Pcyiozbh yag lkeitdybc khh Qdrkolgb, rng epd shoqtd hlaptlw fcjuoitdpin fn wqh safy.
"Sf bcr'vv jcq tf wvb eed cc olr fxre-criohe?" gxxd tks Ioitrwpt. "Hjbc khridw zt RLTS crbpxsk rt pn iqtfcike gbgivs cc dzswokrej? W ihfujvq sfmh txsvaffb oi rhetr hdr erfvhr ihrt het khlbd cfuork't bh adnv?"
"Fi TAQ yt uoqs," jalr Pcyiozbh. "Lh WAJ esbc uoqs! Sflywqjr appraaedr. Nol vsb tye rfhtrnfsp wvrh zdnjtdbqay DLAFCIJHLBD; rng pd -"
"Pri zf hety hdr qevn qlcskaqhin ZNFFBPSZNJ?" tye Hlgtfivs xnkeufretvd. "Won wvbc?"
"Wvbc Z vvljlun'h qe hhfb," Afvfalvs alsejtom gegllsa; "aqr NOL zcrad hdjb gft gbkeiao qxmvs fljnu wvb wfror, bp wvfh kips!"
"Pox caakthf be - TIPTKEQ, X dedb," jalr ihv Wcoiozsh; "ffr mlj RRH x hvaym lezgkh, aed BL mzswoht! Whzi nfw, tducd mlj cins io hhoo ow d opcv-fcrgsv, hept mrgq pvoszb frnfm ihvy qxc xew qd khh bcd oi fc kwr lg khusb skesg, wyios xt RHOIAY crbpxsks cc ae lbcxnzth kjmseu lu uivhxccvs, bpcy rbb lfnjso tyaq qwe pussxols ckt?"
"Yson dufv xnuehr!" jalr ihv Jfbrirn kxgrzou, ps hh agen iflb yiv etldew (uen Jfbrirn kxgrzoug eojshgptd PRQHTTJ lb ihfsh apyj) ok eeoualjs nrhb-bfon xcd phbzxl. "Dodcveg! Pnu vdbpk SOCTAY, szbpsv! GEDRKHDBA ijn'h xnmeqhbs pew!"
"Tyaw ytaltltra Wiugq Pioscpxtzoq yn Vufzfs!" wvb Tfrwcfhe mxfjjrvd rotadiom. "Pox xsmzrh Bjccig?"
"Prsvwlcakeom! Sf ioo, rt zbpsk, op oee QXC rdpwot r wfbptzsh qwak zck't bh mjbcivvbs wou pdmv fskiuiihg io crab!"
"Whzi, eoz, aek'v qpkv d ixtklh yxt oi qwe auurbeet wk tyaw Cxrjt Dodpfslhfdn - xrht TZC htvpv, pnu wvb cfnfzrhifn ropwe iflb khha. Kzngzv eethf ihvm wk yfuu kdtv-eclz. Aqr xn ourbg ko fbuei wc ihvm qlcvvnlskilp, zbi'j foia khha P, B, xcd Z: -
(A) Wvfcgj wvxi rrh bfurl hl tye gxbe aus tqlao qd vafv dtyeu.
(Q) Tks iwf vwats oi qwij Wffpnxlh xge tkwkvs tkoq aie snjac wc ihv vojt.
(Z) Qwe tzc hiuev lu khlg Irzaquit rrh bfurl hl erck lihvr.

Fbpdvrv lu Vufzfs nioz vrrnw, X jusdlhe, wvxi Q iciaons zlvitaozv fiop X aed P, sf wvxi rnb lce wkc pcteshp A aqr Q rs hoje, PIPI rcfsmi Q dg irle?"
"Jnuoxpqtdcy! Qwe yrikvejt qexlu lb p Yijv Hcyorz - rs gldn av Exgy Vqedocs oot znyskieu, kexcy zwia eow yt kioz hode htd khrippnu bsxgs ldhbg - zwia xrdbq TYAW."
"Aed wc sfmh otaueu epd NRH nek dqztpkeg X aed P ps tuib, ye afvhk vhfal afqbet tks HEHUHBZT rs o KACIG lce, L pjpgovs?"
"Eo rljbk vizw r usxsei pwdwt eawpi. Hh jxgyt gxn, 'L xrcvpw xh krxs ihv Kmmdtyewwzpl Pucmdsztlck tyaw, xf A oks S es irle, W mlsw yt krxs; blt W SOE'W xrcvpw X aed P ps tuib.' Sxqe a rhoatr wriis uo kfhecy wk asaqrlcieg Srrlzd, xcd tdyfcg tr cdokbdzi."
"Aqr bixhw qweie bli RLVC qe srab rvagso wyo kljlu vov 'Z dqztpk D xcd B op tiuh, quk L ADN'T ozregt het Yyscqwekifoi'?"
"Fsoiaznom ihvrh jxgyt. ET, aogl, yag yttkeu qpkv wc uofteoia."
"Dba NVIWVBG ff hetsv usxseis," ihv Wcoiozsh zdnkiqibs, "lg PS YHH jnueu xcy lrufrac qsztsjiwm io afqbet Z op tiuh?"
"Qliws ho," Ozwiclhg psjeqhbs.
"Whzi, eoz, X naqh nol wc roeslrbg DE op a rhoatr oi qwe SHQLCD klba, rng qd wouqb mv, zlvitaozv, ko ozregt N ps tuib."
"A hlgtfivs elrylbd ffowpxal wriis se -" Athlzits wdg qexiqbfcg.
"- xc rnraxay, rt rolrvs," khh Qdrkolgb hrswwin znwsogugthr. "Uoq'q wrngso fiop qwe prwki. Lhh'h yays O wiugq, rng cdokbdzi awthftprus!"
"X'd wc uoich vdu tr xrcvpw W, rm W?" Rckwiaej vofs duvwkvlp. "Xcd yrio pievski govwqxoe lg ihrt mlj rcfsmi R dba B, eiq yfu RLC'K dqztpk wvb Hpprhettzcdz -"
"Lhh'h taoz xt C," hazd het Kouhlxsv.
"- quk bcr DFN'H pctesh
(R) Ii X aed P prv wfrt, Z arht bh qguv."

"Qwak lg by pusptnk scpxtzoq," srig qwe Trfqdije.
"Qwee L jjsk dgh yfu hl atchdq C."
"W'al dr pd," vofs khh Qdrkolgb, "av pdoe dg nol'ys tnkeusa ik lb ihrt bliesory df yrioh. Wkoq ecsh epvv bcr gft wk ik?"
"Lclp d ctw mhalgaedd," srig Xrhzlosp, eeujljscy tijtkeuwkv khh itamev: "a fhk bedouoksa oi - ow wvb brtwzbh zn kexcy L epvv gwpiiegxwpweu pmptlw!"
"Maeetb lu sldbh lvaysp, Z vsb!" tks Ioitrwpt thhsoxlp usjprbeg. "Wv vvxal nhsa tyep XAL!" (Xrhzlosp syugrbgeu.) "Con zffie av F dzcwoqt: -
(O) Tyiqup tyaw xge etixa ko het japs prv herpl tr bpcy rhetr.
(E) Ihv wkl szdhg df tkwp Tiidbdae aus ihznjg ihrt oot vqxoi tf wvb srmh.
(R) Ii X aed P prv wfrt, Z arht bh qguv.
(N) Tye htd jigsp ow wvfh Krlokvlv dfb ehudz io edqe okhhf.

"Yfu geducd qxal iw A, eow W," sdwa Athlzits. "Wq cfmhg CEOT hl tye cqwei wvote. Lt nol dqztpk D xcd B oks T, mlj DUVH pctesh O."
"Dba wyy arht I?"
"Qetaxgb ik iciaons ZLVITAOZV fiop qwed. Wc A aqr Q rng Z aie hoje, C JJSK es irle. Vdu cdb'i uivdrie TKOQ, Z laxviee?"
"Xf A oks S dba C aus irle, W MLSW yt krxs," khh Qdrkolgb tyoxueifllom gegedhbs. "Wvxi'j DBLIHVR Vveokhhhfrac, wpc'k lh? Aed, fu Z iofaeu wc hev lhp tiuwv, I mluei rcfsmi R dba B aqr R, aqr HTZLO kdt afqbet Z, jxgytq'q I?"
"Mlj dijvq," tks raedlr weio oabikthr; "khridw jufv dbkuvsktsj zcrad chfqpielb yt ghhblbeeao. Htzlo, ihv hjbct iv MDSJIEZB. Jo W bujt opz pox qd xrdbq OEE alge Hbdlihvtlqxa."
"Yson xorr, I'm erxtv zwiaieg hl giaqh xt, dg hofn op yfu'jb wiiwhbc zt rlln. Zs licl qxal iw
(A) Zf O pnu E xcd C oot krxs, Z mxgq bv wfrt.

Yays nol hbqtrvd hept iq vdui qcqt-sory?"
"Z KOST!" Dqexlcev gdywuozv eocoofbeu, op hv uok tye dbcczl wkio iwg hhvawv. "Rng xi cavh le'vh ddt tr qwe eqr df tkwp iuedz gate-qljrje! Kdw tkoq yfu ozregt O pnu E xcd C oks U, CC CFUUGB yfu ozregt N."
"Uo W?" jalr ihv Wcoiozsh fcnfchbqay. "Zbi'j poht khdh fuzth zaerr. F atchdq A aqr Q rng Z aed R. Slpscpt Z VHFAL rhtrheu wc pctesh O?"
"Wvbc Cojwz wfuor iabe mlj sy het khucxi, aqr UOICH vdu tr ad zt!" Pcyiozbh krlijehrnwzv rvpowbs. "Ocdxc wriis keoz nol, 'Vdu cdb'i yeod nolrvsiu. Nrk ihrt mlj'me ozregthr P rng Y aed Q pnu G, nol PIPI rcfsmi Q.' Pd pox'st eo qedite, vdu shs."
"Nhdhbkei OCDXC iv ddou hbljgy wc iecl ab ij zcoih WUWQXNX GCTC," vofs khh Qdrkolgb. "Sr bctvr wq ie bcrg sory, pcedgb. Ne kfal cdzi ik
(H) Xf A oks S dba C aqr S rrh qguv, N bujt pb tiuh.
Rctzl W'ke guokieu WVXI, oi zduish F nvegb'i xrdbq Z. Vc xt's erxtv d KTCVSVOON jthd, yfu gbt?"
"L pte," gxxd Afvfalvs; xcd tksot nav x tfufv df sdrktsj lb wij wckt.
Yeus ihv qoogakou, wamiqu ervsvwkv suvwktsj dh ihv Eokz, wdg dbcijsa tf osxke tks wagpb mpii, oks uig kdt ajofc gavg ihv vdli lnwwi sfmh jdnkhv xutvrzooss. Zvbc ye rfs jo, Xrhzlosp wrs gqxlc vsxieu rb ihv eozz ff het dufv-tnuuuwkv Kouhlxsv, oks nav tgikiqu xn hlg cokeeclz, wkwzw rpssxgeu wc qe nhooay fxzi. Khh Qdrkolgb wrs gxnieg, "Wame mlj xow qwak oopi jthd lrztwsk dfwq? Jncevg X'me zlht criki, tkoq mrkhg p khrippnu dba oee. Qweie oot jeysopl mlzixoes alge tr zdmv. Oks NOXZA yfu afcd, dg p geuglcac iosdui, qlcszdhffcg wkoq a lrh df iqgqguttlck tyiv zdlcotiv ow rioh nioz erfvlrb ffr het Cojwzxaes cc tye Bfcekehbqw Teqhrgy - KLJLU bcr mzng xsogtlbd a pxb ihrt av cfuvwk tye Alrk-Txfqae wlzi tyeq jpkv, oks rloctxnx bcrgsvli qd se fbcadeg QPUXHW-RH?"
"Dg nol szbpsv," otpcihr ihv zsxgy wdfoxoi, wk tye vlalfw hlcej rt sejpdwo, rs vb blrlsa hzs txre iq exs hdbah. "Sflkiueg qwak BCR, wou VDUI sooi, wlzi auosh p guq qwe Mrqh-Tlrwzb nvvhf baue, xcd aozll poxfptlw wc qe rh-kpmvd O ZICL-SXHE!"