["\u0111\u00f3. L\u1ea1i c\u00f2n nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb \u0111i\u00ean r\u1ed3i \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y gi\u00fap cho c\u00e1c c\u00f4 t\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1eadt th\u00eam n\u1eefa. Mary Jane Wilks, c\u00f4 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 m\u00e0ng ch\u00fat l\u1ee3i l\u1ed9c g\u00ec trong chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. C\u00f4 h\u00e3y nghe l\u1eddi t\u00f4i, \u0111u\u1ed5i t\u00ean x\u1ecf l\u00e1 ra ngo\u00e0i. T\u00f4i xin c\u00f4, c\u00f4 c\u00f3 \u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng? Mary Jane \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng d\u1eady, n\u00f3i v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng d\u1ee9t kho\u00e1t: - \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. - T\u00f4i n\u00f3i, c\u00f4 v\u1eeba nh\u1ea5c b\u1ecdc ti\u1ec1n l\u00ean \u0111\u1eb7t v\u00e0o tay nh\u00e0 vua - Ch\u00fa h\u00e3y c\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y c\u1ea3 s\u00e1u ngh\u00ecn \u0111\u00f4 la n\u00e0y, v\u00e0 ch\u00fa h\u00e3y mang \u0111i g\u00f3p c\u1ed5 ph\u1ea7n cho ch\u00e1u v\u00e0 hai em ch\u00e1u, \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u v\u00e0 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o l\u00e0 t\u00f9y ch\u00fa, ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i k\u00fd gi\u1ea5y bi\u00ean nh\u1eadn g\u00ec c\u1ea3. R\u1ed3i c\u00f4 ta \u0111\u1ee9ng sang m\u1ed9t b\u00ean, v\u00f2ng tay \u00f4m l\u1ea5y nh\u00e0 vua, c\u00f2n Susan v\u00e0 c\u00f4 s\u1ee9t m\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ee9ng ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ed7 tay t\u00e1n th\u01b0\u1edfng, nh\u1ea3y \u1ea7m \u1ea7m tr\u00ean s\u00e0n nh\u00e0. Nh\u00e0 vua ng\u1ea9ng l\u00ean c\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch ki\u00eau h\u00e3nh. B\u00e1c s\u0129 kia n\u00f3i: - Th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng d\u00ednh g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y n\u1eefa. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i xin n\u00f3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1eb1ng s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ed1i h\u1eadn khi ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m nay. R\u00f4i \u00f4ng ta b\u01b0\u1edbc ra. Nh\u00e0 vua \u0111\u00e1p v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng m\u1ec9a mai: - \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1eafm, b\u00e1c s\u0129 \u1ea1, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00e1c s\u0129. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ea7m l\u00ean, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u n\u00f3i m\u1ec9a th\u00e2m th\u00fay nh\u1ea5t. T\u1ee7 s\u00e1ch Chia s\u1ebb","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng XXVI Khi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 ra v\u1ec1, nh\u00e0 vua h\u1ecfi Mary Jane c\u00f3 c\u00f2n ph\u00f2ng n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 ngh\u1ec9 kh\u00f4ng. C\u00f4 ta n\u00f3i c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t ph\u00f2ng th\u1eeba \u0111\u1ec3 cho ch\u00fa William, ph\u00f2ng ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 th\u00ec d\u00e0nh\u01b0 cho l\u00e3o v\u00ec l\u00e3o to l\u1edbn h\u01a1n, c\u00f2n c\u00f4 s\u1ebd sang ph\u00f2ng c\u00e1c c\u00f4 em ng\u1ee7 t\u1ea1m tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc gi\u01b0\u1eddng con. Tr\u00ean g\u00e1c c\u0169ng c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed1 v\u00e0 c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 gi\u01b0\u1eddng n\u1eefa. Nh\u00e0 vua n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a l\u00e3o - t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 t\u00f4i. Mary Jane ch\u1ec9 cho b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd ph\u00f2ng ngh\u1ec9. Ph\u00f2ng tr\u00f4ng c\u0169ng b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u01b0ng g\u1ecdn g\u00e0ng v\u00e0 s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd. C\u00f4 ta b\u1ea3o s\u1ebd d\u1ecdn qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o, \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c l\u1eb7t v\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u1edf trong ph\u00f2ng n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 ch\u00fa Hary mu\u1ed1n th\u1ebf, nh\u01b0ng nh\u00e0 vua t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i. Qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 ta m\u1eb7c tr\u00ean t\u01b0\u1eddng, b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i c\u00f3 c\u00e1i m\u00e0n v\u1ea3i che, th\u1ea3 xu\u1ed1ng t\u1eadn s\u00e0n g\u1ed7. \u1edf m\u1ed9t g\u00f3c, c\u00f3 hai c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p nh\u1ecf \u0111\u1ef1ng \u0111\u1ed3 trang s\u1ee9c. G\u00f3c kia \u1edf m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p \u0111\u00e0n v\u00e0 c\u00e1c th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u01a1i kh\u00e1c; h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 c\u00e1c c\u00f4 g\u00e1i ch\u1ec9 ng\u1ed3i ch\u01a1i v\u1edbi nhau \u1edf ph\u00f2ng n\u00e0y. Nh\u00e0 vua n\u00f3i l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady cho n\u00f3 c\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed gia \u0111\u00ecnh h\u01a1n, v\u00e0 vui v\u1ebb h\u01a1n, d\u1eebng di chuy\u1ec3n \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u h\u1ebft. Ph\u00f2ng qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng nh\u1ecf h\u01a1n nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng kh\u00e1 \u0111\u1eb9p. C\u00f2n ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i th\u00ec c\u0169ng t\u1ea1m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u0110\u00eam \u0111\u00f3, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e1nh ch\u00e9n m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa ra tr\u00f2. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c \u00f4ng b\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1eb1ng sau nh\u00e0 vua v\u00e0 qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ea7u h\u1ea1, c\u00f2n nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en h\u1ea7u h\u1ea1 c\u00e1c v\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch kh\u00e1c. Mary Jane ng\u00f4i \u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u b\u00e0n, b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh l\u00e0 Susan; c\u00f3 ch\u00ea t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c m\u00f3n \u0103n, n\u00e0o l\u00e0 b\u00e1nh sao m\u00e0 l\u00e0m d\u1edf qu\u00e1, m\u00f3n th\u1ecbt sao m\u00e0 t\u1ed3i qu\u00e1, m\u00f3n g\u00e0 r\u00e1n sao m\u00e0 dai qu\u00e1. \u0110\u00e0n b\u00e0 r\u1ea5t hay c\u00f3 c\u00e1i gi\u1ecdng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, c\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eafc kh\u00e9o cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c khen m\u00ecnh. C\u00f2n nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1ef1 b\u1eefa \u0103n th\u00ec th\u1ea5y m\u00f3n n\u00e0o c\u0169ng ngon c\u1ea3. H\u1ecd n\u00f3i: - C\u00f4 l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o m\u00e0 b\u00e1nh n\u01b0\u1edbng th\u01a1m th\u1ebf? C\u00f4 t\u00ecm \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u nh\u1eefng lo\u1ea1i rau ngon th\u1ebf? ... vv. Khi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n xong, t\u00f4i v\u00e0 c\u00f4 s\u1ee9t m\u00f4i \u0111em nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9c \u0103n th\u1eeba xu\u1ed1ng b\u1ebfp ng\u1ed3i \u0103n v\u1edbi nhau. Trong khi \u0111\u00f3, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c gi\u00fap anh da \u0111en qu\u00e9t d\u1ecdn b\u00e0n gh\u1ebf. C\u00f4 s\u1ee9t m\u00f4i h\u1ecfi chuy\u1ec7n t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 n\u01b0\u1edbc Anh. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 nguy h\u1ea1i, gi\u00e1 l\u00fac n\u00e0y c\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u1ebb th\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u0169ng chui ngay xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. C\u00f4 ta h\u1ecfi: - Anh \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y vua n\u01b0\u1edbc Anh bao gi\u1edd ch\u01b0a? - Ai, William \u0111\u1ec7 t\u1ee9 \u1ea5y \u00e0? T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean r\u1ed3i, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y v\u1eabn hay \u0111i l\u1ec5 \u1edf nh\u00e0 th\u1edd ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 William \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft t\u1eeb l\u00e2u, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 m\u1eb7c k\u1ec7. Th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i n\u00f3i l\u00e0 vua hay \u0111i l\u1ec5 nh\u00e0 th\u1edd \u1edf ch\u1ed7 t\u00f4i, c\u00f4 ta l\u1ea1i h\u1ecfi: - Sao? \u0110i l\u1ec5 lu\u00f4n \u00e0? - Ph\u1ea3i, \u0111i lu\u00f4n. Gh\u1ebf \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ng\u1ed3i ngay \u1edf \u0111\u1eb1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ed7 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u1ea5y; \u1edf ph\u00eda b\u00ean ch\u1ed7 gi\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea1o. - T\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u1edf Lu\u00e2n \u0110\u00f4n ch\u1ee9? - Ph\u1ea3i, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u1edf Lu\u00e2n \u0110\u00f4n ch\u1ee9 c\u00f2n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u n\u1eefa? - Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng anh \u1edf Sheffield c\u01a1 m\u00e0? T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2m ra l\u00fang t\u00fang. T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m b\u1ed9 nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb m\u1eafc m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i x\u01b0\u01a1ng g\u00e0 trong c\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u00ec gi\u1edd suy ngh\u0129. R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i n\u00f3i: - Ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng \u1ea5y v\u1eabn hay \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1ec5 \u1edf nh\u00e0 th\u1edd ch\u00fang t\u00f4i khi n\u00e0o \u00f4ng \u1ea5y t\u1eddi Sheffield. \u0110\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 v\u1ec1 m\u00f9a h\u00e8 th\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng khi \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111i t\u1eafm bi\u1ec3n \u1ea5y m\u00e0. - Anh n\u00f3i th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u1ea5y! Sheffield \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 g\u1ea7n bi\u1ec3n - Ai b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 g\u1ea7n bi\u1ec3n? - Anh v\u1eeba n\u00f3i m\u00e0. - T\u00f4i n\u00f3i bao gi\u1edd? - Ch\u00ednh anh v\u1eeba n\u00f3i m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i. - Kh\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i. - Anh c\u00f3 n\u00f3i. - T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng n\u00f3i th\u1ebf bao gi\u1edd.","- Th\u1ebf anh v\u1eeba n\u00f3 c\u00e1i g\u00ec? - T\u00f4i n\u00f3i l\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1eafm bi\u1ec3n. - \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c, l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o m\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i t\u1eafm bi\u1ec3n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trong khi Sheffield kh\u00f4ng g\u1ea7n bi\u1ec3n? - Th\u1ebf c\u00f4 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y n\u01b0\u1edbc \u1edf Congress bao gi\u1edd ch\u01b0a? - R\u1ed3i - Th\u1ebf c\u00f4 c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea5y n\u01b0\u1edbc kh\u00f4ng? - \u0110i l\u00e0m g\u00ec? - V\u1eady th\u00ec vua William c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i ra t\u1eadn bi\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00e0 t\u1eafm. - Th\u1ebf l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? - Th\u00ec l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y \u0111i l\u1ea5y n\u01b0\u1edbc Congress ch\u1ee9 sao, ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 l\u1ea5y v\u00e0o th\u00f9ng. Trong cung \u0111i\u1ec7n \u1edf Sheffield c\u00f3 l\u00f2 n\u1ea5u, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y mu\u1ed1n t\u1eafm n\u01b0\u1edbc bi\u1ec3n n\u00f3ng. - Th\u1ebf th\u00ec t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u r\u1ed3i. V\u1eady m\u00e0 anh kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u cho kh\u1ecfi m\u1ea5t th\u1eddi gian. L\u00fac c\u00f4 ta n\u00f3i c\u00e2u \u1ea5y th\u00ec t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh y\u00ean t\u00e2m v\u00e0 kho\u00e1i l\u1eafm. Sau \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f4 ta l\u1ea1i h\u1ecfi: - Th\u1ebf anh c\u00f3 \u0111i l\u1ec5 nh\u00e0 th\u1edd kh\u00f4ng? - C\u00f3, \u0111i lu\u00f4n - Anh ng\u1ed3i \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u! - Ng\u1ed3i trong gh\u1ebf. - Gh\u1ebf c\u1ee7a ai? - Gh\u1ebf c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Harvey. - Ch\u00fa \u1ea5y c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i gh\u1ebf? - Ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 gh\u1ebf m\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i ch\u1ee9? Th\u1ebf c\u00f4 t\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec? - T\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u00fa \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean gi\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e0n ch\u1ee9? H\u1ecfng b\u00e9t r\u1ed3i, t\u00f4i qu\u00ean khu\u1ea5y \u0111i m\u1ea5t r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fa c\u00f4 ta l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u00f4ng m\u1ee5c s\u01b0. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m tr\u00f2 h\u00f3c x\u01b0\u01a1ng g\u00e0 n\u1eefa \u0111\u1ec3 suy ngh\u0129. R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i n\u00f3i: - Th\u1ebf c\u00f4 t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng trong nh\u00e0 th\u1edd ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea1o th\u00f4i \u01b0? - C\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec? - \u0110\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea1o tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t nh\u00e0 vua. C\u00f4 th\u1eadt l\u1ea1. Nh\u00e0 th\u1edd ch\u1ed7 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 t\u1eddi m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3y m\u1ee5c s\u01b0 c\u00f3 m\u00e0. - M\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3y m\u1ee5c s\u01b0? n\u1ebfu th\u1ebf th\u00ec ph\u1ea3i gi\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 m\u1edbi h\u1ebft \u00e0? - Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 gi\u1ea3ng trong m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y, m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00f4i. - Th\u1ebf, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia l\u00e0m g\u00ec? - Th\u00ec ng\u1ed3i quanh \u0111\u1ed1, \u0111i quy\u00ean ti\u1ec1n, ho\u1eb7c l\u00e0m c\u00e1i n\u00e0y c\u00e1i kh\u00e1c. Nh\u01b0ng ph\u1ea7n nhi\u1ec1u l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m g\u00ec c\u1ea3. - H\u1ecd t\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec? - \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. C\u00f4 ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 g\u00ec c\u1ea3. - T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n bi\u1ebft nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i v\u1edb v\u1eabn nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi anh \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y: b\u00ean n\u01b0\u1edbc Anh, nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb h\u1ea7u h\u1ea1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u00e3i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? C\u00f3 t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n l\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng? - Kh\u00f4ng, \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta coi b\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ea7y t\u1edb ch\u1eb3ng ra c\u00e1i qu\u00e1i g\u00ec c\u1ea3. H\u1ecd \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u00e3i t\u1ec7 h\u01a1n ch\u00f3 \u1ea5y. - H\u1ecd c\u00f3 cho ngh\u1ec9 nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y l\u1ec5 nh\u01b0 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng? Ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n nh\u01b0 ng\u00e0y Ch\u00faa gi\u00e1ng sinh, T\u1ebft, hay ng\u00e0y qu\u1ed1c kh\u00e1nh kh\u00f4ng? - \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 c\u00f4 ch\u01b0a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01b0\u1edbc Anh bao gi\u1edd, c\u00f4 s\u1ee9t... \u00e0 c\u00f4 Joanna \u1ea1. B\u00ean \u0111\u00f3m t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u n\u0103m \u0111\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1i n\u0103m, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i xem xi\u1ebfc, xem h\u00e1t, ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec h\u1ebft. - C\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111i nh\u00e0 th\u1edd n\u1eefa? - \u1eeb, kh\u00f4ng \u0111i nh\u00e0 th\u1edd. - Th\u1ebf sao anh v\u1eabn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i nh\u00e0 th\u1edd? T\u00f4i l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa t\u1eafc h\u1ecdng. T\u00f4i qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ea7u h\u1ea1 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fa c\u00f4 ta. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i","v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1eadu th\u00e2n c\u1eadn n\u00ean mu\u1ed1n \u0111i nh\u00e0 th\u1edd hay kh\u00f4ng t\u00f9y \u00fd, v\u00ec lu\u1eadt ph\u00e1p cho ph\u00e9p nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch kh\u00f4ng xu\u00f4i tai l\u1eafm v\u00e0 c\u00f4 ta t\u1ecf ra kh\u00f4ng v\u1eeba l\u00f2ng. C\u00f4 ta b\u1ea3o. - N\u00e0y, t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd, anh to\u00e0n l\u1eeba d\u1ed1i t\u00f4i c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p: - T\u00f4i n\u00f3i th\u1eadt m\u00e0. - \u0110\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? - \u0110\u00fang. - Anh \u0111\u1ec3 tay l\u00ean cu\u1ed1n th\u00e1nh kinh n\u00e0y v\u00e0 nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i \u0111i. V\u1edbi t\u00f4i, cu\u1ed1n kinh hay s\u00e1ch g\u00ec \u0111i ch\u0103ng n\u1eefa c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c nhau g\u00ec, n\u00ean t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec3 tay l\u00ean v\u00e0 nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i. C\u00f4 ta c\u00f3 v\u1ebb th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t t\u00ed. C\u00f4 ta n\u00f3i: - \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c, t\u00f4i tin m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3. Mary Jane t\u1eeb ngo\u00e0i c\u1eeda b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi Susan l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng: - Joanna, em kh\u00f4ng tin g\u00ec v\u1eady? C\u1eadu \u1ea5y l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u01a1i xa \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y, em n\u00f3i th\u1ebf l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng t\u1ed1t \u0111\u00e2u. N\u1ebfu ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi em c\u0169ng th\u1ebf th\u00ec sao? - Ch\u1ecb l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng b\u00eanh v\u1ef1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb7p. Em c\u00f3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec anh \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2u. Anh \u1ea5y b\u1ecba ra v\u00e0i chuy\u1ec7n b\u1ecba \u0111\u1eb7t, v\u00e0 em b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 em kh\u00f4ng tin, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ebf th\u00f4i. Ch\u1eafc anh \u1ea5y c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1c v\u1eadt \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ee9, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? - D\u00f9 l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1eb7t hay chuy\u1ec7n l\u1edbn, nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu \u1ea5y l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 m\u00ecnh, n\u00f3i th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. N\u1ebfu em \u1edf v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ecba v\u1ecb c\u1eadu \u1ea5y, em s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5. Kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean n\u00f3i nh\u1eefng g\u00ec l\u00e0m cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c th\u1ea5y x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5. - Nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0, anh \u1ea5y n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng... - Ch\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1eadu \u1ea5y n\u00f3i g\u00ec. \u0110i\u1ec1u quan tr\u1ecdng l\u00e0 em ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u00e3i t\u1ed1t v\u1edbi anh \u1ea5y, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 cho anh \u1ea5y ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh \u0111ang s\u1ed1ng \u1edf n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i, gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi xa l\u1ea1. T\u00f4i th\u1ea7m ngh\u0129: - M\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf m\u00e0 ta n\u1ee1 \u0111\u1ec3 cho c\u00e1i l\u00e3o h\u00e8n h\u1ea1 kia c\u01b0\u1edbp h\u1ebft ti\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a! R\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f4 Susan l\u1ea1i m\u1eafng cho c\u00f4 s\u1ee9t m\u00f4i m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i th\u1ea7m ngh\u0129: - \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u00f4 g\u00e1i th\u1ee9 hai m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u0111\u1ec3 cho l\u00e3o kia c\u01b0\u1edbp h\u1ebft ti\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a. R\u1ed3i Mary Jane l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i n\u1eefa, d\u00f9 gi\u1ecdng v\u1eabn d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng, tr\u00ecu m\u1ebfn, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u1ea5y. N\u00f3i xong, c\u00f4 s\u1ee9t m\u00f4i t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p kia \u00f2a l\u00ean kh\u00f3c t\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1edfi. Hai c\u00f4 ch\u1ecb n\u00f3i: - B\u00e2y gi\u1edd, em ph\u1ea3i xin l\u1ed7i c\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u0111i. C\u00f4 em xin l\u1ed7i, v\u00e0 xin l\u1ed7i r\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e1ng y\u00eau. T\u00f4i nghe m\u00e0 c\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 \u01b0\u1edbc ao c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 k\u1ec3 m\u1ed9t ngh\u00ecn c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n l\u00e1o to\u00e9t \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nghe c\u00f4 \u1ea5y xin l\u1ed7i n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i l\u1ea1i th\u1ea7m ngh\u0129: - \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 c\u00f4 g\u00e1i th\u1ee9 ba m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u0111\u1ec3 cho l\u00e3o kia c\u01b0\u1edbp h\u1ebft ti\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a. Sau \u0111\u00f3, h\u1ecd \u0111i ra ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean v\u00e0 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh s\u1ed1ng gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n. T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh x\u1ea5u xa, h\u00e8n h\u1ea1 qu\u00e1, v\u00e0 ngh\u0129 ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch gi\u1ea7u s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n kia \u0111i cho c\u00e1c c\u00f4 \u1ea5y m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i ra ngo\u00e0i, ngh\u0129 v\u1ea9n v\u01a1, r\u1ed3i \u0111i ng\u1ee7. T\u1ec9nh d\u1eady, n\u1eb1m m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh, t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y. T\u00f4i t\u1ef1 b\u1ea3o c\u00f3 n\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 \u00f4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 kia t\u1ed1 c\u00e1o chuy\u1ec7n l\u1eeba b\u1ecbp n\u00e0y ra? Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u00d4ng ta s\u1ebd khai ai l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed1 c\u00e1o ra, nh\u00e0 vua v\u00e0 qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh t\u00f4i ch\u1ebft. Hay l\u00e0 tim \u0111\u1ebfn n\u00f3i ri\u00eang v\u1edbi c\u00f4 Mary Jane? C\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0103n thua. Nh\u1ee1 c\u00f4 \u1ea5y t\u1ecf ra nghi ng\u1edd v\u00e0 b\u1ecdn kia bi\u1ebft th\u00f3p s\u1ebd l\u1ea5y ti\u1ec1n chu\u1ed3n \u0111i m\u1ea5t. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n c\u00e1ch n\u00e0y l\u00e0 hay nh\u1ea5t: t\u00f4i s\u1ebd l\u1ea5y c\u1eafp s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 l\u1ea5y c\u1eafp nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o cho h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng nghi ng\u1edd cho t\u00f4i. B\u1ecdn ch\u00fang \u0111ang v\u1edb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00f3n h\u1eddi, ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o ch\u00fang ch\u01b0a v\u01a1 v\u00e9t h\u00e9t th\u00ec ch\u00fang ch\u01b0a ch\u1ecbu \u0111i. Nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1eddi gi\u1edd t\u00ednh chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd l\u1ea5y c\u1eafp b\u1ecdc ti\u1ec1n v\u00e0 gi\u1ea5u \u0111i. R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i s\u1ebd b\u1ecf \u0111i,","v\u00e0 vi\u1ebft l\u1ea1i cho c\u00f4 Mary Jane m\u1ed9t l\u00e1 th\u01b0, b\u1ea3o cho c\u00f4 \u1ea5y bi\u1ebft t\u00f4i gi\u1ea5u ti\u1ec1n \u1edf ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o. N\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00eam nay c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea5u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00ec n\u00ean gi\u1ea5u ngay; v\u00ec \u00f4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 kia ch\u01b0a ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e3 th\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2u m\u00e0 s\u1ebd c\u00f2n l\u00e0m cho ra nh\u1ebd, v\u00e0 b\u1ecdn n\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ee3 m\u00e0 chu\u1ed3n c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft ch\u1eebng. Ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf, t\u00f4i m\u00f2 \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. H\u00e0nh lang tr\u00ean g\u00e1c t\u1ed1i om, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i c\u0169ng t\u00ecm ra ph\u00f2ng qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng. T\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0a tay ra r\u1edd r\u1edd chung quanh, nh\u01b0ng l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i b\u1ed7ng nh\u1edb ra h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 nh\u00e0 vua kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 cho ai ngo\u00e0i l\u00e3o ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u1eef s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n kia. T\u00f4i l\u1ea1i m\u00f2 \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u00f2ng l\u00e3o ta, s\u1edd chung quanh. T\u1ed1i qu\u00e1, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i n\u1ebfn n\u00e0o, m\u00e0 n\u1ebfu c\u00f3, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng d\u1eafm th\u1eafp l\u00ean. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e0nh n\u1eb1m \u0111\u00e2y nghe ng\u00f3ng xem th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e3. V\u00e0o l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng ch\u00e2n h\u1ecd b\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1edbi, t\u00f4i b\u00f2 v\u00e0o g\u1ea7m gi\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u01b0ng ngh\u0129 ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u1ed5n, \u0111\u00e1ng b\u0103n kho\u0103n th\u00ec s\u1edd th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i m\u00e0n che qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o c\u1ee7a Mary Jane, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u00f4i l\u1ea9n ngay v\u00e0o trong m\u00e0n v\u00e0 n\u00e9p v\u00e0o gi\u1eefa \u0111\u1ed1ng qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o, \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3 th\u1eadt im l\u1eb7ng. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda. Vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng l\u00e0m l\u00e0 c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o g\u1ea7m gi\u1eeb\u01a1ng. C\u0169ng may l\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ed1n trong g\u1ea7m gi\u01b0\u1eddng. M\u1ed7i khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u1ecbnh d\u00f2 x\u00e9t m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a ai th\u00ec c\u1ee9 hay n\u1ea5p d\u01b0\u1edbi g\u1ea7m gi\u01b0\u1eddng. H\u1ecd ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng, nh\u00e0 vua n\u00f3i: - N\u00f3i g\u00ec th\u00ec nhanh l\u00ean. Ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 lo \u0111\u00e1m ma, ch\u1ee9 ng\u1ed3i m\u00e3i \u0111\u00e2y c\u00e0ng c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n cho h\u1ecd b\u00e0n t\u00e1n. - T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y lo l\u1eafm. Th\u1eb1ng cha b\u00e1c s\u0129 \u1ea5y r\u1ed3i s\u1ebd g\u00e2y s\u1ef1 cho ch\u00fang ta m\u00e0 xem. T\u00f4i v\u1eeba ngh\u0129 ra m\u1ed9t k\u1ebf, kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u00fd \u00f4ng th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. - K\u1ebf g\u00ec? - Ch\u00fang ta h\u00e3y chu\u1ed3n kh\u1ecfi ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y tr\u01b0\u1edbc ba gi\u1edd s\u00e1ng, \u0111em theo t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh ra b\u00e8 ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 xu\u00f4i. L\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd chu\u1ed3n r tr\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ed1 tr\u00ed. Nghe h\u1eafn n\u00f3i th\u1ebf, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y\u01b0 qu\u00e1 v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2m ra th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng. Nh\u00e0 vua ng\u1eaft l\u1eddi v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi: - Th\u1ebf c\u00f2n s\u1ed1 t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n ch\u01b0a b\u00e1n, t\u00e1m ch\u00edn ngh\u00ecn \u0111\u00f4 la ch\u1ee9 \u00edt g\u00ec. M\u00e0 l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n t\u1ed1t c\u1ea3, to\u00e0n nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 b\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u00e1 c\u1ea3. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng c\u00e0u nh\u00e0u, b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 c\u00e1i b\u1ecdc ti\u1ec1n kia c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i, ch\u1eb3ng n\u00ean tham qu\u00e1 n\u1eefa - v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean c\u01b0\u1edbp t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u1ee7a m\u1ea5y c\u00f4 g\u00e1i m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i n\u1eefa. Nh\u00e0 vua n\u00f3i: - Anh n\u00e0y n\u00f3i l\u1ea1 nh\u1ec9. Ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng c\u01b0\u1edbp c\u00e1i g\u00ec kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u00e1m ti\u1ec1n n\u00e0y. C\u00e1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o mua t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n th\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ecb l\u1eeba th\u00f4i, v\u00ec khi h\u1ecd bi\u1ebft t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh th\u00ec n\u00f3 s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n nh\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc. R\u1ed3i nh\u00e0 l\u1ea1i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 m\u1ea5y c\u00f4 g\u00e1i m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i kia. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i. Ch\u00fang n\u00f3 c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb, c\u00f2n kh\u00f3c, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng ki\u1ebfm \u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Anh th\u1eed ngh\u0129 xem, h\u00e0ng ngh\u00ecn, h\u00e0ng ngh\u00ecn \u0111\u1ed3ng s\u1eafp v\u00e0o tay m\u00ecnh r\u1ed3i. H\u1ecd ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i k\u00eau ca c\u1ea3. L\u00fd l\u1ebd c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 vua l\u00e0m qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i xi\u00eau l\u00f2ng. Nh\u01b0ng anh v\u1eabn lo l\u1eafng khi \u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u00ec s\u1ee3 \u00f4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 kia g\u00e2y chuy\u1ec7n. Nh\u01b0ng nh\u00e0 vua l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i: - M\u1eb7c k\u1ec7 c\u00e1i th\u1eb1ng cha b\u00e1c s\u0129 \u1ea5y! Vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec m\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i lo th\u1ebf. Kh\u1ed1i nh\u1eefng \u0111\u01b0a ngu ng\u1ed1c \u1edf th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda m\u00ecnh. Ch\u00fang ta n\u1eafm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u1ea7n \u0111a r\u1ed3i. N\u00f3i xong, hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb xu\u1ed1ng nh\u00e0. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng n\u00f3i: - T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ec3 ti\u1ec1n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf ch\u01b0a ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn. Nghe n\u00f3i v\u1eady, t\u00f4i m\u1eebng qu\u00e1. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i kh\u00ed kh\u0103n t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm n\u1eefa. Nh\u00e0 vua h\u1ecfi - T\u1ea1i sao? - V\u00ec Mary Jane s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i v\u00e0o trong ph\u00f2ng n\u00e0y l\u1ea5y qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o tang, m\u1ea5y t\u00ean da \u0111en qu\u00e9t d\u1ecdn ph\u00f2ng, s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c l\u1ea1i cho ngay ng\u1eafn, ch\u00fang c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y b\u1ecdc ti\u1ec1n v\u00e0 m\u01b0\u1ee3n t\u1ea1m m\u1ed9t \u00edt th\u00ec sao? Nh\u00e0 vua n\u00f3i: - Anh s\u00e1ng su\u1ed1t l\u1eafm. R\u1ed3i l\u00e3o \u0111i v\u00e0o ch\u1ed7 m\u00e0n che qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o ch\u1ec9 c\u00e1ch t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed9 h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t th\u01b0\u1edbc. T\u00f4i n\u00e9p ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o t\u01b0\u1eddng, \u0111\u1ee9ng","th\u1eadt im, m\u1eb7c du l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u run. T\u00f4i \u0111ang t\u00ednh n\u1ebfu h\u1ecd b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00f4i \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y th\u00ec t\u00f4i s\u1ebd n\u00f3i th\u1ebf n\u00e0o th\u00ec nh\u00e0 vua \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y b\u1ecdc ti\u1ec1n ra v\u00e0 nh\u00e9t v\u00e0o d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u1ec7m, \u1ea5n s\u00e2u m\u00e3i v\u00e0o ch\u1eebng g\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t th\u01b0\u1edbc. Ch\u00fang b\u1ea3o ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u00f3 an to\u00e0n v\u00ec t\u00ean da \u0111en c\u00f3 s\u1eeda so\u1ea1n l\u1ea1i gi\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00ec c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0m \u1edf b\u00ean tr\u00ean th\u00f4i. T\u00f4i ch\u1edd h\u1ecd v\u1eeba \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn l\u01b0ng ch\u1eebng c\u1ea7u thang l\u00e0 l\u1ea5y b\u1ecdc ti\u1ec1n ra, ch\u1ea1y l\u00ean g\u00e1c ch\u1ed7 t\u00f4i n\u1eb1m, gi\u1ea5u v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 ch\u1edd l\u00fac n\u00e0o thu\u1eadn ti\u1ec7n s\u1ebd t\u00ednh. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111em gi\u1ea5u m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o ngo\u00e0i c\u0103n nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y th\u00ec h\u01a1n. V\u00ec n\u1ebfu h\u1ecd th\u1ea5y m\u1ea5t th\u00ec tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft l\u00e0 s\u1ee5c s\u1ea1o k\u1ef9 trong nh\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3. R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i quay tr\u1edf v\u00e0o nh\u00e0, qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o g\u1ecdn gh\u1ebd. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n \u0111i ng\u1ee7 m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00ec \u0111ang lo ngh\u0129 nhi\u1ec1u v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. L\u00e1t sau, nh\u00e0 vua v\u00e0 qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng tr\u1edf l\u00ean; t\u00f4i n\u1eb1m ra \u0111\u1ec7m, th\u00f2 \u0111\u1ea7u ra k\u1ec1 v\u00e0o tay v\u1ecbn c\u1ea7u thang, ch\u1edd xem c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra kh\u00f4ng. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u00f4i ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac y\u00ean \u1eafng h\u1eafn m\u1edbi l\u1ea7n nh\u1eb9 c\u00e1i tay v\u1ecbn c\u1ea7u thang \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng nh\u00e0.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng XXVII T\u00f4i gh\u00e9 tai s\u00e1t c\u1eeda ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a t\u00ean l\u1eeba \u0111\u1ea3o, ch\u00fang \u0111ang ng\u00e1y kh\u00f2 kh\u00f2. T\u00f4i ki\u1ec5ng ch\u00e2n r\u00f3n r\u00e9n \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea7u thang. Chung quanh kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng. T\u00f4i l\u00e1ch nh\u00ecn qua khe c\u1eeda ph\u00f2ng \u0103n, th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1ed3i g\u00e1c quan t\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1ee7 say. C\u1eeda ph\u00f2ng \u0103n th\u00f4ng sang ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch. Chi\u1ebfc quan t\u00e0i \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00f3. M\u1ed7i ph\u00f2ng th\u1eafp m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn n\u1ebfn. T\u00f4i \u0111i qua, c\u1eeda ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch v\u1eabn m\u1edf, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ai, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 x\u00e1c c\u1eeda Peter. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u00f4i l\u01b0\u1edbt nh\u1eb9 ra ngo\u00e0i; nh\u01b0ng c\u1eeda tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f3a. V\u1eeba l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng ch\u00e2n ng\u01b0\u1eddi xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea7u thang, ngay sau l\u01b0ng. T\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1chm, nh\u00ecn tho\u00e1ng chung quanh m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i, th\u1ea5y ngo\u00e0i quan t\u00e0i ra ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o m\u00e0 n\u1ea5p c\u1ea3. N\u1ea5p quan t\u00e0i \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1edf ra m\u1ea5y t\u1ea5c, tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u1eb7t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft ph\u1ee7 m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng v\u1ea3i \u01b0\u1edbt, v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed1ng v\u1ea3i ni\u1ec7m. T\u00f4i tu\u1ed3n v\u1ed9i c\u00e1i b\u1ecdc ti\u1ec1n xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi n\u1ea5p quan t\u00e0i, ngay \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u1ed7 hai tay ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec3 v\u1eaft ch\u00e9o. L\u00fac ch\u1ea1m ph\u1ea3i, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y l\u1ea1nh run c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi. R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y v\u1ee5t qua ph\u00f2ng \u0103n, n\u1ea5p sau c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eeba b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o l\u00e0 c\u00f4 Mary Jane. C\u00f4 ta \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 quan t\u00e0i r\u1ed3i qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o trong, r\u00fat kh\u0103n m\u00f9i xoa v\u00e0 kh\u00f3c th\u00fat th\u00edt, l\u01b0ng xoay l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc ra ngo\u00e0i, l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 qua ph\u00f2ng \u0103n, \u0111\u1ec3 tin ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1ed3i canh g\u00e1c kia kh\u00f4ng tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i n\u00ean t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u1ea1i nh\u00f2m qua khe c\u1eeda. H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1eady g\u00ec, nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 y\u00ean t\u00e2m. T\u00f4i v\u1ec1 gi\u01b0\u1eddng n\u1eb1m, trong b\u1ee5ng h\u00e3y c\u00f2n s\u1ee3 v\u00ec nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i m\u00ecnh v\u1eeba l\u00e0m, v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3 m\u00e0 nguy hi\u1ec3m. T\u00f4i t\u00ednh khi n\u00e0o ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i xu\u00f4i xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi kia \u0111\u1ed9 m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m d\u1eb7m, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 v\u1ec1 b\u00e1o cho c\u00f4 Mary Jane, v\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u1ea5y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e0o m\u1ea3 l\u00ean m\u00e0 l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n. Nh\u01b0ng nh\u1ee1 vi\u1ec7c n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i di\u1ec5n ra nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3ng quan t\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 ra b\u1ecdc ti\u1ec1n gi\u1ea5u trong \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec sao. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0, nh\u00e0 vua s\u1ebd l\u1ea1i v\u1edb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i m\u00e0 l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. L\u00fac n\u00e0y, t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i mu\u1ed1n b\u00f2 xu\u1ed1ng l\u1ea5y b\u1ecdc ti\u1ec1n ra. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m r\u1eddi n\u1eefa. Tr\u1eddi s\u00e1ng d\u1ea7n. M\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1ed3i canh \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1ec9nh gi\u1ea5c. N\u1ebfu xu\u1ed1ng n\u1eefa th\u00ec r\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb t\u00f3m m\u00e0 trong tay c\u00f3 s\u00e1u ngh\u00ecn \u0111\u00f4 la. Th\u00f4i t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n h\u1ebft l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng d\u00ednh d\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 n\u1eefa. \u0110\u1ebfn s\u00e1ng, t\u00f4i \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng nh\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1edbi th\u00ec ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda, v\u00e0 m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi canh g\u00e1c \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i c\u1ea3. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong nh\u00e0 c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi b\u00e0 g\u00f3a Barley v\u00e0 b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn k\u1ef9 n\u00e9t m\u1eb7t h\u1ecd xem c\u00f3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 g\u00ec kh\u00e1c. \u0110\u1ebfn tr\u01b0a, ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n tang c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1eefa t\u1edbi. H\u1ecd kh\u00eanh quan t\u00e0i ra gi\u1eefa nh\u00e0, \u0111\u1eb7t tr\u00ean hai chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf, r\u1ed3i x\u1ebfp t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng gh\u1ebf kh\u00e1c th\u00e0nh h\u00e0nh, l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n m\u01b0\u1ee3n th\u00eam gh\u1ebf \u1edf m\u1ea5y nh\u00e0 h\u00e0ng x\u00f3m v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1eb7t c\u1ea3 ph\u00f2ng \u0103n, ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch. T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn n\u1eafp quan t\u00e0i th\u1ea5y v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u01b0 c\u0169, nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec xung quanh c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00ean t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o trong \u0111\u00f3. L\u00e1t sau, nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ee5c t\u1ee5c k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ebfn. Hai t\u00ean l\u1eeba b\u1ecbp v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00f4 g\u00e1i \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u1ed3i \u1edf d\u00e3y gh\u1ebf tr\u00ean ngay \u0111\u1ea7u quan t\u00e0i. Trong su\u1ed1t n\u1eefa gi\u1edd, \u0111o\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1ed1i \u0111u\u00f4i nhau \u0111i ch\u1ea7m ch\u1eadm quanh quan t\u00e0i, m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat v\u1ebb nghi\u00eam trang, tr\u1ecbnh tr\u1ecdng. Nh\u1eefng c\u00f4 g\u00e1i v\u00e0 hai t\u00ean l\u1eeba b\u1ecbp th\u00ec \u0111\u01b0a kh\u0103n l\u00ean ch\u1ea5m m\u1eb7t r\u1ed3i c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng th\u1ed5n th\u1ee9c. Ch\u1ec9 th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng ch\u00e2n \u0111i l\u1eb9t x\u1eb9t tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng h\u1ec9 m\u0169i b\u1edfi v\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u1ebfn d\u1ef1 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m tang th\u00ec hay h\u1ec9 m\u0169i nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n l\u00e0 \u1edf nh\u1eefng ch\u1ed7 kh\u00e1c, \u0111\u00f4i khi \u1edf nh\u00e0 th\u1edd n\u1eefa. Khi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7, ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n tang m\u1edbi b\u01b0\u1edbc ra, tay \u0111eo g\u0103ng \u0111en, d\u00e1ng \u0111i\u1ec7u r\u1ea5t b\u00ecnh th\u1ea3n. \u00d4ng ta s\u1eeda so\u1ea1n l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1i, thu x\u1ebfp cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi y\u00ean v\u1ecb \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3. \u00d4ng ta kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec h\u1ebft; b\u1ea3o ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y ra \u0111\u00e2y, gi\u1ee5c cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c v\u00e0o kia, d\u1ecdn l\u1ed1i \u0111i ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y ra ch\u1ed7 kh\u00e1c, ch\u1ec9 to\u00e0n l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 ra hi\u1ec7u b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea3 hai tay c\u1ea3. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng ra \u0111\u1ee9ng s\u00e1t v\u00e0o t\u01b0\u1eddng. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng, thanhh tho\u00e1t ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng c\u00f3. H\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng ta ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd c\u01b0\u1eddi. H\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 m\u01b0\u1ee3n s\u1eb5n m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u00e0n phong c\u1ea7m \u0111\u00e3 c\u0169. Khi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng, m\u1ed9t thi\u1ebfu ph\u1ee5 tr\u1ebb m\u1edbi ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eed nh\u1ea1c, nghe bu\u1ed3n th\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1eabu ru\u1ed9t. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e1t l\u00ean theo ti\u1ebfng . R\u1ed3i linh m\u1ee5c Hobson tr\u1ecbnh tr\u1ecdng, t\u1eeb t\u1eeb l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng. V\u1eeba l\u00fac linh m\u1ee5c b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u s\u1eafp n\u00f3i th\u00ec b\u1ed7ng c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng k\u00eau r\u1ea5t kinh","kh\u1ee7ng t\u1eeb d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u00e0 v\u1eb3ng l\u00ean. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng s\u1ee7a c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3. \u00d4ng linh m\u1ee5c c\u1ee9 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u1edd b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh quan t\u00e0i cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi con ch\u00f3 h\u1ebft k\u00eau m\u1edbi v\u00ec n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng ai nghe th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec. Nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n tang gi\u01a1 tay l\u00ean l\u00e0m hi\u1ec7u cho l\u00ednh m\u1ee5c nh\u01b0 mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i: \u201cC\u1ee9 y\u00ean t\u00e2m, \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 t\u00f4i\u201d. \u00d4ng ta c\u00fai khom ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i men theo b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng, tuy v\u1eady vai \u00f4ng ta v\u1eabn nh\u00f4 cao l\u00ean h\u01a1n \u0111\u1ea7y m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Ti\u1ebfng s\u1ee7a c\u1ee7a con ch\u00f3 vang l\u00ean m\u1ed7i l\u00fac m\u1ed9t to h\u01a1n. \u00d4ng ta \u0111i qua hai ph\u00f2ng r\u1ed3i r\u1ebd khu\u1ea5t xu\u1ed1ng nh\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1edbi. Hai gi\u00e2y \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 sau, t\u00f4i nghe c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1eadp m\u1ea1nh, con ch\u00f3 r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean v\u00e0i ti\u1ebfng n\u1eefa r\u1ed3i im h\u1eb3n. \u00d4ng linh m\u1ee5c l\u00fac \u1ea5y m\u1edbi tr\u1ecbnh tr\u1ecdng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u gi\u1ea3ng l\u1ec5. V\u00e0i ph\u00fat sau, \u00f4ng qu\u1ea3n tang \u0111i men t\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u1edf l\u00ean, \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 vai nh\u1ea5p nh\u00f4 qua m\u1ea5y b\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1eddng trong c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng, r\u1ed3i \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1eady, l\u1ea5y tay che mi\u1ec7ng, v\u01b0\u01a1n c\u1ed5 qua \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra ph\u00eda \u00f4ng linh m\u1ee5c, n\u00f3i th\u1ea7m nh\u01b0ng b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng h\u01a1i g\u1eaft: N\u00f3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t con chu\u1ed9t r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i c\u00fai ng\u01b0\u1eddi xu\u1ed1ng \u0111i v\u1ec1 ch\u1ed7 c\u0169. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 v\u1ebb h\u1ea3 h\u00ea l\u1eafm, v\u00ec h\u1ecd \u0111ang mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec. C\u00e1i chuy\u1ec7n nh\u1ecf nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u00e1ng bi\u1ebft, nh\u01b0ng m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i r\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd. Trong th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n n\u00e0y \u00f4ng qu\u1ea3n tang l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn nhi\u1ec1u nh\u1ea5t. B\u00e0i gi\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a m\u1ee5c s\u01b0 tuy hay nh\u01b0ng qu\u00e1 d\u00e0i. R\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00f3, l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 vua b\u01b0\u1edbc ra l\u1ea3i nh\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i n\u1eefa. Khi m\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ec1u xong, ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n tang m\u1edbi b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn quan t\u00e0i c\u1ea7m c\u00e1i kh\u00f3a \u0111\u1ec3 v\u1eb7n \u1ed1c. L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i h\u1ed3i h\u1ed9p l\u1eafm, m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb7p v\u00e0o \u00f4ng qu\u1ea3n tang. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng ta ch\u1ec9 t\u1eeb t\u1eeb nh\u1eb9 tay h\u1ea1 c\u00e1i v\u00e1n thi\u00ean xu\u1ed1ng, r\u1ed3i b\u1eaft \u1ed1c th\u1eadt ch\u1eb7t. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 xong! T\u00f4i t\u1ef1 h\u1ecfi nh\u1ee1 c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o gian tr\u00e1 \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i b\u1ecdc ti\u1ec1n \u1ea5y ra r\u1ed3i th\u00ec sao? C\u00f3 n\u00ean vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 cho c\u00f4 Mary Jane kh\u00f4ng nh\u1ec9? Nh\u1ee1 vi\u1ebft r\u1ed3i m\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e0o m\u1ea3 l\u00ean kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y g\u00ec th\u00ec s\u1ebd b\u1ea3o m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? Kh\u00f4ng kh\u00e9o ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb \u0111i t\u00f9. Th\u00f4i th\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng vi\u1ebft g\u00ec c\u1ea3 c\u00f2n h\u01a1n. M\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd trong \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 r\u1ed3i t\u1ec9nh c\u1ea3 l\u00ean. C\u00e0ng ngh\u0129, t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng th\u1ea5y r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i th\u00eam, c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eb7c k\u1ec7 n\u00f3 ra sao th\u00ec ra. Mai t\u00e1ng xong, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i quay tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. T\u00f4i l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd nh\u00ecn c\u00e1c b\u1ed9 m\u1eb7t xem sao, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y g\u00ec trong nh\u1eefng n\u00e9t m\u1eb7t \u1ea5y c\u1ea3, t\u00f4i ch\u1ecbu kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i, nh\u00e0 vua \u0111i th\u0103m nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi quen thu\u1ed9c, l\u00e0m ra v\u1ebb th\u00e2n m\u1eadt. L\u00e3o n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng b\u00e0 con gi\u00e1o d\u00e2n c\u1ee7a l\u00e3o \u1edf b\u00ean n\u01b0\u1edbc Anh \u0111ang s\u1ed1t ru\u1ed9t mong l\u00e3o l\u1eafm, cho n\u00ean l\u00e3o c\u0169ng mau ch\u00f3ng thu x\u1ebfp, gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft cho xong \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1. L\u00e3o n\u00f3i r\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfc r\u1eb1ng ph\u1ea3i v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u0169ng n\u00f3i v\u1eady, h\u1ecd mong l\u00e3o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u1edf l\u00e2u h\u01a1n. L\u00e3o l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng l\u00e3o v\u00e0 William s\u1ebd c\u00f9ng \u0111em nh\u1eefng c\u00f4 ch\u00e1u g\u00e1i kia v\u1ec1 n\u01b0\u1edbc. Nghe v\u1eady, ai c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y m\u1eebng cho c\u00e1c c\u00f4 g\u00e1i s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ef1a v\u00e0o h\u1ecd h\u00e0ng. C\u00f2n c\u00e1c c\u00f4 g\u00e1i th\u1ea5y l\u00e3o n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf th\u00ec c\u0169ng sung s\u01b0\u1edbng. C\u00e1c c\u00f4 gi\u1ee5c l\u00e3o ta b\u00e1n nh\u00e0 b\u00e1n \u0111\u1ea5t cho nhanh ch\u00f3ng. H\u1ecd h\u00e2n hoan bao nhi\u00eau th\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u00e0ng \u0111au l\u00f2ng b\u1ea5y nhi\u00eau v\u00ec th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd b\u1ecb l\u1eeba b\u1ecbp. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 xoay chuy\u1ec3n t\u00ecnh th\u1ebf. Sau \u0111\u00f3, nh\u00e0 vua rao b\u00e1n nh\u00e0 c\u1eeda, c\u01a1 nghi\u1ec7p c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y hai ng\u00e0y sau khi ch\u00f4n c\u1ea5t, nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3 ai mu\u1ed1n mua ri\u00eang c\u00e1i g\u00ec c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m sau, khi tang l\u1ec5 \u0111\u00e3 xong, th\u00ec nh\u1eefng ni\u1ec1m vui c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c c\u00f4 g\u00e1i b\u1ecb v\u1ea5p ph\u1ea3i tr\u1edf ng\u1ea1i th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t. C\u00f3 v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi bu\u00f4n n\u00f4 l\u1ec7 t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn, nh\u00e0 vua \u0111em b\u00e1n t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c trong nh\u00e0 b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t gi\u00e1 v\u1eeba ph\u1ea3i v\u00e0 l\u1ea5y ng\u00e2n phi\u1ebfu. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en l\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t ra \u0111i. Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi con trai th\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean Memphis, ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 th\u00ec xu\u1ed1ng Orleans. C\u00e1c c\u00f4 ch\u1ee7 v\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u00f4m l\u1ea5y nhau kh\u00f3c l\u00f3c bu\u1ed3n r\u1ea7u v\u00f4 h\u1ea1n. C\u00e1c c\u00f4 con g\u00e1i n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng ng\u1edd l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i th\u1ea5y c\u1ea3nh gia \u0111\u00ecnh chia s\u1ebb v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i \u0111em h\u1ecd b\u00e1n \u0111i th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. H\u1ecd \u00f4m l\u1ea5y nhau kh\u00f3c m\u00e3i, l\u00e0m t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n v\u1ea1ch m\u1eb7t b\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ec3u c\u00e1ng ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1edf l\u1ea1i c\u00f9ng c\u00f4 ch\u1ee7. Vi\u1ec7c mua b\u00e1n l\u00e0m cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n b\u1ea5t b\u00ecnh, cho r\u1eb1ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u00e0n nh\u1eabn. Danh d\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a hai l\u00e3o \u0111\u1ea1i b\u1ecbp c\u0169ng b\u1ecb gi\u1ea3m \u0111i \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00fat. Nh\u01b0ng l\u00e3o gi\u00e0 \u0111i\u00ean r\u1ed3 kia c\u1ee9 m\u1ed9t m\u1ef1c l\u00e0m theo \u00fd l\u00e3o, m\u1eb7c cho qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n. H\u00f4m sau l\u00e0 ng\u00e0y b\u00e1n \u0111\u1ea5u gi\u00e1. Tr\u1eddi v\u1eeba s\u00e1ng, nh\u00e0 vua v\u00e0 qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng l\u00ean g\u00e1c g\u1ecdi t\u00f4i d\u1eady. Nh\u00ecn m\u1eb7t hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi, t\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n ngay l\u00e0 c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n. Nh\u00e0 vua h\u1ecfi: - \u0110\u00eam tr\u01b0\u1edbc, m\u00e0y c\u00f3 v\u00e0o bu\u1ed3ng tao kh\u00f4ng? - Th\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee9c vua kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1, - Nh\u1eefng l\u00fac ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 ri\u00eang b\u1ecdn n\u00e0y th\u00ec t\u00f4i v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng x\u01b0ng h\u00f4 v\u1edbi l\u00e3o ta","nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. - V\u1eady \u0111\u00eam qua m\u00e0y c\u00f3 v\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng? - Th\u01b0\u0103 \u0111\u1ee9c vua kh\u00f4ng - M\u00e0y th\u1ec1 danh d\u1ef1 \u0111i, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ed1i tr\u00e1. - D\u1ea1 xin th\u1ec1 danh d\u1ef1 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i th\u1eadt. T\u1eeb l\u00fac c\u00f4 Mary Jane d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ee9c vua v\u00e0 ng\u00e0i qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng l\u00ean ph\u00f2ng, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng t\u1edbi g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng h\u1ecfi: - M\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1ea5y ai \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng? - Th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb r\u00f5 l\u1eafm - C\u1ed1 nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i \u0111i. T\u00f4i im l\u1eb7ng \u0111\u1ec3 ngh\u0129 xem c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch g\u00ec n\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e1p. - C\u00f3, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. C\u1ea3 hai gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh, r\u1ed3i qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng l\u1ea1i h\u1ecfi: - T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn da \u0111en \u00e0? - Kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ph\u1ea3i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00f9ng v\u00e0o l\u00fac, t\u00f4i tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n th\u00f4i. - L\u00fac n\u00e0o? - H\u00f4m \u0111\u01b0a ma, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00fac s\u00e1ng s\u1edbm \u0111\u00e2u, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ng\u1ee7 d\u1eady mu\u1ed9n. T\u00f4i v\u1eeba b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea7u thang th\u00ec th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd. - C\u1ee9 n\u00f3i \u0111i! Ch\u00fang l\u00e0m g\u00ec n\u1eefa? Ch\u00fang l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? - H\u1ecd ch\u1ec9 nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng th\u00f4i. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 h\u1ecd v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 d\u1ecdn ph\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ee9c vua. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9c vua \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eady r\u1ed3i, nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd th\u1ea5y ng\u00e0i c\u00f2n n\u1eb1m n\u00ean m\u1edbi l\u1ea1i k\u00e9o nhau khe kh\u1ebd \u0111i ra \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u1ecfi l\u00e0m \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00e0i. C\u1ea3 hai nh\u00ecn nhau bu\u1ed3n r\u1ea7u, th\u1ec3u n\u00e3o. Nh\u00e0 vua n\u00f3i: - Th\u1ebf n\u00e0y th\u00ec h\u1ecfng b\u00e9t m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n r\u1ed3i c\u00f2n g\u00ec. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng suy ngh\u0129 m\u1ed9t l\u00fac r\u1ed3i b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u1ea9y v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: - B\u1ecdn da \u0111en ch\u01a1i m\u1ed9t v\u1ed1 cao tay \u0111\u1ea5y. Ch\u00fang n\u00f3 gi\u1ea3 b\u1ed9 nh\u01b0 \u0111au kh\u1ed5 l\u1eafm tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ch\u00fang n\u00f3 \u0111i kh\u1ecfi n\u01a1i n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i, \u00f4ng v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u ngh\u0129 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u1ea3. \u0110\u1eebng t\u01b0\u1edfng b\u1ecdn da \u0111en kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 t\u00e0i c\u00e1n g\u00ec. T\u00f4i m\u00e0 c\u00f3 v\u1ed1n v\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i r\u1ea1p h\u00e1t th\u00ec t\u00f4i s\u1ebd tuy\u1ec3n ngay b\u1ecdn n\u00e0y v\u00e0o l\u00e0m di\u1ec5n vi\u00ean. Th\u00f4i th\u1ebf l\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111em b\u00e1n h\u1ecd \u0111i \u0111\u1ed5i l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u00e1t. Th\u1ebf m\u00e0 m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u00e1t c\u00e1i b\u00e0i h\u00e1t \u0111\u00f3 c\u01a1 ch\u1ee9. \u00e0 n\u00e0y, th\u1ebf c\u00e1i b\u00e0i h\u00e1t \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i nh\u1ec9, c\u00e1i b\u1ea3n giao k\u00e8o \u1ea5y m\u00e0? - Ph\u1ea3i ra ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng m\u00e0 l\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9! - Th\u00f4i th\u1ebf c\u0169ng c\u00f2n may ch\u00e1n. T\u00f4i ra b\u1ed9 r\u1ee5t r\u00e8 h\u1ecfi: - C\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec th\u1ebf? Nh\u00e0 vua nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i b\u1ef1c m\u00ecnh n\u00f3i: - Kh\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn m\u00e0y! \u0110\u1eebng c\u00f3 c\u00f5 m\u00f5m v\u00e0o chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a ng\u1eeb\u01a1i kh\u00e1c. Ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o c\u00f2n \u1edf trong c\u00e1i th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n n\u00e0y th\u00ec m\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ebft gi\u1eef k\u00edn m\u1ed3m mi\u1ec7ng, nghe kh\u00f4ng? R\u1ed3i l\u00e3o quay ra n\u00f3i v\u1edbi qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng: - Ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 g\u00ec c\u1ea3, c\u1ee9 im l\u1eb7ng th\u00f4i. H\u1ecd b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea7u thang, qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng c\u00f2n th\u00ec th\u1ea7m n\u00f3i: - B\u00e1n cho nhanh, l\u00e3i \u00edt c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.Nhanh ch\u00f3ng m\u00e0 c\u1ea7m ti\u1ec1n trong tay. Nh\u00e0 vua nhe r\u0103ng c\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u00ecn qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng n\u00f3i: - T\u00f4i \u0111ang t\u00ednh c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng b\u00e1n c\u1ea3 \u0111i cho nhanh v\u1edbi s\u1ed1 l\u00e3i t\u1ed1i \u0111a. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec1u, hay ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00ed n\u00e0o, th\u00ec c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1ed7i t\u1ea1i t\u00f4i hay t\u1ea1i anh? - N\u1ebfu ng\u00e0i ch\u1ecbu nghe l\u1eddi t\u00f4i, th\u00ec b\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u0169 da \u0111en v\u1eabn c\u00f2n trong nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 chu\u1ed3n v\u1edbi b\u1ecdc","ti\u1ec1n to r\u1ed3i. Nh\u00e0 vua s\u1ee3 l\u1ed9 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00ean ch\u1ea1y v\u00f2ng l\u00ean ch\u1ed7 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111e t\u00f4i l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ai v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n t\u00f4i tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y anh da \u0111en \u1edf trong ph\u00f2ng l\u00e3o \u0111i ra, b\u1edfi v\u00ec nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf th\u00ec ai c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft ngay l\u00e0 c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n. R\u1ed3i l\u00e3o th\u1ea5t th\u1ec3u \u0111i v\u1ec1 ph\u00f2ng, t\u1ef1 ch\u1eedi r\u1eeda m\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i v\u00e0 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111u\u00f4i c\u0169ng l\u00e0 t\u1ea1i l\u00e3o c\u1ea3, kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu n\u1eb1m n\u00e1n l\u1ea1i trong ph\u00f2ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi s\u00e1ng, r\u1ed3i th\u1ec1 r\u1eb1ng t\u1eeb l\u1ea7n sau tr\u1edf \u0111i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 d\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. R\u1ed3i h\u1ecd \u0111i b\u00e0n t\u00e1n g\u00ec v\u1edbi nhau n\u1eefa. C\u00f2n t\u00f4i th\u00ec m\u1eebng th\u1ea7m trong b\u1ee5ng v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ed9 t\u1ed9i cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ecd c\u1ea3.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng XXXVIII Jim b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c kh\u1eafc ch\u1eef l\u00e0 kh\u00f3 h\u01a1n c\u1ea3. Nh\u01b0ng Tom nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1eaft Jim ph\u1ea3i vi\u1ebft. T\u00f9 nh\u00e2n ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i b\u00fat t\u00edch c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u00ean t\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u01b0u l\u1ea1i v\u1ec1 sau, c\u1ea3 huy hi\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh n\u1eefa. Jim n\u00f3i: - C\u1eadu Tom \u01a1i, t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 huy hi\u1ec7u ri\u00eang g\u00ec c\u1ea3 m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed7i c\u00e1i \u00e1o n\u00e0y c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0a cho v\u00e0 t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i vi\u1ebft nh\u1eadt k\u00fd l\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 th\u00f4i. - Anh kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u g\u00ec c\u1ea3, Jim \u1ea1, huy hi\u1ec7u kh\u00e1c c\u01a1, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u00e2u. T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o: - Jim n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1ea5y. Anh ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 huy hi\u1ec7u n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u. Tom \u0111\u00e1p: - Tao bi\u1ebft, nh\u01b0ng Jim ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i huy hi\u1ec7u \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ra kh\u1ecfi n\u01a1i n\u00e0y. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng Tom ng\u1ed3i b\u00f3p tr\u00e1n ngh\u0129 ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i huy hi\u1ec7u cho Jim. L\u00e1t sau, n\u00f3 b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 ra r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft n\u00ean ch\u1ecdn l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i n\u00e0o. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, n\u00f3 ch\u1ecdn l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ki\u1ec3u v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o: - Tr\u00ean c\u00e1o huy hi\u1ec7u \u1ea5y v\u1ebd m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n xung quanh, ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u00ecnh ch\u00e9o m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng, c\u00f3 con ch\u00f3 n\u1eb1m, t\u1ecf ra l\u00e0 n\u00f4 l\u1ec7, d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n con ch\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1i x\u00edch, r\u1ed3i c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ec3 ghi c\u00f4ng tr\u1ea1ng m\u00e0u xanh l\u00e1 c\u00e2y, c\u00f3 r\u0103ng c\u01b0a xung quanh, m\u1ed9t h\u00ecnh ch\u1ee9 V m\u00e0u xanh l\u00e1 c\u00e2y \u1edf ph\u00eda tr\u00ean c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a huy hi\u1ec7u, ba \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng nghi\u00eang tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n m\u1ea7u xanh da tr\u1eddi v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u n\u00e9t ch\u1ea5m. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i bi\u1ec3u t\u01b0\u1ee3ng anh da \u0111en ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n v\u00e1c m\u1ed9t b\u1ecdc h\u00e0nh l\u00fd, c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i bi\u1ec3u t\u01b0\u1ee3ng hai th\u1eb1ng \u0111i theo gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1, t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 m\u00e0y v\u1edbi tao. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 n\u00f3 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft xong chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i huy hi\u1ec7u, b\u00e2y gi\u1edd n\u00f3 l\u00e0m n\u1ed1t c\u00e1i ph\u1ea7n c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i, t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 v\u1ea1ch ra m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i t\u1eeb bi\u1ec7t, b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng Jim ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, trong s\u00e1ch ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i th\u1ebf. N\u00f3 vi\u1ebft s\u1eb5n tr\u00ean m\u1ea9u gi\u1ea5y, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ecdc to l\u00ean: 1) N\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y, m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1i tim b\u1ecb giam c\u1ea7m \u0111ang tan v\u1ee1. 2) N\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y, m\u1ed9t t\u00f9 nh\u00e2n \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng, b\u1ecb cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi v\u00e0 b\u00e8 b\u1ea1n ru\u1ed3ng b\u1ecf, ph\u1ea3i s\u1ed1ng h\u00e9o hon, t\u00e0n t\u1ea1. 3) N\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y, m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1i tim c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n tan v\u1ee1, m\u1ed9t tinh th\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi sau ba m\u01b0\u01a1i b\u1ea3y n\u0103m b\u1ecb giam c\u1ea7m c\u00f4 qu\u1ea1nh. 4) N\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y, con c\u1ee7a Louis th\u1ee9 m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ed1n \u0111\u00e3 qua \u0111\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng nh\u00e0 c\u1eeda, kh\u00f4ng b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 th\u00e2n thu\u1ed9c, sau ba m\u01b0\u01a1i b\u1ea3y n\u0103m t\u00f9 \u0111\u1ea7y. Khi \u0111\u1ecdc nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3, gi\u1ecdng th\u1eb1ng Tom run l\u00ean v\u00ec x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng. L\u00fac \u0111\u1ecdc xong, n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft n\u00ean ch\u1ecdn c\u00e2u n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 cho Jim vi\u1ebft l\u00ean t\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00ec c\u00e2u n\u00e0o th\u1ea5y c\u0169ng hay c\u1ea3; sau c\u00f9ng n\u00f3 b\u1ea3o n\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 cho Jim vi\u1ebft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ea5y c\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 l\u00ean. Jim n\u00f3i l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t n\u0103m anh ta m\u1edbi vi\u1ebft xong t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1eef, cho n\u00ean Tom s\u1ebd vi\u1ebft ra ngo\u00e0i, v\u00e0 h\u1eafn ch\u1ec9 vi\u1ec7c nh\u00ecn theo \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 v\u1ea1ch l\u00ean t\u01b0\u1eddng. R\u1ed3i n\u00f3 n\u00f3i: - Vi\u1ebft l\u00ean g\u1ed7 th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng \u1ed5n r\u1ed3i, v\u00ec trong th\u00e1p giam l\u00e0m g\u00ec c\u00f3 t\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7. Ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i kh\u1eafc ch\u1eef v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e1 m\u1edbi \u0111\u00fang. Jim b\u1ea3o kh\u1eafc tr\u00ean \u0111\u00e1 c\u00f2n kh\u00f3 h\u01a1n tr\u00ean g\u1ed7, nh\u01b0 v\u1eady c\u00f2n l\u00e2u h\u1eafn m\u1edbi kh\u1eafc xong m\u00e0 tr\u1ed1n ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Nh\u01b0ng Tom b\u1ea3o s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i gi\u00fap. R\u1ed3i n\u00f3 nh\u00ecn xem t\u00f4i v\u00e0 Jim vi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i. L\u00e0m c\u00e1i n\u00e0y th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c r\u1ea5t kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n v\u00e0 ch\u00e2m ch\u1ea1p, \u0111\u00f4i b\u00e0n tay t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111au l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng \u0111au h\u01a1n m\u00e0 c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng ti\u1ebfn th\u00eam ch\u00fat n\u00e0o. Tom n\u00f3i: - Tao ngh\u0129 ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch. Ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i \u0111i ki\u1ebfm m\u1ed9t h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m huy hi\u1ec7u v\u00e0 vi\u1ebft ch\u1eef lu\u00f4n. \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi x\u01b0\u1edfng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 xay r\u1ea5t l\u1edbn, ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a l\u00ean \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ed3i vi\u1ebft c\u00e1c th\u1ee9 v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u00f9ng n\u00f3 m\u00e0 m\u00e0i b\u00fat, m\u00e0i c\u01b0a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng k\u00ec qu\u00e1i, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ra ngo\u00e0i v\u00e0 l\u1ea7n xu\u1ed1ng x\u01b0\u1edfng, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ec3 Jim \u1edf l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i khi\u00eang h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1","ra ngo\u00e0i r\u1ed3i l\u0103n v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, nh\u01b0ng n\u1eb7ng qu\u00e1, m\u1ea5y l\u1ea7n n\u00f3 su\u00fdt r\u1eddi d\u1eadp ch\u00e2n. Tom b\u1ea3o th\u1ebf n\u00e0o c\u0169ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9a b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1 r\u01a1i v\u00e0o ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi kh\u00eanh v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i. \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eeda \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i m\u1ec7t qu\u00e1, l\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3o, m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i ra \u01b0\u1edbt \u0111\u1eabm. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e0nh ph\u1ea3i g\u1ecdi Jim, Jim ng\u1ed3i d\u1eady v\u00e0 nh\u1eafc c\u00e1i d\u00e2y x\u00edch ra kh\u1ecfi ch\u00e2n gi\u01b0\u1eddng, b\u00f2 ra kh\u1ecfi l\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ec3 h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1, Jim v\u00e0 t\u00f4i nh\u1ea5c h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 l\u00ean, \u0111i nh\u1eb9 nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng, c\u00f2n th\u1eb1ng Tom th\u00ec ch\u1ec9 huy. N\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 huy \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c. N\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ee7 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9. C\u00e1i l\u1ed7 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e0o c\u0169ng kh\u00e1 to, nh\u01b0ng h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u1ecdt qua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, Jim c\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y cu\u1ed1c \u0111\u00e0o r\u1ed9ng th\u00eam ra. Tom l\u1ea5y \u0111inh v\u1ea1ch l\u00ean t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o Jim \u0111\u1ee5c theo nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ea1ch. N\u00f3 b\u1ea3o Jim l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ebfn khi n\u00e0o n\u1ebfn t\u1eaft th\u00ec h\u00e3y \u0111i ng\u1ee7, \u0111em gi\u1ea5u h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi \u1ed5 r\u1ed3i n\u1eb1m l\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 ng\u1ee7. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i gi\u00fap Jim m\u1eafc l\u1ea1i c\u00e1i x\u00edch v\u00e0o ch\u00e2n gi\u01b0\u1eddng, r\u1ed3i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u0169ng s\u1eeda so\u1ea1n \u0111i ng\u1ee7. Nh\u01b0ng b\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean, th\u1eb1ng Tom l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i: - Trong n\u00e0y c\u00f3 con nh\u1ec7n n\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng, Jim? - Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3, c\u1eadu \u1ea1. - \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c, \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i \u0111i ki\u1ebfm m\u1ed9t \u00edt cho. - \u00d4i, t\u00f4i s\u1ee3 l\u1eafm. Th\u00e0 c\u00f3 r\u1eafn c\u00f2n h\u01a1n l\u00e0 nh\u1ec7n. Tom ngh\u0129 m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i ph\u00fat r\u1ed3i n\u00f3i: - M\u1ed9t \u00fd ki\u1ebfn hay \u0111\u1ea5y. Th\u1ebf anh \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u? - \u0110\u1ec3 c\u00e1i g\u00ec c\u01a1, c\u1eadu Tom? - Con r\u1eafn ch\u1ee9 c\u00e1i g\u00ec? - L\u1ea1y ch\u00faa, n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 con r\u1eafn b\u00f2 v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y th\u00ec t\u00f4i l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ee5i qua c\u00e1i l\u1ed7 t\u01b0\u1eddng kia m\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y th\u00f4i. - \u00d4i, Jim, anh \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 s\u1ee3 th\u1ebf. Anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 chinh ph\u1ee5c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3 ch\u1ee9? - Chinh ph\u1ee5c \u01b0? - Ph\u1ea3i, d\u1ec5 th\u00f4i. B\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 con v\u1eadt n\u00e0o m\u00e0 anh y\u00eau qu\u00fd n\u00f3 th\u00ec n\u00f3 c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft \u01a1n, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd n\u00f3 l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i anh. Anh c\u1ee9 th\u1eed xem. R\u1ed3i n\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 anh qu\u1ea5n n\u00f3 chung quanh c\u1ed5 v\u00e0 r\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3 v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng anh n\u1eefa c\u01a1. - T\u00f4i xin c\u1eadu, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m nghe \u0111\u00e2u! N\u00f3 s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0a c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3 v\u00e0o m\u1ed3m t\u00f4i \u01b0? Kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd. M\u00e0 h\u01a1n n\u1eefa, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n cho n\u00f3 ng\u1ee7 chung v\u1edbi t\u00f4i. - Jim, anh \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 ngu d\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. M\u1ed9t t\u00f9 nh\u00e2n ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con v\u1eadt \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m b\u1ea1n ch\u1ee9. T\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn nay, ch\u01b0a c\u00f3 ai nu\u00f4i r\u1eafn c\u1ea3, n\u00ean anh l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec c\u00e0ng v\u1ebb vang ch\u1ee9 sao. - C\u1eadu Tom \u01a1i, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n c\u00e1i v\u1ebb vang \u1ea5y. Con r\u1eafn s\u1ebd m\u1ed5 v\u00e0o t\u00f4i. Kh\u00f4ng, c\u1eadu \u1ea1, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m c\u00e1i chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3. - M\u1eb9 ki\u1ebfp, th\u1ebf anh kh\u00f4ng th\u1eed \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u01b0? T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n anh th\u1eed th\u00f4i. N\u1ebfu anh kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i gi\u1eef n\u00f3 m\u00e3i c\u01a1 m\u00e0! - Nh\u01b0ng trong l\u00fac t\u00f4i th\u1eed th\u00ec n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 c\u1eafn t\u00f4i r\u1ed3i c\u00f2n g\u00ec. C\u1eadu Tom \u01a1i, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u. N\u1ebfu c\u1eadu Huck m\u00e0 \u0111em m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y th\u00ec t\u00f4i b\u1ecf \u0111i ngay, nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh th\u1ebf. - \u1eeb, th\u00ec th\u00f4i v\u1eady. \u0110\u1ec3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ki\u1ebfm cho anh v\u00e0i ba con r\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed9c v\u1eady. - T\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, c\u1eadu Tom \u1ea1. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i th\u1eadt v\u1edbi c\u1eadu, ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y lo ng\u1ea1i v\u00e0 kh\u1ed5 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. - Th\u1ebf \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 chu\u1ed9t kh\u00f4ng? - Kh\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i ch\u1ea3 th\u1ea5y con n\u00e0o. - Th\u00f4i th\u1ebf ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ki\u1ebfm cho anh m\u1ea5y con chu\u1ed9t... - T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n chu\u1ed9t, c\u1eadu Tom \u1ea1. N\u00f3 l\u00e0 con v\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng gh\u00e9t nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 hay qu\u1ea5y nhi\u1ec5u ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta, tr\u00e8o c\u1ea3 l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi, c\u1eafn ch\u00e2n kh\u00f4ng cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ng\u1ee7. Th\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0a r\u1eafn th\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9, \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0a chu\u1ed9t v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ebfn chu\u1ed9t l\u00e0m g\u00ec. - Nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0 anh ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 chu\u1ed9t ch\u1ee9. Anh \u0111\u1eebng lo ng\u1ea1i, h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u1ea3. T\u00f9 nh\u00e2n kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 chu\u1ed9t, h\u1ecd hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n n\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u m\u01b0u m\u1eb9o, r\u1ed3i nh\u1eefng con chu\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh g\u1ea7n g\u0169i nh\u01b0 con ru\u1ed3i","v\u1eady. M\u00e0 anh l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i ch\u01a1i \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c cho ch\u00fang nghe n\u1eefa ch\u1ee9. Anh c\u00f3 c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u01a1i \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c kh\u00f4ng? - T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 c\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eaby v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3nh gi\u1ea5y, \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m c\u00e1i \u0111\u00e0n b\u00fang th\u00f4i. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn ch\u00fang n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch \u0111\u00e0n b\u00fang. - C\u00f3 ch\u1ee9. Ch\u00fang n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t th\u1ee9 \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c n\u00e0o. \u0110\u00e0n b\u00fang \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi chu\u1ed9t l\u00e0 t\u1ed1t l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i. Con v\u1eadt n\u00e0o c\u0169ng th\u00edch \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c, m\u00e0 trong nh\u00e0 giam th\u00ec n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng \u01b0a n\u1eefa, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 nh\u1ea1c bu\u1ed3n th\u1ea3m. Chu\u1ed9t n\u00f3 th\u00edch l\u1eafm. N\u00f3 s\u1ebd b\u00f2 ra xem anh c\u00f3 c\u00e1i g\u00ec l\u1ea1 th\u1ebf. Ban \u0111\u00eam, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111i ng\u1ee7 v\u00e0 bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng s\u1edbm ng\u1ee7 d\u1eady, anh ph\u1ea3i ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac v\u00e0 ch\u01a1i c\u00e1i \u0111\u00e0n b\u00fang \u1ea5y. Anh ch\u01a1i \u0111\u1ed9 hai ph\u00fat th\u00ec anh s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee7 c\u00e1c th\u1ee9 chu\u1ed9t, r\u1eafn, nh\u1ec7n v... v... n\u00f3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y bu\u1ed3n thay cho anh v\u00e0 s\u1ebd k\u00e9o t\u1edbi chung quanh anh. -V\u00e2ng, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng l\u00fac n\u00e0y t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u g\u00ec c\u1ea3, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng l\u00e0m theo n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd l\u00e0m cho nh\u1eefng con v\u1eadt \u1ea5y b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec l\u00f4i th\u00f4i \u1edf trong nh\u00e0 c\u1ea3. Tom ngh\u0129 th\u00eam m\u1ed9t l\u00fac n\u1eefa xem c\u00f2n c\u00f3 g\u00ec kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng, r\u1ed3i n\u00f3 n\u00f3i: - C\u00f2n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i n\u1eefa t\u00f4i qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t. Anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1ed1ng hoa \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng? - T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Nh\u01b0ng trong n\u00e0y t\u1ed1i l\u1eafm, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i th\u00ec c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n hoa, ch\u1ec9 r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i th\u00eam. - Anh c\u1ee9 th\u1eed xem sao. Nh\u1eefng t\u00f9 nh\u00e2n kh\u00e1c h\u1ecd c\u0169ng tr\u1ed3ng hoa m\u00e0. - \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 tr\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hoa \u0111u\u00f4i m\u00e8o, nh\u01b0ng tr\u1ed3ng n\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng b\u00f5 c\u00f4ng. - Anh \u0111\u1eebng t\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ebf. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd t\u00ecm cho anh m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y con, v\u00e0 anh tr\u1ed3ng n\u00f3 v\u00e0o g\u00f3c nh\u00e0 kia k\u00eca. \u0110\u1eebng g\u1ecdi n\u00f3 l\u00e1 hoa \u0111u\u00f4i m\u00e8o, ph\u1ea3i g\u1ecdi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 Pitchiola m\u1edbi \u0111\u00fang. V\u00e0 anh ph\u1ea3i t\u01b0\u1edbi cho n\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft. - Sao th\u1ebf? \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y t\u00f4i c\u00f3 kh\u1ed1i n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u01b0a. - Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u01b0\u1edbi b\u1eb1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u01b0a, anh ph\u1ea3i t\u01b0\u1edbi b\u1eb1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft. Ai c\u0169ng l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady m\u00e0. - C\u1eadu Tom \u01a1i, th\u1ebf th\u00ec c\u00e2y hoa \u1ea5y s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft m\u1ea5t th\u00f4i, v\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y khi t\u00f4i kh\u00f3c. Tom l\u00fang t\u00fang ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft n\u00f3i g\u00ec. Nh\u01b0ng sau m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i suy ngh\u0129, n\u00f3 b\u1ea3o Jim l\u1ea5y c\u1ee7 h\u00e0nh b\u00f4i v\u00e0o m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft. N\u00f3 h\u1ee9a r\u1eb1ng s\u1ebd nh\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t c\u1ee7 h\u00e0nh r\u1ed3i bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng s\u1ebd ng\u1ea7m b\u1ecf v\u00e0o trong b\u00ecnh c\u00e0 ph\u00ea c\u1ee7a Jim, Jim b\u1ea3o nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf th\u00ec s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u00f9i h\u00e0nh \u1edf trong c\u00e0 ph\u00ea, r\u1ed3i Jim k\u00eau ca c\u00e1c k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch c\u1ee7a Tom, n\u00e0o l\u00e0 tr\u1ed3ng c\u00e2y hoa \u0111u\u00f4i m\u00e8o, \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u00e0n cho chu\u1ed9t nghe, vu\u1ed1t ve r\u1eafn, nh\u1ec7n, ngo\u00e0i ra l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i m\u00e0i b\u00fat, r\u1ed3i kh\u1eafc ch\u1eef v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e1, r\u1ed3i vi\u1ebft nh\u1eadt k\u00fd v... v... th\u1eadt l\u00e0 r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i, phi\u1ec1n nhi\u1ec5u. H\u1eafn n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i khi\u1ebfn th\u1eb1ng Tom c\u0169ng n\u1ea3n ch\u00ed. Tom b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 ra bao nhi\u00eau th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m cho Jim \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1ed5i danh, th\u1ebf m\u00e0 Jim c\u00f2n k\u00eau ca th\u1eadt l\u00e0 u\u1ed5ng c\u00f4ng. Nghe v\u1eady, Jim h\u1ed1i h\u1eadn v\u00e0 t\u1eeb nay Jim s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u01b0 x\u1eed nh\u01b0 v\u1eady n\u1eefa. Sau \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i v\u00e0 Tom tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 ph\u00f2ng \u0111i ng\u1ee7.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng XXIX H\u1ecd k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 tr\u00f4ng r\u1ea5t l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1 c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ebb h\u01a1n, tr\u00f4ng c\u0169ng kh\u00e1 ch\u1eefng ch\u1eb7c, c\u00e1nh tay ph\u1ea3i \u0111eo m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u0103ng. H\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111\u00f9a. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd nh\u00e0 vua v\u1edbi qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng c\u0169ng \u0111ang ch\u1ed9t d\u1ea1. T\u00f4i ch\u1eafc h\u1ecd s\u1ebd s\u1ee3 t\u00e1i m\u1eb7t. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng, h\u1ecd ch\u1eb3ng t\u1ecf v\u1ebb g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng v\u1eabn c\u1ee9 \u0111i\u1ec3m nhi\u00ean \u0111i \u00fa \u1edf quanh \u0111\u00f3, v\u1ebb th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n. C\u00f2n nh\u00e0 vua th\u00ec nh\u00ecn l\u00ean nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng, v\u1ebb ng\u1ea7n ng\u1ea1i lo l\u1eafng; h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m cho l\u00e3o \u0111au l\u00f2ng v\u00ec ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi l\u00e0m g\u00ec l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng t\u00ean l\u1eeba b\u1ecbp x\u1ecf l\u00e1 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. R\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng chung quanh nh\u00e0 vua \u0111\u1ec3 \u1ee7ng h\u1ed9 l\u00e3o. M\u1ed9t l\u00e1t sau, \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 sang tr\u1ecdng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3i. T\u00f4i nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y ngay r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi ki\u1ec3u c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 vua. \u00d4ng ta n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ea1i kh\u00e1i th\u1ebf n\u00e0y: - \u0110\u00e2y th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1 m\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ng\u1edd t\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Em t\u00f4i v\u00e0 t\u00f4i g\u1eb7p chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng may; em t\u00f4i b\u1ecb g\u00e3y tay, v\u00e0 h\u00e0nh l\u00fd c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1ecb \u0111\u01b0a nh\u1ea7m l\u00ean th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n kh\u00e1c. T\u00f4i l\u00e0 Harvey, em c\u1ee7a Peter Wilks; c\u00f2n \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi em William. William kh\u00f4ng nghe th\u1ea5y g\u00ec v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec1u l\u1eafm v\u00ec ch\u00fa \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 g\u00e3y m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t c\u00e1nh tay. Trong m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y n\u1eefa l\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u00e0nh l\u00fd v\u1ec1, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng. Nh\u01b0ng t\u1eeb nay \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i g\u00ec th\u00eam n\u1eefa, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n v\u00e0 ch\u1edf \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. R\u1ed3i hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i. Nh\u00e0 vua c\u01b0\u1eddi, l\u1ea3i nh\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i: - G\u1eaby tay, \u1eeb \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng c\u00e1c v\u1ecb? V\u00e0 l\u1ea1i ti\u1ec7n l\u1ee3i \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t anh b\u1ecbp m\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u. M\u1ea5t h\u00e0nh l\u00fd, \u0111\u00e2y m\u1edbi l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t m\u01b0u m\u1eb9o th\u00f4ng minh! R\u1ed3i l\u00e3o ta c\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00f4 h\u1ed1, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c c\u0169ng c\u01b0\u1eddi theo, ch\u1ec9 tr\u1eeb c\u00f3 ba b\u1ed1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng t\u00e1n th\u00e0nh. M\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ea5y l\u00e0 \u00f4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee9 hai l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u00f4ng tr\u00f4ng r\u1ea5t l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1, tay x\u00e1ch vali,v\u1eeba m\u1edbi \u1edf t\u00e0u th\u1ee7y b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng l\u00fac n\u00e3y v\u00e0 \u0111ang n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n nh\u1ecf v\u1edbi \u00f4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng nh\u00ecn l\u00ean nh\u00e0 vua v\u00e0 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i g\u1eadt g\u1eadt c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 tr\u1ea1ng s\u01b0 Levi Ben v\u1eeba t\u1eeb Louisville tr\u1edf v\u1ec1. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee9 ba to l\u1edbn, v\u1ea1m v\u1ee1, v\u1eeba m\u1edbi b\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1edbi, nghe \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 l\u00fac n\u00e3y n\u00f3i b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111ang nghe nh\u00e0 vua n\u00f3i. Nh\u00e0 vua n\u00f3i xong, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 nh\u00ecn l\u00ean h\u1ecfi: - N\u1ebfu \u00f4ng l\u00e0 Harvey Wilks th\u00ec h\u1ecfi \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n n\u00e0y t\u1eeb bao gi\u1edd? - Tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u00f4m \u0111\u01b0a tang, th\u01b0a \u00f4ng. - Nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0 v\u00e0o l\u00fac m\u1ea5y gi\u1edd? - V\u00e0o bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u, kho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t hai ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00fac m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi l\u1eb7n. - \u00d4ng \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch g\u00ec? - T\u00f4i \u0111i t\u00e0u Susan Powell t\u1eeb Cincinati \u0111\u1ebfn. - Th\u1ebf \u00f4ng l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o l\u1ea1i l\u00ean b\u1ebfn t\u00e0u v\u00e0o bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, \u00f4ng \u0111i xu\u1ed3ng \u00e0? - T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng l\u00ean b\u1ebfn t\u00e0u v\u00e0o bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng. - N\u00f3i b\u1eady. Nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn y\u00eau c\u1ea7u ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3i n\u0103ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t m\u1ee5c s\u01b0. - M\u1ee5c s\u01b0 \u00e0? Treo c\u1ed5 n\u00f3 l\u00ean, n\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng l\u1eeba b\u1ecbp. N\u00f3 l\u00ean b\u1ebfn t\u00e0y s\u00e1ng h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3. Ch\u00ednh t\u00f4i \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e2u v\u00e0 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y n\u00f3. N\u00f3 \u0111i xu\u1ed3ng, \u0111i c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi Tim Collins v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 n\u1eefa. B\u00e1c s\u0129 kia h\u1ecfi: - N\u1ebfu anh tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 \u1ea5y n\u1eefa th\u00ec anh c\u00f3 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ra n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng, Hines? - Nh\u1eadn ra ch\u1ee9. A, n\u00f3 kia r\u1ed3i. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u00fang v\u00e0o t\u00f4i. B\u00e1c s\u0129 n\u00f3i: - Th\u01b0a c\u00e1c v\u1ecb, t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a d\u00e1m ch\u1eafc hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eeba t\u1edbi l\u00fac n\u00e3y c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 b\u1ecbp hay kh\u00f4ng, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f2n hai th\u1eb1ng cha \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng t\u00ean l\u1eeba b\u1ecbp th\u00ec t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng ng\u1ed1c. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng b\u1ed5n","ph\u1eadn c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i gi\u1eef kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y kh\u1ecfi n\u01a1i n\u00e0y cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi n\u00e0o ch\u00fang ta r\u00f5 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ef1 t\u00ecnh. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i theo t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n v\u00e0 cho \u0111\u1ed1i ch\u1ea5t v\u1edbi hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1edbi t\u1edbi kia; t\u00f4i ch\u1eafc ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ecf v\u1ebb gi\u1eadn d\u1eef tr\u1eeb nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u1ec1 phe nh\u00e0 vua. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i \u0111i. L\u00fac \u1ea5y m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi s\u1eafp l\u1eb7n. \u00d4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129\u01b0 n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y tay t\u00f4i d\u1eaft \u0111i, n\u1eafm nh\u1eb9 th\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu bu\u00f4ng t\u00f4i ra m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat n\u00e0o. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u0103n ph\u00f2ng r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn trong kh\u00e1ch s\u1ea1n, r\u1ed3i cho m\u1eddi hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00fac n\u00e3y t\u1edbi. \u00d4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng tr\u01b0\u1edbc: - T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m g\u00ec qu\u00e1 \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 h\u1ecd l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng t\u00ean l\u1eeba b\u1ecbp, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng \u00e2m m\u01b0u m\u00e0 ta kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft. Li\u1ec7u ch\u00fang c\u00f3 d\u00e1m chu\u1ed3n \u0111i m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i c\u00e1i b\u1ecdc ti\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a Peter Wilks kh\u00f4ng? Ch\u1eafc kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u. N\u1ebfu nh\u1eefng t\u00ean n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng tay l\u1eeba b\u1ecbp th\u00ec ch\u1eafc s\u1ebd l\u1ea5y b\u1ecdc ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u00f3 ra \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fang ta gi\u1eef cho \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac n\u00e0o ch\u1ee9ng minh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ecd l\u00e0 l\u01b0\u01a1ng thi\u1ec7n, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng? M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ed3n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ecdn t\u00f4i v\u00e0o ch\u1ed7 k\u1eb9t ngay t\u1eeb l\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u. Nh\u01b0ng nh\u00e0 vua ch\u1ec9 t\u1ecf ra h\u01a1i bu\u1ed3n. L\u00e3o n\u00f3i: - Th\u01b0a c\u00e1c v\u1ecb, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng mong r\u1eb1ng b\u1ecdc ti\u1ec1n c\u00f2n \u0111\u00f3, v\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n ng\u0103n tr\u1edf vi\u1ec7c t\u00ecm ra \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111u\u00f4i c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. Nh\u01b0ng b\u1ecdc ti\u1ec1n kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u00f3. Kh\u00f4ng tin c\u00e1c v\u1ecb c\u1ee9 cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i l\u1ee5c so\u00e1t. - \u00d4ng \u0111\u1ec3 ti\u1ec1n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u? - Khi c\u00f3 ch\u00e1u g\u00e1i \u0111\u01b0a cho, t\u00f4i \u0111em gi\u1ea5u xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u1ec7m \u1edf gi\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, v\u00ec \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y \u1edf \u00edt ng\u00e0y n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u00eam ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u00f3 g\u1eedi v\u00e0o nh\u00e0 b\u0103ng. T\u00f4i c\u1ee9 ng\u1ee1 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en l\u01b0\u01a1ng thi\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, ai ng\u1edd c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 cu\u1ed7m h\u1ebft s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi n\u01a1i n\u00e0y. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i r\u00f5 c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00e1c ng\u00e0i bi\u1ebft. \u00d4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c c\u0169ng n\u00f3i: - Th\u00f4i \u0111i! Ch\u1eb3ng ai tin l\u1eddi l\u00e3o ta c\u1ea3. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i c\u00f3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en \u0111\u00e1nh c\u1eafp ti\u1ec1n kh\u00f4ng. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng ch\u1ec9 th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd \u1edf trong bu\u1ed3ng v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 \u0111i ra. T\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd s\u1ee3 \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 t\u00f4i n\u00ean h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i b\u01b0\u1edbc ra ngo\u00e0i. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 s\u1eebng s\u1ee1 h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i: - M\u00e0y c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh kh\u00f4ng? T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o ph\u1ea3i, r\u1ed3i \u00f4ng ta v\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f9ng c\u01b0\u1eddi, n\u00f3i: - L\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t t\u00ean b\u1ecbp! Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1ecb n\u00f3i l\u00ean n\u00f3i xu\u1ed1ng h\u00e0ng v\u00e0i gi\u1edd m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y ai n\u00f3i g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c \u0103n u\u1ed1ng n\u1eefa. H\u1ecd b\u1eaft nh\u00e0 vua k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111u\u00f4i c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a l\u00e3o, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i b\u1ea3o \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 sang tr\u1ecdng kia c\u0169ng k\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111u\u00f4i c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng ai d\u00e1m kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 kia n\u00f3i th\u1eadt hay nh\u00e0 vua n\u00e0y n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i c\u1ea3. L\u00e1t sau, h\u1ecd b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng ra n\u00f3i l\u1ea1i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft. Nh\u00e0 vua \u0111\u01b0a m\u1eaft li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i, do \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 n\u00ean n\u00f3i th\u1ebf n\u00e0o cho ph\u1ea3i. T\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Sheffield, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ed1ng \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, n\u00f3i m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 v\u1ec1 h\u1ecd nh\u00e0 Wilks \u1edf b\u00ean Anh. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a n\u00f3i xong th\u00ec \u00f4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 kia \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1 l\u00ean c\u01b0\u1eddi, r\u1ed3i Levi Ben, \u00f4ng tr\u1ea1ng s\u01b0 n\u1eefa h\u1ecd n\u00f3i: - Th\u00f4i, ch\u00fa m\u00e1y kh\u00f4ng quen n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i n\u00ean n\u00f3i ch\u1ed1i l\u1ea1i l\u1eafm. T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1eddi khen, th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tho\u00e1t l\u00e0 m\u1eebng l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd, \u00f4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 l\u1ea1i quay sang b\u00ean, n\u00f3i: - Gi\u00e1 nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n n\u00e0y ngay t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng h\u00f4m \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00ec c\u00f3 hay kh\u00f4ng, \u00f4ng Levi Ben? Nh\u00e0 vua gi\u01a1 tay ra n\u00f3i xen v\u00e0o: - Th\u1ebf ra \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n m\u00e0 \u00f4ng anh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn trong th\u01b0 \u0111\u1ea5y \u01b0? \u00d4ng tr\u1ea1ng s\u01b0 b\u1eaft tay l\u00e3o ra, m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 v\u1ebb h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng, r\u1ed3i hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00e0o h\u1ecfi nhau m\u1ed9t t\u00ed, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u1ea1i sang b\u00ean n\u00f3i nh\u1ecf. L\u00fac sau \u00f4ng tr\u1ea1ng s\u01b0 n\u00f3i to l\u00ean: - \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd c\u1ea7m gi\u1ea5y t\u1edd c\u1ee7a hai b\u00ean \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 th\u1ef1c h\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o.","Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 h\u1ecd l\u1ea5y gi\u1ea5y b\u00fat ra. Nh\u00e0 vua ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng v\u1eb9o \u0111\u1ea7u sang m\u1ed9t b\u00ean, vi\u1ebft ngu\u1ec7ch ngo\u1ea1c c\u00e1i g\u00ec tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f3. R\u1ed3i h\u1ecd l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0a b\u00fat cho qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng, anh ta c\u00f3 v\u1ebb lo s\u1ee3. Nh\u01b0ng anh ta v\u1eabn c\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y b\u00fat vi\u1ebft. R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng tr\u1ea1ng s\u01b0 l\u1ea1i quay sang ph\u00eda \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 kia n\u00f3i: - \u00d4ng v\u00e0 em \u00f4ng, xin vi\u1ebft cho m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i d\u00f2ng ch\u1eef v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0 k\u00fd t\u00ean \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi. \u00d4ng gi\u00e0 kia vi\u1ebft nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ai \u0111\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1eef g\u00ec. \u00d4ng tr\u1ea1ng s\u01b0 r\u00fat \u1edf trong t\u00fai ra m\u1ed9t t\u1eadp th\u01b0 c\u0169, nh\u00ecn k\u1ef9 trong \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn ch\u1eef vi\u1ebft c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 kia, r\u1ed3i nh\u00ecn sang ch\u1eef vi\u1ebft c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 vua v\u1edbi qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng, t\u1ecf v\u1ebb r\u1ea5t ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean n\u00f3i: - L\u1ea1 nh\u1ec9, nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c th\u01b0 c\u0169 n\u00e0y l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a Harvey Wilks v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 hai b\u00fat t\u00edch. Ai c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng vi\u1ebft \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. C\u00f2n ch\u1eef vi\u1ebft c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 n\u00e0y, ai c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng l\u00e1 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1eef c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng... \u00d4ng gi\u00e0 kia ng\u1eaft l\u1eddi: - T\u00f4i xin c\u00f3 l\u1eddi gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch. Kh\u00f4ng ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1eef c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, tr\u1eeb c\u00f3 \u00f4ng em t\u00f4i kia m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. V\u00ec th\u1ebf \u00f4ng em v\u1eabn ch\u00e9p l\u1ea1i th\u01b0 t\u00f4i vi\u1ebft. Nh\u1eefng l\u00e1 th\u01b0 m\u00e0 \u00f4ng c\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 ch\u1eef c\u1ee7a em t\u00f4i, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1eef c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. - Ra th\u1ebf, - \u00d4ng tr\u1ea1ng s\u01b0 n\u00f3i - T\u00f4i c\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a William n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2y. V\u1eady n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y vi\u1ebft cho m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i d\u00f2ng th\u00ec ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3... . - Em t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng vi\u1ebft tay tr\u00e1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, n\u1ebfu tay ph\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng em t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb g\u1eaby th\u00ec c\u00e1c ng\u00e0i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 l\u00e0 \u00f4ng hai th\u1ee9 th\u01b0 m\u00e0 xem - c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi vi\u1ebft c\u1ea3. \u00d4ng tr\u1ea1ng s\u01b0 xem r\u1ed3i n\u00f3i: - T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u00fang, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y hai th\u1ee9 ch\u1eef r\u1ea5t gi\u1ed1ng nhau. \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c! T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang ta s\u1eafp \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e2y, nh\u01b0ng ph\u1ea7n n\u00e0o c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a r\u00f5 l\u1eafm. D\u00f9 sao c\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ee9ng minh r\u1eb1ng hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 anh em nh\u00e0 Wilks. V\u1eeba n\u00f3i, \u00f4ng t\u0103 v\u1eeba quay sang ph\u00eda nh\u00e0 vua v\u00e0 qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng. \u0110\u1ebfn n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0y m\u00e0 l\u00e3o ta v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu thua. L\u00e3o b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng William l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u01b0\u1edbng b\u1ec9nh v\u00e0 hay \u0111\u00f9a, r\u1eb1ng l\u00fac h\u1eafn \u0111\u1eb7t b\u00fat l\u00ean gi\u1ea5y c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t tr\u00f2 \u0111\u00f9a ngh\u1ecbch c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn. R\u1ed3i l\u00e3o ta l\u1ea1i l\u1ea3m nh\u1ea3m m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i cho \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac l\u00e3o t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng ch\u00ednh l\u00e3o \u0111ang n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u00ecnh th\u1eadt. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 kia ng\u1eaft l\u1eddi: - T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch, \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 v\u1ecb n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u00fap vi\u1ec7c kh\u00e2m li\u1ec7m cho \u00f4ng Peter Wilks tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111em ch\u00f4n c\u1ea5t kh\u00f4ng? C\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i: - C\u1edb! T\u00f4i v\u00e0 Ab Tunrner l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3. C\u1ea3 hai ch\u00fang toi \u0111\u1ebfn \u1edf \u0111\u1ea5y R\u1ed3i \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 quay sang h\u1ecfi nh\u00e0 vua: - \u00d4ng c\u00f3 th\u00eat cho t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 \u1edf tr\u00ean ng\u1ef1c Peter c\u00f3 x\u0103m h\u00ecnh g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng? L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y th\u00ec nguy to r\u1ed3i. N\u1ebfu l\u00e3o kh\u00f4ng nhanh ch\u00f3ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi th\u00ec s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00e0 tho\u00e1t. L\u00e0m sao l\u00e3o bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u00ean ng\u1ef1c k\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft c\u00f3 x\u0103m h\u00ecnh g\u00ec. L\u00e3o ra t\u00e1i m\u1eb7t \u0111i m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 v\u01b0\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat ra ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u0103m ch\u0103m nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o l\u00e3o. L\u00e3o v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu, quy\u1ebft \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng b\u1eaft n\u1ecdn v\u00e0 tr\u1ed1n \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. L\u00e3o v\u1eabn ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng, l\u00e1t sau l\u00e3o ta m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: - \u0110\u00f3 th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi kh\u00f3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. V\u00e2ng, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i cho ng\u00e0i bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 tr\u00ean ng\u1ef1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft c\u00f3 x\u0103m h\u00ecnh g\u00ec. \u0110\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t m\u0169i t\u00ean r\u1ea5t nh\u1ecf, m\u00e0u xanh, n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn th\u1eadt g\u1ea7n th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y. N\u00e0o, ng\u00e0i ngh\u0129 sao? T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u1ea5y ai tr\u01a1 tr\u00e1o nh\u01b0 h\u1eafn. \u00d4ng gi\u00e0 kia quay ngay sang ph\u00eda Ab Turner v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a Ab Turner, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft s\u00e1ng l\u00ean v\u00ec trong b\u1ee5ng ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y th\u00ec t\u00f3m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00e0 vua r\u1ed3i. \u00d4ng gi\u00e0 h\u1ecfi: - \u0110\u00f3, c\u00e1c \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 nghe th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng kia n\u00f3i g\u00ec r\u1ed3i! V\u1eady th\u00ec tr\u00ean ng\u1ef1c Peter Wilks c\u00f3 x\u0103m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady kh\u00f4ng?","C\u1ea3 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f9ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: - Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 d\u1ea5u n\u00e0o nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u1ea3 - Hay l\u1eafm, - \u00d4ng gi\u00e0 kia n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp - Tr\u00ean ng\u1ef1c Peter, c\u00e1c \u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y ch\u1eef nh\u1ecf P v\u00e0 B v\u1edbi ch\u1eef W, gi\u1eef\u0103 ba ch\u1eef c\u00f3 g\u1ea1ch, t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 P - B - W nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng? Hai t\u00ean kia l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i: - Kh\u00f4ng, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y. Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u g\u00ec c\u1ea3 L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi hoang mang, r\u1ed3i h\u1ecd h\u00e9t l\u00ean: - To\u00e0n nh\u1eefng t\u00ean l\u1eeba b\u1ecbp c\u1ea3! \u0110em v\u1ee9t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang xu\u1ed1ng s\u00f4ng \u0111i! Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng tr\u1ea1ng s\u01b0 nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean b\u00e0n h\u00e9t to: - C\u00e1c v\u1ecb, xin h\u00e3y nghe t\u00f4i n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u, ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u th\u00f4i. C\u00f2n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch duy nh\u1ea5t, ta h\u00e3y \u0111i \u0111\u00e0o c\u00e1i x\u00e1c l\u00ean xem. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3ng t\u00ecnh, mu\u1ed1n \u0111i ngay, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng tr\u1ea1ng s\u01b0 v\u00e0 b\u00e1c s\u0129 n\u00f3i l\u1edbn: - Khoan \u0111\u00e3! T\u00f3m c\u1ed5 c\u1ea3 b\u1ed1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi th\u1eb1ng b\u1ebf n\u00e0y d\u1eabn \u0111i n\u1eefa. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi k\u00eau l\u00ean: - \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng h\u00ecnh x\u0103m \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111em treo c\u1ed5 c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn. T\u00f4i s\u1ee3 qu\u00e1, kh\u00f4ng tho\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa r\u1ed3i. H\u1ecd n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y ch\u00fang t\u00f4i d\u1eabn \u0111i ra th\u1eb3ng ngh\u0129a \u0111\u1ecba \u1edf ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi s\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed9 h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t d\u1eb7m. C\u1ea3 th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n ch\u1ea1y theo sau, om x\u00f2m c\u1ea3 l\u00ean. L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 m\u1edbi ch\u00edn gi\u1edd t\u1ed1i. Khi \u0111i qua nh\u00e0, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 g\u00eda \u0111\u1eebng b\u1ea3o c\u00f4 Mary Jane \u0111i ra ngo\u1ea1i \u00f4, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec b\u00e2y gi\u1edd c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 ra c\u1ee9u t\u00f4i v\u00e0 v\u1ea1ch m\u1eb7t m\u1ea5y t\u00ean kh\u1ed1n ki\u1ebfp kia. C\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea7n theo b\u1edd s\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng m\u00e8o hoang. Tr\u1eddi t\u1ed1i s\u1ea7m l\u1ea1i, gi\u00f3 th\u1ed5i rung rung nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh l\u00e1 c\u00e2y khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. N\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y v\u1ebft x\u0103m th\u00ec sao? Ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft s\u1edd s\u1edd tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Tr\u1eddi m\u1ed7i l\u00fac m\u1ed9t t\u1ed1i, r\u1ea5t thu\u1eadn ti\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1ed1n, nh\u01b0ng Hines n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t c\u1ed5 tay t\u00f4i. Anh ta t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn, l\u00f4i t\u00f4i \u0111i x\u1ec1nh x\u1ec7ch, t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i b\u01b0\u1edbc nhanh l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u1ecfi b\u1ecb h\u1eafn k\u00e9o. \u0110o\u00e0n ng\u01b0\u1eddi k\u00e9o ra ngh\u0129a \u0111\u1ecba \u0111\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 ki\u1ebfn, mang theo h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m c\u00e1i x\u1ebbng, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn mang theo m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u00e8n. Nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd c\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e0o theo nh\u1eefng \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh \u1edf xa chi\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ebfn, trong khi \u0111\u00f3, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn c\u0103n nh\u00e0 g\u1ea7n nh\u1ea5t \u1edf ngh\u0129a \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1eebng n\u1eeda d\u1eb7m \u0111\u1ec3 m\u01b0\u1ee3n \u0111\u00e8n. H\u1ecd c\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e0o m\u00e3i. Tr\u1eddi t\u1ed1i \u0111en nh\u01b0 m\u1ef1c, gi\u00f3 th\u1ed5i \u00f9 \u00f9, ch\u1edbp lia nhoang nhoang s\u1ea5m vang \u1ea7m \u1ea7m; nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3. H\u1ecd m\u1ea3i mi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e0o, c\u00f3 l\u00fac ch\u1edbp l\u00e2u \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat r\u1ea5t s\u00e1ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong c\u00e1i \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng \u1ea5y, tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i x\u1ebbng \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ea5t t\u1eeb d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1ed9 v\u1ee9t l\u00ean. R\u1ed3i l\u00e1t sau, tr\u1eddi l\u1ea1i t\u1ed1i \u0111en ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y g\u00ec n\u1eefa. Sau c\u00f9ng, h\u1ecd l\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c quan t\u00e0i l\u00ean v\u00e0 n\u1eady \u0111inh \u0111\u00f3ng n\u1eafp ra. Ai c\u0169ng c\u1ed1 chen ch\u00fac nhau \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e1ch v\u00e0o nh\u00ecn. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 kinh kh\u1ee7ng, Hines v\u1eabn c\u1ee9 n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y c\u1ed5 tay t\u00f4i k\u00e9o \u0111i. T\u00f4i c\u1ee9 t\u01b0\u1edfng h\u1eafn s\u1ebd qu\u00ean t\u00f4i \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, v\u00ec h\u1eafn c\u0169ng\u01b0 \u0111ang ch\u0103m ch\u00fa theo d\u00f5i. B\u1ed7ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t t\u00ed ch\u1edbp soi s\u00e1ng r\u1ef1c c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t v\u00f9ng, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng ng\u01b0\u1eddi k\u00eau l\u00ean. - L\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa, b\u1ecdc ti\u1ec1n n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean ng\u1ef1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft n\u00e0y! Hines r\u00fa l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, b\u1ed7ng c\u1ed5 tay t\u00f4i ra r\u1ed3i x\u00f4 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i th\u1eadt nhanh, chen v\u00e0o gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn; t\u00f4i th\u1eeba c\u01a1 l\u00e1ch ra ngo\u00e0i, ch\u1ea1y ra \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ai nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y. T\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y nh\u01b0 bay tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. \u00edt nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh t\u00f4i v\u1edbi b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i, v\u00e0 th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng c\u00f3 ch\u1edbp v\u1edbi ti\u1ebfng m\u01b0a r\u00e0o r\u00e0o, ti\u1ebfng gi\u00f3 r\u00edt, ti\u1ebfng s\u1ea5m r\u1ec1n. V\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00ec v\u1eady t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng \u0111i \u1edf gi\u1eefa ph\u1ed1 ch\u00ednh. \u0110i g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0, t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd nh\u00ecn xem c\u00f3 th\u1ea5y g\u00ec ch\u0103ng. Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u00e8n \u0111\u00f3m g\u00ec c\u1ea3, nh\u00e0 t\u1ed1i om, t\u00f4i bu\u1ed3n n\u1ea3n, th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng, kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u t\u1ea1i sao. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i v\u1eeba qua c\u1eeda nh\u00e0 th\u00ec th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 \u00e1nh l\u1eeda l\u00f3e l\u00ean \u1edf c\u1eeda bu\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a Mary Jane. Tim t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 mu\u1ed1n v\u1ee1 tung ra. Ngay sau l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, c\u0103n nh\u00e0 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i t\u1ed1i \u0111en \u1edf ph\u00eda sau l\u01b0ng t\u00f4i, r\u1ed3i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y g\u00ec n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 c\u00f4 \u1ea5y th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi con g\u00e1i c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ngh\u1ecb l\u1ef1c nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng","g\u1eb7p. Khi \u0111\u1eab ra kh\u1ecfi th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n kh\u00e1 xa, t\u00f4i m\u1edbi nh\u00ecn k\u1ef9 xem c\u00f3 c\u00e1i thuy\u1ec1n con n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 m\u01b0\u1ee3n t\u1ea1m. V\u1eeba l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1edbp l\u00f3e l\u00ean, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i xu\u1ed3ng kh\u00f4ng bu\u1ed9ce d\u00e2y x\u00edch m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 bu\u1ed9c b\u1eb1ng d\u00e2y th\u1eebng. T\u00f4i nh\u1ea3y ngay xu\u1ed1ng v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 ch\u00e8o \u0111i. Ra \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00e8 th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 ki\u1ec7t s\u1ee9c, ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n n\u1eb1m ngay xu\u1ed1ng m\u00e0 th\u1edf m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t. Nh\u01b0ng v\u1eeba tr\u00e8o l\u00ean t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi: - Jim, ra \u0111\u00e2y, th\u1ea3 b\u00e8 \u0111i ngay th\u00f4i! May qu\u00e1, ch\u00fang minh tho\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ecdn n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i. Jim chui ra, dang r\u1ed9ng hai c\u00e1nh tay \u0111\u1ecbnh \u00f4m t\u00f4i v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng. H\u1eafn v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng m\u1eebng r\u1ee1, nh\u01b0ng khi c\u00f3 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng ch\u1edbp, t\u00f4i b\u1ed7ng im b\u1eb7t, nh\u00ecn h\u1eafn v\u00e0 gi\u1eadt l\u00f9i. T\u00f4i qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t r\u1eb1ng h\u1eafn \u0111ang \u0111\u00f3ng gi\u1ea3 anh \u1ea3 r\u1eadp ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i. Nh\u01b0ng Jim m\u1eb7c k\u1ec7, c\u1ee9 \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y t\u00f4i, m\u1eebng cho t\u00f4i. H\u1eafn sung s\u01b0\u1edbng qu\u00e1 v\u00ec th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e3 tho\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hai t\u00ean l\u1eeba b\u1ecbp. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i n\u00f3i: - \u0110\u1ec3 l\u00fac kh\u00e1c n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n! H\u00e3y th\u00e1o d\u00e2y b\u00e8 v\u00e0 \u0111i \u0111\u00e3! Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 hai gi\u00e2y \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 sau ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 xu\u00f4i d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng, c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y sung s\u01b0\u1edbng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 do, tr\u00ean s\u00f4ng l\u1edbn ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u00ecnh, m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ai qu\u1ea5y r\u1ea7y n\u1eefa! T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eadp g\u00f3t ch\u00e2n cho s\u01b0\u1edbng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Nh\u01b0ng khi t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eadp g\u00f3t ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 ba th\u00ec t\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng quen quen. T\u00f4i n\u00edn th\u1edf l\u1eafng nghe v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee3i xem. \u0110\u00fang l\u00fac m\u1ed9t tia ch\u1edbp s\u00e1ng l\u00ean chi\u1ebfu r\u00f5 tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc, t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd ng\u1ed3i c\u1ea7m m\u00e1i ch\u00e8o v\u00e0 \u0111ang \u0111\u1ea9y thuy\u1ec1n t\u1edbi. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 vua v\u1edbi qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng. T\u00f4i ng\u00e3 kh\u1ee5y xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e1n b\u00e8. T\u00f4i l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u1ecfi b\u1eadt l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng kh\u00f3c m\u00e0 th\u00f4i.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng XXX V\u1eeba l\u00ean t\u1edbi b\u00e8. nh\u00e0 vua b\u01b0\u1edbc ngay \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 t\u00f4i, t\u00fam l\u1ea5y c\u1ed5 \u00e1o t\u00f4i v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi: - M\u00e0y \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1ecf r\u01a1i ch\u00fang tao h\u1ea3, ch\u1edb con? M\u00e0y ch\u00e1n ch\u00fang tao r\u1ed3i \u01b0? T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p: - D\u1ea1, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0im, kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1. T\u00f4i xin ng\u00e0i - Th\u1ebf th\u00ec m\u00e0y \u0111\u1ecbnh gi\u1edf tr\u00f2 g\u00ec? N\u00f3i mau, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng tao l\u1ed9t da m\u00e0y ngay b\u00e2y gi\u1edd. - T\u00f4i s\u1ebd k\u1ec3 cho ng\u00e0i nghe m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n x\u1ea3y ra. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 c\u1ea7m tay t\u00f4i, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y t\u1ed1t l\u1eafm, b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng \u1ea5y c\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con l\u1edbn b\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i m\u1edbi ch\u1ebft n\u0103m ngo\u00e1i, v\u00ec v\u1eady th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i g\u1eb7p nguy hi\u1ec3m c\u0169ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00ecnh. Khi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi nhao nhao l\u00ean v\u00ec th\u1ea5y b\u1ecdc ti\u1ec1n \u1edf trong quan t\u00e0i, \u00f4ng ta b\u1ecf tay t\u00f4i ra, v\u00e0 n\u00f3i kh\u1ebd: \u201cCh\u1ea1y \u0111i, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 h\u1ecd treo c\u1ed5 m\u00e0y l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5y\u201d. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y. T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u00f4i c\u1ee9 ch\u1ea1y mi\u1ebft cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc xu\u1ed3ng, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00e8 b\u1ea3o Jim chu\u1ed3n nhanh l\u00ean kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 h\u1ecd b\u1eaft t\u00f4i \u0111em treo c\u1ed5. T\u00f4i c\u1ee9 lo l\u1eafng cho ng\u00e0i v\u00e0 qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng, Jim c\u0169ng th\u1ebf. Ng\u00e0i c\u1ee9 h\u1ecfi Jim m\u00e0 xem c\u00f3 \u0111\u00fang th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng. Jim c\u0169ng b\u1ea3o \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Nh\u00e0 vua qu\u00e1t Jim r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i n\u1eafm c\u1ed5 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00f2i d\u00ecm t\u00f4i xu\u1ed1ng s\u00f4ng cho ch\u1ebft. Nh\u01b0ng qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng can. - Th\u1ea3 th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 ra! T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi \u00f4ng l\u00fac \u00f4ng tho\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00ec \u00f4ng c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng? Ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ee9. Nh\u00e0 vua bu\u00f4ng t\u00f4i ra, r\u1ed3i ch\u1eedi r\u1ee7a c\u00e1i th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n c\u00f9ng m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng n\u00f3i: - \u00d4ng n\u00ean t\u1ef1 ch\u1eedi m\u00ecnh th\u00ec h\u01a1n, v\u00ec ch\u00ednh \u00f4ng l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1ng ch\u1eedi nh\u1ea5t. T\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1i, \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec ra h\u1ed3n c\u1ea3, tr\u1eeb chuy\u1ec7n \u00f4ng b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh ngh\u0129 ra m\u0169i t\u00ean m\u00e0u xanh tr\u00ean ng\u1ef1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec th\u1ebf n\u00e0o ch\u00fang n\u00f3 c\u0169ng b\u1eaft giam m\u00ecnh ch\u1edd cho \u0111\u00e1m h\u00e0nh l\u00fd c\u1ee7a b\u1ecdn ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh kia \u0111\u1ebfn r\u1ed3i th\u00ec l\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i t\u00f9! Sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1i b\u1ecdc ti\u1ec1n c\u1ee9u tho\u00e1t m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. N\u1ebfu m\u00e0 nh\u1eefng th\u1eb1ng \u0111i\u00ean \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng s\u00f4i s\u1ee5c k\u00e9o \u0111i th\u00ec \u0111\u00eam nay t\u00f4i v\u00e0 \u00f4ng c\u1ee9 th\u1eaft c\u00e0 v\u1ea1t m\u00e0 ng\u1ee7 lu\u00f4n m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea5c. H\u1ecd im l\u1eb7ng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac r\u1ed3i nh\u00e0 vua n\u00f3i l\u01a1 \u0111\u00e3ng: - Th\u1ebf m\u00e0 m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i c\u1ee9 ng\u1ee1 r\u1eb1ng b\u1ecdn da \u0111en \u0103n c\u1eafp. T\u00f4i gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng n\u00f3i chua ch\u00e1t: - \u1eeb, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng t\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ebf. Ch\u1eebng n\u1eeda ph\u00fat sau, nh\u00e0 vua l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i: - \u00edt nh\u1ea5t, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng n\u00f3i, c\u0169ng m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng nh\u01b0 nh\u00e0 vua: - T\u00f4i c\u0169ng t\u01b0\u1edfng l\u1ea1i v\u1eady. Nh\u00e0 vua c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 g\u1eaft l\u00ean: - N\u00e0y, Bilgewater, anh n\u00f3i t\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a g\u00ec? Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng b\u1ef1c m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e1p: - V\u1eady \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3i c\u00e1i g\u00ec? Nh\u00e0 vua m\u1ec9a mai: - C\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 anh c\u00f2n ng\u00e1i ng\u1ee7 n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e1ng l\u00e0m g\u00ec. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng nh\u1ea3y ch\u1ed3m l\u00ean: - \u1ed3, \u00f4ng cho t\u00f4i l\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng \u0111i\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5y \u00e0? \u00d4ng t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ee9a n\u00e0o gi\u1ea5u ti\u1ec1n v\u00e0o c\u00e1i quan t\u00e0i \u0111\u00f3 hay sao? - T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 anh bi\u1ebft v\u00ec ch\u00ednh anh gi\u1ea5u v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3","- N\u00f3i b\u1eady! Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng x\u00f4ng t\u1edbi. Nh\u00e0 vua k\u00eau l\u00ean: - B\u1ecf tay ra! \u0110\u1eebng b\u00f3p c\u1ed5 t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i th\u1ec3 n\u1eefa. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng n\u00f3i: - Ch\u00ednh \u00f4ng gi\u1eef ti\u1ec1n, r\u1ed3i t\u1ef1 tay m\u00ecnh gi\u1ea5y v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp th\u00ec ra \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e0o l\u00ean m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh \u00f4ng h\u01b0\u1edfng - \u0110\u1ee3i \u0111\u00e3, qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng, anh h\u00e3y th\u00e0nh th\u1eadt tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi t\u00f4i c\u00e2u n\u00e0y. N\u1ebfu anh gi\u1ea5u ti\u1ec1n v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec anh c\u1ee9 n\u00f3i, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd tin anh v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1eeb n\u00e3y \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd x\u00ed x\u00f3a - L\u00e3o gi\u00e0 kia, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ea5u, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0o t\u00f4i l\u00e0m c\u00e1i tr\u00f2 \u0111\u00f3. - Th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, t\u00f4i tin anh. Nh\u01b0ng anh tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi cho t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u n\u1eefa th\u00f4i, trong b\u1ee5ng, anh c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd l\u1ea5y ti\u1ec1n v\u00e0 gi\u1ea5y n\u00f3 \u0111i kh\u00f4ng? Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec, l\u00e1t sau m\u1edbi tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: - N\u1ebfu c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf th\u00ec c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng sao. C\u00f2n \u00f4ng th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eefng trong b\u1ee5ng ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf m\u00e0 c\u00f2n l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u1eefa. - T\u00f4i th\u1ec1, n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i l\u00e0m th\u1ebf th\u00ec t\u00f4i ch\u1ebft ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0 anh hay l\u00e0 ai \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m tr\u01b0\u1edbc t\u00f4i r\u1ed3i. - H\u1eeb, ch\u00ednh \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n c\u1eafp, \u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i th\u00fa th\u1eadt ch\u1ee9. Nh\u00e0 vua l\u1eafp b\u1eafp r\u1ed3i th\u1edf d\u00e0i: - \u1eeb, th\u00ec t\u00f4i l\u1ea5y. T\u00f4i m\u1eebng r\u01a1n khi th\u1ea5y nh\u00e0 vua n\u00f3i th\u1ebf. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng b\u1ecf tay l\u00e3o ra, n\u00f3i: - N\u1ebfu m\u00e0 \u00f4ng c\u00f2n ch\u1ed1i n\u1eefa th\u00ec t\u00f4i d\u00ecm \u00f4ng ch\u1ebft. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd, \u00f4ng c\u00f2n ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y m\u00e0 kh\u00f3c l\u00f3c nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb con \u00e0! T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t l\u00e3o gi\u00e0 tham lam nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng. Th\u1ebf m\u00e0, l\u00fac n\u00e0o t\u00f4i c\u0169ng tin \u00f4ng nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i v\u1eady. \u0110\u00e1ng l\u1ebd \u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i th\u1ea5y x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 khi th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u1ed5 t\u1ed9i cho m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en v\u00f4 t\u1ed9i ch\u1ee9. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i \u0111i tin nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i tr\u00f2 \u1ea5y. Th\u00ec ra b\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u00f4i m\u1edbi hi\u1ec3u \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecba ra chuy\u1ec7n thi\u1ebfu ti\u1ec1n trong b\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i b\u1ecf n\u1ed1t c\u00e1i ti\u1ec1n ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1edf t\u1ed1i di\u1ec5n k\u1ecbch ra, \u0111\u1ec3 \u00f4ng cu\u1ed7m h\u1ebft. Nh\u00e0 vua s\u1ee5t s\u1ecbt \u0111\u00e1p: - Ch\u00ednh anh ngh\u0129 ra c\u00e1i tr\u00f2 b\u00f9 ti\u1ec1n \u1ea5y ch\u1ee9, ch\u1ee9 ph\u1ea3i t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2u. - C\u00e2m mi\u1ec7ng l\u1ea1i. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n nghe \u00f4ng n\u00f3i n\u1eefa! B\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3. Ch\u00fang n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n b\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang n\u00f3 m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00eam c\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh n\u1eefa. Th\u00f4i ng\u1ee7 \u0111i. Ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o \u00f4ng c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng th\u00ec \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec thi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ebfn ti\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i n\u1eefa! Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 vua b\u00f2 v\u00e0o trong l\u1ec1u, v\u1edb l\u1ea5y chai r\u01b0\u1ee3u n\u1ed1c m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i. r\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u1ebfn qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng c\u0169ng v\u1edb l\u1ea5y chai n\u1eefa. Kho\u1ea3ng n\u1eeda gi\u1edd sau, hai t\u00ean l\u01b0u manh l\u1ea1i th\u00e2n thi\u1ec7n v\u1edbi nhau nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng, ch\u00fang \u00f4m nhau ng\u1ee7. ng\u00e1y kh\u00f2 kh\u00f2. C\u1ea3 hai t\u00ean \u0111\u1ec1u b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y nh\u00e0 vua ch\u01b0a th\u1eadt b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh l\u1eafm v\u1ec1 v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ed1i n\u1ed5i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c gi\u1ea5u c\u00e1i b\u1ecdc ti\u1ec1n. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m t\u00f4i kho\u00e1i l\u1eafm. Ch\u1edd cho ch\u00fang ng\u00e1y to, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i m\u1edbi ng\u1ed3i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi nhau, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i cho Jim nghe t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111u\u00f4i c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng XXXI Nhi\u1ec1u ng\u00e0y sau \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u1edf m\u1ed9t th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n n\u00e0o n\u1eefa, m\u00e0 cho b\u00e9 \u0111i th\u1eb3ng. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i xu\u00f4i v\u1ec1 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng Nam, n\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00ed h\u1eadu \u1ea5m \u00e1p v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00e1 xa nh\u00e0. C\u00e2y c\u1ed1i um t\u00f9m, d\u00e2y leo l\u1ee7ng l\u1eb3ng nh\u1eefng c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y l\u1edbn, tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 t\u1eebng b\u1ed9 r\u00e2y x\u00e1m d\u00e0i. L\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 l\u00e0m cho r\u1eebng c\u00e2y c\u00e0ng th\u00eam uy nghi\u00eam bu\u1ed3n th\u1ea3m. \u0110\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y, hai t\u00ean l\u1eeba \u0111\u1ea3o ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ebft nguy hi\u1ec3m n\u00ean l\u1ea1i v\u00e0o c\u00e1c l\u00e0ng x\u00f3m \u0111\u1ec3 ki\u1ebfm ch\u00e1c. Th\u1ecdat ti\u00ean, ch\u00fang tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 n\u1ea1n nghi\u1ec7n r\u01b0\u1ee3u, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u1ee7 ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ec3 mua r\u01b0\u1ee3u cho ch\u00fang u\u1ed1ng. Khi \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00e0ng kh\u00e1c, ch\u00fang m\u1edf l\u1edbp d\u1ea1y khi\u00eau v\u0169, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 nh\u1ea3y nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con kangguru, v\u00ec th\u1ebf ch\u00fang b\u1ecb c\u00f4ng ch\u00fang c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0o, \u0111u\u1ed5i \u0111i ngay. M\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n kh\u00e1c, ch\u00fang l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ecbnh di\u1ec5n thuy\u1ebft, nh\u01b0ng ch\u01b0a n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ea5y c\u00e2u th\u00ec c\u1eed t\u1ecda \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady ch\u1eedi cho m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn, r\u1ed3i t\u1ed1ng c\u1ed5 \u0111i. Ch\u00fang c\u00f2n l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng tr\u00f2 gi\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea1o, th\u00f4i mi\u00ean, ch\u1eefa b\u1ec7nh, b\u00f3i to\u00e1n, m\u1ed7i th\u1ee9 m\u1ed9t t\u00ed, nh\u01b0ng h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec1u r\u1ee7i ro c\u1ea3. Sau c\u00f9ng, ch\u00fang ch\u00e1n qu\u00e1, n\u1eb1m \u00ec tr\u00ean b\u00e8 su\u1ed1t n\u1eeda ng\u00e0y n\u00f3i ch\u1eb3ng r\u1eb1ng, v\u1ebb bu\u1ed3n r\u1ea7u, th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng l\u1eafm. Sau c\u00f9ng, ch\u00fang ch\u1ee5m \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o nhau b\u00e0n b\u1ea1c hai ba ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb b\u00ed m\u1eadt l\u1eafm. Jim v\u1edbi t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y lo, ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 ch\u00fang l\u1ea1i \u0111ang t\u00ednh to\u00e1n v\u1edbi nhau m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea5u xa n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2y. Ngh\u0129 m\u00e3i, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0 ch\u00fang b\u00e0n t\u00ednh v\u1edbi nhau v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 n\u00e0o hay c\u1eeda hi\u1ec7u n\u00e0o, hay s\u1eafp \u0111i l\u00e0m b\u1ea1c gi\u1ea3. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ee3 qu\u00e1, th\u1ecfa thu\u1eadn v\u1edbi nhau l\u00e0 nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh kh\u00f4ng d\u00ednh d\u00e1ng g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u ki\u1ec7n, ch\u00fang t\u00f4ie c\u0169ng b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y lu\u00f4n. M\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i s\u1edbm, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i gi\u1ea5u b\u00e8 v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 an to\u00e0n, c\u00e1ch m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u00e0ng t\u1ed3i t\u00e0n t\u00ean l\u00e0 Pikesville t\u1edbi hai d\u1eb7m. Nh\u00e0 v\u00f9a l\u00ean b\u1edd, d\u1eb7n ch\u00fang t\u00f4i h\u00e3y n\u1ea5p v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i ch\u1edd l\u00e3o l\u00ean ph\u1ed1 g\u00f2 la xem c\u00f3 ai \u0111\u1ed3n g\u00ec v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n di\u1ec5n k\u1ecbch Ho\u00e0ng gia kim c\u1ed5 ch\u01b0a. L\u00e3o ta n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0a kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y l\u00e3o tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng v\u1edbi t\u00f4i s\u1ebd l\u00ean theo. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n, g\u1eaft g\u1ecfng. Anh ta m\u1eafng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n nh\u1ecf tr\u1edf \u0111i. Ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec s\u1eafp x\u1ea3y ra \u0111\u00e2y. T\u00f4i r\u1ea5t m\u1eebng v\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0a r\u1ed3i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y nh\u00e0 vua v\u1ec1. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u00f4i v\u00e0 qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng l\u00ean b\u1edd \u0111i v\u00e0o l\u00e0ng, t\u00ecm nh\u00e0 vua. L\u00e1t sau, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y l\u00e3o \u1edf ph\u00eda sau m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc t\u00e0u \u0111\u00e1nh c\u00e1, l\u00e3o \u0111ang b\u1ecb \u1ea5n v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 ch\u1eadt h\u1eb9p, v\u00e0 b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m v\u00f4 l\u1ea1i \u0111ang tr\u00eau ch\u1ecdc... C\u00f2n l\u00e3o th\u00ec ch\u1eedi v\u00e1ng l\u00ean v\u00e0 d\u1ecda n\u1ea1t b\u1ecdn ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf l\u1ea1i b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u00e3o g\u00eca \u0111i\u00ean. Nh\u00e0 vua m\u1eafng l\u1ea1i \u00f4ng qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng. Th\u1eeba l\u00fac hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang ch\u1eedi nhau k\u1ecbch li\u1ec7t, t\u00f4i chu\u1ed3n ra, ch\u1ea1y nhanh nh\u01b0 bay xu\u1ed1ng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ven s\u00f4ng. T\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 gi\u1ea5u b\u00e8, m\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ee9t h\u01a1i, nh\u01b0ng trong l\u00f2ng r\u1ea5t vui s\u01b0\u1edbng. T\u00f4i g\u1ecdi: - Jim \u01a1i, th\u1ea3 b\u00e8 th\u00f4i, m\u00ecnh tho\u00e1t r\u1ed3i. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y ai \u1edf trong l\u1ec1u b\u00f2 ra. Jim \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i m\u1ea5t r\u1ed3i! T\u00f4i g\u1ecdi to m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng, r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng n\u1eefa - l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng n\u1eefa; ch\u1ea1y h\u1ebft ng\u1ea3 n\u00e0y ng\u1ea3 kh\u00e1c v\u00e0o r\u1eebng, h\u00fa l\u00ean, h\u00e9t l\u00ean, nh\u01b0ng v\u00f4 \u00edch - JIm \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb m\u1ea5t r\u1ed3i. T\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng kh\u00f3c n\u1ee9c n\u1edf. L\u00fac sau, t\u00f4i tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00e1i, trong b\u1ee5ng ngh\u0129 xem n\u00ean l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. B\u1ed7ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u \u0111i t\u1edbi, t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi c\u00f3 th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en \u0103n m\u1eb7c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1p: - C\u00f3 - Th\u1ebf anh ta \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i? T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi: - \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u00e0 \u00f4ng Silas Phelps, c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y hai d\u1eb7m. N\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00ean da \u0111en ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n; h\u1ecd b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Anh \u0111i t\u00ecm n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? - Kh\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng tim. T\u00f4i g\u1eb7p n\u00f3 \u1edf trong r\u1eebng c\u00e1chh \u0111\u00e2y hai ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3. N\u00f3 b\u1ea3o n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i m\u00e0 k\u00eau l\u00ean th\u00ec n\u00f3 m\u1ed5 b\u1ee5ng moi gan r\u1ed3i b\u1eaft t\u00f4i n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 n\u0103m im \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i n\u1eb1m. T\u1eeb l\u00fac \u1ea5y, t\u00f4i c\u1ee9","\u1edf trong r\u1eebng, s\u1ee3 qu\u00e1 kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m ra. Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 n\u00f3i: - Th\u00f4i b\u00e2y gi\u1edd anh kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i s\u1ee3 n\u1eefa, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i. H\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng Nam th\u00ec ph\u1ea3i. - C\u0169ng may m\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb b\u1eaft. - \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u01b0\u1edfng hai tr\u0103m \u0111\u00f4 la \u0111\u1ea5y, ngon l\u00e0nh qu\u00e1 r\u1ed3i c\u00f2n g\u00ec. - \u1eeb nh\u1ec9, n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i m\u00e0 l\u1edbn h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat th\u00ec n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2u, v\u00ec ch\u00ednh t\u00f4i g\u1eb7p n\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Th\u1ebf ai b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3? - M\u1ed9t l\u00e3o gi\u00e0, r\u1ed3i l\u00e3o ta l\u1ea1i b\u00e1n cho m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c l\u1ea5y b\u1ed1n ch\u1ee5c \u0111\u00f4 la v\u00ec ph\u1ea3i \u0111i ngay c\u00f9ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng ch\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Th\u1ebf c\u00f3 l\u1ea1 kh\u00f4ng? T\u00f4i th\u00ec t\u00f4i ch\u1edd, \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ea3y n\u0103m c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. - T\u00f4i c\u0169ng th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e3o ta c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng l\u1eafm n\u00ean m\u1edbi b\u00e1n r\u1ebb nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. - \u1ed3, chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y c\u00f3 g\u00ec m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng. Ch\u00ednh m\u1eaft t\u00f4i tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y gi\u1ea5y truy n\u00e3 n\u00f3, v\u1ebd c\u1ea3 h\u00ecnh n\u00f3, n\u00f3i l\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u1ed3n \u0111i\u1ec1n n\u00e0o ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn, h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi New Orleans \u1ea5y m\u00e0. N\u00e0y, anh c\u00f3 thu\u1ed1c cho xin m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ebfu. T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 n\u00f3 b\u1ecf \u0111i. T\u00f4i tr\u1edf ra b\u00e8, ng\u1ed3i trong l\u1ec1u ngh\u0129 ng\u1ee3i. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1ee9c c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1i thuy\u1ec1n r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i n\u00e0y. Sau m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i d\u00e0i \u0111\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1eb5ng, sau bao nhi\u00eau kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n kh\u1ed5 s\u1edf v\u1edbi m\u1ea5y t\u00ean b\u1ecbp b\u1ee3m, b\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u1ea1i th\u00e0nh ra kh\u00f4ng \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u c\u1ea3. B\u1ecdn ch\u00fang ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00f4 la m\u00e0 \u0111ang t\u00e2m ch\u01a1i cho Jim m\u1ed9t v\u1ed1 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf v\u00e0 b\u1eaft Jim tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m n\u00f4 l\u1ec7 n\u1eefa th\u00ec l\u00e0m n\u00f4 l\u1ec7 \u1edf g\u1ea7n nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn c\u0169ng c\u00f2n ngh\u00ecn l\u1ea7n h\u01a1n l\u00e0 \u1edf ch\u1ed7 xa l\u1ea1. Cho n\u00ean, t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ecbnh vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 cho th\u1eb1ng Tom Sawyer \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e1o n\u00f3 n\u00f3i cho c\u00f4 Watson bi\u1ebft hi\u1ec7n gi\u1edd Jim \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u. Nh\u01b0ng ngh\u0129 k\u0129, t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i b\u1ecf \u00fd ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00f3 ngay. V\u00ec hai l\u1ebd: c\u00f4 \u1ea5y ch\u1eafc r\u1ea5t kinh t\u1edfm t\u00ean da \u0111en v\u00f4 \u01a1n b\u1ea1c ngh\u0129a \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf c\u00f4 m\u00e0 \u0111i, v\u00e0 c\u00f4 ta s\u1ebd b\u00e1n h\u1eafn \u0111i ngay. M\u00e0 n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 c\u00f4 ta kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m th\u1ebf th\u00ec c\u1ed1 nhi\u00ean Jim l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i kh\u1ed5 t\u00e2m th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh x\u1ea5u xa h\u00e8n h\u1ea1. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? R\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n chuy\u1ec7n ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u1ed3n \u0111i r\u1eb1ng Huck Finn \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap cho m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n. N\u1ebfu t\u00f4i g\u1eb7p m\u1eb7t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o trong th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n th\u00ec t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng m\u00e0 h\u1ed5 th\u1eb9n li\u1ebfm gi\u1ea7y cho h\u1ecd \u01b0? \u0110\u1eddi l\u00e0 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u0111\u1ea5y: ai \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec x\u1ea5u xa th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n nh\u1eadn nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i h\u1eadu qu\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i c\u00e0ng suy ngh\u0129 c\u00e0ng th\u1ea5y l\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00e2m c\u1eafn r\u1ee9t, v\u00e0 l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh x\u1ea5u xa h\u00e8n h\u1ea1. Sau c\u00f9ng, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c nh\u01b0 b\u00e0n tay c\u1ee7a Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0110\u1ebf v\u1eeba t\u00e1t v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i, b\u1ea3o cho t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0110\u1ebf v\u1eabn theo d\u00f5i m\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Ch\u00ednh t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u01b0\u1edbp m\u1ea5t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f4 l\u1ec7 da \u0111en c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng l\u00e0m g\u00ec h\u1ea1i t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i l\u1ea1i th\u1ea5y t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i qu\u00e1 l\u1eafm. T\u00f4i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng t\u1ef1 an \u1ee7i m\u00ecnh b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh v\u1ed1n sinh ra \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea5y xa r\u1ed3i th\u00ec c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e1ng tr\u00e1ch l\u1eafm. Nh\u01b0ng trong ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i v\u1eabn c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec nh\u01b0 n\u00f3i: C\u00f3 c\u00e1i tr\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u00e0 d\u00f2ng \u1ea5y, m\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 h\u1ecdc, n\u1ebfu m\u00e0y c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 h\u1ecdc th\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta s\u1ebd d\u1ea1y m\u00e0y r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb n\u00e0o l\u00e0m c\u00e1i vi\u1ec7c nh\u01b0 m\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00ean da \u0111en \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec s\u1ebd b\u1ecb thi\u00eau ch\u1ebft. T\u00f4i r\u00f9ng m\u00ecnh s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i t\u00ednh ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u01b0\u01a1ng thi\u1ec7n. T\u00f4i qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng ngh\u0129 ra c\u00e2u g\u00ec. T\u1ea1i sao th\u1ebf nh\u1ec9? C\u00f3 l\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 d\u1ed1i tr\u00e1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0110\u1ebf c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft t\u1ea1i sao kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n, ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1eb3ng th\u1eafn, kh\u00f4ng th\u1eadt l\u00f2ng. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ecbnh t\u1eeb b\u1ecf t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i, nh\u01b0ng l\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00e2m t\u00f4i v\u1eabn ch\u1ee9a ch\u1ea5t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3... Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0110\u1ebf bi\u1ebft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 n\u00ean \u0111\u1eebng c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n cho \u0111i\u1ec1u d\u1ed1i tr\u00e1. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i b\u0103n kho\u0103n v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng. L\u00e1t sau, t\u00f4i n\u1ea3y ra m\u1ed9t \u00fd ngh\u0129 v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 b\u1ea3o: s\u1ebd vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 \u0111\u1ec3 xem r\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u0103ng. L\u1ea1 qu\u00e1, ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t l\u00f4ng h\u1ed3ng. Bao nhi\u00eau b\u0103n kho\u0103n ti\u00eau t\u00e1n h\u1ebft c\u1ea3. T\u00f4i c\u1ea7m c\u00e1i b\u00fat ch\u00ec l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3nh gi\u1ea5y, h\u0103m h\u1edf ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng vi\u1ebft. \u201cC\u00f4 Watson, anh da \u0111en Jim c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi n\u00e0y, c\u00e1ch Pikesville hai d\u1eb7m. \u00d4ng Phelps b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1eafn v\u00e0 s\u1ebd \u0111em tr\u1ea3 c\u00f4 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y th\u01b0\u1edfng n\u1ebfu c\u00f4 g\u1eedi ti\u1ec1n xu\u1ed1ng.\u201d Huck Finn T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu nh\u01b0 v\u1eeba tr\u00fat \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ecdi t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n","\u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n ngay, m\u00e0 c\u00f2n \u0111\u1eb7t m\u1ea3nh gi\u1ea5y xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi, ng\u1ed3i ngh\u0129 ng\u1ee3i. M\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00e3 di\u1ec5n ra t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p ngay v\u00e0o l\u00fac t\u00f4i tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t. T\u00f4i l\u1ea1i ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ea3 chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi Jim d\u1ecdc con s\u00f4ng n\u00e0y. Jim lu\u00f4n \u1edf b\u00ean t\u00f4i, ng\u00e0y c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00eam, d\u01b0\u1edbi tr\u0103ng c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 trong gi\u00f4ng t\u1ed1. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n, h\u00e1t c\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean con b\u00e8 tr\u00f4i theo d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i gh\u00e9t Jim \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i. Jim \u0111\u1ee9ng g\u00e1c thay cho t\u00f4i, \u0111\u00e1ng l\u1ebd g\u1ecdi t\u00f4i d\u1eady th\u00ec h\u1eafn v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i ng\u1ee7; Jim sung s\u01b0\u1edbng, m\u1eebng r\u1ee1 khi th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i tho\u00e1t n\u1ea1n tr\u1edf v\u1ec1; v\u00e0 bao gi\u1edd Jim c\u0169ng g\u1ecdi t\u00f4i b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i t\u00ean th\u00e2n y\u00eau, chi\u1ec1u chu\u00f4ng t\u00f4i, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u00ec t\u00f4i m\u00e0 l\u00e0m t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3. R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac t\u00f4i c\u1ee9u Jim v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1eb1ng \u1edf tr\u00ean b\u00e8 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang b\u1ecb b\u1ec7nh \u0111\u1eadu m\u00f9a, v\u00e0 Jim b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Jim \u1edf tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi. Ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf, t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ea3nh gi\u1ea5y v\u1eeba vi\u1ebft. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 kh\u00f3 x\u1eed. T\u00f4i nh\u1eb7t m\u1ea3nh gi\u1ea5y l\u00ean, m\u00e2n m\u00ea trong tay. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i run l\u1ea9y b\u1ea9y v\u00ec \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 l\u00fac t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0m theo m\u1ed9t trong hai \u0111i\u1ec1u. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat, n\u00edn th\u1edf, r\u1ed3i t\u1ef1 b\u1ea3o: - Th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, m\u00ecnh s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ecba ng\u1ee5c. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u00f4i x\u00e9 toang m\u1ea3nh gi\u1ea5y. T\u00f4i xua \u0111u\u1ed5i h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 trong \u0111\u1ea7u, v\u00e0 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd lao theo con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng x\u1ea5u xa v\u00ec t\u00f4i sinh ra \u0111\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i, kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i ra tay c\u1ee9u Jim tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u1eddi n\u00f4 l\u1ec7. N\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i c\u00f2n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec x\u1ea5u xa h\u01a1n n\u1eefa t\u00f4i c\u0169ng l\u00e0m. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng. Sau m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i suy \u0111i t\u00ednh l\u1ea1i, t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch m\u00e0 t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y th\u00edch h\u1ee3p. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ea9y b\u00e8 v\u1ec1 h\u01b0\u1edbng m\u1ed9t h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi s\u00f4ng, ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac tr\u1eddi t\u00f4i th\u00ec gi\u1ea5u b\u00e9 v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i r\u1ed3i quay v\u00e0o trong l\u1ec1u. T\u00f4i ng\u1ee7 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 su\u1ed1t \u0111\u00eam, d\u1eady t\u1eeb l\u00fac tr\u1eddi ch\u01b0a s\u00e1ng. T\u00f4i \u0103n l\u00f3t d\u1ea1, m\u1eb7c b\u1ed9 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o, b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng xu\u1ed3ng ch\u00e8o v\u00e0o b\u1edd. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1eadu xu\u1ed3ng \u1edf m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 Phelps, gi\u1ea5u g\u00f3i qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o \u1edf ven r\u1eebng r\u1ed3i cho n\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u00e0n v\u00e0o ng\u1eadp xu\u1ed3ng, b\u1ecf \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh ch\u00ecm xu\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1ec3 r\u1ed3i sau l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u1ea7n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. \u0110i qua tr\u01b0\u1edbc x\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 c\u00e1i bi\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ec1: X\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1eeda Phepls. T\u00f4i \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ea5y c\u0103n nh\u00e0 c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0i tr\u0103m th\u01b0\u1edbc, d\u00e1n m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o trong m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y ai c\u1ea3m m\u1eb7c d\u1ea7u b\u00e2ygi\u1edd tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 s\u00e1ng r\u00f5 l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 g\u00ec v\u00ec l\u00fac n\u00e0y ch\u01b0a mu\u1ed1n g\u1eb7p ai, ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n th\u0103m do xem ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2u. Theo k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch, t\u00f4i l\u00e0m ra v\u1ebb l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1eeb th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i t\u1eeb ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi l\u00ean. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean t\u00f4i g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i h\u00f3a ra l\u00e0 qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng. Anh ta \u0111ang d\u00e1n t\u1edd qu\u1ea3ng c\u00e1o v\u1edf k\u1ecbch \u201cHo\u00e0ng gia c\u1ed5 kim c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t\u201d. B\u1ecdn ch\u00fang v\u1eabn ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft s\u1ee3 l\u00e0 g\u00ec. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp tr\u00e1nh \u0111i th\u00ec anh ta \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y. Anh ta c\u00f3 v\u1ebb ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean, g\u1ecdi: - M\u00e0y \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y ra th\u1ebf? C\u00e1i b\u00e8 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e2u? C\u00f3 gi\u1ea5u v\u00e0o ch\u1ed7 k\u00edn kh\u00f4ng? T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p: - T\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111ang \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u1ecfi qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng c\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3. Anh ta c\u00f3 v\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng vui, n\u00f3i: - M\u00e0y h\u1ecfi tao c\u00e2u \u1ea5y c\u00f3 \u00fd g\u00ec? T\u00f4i n\u00f3i: - H\u00f4m qua, khi th\u1ea5y nh\u00e0 vua \u1edf trong ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 c\u00f2n l\u00e2u \u00f4ng ta m\u1edbi t\u1ec9nh r\u01b0\u1ee3u n\u00ean t\u00f4i \u0111i lang thang xu\u1ed1ng ph\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ebft th\u00ec gi\u1edd. L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn cho t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t h\u00e0o b\u1ea3o \u0111\u01b0a xu\u1ed3ng cho \u00f4ng ta qua s\u00f4ng r\u1ed3i \u0111i b\u1eaft con c\u1eebu l\u1ea1c. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111i theo \u00f4ng ta. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ebfn khi d\u1eabn c\u1eebu ra xu\u1ed3ng. Con c\u1eebu kh\u1ecfe qu\u00e1, gi\u1eadt d\u00e2y ra ch\u1ea1y m\u1ea5t v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i \u0111u\u1ed5i theo. Ch\u1ea1y kh\u1eafp c\u00e1c hang c\u00f9ng ng\u00f5 h\u1ebbm cho \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1ed1i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1nh tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 b\u00e8. V\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i th\u00ec c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y b\u00e8 n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i t\u1ef1 b\u1ea3o ch\u1eafc c\u00e1c \u00f4ng g\u1eb7p chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng hay n\u00ean b\u1ecf \u0111i r\u1ed3i mang theo c\u1ea3 anh da \u0111en c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i n\u1eefa. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i ph\u1ec7t xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f3c. Su\u1ed1t \u0111\u00eam t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i ng\u1ee7 trong r\u1eebng. Kh\u1ed5 th\u00e2n Jim! - H\u1eafn c\u00f3 b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00f4. L\u00fac ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p h\u1eafn \u1edf ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 r\u00e1ch n\u00e1t \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 l\u00fac l\u00e3o ta \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea1c v\u00e0 thua kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ed3ng n\u00e0o, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n \u00edt ti\u1ec1n l\u1ebb \u0111\u1ec3 mua r\u01b0\u1ee3u. Khi tao \u0111\u01b0a h\u1eafn v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y m\u1ea5t c\u00e1i b\u00e8 r\u1ed3i. Ch\u00fang tao cho r\u1eb1ng m\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh c\u1eafp b\u00e8 chu\u1ed3n \u0111i r\u1ed3i. - Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f2n anh da \u0111en c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i n\u1eefa c\u01a1 m\u00e0? Anh ta l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n duy nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i.","- Ch\u00fang tao kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf. Th\u1ef1c ra, ch\u00fang tao coi n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang tao r\u1ed3i. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 l\u00fac th\u1ea5y b\u00e8 m\u1ea5t r\u1ed3i, ch\u00fang tao tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 tay tr\u1eafng n\u00ean m\u1edbi l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m c\u00e1i tr\u00f2 di\u1ec5n k\u1ecbch n\u00e0y. Tao ch\u01b0a c\u00f3 g\u00ec v\u00e0o b\u1ee5ng c\u1ea3. M\u1ed9t h\u00e0o \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2u, \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u00e2y. T\u00f4i c\u00f2n nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ec1n n\u00ean \u0111\u01b0a lu\u00f4n cho anh ta m\u1ed9t h\u00e0o nh\u01b0ng b\u1ea3o anh ta h\u00e3y mua m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0103n cho t\u00f4i c\u00f9ng \u0103n v\u1edbi, v\u00ec t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u00f4i m\u00e0 t\u1eeb h\u00f4m qua \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a \u0103n g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Anh ta kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec. M\u1ed9t ph\u00fat sau, anh ta h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i: - M\u00e0y c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng t\u00ean da \u0111en \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd t\u1ed1 c\u00e1o ch\u00fang tao kh\u00f4ng? N\u00f3 m\u00e0 l\u00e0m th\u1ebf ch\u00fang tao s\u1ebd l\u1ed9t da n\u00f3. - N\u00f3 l\u00e0m sao m\u00e0 d\u00e1m t\u1ed1 c\u00e1o c\u00e1c ng\u00e0i? N\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n r\u1ed3i c\u01a1 m\u00e0? - L\u00e3o gi\u00e0 \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 b\u00e1n n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng chia cho tao m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3ng n\u00e0o. S\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n \u1ea5y c\u0169ng h\u1ebft s\u1ea1ch r\u1ed3i. T\u00f4i \u00f2a l\u00ean kh\u00f3c: - B\u00e1n \u0111i \u00e0? N\u00f3 l\u00e0 t\u00ean da \u0111en c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. N\u00f3 l\u00e0 ti\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Tr\u1ea3 t\u00ean da \u0111en cho t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2y. - M\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00f2i l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e2u, \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 kh\u00f3c n\u1eefa. Nghe \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0y, m\u00e0y c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecbnh ch\u01a1i t\u1ed1 c\u00e1o ch\u00fang tao kh\u00f4ng? Tao kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tin m\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y trong m\u1eaft anh ta c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u1ebb d\u1eef t\u1ee3n. T\u00f4i v\u1eabn kh\u00f3c v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: - T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n t\u1ed1 c\u00e1o ai c\u1ea3. T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i \u0111i t\u00ecm t\u00ean da \u0111en c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2y. Anh ta \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3, trong tay v\u1ea5n c\u00f2n c\u1ea7m m\u1ea5t t\u1edd qu\u1ea3ng c\u00e1o, nh\u00edu m\u00e0y suy ngh\u0129. Anh ta b\u1ea3o: - Ch\u00fang tao c\u00f2n \u1edf \u0111\u1ea5y ba ng\u00e0y. N\u1ebfu m\u00e0y h\u1ee9a v\u1edbi tao l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng t\u1ed1 c\u00e1o tao, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 cho t\u00ean da \u0111en t\u1ed1 c\u00e1o tao th\u00ec tao s\u1ebd b\u1ea3o cho m\u00e0y bi\u1ebft t\u00ecm n\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u. T\u00f4i h\u1ee9a. Anh ta l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i: - C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 tr\u1ea1i t\u00ean l\u00e0 Silas Ph... Anh ta b\u1ed7ng ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i. Ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 anh ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3i th\u1eadt, anh ta l\u1ea1i thay \u0111\u1ed5i \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh. Anh ta v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a tin t\u00f4i, mu\u1ed1n t\u00f4i \u0111i kh\u1ecfi n\u01a1i n\u00e0y trong ba ng\u00e0y. Anh ta n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: - C\u00e1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi mua th\u1eb1ng Jim l\u00e0 Abram Foster, \u1edf c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i d\u1eb7m, \u1edf v\u00f9ng qu\u00ea, tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i Lafayette T\u00f4i n\u00f3i: - \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c, t\u00f4i \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 ngay chi\u1ec1u nay, ch\u1ec9 ba ng\u00e0y s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i. - Kh\u00f4ng, m\u00e0y n\u00ean \u0111i ngay b\u00e2y gi\u1edd. Tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 la c\u00e0, tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi ai, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng s\u1ebd g\u1eb7p chuy\u1ec7n r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea5y. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 mong c\u00f3 th\u1ebf, trong \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i c\u00f3 k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch r\u1ed3i. Anh ta n\u00f3i: - Th\u00f4i \u0111i ngay \u0111i. Khi n\u00e0o g\u1eb7p \u00f4ng Abram Foster, m\u00e0y mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i g\u00ec c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd m\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ec3 \u00f4ng ta tin r\u1eb1ng Jim l\u00e0 t\u00ean da \u0111en c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y, ch\u1eafc r\u1eb1ng h\u1eafn c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ecfi gi\u1ea5y t\u1edd g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u. Th\u00f4i \u0111i \u0111i, g\u1eb7p \u00f4ng ta mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i g\u00ec th\u00ec n\u00f3i, nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1edf mi\u1ec7ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec c\u1ea3. T\u00f4i \u0111i ph\u00eda ngo\u1ea1i th\u00e0nh. Tuy kh\u00f4ng ng\u00f3ai c\u1ed5 l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i v\u1eabn c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y anh ta \u0111ang theo d\u00f5i m\u00ecnh. T\u00f4i \u0111i th\u1eb3ng ra ngo\u1ea1i th\u00e0nh c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1eebng m\u1ed9t d\u1eb7m r\u1ed3i d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, qu\u1eb7t v\u00e0o r\u1eebng v\u00e0 quay v\u1ec1 ch\u1ed7 nh\u00e0 \u00f4ng Phelps. T\u00f4i d\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ecbnh ph\u1ea3i th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh ngay kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 Jim k\u1ecbp t\u1ed1 c\u00e1o b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang l\u1ea1i th\u00eam ph\u1ea7n r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i. Ch\u1ec9 mong sao tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1eebng r\u1ed3i.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng XXXII Khi \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec th\u1ea5y t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u y\u00ean t\u0129nh nh\u01b0 ng\u00e0y ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt. Tr\u1eddi n\u1eafng gay g\u1eaft. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 ra \u0111\u1ed3ng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng vo ve c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00e0n ru\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng l\u00e0m cho kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed th\u00eam bu\u00f4n b\u00e3. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u ch\u1ebft c\u1ea3. M\u1ecdi l\u00e0n gi\u00f3 th\u1ed5i qua l\u00e0m rung rinh nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e1m l\u00e1, c\u1ea3nh v\u1eadt c\u00e0ng th\u00eam bu\u1ed3n. N\u00f3i chung nh\u00ecn c\u1ea3nh n\u00e0y, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec3 qu\u00ean \u0111i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3. Tr\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Phelps l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3n \u0111i\u1ec1n nh\u1ecf tr\u1ed3ng b\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o s\u1eaft ch\u1ea1y quanh. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u1ed5ng l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng m\u1ea3nh g\u1ed7 c\u01b0a v\u1ee5n. Trong s\u00e2n c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e1m c\u1ecf, tr\u01a1 tr\u1ee5i x\u01a1 x\u00e1c. M\u1ed9t c\u0103n nh\u00e0 g\u1ed7 hai gian cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng \u1edf, g\u1ed7 x\u1ebb nh\u1ecf, ch\u1eafp v\u1edbi nha\u01b0 b\u1eb1ng v\u1eefa \u0111\u00e3 nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c quet v\u00f4i. M\u1ed9t c\u0103n b\u1ebfp, c\u00f3 c\u00e1i m\u00e1i r\u1ed9ng b\u1eafc c\u1ea7u l\u00ean nh\u00e0 tr\u00ean. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ee7i \u1edf sau b\u1ebfp. Ba c\u0103n bu\u1ed3ng cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en \u1edf ngay b\u00ean. C\u1ea1nh h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o, ph\u00eda sau, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u1ec1u nh\u1ecf \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed5 tro than. Tr\u00ean c\u1eeda b\u1ebfp, l\u1ed5ng ch\u1ed5ng m\u1ea5y th\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ef1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc. Ch\u00f3 n\u1eb1m s\u01b0\u1edfi n\u1eafng. Trong g\u00f3c v\u01b0\u1eddn c\u00f3 v\u00e0i ba b\u00f3ng c\u00e2y l\u00e8o t\u00e8o. Ngo\u00e0i h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3nh v\u01b0\u1eddn n\u1eefa v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t gi\u00e0n d\u01b0a. Sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u00f4ng, sau c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u00f4ng l\u00e0 khu r\u1eebng. T\u00f4i \u0111i quanh m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng r\u1ed3i tr\u00e8o l\u00ean c\u00e1i m\u00e1i nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 tro b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o ph\u00eda b\u1ebfp. \u0110i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0i b\u01b0\u1edbc, t\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng s\u00e8 c\u1ee7a b\u00e1nh xe vang l\u00ean m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i, r\u1ed3i d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n l\u1eb7ng \u0111i. L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ebft qu\u00e1 v\u00ec ti\u1ebfng \u1ea5y sao m\u00e0 th\u1ea3m th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1eady. T\u00f4i v\u1eabn \u0111i th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o, trong \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u01b0a ngh\u0129 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec, m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 ph\u00f3 m\u1eb7c cho Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0110\u1ebf. \u0110i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eeda ch\u1eebng, m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3, r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t con kh\u00e1c nh\u1ea3y x\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ebfn. C\u1ed1 nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng im, nh\u00ecn n\u00f3. \u0110\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n n\u1eeda ph\u00fat, t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb quay \u0111\u1ee9ng gi\u1eefa m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i v\u00f2ng b\u00e1nh xe \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u00f3 v\u1edbi l\u0169q ch\u00f3. \u0110\u1ebfn m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m con v\u00e2y chung quanh, gi\u01a1 th\u1eb3ng m\u00f5m v\u00e0o t\u00f4i, s\u1ee7a r\u00edt l\u00ean. V\u00e0i con kh\u00e1c chui qua h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o v\u00e0 t\u1eeb c\u00e1c g\u00f3c v\u01b0\u1eddn k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e2y k\u00edn l\u1ea5y t\u00f4i. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 da \u0111en \u1edf trong b\u1ebfp ch\u1ea1y ra, trong tay c\u1ea7m c\u00e1i ch\u1ea7y l\u0103n b\u1ed9t, \u0111u\u1ed5i ch\u00f3! Ch\u1ecb ta qu\u1eadt cho m\u1ed7i con m\u1ed9t nh\u00e1t, ch\u00fang k\u00eau \u0103ng \u1eb3ng ch\u1ea1y \u0111i. Th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y sau, chungs quay l\u1ea1i, qu\u1eaby \u0111u\u00f4i chung quanh t\u00f4i ra v\u1ebb th\u00e2n thi\u1ec7n l\u1eafm. Theo sau ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 da \u0111en l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con g\u00e1i v\u00e0 hai th\u1eb1ng con trai da \u0111en, ch\u1ec9 m\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u00e1o v\u1ea3i d\u00e0y, \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00edu l\u1ea5y \u00e1o m\u1eb9 v\u00e0 n\u1ea5p sau l\u01b0ng m\u1eb9 m\u00e0 nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i s\u1ee3 s\u1ec7t, nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb da \u0111en kh\u00e1c v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. R\u1ed3i th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 da tr\u1eafng t\u1eeb trong nh\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc ra, ch\u1eebng b\u1ed1n nh\u0103m n\u0103m m\u01b0\u1eddi tu\u1ed5i, \u0111\u1ea7u tr\u1ea7n, tr\u00ean tay \u0111ang c\u1ea7m que \u0111an, theo sau l\u00e0 m\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb da tr\u1eafng, c\u00f9ng n\u1ea5p sau m\u1eb9 m\u00e0 nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i. B\u00e0 ta c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t v\u1ebb r\u1ea5t m\u1eebng r\u1ee1 v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: - Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ea5y \u01b0? T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp ngh\u0129 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi ngay: - Th\u01b0a b\u00e0, v\u00e2ng \u1ea1 B\u00e0 ta \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y t\u00f4i, n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft tu\u00f4n ra r\u00f2ng r\u00f2ng. \u00d4m v\u00e0 lay ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee7, b\u00e0 ta c\u00f2n lien m\u1ed3m: - Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng gi\u1ed1ng m\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u l\u1eafm nh\u01b0 c\u00f4 t\u01b0\u1edfng. Nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa, d\u00ec nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 m\u1eebng l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i! D\u00ec ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n c\u1eafn ngay ch\u00e1u m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i! C\u00e1c con \u01a1i, anh h\u1ecd Tom c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c con \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0y! Ch\u00e0o anh \u0111i! Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang n\u00f3 v\u1eabn \u0111\u00fat ng\u00f3n tay v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng v\u00e0 n\u1ea5p sau m\u1eb9. B\u00e0 ta n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp: - Lize, mang \u0111\u1ed3 \u0103n n\u00f3ng l\u00ean cho c\u1eadu \u0111i n\u00e0y. Hay l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n s\u00e1ng tr\u00ean t\u00e0u r\u1ed3i? T\u00f4i n\u00f3i \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n \u1edf tr\u00ean t\u00e0u. B\u00e0 ta d\u1eaft t\u00f4i v\u00e0o trong nh\u00e0, l\u0169 tr\u1ebb ch\u1ea1y theo sau. V\u00e0o nh\u00e0 r\u1ed3i, b\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eb7t t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf t\u1ef1a r\u1ed3i b\u00e0 ta l\u1ea1i ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea9u con, c\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y hai tay t\u00f4i, h\u1ecfi: - N\u00e0o, \u0111\u1ec3 d\u00ec nh\u00ecn k\u0129 m\u1eb7t ch\u00e1u c\u1ee7a di m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat. Th\u1eadt b\u00f5 bao nhi\u00eau n\u0103m d\u00ec mong ch\u1edd ch\u00e1u. Sao ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ebfn mu\u1ed9n th\u1ebf, hay l\u00e0 t\u00e0u m\u1eafc c\u1ea1n? - Th\u01b0a b\u00e0 v\u00e2ng, t\u00e0u b\u1ecb...","- Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1eebng g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 b\u00e0 m\u00e0 g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 di Saly. Th\u1ebf t\u00e0u m\u1eafc c\u1ea1n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u? T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft n\u00f3i ngay th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, v\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft t\u00e0u \u1edf tr\u00ean xu\u1ed1ng hay \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi l\u00ean. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 t\u00e0u \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi Orleans l\u00ean. Nh\u01b0ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a y\u00ean t\u00e2m v\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft t\u00ean nh\u1eefng b\u1ebfn d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i b\u1ecba ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00ean hay l\u00e0 gi\u1ea3 qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t ch\u1ed7 b\u1ecb m\u1eafc c\u1ea1n, hay l\u00e0... T\u00f4i b\u1ed7ng n\u1ea3y ra m\u1ed9t \u00fd, t\u00f4i n\u00f3i: - Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 t\u00e0u b\u1ecb m\u1eafc l\u00e0 b\u1ecb n\u1ed5 n\u1ed3i h\u01a1i. - L\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa, c\u00f3 ai vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng? - Kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t t\u00ean da \u0111en b\u1ecb ch\u1ebft. - May qu\u00e1. M\u1ea5y l\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u1eabn c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ea5y. C\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y hai n\u0103m, ch\u00fa Silas c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u \u0111i t\u1eeb d\u01b0\u1edbi Newsrleans l\u00ean, t\u00e0u Lally Rocck c\u0169ng n\u1ed5 n\u1ed3i h\u01a1i v\u00e0 l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng. H\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 v\u1ec1 sau ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ebft. Ch\u00fa Silas c\u00f3 quen m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 \u1edf Baton Rouge bi\u1ebft anh ta l\u1eafm. \u00e0, c\u00f4 nh\u1edb ra r\u1ed3i, anh ta \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft. Ch\u00fa Silas \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5y l\u1ea7n n\u00e0o c\u0169ng nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00e1u. Ch\u00fa v\u1eeba \u0111i c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e1 m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd, l\u00e1t n\u1eefa s\u1ebd v\u1ec1. Ch\u1eafc ch\u00e1u g\u1eb7p ch\u00fa \u1edf tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng r\u1ed3i ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? \u00d4ng \u1ea5y gi\u00e0 n\u00ean h\u01a1i l\u00fa l\u1eabn... - Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng g\u1eb7p ai c\u1ea3, di Saly \u1ea1. T\u00e0u c\u1eadp b\u1ebfn t\u1eeb s\u00e1ng s\u1edbm, ch\u00e1u c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ec3 h\u00e0nh l\u00fd \u1edf tr\u00ean b\u1ebfn v\u00e0 \u0111i d\u1ea1o quanh th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u1ecfi v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2y s\u1edbm qu\u00e1. - Ch\u00e1u g\u1eedi h\u00e0nh l\u00fd cho ai? - Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng g\u1eedi ai c\u1ea3 - Nh\u1ee1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0103n c\u1eafp th\u00ec sao? - Kh\u00f4ng, ch\u00e1u gi\u1ea5uv\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 k\u00edn l\u1eafm, kh\u00f4ng ai l\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. - Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1edbm nh\u01b0 v\u1eady th\u00ec l\u00e0m sao \u0103n s\u00e1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c? T\u00f4i lo l\u1eafng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft n\u00f3i th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e1p: - \u00d4ng thuy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ea5y ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ee9ng g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eabn ch\u00e1u v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng \u0103n c\u1ee7a th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 v\u00e0 cho \u0103n nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 l\u1eafm. T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng nghe th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n k\u00e9o l\u0169 tr\u1ebb kia \u0111i ngay \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecfi d\u00f2 xem t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ai. Nh\u01b0ng b\u00e0 Phelps c\u1ee9 b\u00e1m l\u1ea5y t\u00f4i, h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i h\u1ebft chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y sang chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00e1c. L\u00e1t sau, b\u00e0 h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u l\u00e0m t\u00f4i gi\u1eadt b\u1eafn c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi. - Th\u00f4i, b\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i cho d\u00ec bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 m\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u v\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh nh\u00e9. Ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 g\u00ec v\u00e0 nh\u1edb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng g\u00ec th\u00ec c\u1ee9 n\u00f3i l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi d\u00ec h\u1ebft \u0111i n\u00e0o. T\u00f4i c\u1ee9ng h\u1ecdng. Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0110\u1ebf \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf t\u00f4i r\u1ed3i. Th\u00f4i th\u00ec \u0111\u00e0nh ph\u1ea3i li\u1ec1u v\u1eady. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 m\u1edf mi\u1ec7ng \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3i, nh\u01b0ng b\u1ed7ng b\u00e0 \u1ea5y k\u00e9o t\u00f4i ra \u0111\u1ea9y v\u00e0o \u0111\u1eb1ng sau gi\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: - Ch\u00fa v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0y! C\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ed1ng, th\u1ea5p n\u1eefa, \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fa m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y. D\u00ec tr\u00eau ch\u00fa cho vui. C\u00e1c con \u0111\u1eebng n\u00f3i g\u00ec nghe kh\u00f4ng? B\u00e2y gi\u1edd, t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u1edf trong t\u00ecnh th\u1ebf kh\u00f3 x\u1eed, nh\u01b0ng lo c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng \u00edch g\u00ec, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ee9ng im, v\u00e0 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng ch\u1edd ch\u1ebft th\u00f4i. \u00d4ng gi\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o nh\u00e0. B\u1ecb gi\u01b0\u1eddng che khu\u1ea5t n\u00ean t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y g\u00ec. B\u00e0 Phelps ch\u1ea1y \u00f9a ra, h\u1ecfi: - N\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u01b0a? - Ch\u01b0a - \u00d4ng ch\u1ed3ng \u0111\u00e1p. - Hay n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i g\u1eb7p chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00f4ng hay r\u1ed3i? \u00d4ng kia tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: - Kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y lo l\u1eafm. - Lo \u00e0? T\u00f4i c\u00f2n \u0111i\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ean \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0y. L\u1ebd ra n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i t\u1edbi r\u1ed3i ch\u1ee9, hay gi\u1eefa \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y n\u00f3? - Saly, l\u00e0m sao g\u1eb7p m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. - Th\u1ebf n\u00e0o ch\u1ecb \u1ea5y c\u0169ng tr\u00e1nh m\u00ecnh. \u0110\u00e1ng l\u1ebd n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i v\u1ec1 t\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ed3i. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5t n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea5y th\u00f4i. N\u00f3...","- Th\u00f4i b\u00e0 \u0111\u1eebng n\u00f3i g\u00ec n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111ang r\u1ed1i c\u1ea3 ru\u1ed9t l\u00ean \u0111\u00e2y. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 l\u00fd do g\u00ec m\u00e0 n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i t\u1edbi r\u1ed3i, kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o n\u00f3 t\u1edbi r\u1ed3i m\u00e0 t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng g\u1eb7p. Kinh kh\u1ee7ng qu\u00e1, ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra tr\u00ean t\u00e0u r\u1ed3i. - K\u00eca, Silas, \u00f4ng c\u00f3 nh\u00ecn tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng kia k\u00eca, c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i ai \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng? \u00d4ng ta nh\u00f4 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra ph\u00eda c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 ngay \u1edf tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u gi\u01b0\u1eddng, ngay l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 b\u00e0 ta c\u00fai nhanh xu\u1ed1ng ch\u00e2n gi\u01b0\u1eddng k\u00e9o t\u00f4i ra, t\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc ra, v\u00e0 l\u00fac \u00f4ng kia quay l\u1ea1i th\u1ea5y b\u00e0 v\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3 t\u01b0\u01a1i c\u01b0\u1eddi, m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ecf l\u00ean nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u1ebfp l\u1eeda, c\u00f2n t\u00f4i th\u00ec \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh r\u1ee5t r\u00e8, e s\u1ee3. \u00d4ng ta nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m r\u1ed3i h\u1ecfi: - Ai v\u1eady? - \u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ai \u0111\u1ea5y \u01b0? - Kh\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i ch\u1ecbu th\u00f4i. - Tom Sawyer \u0111\u1ea5y! Su\u00fdt n\u1eefa th\u00ec t\u00f4i ng\u1ea5t x\u1ec9u, ng\u00e3 v\u1eadt xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng kia \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y tay t\u00f4i, lay lay m\u00e3i, c\u00f2n b\u00e0 v\u1ee3 th\u00ec nh\u1ea3y v\u00f2ng quanh, v\u1eeba c\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u1eeba n\u00f3i. Hai v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i bao nhi\u00eau c\u00e2u v\u1ec1 Sid, v\u1ec1 Mary v\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u00e0 con trong h\u1ecd h\u00e0ng. Nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd vui m\u1ed9t th\u00ec t\u00f4i vui m\u01b0\u1eddi. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i m\u1edbi sinh ra, t\u00f4i vui m\u1eebng v\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ai. Hai ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 v\u1eeba qua, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ee3 h\u00fat h\u1ed3n. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 n\u00f3i th\u00eam cho h\u1ecd bi\u1ebft nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e1i n\u1eefa v\u1ec1 gia \u0111\u00ecnh t\u00f4i - ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 gia \u0111\u00ecnh nh\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng Tom Sawyer \u1ea5y. R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i chuy\u1ec7n t\u00e0u b\u1ecb n\u1ed5 n\u1ed3i h\u01a1i \u1edf s\u00f4ng Tr\u1eafng, v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3 ba ng\u00e0y. \u0110\u1ebfn l\u00fac n\u00e0y th\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y kh\u00e1 y\u00ean t\u00e2m, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn c\u00f2n nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e1ng lo. \u0110\u00f3ng vai Tom Sawyer th\u00ec d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng l\u1eafm, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i th\u00f3t tim khi nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng t\u00e0u ch\u1ea1y x\u00ecnh x\u1ecbch ngo\u00e0i s\u00f4ng v\u00ec nh\u1ee1 th\u1eb1ng Tom n\u00f3 \u0111i chuy\u1ebfn t\u00e0u \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfn th\u00ec sao? Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i ra ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3n n\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Ngh\u0129 v\u1eady, t\u00f4i b\u1ea3o m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n \u0111i l\u1ea5y h\u00e0nh l\u00fd v\u1ec1. \u00d4ng ch\u1ed3ng c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i, v\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u0169ng t\u1ef1 \u0111\u00e1nh xe ng\u1ef1a \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m phi\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ebfn \u00f4ng.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng XXXIII T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1nh xe ng\u1ef1a l\u00ean th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n. \u0110i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eeda \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, t\u00f4i g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe kh\u00e1c \u0111i t\u1edbi. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng Tom Sawyer r\u1ed3i. T\u00f4i d\u1eebng xe l\u1ea1i ch\u1edd cho n\u00f3 \u0111i t\u1edbi. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i to: - D\u1eebng xe l\u1ea1i! Tom h\u00e1 h\u1ed1c mi\u1ec7ng, l\u1eb7ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i, r\u1ed3i nu\u1ed1t n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt ch\u1eebng v\u00e0i l\u1ea7n v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: - Tao c\u00f3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec h\u1ea1i m\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2u. Sao m\u00e0y c\u00f2n hi\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2y d\u1ecda tao? T\u00f4i n\u00f3i: - Tao c\u00f3 ch\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u m\u00e0 hi\u1ec7n v\u1ec1. Nghe ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, n\u00f3 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb \u0111\u1ee1 s\u1ee3 h\u01a1n, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn run. N\u00f3 n\u00f3i - M\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00f9a tao \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9? M\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ma ch\u1ee9? - Tao kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ma \u0111\u00e2u. - Nh\u01b0ng tao v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a hi\u1ec3u. Th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u00e0y b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft r\u1ed3i \u01b0? - Kh\u00f4ng, tao ch\u01b0a b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft bao gi\u1edd c\u1ea3. M\u00e0y l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng tin th\u00ec c\u1ee9 s\u1edd v\u00e0o tao m\u00e0 xem. N\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n s\u1edd t\u00f4i, th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00fang th\u1eadt, n\u00f3 m\u1eebng r\u1ee1 qu\u00e1 nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. V\u00e0 n\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft ngay t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i b\u1ea3o l\u00e1t n\u1eefa s\u1ebd n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd h\u00e3y b\u1ea3o ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1nh xe \u0111\u1ee3i \u0111\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3. R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i k\u00e9o n\u00f3 ra m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7, t\u00f4i n\u00f3i cho n\u00f3 nghe chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00f3 x\u1eed c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi n\u00f3 xem ph\u1ea3i x\u1eed l\u00fd th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. Suy ngh\u0129 m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat, n\u00f3 n\u00f3i: - \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, tao \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch. L\u1ea5y c\u00e1i h\u00f2m c\u1ee7a tao \u0111\u1ec3 sang xe m\u00e0y v\u00e0 c\u1ee9 coi nh\u01b0 c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y, r\u1ed3i m\u00e0y quay l\u1ea1i \u0111i ch\u1ea7m ch\u1eadm, t\u00ednh th\u1ebf n\u00e0o v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ee7 th\u00ec gi\u1edd v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0. C\u00f2n tao quay l\u00ean t\u1ec9nh m\u1ed9t l\u00fac r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111i tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i, \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 sau m\u00e0y kho\u1ea3ng m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m ph\u00fat hay n\u1eeda gi\u1edd, v\u00e0 l\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft tao l\u00e0 ai m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i: - Khoan \u0111\u00e3. C\u00f2n m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y n\u1eefa. T\u1ee9c l\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t t\u00ean da \u0111en \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, tao \u0111ang c\u1ed1 c\u1ee9u cho n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb l\u00e0m n\u00f4 l\u1ec7 n\u1eefa, t\u00ean h\u1eafn l\u00e0 Jim. Th\u1eb1ng Jim c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 Watson \u1ea5y m\u00e0 N\u00f3 ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean: - Sao? Th\u1eb1ng Jim \u00e0? N\u00f3... n\u00f3... . T\u00f4i n\u00f3i ngay: - Tao bi\u1ebft m\u00e0y \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3i g\u00ec. M\u00e0y s\u1ebd b\u1ea3o \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c x\u1ea5u xa, h\u00e8n h\u1ea1: nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf th\u00ec sao? Tao bi\u1ebft nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng hay g\u00ec nh\u01b0ng tao s\u1ebd \u0111i \u0111\u00e1nh c\u1eafp n\u00f3. M\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i gi\u1eef k\u00edn \u0111\u1eebng cho ai bi\u1ebft, nghe kh\u00f4ng? M\u1eaft n\u00f3 s\u00e1ng l\u00ean: - Tao s\u1ebd gi\u00fap m\u00e0y \u0111i c\u01b0\u1edbp n\u00f3 v\u1ec1! \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 n\u00f3i ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng nghe v\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng th\u1eb1ng Tom \u0111\u00e1ng cho t\u00f4i k\u00ednh ph\u1ee5c r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u l\u00e0 t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a th\u1ec3 tin n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, Tom Sawyer m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng \u0111i c\u01b0\u1edbp ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en \u01b0? T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o: - Th\u00f4i \u0111i, m\u00e0y \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u00f9a nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. - Tao n\u00f3i nghi\u00eam ch\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ea5y. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i: - Th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, \u0111\u00f9a hay kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00f9a c\u0169ng v\u1eady, n\u1ebfu m\u00e0y nghe n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t t\u00ean da \u0111en ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n th\u00ec m\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft g\u00ec v\u1ec1 n\u00f3 c\u1ea3, v\u00e0 tao c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft g\u00ec v\u1ec1 h\u1eafn. N\u00f3 \u0111i l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i h\u00f2m b\u1ecf v\u00e0o xe t\u00f4i, r\u1ed3i n\u00f3 \u0111i \u0111\u1eb1ng n\u00f3, t\u00f4i \u0111i \u0111\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i. Nh\u01b0ng th\u1ebf n\u00e0o t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i qu\u00ean","khu\u1ea5y ph\u1ea3i cho xe \u0111i ch\u1eadm, v\u00ec trong l\u00f2ng m\u1eebng r\u1ee1 qu\u00e1 v\u00e0 \u0111ang ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9. Th\u00e0nh ra t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 qu\u00e1 nhanh. \u00d4ng Phelps \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda ch\u1edd t\u00f4i, th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ec1 n\u00f3i: - Ch\u00e0, kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ng\u1edd r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i con ng\u1ef1a n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i ch\u1ea1y nhanh nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Th\u1ebf m\u00e0 n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ra m\u1ed9t t\u00ed m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i n\u00e0o, kh\u00f4ng \u01b0\u1edbt m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u00f4ng n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0y. Tuy\u1ec7t th\u1eadt. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd, ai m\u00e0 tr\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m \u0111\u00f4 la, m\u00ecnh c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng b\u00e1n n\u00f3 n\u1eefa. Th\u1ebf m\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia, m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u00e1n c\u00f3 m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m \u0111\u1ed3ng, t\u01b0\u1edfng n\u00f3 c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u00e1ng gi\u00e1 b\u1ea5y nhi\u00eau th\u00f4i. \u00d4ng ta ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 n\u00e0o l\u1ea1i t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng v\u00e0 hi\u1ec1n l\u00e0nh nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. \u00d4ng v\u1ed1n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ch\u1ee7 \u0111i\u1ec1n v\u00e0 ki\u00eam lu\u00f4n ch\u1ee9c m\u1ee5c s\u01b0 n\u1eefa. \u00d4ng ta t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh b\u1ecf ti\u1ec1n ra x\u00e2y m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i nh\u00e0 th\u1edd \u1edf cu\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ed3n \u0111i\u1ec1n, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta \u0111i gi\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea1o \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u1ea5y ti\u1ec1n. \u1edf ph\u01b0\u01a1ng Nam, c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eeba l\u00e0 ch\u1ee7 \u0111i\u1ec1n, v\u1eeba l\u00e0 m\u1ee5c s\u01b0 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Kho\u1ea3ng n\u1eeda gi\u1edd sau, xe c\u1ee7a th\u1eb1ng Tom \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda. D\u00ec Saly c\u0169ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y qua c\u1eeda s\u1ed5. D\u00ec n\u00f3i: - C\u00f3 ai \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf nh\u1ec9? C\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1, Jimmy \u1ea1 (t\u00ean m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con). Con ch\u1ea1y ra b\u1ea3o Lize d\u1ecdn th\u00eam m\u1ed9t \u0111\u0129a \u0103n n\u1eefa nh\u00e9. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi k\u00e9o ra c\u1eeda tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00ec \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ea5t \u00edt c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1 \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m. Th\u1eb1ng Tom \u0111\u00e3 b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o v\u00e0 \u0111ang \u0111i v\u00e0o nh\u00e0, chi\u1ebfc xe ng\u1ef1a ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111i v\u00e0o l\u00e0ng, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee9ng c\u1ea3 ngo\u00e0i c\u1eeda. Tom m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o may s\u1eb5n, d\u00e1ng \u0111i\u1ec7u \u0111\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng. N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a r\u1ee5t r\u00e8 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con c\u1eebu. L\u00fac n\u00f3 b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, n\u00f3 b\u1ecf m\u0169 ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch duy\u00ean d\u00e1ng, l\u1ecbch s\u1ef1, y nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 n\u00f3 c\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i n\u1eafp h\u1ed9p c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng con b\u01b0\u1edbm \u0111ang \u0111\u1eadu v\u00e0 ng\u1ee7 trong \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n kh\u1ebd \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u1edbi. N\u00f3 h\u1ecfi: - Xin h\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 Archibald Nichols kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? \u00d4ng Phen tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: - Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i r\u1ed3i. R\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfc ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1nh xe ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u00e3 l\u1eeba c\u1eadu. Nh\u00e0 \u00f4ng Nichols c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y ba d\u1eb7m n\u1eefa c\u01a1. V\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3. Tom quay l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: - Mu\u1ed9n m\u1ea5t r\u1ed3i, xe \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i xa qu\u00e1. - C\u1eadu c\u1ee9 v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y \u0103n t\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3, r\u1ed3i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd cho xe \u0111\u01b0a c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 \u00f4ng Nichols. - \u1ed3, ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m l\u00e0m phi\u1ec1n \u00f4ng b\u00e0 th\u1ebf. Ch\u00e1u \u0111i b\u1ed9 m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i th\u00f4i m\u00e0. - Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1eadu \u0111i b\u1ed9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u01b0\u01a1ng Nam r\u1ea5t hi\u1ec3u kh\u00e1ch. H\u00e3y c\u1ee9 v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3. D\u00ec Saly n\u00f3i: - Xin m\u1eddi v\u00e0o, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y phi\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e2u. C\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i n\u1ea3n l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3. \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 xa nh\u1eefng ba d\u1eb7m m\u00e0 b\u1ee5i l\u1eafm, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1eadu \u0111i b\u1ed9. V\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1ecdn th\u00eam b\u00e1t \u0111\u0129a r\u1ed3i. Ch\u00e1u c\u1ee9 t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean Thompson. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 Tom c\u1ea3m \u01a1n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec7t t\u00ecnh v\u00e0 r\u1ea5t kh\u00e9o, l\u00e0m ra v\u1ebb mi\u1ec5n c\u01b0\u1ee1ng b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o nh\u00e0; r\u1ed3i n\u00f3 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00f9ng Ohio m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0 n\u00f3 t\u00ean l\u00e0 William Thompson. N\u00f3 thao thao b\u1ea5t tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ec1 m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n n\u00f3 b\u1ecba ra \u1edf Ohio, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u th\u1ea5y kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu v\u00e0 lo l\u1eafng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00fap t\u00f4i tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1i t\u00ednh tr\u1ea1ng \u0111\u00e0ng kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n n\u00e0y. Sau c\u00f9ng, \u0111ang n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n b\u1ed7ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean v\u00e0 h\u00f4n ngay v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng d\u00ec Saly, sau tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng trong gh\u1ebf c\u1ee7a n\u00f3, v\u00e0 l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n. D\u00ec Saly gi\u1eadt th\u00f3t ng\u01b0\u1eddi, l\u1ea5y mu b\u00e0n tay lau mi\u1ec7ng v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: - Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 n\u00e0y l\u00e1o qu\u00e1! N\u00f3 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb x\u00fac ph\u1ea1m n\u00f3i: - Th\u01b0a b\u00e0, sao l\u1ea1i th\u1ebf \u1ea1? - M\u00e0y t\u01b0\u1edfng tao l\u00e0 ai? M\u00e0y h\u00f4n tao ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? N\u00f3 l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m ra v\u1ebb r\u1ea5t l\u1ec5 \u0111\u1ed9m \u0111\u00e1p: -Th\u01b0a b\u00e0, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a th\u1ebf n\u00e0o c\u1ea3, ch\u00e1u t\u01b0\u1edfng b\u00e0 th\u00edch th\u1ebf. M\u00e0y \u0111i\u00ean hay sao? - B\u00e0 ta v\u1edb l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i ch\u00e0y l\u0103n b\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u1eadp cho n\u00f3 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e1t nh\u01b0ng b\u00e0 ta c\u0169ng k\u00ecm","l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c - Sao m\u00e0y l\u1ea1i ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng tao th\u00edch th\u1ebf? - Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft n\u1eefa. H\u1ecd b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng b\u00e0 th\u00edch nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. - \u0110\u1ee9a n\u00e0o b\u1ea3o m\u00e0y th\u1ebf l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a \u0111i\u00ean r\u1ed3. Tao ch\u01b0a nghe th\u1ea5y ai n\u00f3i l\u1ea1 th\u1ebf. H\u1ecd l\u00e0 ai? - T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u n\u00f3i th\u1ebf, th\u01b0a b\u00e0. \u0110\u1ebfn l\u00fac n\u00e0y th\u00ec b\u00e0 Saly kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa, m\u1eaft b\u00e0 ch\u1edbp ch\u1edbp, m\u1ea5y ng\u00f3n tay c\u1ef1a qu\u1eady nh\u01b0 mu\u1ed1n c\u00e0o n\u00f3, v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi: - T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 ai? T\u00ean h\u1ecd l\u00e0 g\u00ec? N\u00f3i mau, kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec \u0111\u1eebng tr\u00e1ch. Th\u1eb1ng Tom \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, l\u00e0m ra v\u1ebb th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng, nh\u1eb7t m\u0169 l\u00ean r\u1ed3i n\u00f3i: - Ch\u00e1u xin l\u1ed7i. Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng ng\u1edd m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n l\u1ea1i x\u1ea3y ra nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. H\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ea3o ch\u00e1u ph\u1ea3i h\u00f4n ba v\u00ec b\u00e0 r\u1ea5t th\u00edch nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. T\u1eeb gi\u1edd ch\u00e1u h\u1ee9a s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady n\u1eefa, tr\u1eeb khi b\u00e0 y\u00eau c\u1ea7u m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. - Tao y\u00eau c\u1ea7u? T\u1eeb b\u00e9 \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd, tao ch\u01b0a khi n\u00e0o th\u1ea5y chuy\u1ec7n l\u1ea1 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 h\u1ea1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 m\u00e0y. N\u00f3 nh\u00ecn chung quanh, c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 mu\u1ed1n t\u00ecm g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t \u00e1nh m\u1eaft th\u00e2n m\u1eadt, r\u1ed3i nh\u00ecn \u0111\u00ean \u00f4ng Phelps v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi: - \u00d4ng c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng b\u00e0 \u1ea5y mu\u1ed1n cho ch\u00e1u h\u00f4n b\u00e0 \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng, th\u01b0a \u00f4ng? - Kh\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf. R\u1ed3i n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ki\u1ec3u nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi: - Tom, m\u00e0y c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng d\u00ec Saly s\u1ebd dang hai tay ra v\u00e0 g\u1ecdi: Sid Sawyer kh\u00f4ng? - L\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa - D\u00ec Saly k\u00eau l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng v\u00e0 nh\u1ea3y \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 n\u00f3 - c\u00e1i th\u1eb1ng ranh n\u00e0y, m\u00e0y \u0111\u00e1nh l\u1eeba d\u00ec th\u1ebf \u00e0? D\u00ed n\u00f3 v\u1eeba s\u1eafp \u00f4m l\u1ea5y n\u00f3 th\u00ec n\u00f3 g\u1ea1t ra n\u00f3i: - Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, ph\u1ea3i ch\u1edd d\u00ec y\u00eau c\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e3! Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 b\u00e0 \u1ea5y y\u00eau c\u1ea7u n\u00f3 ngay, v\u00e0 \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y n\u00f3 h\u00f4n li\u1ec1n m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i, r\u1ed3i quay n\u00f3 sang ph\u00eda \u00f4ng ch\u1ed3ng, \u00f4ng ch\u1ed3ng c\u0169ng h\u00f4n n\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ch\u1eadp n\u1eefa. L\u00e1t sau, y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng c\u1ea3 r\u1ed3i, d\u00ec \u1ea5y n\u00f3i: - Ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd d\u00ec th\u1ea5y b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. D\u00ec ch\u00fa t\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 Tom \u0111\u1ebfn th\u00f4i. Trong th\u01b0 ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng th\u1eb1ng Tom s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn. N\u00f3 n\u00f3i\u201d - \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 v\u00ec d\u00ec ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 th\u1eb1ng Tom \u0111\u1ebfn th\u00f4i, c\u00f2n ngo\u00e0i ra kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n ai \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1eefa. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u c\u1ee9 xin m\u00e3i, sau c\u00f9ng, m\u1eb9 ch\u00e1u m\u1edbi cho ch\u00e1u \u0111i n\u1eefa. Xu\u1ed1ng t\u00e0u r\u1ed3i, Tom v\u1edbi ch\u00e1u b\u00e0n nhau r\u1eb1ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m cho d\u00ec ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean, \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1ed3i ch\u00e1u gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd nh\u01b0 \u0111i qua t\u1ea1t v\u00e0o, l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1. - Su\u00fdt n\u1eefa th\u00ec ch\u00e1u b\u1ecb g\u00e3y r\u0103ng \u0111\u1ea5y. T\u1eeb l\u00e2u l\u1eafm, d\u00ec kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb s\u1ed1c qu\u00e1 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. \u1ed3, ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac ch\u00e1u h\u00f4n c\u00f4 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf d\u00ec ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ebft khi\u1ebfp. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0103n b\u1eefa tr\u1eeda \u1edf ngo\u00e0i h\u00e0nh lang r\u1ed9ng n\u1ed1i li\u1ec1n gi\u1eefa nh\u00e0 tr\u00ean v\u1edbi nh\u00e0 b\u1ebfp. Tr\u00ean b\u00e0n b\u1ea7y bi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ee7 th\u1ee9, \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ea3y gia \u0111inh \u0103n m\u1edbi h\u1ebft, m\u00f3n n\u00e0o c\u0169ng n\u00f3ng s\u1ed1t c\u1ea3. Ch\u00fa Silas quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn m\u00f3n \u0103n l\u1eafm, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ec3 ngu\u1ed9i c\u1ea3. Su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3i bao nhi\u00eau th\u1ee9 chuy\u1ec7n th\u1eb1ng Tom v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 ph\u1ea3i lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n \u0111\u1ec1 ph\u00f2ng. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng ai n\u00f3i g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00ean da \u0111en ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n c\u1ea3, m\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u0169ng s\u1ee3 kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn. \u0110\u1ebfn b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 h\u1ecfi: - B\u1ed1 cho anh Tom, anh Sid v\u00e0 con \u0111i xem h\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng? - Kh\u00f4ng - \u00d4ng b\u1ed1 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi - c\u00f3 l\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng di\u1ec5n \u0111\u00e2u, m\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u00ec c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u00ec t\u00ean da \u0111en ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n n\u00f3i v\u1edbi \u00f4ng Burton n\u00f3i s\u1ebd b\u00e1o cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft, l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y c\u00f3 l\u1ebd h\u1ecd s\u1ebd t\u1ed1ng c\u1ed5 m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i th\u1eb1ng \u0103n h\u1ea1i \u1ea5y ra kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2y. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Tom v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ng\u1ee7 m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed3ng tr\u00ean g\u00e1c v\u00e0 chung m\u1ed9t gi\u01b0\u1eddng. L\u1ea5y c\u1edb v\u00ec m\u1ec7t q\u00faa, \u0103n xong ch\u00fang t\u00f4i xin \u0111i ng\u1ee7 ngay. R\u1ed3i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i tr\u00e8o qua c\u1eeda s\u1ed5, \u00f4m c\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e8n t\u1ee5t xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t r\u1ed3i \u0111i v\u00e0o th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n. V\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng tin r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 ai m\u00e1ch cho nh\u00e0 vua v\u00e0 qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft cho n\u00ean n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ai \u0111i b\u00e1o cho h\u1ecd bi\u1ebft th\u00ec h\u1ecd s\u1ebd b\u1ecb nguy hi\u1ec3m.","Tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i, Tom k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i cho t\u00f4i nghe t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u00f4i b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, r\u1ed3i b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t kh\u00f4ng tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 n\u1eefa, r\u1ed3i khi Jim tr\u1ed1n \u0111i th\u00ec \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 x\u00f4n xao nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. C\u00f2n t\u00f4i th\u00ec k\u1ec3 cho n\u00f3 nghe v\u1ec1 hai t\u00ean kh\u1ed1n ki\u1ebfp di\u1ec5n \u1edf k\u1ecbch \u201cHo\u00e0ng gia c\u1ed5 kim c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t\u201d, k\u1ec3 chuy\u1ec7n du l\u1ecbch tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc b\u00e8 g\u1ed7 t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn nay. Kho\u1ea3ng t\u00e1m gi\u1edd r\u01b0\u1ee1i, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1eefa th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n, b\u1ed7ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed1t \u0111u\u1ed1c \u0111ang k\u00e9o \u0111i, g\u00f5 xoong ch\u1ea3o v\u00e0 th\u1ed5i t\u00f9 v\u00e0. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1ed9i nh\u1ea3y tr\u00e1nh sang b\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cho h\u1ecd \u0111i. L\u00fac h\u1ecd \u0111i qua, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd d\u1eaft nh\u00e0 vua v\u1edbi qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng \u0111i, hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb k\u1eb9t v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t thanh s\u1eaft, kh\u1eafp ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb b\u00f4i h\u1eafc \u00edn v\u00e0 d\u00ednh c\u1ea3 l\u00f4ng l\u00e1 v\u00e0o, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ra ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y c\u1ea3nh \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u00f2ng v\u00e0 l\u1ea5y l\u00e0m ti\u1ebfc cho hai c\u00e1i t\u00ean kh\u1ed1n khi\u1ebfp \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u1ea5y. Sao con ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi con ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch gh\u00ea t\u1edfm nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 nh\u1ec9? Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 mu\u1ed9n, ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa. Khi h\u1ecfi m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi, h\u1ecd n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ai c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ebfn xem k\u1ecbch, l\u00e0m ra v\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft g\u00ec. Ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn khi nh\u00e0 vua \u0111ang m\u00faa m\u00e1y tr\u00ean s\u00e2n kh\u1ea5u, r\u1ed3i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra hi\u1ec7u, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 r\u1ea1p \u00f9a l\u00ean b\u1eaft \u0111i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n h\u0103m h\u1edf nh\u01b0 l\u00fac \u0111i n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e1ng tr\u00e1ch m\u1eb7c d\u00f9 t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng li\u00ean quan g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1ee5 n\u00e0y. D\u00f9 m\u00ecnh l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u ph\u1ea3i hay \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u00e1i, n\u1ebfu con ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn th\u1ee9c ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00ec n\u00f3 v\u1eabn c\u1ea5u x\u00e9 m\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng. Th\u1eb1ng Tom Sawyer c\u0169ng n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng XXXIV Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n m\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u suy ngh\u0129. L\u00e1t sau, Tom n\u00f3i: - N\u00e0y Huck, ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh ng\u1ed1c qu\u00e1. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 ra. Tao bi\u1ebft Jim \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i. - \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u? - \u1edf trong c\u00e1i l\u1ec1u ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 tro \u1ea5y. M\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1eefa \u0103n th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t anh da \u0111en \u0111i v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 mang theo \u00edt th\u1ee9c \u0103n l\u00e0 g\u00ec? - C\u00f3. - M\u00e0y ngh\u0129 h\u1eafn \u0111em cho ai? - Cho ch\u00f3. - Tao c\u0169ng t\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i mang cho ch\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u. - T\u1ea1i sao? - V\u00ec c\u00f3 mi\u1ebfng d\u01b0a trong \u0111\u00f3. - \u0110\u00fang v\u1eady, tao c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0 tao ngh\u0129 ch\u00f3 c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0103n d\u01b0a l\u1eafm ch\u1ee9, th\u00e0nh ra ch\u1eb3ng nghi ng\u1edd g\u00ec c\u1ea3. - Anh da \u0111en l\u00fac v\u00e0o th\u00ec m\u1edf kh\u00f3a, l\u00fac ra l\u1ea1i kh\u00f3a v\u00e0o r\u1ed3i \u0111\u01b0a ch\u00eca cho ch\u00fa Phelps. C\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0a ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi. C\u00f3 kh\u00f3a t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb giam. M\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u00fd n\u00e0o \u1edf trong m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed3n \u0111i\u1ec1n nh\u1ecf n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb giam, v\u00ec tao th\u1ea5y m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t c\u1ea3. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 Jim b\u1ecb giam r\u1ed3i. Tao nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1ebd tim ra Jim. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd m\u00e1y t\u00ednh m\u1ed9t k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch \u0111\u1ec3 c\u01b0\u1edbp Jim ra, tao c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebf n\u1eefa, r\u1ed3i ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh xem c\u00e1i n\u00e0o h\u01a1n th\u00ec l\u00e0m. Th\u1eb1ng Tom qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 c\u1eeb. N\u1ebfu t\u00f4i c\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 th\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eb3ng b\u1ecb nh\u00e0 vua v\u00e0 qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng h\u00e0nh h\u1ea1 b\u1ea5y l\u00e2u nay. T\u00f4i \u0111ang ngh\u0129 k\u1ebf, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 ngh\u0129 lo\u00e1ng tho\u00e1ng th\u00f4i. M\u1ed9t l\u00e1t sau, Tom h\u1ecfi: - Ngh\u0129 xong ch\u01b0a? - R\u1ed3i. - T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p. - M\u00e0y n\u00f3i xem n\u00e0o. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i: - K\u1ebf c\u1ee7a tao l\u00e0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. Ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh \u0111i tim Jim, vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y th\u00ec d\u1ec5 th\u00f4i. \u0110em mai, tao \u0111i v\u1edbt xu\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a tao gi\u1ea5u \u1edf ch\u1ed7 h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o. \u0110\u1ebfn \u0111\u00eam, ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh \u0103n c\u1eafp ch\u00eca kh\u00f3a c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y sau khi \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111i ng\u1ee7. R\u1ed3i chu\u1ed3n th\u1eb3ng ra s\u00f4ng, cho Jim l\u00ean b\u00e8, ng\u00e0y th\u00ec tr\u1ed1n tr\u00e1nh, \u0111\u00eam l\u1ea1i \u0111i, nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 tao v\u1edbi Jim v\u1eabn l\u00e0m tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y \u1ea5y. Nh\u01b0 v\u1eady c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng? - \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng \u00e0? T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 chu\u1ed9t c\u0103n nhau v\u1eady. K\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch g\u00ec m\u00e0 qu\u00e1 \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n, ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u1ec9 l\u00e0 gi\u1eadt g\u00e2n li k\u00ec. N\u1ebfu sau n\u00e0y ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra c\u00f3 b\u00e0n t\u00e1n th\u00ec c\u0169ng qua loa th\u00f4i. V\u1eady th\u00ec ch\u00e1n l\u1eafm T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec, v\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng mong g\u00ec kh\u00e1c h\u01a1n, b\u1edfi k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 bao gi\u1edd c\u0169ng hay nh\u1ea5t. Th\u1eadt th\u1ebf. N\u00f3 n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Nghe xong, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y ph\u1ea3i m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i m\u1edbi ngh\u0129 ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf m\u1edbi l\u00e0m cho Jim tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ef1 do nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i lao v\u00e0o th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n ngay. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i ra \u0111\u00e2y c\u00e1i k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch \u0111\u00f3 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd c\u00f2n thay \u0111\u1ed5i trong khi ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m th\u00eam v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e1i kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng Tom Sawyer r\u1ea5t h\u0103ng h\u00e1i \u0111i c\u01b0\u1edbp anh da \u0111en kia ra kh\u1ecfi v\u00f2ng n\u00f4 l\u1ec7. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 qu\u00e1 s\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e1ng k\u00ednh tr\u1ecdng, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1eady d\u1ed7 t\u1eed t\u1ebf, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t t\u00ednh kh\u00ed \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t. Nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong nh\u00e0 n\u00f3 c\u0169ng th\u1ebf. N\u00f3 xu\u1ea5t s\u1eafc l\u1eafm ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng m\u1ee5 \u1ed1c, n\u00f3 bi\u1ebft c\u00e1i n\u00e0y c\u00e1i kh\u00e1c ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ngu d\u1ed1t; n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7, m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng. Th\u1ebf m\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat ki\u00eau ng\u1ea1o c\u00fai m\u00ecnh l\u00e0m c\u00e1i vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3, m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c s\u1ebd l\u00e0m cho n\u00f3 x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 v\u00e0 gia","\u0111\u00ecnh n\u00f3 x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ea5t th\u1ec3 di\u1ec7n qu\u00e1, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 ph\u1ea3i b\u1ea3o cho n\u00f3 ngay nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. V\u00ec l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 n\u00ean t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i khuy\u00ean n\u00f3 b\u1ecf c\u00e1i \u00fd ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00f3 \u0111i, \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 c\u1ee9u l\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh. T\u00f4i v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3i th\u00ec n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eb7n t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o: - M\u00e0y t\u01b0\u1edfng tao kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft tao \u0111ang l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u00e0? - \u1eeb. - Tao \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i l\u00e0 tao gi\u00fap m\u00e0y c\u01b0\u1edbp l\u1ea1i t\u00ean da \u0111en \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? - \u0110\u00fang v\u1eady. - Th\u1ebf m\u00e0y c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ecbnh g\u00ec n\u1eefa? N\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i th\u1ebf. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft n\u00f3i th\u00eam n\u1eefa c\u0169ng v\u00f4 \u00edch v\u00ec khi n\u00e0o n\u00f3 n\u00f3i th\u00ec nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u00e0m. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u t\u1ea1i sao n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u00e2m \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e0nh c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eb7c, v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng bu\u1ed3n ngh\u0129 ng\u1ee3i \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec n\u1eefa. L\u00fac ch\u0169ng t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ed1i m\u1ecbt v\u00e0 r\u1ea5t y\u00ean t\u0129nh. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea7n ra c\u00e1i l\u1ec1u \u1edf ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed5 tro \u0111\u1ec3 d\u00f2 la. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i qua s\u00e2n xem \u0111\u00e0n ch\u00f3 c\u00f3 s\u1ee7a \u1ea7m \u0129 kh\u00f4ng. Nh\u01b0ng l\u0169 ch\u00f3 nh\u1eadn ra ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, kh\u00f4ng s\u1ee7a g\u00ec c\u1ea3. B\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i l\u1ec1u, nh\u00ecn k\u1ef9 \u0111\u1eb1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 hai b\u00ean, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 vu\u00f4ng nho nh\u1ecf, b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng v\u00e1n \u0111\u00f3ng ch\u1eb7t. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i: - Ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ea5y. C\u00e1i l\u1ed7 n\u00e0y v\u1eeba to v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec3 cho Jim chui l\u1ecdt n\u1ebfu m\u00ecnh th\u00e1o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ea3nh v\u00e1n kia ra. Tom n\u00f3i: - Th\u1ebf th\u00ec \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n nh\u01b0 tr\u1edf b\u00e0n tay. Tao ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o kh\u00f3 h\u01a1n th\u1ebf n\u1eefa c\u01a1. - \u1eeb, v\u1eady ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh c\u01b0a t\u1ea5m v\u00e1n \u0111\u00f3. - Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u0169ng t\u1ea1m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, c\u00f3 v\u1ebb b\u00ed m\u1eadt, gay go. Nh\u01b0ng tao ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o l\u00e2u g\u1ea5p \u0111\u00f4i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, kh\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec m\u00e0 v\u1ed9i, \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i xem quanh \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3. Gi\u1eefa c\u00e1i l\u1ec1u v\u1edbi h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o c\u00f2n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t m\u00e1i che d\u00e0i b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea3 c\u0103n l\u1ec1u, nh\u01b0ng nh\u1ecf h\u1eb9p h\u01a1n, ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ed9 m\u1ed9t th\u01b0\u1edbc. C\u1eeda \u0111i v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f3a ch\u1eb7t. Th\u1eb1ng Tom ra ch\u1ed7 nh\u00e0 kho t\u00ecm quanh qu\u1ea9n, \u0111em v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t thanh s\u1eaft v\u1eabn d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 n\u1eady n\u1eafp h\u00f2m. N\u00f3 l\u1ea5y thanh s\u1eaft n\u1eady b\u1eadt m\u1ed9t c\u1eeda ra. D\u00e2y x\u00edch r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i m\u1edf c\u1eeda b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i. \u0110\u00e1nh m\u1ed9t que di\u00eam l\u00ean th\u1ea5y m\u00e1i che n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 d\u1ef1a l\u01b0ng v\u00e0o c\u0103n l\u1ec1u th\u00f4i ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00f4ng sang. B\u00ean trong ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i cu\u1ed1c x\u1ebbng \u0111\u00e3 m\u00f2n. H\u1ebft que di\u00eam, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc ra, gh\u00e9p c\u00e1i m\u00f3c c\u1eeda s\u1eaft tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i, c\u1eeda \u0111\u00f3ng l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 c\u0169. Th\u1eb1ng Tom m\u1eebng th\u1ea7m. N\u00f3 n\u00f3i: - Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 \u1ed5n. Ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e0o l\u1ed7 cho h\u1eafn ra. Ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5. R\u1ed3i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 bu\u1ed3ng. T\u00f4i v\u00e0o b\u1eb1ng c\u1eeda sau, ch\u1ec9 vi\u1ec7c nh\u1ea5c c\u00e1i d\u00e2y da l\u00ean l\u00e0 m\u1edf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1eeda, v\u00ec h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng bu\u1ed9c. Nh\u01b0ng th\u1eb1ng Tom Sawyer cho r\u1eb1ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ly k\u1ef3 l\u1eafm, cho n\u00ean n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i tr\u00e8o c\u00e1i c\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ec1n m\u00e0 l\u00ean. Ba l\u1ea7n n\u00f3 tr\u00e8o \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1eeda ch\u1eebng l\u1ea1i t\u1ee5t xu\u1ed1ng. L\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 ba ng\u00e3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u01b0\u1edfng v\u1ee1 \u00f3c, n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecbnh th\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng sau khi ngh\u0129 m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t, n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i tr\u00e8o l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y th\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i d\u1eady s\u1edbm \u0111i, \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng nh\u00e0 \u1edf c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m quen v\u1edbi anh da \u0111en v\u1eabn \u0111em th\u1ee9c \u0103n cho Jim. H\u1ecd v\u1eeba \u0103n s\u00e1ng xong x\u1eafp s\u1eeda ra \u0111\u1ed3ng, c\u00f2n anh da \u0111en v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 Jim th\u00ec \u0111ang x\u1ebfp b\u00e1nh th\u1ecbt v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 kh\u00e1c v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i n\u1ed3i s\u1eaft. Khi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i th\u00ec ch\u00eca kh\u00f3a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c mang xu\u1ed1ng. Anh da \u0111en n\u00e0y tr\u00f4ng m\u1eb7t th\u1eadt hi\u1ec1n l\u00e0nh. Qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o th\u00ec l\u1ea5y d\u00e2y bu\u1ed9c t\u00fam t\u1eebng ch\u1ed7. C\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1eeb ma qu\u1ef7. H\u1eafn n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng m\u1ea5y \u0111\u00eam v\u1eeba r\u1ed3i ma qu\u1ef7 \u0111\u1ebfn qu\u1ea5y nhi\u1ec5u h\u1eafn t\u1ee3n l\u1eafm, h\u1eafn tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1, nghe th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee7 c\u00e1c th\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i, ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng, v\u00e0 h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m tin r\u1eb1ng trong \u0111\u1eddi h\u1eafn t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn nay l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb ma qu\u1ef7 qu\u1ea5y nhi\u1ec5u th\u1ebf. H\u1eafn n\u00f3i r\u1ea5t s\u00f4i n\u1ed5i v\u00e0 k\u1ec3 \u0111i k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i \u0111\u00e1ng lo s\u1ee3 \u1ea5y, m\u00e0 qu\u00ean h\u1eb3n r\u1eb1ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd h\u1eafn s\u1eafp ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec. Tom h\u1ecfi: - Nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9c \u0103n n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec th\u1ebf? Cho ch\u00f3 \u0103n \u01b0? Anh da \u0111en d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n h\u00e9 m\u1ed9t n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1p: - Con ch\u00f3 l\u1ea1 l\u1eafm. C\u1eadu c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n \u0111i xem kh\u00f4ng?","- C\u00f3 ch\u1ee9 T\u00f4i h\u00edch Tom m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i, n\u00f3i th\u1ea7m: - Sao l\u1ea1i gi\u1eefa ban ng\u00e0y th\u1ebf n\u00e0y? K\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i th\u1ebf \u0111\u00e2u? - Tr\u01b0\u1edbc kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i th\u1ebf, nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd ph\u1ea3i th\u1ebf. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i ra, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch l\u1eafm. L\u00fac b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o trong l\u1ec1u, ch\u1eb3ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y g\u00ec v\u00ec t\u1ed1i qu\u00e1. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 Jim \u1edf trong \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ed3i, Jim tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, g\u1ecdi \u1ea7m l\u00ean: - \u00d4i, c\u1eadu Huck, l\u1ea1i c\u1ea3 c\u1eadu Tom \u0111\u00f3 n\u1eefa \u01b0? T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1ebf n\u00e0o chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y c\u0169ng x\u1ea3y ra. Bi\u1ebft l\u00e0m sao b\u00e2y gi\u1edd? Anh da \u0111en th\u1ed1t l\u00ean: - L\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa, h\u1eafn ta bi\u1ebft c\u00e1c c\u1eadu \u01b0? Tom nh\u00ecn anh da \u0111en n\u00e0y, v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 s\u1eedng s\u1ed1t ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean h\u1ecfi l\u1ea1i: - Ai bi\u1ebft ch\u00fang t\u00f4i? - T\u00ean da \u0111en n\u00e0y \u1ea5y. - T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 n\u1eefa. Nh\u01b0ng sao anh l\u1ea1i ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf? - Th\u00ec v\u1eeba r\u1ed3i h\u1eafn g\u1ecdi c\u00e1c c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ea5y th\u00f4i? Tom c\u00f3 v\u1ebb l\u00fang t\u00fang n\u00f3i: - L\u1ea1 nh\u1ec9? Ai g\u1ecdi? G\u1ecdi bao gi\u1edd? G\u1ecdi th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? R\u1ed3i n\u00f3 b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh quay l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda t\u00f4i, h\u1ecfi ti\u1ebfp: - M\u00e0y c\u00f3 nghe th\u1ea5y ai g\u1ecdi kh\u00f4ng? D\u0129 nhi\u00ean t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o n\u00f3i kh\u00e1c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o: - Kh\u00f4ng, tao ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y ai g\u1ecdi c\u1ea3. R\u1ed3i n\u00f3 quay l\u1ea1i Jim, t\u1ecf v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 k\u1ebb xa l\u1ea1, h\u1ecfi: - C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i anh v\u1eeba g\u1ecdi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng? Jim \u0111\u00e1p: - Kh\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng g\u1ecdi g\u00ec c\u1ea3. - Anh \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p ch\u00fang t\u00f4i bao gi\u1edd ch\u01b0a? - Ch\u01b0a \u1ea1. Tom quay l\u1ea1i, anh da \u0111en l\u00fac n\u00e0y s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i v\u00e0 th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng n\u00f3 nghi\u00eam gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i: - T\u1ea1i sao anh l\u1ea1i ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1ecdi? - \u00d4i, th\u01b0a c\u1eadu, l\u1ea1i b\u1ecdn ma qu\u1ef7 n\u00f3 \u0111ang \u00e1m t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ea5y. N\u00f3 c\u1ee9 quanh qu\u1ea9n v\u1edbi t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y th\u00ec t\u00f4i s\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ebft th\u00f4i. Xin c\u1eadu \u0111\u1eebng n\u00f3i c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 cho ai bi\u1ebft c\u1ea3, kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec \u00f4ng Silas l\u1ea1i ch\u1eedi m\u1eafng t\u00f4i, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ma qu\u00e1i g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Tom cho h\u1eafn ta m\u1ed9t h\u00e0o, v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o \u0111\u1eebng s\u1ee3, h\u1ee9a kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i cho ai bi\u1ebft. L\u1ea1i b\u1ea3o h\u1eafn mua th\u00eam d\u00e2y m\u00e0 bu\u1ed9c t\u00fam qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o n\u1eefa. R\u1ed3i n\u00f3 quay l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda Jim n\u00f3i: - Kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ch\u1ee9 Silas c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecbnh treo c\u1ed5 t\u00ean da \u0111en n\u00e0y l\u00ean kh\u00f4ng. N\u1ebfu tao m\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00ean da \u0111en n\u00e0o v\u00f4 \u01a1n ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n th\u00ec tao ph\u1ea3i treo c\u1ed5 l\u00ean ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng tha. V\u00e0 trong l\u00fac anh da \u0111en b\u01b0\u1edbc ra ngo\u00e0i c\u1eeda \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn cho k\u1ef9 \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0o, \u0111\u01b0a l\u00ean r\u1eb1ng c\u1eafn xem c\u00f3 t\u1ed1t kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec Tom n\u00f3i th\u1ea7m v\u00e0o tai Jim: - \u0110\u1eebng l\u1ed9 ra l\u00e0 bi\u1ebft ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. \u0110\u1ebfn \u0111\u00eam, nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5t th\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5y. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a anh ra. Jim ch\u1ec9 k\u1ecbp n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y tay ch\u00fang t\u00f4i m\u00e0 xi\u1ebft ch\u1eb7t. Anh da \u0111en kia quay l\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1ea3o khi n\u00e0o h\u1eafn c\u1ea7n th\u00ec s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1eefa. H\u1eafn n\u00f3i l\u00e0 h\u1eafn mong nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf l\u1eafm v\u00ec c\u1ee9 t\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00e0 b\u1ecdn ma qu\u00e1i hay t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1eafn, cho n\u00ean c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh th\u00ec c\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ee1 s\u1ee3.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng XXXV G\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd n\u1eefa m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac \u0103n s\u00e1ng, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y v\u00e0o r\u1eebng. Th\u1eb1ng Tom b\u1ea3o ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5t, \u0111\u00e8n th\u00ec l\u1ed9 qu\u00e1, n\u00ean ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i \u0111i gom nh\u1eefng c\u00e0nh c\u1ee7i m\u1ee5c ph\u00e1t s\u00e1ng m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 c\u1ee7i \u0111om \u0111\u00f3m. Ch\u00fang toi nh\u1eb7t v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t \u00f4m gi\u1ea5u trong b\u00e3i c\u1ecf r\u1eadm. Khi ng\u1ed3i ngh\u1ec9, Tom n\u00f3i, v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng v\u1eeba l\u00f2ng: - M\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng qu\u00e1 v\u00e0 ch\u00e1n l\u1eafm. T\u00ecm ra m\u1ed9t k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 d\u1ec5. Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o canh g\u00e1c t\u00f9 nh\u00e2n \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00ecnh b\u1ecf thu\u00f4c m\u00ea. C\u00f2n Jim ch\u1ec9 x\u00edch c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u00ean ch\u00e2n v\u00e0o gi\u01b0\u1eddng, th\u00e0nh ra m\u00ecnh ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c nh\u1ea5c c\u00e1i gi\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00ean r\u1ed3i r\u00fat c\u00e1i x\u00edch ra. C\u00f2n ch\u00fa Silas l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0a ch\u00eca kh\u00f3a cho c\u00e1i anh da \u0111en ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n kia. Jim c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 chui ra \u0111\u1eb1ng l\u1ed7 c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 k\u00e9o l\u00ea c\u00e1i d\u00e2y x\u00edch m\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y \u0111i xa \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ch\u00e1n qu\u00e1, tao th\u1ea5y m\u1ecdi x\u1ebfp \u0111\u1eb7t c\u00f3 v\u1ebb t\u1ea7m th\u01b0\u1eddng qu\u00e1, v\u00ec v\u1eady, m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i t\u1ea1o ra \u0111\u1ee7 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n. C\u1ee9u h\u1eafn ra kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2y m\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3i qua nhi\u1ec1u kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n nguy hi\u1ec3m th\u00ec m\u1edbi oai ch\u1ee9. N\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ai ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta g\u00e2y ra nh\u1eefng kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n \u1ea5y cho m\u00ecnh th\u00ec t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i ngh\u0129 m\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7t ra nh\u1eefng kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n \u1ea5y. \u00e0, tao ngh\u0129 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u00f9ng c\u1ea3 c\u00e1i c\u01b0a n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 d\u1ecbp. - D\u00f9ng c\u01b0a l\u00e0m g\u00ec? - C\u01b0a c\u00e1i ch\u00e2n gi\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a Jim \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00e0 th\u00e1o x\u00edch ra ch\u1ee9. - Th\u1ebf m\u00e0y v\u1eeba n\u00f3i l\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00e2ng c\u00e1i gi\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00ean th\u00ec r\u00fat x\u00edch ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ngay \u0111\u00e2y th\u00f4i? - M\u00e0y ng\u1ed1c nh\u01b0 con b\u00f2 \u1ea5y. M\u00e0y ch\u01a1i th\u1ebf th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec ki\u1ec3u b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb con n\u00f3 ch\u01a1i c\u1ea3. Th\u1ebf m\u00e0y ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ecdc s\u00e1ch bao gi\u1edd \u01b0? Baron Trenck, Cadanova. Benvenuto Challeey, Henry \u0111\u1ec7 t\u1ee9, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng v\u1ecb anh h\u00f9ng \u1ea5y, m\u00e0y ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ecdc bao gi\u1edd \u01b0? C\u00f3 ai c\u1ee9u tho\u00e1t cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb giam b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf bao gi\u1edd? Ph\u1ea3i c\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee9t c\u00e1i ch\u00e2n gi\u01b0\u1eddng ra l\u00e0m \u0111\u00f4i, r\u1ed3i x\u00f3a b\u1ecf h\u1ebft d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft m\u00f9n c\u01b0a \u0111i \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng ai nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y, b\u00f4i m\u1ed9t \u00edt \u0111\u1ea5t hay m\u1ee1 b\u1ea9n g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0o ch\u1ed7 c\u01b0a \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ec3 cho vi\u00ean qu\u1ea3n gia d\u00f9 c\u00f3 tinh m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y v\u1ebft c\u01b0a v\u00e0 t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i ch\u00e2n gi\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i cho n\u00f3 s\u1eadp xu\u1ed1ng, r\u1ed3i nh\u1ea5c c\u00e1i x\u00edch ra. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 xong. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n vi\u1ec7c b\u1eafc c\u00e1i thang d\u00e2y v\u00e0o l\u1ed7 ch\u00e2u mai r\u1ed3i leo ra t\u1ee5t xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i h\u00e0o. \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 s\u1eb5n ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ea7u, h\u1ecd m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ee1 m\u00ecnh ng\u1ed3i l\u00ean tr\u00ean y\u00ean ng\u1ef1a, th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i \u0111i; \u0111i v\u1ec1 qu\u00ea h\u01b0\u01a1ng languedoc hayy Nava, hay n\u01a1i n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. \u00d4i, th\u1eadt l\u00e0 tuy\u1ec7t. Tao mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng h\u00e0o d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn c\u0103n l\u1ec1u \u1ea5y. N\u1ebfu ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u00ec gi\u1edd th\u00ec s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e0o m\u1ed9t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng h\u00e0o. T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi: - Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ecbnh cho n\u00f3 lu\u1ed3n ra \u1edf ch\u1ed7 ch\u00e2n t\u01b0\u1eddng bu\u1ed3ng giam \u1ea5y c\u01a1 m\u00e0, c\u1ea7n g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng h\u00e0o n\u1eefa? N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng nghe t\u00f4i n\u00f3i g\u00ec. N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00ean r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 qu\u00ean h\u1ebft c\u1ea3. N\u00f3 t\u00ec tay v\u00e0o c\u1eb1m suy ngh\u0129. L\u00e1t sau, n\u00f3 th\u1edf d\u00e0i l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u. R\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i th\u1edf d\u00e0i n\u00f3i: - Kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n l\u1eafm. - M\u00e0y b\u1ea3o kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n c\u00e1i g\u00ec? - \u00e0, chuy\u1ec7n c\u01b0a c\u00e1i ch\u00e2n th\u1eb1ng Jim \u0111i \u1ea5y m\u00e0. - Tr\u1eddi! Sao l\u1ea1i th\u1ebf? Th\u1ebf m\u00e0y \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u01b0a ch\u00e2n Jim \u0111i l\u00e0m g\u00ec? - M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng l\u00e0m th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y. Hpj kh\u00f4ng th\u00e1o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00e2y x\u00edch, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 h\u1ecd ch\u1eb7t b\u0103ng ngay m\u1ed9t c\u00e1nh tay c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u0111i. Th\u00e0 c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t ch\u00e2n c\u00f2n h\u01a1n. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 l\u1ebd m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean l\u00e0m th\u1ebf. Tr\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u1ee3p n\u00e0y c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n l\u1eafm, v\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i Jim l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00ean da \u0111en, s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u n\u1ed5i t\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u0111\u00e2u. Nh\u01b0ng m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m cho h\u1eafn chi\u1ebfc thang d\u00e2y. Ch\u00fang m\u00ecn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u00e9 c\u00e1i kh\u0103n tr\u1ea3i gi\u01b0\u1eddng ra l\u00e0m cho h\u1eafn chi\u1ebfc thang d\u00e2y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. V\u00e0 ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00e9t thang d\u00e2y v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0a cho h\u1eafn. H\u1ecd v\u1eabn l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u0111\u1ea5y. M\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc b\u00e1nh th\u1eadt to. - M\u00e0y n\u00f3i th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u1ea5y. Jim l\u00e0m g\u00ec m\u00e0 c\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i thang d\u00e2y?","- L\u00e0m g\u00ec \u00e0? H\u1eafn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea5u v\u00e0o trong gi\u01b0\u1eddng \u1ea5y. Ai c\u0169ng l\u00e0m th\u1ebf c\u1ea3 n\u00ean Jim c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m th\u1ebf ch\u1ee9. Huck, h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m c\u00e1i g\u00ec cho n\u00f3 \u0111\u00fang quy t\u1eafc c\u1ea3, m\u00e0y c\u1ee9 mu\u1ed1n l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng l\u00e0m c\u00e1i g\u00ec m\u1edbi m\u1ebb. Th\u1ebf m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd c\u1ea7n d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft l\u1ea1i \u00e0? T\u00f4i n\u00f3i: - \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c, n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 ai c\u0169ng l\u00e0m v\u1eady th\u00ec ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh c\u0169ng l\u00e0m theo cho \u0111\u00fang v\u1edbi lu\u1eadt l\u1ec7. Nh\u01b0ng Tom Sawyer n\u00e0y, n\u1ebfu m\u00e0 ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh \u0111em x\u00e9 nh\u1ecf kh\u0103n tr\u1ea3i gi\u01b0\u1eddng ra \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m cho Jim c\u00e1i thang d\u00e2y th\u00ec ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i v\u1edbi d\u00ec Saly \u0111\u1ea5y. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd tao th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i thang b\u1eb1ng v\u1ecf c\u00e2y th\u00ec c\u0169ng gi\u1ea5u k\u00edn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. C\u00f2n Jim, h\u1eafn ch\u01b0a c\u00f3 kinh nghi\u1ec7m g\u00ec n\u00ean b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 c\u00e1i g\u00ec v\u1edbi h\u1eafn c\u0169ng l\u00e0 t\u1ed1t. - Huck Finn, n\u1ebfu tao c\u0169ng d\u1ed1t nh\u01b0 m\u00e0y th\u00ec th\u00e0 tao im \u0111i c\u00f2n h\u01a1n. C\u00f3 ai nghe n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb giam m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i tr\u1ed1n \u0111i b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i thang v\u1ecf c\u00e2y bao gi\u1edd? Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf th\u00ec l\u1ed1 b\u1ecbch h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c. - Th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, t\u00f9y m\u00e0y. Hay l\u00e0 \u0111i m\u01b0\u1ee3n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i kh\u0103n tr\u1ea3i gi\u01b0\u1eddng \u1edf ngo\u00e0i d\u00e2y ph\u01a1i? N\u00f3 b\u1ea3o th\u1ebf c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i n\u1ea9y ra m\u1ed9t \u00fd ngh\u0129 n\u1eefa: - M\u01b0\u1ee3n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi n\u1eefa. - \u0110\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec, Tom? - \u0110\u1ec3 cho Jim vi\u1ebft nh\u1eadt k\u00fd v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 - Nh\u1eadt k\u00fd c\u00e1i kh\u1ec9 g\u00ec, Jim c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft vi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u. - Kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft vi\u1ebft, nh\u01b0ng h\u1eafn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ngu\u1ec7ch ngo\u1ea1c v\u00e0i v\u1ea1ch c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh l\u00e0m cho h\u1eafn m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u00fat b\u1eb1ng th\u00eca s\u1eaft hay b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i m\u1ea3nh s\u1eaft \u0111\u00f3ng \u0111ai th\u00f9ng. - M\u00ecnh d\u1ee9t l\u00f4ng con ng\u1ed7ng l\u00e0m cho h\u1eafn m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u00fat c\u00f3 h\u01a1n kh\u00f4ng? L\u1ea1i nhanh n\u1eefa. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb giam c\u00f3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y ng\u1ed7ng \u0111\u00e2u m\u00e0 l\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00f4ng ng\u1ed7ng l\u00e0m b\u00fat, sao m\u00e0y ngu th\u1ebf? H\u1ecd bao gi\u1edd c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i l\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed3 th\u1eadt c\u1ee9ng, th\u1eadt s\u00f9 s\u00ec, nh\u01b0 c\u00e1i ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n n\u1ebfn ho\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec kh\u00e1c m\u00e0 h\u1ecd v\u1edb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1edf trong th\u00e1p giam \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m b\u00fat. R\u1ed3i ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ebfn h\u00e0ng tu\u1ea7n, h\u00e0ng th\u00e1ng m\u1edbi l\u00e0m th\u00e0nh c\u00e1i b\u00fat, v\u00ec ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00eam n\u00f3 m\u00e0i l\u00ean t\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u00e0 giam. M\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u00f4ng ng\u1ed7ng h\u1ecd c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng d\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e2u. V\u00ec nh\u01b0 v\u1eady n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fang quy t\u1eafc - Th\u1ebf th\u00ec l\u1ea5y g\u00ec l\u00e0m m\u1ef1c? - Nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00f9ng g\u1ec9 s\u1eaft v\u1edbi n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft l\u00e0m m\u1ef1c, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ki\u1ec3u t\u1ea7m th\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 l\u1eafm. Nh\u1eefng tay danh ti\u1ebfng th\u00ec d\u00f9ng m\u00e1u c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u00e0m m\u1ef1c. Jim c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ebf. V\u00e0 khi n\u00e0o h\u1eafn mu\u1ed1n g\u1eedi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i th\u01b0 nh\u1ecf, b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00e0 b\u00ed m\u1eadt, \u0111\u1ec3 cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 h\u1eafn b\u1ecb giam \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u, h\u1eafn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 vi\u1ebft c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 l\u00ean \u0111\u00e1y m\u1ed9t \u0111\u0129a s\u1eaft, r\u1ed3i n\u00e9m qua c\u1eeda s\u1ed5. B\u1ecdn M\u1eb7t n\u1ea1 s\u1eaft th\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1eabn l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, th\u1eadt l\u00e0 tuy\u1ec7t. - Jim l\u00e0m g\u00ec c\u00f3 \u0111\u0129a s\u1eaft? H\u1ecd cho h\u1eafn \u0103n b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i xoong. - \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng quan tr\u1ecdng. M\u00ecnh ki\u1ebfm cho h\u1eafn v\u00e0i c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a. - Nh\u01b0ng ai m\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1eef c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn? - Ch\u1eb3ng sao. H\u1eafn ch\u1ec9 vi\u1ec7c vi\u1ebft l\u00ean \u0111\u0129a r\u1ed3i n\u00e9m ra ngo\u00e0i th\u00f4i. C\u00f3 c\u1ea7n g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ecdc \u0111\u00e2u. H\u1ea7u h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ecdc n\u1ed5i m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb giam vi\u1ebft nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u1edf \u0111\u0129a s\u1eaft. - Th\u1ebf th\u00ec ph\u00ed m\u1ea5t c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a qu\u00e1. - C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u0129a c\u1ee7a t\u00f9 nh\u00e2n \u0111\u00e2u m\u00e0 s\u1ee3 ph\u00ed. - Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 \u0111\u0129a c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? - \u1eeb, c\u1ee9 cho l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ai \u0111\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f9 nh\u00e2n c\u1ea7n g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i quan t\u00e2m. N\u00f3 b\u1ed7ng d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i n\u1eefa, v\u00ec ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng chu\u00f4ng g\u1ecdi v\u1ec1 \u0103n s\u00e1ng. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y v\u1ed9i v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i m\u01b0\u1ee3n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i kh\u0103n tr\u1ea3i gi\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi \u1edf ngo\u00e0i d\u00e2y ph\u01a1i, t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u1ecb c\u0169 nh\u00e9t nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0o, r\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng nh\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111i l\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y c\u1ee7i m\u1ee5c r\u1ed3i cho t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 v\u00e0o b\u1ecb. T\u00f4i g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 m\u01b0\u1ee3n, v\u00ec b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1eabn g\u1ecdi th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng th\u1eb1ng Tom n\u00f3 b\u1ea3o \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u01b0\u1ee3n, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0103n c\u1eafp. N\u00f3 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng hai \u0111\u1ee9a l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb giam; m\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb giam th\u00ec b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9","c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o l\u00e0m cho h\u1ecd c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed3 d\u00f9ng c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea3, m\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ai v\u00ec th\u1ebf m\u00e0 tr\u00e1ch h\u1ecd. \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb giam m\u00e0 l\u1ea5y c\u1eafp nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 m\u00ecnh c\u1ea7n d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1ed1n ra \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 t\u1ed9i \u00e1c, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 quy\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, th\u1eb1ng Tom b\u1ea3o th\u1ebf. V\u1eady th\u00ec n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb giam, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n thay m\u1eb7t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 \u0103n c\u1eafp b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ed3 v\u1eadt g\u00ec, \u00edt nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u00f9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00e0 tr\u1ed1n ra kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0 giam. N\u00f3 l\u1ea1i b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb b\u1eaft giam th\u00ec c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00e1c, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu ai kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb b\u1eaft giam m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i \u0103n c\u1eafp th\u00ec ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ea5t x\u1ea5u xa. V\u00ec th\u1ebf, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i cho r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0103n c\u1eafp m\u1ecdi v\u1eadt g\u00ec l\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Th\u1ebf m\u00e0, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t h\u00f4m, t\u00f4i l\u1ea5y c\u1eafp m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 d\u01b0a trong v\u01b0\u1eddn c\u1ee7a anh da \u0111en \u0111em ra \u0103n, th\u00ec n\u00f3 m\u1eafng t\u00f4i gh\u00ea l\u1eafm, r\u1ed3i n\u00f3 tr\u1ea3 cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en m\u1ed9t h\u00e0o m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng cho ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec. Tom b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng ch\u1ec9 \u0103n c\u1eafp nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 g\u00ec c\u1ea7n d\u00f9ng m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i c\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 d\u01b0a. N\u00f3 l\u1ea1i b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn qu\u1ea3 d\u01b0a \u0111\u1ec3 ra kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0 giam. N\u00f3 b\u1ea3o n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i gi\u1ea5u \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t con dao, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u01b0a cho Jim \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1eafn gi\u1ebft t\u00ean qu\u1ea3n gia th\u00ec nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf s\u1ebd l\u00e0 r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e0nh ch\u1ecbu nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, m\u1eb7c d\u1ea7u t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y ch\u1eb3ng t\u1ed9i g\u00ec m\u00e0 vi\u1ec3n v\u00f4ng xa x\u00f4i, th\u00e0 c\u1ee9 ch\u00e9n ngay m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 d\u01b0a c\u00f2n h\u01a1n. Th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i, bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3, ch\u1edd cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i ra \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ebft, th\u1eb1ng Tom m\u1edbi mang c\u00e1i b\u1ecb v\u00e0o sau l\u1ec1u, trong khi \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 canh g\u00e1c. L\u00e1t sau n\u00f3 \u0111i ra, hai \u0111\u1ee9a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1ee7i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n. N\u00f3 b\u1ea3o: - M\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 xong c\u1ea3 r\u1ed3i, ch\u1ec9 thi\u1ebfu d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee5 th\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng kh\u00f3 l\u1eafm. - D\u1ee5ng c\u1ee5 g\u00ec? - T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi. - D\u1ee5ng c\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e0o ch\u1ee9 c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec n\u1eefa? Ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u00e0o v\u00e0o trong \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00f4i h\u1eafn ra \u01b0? N\u00f3 quay nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u1ea1i m\u00e0 l\u00e0m cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u00e1t kh\u00f3c, r\u1ed3i n\u00f3i: - Huck Finn, m\u00e0y c\u00f3 bao gi\u1edd nghe n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb giam m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 cu\u1ed1c x\u1ebbng \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0o b\u1edbi kh\u00f4ng? Th\u1ebf sao kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0a ch\u00eca kh\u00f3a cho h\u1eafn cho r\u1ea3nh chuy\u1ec7n? T\u00f4i n\u00f3i: - \u1eeb, th\u1ebf m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n cu\u1ed1c x\u1ebbng th\u00ec c\u1ea7n c\u00e1i g\u00ec? - V\u00e0i con dao. - Dao m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00e0? - Ph\u1ea3i - Tao th\u1ea5y chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y kh\u00f9ng qu\u00e1. - Tao c\u00f3 c\u1ea7n bi\u1ebft. Theo tao, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch l\u00e0m \u0111\u00fang quy t\u1eafc. Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c. Tao ch\u01b0a nghe th\u1ea5y n\u00f3i c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c c\u1ea3. Tao \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ee7 c\u00e1c s\u00e1ch n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. Bao gi\u1edd h\u1ecd c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5t b\u1eb1ng dao, m\u00e0 m\u00e0y n\u00ean nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e2u nh\u00e9, m\u00e0 th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0o qua \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eefa c\u01a1. M\u00e0 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady m\u1ea5t kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft bao nhi\u00eau l\u00e0 tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 \u1ea5y. \u0110\u1ea5y, m\u00e0y c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t t\u00f9 nh\u00e2n \u0111\u00e0o l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i Deep \u1edf Marseille trong th\u1eddi gian bao l\u00e2u kh\u00f4ng? - Tao kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft. - M\u00e0y th\u1eed \u0111o\u00e1n xem. - M\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng r\u01b0\u1ee1i l\u00e0 c\u00f9ng. - Ba m\u01b0\u01a1i b\u1ea3y n\u0103m, r\u1ed3i \u00f4ng ta chui ra \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn Trung Qu\u1ed1c. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y. Gi\u00e1 m\u00e0 c\u00e1i n\u1ec1n nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y c\u0169ng b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1 c\u1ee9ng th\u00ec hay bi\u1ebft m\u1ea5y. - Jim c\u00f3 quen ai \u1edf Trung Qu\u1ed1c \u0111\u00e2u? - \u0110i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y th\u00ec li\u00ean quan g\u00ec. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia c\u0169ng th\u1ebf th\u00f4i. Nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0 m\u00e0y \u0111i xa v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 r\u1ed3i, quay v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi chuy\u1ec7n ch\u00ednh \u0111i th\u00f4i. - Th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, tao kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 h\u1eafn ra \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o, mi\u1ec5n l\u00e0 ra \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u, Jim h\u1eafn gi\u00e0 y\u1ebfu qu\u00e1 n\u00ean \u0111\u00e0o b\u1eb1ng dao m\u00e0 chui ra th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. H\u1eafn s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u!","- C\u00f3 ch\u1ee9, s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ch\u1eafc m\u00e0y ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn ba m\u01b0\u01a1i b\u1ea3y n\u0103m m\u1edbi \u0111\u00e0o qua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i m\u00f3ng \u0111\u1ea5t n\u00e0y, c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? - Th\u1ebf m\u1ea5t bao nhi\u00eau l\u00e2u? - M\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 k\u00e9o d\u00e0i qu\u00e1 l\u00e2u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u00ec n\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e2u qu\u00e1 th\u00ec ch\u00fa Silas \u1edf t\u1eadn d\u01b0\u1edbi New Orleans c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y l\u00e0 Jim kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u1edf \u0111\u1ea5y n\u1eefa v\u00e0 s\u1ebd l\u00e0m \u1ea7m l\u00ean. Ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c th\u00ec t\u1ee5i m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ea5y n\u0103m, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m th\u1ebf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. V\u00ec v\u1eady, ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e0o th\u1eb3ng ngay v\u00e0o, \u0111\u00e0o th\u1eadt nhanh, r\u1ed3i sau ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh b\u1ecf \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 c\u1ee9 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng minh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e0o ba m\u01b0\u01a1i b\u1ea3y n\u0103m. R\u1ed3i ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh k\u00e9o h\u1eafn ra, khi c\u00f3 b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea9y h\u1eafn \u0111i ngay. Theo tao, \u0111\u1ea5y l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t. - \u1eeb, m\u00e0y n\u00f3i th\u1ebf nghe c\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng th\u00ec c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng sao m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng g\u00e2y r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i g\u00ec c\u1ea3. C\u1ee9 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e0o \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m n\u0103m m\u01b0\u1eddi n\u0103m c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, \u0111\u1ec3 tao ch\u1ea1y \u0111i ki\u1ebfm v\u00e0i con dao \u0111\u00e3. N\u00f3 b\u1ea3o: - L\u1ea5y ba con v\u1ec1 nh\u00e9, tao c\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t con l\u00e0m c\u01b0a. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i: - Tom n\u00e0y, n\u1ebfu m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng cho tao l\u00e0 tr\u00e1i v\u1edbi quy t\u1eafc thi tao b\u1ea3o m\u00e0y l\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1ee1i c\u01b0a g\u1ec9, gi\u1eaft \u1edf m\u00e1i \u0111\u1eb1ng sau nh\u00e0 b\u1ebfp kia k\u00eca. N\u00f3 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb ch\u00e1n ng\u00e1n, th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng, tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi t\u00f4i: - Tao ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n bi\u1ebft d\u1eady m\u00e0y nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2y. Th\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y \u0111i ki\u1ebfm v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2y ba con dao, nh\u1edb l\u00e0 ba con \u0111\u1ea5y. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y \u0111i.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng XXXVI \u0110\u00eam \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1edd m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i ng\u1ee7, m\u1edbi leo c\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e8n t\u1ee5t xu\u1ed1ng, r\u1ed3i ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn m\u00e1i hi\u00ean, l\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda \u0111om \u0111\u00f3m ra, v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i d\u1ecdn m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c l\u1ec9nh k\u1ec9nh \u0111i, \u0111\u1ec3 quang m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 kho\u1ea3ng h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t th\u01b0\u1edbc \u1edf gi\u1eefa n\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ea5t. Tom b\u1ea3o ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ngay \u1edf ph\u00eda sau gi\u01b0\u1eddng n\u1eb1m c\u1ee7a Jim, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e0o t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 trong bu\u1ed3ng giam. \u0110\u1ebfn khi \u0111\u00e0o qua r\u1ed3i th\u00ec v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ai \u1edf b\u00ean kia c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 l\u1ed7, v\u00ec c\u00e1i ch\u00e2n ph\u1ee7 gi\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a Jim th\u00f2 xu\u1ed1ng g\u1ea7n m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t, ph\u1ea3i n\u00e2ng n\u00f3 l\u00ean v\u00e0 c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng nh\u00ecn th\u00ec m\u1edbi th\u1ea5y l\u1ed7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea5y dao g\u0103m \u0111\u00e0o, \u0111\u00e0o m\u00e3i \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n n\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam. Sau r\u1ed3i m\u1ec7t qu\u00e1, hai tay th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 r\u1ed9p c\u1ea3 l\u00ean, th\u1ebf m\u00e0 v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a th\u1ea5y \u0103n thua g\u00ec m\u1ea5y. Sau c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i n\u00f3i: - Tom Sawyer, \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c ba m\u01b0\u01a1i b\u1ea3y n\u0103m, m\u00e0 l\u00e0 ba m\u01b0\u01a1i t\u00e1m n\u0103m. N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 th\u1edf d\u00e0i, r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed1c n\u00f3 ng\u1eebng tay \u0111\u00e0o. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 \u0111ang ngh\u0129 g\u00ec. N\u00f3 n\u00f3i: - V\u00f4 \u00edch, Huck \u1ea1. L\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0y ch\u1eb3ng \u0103n thua g\u00ec c\u1ea3. N\u1ebfu ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 t\u00f9 nh\u00e2n th\u00ec ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh l\u00e0m bao nhi\u00eau n\u0103m c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, ch\u1eb3ng vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec m\u00e0 v\u1ed9i, m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 b\u1ecf ra m\u1ea5y ph\u00fat \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e0o th\u00f4i. Nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0 ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u th\u00ec gi\u1edd. N\u1ebfu ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam n\u1eefa nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y th\u00ec ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i ngh\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 cho tay \u0111\u1ee1 \u0111au r\u00e1t \u0111\u00e3, kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec ch\u01b0a th\u1ec3 c\u1ea7m dao m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ngay \u0111\u00e2u. - Th\u1ebf th\u00ec l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, Tom? - \u0110\u1ec3 tao n\u00f3i cho m\u00e0y nghe. Tao kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n b\u1ecf \u0111\u00e2u, v\u00ec nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fang v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch l\u00e0 ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e0o b\u1eb1ng cu\u1ed1c m\u00e0 b\u1ecf dao \u0111i. T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o: - Th\u1ea5y ch\u01b0a? \u0110\u1ea7u \u00f3c m\u00e0y t\u1ec9nh t\u00e1o h\u01a1n r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y, Tom Sawyer \u1ea1. \u0110\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c hay kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c th\u00ec d\u00f9ng cu\u1ed1c v\u1eabn l\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang. Khi tao b\u1eaft tay v\u00e0o vi\u1ec7c c\u01b0\u1edbp m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en, hay m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 d\u01b0a, hay m\u1ed9t quy\u1ec3n s\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a tr\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u00e0 d\u00f2ng th\u00ec tao kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n quan t\u00e2m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c hay kh\u00f4ng. C\u00e1i tao c\u1ea7n l\u00e0 anh da \u0111en c\u1ee7a tao, c\u00e1i tao c\u1ea7n l\u00e0 qu\u1ea3 d\u01b0a c\u1ee7a tao, ho\u1eb7c c\u00e1i tao c\u1ea7n l\u00e0 quy\u1ec3n s\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a tr\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u00e0 d\u00f2ng, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu c\u00e1i cu\u1ed1c l\u00e0 ti\u1ec7n nh\u1ea5t th\u00ec tao d\u00f9ng c\u00e1i cu\u1ed1c. Tao l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i cu\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e0o cho ra anh da \u0111en, cho ra qu\u1ea3 d\u01b0a hay quy\u1ec3n s\u00e1ch \u1ea5y, v\u00e0 tao kh\u00f4ng th\u00e8m \u0111\u1ebfm x\u1ec9a \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c nh\u1eefng nh\u00e0 c\u00f3 danh ti\u1ebfng ngh\u0129 n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o! N\u00f3 n\u00f3i\u201d - Trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p n\u00e0y, d\u00f9ng cu\u1ed1c v\u00e0 b\u1ecf dao c\u0169ng l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng, th\u00ec tao c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng ch\u1ecbu ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y v\u00e0 nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ee9ng im m\u00e0 nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng quy t\u1eafc b\u1ecb l\u00e0m sai \u0111i. \u0110\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u00e0y, m\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u00f9ng cu\u1ed1c thay da m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i suy ngh\u0129 g\u00ec c\u1ea3 v\u00ec m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c. Nh\u01b0ng tao th\u00ec kh\u00e1c v\u00ec tao bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eefng c\u00e1ch hay h\u01a1n. \u0110\u01b0a tao con dao! N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t con dao r\u1ed3i, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i v\u1eabn c\u1ee9 \u0111\u01b0a con dao c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i cho n\u00f3. N\u00f3 v\u1ee9t xu\u1ed1ng n\u00f3i: - \u0110\u01b0a tao con dao c\u01a1 m\u00e0. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft n\u00ean l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 ra. T\u00f4i b\u1edbi trong \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed3 c\u0169, l\u1ea5y ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i cu\u1ed1c v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a cho n\u00f3. N\u00f3 c\u1ea7m l\u00e2t v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0m, kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec c\u1ea3. N\u00f3 v\u1eabn th\u1ebf, r\u1ea5t nguy\u00ean t\u1eafc. T\u00f4i nh\u1eb7t l\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i x\u1ebbng, c\u1ea3 hai h\u00ec h\u1ee5c h\u00e0ng n\u1eeda gi\u1edd v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t l\u1ed7 kh\u00e1 to. L\u00fac l\u00ean g\u00e1c, nh\u00ecn qua c\u1eeda s\u1ed5, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y Tom l\u1ea1i \u0111ang c\u1ed1 s\u1ee9c tr\u00e8o c\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e8n, song kh\u00f4ng sao tr\u00e8o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u00ec tay n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111au qu\u00e1. Sau c\u00f9ng, n\u00f3 n\u00f3i: - V\u00f4 \u00edch, ch\u1eb3ng tr\u00e8o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. M\u00e0y c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c kh\u00f4ng? - C\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 s\u1ee3 m\u00e0y b\u1ea3o kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fang quy t\u1eafc. M\u00e0y \u0111i c\u1ea7u thang m\u00e0 l\u00ean. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 n\u00f3 l\u00e0m theo l\u1eddi t\u00f4i.","H\u00f4m sau, Tom l\u1ea5y c\u1eafp m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i th\u00eca b\u1eb1ng thi\u1ebfc, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i ch\u00e2n n\u1ebfn b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u1edf trong nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m b\u00fat cho Jim, c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi s\u00e1u c\u00e2y n\u1ebfn m\u1ee1 b\u00f2. C\u00f2n t\u00f4i th\u00ec xu\u1ed1ng bu\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en \u0111\u1ec3 ki\u1ebfm c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i l\u1ea5y c\u1eafp ba c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a s\u1eaft. Tom b\u1ea3o nh\u01b0 v\u1eady kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i cho r\u1eb1ng s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ai nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a Jim n\u00e9m ra. Nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1eb7t v\u1ec1 v\u00e0 l\u1ea1i d\u00f9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa. Tom \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd. N\u00f3 n\u00f3i: - B\u00e2y gi\u1edd, l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0a nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0o cho Jim \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o: - B\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e0o xong th\u00ec m\u00ecnh nh\u00e9t v\u00e0o l\u1ed7 \u1ea5y. N\u00f3 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu \u00fd ki\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i v\u00e0 \u0111\u0103m chi\u1ec1u suy ngh\u0129. L\u00e1t sau, n\u00f3 b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm ra hai, ba c\u00e1ch, nh\u01b0ng ch\u01b0a c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh ch\u1ecdn c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o c\u1ea3. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft, ph\u1ea3i b\u00e1o cho Jim \u0111\u00e3. \u0110\u00eam \u1ea5y, kho\u1ea3ng m\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u1edd, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i \u0111u c\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e8n xu\u1ed1ng, \u0111em theo m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y n\u1ebfn, nghe ng\u00f3ng \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u00e1i l\u1ed7 c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 th\u1ea5y Jim \u0111ang ng\u00e1y. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1ee9t c\u00e2y n\u1ebfn v\u00e0o, Jim v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng t\u1ec9nh d\u1eady. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o cu\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ea5t, x\u00fac \u0111\u1ea5t, \u0111\u1ed9 hai ti\u1ebfng r\u01b0\u1ee1i sau th\u00ec xong h\u1eb3n. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i chui qua g\u1ea7m gi\u01b0\u1eddng Jim v\u00e0o trong bu\u1ed3ng giam, t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y c\u00e2y n\u1ebfn, th\u1eafp l\u00ean, \u0111\u1ee9ng nh\u00ecn Jim m\u1ed9t l\u00fac. H\u1eafn v\u1eabn hi\u1ec1n h\u1eadu, m\u1ea1nh kh\u1ecfe nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i khe kh\u00e9 lay h\u1eafn d\u1eady. Tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, Jim m\u1eebng qu\u00fdnh, su\u00fdt ph\u00e1t kh\u00f3c, g\u1ecdi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ee7 c\u00e1c th\u1ee9 ti\u1ebfng th\u00e2n m\u1eadt m\u00e0 h\u1eafn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. H\u1eafn mu\u1ed1n ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3nh s\u1eaft \u0111\u1ec3 c\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee9t c\u00e1i x\u00edch \u1edf ch\u00e2n h\u1eafn r\u1ed3i ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n ngay, kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eadm tr\u1ec5. Nh\u01b0ng Tom l\u1ea1i cho r\u1eb1ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fang quy t\u1eafc v\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i n\u00f3i cho Jim nghe m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1t k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch. Jim vui v\u1ebb \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd. Tom c\u0169ng h\u1ecfi Jim r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u chuy\u1ec7n. Jim b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng Silas c\u1ee9 m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi h\u1eafn, v\u00e0 d\u00ec Saly c\u0169ng v\u00e0o xem h\u1eafn \u0103n u\u1ed1ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u01b0\u01a1m t\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 kh\u00f4ng v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o hai \u00f4ng b\u00e0 \u1ea5y c\u0169ng t\u1ecf ra t\u1ed1t v\u1edbi h\u1eafn. Tom n\u00f3i: - Th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd g\u1eedi cho anh c\u00e1c th\u1ee9 qua \u00f4ng b\u00e0 \u1ea5y. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i: - \u0110\u1eebng l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, tao ch\u01b0a th\u1ea5y ai d\u1ea1i d\u1ed9t nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf bao gi\u1edd. Nh\u01b0ng Tom ch\u1eb3ng th\u00e8m nghe. Khi n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1eb5n trong \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00ec bao gi\u1edd n\u00f3 c\u0169ng l\u00e0m c\u00e1i c\u00e1ch nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. N\u00f3 b\u1ea3o Jim r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd b\u00ed m\u1eadt lu\u1ed3n chi\u1ebfc thang d\u00e2y v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 kh\u00e1c v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh do Nat, anh da \u0111en v\u1eabn \u0111em th\u1ee9c \u0103n cho Jim, mang \u0111\u1ebfn. N\u00f3 c\u00f2n nh\u1eafc Jim \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u1ec3 cho Nat tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh m\u1edf nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ed3 v\u1eadt nho nh\u1ecf, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd b\u1ecf trong t\u00fai \u00e1o c\u1ee7a ch\u00fa Silas v\u00e0 Jim ph\u1ea3i l\u1ea5y c\u1eafp \u1edf \u0111\u00f3; ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd bu\u1ed9c nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 l\u1eb7t v\u1eb7t v\u00e0o d\u00e2y \u00e1o l\u00e0m b\u1ebfp c\u1ee7a d\u00ec Saly ho\u1eb7c v\u00e0o trong t\u00fai \u00e1o l\u00e0m b\u1ebfp \u1ea5y, n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i, v\u00e0 d\u1eb7n Jim nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec. R\u1ed3i n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i b\u1ea3o Jim l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y m\u00e1u c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn m\u00e0 vi\u1ebft nh\u1eadt k\u00fd v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi v... v... M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 Jim ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec1u g\u00ec c\u1ea3, nh\u01b0ng Tom b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng n\u00ean hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n Jim. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 Jim b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng v\u00e0 n\u00f3i l\u00e0 s\u1ebd l\u00e0m theo m\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec1u Tom b\u1ea3o h\u1eafn. Jim c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u t\u1ea9u thu\u1ed1c b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 thu\u1ed1c. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i ng\u1ed3i tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n r\u1ea5t vui v\u1ebb. Sau \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i b\u00f2 qua l\u1ed7 ra ngo\u00e0i v\u00e0 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 bu\u1ed3ng ng\u1ee7. Hai b\u00e0n tay n\u00e1t b\u00e9t nh\u01b0ng Tom th\u00ec kh\u00f3ai l\u1eafm. N\u00f3 b\u1ea3o \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i th\u00fa v\u1ecb nh\u1ea5t, th\u00f4ng minh nh\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 ao \u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c cho \u0111\u1ebfn su\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eddi, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed k\u00e9o d\u00e0i t\u1edbi t\u00e1m m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m sau, t\u1eadn \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1eddi con ch\u00e1u ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. V\u00e0 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh nh\u1eefng nh\u00e2n v\u1eadt n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng. Bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ra \u0111\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7i ch\u1eb7t c\u00e1i ch\u00e2n n\u1ebfn b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ed3ng ra l\u00e0m m\u1ea5y m\u1ea3nh, r\u1ed3i Tim b\u1ecf v\u00e0o t\u00fai c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i th\u00eca. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i xu\u1ed1ng nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en; trong kh\u00ed t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1nh l\u1ea1c s\u1ef1 ch\u00fa \u00fd c\u1ee7a Nat th\u00ec Tom nh\u00e9t m\u1ed9t m\u1ea9u ch\u00e2n n\u1ebfn v\u00e0o gi\u1eefa c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh \u1edf trong n\u1ed3i th\u1ee9c \u0103n \u0111em cho Jim r\u1ed3i \u0111i theo Nat. L\u00fac Jim c\u1eafn v\u00e0o mi\u1ebfng b\u00e1nh th\u00ec t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 r\u0103ng mu\u1ed1n g\u00e3y h\u1ebft. Jim kh\u00f4ng k\u00eau ca g\u00ec, ch\u1ec9 b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 h\u1ea1t s\u1ea1n th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1eabn v\u00e0o trong b\u00e1nh th\u00f4i. Sau \u0111\u00f3, Jim kh\u00f4ng c\u1eafn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o b\u00e1nh n\u1eefa m\u00e0 l\u1ea5y d\u0129a ch\u1ecdc v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 ba b\u1ed1n ch\u1ed7 xem tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e3.","Trong l\u00fac ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng l\u00f9 m\u00f9 th\u00ec b\u1ed7ng hai con ch\u00f3 t\u1eeb d\u01b0\u1edbi g\u1ea7m gi\u01b0\u1eddng Jim chui l\u00ean, r\u1ed3i c\u00e1c con kh\u00e1c c\u1ee9 theo nhau chui c\u1ea3 ra, c\u1ea3 th\u1ea3y \u0111\u1ebfn m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t con ch\u1eadt c\u1ea3 c\u00e1i bu\u1ed3ng. Th\u00f4i ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i qu\u00ean kh\u00f4ng c\u00e0i c\u1eeda. Anh da \u0111en Nat ch\u1ec9 k\u1ecbp k\u00eau l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u201cMa!\u201d, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3o ng\u00e3 v\u1eadt xu\u1ed1ng n\u1ec1n nh\u00e0, mi\u1ec7ng r\u00ean nh\u01b0 s\u1eafp ch\u1ebft. Tom \u0111\u1ea9y m\u1ea1nh c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda, qu\u0103ng mi\u1ebfng th\u1ecbt trong ph\u1ea7n th\u1ef1c ph\u1ea9m c\u1ee7a Jim ra ng\u00f2ai, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n ch\u00f3 x\u00f4 nhau ch\u1ea1y ra. Tom ch\u1ea1y ra theo, r\u1ed3i tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng qu\u00ean kh\u00e9p c\u1eeda. Tom d\u1ed7 d\u00e0nh ngon ng\u1ecdt anh ch\u00e0ng da \u0111en v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng g\u00ec. H\u1eafn ng\u1ed3i d\u1eady, ch\u1edbp m\u1eaft m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: - C\u1eadu Sid, ch\u1eafc c\u1eadu s\u1ebd b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i l\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng \u0111i\u00ean, nh\u01b0ng th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 t\u00f4i v\u1eeba nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t tri\u1ec7u con ch\u00f3, hay ma qu\u1ef7, hay c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u1ea5y. T\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ebft ngay \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y s\u1ee3 qu\u00e1, ch\u00fang n\u00f3 nh\u1ea3y x\u1ed5 c\u1ea3 v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i. Th\u1ebf m\u00e0 l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m sao \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n ch\u00fang n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 cho t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00ean. Tom n\u00f3i: - \u00e0, \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n. Ch\u00fang n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i k\u00e9o v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y gi\u1eefa l\u00fac t\u00ean da \u0111en ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n n\u00e0y \u0103n s\u00e1ng v\u00ec ch\u00fang n\u00f3 \u0111\u00f3i, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u00f4i. Anh ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh ri\u00eang cho ma qu\u1ef7. - \u00d4i, c\u1eadu Sid \u01a1i, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft th\u1ebf n\u00e0o b\u00e1nh cho ma qu\u1ef7 l\u00e0 g\u00ec. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a nghe \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 bao gi\u1edd. - Th\u1ebf th\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i l\u00e0m. - Th\u1ebf th\u00ec qu\u00fd h\u00f3a.T\u00f4i xin qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n c\u1eadu m\u00e0 l\u1ea1y. - V\u00ec anh \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 l\u00f2ng t\u1ed1t ch\u1ec9 cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u00ean da \u0111en ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n. Nh\u01b0ng anh ph\u1ea3i r\u1ea5t c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn. Khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1ecf v\u00e0o trong n\u1ed3i th\u00ec anh c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. L\u00fac Jim l\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9c \u0103n \u1edf trong n\u1ed3i ra, anh c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00ecn, v\u00e0 nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1edd m\u00f3 v\u00e0o, nh\u1ee1 x\u1ea3y ra chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u1ea5y. - Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1edd m\u00f3 v\u00e0o \u01b0? V\u1eady th\u00ec c\u00f3 cho t\u00f4i h\u00e0ng tri\u1ec7u \u0111\u00f4 la th\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng th\u00e8m m\u00f3 tay.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng XXXVII M\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1eafp s\u1eb5n. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed1ng r\u00e1c \u1edf s\u00e2n sau, l\u1ee5c l\u1ecdi t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i ch\u1eadu gi\u1eadt c\u0169 b\u1eb1ng thi\u1ebfc, \u0111\u00eam v\u00e1 l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng ch\u1ed7 th\u1ee7ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y c\u1eafp \u00edt b\u1ed9t m\u00ec cho \u0111\u1ea7y v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5y. Sau \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i l\u00ean nh\u00e0, \u0103n s\u00e1ng, l\u1ea1i nh\u1eb7t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0i c\u00e1i \u0111inh \u0111\u00f3ng thuy\u1ec1n. Th\u1eb1ng Tom b\u1ea3o c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t cho t\u00f9 nh\u00e2n d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 vi\u1ebft t\u00ean m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111au kh\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u00e0 giam. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1ecf m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111inh v\u00e0o t\u00fai \u00e1o l\u00e0m b\u1ebfp c\u1ee7a di Saly \u0111ang v\u1eaft tr\u00ean gh\u1ebf, c\u00f2n c\u00e1i \u0111inh kia th\u00ec gi\u1eaft v\u00e0o b\u0103ng m\u0169 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fa Silas \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00ean b\u00e0n gi\u1ea5y, v\u00ec ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb n\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u00e1ng nay b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 n\u00f3 s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn th\u0103m t\u00ean da \u0111en b\u1ecf tr\u1ed1n. T\u00f4i l\u1ea1i b\u1ecf m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i thi\u00e0 v\u00e0o t\u00fai \u00e1o ngo\u00e0i c\u1ee7a ch\u00fa Silas n\u1eefa. D\u00ec Saly v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i ng\u1ed3i ch\u1edd m\u1ed9t l\u00fac. M\u1ed9t l\u00fac sau, d\u00ec Saly \u0111\u1ebfn, m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ecf ph\u1eebng ph\u1eebng. M\u1ed9t tay r\u00f3t c\u00e0 ph\u00ea, m\u1ed9t tay c\u1ed1c v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 ng\u1ed3i g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3 nh\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: - Tao l\u1ee5c l\u1ecdi kh\u1eafp nh\u00e0 m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi \u0111\u00e2u c\u1ea3. Tim t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 r\u1ee5ng xu\u1ed1ng, mi\u1ebfng b\u00e1nh nu\u1ed1t v\u00e0o c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng nh\u01b0 t\u1eafc l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 l\u00e0m b\u1eadt ra ti\u1ebfng ho, mi\u1ebfng b\u00e1nh b\u1eafn ra, bay qua b\u00e0n, tr\u00fang ngay v\u00e0o m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 ng\u1ed3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t, d\u00ednh \u0111\u00e9t v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5y. N\u00f3 h\u00e9t l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng. C\u00f2n th\u1eb1ng Tom th\u00ec m\u1eb7t t\u00e1i xanh \u0111i m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t, nh\u01b0ng sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea1i tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng. R\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n n\u1eefa l\u00e0m ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea1nh to\u00e1t c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Ch\u00fa Silas n\u00f3i: - L\u1ea1 th\u1eadt, t\u00f4i nh\u1edb r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 c\u1edfi \u00e1o ra r\u1ed3i, v\u00ec... - T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 c\u1edfi n\u00f3 ra, v\u00ec h\u00f4m qua n\u00f3 c\u00f2n \u1edf ng\u00f2ai d\u00e2y ph\u01a1i, ch\u00ednh t\u00f4i tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y. Nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i m\u1ea5t r\u1ed3i. Th\u00f4i \u00f4ng \u0111i l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i \u00e1o kh\u00e1c m\u00e0 m\u1eb7c, r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i may cho \u00f4ng c\u00e1i \u00e1o kh\u00e1c. \u00d4ng ph\u1ea3i gi\u1eef g\u00ecn qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o cho c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn ch\u1ee9. - T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft, Saly \u1ea1, nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n l\u1ed7i t\u1ea1i t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2u tr\u1eeb khi t\u00f4i m\u1eb7c l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi, m\u00e0 n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i m\u1eb7c v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00ec ch\u1ea3 c\u00f3 l\u00fd g\u00ec l\u1ea1i m\u1ea5t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. - V\u00e2ng, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u1ed7i t\u1ea1i \u00f4ng n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft. M\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ec9 m\u1ea5t c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u00e1o th\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2u. Nh\u01b0 v\u1eady c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a h\u1ebft. M\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00e1i th\u00eca, b\u00e2y gi\u1edd c\u00f2n ch\u00edn. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 con b\u00ea n\u00f3 tha c\u00e1i \u00e1o \u0111i, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ea3 bao gi\u1edd b\u00ea l\u1ea1i tha c\u00e1i th\u00eca \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. - C\u00f2n c\u00e1i g\u00ec m\u1ea5t n\u1eefa, Saly? - M\u1ea5t s\u00e1u c\u00e2y n\u1ebfn n\u1eefa, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 chu\u1ed9t tha n\u1ebfn \u0111i. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u t\u1ea1i sao n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i v\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u00ec \u00f4ng v\u1eabn lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n b\u1ecbt nh\u1eefng l\u1ed7 h\u1ed5ng v\u00e0 n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 chui v\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. N\u1ebfu n\u00f3 m\u00e0 chui n\u1eefa th\u00ec n\u00f3 c\u00f2n chui c\u1ea3 v\u00e0o trong t\u00f3c \u00f4ng ng\u1ee7 n\u1eefa \u1ea5y. - Th\u00f4i, t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i r\u1ed3i. D\u1ea1o n\u00e0y t\u00f4i l\u01a1 l\u00e0 qu\u00e1, \u0111\u1ebfn mai t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ed7 n\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecbt n\u1eefa - \u1ed3, ch\u1ea3 v\u1ed9i \u0111\u00e2u, sang n\u0103m c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c... Ti\u1ebfng tay \u0111\u1eadp m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i xu\u1ed1ng b\u00e0n, \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 \u0111ang s\u1ee5c ng\u00f3n tay v\u00e0o b\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1ed9i r\u00fat ra. V\u1eeba l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 da \u0111en b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o n\u00f3i: - Th\u01b0a b\u00e0, m\u1ed9t kh\u0103n tr\u1ea3i gi\u01b0\u1eddng c\u0169ng b\u1ecb m\u1ea5t r\u1ed3i. - M\u1ea5t kh\u0103n tr\u1ea3i gi\u01b0\u1eddng! Qu\u00e1i l\u1ea1 ch\u01b0a? Ch\u00fa Silas v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3: - \u0110\u1ec3 h\u00f4m nay t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111i b\u1ecbt c\u00e1c l\u1ed7 ngay. - Th\u00f4i \u0111i \u00f4ng. Chu\u1ed9t n\u00e0o \u0111i tha kh\u0103n tr\u1ea3i gi\u01b0\u1eddng? M\u1ea5t \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u? Lize! - Th\u01b0a b\u00e0, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1ea1. H\u00f4m qua, n\u00f3 c\u00f2n \u1edf tr\u00ean d\u00e2y ph\u01a1i, m\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y m\u1ea5t r\u1ed3i, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n n\u1eefa. - Th\u1ebf n\u00e0y th\u00ec lo\u1ea1n c\u1ea3 r\u1ed3i. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a h\u1ec1 th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf bao gi\u1edd, t\u1eeb thu\u1edf b\u00e9 \u0111\u1ebfn nay, \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi r\u1ed3i kh\u0103n tr\u1ea3i","gi\u01b0\u1eddng; r\u1ed3i th\u00eca; r\u1ed3i... M\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o: - Th\u01b0a b\u00e0, l\u1ea1i m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t ch\u00e2n n\u1ebfn b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ed3ng n\u1eefa \u1ea1. - C\u00fat ngay \u0111i, \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u1ebft ti\u1ec7t, kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec tao n\u1ec7n cho b\u00e2y gi\u1edd. D\u00ec Saly gi\u1eadn s\u00f4i s\u00f9ng s\u1ee5c. T\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i kh\u1ea5n th\u1ea7m trong b\u1ee5ng, \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u1ebbn ra ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i trong r\u1eebng ch\u1edd cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed d\u1ecbu \u0111i m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u im l\u1eb7nh, s\u1ee3 s\u1ec7t. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, ch\u00fa Silas ng\u1ea9n ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra v\u00ec th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i th\u00eca \u1edf trong t\u00fai \u00e1o m\u00ecnh. D\u00ec Saly \u0111\u1ee9ng s\u1eefng l\u1ea1i, gi\u01a1 tay l\u00ean, h\u00e1 c\u1ea3 mi\u1ec7ng ra. C\u00f2n t\u00f4i th\u00ec ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n chui t\u1ecdt xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. D\u00ec Saly n\u00f3i: - T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ngay m\u00e0. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 \u00f4ng v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 trong t\u00fai \u00e1o. Kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eebng c\u0169ng c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa trong t\u00fai \u1ea5y. Sao n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c? - T\u00f4i th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0103n s\u00e1ng v\u00ec m\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ecdc kinh n\u00ean t\u00f4i b\u1ecf chi\u1ebfc th\u00eca v\u00e0o t\u00fai m\u00e0 c\u1ee9 ng\u1ee1 l\u00e0 quy\u1ec3n th\u00e1nh kinh. \u0110\u1ec3 t\u00f4i \u0111i xem n\u00e0o, n\u1ebfu cu\u1ed1n kinh c\u00f3 c\u00f2n \u1edf ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u00f3 hay kh\u00f4ng. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf cu\u1ed1n kinh xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eb7t l\u00ean c\u00e1i th\u00eca, v\u00e0... - \u00d4i th\u00f4i, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e3y \u0111i \u0111i, \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 ai \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n t\u00f4i trong khi t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u0111i\u00ean ti\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2y. N\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 d\u00ec \u1ea5y ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i nh\u1ecf m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh th\u00f4i th\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 nghe th\u1ea5y r\u1ed3i, hu\u1ed1ng h\u1ed3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y l\u1ea1i qu\u00e1t th\u00e1o l\u00ean th\u1ebf n\u1eefa th\u00ec gi\u00e1 c\u00f3 ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i c\u0169ng nh\u1ecfm d\u1eady m\u00e0 nghe. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i qua ph\u00f2ng ng\u1ee7, th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng ch\u00fa c\u1ea5t m\u0169 \u0111i l\u00ean, c\u00e1i \u0111inh thuy\u1ec1n gi\u1eaft \u1edf m\u0169 r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng s\u00e0n nh\u00e0. Ch\u00fa \u1ea5y ch\u1ec9 l\u1eb3ng l\u1eb7ng nh\u1eb7t l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 v\u00e0o c\u00e1i thanh m\u1eafc \u00e1o, kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u00e0 c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf b\u01b0\u1edbc ra. Tom th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf m\u1edbi l\u1ea1i nh\u1edb ra c\u00e1i th\u00eca. N\u00f3 n\u00f3i: - Th\u00f4i, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tin c\u1eady m\u00e0 g\u1eedi \u0111\u1ed3 qua ch\u00fa \u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2u. Nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0 ch\u00fa \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m \u01a1n cho m\u00ecnh v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n c\u00e1i th\u00eca m\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft, cho n\u00ean ch\u00fang ta c\u0169ng n\u00ean t\u1ea1 \u01a1n ch\u00fa \u1ea5y b\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c \u0111i b\u1ecbt \u0111i c\u00e1c hang chu\u1ed9t. \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi h\u1ea7m c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u hang chu\u1ed9t n\u00ean ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 m\u1edbi b\u1ecbt h\u1ebft, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1ecbt r\u1ea5t c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn. B\u1ed7ng c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng ch\u00e2n b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean c\u1ea7u thang ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1ed9i t\u1eaft ph\u1ee5t \u0111\u00e8n v\u00e0 n\u1ea5p v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7. Ch\u00fa Silas \u0111\u1ebfn, tay c\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y n\u1ebfn, m\u1ed9t tay c\u1ea7m c\u00e1c th\u1ee9 d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee5, m\u1eb7t th\u1eabn th\u1edd. Ch\u00fa \u1ea5y \u0111i v\u00f2ng t\u1eeb hang chu\u1ed9t n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn hang chu\u1ed9t kh\u00e1c. R\u1ed3i ch\u00fa \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i m\u1ea5y ph\u00fat suy ngh\u0129. Ch\u00fa \u1ea5y m\u00ea m\u1ea9n b\u01b0\u1edbc ra ph\u00eda c\u1ea7u thang, mi\u1ec7ng l\u1ea9m b\u1ea9m: - M\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecbt nh\u1eefng l\u1ed7 n\u00e0y t\u1eeb bao gi\u1edd. M\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i \u0111i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Saly ngay b\u00e2y gi\u1edd, v\u00e0 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf th\u00ec m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u00e1ng tr\u00e1ch v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n chu\u1ed9t c\u1ea3. Nh\u01b0ng th\u00f4i, c\u00f3 n\u00f3i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng \u00edch g\u00ec. Ch\u00fa \u1ea5y v\u1eeba \u0111i l\u00ean b\u1eadc thang th\u00ec ch\u00fang t\u00f4i chu\u1ed3n theo ra. Ch\u00fa \u1ea5y bao gi\u1edd c\u0169ng d\u1ec5 th\u01b0\u1eddng. Tom r\u1ea5t b\u0103n kho\u0103n kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 c\u00e1i th\u00eca. Suy ngh\u0129 m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, n\u00f3 d\u1eb7n t\u00f4i b\u00e2y gi\u1edd ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1edd \u1edf ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ec3 r\u1ed5 th\u00eca cho t\u1edbi khi d\u00ec Saly t\u1edbi. Tom \u0111\u1ebfm th\u00eca \u0111\u1ec3 ra m\u1ed9t b\u00ean, r\u1ed3i th\u00ec chu\u1ed3n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i v\u00e0o tay \u00e1o. R\u1ed3i th\u1eb1ng Tom n\u00f3i: - Di Saly, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 ch\u00edn c\u00e1i th\u00eca th\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2y. D\u00ec \u1ea5y b\u1ea3o: - Th\u00f4i ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1eebng qu\u1ea5y r\u1ea7y d\u00ec n\u1eefa. D\u00ec bi\u1ebft r\u1ed3i, ch\u00ednh d\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfm r\u1ed3i. - D\u00ec \u1ea1, ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfm l\u1ea1i hai l\u1ea7n m\u00e0 v\u1eabn ch\u1ec9 th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 ch\u00edn c\u00e1i th\u00f4i. D\u00ec \u1ea5y c\u00f3 v\u1ebb s\u1ed1t ru\u1ed9t kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa, nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ebfm l\u1ea1i. \u0110\u1ebfm xong, d\u00ec \u1ea5y b\u1ea3o: - \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 ch\u00edn c\u00e1i - Qu\u00e1i l\u1ea1 ch\u01b0a, \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfm l\u1ea1i n\u1eefa xem n\u00e0o. T\u00f4i kh\u1ebd th\u1ea3 tay b\u1ecf tr\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i c\u00e1i th\u00eca t\u00f4i \u0111ang c\u1ea7m, r\u1ed3i sau khi c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfm xong m\u1edbi n\u00f3i: - M\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00e1i \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ed3i! D\u00ec \u1ea5y v\u1eeba m\u1eebng r\u1ee1 l\u1ea1i v\u1eeba lo ng\u1ea1i. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i th\u1eb1ng Tom l\u1ea1i b\u1ea3o: - Kh\u00f4ng, d\u00ec \u01a1i, l\u00e0m g\u00ec c\u00f3 m\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00e1i? - Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y d\u00ec v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ebfm hay sao? - Ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft, nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0...","- \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c, di \u0111\u1ebfm l\u1ea1i nh\u00e9. T\u00f4i l\u1ea1i th\u1ee7 \u0111i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i, \u0111\u1ebfm xong l\u1ea1i ch\u1ec9 th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 ch\u00edn c\u00e1i nh\u01b0 l\u00fac n\u00e3y. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 d\u00ec \u1ea5y t\u1ee9c qu\u00e1 s\u1eafp \u0111i\u00ean th\u1eadt. Nh\u01b0ng d\u00ec \u1ea5y v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfm \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfm l\u1ea1i m\u00e3i, \u0111\u1ebfm trong r\u1ed5 r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfm ng\u00f2ai r\u1ed5, l\u00fac th\u00ec \u0111\u1ee7, l\u00fac th\u00ec thi\u1ebfu. T\u1ee9c qu\u00e1, d\u00ec \u1ea5y c\u1ea7m c\u00e1i r\u1ed5 th\u00eca qu\u0103ng ra g\u00f3c nh\u00e0, v\u0103ng c\u1ea3 v\u00e0o con m\u00e8o \u0111ang n\u1eb1m \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ed3i qu\u00e1t bon t\u00f4i c\u00fat \u0111i \u0111\u1ec3 cho d\u00ec \u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00ean. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i th\u00eca v\u00e0 b\u1ecf v\u00e0o t\u00fai \u00e1o l\u00e0m b\u1ebfp c\u1ee7a d\u00ec trong l\u00fac d\u00ec \u0111ang qu\u00e1t th\u00e1o \u0111u\u1ed5i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i. \u0110\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n tr\u01b0a th\u00ec Jim nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea3 c\u00e1i th\u00eca l\u1eabn c\u00e1i \u0111inh. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t th\u00fa v\u1ecb v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y. N\u00f3 b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng sau khi c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfm nh\u01b0 v\u1eady trong ba ng\u00e0y n\u1eefa th\u00ec d\u00ec \u1ea5y s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e0nh ch\u1ecbu b\u1ecf, v\u00e0 ai c\u00f2n b\u1ea3o c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfm n\u1eefa th\u00ec d\u00ec \u1ea5y gi\u1ebft c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft ch\u1eebng. \u0110\u00eam \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i v\u1eaft c\u00e1i kh\u0103n tr\u1ea3i gi\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00ean d\u00e2y th\u00e9p nh\u01b0 c\u0169 v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1nh c\u1eafp m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc kh\u00e1c trong t\u1ee7. R\u1ed3i b\u1ecf l\u1ea1i, r\u00f4i l\u1ea5y \u0111i, c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady li\u1ec1n m\u1ea5y ng\u00e0y, cho \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac d\u00ec \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0 c\u00f3 bao nhi\u00eau kh\u0103n n\u1eefa, r\u1ed3i kh\u00f4ng bu\u1ed3n \u0111\u1ebfm xem c\u00f3 bao nhi\u00eau c\u00e1i n\u1eefa. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i y\u00ean tr\u00ed. Y\u00ean tr\u00ed v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i \u00e1o, c\u00e1i kh\u0103n v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y n\u1ebfn, nh\u1edd c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n con b\u00e9, chuy\u1ec7n chu\u1ed9t v\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ebfm l\u1eabn, c\u00f2n c\u00e1i ch\u00e2n n\u1ebfn b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y n\u00f3i g\u00ec. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i ch\u1eafc c\u0169ng s\u1ebd n\u1ed5 ra. Nh\u01b0ng l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh th\u1eadt l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng tr\u00ecnh. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i g\u1eb7p h\u1ebft kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n kh\u00e1c m\u1edbi l\u00e0m xong c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh \u1ea5y. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111em v\u00e0o r\u1eebng, n\u1ea5u trong \u0111\u00f3 n\u1ea5u xong r\u1ea5t th\u00edch ch\u00ed. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m trong m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 xong \u0111\u00e2u. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ebfn ba c\u00e1i ch\u1eadu \u0111\u1ea7y b\u1ed9t, b\u1ecb b\u1ecfng kh\u1eafp ng\u01b0\u1eddi, m\u1eaft cay x\u00e8. Sau c\u00f9ng, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 ra l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i nh\u00e9t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1i thang d\u00e2y v\u00e0o trong b\u00e1nh \u0111\u00e3. \u0110\u00eam sau ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u00f2 v\u00e0o ch\u1ed7 Jim, l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i kh\u0103n tr\u1ea3i gi\u01b0\u1eddng x\u00e9 nh\u1ecf ra h\u00ecnh nhi\u1ec1u s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y xe l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi nhau, cho \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n s\u00e1ng, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i d\u00e2y th\u1eebng r\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eb9p, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ee9c n\u1eb7ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi. G\u1ea7n tr\u01b0a, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ra ng\u00f2ai r\u1eebng, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng nh\u00e9t v\u00e0o trong b\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. D\u00e2y l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea3 c\u00e1i kh\u0103n tr\u1ea3i gi\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf th\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh m\u1edbi ch\u1ee9a n\u1ed5i, m\u00e0 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n th\u1eeba \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00e0 cho v\u00e0o s\u00fap, v\u00e0o n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ea5m n\u1eefa m\u1edbi h\u1ebft. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft l\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u1ed1t nh\u00e9t cho \u0111\u1ee7 v\u00e0o c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh, ch\u1ed7 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1ee9t c\u1ea3 \u0111i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111un n\u1ea5u g\u00ec b\u1eb1ng ch\u1eadu, v\u00ec s\u1ee3 thi\u1ebfc ch\u1ea3y. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fa Silas l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u00f4ng \u1ea5p b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ed3ng m\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t qu\u00fd, v\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a t\u1ed5 ti\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i, c\u00f3 c\u00e1n b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7, t\u1eeb b\u00ean Anh g\u1eedi sang, ch\u00fa \u1ea5y \u0111em c\u1ea5t gi\u1ea5u \u1edf t\u1eadn tr\u00ean khoang d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u00e1i nh\u00e0 c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t l\u00f4 nh\u1eefng b\u00ecnh, l\u1ecd v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb kh\u00e1c. Th\u1ef1c ra n\u00f3 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 l\u00e0 m\u1ea5y, nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec n\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 c\u1ed5 n\u00ean coi tr\u1ecdng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady th\u00f4i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea5y \u0111em ra ng\u00f2ai r\u1eebng, n\u1ea5u c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t th\u00ec b\u1ecfng, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh sau th\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea5y ra lau ch\u00f9i, l\u1ea5y b\u1ed9t x\u00e1t \u0111i m\u1ed9t l\u01b0\u1ee3t, cho l\u00ean b\u1ebfp than, r\u1ed3i ch\u1ea5t nh\u1eefng m\u1ea9u gi\u1ea5y v\u1ee5n v\u00e0o, \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1ed9t c\u1ee5c b\u1ed9t \u01b0\u1edbt, \u0111\u1eady n\u1eafp l\u1ea1i, cho than h\u1ed3ng l\u00ean tr\u00ean n\u1eafp. Sau \u0111\u1ee9ng xa h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t th\u01b0\u1edbc, tay c\u1ea7m c\u00e1i c\u00e1n d\u00e0i, ngu\u1ed9i m\u00e1t, v\u00e0 m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m ph\u00fat sau \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh tr\u00f4ng r\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eb9p m\u1eaft. Nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o \u0103n chi\u1ebfc b\u00e1nh \u1ea5y s\u1ebd b\u1ecb \u0111au d\u1ea1 d\u00e0y n\u1eb1m li\u1ec7t. L\u00fac ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eb7t c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh c\u00f3 ma qu\u1ef7 \u1ea5y v\u00e0o trong n\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111em cho Jim th\u00ec Nat kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m nh\u00ecn. R\u1ed3i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec3 ba c\u00e1i \u0111\u0129a s\u1eaft xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5y n\u1ed3i, d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u00e1c th\u1ee9c \u0103n kh\u00e1c. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 Jim c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 c\u00e1c th\u1ee9 r\u1ed3i. V\u1eeba nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 Jim b\u1ebb ngay b\u00e1nh ra l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i d\u00e2y gi\u1ea5u xu\u1ed1ng \u1ed5 r\u1ea1, r\u1ed3i v\u1ea1ch m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u l\u00ean \u0111\u0129a s\u1eaft n\u00e9m qua l\u1ed7 c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 ra ngo\u00e0i.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng XXXVIII Jim b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c kh\u1eafc ch\u1eef l\u00e0 kh\u00f3 h\u01a1n c\u1ea3. Nh\u01b0ng Tom nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1eaft Jim ph\u1ea3i vi\u1ebft. T\u00f9 nh\u00e2n ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i b\u00fat t\u00edch c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u00ean t\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u01b0u l\u1ea1i v\u1ec1 sau, c\u1ea3 huy hi\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh n\u1eefa. Jim n\u00f3i: - C\u1eadu Tom \u01a1i, t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 huy hi\u1ec7u ri\u00eang g\u00ec c\u1ea3 m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed7i c\u00e1i \u00e1o n\u00e0y c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0a cho v\u00e0 t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i vi\u1ebft nh\u1eadt k\u00fd l\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 th\u00f4i. - Anh kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u g\u00ec c\u1ea3, Jim \u1ea1, huy hi\u1ec7u kh\u00e1c c\u01a1, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u00e2u. T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o: - Jim n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1ea5y. Anh ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 huy hi\u1ec7u n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u. Tom \u0111\u00e1p: - Tao bi\u1ebft, nh\u01b0ng Jim ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i huy hi\u1ec7u \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi ra kh\u1ecfi n\u01a1i n\u00e0y. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng Tom ng\u1ed3i b\u00f3p tr\u00e1n ngh\u0129 ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i huy hi\u1ec7u cho Jim. L\u00e1t sau, n\u00f3 b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 ra r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft n\u00ean ch\u1ecdn l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i n\u00e0o. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, n\u00f3 ch\u1ecdn l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ki\u1ec3u v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o: - Tr\u00ean c\u00e1o huy hi\u1ec7u \u1ea5y v\u1ebd m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng tr\u00f2n xung quanh, ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u00ecnh ch\u00e9o m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng, c\u00f3 con ch\u00f3 n\u1eb1m, t\u1ecf ra l\u00e0 n\u00f4 l\u1ec7, d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n con ch\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1i x\u00edch, r\u1ed3i c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ec3 ghi c\u00f4ng tr\u1ea1ng m\u00e0u xanh l\u00e1 c\u00e2y, c\u00f3 r\u0103ng c\u01b0a xung quanh, m\u1ed9t h\u00ecnh ch\u1ee9 V m\u00e0u xanh l\u00e1 c\u00e2y \u1edf ph\u00eda tr\u00ean c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a huy hi\u1ec7u, ba \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng nghi\u00eang tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n m\u1ea7u xanh da tr\u1eddi v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u n\u00e9t ch\u1ea5m. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i bi\u1ec3u t\u01b0\u1ee3ng anh da \u0111en ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n v\u00e1c m\u1ed9t b\u1ecdc h\u00e0nh l\u00fd, c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i bi\u1ec3u t\u01b0\u1ee3ng hai th\u1eb1ng \u0111i theo gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1, t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 m\u00e0y v\u1edbi tao. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 n\u00f3 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft xong chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i huy hi\u1ec7u, b\u00e2y gi\u1edd n\u00f3 l\u00e0m n\u1ed1t c\u00e1i ph\u1ea7n c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i, t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 v\u1ea1ch ra m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i t\u1eeb bi\u1ec7t, b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng Jim ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, trong s\u00e1ch ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i th\u1ebf. N\u00f3 vi\u1ebft s\u1eb5n tr\u00ean m\u1ea9u gi\u1ea5y, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ecdc to l\u00ean: 1) N\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y, m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1i tim b\u1ecb giam c\u1ea7m \u0111ang tan v\u1ee1. 2) N\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y, m\u1ed9t t\u00f9 nh\u00e2n \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng, b\u1ecb cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi v\u00e0 b\u00e8 b\u1ea1n ru\u1ed3ng b\u1ecf, ph\u1ea3i s\u1ed1ng h\u00e9o hon, t\u00e0n t\u1ea1. 3) N\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y, m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1i tim c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n tan v\u1ee1, m\u1ed9t tinh th\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi sau ba m\u01b0\u01a1i b\u1ea3y n\u0103m b\u1ecb giam c\u1ea7m c\u00f4 qu\u1ea1nh. 4) N\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y, con c\u1ee7a Louis th\u1ee9 m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ed1n \u0111\u00e3 qua \u0111\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng nh\u00e0 c\u1eeda, kh\u00f4ng b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 th\u00e2n thu\u1ed9c, sau ba m\u01b0\u01a1i b\u1ea3y n\u0103m t\u00f9 \u0111\u1ea7y. Khi \u0111\u1ecdc nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3, gi\u1ecdng th\u1eb1ng Tom run l\u00ean v\u00ec x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng. L\u00fac \u0111\u1ecdc xong, n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft n\u00ean ch\u1ecdn c\u00e2u n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 cho Jim vi\u1ebft l\u00ean t\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00ec c\u00e2u n\u00e0o th\u1ea5y c\u0169ng hay c\u1ea3; sau c\u00f9ng n\u00f3 b\u1ea3o n\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 cho Jim vi\u1ebft t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ea5y c\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 l\u00ean. Jim n\u00f3i l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t n\u0103m anh ta m\u1edbi vi\u1ebft xong t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1eef, cho n\u00ean Tom s\u1ebd vi\u1ebft ra ngo\u00e0i, v\u00e0 h\u1eafn ch\u1ec9 vi\u1ec7c nh\u00ecn theo \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 v\u1ea1ch l\u00ean t\u01b0\u1eddng. R\u1ed3i n\u00f3 n\u00f3i: - Vi\u1ebft l\u00ean g\u1ed7 th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng \u1ed5n r\u1ed3i, v\u00ec trong th\u00e1p giam l\u00e0m g\u00ec c\u00f3 t\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7. Ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i kh\u1eafc ch\u1eef v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e1 m\u1edbi \u0111\u00fang. Jim b\u1ea3o kh\u1eafc tr\u00ean \u0111\u00e1 c\u00f2n kh\u00f3 h\u01a1n tr\u00ean g\u1ed7, nh\u01b0 v\u1eady c\u00f2n l\u00e2u h\u1eafn m\u1edbi kh\u1eafc xong m\u00e0 tr\u1ed1n ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Nh\u01b0ng Tom b\u1ea3o s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i gi\u00fap. R\u1ed3i n\u00f3 nh\u00ecn xem t\u00f4i v\u00e0 Jim vi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i. L\u00e0m c\u00e1i n\u00e0y th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c r\u1ea5t kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n v\u00e0 ch\u00e2m ch\u1ea1p, \u0111\u00f4i b\u00e0n tay t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111au l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng \u0111au h\u01a1n m\u00e0 c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng ti\u1ebfn th\u00eam ch\u00fat n\u00e0o. Tom n\u00f3i: - Tao ngh\u0129 ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch. Ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i \u0111i ki\u1ebfm m\u1ed9t h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m huy hi\u1ec7u v\u00e0 vi\u1ebft ch\u1eef lu\u00f4n. \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi x\u01b0\u1edfng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 xay r\u1ea5t l\u1edbn, ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a l\u00ean \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ed3i vi\u1ebft c\u00e1c th\u1ee9 v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u00f9ng n\u00f3 m\u00e0 m\u00e0i b\u00fat, m\u00e0i c\u01b0a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u00fd t\u01b0\u1edfng k\u00ec qu\u00e1i, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ra ngo\u00e0i v\u00e0 l\u1ea7n xu\u1ed1ng x\u01b0\u1edfng, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ec3 Jim \u1edf l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i khi\u00eang h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1","ra ngo\u00e0i r\u1ed3i l\u0103n v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, nh\u01b0ng n\u1eb7ng qu\u00e1, m\u1ea5y l\u1ea7n n\u00f3 su\u00fdt r\u1eddi d\u1eadp ch\u00e2n. Tom b\u1ea3o th\u1ebf n\u00e0o c\u0169ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9a b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1 r\u01a1i v\u00e0o ch\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi kh\u00eanh v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i. \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eeda \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i m\u1ec7t qu\u00e1, l\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ea3o, m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i ra \u01b0\u1edbt \u0111\u1eabm. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e0nh ph\u1ea3i g\u1ecdi Jim, Jim ng\u1ed3i d\u1eady v\u00e0 nh\u1eafc c\u00e1i d\u00e2y x\u00edch ra kh\u1ecfi ch\u00e2n gi\u01b0\u1eddng, b\u00f2 ra kh\u1ecfi l\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ec3 h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1, Jim v\u00e0 t\u00f4i nh\u1ea5c h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 l\u00ean, \u0111i nh\u1eb9 nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng, c\u00f2n th\u1eb1ng Tom th\u00ec ch\u1ec9 huy. N\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 huy \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c. N\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ee7 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9. C\u00e1i l\u1ed7 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e0o c\u0169ng kh\u00e1 to, nh\u01b0ng h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u1ecdt qua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, Jim c\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y cu\u1ed1c \u0111\u00e0o r\u1ed9ng th\u00eam ra. Tom l\u1ea5y \u0111inh v\u1ea1ch l\u00ean t\u1ea3ng \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o Jim \u0111\u1ee5c theo nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ea1ch. N\u00f3 b\u1ea3o Jim l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ebfn khi n\u00e0o n\u1ebfn t\u1eaft th\u00ec h\u00e3y \u0111i ng\u1ee7, \u0111em gi\u1ea5u h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi \u1ed5 r\u1ed3i n\u1eb1m l\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 ng\u1ee7. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i gi\u00fap Jim m\u1eafc l\u1ea1i c\u00e1i x\u00edch v\u00e0o ch\u00e2n gi\u01b0\u1eddng, r\u1ed3i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u0169ng s\u1eeda so\u1ea1n \u0111i ng\u1ee7. Nh\u01b0ng b\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean, th\u1eb1ng Tom l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i: - Trong n\u00e0y c\u00f3 con nh\u1ec7n n\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng, Jim? - Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3, c\u1eadu \u1ea1. - \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c, \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i \u0111i ki\u1ebfm m\u1ed9t \u00edt cho. - \u00d4i, t\u00f4i s\u1ee3 l\u1eafm. Th\u00e0 c\u00f3 r\u1eafn c\u00f2n h\u01a1n l\u00e0 nh\u1ec7n. Tom ngh\u0129 m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i ph\u00fat r\u1ed3i n\u00f3i: - M\u1ed9t \u00fd ki\u1ebfn hay \u0111\u1ea5y. Th\u1ebf anh \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u? - \u0110\u1ec3 c\u00e1i g\u00ec c\u01a1, c\u1eadu Tom? - Con r\u1eafn ch\u1ee9 c\u00e1i g\u00ec? - L\u1ea1y ch\u00faa, n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 con r\u1eafn b\u00f2 v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y th\u00ec t\u00f4i l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ee5i qua c\u00e1i l\u1ed7 t\u01b0\u1eddng kia m\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y th\u00f4i. - \u00d4i, Jim, anh \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 s\u1ee3 th\u1ebf. Anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 chinh ph\u1ee5c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3 ch\u1ee9? - Chinh ph\u1ee5c \u01b0? - Ph\u1ea3i, d\u1ec5 th\u00f4i. B\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 con v\u1eadt n\u00e0o m\u00e0 anh y\u00eau qu\u00fd n\u00f3 th\u00ec n\u00f3 c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft \u01a1n, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd n\u00f3 l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i anh. Anh c\u1ee9 th\u1eed xem. R\u1ed3i n\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 anh qu\u1ea5n n\u00f3 chung quanh c\u1ed5 v\u00e0 r\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3 v\u00e0o mi\u1ec7ng anh n\u1eefa c\u01a1. - T\u00f4i xin c\u1eadu, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m nghe \u0111\u00e2u! N\u00f3 s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0a c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3 v\u00e0o m\u1ed3m t\u00f4i \u01b0? Kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd. M\u00e0 h\u01a1n n\u1eefa, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n cho n\u00f3 ng\u1ee7 chung v\u1edbi t\u00f4i. - Jim, anh \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 ngu d\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. M\u1ed9t t\u00f9 nh\u00e2n ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con v\u1eadt \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m b\u1ea1n ch\u1ee9. T\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn nay, ch\u01b0a c\u00f3 ai nu\u00f4i r\u1eafn c\u1ea3, n\u00ean anh l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec c\u00e0ng v\u1ebb vang ch\u1ee9 sao. - C\u1eadu Tom \u01a1i, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n c\u00e1i v\u1ebb vang \u1ea5y. Con r\u1eafn s\u1ebd m\u1ed5 v\u00e0o t\u00f4i. Kh\u00f4ng, c\u1eadu \u1ea1, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m c\u00e1i chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3. - M\u1eb9 ki\u1ebfp, th\u1ebf anh kh\u00f4ng th\u1eed \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u01b0? T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n anh th\u1eed th\u00f4i. N\u1ebfu anh kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i gi\u1eef n\u00f3 m\u00e3i c\u01a1 m\u00e0! - Nh\u01b0ng trong l\u00fac t\u00f4i th\u1eed th\u00ec n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 c\u1eafn t\u00f4i r\u1ed3i c\u00f2n g\u00ec. C\u1eadu Tom \u01a1i, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u. N\u1ebfu c\u1eadu Huck m\u00e0 \u0111em m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y th\u00ec t\u00f4i b\u1ecf \u0111i ngay, nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh th\u1ebf. - \u1eeb, th\u00ec th\u00f4i v\u1eady. \u0110\u1ec3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ki\u1ebfm cho anh v\u00e0i ba con r\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed9c v\u1eady. - T\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, c\u1eadu Tom \u1ea1. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i th\u1eadt v\u1edbi c\u1eadu, ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y lo ng\u1ea1i v\u00e0 kh\u1ed5 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. - Th\u1ebf \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 chu\u1ed9t kh\u00f4ng? - Kh\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i ch\u1ea3 th\u1ea5y con n\u00e0o. - Th\u00f4i th\u1ebf ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ki\u1ebfm cho anh m\u1ea5y con chu\u1ed9t... - T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n chu\u1ed9t, c\u1eadu Tom \u1ea1. N\u00f3 l\u00e0 con v\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng gh\u00e9t nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 hay qu\u1ea5y nhi\u1ec5u ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta, tr\u00e8o c\u1ea3 l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi, c\u1eafn ch\u00e2n kh\u00f4ng cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ng\u1ee7. Th\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0a r\u1eafn th\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9, \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0a chu\u1ed9t v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ebfn chu\u1ed9t l\u00e0m g\u00ec. - Nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0 anh ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 chu\u1ed9t ch\u1ee9. Anh \u0111\u1eebng lo ng\u1ea1i, h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u1ea3. T\u00f9 nh\u00e2n kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 chu\u1ed9t, h\u1ecd hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n n\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u m\u01b0u m\u1eb9o, r\u1ed3i nh\u1eefng con chu\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh g\u1ea7n g\u0169i nh\u01b0 con ru\u1ed3i","v\u1eady. M\u00e0 anh l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i ch\u01a1i \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c cho ch\u00fang nghe n\u1eefa ch\u1ee9. Anh c\u00f3 c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u01a1i \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c kh\u00f4ng? - T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 c\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eaby v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3nh gi\u1ea5y, \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m c\u00e1i \u0111\u00e0n b\u00fang th\u00f4i. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn ch\u00fang n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch \u0111\u00e0n b\u00fang. - C\u00f3 ch\u1ee9. Ch\u00fang n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t th\u1ee9 \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c n\u00e0o. \u0110\u00e0n b\u00fang \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi chu\u1ed9t l\u00e0 t\u1ed1t l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i. Con v\u1eadt n\u00e0o c\u0169ng th\u00edch \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c, m\u00e0 trong nh\u00e0 giam th\u00ec n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng \u01b0a n\u1eefa, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 nh\u1ea1c bu\u1ed3n th\u1ea3m. Chu\u1ed9t n\u00f3 th\u00edch l\u1eafm. N\u00f3 s\u1ebd b\u00f2 ra xem anh c\u00f3 c\u00e1i g\u00ec l\u1ea1 th\u1ebf. Ban \u0111\u00eam, tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111i ng\u1ee7 v\u00e0 bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng s\u1edbm ng\u1ee7 d\u1eady, anh ph\u1ea3i ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac v\u00e0 ch\u01a1i c\u00e1i \u0111\u00e0n b\u00fang \u1ea5y. Anh ch\u01a1i \u0111\u1ed9 hai ph\u00fat th\u00ec anh s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee7 c\u00e1c th\u1ee9 chu\u1ed9t, r\u1eafn, nh\u1ec7n v... v... n\u00f3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y bu\u1ed3n thay cho anh v\u00e0 s\u1ebd k\u00e9o t\u1edbi chung quanh anh. -V\u00e2ng, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng l\u00fac n\u00e0y t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u g\u00ec c\u1ea3, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng l\u00e0m theo n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd l\u00e0m cho nh\u1eefng con v\u1eadt \u1ea5y b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec l\u00f4i th\u00f4i \u1edf trong nh\u00e0 c\u1ea3. Tom ngh\u0129 th\u00eam m\u1ed9t l\u00fac n\u1eefa xem c\u00f2n c\u00f3 g\u00ec kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng, r\u1ed3i n\u00f3 n\u00f3i: - C\u00f2n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i n\u1eefa t\u00f4i qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t. Anh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1ed1ng hoa \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng? - T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Nh\u01b0ng trong n\u00e0y t\u1ed1i l\u1eafm, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i th\u00ec c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n hoa, ch\u1ec9 r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i th\u00eam. - Anh c\u1ee9 th\u1eed xem sao. Nh\u1eefng t\u00f9 nh\u00e2n kh\u00e1c h\u1ecd c\u0169ng tr\u1ed3ng hoa m\u00e0. - \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 tr\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hoa \u0111u\u00f4i m\u00e8o, nh\u01b0ng tr\u1ed3ng n\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng b\u00f5 c\u00f4ng. - Anh \u0111\u1eebng t\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ebf. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd t\u00ecm cho anh m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y con, v\u00e0 anh tr\u1ed3ng n\u00f3 v\u00e0o g\u00f3c nh\u00e0 kia k\u00eca. \u0110\u1eebng g\u1ecdi n\u00f3 l\u00e1 hoa \u0111u\u00f4i m\u00e8o, ph\u1ea3i g\u1ecdi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 Pitchiola m\u1edbi \u0111\u00fang. V\u00e0 anh ph\u1ea3i t\u01b0\u1edbi cho n\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft. - Sao th\u1ebf? \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y t\u00f4i c\u00f3 kh\u1ed1i n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u01b0a. - Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u01b0\u1edbi b\u1eb1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u01b0a, anh ph\u1ea3i t\u01b0\u1edbi b\u1eb1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft. Ai c\u0169ng l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady m\u00e0. - C\u1eadu Tom \u01a1i, th\u1ebf th\u00ec c\u00e2y hoa \u1ea5y s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft m\u1ea5t th\u00f4i, v\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y khi t\u00f4i kh\u00f3c. Tom l\u00fang t\u00fang ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft n\u00f3i g\u00ec. Nh\u01b0ng sau m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i suy ngh\u0129, n\u00f3 b\u1ea3o Jim l\u1ea5y c\u1ee7 h\u00e0nh b\u00f4i v\u00e0o m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft. N\u00f3 h\u1ee9a r\u1eb1ng s\u1ebd nh\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t c\u1ee7 h\u00e0nh r\u1ed3i bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng s\u1ebd ng\u1ea7m b\u1ecf v\u00e0o trong b\u00ecnh c\u00e0 ph\u00ea c\u1ee7a Jim, Jim b\u1ea3o nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf th\u00ec s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u00f9i h\u00e0nh \u1edf trong c\u00e0 ph\u00ea, r\u1ed3i Jim k\u00eau ca c\u00e1c k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch c\u1ee7a Tom, n\u00e0o l\u00e0 tr\u1ed3ng c\u00e2y hoa \u0111u\u00f4i m\u00e8o, \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u00e0n cho chu\u1ed9t nghe, vu\u1ed1t ve r\u1eafn, nh\u1ec7n, ngo\u00e0i ra l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i m\u00e0i b\u00fat, r\u1ed3i kh\u1eafc ch\u1eef v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e1, r\u1ed3i vi\u1ebft nh\u1eadt k\u00fd v... v... th\u1eadt l\u00e0 r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i, phi\u1ec1n nhi\u1ec5u. H\u1eafn n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i khi\u1ebfn th\u1eb1ng Tom c\u0169ng n\u1ea3n ch\u00ed. Tom b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 ra bao nhi\u00eau th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m cho Jim \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1ed5i danh, th\u1ebf m\u00e0 Jim c\u00f2n k\u00eau ca th\u1eadt l\u00e0 u\u1ed5ng c\u00f4ng. Nghe v\u1eady, Jim h\u1ed1i h\u1eadn v\u00e0 t\u1eeb nay Jim s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u01b0 x\u1eed nh\u01b0 v\u1eady n\u1eefa. Sau \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i v\u00e0 Tom tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 ph\u00f2ng \u0111i ng\u1ee7.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng XXXIX Bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u00e0o l\u00e0ng mua m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u1eaby chu\u1ed9t r\u1ed3i \u0111em xu\u1ed1ng nh\u00e0. Ch\u1ec9 trong \u0111\u1ed9 m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1edbi m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m con to b\u1ef1. R\u1ed3i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111em c\u1ea5t c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi g\u1ea7m gi\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00ec Saly. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u0111i t\u00ecm b\u1eaft nh\u1ec7n th\u00ec th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 Tomas Phelps tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i b\u1eaby chu\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00f3, n\u00f3 m\u1edf ra xem. C\u1ea3 l\u0169 chu\u1ed9t ch\u1ea1y ra to\u00e1n lo\u1ea1n, v\u1eeba l\u00fac \u1ea5y, d\u00ec Saly b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 th\u00ec th\u1ea5y d\u00ec \u1ea5y \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u gi\u01b0\u1eddng k\u00eau la \u1ea7m \u0129, c\u00f2n l\u0169 chu\u1ed9t th\u00ec ch\u1ea1y th\u1ee5c m\u1ea1ng. D\u00ec l\u1ea5y roi \u0111\u00e1nh hai \u0111\u1ee9a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t l\u0169 nh\u1ec7n, r\u1ec7p, \u1ebfch nh\u00e1i, s\u00e2u b\u1ecd, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f2n mu\u1ed1n l\u1ea5y c\u1ea3 t\u1ed5 ong b\u1ea7u v\u1ebd, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng. C\u1ea3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh ong c\u00f2n \u0111ang \u1edf trong t\u1ed5. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u1edd m\u00e3i, \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1ee5ng l\u00e0m cho ch\u00fang m\u1ec7t l\u1eed r\u1ed3i b\u1eaft. Nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1ecf \u0111i t\u00ecm r\u1eafn, b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e1i ch\u1ee5c con r\u1eafn c\u1ecf, b\u1ecf v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u1ecb r\u1ed3i \u0111em v\u1ec1 bu\u1ed3ng. V\u1eeba l\u00fac \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ec1n gi\u1edd \u0103n c\u01a1m t\u1ed1i. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1i b\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng bu\u1ed9c ch\u1eb7t \u1edf tr\u00ean mi\u1ec7ng th\u00e0nh ra r\u1eafn b\u00f2 \u0111i h\u1ebft. Ch\u1ed1c ch\u1ed1c l\u1ea1i th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t con t\u1eeb tr\u00ean tr\u1ea7n nh\u00e0 r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng. M\u00e0 n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i r\u01a1i v\u00e0o \u0111\u0129a th\u1ee9c \u0103n, v\u00e0o l\u01b0ng, v\u00e0o g\u00e1y m\u00ecnh. Con n\u00e0o tr\u00f4ng c\u0169ng \u0111\u1eb9p, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi d\u00ec Saly th\u00ec kh\u00e1c. D\u00ec \u1ea5y th\u1ea5y r\u1eafn th\u00ec kinh t\u1edfm l\u1eafm. M\u1ed7i khi c\u00f3 con r\u1eafn r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng d\u00ec \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i r\u00fa l\u00ean v\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y m\u1ea5t h\u00fat. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 n\u00e0o m\u00e0 s\u1ee3 r\u1eafn nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 sau khi c\u00e1i \u0111\u00e1m r\u1eafn m\u1edbi \u0111i ra h\u1ebft kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0. D\u00ec Saly v\u1eabn c\u00f2n s\u1ee3. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 l\u1ea1, nh\u01b0ng th\u1eb1ng Tom n\u00f3 b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 ai c\u0169ng th\u1ebf c\u1ea3. C\u1ee9 m\u1ed7i khi c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn b\u00f2 qua ch\u1ed7 d\u00ec \u1ea5y th\u00ec ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb n\u00e9m m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn \u0111\u00f2n. T\u00f4i th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng s\u1ee3 \u0111\u00f2n, v\u00ec n\u00f3 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn g\u00ec. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 ng\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i \u0111i b\u1eaft l\u0169 r\u1eafn kh\u00e1c. Ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 c\u00e1i bu\u1ed3ng n\u00e0o l\u1ea1i vui nh\u01b0 c\u00e1i bu\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a Jim khi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng con \u1ea5y b\u00f2 ra nghe \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh Jim. Jim kh\u00f4ng l\u00fac n\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00ean t\u00e2n m\u00e0 ch\u1edbp m\u1eaft, khi nh\u1eefng con r\u1eafn ng\u1ee7 th\u00ec chu\u1ed9t l\u1ea1i b\u00f2 ra, khi chu\u1ed9t quay v\u00e0o th\u00ec r\u1eafn l\u1ea1i ra g\u00e1c cho n\u00ean l\u00fac n\u00e0o Jim c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u1ecdn \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n, m\u1ed9t b\u1ecdn \u1edf tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u; Jim \u0111\u1ecbnh t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 kh\u00e1c n\u1eb1m th\u00ec l\u0169 nh\u1ec7n l\u1ea1i b\u00f2 t\u1edbi. H\u1eafn b\u1ea3o n\u1ebfu m\u00e0 h\u1eafn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tho\u00e1t ra l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y th\u00ec s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd mu\u00f4n l\u00e0m t\u00f9 nh\u00e2n n\u1eefa, c\u00f3 tr\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n h\u1eafn c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng thi\u1ebft. Ba tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 sau, m\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ec1u \u1ed5n c\u1ea3. Chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u01b0a v\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u1edbc, m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con chu\u1ed9t c\u1eafn th\u00ec Jim l\u1ea1i nh\u1ed5m d\u1eady vi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t d\u00f2ng nh\u1eadt k\u00fd; khi m\u1ef1c c\u00f2n \u01b0\u1edbt, b\u00fat \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m xong, ch\u1eef v\u00e0 d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u \u0111\u00e3 kh\u1eafc c\u1ea3 l\u00ean h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 xay; ch\u00e2n gi\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00e3 c\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee9t l\u00e0m \u0111\u00f4i, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i \u0103n h\u1ebft m\u00f9n c\u01b0a. L\u00e0m xong c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1ecb \u0111au b\u1ee5ng d\u1eef d\u1ed9i t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 s\u1eafp ch\u1ebft. Ch\u00fa Silas \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5y l\u1ea7n vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ed3n \u0111i\u1ec1n \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi Orleans \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e1o cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ean \u0111em anh da \u0111en \u1ea5y v\u1ec1, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, v\u00ec \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed3n \u0111i\u1ec1n \u1ea5y. Sau c\u00f9ng, ch\u00fa \u1ea5y b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng s\u1ebd \u0111\u0103ng tin Jim l\u00ean b\u00e1o St Louis v\u00e0 Orleans. Khi ch\u00fa \u1ea5y nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn St Louis l\u00e0m t\u00f4i gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1nh to\u00e1t c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi. L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 th\u1eb1ng Tom quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 n\u1eb7c danh. - L\u00e0 c\u00e1i g\u00ec? - T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi. - L\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e1o cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta bi\u1ebft \u0111ang c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec. Khi tr\u01b0\u1edbc, Louis th\u1ee9 m\u01b0\u1eddi s\u00e1u \u0111\u1ecbnh tr\u1ed1n kh\u1ecfi ng\u1ee5c th\u00ec c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i h\u1ea7u c\u1eadn l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3. Th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb giam \u0111\u1ed5i qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o cho con, m\u1eb9 th\u00ec \u1edf l\u1ea1i, c\u00f2n ng\u01b0\u1eddi con th\u00ec c\u1ea3i trang m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o m\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1ed1n ra. Ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh c\u0169ng l\u00e0m th\u1ebf. - Nh\u01b0ng vi\u1ec7c ph\u1ea3i b\u00e1o cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o bi\u1ebft th\u00ec m\u1eb7c h\u1ecd. - Tao bi\u1ebft r\u1ed3i, nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng b\u00e1o cho h\u1ecd bi\u1ebft th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ai v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec can thi\u1ec7p \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh c\u1ea3. Th\u00e0nh ra t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3 kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb g\u00ec, kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129a l\u00fd n\u00e0o h\u1ebft \u01b0? - Tao l\u1ea1i th\u00edch th\u1ebf. N\u00f3 nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i d\u00e8 b\u1ec9u. - M\u00e0y \u0111\u1eebng n\u00f3i n\u1eefa cho tao nh\u1edd. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i:","Tao kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u00e2u, m\u00e0y l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Th\u1ebf m\u00e0y t\u00ecm \u0111\u00e2u ra ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ea7u g\u00e1i \u1ea5y? - M\u00e0y s\u1ebd l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ea7u g\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3. Gi\u1eefa n\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam, m\u00e0y lu\u1ed3n v\u00e0o v\u00e0 m\u1eb7c \u00e1o v\u00e0ng \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0o. - Th\u1ebf th\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, nh\u01b0ng tao m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o c\u1ee7a tao th\u1ebf n\u00e0y th\u00ec c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u01b0 v\u00e0o ch\u1ee9 sao? - Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf th\u00ec m\u00e0y l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng ra ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ea7u g\u00e1i c\u1eadn n\u1eefa. - Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 ai nh\u00ecn tao \u0111\u00e2u? - Ch\u1eb3ng sao. M\u00ecnh l\u00e0m l\u00e0 v\u00ec nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ee5, ch\u1ee9 vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i lo ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 ai tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng. M\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u g\u00ec c\u1ea3 \u01b0? - \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c, tao l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ea7u g\u00e1i, th\u1ebf c\u00f2n ai l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a Jim? - Tao l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 Jim. Tao s\u1ebd m\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u00e1o c\u1ee7a d\u00ec Saly. - \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u1eady l\u00fac tao v\u00e0 Jim tr\u1ed1n \u0111i, m\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i \u1edf l\u1ea1i trong nh\u00e0 giam \u0111\u00f3. - Kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3. Tao s\u1ebd nh\u00e9t r\u01a1m r\u1ea1 v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7y qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o Jim v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng gi\u1ea3 l\u00e0m m\u1eb9 h\u1eafn. Jim s\u1ebd m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o c\u1ee7a d\u00ec Saly tao \u0111em \u0111\u1ebfn, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 ba ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh c\u00f9ng tr\u1ed1n. Khi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f9 nh\u00e2n v\u00e0o lo\u1ea1i n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng tr\u1ed1n \u0111i, th\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta g\u1ecdi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 v\u01b0\u1ee3t ng\u1ee5c. Th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i Tom vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 n\u1eb7c danh, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i m\u1eb7c c\u00e1i \u00e1o v\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 v\u00e0o, \u0111em th\u01b0 n\u1eb7c danh \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e9t xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u1eeda, \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 th\u1eb1ng Tom d\u1eb7n. Th\u01b0 vi\u1ebft: Ch\u00fa \u00fd: S\u1eafp c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n l\u1edbn x\u1ea3y ra. Ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd cho k\u1ef9. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n v\u00f4 danh. \u0110\u00eam sau, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i d\u00e1n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i tranh \u0111o th\u1eb1ng Tom v\u1ebd, b\u1eb1ng m\u00e1u c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i s\u1ecd ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi hai c\u00e1i x\u01b0\u01a1ng ch\u00e9o r\u00e1n \u1edf c\u1eeda tr\u01b0\u1edbc. V\u00e0 \u0111\u00eam t\u1edbi n\u1eefa l\u1ea1i d\u00e1n \u1edf c\u1eeda sau v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i tranh v\u1ebd quan t\u00e0i. C\u1ea3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec1u run s\u1ee3. C\u00e1nh c\u1eeda \u0111\u00f3ng m\u1ea1nh c\u0169ng l\u00e0m cho g\u00ec Saly gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh. D\u00ec \u1ea5y s\u1ee3 kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m \u0111i ng\u1ee7 nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i ra. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t. S\u00e1ng s\u1edbm h\u00f4m sau v\u1eeba l\u00fac tr\u1eddi r\u1ea1ng th\u00ec ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 vi\u1ebft xong b\u1ee9c th\u01b0 n\u1eefa v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 l\u1ea5y l\u00e0m l\u1ea1 r\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u t\u1ea1i sao m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i t\u00e0i th\u1ebf. \u0110\u1ebfn b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i, h\u1ecd n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng m\u1ea5y anh da \u0111en s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ee9ng g\u00e1c su\u1ed1t \u0111\u00eam \u1edf c\u1ea3 hai c\u1eeda \u0111\u1eb1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc, \u0111\u1eb1ng sau nh\u00e0. Th\u1eb1ng Tom t\u1ee5t xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e8n d\u00e1n c\u00e1i th\u01b0 \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0o g\u00e1y anh da \u0111en r\u1ed3i quay l\u00ean. Th\u01b0 vi\u1ebft th\u1ebf n\u00e0y: \u201c\u0110\u1eebng ph\u1ea3n b\u1ed9i l\u1ea1i t\u00f4i, t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i. Hi\u1ec7n nay, \u0111ang c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t to\u00e1n gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ea5t nguy hi\u1ec3m s\u1ebd c\u01b0\u1edbp t\u00ean da \u0111en ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd khuy\u00ean ng\u00e0i \u0111\u1eebng ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n h\u1ecd. T\u00f4i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong to\u00e1n h\u1ecd, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n t\u1eeb b\u1ecf ch\u00fang v\u00e0 s\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1eddi l\u01b0\u01a1ng thi\u1ec7n, cho n\u00ean t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n b\u00e1o cho ng\u00e0i bi\u1ebft. H\u1ecd s\u1ebd t\u1eeb ph\u00eda B\u1eafc \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng, qua h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o, v\u00e0o \u0111\u00fang n\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam, mang theo m\u1ed9t ch\u00eca kh\u00f3a gi\u1ea3 v\u00e0o bu\u1ed3ng t\u00ean da \u0111en \u0111\u1ec3 c\u01b0\u1edbp h\u1eafn ra. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ee9ng g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3, n\u1ebfu th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 g\u00ec nguy hi\u1ec3m th\u00ec t\u00f4i th\u1ed5i m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng c\u00f2i. Khi n\u00e0o ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n th\u00ec t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ed5i c\u00f2i m\u00e0 k\u00eau be be nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con c\u1eebu. R\u1ed3i trong khi h\u1ecd th\u00e1o d\u00e2y x\u00edch th\u00ec ng\u00e0i h\u00e3y \u0111\u1ebfn m\u00e0 kh\u00f3a ch\u1eb7n h\u1ecd \u1edf b\u00ean trong v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ebft h\u1ecd nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o l\u00e0 t\u00f9y ng\u00e0i. Ng\u00e0i \u0111\u1eebng l\u00e0m g\u00ec kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i c\u00e1c c\u00e1ch t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o ng\u00e0i tr\u00ean \u0111\u00e2y; n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec h\u1ecd s\u1ebd nghi ng\u1edd l\u00e0 c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec v\u00e0 s\u1ebd h\u00fa l\u00ean g\u1ecdi c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1ea3i tho\u00e1t. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n th\u01b0\u1edfng g\u00ec c\u1ea3, m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c ch\u00e2n ch\u00ednh\u201d. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n v\u00f4 danh ch\u01b0\u01a1ng xl Sau khi \u0103n s\u00e1ng, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y khoan kh\u00f3ai b\u00e8n ra s\u00f4ng v\u1edbt c\u00e1i xu\u1ed3ng l\u00ean r\u1ed3i \u0111i c\u00e2u c\u00e1, l\u1ea1i mang theo c\u1ea3 th\u1ee9c \u0103n bu\u1ed5i tr\u01b0a. M\u00e3i \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n t\u1ed1i, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i m\u1edbi v\u1ec1, th\u1ea5y c\u1ea3 nh\u00e0 \u0111ang r\u1ea5t lo s\u1ee3, \u0102n t\u1ed1i xong, h\u1ecd gi\u1ee5c ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i ng\u1ee7, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ebfn l\u01b0ng ch\u1eebng c\u1ea7u thang, th\u1ea5y d\u00ec Saly \u0111\u00e3 quay l\u01b0ng \u0111i r\u1ed3i, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ebbn xu\u1ed1ng t\u1ee7 l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t \u00edt \u0111\u00f4 la \u0103n ngu\u1ed9i \u0111em v\u1ec1 bu\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 \u0111i ng\u1ee7, cho \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd r\u01b0\u1ee1i th\u00ec d\u1eady. Th\u1eb1ng Tom m\u1eb7c \u00e1o c\u1ee7a d\u00ec Saly n\u00f3 m\u1edbi l\u1ea5y c\u1eafp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0 \u0111em \u0111\u1ed3 \u0103n \u0111i. N\u00f3 b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i: - B\u01a1 \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i? - Tao b\u1ecf m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng to v\u00e0o b\u00e1nh m\u00ec r\u1ed3i. - Sao kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea5y?","- Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u01a1 c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. - M\u00e0y xu\u1ed1ng nh\u00e0 l\u1ea5y \u0111i. Tao \u0111i nh\u00e9t r\u1ee3m r\u1ea1 v\u00e0o qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o Jim \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3 l\u00e0m m\u1eb9 h\u1eafn, r\u1ed3i tao s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng ch\u1edd \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 k\u00eau be nh\u01b0 con c\u1eebu, h\u1ec5 m\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn th\u00ec c\u1ee9 v\u00e0o ngay. R\u1ed3i n\u00f3 \u0111i ra, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i xu\u1ed1ng nh\u00e0 h\u1ea7m. T\u00f4i l\u1ea5y mi\u1ebfng b\u00e1nh r\u1ed3i t\u1eaft \u0111\u00e8n, l\u1ea9n nh\u00e0nh qua nh\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1edbi. B\u1ed7ng d\u00ec Saly tay c\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y n\u1ebfn \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u \u0111i t\u1edbi, t\u00f4i v\u1ed9i b\u1ecf mi\u1ebfng b\u00e1nh v\u00e0o trong m\u0169 r\u1ed3i ch\u1ee5p l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u. Tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i, d\u00ec \u1ea5y h\u1ecfi: - Ch\u00e1u \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u00e0 h\u1ea7m l\u00ean \u01b0? - Th\u01b0a... v\u00e2ng. - Ch\u00e1u \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec? - Kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u1ea1. - \u0110\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? - \u0110\u00fang \u1ea1. - Th\u1ebf th\u00ec \u0111ang \u0111\u00eam th\u1ebf n\u00e0y xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec? - Th\u01b0a ... ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u1ea1. - Kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft? \u0110\u1eebng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi d\u00ec nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, Tom. D\u00ec mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft ch\u00e1u l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3? - Ch\u00e1u ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0m g\u00ec c\u1ea3, d\u00ec Saly \u1ea1, ch\u00e1u th\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ea5y. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u01b0\u1edfng d\u00ec \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ec3 cho \u0111i, v\u00ec m\u1ecdi l\u1ea7n d\u00ec v\u1eabn l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 l\u1ebd d\u1ea1o n\u00e0y c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u chuy\u1ec7n b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng x\u1ea3y ra trong nh\u00e0 n\u00ean d\u00ec \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eebng c\u00e1i nho nh\u1ecf. D\u00ec \u1ea5y n\u00f3i r\u1ea5t c\u01b0\u01a1ng quy\u1ebft. - V\u00e0o trong ph\u00f2ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eebng ch\u1edd \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. \u0110\u1ec3 d\u00ec xem th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e3, r\u1ed3i s\u1ebd n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n. - D\u00ec \u1ea5y \u0111i r\u1ed3i, t\u00f4i m\u1edf c\u1eeda b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch. Th\u1eadt ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111ang \u1edf trong ph\u00f2ng. M\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1ee7 tr\u1ea1i, ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o trong tay c\u0169ng c\u1ea7m s\u00fang c\u1ea3. T\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i ph\u1ecbch xu\u1ed1ng. H\u1ecd \u0111ang th\u00ec th\u1ea7m n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi nhau, tr\u00f4ng ai c\u0169ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb b\u1ef1c m\u00ecnh, kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn l\u00e0m ra b\u1ed9 nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft, v\u00ec th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd c\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5c m\u0169 ra l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed9i m\u0169 v\u00e0o, \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng, tay th\u00ec v\u00e2n v\u00ea khuy \u00e1o. Ch\u00ednh t\u00f4i c\u0169ng s\u1ed1t ru\u1ed9t, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecf m\u0169 ra nh\u01b0 h\u1ecd. T\u00f4i mong d\u00ec Saly \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111u\u1ed5i t\u00f4i ra ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i c\u00f2n ch\u1ea1y ra b\u1ea3o th\u1eb1ng Tom l\u00e0 hai \u0111\u1ee9a \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m to chuy\u1ec7n qu\u00e1 v\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd ph\u1ea3i c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi Jim m\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi b\u1ecdn ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia b\u1ef1c m\u00ecnh l\u00ean v\u1edb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u00ec ch\u1ebft. R\u1ed3i l\u00e1t sau c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e2u, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi ngay \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. Nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia th\u00ec \u0111ang n\u00f3ng ru\u1ed9t mu\u1ed1n kh\u1edfi s\u1ef1 ngay. Tr\u00f4ng h\u1ecd nh\u01b0 \u0111ang \u0111i\u00ean l\u00ean c\u1ea3. H\u1ecd b\u1ea3o ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n m\u1ea5y ph\u00fat n\u1eefa l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam. V\u00e0i ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c th\u00ec b\u1ea3o h\u00e3y khoan, \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1edd ti\u1ebfng be c\u1ee7a con c\u1eebu k\u00eau l\u00ean l\u00e0m hi\u1ec7u \u0111\u00e3. C\u00f2n d\u00ec Saly th\u00ec c\u1ee9 h\u1ecfi d\u1ed3n t\u00f4i m\u00e3i, t\u00f4i s\u1ee3 qu\u00e1 run b\u1eafn ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ean v\u00e0 nh\u01b0 s\u1eafp ng\u00e3 g\u1ee5c xu\u1ed1ng. Trong ph\u00f2ng m\u1ed7i l\u00fac m\u1ed9t n\u00f3ng n\u1ef1c. Mi\u1ebfng b\u01a1 \u0111\u1ec3 trong m\u0169 t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1ea3y, ch\u1ea3y r\u00f2ng r\u00f2ng xu\u1ed1ng qua mang tai v\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y xu\u1ed1ng g\u00e1y. B\u1ed7ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i: - \u0110\u1ec3 t\u00f4i \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e3, ch\u1edd ch\u00fang n\u00f3 t\u1edbi l\u00e0 b\u1eaft. T\u00f4i su\u00fdt n\u1eefa qu\u1ef5 xu\u1ed1ng, m\u1ed9t v\u1ec7t b\u01a1 ch\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng gi\u1eefa tr\u00e1n. D\u00ec Saly tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y, t\u00e1i b\u1ec7ch c\u1ea3 m\u1eb7t v\u00e0 k\u00eau l\u00ean: -Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i, th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 l\u00e0m sao th\u1ebf n\u00e0y? \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 n\u00f3 b\u1ecb \u0111ay m\u00e0ng n\u00e3o r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e2y, \u00f3c ch\u1ea1y c\u1ea3 ra \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0y. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn xem. C\u00f4 \u1ea5y nh\u1ea5c c\u00e1i m\u0169 l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i ra, mi\u1ebfng b\u00e1nh c\u0169ng r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng, ch\u1ed7 b\u01a1 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i th\u00ec d\u00ednh l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u; th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u1ea5y n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y t\u00f4i lay m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i n\u00f3i: - \u1ed3, ch\u00e1u l\u00e0m cho d\u00ec s\u1ee3 qu\u00e1.Th\u1eadt may l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i qu\u00e1 t\u1ec7 nh\u01b0 d\u00ec t\u01b0\u1edfng. Sau ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i ngay cho d\u00ec kh\u1ecfi lo l\u1eafng. Th\u00f4i b\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u00e1u \u0111i ng\u1ee7 \u0111i, \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 l\u00f3 m\u1eb7t \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y t\u1eeb gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e1ng n\u1eefa nh\u00e9. Ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean g\u00e1c, t\u1ee5t ngay xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ed9t \u0111en v\u00e0 l\u1ea9n trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i \u0111i ra ph\u00eda hi\u00ean nh\u00e0. T\u00f4i lo qu\u00e1 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i b\u1ea3o th\u1eb1ng Tom th\u1eadt nhanh l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i chu\u1ed3n ngay \u0111i, \u0111\u1eebng ch\u1eadm m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat, trong nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi, h\u1ecd mang c\u1ea3 s\u00fang. M\u1eb7t n\u00f3 s\u00e1ng l\u00ean, n\u00f3 h\u1ecfi:"]
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