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Jacob \u0111\u1ee9ng \u1edf c\u1eeda trang tr\u1ea1i nh\u00ecn Edna b\u01b0\u1edbc ra kh\u1ecfi chu\u1ed3ng g\u00e0. M\u00f4i b\u00e0 \u1ea5y m\u00edm ch\u1eb7t, ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u00eam tr\u1ee9ng g\u00e0 b\u1ecb l\u1ea5y tr\u1ed9m. \u00d4ng nh\u00ecn l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh v\u00e1ch n\u00fai v\u00e0 \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0 t\u00e1m gi\u1edd. \u1ede Boone gi\u1edd n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 s\u00e1ng t\u1ecf r\u1ed3i, nh\u01b0ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i nh\u00f2e nho\u1eb9t v\u00e0 s\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u1ea5m l\u00e0m \u1ea9m \u0111\u00f4i gi\u1ea7y b\u1ed1 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. V\u00f9ng v\u0169ng \u00f4ng \u1edf t\u1ed1i t\u0103m t\u1edbi m\u1ee9c ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ph\u1ea3i n\u1ea1y \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng b\u1eb1ng x\u00e0 beng, b\u1ed1 \u00f4ng v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00f3i th\u1ebf.<\/p>\n
Edna h\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ed1ng ph\u00eda c\u00e1i soong \u0111\u1ef1ng tr\u1ee9ng g\u00e0 trong tay b\u00e0.<\/p>\n
\u201cKh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u1ee5ng con g\u00e0 tre h\u1ebft,\u201d Edna n\u00f3i. \u201cV\u1eady l\u00e0 b\u1ed1n ng\u00e0y li\u00ean ti\u1ebfp r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHay l\u00e0 t\u1ea1i l\u00e3o g\u00e0 tr\u1ed1ng gi\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu ve v\u00e3n n\u00f3 ch\u1ee9 g\u00ec,\u201d Jacob n\u00f3i. \u00d4ng ch\u1edd b\u00e0 m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi. Nh\u1eefng n\u0103m v\u1ec1 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi h\u1ecd b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o v\u1edbi nhau, n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee7a Edna l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 l\u00e0m \u00f4ng \u0111\u1eafm \u0111u\u1ed1i. C\u1ea3 khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t b\u00e0 \u1ea5y s\u00e1ng l\u00ean, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 c\u00e1i nh\u1ebfch l\u00ean c\u1ee7a \u0111\u00f4i m\u00f4i t\u1ecfa ra m\u1ed9t l\u00e0n s\u00f3ng \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng t\u1eeb mi\u1ec7ng l\u00ean t\u1edbi tr\u00e1n.<\/p>\n
\u201cC\u1ee9 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 \u0111\u00f9a,\u201d b\u00e0 n\u00f3i, \u201cti\u1ec1n b\u00e1n tr\u1ee9ng kh\u00f4ng bao nhi\u00eau ch\u1ee9 c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ee1 l\u1eafm. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ti\u1ec1n \u1ea5y \u00f4ng l\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2u ra n\u0103m xu ph\u00ed ph\u1ea1m \u0111\u1ec3 mua b\u00e1o m\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecdc.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cC\u00f3 bao nhi\u00eau ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f2n kh\u1ed1n kh\u1ed5 h\u01a1n m\u00ecnh,\u201d Jacob n\u00f3i. \u201cC\u1ee9 nh\u00ecn ra ngo\u00e0i c\u00e1i v\u0169ng n\u00e0y l\u00e0 b\u00e0 s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang hay sai.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCh\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u n\u1eefa l\u00e0 m\u00ecnh c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 nh\u00e0 Hartley cho m\u00e0 xem,\u201d Edna tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. B\u00e0 nh\u00ecn qua Jacob v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda ch\u1ed7 \u0111o\u1ea1n cu\u1ed1i con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 l\u00e0 v\u00e0 kh\u00fac \u0111\u1ea7u l\u1ed1i \u0111i m\u00e0 c\u00f4ng ty g\u1ed7 xoi m\u00f2n, t\u1ea1o ra. \u201cCh\u1eafc ch\u00ednh con ch\u00f3 x\u00f9 c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 \u0103n tr\u1ed9m tr\u1ee9ng g\u00e0 nh\u00e0 m\u00ecnh. Con ch\u00f3 \u1ea5y nh\u00ecn c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ee9a \u0103n c\u1eafp tr\u1ee9ng \u1ea5y th\u00f4i. L\u00fac n\u00e0o n\u00f3 c\u0169ng l\u1ea3ng v\u1ea3ng quanh \u0111\u00e2y.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cL\u00e0m sao b\u00e0 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 n\u1ebfu l\u00e0 ch\u00f3 th\u00ec th\u1ebf n\u00e0o n\u00f3 c\u0169ng b\u1ecf s\u00f3t l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t \u00edt tr\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1ng r\u01a1m. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd g\u1eb7p con ch\u00f3 n\u00e0o m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecf s\u00f3t l\u1ea1i.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCh\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ee9a n\u00e0o m\u00e0 m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n ch\u1ec9 l\u1ea5y v\u00e0i ba qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng? Ch\u00ednh \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng n\u00f3i n\u1ebfu l\u00e0 c\u00e1o hay ch\u1ed3n th\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 \u0103n th\u1ecbt lu\u00f4n con g\u00e0 r\u1ed3i.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c\u0110\u1ec3 t\u00f4i \u0111i coi xem sao,\u201d Jacob n\u00f3i, bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc Edna s\u1ebd c\u1eb1n nh\u1eb1n v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n m\u1ea5t tr\u1ee9ng g\u00e0 su\u1ed1t ng\u00e0y. \u00d4ng bi\u1ebft cho d\u00f9 m\u1ed7i con g\u00e0 m\u00e1i \u0111\u1ebb ra ba tr\u1ee9ng m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00eam trong su\u1ed1t th\u00e1ng t\u1edbi, th\u00ec c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng thay \u0111\u1ed5i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u00ec. B\u00e0 \u1ea5y v\u1eabn ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c xem chuy\u1ec7n m\u1ea5t m\u00e1t l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec1n b\u00f9. Jacob c\u1ed1 bao dung, t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7 r\u1eb1ng Edna tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i v\u1eady. B\u00e0 \u1ea5y ch\u1ec9 thay \u0111\u1ed5i t\u1eeb khi ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng l\u1ea5y \u0111i chi\u1ebfc xe ch\u1edf \u0111\u1ed3 v\u00e0 h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft gia s\u00fac c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5t h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c, nh\u01b0ng m\u1ea5t v\u1eady c\u0169ng l\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u r\u1ed3i. Edna lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3 khi nghe ti\u1ebfng xe r\u1ebd v\u00e0o con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ea5t, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng v\u00e0 \u00f4ng c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t tr\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111ang \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ecbch bi\u00ean nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
Edna \u0111em tr\u1ee9ng l\u1ea1i nh\u00e0 \u1ee7 l\u1ea1nh trong khi Jacob b\u0103ng qua s\u00e2n \u0111\u1ec3 v\u00e0o khu chu\u1ed3ng g\u00e0 l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng b\u00ea t\u00f4ng. M\u00f9i ph\u00e2n \u0111\u1eadm \u0111\u1eb7c trong kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed. Ch\u00fa g\u00e0 tr\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00e3 ra ngo\u00e0i nh\u01b0ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ecb g\u00e0 m\u00e1i v\u1eabn c\u00f2n l\u1ee5c c\u1ee5c trong m\u1ea5y c\u00e1i \u1ed5 t\u1ed1i t\u0103m. Jacob n\u00e2ng con g\u00e0 tre l\u00ean v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7t n\u00f3 xu\u1ed1ng n\u1ec1n nh\u00e0. Ch\u1ed7 r\u01a1m l\u00f3t \u1ed5 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ea3nh v\u1ecf tr\u1ee9ng v\u1ee1 n\u00e0o, c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 r\u01a1i r\u1edbt ch\u00fat l\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ecf hay l\u00f2ng tr\u1eafng n\u00e0o.<\/p>\n
\u00d4ng bi\u1ebft th\u1ee7 ph\u1ea1m c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 s\u00e2u b\u1ecd hai ch\u00e2n, nh\u01b0ng d\u00f9 th\u1eddi th\u1ebf c\u00f3 kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u Jacob v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a h\u1ec1 th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o \u1edf Goshen Cove n\u00e0y \u0111i \u0103n tr\u1ed9m h\u1ebft, cho d\u00f9 l\u00e0 Hartley, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ngh\u00e8o nh\u1ea5t trong x\u00f3m. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa ai l\u1ea1i ch\u1ec9 l\u1ea5y tr\u1ed9m hai hay ba c\u00e1i tr\u1ee9ng g\u00e0 trong khi c\u00f3 h\u00e0ng t\u00e1 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y. Tr\u1ee9ng g\u00e0 tre nh\u1ecf h\u01a1n c\u00e1c lo\u1ea1i tr\u1ee9ng g\u00e0 kh\u00e1c. T\u1eeb ph\u00eda chu\u1ed3ng b\u00f2, li\u00ean t\u1ee5c v\u1ecdng l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfng r\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a con b\u00f2 gi\u1ed1ng Guernsey. \u00d4ng bi\u1ebft n\u00f3 \u0111ang loay hoay b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh c\u00e1i gh\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea9u ch\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1eaft s\u1eefa.<\/p>\n
Khi Jacob ra kh\u1ecfi chu\u1ed3ng g\u00e0 \u00f4ng tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y nh\u00e0 Hartley \u0111ang \u0111i xu\u00f4i con d\u1ed1c m\u00f2n. M\u1ed7i tu\u1ea7n hai l\u1ea7n, h\u1ecd l\u1eb7n l\u1ed9i hai d\u1eb7m \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1edbi Boone, v\u00e0 m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ngay c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9, \u0111eo n\u1eb7ng nh\u1eefng l\u00e1 c\u00e2y l\u01b0u ni\u00ean. Jacob nh\u00ecn khi h\u1ecd r\u1ebd v\u00e0o con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u1eefng c\u1ee5m b\u1ee5i x\u00e1m d\u00e2ng l\u00ean t\u1eeb b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n tr\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Hartley v\u00e1c b\u1ed1n bao b\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ea7y l\u00e1 l\u01b0u ni\u00ean. V\u1ee3 anh ta v\u00e1c hai bao v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 v\u00e1c m\u1ed9t bao. V\u1edbi ba b\u1ed9 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o r\u00e1ch b\u01b0\u01a1m treo h\u1edd tr\u00ean khung th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh x\u01b0\u01a1ng x\u1ea9u, nh\u00ecn h\u1ecd gi\u1ed1ng nh\u1eefng th\u1eb1ng b\u00f9 nh\u00ecn, khu\u00e2n theo ch\u00fat c\u1ee7a c\u1ea3i, tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ru\u1ed9ng ng\u00f4 kh\u00e1c. Con ch\u00f3 s\u0103n l\u00ea l\u1ebft theo h\u1ecd, g\u1ea7y gu\u1ed9c y nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb \u0111ang \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00f3. L\u00e1 l\u01b0u ni\u00ean l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 duy nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 nh\u00e0 Hartley c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u1eb7t h\u00e1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, b\u1edfi khu \u0111\u1ea5t nh\u00e0 anh ta d\u1ed1c v\u00e0 to\u00e0n l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1. \u0110\u1ebfn m\u00f3ng ch\u00e2n c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng m\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c tr\u00ean khu \u0111\u1ea5t nh\u00e0 Hartley, Bascombe Lindsey c\u00f3 l\u1ea7n n\u00f3i th\u1ebf. Chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 g\u00ec n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 nh\u00e0 m\u00e1y c\u01b0a c\u00f2n ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng, nh\u01b0ng khi nh\u00e0 m\u00e1y \u0111\u00f3ng c\u1eeda th\u00ec gia \u0111\u00ecnh Hartley ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n bi\u1ebft tr\u00f4ng c\u1eady v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh con b\u00f2 s\u1eefa gi\u00e0 nua c\u00f3 c\u00e1i l\u01b0ng v\u00f5ng xu\u1ed1ng; con b\u00f2 v\u00e0 l\u00e1 l\u01b0u ni\u00ean, \u0111em v\u1ec1 cho h\u1ecd v\u00e0i xu trao \u0111\u1ed5i \u1edf ti\u1ec7m t\u1ea1p h\u00f3a Mast. Jacob bi\u1ebft qua nh\u1eefng trang b\u00e1o ng\u00e0y Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt m\u00e0 \u00f4ng v\u1eabn mua r\u1eb1ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng c\u0169ng kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n. \u0110\u00e1m d\u00e2n gi\u1ea7u \u1edf New York m\u1ea5t h\u1ebft ti\u1ec1n b\u00e8n nh\u1ea9y l\u1ea7u t\u1ef1 t\u1eed. \u0110\u00e1m \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111eo theo nh\u1eefng toa xe ch\u1edf h\u00e0ng \u0111i t\u1eeb th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n n\u00e0y qua th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n kia \u0111\u1ec3 xin vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m. Nh\u01b0ng th\u1eadt kh\u00f3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ebd c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 ngh\u00e8o h\u01a1n Hartley v\u00e0 gia \u0111\u00ecnh anh ta.<\/p>\n
Khi Hartley tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y Jacob anh ta g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u01b0ng v\u1eabn r\u1ea3o b\u01b0\u1edbc. H\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng th\u00e2n thi\u1ec7n c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng th\u00f9 ngh\u1ecbch g\u00ec nhau, l\u00e0 l\u00e1ng gi\u1ec1ng theo c\u00e1i ngh\u0129a Jacob v\u1edbi Edna l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf g\u1ea7n h\u1ecd nh\u1ea5t \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi khu v\u0169ng th\u1ea5p n\u00e0y, cho d\u00f9 g\u1ea7n nh\u1ea5t \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch n\u1eeda d\u1eb7m \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Hartley t\u1eeb qu\u1eadn Swain d\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y t\u00e1m n\u0103m \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c trong nh\u00e0 m\u00e1y c\u01b0a. L\u00fac \u1ea5y con anh ta c\u00f2n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t em b\u00e9, v\u00e0 c\u00f4 v\u1ee3 xem ra m\u1ea5y m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i tr\u1ebb h\u01a1n c\u00e1i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 gi\u00e0 nua x\u1ea5u x\u00ed \u0111ang b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh \u0111\u1ee9a con g\u00e1i. H\u1ecd h\u1eb3n s\u1ebd ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111i m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng chuy\u1ec7n tr\u00f2 g\u00ec v\u1edbi nhau tr\u1eeb khi Edna b\u01b0\u1edbc ra ngo\u00e0i ng\u1ea1ch c\u1eeda.<\/p>\n
\u201cCon ch\u00f3 s\u0103n \u1ea5y c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 anh,\u201d b\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi Hartley, \u201cc\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3 th\u00edch \u0103n tr\u1ee9ng g\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng?\u201d C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n bu\u1ed9c t\u1ed9i nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng ch\u1eef b\u00e0 n\u00f3i ra nghe nh\u01b0 c\u00e1o bu\u1ed9c.<\/p>\n
Hartley ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 quay v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda b\u1eadc c\u1eeda. N\u1ebfu l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c th\u00ec h\u1eafn ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eb7t nh\u1eefng bao b\u1ed1 xu\u1ed1ng, nh\u01b0ng Hartley th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m v\u1eady. Anh ta v\u00e1c ch\u00fang nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111o l\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1ee9c n\u1eb7ng c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang.<\/p>\n
\u201cB\u00e0 h\u1ecfi th\u1ebf l\u00e0m chi v\u1eady?\u201d anh ta n\u00f3i. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eef n\u00f3i ra b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng kh\u00f4ng gi\u1eadn d\u1eef c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ec7n b\u1ea1ch. N\u00f3 l\u00e0m Jacob nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng ngay c\u1ea3 gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u0169ng b\u1ecb \u00e9p m\u00f2n t\u1edbi s\u00e1t t\u1eadn x\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ee7y.<\/p>\n
\u201cC\u00f3 k\u1ebb n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0o chu\u1ed3ng g\u00e0 nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i l\u1ea5y tr\u1ed9m v\u00e0i qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng,\u201d Edna n\u00f3i. \u201cCh\u1ec9 l\u1ea5y tr\u1ee9ng th\u00f4i th\u00e0nh ra kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1o hay ch\u1ed3n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cV\u1eady n\u00ean b\u00e0 ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 ch\u00f3 nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i.\u201d<\/p>\n
Edna kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i, Hartley \u0111\u1eb7t nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i bao xu\u1ed1ng. G\u00e3 r\u00fat con dao m\u1ed9t l\u01b0\u1ee1i t\u1eeb trong b\u1ed9 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o kho\u00e1c t\u1ea3 t\u01a1i ra. G\u00e3 nh\u1ecf nh\u1eb9 g\u1ecdi con ch\u00f3 l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 n\u00f3 r\u1ee5t r\u00e8 \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean g\u00e3. Hartley qu\u1ef3 m\u1ed9t ch\u00e2n xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t, tay tr\u00e1i n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y g\u00e1y con ch\u00f3 v\u00e0 k\u1ec1 l\u01b0\u1ee1i dao ngang c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng con ch\u00f3. \u0110\u1ee9a con g\u00e1i v\u00e0 ch\u1ecb v\u1ee3 \u0111\u1ee9ng y\u00ean ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n, khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t h\u1ecd tr\u1ed1ng tr\u1ea3i nh\u01b0 b\u1ed9t nh\u1ed3i l\u00e0m b\u00e1nh m\u00ec.<\/p>\n
\u201cT\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 l\u00e0 con ch\u00f3 nh\u00e0 anh l\u1ea5y tr\u1ed9m tr\u1ee9ng g\u00e0,\u201d Jacob n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
\u201cNh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc. C\u0169ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 n\u00f3,\u201d Hartley n\u00f3i. Con ch\u00f3 ng\u00f3c \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean khi ng\u00f3n tay tr\u1ecf c\u1ee7a Hartley r\u1edd r\u1eabm ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng n\u00f3.<\/p>\n
Jacob ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp n\u00f3i g\u00ec th\u00ec l\u01b0\u1ee1i dao \u0111\u00e3 xo\u1eb9t ngang cu\u1ed1ng h\u1ecdng con ch\u00f3. Con v\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng k\u00eau g\u00e0o hay r\u00ean r\u1ec9 g\u00ec h\u1ebft. N\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 r\u0169 xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u00e0n tay t\u00fam ch\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a Hartley. M\u00e1u loang \u0111en m\u1eb7t \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng.<\/p>\n
\u201cB\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u00f4ng b\u00e0 s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng,\u201d G\u00e3 t\u00fam l\u1ea5y g\u00e1y con ch\u00f3, \u0111i qua ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, v\u00e0 b\u1ecf n\u00f3 xu\u1ed1ng c\u1ecf. \u201cT\u1ed1i nay tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd l\u1ea5y n\u00f3 \u0111i,\u201d g\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u00e0 v\u00e1c nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i bao l\u00ean. Hartley d\u1ee3m b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 v\u1ee3 con anh ta l\u1ea7m l\u0169i \u0111i theo.<\/p>\n
\u201cT\u1ea1i sao b\u00e0 c\u1ee9 ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf ch\u1ee9,\u201d Jacob n\u00f3i khi gia \u0111\u00ecnh \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t h\u00fat cu\u1ed1i con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. \u00d4ng nh\u00ecn \u0111\u0103m \u0111\u0103m b\u1edd c\u1ecf ch\u1ed7 ru\u1ed3i nh\u1eb7ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u bu l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
\u201cL\u00e0m sao t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf?\u201d Edna n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
\u201cB\u00e0 c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft h\u1eafn ta l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea7y t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jacob c\u1ed1 gi\u1eef cho c\u00e2u n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u01b0\u1edbng l\u1ea1i. H\u1ed3i th\u00e1ng gi\u00eang khi tuy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ed5 d\u1ea7y s\u00e1u m\u01b0\u01a1i ph\u00e2n, giam c\u1ea7m h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong nh\u00e0, Jacob \u0111\u00e3 bu\u1ed9c m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng th\u1ecbt vai heo mu\u1ed1i v\u00e0o y\u00ean ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0 c\u1ee1i ng\u1ef1a l\u00ean l\u1ed1i m\u00f2n. \u201cCh\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u n\u1eefa ch\u00ednh m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd c\u1ea7n t\u1edbi ch\u1ed7 th\u1ecbt \u1ea5y,\u201d Edna c\u1ea3n, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng c\u1ee9 \u0111i. Khi Jacob \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 c\u0103n l\u1ec1u \u00f4ng th\u1ea5y gia \u0111\u00ecnh nh\u00e0 \u1ea5y ng\u1ed3i \u0103n \u1edf c\u00e1i b\u00e0n v\u00e1n g\u1ed7. Nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc b\u00e1t g\u1ed7 tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t h\u1ecd ch\u1ee9a m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 canh l\u1ecfng l\u1ed5n nh\u1ed5n v\u00e0i mi\u1ebfng m\u1ee1 v\u1ee5n. C\u00e1i xoong treo tr\u00ean b\u1ebfp l\u1eeda ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ea7y c\u0169ng th\u1ee9 n\u01b0\u1edbc canh m\u00e0u x\u00e1m \u1ea5y. Jacob \u0111\u1eb7t mi\u1ebfng th\u1ecbt heo l\u00ean b\u00e0n, mi\u1ebfng c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ecbt. S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau Jacob th\u1ea5y mi\u1ebfng th\u1ecbt \u1ea5y n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean b\u1eadc th\u1ec1m nh\u00e0 m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n
Jacob nh\u00ecn ch\u0103m ch\u00fa qua kh\u1ecfi ch\u1ed7 con ch\u00f3 c\u1ee7a Hartley, xuy\u00ean qua \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1edbi ch\u1ed7 m\u1eabu \u0111\u1ea5t tr\u1ed3ng ng\u00f4 n\u01a1i \u00f4ng s\u1ebd l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd \u0103n t\u1ed1i. \u00d4ng ch\u01b0a x\u1edbi lu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t n\u00e0o m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi t\u1edbi t\u1eadn x\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u1ee7y.<\/p>\n
\u201cT\u00f4i c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n con ch\u00f3 \u1ea5y ch\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u,\u201d Edna n\u00f3i. \u201cT\u00f4i c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n th\u1ebf \u0111\u00e2u.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTh\u00ec c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n th\u1eb1ng Joel v\u00e0 con Mary b\u1ecf \u0111i v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd b\u00e9n m\u1ea3ng v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 n\u1eefa v\u1eady m\u00e0,\u201d Jacob tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. \u201cNh\u01b0ng chuy\u1ec7n x\u1ea3y ra nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng n\u00e0o.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00d4ng quay l\u01b0ng \u0111i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda v\u1ef1a c\u1ee7i \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i cu\u1ed1c.<\/p>\n
S\u00e1ng h\u00f4m sau x\u00e1c con ch\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n \u1edf b\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u1eefa v\u00e0 th\u00eam v\u00e0i qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng n\u1eefa b\u1ecb m\u1ea5t tr\u1ed9m. V\u00ec l\u00e0 s\u00e1ng th\u1ee9 B\u1ea9y n\u00ean Jacob \u0111\u00e1nh xe ng\u1ef1a xu\u1ed1ng th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n Boone, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 mua t\u1edd b\u00e1o m\u00e0 c\u00f2n \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi m\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f4ng phu gi\u00e0 v\u1eabn t\u1ee5 t\u1eadp \u1edf ti\u1ec7m t\u1ea1p h\u00f3a Mast. Trong l\u00fac \u0111\u00e1nh xe \u00f4ng nh\u1edb bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng s\u00e1u n\u0103m v\u1ec1 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi th\u1eb1ng Joel l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ed5 b\u00e1t l\u00faa m\u1ea1ch tr\u00ean n\u1ec1n nh\u00e0. V\u00f4 \u00fd v\u00f4 t\u1ee9, nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb m\u01b0\u1eddi hai tu\u1ed5i v\u1eabn l\u00e0m nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n v\u00f4 \u00fd nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0 tr\u1ebb con. Edna b\u1eaft th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 l\u1ea5y mu\u1ed7ng m\u00fac l\u00faa m\u1ea1ch d\u01b0\u1edbi n\u1ec1n nh\u00e0 l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 \u0103n. \u201c\u0110\u1eebng \u0103n,\u201d Mary b\u1ea3o em trai m\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, nh\u01b0ng th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 v\u1eabn \u0103n, v\u1eeba \u0103n v\u1eeba s\u1ee5t s\u00f9i. Hai tu\u1ea7n sau \u0111\u00f3, Mary, l\u00fac \u1ea5y m\u1edbi m\u01b0\u1eddi s\u00e1u tu\u1ed5i, b\u1ecf nh\u00e0 ra \u0111i. \u201cCon s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd v\u1ec1 n\u1eefa, cho d\u00f9 l\u00e0 v\u1ec1 th\u0103m,\u201d m\u1ed9t m\u1ea3nh gi\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00ean b\u00e0n \u0103n trong nh\u00e0 b\u1ebfp ghi nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Mary \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1eef l\u1eddi.<\/p>\n
Khi Jacob \u0111\u00e1nh xe v\u00e0o th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n, \u00f4ng th\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc xe ch\u1edf h\u00e0ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh m\u00e0 ng\u00e2n h\u00e0ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ecbch bi\u00ean \u0111\u1eadu b\u00ean t\u00f2a \u00e1n. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc xe d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1edf l\u00faa l\u00ean th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n, v\u00e0 ch\u1edf mu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng ph\u00e2n b\u00f3n v\u00e0 d\u00e2y k\u1ebdm gai v\u1ec1, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng \u0111o\u00e1n ch\u1eb3ng n\u00f4ng phu n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ee7 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng mua chi\u1ebfc xe \u1ea5y trong bu\u1ed5i b\u00e1n \u0111\u1ea5u gi\u00e1. May ra th\u00ec m\u1ed9t \u00f4ng ch\u1ee7 ti\u1ec7m hay m\u1ed9t nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean nh\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc, \u00f4ng \u0111o\u00e1n, ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o m\u00e0 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n d\u00f9ng c\u00e1i v\u00ed \u0111\u1ef1ng ti\u1ec1n gi\u1ea5y thay v\u00ec c\u00e1i b\u00f3p \u0111\u1ef1ng ti\u1ec1n c\u1eafc nh\u01b0 c\u00e1i m\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111ang moi ra m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ed3ng n\u0103m xu sau khi \u0111\u00e3 bu\u1ed9c con ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0o c\u00e2y bu\u1ed9c ng\u1ef1a. Jacob b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o ti\u1ec7m. \u00d4ng g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00e0o m\u1ea5y c\u1ee5 gi\u00e0, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ed3ng xu l\u00ean qu\u1ea7y. Erwin Mast \u0111\u01b0a cho \u00f4ng t\u1edd b\u00e1o Raleigh News c\u1ee7a Ch\u1ee7 nh\u1eadt tr\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n
\u201cCh\u1eafc kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u01b0 t\u1eeb g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u nh\u1ec9?\u201d Jacob h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
\u201cKh\u00f4ng, tu\u1ea7n n\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec h\u1ebft,\u201d Erwin n\u00f3i, d\u00f9 \u00f4ng ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i th\u00eam, \u201cho\u1eb7c th\u00e1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc ho\u1eb7c n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3.\u201d Th\u1eb1ng Joel gia nh\u1eadp h\u1ea3i qu\u00e2n, \u0111\u00f3ng qu\u00e2n \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3 t\u1eadn Th\u00e1i b\u00ecnh d\u01b0\u01a1ng. Mary s\u1ed1ng v\u1edbi ch\u1ed3ng con \u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u00f4ng tr\u1ea1i qu\u1eadn Haywood, c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y s\u00e1u m\u01b0\u01a1i d\u1eb7m nh\u01b0ng c\u1ee9 t\u00ednh nh\u1eefng li\u00ean l\u1ea1c m\u00e0 Edna v\u00e0 Jacob c\u00f3 v\u1edbi c\u00f4 ta th\u00ec ch\u1ed7 \u1ea5y xa h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 California v\u1eady.<\/p>\n
Jacob l\u1ea9n qu\u1ea9n ch\u1ed7 qu\u1ea7y h\u00e0ng. Khi m\u1ea5y \u00f4ng gi\u00e0 ng\u01b0ng chuy\u1ec7n tr\u00f2, \u00f4ng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi h\u1ecd v\u1ec1 v\u1ee5 tr\u1ee9ng g\u00e0.<\/p>\n
\u201cC\u1eadu ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ch\u00f3 \u00e0?\u201d Sterling Watts h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
\u201cV\u00e2ng. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat x\u00edu g\u00ec vung v\u00e3i hay v\u1ecf tr\u1ee9ng v\u1ee5n tr\u00ean \u1ed5 r\u01a1m h\u1ebft.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cChu\u1ed9t c\u0169ng \u0103n tr\u1ee9ng,\u201d Erwin g\u00f3p chuy\u1ec7n t\u1eeb ph\u00eda sau qu\u1ea7y h\u00e0ng.<\/p>\n
\u201cNh\u01b0ng v\u1eady th\u00ec v\u1eabn c\u00f2n v\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e3i l\u1ea1i ch\u1ee9,\u201d Bascombe Lindsey n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
\u201cTh\u1ebf th\u00ec ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t th\u1ee9 th\u00f4i,\u201d Sterling Watts n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch qu\u1ea3 quy\u1ebft.<\/p>\n
\u201cC\u00e1i g\u00ec v\u1eady?\u201d Jacob h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
\u201cM\u1ed9t con tr\u0103n b\u1eaft chu\u1ed9t. Ch\u00fang n\u00f3 nu\u1ed1t tr\u1ecdn hai hay ba c\u00e1i tr\u1ee9ng v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdt tr\u1ee9ng n\u00e0o.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady, m\u1ed9t con v\u00e0o chu\u1ed3ng g\u00e0 nh\u00e0 t\u00f4i,\u201d Sterling n\u00f3i. \u201cV\u00e0 t\u00f4i m\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 th\u00e1ng tr\u1eddi m\u1edbi ngh\u0129 ra c\u00e1ch t\u00f3m c\u1ed5 c\u00e1i qu\u00e2n kh\u1ed1n n\u1ea1n.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cB\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o v\u1eady?\u201d Jacob h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
\u201cC\u00e2u c\u00e1,\u201d Sterling n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
H\u00f4m \u1ea5y Jacob cu\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ea5t trong ru\u1ed9ng ng\u00f4 t\u1edbi t\u1ed1i m\u1ecbt. \u00d4ng \u0103n t\u1ed1i, r\u1ed3i \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1ef1a c\u1ee7i v\u00e0 t\u00ecm m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1ee1i c\u00e2u. \u00d4ng bu\u1ed9c ba th\u01b0\u1edbc d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o l\u01b0\u1ee1i c\u00e2u v\u00e0 \u0111i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda chu\u1ed3ng g\u00e0. Con g\u00e0 m\u00e1i tre c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u1ee5ng. Jacob l\u1ea5y qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng v\u00e0 kho\u00e9t m\u1ed9t l\u1ed7 th\u1eadt nh\u1ecf b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1ecdn l\u01b0\u1ee1i c\u00e2u. \u00d4ng thong th\u1ea3 lu\u1ed3n l\u01b0\u1ee1i c\u00e2u v\u00e0o trong qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng, r\u1ed3i bu\u1ed9c s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea7u m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i \u0111inh ph\u00eda sau \u1ed5 g\u00e0. Ba th\u01b0\u1edbc, Watson b\u1ea3o th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0 v\u1eady con r\u1eafn s\u1ebd nu\u1ed1t tr\u1ecdn qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y c\u0103ng ra m\u00f3c c\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1ee1i c\u00e2u.<\/p>\n
\u201cS\u00e1ng s\u1edbm t\u00f4i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng m\u00f2 ra \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi con r\u1eafn \u0111\u00e2u \u0111\u00f3,\u201d Edna n\u00f3i khi \u00f4ng b\u1ea3o b\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n \u00f4ng l\u00e0m. B\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf \u0111u c\u00f3 l\u01b0ng d\u1ef1a h\u00ecnh b\u1eadc thang, chi\u1ebfc ch\u0103n r\u00e1p m\u1ea3nh \u0111\u1eafp l\u00ean hai ch\u00e2n. \u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf cho b\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i l\u00fac b\u00e0 c\u00f3 thai th\u1eb1ng Joel. Chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf l\u00e0m b\u1eb1ng g\u1ed7 anh \u0111\u00e0o, \u0111\u00fang ra kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 th\u1ef1c d\u1ee5ng \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ea1c, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf \u0111\u1eb9p.<\/p>\n
\u201cChuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i lo,\u201d Jacob n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
Trong m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc, \u00f4ng ng\u1ed3i ng\u1eafm b\u00e0 kh\u00e2u v\u00e1, \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u1ec9 xanh v\u00e0 m\u1ea3nh s\u1eeda \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a chi\u1ebfc ch\u0103n b\u00f4ng Bear\u2019s Claw. Edna \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m t\u1eeb s\u00e1ng s\u1edbm, nh\u01b0ng t\u1edbi gi\u1edd b\u00e0 c\u0169ng ch\u01b0a ch\u1ecbu ngh\u1ec9. Jacob ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean chi\u1ebfc b\u00e0n nh\u00e0 b\u1ebfp v\u00e0 tr\u1ea3i r\u1ed9ng t\u1edd b\u00e1o. \u1ede trang tr\u01b0\u1edbc Roosevelt tuy\u00ean b\u1ed1 t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh \u0111ang c\u00e0ng l\u00fac c\u00e0ng s\u00e1ng s\u1ee7a, nh\u01b0ng ph\u1ea7n tin t\u1ee9c c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i th\u00ec ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n tr\u00e1i ng\u01b0\u1ee3c. Th\u1ee3 \u0111\u00ecnh c\u00f4ng b\u1ecb b\u1eafn \u1edf x\u01b0\u1edfng b\u00f4ng g\u00f2n. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00e0 t\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd l\u00e0 tr\u1ed1n trong toa xe ch\u1edf h\u00e0ng \u0111i t\u00ecm vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111\u1eadp b\u1eb1ng g\u1eady b\u1edfi nh\u00e2n vi\u00ean c\u00f4ng l\u1ef1c v\u00e0 b\u1ecdn \u0111\u1ea7u g\u1ea5u l\u00e0m thu\u00ea cho c\u00f4ng ty h\u1ecfa xa.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u0110i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 \u00f4ng n\u00f3i s\u00e1ng nay r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i l\u00e0m th\u1eb1ng Joel v\u1edbi con Mary b\u1ecf \u0111i,\u201d Edna l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, m\u0169i kim c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng khi b\u00e0 n\u00f3i, \u201cn\u00f3i v\u1eady m\u00e0 c\u0169ng n\u00f3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Ch\u00fang n\u00f3 ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd b\u1ecb \u0111\u00f3i m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o trong \u0111\u1eddi ch\u00fang n\u00f3. \u00c1o qu\u1ea7n ch\u00fang n\u00f3 may v\u00e1 t\u1eed t\u1ebf v\u00e0 ch\u00fang n\u00f3 c\u00f3 gi\u1ea7y \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i, c\u00f3 \u00e1o qu\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eb7c.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00d4ng bi\u1ebft \u00f4ng n\u00ean b\u1ecf qua chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y, nh\u01b0ng h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh con dao c\u1ee7a Hartley c\u1eaft c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng con ch\u00f3 c\u1ee9 g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb trong tr\u00ed \u00f4ng.<\/p>\n
\u201cL\u1ebd ra b\u00e0 c\u0169ng \u0111\u1eebng qu\u00e1 kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n v\u1edbi ch\u00fang n\u00f3.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTh\u1ebf gi\u1edbi n\u00e0y l\u00e0 n\u01a1i kh\u1eafc nghi\u1ec7t,\u201d Edna tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. \u201cC\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i cho ch\u00fang n\u00f3 bi\u1ebft nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cT\u1ef1 ch\u00fang n\u00f3 c\u0169ng nghi\u1ec7m ra \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y k\u1ecbp l\u00fac.\u201d Jacob n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
\u201cCh\u00fang n\u00f3 c\u1ea7n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb cho ch\u00fang n\u00f3. Ch\u00fang n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i ph\u1ea3i s\u1ed1ng trong tr\u1ea1i t\u1ebf b\u1ea7n ho\u1eb7c l\u00ea ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ea5t nh\u01b0 v\u1ee3 ch\u1ed3ng con c\u00e1i nh\u00e0 Hartley. N\u1ebfu ch\u00fang n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng mang \u01a1n t\u00f4i v\u00ec chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3, th\u00ec gi\u1edd n\u00e0y t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng l\u00e0m g\u00ec h\u01a1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTh\u1eddi th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i c\u0169ng s\u1ebd t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n ch\u1ee9,\u201d Jacob n\u00f3i. \u201cChuy\u1ec7n suy tho\u00e1i kinh t\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i m\u00e3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1i c\u00e1ch b\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed v\u1edbi ch\u00fang n\u00f3 th\u00ec c\u00f2n ho\u00e0i.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c\u0110\u00e3 k\u00e9o d\u00e0i ch\u00edn n\u0103m r\u1ed3i,\u201d Edna n\u00f3i. \u201cV\u00e0 t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 v\u1ebb g\u00ec l\u00e0 s\u1ebd gi\u1ea3m b\u1edbt h\u1ebft. Gi\u00e1 ti\u1ec1n m\u00ecnh b\u00e1n ng\u00f4 v\u00e0 b\u1eafp c\u1ea3i th\u00ec v\u1eabn v\u1eady. M\u00ecnh v\u1eabn s\u1ed1ng b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 ng\u00e0y tr\u01b0\u1edbc.\u201d<\/p>\n
B\u00e0 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c v\u00e1 c\u00e1i ch\u0103n b\u00f4ng v\u00e0 hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng l\u1eddi qua ti\u1ebfng l\u1ea1i n\u1eefa. M\u1ed9t l\u00fac sau Edna b\u1ecf kim ch\u1ec9 xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 \u0111i ng\u1ee7. Ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u sau Jacob c\u0169ng v\u00e0o gi\u01b0\u1eddng. Th\u00e2n th\u1ec3 Edna c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng khi \u00f4ng n\u1eb1m xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh b\u00e0.<\/p>\n
\u201cT\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n m\u00ecnh c\u00e3i c\u1ecd,\u201d Jacob n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7t tay l\u00ean vai b\u00e0. B\u00e0 co ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i, nh\u00edch ra xa.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u00d4ng ngh\u0129 t\u00f4i l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 v\u00f4 tri gi\u00e1c,\u201d Edna n\u00f3i, b\u00e0 quay m\u1eb7t \u0111i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi v\u00e1ch t\u01b0\u1eddng. \u201cKeo ki\u1ebft v\u00e0 nh\u1ecf nhen. Nh\u01b0ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady th\u00ec m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1eafng tay t\u1eeb l\u00e2u r\u1ed3i.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cho d\u00f9 m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi, Jacob v\u1eabn th\u1ea5y kh\u00f3 ng\u1ee7. Sau c\u00f9ng khi \u00f4ng ng\u1ee7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, \u00f4ng m\u01a1 th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh \u0111u theo toa xe ch\u1edf h\u00e0ng trong khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta l\u1ea5y c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e1nh \u00f4ng. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh \u0111i gi\u1ea7y b\u1ed1 v\u00e0 m\u1eb7c \u00e1o li\u1ec1n qu\u1ea7n d\u00ednh \u0111\u1ea7y b\u00f9n, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 c\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n nh\u00e0 m\u00e1y ho\u1eb7c th\u1ee3 m\u1ecf than b\u1ecb cho ngh\u1ec9 vi\u1ec7c m\u00e0 l\u00e0 n\u00f4ng d\u00e2n gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 \u00f4ng.<\/p>\n
Jacob th\u1ee9c d\u1eady trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i. C\u1eeda s\u1ed5 m\u1edf toang v\u00e0 ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp ng\u1ee7 l\u1ea1i th\u00ec \u00f4ng nghe ti\u1ebfng g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 trong chu\u1ed3ng g\u00e0. \u00d4ng kho\u00e1c chi\u1ebfc \u00e1o li\u1ec1n qu\u1ea7n, x\u1ecf gi\u1ea7y b\u1ed1, r\u1ed3i th\u1eafp \u0111\u00e8n \u0111i ra s\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc. B\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi d\u1ea7y \u0111\u1eb7c sao v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con tr\u0103ng \u01b0\u1edbt \u00e1t th\u1eafp s\u00e1ng m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t, nh\u01b0ng khu chu\u1ed3ng g\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 th\u00ec t\u1ed1i \u0111en. Trong \u0111\u1ea7u \u00f4ng tho\u00e1ng l\u00ean \u00fd ngh\u0129 n\u1ebfu m\u1ed9t con tr\u0103n b\u1eaft chu\u1ed9t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0103n tr\u1ee9ng g\u00e0 th\u00ec r\u1eafn h\u1ed5 mang ho\u1eb7c r\u1eafn l\u01b0ng b\u00f3ng c\u0169ng \u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1eady, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n ch\u1eafc \u0103n m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1eebng d\u1eb5m l\u00ean n\u00f3. \u00d4ng \u0111i ra v\u1ef1a c\u1ee7i l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i cu\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1ee7 th\u00e2n.<\/p>\n
Jacob b\u0103ng qua kh\u00fac g\u1ed7 l\u00f3t l\u1ed1i \u0111i v\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean b\u1eadc chu\u1ed3ng g\u00e0. \u00d4ng gi\u01a1 c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e8n l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t \u1ed5 tr\u1ee9ng. Con g\u00e0 m\u00e1i n\u1eb1m \u0111\u1ea5y, nh\u01b0ng d\u01b0\u1edbi b\u1ee5ng n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng n\u00e0o. Ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t l\u00fac \u00f4ng m\u1edbi t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y c\u00e2u, d\u1eabn t\u1edbi g\u00f3c sau nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ee3i t\u01a1 nh\u1ec7n. \u00d4ng th\u1ee7 s\u1eb5n c\u00e1i cu\u1ed1c v\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o. \u00d4ng d\u01a1 c\u00e1i \u0111\u00e8n l\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y con g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a Hartley co ro trong g\u00f3c, s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y m\u1ea5t h\u00fat trong c\u00e1i mi\u1ec7ng ng\u1eadm ch\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a con b\u00e9.<\/p>\n
Con b\u00e9 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ed1 m\u1edf mi\u1ec7ng khi \u00f4ng qu\u1ef3 xu\u1ed1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t n\u00f3. Jacob \u0111\u1eb7t cu\u1ed1c v\u1edbi \u0111\u00e8n xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 l\u1ea5y con dao d\u00edp trong trong t\u00fai ra, r\u1ed3i c\u1eaft s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y c\u00e2u kho\u1ea3ng v\u00e0i ph\u00e2n Anh ph\u00eda ngo\u00e0i mi\u1ec7ng con b\u00e9. Trong kho\u1ea3nh kh\u1eafc \u00f4ng ng\u1ed3i b\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ed9ng.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u0110\u1ec3 \u00f4ng xem,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i, v\u00e0 d\u00f9 con b\u00e9 kh\u00f4ng h\u00e1 mi\u1ec7ng nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ed1ng c\u1ef1 l\u1ea1i khi nh\u1eefng ng\u00f3n tay \u00f4ng v\u1ea1ch mi\u1ec7ng n\u00f3. \u00d4ng t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y c\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1ee1i c\u00e2u m\u00f3c s\u00e2u trong m\u00e1 con b\u00e9 v\u00e0 \u00f4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y y\u00ean l\u00f2ng. \u00d4ng ch\u1ec9 s\u1ee3 n\u00f3 m\u1eafc v\u00e0o l\u01b0\u1ee1i, hay tr\u1ea7m tr\u1ecdng h\u01a1n, s\u00e2u trong c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng con b\u00e9.<\/p>\n
\u201cM\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i l\u1ea5y c\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1ee1i c\u00e2u ra,\u201d Jacob n\u00f3i v\u1edbi con b\u00e9, nh\u01b0ng con b\u00e9 v\u1eabn l\u1eb7ng thinh. Hai m\u1eaft n\u00f3 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng m\u1edf to ra v\u00ec s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i v\u00e0 \u00f4ng ngh\u0129 n\u00f3 \u0111ang b\u1ecb cho\u00e1ng v\u00e1ng. L\u01b0\u1ee1i c\u00e2u qu\u00e1 s\u00e2u, kh\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u1ee1 ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u00d4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ea9y n\u00f3 xuy\u00ean qua lu\u00f4n.<\/p>\n
\u201cS\u1ebd h\u01a1i \u0111au m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t t\u00ed l\u00e0 xong,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i, r\u1ed3i d\u00f9ng ng\u00f3n tr\u1ecf v\u00e0 ng\u00f3n c\u00e1i n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y ch\u1ed7 u\u1ed1n cong c\u1ee7a l\u01b0\u1ee1i c\u00e2u. \u00d4ng \u0111\u1ea9y s\u00e2u v\u00e0o th\u1ecbt, ng\u00f3n tay \u00f4ng tr\u01a1n nh\u1eddn v\u00ec m\u00e1u v\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt con b\u00e9. Con b\u00e9 r\u00ean r\u1ec9. Sau c\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1ecdn c\u1ee7a l\u01b0\u1ee1i c\u00e2u xuy\u00ean th\u1ea5u qua da. \u00d4ng \u0111\u1ea9y cho c\u00e1n c\u1ee7a l\u01b0\u1ee1i c\u00e2u tu\u1ed9t qua, s\u1ee3i d\u00e2y c\u00e2u tu\u1ed9t theo sau c\u00f9ng nh\u01b0 s\u1ee3i ch\u1ec9 ho\u00e0n t\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t m\u0169i kh\u00e2u.<\/p>\n
\u201cRa r\u1ed3i,\u201d \u00f4ng b\u1ea3o con b\u00e9.<\/p>\n
Jacob ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u00fac l\u00e2u. \u00d4ng ngh\u0129 xem m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec. \u00d4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1ebf con b\u00e9 v\u1ec1 c\u0103n ch\u00f2i c\u1ee7a Hartley v\u00e0 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng nh\u1edb t\u1edbi con ch\u00f3. \u00d4ng nh\u00ecn m\u00e1 con b\u00e9, ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft, ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ed7 nh\u1ecf r\u1ec9 m\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n m\u1ed9t v\u1ebft tr\u1ea7y khi nh\u00e1nh c\u00e2y t\u1ea7m xu\u00e2n qu\u1ec7t v\u00e0o. \u00d4ng quan s\u00e1t k\u1ef9 c\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1ee1i c\u00e2u t\u00ecm d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft s\u00e9t r\u1ec9. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec h\u1ebft, nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u00edt ra \u00f4ng c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng s\u1ee3 con b\u00e9 b\u1ecb phong \u0111\u00f2n g\u00e1nh. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nhi\u1ec5m tr\u00f9ng.<\/p>\n
\u201cNg\u1ed3i y\u00ean \u0111\u00f3,\u201d Jacob n\u00f3i r\u1ed3i \u0111i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda v\u1ef1a c\u1ee7i. \u00d4ng t\u00ecm l\u1ecd thu\u1ed1c ch\u00f9i b\u00f3ng v\u00e0 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i ch\u1ed7 con b\u00e9. \u00d4ng l\u1ea5y kh\u0103n tay th\u1ea5m thu\u1ed1c, r\u1ed3i v\u1ea1ch mi\u1ec7ng con b\u00e9 v\u00e0 ch\u1ea5m v\u00e0o v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng, r\u1ed3i \u00f4ng ch\u1ea5m b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i m\u00e1.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i,\u201d Jacob n\u00f3i. \u00d4ng l\u1ea5y tay x\u1ed1c n\u00e1ch con b\u00e9 l\u00ean. N\u00f3 nh\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c \u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edfng nh\u01b0 m\u00ecnh \u0111ang c\u1ea7m m\u1ed9t con b\u00fap b\u00ea v\u1ea3i. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd con b\u00e9 \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t \u00f4ng, v\u00e0 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u00f4ng tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y trong b\u00e0n tay ph\u1ea3i c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 c\u00f3 v\u1eadt g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3. \u00d4ng \u0111\u01b0a c\u00e1i \u0111\u00e8n l\u00ean v\u00e0 nh\u1eadn ra qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng g\u00e0, v\u00e0 qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng \u1ea5y c\u00f2n nguy\u00ean v\u1eb9n. Jacob nh\u00ecn qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u0110\u1eebng \u0111em c\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 nh\u00e9,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i. \u201cCon \u0103n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y \u0111i, nghe kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u0110\u1ee9a b\u00e9 g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u0102n c\u00e1i tr\u1ee9ng \u1ea5y \u0111i,\u201d Jacob n\u00f3i, \u201cnh\u01b0ng con kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y n\u1eefa. N\u1ebfu con tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i, b\u1ed1 con s\u1ebd bi\u1ebft. Con hi\u1ec3u kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cV\u00e2ng,\u201d con b\u00e9 th\u00ec th\u1ea7m, ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean m\u00e0 con b\u00e9 n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
\u201cV\u1eady th\u00ec \u0103n \u0111i.\u201d<\/p>\n
Con b\u00e9 \u0111\u01b0a qu\u1ea3 tr\u1ee9ng l\u00ean mi\u1ec7ng. M\u1ed9t s\u1ee3i m\u00e1u ch\u1ea3y xu\u1ed1ng c\u1eb1m n\u00f3 khi n\u00f3 h\u00e1 mi\u1ec7ng. V\u1ecf tr\u1ee9ng v\u1ee1 ra khi h\u00e0m r\u0103ng n\u00f3 c\u1eafn v\u00e0o.<\/p>\n
\u201cV\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 \u0111i,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i khi con b\u00e9 nu\u1ed1t m\u1ea3nh v\u1ecf tr\u1ee9ng cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng. \u201cV\u00e0 \u0111\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y n\u1eefa. \u00d4ng s\u1ebd g\u00e0i c\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1ee1i c\u00e2u kh\u00e1c v\u00e0o tr\u1ee9ng g\u00e0 v\u00e0 l\u1ea7n n\u00e0y s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 bu\u1ed9c d\u00e2y c\u00e2u. Con nu\u1ed1t c\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1ee1i c\u00e2u \u1ea5y, n\u00f3 s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e2m th\u1ee7ng ru\u1ed9t con \u0111\u1ea5y.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jacob nh\u00ecn con b\u00e9 \u0111i l\u00ean con d\u1ed1c m\u00f2n cho t\u1edbi khi b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i bao tr\u00f9m l\u1ea5y n\u00f3, r\u1ed3i \u00f4ng ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng ch\u1ed7 m\u1ecfm c\u00e2y c\u1ee5t d\u00f9ng l\u00e0m th\u1edbt. \u00d4ng th\u1ed5i t\u1eaft ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u00e8n v\u00e0 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i, d\u00f9 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u00f4ng c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft n\u1eefa. M\u1ed9t l\u00fac sau tr\u0103ng v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng v\u00ec sao m\u1edd \u0111i. Ph\u00eda \u0111\u00f4ng b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i lo\u00e3ng d\u1ea7n th\u00e0nh m\u00e0u ch\u00e0m th\u1ee7y tinh. Gi\u1edd n\u00e0y c\u00e1i vi\u1ec1n b\u00f3ng \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng th\u00e2n c\u00e2y b\u1eafp v\u00e0 l\u00e1 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang hi\u1ec7n r\u00f5, v\u01b0\u01a1n l\u00ean t\u1eeb m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ea5t tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh tay kho\u00e1c manh \u00e1o t\u1ed3i t\u00e0n.<\/p>\n
Jacob c\u1ea7m c\u00e1i \u0111\u00e8n v\u1edbi l\u1ecd thu\u1ed1c ch\u00f9i b\u00f3ng l\u00ean \u0111i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda ch\u00e1i nh\u00e0 ch\u1ee9a \u0111\u1ed3 r\u1ed3i \u0111i v\u00e0o nh\u00e0. Khi \u00f4ng b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng ng\u1ee7 Edna \u0111ang m\u1eb7c \u00e1o, l\u01b0ng b\u00e0 quay v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u00f4ng.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u0110\u1ea5y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t con r\u1eafn,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
Edna ng\u01b0ng m\u1eb7c \u00e1o, quay l\u1ea1i. T\u00f3c b\u00e0 bu\u00f4ng x\u00f5a v\u00e0 khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t b\u00e0 ch\u01b0a k\u1ecbp cau c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed1i ch\u1ecdi v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3, \u00f4ng li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng l\u00e0 b\u00e0 l\u00fac h\u1ecd k\u1ebft h\u00f4n hai m\u01b0\u01a1i n\u0103m v\u1ec1 tr\u01b0\u1edbc; tr\u1ebb trung h\u01a1n, d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng h\u01a1n.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u00d4ng gi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng?\u201d b\u00e0 h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c.\u201d<\/p>\n
M\u00f4i b\u00e0 m\u00edm l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
\u201cT\u00f4i mong l\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng qu\u0103ng n\u00f3 b\u00ean chu\u1ed3ng g\u00e0. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n m\u1ed7i l\u1ea7n ra l\u1ea5y tr\u1ee9ng l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i ng\u1eedi c\u00e1i m\u00f9i x\u00e1c th\u1ed1i.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cT\u00f4i qu\u0103ng n\u00f3 sang b\u00ean kia \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00d4ng l\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng. V\u00f3c d\u00e1ng v\u00e0 h\u01a1i \u1ea5m c\u1ee7a Edna c\u00f2n v\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t t\u1ea5m n\u1ec7m l\u00f3t l\u00f4ng chim.<\/p>\n
\u201cT\u00ed n\u1eefa t\u00f4i s\u1ebd th\u1ee9c d\u1eady,\u201d \u00f4ng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi b\u00e0.<\/p>\n
Jacob nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ng\u1ee7, Thay v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u00f4ng h\u00ecnh dung nh\u1eefng th\u1ecb tr\u1ea5n n\u01a1i nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb \u0111\u00f3i kh\u00e1t b\u00e1m \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng toa xe ch\u1edf h\u00e0ng \u0111i t\u00ecm vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y, nh\u1eefng \u1ed5 chu\u1ed9t n\u01a1i nh\u1eefng gia \u0111\u00ecnh chen ch\u00fac kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ngay c\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t con b\u00f2 s\u1eefa c\u00f3 c\u00e1i l\u01b0ng v\u00f5ng xu\u1ed1ng. \u00d4ng t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng nh\u1eefng th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 n\u01a1i m\u00e1u loang l\u1ed5 nh\u1eefng l\u1ec1 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng b\u00ean d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u1eefng t\u00f2a nh\u00e0 cao nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng v\u00e1ch n\u00fai. \u00d4ng c\u1ed1 h\u00ecnh dung \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i t\u1ec7 h\u1ea1i h\u01a1n c\u00e1i n\u01a1i \u00f4ng \u0111ang \u1edf.<\/p>\n
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Chuy\u1ec3n ng\u1eef t\u1eeb <\/em>Hard Times trong t\u1eadp truy\u1ec7n ng\u1eafn <\/em>Burning Bright. Harper-Collins xu\u1ea5t b\u1ea3n 2010.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"M\u1ed7i tu\u1ea7n hai l\u1ea7n, h\u1ecd l\u1eb7n l\u1ed9i hai d\u1eb7m \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1edbi Boone, v\u00e0 m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ngay c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9, \u0111eo n\u1eb7ng nh\u1eefng l\u00e1 c\u00e2y l\u01b0u ni\u00ean. Jacob nh\u00ecn khi h\u1ecd r\u1ebd v\u00e0o con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u1eefng c\u1ee5m b\u1ee5i x\u00e1m d\u00e2ng l\u00ean t\u1eeb b\u00e0n ch\u00e2n tr\u1ea7n c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Hartley v\u00e1c b\u1ed1n bao b\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ea7y l\u00e1 l\u01b0u ni\u00ean. V\u1ee3 anh ta v\u00e1c hai bao v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 v\u00e1c m\u1ed9t bao.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1873,"featured_media":26750,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,22,42,35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dich-thuat","category-sang-tac","category-sang-viet-ngu","category-truyen-ngan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1873"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26751"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52830,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26751\/revisions\/52830"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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