Stuart \u0111\u1ec1u ch\u1ebft. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi cha b\u1ecb ch\u1ebft trong \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00e1y, ng\u01b0\u1eddi con th\u00ec b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t con heo r\u1eebng \u0111\u00e8. M\u1ed9t con heo r\u1eebng th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha... Con n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t con heo r\u1eebng... V\u00e2ng, \u0110\u1ee9c cha nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t \u0111\u00fang, \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfng Anh r\u1ea5t l\u1ea1. Con xin ph\u00e9p \u0110\u1ee9c cha cho con \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 d\u1ef1 \u0111\u00e1m tang v\u00e0 con cam \u0111oan v\u1edbi \u0110\u1ee9c cha con s\u1ebd lo l\u1eafng \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ee3 \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 c\u00e1c con c\u1ee7a b\u00e0. V\u00e2ng, th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha, c\u1ea3m \u01a1n \u0110\u1ee9c cha. Con s\u1ebd tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Sydney ngay khi m\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c xong xu\u00f4i. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean c\u00f3 nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean t\u1ed5ng \u0111\u00e0i c\u0169ng nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Ralph y\u00eau c\u1ea7u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi Bugela. \u00f4ng trao \u0111\u1ed5i v\u1edbi Martin King trong \u00edt ph\u00fat v\u00e0 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u1ec5 mai t\u00e1ng s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y m\u1ed1t. Meggie quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi chai d\u1ea7u xoa b\u00f3p tr\u00ean tay nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng t\u1ecf \u00fd t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd ch\u0103m s\u00f3c cho cha Ralph. Im l\u1eb7ng trao chai d\u1ea7u cho \u00f4ng, Meggie v\u1eafn t\u1eaft cho cha Ralph bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 kho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 n\u1eefa, bu\u1ed5i \u0103n n\u00f3ng s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e0 Smith d\u1ecdn trong ph\u00f2ng \u0103n nh\u1ecf, nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf cha Ralph c\u00f3 d\u01b0 th\u1eddi gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1eafm r\u1eeda. Cha bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3 nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 Meggie \u0111\u00e3 coi nh\u01b0 m\u00ecnh b\u1ecb cha l\u1eeba g\u1ea1t; nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea1i sao c\u00f4 l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, v\u00e0 c\u0103n c\u1ee9 v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u1ec3 k\u1ebft t\u1ed9i \u00f4ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Meggie v\u1eabn bi\u1ebft \u00f4ng l\u00e0 linh m\u1ee5c; v\u1eady t\u1ea1i sao c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 gi\u1eadn d\u1ed7i n\u00e0y? M\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng tinh m\u01a1 \u1ea3m \u0111\u1ea1m, \u0111o\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0a hai thi h\u00e0i v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1edd b\u00ean kia s\u00f4ng v\u00e0 d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. D\u00f9 n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u01b0a tr\u00e0n b\u1edd, s\u00f4ng Gillan v\u1eabn d\u00e2ng cao v\u00e0 ch\u1ea3y xi\u1ebft, s\u00e2u t\u1edbi m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e9t. Cha Ralph cho con ng\u1ef1a h\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u1ed9i qua b\u00ean kia b\u1edd s\u00f4ng l\u1ea7y l\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00f3n \u0111o\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi. \u00f4ng cho\u00e0ng s\u1eb5n kh\u0103n l\u1ec5 v\u00e0 mang theo \u0111\u1ea9y \u0111\u1ee7 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft c\u1ee7a linh m\u1ee5c trong chi\u1ebfc r\u00fai tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng ng\u1ef1a. Trong l\u00fac Fiona, Bob, Jack, Hughie v\u00e0 Tom \u0111\u1ee9ng xung quanh, cha Ralph m\u1edf t\u1ea5m v\u1ea3i qu\u1ea5n hai thi h\u00e0i v\u00e0 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb l\u00e0m l\u1ec5 x\u1ee9c d\u1ea7u. Sau l\u1ea7n ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Mary Carson th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m cho linh m\u1ee5c Ralph gh\u00ea t\u1edfm. C\u1ea3 hai thi h\u00e0i \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111en, Pa\u0111y v\u00ec b\u1ecb ch\u1ebft thi\u00eau, c\u00f2n Stuart b\u1ecb ngh\u1eb9t th\u1edf, Ralph \u00f4m h\u00f4n hai thi h\u00e0i v\u1edbi t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 k\u00ednh tr\u1ecdng. Tr\u00ean \u0111o\u1ea1n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e0i 20 c\u00e2y s\u1ed1, t\u1ea5m t\u00f4m ch\u1edf thi h\u00e0i b\u1ecb x\u00f3c l\u00ean x\u00f3c xu\u1ed1ng ph\u00eda sau hai con ng\u1ef1a k\u00e9o c\u00e0y x\u1edbi trong b\u00f9n, in s\u00e2u nh\u1eefng lu\u1ed1ng d\u00e0i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nhi\u1ec1u n\u1eb1m sau v\u1eabn c\u00f2n th\u1ea5y. N\u00f3 nh\u01b0 v\u1ebft s\u1eb9o m\u00e0 v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng m\u00f9a xu\u00e2n t\u1edbi d\u00f9 c\u1ecf \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ea7y l\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng che l\u1ea5p \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. D\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ea3y xi\u1ebft bu\u1ed9c \u0111o\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i b\u00ean kia b\u1edd m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n hai c\u00e2y s\u1ed1 n\u1eefa \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0. - Con c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u00fd ki\u1ebfn, Bob quay qua n\u00f3i v\u1edbi cha Ralph - \u1ede \u0111\u00e2y ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 con ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a cha c\u00f2n kh\u1ecfe, cha c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cho ng\u1ef1a l\u1ed9i tr\u1edf qua su\u1ed1i, v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 t\u00ecm nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc th\u00f9ng r\u1ed7ng hai tr\u0103m l\u00edt, cha nh\u1edb \u0111\u00f3ng k\u00edn n\u1eafp l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng cho n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o. N\u1ebfu c\u1ea7n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u00e0n. Ch\u00fang ta c\u1ea7n kho\u1ea3ng m\u01b0\u1eddi, m\u01b0\u1eddi hai c\u00e1i th\u00f9ng l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee7.","Cha cho c\u1ed9t l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 mang qua b\u1edd b\u00ean n\u00e0y. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd d\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng th\u00f9ng \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1edf t\u1ea5m t\u00f4n v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea9y n\u00f3 tr\u1edf qua b\u1edd nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u00e8. Cha Ralph t\u00e1n \u0111\u1ed3ng m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1eb7t c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c, \u00f4ng c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd ki\u1ebfn n\u00e0o hay h\u01a1n. Dominic O'' Rourke c\u00f9ng hai con trai ti\u1ebfp tay cha Ralph th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n \u00fd ki\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a Bob, r\u1ed3i ch\u00ednh cha Ralph v\u00e0 Dominic O'' Rourke k\u00e9o nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc th\u00f9ng qua con su\u1ed1i. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e0nh hoa n\u00e0o tr\u00ean hai quan t\u00e0i, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e0nh hoa n\u00e0o trong nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc b\u00ecnh \u1edf nh\u00e0 nguy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a Drogheda. Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00f3a hoa s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t qua c\u01a1n n\u00f3ng kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00e1y \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ecb v\u00f9i d\u1eadp d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u01a1n m\u01b0a, c\u00e1nh c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 tan t\u00e1c trong b\u00f9n nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng con b\u01b0\u1edbm b\u1ecb m\u1eafc b\u1eaby. C\u00f2n m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00ec m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi, qu\u00e1 m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi. Nh\u1eefng ai \u0111\u00e3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh d\u00e0i b\u1eb1ng ng\u1ef1a tr\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ea7y l\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y nghi\u00eang m\u00ecnh l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i ch\u00e0o v\u0129nh bi\u1ec7t Pa\u0111y \u0111\u00eau m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi; nh\u1eefng ai \u0111\u00e3 mang c\u00e1c thi h\u00e0i v\u1ec1 c\u0169ng m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi; \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 lo vi\u1ec7c b\u1ebfp n\u00fac v\u00e0 r\u1eeda d\u1ecdn c\u0169ng m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi. Cha Ralph m\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed7i t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 m\u00ecnh \u0111i \u0111\u1ee9ng trong gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1, m\u1eaft \u00f4ng \u0111\u1edd \u0111\u1eabn nh\u00ecn l\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0 tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a Fiona, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t \u0111au kh\u1ed5 v\u00e0 gi\u1eadn d\u1eef c\u1ee7a Meggie v\u00e0 n\u1ed7i \u0111au x\u00f3t c\u1ee7a anh em Bob, Jack v\u00e0 Hughie l\u00e2u nay v\u1ed1n th\u01b0\u01a1ng y\u00eau g\u1eafn b\u00f3 v\u1edbi nhau. L\u00e0m l\u1ec5 xong, c\u00e1c kh\u00e1ch t\u1eeb xa l\u1ea1i l\u00ean ng\u1ef1a ra \u0111i, l\u01b0ng r\u1ea1p xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c che b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m v\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ea7u; c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ec9 b\u00e0n v\u1edbi nhau v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec5n \u1ea3nh ph\u00e1 s\u1ea3n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y \u0111\u1ebfn, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c c\u1ea3m \u01a1n Ch\u00faa \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9u h\u1ecd tho\u00e1t ch\u1ebft v\u00e0 tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00e1y. Cha Ralph gom l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, bi\u1ebft r\u1ea5t r\u00f5 l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i \u0111i ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng r\u1ee9t ra kh\u1ecfi n\u01a1i n\u00e0y. \u00d4ng t\u00ecm g\u1eb7p Fiona \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc b\u00e0n vi\u1ebft, l\u1eb7ng im m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn hai b\u00e0n ta\u1ef5 - B\u00e0 Fiona c\u00f3 kh\u1ecfe kh\u00f4ng? Cha Ralph h\u1ecfi r\u1ed3i bu\u00f4ng m\u00ecnh xu\u1ed1ng chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf b\u00e0nh g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3. B\u00e0 quay l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn cha Ralph, tan n\u00e1t v\u00e0 ch\u1ebft c\u1ee9ng trong l\u00f2ng khi\u1ebfn cha ph\u1ea3i s\u1ee3 v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng. - V\u00e2ng th\u01b0a cha, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e2u s\u1ebd v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. Con ph\u1ea3i lo vi\u1ec7c s\u1ed5 s\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a trang tr\u1ea1i v\u00e0 n\u0103m \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i... s\u00e1u ch\u1ee9 k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 Frank. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng tr\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee3i g\u00ec \u1edf Frank ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng cha? Con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o n\u00f3i ra h\u1ebft s\u1ef1 bi\u1ebft \u01a1n v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec cha \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap trong chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t an \u1ee7i l\u1edbn cho con khi bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng cha \u0111\u00e3 theo d\u00f5i v\u00e0 lo l\u1eafng cho Frank, nh\u1edd th\u1ebf m\u00e0 s\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee1 kh\u1ed5 ph\u1ea7n n\u00e0o. Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i, con mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p Frank qu\u00e1, d\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n th\u00f4i cha \u1ea1. Nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t l\u1eeda h\u1ea3i \u0111\u0103ng, cha Ralph ngh\u0129 th\u1ea7m. Fiona nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn h\u1ea3i \u0111\u0103ng chi\u1ebfu ra nh\u1eefng tia s\u00e1ng kh\u1ed5 \u0111au m\u1ed7i khi \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 b\u1ecb x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9 v\u00e0 d\u1eef d\u1ed9i nh\u1ea5t. - B\u00e0 Fiona, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c m\u00e0 t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n b\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i suy ngh\u0129. - V\u00e2ng, chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec th\u1ebf th\u01b0a cha? R\u1ed3i b\u00e0 l\u1ea1i \u0111i trong s\u1ef1 tr\u1ed1ng r\u1ed7ng. - B\u00e0 c\u00f3 nghe t\u00f4i n\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng? Cha Ralph lo l\u1eafng h\u1ecfi l\u1edbn ti\u1ebfng, l\u00f2ng \u00f4ng lo s\u1ee3 h\u01a1n bao gi\u1edd h\u1ebft. M\u1ed9t l\u00fac l\u00e2u, linh m\u1ee5c t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 thu m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i c\u1ee9ng r\u1eafn c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng","l\u00e0m b\u00e0 s\u1ef1c t\u1ec9nh. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa ng\u1ecdn h\u1ea3i \u0111\u0103ng l\u1ea1i ph\u00e1t ra m\u1ed9t tia s\u00e1ng, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f4i m\u00f4i m\u1ea5p m\u00e1y: - T\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p Pa\u0111y c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i! T\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p Stuart c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i! T\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p Frank c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i! B\u00e0 n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 r\u00ean r\u1ec9. R\u1ed3i b\u00e0 l\u1ea1i b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh, n\u00e9p m\u00ecnh sau c\u00e1i b\u1ec1 ngo\u00e0i c\u1ee9ng r\u1eafn t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 lay chuy\u1ec3n n\u1ed5i. \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft b\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea3o quanh c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn ra b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec. - V\u00e2ng, th\u01b0a cha, con \u0111ang nghe \u0111\u00e2y, b\u00e0 n\u00f3i. - N\u00e0y, Fiona, c\u00f2n c\u00f4 con g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 n\u1eefa ch\u1ee9? B\u00e0 qu\u00ean r\u1eb1ng b\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con g\u00e1i sao? \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft n\u00e2u nh\u00ecn l\u00ean v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng cha Ralph m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u1ea1i. - L\u00e0m sao m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 qu\u00ean con g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh? Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con g\u00e1i l\u00e0 g\u00ec? Ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ni\u1ec1m \u0111au ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng l\u00e2u d\u00e0i, m\u1ed9t h\u00ecnh b\u00f3ng tr\u1ebb trung h\u01a1n c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh, s\u1ebd l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng m\u00e0 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i qua, r\u1ed3i c\u0169ng s\u1ebd kh\u00f3c nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft m\u00e0 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f3c. Kh\u00f4ng th\u01b0a cha, con \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 qu\u00ean \u0111i r\u1eb1ng con c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con g\u00e1i. N\u1ebfu con nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn n\u00f3 th\u00ec con s\u1ebd coi n\u00f3 c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con trai c\u1ee7a con. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con trai. - B\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f3c l\u1ea7n n\u00e0o ch\u01b0a, b\u00e0 Fion\u1ea1 T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 th\u1ea5y b\u00e0 kh\u00f3c ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed7i m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n. - Cha s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u1eefa, th\u01b0a cha. N\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft trong con \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea1n (to\u00e0n th\u00e2n b\u00e0 run l\u00ean) cha c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y hai ng\u00e0y, con \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng con y\u00eau Pa\u0111y bi\u1ebft ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o, nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n trong \u0111\u1eddi con, n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn qu\u00e1 mu\u1ed9n m\u00e0ng. Qu\u00e1 mu\u1ed9n cho anh \u1ea5y, qu\u00e1 mu\u1ed9n cho con. Cha c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, con r\u1ea5t mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00f4m anh \u1ea5y trong \u0111\u00f4i tay n\u00f3i v\u1edbi anh \u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng \u201cem y\u00eau anh\u201d. Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i! Con mong r\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ai s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng n\u1ed7i \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. Cha Ralph quay m\u1eb7t n\u01a1i kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u1ecfi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y v\u1ebb \u0111au th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u1ea5y v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 Fiona c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gian l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh, c\u00f2n \u00f4ng th\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u s\u00e2u h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ed \u1ea9n. - Kh\u00f4ng, \u00f4ng n\u00f3i, kh\u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1ea3i qua v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1ed7i \u0111au c\u1ee7a b\u00e0, m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7i \u0111au ri\u00eang. Fiona nh\u1ebfch mi\u1ec7ng c\u01b0\u1eddi bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3. - V\u00e2ng, \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t an \u1ee7i, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng th\u01b0a cha? N\u1ed7i \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00ean \u01b0\u1edbc ao nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 sao n\u1ed7i \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn \u1ea5y c\u0169ng l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ri\u00eang con. - T\u00f4i mong b\u00e0 h\u1ee9a v\u1edbi t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u, b\u00e0 Fiona. - Con s\u1ebd nghe l\u1eddi cha. - B\u00e0 h\u00e3y ch\u0103m s\u00f3c Meggia. \u0110\u1eebng qu\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. H\u00e3y bu\u1ed9c Meggie tham d\u1ef1 c\u00e1c bu\u1ed5i khi\u00eau v\u0169 trong v\u00f9ng; g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 c\u00e1c ch\u00e0ng trai tr\u1ebb, th\u00fac \u0111\u1ea9y Meggie ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n l\u1ea5y ch\u1ed3ng, x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng ri\u00eang m\u1ed9t t\u1ed5 \u1ea5m. T\u00f4i nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng thanh ni\u00ean con c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c tr\u1ea1i ch\u1ee7 quanh v\u00f9ng n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y d\u1ef1 \u0111\u00e1m tang \u0111\u1ec1u say \u0111\u1eafm nh\u00ecn Meggie. N\u00ean t\u1ea1o th\u00eam c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i cho Meggie g\u1eb7p c\u00e1c thanh ni\u00ean \u1ea5y trong m\u1ed9t ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh \u00edt n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 h\u01a1n. - Xin theo \u00fd cha.","Linh m\u1ee5c Ralph th\u1edf d\u00e0i r\u1ed3i b\u01b0\u1edbc ra, m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh Fiona v\u1eabn ng\u1ed3i y\u00ean nh\u00ecn hai b\u00e0n tay g\u1ea7y gu\u1ed9c v\u00e0 tr\u1eafng xanh nh\u01b0ng h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 b\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Meggie ti\u1ec5n cha Ralph ra \u0111\u1ebfn chu\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1a, n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y con ng\u1ef1a thi\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n Imperial cho m\u01b0\u1ee3n \u0111ang \u0103n c\u1ecf kh\u00f4 v\u1edbi l\u00faa m\u1ea1ch. Cha Ralph qu\u1eb3ng chi\u1ebfc y\u00ean c\u0169 l\u00ean l\u01b0ng con v\u1eadt v\u00e0 c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng si\u1ebft ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea1i \u0111ai b\u1ee5ng ng\u1ef1a, trong khi Meggie \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t bao c\u1ecf kh\u00f4 theo d\u00f5i cha. - Cha nh\u00ecn xem, con v\u1eeba t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i g\u00ec n\u00e8, v\u1eeba n\u00f3i Meggie v\u1eeba trao cho Ralph m\u1ed9t b\u00f4ng h\u1ed3ng m\u00e0u tro nh\u1ea1t \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac cha Ralph th\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 b\u00f4ng h\u1ed3ng duy nh\u1ea5t con \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y trong m\u1ed9t b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y, d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u1eefng h\u1ed3 ch\u1ee9a n\u01b0\u1edbc sau nh\u00e0. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t qua c\u01a1n n\u00f3ng c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00e1y v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c che ch\u1edf kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb v\u00f9i d\u1eadp d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u01a1n m\u01b0a. Con \u0111\u00e3 h\u00e1i hoa n\u00e0y t\u1eb7ng cha, h\u00e3y gi\u1eef nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m v\u1ec1 con. \u00d4ng c\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y b\u00f4ng h\u1ed3ng v\u1eeba h\u00e9 n\u1edf tay run run thi\u1ebfu t\u1ef1 tin v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn c\u00e0nh hoa. - Meggie, ta kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n v\u1eadt k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a con, b\u00e2y gi\u1edd v\u00e0 m\u00e3i m\u00e3i v\u1ec1 sau n\u00e0y. Ta mang trong ta con ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ecdn v\u1eb9n c\u1ee7a con, ch\u00ednh con th\u1eeba bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. Ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea5u di\u1ebfm t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m \u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng Meggie? - Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f4i khi c\u0169ng c\u1ea7n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1edd m\u00f3 n\u00f3 - Meggie quy\u1ebft b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 \u00fd ki\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn ng\u1eafm v\u00e0 nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 qu\u00ean \u0111i n\u1ebfu k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t. Con van cha, h\u00e3y c\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y... - Meggie h\u00e3y g\u1ecdi ta b\u1eb1ng t\u00ean, Ralph - \u00f4ng n\u00f3i. \u00d4ng c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng m\u1edf chi\u1ebfc vali nh\u1ecf, trong \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ef1ng c\u00e1c th\u1ee9 c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m l\u1ec5 v\u00e0 l\u1ea5y ra cu\u1ed1n kinh th\u00e1nh c\u00f3 b\u00eca kh\u1ea3m x\u00e0 c\u1eeb \u0111\u1eaft ti\u1ec1n, m\u1ed9t v\u1eadt s\u1edf h\u1eefu c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. Th\u00e2n sinh \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Ralph \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eb7ng cho \u00f4ng cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch n\u00e0y ng\u00e0y \u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ee5 phong linh m\u1ee5c c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y m\u01b0\u1eddi ba n\u0103m. \u00d4ng m\u1edf cu\u1ed1n kinh th\u00e1nh, n\u01a1i \u0111\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e1nh d\u1ea5u b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t rub\u0103ng m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng r\u1ed9ng kh\u1ed5, l\u1eadt qua v\u00e0i trang, \u0111\u1eb7t chi\u1ebfc b\u00f4ng h\u1ed3ng trong \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3ng s\u00e1ch l\u1ea1i. - C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i Meggie mu\u1ed1n ta \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i cho con m\u1ed9t k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? \u0110\u00fang nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf ch\u1ee9? - V\u00e2ng. - Ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i cho Meggie \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Ta mu\u1ed1n Meggie h\u00e3y nh\u00ecn quanh v\u00e0 ch\u1ecdn cho m\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t ch\u00e0ng trai nh\u00e2n h\u1eadu, \u0111\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng, \u0111\u1ec3 sau n\u00e0y tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh ch\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a con, r\u1ed3i sinh con c\u00e1i, \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 Meggie r\u1ea5t tha thi\u1ebft. Meggie sinh ra \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m m\u1eb9, ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u01a1 \u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a con sao? Ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u1eeb b\u1ecf Nh\u00e0 th\u1edd v\u00ec ta \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 y\u00eau con nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ed3ng, v\u00ec ta \u0111\u00e3... Meggie c\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u ta kh\u00f4ng? Qu\u00ean ta \u0111i, Meggie \u1ea1! - Th\u1ebf cha kh\u00f4ng h\u00f4n con tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi cha gi\u00e3 t\u1eeb sao? Thay cho c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, Ralph leo l\u00ean ng\u1ef1a \u0111i th\u1eb3ng ra c\u1eeda tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u chi\u1ebfc n\u00f3n ph\u1edbt c\u0169 k\u1ef9 m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 ng\u1ef1a c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 cho m\u01b0\u1ee3n. Trong m\u1ed9t tho\u00e1ng, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft xanh c\u1ee7a Ralph lo\u00e9 s\u00e1ng l\u00ean; d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u01a1n m\u01b0a, con ng\u1ef1a b\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u1ea7y tr\u1eadt tr\u00ean con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng b\u00f9n l\u1ea7y d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn Gilly. Meggie kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0m g\u00ec h\u01a1n l\u00e0 nh\u00ecn theo nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3 trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a chu\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1a \u1ea9m \u01b0\u1edbt. M\u00f9i ph\u00e2n ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0 c\u1ecf kh\u00f4 l\u00e0m","Meggie nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i c\u00e1i nh\u00e0 kho \u1edf T\u00e2n T\u00e2y Lan v\u00e0 Frank.","C\u200b H\u01af\u01a0NG 18 Ba m\u01b0\u01a1i ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 sau khi r\u1eddi Drogheda, cha Ralph \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t trong ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a \u0110\u1ee9c Kh\u00e2m m\u1ea1ng. \u00d4ng \u0111i ngang qua c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn, \u0111\u1ebfn h\u00f4n chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn ng\u01b0\u1eddi cha linh h\u1ed3n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, r\u1ed3i bu\u00f4ng m\u00ecnh xu\u1ed1ng gh\u1ebf b\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi. Ch\u1ec9 khi c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft \u0111\u1eb9p v\u00e0 th\u00f4ng su\u1ed1t \u0111ang nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u00ecnh, cha Ralph m\u1edbi nh\u1eadn ra c\u00e1ch \u0103n m\u1eb7c kh\u00f4ng b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, v\u00e0 hi\u1ec3u ra t\u1ea1i sao c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn m\u00ecnh ch\u0103m ch\u0103m t\u1eeb khi \u00f4ng m\u1edbi b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng nh\u00e0 ga Trung \u01b0\u01a1ng. B\u1ecf qu\u00ean chi\u1ebfc vali g\u1edfi \u1edf nh\u00e0 x\u1ee9 Gilly, cha Ralph nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean t\u00e0u h\u1ecfa chuy\u1ebfn t\u1ed1c h\u00e0nh ch\u1ec9 tr\u01b0\u1edbc gi\u1edd ch\u1ea1y hai ph\u00fat. \u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i qua m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0n c\u00e2y s\u1ed1 tr\u00ean toa t\u00e0u l\u1ea1nh gi\u00e1 m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 m\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi, qu\u1ea7n c\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0 gi\u00e0y b\u1ed1t, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u01b0\u1edbt \u0111\u1eabm m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng hay bi\u1ebft. Cha Ralph nh\u00ecn l\u1ea1i qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, c\u01b0\u1eddi bu\u1ed3n r\u1ed3i nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c. - Xin \u0110\u1ee9c cha tha l\u1ed7i. C\u00f3 qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u bi\u1ebfn c\u1ed1 x\u1ea3y ra \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i con qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t c\u00e1ch \u0103n m\u1eb7c d\u1ecb h\u1ee3m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. - Con kh\u1ecfi ph\u1ea3i xin l\u1ed7i, Ralph (kh\u00e1c h\u01a1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi ti\u1ec1n nhi\u1ec7m, \u00f4ng th\u00edch g\u1ecdi th\u01b0 k\u00fd ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh b\u1eb1ng t\u00ean). Tr\u00f4ng con c\u00f3 v\u1ebb r\u1ea5t l\u00e3ng m\u1ea1ng, \u0111\u1ecfm d\u00e1ng n\u1eefa l\u00e0 kh\u00e1c, d\u00f9 con c\u00f3 v\u1ebb m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi. Tuy nhi\u00ean, nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n n\u00e0o th\u1ebf t\u1ee5c h\u01a1n ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? - V\u1ec1 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng di\u1ec7n t\u1ee5c th\u1ebf, con ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd. Nh\u01b0ng v\u1ec1 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng di\u1ec7n l\u00e3ng m\u1ea1n v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecfm d\u00e1ng, th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd v\u00ec \u0110\u1ee9c cha ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u1ea5y c\u00e1ch \u0103n m\u1eb7c th\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a con \u1edf Gillanbone. - Ralph r\u1ea5t th\u00e2n m\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a ta, d\u00f9 cho con n\u1ea3y ra \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh d\u00f9ng bao \u0111\u1ef1ng than \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o m\u1eb7c, con c\u0169ng s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5t \u0111i ch\u00fat n\u00e0o v\u1ebb l\u00e3ng m\u1ea1n v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecfm d\u00e1ng! B\u1ed9 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o c\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a r\u1ea5t h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi con, \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 r\u1ea5t h\u1ee3p. C\u0169ng nh\u01b0 v\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o d\u00f2ng, con \u0111\u1eebng b\u1eadn t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ee9ng minh r\u1eb1ng con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y b\u1ed9 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o \u0111\u00f3 h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi con h\u01a1n l\u00e0 b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 v\u00e9t \u0111en. Con c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t d\u00e1ng \u0111i r\u1ea5t l\u1ea1 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t thu h\u00fat. Con gi\u1eef \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh c\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u00e1ng. Cha tin r\u1eb1ng con s\u1ebd gi\u1eef \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf m\u00e3i m\u00e3i. Cha c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng, khi cha \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi v\u1ec1 La M\u00e3, cha s\u1ebd mang con theo. Cha r\u1ea5t t\u00f2 m\u00f2 xem coi con s\u1ebd g\u00e2y \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ra sao v\u1edbi c\u00e1c gi\u00e1o s\u0129 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00e0b\u1ee5ng to v\u00e0 ch\u00e2n ng\u1eafn ng\u1ee7n. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con m\u00e8o thon th\u1ea3 \u0111\u1eb9p gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng con b\u1ed3 c\u00e2u m\u1eadp v\u00e0 ng\u01a1 ng\u00e1c. La M\u00e3! Cha Ralph gi\u1eadt n\u1ea9y ng\u01b0\u1eddi. - Chuy\u1ec7n x\u1ea3y ra c\u00f3 \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn kh\u00f4ng, Ralph? T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c v\u1eeba h\u1ecfi v\u1eeba \u0111\u01b0a b\u00e0n tay \u0111eo nh\u1eabn vu\u1ed1t ve chi\u1ebfc l\u01b0ng m\u01b0\u1ee3t m\u00e0 c\u1ee7a con m\u00e8o Abyssinian dang n\u1eb1m k\u00eau g\u1eeb g\u1eeb tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. - Kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp l\u1eafm th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha. - Con d\u00e0nh r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m cho gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u0111\u00f3? - Th\u01b0a v\u00e2ng. - Con c\u00f3 y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u1ea5y nh\u01b0 nhau hay v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi, con y\u00eau nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c?","Nh\u01b0ng cha Ralph c\u0169ng qu\u1ef7 quy\u1ec7t kh\u00f4ng k\u00e9m b\u1ec1 tr\u00ean c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Th\u1eddi gian ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 kh\u00e1 l\u00e2u d\u01b0\u1edbi quy\u1ec1n \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 cho cha Ralph hi\u1ec3u th\u1ea5u c\u00e1ch suy ngh\u0129 c\u1ee7a T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c. Cha Ralph ph\u00e1 v\u1ee1 c\u00e1i b\u1eaby gi\u0103ng ra b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 th\u1eb3ng th\u1eafn gi\u1ea3 t\u1ea1o, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c l\u00e0m ti\u00eau tan m\u1ecdi nghi ng\u1edd \u1edf T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c. \u0110\u1ea7u \u00f3c tinh t\u1ebf v\u00e0 l\u1eaft l\u00e9o \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 ra r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 th\u1eb3ng th\u1eafn b\u1ec1 ngo\u00e0i n\u00f3 d\u1ed1i tr\u00e1 g\u1ea5p m\u1ea5y l\u1ea7n so v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 ch\u1ed1i quanh n\u00e9 tr\u00e1nh. - Con y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ecdi th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u0111\u00f3 nh\u01b0ng nh\u01b0 \u0110\u1ee9c cha \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi, con c\u00f3 y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n. Ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n Meggie, c\u00f4 con g\u00e1i m\u00e0 con y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u1ea5t. Con lu\u00f4n c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m ri\u00eang v\u1edbi c\u00f4 con g\u00e1i v\u00ec gia \u0111\u00ecnh g\u1ed3m to\u00e0n con trai v\u00e0 qu\u00ean \u0111i s\u1ef1 c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ee9a con g\u00e1i. - C\u00f4 g\u00e1i Meggie \u0111\u00f3 bao nhi\u00eau tu\u1ed5i? - Con kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c. \u1ed2! C\u00f3 l\u1ebd kho\u1ea3ng hai m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i, h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng con c\u00f3 y\u00eau c\u1ea7u b\u00e0 m\u1eb9 h\u1ee9a s\u1ebd b\u1edbt \u0111i c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c s\u1ed5 s\u00e1ch k\u1ebft to\u00e1n \u0111\u1ec3 con g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n tham d\u1ef1 v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c khi\u00eau v\u0169 trong v\u00f9ng, c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i g\u1eb7p nhi\u1ec1u ch\u00e0ng trai c\u00f9ng l\u1ee9a tu\u1ed5i. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi c\u00f4 ta s\u1ebd h\u1ecfng m\u1ea5t v\u00ec b\u1ecb giam h\u00e3m \u1edf Drogheda nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 tai h\u1ea1i. Cha Ralph ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i to\u00e0n s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt. V\u1edbi s\u1ef1 tinh \u00fd nh\u1ea1y b\u00e9n \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ebft, T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c nh\u1eadn ra ngay, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 \u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 h\u01a1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0 k\u00fd ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh ba tu\u1ed5i. Con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f4ng danh c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1edf t\u00f2a th\u00e1nh kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu nh\u1eefng th\u0103ng tr\u1ea7m nh\u01b0 linh m\u1ee5c Ralph, nh\u01b0ng d\u01b0\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u g\u00f3c c\u1ea1nh, \u00f4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh gi\u00e0 h\u01a1n g\u1ea5p b\u1ed9i ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u01b0\u1edbi quy\u1ec1n. Cha Ralph s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd gi\u00e0 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Vatican \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ee7y ho\u1ea1i qu\u00e1 s\u1edbm s\u1ee9c s\u1ed1ng \u1edf ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 t\u00f2a th\u00e1nh \u0111\u00e3 chi\u1ebfm h\u1eefu, c\u00f2n Ralph th\u00ec v\u1eabn c\u00f2n tr\u00e0n tr\u1ec1 sinh l\u1ef1c. B\u1edbt \u0111i ph\u1ea7n n\u00e0o s\u1ef1 c\u1ea3nh gi\u00e1c, T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c quan s\u00e1t ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0 k\u00fd ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i cu\u1ed9c ch\u01a1i h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1eb1ng m\u1ecdi c\u00e1ch t\u00ecm cho ra ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u01a1 \u1edf Ralph l\u00e0 g\u00ec. L\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u, T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c tin ch\u1eafc r\u1eb1ng \u1edf con ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 y\u1ebfu \u0111u\u1ed1i v\u1ec1 x\u00e1c th\u1ecbt, b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0y hay c\u00e1ch kh\u00e1c. C\u00e1i \u0111\u1eb9p l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng \u1edf g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn g\u1ee3i l\u00ean bi\u1ebft bao th\u00e8m mu\u1ed1n, \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed7i cha Ralph kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn. Nh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi th\u1eddi gian, \u0110\u1ee9c cha d\u00e3 th\u1ea5y ra r\u1eb1ng c\u1ea3m t\u01b0\u1edfng ban \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u00fang m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda: \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 cha Ralph c\u0169ng c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ee9c quy\u1ebfn r\u0169 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 g\u1eafn li\u1ec1n v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 h\u1ed3n nhi\u00ean kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ed1i c\u00e3i. D\u00f9 ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda \u0111ang ch\u00e1y b\u1ecfng trong con ng\u01b0\u1eddi cha Ralph l\u00e0 g\u00ec \u0111i n\u1eefa, th\u00ec \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn, \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 x\u00e1c th\u1ecbt. T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp cho linh m\u1ee5c Ralph g\u1ea7n g\u0169i v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3ng t\u00ecnh luy\u1ebfn \u00e1i cao tay, bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch thu h\u00fat nh\u1eefng ai c\u00f3 ch\u00fat khuynh h\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u1ed3i b\u1ea1i n\u00e0y nh\u01b0ng k\u1ebft cu\u1ed9c ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 n\u00e0o. Ng\u00e0i c\u0169ng theo d\u00f5i linh m\u1ee5c Ralph khi \u00f4ng \u1edf b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3. M\u1ed9t tho\u00e1ng ch\u00fa \u00fd c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3, s\u1ef1 th\u00e8m mu\u1ed1n trong \u00e1nh m\u1eaft c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng d\u00f9 cho \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng hay bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fa \u00fd. V\u00e2ng, T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c c\u0169ng c\u00f3 l\u00fac d\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u01b0\u1edbi tay \u0111\u1ec3 theo d\u00f5i v\u00e0 b\u00e1o c\u00e1o l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch trung th\u1ef1c. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 \u0110\u1ee9c cha b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u tin r\u1eb1ng ch\u1ed7 y\u1ebfu c\u1ee7a linh m\u1ee5c Ralph n\u1eb1m trong s\u1ef1 t\u1ef1 ki\u00eau m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 linh m\u1ee5c v\u00e0 trong ch\u00ednh tham v\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 hai m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t nh\u00e2n c\u00e1ch m\u00e0 th\u1eadt ra kh\u00f4ng xa l\u1ea1 \u0111\u1ed1i","v\u1edbi \u0110\u1ee9c cha v\u00ec ch\u00ednh trong b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n ng\u00e0i c\u0169ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng m\u1eb7t \u1ea5y. Nh\u00e0 th\u1edd kh\u00f4ng thi\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ecba v\u1ecb d\u00e0nh cho nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb tham v\u1ecdng v\u00e0 c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ecbnh ch\u1ebf c\u00f3 t\u1ea7m c\u1ee1, n\u00f3 lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi trung ki\u00ean v\u00e0 tham v\u1ecdng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1ed3n. D\u01b0 lu\u1eadn ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3n r\u1eb1ng linh m\u1ee5c Ralph \u0111\u00e3 sang \u0111o\u1ea1t t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n m\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh Cleary \u0111\u00e1ng l\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eeba k\u1ebf; m\u1ec9a mai thay \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh m\u00e0 linh m\u1ee5c n\u00f3i v\u1edbi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng. C\u1ee9 cho \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt th\u00ec c\u00e0ng ph\u1ea3i s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng linh m\u1ee5c Ralph. \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft xanh \u0111\u1eb9p tuy\u1ec7t \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 s\u00e1ng l\u00ean l\u00e0m sao khi nghe nh\u1eafc t\u1edbi La M\u00e3! C\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac th\u1eed m\u1ed9t b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i chi\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1edbi. T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c l\u00e0m ra v\u1ebb l\u01a1 \u0111\u1ec5nh \u0111i m\u1ed9t n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1edd trong cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ed1i tho\u1ea1i v\u1edbi linh m\u1ee5c Ralph, nh\u01b0ng th\u1eadt ra d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00f4i mi n\u1eeda kh\u00e9p n\u1eeda m\u1edf, \u00f4ng v\u1eabn quan s\u00e1t r\u1ea5t ch\u0103m ch\u00fa: - Cha \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tin t\u1ee9c t\u1eeb Vatican trong khi con \u0111i v\u1eafng, Ralph \u1ea1. T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba \u0111\u1eb7t nh\u1eb9 con m\u00e8o qua m\u1ed9t b\u00ean. Sheba b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a ta, con \u00edch k\u1ef7 qu\u00e1. Con l\u00e0m cho hai ch\u00e2n ta t\u00ea c\u1ee9ng. - Chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec th\u1ebf th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha? Linh m\u1ee5c Ralph ng\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0o gh\u1ebf b\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn r\u00f5 h\u01a1n T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c, \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi \u00f4ng c\u1ed1 gi\u1eef cho hai m\u00ed m\u1eaft kh\u00f4ng s\u1ee5p xu\u1ed1ng v\u00ec qu\u00e1 m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi sau m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh d\u00e0i. - V\u00e2ng, con c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i ng\u1ee7 nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 con c\u1ea7n nghe nh\u1eefng tin t\u1ee9c n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3. C\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng l\u00e2u, cha c\u00f3 g\u1edfi m\u1ed9t m\u1eadt th\u01b0 ri\u00eang cho \u0110\u1ee9c Th\u00e1nh cha v\u00e0 ngay s\u00e1ng h\u00f4m nay, cha \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Ng\u00e0i qua ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n l\u00e0 \u0110\u1ee9c H\u1ed3ng Y Monteverdi, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a cha. Cha v\u1eabn t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi ph\u1ea3i ch\u0103ng Monteverdi thu\u1ed9c d\u00f2ng d\u00f5i nh\u00e0 so\u1ea1n nh\u1ea1c th\u1eddi Ph\u1ee5c H\u01b0ng. Kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u sao, cha c\u1ee9 qu\u00ean m\u00e3i kh\u00f4ng h\u1ecfi \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 khi g\u1eb7p Ng\u00e0i. \u1ed2! Sheba, t\u1ea1i sao con c\u1ee9 \u0111\u01b0a vu\u1ed1t ra m\u1ed7i khi con c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u01b0a th\u00edch? - Con \u0111ang nghe \u0111\u00e2y th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha. Con ch\u01b0a bu\u1ed3n ng\u1ee7 \u0111\u00e2u, cha Ralph c\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i. \u0110\u1ee9c cha y\u00eau m\u00e8o l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean. \u0110\u1ee9c cha kh\u00f4ng kh\u00e1c con m\u00e8o, th\u00edch k\u00e9o d\u00e0i s\u1ef1 vui s\u01b0\u1edbng khi v\u1eddn con m\u1ed3i. Sheba xinh \u0111\u1eb9p h\u00e3y l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y, \u0111\u1eebng theo con ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9c \u1ea5y, h\u00e3y l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y v\u1edbi ta. Con m\u00e8o c\u00e1i l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi b\u1ed9 \u00e1o t\u00edm c\u1ee7a T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c v\u00e0 nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean \u0111\u00f9i linh m\u1ee5c, n\u00f3 n\u1eb1m r\u1ea1p ng\u01b0\u1eddi xu\u1ed1ng, \u0111u\u00f4i ngoe ngu\u1ea9y, v\u1eeba h\u00edt m\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh h\u01a1i, c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 th\u00edch m\u00f9i ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0 m\u00f9i b\u00f9n tr\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a linh m\u1ee5c Ralph. \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft xanh lanh l\u1ee3i c\u1ee7a cha Ralph nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u1eaft T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c; hai m\u00ed m\u1eaft n\u1eeda nh\u1eafm n\u1eeda m\u1edf, c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ec1u r\u1ea5t t\u1ec9nh t\u00e1o. - L\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o m\u00e0 cha l\u1eadp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00e0nh t\u00edch nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf? T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c h\u1ecfi. Sheba ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd tu\u00e2n theo l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai, th\u1ebf m\u00e0 n\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y ngay l\u1ea1i cha nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eddi \u0103n tr\u1ee9ng c\u00e1 caviar hay m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 cao l\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ef9 v\u1ecb n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. \u0110\u1ed3 b\u1ed9i b\u1ea1c! - Con v\u1eabn ch\u1edd nghe \u0110\u1ee9c cha n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp. - C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i v\u00ec b\u1ecb ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i n\u00ean con \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3 th\u00f9 b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch \u0111o\u1ea1t con m\u00e8o c\u00e1i c\u1ee7a cha? Th\u00f4i, con \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eafng cu\u1ed9c, xin thua. M\u00e0 n\u00e0y, c\u00f3 bao gi\u1edd con n\u1ebfm m\u00f9i th\u1ea5t b\u1ea1i ch\u01b0a? M\u1ed9t c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi th\u00fa v\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea5y, Ralph th\u00e2n m\u1ebfn. C\u00f2n b\u00e2y gi\u1edd cha xin c\u00f3 l\u1eddi ch\u00fac m\u1eebng. K\u1ec3 t\u1eeb nay con ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed9i m\u0169 l\u1ec5, m\u1eb7c \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng l\u1ec5 v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ph\u1ea3i g\u1ecdi con b\u1eb1ng \u0110\u1ee9c cha, gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c De Bricassart.","T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c th\u00edch th\u00fa nh\u00ecn \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Ralph m\u1edf ra th\u1eadt l\u1edbn. L\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean, linh m\u1ee5c Ralph kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd hay che d\u1ea5u nh\u1eefng t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m th\u1eadt c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. \u00f4ng ta r\u1ea1ng r\u1ee1 l\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean.","C\u200b H\u01af\u01a0NG 19 \u0110\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecf nhanh ch\u00f3ng t\u00ecm l\u1ea1i s\u1ee9c s\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kinh ng\u1ea1c. Ch\u1ec9 trong m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n, nh\u1eefng m\u1ea7m xanh nh\u00fa l\u00ean xuy\u00ean qua l\u1edbp b\u00f9n nh\u1ea7y nh\u1ee5a v\u00e0 trong hai th\u00e1ng, nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc l\u00e1 non \u0111\u00e3 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n tr\u00ean c\u00e1c c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y b\u1ecb ch\u00e1y \u0111en. Con ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng t\u1ecf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng v\u00e0 s\u1ee9c qu\u1eadt kh\u1edfi c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Ai thi\u1ebfu ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u1edf l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t t\u00e2y b\u1eafc bao la n\u00e0y. Nh\u01b0ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1edd nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m, c\u00e1c v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng do \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00e1y kinh kh\u1ee7ng g\u00e2y ra m\u1edbi x\u00f3a h\u1ebft. Drogheda m\u1ea5t \u00edt nh\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n n\u0103m \u0111\u1ea5t khai th\u00e1c, thi\u1ec7t h\u1ea1i hai m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m ng\u00e0n con c\u1eebu. Th\u1eadt ra \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t thi\u1ec7t h\u1ea1i ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0 bao v\u00ec v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng n\u0103m thu\u1eadn l\u1ee3i, \u0111\u00e0n c\u1eebu l\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn kho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m hai m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m ng\u00e0n con. Tuy nhi\u00ean khi nh\u00ecn c\u00e1c khu v\u01b0\u1eddn c\u1ee7a Drogheda, v\u00e0o m\u00f9a xu\u00e2n v\u1eabn tr\u01a1 tr\u1ecdi v\u00e0 ch\u00e1y \u0111en, l\u00f2ng ai c\u0169ng \u0111au nh\u00f3i. D\u00e2n ch\u00fang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t trong c\u01a1n h\u1ea1n h\u00e1n nh\u1edd nh\u1eefng b\u1ed3n ch\u1ee9a n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ee7a Michael Carson nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi l\u1eeda. D\u00e2y \u0111\u1eadu t\u00eda kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m sao n\u1edf hoa. Nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y hoa h\u1ed3ng b\u1ecb c\u00f2i ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng gai v\u00e0 gai, hoa pens\u00e9 c\u0169ng ch\u1ebft, c\u00e1c lo\u1ea1i c\u00e2y nh\u1ecf kh\u00e1c th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng kh\u00e1c nh\u1eefng c\u1ecdng r\u01a1m v\u00e0ng \u00faa; \u1edf nh\u1eefng n\u01a1i c\u00f3 b\u00f3ng m\u00e1t, c\u00e1c c\u00e2y v\u1eabn r\u1ea1p m\u00ecnh xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch th\u1ea3m h\u1ea1i, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n hy v\u1ecdng h\u1ed3i sinh. Bob quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh noi theo con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a cha, t\u0103ng c\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00eam l\u1ef1c l\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u1ec3 trang tr\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3 cao nh\u1ea5t, do \u0111\u00f3 anh thu nh\u1eadn th\u00eam ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi chuy\u00ean v\u1ec1 ch\u0103n nu\u00f4i. B\u00e0 Mary Carson khi c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu ghi v\u00e0o s\u1ed5 l\u01b0\u01a1ng danh s\u00e1ch nh\u1eefng c\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n l\u00e0m v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 ghi t\u00ean c\u00e1c thanh ni\u00ean c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh Cleary; c\u00f2n v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng l\u00fac b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n c\u1eebu \u0111\u1ebb v\u00e0 c\u1eaft l\u00f4ng, b\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 d\u00f9ng c\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n t\u1ea1m th\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng Pa\u0111y, cha c\u1ee7a Bob, th\u00ec suy ngh\u0129 v\u00e0 l\u00e0m kh\u00e1c, \u00f4ng ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m c\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1eb7t tin t\u01b0\u1edfng v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i ch\u1ed1n nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1eadp nghi\u1ec7p, h\u1ecd s\u1ebd l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n. Nh\u01b0ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 kh\u00f4ng kh\u00e1c nhau bao nhi\u00eau. Ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f4ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u0103n nu\u00f4i m\u01b0\u1edbn m\u1eafc c\u00e1i b\u1ec7nh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u1edf y\u00ean m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7. Fiona thay ch\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1ea3m tr\u00e1ch vi\u1ec7c quan h\u1ec7 th\u01b0 t\u1eeb v\u1edbi \u0110\u1ee9c cha Ralph, v\u00e0 trung th\u00e0nh v\u1edbi t\u00ednh t\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 v\u1edbi b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai n\u1ed9i dung th\u01b0 t\u1eeb, ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb duy nh\u1ea5t v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd trang tr\u1ea1i. Meggie r\u1ea5t th\u00e8m mu\u1ed1n \u0111o\u1ea1t l\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng th\u01b0 \u1ea5y v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecdc cho \u0111\u1ee1 nh\u1edb nhung nh\u01b0ng Fiona kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 cho con g\u00e1i m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. B\u00e0 b\u1ecf t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 th\u01b0 v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t t\u1ee7 s\u1eaft nh\u1ecf ngay khi con g\u00e1i b\u00e0 hay tin c\u00f3 th\u01b0 m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn. Sau khi \u0110\u1ee9c cha Ralph r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi Drogheda, b\u00e0 Fiona qu\u00ean ngay l\u1eddi h\u1ee9a c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u1edbi linh m\u1ee5c. Trong v\u00e0i l\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eddi d\u1ef1 khi\u00eau v\u0169 v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp t\u00e2n, Meggie \u0111\u1ec1u t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i. \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y, Fiona v\u1eabn gi\u1eef nguy\u00ean th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 x\u01b0a kia, kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 th\u00fac \u0111\u1ea9y con g\u00e1i ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u1ed9c v\u00e0 bu\u1ed3n t\u1ebb. Liam O'' Rourke l\u1ee3i d\u1ee5ng m\u1ecdi c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ea1t ngang qua Drogheda b\u1eb1ng xe h\u01a1i. Enoche Davie \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean, Conner Carmichael v\u00e0 Alastair Mac Queen c\u0169ng th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi, Meggie \u0111\u1ec1u t\u1ecf ra xa l\u1ea1, kh\u00f4 khan, \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed7i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng hy v\u1ecdng.","C\u200b H\u01af\u01a0NG 20 Chu\u00f4ng \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i reo l\u00ean, hai ti\u1ebfng d\u00e0i m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng ng\u1eafn, t\u00edn hi\u1ec7u d\u00e0nh ri\u00eang cho Drogheda, Fiona nh\u1eafc \u1ed1ng nghe v\u00e0 quay l\u1ea1i. - \u0110i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a Bob. - All\u00f4... \u00e0! Jimmy \u0111\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng... V\u00e2ng, Bob \u0111\u00e2y... V\u00e2ng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd. Th\u1ebf th\u00ec hay l\u1eafm. C\u00f3 gi\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9ng nh\u1eadn t\u1ed1t kh\u00f4ng? C\u1ee9 g\u1edfi h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y... N\u1ebfu \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 anh ta gi\u1ecfi nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i th\u1eb3ng v\u1edbi h\u1eafn r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 l\u00e0m d\u00e0nh s\u1eb5n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng tin l\u1eafm \u1edf nh\u1eefng t\u1edd gi\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9ng nh\u1eadn... Th\u00f4i nh\u00e9. C\u1ea3m \u01a1n. Ch\u00e0o. Bob tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i gh\u1ebf ng\u1ed3i. - Chuy\u1ec7n li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t anh th\u1ee3 ch\u0103n nu\u00f4i, m\u1ed9t anh ch\u00e0ng kh\u00e1 l\u1eafm theo con nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t c\u1ee7a Jimmy. Anh ta \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u1edf \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1eb1ng Queensland ph\u00eda t\u00e2y g\u1ea7n Longreach v\u00e0 Charleville. Anh ta ch\u0103n b\u00f2 c\u0169ng r\u1ea5t gi\u1ecfi. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tay c\u01b0\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a xu\u1ea5t s\u1eafc, c\u00f3 t\u00e0i luy\u1ec7n ng\u1ef1a. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia anh ta l\u00e0 th\u1ee3 c\u1eaft l\u00f4ng c\u1eebu, c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tay c\u1ef1 ph\u00e1ch trong ngh\u1ec1 n\u00e0y theo l\u1eddi Jimmy. Hai tr\u0103m n\u0103m ch\u1ee5c con trong m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y! Con ch\u1ec9 h\u01a1i ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean t\u1ea1i sao m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 v\u00f4 \u0111\u1ecbch nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf l\u1ea1i b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed3ng l\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u0103n c\u1eebu? R\u1ea5t hi\u1ebfm tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p m\u1ed9t tay c\u1eaft l\u00f4ng c\u1eebu gi\u1ecfi nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf l\u1ea1i b\u1ecf t\u00f4ng \u0111\u01a1 \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u1ed3i l\u00ean m\u00ecnh ng\u1ef1a. D\u00f9 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o th\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t anh ch\u00e0ng m\u00e0 ta \u0111ang c\u1ea7n \u1edf c\u00e1c b\u00e3i ch\u0103n, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng m\u1eb9? V\u1edbi n\u0103m th\u00e1ng, gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a Bob k\u00e9o d\u00e0i ra nh\u01b0 gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00dac nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i anh n\u00f3i t\u1eebng c\u00e2u r\u1ea5t ng\u1eafn. Anh s\u1eafp s\u1eeda b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o c\u00e1i tu\u1ed5i ba m\u01b0\u01a1i nh\u01b0ng h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng chinh ph\u1ee5c c\u00e1c c\u00f4 g\u00e1i m\u00e0 anh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p trong c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c ti\u1ebfp t\u00e2n r\u1ea5t hi\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c. M\u1ed9t m\u1eb7t anh r\u1ea5t nh\u00fat nh\u00e1t, m\u1ed9t m\u1eb7t kh\u00e1c anh kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch ch\u00fa \u00fd g\u00ec h\u01a1n l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111ai v\u00e0 ch\u0103n nu\u00f4i. Jack v\u00e0 Hughie c\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng gi\u1ed1ng anh m\u00ecnh. C\u1ea3 ba c\u0169ng th\u00edch n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean s\u00e0n, s\u1ee3 r\u1eb1ng n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1ebd l\u00e0m cho h\u1ecd m\u1ec1m y\u1ebfu \u0111i. - Anh th\u1ee3 m\u1edbi m\u00e0 con n\u00f3i \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh ch\u01b0a? Fiona h\u1ecfi nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c s\u1ed5 s\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. - Con kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft. Con qu\u00ean h\u1ecfi. Ng\u00e0y mai m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft ngay khi anh ta \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y. - H\u1eafn \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o? - Jimmy \u0111\u01b0a anh ta \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1eb1ng xe h\u01a1i. Anh ta mu\u1ed1n nh\u00ecn qua c\u00e1c con c\u1eebu gi\u00e0 \u1edf Tankstand. - Mong r\u1eb1ng h\u1eafn s\u1ebd \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian. N\u1ebfu h\u1eafn ch\u01b0a c\u00f3 v\u1ee3, m\u1eb9 \u0111o\u00e1n h\u1eafn s\u1ebd l\u1ea1i ra \u0111i trong v\u00e0i tu\u1ea7n - Fiona n\u00f3i - Nh\u1eefng anh l\u00e0m c\u00f4ng ki\u1ec3u \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u1edf l\u1ea1i l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e2u. Jims v\u00e0 Patsy \u0111ang theo h\u1ecdc n\u1ed9i tr\u00fa t\u1ea1i Riverview nh\u01b0ng nh\u1ea5t quy\u1ebft s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u1edf l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00eam m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o n\u1eefa khi c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ed1n tu\u1ed5i. C\u1ea3 hai n\u00e1o n\u1ee9c ch\u1edd c\u00e1i ng\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i theo Bob, Jack v\u00e0 Hughie \u1edf ngo\u00e0i b\u00e3i ch\u0103n. Nhi\u1ec1u tu\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4i qua khi l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u Meggie ch\u1ea1m m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi tay th\u1ee3 ch\u0103n nu\u00f4i m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00e0m. T\u00ean anh ta l\u00e0","Luke O'' Neill. Anh th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 l\u1edbn tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n. Luke t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ee7 trong l\u00e1n tr\u1ea1i d\u00e0nh cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed9c th\u00e2n, anh ch\u1ecdn c\u0103n nh\u00e0 nh\u1ecf tr\u1ed1ng c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i b\u00ean su\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ec3 \u1edf. Ngay khi v\u1eeba \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u v\u1edbi b\u00e0 Smith, Luke \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00e0nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea3m t\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 qu\u1ea3n gia r\u1ea5t \u00edt khi ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ea1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf thu\u00ea l\u00e0m m\u01b0\u1edbn. Con ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn n\u00e0y g\u00e2y nhi\u1ec1u t\u00f2 m\u00f2 cho Meggie tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi n\u00e0ng g\u1eb7p m\u1eb7t tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp. Con ng\u1ef1a h\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 con ng\u1ef1a c\u00e1i c\u1ee7a Meggie \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1ed1t trong chu\u1ed3ng ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea3 ngo\u00e0i b\u00e3i quay ng\u1ef1a n\u1eefa. Do \u0111\u00f3 Meggie th\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u00e0y l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh tr\u1ec5 h\u01a1n nh\u00f3m \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u00ec v\u1eady c\u00f3 khi trong nhi\u1ec1u tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 li\u1ec1n Meggie kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea1m m\u1eaft m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3. Nh\u01b0ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng th\u00ec n\u00e0ng ch\u1ea1m m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi Luke v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i x\u1ebf chi\u1ec1u m\u00f9a h\u00e8, l\u00fac m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng th\u1ea5p l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ecf r\u1ef1c c\u00e1c h\u00e0ng c\u00e2y, k\u00e9o d\u00e0i th\u01b0\u1eddn th\u01b0\u1ee3t nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i b\u00f3ng, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi l\u00f9i d\u1ea7n v\u00e0o s\u1ef1 qu\u00ean l\u00e3ng c\u1ee7a m\u00e0n \u0111\u00eam. Meggie t\u1eeb Borehead tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u00e0 \u0111i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ea7m ch\u1eadm \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 b\u0103ng qua con su\u1ed1i, c\u00f9ng l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 Luke t\u1eeb h\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u00f4ng nam v\u1ec1 c\u0169ng \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn. \u00c1nh m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi chi\u1ebfu th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u1eaft Luke, n\u00e0ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y anh ta tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi anh ta th\u1ea5y n\u00e0ng. Luke c\u1ee1i m\u1ed9t con ng\u1ef1a h\u1ed3ng cao l\u1edbn, hung d\u1eef, b\u1eddm v\u00e0 \u0111u\u00f4i m\u00e0u \u0111en. Kh\u00e1c h\u01a1n c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed3ng nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, Luke m\u1eb7c \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi tr\u1eafng v\u00e0 qu\u1ea7n m\u00e0u nh\u1ea1t. L\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 l\u00e0m sao! Meggie n\u00f3i th\u1ea7m. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u0169ng t\u1ed1t n\u1ebfu anh ta kh\u00f4ng s\u1ee3 m\u1ea5t c\u00f4ng gi\u1eb7t \u1ee7i. - Ch\u00e0o b\u00e0 ch\u1ee7! Anh ta n\u00f3i l\u1edbn khi ng\u1ef1a ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean ngang v\u1edbi n\u00e0ng. Anh ta ch\u00e0o Meggie b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch gi\u1edf m\u0169 ra r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1edf xu\u1ed1ng h\u01a1i ng\u1eeda ra ph\u00eda sau. \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft xanh c\u00f3 v\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng coi ai ra g\u00ec, nh\u00ecn n\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ea5u gi\u1ebfm s\u1ef1 ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng m\u1ed9 - Xin l\u1ed7i, c\u00f4 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 b\u00e0 ch\u1ee7, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd con g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a b\u00e0. Anh ta nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t. T\u00f4i t\u00ean l\u00e0 Luke O'' Neill. Meggie \u1ea5p \u00fang v\u00e0i ti\u1ebfng g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5, n\u00e9 tr\u00e1nh kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng anh ta, l\u00f2ng b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i v\u00e0 c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 thi\u1ebfu t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean, kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m sao t\u00ecm ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u ch\u00e0o h\u1ecfi th\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00edch h\u1ee3p cho ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh. \u1ed2, th\u1eadt l\u00e0 phi l\u00fd? T\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con ng\u1ef1a li\u1ec1u l\u0129nh c\u00f3 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft v\u00e0 n\u00e9t m\u1eb7t gi\u1ed1ng linh m\u1ee5c Ralph \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf. C\u00e1i gi\u1ed1ng \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng \u1ea9n ch\u1ee9a trong c\u00e1ch nh\u00ecn Meggie; s\u1ef1 vui t\u00ednh th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 trong b\u1ea3n ch\u1ea5t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a anh ta v\u00e0 c\u00e1i nh\u00ecn \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ed9 m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh y\u00eau ch\u00e1y b\u1ecfng d\u00e0nh cho n\u00e0ng. Ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i ngay \u1edf c\u00e1i gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00e0ng g\u1eb7p cha Ralph, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 Meggie \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p t\u00ecnh y\u00eau trong \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a linh m\u1ee5c. L\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o nh\u00ecn Luke m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Ralph v\u00e0 tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn Ralph. M\u1ed9t tr\u00f2 \u0111\u00f9a \u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9c, m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 tr\u1eebng ph\u1ea1t. Ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng \u00fd th\u1ee9c v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng suy ngh\u0129 m\u00e0 anh \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ee3i l\u00ean trong \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a Meggie, Luke gi\u1eef cho con ng\u1ef1a h\u1ed3ng kh\u00f3 d\u1ea1y c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh ngang v\u1edbi con ng\u1ef1a c\u00e1i b\u00ecnh th\u1ea3n c\u1ee7a Meggie, c\u1ea3 hai \u0111ang b\u0103ng qua su\u1ed1i, n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ea3y r\u1ea5t d\u1eef sau nh\u1eefng tr\u1eadn m\u01b0a l\u1edbn. Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nghi ng\u1edd, Meggie \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t thi\u1ebfu n\u1eef tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1eb9p. M\u00e1i t\u00f3c c\u1ee7a n\u00e0ng c\u0169ng \u0111\u1eb9p l\u00e0m sao! Ph\u1ea3i chi n\u00e0ng ch\u1ecbu ng\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t l\u00ean cho anh ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u1eafm tr\u1ecdn v\u1eb9n g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t! Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00fang c\u00e1i l\u00fac Meggie quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec s\u1ef1 bi\u1ec3u l\u1ed9 tr\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t \u0111\u00e3 bu\u1ed9c Luke ph\u1ea3i","nh\u00edu m\u00e0y l\u1ea1i v\u00ec s\u1eedng s\u1ed1t. Kh\u00f4ng h\u1eb3n Meggie \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn Luke nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 h\u1eadn th\u00f9 nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1i nh\u00ecn \u1ea5y nh\u01b0 mu\u1ed1n t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f2n ti\u1ec1m \u1ea9n ho\u1eb7c l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t n\u00e9t n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 Meggie kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p \u1edf Ralph. Meggie b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i, c\u00f2n Luke th\u00ec ch\u01b0a quen b\u1ecb ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef nh\u00ecn soi m\u00f3i trong th\u1ebf b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ed9ng. M\u00e1i t\u00f3c m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng h\u01a1i hung c\u1ee7a Meggie s\u00e1ng r\u1ef1c d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u00e0u tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ecf \u1eedng c\u1ee7a ho\u00e0ng h\u00f4n c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft n\u00e2u nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u1eaby ch\u1ef1c ch\u1edd Luke t\u1ef1 \u00fd lao v\u00e0o. Anh theo d\u00f5i th\u00edch th\u00fa v\u1edbi ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng b\u1ef1c d\u1ecdc v\u00e0 th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a Meggie. R\u1ed3i anh b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c quan s\u00e1t: c\u00e1i mi\u1ec7ng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00f3a hoa h\u00e9 n\u1edf, nh\u1eefng h\u1ea1t m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u1ea1i \u1edf m\u00f4i nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng h\u1ea1t s\u01b0\u01a1ng mai, tr\u00ean tr\u00e1n c\u0169ng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf v\u00ec tr\u1eddi n\u00f3ng, l\u00f4ng nheo cong l\u00ean v\u00ec ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean. N\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Luke \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ed9 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc r\u0103ng to kh\u1ecfe c\u1ee7a linh m\u1ee5c Ralph; nh\u01b0ng n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i cha Ralph. - C\u00f4 c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, c\u00f4 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i nh\u00ecn ng\u01a1 ng\u00e1c h\u1ed3n nhi\u00ean c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb. Mi\u1ec7ng tr\u00f2n nh\u01b0 ch\u1eef O v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 ch\u1eef A. - T\u00f4i xin l\u1ed7i \u00f4ng - Meggie n\u00f3i m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn n\u01a1i kh\u00e1c. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh soi m\u00f3i \u00f4ng. \u00d4ng l\u00e0m cho t\u00f4i nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi, c\u00f3 th\u1ebf th\u00f4i. - C\u00f4 nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i t\u00f9y th\u00edch. C\u00f2n h\u01a1n l\u00e0 t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00ecn c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 d\u00f9 cho n\u00f3 \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u. T\u00f4i g\u1ee3i cho c\u00f4 nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn ai? - \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng quan tr\u1ecdng. Tuy nhi\u00ean th\u1eadt l\u00e0 qu\u00e1i l\u1ea1 khi nh\u00ecn g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean l\u1ea1i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y r\u1ea5t quen thu\u1ed9c... Nh\u01b0ng th\u1eadt ra l\u1ea1i r\u1ea5t kh\u00e1c v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3. - C\u00f4 t\u00ean g\u00ec, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 g\u00e1i Cleary? - Meggie. - Meggie... M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00ean kh\u00f4ng ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi c\u00f4 ch\u00fat n\u00e0o. T\u00f4i th\u00edch c\u00f4 mang t\u00ean Belinda hay Madeline h\u01a1n, nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu Meggie \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 c\u00e1i t\u00ean kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c h\u01a1n n\u1eefa c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 th\u00ec \u0111\u00e0nh b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng v\u1edbi Meggie v\u1eady. T\u00ean g\u1ecdi th\u00e2n m\u1eadt l\u00e0 g\u00ec?... - Kh\u00f4ng, Meghann. - \u1eea, nghe th\u00edch h\u01a1n! V\u1eady t\u00f4i g\u1ecdi c\u00f4 l\u00e0 Meghann. - Kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c! Meggie ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng l\u1ea1i. T\u00f4i r\u1ea5t gh\u00e9t c\u00e1i t\u00ean \u1ea5y. Luke c\u01b0\u1eddi: - C\u00f4 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nu\u00f4ng chi\u1ec1u qu\u00e1 v\u00e0 quen \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n c\u00e1c \u00fd th\u00edch b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 Meggie \u1ea1. Nh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i th\u00edch g\u1ecdi c\u00f4 l\u00e0 Eustacia Sophronia Augusta th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ea5m c\u1ea3n t\u00f4i, c\u00f4 c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng? C\u1ea3 hai v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00e3i th\u1ea3 ng\u1ef1a. Luke bu\u00f4ng ng\u1ef1a xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng, \u0111\u01b0a tay \u0111\u1ea5m nh\u1eb9 v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u con ng\u1ef1a \u0111ang nhe r\u0103ng mu\u1ed1n c\u1eafn anh ta, con v\u1eadt quay \u0111i ch\u1ed7 kh\u00e1c, ngoan ngo\u00e3n. \u0110\u1ee9ng d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea5t, anh ta \u0111\u01b0a tay ra ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ee1 Meggie xu\u1ed1ng. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng, Meggie th\u00fac ch\u00e2n v\u00e0o b\u1ee5ng con v\u1eadt r\u1ed3i \u0111i th\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ebfn chu\u1ed3ng.","- Con ng\u1ef1a h\u1ed3ng kh\u00f3 t\u00ednh n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 chung ch\u1ea1 v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng con ng\u1ef1a t\u1ea7m th\u01b0\u1eddng. Meggie n\u00f3i th\u1eadt l\u1edbn v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u00e8m quay l\u1ea1i. \u1ed2, sao l\u1ea1i phi l\u00fd th\u1ebf! D\u00f9 \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean hai ch\u00e2n, h\u1eafn c\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng linh m\u1ee5c Ralph; c\u0169ng cao l\u1edbn, vai r\u1ed9ng, h\u00f4ng thon, nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1i \u0111\u1eb9p t\u1ecfa ra c\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n kh\u00e1c. Linh m\u1ee5c Ralph di chuy\u1ec3n nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t v\u0169 c\u00f4ng, Luke l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 l\u1ef1c s\u0129. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 c\u1eb7p m\u1eaft xanh nh\u01b0 nhau, m\u0169i c\u0169ng thanh v\u00e0 th\u1eb3ng, \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e9t c\u1ee7a mi\u1ec7ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ebd r\u1ea5t tuy\u1ec7t. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd anh ta kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng linh m\u1ee5c Ralph nh\u01b0 c\u00e2y b\u1ea1ch \u0111\u00e0n m\u00e0u x\u00e1m, th\u1eadt cao v\u00e0 tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1eb9p v\u1edbi c\u00e2y b\u1ea1ch \u0111\u00e0n m\u00e0u xanh, c\u0169ng cao nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Sau cu\u1ed9c g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 t\u00ecnh c\u1edd \u0111\u00f3, Meggie nghe ng\u00f3ng d\u01b0 lu\u1eadn v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi b\u00ecnh ph\u1ea9m li\u00ean quan t\u1edbi Luke. Bob v\u00e0 c\u00e1c anh trai \u0111\u1ec1u h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng v\u1ec1 c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a Luke v\u00e0 t\u1ecf ra \u0103n \u00fd v\u1edbi anh ta. Ngay c\u1ea3 Fiona c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00ean c\u1ee7a Luke trong m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n, nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t r\u1eb1ng anh ta l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t thanh ni\u00ean \u0111\u1eb9p trai. - M\u1eb9 c\u00f3 th\u1ea5y anh \u1ea5y gi\u1ed1ng ai kh\u00f4ng? Meggie \u0111ang n\u1eb1m d\u00e0i tr\u00ean th\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ecdc s\u00e1ch h\u1ecfi b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng r\u1ea5t t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean. Fiona suy ngh\u0129 m\u1ed9t l\u00fac. - \u0110\u00fang r\u1ed3i, m\u1eb9 th\u1ea5y anh ta hao gi\u1ed1ng linh m\u1ee5c De Bricassart. C\u0169ng th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh \u1ea5y, n\u01b0\u1edbc da \u1ea5y... Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng nhi\u1ec1u l\u1eafm. Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ea5t kh\u00e1c nhau v\u1ec1 t\u00ednh c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng. Meggie, m\u1eb9 mu\u1ed1n con ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean gh\u1ebf nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t thi\u1ebfu n\u1eef khi \u0111\u1ecdc s\u00e1ch. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n c\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a m\u00e0 con t\u1ef1 cho ph\u00e9p x\u1eed s\u1ef1 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng con trai ph\u00f3ng t\u00fang. - C\u00f3 sao \u0111\u00e2u - Meggie c\u00e3i l\u1ea1i m\u1eb9. L\u00e0m nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 ai \u0111\u00f3 theo d\u00f5i con. Xu\u1ed1ng b\u1ebfp, Meggie m\u1edbi kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 ra s\u1edf d\u0129 Luke d\u00e1m \u0103n m\u1eb7c sang tr\u1ecdng v\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc s\u01a1 mi v\u00e0 qu\u1ea7n m\u00e0u s\u00e1ng l\u00e0 v\u00ec anh ta \u0111\u00e3 chinh ph\u1ee5c b\u00e0 Smith. Ch\u00ednh b\u00e0 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u1eb7t \u1ee7i qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o cho Luke. M\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n sau g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i Luke g\u1ea7n con su\u1ed1i, Meggie ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng Luke \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh ch\u1edd m\u00ecnh \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecbnh ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 n\u00e0o n\u1ebfu \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0ng nghi ng\u1edd \u1ea5y l\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang. - Ch\u00e0o Meghann. - Ch\u00e0o anh, Meggie \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i, m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng hai tai c\u1ee7a con ng\u1ef1a h\u1ed3ng. - C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c khi\u00eau v\u0169 \u1edf tr\u1ea1i c\u1eaft l\u00f4ng c\u1eebu Braich th\u1ee9 b\u1ea3y tu\u1ea7n t\u1edbi. C\u00f4 c\u00f3 th\u00edch ch\u00fang ta c\u00f9ng \u0111i? - C\u1ea3m \u01a1n anh \u0111\u00e3 m\u1eddi t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng r\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfc t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft nh\u1ea3y. Do \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng tham d\u1ef1. - T\u00f4i s\u1ebd t\u1eadp cho c\u00f4 m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u00e1c l\u00e0 xong, \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tr\u1edf ng\u1ea1i. Nh\u1edd t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0a c\u00f4 em g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 \u0111i khi\u00eau v\u0169, Bob s\u1ebd cho t\u00f4i m\u01b0\u1ee3n chi\u1ebfc xe Rolls gi\u00e0 nua v\u00e0 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u01b0a m\u01b0\u1ee3n c\u1ea3 chi\u1ebfc \u00f4t\u00f4 m\u1edbi? - T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi anh l\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111i! Meggie \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i h\u00e0m r\u0103ng c\u1eafn ch\u1eb7t. - C\u00f4 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i l\u00e0 c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi v\u1edbi c\u00f4 l\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd d\u1ea1y cho c\u00f4. C\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 n\u00f3i n\u0103ng r\u1eb1ng c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng \u0111i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i n\u1ebfu c\u00f4 bi\u1ebft nh\u1ea3y, \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 cho ph\u00e9p t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng ch\u00ednh kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft nh\u1ea3y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3n tr\u1edf ch\u1edb kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n t\u00f4i. Hay c\u00f4 ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 tr\u00ecnh di\u1ec5n? B\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i, Meggie nh\u00ecn Luke b\u1eb1ng \u00e1nh m\u1eaft d\u1eef t\u1ee3n nh\u01b0ng Luke v\u1eabn b\u00ecnh th\u1ea3n c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn ti\u1ebfng:","- C\u00f4 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nu\u00f4ng chi\u1ec1u h\u01b0 h\u1ecfng, b\u00e9 Meghann. \u0110\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi xung quanh kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean chi\u1ec1u theo t\u00ednh kh\u00ed b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a c\u1ed9 - T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng thu\u1ed9c lo\u1ea1i con c\u01b0ng. - C\u00f4 h\u00e3y xem l\u1ea1i. C\u00f4 con g\u00e1i duy nh\u1ea5t gi\u1eefa c\u00e1c anh trai, ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o c\u0169ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng y\u00eau c\u00f4; ngo\u00e0i ra t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111ai n\u00e0y, r\u1ed3i ti\u1ec1n b\u1ea1c, nh\u00e0 c\u1eeda sang tr\u1ecdng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea3o...? T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ch\u1ee9, ch\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a c\u01a1 nghi\u1ec7p n\u00e0y l\u00e0 Nh\u00e0 th\u1edd nh\u01b0ng d\u00f2ng h\u1ecd Cleary \u0111\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ti\u1ec1n B\u00e2y gi\u1edd m\u1edbi th\u1ea5y ra s\u1ef1 kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t gi\u1eefa hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi - Meggie ngh\u0129 th\u1ea7m, \u0111\u1eafc th\u1eafng. \u00e0ngh\u0129 n\u00e0y ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng l\u00f3e l\u00ean trong \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eeb khi Meggie g\u1eb7p Luke. Linh m\u1ee5c Ralph kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ch\u00fa \u00fd b\u1ec1 ngo\u00e0i. Luke kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 nh\u1ea1y c\u1ea3m nh\u01b0 Ralph v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn ra c\u00e1i g\u00ec gi\u1ea5u k\u00edn sau c\u00e1i b\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 Luke \u0111\u00e3 xuy\u00ean qua cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a xem hoa, kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 \u0111au kh\u1ed5. Ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd, Bob trai ch\u00eca kh\u00f3a chi\u1ebfc Rolls m\u1edbi m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u00eam m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi n\u00e0o; anh ch\u1ec9 im l\u1eb7ng nh\u00ecn d\u00f2 x\u00e9t Luke r\u1ed3i m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi. - T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng Meggie \u0111i khi\u00eau v\u0169 nh\u01b0ng anh c\u1ee9 \u0111\u01b0a em g\u00e1i t\u00f4i \u0111i, v\u00e0 ch\u00fac hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i th\u1eadt vui. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd em g\u00e1i t\u00f4i s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t th\u00edch. T\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p con b\u00e9. N\u00f3 \u00edt c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i \u0111i ra kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0. \u0110\u00e1ng l\u1ebd ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch cho Meggie gi\u1ea3i tr\u00ed nh\u01b0ng m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u00e1 b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n. - T\u1ea1i sao anh kh\u00f4ng \u0111i v\u1edbi Jack v\u00e0 Hughie? Luke h\u1ecfi, cho th\u1ea5y anh kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i vi\u1ec7c c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f9ng \u0111i. - Kh\u00f4ng, c\u1ea3m \u01a1n. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch khi\u00eau v\u0169. Meggie m\u1eb7c chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o d\u00e0i m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng tro v\u00ec r\u1eb1ng ngo\u00e0i \u00e1o n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00e1o n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c. Ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd trong \u0111\u1ea7u Meggie n\u1ea9y ra \u00fd ngh\u0129 l\u1ea5y ti\u1ec1n m\u00e0 cha Ralph chuy\u1ec3n v\u00e0o ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng cho m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 mua s\u1eafm \u00e1o qu\u1ea7n. Cho t\u1edbi nay Meggie v\u1eabn t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i l\u1eddi m\u1eddi m\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a b\u1ecdn \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng nh\u01b0 Onoch Davies v\u00e0 Alastair Mac Queen. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 v\u1eefng v\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a Luke O'' Neill. Nh\u01b0ng nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o g\u01b0\u01a1ng, Meggie ngh\u0129 th\u1ea7m m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd \u0111i c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi m\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ebfn Gillanbone tu\u1ea7n t\u1edbi, gh\u00e9 ngang qua b\u00e0 c\u1ee5 Gert \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1eb7t v\u00e0i chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o m\u1edbi. Th\u1eadt ra Meggie kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n m\u1eb7c chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o n\u00e0y, n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u00e1o kh\u00e1c th\u00ec Meggie \u0111\u00e3 thay ngay. Chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o \u1ea5y nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 qua, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kh\u00e1c, c\u0169ng t\u00f3c \u0111en. Chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadp th\u00e2n ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u1edbi t\u00ecnh y\u00eau v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u01b0\u1edbc m\u01a1 ban \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a Meggie, c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft v\u00e0 ni\u1ec1m \u0111au c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n. M\u1eb7c chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o \u0111\u00f3 \u0111i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kh\u00e1c nh\u01b0 Luke l\u00e0 ph\u1ea1m v\u00e0o \u0111i\u1ec1u thi\u00eang li\u00eang nh\u1ea5t. Meggie \u0111\u00e3 quen gi\u1ea5u k\u00edn t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, lu\u00f4n gi\u1eef v\u1ebb b\u00ecnh th\u1ea3n v\u00e0 vui v\u1ebb. Meggie ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1eb9 v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng kh\u1ecfi r\u00f9ng m\u00ecnh, th\u01b0\u01a1ng x\u00f3t. Cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi Meggie r\u1ed3i c\u0169ng s\u1ebd k\u1ebft th\u00fac nh\u01b0 m\u1eb9, lu\u00f4n thu m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ed9 ra m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m n\u00e0o ch\u0103ng? C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi m\u1eb9 sau khi m\u1eb9 g\u1eb7p ba c\u1ee7a Frank? Ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 ra sao n\u1ebfu m\u1eb9 hay \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Meggie \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt v\u1ec1 Frank? \u00d4i! Chuy\u1ec7n x\u1ea3y ra \u1edf nh\u00e0 x\u1ee9! T\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 v\u1eeba x\u1ea3y ra \u0111\u00eam qua. Ba v\u00e0 Frank \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t nhau, c\u00f2n Ralph \u0111\u00e3 si\u1ebft ch\u1eb7t Meggie \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i n\u00e0ng ph\u1ea3i k\u00eau l\u00ean v\u00ec \u0111au.","V\u00e0 Meggie v\u1eabn nh\u1edb nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u n\u00f3i kinh kh\u1ee7ng m\u00e0 c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u00e3 th\u00e9t l\u00ean. Meggie \u0111\u1ee7 l\u1edbn kh\u00f4n \u0111\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c c\u00f3 con nh\u01b0 m\u1eb9 n\u00e0ng g\u00e2y ra l\u1eafm h\u1eadu qu\u1ea3, ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia Meggie ch\u1ec9 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng khi \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng th\u00ec vi\u1ec7c quan h\u1ec7 x\u00e1c th\u1ecbt v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u tri\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ecb c\u1ea5m. N\u1ed7i x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 v\u00e0 nh\u1ee5c nh\u00e3 \u1ea5y m\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i g\u00e1nh ch\u1ecbu v\u00ec Frank! Kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean sau \u0111\u00f3 m\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ef1 c\u00f4 l\u1eadp. N\u1ebfu vi\u1ec7c \u1ea5y x\u1ea3y ra cho m\u00ecnh - Meggie th\u1ea7m ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd ch\u1ecdn c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft. Trong c\u00e1c ti\u1ec3u thuy\u1ebft, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng c\u00f4 g\u00e1i kh\u00f4ng ra g\u00ec, x\u1ea5u xa nh\u1ea5t m\u1edbi c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con ngo\u1ea1i h\u00f4n; c\u00f2n m\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i th\u1ebf, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng x\u1ea5u xa m\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng t\u1ea7m th\u01b0\u1eddng. V\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 l\u00f2ng th\u00e0nh Meggie mong sao m\u1eb9 s\u1ebd k\u1ec3 cho m\u00ecnh bi\u1ebft t\u1ef1 s\u1ef1 ho\u1eb7c ch\u00ednh Meggie c\u00f3 can \u0111\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1. Bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf s\u1ebd gi\u00fap \u00edch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eb9, d\u00f9 r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 th\u00f4i. Nh\u01b0ng ti\u1ebfc thay b\u00e0 Fiona kh\u00f4ng thu\u1ed9c lo\u1ea1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi hay t\u00e2m s\u1ef1 ho\u1eb7c g\u1ee3i l\u00ean nh\u1eefng trao \u0111\u1ed5i th\u00e2n m\u1eadt. \u0110\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1ea5m ki\u1ebfng, Meggie th\u1edf d\u00e0i, \u01b0\u1edbc mong v\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 l\u00f2ng th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7i b\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng x\u1ea3y ra v\u1edbi m\u00ecnh. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng Meggie v\u1eabn c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb; trong m\u1ed9t l\u00fac nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, m\u1eb7c chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng tro nh\u00ecn m\u00ecnh trong t\u1ea5m ki\u1ebfng, n\u00e0ng l\u1ea1i \u01b0\u1edbc ao \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3n nh\u1eadn nh\u1eefng rung \u0111\u1ed9ng \u1ed3 \u1ea1t nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n gi\u00f3 to v\u00e0 n\u00f3ng b\u1ecfng. Meggie kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n k\u00e9o l\u00ea th\u00ea cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e1y m\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 thay \u0111\u1ed5i. T\u00ecnh y\u00eau v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con. Bu\u1ed3n nh\u1edb l\u00e0m g\u00ec m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi m\u00ecnh n\u1eefa? Ralph kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0 m\u00e3i m\u00e3i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn. Ralph n\u00f3i y\u00eau Meggie nh\u01b0ng t\u00ecnh y\u00eau \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ed3ng. V\u00ec r\u1eb1ng Ralph \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m h\u00f4n l\u1ec5 v\u1edbi Nh\u00e0 th\u1edd. C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec1u nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, h\u1ecd y\u00eau m\u1ed9t kh\u00e1i ni\u1ec7m l\u1edd m\u1edd h\u01a1n l\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 y\u00eau m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef? C\u00f3 g\u00ec b\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3m l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 sao c\u0169ng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n h\u01a1n, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng d\u00e1m \u0111\u1eb7t t\u00ecnh y\u00eau d\u00e0nh cho m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef tr\u00ean t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng nh\u01b0 Luke ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n. - T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t thi\u1ebfu n\u1eef \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u01b0 c\u00f4. Luke v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba cho n\u1ed5 m\u00e1y chi\u1ebfc Rolls. - Anh bao nhi\u00eau tu\u1ed5i, Luke? - Ba m\u01b0\u01a1i, c\u00f2n c\u00f4? - G\u1ea7n hai m\u01b0\u01a1i ba. - Nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ebf \u00e0? Tr\u00f4ng c\u00f4 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 b\u00e9. - T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n b\u00e9. - \u1ed2, th\u1ebf th\u00ec c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 y\u00eau l\u1ea7n n\u00e0o ch\u01b0a? - M\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n. - Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n th\u00f4i \u00e0? V\u00e0o c\u00e1i tu\u1ed5i hai m\u01b0\u01a1i ba? Ch\u00faa \u01a1i! V\u00e0o c\u00e1i tu\u1ed5i c\u1ee7a c\u00f4, \u00edt ra t\u00f4i c\u0169ng y\u00eau \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ea3 ch\u1ee5c l\u1ea7n. - T\u00f4i c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, nh\u01b0ng \u1edf Drogheda r\u1ea5t \u00edt \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m rung \u0111\u1ed9ng tr\u00e1i tim t\u00f4i. N\u1ebfu tr\u00ed nh\u1edb c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e1 t\u1ed3i th\u00ec anh l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u1edf trang tr\u1ea1i n\u00e0y d\u00e1m ti\u1ebfn xa h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi ch\u00e0o h\u1ecfi r\u1ee5t r\u00e8.","... Bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u khi\u00eau v\u0169 m\u00e0 Meggie tham d\u1ef1 c\u00f9ng Luke kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u00e1i ki\u1ec3u m\u00e0 Meggie \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn trong ng\u00e0y sinh nh\u1eadt c\u1ee7a Mary Carson. \u1ede \u0111\u00e2y n\u1ed1i ti\u1ebfp nhau ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c nh\u1ea3y \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1eafn t\u1eebng nh\u00f3m nh\u01b0 polka hay mazurkas, b\u00e0n tay ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 ch\u1ea1m nh\u1eb9 trong giao ti\u1ebfp, c\u00f2n trong nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec7u lu\u00e2n v\u0169 quay nhanh th\u00ec l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh tay m\u1ea1nh b\u1ea1o. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 giao ti\u1ebfp th\u00e2n m\u1eadt hay \u0111\u1ec3 m\u01a1 m\u1ed9ng. Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c Meggie nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n trai cao l\u1edbn v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb9p trai c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec1u c\u00f4 g\u00e1i ch\u00fa \u00fd. Luke l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed1i t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i nh\u00ecn \u0111\u1eafm \u0111u\u1ed1i v\u00e0 quy\u1ebfn r\u0169, c\u0169ng g\u1ea7n ngang v\u1edbi Ralph nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4ng khai h\u01a1n. Luke c\u0169ng g\u1ee3i l\u00ean l\u1eafm s\u1ef1 ch\u00fa \u00fd nh\u01b0 Ralph \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng g\u1ee3i l\u00ean... \u0110\u00e3 t\u1eebng g\u1ee3i l\u00ean. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp khi nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn Ralph b\u1eb1ng qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9. \u0110\u00fang nh\u01b0 Luke \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ee9a, anh ta kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 Meggie m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u1ed9c trong bu\u1ed5i l\u1ec5, ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb l\u00fac c\u1ea7n v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng s\u1eeda so\u1ea1n. Anh ta kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1edf m\u1ed9t d\u1ecbp n\u00e0o cho c\u00e1c ch\u00e0ng trai \u1edf nh\u1eefng v\u00f9ng l\u00e2n c\u1eadn chen v\u00e0o. B\u1ea3n nh\u1ea1c ch\u00f3t l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec7u lu\u00e2n v\u0169. Luke n\u1eafm tay Meggie, tay kia cho\u00e0ng qua l\u01b0ng n\u00e0ng, k\u00e9o s\u00e1t v\u00e0o. Luke l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tay nh\u1ea3y gi\u1ecfi. Meggie ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 tr\u1edf n\u00ean d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng, ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 cho Luke d\u00ecu \u0111i. C\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi khi \u00e1p s\u00e1t v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng, nghe r\u00f5 da th\u1ecbt r\u1eafn ch\u1eafc \u1edf ng\u1ef1c v\u00e0 \u1edf \u0111\u00f9i v\u00e0 th\u1ea5m v\u00e0o nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng. Nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee5ng ch\u1ea1m ng\u1eafn ng\u1ee7i v\u1edbi linh m\u1ee5c Ralph g\u00e2y n\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ed9 ch\u00e1y b\u1ecfng khi\u1ebfn Meggie kh\u00f4ng k\u1ecbp nh\u1eadn ra nh\u1eefng ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng th\u1ea7m k\u00edn trong da th\u1ecbt v\u00e0 l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 Meggie th\u00e0nh th\u1eadt ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd t\u00ecm l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 rung \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u1edf trong v\u00f2ng tay ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kh\u00e1c . Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf v\u1eeba x\u1ea3y ra r\u1ea5t kh\u00e1c. To\u00e0n th\u00e2n b\u1ecb k\u00edch th\u00edch, nh\u1ecbp tim \u0111\u1eadp nhanh l\u00ean v\u00e0 Meggie bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng Luke nh\u1eadn ra s\u1ef1 thay \u0111\u1ed5i \u1edf n\u00e0ng n\u00ean c\u00e0ng si\u1ebft m\u1ea1nh, \u00e1p m\u00e1 c\u1ee7a anh ta l\u00ean m\u00e1i t\u00f3c Meggie.","C\u200b H\u01af\u01a0NG 21 C\u1ea3 hai g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi n\u00e0o tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1eeb Braich v\u1ec1 Drogheda, c\u00e1ch xa m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m c\u00e2y s\u1ed1. Khi v\u1ec1 g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0, Luke cho xe d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, \u0111i v\u00f2ng qua c\u1eeda b\u00ean kia d\u00ecu Meggie c\u00f9ng b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u01a1i run, Meggie t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi l\u1ebd n\u00e0o t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u1ebd h\u1ecfng ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec Luke t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch \u00f4m h\u00f4n m\u00ecnh? Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1eefa s\u1ef1 im l\u1eb7ng tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a m\u00e0n \u0111\u00eam, Luke kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 n\u00e0o h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 n\u00e0ng. Quay l\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi b\u00f3ng \u0111\u00eam, Luke l\u1ea5y ra bao thu\u1ed1c r\u1eddi, m\u1ed9t t\u1eadp gi\u1ea5y, r\u1ed3i v\u1ea5n m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ebfu. - C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 sinh ra \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, Meghann? Luke v\u1eeba h\u1ecfi v\u1eeba l\u01a1 \u0111\u1ec5nh nh\u1eefng c\u1ecdng thu\u1ed1c l\u00e1 v\u01b0\u1edbng trong l\u00f2ng b\u00e0n tay. - Kh\u00f4ng. T\u00f4i sinh \u1edf T\u00e2n T\u00e2y Lan. Gia \u0111\u00ecnh t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn Drogheda c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y m\u01b0\u1eddi ba n\u0103m. - T\u1ed1i nay c\u00f4 c\u00f3 th\u1ea5y vui kh\u00f4ng? - \u1ed2, vui l\u1eafm! - T\u00f4i r\u1ea5t mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0a c\u00f4 \u0111i nh\u1eefng bu\u1ed5i khi\u00eau v\u0169 kh\u00e1c. R\u1ed3i Luke l\u1ea1i l\u1eb7ng im; anh r\u00edt ch\u1ea7m ch\u1eadm t\u1eebng h\u01a1i thu\u1ed1c, m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn ngang qua mui xe h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 l\u00f9m c\u00e2y c\u00f3 con chim \u0111ang k\u00eau l\u00ean nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu v\u00ec gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t b\u1ecb qu\u1ea5y r\u1ea7y. Khi \u0111i\u1ebfu thu\u1ed1c t\u00e0n, Luke n\u00e9m xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t r\u1ed3i d\u00f9ng g\u00f3t gi\u00e0y \u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n, cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi anh bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eadp t\u1eaft. Kh\u00f4ng ai bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e8 n\u00e1t m\u1ed9t m\u1ea9u thu\u1ed1c l\u00e1 b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng quen s\u1ed1ng trong r\u1eebng r\u1eadm \u00dac ch\u00e2u. V\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf d\u00e0i, Meggie ng\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eafm tr\u0103ng n\u1eefa v\u00e0 Luke d\u00ecu n\u00e0ng tr\u1edf l\u00ean xe. Luke r\u1ea5t c\u1ea3nh gi\u00e1c n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng \u00f4m h\u00f4n Meggie v\u00e0o l\u00fac n\u00e0y, v\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i anh \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch \u0111\u1ec3 c\u01b0\u1edbi n\u00e0ng l\u00e0m v\u1ee3. D\u00f9 sao tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i ch\u1edd ch\u00ednh Meggie mong mu\u1ed1n \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y. Sau \u0111\u00f3, trong su\u1ed1t m\u00f9a h\u00e8 c\u00f2n c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng d\u1ea1 v\u0169 kh\u00e1c v\u00e0 d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n trong trang tr\u1ea1i m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u quen v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c Meggie \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ch\u00e0ng trai t\u01b0\u01a1ng x\u1ee9ng h\u1ed9 t\u1ed1ng. C\u00e1c anh trai c\u1ee7a Meggie tr\u00e1nh tr\u00eau tr\u1ecdc v\u00ec r\u1eb1ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng Meggie v\u00e0 c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m t\u00ecnh v\u1edbi Luke, ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m c\u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 bi\u1ebft m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi. Kh\u00f4ng bao l\u00e2u th\u00ec Luke c\u00f3 th\u00f3i quen \u0111i th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 l\u1edbn khi anh kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ee7 qua \u0111\u00eam ngo\u00e0i b\u00e3i ch\u0103n. Bob nhanh ch\u00f3ng tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ec3 cho Luke \u0103n m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh trong khi b\u00e0n \u0103n c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh Cleary l\u1ea1i d\u01b0 th\u1eeba l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fang. Sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea1i th\u1ea5y th\u1eadt l\u00e0 v\u00f4 l\u00fd \u0111\u1ec3 Luke h\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00eam sau khi \u1edf l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi Meggie ph\u1ea3i \u0111i th\u00eam \u0111o\u1ea1n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e0i m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y s\u1ed1 r\u01b0\u1ee1i \u0111\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 n\u01a1i anh ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0, c\u1ea3 nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb Luke d\u1ecdn v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng c\u0103n nh\u00e0 nh\u1ecf d\u00e0nh cho kh\u00e1ch n\u1eb1m ngay \u1edf ph\u00eda sau nh\u00e0 l\u1edbn. L\u00fac n\u00e0y, Meggie b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ngh\u0129 nhi\u1ec1u v\u1ec1 Luke; nh\u01b0ng \u00edt d\u1eb1n v\u1eb7t c\u1ef1c l\u00f2ng nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y m\u1ed7i khi Meggie ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn Ralph. V\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u00f2ng \u0111ang l\u00e0nh l\u1ea1i d\u1ea7n. Meggie qu\u00ean \u0111i r\u1eb1ng hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi tuy c\u00f3 c\u00e1i mi\u1ec7ng gi\u1ed1ng nhau nh\u01b0ng n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Ralph kh\u00e1c h\u1eb3n; \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft xanh sinh \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a Ralph ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ef1ng s\u1ef1 \u00eam \u0111\u1ec1m xa v\u1eafng, c\u00f2n \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Luke s\u00e1ng r\u1ef1c \u0111am m\u00ea b\u00e3o t\u00e1p. Meggie c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb v\u00e0 ch\u01b0a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1ebfm h\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1ecb c\u1ee7a \u00e1i t\u00ecnh d\u00f9 trong nh\u1eefng gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat ng\u1eafn ng\u1ee7i. N\u00e0ng \u01b0\u1edbc ao \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1ebfm h\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1ecb ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o \u1ea5y tr\u00ean l\u01b0\u1ee1i m\u00ecnh, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u00edt v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng ng\u1ef1c nh\u01b0 h\u00edt m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f3a hoa v\u00e0 u\u1ed1ng c\u1ea1n cho \u0111\u1ebfn say. Linh m\u1ee5c","Ralph \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh \u0110\u1ee9c cha Ralph; s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd, kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd Ralph tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi n\u00e0ng. Ralph \u0111\u00e3 b\u00e1n Meggie v\u1edbi s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n m\u01b0\u1eddi ba tri\u1ec7u \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1ea3ng, \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i trong l\u00f2ng n\u00e0ng n\u1ed7i o\u00e1n h\u1eadn. N\u1ebfu Ralph kh\u00f4ng th\u1ed1t ra c\u00e2u n\u00f3i n\u00e0y trong \u0111\u00eam \u1edf ngo\u00e0i b\u00e3i ch\u0103n Forehead th\u00ec Meggie c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1eafc m\u1eafc, \u0111\u1eb1ng n\u00e0y Ralph \u0111\u00e3 d\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi l\u1ebd \u1ea5y; t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 trong r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u00eam, Meggie kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi v\u1ec1 \u00fd ngh\u0129a th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a c\u00e2u n\u00f3i. Khi \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00f2ng b\u00e0n tay l\u00ean l\u01b0ng Luke trong \u0111\u00eam khi\u00eau v\u0169, Meggie nghe c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00ecnh l\u00e2ng l\u00e2ng kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu b\u1edfi con ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y, b\u1edfi s\u1ef1 ti\u1ebfp x\u00fac v\u00e0 s\u1ee9c s\u1ed1ng m\u00ea ho\u1eb7c c\u1ee7a anh t\u1ea1 Nh\u01b0ng Meggie kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u1ecdn l\u1eeda \u1ea7m \u0129 qu\u00e1i l\u1ea1 \u1ea5y x\u00e2m nh\u1eadp v\u00e0o x\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ee7y m\u1ed7i khi \u1edf c\u00e1ch xa Luke v\u00e0 ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 Luke. Meggie c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ra r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n g\u1eb7p Luke n\u1eefa th\u00ec m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y h\u00e9o hon v\u00e0 t\u00e0n \u00faa. Luke v\u1eeba kh\u00e9o v\u1eeba ki\u00eau c\u0103ng, l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c r\u1ea5t t\u00edch c\u1ef1c v\u00e0 khao kh\u00e1t l\u00e0m gi\u00e0u. Nh\u01b0ng cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng l\u0103n l\u1ed9n trong ngh\u1ec1 c\u1eaft l\u00f4ng c\u1eebu cho anh ta hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m gi\u00e0u b\u1eb1ng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00f3. \u1ede v\u00e0o th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m n\u00e0y, Luke kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 ra m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 s\u1ee9c quy\u1ebfn r\u0169 \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef. Anh ta \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eed th\u1eddi v\u1eadn l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00fac l\u00e0m th\u1ee3 ch\u0103n nu\u00f4i \u1edf Guarlunga m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1eeba k\u1ebf trang tr\u1ea1i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef c\u00f2n t\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ed1i tr\u1ebb v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb9p. Ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec s\u1ef1 thi\u1ebfu may m\u1eafn c\u1ee7a anh ta m\u00e0 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng n\u1eef ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ecdn m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kh\u00e1c. T\u1eeb Guarlunga, Luke \u0111\u1ebfn Bingelly, \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y anh ta \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eadn v\u00e0o l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1edbi t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi chuy\u00ean luy\u1ec7n ng\u1ef1a. Luke ch\u00fa \u00fd ngay \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f4 con g\u00e1i l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i tuy kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 c\u01b0ng y\u00eau nh\u01b0ng s\u1ebd l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c th\u1eeba k\u1ebf t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n. Anh ta g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 chinh ph\u1ee5c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f4 g\u00e1i \u1ea5y nh\u01b0ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u00f4 ta l\u1ea1i nghe l\u1eddi cha \u0111i l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t \u00f4ng ch\u1ed3ng s\u00e1u m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i c\u00f2n th\u00edch \u0103n di\u1ec7n, ch\u1ee7 m\u1ed9t trang tr\u1ea1i k\u1ebf b\u00ean. Hai l\u1ea7n th\u1eed th\u1eddi v\u1eadn \u1ea5y l\u00e0m cho Luke m\u1ea5t \u0111i h\u01a1n ba n\u0103m trong cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 anh ta cho r\u1eb1ng th\u1eddi gian hai m\u01b0\u01a1i th\u00e1ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t cho m\u1ed7i n\u1eef th\u1eeba k\u1ebf l\u00e0 qu\u00e1 d\u00e0i v\u00e0 ch\u00e1n ng\u1eaft. \u0110\u00e3 c\u00f3 l\u00fac, anh ta ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng n\u00ean \u0111i du l\u1ecbch th\u1eadt xa, lu\u00f4n thay \u0111\u1ed5i khung c\u1ea3nh s\u1ed1ng, m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng ch\u00e2n tr\u1eddi c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1eddi m\u00ecnh cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi n\u00e0o ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra m\u1ed9t con m\u1ed3i th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 \u0111\u00e1ng ch\u00fa \u00fd. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 Luke vui ch\u01a1i th\u1ecfa th\u00edch, \u0111i kh\u1eafp n\u1ebbo \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1ea3i s\u00fac v\u1eadt \u1edf mi\u1ec1n t\u00e2y Queensland, r\u1ed3i th\u1ea3 d\u1ecdc theo c\u00e1c con s\u00f4ng Cooper v\u00e0 Diamantina, Barcoo v\u00e0 Bulloo Overflow, v\u00e0o t\u1eadn mi\u1ec1n t\u00e2y x\u1ee9 New South Wales. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd anh ta \u0111\u00e3 ba m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i, \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm ra m\u1ed9t con g\u00e0 m\u00e1i \u0111\u1ebb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0i tr\u1ee9ng v\u00e0ng. Ai ai c\u0169ng b\u00e0n t\u00e1n v\u1ec1 Drogheda, ri\u00eang Luke th\u00ec d\u00f2 la \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft \u1edf trang tr\u1ea1i n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi con g\u00e1i. Kh\u00f4ng hy v\u1ecdng c\u00f4 ta tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1eeba k\u1ebf, nh\u01b0ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u1ea5y s\u1ebd d\u00e0nh cho c\u00f4 ta c\u1ee7a h\u1ed3i m\u00f4n kho\u1ea3ng ch\u1eebng b\u1ed1n ch\u1ee5c ng\u00e0n hecta \u0111\u1ea5t \u1edf ph\u00eda Kynuna hay Winton. V\u00f9ng Gilly d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 qu\u00e1 \u0111\u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u lo\u00e0i c\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi \u00fd th\u00edch anh ta. Luke m\u01a1 m\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 bao la c\u1ee7a v\u00f9ng t\u00e2y Queensland, c\u1ecf m\u1ecdc m\u00fat m\u1eaft, ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2u l\u00e0 c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 c\u1ecf v\u00e0 c\u1ecf, kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y n\u01a1i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 n\u01a1i ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t, \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 tha h\u1ed3 th\u1ea3 nu\u00f4i m\u1ed7i con c\u1eebu tr\u00ean kho\u1ea3ng r\u1ed9ng b\u1ed1n hect\u1ea1 D\u00f9 m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau c\u1ee7a anh ta l\u00e0 b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i ng\u00e0n hecta \u1edf v\u00f9ng Kynuna hay Winton - m\u1ee5c ti\u00eau n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t \u00e1m \u1ea3nh \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi Luke - nh\u01b0ng th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ed3ng ti\u1ec1n m\u1edbi l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 anh ta y\u00eau nh\u1ea5t, h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec n\u00f3 c\u00f3","th\u1ec3 mang l\u1ea1i. L\u00e0m ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111ai v\u00e0 th\u1ebf l\u1ef1c \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi Luke kh\u00f4ng h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng con s\u1ed1 x\u1ebfp h\u00e0ng tr\u00ean cu\u1ed1n ng\u00e2n phi\u1ebfu mang t\u00ean Luke O'' Neill. N\u1ebfu l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 say m\u00ea tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh ch\u1ee7 trang tr\u1ea1i th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd Luke nh\u1eafm \u0111\u1ebfn Meggie Cleary, \u0111\u1ee9a con g\u00e1i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 trong tay m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5c \u0111\u1ea5t. L\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 m\u01b0\u1eddi ba trong m\u01b0\u1eddi tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 li\u1ec1n, Luke \u0111\u01b0a Meggie \u0111i d\u1ea1 v\u0169, l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y do tr\u01b0\u1eddng Th\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 \u1edf Gilly t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c. \u0110\u1ec1u \u0111\u1eb7n th\u1ee9 b\u1ea3y n\u00e0o c\u0169ng th\u1ebf, Luke m\u01b0\u1ee3n Bob ch\u00eca kh\u00f3a chi\u1ebfc xe Rolls v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a Meggie ra kh\u1ecfi Drogheda kho\u1ea3ng hai tr\u0103m c\u00e2y s\u1ed1. Chi\u1ec1u t\u1ed1i h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3, tr\u1eddi l\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 tr\u0103ng, Meggie \u0111\u1ee9ng t\u1ef1a l\u01b0ng v\u00e0o h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o c\u00e1ch xa nh\u00e0, ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn c\u1ea3nh v\u1eadt. D\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng r\u1eafc r\u1eafc c\u1ee7a tuy\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3ng b\u0103ng. M\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn. C\u00e1nh tay c\u1ee7a Luke cho\u00e0ng qua vai Meggie v\u00e0o k\u00e9o n\u00e0ng s\u00e1t v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi. - C\u00f4 b\u1ecb l\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1ea5y, Luke nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t. Ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean l\u00ean xe tr\u1edf v\u1ec1. - Kh\u00f4ng sao, b\u00e2y gi\u1edd em th\u1ea5y d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu. Em \u0111\u00e3 \u1ea5m l\u1ea1i - Meggie tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi h\u01a1i th\u1edf d\u1ed3n d\u1eadp. Meggie nh\u1eadn ra m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 thay \u0111\u1ed5i \u1edf Luke khi anh ta \u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh c\u00e1nh tay d\u00f9 cho c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 \u1ea5y c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 t\u00e2m. Nh\u01b0ng th\u1eadt d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu l\u00e0m sao khi \u00e1p s\u00e1t v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi Luke, \u0111\u00f3n nh\u1eadn h\u01a1i \u1ea5m t\u1ecfa ra t\u1eeb th\u00e2n th\u1ec3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng b\u1eafp th\u1ecbt g\u00e2n gu\u1ed1c. D\u00f9 m\u1eb7c chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o \u1ea5m x\u0103n\u0111ai kh\u00e1 d\u00e0y b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i, Meggie v\u1eabn c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c r\u00f5 nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n tay c\u1ee7a Luke v\u1ebd nh\u1eefng v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n m\u01a1n tr\u1edbn c\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh kh\u01a1i d\u1eady \u1edf n\u00e0ng m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng. \u0110\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c n\u00e0y, n\u1ebfu Meggie b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng l\u1ea1nh th\u00ec Luke s\u1ebd d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i; N\u1ebfu Meggie l\u00e0m thinh kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfng n\u00e0o, Luke s\u1ebd cho r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ed3ng t\u00ecnh. Meggie c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb v\u00e0 khao kh\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eadn h\u01b0\u1edfng t\u00ecnh y\u00eau. Luke l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t, ngo\u00e0i Ralph \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00e0ng ch\u00fa \u00fd, th\u1ebf th\u00ec t\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i c\u00e1i h\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1ecb c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng n\u1ee5 h\u00f4n? Cho r\u1eb1ng s\u1ef1 im l\u1eb7ng c\u1ee7a Meggie c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3ng t\u00ecnh, Luke \u0111\u1eb7t b\u00e0n tay m\u00ecnh l\u00ean vai Meggie, xoay ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0ng l\u1ea1i, m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t. Luke \u0111\u1eb7t \u0111\u00f4i m\u00f4i m\u00ecnh l\u00ean m\u00f4i Meggie. \u0110\u00f4i m\u00f4i c\u1ee7a Meggie kh\u1ebd \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1eady, d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn. Luke \u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh mi\u1ec7ng m\u00ecnh, \u0111\u00f4i m\u00f4i Meggie h\u00e9 m\u1edf ra... Gh\u00ea t\u1edfm . \u0110\u00fang l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 Meggie nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u t\u1ea1i sao c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c \u0111ang c\u00f3 n\u00f3 qu\u00e1 kh\u00e1c xa v\u1edbi l\u00fac Ralph \u00f4m h\u00f4n m\u00ecnh, l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 Meggie kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 nghe th\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 gh\u00ea t\u1edfm g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 bu\u1ed3n n\u00f4n. T\u1ee9c kh\u1eafc, m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 tr\u1ed1ng r\u1ed7ng x\u00e2m chi\u1ebfm t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n Meggie. \u0110\u00f4i m\u00f4i c\u1ee7a n\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 m\u1edf ra \u0111\u00f3n nh\u1eadn n\u1ee5 h\u00f4n c\u1ee7a Luke kh\u00f4ng kh\u00e1c n\u00e0o t\u1ee7 s\u1eaft m\u1edf tung c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u1ea5n \u0111\u00fang v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u00f2 xo b\u00ed m\u1eadt. Luke \u0111\u00e3 h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng qu\u00e1i qu\u1ef7 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o m\u00e0 l\u00e0m cho to\u00e0n th\u00e2n n\u00e0ng run l\u00ean nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, khi\u1ebfn Meggie ph\u1ea3i b\u1ea5u ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi Luke trong khi v\u1eabn h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c tho\u00e1t ra kh\u1ecfi hai c\u00e1nh tay c\u1ee7a anh ta. Luke ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n \u0111i\u1ec3n nh\u1ea1y c\u1ea3m c\u1ee7a Meggie s\u1ebd khi\u1ebfn cho n\u00e0ng m\u1ea5t \u0111i kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng ch\u1ed1ng tr\u1ea3. C\u00e1c ng\u00f3n tay c\u1ee7a Luke \u1ea5n xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea1nh s\u01b0\u1eddn ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u1ee7a Meggie, truy\u1ec1n v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0ng m\u1ed9t lu\u1ed3ng \u0111i\u1ec7n. Cho \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, n\u00e0ng v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng h\u01b0\u1edfng \u1ee9ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch cu\u1ed3ng nhi\u1ec7t. Luke kh\u00f4ng h\u00f4n m\u00f4i Meggie n\u1eefa m\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7t \u0111\u00f4i m\u00f4i m\u00ecnh l\u00ean chi\u1ebfc c\u1ed5 m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a n\u00e0ng. N\u00e0ng t\u1ecf ra th\u00edch th\u00fa v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 ti\u1ebfp x\u00fac n\u00e0y; h\u01a1i th\u1edf d\u1ed3n d\u1eadp, hai b\u00e0n tay b\u1ea5u v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f4i vai g\u00e2n gu\u1ed1c c\u1ee7a Luke, nh\u01b0ng khi Luke \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u00f4i m\u00f4i xu\u1ed1ng g\u1ea7n ng\u1ef1c th\u00ec","Meggie \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t x\u00f4 ra. - Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i, Luke! \u0110o\u1ea1n cu\u1ed1i l\u00e0m Meggie th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng, c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y h\u01a1i b\u1ecb x\u00fac ph\u1ea1m. Luke c\u0169ng nh\u1eadn ra \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 trong khi d\u00ecu Meggie b\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u1edf l\u00ean xe. Anh ta \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t l\u00fac \u0111\u1ec3 v\u1ea5n \u0111i\u1ebfu thu\u1ed1c, \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c suy ngh\u0129 mi\u00ean man. Anh v\u1eabn t\u1ef1 cho r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00ecnh, m\u1ed9t tay chinh ph\u1ee5c c\u00f3 b\u1ea3n l\u0129nh. Cho \u0111\u1ebfn nay, c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a anh ta ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd b\u1ecb ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng. Ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng, ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb v\u00f3c d\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, Luke c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t kinh nghi\u1ec7m t\u00ecnh d\u1ee5c kh\u00f4ng h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m thu\u00ea trung b\u00ecnh \u1edf n\u00f4ng th\u00f4n. Anh ta g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u g\u00ec v\u1ec1 c\u00e1c ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng th\u1ea7m k\u00edn \u1edf ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef, ngo\u00e0i ra nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n anh th\u00edch v\u00e0 ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 l\u00fd thuy\u1ebft. \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi Meggie, Luke t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7 ph\u1ea3i h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng, kh\u00f4ng cho ph\u00e9p m\u00ecnh l\u00e0m n\u00e0ng ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3 hay kinh t\u1edfm. S\u1ef1 kho\u00e1i c\u1ea3m ph\u1ea3i ho\u00e3n l\u1ea1i, c\u00f3 th\u1ebf th\u00f4i. Anh ph\u1ea3i chinh ph\u1ee5c Meggie theo chi\u1ec1u h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u1ecf ra thu\u1eadn l\u1ee3i, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng b\u00f4ng hoa v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 \u00e2n c\u1ea7n ch\u0103m s\u00f3c, ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean qu\u00e1 s\u1ed7 s\u00e0ng. Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi im l\u1eb7ng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac r\u1ed3i Meggie th\u1edf ra, ng\u1ea3 l\u01b0ng tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf n\u1ec7m \u00f4t\u00f4. - Em xin l\u1ed7i anh, Luke. - T\u00f4i c\u0169ng th\u1ebf, r\u1ea5t h\u1ed1i ti\u1ebfc v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh x\u00fac ph\u1ea1m c\u00f4. - \u1ed2 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u! Anh kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 x\u00fac ph\u1ea1m em. Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u, th\u1eadt m\u00e0! Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u em kh\u00f4ng quen l\u1eafm c\u00e1i chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3. Anh l\u00e0m em ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3 ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i x\u00fac ph\u1ea1m. - Meghann \u01a1i! Luke th\u1ed1t l\u00ean, bu\u00f4ng tay l\u00e1i anh ta n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y hai tay c\u1ee7a Meggie \u0111ang \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i. N\u00e0y nh\u00e9, c\u00f4 \u0111\u1eebng nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y n\u1eefa. Ch\u00fang ta h\u00e3y qu\u00ean \u0111i. - \u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf, ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1eebng nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1eefa, Meggie t\u00e1n \u0111\u1ed3ng. - Anh \u1ea5y ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd \u00f4m h\u00f4n c\u00f4? Luke t\u00f2 m\u00f2 h\u1ecfi. - Ai? Trong c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi c\u1ee7a Meggie h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 lo \u00e2u? Nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i lo \u00e2u nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf nh\u1ec9? - C\u00f4 c\u00f3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng y\u00eau, do \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i suy \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0 c\u00f4 c\u0169ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00fat v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n... T\u00f4i r\u1ea5t \u00e2n h\u1eadn, Meghann. \u0110\u00fang ra t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng, s\u1ed1ng c\u00f4 l\u1eadp n\u01a1i xa x\u00f4i n\u00e0y trong m\u1ed9t gia \u0111\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh Cleary, th\u00ec c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n m\u00e0 c\u00f4 k\u1ec3 v\u1edbi t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng qua l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n y\u00eau \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng vu v\u01a1 c\u1ee7a tu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdc tr\u00f2 th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi thanh ni\u00ean \u1ea5y c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f4. - V\u00e2ng, v\u00e2ng, v\u00e2ng. Luke n\u00ean nh\u00ecn s\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Luke ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n c\u00f3 l\u00fd. \u0110\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed1i t\u00ecnh vu v\u01a1 c\u1ee7a tu\u1ed5i h\u1ecdc tr\u00f2. V\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0, Luke l\u1ea1i \u00f4m h\u00f4n Meggie nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y anh ta h\u00f4n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng, ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1eb7t m\u00f4i m\u00ecnh l\u00ean m\u00f4i Meggie. Meggie kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i, t\u1ecf ra \u0111\u1ed3ng t\u00ecnh. Anh tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 c\u0103n nh\u00e0 nh\u1ecf d\u00e0nh ri\u00eang cho kh\u00e1ch v\u00e0 b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng khi ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m ti\u00eau tan \u0111i nh\u1eefng hy v\u1ecdng.","L\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 hai Luke \u00f4m h\u00f4n Meggie, n\u00e0ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00e1c. H\u1ecd tham d\u1ef1 m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfp t\u00e2n t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c \u1edf Rudna Hunish. Tr\u1eddi l\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1ec1 xa. Luke \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e9n mang ra xe v\u00e0i mi\u1ebfng b\u00e1nh m\u00ec k\u1eb9p th\u1ecbt v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chai r\u01b0\u1ee3u s\u00e2m banh. \u0110i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hai ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, Luke cho xe d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i. B\u1ea5y gi\u1edd \u00dac r\u1ea5t hi\u1ebfm \u00f4t\u00f4 c\u00f3 tr\u1ea1ng b\u1ecb m\u00e1y s\u01b0\u1edfi \u1ea5m, nh\u01b0ng chi\u1ebfc Rolls l\u1ea1i c\u00f3. - Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu. V\u00e0o m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam gi\u00e1 l\u1ea1nh nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y m\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean xe kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n m\u1eb7c \u00e1o kho\u00e1c, Meggie m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t. Ti\u1ebfng m\u00e1y xe Rolls n\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec1u nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau g\u1eeb g\u1eeb c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con v\u1eadt gi\u1eefa s\u1ef1 v\u1eafng l\u1eb7ng c\u1ee7a khung c\u1ea3nh bao la, c\u00f2n b\u00ean trong h\u01a1i \u1ea5m t\u1ecfa ra c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec1u nghe nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf than. Hai lo\u1ea1i \u00e2m thanh r\u1ea5t kh\u00e1c nhau, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ec1u \u00eam d\u1ecbu. Luke th\u00e1o c\u00e0 v\u1ea1t, m\u1edf chi\u1ebfc n\u00fat \u1edf c\u1ed5 \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi. \u0110\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t, Luke quay sang cho\u00e0ng tay \u00f4m n\u00e0ng, Meggie v\u1eabn c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y g\u1eafn ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o Luke, sau \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng kh\u00e1ng c\u1ef1, n\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec3 cho Luke k\u00e9o n\u00e0ng \u00e1p s\u00e1t v\u00e0o ng\u1ef1c. L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y, Luke kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed1t giai \u0111o\u1ea1n. M\u00f4i c\u1ee7a Luke nh\u01b0 con b\u01b0\u1edbm khi \u0111\u00e1p tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f4i m\u00e1 m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i, khi \u0111\u1eadu tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft nh\u1eafm l\u1ea1i, \u0111\u01b0a nh\u1eb9 r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u tr\u00ean hai h\u00e0ng l\u00f4ng mi, r\u1ed3i tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e1p tr\u00ean c\u00e1i mi\u1ec7ng c\u00f3 h\u00ecnh d\u00e1ng tr\u1ebb th\u01a1 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m cho Luke \u0111i\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ean \u1edf ngay cu\u1ed9c g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean. R\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ed5, r\u1ed3i l\u00e0n da m\u1ecbn m\u00e0ng, t\u01b0\u01a1i m\u00e1t c\u1ee7a b\u1edd vai... v\u00e0 Luke kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa. Nh\u01b0ng trong \u0111\u1ea7u Luke v\u1eabn s\u1ee3 Meggie kh\u00e1ng c\u1ef1. M\u1ea5y ng\u00f3n tay anh ta b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng h\u00e0ng n\u00fat ph\u00eda sau chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o c\u1ee7a Meggie. ... Khi Luke \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1ed3i ngay ng\u1eafn, m\u00e1ng l\u1ea1i hai s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y br\u01a1-ten qu\u1ea7n l\u00ean vai m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 c\u00e0i l\u1ea1i nhanh g\u1ecdn h\u00e0ng n\u00fat \u00e1o sau l\u01b0ng Meggie, anh n\u00f3i: - Anh ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean l\u00e0m \u0111\u00e1m c\u01b0\u1edbi, Meghann. C\u00e1c anh c\u1ee7a em s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd ch\u00fat n\u00e0o v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c v\u1eeba r\u1ed3i ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m. - V\u00e2ng, em c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, Meggie \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd, m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng, hai m\u00e1 \u0111\u1ecf \u1eedng l\u00ean. - Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o cho h\u1ecd bi\u1ebft v\u00e0o s\u00e1ng mai. - T\u1ea1i sao kh\u00f4ng? C\u00e0ng s\u1edbm c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t. - Th\u1ee9 b\u1ea3y t\u1edbi, anh s\u1ebd l\u00e1i xe \u0111\u01b0a em \u0111i Gilly. Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1eb7p linh m\u1ee5c Thomas. Ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 em th\u00edch c\u1eed h\u00e0nh h\u00f4n l\u1ec5 trong nh\u00e0 th\u1edd. Kh\u00f4ng ai ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean l\u1eafm khi hay tin v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ai c\u00f3 \u00fd ngh\u0129 ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i h\u00f4n l\u1ec5. \u0110i\u1ec1u ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean duy nh\u1ea5t cho gia \u0111\u00ecnh l\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c Meggie d\u1ee9t kho\u00e1t kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 cho \u0110\u1ee9c cha Ralph \u0111\u1ec3 th\u00f4ng b\u00e1o tin n\u00e0y v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 \u0111i\u00ean lo\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a n\u00e0ng khi Bob \u0111\u01b0a ra \u00fd ki\u1ebfn m\u1eddi cha Ralph d\u1ef1 l\u1ec5 c\u01b0\u1edbi. Kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng! Meggie h\u00e9t l\u00ean. T\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd, Meggie kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd n\u00f3i l\u1edbn ti\u1ebfng. Fiona h\u1ee9a s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp m\u1ed9t ch\u1eef n\u00e0o v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y trong th\u01b0 t\u1eeb li\u00ean l\u1ea1c v\u1edbi \u0110\u1ee9c cha Ralph. H\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 b\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng quan t\u00e2m l\u1eafm \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 chuy\u1ec7n Meggie ch\u1ecdn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ed3ng. Vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m s\u1ed5 s\u00e1ch cho trang tr\u1ea1i l\u1edbn nh\u01b0 Drogheda chi\u1ebfm g\u1ea7n h\u1ebft th\u1eddi gi\u1edd c\u1ee7a b\u00e0. Nh\u1eefng g\u00ec b\u00e0 ghi l\u1ea1i trong s\u1ed5 tay c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cung c\u1ea5p cho b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 nh\u00e0 vi\u1ebft s\u1eed n\u00e0o mu\u1ed1n t\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng \u0111i\u1ec3n h\u00ecnh \u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i ch\u0103n nu\u00f4i c\u1eebu","\u1edf \u00dac. Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt 22 th\u00e1ng 7 n\u0103m 1934 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ghi v\u00e0o s\u1ed5 tay c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 nh\u01b0 sau: Tr\u1eddi trong, nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed9 s\u00e1ng s\u1edbm m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed9. H\u00f4m nay kh\u00f4ng \u0111i l\u1ec5. Bob c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf nh\u00e0; Jack \u0111i Murrimbah v\u1edbi hai nh\u00e2n c\u00f4ng, Hughie \u0111i West Dam v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t nh\u00e2n c\u00f4ng. Beerbarrel \u0111\u01b0a c\u1eebu ba tu\u1ed5i t\u1eeb Budgin \u0111i Winnemurra. Nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed9 l\u00ean cao l\u00fac m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m gi\u1edd: 29 \u0111\u1ed9. Phong v\u0169 bi\u1ec3u \u1ed5n \u0111\u1ecbnh, 777 milim\u00e9t. Gi\u00f3 h\u01b0\u1edbng t\u00e2y. Th\u1ef1c \u0111\u01a1n bu\u1ed5i \u0103n chi\u1ec1u: th\u1ecbt b\u1eb1m, khoai t\u00e2y lu\u1ed9c, c\u00e0r\u1ed1t v\u00e0 su, b\u00e1nh pu-\u0111inh v\u1edbi nho. Meghann Cleary s\u1ebd th\u00e0nh h\u00f4n v\u1edbi Luke O'' Neill, th\u1ee3 ch\u0103n nu\u00f4i v\u00e0o th\u1ee9 b\u1ea3y 25 th\u00e1ng t\u00e1m t\u1ea1i Nh\u00e0 th\u1edd Th\u00e1nh Gi\u00e1 \u1edf Gillabone. Ghi l\u1ea1i l\u00fac hai m\u01b0\u01a1i m\u1ed1t gi\u1edd; nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed9: 7. Tr\u0103ng khuy\u1ebft c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n t\u01b0..","\u200bCH\u01af\u01a0NG 22 Sau khi chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb xong xu\u00f4i cho l\u1ec5 th\u00e0nh h\u00f4n, Luke n\u00f3i v\u1edbi v\u1ee3 s\u1eafp c\u01b0\u1edbi: - Em y\u00eau, anh ngh\u0129 ra s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a em h\u01b0\u1edfng tu\u1ea7n tr\u0103ng m\u1eadt \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i. - \u1ede \u0111\u00e2u anh? - \u1ede mi\u1ec1n b\u1eafc Queensland. Trong khi em \u1edf ti\u1ec7m may, anh c\u00f3 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi v\u00e0i tay trong qu\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u Imperial. H\u1ecd c\u00f3 n\u00f3i cho anh bi\u1ebft \u1edf c\u00e1i x\u1ee9 tr\u1ed3ng m\u00eda \u1ea5y r\u1ea5t d\u1ec5 ki\u1ebfm ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh kh\u00f4ng s\u1ee3 lao \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 anh. - Nh\u01b0ng anh \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m t\u1ed1t \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ed3i! - M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft t\u1ef1 tr\u1ecdng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng b\u00e1m v\u00e0o gia \u0111\u00ecnh v\u1ee3. Anh mu\u1ed1n ch\u00fang ta ki\u1ebfm th\u1eadt nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ec3 mua m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ea5t \u1edf Queensland. Anh mu\u1ed1n vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi anh \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 gi\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1eefa. Khi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 tr\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ed9 v\u0103n h\u00f3a th\u00ec kh\u00f3 m\u00e0 t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb tr\u00ed trong x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i t\u1ed1t, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 trong cu\u1ed9c kh\u1ee7ng ho\u1ea3ng hi\u1ec7n nay. Nh\u01b0ng \u1edf Queensland \u0111ang thi\u1ebfu lao \u0111\u1ed9ng, anh s\u1ebd l\u00e0m ra ti\u1ec1n g\u1ea5p m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea7n h\u01a1n \u1edf Drogheda n\u00e0y. - B\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o? - Ch\u1eb7t m\u00eda. - Ch\u1eb7t m\u00eda \u00e0? \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi cu ly m\u00e0! - Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u, em l\u1ea7m r\u1ed3i. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi cu ly qu\u00e1 nh\u1ecf con \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea1t n\u0103ng su\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng c\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n da tr\u1eafng v\u00e0 em c\u0169ng d\u01b0 bi\u1ebft lu\u1eadt l\u1ec7 \u1edf \u00dac kh\u00f4ng cho nh\u1eadp c\u01b0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en v\u00e0 da v\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y t\u00ecm vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m d\u00f9 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3ng l\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u1ea5p h\u01a1n ch\u00fang ta. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta s\u1ee3 r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd s\u1ebd l\u1ea5y m\u1ea5t b\u00e1nh m\u00ec c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00dac. Hi\u1ec7n nay c\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n ch\u1eb7t m\u00eda \u0111ang thi\u1ebfu, do \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ec1n. R\u1ea5t \u00edt ng\u01b0\u1eddi to l\u1edbn v\u00e0 kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c l\u00e0m. Anh th\u00ec \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c. - C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i \u00fd anh mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd s\u1ed1ng lu\u00f4n \u1edf b\u1eafc Queensland? Meggie nh\u00ecn Drogheda qua c\u1eeda k\u00ednh. Nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y khuynh di\u1ec7p cao l\u1edbn, xa xa l\u00e0 b\u00e3i ch\u0103n c\u1eebu v\u00e0 r\u1eebng c\u00e2y. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng \u1edf Drogheda n\u1eefa, c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 s\u1ebd \u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 \u0110\u1ee9c cha Ralph s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd t\u00ecm g\u1eb7p \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ta v\u0129nh vi\u1ec5n kh\u00f4ng g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i Ralph m\u00e0 g\u1eafn ch\u1eb7t cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi m\u00ecnh v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi xa l\u1ea1 \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 ch\u0103ng? \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Meggie bi\u1ec3u l\u1ed9 m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7i bu\u1ed3n kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n che gi\u1ea5u, nh\u01b0ng Luke kh\u00f4ng th\u00e8m ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn. B\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef n\u00e0o d\u00f9 c\u00f3 d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u01b0 Meggie Cleary c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c l\u00e8o l\u00e1i anh t\u1ea1 \u0110\u1ea7y t\u1ef1 tin, Luke \u0111i th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1. C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng l\u00fac c\u1ea7n s\u1ef1 kh\u00e9o l\u00e9o, m\u01b0u m\u1eb9o nh\u01b0ng trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p n\u00e0y, theo anh ta s\u1ef1 th\u00f4 b\u1ea1o c\u00f3 \u00edch h\u01a1n. - Meghann, anh h\u01a1i c\u1ed5 l\u1ed7. - Th\u1eadt \u00e0? Meggie nh\u00ecn Luke t\u00f2 m\u00f2. C\u1eadu h\u1ecfi ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a Meggie h\u00e0m \u00fd nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 sao \u0111\u00e2u?","- \u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf, Luke n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp. Theo anh sau khi c\u01b0\u1edbi nhau, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ee3 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ed3ng, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 c\u1ee7a h\u1ed3i m\u00f4n x\u01b0a kia. Anh bi\u1ebft em c\u00f3 ch\u00fat \u0111\u1ec9nh ti\u1ec1n, do \u0111\u00f3 anh th\u1ea5y c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m \u0111\u00e1m c\u01b0\u1edbi ngay t\u1eeb b\u00e2y gi\u1edd. Sau khi ch\u00fang ta ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c s\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi nhau, em s\u1ebd k\u00fd c\u00e1c gi\u1ea5y t\u1edd c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft, s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a em thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 anh. Anh ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00e1c \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee7a anh v\u1edbi em nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u00e0 th\u1eb3ng th\u1eafn h\u01a1n; em c\u00f2n th\u1eddi gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 do ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn hay t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i. Trong suy ngh\u0129 Meggie kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 t\u00ednh chuy\u1ec7n gi\u1eef ri\u00eang s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n \u1ea5y m\u00e0 v\u1eabn ngh\u0129 m\u1ed9t khi tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh v\u1ee3 Luke n\u00e0ng s\u1ebd giao t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 cho ch\u1ed3ng. Ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f4ng c\u00e1c c\u00f4 g\u00e1i \u00dac \u0111\u1ec1u nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb v\u00e0i tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p ch\u1ecbu \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng n\u1ec1n gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c tinh t\u1ebf h\u01a1n th\u00ec l\u1ea1i kh\u00e1c. \u0110a s\u1ed1 t\u1ef1 coi m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 n\u00f4 l\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a ch\u1ed3ng nh\u01b0 n\u00f4 l\u1ec7 v\u1edbi l\u00e3nh ch\u00faa hay m\u1ed9t \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. Fiona v\u00e0 c\u00e1c con lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n l\u1ec7 thu\u1ed9c Pa\u0111y v\u00e0 t\u1eeb khi ch\u1ed3ng ch\u1ebft, Fiona chuy\u1ec3n giao quy\u1ec1n cho Bob, ng\u01b0\u1eddi k\u1ebft v\u1ecb. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng l\u00e0m ch\u1ee7 ti\u1ec1n, nh\u00e0, v\u1ee3 v\u00e0 c\u00e1c con. Meggie kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u1eb7t l\u1ea1i v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1. - \u1ed2! Em \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c k\u00fd c\u00e1c gi\u1ea5y t\u1edd l\u00e0 c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft, Luke. Em ch\u1ec9 ngh\u0129 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u1ee7a em \u0111\u01b0\u01a1ng nhi\u00ean tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a anh sau ng\u00e0y c\u01b0\u1edbi. - X\u01b0a kia \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng th\u1eb1ng ch\u00ednh kh\u00e1ch ngu \u0111\u1ea7n \u1edf Canberia \u0111\u00e3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 khi ch\u00fang nh\u00ecn nh\u1eadn quy\u1ec1n b\u1ea7u c\u1eed c\u1ee7a ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef. Anh mu\u1ed1n r\u1eb1ng m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec1u r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2u ra \u0111\u00f3 gi\u1eefa ch\u00fang ta, Meghann. Ch\u00ednh v\u00ec th\u1ebf m\u00e0 anh mu\u1ed1n em bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 ngay t\u1eeb b\u00e2y gi\u1edd m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n s\u1ebd nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. - Nh\u01b0ng em ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 g\u00ec b\u1ea5t ti\u1ec7n c\u1ea3 Luke \u00e0, Meggie c\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i. - Em c\u00f3 bao nhi\u00eau ti\u1ec1n t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 - Hi\u1ec7n gi\u1edd, m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ed1n ng\u00e0n b\u1ea3ng. Ngo\u00e0i ra em nh\u1eadn th\u00eam h\u1eb1ng n\u0103m hai ng\u00e0n b\u1ea3ng n\u1eefa. Luke reo l\u00ean nh\u01b0 th\u00e1n ph\u1ee5c: - M\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ed1n ng\u00e0n b\u1ea3ng! Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ec1n qu\u00e1, Meghann. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 anh n\u00ean tr\u00f4ng coi s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n n\u00e0y. Tu\u1ea7n t\u1edbi ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd \u0111i g\u1eb7p \u00f4ng gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng v\u00e0 em nh\u1edb nh\u1eafc anh b\u00e1o v\u1edbi \u00f4ng ta r\u1eb1ng t\u1eeb nay t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n chuy\u1ec3n v\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a em \u0111\u1ec1u ph\u1ea3i chuy\u1ec3n th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o t\u00ean anh. Em bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, anh s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee5ng m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3ng xu, s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n d\u00e0nh d\u1ee5m \u1ea5y s\u1ebd gi\u00fap ch\u00fang ta sau n\u00e0y mua m\u1ed9t trang tr\u1ea1i. Nh\u1eefng n\u0103m t\u1edbi, c\u1ea3 hai ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u1eadt l\u1ef1c v\u00e0 ti\u1ebft ki\u1ec7m t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ed3ng xu ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0m ra. \u0110\u1ed3ng \u00fd ch\u1ee9? - V\u00e2ng, Luke - Meggie t\u00e1n \u0111\u1ed3ng","C\u200b H\u01af\u01a0NG 23 Sau l\u1ec5 c\u01b0\u1edbi, Meggie tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh b\u00e0 Luke O'' Neill, r\u1ed3i c\u1ea3 hai l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i b\u1eafc Queensland. Cu\u1ed9c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh r\u1ea5t m\u1ec7t nh\u1ecdc. Ch\u1eb7ng \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111i Goondiwindi, t\u00e0u h\u1ecfa \u0111\u1ea7y \u1eafp ng\u01b0\u1eddi, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 toa n\u1eb1m. Ch\u1eb7ng ti\u1ebfp \u0111i Carins, d\u00f9 c\u00f3 toa n\u1eb1m, Luke v\u1eabn mua l\u1ea1i v\u00e9 ng\u1ed3i h\u1ea1ng nh\u00ec khi\u1ebfn cho Meggie ph\u1ea3i k\u00eau l\u00ean: - Anh Luke, ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 ti\u1ec1n m\u00e0. N\u1ebfu anh \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00ean gh\u00e9 qua ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng l\u1ea5y ti\u1ec1n th\u00ec em c\u0169ng c\u00f3 s\u1eb5n trong x\u1eafc tay m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m b\u1ea3ng, ti\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a Bob cho em. Sao anh kh\u00f4ng gi\u1eef ch\u1ed7 h\u1ea1ng nh\u1ea5t \u1edf toa c\u00f3 gi\u01b0\u1eddng n\u1eb1m? Luke tr\u1ed1 m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn Meggie, s\u1ef1 kinh ng\u1ea1c hi\u1ec7n r\u00f5 t\u1eebng n\u00e9t tr\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a anh ta. - Nh\u01b0ng cu\u1ed9c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ebfn Dungloe ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 ba ng\u00e0y, t\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i ph\u00ed ti\u1ec1n mua v\u00e9 toa n\u1eb1m trong khi c\u1ea3 hai ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb v\u00e0 kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh? Ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean t\u00e0u h\u1ecfa v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u Meghann! D\u00f9 sao \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac em ph\u1ea3i hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng em \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ebft h\u00f4n v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t anh c\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng, ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t t\u00ean th\u1ef1c d\u00e2n gi\u00e0u c\u00f3 v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1ng gh\u00e9t. Ng\u1ed3i s\u1ee5p xu\u1ed1ng gh\u1ebf b\u00ean c\u1eeda s\u1ed5, ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ec7t r\u00e3 r\u1eddi, tay ch\u1ed1ng c\u1eb1m, Meggie nh\u00ecn ra c\u1eeda k\u00ednh tr\u00e1nh kh\u00f4ng cho Luke ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft \u0111ang d\u00e2ng l\u00ean v\u00e0 s\u1eafp s\u1eeda tr\u00e0o ra. L\u00f2ng Meggie nh\u01b0 mu\u1ed1n n\u1ed5i lo\u1ea1n hay n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang h\u01a1n, l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u00fd ngh\u0129 v\u00f9ng d\u1eady. Tuy nhi\u00ean t\u1ef1 \u00e1i v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 l\u00ec l\u1ee3m ng\u0103n kh\u00f4ng cho Meggie lao v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c c\u00e3i v\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng. Su\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh Meggie nh\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ea7u kinh kh\u1ee7ng v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec. Tr\u1eddi n\u00f3ng kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp, ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd \u1edf Gilly tr\u1ea3i qua m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i n\u00f3ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. Chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o c\u01b0\u1edbi xinh x\u1eafn b\u1eb1ng v\u1ea3i xoa m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd lem lu\u1ed1c b\u1edfi kh\u00f3i v\u00e0 b\u1ee5i than \u0111en s\u00ec t\u1eeb c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 bay v\u00e0o. \u0110\u1ebfn ga Cardwell, hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi xu\u1ed1ng t\u00e0u. Luke mau ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ti\u1ec7m b\u00e1n c\u00e1 v\u00e0 khoai t\u00e2y chi\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi nh\u00e0 ga. Anh mang v\u1ec1 hai kh\u1ee9a c\u00e1 chi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7y m\u1ee1, g\u00f3i trong gi\u1ea5y b\u00e1o. - N\u1ebfu ai ch\u01b0a th\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ee9c m\u00f3n c\u00e1 \u1edf Cardwell th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o h\u00ecnh dung \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i ngon c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, Meghann y\u00eau qu\u00ed. C\u00e1 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y ngon nh\u1ea5t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi! N\u00e0y, em d\u00f9ng \u0111i, r\u1ed3i em cho anh bi\u1ebft \u00fd ki\u1ebfn. Meggie li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn kh\u1ee9a c\u00e1 \u0111\u1ea7t m\u1ee1, li\u1ec1n \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea5y kh\u0103n tay che mi\u1ec7ng, ch\u1ea1y v\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u00f2ng v\u1ec7 sinh. Luke ch\u1ea1y theo \u0111\u1ee9ng ngo\u00e0i h\u00e0nh lang ch\u1edd; m\u1ed9t l\u00fac sau Meggie tr\u1edf ra m\u1eb7t t\u00e1i nh\u1ee3t, ng\u01b0\u1eddi run r\u1ea9y. - Chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec v\u1eady? Em kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u1ecfe? - Em c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u1ecfe t\u1eeb khi ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh r\u1eddi ga Goondiwind\u1ecb Chi\u1ec1u t\u1ed1i, t\u00e0u h\u1ecfa \u0111\u1ebfn Dungloe, Meggie kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ec3 b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec t\u1ef1 \u00e1i n\u00e0ng v\u1eabn gi\u1ea5u Luke. Meggie theo sau Luke nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi say r\u01b0\u1ee3u. Anh ta nh\u1edd ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edfng ga ch\u1ec9 gi\u00f9m m\u1ed9t kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n d\u00e0nh cho c\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n. Ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n h\u1eb9p, \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c b\u00e0y bi\u1ec7n k\u1ec7ch c\u1ee1m nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi Meghann l\u00fac n\u00e0y c\u00f2n h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 thi\u00ean \u0111\u00e0ng. Kh\u00f4ng k\u1ecbp thay \u0111\u1ed3 Meggie bu\u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi xu\u1ed1ng gi\u01b0\u1eddng. - Em h\u00e3y n\u1eb1m ngh\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0103n t\u1ed1i. Anh ra ngo\u00e0i m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng xem \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y th\u1ebf n\u00e0o.","Meggie thi\u1ebfp \u0111i trong gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7 m\u1ecfi m\u1ec7t, b\u00ean tai v\u1eabn nghe ti\u1ebfng b\u00e1nh xe s\u1eaft l\u0103n tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng r\u00e0y v\u00e0 c\u00e1i gi\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1eafc l\u01b0 theo nh\u1ecbp con t\u00e0u.","C\u200b H\u01af\u01a0NG 24 C\u00f3 ai \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 c\u1edfi gi\u00e0y v\u00e0 v\u1edb, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111\u1eafp l\u00ean m\u00ecnh Meggie t\u1eafm v\u1ea3i gi\u01b0\u1eddng. N\u00e0ng v\u01b0\u01a1n vai m\u1edf m\u1eaft ra v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn chung quanh. Luke ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean c\u1eeda s\u1ed5, m\u1ed9t ch\u00e2n r\u00fat l\u00ean, \u0111ang h\u00fat thu\u1ed1c. Nghe v\u1ee3 tr\u1edf m\u00ecnh, Luke quay l\u1ea1i m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi. - N\u00e0y c\u00f4 \u01a1i! C\u00f4 \u0111\u00f3ng vai m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ee3 m\u1edbi c\u01b0\u1edbi th\u1eadt d\u1ec5 th\u01b0\u01a1ng! Trong khi anh s\u1ed1t ru\u1ed9t ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u tu\u1ea7n tr\u0103ng m\u1eadt th\u00ec v\u1ee3 anh ng\u1ee7 v\u00f9i lu\u00f4n hai ng\u00e0y! L\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u anh h\u01a1i lo v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m sao g\u1ecdi em th\u1ee9c d\u1eady \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch v\u1edbi anh r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef c\u0169ng ng\u1ee7 v\u00f9i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf sau m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh b\u1eb1ng t\u00e0u h\u1ecfa v\u1edbi kh\u00ed h\u1eadu \u1ea9m th\u1ea5p trong v\u00f9ng. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd em th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? - Em c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu h\u01a1n, c\u1ea3m \u01a1n anh. \u0110\u00e0nh r\u1eb1ng em tr\u1ebb v\u00e0 kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 sao em v\u1eabn l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef. S\u1ee9c ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng c\u1ee7a em v\u1eabn k\u00e9m h\u01a1n anh ch\u1ee9. Luke \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean m\u00e9p gi\u01b0\u1eddng, n\u1eafm tay Meggie vu\u1ed1t ve t\u1ecf \u00fd h\u1ed1i h\u1eadn. - Anh xin l\u1ed7i em, Meghann. Anh qu\u00ean \u0111i em l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef. Em th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng, anh ch\u01b0a quen v\u1edbi vai tr\u00f2 l\u00e0m ch\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. C\u00f3 th\u1ebf th\u00f4i. Em c\u00f3 \u0111\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng? - Em ch\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i v\u00ec \u0111\u00f3i. G\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n qua em c\u00f3 \u0103n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u. Luke \u0111\u01b0a Meggie v\u00e0o ti\u1ec7m \u0103n Trung Hoa s\u00e1t b\u00ean kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0103n g\u00ec c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y ngon. \u0102n xong Luke n\u1eafm tay d\u1eabn Meggie \u0111i d\u1ea1o kh\u1eafp Dungloe c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 n\u00e0y thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 anh ta. Cung c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng h\u1ee3p l\u00fd v\u00ec Queensland l\u00e0 nguy\u00ean qu\u00e1n c\u1ee7a Luke. Tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1 Dungloe c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi Trung Hoa, \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u00e0 ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef \u0103n m\u1eb7c g\u1ea7n gi\u1ed1ng nhau khi\u1ebfn Meggie r\u1ea5t kh\u00f3 ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t. G\u1ea7n h\u1ebft ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec1u n\u1eb1m trong tay ng\u01b0\u1eddi Trung Hoa. C\u1eeda h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 v\u00e0 l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t mang t\u00ean Ah Wong'' s; ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f4ng c\u00e1c c\u1eeda hi\u1ec7u c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Trung Hoa. \u1ede \u0111\u00e2u c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y xe \u0111\u1ea1p, h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m chi\u1ebfc; r\u1ea5t \u00edt xe \u00f4t\u00f4, tuy\u1ec7t nhi\u00ean kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ng\u1ef1a nh\u01b0 \u1edf Gilly. Dungloe ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00e1c c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 mi\u1ec1n t\u00e2y. \u1ede \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ea5t n\u00f3ng, n\u00f3ng d\u1eef d\u1ed9i, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 kho\u1ea3ng 32 \u0111\u1ed9. \u1ede Gilly c\u00f3 l\u00fac nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed9 l\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn 46 nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed th\u1ea5y d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu h\u01a1n. - Luke \u01a1i, em m\u1ec7t qu\u00e1 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu n\u1ed5i n\u1eefa! Ch\u00fang ta h\u00e3y tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n - Meggie v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n d\u00f9 m\u1edbi \u0111i b\u1ed9 kh\u00f4ng h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y s\u1ed1. - T\u00f9y \u00fd em. Ch\u00ednh c\u00e1i kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed \u1ea9m l\u00e0m cho em m\u1ec7t. \u1ede \u0111\u00e2y m\u01b0a quanh n\u0103m, kh\u00f3 ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t m\u00f9a n\u00e0o v\u1edbi m\u00f9a n\u00e0o. Nhi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed9 \u1edf kho\u1ea3ng gi\u1eefa 29 \u0111\u1ebfn 35. V\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n, Luke m\u1edf c\u1eeda ph\u00f2ng r\u1ed3i n\u00e9p qua m\u1ed9t b\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 Meggie b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. - Anh xu\u1ed1ng qu\u1ea7y r\u01b0\u1ee3u u\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t ly bia. Anh s\u1ebd tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i trong n\u1eeda gi\u1edd, nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1eddi gi\u1edd cho em s\u1eeda so\u1ea1n. - V\u00e2ng, Luke - n\u00e0ng v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba nh\u00ecn Luke v\u1edbi v\u1ebb h\u1ed1t ho\u1ea3ng. Khi Luke tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 ph\u00f2ng th\u00ec Meggie \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eaft \u0111\u00e8n, ph\u1ee7 t\u1ea5m ch\u0103n l\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1eb1m. Luke kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00edn c\u01b0\u1eddi, k\u00e9o gi\u1eadt t\u1ea5m v\u1ea3i ra kh\u1ecfi ng\u01b0\u1eddi Meggie v\u00e0 v\u1ee9t xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t.","- Tr\u1eddi n\u00f3ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i em \u1ea1. Ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n t\u1ea5m v\u1ea3i n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2u. Meggie nghe ti\u1ebfng ch\u00e2n Luke b\u01b0\u1edbc trong ph\u00f2ng, nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y b\u00f3ng c\u1ee7a Luke trong khi anh c\u1edfi qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o. - Em \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 ng\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a anh tr\u00ean b\u00e0n ph\u1ea5n - Meggie n\u00f3i th\u00ec th\u1ea7m. - Qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o ng\u1ee7? Tr\u1eddi n\u00f3ng th\u1ebf n\u00e0y m\u00e0 m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o ng\u1ee7? Anh v\u1eabn bi\u1ebft \u1edf Gilly ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o khi l\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang \u1edf Dungloe em \u00e0! Em \u0111ang m\u1eb7c \u00e1o ng\u1ee7 \u00e0? - V\u00e2ng. - Th\u1ebf th\u00ec v\u1ee9t n\u00f3 ra \u0111i. N\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0m c\u1ea3n tr\u1edf ch\u00fang ta. M\u00f2 m\u1eabm trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng Meggie \u0111\u00e3 c\u1edfi b\u1ecf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o ng\u1ee7 b\u1eb1ng v\u1ea3i phin m\u1ecfng m\u00e0 b\u00e0 qu\u1ea3n gia Smith v\u1edbi l\u00f2ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng y\u00eau Meggie \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf c\u00f4ng th\u00eau v\u1edbi ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u00edch \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00e0ng m\u1eb7c trong \u0111\u00eam t\u00e2n h\u00f4n. Meggie c\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i Luke s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 n\u00e0ng. Luke \u0111o\u00e1n kh\u00f4ng sai. Meggie c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i v\u00e0 t\u01b0\u01a1i m\u00e1t h\u01a1n khi n\u1eb1m d\u00e0i tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb m\u1ea3nh v\u1ea3i n\u00e0o v\u01b0\u1edbng v\u00e0o th\u00e2n th\u1ec3, \u0111\u1ec3 cho c\u01a1n gi\u00f3 nh\u1eb9 t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 nh\u1ecf m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng m\u01a1n tr\u1edbn l\u00e0n da l\u00e1ng m\u1ecbn. Nh\u01b0ng khi Meggie t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u00e2n th\u1ec3 kh\u00e1c n\u00f3ng ran n\u1eb1m k\u1ebf b\u00ean th\u00ec n\u00e0ng l\u1ea1i th\u1ea5y ch\u00e1n n\u1ea3n. L\u00f2 xo gi\u01b0\u1eddng k\u00eau l\u00ean; Meggie nghe m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 da th\u1ecbt \u01b0\u1edbt \u0111\u1eabm m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o tay, khi\u1ebfn n\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng kh\u1ecfi gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh. Luke n\u1eb1m nghi\u00eang qua, cho\u00e0ng tay \u00f4m l\u1ea5y Meggie. L\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u, n\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed3ng t\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn n\u1eb1m y\u00ean. V\u1eady m\u00e0 khi ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i mi\u1ec7ng c\u1ee7a Luke, c\u00e1i h\u00f4n b\u1eb1ng l\u01b0\u1ee1i s\u1ed7 s\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a anh ta, Meggie v\u00f9ng v\u1eaby c\u1ed1 tho\u00e1t ra kh\u1ecfi v\u00f2ng tay c\u1ee7a Luke. N\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 ti\u1ebfp x\u00fac trong c\u00e1i n\u00f3ng n\u1ef1c n\u00e0y, n\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00f4m \u1ea5p v\u00e0 n\u00e0ng c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 Luke. Di\u1ec5n ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u00eam nay kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng ch\u00fat n\u00e0o c\u00e1i \u0111\u00eam tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc xe \u00f4t\u00f4 Rolls khi c\u1ea3 hai t\u1eeb Rudna Hunish tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. Meggie kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1edf Luke \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 \u00e2u y\u1ebfm, m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n th\u00e2n th\u1ec3 m\u1ea1nh b\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a Luke \u0111ang c\u1ed1 s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ea9y v\u1eb9t hai \u0111\u00f9i Meggie ra, trong khi \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u00e0n tay v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng m\u00f3ng tay kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1eaft s\u00e1t b\u1ea5m s\u00e2u v\u00e0o m\u00f4ng n\u00e0ng. S\u1ef1 e d\u00e8 l\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. Luke kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n bi\u1ebft n\u00e0ng ngh\u0129 g\u00ec, c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c ra sao trong l\u00fac n\u00e0y. R\u1ed3i b\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean, anh ta bu\u00f4ng Meggie ra, ng\u1ed3i d\u1eady, s\u1edd so\u1ea1ng, r\u1ed3i t\u00ecm g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec n\u1eafm k\u00e9o ra, g\u00e2y n\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng r\u1ea5t l\u1ea1. - T\u1ed1t h\u01a1n l\u00e0 n\u00ean \u0111\u1ec1 ph\u00f2ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc - anh ta n\u00f3i h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n. Em n\u1eb1m ng\u1eeda \u0111i - Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf! Sao em l\u1ea1i d\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf. - Kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng, Luke, em kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u00e2u! - N\u00e0ng mu\u1ed1n h\u00e9t l\u00ean. Th\u1eadt kinh kh\u1ee7ng, t\u1ee5c t\u0129u. \u0110\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, d\u00f9 v\u1eeba m\u1ec7t v\u1eeba s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1edd c\u1ea3 l\u00fd tr\u00ed, Meggie v\u1eabn ph\u1ea3i th\u00e9t l\u00ean nghe x\u00e9 tai. - Em im \u0111i! Luke ra l\u1ec7nh. C\u00e1i g\u00ec k\u1ef3 c\u1ee5c v\u1eady! C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i em mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m n\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ea3 kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec3 cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi hi\u1ec3u l\u1ea7m l\u00e0 anh \u0111\u1ecbnh gi\u1ebft em? N\u1eb1m im \u0111i. Chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y v\u1edbi em c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn g\u00ec h\u01a1n nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c \u0111\u00e2u! N\u1eb1m im \u0111i. Anh b\u1ea3o n\u1eb1m im \u0111i. Meggie v\u00f9ng v\u1eaby nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb qu\u1ef7 \u00e1m, c\u1ed1 h\u1ea5t v\u0103ng c\u00e1i v\u1eadt kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp \u0111\u00e3 g\u00e2y cho n\u00e0ng s\u1ef1 \u0111au","\u0111\u1edbn nh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u1ee9c n\u1eb7ng c\u1ee7a th\u00e2n x\u00e1c, Luke \u0111\u00e8 b\u1eb9p n\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1ee5c c\u1ef1a v\u00e0 d\u00f9ng tay ng\u0103n kh\u00f4ng cho Meggie h\u00e9t. M\u1ed9t l\u00fac r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u Luke m\u1edbi ch\u1ecbu bu\u00f4ng tha, l\u0103n qua m\u1ed9t b\u00ean n\u1eb1m y\u00ean, th\u1edf d\u1ed3n d\u1eadp. - L\u1ea7n sau em s\u1ebd th\u00edch th\u00fa h\u01a1n, Luke n\u00f3i gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng c\u01a1n th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n. L\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u bao gi\u1edd c\u0169ng th\u1ebf - r\u1ea5t \u0111au \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i l\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 hai, th\u1ee9 ba c\u0169ng th\u1ebf. Luke t\u1ecf ra kinh ng\u1ea1c, kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u t\u1ea1i sao n\u00e0ng v\u1eabn v\u00f9ng v\u1eaby la h\u00e9t, t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng sau l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00ec s\u1ef1 \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn s\u1ebd t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean tan bi\u1ebfn \u0111i. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng Luke n\u1ed5i gi\u1eadn, quay l\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i, nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft ng\u1ee7. Meggie c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft nh\u1ecf xu\u1ed1ng hai b\u00ean m\u00e1 r\u1ed3i l\u1eabn v\u00e0o trong t\u00f3c. N\u1eb1m ng\u1eeda nh\u00ecn l\u00ean tr\u1ea7n nh\u00e0, Meggie \u01b0\u1edbc ao \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ebft \u0111i hay \u00edt ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng x\u01b0a kia \u1edf Drogheda."]
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