M\u1eb9 Barberin h\u00f4n ch\u1ed3ng m\u00ecnh; t\u00f4i c\u0169ng s\u1eafp l\u00e0m v\u1eady th\u00ec \u00f4ng \u1ea5y gi\u01a1 c\u00e2y g\u1eady l\u00ean v\u00e0 ng\u0103n t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
\"C\u00e1i g\u00ec th\u1ebf n\u00e0y?... con n\u00f3i v\u1edbi b\u1ed1 l\u00e0...\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"D\u1ea1, v\u00e2ng, nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fang... b\u1edfi v\u00ec...\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"\u00c0, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fang h\u1ea3?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\u00d4ng \u1ea5y b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00f4i, c\u00e2y g\u1eady v\u1eabn gi\u01a1 l\u00ean; theo ph\u1ea3n x\u1ea1, t\u00f4i l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i. M\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec sai \u01b0? Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng r\u1ed3i! T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u00f4n \u00f4ng \u1ea5y th\u00f4i m\u00e0. T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng \u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch r\u1ee5t r\u00e8, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 quay \u0111i v\u00e0 \u0111ang n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi M\u1eb9 Barberin.<\/p>\n
\"V\u1eady l\u00e0 b\u00e0 \u0111ang gi\u1eef ng\u00e0y L\u1ec5 Shrove Tuesday \u00e0?\"<\/i> \u00f4ng \u1ea5y n\u00f3i. \"Ta m\u1eebng qu\u00e1, v\u00ec ta \u0111\u00f3i l\u1eafm. B\u1eefa t\u1ed1i c\u00f3 g\u00ec?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Con \u0111ang l\u00e0m b\u00e1nh k\u1ebfp v\u00e0 b\u00e1nh t\u00e1o chi\u00ean \u1ea1.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Ta th\u1ea5y r\u1ed3i, nh\u01b0ng b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecbnh cho m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i xa nh\u01b0 ta \u0103n b\u00e1nh k\u1ebfp \u0111\u00e2u.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Con kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n g\u00ec kh\u00e1c \u1ea1. B\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng b\u00e1o tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u1ea1.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"C\u00e1i g\u00ec? Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n g\u00ec kh\u00e1c! B\u1eefa t\u1ed1i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u01b0!\"<\/i> \u00d4ng \u1ea5y li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn quanh c\u0103n b\u1ebfp.<\/p>\n
\"C\u00f3 \u00edt b\u01a1.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\u00d4ng \u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn l\u00ean tr\u1ea7n nh\u00e0, nh\u00ecn ch\u1ed7 m\u00e0 th\u1ecbt x\u00f4ng kh\u00f3i th\u01b0\u1eddng treo, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e2u l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n g\u00ec tr\u00ean m\u00f3c n\u1eefa; gi\u1edd ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n v\u00e0i s\u1ee3i h\u00e0nh t\u00e2y v\u00e0 t\u1ecfi treo l\u1ee7ng l\u1eb3ng tr\u00ean x\u00e0 nh\u00e0.<\/p>\n
\"\u0110\u00e2y c\u00f3 h\u00e0nh t\u00e2y n\u00e0y,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng \u1ea5y n\u00f3i, d\u00f9ng c\u00e2y g\u1eady to g\u00f5 m\u1ed9t s\u1ee3i h\u00e0nh xu\u1ed1ng; \"v\u1edbi b\u1ed1n, n\u0103m c\u1ee7 h\u00e0nh v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t m\u1ea9u b\u01a1, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u00e1t s\u00fap ngon. L\u1ea5y b\u00e1nh k\u1ebfp ra v\u00e0 phi h\u00e0nh t\u00e2y l\u00ean ch\u1ea3o \u0111i!\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Mang b\u00e1nh k\u1ebfp ra kh\u1ecfi ch\u1ea3o mau!\"<\/i><\/p>\n
Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ed1t n\u00ean l\u1eddi, M\u1eb9 Barberin v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng l\u00e0m theo l\u1eddi ch\u1ed3ng. \u00d4ng ta ng\u1ed3i ph\u1ecbch xu\u1ed1ng chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf b\u00ean l\u00f2 s\u01b0\u1edfi. T\u00f4i v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a d\u00e1m r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi ch\u1ed7 m\u00e0 c\u00e2y g\u1eady c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea9y t\u00f4i t\u1edbi. T\u1ef1a v\u00e0o b\u00e0n, t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng ta.<\/p>\n
\u00d4ng ta l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng ch\u1eebng n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i, khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t kh\u1eafc kh\u1ed5 v\u00e0 c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 th\u00f4 l\u1ed7. \u0110\u1ea7u \u00f4ng ta h\u01a1i nghi\u00eang v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda vai ph\u1ea3i, do v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u00f4ng ta t\u1eebng g\u00e1nh ch\u1ecbu, v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 bi\u1ebfn d\u1ea1ng \u1ea5y khi\u1ebfn \u00f4ng ta tr\u00f4ng c\u00e0ng th\u00eam \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3.<\/p>\n
M\u1eb9 Barberin l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u1ea3o l\u00ean b\u1ebfp.<\/p>\n
\"B\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecbnh d\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat b\u01a1 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec3 n\u1ea5u s\u00fap \u00e0?\"<\/i> \u00f4ng ta h\u1ecfi. N\u00f3i r\u1ed3i, \u00f4ng ta gi\u1eadt l\u1ea5y \u0111\u0129a b\u01a1 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed5 h\u1ebft v\u00e0o ch\u1ea3o. H\u1ebft b\u01a1... r\u1ed3i... h\u1ebft b\u00e1nh k\u1ebfp.<\/p>\n
N\u1ebfu v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m kh\u00e1c, ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng \u0111au kh\u1ed5 tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng th\u1ea3m th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u1ea5y, nh\u01b0ng l\u00fac n\u00e0y, t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n b\u1eadn t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc b\u00e1nh k\u1ebfp hay b\u00e1nh t\u00e1o chi\u00ean n\u1eefa. \u0110i\u1ec1u duy nh\u1ea5t \u00e1m \u1ea3nh t\u00e2m tr\u00ed t\u00f4i ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng tr\u00f4ng kh\u1eafc nghi\u1ec7t kia l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 cha c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i! Cha t\u00f4i \u01b0? T\u00f4i th\u1ea7m th\u00ec l\u1eb7p \u0111i l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i hai ti\u1ebfng \u1ea5y trong \u0111\u1ea7u. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc gi\u1edd, t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng suy ngh\u0129 nhi\u1ec1u v\u1ec1 \u00fd ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a t\u1eeb \"cha\"<\/i>. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 m\u01a1 h\u1ed3 h\u00ecnh dung cha c\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i l\u1edbn h\u01a1n m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, khi nh\u00ecn ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng b\u1ed7ng d\u01b0ng xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t, l\u00f2ng t\u00f4i tr\u00e0o d\u00e2ng n\u1ed7i b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n v\u00e0 s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i kh\u00f4n t\u1ea3. T\u00f4i v\u1ed1n mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn h\u00f4n \u00f4ng, v\u1eady m\u00e0 \u00f4ng l\u1ea1i d\u00f9ng c\u00e2y g\u1eady \u0111\u1ea9y t\u00f4i ra. T\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i th\u1ebf ch\u1ee9? M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ea9y t\u00f4i ra m\u1ed7i khi t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn h\u00f4n b\u00e0; tr\u00e1i l\u1ea1i, b\u00e0 lu\u00f4n \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t t\u00f4i v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng, si\u1ebft th\u1eadt m\u1ea1nh.<\/p>\n
\"Thay v\u00ec c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t kh\u00fac g\u1ed7,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng \u1ea5y n\u00f3i, \"h\u00e3y mang \u0111\u0129a ra b\u00e0n \u0111i.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
T\u00f4i su\u00fdt ng\u00e3 d\u00fai d\u1ee5i v\u00ec v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng l\u00e0m theo. S\u00fap \u0111\u00e3 n\u1ea5u xong. M\u1eb9 Barberin m\u00fac ra \u0111\u0129a. Sau \u0111\u00f3, r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi g\u00f3c l\u00f2 s\u01b0\u1edfi l\u1edbn, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0103n, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng m\u1edbi ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng \u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng \u1ea5y, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 li\u1ebfc tr\u1ed9m, r\u1ed3i nhanh ch\u00f3ng quay \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111i khi b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p \u00e1nh m\u1eaft \u00f4ng \u1ea5y.<\/p>\n
\"B\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u0103n nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ebf n\u00e0y \u00e0?\"<\/i> \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
\"\u1ed2, c\u00f3 \u1ea1, n\u00f3 \u0103n ngon mi\u1ec7ng l\u1eafm.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng ti\u1ebfc. Nh\u01b0ng hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i c\u00f3 v\u1ebb n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0103n t\u1ed1i.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
M\u1eb9 Barberin d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n. B\u00e0 \u0111i \u0111i l\u1ea1i l\u1ea1i, h\u1ebft ch\u0103m s\u00f3c ch\u1ed3ng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c nh\u00e0.<\/p>\n
\"Con kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00f3i sao?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"D\u1ea1 kh\u00f4ng.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Th\u1ebf th\u00ec \u0111i ng\u1ee7 \u0111i, v\u00e0 ng\u1ee7 ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c. Kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec m\u1eb9 s\u1ebd gi\u1eadn \u0111\u1ea5y.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i, ra hi\u1ec7u b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i nghe l\u1eddi m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e3i l\u1ea1i. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf \u0111\u00e2u. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c th\u1ed1t ra m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi n\u00e0o c\u1ea3.<\/p>\n
Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 nhi\u1ec1u c\u0103n nh\u00e0 ngh\u00e8o kh\u00e1c, gian b\u1ebfp c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi c\u0169ng l\u00e0 ph\u00f2ng ng\u1ee7. G\u1ea7n b\u00ean l\u00f2 s\u01b0\u1edfi l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 d\u00f9ng cho b\u1eefa \u0103n - c\u00e1i b\u00e0n, n\u1ed3i ni\u00eau xoong ch\u1ea3o, c\u00f9ng chi\u1ebfc t\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ef1ng th\u1ee9c \u0103n; \u1edf ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia l\u00e0 khu v\u1ef1c \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u1ee7. Trong m\u1ed9t g\u00f3c l\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc gi\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a M\u1eb9 Barberin, c\u00f2n \u1edf g\u00f3c \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n, trong m\u1ed9t h\u1ed1c t\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ecf, l\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc gi\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i n\u1eb1m d\u01b0\u1edbi t\u1ea5m m\u00e0n che c\u00f3 hoa v\u0103n m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng c\u1edfi qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o v\u00e0 l\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u1ee7 l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00e1c. T\u00f4i v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng lo l\u1eafng v\u00e0 r\u1ea5t bu\u1ed3n. Sao ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 cha t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c? V\u00e0 n\u1ebfu \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 v\u1eady, sao \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed t\u1ec7 v\u1edbi t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf?<\/p>\n
M\u0169i t\u00f4i \u00e1p s\u00e1t v\u00e0o t\u01b0\u1eddng, t\u00f4i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng xua \u0111u\u1ed5i nh\u1eefng suy ngh\u0129 n\u00e0y \u0111i v\u00e0 ng\u1ee7 theo l\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3. Gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y t\u1ec9nh t\u00e1o \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf.<\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t l\u00fac sau, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft bao l\u00e2u, t\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n ai \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang ti\u1ebfn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda gi\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00f4i. Ti\u1ebfng b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i, n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 v\u00e0 l\u00ea th\u00ea, n\u00ean t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ngay \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 M\u1eb9 Barberin. T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i th\u1edf \u1ea5m \u00e1p ph\u1ea3 v\u00e0o m\u00e1 m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n
\"Ng\u1ee7 ch\u01b0a?\"<\/i> Gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i th\u00ec th\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ea7y v\u1ebb kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, v\u00ec l\u1eddi \u0111e d\u1ecda kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp, \"Ta s\u1ebd gi\u1eadn \u0111\u1ea5y\"<\/i> v\u1eabn c\u00f2n v\u0103ng v\u1eb3ng b\u00ean tai.<\/p>\n
\"N\u00f3 ng\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i,\"<\/i> M\u1eb9 Barberin n\u00f3i; \"v\u1eeba l\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 n\u00f3 ng\u1ee7 say nh\u01b0 ch\u1ebft. Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee9 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n \u0111i, kh\u00f4ng s\u1ee3 n\u00f3 nghe th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2u.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
L\u1ebd ra t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i l\u00e0 m\u00ecnh ch\u01b0a ng\u1ee7, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ec7nh ph\u1ea3i ng\u1ee7, m\u00e0 t\u00f4i v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a ng\u1ee7, v\u1eady l\u00e0 t\u00f4i sai r\u1ed3i.<\/p>\n
\"V\u1eady, v\u1ee5 ki\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o?\"<\/i> M\u1eb9 Barberin h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
\"Thua r\u1ed3i. Th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n n\u00f3i l\u00e0 l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a ta v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi gi\u00e0n gi\u00e1o.\"<\/i> N\u00f3i r\u1ed3i \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u1eadp tay xu\u1ed1ng b\u00e0n v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1eedi r\u1ee7a, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i ra \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec c\u00f3 \u00fd ngh\u0129a.<\/p>\n
\"V\u1ee5 ki\u1ec7n thua r\u1ed3i,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp sau m\u1ed9t l\u00fac im l\u1eb7ng; \"ti\u1ec1n b\u1ea1c m\u1ea5t s\u1ea1ch, t\u00fai r\u1ed7ng kh\u00f4ng, c\u00e1i ngh\u00e8o \u0111\u00f3i \u0111ang ch\u1ef1c ch\u1edd tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t ch\u00fang ta. Th\u1ebf m\u00e0 v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee7, khi ta tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n th\u1ea5y th\u00eam m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u1eefa. Sao b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m theo l\u1eddi ta \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eb7n?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"V\u00ec con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m th\u1ebf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1ea1.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"B\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 mang n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1ebb M\u1ed3 C\u00f4i sao?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o n\u1ee1 b\u1ecf r\u01a1i m\u1ed9t sinh linh b\u00e9 b\u1ecfng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, khi \u0111\u00e3 nu\u00f4i n\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng ch\u00ednh d\u00f2ng s\u1eefa c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i con c\u1ee7a b\u00e0.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"D\u1ea1, con \u0111\u00e3 mu\u1ed1n nghe theo l\u1eddi b\u1ed1, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb \u1ed1m \u1ea1.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"\u1ed0m \u00e0?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"V\u00e2ng \u1ea1. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111em n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. N\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft m\u1ea5t r\u1ed3i.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Nh\u01b0ng khi n\u00f3 b\u00ecnh ph\u1ee5c th\u00ec sao?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"D\u1ea1, n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng kh\u1ecfi ngay \u0111\u00e2u \u1ea1. Sau tr\u1eadn \u1ed1m \u1ea5y, l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn \u1ed1m kh\u00e1c \u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn. N\u00f3 ho d\u1eef d\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c nghe m\u00e0 \u0111au l\u00f2ng, th\u1eadt t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p cho sinh linh b\u00e9 b\u1ecfng \u1ea5y. Ch\u00fa b\u00e9 Nicolas c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 ra \u0111i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Con ngh\u0129 n\u1ebfu con mang n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1ebb Em M\u1ed3 C\u00f4i, n\u00f3 c\u0169ng s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft m\u1ea5t th\u00f4i.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i sao?... sau \u0111\u00f3?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"D\u1ea1, th\u1eddi gian c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf tr\u00f4i qua v\u00e0 con ngh\u0129 v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00ec ho\u00e3n chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i, con s\u1ebd ho\u00e3n th\u00eam m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat n\u1eefa.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Gi\u1edd n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ea5y tu\u1ed5i r\u1ed3i?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"T\u00e1m tu\u1ed5i \u1ea1.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"V\u1eady th\u00ec, gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y n\u00f3 s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e1ng l\u1ebd \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb l\u00e2u, v\u00e0 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn n\u00f3 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch n\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"\u00d4i, Jerome, anh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3... anh s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m th\u1ebf \u0111\u00e2u!\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m sao? Ai s\u1ebd ng\u0103n t\u00f4i? Em ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nu\u00f4i n\u00f3 m\u00e3i m\u00e3i sao?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng l\u1eb7ng. T\u00f4i g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 n\u00edn th\u1edf. C\u1ee5c ngh\u1eb9n trong c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng l\u00e0m t\u00f4i g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ngh\u1eb9t th\u1edf. M\u1ed9t l\u00fac sau, M\u1eb9 Barberin n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp:<\/p>\n
\"Paris \u0111\u00e3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i anh nhi\u1ec1u qu\u00e1! Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111i, anh \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"C\u00f3 l\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu Paris \u0111\u00e3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i t\u00f4i, th\u00ec n\u00f3 c\u0169ng g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa. Ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ti\u1ec1n. Con b\u00f2 \u0111\u00e3 b\u00e1n r\u1ed3i. Khi ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 \u0103n, ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i nu\u00f4i m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"N\u00f3 l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a con.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i con c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 h\u01a1n l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a ta. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb nh\u00e0 qu\u00ea. N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i con nh\u00e0 ngh\u00e8o. N\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng m\u1ed3i ngon l\u00e0nh, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 tay, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u00e2n.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"N\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0ng!\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Ta kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1eb9p. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng! B\u00e0 ngh\u0129 b\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 v\u1edbi \u0111\u00f4i vai nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi lao \u0111\u1ed9ng sao? N\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 cho tr\u1ebb th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Con n\u00f3i v\u1edbi b\u1ed1 l\u00e0 n\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi, th\u00f4ng minh v\u00e0 lanh l\u1ee3i nh\u01b0 m\u00e8o con, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1i tim nh\u00e2n h\u1eadu, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c cho ch\u00fang ta...\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Trong l\u00fac n\u00e0y, ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ec3 nu\u00f4i n\u00f3, c\u00f2n ta th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao nhi\u00eau n\u1eefa.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"N\u1ebfu cha m\u1eb9 n\u00f3 t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3n n\u00f3, \u00f4ng s\u1ebd n\u00f3i sao?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Cha m\u1eb9 n\u00f3 \u01b0! N\u00f3 c\u00f3 cha m\u1eb9 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u? N\u1ebfu c\u00f3, h\u1eb3n h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i. Ta th\u1eadt ngu ng\u1ed1c khi ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 cha m\u1eb9 n\u00f3 s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eadn con v\u00e0 tr\u1ea3 c\u00f4ng nu\u00f4i d\u01b0\u1ee1ng. Ta \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb ng\u1ed1c. Ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ecdc trong nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m t\u00e3 l\u00f3t b\u1eb1ng v\u1ea3i \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd, vi\u1ec1n ren, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 cha m\u1eb9 n\u00f3 s\u1ebd \u0111i t\u00ecm n\u00f3. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u h\u1ecd v\u1eabn c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng. V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n...\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"\u0110\u00e0n b\u00e0 c\u00e1c b\u00e0 th\u1eadt c\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee9ng c\u1ed5!\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ebfn th\u00ec sao?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Th\u00ec, ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eedi n\u00f3 v\u00e0o Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1ebb R\u1ed3i. Nh\u01b0ng th\u00f4i, ch\u00fang ta n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i. Ng\u00e0y mai ta s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a n\u00f3 \u0111i. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd ta \u0111i g\u1eb7p Fran\u00e7ois. M\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng n\u1eefa ta v\u1ec1.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
C\u1eeda m\u1edf r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3ng s\u1ea7m l\u1ea1i. \u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i r\u1ed3i. T\u00f4i v\u1ed9i ng\u1ed3i b\u1eadt d\u1eady tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 g\u1ecdi M\u1eb9 Barberin.<\/p>\n
\"\u01a0i! M\u1eb9 \u01a1i!\"<\/i><\/p>\n
B\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y v\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
\"B\u1ed1 c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1ecf con v\u00e0o Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1ebb M\u1ed3 C\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u, Remi b\u00e9 b\u1ecfng c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
B\u00e0 h\u00f4n t\u00f4i v\u00e0 \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y t\u00f4i. Nh\u1edd th\u1ebf, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu h\u01a1n, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft tr\u00ean m\u00e1 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4 \u0111i.<\/p>\n
\"Th\u1ebf ra con ch\u01b0a ng\u1ee7 \u00e0?\"<\/i> b\u00e0 d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
\"Con kh\u00f4ng c\u1ed1 \u00fd \u0111\u00e2u \u1ea1.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"M\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng m\u1eafng con \u0111\u00e2u. Con c\u00f3 nghe \u00f4ng \u1ea5y n\u00f3i g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"V\u00e2ng, m\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1eb9 ru\u1ed9t c\u1ee7a con, nh\u01b0ng\u2026 b\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i b\u1ed1 ru\u1ed9t c\u1ee7a con.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
Hai c\u00e2u cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i n\u00f3i ra v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng \u0111i\u1ec7u ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00e1c, b\u1edfi l\u1ebd, d\u00f9 bu\u1ed3n khi bi\u1ebft b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1eb9 ru\u1ed9t c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y vui, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed h\u01a1i t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o, khi bi\u1ebft \u00f4ng ta kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i cha t\u00f4i. S\u1ef1 m\u00e2u thu\u1eabn trong c\u1ea3m x\u00fac c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u1ed9 r\u00f5 qua gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i. M\u1eb9 Barberin d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n
\"C\u00f3 l\u1ebd m\u1eb9 n\u00ean n\u00f3i s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt v\u1edbi con, nh\u01b0ng con gi\u1ed1ng con trai m\u1eb9 qu\u00e1 n\u00ean m\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o th\u1ed1t ra r\u1eb1ng m\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1eb9 ru\u1ed9t c\u1ee7a con. Con \u0111\u00e3 nghe J\u00e9r\u00f4me n\u00f3i r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y, con trai \u1ea1. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y con v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1 Paris, \u0111\u1ea1i l\u1ed9 de Breteuil. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng Hai, s\u00e1ng s\u1edbm, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111ang \u0111i l\u00e0m th\u00ec nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng em b\u00e9 kh\u00f3c, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y con tr\u00ean b\u1eadc c\u1eeda. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y nh\u00ecn quanh \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1ecdi ai \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 khi \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0m v\u1eady, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng b\u01b0\u1edbc ra t\u1eeb ph\u00eda sau m\u1ed9t g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y r\u1ed3i b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y. Con kh\u00f3c to qu\u00e1 n\u00ean J\u00e9r\u00f4me kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1eb7t con l\u1ea1i l\u00ean b\u1eadc c\u1eeda n\u1eefa. Trong l\u00fac \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111ang b\u0103n kho\u0103n kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0m g\u00ec, th\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u00eam v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111i t\u1edbi, v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a con \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed3n c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t. Con kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng kh\u00f3c. T\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p sinh linh b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf, ch\u1eafc con l\u1ea1nh l\u1eafm. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i, khi h\u1ecd l\u00e0m con \u1ea5m l\u00ean \u1edf \u0111\u1ed3n, con v\u1eabn kh\u00f3c, n\u00ean h\u1ecd ngh\u0129 con \u0111\u00f3i, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 cho con u\u1ed1ng s\u1eefa. Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i, con \u0111\u00f3i l\u1eafm! Khi con u\u1ed1ng no r\u1ed3i, h\u1ecd c\u1edfi qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o cho con v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7t con tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00f2 s\u01b0\u1edfi. Con l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 h\u1ed3ng h\u00e0o xinh \u0111\u1eb9p, v\u00e0 m\u1eb7c b\u1ed9 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o l\u1ed9ng l\u1eaby. Vi\u00ean trung \u00fay ghi l\u1ea1i m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 v\u1ec1 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o v\u00e0 n\u01a1i con \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y, v\u00e0 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng \u1ea5y s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i g\u1eedi con \u0111\u1ebfn Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1ebb tr\u1eeb khi c\u00f3 ai \u0111\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n nh\u1eadn nu\u00f4i. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb xinh \u0111\u1eb9p, \u0111\u00e1ng y\u00eau nh\u01b0 v\u1eady s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng kh\u00f3 nu\u00f4i, v\u00e0 cha m\u1eb9 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm v\u00e0 tr\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n h\u1eadu h\u0129nh cho b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai ch\u0103m s\u00f3c n\u00f3, v\u00ec v\u1eady J\u00e9r\u00f4me \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i \u00f4ng \u1ea5y s\u1ebd nh\u1eadn nu\u00f4i. \u0110\u00fang l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, m\u1eb9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t em b\u00e9 c\u00f9ng tu\u1ed5i. V\u00ec v\u1eady, m\u1eb9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nu\u00f4i c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb. \u0110\u00e2y, con y\u00eau, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch m\u1eb9 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a con.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"\u00d4i, M\u1eb9 \u01a1i, M\u1eb9 \u01a1i!\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"\u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf, con y\u00eau, l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e2y! Sau ba th\u00e1ng, m\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t \u0111i \u0111\u1ee9a con ru\u1ed9t c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 m\u1eb9 c\u00e0ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng con h\u01a1n. Ch\u1ec9 ti\u1ebfc l\u00e0 Jerome kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o qu\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y, th\u1ea5y ba n\u0103m r\u1ed3i m\u00e0 cha m\u1eb9 con v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3n, n\u00ean \u00f4ng \u1ea5y c\u1ee9 c\u1ed1 \u00e9p m\u1eb9 ph\u1ea3i g\u1eedi con v\u00e0o Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1ebb. Con \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u v\u00ec sao m\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng nghe l\u1eddi \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ch\u01b0a?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"\u00d4i, \u0111\u1eebng g\u1eedi con v\u00e0o Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1ebb, con van b\u1ed1, con xin b\u1ed1, l\u00e0m \u01a1n \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0a con \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Kh\u00f4ng, con y\u00eau, kh\u00f4ng, con s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u. M\u1eb9 s\u1ebd lo li\u1ec7u. Jerome th\u1ef1c ra kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c \u0111\u00e2u, con s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y m\u00e0. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i qua nhi\u1ec1u kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng h\u01a1i lo l\u1eafng cho t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u00f9ng nhau l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c, con c\u0169ng s\u1ebd g\u00f3p s\u1ee9c.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"V\u00e2ng, v\u00e2ng, con s\u1ebd l\u00e0m t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 mu\u1ed1n, ch\u1ec9 xin \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0a con \u0111\u1ebfn Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1ebb.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Con s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u, n\u1ebfu con h\u1ee9a ng\u1ee7 ngay. L\u00fac \u00f4ng \u1ea5y v\u1ec1, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ec3 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y th\u1ea5y con c\u00f2n th\u1ee9c.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
B\u00e0 h\u00f4n t\u00f4i v\u00e0 xoay ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i, m\u1eb7t \u00e1p v\u00e0o t\u01b0\u1eddng. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n ng\u1ee7, nh\u01b0ng n\u1ed7i ch\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1eeba qua qu\u00e1 l\u1edbn khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o ch\u1ee3p m\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. M\u1eb9 Barberin hi\u1ec1n h\u1eadu, d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng kia kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 ru\u1ed9t c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i! Th\u1ebf m\u1eb9 ru\u1ed9t l\u00e0 g\u00ec? Ph\u1ea3i ch\u0103ng l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f2n t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p h\u01a1n, ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o h\u01a1n n\u1eefa? L\u00e0m sao c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c! R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i ngh\u0129, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi cha ru\u1ed9t ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eb3ng gi\u01a1 c\u00e2y g\u1eady l\u00ean v\u1edbi t\u00f4i... \u00d4ng \u1ea5y mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0a t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1ebb, li\u1ec7u m\u1eb9 c\u00f3 ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00f4ng \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng?<\/p>\n
Trong l\u00e0ng c\u00f3 hai \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb t\u1eeb Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1ebb. Ch\u00fang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 \"tr\u1ebb m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i nh\u00e0 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c\"<\/i>. Ch\u00fang \u0111eo m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3ng kim lo\u1ea1i quanh c\u1ed5 c\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1nh s\u1ed1. Ch\u00fang m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o t\u1ed3i t\u00e0n, v\u00e0 b\u1ea9n th\u1ec9u! T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb kh\u00e1c tr\u00eau ch\u1ecdc ch\u00fang v\u00e0 n\u00e9m \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0o ch\u00fang. Ch\u00fang \u0111u\u1ed5i theo ch\u00fang nh\u01b0 b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb \u0111u\u1ed5i theo m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 \u0111i l\u1ea1c, \u0111\u1ec3 cho vui, v\u00e0 b\u1edfi v\u00ec ch\u00f3 \u0111i l\u1ea1c kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ai b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7. \u00d4i, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n gi\u1ed1ng nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con s\u1ed1 \u0111eo quanh c\u1ed5. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n ch\u00fang g\u1ecdi t\u00f4i l\u00e0, \"N\u00e0y, th\u1eb1ng nh\u00f3c nh\u00e0 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c; N\u00e0y th\u1eb1ng m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i!\"<\/i> Ch\u1ec9 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 th\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ee7 l\u00e0m t\u00f4i l\u1ea1nh to\u00e1t v\u00e0 run l\u1eadp c\u1eadp. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ng\u1ee7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. V\u00e0 Barberin s\u1eafp tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 r\u1ed3i!<\/p>\n
Nh\u01b0ng may m\u1eafn thay, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng quay v\u1ec1 cho \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn khuya, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 thi\u1ebfp \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00fac \u00f4ng \u1ea5y tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i.<\/p>","rendered":"
M\u1eb9 Barberin h\u00f4n ch\u1ed3ng m\u00ecnh; t\u00f4i c\u0169ng s\u1eafp l\u00e0m v\u1eady th\u00ec \u00f4ng \u1ea5y gi\u01a1 c\u00e2y g\u1eady l\u00ean v\u00e0 ng\u0103n t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
“C\u00e1i g\u00ec th\u1ebf n\u00e0y?… con n\u00f3i v\u1edbi b\u1ed1 l\u00e0…”<\/i><\/p>\n
“D\u1ea1, v\u00e2ng, nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fang… b\u1edfi v\u00ec…”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u00c0, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fang h\u1ea3?”<\/i><\/p>\n
\u00d4ng \u1ea5y b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00f4i, c\u00e2y g\u1eady v\u1eabn gi\u01a1 l\u00ean; theo ph\u1ea3n x\u1ea1, t\u00f4i l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i. M\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec sai \u01b0? Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng r\u1ed3i! T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ecbnh h\u00f4n \u00f4ng \u1ea5y th\u00f4i m\u00e0. T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng \u1ea5y m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch r\u1ee5t r\u00e8, nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 quay \u0111i v\u00e0 \u0111ang n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi M\u1eb9 Barberin.<\/p>\n
“V\u1eady l\u00e0 b\u00e0 \u0111ang gi\u1eef ng\u00e0y L\u1ec5 Shrove Tuesday \u00e0?”<\/i> \u00f4ng \u1ea5y n\u00f3i. “Ta m\u1eebng qu\u00e1, v\u00ec ta \u0111\u00f3i l\u1eafm. B\u1eefa t\u1ed1i c\u00f3 g\u00ec?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Con \u0111ang l\u00e0m b\u00e1nh k\u1ebfp v\u00e0 b\u00e1nh t\u00e1o chi\u00ean \u1ea1.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ta th\u1ea5y r\u1ed3i, nh\u01b0ng b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ecbnh cho m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i xa nh\u01b0 ta \u0103n b\u00e1nh k\u1ebfp \u0111\u00e2u.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Con kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n g\u00ec kh\u00e1c \u1ea1. B\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng b\u00e1o tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u1ea1.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“C\u00e1i g\u00ec? Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n g\u00ec kh\u00e1c! B\u1eefa t\u1ed1i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 g\u00ec \u01b0!”<\/i> \u00d4ng \u1ea5y li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn quanh c\u0103n b\u1ebfp.<\/p>\n
“C\u00f3 \u00edt b\u01a1.”<\/i><\/p>\n
\u00d4ng \u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn l\u00ean tr\u1ea7n nh\u00e0, nh\u00ecn ch\u1ed7 m\u00e0 th\u1ecbt x\u00f4ng kh\u00f3i th\u01b0\u1eddng treo, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e2u l\u1eafm r\u1ed3i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n g\u00ec tr\u00ean m\u00f3c n\u1eefa; gi\u1edd ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n v\u00e0i s\u1ee3i h\u00e0nh t\u00e2y v\u00e0 t\u1ecfi treo l\u1ee7ng l\u1eb3ng tr\u00ean x\u00e0 nh\u00e0.<\/p>\n
“\u0110\u00e2y c\u00f3 h\u00e0nh t\u00e2y n\u00e0y,”<\/i> \u00f4ng \u1ea5y n\u00f3i, d\u00f9ng c\u00e2y g\u1eady to g\u00f5 m\u1ed9t s\u1ee3i h\u00e0nh xu\u1ed1ng; “v\u1edbi b\u1ed1n, n\u0103m c\u1ee7 h\u00e0nh v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t m\u1ea9u b\u01a1, ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u00e1t s\u00fap ngon. L\u1ea5y b\u00e1nh k\u1ebfp ra v\u00e0 phi h\u00e0nh t\u00e2y l\u00ean ch\u1ea3o \u0111i!”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Mang b\u00e1nh k\u1ebfp ra kh\u1ecfi ch\u1ea3o mau!”<\/i><\/p>\n
Kh\u00f4ng th\u1ed1t n\u00ean l\u1eddi, M\u1eb9 Barberin v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng l\u00e0m theo l\u1eddi ch\u1ed3ng. \u00d4ng ta ng\u1ed3i ph\u1ecbch xu\u1ed1ng chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf b\u00ean l\u00f2 s\u01b0\u1edfi. T\u00f4i v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a d\u00e1m r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi ch\u1ed7 m\u00e0 c\u00e2y g\u1eady c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea9y t\u00f4i t\u1edbi. T\u1ef1a v\u00e0o b\u00e0n, t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng ta.<\/p>\n
\u00d4ng ta l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng ch\u1eebng n\u0103m m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i, khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t kh\u1eafc kh\u1ed5 v\u00e0 c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 th\u00f4 l\u1ed7. \u0110\u1ea7u \u00f4ng ta h\u01a1i nghi\u00eang v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda vai ph\u1ea3i, do v\u1ebft th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u00f4ng ta t\u1eebng g\u00e1nh ch\u1ecbu, v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 bi\u1ebfn d\u1ea1ng \u1ea5y khi\u1ebfn \u00f4ng ta tr\u00f4ng c\u00e0ng th\u00eam \u0111\u00e1ng s\u1ee3.<\/p>\n
M\u1eb9 Barberin l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1eb7t ch\u1ea3o l\u00ean b\u1ebfp.<\/p>\n
“B\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecbnh d\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat b\u01a1 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ec3 n\u1ea5u s\u00fap \u00e0?”<\/i> \u00f4ng ta h\u1ecfi. N\u00f3i r\u1ed3i, \u00f4ng ta gi\u1eadt l\u1ea5y \u0111\u0129a b\u01a1 v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed5 h\u1ebft v\u00e0o ch\u1ea3o. H\u1ebft b\u01a1… r\u1ed3i… h\u1ebft b\u00e1nh k\u1ebfp.<\/p>\n
N\u1ebfu v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m kh\u00e1c, ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng \u0111au kh\u1ed5 tr\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ea3nh t\u01b0\u1ee3ng th\u1ea3m th\u01b0\u01a1ng \u1ea5y, nh\u01b0ng l\u00fac n\u00e0y, t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n b\u1eadn t\u00e2m \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc b\u00e1nh k\u1ebfp hay b\u00e1nh t\u00e1o chi\u00ean n\u1eefa. \u0110i\u1ec1u duy nh\u1ea5t \u00e1m \u1ea3nh t\u00e2m tr\u00ed t\u00f4i ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng tr\u00f4ng kh\u1eafc nghi\u1ec7t kia l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 cha c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i! Cha t\u00f4i \u01b0? T\u00f4i th\u1ea7m th\u00ec l\u1eb7p \u0111i l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i hai ti\u1ebfng \u1ea5y trong \u0111\u1ea7u. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc gi\u1edd, t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng suy ngh\u0129 nhi\u1ec1u v\u1ec1 \u00fd ngh\u0129a c\u1ee7a t\u1eeb “cha”<\/i>. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 m\u01a1 h\u1ed3 h\u00ecnh dung cha c\u0169ng gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9, nh\u01b0ng c\u00f3 gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i l\u1edbn h\u01a1n m\u00e0 th\u00f4i. Th\u1ebf nh\u01b0ng, khi nh\u00ecn ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng b\u1ed7ng d\u01b0ng xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t, l\u00f2ng t\u00f4i tr\u00e0o d\u00e2ng n\u1ed7i b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n v\u00e0 s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i kh\u00f4n t\u1ea3. T\u00f4i v\u1ed1n mu\u1ed1n ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn h\u00f4n \u00f4ng, v\u1eady m\u00e0 \u00f4ng l\u1ea1i d\u00f9ng c\u00e2y g\u1eady \u0111\u1ea9y t\u00f4i ra. T\u1ea1i sao l\u1ea1i th\u1ebf ch\u1ee9? M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd \u0111\u1ea9y t\u00f4i ra m\u1ed7i khi t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn h\u00f4n b\u00e0; tr\u00e1i l\u1ea1i, b\u00e0 lu\u00f4n \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t t\u00f4i v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng, si\u1ebft th\u1eadt m\u1ea1nh.<\/p>\n
“Thay v\u00ec c\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t kh\u00fac g\u1ed7,”<\/i> \u00f4ng \u1ea5y n\u00f3i, “h\u00e3y mang \u0111\u0129a ra b\u00e0n \u0111i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
T\u00f4i su\u00fdt ng\u00e3 d\u00fai d\u1ee5i v\u00ec v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng l\u00e0m theo. S\u00fap \u0111\u00e3 n\u1ea5u xong. M\u1eb9 Barberin m\u00fac ra \u0111\u0129a. Sau \u0111\u00f3, r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi g\u00f3c l\u00f2 s\u01b0\u1edfi l\u1edbn, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0103n, th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng m\u1edbi ng\u1eebng l\u1ea1i li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y b\u1ed3n ch\u1ed3n \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng \u0103n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng nh\u00ecn \u00f4ng \u1ea5y, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 li\u1ebfc tr\u1ed9m, r\u1ed3i nhanh ch\u00f3ng quay \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111i khi b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p \u00e1nh m\u1eaft \u00f4ng \u1ea5y.<\/p>\n
“B\u00ecnh th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u0103n nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ebf n\u00e0y \u00e0?”<\/i> \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“\u1ed2, c\u00f3 \u1ea1, n\u00f3 \u0103n ngon mi\u1ec7ng l\u1eafm.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Th\u1eadt \u0111\u00e1ng ti\u1ebfc. Nh\u01b0ng hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i c\u00f3 v\u1ebb n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0103n t\u1ed1i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
M\u1eb9 Barberin d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n. B\u00e0 \u0111i \u0111i l\u1ea1i l\u1ea1i, h\u1ebft ch\u0103m s\u00f3c ch\u1ed3ng l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c nh\u00e0.<\/p>\n
“Con kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00f3i sao?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“D\u1ea1 kh\u00f4ng.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Th\u1ebf th\u00ec \u0111i ng\u1ee7 \u0111i, v\u00e0 ng\u1ee7 ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c. Kh\u00f4ng th\u00ec m\u1eb9 s\u1ebd gi\u1eadn \u0111\u1ea5y.”<\/i><\/p>\n
M\u1eb9 t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i, ra hi\u1ec7u b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i nghe l\u1eddi m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e3i l\u1ea1i. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf \u0111\u00e2u. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c th\u1ed1t ra m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi n\u00e0o c\u1ea3.<\/p>\n
Gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 nhi\u1ec1u c\u0103n nh\u00e0 ngh\u00e8o kh\u00e1c, gian b\u1ebfp c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ed3ng th\u1eddi c\u0169ng l\u00e0 ph\u00f2ng ng\u1ee7. G\u1ea7n b\u00ean l\u00f2 s\u01b0\u1edfi l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng th\u1ee9 d\u00f9ng cho b\u1eefa \u0103n – c\u00e1i b\u00e0n, n\u1ed3i ni\u00eau xoong ch\u1ea3o, c\u00f9ng chi\u1ebfc t\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ef1ng th\u1ee9c \u0103n; \u1edf ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia l\u00e0 khu v\u1ef1c \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u1ee7. Trong m\u1ed9t g\u00f3c l\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc gi\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a M\u1eb9 Barberin, c\u00f2n \u1edf g\u00f3c \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n, trong m\u1ed9t h\u1ed1c t\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ecf, l\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc gi\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i n\u1eb1m d\u01b0\u1edbi t\u1ea5m m\u00e0n che c\u00f3 hoa v\u0103n m\u00e0u \u0111\u1ecf.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i v\u1ed9i v\u00e0ng c\u1edfi qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o v\u00e0 l\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u1ee7 l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00e1c. T\u00f4i v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng lo l\u1eafng v\u00e0 r\u1ea5t bu\u1ed3n. Sao ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng n\u00e0y l\u1ea1i l\u00e0 cha t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c? V\u00e0 n\u1ebfu \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 v\u1eady, sao \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed t\u1ec7 v\u1edbi t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf?<\/p>\n
M\u0169i t\u00f4i \u00e1p s\u00e1t v\u00e0o t\u01b0\u1eddng, t\u00f4i c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng xua \u0111u\u1ed5i nh\u1eefng suy ngh\u0129 n\u00e0y \u0111i v\u00e0 ng\u1ee7 theo l\u1ec7nh c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u1ea5y, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3. Gi\u1ea5c ng\u1ee7 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ebfn. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y t\u1ec9nh t\u00e1o \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf.<\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t l\u00fac sau, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft bao l\u00e2u, t\u00f4i nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n ai \u0111\u00f3 \u0111ang ti\u1ebfn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda gi\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00f4i. Ti\u1ebfng b\u01b0\u1edbc ch\u00e2n ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i, n\u1eb7ng n\u1ec1 v\u00e0 l\u00ea th\u00ea, n\u00ean t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ngay \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 M\u1eb9 Barberin. T\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i th\u1edf \u1ea5m \u00e1p ph\u1ea3 v\u00e0o m\u00e1 m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n
“Ng\u1ee7 ch\u01b0a?”<\/i> Gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i th\u00ec th\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ea7y v\u1ebb kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, v\u00ec l\u1eddi \u0111e d\u1ecda kh\u1ee7ng khi\u1ebfp, “Ta s\u1ebd gi\u1eadn \u0111\u1ea5y”<\/i> v\u1eabn c\u00f2n v\u0103ng v\u1eb3ng b\u00ean tai.<\/p>\n
“N\u00f3 ng\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i,”<\/i> M\u1eb9 Barberin n\u00f3i; “v\u1eeba l\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 n\u00f3 ng\u1ee7 say nh\u01b0 ch\u1ebft. Hai ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u1ee9 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n \u0111i, kh\u00f4ng s\u1ee3 n\u00f3 nghe th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e2u.”<\/i><\/p>\n
L\u1ebd ra t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i l\u00e0 m\u00ecnh ch\u01b0a ng\u1ee7, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u1ec7nh ph\u1ea3i ng\u1ee7, m\u00e0 t\u00f4i v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a ng\u1ee7, v\u1eady l\u00e0 t\u00f4i sai r\u1ed3i.<\/p>\n
“V\u1eady, v\u1ee5 ki\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o?”<\/i> M\u1eb9 Barberin h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“Thua r\u1ed3i. Th\u1ea9m ph\u00e1n n\u00f3i l\u00e0 l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a ta v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf d\u01b0\u1edbi gi\u00e0n gi\u00e1o.”<\/i> N\u00f3i r\u1ed3i \u00f4ng ta \u0111\u1eadp tay xu\u1ed1ng b\u00e0n v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1eedi r\u1ee7a, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i ra \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec c\u00f3 \u00fd ngh\u0129a.<\/p>\n
“V\u1ee5 ki\u1ec7n thua r\u1ed3i,”<\/i> \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp sau m\u1ed9t l\u00fac im l\u1eb7ng; “ti\u1ec1n b\u1ea1c m\u1ea5t s\u1ea1ch, t\u00fai r\u1ed7ng kh\u00f4ng, c\u00e1i ngh\u00e8o \u0111\u00f3i \u0111ang ch\u1ef1c ch\u1edd tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t ch\u00fang ta. Th\u1ebf m\u00e0 v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ee7, khi ta tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, l\u1ea1i c\u00f2n th\u1ea5y th\u00eam m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb n\u1eefa. Sao b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m theo l\u1eddi ta \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eb7n?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“V\u00ec con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m th\u1ebf \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1ea1.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“B\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 mang n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1ebb M\u1ed3 C\u00f4i sao?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o n\u1ee1 b\u1ecf r\u01a1i m\u1ed9t sinh linh b\u00e9 b\u1ecfng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady, khi \u0111\u00e3 nu\u00f4i n\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng ch\u00ednh d\u00f2ng s\u1eefa c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“N\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i con c\u1ee7a b\u00e0.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“D\u1ea1, con \u0111\u00e3 mu\u1ed1n nghe theo l\u1eddi b\u1ed1, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00fang l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3 l\u1ea1i b\u1ecb \u1ed1m \u1ea1.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u1ed0m \u00e0?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“V\u00e2ng \u1ea1. Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111em n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. N\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft m\u1ea5t r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Nh\u01b0ng khi n\u00f3 b\u00ecnh ph\u1ee5c th\u00ec sao?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“D\u1ea1, n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng kh\u1ecfi ngay \u0111\u00e2u \u1ea1. Sau tr\u1eadn \u1ed1m \u1ea5y, l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn \u1ed1m kh\u00e1c \u1eadp \u0111\u1ebfn. N\u00f3 ho d\u1eef d\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c nghe m\u00e0 \u0111au l\u00f2ng, th\u1eadt t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p cho sinh linh b\u00e9 b\u1ecfng \u1ea5y. Ch\u00fa b\u00e9 Nicolas c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e3 ra \u0111i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady. Con ngh\u0129 n\u1ebfu con mang n\u00f3 \u0111\u1ebfn Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1ebb Em M\u1ed3 C\u00f4i, n\u00f3 c\u0169ng s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft m\u1ea5t th\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i sao?… sau \u0111\u00f3?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“D\u1ea1, th\u1eddi gian c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf tr\u00f4i qua v\u00e0 con ngh\u0129 v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 tr\u00ec ho\u00e3n chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i, con s\u1ebd ho\u00e3n th\u00eam m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat n\u1eefa.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Gi\u1edd n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ea5y tu\u1ed5i r\u1ed3i?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u00e1m tu\u1ed5i \u1ea1.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“V\u1eady th\u00ec, gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y n\u00f3 s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn n\u01a1i \u0111\u00e1ng l\u1ebd \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eeb l\u00e2u, v\u00e0 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn n\u00f3 s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch n\u01a1i \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u00d4i, Jerome, anh kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3… anh s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m th\u1ebf \u0111\u00e2u!”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m sao? Ai s\u1ebd ng\u0103n t\u00f4i? Em ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nu\u00f4i n\u00f3 m\u00e3i m\u00e3i sao?”<\/i><\/p>\n
C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t kho\u1ea3ng l\u1eb7ng. T\u00f4i g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 n\u00edn th\u1edf. C\u1ee5c ngh\u1eb9n trong c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng l\u00e0m t\u00f4i g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 ngh\u1eb9t th\u1edf. M\u1ed9t l\u00fac sau, M\u1eb9 Barberin n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp:<\/p>\n
“Paris \u0111\u00e3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i anh nhi\u1ec1u qu\u00e1! Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi \u0111i, anh \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 v\u1eady.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“C\u00f3 l\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng. Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu Paris \u0111\u00e3 thay \u0111\u1ed5i t\u00f4i, th\u00ec n\u00f3 c\u0169ng g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 gi\u1ebft ch\u1ebft t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa. Ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ti\u1ec1n. Con b\u00f2 \u0111\u00e3 b\u00e1n r\u1ed3i. Khi ch\u00fang ta kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 \u0103n, ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i nu\u00f4i m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 m\u00ecnh kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“N\u00f3 l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a con.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i con c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 h\u01a1n l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a ta. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb nh\u00e0 qu\u00ea. N\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i con nh\u00e0 ngh\u00e8o. N\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t mi\u1ebfng m\u1ed3i ngon l\u00e0nh, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 tay, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u00e2n.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“N\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0ng!”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ta kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i n\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1eb9p. Nh\u01b0ng kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh th\u00ec kh\u00f4ng! B\u00e0 ngh\u0129 b\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 v\u1edbi \u0111\u00f4i vai nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi lao \u0111\u1ed9ng sao? N\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 cho tr\u1ebb th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Con n\u00f3i v\u1edbi b\u1ed1 l\u00e0 n\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi, th\u00f4ng minh v\u00e0 lanh l\u1ee3i nh\u01b0 m\u00e8o con, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t tr\u00e1i tim nh\u00e2n h\u1eadu, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c cho ch\u00fang ta…”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Trong l\u00fac n\u00e0y, ch\u00fang ta ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ec3 nu\u00f4i n\u00f3, c\u00f2n ta th\u00ec ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bao nhi\u00eau n\u1eefa.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“N\u1ebfu cha m\u1eb9 n\u00f3 t\u00ecm \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3n n\u00f3, \u00f4ng s\u1ebd n\u00f3i sao?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Cha m\u1eb9 n\u00f3 \u01b0! N\u00f3 c\u00f3 cha m\u1eb9 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2u? N\u1ebfu c\u00f3, h\u1eb3n h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 r\u1ed3i. Ta th\u1eadt ngu ng\u1ed1c khi ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 cha m\u1eb9 n\u00f3 s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ebfn nh\u1eadn con v\u00e0 tr\u1ea3 c\u00f4ng nu\u00f4i d\u01b0\u1ee1ng. Ta \u0111\u00fang l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb ng\u1ed1c. Ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec n\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ecdc trong nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m t\u00e3 l\u00f3t b\u1eb1ng v\u1ea3i \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u1ebd, vi\u1ec1n ren, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 cha m\u1eb9 n\u00f3 s\u1ebd \u0111i t\u00ecm n\u00f3. H\u01a1n n\u1eefa, bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u h\u1ecd v\u1eabn c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng. V\u00e0 r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 xu\u1ea5t hi\u1ec7n…”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u0110\u00e0n b\u00e0 c\u00e1c b\u00e0 th\u1eadt c\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee9ng c\u1ed5!”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ebfn th\u00ec sao?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Th\u00ec, ch\u00fang ta \u0111\u00e3 g\u1eedi n\u00f3 v\u00e0o Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1ebb R\u1ed3i. Nh\u01b0ng th\u00f4i, ch\u00fang ta n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ee7 r\u1ed3i. Ng\u00e0y mai ta s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a n\u00f3 \u0111i. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd ta \u0111i g\u1eb7p Fran\u00e7ois. M\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng n\u1eefa ta v\u1ec1.”<\/i><\/p>\n
C\u1eeda m\u1edf r\u1ed3i \u0111\u00f3ng s\u1ea7m l\u1ea1i. \u00d4ng \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i r\u1ed3i. T\u00f4i v\u1ed9i ng\u1ed3i b\u1eadt d\u1eady tr\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 g\u1ecdi M\u1eb9 Barberin.<\/p>\n
“\u01a0i! M\u1eb9 \u01a1i!”<\/i><\/p>\n
B\u00e0 ch\u1ea1y v\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00ean gi\u01b0\u1eddng t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
“B\u1ed1 c\u00f3 \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1ecf con v\u00e0o Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1ebb M\u1ed3 C\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng \u1ea1?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u, Remi b\u00e9 b\u1ecfng c\u1ee7a m\u1eb9, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00e2u.”<\/i><\/p>\n
B\u00e0 h\u00f4n t\u00f4i v\u00e0 \u00f4m ch\u1eb7t l\u1ea5y t\u00f4i. Nh\u1edd th\u1ebf, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y d\u1ec5 ch\u1ecbu h\u01a1n, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft tr\u00ean m\u00e1 c\u0169ng kh\u00f4 \u0111i.<\/p>\n
“Th\u1ebf ra con ch\u01b0a ng\u1ee7 \u00e0?”<\/i> b\u00e0 d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n
“Con kh\u00f4ng c\u1ed1 \u00fd \u0111\u00e2u \u1ea1.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“M\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng m\u1eafng con \u0111\u00e2u. Con c\u00f3 nghe \u00f4ng \u1ea5y n\u00f3i g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“V\u00e2ng, m\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1eb9 ru\u1ed9t c\u1ee7a con, nh\u01b0ng\u2026 b\u1ed1 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i b\u1ed1 ru\u1ed9t c\u1ee7a con.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Hai c\u00e2u cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i n\u00f3i ra v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng \u0111i\u1ec7u ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n kh\u00e1c, b\u1edfi l\u1ebd, d\u00f9 bu\u1ed3n khi bi\u1ebft b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1eb9 ru\u1ed9t c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y vui, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed h\u01a1i t\u1ef1 h\u00e0o, khi bi\u1ebft \u00f4ng ta kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i cha t\u00f4i. S\u1ef1 m\u00e2u thu\u1eabn trong c\u1ea3m x\u00fac c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u1ed9 r\u00f5 qua gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i. M\u1eb9 Barberin d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n
“C\u00f3 l\u1ebd m\u1eb9 n\u00ean n\u00f3i s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt v\u1edbi con, nh\u01b0ng con gi\u1ed1ng con trai m\u1eb9 qu\u00e1 n\u00ean m\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o th\u1ed1t ra r\u1eb1ng m\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i m\u1eb9 ru\u1ed9t c\u1ee7a con. Con \u0111\u00e3 nghe J\u00e9r\u00f4me n\u00f3i r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y, con trai \u1ea1. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y con v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed1 Paris, \u0111\u1ea1i l\u1ed9 de Breteuil. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng Hai, s\u00e1ng s\u1edbm, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111ang \u0111i l\u00e0m th\u00ec nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng em b\u00e9 kh\u00f3c, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y con tr\u00ean b\u1eadc c\u1eeda. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y nh\u00ecn quanh \u0111\u1ec3 g\u1ecdi ai \u0111\u00f3, v\u00e0 khi \u00f4ng \u1ea5y l\u00e0m v\u1eady, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng b\u01b0\u1edbc ra t\u1eeb ph\u00eda sau m\u1ed9t g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y r\u1ed3i b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y. Con kh\u00f3c to qu\u00e1 n\u00ean J\u00e9r\u00f4me kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u1eb7t con l\u1ea1i l\u00ean b\u1eadc c\u1eeda n\u1eefa. Trong l\u00fac \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111ang b\u0103n kho\u0103n kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0m g\u00ec, th\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u00eam v\u00e0i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111i t\u1edbi, v\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a con \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed3n c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t. Con kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng kh\u00f3c. T\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p sinh linh b\u00e9 nh\u1ecf, ch\u1eafc con l\u1ea1nh l\u1eafm. Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i, khi h\u1ecd l\u00e0m con \u1ea5m l\u00ean \u1edf \u0111\u1ed3n, con v\u1eabn kh\u00f3c, n\u00ean h\u1ecd ngh\u0129 con \u0111\u00f3i, v\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 cho con u\u1ed1ng s\u1eefa. Tr\u1eddi \u01a1i, con \u0111\u00f3i l\u1eafm! Khi con u\u1ed1ng no r\u1ed3i, h\u1ecd c\u1edfi qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o cho con v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eb7t con tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00f2 s\u01b0\u1edfi. Con l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 h\u1ed3ng h\u00e0o xinh \u0111\u1eb9p, v\u00e0 m\u1eb7c b\u1ed9 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o l\u1ed9ng l\u1eaby. Vi\u00ean trung \u00fay ghi l\u1ea1i m\u00f4 t\u1ea3 v\u1ec1 qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o v\u00e0 n\u01a1i con \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y, v\u00e0 n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng \u00f4ng \u1ea5y s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i g\u1eedi con \u0111\u1ebfn Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1ebb tr\u1eeb khi c\u00f3 ai \u0111\u00f3 mu\u1ed1n nh\u1eadn nu\u00f4i. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb xinh \u0111\u1eb9p, \u0111\u00e1ng y\u00eau nh\u01b0 v\u1eady s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng kh\u00f3 nu\u00f4i, v\u00e0 cha m\u1eb9 ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn s\u1ebd t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm v\u00e0 tr\u1ea3 ti\u1ec1n h\u1eadu h\u0129nh cho b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai ch\u0103m s\u00f3c n\u00f3, v\u00ec v\u1eady J\u00e9r\u00f4me \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i \u00f4ng \u1ea5y s\u1ebd nh\u1eadn nu\u00f4i. \u0110\u00fang l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, m\u1eb9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t em b\u00e9 c\u00f9ng tu\u1ed5i. V\u00ec v\u1eady, m\u1eb9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nu\u00f4i c\u1ea3 hai \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb. \u0110\u00e2y, con y\u00eau, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch m\u1eb9 tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a con.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u00d4i, M\u1eb9 \u01a1i, M\u1eb9 \u01a1i!”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u0110\u00fang th\u1ebf, con y\u00eau, l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e2y! Sau ba th\u00e1ng, m\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t \u0111i \u0111\u1ee9a con ru\u1ed9t c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 t\u1eeb \u0111\u00f3 m\u1eb9 c\u00e0ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng con h\u01a1n. Ch\u1ec9 ti\u1ebfc l\u00e0 Jerome kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o qu\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y, th\u1ea5y ba n\u0103m r\u1ed3i m\u00e0 cha m\u1eb9 con v\u1eabn ch\u01b0a \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3n, n\u00ean \u00f4ng \u1ea5y c\u1ee9 c\u1ed1 \u00e9p m\u1eb9 ph\u1ea3i g\u1eedi con v\u00e0o Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1ebb. Con \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec3u v\u00ec sao m\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng nghe l\u1eddi \u00f4ng \u1ea5y ch\u01b0a?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u00d4i, \u0111\u1eebng g\u1eedi con v\u00e0o Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1ebb, con van b\u1ed1, con xin b\u1ed1, l\u00e0m \u01a1n \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0a con \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00f3.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng, con y\u00eau, kh\u00f4ng, con s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u. M\u1eb9 s\u1ebd lo li\u1ec7u. Jerome th\u1ef1c ra kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed9c \u00e1c \u0111\u00e2u, con s\u1ebd th\u1ea5y m\u00e0. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i qua nhi\u1ec1u kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n, v\u00e0 c\u0169ng h\u01a1i lo l\u1eafng cho t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai. Ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd c\u00f9ng nhau l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c, con c\u0169ng s\u1ebd g\u00f3p s\u1ee9c.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“V\u00e2ng, v\u00e2ng, con s\u1ebd l\u00e0m t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 mu\u1ed1n, ch\u1ec9 xin \u0111\u1eebng \u0111\u01b0a con \u0111\u1ebfn Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1ebb.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Con s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111i \u0111\u00e2u, n\u1ebfu con h\u1ee9a ng\u1ee7 ngay. L\u00fac \u00f4ng \u1ea5y v\u1ec1, kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ec3 \u00f4ng \u1ea5y th\u1ea5y con c\u00f2n th\u1ee9c.”<\/i><\/p>\n
B\u00e0 h\u00f4n t\u00f4i v\u00e0 xoay ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i, m\u1eb7t \u00e1p v\u00e0o t\u01b0\u1eddng. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n ng\u1ee7, nh\u01b0ng n\u1ed7i ch\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u1eeba qua qu\u00e1 l\u1edbn khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o ch\u1ee3p m\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. M\u1eb9 Barberin hi\u1ec1n h\u1eadu, d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng kia kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 ru\u1ed9t c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i! Th\u1ebf m\u1eb9 ru\u1ed9t l\u00e0 g\u00ec? Ph\u1ea3i ch\u0103ng l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f2n t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1eb9p h\u01a1n, ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o h\u01a1n n\u1eefa? L\u00e0m sao c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c! R\u1ed3i t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i ngh\u0129, m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi cha ru\u1ed9t ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eb3ng gi\u01a1 c\u00e2y g\u1eady l\u00ean v\u1edbi t\u00f4i… \u00d4ng \u1ea5y mu\u1ed1n \u0111\u01b0a t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ebfn Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1ebb, li\u1ec7u m\u1eb9 c\u00f3 ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u00f4ng \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng?<\/p>\n
Trong l\u00e0ng c\u00f3 hai \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb t\u1eeb Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1ebb. Ch\u00fang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi l\u00e0 “tr\u1ebb m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i nh\u00e0 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c”<\/i>. Ch\u00fang \u0111eo m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3ng kim lo\u1ea1i quanh c\u1ed5 c\u00f3 \u0111\u00e1nh s\u1ed1. Ch\u00fang m\u1eb7c qu\u1ea7n \u00e1o t\u1ed3i t\u00e0n, v\u00e0 b\u1ea9n th\u1ec9u! T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb kh\u00e1c tr\u00eau ch\u1ecdc ch\u00fang v\u00e0 n\u00e9m \u0111\u00e1 v\u00e0o ch\u00fang. Ch\u00fang \u0111u\u1ed5i theo ch\u00fang nh\u01b0 b\u1ecdn tr\u1ebb \u0111u\u1ed5i theo m\u1ed9t con ch\u00f3 \u0111i l\u1ea1c, \u0111\u1ec3 cho vui, v\u00e0 b\u1edfi v\u00ec ch\u00f3 \u0111i l\u1ea1c kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ai b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7. \u00d4i, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n gi\u1ed1ng nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb \u0111\u00f3. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t con s\u1ed1 \u0111eo quanh c\u1ed5. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n ch\u00fang g\u1ecdi t\u00f4i l\u00e0, “N\u00e0y, th\u1eb1ng nh\u00f3c nh\u00e0 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c; N\u00e0y th\u1eb1ng m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i!”<\/i> Ch\u1ec9 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 th\u00f4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ee7 l\u00e0m t\u00f4i l\u1ea1nh to\u00e1t v\u00e0 run l\u1eadp c\u1eadp. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ng\u1ee7 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. V\u00e0 Barberin s\u1eafp tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 r\u1ed3i!<\/p>\n
Nh\u01b0ng may m\u1eafn thay, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng quay v\u1ec1 cho \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn khuya, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 thi\u1ebfp \u0111i tr\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00fac \u00f4ng \u1ea5y tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"menu_order":2,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[49],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-31","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","chapter-type-numberless"],"part":3,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/31","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/31\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/31\/revisions\/32"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/3"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/31\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=31"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=31"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=31"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}