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["trong c\u00e1i c\u1ea3nh lung tung \u1ea5y nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Kh\u00f4ng, \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng kh\u00f4n ngoan \u0111\u00e2u. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4n ngoan th\u00ec ph\u1ea3i d\u1ef1ng l\u00ean c\u00e1i nh\u00e0 m\u00e1y l\u00e0m th\u1ee9c \u0103n, v\u00e0 khi n\u00e0o mu\u1ed1n ngh\u1ec9 th\u00ec \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda nh\u00e0 m\u00e1y \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i ch\u1ee9. - Nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 sao \u00f4ng \u1ea5y x\u01b0a kia v\u1eabn l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4n ngoan nh\u1ea5t, v\u00ec ch\u00ednh b\u00e0 go\u00e1 c\u0169ng b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i th\u1ebf m\u00e0. - B\u00e0 go\u00e1 \u1ea5y n\u00f3i th\u1ebf n\u00e0o t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft, ch\u1ee9 vua Sollermun nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4n ngoan. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1ch ph\u00e2n x\u1eed ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta m\u00e0 t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y bao gi\u1edd. C\u1eadu c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 con m\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ecbnh cho ch\u1eb7t ra l\u00e0m hai kh\u00f4ng? - C\u00f3, b\u00e0 g\u00f3a c\u0169ng c\u00f3 n\u00f3i cho t\u00f4i nghe chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y - \u0110\u1ea5y! Th\u1ebf! Ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 c\u00e1i chuy\u1ec7n cay \u0111\u1eafng nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi \u1ea5y \u01b0? C\u1eadu th\u1eed ngh\u0129 xem. Chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, b\u00ean n\u00e0y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0, c\u1eadu nghe kh\u00f4ng, th\u00ed d\u1ee5 c\u1eadu l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 kh\u00e1c; t\u00f4i l\u00e0 Sollermun, v\u00e0 c\u00e1i t\u1edd \u0111\u00f4 la n\u00e0y l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb con. C\u1ea3 hai b\u00ean \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f2i l\u1ea5y. V\u1eady t\u00f4i l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 n\u00ean \u0111i h\u1ecfi l\u00e1ng gi\u1ec1ng r\u1eb1ng t\u1edd \u0111\u00f4 la n\u00e0y l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ai kh\u00f4ng, r\u1ed3i s\u1ebd giao n\u00f3 cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o c\u00f3 nguy\u00ean v\u1eb9n c\u1ea3 t\u1edd gi\u1ea5y b\u1ea1c; t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ai c\u00f3 \u00f3c th\u1ef1c t\u1ebf \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? \u1ea5y th\u1ebf m\u00e0 t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i \u0111i x\u00e9 t\u1edd \u0111\u00f4 la ra l\u00e0m \u0111\u00f4i v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda cho c\u1eadu, c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 kia. \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea5y, \u00f4ng Sollermun \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0m c\u00e1i c\u00e1ch nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 con \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea5y. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u00f4i th\u1eed h\u1ecfi c\u1eadu: m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda t\u1edd b\u1ea1c \u1ea5y th\u00ec c\u00f2n d\u00f9ng l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c? Ch\u1eb3ng mua g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Th\u1ebf th\u00ec m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 c\u00f2n l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u1ef1\u01a1c. T\u00f4i th\u00ec c\u1ee9 cho l\u00e0 c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t tri\u1ec7u \u00f4ng vua l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u0169ng v\u1eabn ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u00e1ng m\u1ed9t xu. - Th\u00f4i \u0111i, Jim, anh n\u00f3i sai b\u00e9t r\u1ed3i, l\u00e1o l\u1ebfu, anh n\u00f3i sai \u0111\u1ebfn h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0n d\u1eb7m. - Ai, t\u00f4i \u1ea5y \u00e0? Xin c\u1eadu. \u0110\u1eebng c\u00f3 n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n \u0111o l\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu v\u1edbi t\u00f4i \u0111i. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng khi t\u00f4i tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 c\u00e1i g\u00ec l\u00e0 t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u \u00fd ngay. V\u00e0 \u00fd ngh\u0129a c\u00e1i n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u1eabn sang kia \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. C\u00e1i chuy\u1ec7n c\u00e3i nhau nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00e0nh l\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9, m\u00e0 l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9, m\u00e0 c\u00e1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft vi\u1ec7c c\u00e3i c\u1ecd v\u1edbi nhau b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch chia m\u1ed7i b\u00ean m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9, nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u00e0 c\u00e1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i m\u01b0a m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u00e2u cho kh\u1ecfi m\u01b0a. Th\u00f4i, c\u1eadu \u0111\u1eebng n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 Sollermun n\u1eefa, c\u1eadu Huck \u1ea1, t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1eb1ng sau g\u00e1y c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y n\u1eefa. - Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 anh n\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fang ch\u1ed7 c\u01a1 m\u00e0! - M\u1eb7c k\u1ec7 c\u00e1i s\u1ef1 \u0111o l\u01b0\u1eddng \u1ea5y c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. C\u00e1i g\u00ec t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft. C\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i th\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111ong s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt n\u00f3 c\u00f2n \u0111o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u00e2u h\u01a1n n\u1eefa. Sai hay \u0111\u00fang th\u00ec n\u00f3 \u1edf ngay c\u00e1i c\u00e1ch ph\u00e2n x\u1eed c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Sollermun \u1ea5y ch\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e2u. C\u1eadu th\u1eed l\u1ea5y v\u00ed d\u1ee5 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t hay hai \u0111\u1ee9a con xem, c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 d\u00e1m hy sinh tr\u1ebb con kh\u00f4ng? Kh\u00f4ng, ch\u1ea3 c\u00f3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb c\u1ee7a tr\u1ebb con nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu c\u1eadu l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 h\u1eafn c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed9 n\u0103m tri\u1ec7u \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb trong nh\u00e0 th\u00ec l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea1i kh\u00e1c. H\u1eafn s\u1ebd s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng ch\u1eb7t \u0111\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb nh\u01b0 ch\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t con m\u00e8o. B\u1edfi v\u00ec h\u1eafn c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u m\u00e0. M\u1ed9t hay hai \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb, nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n hay \u00edt h\u01a1n, c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00fd g\u00ec \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi Sollermun \u0111\u00e2u? - T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t anh da \u0111en n\u00e0o nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. N\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 h\u1eafn c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u00fd ni\u1ec7m g\u00ec trong \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ebf n\u00e0o b\u1eaft h\u1eafn b\u1ecf \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. H\u1eafn l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ec9 b\u00e1ng Sollermun nhi\u1ec1u nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u00f4i m\u1edbi bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n c\u00e1c vua ch\u00faa kh\u00e1c, b\u1ecf chuy\u1ec7n Sollermun sang m\u1ed9t b\u00ean. T\u00f4i n\u00f3 v\u1ec1 vua Louis th\u1ee9 m\u01b0\u1eddi s\u00e1u \u1edf Ph\u00e1p \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb ch\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eeb l\u00e2u r\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1eadu con nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y, l\u00e0 th\u00e1i t\u1eed, \u0111\u00e1ng l\u1ebd l\u1ea1i tr\u1edf l\u00ean l\u00e0m vua, nh\u01b0ng b\u1ecb ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta b\u1eaft b\u1ecf ng\u1ee5c, v\u00e0 nghe c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i l\u00e0 c\u1eadu ta b\u1ecb ch\u1ebft trong \u0111\u00f3. - Kh\u1ed5, t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p cho c\u1eadu b\u00e9! - Nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i l\u00e0 c\u1eadu ta tho\u00e1t ch\u1ebft v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i sang M\u1ef9. - Th\u1ebf th\u00ec hay! Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u1ea5y c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 ki\u1ebfm \u0103n nh\u1ec9. C\u1eadu ta \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0m g\u00ec? - Bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u1ea5y. Trong \u0111\u00e1m nh\u1eefng \u00f4ng vua \u1ea5y c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00ec \u0111i l\u00e0m c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t, c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00ec \u0111i d\u1eady h\u1ecdc ti\u1ebfng Ph\u00e1p. - \u1ed3, th\u1ebf ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ph\u00e1p h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang ta \u00e0, c\u1eadu Huck? - Kh\u00f4ng, Jim \u1ea1, anh m\u00e0 nghe ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta n\u00f3i th\u00ec anh ch\u1ea3 hi\u1ec3u c\u00e2u n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u, m\u1ed9t ch\u1eef c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u.","- \u1ed3 th\u1ebf th\u00ec t\u00f4i ng\u1ed1c th\u1eadt. V\u1eady l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? - T\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1ea3 bi\u1ebft. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd trong cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch. Th\u00ed d\u1ee5 nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn h\u1ecfi anh: \\\"Parlez - vous francais ?\\\" th\u00ec anh ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? - T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o c\u1ea3. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u1eadp cho h\u1eafn m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u, ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 n\u1ebfu h\u1eafn ta kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng. N\u1ebfu l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en th\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng cho ph\u00e9p ai g\u1ecdi t\u00f4i th\u1ebf. - Im \u0111i, \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 g\u1ecdi anh \u0111\u00e2u. \u0110\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 h\u1ecfi anh c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfng Ph\u00e1p kh\u00f4ng? - \u1eeb, th\u1ebf sao h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i th\u1eb3ng ra nh\u01b0 v\u1eady c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng? - Ch\u00ednh h\u1eafn n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ph\u00e1p \u0111\u1ea5y. - \u1ed3, th\u1ebf th\u00ec th\u1eadt l\u00e0 qu\u00e1i g\u1edf, k\u1ef3 c\u1ee5c. M\u00e0 th\u00f4i, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch nghe chuy\u1ec7n \u1eafy n\u1eefa. Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00fd g\u00ec c\u1ea3. - \u0110\u00e2y n\u00e0y nh\u00e9, Jim, t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi con m\u00e8o n\u00f3 c\u00f3 n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng n\u00e0o? - Kh\u00f4ng, m\u00e8o n\u00e0o n\u00f3i th\u1ebf - \u00e0, th\u1ebf c\u00f2n con b\u00f2? - B\u00f2 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng - Th\u1ebf con m\u00e8o c\u00f3 n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 con b\u00f2 kh\u00f4ng? Hay con b\u00f2 c\u00f3 n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 con m\u00e8o kh\u00f4ng? - Kh\u00f4ng - V\u1eady th\u00ec con n\u1ecd n\u00f3i kh\u00e1c con kia l\u00e0 t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean v\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang, c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? - C\u1ed1 nhi\u00ean r\u1ed3i - V\u00e0 con m\u00e8o, con b\u00f2 n\u00f3i kh\u00e1c ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i c\u0169ng l\u00e0 t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean v\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? - \u1ed3, nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i - \u00e0, th\u1ebf th\u00ec t\u1ea1i sao ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ph\u00e1p n\u00f3i kh\u00e1c ch\u00fang ta t\u1ea1i l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fang v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean. Anh th\u1eed tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi t\u00f4i xem. - Th\u1ebf con m\u00e8o c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c kh\u00f4ng, c\u1eadu Huck? - Kh\u00f4ng - \u00e0, th\u1ebf th\u00ec con m\u00e8o kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Th\u1ebf con b\u00f2 c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng - con b\u00f2 c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 con m\u00e8o kh\u00f4ng? - Kh\u00f4ng, ch\u1eb3ng con n\u00e0o l\u00e0 con m\u00e8o c\u1ea3. - \u00e0, th\u1ebf th\u00ec qu\u00e1i l\u1ea1 th\u1eadt, t\u1ea1i sao h\u1eafn l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi. C\u1eadu th\u1eed tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi t\u00f4i xem n\u00e0o? T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y ng\u1ed3i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 ph\u00ed l\u1eddi v\u00f4 \u00edch. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o h\u1ecdc n\u1ed5i c\u00e1i c\u00e1ch l\u00fd s\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u00f4i th\u00f4i.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng XV Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u00ednh ch\u1ec9 ba \u0111\u00eam n\u1eefa th\u00ec s\u1ebd t\u1edbi Cairo, t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 n\u01a1i c\u00f9ng t\u1ecbt v\u00f9ng Illinois, ch\u1ed7 m\u00e0 s\u00f4ng Ohio ch\u1ea3y v\u00e0o, v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh n\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 n\u01a1i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u1ebfn. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111em b\u00e1n c\u00e1i b\u00e8 \u0111i v\u00e0 l\u00ean m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc t\u00e0u thu\u1ef7 r\u1ed3i c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf ng\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u00f4ng Ohio qua nh\u1eefng bang t\u1ef1 do, nh\u01b0 v\u1eady kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e1ng lo ng\u1ea1i n\u1eefa. \u0110\u1ebfn \u0111\u00eam th\u1ee9 hai, s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9 b\u1ed7ng ph\u1ee7 d\u1ea7y \u0111\u1eb7c n\u00ean ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i khe \u0111\u1ec3 bu\u1ed9c b\u00e8 l\u1ea1i. V\u00ec kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean c\u1ee9 li\u1ec1u m\u1ea1ng \u0111i trong s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9. Nh\u01b0ng l\u00fac t\u00f4i \u0111ang ch\u00e8o xu\u1ed3ng l\u00ean ph\u00eda tr\u00ean, \u0111em theo m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u1ea7n m\u00f3c th\u00ec c\u1ea7n t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00f3c m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e1m s\u1eady nh\u1ecf. T\u00f4i qu\u1ea5t c\u00e1i d\u00e2y c\u00e2u \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 cu\u1ed9n v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y s\u1eady \u1edf b\u1edd n\u01b0\u1edbc, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00ednh ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ea3y xi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i nh\u1ed5 b\u1eadt c\u1ea3 r\u1ec5 c\u00e2y l\u00ean v\u00e0 r\u1ed3i c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf n\u00f3 tr\u00f4i m\u00e3i. S\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00e0u c\u00e0ng xu\u1ed1ng n\u1eb7ng, l\u00e0m t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2m lo s\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1eeda ph\u00fat \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ef1a qu\u1eady g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u00e8 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y th\u00ec l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c xa qu\u00e1 hai ch\u1ee5c th\u01b0\u1edbc. T\u00f4i nh\u1ea3y v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda l\u00e1i xu\u1ed3ng n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i m\u00e1i ch\u00e8o v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea9y l\u00f9i ra m\u1ed9t nh\u00e1t. Nh\u01b0ng xu\u1ed3ng v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng nh\u00fac nh\u00edch \u0111i. Th\u00ec ra t\u00f4i v\u1ed9i qu\u00e1 ch\u01b0a c\u1edfi d\u00e2y. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady \u0111\u1ecbnh th\u00e1o d\u00e2y ra, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh, hai b\u00e0n tay run l\u00ean kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. V\u1eeba c\u1edfi d\u00e2y ra xong, t\u00f4i ch\u00e8o ngay \u0111i t\u00ecm b\u00e8, chi\u1ebfc b\u00e8 \u1ea5m c\u00fang ch\u1edf n\u1eb7ng nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ngay \u1edf ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ea7u khe kia. T\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ngay v\u00ec ch\u1ec9 c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 d\u1eb7m s\u00e1u ch\u1ee5c th\u01b0\u1edbc. Ch\u00ednh c\u00e1i l\u00fac t\u00f4i v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2m ngay v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t m\u00e0n s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9 d\u1ea7y \u0111\u1eb7c h\u01a1n n\u1eefa, kh\u00f4ng sao bi\u1ebft l\u1ed1i ra; kh\u00e1c n\u00e0o nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft h\u1eb3n r\u1ed3i. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ch\u00e8o xu\u1ed3ng \u0111i n\u1eefa, tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft h\u00e3y cho v\u00e0o g\u1ea7n b\u00e3i hay l\u00ean ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e3. T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i ng\u1ed3i im \u0111\u1ec3 cho xu\u1ed3ng tr\u00f4i, v\u00e0 c\u00e1i l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i ng\u1ed3i im b\u00f3 tay l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u r\u1ea5t kh\u1ed5 t\u00e2m. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1eb1ng h\u1eafng l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng v\u00e0 nghe ng\u00f3ng. Xa xa ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi t\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng nh\u1ecf v\u1ecdng l\u1ea1i, m\u1edbi ho\u00e0n h\u1ed3n. T\u00f4i l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n nghe cho r\u00f5 h\u01a1n. \u0110\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n h\u01a1n n\u1eefa, n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i \u1edf ph\u00eda b\u00ean tr\u00e1i. R\u1ed3i kh\u00f4ng nghe th\u1ea5y g\u00ec n\u1eefa, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm n\u1eefa v\u00ec c\u1ee9 ph\u1ea3i quay xu\u1ed3ng \u0111i b\u1ed1n ph\u00eda, tr\u00e1i l\u1ea1i t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 h\u01b0\u1edbng ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t \u0111i l\u00ean m\u00e3i. L\u00fac \u1ea5y t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 gi\u00e1 c\u1ee9 g\u00f5 v\u00e0o c\u00e1i xoong v\u00e0 g\u00f5 \u0111\u1ec1u th\u00ec m\u1edbi d\u1ec5 bi\u1ebft ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o m\u00e0 t\u00ecm. Nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ai g\u00f5, v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh c\u00e1i y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng gi\u1eefa m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1eb1ng h\u1eafng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady c\u00e0ng l\u00e0m cho t\u00f4i l\u00fang t\u00fang. T\u00f4i \u0111i l\u00ean n\u1eefa th\u00ec b\u1ed7ng t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa \u1edf ph\u00eda sau l\u01b0ng. Th\u00f4i, t\u00f4i b\u1ecb bao v\u00e2y th\u1eadt r\u1ed3i. \u0110\u00f3 \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c. Nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0 t\u00f4i b\u1ecb bao v\u00e2y r\u1ed3i. T\u00f4i v\u1ee9t m\u00e1i ch\u00e8o xu\u1ed1ng. L\u1ea1i nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa v\u1eabn \u1edf sau l\u01b0ng, nh\u01b0ng t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i kh\u00e1c. N\u00f3 m\u00f2 \u0111\u1ebfn, n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed5i ch\u1ed7, t\u1ef1 n\u00f3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, ch\u1ed1c ch\u1ed1c l\u1ea1i im l\u1eb7ng r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i vang l\u00ean \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t; t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e3 quay \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i xu\u1ed1ng ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi r\u1ed3i, n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 Jim ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1edf b\u00e8 n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c h\u00fa l\u00ean th\u00ec t\u00f4i y\u00ean tr\u00ed. Trong \u0111\u00e1m s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9 th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n c\u00e1i n\u00e0o nh\u00ecn b\u1eb1ng m\u1eaft hay nghe b\u1eb1ng tai m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa. Ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c, kho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat sau, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2m s\u1ea7m ngay v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u00e3i c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y c\u00e2y to l\u00f9 l\u00f9 nh\u01b0 ma \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, r\u1ed3i d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ea9y t\u00f4i sang b\u00ean tr\u00e1i l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2m v\u00e0o b\u1edd n\u1eefa, gi\u1eefa m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m c\u1ee7i m\u1ee5c tr\u00f4i l\u1ec1nh \u0111\u1ec1nh g\u1eb7p ph\u1ea3i chi\u1ebfc xu\u1ed3ng n\u00f3 d\u1ed3n l\u1ea1i k\u00eau r\u0103ng r\u1eafc. V\u00e0 d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc th\u00ec v\u1eabn l\u1eb7ng l\u1edd l\u00e1ch qua \u0111\u00e1m c\u1ee7i. L\u00e1t sau, s\u01b0\u01a1ng xu\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng d\u1ea7y \u0111\u1eb7c. C\u00e0ng im l\u1eb7ng. T\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i im h\u1eb3n, nghe ti\u1ebfng tr\u1ed1ng ng\u1ef1c \u0111\u1eadp th\u00ecnh th\u00ecnh. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 tim t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1edf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e0nh ch\u1ecbu. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 t\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2m ra th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. \u0110\u00e1m b\u00e3o soi n\u00e0y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o, v\u00e0 Jim th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb tr\u00f4i d\u1ea1t sang ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia. Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 con l\u1ea1ch n\u00e0o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i sang trong kho\u1ea3ng m\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00fat \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea3o n\u00e0y c\u0169ng c\u00f3 c\u00e2y g\u1ed7 to nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o kh\u00e1c; c\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u0103m s\u00e1u d\u1eb7m chi\u1ec1u d\u00e0i v\u00e0 n\u1eeda d\u1eb7m chi\u1ec1u ngang.","T\u00f4i v\u1eabn ng\u1ed3i im, v\u1ec3nh tai nghe \u0111\u1ebfn m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m ph\u00fat. C\u1ed1 nhi\u00ean xu\u1ed3ng v\u1eabn tr\u00f4i, \u0111\u1ebfn n\u0103m s\u00e1u d\u1eb7m m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd. Nh\u01b0ng trong b\u1ee5ng th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m mong nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 n\u1eb1m ch\u1ebft ng\u1ea5t tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc. N\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y c\u1ee7i n\u00e0o \u0111i qua th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh \u0111ang tr\u00f4i nhanh ch\u1eadm nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. Nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 n\u00edn h\u01a1i, suy ngh\u0129 v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn c\u00e2y c\u1ee7i \u0111i qua th\u00f4i. N\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 ai ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng bi\u1ebft trong \u0111\u00eam khuya, m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e1m s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9 n\u00f3 bu\u1ed3n ch\u00e1n v\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, th\u00ec h\u00e3y c\u1ee9 th\u1eed m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n m\u00e0 xem s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y. R\u1ed3i v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda gi\u1edd sau, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng r\u00fa g\u1ecdi. Sau \u0111\u00f3 th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng t\u1eeb xa \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i, c\u1ed1 theo d\u00f5i nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea1c v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i ch\u1eb1ng ch\u1ecbt nhi\u1ec1u khe l\u1ea1ch. T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn hai b\u00ean b\u1edd ch\u1ec9 th\u1ea5y t\u1ed1i m\u00f2. C\u00f3 l\u00fac nh\u00ecn r\u00f5 th\u1ea5y t\u1eebng con ng\u00f2i, c\u00f3 l\u00fac ch\u1ec9 \u0111o\u00e1n ph\u1ecfng v\u00ec nghe ti\u1ebfng n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ed7 v\u00e0o b\u1edd b\u00e3i. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng bu\u1ed3n h\u00fa l\u00ean g\u1ecdi trong \u0111\u00e1m nh\u1eefng c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea5t l\u00f4 nh\u00f4 n\u00e0y n\u1eefa, m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 l\u1ea7n \u0111i m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t n\u1eefa th\u00f4i, v\u00ec th\u1eadt c\u00f2n kh\u1ed5 h\u01a1n l\u00e0 t\u00ecm ma tr\u01a1i. Ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng vang n\u00f3 c\u1ee9 quanh qu\u1ea9n v\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed5i ch\u1ed7 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch nhanh ch\u00f3ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. \u0110\u1ebfn b\u1ed1n n\u0103m l\u1ea7n, t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i g\u1ee1 xu\u1ed1ng ra cho kh\u1ecfi m\u1eafc v\u00e0o b\u00e3i \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh cho kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2m v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng m\u00f4 \u0111\u00e1 ngo\u00e0i s\u00f4ng. T\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n ch\u1eafc chi\u1ebfc b\u00e8 c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e2m v\u00e0o b\u00e3i nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n; n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3 \u1edf ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o. B\u00e8 v\u1eabn tr\u00f4i nhanh h\u01a1n xu\u1ed3ng. R\u1ed3i, h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2m ra s\u00f4ng n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0y nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u. T\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n Jim \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e2m v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ed1ng g\u1ed7 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd th\u1ebf \u0111i \u0111\u1ee9t. T\u00f4i m\u1ec7t qu\u00e1, n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng xu\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 b\u1ea3o th\u00f4i m\u1eb7c k\u1ec7 kh\u00f4ng th\u00e8m b\u1eadn t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn n\u00f3 n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 b\u1ee5ng c\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u00ean ch\u1edbp m\u1eaft \u0111i m\u1ed9t t\u00ed. Nh\u01b0ng ho\u00e1 ra kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ch\u1edbp m\u1eaft, v\u00ec l\u00fac t\u00f4i th\u1ee9c d\u1eady th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 \u00e1nh sao l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh tr\u00ean tr\u1eddi, s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9 \u0111\u00e3 tan; t\u00f4i l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea5c d\u00e0i \u1edf \u0111\u1eb1ng l\u00e1i. L\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u. T\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng m\u00ecnh v\u1eabn \u0111ang m\u00ea, nh\u01b0ng khi ngh\u0129 l\u1ea1i d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n v\u1eeba qua \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra t\u1eeb tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y s\u00f4ng r\u1ed9ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp, hai b\u00ean b\u1edd to\u00e0n nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y cao ng\u00f4i sao. T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi s\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u1eadt g\u00ec \u0111en \u0111en tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc. T\u00f4i v\u01b0\u1ee3t \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i nh\u00ecn ho\u00e1 ra ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 hai c\u00e2y g\u1ed7 m\u1ee5c bu\u1ed9c v\u00e0o v\u1edbi nhau. R\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t v\u1eadt kh\u00e1c, \u0111u\u1ed5i \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00ecn c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i. R\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa, v\u00e0 l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 c\u00e1i b\u00e8 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. \u0110\u1ebfn t\u1eadn n\u01a1i th\u00ec th\u1ea5y Jim \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i g\u1ee5c, \u0111\u1ea7u k\u1eb9p v\u00e0o gi\u1eefa hai \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i m\u00e0 ng\u1ee7, c\u00f2n tay ph\u1ea3i th\u00ec g\u00e1c l\u00ean m\u00e1i ch\u00e8o \u0111\u1eb1ng l\u00e1i. M\u00e1i ch\u00e8o tr\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ee1, tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t b\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng l\u00e1 c\u00e2y, c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y, c\u1ee7i r\u00e1c. Chi\u1ebfc b\u00e8 \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t phen \u0111i\u00eau \u0111\u1ee9ng. T\u00f4i bu\u1ed9c xu\u1ed3ng v\u00e0o b\u00e8 r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1eb1m ngay b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh Jim, b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u00e1p, du\u1ed7i th\u1eb3ng ch\u00e2n ra \u0111\u1ea1p v\u00e0o Jim m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i, v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: - N\u00e0y Jim, t\u00f4i ng\u1ee7 ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Sao anh kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c t\u00f4i d\u1eady! - Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i, c\u1eadu Huck \u0111\u1ea5y \u01b0? Ch\u01b0a ph\u1ea3i c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft \u00e0, ch\u01b0a ch\u1ebft \u0111u\u1ed1i \u00e0, c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i quay v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2y \u00e0? May q\u00faa c\u1eadu \u01a1i, may qu\u00e1. Th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng ng\u1edd. \u0110\u1ec3 y\u00ean t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn c\u1eadu xem \u0111\u00e3 n\u00e0o, \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i s\u1edd c\u1eadu xem \u0111\u00e3 n\u00e0o. \u0110\u00fang r\u1ed3i, c\u1eadu ch\u01b0a ch\u1ebft, c\u1eadu v\u1eabn c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 quay v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2y, \u0111\u00fang c\u1eadu Huck r\u1ed3i, c\u1eadu Huck \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ed3i. Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i, may qu\u00e1! - Anh l\u00e0m sao th\u1ebf anh Jim. Anh \u0111\u00e3 u\u1ed1ng r\u01b0\u1ee3u \u0111\u1ea5y \u00e0? - U\u1ed1ng r\u01b0\u1ee3u? T\u00f4i m\u00e0 u\u1ed1ng r\u01b0\u1ee3u? T\u00f4i c\u00f3 u\u1ed1ng r\u01b0\u1ee3u bao gi\u1edd? - \u1edd th\u1ebf th\u00ec sao anh n\u00f3i l\u1ea1 th\u1ebf? - T\u00f4i n\u00f3 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o m\u00e0 l\u1ea1? - C\u00f2n th\u1ebf n\u00e0o n\u1eefa. T\u1ea1i sao anh n\u00f3i ra to\u00e0n nh\u1eefng chu\u1ef5\u00ean t\u00f4i hi\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i g\u00ec g\u00ec \u1ea5y. L\u00e0m nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i ch\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng! - C\u1eadu Huck, Huck Finn, c\u1eadu h\u00e3y nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u1eaft t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2y. Nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u1eaft c\u01a1. C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i m\u1ea5t kh\u00f4ng? - \u0110i m\u1ea5t? Qu\u00e1i nh\u1ec9 t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u anh n\u00f3i th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ngh\u0129a th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? T\u00f4i c\u00f3 \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00e2u. M\u00e0 \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u m\u1edbi","\u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ee9? - Kh\u00f4ng, c\u1eadu nghe \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0y. Nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0 c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng hay r\u1ed3i. C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i t\u00f4i l\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng? Hay t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ai? T\u00f4i \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y hay \u0111\u00e2u? T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. - \u1ed3, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng anh \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, nguy\u00ean v\u1eb9n c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i cho r\u1eb1ng anh b\u1ecb lo\u1ea1n \u00f3c hay l\u00e0m sao \u0111\u00f3, Jim \u1ea1 - T\u00f4i \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c, th\u1ebf c\u1eadu tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi cho t\u00f4i c\u00e1i n\u00e0y nh\u00e9: c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00fac tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eadu nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0o xu\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111em bu\u1ed9c b\u00e8 v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u khe kh\u00f4ng? - Kh\u00f4ng, \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3. \u0110\u1ea7u b\u00e8 n\u00e0o? T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i khe n\u00e0o c\u1ea3. - C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i khe n\u00e0o c\u1ea3 \u01b0? \u0110\u00e2y n\u00e0y, c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i c\u00e1i d\u00e2y b\u00e8 \u0111\u1ee9t tr\u00f4i xu\u1ed1ng d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1eadu \u1edf l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh v\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc xu\u1ed3ng trong s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng? - S\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9 n\u00e0o? - C\u00f2n s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9 n\u00e0o n\u1eefa. S\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9 ph\u1ee7 su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u1ea5y th\u00f4i. Th\u1ebf c\u1eadu ch\u1eb3ng h\u00fa g\u1ecdi v\u00e0 t\u00f4i h\u00fa tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi l\u00e0 g\u00ec \u0111\u1ea5y. R\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1c lung tung c\u1ea3 \u1edf trong c\u00e1i h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o n\u00e0y m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng ai bi\u1ebft ai \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u1ea5y \u01b0? R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e2m v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u00e3o r\u1eadm, loay hoay m\u00e3i su\u00fdt ch\u1ebft \u0111u\u1ed1i! \u0110\u1ea5y, c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng? Hay l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i? C\u1eadu tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi t\u00f4i \u0111i - \u00d4i, th\u1ebf th\u00ec t\u00f4i ch\u1ecbu Jim \u1ea1. T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y g\u00ec c\u1ea3. S\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea3o, r\u1ed3i lung tung c\u00e1c th\u1ee9, t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y g\u00ec h\u1ebft. T\u00f4i v\u1eabn ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e2y n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi anh su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00eam cho \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac anh \u0111i ng\u1ee7 c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y m\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00fat, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ng\u1ee7. Ch\u1eafc anh u\u1ed1ng r\u01b0\u1ee3u cho n\u00ean ng\u1ee7 m\u00ea th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u1ea5y. - V\u00f4 l\u00fd, l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o m\u00e0 t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i ng\u1ee7 m\u00ea th\u1ea5y t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y trong m\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00fat \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c? - Th\u00f4i \u0111\u1eebng n\u00f3i n\u1eefa. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 anh ng\u1ee7 m\u00ea r\u1ed3i, v\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea9y ra c\u1ea3. - Nh\u01b0ng r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 c\u01a1 m\u00e0, c\u1eadu Huck - R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng hay kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec c\u1ea3. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, v\u00ec su\u1ed1t t\u1eeb l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i v\u1eabn \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. Jim l\u1eb7ng im \u0111\u1ebfn n\u0103m ph\u00fat kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec, ch\u1ec9 ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3 ngh\u0129 ng\u1ee3i, R\u1ed3i h\u1eafn n\u00f3i: - \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c, h\u00e3y c\u1ee9 cho r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i ng\u1ee7 m\u00ea \u0111i \u0111\u00e3, c\u1eadu Huck \u1ea1, nh\u01b0ng th\u1eadt t\u00f4i th\u1ec1 r\u1eb1ng ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd t\u00f4i ng\u1ee7 m\u00ea l\u1ea1i gh\u00ea g\u1edbm nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. V\u00e0 ch\u01b0a c\u00f3 l\u1ea7n n\u00e0o ng\u1ee7 m\u00ea xong m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i th\u1ea5y m\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y. - \u1ed3, kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 g\u00ec, m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 bao gi\u1edd c\u0169ng l\u00e0m cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1i gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 n\u00e0y nghe n\u00f3i c\u0169ng th\u00fa v\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea5y; anh k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i cho t\u00f4i nghe \u0111i, Jim. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 Jim b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i su\u1ed1t t\u1eeb l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra, v\u00e0 Jim c\u0169ng th\u00eam th\u1eaft v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u n\u1eefa. R\u1ed3i Jim b\u1ea3o ph\u1ea3i \u0111o\u00e1n n\u00f3 ra nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, v\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 th\u00e1nh b\u00e1o \u1ee9ng. H\u1eafn n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u khe th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ecbnh gi\u00fap ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee9 hai mu\u1ed1n c\u1eaft \u0111\u1ee9t ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i xa ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia. Nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng h\u00fa th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng v\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ebfn tai l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi b\u00e1o \u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch hi\u1ec3u cho ra th\u00ec ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. M\u1ed9t l\u00f4 nh\u1eefng khe l\u1ea1ch kh\u00e1c l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n t\u1ecf r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1eafp s\u1eeda c\u00e1i c\u1ecd v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u00e2y s\u1ef1 v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi x\u1ea5u kh\u00e1c. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u00fa \u00fd c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi ai \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 l\u00e0m cho n\u00f3 r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i th\u00eam, th\u00ec ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tai v\u1ea1, tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e1m s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9, ra ngo\u00e0i s\u00f4ng quang \u0111\u00e3ng, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng x\u1ef1 t\u1ef1 do; r\u1ed3i t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea5y s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng g\u1eb7p tai h\u1ecda g\u00ec n\u1eefa. C\u00e1i l\u00fac t\u00f4i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 b\u00e8 th\u00ec m\u00e2y \u0111en \u0111ang k\u00e9o t\u1edbi kh\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u. nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec tr\u1eddi l\u1ea1i s\u00e1ng s\u1eeda r\u1ed3i. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i: - Hay l\u1eafm, anh \u0111o\u00e1n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ea5y, Jim \u1ea1. Nh\u01b0ng m\u00ecnh c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i n\u00e0y \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u l\u00e0m g\u00ec? T\u00f4i v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba ch\u1ec9 tay v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e1m l\u00e1 c\u00e2y, c\u1ee7i r\u00e1c \u1edf tr\u00ean b\u00e8 v\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc m\u00e1i ch\u00e8o v\u1ee1. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng. Jim nh\u00ecn \u0111\u00e1m c\u1ee7i r\u00e1c, r\u1ed3i nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn \u0111\u00e1m c\u1ee7i r\u00e1c. H\u1eafn ta b\u1ecb c\u00e1i chuy\u1ec7n m\u01a1 \u00e1m \u1ea3nh trong \u0111\u1ea7u q\u00faa m\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m xua \u0111u\u1ed5i ngay n\u00f3 \u0111i \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng s\u1ef1 v\u1eadt chung quanh cho \u0111\u00fang. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i sau khi h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn k\u1ef9 m\u1ed9t l\u01b0\u1ee3t nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3, h\u1eafn nh\u00ecn tr\u1eebng tr\u1eebng v\u00e0o t\u00f4i, kh\u00f4ng c\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0 n\u00f3i:","- \u0110\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u01b0? R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i n\u00f3i cho c\u1eadu nghe \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0y. Sau khi t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ec7t q\u00faa v\u1edbi chuy\u1ec7n loay hoay \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ed3i m\u00e0 g\u1ecdi c\u1eadu m\u00e3i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y, t\u00f4i m\u1edbi \u0111i ng\u1ee7, m\u00e0 trong l\u00f2ng t\u00f4i th\u00ec \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t c\u1eadu. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 t\u00f4i v\u00e0 c\u00e1i b\u00e8 s\u1ebd ra sao n\u1eefa. L\u00fac t\u00f4i t\u1ec9nh d\u1eady th\u00ec th\u1ea5y c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nguy\u00ean v\u1eb9n, t\u00f4i \u1ee9a n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft ra, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng m\u00e0 h\u00f4n ch\u00e2n c\u1eadu, v\u00ec t\u00f4i vui m\u1eebng qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ed7i. V\u1eady m\u00e0 c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecba \u0111\u1eb7t ra \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00e0 n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i th\u1eb1ng Jim n\u00e0y. C\u00e1i \u0111\u00e1m kia l\u00e0 c\u1ee7i, l\u00e0 r\u00e1c, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i b\u1ea9n th\u1ec9u m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta nh\u00e9t v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c b\u1ea1n m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m cho b\u1ea1n m\u00ecnh x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5. R\u1ed3i Jim l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o trong l\u1ec1u, kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i th\u00eam m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u n\u00e0o n\u1eefa. Th\u00f4i th\u1ebf l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee7 q\u00faa r\u1ed3i. T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh th\u1eadt x\u1ea5u xa \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i su\u00fdt n\u1eefa t\u1ed9i l\u1ea1i mu\u1ed1n c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng h\u00f4n ch\u00e2n Jim \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1eafn quay l\u1ea1i. \u0110\u1ebfn m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m ph\u00fat qua t\u00f4i m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, \u0111\u1ebfn xin l\u1ed7i tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en. Nh\u01b0ng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 xong r\u1ed3i kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd t\u00f4i c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i \u0103n n\u0103n h\u1ed1i h\u1eadn n\u1eefa. V\u1ec1 sau t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m ch\u01a1i \u0111\u00f9a Jim nh\u1eefng ki\u1ec3u b\u1eady b\u1ea1 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, v\u00e0 ri\u00eang v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y, n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng Jim ngh\u0129 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady th\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m \u0111\u00f9a.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng XVI Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ng\u1ee7 g\u1ea7n h\u1ebft ng\u00e0y, \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00eam l\u1ea1i ra \u0111i theo sau m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u00e8 l\u1edbn d\u00e0i nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m r\u01b0\u1edbc. B\u1ed1n g\u00f3c b\u00e8 c\u00f3 b\u1ed1n m\u00e1i ch\u00e8o to v\u00e0 d\u00e0i, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n b\u00e8 ph\u1ea3i ch\u1edf \u0111\u1ebfn ba b\u1ed1n ch\u1ee5c ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Tr\u00ean b\u00e8 l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 n\u0103m c\u00e1i l\u1ec1u to gi\u1eefa c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u1ebfp l\u1ed9 thi\u00ean, r\u1ed3i \u1edf m\u1ed7i \u0111\u1ea7u b\u00e8 l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u1ed9t c\u1edd th\u1eadt cao n\u1eefa. Tr\u00f4ng c\u00e1i b\u00e8 n\u00e0y th\u1eadt l\u00e0 oai. Tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng b\u00e8 l\u1edbn nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1edf b\u00e8 h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb l\u1eafm. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u00e8o \u0111i v\u00e0 v\u1eabn theo d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i m\u00eanh m\u00f4ng. V\u1ec1 \u0111\u00eam m\u00e2y k\u00e9o l\u00ean cao v\u00e0 tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3ng r\u1ef1c. S\u00f4ng r\u1ea5t r\u1ed9ng, v\u00e0 hai b\u1edd k\u00edn \u0111\u1eb7c nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y to; nh\u00ecn r\u1eb1ng c\u00e2y nh\u01b0 ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi l\u1ecdt qua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi nhau v\u1ec1 Cairo, kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn bao gi\u1edd m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Cairo \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng t\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e2u, v\u00ec t\u00f4i nghe \u0111\u1ed3n \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed9 h\u01a1n ch\u1ee5c c\u0103n nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 ban \u0111\u00eam h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng th\u1eafp \u0111\u00e8n l\u00ean th\u00ec l\u00e0m sao ch\u00fang t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh \u0111i qua \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c? Jim n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o c\u00f3 hai con s\u00f4ng l\u1edbn g\u1eb7p nhau l\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1ea5y. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i b\u1ea3o c\u00f3 l\u1ebd m\u00ecnh \u0111i v\u00f2ng \u0111\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ed9t h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i quay l\u1ea1i con s\u00f4ng c\u0169 hay sao \u1ea5y. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m cho Jim lo l\u1eafng - c\u1ea3 t\u1ed1i n\u1eefa c\u0169ng v\u1eady. Cho n\u00ean v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 l\u00e0: B\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y? T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o h\u1ec5 c\u1ee9 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n l\u00e0 r\u1ebd ngay v\u00e0o b\u1edd, n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta l\u00e0 b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i \u0111i sau v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00e0u bu\u00f4n, v\u00e0 v\u00ec l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1edbi v\u00e0o ngh\u1ec1 n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5 Cairo c\u00f2n b\u1ea3o xa n\u1eefa. Jim cho \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u00fd ki\u1ebfn hay. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i h\u00fat thu\u1ed1c ng\u1ed3i ch\u1edd. L\u00fac n\u00e0y ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec l\u00e0m m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 ch\u0103m ch\u00fa \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd t\u00ecm th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n cho kh\u1ecfi nh\u1ee1 \u0111i qua m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y. Jim b\u1ea3o ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0 s\u1ebd tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y, v\u00ec n\u1ebfu tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y th\u00ec s\u1ebd l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i s\u1ed1ng trong m\u1ed9t x\u1ee9 n\u00f4 l\u1ec7 v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y t\u1ef1 do n\u1eefa. B\u1ed7ng l\u00e1t sau, h\u1eafn nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean n\u00f3i: - K\u00eca k\u00eca! Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i. \u0110\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 ma tr\u01a1i hay \u0111om \u0111\u00f3m th\u00f4i. R\u1ed3i h\u1eafn l\u1ea1i ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng, ch\u0103m ch\u00fa nh\u00ecn nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Jim b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng khi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n x\u1ee9 t\u1ef1 do th\u00ec th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1eafn run l\u00ean nh\u01b0 s\u1ed1t. C\u00f2n t\u00f4i, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m t\u00f4i c\u0169ng run \u0111\u1ebfn ph\u00e1t s\u1ed1t l\u00ean khi nghe Jim n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. V\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y trong \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1eafn l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ef1 do nh\u1ea5t. V\u00e0 c\u00e1i \u0111o l\u00e0 t\u1ea1i ai? T\u1ea1i t\u00f4i ch\u1ee9 ai. Trong \u00fd th\u1ee9c t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec1u n\u1ed5i c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o v\u00e0 v\u00ec sao? N\u00f3 l\u00e0m cho t\u00f4i b\u0103n kho\u0103n m\u00e3i m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng sao ng\u1ed3i y\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ee9ng im m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia c\u00f3 bao gi\u1edd t\u00f4i quen thu\u1ed9cc v\u1edbi \u00fd ngh\u0129a \u0111\u00f3, m\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u00f4i \u0111ang ngh\u0129 l\u1ea1i ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd, n\u00f3 \u00e1m \u1ea3nh t\u00f4i, bam tay t\u00f4i v\u00e0 c\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng l\u00e0m cho b\u1ee9t r\u1ee9t. T\u00f4i c\u1ed1 t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7 r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 l\u1ed7i t\u1ea1i t\u00f4i, v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u00ednh t\u00f4i l\u00e0m cho Jim ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n kh\u1ecfi tay ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 c\u00f3 quy\u1ec1n h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi h\u1eafn. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n \u00fd th\u1ee9c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1eb1ng v\u1eabn t\u1ec9nh d\u1eady v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: m\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng Jim n\u00f3 tr\u1ed1n \u0111i l\u00e0 v\u00ec t\u1ef1 do, v\u00e0 m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00ean b\u1edd m\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ai \u0111\u1ef1\u01a1c nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00fd ngh\u0129 \u1ea5y. V\u00e0 ch\u00ednh ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ch\u1ed7 n\u00f3 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n. \u00fd th\u1ee9c l\u1ea1i b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i: C\u00f4 Watson c\u00f3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec m\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2u m\u00e0 m\u00e0y l\u1ea1i th\u1ea3n nhi\u00ean nh\u00ecn anh da \u0111en c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u1ea5y b\u1ecf tr\u1ed1n v\u00e0 m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 nois m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi n\u00e0o nh\u01b0 v\u1eady? C\u00e1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed v\u1edbi m\u00e0y th\u1ebf n\u00e0o m\u00e0 m\u00e0y l\u1ea1i x\u1eed t\u1ec7 v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf? Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta d\u1ea1y m\u00e0y h\u1ecdc h\u00e0nh, d\u1ea1y m\u00e0y \u0103n \u1edf, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u00e3i v\u1edbi m\u00e0y t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ee7 \u0111i\u1ec1u. Th\u1ebf c\u01a1 m\u00e0? T\u00f4i b\u1ed7ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh h\u00e8n qu\u00e1, x\u1ea5u xa qu\u00e1 v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ebft. T\u00f4i b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n \u0111i l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean b\u00e8, t\u1ef1 x\u1ec9 m\u1eafng m\u00ecnh; c\u00f2n Jim th\u00ec c\u0169ng s\u1ed1t ru\u1ed9t \u0111i \u0111i l\u1ea1i l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i. C\u1ea3 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ch\u1ea3 ai gi\u1eef \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c im l\u1eb7ng. Ch\u1ed1c ch\u1ed1c, h\u1eafn quay ngo\u1eaft ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i, n\u00f3i: Cairo kia k\u00eca! Ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 ph\u00e1t \u0111\u1ea1n b\u1eafn xuy\u00ean qua ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 Cairo th\u00ec c\u00f3 l\u1ebd s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u1ed1n kh\u1ed5. Trong l\u00fac t\u00f4i \u0111ang t\u1ef1 v\u1ea5n m\u00ecnh th\u00ec Jim c\u1ee9 lu\u00f4n mi\u1ec7ng n\u00f3i to. H\u1eafn n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng sau khi t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t x\u1ee9 t\u1ef1 do th\u00ec vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean h\u1eafn l\u00e0m l\u00e0 s\u1ebd \u0111i g\u1eedi ti\u1ebft ki\u1ec7m v\u00e0 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ti\u00eau m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3ng xu nh\u1ecf. \u0110\u1ebfn khi n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ee7 ti\u1ec1n, h\u1eafn s\u1ebd t\u1eadu ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ee3 hi\u1ec7n \u0111ang l\u00e0m thu\u00ea cho \u1edf m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i tr\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n n\u01a1i c\u00f4 Watson \u1edf. R\u1ed3i c\u1ea3 hai v\u1ee3","ch\u1ed3ng s\u1ebd l\u00e0m l\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1eadu l\u1ea5y hai \u0111\u1ee9a con v\u1ec1, n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 ch\u1ee7 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu b\u00e1n ch\u00fang n\u00f3 th\u00ec s\u1ebd nh\u1edd m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i c\u01b0\u1edbp ch\u00fang n\u00f3 v\u1ec1. T\u00f4i nghe n\u00f3i th\u1ebf m\u00e0 l\u1ea1nh to\u00e1t ng\u01b0\u1eddi. T\u1eeb x\u01b0a ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd h\u1eafn d\u00e1m n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y. C\u1ee9 th\u1eed nh\u00ecn c\u00e1i ph\u00fat m\u00e0 h\u1eafn c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y trong ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1eafp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 do n\u00f3 kh\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. Th\u1eadt \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 c\u00e2u ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ng\u00f4n ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00f3i: Cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5c th\u00ec h\u1eafn s\u1ebd \u0111\u00f2i m\u1ed9t th\u01b0\u1edbc. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129, c\u00e1i n\u00e0y l\u00e0 do t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng suy t\u00ednh tr\u01b0\u1edbc. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap cho h\u1eafn tr\u1ed1n \u0111i, b\u00e2y gi\u1edd h\u1eafn nh\u1ea5t quy\u1ebft n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng s\u1ebd \u0111i c\u01b0\u1edbp con h\u1eafn v\u1ec1, con c\u1ee7a ai t\u00f4i c\u1eefng ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft n\u1eefa; m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd2 l\u00e0m g\u00ec h\u1ea1i t\u00f4i c\u1ea3. T\u00f4i r\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfc th\u1ea5y Jim n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 h\u00e8n qua. \u00fd th\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i k\u00edch th\u01b0\u1edbc t\u00f4i th\u00eam s\u00f4i s\u1ee5c. Cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi t\u00f4i tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi \u00fd th\u1ee9c c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng: \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c, c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea5y cho t\u00f4i, bao gi\u1edd c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a qu\u00e1 mu\u1ed9n. Nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n l\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ch\u00e8o ngay xu\u1ed3ng v\u00e0o b\u1edd v\u00e0 s\u1ebd n\u00f3i ra. Tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi xong, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu, sung s\u01b0\u1edbng, nh\u1eb9 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc l\u00f4ng bay b\u1ed5ng. Bao nhi\u00eau nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i b\u1ee9t r\u1ee9t \u0111\u1ec1u ti\u00eau tan c\u1ea3. T\u00f4i quay ra ch\u0103m ch\u00fa nh\u00ecn \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n, trong b\u1ee5ng th\u1ea7m vui. L\u00e1t sau, c\u00f3 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng lo\u00e9 l\u00ean. Jim h\u00e9t l\u00ean; - Y\u00ean tr\u00ed r\u1ed3i, c\u1eadu Huck \u01a1i, nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean \u0111i, nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean \u0111i. \u0110\u00e2y \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 Cairo c\u1ee7a ta \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ed3i, t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft l\u1eafm. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i: - \u0110\u1ec3 t\u00f4i l\u1ea5y xu\u1ed1ng \u0111i xem, Jim \u1ea1. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc \u0111\u00e2u, Jim bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng? H\u1eafn ch\u1ea1y ra s\u1eeda so\u1ea1n chi\u1ebfc xu\u1ed3ng, c\u1edfi b\u1ecf \u00e1o c\u0169 c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn l\u00f3t xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0o t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u01b0a m\u00e1i ch\u00e8o cho t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i v\u1eeba \u0111i, h\u1eafn n\u00f3i theo: - Ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u00e9t l\u00ean v\u00ec sung s\u01b0\u1edbng, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd n\u00f3i: T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 l\u00e0 nh\u1edd \u1edf c\u1eadu Huck. T\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ef1 do, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 Huck th\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o t\u1ef1 do; ch\u00ednh Huck \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ea1o ra c\u00e1i t\u1ef1 do \u0111\u00f3e cho t\u00f4i. Jim t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd qu\u00ean c\u1eadu Huck, c\u1eadu l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a c\u00f3 bao gi\u1edd, v\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y, c\u1eadu l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n duy nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Jim. T\u00f4i ch\u00e8o xu\u1ed3ng \u0111i, n\u00f3ng ru\u1ed9t mu\u1ed1n \u0111em chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y n\u00f3i ra nh\u01b0ng khi nghe h\u1eafn n\u00f3i nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi \u1ea5y th\u00ec h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 ru\u1ed9t gan t\u00f4i b\u1ecb b\u1eadt c\u1ea3 ra ngo\u00e0i. T\u00f4i ch\u1eadm ch\u1ea1p ch\u00e8o \u0111i, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng tin r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i vui l\u00f2ng hay kh\u00f4ng vui l\u00f2ng m\u00e0 \u0111i \u0111\u00e2y. C\u00e1ch xa \u0111\u1ed9 d\u0103m ch\u1ee5c th\u01b0\u1edbc, Jim l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i: - C\u1eadu ch\u00ednh th\u1eadt l\u00e0 c\u1eadu Huck, c\u1eadu l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng duy nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1eef l\u1eddi h\u1ee9a v\u1edbi Jim \u0111\u1ea5y. T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u0111au l\u00f2ng. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7: ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3, kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ngay l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n ch\u1edf hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i t\u1edbi, tay c\u1ea7m s\u00fang. H\u1ecd d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecfi: - C\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u1eb1ng kia? T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p - B\u00e8 \u0111\u1ea5y - C\u00e1i b\u00e8 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y h\u1ea3? - \u0110\u00fang v\u1eady - C\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o tr\u00ean \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng? - D\u1ea1 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00f4i - C\u00f3 n\u0103m t\u00ean da \u0111en v\u1eeba ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u00ean kia, \u1edf ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ea7u s\u00f4ng \u1ea5y. C\u00e1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y da tr\u1eafng hay \u0111en? T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi ngay \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ecbnh tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Trong m\u1ed9t hai gi\u00e2u t\u00f4i l\u00fang t\u00fang ch\u1eb3ng ra th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, kh\u00f4ng ra ngo\u00e0i n\u1eefa, kh\u00f4ng co c\u00e1i gan c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t con th\u1ecf. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 y\u00eau m\u1ec1m qu\u00e1 r\u1ed3i. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e0nh th\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m ngh\u0129 nh\u01b0 l\u00fac n\u00e3y n\u1eefa v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: - Da tr\u1eafng - \u0110\u1ec3 ch\u00fang t\u1ea1o t\u1ef1 \u0111i xem T\u00f4i n\u00f3i: - V\u00e2ng, m\u1eddi c\u00e1c \u00f4ng \u0111i xem, v\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u1edf tr\u00ean \u1ea5y. V\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd nh\u1edd c\u00e1c \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea9y gi\u00fap c\u00e1i b\u00e8","l\u00ean ch\u1ed7 c\u00f3 \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y \u1ed1m, c\u1ea3 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i v\u00e0 c\u00f4 Mary Anne c\u0169ng v\u1eady. - \u1ed3, qu\u1ec9 qu\u00e1i, ch\u00fang tao c\u00f2n \u0111ang v\u1ed9i \u0111\u00e2y. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 l\u1ebd ch\u00fang ta c\u0169ng n\u00ean gi\u00fap m\u1ed9t t\u00fd. \u0110im c\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y m\u00e1i ch\u00e8o \u0111i. T\u00f4i c\u1ea7m m\u00e1i ch\u00e8o \u0111\u1ea9y thuy\u1ec1n \u0111i. H\u1ecd c\u0169ng \u0111i. Ch\u00e8o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0i ba nh\u00e1t, t\u00f4i n\u00f3i: - B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd c\u1ea3m \u01a1n c\u00e1c \u00f4ng l\u1eafm \u0111\u1ea5y. Nh\u1edd ai gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea9y v\u00e0o b\u1edd h\u1ecd c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ecf \u0111i c\u1ea3, m\u00e0 m\u00ecnh t\u00f4i th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m n\u1ed5i. - \u1ed3, c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3e bao gi\u1edd c\u0169ng th\u1ebf. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 t\u1ec7. N\u00e0y, ch\u00fa b\u00e9, b\u1ed1 m\u00e0y \u1ed1m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? - \u1edd... \u1edd... c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec nguy l\u1eafm H\u1ecd d\u1eebng tay. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng ng\u1eafn n\u1eefa l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1edd. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i: - B\u00e9 con, m\u00e0y n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i. B\u1ed1 m\u00e0y l\u00e0m sao? Tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi cho th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec \u0111\u1eebng tr\u00e1ch tao - V\u00e2ng, t\u00f4i... th\u01b0a \u00f4ng, t\u00f4i n\u00f3i th\u1eadt... nh\u01b0ng xin c\u00e1c \u00f4ng \u0111\u1eebng b\u1ecf ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. V\u00ec l\u00e0... v\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0... c\u00e1c \u00f4ng \u01a1i, c\u00e1c \u00f4ng \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i, \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i \u0111i sau r\u1ed3i v\u1ee9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u d\u00e2y cho, c\u00e1c \u00f4ng ch\u1edb l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n b\u00e8, xin ch\u1edd! - L\u00f9i thuy\u1ec1n l\u1ea1i, John, l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i - M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i. H\u1ecd ch\u00e8o thuy\u1ec1n lui l\u1ea1i. Tr\u00e1nh xa ra, b\u00e9 con - tr\u00e1nh sang b\u00ean \u0111i, mau l\u00ean. \u0110\u1ed3 con kh\u1ec9, kh\u00f4ng kh\u00e9o gi\u00f3 l\u1ea1i th\u1ed5i c\u00e1i c\u1ee7a \u1ea5y v\u00e0o ch\u00fang tao r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y. B\u1ed1 m\u00e0y m\u1eafc b\u1ec7nh \u0111\u1eadu m\u00f9a, ch\u1eafc h\u1eafn l\u00e0 m\u00e0y bi\u1ebft r\u1ed3i. Sao m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i ngay. M\u00e0y mu\u1ed1n cho b\u1ec7nh n\u00f3 lan ra hay sao? T\u00f4i l\u1eafp b\u1eafp tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: - Kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1, l\u00fac tr\u01b0\u1edbc t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ed3i, h\u1ecd l\u1ea3ng \u0111i, h\u1ecd b\u1ecf m\u1eb7c ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. - Kh\u1ed5 ch\u01b0a, ch\u1eafc c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 th\u00f4i. Ch\u00fang tao th\u1ea5y m\u00e0y m\u00e0 th\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u1ea1i qu\u00e1, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang tao... Th\u00f4i m\u1eb7c k\u1ec7, kh\u00f4mg n\u00f3i n\u1eefa ch\u00fang tao kh\u00f4ng mu\u00f4n b\u1ecb l\u00e2y b\u1ec7nh \u0111\u1eadu m\u00f9a, nghe kh\u00f4ng? \u0110\u00e2y n\u00e0y, tao b\u1ea3o \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 l\u00ean b\u1edd, m\u00e0y l\u00ean b\u1edd th\u00ec s\u1ebd l\u00e2y b\u1ec7nh lung tung c\u1ea3. H\u00e3y ch\u00e8o xu\u1ed3ng ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi kia \u0111\u1ed9 hai m\u01b0\u01a1i d\u1eb7m r\u1ed3i s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n \u1edf b\u1edd b\u00ean tr\u00e1i. L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 s\u00e1ng r\u1ed3i. \u0111\u1ebfn khi n\u00e0o nh\u1edd ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0 b\u1ec7nh \u0111\u1eadu m\u00f9a, nghe kh\u00f4ng. Th\u00f4i, b\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u00fang tao s\u1ebd gi\u00fap m\u00e0y m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c. M\u00e0y c\u1ee9 d\u1ecdc theo \u0111\u00e2y xu\u00f4i thuy\u1ec1n xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00f3 nh\u00e9, m\u00e0y c\u0169ng l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 ngoan \u0111\u1ea5y. Kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean l\u00ean b\u1edd ch\u1ed7 c\u00f3 \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n kia l\u00e0m g\u00ec, \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 c\u00e1i l\u00e0n g\u1ed7 th\u00f4i. N\u00e0y, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd b\u1ed1 m\u00e0y ngh\u00e8o l\u1eafm ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng, ch\u1eafc l\u00e3o ta g\u1eb7p nhi\u1ec1u chuy\u1ec7n r\u1ee7i ro \u0111\u1ea5y. \u0110\u00e2y n\u00e0y, tao \u0111\u1ec3 cho m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3ng ti\u1ec1n hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f4 l\u0103 b\u1eb1ng v\u00e0ng tr\u00ean mi\u1ebfng v\u00e1n \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0y, n\u00f3 tr\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 m\u00e0y th\u00ec v\u1edbi tay sang m\u00e0 l\u1ea5y. B\u1ecf m\u1eb7c m\u00e0y th\u00ec th\u1eadt t\u1ec7 qu\u00e1, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1y ch\u00faa, tao s\u1ee3 b\u1ecb l\u00e2y b\u1ec7nh \u0111\u1eadu m\u00f9a, m\u00e0y hi\u1ec3u kh\u00f4ng? Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 la\u1ecb n\u00f3i: - Khoan \u0111\u00e3, Packer. N\u00e0y, \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed3ng ti\u1ec1n hai m\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f4 l\u00e0 l\u00ean mi\u1ebfng v\u00e1n h\u1ed9 t\u00f4i. Th\u00f4i, ch\u00e0o ch\u00fa b\u00e9 nh\u00e9, c\u1ee9 l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng Packer \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o m\u00e0y th\u00ec y\u00ean tr\u00ed - \u0110\u00fang \u0111\u1ea5y. Th\u00f4i ch\u00e0o ch\u00fa, ch\u00e0o ch\u00fa. N\u1ebfu ch\u00fa m\u00e0y tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y t\u00ean da \u0111en n\u00e0o ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n th\u00ec k\u00eau ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta b\u1eaft l\u1ea5y n\u00f3, nh\u01b0 v\u1eady s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ea5y. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p: - V\u00e2ng, ch\u00e0o c\u00e1c \u00f4ng. N\u1ebfu t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y t\u00ean da \u0111en n\u00e0o th\u00ec t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 cho n\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u00e2u. H\u1ecd \u0111i r\u1ed3i, t\u00f4i m\u1edbi tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 b\u00e8, c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh x\u1ea5u xa, h\u00e8n h\u1ea1 qu\u00e1, v\u00ec t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft r\u1ea5t r\u00f5 r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c sai l\u1ea7m. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 h\u1ecdc l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i th\u00ec c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00f4 \u00edch th\u00f4i, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00fac b\u00e9 kh\u00f4ng t\u1eadp l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec ph\u1ea3i th\u00ec l\u1edbn l\u00ean c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng ra g\u00ec. Sau n\u00e0y g\u1eb7p nh\u1eefng l\u00fac kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n th\u00ec ch\u1ea3 c\u00f3 ai gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 ho\u1eb7c l\u00e0m cho \u0103n g\u00ec, l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u1eadp n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i suy ngh\u0129 m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat, r\u1ed3i t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7: n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 l\u00fac n\u00e3y m\u00ecnh l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a Jim ra, th\u00ec c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i b\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u1ea5y d\u1ec5 th\u1edf h\u01a1n kh\u00f4ng? Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i: Kh\u00f4ng. N\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf th\u00ec m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y kh\u1ed5 t\u00e2m ch\u1ee9, s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y b\u1ee9t r\u1ee9t nh\u01b0 ch\u00ednh b\u00e2y gi\u1edd m\u00ecnh \u0111ang b\u1ee9t r\u1ee9t r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e2y. R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i t\u1ef1 b\u1ea3o: h\u1ecdc l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec trong khi l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u ph\u1ea3i th\u00ec kh\u1ed5 t\u00e2m v\u00e0 l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u00e1i th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y phi\u1ec1n l\u00f2ng g\u00ec c\u1ea3. M\u00e0 l\u1ee3i l\u1ed9c th\u00ec c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i hai \u0111\u1eb1ng c\u00f9ng nh\u01b0 nhau kh\u00f4ng? T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y b\u00ed, kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3. Sau c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 ch\u1eb3ng t\u1ed9i g\u00ec m\u00e0 b\u1eadn t\u00e2m v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y n\u1eefa. Tuy th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng v\u1ec1 sau n\u00f3 v\u1eabn c\u1ee9 lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n quanh qu\u1ea9n trong \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f3c.","T\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o trong l\u1ec1u. Jim kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea5y. T\u00f4i t\u00ecm quanh, kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y. T\u00f4i g\u1ecdi: - Jim! - T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2y, c\u1eadu Huck \u01a1i. H\u1ecd \u0111i xa ch\u01b0a? C\u1eadu \u0111\u1eebng n\u00f3i to. Th\u00ec ra Jim n\u00fap \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi s\u00f4ng, d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u00e0i ch\u00e8o \u0111\u1eb1ng sau l\u00e1i, ch\u1ec9 th\u00f2 c\u00e1i m\u0169i l\u00ean tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc. T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o h\u1eafn l\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111i xa r\u1ed3i, h\u1eafn m\u1edbi tr\u00e8o l\u00ean. Jim n\u00f3i: - T\u00f4i nghe su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n, t\u00f4i m\u1edbi lu\u1ed3n xu\u1ed1ng s\u00f4ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u01a1i v\u00e0o b\u1edd n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 h\u1ecd l\u00ean b\u00e8. Nh\u01b0ng sau th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd \u0111i r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i quay l\u1ea1i. Nh\u01b0ng c\u1eadu l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1nh l\u1eeba \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ecd t\u00e0i th\u1ebf, h\u1ea3 c\u1eadu Huck? Gi\u1ecfi th\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea5y c\u1eadu \u1ea1. Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i c\u1ee9u Jim m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. Jim kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o qu\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u, c\u1eadu Huck \u1ea1. R\u1ed3i ch\u1ee9ng t\u00f4i b\u00e0n v\u1edbi nhau v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n ti\u1ec1n. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t m\u00f3n ti\u1ec1n l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9, nh\u1eefng hai m\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00f4 la. Jim b\u1ea3o b\u00e2y gi\u1edd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y v\u00e9 \u0111i thu\u1ef7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u00e0 s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng x\u1ee9 t\u1ef1 do. H\u1eafn b\u1ea3o v\u00e0i ch\u1ee5c d\u1eb7m th\u00ec \u0111i b\u00e8 c\u0169ng ch\u1ea3 m\u1ea5y, nh\u01b0ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i mau h\u01a1n n\u1eefa c\u01a1. \u0110\u1ebfn l\u00fac tr\u1eddi t\u1ea3ng s\u00e1ng, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i bu\u1ed9c b\u00e8 l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 Jim \u0111i t\u00ecm ch\u1ed7 gi\u1ea5u r\u1ea5t kh\u00e9o. R\u1ed3i su\u1ed1t ng\u00e0y h\u1eafn c\u00fa c\u1eb7m c\u1ee5i bu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c th\u00e0nh t\u1eebng b\u1ecdc v\u00e0 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec3 r\u1eddi b\u1ecf chi\u1ebfc b\u00e8. Kho\u1ea3ng m\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u1edd \u0111\u00eam h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u1eb1m ph\u00eda c\u00f3 anh \u0111\u00e8n th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n \u1edf b\u1edd s\u00f4ng b\u00ean tr\u00e1i. T\u00f4i xu\u1ed1ng xu\u1ed3ng ch\u00e8o ra h\u1ecfi th\u0103m. m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed1c, g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n con ra s\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eb7c d\u00e2y c\u00e2u. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n h\u1ecfi: - \u00d4ng \u01a1i, c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ed7 th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n kia l\u00e0 Cairo kh\u00f4ng? - Cairo n\u00e0o \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u. Kh\u00f4ng! M\u00e0y \u0111i\u00ean hay sao th\u1ebf? - Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u00e1i g\u00ec h\u1ea3 \u00f4ng? - N\u1ebfu mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft th\u00ec \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 h\u1ecfi. M\u00e0y m\u00e0 c\u00f2n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y qu\u1ea5y r\u1ea7y tao ch\u1ec9 n\u1eeda ph\u00fat th\u00f4i th\u00ec c\u0169ng \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 tr\u00e1ch tao. T\u00f4i quay tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 b\u00e8, Jim th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i b\u1ea3o kh\u00f4ng sao, ch\u1ed7 s\u1eafp t\u1edbi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 Cairo r\u1ed3i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i \u0111i qua m\u1ed9t th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n kh\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi tr\u1eddi s\u00e1ng. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i m\u00f2 ra ngo\u00e0i, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y th\u00ec ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 n\u00fai, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111i n\u1eefa. Jim b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 \u1edf Cairo kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 n\u00fai \u0111\u1ed3i g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng qu\u00ean \u0111i m\u1ea5t. Ban ng\u00e0y ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i ngh\u1ec9 \u1edf m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i h\u1ed1c \u1edf b\u00e3i b\u00ean tr\u00ean b\u1edd s\u00f4ng. T\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u1edd ng\u1ee3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec. Jim c\u0169ng th\u1ebf. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i: - Hay c\u00f3 l\u1ebd ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i qua Cairo trong c\u00e1i \u0111\u00eam s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9 \u1ea5y r\u1ed3i Jim. - \u0110\u1eebng n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y n\u1eefa, c\u1eadu Huck. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en ngh\u00e8o kh\u1ed5 ch\u1ea3 l\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd g\u1eb7p may m\u1eafn c\u1ea3 \u01b0. T\u00f4i v\u1eabn ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i da r\u1eafn l\u1ed9t l\u1ea5y ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 b\u00e1o oan \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u1ea5y. - Gi\u00e1 nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia \u0111\u1eebng nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o c\u00e1i da r\u1eafn \u1ea5y c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i t\u1ed1t kh\u00f4ng Jim nh\u1ec9. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 gi\u00e1 nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1eebng nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o n\u00f3 th\u00ec h\u01a1n. - C\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u1ed7i \u1edf c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e2u, c\u1eadu Huck. V\u00ec l\u00e0 c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9. C\u1eadu \u0111\u1eebng t\u1ef1 tr\u00e1ch m\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Tr\u1eddi s\u00e1ng r\u00f5. \u0110\u00e2y \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc xanh c\u1ee7a con s\u00f4ng Ohio ch\u1ea3y v\u00e0o ph\u00eda trong n\u00e0y, v\u00e0 ngo\u00e0i kia l\u00e0 b\u00e3i Muddy. Th\u00f4i th\u1ebf l\u00e0 \u0111i tong chuy\u1ec7n \u0111i Cairo. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u00e0n t\u00ednh v\u1edbi nhau m\u00e3i. l\u00ean b\u1edd b\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean. \u0110\u1ea9y b\u00e8 \u0111i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00f2ng th\u00ec c\u1ed1 nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c, ch\u1ec9 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00eam, xu\u1ed1ng xu\u1ed3ng \u0111i quay l\u1ea1i xem m\u00e0y ra c\u00f3 g\u00ec ch\u0103ng. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 su\u1ed1t ng\u00e0y ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ng\u1ee7 trong r\u1eebng r\u1eadm, \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i s\u1ee9c. Cho \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1eadp t\u1ed1i quay ra ch\u1ed7 gi\u1ea5u b\u00e8 th\u00ec th\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc xu\u1ed3ng \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1eb7ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t, kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i. Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n bi\u1ebft n\u00f3i g\u00ec n\u1eefa. C\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ee9a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ea5y l\u00e0 c\u00e1i da r\u1eafn n\u00f3 b\u00e1o oan \u0111\u00e2y, v\u1eady th\u00ec c\u00f2n n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u00f3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec n\u1eefa. L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 th\u1eadt \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i, v\u00e0 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng s\u1ebd c\u00f2n g\u1eb7p chuy\u1ec7n r\u1ee7i roi n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2y. Ngh\u0129 m\u00e3i v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ee9a c\u1ee9 l\u1eb7ng im ho\u00e0i.","Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i l\u00e1t sau, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i b\u00e0n t\u00ednh v\u1edbi nhau n\u00ean xem l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. V\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o h\u01a1n l\u00e0 c\u1ee9 ph\u1ea3i ch\u00e8o b\u00e8 \u0111i xu\u00f4i n\u1eefa cho \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac n\u00e0o may ra t\u1eadu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chi\u1ebfc xu\u1ed3ng \u0111\u00e3 r\u1ed3i m\u1edbi quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111i m\u01b0\u1ee3n xu\u1ed3ng, v\u00ec quanh \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 \u00e1i. Gi\u00e1 b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i m\u01b0\u1ee3n r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y, nh\u01b0ng m\u01b0\u1ee3n c\u00e1i ki\u1ec3u nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft v\u00e0 \u0111u\u1ed5i theo. L\u00fac tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ed1i, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i b\u00f2 ra b\u00e8. Nh\u1eefng ai c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a tin r\u1eb1ng m\u00f3 tay v\u00e0o c\u00e1i da r\u1eafn l\u1ed9t l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c d\u1ea1i d\u1ed9t v\u00e0 sau \u0111\u00f3 c\u00e1i da r\u00e1ng n\u00f3 s\u1ebd b\u00e1o h\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, th\u00ec b\u00e2y gi\u1edd c\u0169ng s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i tin, n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta th\u1ea5y t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3nh c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00fac n\u00e0y. Ch\u1ed7 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 mua xu\u1ed3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 g\u1ea7n n\u01a1i n\u00e0o \u1edf b\u1edd s\u00f4ng c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u b\u00e8 \u0111\u00f3ng l\u1ea1i \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u b\u00e8 \u0111\u00f3ng l\u1ea1i c\u1ea3, n\u00ean c\u1ee9 ph\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ebfn h\u01a1n ba ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3. \u0110\u00eam \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u1ea3 sang m\u00e0u x\u00e1m m\u1edd m\u1edd, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 d\u1ea5u hi\u1ec7u l\u1ea1i s\u1eafp c\u00f3 s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9. Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o nh\u00ecn r\u00f5 h\u01a1n b\u1edd s\u00f4ng ch\u1ed7 l\u1ed3i ch\u1ed7 l\u00f5m, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn ra xa \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa. \u0110\u00eam \u0111\u00e3 khuya l\u1eafm v\u00e0 y\u00ean t\u00ednh. L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ed7ng c\u00f3 chi\u1ebfc t\u00e0u th\u1ee7y \u0111ang \u0111i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00f2ng l\u00ean ph\u00eda tr\u00ean. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u1eafp \u0111\u00e8n l\u00ean v\u00e0 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng chi\u1ebfc t\u00e0u thu\u1ef7 s\u1ebd tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh. Nh\u1eefng t\u00e0u \u0111i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00f2ng th\u01b0\u1eddng kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd \u0111i s\u00e1t ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, h\u1ecd \u0111i c\u00e1ch xa t\u1eadn ph\u00eda ngo\u00e0i v\u00e0 theo nh\u1eefng ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o m\u00e0 d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc \u1edf b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea3y xi\u1ebft l\u1eafm. Nh\u01b0ng v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00eam m\u00f9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y th\u00ec h\u1ecd c\u1ee9 \u0111i th\u1eb3ng tu\u1ed9t. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe r\u00f5 ti\u1ebfng l\u1ecbch x\u1ecbch nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 t\u00e0u thu\u1ef7 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi n\u00f3 t\u1edbi g\u1ea7n. Chi\u1ebfc t\u00e0u nh\u01b0 \u0111ang nh\u1eb1m th\u1eb3ng ph\u00eda ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i l\u00ean. Th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecd v\u1eabn l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1eed xem h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i s\u00e1t t\u1edbi m\u1ee9c n\u00e0o m\u00e0 v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eadm. C\u00f3 khi c\u00e1i gu\u1ed3ng t\u00e0u c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u0111\u1eadp g\u1eaby m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t m\u00e1i ch\u00e8o c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta r\u1ed3i, l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 anh l\u00e1i t\u00e0u l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n th\u00f2 \u0111\u1ea7u ra c\u01b0\u1eddi. t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u00e0 hay l\u1eafm. Chi\u1ebfc t\u00e0u thu\u1ef7 ti\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfn, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1ee5ng b\u1ea3o d\u1ea1 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecbnh li\u1ebfm m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e2y, m\u00e0 h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb g\u00ec l\u00e0 tr\u00e1nh ra c\u1ea3. Chi\u1ebfc t\u00e0u to l\u1eafm, l\u1ea1i \u0111i nhanh n\u1eefa, tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y to \u0111en tua t\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng gu\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng con \u0111om \u0111\u00f3m \u1edf xung quanh. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i b\u1ea5t th\u00ecnh l\u00ecnh n\u00f3 qu\u1eb7t ra, tr\u00f4ng l\u00f9 l\u00f9 khung khi\u1ebfp, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t d\u00e3y c\u1eeda s\u00e1ng l\u00ean tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t h\u00e0m r\u0103ng l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ecf ch\u00f3t, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng gu\u1ed3ng nh\u1eefng m\u00e1i mu\u1ed1n \u1ee5p c\u1ea3 l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. C\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng th\u00e9t g\u1ecdi, r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i chu\u00f4ng l\u1eafc vang l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 h\u00e3m m\u00e3y l\u1ea1i, nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng c\u00e0u nh\u00e0u ch\u1eedi, ti\u1ebfng m\u00e1y r\u00edt, v\u00e0 v\u1eeba l\u00fac Jim nh\u1ea3y sang m\u1ed9t b\u00ean, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng nh\u1ea3y sang m\u1ed9t b\u00ean, th\u00ec chi\u1ebfc gu\u1ed3ng t\u00e0u \u0111\u00e3 qu\u1eadt th\u1eb3ng c\u00e1i b\u00e8 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1ee1 tan. T\u00f4i lao ng\u01b0\u1eddi xu\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 l\u1eb7n s\u00e2u xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5y s\u00f4ng, v\u00ec chi\u1ebfc gu\u1ed3ng to \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00e1m ch\u00edn th\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1eadp v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00ecnh ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft ch\u1eebng, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i tr\u00e1nh cho th\u1eadt xa. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u1eb7n \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y t\u00f4i t\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00e0 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e1y n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat r\u01b0\u1ee1i. R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i ngoi l\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ea7n ngh\u1eb9t th\u1edf. T\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0a tay l\u00ean nhay nhay cho n\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi l\u1ed7 m\u0169i, x\u00ec x\u00ec v\u00e0i c\u00e1i. C\u1ed1 nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 \u1edf ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y n\u01b0\u1edbc cu\u1ed1n, v\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc t\u00e0u kia ch\u1ec9 sau \u0111\u1ed9 m\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00e2y l\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y m\u00e1y nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng, v\u00ec c\u00f3 bao gi\u1edd h\u1ecd th\u00e8m bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i tr\u00ean thuy\u1ec1n b\u00e8 ra sao. L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, chi\u1ebfc t\u00e0u l\u1ea1i l\u1ea1ch x\u1ea1ch \u0111i, r\u1ed3i m\u1ea5t h\u00fat trong \u0111\u00e1m s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9, m\u1eb7c d\u1ea7u ti\u1ebfng m\u00e1y v\u1ecdng l\u1ea1i t\u00f4i v\u1eabn c\u00f2n nghe th\u1ea5y. T\u00f4i l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi Jim \u0111\u1ebfn h\u00e0ng ch\u1ee5c l\u1ea7n, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. Sau t\u00f4i b\u00e1m l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3nh v\u00e1n g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea5y ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ea1p n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u01a1i v\u00e0o b\u1edd, \u0111\u1ea9y m\u1ea3nh v\u00e1n \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Nh\u01b0ng b\u1ed7ng t\u00f4i nh\u1eadn ra n\u01b0\u1edbc cu\u1ed1n v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda b\u1edd b\u00ean tr\u00e1i, ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u0111i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c, n\u00ean t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i quay l\u1ea1i b\u01a1i theo d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ea3y. Qua s\u00f4ng d\u00e0i \u0111\u1ebfn hai d\u1eb7m, xa l\u1eafcm, ph\u1ea3i l\u00e2u l\u1eafm m\u1edbi qua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u00f4i v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1edd s\u00f4ng, y\u00ean \u1ed5n, r\u1ed3i tr\u00e8o l\u00ean b\u00e3i. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t ch\u1ec9 th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ecf, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 l\u00f2 d\u00f2 \u0111i tr\u00ean \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u1ea5t g\u1ed3 gh\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng \u0111\u1ebfn non n\u1eeda d\u1eb7m, \u0111i ngang m\u1ed9t to\u00e0 nh\u00e0 x\u00e2y ki\u1ec3u c\u1ed5, c\u00f3 hai n\u1ebfp, t\u1eeb l\u00fac n\u00e0o m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng hay. T\u00f4i v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ecbnh v\u01b0\u1ee3t l\u00ean ch\u1ea1y qua \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e0n ch\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u chay ra c\u1ee9 nh\u00e8 t\u00f4i m\u00e0 s\u1eeda \u1ea7m l\u00ean. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 l\u1ea1i s\u1eafp nguy n\u1eefa r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e2y.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng XVII Ch\u1eebng m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat sau c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u00f2 \u0111\u1ea7u ra ngo\u00e0i n\u00f3i: - L\u00e0m c\u00e1i g\u00ec th\u1ebf? Ai \u0111\u1ea5y? T\u00f4i tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: - Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e2y - Ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 ai? - Th\u01b0a \u00f4ng, ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 George Jackson - Mu\u1ed1n g\u00ec? - Ch\u00e1u ch\u1eb3ng mu\u1ed1n g\u00ec c\u1ea3, \u00f4ng \u1ea1. Ch\u00e1u ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n \u0111i qua, nh\u01b0ng m\u1ea5y con ch\u00f3 n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00e1u \u0111i. - \u0110\u00eam h\u00f4m th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, m\u00f2 m\u1eabm \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0m g\u00ec th\u1ebf? - Th\u01b0a \u00f4ng, ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u00f2 m\u1eabm g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u. Ch\u00e1u \u1edf tr\u00ean t\u00e0u th\u1ee7y v\u1eeba b\u1ecb ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng s\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2y m\u00e0. - \u00d4, th\u1eadt th\u1ebf \u01b0? C\u00f3 ai th\u1eafp c\u00e1i \u0111\u00e8n l\u00ean t\u00ed n\u00e0o. Anh b\u1ea3o t\u00ean anh l\u00e0 g\u00ec nh\u1ec9? - George Jackson, \u00f4ng \u1ea1. Ch\u00e1u ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 th\u00f4i. - N\u00e0y, c\u1ee9 n\u00f3i th\u1eadt \u0111i, kh\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec m\u00e0 s\u1ee3. Kh\u00f4ng ai \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u00e2u. Nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0 \u0111\u1eebng c\u00f3 nh\u00fac nh\u00edch. \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u1ee9ng y\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5y. Bod, Tom, c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9a n\u00e0o d\u1eady \u0111em c\u00e1i s\u00fang ra \u0111\u00e2y. George Jackson c\u00f3 ai \u0111i c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi m\u00e0y n\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng? - Kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ai c\u1ea3 T\u00f4i nghe ti\u1ebfng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ee5c s\u1ee5c trong nh\u00e0, r\u1ed3i th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng b\u1eadt l\u00ean. Ti\u1ebfng ng\u01b0\u1eddi khi n\u00e3y n\u00f3i: - Cho lui c\u00e1i \u0111\u00e8n ra xa kia, Betsy, sao m\u00e0 ng\u1ed1c th\u1ebf, kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft g\u00ec c\u1ea3. \u0110\u1ec3 c\u00e1i \u0111\u00e8n \u1edf tr\u00ean s\u00e0n, ngay sau c\u1eeda ra v\u00e0o \u1ea5y. Bod, Tom ch\u00fang m\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng c\u1ea3 ch\u01b0a, ng\u1ed3i v\u00e0o ch\u1ed7. - S\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng c\u1ea3 - N\u00e0o, George Jackson, m\u00e0y c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft h\u1ecd nh\u00e0 Shepherdsons kh\u00f4ng? - Kh\u00f4ng, \u00f4ng \u1ea1, t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng nghe n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i t\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 bao gi\u1edd - \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 m\u00e0y ch\u01b0a nghe n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn, c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 nghe n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn r\u1ed3i. Th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng c\u1ea3 r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y. B\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean, George Jackson. Coi ch\u1eebng, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ea5p t\u1ea5p, b\u01b0\u1edbc th\u1eadt ch\u1eadm. N\u1ebfu c\u00f3 ai \u0111i c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi m\u00e0y th\u00ec ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u1ea1i, n\u00f3 m\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean s\u1ebd b\u1ecb h\u1eafn ch\u1ebft. N\u00e0o ti\u1ebfn l\u00ean, ch\u1eadm ch\u1ee9. T\u1ef1 tay \u0111\u1ea9y c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda ra, v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e1ch v\u00e0o th\u00f4i, nghe kh\u00f4ng? T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng h\u1ea5p t\u1ea5p b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean, m\u00e0 c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. M\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n ch\u1ec9 b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1eadm v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u00f4ng n\u00e0o, ch\u1ec9 nghe th\u1ea5y tim t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eadp. L\u0169 ch\u00f3 c\u0169ng im l\u1eb7ng nh\u01b0 b\u1ecdn ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ch\u00fang n\u00f3 theo sau c\u00e1ch t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t t\u00ed. B\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ef1c c\u1eeda, t\u00f4i nghe ti\u1ebfng m\u1edf kho\u00e1, nh\u1ea5c c\u00e1i thang ch\u1eafn c\u1eeda ra v\u00e0 r\u00fat then c\u00e0i. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1eb7t tay l\u00ean c\u1eeda, nh\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ea9y m\u1ed9t t\u00ed, m\u1ed9t t\u00ed m\u1ed9t. R\u1ed3i c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i: - Th\u1ebf th\u00f4i, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, th\u00f2 \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o. T\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o, nh\u01b0ng trong b\u1ee5ng v\u1eabn lo, s\u1ee3 h\u1ecd ch\u1eb7t m\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea7u. Ng\u1ecdn n\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00ean s\u00e0n nh\u00e0, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee9ng c\u1ea3 quanh \u0111\u00f3. H\u1ecd nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng nh\u00ecn h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n n\u1eeda ph\u00fat: ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi to l\u1edbn c\u1ea7m s\u00fang trong tay l\u0103m l\u0103m ch\u0129a v\u00e0o t\u00f4i, l\u00e0m t\u00f4i r\u1ee3n c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi, th\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea5y. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi nhi\u1ec1u tu\u1ed5i nh\u1ea5t, t\u00f3c \u0111\u00e3 h\u01a1i b\u1ea1c, ch\u1ea1c \u0111\u1ed9 s\u00e1u m\u01b0\u01a1; ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ee9 hai qu\u00e3nh ba m\u01b0\u01a1i hay h\u01a1n, c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ec1u tr\u00f4ng \u0111\u1eb9p, ch\u1eefng ch\u1eb7c. V\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng t\u1ed5i, t\u00f3c hoa r\u00e2m, khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t nh\u1ecf nh\u1eafn. \u0110\u1ee9ng sau ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 l\u00e0 hai thi\u1ebfu ph\u1ee5 c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb m\u00e0 t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u00f5 l\u1eafm. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng cao tu\u1ed5i n\u00f3i: - Th\u1ebf, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i. B\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o \u0111i T\u00f4i v\u1eeba b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o th\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 kho\u00e1 t\u1ecbt ngay c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i, c\u00e1i then ch\u1eb7n c\u1ea3 thang ngang, r\u1ed3i b\u1ea3o ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng tr\u1ebb mang s\u00fang \u0111\u1ebfn. C\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng b\u00ean c\u00f3 tr\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i th\u1ea3m m\u1edbi, r\u1ed3i ch\u1ee5m l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t g\u00f3c g\u1ea7n c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 th\u00f4ng r\u1ea3 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ai \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3 n\u1eefa. R\u1ed3i h\u1ecd c\u1ea7m c\u00e2y n\u00ean l\u00ean, nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i c\u1ea9n th\u00e2n v\u00e0 n\u00f3i:","- \u1ed3, n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 Shepherdsons. N\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb g\u00ec l\u00e0 Shepherdsons c\u1ea3. R\u1ed3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi nhi\u1ec1u tu\u1ed5i b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eebng ng\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 cho h\u1ecd l\u1ee5c so\u00e1t xem c\u00f3 v\u0169 kh\u00ed g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 - v\u00ec kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 c\u00f3 \u00fd g\u00ec h\u1ea1i t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2u, m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 cho ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn \u0111\u00f3 th\u00f4i. L\u00e3o ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ecdc tay v\u00e0o t\u00fai t\u00f4i m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 l\u1ea7n l\u1ea7n \u1edf b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i th\u00f4i, r\u1ed3i b\u1ea3o: \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i. L\u00e3o b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i b\u00e2y gi\u1edd c\u1ee9 t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean nh\u01b0 \u1edf nh\u00e0, v\u1edbi l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ee7 c\u00e1c th\u1ee9 v\u1ec1 t\u1ed9i n\u1eefa. Nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng tu\u1ed5i n\u00f3i: - Ch\u1ebft ch\u1eeda, n\u00e0y \u00f4ng Saul, th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 \u01b0\u1edbt \u0111\u1eabm c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. M\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u00f3 c\u0169ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u00f3i n\u1eefa ch\u1ee9? - \u1eeb, ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ea5y, Rachel \u1ea1, t\u00f4i qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 n\u00f3i: - Betsy (\u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 da \u0111en), ch\u1ea1y \u0111i ki\u1ebfm c\u00e1i g\u00ec cho n\u00f3 \u0103n, kh\u1ed5 t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p c\u1eadu b\u00e9, c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 \u0111i g\u1ecdi Buck d\u1eady, b\u1ea3o n\u00f3, \u00e0 th\u00f4i, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ed3i. Buck, \u0111em c\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u00e0y \u0111oi c\u1edfi qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o \u01b0\u1edbt ra v\u00e0 l\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed3 n\u00e0o kh\u00f4 c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y ra m\u1eb7c v\u00e0o cho n\u00f3. Trong Buck c\u0169ng tr\u1eb7c tu\u1ed5i t\u00f4i, m\u01b0\u1eddi ba hay m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ed1n g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3, tuy h\u1eafn h\u01a1i to l\u1edbn h\u01a1n t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat. N\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 m\u1eb7c m\u1ed7i c\u00e1i \u00e1o s\u01a1 mi, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f3c th\u00ec r\u1ea5t b\u1ea9n. N\u00f3 b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn. mi\u1ec7ng ng\u00e1p v\u00e0 l\u1ea5y ng\u00f3n tay d\u1ee5i m\u1eaft, c\u00f2n tay kia k\u00e9o l\u00ea kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang. N\u00f3 h\u1ecfi: - Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1ecdn Shepherdsons ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ee9? C\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i: - Kh\u00f4ng, b\u00e1o \u0111\u1ed9ng gi\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea5y th\u00f4i N\u00f3 n\u00f3i: - T\u01b0\u1edfng n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 b\u1ecdn \u1ea5y th\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 v\u1edb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a C\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn c\u01b0\u1eddi. Bod n\u00f3i: - N\u00e0y, Buck, nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0 m\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1eadm qu\u00e1, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3e ch\u00fang n\u00f3 ch\u1ee5p h\u1ebft c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ea5y. - Sau t\u1ed1i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ai n\u1eefa \u01b0? Nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Bao gi\u1edd t\u00f4i c\u0169ng b\u1ecb t\u1ee5t l\u1ea1i th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, ch\u1ea3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea5y g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Y\u00ean tr\u00ed, Buck con \u01a1i - L\u00e3o kia n\u00f3i. R\u1ed3i m\u00e0y s\u1ebd tha h\u1ed3, \u0111\u1eebng lo. Th\u00f4i c\u01b0 \u0111i \u0111i, l\u00e0m theo m\u1eb9 m\u00e0y b\u1ea3o \u0111i \u0111\u00e3 Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00ean g\u00e1c, v\u00e0o bu\u1ed3ng v\u1edbi th\u1eb1ng Buck, n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0a m\u1eb7c v\u00e0o. M\u1eb7c xong, n\u00f3 h\u1ecfi t\u00ean t\u00f4i l\u00e0 g\u00ec, t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a n\u00f3i th\u00ec n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ec9 cho t\u00f4i xem m\u1ed9t con s\u00e1o s\u1eadu v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t con th\u1ecf n\u00f3 v\u1eeba m\u1edbi b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trong r\u1eebng h\u00f4m kia, r\u1ed3i n\u00f3i h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i l\u00fac t\u1eaft n\u1ebfn th\u00ec Moses \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u. T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft v\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a nghe n\u00f3i c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 bao gi\u1edd. N\u00f3 b\u1ea3o: - Th\u1ebf m\u00e0y th\u1eed \u0111o\u00e1n xem T\u00f4i tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: - Tao l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o m\u00e0 \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u00ec tao \u0111\u00e3 nghe n\u00f3i bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2u - Nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ee9, d\u1ec5 l\u1eafm T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi: - C\u00e2y n\u1ebfn n\u00e0o? Tao kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft n\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u c\u1ea3. \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u? - \u00d4 hay, trong ch\u1ed7 t\u00f4i \u1ea5y ch\u1ee9 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u - \u00e0, n\u1ebfu m\u00e0y bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i th\u00ec c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i h\u1ecfi tao l\u00e0m g\u00ec n\u1eefa? - M\u1eb9 ki\u1ebfp, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u \u0111\u1ed1, m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u00e0? N\u00e0y, m\u00e0y \u0111\u1ecbnh \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y bao l\u00e2u? M\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y m\u1eb5i nh\u00e9. Ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh tha h\u1ed3 \u0111i s\u0103n b\u1eafn, b\u00e2y gi\u1edd kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111i h\u1ecdc n\u1eefa. M\u00e0y c\u00f3 con cho n\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng? Tao c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3, \u0111\u01b0a n\u00f3 ra ngo\u00e0i s\u00f4ng, n\u1ebfu tao n\u00e9m c\u00e1i g\u00ec ra s\u00f4ng th\u00ec n\u00f3 s\u1ebd b\u01a1i ra nh\u1eb7t v\u1ec1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. M\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u00edch \u0111i s\u1ee5c s\u1ea1o ng\u00e0y ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng? V\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y lung tung ch\u01a1i c\u00e1c th\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady kh\u00f4ng? Ch\u1eafc m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch h\u1ea3, nh\u01b0ng tao th\u00edch l\u1eafm. M\u00e0y m\u1eb7c c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i n\u00e0y v\u00e0o n\u1eefa \u0111i. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd tao c\u0169ng m\u1eb7c th\u00eam v\u00e0o n\u1eefa. Nh\u01b0ng th\u00f4i, n\u00f3ng qu\u00e1. Xong ch\u01b0a? \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, th\u00f4i \u0111i \u0111i \u00f4ng b\u1ea1n. B\u00e1nh m\u00ec ngu\u1ed9i, th\u1ecbt b\u00f2 c\u0169ng ngu\u1ed9i. R\u1ed3i b\u01a1, b\u00e1nh s\u1eefa. H\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb s\u1eb5n cho t\u00f4i nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 \u0111\u00f3. V\u00e0 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady c\u00f2n t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0103n t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn nay nhi\u1ec1u l\u1eafm. Buck, v\u00e0 m\u1eb9 n\u00f3, v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 nh\u00e0","\u0111\u1ec1u h\u00fat thu\u1ed1c b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i t\u1ea9u con, tr\u1eeb c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 da \u0111en l\u00fac n\u00e3y v\u1edbi hai thi\u1ebfu ph\u1ee5. C\u1ea3 nh\u00e0 v\u1eeba h\u00fat v\u1eeba n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng v\u1eeba \u0103n v\u1eeba n\u00f3i. Hai thi\u1ebfu ph\u1ee5 ng\u1ed3i gi\u1eefa \u0111\u1ed1ng cu\u1ed9n s\u1ee3i, t\u00f3c xo\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng sau l\u01b0ng. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o c\u0169ng h\u1ecfi chuy\u1ec7n t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i n\u00e0o l\u00e0 b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i v\u1edbi gia \u0111\u00ecnh s\u1ed1ng \u1edf m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i trang tr\u1ea1i nh\u1ecf \u1edf t\u00edt \u0111\u1eb1ng cu\u1ed1i v\u00f9ng Arkansaw. Chi t\u00f4i l\u00e0 Mary Ann b\u1ecf \u0111i l\u1ea5y ch\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft tin t\u1ee9c g\u00ec n\u1eefa. R\u1ed3i Bill l\u1ea1i \u0111i t\u00ecm hai v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng ch\u1ecb t\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng tin g\u00ec v\u1ec1. C\u00f2n Tom v\u00e0 Mort th\u00ec ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i; v\u1ec1 sau c\u1ea3 nh\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n c\u00f3 b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, m\u00e0 b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i th\u00ec r\u1ed3i kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n sa s\u00fat ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n g\u00ec; v\u00ec th\u1ebf sau kh\u00ed b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i ch\u1ebft, t\u00f4i nh\u1eb7t nh\u1ea1nh m\u1ea5y th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i m\u00e0 \u0111i. V\u00ec c\u00e1i tr\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i n\u00ean m\u1edbi b\u1ecf ra ngo\u00e0i s\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1p t\u00e0u thu\u1ef7, ch\u1eb3ng may th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00f4i b\u1ecb r\u1edbt xu\u1ed1ng s\u00f4ng th\u00e0nh ra m\u1edbi m\u00f2 t\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y. H\u1ecd b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 coi \u0111\u00e2y nh\u01b0 \u1edf nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfn bao gi\u1edd c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 g\u1ea7n s\u00e1ng, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i ng\u1ee7 c\u1ea3, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111i ng\u1ee7 v\u1edbi Buck, l\u00fac t\u1ec9nh d\u1eady \u0111\u00e3 mu\u1ed9n, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i qu\u00ean khu\u1ea5t \u0111i m\u1ea5t t\u00ean m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 g\u00ec, th\u1ebf c\u00f3 ch\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ee9. T\u00f4i n\u1eb1m \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3, c\u1ed1 ngh\u0129 l\u1ea1i xem. L\u00fac Buck th\u1ee9c d\u1eady t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi: - Buck, m\u00e0y c\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1nh v\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng? - \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1p - Tao ch\u1eafc m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1nh v\u1ea7n n\u1ed5i t\u00ean tao \u0111\u00e2u, t\u00f4i n\u00f3i th\u1ebf. N\u00f3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi: - Tao b\u1ea3o c\u00e1i g\u00ec m\u00e0y d\u00e1m l\u00e0m th\u00ec tao c\u0169ng l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c - \u1eeb, th\u1ebf m\u00e0y th\u1eed \u0111\u00e1nh v\u1ea7n \u0111i tao xem n\u00e0o - G-e-o-r-g-e. J-a-c-k-s-o-n, \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0y xem - Kh\u00e1 l\u1eafm, \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1ea5y. Tao c\u1ee9 t\u01b0\u1edfng m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1nh v\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. C\u00e1i t\u00ean \u1ea5y c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i l\u1ee7ng c\u1ee7ng kh\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1nh v\u1ea7n cho l\u1eafm, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ngay kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i ngh\u0129 ng\u1ee3i. T\u00f4i nh\u1edb k\u1ef9 trong b\u1ee5ng, \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1ee1 ch\u1ed1c n\u1eefa c\u00f3 ai b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1nh v\u1ea7n th\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i ngay \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhanh ch\u00f3ng, ra v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 quen v\u1edbi t\u00ean m\u00ecnh l\u1eafm. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i gia \u0111\u00ecnh kh\u00e1 t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng. V\u00e0 c\u00e1i nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y c\u0169ng h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c l\u00e0 xinh x\u1eafn n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i nh\u00e0 n\u00e0o \u1edf v\u00f9ng n\u00e0y xinh \u0111\u1eb9p v\u00e0 ki\u1ec3u c\u00e1ch nh\u01b0 nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y. Tr\u00ean c\u1eeda ra v\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u1ed1t b\u1eb1ng s\u1eaft hay b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7 bu\u1ed9c v\u00e0o mi\u1ebfng d\u00e2y da ho\u1eb5ng, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 c\u00e1i n\u00fam b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1ec3 quay, uy nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng nh\u00e0 \u1edf th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1. Trong ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch kh\u00f4ng k\u1ec3 gi\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u1ee7 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00e1i g\u00ec kh\u00e1c l\u00e0m gi\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ea3. C\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ph\u00f2ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u1edf ngo\u00e0i t\u1ec9nh h\u1ecd k\u00ea gi\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ea3. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u1ed3 s\u01b0\u1edfi to, \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi l\u00f3t g\u1ea1ch, v\u00e0 g\u1ea1ch \u1edf ch\u00fang quanh r\u1ea5t s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd, \u0111\u1ecf ch\u00f3t, v\u00ec l\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ed5 n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ed3i l\u1ea5y g\u1ea1ch kh\u00e1c k\u1ef3 c\u1ecd \u0111i. C\u00f3 khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta l\u1ea1i s\u01a1n l\u00ean m\u1ed9t n\u01b0\u1edbc s\u01a1n \u0111\u1ecf, th\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 m\u00e0u n\u00e2u T\u00e2y Ban Nha, y nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng c\u0103n nh\u00e0 ngo\u00e0i th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1. C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng con ch\u00f3 to b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed9i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea3 c\u1ed9t nh\u00e0. \u1edf gi\u1eefa b\u1eb9 l\u00f2 s\u01b0\u1edfi c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3, m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c tranh phong c\u1ea3nh th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 v\u1ebd v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda d\u01b0\u1edbi mi\u1ebfng k\u00ednh, r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i khoang tr\u00f2n \u1edf gi\u1eefa \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi, sau mi\u1ebfng k\u00ednh \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 \u1ea5y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y qu\u1ea3 l\u1eafc \u0111\u01b0a \u0111i \u0111\u01b0a l\u1ea1i. Nghe c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 \u0111\u00e1nh chu\u00f4ng hay l\u1eafm, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng, m\u1ed9t anh ch\u00e0ng l\u00e1i rong n\u00e0o \u0111\u00ed \u0111i qua, v\u00e0o lau ch\u00f9i n\u00f3 v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u1ec9nh n\u00f3 cho \u0111\u00fang ch\u1ed7 t\u1ee9c th\u00ec n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1nh li\u1ec1n h\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m n\u0103m m\u01b0\u1eddi ti\u1ebfng cho t\u1edbi khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00e1o ra. Ch\u1ee7 nh\u00e0 ch\u1ea3 d\u1ec5 g\u00ec b\u00e1n n\u00f3 v\u1edbi b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i gi\u00e1 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u. R\u1ed3i hai b\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 con v\u1eb9t tr\u00f4ng r\u1ea5t l\u1ea1. l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec nh\u01b0 ph\u1ea5n son, s\u01a1n m\u00e0u s\u1eb7c s\u1ee1. C\u1ea1nh con v\u1eb9t b\u00ean n\u00e0y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con m\u00e8o b\u1eb1ng s\u1ee9, c\u00f2n b\u00ean kia c\u00f3 con ch\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng s\u1ee9; m\u1ed7i khi \u1ea5n v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i th\u00ec n\u00f3 k\u00eau o\u00e9 l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng h\u00e1 mi\u1ec7ng ra, m\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng t\u1ecf ra t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn hay vui m\u1eebng g\u00ec c\u1ea3. N\u00f3 k\u00eau \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00edt. V\u00ec c\u00f3 hai c\u00e1i qu\u1ea1t l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng l\u00f2ng c\u00e1nh con g\u00e0 r\u1eebng l\u1eafp \u1edf ph\u00eda sau. Tr\u00ean b\u00e0n \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1eefa ph\u00f2ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u00e2u b\u1eb1ng s\u1ee9 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y r\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eb9p, ch\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng t\u00e1o, cam, \u0111\u00e0o, nho, tr\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecf \u0111\u1ecf v\u00e0ng v\u00e0ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb9p h\u01a1n nh\u1eefng qu\u1ea3 th\u01b0\u1eddng; nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i hoa qu\u1ea3 th\u1eadt v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u00e3 bong l\u1ea7n v\u1ecf ngo\u00e0i tr\u01a1 c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ea5t tr\u1eafng \u1edf trong ra. Tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t b\u00e0n ph\u1ee7 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc kh\u0103n tr\u1ea3i b\u00e0n b\u1eb1ng v\u1ea3i d\u1ea7u, \u0111\u1eb9p, \u1edf gi\u1eefa kh\u0103n v\u1ebd con chim \u01b0ng xanh \u0111\u1ecf, chung quanh s\u01a1n m\u1ed9t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng vi\u1ec1n. H\u1ecd b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc kh\u0103n \u0111\u00f3 mang t\u1eeb Philadelphia v\u1ec1. C\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u00edt s\u00e1ch n\u1eefa, x\u1ebfp c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn \u1edf m\u1ea5y g\u00f3c b\u00e0n. M\u1ed9t quy\u1ec3n l\u00e0 cu\u1ed1n kinh th\u00e1nh trong v\u1ebd r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u tranh \u1ea3nh. M\u1ed9t","quy\u1ec3n l\u00e0 cu\u1ed1n Nh\u1eefng b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a Pilgrim n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecf nh\u00e0 \u0111i m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i t\u1ea1i sao. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng t\u00f4i v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ecdc c\u00e1i truy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. Nh\u01b0ng l\u1eddi n\u00f3i trong \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00e1 hay, nh\u01b0ng ph\u1ea3i c\u00e1i h\u01a1i c\u1ee5c c\u1eb1n. M\u1ed9t quy\u1ec3n kh\u00e1c l\u00e0 cu\u1ed1n Hy sinh v\u00ec b\u1ea1n, trong \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u truy\u1ec7n hay, th\u01a1 hay, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecdc th\u01a1. M\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n l\u00e0 Nh\u1eefng b\u00e0i di\u1ec5n v\u0103n c\u1ee7a Henry Clay, r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n n\u1eefa l\u00e0 Y h\u1ecdc trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a b\u00e1c s\u0129 Gunn, trong \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m khi trong nh\u00e0 c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ed1m \u0111au ho\u1eb7c ch\u1ebft. R\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t quy\u1ec3n s\u00e1ch v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng b\u00e0i h\u00e1t m\u1eebng Th\u00e1nh, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u00f4 nh\u1eefng s\u00e1ch kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa. L\u1ea1i c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf con r\u1ea5t xinh, ch\u00e2n \u0111\u00f3ng cho\u1eb5i ra, v\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i r\u1ea5t v\u1eefng, \u1edf gi\u1eefa m\u1eb7t gh\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng tr\u0169ng m\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng s\u1ed5 t\u1ee5t nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i r\u1ed7 c\u0169. H\u1ecd c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 tranh treo tr\u00ean t\u01b0\u1eddng - nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 tranh v\u1ebd Wasingtons l\u00e0 Lafayettes v\u1ebd nh\u1eefng tr\u1eadn \u0111\u00e1nh nhau, v\u1ebd cao nguy\u00ean Mary, v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c tranh g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 K\u00fd b\u1ea3n Tuy\u00ean ng\u00f4n. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 b\u1ee9c tranh m\u00e0 g\u1ecdi h\u1ecd l\u00e0 k\u00fd ho\u1ea1, trong \u0111\u00f3 v\u1ebd h\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi con g\u00e1i \u1edf gia \u0111\u00ecnh n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00f4 ta t\u1ef1 v\u1ebd h\u1ed3i m\u1edbi m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m tu\u1ed5i. Nh\u1eefng tranh n\u00e0y kh\u00e1c v\u1edbi m\u1ecdi b\u1ee9c tranh m\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y t\u00f4i v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1ea5y - n\u00f3 ph\u1ea7n nhi\u1ec1u l\u00e0 \u0111en h\u01a1n tranh th\u01b0\u1eddng. M\u1ed9t c\u00e1i v\u1ebd ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 m\u1eb7c \u00e1o \u0111en m\u1ecfng, th\u1eaft nh\u1ecf d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u00e1nh tay, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng mi\u1ebfng xo\u00e8 ra nh\u01b0 b\u1eafp c\u1ea3i \u1edf gi\u1eefa c\u1ed5 tay \u00e1o, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i m\u0169 ch\u1ee5p l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00f3 m\u1ea3nh voan \u0111en xo\u00e0 xu\u1ed1ng, v\u1edbi hai c\u1ed5 ch\u00e2n tr\u1eafng chung quanh qu\u1ea5n d\u00e2y \u0111en, \u0111eo \u0111\u00f4i gi\u1ea7y \u0111en ch\u1ec9 nh\u1ecf b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng l\u01b0\u1ee1i dao tr\u1ed5; ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 trong tranh c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3, b\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i bia m\u1ed9 \u1edf ph\u00eda b\u00ean ph\u1ea3i, d\u01b0\u1edbie m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y li\u1ec5u t\u1ee7, c\u00f2n tay kia th\u00ec c\u1ea7m chi\u1ebfc kh\u0103n tr\u1eafng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i gi\u1ecf \u0111an; d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u1ee9c tranh vi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng: H\u1ee1i \u01a1i, em kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea5y anh n\u1eefa!. C\u00f2n m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c tranh kh\u00e1c th\u00ec v\u1ebd ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i, c\u00f3 bao nhi\u00eau t\u00f3c ch\u1ea3i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ebft c\u1ea3 tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ea7u, r\u1ed3i th\u1eaft n\u00fat \u1edf \u0111\u1eb1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1eebng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 c\u00e1i l\u01b0ng gh\u1ebf d\u1ef1a, b\u00e0 ta \u0111ang kh\u00f3c, m\u1eb7t \u00fap v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc kh\u0103n, l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con chim ch\u1ebft n\u1eb1m ng\u1eeda tr\u00ean tay kia, hai ch\u00e2n ng\u1ed5ng ng\u01b0\u1ee3c, r\u1ed3i \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi tranh th\u00ec vi\u1ebft: H\u1ee1i \u01a1i, ta s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nghe mi h\u00f3t n\u1eefa! R\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c tranh kh\u00e1c v\u1ebd m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 nh\u00ecn tr\u0103ng, n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft ch\u1ea3y r\u00f2ng r\u00f2ng xu\u1ed1ng m\u00e1: m\u1ed9t tay c\u1ea7m b\u1ee9c th\u01b0 m\u1edf s\u1eb5n, c\u00f3 d\u1ea5u tri\u1ec7n \u0111en \u1edf m\u1ed9t b\u00ean b\u1ee9c th\u01b0, \u0111\u01b0a chi\u1ebfc khung \u1ea3nh nh\u1ecf c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y l\u00ean mi\u1ec7ng c\u1eafn; d\u01b0\u1edbi tranh th\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0: C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i anh ra \u0111i ch\u0103ng, h\u1ee1i anh, anh \u01a1i r\u1ed3i! Nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c tranh \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1eb9p c\u1ea3, t\u00f4i ch\u1eafc th\u1ebf, nh\u01b0ng h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch l\u1eafm. V\u00ec h\u1ec5 c\u1ee9 l\u00fac n\u00e0o t\u00f4i bu\u1ed3n th\u00ec n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m cho t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 th\u00eam. Ai c\u0169ng l\u1ea5y l\u00e0m ti\u1ebfc r\u1eb1ng c\u00f4 ta ch\u1ebft, v\u00ec c\u00f4 \u0111ang c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ecbnh v\u1ebd r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c tranh nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Ai c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng c\u00f4 ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng g\u00ec m\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ea5t nh\u1eefng g\u00ec. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng v\u1edbi c\u00e1i t\u00ednh t\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u1ea5y nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf th\u00ec c\u0169ng n\u00ean ra ngh\u0129a \u0111\u1ecba m\u00e0 ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i th\u00ec h\u01a1n. Khi c\u00f4 \u1ea5y ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n l\u00e0m sao cho c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ebfn khi n\u00e0o v\u1ebd xong b\u1ee9c tranh \u1ea5y th\u00f4i, th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 \u1ea5y v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 b\u1ee9c tranh v\u1ebd m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi thi\u1ebfu ph\u1ee5 m\u1eb7c chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o d\u00e0i tr\u1eafng, \u0111\u1ee9ng b\u00ean th\u00e0nh c\u1ea7u, s\u1eafp s\u1eeda nh\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng s\u00f4ng, t\u00f3c xo\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng sau l\u01b0ng, m\u1eb7t ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean nh\u00ecn tr\u0103ng, n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft tr\u00e0n tr\u1ec1, hai tay khoanh tr\u01b0\u1edbc ng\u1ef1c, l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 hai c\u00e1nh tay kh\u00e1c gi\u01a1 ra \u0111\u1eb1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 hai tay kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa v\u1edbi l\u00ean g\u1ea7n m\u1eb7t tr\u0103ng - \u00fd \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 xem \u0111\u00f4i tay n\u00e0o t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n th\u00ec l\u1ea5y, c\u00f2n nh\u1eefng tay kh\u00e1c th\u00ec s\u1ebd xo\u00e1 \u0111o. Nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0 nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i \u1edf tr\u00ean, c\u00f4 \u1ea5y ch\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi c\u00f3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ecbnh d\u1ee9t kho\u00e1t; v\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd h\u1ecd v\u1eabn gi\u1eef b\u1ee9c tranh \u1ea5y treo tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u gi\u01b0\u1eddng trong bu\u1ed3ng c\u00f4 \u1ea5y. C\u1ee9 m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00e0y sinh nh\u1eadt c\u00f4 \u1ea5y th\u00ec h\u1ecd l\u1ea1i k\u1ebft hoa l\u00ean b\u1ee9c tranh \u1ea5y.H\u1ed3i tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f2n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i m\u00e0n c\u00f2n ph\u1ee7 l\u00ean tr\u00ean. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi thi\u1ebfu ph\u1ee5 trong tranh c\u00f3 khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t nh\u1ecf v\u00e0 xinh, nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u tay qu\u00e1 th\u00e0nh ra tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con nh\u1ec7n, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u0111\u1ea5y. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi con g\u00e1i n\u00e0y khi c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t quy\u1ec3n s\u1ed5 tay trong \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc l\u00e0 \u01b0\u1edbp, v\u00e0 hay ch\u00e9p l\u1ea1i nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n ho\u1eb7c t\u00e2m s\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ed1m, l\u1ea5y \u1edf trong t\u1edd t\u1ea1p ch\u00ed Presbyterian Observer, r\u1ed3i l\u00e0m xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3 nh\u1eefng b\u00e0i th\u01a1 c\u1ea3m h\u1ee9ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 c\u00f4 \u1ea5y ngh\u0129 ra. Th\u01a1 c\u0169ng hay \u0111\u00e1o \u0111\u1ec3. D\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 b\u00e0i th\u01a1 c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u1ea5y vi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 t\u00ean l\u00e0 Stephen Dowling Bost b\u1ecb ng\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng gi\u1ebfng ch\u1ebft: b\u00e0i th\u01a1 vi\u1ebfng Stephen Dowling Bost \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft. C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i em Stephen \u1ed1m. C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i em Stephen ch\u1ebft?","C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i nh\u1eefng tr\u00e1i tim bu\u1ed3n th\u00eam n\u1eb7ng C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0a em kh\u00f3c? Kh\u00f4ng, \u0111\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 s\u1ed1 m\u1ec7nh. C\u1ee7a em Stephen Dowling Bost. D\u00f9 nh\u1eefng tr\u00e1i tim quanh em c\u00f3 n\u1eb7ng C\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec \u0111au \u1ed1m \u0111\u00e2u em. Ch\u1eb3ng ti\u1ebfng n\u1ee9c n\u1edf n\u00e0o h\u00e0n g\u1eafn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u00ecnh em. Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec xo\u00e1 n\u1ed5i v\u1ebft \u0111au. C\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng g\u00ec b\u00f9 \u0111\u1eafp l\u1ea1i t\u00ean em. H\u1ee1i Stephen Dowling Bost. M\u1eb7c cho \u0111\u1edbn \u0111au, kh\u00f4ng ph\u00e1 n\u1ed5i t\u00ecnh y\u00eau. M\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00f2n nguy\u00ean m\u1edb t\u00f3c. M\u1eb7c cho ru\u1ed9t gan \u0111au khi\u1ebfn em ng\u00e3 xu\u00f4ng. Em v\u1eabn l\u00e0 Stephen Dowling Bost. \u00d4i, kh\u00f4ng! H\u00e3y nh\u00ecn b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft \u0111\u1eabm l\u1ec7. Khi ta nghe k\u1ec3 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 s\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn em. H\u1ed3n bay l\u00ean tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng. Khi em sa ch\u00e2n xu\u1ed1ng gi\u1ebfng. V\u1edbt em l\u00ean v\u00e0 d\u1ed1c n\u01b0\u1edbc trong ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i th\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 mu\u1ed9n r\u1ed3i. H\u1ed3n em \u0111\u00e3 bay v\u1ec1 n\u01a1i n\u00e0o ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y. \u1edf n\u01a1i n\u00e0o, t\u1ed1t l\u00e0nh, v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i? N\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 c\u00f4 Emmeline Grangerford c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng b\u00e0i th\u01a1 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y t\u1eeb l\u00fac m\u1edbi m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ed1n tu\u1ed5i th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft r\u1ed3i v\u1ec1 sau s\u1ebd c\u00f2n l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng g\u00ec n\u1eefa. Th\u1eb1ng Buck n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng c\u00f4 \u1ea5y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ngu\u1ec7ch ngo\u1ea1c ra m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i th\u01a1 d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 ch\u01a1i. Ch\u1eb3ng l\u00fac n\u00e0o l\u00e0 c\u00f4 ta kh\u00f4ng suy ngh\u0129. N\u00f3 b\u1ea3o c\u00f4 \u1ea5y h\u1ea1 xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t d\u00f2ng, r\u1ed3i n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm ra c\u00e2u n\u00e0o n\u1eefa cho h\u1ee3p v\u1ea7n v\u1edbi c\u00e2u n\u00e0o n\u1eefa cho h\u1ee3p v\u1ea7n v\u1edbi c\u00e2u tr\u00ean l\u00e0 xo\u00e1 \u0111i ngay v\u00e0 l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c th\u1ea3 xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u kh\u00e1c, r\u00f2i c\u1ee9 th\u1ec3 m\u00e3i. C\u00f4 \u1ea5y ph\u1ea3i th\u00edch ri\u00eang m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 vi\u1ebft b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 c\u00e1i g\u00ec m\u00ecnh ch\u1ecdn m\u00e0 b\u1ea3o c\u00f4 ta vi\u1ebft c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Nh\u01b0ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 th\u01a1 bu\u1ed3n. M\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o ch\u1ebft, \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng hay \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0, hay tr\u1ebb con l\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u1ea5y vi\u1ebft ngay \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 vi\u1ebfng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi c\u00e1i x\u00e1c l\u1ea1nh ng\u1eaft. C\u00f4 \u1ea5y g\u1ecdi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi ca ng\u1ee3i. H\u00e0ng x\u00f3m l\u00e1ng gi\u1ebfng h\u1ecd n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng c\u1ee9 theo tr\u1eadt t\u1ef1 th\u00ec tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft l\u00e0 b\u00e1c s\u0129, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ebfn Emmeline, m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac. R\u1ed3i c\u00f4 \u1ea5y s\u00f4i n\u1ed5i \u0111\u01b0a ra m\u1ed9t v\u1ea7n th\u01a1 \u1ee9ng v\u00e0o t\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft, g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 Whistler. R\u1ed3i v\u1ec1 sau n\u00e0y, c\u00f4 \u1ea5y thay \u0111\u1ed5i t\u00ednh n\u1ebft d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n, ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd k\u00eau ca, nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00ec c\u1ee9 g\u1ea7y m\u00f2n v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa. T\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p qu\u00e1, nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n t\u00f4i \u0111i, l\u00ean c\u0103n bu\u1ed3ng c\u00f2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia c\u00f4 \u1ea5y th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c, l\u1ea5y cu\u1ed1n s\u1ed5 tay trong \u0111o ra xem, nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng b\u1ee9c tranh c\u00f4 \u1eafy v\u1ebd, l\u00e0m t\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e2m ra bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3 v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y th\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u00f4 \u1ea5y. T\u00f4i y\u00eau m\u1ebfn c\u1ea3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh n\u00e0y, c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft n\u1eefa, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra chu\u1ef5\u00ean g\u00ec. Kh\u1ed5 thay cho c\u00f4 Emmeline khi c\u00f4 c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng l\u00e0m th\u01a1 v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft \u0111i th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ai l\u00e0m b\u00e0i th\u01a1 n\u00e0o v\u1ec1 c\u00f4 c\u1ea3. V\u00ec th\u1ebf, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng c\u1ed1 b\u00f3p tr\u00e1n ngh\u0129 m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i c\u00e2u, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ebf n\u00e0o ngh\u0129 ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. C\u00e1i gia \u0111\u00ecnh n\u00e0y g\u00ecn gi\u1eef bu\u1ed3ng c\u00f4 Emmeline r\u1ea5t s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd, g\u00f2n g\u00e0ng, v\u00e0 m\u1ecdi v\u1eadt \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec3 nguy\u00ean nh\u01b0 \u00fd th\u00edch c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 khi c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ai \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u1ee7 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ea3. B\u00e0 m\u1eb9 c\u00f4 t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh qu\u00e9t d\u1ecdn ch\u0103m s\u00f3c c\u0103n bu\u1ed3ng n\u00e0y, m\u1eb7c d\u1ea7u trong nh\u00e0 c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en h\u1ea7u h\u1ea1. B\u00e0 \u1ea5y v\u00e0o trong bu\u1ed3ng n\u00e0y ng\u1ed3i kh\u00e2u v\u00e0 ph\u1ea7n nhi\u1ec1u hay \u0111\u1ecdc kinh \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. \u00e0 quy\u00ean, t\u00f4i \u0111ang n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch. \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u c\u1eeda s\u1ed5, m\u00e0n c\u1eeda tr\u1eafng, c\u00f3 h\u00ecnh v\u1ebd nh\u1eefng to\u00e0 l\u00e2u d\u00e0i c\u1ed5, gi\u00e0n nho \u1edf quanh t\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e0n b\u00f2, \u0111\u00e0n ng\u1ef1a \u0111ang u\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u00e0n d\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ea7m nh\u1ecf \u0111\u00e3 c\u0169, m\u00e0 trong \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i ch\u1eafc c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 xoong ch\u1ea3o. M\u1ed1i khi nghe c\u00e1c c\u00f4 trong","nh\u00e0 h\u00e1t b\u00e0i Nh\u1eefng d\u00e2y li\u00ean h\u1ec7 cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee9t hay ch\u01a1i b\u00e0i Tr\u1eadn giao chi\u1ebfn \u1edf Prague th\u00ec th\u1eadt l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec hay cho b\u1eb1ng. T\u01b0\u1eddng chung quanh c\u00e1c ph\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u1eafp th\u1ea1ch cao, h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft ph\u00f2ng n\u00e0o c\u0169ng c\u00f3 tr\u1ea3i th\u1ea3m tr\u00ean s\u00e0ng nh\u00e0. V\u00e0 to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 c\u00e1i nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec1u qu\u00e9t v\u00f4i b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u0103n nh\u00e0 hai b\u1ebfp. Kho\u1ea3ng tr\u1ed1ng gi\u1eefa hai b\u1ebfp nh\u00e0 c\u00f3 m\u00e1i che v\u00e0 l\u00e1t g\u1ed7 c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn. \u0110\u00f4i khi gi\u1eefa tr\u01b0a \u0111em k\u00ea m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc b\u00e0n \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 ng\u1ed3i r\u1ea5t m\u00e1t m\u1ebb, r\u1ea5t th\u00fa v\u1ecb. Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec h\u01a1n th\u1ebf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa. V\u00e0 n\u1ebfu trong nh\u1eefng b\u1eefa \u0103n l\u00e0m ngon n\u1eefa th\u00ec th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t, kh\u00f4n c\u00f2n g\u00ec b\u1eb1ng.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng XVIII \u0110\u1ea1i t\u00e1 Grangerford l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u01b0u, c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f3. \u00d4ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u01b0u v\u1ec1 m\u1ecdi m\u1eb7t: c\u1ea3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u00f4ng c\u0169ng v\u1eady. \u00d4ng ta xu\u1ea5t th\u00e2n \u1edf n\u01a1i danh m\u00f4n nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u0169ng gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t con ng\u1ef1a; nh\u01b0 b\u00e0 go\u00e1 Douglas v\u1eabn n\u00f3i th\u1ebf, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ed1i c\u00e3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1eb1ng m\u1ee5 l\u00e0 qu\u00fd ph\u00e1i h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ea7u \u1edf t\u1ec9nh. Ch\u00ednh b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng v\u1eabn n\u00f3i th\u1ebf n\u1eefa, m\u1eb7c d\u1ea7u b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb g\u00ec h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t con m\u00e8o hoang. \u0110\u1ea1i t\u00e1 Grangerford cao l\u1edbn nh\u01b0ng m\u1ea3nh kh\u1ea3nh. c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t n\u01b0\u1edbc da ng\u0103m ng\u0103m l\u1ea1i nh\u1eddn nh\u1edbt, c\u1ea3 khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o h\u1ed3ng h\u00e0o. S\u00e1ng n\u00e0o \u00f4ng c\u0169ng c\u1ea1o r\u00e2u nh\u1eb5n nh\u1ee5i kh\u1eafp c\u1ea3 b\u1ed9 m\u1eb7t g\u1ea7y gu\u1ed9c c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. \u00d4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f4i m\u00f4i v\u00e0o lo\u1ea1i m\u1ecfng nh\u1ea5t, hai l\u1ed7 m\u0169i v\u00e0o lo\u1ea1i nh\u1ecf nh\u1ea5t, m\u0169i g\u1ed3 cao, l\u00f4ng m\u00e0y r\u1eadm, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft v\u00e0o lo\u1ea1i \u0111en nh\u1ea5t, l\u00f5m s\u00e2u \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft \u1eafy t\u1eeb trong hang th\u0103m th\u1eb3m m\u00e0 nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o ta v\u1eady, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Tr\u00e1n \u00f4ng cao, t\u00f3c hoa r\u00e2m, th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0 xo\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng t\u1eadn hai vai. Hai b\u00e0n tay v\u1eeba m\u1ecfng, v\u1eeba d\u00e0i. Trong \u0111\u1eddi \u00f4ng, m\u1ed7ie ng\u00e0y \u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o l\u00f3t v\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o, su\u1ed1t t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00e2n to\u00e0n b\u1eb1ng n\u1ec9 tr\u1eafng, nh\u00ecn m\u00e0 ch\u00f3i c\u1ea3 m\u1eaft. R\u1ed3i nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt, \u00f4ng m\u1eb7c th\u00eam m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o kho\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i c\u00f3 \u0111u\u00f4i m\u00e0u xanh c\u00f3 khuy \u0111\u1ed3ng. Tay \u00f4m c\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc can b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7 \u0111\u00e0o, \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00e1n b\u1ecbt b\u1ea1c. Kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 bao gi\u1edd \u00f4ng t\u1ea3 ra v\u00f4 t\u00e2m m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat n\u00e0o, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd t\u1ecf ra n\u00f3ng n\u1ea9y gi\u1eadn d\u1eef v\u1edbi ai. \u00d4ng c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ed1t v\u1edbi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, b\u00e0n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf, do \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 tin \u1edf \u00f4ng. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng \u00f4ng m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi, tr\u00f4ng th\u1eadt d\u1ec5 th\u01b0\u01a1ng. Nh\u01b0ng khi n\u00e0o \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00eann nh\u01b0 pho t\u01b0\u1ee3ng th\u1ea7n t\u1ef1 do, v\u00e0 t\u1eeb d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00f4i l\u00f4ng m\u00e0y b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00f3 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng long lanh ph\u00e1t ra, b\u1ea1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 mu\u1ed1n t\u00ecm c\u00e1i c\u00e2y m\u00e0 tr\u00e8o l\u00ean ngay, v\u00e0 s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft r\u1ed3i sau c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i b\u1ea3o ng\u01b0\u1eddi coi ch\u1eebng \u0103n \u1edf - th\u1ebf m\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o l\u00e0 ai n\u1eaby \u0111\u1ec1u ngoan ngo\u00e3n c\u1ea3. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u th\u00edch c\u00f3 \u00f4ng \u1edf g\u1ea7n - th\u01b0\u1eddng \u00f4ng \u1ea5y nh\u01b0 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi - ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 g\u1eb7p khi ti\u1ebft tr\u1eddi t\u1ed1t \u1ea5y. Khi m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi \u0111i v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e2y th\u00ec t\u1ed1i s\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1eeda ph\u00fat, v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 th\u1ebf th\u00f4i. R\u1ed3i ch\u1eebng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 sau v\u1eabn ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea9y ra c\u1ea3. Bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng, khi \u00f4ng c\u00f9ng phu nh\u00e2n b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng nh\u00e0 th\u00ec m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eadu ch\u00e0o h\u1ecfi. \u00d4ng b\u00e0 ch\u01b0a xu\u1ed1ng th\u00ec c\u1ea3 nh\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a \u00e1i d\u00e1m ng\u1ed3i. R\u1ed3i Tom v\u00e0 Bod \u0111i ra t\u1ee7 r\u01b0\u1ee3u, r\u00f3t l\u1eabn m\u1ea5y th\u1ee9 r\u01b0\u1ee3u v\u00e0o v\u1edbi nhau \u0111em \u0111en \u0111\u01b0a cho \u00f4ng. \u00d4ng c\u1ea7m l\u00ean tay, ch\u1edd Tom v\u00e0 Bod \u0111\u00e3 r\u00f3t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 xong r\u1ed3i v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ee9a \u0111\u00e3 c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng n\u00f3i: Xin m\u1eddi cha m\u1eb9 r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i ch\u00e0o \u0111\u1ee7 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 ki\u1ec3u tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i c\u1ea3m t\u1ea1 n\u01b0\u0169a, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1edbi c\u00f9ng u\u1ed1ng. Sau \u0111\u00f3, Tom v\u00e0 Bod \u0111\u1ed5 m\u1ed9t th\u00eca n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, cho m\u1ed9t t\u00fd \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0o u\u00fdt sky hay r\u01b0\u1ee3u Brandy v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e1y c\u1ed1c, \u0111\u01b0a cho t\u00f4i v\u00e0 Buck, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3t ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f9ng u\u1ed1ng ch\u00fac m\u1eebng hai \u00f4ng b\u00e0 \u1ea5y n\u1eefa. Bob l\u00e0 con l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t. R\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ebfn Tom, c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ec1u cao l\u1edbn, \u0111\u1eb9p trai, vai r\u1ed9ng, m\u1eb7t ng\u00e2m \u0111en, t\u00f3c \u0111en v\u00e0 d\u00e0i, m\u1eaft c\u0169ng \u0111en n\u1eefa. Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u m\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ed3 n\u1ec9 tr\u1eafng, c\u0169ng su\u1ed1t t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00e2n nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 th\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u01b0u kia v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9i m\u0169 c\u00f3i r\u1ed9ng v\u00e0nh. R\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3t c\u00f4 Charlotte. C\u00f4 hai m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m tu\u1ed5i, cao l\u1edbn, v\u1ec1 h\u00e3nh di\u1ec7n, khi n\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng n\u1ed5i n\u00f3ng l\u00ean th\u00ec c\u0169ng c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng t\u1ecf ra t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng. Nh\u01b0ng l\u00fac c\u00f4 \u1ea5y n\u1ed5i n\u00f3ng l\u00ean th\u00ec v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m cho b\u1ea1n ph\u1ea3i rung \u0111\u00f4i c\u1eb3ng, ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c n\u00e0o \u00f4ng b\u1ed1 c\u00f4 c\u1ea3. C\u00f4 \u1ea5y kh\u00e1 \u0111\u1eb9p. C\u00f2n c\u00f4 em, Sophia, th\u00ec l\u1ea1i kh\u00e1c h\u1eb3n ch\u1ecb. C\u00f4 r\u1ea5t hi\u1ec1n h\u1eadu, d\u1ec5 th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con chim b\u1ed3 c\u00e2u. C\u00f4 m\u1edbi hai m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i. M\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 ri\u00eang m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en h\u1eadu h\u1ea1. C\u1ea3 th\u1eb1ng Buck c\u0169ng c\u00f3. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en h\u1ecd d\u00e0nh cho t\u00f4i th\u00ec tha h\u1ed3 r\u1ed7i vi\u1ec7c,v\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd mu\u1ed1n ai l\u00e0m h\u1ed9 t\u00f4i c\u00e1i g\u00ec c\u1ea3. C\u00f2n th\u1eb1ng Buck th\u00ec l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng sai b\u1ea3o, g\u1eaft nh\u1eb7ng c\u1ea3 l\u00ean. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 m\u1eb7t trong gia \u0111\u00ecnh. \u0110\u00e1ng l\u1ebd c\u00f2n nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n n\u1eefa, nh\u01b0ng ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi con trai l\u1edbn \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft c\u1ea3, v\u1edbi c\u00f4 Emmeline c\u0169ng \u0111a ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i. \u00d4ng gi\u00e0 th\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u01b0u n\u00e0y c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i trang tr\u1ea1i v\u1edbi h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m ng\u01b0\u01a1i da \u0111en l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c. Th\u1ec9nh","tho\u1ea3ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5y, \u0111i ng\u1ef1a t\u1eeb m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y m\u01b0\u01a1i m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m d\u1eb7m. H\u1ecd \u1edf l\u1ea1i n\u0103m s\u00e1u ng\u00e0y, \u0103n u\u1ed1ng l\u00f9 b\u00f9 \u1edf tr\u00ean s\u00f4ng hay quanh nh\u00e0, nh\u1ea3y nh\u00f3t, n\u00f4 \u0111\u00f9a trong r\u1eebng l\u00fac ban ng\u00e0y. R\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111em v\u00e0o trong nh\u00e0 l\u1ea1i nh\u1ea3y. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn l\u00e0 h\u1ecd h\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh. H\u1ecd mang theo c\u1ea3 s\u00fang. M\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e2y to\u00e0n l\u00e0 s\u00fang h\u1ea1ng t\u1ed1t v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb9p c\u1ea3. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t d\u00f2ng h\u1ecd qu\u00fd ph\u00e1i kh\u00e1c \u1edf g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea5y, \u0111\u1ed9 n\u0103m s\u00e1u gia \u0111\u00ecnh ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn mang t\u00ean h\u1ecd Shepherdsons. H\u1ecd c\u0169ng ti\u1ebfng t\u0103m, c\u0169ng thu\u1ed9c h\u00e0ng danh m\u00f4n, gi\u00e0u c\u00f3, to l\u1edbn nh\u01b0 h\u1ecd nh\u00e0 Grangerford \u0111\u1ec1u d\u00f9ng chung m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u1ebfn t\u00e0u th\u1ee7y \u1edf c\u00e1ch nh\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1eebng hai d\u1eb7m. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng t\u00f4i v\u1eabn ra \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y, th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u00e0 Shepherdsons c\u01b0\u1ee1i nh\u1eefng con ng\u1ef1a r\u1ea5t \u0111ep qua \u0111\u00f3. M\u1ed9t h\u00f4m Buck v\u00e0 t\u00f4i v\u00e0o r\u1eebng s\u0103n b\u1eafn, ch\u1ee3t nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng ng\u1ef1a ch\u1ea1y t\u1edbi. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111ang qua \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Buck n\u00f3i: - Mau l\u00ean nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0o r\u1eebng! Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0o r\u1eebng, n\u1ea5p trong b\u1ee5i nh\u00ecn qua k\u1ebd l\u00e1 ra ngo\u00e0i. L\u00e1t sau c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ch\u00e0ng trai tr\u1ebb, \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u00e0ng phi ng\u1ef1a v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda n\u00e0y, ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean ng\u1ef1a v\u1eefng v\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t tay k\u1ecb b\u00ecnh. H\u1eafn ta c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y s\u00fang \u0111eo tr\u00ean ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc y\u00ean ng\u1ef1a. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eb7p h\u1eafn m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n r\u1ed3i. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 Harney Shepherdsons. B\u1ed7ng m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng s\u00fang c\u1ee7a Buck n\u1ed5 t\u1ea1t qua mang tai t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 \u0111\u1ed9i tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a Harney b\u1eadt tung l\u00ean. H\u1eafn v\u1ed9i c\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y s\u00fang r\u1ed3i lao th\u1eb3ng ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng n\u1ed5. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee3i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u1ea3y v\u1ecdt qua r\u1eebng ch\u1ea1y bi\u1ebfn \u0111i. R\u1eebng kh\u00f4ng r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p l\u1eafm, n\u00ean t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u1eeba ch\u1ea1y v\u1eeba ngo\u00e1i c\u1ed5 l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ea1n. Hai l\u1ea7n th\u1ea5y Harney nh\u1eb1m mi\u1ec7ng s\u00fang v\u00e0o Buck nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i h\u1eafn l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y m\u1ed9t m\u1ea1ch v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn nh\u00e0. \u00d4ng gi\u00e0 th\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u01b0u nh\u00ecn ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft s\u00e1ng l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ch\u00fatm, \u00fd ch\u1eebng l\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y vui l\u00f2ng, t\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i m\u1eb7t \u00f4ng l\u1ea1i \u1ec9u xu\u1ed1ng,v\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t gi\u1ed1ng nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng: - Tao kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch c\u00e1i l\u1ed1i t\u1eeb trong b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm b\u1eafn ra nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. T\u1ea1i sao m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9ng gi\u1eefa \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00e1i m\u00e0 b\u1eafn? -B\u1ecdn Shepherdsons c\u0169ng th\u1ebf, b\u1ed1 \u1ea1. Bao gi\u1edd ch\u00fang n\u00f3 c\u0169ng t\u00ecm ch\u1ed7 c\u00f3 l\u1ee3i th\u1ebf h\u01a1n. C\u00f4 Charlotte nghe Buck k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y, ng\u1eedng cao \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t b\u00e0 ho\u00e0ng, l\u1ed7 m\u0169i n\u1edf ra v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft nh\u1ea5p nh\u00e1y. Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi con trai th\u00ec n\u00e9t m\u1eb7t sa s\u1ea7m nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec. C\u00f4 Sophia th\u00ec t\u00e1i m\u1eb7t \u0111i, nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i khi nghe n\u00f3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb tr\u00fang \u0111\u1ea1, c\u00f4 l\u1ea1i tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng. L\u00e1t sau, t\u00f4i k\u00e9o Buck \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng nh\u00e0 xay l\u00faa, ng\u1ed3i d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u00f3ng c\u00e2y n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n ri\u00eang. T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi: - L\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0y \u0111\u1ecbnh gi\u1ebft n\u00f3 th\u1eadt \u00e0. Buck ? - Tao \u0111\u1ecbnh th\u1eadt ch\u1ee9 - Th\u1ebf n\u00f3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec m\u00e0y? - N\u00f3 \u1ea5y \u00e0? N\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0m g\u00ec tao bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2u - \u1edd, th\u1ebf m\u00e0y \u0111\u1ecbnh gi\u1ebft n\u00f3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec ch\u1ee9? - \u0110\u1ed3n \u0111i\u1ec1n l\u00e0 c\u00e1i g\u00ec? - \u00d4 hay, m\u00e0y sinh tr\u01b0\u1edfng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ed3n \u0111i\u1ec1n l\u00e0 c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u01b0? - Tao ch\u1ea3 nghe th\u1ea5y bao gi\u1edd c\u1ea3. M\u00e0y th\u1eed n\u00f3i tao nghe n\u00e0o Buck n\u00f3i\u201d - Th\u1ebf n\u00e0y n\u00e0y, \u0111\u1ed3n \u0111i\u1ec1n l\u00e0 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y: M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 xung \u0111\u1ed9t v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c, r\u1ed3i gi\u1ebft \u0111i. R\u1ed3i anh em ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u01a1i n\u00e0y. R\u1ed3i anh em ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia. C\u1ea3 hai b\u00ean \u0111\u1ec1u c\u1ee9 gi\u1ebft nhau nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf m\u00e3i. Sau r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ebfn anh em h\u1ecd l\u1ea1i c\u0169ng d\u00ednh v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 n\u1eefa, r\u1ed3i d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n ai c\u0169ng b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft c\u1ea3, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ed3n \u0111i\u1ec1n n\u1eefa. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111o l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n l\u00e2u d\u00e0i c\u01a1. - Th\u1ebf c\u00e1i chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 l\u00e2u ch\u01b0a, Buck? - \u1eeb, tao ngh\u0129 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e2u r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y. \u0110\u1ebfn ba m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m nay r\u1ed3i, hay h\u01a1n th\u1ebf n\u1eefa. C\u00f3 c\u00e1i chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i \u1ea5y, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 c\u00e1i chuy\u1ec7n ki\u1ec7n c\u00e1o g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft, r\u1ed3i t\u00f2a \u00e1n x\u1eed m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong \u0111\u00e1m, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady b\u1eafn lu\u00f4n ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ki\u1ec7n kia m\u1ed9t ph\u00e1t m\u00e0 c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u1ed5 nhi\u00ean th\u00f4i, ai ch\u1ea3 th\u1ebf.","- C\u00e1i g\u00ec r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i h\u1edf Buck? Ru\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ea5t ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? - C\u00f3 l\u1ebd nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, tao c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft - \u1eeb, th\u1ebf l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 ai b\u1eafn? Ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 tao bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. L\u00e2u l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i. - Th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng ai bi\u1ebft \u00e0? - \u1ed3, c\u00f3 ch\u1ee9, b\u1ed1 tao bi\u1ebft, tao ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 th\u1ebf, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y bi\u1ebft c\u1ea3. Nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng t\u1eeb l\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e1nh nhau nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. - \u0110\u00e3 c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft ch\u01b0a Buck? - C\u00f3, nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n su\u00fdt n\u1eefa th\u00ec ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m \u0111\u00e1m tang. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u1ea7n n\u00e0o c\u0169ng b\u1eafn h\u1eafn ch\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e2u. B\u1ed1 tao c\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1n n\u1eb1m trong ng\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng \u1ed1ng \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n, v\u00ec ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1n nh\u1ecf th\u1ed3i. Bod \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e2m b\u1eb1ng con dao s\u0103n, v\u00e0 Tom c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb tr\u00fang \u0111\u1ea1n m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i l\u1ea7n. - Th\u1ebf n\u0103m nay c\u00f3 ai gi\u1ebft khong, Buck? - C\u00f3, b\u00ean ch\u00fang tao gi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u00e0 b\u00ean h\u1ecd c\u0169ng gi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Kho\u1ea3ng ba th\u00e1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc, em h\u1ecd tao l\u00e0 th\u1eb1ng Bud, n\u00f3 m\u1edbi m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ed1n tu\u1ed5i, \u0111ang \u0111i ng\u1ef1a trong r\u1eebng b\u00ean kia s\u00f4ng, n\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng mang v\u0169 kh\u00ed g\u00ec \u0111i theo, \u0111i\u00ean r\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf c\u01a1 ch\u1ee9, \u0111ang \u0111i \u1edf m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 v\u1eafng th\u00ec n\u00f3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng ng\u1ef1a sau l\u01b0ng, quay l\u1ea1i th\u1ea5y l\u00e3o Baldy Shepherdsons \u0111ang \u0111u\u1ed5i \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n, trong tay l\u00e3o c\u1ea7m s\u00fang v\u00e0 t\u00f3c tr\u1eafng c\u1ee7a l\u00e3o bay tr\u01b0\u1edbc gi\u00f3. Th\u1ebf th\u00ec \u0111\u00e1ng l\u1ebd nh\u1ea3y sang b\u00ean v\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y v\u00e0o r\u1eebng, th\u1eb3ng Bud l\u1ea1i c\u1ee9 phi ng\u1ef1a ch\u1ea1y v\u1ecdt l\u00ean \u0111\u1eb1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc, Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee9 b\u00e1m s\u00e1t nhau \u0111u\u1ed5i \u0111\u1ebfn h\u01a1n n\u0103m d\u1eb7m \u1ea5y. L\u00e3o gi\u00e0 kia c\u1ee9 mu\u1ed1n v\u01b0\u1ee3t l\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Sau c\u00f9ng th\u1eb1ng Bud th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 v\u1eady v\u00f4 \u00edch qu\u00e1, n\u00f3 m\u1edbi d\u1eebng ng\u1ef1a l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i \u0103n \u0111\u1ea1n th\u00ec c\u0169ng l\u00e0 \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t, m\u00e0y hi\u1ec3u kh\u00f4ng. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 l\u00e3o gi\u00e0 kia v\u01b0\u1ee3t l\u00ean b\u1eafn n\u00f3 ch\u1ebft. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i l\u00e3o gi\u00e0 kia c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng may \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e2u,v\u00ec ch\u1ec9 trong v\u00f2ng m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5 th\u00ec nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 b\u00ean n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 cho l\u00e3o \u0111i ch\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi ngay. - Tao cho l\u00e3o gi\u00e0 kia h\u00e8n, Buck \u1ea1 - Kh\u00f4ng, l\u00e3o ta kh\u00f4ng h\u00e8n \u0111\u00e2u. C\u1ee9 tr\u00f4ng l\u00e3o ta th\u00ec bi\u1ebft. Trong \u0111\u00e1m nh\u00e0 Shepherdsons ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ai h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t \u0111\u00e2u. V\u00e0 trong h\u1ecd nh\u00e0 Grangerford n\u00e0y c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ai h\u00e8n c\u1ea3. M\u00e0y bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t h\u00f4m l\u00e3o gi\u00e0 \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ed1ng l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi b\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 Grangerford n\u00e0y trong n\u1eeda gi\u1edd v\u00e0 r\u00fat c\u1ee5c l\u00e0 l\u00e3o ta th\u1eafng tr\u1eadn. M\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00fac \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111i ng\u1ef1a c\u1ea3, l\u00e3o ta nh\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng ng\u1ef1a n\u1ea5p sau m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed1ng g\u1ed7, r\u1ed3i cho ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u1ee9ng ra \u0111\u1eb1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ee1 \u0111\u1ea1n. M\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u00e0 Grangerford th\u00ec v\u1eabn ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean ng\u1ef1a bao v\u00e2y chung quanh l\u00e3o gi\u00e0, ng\u1eafm l\u00e3o b\u1eafn. L\u00e3o ta c\u0169ng b\u1eafn tr\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i. Sau \u0111\u00f3, c\u1ea3 l\u00e3o gi\u00e0 v\u00e0 con ng\u1ef1a ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, m\u00e1u me \u0111\u1ea7y ng\u01b0\u1eddi, qu\u00e8 l\u00ea k\u00e9o d\u1ec7t; nh\u01b0ng c\u00f2n m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u00e0 Grangerford th\u00ec ph\u1ea3i khi\u00eang v\u1ec1. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft ngay, c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1eefa h\u00f4m sau c\u0169ng ch\u1ebft n\u1ed1t. Kh\u00f4ng, \u00f4ng \u01a1i, n\u1ebfu ra tr\u1eadn m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd d\u00e1m ch\u1ea1m tr\u00e1n v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u00e0 Grangerford \u0111\u00e2u; v\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng ai nu\u00f4i nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u01a1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u00e2u. Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i l\u1ec5 nh\u00e0 th\u1edd, c\u00e1ch nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9 ba d\u0103m. Ai c\u0169ng \u0111i ng\u1ef1a c\u1ea3. M\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u mang s\u00fang theo m\u00ecnh, c\u1ea3 Buck c\u0169ng th\u1ebf. Buck k\u1eb9p s\u00fang v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f9i ho\u1eb7c d\u1ef1a s\u00fang v\u00e0o t\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1edbi tay ra l\u00e0 l\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ngay. Nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ean nh\u00e0 Shepherdsons c\u0169ng v\u1eady. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n b\u1ec1n ngo\u00e0i th\u00f4i, n\u00e0o l\u00e0 n\u00f3i th\u01b0\u01a1ng y\u00eau nhau nh\u01b0 anh em, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u kh\u00e1c ki\u1ec3u nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, nghe m\u00e0 ph\u00e1t \u1edbn nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i ai c\u0169ng n\u00f3i l\u00e0 c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t, c\u1ea3 l\u00fac tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 \u0111i d\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u0169ng n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, h\u1ecd n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t l\u00f4 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u v\u1ec1 l\u00f2ng trung th\u00e0nh, v\u1ec1 t\u1ed1t l\u00e0nh, v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea5t g\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft n\u1eefa. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt ch\u00e1n nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1ebfm. \u0110\u1ed9 m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd sau b\u1eefa \u0103n tr\u01b0a, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u t\u1ea3n m\u00e1t \u0111i c\u1ea3. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1ed3i gh\u1ebf, ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ec1 bu\u1ed3ng ri\u00eang, v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed th\u1eadt bu\u1ed3n t\u1ebb. Buck v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 ra n\u1eb1m d\u00e0i tr\u00ean c\u1ed5 ng\u1ee7 d\u01b0\u1edbi n\u1eafng. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111i l\u00ean bu\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 ngh\u0129 b\u1ee5ng c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i ng\u1ee7 m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea5c. Th\u1ea7y c\u00f4 Sophia hi\u1ec1n h\u1eadu \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng c\u1eeda, b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh bu\u1ed3ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. C\u00f4 \u1ea5y k\u00e9o t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 bu\u1ed3ng ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 \u1ea5y, kh\u1ebd \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i c\u00f3 y\u00eau m\u1ebfn c\u00f4 \u00e2y kh\u00f4ng. T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i c\u00f3 y\u00eau. C\u1ed1 \u1ea5y b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i l\u00e0m gi\u00fap c\u00f4 \u1ea5y m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eebng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ai c\u1ea3. T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. R\u1ed3i c\u00f4 \u1ea5y n\u00f3i l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 qu\u00ean cu\u1ed1n kinh th\u00e1nh \u1edf tr\u00ean gh\u1ebf nh\u00e0 th\u1edd c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi hai quy\u1ec3n s\u00e1ch n\u1eefa, b\u1ea3o","t\u00f4i l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd ra kh\u1ecfi nh\u00e0 \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea5y v\u1ec1 h\u1ed9; v\u00e0 nh\u1edb \u0111\u1eebng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ai. T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i \u0111i l\u1ea5y cho. T\u00f4i l\u1ebbn ra ngo\u00e0i nh\u00e0, r\u1ed3i th\u1eb3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3. Trong nh\u00e0 th\u1edd ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ai, c\u00f3l\u1ebd ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 v\u00e0i con l\u1ee3n. V\u00ec c\u1eeda nh\u00e0 th\u1edd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00f3ng, v\u00e0 m\u00f9a h\u00e8 l\u1ee3n n\u00f3 th\u00edch c\u00e1i s\u00e0n g\u1ed7 cao r\u00e1o trong nh\u00e0 th\u1edd, m\u00e1t m\u1ebb h\u01a1n. N\u1ebfu c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y; c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ec9 khi n\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111i nh\u00e0 th\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u00ec m\u1edbi th\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111i th\u00f4i, ch\u1ee9 l\u1ee3n th\u00ec kh\u00e1c. T\u00f4i t\u1ef1 b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 ch\u1eafc c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2y. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi con g\u00e1i m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i lo cu\u1ed1ng l\u00ean v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n qu\u00ean cu\u1ed1n kinh th\u00e1nh nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean. T\u00f4i c\u1ea7m cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch r\u0169 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i, m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3nh gi\u1ea5y con r\u01a1i ra c\u00f3 n\u00e9t b\u00fat ch\u00ec vi\u1ebft Hai gi\u1edd r\u01b0\u1ee1i. T\u00f4i l\u1ee5c l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y g\u00ec kh\u00e1c. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1i g\u00ec, n\u00ean b\u1ecf m\u1ea9u gi\u1ea5y tr\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i. Khi t\u00f4i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, l\u00ean g\u00e1c th\u1ea5y c\u00f4 Sophia v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u1edd \u1edf c\u1eeda ch\u1edd t\u00f4i. C\u00f4 \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i k\u00e9o t\u00f4i v\u00e0o, \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i, r\u1ed3i t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ea9u gi\u1ea5y trong cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch, \u0111\u1ecdc xong th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 v\u1ebb vui m\u1eebng. B\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp ngh\u0129 g\u00ec th\u00ec c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y tay t\u00f4i v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i l\u00e0 c\u1eadu b\u00e9 t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi, d\u1eb7n t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eebng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ai c\u1ea3. C\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ecf m\u1eb7t l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft s\u00e1ng l\u00ean, l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 nh\u00ecn c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111\u1eb9p v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng. T\u00f4i ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean, nh\u01b0ng sau b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh l\u1ea1i r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i m\u1edbi h\u1ecfi r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i m\u1ea9u gi\u1ea5y \u1ea5y l\u00e0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. C\u00f4 \u1ea5y h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1eef vi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i b\u1ea3o kh\u00f4ng, ch\u1ec9 m\u1edbi t\u1eadp g\u1ea1ch n\u00e9t c\u00f4 \u1ea5y b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng m\u1ea3nh gi\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u1ea5u ch\u1ed7 \u0111ang \u0111\u1ecdc gi\u1edf th\u00f4i, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ea1y ra ngo\u00e0i m\u00e0 ch\u01a1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u00f4i \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng b\u1edd s\u00f4ng, suy ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. Ch\u1ee3t th\u1ea5y anh da \u0111en c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc theo sau. L\u00fac ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 khu\u1ea5t trong nh\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3cm, h\u1eafn m\u1edbi quay l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn m\u1ed9t gi\u00e2y, r\u1ed3i ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i: - C\u1eadu George, n\u1ebfu c\u1eadu \u0111i qu\u00e1 xu\u1ed1ng c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7m d\u01b0\u1edbi kia, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ch\u1ec9 cho c\u1eadu xem m\u1ed9t l\u0169 ch\u1ed3n n\u01b0\u1edbc. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 b\u1ee5ng qu\u00e1i l\u1ea1 nh\u1ec9, t\u1eeb h\u00f4m qua h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ed3i. H\u1eafn c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng ch\u1ea3 ai th\u00edch ch\u1ed3n n\u01b0\u1edbc cho l\u1eafm v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ai \u0111i s\u0103n c\u00e1i gi\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ea3. Nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea1i sao h\u1eafn l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i th\u1ebf? T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o; - \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c, anh \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i T\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc theo h\u1eafn \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1eeda d\u1eb7m, r\u1ed3i r\u1ebd ra ph\u00eda \u0111\u1ea7m, ph\u1ea3i l\u1ed9i m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1eaft c\u00e1 ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed9 n\u1eeda d\u1eb7m n\u1eefa: ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ea5t b\u1eb1ng v\u1eeba cao v\u1eeba kh\u00f4 r\u00e1o, c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i, b\u1ee5i r\u1eadm, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 cho n\u1eefa. H\u1eafn n\u00f3i: - C\u1eady George, c\u1eadu b\u01b0\u1edbc qu\u00e1 v\u00e0o trong kia m\u1ea5y b\u01b0\u1edbc. N\u00f3 \u1edf trong \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea5y tr\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1ed3i, b\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n xem n\u1eefa. N\u00f3i xong h\u1eafn ch\u1ea1y bi\u1ebfn \u0111i ngay r\u1ed3i khu\u1ea5t sau m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m c\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2u n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o ph\u00eda trong, \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 tr\u1ed1ng ch\u1ec9 r\u1ed9ng kho\u1ea3ng ch\u1eebng b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9tt c\u00e1i ph\u00f2ng, chung quanh c\u00f3 l\u00e1 nho che k\u00edn, b\u1ed7ng th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1eb1m ng\u1ee7 trong \u0111\u00f3. Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i, th\u00ec ra \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 Jim c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i! T\u00f4i g\u1ecdi Jim d\u1eady, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n th\u1ebf n\u00e0o tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i h\u1eafn c\u0169ng l\u1ea1i kinh ho\u00e0ng cho m\u00e0 xem.Nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng. H\u1eafn ch\u1ec9 m\u1eebng r\u1ee1 \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n kh\u00f3c m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng l\u1ea5y l\u00e0m ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean ch\u00fat n\u00e0o. H\u1eafn k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u00f3 h\u1eafn b\u01a1i theo sau t\u00f4i v\u00e0 c\u00f3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng t\u00f4i g\u1ecdi m\u1ea5y l\u1ea7n nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1p, v\u00ec s\u1ee3 c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u1eadn ra v\u00e0 l\u1ea1i b\u1eaft h\u1eafn v\u1ec1 l\u00e0m n\u00f4 l\u1ec7 n\u1eefa. H\u1eafn n\u00f3i: - T\u00f4i b\u1ecb \u0111au m\u1ed9t t\u00ed n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng b\u01a1i nhanh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, b\u1ecb c\u1eadu b\u1ecf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1eb1ng sau kh\u00e1 xa. L\u00fac c\u1eadu l\u00ean b\u1edd r\u1ed3i th\u00ec t\u00f4i t\u00ednh c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea5t s\u1ebd theo k\u1ecbp c\u1eadu m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i g\u1ecdi. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ebfn khi tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111i ch\u1eadm l\u1ea1i. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng xa n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng nghe r\u00f5 h\u1ecd n\u00f3i nh\u1eefng g\u00ec v\u1edbi c\u1eadu; t\u00f4i c\u0169ng s\u1ee3 b\u1ea7y ch\u00f3 n\u1eefa. \u0110\u1ebfn l\u00fac \u0111\u00e3 y\u00ean l\u1eb7ng c\u1ea3 r\u1ed3i th\u00ec t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 v\u00e0o b\u00ean trong c\u00e1i nh\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3. V\u00ec v\u1eady t\u00f4i m\u1edbi ra ng\u00f2ai r\u1eebng n\u1eb1m ch\u1edd c\u1eadu su\u1ed1t m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y. S\u00e1ng s\u1edbm h\u00f4m sau c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en \u0111i l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ed3ng, h\u1ecd b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p t\u00f4i v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 cho t\u00f4i tr\u1ed1n v\u00e0o ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y. Ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea7m n\u01b0\u1edbc ng\u0103n v\u1edbi trong kia n\u00ean l\u0169 ch\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh h\u01a1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. C\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111em th\u00ec anh em h\u1ecd \u0111em cho t\u00f4i \u00edt \u0111\u1ed3 \u0103n, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd c\u00f3 k\u1ec3 cho t\u00f4i nghe v\u1ec1 c\u1eadu \u1edf trong \u0111\u00f3 ra sao. - Sao anh kh\u00f4ng b\u1ea3o Jack d\u1eabn t\u00f4i ra \u0111\u00e2y s\u1edbm h\u01a1n n\u1eefa Jim? - Kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n phi\u1ec1n c\u1eadu, Huck \u1ea1. C\u1eadu b\u1ea3o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e2u nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec y\u00ean tr\u00ed r\u1ed3i.","T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 mua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c xoong, ch\u1ea3o, th\u1ee9c \u0103n \u0111\u1ee7 c\u1ea3. Th\u1eadt may qu\u00e1. \u0110\u00eam \u0111\u00eam t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i m\u00f2 ra v\u00e1 v\u00edu c\u00e1i b\u00e8, t\u00f4i... - B\u00e8 n\u00e0o, Jim? - B\u00e8 c\u0169 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh \u1ea5y - Th\u1ebf ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 c\u00e1i b\u00e8 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb tan t\u00e0nh \u01b0? - Kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u. N\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 v\u1ee1 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n. C\u00f2n m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1eabn nguy\u00ean, ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 g\u00ec c\u1ea3. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng l\u1eb7n xu\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc qu\u00e1 s\u00e2u, n\u1ebfu \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i m\u00e0 b\u1ea1o d\u1ea1n m\u1ed9t t\u00ed nh\u01b0 c\u00e2u ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ng\u00f4n v\u1eabn n\u00f3i \u1ea5y, th\u00ec ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1eef c\u00e1i b\u00e8 l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ea3 lo, v\u00ec b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eeda l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 m\u1edbi r\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u00f4 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa, ngay \u1edf ch\u1ed7 ch\u00fang ta b\u1ecb m\u1ea5t \u1ea5y. - Anh l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e8 v\u1ec1, Jim, anh \u0111u\u1ed5i theo \u00e0? - T\u00f4i n\u1eb1m trong r\u1eebng n\u00e0y th\u00ec l\u00e0m sao \u0111u\u1ed5i theo \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c? Kh\u00f4ng, c\u1eadu \u1ea1, c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y anh em ra \u0111en t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 n\u1eb1m k\u1eb9t \u1edf b\u00e3i g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y. H\u1ecd \u0111em gi\u1ea5u v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i h\u1ed1c d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u1ee5i li\u1ec5u, r\u1ed3i h\u1ecd b\u00e0n t\u00e1n c\u00e3i c\u1ecd v\u1edbi nhau m\u00e3i v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i b\u00e8 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ai. V\u1eeba l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i \u0111i t\u1edbi v\u00e0 n\u00f3i cho h\u1ecd bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i b\u00e8 \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a ai c\u1ea3, m\u00e0 l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu v\u00e0 t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u1ea5y t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng th\u01b0\u1ee3ng l\u01b0u hay kh\u00f4ng m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i \u0111em gi\u1ea5u \u0111i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady? R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i cho m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t h\u00e0o; ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o c\u0169ng th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n l\u1eafm. R\u1ed5i t\u00f4i b\u1ea3o n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i b\u00e8 kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa tr\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn th\u00ec h\u1ecd s\u1ebd l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 ti\u1ec1n. H\u1ecd \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i t\u1ed1t l\u1eafm c\u1eadu! Nh\u01b0ng anh em da \u0111en \u1ea5y m\u00e0. M\u1ed7i khi t\u00f4i c\u1ea7n h\u1ecd gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 g\u00ec th\u00ec ch\u1ea3 ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn hai l\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2u, c\u1eadu \u1ea1. C\u00e1i th\u1eb1ng Jack \u1ea5y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ea5y, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 c\u0169ng kh\u00e1 nhanh nh\u1ea3u. - \u1eeb, h\u1eafn t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ea5y. H\u1eafn c\u0169ng ch\u1ea3 bao gi\u1edd n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i l\u00e0 anh \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. H\u1eafn b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i t\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y h\u1eafn ch\u1ec9 cho xem l\u0169 ch\u1ed3n n\u01b0\u1edbc. N\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra th\u00ec h\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb li\u00ean l\u1ee5y \u0111\u00e2u. H\u1eafn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i l\u00e0 ch\u01b0a tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh \u0111i v\u1edbi nhau bao gi\u1edd, v\u00e0 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta s\u1ebd tin l\u00e0 th\u1eadt. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i nhi\u1ec1u v\u1ec1 ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m sau ra sao. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 k\u1ec3 v\u1eafn t\u1eaft nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y: T\u00f4i th\u1ee9c d\u1eady t\u1eeb l\u00fac c\u00f2n t\u1edd m\u1edd s\u00e1ng, \u0111ang \u0111\u1ecbnh quay ra ng\u1ee7 n\u1eefa th\u00ec b\u1ed7ng nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 r\u1ea5t y\u00ean t\u0129nh, h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ai \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1eady g\u00ec c\u1ea3. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 h\u01a1i b\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng. Sau t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i th\u00e2y Buck \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eady v\u00e0 \u0111i t\u1eeb l\u00fac n\u00e0o. T\u00f4i v\u00f9ng d\u1eady, l\u1ea5y l\u00e0m l\u1ea1, v\u00e0 \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng nh\u00e0 d\u01b0\u1edbi. Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ai \u1edf \u0111\u00f3. M\u1ecdi v\u1eadt \u0111\u1ec1u im l\u1eb7ng. B\u00ean ngo\u00e0i c\u0169ng th\u1ebf. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u00e0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. B\u01b0\u1edbc ra \u0111\u1ed1ng g\u1ed7, t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 Jack h\u1ecfi: - C\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u1ea5y? H\u1eafn \u0111\u00e1p: - C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u00e0? - V\u00e2ng. C\u00f4 Sophia c\u00f4 \u1ea5y tr\u1ed1n \u0111i r\u1ed3i. Tr\u1ed1n \u0111i th\u1ea9t r\u1ed3i. C\u00f4 \u1ea5y tr\u1ed1n v\u00e0o l\u00fac gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00eam, ch\u0103ng ai bi\u1ebft c\u1ea3. C\u00f4 \u1ea5y tr\u1ed1n \u0111i \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i anh ch\u00e0ng Harney Shepherdsons \u1ea5y, c\u1eadu bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ngm. Nghe h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ed3n th\u1ebf. Gia \u0111\u00ecnh th\u00ec m\u1edbi bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ed9 n\u1eeda gi\u1edd th\u00f4i, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng t\u1edbi, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd v\u1ed9i v\u00e3 \u0111i ngay. L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n v\u1ed9i v\u00e3, s\u00fang \u1ed1ng, ng\u1ef1a ngh\u1ebdo r\u1ea7m r\u1eadp ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y. C\u00e1c \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i lo\u1ea1n b\u00e1o cho h\u1ecd h\u00e0ng c\u1ea3 r\u1ed3i. \u00d4ng c\u1ee5 Saul v\u00e0 m\u1ea5y c\u1eadu th\u00ec \u0111em s\u00fang ra b\u1edd s\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ecm gi\u1ebft anh ch\u00e0ng kia, v\u00ec r\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 anh ta \u0111em c\u00f4 Sophia qua s\u00f4ng. T\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n c\u00f3 l\u1ebd s\u1eafp s\u1ea9y ra nhi\u1ec1u chuy\u1ec7n l\u00f4i th\u00f4i n\u1eefa \u0111\u1ea5y. - Buck n\u00f3 d\u1eady sao kh\u00f4ng g\u1ecdi t\u00f4i? - T\u00f4i ch\u1eafc c\u1eadu \u1ea5y c\u1ed1 \u00fd nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y. H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n cho c\u1eadu d\u00ednh v\u00e0o chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. C\u1eadu Buck c\u1eadu \u1ea5y l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1n v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng s\u1eafp \u0111i b\u1eaft m\u1ed9t t\u00ean Shepherdsons v\u1ec1. \u1edf b\u00ean kia h\u1ecd \u0111\u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1eafm, t\u00f4i ch\u1eafc th\u1ebf, c\u1eadu th\u1eed t\u00ednh xem mau ra c\u1eadu \u1ea5y c\u00f3 \u0111i ch\u00f5m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng? T\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y v\u1ee5t ra b\u1edd s\u00f4ng th\u1eadt nhanh. R\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t l\u00fac th\u00ec nghe th\u1ea5y s\u00fang n\u1ed5 b\u1ed1n b\u1ec1. Ra \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i l\u00e1n g\u1ed7 g\u1ea7n b\u1ebfn t\u00e0u th\u1ee7y, t\u00f4i t\u00ecm loanh quanh trong \u0111\u00e1m c\u00e2y xem c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o k\u00edn \u0111\u1ec3 n\u1ea5p, r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i tr\u00e8o l\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i ch\u1ea1c c\u00e2y xa t\u1ea7m s\u00fang \u0111\u1ec3 xem x\u00e9t. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m g\u1ed7 kh\u00e1 ch\u1ea5t cao g\u1ea7n hai th\u01b0\u1edbc \u1edf k\u1ebf \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ecbnh ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ea5p \u1edf \u0111\u1eb1ng sau, ngh\u0129 b\u1ee5ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn h\u01a1n. B\u1ed1n n\u0103m ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u01b0\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a ch\u1ea1y r\u1ea7m r\u1ea7m quanh \u0111\u00f3, \u1edf ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ea5t tr\u1ed1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t l\u00e1n g\u1ed7. H\u1ecd v\u1eeba ch\u1eedi, v\u1eeba h\u00e9t, \u0111ang \u0111\u1ecbnh t\u00f3m hai c\u1eadu thanh ni\u00ean \u0111ang n\u1ea5p \u0111\u1eb1ng sau \u0111\u1ed1ng g\u1ed7 \u1edf d\u1ecdc b\u1ebfn t\u00e0u th\u1ee7y. Nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng v\u00e0o t\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. M\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong \u0111\u00e1m kia","th\u00f2 ra ph\u00eda ng\u00f2ai s\u00f4ng, kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ed1ng g\u1ed7 m\u1ed9t t\u00ed th\u00ec t\u1eeb trong \u0111\u1ed1ng g\u1ed7 l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1eafn ra. Hai c\u1eadu kia ng\u1ed3i x\u1ed5m, d\u1ef1a l\u01b0ng v\u00e0o ph\u00eda sau \u0111\u1ed1ng g\u1ed7, th\u00e0nh ra c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea3 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ra \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0o. L\u00e1t sau, m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ea1y quanh v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng la h\u00e9t n\u1eefa. H\u1ecd \u0111i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda nh\u00e0 kho. L\u1eadp t\u1ee9c c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu \u0111\u00fang d\u1eady b\u1eafn m\u1ed9t ph\u00e1t s\u00fang t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ed1ng g\u1ed7 ra tr\u00fang m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong b\u1ecdn kia ng\u00e3 ng\u1ef1a. H\u1ecd nh\u1ea3y v\u1ecdt c\u1ea3 xu\u1ed1ng ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eb7t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111em v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 kho, v\u1eeba l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 hai c\u1eadu kia b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y. Hai c\u1eadu ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eeda \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1eeb ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u00f3 ra \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 t\u00f4i n\u1ea5p th\u00ec ch\u1ee3t m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y, h\u1ecd li\u1ec1n nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean ng\u1ef1\u00e2 \u0111u\u1ed5i theo. H\u1ecd v\u01b0\u1ee3t g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng \u0103n thua, hai c\u1eadu kia ch\u1ea1y nhanh l\u1eafm, \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ecdt v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ed1ng g\u1ed7 ngay tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t c\u00e1i c\u00e2y c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i n\u1ea5p. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 l\u1ee3i th\u1ebf h\u01a1n b\u1ecdn kia. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong hai c\u1eadu \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 Buck, c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu g\u1ea7y g\u00f2 tr\u1ea1c m\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00edn tu\u1ed5i. B\u1ecdn ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ee5c s\u1ea1o m\u1ed9t l\u00fac \u1edf ch\u00fang quanh r\u1ed3i b\u1ecf \u0111i. H\u1ecd v\u1eeba \u0111i khu\u1ea5t th\u00ec t\u00f4i l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi Buck. L\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3 ra. N\u00f3 ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. Xong n\u00f3 b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn k\u1ef9 xem v\u00e0 h\u1ec5 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia quay l\u1ea1i th\u00ec b\u00e1o cho n\u00f3 bi\u1ebft. N\u00f3 b\u1ea3o b\u1ecdn ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n \u00e2m m\u01b0u g\u00ec r\u1ed3i, n\u00ean th\u1ebf n\u00e0o c\u0169ng quay l\u1ea1i. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi c\u00e2y n\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m. B\u1ed7ng th\u1ea5y th\u1eb1ng Buck kh\u00f3c vang l\u00ean v\u00e0 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng n\u00f3 v\u00e0 anh h\u1ecd n\u00f3 l\u00e0 Joe (t\u1ee9c l\u00e0 c\u00e1i c\u1eadu c\u00f9ng ch\u1ea1y kia) c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m nay c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ed1n tr\u00e1nh n\u1eefa. N\u00f3 n\u00f3i l\u00e0 b\u1ed1 n\u00f3 v\u00e0 hai anh n\u00f3 b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft c\u1ea3 r\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 b\u00ean kia ph\u00eda k\u1ebb th\u00f9 c\u0169ng c\u00f3 hai\u01b0 ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft. N\u00f3 b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 b\u1ecdn nh\u00e0 Shepherdsons b\u1ed1 tr\u00ed ph\u1ee5c k\u00edch. N\u00f3 n\u00f3i b\u1ed1 n\u00f3 v\u00e0 hai anh n\u00f3 v\u1eeba \u0111\u00e1nh v\u1eeba ch\u1edd h\u1ecd h\u00e0ng k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1nh nh\u00e0 Shepherdsons qu\u00e1 m\u1ea1nh. T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi th\u1ebf c\u00f2n Harney v\u00e0 c\u00f4 Sophia th\u00ec ra sao. N\u00f3 b\u1ea3o hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 qua s\u00f4ng sang b\u00ean kia r\u1ed3i, kh\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec c\u1ea3. T\u00f4i nghe th\u1ebf m\u1eebng l\u1eafm. Nh\u01b0ng th\u1eb1ng Buck th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ebf, n\u00f3 r\u1ea5t b\u1ef1c m\u00ecnh ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn h\u00f4m tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 gi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Harney c\u00e1i b\u1eefa \u1edf trong r\u1eebng \u1ea5y. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a h\u1ec1 bao gi\u1edd l\u1ea1i th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. B\u1ed1ng p\u00e0ng! p\u00e0ng! p\u00e0ng! ba b\u1ed1n ph\u00e1t s\u00fang n\u1ed5. C\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ee9a kia b\u1ecf ng\u1ef1a, ch\u1ea1y lu\u1ed3n qua r\u1eebng b\u00f2 \u0111\u1ebfn sau l\u01b0ng t\u1eeb l\u00fac n\u00e0o. C\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ee9a ch\u1ea1y ra nh\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng s\u00f4ng. C\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ecb th\u01b0\u01a1ng. V\u00e0 trong l\u00fac hai \u0111\u1ee9a b\u01a1i xu\u00f4i theo d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng th\u00ec m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia ch\u1ea1y l\u00ean b\u1edd b\u1eafn theo, mi\u1ec7ng k\u00eau gi\u1ebft ch\u00fang n\u00f3 \u0111i, gi\u1ebft ch\u00fang n\u00f3 \u0111i. T\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn qu\u00e1 su\u00fdt ng\u00e3 t\u1eeb tr\u00ean c\u00e2y xu\u1ed1ng. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m k\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n x\u1ea3y ra sau \u0111\u00f3 n\u1eefa,v\u00ec n\u00f3i ra h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c \u0111au l\u00f2ng. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 gi\u00e1 \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1eebng ra b\u1edd s\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u1ecfi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng c\u1ea3nh \u1ea5y th\u00ec h\u01a1n. Sau, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o qu\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, nhi\u1ec1u khi ng\u1ee7 c\u1ee9 m\u00ea th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang n\u00f3 n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i \u1edf t\u00edt ng\u1ecdn c\u00e2y cho \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac x\u1ea9m t\u1ed1i, v\u00ec s\u1ee3 qu\u00e1 kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m b\u00f2 xu\u1ed1ng. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng, t\u00f4i c\u00f2n nghe ti\u1ebfng s\u00fang trong r\u1eebng xa, v\u00e0 hai l\u1ea7n t\u00f4i tr\u00f4ng r\u00f5 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i ng\u1ef1a mang s\u00fang ch\u1ea1y qua l\u00e1n g\u1ed7, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n r\u1eb1ng chuy\u1ec7n r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i \u1ea5y v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u0111ang ti\u1ebfp di\u1ec5n. T\u00f4i qu\u00e1 s\u1ee9c kinh h\u00e3i, \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1ee5ng s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f2n quay l\u1ea1i c\u0103n nh\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3 n\u1eefa, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 d\u00f9 sao m\u00ecnh c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb khi\u1ec3n tr\u00e1ch. T\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i m\u1ea9u gi\u1ea5y kia c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 c\u00f4 Sophia \u0111o g\u1eb7p Harney \u1edf ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0o l\u00fac hai gi\u1edd r\u01b0\u1ee1i \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f9ng \u0111i tr\u1ed1n. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e1ng l\u1ebd t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i cho b\u1ed1 c\u00f4 \u1ea5y bi\u1ebft v\u1ec3 chuy\u1ec7n m\u1ea3nh gi\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f3 v\u1edbi c\u00e1i h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng h\u01a1i l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a c\u00f4, nh\u01b0 v\u1eady b\u1ed1 c\u00f4 s\u1ebd giam c\u00f4 l\u1ea1i th\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi kinh kh\u1ee7ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u1edf tr\u00ean c\u00e2y t\u1ee5t xu\u1ed1ng r\u1ed3i, t\u00f4i m\u1edbi b\u00f2 theo d\u1ecdc b\u1edd s\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng, th\u1ea5y hai c\u00e1i x\u00e1c n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean b\u1edd n\u01b0\u1edbc. T\u00f4i c\u1ed1 s\u1ee9c k\u00e9o hai c\u00e1i x\u00e1c v\u00e0o ph\u00eda trong n\u00e0y v\u00e0 l\u1eadt m\u1eb7t l\u00ean xem, r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y bi\u1ebfn \u0111i th\u1eadt nhanh. L\u00fac nh\u00ecn ra m\u1eb7t Buck, t\u00f4i kh\u00f3c l\u00ean h\u1ed3i l\u00e2u, v\u00ec n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i th\u1eadt t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng. R\u1ed3i tr\u1eddi t\u1ed1i h\u1eb3n. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m \u0111\u1ebfn g\u00e2n nh\u00e0, m\u00e0 \u0111i xuy\u00ean qua r\u1eebng t\u00ecm v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7m. Jim kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u00f3 n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i l\u1ea1i h\u1ed9c t\u1ed1c len l\u1ecfi qua \u0111\u00e1m c\u00e2y li\u1ec5u, n\u00f3ng l\u00f2ng mu\u1ed1n nh\u1ea3y ngay l\u00ean thuy\u1ec1n m\u00e0 \u0111i cho tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1i x\u1ee9 kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp n\u00e0y. Chi\u1ebfc b\u00e8 c\u0169ng \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u r\u1ed3i. Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i, t\u00f4i s\u1ee3 qu\u00e1! \u0110\u1ebfn h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ph\u00fat \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3, t\u00f4i b\u1ecb ngh\u1eb9n th\u1edf. R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i k\u00eau l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng. C\u00e1ch ch\u1ed7 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ed9 v\u00e0i th\u01b0\u1edbc, b\u1ed7ng c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i: - May qu\u00e1, tr\u1eddi \u01a1i, c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng? C\u1eadu khe kh\u1ebd ch\u1ee9 \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng Jim. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc nay, t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a h\u1ec1 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i n\u00e0o n\u00f3 l\u00e0m cho m\u00ecnh y\u00ean l\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf. T\u00f4i nh\u1ea3y v\u1ecdt qua b\u1edd n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 l\u00ean b\u00e8. Jim \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y t\u00f4i. H\u1eafn th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i m\u1eebng r\u1ee1 qu\u00e1, Jim n\u00f3i: - May qu\u00e1, c\u1eadu \u01a1i, t\u00f4i \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 t\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1eadu l\u1ea1i ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i. Jack n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y v\u00e0 n\u00f3i c\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u1eadu b\u1ecb","tr\u00fang \u0111\u00e0n hay sao \u1ea5y m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u1eadu tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u1ea9y b\u00e8 xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1edf h\u1ec5 Jack n\u00f3 quay l\u1ea1i cho t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft th\u00ec t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e1nh b\u00e8 \u0111i ngay. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 quay l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ed3i, t\u00f4i sung s\u01b0\u1edbng qu\u00e1. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i: - Hay l\u1eafm, th\u1ebf th\u00ec l\u1ea1i c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t. Nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, h\u1ecd s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm t\u00f4i n\u1eefa v\u00ec t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 bi gi\u1ebft r\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 b\u1ecb tr\u00f4i s\u00f4ng r\u1ed3i. Tr\u00ean kia c\u00f3 x\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi, c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m cho h\u1ecd t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Th\u00f4i ta \u0111i mau l\u00ean, Jim \u01a1i, h\u00e3y \u0111\u1ea9y nhanh ra gi\u1eefa d\u00f2ng \u0111i \u0111\u00e3. Cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi b\u00e8 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1eebng v\u00e0i d\u1eb7m v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi v\u00e0 ra \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1eefa d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng Mississppi, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i m\u1edbi y\u00ean t\u00e2m. R\u1ed3i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i treo \u0111\u00e8n b\u00e1o hi\u1ec7u l\u00ean, trong l\u00f2ng ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa l\u1ea1i tho\u00e1t n\u1ea1n v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 do. T\u1eeb h\u00f4m qua, t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a c\u00f3 c\u00e1i g\u00ec v\u00e0o b\u1ee5ng. Jim l\u1ea5y ra m\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc b\u00e1nh m\u00ec r\u00e1n; b\u00e1nh s\u1eefa, l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 th\u1ecbt, c\u1ea3 rau xanh n\u1eefa. Tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n g\u00ec ngon h\u01a1n l\u00e0 \u0103n n\u00f3ng s\u1ed1t nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i v\u1eeba \u0103n v\u1eeba n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi Jim r\u00e2t vui v\u1ebb. T\u00f4i m\u1eebng \u0111\u00e3 tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi v\u1ea1 \u0111\u1ed3n \u0111i\u1ec1n; v\u00e0 Jim c\u0169ng m\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ea7m n\u01b0\u1edbc. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1ea3o nhau r\u00fat c\u1ee5c l\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u h\u01a1n c\u00e1i b\u00e8 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh c\u1ea3. Nh\u1eefng n\u00f3i kh\u00e1c th\u00ec \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u c\u0169ng ch\u1eb7t ch\u1ed9i, ngh\u1eb9t th\u1edf. Nh\u01b0ng \u1edf tren\u00ea b\u1ec1 th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ebf. \u1edf tr\u00ean b\u00e8, m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n t\u1ef1 do, d\u1ec5 th\u1edf v\u00e0 v\u1eefng t\u00e2m.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng XIX L\u1ea1i v\u00e0i ba ng\u00e0y \u0111\u00eam n\u1eefa qua; t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i l\u00e0 m\u1ea5y \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i qua, l\u01b0\u1edbt qua, m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch y\u00ean t\u0129nh, \u00eam d\u1ecbu v\u00e0 n\u00ean th\u01a1 n\u1eefa. \u0110\u00e2y n\u00e0y,ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 qua nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y gi\u1edd \u0111\u00f3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. Con s\u00f4ng v\u1eeba to v\u1eeba r\u1ed9ng - c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t d\u1eb7m, d\u1eb7m r\u01b0\u1ee1i. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i \u0111\u00eam \u0111i ng\u00e0y t\u00ecm ch\u1ed7 k\u00edn ng\u1ee7. C\u1ee9 g\u1ea7n h\u1ebft \u0111\u00eam th\u00ec th\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ch\u00e8o n\u1eefa, t\u00ecm ch\u1ed7 n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1eb7ng \u1edf g\u1ea7n c\u00e1i khe n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 bu\u1ed9c b\u00e8 l\u1ea1i, r\u1ed3i ch\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t \u00edt c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y b\u00f4ng d\u1ea1i hay c\u00e0nh li\u1ec5u ph\u1ee7 l\u00ean b\u00e8, r\u1ed3i th\u1ea3 d\u00e2y c\u00e2u xu\u1ed1ng. R\u1ed3i nh\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng s\u00f4ng t\u1eafm cho m\u00e1t m\u1ebb t\u1ec9nh t\u00e1o con ng\u01b0\u1eddi. R\u1ed3i ng\u1ed3i ch\u1edd \u1edf m\u1ed9t b\u00e3i c\u00e1t n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 n\u01b0\u1edbc s\u00e2u \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ed1i v\u00e0 ch\u1edd \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng ban ng\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn. Chung quanh kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng, ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n y\u00ean t\u0129nh, h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 kh\u1eafp c\u1ea3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1edbi \u0111\u1ec1u ng\u1ee7 c\u1ea3. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng ch\u1ec9 nghe ti\u1ebfng \u1ec5ch \u01b0\u01a1ng k\u00eau. V\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y \u1edf b\u00ean kia m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t r\u1eb7ng c\u00e2y d\u00e0i im l\u1eb7ng, kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y g\u00ec kh\u00e1c. R\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3nh nh\u00e0n nh\u1ea1t tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n tr\u1eddi, m\u1ea3nh nh\u1ea1t \u0111\u00f3 t\u1ecfa d\u1ea7n ra, d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 r\u1ed9ng th\u00eam ra n\u1eefa; kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0 \u0111en n\u1eefa m\u00e0 xam x\u00e1m. Xa xa c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng ch\u1ea5m \u0111en tr\u00f4i xu\u00f4i, tr\u00f4i m\u00e3i, nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n bu\u1ed3m hay g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3, nh\u1eefng v\u1eadt \u0111en d\u00e0i t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng b\u00e8 g\u1ed7. \u0110\u00f4i khi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe ti\u1ebfng m\u00e1i ch\u00e8o v\u1ed7 n\u01b0\u1edbc, hay ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i lao xao. Y\u00ean t\u0129nh qu\u00e1 n\u00ean ti\u1ebfng c\u00e0ng vang \u0111i xa. Ch\u1ed1c ch\u1ed1c l\u1ea1i th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t v\u1ec7t tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc, nh\u00ecn k\u1ef9 c\u00e1i v\u1eb9t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn ra ngay \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u00e2y b\u1ecb nh\u1ed5 b\u1eadt c\u1ea3 r\u1ec5 v\u00e0 cu\u1ed1n tr\u00f4i \u0111i th\u00e0nh th\u1eed tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, r\u1ed3i s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9 cu\u1ed9n tr\u00f2n th\u00e0nh t\u1eebng cu\u1ed9n tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc. Ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng, tr\u1eddi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u1eedng \u0111\u1ecf, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00f4ng, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 chi\u1ebfc l\u1ec1u g\u1ed7 \u1edf ven r\u1eebng ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia s\u00f4ng, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u00e0n g\u1ed7 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3, n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 ng\u1edd l\u00e0 trong \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 g\u00ec th\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cho m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea5y m\u00e0 s\u1ee5c s\u1ea1o. R\u1ed3i gi\u00f3 l\u00e0nh l\u1ea1nh th\u1ed5i v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi, nghe man m\u00e1t, \u00eam d\u1ecbu, th\u01a1m th\u01a1m m\u00f9i g\u1ed7 v\u00e0 hoa r\u1eebng. Nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng c\u00f3 khi kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3, tr\u00e1i l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 m\u00f9i c\u00e1 ch\u1ebft quanh \u0111\u00f3, x\u00f4ng l\u00ean, tanh n\u1ed3ng. Sau \u0111\u00f3, tr\u1eddi s\u00e1ng h\u1eb3n. M\u1ecdi v\u1eadt \u0111\u1ec1u nh\u01b0 c\u01b0\u1eddi vui d\u01b0\u1edbi n\u1eafng, v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng chim h\u00f3t l\u00edu lo. L\u00fac n\u00e0y d\u00f9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat kh\u00f3i bay l\u00ean c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ai th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u1eafc v\u00e0i con c\u00e1 \u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u d\u00e2y l\u00ean l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t b\u1eefa \u0103n n\u00f3ng s\u1ed1t. R\u1ed3i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i ng\u1ed3i nh\u00ecn d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng v\u1eafng v\u1ebb.Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u0103n ra ng\u1ee7. Ch\u1ed1c ch\u1ed1c l\u1ea1i t\u1ec9nh d\u1eady, ng\u00f3 ra ngo\u00e0i xem c\u00f3 g\u00ec. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc t\u00e0u \u0111ang l\u1ee5 kh\u1ee5 leo ng\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng \u1edf t\u00edt t\u1eadn b\u1edd b\u00ean kia; nh\u00ecn xa kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 t\u00e0u ch\u00e2n v\u1ecbt \u0111\u1eb1ng sau hay c\u00f3 gu\u1ed3ng \u1edf hai b\u00ean n\u00e1ch. R\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 n\u1eefa tr\u00f4i qua, ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec m\u00e0 xem, m\u00e0 nghe n\u1eefa, ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 v\u1eafng l\u1eb7ng. L\u00e1t sau c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc b\u00e8 tr\u00f4i qua \u1edf m\u00e9 ngo\u00e0i. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd tr\u00ean b\u00e8 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng cha n\u00e0o \u0111ang b\u1ed5 c\u1ee7i, v\u00ec h\u1ecd th\u01b0\u1eddng hay b\u1ed5 c\u1ee7i ngay tr\u00ean b\u00e8. T\u1eeb trong n\u00e0y nh\u00ecn ta h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i r\u00ecu lo\u00e1ng gi\u01a1 l\u00ean v\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac c\u00e1i r\u00ecu \u0111\u01b0a l\u00ean qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ea7u anh ta th\u00ec nghe k\u1ecbch m\u1ed9t c\u00e1im ti\u1ebfng vang ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t l\u00fac \u0111i tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1ed3i m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn tai m\u00ecnh. R\u1ed3i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i n\u1eb1m \u01b0\u1eddn ra \u0111\u00f3 l\u1eafng nghe y\u00ean t\u0129nh tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9 d\u00e0y \u0111\u1eb7c, thuy\u1ec1n b\u00e8 qua l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i g\u00f5 leng keng v\u00e0o soong ch\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ec3 cho t\u00e0u th\u1ee7y kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u00e2m ph\u1ea3i. M\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc ph\u00e0 hay b\u00e8 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111i qua ch\u1ed7 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, g\u1ea7n s\u00e1t \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nghe r\u00f5 c\u1ea3 ti\u1ebfng h\u1ecd n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n, v\u0103ng t\u1ee5c v\u00e0 c\u01b0\u1eddi vang, r\u00f5 m\u1ed3n m\u1ed9t, tuy ch\u1eb3ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y g\u00ec, c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb b\u01b0ng m\u1eaft; l\u00fac \u1ea5y th\u1eadt l\u00e0 gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng ma l\u1edfn v\u1edfn trong kh\u00f4ng gian m\u00e0 qua \u0111\u00f3 v\u1eady. Jim b\u1ea3o c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u00e0 ma th\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea5y. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i: - Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u, n\u1ebfu l\u00e0 m\u00e0 th\u00ec n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea3 n\u00f3i: s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00f9 tan \u0111i. R\u1ed3i ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u n\u1eefa l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00eam, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i ra \u0111i. B\u00e8 ra \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1eefa s\u00f4ng r\u1ed3i, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eb7c cho n\u00f3 tr\u00f4i, k\u1ec7 cho d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0a t\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2u th\u00ec t\u1edbi. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u00e2m thu\u1ed1c h\u00fat, th\u1ea3 ch\u00e2n xu\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc khu\u1ea5y khu\u1ea5y, v\u00e0 n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ee7 c\u00e1c chuy\u1ec7n. Su\u1ed1t ng\u00e0y su\u1ed1t \u0111\u00eam, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 c\u1edfi tr\u1ea7n, mu\u1ed7i c\u0169ng m\u1eb7c. C\u00e1i b\u1ed9 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o m\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh b\u00e0 Buck may cho t\u00f4i \u0111\u1eb9p qu\u00e1 th\u00e0nh ra m\u1eb7c kh\u00f4ng thu\u1eadn ti\u1ec7n. V\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i t\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd \u0111\u1ebfn qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o l\u1eafm \u0111\u00e2u. \u0110\u00f4i khi th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t con s\u00f4ng n\u00e0y l\u00e0 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Nh\u00ecn qua m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc, xa xa b\u00ean kia l\u00e0 b\u1edd s\u00f4ng, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea3o, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u00e1nh l\u1eeda, m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ec1n n\u1ebfn trong khung c\u1eeda s\u1ed5. C\u00f3 khi l\u00ean tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t","n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i \u00e1nh l\u1eeda n\u1eefa. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e8n tr\u00ean b\u00e8 hay tr\u00ean ph\u00e0, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nghe c\u1ea3 ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u00e0n v\u0129 c\u1ea7m hay ti\u1ebfng h\u00e1t v\u1ecdng ra. S\u1ed1ng tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc b\u00e8 hay chi\u1ebfc m\u1ea3ng, th\u00fa v\u1ecb bi\u1ebft bao nhi\u00eau. Tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 tr\u1eddi cao, l\u1ed1m \u0111\u1ed1m nh\u1eefng v\u00ec sao, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u1eb1m ng\u1eeda l\u00ean nh\u00ecn tr\u1eddi, b\u00e0n c\u00e3i v\u1edbi nhau kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng ng\u00f4i sao \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 do ai l\u00e0m ra \u0111\u1ea5y, t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 t\u1ef1 n\u00f3 c\u00f3. T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o n\u1ebfu m\u00e0 l\u00e0m ra nhi\u1ec1u sao nh\u01b0 v\u1eady th\u00ec ch\u1eafc ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u ng\u00e0y gi\u1edd l\u1eafm. Jim b\u1ea3o \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u00f4ng tr\u0103ng \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebb ra nh\u1eefng \u00f4ng sao kia ch\u1ee9. \u1eeb, m\u00e0 nghe c\u0169ng c\u00f3 l\u00fd, n\u00ean t\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e1c c\u00e1i thuy\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3 \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. V\u00e0 v\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y con \u1ebfch n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec1u l\u1eafm, nh\u01b0 v\u1eady th\u00ec c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 do \u00f4ng tr\u0103ng \u0111\u1ebb ra nh\u1eefng \u00f4ng sao \u1ea5y. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i hay nh\u00ecn c\u1ea3 sao sa n\u1eefa, nh\u00ecn theo nh\u1eefng v\u1ec7t c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y d\u00e0i xu\u1ed1ng ch\u00e2n tr\u1eddi. Jim b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u00f4i sao h\u01b0 h\u1ecfng, bay k\u00eca kh\u1ecfi t\u1ed5. M\u1ed9t v\u00e0i l\u1ea7n v\u00e0o gi\u1edd t\u1ed1i \u0111en, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i g\u1eb7p t\u00e0u thu\u1ef7 \u0111i qua, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i ph\u1ee5t ra c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng tia l\u1eeda t\u1eeb \u1ed1ng kh\u00f3i, r\u1ed3i nh\u1eefng t\u1ec9a l\u1eeda \u1ea5y r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u01b0a xu\u1ed1ng s\u00f4ng, tr\u00f4ng \u0111\u1eb9p v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng. R\u1ed3i n\u00f3 r\u1ebd v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t ph\u00eda kh\u00e1c, \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 m\u1edd d\u1ea7n, ti\u1ebfng \u00f9ng \u1ee5c c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 c\u0169ng \u1eafng \u0111i, v\u00e0 d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng l\u1ea1i tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i im l\u1eb7ng. M\u1ed9t l\u00e1t sau, khi chi\u1ebfc t\u00e0u \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i xa r\u1ed3i, s\u00f3ng c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 m\u1edbi t\u1edbi ch\u1ed7 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00e0m d\u1eadp d\u1ec1nh c\u00e1i b\u00e8 \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00fat; r\u1ed3i th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng nghe th\u1ea5y g\u00ec n\u1eefa, m\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0 bao l\u00e2u. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd tr\u1eeb ra ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n v\u00e0i ti\u1ebfng \u1ebfch nh\u00e1i hay v\u1eadt g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 th\u00f4i. Q\u00fa\u0103 n\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam, d\u00e2n \u1edf hai b\u00ean b\u1edd \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1ee7 c\u1ea3, hai b\u1edd s\u00f4ng l\u1ea1i t\u1ed1i om \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0i ba ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3. Trong nh\u1eefng khung c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u00e1nh l\u1eeda n\u1eefa. Nh\u1eefng \u00e1nh l\u1eeda \u1ea5y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Khi \u00e1nh l\u1eeda \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean hi\u1ec7n l\u00ean, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 b\u00e1o hi\u1ec7u tr\u1eddi s\u1eafp s\u00e1ng, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u00ecm ch\u1ed7 gi\u1ea5u v\u00e0 bu\u1ed9c b\u00e8 l\u1ea1i ngay. M\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng, v\u00e0o l\u00fac m\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi v\u1eeba m\u1ecdc, t\u00f4i v\u1edb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xu\u1ed3ng, ch\u00e8o qua m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ea3y xi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i l\u00ean ph\u00eda b\u1edd ch\u00ednh, ch\u1ec9 c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0i tr\u0103m th\u01b0\u1edbc. R\u1ed3i ch\u00e8o qu\u00e1 l\u00ean n\u1eefa ch\u1eebng m\u1ed9t d\u1eb7m, \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 c\u00f3 b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y g\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t khi r\u1eebng th\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 xem c\u00f3 ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00edt qu\u1ea3 d\u00e2u n\u00e0o ch\u0103ng. T\u00f4i v\u1eeba \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 h\u1ebbm ch\u1ec9 b\u1eb1ng l\u1ed1i cho b\u00f2 \u0111i qua \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec b\u1ed7ng c\u00f3 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u t\u1eeb trong con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ecf \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y x\u1ed9c ra. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 b\u1ee5ng, th\u00f4i th\u1ebf n\u00e0y l\u00e0 nguy r\u1ed3i, b\u1edfi v\u00ec n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 ai \u0111i t\u00ecm ai \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y th\u00ec c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 t\u00f4i hay Jim m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. T\u00f4i \u0111ang s\u1eafp chu\u1ed3n th\u00ec m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea1y t\u1edbi g\u1ea7n, g\u1ecdi t\u00f4i v\u00e0 nh\u1edb t\u00f4i c\u1ee9u h\u1ecd. H\u1ecd b\u1ea3o h\u1ecd c\u00f3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec n\u00ean t\u1ed9i \u0111au, th\u1ebf m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111ang \u0111u\u1ed5i b\u1eaft. R\u1ed3i b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 s\u1eafp c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 ch\u00f3 \u0111u\u1ed5i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i b\u00e2y gi\u1edd. H\u1ecd mu\u1ed1n nh\u1ea3y ngay v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc xu\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i n\u00f3i: - \u1ea5y ch\u1edbm, \u0111\u1eebng l\u00e0m th\u1ebf. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng ng\u1ef1a g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u. C\u00e1c \u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 th\u00ec gi\u1edd chui qua c\u00e1i b\u1ee5i kia, theo con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ecf \u0111i l\u1ea7n xu\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc r\u1ed3i l\u1ed9i v\u00f2ng sang \u0111\u00e2y h\u00e3y xu\u1ed1ng xu\u1ed3ng, nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf th\u00ec ch\u00f3 n\u00f3 m\u1edbi kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1nh h\u01a1i t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. H\u1ecd l\u00e0m theo; t\u00f4i h\u1ecd v\u1eeba b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean xu\u1ed3ng l\u00e0 t\u00f4i ch\u00e8o \u0111i th\u1eadt nhanh quay v\u1ec1 ch\u1ed7 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i gi\u1ea5u b\u00e8. Kho\u1ea3ng n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i ph\u00fat sau th\u00ec th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng ch\u00f3, ti\u1ebfng ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eeba s\u1eeda v\u1eeda la h\u00e9t. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e1m kia \u0111\u00e3 t\u1edbi b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd. H\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 h\u1ecd d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 s\u1ee5c s\u1ea1o chung quanh m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i c\u00e0ng xa, kh\u00f4ng nghe th\u1ea5y g\u00ec n\u1eefa. \u0110i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t d\u1eb7m khu\u1ea5t r\u1eebng v\u00e0 ra \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00f4ng l\u1edbn th\u00ec m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec1u y\u00ean t\u0129nh. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i r\u1ebd v\u00e0o c\u00e1i khe r\u1ed3i n\u1ea5p v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e1m ru\u1ed9ng b\u00f4ng; v\u00e0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n y\u00ean t\u00e2m. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1eb7c b\u1ea3y m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i hay h\u01a1n, \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00f3i v\u00e0 t\u00f3c mai \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea1c. L\u00e3o ta c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 r\u1ed9ng v\u00e0nh \u0111\u00e3 c\u0169, m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o l\u00f3t m\u00e0u xanh x\u00e1m, m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i qu\u1ea7n m\u00e0u xanh \u0111\u00e3 c\u0169 r\u00e1ch, \u0111\u1ea7u \u1ed1ng qu\u1ea7n nh\u00e9t v\u00e0o c\u1ed5 gi\u1ea7y. Tr\u00ean tay l\u00e3o ta kho\u00e1c m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o ngo\u00e0i c\u00f3 \u0111u\u00f4i m\u00e0u xanh v\u00e0 c\u00f3 khuy \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00f3ng \u00e1nh. C\u1ea3 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111eo b\u1ecb v\u1eeba to v\u1eeba n\u1eb7ng, v\u00e0 v\u1eeba b\u1ea9n. C\u00f2n ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia tr\u1ea1c ba m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i, \u0103n m\u1eb7c t\u1ea7m th\u01b0\u1eddng. \u0102n s\u00e1ng xong, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i n\u1eb1m ngh\u1ec9, n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u00e0 c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean l\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd m\u1edbi v\u1ee1 l\u1ebd ra hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia kh\u00f4ng ai bi\u1ebft ai c\u1ea3. L\u00e3o gi\u00e0 h\u00f3i \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ea3o anh kia: - Anh c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec m\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n th\u1ebf? - T\u00f4i b\u00e1n m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 h\u00e0ng d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m cho m\u1ea5t nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft \u0111en c\u00e1u b\u1ea9n \u1edf r\u0103ng, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m2 m\u1ea5t","\u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ebft \u0111en m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m m\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 men r\u0103ng. T\u00f4i n\u00e1n \u1edf l\u1ea1i th\u00eam m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam n\u1eefa v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecbnh chu\u1ed3n th\u00ec gi\u1eefa \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p \u00f4ng \u0111ang ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda n\u00e0y, \u00f4ng b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i l\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111ang \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0 \u00f4ng nh\u1edd t\u00f4i gi\u00fap cho \u00f4ng tr\u1ed1n \u0111i v\u1edbi. T\u00f4i m\u1edbi b\u1ea3o \u00f4ng r\u1eb1ng ch\u00ednh t\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111ang s\u1eafp c\u00f3 tai v\u1ea1 \u0111\u00e2y, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 \u00f4ng v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f9ng ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ea5y. \u0110\u1ea7u \u0111u\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ebf th\u00f4i, th\u1ebf \u00f4ng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec? - T\u00f4i \u1ea5y \u00e0, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e0ng l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t tr\u00f2 qu\u1ea3ng c\u00e1o \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ecf r\u01b0\u1ee3u. L\u00e0m \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5, v\u00e0 ai cung th\u00edch c\u1ea3, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 th\u00edch l\u1eafm. L\u00e0m c\u00e1i tr\u00f2 n\u00e0y c\u0169ng ph\u00e1t t\u00e0i. \u0110\u00e2y nh\u00e9, v\u00e0o xem c\u1ee9 t\u00ednh m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t h\u00e0o, tr\u1ebb con v\u00e0 da \u0111en kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5t ti\u1ec1n, m\u1ed7i t\u1ed1i c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u0103m \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e1u \u0111\u00f4 la. Tr\u1ecf n\u00e0y \u0111ang c\u00f3 c\u01a1 ph\u1ea5t th\u00ec b\u1ed7ng \u0111\u00eam qua c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 b\u1ecbp th\u00f4i v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh t\u00f4i v\u1eabn ng\u1ea5m ng\u1ea7m b\u00e1n r\u01b0\u1ee3u. S\u00e1ng nay c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t t\u00ean da \u0111en \u0111\u1ebfn lay t\u00f4i d\u1eady v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111ang l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd t\u1eadp h\u1ee3p l\u1ea1i, \u0111em c\u1ea3 ch\u00f3 c\u1ea3 ng\u1ef1a \u0111i b\u1eaft t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 tr\u1eebng tr\u1ecb v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e1nh cho t\u00f4i m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn \u0111au, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1edfi h\u1eafn \u00f3n l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u, nh\u1ed5 h\u1ebft c\u1ea3 r\u00e2u t\u00f3c v\u00e0 \u0111em t\u00f4i l\u1eb7n tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1eaft c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft ch\u1eebng. T\u00f4i ch\u1ea3 k\u1ecbp \u0103n s\u00e1ng g\u00ec c\u1ea3, m\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00f3i n\u1eefa. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia n\u00f3i: - \u00d4ng b\u1ea1n gi\u00e0 \u01a1i, t\u00f4i t\u00ednh c\u00f3 l\u1ebd hai ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f9ng l\u00e0m \u0103n v\u1edbi nhau \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ea5y, \u00f4ng ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? - T\u00f4i th\u00ec d\u1ec5 th\u00f4i. Nh\u01b0ng anh l\u00e0m ngh\u1ec1 g\u00ec l\u00e0 ch\u00ednh? - In b\u00e1o. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 ngh\u1ec1 ch\u00ednh c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng ch\u1ebf t\u1ea1o v\u00e0i th\u1ee9 thu\u1ed1c men. Di\u1ec5n vi\u00ean s\u00e2n kh\u1ea5u chuy\u00ean v\u1ec1 ng\u00e0nh bi k\u1ecbch, \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng. C\u0169ng c\u00f3 khi thu\u1eadn ti\u1ec7n th\u00ec xoay ra ngh\u1ec1 th\u00f4i mi\u00ean, ho\u1eb7c ch\u1eefa b\u1ec7nh th\u1ea7n kinh. M\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed5i ngh\u1ec1 n\u1eefa th\u00ec d\u1ea1y h\u00e1t, d\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ecba l\u00fd; c\u00f3 khi l\u00e0m v\u00e0i ba cu\u1ed9c di\u1ec5n thuy\u1ebft. \u1ed3, t\u00f4i l\u00e0m nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 l\u1eafm. C\u00f3 c\u00e1i g\u00ec l\u00e0m c\u00e1i \u1ea5y cho n\u00ean c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m c\u00e1i g\u00ec l\u00e2u. Th\u1ebf \u00f4ng th\u00ec s\u1ed1ng b\u1eb1ng ngh\u1ec1 g\u00ec? - Trong \u0111\u1eddi t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n l\u00e0m b\u00e1c s\u0129. C\u00e1i ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 s\u1ed1ng b\u1eb1ng hai b\u00e0n tay n\u00e0y. Ch\u1eefa b\u1ec7nh ung th\u01b0, b\u1ea1i li\u1ec7t v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng l\u1ecdai nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng khi c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 ra s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt th\u00ec c\u0169ng kh\u00f3 ki\u1ebfm \u0103n \u0111\u1ea5y. C\u00f2n ngo\u00e0i ra th\u00ec \u0111i thuy\u1ebft gi\u00e1o, h\u1ecdp tr\u1ea1i gi\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea1o. \u0110\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t l\u00fac sau, kh\u00f4ng ai n\u00f3i n\u1eefa. R\u1ed3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i h\u01a1n th\u1edf d\u00e0i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i n\u00f3i: - Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i! L\u00e3o gi\u00e0 h\u00f3i \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ecfi: - C\u00e1i g\u00ec m\u00e0 tr\u1eddi \u01a1i? - T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh c\u1ee9 ph\u1ea3i s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00e0 s\u1ed1ng c\u00e1i cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y m\u00e3i, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ecb m\u1ea5t d\u1ea7n c\u00e1i ph\u1ea9m gi\u00e1 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111i gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3ng lo\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y \u01b0? N\u00f3i xong, \u0111\u01b0a chi\u1ebfc kh\u0103n l\u00ean ch\u1ea5m ch\u1ea5m v\u00e0o k\u1ebd m\u1eaft. L\u00e3o gi\u00e0 l\u1ea1i h\u1ecfi v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb \u0111\u00e0n anh: - Kh\u1ed5, t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p, th\u1ebf nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f9ng \u0111i v\u1edbi anh c\u00f3 t\u1ed1t l\u1eafm kh\u00f4ng? - C\u00f3, h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ed1i \u0111\u00e3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00e1. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. V\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 ai d\u00e1m h\u1ea1 th\u1ea5p t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trong khi t\u00f4i c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 t\u00f4i t\u1ef1 h\u1ea1 th\u1ea5p m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng tr\u00e1nh c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e2u, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng tr\u00e1nh ai c\u1ea3. T\u00f4i ch\u1ecbu h\u1ebft. M\u1eb7c k\u1ec7 cho c\u00e1i s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1eddi l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng n\u00e0y n\u00f3 d\u1eabn t\u1edbi ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o \u0111au kh\u1ed5 nh\u1ea5t th\u00ec d\u1eabn. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0 s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t n\u1ea5m m\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ee3i t\u00f4i \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3. K\u1ec7, s\u1ef1 \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee9 vi\u1ec7c di\u1ec5n ra nh\u01b0 n\u00f3 v\u1eabn di\u1ec5n ra t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn nay \u0111i, r\u1ed3i c\u01b0\u1edbp t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111i - nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n y\u00eau, gia s\u1ea3n, t\u1ea5t t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3. Nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0 n\u00f3 c\u01b0\u1edbp th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1ea5m m\u1ed3 \u1ea5y. M\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y kia, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 qu\u00ean h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi s\u1ef1, v\u00e0 tr\u00e1i tim \u0111au kh\u1ed5 \u0111\u00e3 tan v\u1ee1 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ngh\u1ec9 ng\u01a1i. N\u00f3i r\u1ed3i, anh ta l\u1ea1i lau n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft. L\u00e3o gi\u00e0 h\u00f3i \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3i: - Anh l\u00f4i c\u00e1i tr\u00e1i tim \u0111au kh\u1ed5 \u0111\u00e3 tan v\u1ee1 \u1ea5y c\u1ee7a anh v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u01a1 ch\u1ee9? Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec anh \u0111\u00e2u? - T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m g\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u1ea3. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 tr\u00e1nh c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e2u, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 t\u1ef1 t\u00f4i h\u1ea1 t\u00f4i xu\u1ed1ng m\u00e0 th\u00f4i n\u00ean t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 d\u00e1m ca th\u00e1n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u.","- Anh h\u1ea1 m\u00ecnh xu\u1ed1ng \u1edf ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o? Ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u01a1 ch\u1ee9? - C\u00f3 n\u00f3i ra th\u00ec m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng tin t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2u. Nh\u01b0ng th\u00f4i, m\u1eb7c k\u1ec7, ch\u1eb3ng sao. C\u00e1i b\u00ed m\u1eadt c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi t\u00f4i. - B\u00ed m\u1eadt \u0111\u1eddi anh? C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i anh \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3i l\u00e0... - Th\u01b0a c\u00e1c ng\u00e0i - Anh ta n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch tr\u1ecbnh tr\u1ecdng - t\u00f4i s\u1ebd ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 cho c\u00e1c ng\u00e0i nghe, v\u00ec t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tin \u1edf c\u00e1c ng\u00e0i. Ch\u00ednh t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u00f4ng Qu\u00e2n c\u00f4ng. Nghe \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3, Jim tr\u1ed1 m\u1eaft ra nh\u00ecn, v\u00e0 h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng v\u1eady. R\u1ed3i l\u00e3o gi\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00f3i n\u00f3i: - V\u00f4 l\u00ed, sao l\u1ea1i th\u1ebf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. - V\u00e2ng, c\u1ee5 th\u00e2n sinh ra \u00f4ng t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi con c\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a c\u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edbc Bilgewater; ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ebfn x\u1ee9 n\u00e0y v\u00e0o kho\u1ea3ng cu\u1ed1i th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1edf c\u00e1i kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed trong l\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a t\u1ef1 do; r\u1ed3i l\u1ea5y v\u1ee3 \u1edf \u0111\u1ea5y, r\u1ed3i ch\u1ebft \u0111i, \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con trai. C\u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edbc Bilgewater c\u0169ng qua \u0111\u1eddi v\u00e0o th\u1eddi gian \u1ea5y. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi con th\u1ee9 hai c\u1ee7a c\u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eeba h\u01b0\u1edfng c\u00e1i ch\u1ee9c v\u1ecb \u1ea5y c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n nh\u01b0ng c\u1ee5 th\u00e2n sinh ra \u00f4ng t\u00f4i m\u1edbi ch\u00ednh th\u1ee9c l\u00e0 c\u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edbc th\u00ec l\u1ea1i b\u1ecf r\u01a1i. Nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u0111\u00e1ng l\u1ebd ra t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 c\u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edbc Bilgewater v\u1eady. \u1ea5y th\u1ebf m\u00e0 b\u00e2y gi\u1edd, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2y th\u1ea3m h\u1ea1i th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. T\u00f4i b\u1ecb ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta xua \u0111u\u1ed5i, b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng khinh b\u1ec9; cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi r\u00e1ch r\u01b0\u1edbi, lang thang, \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn v\u00e0 b\u1ecb h\u1ea1 xu\u1ed1ng c\u00e1i th\u1ebf c\u00f9ng, ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00e1nh b\u1ea1n v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u1ed1n kh\u1ed5 \u1edf tr\u00ean m\u1ecdi c\u00e1i b\u00e8 g\u1ed7. Jim nghe xong l\u1ea5y l\u00e0m th\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u1ea1i anh ta l\u1eafm. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng v\u1eady. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ecbnh t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch an \u1ee7i nh\u01b0ng anh ta n\u00f3i an \u1ee7i l\u00e0m g\u00ec v\u00f4 \u00edch; kh\u00f4ng ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 an \u1ee7i anh ta \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa. Anh ta b\u1ea3o r\u0103ng n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn anh ta nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u00f2n t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n l\u00e0 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 g\u00ec kh\u00e1c. Chung t\u00f4i b\u1ea3o: \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd th\u1eeba nh\u1eadnm, nh\u1eefng th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o th\u00ec anh ta ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i cho bi\u1ebft. Anh ta b\u1ea3o m\u1ed7i khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi anh ta th\u00ec ph\u1ea3i nghi\u00eang m\u00ecnh ch\u00e0o v\u00e0 n\u00f3i \u201cTh\u01b0a qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng\u201d, \u201cth\u01b0a qu\u00fd ng\u00e0i\u201d v\u00e2n v\u00e2n... v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i g\u1ecdi anh ta b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i t\u00ean Bilgewater th\u00ec c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng sao, v\u00e0 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i t\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 d\u00f9 sao c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 danh v\u1ecb th\u00f4i ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 t\u00ean; v\u00e0 l\u1ea1i b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ee9ng h\u1ea7u \u1edf b\u00ean khi anh ta \u0103n u\u1ed1ng; v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c l\u1eb7t v\u1eb7t m\u00e0 anh ta sai b\u1ea3o. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i \u0111o c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00f3 g\u00ec n\u00ean ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ngoan ngo\u00e3n l\u00e0m theo. Su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 b\u1eefa tr\u01b0a, Jim \u0111\u1ee9ng quanh \u0111\u00f3 h\u1ea7u anh ta v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u201cQu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng c\u00f3 d\u00f9ng c\u00e1i n\u00e0y, d\u00f9ng c\u00e1i kia kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1?\u201d v\u00e2n v\u00e2n... Qu\u00e2n c\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng l\u1eafm. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f2n c\u00e1i l\u00e3o gi\u00e0 th\u00ec im l\u1eb7ng kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec. L\u00e3o ta t\u1ecf v\u1ebb kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu v\u1edbi \u0111i\u1ec7u b\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a anh ch\u00e0ng c\u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edbc kia l\u1eafm. H\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 l\u00e3o ta \u0111ang ngh\u0129 g\u00ec trong \u0111\u1ea7u. \u0110\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1i bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u, l\u00e3o n\u00f3i: - N\u00e0y, Bilgewater, t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t th\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m v\u1edbi anh. Nh\u01b0ng anh kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi duy nh\u1ea5t g\u1eb7p nh\u1eefng kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u0111\u00e2u. - Kh\u00f4ng \u01b0? - \u0110\u00fang v\u1eady. Anh kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi duy nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta h\u1ea1 b\u1ec7 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch tr\u1eafng tr\u1ee3n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u0111\u00e2u! - Tr\u1eddi! - Kh\u00f4ng, anh kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi duy nh\u1ea5t gi\u00e1u k\u00edn b\u00ed m\u1eadt v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1eddi m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e2u. N\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 ta b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7y kh\u00f3c t\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1edfi. - Khoan \u0111\u00e3, \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3i g\u00ec v\u1eady? - Bilgewater, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tin anh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng? - L\u00e3o ta h\u1ecfi, gi\u1ecdng v\u1eabn c\u00f2n n\u1ee9c n\u1edf. - T\u00f4i th\u1ec1 s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ec3 d\u1ea1, ch\u1ebft mang theo - Anh kia c\u1ea7m tay l\u00e3o n\u00e0y, n\u1eb1m ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y, r\u1ed3i n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp - \u00d4ng n\u00f3i \u0111i, b\u00ed m\u1eadt c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1eddi \u00f4ng l\u00e0 g\u00ec v\u1eady? - Bilgewater, t\u00f4i l\u00e0 ho\u00e0ng t\u1eed k\u1ebf v\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea5y. L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y th\u00ec c\u1ea3 Jim v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u tr\u1ed1 m\u1eaft ra nh\u00ecn l\u00e3o. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng h\u1ecfi: - \u00d4ng n\u00f3i sao? - Ph\u1ea3i, anh b\u1ea1n \u1ea1, l\u1eddi t\u00f4i v\u1eeba n\u00f3i l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u1ef1c \u0111\u1ea5y. L\u00fac n\u00e0y, trong m\u1eaft anh l\u00e0 v\u1ecb ho\u00e0ng t\u1eed t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p,","Louis th\u1ee9 m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3y, c\u00f2n c\u1ee7a Louis th\u1ee9 m\u01b0\u1eddi sau v\u00e0 Marry Antonette \u0111\u00e2y. - L\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u01b0? V\u1edbi tu\u1ed5i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng l\u00e0 ng\u1ea7n n\u00e0y \u01b0? N\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 Charlemagne cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng th\u00ec n\u0103m nay c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i s\u00e1u tr\u0103m tu\u1ed5i r\u1ed3i. - V\u00ec gian kh\u1ed5 \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i th\u00e0nh con ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00e0n l\u1ea1 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea5y, Bilgewater \u1ea1. Gian kh\u1ed5 \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m cho t\u00f3c t\u00f4i b\u1ea1c tr\u1eafng ra v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea5y. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft c\u00e1c v\u1ecb, m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb m\u1eb7c b\u1ed9 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o xanh b\u1ea9n th\u1ec9u, k\u1ebb b\u1ecb lang thang \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ecda, b\u1ecb ch\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1p v\u00e0 \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn n\u00e0y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 vua n\u01b0\u1edbc Ph\u00e1p \u0111\u1ea5y. N\u00f3i xong, l\u00e3o ta c\u1ee9 kh\u00f3c m\u00e3i khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i v\u00e0 Jim kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0m sao th\u1ebf n\u00e0o. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1ea5y th\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u00e3o l\u1ea1i h\u00e3nh di\u1ec7n n\u1eefa v\u00ec l\u00e3o \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y v\u1edbi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn \u1ea3n \u1ee7i l\u00e3o ta, nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 an \u1ee7i qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng l\u00fac tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Nh\u01b0ng l\u00e3o n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng an \u1ee7i c\u0169ng v\u00f4 \u00edch, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft m\u1edbi gi\u00fap l\u00e3o gi\u1ea3i t\u1ecfa m\u1ecdi bu\u1ed3n \u0111au. Nh\u01b0ng l\u00e3o c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu v\u1ecb c\u1ee7a l\u00e3o ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n nh\u01b0 qu\u1ef3 m\u1ed9t b\u00ean g\u1ed1i xu\u1ed1ng khi n\u00f3i v\u1edbi l\u00e3o v\u00e0 bao gi\u1edd c\u0169ng x\u01b0ng h\u00f4 l\u00e0: T\u00e2u ho\u00e0ng th\u01b0\u1ee3ng, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ee9ng h\u1ea7u b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh l\u00e3o khi l\u00e3o \u0103n u\u1ed1ng, v\u00e0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t l\u00e3o kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u1ed3i n\u1ebfu l\u00e3o kh\u00f4ng cho ph\u00e9p. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 Jim v\u00e0 t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i x\u01b0ng h\u00f4 l\u00e3o ta l\u00e0 ho\u00e0ng th\u01b0\u1ee3ng, l\u00e0m c\u00e1i n\u00e0y c\u00e1i kh\u00e1c cho l\u00e3o, v\u00e0 c\u1ee9 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ee9ng m\u00e3i khi n\u00e0o l\u00e3o cho ph\u00e9p m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u1ed3i. C\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0m cho l\u00e3o ta kho\u00e1i l\u1eafm, t\u1ecf va r\u1ea5t vui v\u1ebb, th\u00fa v\u1ecb. Nh\u01b0ng qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng th\u00ec l\u1ea1i th\u1ea5y kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. D\u00f9 th\u1ebf, Nh\u00e0 vua v\u1eabn t\u1ecf v\u1ebb r\u1ea5t th\u1eadn m\u1eadt v\u1edbi qu\u00e2n c\u00f4ng. L\u00e3o n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 d\u00f2ng c\u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edbc Bilgewater \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vua cha c\u1ee7a l\u00e3o ta t\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0 v\u1eabn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1eddi v\u00e0o cung \u0111i\u1ec7n lu\u00f4n. Nh\u01b0ng qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb b\u1ef1c t\u1ee9c. L\u00e1t sau, nh\u00e0 vua l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i: - Ch\u00fang ta ch\u1eb3ng \u1edf c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi nhau tr\u00ean c\u00e1i b\u00e8 g\u1ed7 n\u00e0y bao l\u00e2u n\u1eefa, Bilgewater \u1ea1, v\u1eady th\u00ec h\u00e0 c\u1edb g\u00ec m\u00e0 anh ph\u1ea3i bu\u1ed3n? T\u00f4i sinh ra kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng, \u0111\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i l\u1ed7i t\u1ea1i t\u00f4i. Anh sinh ra kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 vua, c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i l\u1ed7i t\u1ea1i anh. Th\u1ebf th\u00ec vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec m\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i ngh\u0129 ng\u1ee3i? Ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn v\u00e0 t\u1eadn d\u1ee5ng ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta n\u00ean l\u00e0m. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c qu\u00e1 kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu, th\u1ee9c \u0103n, th\u1ee9c u\u1ed1ng v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7. Th\u00f4i, ta b\u1eaft tay nhau \u0111i, qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng, ch\u00fang ta l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n c\u01a1 m\u00e0. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng ch\u00eca tay ra b\u1eaft. T\u00f4i v\u00e0 Jim th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf c\u0169ng m\u1eebng. Kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed \u0111ang n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 b\u1ed7ng ti\u00eau tan v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y nh\u01b0 v\u1eady c\u0169ng vui l\u00e2y. Tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc b\u00e8, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i vui v\u1ebb, h\u00f2a thu\u1eadn v\u1edbi nhau th\u00ec cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng m\u1edbi d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u00f4i ph\u00fat. Ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u t\u00f4i m\u1edbi nh\u1eadn ra hai g\u00e3 n\u00e0y ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 vua hay qu\u00e2n c\u00f4ng g\u00ec c\u1ea3 m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng t\u00ean l\u01b0u manh chuy\u00ean l\u1eeba \u0111\u1ea3o, tr\u1ed9m c\u01b0\u1edbp. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 r\u0103ng n\u00f3i n\u1eeda l\u1eddi m\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng to th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 g\u00ec c\u1ea3. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng g\u00e2y ra nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n c\u00e3i c\u1ecd r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i. N\u1ebfu ch\u00fang mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 vua hay qu\u00e2n c\u00f4ng th\u00ec t\u00f4i c\u0169ng g\u1ecdi mi\u1ec5n sao cho gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u00eam \u1ea5m. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Jim v\u00ec x\u00e9t c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 \u00edch l\u1ee3i g\u00ec. N\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i g\u00ec kh\u00e1c c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i th\u00ec \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u l\u00e0: c\u1ee9 s\u1ed1ng ch\u00fang v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eb7c cho h\u1ecd mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m g\u00ec th\u00ec l\u00e0m.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng XX H\u1ecd h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e2u: T\u1ea1o sao ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ph\u1ee7 k\u00edn c\u00e1i b\u00e8 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf? T\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i ngh\u1ec9 v\u00e0o ban ng\u00e0y m\u00e0 ban \u0111\u00eam l\u1ea1i \u0111i? Jim c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 t\u00ean da \u0111en \u0111ang ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n kh\u00f4ng? T\u00f4i n\u00f3i: - Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i, \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0o l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 anh da \u0111en ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n xu\u1ed1ng mi\u1ec1n Nam kh\u00f4ng? H\u1ecd b\u1ea3o kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i lu\u00f4n: - Gia \u0111\u00ecnh t\u00f4i \u1edf Pike, v\u00f9ng Missouri. Gia \u0111\u00ecnh t\u00f4i ch\u1ebft c\u1ea3, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i t\u00f4i, b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i v\u00e0 em t\u00f4i l\u00e0 Ike. B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i b\u1ecf qu\u00ea \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng \u1edf v\u1edbi ch\u00fa t\u00f4i l\u00e0 Ben. Ch\u00fa t\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i xu\u1ed3ng m\u00e1y chuy\u00ean ch\u1edf kh\u00e1ch qua s\u00f4ng, v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi kia, c\u00e1ch Orleans b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i t\u01b0 d\u1eb7m. B\u1ed1 t\u00f4i ngh\u00e8o l\u1eafm, l\u1ea1i n\u1ee3 n\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. V\u00ec th\u1ebf khi b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i \u0111i r\u1ed3i ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 g\u00ec kh\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n m\u01b0\u1eddi s\u00e1u \u0111\u00f4 la v\u1edbi anh da \u0111en l\u00e0 Jim. V\u1edbi s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n \u00edt \u1ecfi \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua qu\u00e3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng t\u00e0u th\u1ee7y hay c\u00e1c ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ti\u1ec7n kh\u00e1c. Th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u0169 k\u00e9o, b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i may m\u1eafn ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u00e8, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111i Orleans. Nh\u01b0ng th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng may m\u1eafn, m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam \u0111i h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00e0u th\u1ee7y \u0111\u00e2m ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t b\u00ean b\u00e8. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng s\u00f4ng, l\u1eb7n th\u1eadt s\u00e2u \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00e1nh cho gu\u1ed3ng t\u00e0u kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u1eadp ph\u1ea3i; Jim v\u00e0 t\u00f4i tho\u00e1t n\u1ea1n. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f2n b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 say r\u01b0\u1ee3u v\u00e0 em Ike c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i m\u1edbi l\u00ean b\u1ed1n tu\u1ed5i th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y ngoi l\u00ean n\u1eefa. V\u00e0i ng\u00e0y sau \u0111\u00f3, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i g\u1eb7p mu\u00f4n v\u00e0n kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n, v\u00ec c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i thuy\u1ec1n ra gi\u1eefa s\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1eaft Jim, h\u1ecd b\u1ea3o Jim l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00ean da \u0111en \u0111ang ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n. V\u00ec th\u1ebf b\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111i ban ng\u00e0y n\u1eefa, m\u00e0 \u0111i \u0111\u00eam cho kh\u1ecfi phi\u1ec1n. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng n\u00f3i: - \u0110\u1ec3 y\u00ean t\u00f4i t\u00ednh xem c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111i ban ng\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 c\u00e1i \u0111\u00e3. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd tr\u00ecnh b\u00e0y ra m\u1ed9t m\u1eb9o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3. H\u00f4m nay th\u00ec h\u00e3y khoan ch\u01b0a t\u00ednh v\u1ed9i, v\u00ec c\u1ed1 nhi\u00ean ban ng\u00e0y n\u00e0y ch\u00fang ta ch\u01b0a n\u00ean \u0111i qua c\u00e1i th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n trong kia, nh\u1ee1 x\u1ea3y ra chuy\u1ec7n ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0nh. \u0110\u1ebfn \u0111\u00eam, tr\u1eddi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i \u0111en v\u00e0 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb s\u1eafp m\u01b0a. Ch\u1edbp gi\u1eadt loang lo\u00e1ng \u1edf ph\u00eda cu\u1ed1i tr\u1eddi. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng v\u00e0 nh\u00e0 vua v\u00e0o l\u1ec1u c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i xem ch\u1ed7 \u0103n ng\u1ee7 ra sao. Gi\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u00f4 r\u01a1m, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f2n \u00eam h\u01a1n gi\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a Jim kh\u1ed1i, b\u1edfi \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u1ed5 tr\u1ea3i b\u1eb1ng th\u00e2n c\u00e2y ng\u00f4. Th\u00e2n ng\u00f4 c\u1ee9ng k\u00e8o, m\u1ed7i khi tr\u1edf m\u00ecnh, \u0111\u00e1m l\u00e1 h\u00e9o k\u00eau l\u1ea1o x\u1ea1o khi\u1ebfn cho m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i t\u1ec9nh ng\u1ee7. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng \u0111\u00f2i ng\u1ee7 tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i nh\u01b0ng nh\u00e0 vua kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu. L\u00e3o n\u00f3i: - Anh n\u00ean bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng v\u1ec1 ch\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00e0 n\u00f3i th\u00ec t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u1ed5 b\u1eb1ng th\u00e2n ng\u00f4 h\u01a1n anh. V\u00ec v\u1eady, anh n\u00ean t\u1ef1 bi\u1ebft th\u00e2n bi\u1ebft ph\u1eadn n\u00ean n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean c\u00e1i gi\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 th\u00edch h\u1ee3p nh\u1ea5t... Jim v\u1edbi t\u00f4i to\u00e1t c\u1ea3 m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i v\u00ec s\u1ee3 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i g\u00e2y ra r\u1eafc r\u1ed1i. Nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng may, qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng n\u00f3i: - S\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn t\u00f4i \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u c\u0169ng \u0111en \u0111\u1ee7i. B\u1ea3o kh\u1ed5 \u0111au m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i h\u1ee9ng ch\u1ecbu t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn nay \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m t\u00f4i m\u1ea5t h\u1ebft nhu\u1ec7 kh\u00ed. T\u00f4i xin nh\u01b0\u1ee3ng b\u1ed9 th\u00f4i. C\u00e1i s\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i n\u00f3 th\u1ebf m\u00e0. Tr\u00ean c\u00f5i \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0y, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 t\u00f4i l\u00e0 c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n... Xin c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 cho t\u00f4i \u0111au kh\u1ed5, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng khi tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ed1i h\u1eb3n. Nh\u00e0 vua ra l\u1ec7nh cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ea9y b\u00e8 ra gi\u1eefa s\u00f4ng v\u00e0 ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e3 ra kh\u1ecfi th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 kh\u00e1 xa m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean \u0111\u00e8n. L\u00e1t sau, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng ch\u00f9m \u0111\u00e8n loang lo\u00e1ng b\u00ean s\u00f4ng. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n. B\u00e8 c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf l\u01b0\u1edbt qua kho\u1ea3ng n\u1eeda d\u1eb7m m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch tr\u00f3t l\u1ecdt. \u0110i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t d\u1eb7m, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i treo \u0111\u00e8n hi\u1ec7n l\u00ean. Kho\u1ea3ng m\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u1edd \u0111\u00eam, tr\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed5 m\u01b0a t\u1ea7m t\u00e3, gi\u00f3 r\u00edt l\u00ean t\u1eebng h\u1ed3i, s\u1ea5m s\u00e9t \u00ec \u1ea7m. Nh\u00e0 vua b\u1ea3o hai ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i thay phi\u00ean nhau canh g\u00e1c c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn cho \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac n\u00e0o tr\u1eddi t\u1ea1nh h\u1eb3n. C\u00f2n l\u00e3o ta v\u1edbi qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng chui v\u00e0o l\u1ec1u ng\u1ee7. T\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i g\u00e1c cho \u0111\u00ean m\u01b0\u1eddi hai gi\u1edd \u0111\u00eam. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 n\u1eb1m trong gi\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1eafc t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng t\u00e0i n\u00e0o m\u00e0 nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Th\u1ef1c ra, c\u1ea3 tu\u1ea7n, c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o c\u0169ng m\u01b0a b\u00e3o nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2u. Gi\u00f3 r\u00edt l\u00ean t\u1eebng h\u1ed3i r\u00f9ng r\u1ee3n. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t tia ch\u1edbp k\u00e9o nh\u1eb1ng nh\u1ecbt, soi r\u00f5 nh\u1eefng m\u1ecfm \u0111\u1ea5t tr\u1eafng x\u00f3a m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng d\u00e0i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1eeda d\u1eb7m. Nh\u01b0ng h\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o nh\u00ecn","qua m\u01b0a nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb ph\u1ee7 m\u1ed9t m\u00e0n b\u1ee5i. C\u00e2y c\u1ed1i nh\u01b0 quay cu\u1ed3ng trong gi\u00f3. Ti\u1ebfng xo\u1eb9t, ti\u1ebfng \u1ea7m n\u1ed5i l\u00ean, r\u1ed3i lan ra xa d\u1ea7n. S\u00f3ng v\u1ed7 m\u1ea1nh t\u00e9 \u01b0\u1edbt h\u1ebft c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i \u1edf b\u00ean b\u00e8. Nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o g\u00ec c\u1ea3 n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng s\u1ee3 \u01b0\u1edbt. C\u0169ng may nh\u1edd c\u00f3 ch\u1edbp l\u00f3e l\u00ean m\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng m\u1ecfm \u0111\u00e1 ng\u1ea7m t\u1eeb xa n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb va v\u00e0o ch\u00fang. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng g\u00e1c \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1eeda ch\u1eebng th\u00ec bu\u1ed3n ng\u1ee7 qu\u00e1, Jim b\u1ea3o h\u1eafn s\u1ebd g\u00e1c h\u1ed9 t\u00f4i. L\u00fac n\u00e0o Jim c\u0169ng r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i b\u00f2 v\u00e0o trong l\u1ec1u, nh\u01b0ng vua v\u00e0 qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng n\u1eb1m xoay ngang, xoay d\u1ecdc n\u00ean ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n ch\u1ed7 cho t\u00f4i n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e0nh ra ng\u1ee7 b\u00ean ng\u00f2ai l\u1ec1u v\u1eady, m\u1eb7c cho m\u01b0a gi\u00f3 \u0111ang g\u00e0o r\u00edt. \u0110\u1ebfn kho\u1ea3ng hai gi\u1edd, s\u00f3ng l\u1ea1i n\u1ed5i l\u00ean d\u1eef d\u1ed9i. Jim \u0111\u1ecbnh g\u1ecdi t\u00f4i nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i th\u00f4i v\u00ec h\u1eafn ngh\u0129 m\u1ee9c s\u00f3ng n\u00e0y c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a nguy hi\u1ec3m l\u1eafm. Nh\u01b0ng h\u1eafn l\u1ea7m, ngay sau \u0111\u00f3, m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn s\u00f3ng to ch\u1ed3m l\u00ean t\u1eadn \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i. Jim nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 n\u1eafc n\u1ebb. S\u00f3ng l\u1ea1i lao \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00e0 d\u1ed9i l\u00ean su\u1ed1t ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i. Jim th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ee1 b\u1ee5ng. H\u1eafn ta l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en d\u1ec5 c\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u00edt g\u1eb7p. T\u00f4i ra \u0111\u1ee9ng g\u00e1c thay cho Jim. H\u1eafn v\u1eeba \u0111\u1eb7t l\u01b0ng xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e3 g\u00e1y kh\u00f2 kh\u00f2. D\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n, c\u01a1n gi\u00f4ng tan \u0111i. L\u00fac \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean l\u00f3 r\u1ea1ng, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c Jim d\u1eady r\u1ed3i \u0111\u01b0a b\u00e8 v\u00e0o ch\u1ed7 n\u1ea5p. \u0102n s\u00e1ng xong, nh\u00e0 vua l\u1ea5y ra m\u1ed9t c\u1ed7 b\u00e0i tay \u0111\u00e3 c\u0169 r\u1ed3i c\u00f9ng qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e1nh b\u00e0i \u0103n ti\u1ec1n, m\u1ed7i v\u00e1n n\u0103m xu. Ch\u01a1i ch\u00e1n r\u1ed3i, h\u1ecd b\u00e0n nhau m\u1edf chi\u1ebfn d\u1ecbch m\u1edbi. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng l\u1ee5c l\u1ecdi trong t\u00fai, l\u1ea5y ra m\u1ed9t t\u1eadp nh\u1eefng m\u1ea3nh gi\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 in ch\u1eef s\u1eb5n, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ecdc to l\u00ean. M\u1ed9t t\u1edd vi\u1ebft: \u201cB\u00e1c s\u0129 danh ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a kinh th\u00e0nh Paris l\u00e0 Armand de Montanbal s\u1ebd di\u1ec5n thuy\u1ebft gi\u1ea3ng v\u1ec1 c\u00e1ch ch\u1eefa b\u1ec7nh th\u1ea7n kinh \u1edf ... ng\u00e0y... Gi\u00e1 v\u00e0o c\u1eeda l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u00e0o, cung c\u1ea5p nh\u1eefng b\u1ea3ng tra c\u1ee9u v\u1ec1 t\u00ednh ch\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a b\u1ec7nh, m\u1ed7i b\u1ea3ng hai m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m xu\u201d. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 \u1ea5y ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 anh ta. M\u1ed9t t\u1edd kh\u00e1c l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng anh ta l\u00e0 Garrick Younger Iung, \u1edf Drury Lane, th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 Lu\u00e2n \u0110\u00f4n, nh\u00e0 ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng chuy\u1ec7n di\u1ec5n b\u1ecb k\u1ecbch c\u1ee7a Shakespears n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng tr\u00ean th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi. Trong nh\u1eefng m\u1ea3nh gi\u1ea5y kh\u00e1c, anh ta l\u1ea1i mang nh\u1eefng t\u00ean kh\u00e1c v\u00e0 l\u00e0m nhi\u1ec1u ngh\u1ec1 r\u1ea5t l\u1ea1, th\u00ed d\u1ee5 nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc g\u1eady th\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i t\u00ecm n\u01b0\u1edbc, t\u00ecm v\u00e0ng: \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh tan nh\u1eefng b\u00f9a ch\u00fa c\u1ee7a ph\u00f9 th\u1ee7y v\u00e2n v\u00e2n. Sau \u0111\u00f3, anh ta n\u00f3i: - Nh\u01b0ng h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn nh\u1ea5t v\u1eabn l\u00e0 m\u00f4n ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt s\u00e2n kh\u1ea5u. Ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean s\u00e2n kh\u1ea5u ch\u01b0a? - Ch\u01b0a - Nh\u00e0 vua \u0111\u00e1p. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng n\u00f3i: - V\u1eady th\u00ec, ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y n\u1eefa, ng\u00e0i s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ecbp l\u00ean s\u00e2n kh\u1ea5u. \u0110\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n l\u1edbn n\u00e0o g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y, ta s\u1ebd thu\u00ea m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i r\u1ea1p v\u00e0 s\u1ebd bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n m\u1ed9t m\u00e0n d\u1ea5u ki\u1ebfm trong v\u1edf: \u201cVua Richard v\u00e0 Juliet\u201d. Ng\u00e0i th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf n\u00e0o? - Bilgewater, t\u00f4i s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng l\u00e0m b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 c\u00e1i g\u00ec mi\u1ec5n l\u00e0 c\u00f3 ti\u1ec1n. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd di\u1ec5n k\u1ecbch, m\u00e0 x\u01b0a nay c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c xem m\u1ea5y. H\u1ed3i t\u00f4i c\u00f2n nh\u1ecf, cha t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u01b0a t\u00f4i \u0111i xem, nh\u01b0ng l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i c\u00f2n qu\u00e1 nh\u1ecf. Anh xem c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1eady t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng? - Chuy\u1ec7n nh\u1ecf \u1ea5y m\u00e0! - Th\u1ebf th\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. D\u00f9 sao t\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111ang mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 c\u00e1i g\u00ec m\u1edbi m\u1ebb m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat. Ta b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u00e0y \u0111i. R\u1ed3i qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch Romeo l\u00e0 ai, Juliet l\u00e0 ai, v\u00e0 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng anh ta s\u1ebd \u0111\u00f3ng vai Romeo, c\u00f2n b\u00e2y gi\u1edd nh\u00e0 vua s\u1ebd \u0111\u00f3ng vai Juliet. - Nh\u01b0ng, qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng n\u00e0y, Juliet l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i xinh \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, t\u00f4i e r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00f3i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u00f9 h\u1ee3p cho l\u1eafm. - Ng\u00e0i \u0111\u1eebng lo. D\u00e2n qu\u00ea \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u. V\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i, khi m\u1eb7c trang ph\u1ee5c v\u00e0o, tr\u00f4ng ng\u00e0i kh\u00e1c h\u1eb3n \u0111i. N\u00e0ng Juliet \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean lan can, ng\u1eafm tr\u0103ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi quay v\u00e0o \u0111i ng\u1ee7, v\u00e0 n\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 m\u1eb7c v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o ng\u1ee7, v\u1edbi chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o kho\u00e1c v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9i chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 th\u00eau \u0111\u0103ng t\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u1ed1n \u0111i cho d\u1ec5. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ed3 trang ph\u1ee5c\u01b0 cho c\u00e1i m\u00e0n k\u1ecbch \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2y. Anh ta l\u00f4i trong b\u1ecb ra hai ba b\u1ed9 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o b\u1eb1ng v\u1ea3i m\u00e0n th\u00f4, b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfn b\u00e0o th\u1eddi Trung c\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a vai Richard \u0111\u1ec7 tam, v\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed1i th\u1ee7 kia n\u1eefa. R\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u00e1o l\u00f3t d\u00e0i m\u1eb7c ban \u0111\u00eam b\u1eb1ng v\u1ea3i tr\u1eafng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o kho\u00e1c ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1nh nhau. Nh\u00e0 vua l\u1ea5y l\u00e0m th\u00edch l\u1eafm. Sau \u0111\u00f3, qu\u1eadn","c\u00f4ng \u0111em quy\u1ec3n s\u00e1ch c\u1ee7a anh ta ra \u0111\u1ecdc nh\u1eefng \u0111o\u1ea1n n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n tr\u00ean \u0111\u00e2y, v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ecdc v\u1eeba hoa ch\u00e2n m\u00fa\u0103 tay cho \u0111\u00fang \u0111i\u1ec7u b\u1ed9 c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n. R\u1ed3i anh ta \u0111\u01b0a cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch cho nh\u00e0 vua, b\u1ea3o \u00f4ng ta ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ecdc thu\u1ed9c nh\u1eefng ph\u1ea7n di\u1ec5n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. C\u00e1ch ch\u1ed7 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kho\u1ea3ng ba d\u1eb7m c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n nh\u1ecf. Sau b\u1eefa \u0103n tr\u01b0a, qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng n\u00f3i \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm ra m\u1ed9t m\u1eb9o \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i ban ng\u00e0y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng nguy hi\u1ec3m g\u00ec cho Jim. Anh ta b\u1ea3o s\u1ebd v\u00e0o ph\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ec3 lo li\u1ec7u chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y. Nh\u00e0 vua n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng l\u00e3o c\u00f9ng \u0111i v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00fap m\u1ed9t tay. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ebft c\u00e0 ph\u00ea n\u00ean Jim b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i c\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u0169ng n\u00ean \u0111\u00e1nh xu\u1ed3ng \u0111i c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec3 mua v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t \u00edt. Khi \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n, \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1eafng tanh kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi, xung quanh im l\u1eb7ng nh\u01b0 t\u1edd nh\u01b0 ng\u00e0y ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en \u0111ang n\u1eb1m d\u01b0\u1edbi n\u1eafng, tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i s\u00e2n g\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00e1i. Anh ta n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ai c\u00f2n qu\u00e1 nh\u1ecf, qu\u00e1 gi\u00e0 ho\u1eb7c qu\u00e1 y\u1ebfu m\u1edbi \u1edf nh\u00e0, c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111i d\u1ef1 l\u1ec5 trong r\u1eebng r\u1ed3i. Nh\u00e0 vua h\u1ecfi th\u0103m \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i, r\u1ed3i r\u1ee7 t\u00f4i \u0111i c\u00f9ng. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng th\u00ec mu\u1ed1n \u0111i t\u00ecm nh\u00e0 in. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t x\u01b0\u1edfng in nh\u1ecf n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean g\u00e1c m\u1ed9t hi\u1ec7u th\u1ee3 m\u1ed9c. Th\u1ee3 m\u1ed9c v\u00e0 th\u1ee3 in \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111i l\u1ec5, m\u00e0 c\u1eeda th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng kh\u00f3a. X\u01b0\u1edfng in b\u1ea9n th\u1ec9u, l\u1ed9n x\u1ed9n, \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft m\u1ef1c, l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng m\u1ea3nh gi\u1ea5y v\u1ebd ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0 v\u1ebd nh\u1eefng anh da \u0111en c\u01b0\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n, d\u00e1n kh\u1eafp chung quanh t\u01b0\u1eddng. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng c\u1edfi b\u1ecf \u00e1o ra, b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a anh ta th\u1ebf l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 \u1ed5n r\u1ed3i. T\u00f4i v\u00e0 nh\u00e0 vua \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 l\u1ec5 h\u1ed9i. Ch\u1eebng n\u1eeda gi\u1edd sau, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i m\u1edbi t\u1edbi ch\u1ed7 \u1ea5y. M\u1ed3 h\u00f4i ch\u1ea3y ra nh\u01b0 t\u1eafm v\u00ec ng\u00e0y h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3 tr\u1eddi r\u1ea5t oi b\u1ee9c. H\u00e0ng ngh\u00ecn ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf xa \u0111\u1ebfn hai ch\u1ee5c d\u1eb7m c\u0169ng v\u1ec1 t\u1ee5 t\u1eadp \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. Trong r\u1eebng, \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng ng\u1ef1a v\u1edbi xe, ng\u1ef1a bu\u1ed9c r\u1ea3i r\u00e1c kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i. C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc l\u1ec1u l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng c\u1ecdc c\u00e2y ph\u1ee7 c\u00e0nh l\u00e1 l\u00ean tr\u00ean, b\u00e1n chanh, b\u00e1n g\u1eebng, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng q\u1ee7a d\u1ef1a l\u1edbn, b\u00e1nh l\u00e1 v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa. Trong nh\u1eefng t\u00fap l\u1ec1u kh\u00e1c c\u00f3 v\u1ebb r\u1ed9ng r\u00e3i h\u01a1n, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n. Gh\u1ebf d\u00e0i l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng m\u1ea3nh v\u00e1n m\u1ecfng c\u00f3 l\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1eafm g\u1eady v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 g\u00e1c ch\u00e2n nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 l\u01b0ng t\u1ef1a. M\u1ee5c s\u01b0 gi\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea1o tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng b\u1ee5c g\u1ed7 cao h\u01a1n \u1edf g\u00f3c l\u1ec1u. \u0110\u00e0n b\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9i m\u0169, m\u1eb7c \u00e1o b\u1eb1ng d\u1ea1 n\u1ec9, c\u00f3 b\u00e0 th\u00ec mang theo \u00f4. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng anh nam gi\u1edbi \u0111i ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ea5t, tr\u1ebb con ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed7i m\u1ea3nh \u00e1o b\u1eb1ng v\u1ea3i th\u00f4 che th\u00e2n. C\u00e1c c\u1ee5 gi\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i \u0111an trong khi \u0111\u00e1m trai l\u00e0ng th\u00ec ng\u1ea5m ng\u1ea7m t\u00e1n g\u00e1i. Trong ng\u00f4i l\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t, m\u1ed9t m\u1ee5c s\u01b0 \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i th\u00e1nh ca. \u00d4ng ta h\u00e1t hai c\u00e2u \u0111\u1ea7u, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e1t theo, nghe c\u0169ng hay \u0111\u00e1o \u0111\u1ec3. Ti\u1ebfng h\u00e1t m\u1ed7i l\u00fac c\u00e0ng th\u00eam s\u00f4i n\u1ed5i. D\u00e2n ch\u00fang nh\u01b0 m\u1ed7i l\u00fac m\u1ed9t h\u0103ng h\u01a1n, c\u00e0ng h\u00e1t c\u00e0ng to. \u0110\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1i b\u00e0i ca, h\u1ecd g\u00e0o l\u00ean, c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e9t n\u1eefa. R\u1ed3i\u01b0 m\u1ee5c s\u01b0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u gi\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea1o. \u00d4ng ra \u0111i \u0111i l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean b\u1ee5c, b\u01b0\u1edbc sang b\u00ean n\u00e0y, b\u01b0\u1edbc sang b\u00ean kia, b\u01b0\u1edbc ra \u0111\u1eb1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc, ch\u00e2n tay ch\u1eb3ng l\u00fac n\u00e0o ng\u1ed3i ngh\u1ec9. M\u1ed9t l\u00fac sau, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n nghe th\u1ea5y m\u1ee5c s\u01b0 n\u00f3i g\u00ec n\u1eefa. C\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi lao l\u00ean chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf d\u00e0nh cho nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb s\u00e1m h\u1ed1i. H\u1ecd kh\u00f3c l\u00f3c, k\u00eau la, l\u0103n l\u1ed9n trong th\u1eadt h\u1ed7n \u0111\u1ed9n. Th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i, nh\u00e0 vua b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean. M\u1ee5c s\u01b0 m\u1eddi l\u00e3o ta n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi d\u00e2n ch\u00fang. Ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta l\u00e0m t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u im l\u1eb7ng. L\u00e3o k\u1ec3 r\u1eb1ng l\u00e3o ta ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00ean c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n tr\u00ean \u1ea5n \u0110\u1ed9 D\u01b0\u01a1ng ba m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m nay. Trong m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn giao chi\u1ebfn m\u00f9a xu\u00e2n n\u0103m ngo\u00e1i, c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1ecdn c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn b\u1ecb gi\u1ebft r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u00e3o ta c\u1ea7n l\u1ea5y th\u00eam nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1edbi. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00eam qua, tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i, l\u00e3o l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb c\u01b0\u1edbp kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t xu v\u00e0 b\u1ecb n\u00e9m l\u00ean t\u00e0u.Chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e3o l\u1ea1i th\u1ea5y m\u1eebng. L\u00e3o th\u1ea7m h\u1ee9a t\u1eeb nay tr\u1edf \u0111i, l\u00e3o s\u1ebd s\u1ed1ng kh\u00e1c. L\u00e3o ta s\u1ebd tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 \u1ea5n \u0110\u1ed9 D\u01b0\u01a1ng khuy\u00ean nh\u1ee7 nh\u1eefng t\u00ean c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i \u0111i v\u00e0o cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng l\u01b0\u01a1ng thi\u1ec7n. L\u00e3o tin r\u1eb1ng l\u00e3o l\u00e0m t\u1ed1t vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y h\u01a1n ai h\u1ebft b\u1edfi v\u00ec l\u00e3o \u0111\u00e3 quen v\u1edbi m\u1ecdi t\u00ean c\u01b0\u1edbp. V\u00e0 m\u1eb7c d\u1ea7u trong t\u00fai l\u00e3o ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ti\u1ec1n m\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i \u0111i l\u00e2u l\u1eafm m\u1edbi tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 t\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn c\u1ee9 \u0111i.V\u00e0 m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n c\u1ea3i h\u00f3a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t t\u00ean c\u01b0\u1edbp n\u00e0o, l\u00e3o s\u1ebd n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 r\u1eb1ng: \u201cXin \u0111\u1eebng c\u1ea3m \u01a1n t\u00f4i. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u01a1n hu\u1ec7 \u1ea5y l\u00e0 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n t\u1ea1i l\u1ec5 h\u1ed9i Pokeville, nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9u gi\u00fap nh\u00e2n lo\u1ea1i, v\u00e0 v\u1ecb m\u1ee5c s\u01b0 kia, ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n ch\u00e2n th\u1eadt nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 anh ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3\u201d. N\u00f3i xong, l\u00e3o ta kh\u00f3c hu hu. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ea5y th\u1ec3 c\u0169ng kh\u00f3c. R\u1ed3i c\u00f3 v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi k\u00eau l\u00ean. - Ch\u00fang ta h\u00e3yquy\u00ean ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 \u00f4ng ta! Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u0103m s\u00e1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi x\u00f4 t\u1edbi, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i:","- B\u1ea3o \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ch\u00eca m\u0169 v\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta b\u1ecf ti\u1ec1n v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c c\u0169ng n\u00f3i th\u1ebf, c\u1ea3 \u00f4ng m\u1ee5c s\u01b0 n\u1eefa, Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 vua ch\u00eca m\u0169 ra, \u0111i m\u1ed9t v\u00f2ng kh\u1eafp \u0111\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi, v\u1eeba lau n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft, c\u1ea7u ch\u00fac cho h\u1ecd, c\u1ea3m \u01a1n m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 l\u00f2ng t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng t\u00ean c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng, l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 v\u00e0i c\u00f4 g\u00e1i xinh \u0111\u1eb9p n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft l\u00e3 ch\u1eb5 b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn xin \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e3o h\u00f4n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ec3 ghi nh\u1edb. L\u00e3o ta \u01b0ng ngay, c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb l\u00e3o \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y h\u00f4n \u0111\u1ebfn n\u0103m s\u00e1u l\u1ea7n. R\u1ed3i l\u00e3o ta \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eddi \u1edf l\u1ea1i ch\u01a1i m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5. R\u1ed3i ai c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n m\u1eddi l\u00e3o ta v\u1ec1 \u1edf nh\u00e0 m\u00ecnh h\u1ecd n\u00f3i \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 vinh d\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi h\u1ecd. Nh\u01b0ng l\u00e3o ta t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i v\u00ec \u0111ang v\u1ed9i ph\u1ea3i tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i \u1ea5n \u0110\u1ed9 D\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ec3 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1ecdn. V\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00e8 g\u1ed7, l\u00e3o ta \u0111\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea3 th\u1ea3y t\u00e1m m\u01b0\u01a1i b\u1ea3y \u0111\u00f4 la v\u00e0 b\u1ea3y m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m xu. L\u00e3o ta c\u00f2n n\u1eabng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c hai chai Whiskt \u0111\u1ec3 \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi h\u00f2m m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc xe \u1edf ven r\u1eebng. L\u00e3o n\u00f3i \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 v\u1ee5 kh\u00e1 nh\u1ea5t, h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y m\u00e0 l\u00e3o ph\u1ea3i \u0111o gi\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea1o nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng m\u1ee5c s\u01b0 kia. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng th\u00ec ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c c\u00f2n th\u00fa v\u1ecb h\u01a1n nh\u00e0 vua nhi\u1ec1u. Anh ta \u0111\u00e3 in cho m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 \u0111i\u1ec1n v\u00e0i th\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 in gi\u1ea5y mua ng\u1ef1a, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ed1n \u0111\u00f4 la. R\u1ed3i anh ta l\u1ea1i ki\u1ebfm th\u00eam \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f4 la n\u1eefa v\u1ec1 qu\u1ea3ng c\u00e1o cho m\u1ed9t t\u1edd b\u00e1o. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 anh ta thu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00edn \u0111\u00f4 la r\u01b0\u1ee1i, v\u00e0 cho r\u1eb1ng h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c l\u01b0\u01a1ng thi\u1ec7n. R\u1ed3i anh ta \u0111\u01b0a cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i xem m\u1ed9t b\u1ea3n c\u00e1o th\u1ecb m\u00e0 anh ta \u0111\u00e3 in kh\u00f4ng t\u00ednh ti\u1ec1n, v\u00ec c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00e0m cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. \u0110\u1ea5y l\u00e0 c\u00e1i tranh v\u1ebd m\u1ed9t anh da \u0111en ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n, tr\u00ean vai v\u00e1c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i g\u1eady, \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1eady \u0111eo m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u1ecdc, \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u1ec1 d\u00f2ng ch\u1eef: \u201cHai tr\u0103m \u0111\u00f4 la ti\u1ec1n th\u01b0\u1edfng\u201d. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong tranh ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 Jim. B\u1ea3n c\u00e1o th\u1ecb c\u00f2n n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng Jim \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea1y tr\u1ed1n kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ed3n \u0111i\u1ec1n St Jacque, b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i d\u1eb7m v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi New Orleans t\u1eeb m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng n\u0103m ngo\u00e1i v\u00e0 h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 ch\u1ea1y v\u1ec1 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng B\u1eafc, n\u1ebfu ai b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1eafn th\u00ec \u0111\u01b0a h\u1eafn tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ti\u1ec1n th\u01b0\u1edfng v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1ea3 c\u00e1c kho\u1ea3n chi ti\u00eau kh\u00e1c. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng n\u00f3i: - T\u1eeb h\u00f4m nay, n\u1ebfu mu\u1ed1n, ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i ban ng\u00e0y. H\u1ec5 g\u1eb7p ai, ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y d\u00e2y th\u1eebng tr\u00f3i ch\u00e2n tay Jim l\u1ea1i, \u0111\u1eb7t Jim \u1edf trong l\u1ec1u kia, r\u1ed3i gi\u01a1 c\u00e1i gi\u1ea5y n\u00e0y ra n\u00f3i l\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1eafn \u1edf b\u00ean s\u00f4ng. V\u00ec kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 ti\u1ec1n \u0111i t\u00e0u cho n\u00ean ph\u1ea3i m\u01b0\u1ee3n c\u00e1i b\u00e8 g\u1ed7 n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i l\u0129nh th\u01b0\u1edfng. N\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 v\u00f2ng s\u1eaft x\u00edch s\u1eaft m\u00e0 qu\u00e0ng v\u00e0o Jim th\u00ec h\u01a1n, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng \u0103n kh\u1edbp v\u1edbi chuy\u1ec7n ch\u00fang ta ngh\u00e8o qu\u00e1. Cho n\u00ean d\u00e2y th\u1eebng l\u00e0 h\u1ee3p l\u00ed h\u01a1n c\u1ea3. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u cho r\u1eb1ng qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng th\u1eadt l\u00e0 kh\u00f4n ngoan. V\u00e0 nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i ban ng\u00e0y c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng lo g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u00e0n v\u1edbi nhau \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i th\u00eam m\u1ea5y d\u1eb7m n\u1eefa \u0111\u1ec3 ra kh\u1ecfi v\u00f9ng n\u00e0y r\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u th\u00ec t\u00f9y. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng, im l\u1eb7ng kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i, \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n m\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u1edd \u0111\u00eam kh\u1ed1ng l\u00f3 ra. R\u1ed3i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng ra \u0111i, c\u00e1ch th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n kh\u00e1 xa, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng m\u1eafc \u0111\u00e8n hi\u1ec7u l\u00ean cho \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i khu\u1ea5t h\u1eb3n. Jim g\u1ecdi t\u00f4i d\u1eady \u0111\u1ec3 g\u00e1c v\u00e0o l\u00fac b\u1ed1n gi\u1edd s\u00e1ng. H\u1eafn h\u1ecfi: - C\u1eadu Huck \u01a1i, c\u1eadu c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u00f2n g\u1eb7p \u00f4ng vua n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c trong chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i n\u00e0y, n\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng? T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p: - Kh\u00f4ng. - H\u1eafn n\u00f3i: - Th\u1ebf th\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Hai \u00f4ng vua nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y th\u00ec qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i. \u00d4ng vua n\u00e0y th\u00ec nghi\u1ec7n r\u01b0\u1ee3u. C\u00f2n \u00f4ng qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng kia th\u00ec c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng h\u01a1n g\u00ec. C\u00f3 l\u00fac t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y Jim c\u1ed1 n\u00e0i n\u1ec9 nh\u00e0 vua n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfng Ph\u00e1p \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1eafn th\u1eed nghe xem; nh\u01b0ng l\u00e3o b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng l\u00e3o \u0111\u1ebfn \u1edf x\u1ee9 n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e2u r\u1ed3i, n\u00ean b\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u00e3o qu\u00ean h\u1ebft c\u1ea3. T\u1ee7 s\u00e1ch Chia s\u1ebb","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng XXI M\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 l\u00ean cao, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i gi\u1ea5u b\u00e8 nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi khi. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng, nh\u00e0 vua v\u00e0 qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng l\u1ea1i b\u01b0\u1edbc ra, tr\u00f4ng d\u00e1ng m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi. Nh\u01b0ng khi nh\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng s\u00f4ng t\u1eafm th\u1ecb h\u1ecd l\u1ea1i t\u1ec9nh t\u00e1o ngay. \u0102n s\u00e1ng xong, nh\u00e0 vua th\u00e1o gi\u1ea7y, x\u1eafn qu\u1ea7n l\u00ean v\u00e0 th\u1ea3 ch\u00e2n xu\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc. R\u1ed3i l\u00e3o ch\u00e2m thu\u1ed1c h\u00fat v\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i l\u1ea9m nh\u1ea9m cho thu\u1ed9c l\u00f2ng c\u00e1i ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a l\u00e3o trong v\u1edf Romeo v\u00e0 Juliet. L\u00fac \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e1 thu\u1ed9c r\u1ed3i, l\u00e3o c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1eadp th\u1eed. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i d\u1ea1y \u0111i d\u1ea1y l\u1ea1i nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n, b\u1eaft l\u00e3o t\u1eadp th\u01a1 d\u00e0i, b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ec3 tay l\u00ean tr\u00e1i tim. Sau m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i t\u1eadp d\u01b0\u1ee3t, anh ta khen l\u00e3o v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: - Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u ng\u00e0i m\u1ed7i khi g\u1ecdi \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00ean Romeo l\u00e0 ng\u00e0i l\u1ea1i r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean nh\u01b0 ch\u00f3 s\u00f3i. Ng\u00e0i ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i th\u1eadt nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng, nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y n\u00e0y: Ro- me- o. \u0110\u1ea5y, nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, v\u00ec Juliet l\u00e0 c\u00f4 g\u00e1i d\u1ecbu d\u1ea3ng n\u00ean c\u00f4 \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 r\u00edt l\u00ean nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t con l\u1eeba \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Sau \u0111\u00f3, hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i l\u1ea5y ra m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f4i ki\u1ebfm m\u00e0 qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebd\u01a1 b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7, v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eadp \u0111\u1ea5u ki\u1ebfm. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng \u0111\u00f3ng vai l\u00e0 vua Richard \u0111\u1ec7 tam. Hai b\u00ean ch\u1ea1y \u0111u\u1ed5i nhau tr\u00ean b\u00e8 tr\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn khi\u1ebfp. B\u1ea5t ch\u1ee3t, nh\u00e0 vua tr\u01b0\u1ee3t ch\u00e2n ng\u00e3 t\u00f2m xu\u1ed1ng n\u01b0\u1edbc. H\u1ecd l\u1ea1i ng\u1ed3i ngh\u0129, n\u00f3i v\u1edbi nhau v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ee7 c\u00e1c th\u1ee9 chuy\u1ec7n phi\u00eau l\u01b0u m\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng tr\u1ea3i qua tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y. \u0102n b\u1eefa tr\u01b0a xong, qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi nh\u00e0 vua: - Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m cho m\u00e0n di\u1ec5n hay v\u00e0o h\u1ea1ng nh\u1ea5t, ng\u00e0i hi\u1ec3u kh\u00f4ng? V \u00ec th\u1ebf, ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i th\u00eam th\u1eaft \u0111\u00f4i ch\u00fat cho phong ph\u00fa, nh\u1ee1 kh\u00e1n gi\u1ea3 l\u1ea1i y\u00eau c\u1ea7u di\u1ec5n th\u00eam, c\u1ee9 n\u00f3i \u201cencore\u201d th\u00ec ch\u00fang ta c\u00f2n c\u00e1i m\u00e0 di\u1ec5n. - Encore l\u00e0 g\u00ec, Bilgewater? Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng gi\u1ea3ng cho l\u00e3o nghe, r\u1ed3i n\u00f3i: - T\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i y\u00eau c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec7u nh\u1ea3y \u0111i\u00ean cu\u00f4ng c\u1ee7a v\u00f9ng cao nguy\u00ean ho\u1eb7c c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c th\u00f9y th\u1ee7. C\u00f2n ng\u00e0i, ng\u00e0i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111o\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed9c tho\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a Hamlet. - C\u00e1i g\u00ec c\u1ee7a Hamlet? - \u0110\u1ed9c tho\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a Hamlet. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111o\u1ea1n n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a Shakespear. L\u1ea1y ch\u00faa, n\u00f3 thi\u00eang li\u00eang v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng, bao gi\u1edd c\u0169ng l\u00e0m cho kh\u00e1n gi\u1ea3 say m\u00ea. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 \u0111o\u1ea1n \u1ea5y \u1edf trong s\u00e1ch n\u00e0y m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t t\u1eadp th\u00f4i. \u0110\u1ec3 t\u00f4i \u0111i \u0111i l\u1ea1i l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, xem c\u00f3 nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u0103ng. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng \u0111i l\u00ean \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng v\u1ebb suy ngh\u0129 t\u1ee3n l\u1eafm, \u0111\u00f4i l\u00f4ng m\u00e0y d\u01b0\u1edbn cao tr\u00f4ng r\u1ea5t d\u1eef t\u1ee3n. R\u1ed3i anh ra th\u1edf d\u00e0i th\u01b0\u1eddn th\u01b0\u1ee3t, m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdt n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft n\u00f3ng h\u1ed5i l\u0103n tr\u00ean m\u00e1, tr\u00f4ng n\u1ef1c c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1eafm. L\u00e1t sau, anh ta nh\u1edb ra v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u00fa \u00fd. V\u1edbi m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec7u b\u1ed9 qu\u00fd ph\u00e1i, m\u1ed9t ch\u00e2n b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean, hai tay gi\u01a1 ra ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, \u0111\u1ea7u h\u01a1i ng\u1ea3 v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1eb1ng sau, xong anh ta b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nghi\u1ebfn hai h\u00e0m r\u0103ng ken k\u00e9t, n\u00f3i nh\u01b0 m\u00ea s\u1ea3ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i ch\u1ed7 d\u1eb1n gi\u1ecdng. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edde \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c xem m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3nh di\u1ec5n n\u00e0o nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Nh\u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o t\u1eebng ch\u1ed7, th\u1eadt x\u01b0a nay ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea5y di\u1ec5n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. C\u1ea3 b\u00e0i \u0111\u1ed9c tho\u1ea1i ch\u1ec9 to\u00e0n th\u1ea5y g\u1ea7m r\u00fa r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i th\u00fat th\u00edt. Nh\u00e0 vua m\u00ea c\u00e1i \u0111o\u1ea1n n\u00e0y l\u1eafm, cho n\u00ean v\u1eeba h\u1ecdc xong l\u00e0 nh\u1edb ngay. H\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 l\u00e3o sinh ra \u1edf \u0111\u1eddi l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 di\u1ec5n vai n\u00e0y. L\u00e3o \u0111\u00f3ng th\u1eed. C\u00e1c \u0111i\u1ec7u b\u1ed9, kh\u00f3c m\u1ebfu hay lo\u1ea1ng cho\u1ea1ng ng\u00e3 c\u1ee7a l\u00e3o tr\u00f4ng th\u1eadt l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1ng y\u00eau. Nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y \u0111i tr\u00ean s\u00f4ng, c\u00e1i b\u00e8 g\u1ed7 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i th\u00fa v\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u b\u1eb1ng, v\u00ec su\u1ed1t ng\u00e0y, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c xem c\u00e1c tr\u1eadn \u0111\u1ea5u ki\u1ebfm v\u00e0 t\u1eadp d\u01b0\u1ee3t. M\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn v\u00f9ng Arcansaw. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n nh\u1ecf n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean b\u1edd s\u00f4ng. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i bu\u1ed9c b\u00e8 l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00f3 g\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t d\u1eb7m c\u00f3 c\u00e2y th\u00f4ng \u1edf tr\u00f9m \u1edf tr\u00ean r\u1ed3i c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn tr\u1eeb Jim \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n \u0111\u00f3 xem c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o tr\u00ecnh di\u1ec5n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 may m\u1eafn. \u1edf n\u01a1i n\u00e0y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t g\u00e1nh xi\u1ebfc s\u1eafp di\u1ec5n v\u00e0o bu\u1ed5i chi\u1ec1u. D\u00e2n qu\u00ea \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ee5c t\u1ee5c k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ebfn. H\u1ecd \u0111em theo c\u1ea3 ng\u1ef1a, xe. G\u00e1nh xi\u1ebfc s\u00e9 r\u1eddi th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi tr\u1eddi t\u1ed1i n\u00ean v\u1edf di\u1ec5n c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00e0ng d\u1ec5 th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng h\u1ecfi thu\u00ea l\u1ea1i c\u00e1i r\u1ea1p, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i d\u00e1n qu\u1ea3ng c\u00e1o. Qu\u1ea3ng c\u00e1o vi\u1ebft","nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y: K\u1ecbch Shakespeare ph\u1ee5c h\u01b0ng!!! M\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i tr\u00ecnh di\u1ec5n li k\u00ec v\u00e0 h\u1ea5p d\u1eabn Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam duy nh\u1ea5t! Do c\u00e1c k\u1ecbch s\u0129 n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea3m nhi\u1ec7m: David Garrich con, thu\u1ed9c k\u1ecbch vi\u1ec7n Drury Lane t\u1ea1i Lu\u00e2n \u0110\u00f4n Edmund Kean thu\u1ed9c k\u1ecbch vi\u1ec7n ho\u00e0ng gia... trong m\u1ed9t m\u00e0n k\u1ecbch tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Shakespeare c\u00f3 t\u1ef1a \u0111\u1ec1 M\u00e0n t\u1ecf t\u00ecnh tr\u00ean ban c\u00f4ng trong Romeo v\u00e0 Juliet vai Romeo... ... ... ... ... . do \u00f4ng Garrich \u0111\u00f3ng vai Juliet... ... ... ... ... .. do \u00f4ng Kean \u0111\u00f3ng. C\u00f9ng to\u00e0n ban tr\u00ecnh di\u1ec5n! Trang ph\u1ee5c m\u1edbi, d\u1ee5ng c\u1ee5 m\u1edbi, b\u00e0i tr\u00ed m\u1edbi! * L\u1ea1i c\u00f2n di\u1ec5n: M\u1ed9t m\u00e0n r\u1ea5t r\u1eebng r\u1ee3n, v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i, \u0111\u1ed5 m\u00e1u \u0110\u1ea5u ki\u1ebfm l\u1edbn Trong v\u1edf \u201cVua Richard \u0111\u1ec7 tam\u201d vai vua Richard \u0111\u1ec7 tam... ... ... ... do \u00f4ng Garrick \u0111\u00f3ng vai Richmond... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. do \u00f4ng Kean \u0111\u00f3ng. * V\u00e0 l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n di\u1ec5n (Do y\u00eau c\u1ea7u \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t) M\u00e0n \u0111\u1ed9c tho\u1ea1i b\u1ea5t h\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a Hamlet! Di ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 tr\u1ee9 danh Kean tr\u00ecnh b\u00e0y. \u0110\u00e3 t\u1eebng di\u1ec5n li\u00ean t\u1ee5c 300 t\u00f4i li\u1ec1n \u1edf Pari. Ch\u1ec9 di\u1ec5n t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam Gi\u00e1 v\u00e9 v\u00e0o c\u1eeda: 25 xu. Tr\u1ebb con v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn theo h\u1ea7u: m\u1ed9t h\u00e0o. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i kh\u1eafp th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec3 d\u00e1n qu\u1ea3ng c\u00e1o. Nh\u00e0 c\u1eeda h\u00e0ng hi\u1ec7u \u1edf n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 c\u0169 n\u00e1t, xi\u00eau v\u1eb9o. C\u00e1c c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda \u0111\u00e3 n\u1ee9t n\u1ebb, kh\u00f4 c\u1ee9ng m\u00e0 kh\u1ed5ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u01a1n l\u1ea1i. N\u1ec1n nh\u00e0 n\u00e0o c\u0169ng cao h\u01a1n m\u1eb7t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng kho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3nh v\u01b0\u1eddn nh\u1ecf, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ed3ng tr\u1ecdt nhi\u1ec1u, ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0i c\u00e2y hoa qu\u1ef3, hoa m\u00e0o g\u00e0, c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i ng\u1ed5n ngang nh\u1eefng gi\u00e2y r\u00e1ch, m\u1ea3nh chai, r\u00e1c r\u01b0\u1edfi v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed3 h\u1ed9p. C\u00e1nh c\u1ed5ng th\u00ec l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ee7 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 m\u1ea3nh g\u1ed7 gh\u00e9p v\u00e0o nhau tr\u00f4ng t\u1ed1i t\u00e0n l\u1eafm, qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng n\u00f3i l\u00e0 t\u1eeb th\u1edfi Colomb g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3. Trong v\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u00f4i khi c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e0n l\u1ee3n v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ee5c s\u1ea1o. C\u00e1c c\u1eeda hi\u1ec7u ch\u1ea1y d\u1ecdc su\u1ed1t ph\u1ed1. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed7i c\u0103n nh\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 m\u00e1i hi\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00e1ch h\u00e0ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bu\u1ed9c ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. D\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u1eefng m\u00e1i con \u1ea5y l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i b\u1ee5c b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7, n\u00ean nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb v\u00f4 c\u00f4ng r\u1ed3i ngh\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u1ed3i c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y, ng\u1ee9a tay c\u1ea7m dao g\u1ecdt nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i b\u1ee5c \u1ea5y; mi\u1ec7ng nhai thu\u1ed9c b\u1ecfm b\u1ebbm, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng ng\u00e1p ch\u00e1n ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y r\u1ed3i l\u00e2n la sang ch\u1ed7 kia, hai tay \u0111\u00fat v\u00e0o t\u00fai qu\u1ea7n, ch\u1ec9 l\u00fac n\u00e0o g\u00e3i\u01b0 hay xin thu\u1ed1c l\u00e1 th\u00ec m\u1edbi r\u00fat tay ra. C\u00e2u n\u00f3i nhi\u1ec1u nh\u1ea5t trong b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd l\u00e0: - Hans, cho tao m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ebfu! - Kh\u00f4ng, tao ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ebfu. Xin th\u1eb1ng Bin \u1ea5y. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 Bin s\u1ebd cho anh kia m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ebfu, c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u1eafn b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3. C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng anh ch\u00e0ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t xu \u1edf tr\u00ean \u0111\u1eddi. Khi n\u00e0o th\u00e8m thu\u1ed1c l\u1ea1i \u0111i xin ho\u1eb7c vay. H\u1ecd n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c: - Jack, m\u00e0y cho tao vay m\u1ed9t n\u1eafm thu\u1ed1c. N\u1eafm thu\u1ed1c cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng tao l\u1ea1i v\u1eeba m\u1edbi cho th\u1eb1ng Bin Thompson m\u1ea5t r\u1ed3i Nh\u01b0ng h\u1eafn ta n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i, v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u00e1nh l\u1eeba \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1i anh Jack kia th\u1eeba bi\u1ebft m\u1eb9o c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn ta n\u00ean n\u00f3i:","- M\u00e0y cho n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? M\u00e0y h\u00e3y tr\u1ea3 tao nh\u1eefng n\u1eafm thu\u1ed1c m\u00e0y vay tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i \u0111\u00e3, r\u1ed3i tao s\u1ebd cho m\u00e0y vay h\u1eafn m\u1ed9t v\u00e0i t\u1ea5n thu\u1ed1c n\u1eefa m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng b\u1eaft m\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3 l\u00e3i g\u00ec h\u1ebft - Tao \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3 m\u00e0y r\u1ed3i c\u01a1 m\u00e0. - Ph\u1ea3i, m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3 tao \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0i l\u1ea7n, nh\u01b0ng th\u1ee9 thu\u1ed1c m\u00e0y tr\u1ea3 cho tao ch\u1ec9 d\u00e0nh cho b\u1ecdn da \u0111en h\u00fat th\u00f4i... T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ph\u1ed1 x\u00e1, \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1ed3 ng\u00f5 l\u1ea7y l\u1ed9i. Ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o c\u0169ng ch\u1ec9 th\u1ea5y b\u00f9n, b\u00f9n \u0111en nh\u01b0 h\u1eafc \u00edn, c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 ng\u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn ba b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00e2n. L\u1ee3n ch\u1ea1y lung tung kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i, k\u00eau \u1ee7n \u1ec9n. M\u1ed9t con l\u1ee3n n\u00e1i c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e0n l\u1ee3n con, m\u00ecnh b\u00ea b\u1ebft b\u00f9n ngh\u00eanh ngang gi\u1eefa \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1 khi\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i d\u1ea1t sang hai b\u00ean. Khi l\u1ee3n con x\u00fam \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00fa th\u00ec l\u1ee3n m\u1eb9 n\u1eb1m d\u01b0\u1ee1i ra, lim dim \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft, ve v\u1ea9y \u0111\u00f4i tai, tr\u00f4ng con l\u1ee3n m\u1eb9 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb sung s\u01b0\u1edbng nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta v\u1eeba \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u0129nh l\u01b0\u01a1ng. R\u1ed3i n\u00f3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng h\u00f4 \u0111o\u00e1n: \u201cTiger, c\u1eafn ch\u1ebft n\u00f3 \u0111i!\u201d Con l\u1ee3n v\u00f9ng d\u1ea1y ch\u1ea1y, k\u00eau m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng kinh s\u1ee3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ea3nh hai con ch\u00f3 m\u1ed7i con c\u1eafn m\u1ed9t b\u00ean tai con l\u1ee3n, r\u1ed3i m\u1ea5y ch\u1ee5c con ch\u00f3 kh\u00e1c \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng anh ch\u00e0ng v\u00f4 c\u00f4ng r\u1ed3i ngh\u1ec1 kia \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, ch\u1ea1y ra xem, c\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00e1 l\u00ean v\u00e0 t\u1ecf v\u1ebb r\u1ea5t kho\u00e1i tr\u00e1. Sau \u0111\u00f3, h\u1ecd quay v\u1ec1 ch\u1ed7 c\u0169, ng\u1ed3i cho \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 ch\u00f3 c\u1eafn nhau n\u1eefa l\u1ea1i k\u00e9o ra. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec l\u00e0m cho b\u1ecdn ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y t\u1ec9nh t\u00e1o v\u00e0 kho\u00e1i tr\u00e1 h\u01a1n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 ch\u00f3 c\u1eafn l\u1eabn nhau. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec h\u1ecd c\u0169ng b\u1eaft m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang \u0111i lang thang, b\u00f4i nh\u1ef1a c\u00e2y v\u00e0o con ch\u00f3 r\u1ed3i ch\u00e2m l\u1eeda \u0111\u1ed1t, hay bu\u1ed9c m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i h\u1ed9p s\u1eaft v\u00e0o \u0111u\u00f4i con ch\u00f3 v\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i nh\u00ecn n\u00f3 ho\u1ea3ng h\u1ed1t ch\u1ea1y cu\u1ed3ng l\u00ean cho \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ebft. Ngo\u00e0i b\u1edd s\u00f4ng, m\u1ea5y c\u0103n nh\u00e0 n\u1eb1m xi\u00eau v\u1eb9o, ng\u1ea3 nghi\u00eang nh\u01b0 s\u1eafp \u0111\u1ed5 s\u1ee5p. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf m\u1ea5y c\u0103n nh\u00e0 n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf \u0111i c\u1ea3. B\u1edd s\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb n\u01b0\u1edbc x\u00f3i m\u00f2n, khi\u1ebfn c\u00e1c ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 nh\u01b0 \u0111ang b\u1ecb treo l\u01a1 l\u1eedng, v\u00e0 th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n c\u1ee9 l\u00f9i v\u00e0o m\u00e3i. C\u00e0ng g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0a, xe c\u1ed9 k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e0ng \u0111\u00f4ng, ch\u1eadt n\u00edch c\u1ea3 ph\u1ed1 x\u00e1. C\u00f3 nh\u1ee9ng nh\u00e0 \u0111i c\u1ea3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh, mang theo \u0111\u1ed3 \u0103n t\u1eeb nh\u00e0 qu\u00ea l\u00ean v\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i ngay trong xe m\u00e0 \u0103n. H\u1ecd u\u1ed1ng r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u r\u01b0\u1ee3u whisky. Ch\u00ednh t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn ba v\u1ee5 \u0111\u00e1nh nhau. B\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi k\u00eau: - L\u00e3o Boggs t\u1edbi n\u00e0y! Th\u00e1ng n\u00e0o l\u00e3o c\u0169ng m\u00f2 l\u00ean \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c say! L\u00e3o t\u1edbi r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y, ch\u00fang m\u00e0y \u01a1i! C\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0103n kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ed3i r\u1ed3i kia c\u00f3 v\u1ebb th\u00edch th\u00fa l\u1eafm, t\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n b\u1ecdn ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y th\u01b0\u1eddng hay tr\u00eau gh\u1eb9o l\u00e3o Boggs. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecdn n\u00f3i: - Kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y l\u00e3o ta s\u1ebd thanh to\u00e1n \u0111\u1ee9a n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y. N\u1ebfu t\u1eadp h\u1ee3p \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 l\u00e3o thanh to\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c trong hai m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m qua th\u00ec ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e3o ta s\u1ebd th\u00e0nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c trong b\u1ecdn n\u00f3i: - Tao mong l\u00e3\u01a1 Boggs s\u1ebd d\u1ecda tao, v\u00ec tao bi\u1ebft c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t ngh\u00ecn n\u0103m n\u1eefa tao m\u1edbi ch\u1ebft. L\u00e3o Boggs phi ng\u1ef1a \u1ea7m \u1ea7m t\u1edbi, mi\u1ec7ng la h\u00e9t nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111\u1ecf, r\u1ed3i n\u00f3i l\u1edbn: - Tr\u00e1nh \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng cho tao \u0111i n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng tao gi\u1eabm ch\u1ebft h\u1ebft b\u00e2y gi\u1edd. Gi\u00e1 quan t\u00e0i t\u0103ng v\u1ecdt th\u00ec d\u1eebng \u0111\u1ed5 t\u1ea1i tao \u0111\u1ea5y. L\u00e3o ta say r\u01b0\u1ee3u, ng\u1ea5t ng\u01b0\u1edfng tr\u00ean y\u00ean ng\u1ef1a. L\u00e3o tr\u1eb7c ngo\u00e0i n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i, m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ecf gay g\u1eaft nh\u01b0 m\u1eb7t g\u00e0 ch\u1ecdi. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ea5y l\u00e3o \u0111\u1ec1u la l\u00ean g\u1ecdi, c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 ch\u1ebf nh\u1ea1o l\u00e3o. L\u00e3o ch\u00e0o l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 n\u00f3i s\u1ebd tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 g\u1eb7p, v\u00ec c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i l\u00ean ph\u1ed1 gi\u1ebft t\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1i t\u00e1 Sherburn, v\u00e0 kh\u1ea9u hi\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a l\u00e3o l\u00e0: Thanh to\u00e1n t\u1eeb l\u00ean to \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1ea5t r\u1ed3i m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ebfn b\u1ecdn nh\u00e3i nh\u00e9p. Tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i, l\u00e3o th\u00fac ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n h\u1ecfi: - Th\u1eb1ng nh\u00f3c kia, m\u00e0y \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u1ebfn? M\u00e0y mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng? N\u00f3i xong, l\u00e3o \u0111i lu\u00f4n. T\u00f4i khi\u1ebfp qu\u00e1, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3o: - L\u00e3o ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u00fd g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u, l\u00fac n\u00e0o say c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ec1u nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u1ea3. Nh\u01b0ng l\u00e3o ta l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng nh\u1ea5t \u1edf Arcansaw \u0111\u1ea5y. L\u00e3o ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u00e1nh ai bao gi\u1edd, c\u1ea3 l\u00fac say l\u1eabn l\u00fac t\u1ec9nh. L\u00e3o Boggs phi ng\u1ef1a qua m\u1ed9t c\u1eeda hi\u1ec7u to nh\u1ea5t trong th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n, r\u1ed3i d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng ng\u00f3 qua chi\u1ebfc m\u00e0nh che c\u1eeda b\u00ean m\u00e1i ngo\u00e0i, nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o trong nh\u00e0 g\u1ecdi: - Sherburn, ra \u0111\u00e2y. Ra \u0111\u00e2y g\u1eb7p k\u1ebb m\u00e0 m\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00e1nh l\u1eeba. M\u00e0y l\u00e0 con ch\u00f3 tao \u0111ang \u0111u\u1ed5i, v\u00e0 tao s\u1ebd b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00e0y.","R\u1ed3i l\u00e3o ta c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf r\u00e9o Sherburn l\u00ean g\u1ecdi b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ee7 c\u00e1c th\u1ee9 t\u00ean. C\u1ea3 ph\u1ed1 k\u00e9o ra \u0111\u00f4ng ngh\u1ecbt, v\u1eeba nghe v\u1eeba c\u01b0\u1eddi. L\u00e1t sau, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00f4ng b\u1ec7 v\u1ec7 \u0103n m\u1eb7c sang tr\u1ecdng b\u01b0\u1edbc ra ngo\u00e0i c\u1eeda hi\u1ec7u, \u0111\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng quanh gi\u00e3n ra hai b\u00ean nh\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ed7i cho \u0111i. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi l\u00e3o Boggs, ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i v\u00e0 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb r\u1ea5t b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh: - Tao ch\u00e1n c\u00e1i tr\u00f2 n\u00e0y l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i, tao s\u1ebd c\u1ed1 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng m\u00e0y m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd n\u1eefa th\u00f4i. Sau m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd, n\u1ebfu m\u00e0y c\u00f2n m\u1edf m\u1ed3m ra n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ebfn tao n\u1eefa, th\u00ec d\u00f9 cho m\u00e0y c\u00f3 \u0111i xa \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u tao c\u0169ng t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00e0y. R\u1ed3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia quay v\u00e0o. \u0110\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi chung quanh c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9ng im, kh\u00f4ng ai \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1eady, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n d\u00e1m c\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1eefa. L\u00e3o Boggs th\u00fac ng\u1ef1a ch\u1ea1y \u0111i, mi\u1ec7ng v\u1eabn la h\u00e9t, r\u00e9o t\u00ean Sherburn th\u1eadt to. L\u00e3o ch\u1ea1y xu\u1ed1ng ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi ph\u1ed1, r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed1c l\u1ea1i quay tr\u1edf l\u00ean d\u1eebng ng\u1ef1a tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda hi\u1ec7u, mi\u1ec7ng v\u1eabn la h\u00e9t. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1ea3o l\u00e3o ta th\u00f4i \u0111i, nh\u01b0ng l\u00e3o ta kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu. H\u1ecd b\u1ea3o ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m ph\u00fat n\u1eefa l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t gi\u1edd, v\u00e0 l\u00e3o n\u00ean v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 ngay \u0111i. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng \u0103n thua g\u00ec. L\u00e3o ta l\u1ea1i g\u00e2n c\u1ed5 l\u00ean ch\u1eedi, v\u1ee9t chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 xu\u1ed1ng b\u00f9n \u0111\u1ec3 cho ng\u1ef1a d\u1eabm l\u00ean, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i qu\u1ea5t ng\u1ef1a ch\u1ea1y xu\u1ed1ng cu\u1ed1i ph\u1ed1, m\u00e1i t\u00f3c hoa r\u00e2m c\u1ee7a l\u00e3o bay bay tr\u01b0\u1edbc gi\u00f3. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi k\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee7a l\u00e3o l\u1ea1i; c\u1ed1 s\u1ee9c g\u00f2 con ng\u1ef1a xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ec3 r\u1ed3i gi\u1eef m\u1ed3m l\u00e3o cho im \u0111i, nh\u01b0ng v\u00f4 \u00edch. L\u00e3o l\u1ea1i l\u1ed3ng l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u ph\u1ed1 v\u00e0 ch\u1eedi Sherburn. B\u1ed7ng c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i: - T\u00ecm con g\u00e1i l\u00e3o \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y, nhanh l\u00ean. May ra th\u00ec l\u00e3o ta nghe l\u1eddi con g\u00e1i l\u00e3o \u0111\u1ea5y. C\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ea1y \u0111i t\u00ecm. T\u00f4i \u0111i xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi ph\u1ed1 r\u1ed3i d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i. \u0110\u1ed9 n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i ph\u00fat sau \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea1i th\u1ea5y l\u00e3o Boggs ch\u1ea1y xu\u1ed1ng, nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ed3i ng\u1ef1a n\u1eefa. L\u00e3o ta ch\u1ea1y qua ph\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng, \u0111\u1ea7u tr\u1ea7n, hai b\u00ean c\u00f3 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n x\u1ed1c c\u00e1nh tay v\u00e0 k\u00e9o l\u00e3o \u0111i. L\u00e3o ta c\u00f3 v\u1ebb kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i, kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eefng l\u00e3o kh\u00f4ng gi\u1eb1ng k\u00e9o v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1eb1ng sau m\u00e0 c\u00f2n l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 \u0111i v\u1ed9i l\u00ean ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc n\u1eefa. C\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1ecdi to: - Boggs! T\u00f4i quay l\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn xem ai g\u1ecdi, h\u00f3a ra vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1i t\u00e1 Sherburn khi n\u00e3y. \u00d4ng ta \u0111\u1ee9ng im gi\u1eefa \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, tay ph\u1ea3i c\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang gi\u01a1 l\u00ean, kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eafm; m\u00e0 n\u00f2ng s\u00fang th\u00ec ch\u0129a l\u00ean tr\u1eddi. C\u00f9ng l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i ch\u1ea1y t\u1edbi, c\u00f3 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia quay l\u1ea1i xem ai g\u1ecdi l\u00e3o ta; khi tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang, m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia nh\u1ea3y v\u1ed9i sang m\u1ed9t b\u00ean, chi\u1ebfc n\u00f2ng s\u00fang ch\u1ea7m ch\u1eadm h\u1ea1 xu\u1ed1ng, ch\u0129a th\u1eb3ng. L\u00e3o Boggs gi\u01a1 hai tay l\u00ean tr\u1eddi n\u00f3i: - \u1ed1i! Xin \u00f4ng \u0111\u1eebng b\u1eafn! \u0110o\u00e0ng! Ph\u00e1t th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t n\u1ed5, l\u00e3o Boggs lo\u1ea1ng cho\u1ea1ng th\u00ec l\u1ea1i, hai c\u00e1nh tay ch\u01a1i v\u1edbi. \u0110o\u00e0ng! Ph\u00e1t th\u1ee9 hai ti\u1ebfp, v\u00e0 l\u00e3o ta ng\u00e3 chui xu\u1ed1ng m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t, hai c\u00e1nh tay du\u1ed7i th\u1eb3ng. C\u00f4 con g\u00e1i v\u1eeba k\u1ecbp h\u00e9t to l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng nh\u1ea3y \u0111\u1ebfn, ng\u00e3 v\u1eadt xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean x\u00e1c b\u1ed1, kh\u00f3c: - Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i, n\u00f3 gi\u1ebft b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i r\u1ed3i, n\u00f3 gi\u1ebft b\u1ed1 t\u00f4i r\u1ed3i! \u0110\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi x\u00fam \u0111\u1ebfn xung quanh, ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u1ecd chen ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u00ean trong th\u00ec c\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ea9y nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i: - Lui ra, l\u00f9i ra, \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e3o ta c\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed m\u00e0 th\u1edf ch\u1ee9! Vi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i t\u00e1 Sherburn qu\u0103ng kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, r\u1ed3i quay g\u00f3t \u0111i th\u1eb3ng. H\u1ecd \u0111\u01b0a l\u00e3\u01a1 Boggs v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u1eeda hi\u1ec7u thu\u1ed1c nh\u1ecf. \u0110\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eabn qu\u00e2y \u0111\u1ebfn chung quanh. C\u1ea3 th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n c\u00f9ng k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ebfn. T\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y l\u00ean ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 b\u00ean c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 g\u1ea7n ngay ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e3o Boggs. H\u1ecd \u0111\u1eb7t l\u00e3o n\u1eb1m2 tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n kinh l\u1edbn k\u00ea xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e3o. R\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed1n kinh kh\u00e1c m\u1edf ra \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00ean ng\u1ef1c l\u00e3o. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00f3, h\u1ecd x\u00e9 chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o l\u00f3t c\u1ee7a l\u00e3o ra, t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn r\u00f5 v\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea1n. L\u00e3o ta th\u1edf h\u1eaft ra \u0111\u1ebfn h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t ch\u1ee5c c\u00e1i, r\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00f3, l\u00e3o n\u1eb1m im l\u1ecbm. L\u00e3o \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft. H\u1ecd k\u00e9o c\u00f4 con g\u00e1i ra ngo\u00e0i. C\u00f4 con g\u00e1i v\u1eabn c\u00f2n k\u00eau kh\u00f3c, nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd \u0111\u01b0a c\u00f4 ta \u0111i. C\u00f4 ta m\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed9 m\u01b0\u1eddi s\u00e1u tu\u1ed5i, tr\u00f4ng r\u1ea5t hi\u1ec1n l\u00e0nh, xinh \u0111\u1eb9p, nh\u01b0ng da m\u1eb7t \u0111\u00e3 t\u00e1i v\u00ec s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i. C\u1ea3 d\u00e2n th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 t\u00fam t\u1ee5m v\u00e0o ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u00f3, chen ch\u00fac nhau, x\u00f4 \u0111\u1ea9y nhau, th\u00fac nhau \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m sao v\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ea7n c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y l\u00e3o Boggs: nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu nh\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng sau th\u00ec lu\u00f4n mi\u1ec7ng:","- N\u00e0y, anh kia xem \u0111\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i sao c\u00f2n c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ee9ng m\u00e3i \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. \u0110i ra cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c xem v\u1edbi ch\u1ee9... H\u1ecd c\u00e3i nhau k\u1ecbch li\u1ec7t. T\u00f4i lu\u1ed3n ra ngo\u00e0i, s\u1ee3 l\u1ea1i x\u1ea3y ra chuy\u1ec7n l\u00f4i th\u00f4i n\u1eefa. Ph\u1ed1 x\u00e1 \u0111\u00f4ng ngh\u1ecbt ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Tr\u00f4ng ai c\u0169ng c\u00f3 v\u1ebb nh\u01b0 v\u1ed9i v\u00e3. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ee9ng ki\u1ebfn l\u00fac b\u0103n th\u00ec k\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111u\u00f4i c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n, r\u1ed3i m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi k\u1ec3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng qu\u00e2y chung quanh, d\u1ecfng tai l\u00ean nghe. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi cao l\u00ean kh\u00eanh, t\u00f3c d\u00e0i tay c\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc g\u1eady ch\u0103n c\u1eebu, \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u1ec9 tr\u1ecf c\u00e1i kho\u1ea3ng \u0111\u1ea5t m\u00e0 l\u00e3\u01a1 Boggs \u0111\u1ee9ng v\u00e0 ch\u1ed7 Sherburn \u0111\u1ee9ng khi n\u00e3y. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi theo anh ch\u00e0ng t\u1eeb ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 kia, nh\u00ecn h\u1eafn l\u00e0m c\u00e1i th\u1ee9, r\u1ed3i g\u1eadt g\u1eadt c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1ecf ra m\u00ecmh \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng ch\u1ed1ng tay v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f9i nh\u00ecn ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng d\u1ea1y b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 Sherburn \u0111\u1ee9ng, cau \u0111\u00f4i l\u00f4ng m\u00e0y l\u1ea1i, k\u00e9o c\u00e1i v\u00e0nh m\u0169 xu\u1ed1ng t\u1eadn m\u1eaft r\u1ed3ie k\u00eau l\u00ean. - Boggs! V\u00e0 gi\u1edd chi\u1ebfc g\u1eady c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn ta, mi\u1ec7ng n\u00f3i: - \u0110o\u00e0ng! V\u00e0 h\u1eafn ng\u00e3 v\u1eadt ra. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ea5y th\u1ec3 b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng h\u1eafn ta \u0111\u00e3 di\u1ec5n l\u1ea1i r\u1ea5t \u0111\u00fang v\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c x\u1ea3y ra l\u00fac n\u00e3y c\u0169ng ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. R\u1ed3i c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn h\u01a1n ch\u1ee5c ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u00fat nh\u1eefng chai r\u01b0\u1ee3u \u1edf trong t\u00fai \u0111\u01b0a cho h\u1eafn. L\u00e1t sau, c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng Sherburn s\u1ebd b\u1ecb x\u1eed t\u1ed9i, Ai c\u0169ng b\u00e0n t\u00e1n v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y, r\u1ed3i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 k\u00e9o nhau \u0111i, ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o \u1ea5y mi\u1ec7ng h\u00e9t nh\u01b0 \u0111i\u00ean. H\u1ecd gi\u1eadt l\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng b\u0103ng v\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111em \u0111i treo c\u1ed5 Sherburn. T\u1ee7 s\u00e1ch Chia s\u1ebb","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng XXII H\u1ecd \u0111\u1ed5 x\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 Sherburn, g\u00e0o th\u00e9t d\u1eef d\u1ed9i nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111\u1ecf. M\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ecb gi\u1ea1t sang hai b\u00ean ho\u1eb7c b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea9y l\u00ean ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, ho\u1eb7c b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e8 b\u1eb9p th\u1eadt kinh kh\u1ee7ng. Tr\u1ebb con d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ea7u h\u00f2 h\u00e9t m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00e1nh xa. \u0110\u00e0n b\u00e0 th\u00f2 \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u00ecn ra qua c\u00e1c khung c\u1eeda s\u1ed5. Tr\u1ebb con da \u0111en tr\u00e8o l\u00ean c\u00e2y. Nh\u1eefng anh da \u0111en kh\u00e1c v\u00e0 c\u00e1c c\u00f4 g\u00e1i th\u00ec nh\u00ecn qua h\u1ea3ng r\u00e0o. \u0110\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi k\u00e9o \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u th\u00ec nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng xem \u1edf ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ea1y t\u1ea3n \u0111i ho\u1eb7c l\u00f9i v\u00e0o t\u1eadn b\u00ean trong. R\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 con g\u00e1i tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf th\u00ec khi\u1ebfp \u0111\u1ea3m, kh\u00f3c v\u00e1ng l\u00ean v\u00ec s\u1ee3. H\u1ecd k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o nh\u00e0 Sherburn ch\u1eadt n\u00edch. Ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i s\u00e2n r\u1ed9ng ch\u1eebng s\u00e1u th\u01b0\u1edbc. C\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i: - K\u00e9o \u0111\u1ed5 h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o xu\u1ed1ng, k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ed5 xu\u1ed1ng! Ti\u1ebfp \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng r\u0103ng r\u1eafc, chi\u1ebfc h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o s\u1ee5p xu\u1ed1ng, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00e0n v\u00e0o nh\u01b0 n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u0169. V\u1eeba l\u00fac \u1ea5y Sherburn b\u01b0\u1edbc ra, tay c\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang hai n\u00f2ng, \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng, r\u1ea5t b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh, ch\u1eefng ch\u1ea1c, kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i n\u1eeda l\u1eddi. Ti\u1ebfng \u1ed3n \u00e0o b\u1ed7ng im b\u1eadt, v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ee9ng s\u1eefng l\u1ea1i. Sherburn v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3 nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng. Im l\u1eb7ng \u0111\u1ebfn r\u1ee3n ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Sherburn \u0111\u01b0a m\u1eaft ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i nh\u00ecn quanh m\u1ed9t l\u01b0\u1ee3t. H\u1eafn nh\u00ecn \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u th\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea3ng \u00e1nh m\u1eaft \u0111i n\u01a1i kh\u00e1c. R\u1ed3i b\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean Sherburn c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng l\u1ea1nh to\u00e1t nh\u01b0 \u0103n c\u01a1m nhai ph\u1ea3i h\u1ea1t s\u1ea1n. H\u1eafn l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, gi\u1ecdng khinh b\u1ec9: - C\u00e1i tr\u00f2 gia \u0111\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1eadt l\u00e0 t\u1ee9c c\u01b0\u1eddi! C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee9 t\u01b0\u1edfng l\u00e0 m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee7 can \u0111\u1ea3m \u0111\u1ec3 gia h\u00ecnh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u0103ng? C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng \u0111em b\u00f4i h\u1eafn \u00ednq v\u00e0o g\u1ecdt t\u00f3c nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 ngh\u00e8o t\u00fang, b\u01a1 v\u01a1 l\u00e0 anh h\u00f9ng l\u1eafm sao? Nh\u01b0 v\u1eady r\u1ed3i c\u00e1c anh t\u01b0\u1edfng c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u00f3 tay v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u1eefa ch\u0103ng? H\u00e0ng v\u1ea1n c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0m g\u00ec n\u1ed5i m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2u. C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u01b0? Th\u1ebf th\u00ec c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea7m. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i t\u1eeb ph\u01b0\u01a1ng Nam t\u1edbi ph\u01b0\u01a1ng B\u1eafc n\u00ean t\u00f4i th\u1eeba bi\u1ebft con ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y r\u1ea5t h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t. \u1edf ph\u01b0\u01a1ng B\u1eafc, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u1ec3 cho k\u1ebb kh\u00e1c \u0111\u00e8 \u0111\u1ea7u c\u01b0\u1ee1i c\u1ed5, r\u1ed3i v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 c\u1eadu nguy\u1ec7n, ch\u1ecbu nh\u1ecbn nh\u1ee5c. C\u00f2n \u1edf ph\u01b0\u01a1ng Nam, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta hung h\u00e3n \u0111i c\u01b0\u1edbp gi\u1eefa ban ng\u00e0y. B\u00e1o ch\u00ed th\u00ec ca ng\u1ee3i c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t d\u00e2n t\u1ed9c can \u0111\u1ea3m, th\u00e0nh th\u1eed c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee9 t\u01b0\u1edfng r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh can \u0111\u1ea3m h\u01a1n d\u00e2n t\u1ed9c kh\u00e1c. T\u1ea1i sao c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4n th\u1eb3ng tay tr\u1eebng tr\u1ecb t\u00ean s\u00e1t nh\u00e2n \u0111\u00f3? B\u1edfi v\u00ec c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ee3 b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 c\u1ee7a t\u00ean gi\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1ebd b\u1eafn l\u00e9n v\u00e0o l\u01b0ng c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Cho n\u00ean c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edd \u0111i. Nh\u00e2n l\u00fac \u0111\u00eam t\u1ed1i, c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi k\u00e9o theo h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t, mang m\u1eb7t n\u1ea1, \u0111i gia h\u00ecnh t\u00ean s\u00e1t nh\u00e2n \u0111\u00f3. \u0110i\u1ec1u sai l\u1ea7m c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00e0 th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i m\u1eb7t n\u1ea1 c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh. C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ec9 mang theo m\u1ed9t con ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1eb3ng ra con ng\u01b0\u1eddi - Buck Harness kia k\u00eca - v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 h\u1eafn x\u00fai gi\u1ee5c th\u00ec c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u00f2 tr\u1ed1ng g\u00ec. C\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y v\u00ec kh\u00f4nga th\u00edch l\u00f4i th\u00f4i v\u00e0 nguy hi\u1ec3m. Nh\u01b0ng th\u1eb1ng Buck Harness c\u1ee9 h\u00e9t l\u00ean \u201cGi\u1ebft n\u00f3 \u0111i! Gi\u1ebft n\u00f3 \u0111i!\u201d cho n\u00ean c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m r\u00fat lui s\u1ee3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t. R\u1ed3i c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ea7m r\u1ed9 k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y, mi\u1ec7ng th\u00ec th\u1ec1 l\u00e0 s\u1ebd l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ed9ng tr\u1eddi. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e1ng x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ed7n lo\u1ea1n l\u00e0 h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng chi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ea5u b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i tinh th\u1ea7n d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m c\u00f3 trong ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecd, m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m m\u01b0\u1ee3n c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea3o, c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ea7u. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f2n x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 h\u01a1n khi \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ea7u ra h\u1ed3n nh\u01b0 c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00fac n\u00e0y. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd, c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00ean tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda cho th\u1eadt ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea1i. N\u1ebfu c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi mu\u1ed1n gia h\u00ecnh ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, th\u00ec c\u00e1c ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00ean ch\u1ecdn b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i nh\u01b0 ki\u1ec3u c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u01b0\u01a1ng Nam. Th\u00f4i x\u00e9o ngay \u0111i cho ta nh\u1edd. N\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3, h\u1eafn gi\u01a1 kh\u1ea9u s\u00fang l\u00ean r\u1ed3i l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1n. C\u1ea3 \u0111\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ed7ng l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i, r\u1ed3i gi\u00e3n d\u1ea7n, r\u1ed3i ch\u1ea1y ra kh\u1eafp c\u00e1c ng\u1ea3. C\u00f2n t\u00ean Buck Harness h\u00e8n h\u1ea1 c\u0169ng ch\u1ea1y theo \u0111\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi. T\u00f4i \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 r\u1ea1p xi\u1ebfc l\u00e0 lu\u1ed3n ra ph\u00eda sau, ch\u1edd cho \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u00e1c \u0111i qua r\u1ed3i chui v\u00e0o d\u01b0\u1edbi l\u1ec1u.","D\u00f9 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ed3ng hai m\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00f4 la v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n kh\u00e1c, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 n\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 d\u00e0nh v\u00ec bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 l\u00fac d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ebfn, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 \u0111ang xa nh\u00e0 xa c\u1eeda v\u00e0 s\u1ed1ng gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i vi\u1ec7c ph\u1ea3i b\u1ecf ti\u1ec1n ra xem xi\u1ebfc, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i b\u1ecf ra th\u00ec c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t g\u00e1nh xi\u1ebfc r\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111o\u00e0n \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng b\u00e0 c\u01b0\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a \u0111i h\u00e0ng \u0111\u00f4i trong th\u1eadt \u0111\u1eb9p m\u1eaft. \u0110\u00e0n \u00f4ng m\u1eb7c \u00e1o ch\u1ebdn qu\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f9i, ch\u00e2n kh\u00f4ng gi\u00e0y, tay \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00ean \u0111\u00f9i r\u1ea5t d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng v\u1eefng ch\u00e3i. C\u00f2n \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 th\u00ec r\u1ea5t xinh t\u01b0\u01a1i tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng b\u00e0 ho\u00e0ng, \u00e1o qu\u1ea7n sang trong \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 \u0111\u1ebfn h\u00e0ng tri\u1ec7u \u0111\u00f4 la, l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 g\u00e0i c\u1ea3 kim c\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0o \u00e1o n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf c\u1ea3. T\u1eebng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea7n l\u01b0\u1ee3t \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean \u0111i v\u00f2ng quanh v\u0169 \u0111\u00e0i r\u1ea5t uy\u1ec3n chuy\u1ec3n. \u0110\u00e0n \u00f4ng th\u00ec cao l\u1edbn, oai v\u1ec7, ch\u1eefng ch\u1ea1c, c\u00f2n \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 th\u00ec m\u1eb7c \u00e1o m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng bay ph\u1ea5p ph\u1edbi, m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i. M\u1ed7i l\u00fac h\u1ecd \u0111i m\u1ed9t nhanh h\u01a1n, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u nh\u1ea3y m\u00faa, \u0111\u01b0a m\u1ed9t ch\u00e2n l\u00ean r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0a ch\u00e2n kia l\u00ean. Nh\u01b0ng con ng\u1ef1a nghi\u00eang \u0111\u1ea7u khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ec3n \u0111i xung quanh, v\u1eeba \u0111i v\u1eeba qu\u1ea5t roi la h\u00e9t. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ed7 tay hoan h\u00f4 cu\u1ed3ng nhi\u1ec7t. Trong bu\u1ed5i tr\u00ecnh di\u1ec5n, h\u1ecd l\u00e0m nhi\u1ec1u tr\u00f2 r\u1ea5t kh\u00e1c l\u1ea1. L\u00fac anh h\u1ec1 b\u01b0\u1edbc ra th\u00ec m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 n\u1eafc n\u1ebb. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u h\u1eafn l\u00e0m th\u1ebf n\u00e0o m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i ngh\u0129 ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec1u tr\u00f2 v\u00e0 l\u1ea1i nhanh nh\u1eb9n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. T\u00f4i th\u00ec c\u00f3 cho t\u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t n\u0103m c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. B\u1ed7ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t anh ch\u00e0ng sat r\u01b0\u1ee3u \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o v\u0169 \u0111\u00e0i, n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng anh ta mu\u1ed1n \u0111i ng\u1ef1a. Anh ta b\u1ea3o c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111i ng\u1ef1a ch\u1eb3ng k\u00e9m g\u00ec nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00fac n\u00e3y. H\u1ecd \u0111\u1ecbnh gi\u1eef anh ta \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0ng anh ta kh\u00f4ng nghe v\u00e0 bu\u1ed5i di\u1ec5n ph\u1ea3i t\u1ea1m ng\u1eebng. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i xem la \u00f3, ch\u1eedi m\u1eafng anh ta l\u00e0m anhe ta c\u00e0ng kh\u1ee7ng h\u01a1n. C\u00f3 m\u1ea5y kh\u00e1n gi\u1ea3 nh\u1ea3y ra kh\u1ecfi h\u00e0ng gh\u1ebf b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o trong v\u0169 \u0111\u00e0i n\u00f3i: \u201c\u0110\u00e1nh cho n\u00f3 m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn, m\u00e9m n\u00f3 ra ngo\u00e0i kia\u201d M\u1ed9t v\u00e0i b\u00e0 s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i h\u00e9t l\u00ean. Th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ee7 xi\u1ebfc n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 anh ch\u00e0ng kia h\u1ee9a kh\u00f4ng g\u00e2y ra chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec n\u1eefa th\u00ec s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ec3 anh ta \u0111i ng\u1ef1a. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o \u0111\u1ec3 cho anh ch\u00e0ng kia b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o. Anh ta v\u1eeba ng\u1ed3i l\u00ean m\u00ecnh ng\u1ef1a th\u00ec con ng\u1ef1a c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf nh\u1ea3y l\u1ed3ng l\u00ean kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i. Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong g\u00e1nh xi\u1ebfc ch\u1ea1y ra, c\u00f3 g\u00ec l\u1ea5y d\u00e2u c\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, c\u00f2n anh ch\u00e0ng say r\u01b0\u1ee3u kia th\u00ec c\u1ee9 \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y c\u1ed5 con ng\u1ef1a, c\u1ee9 m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n n\u00f3 nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean th\u00ec anh ta l\u1ea1i ch\u1ecfng v\u00f3 l\u00ean tr\u1eddi khi\u1ebfn kh\u00e1n gi\u1ea3 c\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ea3y c\u1ea3 n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft. Sau c\u00f9ng, con ng\u1ef1a ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ee9ng y\u00ean, r\u1ed3i l\u1eefng th\u1eefng \u0111i v\u00f2ng quanh v\u0169 \u0111\u00e0i; anh ch\u00e0ng kia v\u1eabn n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean l\u01b0ng ng\u1ef1a, tay b\u00e1m ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y c\u1ed5 ng\u1ef1a, ch\u00e2n b\u00ean n\u00e0y th\u00f5ng xu\u1ed1ng l\u1ee7ng l\u1eb3ng g\u1ea7n m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i ch\u00e2n b\u00ean kia. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1ea3 nghi\u00eang. Ri\u00eang t\u00f4i th\u00ec ch\u1ea3 l\u1ea5y th\u1ebf l\u00e0m kho\u00e1i tr\u00e1, m\u00e0 l\u1ea1i run s\u1ee3 thay cho anh kia. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i, b\u1ed7ng anh ta ng\u1ed3i ph\u1eaft d\u00e2y, n\u1eb1m l\u1ea5y d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng, nghi\u00eang b\u00ean n\u1ecd, nghi\u00eang b\u00ean kia, r\u1ed3i ch\u1ee3t nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean, b\u1ecf d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng th\u1eb3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi; c\u00f2n con ng\u1ef1a th\u00ec b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u phi nh\u01b0 bay. Anh ta v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ee9ng nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u00ean m\u00ecnh ng\u1ef1a m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 say r\u01b0\u1ee3u. R\u1ed3i v\u1eeba phi ng\u1ef1a, anh ta v\u1eeba c\u1edfi b\u1ecf qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i v\u1ee9t xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. Anh ta m\u1eb7c nhi\u1ec1u qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o qu\u00e1, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3y c\u00e1i qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 anh ta hi\u1ec7n nguy\u00ean d\u1ea1ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ch\u00e0ng trai kh\u00f4n ng\u00f4 tu\u1ea5n t\u00fa, r\u1ed3i anh ta qu\u1ea5n th\u1eadt m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o con ng\u1ef1a cho n\u00f3 h\u00ed vang l\u00ean. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, anh ta nh\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng, ch\u00e0o kh\u00e1n gi\u1ea3 r\u1ed3i ch\u1ea1y v\u00e0o trong. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean reo h\u00f2 \u1ea7m \u0129. \u00d4ng ch\u1ee7 g\u00e1nh xi\u1ebfc gi\u1ea3 b\u1ed9 t\u1ecf ra l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb v\u1eeba b\u1ecb m\u1eafc l\u1eeba, nh\u01b0ng th\u1ef1c ra anh ch\u00e0ng kia ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a g\u00e1nh xi\u1ebfc! Anh ta \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecba ra c\u00e1i tr\u00f2 c\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ea5y m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng cho ai bi\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ea3. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4nge bi\u1ebft c\u00f3 g\u00e1nh xi\u1ebfc n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng h\u01a1n th\u1ebf n\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng, nh\u01b0ng d\u1eabu sao t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y c\u0169ng t\u1ea1m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u0110\u00eam \u0111\u00f3, \u0111\u1ebfn l\u01b0\u1ee3t ch\u00fang t\u00f4i tr\u00ecnh di\u1ec5n, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 kho\u1ea3ng m\u01b0\u1eddi hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn xem, v\u1eeba \u0111\u1ee7 ti\u1ec1n ph\u00ed t\u1ed5n. Trong khi xem, h\u1ecd c\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng, l\u00e0m cho qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng ph\u00e1t kh\u00f9ng l\u00ean. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecf v\u1ec1 t\u1eeb khi bu\u1ed5i di\u1ec5ne ch\u01b0a k\u1ebft th\u00fac, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 \u0111ang ng\u1ee7 say nh\u01b0 ch\u1ebft. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n Arcansaw ngu ng\u1ed1c n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c Shakespeare. Anh ta n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd ch\u1ec9 h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi th\u1ee9 k\u1ecbch r\u1ebb ti\u1ec1n th\u00f4i. Cho l\u00e0 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eafm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ecb hi\u1ebfu c\u1ee7a d\u00e2n v\u00f9ng n\u00e0y, s\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau, anh ta ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t t\u1edd gi\u1ea5y v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t \u00edt m\u1ef1c \u0111en \u0111em v\u1ec1 nghu\u1ec7ch ngo\u1ea1c m\u1ea5y t\u1edd qu\u1ea3ng c\u00e1o \u0111em d\u00e1n \u1edf kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i. T\u1edd qu\u00e0ng c\u00e1o vi\u1ebft th\u1ebf n\u00e0y: T\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 x\u1eed \u00e1n!","Ch\u1ec9 di\u1ec5n c\u00f3 ba t\u1ed1i! H\u00e0i k\u1ecbch s\u0129 n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi David Garrick em v\u00e0 Edmund Kean anh c\u1ea3 Ngh\u1ec7 s\u0129 k\u1ecbch vi\u1ec7n Lu\u00e2n \u0110\u00f4n v\u00e0 k\u1ecbch vi\u1ec7n \u0110\u1ea1i l\u1ee5c trong v\u1edf bi k\u1ecbch r\u00f9ng r\u1ee3n. Con h\u01b0\u01a1u cao c\u1ed5 c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 vua Gi\u00e1 v\u00e9 v\u00e0o c\u1eeda: 5 h\u00e0o \u0110\u00e0n b\u00e0, tr\u1ebb con kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0o xem! Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng n\u00f3i: - N\u1ebfu l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y m\u00e0 h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn xem th\u00ec ta c\u0169ng ch\u1ecbu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u n\u1ed5i d\u00e2n v\u00f9ng n\u00e0y n\u1eefa. T\u1ee7 s\u00e1ch Chia s\u1ebb","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng XXIII Su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0y, qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng v\u1edbi nh\u00e0 vua v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb, n\u00e0o l\u00e0 d\u1ef1ng s\u00e2n kh\u1ea5u, c\u0103ng ph\u00f4ng m\u00e0n, tr\u00e8o \u0111\u00e8n... \u0110\u00eam \u0111\u00f3, r\u1ea1p ch\u1eadt n\u00edck ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn xem. Khi \u0111\u00e3 qu\u00e1 \u0111\u00f4ng r\u1ed3im qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng m\u1edbi kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9ng so\u00e1t v\u00e9 n\u1eefa m\u00e0 \u0111i v\u00f2ng ph\u00eda sau l\u00ean s\u00e2n kh\u1ea5u, ra tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00e0n di\u1ec5n thuy\u1ebft. Anh ta h\u1ebft l\u1eddi ca t\u1ee5ng v\u1edf bi k\u1ecbch n\u00e0y v\u00e0 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t v\u1edf k\u1ecbch r\u00f9ng r\u1ee3n ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3, khi \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi su\u1ed1t ru\u1ed9t mu\u1ed1n xem qu\u00e1, anh ta m\u1edbi cu\u1ed9n ph\u00f4ng m\u00e0n l\u00ean. M\u1ed9t ph\u00fat sau, nh\u00e0 vua l\u1ed3m c\u1ed3m b\u00f2 ra, kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3nh v\u1ea3i che th\u00e2n. Kh\u1eafp ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00e3o, v\u1ebd nh\u1eb1ng nh\u1ecbt nh\u1eefng v\u1ec7t b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ee7 c\u00e1c m\u00e0u, tr\u00f4ng r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 nh\u01b0 c\u00e1i v\u1ed3ng tr\u00f4ng v\u1eeba c\u00f3 v\u1ebb d\u1eef t\u1ee3n v\u00e0 r\u1ea5t ng\u1ed9 ngh\u0129nh. C\u00f4ng ch\u00fang c\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103n l\u1ed9n. Sau khi nh\u00e0 vua \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1ea3y v\u00e0o ph\u00eda cu\u1ed1i s\u00e2n kh\u1ea5u r\u1ed3i, c\u00f4ng ch\u00fang l\u1ea1i v\u1ed7 tay \u1ea7m l\u00ean, h\u00fa g\u1ecdi b\u1eaft nh\u00e0 vua ph\u1ea3i di\u1ec5n l\u1ea1i, r\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa. C\u1ee9 ch\u1ec9 nh\u00ecn nh\u1eefng v\u1ec7t v\u1eb1n m\u00e0 nh\u00e0 vua ngu ng\u1ed1c kia b\u00f4i l\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1edd th\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn con b\u00f2 c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i b\u1eadt c\u01b0\u1eddi. Sau \u0111\u00f3, qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng h\u1ea1 m\u00e0n xu\u1ed1ng, c\u00fai ch\u00e0o kh\u00e1n gi\u1ea3, n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng v\u1edf k\u1ecbch v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i n\u00e0y ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n di\u1ec5n hai \u0111\u00eam n\u1eefa th\u00f4i, v\u00ec c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Lu\u00e2n \u0110\u00f4n di\u1ec5n theo h\u1ee3p \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0111\u00e3 k\u00fd k\u1ebft, m\u00e0 v\u00e9 \u1edf nh\u00e0 h\u00e1t Drury Lane th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 b\u00e1n h\u1ebft s\u1ea1ch. Anh ta l\u1ea1i c\u00fai ch\u00e0o m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa, v\u00e0 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 v\u1edf k\u1ecbch \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng th\u00ec mong kh\u00e1n gi\u1ea3 m\u00e1ch b\u1ea3o cho b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 th\u00e2n thu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ebfn xem. M\u1ea5y ch\u1ee5c ng\u01b0\u1eddi nhao nhao l\u00ean h\u1ecfi: - Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 h\u1ebft r\u1ed3i \u01b0? Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 v\u1eady th\u00f4i sao? Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00fang v\u1eady. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi k\u00eau l\u00ean \u201c\u0110\u1ed3 l\u1eeba \u0111\u1ea3o!\u201d, r\u1ed3i t\u1ee9c gi\u1eadn \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean \u0111\u1ecbnh x\u00f4ng v\u00e0o s\u00e2n kh\u1ea5u v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ecbch s\u0129 n\u1eefa. Nh\u1eefng b\u1ed7ng l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi to l\u1edbn, oai v\u1ec7, nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf, n\u00f3i to l\u00ean: - Khoan \u0111\u00e3, t\u00f4i xin v\u00e0i c\u00e2u, th\u01b0a c\u00e1c \u00f4ng! H\u1ecd \u0111\u1eebng l\u1ea1i nghe. - Ch\u00fang n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecbp ch\u00fang ta, b\u1ecbp m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch tr\u1eafng tr\u1ee3n. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n c\u1ea3 th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n n\u00e0y c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t ch\u00fang ta. V\u00ec v\u1eady, b\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u00fang ta h\u00e3y ra v\u1ec1, n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 ai th\u00f4i v\u1ec1 bu\u1ed5i di\u1ec5n n\u00e0y, ch\u00fang ta c\u1ee9 ca ng\u1ee3i h\u1ebft l\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eefnge t\u1ed1i h\u00f4m sau h\u1ecd l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb l\u1eeba nuh\u01b0 ch\u00fang. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng? H\u00f4m sau, kh\u1eafp th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n, ai c\u0169ng khen bu\u1ed5i bi\u1ec3u di\u1ec5n th\u1eadt l\u00e0 tuy\u1ec7t. V\u00e0 \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u00f3, r\u1ea1p l\u1ea1i ch\u1eadt c\u1ee9ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi. \u0110\u00e1m kh\u00e1n gi\u1ea3 l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb l\u1eeba nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00eam tr\u01b0\u1edbc. T\u00f4i, nh\u00e0 vua v\u00e0 qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 b\u00e8 \u0103n t\u1ed1i, sau \u0111\u00f3, \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1eeda \u0111\u00eam, hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i v\u1edbi Jim \u0111\u1ea9y b\u00e8 ra gi\u1eefa s\u00f4ng r\u1ed3i \u0111em gi\u1ea5u v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ch\u1ed7 ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n kho\u1ea3ng hai d\u1eb7m. \u0110\u00eam th\u1ee9 ba, r\u1ea1p l\u1ea1i ch\u1eadt c\u1ee9ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi xem. H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 kh\u00e1n gi\u1ea3 m\u1edbi, m\u00e0 v\u1eabn l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 xem hai \u0111\u00eam tr\u01b0\u1edbc. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng \u1edf c\u1eeda, b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng, th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o t\u00fai c\u0169ng ph\u1ed3ng to. T\u00f4i ng\u1eedi th\u1ea5y m\u00f9i tr\u1ee9ng th\u1ed1i, b\u1eaft c\u1ea3i th\u1ed1i, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 kh\u00e1c nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. C\u00f3 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u00e1u m\u01b0\u01a1i t\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o r\u1ea1p. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111i v\u00e0o trong r\u1ea1p nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu qu\u00e1 n\u00ean \u0111i ra ngay. M\u1ed9t l\u00fac sau, khi m\u1ecdi ch\u1ed7 ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 c\u1ea3 r\u1ed3i, qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng cho anh ch\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ee9ng g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3 hai m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m xu, b\u1ea3o h\u1eafn gi\u1eef c\u1eeda gi\u00fap m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t r\u1ed3i anh ta \u0111i v\u00f2ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda s\u00e2n kh\u1ea5u. T\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc theo. V\u1eeba ra \u0111\u1ebfn g\u00f3c nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o ch\u1ed7 t\u1ed1i, qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng n\u00f3i: - Ch\u1ea1y ra kh\u1ecfi d\u00e3y ph\u1ed1 n\u00e0y, nhanh l\u00ean. R\u1ed3i t\u1edbi ch\u1ed7 gi\u1ea5u b\u00e8, l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 b\u1ecb ma \u0111u\u1ed5i \u1ea5y nh\u00e9. T\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y, r\u1ed3i anh ta c\u0169ng ch\u1ea1y. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u1edbi ch\u1ed7 b\u00e8 c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, v\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 trong hai gi\u00e2y \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 cho b\u00e8 xu\u1ed1ng d\u00f2ng. M\u1ecdi v\u1eadt \u0111\u1ec1u t\u1ed1i \u0111en, im l\u1eb7ng. B\u00e8 ra \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1eefa s\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng ai n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p cho nh\u00e0 vua l\u00fac n\u00e0y c\u00f2n \u1edf l\u1ea1i trong r\u1ea1p v\u1edbi \u0111\u00e1m kh\u00e1n gi\u1ea3 kia l\u00e0 l\u00e3o \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft m\u1ea5t th\u00f4i. Nh\u01b0ng v\u1eeba l\u00fac \u1ea5y, l\u00e3o t\u1eeb trong l\u1ec1u b\u00f2 ra h\u1ecfi: - Th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao nhi\u00eau? Th\u00ec ra nh\u00e0 vua \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng v\u00e0o th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u00f3.","\u0110i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1eb7m r\u1ed3i m\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a d\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1t \u0111\u00e8n l\u00ean. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd m\u1edbi th\u1ea5p \u0111\u00e8n \u0103n b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i. Nh\u00e0 vua v\u1edbi qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng c\u01b0\u1eddi kho\u00e1i tr\u00e1 v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i c\u00e1ch m\u00e0 h\u1ecd mua vui cho c\u00f4ng ch\u00fang. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng n\u00f3i: - To\u00e0n l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng b\u1ecdn ngu ng\u1ed1c. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00e0 b\u1ecdn \u0111i xem t\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u th\u1ebf n\u00e0o c\u0169ng c\u00e2m mi\u1ec7ng \u0111\u1ec3 cho t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c \u0111\u00e1m kh\u00e1c b\u1ecb l\u1eeba, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i cung bi\u1ebft h\u1ecd s\u1ebd c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ec3 cho m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00eam th\u1ee9 ba m\u1edbi ra tay. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd b\u00e2y gi\u1edd h\u1ecd bi\u1ebfn cu\u1ed9c \u0111i xem k\u1ecbch thanh chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i ch\u01a1i v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ee7 nh\u1eefng lo\u1ea1i th\u1ef1c ph\u1ea9m mang theo. Hai t\u00ean l\u01b0u manh n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf t\u00fai \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ed1n tr\u0103m s\u00e1u m\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u00f4 la trong ba t\u1ed1i. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a h\u1ec1 th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd thu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ec1n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. L\u00fac sau, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng ng\u1ee7 v\u00e0 ng\u00e1y \u1ea7m \u1ea7m. Jim h\u1ecfi t\u00f4i: - Huck, c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y b\u1ecdn n\u00e0y l\u00e0m \u0103n r\u1ea5t ma qu\u00e1i \u01b0? T\u00f4i n\u00f3i: - Kh\u00f4ng, ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec l\u00e0 ma qu\u00e1i c\u1ea3. - Sao l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng, c\u1eadu Huck? - V\u00ec t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd ai c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ec1u nh\u01b0 v\u1eady c\u1ea3. - N\u00e0y, c\u1eadu Huck, th\u00ec t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng b\u1ecdn vua n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0 c\u01b0\u1edbp c\u1ea3 th\u00f4i. - \u0110\u00fang v\u1eady \u0111\u00f3. Theo t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn vua ch\u00faa \u0111\u1ec1u l\u01b0u manh c\u1ea3. - Th\u1ebf \u01b0? - Anh c\u00fa \u0111\u1ecdc s\u00e1ch th\u00ec s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y h\u1ebft th\u00f4i. Ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n nh\u01b0 vua Henry \u0111\u1ec7 t\u00e1m kh\u00f4ng b\u1eb1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd tr\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00f2ng. R\u1ed3i nh\u01b0 S\u00e1cl\u01a1 \u0111\u1ecb nh\u1ecb, r\u1ed3i Luis m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ed1n, Luis m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m, r\u1ed3i James \u0111\u1ec7 nh\u1ecb... vv. Vua Henry \u0111\u1ec7 t\u00e1m m\u1ed7i ng\u00e0y l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t v\u1ee3 m\u1edbi, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ebfn s\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau th\u00ec \u0111em \u0111i ch\u00e9m \u0111\u1ea7u. H\u1eafn ta l\u00e0m c\u00e1i vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng th\u1ea3n nhi\u00ean nh\u01b0 g\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111em \u0111\u0129a tr\u1ee9ng l\u00ean th\u00f4i. H\u1eafn ta n\u00f3i: \u201c\u0110em n\u00e0ng Nell Gwuynn \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y!\u201d. H\u1ecd \u0111em n\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebfn. R\u1ed3i h\u00f4m sau, h\u1eafn ra l\u1ec7nh: \u201cCh\u00e9m \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111i!\u201d. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ch\u00e9m. V\u00e0 h\u1eafn ta l\u1ea1i b\u1eaft m\u1ed7i n\u00e0ng m\u1ed9t \u0111em ph\u1ea3i k\u1ec3 cho h\u1eafn nghe m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n. R\u1ed3i h\u1eafn ta g\u00f3p nh\u1eb7t nh\u1eefng nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i th\u00e0nh truy\u1ec7n \u201cNgh\u00ecn l\u1ebb m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam\u201d. Anh kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng \u00f4ng vua \u1ea5y, ch\u1ee9 t\u00f4i th\u00ec t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft h\u1ecd l\u1eafm. V\u00e0 nh\u00e0 vua \u0111i v\u1edbi ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ea5y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng \u00f4ng vua c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 trong s\u1ea1ch nh\u1ea5g trong l\u1ecbch s\u1eed \u0111\u1ea5y. C\u00f2n nh\u01b0 tay Henry kia th\u00ec h\u1eafn ta ng\u1edd v\u1ef1c c\u1ea3 b\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ebb ra h\u1eafn l\u00e0 c\u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edbc Wellington n\u1eefa. H\u1eafn ta d\u00ecm b\u1ed1 xu\u1ed1ng b\u1ec3 n\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u01b0 d\u00ecm m\u1ed9t con m\u00e8o \u1ea5y. N\u1ebfu c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 ti\u1ec1n \u1edf g\u1ea7n ch\u1ed7 h\u1eafn ng\u1ed3i th\u00ec h\u1eafn nh\u1eb7t h\u1ebft. H\u1eafn ch\u01b0a th\u1ec3 ng\u1eadm m\u1ed3m l\u1ea1i n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 ch\u01b0a n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ai c\u00e1i g\u00ec. \u0110\u1ea5y, vua Henry l\u00e0 lo\u1ea1i kh\u1ed1n n\u1ea1n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u0111\u00f3. H\u1eafn ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n b\u00e0y ra c\u00e1i tr\u00f2 di\u1ec5n k\u1ecbch nh\u01b0ng tr\u1eafng tr\u1ee3n d\u00e2n ch\u00fang ph\u1ea3i n\u1ed9p ti\u1ec1n cho h\u1eafn. - Nh\u01b0ng nh\u00e0 vua n\u00e0y c\u0169ng\u01b0 th\u00f4i tha nh\u01b0 v\u1eady m\u00e0 c\u1eadu Huck. - H\u1ecd th\u1ebf c\u1ea3 th\u00f4i, Jim \u1ea1. Ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e0nh ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ecbu th\u00f4i, l\u1ecbch s\u1eed c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3. - D\u1eabu sao, qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng c\u0169ng con kh\u00e1 h\u01a1n. - \u0110\u00fang v\u1eady, nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng kh\u00e1c nhi\u1ec1u l\u1eafm. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng n\u00e0y l\u00e0 h\u1ea1ng kh\u00e1 c\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea5y. Khi anh ta say r\u01b0\u1ee3u th\u00ec nh\u00ecn k\u0129 c\u0169ng kh\u00f3 m\u00e0 ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t n\u1ed5i v\u1edbi nh\u00e0 vua. - Th\u00f4i, t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng mu\u1ed1n nghe nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 c\u00e1c \u00f4ng vua \u1ea5y n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2u, c\u1eadu Huck \u1ea1. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu n\u1ed5i h\u1ecd n\u1eefa r\u1ed3i. - T\u00f4i c\u0169ng th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf, Jim \u1ea1. Nh\u1eefng v\u00ec ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh \u0111ang ph\u1ea3i s\u1ed1ng c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi h\u1ecd, cho n\u00ean ph\u1ea3i c\u1ed1 m\u00e0 ch\u1ecbu. C\u0169ng c\u00f3 l\u00fac t\u00f4i mong \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0o m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n vua n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i cho Jim hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 vua th\u1eadt v\u00e0 qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng th\u1eadt v\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 \u00edch g\u00ec c\u1ea3. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t gi\u1eefa th\u1eadt v\u00e0 gi\u1ea3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n d\u1ec5. T\u00f4i \u0111i ng\u1ee7. Jim kh\u00f4ng g\u1ecdi t\u00f4i d\u1eady m\u00e0 g\u00e1c lu\u00f4n h\u1ed9 t\u00f4i. L\u00fac t\u00f4i th\u1ee9c d\u1eady, tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 s\u00e1ng, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y Jim ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3, \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ee5c l\u00ean hai \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ed1i, \u0111ang r\u00ean r\u1ec9 trong mi\u1ec7ng. T\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng Jim \u0111ang ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 v\u1ee3 con \u1edf n\u01a1i xa. Jim \u0111ang bu\u1ed3n, nh\u1edb nh\u00e0, v\u00ec trong \u0111\u1eddi Jim tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd ph\u1ea3i xa nh\u00e0. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i tin r\u1eb1ng Jim lo l\u1eafng \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n y\u00eau c\u1ee7a Jim c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi da tr\u1eafng lo l\u1eafng \u0111\u1ebfn ba con c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 nghe h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ef1 nhi\u00ean, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y. Th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00eam l\u00e0 Jim hay l\u1ea7m r\u1ea7m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng l\u00fac Jim t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i, Jim n\u00f3i:","- T\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p con b\u00e9 Lizabeth, t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p Johny. Kh\u1ed5 th\u00e2n c\u00e1c con qu\u00e1, ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd b\u1ed1 c\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i c\u00e1c con n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2u! Jim l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi da \u0111en t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng. L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y, t\u00f4i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Jim m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ee3 con c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn. H\u1eafn n\u00f3i: - H\u00f4m nay t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y kh\u1ed5 s\u1edf nh\u01b0 v\u1eady l\u00e0 v\u00ec t\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y \u1edf \u0111\u1eb1ng xa, tr\u00ean b\u1edd s\u00f4ng kia, c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u1eadp l\u00e0m cho t\u00f4i nh\u1edb \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi con b\u00e9 Lizabeth. H\u1ed3i n\u00f3 m\u1edbi l\u00ean b\u1ed1n tu\u1ed5i, m\u00e0 n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb b\u1ec7nh s\u1ed1t n\u1eb7ng \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00edu c\u1ea3 l\u01b0\u1ee1i. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i n\u00f3 c\u0169ng kh\u1ecfi. M\u1ed9t h\u00f4m n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u01a1i ngo\u00e0i c\u1eeda, t\u00f4i b\u1ea3o n\u00f3: - \u0110\u00f3ng c\u1eeda l\u1ea1i \u0111i, con! N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m m\u00e0 c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3, ch\u1ec9 nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i v\u00e0 c\u01b0\u1eddi. T\u00f4i b\u1ef1c m\u00ecnh qu\u00e1, qu\u00e1 to l\u00ean: - M\u00e0y c\u00f3 nghe th\u1ea5y tao n\u00f3i kh\u00f4ng? \u0110\u00f3ng c\u1eeda v\u00e0o! N\u00f3 v\u1eabn c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 c\u01b0\u1eddi. T\u00f4i \u0111i\u00ean ru\u1ed9t l\u00ean: - M\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng nghe l\u1eddi n\u00e0o h\u1ea3? R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1nh cho n\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00e1t v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u. Con b\u00e9 ng\u00e3 l\u0103n ra \u0111\u1ea5t. T\u00f4i \u0111i sang bu\u1ed3ng b\u00ean, m\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u00fat sau t\u00f4i tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i th\u1ea5y c\u1eeda v\u1eabn c\u00f2n m\u1edf, v\u00e0 con b\u00e9 v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3, m\u1eb7t c\u1eafm nh\u00ecn xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft ch\u1ea3y r\u00f2ng r\u00f2ng. Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i, l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i m\u1edbi t\u1ee9c \u0111i\u00ean l\u00ean! T\u00f4i \u0111ang \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1edbi th\u00ec m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n gi\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u th\u1ed5i \u0111\u1ebfn, c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 \u0111\u1ed5 sau l\u01b0ng con b\u00e9. T\u00f4i ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3 ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn, to\u00e0n th\u00e2n t\u00f4i run b\u1eafn l\u00ean, c\u00fai xu\u1ed1ng nh\u00ecn con b\u00e9. N\u00f3 v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ee9ng im nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea9y ra. T\u00f4i r\u00fa l\u00ean kh\u00f3c v\u00e0 \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t n\u00f3 v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng. T\u00f4i n\u00f3i: \u201cT\u00f4i nghi\u1ec7p con t\u00f4i! Xin Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u1ebf h\u00e3y tha th\u1ee9 cho th\u1eb1ng Jim kh\u1ed1n kh\u1ed5 n\u00e0y\u201d. Th\u00ec ra, con b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n c\u00e2m v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ebfc t\u1eeb bao gi\u1edd r\u1ed3i, v\u1eady m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed v\u1edbi n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y!","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng XXIV G\u1ea7n t\u1edbi h\u00f4m sau, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i neo b\u00e8 d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1ed9t g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y li\u1ec5u, hai b\u00ean b\u1edd s\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 l\u00e0ng m\u1ea1c. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng v\u00e0 nh\u00e0 vua l\u1ea1i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u b\u00e0n b\u1ea1c ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh h\u1ecdat \u0111\u1ed9ng tr\u00ean th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n n\u00e0y. Jim n\u00f3i v\u1edbi qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1eebng \u0111i l\u00e2u qu\u00e1, ch\u1ec9 ch\u1eebng m\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3m th\u00f4i v\u00ec m\u00ecnh Jim n\u1eb1m su\u1ed1t ng\u00e0y trong l\u1ec1u v\u00e0 b\u1ecb tr\u00f3i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf th\u00ec m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi l\u1eafm. M\u1ed7i khi \u0111i v\u1eafng, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i tr\u00f3i Jim l\u1ea1i, \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1ee1 c\u00f3 ai b\u1ea5t ch\u1ee3t \u0111\u1ebfn, tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y h\u1eafn b\u1ecb tr\u00f3i th\u00ec th\u00ec cho r\u1eb1ng h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb b\u1eaft. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd cho r\u1eb1ng c\u1ee9 su\u1ed1t ng\u00e0y n\u1eb1m m\u00e0 b\u1ecb tr\u00f3i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady c\u0169ng kh\u1ed5 th\u1eadt, v\u00ec th\u1ebf anh ta s\u1ebd ngh\u0129 xem c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o hay h\u01a1n kh\u00f4ng. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng qu\u1ea3 th\u1eadt l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00f4ng minh. Anh ta ngh\u0129 ng\u00e0y ra m\u1ed9t k\u1ebf: cho Jim m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o c\u1ee7a vua Lear, \u0111eo m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 t\u00f3c gi\u1ea3 b\u1eb1ng l\u00f4ng \u0111u\u00f4i ng\u1ef1a tr\u1eafng; r\u1ed3i anh ta l\u1ea5y b\u00fat v\u1ebd ph\u00f4ng b\u00f4i l\u00ean m\u1eb7t, l\u00ean tay, l\u00ean tai, l\u00ean c\u1ed5 Jim m\u1ed9t m\u00e0u xanh x\u00e1m, tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb ch\u1ebft tr\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00edn ng\u00e0y. Khi\u1ebfp, ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd tr\u00f4ng gh\u00ea t\u1edfm th\u1ebf. R\u1ed3i qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3nh g\u1ed7 v\u00e0 vi\u1ebft l\u00ean: Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ea3 R\u1eadp t\u00e2m th\u1ea7n, r\u1ea5t nguy hi\u1ec3m khi n\u1ed5i c\u01a1n. R\u1ed3i anh ta treo m\u1ea3nh g\u1ed7 \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e0nh c\u00e2y, c\u00e1ch l\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ed9 v\u00e0i th\u01b0\u1edbc. Jim l\u1ea5y l\u00e0m h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng l\u1eafm v\u00ec nh\u01b0 v\u1eady c\u00f2n h\u01a1n l\u00e0 ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o c\u0169ng b\u1ecb tr\u00f3i, n\u1eb1m \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 c\u1ee9 run l\u00ean khi khi nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed9ng. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng b\u1ea3o Jim c\u1ee9 y\u00ean tr\u00ed, v\u00e0 n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 l\u1ea3ng v\u1ea3ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y th\u00ec b\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi l\u1ec1u, gi\u1ea3 b\u1ed9 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb \u0111i\u00ean r\u1ed3i h\u00fa l\u00ean m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng nh\u01b0 th\u00fa r\u1eebng, th\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta s\u1ebd s\u1ee3 m\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y \u0111i ngay. Nghe c\u0169ng hay \u0111\u1ea5y. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi ai c\u01a1 ch\u1ee9 c\u00f2n Jim th\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y l\u00e0 c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ee7 s\u1ee3 ch\u1ee9 ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n anh ta ph\u1ea3i h\u00fa l\u00ean n\u1eefa. Hai t\u00ean l\u01b0u manh n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ecbnh di\u1ec5n k\u1ecbch nh\u01b0 h\u00f4m tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1eefa \u0111\u1ec3 thu th\u00eam \u00edt ti\u1ec1n. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i h\u1ecd ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady c\u0169ng nguy hi\u1ec3m, v\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u nh\u1eefng tin t\u1ee9c v\u1ec1 bu\u1ed5i di\u1ec5n h\u00f4m tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e3 lan t\u1edbi t\u1eadn d\u01b0\u1edbi n\u00e0y r\u1ed3i. H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1eb9o n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c, sau \u0111\u00f3 qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ec3 anh ta n\u1eb1m ngh\u0129 m\u1ed9t hai ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 n\u1eefa xem c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng. Nh\u00e0 vua b\u1ea3o n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh m\u1edbi th\u00ec l\u00e3o ta c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eb7c Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0110\u1ebf \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111o\u1ea1t s\u1ed1 ph\u1eadn c\u1ee7a l\u00e3o. \u1edf ch\u1ed7 ngh\u1ec9 l\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u mua qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o m\u1edbi. Qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 vua \u0111en tuy\u1ec1n, tr\u00f4ng l\u00e3o oai v\u1ec7 ra ph\u1ebft. Ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u1ea5y qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i con ng\u01b0\u1eddi nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia, tr\u00f4ng l\u00e3o l\u00f4i th\u00f4i, l\u1ebfch th\u1ebfch, nh\u01b0ng b\u00e2y gi\u1edd khi l\u00e3o nh\u1ea5c b\u1ecf c\u00e1i m\u0169 tr\u1eafng xu\u1ed1ng, nghi\u00eang ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00e0o v\u00e0 m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i th\u00ec tr\u00f4ng th\u1eadt nghi\u00eam trang t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 l\u00e3o \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t gi\u00e1o s\u0129 Do Th\u00e1i. Jim qu\u00e9t d\u1ecdn c\u00e1i xu\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 t\u00f4i chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb s\u1eb5n m\u00e1i ch\u00e8o. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc t\u00e0u th\u1ee7y \u0111\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ec3 d\u1ee1 h\u00e0ng \u1edf b\u00ean b\u1edd ph\u00eda tr\u00ean kia c\u00e1ch th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n kho\u1ea3ng ba d\u1eb7m. Nh\u00e0 vua n\u00f3i: - C\u1ee9 xem c\u00e1ch \u0103n m\u1eb7c c\u1ee7a ta th\u1ebf n\u00e0y th\u00ec ai c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng ta l\u00e0 St Louis hay Cincinati xu\u1ed1ng. Huck, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd \u0111i t\u00e0u th\u1ee7y \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00e0ng d\u01b0\u1edbi kia. N\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i t\u00e0u th\u1ee7y th\u00ec t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1ecdi \u0111\u1ebfn hai l\u1ea7n. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ea9y xu\u1ed3ng theo d\u1ecdc b\u1edd ph\u00eda b\u00ean n\u00e0y m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng n\u1eeda d\u1eb7m, r\u1ed3i d\u00f2 ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o n\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ea3y nh\u1eb9 m\u00e0 \u0111i. L\u00e1t sau, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i g\u1eb7p m\u1ed9t ch\u00e0ng thanh ni\u00ean tr\u00f4ng qu\u00ea m\u00f9a, c\u00f3 v\u1ebb ng\u1edd ngh\u1ec7ch, \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean th\u00e2n c\u00e2y, lau m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i nh\u1ec5 nh\u1ea1i tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t. B\u00ean c\u1ea1nh anh ta c\u00f3 hai c\u00e1i bao l\u1edbn. Nh\u00e0 vua b\u1ea3o: - Quay m\u0169i xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0o b\u1edd \u0111i. T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ea9y xu\u1ed3ng quay v\u00e0o. - N\u00e0y, anh kia \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u? - Nh\u00e0 vua h\u1ecfi. - T\u00f4i \u0111i ra t\u00e0u th\u1ee7y \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ebfn Orleans Nh\u00e0 vua n\u00f3i: - L\u00ean \u0111\u00e2y! Khoan \u0111\u00e3, \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i x\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ee1 cho m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i bao. Nh\u1ea3y l\u00ean gi\u00fap \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111i, Adolphus. (Ch\u1eafc l\u00e3o mu\u1ed1n b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ea5y).","T\u00f4i l\u00ean b\u1edd, x\u00e1ch m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i b\u1ecb xu\u1ed1ng, r\u1ed3i ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f9ng \u0111i. Anh kia c\u1ea3m \u01a1n r\u1ed1i r\u00edt v\u00e0 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng tr\u1eddi n\u00f3ng n\u1ef1c th\u1ebf n\u00e0y m\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i v\u00e1c m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i n\u00e0y \u0111i th\u00ec th\u1eadt l\u00e0 v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3. Anh ta h\u1ecfi nh\u00e0 vua \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u, l\u00e3o n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng s\u00e1ng nay l\u00e3o v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng ph\u00eda tr\u00ean kia, r\u1ed3i \u0111i m\u1ea5y d\u1eb7m n\u1eef\u0103 \u0111\u1ebfm th\u0103m m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n c\u0169 \u1edf m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i tr\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00e2y. Anh ch\u00e0ng kia n\u00f3i: - L\u00fac n\u00e3y m\u1edbi tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y b\u00e1c, t\u00f4i t\u1ef1 b\u1ea3o ch\u1eafc \u0111\u00e2y l\u00e0 \u00f4ng Wilks, nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i b\u1ea3o kh\u00f4ng v\u00ec n\u1ebfu l\u00e0 \u00f4ng Wilks th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng \u0111i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y. Ch\u1eafc b\u00e1c kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u00f4ng Wilks ch\u1ee9? - Kh\u00f4ng, t\u00ean t\u00f4i l\u00e0 Blodgett, Elexandre Blodgett, m\u1ee5c s\u01b0 Elexandre Blodgett, n\u00f3i v\u1eady cho \u0111\u00fang. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00ednh t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2y c\u0169ng \u0111ang ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 \u00f4ng Wilks kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u t\u1ea1i sao l\u00fac n\u00e0y c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a t\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y, hay \u00f4ng ta g\u1eb7p chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng may? - Th\u1ef1c ra, v\u1ec1 v\u1eadt ch\u1ea5t \u00f4ng ta ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5t g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng ta kh\u00f4ng k\u1ecbp g\u1eb7p ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh trai l\u00e0 Peter v\u1eeba m\u1edbi ch\u1ebft. H\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 hai anh em h\u1ecd t\u1eeb h\u1ed3i nh\u1ecf \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd ch\u01b0a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p nhau - v\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi em t\u00ean l\u00e0 William n\u1eefa. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi em n\u00e0y v\u1eeba c\u00e2m v\u1eeba \u0111i\u1ebfc. William m\u1edbi c\u00f3 ngo\u00e0i ba m\u01b0\u01a1i, ba m\u01b0\u01a1i l\u0103m tu\u1ed5i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 Peter v\u00e0 George \u0111\u1ebfn \u1edf v\u00f9ng n\u00e0y th\u00f4i. George \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 v\u1ee3. C\u1ea3 hai v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng c\u00f9ng ch\u1ebft n\u0103m ngo\u00e1i. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 Harvey v\u00e0 William th\u1ebf m\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ebfn kh\u00f4ng k\u1ecbp r\u1ed3i. - Th\u1ebf c\u00f3 ai b\u1ea3o cho h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng? - C\u00f3 ch\u1ee9, ch\u1eebng hai th\u00e1ng n\u00e0y r\u1ed3i, t\u1eeb l\u00fac Peter m\u1edbi b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u1ed1m. L\u00e3o ta gi\u00e0 l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i. C\u00f2n nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a George th\u00ec c\u00f2n nh\u1ecf qu\u00e1, kh\u00f4ng gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec l\u00e3o c\u1ea3. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 Mary Jane t\u00f3c \u0111\u1ecf th\u00f4i. Sau khi v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng George ch\u1ebft, l\u00e3o ta th\u1ea5y c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n s\u1ed1ng n\u1eefa. L\u00e3o ta c\u1ea7u mong \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i Harvey \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng, c\u1ea3 William c\u0169ng v\u1eady. L\u00e3o ta c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t l\u00e1 th\u01b0 cho Harvey, trong th\u01b0 \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 n\u00f3i l\u00e3o gi\u1ea5u c\u1ee7a \u1edf ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o, v\u00e0 mu\u1ed1n r\u1eb1ng t\u1ea1i s\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i chia cho nh\u1eefng c\u00f4 con g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a George, v\u00ec George tr\u01b0\u1edbc kia kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i cho con c\u00e1i. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 l\u00e1 th\u01b0 ch\u1ec9 vi\u1ebft c\u00f3 th\u1ebf th\u00f4i. - T\u1ea1i sao anh l\u1ea1i ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng Harvey kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, Harvey hi\u1ec7n nay \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u? - \u1edf t\u1eadn b\u00ean Anh c\u01a1, v\u00f9ng Sheffield g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3, nghe \u0111\u00e2u l\u00e0m m\u1ee5c s\u01b0. T\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn nay, \u00f4ng ta ch\u01b0a v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2y l\u1ea7n n\u00e0o. \u00d4ng ta b\u1eadn l\u1eafm... m\u00e0 c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u00f4ng ta kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u01b0 c\u1ee7a Peter... - Th\u1eadt t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p cho Peter, gi\u00e1 l\u00e3o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u1eb7t anh em nh\u1ec9. V\u1eeba r\u1ed3i, anh n\u00f3i l\u00e0 \u0111i Orleans ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? - V\u00e2ng, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 ch\u1eb7ng \u0111\u1ea7u th\u00f4i. Th\u1ee9 t\u1ef1 tu\u1ea7n sau, t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e1o t\u00e0u th\u1ee7y \u0111i Ryo Janeero, b\u00e1c t\u00f4i \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0. - \u0110i xa g\u1edbm nh\u1ec9, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 th\u00edch l\u1eafm. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111i l\u1eafm. C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i Mary Jane l\u00e0 c\u00f4 l\u1edbn nh\u1ea5t kh\u00f4ng nh\u1ec9. C\u00f2n nh\u1eefng c\u00f4 kh\u00e1c bao nhi\u00eau tu\u1ed5i r\u1ed3i? - Mary Jane m\u1edbi m\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00edn, Susan m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m, v\u00e0 Joanna m\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ed1n. C\u00f4 \u00fat b\u1ecb s\u1ee9t m\u00f4i nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i ch\u0103m ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0m \u0103n. - T\u00f4i nghi\u1ec7p cho nh\u1eefng c\u00f4 g\u00e1i b\u00e9 b\u1ecfng m\u00e0 b\u1ecb m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i. - \u0110\u00e1ng l\u1ebd th\u00ec c\u00e1c c\u00f4 \u1ea5y c\u00f2n kh\u1ed5 h\u01a1n th\u1ebf n\u1eefa. Nh\u01b0ng l\u00e3o Peter c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u b\u1ea1n quen, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 cho nh\u1eefng c\u00f4 n\u00e0y ph\u1ea3i kh\u1ed5. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3, l\u00e3o Peter ch\u01a1i th\u00e2n h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 v\u00e0 th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng c\u00f3 vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 h\u1ecd m\u1ed7i khi g\u1eedi th\u01b0 v\u1ec1 n\u01b0\u1edbc Anh; v\u00ec v\u1eady Harvey m\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y th\u00ec c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00ecm ra nh\u1eefng b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 quen thu\u1ed9c. Nh\u00e0 vua c\u1ee9 h\u1ecfi m\u00e3i v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ebfn l\u00fac anh ch\u00e0ng tr\u1ebb tu\u1ed5i kia h\u1ebft c\u1ea3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i n\u1eefa. M\u00e0 qu\u00e1i l\u1ea1, l\u00e3o ta ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ecfi th\u0103m g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn ai kh\u00e1c hay c\u00e1i th\u1ee9 g\u00ec kh\u00e1c \u1edf trong t\u1ec9nh, m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 to\u00e0n h\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ebfn chuy\u1ec7n gia \u0111\u00ecnh nh\u00e0 Wilks kia th\u00f4i. R\u1ed3i l\u00e3o h\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ebfn ngh\u1ec1 nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a Peter - l\u00e0m ngh\u1ec1 thu\u1ed9c da, h\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ebfn George - l\u00e0m ngh\u1ec1 th\u1ee3 m\u1ed9c, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ebfn Harvey, l\u00e0 m\u1ee5c s\u01b0 ... L\u00e3o l\u1ea1i h\u1ecfi: - T\u1ea1i sao anh l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i \u0111i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean ch\u1ed7 t\u00e0u th\u1ee7y? - V\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc t\u00e0u to n\u00ean kh\u00f4ng l\u00e1ch v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng s\u1ee3 n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed7 \u1edf \u0111\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2u. T\u00e0u Cincinati th\u00ec n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed7, ch\u1ee9 con t\u00e0u St Louis n\u00e0y th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft th\u1ebf n\u00e0o - Th\u1ebf Peter Wilks c\u00f3 gi\u1ea7u kh\u00f4ng?","- Kh\u00e1 gi\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ea5y. L\u00e3o c\u00f3 nh\u00e0 c\u1eeda, ru\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ea5t, v\u00e0 nghe n\u00f3i l\u00e3o ta \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i ba b\u1ed1n ngh\u00ecn \u0111\u1ed3ng ch\u00f4n gi\u1ea5u \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3. - L\u00e3o ta ch\u1ebft bao gi\u1edd v\u1eady? - \u0110\u00eam qua - Ch\u1eafc mai th\u00ec \u0111\u01b0a \u0111\u00e1m? - V\u00e2ng, nghe \u0111\u00e2u tr\u01b0a mai. - \u0110\u00e1ng bu\u1ed3n qu\u00e1; nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang ta tr\u01b0\u1edbc sau c\u0169ng th\u1ebf c\u1ea3 th\u00f4i. Cho n\u00ean, ch\u00fang ta c\u1ee9 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb s\u1eb5n \u0111i l\u00e0 v\u1eeba. - \u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y, \u00f4ng \u1ea1. M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00f3i th\u1ebf. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 t\u00e0u \u0111\u1ed7 th\u00ec n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eafp d\u1ee1 h\u00e0ng xong, ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t t\u00ed n\u1eefa l\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y. Nh\u00e0 vua kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i t\u00ed g\u00ec v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n l\u00ean t\u00e0u c\u1ea3; th\u00e0nh ra t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i t\u00e0u. Khi con t\u00e0u \u0111i xa t\u00f4i, nh\u00e0 vua m\u1edbi b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i ch\u00e8o qu\u00e1 l\u00ean tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t d\u1eb7m n\u1eefa. \u0110\u1ebfn n\u01a1i v\u1eafng v\u1ebb, l\u00e3o b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean b\u1edd n\u00f3i: - B\u00e2y gi\u1edd quay xu\u1ed1ng v\u1ec1 \u0111\u01b0a qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng l\u00ean \u0111\u00e2y, nh\u1edb \u0111em theo c\u1ea3 m\u1ea5y bao v\u1ea3i m\u1edbi n\u1eefa. N\u1ebfu anh ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i sang b\u00ean kia s\u00f4ng th\u00ec sang \u0111\u00f3 t\u00ecm anh ta v\u1ec1, b\u1ea3o anh ta th\u1ebf n\u00e0o c\u0169ng l\u00ean \u0111\u00e2y ngay nh\u00e9. Nhanh l\u00ean! T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft l\u00e3o ta \u0111ang t\u00ednh chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i. Khi \u0111\u01b0a qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i gi\u1ea5u xu\u1ed1ng r\u1ea5t k\u0129. Nh\u00e0 vua k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1i c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n m\u00e0 l\u00e3o v\u1eeba nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Trong khi n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n, l\u00e3o ta c\u1ed1 n\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh, c\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e1o \u0111\u1ec3. R\u1ed3i l\u00e3o h\u1ecfi: - Bilgewater, anh \u0111\u00f3ng vai ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eeba c\u00e2m v\u1eeba \u0111i\u1ebfc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c kh\u00f4ng? Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng b\u1ea3o l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n anh ta gi\u1ea3 l\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eeba c\u00e2m v\u1eeba \u0111i\u1ebfc r\u1ed3i. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ee3i chuy\u1ebfn t\u00e0u th\u1ee7y. Kho\u1ea3ng qu\u00e1 tr\u01b0a, c\u00f3 v\u00e0i chi\u1ebfc t\u00e0u nh\u1ecf \u0111i t\u1edbi, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111i xa. M\u1ed9t l\u00fac sau, c\u00f3 chi\u1ebfc t\u00e0u to, h\u1ecd g\u1ecdi v\u00e0o. Ngo\u00e0i t\u00e0u cho xu\u1ed3ng con v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3n. C\u1ea3 ba ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean t\u00e0u. T\u00e0u n\u00e0y t\u1eeb Cincinati t\u1edbi. Nh\u01b0ng khi ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u00ean t\u00e0u r\u1ed3i, h\u1ecd th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang t\u00f4i n\u00f3i ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u00e1p t\u00e0u m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng b\u1ed1n n\u0103m d\u1eb7m th\u00f4i, h\u1ecd ch\u1eedi cho m\u00f4t h\u1ed3i, v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed7 l\u1ea1i cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e2u. Nh\u01b0ng nh\u00e0 vua r\u1ea5t b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh. L\u00e3o n\u00f3i: - N\u1ebfu ch\u00fang t\u00f4i tr\u1ea3 m\u1ed7i m\u1ed9t d\u1eb7m m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f4 la, th\u00ec t\u00e0u c\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu ch\u1edf kh\u00f4ng? Nghe n\u00f3i th\u1ebf, h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd ngay v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n b\u1ef1c t\u1ee9c n\u1eefa. \u0110\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9, chi\u1ebfc t\u00e0u cho ch\u1edf ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u00e0o b\u1edd. C\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn h\u01a1n hai ch\u1ee5c ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y xu\u1ed3ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn th\u00ec \u0111\u1ed5 x\u00f4 ra. Nh\u00e0 vua h\u1ecfi: - C\u00e1c v\u1ecb c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ec9 cho t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ch\u1ed7 \u1edf c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng Peter Wilks \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u kh\u00f4ng? B\u1ecdn ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia nh\u00ecn nhau l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1ebb bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3. Nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng r\u1ea5t nh\u00e3 nh\u1eb7n: - R\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfc, th\u01b0a \u00f4ng. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cho \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ch\u1ed7 m\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y c\u00f2n \u1edf t\u1ed1i h\u00f4m qu\u0103 th\u00f4i. R\u1ed3i b\u1ea5t th\u00ecnh l\u00ecnh, nh\u00e0 vua \u00f2a l\u00ean kh\u00f3c n\u1ee9c n\u1edf, \u00f4m ch\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia, v\u1eeba kh\u00f3c v\u1eeba n\u00f3i: - Than \u00f4i, ng\u01b0\u1eddi anh t\u00f4i nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 qua \u0111\u1eddi r\u1ed3i, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y m\u1eb7t n\u1eefa! \u00d4i, \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn qu\u00e1! R\u1ed3i l\u00e3o ta quay l\u1ea1i, ra hi\u1ec7u cho qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng v\u1ee9t hai c\u00e1i bao xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t r\u1ed3i c\u0169ng \u00f2a l\u00ean kh\u00f3c. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a th\u1ea5y t\u00ean n\u00e0o x\u1ea3o quy\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 hai t\u00ean n\u00e0y bao gi\u1edd. \u0110\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia x\u00fam l\u1ea1i, t\u1ecf v\u1ebb th\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u1ea1i, h\u1ecd ra s\u1ee9c an \u1ee7i, r\u1ed3i mang gi\u00fap hai c\u00e1i bao l\u00ean \u0111\u1ed3i, \u0111\u1ec3 cho hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ecbn v\u00e0o vai h\u1ecd m\u00e0 kh\u00f3c, v\u00e0 k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i cho nh\u00e0 vua nghe t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 v\u1ec1 gi\u1edd ph\u00fat cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng anh. C\u00f2n nh\u00e0 vua d\u00f9ng tay ra hi\u1ec7u n\u00f3i l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng, r\u1ed3i c\u1ea3 hai l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 m\u1ea5t \u00f4ng anh l\u00e0m ngh\u1ec1 thu\u1ed9c da \u1ea5y th\u00ec kh\u00e1c n\u00e0o nh\u01b0 m\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea1o v\u1eady. Th\u1eadt t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a h\u1ec1 ngh\u0129 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i gian x\u1ea3o nh\u01b0 v\u1eady.","Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng XXV Ch\u1ec9 trong hai ph\u00fat, c\u1ea3 th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft tin n\u00e0y. H\u1ecd \u0111\u1ed5 x\u00f4 t\u1eeb b\u1ed1n ph\u00eda \u0111\u1ebfn. L\u00e1t sau, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u00e2y xung quanh, ti\u1ebfng \u1ed3n \u00e0o r\u1ea7m r\u1ea7p nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c di\u1ec5u h\u00e0nh v\u1eady. C\u1eeda l\u1edbn, c\u1eeda nh\u1ecf \u0111\u00e2u c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi; ch\u1ed1c ch\u1ed1c l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1ecfi: - C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng? V\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng trong \u0111\u00e1m\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi ngay: - \u0110\u00fang v\u1eady. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a Peter, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi chen ch\u00fac nhau, ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi con g\u00e1i \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda. Mary Jane t\u00f3c \u0111\u1ecf, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng g\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1eafc \u0111\u1eb9p l\u1ed9ng l\u1eaby c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 ta. C\u00f4 ta r\u1ea5t m\u1eebng, khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t r\u1ea1ng r\u1ee1 h\u1eb3n l\u00ean, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft s\u00e1ng long lanh khi th\u1ea5y ch\u00fa b\u00e1c \u0111\u00e3 v\u1ec1. Nh\u00e0 vua \u0111ang r\u1ed9ng hai tay ra, v\u00e0 Mary Jane nh\u1ea3y \u0111\u1ebfn; c\u00f4 s\u1ee9t m\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng . M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1m \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0, reo l\u00ean v\u00ec sung s\u01b0\u1edbng v\u00ec th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd g\u1eb7p nhau \u0111\u1ea7m \u1ea5m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. R\u1ed3i nh\u00e0 vua nh\u00e1y ri\u00eang v\u1edbi qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng, r\u1ed3i l\u00e3o nh\u00ecn quanh nh\u00e0, nh\u00ecn c\u00e1i quan t\u00e0i \u0111\u1eb7t \u1edf g\u00f3c nh\u00e0, k\u00ea tr\u00ean hai chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf. L\u00e3o c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng, m\u1ed9t b\u00ean tay v\u1ecbn v\u00e0o vai nhau, c\u00f2n b\u00ean tay kia che m\u1eb7t, b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1ea7m ch\u1eadm, nghi\u00eam trang \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 \u0111\u1eb7t quan t\u00e0i. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi lui l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y ch\u1ed7 cho hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i v\u00e0o, bao nhi\u00eau ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n x\u00ec x\u00e0o im b\u1eb7t, c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i su\u1ef5t, r\u1ed3i t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u1ecf m\u0169 ra, c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ed1ng chi\u1ebfc quan t\u00e0i, tho\u1ea3ng nh\u00ecn m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i, r\u1ed3i c\u1ea3 hai b\u1eadt \u00f2a l\u00ean kh\u00f3c th\u1eadt to m\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn \u1edf Orleans c\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y. R\u1ed3i h\u1ecd v\u00f2ng tay \u00f4m l\u1ea5y c\u1ed5 nhau, g\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o vai nhau, \u0111\u1ebfn ba ph\u00fat hay c\u00f3 l\u1ebd b\u1ed1n ph\u00fat m\u00e0 ch\u01b0a r\u1eddi nhau ra. \u0110\u00e1ng ch\u00fa \u00fd l\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ec1u l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, khi\u1ebfn c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean th\u00ea th\u1ea3m ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y. R\u1ed3i m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ee9ng ra m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea7u quan t\u00e0i, qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng, t\u1ef1a tr\u00e1n v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc quan t\u00e0i \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi chung quanh c\u1ea7u nguy\u1ec7n cho h\u1ecd. Ai c\u0169ng kh\u00f3c r\u1ed1ng l\u00ean, c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng c\u00f4 con g\u00e1i t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p kia n\u1eefa, r\u1ed3i c\u00e1c b\u00e0, c\u00e1c c\u00f4, ch\u1eb3ng ai n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi, tr\u1ecbnh tr\u1ecdng b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn h\u00f4n l\u00ean tr\u00e1n h\u1ecd, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ec3 tay l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u, m\u1eb7t ng\u1eedng l\u00ean tr\u1eddi, n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft ch\u1ea3y l\u00e3 ch\u00e3 xu\u1ed1ng, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i b\u1eadt l\u00ean kh\u00f3c n\u1ee9c n\u1edf, ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00e0m r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u01b0\u1eddi sau c\u0169ng th\u1ebf. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u1ea3nh b\u1ec9 \u1ed5i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. L\u00e1t sau nh\u00e0 vua \u0111\u1ee9ng l\u00ean, n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t tr\u00e0n tr\u1ec1 v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u n\u00f3i. L\u00e3o n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng \u0111au \u0111\u1edbn cho l\u00e3o v\u00e0 em l\u00e3o \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00e2n y\u00eau sau khi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng xa b\u1ed1n ngh\u00ecn d\u1eb7m v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2y m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi x\u1ea5u s\u1ed1; r\u1ed3i l\u00e3o l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i nh\u1eefng n\u1ed7i \u0111au \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ecbu b\u1edbt v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c an \u1ee7i ph\u1ea7n n\u00e0o do t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3m c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 con v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft thi\u00eang li\u00eang kia, v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 \u0111\u00e1y l\u00f2ng xin c\u1ea3m t\u1ea1 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, r\u1ed3i l\u00e3o ta l\u1ea1i n\u1ef1c n\u1edf tu\u00f4n ra m\u1ed9t tr\u00e0ng nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi t\u1ee5ng ni\u1ec7m a men, v\u00e0 quay ra kh\u00f3c l\u1eb7ng c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddie n\u1eefa. L\u00fac l\u00e3o ta v\u1eeba d\u1ee9t l\u1eddi th\u00ec c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong \u0111\u00e1m kia h\u00e1t l\u00ean m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i th\u00e1nh ca, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c c\u0169ng h\u00e1t theo, l\u00e0m cho kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed r\u1ee3n r\u00e0ng h\u1eb3n l\u00ean. \u00c2m nh\u1ea1c th\u1eadt l\u00e0 c\u00f3 t\u00e1c d\u1ee5ng. Sau t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u n\u00f3i r\u1ed7ng tu\u1ebfch c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 vua, t\u00f4i th\u00e1y kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed m\u00e1t d\u1ecbu h\u1eb3n \u0111i v\u00e0 c\u00f2n c\u00f3 v\u1ebb l\u01b0\u01a1ng thi\u1ec7n n\u1eefa. R\u1ed3i nh\u00e0 vua l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c khua m\u00f4i m\u00faa m\u00e9p. L\u00e3o n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng l\u00e3o v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00f4 ch\u00e1u g\u00e1i kia s\u1ebd r\u1ea5t l\u1ea5y l\u00e0m m\u1eebng n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh n\u00e1n l\u1ea1i c\u00f9ng \u0103n b\u1eefa t\u1ed1i. L\u00e3o c\u00f2n nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i t\u00ean c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n m\u00e0 l\u00e3o \u0111\u00e3 k\u1ecbp nh\u1ea9m thu\u1ed9c. H\u1ecd b\u01b0\u1edbc t\u1edbi b\u1eaft tay nh\u00e0 vua, c\u1ea3m \u01a1n l\u00e3o, n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi l\u00e3o; r\u1ed3i b\u1eaft tay qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec, ch\u1ec9 m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1eadt g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u. R\u1ed3i sau \u0111\u00f3, nh\u00e0 vua l\u1ea1i ba hoa h\u1ecfi th\u0103m v\u1ec1 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, m\u1ecdi con ch\u00f3 trong t\u1ec9nh, g\u1ecdi \u0111\u00edch t\u00ean r\u1ed3i nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn bao nhi\u00eau nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n l\u1eb7t v\u1eb7t \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra l\u00fac n\u00e0y l\u00fac kh\u00e1c \u1edf v\u00f9ng n\u00e0y, ho\u1eb7c n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn gia \u0111\u00ecnh George hay Peter. L\u00e3o lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c Peter vi\u1ebft th\u01b0 cho l\u00e3o n\u00f3i nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec m\u00e0 anh ch\u00e0ng ng\u1ed1c ngh\u1ebfch ban n\u00e3y ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean xu\u1ed3ng \u0111\u00e3 v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh k\u1ec3 cho l\u00e3o nghe. R\u1ed3i c\u00f4 Mary Jane \u0111i l\u1ea5y l\u00e1 th\u01b0 b\u1ed1 c\u00f4 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i. Nh\u00e0 vua c\u1ea7m l\u00e1 th\u01b0 \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecdc to l\u00ean v\u00e0 l\u1ea1i kh\u00f3c. Trong th\u01b0 n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i","c\u0103n nh\u00e0 \u1edf v\u1edbi ba ngh\u00ecn \u0111\u1ed3ng \u0111\u00f4 la v\u00e0ng cho c\u00e1c c\u00f4 con g\u00e1i; \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i x\u01b0\u1edfng thu\u1ed9c da (\u0111\u00e1ng gi\u00e1 b\u1ea3y ngh\u00ecn \u0111\u1ed3ng) v\u00e0 ba ngh\u00ecn \u0111\u00f4 la v\u00e0ng cho Harvey v\u00e0 William. B\u1ee9c th\u01b0 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u00e1u ngh\u00ecn \u0111\u00f4 la v\u00e0ng \u0111\u00f3 gi\u1ea5u \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi h\u1ea7m nh\u00e0. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 hai t\u00ean b\u1ecbp b\u1ee3m n\u00e0y n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng s\u1ebd \u0111i t\u00ecm l\u1ea5y m\u00f3n ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u00f3 l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 cho \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng, d\u1ee9t kho\u00e1t. H\u1ecd b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i c\u00f9ng \u0111i, \u0111em m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y n\u1ebfn \u0111i theo. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda h\u1ea7m l\u1ea1i. Khi tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y b\u1ecdc ti\u1ec1n, ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ed5 c\u1ea3 ra m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t, tr\u00f4ng s\u00e1ng \u0111\u1eb9p v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng, to\u00e0n m\u1ed9t m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh! \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 vua s\u00e1ng h\u1eb3n l\u00ean! L\u00e3o \u0111\u1eadp tay v\u00e0o vai qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng n\u00f3i: - Th\u1ea5y ch\u01b0a, tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9? H\u01a1n h\u1eb3n nh\u1eefng tr\u00f2 di\u1ec5n k\u1ecbch c\u1ee7a anh c\u00f2n g\u00ec? Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u c\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn. Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e2n m\u00ea s\u1edd m\u00f3 \u0111\u1ed3ng ti\u1ec1n v\u00e0ng, xi\u1ebft \u0111i xi\u1ebft l\u1ea1i trong l\u00f2ng b\u00e0n tay, r\u1ed3i l\u1ea1i th\u1ea3 cho r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t. R\u1ed3i nh\u00e0 vua n\u00f3i: - Ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i suy ngh\u0129 g\u00ec n\u1eefa. Ch\u00fang ta \u0111ang l\u00e0m anh em v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft gi\u00e0u c\u00f3. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd th\u00ec anh tin v\u00e0o Th\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u1ebf r\u1ed3i ch\u1ee9? T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 xoay s\u1edf nhi\u1ec1u r\u1ed3i, ch\u1ea3 c\u00f3 c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o h\u01a1n. Tuy r\u1ea5t sung s\u01b0\u1edbng v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ed3ng ti\u1ec1n nh\u01b0ng hai t\u00ean b\u1ecbp b\u1ee3m v\u1eabn \u0111\u1ebfm l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 ch\u00fang b\u1ef1c t\u1ee9c khi th\u1ea5y thi\u1ebfu m\u1ea5t b\u1ed1n tr\u0103m m\u01b0\u1eddi n\u0103m \u0111\u00f4 la. Nh\u00e0 vua n\u00f3i: - M\u1eb9 ki\u1ebfp, h\u1eafn ta \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec v\u1edbi b\u1ed1n tr\u0103m m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m \u0111\u00f4 la kia nh\u1ec9? C\u1ea3 hai t\u00ecm quanh qu\u1ea9n trong h\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t l\u00e1t, r\u1ed3i qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng n\u00f3i: - Ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 h\u1eafn \u0111au y\u1ebfu qu\u00e1 n\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfm nh\u1ea7m. T\u1ed1t h\u01a1n l\u00e0 c\u1ee9 l\u1eb7ng im \u0111i. Ch\u00fang m\u00ecnh c\u0169ng chia nhau ch\u1ecbu thi\u1ec7t ch\u1ed7 \u1ea5y v\u1eady. - Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecbu thi\u1ec7t ch\u1ed7 thi\u1ebfu \u1ea5y, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00ean tr\u00ean kia, m\u1edf b\u1ecdc ra, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ebfm ti\u1ec1ne tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, \u0111\u1ec3 cho kh\u00f4ng ai nghi ng\u1edd g\u00ec c\u1ea3. Nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u1ebft l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng c\u1ea3 th\u1ea3y c\u00f3 s\u00e1u ngh\u00ecn \u0111\u00f4 la, cho n\u00ean ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n n\u00e0yb\u1ecb thi\u1ebfu. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng n\u00f3i: - Th\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i b\u00f9 v\u00e0o ch\u1ed7 thi\u1ebfu \u0111\u00f3 cho. Nh\u00e0 vua n\u00f3i: - \u00fd ki\u1ebfn c\u1ee7a anh th\u1eadt l\u00e0 s\u00e1ng su\u1ed1t. Anh qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00f4ng minh hi\u1ebfm c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea5y. Th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng ti\u1ebfc, tr\u00f2 di\u1ec5n k\u1ecbch kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n gi\u00fap ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa. R\u1ed3i l\u00e3o c\u1edfi \u00e1o ra v\u00e0 d\u1ed1c n\u1ed1t c\u00e1c t\u00fai. H\u1ecd m\u1eebng qu\u00e1, v\u00ec s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n b\u1ecf ra b\u00f9 v\u1eeba tr\u00f2n ch\u1eb5n s\u00e1u ngh\u00ecn \u0111\u00f4 la. Qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng n\u00f3i: - N\u00e0y, t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 ra c\u00e1i n\u00e0y n\u1eefa. Ch\u00fang ta l\u00ean nh\u00e0 tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ebfm m\u00f3n ti\u1ec1n n\u00e0y, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u01b0a c\u1ea3 cho c\u00e1c c\u00f4 con g\u00e1i. - Hay qu\u00e1, qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng. \u0110\u1ec3 t\u00f4i \u00f4m h\u00f4n anh m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111\u00e3 n\u00e0o. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t cao ki\u1ebfn. Anh \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 b\u1eadc th\u1ea7y, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n ch\u00ea v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. D\u00f9 h\u1ecd c\u00f3 c\u00f2n ng\u1edd v\u1ef1c ch\u00fang ta th\u00ec h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00e0y s\u1ebd x\u00f3a tan h\u1ebft ngay. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i l\u00ean nh\u00e0 tr\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ng\u1ed3i qu\u00e2y chung quanh chi\u1ebfc b\u00e0n. Nh\u00e0 vua b\u1ecf b\u1ecdc ti\u1ec1n ra \u0111\u1ebfm v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 ri\u00eang t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ed1ng ba tr\u0103m \u0111\u00f4 la m\u1ed9t, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 th\u00e0nh hai m\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1ed1ng nh\u1ecf, tr\u00f4ng r\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eb9p m\u1eaft. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u li\u1ebfm m\u00f4i c\u00f3 v\u1ebb th\u00e8m thu\u1ed3ng. Sau khi cho ti\u1ec1n v\u00e0o b\u1ecdc, nh\u00e0 vua \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady l\u00e0m m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3i di\u1ec5n thuy\u1ebft n\u1eefa. L\u00e3o n\u00f3i: - Th\u01b0a t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n, \u00f4ng anh t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ecf ra h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c r\u1ed9ng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng. \u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con non d\u1ea1i m\u00e0 \u00f4ng y\u00eau m\u1ebfn, che ch\u1edf, gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng cha kh\u00f4ng m\u1eb9. V\u00e2ng, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u0169ng hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng anh c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f2n mu\u1ed1n quan t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00fang nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n n\u1eefa, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u00f4ng \u1ea5y c\u00f2n b\u1eadn t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn William v\u00e0 t\u00f4i, s\u1ee3 r\u1eb1ng t\u00ecnh anh em kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u1ecdn v\u1eb9n. Nh\u01b0ng trong l\u00f2ng t\u00f4i qu\u1ea3 l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng n\u1ee1 l\u00f2ng n\u00e0o l\u1ea1i l\u1ea5y \u0111i nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ed3ng ti\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a ch\u00e1u b\u00e9 d\u1ea1i m\u00e0 \u00f4ng anh t\u00f4i y\u00eau qu\u00fd v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng... C\u00f3 l\u1ebd William c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i t\u00f4i. \u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd h\u1ecfi ch\u00fa n\u00f3.","L\u00e3o ta quay l\u1ea1i gi\u01a1 tay ra hi\u1ec7u v\u1edbi qu\u00e2n c\u00f4ng. Anh kia nh\u00ecn l\u00e3o ta l\u00e0m v\u1ebb ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n, s\u1ee3 s\u1ec7t m\u1ed9t l\u00fac, r\u1ed3i b\u1ed7ng nh\u01b0 hi\u1ec3u l\u00e3o \u0111\u1ecbnh n\u00f3i g\u00ec, b\u00e8n ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean nh\u00e0 vua, \u00fa \u1edb m\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng l\u1ed9 v\u1ebb vui m\u1eebng v\u00e0 \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y l\u00e3o \u0111\u1ebfn m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m ph\u00fat m\u1edbi bu\u00f4ng ra. R\u1ed3i nh\u00e0 vua l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i: - T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft m\u00e0, ch\u00fa \u1ea5y c\u0169ng r\u1ea5t vui l\u00f2ng l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i. Mary Janem, Susan, Joanna, c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u h\u00e3y c\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y h\u1ebft s\u1edb ti\u1ec1n n\u00e0y \u0111i. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u00f3n qu\u00e0 c\u1ee7a cha ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i, tuy l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 s\u1ebd c\u00f3 \u00edch cho c\u00e1c ch\u00e1u. Mary Jane b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh nh\u00e0 vua, Susan v\u00e0 c\u00f4 s\u1ee9t m\u00f4i th\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng, \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y m\u00e0 h\u00f4n, t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y h\u00f4n gh\u00ea nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf bao gi\u1edd. R\u1ed3i m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi x\u00fam quanh, n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft ch\u1ea3y r\u00f2ng r\u00f2ng, ai c\u0169ng b\u1eaft tay hai anh ch\u00e0ng b\u1ecbp b\u1ee3m kia. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i: - Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 qu\u00fd h\u00f3a! C\u00e1c \u00f4ng l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed1t qu\u00e1. L\u00e1t sau, ai n\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 k\u1ebb x\u1ea5u s\u1ed1. N\u00e0o l\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ch\u1ebft \u0111i thi\u1ec7t th\u00f2i bi\u1ebft bao nhi\u00eau... B\u1ed7ng nhi\u00ean, m\u1ed9t \u00f4ng c\u1eb1m b\u1ea1nh t\u1eeb ng\u00f2ai b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ee9ng nghe v\u00e0 nh\u00ecn, kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i n\u1eeda l\u1eddi, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ai n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00f3 c\u00e2u n\u00e0o, v\u00ec l\u00fac n\u00e0y h\u1ecd \u0111ang m\u1ea3i nghe nh\u00e0 vua n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n. Nh\u00e0 vua \u0111ang n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1eefa ch\u1eebng, l\u00e3o n\u00f3i th\u1ebf n\u00e0y: - ... C\u00e1c v\u1ecb l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng b\u1ea1n th\u00e2n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng anh t\u00f4i, v\u00ec th\u1ebf, t\u1ed1i nay xin m\u1eddi c\u00e1c v\u1ecb \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y c\u1ea3. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i mong r\u1eb1ng ng\u00e0y mai t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ec1u t\u1edbi, v\u00ec l\u00fac c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng, \u00f4ng anh t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u y\u00eau m\u1ebfn t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u0169ng mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m \u0111\u00e1m cho \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng m\u1ed9t cho c\u1ea3 c\u00f4ng ch\u00fang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bi\u1ebft. R\u1ed3i c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf l\u00e3o t\u0103 c\u1ee9 d\u00e0i d\u00f2ng v\u0103n t\u1ef1 nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 n\u00f3i cho m\u1ed7i m\u00ecnh l\u00e3o nghe. Ch\u1ed1c ch\u1ed1c, l\u00e3o l\u1ea1i b\u00e0n l\u1ea1i chuy\u1ec7n c\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e1m, \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i qu\u1eadn c\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9ng g\u1ea7n \u0111\u00f3 nghe kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e1nh vi\u1ebft m\u1ea5y ch\u1eef v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t m\u1ea9u gi\u1ea5y nh\u1ecf. \u201cG\u1ecdi l\u00e0 tang l\u1ec5 ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 c\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e1m\u201d, r\u1ed3i g\u1ea5p nh\u1ecf m\u1ea9u gi\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a m\u1ea9u gi\u1ea5y qua \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi cho nh\u00e0 vua. Nh\u00e0 vua c\u1ea7m m\u1ea9u gi\u1ea5y l\u00ean \u0111\u1ecdc, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00fat t\u00fai, v\u00e0 l\u1ea1i n\u00f3i: - T\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p cho William, ch\u00fa n\u00f3 l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u0169ng chu \u0111\u00e1o, nh\u1eafc t\u00f4i nh\u1edb m\u1eddi m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u1ef1 tang l\u1ec5 v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00f3n ti\u1ebfp m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi cho chu \u0111\u00e1o. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fa \u1ea5y c\u1ee9 y\u00ean t\u00e2m, ch\u00ednh t\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. R\u1ed3i l\u00e3o ta l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng v\u1eabn n\u00f3i nh\u1ea7m tang l\u1ec5 th\u00e0nh c\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e1m. Khi n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1ea7n th\u1ee9 ba, l\u00e3o m\u1edbi gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch: - T\u00f4i hay n\u00f3i t\u1eeb c\u1ea5t \u0111\u00e1m m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i l\u00e0 tang l\u1ec5 l\u00e0 v\u00ec t\u1eeb tang l\u1ec5 tuy l\u00e0 t\u1eeb th\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0ng hi\u1ec7n nay \u1edf b\u00ean n\u01b0\u1edbc Anh ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u00edt d\u00f9ng. L\u00e3o ta th\u1eadt l\u00e0 tr\u01a1 tr\u1ebdn, t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u1ea5y ai nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i, \u00f4ng c\u1ea7m b\u1ea1nh kia c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t nh\u00e0 vua. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ecf \u00fd kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu. H\u1ecd n\u00f3i. - \u01a1 k\u00eca, b\u00e1c s\u0129 Robinson, b\u00e1c ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebft tin g\u00ec \u00e0? \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 Harvy Wilks. Nh\u00e0 vua c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ed3n v\u00e3, \u0111\u01b0a tay ra \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1eaft tay v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi: - C\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 b\u00e1c s\u0129, ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n t\u1ed1t c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng anh t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng? T\u00f4i... - \u0110\u1eebng \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0o ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i. - \u00d4ng kia \u0111\u00e1p - \u00d4ng n\u00f3i \u00f4ng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh, c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ki\u1ec3u b\u1eaft ch\u01b0\u1edbc d\u1edf nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng g\u1eb7p bao gi\u1edd. \u00d4ng l\u00e0 em c\u1ee7a Peter Wilks? Kh\u00f4ng, \u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t t\u00ean \u0111\u1ea1i b\u1ecbp. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi s\u1eefng s\u1edd, t\u00fam t\u1ee5m quanh \u00f4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 kia \u0111\u1ecbnh khuy\u00ean \u00f4ng ta kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean qu\u00e1 l\u1eddi nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, v\u00e0 c\u1ed1 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 Harvey v\u00ec l\u00e3o bi\u1ebft t\u00ean t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, bi\u1ebft t\u00ean c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng con ch\u00f3 n\u1eefa. H\u1ecd c\u1ee9 kh\u1ea9n kho\u1ea3n xin \u00f4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 \u0111\u1eebng l\u00e0m g\u00ec t\u1ed5n th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u0111\u1ebfn Harvey v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00f4 con g\u00e1i kia. Nh\u01b0ng v\u00f4 \u00edch, \u00f4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 v\u1eabn l\u00e0m \u1ea7m l\u00ean, b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o t\u1ef1 cho m\u00ecmh l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang th\u00ec ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t anh \u0111i l\u1eeba \u0111\u1ea3o, d\u1ed1i tr\u00e1... M\u1ea5y c\u00f4 con g\u00e1i \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng kia b\u00e1m ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y nh\u00e0 vua m\u00e0 kh\u00f3c. B\u1ea5t ch\u1ee3t \u00f4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 quay v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda m\u1ea5y c\u00f4 v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: - T\u00f4i l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a cha c\u00e1c c\u00f4, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c c\u00f4. V\u00ec v\u1eady, t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n che ch\u1edf cho c\u00e1c c\u00f4 v\u00e0 gi\u1eef cho c\u00e1c c\u00f4 kh\u1ecfi b\u1ecb ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c l\u00e0m h\u1ea1i. C\u00e1c c\u00f4 ph\u1ea3i \u0111u\u1ed5i ngay t\u00ean l\u01b0u manh kia ra kh\u1ecfi c\u1eeda. H\u1eafn ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 k\u1ebb m\u1ea1o danh t\u1ea7m th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng m\u1edb ki\u1ebfn th\u1ee9c m\u00e0 h\u1eafn v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e1nh c\u1eafp \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u"]