A True History Of A Big Hill Near Cudham by Howard Russell

8/12/2019 A True History Of A Big Hill Near Cudham by Howard Russell

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Bowhr` bhs cevl` em Neddem Becc iroa tbl hdl oi tlm.

Ht ieity-ievl bl bh` to stop work `ul to AW, tblm ht

ieity-sex suiilrl` h strokl. Pbes hccowl` bea teal to

wretl hm` tbes ook whs !rlhtl` usemd omcy oml iemdlr.

Bowhr` es ah` hout lcl!tre! duethrs hm` usl` to pchyhm` whs hcso h proceie! hrtest. Bl bopls to l hcl to

!omtemul tblsl h!tevetels soal`hy.


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#ht hm` &ecc

$or reccehmt irelm`sbep.

"hve`, Hahm`h hm` Wy`mly

$or hcc tbl ium, hm` ior susthememd #ha tbroudbout.


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'opyredbt ( Bowhr` )usslcc

Pbl redbt oi Bowhr` )usslcc to l e`lmteiel` hs hutbor oi tbes

work bhs llm hsslrtl` y bea em h!!or`hm!l wetb sl!teom ** hm`

*+ oi tbl 'opyredbt, "lsedms hm` #htlmts H!t ++.

Hcc redbts rlslrvl`. o phrt oi tbes puce!hteom ahy l

rlproù!l`, storl` em h rltrelvhc systla, or trhmsaettl` em hmy

iora or y hmy alhms, lcl!trome!, al!bhme!hc, pboto!opyemd,

rl!orèmd, or otblrwesl, wetbout tbl preor plraesseom oi tbl

pucesblrs.

Hmy plrsom wbo !oaaets hmy umhutbore/l` h!t em rlchteom to tbespuce!hteom ahy l cehcl to !reaemhc prosl!uteom hm` !evec !cheas

ior `hahdls.

H '6# !hthcodul rl!or` ior tbes tetcl es hvhechcl iroa tbl Nretesb

8erhry.

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6 bhvl mo e`lh wby 6 oplml` tbl iromt òor. 6 è`m1t blhr h

kmo!k, or blhr tbl lcc remd iroa ets slcl!teom oi th!ky

lcl!trome! llpy tumls.

6 =ust oplml` et to sll tbrll budl poce!lalm !rhaal`, hcc

tbrll em tbl òorwhy, sbouc`lr to sbouc`lr. Hcc em e`lmte!hcumeioras, !ovlrl` y comd ch!k ovlr!ohts, uttoml` up to tbl

ml!k `lspetl tbl bot summy wlhtblr, hm` toppl` y tbl usuhc

poemty blh`dlhr. Hctboudb 6 mote!l` tbht tbl hiorlalmteoml`

poemts sllal` h cettcl clss sbhrp tbhm es tbl mora, em h`èteom 6

shw tbht tbl h`dls om she` blcalts orl mo emsedmeh, ut wlrl

!oapcltlcy chmk hm` ahtt ch!k, hs wlrl tbler umeiora !ohts

=ust pchem ahtt ch!k.

Hcc tbrll sllal` to l thckemd ht om!l, mo oml cou`lr tbhm

tbl otblr, em `llp, tbe!k, urcemd voe!ls, hs tbly trel` to pusb

tblaslcvls hctodltblr tbroudb tbl co!kl` òorwhy. "lspetl

tbl !rusb ht tbl iromt òor, 6 è`m1t illc tbrlhtlml`. Pbly

sllal` aorl stupe` tbhm uccyemd. Wo 6 hpproh!bl` tbl tbrll oi

tbla, tryemd to pusb tbla h!k tbroudb tbl òorwhy. Pbly è`

mot u`dl letblr h!kwhr`s or iorwhr`s, hm` wlrl !omsthmtcy

thckemd umemtlccedecy, hcc ht tbl shal clvlc, hs tbler e`lmte!hcch!k lyls ldhm to hcc io!us om aeml.

ot mote!emd hmy èiilrlm!l em tbler se/ls, 6 pe!kl` tbl oml

scedbtcy hblh` oi tbl otblr two, pch!l` tbl icht oi ay bhm`

hdhemst bes !blst hm` pusbl`. Wurpresemdcy tbly aovl` lhsecy

h!kwhr` hs oml ahm, `lspetl tbler liiorts to h`vhm!l. Wtecc

tbly urcl` alhmemdclsscy. 6 iexl` ay sthrl om tbl ahm wbosl

!blst 6 stecc blc`, hm` spokl.

?'hm 6 blcp you oiie!lrsF6 pusbl` ay why phst tbl tbrll oiie!lrs or rhtblr, 6

è`m1t. 6 whs tryemd to rlh!b ay weil, wbo whs sthmèmd tlm

illt lbem` tbl mow soce` hrrelr oi !omsthuchry.


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Wbl whvl` hm` !hccl` to al. 6 whvl` h!k, bopemd tbht sbl

!ouc` sll wbht whs bhpplmemd. Pbl oiie!lrs, stecc hcc urcemd,

surroum`l` al hm` blr`l` al towhr` h chrdl poce!l vhm,

wbe!b 6 bh` mot prlveouscy mote!l`. 6 httlaptl` tbl tbrll-em-

oml pusb hdhem, ut tbes teal tbly wlrl bhvemd moml oi et, hm`

tbly rlclmtclsscy h`vhm!l`, ior!emd al wetb tbla towhr` tbler

oiie!ehc vlbe!cl.

Gm hrrevhc ht tbl klrse l, tbl tbrll spcet hphrt emto

emèveùhcs, two oi tbla stuiiemd tbler budl slcvls emto tbl

rlhr. Pbl otblr sbuiicl` al towhr` tbl `revlr1s slht hm`, hitlr h

aoalmt1s blsethteom, 6 !ceal` em.

Pbl chst ahm, sllemd tbht 6 bh` thklm tbl bemt, !ceal`hwkwhr`cy emto tbl phsslmdlr slht, tbuapl` bes bha-cekl iest

om tbl stllremd wbllc, hm` sthrl` `llpcy emto ay lyls wetb bes

budl emmo!lmt ch!k omls. Bl hmdl` om tbl stllremd wbllc

hdhem, bes otblr bhm` poemtemd to tbl roh` hblh`. ;blm 6 shy

roh`, 6 alhm, oi !oursl, tbl Neddem Becc vhrehteom oi tbl wor`

h coosl !occl!teom oi ro!ks, au` hm` potbocls tbht vhdulcy

blh`l` em oml èrl!teom.

?@ou whmt al to `revlFBl hmdl` hdhem, mot em h h` tlaplrl` why, ut

posetevlcyL hm` hcc tbrll oiie!lrs poemtl`, hs oml ahm, to tbl

roh` hblh`, stecc !omtemuhccy urcemd em hm umemtlccedecl

ahmmlr.

?6 sbouc` `revlF 6 lm:uerl` hdhem.

Pblm tbl ierst um`lrsthm`hcl wor`s 6 bh` blhr` iroa

tbla, hs tbly spokl hs oml ahm, h chmk sthtlalmt,laoteomclss. ?Blhctb hm` shilty.

Pbl vhm lxpco`l` emto bopliuc ceil hs 6 turml` tbl kly. Ay

tbrll phsslmdlrs1 lyls cet wetb lx!etlalmt hs et cur!bl` emto

ceil. ;l trum`cl` our why omto Wwelvlchm`s )oh` hm` turml`

clit emto Wummemdvhcl Hvlmul. ;l blh`l` strhedbt to tbl hsl

oi tbl aedbty Wto!k Becc. Pbl vhm wbll/l` ets terl` why to tbl

`humtemd suaaet, mot tbl aost powlriuc !boe!l oi !omvlyhm!ls

tbl sort oi powlrl` vlbe!cl tbht ah`l whckemd h vehclopteom.

6 rlahrkl`, chudbemd to ayslci, ?Pbly oudbt tbl tbertllm

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Pbrll ed chmk ih!ls sthrl` !culclsscy ht al, hm` tbl

em!lsshmt urcemd stecc h!!oaphmel` us.

3vlmtuhccy our terl` vlbe!cl strheml` ets why to tbl top. 6

ah`l to turm redbt to tbl sbemy mlw poce!l oiie!l, aorl h !op

keosk tbhm h !op sbop. 6aalèhtlcy, tbrll phers oi iests

tbuapl` om to tbl slht h!ks hm` tbl `hsbohr`, hm` tbrll

alhty bhm`s poemtl` strhedbt hblh` ht tbl althc !ovlrl` pher oi

òors tbht cl` to tbl rlhr oi tbl oc` #oce!l Wthteom. Pbly oplml`

umhe`l` oveouscy soal kem` oi hutoahtl` hrrhmdlalmt

hm` swumd seclmtcy sbut om!l wl bh` phssl` tbroudb. 6 puccl`

tbl vhm to h bhct hm` cestlml` wetb rlceli hs tbl terl` lmdeml

rlspom`l` to ay turm oi tbl kly hm` dhvl up ets vhcehmtstruddcl, tbl pemdemd oi tbl !oocemd lmdeml h!!oaphmel` y tbl

struddcemd oi tbl poce!lalm tryemd to s:ull/l tblaslcvls iroa

tbl !omiemls oi tbler vhm.

Hcc tbrll `lcvl` emto tbler emse`l po!klts hm` puccl` out

tbler aoecl pbomls. Pbly !lrlaomeouscy !ce!kl` tbla oii,

hm` tbl urcemd stoppl` hruptcy. Pbly seclmtcy dlsturl` al

out, hm` sbuiicl` al towhr`s h sahcc òor ht tbl h!k oi tbl

uecèmd. 6 hpproh!bl` to tbl umaesthklhcl soum` oi octslemd `rhwm, !bhems lemd choreouscy umhtth!bl`, hm` ed

klys turmemd, wbe!b prl!l`l` tbl porthc lemd `rhddl` oplm om

protlstemd bemdls.

Ay poce!l u`èls blr`l` al tbroudb tbl òor hs et

schaal` sbut, clhvemd tbl tbrll oi tbla outse`l hs h dhresb

thrthm !ch` hra puccl` al emto tbl rooa. 6 turml` to oplm tbl

òor hdhem hs ay trouslr cld whs !hudbt em et, ut ay lrstwbeclbost, wetb hcc tbl ior!l tbht h cou` thrthm `lahm`s, reppl` et

irll hm` usblrl` al, um!om!lrml` ht ay shrtorehc èshrrhy,

iurtblr emto tbl rooa. ;bht h rooa et whs, ieccl` wetb

!oaputlrs, klyohr`s !chttlremd hwhy, s!hmmlrs, tbler cedbts

wboosbemd ovlr eahdls hm` premtlrs, blh`s trh!kemd h!ross

lm`clss rlhas oi dcossy phplr. Pbl moesl whs usemlsscekl,

umrlclmtemd, hm` ahrkl` y oml sedmeie!hmt `lthec `lspetl h

mualr oi plopcl o!!upel` wetb tbl tlmèmd oi premtlrs hm`s!hmmlrs, hm` tbl !omsthmt !chttlr oi pchste! klyohr`s, mot h

semdcl buahm voe!l !ouc` l blhr`.


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Pbl thrthm !ch` oml she`, em h voe!l hs iera hs bes !boe!l oi

suetemd, ?Pbes why, ser.

&reppemd ay hra, bl èrl!tl` al to h òor opposetl tbl

lmtrhm!l, hm` thppemd soitcy om ets pocesbl` ahbodhmy surih!l,

bl oplml` et, :ueltcy lm=oyemd tbl dlmtcl swesb et ah`l ovlr tbl

cuxureous Hxaemstlr.

?Ar Bowhr` ior you, ser. Bes èsblvlccl` trouslr

hrrhmdlalmt sllas hm o`` !boe!l, ut lh!b to tbler owm, lb,

serF

?@ls, tbhmk you, Buhr`. "o mot illc you bhvl to

emtlrrupt us iurtblr umclss you iem` yourslci em posslsseom oi

two ch!k !oiills. o sudhr em aeml hm` oml em Ar Bowhr`1s.?6t1s Ar )usslcc. Ar Bowhr` )usslcc.


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?;lcc, suet yourslci, bl saecl` to beaslci hs ei `lhcemd wetb h

seapcltom wbo !ouc`m1t rlalalr bes owm mhal. ?61a dch`

you1vl poppl` em to sll al to`hy.

Bl whs oveouscy kemd oi bes owm cettcl worc` em tbes sahcc

ut lhuteiuccy hppoemtl`


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6 whs aorl tbhm h cettcl thklm hh!k hs 6 whs !lrthem tbl

oredemhc hs bl !hccl` et, whs aeml. 6 iceppl` tbl pecl oi

pboto!opels ovlr to cook ht tbl chst phdl. 6t orl, hs 6 lxpl!tl`,

h bhm`wrettlm mhal. 6t whs mot bowlvlr tbl oml 6 lxpl!tl`. 6

spokl wetb hs au!b òut hs 6 !ouc sbolborm emto oml

slmtlm!l.

?Hm` tbes es you, tbes Wlhstehm 3vhmsF

?6mspl!tor 3vhms, Hm!elmt 8etlrhturl 6mvlstedhteoms. @ou

!hm !hcc al 6mspl!tor 3vhms.

?6 !hm !lrthemcy !hcc you soaltbemd, 6 rlpcel` thrtcy.

?@ou è` mot wretl tbes. 6m ih!t, 6 kmow lxh!tcy wblrl et

!hal iroa.3vhms stuèl` ay ih!l lxpl!thmtcy, ?Pbes vlrseom,

hctboudb mot oredemhc, es vlry oc . 6t !hal iroa hm oc`

s!reptoreua em tbl &rllmwe!b hrlh oi 8omòm. 6t lhrs mo

premtemd emiorahteom hs et es bhm`wrettlm. 6t es em`ll` h !opy oi

hm oc`lr ook, oredemhccy wrettlm em HmdcoWhxom lmtetcl` Pbl

Prul Bestory oi tbl Ned Becc mlhr Gu`bha, wbe!b es hdhem iroa

hm lvlm oc`lr s!rocc mow em tbl Nretesb 8erhry, hctboudb mo

oml !hm trhmschtl et em ao`lrm teals.3vhms sllal` aorl tbhm h cettcl put out y tbl lxtlmt oi

ay kmowcl`dl. Bl slhr!bl` bes aem` ior soaltbemd to top et.

?@ou bhvl sllm tbl oredemhcF

?6 òm1t tbemk et bhs lxestl` ior slvlrhc tboushm` ylhrs, ei

tbl hdl oi tblsl trhmschteoms es to l lcelvl`.

3vhms cookl` !omtlapchtevl, hs bl dreppl` bes pepl em bes

tlltb hm` stru!k h aht!b.?6 òm1t tbemk you1rl hccowl` to saokl em blrl, 6 poemtl`

out. ?Blhctb hm` Whilty hm` hcc tbht.

?6t1s hcredbt. 61vl ès!omml!tl` tbl spremkclrs em blrl. H

!bhp1s dot to bhvl h saokl.

Hs bl puiil` tbl emstrualmt to ceil, 6 !ouc`m1t blcp ut

mote!l h strhmdl ihaecehrety. 6t whs h Allrs!bhua =o wetb h

woci1s blh` `l!orhtemd tbl owc. Pemy iechalmts oi hroahte!

saokl `reitl` up iroa ets iemlcy !hrvl` mostrecs.Pbl òor iclw oplm hm` tbl s!rlha oi ierl hchras reppl`

tbroudb tbl her. Buhr` spokl iroa tbl òorwhy.


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?Pblrl rlhccy es h ierl tbes teal, ser, bl spokl, hs oml se!k

to `lhtb oi essuemd whrmemds to umbllèmd lhrs. ?;l aust

clhvl eaalèhtlcy, redbt hwhy.

3vhms turml` hm` h!k bllcl` tbl òor !cosl` hdhem.

?'oal wetb al, Ar Bowhr`.

?6 toc` you liorl, et1s Ar )usslcc Ar Bowhr` )usslcc.

?Wo you shy. Hmywhy, umclss wl aovl prltty sahrtesb,

wl1cc otb l Ar 'respy. Pbes whyI

Bl ke!kl` h phmlc ht tbl ottoa oi tbl whcc hm` h

prlveouscy be``lm òorwhy sce` oplm, rlvlhcemd h `hrk cettcl

oplmemd tbroudb wbe!b hm umcet stherwlcc !ouc` =ust l ah`l

out, !urvemd òwm emto tbl sbhòws, 3vhms aovl` sweitcytbroudb et hm` aoteoml` al to ioccow. 6 blsethtl` aoalmthrecy.

Bowlvlr, tbl salcc oi urmemd poce!l sthteom urdl` al iorwhr`

emto tbl dcooa. 3vhms bh` rhpe`cy èshpplhrl` hblh` oi al, so

6 ldhm ay `ls!lmt hcoml. Pbl omcy why 6 !ouc` pro!ll` em tbl

`hrkmlss hblh` oi al whs to clhm hdhemst tbl whccs, wbe!b

cu!kecy wlrl omcy hout tbrll illt hphrt, hm` whvl oml ioot

wec`cy hroum` umtec et !hal emto !omth!t wetb tbl mlxt stlp

òwm, hm` trust to cu!k tbht et wouc` thkl ay wledbt.6m tbes hwkwhr` ahmmlr 6 ah`l ay why òwm emto tbl

`hrkmlss. 6 pllrl` hblh` ior h dceapsl oi 3vhms, ut bl aust

bhvl llm too ihr hblh`. 6 dulssl` bl whs mo strhmdlr òwm

blrl. Hitlr wbht sllal` cekl hm lm`clss òwmwhr` icedbt oi

stlps, 6 ilct tbl icoor lmlhtb al ldem to clvlc out hm` tbl

stlps ichttlm to soce` lhrtb, hm` `l!eèmd et whs teal ior h rlst,

sht ayslci òwm em tbl èrt, illcemd h !oc` rll/l om ay !hci. 6lxhaeml` ay `lstroyl` trouslrs hm` `ltlraeml` tbht soaloml

wouc` bhvl to phy, prlilrhcy tbl thrthm-!ch` eèot wbo bh`

!husl` tbl `hahdl.

%ust hs 6 ldhm to !omse`lr tbht 6 bh` mo e`lh oi wblrl 6

aedbt l or wblrl tbes whs clhèmd, 6 !hudbt tbl soum` oi

iootstlps rummemd h!k towhr`s al. 3vhms whs hpproh!bemd,

whvemd bes hras wec`cy hm` sboutemd soaltbemd wbe!b 6 ihecl`

to blhr. Ht tbht aoalmt, tbl lhrtb lmlhtb al ilct hs ei et whsscetblremd hwhy, hm` tbl tummlc ieccl` wetb h reotous !h!opbomy

oi dremèmd hm` !rhsbemd ro!k hm` drohmemd lhrtb sce`ls.


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Hs 3vhms `rlw !coslr, 6 !ouc` =ust ahkl out bes wor`s,

?6t1s tbl aovemd !bur!b, et1s om tbl aovl hdhemI

&rhemd al y tbl hra, bl puccl` al hcomd tbl why bl

bh` !oal, hm` wl blh`l` iurtblr `owm tbl tummlc umtec wl

!ouc` mo comdlr illc tbl moesl sbhkemd our omls, hm` tbl `ust

em tbl her ldhm to slttcl.


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Gbhptlr "

;l bh` hrrevl` ht hm hrlh !omthememd bhci h ò/lm lmtwoo`

!bhers em h row hm` h sahcc thcl, cettlrl` wetb dlmlrhc emtlrlst

ahdh/emls, hm` tbhmkiuccy, cet y h thcl chap oi ùeous

vemthdl bocèmd h uc oi su!b h cow whtthdl et hcaost ah`l

tbl rooa slla `hrklr. 6t whsm1t au!b, ut et whs tbl aost cedbt

6 bh` sllm ior soal cettcl wbecl. Ay lyls scowcy h`hptl` to ay

surroumèmds.?;blrl tbl blcc hrl wl, 3vhms, hm` wbht es tbhtF

?Pbht, hs you !hm pchemcy sll, es h !bli, `hmdcemd iroa tbl

ropl y wbe!b bl bhmdl` beaslci- hm ls!hpl iroa `lt hm`

aeslry. ;blrl wl hrl wecc l aorl lhsecy lxpcheml` om!l wl

phss tbroudb tblsl porthcs.

Pbl `ls!repteom oi Dporthcs1 sllal` h cettcl ovlrcowm umtec

bl took h ichrl iroa h so!klt em tbl whcc hm` slt et ch/emd.

Hblh` oi us wlrl two lmoraous rom/l òors, dcestlmemd wetbihmthste!hccy emtre!htl !hrvemds oi alm hm` woalm em !oaht,

hm` vhreous haorous !omtorteoms wetb aytbocode!hc lhsts oi

hcc typls hm` dlm`lrs. Pbl òors aust bhvl llm ht clhst ledbt

altrls thcc, hm` bhci tbht em we`tb.

3vhms `rlw h budl rom/l kly iroa emse`l bes trouslrs hm`

hppcel` et to tbl hm!elmt co!k slt em tbl !lmtrl oi tbl òors.

;etb h drlht èspchy oi strlmdtb wbe!b 6 `llal` !blhpsbowahmsbep, bl workl` tbl co!k oplm hm` ah`l to icemd tbl

porthc we`l. miortumhtlcy, teal hm` mo sahcc haoumt oi `lres

bh` clit icemdemd h poor opteom. 3vlmtuhccy tbl pher oi us

ahmhdl` to s!rhpl oml oi tbl òors oplm. 6 whetl` hs 3vhms cet

aorl ichrls hm` 6 !ouc` sll wblrl 6 whs. 3vhms stoo` h!k hm`

whvl` al tbroudb hblh` oi bea. 6 blsethtl`, aorl tbhm h cettcl

suspe!eous oi hmytbemd bl emetehtl`.

Hitlr h aoalmt1s phusl, 6 !huteouscy aovl` lyom` tbldrlht rom/l òors. 6 lmtlrl` h dedhmte! bhcc, ht clhst hs ed hs

Wt. #huc1s em 8omòm. H drlht vhuctl` !lecemd sohrl` hovl us,

èshpplhremd emto tbl `llp sbhòws hs tbl ichrls rlh!bl` hs ihr


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hs tbly !ouc` emto tbes ahdmeie!lmt !bhalr. $h!emd us, cllremd

out oi tbl `hrkmlss hm` towlremd ovlr us, whs h iedurl ht clhst

hs budl hs tbosl ioum` em Hm!elmt 3dypt. 6t stoo` hout ledbty

illt thcc hm` rlprlslmtl` h thcc ahm wetb h comd tbem ih!l, icht

plmùcous rlhsts, hm` h potlccy tbht hpplhrl` cekl h

woahm1s. Pbl ih!l whs oveouscy tbht oi h ahm wbecl tbl o`y

whs haeduous, hm` tbl dlmethceh whs be``lm y h typl oi kect.

?Ahdmeie!lmt, esm1t blF

Ht clhst 6 kmlw et whs h bl mow.

?Bow tbl `lvec è` et dlt blrl iroa 3dypt hcc tbosl ylhrs

hdoF 6 struddcl` to irhal tbl :ulsteom, ih!l` wetb tbes

hwlsoal aomualmt.?6t è`m1t bhvl to, 3vhms whxl`, aorl tbhm scedbtcy saud.

?6t whs !rlhtl` redbt blrl emse`l tbes vlry becc. Pbl !htbl`rhc,

tbl aomualmt, hrl hcc !hrvl` iroa tbl cevemd ro!k, hovl

wbe!b wl bhvl hcc cevl` umkmowemdcy tblsl phst tbrll tboushm`

ylhrs.

Bl `rlw h!k hs ei to rl!levl h whvl oi hpprl!ehteom. Hs

tblrl whs omcy al blrl, et whs aorl h tre!kcl tbhm h whvl.

3vlm tbl èa cedbt hm` tbl !omsthmtcy ihccemd ùst oi tbl!lmturels !ouc` mot èsduesl tbl spclmòur oi tbes hah/emd

pch!l.

3vhms !ouc` ò cettcl to èsduesl bes pre`l em tbes pch!l. $or

om!l 6 whs em!ceml` to hdrll wetb bea tbes pch!l whs lyom`

lceli. Ahmy !hrvl` clttlrs !ovlrl` tbl whccs, tboudb wbht

chmduhdl tbly wlrl em whs umkmowm to al soaltbemd oc`lr

hm` aorl hse! tbhm tbl belrodcypbs wl hsso!ehtl wetb oc`3dypt.

Hs 6 s:uemtl` ay lyls to sll hovl tbl blh` oi tbl sthtul 6

shw, !oaemd iroa tbl dcooa `llp wetbem tbl !hvlrm, h sahcc

pro!lsseom oi wbht hpplhrl` to l youmd chèls `rlssl` em

alèlvhc !ostual.

?Wtlp hse`l, )usslcc, hm` clt tbla phss. 6t wouc` mot phy to

ostru!t tbla. 3vhms stlppl` h!k to hccow tbla tbroudb hs

hm lxhapcl. ?otl wbht tbly hrl !hrryemd.6 motl` hs h`vesl`, hctboudb 6 !hm1t shy et alhmt au!b to

al. 3vhms motl` ay lauslalmt hm` emsestl` tbht 6 thkl motl.


16/24

Pbl ierst derc !hrrel` h pchttlr om wbe!b whs h slvlrl` blh`,

sllaemdcy lxtrlalcy hm!elmt. Pbl mlxt !hrrel` h peccow om

wbe!b wlrl tbl two bhcvls oi h roklm swor`. Nlbem` blr

whckl` h derc !hrryemd h chm!l, iroa wbosl tep coo` icowl`

omto blr bhm`. Pbl vlry chst derc !hrrel` h !hm`lchrh, wbosl

!hm`cls sboml so redbt tbht hcc lcsl em tbl rooa whs cost em

tbler reccehm!l. &rhùhccy tbly dce`l` h!k emto tbl `hrkmlss,

hm` hcc 6 !ouc` sll whs tbl !hrvemd hovl tbl aomualmt1s

blh`, h !er!cl surroum`l` y rhèhtemd strhedbt cemls. 6 ilct 6

sbouc` kmow tbes sedm, ut iroa wblrlF 6 turml` to :ulsteom

3vhms. 6 !hccl` out bes mhal, hm` ay voe!l l!bol` hwhy emto

tbl umkmowm `lptbs oi tbl !hvlrm. Pblrl whs mo sedm oi bea,=ust tbl trh!ks bl bh` clit em tbl ùst. 6 whs hcoml em tbes pch!l,

wblrlvlr et whs.


17/24

Gbhptlr #

6 hwokl iroa h `llp, hc!oboc he`l` scualr, ay blh` rlstemd

om ay hras h!ross tbl mhrrow ket!blm worktop. 6 su!kl` h!k

em h dolt oi `recl liorl et !ouc` bet tbl alchaeml hm`

strhedbtlml` ay blh` up. 6 oitlm bh` !omiusemd hm`

iredbtlmemdcy veve` `rlhas tbes, bowlvlr, whs =ust h cettcl

aorl tbhm tbht. #ha, tbl covl oi ay ceil hm` y soal strhmdl

twest oi ihtl ay weil, bh` rlterl` to our l`!bhalr hitlr hcomd medbt oi cestlmemd to tbl thcl oi ay `rlha. 6 bh` sthyl` up

`remkemd hitlr #ha bh` lxpcheml` to al tbht 6 bh` llm thklm

y tbl poce!l tbrll `hys hdo, hm` sbl1` blhr` motbemd umtec 6

turml` up trouslrs torm, umsbhvlm hm` cookemd tothccy

èsorelmthtl` ht meml o1!co!k tbes lvlmemd.

6 stoo`, h treicl ihctlremdcy, hm` drhl` ay whckemd ste!k. 6

ldhm to ahkl ay why hroum` tbl ch``lr, pchmks hm` phemtpots tbht cettlrl` our bhccwhy. "uremd ay so=ourm um`lrdroum`,

6 bh` iordottlm ior h teal tbht wl wlrl `l!orhtemd tbl bhccwhy

h ed hm` alssy =o, lvlm wetb two oi us. 6 bh` !oapcltl` et

om ay owm em h !oupcl oi `hys chst teal, ut tbes teal, ay

stuacemd hm` ch!k oi lmlrdy wlrl provemd h iorae hcl

oppomlmt. Wcowcy workemd ay why hroum` hcc tbl `l!orhtemd

dlhr, 6 whs =ust clvlc wetb tbl iromt òor wblm h ielr!l

poumèmd drlltl` ay lhrs em h aost umwlc!oal ahmmlr,h!!oaphmel` y tbl vecl lcl!trome! rh!klt oi ay buaorous

òorlcc httlaptemd DPbl @lccow )osl Gi Plxhs1, 6 tbemk. Gm

tbl wbocl 6 prlilrrl` tbl poumèmd. 6 rlh!bl` to swet!b om tbl

outse`l cedbt, omcy to l rlwhr`l` wetb tbl secboulttls oi ay

tbrll ihvouretl poce!lalm, hm` hm em!rlhsl oi tbl òor

poumèmd lbhveour.

Pbl emse`l cedbt ice!kl` om. #halch stoo` ht tbl top oi tbl

sthers, ruemd blr scllp-ieccl` lyls h!k to ceil. 6i sbl shwwbht 6 !ouc` sll, sbl ahy bhvl mot struddcl` so bhr` to whkl

up. 6 oplml` tbl òor to our irelm`s, mot to iem` poce!lalm ut

tbrll chrdl, seclmt mums, aus!cemd tbler why iorwhr` emto our


18/24

bhcc, omcy lemd stoppl` sbort y tbl ch``lr wbe!b tbly wlrl

too chrdl to ior!l tbler why hroum`. Pbly cualrl` om tbl spot,

cekl toys tbht bh` mo why to turm tblaslcvls hroum`. Pbly

stoppl` hcc ht om!l, hs ei to soal umblhr` !oaahm` hm`

h!kl` up h ilw illt towhr` tbl òor, hm` emè!htl` em tbler

owm umaesthklhcl stycl tbht tbly wouc` l aorl tbhm bhppy

ior us to ioccow tbla out. Bhvemd `lhct wetb tbla liorl, wl

`l!e`l` tbht ès!rlteom whs tbl lttlr phrt oi vhcour. 6 sthccl`

tbla h wbecl so #ha !ouc` scep soal tods om, hm` em mo teal

wl wlrl rlh`y to ioccow tbla out emto tbl `hrk strllt, to wbht

sllal` to l hm oc` Ee!torehm blhrsl !oapcltl wetb h tlha oi

iour ch!k, pcual` borsls, sthapemd tbler illt hm` ieccemd tblmedbt her wetb tbler stlhay rlhtb.


19/24

Gbhptlr $

6m tbl `hrkmlss, 6 turml` to #ha to hsk blr ei sbl bh` sllm tbl

teal liorl wl1` clit. Wbl dulssl` et whs hout 0ha, ut et whs

=ust h dulss.

;l wlrl otb blr`l` y tbl mums towhr` tbl temy òor om

tbl se`l oi tbl blhrsl hm` lm!ourhdl` to lmtlr. ;l s:ull/l`

todltblr emto tbl temy !hem, hm` om!l wl wlrl slttcl`, tbl mums

!ceal` om top. ;l blhr` tbl soit wbep hdhemst tbl borsls1h!ks hm` tbl sceppemd oi tbler boovls hs tbly dheml` pur!bhsl

om tbl scepplry droum`. 6t aust bhvl rheml` soalwbht sem!l 6

bh` hpplhrl` ht boal, hm` tblm wl wlrl hwhy hcomd tbl

umah`l roh`. Gml oitlm iem`s, em tbl ae!ro!osa tbht es Neddem

Becc, tbht tbl tlra umah`l wetb rlilrlm!l to roh`s h!tuhccy

alhms umioum`, hm` wbht ahy bhvl cookl` emetehccy cekl h

roudb ut slrve!lhcl roh` hcc too soom turms emto hm emèstem!tumahrkl` iootphtb.

Hs 6 pllrl` tbroudb tbl temy blhrsl wemòw emto tbl

`hrkmlss, 6 !ouc` sll lmoudb to =u`dl wblrl wl wlrl, hm` 6

kmlw doo` hm` wlcc tbht mo roh` ioccowl` tbes routl. 6 whs

soom provl` redbt, hs tbl blhrsl puccl` up hitlr wl bh` omcy

llm doemd ior hout bhci h aecl. Pbl borsls wbemmel` hm`

sbowl` tbler èspclhsurl ht tbl routl tbly bh` to pucc us

tbroudb, hm` sthapl` tbler boovls, hmxeous to dlt omto aorlrlduchr droum`. Pbl mums !ceal` !ualrsoalcy òwm hm`

oplml` our òor, l!komemd us out omto tbl so``lm drhss. Pbly

urdl` us towhr` h mhrrow òorwhy bhci be``lm em tbl drllmlry.

6t whs ceml` em `hap, hm!elmt cookemd drly stoml. Pbl omcy

lalccesbalmt whs h !hrvl` !er!cl ht tbl top oi tbl cemtlc, wetb

strhedbt cemls rhèhtemd iroa et. 6t rlaem`l` al oi tbl oml wl

bh` sllm em tbl !hvlrm wbe!b 6 tboudbt 6 bh` eahdeml`.

Pbl mums blr`l` us otb emto hm` tbroudb tbl mhrrowtummlc. 6t whs soom oveous to us tbht tbl ucky mums wouc`

omcy =ust iet tbler sbouc`lrs tbroudb tbes sbhit, hm` soom tbly

wlrl buiiemd hm` puiiemd to s:ull/l tblaslcvls tbroudb,


20/24

kmo!kemd !bumks out oi tbl whccs em tbler liiort to prodrlss.

;l wlrl :ue!kcy h !omse`lrhcl èsthm!l hblh`, hm` hs wl

rlh!bl` h we`lmemd oi tbl tummlc, 6 seclmtcy sedmhccl` to #ha

tbht wl sbouc` be`l ht letblr se`l oi tbl phsshdl hm` 6 !ouc`

trep tbla wetb ay whckemd ste!k. Waecemd to lh!b otblr, wl

!rou!bl` òwm hm` whetl`. Hs tbly mlhrl` our poseteom,

`rhddemd bhci tbl èrt whcc wetb tbla, 6 :ueltcy pch!l` ay ste!k

em poseteom.

Pbl ierst mum1s ioot !rusbl` tbl hcuaemeua tuemd icht

wetbout lvlm rlhkemd stlp, hm` tbl otblr two è`m1t lvlm

mote!l. Hcc tbrll iecl` emto tbes chrdlr sph!l hm` emè!htl` tbht

#halch hm` 6 sbouc` !omtemul hcomd tbl !orreòr om our owm hset mhrrowl` òwm hdhem to h aorl morahc stycl. ;l ah`l our

why hcomd !hrliuccy. ;etbout ay ste!k 6 whs h cettcl umstlh`y.

Hitlr hout tlm yhr`s, wl mote!l` wl wlrl cosemd tbl cedbt

iroa tbl prlveous rooa hm` !ouc` =ust ahkl out h ihemt dcow

!oaemd iroa soalwblrl hblh`. Pblrl lemd mo hctlrmhtevl, wl

whckl` towhr` tbl cedbt, cekl two aotbs slù!l` y ets dcow.

3vlmtuhccy wl hrrevl` ht ets sour!l. H sahcc !bhalr cet y

!hm`cls em weml ottcls stoo` om h ahklsbeit thcl, ah`l iroawbht hpplhrl` !oaaumeom weml !rhtls, mot hcc oi tbla slhcl`.

Hroum` tbes thcl wlrl tbrll youmdesb dercs rlchxemd illt up,

weml em bhm`, tbl saokl oi ahmy !edhrlttls bhmdemd em tbl her

devemd tbl rooa h vlry !osaopocethm #hresehm illc.


21/24

Gbhptlr %

;blm tbly shw us, hcc tbrll =uapl` to tbler illt. 6 !ouc` sll

tbly wlrl hcc `rlssl` umeioracy em ch!k aeme `rlssls hm`

ch!k !cuapy s!boocderc sbols, cekl mums `rlssl` y Ahry

Juhmt. Pbly hcc cookl` #halch up hm` òwm hm` cookl` to

lh!b otblr. )lh!bemd soal th!et hdrllalmt, oml oi tbl dercs cl`

blr hwhy emto tbl sbhòws surroumèmd tbl l`dls oi tbl rooa,

hm` h busbl` !omvlrshteom took pch!l. 6 !omse`lrl` tblrlahememd two hm` tbly !omse lrl` al, sllaemdcy !ureous

hout ay torm trouslr hrrhmdlalmt. H blhvy alhsurl` trlh`

whs blhr` hpproh!bemd our cettcl lm!chvl, h!!oaphmel` y h

`llp !blsty !oudb, tbl proù!t oi h ceil1s schvlry to Ah`hal

e!oteml.

Pbl dercs :ue!kcy htth!kl` tbler !cotbemd, puccemd out ioc`s,

cooslmemd blas hm` umtu!kemd blrl hm` tblrl, umtec tbly wlrl`rlssl` hs move!ls em iucc ch!k bhets. #ha hm` blr ls!ort

rlhpplhrl`, otb mow em iucc bhets. 'edhrlttls hm` weml

dchssls wlrl :ue!kcy !clhrl` hs tbl trlh` drlw !coslr, hm` emto

tbl rooa stro`l h thcc hm!elmt mum, y ihr tbl slmeor to tblsl

tbrll youmdstlrs. Wbl stoo` strhedbt h!kl`, aecethry, blr bhet

tbl su=l!t oi au!b !hrl hm` `lvoteom. Gmcy tbl saouc`lremd

!edhrlttl ltwllm blr ceps hm` tbl cettcl trhec oi hsb òwm tbl

rlhst oi blr bhet dhvl blr hmy sedm oi buahmety. Wbl bhcisaecl` ht tbl dercs hm` iexl` #ha hm` al wetb tbl kem` oi

tboushm`-yhr` sthrl tbht 'cemt 3hstwoo` shvl` ior bes mlxt

ve!tea.


22/24

Gbhptlr &

?@ou cook vlry ilt!bemd, ay `lhr. 61vl mlvlr sllm you hs h

rlcedeous !rlhturl, 6 she` :ueltcy to #ha, turmemd ay blh`

hwhy so tbl oc` mum wouc` mot blhr al.

?Weclm!lI "o mot splhk umtec you hrl or`lrl` toI

Blr ior!liuc spll!b chstl` tbl !edhrlttl iroa blr ceps em h

!cou` oi hsb hm` sphrks wbe!b ah`l lvlryoml lcsl prlslmt thkl

h stlp h!kwhr`s, ut sbl è` mot slla to mote!l. Wbl =ustrlh!bl` emto tbl ioc`s oi blr bhet hm` `rlw out hmotblr oml,

wbe!b sllal` to hrrevl ht blr hm!elmt pem!bl` ceps,

aystlreouscy hcrlh`y saouc`lremd.

?;l hrl mot h seclmt or`lr blrl ht Wt. Ahry1s, ut wl ò

emsest om h aoè!ua oi `l!lmt ahmmlrs. Pbht lx!cu`ls

emmulmòls oi h !blhp hm` thw`ry mhturl.

6 stoo` hàomesbl`, hm` è` mot ceit ay lyls iroa tbl icoorumtec 6 blhr` hmotblr voe!l tbht 6 rl!odmesl` omcy too wlcc.

?Westlr $rhmkcem, ò mot l too bhr` om tbla tbly ò mot

kmow tbl whys oi our or`lr. ;l sbouc` hccow tbla soal

cllwhy.

3vhms1 voe!l whs eaalèhtlcy rl!odmeshcl, tboudb wblm

6 cookl` up 6 è` mot sll h suhvl 6mspl!tor oi #oce!l. 6 shw h

prelst, iro!kl` em ch!k hm` wlhremd hm ormhtl òd !occhr oi

hm!elmt `lsedm. Bl rl!odmesl` al, hm` dhvl al h !urt mo`. Besdh/l aovl` to #halch.

?Pbes wouc` l Ars Bowhr`, 6 prlsual.

6 rlpcel` h cettcl tlstecy, ?o, 3vhms, tbes wouc` l Ars

)usslcc, Ars Bowhr` )usslcc, ay weil hm` ceil phrtmlr em tbes

worc` hmywhy.

?&ch` to sll you ahrrel` h derc. @ou òm1t kmow wbht h

rlceli tbht !hm l em tblsl so !hccl` ao`lrm teals. &oemd to

bhvl to thkl you up to tbl !bhplc, 61a hirhe`, hs sort oipresomlrs. @ou rlhccy sbouc`m1t bhvl pokl` your mosl emto our

hiihers.


23/24

?Nut you `rhddl` us òwm blrl, or ht clhst your dooms è`.

;l è`m1t hsk to !oal òwm blrl, wblrlvlr blrl es.

#ha whs mo`èmd hs 6 spokl, hm` dchremd ht 3vhms,

rlhcesemd bl whs tbl 6mspl!tor iroa ay D`rlha1 oi rl!lmt `htl.

?6 thkl et you hm` your bhetuhc irelm`s bhvl soal kem` oi

pchmF

Bl cookl` so `llp em tboudbt tbht 6 whs prltty surl bl bh`

mo e`lh wbht bl whs doemd to ò mlxt. Pbes dhvl #ha hm` al

tbl h`vhmthdl, hs wl kmlw lxh!tcy wbht wl bh` to ò mlxt

dlt hwhy iroa tblsl plopcl hm` tbler strhmdl e`lhs.

?@ou1cc bhvl to !oal up to tbl !bhplc ior mow, hm` wl1cc

sort out wbht to ò iroa tblrl.;l hcc troopl` oii 3vhms hm` $rhmkcem em tbl clh`, tbl

tbrll move!ls mlxt, tblm #ha hm` al `rhddemd our bllcs ht tbl

rlhr. otbemd au!b bhpplml` om our cettcl trlk, hphrt iroa us

mote!emd tbht oml oi tbl youmd chèls bh` :ueltcy s!oopl` up h

iucc ottcl oi !oaaumeom weml hm` h ph!klt oi !edhrlttls hm`

tu!kl` tbla hwhy em tbl ioc`s oi blr bhet. Ht clhst oml oi

tbla bh` soal duapteom.

Pbly cl` us hcomd h !er!uetous chyremtb oi `hmk dcooay,tummlcs umtec wl lvlmtuhccy rlh!bl` h mhrrow icedbt oi stoml

stlps tbht took us up emto tbl o`y oi h sahcc stoml !bur!b.

3vhms hm` $rhmkcym wlrl whetemd y h sahcc, pchem iomt. 3vhms

`hmdcl` bes bhm` em tbl whtlr hm` e`cy ice!kl` `ropclts emto tbl

her.

Hs 6 wht!bl` tbla pcottemd, 6 rlhcesl` tbht 6 kmlw wblrl

wl wlrl, or ht clhst 6 whs prltty surl 6 è`. 6 se`cl` ovlr !coslrto #ha, hm` tou!bl` blr scllvl to seclmtcy dlt blr httlmteom.

?6 kmow wblrl wl hrl ò youF

Wbl mo``l` duhr`l`cy, hm` poemtl` vlry scedbtcy to h bhci

oplm òor tbht cl` emto tbl ket!blm, hm` iroa tblrl emto tbl

drhvlyhr` tbht hcso slrvl` hs h tlh dhr`lm.

Hs sutcy hs possecl wl l`dl` our why towhr` tbl bhci

oplm òor. 6m!b y em!b wl !cosl` tbl dhp ltwllm us hm` tbl

òor. Jueltcy wl ioum` ourslcvls tou!bemd tbl òor. o omlwhs wht!bemd us. 6m h sl!om` wl wlrl tbroudb hm` out emto tbl

!oc` medbt her. Ahkemd our why hra em hra hcomd tbl drhvlc

phtb, wl mo``l` to lh!b otblr.


24/24

?Pbl Bhrrow, tblm.

;l mo``l` our hpprovhc to lh!b otblr, hm` lvlm tboudb et

wouc` l bours liorl tbly wlrl oplm, et sllal` cekl h `ham

ieml pchm to us.

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