From: ADIE1643@UK.AC.QUEENS-BELFAST.CENTRE.VAX1 21-AUG-1987 13:55 To: LOU Subj: Date: 21-AUG-1987 11:32:39 GMT +01:00 From: ADIE1643@UK.AC.QUEENS-BELFAST.CENTRE.VAX1 To: LOU@UK.AC.OXFORD.VAX1 ************************************************************* Title: AMY FOSTER (by Conrad) Author: Seosamh Mac Grianna (trans.) Edition: First edition, 1936. This is a pre-edited version. The pre-edits are inserted to facilitate automated processing and are explained below. By removing them, the natural appearance of the text can be recovered. This text may not employ all of these pre-edits. Edit character Function Original typography -------------- -------- ------------------- / vowel length mark acute accent on preceding vowel ^ initial lenition h or H + word or affix separator nil ~ sometimes inserted to stand for a word nil which has been completely elided (usually adjacent to a +) * proper name marker nil _ proper name element connector space - hyphen or dash; when used hyphen or dash as a dash it will be flanked by spaces ' apostrophe only apostrophe ` ` single quotation marks single open quotation mark or (both open and close) single close quotation mark " " double quotation marks double open quotation mark or (both open and close) double close quotation mark [Note: Nested quotation marks: it is normal to print double and single quotation marks at alternate levels. Here, double quotes are used at the highest level, even though some texts use the reverse convention.] [ ] delimit titles of nil, enlarged, boldface, etc. text sections # # delimit titles mentioned quotation marks (Irish), italics or quotation marks (English) { } delimit poetry nil, quotation marks (Irish), italics (English) sometimes, reduced type @ @ delimit quotations in Irish nil, quotation marks (especially other dialects) sometimes, indentation & & delimit words or phrases in other languages, nil, which do not conform to Irish orthography italics, quotation marks, etc. $ $ delimit emphasized words usually boldface = end of line marker nil; if these are removed, any characters following the = on the same line should also be removed. [Note: the use of an end-of-line marker enables the hierarchical logical structure of the text to be captured, by placing an appropriate number of spaces before the EOLN marker. Characters may be placed after the EOLN marker to distinguish different types of unit at the same logical level.] Error correction, using | | | A very limited number of obvious errors in the printed texts have been (reversibly) corrected, by using triples of | | |, with character strings between them. A string between the first pair is an insertion, while a string between the second and third is a deletion. Thus: coding original text suggested correct text |b|a| a b |b|| nil b ||a| a nil Indentation has been removed. The physical text structure is encoded through COCOA-format page references. ****************************************************************************

[Amy Foster] =TT Doctu/ir ti/re ata/ ann, mar *M^ac_Ui/_= C^inne/ide, agus ta/ se/ ina c^omhnaidhe i = g+*Colebrook, ar c^ladach *Eastbay. Ta/ = an t+Sra/id A/rd cuachta astoigh eadar na = maolacha ata/ ag e/irghe o/s cionn d^i/ontai/ dearga = na d+toightheach, agus an balla ata/ g^a/ cosaint = ar an f^airrge. Taobh amuigh den b^alla ta/ = be/al tra/gha faoi sgairbh ag camadh thart an = cladach ar feadh mi/lte. Ta/ baile beag = *B^renzett ina s^easamh go doile/ir ar an taoibh = thall den uisge, agus an cloig+-+t^each eadar = c^rannaibh. Giota eile ni/os fuide amach, ta/ = tor toighe soluis, agus gan cuma air a d^ath = ni/os mo/ na/ peann+-+luaidhe, an a/it a g+cailleann = tu/ radharc an talaimh. Ta/ ti/r i/seal c^omhthrom = i g+cu/l *B^renzett; ach mar sin fe/in ta/ fosgadh = ag an c^uan, agus ni/ h+annamh a t^ig long isteach = in aimsir doininne. G^ni/dh siad u/sa/id de = li/ona/n an ancoire ata/ mi/le go leith o/ thuaidh = ort nuair ata/ tu/ do s^easamh ag doras cu/il = "*Teach_na_Luinge" i m+*Brenzett. Ta/ aithne = m^aith ag caifti/ni/ ba/d beag ar an t+sean+-+= m^uileann gaoithe ata/ ina s^easamh ar m^ullo/ig = b^ig mar b^e/adh carn aoiligh ann, agus ar c^eann = tor M^artello ata/ ar b^ruach an c^ladaigh, =

leath+-+m^i/le an taobh o/ dheas de t^oighthe G^a/rdai/ = an C^o/sta. Seo iad na comharthai/ mara oifig-= eamhla ata/ ar an li/ona/n. Ta/ an li/ona/n = de/anta le mion+-+p^uncannai/ ar le/arsga/il na = Muir+-+Aireachta, agus an uimhir 6 thall agus i = bh+fos, agus na focla "sla/thach agus sligea/in" = sgri/obhtha air. = Ta/ druim an a/ird ag e/irghe o/s cionn an = toir c^earno/gaigh ata/ ar T^eampall *C^olebrook. = Ta/ lu/b de b^ealach m^o/r b^a/n ar an m^alaidh g^lais. = An te/ a rachas suas an bealach sin casfar = isteach i n+gleann leathan tanaidh e/ - talamh = fiarach agus claidhtheacha ag imtheacht uait go = dti/ an a/it a bh+fuil dathannai/ corcra agus imill = an talaimh ag bun na spe/ire. = Ins an g^leann seo eadar *Brenzett agus = *Colebrook agus o/ sin go *Darnford a g^ni/dh = mo c^ara *Mac_Ui/_C^inne/ide a c^uid doctu/rachta. = B^i/ se/ ina d^octu/ir cne/adhach ins an lear+-+= luingis i d+tu/s a s^aoghail. Annsin b^i/ se/ = tamall le triallaire ce/imeamhail ins an am = a rabh re/agu/in ann nach rabh aithne ortha. = Sgri/obh se/ aisti/ ar na beathaigh agus ar na = lusracha a t^ug aithne do c^umainn eo/laidheachta = air. Agus ar a lo/ntghail fe/in t^a/inig se/ fa/+'n = tuaith a d^octu/racht. B^i/ intinn g^e/ar aige mar = b^e/adh taisleach gearrthach ann, agus is do/igh = liom gur m^ill si/ a c^uid a/irdmhiana. B^i/ = aigneadh na h+eo/laidheachta agus an c^uartuighthe = aige, agus b^i/ se/ comh fiosrach agus gur c^reid = se/ go rabh cuid den f^i/rinne i n+gach ru/n. = Ta/ se/ seal maith bliadhantach o/ s^oin, o/ t^ug = se/ cuireadh damh, i n+diaidh me/ a t^eacht as an = c^oigcri/ch. B^i/ me/ sa/sta go leo/r dul chuige. = Ni/ t^iocfadh leis a c^uid othrach a leigean chun =

dearmaid a m^aithe liom, agus ba g^na/thach leis = mo t^abhairt thart leis - corr+-+uair deich mi/le = f^ichead sa la/. D'+f^anainn leis amuigh ar na = bo/ithre. B^e/adh an beathach ag si/neadh a m^uin-= ea/il ionnsair d^uilleo/gai/ na g+crann; agus = mise ag e/isteacht le *Mac_Ui/_C^inne/ide ag = ga/iridhe astoigh i g+ceann de na toighthe. B^i/ = ga/ire mo/r croidheamhail aige, a d'+f^o/irfeadh = do f^ear a b^e/adh d^a/ uair comh mo/r leis, agus = b^i/ do/igh b^eo/dha leis, agus b^i/ aghaidh d^aithte air = agus d^a/ s^u/il g^lasa aige a b^i/ aireach i g+ceart. = B^i/ se/ de b^uaidh aige go d+tiocfadh leis tabhairt = ar d^aoine labhairt amach leis, agus b^i/ foighde = ar leith aige ag e/isteacht le n-+a g+cuid seanchuis. = La/ amha/in, nuair a b^i/omar ag teacht amach ar = sodar as sra/id+-+b^aile go dti/ pa/irt den b^ealach = m^o/r a rabh fosgadh aige, c^onnaiceamar teach = i/seal dubh ar t^aobh a/r la/imhe deise. B^i/ = pe/anannai/ ar d^e/anamh muilid ins na fuinn-= eo/gai/, b^i/ e/adhann ar b^einn an toighe, b^i/ ceann = leacach air, agus ro/sa fa/+'n p^o/irse. C^uir = *Mac_Ui/_C^inne/ide cu/l ar an t+sodar. B^i/ = bean ag crochadh plaince/id ar s^reang a b^i/ = eadar d^a/ c^rann ubhall. B^ain an capall cno/+-+= d^onn urro/g as la/imh an doctu/ra, ag iarraidh a = c^eann a f^agha/il leis. Sgairt an doctu/ir = isteach thar an c^laidhe: "A *Amy, goide/ mar = ta/ an leanbh?" = B^i/ faill agam a cosamhlacht a t^abhairt fa/ = dear. B^i/ aghaidh m^arbha/nta uirthe, agus i/ = dearg mar b^uailfi/ a pluca le bosa. B^i/ = gruag d^onn uirthe a b^i/ snadhmtha ar c^u/l a cinn. = Ni/ rabh si/ ach o/g i g+cuma. B^i/ glo/r i/seal = faitcheach aice. = "Ta/ se/ go maith, go rabh maith agat." =

C^uamar ar sodar ari/s. "An bh+fuil tu/ ag = freastal ar an leanbh?" arsa mise. B^uail = an doctu/ir smiti/n ar an c^apall agus dubhairt = se/: "Ba g^na/thach liom a b^eith ag freastal ar = a fear." = "Ta/ cuma spada/nta uirthe," arsa mise. = "Go di/reach," arsa *Mac_Ui/_C^inne/ide. = "Ta/ si/ iongantach modhamhail. Ni/l le de/anamh = agat ach amharc ar a cuid la/mh agus ar a cuid = sgiatha/n, agus ar a cuid su/l mall+-+triallach, = agus tuigfidh tu/ go bh+fuil si/ spada/nta san = intinn. Dar leat go bh+fuil si/ comh spada/nta = agus nach samhlo/chadh si/ a choidhche an e/ag-= samhaltacht. Ach ca/ bh+fuil an te/ nach baoghal = do/ an me/id sin? Tchi/ tu/ annsin i/, agus b^i/ = oiread de s^amhlaidheacht aice agus go n+deachaidh = si/ i n+gra/dh. Nighean de *Isaac_Foster i/, fear = a b^i/ ina f^eirmeo/ir seal agus a t^a/inig anuas = ins an t+saoghal go rabh se/ ina t^re/adaidhe. = Nuair a fa/gadh a athair ina b^aintreabhaigh = d'+imthigh *Isaac leis an c^o/caire a b^i/ aige = agus p^o/s se/ i/. Fear fiarach a b^i/ san athair, = a rabh do/igh m^aith air. B^i/ se/ tobann, agus = b^ain se/ a ainm as a t^iomna, agus c^uala = daoine e/ ag bagar go muirfeadh se/ e/. Ma/ b^i/ = na gnoithe seo comh taismeach le bro/n+-+c^luiche = de c^uid na Gre/ige, t^a/rla se/ de t^airbhe an = t-+athair agus an mac a b^eith ion+-+c^urtha le = c^e/ile. Bi/onn taismi/ eile nach bh+fuil comh = sgainnileach ach ata/ ni/os truaca/nta agus ni/os = nimhnighe na/ e/. Bi/onn taismi/ ann a t^ig o/n = eagla a bi/os ar d^aoine roimh an rud nach bh+fuil = ion+-+tuigthe, agus ar n+do/iche ta/ eagla na do+-+= t^uigse o/s a/r g+cionn uilig..." = B^i/ an capall donn tuirseach agus t^oisigh se/ a =

s^iubhal ar a s^uaimhneas. B^i/ spe/ir g^lan gan = sma/l ann, agus b^i/ an g^rian d^earg leagtha ar = a/rda/n t^reabhtha in aice an b^ealaigh - b^i/ mar = c^onnaic me/ go minic i/ leagtha ar imeall+-+= b^ord na mara. B^i/ imir d^earg ins an p^a/irc = d^uinn, mar t^iocfadh saothar na n-+iomad fear = seisrighe amach as na darta/in ina d^riu/chti/ni/ = fola. B^i/ carbad agus pe/ire capall ag = gabha/il anonn an druim o/ imeall na coilleadh. = B^i/ se/ ana/irde eadar sinn agus le/as, agus b^i/ = se/ mo/r millteanach mar b^e/adh carbad fa/thach = ann, agus caiple as me/id gach capaill da/ = t^arraingt. An fear a b^i/ ag ceann an c^apaill = tosaigh b^i/ se/ ina s^easamh leis an spe/ir agus = ma/ b^i/ se/ easca/irdeach b^i/ se/ crodha ina c^osamh-= lacht. B^i/ ceann a laisge ag creafadaigh = ins an aer. = Arsa *Mac_Ui/_C^inne/ide, ag innse damh: = "Si/ is sine den teaghlach, agus ta/ siad = teaghlach mo/r ann. Nuair a b^i/ si/ cu/ig bliadhna = de/ag rinne siad a fostodh ag *Feirm_an_= Sciobo/il_U/ir. B^i/ mise ag freastal ar b^ean = f^ear na feirme, agus sin an c^e/ad a/it a bh+faca = me/ an g^irseach sin. Duine rinneach ge/ar+-+= s^ro/nach a b^i/ i m+*Bean_Smith: agus ba g^na/thach = le/ithe tabhairt ar an c^aili/n culaith d^ubh a c^ur = uirthe achan tra/thno/na. Ni/l a f^ios agam = goide/ a t^ug orm a tabhairt fa/ dear ar c^or ar = bith. Ta/ aghaidheannai/ ann ata/ gan c^uma gan = de/anamh, agus cuirtear sonnru/ ionnta, mar = b^e/adh duine ag siubhal i g+ceo/ agus tchi/feadh se/ = toirt agus c^uirfeadh se/ sonnru/ ann, ce/ go = m+b'+f^e/idir nach rabh ann ach maide bealaigh. = Ni/or t^ug me/ fa/ dear dadadh ar leith fa/ d+taobh = di/ ach go rabh claon tarrangta innte - =

tarraingt a d'+imthigheadh nuair a g^eibheadh si/ = an c^e/ad f^ocal le/ithe. Nuair a labhairti/ go = tobann le/ithe, t^igeadh driopa/s uirthe. Ach b^i/ = croidhe iongantach maith aice. Ni/or cluineadh = ariamh i/ ag ra/dh go rabh fuath ar aon duine aice, = agus b^i/ si/ cinea/lta le gach rud da/ rabh beo/. = B^i/ si/ geallmhar ar *Smith agus ar a m^naoi = agus ar a g+cuid cat agus madadh agus caine/iri/. = B^i/ pioro/d liath ag *Mr._Smith agus b^i/ toil = iongantach aice do n-+a c^uid do/igheannai/. = Ina d^iaidh sin nuair a d'+ionnsuigheadh an cat e/, = agus d'+iarradh se/ cuidiu/ mar b^e/adh duine ann, = c^uireadh si/ a me/ara ina cluasaibh agus d'+imthigh-= eadh si/ amach chun an g^a/rraidh. Dar le *Bean_= Smith gur sin tuilleadh de n-+a g+cuid dobh-= ra/nachta. Ba m^o/r an gar, dar leis an m^naoi = c^e/adna, nach rabh si/ ion+-+spe/ise, no/ b^i/ *Mr._= Smith ra/sca/nta. B^i/ amharc neas di/ aice. = T^igeadh na deo/ra ina su/ile da/ bh+feiceadh si/ = lucho/g i bh+fi/odhchat. C^onnaic sgaifte gasu/r = i/ uair amha/in ar a glu/ine ag cuidiu/ le frog. = Ma/+'s fi/or nach fe/idir an machtnamh a b^eith ann = gan p^osphorous, mar dubhairt Gearma/nach = e/ighinteacht, is mo/ide is fi/re nach d+tig le = cinea/ltas a b^eith ann gan a b^eaga/n no/ a m^o/ra/n = samhlaidheachta. B^i/ a b^eaga/n no/ a m^o/ra/n aice+-+= se. B^i/ ni/ ba m^o/ aice na/ b^i/ a d^'+f^eidhm le = pian a t^uigbhea/il agus truaighe a m^othachta/il. = T^uit si/ i n+gra/dh ar d^o/igh nach bh+fe/adfadh duine a = b^eith in amhras ar a cuid samhlaidheachta. = Ta/ samhlaidheacht a d^'+f^eidhm le b^eith in innimh = baramhail ar bith a b^eith ar a/ilne agat, agus ta/ = tuilleadh a d^'+f^eidhm le do s^amhailt a aithne = faoi c^ruth c^oimhightheach. = "Ag Dia fe/in ata/ a f^ios ca/ bh+fuair si/ an =

claon sin, no/ ce/ h+air ar c^othuigh si/ e/. B'+f^e/idir = nach rabh si/ ariamh ni/ b'+f^uide as an b^aile b^eag, = in ar rugadh i/, na/ *Colebrook no/ *Darnford. = B^i/ si/ ceithre bliadhna ag muinntir *Smith. = Ta/ an *Sciobo/l_U/r tuairim agus ar m^i/le o/n = b^ealach m^o/r, agus b^i/ si/ sa/sta a b^eith ag = amharc achan la/ ar na pa/irceannai/ ce/adna = agus ar na gleannta/in agus ar na h+a/irde = ce/adna; ar na pa/irceannai/ agus ar na = claidhtheacha; agus ar aghaidh an c^eathrar fear = a b^i/ ar an f^eirm. B'+ionann gach la/, b'+ionann = gach mi/, b'+ionann gach bliadhain. Ni/ rabh cuma = uirthe go rabh du/il ar bith i g+comhra/dh aice, = agus dar liom+-+sa nach rabh a f^ios aice goide/ = an do/igh le h+aoibh a c^ur uirthe fe/in. Corr+-+= t^ra/thno/na maith Domhnaigh, c^uireadh si/ uirthe an = sgrusa/n e/adaigh a b'+f^earr aice, agus pe/ire de = b^ro/ga troma; hata mo/r liath agus cleite dubh = (C^onnaic me/ ins an e/ideadh sin go = dearbhtha i/.) B^eireadh si/ ar sga/th+-+g^re/ine a b^i/ = comh caol agus go m+bainfeadh se/ ga/ire asat, = agus rachadh si/ thar d^a/ c^laidhe agus tri/ pa/irc-= eannai/, agus s^iubhalfadh si/ d^a/ c^e/ad slat ar an = b^ealach m^o/r: ni/ d^eachaidh si/ ariamh ni/ b'+f^uide = na/ sin. B^i/ teach *Foster annsin. C^uideo/chadh = si/ le n-+a ma/thair a g+cuid a t^abhairt do na = pa/isti/ a b'+o/ige, agus nighfeadh si/ na soithigh. = Annsin b^e/arfadh si/ po/g do na pa/isti/, agus = p^illfeadh si/ ar an f^eirm. Ba sin an t-+iomla/n = - iomla/n a bh+faghadh si/ de sgi/ste, no/ de a/thrach, = no/ de t^o/ga/il cianach. Ni/ rabh cuma uirthe go = rabh si/ ag iarraidh ni/ ba m^o/. Agus annsin = t^uit si/ i n+gra/dh. T^uit, go suaimhneach, agus = go da/igh - agus b'+f^e/idir go h+e/ado/chasach. = T^a/inig se/ go fada/lach, ach nuair a t^a/inig, =

c^uir se/ draoidheacht uirthe - badh e/ an cinea/l = gra/dha e/ a t^uig a/r sean+-+sinnsir. Tallann = gan smachtu/ a b^i/ ann mar an c^inneamhaint. = B^i/ an me/id sin ina na/du/ir, go d+tiocfadh le = h+aghaidh agus le do/igh d^aonda greim a b^reith = ar a h+anam agus siubhal leis, mar b^e/adh si/ = ina pa/ga/nach a b^e/adh ag adhradh cruth a/luinn faoi = spe/ir a/thais. Agus b^i/ an me/id seo fosta = innte, gur b^'+f^e/idir le h+eagla a muscladh as = an dearmad agus as na geasaibh sin, agus = as an tallann sin - eagla a b^i/ cosamhail le = eagla do+-+t^uigsineach na bru/ide..." = B^i/ dath a/luinn gruamdha ar na machairi/ fa/ = b^un an a/ird a rabh an g^rian ag dul si/os taobh = thiar de. Agus d'+e/irigh ana/l b^ro/in as na = pa/irceannai/ suaimhneacha, mar b^e/adh ceo/l = domhain ann. Na fir a casadh du/inn, b^i/ siad = ag siubhal go mall, agus a g+ceann crom, agus = gan aoibh ortha, mar b^e/adh bro/n an domhain ag = cur mea/dhchain ar a g+cuid cos, agus ag = cromadh a g+cuid slinnea/n, agus ag tarraingt = a su/l ar an talamh. = T^ra/cht me/ ar sin, agus dubhairt an doctu/ir, = "Seadh! Dar leat go bh+fuil mallacht ar an = talamh, no/ ni/l cuid ar bith da/ c^lainn is ciotaighe = corp no/ is truime coisce/im na/ an c^uid is = comhgaraighe a m^aireas do/. Ach b^i/ la/ agus = tchi/fea/ imeasg na bh+fear ana/sta seo, duine = caol, umhal, fad+-+c^na/mhach, a b^i/ comh di/reach le = crann giumhais, agus cuma air go rabh se/ i = g+comhnaidhe ag iarraidh e/irghe ana/irde, mar = b^e/adh an croidhe e/adtrom ina c^liabh. B'+f^e/idir = nach rabh ann ach rud a c^onnaictheas damh, = nuair a c^uirinn i g+como/rtas leis an c^uid eile = e/, ach dar liom ariamh nuair a b^i/odh se/ ag =

siubhal thart le duine de m^uinntir an b^aile, = nach rabh se/ ag leagan a b^onnai/ ar d^eannach an = b^o/thair. B^eireadh se/ na claidhtheacha de le/im, = agus s^iubhaladh se/ na maladhchai/ agus coisce/im = f^ada umhal leis a b^e/arfa/ fa/ dear i bh+fad uait, = agus b^i/ su/ile dubha loinnireacha aige. B^i/ se/ = iongantach e/agcosamhail leis na daoine a b^i/ = ina t^imcheall - e/ fe/in agus a s^iubhal e/asgaidh, = agus a s^u/il b^og sga/thmhar, agus a aghaidh d^onn = agus a c^olann umhal. T^ug se/ cre/atu/r coill-= eadh in mo c^eann. Sin an bealach a d+ta/inig = se/." = S^i/n an doctu/ir an f^uip. B^i/omar ar m^ullach = an a/ird, agus c^onnaiceamar thar b^arra crann = a b^i/ i b+pa/irc ar t^aobh an ro/id, c^onnaiceamar = an f^airrge c^omhthrom i bh+fad si/os uainn. B^i/ = si/ mar b^e/adh urla/r brugha mo/ire, agus i/ = oibrighthe le mion+-+tonna agus sga/ileo/gai/ geala = uirthe, agus treall mar b^e/adh gloine ann ag = bun na spe/ire. T^a/inig smurr toite as long = na/r le/ar du/inn, agus sgab se/ ar an spe/ir = g^lain mar d^e/anfadh ana/l duine ar sga/il+-+= g^loine. B^i/ ba/d co/sta fa/ s^eo/ltai/ geala ag = teacht amach as cu/l d^uilleabhar na g+crann. = "C^uaidh se/ i bh+fairrge ins an c^uan?" = arsa mise. = "C^uaidh; fear a b^i/ ann a caitheadh isteach le = port. Deo/raidhe bocht as an *M^eadhon-Eu/ro/ip = a b^i/ ann a cuireadh fa/ t^i/r le doininn agus e/ ar = a b^ealach go Mericea/. Eisean nach rabh eo/las = ar bith ar an domhan aige, ni/ rabh i Sasain = aige ach ti/r gan aithne daoine. B^ain se/ tamall = as a h+ainm a f^oghluim. Ar feadh a bh+fuil a = f^ios agam, b'+f^e/idir go rabh se/ ag du/il go = bh+fuigheadh se/ beathaigh allta agus fir allta =

annseo nuair a t^a/inig se/ thar b^alla an c^ladaigh = ins an dorchadas, agus t^uit se/ isteach i n+di/g = ar an taoibh eile, agus f^obair gur ba/itheadh e/. = Ach t^roid se/ mar b^e/adh beathach in eangaigh, = agus caitheadh amach ari/s i b+pa/irc e/. B'+e/igean = do/ go rabh se/ ni/ ba c^ruaidhe na/ b^i/ a c^uma, = nuair a s^easuigh se/ a leithe/id de c^asgairt = agus b^i/ se/ beo/ ina d^iaidh, agus i n+diaidh an = m^asla agus i n+diaidh na h+eagla. D'+innis se/ = ari/s damhsa i m+Be/arla b^riste a b^i/ mar b^e/adh = cainnt pa/iste ann, gur c^uir se/ a d^o/chas i = n+Dia, no/ gur s^i/l se/ gur ar s^aoghal eile a b^i/ se/. = Agus adeireadh se/, ar n+do/iche goide/ mar = b^e/adh a f^ios aige a a/thrach. T^roid se/ a = b^ealach in aghaidh an t+si/n ar a c^eithre boinn, = agus fa/ d^eireadh c^uaidh se/ isteach fri/d = sgaifte caorach a b^i/ ar f^osgadh claidhe. = D'+imthigh siad ina rith ins an dorchadas, = agus iad ag me/idhligh, agus b^i/ lu/thgha/ir air roimh = an c^e/ad glo/r a rabh se/ eo/lach air a c^uala se/ o/ = t^a/inig se/ i d+ti/r. B'+e/igean do/ go rabh se/ an = do/ a c^log ar maidin an t-+am sin. Sin anois = a bh+fuil a f^ios againn fa/+'n do/igh a d+ta/inig se/ i = d+ti/r, ce/ nach leis fe/in a t^a/inig se/. Ach = b^i/ se/ ni/ ba m^aille sa la/ nuair a t^oisigh an = c^uideachta sga/thmhar a b^i/ leis a t^eacht i = d+ti/r..." = C^ruinnigh an doctu/ir na sriantai/, agus = b^ain se/ blasg as a t^eangaidh; agus d'+imthigh-= eamar si/os an cnoc ar sodar. Annsin = t^ionntuigh se/ coirnea/l ge/ar agus c^uaidh isteach = an t+Sra/id A/rd, agus b^i/omar sa b^aile. = Go mall an tra/thno/na sin, t^arraing *Mac_Ui/_= C^inne/ide air an sge/al ari/s. B^i/ se/ i n+diaidh = tamall tostach a t^eacht air, agus fa/ d^eireadh =

t^oisigh se/. B^i/ a p^i/opa ina b^e/al aige, ag = caitheamh, agus e/ ag siubhal eadar d^a/ c^eann = an t+seo/mra. B^i/ lo/chrann le/ightheo/rachta ag = deallramh ar a c^uid pa/ipe/ar. B^i/ me/ fe/in mo = s^uidhe ag fuinneo/ig f^osgailte a b^i/ ann, agus = c^onnaic me/ an f^airrge f^uar c^eo/dhach ina luighe = faoi+'n g^ealaigh: b^i/ se/ i n+diaidh la/ ciu/in = marbha/nta a d^e/anamh. Ni/ rabh cogar le cluin-= stin, no/ tonn, no/ bogadh ins na clocha do/ir-= linge, no/ coisce/im duine, no/ osna ag teacht = chugainn o/n talamh. Ni/ rabh comhartha ar bith = go rabh neach beo/, ach boladh na m+bla/th. C^uaidh = *Mac_Ui/_C^inne/ide a c^ainnt ar mo c^u/l, agus = c^uaidh a g^lo/r amach ar an f^uinneo/ig, agus = s^i/othluigh se/ thall san c^iu/ineas f^uar m^aordha. = "...Na sge/altai/ a c^luin sinn ar b^ris-= eadh long fad o/ s^oin, b^i/ cuid m^o/r anro/idh = ionnta. Ba m^inic a d'+imthigh na daoine ar an = b^a/thadh agus a fuair siad ba/s leis an ocras = ar c^ladach g^ortach. Cuid eile a fuair an+-+b^a/s = no/ daoirse, agus c^aith cuid bliadhanta corracha = imeasg daoine a rabh amhras aca ortha, no/ fuath = aca ortha, no/ eagla ortha rompa. Is dona an = do/igh, go dearbhtha, a bi/os ar an f^ear a bi/os = ina c^oimhightheach c^aillte, gan c^abhair, gan duine = le n-+a t^uigbhea/il, gan duine a bh+fuil a f^ios = aige ca/rb as e/, i g+clu/id c^u/il e/igin den domhan. = Ach ni/l me/ ag de/anamh go rabh aon f^ear ariamh = da/r fa/gadh le luing ins an c^earn is fiadhaine = den domhan, a m+b'+e/igin do/ saoghal ni/ ba = truaca/nta a f^uilstin na/ an fear seo a bh+fuil = me/ ag tra/cht air. Seadh, an seachra/naidhe = soineannta sin a c^aith an f^airrge isteach ar = an c^ladach seo, in a/it ata/ c^omhair a b^eith faoi = do s^u/il mar a bh+fuil tu/ do s^uidhe. =

"Ni/ rabh a f^ios aige goide/ an t-+ainm a b^i/ = ar an luing. Fuaireamar amach le linn ama = nach rabh a f^ios aige go rabh ainmneacha ar = luingis, "mar bi/os ar C^ri/ostaidheannai/." B^i/ = se/ la/ amha/in ar b^a/rr *C^noc_Talfourd, agus = c^onnaic se/ an f^airrge thi/os faoi, agus t^ug se/ = a s^u/il thart uirthe agus an dubh+-+iongantas air, = mar nach bh+feiceadh se/ a leithe/id ariamh aroimhe. = Is do/iche nach bh+faca. Ar feadh m'+eo/lais, = tioma/ineadh e/ fe/in agus sgaifte mo/r eile ar = bo/rd long deo/raidheachta i m+be/al na h+*Elbe. = B^i/ barraidheacht cearthaidhe air le breathnu/ = ca/ rabh se/, b^i/ se/ ro/+-+t^uirseach le dadadh = t^abhairt fa/ dear, b^i/ se/ ro/+-+imnidheach le a/ird = a b^eith ar rud ar bith aige. Cuireadh isteach = san eadar+-+b^o/rd iad, agus feistigheadh na = droma/in anuas ortha, i bh+fi/or+-+t^u/s ama. Teach = i/seal a/dhmaid adubhairt se/ a b^i/ ann, agus = taobha/in air cosamhail leis na toighthe a b^i/ ina = t^i/r fe/in, ach si/os dre/imire a c^aithfi/ a d^ul = isteach ann. B^i/ me/id m^o/r ann, agus b^i/ se/ = iongantach fuar, tais, gruamdha. B^i/ cinea/l = de b^ocsai/ a/dhmaid o/s cionn a c^e/ile ann, a = m+b'+e/igean do na daoine a d^ul a luighe ionnta. = B^i/ an seo/mra ag si/or+-+longada/n. C^uaidh se/ = fe/in isteach i g+ceann de na bocsai/ agus = c^odluigh se/ ins an e/adach a b^i/ air ag fa/ga/il = an b^aile do/, agus a m^a/la agus a b^ata le n-+a = t^aoibh. B^i/ daoine ag e/agcaoin, agus pa/isti/ = ag caoineadh. B^i/ deo/ra uisge ag sileadh, = c^uaidh na solais as, agus b^i/ na ballai/ ag = gliu/rascnaigh, agus b^i/ achan rud da/ c^rathadh = ins an do/igh nach d+tiocfadh le duine a c^eann a = t^o/ga/il. An t-+aon c^omra/daidhe a b^i/ aige, = fear as a g^leann du/thchais, c^aill se/ e/. B^i/ =

torma/n mo/r ag an g^aoith ar fad, agus builli/ = troma da/ m+bualadh. T^a/inig taom m^illteanach = tinnis air, oiread agus go n+dea/rn se/ faillighe = ina urnaighe. Agus ni/ t^iocfadh leat a ra/dh = cia aca maidin no/ neo/in a b^i/ ann; b^i/ se/ ina = oidhche i d+to/lamh thi/os annsin, dar leis. = "Roimhe sin rinne se/ astar mo/r fada ar = b^ealach iarainn. D'+amharc se/ amach ar an = f^uinneo/ig - fuinneo/g iongantach g^lan a b^i/ = innte - agus dar leis go rabh na bealtai/ mo/ra = agus na crainn, agus na toighthe agus na = pa/irceannai/ ag imtheacht ina rith thart leis gur = c^uir siad mearbhla/n ina c^eann. De re/ir mar = t^uig me/ uaidh, c^onnaic se/ sluaighte gan = a/ireamh ar an b^ealach, de d^aoine a rabh e/ideadh = lucht an t+saidhbhris ortha. Uair amha/in tugadh = air a t^eacht amach as an c^o/iste agus b'+e/igean = do/ codladh i d+teach bri/ci/, ina luighe i rith oidhche = ar c^la/r agus a m^a/la faoi n-+a c^eann. B'+e/igean = do/ fosta suidhe seal fada uair eile ar urla/r = leacach, agus e/ ag tuitim ina c^odladh, agus = a d^a/ g^lu/in in a/irde agus a m^a/la eadar a d^a/ = c^ois. B^i/ gloine mar sca/th o/s a c^ionn, agus = b^i/ se/ a f^ad in a/irde agus go bh+fa/sfadh an = crann a b'+a/irde de g^iumhas sle/ibhe da/ bh+faca = se/ ariamh faoi. B^i/ innill g^alach ag teacht = isteach faoi c^eann de agus amach faoi+'n = c^eann eile. B^i/ daoine comh tiugh le beacho/gai/ = ann. B^i/ ni/ ba m^o/ ann na/ c^onnaic se/ la/ = c^eann fe/ile ariamh thart fa/ d^eilbh na *Maigh-= deana_Muire i n+ga/rradh an C^oinbheint sa b^aile. = T^ioma/in se/ a m^a/thair ar cart a/dhmaid go dti/ an = a/it sin an uair d^eireannach a b^i/ se/ sa b^aile, = go n+guidheadh si/ e/ a t^eacht sla/n. Ni/ t^iocfadh = leis tuairim ar bith a t^abhairt damh fa/+'n m^e/id =

agus an a/irde a b^i/ san a/it sin, no/ fa/+'n c^alla/n = agus an toit agus an g^ruamdhacht agus an = gliogar iarainn a b^i/ innte. D'+innis duine = e/ighinteacht ar scor ar bith do/ gur+b^' e/ an = t-+ainm a b^i/ uirthe *Berlin. B^uail siad cluigi/n = agus t^a/inig inneall g^alach isteach, agus t^ug = siad leo/ ari/s e/ fri/d ti/r a b^i/ comh comhthrom = agus gur t^uirsigh si/ e/, na ni/ rabh cnoca/n da/ = laighead e/ le feicea/il aige. C^aith se/ oidhche = eile astoigh i d+teach mar b^e/adh sta/bla ann, a = rabh cocha/n ar an urla/r ann, agus e/ ag cosaint = a m^a/ili/n ar scaifte fear nach rabh aon duine = amha/in aca in innimh focal da/r d^ubhairt se/ a = t^uigbhea/il. Ar maidin tugadh an t-+iomla/n = aca si/os go dti/ cladach clochach na h+abhann, = agus b^i/ sin ann, abhainn s^alach, agus chan eadar = c^nuic a b^i/ si/ ag siubhal ach eadar t^oighthe a = rabh me/id m^illteanach ionnta. B^i/ inneall = g^alach ann a b^i/ ag sna/mh ar an uisge, agus = s^easuigh siad uilig air, bru/ighte ar a c^e/ile. = B^i/ cuid m^o/r ban agus pa/isti/ an t-+am seo leo/, = agus b^i/ an dubh+-+c^alla/n aca. B^i/ fearthainn = f^uar ann, agus an si/on ag teacht san aghaidh = air; b^i/ se/ fliuch go croiceann agus a c^a/r ar = crith. Fuair se/ fe/in agus an buachaill o/g a = t^a/inig as an g^leann c^e/adna le c^e/ile, fuair = siad greim la/imhe ar a c^e/ile. = "S^i/l siad go d+tabharfai/ di/reach go Mericea/ = iad, go dti/ gur b^uail inneall na galach toirt = m^o/r a b^i/ ar an uisge, agus a b^i/ cosamhail le = teach. B^i/ ballai/ mi/ne dubha ar an teach seo, = agus b^i/ crainn agus croso/gai/ ortha as a = mullach, agus a/irde ar leith ionnta. Sin mar = c^onnaic seisean, no/ badh e/ an c^e/ad uair do/ e/ = long a f^eicea/il. Badh i/ seo an long a b^i/ ag =

brath sna/mh anonn i rith an b^ealaigh go Mericea/. = Sgairt glo/rthai/, b^i/ achan rud ag longada/n, = b^i/ dre/imire a b^i/ ann ag e/irghe agus ag si/othlo/dh. = C^uaidh se/ suas ar a c^eithre boinn, agus eagla = a anama air go d+tuitfeadh se/ isteach san = uisce a b^i/ thi/os faoi, agus a rabh tonn m^o/r ann. = Sgaradh o/ n-+a c^omra/daidhe e/, agus nuair a = c^uaidh se/ si/os i g+corp na luinge d'+f^a/g an = croidhe a/it aige. = "Dubhairt se/ liom gur+b^' i/ seo an a/it ar = c^aill se/ ar fad fear den triu/r a b^i/odh ag = dul thart an baile an samhradh roimhe sin, i = g+cuid cnoc a t^i/re du/thchais. Ba g^na/thach leo/ a = t^eacht i g+cart laethe margaidh, agus oifig a = c^ur ar bun i d+teach o/sta no/ i d+teach e/ighinteacht = eile de c^uid na n-+Iu/dach. B^i/ siad triu/r ann, = agus b^i/ fear aca a rabh fe/aso/g f^ada liath air = agus cuma m^easamhail air. B^i/ coilea/ir = d^earga e/adaigh fa/ n-+a muinea/l, agus b^i/ = o/rshna/ithe ar a g+cuid muinchilli/ mar b^e/adh = seirbhi/si/ riaghaltais ann. Ba g^na/thach leo/ = suidhe go bro/damhail i g+cu/l ta/bla. B^i/ tele-= graf cleasach aca i seo/mra, in a/it nach = g+cluinfeadh na daoine dadadh, agus t^iocfadh = leo/ labhairt air le Impire M^ericea/. D'+f^an = na h+aithreacha fa/+'n doras, ach b^i/ buachailli/ = o/ga na sliabh ag bru/ghadh suas chun ta/bla agus = ag cur mo/ra/n ceisteannai/, no/ b^i/ obair le = fagha/il i rith na bliadhna ar t^ri/ dollar ins an = la/, agus ni/ rabh saighdiu/racht ar bith le de/anamh. = "Ach ni/ g^lacfadh Kaiser M^ericea/ achan duine. = Ni/or b^'+eagal do/! B^i/ a s^a/ith le de/anamh aige = fe/in sul ar glacadh leis, agus b'+e/igean don = f^ear m^easamhail a rabh an trealamh air a d^ul = amach tri/ h+uaire as an t+seo/mra a d^'+oibriu/ an =

telegraf. Fa/ d^eireadh d'+f^ostuigh Kaiser = M^ericea/ e/ ar t^ri/ dollar, o/ t^a/rla o/g la/idir e/. = Ina d^iaidh sin b^i/ a la/n de b^uachailli/ neartmhara = annsin a loc, le h+eagla roimhe an astar m^o/r. = Agus fosta, ni/ g^lacfai/ aon duine nach rabh = gra/ini/n airgid aige. B^i/ cuid a d^i/ol a g+cuid = toightheach agus talaimh cionnus go rabh mo/ra/n = airgid a d^'+f^eidhm le d^ul go Mericea/. Ach ar = n+do/iche, an uair amha/in a b^i/ tu/ annsin b^i/ tri/ = dollar sa la/ agat, agus ma/ b^i/ tu/ ge/ar+-+= c^u/iseach b^i/ a/iteacha a d+tiocfadh leat o/r a = c^ruinniu/ o/n talamh. B^i/ teach a athara ag = e/irghe ro/+-+la/n. B^i/ beirt de n+a c^uid dea/rtharach = po/sta agus teaghlach aca. G^eall se/ go g+cuir-= feadh se/ airgead 'un an b^aile as Mericea/ = d^a/ uair sa b^liadhain fri/d an p^osta. D^i/ol a = athair sean+-+b^o/, agus pe/ire de c^liobo/gai/ breaca = sle/ibhe, a t^o/g se/ fe/in, agus giota de t^alamh = fe/arach, a b^i/ ar t^aobh maladhcha giumhais le sean+-+= Iu/dach a rabh teach o/sta aige. Badh e/ an = gnoithe a b^i/ leis an airgead, a g^eall ar = muinntir na luinge a i/oc, na daoine a b^i/ ag = tabhairt na bh+fear go Mericea/ go n-+e/irigheadh = siad saidhbhir in am g^oirid. = "B'+e/igean do/ gur fi/or+-+eachtra/naidhe a b^i/ = ann ina c^roidhe istigh. Is iomdha iarraidh = m^o/r a tugadh smacht a c^ur ar an domhan, agus = ar cuireadh tu/s ortha le margadh den c^inea/l = sin, an a/it ar tugadh an b^o/ d^eireannach mar = m^alairt ar s^iabhar+-+sca/il an o/ir a b^i/ i g+ce/in. = In mo c^uid cainnte fe/in ata/ me/ ag innse an = sge/il duit, ach ina g^iotai/ a fuair me/ ar feadh = d^o/ no/ tri/ b^liadhna e/ uaidh+-+sean. Am ar bith a = bh+fuair me/ an f^aill, rinne me/ mo c^o/mhra/dh = leis go caradach. D'+innis se/ an sge/al seo =

damh agus a c^a/r ba/n ag nochtadh, agus a s^u/ile = beo/dha/nta ag soillsiu/, agus b^i/ cinea/l de c^ainnt = leanbaidhe o/ t^u/s aige, ach nuair a d'+f^oghluim = se/ an teangaidh, b^i/ deis a labhartha ar f^eabhas = aige. Agus i rith an ama b^i/ glo/r bog ceo/lmhar = aige a c^uir cumhacht ar leith ins na focla = Be/arla, an c^uid is coitcheanta aca, mar = b^e/adh teangaidh ann nach den t+saoghal seo. = Agus i g+comhnaidhe t^ostadh se/ agus c^raitheadh = se/ a c^eann, ag an a/it ar f^a/g an croidhe a/it = aige nuair a c^uir se/ a c^os ar bo/rd na luinge = udai/. Ni/ rabh cuma air go rabh a f^ios aige = dadadh ni/ b'+f^uide na/ sin. B'+e/igean do/ go = bh+fuair se/ na seacht m+ba/s le tinneas fairrge, = agus go rabh se/ go h+anro/idhteach - an fear bog = teinntridhe seo, a tugadh amach as gach rud a = rabh eo/las aige air, agus a b^i/ go h+uaigneach ina = luighe i sraideo/ig an deo/raidhe; no/ b^i/ se/ fi/or+-+= g^oilleamhnach o/ na/du/ir. 'S+e/ an dara nidh a = bh+fuil eo/las againn air fa/ n-+a s^aoghal go rabh = se/ i bh+folach i d+teach muc *Hammond, se/ m^i/le = di/reach o/n f^airrge. Ni/or m^aith leis labhairt = ar na h+eachtrai/ sin; b^i/ cuma air gur d^o/igh siad = an t-+anam le h+iongantas agus le feirg. B^i/ = an g^a/ir ar fud na ti/re i bh+fad i n+diaidh e/ a = t^eacht, gur m^othuigh cuid iasgairi/ *C^olebrook = builli/ da/ m+bualadh ar b^allai/ a g+cuid toightheach, = agus go g+cuala siad glo/r ag sgreadaigh agus = focla coimhightheacha aige i la/r na h+oidhche. = T^a/inig cuid aca amach, ach creidim gur t^eich = se/ nuair a c^uala se/ ag be/icfidh le c^e/ile go = feargach ins an dorchadas iad. B'+e/igean do/ = go d+ta/inig tallann m^illteanach fri/d a t^ug = suas cnoc *Norton e/, agus comh righte agus ta/ = se/. Creidim gurab eisean a c^onnaictheas =

go luath ar maidin la/ ar n-+a b^a/rach ina luighe = (i laige creidim), ar b^ruach an b^ealaigh m^o/ir. = Carro/ir *B^renzett a c^onnaic e/, agus fuair se/ = oiread uchtaigh agus go d+ta/inig se/ anuas agus = gur amharc se/ air. Ach sgannruigh se/ nuair a = c^onnaic se/ nach rabh bogadh ann, agus go rabh = cuma iongantach air ina luighe annsin sa = t+suan faoi c^eathanna fearthanna. Nuair a = t^a/inig as an la/ t^a/inig pa/isti/ ina rith isteach = 'un na sgoile ag *Norton, agus iad comh = sgannruighthe agus go n+deachaidh maighistreas = na sgoile amach agus gur b^agair si/ ar `f^ear = iargcu/lta` a b^i/ ar an b^ealach m^o/r. D^ruid se/ = anonn uaithe, agus a c^eann crom, agus le sin = d'+imthigh se/ ina rith go h+iongantach lu/thmhar. = D'+innis an fear a b^i/ ag tioma/int trucaill an = b^ainne do *M^ac_Ui/_B^rolcha/in, gan a d^ul ar = c^u/l sge/ithe leis, go d+tug fear giobach fe/aso/gach = iarraidh greim sriain a b^reith ar an c^apall ag = coradh an b^ealaigh m^o/ir thall ag na *Vents, = agus gur b^uail se/ buille den f^uip air. = Buail, buille maith, adubhairt se/, isteach = di/reach san aghaidh, agus t^ug se/ air tuitim san = la/ba/n ni/ ba g^aiste i bh+fad na/ d'+e/irigh se/ as. = Ach c^uaidh an capall leith+-+m^i/le sul ar c^eap se/ e/. = B'+f^e/idir go d+tug an duine gra/nna iarraidh an = cart a stopadh, ag iarraidh cabharthach, no/ ag = iarraidh eo/lais ar d^uine e/ighinteacht. B^i/ = triu/r gasu/r a d'+aidmhigh gur c^aith siad clocha = ar b^acach aistidheach, a b^i/ ag dul thart fliuch = ba/ithte, agus cumhduighthe le la/ba/n, agus cuma = air go rabh se/ ar dearg+-+m^eisge, i g+camhsa = c^umhang d^omhain thall ag na h+a/thannai/. B^i/ tri/ = bailte ag cainnt ar seo ar feadh mo/ra/n = laetheach. Ach ni/l bre/ag ar bith no/ d'+innis =

*Mrs._Finn, bean an c^arrado/ra a b^i/ ag = *Smith, go bh+faca si/ e/ ag teacht thar b^alla = c^ro/ na muc, agus ag tarraingt anall uirthe, = agus an g^ibrisg sin aige, i sean+-+a/rd a c^inn, = a sgannro/chadh duine ar bith. B^i/ naoidheana/n = le *Mrs._Finn i g+cliabha/n+-+rothai/, agus sgairt = si/ leis imtheacht, ach badh e/ an rud a d^ruid se/ = le/ithe. B^uail si/ go mo/r+-+uchtamhail i mullach an = c^inn e/ le sga/th fearthanna, agus t^ionntuigh si/ a = cu/l leis agus ni/or amharc si/ ina diaidh ni/ ba = m^o/, ach imtheacht ina rith sna featha fa/saigh = agus an cliabha/n le/ithe, gur b^ain si/ an c^e/ad = teach amach. S^easuigh si/ annsin, agus a h+ana/l = ag dul amach ar a be/al, agus labhair si/ le = sean+-+*Lewis a b^i/ ag briseadh c^loch. B^ain an = seanduine de pe/ire de spe/aclo/iri/ mo/ra dubha a = b^i/ air, agus d'+e/irigh se/ ar a c^osa gur amharc = se/ ins an a/ird a b^i/ si/ a t^aisbea/int do/. = C^oimhea/id an di/s aca an fear ina rith trasna = pa/irce. C^onnaic siad ag tuitim e/, agus g^a/ = c^ruinniu/ fe/in suas ag imtheacht ina rith ari/s, = agus a d^a/ la/imh in a/irde, ag tarraingt ar = f^eirm an *Sgiobo/il_U/ir. Agus o/n b^omaite sin b^i/ = greim ag an c^inneamhaint air, an c^inneamhaint = d^oile/ir t^ruaca/nta a b^i/ i n+da/n do/. Ni/l amhras = ar bith goide/ a t^a/rla do/ ina d^iaidh sin. Ta/ a = f^ios go dearbhtha uilig anois e/; b^i/ *Mrs._= Smith ag dul as a ce/ill le h+eagla; ach = s^easaigh *Amy_Foster go do/chasach a cuid = cearthaidhe, agus i/ ag maoidheamh nach rabh an = fear ag iarraidh dochar ar bith a d^e/anamh. B^i/ = *Smith ar an daoraidh ag teacht 'un an b^aile o/ = m^argadh *Darnford, nuair a fuair se/ an = madadh ag cur i d+ti/ortha ag tafann, agus an = glas ar an doras cu/il, agus a c^e/ile mna/ ag =

dul i d+taomannai/; agus an t-+iomla/n a g^eall = ar b^acach b^ocht s^alach, a s^i/l siad a b^i/ amuigh i = n+ga/rraidh na g+cruach. Ma/ b^i/ se/ sa g^a/rraidh, = b^e/arfadh seisean air gan a b^eith ag sgannru/ = ban. = "Ta/ sge/al fada ar an toibinne ata/ i = *Smith, ach nuair a c^onnaic se/ an truaill b^ocht = s^alach ina s^uidhe ar m^oll cocha/in, agus e/ ag = longada/n mar b^e/adh be/ar i g+cliabh ann, = baineadh stangadh as. M^othuigh *Smith iongan-= tas nach rabh mi/niu/ air, nuair a casadh leis = fe/in i measg na g+cruach e/, i la/thair na samhailte = seo. Ach ni/or+b^' uathbha/s e/ gur c^uir an duine = seo an g^ruag f^ada as a s^u/ile agus gur amharc = se/ air le n-+a s^u/ile mo/ra fiadhaine dubha. = D'+aidmhigh se/ fe/in o/ s^oin go n+deachaidh se/ = coisce/im agus tuilleadh ar a c^u/l. Annsin = c^uir an tuile c^ainnte a c^uala se/ aige, de = c^ainnt nach rabh ion+-+tuigthe, c^uir si/ ina c^eann = gur fear mire a b^i/ aige. Agus ni/or e/irigh = leis ariamh dearmad a d^e/anamh go h+iomla/n de = sin. Creideann *Smith ina c^roidhe, fe/adaim = a ra/dh, go dti/ an la/ indiu, go rabh an fear ar = mire. = "D^ruid an cre/atu/r anall leis, agus e/ ag = seinm go sga/thmhar. Ni/ rabh a f^ios ag *Smith = ar c^or ar bith go rabh se/ ag tabhairt "A T^ighearna = M^ilis" air, agus ag iarraidh bidh agus di/din air = in ainm De/; ach m^air se/ ag cainnt leis go = daingean cinea/lta, agus e/ ag dul ar a c^u/l = ar fad isteach sa g^a/rraidh eile. Fa/ d^eireadh = nuair a fuair se/ an f^aill, b^ru/igh se/ isteach i = d+teach an a/dhmaid e/ agus c^uir se/ an bolta = air. Annsin t^iormuigh se/ an t-+allus da/ = e/adan, fuar is mar b^i/ an la/. Dar leis =

go n+dea/rn se/ a c^uid fe/in ar son an p^obail = nuair a c^uir se/ bolta ar f^ear mire a b^i/ = sgaoilte agus a b^i/ ina a/dhbhar contabhairte, = comh do/iche le n-+a a/thrach. Ni/ fear cadranta = *Smith ar c^or ar bith, ach ni/ rabh a/it ina c^eann = ag an dara smuaintiu/. Ni/or s^amhail se/ ariamh = go bh+fe/adfadh an fear a b^eith ag fagha/il b^a/is = leis an f^uacht agus leis an ocras. T^o/g an = fear mire ce/adna troisgneach fa/ t^each an = a/dhmaid. B^i/ *Mrs._Smith thuas an staighre ag = sgreadaigh, agus i/ faoi g^las aice fe/in ina = seo/mra codlata. B^i/ *Amy_Foster ag caoin-= eadh go truaca/nta agus i/ ag fa/scadh a cuid = la/mh agus ag munabhur: `Na/ de/an! Na/ de/an!` = Ni/l amhras orm no/ b^i/ tra/thno/na corrach ag = *Smith, eadar achan c^inea/l calla/in, agus = creidim gur c^uir an caoineadh a b^i/ ag an = doras tuilleadh feirge air. Ni/or smuaintigh = se/ la/ ba/n no/ oidhche go rabh baint ar bith ag = an f^ear mire seo a b^i/ ag tabhairt na triob-= lo/ide do/, leis an luing a c^uaidh faoi f^airrge = in *Eastbay, agus a rabh a ga/ir ar fud m^argadh = *Darnford. Agus ni/l amhras orm no/ b^i/ an = fear a b^i/ astoigh sa c^ro/ ar s^e/ala a b^eith ar = mire an oidhche sin. Sul ar t^uirsigh se/ fe/in = agus sul ar t^uit se/ i laige b^i/ se/ g^a/ c^aitheamh = fe/in anonn agus anall ins an dorchadas, i = mullach moll sean+-+sac a b^i/ annsin, agus e/ ag = cogaint a c^uid la/mh leis an f^eirg agus leis an = f^uacht agus leis an ocras agus leis an iongan-= tas agus leis an e/ado/chas. = "Fear de m^uinntir an t+sle/ibhe a b^i/ ann, = agus an c^uid is fuide thoir de S^le/ibhte = *C^arpathia. An long a c^uaidh faoi f^airrge = an oidhche roimhe sin in *Eastbay badh i/ an =

*Herzogin_Sophia-Dorothea i/, as *Hamburg, = long a bh+fuil droch+-+c^uimhne ar fo/ghnamh uirthe. = "Ni/ rabh se/ an+-+m^o/ra/n mi/osa ina d^iaidh go = bh+facamar ar na pa/ipe/ir tuairisg fa/ `G^le/as+-+= Imirce` bre/ige a cuireadh ar bun imeasg lucht = ti/re na *Sclavonia, ins na clu/ideannai/ a = b'+f^uide ar g+cu/l den Ostair. Badh e/ an rud a = b^i/ faoi na bitheamhnaigh seilbh a f^agha/il ar c^uid = talaimh na n+daoine bochta ainbhfhiosacha, agus = b^i/ siad buailte suas le lucht gaimbi/n ins an = c^eanntar. Fri/d *Hamburg a c^uir siad thar = sa/ile bunadhas a bh+fuair siad greim ortha. = C^onnaic me/ fe/in an long amach ar an f^uinneo/ig = seo a bh+fuil tu/ do s^uidhe aice. B^i/ si/ ag = claonadh isteach sa c^uan faoi t^e/adai/ teannta = agus g^ann+-+e/adach, la/ dorcha droch+-+t^uartha. = Leig si/ a h+ancoire ins an a/it c^eart, amach o/s = coinne d^aingean G^a/rda an C^o/sta ag = *Brenzett. Is cuimhin liom gur amharc me/ = amach uirthe an dara h+uair sul a n+deachaidh se/ = o/ s^olas, agus c^onnaic me/ a cuid seo/ltach = agus a cuid crann agus croso/g eadar me/ fe/in = agus an spe/ir b^rato/gach c^iar. B^i/ siad mar = b^e/adh caol+-+c^uallaidh ag cloig+-+t^each *B^renzett = ar a t^aoibh c^li/. C^uir se/ air tra/thno/na. Ar = uair an m^eadhon+-+oidhche agus me/ mo luighe = b^i/ me/ ag e/isteacht leis na seidea/in agus leis = an t+si/on a b^i/ uathbha/sach. = "I d+tra/thaibh an ama c^e/adna, c^onnaictheas = do G^a/rda an C^o/sta go bh+faca siad solais = luinge thall ar li/ona/n an ancoire. Annsin = d'+imthigh siad as a radharc go tobann. Ta/ an = me/id seo ion+-+tuigthe, go d+tug long e/ighinteacht = eile iarraidh a d^ul ar fosgadh ins an c^uan an = oidhche d^all d^oineannta sin agus gur c^uir si/ =

a soc i la/r an c^uirp ag long na *Gearma/ine. = D'+innis fear de na dubhshna/mhaidhthe ari/s damh = go n+dea/rn siad bearn innte a seo/lfadh ba/d+-+= abhann de c^uid an &*Thames& fri/the, agus ce/ = aige a bh+fuil a f^ios ce/ aca a loiteadh i/ no/ = na/r loiteadh. C^uaidh si/ amach gan aithne gan = amharc, faoi+'n droch+-+c^inneamhaint, no/ gur = cailleadh go duibheaga/nach ar fairrge amuigh i/. = Ni/ bh+fuarthas la/ tuairisge ariamh uirthe, ce/ = gur cuireadh a to/ir ar fud an domhain ins an = do/igh na/r b^aoghal na/ g^eobhfai/ i/ da/ m+bi/odh si/ ar = an t+sna/mh ar d^ruim na di/leann. = "Ta/ an taisme m^arbhthach seo cosamhail le = coir bitheamhnaigh a d^e/anfai/ go gni/omhach agus = go fa/ilthidhe, socair. Ni/l la/ sge/ala ina = d^iaidh, agus is cuimhin leat fe/in an g^a/ir a b^i/ = leis. An g^aoth a b^i/ ann ni/ leigfeadh si/ an = b^e/ic a b'+a/irde chun an c^ladaigh; agus is = cosamhail nach rabh faill ar bith comharthai/ = ge/ibhinn a d^e/anamh. Fuair siad ba/s gan = iargno/ a c^ur ar aon duine. Crothnuigheadh i/ ar = n+do/iche. S^i/l Ga/rdai/ an C^o/sta ar tu/s gur t^arr-= aing si/ an t-+ancoire, no/ gur b^ris si/ an te/ad = am e/ighinteacht san oidhche agus gur se/ideadh = amach chun fairrge i/. Annsin le tionnto/dh an = la/in m^ara, creidim gur b^og an long rud = beag agus gur e/irigh cuid de na coirp. T^a/inig = tachra/n - tachra/n leinbh a rabh gruag f^ionnbha/n = air agus culaith b^eag d^earg - t^a/inig se/ isteach = o/s coinne an Tor *M^artello. A/rd+-+tra/thno/na = tchi/fea/ daoine ar fud t^ri/ mi/le den c^ladach = agus iad costa/rnocht, ina rith amach agus = isteach i m+be/al an la/in m^ara. B^i/ siad ag = iomchur isteach corp, fir g^arbha agus mna/ a = rabh aghaidheannai/ cadranta ortha, agus pa/isti/ =

ba/na, fliuch fuar marbh, ar c^liathaibh agus ar = c^omhlachai/ agus ar d^re/imiri/. T^ug siad thart = le doras `T^each O/sta na Luinge` iad, agus = c^uir siad iad ar an taobh thuaidh de T^eampall = *B^renzett. = "De re/ir eo/lais oifigeamhail badh e/ corp = na girsighe bige a rabh an c^ulaith d^earg uirthe = an c^e/ad rud a t^a/inig i d+ti/r o/n luing sin. = Ach c^uala mise a a/thrach sin, go neamh+-+oifigeamh-= ail, o/ m^airne/alaigh *C^olebrook Thiar; bi/m ag = freastal ar d^aoine annsin. D'+innis siad = damh go n+deachaidh beirt d^earbhra/thrach si/os a = d^'+amharc ar b^a/d a b^i/ tarraingthe ar an = c^ladach aca, agus go bh+fuair siad teach cearc = mar bi/os ar na luingis, ina luighe i bh+fos as = bealach na toinne agus aon c^eann de/ag de = e/ili/n ann, ba/ithte. D'+ith na teaghlaigh sin na = h+e/anacha, agus rinneadh a/dhmad cuail de t^each = na g+cearc. B'+f^e/idir le fear a b^e/adh ar bo/rd = nuair a b^ain an mi/+-+f^ortu/n den luing, b'+f^e/idir = do/ an cladach a b^aint amach ar t^each na g+cearc. = B'+f^e/idir sin. Aidmhighim gur+b^' e/ado/iche e/ - = ar n+do/iche b^i/ an fear againn, agus b'+f^ada = an la/ ar smuaintigh aon duine againn go = rabh se/ in a/r measg, an t-+aoinfhear a t^ug a = b^eo/ leis as an b^a/thadh sin. Agus nuair a = d'+f^oghluim se/ fe/in labhairt ins an do/igh a = d+tuigfi/ e/, ni/ mo/ra/n a t^iocfadh leis a innse = du/inn. B^i/ cuimhne aige go d+ta/inig biseach = beag air (creidim nuair a c^aith an long an = t-+ancoire) agus b^i/ cuimhne aige gur b^ain an = dorchadas agus an si/on an ana/l de. T^uigfeadh = duine as sin go rabh se/ i bh+fos ar bo/rd in am = e/ighinteacht an oidhche sin. Ach caithfimid gan = dearmad a d^e/anamh gur tugadh as a eo/las e/, =

go rabh tinneas fairrge air agus e/ druidte = faoi d^roma/in ceithre la/, agus nach rabh a f^ios = aige cad is long no/ muir ann. Ni/ t^iocfadh = do/ fios beacht a b^eith aige goide/ a t^a/rla do/. = B^i/ aithne ar an dorchadas agus ar an t+si/on = aige; b^i/ aithne aige ar m^e/adhlach na g+caorach; = b^i/ cuimhne aige ar an p^ian agus ar an do/la/s = a b^i/ air. Ach b^i/ a c^roidhe ar s^e/ala briseadh = nuair a c^onnaic se/ na/r tuigeadh sin, nuair a = c^onnaic se/ go rabh fearg ar f^ir agus fiadhantas = ar m^na/. T^a/inig se/ chuca ina b^acach, go = dearbhtha; ach ina t^i/r d^u/thchais, ba g^na/thach leo/ = labhairt go caoin le bacaigh, tugadh siad de/irce = daobhtha no/ na/ tugadh. Ni/or cuireadh ar a = s^u/ile do na pa/isti/ ina t^i/r d^u/thchais, clocha a = c^aitheamh ar d^i/ol de/irce agus truaighe. Fuair = cleas *Smith a b^uaidh go h+iomla/n. B^i/ teach = an a/dhmaid mar b^e/adh pri/osu/n sga/thmhar ann. = Goide/ an dara bail a b^e/arfai/ air?... = Ni/or+b^' iongnadh gur s^i/l se/ gur aingeal geal = a b^i/ in *Amy_Foster. Ni/ rabh an g^iorsach ag = fagha/il ne/all c^odlata ag smuaintiu/ ar an = f^ear b^ocht, agus ar maidin la/ ar n-+a b^a/rach, = sul ar e/irigh muinntir *Smith, c^uaidh si/ amach = chun an g^a/rraidh. Rinne si/ leath+-+f^osgladh ar = d^oras t^oighe an a/dhmaid, agus d'+amharc si/ = isteach, agus s^i/n si/ leath builbhi/n de ara/n b^a/n = do/ - `an cinea/l ara/in a bi/os ag daoine saidhbhre = ins an ti/r s'+againne` adeireadh se/. = "Nuair a c^onnaic se/ seo d'+e/irigh se/ go = fada/lach as an treachlaisc. B^i/ se/ stiofa/ilte, = ocrach, crith+-+eaglach, cra/idhte, amhrasach. `An = d+tig leat seo a ithe?` ar sise, agus glo/r = bog faitcheach aice. B'+e/igean do/ gur s^i/l se/ = gur bean uasal t^ro/caireach a b^i/ innte. D'+ith =

se/ e/ go fi/ochmharach, agus na deo/ra ag tuitim = leis. Le sin d'+f^a/g se/ si/os an t-+ara/n agus = fuair se/ greim caoil uirthe, agus p^o/g se/ a la/mh. = Ni/ rabh eagla ar bith uirthe. A d^'+aindeo/in = an eidimea/il a b^i/ air, t^ug si/ fa/ dear go rabh = se/ do/igheamhail. D^ruid si/ an doras agus = s^iubhail si/ go fada/lach go dti/ an c^isteanach. = I bh+fad ina d^iaidh sin, d'+innis si/ an sge/al do = *M^rs._Smith. C^uaidh sise ar crith nuair a = smuaintigh si/ ar an c^re/atu/r, go fiu/ a la/mh a = leagan uirthe. = "An tallann t^ro/caireach seo, t^ug si/ an = fear arais imeasg an c^ineadh daonda. Agus = ni/ d^ea/rn se/ dearmad ariamh de. = "An m^aidin c^e/adna, t^a/inig a c^omharsa = b^e/al dorais, *Swaffer, anall a t^abhairt comh-= airle do *Smith. Badh e/ an deireadh a b^i/ air = go d+tug se/ leis an buachaill. S^easuigh seisean = annsin go corrach ar a c^osa, agus e/ faoi = la/ba/n uilig, agus d'+e/ist se/ go h+umhal leis an = b^eirt f^ear ag cainnt air i d+teangaidh = na/r t^uig se/. Ni/ t^iocfadh *Mrs._Smith anuas = an staighre go n-+imthigheadh an fear mire. = B^i/ *Amy_Foster astoigh agus i/ ag amharc ortha = amach ar an doras cu/il. Rinne seisean mar = h+iarradh air, comh maith agus t^uig se/ na = comharthai/. B^i/ *Smith la/n amhrais. `Tabhair = de d'+aire, a d^uine c^o/ir,` ar seisean. = `B'+f^e/idir gur ag leigean air fe/in ata/ se/ = ar fad.` Nuair a c^uir *Mr._Swaffer siubhal = ar an la/ir, f^obair don c^re/atu/ir a b^i/ ina s^uidhe = ag a t^aoibh, tuitim amach as an c^art leis an = laige. T^ug *Swaffer di/reach 'un an b^aile e/. = Annsin a t^a/inig mise i la/thair. = "C^raith an seanduine a m^e/ar orm agus e/ =

ina s^easamh ag an g^eafta, nuair a b^i/ me/ ag = tioma/int thart, ag iarraidh orm a d^ul isteach. = T^a/inig me/ anuas ar n+do/iche. = "`Ta/ rud a/ithrid annseo agam fa/ do = c^oinne,` ar seisean, fri/d a f^iacla, agus t^ug = se/ go dti/ sgiobo/l a b^i/ i leath+-+taoibh o/ na = toighthe eile me/. = "Ba seo an a/it a bh+faca me/ an c^e/ad amharc = air. B^i/ se/ ina luighe i seo/mra i/seal f^ada, = lom, a b^i/ nighte le h+aol, agus fuinneo/g b^eag = s^alach ag an c^eann a b'+f^uide ar siubhal de. = B^i/ se/ ina luighe ar c^u/l a c^inn ar sraideo/ig = c^ocha/in. Tugadh cu/pla plaince/ad do/ a b^i/odh = ar na beathaigh aca. B^i/ cuma air gur m^air se/ = g^a/ g^lanadh fe/in a f^ad agus b^i/ brigh ar bith = fa/gtha ann. Ni/ mo/ na/ go rabh an c^ainnt aige. = T^ug se/ in mo c^eann e/an fiadhain a rachadh i = n+dol, leis an ana/l tiugh a b^i/ aige agus na = su/ile dubha a b^i/ ag bogadh go corrach ina c^eann. = A f^ad agus b^i/ me/ g^a/ la/imhdeachas, b^i/ sean+-+= *Swaffer ina s^easamh ag an doras agus gan e/ = ag labhairt, agus a m^e/ara ar a liobar uachtarach = aige. T^ug me/ o/rduightheacha, agus g^eall me/ = buide/al comhgaisi/ a c^ur anall. Agus ar = n+do/iche c^uir me/ ceisteannai/. = "`B^eir *Smith air i n+ga/rradh na g+cruach i = d+*Teach_an_Sgiobo/il_U/ir,` ars' an seanduine = go socair suaimhneach, mar ba g^na/thach leis = labhairt. Dar leat gur beathach fiadhain a = b^i/ san f^ear eile. `Sin mar fuair mise e/. = A/dhbhar iongantais ata/ ann, nach eadh? Anois, = a d^octu/ir, c^uaidh tusa thart ar an domhan. = Nach bh+fuil tu/ ag de/anamh gur cinea/l de *Hindoo = ata/ annseo againn?` = "B^i/ mo s^a/ith iongantais orm. B^i/ gruag =

f^ada d^ubh air agus i/ sgabtha thart ar an c^eann+-+= adhairt. B^i/ dath donn ar a aghaidh. Smuain-= tigh me/ go m+b'+f^e/idir gur *Basque a b^i/ ann. = Da/ m+ba eadh fe/in, b'+f^e/idir nach m+be/adh = Spa/innis aige. C^uir me/ cibe/ Spa/innis a b^i/ = agam ina la/thair, agus labhair me/ i bh+Frainnci/s = fosta leis. B'+e/igean damh mo c^luas a c^ur le = n-+a b^e/al sul a g+cuala me/ na cu/pla focal = adubhairt se/ faoi n-+a ana/il, agus ni/ rabh dul = agam ciall ar bith a b^aint asta. An tra/thno/na = sin t^a/inig beirt c^aili/n as teach an m^inistire = a d^'+amharc ar *M^iss_Swaffer. Le/igh bean aca = *Goethe le cuidiu/ foclo/ra, agus b^i/ an b^ean eile = ag coraidheacht le *Dante leis na bliadhanta. = S^easuigh siad sa doras agus c^uir siad a = g+cuid Gearma/ini/se agus Eada/ili/se ina la/th-= air. T^ionntuigh se/ aniar agus c^an se/ tuile de = f^ocla teinntridhe leo/, agus c^uaidh siad ar a = g+cu/l agus cinea/l eagla ortha. D'+aidmhigh = siad go rabh tuaim na cainnte deas, bog, = ceo/lmhar, ach b^ain sin agus a c^osamhlacht le/im = asta. C^uir se/ cearthaidhe ortha, b^i/ se/ comh = h+e/agcosamhail sin le rud ar bith da/ g+cuala siad = ariamh. C^uaidh gasrai/ an b^aile in a/irde ar an = c^laidhe agus d'+amharc siad isteach air fri/d an = f^uinneo/ig. B^i/ achan duine ag tabhairt b^aramh-= lacha goide/ a d^e/anfadh *Mr._Swaffer leis. = "C^oinnigh *Mr._Swaffer e/. = "De/arfai/ go rabh *Swaffer corr da/ m+bi/odh = gan oiread a b^eith si/lte de agus b^i/. De/ar-= faidh daoine leat go suidheann *Mr._Swaffer, = go rabh se/ an deich a c^log san oidhche, ag = le/igheamh leabharthach, agus de/arfaidh siad fosta = leat go li/onfaidh se/ seich d^a/ c^e/ad punta gan = a d^ath a s^i/lstin de. Innseo/chaidh se/ fe/in duit =

go bh+fuil talamh ag Muinntir *Swaffer eadar = seo agus *Darnford le tri/ c^e/ad bliadhain. Ni/ = t^ig do/ a b^eith ni/os lugha na/ cu/ig bliadhna agus = ceithre fichid, agus ni/l cuma a d^ath ni/os sine = air na/ b^i/ an c^e/ad la/ a t^a/inig mise annseo. = Fear mo/r caorach agus eallaigh ata/ ann. = Te/id se/ na mi/lte chun na margaidheach, bi/odh = an aimsear maith na/ olc, agus tioma/ineann = se/ agus e/ crom anuas ar an t+srian, agus a = g^ruag liath c^athach o/s cionn c^oilea/ir a = c^o/ta m^o/ir, agus ruga glas fa/ n-+a c^osa. = Leis an aois ta/ a d^o/igh stuamdha, socair. = Ta/ an f^e/aso/g de; agus ta/ puisi/ni/ tanaidhe = goilleamhnacha air. B^i/ cuma righte air mar = b^e/adh fear cra/ibhtheach ann, agus rinne sin a = d^reach ni/ ba a/rd+-+intinnighe. Is cuimhin le = daoine gur t^ioma/in se/ na mi/lte agus = fearthainn ag tuitim ina tuilteacha, go bh+feic-= eadh se/ ro/s de c^inea/l u/r i n+ga/rraidh, no/ = clogad m^o/r c^a/il a d'+f^a/s ag coitea/ir. Ni/ = iarrfadh se/ de p^le/isiu/r ach rud e/ighinteacht = coimhightheach a f^eicea/il, no/ a iomra/dh a = c^luinstin. B'+f^e/idir gurb e/ an coimhightheas a = b^i/ san f^ear seo a m^eall e/. No/ b'+f^e/idir gur = tallann a t^a/inig fri/d nach rabh ion+-+tuigthe. = Ach ar scor ar bith, se/ a bh+fuil agam go bh+faca = me/ fear mire *Smith ag ro/mhar ins an g^a/rraidh = aige i g+ceann t^ri/ seachtmhaini/. Fuair siad = fios go d+tiocfadh leis spa/d a la/imhdeachas. = B^i/ se/ ag ro/mhar costa/rnocht. = "B^i/ a c^u/l fada dubh gruaige si/os ar a = s^linnea/in. Creidim gurbh e/ *Swaffer a t^ug = an t+sean+-+le/inidh b^reac c^ada/is do/; ach b^i/ = bri/sti/ a t^i/re du/thchaise air, na bri/sti/ a = d+ta/inig se/ i d+ti/r ionnta - bri/sti/ donna a b^i/ =

cumhang le n-+a c^roiceann, agus crios leathan = leathair ortha agus murla/in b^ras uirthe. Ni/ = d^eachaidh se/ isteach chun an t+sra/id+-+b^aile go = fo/ill. Dar leis go rabh an talamh giollach-= taighthe go bla/thmhar, mar b^e/adh an talamh thart = fa/ t^each tighearna. B^i/ iongantas air nuair a = c^onnaic se/ an m^e/id a b^i/ sna beathaigh. B^i/ na = bo/ithre cosamhail le camhsai/ ga/rraidh. B^i/ = dreach s^aidhbhir ar na daoine, go h+a/ithrid Dia = Domhnaigh. B^i/ iongantas air cad chuige a rabh = siad comh cadranta agus a g+cuid pa/isti/ comh = di/+-+mu/inte agus b^i/ siad. G^eibheadh se/ a c^uid = bidh ag an doras cu/il, agus d'+iomchradh se/ ina = d^a/ la/imh e/ go dti/ an sgiobo/l, agus s^uidheadh se/ = leis fe/in ar a s^raideo/ig. C^oisreagadh se/ = e/ fe/in sul a d+tosuigheadh se/ d^'+ithe. Ag dul a = luighe do/, oidhcheannai/ fada an g^eimhridh, t^e/igh-= eadh se/ ar a g^lu/ine agus deireadh se/ an = p^aidir. Nuair a tchi/dheadh se/ sean+-+*Swaffer = d'+umhluigheadh se/, agus s^easuigheadh se/ di/reach = annsin, agus an seanduine g^a/ b^reathnu/ agus = a m^e/ar ar a liobar uachtarach. B^i/ nighean ag = *Mr._Swaffer - bean m^o/r c^na/mhach a b^i/ cu/ig = bliadhna agus da/ f^ichead. B^i/ su/il d^i/reach = g^las aice, agus b^i/ si/ ina bean+-+toighe t^a/bhachtach, = agus g^eobhtha/ ag dul thart i/ agus a po/ca la/n = eochrach. Ba den `Eaglais` i/, mar deireadh = siad (agus b^i/ a h+athair ina f^ear bannaidhe ar = T^eampall na m+*Baptists). Ba g^na/thach le/ithe = cros b^eag cruaidhe a c^aitheamh ar a com. = C^aitheadh si/ e/ideadh dubh i g+cuimhne f^ear de = m^uinntir *B^rolcha/in a b^i/ ar s^e/ala a po/sadh, = cu/ig bliadhna fichead roimhe sin, agus a b^ris = a m^uinea/l la/ na da/la amuigh ag seilg. B^i/ si/ = bodhar, agus b^i/ a gruaidh stodach da/ t^airbhe. =

B'+annamh a labhradh si/, agus da/lta a h+athara, = c^uirfeadh si/ iongantas ort corr+-+uair a t^igeadh = cor searbh ina liobar. Ba g^na/thach leis an = f^ear c^oimhightheach umhlu/ di/+-+se fosta. = "Badh iad seo na daoine ar g^e/ill se/ = daobhtha, agus b^i/ uaigneas ag tuitim go trom = air as spe/ir d^ubh an g^eimhridh sin. B^i/ gruaim = ar na h+aghaidheannai/ uilig. Ni/ t^iocfadh leis = a c^o/mhra/dh a d^e/anamh le aon duine, agus ni/ = rabh uchtach ar bith aige go d+tuigfeadh se/ aon = duine a choidhche. B^i/ siad mar b^e/adh daoine = o/n t+saoghal eile - aghaidheannai/ na marbh ortha, = mar deireadh se/ liom+-+sa ina d^iaidh sin. Ar = m'+f^ocal, is mo/r an t-+iongantas liom nach = n+deachaidh se/ ar mire. Ni/ rabh a f^ios aige ca/ = rabh se/, ach go rabh se/ i bh+fad o/ n-+a c^uid cnoc = du/thchais - in a/it e/ighinteacht ar an taoibh eile = den f^airrge. B^i/odh se/ ag smuaintiu/ leis = fe/in an i Mericea/ a b^i/ se/. = "Ach go be/ an c^ros a b^i/ ag *Miss_Swaffer = ar a com ni/ b^e/adh a f^ios aige, dubhairt se/, = go rabh se/ i d+ti/r C^ri/ostamhail ar c^or ar bith. = D'+amharcadh se/ uirthe faoi n-+a s^u/il, agus = g^eibheadh se/ so/la/s. Ni/ rabh dadadh ins an = ti/r seo cosamhail leis na do/igheanna a b^i/ ina = t^i/r d^u/thchais! Ni/ rabh an t-+uisge no/ an talamh = mar an g+ce/adna; ni/ rabh dealbh an t+Sla/nuigh-= theo/ra le feicea/il ar t^aobhannai/ na m+bo/thar. = Ni/or b^'+ionann an fe/ar agus ni/or b^'+ionann = na crainn. Ni/ rabh ach amha/in na tri/ c^rann de = g^iumhas na h+*Ioruaidhe a b^i/ ar an le/ana o/s = c^oinne t^each *Swaffer, a t^ug an baile ina = c^eann. Tugadh fa/ dear e/ uair amha/in i n+diaidh = dul o/ s^olas do/, agus a e/adan leagtha ar b^un = ceann aca, agus e/ ag caoineadh agus ag cainnt =

leis fe/in. B^i/ siad mar b^e/adh dea/rtharacha = aige an t-+am sin, deireadh se/. B^i/ achan rud = eile coimhightheach. Smuaintigh leat fe/in ar an = t+saoghal a b^i/ ag an te/ a rabh gruaim ar achan = la/ aige mar b^e/adh tromluighe air. San oidhche = an uair nach m+bi/odh se/ ag fagha/il codlata, = t^e/igheadh se/ a smuaintiu/ ar an c^aili/n a t^ug an = c^e/ad g^iota ara/in do/ ins an ti/r c^oimhighthigh = seo. Ni/ rabh si/ fiadhta no/ feargach, no/ crith+-+= eaglach. C^oinnigh se/ cuimhne ar a h+aghaidh, no/ = ni/or t^uig an dara h+aghaidh ach i/ imeasg na = n-+aghaidheannai/ seo a b^i/ du/nta, duibheaga/nach, = balbh mar b^e/adh aghaidheannai/ marbha/nach ann a = rabh eo/las aca thar mar b^i/ ag an b^eo/. Ni/l = a f^ios agam ar b^'+e/ an truaighe a b^i/ aice do/ a = c^oinnigh e/ o/ n-+a sgeadama/n a g^earradh. Ach = ar n+do/iche creidim nach bh+fuil ionnam+-+sa ach = seanduine bog+-+c^roidhtheach, agus go bh+fuil me/ ag = de/anamh dearmaid den du/il ata/ sa b^eatha ag = an duine, du/il nach bh+faghann dadaidh buaidh = uirthe ach e/ado/chas ar leith. = "An obair a cuireadh roimhe, rinne se/ comh = bla/thmhar i/ agus gur c^uir se/ iongantas ar = *Swaffer - fuarthas amach ar ball go d+tiocfadh = leis treabhadh, go d+tiocfadh leis na ba a = b^leaghan, agus a g+cuid a t^abhairt do na = bolo/gai/, agus go rabh a f^ios aige a b^eaga/n = no/ a m^o/ra/n fa/ c^aoirigh. T^oisigh se/ a d^'+f^oghluim = focal fosta go h+iongantach gasta. Annsin = maidin deas amha/in san Earrach, s^a/bha/il se/ ar = an b^a/s tachra/n, ua do *Swaffer. = "Ta/ an nighean is o/ige ag *Swaffer po/sta = ar f^ear darb ainm *Wilson, ata/ ina aturnai/ = agus ina c^le/ireach ar b^aile *C^olebrook. Tig = an la/namhain ar cuairt chuig an t+seanduine =

d^a/ uair sa b^liadhain. Ni/l aca ach aon duine = amha/in de t^eaghlach, girseach. Ni/ rabh si/ tri/ = bliadhna d^'+aois ins an am sin. Reath si/ amach = as an teach, agus pra/isci/n geal uirthe, agus = d'+imthigh si/ trasna an g^a/rraidh agus c^aith si/ i/ = fe/in ar m^ullach a cinn isteach i locha/n na = m+bea/thach. = "B^i/ an t-+o/ga/nach ins an p^a/irc a ba deise = don teach. Nuair a b^i/ se/ ag tabhairt thart na = m+bea/thach go d+tosuigheadh se/ ar c^lais eile, = c^onnaic se/ rud fri/d an g^a/rraidh, agus ni/ = t^abharfadh duine ar bith eile fa/ dear ach = brato/g g^eal ag crathadh. Ach b^i/ su/ile luatha, = di/reacha, fad+-+radharcacha aige, nach rabh cuma = ortha go g+cailleadh siad a m+brigh i la/thair aon = nidh ach farsaingeacht na fairrge. B^i/ se/ = costa/rnocht, agus cuma air comh coimhightheach = agus d'+iarrfadh croidhe *Swaffer e/ a b^eith. = D'+f^a/g se/ na beathaigh ina seasamh annsin, agus = d'+imthigh se/ ina rith trasna an talaimh t^reabhtha = le le/im lu/thmhar f^ada, agus ba g^oirid go = d+ta/inig se/ i la/thair na ma/thara agus gur c^uir = se/ an leanbh isteach eadar a d^a/ la/imh. T^ionn-= tuigh se/ ar a s^a/il annsin agus s^iubhail leis. = "Ni/ rabh an poll ro/+-+d^omhain. Ina d^iaidh = sin, ach go be/ an t-+amharc su/l a b^i/ aige, = p^lu/chfai/ an pa/iste ins an c^la/bar a b^i/ ar a = t^o/in. S^iubhail sean+-+*Swaffer amach 'un na = pa/irce go fada/lach. D'+f^an se/ go dti/ go = d+ta/inig an t+seisreach f^ad leis, agus annsin = d'+amharc se/ air, agus ni/or labhair se/, ach = pilleadh isteach chun toighe. Ach o/n la/ sin = amach tugadh a c^uid tra/thann do/ ar t^a/bla na = cisteanadh. Ar tu/s ba g^na/thach le *Miss_= Swaffer a t^eacht agus a culaith d^ubh uirthe, =

agus a h+aghaidh do+-+le/ighte, ba g^na/thach le/ithe a = t^eacht agus amharc air g^a/ c^oisreagadh fe/in = sul a d+te/igheadh se/ a d^'+ithe. Ta/ me/ ag de/anamh = go d+tug *Swaffer tuarastal do/ o/n la/ sin = amach fosta. = "Ni/ t^ig liom an uile c^e/im a d+tug se/ ar = aghaidh a innse. B^ea/rr se/ a g^ruag, agus b^i/ = se/ le feicea/il fa/+'n t+sra/id+-+b^aile agus ar an = b^ealach m^o/r ag dul chuig a c^uid oibre agus ag = teacht mar b^e/adh fear ar bith eile ann. Stad = pa/isti/ a sgairtigh ina d^iaidh. T^a/inig se/ = isteach ar an duifear a b^i/ eadar i/seal agus = uasal. Ach b^i/ se/ seal fada nach d+tiocfadh = leis a t^uigbhea/il cad chuige a rabh na teampaill = comh bocht agus b^i/ siad, agus an me/id saidhbhris = a b^i/ san a/it. Ni/ t^iocfadh leis a t^uigbhea/il = ach a oiread cad chuige a rabh siad druidte = se/ la/ na seachtmhaine. Ar n+do/iche ni/ rabh = dadadh ionnta a d'+f^e/adfai/ a g^oid. B'+f^e/idir = gur a g^eall ar na daoine a c^oinnea/il o/ b^eith = ag urnaighe go ro/+-+m^inic? Rinne muinntir an = m^inistire cuid m^o/r iongantais i d+tra/thaibh = an ama seo de. Si/lim go d+tug na caili/ni/ = iarraidh a t^ionnto/dh. Ni/ t^iocfadh ar scor ar = bith, an cleachtu/ a b^i/ aige e/ fe/in a c^oisreagadh, = a b^aint as. C^uaidh se/ a f^ad ar aghaidh ina = d^iaidh sin agus gur b^ain se/ de sreanga/n agus = cu/pla bonn bras a b^i/ fa/ m^e/id pi/osa s^e/ = b+pighinn, agus scaball a b^i/ ar a m^uinea/l. = C^roch se/ ar an b^alla ag taobh a leabtha iad. = C^luinti/ ar fad e/ achan oidhche ag ra/dh na = paidre, agus gan na focla ion+-+tuigthe. G^uidh-= eadh se/ go fada/lach cra/ibhtheach mar c^uala se/ a = athair a d^e/anamh sa b^aile, agus an teaghlach = uilig eadar b^eag is m^o/r, ar a n+glu/ine, achan =

oidhche sa b^liadhain. Ba g^na/thach leis bri/sti/ = de c^o/rda+-+g^las a c^aitheamh ag obair, agus = culaith liath Dia Domhnaigh. Ina d^iaidh sin, = t^ionntuigheadh daoine thart agus d'+amharcadh = siad ina d^iaidh ar an b^ealach m^o/r. B^i/ coimh-= ightheas ann nach d+tiocfadh a b^aint as. D'+e/irigh = na daoine cleachtuighthe fa/ d^eireadh le a b^eith ag = coimhea/d air. Ach ni/or e/irigh siad cleachtuighthe = leis fe/in ariamh. Ba g^na/thach leis siubhal go = tapaidh mar nach m+be/adh se/ ach ag cleitearnaigh = eadar an t-+aer agus an talamh. B^i/ dreach = d^orcha air. Ba g^na/thach leis a hata a c^ur ar = leath+-+taoibh a c^inn. Nuair a b^i/odh tra/thno/na = teith ann, c^uireadh se/ a froc ar a leath+-+= g^ualainn. Nuair a t^igeadh se/ f^ad le claidhe = t^e/igheadh se/ de le/im thairis, agus chan a = d^'+aonturas a g^ni/odh se/ e/ ach i ganfhios do/ fe/in. = Agus t^arraing na no/sai/ seo droch+-+m^eas agus = fearg na g+comharsanach air. I n+diaidh a = n+dinnea/ra ni/ luighfeadh aon duine aca+-+san = ar c^u/l a c^inn ag amharc ar an spe/ir. Agus ni/ = rachadh aon duine aca ar fud na b+pa/irceann = ag gabha/il c^eo/il. Is iomdha uair a c^uala me/ = a g^lo/r as cu/l talaimh caorach. B^i/ glo/r = e/adtrom e/asgaidh aige, agus ina d^iaidh sin = b^i/ glo/r bro/nach daonda aige. Is iomdha uair a = c^ualaidh me/ an glo/r sin o/s cionn a/r g+cuid = pa/irceann nach g+cluin ach ceo/l na n-+e/an. Agus = mise fe/in, b^aineadh se/ le/im asam. Ba neamh+-+= ionann e/ go dearbhtha agus sinne. B^i/ croidhe = soineannta aige agus e/ garach, agus gan = iarraidh ag duine ar bith ar na neithibh seo. B^i/, = an deo/raidhe bocht a t^a/inig fa/ t^i/r, agus e/ mar = b^e/adh fear a b^e/arfai/ go pla/na/id eile, sgartha i = bh+fad o/n me/id a c^uaidh thart, agus gan fios =

ar bith aige goide/ a b^i/ roimhe. Agus an = c^ainnt tiugh t^eintridhe a b^i/ aige c^uir si/ fuath = ar achan duine. `Nach e/ an diabhal taodach e/!` = adeireadh siad. B^i/ se/ astoigh i d+teach an = o/il, i `d+*Teach_an_C^o/iste_agus_na_g+Capall`. = D'+o/l se/ braon uisge b^eatha, agus annsin = t^oisigh se/ agus dubhairt se/ amhra/n gra/dha de = c^uid a t^i/re du/thchaise, agus c^uir se/ coisgreadh = faoi+'n iomla/n aca. Sgairt siad tachtu/ a b^eith = air, agus g^oill sin air. Ach i d+taca le *Peble = rothado/ir agus le *Vincent gabha, agus leis an = c^uid eile aca, b'+f^earr leo/ a g+cuid leann a = o/l fa/ s^uaimhneas. Am eile t^ug se/ iarraidh = damhsa a f^oghluim daobhtha. B^ain se/ ceo/ as an = g^aineamh a b^i/ ar an urla/r. D'+e/irigh se/ de = le/im ana/irde eadar na ta/blai/ agus b^uail se/ = a d^a/ s^a/il ar a c^e/ile, agus s^uidh se/ ar a leath+-+= iosgaid ag cosa s^ean+-+*P^eble. S^i/n se/ amach = an c^os eile, agus leig se/ uaill as fe/in. = D'+e/irigh se/ annsin agus t^a/inig se/ thart ar = leath+-+c^ois, agus b^ain se/ blasg as a m^e/ara o/s = cionn m^ullaigh a c^inn. B^i/ carro/ir coimhigh-= theach astoigh ag o/l, agus t^oisigh se/ a t^abhairt = mionnai/ mo/ra, agus reath se/ amach agus a leath+-+= p^ionta ina la/imh leis. Nuair a c^uaidh an = daimhseo/ir de le/im ar an ta/bla agus t^oisigh = se/ a d^amhsa imeasg na n+gloini/, c^uir fear an = toighe cu/l air. Ni/ rabh gleacaidheacht ar bith = den t+seo/rt sin a d^ith air+-+sean. C^uaidh siad i = bh+fasto/dh ann. O/ t^a/rla go rabh braon o/lta ag = fear coimhightheach *Swaffer, c^uir se/ ina = n-+aghaidh. Caitheadh amach le la/imh la/idir e/, = agus tugadh su/l d^ubh do/. = "Is do/igh liom gur t^uig se/ i g+ceart go = rabh na daoine a b^i/ ina t^imcheall ina aghaidh. =

Ach b^i/ se/ do+-+c^laoidhte, eadar c^orp agus anam. = Ni/ rabh dadadh le eagla c^ur air ach cuimhne = na fairrge; b^i/ si/ mar b^e/adh fuigheall trom+-+= luighe ann. B^i/ a b^aile i bh+fad uaidh, agus ni/ = rabh se/ ag iarraidh a d^ul go Mericea/ an t-+am = seo. Is iomdha uair a d'+innis mise do/ nach = rabh aon a/it ar an domhan a rabh o/r le fagha/il le = cruinniu/ o/n talamh. C^uireadh se/ ceist annsin = goide/ mar t^iocfadh leis+-+sean pilleadh ar an = b^aile agus a p^o/cai/ folamh, agus go m+b'+e/igean = bo/ agus cupla bromach agus giota talaimh a = d^i/ol le n-+a b^ealach a riar? T^igeadh na deo/ra = ina s^u/ile, agus t^ionntuigheadh se/ o/n f^airrge = leathan loinnireach iad, agus c^aithfeadh se/ e/ = fe/in ar a aghaidh ar an f^e/ar. Ach in amannaibh, = c^uirfeadh se/ a hata i leath+-+taoibh ar a c^eann = agus c^uirfeadh se/ dreach smaicht air fe/in = agus d^e/anfadh se/ neamh+-+s^uim de mo c^e/ill. = Fuair seisean a c^uid o/ir, mar b^i/, croidhe = *Amy_Foster. Croidhe o/ir a b^i/ ann a rabh ciall = de p^ian daoine eile aige, adeireadh se/ agus = e/ da/iri/ribh i g+ceart. = "*Yanko a b'+ainm do/. D'+innis se/ gur+b^' = ionann sin agus *Sea/ini/n. Deireadh se/ go = minic fosta gur fear sle/ibhe a b^i/ ann. = *Goorall, an f^uaim ata/ ar sin ina t^eangaidh+-+= san dar liom. Agus tugadh sin mar s^loinneadh = air. Agus sin a m+be/idh de lorg ina d^iaidh, = an t-+ainm sin i leabhar an p^o/sta. Sgri/obh an = ministir si/os e/ - *Yanko_Goorall. Rinne an = deo/raidhe cros, agus creidim gur s^i/l se/ gur = b^'+e/ sin an c^uid ba tairbhighe den p^o/sadh, agus = sin a bh+fuil fa/gtha de c^uimhne ar a ainm. = "M^air se/ ag suirighe tamall fada - = m^air o/ fuair se/ ar a c^osa imeasg na n+daoine. =

Badh e/ an tu/s a c^uir se/ air, ribi/n glas a = c^eannacht do *Amy_Foster i n+*Darnford. Badh = e/ sin gna/thas a t^i/re+-+sean, ribi/n a c^eannacht i = siopa Iu/daigh la/ aonaigh. Creidim nach rabh a = f^ios ag an g^irsigh goide/ a d^e/anfadh si/ leis. = Ach dar leisean nach d+tiocfadh a b^eith in amhras = air fe/in o/n la/ sin amach. = "Ach ni/or t^uig me/ ariamh an fuath a b^i/ air = go dti/ gur m^aoidheamh se/ go rabh se/ ag dul a = p^o/sadh. B^i/ an ti/r uilig anuas air, agus gan = siocair acu le sin ach achan siocair a ba = tu/taighe na/ a c^e/ile. Ni/ rabh aon sean+-+b^ean = ar an b^aile nach rabh ag cur i d+ti/ortha. T^a/inig = *Smith air, comhgarach don f^eirm, agus b^agair = se/ go m+brisfeadh se/ an c^loigeann aige da/ = bh+feiceadh se/ fa/+'n a/it sin ni/ ba m^o/ e/. Ach c^uir = se/ casadh ina c^roimbe/al beag dubh agus = d'+amharc se/ comh fiadhta le n-+a s^u/ile dubha ar = *Smith agus nach rabh de ach an bagar. D'+innis = *Smith, ina d^iaidh sin, don c^aili/n go m+b'+e/igean = di/ a b^eith ar mire nuair a t^o/g si/ i/ fe/in le = n-+a leithe/id de g^ealt. Ach ba c^uma: nuair a = c^luineadh si/ e/ ag feadalaigh taobh thall den = abhaill le coim na h+oidhche, d'+f^a/gadh si/ ina = diaidh cibe/ a b^i/ ina la/imh aice, agus d'+f^a/gadh = si/ *Mrs._Smith agus a cuid co/mhra/idh, agus = reathadh si/ amach chuige. Dubhairt *Mrs._Smith = gur rata gan na/ire a b^i/ innte. Ni/ t^ug si/ = freagra ar bith uirthe. Ni/or labhair si/ le aon = duine ach oibriu/ le/ithe mar b^e/adh si/ bodhar. = Ni/l me/ ag de/anamh go rabh an tri/omhadh duine = ins an c^eanntar, ach i/ fe/in agus mise, a t^ug = fa/ dear comh h+a/luinn agus b^i/ se/. B^i/, b^i/ se/ = mionda, mion+-+c^umtha, agus iomchar deas air = ina c^olainn, agus rud e/ighinteacht fiadhain =

ina d^reach mar b^e/adh cre/atu/r a t^o/gfai/ i g+coill = ann. Rinne a ma/thair cuid m^o/r e/agcaoine o/s = a cionn, achan uair a d+tigeadh si/ a d^'+amharc = uirthe. B^i/ an t-+athair grusach, ach ni/or leig se/ = air fe/in go g+cuala se/ dadadh. Dubhairt *Mrs._= Flinn le/ithe la/ amha/in gan a d^ul ar c^u/l sge/ithe = leis, go n+de/anfadh an fear sin dochar di/ la/ = e/ighinteacht. Agus b^i/ siad ar an do/igh sin. = Tchi/fea/ *Amy agus e/ fe/in amuigh ar an b^ealach = m^o/r - ise ag siubhal go tostach, agus an = c^ulaith liath agus an cleite dubh uirthe, agus = na bro/ga troma; ba le/ar duit ce/ad slat uait = na mioto/gai/ geala a b^i/ uirthe. B^i/odh a froc = caithte thar a leath+-+g^ualainn aige+-+sean, agus e/ = ag siubhal le n-+a taoibh go h+uasal, agus ag = amharc go ceanamhail ar an c^aili/n a rabh an = croidhe o/rdha aice. Ni/l a f^ios agam an d+tug = se/ fa/ dear comh gann i n+gnaoi agus b^i/ si/. = B'+f^e/idir nach rabh se/ in innimh sin a m^eas, o/ = t^a/rla i/ a b^eith comh h+e/agcosamhail leis na = mna/ a rabh eo/las aige ortha. B'+f^e/idir gur b^'+i/ = an truaighe a b^i/ innte a m^eall e/. = "B^i/ se/ i m+bruid san am seo. Is e/ gna/thas = a t^i/re+-+sean sean+-+f^ear a f^agha/il leis an b^ean a = iarraidh. Ni/ rabh a f^ios aige goide/ a b'+f^earr = do/ a d^e/anamh. Ach la/ amha/in b^i/ se/ amuigh = imeasg na g+caorach, e/ fe/in agus *Foster, no/ b^i/ = an b^eirt ina d+tre/adaidheannai/ ag *Swaffer. = B^ain se/ de a hata agus c^uir se/ an sge/al i = la/thair *Foster. Ni/or d^ubhairt seisean ach = `creidim go bh+fuil si/ comh gann i g+ce/ill agus = go b+po/sfaidh si/ t^u/.` `Annsin,` adeireadh = *Foster, `c^uir se/ air a hata agus d'+amharc se/ = go trom orm, mar b^e/adh fonn air an sgeada-= ma/n a g^earradh agam, agus rinne se/ fead ar an =

m^adadh agus d'+imthigh se/ agus d'+f^a/g se/ an = obair uilig agam+-+sa.` Ni/or m^aith le Muinntir = *Foster, ar n+do/iche, tuarastal na girsighe a = c^ailleadh: ba g^na/thach le h+*Amy iomla/n a cuid = airgid a t^abhairt do n-+a ma/thair. Ach le n-+a = c^ois sin, b^i/ *Foster in aghaidh an c^leamhnais. = Dubhairt se/ go rabh an fear ina t^re/adaidhe = m^aith, ach na/r c^e/ile do m^naoi ar bith e/. Ba = g^na/thach leis, ar n+do/iche, a d^ul a c^ois na g+claidh-= theach ag cainnt leis fe/in mar b^e/adh amada/n = ann. Agus, ar n+do/iche, b^eireadh lucht na d+ti/ortha = coimhightheach sin droch+-+b^ail ar m^na/ corr+-+uair. = B'+f^e/idir gur m^aith leis a tabhairt leis in a/it = e/ighinteacht - no/ go n-+imtheo/chadh se/ agus go = bh+fa/gfadh se/ i/. Ni/ rabh se/ ion+-+taobhtha. Rinne = se/ seanmo/racha do n-+a nighin, ag innse go = loitfeadh an fear sin ar d^o/igh e/ighinteacht i/. = Deireadh siad fa/+'n t+sra/id+-+b^aile go rabh si/ mar = c^uirfeadh an fear fa/ g^easaibh i/. Is iomdha = duine a b^i/ ag cainnt ar na gnoithe. C^uir se/ = daoine as a g+cigilteacht, agus m^air an = di/s ag gabha/il le c^e/ile ar neamh+-+c^ead den = t+saoghal. Annsin t^a/rla rud nach rabhthas ag = du/il leis. = "Ni/l a f^ios agam ar t^uig sean+-+*Swaffer = ariamh go rabh an giolla coimhightheach a b^i/ aige = ag amharc air mar b^e/adh mac ar athair. Ar = scor ar bith d'+iarr *Yanko cead labhairt leis = (agus le *Miss, an t-+ainm a b^eireadh se/ ar an = t+sean+-+nighin b^odhair) agus badh e/ a/dhbhar a = c^o/mhra/idh cead po/sta a f^agha/il. D'+e/ist *Swaf-= fer leis, agus rinne se/ comhartha do/ imtheacht, = agus annsin sgairt se/ isteach sa c^luais a = b'+f^earr ag *Miss_Swaffer agus d'+innis se/ = an sge/al di/. Ni/or leig si/ uirthe fe/in go =

rabh iongantas ar bith uirthe, ach dubhairt = si/: `Ni/ bh+fuigh se/ an dara bean ach i/, go = dearbhtha.` = "Ar *M^iss_Swaffer a f^a/gtar an de/irce. = Ar scor ar bith c^ualthas i g+ceann an b^eaga/n = laetheach gur p^ronn *Mr._Swaffer teach ar = *Yanko - sin e/ an teach a c^onnaic tu/ ar maidin = - agus tuairim ar acaire talaimh. *Willcox, = a rinne sgri/bhinn air, agus d'+innis se/ damh go = rabh sult aige ann. B^i/ an c^ainnt seo ann, = `Mar luach saothair ar son mo ua di/leas, = *Bertha_Willcox, a s^a/bha/il.` = "Ar n+do/iche, ina d^iaidh sin, ni/ c^oinneo/chadh = cumhachtai/ an domhain o/ p^o/sadh iad. = "Agus m^air an cean aice air. C^onnaic-= theas i/ ag dul ina araicis tra/thno/na. Ba = g^na/thach le/ithe sta/nadh gan fabhra a b^ogadh, = suas an bealach mo/r an a/it a rabh si/ ag du/il = leis. T^iocfadh se/ ag siubhal go h+e/asgaidh, = agus e/ ag drannda/n amhra/in gra/dha de c^uid a = t^i/re. Nuair a rugadh an leanbh, d'+e/irigh se/ = su/gach ag `*Teach_an_C^o/iste_agus_na_g+Capall` = agus t^ug se/ iarraidh ari/s a d^ul a c^eo/l agus a = d^amhsa agus caitheadh amach ari/s e/. B^i/ daoine = ag de/anamh truaighe den m^naoi a b^i/ ceangailte = ar a leithe/id de c^iafart. Ach ba c^uma leis. = Dubhairt se/ liom go mo/rtasach go rabh fear = anois aige a d+tiocfadh leis a c^uid amhra/n a = ra/dh do/ agus labhairt leis i d+teangaidh a t^i/re = agus a d+tiocfadh leis damhsa a t^eagasg do/ = ar ball. = "Ach dar liom+-+sa go rabh se/ ag e/irghe trom = ar a c^ois, agus toirteach fa/+'n c^orp agus nach = rabh an t+su/il comh ge/ar aige agus b^i/. Ba = do/iche gur b^'+e/ an rud a s^amhail me/ e/. Ach =

dar liom go rabh an c^inneamhaint ag cur = c^eangal na g+cu/ig g+caol cheana fe/in air. = "La/ amha/in casadh orm ar an c^easaidh ar = *C^noc_Talfourd e/. D'+innis se/ damh go rabh na = mna/ saoitheamhail. C^uala me/ roimhe sin nach = rabh se/ fe/in agus a c^e/ile ag teacht le c^e/ile. = B^i/ na daoine ag ra/dh go bh+fuair *Amy_Foster = amach goide/ an seo/rt fir a p^o/s si/. D'+amharc = se/ ar an f^airrge ar no/s c^uma liom. La/ = amha/in sgiob an b^ean an leanbh amach as a = d^a/ la/imh agus e/ ina s^uidhe ar leic an dorais = ag ra/dh amhra/in den c^inea/l a g+cealgann na = ma/ithreacha na pa/isti/ leo/bhtha ina c^uid cnoc = du/thchais. B^i/ cuma uirthe gur s^i/l si/ go rabh se/ = ag de/anamh dochair don leanbh. Ta/ na mna/ = saoitheamhail. Agus c^uir si/ in aghaidh e/ a b^eith = ag guidhe o/s a/rd achan oidhche. Cad chuige = sin? B^i/ seisean ag du/il go n-+abro/chadh an = gasu/r an p^aidir ina d^iaidh ar ball beag, mar = deireadh se/ fe/in do n-+a athair i/ nuair a b^i/ se/ = ina t^achra/n - ina t^i/r d^u/thchais. Agus fuair me/ = amach go rabh se/ ag feitheamh leis an am a = d+tiocfadh an mac i me/aduigheacht ins an do/igh = a m+be/adh fear aige a d+tiocfadh leis a c^o/mhra/dh = a d^e/anamh leis ins an teangaidh sin a c^uireadh = an coisgreadh faoinne. Ni/ t^iocfadh leis a = t^uigbhea/il cad chuige na/r t^aitin sin leis an = m^naoi. Ach dubhairt se/ go rachadh sin thart. = C^uir se/ a c^eann i leath+-+taoibh go feasach, agus = b^uail se/ a m^e/ar ar a ucht, ag maoidheamh go = rabh croidhe maith aice, nach rabh si/ cadranta = na/ fiadhta, agus go rabh si/ tro/caireach agus = de/irceach! = "S^iubhail me/ liom agus me/ ag meabhru/. = B^i/ me/ ag smuaintiu/ go rabh an do/igh iongantach =

a b^i/ leis ag cur fuath ar an na/du/ir m^arbha/nta = sin a m^eall si/ o/ t^u/s. B^i/ me/ ag meabhru/..." = T^a/inig an doctu/ir go dti/ an f^uinneo/g agus = d'+amharc se/ amach ar an m^uir a/luinn f^uair, = ina luighe go sa/r+-+f^arsaing ins an c^eo/, mar = b^e/adh si/ ina fa/inne fa/+'n domhan, agus fa/+'n = me/id daoine a b^i/ air, a b^i/ ar seachra/n i n+gra/dh = agus in eagla. = "De t^airbhe cuirp de," ar seisean agus = t^ug se/ a c^u/l leis an f^uinneo/ig go tobann, = "t^iocfadh do/. T^iocfadh do/." = T^ost se/. Agus annsin t^oisigh se/ ari/s - = "Ar scor ar bith, an dara h+uair a c^onnaic = me/ e/, b^i/ se/ tinn. Aici/d na sgamha/n a b^i/ air. = B^i/ se/ righin, ach fe/adaidh se/ nach rabh se/ comh = tuartha le h+aimsir na ti/re seo agus s^i/l me/. = B^i/ an geimhreadh olc. Agus ar n+do/iche tig = tallannacha cumhaidhe ar lucht na sliabh, agus da/ = m+bi/odh lionndubh ar a aigne is mar sin ab f^usa = leis an aici/d a t^eacht air. B^i/ se/ ina luighe i = bh+fos ar i/ochtar ar leabaidh agus leath a c^uid = e/adaigh air. = "B^i/ ta/bla a rabh cumhdach dorcha air i la/r = an t+seo/mra. B^i/ cliabha/n slatach ar an urla/r, = b^i/ tu/la/n galach ar an b^ac, agus b^i/ clu/idi/ni/ = fa/+'n teallach ag tiormu/. B^i/ an seo/mra = teith, agus b^i/ doras air a b^i/ ag dul amach = 'un an g^a/rraidh; b'+f^e/idir go d+tug tu/ fa/ = dear e/. = "B^i/ se/ ag ra/mhailligh, agus ag munamar = leis fe/in. B^i/ sise ina suidhe ar c^athaoir agus = i/ ag amharc air le n-+a c^uid su/l donn dobhra/nta. = `Cad chuige nach d+tugann tu/ suas an staighre = e/?` arsa mise. Baineadh le/im aiste, agus = labhair si/ eadar s^nagarnach: `O! A! Ni/ =

t^iocfadh liom suidhe thuas an staighre aige, a = d^uine uasail.` = "T^ug me/ o/rduightheacha a/ithride di/. Ag dul = amach damh, dubhairt me/ ari/s gur c^o/ir do/ a = b^eith thuas an staighre. D'+f^a/isg si/ a la/mha. = `Ni/ t^iocfadh liom. Ni/ t^iocfadh liom. Bi/onn = se/ ag dul de c^ainnt e/ighinteacht - ni/l a f^ios = goide/ a bi/os se/ a ra/dh.` Smuaintigh me/ ar = iomla/n ar h+ubhradh le/ithe ag fagha/il locht ar an = f^ear g^ra/nna, agus d'+amharc me/ go ge/ar = uirthe. D'+amharc me/ ar a cuid su/ile dalla, = na su/ile a c^onnaic samhail aoibhinn seal, = agus nach rabh cuma anois ortha go bh+faca siad = dadadh. T^ug me/ fa/ dear go rabh si/ imnidheach. = "`Goide/ ata/ air?` ar sise, agus eagla = d^o/bhra/nta uirthe. `Ni/l cuma ro/+-+t^inn air. = Ni/ f^aca me/ aon duine ariamh a rabh an c^uma = air...` = "`An si/leann tu/ gur ag cur i g+ce/ill ata/ = se/?` arsa mise agus fearg orm. = "`Ni/l neart agam air, a d^uine uasail,` = ar sise go bodhma/nta. Agus annsin b^uail = si/ a d^a/ bois ar a c^e/ile agus d'+amharc si/ ar = gach taoibh di/. `Agus annsin an leanbh. Ta/ = me/ sgannruighthe. Ba m^aith leis me/ an leanbh = a t^abhairt do/. Ni/ t^uigim goide/ a bi/os se/ = ag ra/dh leis.` = "`Nach d+tig leat iarraidh ar b^ean den = c^omharsain a t^eacht isteach anocht?` arsa mise. = "`Le do t^oil, a d^uine uasail,` ar sise, = `ni/ f^eicthear domh gur maith le duine ar bith a = t^eacht.` Agus b^i/ cuma uirthe go rabh foighde = le sin aice. = "C^uir me/ ar a su/ile di/ go rabh aire m^o/r a =

d^ith air, agus annsin b'+e/igean damh imtheacht. = B^i/ a la/n tinnis an geimhreadh sin ann. `O! = Ta/ du/il agam nach m+bi/onn se/ ag cainnt!` = ar sise nuair a b^i/ me/ ag imtheacht. = "Ni/l a f^ios agam cad chuige nach d+tug me/ = fa/ dear e/ - ach ni/ t^ug. Ina d^iaidh sin t^ionn-= tuigh me/ thart nuair a b^i/ me/ ins an c^arr, agus = c^onnaic me/ ina seasamh go h+an+-+suaimhneach = ag an doras i/, agus i/ mar b^e/adh si/ ag meabhru/ = ar imtheacht ag teicheadh suas an bealach mo/r. = "Teacht na h+oidhche d'+e/irigh se/ ni/ ba m^easa. = "B^i/ se/ ag uthbhairt agus ag e/agcaoin, agus = corr+-+uair g^a/ e/ileamh fe/in. S^uidh si/ agus an = ta/bla eadar i/ fe/in agus an leabaidh, agus i/ ag = coimhea/d achan b^ogadh, agus ag e/isteacht le = achan g^lo/r, agus an eagla sin ag teacht uirthe = nach rabh si/ a t^uigbhea/il. B^i/ an cliabha/n in = aice le n-+a cosa aice. Ni/ rabh innte anois = ach tallann na ma/thara agus an eagla sin nach = rabh le/igheamh uirthe. = "Le sin t^a/inig se/ chuige fe/in. B^i/ tart = air, agus d'+iarr se/ deoch uisge. Ni/or b^og = si/, ni/or t^uig si/ e/, agus b'+f^e/idir gur s^i/l = seisean gur i m+Be/arla a labhair se/. D'+f^an = se/, agus e/ ag amharc uirthe go neamh+-+f^oighdeach, = agus iongantas air nach rabh si/ ag bogadh no/ = ag labhairt. Annsin sgairt se/ le/ithe: `Uisge! = Tabhair damh deoch uisge!` = "D'+e/irigh si/ de le/im ina seasamh, agus = b^eir si/ ar an leanbh, agus d'+f^an si/ annsin. = Labhair se/ le/ithe go teinntridhe, agus ni/ = d^ea/rn se/ ach tuilleadh eagla a c^ur uirthe. = Si/lim gur c^an se/ tamall fada le/ithe, creidim = ag athchuinge agus ag blanndar agus ag o/rdu/. = Deir si/ gur f^ulaing si/ e/ a f^ad agus t^iocfadh =

le/ithe. Agus annsin t^a/inig tallann feirge = air. = "D'+e/irigh se/ ina s^uidhe sa leabaidh agus = sgairt se/ focal amha/in go h+uathbha/sach - ni/ = rabh a f^ios ce/+'n focal. Annsin d'+e/irigh se/, = dubhairt si/, mar nach m+be/adh se/ tinn ar c^or ar = bith. Agus t^ug se/ iarraidh a d^ul thart ar an = ta/bla go dti/ i/, agus eagla agus fearg agus = iongantas agus fiabhras air. Ni/ d^ea/rn sise = ach an doras a f^osgladh agus reachta/il amach = agus an leanbh eadar a d^a/ la/imh le/ithe. C^uala = si/ e/ ag sgairtigh d^a/ uair ina diaidh, agus glo/r = sga/thmhar aige, agus t^eich si/... A! da/ = bh+feicthea/ an eagla a b^i/ ina cuid su/l dall = bodhma/nta, eagla a c^uir an to/ir uirthe an = oidhche sin ar fud t^ri/ mi/le go leith go dti/ teach = *Foster! C^onnaic mise sin la/ ar n-+a b^a/rach. = "Mise a fuair e/ ina luighe ar a b^e/al agus = ar a s^ro/in i sloda/n, go di/reach taobh amuigh = den g^eafta b^eag. = "T^a/inig sgairt g^asta an oidhche sin orm, = agus ag gabha/il 'un an b^aile damh teacht an lae = c^uaidh me/ thart leis an teach. B^i/ an doras = fosgailte. C^uidigh mo g^iolla liom a iomchur = isteach. D'+f^a/gamar ina luighe sa leabaidh e/. = B^i/ sma/l ar an lo/chrann, b^i/ an teine as, b^i/ = fuacht agus taisleach na h+oidhche ag teacht fri/d = an p^a/ipe/ar b^uidhe a b^i/ ar na ballai/. `*Amy,` = arsa mise go h+a/rd, agus dar liom gur = cailleadh mo g^lo/r mar labharfainn amuigh ar = an f^a/sach. D'+f^osgail seisean a s^u/ile. = `D'+imthigh si/,` ar seisean, `agus ni/ d^ea/rn = me/ ach deoch uisge a iarraidh - braon beag = uisge...` = "B^i/ cla/bar air. C^umhduigh me/ e/ agus =

d'+f^an me/ annsin, agus c^uala me/ corr+-+f^ocal = aige anois agus ari/s. Ni/ rabh se/ ag cainnt = ina t^eangaidh d^u/thchais ni/ b'+f^uide. D'+f^a/g = an fiabhras e/, agus teas na beatha ina c^osamar. = B^i/ a ana/l a/rd agus a s^u/ile loinnireach, agus e/ = cosamhail le beathach fiadhain a m+be/adh dol air. = D'+f^a/g si/ e/. D'+f^a/g si/ e/, agus e/ tinn, = tartmhar, gan b^righ. C^uaidh an deann go dti/ = an croidhe ann. `Cad chuige?` ar seisean, = mar b^e/adh fear ag sgreadaigh ar D^ia. Ni/ = f^uair se/ de f^reagra ach gaoth agus si/on. = "Nuair a t^ionntuigh me/ a d^rod an dorais = dubhairt se/ an focal `tro/caireach!` agus = d'+e/ag se/. = "C^uir me/ sa sgri/bhinn gur b^'+e/ an croidhe a = t^ug a b^a/s. B'+e/igean do/ gur f^eall a c^roidhe = air, no/ t^iocfadh se/ fri/d an oidhche d^oineannta = anro/idhteach seo fosta. D^ruid me/ a s^u/ile = agus t^ioma/in me/ liom. Ni/ rabh me/ i bh+fad o/n = teach nuair a casadh *Foster orm ag siubhal go = sturramhail eadar na claidhtheacha agus an = madadh leis. = "`An bh+fuil a f^ios agat ca/ bh+fuil do = nighean?` arsa mise. = "`Is agam ata/ f^ios!` ar seisean. `Ta/ = mise ag dul a labhairt leis. Ag sgannradh = mna/ ar a leithe/id de d^o/igh.` = "`Ni/ sgannro/chaidh se/ ni/os mo/ i/,` arsa = mise, `ta/ se/ marbh.` = "B^uail se/ a b^ata ar an talamh. `Ta/ an = leanbh annsin,` ar seisean. Annsin m^eabhruigh = se/ go domhain seal tamaill - = "`Ni/l a f^ios agam,` ar seisean, `nach = sin mar is fearr e/.` = "Sin an c^ainnt adubhairt se/. Ni/ labhrann =

sise anois ar c^or ar bith ar an f^ear. D'+imthigh = se/ fe/in agus a c^oisce/im e/asgaidh, agus a = ailleo/g c^eo/il as a/r g+cuid pa/irceanna; ni/l = a f^ios agam ar imthigh a c^uimhne as a croidhe = mar an g+ce/adna? Ni/l se/ ni/os fuide o/s = coinne a d^a/ su/l le n-+a spreagadh chun gra/dha no/ = eagla; agus ta/ cuma uirthe gur imthigh a c^uimhne = as a h+inchinn m^aoil mar d'+imtheo/chadh sga/ile de = b^raithli/n. Ta/ si/ ina comhnaidhe ins an teach, = agus i/ ag obair do *M^iss_Swaffer. *Amy_= Foster a b^eir achan duine uirthe, agus `gasu/r = *Amy_Foster` a b^eir siad ar an m^ac. *Sea/ini/n = an t-+ainm a b^eir si/ air. = "Is deacair a innse an d+tugann a ainm = cuimhne ar bith ina ceann. Ni/l a f^ios agam an = smuaintigheann si/ in am ar bith ar an am a = c^uaidh thart ar c^or ar bith. C^onnaic me/ = crochta o/s cionn c^liabha/n an leinbh sin i/, agus = gra/dh na ma/thara go la/idir innte. B^i/ an = pa/iste ina luighe ar c^u/l a c^inn, agus cinea/l = de eagla air romham+-+sa, ach gan e/ ag bogadh. = B^i/ na su/ile dubha aige, agus e/ cosamhail le = e/an a m+be/adh dol air. Nuair a c^onnaic me/ e/, = smuaintigh me/ ar an f^ear eile - ar an athair, = an duine a c^aith an f^airrge isteach faoi c^oim = go dti/ an a/it ar d^ual do/ ba/s a f^agha/il in = uaigneas agus in e/ado/chas." =