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["- \u1ed3, th\u1eadt th\u1ebf h\u1ea3? Huck n\u00e0y, n\u1ebfu di\u1ec5n l\u1ea1i c\u00e1i tr\u00f2 n\u00e0y, tao t\u00ednh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 k\u00e9o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ebfn hai tr\u0103m ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1edbi. Hay l\u00e0 m\u00ecnh ho\u00e3n \u0111\u1ebfn... T\u00f4i ng\u1eaft l\u1eddi n\u00f3: - Ph\u1ea3i \u0111i ngay th\u00f4i. Jim \u0111\u00e2u? - B\u00ean c\u1ea1nh m\u00e0y, c\u1ee9 gi\u01a1 tay ra v\u1edbi l\u00e0 s\u1edd th\u1ea5y. Jim m\u1eb7c xong qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o r\u1ed3i. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh chu\u1ed3n ra ngo\u00e0i v\u00e0 l\u00e0m hi\u1ec7u nh\u00e9. Ngay l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng ch\u00e2n r\u1ea7m r\u1eadp c\u1ee7a m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, r\u1ed3i ti\u1ebfng m\u1edf kh\u00f3a, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i: - T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 h\u00e3y c\u00f2n s\u1edbm qu\u00e1; ch\u00fang n\u00f3 ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn, c\u1eeda c\u00f2n kh\u00f3a. V\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0o s\u1eb5n b\u00ean trong ph\u1ee5c \u1edf ch\u1ed7 t\u1ed1i, h\u1ec5 ch\u00fang n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00e0 gi\u1ebft lu\u00f4n, c\u00f2n nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u00e0n ra m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng v\u00e0 nghe ng\u00f3ng. H\u1ecd b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o, nh\u01b0ng trong \u0111\u00eam t\u1ed1i kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Su\u00fdt n\u1eefa h\u1ecd gi\u1eabm ph\u1ea3i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i trong khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111ang chui xu\u1ed1ng g\u1ea7m gi\u01b0\u1eddng. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i chui l\u1ecdt v\u00e0 nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng chu\u1ed3n ra ngo\u00e0i. Jim ra tr\u01b0\u1edbc, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00f4i. Tom ra sau c\u00f9ng. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 theo l\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a Tom. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u00f2 ra ph\u00eda c\u1eeda, Tom b\u1ea3o ch\u00fang t\u00f4i d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn qua khe c\u1eeda tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e3, nh\u01b0ng t\u1ed1i qu\u00e1 ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y g\u00ec. N\u00f3 l\u1ea5y khu\u1ef7u tay hu\u00fdch m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i ra hi\u1ec7u cho Jim b\u00f2 l\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1edbc. N\u00f3 \u0111i sau c\u00f9ng. N\u00f3 l\u1ea1i gh\u00e9 tai v\u00e0o khe c\u1ee7a nghe ng\u00f3ng, v\u1eabn th\u1ea5y b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n \u0111i l\u1ea1o x\u1ea1o b\u00ean ng\u00f2ai. Sau \u0111\u00f3, n\u00f3 hu\u00fdch ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u00f2 \u0111i lom khom, n\u00edn th\u1edf, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng, v\u00e0 c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf ra \u0111\u1ebfn h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o theo ki\u1ec3u b\u1ecdn ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111\u1ecf. T\u00f4i v\u00e0 Jim tr\u00e8o qua r\u1ed3i, nh\u01b0ng th\u1eb1ng Tom l\u1ea1i m\u00f3c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ecdc c\u1ee9 l\u00fang t\u00fang \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e3i. B\u1ed7ng nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng ch\u00e2n ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn, n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i gi\u1eb1ng m\u1ea1nh l\u00e0m g\u1eaby c\u1ea3 c\u1ecdc k\u00eau \u0111\u00e1nh r\u1eafc m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i. N\u00f3 v\u1eeba k\u1ecbp ch\u1ea1y theo ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u00ec c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u00e1t: - Ai \u0111\u1ea5y? Tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi mau, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng tao b\u1eafn b\u1ecf! Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, c\u1ee9 c\u1eafm \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1eafm c\u1ed5 ch\u1ea1y. M\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi lao \u0111\u1ebfn. \u0110o\u00e0ng, \u0111o\u00e0ng, \u0111o\u00e0ng! \u0110\u1ea1n hay v\u00e8o v\u00e8o xunh quanh ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. H\u1ecd la l\u00ean: - Ch\u00fang \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ed3i! Ch\u00fang ch\u1ea1y ra b\u1edd s\u00f4ng! Anh em \u01a1i, \u0111u\u1ed5i theo \u0111i. Th\u1ea3 cho ra mau l\u00ean! H\u1ecd \u00f9a \u0111\u1ebfn. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nghe r\u1ea5t r\u00f5 v\u00ec h\u1ecd \u0111i gi\u00e0y \u1ee7ng, mi\u1ec7ng la h\u00e9t, c\u00f2n ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111i gi\u1ea7y \u1ee7ng v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng la h\u00e9t. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i r\u1ebd v\u00e0o con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ecf d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfn x\u01b0\u1edfng. L\u00fac h\u1ecd ch\u1ea1y g\u1ea7n t\u1edbi sau l\u01b0ng, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i tr\u00e1nh sang b\u00ean n\u1ea5p v\u00e0o b\u1ee5i \u0111\u1ec3 cho h\u1ecd \u0111i qua, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i b\u01b0\u1edbc ra ch\u1ea1y sau l\u01b0ng h\u1ecd. L\u0169 ch\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn, s\u1ee7a v\u00e1ng c\u1ea3 l\u00ean nghe nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t tri\u1ec7u con. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng nguy\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1edd cho l\u0169 ch\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i. To\u00e0n l\u00e0 ch\u00f3 nh\u00e0 n\u00ean khi th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, ch\u00fang qu\u1eaby \u0111u\u00f4i m\u1eebng r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i k\u00e9o ch\u1ea1y l\u00ean ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc theo b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd \u0111ang l\u1ee5c s\u1ee5c l\u00e0 h\u00e9t. R\u1ed3i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i quay ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean ph\u00eda tr\u00ean s\u00f4ng, mi\u1ec7ng hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng \u1edf sau l\u01b0ng h\u1ecd; \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n x\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1ed3i r\u1ebd v\u00e0o b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y ch\u1ed7 bu\u1ed9c c\u00e1i xu\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u1ea3y c\u1ea3 v\u00e0o xu\u1ed3ng ch\u00e8o ra gi\u1eefa s\u00f4ng, v\u00e0 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m g\u00ec qu\u00e1 \u1ea7m \u0129. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u00e8o \u0111i, nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng, tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i, nh\u1eb1m ph\u00eda h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ea5u chi\u1ebfc b\u00e8. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1eabn c\u00f2n nghe ti\u1ebfng ng\u01b0\u1eddi la h\u00e9t, ti\u1ebfng ch\u00f3 s\u1ee7a \u1edf d\u1ecdc b\u1edd s\u00f4ng. Cho \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i xa, nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u00f3 m\u1edbi m\u1edd d\u1ea7n v\u00e0 m\u1ea5t h\u1eb3n. B\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean b\u00e8 r\u1ed3i, t\u00f4i n\u00f3i: - Jim, b\u00e2y gi\u1edd anh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 do r\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 ch\u1eafc s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m n\u00f4 l\u1ec7 n\u1eefa. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9a n\u00e0o c\u0169ng kh\u00f3ai tr\u00e1 l\u1eafm. Nh\u01b0ng th\u1eb1ng Tom n\u00f3 kh\u00f3ai h\u01a1n c\u1ea3, v\u00ec n\u00f3 b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1n v\u00e0o b\u1eafp ch\u00e2n. T\u00f4i v\u00e0 Jim nghe th\u1ea5y th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n vui \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa. V\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u00e0m n\u00f3 \u0111au l\u1eafm, m\u00e1u ch\u1ea3y nhi\u1ec1u. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i cho n\u00f3 n\u1eb1m v\u00e0o trong l\u1ec1u r\u1ed3i x\u00e9 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u00e1o c\u1ee7a qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00f3 ra b\u0103ng b\u00f3 cho n\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 n\u00f3i: - \u0110\u1ec3 tao l\u00e0m l\u1ea5y. \u0110\u1eebng d\u1eebng \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y, nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf cu\u1ed9c v\u01b0\u1ee3t ng\u1ee5c m\u1edbi th\u00e0nh. Cho b\u00e8 \u0111i \u0111i th\u00f4i! M\u00ecnh l\u00e0m r\u1ea5t t\u00e0i, t\u00e0i th\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea5y. Tao ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 c\u00e1i t\u00e0i c\u1ee7a Louis th\u1ee9 m\u01b0\u1eddi s\u00e1u \u0111\u1ea5y, kh\u00f4ng, ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh c\u00f2n v\u01b0\u1ee3t xa h\u01a1n th\u1ebf n\u1eefa. Ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh l\u00e0m d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 ch\u01a1i. Th\u00f4i, l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i, nhanh l\u00ean. Jim v\u00e0 t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn nhau suy ngh\u0129. M\u1ed9t ph\u00fat sau, t\u00f4i b\u1ea3o","- Jim n\u00f3i \u0111i! Jim ni: - T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, c\u1eadu Huck \u1ea1. Gi\u1ea3 s\u1eed c\u1eadu l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ee9u tho\u00e1t, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee9u c\u1eadu b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u00ec li\u1ec7u c\u1eadu c\u00f3 \u0111ang t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ec3 cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u00f3 n\u1eb1m ch\u1edd ch\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng? Ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng! V\u00e0 Jim c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u0111\u00e2u. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u00e1c s\u0129 th\u00ec nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh Jim kh\u00f4ng \u0111i kh\u1ecfi n\u01a1i n\u00e0y cho d\u00f9 ph\u1ea3i ch\u1edd b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i, Jim n\u00f3i r\u1ea5t th\u1eadt l\u00f2ng. T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o Tom l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i \u0111i t\u00ecm b\u00e1c s\u0129. N\u00f3 nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh kh\u0103ng kh\u0103ng kh\u00f4ng nghe; nh\u01b0ng Jim v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu. N\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u00f2 ra ngo\u00e0i t\u1eeb tay th\u00e1o b\u00e8 nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng cho n\u00f3 l\u00e0m th\u1ebf. N\u00f3 c\u1eb1n nh\u1eb1n m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i, xong r\u1ed3i c\u0169ng th\u00f4i. Th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb bu\u1ed3ng s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng, n\u00f3 n\u00f3i: - Th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 m\u00e0y nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111i th\u00ec tao b\u1ea3o m\u00e0y nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ea7n l\u00e0m khi v\u00e0o trong l\u00e0ng, M\u00e0y \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda v\u00e0o, b\u1ecbt m\u1eaft b\u00e1c s\u0129 v\u00e0 tr\u00f3i ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea1i, b\u1ea3o \u00f4ng ta th\u1ebf ph\u1ea3i im kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1ed9t b\u1ecdc v\u00e0ng v\u00e0o tay \u00f4ng ta, \u0111\u01b0a \u00f4ng ta \u0111i kh\u1eafp c\u00e1c l\u1ed7i t\u1eaft v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ebbm trong ch\u1ed7 t\u1ed1i, r\u1ed3i d\u1eaft \u00f4ng ta xu\u1ed1ng xu\u1ed3ng, \u0111i m\u1ed9t l\u01b0\u1ee3t v\u00f2ng quanh c\u00e1c h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o. M\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i l\u1ee5c l\u1ecdi kh\u1eafp c\u00e1c t\u00fai c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00f4ng ta gi\u1eef m\u1ed9t m\u1ea9u ph\u1ea5n n\u00e0o, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng \u00f4ng ta s\u1ebd l\u1ea5y ph\u1ea5n \u0111\u00e1nh d\u1ea5u v\u00e0o c\u00e1i b\u00e8 n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec3 r\u1ed3i sau l\u1ea1i t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u00f4i h\u1ee9a s\u1ebd l\u00e0m \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, c\u00f2n Jim ph\u1ea3o n\u1ea5p trong r\u1eebng cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi n\u00e0o th\u1ea5y b\u00e1c s\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0 \u0111i kh\u1ecfi b\u00e8 th\u00ec m\u1edbi tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i. ch\u01b0\u01a1ng xli B\u00e1c s\u0129 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 nhi\u1ec1u tu\u1ed5i v\u00e0 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb hi\u1ec1n l\u00e0nh. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c \u00f4ng ta d\u1eady v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o \u00f4ng \u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng hai anh em t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u1edf tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea3o T\u00e2y Ban Nha \u0111i s\u0103n b\u1eafn t\u1eeb chi\u1ec1u h\u00f4m qua tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u00e8. \u0110\u1ebfn gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00eam, ch\u1eb3ng may n\u1eb1m m\u00ea b\u00f3p ph\u1ea3i c\u00f2 s\u00fang. S\u00fang n\u1ed5 tr\u00fang ngay v\u00e0o ch\u00e2n. Cho n\u00ean m\u1eddi b\u00e1c s\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1eefa cho v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eebng n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y, \u0111\u1eebng cho ai bi\u1ebft, v\u00ec \u0111em nay ch\u00fang t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 l\u00e0m cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean. \u00d4ng ta h\u1ecfi: - Ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 ai v\u1eady? - Nh\u00e0 Phelps, \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi kia. - \u00e0, ra v\u1eady. L\u00e1t sau, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i h\u1ecfi: - Ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i b\u1ea1n ch\u00e1u b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o nh\u1ec9? - B\u1ea1n \u1ea5y m\u01a1 ng\u1ee7, r\u1ed3i b\u1ecb tr\u00fang \u0111\u1ea1n. - L\u1ea1 nh\u1ec9! Th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i \u00f4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 th\u1eafp \u0111\u00e8n, x\u00e1ch t\u00fai thu\u1ed1c \u0111i ra. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i xu\u1ed3ng, \u00f4ng ta kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 xu\u1ed3ng nh\u1ecf qu\u00e1 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ee7 v\u1eeba m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ng\u1ed3i hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i: - \u00d4ng \u0111\u1eebng s\u1ee3, ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u v\u1eabn ng\u1ed3i t\u1ed1t m\u00e0. - Sao l\u1ea1i ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi? - Ch\u00e1u, Sid v\u00e0... v\u00e0... s\u00fang n\u1eefa l\u00e0 ba. - \u00e0 ra th\u1ebf \u00d4ng ta \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u00e2n l\u00ean m\u1ea1n xu\u1ed3ng, nh\u1ea5n th\u1eed r\u1ed3i l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i xu\u1ed3ng to h\u01a1n, song xu\u1ed3ng n\u00e0o c\u0169ng bu\u1ed9c d\u00e2y x\u00edch v\u00e0 kh\u00f3a c\u1ea3. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 \u00f4ng ta l\u1ea1i tr\u00e8o xu\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i ch\u1edd \u00f4ng ta quay l\u1ea1i. T\u00f4i b\u1ed7ng n\u1ea3y ra m\u1ed9t \u00fd ngh\u0129. T\u00f4i t\u1ef1 b\u1ea3o: nh\u1ee1 \u00f4ng ta kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eefa kh\u1ecfi ngay \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i ch\u00e2n c\u1ee7a Tom th\u00ec sao? Nh\u1ee1 ph\u1ea3i ch\u1eefa \u0111\u1ebfn ba b\u1ed1n ng\u00e0y th\u00ec sao? Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? Ph\u1ea3i ch\u1edd \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn khi \u00f4ng ta ch\u1eefa xong \u01b0? T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft l\u00e0m g\u00ec bao gi\u1edd? T\u00f4i s\u1ebd ch\u1edd, l\u00fac n\u00e0o \u00f4ng ta quay l\u1ea1i, n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng ta b\u1ea3o kh\u00f4ng \u0111i n\u1eefa th\u00ec t\u00f4i s\u1ebd xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00f3, n\u1ebfu c\u1ea7n th\u00ec b\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd b\u1eaft gi\u1eef \u00f4ng ta tr\u00f3i l\u1ea1i, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u01b0a xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi kia, v\u00e0 sau khi ch\u1eefa xong cho Tom r\u1ed3i s\u1ebd tr\u1ea3 cho \u00f4ng ta x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng b\u1eb1ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3. Sau s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ec3 \u00f4ng ta l\u00ean b\u1edd.","Th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i n\u1eb1m ng\u1ea3 l\u01b0ng v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7i g\u1ed7 g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1edbp m\u1eaft m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t. \u0110\u1ebfn l\u00fac t\u1ec9nh d\u1eady \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi l\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ea7u. T\u00f4i v\u00f9ng d\u1eady ch\u1ea1y ngay \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 b\u00e1c s\u0129 th\u00ec h\u1ecd b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 b\u00e1c s\u0129 \u0111i t\u1eeb \u0111\u00eam ch\u01b0a v\u1ec1. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 b\u1ee5ng th\u1ebf n\u00e0y th\u00ec nguy cho Tom l\u1eafm. T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i \u0111i ra h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o ngay. T\u00f4i quay ra, \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 r\u1ebd \u1edf g\u00f3c \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00ec \u0111\u00e2m ngay \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o b\u1ee5ng ch\u00fa Silas. Ch\u00fa \u1ea5y h\u1ecfi: - \u01a0 k\u00eca Tom, ch\u00e1u \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u t\u1eeb l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd? - Ch\u00e1u ch\u1eb3ng \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u c\u1ea3, ch\u00e1u v\u00e0 Sid \u0111i \u0111u\u1ed5i t\u00ean da \u0111en ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n. - M\u00e0y \u0111i nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e2u? D\u00ec ch\u00fang m\u00e0y \u0111ang s\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 ru\u1ed9t l\u00ean kia k\u00eca. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p\u201d - D\u00ec s\u1ed1t ru\u1ed9t, ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 sao \u0111\u00e2u. Ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u ch\u1ea1y theo b\u1ecdn ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi l\u0169 ch\u00f3, nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd ch\u1ea1y nhanh qu\u00e1, ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u b\u1ecb l\u1ea1c, sau ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u t\u01b0\u1edfng nghe th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi s\u00f4ng, ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u l\u1ea5y xu\u1ed3ng \u0111u\u1ed5i theo v\u00e0 sang b\u00ean kia s\u00f4ng, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e2u c\u1ea3. R\u1ed3i ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u l\u00ean b\u1edd ng\u1ed3i ngh\u1ec9, m\u1ec7t qu\u00e1, m\u1edbi bu\u1ed9c c\u00e1i xu\u1ed3ng l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 ng\u1ee7 m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea5c, v\u1eeba m\u1edbi d\u1eady c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd th\u00f4i. Xong ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u ch\u00e8o xu\u1ed3ng v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 nghe tin t\u1ee9c xem th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. Sid ch\u1ea1y ra nh\u00e0 b\u01b0u \u0111i\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec3 nghe ng\u00f3ng, c\u00f2n ch\u00e1u th\u00ec ra \u0111\u00e2y xem c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0103n r\u1ed3i ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u m\u1edbi v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f9ng ra nh\u00e0 b\u01b0u \u0111i\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm Sid. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft t\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 Sid kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u1ea5y. \u00d4ng ch\u00fa l\u1ea1i nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t l\u00e1 th\u01b0 m\u1edbi g\u1eedi t\u1edbi. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ee3i th\u00eam m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t n\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y Sid. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y b\u1ea3o ph\u1ea3i \u0111i v\u1ec1 th\u00f4i, \u0111\u00ear cho d\u00ec Saly bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng sao, c\u00f2n Sid s\u1ebd t\u1ef1 t\u00ecm v\u1ec1. V\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0, d\u00ec Saly m\u1eebng r\u1ee1 qu\u00e1, n\u1eeda c\u01b0\u1eddi, n\u1eeda kh\u00f3c, \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y t\u00f4i, cho t\u00f4i \u0103n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh th\u1eadt ngon v\u00e0 d\u00ec \u1ea5y b\u1ea3o ch\u1edd Sid v\u1ec1 c\u0169ng cho \u0103n th\u1ebf n\u1eefa. Trong nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7y ch\u1eadt nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi, h\u1ecd \u0103n u\u1ed1ng, n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n \u1ed3n \u00e0o. B\u00e0 Hotchkiss c\u1ee9 li\u1ec1n tho\u1eafng li\u00ean m\u1ed3m. - Ch\u1ecb Phelps n\u00e0y, t\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e3 v\u00e0o xem c\u00e1i bu\u1ed3ng giam \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y t\u00ean da \u0111en th\u1eadt l\u00e0 l\u1ea1. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng b\u1ea3o v\u1edbi ch\u1ecb Damrell nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecb Damrell? Ch\u00e0, n\u00f3 qu\u00e1i g\u1edf th\u1eadt. C\u1ee9 xem h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 xay \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec bi\u1ebft. N\u00e0o l\u00e0 tan n\u00e1t tr\u00e1i tim, n\u00e0o l\u00e0 s\u1ed1ng m\u00f2n m\u1ecfi ba m\u01b0\u01a1i b\u1ea3y n\u0103m, r\u1ed3i con \u0111\u1ebb c\u1ee7a Louis... l\u1eafm th\u1ee9 v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng. C\u00e1i t\u00ean da \u0111en n\u00e0y th\u1eadt l\u00e0 qu\u00e1i g\u1edf! B\u00e0 Damrell n\u00f3i: - M\u00e0 c\u00e1i thang l\u00e0m to\u00e0n b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ebb r\u00e1ch \u1ea5y, kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 n\u00f3 d\u00f9ng c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec ch\u1ee9? - Nh\u01b0ng l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o m\u00e0 n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i \u0111em h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 xay v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ee9? \u0110\u1ee9a n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e0o c\u00e1i l\u1ed7 \u1ea5y ch\u1ee9? - T\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111ang \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u1ecfi th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y. Kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft th\u1ebf n\u00e0o m\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111em \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u00f2n \u0111\u00e1 xay v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5y. M\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh n\u00f3 mang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00e0? Nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0 c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9a n\u00e0o gi\u00fap n\u00f3, ch\u00e0, m\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ee9a gi\u00fap n\u1eefa; ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ch\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ee9a gi\u00fap c\u00e1i th\u1eb1ng da \u0111en \u1ea5y. T\u00f4i m\u00e0 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ee9a n\u00e0o th\u00ec t\u00f4i l\u1ed9t da t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn da \u0111en \u1edf v\u00f9ng n\u00e0y \u0111i! Ch\u00e0! - H\u01a1n ch\u1ee5c ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ea5y \u00e0? C\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ed1n ch\u1ee5c ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0m h\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, b\u1ea5y nhi\u00eau th\u1ee9 \u1ea5y. \u0110\u1ea5y, c\u1ee9 th\u1eed nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ed1ng dao, c\u01b0a, cu\u1ed1c, x\u1ebbng \u1ea5y m\u00e0 xem. m\u1ec7t l\u1eafm ch\u1ee9, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i c\u00e1i ch\u00e2n gi\u01b0\u1eddng c\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee9t \u1ea5y l\u00e0 c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i s\u00e1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0m h\u1ebft m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5, c\u00e1i t\u00ean da \u0111en l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng r\u01a1m r\u1ea1 \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng \u1ea5y, r\u1ed3i th\u00ec c\u00e1i... - Qu\u00e1i l\u1ea1, h\u1eafn \u0111\u00eam n\u00e0o c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m da \u0111en v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ed1n tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea5y nhi\u00eau th\u1ee9, ch\u1ecb Phelps \u1ea1. \u0110\u1ea5y, c\u1ee9 xem c\u00e1i \u00e1o \u0111\u1ea5y, c\u1ee9 m\u1ed7i m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5c \u00e1o l\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u b\u00ed m\u1eadt c\u1ee7a d\u00e2n ch\u00e2u Phi vi\u1ebft b\u1eb1ng m\u00e1u! Ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u1ecdn lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u. T\u00f4i l\u00e0 c\u1ee9 tr\u1ea3 ngay hai \u0111\u00f4 la cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c cho t\u00f4i nghe nh\u1eefng ch\u1eef b\u00ed m\u1eadt \u1ea5y, m\u00e0 c\u00e1i t\u00ean da \u0111en n\u00e0o vi\u1ebft cho t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i h\u1ecfi xem ra sao ch\u1ee9... - C\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00fap n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea5y, t\u00f4i ch\u1eafc c\u00e1c v\u1ecb \u0111\u00e2y c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf c\u1ea3 n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 c\u00e1c v\u1ecb \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u1ea1i trong c\u00e1i bu\u1ed3ng \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u00fac. Ch\u00fang n\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh c\u1eafp t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9, d\u00f9 cho m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ee9ng c\u1ea1nh. Ch\u00fang n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1nh c\u1eafp c\u00e1i \u00e1o ngay tr\u00ean d\u00e2y th\u00e9p. C\u00f2n c\u00e1i kh\u0103n tr\u1ea3i gi\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00e0 ch\u00fang n\u00f3 l\u00e0m thang \u1ea5y, c\u00f3 ai m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 ch\u00fang n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1nh c\u1eafp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c? R\u1ed3i b\u1ed9t m\u00ec, r\u1ed3i n\u1ebfn, ch\u00e2n n\u1ebfn, th\u00eca, c\u1ea3 c\u00e1i l\u00f4ng \u1ea5p c\u0169, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ngh\u00ecn","th\u1ee9 m\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb h\u1ebft n\u1eefa; r\u1ed3i c\u00e1i \u00e1o v\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i v\u1edbi Silas, v\u1edbi Sid, v\u1edbi Tom, su\u1ed1t ng\u00e0y \u0111em canh g\u00e1c. \u0110\u1ea5y! Nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ea5y, ch\u1ea3 c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o trong ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed9ng t\u0129nh g\u00ec c\u1ea3. \u1ea5y th\u1ebf m\u00e0 \u0111\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i, n\u00f3 \u0111i qua ngay d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u0169i m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 l\u00e0m cho m\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t m\u1ebb; ch\u1eb3ng nh\u1eefng th\u1ebf m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e1m c\u01b0\u1edbp da \u0111\u1ecf n\u1eefa, th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i b\u00e2y gi\u1edd n\u00f3 cu\u1ed7m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea3 t\u00ean da \u0111en \u1ea5y \u0111i m\u00e0 c\u1ea3 m\u01b0\u1eddi s\u00e1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi hai m\u01b0\u01a1i con ch\u00f3 \u0111u\u1ed5i theo c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0103n thua g\u00ec! \u0110\u1ebfn ma qu\u1ef7 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m gh\u00ea g\u1edbm h\u01a1n th\u1ebf v\u00e0 nhanh ch\u00f3ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. L\u0169 ch\u00f3 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ea5y, c\u00e1c v\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft, th\u1ebf m\u00e0 c\u1ea3 b\u1ea7y ch\u00f3 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft g\u00ec c\u1ea3... - Gh\u00ea th\u1eadt, t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd... - S\u1ee3 th\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea5y! Khi\u1ebfp qu\u00e1, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m \u0111i ng\u1ee7, kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m n\u1eb1m, kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m ng\u1ed3i. T\u00f4i c\u1ee9 c\u1ea7u Ch\u00faa, mong sao n\u00f3 \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u00e1nh c\u1eafp m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o trong gai \u0111\u00ecnh \u0111i! Ban ng\u00e0y, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u00e1t \u0111i\u00ean l\u00ean, tr\u00ean g\u00e1c c\u00f3 hai th\u1eb1ng ch\u00e1u n\u00f3 ng\u1ee7, t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda kh\u00f3a ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea1i. Ai m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng lo s\u1ee3 c\u01a1 ch\u1ee9. C\u1ee9 m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y gh\u00ea g\u1edbm h\u01a1n, r\u1ed3i ma qu\u1ef7 l\u1ea1i \u00e1m \u1ea3nh n\u1eefa, \u0111\u00e2m ra t\u00f4i l\u00e0m l\u1eafm th\u1ee9 d\u1ea1i d\u1ed9t. Th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i, t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i ngh\u0129 n\u1ebfu m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f3, m\u00e0 th\u1ea5y c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng kh\u00f3a th\u00ec... D\u00ec \u1ea5t d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, nh\u00ecn quanh qu\u1ea9n, l\u00fac \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft \u1ea5y tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i, t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady b\u01b0\u1edbc ra ngo\u00e0i ngay. D\u00ec \u1ea5y k\u00e9o t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i, h\u00f4n t\u00f4i v\u00e0 v\u1ed7 v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i, \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3 ngh\u0129 mi\u00ean man, b\u1ed7ng d\u00ec \u1ea5y gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh, gi\u1ecdng h\u1ed1t ho\u1ea3ng: - \u0110\u00e3 g\u1ea7n t\u1ed1i r\u1ed3i m\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng Sid c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a v\u1ec1! Hay n\u00f3 g\u1eb7p chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec r\u1ed3i? T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y may qu\u00e1, v\u1ee5t \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady n\u00f3i: - Kh\u00f4ng, ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1eebng \u0111i n\u1eefa. M\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a m\u1ea5t t\u00edch c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee7 hay sao? \u0110\u1ebfn gi\u1edd \u0103n m\u00e0 n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng v\u1ec1 th\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00fa \u0111i t\u00ecm. \u0110\u1ebfn gi\u1edd \u0103n t\u1ed1i, n\u00f3 v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a v\u1ec1. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 \u0103n xong, ch\u00fa Silas \u0111i ngay. \u0110\u1ebfn m\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u1edd ch\u00fa \u1ea5y quay v\u1ec1, m\u1eb7t bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3, v\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y t\u0103m h\u01a1i th\u1eb1ng Tom \u0111\u00e2u c\u1ea3. D\u00ec Saly lo l\u1eafm; nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fa Silas b\u1ea3o kh\u00f4ng sao \u0111\u00e2u, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e1ng mai n\u00f3 s\u1ebd v\u1ec1. D\u00ec Saly t\u1ea1m y\u00ean t\u00e2m, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn c\u00f2n c\u1ee9 ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e8n s\u00e1ng cho th\u1eb1ng Tom tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u00e0 t\u00ecm v\u1ec1. L\u00e1t sau t\u00f4i \u0111i l\u00ean g\u00e1c. D\u00ec \u1ea5y c\u0169ng \u0111em c\u00e2y n\u1ebfn l\u00ean theo, d\u1eaft t\u00f4i v\u00e0o trong bu\u00f4ng, v\u1ed7 v\u1ec1 t\u00f4i nhi\u1ec1u qu\u00e1 khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5, kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t d\u00ec \u1ea5y n\u1eefa. R\u1ed3i d\u00ec \u1ea5y ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t l\u00fac l\u00e2u, v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o th\u1eb1ng Sid th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a th\u00f4ng minh. Ch\u1ed1c ch\u1ed1c l\u1ea1i h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng li\u1ec7u n\u00f3 c\u00f3 b\u1ecb l\u1ea1c \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u kh\u00f4ng, hay b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng, hay ch\u1ebft \u0111u\u1ed1i, hay l\u00e0 l\u00fac n\u00e0y n\u00f3 \u0111ang n\u1eb1m \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u1ea5y. R\u1ed3i n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft d\u00ec \u1ea5y l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd ch\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng, t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i b\u1ea3o v\u1edbi d\u00ec \u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng th\u1eb1ng Sid v\u1eabn v\u00f4 s\u1ef1, v\u00e0 s\u00e1ng mai th\u1ebf n\u00e0o n\u00f3 c\u0169ng v\u1ec1. Sau d\u00ec \u1ea5y n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t tay t\u00f4i, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd h\u00f4n t\u00f4i n\u1eefa, b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i c\u00e2y \u1ea5y \u0111i, c\u1ee9 n\u00f3i n\u1eefa nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111i cho d\u00ec \u1ea5y y\u00ean t\u00e2m v\u00ec d\u00ec \u0111ang b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i l\u1eafm. R\u1ed3i d\u00ec \u1ea5y b\u01b0\u1edbc ra, quay l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i tr\u00ecu m\u1ebfn v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: - D\u00ec kh\u00f4ng kh\u00f3a c\u1eeda \u0111\u00e2u, Tom \u1ea1. Ch\u1ed7 kia c\u00f3 c\u1eeda s\u1ed5, g\u1ea7n c\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e8n, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u ph\u1ea3i ngoan nghe kh\u00f4ng, \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u1ea5y. Ph\u1ea3i th\u01b0\u01a1ng d\u00ec! T\u00f4i th\u00ec s\u1ed1t ru\u1ed9t ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n \u0111i xem th\u1eb1ng Tom th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. \u0110\u00e3 s\u1eafp s\u1eeda b\u00f2 d\u1eady \u0111i, xong th\u1ebf n\u00e0o l\u1ea1i th\u00f4i. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i v\u1eabn ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn d\u00ec Saly, ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1eb1ng Tom tr\u1eb1n tr\u1ecdc ng\u1ee7 kh\u00f4ng y\u00ean. Hai l\u1ea7n t\u00f4i t\u1ee5t c\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e8n xu\u1ed1ng l\u1ea7n ra ph\u00eda ng\u00f2ai, r\u1ed3i quay l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn ng\u1ecdn n\u1ebfn \u1edf c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft d\u00ec Saly nh\u00ecn ra ng\u00f2ai \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft ch\u1ea3y r\u00f2ng, t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m c\u00e1i g\u00ec cho d\u00ec \u1ea5y, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. L\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 ba, t\u00f4i d\u1eady t\u1eeb l\u00fac t\u1edd m\u1edd s\u00e1ng, xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u00e0, th\u1ea5y d\u00ec Saly v\u1eabn c\u00f2n ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3, d\u00ec \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1ee7 g\u1ee5c tr\u00ean b\u00e0n tay. ch\u01b0\u01a1ng xlii Ch\u00fa Silas \u0111i t\u00ecm th\u1eb1ng Tom t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00fac \u0103n s\u00e1ng \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ec1, nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y t\u0103m t\u00edch th\u1eb1ng Tom \u0111\u00e2u c\u1ea3. Hai v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean b\u00e0n ngh\u0129 ng\u1ee3i kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u, tr\u00f4ng r\u1ea5t bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3. T\u00e1ch c\u00e0 ph\u00ea \u0111\u00e3 ngu\u1ed9i l\u1ea1nh m\u00e0 h\u1ecd v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng thi\u1ebft \u0103n g\u00ec. M\u1ed9t l\u00e1t \u00f4ng n\u00f3i: - T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a th\u01b0 cho b\u00e0 ch\u01b0a?","- Th\u01b0 n\u00e0o? - L\u00e1 th\u01b0 t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1edf b\u01b0u \u0111i\u1ec7n h\u00f4m qua. - Kh\u00f4ng, \u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0a th\u01b0 n\u00e0o cho t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2u. - C\u00f3 l\u1ebd t\u00f4i qu\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5y. \u00d4ng l\u1ee5c so\u00e1t trong t\u00fai kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y, r\u1ed3i \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i th\u01b0 \u0111\u01b0a l\u1ea1i cho b\u00e0. B\u00e0 n\u00f3i: - Th\u01b0 \u1edf Peterburg g\u1eedi t\u1edbi \u00e0, th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2y. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 b\u1ee5ng c\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u00ean \u0111i ra ngo\u00e0i ch\u01a1i m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t th\u00ec h\u01a1n. Nh\u01b0ng d\u00ec Saly ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp m\u1edf th\u01b0 ra th\u00ec b\u1ed7ng r\u01a1i b\u1ee9c th\u01b0 xu\u00f4ng v\u00e0 d\u00ec ch\u1ea1y ra. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng Tom \u0111ang n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u00e1ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec7m, r\u1ed3i \u00f4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129, r\u1ed3i Jim, m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o v\u1ea3i, hai tay b\u1ecb tr\u00f3i ra \u0111\u1eb1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t l\u00f4 ng\u01b0\u1eddi theo sau. T\u00f4i nh\u1eb7t v\u1ed9i b\u1ee9c th\u01b0 gi\u1ea5u \u0111i. D\u00ec Saly lao \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 Tom v\u1eeba kh\u00f3c v\u1eeba n\u00f3i: - \u00d4i, n\u00f3 ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i, t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft m\u00e0... Th\u1eb1ng Tom quay \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i nh\u1ecf c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 d\u00ec Saly l\u1ea1i gi\u01a1 hai tay l\u00ean. - \u00d4i, l\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa, n\u00f3 c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng! Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 m\u00e0y r\u1ed3i. R\u1ed3i d\u00ec h\u00f4n n\u00f3, ch\u1ea1y bay v\u00e0o nh\u00e0 s\u1eeda so\u1ea1n gi\u01b0\u1eddng, r\u1ed3i r\u00edt ra l\u1ec7nh l\u00e0m cho \u0111\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en c\u0169ng cu\u1ed1ng c\u1ea3 l\u00ean. T\u00f4i \u0111i theo \u0111\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec3 xem h\u1ecd s\u1ebd l\u00e0m g\u00ec Jim c\u00f2n \u00f4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 kia v\u00e0 ch\u00fa Silas theo Tom v\u00e0o trong nh\u00e0. B\u1ecdn ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia c\u00f3 v\u1ebb gi\u1eadn d\u1eef, ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00ec mu\u1ed1n \u0111em JIm treo c\u1ed5 l\u00ean ngay \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u01b0\u01a1ng cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en kh\u00e1c, nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf v\u00ec h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en c\u1ee7a v\u00f9ng n\u00e0y, nh\u1ee1 ch\u1ee7 h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ec1n th\u00ec sao. Nghe n\u00f3i th\u1ebf, h\u1ecd b\u1edbt gi\u1eadn d\u1eef \u0111i m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat. H\u1ecd ch\u1eedi Jim gh\u00ea l\u1eafm. Ch\u1ed1c ch\u1ed1c l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e1 cho Jim m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i. Nh\u01b0ng Jim kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec, v\u00e0 l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ai. R\u1ed3i h\u1ecd l\u1ea1i \u0111em nh\u1ed1t Jim v\u00e0o c\u00e1i bu\u1ed3ng giam c\u0169, cho Jim m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o c\u0169, l\u1ea1i x\u00edch h\u1eafn v\u00e0o t\u1ea5m v\u00e1n to l\u00e1t d\u01b0\u1edbi n\u1ec1n nh\u00e0, l\u1ea1i x\u00edch c\u1ea3 hai tay, hai ch\u00e2n, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng ch\u1ec9 cho \u0103n b\u00e1nh kh\u00f4ng v\u1edbi n\u01b0\u1edbc th\u00f4i, ch\u1edd l\u00fac n\u00e0o ch\u1ee7 h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ebfn ho\u1eb7c l\u00e0 \u0111em b\u00e1n \u0111\u1ea5u gi\u00e1. R\u1ed3i h\u1ecd b\u1ecbt l\u1ea1i c\u00e1i l\u1ed7 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e0o, v\u00e0 giao cho hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00eam n\u00e0o c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea7m s\u00fang \u0111\u1ee9ng canh; ban ng\u00e0y th\u00ec bu\u1ed9c m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 d\u1eef \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda. Xong \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u1ea5y, h\u1ecd s\u1eafp s\u1eeda ra v\u1ec1, t\u1eeb bi\u1ec7t Jim b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u ch\u1eedi th\u00ec \u00f4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 kia \u0111\u1ebfn, \u00f4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 nh\u00ecn qua m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i r\u1ed3i n\u00f3i: - B\u00e0 con \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u00e3i v\u1edbi h\u1eafn t\u1ec7 b\u1ea1c nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, v\u00ec h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00ean da \u0111en x\u1ea5u \u0111\u00e2u. L\u00fac t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00ecm c\u1eadu b\u00e9 kia, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ai gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1eafp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1n ra. M\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u00ea n\u00e0o b\u1ecf c\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u00e0y \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, c\u1eadu b\u00e9 th\u00ec m\u1ed7i l\u00fac m\u1ed9t nguy k\u1ecbch. C\u1eadu ta nh\u01b0 \u0111i\u00ean l\u00ean, nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh kh\u00f4ng cho t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n, v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i m\u00e0 v\u1ea1ch ph\u1ea5n v\u00e0o c\u00e1i b\u00e8 th\u00ec c\u1eadu ta s\u1ebd gi\u1ebft t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1edbi c\u1eadu ta. B\u1ed7ng l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 th\u1ea5y anh da \u0111en n\u00e0y \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u b\u00f2 ra n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng s\u1ebd gi\u00fap m\u1ed9t tay. C\u1ed1 nhi\u00ean, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 ngay r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 t\u00ean da \u0111en ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 ph\u1ea3i \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3 su\u1ed1t m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 b\u1ecb k\u1eb9t \u0111\u1ea5y! \u1edf nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee3i, t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 xem h\u1ecd th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u0169ng s\u1ee3 anh da \u0111en ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n m\u1ea5t th\u00ec t\u00f4i s\u1ebd b\u1ecb ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta tr\u00e1ch m\u00f3c; v\u00e0 l\u00fac \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 thuy\u1ec1n b\u00e8 n\u00e0o \u0111i qua m\u00e0 g\u1ecdi c\u1ea3. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i ch\u1edd cho \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn s\u00e1ng nay. M\u00e0 t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 anh da \u0111en n\u00e0o l\u1ea1i kh\u00e9o tay v\u00e0 trung th\u00e0nh h\u01a1n th\u1ebf; anh ta l\u1ea1i hy sinh c\u00e1i t\u1ef1 do c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3. Anh ta c\u0169ng r\u1ea5t m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 r\u1eb1ng l\u00e0 g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y ch\u1eafc anh ta l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c nhi\u1ec1u l\u1eafm. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf th\u00ec \u0111\u00e1ng gi\u00e1 m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0n \u0111\u00f4 la l\u1eafm, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u00e3i t\u1eed t\u1ebf h\u01a1n n\u1eefa. R\u1ed3i th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i thuy\u1ec1n t\u1edbi, c\u0169ng may l\u00e0 anh da \u0111en l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean t\u1ea5m v\u00e1n g\u1ee5c xu\u1ed1ng hai \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i ng\u1ee7 say, t\u00f4i ra hi\u1ec7u cho chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n, h\u1ecd m\u1edbi nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean gi\u1eef ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y anh da \u0111en v\u00e0 tr\u00f3i l\u1ea1i, th\u00e0nh ra ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n l\u1eafm. C\u00f2n c\u1eadu b\u00e9 th\u00ec c\u0169ng n\u1eb1m thi\u1ebfp \u0111i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1ecf m\u00e1i ch\u00e8o sang c\u00e1i b\u00e8 ch\u00e8o \u0111i, r\u1ed3i nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ed7 l\u1ea1i, bu\u1ed9c b\u00e8 v\u00e0o. Anh da \u0111en n\u00e0y t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1i v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t t\u00ed g\u00ec t\u1ecf ra l\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n nh\u00fac nh\u00edch ho\u1eb7c n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u g\u00ec. Anh ta kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en x\u1ea5u \u0111\u00e2u, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u0111\u1ea5y. C\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i: - Ph\u1ea3i, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf.","R\u1ed3i nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c c\u0169ng d\u1ecbu \u0111i \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00fat. T\u00f4i th\u1ea7m c\u00e1m \u01a1n c\u00e1i \u00f4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 gi\u00e0 \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ee1 cho Jim, \u00f4ng ta l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t kh\u00f4ng hai. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd r\u1eb1ng Jim \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t, \u0111\u00e1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c khen v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u01b0\u1edfng n\u1eefa. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u th\u00e0nh th\u1eadt h\u1ee9a r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eedi Jim n\u1eefa. R\u1ed3i h\u1ecd \u0111i ra, nh\u1ed1t Jim \u1edf trong \u1ea5y v\u00e0 kh\u00f3a c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i. T\u00f4i mong c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecf b\u1edbt \u0111i m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i c\u00e1i x\u00edch cho Jim v\u00ec m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i x\u00edch kia n\u1eb7ng qu\u00e1, cho Jim \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0103n rau, \u0103n th\u1ecbt v\u1edbi b\u00e1nh, v\u1edbi n\u01b0\u1edbc. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ai ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ea3. D\u00ec Saly su\u1ed1t ng\u00e0y \u0111\u00eam th\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u1ef1c trong ph\u00f2ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ed1m, h\u1ec5 l\u00fac n\u00e0o th\u1ea5y ch\u00fa Silas quanh qu\u1ea9n \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i tr\u00e1nh \u0111i. S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, th\u1ea5y Tom kh\u00e1 h\u01a1n, v\u00e0 d\u00ec Saly \u0111i ng\u1ee7 m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t, t\u00f4i l\u1ec3n v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ed1m, n\u1ebfu th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 th\u1ee9c th\u00ec s\u1ebd c\u00f9ng nhau b\u1ecb\u0103 ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n sao cho h\u1ee3p l\u00fd. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 v\u1eabn ng\u1ee7, m\u1eb7t m\u0169i xanh xao, ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ed3ng h\u00e0o nh\u01b0 h\u00f4m n\u00f3 m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn. T\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng, ch\u1edd cho n\u00f3 t\u1ec9nh d\u1eady. Kho\u1ea3ng n\u1eeda gi\u1edd sau, d\u00ec Saly b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o, t\u00f4i gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh. D\u00ec \u1ea5y b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i l\u1eb7ng im, r\u1ed3i ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean t\u00f4i. D\u00ec t\u1ecf v\u1ebb m\u1eebng r\u1ee1 v\u00ec Tom \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng. R\u1ed3i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3 nh\u00ecn. L\u00e1t sau, n\u00f3 c\u1ef1a qu\u1eady, m\u1edf m\u1eaft ra r\u1ea5t t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean. N\u00f3 nh\u00ecn m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i r\u1ed3i n\u00f3i: - Sao m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i \u1edf nh\u00e0? C\u00e1i b\u00e8 \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i? - Y\u00ean \u1ed5n c\u1ea3 r\u1ed3i - T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p. - Th\u1ebf c\u00f2n Jim? - C\u0169ng th\u1ebf - T\u00f4i tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, gi\u1ecdng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh l\u0103m. N\u00f3 l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i: - Th\u1ebf th\u00ec tuy\u1ec7t l\u1eafm! M\u00e0y c\u00f3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi d\u00ec kh\u00f4ng? T\u00f4i \u0111ang \u0111\u1ecbnh tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi th\u00ec d\u00ec Saly chen v\u00e0o h\u1ecfi\u201d - V\u1ec1 c\u00e1i g\u00ec, ch\u00e1u? - V\u1ec1 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e3 di\u1ec5n ra. - Chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec? - Chuy\u1ec7n ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u th\u1ea3 anh da \u0111en ra... - Sao? Th\u1ea3 t\u00ean da \u0111en ... Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 n\u00e0y n\u00f3 n\u00f3i g\u00ec th\u1ebf? N\u00f3 l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i m\u00ea m\u1ea5t r\u1ed3i. - Kh\u00f4ng, ch\u00e1u m\u00ea \u0111\u00e2u. Ch\u00ednh Tom v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u th\u1ea3 h\u1eafn ra \u0111\u1ea5y... Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 n\u00f3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u k\u1ec3, c\u00f2n d\u00ec Saly ng\u1ed3i im nghe n\u00f3. C\u00f2n t\u00f4i, th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh n\u00f3i chen v\u00e0o c\u0169ng v\u00f4 \u00edch. - Ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t bao nhi\u00eau c\u00f4ng s\u1ee9c v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, h\u00e0ng tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5, h\u00e0ng gi\u1edd, h\u00e0ng \u0111\u00eam l\u00fac c\u1ea3 nh\u00e0 \u0111i ng\u1ee7 h\u1ebft. R\u1ed3i ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u \u0103n c\u1eafp c\u1ea3 n\u1ebfn, kh\u0103n tr\u1ea3i gi\u01b0\u1eddng, \u00e1o c\u1ee7a d\u00ec, r\u1ed3i th\u00eca, \u0111\u0129a s\u1eaft, dao g\u0103m, l\u1ed3ng \u1ea5p, \u0111\u00e1 xay, b\u1ed9t m\u00ec, \u0111\u1ee7 c\u00e1c th\u1ee9 kh\u00e1c. D\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i c\u01b0a, c\u00e1i b\u00fat nh\u1eefng ch\u1eef hi\u1ec7u \u1ea5y... \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec; v\u00e0 d\u00ec c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i tr\u00f2 th\u00fa v\u1ecb \u1ea5y. R\u1ed3i ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng v\u1ebd c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng h\u00ecnh quan t\u00e0i, vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 n\u1ea1cc danh c\u1ee7a bon c\u01b0\u1edbp, ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u v\u1eabn c\u1ee9 t\u1ee5t l\u00ean t\u1ee5t xu\u1ed1ng \u1edf c\u00e1i c\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e8n; r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e0o c\u00e1i l\u1ed7 trong nh\u00e0 giam, l\u00e0m c\u00e1i thang d\u00e2y, r\u1ed3i n\u1ea5u c\u00e1i b\u00e1nh v\u00e0 nh\u00e9t thang d\u00e2y v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u01b0a th\u00eca v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 kh\u00e1c v\u00e0o c\u00e1i t\u00fai \u00e1o l\u00e0m b\u1ebfp c\u1ee7a d\u00ec. - L\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa! - D\u00ec Saly th\u1ed1t l\u00ean. -... . R\u1ed3i ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u l\u1ea1i \u0111em chu\u1ed9t v\u00e0 r\u1eafn v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 l\u00e0m b\u1ea1n v\u1edbi Jim; r\u1ed3i d\u00ec gi\u1eef th\u1eb1ng Tom \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e2u qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i ch\u1ea3y c\u1ea3 mi\u1ebfng b\u01a1 \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00ean m\u0169 v\u00e0 su\u00fdt n\u1eefa th\u00ec d\u00ec l\u00e0m h\u1ecfng c\u1ea3 c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u. R\u1ed3i ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u b\u1ecb \u0111u\u1ed5i theo, ch\u00e1u b\u1ecb m\u1eafc l\u1ea1i n\u00ean m\u1edbi tr\u00fang \u0111\u1ea1n. Ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u tr\u00e1nh v\u00e0o b\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ec3 cho h\u1ecd \u0111i qua, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea5y xu\u1ed3ng ch\u00e8o ra b\u00e8. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p, v\u00e0 Jim \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 do. D\u00ec th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng? - T\u1eeb thu\u1edf cha sinh m\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ebb \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd, d\u00ec ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng nghe chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0o k\u00ec qu\u00e1i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Th\u00ec ra nh\u1eefng th\u1eb1ng rannh, ch\u00fang m\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 g\u00e2y ra t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1i chuy\u1ec7n r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i n\u00e0y l\u00e0m cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi cu\u1ed1ng qu\u00fdt l\u00ean v\u00e0 s\u1ee3 ch\u1ebft khi\u1ebfp. Ch\u1eb3ng l\u1ebd ch\u00fang m\u00e0y th\u00edch l\u00e0m cho d\u00ec \u0111\u00eam n\u00e0o c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i kh\u1ed5 s\u1edf th\u1ebf \u01b0. Ch\u00fang m\u00e0y l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng t\u00ean qu\u1ef7 qu\u00e1i, d\u00ec s\u1ebd cho ch\u00fang m\u00e0y m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00e0 ch\u1eeba ki\u1ec3u \u0111\u00f9a ma m\u00e3nh \u1ea5y \u0111i. Nh\u01b0ng th\u1eb1ng Tom l\u1ea1i vui th\u00edch l\u1eafm. N\u00f3 thao thao lu\u00f4n m\u1ed3m. D\u00ec Saly th\u00ec v\u1eeba b\u1ef1c bu\u1ed3n c\u01b0\u1eddi. D\u00ec \u1ea5y n\u00f3i:","- B\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u00fang m\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vui ch\u01a1i th\u1ecfa th\u00edch r\u1ed3i, d\u00ec m\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fang m\u00e0y c\u00f2n quan h\u1ec7 v\u1edbi n\u00f3 n\u1eefa th\u00ec... - Quan h\u1ec7 v\u1edbi ai? - Th\u1eb1ng Tom v\u1eeba c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eeba h\u1ecfi, v\u1ebb r\u1ea5t ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean. - V\u1edbi ai \u00e0? T\u00ean da \u0111en ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n ch\u1ee9 ai? M\u00e0y t\u01b0\u1edfng ai n\u1eefa? - Tom nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t nghi\u00eam ngh\u1ecb v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi: - Tom, sao m\u00e0y v\u1eeba b\u1ea3o v\u1edbi tao l\u00e0 \u1ed5n c\u1ea3? H\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u01b0a? D\u00ec Saly h\u1ecfi: - T\u00ean da \u0111en ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n \u1ea5y \u00e0? T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 ch\u01b0a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. H\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft n\u00f3 v\u1ec1, v\u00e0 l\u1ea1i nh\u1ed1t n\u00f3 v\u00e0o trong bu\u1ed3ng \u1ea5y r\u1ed3i, ch\u1ec9 cho \u0103n b\u00e1nh v\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc kh\u00f4ng th\u00f4i, bu\u1ed9c d\u00e2y x\u00edch c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn, ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn bao gi\u1edd ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u1ebfn xin hay \u0111em b\u00e1n \u0111i. Tom \u0111ang n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1ed7ng ng\u1ed3i nh\u1ed5m ngay d\u1eady, m\u1eaft \u0111\u1ecf ng\u1ea7u, hai l\u1ed7 m\u0169i ph\u1eadp ph\u1ed3ng nh\u01b0 mang c\u00e1, r\u1ed3i n\u00f3 nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i h\u00e9t: - H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n b\u1eaft Jim. M\u00e0y ch\u1ea1y ngay \u0111i, th\u1ea3 h\u1eafn ra! H\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 n\u00f4 l\u1ec7, h\u1eafn c\u0169ng t\u1ef1 do nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean tr\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea5t n\u00e0y! -Th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 n\u00e0y n\u00f3i l\u1ea1 nh\u1ec9? - D\u00ec Saly, nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea5y. Ch\u00e1u v\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng Tom n\u1eefa \u0111\u1ec1u bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 v\u1ec1 h\u1eafn. C\u00f4 Watson \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft t\u1eeb hai th\u00e1ng nay r\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u1ea5y r\u1ea5t x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111em b\u00e1n h\u1eafn xu\u1ed1ng mi\u1ec1n Nam. C\u00f4 \u1ea5y b\u1ea3o th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1eafn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 do. - Ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ef1 do r\u1ed3i th\u00ec c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ecbnh tr\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i t\u1ef1 do g\u00ec cho n\u00f3 n\u1eefa? - \u0110\u1ea5y m\u1edbi l\u00e0 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1. Ch\u1eb3ng qua l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u th\u00edch chuy\u1ec7n phi\u00eau l\u01b0u, v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i x\u00f4ng pha v\u00e0o m\u00e1u l\u1eeda \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3. L\u1ea1y Ch\u00faa! D\u00ec Polly! L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 d\u00ec polly \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u00ean trong khung c\u1eeda, hi\u1ec1n d\u1ecbu v\u00e0 oai nghi\u00eam nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t b\u00e0 ti\u00ean. D\u00ec Saly ch\u1ea1y ra \u00f4m ch\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y g\u00ec Poly, su\u00fdt n\u1eefa th\u00ec va c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o b\u00e0 \u1ea5y, r\u1ed3i kh\u00f3c l\u00ean, c\u00f2n t\u00f4i th\u00ec chui t\u1ecdt v\u00e0o g\u1ea7m gi\u01b0\u1eddng. T\u00f4i gh\u00e9 m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn ra, trong ch\u1ed1c l\u00e1t, d\u00ec Polly c\u1ee7a th\u1eb1ng Tom \u0111i v\u00e0o, nh\u00ecn n\u00f3 ch\u1eb1m ch\u1eb1m qua \u0111\u00f4i m\u1ee5c k\u1ec9nh c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 \u1ea5y nh\u01b0 s\u1eafp s\u1eeda nghi\u1ec1n n\u00e1t n\u00f3. R\u1ed3i b\u00e0 \u1ea5y n\u00f3i: - Tom, m\u00e0y quay m\u1eb7t \u0111i c\u00f2n h\u01a1n. N\u1ebfu l\u00e0 tao th\u00ec tao c\u0169ng l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. D\u00ec Saly k\u00eau l\u00ean: - \u00d4 hay, n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng Tom, n\u00f3 l\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng Sid, Tom! Tom! Th\u1eb1ng Tom n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i, n\u00f3 v\u1eeba m\u1edbi c\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2y m\u00e0! - C\u00f4 mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i l\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng Huck Finn \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u1ea5y \u00e0? Ch\u1eb3ng l\u1ebd t\u00f4i nu\u00f4i th\u1eb1ng nh\u00e3i con \u1ea5y bao nhi\u00eau n\u0103m nay m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n ra n\u00f3 hay sao? Huck Finn, ra kh\u1ecfi g\u1ea7m gi\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i! T\u00f4i chui ra, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc n\u1eefa. D\u00ec Saly ho\u1ea3ng lo\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c, c\u00f2n ch\u00fa Silas, khi nghe th\u1ea5y m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n, ch\u00fa \u1ea5y c\u0169ng ho\u1ea3ng lo\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng k\u00e9m. \u0110\u00eam \u1ea5y, ch\u00fa g\u1ecdi c\u1ea3 nh\u00e0 ra c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec3 cho ch\u00fa \u1ea5y t\u1ec9nh l\u1ea1i. Th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i d\u00ec Polly c\u1ee7a th\u1eb1ng Tom m\u1edbi k\u1ec3 h\u1ebft l\u1ea1i r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ai, t\u00f4i l\u00e0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111u\u00f4i t\u1ea1i sao. D\u00ec Saly chen v\u00e0o ng\u1eaft l\u1eddi: - Ch\u00e1u c\u1ee9 g\u1ecdi c\u00f4 l\u00e0 d\u00ec Saly, c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 quen r\u1ed3i, kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed5i n\u1eefa. B\u00e0 Polly b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng Tom n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang, c\u00f4 Watson \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec3 cho Jim \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 do. Nh\u01b0 v\u00e2y. Th\u1eb1ng Tom t\u1ef1 tr\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o m\u00ecnh t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i kh\u1ed5 s\u1edf v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i ph\u00f3ng cho anh da \u0111en \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 do! V\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u00e3i \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac n\u00e0y, t\u00f4i m\u1edbi hi\u1ec3u m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c nh\u01b0 th\u1eb1ng Tom l\u1ea1i c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i \u0111i gi\u1ea3i ph\u00f3ng cho m\u1ed9t ten da \u0111en. R\u1ed3i b\u00e0 Polly k\u1ec3 d\u00ec Saly vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 cho b\u00e0 \u1ea5y n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng Tom v\u00e0 Sid \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i t\u1edbi n\u01a1i y\u00ean \u1ed5n c\u1ea3; th\u00ec b\u00e0 \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7: - Khi cho n\u00f3 \u0111i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 ai \u0111i k\u00e8m, m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 l\u1ea1i x\u1ea3y ra c\u01a1 s\u1ef1 n\u00e0y. B\u00e2y","gi\u1edd m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3 l\u1eb7n l\u1ed9i h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ngh\u00ecn d\u1eb7m xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3, \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00e0 xem c\u00f2n th\u1eb1ng n\u00e0o t\u00ean l\u00e0 Sid n\u1eefa. M\u00e0 h\u1ecfi th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u00f4 \u1ea5y tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi g\u00ec c\u1ea3. D\u00ec Saly n\u00f3i: - Em c\u00f3 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tin g\u00ec c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb \u0111\u00e2u? - T\u00f4i c\u00f3 vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 cho c\u00f4 hai l\u1ea7n h\u1ecfi r\u1eb1ng th\u1eb1ng Sid \u1edf \u0111\u1ea5y ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? - Em kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e1 th\u01b0 n\u00e0o c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb. - L\u1ea1i l\u00e0 m\u00e0y, Tom! - Sao c\u01a1 \u1ea1? - N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1p, v\u1ebb ngh\u1ecbch ng\u1ee3m. - M\u00e0y \u0111\u1eebng h\u1ecfi tao c\u00e1i g\u00ec n\u1eefa. \u0110\u01b0a th\u01b0 ra \u0111\u00e2y! - Th\u01b0 n\u00e0o \u1ea1? - Th\u01b0 n\u00e0o n\u1eefa. Tao b\u1ef1c m\u00ecnh r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y, m\u00e0y c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i n\u1eefa th\u00ec tao... - D\u1ea1, \u1edf trong h\u00f2m \u1ea5y. N\u00f3 v\u1eabn nguy\u00ean nh\u01b0 l\u00fac ch\u00e1u l\u1ea5y \u1edf b\u01b0u \u0111i\u1ec7n v\u1ec1. Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng xem, m\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng s\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0 s\u1ebd c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i, n\u00ean ch\u00e1u... - Tao nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh ph\u1ea3i l\u1ed9t da m\u00e0y m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u00f4i c\u00f2n vi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i th\u01b0 n\u1eefa, b\u00e1o tin cho c\u00f4 l\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111ang s\u1eafp xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e2y, hay l\u00e0 n\u00f3 c\u0169ng... . - Th\u01b0 \u1ea5y m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn h\u00f4m qua; em ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ecdc, nh\u01b0ng em \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ea5t n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u00e1nh cu\u1ed9c ngay hai \u0111\u00f4 la r\u1eb1ng hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i d\u00ec Saly kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u00e1 th\u01b0 \u1ea5y, nh\u01b0ng ngh\u0129 l\u1ea1i th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh n\u00ean im l\u1eb7ng th\u00ec hay h\u01a1n. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i n\u1eeda l\u1eddi","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng Ngay l\u00fac g\u1eb7p ri\u00eang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Tom, t\u00f4i li\u1ec1n h\u1ecfi n\u00f3 ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o trong th\u1eddi gian v\u01b0\u1ee3t ng\u1ee5c? N\u00f3 s\u1ebd t\u00ednh th\u1ebf n\u00e0o n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 cu\u1ed9c v\u01b0\u1ee3t ng\u1ee5c th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng v\u00e0 tr\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i t\u1ef1 do cho Jim nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? N\u00f3 b\u1ea3o n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u1ee9u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Jim ra y\u00ean l\u00e0nh th\u00ec s\u1ebd cho h\u1eafn ng\u1ed3i b\u00e8 tr\u00f4i v\u1ec1 d\u01b0\u1edbi xu\u00f4i, v\u00e0 c\u00f9ng \u0111i m\u1ea1o hi\u1ec3m \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn c\u1eeda s\u00f4ng, l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ea3o cho h\u1eafn bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 do r\u1ed3i, sau \u0111\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0a h\u1eafn l\u00ean t\u00e0u th\u1ee7y v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, tr\u1ea3 c\u00f4ng cho h\u1eafn, g\u1ecdi t\u1eaft c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng anh em da \u0111en \u1edf chung quanh \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1ea3y mua r\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1eafn v\u00e0o trong th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n, c\u00f3 k\u00e8n tr\u1ed1ng \u0111i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn; h\u1eafn s\u1ebd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb anh h\u00f9ng, v\u00e0 hai \u0111\u1ee9a t\u00f4i c\u0169ng th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady r\u1ed3i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i gi\u00fap Jim \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi xi\u1ec1ng x\u00edch, Khi bi\u1ebft Jim \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap b\u00e1c s\u0129 tr\u00f4ng nom Tom nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o th\u00ec d\u00ec Polly, ch\u00fa Silas v\u00e0 d\u00ec Saly \u0111\u1ec1u c\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ed9ng l\u1eafm, khen ng\u1ee3i h\u1ebft l\u1eddi, cho Jim \u0103n \u0111\u1ee7 c\u00e1c th\u1ee9 m\u00e0 Jim th\u00edch, ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i, v\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Tom cho Jim b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00f4 la v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb giam r\u1ea5t ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3ng c\u00e1i vai tr\u00f2 \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ea5t kh\u00e1. Jim s\u01b0\u1edbng ch\u1ebft \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, b\u1eadt ra n\u00f3i: - C\u1eadu Huck n\u00e0y, t\u1ed3i n\u00f3i c\u00f3 sai \u0111\u00e2u? T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o c\u1eadu l\u00e0 ng\u1ef1c t\u00f4i c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u l\u00f4ng, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u may m\u1eafn; r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i c\u00f2n n\u00f3i l\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n gi\u1ea7u c\u00f3, sau n\u00e0y s\u1ebd c\u00f2n gi\u00e0u n\u1eefa. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111\u00fang r\u1ed3i nh\u00e9. \u0110\u00e2y, ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o m\u00e0, t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 c\u00f3 ng\u00e0y t\u00f4i s\u1ebd gi\u00e0u n\u1eefa, \u0111\u00fang th\u1eadt nh\u01b0 ch\u00ednh t\u00f4i b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0y. R\u1ed3i Tom n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n m\u00e3i, n\u00f3 b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00eam n\u00e0o ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i \u0111i ra ngo\u00e0i kia ki\u1ebfm v\u00e0i th\u1ee9 d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee5 v\u00e0 l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ebfn phi\u00eau l\u01b0u v\u00e0i ba tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 n\u1eefa v\u00e0o t\u1eadn l\u00e3nh th\u1ed5 ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111\u1ecf. T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng th\u00edch th\u1ebf, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ti\u1ec1n mua d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee5, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng \u1edf nh\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u; v\u00ec c\u00f3 l\u1ebd b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ed3i v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y h\u1ebft ti\u1ec1n \u1edf ch\u1ed7 l\u00e3o ch\u00e1nh \u00e1n Thatcher m\u00e0 \u0111em \u0111i u\u1ed1ng r\u01b0\u1ee3u. Tom n\u00f3i: - Kh\u00f4ng, ch\u01b0a \u0111\u00e2u. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 h\u01a1n s\u00e1u ngh\u00ecn \u0111\u00f4 la v\u1eabn c\u00f2n c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 b\u1ed1 m\u00e0y t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn nay c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 n\u1eefa. Jim n\u00f3i tr\u1ecbnh tr\u1ecdng: - \u00d4ng \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng v\u1ec1 n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2u. c\u1eadu Huck \u1ea1. T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi\u201d - Sao Jim l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i th\u1ebf? - T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0, c\u1eadu \u0111\u1eebng h\u1ecfi n\u1eefa. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i g\u1eb7ng h\u1ecfi m\u00e3i, sau c\u00f9ng h\u1eafn n\u00f3i: - C\u1eadu c\u00f3 nh\u1edb c\u00e1i nh\u00e0 tr\u00f4i \u1edf tr\u00ean s\u00f4ng \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng. Trong \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft, c\u00f3 chi\u1ebfc kh\u0103n ph\u1ee7 m\u1eb7t. T\u00f4i v\u00e0o l\u1eadt l\u00ean xem r\u1ed3i kh\u00f4ng cho c\u1eadu v\u00e0o xem \u0111\u1ea5y \u01b0? C\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y ti\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu v\u1ec1 l\u00fac n\u00e0o t\u00f9y \u00fd, v\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft trong c\u00e1i nh\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea5y. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd, th\u1eb1ng Tom \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ea7n kh\u1ecfi h\u1eb3n. N\u00f3 bu\u1ed9c vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1n v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i d\u00e2y \u0111eo l\u00ean c\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 v\u00e0 th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng l\u1ea1i gi\u1edf ra xem gi\u1edd. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft vi\u1ebft g\u00ec th\u00eam n\u1eefa cho cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch n\u00e0y. N\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 vi\u1ebft m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch s\u1ebd kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o th\u00ec t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng vi\u1ebft, m\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh vi\u1ebft n\u1eefa. Nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 sao, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111i ngay \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ecba ph\u1eadn c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111\u1ecf v\u00ec d\u00ec Saly \u0111\u1ecbnh nu\u00f4i t\u00f4i v\u00e0 khai h\u00f3a cho t\u00f4i; m\u00e0 t\u00f4i th\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1eeba bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i."]