["- Meggie, t\u1ea1i sao con kh\u00f4ng ly d\u1ecb \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1eadp gia \u0111\u00ecnh th\u00eam l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa? \u0110\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t Fiona h\u1ecfi. Enoch Davies s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng c\u01b0\u1edbi con ngay; kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef n\u00e0o thu h\u00fat \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 ch\u00fa \u00fd c\u1ee7a Davies ngo\u00e0i con. Meggie nh\u00ecn m\u1eb9 kinh ng\u1ea1c: - L\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa, con c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 m\u1eb9 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi con m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch... ngang ng\u1eeda nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 m\u1eb9 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c c\u00f9ng trang l\u1ee9a. Fiona kh\u00f4ng c\u01b0\u1eddi. B\u00e0 r\u1ea5t \u00edt khi c\u01b0\u1eddi. - N\u00e0y nh\u00e9, n\u1ebfu b\u00e2y gi\u1edd con kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 th\u00ec m\u00e3i m\u00e3i con s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. V\u1ec1 ph\u1ea7n m\u1eb9, m\u1eb9 ngh\u0129 con c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n. R\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e2y m\u1eb9 s\u1ebd gi\u00e0 \u0111i v\u00e0 m\u1eb9 th\u00e8m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi con. Meggie c\u01b0\u1eddi, vui s\u01b0\u1edbng th\u1ea5y m\u1eb9 m\u00ecnh \u1edf trong m\u1ed9t t\u00e2n tr\u1ea1ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. - M\u01b0a xu\u1ed1ng m\u1eb9 \u1ea1. \u1ed2, th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u1ecf \u1edf Drogheda l\u1ea1i xanh t\u01b0\u01a1i. - \u0110\u00fang r\u1ed3i. Nh\u01b0ng con l\u1ea9n tr\u00e1nh c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9. T\u1ea1i sao con kh\u00f4ng ly d\u1ecb v\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc th\u00eam m\u1ed9t b\u01b0\u1edbc n\u1eefa? - Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 \u0111i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i lu\u1eadt c\u1ee7a Gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i. - Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u c\u1ea3! Fiona n\u00f3i l\u1edbn. M\u1ed9t n\u1eeda con l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 nh\u01b0ng m\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f4ng gi\u00e1o. Con \u0111\u1eebng n\u00f3i nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edb v\u1ea9n v\u1edbi m\u1eb9. Meggie \u00e0. N\u1ebfu qu\u1ea3 th\u1eadt mu\u1ed1n l\u1ea5y ch\u1ed3ng l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa th\u00ec con \u0111\u00e3 ly d\u1ecb v\u1edbi Luke r\u1ed3i. - Th\u01b0a m\u1eb9 \u0111\u00fang th\u1ebf, r\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3. Nh\u01b0ng con kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n l\u1ea1i l\u1eadp gia \u0111\u00ecnh, hai \u0111\u1ee9a nh\u1ecf v\u00e0 Drogheda \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee7 mang l\u1ea1i h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac cho con r\u1ed3i. \u0110\u00fang l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 Justine v\u00e0 Dane xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n. Justine cao v\u00e0 g\u1ea7y, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n g\u1eb7p m\u1eb7t th\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f3 qu\u00ean \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft v\u00e0 t\u00ednh t\u00ecnh c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u1ea5y. Justine \u0111\u00e3 t\u00e1m tu\u1ed5i v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi duy nh\u1ea5t th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 g\u1ea7n g\u0169i v\u1edbi Justine l\u00e0 Dane. - Dane v\u00e0 Justine r\u1ea5t kh\u00e1c nhau m\u1eb9 \u00e0, th\u1ebf m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i r\u1ea5t h\u1ee3p nhau, Meggie nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t. Con ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y. H\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd con th\u1ea5y hai \u0111\u1ee9a g\u00e2y g\u1ed5 v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i khi con ph\u1ea3i t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o m\u00e0 Dane l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng l\u1ea7n c\u00e3i v\u00e3 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u01b0\u1edbng b\u1ec9nh nh\u01b0 Justin\u1eb9 Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng Fiona l\u1ea1i suy ngh\u0129 kh\u00e1c v\u1ec1 Dane: - L\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa, \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a cha n\u00f3 c\u1eaft sang. V\u1eeba n\u00f3i b\u00e0 v\u1eeba quan s\u00e1t Dane, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111ang chui v\u00e0o v\u00f2m l\u00e1 non um t\u00f9m c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y h\u1ed3 ti\u00eau, r\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ea5t d\u1ea1ng. D\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t lu\u1ed3ng khi l\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi Meggie, n\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng k\u1ecbp ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t c\u1ee7a Fiona d\u00f9 r\u1eb1ng n\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 nghe l\u1eb7p \u0111i l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i c\u00e2u n\u00f3i n\u00e0y c\u1ea3 tr\u0103m l\u1ea7n su\u1ed1t nh\u1eefng n\u0103m qua. T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng m\u1eb7c c\u1ea3m t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i. Nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eabn n\u00f3i xa n\u00f3i g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0ng th\u1ebf th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 sao \u0111\u00e2u? Gi\u1eefa Luke v\u00e0 Ralph c\u0169ng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng n\u00e9t gi\u1ed1ng nhau kia m\u00e0. Tuy nhi\u00ean, d\u00f9 c\u1ed1 che gi\u1ea5u th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111i n\u1eefa, Meggie v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng gi\u1eef \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean m\u1ed7i khi c\u00f3 ai \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 gi\u1ed1ng nhau gi\u1eefa Dane v\u00e0 cha n\u00f3. N\u00e0ng h\u00edt m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i th\u1eadt s\u00e2u r\u1ed3i t\u1ecf ra t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean: - M\u1eb9 c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf? N\u00e0ng h\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i, m\u1ed9t ch\u00e2n \u0111ong \u0111\u01b0a c\u00f3 v\u1ebb l\u01a1 \u0111\u1ec5nh. Con th\u1ea5y ch\u1eb3ng gi\u1ed1ng bao nhi\u00eau.","Dane kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 n\u00e9t g\u00ec c\u1ee7a Luke k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 t\u00ednh t\u00ecnh l\u1eabn v\u00f3c d\u00e1ng. Fiona c\u01b0\u1eddi m\u0169i - m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n v\u00ec tu\u1ed5i t\u00e1c ph\u1ea7n kh\u00e1c \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Fiona nh\u01b0 m\u1edd \u0111i do \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng v\u1edfi ch\u1ee9ng v\u1ea9y c\u00e1 - nh\u01b0ng trong c\u00e1i nh\u00ecn h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 ch\u00fat g\u00ec tr\u00eau c\u1ee3t khi\u1ebfn cho Meggie l\u00fang t\u00fang. - Con t\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 ngu \u0111\u1ea7n l\u1eafm sao? M\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 b\u1ea3o Dane gi\u1ed1ng Luke. M\u1eb9 th\u1ea5y Dane gi\u1ed1ng Ralph. C\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c n\u1eb7ng tr\u0129u. \u0110\u00f4i ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a Meggie \u0111ang \u0111ong \u0111\u01b0a b\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t kh\u1ed1i ch\u00ec k\u00e9o xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 r\u01a1i tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n g\u1ea1ch \u00f4 vu\u00f4ng. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a n\u00e0ng c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb n\u00e9n l\u1ea1i th\u00e0nh kh\u1ed1i, s\u1ee9c n\u1eb7ng ng\u00e0n c\u00e2n c\u1ed9t ch\u1eb7t. H\u00e3y \u0111\u1eadp \u0111i ch\u1ee9 tr\u00e1i tim c\u1ee7a ta, Ch\u00faa \u01a1i! H\u00e3y ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111\u1eadp! V\u00ec con trai ta, mi h\u00e3y ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111\u1eadp \u0111i. - Nh\u01b0ng, m\u1eb9 \u00e0! Meggie ch\u1ec9 m\u1ea5p m\u00e1y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t hai ti\u1ebfng, b\u1eb1ng th\u1ee9 \u00e2m thanh th\u1eadt n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1. Nh\u01b0ng, m\u1eb9 \u00e0, m\u1eb9 n\u00f3i th\u1eadt l\u00e0 k\u1ef3 qu\u1eb7c! Sao m\u1eb9 l\u1ea1i nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00ean Ralph v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y? - Con quen t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi mang c\u00e1i t\u00ean \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2u? Luke ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 con trai v\u1edbi con. Dane l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a Ralph. M\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 ngay gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean Dane ch\u00e0o \u0111\u1eddi. - Th\u1ebf th\u00ec... t\u1ea1i sao l\u00e2u nay m\u1eb9 v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec h\u1ebft? T\u1ea1i sao m\u1eb9 ch\u1edd cho Dane \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea3y tu\u1ed5i m\u1edbi k\u1ebft \u00e1n con m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch v\u00f4 l\u00fd v\u00e0 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n thi\u1ebfu ch\u1ee9ng c\u1edb nh\u01b0 v\u1eady? Fiona du\u1ed7i th\u1eb3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi, \u0111\u1eb7t hai b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n tr\u00e9o v\u00e0o nhau. - B\u00e2y gi\u1edd m\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00e0 r\u1ed3i, Meggie \u1ea1, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u1eb9 ngh\u0129 nay c\u0169ng l\u00e0m cho m\u1eb9 \u0111au l\u00f2ng. Tu\u1ed5i gi\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u00e2n hu\u1ec7! M\u1eb9 sung s\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea5y Drogheda h\u1ed3i sinh. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd v\u00ec th\u1ebf m\u00e0 m\u1eb9 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u1ea1nh kh\u1ecfe h\u01a1n. L\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean trong nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m, m\u1eb9 mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n... - \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 khi m\u1eb9 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3i \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 m\u1eb9 c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a \u0111\u1ec1 t\u00e0i! Meggie n\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng run run g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng m\u00e0 v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft Fiona s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u, tra t\u1ea5n tinh th\u1ea7n hay s\u1ebd th\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u1ea1i m\u00ecnh? C\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 t\u00ecnh c\u1edd, b\u00e0n tay Fiona \u0111\u01b0a l\u00ean r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1eb7t nh\u1eb9 xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a Meggie. B\u00e0 m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi - kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 t\u1ecf ra chua cay hay khinh b\u1ec9 m\u00e0 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 c\u1ea3m th\u00f4ng k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1. - Con kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u1eb9, Meggie \u1ea1! Con c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i v\u1edbi b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf v\u1edbi m\u1eb9. Con kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eb9 tin r\u1eb1ng Luke l\u00e0 cha c\u1ee7a Dane. M\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng ngu \u0111\u00e2u, m\u1eb9 c\u00f3 m\u1eaft. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t n\u00e9t n\u00e0o c\u1ee7a Luke \u1edf th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 \u1ea5y. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec c\u1ea3 v\u00ec l\u00e0m sao c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c khi Dane ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh c\u1ee7a Ralph. Con nh\u00ecn xem, hai b\u00e0n tay, m\u1edb t\u00f3c v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng l\u1ecdn qu\u0103n r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng tr\u00e1n, h\u00ecnh d\u00e1ng, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t, ch\u00e2n m\u00e0y, c\u00e1i mi\u1ec7ng n\u1eefa. Ngay c\u1ea3 d\u00e1ng \u0111i c\u0169ng th\u1ebf. Ralph ch\u1edb c\u00f2n ai v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y. Meggie \u0111\u00e0nh ch\u1ecbu thua nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi n\u00e0ng c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c nh\u01b0 v\u1eeba tr\u00fat \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00e1nh n\u1eb7ng, b\u00e2y gi\u1edd Meggie th\u1ea5y h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng v\u00e0 d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu. - Trong khi \u00e1nh m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Dane c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 ki\u00c3; t&\u00aau k\u1ef3. Theo con, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec3m gi\u1ed1ng nh\u1ea5t. Ph\u1ea3i ch\u0103ng n\u00f3 gi\u1ed1ng Ralph c\u00f3 qu\u00e1 l\u1ed9 li\u1ec5u v\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u bi\u1ebft chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y c\u1ea3 r\u1ed3i ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng m\u1eb9? - D\u0129 nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 ch\u01b0a, Fiona qu\u1ea3 quy\u1ebft. Thi\u00ean h\u1ea1 kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u xa h\u01a1n m\u00e0u m\u1eaft, c\u00e1i m\u0169i v\u00e0 h\u00ecnh d\u00e1ng chung chung. Ch\u00ednh t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y l\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn Luke. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1eb9 bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 v\u00ec su\u1ed1t trong","nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m m\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 theo d\u00f5i con v\u00e0 Ralph. M\u1eb9 bi\u1ebft cha Ralph ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0a m\u1ed9t ng\u00f3n tay l\u00ean l\u00e0 con \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng lao v\u00e0o v\u00f2ng tay \u00f4ng \u1ea5y. Th\u1ebf th\u00ec khi m\u1eb9 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi con chuy\u1ec7n ly d\u1ecb Luke, \u0111\u00e1ng l\u00fd con kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi theo c\u00e1i ki\u1ec3u tr\u00e1i v\u1edbi lu\u1eadt l\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a Gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i. Ch\u00ednh con khao kh\u00e1t vi ph\u1ea1m \u0111i\u1ec1u lu\u1eadt c\u1ee7a Gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i h\u01a1n g\u1ea5p b\u1ed9i so v\u1edbi \u0111i\u1ec1u lu\u1eadt ly d\u1ecb kia m\u00e0. Chuy\u1ec7n con \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e2u Meggie \u1ea1. Con \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng r\u1ea5t b\u01b0\u1edbng b\u1ec9nh. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft, \u00f4ng ta mu\u1ed1n tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t linh m\u1ee5c ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n v\u1ec1 m\u1ecdi m\u1eb7t v\u00ec v\u1eady v\u1edbi \u00f4ng \u1ea5y, con tr\u1edf n\u00ean th\u1ee9 y\u1ebfu. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 ngu ng\u1ed1c! Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng th\u00ec \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng gi\u00fap \u00edch g\u00ec cho Ralph \u0111\u1ec3 r\u1ed3i theo th\u1eddi gian \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra. Ng\u1eebng m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t, Fiona n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: - Con c\u1ee9 t\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u00e1nh l\u1eeba \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eb9 khi t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ec3 Ralph l\u00e0m l\u1ec5 h\u00f4n ph\u1ed1i cho con v\u1edbi Luke? M\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng d\u1ec5 b\u1ecb l\u1eeba \u0111\u00e2u. Con mu\u1ed1n Ralph l\u00e0 ch\u1ed3ng con ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u1edbi t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m l\u1ec5 trong \u0111\u00e1m c\u01b0\u1edbi n\u00e0y. Ch\u1eafc con v\u1eabn nh\u1edb tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i Athens, Ralph \u0111\u00e3 gh\u00e9 l\u1ea1i Drogheda, l\u00fac \u1ea5y con kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y n\u1eefa, Ralph lang thang kh\u1eafp trang tr\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 k\u1ebb m\u1ea5t h\u1ed3n, t\u1ee9c kh\u1eafc m\u1eb9 \u0111o\u00e1n ngay \u00f4ng \u1ea5y s\u1ebd \u0111i t\u00ecm con v\u00e0 s\u1ebd g\u1eb7p con. Con \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ednh to\u00e1n r\u1ea5t k\u1ef9 \u0111\u1ec3 r\u1ed3i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u1ea5y Luke. Khi con nh\u1edb nhung m\u1ecfi m\u00f2n th\u00ec Ralph kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn con nh\u01b0ng ngay c\u00e1i gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat hay tin con thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kh\u00e1c th\u00ec Ralph l\u1ea1i \u0111eo b\u00e1m con nh\u01b0 con ch\u00f3 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m v\u01b0\u1eddn. T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean, Ralph t\u1ef1 l\u1eeba d\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh r\u1eb1ngs\u1ef1 g\u1eafn b\u00f3 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta v\u1edbi con l\u00e0 trong s\u00e1ng th\u1eadt s\u1ef1, nh\u01b0ng r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng l\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta c\u1ea7n con. Con c\u1ea7n cho cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y h\u01a1n b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef n\u00e0o, tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 sau n\u00e0y. L\u1ea1 th\u1eadt - Fiona l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp v\u1edbi v\u1ebb suy ngh\u0129 trang nghi\u00eam - c\u00f3 l\u00fac m\u1eb9 t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi \u00f4ng \u1ea5y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y g\u00ec \u1edf con, r\u1ed3i m\u1eb9 l\u1ea1i cho r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1c b\u00e0 m\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ec1u \u00edt nhi\u1ec1u b\u1ecb m\u00f9 khi x\u00e9t \u0111o\u00e1n nh\u1eefng g\u00ec li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn con g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, \u00edt ra c\u0169ng cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi c\u00e1c b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 gi\u00e0 v\u00e0 mang t\u00e2m l\u00fd ghen t\u1ecb v\u1ec1 n\u00e9t thanh xu\u00e2n c\u1ee7a con g\u00e1i. B\u00e0 ng\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra ph\u00eda sau, d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o l\u01b0ng gh\u1ebf, ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1eafc l\u01b0 nh\u1eb9, m\u1eaft lim dim nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng theo d\u00f5i Meggie. - M\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 \u1edf con \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 ngay ph\u00fat \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean g\u1eb7p con v\u00e0 t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 con kh\u00f4ng ng\u1edbt l\u00e0m \u00f4ng \u1ea5y say m\u00ea. \u0110i\u1ec1u kh\u1ed5 t\u00e2m nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y con l\u1edbn l\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch h\u1ed3n nhi\u00ean v\u00e0 tr\u1ecdn v\u1eb9n. N\u1ed7i kh\u1ed5 \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea5u di\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ai khi Ralph \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y, hay tin con \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 ch\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 ra \u0111i. T\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p Ralph! Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n c\u00f3 m\u1ed7i m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a l\u00e0 \u0111i t\u00ecm con v\u00e0 Ralph \u0111\u00e3 to\u1ea1i nguy\u1ec7n, c\u00f3 \u0111\u00fang v\u1eady kh\u00f4ng Meggie? M\u1eb9 bi\u1ebft ngay chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra khi con tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc ng\u00e0y sinh Dane. Ngay l\u00fac chi\u1ebfm \u0111o\u1ea1t Ralph con \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi Luke n\u1eefa. - D\u1ea1 \u0111\u00fang th\u1ebf, Meggie th\u00fa nh\u1eadn b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf d\u00e0i - Ralph \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm g\u1eb7p con nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec. Con bi\u1ebft Ralph s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd b\u1ecf Ch\u00faa. Ch\u00ednh v\u00ec l\u00fd do \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 con quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh chi\u1ebfm l\u1ea5y \u1edf Ralph \u0111i\u1ec1u duy nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 con c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 hy v\u1ecdng: m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con trai, Dane. - M\u1eb9 c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 nghe m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng v\u1ecdng n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, b\u00e0 v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba c\u01b0\u1eddi chua ch\u00e1t. H\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 m\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng n\u00f3i nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf.","- V\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a anh Frank? Chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf b\u00e0nh nghi\u1ebfn xu\u1ed1ng n\u1ec1n g\u1ea1ch; Fiona \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean, \u0111i t\u1edbi \u0111i lui, g\u00f3t gi\u00e0y n\u1ec7n m\u1ea1nh; cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng b\u00e0 quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc con g\u00e1i v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn ch\u0103m ch\u0103m: - C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i con \u0111\u1ecbnh tr\u1ea3 \u0111\u0169a m\u1eb9, Meggie? Con \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 t\u1eeb bao gi\u1edd? - T\u1eeb khi... c\u00f2n nh\u1ecf. T\u1eeb ng\u00e0y Frank b\u1ecf nh\u00e0 ra \u0111i! Im l\u1eb7ng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, Fiona l\u1ea1i l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng: - Con che m\u1eaft th\u1ebf gian r\u1ea5t kh\u00e9o, Meggie \u1ea1! X\u01b0a kia \u00f4ng ngo\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e3 mua cho m\u1eb9 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1ec3 ki\u1ebfm m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00ean cho Frank r\u1ed3i n\u00e9m m\u1eb9 ra kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0. S\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn c\u1ee7a con s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng h\u01a1n g\u00ec m\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e2u. Con s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3 gi\u00e1. H\u00e3y tin \u0111i, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e2y con s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3 gi\u00e1. M\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t Frank m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn, n\u1ed7i \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 m\u1ea5t con. \u0110\u1ebfn b\u00e2y gi\u1edd m\u00e0 m\u1eb9 v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng... Con s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y... R\u1ed3i con c\u0169ng v\u1eady, s\u1ebd m\u1ea5t Dane. - Con c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch gi\u1eef Dane m\u1eb9 \u1ea1. M\u1eb9 m\u1ea5t Frank v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1eb7t Frank v\u00e0o ng\u1ed3i chung m\u1ed9t c\u1ed7 xe v\u1edbi ba. Ph\u1ea7n con, nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh Dane s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi cha n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 k\u00ecm k\u1eb9p. Con s\u1ebd bu\u1ed9c ch\u1eb7t Dane v\u00e0o Drogheda n\u00e0y, \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y Dane r\u1ea5t an to\u00e0n. M\u00f9a m\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i qua \u0111i, nh\u01b0ng nh\u1edd \u01a1n Ch\u00faa, c\u1ea3 v\u00f9ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu nh\u1eefng tr\u1eadn h\u1ea1n h\u00e1n. Thi\u00ean h\u1ea1 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi nhau sau nh\u1eefng n\u0103m kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n, nay Drogheda \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00f9 l\u1ea1i. Thu nh\u1eadp c\u1ee7a trang tr\u1ea1i v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua m\u1ecdi d\u1ef1\u0111o\u00e1n, m\u1ed7i n\u0103m h\u00e0ng tri\u1ec7u b\u1ea3ng. Ng\u1ed3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc b\u00e0n vi\u1ebft, Fiona vui ra m\u1eb7t. Bob v\u1eeba ghi th\u00eam v\u00e0o danh s\u00e1ch nh\u00e2n c\u00f4ng, t\u00ean hai th\u1ee3 ch\u0103n nu\u00f4i v\u1eeba m\u01b0\u1edbn. \u1ede t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 l\u1edbn, cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh Cleary tr\u1edf n\u00ean h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu. S\u1ed1ng xa kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n \u0111\u00f4ng d\u00e2n, hai con c\u1ee7a Meggie \u00edt \u1ed1m \u0111au. N\u0103m Dane l\u00ean m\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 Justine m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t, c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1edfi \u0111i h\u1ecdc n\u1ed9i tr\u00fa \u1edf Sydney. Dane v\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u1eddng Riverview c\u00f2n Justine v\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u1eddng Kincoppal. L\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u01b0a c\u00e1c con l\u00ean m\u00e1y bay, Meggie ng\u1eafm r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u hai g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 \u00e1p v\u00e0o c\u1eeda ki\u1ebfng, tay c\u1ea7m kh\u0103n v\u1eaby v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng n\u00e0ng. Ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd hai \u0111\u1ee9a r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0 \u0111i xa. Meggie h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c mong mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f9ng \u0111i v\u1edbi con \u0111\u1ebfn Sydney xem ch\u00fang \u0103n \u1edf ra sao, nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec1u ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i d\u1eef d\u1ed9i. T\u1eeb m\u1eb9 n\u00e0ng cho \u0111\u1ebfn Jims v\u00e0 Patsy \u0111\u1ec1u cho r\u1eb1ng t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n l\u00e0 h\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 cho Dane v\u00e0 Justine \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bay b\u1eb1ng ch\u00ednh \u0111\u00f4i c\u00e1nh c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang n\u00f3. Ng\u00e0y th\u00e1ng qua, Justine nhanh ch\u00f3ng quen thu\u1ed9c v\u1edbi cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng xa nh\u00e0, th\u00edch nghe v\u1edbi th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Sydney nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft n\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3 t\u1eeb l\u00e2u. M\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 ngh\u1ec9 h\u00e8, Dane c\u00f2n ph\u1ea7n n\u00e0o quy\u1ebfn luy\u1ebfn Drogheda nh\u01b0ng c\u00f2n Justine th\u00ec nao n\u1ee9c ch\u1edd ng\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1edbm quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i th\u1ee7 \u0111\u00f4. Ng\u00e0y 4 th\u00e1ng 8 n\u0103m 1952, t\u1edd Di\u1ec5n \u0111\u00e0n bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng Sydney th\u01b0\u1eddng khi ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u0103ng m\u1ed9t \u1ea3nh tr\u00ean trang nh\u1ea5t. Trong s\u1ed1 b\u00e1o h\u00f4m nay, \u0111\u1eb7t trang tr\u1ecdng \u1edf gi\u1eefa v\u00e0 tr\u00ean cao l\u00e0 \u1ea3nh ch\u00e2n dung r\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eb9p c\u1ee7a Ralph de Bricassart: \u0110\u1ee9c T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c Ralph de Bricassart, hi\u1ec7n l\u00e0 ph\u1ee5 t\u00e1 Qu\u1ed1c v\u1ee5 khanh \u0111\u1eb7c tr\u00e1ch ngo\u1ea1i giao T\u00f2a th\u00e1nh La M\u00e3, v\u1eeba m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0110\u1ee9c Th\u00e1nh Cha Pie XII phong H\u1ed3ng Y De Bricassart.","H\u1ed3ng Y Ralph \u0111\u00e3 xu\u1ea5t s\u1eafc ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 trong m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u Nh\u00e0 th\u1edd c\u00f4ng gi\u00e1o t\u1ea1i \u00dac. Ng\u00e0i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5y t\u1eeb th\u00e1ng b\u1ea3y n\u0103m 1919, l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 v\u1eeba th\u1ee5 phong linh m\u1ee5c cho \u0111\u1ebfn th\u00e1ng ba n\u0103m 1933, ng\u00e0y l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng sang Vatican. Sinh ng\u00e0y 23 th\u00e1ng 9 n\u0103m 1893 t\u1ea1i C\u1ed9ng h\u00f2a Ireland, H\u1ed3ng Y De Bricassart l\u00e0 con trai k\u1ebf c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u00f3 li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn d\u00f2ng h\u1ecd Nam t\u01b0\u1edbc Ranulf de Bricassart, d\u00f2ng h\u1ecd th\u00e2n c\u1eadn c\u1ee7a William the Conqueror \u0111\u1ed5 b\u1ed9 l\u00ean n\u01b0\u1edbc Anh n\u0103m 1066. V\u00e0o tu vi\u1ec7n n\u0103m m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3y tu\u1ed5i, Ng\u00e0i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a sang \u00dac ngay sau khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ee5 phong linh m\u1ee5c v\u00e0 Ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i qua nh\u1eefng th\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00fang ta d\u01b0\u1edbi quy\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a c\u1ed1 gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c Michael Clabby, \u0111\u1ecba ph\u1eadn Winnemurra. Th\u00e1ng s\u00e1u n\u0103m 1920, Ng\u00e0i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ed5i sang gi\u00e1o khu Gillanbone, T\u00e2y B\u1eafc x\u1ee9 New South Wales. Ng\u00e0i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y cho \u0111\u1ebfn th\u00e1ng m\u01b0\u1eddi hai 1928. Sau \u0111\u00f3 Ng\u00e0i l\u00e0m b\u00ed th\u01b0 cho \u0110\u1ee9c T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c Cluny Dark v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 \u0111\u00f3 cho \u0110\u1ee9c kh\u00e2m m\u1ea1ng T\u00f2a th\u00e1nh b\u1ea5y gi\u1edd l\u00e0 T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c Di Contini Verchese. Ch\u00ednh l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 Ng\u00e0i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c phong gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c, khi \u0110\u1ee9c T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c Di Contini Verchese nh\u1eadn nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 \u1edf La M\u00e3 v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 nghi\u1ec7p th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng n\u1ed5i b\u1eadt t\u1ea1i La M\u00e3. Ng\u00e0i De Bricassart \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c phong T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c v\u00e0 t\u1eeb Athens tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00fang ta trong nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n \u0110\u1ee9c gi\u00e1o ho\u00e0ng. Ng\u00e0i \u0111\u1ea3m tr\u00e1ch s\u1ee9 m\u1ea1ng quan tr\u1ecdng n\u00e0y cho \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00e0y Ng\u00e0i nh\u1eadn nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 m\u1edbi \u1edf La M\u00e3 n\u0103m 1938; t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 t\u1ea1i trung t\u00e2m quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a Gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i gi\u00e1o, s\u1ef1 nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a Ng\u00e0i kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng \u0111i l\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ngo\u1ea1n m\u1ee5c. Hi\u1ec7n Ng\u00e0i 58 tu\u1ed5i, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c coi l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng nh\u00e2n v\u1eadt hi\u1ebfm hoi c\u00f3 \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng l\u1edbn trong \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a Gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i. \u0110\u1eb7c ph\u00e1i vi\u00ean b\u00e1o \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Di\u1ec5n \u0111\u00e0n bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng Sydney\u00e2\u20ac h\u00f4m qua \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp trao \u0111\u1ed5i v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u gi\u00e1o d\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y d\u01b0\u1edbi quy\u1ec1n cai qu\u1ea3n c\u1ee7a H\u1ed3ng Y De Bricassart t\u1ea1i th\u1ecb x\u00e3 Gillanbone. K\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m v\u1ec1 Ng\u00e0i v\u1eabn c\u00f2n sinh \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3m nhi\u1ec1u t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m. V\u00f9ng ch\u0103n nu\u00f4i c\u1eebu gi\u00e0u c\u00f3 n\u00e0y \u0111a s\u1ed1 theo \u0111\u1ea1o C\u00f4ng gi\u00e1o. Linh m\u1ee5c De Bricassart l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n Th\u00e1nh gi\u00e1, th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1edfng Gillanbone, \u00f4ng Harry Gough \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. V\u00e0o th\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3, th\u01b0 vi\u1ec7n n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3ng g\u00f3p \u0111\u00e1ng qu\u00ed, ngay l\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 r\u1ea5t l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a g\u00f3a ph\u1ee5 Mary Carson, sau n\u00e0y khi b\u00e0 qua \u0111\u1eddi, ch\u00ednh H\u1ed3ng Y ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ee1 \u0111\u1ea7n, Ng\u00e0i lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n nh\u1edb v\u00e0 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. H\u1ed3ng Y De Bricassart l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi tao nh\u00e3 m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p, b\u00e0 Fiona Cleary \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. B\u00e0 Cleary l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef uy t\u00edn \u1edf Drogheda, qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng trang tr\u1ea1i r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn v\u00e0 ph\u00e1t \u0111\u1ea1t \u1edf X\u1ee9 New South Wales. Trong th\u1eddi gian Ng\u00e0i \u1edf Gilly, Ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 mang l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 tinh th\u1ea7n r\u1ea5t l\u1edbn cho gi\u00e1o d\u00e2n v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf trang tr\u1ea1i Drogheda, nay thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n c\u1ee7a Gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i C\u00f4ng gi\u00e1o. Trong th\u1eddi gian l\u0169 l\u1ee5t, Ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ee9u c\u00e1c \u0111\u00e0n gia s\u00fac; Ng\u00e0i c\u0169ng ti\u1ebfp tay ch\u00fang t\u00f4i trong nh\u1eefng c\u01a1n h\u1ecfa ho\u1ea1n, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 vi\u1ec7c ch\u00f4n c\u1ea5t nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n y\u00eau qua \u0111\u1eddi. N\u00f3i t\u00f3m l\u1ea1i, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi phi th\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u00ean m\u1ecdi l\u0129nh v\u1ef1c v\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ee9c quy\u1ebfn r\u0169 r\u1ea5t l\u1edbn. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1eabn nh\u1edb Ng\u00e0i r\u1ea5t r\u00f5 d\u00f9 r\u1eb1ng Ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y tr\u00ean hai m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m. V\u00e2ng, \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 g\u00e2y ra trong l\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 thi\u1ebfu v\u1eafng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u00f9 \u0111\u1eafp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.","Trong chi\u1ebfn tranh, T\u1ed5ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c De Bricassart \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 \u0110\u1ee9c Th\u00e1nh Cha m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch trung th\u00e0nh v\u00e0 ki\u00ean tr\u00ec kh\u00f4ng g\u00ec lay chuy\u1ec3n. Ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 v\u1eadn d\u1ee5ng m\u1ecdi c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c Th\u1ed1ng ch\u1ebft Albert Kesslring tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 La M\u00e3 l\u00e0 th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 b\u1ecf ng\u1ecf sau khi n\u01b0\u1edbc \u00e0tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh th\u00f9 \u0111\u1ecbch v\u1edbi n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0110\u1ee9c. Florence c\u0169ng t\u1eebng y\u00eau c\u1ea7u m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1eb7c \u00e2n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu m\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u kho b\u00e1u, v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u1ee5c h\u1ed3i khi n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0110\u1ee9c b\u1ea1i tr\u1eadn. Nh\u1eefng n\u0103m sau chi\u1ebfn tranh, H\u1ed3ng Y De Bricassart \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap h\u00e0ng ch\u1ee5c ng\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi di c\u01b0 t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ed7 n\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u00e2n \u1edf nh\u1eefng n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3ng g\u00f3p t\u00edch c\u1ef1c v\u00e0o ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh nh\u1eadp c\u01b0 c\u1ee7a \u00dac. D\u00f9 r\u1eb1ng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1ed1c Ireland v\u00e0 trong th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf, v\u1edbi t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch H\u1ed3ng Y, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a Ng\u00e0i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng nhi\u1ec1u tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00fang ta, nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n ch\u00fang ta, tr\u00ean ph\u01b0\u01a1ng di\u1ec7n t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m, cho r\u1eb1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc \u00dac c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n nh\u00ecn nh\u1eadn con ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00e0i ba \u1ea5y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Meggie tr\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i t\u1edd b\u00e1o cho m\u1eb9 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3: - Ch\u00fang ta ch\u00fac m\u1eebng \u00f4ng \u1ea5y, con \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y v\u1edbi \u0111\u1eb7c ph\u00e1i vi\u00ean Di\u1ec5n \u0111\u00e0n. Nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u0103ng ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng m\u1eb9? - Meggie b\u00ecnh lu\u1eadn. Ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i h\u1ecd cho \u0111\u0103ng b\u00e0i t\u00e1n t\u1ee5ng ng\u1eafn c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 nguy\u00ean v\u0103n. L\u1eddi l\u1ebd c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 th\u1eadt l\u00e0 s\u1eafc n\u00e9t! B\u00e2y gi\u1edd con \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft Justine gi\u1ed1ng c\u00e1ch \u0103n n\u00f3i \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf ai! Con t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi c\u00f3 bao nhi\u00eau ng\u01b0\u1eddi tinh kh\u00f4n s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ecdc th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00fd th\u1eadt c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 gi\u1eefa c\u00e1c d\u00f2ng ch\u1eef. - Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft l\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y... n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ecdc b\u00e0i b\u00e1o. - Con t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi \u00f4ng \u1ea5y c\u00f3 c\u00f2n nh\u1edb ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng, Meggie n\u00f3i th\u1eadt nh\u1eb9 v\u1edbi ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf d\u00e0i. - Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn. D\u00f9 sao th\u00ec \u00f4ng \u1ea5y c\u0169ng s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eddi gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd Drogheda. D\u0129 nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y v\u1eabn c\u00f2n nh\u1edb ch\u00fang ta. L\u00e0m sao qu\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c? - \u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf. Con qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t trang tr\u1ea1i Drogheda n\u00e0y. Ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd m\u1ed9t c\u01a1 ng\u01a1i l\u00e0m \u0103n c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u hu\u00ea l\u1ee3i nh\u1ea5t. Ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n \u00f4ng \u1ea5y s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng. Ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n c\u1ea1o l\u00f4ng c\u1eebu \u0111\u00c39;n \u00a3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u00f3n l\u1ee3i tr\u00ean b\u1ed1n tri\u1ec7u b\u1ea3ng! - Con kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean b\u1ea1c b\u1ebdo, v\u00f4 \u01a1n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf Meggie \u1ea1. Gi\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a Fiona h\u1ea1 th\u1ea5p xu\u1ed1ng, g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y b\u00e0 t\u1ecf ra k\u00ednh tr\u1ecdng v\u00e0 c\u00f3 t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m h\u01a1n \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi Ralph. Ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean m\u1eebng cho m\u00ecnh, con bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng? \u0110\u1eebng qu\u00ean h\u00e0ng n\u0103m ti\u1ec1n v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi ch\u00fang ta d\u00f9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00f9a hay kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00f9a. Ralph v\u1eeba chuy\u1ec3n ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m ng\u00e0n ti\u1ec1n th\u01b0\u1edfng Bob, m\u1ed7i ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u0103m ch\u1ee5c ng\u00e0n. N\u1ebfu \u00f4ng \u1ea5y bu\u1ed9c ch\u00fang ta r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi Drogheda v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y mai, ch\u00fang ta c\u0169ng c\u00f3 d\u01b0 ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ec3 mua trang tr\u1ea1i Bugela, d\u00f9 v\u1edbi gi\u00e1 \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111ang l\u00ean v\u00f9n v\u1ee5t nh\u01b0 hi\u1ec7n nay. V\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 cho hai \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a con bao nhi\u00eau n\u1eefa? H\u00e0ng ch\u1ee5c v\u00e0 h\u00e0ng ch\u1ee5c ng\u00e0n b\u1ea3ng. Con n\u00ean bi\u1ebft \u01a1n \u00f4ng \u1ea5y. - Nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1c con c\u1ee7a con \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng hay bi\u1ebft g\u00ec v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 ban ph\u00e1t r\u1ed9ng r\u00e3i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng v\u00e0 con s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. Dane v\u00e0 Justine l\u1edbn l\u00ean v\u1edbi \u00fd ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 trong cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi ch\u00fang ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 c\u1ee7a con ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n m\u1ebfn Ralph, H\u1ed3ng Y De Bricassart. - Con ngh\u0129 sao n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng \u1ea5y tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2y, Meggie? - C\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng sao, Meggie \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i h\u01a1i l\u00e0m d\u00e1ng.","- R\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2y, Fiona qu\u1ea3 quy\u1ebft v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t v\u1ebb b\u00ed \u1ea9n. ... V\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang th\u1ebf, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng m\u01b0\u1eddi hai. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch k\u00edn \u0111\u00e1o, kh\u00f4ng ai \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e1o tr\u01b0\u1edbc, tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe \u00f4 t\u00f4 th\u1ec3 thao hi\u1ec7u Aston Martin m\u00e0 \u00f4ng t\u1ef1 l\u00e1i, kh\u1edfi h\u00e0nh t\u1eeb Sydney. B\u00e1o ch\u00ed kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng t\u1ea1i \u00dac, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111o\u00e1n bi\u1ebft chuy\u1ebfn vi\u1ebfn th\u0103m Drogheda c\u1ee7a H\u1ed3ng Y. Khi chi\u1ebfc xe nh\u1ecf \u00f4ng d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u1edf b\u00e3i \u0111\u1eadu b\u00ean h\u00f4ng nh\u00e0, kh\u00f4ng ai nghe ti\u1ebfng xe v\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ai ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u00f3n. Trong t\u1eebng c\u00e2y s\u1ed1 t\u1eeb Gilly \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y, \u00f4ng c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn trong da th\u1ecbt m\u00ecnh n\u1ed7i sung s\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u00edt v\u00e0o bu\u1ed3ng ph\u1ed5i m\u00f9i v\u1ecb c\u1ee7a r\u1eebng, c\u1ee7a c\u1eebu, c\u1ee7a c\u1ecf kh\u00f4 l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh li\u00ean t\u1ee5c d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh n\u1eafng. M\u00f9a thu \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, t\u1eeb hai tu\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc ng\u00e0y Noel v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng hoa h\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a Drogheda \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac n\u1edf r\u1ed9. \u1ede \u0111\u00e2u c\u0169ng l\u00e0 hoa h\u1ed3ng, m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng, m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng, m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng, m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf th\u1eabm nh\u01b0 m\u00e1u \u0111\u1ecdng trong \u0111\u1ed9ng m\u1ea1ch v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf \u0111\u1eadm nh\u01b0 chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o c\u1ee7a H\u1ed3ng Y. Gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng d\u00e2y \u0111\u1eadu t\u00eda c\u00f2n xanh c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e0nh h\u1ed3ng m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i v\u01b0\u01a1n l\u00ean, hoa bu\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng m\u00e1i hi\u00ean d\u1ecdc theo h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o m\u1eaft c\u00e1o, b\u00e1m v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch t\u00ecnh t\u1ee9 tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng khung c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 m\u00e0u \u0111en \u1edf t\u1ea7ng l\u1ea7u th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t, nh\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0a th\u1eb3ng l\u00ean tr\u1eddi. C\u00e1c b\u1ed3n ch\u1ee9a n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ecb che khu\u1ea5t g\u1ea7n h\u1ebft. H\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra m\u1ed9t \u00e2m s\u1eafc b\u00e0ng b\u1ea1c kh\u1eafp c\u00e1c hoa h\u1ed3ng, m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng x\u00e1m nh\u1ea1t. H\u1ed3ng tro? \u0110\u00fang r\u1ed3i, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1i t\u00ean c\u1ee7a \u00e2m s\u1eafc \u0111\u00f3. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd Meggie \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ed3ng c\u00e1c b\u1ee5i h\u1ed3ng n\u00e0y, kh\u00f4ng ai kh\u00e1c h\u01a1n l\u00e0 Meggie. \u00d4ng nghe ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Meggie v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng s\u1ef1ng l\u1ea1i, h\u1ed1t ho\u1ea3ng, nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i, l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i \u0111i t\u1edbi h\u01b0\u1edbng c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ea5y. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 c\u00e1i ki\u1ec3u c\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f3 h\u1ed3i Meggie c\u00f2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i b\u00e9 t\u00ed. N\u00e0ng \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea5y? \u1ede \u0111\u1eb1ng kia sau m\u1ed9t b\u1ee5i h\u1ed3ng tro, g\u1ea7n c\u00e2y h\u1ed3 ti\u00eau? Ralph \u0111\u01b0a tay v\u1ea1ch m\u1ed9t ch\u00f9m hoa qua m\u1ed9t b\u00ean, \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n do m\u00f9i th\u01a1m t\u1ecfa ng\u00e1t l\u1eabn c\u00e1i c\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ea1ng r\u1ee1. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 Meggie \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, Ralph ch\u1ec9 g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 trai ng\u1ed3i x\u1ed5m tr\u00ean c\u1ecf \u0111ang h\u1ecdc ph\u00e1 m\u1ed9t con heo con. Con heo ch\u1ea1y quanh th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9, v\u1ee5ng v\u1ec1 tr\u01b0\u1ee3t ng\u00e3. Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 c\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ed3n nhi\u00ean. Ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi Meggie. Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 kho\u1ea3ng m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t, m\u01b0\u1eddi hai tu\u1ed5i, ch\u1ec9 m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n c\u1ee5t b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea3i kaki m\u00ecnh tr\u1ea7n, ch\u00e2n kh\u00f4ng, da s\u1ea1m n\u1eafng, vai r\u1ed9ng, m\u1ed9t th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh ch\u1eafc n\u1ecbch. T\u00f3c n\u00f3 h\u01a1i d\u00e0i, cu\u1ed1n th\u00e0nh l\u1ecdn, m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng nh\u1ea1t nh\u01b0 c\u1ecf c\u1ee7a Drogheda. \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft v\u1edbi h\u00e0ng mi d\u00e0y v\u00e0 d\u00e0i \u0111\u00e1ng kinh ng\u1ea1c \u00e1nh l\u00ean m\u1ed9t m\u00e0u xanh bi\u1ebfc. Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t thi\u00ean th\u1ea7n nh\u1ecf l\u00e9n l\u00fat d\u1ea1o ch\u01a1i. - Ch\u00e0o \u00f4ng, th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 v\u1eeba nh\u00ecn kh\u00e1ch v\u1eeba c\u01b0\u1eddi. - Ch\u00e0o ch\u00fa b\u00e9, H\u1ed3ng Y \u0111\u00e1p v\u00e0 b\u1ecb ngay n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ed3n nhi\u00ean c\u1ee7a th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 thu h\u00fat. - Ch\u00e1u t\u00ean g\u00ec? - Dane O'' Neill, th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 t\u1ef1 gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u, C\u00f2n \u00f4ng l\u00e0 ai? - T\u00f4i t\u00ean Ralph... Dane O'' Neill. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a Meggie. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 n\u00e0ng v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a b\u1ecf Luke; n\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi anh ta v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 sinh ra th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 kh\u00e1u kh\u1ec9nh n\u00e0y. \u0110\u00e1ng l\u00fd n\u00f3 l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng n\u1ebfu tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng k\u1ebft h\u00f4n v\u1edbi Ch\u00faa? Kh\u00f4ng l\u1edbn h\u01a1n th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 n\u00e0y v\u00e0 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafc l\u00fac \u1ea5y \u00f4ng c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng gi\u00e0 d\u1eb7n h\u01a1n th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9. N\u1ebfu \u00f4ng","kh\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 r\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 phi l\u00fd, H\u1ed3ng Y De Bricassart! N\u1ebfu anh kh\u00f4ng k\u1ebft h\u00f4n v\u1edbi Ch\u00faa, th\u00ec anh v\u1eabn \u1edf l\u1ea1i Ireland ch\u0103n nu\u00f4i ng\u1ef1a, v\u0129nh vi\u1ec5n anh kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft Drogheda, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 Meggie Cleary. - Ba c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 nh\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng, Dane? - Ba ch\u00e1u? Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi, ch\u00e2n m\u00e0y nh\u00edu l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ea7y kinh ng\u1ea1c. Kh\u00f4ng, ba ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u1edf nh\u00e0. Ba ch\u00e1u ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. - \u1ed2, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u! V\u1eady th\u00ec m\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 \u1edf nh\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng? - M\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u \u0111i Gilly nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng s\u1eafp v\u1ec1 r\u1ed3i. Trong nh\u00e0 c\u00f3 ngo\u1ea1i. N\u1ebfu \u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p, ch\u00e1u \u0111\u01b0a \u00f4ng v\u00e0o nh\u00e0. Ralph De Bricassart. Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 nghe n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 \u00f4ng. Nh\u1edb r\u1ed3i, H\u1ed3ng Y De Bricassart! Th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c Ng\u00e0i, xin Ng\u00e0i tha l\u1ed7i. Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n t\u1ecf ra thi\u1ebfu l\u1ec5 \u0111\u1ed9 \u0111\u00e2u. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o d\u00f2ng, ch\u1ec9 mang gi\u00e0y \u1ee7ng, qu\u1ea7n c\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o tr\u1eafng, Ralph v\u1eabn \u0111eo nh\u1eabn c\u00f3 n\u1ea1m m\u1ed9t vi\u00ean h\u1ed3ng ng\u1ecdc, nh\u1eabn n\u00e0y su\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eddi \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tu\u1ed9t ra. Dane O'' Neill qu\u1ef3 g\u1ed1i, n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y b\u00e0n tay c\u1ee7a H\u1ed3ng Y \u0111\u1eb7t v\u00e0o hai tay m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 h\u00f4n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch k\u00ednh c\u1ea9n chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn. - Ch\u00e1u h\u00e3y \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean, Dane. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u1edbi t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch H\u1ed3ng Y m\u00e0 v\u1edbi t\u01b0 c\u00e1ch l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u v\u00e0 b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i ch\u00e1u. B\u1ed7ng c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi vang l\u00ean. - Dane, Dane, em \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u? M\u1ed9t c\u00f4 b\u00e9 kho\u1ea3ng 15 tu\u1ed5i, xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n. Ralph bi\u1ebft ngay l\u00e0 ai, ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n nh\u00ecn \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft v\u00e0 t\u00f3c c\u00f4 b\u00e9. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 con g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a Meggie. - \u1ed2, ch\u00e0o \u00f4ng. Xin l\u1ed7i \u00f4ng. Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft c\u00f3 kh\u00e1ch. Ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 Justine O'' Neill. - Jussy, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 H\u1ed3ng Y De Bricassart! Dane n\u00f3i nh\u1ecf v\u1edbi Justine. H\u00e3y h\u00f4n ngay chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn c\u1ee7a Ng\u00e0i nhanh l\u00ean! - C\u1ee9 g\u1eb7p chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec d\u00ednh d\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00f4n gi\u00e1o l\u00e0 l\u00fac n\u00e0o em c\u0169ng v\u1edb v\u1ea9n, - c\u00f4 b\u00e9 n\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n h\u1ea1 th\u1ea5p gi\u1ecdng - H\u00f4n l\u00ean m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i c\u00e1c quy t\u1eafc v\u1ec7 sinh. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, c\u00e1i g\u00ec ch\u1ee9ng minh r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e2y th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 H\u1ed3ng Y De Bricassart? Ch\u1ecb th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng \u1ea5y gi\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u0103n nu\u00f4i theo l\u1ed1i c\u0169. Em bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng kh\u00e1c \u00f4ng Gordon. - \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 \u0110\u1ee9c H\u1ed3ng Y, ch\u00ednh \u00f4ng \u1ea5y, Dane c\u1ea3 quy\u1ebft. Em n\u0103n n\u1ec9 ch\u1ecb, ch\u1ecb h\u00e3y ch\u00ecu em \u0111i, r\u00e1ng t\u1ecf ra d\u1ec5 th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat. - Ch\u1ecb s\u1ebd t\u1ecf ra d\u1ec5 th\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00ec em, v\u00e0 d\u00f9 c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n ch\u00ecu \u00fd em ch\u1ecb c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng h\u00f4n l\u00ean chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn \u0111\u00e2u. G\u1edbm l\u1eafm. L\u00e0m sao ch\u1ecb bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 ai l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng h\u00f4n l\u00ean chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn n\u00e0y. Bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ecb b\u1ec7nh c\u00fam. - H\u00f4n l\u00ean nh\u1eabn t\u00f4i l\u00e0 v\u00f4 \u00edch, Justine. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 ngh\u1ec9 h\u00e8. L\u00fac n\u00e0y, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 H\u1ed3ng Y. - \u00d4ng c\u00f3 c\u1ea7n ch\u00fang t\u00f4i d\u1eabn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1eb7p ngo\u1ea1i? Justine h\u1ecfi - Kh\u00f4ng, c\u00e1m \u01a1n ch\u00e1u. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng.","Mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p Fiona th\u00ec c\u00f3 n\u01a1i n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c h\u01a1n l\u00e0 trong v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng? Ralph \u0111i v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eeda nh\u1ecf, Fiona nghe ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c. L\u01b0ng h\u01a1i c\u00f2ng, m\u00e1i t\u00f3c m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia nay \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea1c tr\u1eafng. Kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n l\u1eafm, Ralph m\u1edbi nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i n\u0103m nay b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3y m\u01b0\u01a1i hai tu\u1ed5i r\u1ed3i. - K\u00ednh ch\u00e0o b\u00e0 Fiona. Khi b\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn l\u00ean, Ralph nh\u1eadn ra ngay s\u1ef1 thay \u0111\u1ed5i \u1edf ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef n\u00e0y, tuy th\u1ebf \u00f4ng v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u ra th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a Fiona. V\u1eabn nh\u01b0 l\u00e2u nay, trong b\u00e0 c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i l\u1eabn c\u1ee9ng r\u1eafn, do \u0111\u00f3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh nh\u00e2n b\u1ea3n h\u01a1n, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i nh\u00e2n b\u1ea3n theo ki\u1ec3u b\u00e0 Mary Carson. Ch\u00faa \u01a1i, c\u00e1i ch\u1ebf \u0111\u1ed9 m\u1eabu quy\u1ec1n \u1edf Drogheda! R\u1ed3i n\u00f3 c\u0169ng s\u1ebd x\u1ea3y ra nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf v\u1edbi Meggie sau n\u00e0y ch\u0103ng? - Ch\u00e0o Ralph - b\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1p l\u1ea1i t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 Ralph v\u1eabn b\u01b0\u1edbc qua c\u1eeda nh\u1ecf n\u00e0y h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y. T\u00f4i r\u1ea5t vui m\u1eebng g\u1eb7p \u00f4ng. - T\u00f4i c\u0169ng th\u1ebf, r\u1ea5t vui m\u1eebng g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i b\u00e0. - T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng \u0111ang c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t t\u1ea1i \u00dac. - Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ai bi\u1ebft. T\u00f4i \u0111i ngh\u1ec9 h\u00e8 v\u00e0i tu\u1ea7n. - T\u00f4i hy v\u1ecdng r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng s\u1ebd ngh\u1ec9 t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y ch\u1ee9? - L\u00e0m sao t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ngh\u1ec9 \u1edf n\u01a1i n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c? B\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t khi\u1ebfu th\u1ea9m m\u1ef9 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t, b\u00e0 Fiona \u1ea1. C\u0103n ph\u00f2ng n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng thua b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng n\u00e0o \u1edf Vatican. C\u00e1c c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 h\u00ecnh tr\u00e1i soan m\u00e0u \u0111en v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng hoa h\u1ed3ng n\u1ed5i b\u1eadt, th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t n\u00e9t thi\u00ean t\u00e0i. - C\u1ea3m \u01a1n \u00f4ng. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i r\u00e1ng l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng g\u00ec trong kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi t\u1ea1i sao m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i kh\u1ed5 c\u1ef1c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, ch\u1edb \u0111\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. - Ph\u1ea3i ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn khi n\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi mang d\u00f2ng h\u1ecd Cleary th\u00ec \u0111i\u1ec1u b\u00e0 n\u00f3i m\u1edbi \u0111\u00fang. Ralph tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch b\u00ecnh th\u1ea3n. - \u0110i\u1ec1u \u00f4ng n\u00f3i l\u00e0m cho t\u00f4i th\u1eadt y\u00ean t\u00e2m l\u00e0m sao! Cho ph\u00e9p t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3i \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y: \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea1t nhi\u1ec1u th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng t\u1eeb khi l\u00e0m linh m\u1ee5c \u1edf Gilly. \u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecdc b\u00e0i b\u00e1o tr\u00ean t\u1edd Di\u1ec5n \u0111\u00e0n? Ralph kh\u00f4ng tr\u00e1nh n\u00e9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c: - T\u00f4i c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecdc. L\u1eddi l\u1ebd c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 th\u1eadt l\u00e0 b\u00e9n, b\u00e0 Fiona \u1ea1! - V\u00e2ng, h\u01a1n th\u1ebf \u1ea5y n\u1eefa, t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y th\u00edch th\u00fa \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3i nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, sau bao nhi\u00eau n\u0103m thu m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i ch\u1eb3ng n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi... Meggie \u0111i Gilly nh\u01b0ng s\u1eafp v\u1ec1. Dane v\u00e0 Justine \u0111i v\u00e0o ng\u00e3 c\u1eeda nh\u1ecf. - Ngo\u1ea1i \u01a1i, t\u1ee5i con c\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a \u0111i d\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ebfn Borehead \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng? - Justine n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Fiona. - Con bi\u1ebft lu\u1eadt l\u1ec7 r\u1ed3i. Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ea1o b\u1eb1ng ng\u1ef1a m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ph\u00e9p c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 con. B\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m kh\u00e1c, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 con. \u00d4 h\u00f4! C\u00e1c con qu\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u s\u01a1 \u0111\u1eb3ng c\u1ee7a s\u1ef1 l\u1ec5 ph\u00e9p. H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y tr\u00ecnh di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi kh\u00e1ch qu\u00ed c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh. - Con \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p r\u1ed3i. - Justine n\u00f3i ng\u1eafn ng\u1ee7n. - \u1ed2...","- Th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha, \u0110\u1ee9c cha c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecbnh ngh\u1ec9 l\u1ea1i l\u00e2u kh\u00f4ng? Dane h\u1ecfi v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng m\u1ed9 - \u0110\u1ee9c cha s\u1ebd \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y v\u1edbi ch\u00fang ta cho \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o \u0110\u1ee9c cha mu\u1ed1n, Dane \u1ea1. Fiona n\u00f3i chen v\u00e0o. C\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u l\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i r\u1ea5t m\u1ec7t tai khi nghe con kh\u00f4ng ng\u1edbt th\u01b0a b\u1ea9m \u0110\u1ee9c cha. C\u00e1c con n\u00ean g\u1ecdi b\u1eb1ng g\u00ec n\u00e0o? C\u1eadu Ralph? - C\u1eadu! Justine k\u00eau l\u00ean. Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e2u, ngo\u1ea1i? C\u00e1c c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 c\u1eadu Bob, c\u1eadu Jack, Hughies, Jims, Patsy. V\u1eady ch\u1ec9 n\u00ean g\u1ecdi Ralph v\u1eafn t\u1eaft th\u00f4i. - Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ed7n, Justine! Fiona c\u1eaft ngang. - Kh\u00f4ng sao \u0111\u00e2u, Fiona, Justine n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang. T\u00f4i v\u1eabn th\u00edch m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1ecdi gi\u1ea3n d\u1ecb c\u00e1i t\u00ean Ralph, - H\u1ed3ng Y can thi\u1ec7p v\u00e0o d\u1ee9t kho\u00e1t, l\u00f2ng t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi t\u1ea1i sao con b\u00e9 l\u1ea1i t\u1ecf ra \u0111\u1ed1 k\u1ef5 v\u1edbi m\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. - Con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 g\u1ecdi b\u1eb1ng b\u00ean Ralph \u0111\u00e2u. Dane ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i, gi\u1ecdng x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng. - \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c, kh\u00f4ng sao, Dane. C\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u. H\u1ed3ng Y De Bricassart \u0111i th\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 Dane \u0111\u1ee9ng, hai tay si\u1ebft ch\u1eb7t \u0111\u00f4i vai tr\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a Dane v\u00e0 m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft \u00f4ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng v\u00e0 long lanh. H\u1ed3ng Y v\u00e0 con trai c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng c\u00f9ng quay l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda Fiona. C\u00f9ng h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 b\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i nh\u00ecn gi\u1ed1ng nhau nh\u01b0 c\u1eaft. - Ch\u00faa \u01a1i! Fiona k\u00eau kh\u1ebd. Th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, \u0111i ch\u01a1i \u0111i Dane. Ra ngo\u00e0i ch\u01a1i (hai tay b\u00e0 v\u1ed7 m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o nhau). C\u00fat \u0111i! Ralph \u1edf l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u v\u1edbi b\u00e0 Smith v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00fap vi\u1ec7c kh\u00e1c. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u gi\u00e0 \u0111i r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u so v\u1edbi l\u1ea7n g\u1eb7p trong chuy\u1ebfn th\u0103m Drogheda cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng. Khi Ralph r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0 b\u1ebfp, Meggie v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a v\u1ec1 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ebft th\u1eddi gi\u1edd, \u00f4ng \u0111i d\u1ea1o d\u1ecdc theo con su\u1ed1i. C\u1ea3nh v\u1eadt \u1edf ngh\u0129a trang y\u00ean t\u0129nh l\u00e0m sao! S\u00e1u b\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ed3ng n\u1ed5i b\u1eadt tr\u00ean h\u1ea7m m\u1ed9, v\u1eabn y nguy\u00ean nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf t\u1eeb khi \u00f4ng gh\u00e9 l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y l\u1ea7n ch\u00f3t. Ph\u1ea3i chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh c\u0169ng s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00f4n c\u1ea5t t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y, Ralph t\u1ef1 nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 khi v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn La M\u00e3 s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a ra nh\u1eefng d\u1eb7n d\u00f2 c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft. Kh\u00f4ng xa h\u1ea7m m\u1ed9, Ralph ch\u00fa y\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn hai ng\u00f4i m\u1ed9 m\u1edbi, m\u1ed9t c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 Tom, ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m v\u01b0\u1eddn v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u00e0 v\u1ee3 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee3 ch\u0103n nu\u00f4i l\u00e0m thu\u00ea \u1edf Drogheda t\u1eeb n\u0103m 1946. \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00f4n trong h\u1ea7m m\u1ed9 \u1edf Vatican gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng nh\u00e2n v\u1eadt c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng. \u1ede \u0111\u00e2y \u00f4ng y\u00ean ngh\u1ec9 gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng th\u1eadt s\u1ef1. V\u1eeba quay nh\u00ecn l\u1ea1i, \u00f4ng g\u1eb7p c\u1eb7p m\u1eaft m\u00e0u xanh l\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a t\u01b0\u1ee3ng th\u00e1nh b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea9m th\u1ea1ch, \u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0a tay l\u00ean ch\u00e0o v\u00e0 qua \u0111\u00e1m c\u1ecf cao, \u00f4ng h\u01b0\u1edbng m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 l\u1edbn. Meggie, n\u00e0ng \u0111ang \u0111i l\u1ea1i. Thon th\u1ea3, t\u00f3c v\u00e0ng \u00f3ng \u1ea3, qu\u1ea7n c\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a b\u00f3 s\u00e1t v\u00e0 c\u0169ng chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi tr\u1eafng gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t Ralph. Tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0 chi\u1ebfn n\u00f3n r\u1ed9ng v\u00e0nh ki\u1ec3u \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng h\u1ea5t ra ph\u00eda sau g\u00e1y, gi\u00e0y \u1ed1ng m\u00e0u n\u00e2u. N\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n, b\u01b0\u1edbc qua h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o s\u01a1n tr\u1eafng \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean Ralph khi\u1ebfn \u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft n\u00e0ng, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft m\u00e0u n\u00e2u ng\u1eadp tr\u00e0n \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng. V\u1ebb \u0111\u1eb9p Meggie kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 gi\u1ea3m ch\u00fat n\u00e0o v\u1eabn ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n uy \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi tr\u00e1i tim \u00f4ng. Hai c\u00e1nh tay Meggie \u00f4m l\u1ea5y c\u1ed5 Ralph, \u0111\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean Ralph l\u1ea1i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y s\u1ed1 m\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh n\u1eb1m trong v\u00f2ng tay \u1ea5y. H\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd \u00f4ng r\u1eddi xa Meggie; \u0111\u00f4i m\u00f4i \u1ea5y \u0111\u1eb7t d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00f4i m\u00f4i \u00f4ng, th\u1eadt s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1. \u00d4ng khao kh\u00e1t qu\u00e1 l\u00e2u r\u1ed3i, qu\u00e1 l\u00e2u r\u1ed3i. M\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i th\u00e1nh","l\u1ec5 kh\u00e1c, gi\u1ea3n d\u1ecb nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ea5t, kh\u00f4ng d\u00ednh d\u00e1ng g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u1eddi. - Meggie, Meggie, \u00f4ng th\u00ec th\u1ea7m, m\u1eb7t \u00f4ng v\u00f9i trong m\u00e1i t\u00f3c m\u00e0u hung c\u1ee7a Meggie, chi\u1ebfc n\u00f3n r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t t\u1ef1 bao gi\u1edd. Ralph c\u00e0ng si\u1ebft n\u00e0ng v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng. - Nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng sao, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng Ralph? Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec thay \u0111\u1ed5i, n\u00e0ng n\u00f3i, m\u1eaft nh\u1eafm. - Kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec thay \u0111\u1ed5i, Ralph qu\u1ea3 quy\u1ebft. - Ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang \u1edf Drogheda, Ralph, em \u0111\u00e3 b\u00e1o tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1edbi anh. \u1ede Drogheda anh thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 em ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 Ch\u00faa. - Anh bi\u1ebft. Anh ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn v\u00e0 anh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn (\u00f4ng k\u00e9o n\u00e0ng xu\u1ed1ng th\u1ea3m c\u1ecf). T\u1ea1i sao th\u1ebf, Meggie? - T\u1ea1i sao l\u00e0 sao? - T\u1ea1i sao em l\u1ea1i tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi Luke? T\u1ea1i sao em sinh cho Luke \u0111\u1ee9a con trai? Ralph h\u1ecfi trong th\u1ee9 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c b\u1ecb c\u01a1n ghen h\u00e0nh h\u1ea1 Xuy\u00ean qua nh\u1eefng c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 m\u00e0u n\u00e2u, t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n s\u00e1ng r\u1ef1c Meggie r\u1ecdi th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o Ralph, che gi\u1ea5u nh\u1eefng \u00fd ngh\u0129 th\u1eadt c\u1ee7a n\u00e0ng. - H\u1eafn b\u1eaft bu\u1ed9c em, n\u00e0ng n\u00f3i d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng. Ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n th\u00f4i. Nh\u01b0ng nh\u1edd th\u1ebf m\u00e0 em c\u00f3 Dane. Do \u0111\u00f3 em kh\u00f4ng \u0103n n\u0103n v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y. Dane \u0111\u00e3 b\u00f9 \u0111\u1eafp tr\u1ecdn v\u1eb9n t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec em \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng v\u1edbi h\u1eafn. - Xin l\u1ed7i em, anh kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n \u0111\u1eb7t v\u1edbi em c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi \u0111\u00f3. L\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u, ch\u00ednh anh \u0111\u00e3 x\u00f4 \u0111\u1ea9y em v\u00e0o tay Luke, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? - V\u00e2ng, \u0111\u00fang th\u1ebf. - Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1eb9p. N\u00f3 c\u00f3 gi\u1ed1ng Luke kh\u00f4ng? Meggie c\u01b0\u1eddi trong b\u1ee5ng, t\u00fam l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ch\u00f9m c\u1ecf, v\u00e0 nh\u00e9t n\u00f3 v\u00e0o ng\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a Ralph qua ch\u1ed7 h\u1edf chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi. - Kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng l\u1eafm. Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9a con n\u00e0o c\u1ee7a em th\u1eadt gi\u1ed1ng Luke ho\u1eb7c em. - Anh th\u01b0\u01a1ng hai \u0111\u1ee9a v\u00ec ch\u00fang n\u00f3 l\u00e0 con em. - Anh bao gi\u1edd c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ea7y t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m. Tu\u1ed5i t\u00e1c kh\u00f4ng \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1ebfn anh, Ralph \u1ea1. Em tin ch\u1eafc \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 hy v\u1ecdng s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea5y anh tr\u1ebb m\u00e3i. Em bi\u1ebft anh \u0111\u00e3 ba m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m nay r\u1ed3i, v\u1eady m\u00e0 c\u1ee9 t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 m\u1edbi ba ng\u00e0y v\u1eady. - Ba m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m? Nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf sao? - Anh th\u01b0\u01a1ng y\u00eau c\u1ee7a em, em \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i m\u1ed1t tu\u1ed5i r\u1ed3i. C\u0169ng kh\u00e1 l\u1edbn ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Trong nh\u00e0 b\u1ea3o em ra \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm anh. B\u00e0 Smith \u0111\u00e3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb \u1ea5m tr\u00e0 th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e3i anh, sau \u0111\u00f3 khi tr\u1eddi m\u00e1t h\u01a1n, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd \u0103n gi\u0103m-b\u00f4ng r\u00f4 ti v\u1edbi th\u1eadt nhi\u1ec1u t\u00f3p m\u1ee1. Bob, Jack, Hughie, Jims v\u00e0 Patsy tham d\u1ef1 bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 b\u1ea3y. S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m nay, \u0111\u00e1ng l\u00fd cha Watty l\u00e0m l\u1ec5 nh\u01b0ng Bob \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i b\u00e1o cho \u00f4ng \u1ea5y bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 nh\u00e0 \u0111i v\u1eafng. N\u00f3i d\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 s\u1ef1 b\u00ed m\u1eadt c\u1ee7a H\u1ed3ng Y \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y.","Sau khi hai \u0111\u1ee9a nh\u1ecf \u0111i ng\u1ee7, Ralph nh\u00ecn l\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e0: c\u00e1c anh em trai d\u00f2ng h\u1ecd Cleary, Meggie v\u00e0 Fiona. - B\u00e0 Fiona, m\u1eddi b\u00e0 t\u1ea1m r\u1eddi b\u00e0n l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c trong ch\u1ed1c l\u00e1t, Ralph n\u00f3i. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i v\u1edbi... t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3. Fiona \u0111i \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u1eabn v\u1eefng v\u00e0ng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng m\u1eadp. B\u00e0 im l\u1eb7ng ng\u1ed3i v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf b\u00e0nh m\u00e0u kem \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t H\u1ed3ng Y. Meggie ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean tr\u00e1i b\u00e0, c\u00f2n m\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee9a con trai ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng b\u0103ng \u0111\u00e1 c\u1ea9m th\u1ea1ch g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3. - V\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a Frank, H\u1ed3ng Y m\u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u. T\u00ean Frank v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng \u00e2m vang xa x\u00f4i l\u00e0m n\u1eb7ng l\u00f2ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t. - \u00d4ng mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u1ec1 Frank? B\u00e0 Fiona b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh h\u1ecfi. Meggie \u0111\u1eb7t chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o len xu\u1ed1ng, nh\u00ecn m\u1eb9 v\u00e0 Ralph: - \u00d4ng h\u00e3y n\u00f3i \u0111i, n\u00e0ng l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng th\u00fac gi\u1ee5c v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng th\u00eam m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat gi\u00e2y n\u00e0o ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i n\u1eefa. - Frank \u0111\u00e3 thi h\u00e0nh xong \u00e1n t\u00f9 ba m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m. Gia \u0111\u00ecnh ch\u1eafc \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y kh\u00e1 \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 qua nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0\u1eddng li\u00ean l\u1ea1c v\u1edbi t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 d\u1eb7n h\u1ecd \u0111\u1eebng n\u00f3i b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u00e2y \u0111au x\u00f3t cho gia \u0111\u00ecnh b\u1edfi c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 l\u1ee3i g\u00ec trong khi ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng gi\u00fap g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cho anh ta. N\u1ebfu trong nh\u1eefng n\u0103m \u0111\u1ea7u \u1edf t\u00f9 anh kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng h\u00e0nh vi hung b\u1ea1o v\u00e0 b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u1ea3i mang ti\u1ebfng x\u1ea5u th\u00ec Frank \u0111\u00e3 ra t\u00f9 s\u1edbm h\u01a1n. Ngay trong th\u1eddi gian chi\u1ebfn tranh \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u t\u00f9 nh\u00e2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecnh nguy\u1ec7n v\u00e0o qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9i, ri\u00eang \u0111\u01a1n xin c\u1ee7a Frank \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb b\u00e1c. Fiona ng\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn l\u00ean l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng: - T\u00ednh t\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 v\u1eabn th\u1ebf, b\u00e0 n\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ed9 m\u1ed9t n\u00e9t x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng. H\u1ed3ng Y nh\u00ecn m\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0a con trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh Cleary: - H\u00e3y chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb \u0111i \u0111\u00f3n Frank v\u1ec1 Drogheda trong kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed \u0111\u1ea7m \u1ea5m c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh. - \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a Frank. Anh v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh. Bob tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u t\u00e1n \u0111\u1ed3ng. Ri\u00eang Fiona d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 v\u1eabn ng\u1eadp ch\u00ecm trong nh\u1eefng suy ngh\u0129 mi\u00ean man. - Frank kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n nh\u01b0 x\u01b0a, H\u1ed3ng Y ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2y, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u00f2ng giam \u1edf Goulburn b\u00e1o tin cho Frank bi\u1ebft v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i th\u1eadt v\u1edbi anh l\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf Drogheda \u0111\u1ec1u bi\u1ebft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra cho anh. Frank kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 n\u1ed5i n\u00f3ng, \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 hi\u1ec3u anh ta \u0111\u00e3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. Anh ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i... r\u1ea5t mang \u01a1n. V\u00e0 n\u00f4n n\u00f3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i gia \u0111\u00ecnh. \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t l\u00e0 Fiona. - Khi n\u00e0o Frank \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea3? Bob t\u1eb1ng h\u1eafng r\u1ed3i h\u1ecfi. - Kho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t hay hai tu\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, Frank s\u1ebd v\u1ec1 b\u1eb1ng chuy\u1ebfn t\u00e0u \u0111\u00eam. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n Frank \u0111i m\u00e1y bay nh\u01b0ng anh \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i th\u00edch v\u1ec1 b\u1eb1ng t\u00e0u h\u1ecfa. - Patsy v\u00e0 con s\u1ebd \u0111\u00f3n anh \u1ea5y \u1edf nh\u00e0 ga, Jims mau m\u1eafn \u0111\u1ec1 nghi (R\u1ed3i m\u1eb7t anh l\u1ea1i sa s\u1ea7m xu\u1ed1ng). Nh\u01b0ng","hai \u0111\u1ee9a t\u1ee5i n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 bi\u1ebft m\u1eb7t Frank. - Kh\u00f4ng ai c\u1ea3, Fiona c\u1eaft ngang. M\u1eb9 s\u1ebd \u0111\u00edch th\u00e2n \u0111\u00f3n Frank v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh m\u1eb9 th\u00f4i. S\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i t\u1ec7 \u0111\u00e2u. M\u1eb9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e1i xe t\u1edbi Gilly kia m\u00e0. - M\u1eb9 n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang, Meggie n\u00f3i d\u1ee9t kho\u00e1t tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi c\u00e1c anh trai ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i. Ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh n\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eb9 ra nh\u00e0 ga m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh b\u1edfi ch\u00ednh m\u1eb9 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean Frank mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p m\u1eb7t. N\u0103m anh em trai \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean m\u1ed9t l\u01b0\u1ee3t. - \u0110\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac b\u1ecdn n\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i \u0111i ng\u1ee7, mi\u1ec7ng ng\u00e1p d\u00e0i Bob nh\u00ecn H\u1ed3ng Y c\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ee5t r\u00e8. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd s\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y x\u01b0a v\u00e0o l\u00fac s\u00e1ng mai khi \u0110\u1ee9c cha l\u00e0m l\u1ec5. Meggie x\u1ebfp chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o len l\u1ea1i, qu\u1ea5n v\u00e0o hai que \u0111an, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean. - T\u00f4i c\u0169ng v\u1eady. Xin ch\u00fac Ralph ng\u1ee7 ngon. - Ch\u00fac Meggie ng\u1ee7 ngon. Ch\u00fac b\u00e0 Fiona ng\u1ee7 ngon - Ralph tr\u00e1nh kh\u00f4ng theo ch\u00e2n Meggie l\u00ean l\u1ea7u. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ng\u1ee7, t\u00f4i \u0111i d\u1ea1o m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng. Khi Ralph l\u00ean l\u1ea7u, c\u1ee7a ph\u00f2ng ng\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a Meggie m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng, \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ecdt ra ngo\u00e0i m\u1ed9t v\u1ec7t s\u00e1ng. Ralph b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o, \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i r\u1ed3i v\u1eb7n kh\u00f3a m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng. Meggie m\u1eb7c \u00e1o ng\u1ee7 m\u1ecfng, ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf g\u1ea7n c\u1eeda s\u1ed5. Quay \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1i, n\u00e0ng th\u1ea5y Ralph b\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1edbi v\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean m\u00e9p gi\u01b0\u1eddng. Ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i n\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi Ralph. - Anh l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y, \u0111\u1ec3 em c\u1edfi \u0111\u00f4i gi\u00e0y \u1ed1ng cho anh. Ch\u00ednh v\u00ec v\u1eady m\u00e0 em kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch mang gi\u00e0y \u1ed1ng cao. Em kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1edfi gi\u00e0y ra n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng d\u00f9ng t\u1ea5m c\u1edfi m\u00e0 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m gi\u00e0y mau h\u01b0. - C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i em c\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh ch\u1ecdn m\u00e0u \u00e1o n\u00e0y? - H\u1ed3ng tro? N\u00e0ng m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecfi. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u00e0u m\u00e0 em th\u00edch nh\u1ea5t, n\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i m\u00e0u t\u00f3c c\u1ee7a em. Khi n\u00e0ng quay l\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i c\u1edfi chi\u1ebfc gi\u00e0y \u1ed1ng, ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a Ralph \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean m\u00f4ng n\u00e0ng. - T\u1ea1i sao em bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc r\u1eb1ng anh s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u00f2ng n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm em, Meggie? - Em \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi anh r\u1ed3i. \u1ede Drogheha, anh thu\u1ed9c em. N\u1ebfu anh kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn, em s\u1ebd l\u1ea1i t\u00ecm l\u1ea1i ph\u00f2ng anh. N\u00e0ng c\u1edfi chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi c\u1ee7a Ralph ra v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc sau, b\u00e0n tay r\u1ea1o r\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a n\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean chi\u1ebfc l\u01b0ng tr\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. Ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u00f3 n\u00e0ng \u0111i th\u1eb3ng l\u1ea1i t\u1eaft \u0111\u00e8n, trong khi Ralph \u0111\u1eb7t qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u00ean l\u01b0ng gh\u1ebf. \u00d4ng nghe n\u00e0ng \u0111i l\u1ea1i trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i c\u1edfi b\u1ecf chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o ng\u1ee7. Ng\u00e0y mai, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd l\u00e0m l\u1ec5. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u00e1ng mai, l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 ma l\u1ef1c \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ecbu xu\u1ed1ng t\u1eeb l\u00e2u. C\u00f2n b\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u00e0 ban \u0111\u00eam v\u00e0 Meggie. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00e0ng. N\u00e0ng c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u00e1nh l\u1ec5. Lu\u0111ie v\u00e0 Mueller \u0111\u1ebfn Drogheda \u0103n l\u1ec5 Noel nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi n\u0103m. D\u01b0\u1edbi m\u00e1i nh\u00e0 l\u1edbn n\u01a1i tr\u00fa \u1ea9n c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n thanh th\u1ea3n, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u00f3n nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y l\u1ec5 Gi\u00e1ng Sinh tuy\u1ec7t di\u1ec7u. Minnie v\u00e0 Cat v\u1eeba l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1eeba h\u00e1t, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t b\u00e9o ph\u1ecb c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Smith t\u01b0\u01a1i r\u00f3i, Meggie th\u00ec giao Dane cho H\u1ed3ng Y De Bricassart m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i th\u00eam l\u1eddi n\u00e0o, c\u00f2n Fiona vui h\u1eb3n l\u00ean, b\u1edbt d\u00ednh c\u1ee9ng v\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc b\u00e0n l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c. Ph\u00eda \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng khi c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp l\u00e0 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 m\u1ed7i chi\u1ec1u, v\u00ec r\u1eb1ng sau bu\u1ed5i c\u01a1m t\u1ed1i r\u1ea5t mu\u1ed9n, ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch lu\u00f4n r\u1ed9n r\u00e3 ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i c\u01b0\u1eddi. Ng\u00e0y th\u1ee9 t\u01b0 Ralph \u1edf l\u1ea1i Drogheda, th\u1eddi ti\u1ebft r\u1ea5t n\u00f3ng b\u1ee9c, H\u1ed3ng Y c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi Dane phi ng\u1ef1a \u0111i t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e0n c\u1eebu b\u1ecb l\u1ea1c, b\u1ecf l\u1ea1i Justine h\u1eddn d\u1ed7i \u0111\u1ee9ng m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh d\u01b0\u1edbi g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y h\u1ed3 ti\u00eau;","c\u00f2n Meggie th\u00ec n\u1eb1m l\u0103n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch l\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebfng gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc g\u1ed1i tr\u00ean gh\u1ebf d\u00e0i b\u1eb1ng m\u00e2y \u0111\u1eb7t ngo\u00e0i hi\u00ean. N\u00e0ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y th\u01b0 th\u1ea3, m\u00e3n nguy\u1ec7n v\u00e0 r\u1ea5t h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 trong nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m nh\u01b0ng th\u1eadt l\u00e0 h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac l\u00e0m sao \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c sung s\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1edbi anh \u1ea5y, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng duy nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a n\u00e0ng. Khi \u1edf b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh Ralph, Meggie tr\u1ea3i l\u00f2ng \u0111\u00f3n l\u1ea5y cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng, ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb ph\u1ea7n d\u00e0nh ri\u00eang cho Dane. V\u00e0 khi n\u00e0ng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh Dane, con ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a n\u00e0ng giang tay ra tr\u01b0\u1edbc cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u0169ng c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n kh\u00e1c d\u00e0nh cho Ralph. Ch\u1ec9 khi n\u00e0o c\u1ea3 hai Ralph v\u00e0 Dane c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac trong c\u00e1i th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 hi\u1ec7n gi\u1edd, th\u00ec Meggie m\u1edbi c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y tr\u1ecdn v\u1eb9n h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea3ng v\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng \u0111en l\u00e0m m\u1edd h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac c\u1ee7a n\u00e0ng. Ralph kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 bi\u1ebft. N\u00e0ng t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi c\u00f3 n\u00ean gi\u1eef m\u00e3i b\u00ed m\u1eadt \u1ea5y? N\u1ebfu Ralph kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 th\u00ec t\u1ea1i sao Meggie l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 l\u00e0m g\u00ec? Ralph \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00e0ng n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt \u1ea5y? T\u1ea1i sao Ralph c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng n\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 thu\u1eadn t\u00ecnh quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi Luke? Ralph kh\u00f4ng x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00e0ng ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 n\u1ebfu Ralph ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng n\u00e0ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ed1n m\u1ea1t nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng n\u00e0ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft xanh v\u00e0 l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a Fiona ch\u0103m ch\u0103m nh\u00ecn n\u00e0ng. M\u1eb9 n\u00e0ng hi\u1ec3u m\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c. \u0110i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i reo. Meggie \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean u\u1ec3 o\u1ea3i. - Xin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi b\u00e0 Fiona Cleary - M\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng b\u00ean kia \u0111\u1ea7u d\u00e2y. Nghe Meggie g\u1ecdi, Fiona h\u1ea5p t\u1ea5p ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y \u1ed1ng nghe. - Fiona Cleary \u0111ang nghe \u0111\u00e2y. G\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n bi\u1ebfn s\u1eafc, c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1eafc di\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y ti\u1ebfp theo sau c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a Pa\u0111y v\u00e0 Stuart. - C\u1ea3m \u01a1n \u00f4ng, b\u00e0 n\u00f3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111\u1eb7t \u1ed1ng nghe xu\u1ed1ng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi y\u1ebfu \u0111u\u1ed1i, r\u00e3 r\u1eddi. - Chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3, m\u1eb9? - Frank \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea3. Anh con \u0111\u00e3 l\u00ean t\u00e0u \u0111\u00eam qua v\u00e0 s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0o chi\u1ec1u nay (b\u00e0 nh\u00ecn \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3). M\u1eb9 ph\u1ea3i \u0111i ngay, h\u01a1n hai gi\u1edd r\u1ed3i. - M\u1eb9 cho ph\u00e9p con \u0111i theo, Meggie \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb l\u00f2ng tr\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea7y ni\u1ec1m vui. - Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Meggie \u1ea1. Con \u1edf nh\u00e0 thu x\u1ebfp t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 v\u00e0 nh\u1edb \u0111\u1eebng d\u1ecdn c\u01a1m chi\u1ec1u tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi m\u1eb9 v\u1ec1. - Th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng m\u1eb9, Frank v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 k\u1ecbp l\u1ec5 Noel. - Th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t - Fiona \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i.","\u200bCH\u01af\u01a0NG 36 B\u00e2y gi\u1edd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n bao nhi\u00eau ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i chuy\u1ebfn t\u00e0u \u0111\u00eam t\u1eeb khi c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ebfn bay n\u1ed1i li\u1ec1n Gillanbone. \u0110o\u00e0n t\u00e0u \u00ec \u1ea1ch \u0111i qua c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0n c\u00e2y s\u1ed1 l\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t tr\u00fat b\u1ecf g\u1ea7n h\u1ebft h\u00e0nh kh\u00e1ch qua c\u00e1c ga t\u1ec9nh l\u1ebb; ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 r\u1ea5t \u00edt xu\u1ed1ng ga Gillanbone. Tr\u00ean s\u00e2n ga, m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh b\u00e0 Fiona l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u1edd. B\u00e0 v\u1eabn \u0111\u1eb9p ng\u01b0\u1eddi so v\u1edbi tu\u1ed5i t\u00e1c. N\u00f3n, \u00e1o \u0111\u1ec1u h\u1ee3p th\u1eddi trang, gi\u00e0y cao g\u00f3t. Cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi l\u00e0m v\u1ee3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u0103n nu\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap b\u00e0 gi\u1eef \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00f3c d\u00e1ng tr\u1ebb trung. Ch\u00ednh v\u00ec th\u1ebf m\u00e0 Frank \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn ra m\u1eb9 anh nhanh h\u01a1n l\u00e0 b\u00e0 nh\u1eadn ra anh. Frank \u0111\u00e3 n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i hai tu\u1ed5i, \u0111\u1ee9ng gi\u1eefa m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi chi\u1ec1u Drogheda tr\u00f4ng r\u1ea5t g\u1ea7y, h\u1ed1c h\u00e1c, xanh xao. \u0110\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e3 h\u00f3i, qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o kh\u00f4ng ra h\u00ecnh th\u00f9 g\u00ec, ph\u1ee7 tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh tuy nh\u1ecf nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn c\u00f2n g\u1ee3i nh\u1edb m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat s\u1ee9c l\u1ef1c. Hai b\u00e0n tay r\u1eafn r\u1ecfi n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 ph\u1edbt m\u00e0u n\u00e2u. Anh kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2ng l\u01b0ng, kh\u00f4ng b\u1ec7nh ho\u1ea1n nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u00f4n ch\u00e2n \u1edf s\u00e2n ga m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch v\u1ee5ng v\u1ec1, kh\u00f4ng tin r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 ai \u0111\u00f3n m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec. R\u1ea5t t\u1ef1 ch\u1ee7, Fiona nhanh ch\u00e2n b\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1edbi: - Con m\u1ea1nh kh\u1ecfe, Frank? b\u00e0 n\u00f3i. Frank nh\u00ecn l\u00ean, hai m\u1eaft x\u01b0a kia r\u1ef1c s\u00e1ng, l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y khuy\u1ebft s\u00e2u tr\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00e0 nua. \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a Frank. M\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi, nh\u1eabn nh\u1ee5c v\u00e0 v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng ch\u00e1n n\u1ea3n. Nh\u01b0ng khi \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft \u1ea5y nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y Fiona, n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i g\u00e2y n\u00ean m\u1ed9t \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng d\u1ecb th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb l\u0103ng nh\u1ee5c, ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c che ch\u1edf, s\u1eafp ch\u1ebft v\u00e0 \u0111ang k\u00eau g\u00e0o s\u1ef1 c\u1ee9u gi\u00fap. - \u00d4i, Frank! B\u00e0 k\u00eau l\u00ean v\u00e0 \u00f4m ch\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y con trai. M\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p, ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng ru. M\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t, b\u00e0 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c n\u00f3i gi\u1ecdng c\u00e0ng d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng h\u01a1n. L\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u, Frank v\u1eabn im l\u1eb7ng, ng\u1ed3i l\u00fan xu\u1ed1ng tr\u00ean n\u1ec7m xe. Nh\u01b0ng khi chi\u1ebfc Rolls t\u0103ng t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 v\u00e0 ra kh\u1ecfi th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1, anh b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u00ecn hai b\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. - C\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng thay \u0111\u1ed5i bao nhi\u00eau ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng m\u1eb9, anh n\u00f3i th\u00ec th\u1ea7m. - Kh\u00f4ng. \u1ede \u0111\u00e2y th\u1eddi gian tr\u00f4i qua r\u1ea5t ch\u1eadm. Khi xe v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua chi\u1ebfc c\u1ed5ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng v\u00e0o s\u00e2n trong tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda t\u00f2a nh\u00e0, Frank k\u00eau l\u00ean: - Con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. - \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta, Fiona n\u00f3i. Gia \u0111\u00ecnh m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u c\u00f4ng ch\u0103m s\u00f3c n\u00f3 con \u00e0. B\u00e0 l\u00e1i xe v\u00e0o gara, \u0111\u01b0a con trai \u0111i l\u00ean h\u01b0\u1edbng nh\u00e0 l\u1edbn nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y ch\u00ednh Frank x\u00e1ch vali c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. - Con ch\u1ecdn m\u1ed9t ph\u00f2ng trong nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y hay ch\u1ecdn m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 kh\u00e1ch nh\u1ecf \u0111\u1ec3 \u1edf ri\u00eang? - Con th\u00edch c\u0103n nh\u00e0 nh\u1ecf. C\u1ea3m \u01a1n m\u1eb9. Con mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1edf ri\u00eang y\u00ean \u1ed5n m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian. Khi Frank g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i Meggie, anh kh\u00f4ng d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng nh\u1eadn ra \u0111\u1ee9a em g\u00e1i nay \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef gi\u00e0 d\u1eb7n. M\u1eb9 tuy gi\u00e0 nh\u01b0ng anh v\u1eabn d\u1ec5 nh\u1eadn ra h\u01a1n. Trong khi Meggie \u00f4m anh, Frank r\u1ee5t r\u00e8 quay m\u1eb7t ch\u1ed7 kh\u00e1c, hai tay vo ve n\u1ebfp \u00e1o v\u00e9t nh\u0103n nheo, r\u1ed3i nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda m\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ea7u c\u1ee9u. \u00c3nh m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Fiona","nh\u01b0 mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i: kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec quan trong; th\u1eddi gian tr\u00f4i qua, r\u1ed3i th\u00ec t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u1ebd tr\u1edf n\u00ean b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng. Nh\u1edd nhi\u1ec1u c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Fiona, Frank th\u00edch nghi d\u1ea7n v\u1edbi cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng \u1edf Drogheda v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ch\u00fa \u00fd l\u1eafm s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ed1 k\u1ef5 ng\u1ea5m ng\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a m\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee9a em trai. Fiona x\u1eed s\u1ef1 v\u1edbi Frank nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ee9a con trai l\u1edbn v\u1eafng nh\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian ng\u1eafn, kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 l\u00e0m m\u1ea5t danh d\u1ef1 gia \u0111\u00ecnh v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 g\u00e2y ra s\u1ef1 \u0111au kh\u1ed5 v\u00f4 v\u00e0n cho m\u1eb9 anh. B\u00e0 k\u00edn \u0111\u00e1o t\u00ecm cho Frank m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 \u1ea9n n\u00e1u m\u00e0 Frank mong mu\u1ed1n, t\u00e1ch xa nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a em trai. B\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng khuy\u1ebfn k\u00edch Frank ph\u1ee5c h\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n s\u1ee9c s\u1ed1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia; h\u01a1n n\u1eefa s\u1ee9c s\u1ed1ng \u1ea5y c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n trong con ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Frank hi\u1ec7n nay. Fiona \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 ngay c\u00e1i ph\u00fat gi\u00e2y con trai b\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft l\u00ean nh\u00ecn tr\u00ean s\u00e2n ga Gillanbon\u1eb9 Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0a Frank \u0111i l\u00e0m ngo\u00e0i c\u00e1c b\u00e3i ch\u0103n v\u00ec c\u00e1c em trai s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i, h\u01a1n n\u1eefa Frank c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c m\u00e0 x\u01b0a kia anh v\u1eabn gh\u00e9t. D\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n c\u00e1c em trai c\u1ee7a Frank quen v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a con c\u1eebu gh\u1ebb l\u1edf trong l\u00f2ng gia \u0111\u00ecnh. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m thay \u0111\u1ed5i t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi Frank, Frank \u1edf t\u00f9, hay \u1edf Drogheda c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng quan h\u1ec7 g\u00ec, b\u00e0 v\u1eabn lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n y\u00eau Frank thi\u1ebft tha. S\u1ef1 hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a Frank \u1edf Drogheda l\u00e0m cho b\u00e0 h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t. Frank kh\u00f4ng chen v\u00e0o cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c nh\u00e2n v\u1eadt kh\u00e1c \u1edf Drogheda v\u00e0 v\u1eabn trung th\u00e0nh v\u1edbi con ng\u01b0\u1eddi x\u01b0a c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, s\u1ef1 c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a Frank \u1edf Drogheda kh\u00f4ng mang l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t ni\u1ec1m vui th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 cho Fiona. L\u00e0m sao kh\u00e1c h\u01a1n b\u00e2y gi\u1edd? Khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y Frank m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y, l\u00f2ng b\u00e0 nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb kh\u01a1i d\u1eady m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7i bu\u1ed3n kh\u00e1c h\u1eb3n n\u1ed7i bu\u1ed3n m\u00e0 b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng trong th\u1eddi gian v\u1eafng Frank. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 ni\u1ec1m \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn d\u1eef d\u1ed9i ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang b\u1ecb h\u1ee7y di\u1ec7t. Con ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a con trai th\u01b0\u01a1ng y\u00eau nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a b\u00e0, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i qua nh\u1eefng n\u1ed7i \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng. M\u1ed9t h\u00f4m, b\u1ea5y gi\u1edd Frank \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kho\u1ea3ng s\u00e1u th\u00e1ng, Meggie b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch v\u00e0 g\u1eb7p m\u1eb9 \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i nh\u00ecn Frank qua m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 l\u1edbn. Frank \u0111ang x\u00e9n h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o hoa h\u1ed3ng d\u1ecdc theo con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ecf. \u0110\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t b\u00e0 quay l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 hi\u1ec7n ra tr\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 khi\u1ebfn cho Meggie ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0a hai tay \u00f4m l\u1ea5y ng\u1ef1c. - \u00d4i, m\u1eb9! N\u00e0ng b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i. Fiona nh\u00ecn con g\u00e1i, l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi. - Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec quan tr\u1ecdng, Meggie \u00e0. - Ph\u1ea3i, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 con m\u1edbi gi\u00fap \u00edch \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec cho m\u1eb9. - Con c\u00f3 th\u1ec3. \u0110\u1eebng thay \u0111\u1ed5i th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a con. M\u1eb9 r\u1ea5t mang \u01a1n con. Con \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed3ng minh c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9.","\u200bCH\u01af\u01a0NG 37 Xong r\u1ed3i, Justine n\u00f3i v\u1edbi m\u1eb9, con \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh. Con bi\u1ebft s\u1ebd theo ngh\u1ec1 n\u00e0o. - M\u1eb9 t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng chuy\u1ec7n xong l\u00e2u r\u1ed3i ch\u1ee9. Con s\u1ebd theo h\u1ecdc ngh\u00e0nh m\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0110\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc Sydney ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? - Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u m\u1eb9, con n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eb9 y\u00ean t\u00e2m khi con chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e3 xong, con c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 h\u1ebft b\u00ed m\u1eadt v\u1edbi m\u1eb9. Meggie m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi nh\u00ecn Justine, s\u1ed1t ru\u1ed9t v\u00e0 b\u1ea5t l\u1ef1c. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea7u, b\u01b0\u1edbng b\u1ec9nh nh\u01b0 Justine, Meggie \u0111\u00e0nh ch\u1ecbu th\u00f4i. - V\u1eady con n\u00f3i h\u1ebft b\u00ed m\u1eadt c\u1ee7a con \u0111i, m\u1eb9 s\u1ed1t ru\u1ed9t qu\u00e1. Meggie v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ch\u1ecdn t\u1eebng c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb n\u01b0\u1edbng. - Con s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh di\u1ec5n vi\u00ean. - Sao? - Di\u1ec5n vi\u00ean. - Ch\u00faa \u01a1i! (Meggie t\u1ea1m ng\u01b0ng c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.) Justine con nghe \u0111\u00e2y, m\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch l\u00e0m con k\u1ef3 \u0111\u00e0 v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0m bu\u1ed3n phi\u1ec1n con. Nh\u01b0ng b\u1ed9 con t\u01b0\u1edfng con c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhan s\u1eafc \u0111\u1ec3 theo ngh\u1ec1 \u0111\u00f3? - Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u0111\u00e2u m\u1eb9! Justine t\u1ecf v\u1ebb h\u01a1i n\u1ea3n. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i t\u00e0i t\u1eed m\u00e0n \u1ea3nh \u0111\u00e2u! M\u00e0 l\u00e0 di\u1ec5n vi\u00ean! Con kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i tr\u00f2 u\u1ed1ng \u00e9o m\u00f4ng, ph\u00f4 b\u00e0y b\u1ed9 ng\u1ef1c hay n\u00fat l\u01b0\u1ee1i \u0111\u00e2u. Con mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u00f3ng k\u1ecbch. Con c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ec3 theo h\u1ecdc b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ng\u00e0nh n\u00e0o con th\u00edch ch\u1ee9? - Ph\u1ea3i! Nh\u1edd s\u1ef1 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 c\u1ee7a H\u1ed3ng Y De Bricassart. - V\u1eady th\u00ec con kh\u00f4ng b\u00e0n lui n\u1eefa. Con s\u1ebd theo h\u1ecdc l\u1edbp k\u1ecbch c\u1ee7a Alber Jones tr\u00ean s\u00e2n kh\u1ea5u Culloden v\u00e0 con vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 cho vi\u1ec7n k\u1ecbch ngh\u1ec7 Ho\u00e0ng gia \u1edf Lu\u00e2n \u0110\u00f4n \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u0103ng k\u00fd v\u00e0o danh s\u00e1ch ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i. - Con \u0111\u00e3 suy ngh\u0129 k\u1ef9 ch\u01b0a, Justine? - V\u00e2ng, con \u0111\u00e3 suy ngh\u0129 t\u1eeb l\u00e2u. - M\u1eb9 v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u, Meggie v\u1eeba l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1eeba n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. Di\u1ec5n vi\u00ean. Justine nh\u00fan vai. - M\u1eb9 ngh\u0129 coi, con t\u00ecm ra n\u01a1i n\u00e0o cho ph\u00e9p con la h\u00e9t, g\u1ea7m l\u00ean nh\u01b0 tr\u00ean s\u00e2n kh\u1ea5u? \u1ede \u0111\u00e2y th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, \u1edf nh\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1eddng hay \u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c c\u0169ng th\u1ebf! Con l\u1ea1i th\u00edch la h\u00e9t, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ebf th\u00f4i! - Nh\u01b0ng con l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn h\u1ecdc s\u00e2n kh\u1ea5u Culloden? - Con \u0111\u00e3 qua m\u1ed9t k\u1ef3 tr\u00ecnh di\u1ec5n th\u1eed. - V\u00e0 con \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00fang tuy\u1ec3n? - \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 tin c\u1eady \u1edf con g\u00e1i m\u00ecnh. \u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf, con \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00fang tuy\u1ec3n! Con di\u1ec5n r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t m\u1eb9 bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng. M\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 con s\u1ebd n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng.","- Con kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u1ea5y ch\u1ed3ng? - Con ch\u1eb3ng ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y nh\u01b0ng con kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i m\u1ea5t th\u00ec gi\u1edd v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c lau m\u0169i, r\u1eeda \u0111\u00edt cho tr\u1ebb con. Ho\u1eb7c chi\u1ec1u chu\u1ed9ng vu\u1ed1t ve m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng ra g\u00ec m\u00e0 c\u1ee9 t\u01b0\u1edfng m\u00ecnh ngon l\u1eafm. Nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh kh\u00f4ng. - Con n\u00f3i qu\u00e1 \u0111\u00e1ng Justine \u1ea1. Ma qu\u1ef7 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ea1y con n\u00f3i c\u00e1i gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u00f3? Con kh\u00f4ng kh\u00e1c ba con ch\u00fat n\u00e0o! - C\u1ee9 m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n con l\u00e0m sai \u00fd m\u1eb9 l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 n\u00f3i gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t ba con. Th\u1ebf th\u00ec con ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e0nh tin l\u1eddi m\u1eb9 v\u00ec r\u1eb1ng con ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p con ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e0o hoa phong nh\u00e3 \u1ea5y. - Khi n\u00e0o con \u0111i? Meggie n\u00f3i sang chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00e1c. Justine c\u01b0\u1eddi: - M\u1eb9 mu\u1ed1n con \u0111i s\u1edbm cho khu\u1ea5t m\u1eaft m\u1eb9 ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Con th\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m m\u1eb9 v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng gi\u1eadn m\u1eb9 ch\u00fat n\u00e0o. M\u1eb9 bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, con kh\u00f4ng k\u00ecm ch\u1ebf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00ecnh tr\u00eau ch\u1ecdc ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 v\u1edbi m\u1eb9. M\u1eb9 ngh\u0129 sao n\u1ebfu con xin m\u1eb9 \u0111\u01b0a con ra s\u00e2n bay ng\u00e0y mai? - M\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb ng\u00e0y m\u1ed1t. Ng\u00e0y mai, m\u1eb9 \u0111\u01b0a con ra ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng. Con c\u1ea7n bi\u1ebft con c\u00f3 bao nhi\u00eau ti\u1ec1n. V\u00e0, n\u00e0y Justine... Justine \u0111ang ph\u1ee5 m\u1eb9 l\u00e0m b\u00e1nh. Gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t thay \u0111\u1ed5i c\u1ee7a Meggie khi\u1ebfn cho Justine ng\u1eebng tay l\u1ea1i ng\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft l\u00ean nh\u00ecn m\u1eb9. - M\u1eb9 n\u00f3i \u0111i... - N\u1ebfu m\u1ed9t mai con g\u1eb7p nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n bu\u1ed3n phi\u1ec1n, con h\u00e3y quay tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, \u0111\u1eebng do d\u1ef1 con nh\u00e9. \u1ede Drogheda lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 d\u00e0nh cho con; m\u1eb9 mu\u1ed1n con nh\u1edb \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. D\u00f9 sau n\u00e0y con c\u00f3 l\u00e0m chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 m\u1ea5y \u0111i n\u1eefa th\u00ec \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3n ng\u0103n con tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2y. \u00c3nh m\u1eaft Justine d\u1ecbu xu\u1ed1ng. - C\u1ea3m \u01a1n m\u1eb9","C\u200b H\u01af\u01a0NG 38 Tr\u1edf l\u00ean Sydney, Justine lo ch\u0103m s\u00f3c ngay s\u1eafc \u0111\u1eb9p c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch ph\u00e1 nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft t\u00e0n nhang tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t, ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u00f3 \u0111i m\u01b0\u1edbn m\u1ed9t c\u0103n h\u1ed9 ri\u00eang g\u1ed3m hai ph\u00f2ng \u1edf ph\u1ed1 Neutral Bay, trong chung c\u01b0 Bothwell Gardens, gi\u00e1 n\u0103m b\u1ea3ng m\u01b0\u1eddi xu m\u1ed7i tu\u1ea7n. Chung c\u01b0 Bothwell Gardens g\u1ea7m n\u0103m c\u0103n t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3. Anh ch\u00e0ng thanh ni\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh Peter Wilkins \u1edf s\u00e1t v\u00e1ch t\u00ecm m\u1ecdi c\u00e1ch chinh ph\u1ee5c Justine nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng. M\u1ed9t h\u00f4m anh ta m\u1eddi Justine sang ph\u00f2ng anh u\u1ed1ng tr\u00e0, l\u1ee3i d\u1ee5ng d\u1ecbp n\u00e0y t\u1ea5n c\u00f4ng Justine. Nh\u1eefng n\u0103m lao \u0111\u1ed9ng \u1edf Drogheda \u0111\u00e3 cho Justine s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh phi th\u01b0\u1eddng, h\u01a1n n\u1eefa c\u00f4 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ea7n ng\u1ea1i vi ph\u1ea1m lu\u1eadt l\u1ec7 c\u1ee7a m\u00f4n quy\u1ec1n Anh d\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng c\u00fa \u0111\u1ea5m d\u01b0\u1edbi th\u1eaft l\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 m\u00ecnh. - Ch\u00faa \u01a1i! Justine! Peter h\u00e9t l\u00ean, \u0111au \u0111i\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ea3y n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft. Gi\u1eef g\u00ecn \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec c\u00e1i qu\u00e1i \u1ea5y! Tr\u01b0\u1edbc sau r\u1ed3i c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t th\u00f4i! Th\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1i n\u1eef ho\u00e0ng Victoria x\u01b0a r\u1ed3i. \u0110\u00e2u c\u1ea7n g\u00ecn gi\u1eef c\u00e1i ti\u1ebft trinh k\u00edn b\u01b0ng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00f3ng h\u1ed9p \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec! - T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u00f3ng h\u1ed9p ch\u1edd ng\u00e0y c\u01b0\u1edbi, Justine v\u1eeba tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi v\u1eeba s\u1eeda l\u1ea1i chi\u1ebfc v\u00e1y. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i d\u00e0nh cho ai vinh d\u1ef1 \u1ea5y. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ebf th\u00f4i. C\u00e1c b\u1ea1n trai c\u1ee7a Justine t\u00f2 m\u00f2 h\u1ecfi, khi n\u00e0o v\u00e0 v\u1edbi ai, Justine s\u1ebd quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 th\u1eadt s\u1ef1. Nh\u01b0ng Justine v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng h\u1ea5p t\u1ea5p. Cho \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t h\u00f4m Justine l\u1ecdt v\u00e0o c\u1eb7p m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Arthur Lestrange. Arthur Lestrange, m\u1ed9t di\u1ec5n vi\u00ean chuy\u00ean \u0111\u00f3ng vai k\u00e9p m\u00f9i c\u1ee7a \u0111o\u00e0n k\u1ecbch Alber Jones, h\u01a1n b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t r\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng, m\u00e1i t\u00f3c d\u1ee3n s\u00f3ng, lu\u00f4n g\u1eb7t h\u00e1i s\u1ef1 t\u00e1n th\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a kh\u00e1n gi\u1ea3 m\u1ed7i khi xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n tr\u00ean s\u00e2n kh\u1ea5u. Arthur Lestrange ch\u00fa \u00fd Justine khi Justine di\u1ec5n m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n trong v\u1edf Lord Jim c\u1ee7a Conrad. Arthur m\u1eddi Justine \u0111i u\u1ed1ng c\u00e0 ph\u00ea. Cu\u1ed9c n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n gi\u1eefa hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec1 t\u00e0i v\u1ed1n s\u1ed1ng c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t k\u1ecbch s\u0129. Justine t\u1ef1 cho m\u00ecnh hi\u1ec3u g\u1ea7n h\u1ebft c\u00e1c m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng. Arthur \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn kinh nghi\u1ec7m s\u1ed1ng, Justine tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi cho \u0111\u1ebfn nay t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n quan s\u00e1t. - \u1ed2! Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n t\u00ecnh y\u00eau? Arthur h\u1ecfi ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i, c\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh chuy\u1ec3n gi\u1ecdng n\u1eb7ng xu\u1ed1ng \u1edf ch\u1eef cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng - th\u00ec l\u00e0m sao c\u00f4 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00f3ng vai Julliette m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft t\u00ecnh y\u00eau l\u00e0 g\u00ec? - Anh \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eafng m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec3m. T\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd v\u1edbi anh. - C\u00f4 c\u00f3 y\u00eau bao gi\u1edd ch\u01b0a? - Ch\u01b0a? - C\u00f4 c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec v\u1ec1 t\u00ecnh y\u00eau ch\u01b0a? L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y Arthur nh\u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecnh y\u00eau. - Ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec c\u1ea3. - T\u00f4i r\u1ea5t mu\u1ed1n gi\u00fap c\u00f4 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ebf n\u00e0o l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 - Arthur \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t n\u00f3i. - T\u1ea1i sao kh\u00f4ng? \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, anh \u0111\u1eebng d\u00f4ng d\u00e0i n\u1eefa, coi ch\u1eebng t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed5i \u00fd b\u00e2y gi\u1edd. V\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ebf n\u00e0o l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra ngay t\u1ed1i h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3 t\u1ea1i kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n Metropole.","Gi\u1eefa hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 t\u00ecnh y\u00eau. V\u1edbi Justine ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu l\u00e0 t\u00f2 m\u00f2 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 v\u1ed1n s\u1ed1ng m\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3ng vai Juliette. Trong su\u1ed1t qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u Justine \u0111\u00f2i nh\u1edd Arthur h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u00e1c m\u1ed9t. S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau Justine g\u1eb7p Dane. Trong nhi\u1ec1u m\u1eb7t, Justine g\u1ea7n g\u0169i v\u1edbi Dane nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 c\u00f4 g\u1ea7n g\u0169i v\u1edbi c\u00f4 hay Dane. M\u1ed1i li\u00ean h\u1ec7 m\u1eadt thi\u1ebft gi\u1eefa Justine v\u00e0 Dane h\u00ecnh th\u00e0nh r\u1ea5t s\u1edbm v\u00e0 ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ee7ng c\u1ed1. Justine th\u01b0\u1eddng k\u1ec3 l\u1ec3 d\u00e0i d\u00f2ng v\u1edbi Dane chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y chuy\u1ec7n n\u1ecd, n\u00ean c\u1eadu ta hi\u1ec3u ch\u1ecb m\u00ecnh nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n l\u00e0 Justine hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c em m\u00ecnh. Trong ch\u1eebng m\u1ef1c n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, Dane cho r\u1eb1ng Justine h\u01a1i b\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng di\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c, m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 c\u1ea3nh gi\u00e1c Justine nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng ch\u00fa \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u1eadu ta ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn \u0111\u00f3ng vai ng\u01b0\u1eddi nghe ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u01a1ng s\u00e2u k\u00edn d\u00e0nh cho Justine. N\u1ebfu Justine kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng suy ngh\u0129 th\u1ea7m k\u00edn c\u1ee7a Dane, c\u00f4 ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u1ed5i kh\u00f9ng l\u00ean. - Em n\u00f3i xem t\u1ed1i h\u00f4m qua ch\u1ecb l\u00e0m g\u00ec? - Bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n trong m\u1ed9t vai ch\u00ednh? Dane \u0111o\u00e1n m\u00f2. - \u0110\u1ea7n! Em t\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u1ecb c\u1ea7n n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 k\u00e9o em \u00e9\u01a1i nh\u00e0 v\u1ed7 tay khen ch\u1ecb \u00e0? R\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00e3o \u0111i. - Ch\u1ecb nh\u1eadn l\u00e3nh m\u1ed9t c\u00fa \u0111\u1ea5m c\u1ee7a Bobbie \u0111\u1ecbnh t\u1eb7ng cho Billie? - Em th\u1eadt ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n! Hai ch\u1ecb em \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean th\u1ea3m c\u1ecf d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u00f3ng m\u00e1t c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 th\u1edd \u0110\u1ee9c M\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ed3ng trinh. Dane \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i y\u00eau c\u1ea7u g\u1eb7p Justine \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e1o cho bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh s\u1eafp d\u1ef1 m\u1ed9t l\u1ec5 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t trong th\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Dane v\u1eeba k\u1ebft th\u00fac n\u0103m h\u1ecdc cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u1edf Riverview t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p th\u1ee7 khoa to\u00e0n tr\u01b0\u1eddng, l\u00e0 th\u1ee7 qu\u00e2n c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9i qu\u1ea7n v\u1ee3t, b\u00f3ng n\u00e9m, b\u00f3ng b\u1ea7u d\u1ee5c v\u00e0 cricket. M\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3y tu\u1ed5i v\u00e0 cao m\u1ed9t m\u00e9t t\u00e1m m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m. H\u00f4m nay l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb9p tr\u1eddi, n\u1eafng \u1ea5m. - Th\u1ebf th\u00ec ch\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u00eam qua, Justine? - Ch\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n trinh ti\u1ebft..., h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Dane m\u1edf to hai m\u1eaft. - Ch\u1ecb \u0111i\u00ean r\u1ed3i! - H\u00f9m! Ch\u1ecb ngh\u0129 c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac r\u1ed3i. L\u00e0m sao ch\u1ecb c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t di\u1ec5n vi\u00ean gi\u1ecfi n\u1ebfu ch\u1ecb v\u1eabn m\u00f9 t\u1ecbt v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n x\u1ea3y ra gi\u1eefa ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0? - \u0110\u00e1ng l\u00fd ch\u1ecb n\u00ean d\u00e0nh cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng m\u00e0 ch\u1ecb s\u1ebd l\u1ea5y l\u00e0m ch\u1ed3ng. Justine nh\u00ecn Dane nh\u0103n m\u1eb7t t\u1ecf v\u1ebb b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i. - Ch\u1ecb n\u00f3i th\u1eadt Dane nh\u00e9, em b\u1ea3o th\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c ch\u1ecb ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu. N\u00f3i nh\u01b0 em, l\u1ee1 nh\u01b0 ch\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng g\u1eb7p ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u1ea5y tr\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i th\u00ec sao? Em mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ecb ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec? Ch\u1ecb ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00f9ng c\u00e1i m\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u1ed3i th\u00f4i trong su\u1ed1t th\u1eddi gian \u1ea5y? Em mu\u1ed1n th\u1ebf ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Hay gi\u1eef c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 cho \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00e0y em l\u1ea5y v\u1ee3? - C\u00f3 l\u1ebd em s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd l\u1ea5y v\u1ee3. - V\u1eady th\u00ec ch\u1ecb c\u0169ng th\u1ebf. Trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p n\u00e0y, t\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i g\u00f3i c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn, th\u1eaft ru-b\u0103ng m\u00e0u xanh v\u00e0","c\u1ea5t k\u1ef9 trong m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u1ee7 s\u1eaft v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng hy v\u1ecdng h\u00e3o huy\u1ec1n? Ch\u1ecb ch\u1eb3ng mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ebft m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ngu \u0111\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i c\u00e1i v\u1ebb b\u1ea5t c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1eddi \u1ea5y b\u1ed7ng m\u1ea5t \u0111i tr\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a Justine. - Nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u1ecb th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh x\u1ea5u xa. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 em, ch\u1ecb c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng em coi th\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1ecb... hay \u00edt ra c\u0169ng coi th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u01a1 th\u00fac \u0111\u1ea9y ch\u1ecb l\u00e0m chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3. - Ch\u1ecb r\u1ea5t hi\u1ec3u em m\u00e0. Kh\u00f4ng khi n\u00e0o em coi th\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1ecb. D\u00f9 cho l\u00fd do ch\u1ecb n\u00eau l\u00ean qu\u1ea3 th\u1eadt l\u00e0 k\u1ef3 c\u1ee5c v\u00e0 ngu ng\u1ed1c. Em l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a l\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00e2m ch\u1ecb, Justine O'' Neill. - Nh\u01b0ng em c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng ng\u1ed1c! - \u1ed2, Justine...! Dane n\u00f3i gi\u1ecdng bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3. Nh\u01b0ng Dane ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp k\u1ebft th\u00fac c\u00e2u n\u00f3i th\u00ec Justine l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp th\u1eadt nhanh: - M\u00e3i m\u00e3i, m\u00e3i m\u00e3i, ch\u1ecb s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng y\u00eau b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai! N\u1ebfu m\u00ecnh y\u00eau ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c, ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c s\u1ebd h\u1ee7y di\u1ec7t m\u00ecnh. N\u1ebfu m\u00ecnh c\u1ea7n ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c, ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c s\u1ebd h\u1ee7y di\u1ec7t m\u00ecnh. \u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf, ch\u1ecb \u0111oan ch\u1eafc v\u1edbi em nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. - Sao m\u1eb9 im l\u1eb7ng th\u1ebf? Dane h\u1ecfi. M\u1eb9 \u0111ang ngh\u0129 g\u00ec? Ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 Drogheda ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? - Kh\u00f4ng, Meggie tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi l\u1ea1c gi\u1ecdng. M\u1eb9 ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00e0 r\u1ed3i. S\u00e1ng nay khi ch\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1eb9 v\u1eeba ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n nhi\u1ec1u s\u1ee3i t\u00f3c b\u1ea1c. C\u00e1c kh\u1edbp x\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee9ng l\u1ea1i. - M\u1eb9 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd gi\u00e0, Dane kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean. - M\u1eb9 mong con n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang, con y\u00eau qu\u00ed c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9. Nh\u01b0ng ti\u1ebfc thay s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. M\u1eb9 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u th\u1ea5y c\u1ea7n n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00f3ng \u1edf su\u1ed1i Borehead, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a tu\u1ed5i gi\u00e0. Hai m\u1eb9 con \u0111ang ph\u01a1i n\u1eafng tr\u00ean c\u1ecf g\u1ea7n su\u1ed1i n\u01b0\u1edbng n\u00f3ng Borehead. - Con c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00fat n\u00e0o v\u1ec1 ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef kh\u00f4ng Dane? Meggie h\u1ecfi gi\u1ecdng b\u0103n kho\u0103n. Dane m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi. - Chim v\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbm, c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i m\u1eb9 mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i th\u1ebf? - V\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y, con kh\u00f4ng d\u1ed1t \u0111\u00e2u, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 khi c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ecb nh\u01b0 Justine! M\u1ed7i khi c\u00f4 ta kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 trong quy\u1ec3n sinh l\u00fd h\u1ecdc th\u00ec c\u00f4 ta la \u1ea7m l\u00ean. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3. M\u1eb9 mu\u1ed1n h\u1ecfi con \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n th\u00f4i, con c\u00f3 t\u1eebng \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng trong th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf nh\u1eefng b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a Justine? Dane l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1eddn l\u00ean b\u00e3i c\u1ecf \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e1t b\u00ean m\u1eb9. C\u1eadu ta nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u1eaft: - Th\u1eadt c\u0169ng l\u1ea1 khi m\u1eb9 h\u1ecfi con chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. L\u00e2u r\u1ed3i con mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 n\u00e0y v\u1edbi m\u1eb9 nh\u01b0ng con kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. - Con ch\u1ec9 m\u1edbi m\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00e1m tu\u1ed5i. C\u0169ng c\u00f2n h\u01a1i s\u1edbm \u0111\u1ec3 v\u1eadn d\u1ee5ng nh\u1eefng hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft \u1ea5y v\u00e0o th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf. - \u0110\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u con mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i v\u1edbi m\u1eb9. D\u1ee9t kho\u00e1t s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd con l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf! Gi\u00f3 l\u1ea1nh nh\u01b0 th\u1ed5i l\u1ea1i t\u1eeb gi\u1eefa hai l\u00e0n n\u01b0\u1edbc! L\u1ea1 th\u1eadt, th\u1ebf m\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u00f3c \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd Meggie \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd hi\u1ec7n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u00f3. Chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i? - Kh\u00f4ng \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng l\u00fd thuy\u1ebft v\u00e0o th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf. D\u1ee9t kho\u00e1t kh\u00f4ng \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng, Meggie l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec1u m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1eb7t c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi v\u1ec1 \u00fd ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi l\u1ebd \u1ea5y.","- Th\u01b0a m\u1eb9, \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Con kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n. Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec con kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 t\u1edbi, hay v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 v\u1ee3. C\u0169ng c\u00f3 l\u00fac con c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 t\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ee9, nh\u01b0ng con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u00ec r\u1eb1ng con kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ec3 y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1ee3 v\u00e0 con c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac v\u1edbi Ch\u00faa. Con nh\u1eadn ra \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y t\u1eeb l\u00e2u. Con ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng con v\u1eabn th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 c\u00e0ng \u0111i t\u1edbi, t\u00ecnh y\u00eau d\u00e0nh cho Ch\u00faa c\u00e0ng l\u1edbn h\u01a1n. Y\u00eau Ch\u00faa, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u00ed \u1ea9n v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i. Meggie v\u1eabn n\u1eb1m d\u00e0i, nh\u00ecn ch\u0103m ch\u0103m v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft xanh \u1ea5y, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft b\u00ecnh th\u1ea3n v\u00e0 xa v\u1eafng. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Ralph kh\u00f4ng kh\u00e1c m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat n\u00e0o. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i \u00e1nh l\u00ean m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 l\u1eeda ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u1edf Ralph. Ph\u1ea3i ch\u0103ng n\u0103m m\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00e1m tu\u1ed5i, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Ralph c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng \u00e1nh l\u00ean m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 l\u1eeda \u1ea5y. C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 h\u01b0ng ph\u1ea5n ch\u1ec9 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n \u1edf tu\u1ed5i m\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00e1m? Ng\u00e0y Meggie b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Ralph th\u00ec tu\u1ed5i m\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00e1m c\u1ee7a Ralph \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4i qua \u0111\u1ebfn m\u01b0\u1eddi n\u0103m r\u1ed3i. Nh\u01b0ng con trai c\u1ee7a Meggie l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u00f9ng t\u00edn, Meggie bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 t\u1eeb l\u00e2u. ... Meggie th\u1ea5y ngh\u1eb9n \u1edf c\u1ed5. N\u00e0ng k\u00e9o chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o cho\u00e0ng s\u00e1t v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi. - Th\u1ebf l\u00e0, con \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi con c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ee9ng minh v\u1edbi Ch\u00faa r\u1eb1ng con y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c n\u00e0o, Dane n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y con mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng. Con r\u1ea5t mu\u1ed1n gi\u1eef cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng con l\u1ea1i hi\u1ec3u Ch\u00faa ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i g\u00ec \u1edf con. Con \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft... Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u duy nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 con c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 hi\u1ebfn d\u00e2ng cho Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ee9ng minh v\u1edbi Ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1eb1ng trong tr\u00e1i tim con ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 th\u00f4i, ngo\u00e0i ra kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 ai kh\u00e1c. Con ph\u1ea3i hi\u1ebfn d\u00e2ng cho Ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ef1 hy sinh m\u00e0 Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi \u1edf con. Con ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ec3 cho con h\u01b0\u1edfng m\u1ecdi l\u1ea1c th\u00fa, ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y. Con c\u1ea7n ch\u1ee9ng t\u1ecf v\u1edbi Ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1eb1ng con hi\u1ec3u t\u1ea1i sao Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u01b0u \u0111\u00e3i s\u1ef1 ra \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a con. Con c\u1ea7n ch\u1ee9ng t\u1ecf v\u1edbi Ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1eb1ng con \u00fd th\u1ee9c v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 v\u00f4 ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u01a1i con. - Kh\u00f4ng! Con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m th\u1ebf! M\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ec3 cho con l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf! Meggie k\u00eau l\u00ean, b\u00e0n tay b\u1ea5u v\u00e0o c\u00e1nh tay con trai. L\u00e0n da c\u1ee7a Dane m\u1ecbn l\u00e0m sao! D\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t s\u1ee9c l\u1ef1c c\u0103ng tr\u00e0n gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 Ralph, ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n nh\u01b0 Ralph! Th\u1ebf m\u00e0 t\u1eeb nay s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t thi\u1ebfu n\u1eef n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1eb7t b\u00e0n tay l\u00ean l\u00e0n da \u1ea5y. - Con mu\u1ed1n tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh linh m\u1ee5c, Dane l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp. Con bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng nh\u01b0ng con \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ea5t quy\u1ebft nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft Meggie bi\u1ebfn s\u1eafc! N\u00e0ng c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c nh\u01b0 Dane \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft m\u00ecnh, \u0111\u00e3 nghi\u1ebfn n\u00e1t m\u00ecnh d\u01b0\u1edbi g\u00f3t gi\u00e0y. Dane kh\u00f4ng ng\u1edd r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu ta ph\u1ea3i hy sinh c\u1ea3 m\u1eb9. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 c\u1eadu ta t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng m\u1eb9 m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng h\u00e3nh di\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 con trai, v\u1ec1 h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hi\u1ebfn d\u00e2ng \u0111\u1ee9a con trai cho Ch\u00faa. Th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf tr\u00e1i l\u1ea1i, Meggie coi c\u00e1i vi\u1ec5n \u1ea3nh Dane tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh linh m\u1ee5c nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t b\u1ea3n \u00e1n t\u1eed h\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u00ecnh. - Con kh\u00f4ng \u01b0\u1edbc mu\u1ed1n \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec kh\u00e1c m\u1eb9 \u1ea1. Dane n\u00f3i trong th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u00e1nh m\u1eaft t\u1eaft l\u1ecbm c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9. M\u1eb9 \u01a1i, ch\u1eb3ng l\u1ebd m\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u? Con \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n g\u00ec v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng mu\u1ed1n g\u00ec h\u01a1n l\u00e0 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh linh m\u1ee5c! Con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 kh\u00e1c h\u01a1n l\u00e0 linh m\u1ee5c! Meggie \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e0n tay m\u00ecnh bu\u00f4ng th\u1ea3, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c n\u1eafm c\u00e1nh tay c\u1ee7a con n\u1eefa; Dane nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y","nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft t\u00e1i h\u00ecnh cung nh\u1ecf do m\u00f3ng tay \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i s\u00e2u tr\u00ean d\u1ea1 Meggie ng\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean v\u00e0 c\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i\u00ean d\u1ea1i, nh\u1eefng tr\u00e0ng c\u01b0\u1eddi cu\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1n, chua ch\u00e1t, m\u1ec9a mai. - Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i, C\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt! M\u1ed9t l\u00fac kh\u00e1 l\u00e2u Meggie m\u1edbi n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trong h\u01a1i th\u1edf d\u1ed3n d\u1eadp, m\u1ed9t tay run r\u1ea9y lau nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ecdng l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean m\u00e1. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 tr\u01a1 tr\u1ebdn kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c! H\u1ed3ng tro! Anh \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ecdi nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf chi\u1ec1u t\u1ed1i h\u00f4m phi ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u1ebfn v\u0169ng Borehead. Qu\u1ea3 th\u1eadt l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u anh \u1ea5y mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i g\u00ec khi \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eb7p hai ti\u1ebfng \u1ea5y. Con ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 tro b\u1ee5i v\u00e0 con h\u00e3y tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 tro b\u1ee5i. Con thu\u1ed9c v\u00ea Gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i, ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3 con v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi Gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i. \u00f4i! Ch\u00faa \u0111\u00e1ng nguy\u1ec1n r\u1ee7a! Ch\u00faa x\u1ea5u xa! K\u1ebb th\u00f9 t\u1ec7 h\u1ea1i nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef. Ch\u00faa l\u00e0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u00f3! T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec m\u00ecnh n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng, Ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m m\u1ecdi c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u00e1 \u0111\u1ed5! - \u00f4i, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i th\u1ebf \u0111\u00e2u, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i th\u1ebf \u0111\u00e2u m\u1eb9 \u1ea1. Con van l\u1ea1y m\u1eb9! Dane \u00f4m m\u1eb9 kh\u00f3c. Trong s\u1ef1 \u0111au kh\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a Meggie c\u1eadu ta kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00fd do, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00fd ngh\u0129a nh\u1eefng g\u00ec m\u00e0 Meggie \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i. N\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft ch\u1ea3y d\u00e0i xu\u1ed1ng, tr\u00e1i tim th\u1eaft l\u1ea1i; th\u1ebf l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 hy sinh \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra r\u1ed3i m\u00e0 c\u1eadu ta kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn. Nh\u01b0ng, d\u00f9 kh\u00f3 v\u00ec n\u1ed7i \u0111au m\u1eb9, c\u1eadu ta v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng t\u1eeb b\u1ecf \u00fd ngh\u0129 hi\u1ebfn m\u00ecnh cho Ch\u00faa, kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 v\u00ec m\u1eb9 m\u00e0 t\u1eeb b\u1ecf s\u1ef1 ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. S\u1ef1 hi\u1ebfn d\u00e2ng cho Ch\u00faa ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n, th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n c\u00e0ng kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n th\u00ec n\u00f3 c\u00e0ng c\u00f3 gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1edbc Ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Meggie \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m cho con trai kh\u00f3c; cho t\u1edbi nay Dane ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng kh\u00f3c do l\u1ed7i l\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh c\u1eadu ta g\u00e2y ra. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 b\u1ea5t c\u00f4ng n\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ed5 tr\u00fat l\u00ean con h\u00ecnh ph\u1ea1t m\u00e0 m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i g\u00e1nh ch\u1ecbu. Dane kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c h\u01a1n con ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 nh\u1eefng gien c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 h\u00ecnh th\u00e0nh ho\u1eb7c Ch\u00faa \u0111\u00e3 h\u00ecnh th\u00e0nh. Ch\u00faa c\u1ee7a Ralph. \u0110\u1ee9a con trai y\u00eau d\u1ea5u \u1ea5y l\u00e0 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0ng. Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u0111au kh\u1ed5 v\u00ec n\u00e0ng, kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. - Dane, con \u0111\u1eebng kh\u00f3c, Meggie th\u00ec th\u1ea7m v\u1eeba vu\u1ed1t ve nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft b\u1ea7m h\u1eb1n s\u00e2u tr\u00ean c\u00e1nh tay \u0111\u1ea7y l\u00f4ng t\u01a1 c\u1ee7a Dane, h\u1eadu qu\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t l\u00fac gi\u1eadn d\u1eef. M\u1eb9 r\u1ea5t \u00e2n h\u1eadn. M\u1eb9 \u0103n n\u00f3i lung tung. M\u1eb9 b\u1ecb b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd qu\u00e1 c\u00f3 th\u1ebf th\u00f4i. T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 vui s\u01b0\u1edbng v\u00ec con, vui s\u01b0\u1edbng th\u1eadt s\u1ef1. T\u1ea1i sao m\u1eb9 l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng vui nh\u1ec9? Con d\u1ed9i cho m\u1eb9 c\u00e1i tin \u1ea5y m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec c\u1ea3, con bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng? \u00e1nh m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Dane s\u00e1ng l\u00ean, nh\u00ecn m\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng ch\u00fat nghi ng\u1edd. T\u1ea1i sao Dane l\u1ea1i t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch v\u00f4 l\u00fd r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft m\u1eb9? B\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft Dane quen thu\u1ed9c v\u00e0 tr\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea7y y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft th\u1eadt sinh \u0111\u1ed9ng. Dane \u00f4m m\u1eb9 trong v\u00f2ng tay kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, si\u1ebft m\u1ea1nh m\u1eb9 v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng ng\u1ef1c. - M\u1eb9 n\u00f3i th\u1eadt l\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m m\u1eb9 \u01b0u phi\u1ec1n ch\u1ee9? - Sao l\u1ea1i \u01b0u phi\u1ec1n? M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 c\u00f4ng gi\u00e1o t\u1ed1t l\u1ea1i \u01b0u phi\u1ec1n khi hay con m\u00ecnh mu\u1ed1n tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh linh m\u1ee5c sao? Ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 (Meggie \u0111\u1ee9ng ph\u1eaft l\u00ean). Tr\u1eddi l\u1ea1nh r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3! M\u1eb9 con m\u00ecnh v\u1ec1 \u0111i. Hai m\u1eb9 con \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc Land Rover; Dane ng\u1ed3i v\u00e0o tay l\u00e1i, Meggie k\u1ebf b\u00ean. - Con t\u00ednh s\u1ebd \u0111i h\u1ecdc \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u? Nu\u1ed1t n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft, Meggie h\u1ecfi. - C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u1edf tu vi\u1ec7n Th\u00e1nh Patrick. D\u00f9 sao c\u0169ng c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i ch\u1edd l\u00fac con c\u00f3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh d\u1ee9t kho\u00e1t. Con c\u0169ng th\u00edch tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh tu s\u0129 d\u00f2ng T\u00ean, nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd con v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a th\u1ea5y th\u1eadt ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn.","Meggie nh\u00ecn \u0111\u0103m \u0111\u0103m nh\u1eefng l\u1edbp c\u1ecf ng\u00e0 m\u00e0u n\u00e2u l\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t r\u1ea1p xu\u1ed1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea7u xe, k\u00ednh ch\u1eafn gi\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t l\u1ea5m t\u1ea5m \u0111\u1ea7y x\u00e1c c\u00f4n tr\u00f9ng. - M\u1eb9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u00fd ki\u1ebfn r\u1ea5t hay, Dane \u1ea1. - \u00fd ki\u1ebfn g\u00ecth\u01b0a m\u1eb9? - M\u1eb9 s\u1ebd g\u1edfi con \u0111\u1ebfn La M\u00e3, \u0111\u1ebfn H\u1ed3ng Y De Bricassart. Con nh\u1edb Ng\u00e0i ch\u1ee9? - Con nh\u1edb Ng\u00e0i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1 - Sao m\u1eb9 l\u1ea1i h\u1ecfi l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng v\u1eady? Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o con qu\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Ng\u00e0i. V\u1edbi con, Ng\u00e0i l\u00e0 hi\u1ec7n th\u00e2n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi ho\u00e0n thi\u1ec7n N\u1ebfu con ph\u1ea5n \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c theo g\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a Ng\u00e0i th\u00ec con m\u00e3n nguy\u1ec7n v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng. - S\u1ef1 ho\u00e0n thi\u1ec7n c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 t\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ed1i con \u1ea1, Meggie nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ea5u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fat cay \u0111\u1eafng. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1eb9 giao con cho Ng\u00e0i v\u00ec m\u1eb9 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng Ng\u00e0i s\u1ebd ch\u0103m s\u00f3c con chu \u0111\u00e1o, nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ee7 cho m\u1eb9 vui l\u00f2ng. Con c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t tu vi\u1ec7n \u1edf La M\u00e3. - C\u00f3 th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng m\u1eb9? Th\u1eadt ch\u1ee9? \u00e1nh m\u1eaft Dane r\u1ef1c s\u00e1ng ni\u1ec1m vui m\u1edd nh\u1ea1t t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 n\u1ed7i \u00e2u l\u1ecd Nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0 nh\u00e0 m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 ti\u1ec1n cho con v\u00e0o tu vi\u1ec7n \u1edf La M\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng? S\u1ebd t\u1ed1n k\u00e9m h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u so v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c hoc. t\u1ea1i \u00fac. - Ti\u1ec1n b\u1ea1c c\u0169ng l\u1ea1i nh\u1edd v\u00e0o ch\u00ednh \u0110\u1ee9c H\u1ed3ng Y De Bricassart. Con y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9, con kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd thi\u1ebfu ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e2u. V\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean Meggie g\u1eb7p l\u00e0 b\u00e0 Ann\u1eb9 T\u1eeb m\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00e1m n\u0103m nay, v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng Lu\u0111ie h\u00e0ng n\u0103m \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ebfn ngh\u1ec9 h\u00e8 \u1edf Drogheda v\u00e0 h\u1ecd ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng s\u1ebd c\u00f2n r\u1ea5t l\u00e2u nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng v\u00e0o m\u00f9a thu n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc Lu\u0111ie Mueller \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t qua \u0111\u1eddi. Meggie \u0111\u00e3 vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb. Anne \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ed1ng h\u1eb3n \u1edf Drogheda; \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00f9m b\u1ecdc c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1ch. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh cho Anne t\u1ef1 \u00e1i, Meggie g\u1ee3i \u00fd n\u1ebfu b\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u00f3p m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. Th\u1eadt t\u00e2m, Meggie mu\u1ed1n tr\u1ea3 \u01a1n gia \u0111\u00ecnh Mueller v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng n\u0103m n\u00e0ng s\u1ed1ng c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ed9c \u1edf mi\u1ec1n B\u1eafc Queensland. - C\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 Meggie, Anne h\u1ecfi. Meggie ng\u1ed3i ph\u1ecbch xu\u1ed1ng gh\u1ebf. - Em c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 v\u1eeba b\u1ecb qu\u1eadt ng\u00e3 b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t tia ch\u1edbp x\u1eed t\u1ed9i em. - Sao? - Ch\u1ecb v\u00e0 m\u1eb9 em, hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 l\u00fd. Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 ti\u00ean to\u00e1n r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd m\u1ea5t n\u00f3. Em \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng tin. Em th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng em m\u1ea1nh h\u01a1n Ch\u00faa, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi Ch\u00faa \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ch\u00faa l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng. Fiona r\u00f3t m\u1ed9t t\u00e1ch tr\u00e0 cho con g\u00e1i. - Con u\u1ed1ng \u0111i, b\u00e0 n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 ra l\u1ec7nh. Con \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? - Dane mu\u1ed1n tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh linh m\u1ee5c. M\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1eb1n chen l\u1eabn trong nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng kh\u00f3c. Anne v\u1edbi l\u1ea5y hai c\u00e2y g\u1eady, \u0111i kh\u1eadp khi\u1ec5ng \u0111\u1ebfn chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf b\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a Meggie, v\u1ee5ng v\u1ec1 ng\u1ed3i l\u00ean tr\u00ean tay gh\u1ebf v\u00e0 vu\u1ed1t m\u00e1i t\u00f3c v\u00e0ng hung \u00f3ng \u1ea3 c\u1ee7a n\u00e0ng. - \u1ed2, Em c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb! Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u00f3 g\u00ec l\u00e0 gh\u00ea g\u1edbm \u0111\u00e2u!","- C\u00f4 c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a Dane kh\u00f4ng? Fiona quay qua Anne h\u1ecfi. - Ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft t\u1eeb l\u00e2u, Anne \u0111\u00e1p. Meggie d\u1ecbu xu\u1ed1ng: - Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec gh\u00ea g\u1edbm l\u1eafm ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng m\u1eb9? \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec3m kh\u1edfi \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 k\u1ebft th\u00fac. Con \u0111\u00e3 c\u01b0\u1edbp Ralph c\u1ee7a Ch\u00faa v\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd con ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i cho Ch\u00faa ch\u00ednh \u0111\u1ee9a con trai c\u1ee7a con. M\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi con r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 c\u01b0\u1edbp \u0111o\u1ea1t, m\u1eb9 c\u00f3 nh\u1edb kh\u00f4ng? L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 con kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu tin m\u1eb9 nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd m\u1eb9 c\u00f3 l\u00fd nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng c\u00f3 l\u00fd tr\u01b0\u1edbc bao nhi\u00eau \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00e1c. - N\u00f3 s\u1ebd v\u00e0o tu vi\u1ec7n Th\u00e1nh Patrick? Fiona h\u1ecfi, b\u00e0 lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf. Meggie c\u01b0\u1eddi vang, m\u1eb9 \u1ea1. Kh\u00f4ng, con s\u1ebd g\u1edfi Dane cho Ralph. Ph\u00e2n n\u1eeda con ng\u01b0\u1eddi Dane l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a Ralph. N\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o Ralph. \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi con, Dane quan tr\u1ecdng h\u01a1n Ralph. Con bi\u1ebft Dane mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ebfn La M\u00e3. - Em c\u00f3 th\u00fa nh\u1eadn cho Ralph bi\u1ebft \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0 cha c\u1ee7a Dane kh\u00f4ng? L\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u Anne \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 n\u00e0y. - Kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd em n\u00f3i cho Ralph bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. Kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ch\u1ecb \u1ea1. - Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ea5t gi\u1ed1ng nhau \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra. - Ai? Ralph \u00e0? \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 hay bi\u1ebft g\u00ec c\u1ea3! Em s\u1ebd gi\u1eef b\u00ed m\u1eadt c\u1ee7a em. Em g\u1edfi \u0111\u1ebfn cho \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a em. Ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ee9a con c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y. - Coi ch\u1eebng, \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 ghen tu\u00f4ng v\u1edbi th\u00e1nh th\u1ea7n, Meggie - Anne n\u00f3i th\u1eadt nh\u1ecf. Th\u00e1nh th\u1ea7n ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ec3 em y\u00ean \u0111\u00e2u. - Em c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu h\u00e0nh ph\u1ea1t n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa? Meggie h\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i trong ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf d\u00e0i. Chi\u1ebfc xe h\u01a1i c\u1ee7a Vatican \u0111\u1ebfn r\u01b0\u1edbc Dane t\u1ea1i s\u00e2n bay v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a Dane \u0111i qua c\u00e1c con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u1eadp n\u1eafng \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fac nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i d\u1ea1o. V\u1eeba \u0103n kem Dane v\u1eeba th\u00edch th\u00fa t\u00f2 m\u00f2 kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y c\u1eadu ta ch\u1ec9 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y trong \u1ea3nh, nh\u1eefng c\u1ed9t th\u1eddi La M\u00e3, nh\u1eefng l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i x\u01b0a, Th\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Saint Peter, ni\u1ec1m t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o c\u1ee7a ph\u1ee5c h\u01b0ng. V\u00e0 t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y, Ralph \u0111\u00f3n Dane, l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00e2n \u00f4ng m\u1eb7c to\u00e0n m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf th\u1eafm. Ralph ch\u00eca b\u00e0n tay ra, chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh. Dane s\u1ee5p qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng, h\u00f4n vi\u00ean h\u1ed3ng ng\u1ecdc. - Con h\u00e3y \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean, \u0111\u1ec3 cha ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn con m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat n\u00e0o? Dane \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean m\u00f4i, nh\u00ecn con ng\u01b0\u1eddi to l\u1edbn, c\u00f3 chi\u1ec1u cao nh\u01b0 m\u00ecnh. C\u1ea3 hai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn nhau trong m\u1eaft. V\u1edbi Dane, \u1edf H\u1ed3ng Y De Bricassart t\u1ecfa ra v\u1ea7ng h\u00e0o quang ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ef1ng m\u1ed9t quy\u1ec1n l\u1ef1c tinh th\u1ea7n \u0111\u1eb7t \u00f4ng v\u00e0o t\u01b0 th\u1ebf m\u1ed9t gi\u00e1o ch\u1ee7 h\u01a1n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb th\u00e1nh. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i ng\u1eadp tr\u00e0n m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7i bu\u1ed3n u u\u1ea9n, l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00e1o ch\u1ee7. \u00d4i, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i qua bi\u1ebft bao \u0111au kh\u1ed5 khi\u1ebfn cho \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ecdng l\u1ea1i n\u1ed7i bu\u1ed3n \u1ea5y, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t l\u00ean s\u1ef1 \u0111au kh\u1ed5 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch cao th\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh v\u1ecb linh m\u1ee5c ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n gi\u1eefa ch\u00fang ta. Trong khi \u0111\u00f3 H\u1ed3ng Y De Bricassart nh\u00ecn \u0111\u1ee9a con trai m\u00e0 \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 con m\u00ecnh. \u00d4ng y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng Dane v\u00ec \u00f4ng ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a Meggie y\u00eau d\u1ea5u. N\u1ebfu \u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con trai, \u00f4ng r\u1ea5t","mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3 gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 ch\u00e0ng trai \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t \u00f4ng, c\u0169ng cao l\u1edbn, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t n\u00e9t \u0111\u1eb9p thu h\u00fat v\u00e0 c\u00f3 duy\u00ean. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng h\u01a1n t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng n\u00e9t h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn v\u1ec1 th\u1ec3 h\u00ecnh, \u1edf Dane hi\u1ec7n r\u00f5 c\u00e1i \u0111\u1eb9p t\u1eeb s\u1ef1 gi\u1ea3n d\u1ecb c\u1ee7a t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n. Dane c\u00f3 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng thi\u00ean th\u1ea7n v\u00e0 ph\u1ea7n n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 cao c\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. B\u1ea3n th\u00e2n \u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u1edf tu\u1ed5i m\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00e1m kh\u00f4ng? Ralph c\u1ed1 nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 kh\u01a1i d\u1eady trong tr\u00ed nh\u1edb bi\u1ebft bao s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a m\u1ecdt cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ec1 chi\u1ec1u... Kh\u00f4ng. \u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec nh\u01b0 Dane h\u00f4m nay. Ph\u1ea3i ch\u0103ng v\u00ec con ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi Ch\u00faa do s\u1ef1 ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh? C\u00f2n v\u1edbi \u00f4ng, th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, d\u00f9 cho \u00f4ng c\u00f3 thi\u00ean h\u01b0\u1edbng. V\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y \u00f4ng nh\u1edb r\u1ea5t k\u1ef9. - Con h\u00e3y ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng, Dane. Con c\u00f3 l\u00e0m theo l\u1eddi cha c\u0103n d\u1eb7n, \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ecdc ti\u1ebfng \u00e0ch\u01b0a? - Con \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea1t tr\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ed9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i tr\u00f4i ch\u1ea3y nh\u01b0ng ch\u01b0a s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng th\u00e0nh th\u1ea1o c\u00e1c th\u00e0nh ng\u1eef. Con \u0111\u1ecdc r\u1ea5t d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng, v\u00ec \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 sinh ng\u1eef th\u1ee9 t\u01b0 c\u1ee7a con n\u00ean vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc c\u0169ng thu\u1eadn l\u1ee3i. V\u00e0i tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 \u1edf \u00e0s\u1ebd gi\u00fap con l\u00e0m quen v\u1edbi ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef b\u00ecnh d\u00e2n. Em giao cho anh tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m ch\u0103m s\u00f3c Dane - th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a Meggie vi\u1ebft. - Cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng y\u00ean vui v\u00e0 h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 t\u00f9y thu\u1ed9c v\u00e0o anh. Em \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y c\u1eafp c\u00e1i g\u00ec, em xin tr\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta bu\u1ed9c em nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Ch\u1ec9 xin anh h\u1ee9a v\u1edbi em hai \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec3 em y\u00ean t\u00e2m l\u00e0 anh h\u1ebft l\u00f2ng lo cho Dane. Th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t, anh h\u1ee9a v\u1edbi em tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi Dane c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a d\u1ee9t kho\u00e1t, ch\u00ednh anh ph\u1ea3i hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ch\u1eafn ch\u1eafn thi\u00ean h\u01b0\u1edbng th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a Dane. Th\u1ee9 hai, n\u1ebfu thi\u00ean h\u01b0\u1edbng c\u1ee7a Dane l\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, anh h\u00e3y tr\u00f4ng nom l\u00e0m sao cho s\u1ef1 l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb chao \u0111\u1ea3o. C\u00f2n ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i, em mu\u1ed1n Dane tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi em. V\u00ec tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft, n\u00f3 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 em. Ch\u00ednh em \u0111\u00e3 trao n\u00f3 v\u00e0o tay anh. - Dane, con c\u00f3 tin ch\u1eafc v\u00e0o thi\u00ean h\u01b0\u1edbng c\u1ee7a con? - Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha. - T\u1ea1i sao? - V\u00ec t\u00ecnh y\u00eau m\u00e0 con d\u00e0nh cho Ch\u00faa; con mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 Ch\u00faa, su\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eddi l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u0103n d\u1eaft con chi\u00ean cho Ch\u00faa. - Con c\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi \u1edf ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m t\u00f4i t\u1edb c\u1ee7a Ch\u00faa? - Con hi\u1ec3u. - R\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh y\u00eau n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chen v\u00e0o gi\u1eefa Ch\u00faa v\u00e0 con? Con ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 Ch\u00faa v\u00e0 t\u1eeb b\u1ecf t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 - Th\u01b0a v\u00e2ng. - R\u1eb1ng m\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ec1u h\u00e0nh x\u1eed theo \u00fd mu\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a Ng\u01b0\u1eddi; khi tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh t\u00f4i t\u1edb c\u1ee7a Ng\u01b0\u1eddi, con ph\u1ea3i t\u1eeb b\u1ecf nh\u00e2n c\u00e1ch, c\u00e1i nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a con, t\u1eeb b\u1ecf \u00fd ngh\u0129 cho r\u1eb1ng b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n con l\u00e0 quan tr\u1ecdng? - Th\u01b0a v\u00e2ng. - R\u1eb1ng con s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft, t\u00f9 t\u1ed9i, c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3i nh\u00e2n danh Ng\u01b0\u1eddi? R\u1eb1ng con s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng s\u1edf h\u1eefu b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 c\u00e1i g\u00ec, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 cho b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng x\u1ea5u \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00ecnh y\u00eau c\u1ee7a con hi\u1ebfn d\u00e2ng cho Ng\u01b0\u1eddi? - Th\u01b0a v\u00e2ng.","- Con c\u00f3 ngh\u1ecb l\u1ef1c kh\u00f4ng Dane? - Con l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng. Con bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n nh\u01b0ng con c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n Ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00fap con. - Con c\u00f3 th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 tin \u1edf con kh\u00f4ng Dane? Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec kh\u00e1c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m con sa ng\u00e3? - Th\u01b0a v\u00e2ng. - V\u00e0 n\u1ebfu sau n\u00e0y, con th\u1ea5y c\u1ea7n thay \u0111\u1ed5i \u00fd ki\u1ebfn con s\u1ebd l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? - Con s\u1ebd xin r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y, Dane tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, v\u1ebb ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean. N\u1ebfu con thay \u0111\u1ed5i \u00fd ki\u1ebfn, duy nh\u1ea5t ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec con sai l\u1ea7m khi \u0111\u1ecbnh ra thi\u00ean h\u01b0\u1edbng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng do m\u1ed9t nguy\u00ean nh\u00e2n n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c. Trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p n\u00e0y, con s\u1ebd xin r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y. Con s\u1ebd ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c y\u00eau Ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0ng con hi\u1ec3u ra r\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0y Ng\u01b0\u1eddi mu\u1ed1n con ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 cho Gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i. - Nh\u01b0ng khi con \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t nguy\u1ec7n v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ee5 phong, con ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng con kh\u00f4ng tr\u1edf lui l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa, con s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00e0nh l\u1ea1i s\u1ef1 t\u1ef1 do c\u1ee7a con. - Th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha con hi\u1ec3u, Dane ki\u00ean tr\u00ec kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu ph\u1ea3i l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh th\u00ec con s\u1ebd l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi con ph\u00e1t nguy\u1ec7n. H\u1ed3ng Y De Bricassart ng\u1ea3 l\u01b0ng v\u00e0o gh\u1ebf b\u00e0nh, th\u1edf ra. X\u01b0a kia \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. C\u00f3 bao gi\u1edd \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng t\u1ecf m\u1ed9t ngh\u1ecb l\u1ef1c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf? - T\u1ea1i sao con t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn ta h\u1edf Dane? T\u1ea1i sao con l\u1ea1i mong mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ebfn La M\u00e3? T\u1ea1i sao kh\u00f4ng \u1edf \u00dac? - M\u1eb9 con \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 \u00fd ngh\u0129 \u0111\u01b0a con \u0111\u1ebfn La M\u00e3 n\u01a1i m\u00e0 ch\u00ednh con c\u0169ng m\u01a1 \u01b0\u1edbc t\u1eeb l\u00e2u. Nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia con kh\u00f4ng tin r\u1eb1ng gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 ti\u1ec1n g\u1eedi con \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y. - M\u1eb9 con r\u1ea5t s\u00e1ng su\u1ed1t. V\u00e0 m\u1eb9 con \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i cho con bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 ch\u1ee9? - Bi\u1ebft chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha? - Bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng h\u1eb1ng n\u0103m con c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3n ti\u1ec1n n\u0103m ng\u00e0n b\u1ea3ng v\u00e0 hi\u1ec7n trong ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng con c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n d\u00e0nh d\u1ee5m l\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0i ch\u1ee5c ng\u00e0n. Dane gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh. - Kh\u00f4ng, m\u1eb9 con ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd n\u00f3i v\u1edbi con \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. - \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 con r\u1ea5t th\u1eadn tr\u1ecdng. Nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd con \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft con c\u00f3 s\u1eb5n m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, v\u1eady con c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n \u1edf l\u1ea1i La M\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng? - Th\u01b0a v\u00e2ng. \u0110i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i reo, H\u1ed3ng y th\u1ea3n nhi\u00ean nh\u1ea5c \u1ed1ng v\u00e0 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng \u00c3. - V\u00e2ng c\u1ea3m \u01a1n. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn ngay (H\u1ed3ng Y \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean). \u0110\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd u\u1ed1ng tr\u00e0, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd u\u1ed1ng tr\u00e0 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n gi\u00e0 th\u00e2n nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a cha. Sau \u0110\u1ee9c Th\u00e1nh cha, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t trong Gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i. Cha \u0111\u00e3 b\u00e1o c\u00e1o v\u1edbi \u0110\u1ee9c ng\u00e0i v\u1ec1 s\u1ef1 c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a con v\u00e0 Ng\u00e0i c\u00f3 \u00fd mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p con. Vittorio Scarbanza t\u1ee9c H\u1ed3ng Y Di Contini Verchese \u0111\u00e3 s\u00e1u m\u01b0\u01a1i s\u00e1u tu\u1ed5i, b\u1ecb phong th\u1ea5p n\u1eb7ng nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c v\u1eabn b\u00e9n nh\u1ea1y nh\u01b0 ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o. Con m\u00e8o c\u00e1i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng - Natasha - \u0111ang n\u1eb1m ng\u1ee7 tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f9i. \u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean ch\u00e0o kh\u00e1ch nh\u01b0ng t\u01b0\u01a1i c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea7u ra d\u1ea5u m\u1eddi kh\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n. \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft \u00f4ng nh\u00ecn b\u1eaft","g\u1eb7p v\u1ebb g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ea5t quen thu\u1ed9c. \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft \u00f4ng m\u1edf to r\u1ed3i nh\u00edu l\u1ea1i. \u00d4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y tim \u00f4ng nh\u01b0 ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a tay l\u00ean ng\u1ef1c v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb t\u1ef1 tr\u1ea5n an. M\u1ed9t l\u00fac sau mi\u1ec7ng h\u00e1 h\u1ed1c v\u00e0 \u00e1nh m\u1eaft v\u1eabn nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng anh thanh ni\u00ean c\u00f3 g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t De Bricassart nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t b\u1ea3n sao. - Vittorio, c\u00f3 sao kh\u00f4ng? H\u1ed3ng Y De Bricassart v\u1eeba \u00e2u lo v\u1eeba c\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y tay c\u1ee7a Di Contini Verchese \u0111\u1ec3 xem m\u1ea1ch. - Kh\u00f4ng sao. M\u1ed9t c\u01a1n \u0111au nh\u1eb9 tho\u00e1ng qua, th\u1ebf th\u00f4i. Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111i, xin m\u1eddi. Dane qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng, \u00e1p m\u1ea1nh m\u00f4i l\u00ean chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn. - Con h\u00e3y ng\u1ed3i. M\u1ed9t l\u00e1t n\u1eefa h\u00e3y pha tr\u00e0. \u1ed2, \u00f4ng b\u1ea1n thanh ni\u00ean, con mu\u1ed1n tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh linh m\u1ee5c ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng v\u00e0 con t\u1ef1 \u0111\u1eb7t m\u00ecnh d\u01b0\u1edbi s\u1ef1 che ch\u1edf c\u1ee7a H\u1ed3ng Y De Bricassart? - Th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha, v\u00e2ng. - S\u1ef1 ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a con th\u1eadt \u0111\u00fang. \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c H\u1ed3ng Y De Bricassart b\u1ea3o tr\u1ee3 con kh\u1ecfi ph\u1ea3i e ng\u1ea1i \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng hay x\u1ea3y ra. Nh\u01b0ng sao cha th\u1ea5y con c\u00f3 v\u1ebb \u00e2u lo, ph\u1ea3i ch\u0103ng v\u00ec con ch\u01b0a quen n\u01a1i n\u00e0y. Dane m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi, c\u0169ng l\u1ea1i n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi duy\u00ean d\u00e1ng c\u1ee7a Ralph m\u00e0 ch\u00ednh anh kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 bi\u1ebft. N\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ea5y gi\u1ed1ng Ralph \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed7i khi\u1ebfn cho tr\u00e1i tim gi\u00e0 nua v\u00e0 m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi nh\u00f3i l\u00ean nh\u01b0 v\u1eeba b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t m\u0169i nh\u1ecdn k\u1ebdm gai \u0111\u00e2m v\u00e0o. - Con b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i, th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha. Con ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd v\u00e0 x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00ec \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00e1c H\u1ed3ng Y. Con kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd d\u00e1m m\u01a1 \u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3n \u1edf phi tr\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 c\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m ngh\u0129 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c u\u1ed1ng tr\u00e0 v\u1edbi \u0110\u1ee9c cha. - \u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf, \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng. \u1ed2, \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 tr\u00e0... \u00d4ng theo d\u00f5i v\u1ecb n\u1eef tu \u0111ang \u0111\u1eb7t t\u00e1ch \u0111\u0129a b\u1eb1ng \u00e1nh m\u1eaft vui v\u1ebb, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u01b0a ng\u00f3n tay l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u0103n Ralph l\u1ea1i. \u1ed2, kh\u00f4ng! H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 cho t\u00f4i \u0111\u00f3ng vai ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e0. Dane, con th\u00edch u\u1ed1ng tr\u00e0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? - Th\u01b0a c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 Ralph, tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi xong c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ecf m\u1eb7t. Xin l\u1ed7i \u0110\u1ee9c cha, con kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh g\u1ecdi nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf... - Kh\u00f4ng sao Dane \u00e0, Ralph c\u1eaft ngang. H\u1ed3ng Y Di Contini Verchese kh\u00f4ng b\u1eaft l\u1ed7i con \u0111\u00e2u. Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p v\u00e0 quen nhau b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch g\u1ecdi nhau Dane v\u00e0 Ralph. V\u00e0 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd th\u00e2n thi\u1ebft nhau h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Nghi th\u1ee9c ch\u1ec9 t\u1ea1o s\u1ef1 xa l\u1ea1 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n trong c\u00e1c quan h\u1ec7 gi\u1eefa ch\u00fang ta. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n ch\u00fang ta v\u1eabn l\u00e0 Dane v\u00e0 Ralph trong th\u00e2n t\u00ecnh; \u0110\u1ee9c cha kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y g\u00ec b\u1ea5t ti\u1ec7n ch\u1ee9? - Kh\u00f4ng. Ralph l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 vi\u1ec7c g\u1ecdi nhau b\u1eb1ng t\u00ean. Nh\u01b0ng, tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i chuy\u1ec7n \u0111ang n\u00f3i d\u1edf dang l\u00fac n\u00e3y cha ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c con c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 ch\u1ee9c v\u1ecb cao - ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n nh\u01b0 m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7 t\u00ecnh b\u1ea1n l\u00e2u ng\u00e0y v\u1edbi Ralph - s\u1ebd g\u00e2y phi\u1ec1n ph\u1ee9c cho con khi con \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n v\u00e0o tu vi\u1ec7n n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 Ralph s\u1ebd ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a cho con. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i n\u1ebfu ph\u1ea3i lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch d\u00e0i d\u00f2ng m\u1ed7i khi m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7 gi\u1eefa hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u00e2y n\u00ean s\u1ef1 ch\u00fa \u00fd. \u0110\u00f4i khi, Ch\u00faa c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta cho ph\u00e9p n\u00f3i l\u00e1o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch th\u00e0nh kh\u1ea9n. V\u00ec l\u1ee3i \u00edch chung, ta th\u1ea5y t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n n\u00ean b\u1ebb cong m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt. Do r\u1ea5t kh\u00f3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch cho su\u00f4ng s\u1ebb c\u00e1c m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7 t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m ri\u00eang t\u01b0, t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n l\u00e0 n\u00ean n\u00eau ra m\u1ed1i li\u00ean h\u1ec7 d\u00f2ng h\u1ecd. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1eb1ng H\u1ed3ng y De Bricassart l\u00e0 c\u1eadu c\u1ee7a con, Dane v\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u1edf m\u1ed1i quan h\u1ec7 \u0111\u00f3. H\u1ed3ng Y Di","Contini Verchese k\u1ebft th\u00fac b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o. Dane h\u01a1i b\u1ecb kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u v\u1ecb H\u1ed3ng Y n\u00f3i, c\u00f2n Ralph th\u00ec c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u im l\u1eb7ng. H\u1ed3ng Y Di Contini Verchese d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: - Con \u0111\u1eebng th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng v\u00ec c\u00e1c t\u00ean tu\u1ed5i n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng c\u0169ng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ea5t s\u00e9t v\u00e0 c\u00f3 khi h\u1ecd c\u0169ng c\u1ea7n n\u00f3i l\u00e1o \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1eef \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 y\u00ean \u1ed5n n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. Con v\u1eeba h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc r\u1ea5t b\u1ed5 \u00edch. Tuy nhi\u00ean con ph\u1ea3i hi\u1ec3u, c\u00e1c H\u1ed3ng Y l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng nh\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i giao r\u1ea5t s\u00e2u s\u1eafc. Th\u1eadt ra, ta ch\u1ec9 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn con, ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec con th\u00f4i, Dane \u1ea1. L\u00f2ng ghen t\u1ecb v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u00f9 gh\u00e9t c\u0169ng ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn trong c\u00e1c tu vi\u1ec7n ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c n\u00e0o c\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u1eddi. Con s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat v\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta cho r\u1eb1ng Ralph l\u00e0 c\u1eadu c\u1ee7a con, anh c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 con, nh\u01b0ng con s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n n\u1ebfu ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng gi\u1eefa hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u1ed1i li\u00ean h\u1ec7 b\u00e0 con n\u00e0o c\u1ea3. Ch\u00fang ta tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00ec th\u1ebf m\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi con ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong m\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0y ho\u1eb7c m\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00e1c. Dane c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u, r\u1ed3i ch\u1ed3m ra ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u01b0a tay vu\u1ed1t ve con m\u00e8o c\u00e1i nh\u01b0ng anh k\u1ecbp d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i. - Con xin ph\u00e9p... Con r\u1ea5t y\u00eau m\u00e8o, th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha. Th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a Dane khi\u1ebfn t\u1ea5m l\u00f2ng trung th\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a H\u1ed3ng Y Di Contini r\u1ed9ng m\u1edf: - V\u00e2ng. Ta ph\u1ea3i th\u00fa nh\u1eadn r\u1eb1ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd n\u00f3 h\u01a1i n\u1eb7ng k\u00fd v\u00ec \u0103n h\u01a1i nhi\u1ec1u... Ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng Natasha? Con qua Dane \u0111i, h\u00e3y \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1edbi th\u1ebf h\u1ec7 m\u1edbi. Hai th\u00e1ng sau khi Dane \u0111i La M\u00e3, Justine c\u0169ng \u0111i Anh. M\u00f9a k\u1ecbch \u1edf Culloden k\u1ebft th\u00fac, Justine r\u1eddi chung c\u01b0 Bothwell Gardens kh\u00f4ng luy\u1ebfn ti\u1ebfc. Meggie ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ebfn Sydney hai l\u1ea7n. L\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a Dane v\u00e0 l\u1ea7n n\u00e3y ti\u1ec5n Justine. \u0110\u1ebfn gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng chia tay, Meggie v\u1eabn nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t gi\u1eefa b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n m\u00ecnh v\u1edbi con g\u00e1i. T\u00ednh t\u00ecnh Justine ng\u1ed5 ng\u00e1o. N\u1ebfu b\u1ecb tr\u00e1ch phi\u1ec1n, Justine tr\u00eau ch\u1ecdc m\u1eb9: \u00e2 \u20ac\u0153 Nh\u01b0 m\u1eb9 v\u1eabn n\u00f3i, con gi\u1ed1ng ba ch\u1edb \u0111\u00e2u gi\u1ed1ng m\u1eb9\u00e2\u20ac. Tr\u00ean boong t\u00e0u nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng, Justine kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng m\u1eb9 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i. Do c\u00f3 ti\u1ec1n b\u1ea1c d\u01b0 d\u1ea3, Justine c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y Lu\u00e2n \u0110\u00f4n tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn. Nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecdn m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng ngh\u00e8o n\u00e0n \u1edf khu Earl'' s Court - m\u1ec7nh danh \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Kangaroo Valley\u00e2\u20ac - n\u01a1i c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00dac. Justine m\u01b0\u1edbn m\u1ed9t c\u0103n h\u1ed9 ti\u1ec7n nghi \u1edf Kensington, g\u1ea7n Knightsbridge v\u00e0 k\u00fd h\u1ee3p \u0111\u1ed3ng v\u1edbi \u0111o\u00e0n k\u1ecbch Clyde Daltinham - Roberts. M\u00f9a h\u00e8 \u0111\u1ebfn, Justine \u0111i t\u00e0u h\u1ecfa sang La M\u00e3. Con t\u00e0u \u0111i xuy\u00ean qua Ph\u00e1p v\u00e0 \u00e0nh\u01b0ng Justine kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng g\u00ec v\u00ec \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu t\u1eadp trung \u00f4n l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n s\u1ebd k\u1ec3 cho Dane nghe. V\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 c\u00f3 qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i. C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i Dane \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng? Ch\u00e0ng thanh ni\u00ean cao l\u1edbn, t\u00f3c v\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ee9ng \u1edf s\u00e2n ga ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 Dane? Dane kh\u00f4ng kh\u00e1c x\u01b0a bao nhi\u00eau, nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a em trai b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf. Cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a Dane t\u1ea1o ra m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch v\u1edbi Justine, xa l\u1ea1 c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 hi\u1ec7n gi\u1edd Justine \u0111ang \u1edf Drogheda. Khi v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n, c\u1eadu em trai n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u1ecb:","- Ch\u1ecb c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y phi\u1ec1n h\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng n\u1ebfu em m\u1eddi ch\u1ecb chi\u1ec1u nay u\u1ed1ng tr\u00e0 v\u1edbi v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a em? Em h\u01a1i v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng l\u1ee1 nh\u1eadn l\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1ed3i. H\u1ecd r\u1ea5t mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft m\u1eb7t ch\u1ecb... - \u0110\u1ed3 ngu! T\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i phi\u1ec1n h\u00e0? N\u1ebfu hai \u0111\u1ee9a m\u00ecnh \u1edf Lu\u00e2n \u0110\u00f4n, ch\u1ecb c\u0169ng s\u1ebd nh\u1eadn ch\u00ecm em qua gi\u1eefa b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb th\u00f4i. Ch\u1ecb r\u1ea5t vui \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 c\u1ee7a em \u1edf tu vi\u1ec7n ra sao, d\u00f9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 th\u00fa v\u1ecb l\u1eafm. Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng m\u00ea \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ch\u00e0ng trai n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u. Trong ph\u00f2ng ng\u1ee7 kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n, \u0111\u1ee9ng g\u1ea7n c\u1eeda s\u1ed5, nh\u00ecn qua b\u00ean ia trong c\u1ea3nh l\u1eb7ng im v\u00e0 bu\u1ed3n, xa xa l\u00e0 b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng bao quanh m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 th\u1edd, Justine g\u1ecdi kh\u1ebd. - Dane! - Chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec? - Ch\u1ecb th\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m em. Ch\u1ecb th\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m em th\u1eadt s\u1ef1. - V\u00e2ng, em bi\u1ebft. Em r\u1ea5t mong m\u1eb9 c\u0169ng hi\u1ec3u em, Justine \u1ea1. - V\u1edbi m\u1eb9 th\u00ec kh\u00e1c. M\u1eb9 c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m t\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf r\u01a1i m\u1eb9, nh\u01b0ng em \u0111\u1eebng \u00e2u lo v\u00ec m\u1eb9, tr\u01b0\u1edbc sau g\u00ec m\u1eb9 c\u0169ng ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn th\u00f4i. - Em hy v\u1ecdng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf - c\u1eadu ta c\u01b0\u1eddi - Th\u1eadt ra chi\u1ec1u n\u00e0y nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ecb g\u1eb7p kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n em \u1edf tu vi\u1ec7n. Kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd em \u0111\u1ea9y ch\u1ecb v\u00e0 c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n em v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 b\u1eaby c\u00e1m d\u1ed7 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Ch\u1ecb s\u1ebd g\u1eb7p H\u1ed3ng Y De Bricassart. Em bi\u1ebft ch\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m t\u00ecnh v\u1edbi \u00f4ng \u1ea5y nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ecb h\u00e3y h\u1ee9a v\u1edbi em l\u00e0 ch\u1ecb s\u1ebd t\u1ecf ra d\u1ec5 th\u01b0\u01a1ng. Trong m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Justine tho\u00e1ng m\u1ed9t \u00e1nh tinh ngh\u1ecbch. - Ch\u1ecb h\u1ee9a v\u1edbi em. Ch\u1ecb s\u1ebd h\u00f4n l\u00ean t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn m\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ch\u00eca ra. - C\u1ea3 H\u1ed3ng Y Di Contini Verchese c\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t.","\u200bCH\u01af\u01a0NG 39 Trong ph\u00f2ng, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng m\u1eb7c to\u00e0n \u00e1o \u0111\u1ecf! Ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd trong cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Justine, c\u00f4 ta l\u1ea1i \u00fd th\u1ee9c r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng s\u1ef1 th\u1eeba th\u00e3i c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef trong cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng khi b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi n\u00e0y. Justine v\u1eabn m\u1eb7c b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ed3 m\u00e0u \u00f4liu khi v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ebfn La M\u00e3. Dane th\u00fac h\u1ed1i khi\u1ebfn Justine kh\u00f4ng k\u1ecbp thay qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o. Trong cu\u1ed9c g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1, Justine c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp bi\u1ebft m\u1eb7t H\u1ed3ng Y Di Contini Verchese m\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f4 ch\u1ec9 nghe nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00ean. Khi c\u00f4 qu\u1ef3 g\u1ed1i xu\u1ed1ng h\u00f4n chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn tr\u00ean b\u00e0n tay nh\u0103n nheo, \u00e1nh m\u1eaft Justine b\u1ea5t ch\u1ee3p g\u1eb7p \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft u bu\u1ed3n c\u1ee7a H\u1ed3ng Y v\u00e0 l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng thay c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ecdc th\u1ea5y trong \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 t\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u1edf m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 Justine ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng g\u1eb7p. T\u1eeb n\u0103m m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m tu\u1ed5i \u0111\u1ebfn nay, Justine kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m t\u00ecnh v\u1edbi c\u00e1c H\u1ed3ng Y qua h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh m\u1ed9t De Bricassart, v\u1eady m\u00e0 m\u1edbi nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 n\u00e0y l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u, l\u00f2ng c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u01b0\u1edfi \u1ea5m. C\u0169ng trong bu\u1ed5i u\u1ed1ng tr\u00e0, Justine quen m\u1ed9t nh\u00e2n v\u1eadt ngo\u00e0i Gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i do H\u1ed3ng Y Di Contini Verchese gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, Herr Rainer Moerling Hartheim. Khi bu\u1ed5i u\u1ed1ng tr\u00e0 tan, ch\u00ednh Rainer \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb \u0111\u01b0a Justine v\u1ec1 kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n sau khi xin ph\u00e9p Dane. Sau \u0111\u00f3, anh ta l\u1ea1i t\u1ef1 nguy\u1ec7n l\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ed9 t\u1ed1ng cho Justine trong bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean Justine \u1edf La M\u00e3 v\u1edbi l\u00fd do Dane b\u1eadn kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0a ch\u1ecb \u0111i ch\u01a1i. Rainer d\u00e1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ea1m v\u1ee1, vai r\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 to, hai c\u00e1nh tay d\u00e0i nh\u01b0 tay c\u1ee7a th\u1ee3 c\u1eaft l\u00f4ng c\u1eebu, tr\u00f4ng anh ta h\u01a1i gi\u1ed1ng con v\u01b0\u1ee3n nh\u01b0ng th\u00f4ng minh v\u00e0 nhanh nh\u1eb9n. N\u01b0\u1edbc da Rainer s\u1eadm, t\u00f3c d\u00e0y v\u00e0 d\u1ee3n s\u00f3ng. Bi\u1ebft bao bi\u1ebfn c\u1ed1 \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra trong cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Rainer Moerling Hartheim t\u1eeb sau l\u1ea7n g\u1eb7p Ralph th\u00e1ng b\u1ea3y n\u0103m b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i ba. M\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n sau, \u0111\u01a1n v\u1ecb c\u1ee7a anh b\u1ecb \u0111\u01b0a ra m\u1eb7t tr\u1eadn ph\u00eda \u0110\u00f4ng, n\u01a1i m\u00e0 anh tr\u1ea3i qua su\u1ed1t th\u1eddi gian c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i trong chi\u1ebfn tranh. \u0110au kh\u1ed5, l\u1ea1c l\u00f5ng, ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ee9ng trong tuy\u1ebft, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea1n \u1edf m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfn tuy\u1ebfn tan t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed7i c\u00e1ch nhau c\u1ea3 tr\u0103m m\u00e9t m\u1edbi c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh, anh c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1eddi gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ec3 nghi\u1ec1n ng\u1eabm c\u00e1c h\u1eadu qu\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a ch\u1ebf \u0111\u1ed9 Hitler. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc chi\u1ebfn tranh b\u00f9ng n\u1ed5, anh c\u00f2n qu\u00e1 tr\u1ebb \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ecb tuy\u1ec3n v\u00e0o t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c thanh ni\u00ean c\u1ee7a Qu\u1ed1c x\u00e3. Chi\u1ebfn tranh ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i cho anh hai k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m: m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c h\u00e0nh qu\u00e2n kh\u1ed1c li\u1ec7t trong gi\u00e1 l\u1ea1nh c\u0169ng kh\u1ed1c li\u1ec7t kh\u00f4ng k\u00e9m v\u00e0 g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a Ralph. S\u1ef1 gh\u00ea t\u1edfm v\u00e0 c\u00e1i \u0111\u1eb9p; \u00e1c qu\u1ef7 v\u00e0 Ch\u00faa. N\u1eeda \u0111i\u00ean n\u1eeda kh\u00f9ng, n\u1eeda b\u1ecb c\u00f3ng r\u00e9t, ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng t\u1ef1 v\u1ec7, anh run s\u1ee3 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i c\u00e1c du k\u00edch Nga xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n. Anh \u0111\u1ea5m tay v\u00e0o ng\u1ef1c, mi\u1ec7ng l\u00e2m r\u00e2m \u0111\u1ecdc kinh, nh\u01b0ng anh kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft anh c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n g\u00ec. M\u00f9a xu\u00e2n n\u0103m 1945, anh th\u00e1o ch\u1ea1y xuy\u00ean qua Ba Lan, v\u1edbi m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch duy nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00f9ng l\u00ednh Anh v\u00e0 l\u00ednh Ph\u00e1p chi\u1ebfm \u0111\u00f3ng. Anh x\u00e9 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed1t gi\u1ea5y t\u1edd t\u00f9y th\u00e2n, ch\u00f4n hai huy ch\u01b0\u01a1ng ch\u1eef th\u1eadp s\u1eaft, \u0111\u00e1nh c\u1eafp v\u00e0i b\u1ed9 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o v\u00e0 ra tr\u00ecnh di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi gi\u1edbi ch\u1ee9c tr\u00e1ch Anh t\u1ea1i bi\u00ean gi\u1edbi \u0110an M\u1ea1ch. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u1ea9y anh v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tr\u1ea1i di d\u00e2n \u1edf B\u1ec9. T\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3, su\u1ed1t m\u1ed9t n\u0103m, anh s\u1ed1ng b\u1eb1ng b\u00e1nh m\u00ec v\u1edbi ch\u00e1o b\u1ed9t, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec m\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc Anh ki\u1ec7t qu\u1ec7 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cung c\u1ea5p nu\u00f4i h\u00e0ng ch\u1ee5c ng\u00e0n con ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecd c\u00f3 tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m g\u00e1nh v\u00e1c.","Rainer c\u0103m th\u00f9 Hitler nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u0103m th\u00f9 n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0110\u1ee9c v\u00e0 anh kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 th\u1ea5y nh\u1ee5c v\u00ec m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0110\u1ee9c. D\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1eaft anh, n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0110\u1ee9c v\u1eabn l\u00e0 qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng. \u0110\u1ea7u n\u0103m 1947, anh r\u1ea3o b\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u00ean c\u00e1c con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u1edf Aachen kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t xu d\u00ednh t\u00fai. Th\u00e2n x\u00e1c v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n anh \u0111\u1ec1u s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t nh\u01b0ng nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i s\u1ef1 ngh\u00e8o \u0111\u00f3i v\u00e0 t\u1ed1i t\u0103m. V\u00ec r\u1eb1ng Rainer kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7y tham v\u1ecdng m\u00e0 c\u00f2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i thi\u00ean t\u00e0i. Anh l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c cho Grundig v\u00e0 nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m anh say m\u00ea t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u1ebfp x\u00fac v\u1edbi rada, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u1eed. \u0110\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a anh ng\u00f9n ng\u1ee5t s\u00e1ng ki\u1ebfn, nh\u01b0ng anh t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i b\u00e1n nh\u1eefng sang ki\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 cho Grundig. Thay v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, anh \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 k\u1ef9 th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1eddng, r\u1ed3i c\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1ed9t g\u00f3a ph\u1ee5 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 ch\u1ed3ng l\u00e0m ch\u1ee7 hai x\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u1ecf v\u1ec1 radio, t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 anh lao v\u00e0o l\u00e0m \u0103n cho ri\u00eang m\u00ecnh. N\u01b0\u1edbc \u0110\u1ee9c sau chi\u1ebfn tranh d\u00e0nh v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ebb d\u00e1m ngh\u0129 d\u00e1m l\u00e0m. N\u0103m n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i m\u1ed1t, anh ly d\u1ecb v\u1ee3, b\u1ed3i th\u01b0\u1eddng cho b\u00e0 Annelise Hartheim s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n g\u1ea5p \u0111\u00f4i tr\u1ecb gi\u00e1 c\u00e1c x\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ch\u1ed3ng th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i. B\u1ed1n n\u0103m sau anh tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00e0u v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ebf l\u1ef1c nh\u1ea5t \u1edf T\u00e2y \u0110\u1ee9c. V\u1eeba \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea7u v\u00e0o Qu\u1ed1c h\u1ed9i Bonn, anh tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i La M\u00e3, t\u00ecm g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i H\u1ed3ng Y Bricassart v\u00e0 cho \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n n\u0103m x\u01b0a. Nh\u01b0ng sau cu\u1ed9c g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1, anh ch\u1ec9 nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u duy nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 anh \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m Ralph th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng. C\u00e2u n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a Ralph v\u1edbi Rainer khi chia tay: - Cha \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec3 con tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n cha, v\u00ec l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 con c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u1ee9u c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bi\u1ec7n minh cho ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ti\u1ec7n. Nh\u01b0ng cha cho r\u1eb1ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng nguy\u00ean nh\u00e2n \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 s\u1ee5p \u0111\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00e9n xu\u1ed1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ch\u00fang ta ch\u00e0o \u0111\u1eddi. V\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n, anh \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f3c nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i d\u1ecbu xu\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi suy ngh\u0129: qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 coi nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i qua, t\u1eeb nay v\u1ec1 sau m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh con ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y mu\u1ed1n. V\u00e0 c\u00f3 khi anh l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, c\u00f3 khi kh\u00f4ng th\u00e0nh, nh\u01b0ng anh lu\u00f4n n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c. T\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m c\u1ee7a anh v\u1edbi c\u00e1c v\u1ecb ch\u1ee9c s\u1eafc \u1edf Vatican tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u qu\u00ed gi\u00e1 nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi v\u00e0 m\u1ed7i khi c\u1ea7n ch\u1ed1ng ch\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i s\u1ef1 ch\u00e1n n\u1ea3n l\u00e0 anh bay sang La M\u00e3. Trong bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i n\u00f3ng n\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a La M\u00e3, \u0111i b\u1ed9 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh sau khi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a Justine v\u1ec1 kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n, \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c Rainer l\u1ea3ng v\u1ea3ng \u00fd ngh\u0129 bi\u1ebft \u01a1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi thi\u1ebfu n\u1eef. V\u00ec r\u1eb1ng, trong l\u00fac quan s\u00e1t th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng c\u1ee7a Justine trong cu\u1ed9c g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 c\u00e1c ch\u1ee9c s\u1eafc cao nh\u1ea5t trong gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i, anh \u0111\u00e3 nghe trong l\u00f2ng d\u00e2n l\u00ean m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 c\u00f4 g\u00e1i n\u00e0y. Con qu\u00e1i v\u1eadt nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e1ng y\u00eau \u1ea5y, d\u00f9 b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng, \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1eabn gi\u1eef b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi con g\u00e1i \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi c\u00e1c v\u1ecb ch\u1ee9c s\u1eafc m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 nh\u01b0\u1eddng b\u01b0\u1edbc. Trong m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n \u0111i d\u1ea1o \u1edf La M\u00e3, \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e0i n\u01b0\u1edbc Trevi, Justine h\u1ecfi Rainer: - Rain, anh c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u00dac l\u1ea7n n\u00e0o ch\u01b0a? M\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c l\u1ea1nh ch\u1ea1y d\u00e0i xu\u1ed1ng x\u01b0\u01a1ng s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a Rainer: - Sau chi\u1ebfn tranh, \u1edf trong tr\u1ea1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd c\u00f3 hai l\u1ea7n t\u00f4i su\u00fdt b\u1ecb \u0111\u01b0a \u0111i \u00dac, nh\u01b0ng c\u1ea3 hai l\u1ea7n t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea1i sao Justine l\u1ea1i g\u1ecdi t\u00f4i l\u00e0 Rain?","- N\u1ebfu anh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u00dac, anh s\u1ebd hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng anh c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00ean k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta s\u1ebd g\u1ecdi anh theo c\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Rain ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i Rainer. Anh bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 ti\u1ebfng Anh Rain c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 m\u01b0a. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 s\u1ed1ng gi\u1eefa sa m\u1ea1c. S\u1eefng s\u1edd, anh bu\u00f4ng r\u01a1i \u0111i\u1ebfu thu\u1ed1c. - Justine, c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i c\u00f4 y\u00eau t\u00f4i? - \u0110\u00e0n \u00f4ng b\u1ecdn anh th\u1eadt l\u00e0 ki\u00eau ng\u1ea1o. R\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfc ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m anh th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng, nh\u01b0ng chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3. Nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m d\u1ecbu l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ee1 n\u00f3i ra, n\u00e0ng n\u1eafm tay Rainer si\u1ebft m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: - D\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 gi\u1eefa ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 hay h\u01a1n. - \u0110i\u1ec1u g\u00ec l\u1ea1i hay h\u01a1n l\u00e0 y\u00eau? - Theo t\u00f4i, c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9. T\u00f4i c\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd y\u00eau. - R\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f4 c\u00f3 l\u00fd. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 xi\u1ec1ng x\u00edch n\u1ebfu n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn qu\u00e1 s\u1edbm. V\u1eady th\u00ec c\u00e1i g\u00ec hay h\u01a1n? - T\u00ecm m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n (n\u00e0ng vu\u1ed1t nh\u1eb9 tay Rainer). Anh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i Dane ch\u1edd Justine \u1edf nh\u00e0 ga nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng l\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Anh r\u00fat l\u1ea1i, \u0111\u1ec3 cho Rainer thay m\u00ecnh. Rainer kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00f3n m\u1eebng Justine b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i h\u00f4n - Anh kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch c\u00e1i tr\u00f2 bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n ki\u1ec3u \u1ea5y - m\u00e0 v\u00f2ng tay qua vai Justine v\u00e0 si\u1ebft m\u1ea1nh. - Anh gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t con g\u1ea5u, Justine nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t. - Con g\u1ea5u? - L\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u khi m\u1edbi bi\u1ebft anh, em th\u1ea5y anh gi\u1ed1ng con kh\u1ec9 Gorilla h\u01a1n l\u00e0 con g\u1ea5u. So s\u00e1nh con kh\u1ec9 Gorilla xem ra kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ec5 th\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng anh? - V\u1eady l\u00e0 con g\u1ea5u d\u1ec5 th\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u01a1n? - Th\u1eadt ra lo\u00e0i g\u1ea5u c\u0169ng k\u1ebft li\u1ec5u cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 r\u1ea5t m\u1ea1nh, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang si\u1ebft... d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng h\u01a1n (Justine n\u1eafm tay Rainer). Dane th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? - Dane v\u1eabn th\u1ebf. - Em \u0103n m\u1eb7c theo th\u1eddi trang ki\u1ec3u ba m\u01b0\u01a1i m\u1ed1t c\u1ee7a em. Em \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00f9ng s\u1ee5c t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c hi\u1ec7u may \u1edf Lu\u00e2n \u0110\u00f4n m\u1edbi c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i v\u1ecf th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. Anh c\u00f3 th\u00edch chi\u1ebfc v\u00e1y n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng? Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta g\u1ecdi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 mini. - Em \u0111i nhanh t\u1edbi tr\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1ed3i anh s\u1ebd tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. Chi\u1ebfc v\u00e1y d\u00e0i kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e1 n\u1eeda \u0111\u00f9i. \u0110i tr\u1edf ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Rainer, n\u00e0ng h\u1ecfi. - Anh th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? C\u00f3 qu\u00e1 \u0111\u00e1ng kh\u00f4ng? Em nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y \u1edf Paris c\u00e1c c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng m\u1eb7c ng\u1eafn nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. - V\u1edbi \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u01b0 ch\u00e2n em, m\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc v\u00e1y d\u00e0i h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t li n\u1eefa l\u00e0 g\u00e2y ra x\u00ec-c\u0103ng- \u0111an ngay. Anh tin ch\u1eafc r\u1eb1ng thanh ni\u00ean \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd v\u1edbi anh. - Anh ch\u1ecdc gh\u1eb9o em ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? - n\u00e0ng v\u1ee9a n\u00f3i l\u00ed nh\u00ed, ch\u00e2n b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean chi\u1ebfc Mercedes c\u00f3 c\u1eafm l\u00e1 c\u1edd \u1edf ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea7u xe. C\u1edd g\u00ec th\u1ebf? - Anh v\u1eeba \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ed5 nhi\u1ec7m v\u00e0o th\u00e0nh ph\u1ea7n ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 m\u1edbi. - Do \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1ng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c t\u00ean em \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn trong m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i b\u00e1o tr\u00ean t\u1edd News of","the World. Anh c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecdc b\u00e0i b\u00e1o \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ee9? - Em d\u01b0 bi\u1ebft anh kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ecdc lo\u1ea1i b\u00e1o l\u00e1 c\u1ea3i. - Em c\u0169ng v\u1eady. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a cho em xem. T\u1edd b\u00e1o \u0111\u1eb7t c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153C\u00f4 \u0111\u00e0o n\u01b0\u1edbc \u00dac \u0103n kh\u00e1ch t\u00f3c m\u00e0u carot c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng quan h\u1ec7 m\u1eadt thi\u1ebft v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 T\u00e2y \u0110\u1ee9c l\u00e0 ai?\u00e2\u20ac Rainer kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi ch\u1ec9 m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi. \u0110i ch\u01a1i b\u1eb1ng xe h\u01a1i v\u1edbi Rainer l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng ph\u00fat \u00eam \u0111\u1ec1m \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi Justine \u1edf La M\u00e3. Sau \u0111\u00f3 h\u1ecd \u0111i th\u0103m H\u1ed3ng Y De Bricassart v\u00e0 H\u1ed3ng Y Di Contini Verchese. V\u00e0i ng\u00e0y sau \u0111\u1ebfn phi\u00ean \u0111o\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1eeb Drogheda \u0111\u1ebfn. Rainer m\u01b0\u1edbn m\u1ed9t xe nh\u1ecf sang tr\u1ecdng \u0111\u00f3n h\u1ecd v\u1ec1 kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n. Justine k\u00edn \u0111\u00e1o theo d\u00f5i ph\u1ea3n \u1ee9ng c\u1ee7a Rainer khi \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi gia \u0111\u00ecnh n\u00e0ng g\u1ed3m ch\u1ee7 y\u1ebfu c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1eadu. Cho \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u00fat cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng Justine v\u1eabn c\u00f2n hy v\u1ecdng m\u1eb9 n\u00e0ng s\u1ebd thay \u0111\u1ed5i \u00fd ki\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn La M\u00e3. Meggie v\u1eafng m\u1eb7t g\u00e2y cho Justine s\u1ef1 kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu. Tuy kh\u00f4ng ph\u00e2n t\u00edch \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c t\u00e2m tr\u1ea1ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh: \u0111au bu\u1ed3n cho Dane hay s\u1ef1 v\u1eafng m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 g\u00e2y bu\u1ed3n kh\u1ed5 cho ch\u00ednh n\u00e0ng. Nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0 n\u00e0ng c\u00f3 tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m ti\u1ebfp h\u1ecd. \u1ed2! H\u1ecd r\u1ee5t r\u00e8 l\u00e0m sao! Kh\u00f3 m\u00e0 ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t b\u1edfi c\u00e0ng gi\u00e0 h\u1ecd l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng gi\u1ed1ng nhau. T\u1ea1i La M\u00e3, h\u1ecd ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00e1c v\u1edbi xung quanh, \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng nh\u00e0 ch\u0103n nu\u00f4i \u00dac \u0111i ngh\u1ec9 h\u00e8 \u1edf La M\u00e3. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng Rainer \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t. Anh \u1ea5y t\u1ecf ra r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi h\u1ecd. M\u00ecnh ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u1ee3i chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1edbi Patsy, th\u1ebf m\u00e0 anh \u1ea5y l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Anh qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u1ea9n s\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi em, Rainer, b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a H\u1ed3ng Y v\u00e0 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a Justine O'' Neill. Ph\u1ea3i chi anh \u1ea5y b\u1edbt x\u1ea5u trai m\u1ed9t t\u00ed, m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd h\u00f4n anh \u1ea5y cho \u0111\u00fang v\u1edbi l\u00f2ng bi\u1ebft \u01a1n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Ch\u00faa \u01a1i, b\u00e2y gi\u1edd m\u1edbi th\u1ea5y n\u1ebfu \u1edf La M\u00e3 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh v\u1edbi c\u00e1c \u00f4ng c\u1eadu m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 Rain th\u00ec s\u1ebd v\u01a1 v\u01a1 bi\u1ebft ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o. Rainer \u01a1i... \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 anh mang \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 t\u1ed1t l\u00e0nh nh\u01b0 c\u01a1n m\u01b0a. Nh\u00e0 th\u1edd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ebfn hai ng\u00e0n con chi\u00ean, do \u0111\u00f3 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n ch\u1ed7 tr\u1ed1ng. Kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i n\u00e0o tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta l\u1ea1i d\u00e0nh nhi\u1ec1u th\u00ec gi\u1edd, suy ngh\u0129 v\u00e0 s\u00e1ng t\u1ea1o nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf cho vi\u1ec7c x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng m\u1ed9t th\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. C\u00e1c c\u00f4ng tr\u00ecnh ngo\u00e0i t\u00f4n gi\u00e1o th\u1eddi th\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ec1u tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh v\u00f4 ngh\u0129a. \u0110\u1ea1i gi\u00e1o \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a Bramante, n\u00f3c tr\u00f2n c\u1ee7a Michelangelo, h\u00e0ng c\u1ed9t c\u1ee7a Bernini. \u0110\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 c\u00f4ng tr\u00ecnh cung hi\u1ebfn cho Ch\u00faa m\u00e0 c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u1ee3i ca con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Trong l\u1ec5 th\u1ee5 phong linh m\u1ee5c, Dane n\u1eb1m d\u00e0i tr\u00ean c\u00e1c b\u1eadc, m\u1eb7t \u00fap xu\u1ed1ng, nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft. Anh \u0111ang ngh\u0129 g\u00ec? \u1ea8n gi\u1ea5u trong m\u1ed9t ni\u1ec1m \u0111au s\u00e2u k\u00edn v\u00ec m\u1eb9 anh \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn? H\u1ed3ng Y De Bricassart nh\u00ecn anh qua h\u00e0ng n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft v\u00e0 hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 n\u1ed7i \u0111au n\u00e0o gi\u00e0y x\u00e9o anh h\u01a1n. Th\u00e2n x\u00e1c anh l\u00fac n\u00e0y nh\u01b0 h\u00f2a nh\u1eadp trong ph\u00e9p l\u1ea1. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o d\u00e0nh cho b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec v\u00e0 ai kh\u00e1c h\u01a1n l\u00e0 Ch\u00faa. M\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi ng\u00e0y, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec quan tr\u1ecdng h\u01a1n l\u00e0 nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 ph\u1ea3i ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 hi\u1ebfn d\u00e2ng cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 linh h\u1ed3n cho Ch\u00faa. R\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 anh s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ea1t m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch nh\u01b0ng li\u1ec7u r\u1eb1ng m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ea1t m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch n\u00e0y? H\u1ed3ng Y De Bricassart th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng r\u1ed3i, d\u00f9 \u00f4ng nh\u1edb r\u1ea5t r\u00f5 ng\u00e0y th\u1ee5 phong \u00f4ng nh\u01b0 ng\u1eadp tr\u00e0n trong m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 lo ngh\u0129 th\u1ea7n th\u00e1nh. \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eed v\u1eadn d\u1ee5ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 rung \u0111\u1ed9ng \u1edf trong \u00f4ng l\u00fac \u1ea5y, nh\u1eefng \u00f4ng v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 h\u00f3a th\u00e2n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch tr\u1ecdn v\u1eb9n.","L\u1ec5 t\u1ea5n ch\u1ee9c linh m\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng long tr\u1ecdng b\u1eb1ng h\u00f4m nay nh\u01b0ng qua ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n tr\u1ebb n\u00e0y m\u00ecnh th\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i c\u00e1i ng\u00e0y \u0111\u00f3. M\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi \u0111\u00edch th\u1eadt anh ta l\u00e0 ai, b\u1ea5t k\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng lo \u00e2u c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, anh ta \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i qua bao nhi\u00eau n\u0103m d\u00e0i \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng g\u00e2y ra m\u1ed9t m\u1ed1i \u00e1c c\u1ea3m n\u00e0o, \u0111\u1eebng n\u00f3i chi l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb th\u00f9 th\u1eadt s\u1ef1. Anh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 anh th\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi. V\u1eady m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd anh ta ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u phi th\u01b0\u1eddng. Khi anh m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y, Dane thi\u1ebfu t\u1ef1 tin; ch\u00ednh ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 mang \u0111\u1ebfn cho anh c\u00e1i \u00e2n s\u1ee7ng \u1ea5y, r\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ee9ng minh s\u1ef1 hi\u1ec7n h\u1eefu c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh. C\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u linh m\u1ee5c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c phong ch\u1ee9c \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, c\u00f3 h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n, h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n. Tuy nhi\u00ean v\u1edbi Ralph, bu\u1ed5i l\u1ec5 n\u00e0y th\u1eadt \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t. Meggie \u01a1i! T\u1ea1i sao em kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn t\u1eb7ng v\u1eadt em \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ebfn d\u00e2ng cho Ch\u00faa? T\u1eb7ng v\u1eadt m\u00e0 anh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 hi\u1ebfn d\u00e2ng cho Ng\u01b0\u1eddi khi b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n anh \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ebfn d\u00e2ng. M\u1ed9t l\u00fac sau, \u00f4ng quay \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1i, nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y h\u00e0ng gh\u1ebf d\u00e0nh cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf Drogheda \u0111\u1ebfn trong nh\u1eefng b\u1ed9 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o kh\u00e1c th\u01b0\u1eddng: Bob, Jack, Hughie, Jims, Pats\u1ef5 M\u1ed9t gh\u1ebf tr\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a Meggie, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ebfn Frank. Justine v\u1edbi m\u00e1i t\u00f3c r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 che khu\u1ea5t d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u00e1i kh\u0103n vu\u00f4ng \u0111\u0103ng ten \u0111en l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef duy nh\u1ea5t trong d\u00f2ng h\u1ecd Cleary \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y. Rainer ng\u1ed3i k\u1ebf b\u00ean n\u00e0ng. Ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m nay, ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00e1c; ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m nay, m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi \u00f4ng. H\u00f4m nay, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c l\u00e0 ch\u00ednh \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 cho ra \u0111\u1eddi m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con trai. \u00f4ng m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 th\u1edf d\u00e0i. H\u1ed3ng Y Di Contini Verchese \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn g\u00ec khi phong ch\u1ee9c linh m\u1ee5c cho Dan\u1ebb Dane r\u1ea5t \u0111au kh\u1ed5 v\u00ec m\u1eb9 anh kh\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ebfn La M\u00e3 nh\u01b0ng anh kh\u00f4ng bu\u1ed3n gi\u1eadn m\u1eb9 v\u00ec anh tin r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t nguy\u00ean nh\u00e2n n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 anh ch\u01b0a r\u00f5, anh s\u1ebd v\u1ec1 Drogheda h\u1ecfi cho bi\u1ebft. Dane c\u00f3 \u0111\u00fang thai th\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 do suy ngh\u0129 s\u1ebd l\u00e0m g\u00ec. Anh c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh v\u1ec1 Drogheda, trong nh\u1eefng l\u00fac phi ng\u1ef1a qua c\u00e1c b\u00e3i ch\u0103n c\u1eebu, anh s\u1ebd suy ngh\u0129 th\u1eadt ch\u00edn ch\u1eafn v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 \u1ea5y. Anh c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi trao \u0111\u1ed5i v\u1edbi m\u1eb9. Nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3, khi g\u1eb7p m\u1eb9 anh s\u1ebd n\u00f3i th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? Anh c\u1ea7n t\u1eadp trung can \u0111\u1ea3m tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi tr\u1edf v\u1ec1. Dane r\u1ee7 Justine c\u00f9ng \u0111i Hy L\u1ea1p ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i trong m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m ng\u00e0y, hy v\u1ecdng Justine s\u1ebd c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch l\u00e0m cho Dane th\u00eam can \u0111\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00ean m\u00e1y bay v\u1ec1 Drogheda g\u1eb7p m\u1eb9. L\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u Justine \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd v\u1edbi Dane v\u00e0 th\u1ecfa thu\u1eadn v\u1edbi Rainer l\u00e0 trong khi n\u00e0ng \u0111i Hy L\u1ea1p th\u00ec Rainer tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a anh ta \u1edf Bonn. Nh\u01b0ng cu\u1ed9c chia tay gi\u1eefa Rainer v\u00e0 Justine kh\u00f4ng su\u00f4n s\u1ebb. Rainer ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ea3y n\u0103m quen nhau \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ecf t\u00ecnh v\u1edbi Justine nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn b\u1ecb Justine t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i. Rainer ch\u1edd l\u00e2u \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf v\u00ec anh kh\u00f4ng t\u1ef1 tin, bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh x\u1ea5u trai v\u00e0 d\u01b0 bi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00ecnh y\u00eau b\u1ea5t c\u1ea7n ti\u1ec1n b\u1ea1c l\u1eabn \u0111\u1ecba v\u1ecb. Justine t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i v\u00ec tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi n\u00e0ng, t\u00ecnh y\u00eau l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 t\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111o\u1ea1t, gia \u0111\u00ecnh l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 ch\u1ea5m d\u1ee9t t\u1ef1 do. V\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i n\u00e0ng ch\u01b0a tin ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 n\u00e0ng y\u00eau Rainer. Nh\u01b0ng khi Rainer \u0111i r\u1ed3i, c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh trong ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n, n\u00e0ng m\u1edbi nh\u1eadn ra s\u1ef1 tr\u1ed1ng v\u1eafng kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp trong l\u00f2ng. Qu\u00e1i qu\u1ef7 n\u1eefa l\u00e0 ch\u1ea1m m\u1eb7t \u00f4ng c\u1eadu n\u00e0o h\u1ecd c\u0169ng h\u1ecfi Rainer \u0111\u00e2u. - Rainer l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tay tuy\u1ec7t l\u1eafm, Hughie n\u00f3i, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft s\u00e1ng l\u00ean.","Kinh ng\u1ea1c, b\u1ed7ng ch\u1ed1c Justine hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng t\u1ea1i sao trong nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y qua n\u00e0ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1c \u00f4ng c\u1eadu quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia gi\u1eefa c\u00e1c \u00f4ng c\u1eadu v\u00e0 n\u00e0ng g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t d\u00ednh d\u1ea5p n\u00e0o. D\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1eaft c\u00e1c \u00f4ng, n\u00e0ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean quan tr\u1ecdng ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec n\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eafn v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng m\u00e0 c\u00e1c \u00f4ng \u0111\u00f3n nh\u1eadn l\u00e0m th\u00e0nh vi\u00ean c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh. Tr\u1edf l\u00ean ph\u00f2ng, \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c n\u00e0ng quay cu\u1ed3ng. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 Rainer y\u00eau m\u00ecnh. Nh\u01b0ng khi n\u00e0ng mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p Rainer qua \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i th\u00ec c\u00f4 ph\u1ee5 tr\u00e1ch t\u1ed5ng \u0111\u00e0i cho bi\u1ebft Rainer \u0111\u00e3 r\u1eddi kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n \u0111i Bonn. Justine quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh kh\u00f4ng \u0111i Hy L\u1ea1p v\u1edbi Dane v\u00e0 tin r\u1eb1ng Dane s\u1ebd hi\u1ec3u n\u00e0ng. Dane v\u1eabn mu\u1ed1n n\u00e0ng l\u1ea5y Rainer l\u00e0m ch\u1ed3ng. Rainer th\u00e2n m\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a em (b\u1ee9c th\u01b0 ng\u1eafn b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf), em r\u1ea5t \u00e2n h\u1eadn t\u1ed1i h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ed1n ch\u1ea1y anh nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con d\u00ea c\u00e1i h\u1ed1t ho\u1ea3ng; em kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u em \u0111\u00e3 m\u1eafc ch\u1ee9ng g\u00ec. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd do m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi v\u00e0 bao nhi\u00eau chuy\u1ec7n ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u00f3. Em mong anh tha l\u1ed7i cho c\u00e1ch x\u1eed s\u1ef1 r\u1ea5t thi\u1ebfu t\u1ebf nh\u1ecb c\u1ee7a em. Em th\u1ea5y m\u1eafc c\u1ee1 v\u00ec m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1ng g\u00ec. V\u00ec em ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng bu\u1ed5i l\u1ec5 v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng l\u00e0m cho ch\u00ednh anh m\u1ecfi m\u1ec7t, t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1eddi t\u1ecf t\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a anh. Cho n\u00ean, em \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb: xin l\u1ed7i anh v\u00e0 v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda em, em c\u0169ng tha th\u1ee9 cho anh. Ch\u00fang ta v\u1eabn l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n v\u1edbi nhau, em mong nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Em kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng s\u1ef1 l\u1ea1nh nh\u1ea1t v\u1edbi anh. L\u1ea7n sau anh \u0111\u1ebfn Lu\u00e2n \u0110\u00f4n, em ch\u1edd anh c\u00f9ng \u0103n t\u1ed1i t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 em v\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd l\u1eadp l\u1ea1i hi\u1ec7p \u01b0\u1edbc h\u00f2a b\u00ecnh theo nghi th\u1ee9c h\u1eb3n hoi. Nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi khi, d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u1ee9c th\u01b0 k\u00fd Justine. Nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u01b0, Rainer nh\u00edu m\u00e0y suy ngh\u0129, c\u1ed1 t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u \u00fd ngh\u0129a th\u1eadt c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng d\u00f2ng ch\u1eef t\u1ea7m th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ebft v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng. Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ed1i c\u00e3i, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1eddi k\u00eau g\u1ecdi th\u00e2n thi\u1ec7n, nh\u01b0ng ngo\u00e0i ra c\u00f2n g\u00ec n\u1eefa? T\u1ea1i sao Justine kh\u00f4ng \u0111i Hy L\u1ea1p v\u1edbi Dane m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i quay tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Lu\u00e2n \u0110\u00f4n? Rainer kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m tin r\u1eb1ng Justine thay \u0111\u1ed5i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh v\u00ec anh, nh\u01b0ng anh v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ec3 hy v\u1ecdng len v\u00e0o trong t\u00e2m t\u01b0. Chi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 b\u1ea3y, Rainer t\u1eeb Bonn \u0111\u1ebfn La M\u00e3 v\u00e0 tr\u00ecnh di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi Justine t\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 n\u00e0ng. Cu\u1ed9c g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y k\u1ebft th\u00fac tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng. S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, Justine th\u00fa nh\u1eadn: - Em tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Lu\u00e2n \u0110\u00f4n \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn vai Desdemona nh\u01b0ng m\u1eb7t kh\u00e1c c\u0169ng v\u00ec anh. Em kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o s\u1ed1ng b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eeb khi anh h\u00f4n em \u1edf La M\u00e3, anh d\u01b0 bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y. Anh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ea5t th\u00f4ng minh, Rainer Moerling Hertheim. - V\u1eeba \u0111\u1ee7 th\u00f4ng minh \u0111\u1ec3 r\u1eb1ng anh mu\u1ed1n em l\u00e0m v\u1ee3 ngay t\u1eeb khi anh m\u1edbi g\u1eb7p em. - L\u00e0m v\u1ee3? N\u00e0ng b\u1eadt d\u1eady h\u1ecfi. - V\u00e2ng, l\u00e0m v\u1ee3. N\u1ebfu anh c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u1ea5y em l\u00e0m t\u00ecnh nh\u00e2n th\u00ec anh \u0111\u00e3 chi\u1ebfm \u0111o\u1ea1t em t\u1eeb nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m. Anh ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3. Anh bi\u1ebft b\u1ed9 \u00f3c c\u1ee7a em v\u1eadn h\u00e0nh nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o; c\u0169ng t\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ed1i d\u1ec5 th\u00f4i. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u00fd do duy nh\u1ea5t ng\u0103n ch\u1eb7n anh, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 v\u00ec anh mu\u1ed1n l\u1ea5y em l\u00e0m v\u1ee3, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 anh v\u1eabn bi\u1ebft em ch\u01b0a c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u1ea5y ch\u1ed3ng. - B\u00e2y gi\u1edd em v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh \u1ea5y.","- Justine, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t tr\u00f2 \u0111\u00f9a \u0111\u00e2u v\u00e0 anh kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c \u0111\u00f9a gi\u1ee1n. Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ec3 suy ngh\u0129. H\u01a1n ai h\u1ebft em bi\u1ebft anh ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. Ri\u00eang v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda em, ph\u1ea3i th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1m c\u01b0\u1edbi l\u00e0 gi\u1ea3i ph\u00e1p duy nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a. H\u00e3y lo\u1ea1i ra kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ea7u em b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c. Anh kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn gi\u1eef vai tr\u00f2 n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh em ngo\u00e0i vai tr\u00f2 l\u00e0m ch\u1ed3ng. - Em s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ch\u1ecbu r\u1eddi b\u1ecf s\u00e2n kh\u1ea5u! Justine h\u00e9t to l\u00ean, nh\u01b0 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng g\u00e2y chuy\u1ec7n. - Anh \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 bao gi\u1edd? \u0110\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac em ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4n l\u1edbn l\u00ean ch\u1edb Justine. M\u1edbi tho\u1ea1t nghe em, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta t\u01b0\u1edfng anh \u0111\u1ecbnh k\u1ebft \u00e1n chung th\u00e2n em trong vai n\u1ed9i tr\u1ee3 v\u00e0 b\u1ebfp n\u00fac. Ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng ngh\u00e8o kh\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf \u0111\u00e2u. Em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng bao nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5c v\u1ee5 t\u00f9y \u00fd em, nh\u1eefng v\u00fa em cho c\u00e1c con v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec em mu\u1ed1n. - Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u! Justine k\u00eau l\u00ean. N\u00e0ng ch\u01b0a ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n con c\u00e1i. Rainer c\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1ea5t. - \u1ed2! \u0110\u00e2y \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 c\u00e1i m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 ph\u1ee5c th\u00f9 c\u1ee7a s\u00e1ng ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m sau! Anh l\u1ea1i h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng ng\u1ed1c \u0111\u1eb7t em qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng l\u00fac n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2y anh ch\u1ec9 y\u00eau c\u1ea7u em h\u00e3y ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3. Tuy nhi\u00ean, anh b\u00e1o tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1edbi em... Khi quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh, em \u0111\u1eebng qu\u00ean r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu anh kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m ch\u1ed3ng em, th\u00ec anh c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0 g\u00ec h\u1ebft. N\u00e0ng cho\u00e0ng hai tay l\u00ean c\u1ed5 Rainer, b\u00e1m ch\u1eb7t ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh nh\u01b0 kh\u1ed1ng mu\u1ed1n bu\u00f4ng ra. - \u1ed2! Rainer! Anh \u0111\u1eebng g\u00e2y cho em nhi\u1ec1u kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf! M\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh l\u00e1i chi\u1ebfc xe \u0111ua Lagonda, Dane \u0111i qua v\u00f9ng \u0110\u00f4ng B\u1eafc n\u01b0\u1edbc \u00dd, gh\u00e9 l\u1ea1i Trieste - th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 m\u00e0 anh r\u1ea5t th\u00edch - hai ng\u00e0y, ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i b\u00ean b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n Adriatic r\u1ed3i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c cu\u1ed9c h\u00e0nh tr\u00ecnh v\u00e0o l\u00e3nh th\u1ed5 Nam T\u01b0. T\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2y anh \u0111\u1ebfn bi\u00ean gi\u1edbi Hy L\u1ea1p, \u0111i v\u00e0o th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n Evzone gi\u1eefa l\u00fac \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0y \u0111ang s\u00f4i s\u1ee5c kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed c\u00e1ch m\u1ea1ng. T\u1ea1i th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n Evzone ban \u0111\u00eam h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n ng\u1ecdn \u0111u\u1ed1c ch\u00e1y \u0111\u1ecf r\u1ef1c, \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng h\u00f4 to t\u1eebng l\u00fac \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Pap-andre-ou! Pap-andre-ou! N\u00f3ng l\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ebfn Athenes s\u1edbm, anh kh\u00f4ng d\u1eebng tr\u1ea1m n\u00e0o l\u00e2u. T\u1ea1i th\u1ee7 \u0111\u00f4 Hy L\u1ea1p, kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed c\u00f2n s\u00f4i s\u1ee5c h\u01a1n, d\u00e2n ch\u00fang quy\u1ebft t\u00e2m \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 Papandreou l\u00ean n\u1eafm quy\u1ec1n. Dane kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch s\u1ef1 \u1ed3n \u00e0o, anh g\u1edfi chi\u1ebfc Lagonda v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t gara v\u00e0 l\u00ean t\u00e0u \u0111i ra \u0111\u1ea3o Crete. N\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y, gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y \u00f4liu, c\u00e2y b\u00e1ch l\u00fd h\u01b0\u01a1ng hoang d\u1ea1i v\u00e0 gi\u1eefa n\u00fai non, Dane t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 y\u00ean t\u0129nh. Anh m\u01b0\u1edbn m\u1ed9t ph\u00f2ng nh\u1ecf \u1edf m\u1ed9t qu\u00e1n tr\u1ecd qu\u00e9t v\u00f4i m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng. Bu\u1ed5i tr\u01b0a ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng ve k\u00eau. Trong s\u1ef1 im v\u1eafng c\u1ee7a s\u00e1ng h\u1eebng \u0111\u00f4ng, Dane l\u00e0m l\u1ec5 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh, sau \u0111\u00f3 \u0111i d\u1ea1o c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y. Kh\u00f4ng ai qu\u1ea5y r\u1ea7y anh v\u00e0 anh kh\u00f4ng qu\u1ea5y r\u1ea7y ai. Nh\u01b0ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i qua, nh\u1eefng c\u1eb7p m\u1eaft u bu\u1ed3n c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n qu\u00ea \u1edf \u0111\u1ea3o t\u00f2 m\u00f2 nh\u00ecn theo anh v\u00e0 tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t nh\u0103n nheo c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd c\u0169ng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi. Tr\u1eddi n\u00f3ng, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nghe y\u00ean t\u0129nh v\u00e0 u\u1ec3 o\u1ea3i. \u00c2m th\u1ea7m, Dane c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n trong tr\u1ea1ng th\u00e1i x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng. L\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa! Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 ban ph\u00fac cho con h\u01a1n nh\u1eefng g\u00ec con x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng. Con ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec cho Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e0y t\u1ecf v\u1edbi Ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ef1 bi\u1ebft \u01a1n c\u1ee7a con? Con ch\u01b0a tr\u1ea3i qua nhi\u1ec1u \u0111au kh\u1ed5, cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi con ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ni\u1ec1m vui d\u00e0i, v\u00f4 t\u1eadn, t\u1eeb khi con b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ph\u1ee5ng s\u1ef1.","V\u00ec Ng\u01b0\u1eddi, con ph\u1ea3i kh\u1ed5 \u0111au. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y v\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 kh\u1ed5 \u0111au. Ch\u1ec9 qua s\u1ef1 \u0111au kh\u1ed5 con m\u1edbi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t l\u00ean tr\u00ean ch\u00ednh b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u01a1n. Th\u1ebf m\u1edbi l\u00e0 \u00fd ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0y: m\u1ed9t giai \u0111o\u1ea1n chuy\u1ec3n ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 c\u1ea3m th\u00f4ng huy\u1ec1n b\u00ed c\u1ee7a Ng\u01b0\u1eddi. H\u00e3y c\u1eafm ng\u1ecdn gi\u00e1o v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng ng\u1ef1c con, \u0111\u00e2m s\u00e2u \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 r\u00fat ra. H\u00e3y l\u00e0m cho con \u0111au kh\u1ed5... V\u00ec Ng\u01b0\u1eddi, con t\u1eeb b\u1ecf m\u1ecdi k\u1ebb kh\u00e1c, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 m\u1eb9 con, ch\u1ecb con v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9c H\u1ed3ng Y. Duy nh\u1ea5t Ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 ni\u1ec1m \u0111au v\u00e0 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 ni\u00eam vui c\u1ee7a con. H\u00e3y l\u0103ng nh\u1ee5c con v\u00e0 con s\u1ebd h\u00e1t l\u00ean nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi t\u00e1n t\u1ee5ng Ng\u01b0\u1eddi. H\u00e3y ti\u00eau di\u1ec7t con v\u00e0 con s\u1ebd m\u00e3n nguy\u1ec7n. Con y\u00eau Ng\u01b0\u1eddi, m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh Ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. Dane xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t b\u00e3i nh\u1ecf m\u00e0 m\u1ea5y ng\u00e0y qua anh v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1eafm. C\u00f3 hai thanh ni\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh n\u1eb1m ph\u01a1i n\u1eafng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ecf nh\u01b0 t\u00f4m lu\u1ed9c, h\u1ecd n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi nhau gi\u1ecdng Oxford; c\u00e1ch xa m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, hai c\u00f4 g\u00e1i \u0111ang trao \u0111\u1ed5i v\u1edbi nhau m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch l\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebfng b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng \u0110\u1ee9c. Dane nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda hai c\u00f4 g\u00e1i, h\u01a1i r\u1ee5t r\u00e8, s\u1eeda l\u1ea1i c\u00e1i qu\u1ea7n t\u1eafm ngay ng\u1eafn. Hai c\u00f4 g\u00e1i ng\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi nhau, ng\u1ed3i b\u1eadt d\u1eady ch\u1ec9nh l\u1ea1i m\u00e1i t\u00f3c r\u1ed3i m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi Dan\u1eb9 - Ch\u00e0o c\u00e1c anh. H\u00f4m nay th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? Dane quen m\u1eb7t hai anh ch\u00e0ng thanh ni\u00ean n\u00e0y, kh\u00f4ng ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o thi\u1ebfu m\u1eb7t h\u1ecd \u1edf b\u00e3i. - Tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi, \u00f4ng b\u1ea1n! Nh\u01b0ng h\u00e3y coi ch\u1eebng n\u01b0\u1edbc xo\u00e1y... T\u1ee5i n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m t\u1eafm. Ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 c\u00f3 b\u00e3o \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf ngo\u00e0i kh\u01a1i. - C\u1ea3m \u01a1n b\u1ea1n, Dane c\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i. Anh ch\u1ea1y ra h\u01b0\u1edbng nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee3t s\u00f3ng nh\u1ecf \u0111ang v\u1ed7 nh\u1eb9 v\u00e0o b\u1edd hi\u1ec1n h\u00f2a, r\u1ed3i v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 t\u1ef1 tin c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t tay b\u01a1i gi\u1ecfi anh ph\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi xu\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc. Kinh ng\u1ea1c! M\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc ph\u1eb3ng l\u1eb7ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c Dane kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch ch\u1ed1ng ch\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ea1nh k\u00e9o r\u00fat hai ch\u00e2n anh \u1edf ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi. Tuy nhi\u00ean ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e1ng lo ng\u1ea1i, Dane l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tay b\u01a1i c\u1eeb. \u0110\u1ea7u nghi\u00eang ph\u00e2n n\u1eeda d\u01b0\u1edbi n\u01b0\u1edbc, anh r\u1ebd s\u00f3ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch thong th\u1ea3, t\u1eadn h\u01b0\u1edfng c\u00e1i m\u00e1t r\u01b0\u1ee3i th\u1ea5m v\u00e0o da th\u1ecbt v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n. Khi anh ng\u1eebng b\u01a1i, nh\u00ecn l\u00ean b\u1edd, th\u00ec hai c\u00f4 g\u00e1i \u0110\u1ee9c v\u1eeba c\u1ed9t ch\u1eb7t xong m\u0169 gi\u1eef cho t\u00f3c kh\u00f4ng \u01b0\u1edbt, \u0111ang c\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u1ee1n ch\u1ea1y xu\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc. Dane d\u00f9ng hai b\u00e0n tay l\u00e0m loa h\u00e9t to b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng \u0110\u1ee9c b\u00e1o cho hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean ra xa, coi ch\u1eebng n\u01b0\u1edbc r\u00fat. Hai c\u00f4 g\u00e1i c\u01b0\u1eddi vang ra hi\u1ec7u v\u1edbi Dane l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u. Ng\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea7u ph\u00e2n n\u1eeda d\u01b0\u1edbi n\u01b0\u1edbc, anh l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c b\u01a1i v\u00e0 h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 b\u00ean tai nghe m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau c\u1ee9u. Anh ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c b\u01a1i m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n r\u1ed3i d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, d\u00f9ng hai ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ea1p n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ee9ng t\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng ai k\u00eau c\u1ee9u. Quay \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1i, anh th\u1ea5y hai c\u00f4 g\u00e1i \u0111ang ch\u1edbi v\u1edbi, ho\u1ea3ng h\u1ed1t, mi\u1ec7ng h\u00e9t li\u00ean t\u1ee5c. Tay \u0111\u01b0a cao l\u00ean, m\u1ed9t trong hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang ch\u00ecm xu\u1ed1ng. Anh b\u01a1i nhanh \u0111\u1ebfn. Nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh tay cu\u1ed1ng cu\u1ed3ng ch\u1ee5p l\u1ea5y anh, k\u00e9o anh v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn ch\u00ecm xu\u1ed1ng; anh t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1ch k\u00e8m ch\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1nh m\u1ed9t c\u00fa \u0111\u1ea5m v\u00e0o c\u1eb1m; ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u00f3 anh d\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e2u g\u1ed1i th\u00fac m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o x\u01b0\u01a1ng s\u1ed1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia khi\u1ebfn c\u00f4 n\u00e0y c\u0169ng cho\u00e1ng v\u00e1ng. Anh b\u01a1i ng\u1eeda k\u00e9o c\u00f9ng l\u00fac hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi - gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng v\u00f9ng v\u1eaby n\u1eefa, l\u1ea7n v\u00e0o trong c\u1ea1n. L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 m\u1edbi th\u1ea5y hai thanh ni\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n, ti\u1ebfp tay \u0111\u01b0a hai c\u00f4 g\u00e1i \u0110\u1ee9c l\u00ean b\u00e3i c\u00e1t. D\u00f9 m\u1ec7t nh\u1eeb ng\u01b0\u1eddi, Dane v\u1eabn m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi. Ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a anh \u0111\u00e3 xong, b\u00e2y gi\u1edd","\u0111\u1ebfn ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a hai anh ch\u00e0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh. Trong khi anh th\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ec3 ngh\u1ec9 m\u1ec7t, d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ea1i cu\u1ed1n r\u00fat anh m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. Hai ch\u00e2m anh kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea1m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ea5t, su\u00fdt n\u1eefa anh g\u1eb7p n\u1ea1n. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 anh, hai c\u00f4 g\u00e1i \u0110\u1ee9c ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb ch\u1ebft \u0111u\u1ed1i; m\u1ea5y thanh ni\u00ean Anh kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee9c v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eadp d\u1ee3t \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ee9u hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Gi\u1eefa l\u00fac Dane th\u1ea3 n\u1ed5i tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc, \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n \u0111au nh\u00f3i nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 g\u00ec n\u1ed5 tung l\u1ed3ng ng\u1ef1c, c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c \u0111au nh\u1ee9c kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn gi\u00e1o, m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y lao n\u01b0\u1edbng \u0111\u1ecf c\u1eafm th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o tim. \u0110au \u0111\u1edbn kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecbu n\u1ed5i, x\u00e9 c\u1ea3 ru\u1ed9t gan. Anh th\u00e9t l\u00ean, \u0111\u01b0a hai tay cao kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ea7u, to\u00e0n th\u00e2n c\u1ee9ng l\u1ea1i, b\u1eafp th\u1ecbt co gi\u1eadt; c\u01a1n \u0111au c\u00e0ng d\u1eef d\u1ed9i bu\u1ed9c anh h\u1ea1 hai tay xu\u1ed1ng, \u0111an ch\u00e9o nhau \u00f4m l\u1ea5y ng\u1ef1c, hai \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i r\u00fat l\u00ean b\u1ee5ng. \u00d4i, tim t\u00f4i! T\u00f4i b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n \u0111au tim. T\u00f4i s\u1eafp ch\u1ebft! T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u! Ch\u01b0a mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5, khi m\u00e0 t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng th\u1eed th\u00e1ch. Ch\u00faa nh\u00e2n t\u1eeb h\u00e3y c\u1ee9u con! Con kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ebft, con kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ebft. Nh\u1eefng c\u01a1n co gi\u1eadt th\u01b0a d\u1ea7n, ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ec1m ra, Dane n\u1eb1m ng\u1eeda, hai c\u00e1nh tay giang r\u1ed9ng ph\u1eadp ph\u1ed3ng tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc. Xuy\u00ean qua hai h\u00e0ng l\u00f4ng mi \u01b0\u1edbt \u0111\u1eabm, anh nh\u00ecn v\u00f2m tr\u1eddi \u1edf xa, th\u1eadt xa tr\u00ean cao, th\u1eadt cao. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ebft th\u00fac; \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 ng\u1ecdn lao c\u1ee7a Ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ng\u1ecdn lao m\u00e0 l\u00f2ng ki\u00eau h\u00e3nh c\u1ee7a con \u0111\u00e3 van xin Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ban cho c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea7y m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3. H\u00e3y cho con m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1eb7c \u00e2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e3y l\u00e0m cho con \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd khi s\u1ef1 \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n, con l\u1ea1i c\u01b0\u1ee1ng l\u1ea1i, kh\u00f4ng t\u1eadn h\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00ecnh y\u00eau tr\u1ecdn v\u1eb9n. Ch\u00faa nh\u00e2n t\u1eeb, n\u1ed7i \u0111au c\u1ee7a Ng\u01b0\u1eddi! Con ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00f3n l\u1ea5y, con kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i, con kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i \u00fd mu\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a Ng\u01b0\u1eddi! N\u1ebfu \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u00fd mu\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a Ch\u00faa th\u00ec \u00fd mu\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n. Nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb, con xin trao th\u00e2n n\u00e0y trong v\u00f2ng tay h\u1ed9 m\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a Ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng nh\u00e2n \u0111\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi con. T\u1ea1i sao Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ban cho con nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ebf trong khi con kh\u00f4ng x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng nh\u1eadn nh\u1eefng \u00e2n s\u1ee7ng c\u1ee7a Ng\u01b0\u1eddi? S\u1ef1 \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn, s\u1ef1 \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn! Ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng nh\u00e2n t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi con. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u1ec3 k\u00e9o d\u00e0i, con van xin Ng\u01b0\u1eddi. S\u1ef1 \u0111au kh\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a con s\u1ebd ng\u1eafn v\u00e0 nhanh ch\u00f3ng k\u1ebft th\u00fac. Ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u con s\u1ebd nh\u00ecn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eb7t Ng\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd, trong khi con c\u00f2n \u1edf c\u00f5i \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0y, con c\u1ea3m \u01a1n Ng\u01b0\u1eddi. S\u1ef1 \u0111au kh\u1ed5! \u0110\u1ee9c Ch\u00faa Tr\u1eddi hi\u1ec1n l\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a con. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u00e1 nh\u00e2n t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi con. Con y\u00eau Ng\u01b0\u1eddi! ... Hai thanh ni\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh b\u00e1o v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u0103n c\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e2n M\u1ef9 \u0111\u00f3ng g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3 t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm Dane. X\u00e1c c\u1ee7a Dane \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c mang v\u00e0o b\u1edd l\u00fac n\u0103m gi\u1edd chi\u1ec1u, ph\u00e2n n\u1eeda m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi khu\u1ea5t sau v\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e1. Qua s\u1ed5 th\u00f4ng h\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a Dane, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u1ecdc th\u1ea5y n\u01a1i ghi th\u00e2n nh\u00e2n g\u1ea7n nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a Justine t\u1ea1i Anh.","C\u200b H\u01af\u01a0NG 40 \u0110i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i reo. L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00edn gi\u1edd s\u00e1ng, Justine c\u00f2n \u0111ang ng\u1ee7. N\u00e0ng th\u1ea7m r\u1ee7a ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ti\u1ec7n v\u0103n minh qu\u1ef7 qu\u00e1i n\u00e0y, th\u1ec1 r\u1eb1ng s\u1ebd c\u1eaft d\u00e2y \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng th\u00e8m s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng n\u00f3 n\u1eefa. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i v\u1eabn reo li\u00ean t\u1ee5c Bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1ecdi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 Rainer. \u00e0ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00f3 k\u00e9o Justine tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng. - A l\u00f4, Justine O'' Neill? - Ph\u1ea3i r\u1ed3i, Justine \u0111\u00e2y. - Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00e0 H\u1ed9i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00dac \u1edf Aldwych. Justine th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i Rainer. - V\u00e2ng, t\u00f4i nghe r\u00f5. N\u00e0ng ch\u01b0a t\u1ec9nh ng\u1ee7, ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ng\u00e1p, m\u1eaft v\u1eabn nh\u1eafm. - Em trai c\u00f4 c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u00f4ng Dane O'' Neill? M\u1eaft Justine m\u1edf ra. - \u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf. - Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang \u1edf Hy L\u1ea1p ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f4 O'' Neill? Hai ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a Justine \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean th\u1ea3m nh\u01b0 l\u00fan xu\u1ed1ng. - V\u00e2ng, \u0111\u00fang th\u1ebf. Justine kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang li\u00ean l\u1ea1c r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 linh m\u1ee5c O'' Neill ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u00f4ng O'' Neill. - C\u00f4 O'' Neill, t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfc ph\u1ea3i b\u00e1o v\u1edbi c\u00f4 m\u1ed9t tin kh\u00f4ng ha\u1ef5 - M\u1ed9t tin kh\u00f4ng hay? M\u1ed9t tin kh\u00f4ng hay \u00e0? Tin g\u00ec v\u1eady? C\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra? Dane \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb g\u00ec? - T\u00f4i l\u1ea5y l\u00e0m ti\u1ebfc m\u00e0 tin cho c\u00f4 hay r\u1eb1ng em trai c\u1ee7a c\u00f4, \u00f4ng Dane O'' Neill \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft \u0111u\u1ed1i \u1edf Crete, trong m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng r\u1ea5t d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m. Theo nh\u1eefng tin t\u1ee9c t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ch\u1ebft trong khi c\u1ee9u m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang l\u00e2m nguy \u1edf b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n. Tuy nhi\u00ean, nh\u01b0 c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft, Hy L\u1ea1p dang c\u00f3 bi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u00e1ch m\u1ea1ng v\u00e0 c\u00e1c tin t\u1ee9c m\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7, r\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c. M\u00e1y \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc b\u00e0n, s\u00e1t v\u00e1ch t\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00e0 Justine \u0111ang d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o, hai \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a n\u00e0ng c\u1ee9 m\u1ec1m ra. Justine t\u1ee5t d\u1ea7n xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, ng\u1ed3i thu m\u00ecnh tr\u00ean s\u00e0n nh\u00e0 n\u1ea5c l\u00ean nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ee9t qu\u00e3ng nghe nh\u01b0 v\u1eeba l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eeba l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng kh\u00f3c h\u00f2a l\u1eabn ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf h\u1ed5n h\u1ec3n m\u1ec7t nh\u1ecdc. Dane ch\u1ebft \u0111u\u1ed1i... Dane ch\u1ebft... Crete , Dane, ch\u1ebft \u0111u\u1ed1i... Ch\u1ebft... ch\u1ebft. - C\u00f4 O'' Neill? C\u00f4 c\u00f2n \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng, c\u00f4 O'' Neill? B\u00ean kia \u0111\u1ea7u d\u00e2y h\u1ecfi d\u1ed3n d\u1eadp. - Ch\u1ebft. Ch\u1ebft \u0111u\u1ed1i... Em trai t\u00f4i! - C\u00f4 O'' Neill, h\u00e3y tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi! - V\u00e2ng, v\u00e2ng, v\u00e2ng! Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i t\u00f4i v\u1eabn \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y.","- Theo ch\u00fang t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft, c\u00f4 l\u00e0 th\u00e2n nh\u00e2n g\u1ea7n nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Dane O'' Neill. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i xin \u00fd ki\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. C\u00f4 O'' Neill, c\u00f4 v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a nghe ch\u1ee9? - V\u00e2ng, v\u00e2ng... - C\u00f4 mu\u1ed1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft th\u1ebf n\u00e0o v\u1ec1 x\u00e1c \u00f4ng \u1ea5y? X\u00e1c! Em t\u00f4i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i x\u00e1c! V\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i r\u00f5 x\u00e1c c\u1ee7a em t\u00f4i m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 c\u00e1i x\u00e1c th\u00f4i. Dane, Dane c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb. Em l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i x\u00e1c. - Th\u00e2n nh\u00e2n g\u1ea7n nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Dane? T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 th\u00e2n nh\u00e2n g\u1ea7n nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Dane; t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00fang nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i. Ng\u1eebng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac. - Th\u1ebf th\u00ec r\u1ea5t phi\u1ec1n ph\u1ee9c, c\u00f4 O'' Neill. N\u00eau c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 th\u00e2n nh\u00e2n g\u1ea7n nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i m\u1ea5t th\u00eam m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian qu\u00ed b\u00e1u. H\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u hi\u1ec7n nay cu\u1ed9c c\u00e1ch m\u1ea1ng \u0111ang b\u00f9ng n\u1ed5 \u1edf Hy L\u1ea1p v\u00e0 tai n\u1ea1n l\u1ea1i x\u1ea3y ra \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. M\u1ecdi li\u00ean l\u1ea1c gi\u1eefa \u0111\u1ea3o n\u00e0y v\u1edbi Athens ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n b\u1ecb c\u1eaft v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ec7nh ph\u1ea3i b\u00e1o cho bi\u1ebft quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee7a th\u00e2n nh\u00e2n g\u1ea7n nh\u1ea5t li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn thi th\u1ec3 n\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n. M\u1eb9 c\u00f4 c\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng? T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng, r\u1ea5t c\u1ea3m \u01a1n. - Nh\u01b0ng m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y; b\u00e0 hi\u1ec7n \u1edf \u00dac. - \u1ede \u00dac? Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i, c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i! Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i g\u1edfi m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c \u0111i\u1ec7n sang \u00dac, l\u1ea1i tr\u1ec5 n\u1eefa. N\u1ebfu c\u00f4 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 th\u00e2n nh\u00e2n g\u1ea7n nh\u1ea5t, c\u00f4 O'' Neill, th\u00ec t\u1ea1i sao em trai c\u00f4 l\u1ea1i ghi t\u00ean c\u00f4 n\u01a1i d\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ec3 ghi ch\u00fa chi ti\u1ebft n\u00e0y tr\u00ean s\u1ed5 th\u00f4ng h\u00e0nh? - T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft - n\u00e0ng n\u00f3i, b\u1ea5t ch\u1ee3t n\u00e0ng nh\u1eadn ra m\u00ecnh \u0111ang c\u01b0\u1eddi. - C\u00f4 cho t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 c\u00f4 \u1edf \u00dac, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u00edn cho b\u00e0 hay. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch d\u1ee9t kho\u00e1t c\u00e1ch gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft thi th\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Dane nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. Vi\u1ec7c trao \u0111\u1ed5i \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u00edn tr\u1ec5 m\u1ea5t \u00edt nh\u1ea5t c\u0169ng m\u01b0\u1eddi hai ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3. T\u00f4i r\u1ea5t mong c\u00f4 hi\u1ec3u cho. M\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n r\u1ed3i kh\u00f4ng k\u1ec3 vi\u1ec7c b\u1ea5t tr\u1eafc n\u00e0y n\u1eefa. - V\u1eady \u00f4ng n\u00ean g\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i cho m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i. \u0110\u1eebng m\u1ea5t th\u00ec gi\u1edd v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u00edn. - Qu\u1ef9 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng cho ph\u00e9p s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c \u0111i\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e0m qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf, c\u00f4 O'' Neill \u1ea1. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi li\u00ean h\u1ec7 \u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u d\u00e2y n\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng gay g\u1eaft. Xin c\u00f4 vui l\u00f2ng cho t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 c\u00f4. - B\u00e0 Meggie O'' Neill, Drogheda, Gillanbone, New South Wales, \u00dac. N\u00e0ng n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ecdc kinh. - M\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, t\u00f4i xin th\u00e0nh th\u1eadt chia bu\u1ed3n c\u00f9ng c\u00f4 O'' Neill. Justine bu\u00f4ng \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i, ng\u1ed3i ph\u1ec7t xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. Ch\u1eafc c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 l\u1ea7m l\u1eabn n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, r\u1ed3i t\u1ea3 c\u1ea3 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y s\u1ebd s\u00e1ng t\u1ecf. Dane b\u1ecb ch\u1ebft \u0111u\u1ed1i trong khi Dane l\u1ea1i l\u1ed9i gi\u1ecfi nh\u01b0 c\u00e1? Kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt, Justine \u01a1i, m\u00e0y bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf; m\u00e0y t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i kh\u00f4ng \u0111i v\u1edbi Dane \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 Dane v\u00e0 Dane \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft \u0111u\u1ed1i. M\u00e0y l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi che ch\u1edf c\u1ee7a Dane t\u1eeb khi Dane c\u00f2n b\u00e9 v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1ng l\u00fd m\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. N\u1ebfu m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1ee9u Dane th\u00ec m\u00e0y c\u0169ng n\u00ean c\u00f3 \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ebft c\u00f9ng Dane. Th\u1ebf m\u00e0 m\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng","\u0111i c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi Dane, ch\u1eb3ng qua ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec m\u00e0y mu\u1ed1n v\u1ec1 Lu\u00e2n \u0110\u00f4n \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u1ee7 v\u1edbi Rainer. Th\u1eadt kh\u00f3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u r\u1ea5t kh\u00f3. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1ed9 ph\u1eadn n\u00e0o trong ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0ng ch\u1ecbu ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng, k\u1ec3 c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00e2n. Justine ng\u1ed3i d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea5t. N\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ng\u1ed3i d\u1eady. N\u00e0ng s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ng\u1ed3i d\u1eady \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa. Trong t\u00e2m t\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a n\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 d\u00e0nh cho ai kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i Dane, \u0111\u00e2u \u00f3c n\u00e0ng quay tr\u00f2n c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng h\u1eb9p l\u1ea1i chung quanh Dane. \u00d4i, l\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa! Tin t\u1ee9c s\u1ebd v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3, s\u1ebd g\u00e2y \u0111au th\u01b0\u01a1ng cho m\u1eb9 v\u00e0 cho t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c. M\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ni\u1ec1m h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t ng\u00e2y ng\u1ea5t, nh\u1eadp th\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a Dane t\u1ea1i La M\u00e3. B\u1ee9c \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u00edn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed3n c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t \u1edf Gilly, n\u00e0ng ngh\u0129 b\u1ee5ng. V\u00e0 \u00f4ng trung s\u0129 gi\u00e0 Ern s\u1ebd l\u00ean xe h\u01a1i \u0111i su\u1ed1t \u0111o\u1ea1n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e0i \u0111\u1ebfn Drogheda \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e1o v\u1edbi m\u1eb9 r\u1eb1ng con trai c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00edch h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 n\u00e0y, \u00f4ng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi xa l\u1ea1. Th\u01b0a b\u00e0 O'' Neill, t\u00f4i xin ph\u00e9p \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e0y t\u1ecf nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi chia bu\u1ed3n x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u1ea5t, con trai b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft. Nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi l\u1ebd l\u1ec5 ph\u00e9p, khu\u00f4n s\u00e1o, r\u1ed7ng tu\u1ebfch... Kh\u00f4ng! T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, b\u00e0 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i! Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 theo c\u00e1i c\u00e1ch m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn hung tin, kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 theo c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3. N\u00e0ng \u0111\u1eb7t m\u00e1y \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i, c\u1ea7m \u1ed1ng nghe v\u00e0 quay s\u1ed1 \u0111i\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e0m qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf. Ch\u00ednh Meggie nghe \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i, l\u00fac \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 khuya. Fiona \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i ng\u1ee7. Th\u1eddi gian g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y b\u00e0 th\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1ec1 ph\u00f2ng s\u1edbm, th\u00edch ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng nghe ti\u1ebfng d\u1ebf v\u00e0 \u1ebfch k\u00eau r\u1ed3i ng\u1ee7 g\u00e0 ng\u1ee7 g\u1eadt tr\u00ean cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch v\u00e0 nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i chuy\u1ec7n x\u01b0a. - A l\u00f4? - Th\u01b0a b\u00e0 O'' Neill, c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i t\u1eeb Lu\u00e2n \u0110\u00f4n. Ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a Hazel t\u1eeb t\u1ed5ng \u0111\u00e0i \u1edf Gilly. - A l\u00f4, c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i Justine kh\u00f4ng? Meggie h\u1ecfi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch b\u00ecnh th\u1ea3n v\u00ec th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng Justine v\u1eabn \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i h\u1ecfi th\u0103m b\u00e0. - A l\u00f4, th\u01b0a m\u1eb9. C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i m\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng? - M\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e2y, Meggie tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng, b\u00e0 nh\u1eadn ra l\u1eddi n\u00f3i ho\u1ea3ng h\u1ed1t c\u1ee7a con g\u00e1i. - M\u1eb9 \u01a1i! M\u1eb9 \u01a1i! M\u1eb9 \u01a1i, Dane ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i, Dane ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i m\u1eb9 \u01a1i! V\u1ef1c th\u1eb3m l\u1ed9 ra d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n Meggie, v\u00e0 b\u00e0 r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00f3, ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c r\u01a1i m\u00e3i, b\u1edfi v\u1ef1c th\u1eb3m kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1y. B\u00e0 c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c nh\u01b0 m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e9p k\u00edn l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 b\u00e0 nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng b\u00e0 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd tr\u1ed3i l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cho \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o b\u00e0 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng. C\u00e1c th\u00e1nh th\u1ea7n c\u00f2n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec h\u01a1n n\u1eefa? B\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 khi \u0111\u1eb7t ra c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi. Nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea1i sao b\u00e0 l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1eb7t ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf; t\u1ea1i sao b\u00e0 l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3? \u0110\u1eebng th\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c c\u00e1c th\u00e1nh th\u1ea7n, c\u00e1c v\u1ecb ch\u1ec9 ch\u1edd c\u00f3 th\u1ebf. Ch\u1ed1i t\u1eeb \u0111i La M\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec3 chia s\u1ebb gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1eddi con m\u00ecnh. B\u00e0 t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 n\u1ed9p xong c\u1ed1ng v\u1eadt. - Justine, con th\u01b0\u01a1ng y\u00eau, con h\u00e3y b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh. Meggie khuy\u00ean con gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng thay \u0111\u1ed5i. Con b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 n\u00f3i r\u00f5 cho m\u1eb9 bi\u1ebft chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra. Con c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng? - H\u1ed9i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00dac g\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i cho con... H\u1ecd t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng con l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Dane. M\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng cha t\u00e0n nh\u1eabn c\u1ee9 h\u1ecfi lu\u00f4n mi\u1ec7ng con mu\u1ed1n gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft ra sao thi th\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a Dane. - Chuy\u1ec7n x\u1ea3y ra nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o Justine? \u1ede \u0111\u00e2u? \u1edf La M\u00e3 \u00e0? T\u1ea1i sao Ralph kh\u00f4ng g\u1ecdi cho m\u1eb9?","- Th\u01b0a m\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u1edf La M\u00e3. R\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0110\u1ee9c H\u1ed3ng Y kh\u00f4ng hay bi\u1ebft. \u1ede Crete. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng g\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i cho con b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng Dane ch\u1ebft \u0111u\u1ed1i trong l\u00fac c\u1ee9u m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c. Con mu\u1ed1n \u1edf l\u1ea1i Lu\u00e2n \u0110\u00f4n \u0111\u00f3ng vai Desdemona. Con mu\u1ed1n \u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi Rainer. Ph\u1ea3i chi con c\u00f9ng \u0111i v\u1edbi Dane! Ph\u1ea3i chi con \u1edf b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh em con, bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra. \u00d4i Ch\u00faa, b\u00e2y gi\u1edd ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2y th\u01b0a m\u1eb9? - D\u1eebng l\u1ea1i Justine! Meggie c\u1ea3n ng\u0103n con m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch tr\u00ecu m\u1ebfn. \u0110\u1eebng l\u1ea9n qu\u1ea9n v\u1edbi \u00fd ngh\u0129 kh\u00f4ng hay nghe kh\u00f4ng? Dane r\u1ea5t gh\u00e9t nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, con bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 m\u00e0. Tai h\u1ecda gi\u00e1ng xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft t\u1ea1i sao nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd con ph\u1ea3i b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh l\u1ea1i, m\u1eb9 c\u00f3 m\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 hai con \u0111\u00e2u. Con l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9. Justine con c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9. Justine! Sao con \u1edf xa m\u1eb9 th\u1ebf. Th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi qu\u00e1 r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn, qu\u00e1 r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn. Con h\u00e3y tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Drogheda, m\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n con c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ed9c m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. - Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, m\u1eb9. Con ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c. C\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc phao duy nh\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n nay c\u1ee7a con. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c, con s\u1ebd \u0111i\u00ean m\u1ea5t. Con kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p ai h\u1ebft, con kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n s\u1ef1 an \u1ee7i, m\u1eb9 \u1ea1! L\u00e0m sao ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c khi thi\u1ebfu Dane? - Justine th\u01b0\u01a1ng y\u00eau c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9, \u0111\u1eebng kh\u00f3c n\u1eefa. Con r\u00e1ng d\u1eb1n n\u1ed7i \u0111au xu\u1ed1ng. Dane kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n con kh\u00f3c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u00e2u, con d\u01b0 bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0. Con h\u00e3y tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 qu\u00ean \u0111i. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a Dane v\u1ec1 Drogheda, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean Dane l\u1ea1i thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 m\u1eb9. Gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n ng\u0103n tr\u1edf m\u1eb9, h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n. M\u1eb9 s\u1ebd g\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i cho h\u1ed9i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u00dac ngay t\u1ee9c kh\u1eafc v\u00e0 t\u00f2a \u0111\u1ea1i s\u1ee9 c\u1ee7a ta t\u1ea1i Athenes n\u1ebfu v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 li\u00ean l\u1ea1c. Dane ph\u1ea3i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0! M\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n em con n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng \u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c h\u01a1n l\u00e0 Drogheda. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y m\u00e0 th\u00f4i v\u00e0 Dane ph\u1ea3i v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2y. Con c\u0169ng v\u1ec1 ngay v\u1edbi em con ch\u1ee9, Justine? Ng\u1ed3i d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea5t, Justine l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 m\u1eb9 n\u00e0ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y. Tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 \u01b0? N\u00e0ng s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. N\u1ebfu c\u00f3 Justine \u0111i theo th\u00ec Dane \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ebft. V\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i nh\u00ecn n\u00e9t m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9 su\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i sao? Kh\u00f4ng, ngay trong \u00fd ngh\u0129 n\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng n\u1ed5i \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. - Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u, m\u1eb9 - Justine n\u00f3i, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea7y n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft - Con s\u1ebd \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c. Con s\u1ebd tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 v\u1edbi Dane nh\u01b0ng sau \u0111\u00f3 con l\u1ea1i qua Lu\u00e2n \u0110\u00f4n, con kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n s\u1ed1ng \u1edf Drogheda. Ba ng\u00e0y li\u00ean ti\u1ebfp, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00ecm trong th\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed hoang mang v\u00e0 tr\u1ed1ng r\u1ed7ng. Justine \u1edf Lu\u00e2n \u0110\u00f4n, Meggie v\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u1edf Drogheda; tin t\u1ee9c v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a Dane b\u1ecb gi\u00e1n \u0111o\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 k\u00e9o d\u00e0i hy v\u1ecdng v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra. Justine t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng Dane s\u1ebd \u0111\u1eadp c\u1ee7a ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a n\u00e0ng b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi, gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch ch\u1eb3ng qua l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 l\u1ea7m l\u1eabn n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5y. T\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh Hy L\u1ea1p \u0111ang s\u00f4i s\u1ee5c, c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft bao nhi\u00eau tin t\u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c kia m\u00e0. B\u1ed1n ng\u00e0y sau khi Justine nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tin t\u1ee9c v\u1ec1 Dane, Justine nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i gi\u00e0. M\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng n\u00e0ng m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi nh\u1eafc \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i l\u00ean v\u00e0 xin li\u00ean l\u1ea1c v\u1edbi \u00dac. - C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i m\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng? - Justine \u0111\u00f3 h\u1ea3? - Con \u0111\u00e2y, th\u01b0a m\u1eb9. Dane \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c an t\u00e1ng, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0a Dane v\u1ec1 Drogheda. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec h\u1ea3 m\u1eb9? Nh\u00e0 ch\u1ee9c tr\u00e1ch kh\u00f4ng cho bi\u1ebft g\u00ec th\u00eam m\u00e0 c\u1ee9 l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea3o Crete r\u1ea5t r\u1ed9ng v\u00e0","kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea5t Dane n\u1eb1m l\u00e0 g\u00ec. Khi con nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u00edn, th\u00ec Dane \u0111\u00e3 \u0111em \u0111i ch\u00f4n c\u1ea5t. Ng\u00f4i m\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a Dane \u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i r\u00f5 v\u00e0 tr\u00ean bia kh\u00f4ng ghi m\u1ed9t ch\u1eef n\u00e0o. Con kh\u00f4ng xin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ed9 chi\u1ebfu \u0111i Hy L\u1ea1p, kh\u00f4ng ai gi\u00fap con, \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n. M\u00ecnh l\u00e0m g\u00ec b\u00e2y gi\u1edd h\u1edf m\u1eb9? - Con \u0111\u1ebfn La M\u00e3 g\u1eb7p m\u1eb9, Justine, - Meggie n\u00f3i v\u1edbi con g\u00e1i. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi - ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb Anne Mueller - \u0111\u1ec1u v\u00e2y quanh \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i, tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t l\u1ed9 r\u00f5 \u0111au th\u01b0\u01a1ng. Ch\u1ec9 m\u1edbi ba ng\u00e0y m\u00e0 th\u1ea5y m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng trong nh\u00e0 nh\u01b0 gi\u00e0 th\u00eam hai m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i. Fiona th\u00ec co qu\u1eafp l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con chim b\u1ecb b\u1ec7nh, xanh xao. Ba cau c\u00f3, \u0111i t\u1edbi \u0111i lui trong nh\u00e0, mi\u1ec7ng l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m: - T\u1ea1i sao t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ebft thay cho n\u00f3? T\u1ea1i sao n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ebft? T\u00f4i gi\u00e0 r\u1ed3i, gi\u00e0 qu\u00e1 r\u1ed3i! \u0110\u1ec3 cho t\u00f4i ra \u0111i c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n h\u01a1n kh\u00f4ng. T\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 n\u00f3 m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i t\u00f4i? Meggie l\u1eb7ng nh\u00ecn m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7t \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i xu\u1ed1ng. Drogheda c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i b\u1ea5y nhi\u00eau ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 b\u1ea5y nhi\u00eau, m\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m nh\u1ecf \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng l\u1eabn \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 sinh n\u1edf g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. - Dane \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t r\u1ed3i. Meggie n\u00f3i. Kh\u00f4ng ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00ecm ra thi th\u1ec3 Dane \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. N\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00f4n c\u1ea5t \u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea3o Crete xa x\u00f4i! Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 Dane n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng \u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i xa Drogheda \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf? T\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111i La M\u00e3 ngay g\u1eb7p Ralph. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi duy nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap ch\u00fang t\u1ea1 Linh m\u1ee5c b\u00ed th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a H\u1ed3ng Y De Bricassart b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng. - Th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha, con xin l\u1ed7i l\u00e0m b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n \u0110\u1ee9c cha, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u00e0 nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p cho \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0110\u1ee9c cha. Con c\u00f3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch v\u1edbi b\u00e0 \u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng \u0110\u1ee9c cha \u0111ang ch\u1ee7 tr\u00ec h\u1ed9i ngh\u1ecb gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c, r\u1eb1ng \u0110\u1ee9c cha \u0111ang r\u1ea5t b\u1eadn v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ai l\u00fac n\u00e0y. Nh\u01b0ng b\u00e0 \u1ea5y kh\u0103ng kh\u0103ng r\u1eb1ng b\u00e0 s\u1ebd ng\u1ed3i m\u00e3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a \u0110\u1ee9c cha cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi n\u00e0o \u0110\u1ee9c cha c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp. - Theo cha th\u00ec b\u00e0 \u1ea5y c\u00f3 g\u1eb7p chuy\u1ec7n phi\u1ec1n ph\u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng? - Ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 b\u00e0 g\u1eb7p chuy\u1ec7n phi\u1ec1n ph\u1ee9c l\u1edbn th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha. B\u00e0 y\u00eau c\u1ea7u con n\u00f3i v\u1edbi \u0110\u1ee9c cha t\u00ean b\u00e0 l\u00e0 Meggie O'' Neill. H\u1ed3ng Y De Bricassart \u0111\u1ee9ng ph\u1eaft d\u1eady; m\u1eb7t \u00f4ng bi\u1ebfn s\u1eafc, tr\u1eafng b\u1ec7ch nh\u01b0 m\u00e1i t\u00f3c \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1ea3 m\u00e0u. C\u00f2n v\u1ecb linh m\u1ee5c b\u00ed th\u01b0 th\u00ec h\u1ed1t ho\u1ea3ng: - Th\u01b0a \u0110\u1ee9c cha, \u0110\u1ee9c cha c\u00f3 sao kh\u00f4ng? - Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u cha. T\u00f4i v\u1eabn b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng xin c\u1ea3m \u01a1n. Cha h\u00e3y h\u1ee7y b\u1ecf c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c h\u1eb9n cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi c\u00f3 l\u1ec7nh m\u1edbi v\u00e0 cha m\u1eddi b\u00e0 O'' Neill v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y ngay. \u0110\u1eebng \u0111\u1ec3 cho ai qu\u1ea5y r\u1ea7y, ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb \u0110\u1ee9c Th\u00e1nh cha c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn. Linh m\u1ee5c nghi\u00eang ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00e0o cha Ralph v\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc ra. Meggie b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o, su\u00fdt ch\u00fat n\u1eefa Ralph nh\u00ecn kh\u00f4ng ra. M\u01b0\u1eddi ba n\u0103m r\u1ed3i, \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i Meggie. B\u00e3 \u0111\u00e3 n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i ba tu\u1ed5i, c\u00f2n \u00f4ng b\u1ea3y m\u01b0\u01a1i m\u1ed1t, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ec9 ri\u00eang m\u00ecnh Ralph m\u00e0 c\u1ea3 Meggie c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00e0. Tr\u00ean g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a Meggie \u00edt c\u00f3 n\u00e9t thay \u0111\u1ed5i nh\u01b0ng s\u1ef1 nghi\u00eam kh\u1eafc \u0111\u00e3 thay th\u1ebf cho s\u1ef1 d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng; s\u1ef1 c\u1ee9ng r\u1eafn thay th\u1ebf cho t\u00e2m l\u00fd \u00e2u y\u1ebfm. B\u00e0 l\u00e0 h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1eed v\u00ec \u0111\u1ea1o r\u1eafn r\u1ecfi, c\u00f3 tu\u1ed5i v\u00e0 c\u01b0\u01a1ng quy\u1ebft h\u01a1n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t n\u1eef th\u00e1nh v\u1ed1n nh\u1eabn nh\u1ee5c v\u00e0 tr\u1ea7m t\u01b0 trong nh\u1eefng gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Meggie v\u1eabn","\u0111\u1eb9p l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng h\u01a1n bao gi\u1edd h\u1ebft, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft lanh l\u1eb9 v\u1eabn m\u00e0u n\u00e2u v\u00e0 m\u00e1i t\u00f3c r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 ng\u1ea3 sang m\u00e0u x\u00e1m n\u00e2u nh\u1ea1t, h\u01a1i gi\u1ed1ng m\u00e0u t\u00f3c c\u1ee7a Dane. V\u00e0 c\u00e0ng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean h\u01a1n, Meggie l\u1ea1i t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i nh\u00ecn Ralph \u0111\u1ee7 l\u00e2u \u0111\u1ec3 \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n s\u1ef1 khao kh\u00e1t sau bao nhi\u00eau n\u0103m kh\u00f4ng g\u1eb7p. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t Meggie nh\u01b0 xa l\u1ea1 \u1ea5y, Ralph kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3n ti\u1ebfp t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, \u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 cho b\u00e0 gh\u1ebf ng\u1ed3i v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1ch x\u01b0ng h\u00f4 th\u00e2n m\u1eadt x\u01b0a kia. - M\u1eddi b\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i. - C\u1ea3m \u01a1n, - b\u00e0 n\u00f3i c\u0169ng c\u1ea7u k\u1ef3 kh\u00f4ng k\u00e9m. Khi Meggie ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng, \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn r\u00f5 b\u00e0 v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn ra b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n v\u00e0 c\u1ed5 ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a Meggie s\u01b0ng l\u00ean r\u1ea5t d\u1eef. - Meggie! \u00f4ng k\u00eau l\u00ean. Em \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1eb3ng... Kh\u00f4ng d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i n\u01a1i n\u00e0o h\u1ebft \u00e0? C\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec th\u1ebf? - V\u00e2ng, t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1eb3ng \u0111\u00e2y. Su\u1ed1t hai m\u01b0\u01a1i ch\u00edn gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean c\u00e1c m\u00e1y bay t\u1eeb Gilly \u0111\u1ebfn La M\u00e3 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0m g\u00ec kh\u00e1c h\u01a1n l\u00e0 nh\u00ecn m\u00e2y qua c\u1eeda ki\u1ebfng v\u00e0 suy ngh\u0129. - C\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec? \u00d4ng l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i, s\u1ed1t ru\u1ed9t, lo \u00e2u, s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. B\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn l\u00ean, nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng Ralph. Trong \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a Meggie, c\u00f3 c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ea th\u1ea3m t\u1eadn c\u00f9ng khi\u1ebfn cho Ralph ph\u1ea3i \u1edbn l\u1ea1nh. \u00d4ng \u0111\u01b0a b\u00e0n tay \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00ean sau c\u1ed5. - Dane \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft. - Meggie n\u00c373;&\u00b3i. B\u00e0n tay \u0111eo chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn H\u1ed3ng Y t\u1ee5t xu\u1ed1ng, r\u01a1i th\u1eb3ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i nh\u01b0 b\u00e0n tay m\u1ed9t con b\u00fap b\u00ea nh\u1ed3i tr\u1ea5u, to\u00e0n th\u00e2n \u00f4ng m\u1ec1m nh\u0169n tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf b\u00e0nh. - Ch\u1ebft \u00e0? \u00d4ng h\u1ecfi ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i. Dane ch\u1ebft? - V\u00e2ng. N\u00f3 ch\u1ebft \u0111u\u1ed1i c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y s\u00e1u ng\u00e0y \u1edf \u0111\u1ea3o Crete trong khi b\u01a1i ra c\u1ee9u hai c\u00f4 g\u00e1i b\u1ecb n\u01b0\u1edbc cu\u1ed1n. \u00d4ng nghi\u00eang ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, hai b\u00e0n tay \u0111\u01b0a l\u00ean, ch\u1ea1m m\u1eb7t. - Ch\u1ebft? Mi\u1ec7ng \u00f4ng \u1ea5p \u00fang. Dane! Dane ch\u1ebft? Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi \u1ea5y... N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c! Dane... linh m\u1ee5c ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n... t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c... N\u00f3 c\u00f3 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3... N\u00f3 lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3... Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u bi\u1ebft nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf... T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng linh m\u1ee5c th\u1eadt ho\u00e0n ch\u1ec9nh. Ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i \u01b0? \u00d4i, \u0110\u1ee9c Ch\u00faa Tr\u1eddi nh\u00e2n \u00e1i! - \u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i lo l\u1eafng v\u1ec1 \u0110\u1ee9c Ch\u00faa Tr\u1eddi nh\u00e2n \u00e1i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, Ralph \u1ea1! Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef c\u00f3 v\u1ebb xa l\u1ea1 ng\u1ed3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t \u00f4ng l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng - \u00d4ng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00e1c c\u1ea7n l\u00e0m h\u01a1n. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 y\u00eau c\u1ea7u s\u1ef1 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng... ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m ch\u1ee9ng cho s\u1ef1 \u0111au x\u00f3t. Trong su\u1ed1t nh\u1eefng gi\u1edd ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean m\u00e1y bay, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng l\u1eb7p \u0111i l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi l\u1ebd m\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e1o tin n\u00e0y cho \u00f4ng... T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng gi\u1edd ph\u00fat \u1ea5y t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec kh\u00e1c h\u01a1n l\u00e0 nh\u00ecn m\u00e2y qua c\u1eeda ki\u1ebfng. Dane \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i. Sau m\u1ed9t th\u1eed th\u00e1ch gh\u00ea g\u1edbm nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i \u0111au x\u00f3t c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. Khi Ralph ng\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean th\u00ec tr\u00e1i tim t\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u1eebng nh\u01b0 ch\u1ebft l\u1ecbm v\u00e0 b\u0103ng gi\u00e1 c\u1ee7a Meggie gi\u1eadt n\u1ea9y l\u00ean, se th\u1eaft l\u1ea1i. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a Dane r\u1ed3i nh\u01b0ng sao l\u1ea1i h\u1eb1n l\u00ean n\u00e9t \u0111au kh\u1ed5.","- Anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec cho em, Meggie? \u00f4ng h\u1ecfi gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec1u, k\u00ecm ch\u1ebft x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi vai tr\u00f2 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u0103m lo v\u1ec1 m\u1eb7t tinh th\u1ea7n. - Hy L\u1ea1p \u0111ang s\u00f4i s\u1ee5c c\u00e1ch m\u1ea1ng. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ch\u00f4n Dane m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf Crete m\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft, ch\u00f4n l\u00fac n\u00e0o t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng hay. V\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 li\u00ean l\u1ea1c, n\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta t\u01b0\u1edfng n\u00f3 \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u1ed9c tr\u00ean c\u00f5i \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta tr\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i con cho t\u00f4i, Ralph. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta t\u00ecm Dane v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00ean ngh\u1ec9 tr\u00ean m\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1ea5t Drogheda th\u00e2n y\u00eau. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ee9a v\u1edbi Justine r\u1eb1ng em c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00f4n \u1edf Drogheda v\u00e0 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn ph\u1ea3i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, cho d\u00f9 t\u00f4i bu\u1ed9c ph\u1ea3i \u0111i b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm Dane kh\u1eafp c\u00e1c ngh\u0129a trang \u1edf Crete. Kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec3 cho n\u00f3 n\u1eb1m trong m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i m\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi tu h\u00e0nh \u1edf La M\u00e3 n\u00e0y. Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o t\u00f4i c\u00f2n th\u1edf \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00f2i l\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 h\u1ee3p l\u00fd n\u00e0y. N\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 th\u00f4i, Ralph \u1ea1. - Kh\u00f4ng ai t\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i quy\u1ec1n \u1ea5y c\u1ee7a em, Meggie - \u00f4ng n\u00f3i d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng - Gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i ch\u1ec9 bu\u1ed9c Dane \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00ean ngh\u1ec9 tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5t th\u00e1nh. Anh c\u0169ng th\u1ebf, anh mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng \u1edf Drogheda. - T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5t th\u1eddi g\u00ec v\u00ec nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n th\u1ee7 t\u1ee5c h\u1ee3p ph\u00e1p - B\u00e0 n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp kh\u00f4ng th\u00e8m \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Ralph - T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfng Hy L\u1ea1p v\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n h\u00e0nh hay \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng g\u00ec t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y. Do \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i nh\u1edd v\u00e0o quy\u1ec1n h\u00e0nh v\u00e0 \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. H\u00e3y mang tr\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i con trai cho t\u00f4i, Ralph. - Em \u0111\u1eebng qu\u00e1 lo l\u1eafng, Meggie, Dane s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i cho em, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 l\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t \u00edt th\u1eddi gian. C\u00e1nh t\u1ea3 \u0111ang c\u1ea7m quy\u1ec1n \u1edf Hy L\u1ea1p v\u00e0 hi\u1ec7n nay h\u1ecd ch\u1ed1ng gi\u00e1o h\u1ed9i gay g\u1eaft. Tuy nhi\u00ean anh kh\u00f4ng thi\u1ebfu b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 \u1edf \u0111\u1ea5y v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Em c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 cho anh ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh ngay v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eebng lo l\u1eafng n\u1eefa. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn Nh\u00e0 th\u1edd c\u00f4ng gi\u00e1o v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta s\u1ebd giao tr\u1ea3 Dane cho ch\u00fang ta. \u0110\u01b0a tay \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u1eafm d\u00e2y k\u00e9o chu\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1ecdi linh m\u1ee5c b\u00ed th\u01b0, nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00e1i nh\u00ecn l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a Meggie, \u00f4ng ng\u1eebng tay l\u1ea1i. - \u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u g\u00ec h\u1ebft, Ralph. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng y\u00eau c\u1ea7u \u00f4ng cho ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i con t\u00f4i... Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i trong tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 t\u1edbi hay th\u00e1ng t\u1edbi, m\u00e0 ngay t\u1ee9c kh\u1eafc. \u00d4ng bi\u1ebft n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfng Hy L\u1ea1p c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 xin c\u00e1c gi\u1ea5y nh\u1eadp c\u1ea3nh cho \u00f4ng v\u00e0 cho t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n \u00f4ng c\u00f9ng \u0111i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i sang Hy L\u1ea1p ngay v\u00e0 \u00f4ng gi\u00fap t\u00f4i t\u00ecm l\u1ea1i con t\u00f4i. \u00c3nh m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Ralph ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ef1ng nhi\u1ec1u t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m l\u1eabn l\u1ed9n: \u00e2u y\u1ebfm, tr\u1eafc \u1ea9n, x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng, x\u00f3t xa. Trong \u00e1nh m\u1eaft \u1ea5y c\u00f2n c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 t\u1ec9nh t\u00e1o. - Meggie, anh th\u01b0\u01a1ng con em nh\u01b0 con c\u1ee7a anh, nh\u01b0ng anh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 r\u1eddi La M\u00e3 l\u00fac n\u00e0y. Anh kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 do h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng theo \u00fd mu\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a anh... \u0110\u00e1ng l\u00fd em bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 h\u01a1n ai h\u1ebft. T\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m c\u1ee7a anh \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi em th\u1ebf n\u00e0o em \u0111\u00e3 r\u00f5 v\u00e0 d\u00f9 n\u1ed7i \u0111au kh\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a anh c\u00f3 n\u1eb7ng tr\u0129u \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u, anh v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 r\u1eddi La M\u00e3 ngay gi\u1eefa th\u1eddi k\u1ef3 h\u1ed9i ngh\u1ecb! H\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng gi\u00e1m m\u1ee5c. Anh \u0111ang l\u00e0m ph\u1ee5 t\u00e1 cho \u0110\u1ee9c Th\u00e1nh Cha. Ng\u1ed3i b\u1eadt ra ph\u00eda sau, b\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb x\u00fac ph\u1ea1m, Meggie l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u, nh\u1ebfch mi\u1ec7ng c\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ec9m cay \u0111\u1eafng nh\u01b0 \u0111ang ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t tr\u00f2 h\u1ec1. N\u00e0ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u run l\u00ean, li\u1ebfm m\u00f4i nh\u01b0 s\u1eafp l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh r\u1ed3i ng\u1ed3i th\u1eb3ng, ngay ng\u1eafn, c\u1ee9ng nh\u1eafc.","- C\u00f3 th\u1eadt \u00f4ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng con c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng, Ralph? \u00f4ng s\u1ebd h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng ra sao n\u1ebfu \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh \u00f4ng? C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o \u00f4ng l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 r\u1eb1ng \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Kh\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i l\u1ea5y l\u00e0m ti\u1ebfc; t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o b\u1ecf c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c\u00e2\u20ac. \u00d4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf v\u1edbi m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a con \u00f4ng ch\u1ee9? \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a Dane - nh\u01b0ng th\u1eadt th\u1eadt ra kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a Dane - nh\u00ecn b\u00e0, h\u1ed1t ho\u1ea3ng, tr\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111au kh\u1ed5, b\u1ea5t l\u1ef1c. - Anh kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 con, \u00f4ng n\u00f3i. Nh\u01b0ng anh \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc \u1edf con em r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec1u nh\u01b0 ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ebft v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua nh\u1eefng kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n t\u1ec7 h\u1ea1i nh\u1ea5t v\u00e0 lu\u00f4n h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 Ch\u00faa b\u1eb1ng t\u1ea5m l\u00f2ng ch\u00e2n th\u1eadt. - Dane ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, - Meggie \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t n\u00f3i. Ralph nh\u00ecn b\u00e0 b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i nh\u00ecn tr\u1ed1ng r\u1ed7ng, n\u00f3i ho\u1ea3ng h\u1ed1t: - C\u00e1i g\u00ec? - T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng Dane ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a anh. Khi em r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi Matlock, em \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 thai, Dane l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a anh ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a Luke O'' Neill. - Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3... nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c! - Em kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3i cho anh bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, ngay c\u1ea3 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd em c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u00e2u. Anh ngh\u0129 em n\u00f3i l\u00e1o v\u1edbi anh ch\u0103ng? \u0110\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec? -... \u0110\u1ec3 t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i Dane? \u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf. \u00f4ng n\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng r\u1ea5t th\u1ea5p. Meggie b\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1edbi, \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc Ralph. Gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y \u00f4ng ta ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t kh\u1ed1i b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng trong chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf b\u00e0nh b\u1ecdc g\u1ea5m m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng r\u1ef1c. Meggie c\u1ea7m \u0111\u00f4i b\u00e0n tay g\u1ea7y, nh\u0103n nheo \u0111\u1eb7t v\u00e0o tay m\u00ecnh, nghi\u00eang m\u00ecnh xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 h\u00f4n chi\u1ebfc nh\u1eabn, h\u01a1i th\u1edf l\u00e0m m\u1edd vi\u00ean h\u1ed3ng ng\u1ecdc. - Ralph \u00e0! Tr\u00ean t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u thi\u00eang li\u00eang nh\u1ea5t, em xin th\u1ec1 r\u1eb1ng Dane l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a anh. N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a Luke \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Em xin th\u1ec1 v\u1edbi anh \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. Em xin th\u1ec1 tr\u00ean vong h\u1ed3n c\u1ee7a con ch\u00fang ta nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. T\u1ebfng k\u00eau r\u00ean si\u1ebft c\u1ee7a Ralph ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec l\u1eddi than v\u00e3n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t linh h\u1ed3n v\u1eeba b\u01b0\u1edbc qua c\u00e1c c\u1eeda \u0111\u1ecba ng\u1ee5c. Ralph tu\u1ed9t kh\u1ecfi chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf, bu\u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ee5p xu\u1ed1ng t\u1ea5m th\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ecf th\u1eafm, \u00f4ng kh\u00f3c, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t gi\u1ea5u trong hai c\u00e1nh tay khoanh l\u1ea1i, nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n tay b\u1ea5u ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o t\u00f3c. - Ph\u1ea3i, anh c\u1ee9 kh\u00f3c \u0111i! Meggie n\u00f3i. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd anh \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft r\u1ed3i th\u00ec anh c\u1ee9 kh\u00f3c! C\u0169ng \u0111\u00fang th\u00f4i, m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Dane \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1ecf nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft cho con. Kh\u00f3c \u0111i, Ralph. Trong su\u1ed1t hai m\u01b0\u01a1i s\u00e1u n\u0103m, em \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9a con, con c\u1ee7a anh; nh\u01b0ng c\u00f2n anh th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 hay bi\u1ebft n\u00f3 l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a anh. Anh kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn ra, anh kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra n\u00f3 l\u00e0 anh, l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda con ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a anh! Khi m\u1eb9 em k\u00e9o Dane ra kh\u1ecfi b\u1ee5ng em, m\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft ngay n\u00f3 l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a anh, nh\u01b0ng anh th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 bi\u1ebft. B\u00e0n tay c\u1ee7a anh, b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a anh, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a anh, th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a anh. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u00e0u t\u00f3c l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a em. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec anh \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u r\u1ed3i ch\u1ee9? Khi em g\u1edfi Dane \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y, em \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i trong b\u1ee9c th\u01b0 g\u1edfi anh: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153C\u00e1i g\u00ec em \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh c\u1eafp c\u1ee7a anh, em xin tr\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i cho anh\u00e2\u20ac. Anh c\u00f2n nh\u1edb ch\u1ee9? C\u1ea3 hai ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n c\u1eafp Dane, anh \u1ea1. Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n c\u1eafp c\u00e1i m\u00e0 anh \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ebfn cho Ch\u00faa, do \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ea3 hai ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3 gi\u00e1 m\u00e0 th\u00f4i.","Meggie quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i ng\u1ed3i v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, kh\u1eafc kh\u1ed5, t\u00e0n nh\u1eabn, nh\u00ecn kh\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ecf ch\u00f3i n\u1eb1m r\u00ean r\u1ec9 d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea5t. - Em \u0111\u00e3 y\u00eau anh, Ralph, nh\u01b0ng anh ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 em c\u1ea3, Dane l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec m\u00e0 em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00e0nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1edf anh. Em \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ec1 r\u1eb1ng anh s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, r\u1eb1ng anh kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ef1 nguy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi anh, do ch\u00ednh \u00fd mu\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. N\u00f3 coi anh nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t linh m\u1ee5c l\u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng. Em su\u00fdt n\u1eefa c\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00ec! Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0o em l\u1ea1i trao cho anh m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 v\u0169 kh\u00ed b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch th\u00fa nh\u1eadn v\u1edbi anh n\u00f3 l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a anh, tr\u1eeb khi s\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y th\u00ec em m\u1edbi th\u1ea5y c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi anh \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n g\u00ec l\u00e0 quan tr\u1ecdng n\u1eefa. Dane kh\u00f4ng thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 ai trong hai ch\u00fang ta m\u00e0 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 Ch\u00faa","\u200bCH\u01af\u01a0NG 41 H\u1ed3ng Y De Bricassart thu\u00ea m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc m\u00e1y bay ri\u00eang \u1edf Athens; \u00f4ng, Meggie v\u00e0 Justine \u0111\u01b0a Dane v\u1ec1 qu\u00ea nh\u00e0, \u1edf Drogheda. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng ng\u1ed3i im l\u1eb7ng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft l\u1eb7ng im n\u1eb1m trong quan t\u00e0i, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi g\u00ec \u1edf c\u00f5i \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0y n\u1eefa. Trong c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng \u1ea3m \u0111\u1ea1m, Ralph tr\u1ea7m ng\u00e2m: Ta c\u00f3 b\u1ed5n ph\u1eadn l\u00e0m l\u1ec5 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecdc kinh c\u1ea7u h\u1ed3n cho Dane, con c\u1ee7a ta. Con \u01a1i con l\u00e0 m\u00e1u th\u1ecbt c\u1ee7a ba. \u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf, Meggie anh tin em; ngay khi anh v\u1eeba l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i h\u01a1i th\u1edf sau c\u01a1n x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng, anh \u0111\u00e3 tin em; v\u00e0 anh s\u1ebd tin m\u00e3i m\u00e3i d\u00f9 em kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i l\u00ean l\u1eddi th\u1ec1 d\u1eef d\u1ed9i. Vittorio \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft ngay l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u00f4ng g\u1eb7p Dane. Fiona c\u0169ng th\u1ebf, Anne Mueller c\u0169ng th\u1ebf... Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 anh... Dane \u01a1i, ba nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfng c\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a con sau b\u1ee5i h\u1ed3ng khi ba g\u1eb7p con l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ed3i con c\u00f2n b\u00e9... V\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft ng\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn c\u1ee7a con kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 kh\u00e1c \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a ba th\u1eddi th\u01a1 \u1ea5u ch\u00fat n\u00e0o \u00e2\u20ac\u0153. Ralph de Bricassart! T\u1ea1i sao \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9ng y\u00ean, h\u00e3y m\u1edf mi\u1ec7ng \u0111i v\u00e0 n\u00f3i th\u00e0nh l\u1eddi, h\u00e3y ra l\u1ec7nh cho \u0111\u00f4i tay l\u00e0m ph\u00e9p l\u00e0nh, h\u00e3y b\u1eaft gi\u1ecdng cho b\u00e0i th\u00e1nh ca d\u00e0nh cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng, \u00f4ng y\u00eau n\u00f3 h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 m\u1eb9 n\u00f3 kia m\u00e0. V\u00e2ng, h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 m\u1eb9 n\u00f3 n\u1eefa! V\u00ec r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u00f4ng, l\u00e0 hi\u1ec7n th\u00e2n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00fac l\u1ea1i trong m\u1ed9t khu\u00f4n ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o. In Nomine Patris, et Fillii, et Spiritus Sancti... Nh\u00e0 th\u1edd ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh Cleary \u0111\u1ea7y ng\u01b0\u1eddi. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ai c\u1ea7n c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t. Gia \u0111\u00ecnh King, O'' Rourke, Havies, Pugh, Mac Queen, c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng ch\u1ebft v\u1edbi Drogheda. Hy v\u1ecdng \u0111\u00e3 t\u00e0n, \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eaft. Linh m\u1ee5c Dane O'' Neill n\u1eb1m \u0111\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc b\u00e0n th\u1edd, trong m\u1ed9t quan t\u00e0i h\u00e0n ch\u00ec ph\u1ee7 hoa h\u1ed3ng. T\u1ea1i sao hoa h\u1ed3ng lu\u00f4n n\u1edf r\u1ed9 v\u00e0o m\u1ed7i d\u1ecbp Ralph tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Drogheda? B\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u00e0 th\u00e1ng m\u01b0\u1eddi, ngay gi\u1eefa m\u00f9a thu. Hoa h\u1ed3ng s\u1eb7c s\u1ee1 th\u1eadt \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac. Sanctus... Sanctus... Sanctus... Con ph\u1ea3i nh\u1edb Th\u00e1nh c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c v\u1ecb Th\u00e1nh \u0111ang ng\u1ef1 tr\u1ecb trong con. Dane c\u1ee7a ba, con trai tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi c\u1ee7a ba. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y m\u00e0 t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n \u0111\u1ea5y. Ba kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n con \u0111i theo con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a ba ch\u00fat n\u00e0o, c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng mu\u1ed1n con \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i m\u00e0 ba \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn. Ba kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 khi\u1ebfn ba n\u00f3i v\u1edbi con nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi l\u1ebd n\u00e0y. Con kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111i theo con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00e0 ba \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i, con ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd c\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u1ea3 Dane \u1ea1. C\u00e1i m\u00e0 ba ph\u1ea3i m\u00f2 m\u1eabm ki\u1ebfm t\u00ecm, con \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y b\u1eb1ng b\u1ea3n n\u0103ng. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111au kh\u1ed5 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 con m\u00e0 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 ba v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng. H\u00e3y th\u01b0\u01a1ng x\u00f3t h\u1ecd v\u00e0 khi \u0111\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3t h\u1ecd, con h\u00e3y c\u1ee9u gi\u00fap t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3. Ite, Missa est... Requiescat in peace... \u0110o\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0 th\u1edd, \u0111i qua m\u1ed9t b\u00e3i c\u1ecf v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng h\u00e0ng c\u00e2y b\u1ea1ch \u0111\u00e0n, h\u1ed3 ti\u00eau th\u1eb3ng t\u1edbi ngh\u0129a trang. Dane, con h\u00e3y y\u00ean gi\u1ea5c, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Ch\u00faa ch\u1ecdn m\u1edbi ch\u1ebft tr\u1ebb nh\u01b0 con. T\u1ea1i sao ch\u00fang ta l\u1ea1i \u0111au x\u00f3t? Con may m\u1eafn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1edbm tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng m\u1ecfi m\u1ec7t n\u00e0y Ch\u00ednh cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng n\u00e0y m\u1edbi l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecba ng\u1ee5c; m\u1ed9t b\u1ea3n \u00e1n n\u00f4 l\u1ec7 su\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eddi \u1edf tr\u1ea7n th\u1ebf. Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng s\u1ef1 \u0111au kh\u1ed5 trong \u0111\u1ecba","ng\u1ee5c n\u00e0y khi ch\u00fang ta c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng l\u00e0 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Ng\u00e0y qua ng\u00e0y, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn d\u1ef1 tang l\u1ec5 l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, h\u1ecd tr\u00e1nh ch\u1ea1m m\u1eb7t nhau. \u00c3nh m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a H\u1ed3ng Y De Bricassart c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u00fac h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Meggie nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 can \u0111\u1ea3m nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t n\u00e0ng th\u00eam l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. Justine th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng r\u1eddi Drogheda \u0111\u1ec3 k\u1ecbp l\u00ean m\u00e1y bay \u0111i Sydney v\u00e0 t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 v\u1ec1 Lu\u00e2n \u0110\u00f4n trong chuy\u1ebfn bay \u0111\u00eam. T\u1ea1i sao Justine kh\u00f4ng b\u1ea3o Rainer c\u00f9ng \u0111i theo m\u00ecnh? N\u00e0ng d\u01b0 bi\u1ebft Rainer y\u00eau n\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c n\u00e0o v\u00e0 anh thi\u1ebft tha \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1edf b\u00ean n\u00e0ng gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat n\u00e0y nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. Ch\u00ednh H\u1ed3ng Y c\u0169ng qu\u00ean m\u1eddi Rainer c\u00f9ng \u0111i d\u00f9 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n \u00f4ng c\u00f3 d\u1ef1 t\u00ednh. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c \u00f4ng l\u00fac \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 m\u1ecfi m\u1ec7t. Nh\u1eefng con ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf Drogheda th\u1eadt l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng, h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e2y quanh gi\u1eefa l\u00fac bu\u1ed3n kh\u1ed5, h\u1ecd th\u00edch \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh v\u1edbi n\u1ed7i th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111au. Sau bu\u1ed5i \u0103n chi\u1ec1u m\u00e0 ai c\u0169ng t\u1ecf ra l\u1ea1nh nh\u1ea1t, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n Fiona v\u00e0 Meggie ng\u1ed3i v\u1edbi H\u1ed3ng Y trong ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch. Kh\u00f4ng ai n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi. Chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 m\u1ea1 v\u00e0ng n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean l\u00f2 s\u01b0\u1edfi c\u1ea9m th\u1ea1ch bu\u00f4ng t\u1eebng ti\u1ebfng t\u00edch t\u1eafc nghe vang to kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp. V\u00e0 \u1edf ph\u00f2ng k\u1ebf b\u00ean, t\u1eeb b\u1ee9c h\u1ecda ch\u00e2n dung treo tr\u00ean cao, Mary Carson nh\u00ecn tr\u1eebng m\u1eaft nh\u01b0 th\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i Fiona. Fiona v\u00e0 Meggie ng\u1ed3i c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t t\u01b0 th\u1ebf tr\u00ean gh\u1ebf sofa hai m\u1eb9 con d\u1ef1a vai v\u00e0o nhau. H\u1ed3ng Y \u0111\u1ecdc l\u1ea1i trong tr\u00ed nh\u1edb c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 ch\u01b0a l\u1ea7n n\u00e0o th\u1ea5y hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1ea7n g\u0169i v\u1edbi nhau nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1ea3 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng ai n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ai m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi n\u00e0o v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn nhau. M\u1eaft c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng h\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1ec1 \u00f4ng. \u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea1m t\u1ed9i g\u00ec: Ki\u00eau ng\u1ea1o, tham v\u1ecdng, ph\u1ea7n n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 thi\u1ebfu s\u1ef1 th\u1eadn trong. V\u00e0 t\u00ecnh y\u00eau c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng d\u00e0nh cho Meggie \u0111\u00e3 sinh s\u00f4i n\u1ea9y n\u1edf tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1ng b\u1ea7y nh\u1ea7y \u1ea5y! V\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i \u00f4ng ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 \u0111\u0103ng quang c\u1ee7a m\u1ed1i t\u00ecnh \u0111\u00f3. S\u1ef1 vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e1c h\u01a1n bi\u1ebft m\u1ea5y n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Dane l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng? C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u00f4ng s\u1ebd y\u00eau con ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ebft \u1ea5y nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n. Bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u \u00f4ng s\u1ebd \u0111i theo m\u1ed9t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00e1c n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 chuy\u1ec7n con trai c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng? \u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf! Con tim c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 h\u00e9t l\u00ean. Kh\u00f4ng! Nh\u01b0ng ngay khi \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec l\u00fd tr\u00ed l\u1ea1i ch\u1ebf gi\u1ec5u \u00f4ng. \u00d4ng t\u1ef1 tr\u00e1ch m\u00ecnh ngu ng\u1ed1c! Ralph \u1ea1. \u0110\u00e1ng l\u00fd m\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ebft Meggie kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0o tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi Luke. M\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ebft ngay Dane l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a ai. N\u00e0ng t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o v\u1ec1 n\u00f3 v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng! \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec m\u00e0 n\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00e0nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1edf m\u00e0y, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 n\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi m\u00e0y \u1edf La M\u00e3. Hay l\u1eafm, Meggie \u00e0, v\u1edbi Dane em \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ea5t. Ralph, t\u1ea1i sao m\u00e0y \u0111ui m\u00f9 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed7i kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra ngay v\u00e0o l\u00fac Dane g\u1eb7p m\u00e0y, khi Dane th\u00e0nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn, n\u1ebfu tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0y ch\u01b0a nh\u1eadn ra. N\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i m\u00e0y g\u1eb7p m\u1eb7t con; n\u00e0ng n\u00f3ng l\u00f2ng ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i. Ph\u1ea3i chi m\u00e0y hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec Meggie \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00ec d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n m\u00e0y. Nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0y c\u00f3 m\u1eaft m\u00e0 nh\u01b0 m\u00f9. M\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu nh\u00ecn. Trong c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ea7y \u1eafp nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i the th\u00e9, r\u00f9 r\u00ec \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 qu\u1ea3 l\u1eafc vang l\u00ean t\u1eebng ti\u1ebfng theo nh\u1ecbp \u0111\u1eadp c\u1ee7a tim \u00f4ng. R\u1ed3i ti\u1ebfng tim \u0111\u1eadp t\u00e1ch ra. Meggie v\u00e0 Fiona \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady m\u00e0 nh\u01b0 b\u01a1i trong kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t h\u1ed1t ho\u1ea3ng, ch\u00ecm \u0111\u1eafm trong m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9 b\u1ed3ng b\u1ec1nh. C\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng ph\u00e1t ra nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi m\u00e0 \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. - Aaaaaaa! \u00f4ng k\u00eau l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng."]
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