Chosen Ones by Alister McGrath, Excerpt

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Ky? N`mstlr L. HbErntc

Mf tcms flw dnftnsy drjh rlfjwfli tclj`jemnf

N`mstlr HbErntc, tcl `nfi jd Nliyf cns kllf

jvlrtnalf ky hystlrmjus `jris wcj trust jf`y

mf tclmr jwf rlnsjf. Ywj bcmìrlf bn``li drjh

jur wjrì cnvl tcl pjwlr tj `lni tcl

rlvjùtmjf, kut wm`` tcly dmfi tcl bjurnel tj

dnbl tclmr jwf ilstmfy:

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Bcjslf Jfls

Bjpyrmect ;7>7 ky N`mstlr HbErntc

M`ùstrntmjfs ;7>7 ky Ujobmlbc Tjytla Fjwnajwsam

Ycms tmt`l ms n`sj nvnm`nk`l ns n _jfilrvnf lkjja.

Tmsmt www.zjfilrvnf.bjh/lkjjas.

[lqulsts djr mfdjrhntmjf scjuì kl niirlssli tj?

_jfilramiz, Ernfi [npmis, Hmbcmenf 9==)

Ruhhnry? Uclf Wltlr nfi Ou`mn ej tj stny wmtc tclmr ernfipnrlfts mf Jxdjri,

Lfe`nfi, tcly imsbjvlr n hystlrmjus enrilf, wcmbc slrvls ns n pjrtn` tj n wjrì

wclrl tcly nrl erlltli ns tcl snvmjrs jd n pljp`l lfs`nvli ky lvmìjlrs.

MRKF =53-7-2>7-5>3>;-2 (cnribjvlr)

Q>. Dnftnsy. ;. Krjtclrs nfi smstlrs Dmbtmjf. 2 . Ejji nfi lvm` Dmbtmjf.X M.

Ymt`l.

W_5.H>4=955Bc ;7>7

QDmbX ib;; ;77=799554

N`` Rbrmpturl qujtntmjfs, uf`lss jtclrwmsl mfimbntli, nrl tnalf drjh tcl Cj`y Kmk`l,

Flw Mftlrfntmjfn` Tlrsmjf, FMT. Bjpyrmect >=52, >=53, >=39 ky Kmk`mbn, Mfb. \sli

ky plrhmssmjf jd _jfilrvnf. N`` rmects rlslrvli wjrìwmil.

Nfy Mftlrflt niirlssls (wlksmtls, k`jes, ltb.) nfi tl`lpcjfl fuhklrs prmftli mf tcms

kjja nrl jddlrli ns n rlsjurbl. Ycly nrl fjt mftlfili mf nfy wny tj kl jr mhp`y nf

lfijrslhlft ky _jfilrvnf, fjr ijls _jfilrvnf vjubc djr tcl bjftlft jd tclsl smtls

nfi fuhklrs djr tcl `mdl jd tcms kjja.

N`` rmects rlslrvli. Fj pnrt jd tcms puk`mbntmjf hny kl rlprjiubli, stjrli mf n rltrmlvn`

systlh, jr trnfshmttli mf nfy djrh jr ky nfy hlnfs l`lbtrjfmb, hlbcnfmbn`, pcjtj-bjpy, rlbjrimfe, jr nfy jtclr lxblpt djr krmld qujtntmjfs mf prmftli rlvmlws, wmtcjut

tcl prmjr plrhmssmjf jd tcl puk`msclr.

Wuk`mscli mf nssjbmntmjf wmtc tcl `mtlrnry nelfby jd N`mvl Bjhhufmbntmjfs, Mfb.,

5437 Ejiinri Rtrllt, Rumtl ;77, Bj`jrnij Rprmfes, BJ 37=;7,

www.n`mvlbjhhufmbntmjfs.bjh.

_jfilramiz ms n trnilhnra jd _jfilrvnf.

Limtjr? Antc`llf Alrr

Nrt imrlbtmjf? Bmfiy InvmsBjvlr ilsmef? Rnrnc Hj`lernnd

Mftlrmjr ilsmef & bjhpjsmtmjf? @ual Innk & Bnr`js Lùtlrmj Lstrnin

Wrmftli mf tcl \fmtli Rtntls jd Nhlrmbn

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Wrj`jeul

Ylf `mtt`l scmps rnbli nbrjss tcl sln, sllamfe sndlty drjh tclimsnstlr tcnt lfeu`dli tclmr ms`nfi. Hlf, wjhlf, bcmìrlf,

nfi nfmhn`s `jjali knba mf dlnr. Klyjfi tcl djnhy wnal jd

tclmr scmps tcly bjuì sll n pùhl jd shjal nfi nsc rmsmfe

mftj tcl say, sprlnimfe jut nenmfst tcl cjrmzjf ns mt cmt tcl

nthjspclrl. Ycl nscls jd `mect nfi scllts jd nhl m`ùh

mfntli tcl nsc. Rjhl jd tcl pnsslfelrs wlpt, rliubli tj

tlnrs nt tcl smect jd tclmr cjhl`nfis ilvnstntmjf.

Ycjsl mf tcl rst scmp `jjali nfxmjus`y tjwnris

tclmr `lnilr. Hnrbus bjuì snvl tclh, md nfyjfl bjuì. Cl

cni wnrfli tclh jd n bjhmfe imsnstlr, cni ureli tclh tj

ll. Cl cni suplrvmsli tcl kumìmfe jd scmps nfi tcl `jni-mfe jd prjvmsmjfs djr n vjynel. ]lt fjkjiy rln``y aflw wclrl

tcly wlrl kjufi md tcly cni nfy ilstmfntmjf klyjfi n

wntlry ernvl. Fjfl jd tcl erlnt snels cni lvlr spjalf jd

`nfi klyjfi tcl sjutclrf cjrmzjf. ]lt tcnt wns tcl bjursl

Hnrbus cni slt djr tclh.

Inys pnssli wmtcjut nfy smef jd `nfi. Hnrbus

alpt wntbc nt tcl kjw, pllrmfe mftj tcl lhptmflss, trymfe tj

bjfbln` cms erjwmfe nfxmlty drjh tcjsl nrjufi cmh. Rjhl-

wclrl nclni tclrl cni tj kl nf ms`nfi nf ms`nfi tcnt

npplnrli jf fj hnps. Nkjvl cmh tcl lne`ls bmrb`li, slnrbc-

mfe djr smefs jd `nfi. ]lt fjtcmfe cni ylt kllf sllf. Hnrbuswjfilrli, fjt djr tcl rst tmhl, md cl cni kllf hmstnalf.

Kut cl squnrli cms scjuìlrs nfi alpt cms cnrilfli lyls

jf tcl cjrmzjf. Lvlrytcmfe ilplfili jf cmh.


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Jfbl upjf n tmhl nf j`i cjusl stjji mf tcl

Lfe`msc tjwf jd Jxdjri. Mt wns kum`t b`jsl

ky tcl nfbmlft bmty wn``s, mvy erjwmfe jvlr

mts stjflwjra nfi hu``mjfli wmfijws, nfi wns tcl sjrt

jd p`nbl wmtc `jts jd inra bjrflrs nfi cmiilf stnmrwnys.

Nfi mf tcms cjusl `mvli n prjdlssjr, cms wmdl, nfi nf j`itnkky bnt.

Ycl prjdlssjrs splbmn` mftlrlst wns rlnimfe nkjut

nfbmlft kntt`ls, kjtc nt `nfi nfi nt sln. Cms rnhscnba`l

stuiy wns ``li wmtc pnmftmfes jd dnhjus fnvn` lfenel-

hlfts. Ycl prjdlssjr cni flvlr nbtun``y kllf tj sln kut

rntclr `mali tcl miln jd mt, nfi fj jfl wns prjuilr wclf

cms sjf klbnhl n bnptnmf mf tcl [jyn` Krmtmsc Fnvy. Cms

wmdl wns tcl bjzy, ernfihjtclr`y sjrt jd plrsjf wcj

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3 N` mstlr HbErnt c

splbmn`mzls mf sbruhptmjus tlns nfi kmsbumts. Rcl cni

oj``y rjufi bcllas nfi nf lfjrhjus `np djr bcmìrlf tj

dn`` mftj.

Jf jfl pnrtmbu`nr iny, fjt n`` tcnt `jfe nej, tcl

cjusl wns n`` mf n urry jd prlpnrntmjf djr tcl nrrmvn` jd

twj splbmn` vmsmtjrs? tclmr ernfibcmìrlf. Yclmr hjtclr

cni imli fjt qumtl n ylnr nej, nfi wmtc tclmr dntclr jddnt sln tcly fllili n p`nbl tj splfi tcl sbcjj` cj`minys.

Ycl prjdlssjrs wmdl cni splft tcl hjrfmfe mf prlpnrn-

tmjf, nmrmfe jut scllts nfi k`nfalts, swllpmfe jjrs, nfi

iustmfe bnkmflts. Ycl prjdlssjr cni splft tcl hjrfmfe

bcjjsmfe mftlrlstmfe kjjas tj `lnvl mf tcl spnrl kli-

rjjhs. Djr Wltlr, neli djurtllf, cl cni sl`lbtli n cms-

tjry jd Nihmrn` Fl`sjfs tnbtmbs nt tcl Kntt`l jd Yrndnènr.

Mt cni kllf n kmt hjrl imdbu`t djr cmh tj fi n sumtnk`l

kjja djr Ou`mn, neli tcmrtllf, kut fn``y cl bcjsl n fl

kjja jf nfbmlft Erlla pj`mtmbs nfi ldt mt jf clr klismil

tnk`l. Cms wmdl snw mt ns scl p`nbli n vnsl jd drlsc`y butjwlrs drjh tcl enrilf ky Ou`mns kli nfi cnstm`y rl-

p`nbli mt wmtc n bjpy jdN`mbl mf Ujfilr`nfi.

Ycl bcmìrlf nrrmvli tcnt lvlfmfe wmtc n`` tcl

jrimfnry kust`l tcnt bjhp`ltls n `jfe ojurfly. Ycly

wlrl kjtc cueeli nfi amssli flnr`y tj ilntc, rl`mlvli

jd tclmr knes, jddlrli n vnst nssjrthlft jd swllt tcmfes,

nfi scjwf tj tclmr rjjhs. Wltlr bj``npsli nt jfbl jf

tjp jd cms kli, fjt lvlf kjtclrmfe tj ufirlss, kut Ou`mn

wnsft tmrli. Rcl wnscli, bcnfeli mftj n jfe fmectejwf


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=Bcjslf Jfls

nfi snt jf tcl liel jd tcl kli, kruscmfe clr `jfe cnmr

nkslfthmfili`y nfi jjamfe jut tcrjuec clr wmfijw nt

n wn``li enrilf klflntc clr. Rcl smecli illp`y.

Fjrhn``y, mt cni kllf nerlli, scl nfi Wltlr

wjuì kl n``jwli tj stny wmtc drmlfis iurmfe sbcjj`

krlnas wclf tclmr dntclr wns nwny. Kut tcms tmhl tclmr

dntclr cni scjrl `lnvl nfi wns bjhmfe cjhl tj slltclh. Yclrl wns sjhltcmfe cl cni tj tl`` tclh, cli

snmi mf cms hlssnel. Rj Ou`mn nfi Wltlr cni kllf tjì tj

ej strnmect drjh tclmr kjnrimfe sbcjj`s tj tcl jì cjusl

mf Jxdjri. Yclmr dntclr wjuì ojmf tclh tclrl ns sjjf

ns cms scmp ijbali mf W`yhjutc.

Ou`mn wjuì cnvl sj hubc prldlrrli tj ej tj

@uby Cjflykjurfls cjhl mf Alft. Ycly bjuì cnvl

ejfl swmhhmfe tjeltclr, nfi hnykl lvlf ejfl scjp-

pmfe mf @jfijf djr n iny. Rcl imi `jvl clr ernfipnrlfts,

kut tcly wlrl sj . . . wl``, sj jì-dnscmjfli. Ycnfa ejji-

flss tcly cni fn``y ldt clr n`jfl djr tcl fmect. Rcl nmiijwf tcl krusc nfi `lnfli knba jf tcl pm``jw, rmdmfe

mi`y tcrjuec tcl pnels jdN`mbl mf Ujfilr`nfinfi mstlf-

mfe tj clr krjtclrs sfjrls tcrjuec tcl wn``.

Ou`mn imi fjt rln``y `mal Wltlr vlry hubc. Cl wns

mftlrlstli mf tcmfes tcnt kjrli clr, `mal hnbcmfls nfi

enielts nfi spjrt, nfi smfbl tcly cni kjtc kllf slft jdd

tj sbcjj` tcly cnri`y lvlr snw lnbc jtclr. Kut, scl ni-

hmttli tj clrsl`d, lvlf Wltlr wjuì kl klttlr bjhpnfy

tcnf clr ernfipnrlfts.


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>7 N` mstlr HbErnt c

Ycl tcjuect drjzl mf clr clni ns clr lyls nfi lnrs

xli tclhsl`vls jf tcl jì jrfntl ijjr. Mt wns jplfmfe,

s`jw`y, brlnamfe ns n klnh jd `mect hnrbcli nbrjss tcl

jjr. Kut n hjhlft `ntlr scl rl`nxli. Ycl jì tnkky bnt

cni lftlrli clr rjjh nfi `lnpt jftj tcl kli klsmil clr.

Ucy, cl``j Rbnhp! Rcl `mdtli cmh up nfi tmba-

`li cmh ufilr cms bcmf. Rbnhp purrli npprlbmntmvl`y.Kjtc wlrl e`ni tj cnvl sjhl bjhpnfy. Ou`mn wnàli tj

tcl wmfijw, sbrntbcmfe tcl tnkky klcmfi cms lnrs ns scl

wlft, nfi `jjali tcrjuec tcl e`nss nt tcl wn``li enrilf

kl`jw, mts djuftnmf kurk`mfe elft`y.


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>>Bcjslf Jfls

@jja nt tcnt enrilf! Rbnhp prlssli n pnw up

nenmfst tcl bjì pnfl nfi purrli nenmf. Ujuìft yju

`mal tj lxp`jrl mt! Kut yju bnft, klbnusl yjurl nf mf-

smil bnt. Nrlft yju:

Rbnhp wns fjt n``jwli jutsmil tcl cjusl mf bnsl

cl rlturfli wmtc lns jr drlsc`y-am``li kmris jr hmbl.

Ou`mns ernfihjtclr wns cjrrmli nt tcl tcjuect jd nfyjd tclsl brlnturls, `mvmfe jr ilni, elttmfe mfsmil clr fmbl

b`lnf cjusl. Rcl n`sj imi fjt wnft Rbnhp hmxmfe wmtc

nfy jd tcl rjuec, bjhhjf bnts tcnt `mvli jutsmil. Cl

hmect `lnrf sjhl kni cnkmts.

Ou`mn envl n wry shm`l. Wjjr Rbnhp, n`wnys trnppli

mfsmil! Ruiilf`y, sjhltcmfe hjvli mf tcl enrilf kl`jw.

Rjhl kmris wlrl uttlrmfe nrjufi tcl djuftnmf. Rbnhp

mfstnft`y klbnhl n`lrt, cms husb`ls tlfsli, stnrmfe ijwf

mftj tcl enrilf nt tcl kmris. Ou`mn fjtmbli cms mftlrlst mf

wcnt `ny kl`jw. ]jui `mal tj elt jut tclrl nfi cnvl nf

nivlfturl, wjuìft yju: Ul``, Mh sjrry, kut yju nrlftn``jwli jut. ]ju`` oust cnvl tj stny clrl.

Ou`mn iuhpli tcl jì bnt jf clr kli nfi wntbcli

cmh bur` up mftj n kn`` nfi dn`` ns`llp. Hnamfe surl tcnt

Rbnhp imi fjt dj``jw clr, scl s`mi clr dllt mftj clr kùl

s`mpplrs nfi ilsblfili tcl wjjilf stnmrbnsl `lnimfe

mftj tcl pnfl`li cn``. Rcl wnsft tmrli scl wns ejmfe

tj lxp`jrl.

Ycl cjusl wns stm`` nfi qumlt, npnrt drjh tcl

s`jw tmbamfe jd nf jì ernfidntclr b`jba. Mt wns tcl rst


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>; N` mstlr HbErnt c

tmhl tcnt Ou`mn cni lvlr kllf n`jfl mf tcl jì cjusl. Rcl

klenf tj mfvlstmentl, pllpmfe mftj rjjhs tcnt scl wns

surl scl wns fjt hlnft tj lftlr. Rcl pllali mftj clr

ernfidntclrs stuiy. Ucnt n hlss! Wnplrs wlrl `ymfe n``

jvlr tcl jjr nfi kjjas wlrl stnbali cmec jf cms ilsa.

Yclrl sllhli tj kl n hjil` jd n snm`mfe scmp jf lvlry

scl`d mf tcl rjjh. Rcl scut tcl ijjr qumlt`y klcmfi clrnfi hjvli jf tj tcl irnwmfe rjjh. Ndtlr cn`d nf cjur

scl cni lxp`jrli lvlry rjjh mf tcl cjusl. Ucnt fjw:

Rtm`` wmil nwnal, scl jntcli tcl miln jd rlturfmfe tj tcl

studdy spnrl rjjh.

Rcl wns knba mf tcl cn``. Rcl rnf clr felrs n`jfe

mts nfbmlft wjjilf pnfl`s. Yj clr ldt wns tcl drjft ijjr

`lnimfe tjwnris tcl bj``lel. Rcl cni bjhl tcrjuec

tcnt ijjr lnr`mlr wclf scl cni nrrmvli. Kut tclrl wns

nfjtclr ijjr tj clr rmect, cn`d-cmiilf ky n clnvy erllf

burtnmf. Rcl wnàli tjwnris mt nfi puscli tcl burtnmf

nsmil. Imi mt lni ijwf tj n bl``nr: Jr jut jftj tcl strllt:Hnamfe surl tcnt Rbnhp wns fjwclrl b`jsl, Ou`mn s`jw`y

uf`jbali tcl ijjr nfi klenf tj jplf mt. Ycl clnvy jna

ijjr brlnali nfi erjnfli wmtc tcl bjhp`nmfts jd `jfe

imsusl, nfi Ou`mn drjzl. Ucnt md sjhljfl clnri nfi bnhl

tj mfvlstmentl: Ou`mn clì clr krlntc djr n `jfe hjhlft,

kut tclrl wns jf`y sm`lfbl.

Ynamfe n illp krlntc, scl jplfli tcl ijjr bjh-

p`ltl`y tj rlvln` n wn``li enrilf. Mt hust kl tcl snhl

enrilf tcnt scl bjuì sll drjh clr klirjjh. Ou`mn


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>2Bcjslf Jfls

clsmtntli. Rcjuì scl ej mf: Rcl `jjali nrjufi qumba`y.

Fjkjiy wns tclrl! Rcl lftlrli tcl enrilf, b`jsmfe tcl

ijjr ns sjdt`y ns scl bjuì klcmfi clr.

Mt wns n e`jrmjus lvlfmfe mf tcl hjftc jd Hny.

Rm`vlr `mect nscli jdd tcl strlnhs jd wntlr drjh tcl

djuftnmf mf mts blftlr. Ycl sjdt kurk`mfe jd tcl djuftnmf

lbcjli jdd tcl wn``s, lfdjìmfe tcl enrilf mf mts elf-t`l husmb. Nt tcl smil jd tcl djuftnmf wns n shn`` pjfi

dli ky mts jwf strlnh jd wntlr. Ycl wn``s wlrl bjvlrli

ky trlls nfi b`mhkmfe p`nfts. Npp`l trlls, wmstlrmn, nfi

hnefj`mn wlrl n`` mf k`jjh, tcl fmect nmr clnvy wmtc

tclmr drnernfbl. Mt wns tcl hjst klnutmdu` enrilf Ou`mn

cni lvlr sllf.

Nfi tclf scl clnri n vjmbl wcmsplr clr fnhl,

sjdt`y nfi s`jw`y. N scmvlr scjt ijwf Ou`mns spmfl ns

scl wcmppli nrjufi, `jjamfe djr tcl sjurbl jd tcl vjmbl,

kut tclrl wns fj jfl tclrl. Rtjp klmfe stupmi, scl tjì

clrsl`d, nfi envl n iltlrhmfli scnal jd clr clni kldjrl

currymfe knba mfsmil tcl cjusl. Mt hust cnvl kllf tcl

wmfi, jr kmris, jr sjhljfl tnàmfe mf tcl strllt klyjfi

tcl enrilf wn``s.

Ou`mn b`jsli tcl ijjr sjdt`y klcmfi clr nfi rl-

turfli tj clr rjjh upstnmrs. Rbnhp wns stm`` bur`li upjf tcl kli, nfi cl strltbcli nfi lxli cms b`nws ns

scl turfli knba tcl bjvlrs nfi b`mhkli mf. Mt wns nf

jii enrilf, scl tcjuect. Rjhltcmfe wnsft rmect tclrl.


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Nfi ylt mt `jjali sj klnutmdu` jutsmil clr wmfijw fjw,

e`jwmfe sjdt`y. Rm`vlry trlls, sm`vlry pntcs, sm`vlry wntlr.

Ycl djuftnmf nfi pjj` wlrl scmhhlrmfe mf nf llrml

ylt klnutmdu` `mect. Yclrl wns sjhltcmfe jii nkjut mt,

scl tcjuect tj clrsl`d. Kut scl bju`ift qumtl wjra jut

wcnt mt wns.

Ou`mn sfuee`li ijwf klflntc tcl bjvlrs, rlsj`v-mfe tj vmsmt tcl enrilf nenmf tcl flxt iny. Mt wns oust

ns scl fn``y dl`` ns`llp tcnt scl rln`mzli wcnt wns sj

strnfel nkjut tcl enrilf. Yclrl cni fjt kllf nfy hjjf

tcnt fmect.

Rcl wjal tcl flxt hjrfmfe tj n prlssurl jf clr scju`-

ilr nfi jplfli clr lyls tj sll Rbnhp aflnimfe cms pnws

nenmfst clr. Ou`mn ermffli s`llpm`y nfi tmba`li cms lnrs.

Ycl tnkky `lnpt jdd tcl kli nfi hljwli nt tcl ijjr.

[lniy djr krlnadnst: Ou`mn nsali clr mfsmstlft

bjhpnfmjf. M wju`ift hmfi n kmt hysl`d.

Clr ernfihjtclr wns n`rlniy nt tcl tnk`l ijwf-

stnmrs, smppmfe n bup jd tln ns scl plrusli tcl hjrfmfehnm`. Rcl shm`li ns Ou`mn npplnrli nfi elsturli nt tcl

slnt flxt tj clr. Ejji hjrfmfe, hy ilnr, scl hurhurli.

Nfi wclrl ms tcnt rnsbn` krjtclr jd yjurs tcms hjrfmfe:


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>5Bcjslf Jfls

Ycl inys dl`` mftj nf lnsy rjutmfl. Wltlr wjuì wnal

`ntl mf tcl hjrfmfes nfi clni jut tj tjwf mf tmhl

djr ufbc wmtc tcl prjdlssjr. Ycly splft tclmr ndtlr-

fjjfs imsbussmfe Fl`sjfs fnvn` tnbtmbs nfi tcl ilvl`jp-

hlft jd eufpjwilr Kjys tnà, nbbjrimfe tj Ou`mn.

Rcl splft clr tmhl mf tcl enrilf, rlnimfe jr irnwmfe jr`ymfe jf clr knba ijmfe nksjùtl`y fjtcmfe nt n``.

Mt wns mf subc n hjji jfl lvlfmfe tcnt scl snw

tcl e`jwmfe klemf. Rcl cni, trutc kl tjì, n`hjst lf-

tmrl`y djrejttlf tcl sm`vlry `mect tcnt rst lvlfmfe mf tcl

enrilf, kut fjw, wntbcmfe tcl suf slt jvlr tcl enrilf

wn``s, tcl strnfelflss jd mt bjuì fjt kl hmssli. Yclrl

wns n scmhhlr mf tcl krllzl nfi n sjufi `mal kl``s, kut

plrcnps mt wns jf`y mf clr hmfi. Ou`mn snt up nfi `jjali

nrjufi nfi enspli.

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Lvlry trll, lvlry rjba, lvlry k`nil jd ernss

sllhli lfbnsli mf n sm`vlr `mect n`` mts jwf. Ycl e`jw

wns strjfelr tcnf mt cni kllf tcnt jtclr fmect, Ou`mn

tcjuect lvlrytcmfe wns scnrplr, b`lnrlr. Rcl stjji

nfi hjvli nrjufi tcl enrilf, wntbcmfe, irmfamfe mf

tcl sp`lfimi `mect. Rcl bnhl tj tcl liel jd tcl pjfi

nfi stjppli, dll`mfe n pu`` scl bjuì fjt qumtl ilfl.Rjhltcmfe wns prjpl``mfe clr djrwnri sjhltcmfe

strjfe. Rjhltcmfe pjwlrdu`.

Nfjtclr rmfemfe juilr tcms tmhl krjuect

clr scnrp`y jut jd tcl hjhlft. Ernfihjtclrs imfflr

kl`` suhhjfli clr knba tj rln`mty, nfi scl rnf knba tj

tcl cjusl.

Imfflrs nt tcl jì cjusl wlrl jd n djrhn` fnturl,

clnralfmfe knba tj tcl inys jd tcl prjdlssjrs yjutc. Bcm`-

irlf wlrl fjt lxplbtli tj kl sllf nfi fjt clnri fjt

lxnbt`y kut tcl djji wns rmbc nfi tcl bjursls wlrl

fuhlrjus, nfi tcl bjfvlrsntmjf wns elflrn``y `mhmtli tj

tcl wlntclr nfi bj``lel nddnmrs. Ycl prjdlssjr wns, tcms

pnrtmbu`nr lvlfmfe, imsbussmfe cms vmlws jf tcl `lnamfe

`mkrnry rjjd, nfi nsmil drjh Wltlrs huttlrli mfstrubtmjfs

tj k`jw tcl wcj`l tcmfe say-cmec, mt wns ufilrstjji tcnt

tcl bcmìrlf wjuì kl n`` kut sm`lft.


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>=Bcjslf Jfls

Ucmbc ms wcy mt wns sj ufusun` djr Ou`mn tj krlna

mftj tcl bjfvlrsntmjf. Kltwllf tcl sjup nfi tcl hnmf

bjursl scl bjuì fj `jfelr bjftnmf clr burmjsmty, nfi

nsali? Ernfihjtclr, ms tclrl nfy pnrtmbu`nr rlnsjf wcy

tcl enrilf jutsmil scjuì e`jw nt fmect:

Clr ernfihjtclr `jjali nt clr mf nstjfmschlft,

n djra du`` jd rjnst klld cn`dwny tj clr hjutc.E`jw: Hy ilnr, yjur lyls hust cnvl kllf p`ny-

mfe trmbas jf yju. Hnykl yjurl dlvlrmsc! Rjhltmhls

pljp`l sll tcmfes wclf tcly cnvl n dlvlr. Rcl currmli`y

p`nbli n cnfi jf Ou`mns djrlclni. Fj, fj smef jd n dl-

vlr. Ilnr: Rcl `jjali jvlr nt clr cusknfi. Ms nfytcmfe

wrjfe wmtc tcl enrilf:

Ucnts tcms, hy ilnr:

Ycl prjdlssjr wns illp`y lferjssli mf cms hnscli

pjtntjls.

Ou`mn wns wjfilrmfe wcy jur enrilf e`jws nt

fmect, ilnr.M cnvl fj miln. Ijls mt e`jw nt fmect: Mi flvlr

fjtmbli tcnt. Ncn! Cl stnkkli trmuhpcnft`y nt n pln

tcnt cni kllf lùimfe cmh.

Ou`mn wns fjt lftmrl`y sntmsli ky clr ernfi-

dntclrs rlp`y. Yclf bjuì yju tl`` hl sjhltcmfe nkjut

tcl enrilf: M hlnf, cjw `jfe cns mt kllf clrl:

Ul``, mts n`` `jst mf tcl hmsts jd cmstjry, hy

ilnr. Ycl enrilf ms jfl jd tcl jìlst pnrts jd Jxdjri.

Mt wns kum`t blfturmls nej ky n n hjfa, M kl`mlvl.


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;7 N` mstlr HbErnt c

Mf dnbt, Ou`mn, tcl prjdlssjr pnusli tj swn``jw cms

plns tclrls nf j`i stjry nkjut tcnt hjfa. Ycly sny

cl wns hurilrli mf tcnt enrilf, nfi cl`` flvlr kl nk`l

tj `lnvl mt.

Ou`mns lyls jplfli vlry, vlry wmil.

]ju hlnf tcl enrilf ms cnuftli:

Wltlr euddnwli mftj cms wntlr e`nss. Cms ernfi-hjtclr mftlrvlfli qumba`y.

Fjw, ilnr, wl ijft wnft tcl bcm`irlf elttmfe

tjj lxbmtli! M ijft wnft tclh `ymfe nwnal nt fmect

`jjamfe djr sjhl ecjst`y eurl mf tcl enrilf, jr wjrry-

mfe tcnt sjhltcmfe wm`` brllp mf tcrjuec tcl klirjjh

wmfijw!

Jd bjursl, jd bjursl. ]ju nrl qumtl rmect. Ou`mn,

mts oust n stjry. Fj flli tj wjrry! Mvl flvlr sllf nfy

subc hjfa! Nfi nclh! flmtclr cns nfyjfl l`sl.

Nfi wmtc nfjtclr nclh!, tcl prjdlssjr rlturfli

tj cms pjtntjls.

Ou`mn wns slft jdd tj kli lnr`y tcnt fmect. Clr ernfi-

hjtclr, stm`` fjt bjfvmfbli tcnt scl wnsft dlvlrmsc,

tubali clr mf ns md scl wlrl stm`` n `mtt`l emr`, udfeclr pm``jws nfi `mstlfmfe tj clr prnylrs. Rcl amssli clr

djrlclni nfi turfli jut tcl `mect, `lnvmfe Ou`mn n`jfl

wmtc clr tcjuects. Yclsl tcjuects prmhnrm`y bjfblrfli


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;>Bcjslf Jfls

Wltlr, wcj wns stm`` nwnal p`nymfe wmtc cms bclhmstry slt.

Cl wns lxplrmhlftmfe wmtc eufpjwilr ns usun` tcl

kjy wns pjsmtmvl`y jkslssli wmtc k`jwmfe tcmfes up. Kut

Wltlr wns djrejttlf ns clr hmfi jfbl nenmf turfli tj

tcl enrilf.

Lvlf drjh tcms imstnfbl scl bjuì n`hjst slfsl

tcl sm`vlr e`jw. Rcl `ny nwnal, wjfilrmfe, uftm` tclcjusl wns inra nfi sm`lft kut djr tcl bustjhnry brlnas

jd nel. Nfi tclf scl wlft jfbl hjrl ijwf tcl stnmrs

nfi tcrjuec tcl brlnamfe ijjr tj clr enrilf.

Nenmf scl djufi clrsl`d irnwf tj tcl pjj`, eumili

ky tcl snhl hystlrmjus djrbl scl cni dl`t lnr`mlr tcnt

lvlfmfe. Rcl afl`t jf tcl ernss klsmil tcl wntlr, kntcli

mf n ecjst`y e`jw, fjt fjtmbmfe cjw tcl hmst drjh tcl

djuftnmf `ldt n sm`vlr stnmf jf clr nrh. Rcl pllrli ijwf

mftj mt, wntbcmfe clr jwf rllbtmjf. Mt dl`t `mal n entl-

wny. Mt dl`t `mal n klemffmfe.

Drjh illp wmtcmf tcl scnijws jd tcl trlls, ncjjili eurl wntbcli clr. Ywj bcmìrlf wlrl fllili

tj du``` tcl prjpclby wclf wjuì tcl jtclr npplnr:

Wltlr, rlnimfe mf kli ns usun`, clnri tcl cmfels wcllz-

mfe ijwfstnmrs Ou`mn cni rlturfli drjh clr hmifmect

prjw`, cl suppjsli. Cl b`jsli cms Rclr`jba Cj`hls


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;; N` mstlr HbErnt c

fjvl` nfi nmi mt jf tcl fmectstnfi. Ycl hnstlr iltlbtmvl

wns jfbl nenmf jf tcl krmfa jd trmuhpc, kut trmuhpc

wjuì cnvl tj wnmt uftm` tjhjrrjw. ]nwfmfe, cl ejt jut

jd kli tj b`jsl tcl wmfijw. Cl `jjali ijwf nt tcl enr-

ilf kl`jw, dll`mfe n kmt lftrnfbli mf n wny tcnt wns fjt

rlhjtl`y sbmlftmb. Rj lftrnfbli, mf dnbt, tcnt cl imift

clnr cms smstlr klcmfi cmh uftm` scl spjal.Wrltty, msft mt:

Cl turfli nfi jjali nt clr wmtcjut rlbjefmtmjf

uftm` scl shm`li. Cl ermffli tjj tcl rst Ou`mn cni

sllf cmh rln``y shm`l mf sjhl tmhl. ]juvl ejt sm`vlr

studd n`` jvlr yju, cl pjmftli jut.

Drjh tcl djuftnmf, Ou`mn snmi. Rcl hjvli jvlr

tj tcl wmfijw. ]ju hmect n`hjst mhnemfl dnmrmls `mvmfe

ijwf tclrl. Mt dll`s lfbcnftli, ijlsft mt:

N kmt, cl nerlli, nfi tclf bnuect cmhsl`d. Lf-

bcnfthlft wns djr emr`s nfi bcmìrlf. Cl envl n cnrsc

`nuec. ]juvl kllf rlnimfe tjj hubcN`mbl mf Ujfilr-

`nfi, Ou`mn, cl snmi. N`` tcnt fjfslfsl nkjut prltlfi

wjrìs. N enrilf ms oust n enrilf. Ucy ij yju cnvl tj

rlni kjjas tcnt mhnemfl sjhl amfi jd jtclr wjrì:

Yclrls hjrl tcnf lfjuec tj lxp`jrl mf tcms jfl!

Ou`mn e`nrli nt clr krjtclr. Kut Wltlr, wcnt md wlwlrl hlnft tj irlnh irlnhs: Ruppjsl wl cni kllf

emvlf tcl pjwlr tj irlnh jd jtclr wjrìs sj wl bjuì

sll jur jwf wjrì mf n imddlrlft wny:


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;2Bcjslf Jfls

Ijft kl sm``y, Ou`mn. Ul bnf lfojy enrilfs wmtc-

jut cnvmfe tj kl`mlvl tcnt dnmrmls `mvl ufilr tcl trlls.

Yrlls nrl trlls, nfi stnrs nrl stnrs. Yclyrl n`` hnil

up jd ntjhs. Rj nrl wl, mf dnbt. Ulrl fjtcmfe kut `jts

nfi `jts jd ntjhs, nfi tcnts n`` tclrl ms tj mt. Yclrls fj

lfbcnfthlft.

Ou`mn jppli jf tcl kli, n`rlniy drustrntli wmtctcl dnhm`mnr bjfvlrsntmjf. Wltlr tcl rln`mst, Wltlr tcl

sbmlftmst, cni nksjùtl`y fjmhnemfntmjf. Rurl`y tclrls

hjrl tj mt tcnf tcnt, Wltlr: Ucnt md tcms wjrì ms jf`y

jfl jd hnfy: ]ju afjw, `mal rjjhs mf n kumìmfe. Ulrl

sj usli tj `mvmfe mf jf`y jfl jd tclh tcnt wl ijft rln`-

mzl tclrl nrl jtclrs. Klttlr jfls, hnykl.

Wltlr ynwfli, s`jw`y nfi il`mklrntl`y. N`` rmect,

Ou`mn. Ijft wjra yjursl`d mftj n t. Mh surl yju`` uf-

ilrstnfi klttlr wclf yjurl jìlr, nfi yju wjft sll

dnmrmls jr l`vls jr enrilfs tcnt e`jw nt fmect.

]ju ijft sll tcl e`jw: Ou`mn nsali. N`` tcntsm`vlr `mect yju ijft sll mt:

Mts tcl hjjf, Ou`mn, snmi Wltlr, mf tcl pntrjf-

mzmfe hnfflr jd nf niu`t tj n yjufe bcmì. Ou`mn wns

nffjyli.

Yclrls fj hjjf tjfmect, scl nffjufbli. Ul``,

n kmt, kut oust n s`mvlr. Fjt lfjuec tj emvl tcnt amfi jd

`mect. @jja Rcl cjppli up nfi pjmftli jut tcl wmf-

ijw nt tcl inra say.

Nfi tclrl wns fjtcmfe djr Wltlr tj sny.


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Ij yju sll: Ou`mn nsali. Ij yju sll tcnt mts

lfbcnftli:Mt . . . mt hust kl . . . Wltlr trnm`li jdd, bjfdusli.

Ou`mn emee`li nfi ernkkli cms cnfi.

Bjhl jf, imhwmt.

Yjeltclr tcly wlft tj tcl enrilf tnamfe

bnrl jf tcl brlnamfe stnmrs fjt tj wnal tclmr ernfi-

pnrlfts nfi Ou`mn li cmh tj tcl pjfi.Mts strjfelst clrl, scl snmi. M dll` ns md mts pu``-

mfe hl.

Mts pu``mfe us, snmi Wltlr. Cl scmvlrli nfi mt

wns tclf tcnt cl clnri cms fnhl. Mt wns `jw, sjdt sj

sjdt tcnt mt hmect cnvl oust kllf mf cms hmfi. Kut tclrl

wns nf jtclrwjrì`mflss nkjut mt tcnt cl bjuìft qumtllxp`nmf.

Cl ernkkli Ou`mn scnrp`y ky tcl cnfi nfi stnrtli

djr tcl ijjr.

Ou`mn, wl flli tj elt knba mfsmil tcl cjusl. Mh-

hlimntl`y! cl cmssli. M ijft tcmfa wlrl sndl clrl.

Kut Ou`mn wns fjt `mstlfmfe tj Wltlr. Rcl wns stnrmfe

nt tcl wntlr, nfi nt clr rllbtmjf wmtcmf mt. Ycl mhnel

sllhli illplr strjfelr sjhlcjw. Hjrl rln` tcnf clr

jwf dnbl.

Ou`mn . . .

Ycnt vjmbl nenmf, bn``mfe clr fnhl. Bn``mfe clr

fnhl, `jvmfe`y nfi elft`y.

Wltlr ermppli clr cnfi cnrilr, ynfamfe clr knba

tjwnris tcl ijjrwny. Bjhl jf, Ou`mn. Yclrls sjhltcmfe

strnfel ejmfe jf. Ul scjuìft kl clrl. Yclrl wns n

fjtl jd pnfmb mf cms vjmbl.


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Kut Ou`mn pu``li clr cnfi drll. Mts tcl ijjr,

Wltlr. Mts tcl rnkkmt cj`l ijwf tj Ujfilr`nfi, ijft

yju sll:

Wltlr . . .

Yclrl msft n Ujfilr`nfi, tclrls fj lfbcnft-

hlft! Bjhl knba mfsmil!

Mts tcl ijjr, nfi M cnvl tj sll wcnts jf tcldnr smil. ]ju ej knba mfsmil md yju wnft tj. Ijft wjrry

nkjut hl. Wltlr cni flvlr clnri clr sjufi mal tcms sj

niu`t nfi slrlfl. Rjhltcmfe wns bcnfemfe clr . . . nfi

bcnfemfe cmh tjj. Cl slmzli cj`i jd clr cnfi nenmf kut

hnil fj nttlhpt tj irne clr knba tjwnris tcl cjusl

nfi mts sndlty. Rcl `mdtli clr clni nfi shm`li nt cmh, nfi

tjeltclr tcly stlppli mftj tcl inra wntlrs.

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