{"id":26,"date":"2026-01-24T03:32:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T03:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/anne-toc-do-duoi-chai-nha-xanh\/?post_type=chapter&p=26"},"modified":"2026-01-24T03:33:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T03:33:03","slug":"chuong-ii-matthew-cuthbert-ngac-nhien","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/anne-toc-do-duoi-chai-nha-xanh\/chapter\/chuong-ii-matthew-cuthbert-ngac-nhien\/","title":{"raw":"CH\u01af\u01a0NG II. Matthew Cuthbert Ng\u1ea1c Nhi\u00ean","rendered":"CH\u01af\u01a0NG II. Matthew Cuthbert Ng\u1ea1c Nhi\u00ean"},"content":{"raw":"Matthew Cuthbert c\u00f9ng con ng\u1ef1a h\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf thong th\u1ea3 \u0111i su\u1ed1t ch\u1eb7ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00e1m d\u1eb7m v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Bright River. Con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1eadt \u0111\u1eb9p, \u00eam \u0111\u1ec1m ch\u1ea1y qua nh\u1eefng n\u00f4ng tr\u1ea1i nh\u1ecf xinh, \u0111\u00f4i ch\u1ed7 l\u1ea1i lu\u1ed3n m\u00ecnh qua nh\u1eefng c\u1ee5m r\u1eebng th\u00f4ng t\u1ecfa h\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u1ef1a th\u01a1m n\u1ed3ng, ho\u1eb7c nh\u1eefng thung l\u0169ng n\u01a1i hoa m\u1eadn d\u1ea1i \u0111ua nhau khoe s\u1eafc m\u1ecfng manh. Kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed quanh \u0111\u00e2y thoang tho\u1ea3ng h\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u01a1m ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o t\u1eeb v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 v\u01b0\u1eddn t\u00e1o, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u1ecf tr\u1ea3i d\u00e0i b\u1ea5t t\u1eadn \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u00e2n tr\u1eddi m\u1edd \u1ea3o v\u1edbi s\u1eafc ng\u1ecdc trai v\u00e0 m\u00e0u t\u00edm bi\u1ebfc; trong khi\r\n\r\n\"Nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa chim nh\u1ecf h\u00f3t vang r\u1ed9n r\u00e3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3<\/i>\r\n\r\n\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 ng\u00e0y duy nh\u1ea5t trong n\u0103m c\u00f3 m\u00f9a h\u00e8.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nMatthew t\u1eadn h\u01b0\u1edfng chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i theo c\u00e1ch ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb nh\u1eefng l\u00fac anh ph\u1ea3i g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00e0o khi g\u1eb7p ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef - b\u1edfi \u1edf \u0110\u1ea3o Ho\u00e0ng T\u1eed Edward, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta v\u1eabn gi\u1eef th\u00f3i quen g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00e0o b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai m\u00ecnh g\u1eb7p tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, d\u00f9 quen hay l\u1ea1.\r\n\r\nMatthew lu\u00f4n th\u1ea5y e d\u00e8 tr\u01b0\u1edbc ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef, ch\u1ec9 tr\u1eeb Marilla v\u00e0 b\u00e0 Rachel; trong l\u00f2ng anh lu\u00f4n \u00e1m \u1ea3nh n\u1ed7i nghi ng\u1edd r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt kh\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u kia \u0111ang th\u1ea7m th\u00ec c\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee3t m\u00ecnh. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd anh kh\u00f4ng sai, b\u1edfi v\u1ebb ngo\u00e0i c\u1ee7a anh kh\u00e1 k\u1ef3 d\u1ecb: d\u00e1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ee5ng v\u1ec1, m\u00e1i t\u00f3c d\u00e0i m\u00e0u x\u00e1m b\u1ea1c bu\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00f4i vai h\u01a1i khom, c\u00f9ng b\u1ed9 r\u00e2u m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i, r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p m\u00e0u n\u00e2u \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eafn b\u00f3 v\u1edbi anh t\u1eeb n\u0103m hai m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i. Th\u1eadt ra, di\u1ec7n m\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a anh l\u00fac hai m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c m\u1ea5y so v\u1edbi b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u1edf tu\u1ed5i s\u00e1u m\u01b0\u01a1i, ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 khi \u1ea5y \u00edt \u0111i\u1ec3m b\u1ea1c h\u01a1n m\u00e0 th\u00f4i.\r\n\r\nKhi t\u1edbi Bright River, ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y t\u00e0u \u0111\u00e2u c\u1ea3; anh ngh\u0129 ch\u1eafc m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1edbm qu\u00e1, n\u00ean anh d\u1eaft ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0o bu\u1ed9c \u1edf s\u00e2n c\u00e1i qu\u00e1n tr\u1ecd nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a Bright River r\u1ed3i \u0111i sang nh\u00e0 ga. S\u00e2n ga d\u00e0i d\u1eb1ng d\u1eb7c g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi; sinh v\u1eadt s\u1ed1ng duy nh\u1ea5t anh nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 b\u00e9 ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1ng v\u00e1n l\u1ee3p \u1edf cu\u1ed1i s\u00e2n. Matthew, h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd xem \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 b\u00e9 hay kh\u00f4ng, l\u01b0\u1edbt qua c\u00f4 b\u00e9 nhanh nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng bu\u1ed3n nh\u00ecn. N\u1ebfu anh nh\u00ecn, anh kh\u00f3 l\u00f2ng b\u1ecf qua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ebb c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0 mong ch\u1edd to\u00e1t l\u00ean t\u1eeb d\u00e1ng v\u1ebb v\u00e0 n\u00e9t m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 b\u00e9. C\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 ho\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t ai \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 b\u1edfi l\u00fac n\u00e0y vi\u1ec7c duy nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m l\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i v\u00e0 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1ed3i ch\u1edd v\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.\r\n\r\nMatthew g\u1eb7p ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd nh\u00e0 ga \u0111ang kh\u00f3a c\u1eeda ph\u00f2ng v\u00e9 \u0111\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 \u0103n t\u1ed1i, v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi \u00f4ng \u1ea5y li\u1ec7u chuy\u1ebfn t\u00e0u n\u0103m gi\u1edd r\u01b0\u1ee1i c\u00f3 s\u1eafp t\u1edbi kh\u00f4ng.\r\n\r\n\"Chuy\u1ebfn t\u00e0u n\u0103m gi\u1edd r\u01b0\u1ee1i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn r\u1ed3i v\u00e0 \u0111i c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y n\u1eeda ti\u1ebfng,\"<\/i> vi\u00ean ch\u1ee9c nh\u00e0 ga nhanh nh\u1ea3u \u0111\u00e1p. \"Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh kh\u00e1ch xu\u1ed1ng t\u00e0u d\u00e0nh cho \u00f4ng - m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 b\u00e9. C\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i ngo\u00e0i kia tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1ng v\u00e1n. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o c\u00f4 b\u00e9 v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ee3i d\u00e0nh cho ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 b\u00e9 nghi\u00eam t\u00fac b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng c\u00f4 b\u00e9 th\u00edch ng\u1ed3i ngo\u00e0i n\u00e0y h\u01a1n. \u2018\u1ede \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng gian h\u01a1n cho tr\u00ed t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng,\u2019 c\u00f4 b\u00e9 n\u00f3i. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 c\u00f4 b\u00e9 n\u00e0y c\u00f3 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ea5y.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ng\u1edd l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 b\u00e9,\"<\/i> Matthew l\u1eafp b\u1eafp n\u00f3i. \"T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3n m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9. \u0110\u00e1ng l\u1ebd c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ph\u1ea3i \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y ch\u1ee9. B\u00e0 Alexander Spencer s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a c\u1eadu b\u00e9 t\u1eeb Nova Scotia \u0111\u1ebfn cho t\u00f4i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nNg\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd nh\u00e0 ga hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch b\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng.\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u1eafc c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 nh\u1ea7m l\u1eabn g\u00ec r\u1ed3i,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i. \"B\u00e0 Spencer xu\u1ed1ng t\u00e0u c\u00f9ng c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 giao c\u00f4 b\u00e9 cho t\u00f4i. B\u00e0 \u1ea5y b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng v\u00e0 ch\u1ecb g\u00e1i \u00f4ng s\u1ebd nh\u1eadn nu\u00f4i c\u00f4 b\u00e9 t\u1eeb tr\u1ea1i tr\u1ebb m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i v\u00e0 \u00f4ng s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3n c\u00f4 b\u00e9 ngay. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft c\u00f3 v\u1eady th\u00f4i - v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng gi\u1ea5u gi\u1ebfm \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u1ea3.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u n\u1ed5i,\"<\/i> Matthew b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i n\u00f3i, \u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec l\u00fac n\u00e0y c\u00f3 Marilla \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 x\u1eed l\u00fd t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng n\u00e0y.\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00e0, \u00f4ng n\u00ean h\u1ecfi c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u1ea5y,\"<\/i> ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00f4ng coi nh\u00e0 ga n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch h\u1edd h\u1eefng. \"T\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n c\u00f4 b\u00e9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch - c\u00f4 b\u00e9 n\u00f3i nhi\u1ec1u l\u1eafm, \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u00e0o theo \u00fd \u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n n\u1eefa r\u1ed3i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\u00d4ng ta vui v\u1ebb b\u1ecf \u0111i, v\u00ec b\u1ee5ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00f3i, c\u00f2n Matthew \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u00ec b\u1ecb b\u1ecf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c c\u00f2n kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m ti\u1ebfn v\u00e0o hang s\u01b0 t\u1eed - \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 b\u00e9 - m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 b\u00e9 xa l\u1ea1 - m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 b\u00e9 m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i - v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi c\u00f4 b\u00e9 t\u1ea1i sao c\u00f4 b\u00e9 l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 con trai. Matthew th\u1ea7m r\u00ean r\u1ec9 trong l\u00f2ng khi anh quay ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i xu\u1ed1ng s\u00e2n ga v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda c\u00f4 b\u00e9.\r\n\r\nC\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn anh t\u1eeb l\u00fac anh \u0111i ngang qua v\u00e0 gi\u1edd v\u1eabn \u0111ang d\u00f5i theo anh. Matthew kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn c\u00f4 b\u00e9 v\u00e0 c\u0169ng s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f4 b\u00e9 tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 nh\u00ecn, nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi quan s\u00e1t b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y: M\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ch\u1eebng m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t tu\u1ed5i, m\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc v\u00e1y v\u1ea3i wincey m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng x\u00e1m r\u1ea5t ng\u1eafn, r\u1ea5t ch\u1eadt, r\u1ea5t x\u1ea5u x\u00ed. C\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u1ed9i m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 m\u00e0u n\u00e2u \u0111\u00e3 phai m\u00e0u, v\u00e0 t\u1eeb d\u01b0\u1edbi v\u00e0nh m\u0169, hai b\u00edm t\u00f3c d\u00e0y c\u1ed9m bu\u00f4ng x\u00f5a xu\u1ed1ng l\u01b0ng, v\u1edbi m\u00e1i t\u00f3c \u0111\u1ecf r\u1ef1c. Khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t c\u00f4 b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf nh\u1eafn, tr\u1eafng tr\u1ebbo v\u00e0 g\u1ea7y g\u00f2, c\u0169ng l\u1ea5m ch\u1ea5m r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u t\u00e0n nhang; mi\u1ec7ng c\u00f4 b\u00e9 r\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u0169ng v\u1eady, tr\u00f4ng m\u00e0u xanh l\u1ee5c khi c\u00f3 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng v\u00e0 m\u00e0u x\u00e1m khi \u1edf n\u01a1i kh\u00e1c.\r\n\r\n\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi quan s\u00e1t b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng; m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi quan s\u00e1t tinh t\u1ebf h\u01a1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc c\u1eb1m r\u1ea5t nh\u1ecdn v\u00e0 n\u1ed5i b\u1eadt; \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft to, \u00e1nh l\u00ean s\u1ef1 lanh l\u1ee3i v\u00e0 sinh kh\u00ed; \u0111\u00f4i m\u00f4i xinh x\u1eafn, \u0111\u1ea7y bi\u1ec3u c\u1ea3m; v\u1ea7ng tr\u00e1n r\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1eb7n; t\u00f3m l\u1ea1i, ng\u01b0\u1eddi quan s\u00e1t tinh \u00fd \u1ea5y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 k\u1ebft lu\u1eadn r\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n t\u1ea7m th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0o \u0111ang tr\u00fa ng\u1ee5 trong c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb lang thang n\u00e0y, k\u1ebb m\u00e0 Matthew Cuthbert nh\u00fat nh\u00e1t l\u1ea1i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch l\u1ed1 b\u1ecbch \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf.\r\n\r\nTuy nhi\u00ean, Matthew \u0111\u00e3 tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi c\u1ea3nh ph\u1ea3i l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng tr\u01b0\u1edbc, b\u1edfi ngay khi c\u00f4 b\u00e9 nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y anh \u0111ang ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, m\u1ed9t tay n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t quai chi\u1ebfc t\u00fai v\u1ea3i c\u0169 k\u1ef9, s\u1eddn m\u00e0u; tay kia c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u01b0a th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda anh.\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00e1u \u0111o\u00e1n \u00f4ng l\u00e0 b\u00e1c Matthew Cuthbert \u1edf Ch\u00e1i Nh\u00e0 Xanh ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1?\"<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 c\u1ea5t l\u1eddi b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i trong tr\u1ebbo, ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1ea1 th\u01b0\u1eddng. \"Ch\u00e1u vui l\u1eafm khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p b\u00e1c. Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u lo s\u1ee3 b\u00e1c s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng t\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3n ch\u00e1u n\u1eefa, v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 ra \u0111\u1ee7 m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u0103n tr\u1edf b\u00e1c. Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu t\u1ed1i nay b\u00e1c kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn, ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd \u0111i d\u1ecdc theo con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng kia t\u1edbi g\u1ed1c anh \u0111\u00e0o d\u1ea1i th\u1eadt to \u1edf kh\u00fac quanh, r\u1ed3i tr\u00e8o l\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 ng\u1ee7 qua \u0111\u00eam. Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i t\u00ed n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u, v\u00e0 th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi bi\u1ebft bao khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eb1m ng\u1ee7 tr\u00ean c\u00e2y anh \u0111\u00e0o d\u1ea1i tr\u1eafng x\u00f3a hoa n\u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh tr\u0103ng, b\u00e1c th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? B\u00e1c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u00ecnh \u0111ang s\u1ed1ng trong m\u1ed9t l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1 c\u1ea9m th\u1ea1ch \u0111\u1ea5y, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? V\u00e0 ch\u00e1u tin ch\u1eafc b\u00e1c s\u1ebd t\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3n ch\u00e1u v\u00e0o bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng, n\u1ebfu b\u00e1c kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn trong \u0111\u00eam nay.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nMatthew n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y b\u00e0n tay g\u1ea7y gu\u1ed9c b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch v\u1ee5ng v\u1ec1; ngay l\u00fac \u1ea5y, anh \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec. Anh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o n\u00f3i v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb c\u00f3 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft r\u1ef1c s\u00e1ng kia r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 nh\u1ea7m l\u1eabn; anh s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a c\u00f4 b\u00e9 v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 Marilla gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n. D\u00f9 sao \u0111i n\u1eefa, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb b\u1ecf l\u1ea1i \u1edf Bright River, b\u1ea5t k\u1ec3 c\u00f3 nh\u1ea7m l\u1eabn g\u00ec ch\u0103ng n\u1eefa, n\u00ean t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng th\u1eafc m\u1eafc v\u00e0 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 d\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ebfn khi anh \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Ch\u00e1i Nh\u00e0 Xanh an to\u00e0n.\r\n\r\n\"T\u00f4i xin l\u1ed7i v\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn mu\u1ed9n,\"<\/i> anh r\u1ee5t r\u00e8 n\u00f3i. \"Ch\u00fang ta \u0111i th\u00f4i. Ng\u1ef1a \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee3i \u1edf s\u00e2n. \u0110\u01b0a t\u00fai x\u00e1ch cho t\u00f4i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u1ed2, ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 mang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1ea1,\"<\/i> \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch vui v\u1ebb. \"N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng n\u1eb7ng l\u1eafm \u0111\u00e2u. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n qu\u00fd gi\u00e1 c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ec1u \u1edf trong n\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 g\u00ec. V\u00e0 n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7m \u0111\u00fang c\u00e1ch, tay c\u1ea7m s\u1ebd tu\u1ed9t m\u1ea5t - n\u00ean ch\u00e1u th\u00e0 gi\u1eef l\u1ea5y v\u00ec ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch c\u1ea7m cho \u0111\u00fang. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc t\u00fai v\u1ea3i c\u0169 k\u1ef9 r\u1ed3i. \u00d4i, ch\u00e1u th\u1eadt m\u1eebng v\u00ec \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn, d\u00f9 r\u1eb1ng ng\u1ee7 tr\u00ean c\u00e2y anh \u0111\u00e0o d\u1ea1i c\u0169ng r\u1ea5t tuy\u1ec7t. Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i \u0111i m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng xa l\u1eafm ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? B\u00e0 Spencer n\u00f3i l\u00e0 t\u00e1m d\u1eb7m. Ch\u00e1u m\u1eebng v\u00ec ch\u00e1u r\u1ea5t th\u00edch \u0111i xe. \u00d4i, th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi khi s\u1eafp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ed1ng c\u00f9ng \u00f4ng v\u00e0 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 \u00f4ng. Ch\u00e1u ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 ai c\u1ea3 - th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd. Nh\u01b0ng tr\u1ea1i tr\u1ebb m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i l\u00e0 n\u01a1i t\u1ec7 nh\u1ea5t. Ch\u00e1u ch\u1ec9 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ed1n th\u00e1ng th\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng th\u1ebf l\u00e0 qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i. Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 \u00f4ng t\u1eebng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i trong tr\u1ea1i tr\u1ebb, n\u00ean \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u. N\u00f3 c\u00f2n t\u1ec7 h\u01a1n b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng. B\u00e0 Spencer b\u1ea3o ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i v\u1eady l\u00e0 h\u01b0, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng c\u1ed1 \u00fd h\u01b0 \u0111\u00e2u. Th\u1eadt d\u1ec5 tr\u1edf n\u00ean h\u01b0 h\u1ecfng m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 hay bi\u1ebft, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? H\u1ecd l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed1t, \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea5y - nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf tr\u1ea1i tr\u1ebb m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i. Nh\u01b0ng \u1edf tr\u1ea1i tr\u1ebb m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed7 cho tr\u00ed t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng - ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i kh\u00e1c th\u00f4i. Th\u1eadt th\u00fa v\u1ecb khi t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng v\u1ec1 ch\u00fang - t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u00f4 b\u00e9 ng\u1ed3i c\u1ea1nh ch\u00e1u th\u1ef1c ra l\u00e0 con g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t b\u00e1 t\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111eo \u0111ai, b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t v\u00fa em \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c b\u1eaft c\u00f3c kh\u1ecfi cha m\u1eb9 t\u1eeb khi c\u00f2n b\u00e9 v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00fa em \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi k\u1ecbp th\u00fa nh\u1eadn. Ch\u00e1u th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1ee9c tr\u1eafng \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, v\u00ec ban ng\u00e0y ch\u00e1u ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gian. Ch\u00e1u \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao ch\u00e1u g\u1ea7y - ch\u00e1u g\u1ea7y l\u1eafm, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? Ch\u00e1u ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 t\u00ed th\u1ecbt n\u00e0o tr\u00ean x\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ea3. Ch\u00e1u r\u1ea5t th\u00edch t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u00ecnh m\u1eadp m\u1ea1p, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng l\u00fam \u0111\u1ed3ng ti\u1ec1n \u1edf khu\u1ef7u tay.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\u0110o\u1ea1n v\u0103n tr\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ebft l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 sau:\r\n\r\n\u0110\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y, ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a Matthew ng\u1eebng n\u00f3i, m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n v\u00ec c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ebft h\u01a1i, m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n v\u00ec h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 t\u1edbi n\u01a1i \u0111\u1ed7 xe ng\u1ef1a. Su\u1ed1t qu\u00e3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi l\u00e0ng v\u00e0 xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t con d\u1ed1c nh\u1ecf, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i th\u00eam l\u1eddi n\u00e0o. Con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e0o s\u00e2u v\u00e0o l\u1edbp \u0111\u1ea5t m\u1ec1m, t\u1ea1o n\u00ean hai b\u00ean b\u1edd cao, ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ea7y hoa anh \u0111\u00e0o d\u1ea1i v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y b\u1ea1ch d\u01b0\u01a1ng thanh m\u1ea3nh, cao h\u01a1n \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ecd v\u00e0i th\u01b0\u1edbc.\r\n\r\nB\u1ed7ng c\u00f4 b\u00e9 v\u1edbi tay b\u1ebb m\u1ed9t c\u00e0nh m\u1eadn d\u1ea1i \u0111ang v\u01b0\u01a1n ra, qu\u1eb9t v\u00e0o th\u00e0nh xe.\r\n\r\n\"C\u00e2y \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1eb9p qu\u00e1, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? C\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u00e2y nghi\u00eang m\u00ecnh tr\u00ean b\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, tr\u1eafng x\u00f3a v\u00e0 duy\u00ean d\u00e1ng, tr\u00f4ng n\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn \u00f4ng li\u00ean t\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec?\"<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 h\u1ecfi.\r\n\r\n\"\u1ed2, ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft n\u1eefa,\"<\/i> Matthew \u0111\u00e1p.\r\n\r\n\"Th\u00ec m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 d\u00e2u ch\u1ee9 g\u00ec - m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 d\u00e2u trong b\u1ed9 v\u00e1y tr\u1eafng mu\u1ed1t v\u1edbi m\u1ea1ng che m\u1eb7t m\u1ecfng manh tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1eb9p. Ch\u00e1u ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y c\u00f4 d\u00e2u bao gi\u1edd, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ra d\u00e1ng v\u1ebb c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Ch\u00e1u ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd m\u01a1 \u01b0\u1edbc m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd l\u00e0 c\u00f4 d\u00e2u \u0111\u00e2u. Ch\u00e1u x\u1ea5u x\u00ed \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c ch\u1eb3ng ai th\u00e8m c\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2u - tr\u1eeb phi l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 truy\u1ec1n gi\u00e1o n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. Ch\u00e1u \u0111o\u00e1n m\u1ea5y nh\u00e0 truy\u1ec1n gi\u00e1o n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i h\u1eb3n kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e1 k\u00e9n ch\u1ecdn l\u1eafm \u0111\u00e2u. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u th\u1ea7m mong m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chi\u1ebfc v\u00e1y tr\u1eafng. \u0110\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 kh\u00e1t v\u1ecdng h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac tr\u1ea7n gian cao nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u. Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n l\u00e0 m\u00ea nh\u1eefng b\u1ed9 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o \u0111\u1eb9p. V\u00e0 su\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eddi, ch\u00e1u ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng s\u1edf h\u1eefu m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc v\u00e1y \u0111\u1eb9p n\u00e0o m\u00e0 ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1edb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c - nh\u01b0ng d\u0129 nhi\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u00e0ng khi\u1ebfn ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 mong ch\u1edd h\u01a1n, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ecfa s\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u00ecnh kho\u00e1c l\u00ean nh\u1eefng b\u1ed9 c\u00e1nh l\u1ed9ng l\u1eaby. S\u00e1ng nay khi r\u1eddi tr\u1ea1i tr\u1ebb m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i, ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 v\u00ec ph\u1ea3i m\u1eb7c chi\u1ebfc v\u00e1y wincey c\u0169 k\u1ef9 kinh kh\u1ee7ng n\u00e0y. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 tr\u1ebb m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u ph\u1ea3i m\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ed3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, b\u00e1c bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea5y. M\u1ed9t th\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u00e2n \u1edf Hopeton \u0111\u00e3 quy\u00ean g\u00f3p ba tr\u0103m th\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ea3i wincey cho tr\u1ea1i ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u v\u00e0o m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng n\u0103m ngo\u00e1i. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta b\u1ea3o \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0m th\u1ebf v\u00ec s\u1ed1 v\u1ea3i \u1ebf \u1ea9m kh\u00f4ng b\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u v\u1eabn mu\u1ed1n tin r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 xu\u1ea5t ph\u00e1t t\u1eeb l\u00f2ng t\u1ed1t c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y, b\u00e1c c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 v\u1eady kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? Khi l\u00ean t\u00e0u, ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u d\u00f5i theo v\u00e0 th\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u1ea1i ch\u00e1u. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n h\u00ecnh dung m\u00ecnh \u0111ang m\u1eb7c chi\u1ebfc v\u00e1y l\u1ee5a xanh nh\u1ea1t tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ea5t - b\u1edfi khi t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng, ta ph\u1ea3i t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng ch\u1ee9 - c\u00f9ng chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 r\u1ed9ng v\u00e0nh \u0111i\u1ec3m xuy\u1ebft hoa v\u00e0 l\u00f4ng v\u0169 duy\u00ean d\u00e1ng, m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 v\u00e0ng, \u0111\u00f4i g\u0103ng tay da v\u00e0 b\u1ed1t cao c\u1ed5. Ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c, ch\u00e1u c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y vui s\u01b0\u1edbng v\u00e0 t\u1eadn h\u01b0\u1edfng chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0110\u1ea3o v\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nhi\u1ec7t huy\u1ebft c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Ch\u00e1u ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 say s\u00f3ng tr\u00ean chuy\u1ebfn ph\u00e0. B\u00e0 Spencer c\u0169ng v\u1eady, d\u00f9 b\u00e0 \u1ea5y th\u01b0\u1eddng hay b\u1ecb say. B\u00e0 \u1ea5y b\u1ea3o b\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 say s\u00f3ng v\u00ec ph\u1ea3i canh ch\u1eebng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00e1u r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng bi\u1ec3n. B\u00e0 \u1ea5y n\u00f3i b\u00e0 ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y ai l\u0103ng x\u0103ng kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i nh\u01b0 ch\u00e1u. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu vi\u1ec7c \u1ea5y gi\u00fap b\u00e0 \u1ea5y kh\u1ecfi say s\u00f3ng th\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u may m\u1eafn khi ch\u00e1u hi\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ed9ng hay sao \u1ea1? V\u00e0 ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00ean con t\u00e0u, v\u00ec ch\u00e1u ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft li\u1ec7u m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 c\u00f2n c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng. \u00d4i, \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f2n c\u00f3 v\u00f4 v\u00e0n c\u00e2y anh \u0111\u00e0o \u0111ang n\u1edf hoa n\u1eefa! H\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o n\u00e0y \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 ch\u1ed1n thi\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a mu\u00f4n hoa. Ch\u00e1u y\u00eau n\u01a1i n\u00e0y ngay t\u1eeb c\u00e1i nh\u00ecn \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean, v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u vui s\u01b0\u1edbng bi\u1ebft bao khi s\u1eafp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ed1ng t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y. Ch\u00e1u lu\u00f4n nghe n\u00f3i \u0110\u1ea3o Ho\u00e0ng T\u1eed Edward l\u00e0 n\u01a1i \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ea5t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi, v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u t\u1eebng m\u01a1 t\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ed1ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 tr\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee3i \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y th\u00e0nh hi\u1ec7n th\u1ef1c. Th\u1eadt k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u khi nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u ta t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng b\u1ed7ng tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? Nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ecf kia m\u1edbi th\u1eadt l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng l\u00e0m sao. Khi ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u l\u00ean xe \u1edf Charlottetown v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ecf b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u01b0\u1edbt qua, ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecfi b\u00e0 Spencer \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec khi\u1ebfn ch\u00fang c\u00f3 m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf th\u1ebf, b\u00e0 \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e1p r\u1eb1ng b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft v\u00e0 c\u1ea7u Ch\u00faa th\u01b0\u01a1ng xin ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1eebng h\u1ecfi th\u00eam b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec n\u1eefa. B\u00e0 \u1ea5y b\u1ea3o ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea5t v\u1ea5n b\u00e0 c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0n c\u00e2u r\u1ed3i. Ch\u00e1u \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0 v\u1eady, nh\u01b0ng l\u00e0m sao ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1eb7t c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi ch\u1ee9? V\u00e0 r\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1<\/strong> khi\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u1ea5y mang m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u1ed2, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5 n\u1eefa,\"<\/i> Matthew \u0111\u00e1p.\r\n\r\n\"Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i, \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00ecnh c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 v\u00e0o l\u00fac n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. Th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi khi ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? N\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn ch\u00e1u c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y ph\u1ea5n kh\u1edfi v\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ed1ng - th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi n\u00e0y m\u1edbi th\u00fa v\u1ecb l\u00e0m sao. S\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n th\u00fa v\u1ecb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta bi\u1ebft h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec1u, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? L\u00fac \u1ea5y s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n ch\u1ed7 cho tr\u00ed t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng n\u1eefa, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i nhi\u1ec1u qu\u00e1 r\u1ed3i ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi lu\u00f4n b\u1ea3o ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i nhi\u1ec1u. \u00d4ng c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n ch\u00e1u ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng? N\u1ebfu \u00f4ng b\u1ea3o ng\u1eebng, ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd ng\u1eebng. Ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3<\/strong> ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i khi ch\u00e1u quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh, d\u00f9 vi\u1ec7c \u1ea5y th\u1eadt kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nMatthew, khi\u1ebfn ch\u00ednh anh c\u0169ng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean, \u0111ang c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ni\u1ec1m th\u00edch th\u00fa. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ea7m l\u1eb7ng, anh th\u00edch nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i nhi\u1ec1u khi h\u1ecd s\u1eb5n l\u00f2ng t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh n\u00f3i m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi anh ph\u1ea3i h\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e1p. Nh\u01b0ng anh ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y ni\u1ec1m vui trong s\u1ef1 b\u1ea7u b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 g\u00e1i. Ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee7 t\u1ec7 r\u1ed3i, nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con g\u00e1i nh\u1ecf c\u00f2n t\u1ec7 h\u01a1n. Anh gh\u00e9t c\u00e1i c\u00e1ch ch\u00fang e d\u00e8 l\u01b0\u1edbt qua anh, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng \u00e1nh m\u1eaft li\u1ebfc ngang, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 ch\u00fang tr\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee3i anh s\u1ebd nu\u1ed1t ch\u1eedng ch\u00fang trong m\u1ed9t n\u1ed1t nh\u1ea1c n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang d\u00e1m th\u1ed1t ra m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 ki\u1ec3u tr\u1ebb con g\u00e1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ea1y d\u1ed7 \u0111\u00fang m\u1ef1c \u1edf Avonlea. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 b\u00e9 t\u00e0n nhang n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i kh\u00e1c h\u1eb3n, v\u00e0 d\u00f9 anh th\u1ea5y h\u01a1i kh\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00ed \u00f3c ch\u1eadm ch\u1ea1p c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh b\u1eaft k\u1ecbp nh\u1eefng d\u00f2ng suy ngh\u0129 nhanh nh\u1ea1y c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 b\u00e9, anh ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh \"h\u01a1i th\u00edch nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi n\u00f3i l\u00edu lo c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 b\u00e9.\"<\/i> V\u00ec th\u1ebf, anh l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch r\u1ee5t r\u00e8 nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7:\r\n\r\n\"\u00d4i, con c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i bao nhi\u00eau t\u00f9y \u00fd. Ta ch\u1eb3ng phi\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e2u.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u00d4i, ch\u00e1u m\u1eebng qu\u00e1! Ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft \u00f4ng v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd h\u00f2a h\u1ee3p th\u1eadt t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ni\u1ec1m gi\u1ea3i tho\u00e1t khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3i n\u0103ng t\u1ef1 do m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb ai qu\u1edf tr\u00e1ch r\u1eb1ng tr\u1ebb con ch\u1ec9 n\u00ean xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft ch\u1ee9 \u0111\u1eebng l\u1ecdt v\u00e0o tai ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn. Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 nghe c\u00e2u \u1ea5y c\u1ea3 tri\u1ec7u l\u1ea7n r\u1ed3i n\u1ebfu t\u00ednh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n. V\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u1ee9 c\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00ea ch\u00e1u v\u00ec hay d\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng t\u1eeb ng\u1eef hoa m\u1ef9. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng \u00fd ngh\u0129 l\u1edbn lao, th\u00ec \u1eaft ph\u1ea3i d\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng t\u1eeb ng\u1eef trang tr\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ec3 di\u1ec5n t\u1ea3 ch\u1ee9, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u1eea, nghe c\u0169ng c\u00f3 l\u00fd,\"<\/i> Matthew \u0111\u00e1p.\r\n\r\n\"B\u00e0 Spencer b\u1ea3o l\u01b0\u1ee1i ch\u00e1u ch\u1eafc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c treo l\u01a1 l\u1eedng \u1edf gi\u1eefa. Nh\u01b0ng th\u1ef1c ra kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u1eady - n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eafn ch\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9. B\u00e0 Spencer n\u00f3i nh\u00e0 \u00f4ng t\u00ean l\u00e0 Ch\u00e1i Nh\u00e0 Xanh. Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecfi b\u00e0 \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee7 m\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec1u v\u1ec1 n\u01a1i \u1ea5y. B\u00e0 \u1ea5y b\u1ea3o quanh nh\u00e0 c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i. Ch\u00e1u c\u00e0ng th\u1ea5y vui s\u01b0\u1edbng h\u01a1n. Ch\u00e1u y\u00eau c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i tha thi\u1ebft. C\u00f2n \u1edf tr\u1ea1i tr\u1ebb m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng c\u00e2y, ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0i c\u00e2y non t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda, xung quanh c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o nh\u1ecf s\u01a1n tr\u1eafng b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7. Tr\u00f4ng ch\u00fang kh\u00e1c n\u00e0o nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i, nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i c\u00e2y b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf \u1ea5y. Nh\u00ecn ch\u00fang m\u00e0 l\u00f2ng ch\u00e1u qu\u1eb7n \u0111au mu\u1ed1n kh\u00f3c. Ch\u00e1u th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00ec th\u1ea7m v\u1edbi ch\u00fang: '\u00d4i nh\u1eefng sinh linh b\u00e9 b\u1ecfng t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p! Gi\u00e1 nh\u01b0 c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ee9ng gi\u1eefa khu r\u1eebng r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn, xung quanh l\u00e0 b\u00e8 b\u1ea1n c\u00e2y xanh, d\u01b0\u1edbi g\u1ed1c ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ea7y r\u00eau xanh v\u00e0 hoa chu\u00f4ng th\u00e1ng S\u00e1u, g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea5y c\u00f3 d\u00f2ng su\u1ed1i trong veo, tr\u00ean c\u00e0nh chim h\u00f3t l\u00edu lo - th\u00ec c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u01b0\u01a1n cao l\u1edbn m\u1ea1nh, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y \u1edf n\u01a1i n\u00e0y.' Ch\u00e1u th\u1ea5u hi\u1ec3u n\u1ed7i l\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n l\u1eafm, h\u1ee1i nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y non b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf. S\u00e1ng nay khi r\u1eddi \u0111i, ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y l\u00f2ng bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3 v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng khi ph\u1ea3i xa ch\u00fang. Con ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta th\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1eafn b\u00f3 v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? Th\u1ebf \u1edf g\u1ea7n Ch\u00e1i Nh\u00e0 Xanh c\u00f3 d\u00f2ng su\u1ed1i n\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? Ch\u00e1u qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t kh\u00f4ng h\u1ecfi b\u00e0 Spencer v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u1ed2, c\u00f3 ch\u1ee9, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con ngay d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u00e0 kia.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tin n\u1ed5i. \u01af\u1edbc m\u01a1 c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd v\u1eabn l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ea1nh m\u1ed9t con su\u1ed1i. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd d\u00e1m ngh\u0129 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd th\u00e0nh hi\u1ec7n th\u1ef1c. Nh\u1eefng gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 \u0111\u00e2u d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? Nh\u01b0ng s\u1ebd tuy\u1ec7t bi\u1ebft bao n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang th\u00e0nh hi\u1ec7n th\u1ef1c? L\u00fac n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2y, ch\u00e1u c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac tr\u1ecdn v\u1eb9n. Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00ec - ch\u00e0, \u00f4ng g\u1ecdi m\u00e0u n\u00e0y l\u00e0 m\u00e0u g\u00ec nh\u1ec9?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nC\u00f4 b\u00e9 k\u00e9o m\u1ed9t b\u00edm t\u00f3c d\u00e0i \u00f3ng \u00e1nh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u1eaft qua b\u1edd vai g\u1ea7y gu\u1ed9c v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a l\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft Matthew. Matthew v\u1ed1n kh\u00f4ng quen v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 m\u00e0u t\u00f3c c\u1ee7a ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef, nh\u01b0ng trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p n\u00e0y, ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 nghi ng\u1edd n\u1eefa.\r\n\r\n\"N\u00f3 m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1?\"<\/i> anh h\u1ecfi.\r\n\r\nC\u00f4 b\u00e9 th\u1ea3 l\u1ecfng b\u00edm t\u00f3c v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf d\u00e0i nh\u01b0 v\u1ecdng l\u00ean t\u1eeb t\u1eadn \u0111\u00e1y s\u00e2u t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n, m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf mang theo m\u1ecdi n\u1ed7i s\u1ea7u mu\u1ed9n c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi.\r\n\r\n\"V\u00e2ng, n\u00f3 m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf \u1ea1,\"<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi v\u1ebb cam ch\u1ecbu. \"Gi\u1edd \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u t\u1ea1i sao ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac tr\u1ecdn v\u1eb9n r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y. Ch\u1eb3ng ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac khi mang m\u1ed9t m\u00e1i t\u00f3c \u0111\u1ecf c\u1ea3. Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e1 b\u1eadn t\u00e2m v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00e1c - nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft t\u00e0n nhang, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft xanh l\u1ee5c hay th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh g\u1ea7y gu\u1ed9c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u01b0\u1eddng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ch\u00fang bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. Ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u00ecnh s\u1edf h\u1eefu l\u00e0n da h\u1ed3ng h\u00e0o tuy\u1ec7t m\u1ef9 v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft t\u00edm long lanh nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng v\u00ec sao. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3<\/strong> n\u00e0o t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00e1i t\u00f3c \u0111\u1ecf n\u00e0y bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c. Ch\u00e1u t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7, 'B\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u00f3c m\u00ecnh \u0111en tuy\u1ec1n, \u0111en nh\u01b0 c\u00e1nh qu\u1ea1.' Nh\u01b0ng trong th\u00e2m t\u00e2m, ch\u00e1u v\u1eabn bi\u1ebft r\u00f5<\/strong> n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng, v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn tr\u00e1i tim ch\u00e1u tan n\u00e1t. N\u00f3 s\u1ebd m\u00e3i l\u00e0 n\u1ed7i bu\u1ed3n su\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u. Ch\u00e1u t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ecdc v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i trong truy\u1ec7n c\u0169ng c\u00f3 n\u1ed7i bu\u1ed3n su\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec m\u00e1i t\u00f3c \u0111\u1ecf. T\u00f3c c\u00f4 \u1ea5y v\u00e0ng \u00f3ng \u1ea3, bu\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng t\u1eeb v\u1ea7ng tr\u00e1n tr\u1eafng ng\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ng\u1ecdc. V\u1ea7ng tr\u00e1n tr\u1eafng nh\u01b0 ng\u1ecdc l\u00e0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u1ea1? Ch\u00e1u ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd h\u00ecnh dung ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u00d4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch cho ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u1ed2, ta e l\u00e0 ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3,\"<\/i> Matthew n\u00f3i, anh b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y h\u01a1i cho\u00e1ng v\u00e1ng. Anh c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c y h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 h\u1ed3i c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb, khi b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u1ea1n r\u1ee7 r\u00ea l\u00ean chi\u1ebfc t\u00e0u l\u01b0\u1ee3n t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i d\u00e3 ngo\u1ea1i.\r\n\r\n\"\u00d4i, d\u00f9 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 g\u00ec \u0111i n\u1eefa, ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t di\u1ec7u, b\u1edfi v\u00ec c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111\u1eb9p m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch thi\u00eang li\u00eang. \u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 bao gi\u1edd th\u1eed t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c khi s\u1edf h\u1eefu v\u1ebb \u0111\u1eb9p thi\u00eang li\u00eang s\u1ebd nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o ch\u01b0a?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u1ed2, kh\u00f4ng, ta ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng,\"<\/i> Matthew th\u00e0nh th\u1eadt th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn.\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00e1u th\u00ec c\u00f3, th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean l\u1eafm. N\u1ebfu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ecdn, \u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ebf n\u00e0o h\u01a1n - \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd thi\u00eang li\u00eang, th\u00f4ng minh l\u1ed7i l\u1ea1c hay t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t thi\u00ean th\u1ea7n?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u00c0, t\u00f4i - t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc l\u1eafm n\u1eefa.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng v\u1eady. Ch\u00e1u ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng t\u1ea1o n\u00ean kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t g\u00ec th\u1eadt s\u1ef1, v\u00ec c\u00f3 l\u1ebd ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t trong s\u1ed1 h\u1ecd. Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t thi\u00ean th\u1ea7n. B\u00e0 Spencer b\u1ea3o - \u1ed3, th\u01b0a \u00f4ng Cuthbert! \u00d4i, th\u01b0a \u00f4ng Cuthbert!! \u00d4i, th\u01b0a \u00f4ng Cuthbert!!!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\u0110\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 l\u1eddi b\u00e0 Spencer \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i; c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb b\u1ecb ng\u00e3 kh\u1ecfi xe ng\u1ef1a hay Matthew \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec kinh ng\u1ea1c. H\u1ecd ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n r\u1ebd qua m\u1ed9t kh\u00fac quanh tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf \"Con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng\"<\/i>.\r\n\r\n\"Con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng\"<\/i>, nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n Newbridge v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1ecdi, l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ed1i \u0111i d\u00e0i ch\u1eebng b\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ebfn n\u0103m tr\u0103m th\u01b0\u1edbc, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao ph\u1ee7 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y t\u00e1o kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3, x\u00f2e r\u1ed9ng, do m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f4ng d\u00e2n l\u1eadp d\u1ecb tr\u1ed3ng t\u1eeb nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m v\u1ec1 tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Ph\u00eda tr\u00ean, m\u1ed9t m\u00e1i v\u00f2m d\u00e0i ng\u00fat m\u1eaft b\u1eb1ng hoa n\u1edf tr\u1eafng x\u00f3a, ng\u00e0o ng\u1ea1t h\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u01a1m. D\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u1eefng t\u00e1n c\u00e2y, kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed ng\u1eadp tr\u00e0n \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng t\u00edm huy\u1ec1n \u1ea3o, v\u00e0 \u1edf ph\u00eda xa, m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng tr\u1eddi ho\u00e0ng h\u00f4n r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 l\u00f3 ra nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u00f4 c\u1eeda k\u00ednh m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 cu\u1ed1i gian cung th\u00e1nh.\r\n\r\nV\u1ebb \u0111\u1eb9p \u1ea5y d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 khi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb l\u1eb7ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i. C\u00f4 b\u00e9 ng\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra ph\u00eda sau xe ng\u1ef1a, hai b\u00e0n tay g\u1ea7y gu\u1ed9c kh\u00e9p ch\u1eb7t tr\u01b0\u1edbc ng\u1ef1c, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t ng\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7y ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng m\u1ed9 nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o m\u00e0n \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng tr\u1eafng ph\u00eda tr\u00ean. Ngay c\u1ea3 khi h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i qua v\u00e0 \u0111ang xu\u1ed1ng d\u1ed1c d\u00e0i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Newbridge, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng nh\u00fac nh\u00edch hay th\u1ed1t l\u00ean l\u1eddi n\u00e0o. V\u1eabn v\u1edbi v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1eafm ch\u00ecm \u1ea5y, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 nh\u00ecn xa x\u0103m v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda ch\u00e2n tr\u1eddi ho\u00e0ng h\u00f4n, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft nh\u01b0 \u0111ang th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u l\u01b0\u1edbt qua n\u1ec1n tr\u1eddi r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 kia. H\u1ecd b\u0103ng qua Newbridge, m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng nh\u1ecf nh\u1ed9n nh\u1ecbp, n\u01a1i ch\u00f3 s\u1ee7a vang theo b\u00e1nh xe, l\u0169 tr\u1ebb con la h\u00f2, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t t\u00f2 m\u00f2 th\u00f2 ra t\u1eeb c\u00e1c \u00f4 c\u1eeda s\u1ed5\u2014t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u tr\u00f4i qua trong im l\u1eb7ng. Khi th\u00eam ba d\u1eb7m \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u1eefa l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda sau, \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb v\u1eabn ch\u1eb3ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng l\u00e0 c\u00f4 b\u00e9 c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng gi\u1eef im l\u1eb7ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch m\u00e3nh li\u1ec7t, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 c\u00f4 b\u00e9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i n\u0103ng h\u1ebft m\u00ecnh.\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 con m\u1ec7t v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3i l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i,\"<\/i> Matthew cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng m\u1edbi li\u1ec1u l\u0129nh c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng, l\u1ea5y l\u00fd do duy nh\u1ea5t anh ngh\u0129 ra \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch cho s\u1ef1 im l\u1eb7ng k\u00e9o d\u00e0i c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 b\u00e9. \"Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang ta s\u1eafp t\u1edbi n\u01a1i r\u1ed3i - ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n kho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t d\u1eb7m n\u1eefa th\u00f4i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nC\u00f4 b\u00e9 nh\u01b0 tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf d\u00e0i s\u00e2u, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn anh v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u0111\u1eabm v\u1ebb m\u1ed9ng m\u01a1 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n v\u1eeba phi\u00eau l\u01b0u n\u01a1i xa th\u1eb3m, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng v\u00ec sao d\u1eabn l\u1ed1i.\r\n\r\n\"\u00d4i, ng\u00e0i Cuthbert,\"<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 th\u00ec th\u1ea7m, \"ch\u1ed7 ch\u00fang ta v\u1eeba \u0111i qua - c\u00e1i n\u01a1i to\u00e0n m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng \u1ea5y - \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 g\u00ec th\u1ebf \u1ea1?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u00c0, ch\u1eafc con \u0111ang n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 Con \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng Hoa Anh \u0110\u00e0o ch\u1ee9 g\u00ec,\"<\/i> Matthew tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi sau m\u1ed9t l\u00fac tr\u1ea7m ng\u00e2m s\u00e2u l\u1eafng. \"N\u01a1i \u1ea5y qu\u1ea3 th\u1eadt r\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eb9p.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u1eb9p \u01b0? \u00d4i, t\u1eeb \u0111\u1eb9p<\/strong> d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ee7. M\u00e0 tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi<\/strong> c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i. Ch\u00fang ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 di\u1ec5n t\u1ea3 h\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u00d4i, n\u00f3 th\u1eadt k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u - k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u l\u1eafm. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean ch\u00e1u th\u1ea5y m\u00e0 tr\u00ed t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m cho \u0111\u1eb9p h\u01a1n. N\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn ch\u00e1u th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y\"<\/i> - c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u1eb7t tay l\u00ean ng\u1ef1c - \"n\u00f3 l\u00e0m ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n \u0111au th\u1eadt l\u1ea1, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 c\u01a1n \u0111au d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu. \u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 c\u01a1n \u0111au nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf ch\u01b0a, ng\u00e0i Cuthbert?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u00c0, ta kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng c\u00f3.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00e1u th\u00ec c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n - b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 khi n\u00e0o ch\u00e1u th\u1ea5y th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1ed9ng l\u1eaby. Nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean g\u1ecdi ch\u1ed1n xinh \u0111\u1eb9p \u1ea5y l\u00e0 Con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. C\u00e1i t\u00ean \u1ea5y ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 \u00fd ngh\u0129a g\u00ec. H\u1ecd n\u00ean g\u1ecdi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 - \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 xem - Con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Tr\u1eafng c\u1ee7a Ni\u1ec1m Vui. Ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7y tr\u00ed t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng sao? Khi ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch t\u00ean c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i hay m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ch\u00e1u lu\u00f4n ngh\u0129 ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00ean m\u1edbi v\u00e0 lu\u00f4n nh\u1edb v\u1ec1 h\u1ecd nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u1edf tr\u1ea1i tr\u1ebb m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i t\u00ean Hepzibah Jenkins, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u lu\u00f4n t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u00f4 \u1ea5y l\u00e0 Rosalia DeVere. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u1ecdi n\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 Con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd lu\u00f4n g\u1ecdi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 Con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Tr\u1eafng c\u1ee7a Ni\u1ec1m Vui. Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t d\u1eb7m n\u1eefa m\u1edbi v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? Ch\u00e1u v\u1eeba m\u1eebng v\u1eeba bu\u1ed3n. Ch\u00e1u bu\u1ed3n v\u00ec chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i n\u00e0y th\u1eadt d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu, v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u lu\u00f4n bu\u1ed3n khi nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu k\u1ebft th\u00fac. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f2n d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu h\u01a1n \u0111ang ch\u1edd ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. V\u00e0 r\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng x\u1ea3y ra l\u00e0 n\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu h\u01a1n. D\u00f9 sao, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 kinh nghi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng m\u1eebng khi ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. \u00d4ng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea5y, ch\u00e1u ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb khi ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1edb. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn ch\u00e1u l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 c\u01a1n \u0111au d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu khi ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1. \u00d4i, th\u1eadt \u0111\u1eb9p qu\u00e1 \u0111i!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nChi\u1ebfc xe ch\u1ea1y l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ed3i. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft h\u1ecd hi\u1ec7n ra m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3 n\u01b0\u1edbc, d\u00e0i v\u00e0 u\u1ed1n l\u01b0\u1ee3n nh\u01b0 d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng. M\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc c\u1ea7u b\u1eafc ngang qua h\u1ed3 \u1edf kho\u1ea3ng gi\u1eefa. T\u1eeb c\u1ea7u tr\u1edf xu\u1ed1ng cu\u1ed1i h\u1ed3, n\u01a1i nh\u1eefng c\u1ed3n c\u00e1t v\u00e0ng r\u1ef1c bao b\u1ecdc l\u1ea5y l\u00e0n n\u01b0\u1edbc, ng\u0103n c\u00e1ch v\u1edbi v\u00f9ng v\u1ecbnh xanh th\u1eabm ph\u00eda xa, m\u1eb7t h\u1ed3 l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh v\u00f4 v\u00e0n s\u1eafc m\u00e0u bi\u1ebfn \u1ea3o - nh\u1eefng s\u1eafc th\u00e1i tinh t\u1ebf nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a hoa ngh\u1ec7 t\u00e2y, nh\u1eefng t\u00f4ng h\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 xanh l\u1ee5c m\u1edd \u1ea3o, c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng m\u00e0u s\u1eafc kh\u00f3 g\u1ecdi t\u00ean kh\u00e1c. Ph\u00eda tr\u00ean c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u, h\u1ed3 n\u01b0\u1edbc u\u1ed1n m\u00ecnh len v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng r\u1eb7ng th\u00f4ng v\u00e0 phong r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p, ch\u00ecm trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i huy\u1ec1n \u1ea3o c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. M\u1ed9t c\u00e2y m\u1eadn d\u1ea1i nghi\u00eang m\u00ecnh ra m\u00e9p n\u01b0\u1edbc, t\u1ef1a nh\u01b0 thi\u1ebfu n\u1eef \u00e1o tr\u1eafng \u0111ang nh\u00f3n ch\u00e2n ng\u1eafm b\u00f3ng m\u00ecnh d\u01b0\u1edbi h\u1ed3. T\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7m l\u1ea7y \u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ed3 v\u1ecdng l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng \u1ebfch k\u00eau trong tr\u1ebbo, bu\u1ed3n man m\u00e1c. Xa xa, tr\u00ean s\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u1ed3i, m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 nh\u1ecf m\u00e0u x\u00e1m \u1ea9n m\u00ecnh sau v\u01b0\u1eddn t\u00e1o tr\u1eafng x\u00f3a. Tr\u1eddi ch\u01b0a t\u1ed1i h\u1eb3n, nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eebng s\u00e1ng t\u1eeb khung c\u1eeda s\u1ed5.\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 h\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 Barry,\"<\/i> Matthew n\u00f3i.\r\n\r\n\"\u1ed2, ch\u00e1u ch\u1eb3ng \u01b0a c\u00e1i t\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 t\u00ed n\u00e0o. Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd g\u1ecdi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 - \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 xem - H\u1ed3 N\u01b0\u1edbc L\u1ea5p L\u00e1nh. Ph\u1ea3i, \u0111\u00f3 m\u1edbi l\u00e0 c\u00e1i t\u00ean x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng. Ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft v\u00ec ch\u00e1u c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t lu\u1ed3ng rung \u0111\u1ed9ng. M\u1ed7i khi ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00ean th\u1eadt ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o, ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ec1u th\u1ea5y rung \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. B\u00e1c c\u00f3 bao gi\u1edd c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y rung \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00ec \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec ch\u01b0a?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nMatthew tr\u1ea7m ng\u00e2m suy ngh\u0129.\r\n\r\n\"\u00c0, c\u00f3 ch\u1ee9. B\u00e1c lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c h\u01a1i rung rung khi th\u1ea5y m\u1ea5y con s\u00e2u tr\u1eafng x\u1ea5u x\u00ed m\u00e0 c\u00e1i cu\u1ed1c \u0111\u00e0o l\u00ean \u1edf lu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0a chu\u1ed9t. B\u00e1c gh\u00e9t ph\u1ea3i nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u1ed2, ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i rung \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u00e2u. B\u00e1c c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng? Ch\u00e1u th\u1ea5y ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec li\u00ean quan gi\u1eefa s\u00e2u b\u1ecd v\u00e0 h\u1ed3 n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh c\u1ea3, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea1i sao ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta l\u1ea1i g\u1ecdi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 h\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 Barry?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00e1u \u0111o\u00e1n v\u00ec nh\u00e0 \u00f4ng Barry \u1edf tr\u00ean kia. Ch\u1ed7 \u1ea5y g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 S\u01b0\u1eddn \u0110\u1ed3i V\u01b0\u1eddn C\u00e2y. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y l\u1edbn \u0111\u1eb1ng sau, th\u00ec t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y Ch\u00e1i Nh\u00e0 Xanh r\u1ed3i. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i qua c\u1ea7u v\u00e0 \u0111i v\u00f2ng theo con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, n\u00ean xa h\u01a1n g\u1ea7n n\u1eeda d\u1eb7m.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u00d4ng Barry c\u00f3 con g\u00e1i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? \u00c0, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i b\u00e9 qu\u00e1 \u0111\u00e2u - c\u1ee1 b\u1eb1ng tu\u1ed5i ch\u00e1u \u1ea5y.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u00d4ng \u1ea5y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 con g\u00e1i m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t tu\u1ed5i. T\u00ean l\u00e0 Diana.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u1ed2!\"<\/i> Anne h\u00edt m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i th\u1eadt s\u00e2u. \"C\u00e1i t\u00ean m\u1edbi tuy\u1ec7t l\u00e0m sao!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u00c0, b\u00e1c kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5 n\u1eefa. Nghe c\u00f3 v\u1ebb h\u01a1i l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng, b\u00e1c th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf. B\u00e1c th\u00edch nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i t\u00ean nh\u01b0 Jane hay Mary, ho\u1eb7c m\u1ea5y t\u00ean nghe c\u00f3 v\u1ebb h\u1ee3p l\u00fd h\u01a1n. Nh\u01b0ng l\u00fac Diana ra \u0111\u1eddi, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o \u0111ang d\u1ea1y \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, h\u1ecd nh\u1edd th\u1ea7y \u0111\u1eb7t t\u00ean cho con b\u00e9, v\u00e0 th\u1ea7y g\u1ecdi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 Diana.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00e1u \u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec khi ch\u00e1u sinh ra c\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o d\u1ea1y h\u1ecdc nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. \u1ed2, ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ea7u r\u1ed3i. Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft th\u1eadt ch\u1eb7t. Ch\u00e1u lu\u00f4n s\u1ee3 khi \u0111i qua c\u1ea7u. Ch\u00e1u c\u1ee9 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 l\u1ebd, ngay khi ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1eefa c\u1ea7u, n\u00f3 s\u1ebd g\u1eadp l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 c\u00e1i dao b\u1ea5m v\u00e0 k\u1eb9p ch\u00fang ta l\u1ea1i. N\u00ean ch\u00e1u nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u lu\u00f4n ph\u1ea3i m\u1edf m\u1eaft ra khi ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang ta s\u1eafp \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1eefa c\u1ea7u. B\u1edfi v\u00ec, b\u00e1c th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea5y, n\u1ebfu c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u c\u00f3<\/strong> g\u1eadp l\u1ea1i, ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n nh\u00ecn<\/strong> th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 g\u1eadp l\u1ea1i. Ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3 k\u00eau \u1ea7m \u1ea7m vui tai qu\u00e1! Ch\u00e1u lu\u00f4n th\u00edch c\u00e1i \u00e2m thanh \u1ea7m \u1ea7m \u0111\u00f3. Th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng khi th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi n\u00e0y c\u00f3 bao nhi\u00eau \u0111i\u1ec1u th\u00fa v\u1ecb \u0111\u1ec3 y\u00eau th\u00edch? Xong r\u1ed3i, ch\u00fang ta qua r\u1ed3i. Gi\u1edd ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd nh\u00ecn l\u1ea1i. Ch\u00e0o t\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t, h\u1ed3 N\u01b0\u1edbc L\u1ea5p L\u00e1nh th\u00e2n m\u1ebfn. Ch\u00e1u lu\u00f4n ch\u00e0o t\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 ch\u00e1u y\u00eau qu\u00fd, y nh\u01b0 ch\u00e1u ch\u00e0o m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eady. Ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang c\u0169ng th\u00edch th\u1ebf. M\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc kia tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 \u0111ang m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi ch\u00e1u v\u1eady.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nKhi h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e1nh xe l\u00ean d\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed3i v\u00e0 qu\u1eb9o v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t kh\u00fac cua, Matthew b\u1ea3o:\r\n\r\n\"S\u1eafp v\u1ec1 t\u1edbi nh\u00e0 r\u1ed3i. Kia k\u00eca, Ch\u00e1i Nh\u00e0 Xanh \u0111\u1eb1ng kia -\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u00d4i, xin \u0111\u1eebng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u00e1u,\"<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 h\u1edbn h\u1edf ng\u1eaft l\u1eddi, n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y c\u00e1nh tay \u00f4ng \u0111ang gi\u01a1 l\u00ean v\u00e0 nh\u1eafm nghi\u1ec1n m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. \"\u0110\u1ec3 ch\u00e1u \u0111o\u00e1n th\u1eed. Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd \u0111o\u00e1n tr\u00fang.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nC\u00f4 b\u00e9 m\u1edf m\u1eaft ra nh\u00ecn quanh. H\u1ecd \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ed3i. M\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 l\u1eb7n t\u1eeb l\u00e2u, nh\u01b0ng khung c\u1ea3nh v\u1eabn hi\u1ec7n r\u00f5 d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng m\u1edd nh\u1ea1t c\u00f2n v\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u1ea1i. Ph\u00eda t\u00e2y, b\u00f3ng th\u00e1p nh\u00e0 th\u1edd \u0111en s\u1eabm in l\u00ean n\u1ec1n tr\u1eddi m\u00e0u hoa c\u00fac v\u00e0ng r\u1ef1c. D\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t thung l\u0169ng nh\u1ecf, xa h\u01a1n n\u1eefa l\u00e0 tri\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ed3i thoai tho\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3i d\u00e0i, \u0111i\u1ec3m xuy\u1ebft nh\u1eefng n\u00f4ng tr\u1ea1i \u1ea5m c\u00fang. \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u00f4 b\u00e9 h\u00e1o h\u1ee9c ch\u1ea1y t\u1eeb n\u00f4ng tr\u1ea1i n\u00e0y sang n\u00f4ng tr\u1ea1i kh\u00e1c, tr\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea7y hy v\u1ecdng v\u00e0 mong \u0111\u1ee3i. R\u1ed3i cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, ch\u00fang d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u00f4ng tr\u1ea1i xa t\u00edt b\u00ean tr\u00e1i, c\u00e1ch xa con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, m\u1edd \u1ea3o trong m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng hoa n\u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh ho\u00e0ng h\u00f4n ph\u1ee7 l\u00ean khu r\u1eebng bao quanh. Ph\u00eda tr\u00ean n\u00f3, tr\u00ean b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi t\u00e2y nam trong v\u1eaft, m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i sao l\u1edbn m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng ng\u1ecdc trai l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh, t\u1ef1a nh\u01b0 ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u00e8n ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 \u1ea5p \u1ee7 l\u1eddi h\u1ee9a.\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1?\"<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 h\u1ecfi, gi\u01a1 tay ch\u1ec9.\r\n\r\nMatthew vui v\u1ebb v\u1ed7 nh\u1eb9 d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u00ean l\u01b0ng con ng\u1ef1a c\u00e1i m\u00e0u hung.\r\n\r\n\"\u1eea, ch\u00e1u \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1ea5y! Nh\u01b0ng b\u00e1c ngh\u0129 ch\u1eafc b\u00e0 Spencer \u0111\u00e3 mi\u00eau t\u1ea3 k\u1ef9 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn ra.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u \u1ea1, b\u00e0 \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i th\u1ebf - th\u1eadt ra l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec b\u00e0 \u1ea5y n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng cho h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi n\u01a1i kh\u00e1c. Ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng h\u00ecnh dung r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng n\u00f3 tr\u00f4ng ra sao. Nh\u01b0ng ngay khi ch\u00e1u tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y n\u00f3, ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u00e0. \u00d4i, c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u \u0111ang m\u01a1 v\u1eady. B\u00e1c c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, ch\u1eafc c\u00e1nh tay ch\u00e1u t\u1eeb khu\u1ef7u tay tr\u1edf l\u00ean ph\u1ea3i b\u1ea7m t\u00edm h\u1ebft r\u1ed3i, v\u00ec h\u00f4m nay ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ef1 v\u00e9o m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft bao nhi\u00eau l\u1ea7n. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng, m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp, bu\u1ed3n n\u00f4n l\u1ea1i \u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn, v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u lo s\u1ee3 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1. R\u1ed3i ch\u00e1u l\u1ea1i t\u1ef1 v\u00e9o m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 xem c\u00f3 th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng - cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ch\u00e1u ch\u1ee3t nh\u1edb ra r\u1eb1ng, ngay c\u1ea3 khi ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u01a1, ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng n\u00ean c\u1ee9 m\u01a1 ti\u1ebfp ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o c\u00f2n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3; th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u ng\u1eebng v\u00e9o. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 l\u00e0<\/strong> th\u1eadt, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta s\u1eafp v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 r\u1ed3i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nV\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf d\u00e0i th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 l\u1ea1i ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o im l\u1eb7ng. Matthew kh\u1ebd c\u1ef1a m\u00ecnh, c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n. \u00d4ng th\u1ea5y nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m v\u00ec Marilla s\u1ebd l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb lang thang n\u00e0y r\u1eb1ng ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 m\u00e0 c\u00f4 b\u00e9 khao kh\u00e1t s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a c\u00f4. H\u1ecd l\u00e1i xe qua Lynde\u2019s Hollow, n\u01a1i tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e1 t\u1ed1i, nh\u01b0ng ch\u01b0a t\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c b\u00e0 Rachel kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd t\u1eeb c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 nh\u00e0 b\u00e0. Chi\u1ebfc xe l\u00ean d\u1ed1c v\u00e0 r\u1ebd v\u00e0o con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e0i d\u1eabn t\u1edbi Ch\u00e1i Nh\u00e0 Xanh. \u0110\u1ebfn l\u00fac t\u1edbi ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0, Matthew c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 th\u00f4i th\u00fac kh\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u mu\u1ed1n tr\u1ed1n tr\u00e1nh s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt s\u1eafp ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t. \u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 Marilla hay b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n m\u00ecnh, hay nh\u1eefng phi\u1ec1n ph\u1ee9c m\u00e0 sai l\u1ea7m n\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u00e2y ra cho h\u1ecd, m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb. Khi \u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng r\u1ea1ng r\u1ee1 \u1ea5y b\u1ecb d\u1eadp t\u1eaft trong \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u00f4 b\u00e9, \u00f4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y b\u1ee9t r\u1ee9t kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 m\u00ecnh s\u1eafp tham gia v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng gi\u1ebft ch\u00f3c - m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c y h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 khi \u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ra tay v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t con c\u1eebu, m\u1ed9t con b\u00ea, hay b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 sinh v\u1eadt nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 v\u00f4 t\u1ed9i n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c.\r\n\r\nS\u00e2n nh\u00e0 kh\u00e1 t\u1ed1i khi h\u1ecd r\u1ebd v\u00e0o, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc l\u00e1 d\u01b0\u01a1ng x\u1ec9 \u0111ang x\u00e0o x\u1ea1c nh\u01b0 l\u1ee5a xung quanh.\r\n\r\n\"Nghe c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i \u0111ang n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n trong gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 n\u00e0y,\"<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 th\u00ec th\u1ea7m, khi \u00f4ng nh\u1ea5c c\u00f4 b\u00e9 xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. \"Ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n ch\u00fang c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 th\u1eadt \u0111\u1eb9p!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nR\u1ed3i, n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t chi\u1ebfc t\u00fai v\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ef1ng \"t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n th\u1ebf gian c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh\"<\/i>, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111i theo \u00f4ng v\u00e0o nh\u00e0.","rendered":"

Matthew Cuthbert c\u00f9ng con ng\u1ef1a h\u1ed3ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf thong th\u1ea3 \u0111i su\u1ed1t ch\u1eb7ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00e1m d\u1eb7m v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Bright River. Con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1eadt \u0111\u1eb9p, \u00eam \u0111\u1ec1m ch\u1ea1y qua nh\u1eefng n\u00f4ng tr\u1ea1i nh\u1ecf xinh, \u0111\u00f4i ch\u1ed7 l\u1ea1i lu\u1ed3n m\u00ecnh qua nh\u1eefng c\u1ee5m r\u1eebng th\u00f4ng t\u1ecfa h\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u1ef1a th\u01a1m n\u1ed3ng, ho\u1eb7c nh\u1eefng thung l\u0169ng n\u01a1i hoa m\u1eadn d\u1ea1i \u0111ua nhau khoe s\u1eafc m\u1ecfng manh. Kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed quanh \u0111\u00e2y thoang tho\u1ea3ng h\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u01a1m ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o t\u1eeb v\u00f4 s\u1ed1 v\u01b0\u1eddn t\u00e1o, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng c\u1ecf tr\u1ea3i d\u00e0i b\u1ea5t t\u1eadn \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ch\u00e2n tr\u1eddi m\u1edd \u1ea3o v\u1edbi s\u1eafc ng\u1ecdc trai v\u00e0 m\u00e0u t\u00edm bi\u1ebfc; trong khi<\/p>\n

“Nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa chim nh\u1ecf h\u00f3t vang r\u1ed9n r\u00e3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3<\/i><\/p>\n

\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 ng\u00e0y duy nh\u1ea5t trong n\u0103m c\u00f3 m\u00f9a h\u00e8.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Matthew t\u1eadn h\u01b0\u1edfng chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i theo c\u00e1ch ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1eeb nh\u1eefng l\u00fac anh ph\u1ea3i g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00e0o khi g\u1eb7p ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef – b\u1edfi \u1edf \u0110\u1ea3o Ho\u00e0ng T\u1eed Edward, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta v\u1eabn gi\u1eef th\u00f3i quen g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u00e0o b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai m\u00ecnh g\u1eb7p tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, d\u00f9 quen hay l\u1ea1.<\/p>\n

Matthew lu\u00f4n th\u1ea5y e d\u00e8 tr\u01b0\u1edbc ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef, ch\u1ec9 tr\u1eeb Marilla v\u00e0 b\u00e0 Rachel; trong l\u00f2ng anh lu\u00f4n \u00e1m \u1ea3nh n\u1ed7i nghi ng\u1edd r\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng sinh v\u1eadt kh\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u kia \u0111ang th\u1ea7m th\u00ec c\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee3t m\u00ecnh. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd anh kh\u00f4ng sai, b\u1edfi v\u1ebb ngo\u00e0i c\u1ee7a anh kh\u00e1 k\u1ef3 d\u1ecb: d\u00e1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ee5ng v\u1ec1, m\u00e1i t\u00f3c d\u00e0i m\u00e0u x\u00e1m b\u1ea1c bu\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u00f4i vai h\u01a1i khom, c\u00f9ng b\u1ed9 r\u00e2u m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i, r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p m\u00e0u n\u00e2u \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eafn b\u00f3 v\u1edbi anh t\u1eeb n\u0103m hai m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i. Th\u1eadt ra, di\u1ec7n m\u1ea1o c\u1ee7a anh l\u00fac hai m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c m\u1ea5y so v\u1edbi b\u00e2y gi\u1edd \u1edf tu\u1ed5i s\u00e1u m\u01b0\u01a1i, ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 khi \u1ea5y \u00edt \u0111i\u1ec3m b\u1ea1c h\u01a1n m\u00e0 th\u00f4i.<\/p>\n

Khi t\u1edbi Bright River, ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y t\u00e0u \u0111\u00e2u c\u1ea3; anh ngh\u0129 ch\u1eafc m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1edbm qu\u00e1, n\u00ean anh d\u1eaft ng\u1ef1a v\u00e0o bu\u1ed9c \u1edf s\u00e2n c\u00e1i qu\u00e1n tr\u1ecd nh\u1ecf c\u1ee7a Bright River r\u1ed3i \u0111i sang nh\u00e0 ga. S\u00e2n ga d\u00e0i d\u1eb1ng d\u1eb7c g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng m\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi; sinh v\u1eadt s\u1ed1ng duy nh\u1ea5t anh nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 b\u00e9 ng\u1ed3i tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1ng v\u00e1n l\u1ee3p \u1edf cu\u1ed1i s\u00e2n. Matthew, h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd xem \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 b\u00e9 hay kh\u00f4ng, l\u01b0\u1edbt qua c\u00f4 b\u00e9 nhanh nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng bu\u1ed3n nh\u00ecn. N\u1ebfu anh nh\u00ecn, anh kh\u00f3 l\u00f2ng b\u1ecf qua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ebb c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0 mong ch\u1edd to\u00e1t l\u00ean t\u1eeb d\u00e1ng v\u1ebb v\u00e0 n\u00e9t m\u1eb7t c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 b\u00e9. C\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 ho\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t ai \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 b\u1edfi l\u00fac n\u00e0y vi\u1ec7c duy nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m l\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i v\u00e0 ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e3 ng\u1ed3i ch\u1edd v\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 s\u1ef1 ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n

Matthew g\u1eb7p ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd nh\u00e0 ga \u0111ang kh\u00f3a c\u1eeda ph\u00f2ng v\u00e9 \u0111\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 \u0103n t\u1ed1i, v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi \u00f4ng \u1ea5y li\u1ec7u chuy\u1ebfn t\u00e0u n\u0103m gi\u1edd r\u01b0\u1ee1i c\u00f3 s\u1eafp t\u1edbi kh\u00f4ng.<\/p>\n

“Chuy\u1ebfn t\u00e0u n\u0103m gi\u1edd r\u01b0\u1ee1i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn r\u1ed3i v\u00e0 \u0111i c\u00e1ch \u0111\u00e2y n\u1eeda ti\u1ebfng,”<\/i> vi\u00ean ch\u1ee9c nh\u00e0 ga nhanh nh\u1ea3u \u0111\u00e1p. “Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh kh\u00e1ch xu\u1ed1ng t\u00e0u d\u00e0nh cho \u00f4ng – m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 b\u00e9. C\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111ang ng\u1ed3i ngo\u00e0i kia tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ed1ng v\u00e1n. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ea3o c\u00f4 b\u00e9 v\u00e0o ph\u00f2ng \u0111\u1ee3i d\u00e0nh cho ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 b\u00e9 nghi\u00eam t\u00fac b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng c\u00f4 b\u00e9 th\u00edch ng\u1ed3i ngo\u00e0i n\u00e0y h\u01a1n. \u2018\u1ede \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng gian h\u01a1n cho tr\u00ed t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng,\u2019 c\u00f4 b\u00e9 n\u00f3i. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 c\u00f4 b\u00e9 n\u00e0y c\u00f3 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ea5y.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ng\u1edd l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 b\u00e9,”<\/i> Matthew l\u1eafp b\u1eafp n\u00f3i. “T\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3n m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9. \u0110\u00e1ng l\u1ebd c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ph\u1ea3i \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y ch\u1ee9. B\u00e0 Alexander Spencer s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a c\u1eadu b\u00e9 t\u1eeb Nova Scotia \u0111\u1ebfn cho t\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n l\u00fd nh\u00e0 ga hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch b\u00e0ng ho\u00e0ng.<\/p>\n

“Ch\u1eafc c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 nh\u1ea7m l\u1eabn g\u00ec r\u1ed3i,”<\/i> \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i. “B\u00e0 Spencer xu\u1ed1ng t\u00e0u c\u00f9ng c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0 giao c\u00f4 b\u00e9 cho t\u00f4i. B\u00e0 \u1ea5y b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng v\u00e0 ch\u1ecb g\u00e1i \u00f4ng s\u1ebd nh\u1eadn nu\u00f4i c\u00f4 b\u00e9 t\u1eeb tr\u1ea1i tr\u1ebb m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i v\u00e0 \u00f4ng s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3n c\u00f4 b\u00e9 ngay. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 bi\u1ebft c\u00f3 v\u1eady th\u00f4i – v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng gi\u1ea5u gi\u1ebfm \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u1ea3.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u n\u1ed5i,”<\/i> Matthew b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i n\u00f3i, \u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec l\u00fac n\u00e0y c\u00f3 Marilla \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 x\u1eed l\u00fd t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n

“Ch\u00e0, \u00f4ng n\u00ean h\u1ecfi c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u1ea5y,”<\/i> ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00f4ng coi nh\u00e0 ga n\u00f3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch h\u1edd h\u1eefng. “T\u00f4i \u0111o\u00e1n c\u00f4 b\u00e9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch – c\u00f4 b\u00e9 n\u00f3i nhi\u1ec1u l\u1eafm, \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u00e0o theo \u00fd \u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n n\u1eefa r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

\u00d4ng ta vui v\u1ebb b\u1ecf \u0111i, v\u00ec b\u1ee5ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00f3i, c\u00f2n Matthew \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u00ec b\u1ecb b\u1ecf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c c\u00f2n kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n h\u01a1n c\u1ea3 d\u0169ng c\u1ea3m ti\u1ebfn v\u00e0o hang s\u01b0 t\u1eed – \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 b\u00e9 – m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 b\u00e9 xa l\u1ea1 – m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 b\u00e9 m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i – v\u00e0 h\u1ecfi c\u00f4 b\u00e9 t\u1ea1i sao c\u00f4 b\u00e9 l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 con trai. Matthew th\u1ea7m r\u00ean r\u1ec9 trong l\u00f2ng khi anh quay ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i xu\u1ed1ng s\u00e2n ga v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda c\u00f4 b\u00e9.<\/p>\n

C\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn anh t\u1eeb l\u00fac anh \u0111i ngang qua v\u00e0 gi\u1edd v\u1eabn \u0111ang d\u00f5i theo anh. Matthew kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn c\u00f4 b\u00e9 v\u00e0 c\u0169ng s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00f4 b\u00e9 tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 nh\u00ecn, nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi quan s\u00e1t b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y: M\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb ch\u1eebng m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t tu\u1ed5i, m\u1eb7c m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc v\u00e1y v\u1ea3i wincey m\u00e0u v\u00e0ng x\u00e1m r\u1ea5t ng\u1eafn, r\u1ea5t ch\u1eadt, r\u1ea5t x\u1ea5u x\u00ed. C\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u1ed9i m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 m\u00e0u n\u00e2u \u0111\u00e3 phai m\u00e0u, v\u00e0 t\u1eeb d\u01b0\u1edbi v\u00e0nh m\u0169, hai b\u00edm t\u00f3c d\u00e0y c\u1ed9m bu\u00f4ng x\u00f5a xu\u1ed1ng l\u01b0ng, v\u1edbi m\u00e1i t\u00f3c \u0111\u1ecf r\u1ef1c. Khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t c\u00f4 b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf nh\u1eafn, tr\u1eafng tr\u1ebbo v\u00e0 g\u1ea7y g\u00f2, c\u0169ng l\u1ea5m ch\u1ea5m r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u t\u00e0n nhang; mi\u1ec7ng c\u00f4 b\u00e9 r\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u0169ng v\u1eady, tr\u00f4ng m\u00e0u xanh l\u1ee5c khi c\u00f3 \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng v\u00e0 m\u00e0u x\u00e1m khi \u1edf n\u01a1i kh\u00e1c.<\/p>\n

\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi quan s\u00e1t b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng; m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi quan s\u00e1t tinh t\u1ebf h\u01a1n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y chi\u1ebfc c\u1eb1m r\u1ea5t nh\u1ecdn v\u00e0 n\u1ed5i b\u1eadt; \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft to, \u00e1nh l\u00ean s\u1ef1 lanh l\u1ee3i v\u00e0 sinh kh\u00ed; \u0111\u00f4i m\u00f4i xinh x\u1eafn, \u0111\u1ea7y bi\u1ec3u c\u1ea3m; v\u1ea7ng tr\u00e1n r\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7y \u0111\u1eb7n; t\u00f3m l\u1ea1i, ng\u01b0\u1eddi quan s\u00e1t tinh \u00fd \u1ea5y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 k\u1ebft lu\u1eadn r\u1eb1ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1ed9t t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n t\u1ea7m th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0o \u0111ang tr\u00fa ng\u1ee5 trong c\u01a1 th\u1ec3 nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb lang thang n\u00e0y, k\u1ebb m\u00e0 Matthew Cuthbert nh\u00fat nh\u00e1t l\u1ea1i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch l\u1ed1 b\u1ecbch \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf.<\/p>\n

Tuy nhi\u00ean, Matthew \u0111\u00e3 tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi c\u1ea3nh ph\u1ea3i l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng tr\u01b0\u1edbc, b\u1edfi ngay khi c\u00f4 b\u00e9 nh\u1eadn th\u1ea5y anh \u0111ang ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ebfn, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady, m\u1ed9t tay n\u1eafm ch\u1eb7t quai chi\u1ebfc t\u00fai v\u1ea3i c\u0169 k\u1ef9, s\u1eddn m\u00e0u; tay kia c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u01b0a th\u1eb3ng v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda anh.<\/p>\n

“Ch\u00e1u \u0111o\u00e1n \u00f4ng l\u00e0 b\u00e1c Matthew Cuthbert \u1edf Ch\u00e1i Nh\u00e0 Xanh ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1?”<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 c\u1ea5t l\u1eddi b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i trong tr\u1ebbo, ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1ea1 th\u01b0\u1eddng. “Ch\u00e1u vui l\u1eafm khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eb7p b\u00e1c. Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u lo s\u1ee3 b\u00e1c s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng t\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3n ch\u00e1u n\u1eefa, v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 ra \u0111\u1ee7 m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 x\u1ea3y ra \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u0103n tr\u1edf b\u00e1c. Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu t\u1ed1i nay b\u00e1c kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn, ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd \u0111i d\u1ecdc theo con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng kia t\u1edbi g\u1ed1c anh \u0111\u00e0o d\u1ea1i th\u1eadt to \u1edf kh\u00fac quanh, r\u1ed3i tr\u00e8o l\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 ng\u1ee7 qua \u0111\u00eam. Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i t\u00ed n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u, v\u00e0 th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi bi\u1ebft bao khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eb1m ng\u1ee7 tr\u00ean c\u00e2y anh \u0111\u00e0o d\u1ea1i tr\u1eafng x\u00f3a hoa n\u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh tr\u0103ng, b\u00e1c th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? B\u00e1c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u00ecnh \u0111ang s\u1ed1ng trong m\u1ed9t l\u00e2u \u0111\u00e0i b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e1 c\u1ea9m th\u1ea1ch \u0111\u1ea5y, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? V\u00e0 ch\u00e1u tin ch\u1eafc b\u00e1c s\u1ebd t\u1edbi \u0111\u00f3n ch\u00e1u v\u00e0o bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng, n\u1ebfu b\u00e1c kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn trong \u0111\u00eam nay.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Matthew n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y b\u00e0n tay g\u1ea7y gu\u1ed9c b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch v\u1ee5ng v\u1ec1; ngay l\u00fac \u1ea5y, anh \u0111\u00e3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh m\u00ecnh ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec. Anh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o n\u00f3i v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb c\u00f3 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft r\u1ef1c s\u00e1ng kia r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 nh\u1ea7m l\u1eabn; anh s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a c\u00f4 b\u00e9 v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 Marilla gi\u1ea3i quy\u1ebft m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n. D\u00f9 sao \u0111i n\u1eefa, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 b\u1ecb b\u1ecf l\u1ea1i \u1edf Bright River, b\u1ea5t k\u1ec3 c\u00f3 nh\u1ea7m l\u1eabn g\u00ec ch\u0103ng n\u1eefa, n\u00ean t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng th\u1eafc m\u1eafc v\u00e0 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 d\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ebfn khi anh \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 Ch\u00e1i Nh\u00e0 Xanh an to\u00e0n.<\/p>\n

“T\u00f4i xin l\u1ed7i v\u00ec \u0111\u1ebfn mu\u1ed9n,”<\/i> anh r\u1ee5t r\u00e8 n\u00f3i. “Ch\u00fang ta \u0111i th\u00f4i. Ng\u1ef1a \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee3i \u1edf s\u00e2n. \u0110\u01b0a t\u00fai x\u00e1ch cho t\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u1ed2, ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u1ef1 mang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1ea1,”<\/i> \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch vui v\u1ebb. “N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng n\u1eb7ng l\u1eafm \u0111\u00e2u. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n qu\u00fd gi\u00e1 c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ec1u \u1edf trong n\u00e0y, nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 g\u00ec. V\u00e0 n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea7m \u0111\u00fang c\u00e1ch, tay c\u1ea7m s\u1ebd tu\u1ed9t m\u1ea5t – n\u00ean ch\u00e1u th\u00e0 gi\u1eef l\u1ea5y v\u00ec ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch c\u1ea7m cho \u0111\u00fang. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc t\u00fai v\u1ea3i c\u0169 k\u1ef9 r\u1ed3i. \u00d4i, ch\u00e1u th\u1eadt m\u1eebng v\u00ec \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn, d\u00f9 r\u1eb1ng ng\u1ee7 tr\u00ean c\u00e2y anh \u0111\u00e0o d\u1ea1i c\u0169ng r\u1ea5t tuy\u1ec7t. Ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i \u0111i m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng xa l\u1eafm ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? B\u00e0 Spencer n\u00f3i l\u00e0 t\u00e1m d\u1eb7m. Ch\u00e1u m\u1eebng v\u00ec ch\u00e1u r\u1ea5t th\u00edch \u0111i xe. \u00d4i, th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi khi s\u1eafp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ed1ng c\u00f9ng \u00f4ng v\u00e0 thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 \u00f4ng. Ch\u00e1u ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 ai c\u1ea3 – th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 l\u00e0 ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd. Nh\u01b0ng tr\u1ea1i tr\u1ebb m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i l\u00e0 n\u01a1i t\u1ec7 nh\u1ea5t. Ch\u00e1u ch\u1ec9 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 b\u1ed1n th\u00e1ng th\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng th\u1ebf l\u00e0 qu\u00e1 \u0111\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i. Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 \u00f4ng t\u1eebng l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i trong tr\u1ea1i tr\u1ebb, n\u00ean \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u n\u00f3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u. N\u00f3 c\u00f2n t\u1ec7 h\u01a1n b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng. B\u00e0 Spencer b\u1ea3o ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i v\u1eady l\u00e0 h\u01b0, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng c\u1ed1 \u00fd h\u01b0 \u0111\u00e2u. Th\u1eadt d\u1ec5 tr\u1edf n\u00ean h\u01b0 h\u1ecfng m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 hay bi\u1ebft, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? H\u1ecd l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1ed1t, \u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea5y – nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf tr\u1ea1i tr\u1ebb m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i. Nh\u01b0ng \u1edf tr\u1ea1i tr\u1ebb m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed7 cho tr\u00ed t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng – ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i kh\u00e1c th\u00f4i. Th\u1eadt th\u00fa v\u1ecb khi t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng v\u1ec1 ch\u00fang – t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 l\u1ebd c\u00f4 b\u00e9 ng\u1ed3i c\u1ea1nh ch\u00e1u th\u1ef1c ra l\u00e0 con g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t b\u00e1 t\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111eo \u0111ai, b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t v\u00fa em \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c b\u1eaft c\u00f3c kh\u1ecfi cha m\u1eb9 t\u1eeb khi c\u00f2n b\u00e9 v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00fa em \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi k\u1ecbp th\u00fa nh\u1eadn. Ch\u00e1u th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1ee9c tr\u1eafng \u0111\u00eam \u0111\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, v\u00ec ban ng\u00e0y ch\u00e1u ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gian. Ch\u00e1u \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00fd do t\u1ea1i sao ch\u00e1u g\u1ea7y – ch\u00e1u g\u1ea7y l\u1eafm, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? Ch\u00e1u ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 t\u00ed th\u1ecbt n\u00e0o tr\u00ean x\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ea3. Ch\u00e1u r\u1ea5t th\u00edch t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u00ecnh m\u1eadp m\u1ea1p, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng l\u00fam \u0111\u1ed3ng ti\u1ec1n \u1edf khu\u1ef7u tay.”<\/i><\/p>\n

\u0110o\u1ea1n v\u0103n tr\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ebft l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 sau:<\/p>\n

\u0110\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y, ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a Matthew ng\u1eebng n\u00f3i, m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n v\u00ec c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ebft h\u01a1i, m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n v\u00ec h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 t\u1edbi n\u01a1i \u0111\u1ed7 xe ng\u1ef1a. Su\u1ed1t qu\u00e3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi l\u00e0ng v\u00e0 xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t con d\u1ed1c nh\u1ecf, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i th\u00eam l\u1eddi n\u00e0o. Con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t \u0111o\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e0o s\u00e2u v\u00e0o l\u1edbp \u0111\u1ea5t m\u1ec1m, t\u1ea1o n\u00ean hai b\u00ean b\u1edd cao, ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ea7y hoa anh \u0111\u00e0o d\u1ea1i v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y b\u1ea1ch d\u01b0\u01a1ng thanh m\u1ea3nh, cao h\u01a1n \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ecd v\u00e0i th\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n

B\u1ed7ng c\u00f4 b\u00e9 v\u1edbi tay b\u1ebb m\u1ed9t c\u00e0nh m\u1eadn d\u1ea1i \u0111ang v\u01b0\u01a1n ra, qu\u1eb9t v\u00e0o th\u00e0nh xe.<\/p>\n

“C\u00e2y \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1eb9p qu\u00e1, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? C\u1ea3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i c\u00e2y nghi\u00eang m\u00ecnh tr\u00ean b\u1edd \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, tr\u1eafng x\u00f3a v\u00e0 duy\u00ean d\u00e1ng, tr\u00f4ng n\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn \u00f4ng li\u00ean t\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec?”<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n

“\u1ed2, ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft n\u1eefa,”<\/i> Matthew \u0111\u00e1p.<\/p>\n

“Th\u00ec m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 d\u00e2u ch\u1ee9 g\u00ec – m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 d\u00e2u trong b\u1ed9 v\u00e1y tr\u1eafng mu\u1ed1t v\u1edbi m\u1ea1ng che m\u1eb7t m\u1ecfng manh tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1eb9p. Ch\u00e1u ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y c\u00f4 d\u00e2u bao gi\u1edd, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ra d\u00e1ng v\u1ebb c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Ch\u00e1u ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd m\u01a1 \u01b0\u1edbc m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd l\u00e0 c\u00f4 d\u00e2u \u0111\u00e2u. Ch\u00e1u x\u1ea5u x\u00ed \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c ch\u1eb3ng ai th\u00e8m c\u01b0\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2u – tr\u1eeb phi l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 truy\u1ec1n gi\u00e1o n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. Ch\u00e1u \u0111o\u00e1n m\u1ea5y nh\u00e0 truy\u1ec1n gi\u00e1o n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i h\u1eb3n kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e1 k\u00e9n ch\u1ecdn l\u1eafm \u0111\u00e2u. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u th\u1ea7m mong m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chi\u1ebfc v\u00e1y tr\u1eafng. \u0110\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 kh\u00e1t v\u1ecdng h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac tr\u1ea7n gian cao nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u. Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n l\u00e0 m\u00ea nh\u1eefng b\u1ed9 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o \u0111\u1eb9p. V\u00e0 su\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eddi, ch\u00e1u ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng s\u1edf h\u1eefu m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc v\u00e1y \u0111\u1eb9p n\u00e0o m\u00e0 ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1edb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c – nh\u01b0ng d\u0129 nhi\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u00e0ng khi\u1ebfn ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec3 mong ch\u1edd h\u01a1n, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ecfa s\u1ee9c t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u00ecnh kho\u00e1c l\u00ean nh\u1eefng b\u1ed9 c\u00e1nh l\u1ed9ng l\u1eaby. S\u00e1ng nay khi r\u1eddi tr\u1ea1i tr\u1ebb m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i, ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5 v\u00ec ph\u1ea3i m\u1eb7c chi\u1ebfc v\u00e1y wincey c\u0169 k\u1ef9 kinh kh\u1ee7ng n\u00e0y. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 tr\u1ebb m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u ph\u1ea3i m\u1eb7c \u0111\u1ed3 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, b\u00e1c bi\u1ebft \u0111\u1ea5y. M\u1ed9t th\u01b0\u01a1ng nh\u00e2n \u1edf Hopeton \u0111\u00e3 quy\u00ean g\u00f3p ba tr\u0103m th\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ea3i wincey cho tr\u1ea1i ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u v\u00e0o m\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng n\u0103m ngo\u00e1i. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta b\u1ea3o \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0m th\u1ebf v\u00ec s\u1ed1 v\u1ea3i \u1ebf \u1ea9m kh\u00f4ng b\u00e1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u v\u1eabn mu\u1ed1n tin r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 xu\u1ea5t ph\u00e1t t\u1eeb l\u00f2ng t\u1ed1t c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y, b\u00e1c c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 v\u1eady kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? Khi l\u00ean t\u00e0u, ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c nh\u01b0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u d\u00f5i theo v\u00e0 th\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u1ea1i ch\u00e1u. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n h\u00ecnh dung m\u00ecnh \u0111ang m\u1eb7c chi\u1ebfc v\u00e1y l\u1ee5a xanh nh\u1ea1t tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ea5t – b\u1edfi khi t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng, ta ph\u1ea3i t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng ch\u1ee9 – c\u00f9ng chi\u1ebfc m\u0169 r\u1ed9ng v\u00e0nh \u0111i\u1ec3m xuy\u1ebft hoa v\u00e0 l\u00f4ng v\u0169 duy\u00ean d\u00e1ng, m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u1ed3 v\u00e0ng, \u0111\u00f4i g\u0103ng tay da v\u00e0 b\u1ed1t cao c\u1ed5. Ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c, ch\u00e1u c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y vui s\u01b0\u1edbng v\u00e0 t\u1eadn h\u01b0\u1edfng chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i \u0111\u1ebfn \u0110\u1ea3o v\u1edbi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nhi\u1ec7t huy\u1ebft c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Ch\u00e1u ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 say s\u00f3ng tr\u00ean chuy\u1ebfn ph\u00e0. B\u00e0 Spencer c\u0169ng v\u1eady, d\u00f9 b\u00e0 \u1ea5y th\u01b0\u1eddng hay b\u1ecb say. B\u00e0 \u1ea5y b\u1ea3o b\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 say s\u00f3ng v\u00ec ph\u1ea3i canh ch\u1eebng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00e1u r\u01a1i xu\u1ed1ng bi\u1ec3n. B\u00e0 \u1ea5y n\u00f3i b\u00e0 ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng th\u1ea5y ai l\u0103ng x\u0103ng kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i nh\u01b0 ch\u00e1u. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu vi\u1ec7c \u1ea5y gi\u00fap b\u00e0 \u1ea5y kh\u1ecfi say s\u00f3ng th\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u may m\u1eafn khi ch\u00e1u hi\u1ebfu \u0111\u1ed9ng hay sao \u1ea1? V\u00e0 ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n ng\u1eafm nh\u00ecn t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u00ean con t\u00e0u, v\u00ec ch\u00e1u ch\u1eb3ng bi\u1ebft li\u1ec7u m\u00ecnh c\u00f3 c\u00f2n c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c n\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng. \u00d4i, \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y c\u00f2n c\u00f3 v\u00f4 v\u00e0n c\u00e2y anh \u0111\u00e0o \u0111ang n\u1edf hoa n\u1eefa! H\u00f2n \u0111\u1ea3o n\u00e0y \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 ch\u1ed1n thi\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a mu\u00f4n hoa. Ch\u00e1u y\u00eau n\u01a1i n\u00e0y ngay t\u1eeb c\u00e1i nh\u00ecn \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean, v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u vui s\u01b0\u1edbng bi\u1ebft bao khi s\u1eafp \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ed1ng t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y. Ch\u00e1u lu\u00f4n nghe n\u00f3i \u0110\u1ea3o Ho\u00e0ng T\u1eed Edward l\u00e0 n\u01a1i \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ea5t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi, v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u t\u1eebng m\u01a1 t\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ed1ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 tr\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee3i \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y th\u00e0nh hi\u1ec7n th\u1ef1c. Th\u1eadt k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u khi nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u ta t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng b\u1ed7ng tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? Nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ecf kia m\u1edbi th\u1eadt l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng l\u00e0m sao. Khi ch\u00fang ch\u00e1u l\u00ean xe \u1edf Charlottetown v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ecf b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u l\u01b0\u1edbt qua, ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecfi b\u00e0 Spencer \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec khi\u1ebfn ch\u00fang c\u00f3 m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf th\u1ebf, b\u00e0 \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e1p r\u1eb1ng b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft v\u00e0 c\u1ea7u Ch\u00faa th\u01b0\u01a1ng xin ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1eebng h\u1ecfi th\u00eam b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec n\u1eefa. B\u00e0 \u1ea5y b\u1ea3o ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ea5t v\u1ea5n b\u00e0 c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0n c\u00e2u r\u1ed3i. Ch\u00e1u \u0111o\u00e1n l\u00e0 v\u1eady, nh\u01b0ng l\u00e0m sao ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u bi\u1ebft m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1eb7t c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi ch\u1ee9? V\u00e0 r\u1ed1t cu\u1ed9c \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1<\/strong> khi\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng \u1ea5y mang m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u1ed2, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5 n\u1eefa,”<\/i> Matthew \u0111\u00e1p.<\/p>\n

“Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i, \u0111\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00ecnh c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 v\u00e0o l\u00fac n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3. Th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi khi ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u c\u00f2n ph\u1ea3i t\u00ecm hi\u1ec3u, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? N\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn ch\u00e1u c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y ph\u1ea5n kh\u1edfi v\u00ec \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ed1ng – th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi n\u00e0y m\u1edbi th\u00fa v\u1ecb l\u00e0m sao. S\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n th\u00fa v\u1ecb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang ta bi\u1ebft h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec1u, \u0111\u00fang kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? L\u00fac \u1ea5y s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n ch\u1ed7 cho tr\u00ed t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng n\u1eefa, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i nhi\u1ec1u qu\u00e1 r\u1ed3i ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi lu\u00f4n b\u1ea3o ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i nhi\u1ec1u. \u00d4ng c\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n ch\u00e1u ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng? N\u1ebfu \u00f4ng b\u1ea3o ng\u1eebng, ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd ng\u1eebng. Ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3<\/strong> ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i khi ch\u00e1u quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh, d\u00f9 vi\u1ec7c \u1ea5y th\u1eadt kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Matthew, khi\u1ebfn ch\u00ednh anh c\u0169ng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean, \u0111ang c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t ni\u1ec1m th\u00edch th\u00fa. Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ea7m l\u1eb7ng, anh th\u00edch nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i nhi\u1ec1u khi h\u1ecd s\u1eb5n l\u00f2ng t\u1ef1 m\u00ecnh n\u00f3i m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi anh ph\u1ea3i h\u1ed3i \u0111\u00e1p. Nh\u01b0ng anh ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y ni\u1ec1m vui trong s\u1ef1 b\u1ea7u b\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 g\u00e1i. Ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee7 t\u1ec7 r\u1ed3i, nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con g\u00e1i nh\u1ecf c\u00f2n t\u1ec7 h\u01a1n. Anh gh\u00e9t c\u00e1i c\u00e1ch ch\u00fang e d\u00e8 l\u01b0\u1edbt qua anh, v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng \u00e1nh m\u1eaft li\u1ebfc ngang, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 ch\u00fang tr\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee3i anh s\u1ebd nu\u1ed1t ch\u1eedng ch\u00fang trong m\u1ed9t n\u1ed1t nh\u1ea1c n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang d\u00e1m th\u1ed1t ra m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 ki\u1ec3u tr\u1ebb con g\u00e1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ea1y d\u1ed7 \u0111\u00fang m\u1ef1c \u1edf Avonlea. Nh\u01b0ng c\u00f4 b\u00e9 t\u00e0n nhang n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i kh\u00e1c h\u1eb3n, v\u00e0 d\u00f9 anh th\u1ea5y h\u01a1i kh\u00f3 \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00ed \u00f3c ch\u1eadm ch\u1ea1p c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh b\u1eaft k\u1ecbp nh\u1eefng d\u00f2ng suy ngh\u0129 nhanh nh\u1ea1y c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 b\u00e9, anh ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng m\u00ecnh “h\u01a1i th\u00edch nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi n\u00f3i l\u00edu lo c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 b\u00e9.”<\/i> V\u00ec th\u1ebf, anh l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch r\u1ee5t r\u00e8 nh\u01b0 th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7:<\/p>\n

“\u00d4i, con c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i bao nhi\u00eau t\u00f9y \u00fd. Ta ch\u1eb3ng phi\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e2u.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u00d4i, ch\u00e1u m\u1eebng qu\u00e1! Ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft \u00f4ng v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd h\u00f2a h\u1ee3p th\u1eadt t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ni\u1ec1m gi\u1ea3i tho\u00e1t khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3i n\u0103ng t\u1ef1 do m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng b\u1ecb ai qu\u1edf tr\u00e1ch r\u1eb1ng tr\u1ebb con ch\u1ec9 n\u00ean xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft ch\u1ee9 \u0111\u1eebng l\u1ecdt v\u00e0o tai ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn. Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 nghe c\u00e2u \u1ea5y c\u1ea3 tri\u1ec7u l\u1ea7n r\u1ed3i n\u1ebfu t\u00ednh l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n. V\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta c\u1ee9 c\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u00ea ch\u00e1u v\u00ec hay d\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng t\u1eeb ng\u1eef hoa m\u1ef9. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng \u00fd ngh\u0129 l\u1edbn lao, th\u00ec \u1eaft ph\u1ea3i d\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng t\u1eeb ng\u1eef trang tr\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ec3 di\u1ec5n t\u1ea3 ch\u1ee9, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u1eea, nghe c\u0169ng c\u00f3 l\u00fd,”<\/i> Matthew \u0111\u00e1p.<\/p>\n

“B\u00e0 Spencer b\u1ea3o l\u01b0\u1ee1i ch\u00e1u ch\u1eafc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c treo l\u01a1 l\u1eedng \u1edf gi\u1eefa. Nh\u01b0ng th\u1ef1c ra kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u1eady – n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eafn ch\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ea5y ch\u1ee9. B\u00e0 Spencer n\u00f3i nh\u00e0 \u00f4ng t\u00ean l\u00e0 Ch\u00e1i Nh\u00e0 Xanh. Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecfi b\u00e0 \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ee7 m\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec1u v\u1ec1 n\u01a1i \u1ea5y. B\u00e0 \u1ea5y b\u1ea3o quanh nh\u00e0 c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i. Ch\u00e1u c\u00e0ng th\u1ea5y vui s\u01b0\u1edbng h\u01a1n. Ch\u00e1u y\u00eau c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i tha thi\u1ebft. C\u00f2n \u1edf tr\u1ea1i tr\u1ebb m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 l\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t b\u00f3ng c\u00e2y, ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0i c\u00e2y non t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1eeda, xung quanh c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o nh\u1ecf s\u01a1n tr\u1eafng b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7. Tr\u00f4ng ch\u00fang kh\u00e1c n\u00e0o nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i, nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i c\u00e2y b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf \u1ea5y. Nh\u00ecn ch\u00fang m\u00e0 l\u00f2ng ch\u00e1u qu\u1eb7n \u0111au mu\u1ed1n kh\u00f3c. Ch\u00e1u th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00ec th\u1ea7m v\u1edbi ch\u00fang: ‘\u00d4i nh\u1eefng sinh linh b\u00e9 b\u1ecfng t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p! Gi\u00e1 nh\u01b0 c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ee9ng gi\u1eefa khu r\u1eebng r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn, xung quanh l\u00e0 b\u00e8 b\u1ea1n c\u00e2y xanh, d\u01b0\u1edbi g\u1ed1c ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ea7y r\u00eau xanh v\u00e0 hoa chu\u00f4ng th\u00e1ng S\u00e1u, g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea5y c\u00f3 d\u00f2ng su\u1ed1i trong veo, tr\u00ean c\u00e0nh chim h\u00f3t l\u00edu lo – th\u00ec c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u01b0\u01a1n cao l\u1edbn m\u1ea1nh, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y \u1edf n\u01a1i n\u00e0y.’ Ch\u00e1u th\u1ea5u hi\u1ec3u n\u1ed7i l\u00f2ng c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c b\u1ea1n l\u1eafm, h\u1ee1i nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y non b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf. S\u00e1ng nay khi r\u1eddi \u0111i, ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y l\u00f2ng bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3 v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng khi ph\u1ea3i xa ch\u00fang. Con ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta th\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1eafn b\u00f3 v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? Th\u1ebf \u1edf g\u1ea7n Ch\u00e1i Nh\u00e0 Xanh c\u00f3 d\u00f2ng su\u1ed1i n\u00e0o kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? Ch\u00e1u qu\u00ean m\u1ea5t kh\u00f4ng h\u1ecfi b\u00e0 Spencer v\u1ec1 chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u1ed2, c\u00f3 ch\u1ee9, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con ngay d\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u00e0 kia.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 tin n\u1ed5i. \u01af\u1edbc m\u01a1 c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u t\u1eeb tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1edd v\u1eabn l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ea1nh m\u1ed9t con su\u1ed1i. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd d\u00e1m ngh\u0129 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd th\u00e0nh hi\u1ec7n th\u1ef1c. Nh\u1eefng gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 \u0111\u00e2u d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? Nh\u01b0ng s\u1ebd tuy\u1ec7t bi\u1ebft bao n\u1ebfu ch\u00fang th\u00e0nh hi\u1ec7n th\u1ef1c? L\u00fac n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2y, ch\u00e1u c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac tr\u1ecdn v\u1eb9n. Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00ec – ch\u00e0, \u00f4ng g\u1ecdi m\u00e0u n\u00e0y l\u00e0 m\u00e0u g\u00ec nh\u1ec9?”<\/i><\/p>\n

C\u00f4 b\u00e9 k\u00e9o m\u1ed9t b\u00edm t\u00f3c d\u00e0i \u00f3ng \u00e1nh c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u1eaft qua b\u1edd vai g\u1ea7y gu\u1ed9c v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a l\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft Matthew. Matthew v\u1ed1n kh\u00f4ng quen v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u00e1nh gi\u00e1 m\u00e0u t\u00f3c c\u1ee7a ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef, nh\u01b0ng trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p n\u00e0y, ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o \u0111\u1ec3 nghi ng\u1edd n\u1eefa.<\/p>\n

“N\u00f3 m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1?”<\/i> anh h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n

C\u00f4 b\u00e9 th\u1ea3 l\u1ecfng b\u00edm t\u00f3c v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf d\u00e0i nh\u01b0 v\u1ecdng l\u00ean t\u1eeb t\u1eadn \u0111\u00e1y s\u00e2u t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n, m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf mang theo m\u1ecdi n\u1ed7i s\u1ea7u mu\u1ed9n c\u1ee7a cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi.<\/p>\n

“V\u00e2ng, n\u00f3 m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf \u1ea1,”<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i v\u1edbi v\u1ebb cam ch\u1ecbu. “Gi\u1edd \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u t\u1ea1i sao ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac tr\u1ecdn v\u1eb9n r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y. Ch\u1eb3ng ai c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac khi mang m\u1ed9t m\u00e1i t\u00f3c \u0111\u1ecf c\u1ea3. Ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e1 b\u1eadn t\u00e2m v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u kh\u00e1c – nh\u1eefng v\u1ebft t\u00e0n nhang, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft xanh l\u1ee5c hay th\u00e2n h\u00ecnh g\u1ea7y gu\u1ed9c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. Ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 m\u01b0\u1eddng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ch\u00fang bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. Ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u00ecnh s\u1edf h\u1eefu l\u00e0n da h\u1ed3ng h\u00e0o tuy\u1ec7t m\u1ef9 v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft t\u00edm long lanh nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng v\u00ec sao. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3<\/strong> n\u00e0o t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u00e1i t\u00f3c \u0111\u1ecf n\u00e0y bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c. Ch\u00e1u t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7, ‘B\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u00f3c m\u00ecnh \u0111en tuy\u1ec1n, \u0111en nh\u01b0 c\u00e1nh qu\u1ea1.’ Nh\u01b0ng trong th\u00e2m t\u00e2m, ch\u00e1u v\u1eabn bi\u1ebft r\u00f5<\/strong> n\u00f3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf b\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng, v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn tr\u00e1i tim ch\u00e1u tan n\u00e1t. N\u00f3 s\u1ebd m\u00e3i l\u00e0 n\u1ed7i bu\u1ed3n su\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eddi c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u. Ch\u00e1u t\u1eebng \u0111\u1ecdc v\u1ec1 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 g\u00e1i trong truy\u1ec7n c\u0169ng c\u00f3 n\u1ed7i bu\u1ed3n su\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eddi, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec m\u00e1i t\u00f3c \u0111\u1ecf. T\u00f3c c\u00f4 \u1ea5y v\u00e0ng \u00f3ng \u1ea3, bu\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng t\u1eeb v\u1ea7ng tr\u00e1n tr\u1eafng ng\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ng\u1ecdc. V\u1ea7ng tr\u00e1n tr\u1eafng nh\u01b0 ng\u1ecdc l\u00e0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o \u1ea1? Ch\u00e1u ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd h\u00ecnh dung ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u00d4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch cho ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u1ed2, ta e l\u00e0 ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3,”<\/i> Matthew n\u00f3i, anh b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y h\u01a1i cho\u00e1ng v\u00e1ng. Anh c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c y h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 h\u1ed3i c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb, khi b\u1ecb m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u1ea1n r\u1ee7 r\u00ea l\u00ean chi\u1ebfc t\u00e0u l\u01b0\u1ee3n t\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i d\u00e3 ngo\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n

“\u00d4i, d\u00f9 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 g\u00ec \u0111i n\u1eefa, ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t di\u1ec7u, b\u1edfi v\u00ec c\u00f4 \u1ea5y \u0111\u1eb9p m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch thi\u00eang li\u00eang. \u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 bao gi\u1edd th\u1eed t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c khi s\u1edf h\u1eefu v\u1ebb \u0111\u1eb9p thi\u00eang li\u00eang s\u1ebd nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o ch\u01b0a?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u1ed2, kh\u00f4ng, ta ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng,”<\/i> Matthew th\u00e0nh th\u1eadt th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn.<\/p>\n

“Ch\u00e1u th\u00ec c\u00f3, th\u01b0\u1eddng xuy\u00ean l\u1eafm. N\u1ebfu \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ecdn, \u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1ebf n\u00e0o h\u01a1n – \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd thi\u00eang li\u00eang, th\u00f4ng minh l\u1ed7i l\u1ea1c hay t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t thi\u00ean th\u1ea7n?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u00c0, t\u00f4i – t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc l\u1eafm n\u1eefa.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng v\u1eady. Ch\u00e1u ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng t\u1ea1o n\u00ean kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t g\u00ec th\u1eadt s\u1ef1, v\u00ec c\u00f3 l\u1ebd ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t trong s\u1ed1 h\u1ecd. Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd t\u1ed1t b\u1ee5ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t thi\u00ean th\u1ea7n. B\u00e0 Spencer b\u1ea3o – \u1ed3, th\u01b0a \u00f4ng Cuthbert! \u00d4i, th\u01b0a \u00f4ng Cuthbert!! \u00d4i, th\u01b0a \u00f4ng Cuthbert!!!”<\/i><\/p>\n

\u0110\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 l\u1eddi b\u00e0 Spencer \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i; c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb b\u1ecb ng\u00e3 kh\u1ecfi xe ng\u1ef1a hay Matthew \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec kinh ng\u1ea1c. H\u1ecd ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01a1n gi\u1ea3n r\u1ebd qua m\u1ed9t kh\u00fac quanh tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf “Con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng”<\/i>.<\/p>\n

“Con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng”<\/i>, nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n Newbridge v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1ecdi, l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1ed1i \u0111i d\u00e0i ch\u1eebng b\u1ed1n \u0111\u1ebfn n\u0103m tr\u0103m th\u01b0\u1edbc, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao ph\u1ee7 ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng c\u00e2y t\u00e1o kh\u1ed5ng l\u1ed3, x\u00f2e r\u1ed9ng, do m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f4ng d\u00e2n l\u1eadp d\u1ecb tr\u1ed3ng t\u1eeb nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m v\u1ec1 tr\u01b0\u1edbc. Ph\u00eda tr\u00ean, m\u1ed9t m\u00e1i v\u00f2m d\u00e0i ng\u00fat m\u1eaft b\u1eb1ng hoa n\u1edf tr\u1eafng x\u00f3a, ng\u00e0o ng\u1ea1t h\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u01a1m. D\u01b0\u1edbi nh\u1eefng t\u00e1n c\u00e2y, kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed ng\u1eadp tr\u00e0n \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng t\u00edm huy\u1ec1n \u1ea3o, v\u00e0 \u1edf ph\u00eda xa, m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng tr\u1eddi ho\u00e0ng h\u00f4n r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 l\u00f3 ra nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t \u00f4 c\u1eeda k\u00ednh m\u00e0u h\u1ed3ng r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 cu\u1ed1i gian cung th\u00e1nh.<\/p>\n

V\u1ebb \u0111\u1eb9p \u1ea5y d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 khi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb l\u1eb7ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i. C\u00f4 b\u00e9 ng\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ra ph\u00eda sau xe ng\u1ef1a, hai b\u00e0n tay g\u1ea7y gu\u1ed9c kh\u00e9p ch\u1eb7t tr\u01b0\u1edbc ng\u1ef1c, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t ng\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7y ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng m\u1ed9 nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o m\u00e0n \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng tr\u1eafng ph\u00eda tr\u00ean. Ngay c\u1ea3 khi h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i qua v\u00e0 \u0111ang xu\u1ed1ng d\u1ed1c d\u00e0i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda Newbridge, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng nh\u00fac nh\u00edch hay th\u1ed1t l\u00ean l\u1eddi n\u00e0o. V\u1eabn v\u1edbi v\u1ebb m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1eafm ch\u00ecm \u1ea5y, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 nh\u00ecn xa x\u0103m v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda ch\u00e2n tr\u1eddi ho\u00e0ng h\u00f4n, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft nh\u01b0 \u0111ang th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u l\u01b0\u1edbt qua n\u1ec1n tr\u1eddi r\u1ef1c r\u1ee1 kia. H\u1ecd b\u0103ng qua Newbridge, m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i l\u00e0ng nh\u1ecf nh\u1ed9n nh\u1ecbp, n\u01a1i ch\u00f3 s\u1ee7a vang theo b\u00e1nh xe, l\u0169 tr\u1ebb con la h\u00f2, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t t\u00f2 m\u00f2 th\u00f2 ra t\u1eeb c\u00e1c \u00f4 c\u1eeda s\u1ed5\u2014t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u tr\u00f4i qua trong im l\u1eb7ng. Khi th\u00eam ba d\u1eb7m \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng n\u1eefa l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda sau, \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb v\u1eabn ch\u1eb3ng n\u00f3i g\u00ec. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng l\u00e0 c\u00f4 b\u00e9 c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng gi\u1eef im l\u1eb7ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch m\u00e3nh li\u1ec7t, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 c\u00f4 b\u00e9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i n\u0103ng h\u1ebft m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n

“Ch\u1eafc l\u00e0 con m\u1ec7t v\u00e0 \u0111\u00f3i l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i,”<\/i> Matthew cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng m\u1edbi li\u1ec1u l\u0129nh c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng, l\u1ea5y l\u00fd do duy nh\u1ea5t anh ngh\u0129 ra \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch cho s\u1ef1 im l\u1eb7ng k\u00e9o d\u00e0i c\u1ee7a c\u00f4 b\u00e9. “Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang ta s\u1eafp t\u1edbi n\u01a1i r\u1ed3i – ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n kho\u1ea3ng m\u1ed9t d\u1eb7m n\u1eefa th\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

C\u00f4 b\u00e9 nh\u01b0 tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf d\u00e0i s\u00e2u, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn anh v\u1eabn c\u00f2n \u0111\u1eabm v\u1ebb m\u1ed9ng m\u01a1 c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t t\u00e2m h\u1ed3n v\u1eeba phi\u00eau l\u01b0u n\u01a1i xa th\u1eb3m, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng v\u00ec sao d\u1eabn l\u1ed1i.<\/p>\n

“\u00d4i, ng\u00e0i Cuthbert,”<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 th\u00ec th\u1ea7m, “ch\u1ed7 ch\u00fang ta v\u1eeba \u0111i qua – c\u00e1i n\u01a1i to\u00e0n m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng \u1ea5y – \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 g\u00ec th\u1ebf \u1ea1?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u00c0, ch\u1eafc con \u0111ang n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 Con \u0110\u01b0\u1eddng Hoa Anh \u0110\u00e0o ch\u1ee9 g\u00ec,”<\/i> Matthew tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi sau m\u1ed9t l\u00fac tr\u1ea7m ng\u00e2m s\u00e2u l\u1eafng. “N\u01a1i \u1ea5y qu\u1ea3 th\u1eadt r\u1ea5t \u0111\u1eb9p.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110\u1eb9p \u01b0? \u00d4i, t\u1eeb \u0111\u1eb9p<\/strong> d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 ch\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ee7. M\u00e0 tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi<\/strong> c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i. Ch\u00fang ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 di\u1ec5n t\u1ea3 h\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. \u00d4i, n\u00f3 th\u1eadt k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u – k\u1ef3 di\u1ec7u l\u1eafm. \u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean ch\u00e1u th\u1ea5y m\u00e0 tr\u00ed t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m cho \u0111\u1eb9p h\u01a1n. N\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn ch\u00e1u th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y”<\/i> – c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u0111\u1eb7t tay l\u00ean ng\u1ef1c – “n\u00f3 l\u00e0m ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u01a1n \u0111au th\u1eadt l\u1ea1, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 c\u01a1n \u0111au d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu. \u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 c\u01a1n \u0111au nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf ch\u01b0a, ng\u00e0i Cuthbert?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u00c0, ta kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eebng c\u00f3.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ch\u00e1u th\u00ec c\u00f3 r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n – b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 khi n\u00e0o ch\u00e1u th\u1ea5y th\u1ee9 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1ed9ng l\u1eaby. Nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean g\u1ecdi ch\u1ed1n xinh \u0111\u1eb9p \u1ea5y l\u00e0 Con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. C\u00e1i t\u00ean \u1ea5y ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 \u00fd ngh\u0129a g\u00ec. H\u1ecd n\u00ean g\u1ecdi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 – \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 xem – Con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Tr\u1eafng c\u1ee7a Ni\u1ec1m Vui. Ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7y tr\u00ed t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng sao? Khi ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch t\u00ean c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t n\u01a1i hay m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi, ch\u00e1u lu\u00f4n ngh\u0129 ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00ean m\u1edbi v\u00e0 lu\u00f4n nh\u1edb v\u1ec1 h\u1ecd nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 b\u00e9 \u1edf tr\u1ea1i tr\u1ebb m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i t\u00ean Hepzibah Jenkins, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u lu\u00f4n t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u00f4 \u1ea5y l\u00e0 Rosalia DeVere. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u1ecdi n\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 Con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd lu\u00f4n g\u1ecdi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 Con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng Tr\u1eafng c\u1ee7a Ni\u1ec1m Vui. Ch\u00fang ta c\u00f2n m\u1ed9t d\u1eb7m n\u1eefa m\u1edbi v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? Ch\u00e1u v\u1eeba m\u1eebng v\u1eeba bu\u1ed3n. Ch\u00e1u bu\u1ed3n v\u00ec chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i n\u00e0y th\u1eadt d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu, v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u lu\u00f4n bu\u1ed3n khi nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu k\u1ebft th\u00fac. C\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f2n d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu h\u01a1n \u0111ang ch\u1edd ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. V\u00e0 r\u1ea5t th\u01b0\u1eddng x\u1ea3y ra l\u00e0 n\u00f3 ch\u1eb3ng d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu h\u01a1n. D\u00f9 sao, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 kinh nghi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng m\u1eebng khi ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0. \u00d4ng th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea5y, ch\u00e1u ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 k\u1ec3 t\u1eeb khi ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1edb. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn ch\u00e1u l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 c\u01a1n \u0111au d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu khi ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1. \u00d4i, th\u1eadt \u0111\u1eb9p qu\u00e1 \u0111i!”<\/i><\/p>\n

Chi\u1ebfc xe ch\u1ea1y l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ed3i. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft h\u1ecd hi\u1ec7n ra m\u1ed9t h\u1ed3 n\u01b0\u1edbc, d\u00e0i v\u00e0 u\u1ed1n l\u01b0\u1ee3n nh\u01b0 d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng. M\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc c\u1ea7u b\u1eafc ngang qua h\u1ed3 \u1edf kho\u1ea3ng gi\u1eefa. T\u1eeb c\u1ea7u tr\u1edf xu\u1ed1ng cu\u1ed1i h\u1ed3, n\u01a1i nh\u1eefng c\u1ed3n c\u00e1t v\u00e0ng r\u1ef1c bao b\u1ecdc l\u1ea5y l\u00e0n n\u01b0\u1edbc, ng\u0103n c\u00e1ch v\u1edbi v\u00f9ng v\u1ecbnh xanh th\u1eabm ph\u00eda xa, m\u1eb7t h\u1ed3 l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh v\u00f4 v\u00e0n s\u1eafc m\u00e0u bi\u1ebfn \u1ea3o – nh\u1eefng s\u1eafc th\u00e1i tinh t\u1ebf nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a hoa ngh\u1ec7 t\u00e2y, nh\u1eefng t\u00f4ng h\u1ed3ng v\u00e0 xanh l\u1ee5c m\u1edd \u1ea3o, c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng m\u00e0u s\u1eafc kh\u00f3 g\u1ecdi t\u00ean kh\u00e1c. Ph\u00eda tr\u00ean c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u, h\u1ed3 n\u01b0\u1edbc u\u1ed1n m\u00ecnh len v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng r\u1eb7ng th\u00f4ng v\u00e0 phong r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p, ch\u00ecm trong b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i huy\u1ec1n \u1ea3o c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. M\u1ed9t c\u00e2y m\u1eadn d\u1ea1i nghi\u00eang m\u00ecnh ra m\u00e9p n\u01b0\u1edbc, t\u1ef1a nh\u01b0 thi\u1ebfu n\u1eef \u00e1o tr\u1eafng \u0111ang nh\u00f3n ch\u00e2n ng\u1eafm b\u00f3ng m\u00ecnh d\u01b0\u1edbi h\u1ed3. T\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7m l\u1ea7y \u1edf \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ed3 v\u1ecdng l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng \u1ebfch k\u00eau trong tr\u1ebbo, bu\u1ed3n man m\u00e1c. Xa xa, tr\u00ean s\u01b0\u1eddn \u0111\u1ed3i, m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 nh\u1ecf m\u00e0u x\u00e1m \u1ea9n m\u00ecnh sau v\u01b0\u1eddn t\u00e1o tr\u1eafng x\u00f3a. Tr\u1eddi ch\u01b0a t\u1ed1i h\u1eb3n, nh\u01b0ng m\u1ed9t \u00e1nh \u0111\u00e8n \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eebng s\u00e1ng t\u1eeb khung c\u1eeda s\u1ed5.<\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 h\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 Barry,”<\/i> Matthew n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n

“\u1ed2, ch\u00e1u ch\u1eb3ng \u01b0a c\u00e1i t\u00ean \u0111\u00f3 t\u00ed n\u00e0o. Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd g\u1ecdi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 – \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 xem – H\u1ed3 N\u01b0\u1edbc L\u1ea5p L\u00e1nh. Ph\u1ea3i, \u0111\u00f3 m\u1edbi l\u00e0 c\u00e1i t\u00ean x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng. Ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft v\u00ec ch\u00e1u c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t lu\u1ed3ng rung \u0111\u1ed9ng. M\u1ed7i khi ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u00ean th\u1eadt ho\u00e0n h\u1ea3o, ch\u00e1u \u0111\u1ec1u th\u1ea5y rung \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. B\u00e1c c\u00f3 bao gi\u1edd c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y rung \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00ec \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec ch\u01b0a?”<\/i><\/p>\n

Matthew tr\u1ea7m ng\u00e2m suy ngh\u0129.<\/p>\n

“\u00c0, c\u00f3 ch\u1ee9. B\u00e1c lu\u00f4n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c h\u01a1i rung rung khi th\u1ea5y m\u1ea5y con s\u00e2u tr\u1eafng x\u1ea5u x\u00ed m\u00e0 c\u00e1i cu\u1ed1c \u0111\u00e0o l\u00ean \u1edf lu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0a chu\u1ed9t. B\u00e1c gh\u00e9t ph\u1ea3i nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u1ed2, ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0 c\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t lo\u1ea1i rung \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u00e2u. B\u00e1c c\u00f3 ngh\u0129 th\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng? Ch\u00e1u th\u1ea5y ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec li\u00ean quan gi\u1eefa s\u00e2u b\u1ecd v\u00e0 h\u1ed3 n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh c\u1ea3, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Nh\u01b0ng t\u1ea1i sao ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta l\u1ea1i g\u1ecdi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 h\u1ed3 c\u1ee7a nh\u00e0 Barry?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ch\u00e1u \u0111o\u00e1n v\u00ec nh\u00e0 \u00f4ng Barry \u1edf tr\u00ean kia. Ch\u1ed7 \u1ea5y g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 S\u01b0\u1eddn \u0110\u1ed3i V\u01b0\u1eddn C\u00e2y. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1ee5i c\u00e2y l\u1edbn \u0111\u1eb1ng sau, th\u00ec t\u1eeb \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u00e3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y Ch\u00e1i Nh\u00e0 Xanh r\u1ed3i. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i qua c\u1ea7u v\u00e0 \u0111i v\u00f2ng theo con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, n\u00ean xa h\u01a1n g\u1ea7n n\u1eeda d\u1eb7m.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u00d4ng Barry c\u00f3 con g\u00e1i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1? \u00c0, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i b\u00e9 qu\u00e1 \u0111\u00e2u – c\u1ee1 b\u1eb1ng tu\u1ed5i ch\u00e1u \u1ea5y.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u00d4ng \u1ea5y c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00f4 con g\u00e1i m\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ed9t tu\u1ed5i. T\u00ean l\u00e0 Diana.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u1ed2!”<\/i> Anne h\u00edt m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i th\u1eadt s\u00e2u. “C\u00e1i t\u00ean m\u1edbi tuy\u1ec7t l\u00e0m sao!”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u00c0, b\u00e1c kh\u00f4ng r\u00f5 n\u1eefa. Nghe c\u00f3 v\u1ebb h\u01a1i l\u1ea1 l\u00f9ng, b\u00e1c th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf. B\u00e1c th\u00edch nh\u1eefng c\u00e1i t\u00ean nh\u01b0 Jane hay Mary, ho\u1eb7c m\u1ea5y t\u00ean nghe c\u00f3 v\u1ebb h\u1ee3p l\u00fd h\u01a1n. Nh\u01b0ng l\u00fac Diana ra \u0111\u1eddi, c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o \u0111ang d\u1ea1y \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, h\u1ecd nh\u1edd th\u1ea7y \u0111\u1eb7t t\u00ean cho con b\u00e9, v\u00e0 th\u1ea7y g\u1ecdi n\u00f3 l\u00e0 Diana.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ch\u00e1u \u01b0\u1edbc g\u00ec khi ch\u00e1u sinh ra c\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o d\u1ea1y h\u1ecdc nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. \u1ed2, ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ebfn c\u1ea7u r\u1ed3i. Ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft th\u1eadt ch\u1eb7t. Ch\u00e1u lu\u00f4n s\u1ee3 khi \u0111i qua c\u1ea7u. Ch\u00e1u c\u1ee9 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 l\u1ebd, ngay khi ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1eefa c\u1ea7u, n\u00f3 s\u1ebd g\u1eadp l\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 c\u00e1i dao b\u1ea5m v\u00e0 k\u1eb9p ch\u00fang ta l\u1ea1i. N\u00ean ch\u00e1u nh\u1eafm m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u00e1u lu\u00f4n ph\u1ea3i m\u1edf m\u1eaft ra khi ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang ta s\u1eafp \u0111\u1ebfn gi\u1eefa c\u1ea7u. B\u1edfi v\u00ec, b\u00e1c th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea5y, n\u1ebfu c\u00e2y c\u1ea7u c\u00f3<\/strong> g\u1eadp l\u1ea1i, ch\u00e1u mu\u1ed1n nh\u00ecn<\/strong> th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 g\u1eadp l\u1ea1i. Ti\u1ebfng n\u00f3 k\u00eau \u1ea7m \u1ea7m vui tai qu\u00e1! Ch\u00e1u lu\u00f4n th\u00edch c\u00e1i \u00e2m thanh \u1ea7m \u1ea7m \u0111\u00f3. Th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng khi th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi n\u00e0y c\u00f3 bao nhi\u00eau \u0111i\u1ec1u th\u00fa v\u1ecb \u0111\u1ec3 y\u00eau th\u00edch? Xong r\u1ed3i, ch\u00fang ta qua r\u1ed3i. Gi\u1edd ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd nh\u00ecn l\u1ea1i. Ch\u00e0o t\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t, h\u1ed3 N\u01b0\u1edbc L\u1ea5p L\u00e1nh th\u00e2n m\u1ebfn. Ch\u00e1u lu\u00f4n ch\u00e0o t\u1ea1m bi\u1ec7t nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 ch\u00e1u y\u00eau qu\u00fd, y nh\u01b0 ch\u00e1u ch\u00e0o m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1eady. Ch\u00e1u ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang c\u0169ng th\u00edch th\u1ebf. M\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc kia tr\u00f4ng nh\u01b0 \u0111ang m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1edbi ch\u00e1u v\u1eady.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Khi h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e1nh xe l\u00ean d\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed3i v\u00e0 qu\u1eb9o v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t kh\u00fac cua, Matthew b\u1ea3o:<\/p>\n

“S\u1eafp v\u1ec1 t\u1edbi nh\u00e0 r\u1ed3i. Kia k\u00eca, Ch\u00e1i Nh\u00e0 Xanh \u0111\u1eb1ng kia -“<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u00d4i, xin \u0111\u1eebng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ch\u00e1u,”<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 h\u1edbn h\u1edf ng\u1eaft l\u1eddi, n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y c\u00e1nh tay \u00f4ng \u0111ang gi\u01a1 l\u00ean v\u00e0 nh\u1eafm nghi\u1ec1n m\u1eaft l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng. “\u0110\u1ec3 ch\u00e1u \u0111o\u00e1n th\u1eed. Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd \u0111o\u00e1n tr\u00fang.”<\/i><\/p>\n

C\u00f4 b\u00e9 m\u1edf m\u1eaft ra nh\u00ecn quanh. H\u1ecd \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ed3i. M\u1eb7t tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 l\u1eb7n t\u1eeb l\u00e2u, nh\u01b0ng khung c\u1ea3nh v\u1eabn hi\u1ec7n r\u00f5 d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng m\u1edd nh\u1ea1t c\u00f2n v\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u1ea1i. Ph\u00eda t\u00e2y, b\u00f3ng th\u00e1p nh\u00e0 th\u1edd \u0111en s\u1eabm in l\u00ean n\u1ec1n tr\u1eddi m\u00e0u hoa c\u00fac v\u00e0ng r\u1ef1c. D\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00e2n \u0111\u1ed3i l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t thung l\u0169ng nh\u1ecf, xa h\u01a1n n\u1eefa l\u00e0 tri\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ed3i thoai tho\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3i d\u00e0i, \u0111i\u1ec3m xuy\u1ebft nh\u1eefng n\u00f4ng tr\u1ea1i \u1ea5m c\u00fang. \u0110\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u00f4 b\u00e9 h\u00e1o h\u1ee9c ch\u1ea1y t\u1eeb n\u00f4ng tr\u1ea1i n\u00e0y sang n\u00f4ng tr\u1ea1i kh\u00e1c, tr\u00e0n \u0111\u1ea7y hy v\u1ecdng v\u00e0 mong \u0111\u1ee3i. R\u1ed3i cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, ch\u00fang d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i \u1edf m\u1ed9t n\u00f4ng tr\u1ea1i xa t\u00edt b\u00ean tr\u00e1i, c\u00e1ch xa con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng, m\u1edd \u1ea3o trong m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng hoa n\u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi \u00e1nh ho\u00e0ng h\u00f4n ph\u1ee7 l\u00ean khu r\u1eebng bao quanh. Ph\u00eda tr\u00ean n\u00f3, tr\u00ean b\u1ea7u tr\u1eddi t\u00e2y nam trong v\u1eaft, m\u1ed9t ng\u00f4i sao l\u1edbn m\u00e0u tr\u1eafng ng\u1ecdc trai l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh, t\u1ef1a nh\u01b0 ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u00e8n ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 \u1ea5p \u1ee7 l\u1eddi h\u1ee9a.<\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00f3 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1?”<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 h\u1ecfi, gi\u01a1 tay ch\u1ec9.<\/p>\n

Matthew vui v\u1ebb v\u1ed7 nh\u1eb9 d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u00ean l\u01b0ng con ng\u1ef1a c\u00e1i m\u00e0u hung.<\/p>\n

“\u1eea, ch\u00e1u \u0111o\u00e1n \u0111\u00fang \u0111\u1ea5y! Nh\u01b0ng b\u00e1c ngh\u0129 ch\u1eafc b\u00e0 Spencer \u0111\u00e3 mi\u00eau t\u1ea3 k\u1ef9 \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn ra.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u \u1ea1, b\u00e0 \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i th\u1ebf – th\u1eadt ra l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec b\u00e0 \u1ea5y n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ec1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u00e1p d\u1ee5ng cho h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi n\u01a1i kh\u00e1c. Ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng h\u00ecnh dung r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng n\u00f3 tr\u00f4ng ra sao. Nh\u01b0ng ngay khi ch\u00e1u tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y n\u00f3, ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u00e0. \u00d4i, c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u \u0111ang m\u01a1 v\u1eady. B\u00e1c c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng, ch\u1eafc c\u00e1nh tay ch\u00e1u t\u1eeb khu\u1ef7u tay tr\u1edf l\u00ean ph\u1ea3i b\u1ea7m t\u00edm h\u1ebft r\u1ed3i, v\u00ec h\u00f4m nay ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ef1 v\u00e9o m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft bao nhi\u00eau l\u1ea7n. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng, m\u1ed9t n\u1ed7i s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp, bu\u1ed3n n\u00f4n l\u1ea1i \u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn, v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u lo s\u1ee3 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1. R\u1ed3i ch\u00e1u l\u1ea1i t\u1ef1 v\u00e9o m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 xem c\u00f3 th\u1eadt kh\u00f4ng – cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi ch\u00e1u ch\u1ee3t nh\u1edb ra r\u1eb1ng, ngay c\u1ea3 khi ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u01a1, ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng n\u00ean c\u1ee9 m\u01a1 ti\u1ebfp ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o c\u00f2n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3; th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u ng\u1eebng v\u00e9o. Nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 l\u00e0<\/strong> th\u1eadt, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang ta s\u1eafp v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u00e0 r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

V\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf d\u00e0i th\u1ecfa m\u00e3n, c\u00f4 b\u00e9 l\u1ea1i ch\u00ecm v\u00e0o im l\u1eb7ng. Matthew kh\u1ebd c\u1ef1a m\u00ecnh, c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n. \u00d4ng th\u1ea5y nh\u1eb9 nh\u00f5m v\u00ec Marilla s\u1ebd l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb lang thang n\u00e0y r\u1eb1ng ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0 m\u00e0 c\u00f4 b\u00e9 khao kh\u00e1t s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh c\u1ee7a c\u00f4. H\u1ecd l\u00e1i xe qua Lynde\u2019s Hollow, n\u01a1i tr\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e1 t\u1ed1i, nh\u01b0ng ch\u01b0a t\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c b\u00e0 Rachel kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y h\u1ecd t\u1eeb c\u1eeda s\u1ed5 nh\u00e0 b\u00e0. Chi\u1ebfc xe l\u00ean d\u1ed1c v\u00e0 r\u1ebd v\u00e0o con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e0i d\u1eabn t\u1edbi Ch\u00e1i Nh\u00e0 Xanh. \u0110\u1ebfn l\u00fac t\u1edbi ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0, Matthew c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 th\u00f4i th\u00fac kh\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u mu\u1ed1n tr\u1ed1n tr\u00e1nh s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt s\u1eafp ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed1i m\u1eb7t. \u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 Marilla hay b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n m\u00ecnh, hay nh\u1eefng phi\u1ec1n ph\u1ee9c m\u00e0 sai l\u1ea7m n\u00e0y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u00e2y ra cho h\u1ecd, m\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb. Khi \u00f4ng t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng r\u1ea1ng r\u1ee1 \u1ea5y b\u1ecb d\u1eadp t\u1eaft trong \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft c\u00f4 b\u00e9, \u00f4ng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y b\u1ee9t r\u1ee9t kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 m\u00ecnh s\u1eafp tham gia v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng gi\u1ebft ch\u00f3c – m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c y h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 khi \u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ra tay v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t con c\u1eebu, m\u1ed9t con b\u00ea, hay b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 sinh v\u1eadt nh\u1ecf b\u00e9 v\u00f4 t\u1ed9i n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c.<\/p>\n

S\u00e2n nh\u00e0 kh\u00e1 t\u1ed1i khi h\u1ecd r\u1ebd v\u00e0o, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc l\u00e1 d\u01b0\u01a1ng x\u1ec9 \u0111ang x\u00e0o x\u1ea1c nh\u01b0 l\u1ee5a xung quanh.<\/p>\n

“Nghe c\u00e2y c\u1ed1i \u0111ang n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n trong gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 n\u00e0y,”<\/i> c\u00f4 b\u00e9 th\u00ec th\u1ea7m, khi \u00f4ng nh\u1ea5c c\u00f4 b\u00e9 xu\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ea5t. “Ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n ch\u00fang c\u00f3 nh\u1eefng gi\u1ea5c m\u01a1 th\u1eadt \u0111\u1eb9p!”<\/i><\/p>\n

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