ĩɫ©çɺ ɭ. ɾç ɭ 콴ùȣ- ; Ⱦ, çȴ 캭ꉸ. ɦ- ɵȾ, 쾸𣾭Ⱦġɺ. - ç ɴɾªĩùȺ ê쾸, ù- Ҿª쾸쾸𨈭ùȭùȧç ꆦ 쾸Ⱦ- ɸȾ "ùɢ. ȭ 뾧, į- 왭 "£ (croquet)".ɸ£ɤª 캭 ɸ - 콹ɤ.Ⱦ, 쾸ȭįíȾ- ɾȾ ĩɨ쾸.쾸, çíꆴ- ɾ¯ªĩ Ⱦįɸ. 콣çɺ ɭꆨȭáɯ 쾸- ɺɾȾɾ¤ȤȾ.
Ⱥꚤ .
" Ҵ¨ " çɡȾ. " Ⱦ ȭȾɺ- ɾ. ȾꆵȢɾí쾨 - Ҧĩɨ ." 콡Ⱦ ꆯ쾩ɺ- ꆮҵ콦, 콦콨ȾӾ- ȼȺ.
" ɺ " " ɺįɾíĩé ?"
" í " çį©åæȭ- .
" ɾ콹Ⱦ, ȾȾɾȢɾí, 콢ɺ𦾴-
ù įĩ , ɮ ? 쾸켸ɺɾí쾸, -
Ⱦ 꿢çɴҦ. ", Ȯꈺ쾸Ҧ-
Ⱥĩɭ " ùª 쾸.
" 쾸쾸é,쾸-
ĩ."
" ɺįɾíɸé ?" 쿣쾸Ⱦ.
" ɺɺȭ " çɪ,
" !"
í쾭Ģ , îùȫ , -
į ç, 콫î쾸, ȼ -
쾴 ĴꆵȢɾç.
"....., įĩ " çɡȾįɸүȼ쾸-
Ⱦĩɴ .
" ɺįɾíĩé ?" . ɸ.
" ꆵįɾí ?" ç, ȭ꿺 ɮ ?
" ȭ, ȾҪɺæ " Ҵꆫù.
" ȭȾ !" 쾸ȣ.
" 콭, , ùɢɺɾɸ."
çɣȾĩºꆥӾ쾸ɸȼ "ɺ-
ȭ" 쾸 Ⱦһȭ, " ɭ."
" Ȣɺ ?" .
" å˾ !" çɸȾ, 쾸운 .
"º! Ҵ¨ꆥ촭쾸 " Ⱦ.
" ȭ쾸¤ȥɾŭ " 쾸콨Ⱦįɾí.į-
ùȨ©ȣijįꉸɺ. -
ꆵȡ, ɴ. ªij, 쾸-
ùȺ, Ⱦùȹȸ įɸ .
" ɺ쾨í " ª쾸-
Ⱦ. ɺ쾨įí,꘤𥾴, -
𥾴콣 콨ȾҴ. ꆮҥíȭ-
, ùªꆭȲɾ ij콨ɾ-
.
" Ⱦùɢɺĩɮ ?" ɸɺȾ쾸һɸȾ-
뽨,쾸 Ⱥ.
" Ⱦ ?"
" ȭ ħ(Cheshire )Ҵ " ,
" !" Ⱦɾɸå 콪į-
쾸ɸȾ ùȭù쾸, 쾸븮븴ɾ-
쾸,į.
" ɺһɸȾ ħ ɸȾ ɸ, ɺһɸȾ-
ĩ."
" ĩɹª " ,
" ª ."
" ɺһɲéꆨĩ " ȾȾ ɦåĩȸí-
꽭.
"һɹ쾨 " .
" 콴ȭ."
Ҵ, 콣Ⱦꆥȼӡ꽭ù.-
쾸 Ⱦ윺, ij -
é운Ȥ Ⱦ쾸 æȢ. Ȥ-
Ⱥ ɸҴȭӡ 콥. Ҧå쉾-
, ɡ꘤Ⱦ쉾Ȥ ɺù-
Ⱥɸ,ùɮҦꆥĩɸȾȤ ù-
?
"º! íȤɺ " ɺ,ɸ-
ɾ Ⱦ.
"º!Ⱦ쾸 !" 콡꽺ù áɩ, -
į.
" ɾ å윺ª " íɾɾ."졥쾨Ⱦ-
ꆴ í."
" ȴҴ " , ɦåꆴºĩɦɢ-
쾸.
" Ⱦȭé콡 ! Ⱦɮ? ȸç
´ ɺ Ⱦ."
"ɸ " Ⱦ " !"
켸ɸ.Ⱦ?ȣ-
ɤ ***
,Ⱦ쾸ĩɨ, 쾸ȼįȾ " ɺȾ ´
´ɺ....."
"º! Ⱦɺ " .
" ɺҦ ª콹 쾸Ⱥ쾸." -
ɺȺ 쾸𦄭쾸 ꆻɺȽ-
.
"š
콪쾴,
ɸȾ."
(ȸɺ)
"...! ...! ....!
íꆢɺ , 쾸¨ Ⱦ, - ɹɾ𣾤. ù .
"ɺɺȾ
ɺ쾴
Ⱦ
Ⱦå쾴ȸ.
"...!...!...!
"! ùɴɺ,Ⱦ" Ⱦ ,¨-
ùɺ, í쾸.
" ɺɺɾįį왭£ 뾧 "쾸ɾȾ-
ɺį.
Ȥ꽥Ģæȭ, ȴҫ.-
Ⱦɤ.
ȾȾ쾩 ɺ꘤꾤.
"Ⱦ" , ɹɾ åijȾ쾸-
ĩ, ²Ⱦꉾ ꈺ콵Ⱦ ɸù
ɴ쾸ĩɲ .쾸å꾤ꆩꆣɴ-
, (쾸ĸ, ɸ콢ɾĸɭ, -
ùɴ) 쾸ɴįíȺ ¯Ȥ," ɾɺ-
įɺ " ,
" ȭɺɾí, ? ɾĸ-
" 쾸 ¨ɾɸ. ɸ, (-
í) "Ⱦ" .
"ȭꆫɺɦ."
꾤, ɾȾ Ⱦ- ҦȾꆹ, 쾨Ⱦ- 콪 ɺ². ùɺ Ҵîɾ- .
" ȮꆺȾù." 쾸. 콹켸îɾ, Ⱦժ ? " , ҴӾ, ɾª, ɾ " Ⱦ,
" ɺҦȺĩɹ쾨Ⱦ. ɹɾɺùɺ,(Ⱦ- 꾤 ,ꆥȾéȭé) 콲į콨.
운쾸 " ɺéªɺ ?" - 꾤ťȾ쾸îɾɸå - , ҭª. Ⱦɾ ɾ- 쾸ɴįҺ.쾸 ª, 쾸ȤåȺȭ- įíȾ.
" ɾùȢ " 쾸쾸,
" ꆢɾ쾨,ꆤȾ,ɺ" 쾸운-
ɺ 쾸ɥ,(ꆢɾ, ȡª쾸).
" ɾȾɺɥ꾤ꆩꆥù", ɸ쾸åɺ-
ħ ȤȾĴġ쾸ҥ.ª.-
ꆩ, 쾸 ȸȾ éꆨ ɸùŹ쾨ȴ, -
쾸Ⱦ쾸ª.
" ħ " 쾸운,Ⱥ,쾸һȾɺ-
? é,ɸɾɺ,
" ...åé " 쾸į.
" ùɢɺĩɮ, 꾤éꆢɺį."
" ɸȾį꾤é " ª.
" ɺҹȸȾ꾤é..." .
" į꾤é " ª.
"...ȾȢɺįȺéȺ " .
"º! åɸꆥ? " ª.
" ɾȾĩġ " Ⱦɾ쾸,ªүꆥ-
쾸, 쾸캤Ⱦ.
" ȭéꆵȮȺ?"
" 꾤 " ª, ®įɺ,
" 콵í꾤,® " ȾȾɾȭ,-
é ɾ"
" Ȣɺҵį ɾ " .
"º! 윺. Ⱥĩɩ " ª.
" ɾȭɾ. ɺ ɾ, ɾ."
"éɸȾɺɾ?" .
"ɺɾ " ª " ҩҴ."
Ⱦùɹé, é, 쾸." éȾɺ-
ɾ?"
" ɾ...운 " ª.
"ªҮɾ, ?"
" ɺȾ " .
" ɸ " ªį "ª쾴åɾ, Ȥ-
å. ɺɺ쾢ɺå Ȥ쾢ɺåɾ" -
Ⱦɺɾ." "ɺȾ, ȭɺ" .
"Ⱦéɸ. " ª.
" 욭 £ 뾧 ?"
" ɺį왭 " . " ȸȾɺĩɫꈺ."
"ɺꆭ "ª. 콹ªį.ĩɪ쉾, 쾸윤-
ꆯ 쾩. í쾸켸Ⱥªĩɵ. -
Ⱦ.
" ! ĩɡª?" ª.
" ɺį "
" ª " Ⱥ Ⱦªĩɡí-
.
" ɺȾɺ " ª. 콹ªį.
ɾ,. ȴүù, 콹- , 쾸ȾįꆸȾªȾȾɾ.
" ɺȾȾ쾨ɸ " 쾸쾸,
" ȾȾɾꆹɾå쾨, 콮ꈺ ȭ -
ɾ. ȾҾɾí "쾸Ⱦ, 쾸켸-
, 콡ª , ȾĴ.
"Ⱦª, ?" ª.
" ɺȸª " .
" 콢ɺȾȾĩɯª 콹ªȾùɸ-
."
" ," ª ꈺªɾ 운ɸ, 콥ɸ. -
ꈺ íȸĩɹįɸ.
"! ɺꆮҨ윺 " , Ȼª, ȭ-
ɾ쾩 åꆢɺíɺ 쾸ĩɨȾįġȾ, Ⱦ쾸-
ȾȾɾ 쾸ȾɺȭȾȾ, -
ȾȺijȾ, ɸ. ùȹ쾨-
ù쾸ҵįá,Ⱦ쾸ɺĩɡɺ íɾɾ, 콵ª쾸-
.ɸ쾸Ⱦɺɾ, ª쾸 "
Ⱦ åɾɺ, ɺį-
Ⱦ."
ªȸêɪĴɪҹɾ콡Ⱦɾ 콣- ɾ Ӿª.ª콹Ⱦ,,- ª촡ɾªį "ª..- ȭ" (ɺȾȭ ɺҦå.ȭ- ªȭù, ª.
" ҴȺȾ, ҴȺȾ " ɺ, Ⱦ.
" ȺȾ " Ⱦ´¹ 쾸𭄤Ȧ-
ª.
" 읾ȭ !" ȾȾɾ ɸ. 켸ꉸ-
ª, 쾸, ȭӾ.
" ɺ읾ɭ " 쾸.
" ȾҴ " Ⱦɾ.
" Ҧɺ " Ⱦåɾ.
" Ҧª©ĩɫ " Ⱦɾ.
" ɺһɸȾȭª " . ªȤĸùɹ쾨Ⱦ .
" " . 쾸ĩɹ켸 ɸɦ-
ȩ, 콭ȭ꿺쾸.
" Ҧꆥå윺ȸ " ɩɭå.
" 콴Ҧɺ !" ɾĩɨ 쾸ĩ-
ꉾ.
" ª ?"
" ȸ꾽 " .
" ɺåꆲĩ운åɺꆴ." ɺȾɺ 쾸-
Ⱦ .
" Ⱦɣȭ ?" ȾȾɾ.
" ȭ콪 " .
" ɾ..Ⱦ Ⱦé ?" ȾȾɾį.
" ɺ " ɾ. ȾҾɺɸȾɺ ȴ, -
.
" ĩɣ " .
" ĩɸȾ ɺɺ ɺɺ."
"ĩɺȾ" ªȾȾɾį "" ɺɺ" -
" ɺɺ "
"Ⱦ " ª, Ⱦɸȭ Ⱦ "ɺå-
쾢ɺ ɺ쾢ɺå."
" ȭ " ,콡꽭, ɼ -
ȯ .í Ⱦ쾸ɹȼ-
ª, 쾸һ 쾨. 꿺ꆣ.
" ȭé ?" 쾸ɺį.쾸´- 쾸, 켸´ɸɤ, 쾸´Ⱦɾ- 쾸.
Ȯ콡Ⱦ " ."
" " å,ҸȾ.
" ɺɸɸȾçɭӾĩ숺é." 쾸,켸-
ȾȾȾ åɾ.
" ȭӾꆩꆦ " ȾȾɾȾ.
" ȭ, ɺí " .
"Ҧꆥɸɸ " Ⱦ´Ⱦ-
쾸ȴ´ íɸӾ 콹켸ꈺ. 쾸Ҧ-
įȾ 꿺쾸.
" ȭӾꆩꆦ, ɮ ?" ĩɾȾȾɦ.
"´ " 쾸. " ùɻȸꆢ, ȮĩɮȾ´"
"ɺ´ ?" . "´ ?"
" ȭ Ү " Ⱦ.
"Ⱦȭ콨."
" ȭ콭ɺ " .
ù. Ⱦ, ȭȭ-
.
" ɺңȺå " 쾸ɸꉾ쾸ĩ.
"ªɸ " ,쾸Ӿɺæª-
ɺ.
ªȾĩ 콹Ⱦ©Ҵ "ȭ, ȭ, ɺȾ-
ùɢɺ."
" ɸ ?" , į.
" ,ɺ " " ȭé ?"
" ɺҺȭȭɺ " .
" ɺ " ªȾȾ.
åȾȺ," ɺȾéùɩȾùɦ-
ꆴ " 쾸.
" Ⱦꆥ쾫ꆮҴ."
" ɾĩɻ쾣ȣɺ " .
"ȼ ȭɭ."
" ɺå " .
" ȭ,һ " ɺȤȾɾ .
"Ⱦ쾺ꈺ."
" " Ⱦ콴콸.
" ȢɺɸȾɺȤ, ɺ."
" ! Ⱦ " .
" ҴȤ. ,ɾȾ Ⱦȼ-
´.
ȾȾ ´í,ȭꆻ:ɺù쾻, -
´ ɺí! ´, ȭ쾡.
" ɺùɴȾ " ȾȾ ȴɸ ȸ.
" ȭ, 쾨 !" Ⱦå.
" , ɸɺң, ɮ ?"
" ꈺ,꿺ҹ " , ɾ´ɸ-
.
" ȭ꾤ç " .
ȤȾ¦. " ȭɺ " 쾸,
" Ⱦɸ. Ⱥꆴåɾ,ɮ..."(ȦȾȾ-
ɸȸӾ). "윺ĩꆤù, 뾧-
å ɺ, 콢ɺɺɺȾ:
" Ⱥ, Ⱥ, ªɺ,
ɺһɸȾįæ,
" ".
" ɺĩɨȾ " .
" , ɮ ?" .
" :
ɾ
Ӿɺɾ
Ⱥ, Ⱥ.
ªª, 운ɺí. Ⱥ ( ꈺ)-
įťɺĩɵ."
" , ɺꆥ꿺ùɦ " .
뾧콻ɺȾ "ɾ, ."
" ȭȾȾꆦ !" 꾭.
" 콹 " ɸӾ¦ " 쾸ȭȦé-
ꆢɺ ɺ! éȭ 6 ´."
í.
" ɸꆴӾ쾨ꆸĸɭ ?" 쾸.
" ȭɸ !" ɸå
"éȭ쾩Ӿ, 콡Ҵꆥɾ....."
" ɺȾ ɸȾįȾ " .
" ȭȭ " .
"쉾."
" Ȫ꿺ȭ ?" ȼ.
" Ⱦȼ윺ù " ȾȾ , .
" ɺ윺, ɺ쉾윺ùɲ."
" ɺåꆢɺһȭ윺 " ©ҪӦ.
" ªɺ 쉾 !" ɺ.
" 꾽, !" 콲ȣ콢ɾ.
ªȺŴ. " ɺĩɭĩɹ !" ɸ 콺Ⱥ-
.
" , ɺĩɨ."
"쉾윺ùɲɺ !" ªȾȾ.
" ȭɸ, ɺ !" ɺ.
" ĸ !" .
" ҩȭȺ윺."
" 콭ɺ ", ª운쉾Ⱦĸ.
" Ⱦ, , , 콲êɲӾɾ..."
" 콲 " , å윺콩.
"Ӿ " ª, .
" Ҧ, ɮ ?" Ⱥ,
" ɺĢ."
" Ģ " ª " ."
ꆥȾȭ쾩ꆵȡ,ù쾸,-
쾸ҸȾ : " êɲӾɾ ?"
" Ӿ " ȾȾ, Ⱦå.
" ɺĩɡꈺ " ɸꆢɭ," ɺҦ-
!"
" ȾҦ " .
" Ⱦꆥ, Ⱦꆥ."
" Ҵ 𣸾 !" .
" ȭ å윺ȸ콮 !" Ⱦħ.
һɸȾéȼ윺 쾸Ӿ,콭Ӿɸ-
콹į ª,긭쾸 "êɲӾ-
ɾ."
ª ȼ, ɸȾ " ȭɾӾ "
" ҴɾӾ " 운åɾ.
ȣ콡ȾȾ " , (Ⱦ) ªȾ-
:ɾ һ뽨, 쉾윺ùɥ ɸª."
" ,į꾽 !" ɺҪɸ.ɺȾɺӾ-
ɾ ȹȸ.
" ȸ, !" ªȾ´¹é𪾴, 쾸į.
" 콦ɺ, ɴ, ɮ ?"
" ɴ ?" , 쾸.
" Ӿ " ª, ©ң.
" ɺĩɫɸӾꆦ."
, "į, ɾȺ꾽."
쾸ɾįꆡ ª쾸ªȾȾɾɾȺ-
ªꆴȣ ꉾĩ ¨ȼȺ 콺 -
§ɾȾ ȾȾ Ⱦɾĩ«Ӿɸæȫ쾸.-
ҵùªȭå. 쾸 Ⱦ콴콸. Ȣɺå. -
ɴӾææ?"
"ɴӾӾɾ " ,
" ɺȾ𦾴ɴӾɾӾ, , ¤ ?"
" ȸȾíӾɾ " ª ңɾ.
" ȭȭ " ª.
".....Ӿɾí "
ùɺ ɹɾ쾨, 쾸Ⱥùª©ĩɪ-
.
" ɴ " ª쉾į콫.
Ⱦ, " 콲ɴȾ. Ⱦ운ɸª "M"
"운ɸª M " .
"ĩ ?" ªȾȾɾ..쾭ª
, . , ©. ɺɺ -
į.
"...운ɸª M. , , 콣 (쾨??)-
Ⱦ " ɴ " 쾨 " ?"
"ɺɮ, Ҿ ?" 쾸ùȨ, " ɺңȾ....."
" Ⱦ " .
ҦĩɪңҦ 쾸ɸȾ. 콡- Ⱦįíҧɾ ªĩɭ, 콲 ɺҴ ȭȭɺȾ - ĩɹį,Ⱦ쾸켸 ꈺ ꈺ, åùɲɺ- 쾸. ꈺɾ쾸 ȭꆲª- íӾ.
"ɾé, ɺҡįꆭꈺ " 쾸꾤-
쾸 ȾįíȾ. " ȭȾɼӾꆮɾꆦꆢɺí-
ɺ " 쾸 , 쾸ȾíĴ쉾 -
ȾįíĴ.
" ɾ쾩 " 쾸." ȭ 쾩į. ɺȾ꾤-
ɺįí " 쾸ĩį.
ꈺ쾸Ⱦ쾸ĩɵíɺ«. 콵áªɸȸ- .
"ꈺ, ɺɺª캩Ⱥȸ " 쾸쾸.운- ɺ Ģꆭį. 쾸운(쾸ĩĸí- 쾸) Ⱦ 쾸ĩ ɸ쾸Ⱦ꾤 Ⱦ. íꆦ, 쾸- Ⱦ쾸ĩɵíꆤ, ȾĴ, 콭Ӿ.