M\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a Arthur l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh. B\u00e0 t\u00ean l\u00e0 Milligan. B\u00e0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t g\u00f3a ph\u1ee5, v\u00e0 Arthur l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a con trai duy nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a b\u00e0; \u00edt nh\u1ea5t, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u cho r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu l\u00e0 con trai duy nh\u1ea5t c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng, v\u00ec b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con l\u1edbn h\u01a1n trong ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh b\u00ed \u1ea9n. Khi \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 m\u1edbi s\u00e1u th\u00e1ng tu\u1ed5i, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb b\u1eaft c\u00f3c, v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft n\u00e0o c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0, v\u00e0o th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m c\u1eadu b\u1ecb b\u1eaft \u0111i, b\u00e0 Milligan kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft. Ch\u1ed3ng b\u00e0 \u0111ang h\u1ea5p h\u1ed1i, v\u00e0 b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n b\u00e0 c\u0169ng b\u1ecb b\u1ec7nh n\u1eb7ng, kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 hay bi\u1ebft nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u0111ang di\u1ec5n ra xung quanh m\u00ecnh. Khi b\u00e0 t\u1ec9nh l\u1ea1i, ch\u1ed3ng b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 qua \u0111\u1eddi v\u00e0 con trai b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. Em r\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0, \u00f4ng James Milligan, \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i. V\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1eeba k\u1ebf, \u00f4ng mong \u0111\u1ee3i s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eeba h\u01b0\u1edfng t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n c\u1ee7a anh trai m\u00ecnh. Tuy nhi\u00ean, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, \u00f4ng James Milligan \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1eeba h\u01b0\u1edfng g\u00ec t\u1eeb anh trai, b\u1edfi v\u00ec b\u1ea3y th\u00e1ng sau c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a ch\u1ed3ng b\u00e0, ng\u01b0\u1eddi con trai th\u1ee9 hai c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Milligan, Arthur, \u0111\u00e3 ch\u00e0o \u0111\u1eddi.<\/p>\n
Tuy nhi\u00ean, c\u00e1c th\u1ea7y thu\u1ed1c b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb m\u1ecfng manh, y\u1ebfu \u1edbt \u1ea5y s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng n\u1ed5i. N\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ebft b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 l\u00fac n\u00e0o. N\u1ebfu n\u00f3 ch\u1ebft \u0111i, \u00f4ng James Milligan s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eeba h\u01b0\u1edfng gia t\u00e0i. \u00d4ng ta ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i v\u00e0 hy v\u1ecdng, nh\u01b0ng l\u1eddi ti\u00ean \u0111o\u00e1n c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c th\u1ea7y thu\u1ed1c \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng \u1ee9ng nghi\u1ec7m. Arthur \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng. Ch\u00ednh s\u1ef1 ch\u0103m s\u00f3c c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9u s\u1ed1ng c\u1eadu b\u00e9. Khi c\u1eadu c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bu\u1ed9c ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m v\u00e1n, b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng n\u1ed5i \u00fd ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ee9a con trai c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh b\u1ecb giam trong nh\u00e0, v\u00ec th\u1ebf b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 cho \u0111\u00f3ng m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e1y b\u1eb1ng th\u1eadt \u0111\u1eb9p cho c\u1eadu, v\u00e0 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y b\u00e0 \u0111ang \u0111i kh\u1eafp n\u01b0\u1edbc Ph\u00e1p tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng con k\u00eanh.<\/p>\n
D\u0129 nhi\u00ean, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ngay t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 Anh v\u00e0 con trai b\u00e0 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eebng chi ti\u1ebft \u1ea5y, trong su\u1ed1t th\u1eddi gian t\u00f4i s\u1ed1ng c\u00f9ng b\u00e0.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp \u1edf trong m\u1ed9t c\u0103n bu\u1ed3ng nh\u1ecf tr\u00ean t\u00e0u. C\u0103n bu\u1ed3ng b\u00e9 t\u00ed \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i sao m\u00e0 tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf! M\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec1u s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd tinh t\u01b0\u01a1m. Trong bu\u1ed3ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 duy nh\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u1ee7, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u1ee7 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t: n\u00f3 v\u1eeba l\u00e0 gi\u01b0\u1eddng, v\u1eeba l\u00e0 n\u1ec7m, v\u1eeba l\u00e0 g\u1ed1i, l\u1ea1i v\u1eeba l\u00e0 ch\u0103n m\u00e0n. V\u00e0 g\u1eafn li\u1ec1n v\u1edbi c\u00e1i gi\u01b0\u1eddng \u1ea5y l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u0103n k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ef1ng b\u00e0n ch\u1ea3i, l\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u00e2n v\u00e2n. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u00e0n hay gh\u1ebf, \u00edt nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 theo h\u00ecnh d\u00e1ng th\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u01b0ng d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o t\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m v\u00e1n, khi k\u00e9o xu\u1ed1ng th\u00ec n\u00f3 bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc b\u00e0n vu\u00f4ng nh\u1ecf v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf. T\u00f4i sung s\u01b0\u1edbng bi\u1ebft bao khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc gi\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ecf \u1ea5y. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean trong \u0111\u1eddi t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m ga tr\u1ea3i gi\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i tr\u00ean da th\u1ecbt. Ga tr\u1ea3i gi\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a M\u1eb9 Barberin th\u00ec r\u1ea5t c\u1ee9ng v\u00e0 ch\u00fang th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0m x\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00e1 t\u00f4i, c\u00f2n Vitalis v\u00e0 t\u00f4i th\u00ec th\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u1ee7 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ga tr\u1ea3i gi\u01b0\u1eddng, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m ga \u1edf c\u00e1c qu\u00e1n tr\u1ecd r\u1ebb ti\u1ec1n m\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u1eebng \u1edf c\u0169ng th\u00f4 r\u00e1p ch\u1eb3ng k\u00e9m g\u00ec c\u1ee7a M\u1eb9 Barberin.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i th\u1ee9c d\u1eady th\u1eadt s\u1edbm, b\u1edfi t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n xem nh\u1eefng con v\u1eadt c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 qua \u0111\u00eam ra sao. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ec1u n\u1eb1m \u1edf ch\u1ed7 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eafp \u0111\u1eb7t t\u1eeb t\u1ed1i h\u00f4m tr\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang ng\u1ee7 say s\u01b0a nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 con thuy\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e1y b\u1eb1ng xinh x\u1eafn n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang su\u1ed1t nhi\u1ec1u th\u00e1ng tr\u1eddi. M\u1ea5y ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 nh\u1ea3y b\u1eadt d\u1eady khi t\u00f4i t\u1edbi g\u1ea7n, nh\u01b0ng Pretty-Heart, d\u00f9 \u0111\u00e3 h\u00e9 m\u1ed9t m\u1eaft, v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng nh\u00fac nh\u00edch; thay v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, n\u00f3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u00e1y vang nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng k\u00e8n trom-bon.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c nh\u1eadn ra v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1: Pretty-Heart v\u1ed1n r\u1ea5t nh\u1ea1y c\u1ea3m; n\u00f3 d\u1ec5 c\u00e1u gi\u1eadn v\u00e0 khi \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1eadn th\u00ec h\u1eddn l\u00e2u l\u1eafm. Trong t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng n\u00e0y, n\u00f3 \u0111ang b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i v\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng cho n\u00f3 v\u00e0o bu\u1ed3ng ng\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 bi\u1ec3u l\u1ed9 s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd ng\u1ee7 say.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch cho n\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u v\u00ec sao m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u1edf l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean boong, v\u00e0 b\u1edfi c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m n\u00f3 t\u1ed5n th\u01b0\u01a1ng, \u00edt ra l\u00e0 v\u1ec1 b\u1ec1 ngo\u00e0i, t\u00f4i \u00f4m n\u00f3 v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng, vu\u1ed1t ve \u00e2u y\u1ebfm, \u0111\u1ec3 cho n\u00f3 th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i \u0111ang xin l\u1ed7i. Ban \u0111\u1ea7u, n\u00f3 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n h\u1eddn d\u1ed7i, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u, v\u1edbi c\u00e1i t\u00ednh kh\u00ed hay thay \u0111\u1ed5i v\u1ed1n c\u00f3, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 sang chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00e1c, v\u00e0 b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, n\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0a n\u00f3 \u0111i d\u1ea1o tr\u00ean b\u1edd, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u00f3 s\u1ebd tha th\u1ee9 cho t\u00f4i. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111ang lau d\u1ecdn boong t\u00e0u s\u1eb5n l\u00f2ng b\u1eafc m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m v\u00e1n sang cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f9ng \u0111o\u00e0n t\u00f9y t\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng.<\/p>\n
Th\u1eddi gian tr\u00f4i qua, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u01a1i \u0111\u00f9a v\u1edbi l\u0169 ch\u00f3 v\u00e0 \u0111u\u1ed5i b\u1eaft Pretty-Heart; khi quay l\u1ea1i, nh\u1eefng con ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bu\u1ed9c d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Ngay khi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00ean thuy\u1ec1n, nh\u1eefng con ng\u1ef1a b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1ea1y d\u1ecdc theo con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng k\u00e9o thuy\u1ec1n; ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u01b0\u1edbt \u0111i tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ed9ng, v\u00e0 \u00e2m thanh duy nh\u1ea5t v\u0103ng v\u1eb3ng b\u00ean tai ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng chim h\u00f3t, ti\u1ebfng n\u01b0\u1edbc r\u00f3c r\u00e1ch b\u00ean m\u1ea1n thuy\u1ec1n, c\u00f9ng ti\u1ebfng leng keng c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc chu\u00f4ng \u0111eo tr\u00ean c\u1ed5 ng\u1ef1a.<\/p>\n
Ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y ch\u1ed7 kia, m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u00f4ng th\u1eadt \u0111en ng\u00f2m, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 r\u1ea5t s\u00e2u; \u1edf nh\u1eefng \u0111o\u1ea1n kh\u00e1c, n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ea1i trong v\u1eaft t\u1ef1a pha l\u00ea, cho ph\u00e9p ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean s\u1ecfi l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh v\u00e0 th\u1ea3m c\u1ecf m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i \u0111ang c\u00fai nh\u00ecn d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc th\u00ec nghe c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi t\u00ean m\u00ecnh. H\u00f3a ra l\u00e0 Arthur. C\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u0111ang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ebf ra ngo\u00e0i tr\u00ean t\u1ea5m v\u00e1n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n
\"C\u1eadu ng\u1ee7 c\u00f3 ngon kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i> c\u1eadu h\u1ecfi, \"c\u00f3 h\u01a1n \u1edf ngo\u00e0i c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p r\u1eb1ng ngon, sau khi \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ec5 ph\u00e9p ch\u00e0o h\u1ecfi b\u00e0 Milligan.<\/p>\n
\"C\u00f2n m\u1ea5y ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u?\"<\/i> Arthur h\u1ecfi ti\u1ebfp.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i li\u1ec1n g\u1ecdi ch\u00fang; ch\u00fang ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi Pretty-Heart; con kh\u1ec9 \u1ea5y v\u1eabn l\u00e0m b\u1ed9 m\u1eb7t nh\u0103n nh\u00f3 quen thu\u1ed9c m\u1ed7i khi ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1eafp di\u1ec5n tr\u00f2.<\/p>\n
B\u00e0 Milligan \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eb7t con trai v\u00e0o ch\u1ed7 r\u00e2m m\u00e1t r\u1ed3i ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh c\u1eadu.<\/p>\n
\"\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i,\"<\/i> b\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, \"ch\u00e1u h\u00e3y \u0111\u01b0a m\u1ea5y ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 v\u00e0 con kh\u1ec9 \u0111i ch\u1ed7 kh\u00e1c \u0111i; ch\u00fang ta s\u1eafp b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ecdc b\u00e0i r\u1ed3i.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
T\u00f4i c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng con v\u1eadt \u0111i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc thuy\u1ec1n.<\/p>\n
C\u1eadu b\u00e9 t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec?<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn quanh v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y m\u1eb9 c\u1eadu \u0111ang b\u1eaft c\u1eadu l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc t\u1eeb cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch b\u00e0 c\u1ea7m tr\u00ean tay. C\u1eadu d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 g\u1eb7p r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n \u0111\u1ec3 thu\u1ed9c b\u00e0i, nh\u01b0ng m\u1eb9 c\u1eadu r\u1ea5t ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn.<\/p>\n
\"Kh\u00f4ng,\"<\/i> cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng b\u00e0 n\u00f3i, \"Arthur, con kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft g\u00ec c\u1ea3.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3, Mamma, con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3,\"<\/i> c\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u00f3i, gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea7y v\u1ebb \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng. \"Con b\u1ecb \u1ed1m.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"\u0110\u1ea7u \u00f3c con kh\u00f4ng \u1ed1m. M\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 con l\u1edbn l\u00ean trong s\u1ef1 ngu d\u1ed1t ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec con l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ed1m, Arthur.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb r\u1ea5t nghi\u00eam kh\u1eafc v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng b\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o, \u00e2n c\u1ea7n.<\/p>\n
\"T\u1ea1i sao con l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m m\u1eb9 bu\u1ed3n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady? Con c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft m\u1eb9 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf n\u00e0o khi con kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu h\u1ecdc kh\u00f4ng.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3, Mamma \u1ea1; con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3.\"<\/i> C\u1eadu b\u00e9 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u kh\u00f3c n\u1ee9c n\u1edf.<\/p>\n
Nh\u01b0ng b\u00e0 Milligan kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00ecnh m\u1ec1m l\u00f2ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a con, d\u00f9 b\u00e0 t\u1ecf ra x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n bu\u1ed3n h\u01a1n tr\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n
\"M\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecbnh cho con ch\u01a1i v\u1edbi Remi v\u00e0 l\u0169 ch\u00f3 s\u00e1ng nay,\"<\/i> b\u00e0 n\u00f3i, \"nh\u01b0ng con s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u01a1i cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi con thu\u1ed9c l\u00e0u b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc.\"<\/i> N\u00f3i xong, b\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a quy\u1ec3n s\u00e1ch cho Arthur r\u1ed3i b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i, \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eb7c c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u1edf l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n
T\u1eeb ch\u1ed7 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng c\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u1ee9c n\u1edf. T\u1ea1i sao ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9, ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1eadu v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng, l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghi\u00eam kh\u1eafc v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1eady. M\u1ed9t l\u00e1t sau, b\u00e0 quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
\"Ch\u00fang ta th\u1eed l\u1ea1i nh\u00e9?\"<\/i> b\u00e0 h\u1ecfi d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng.<\/p>\n
B\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh c\u1eadu, c\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch, v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ecdc truy\u1ec7n ng\u1ee5 ng\u00f4n c\u00f3 t\u00ean \"S\u00f3i v\u00e0 C\u1eebu\"<\/i>. B\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecdc \u0111i \u0111\u1ecdc l\u1ea1i ba l\u1ea7n, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u01b0a cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch l\u1ea1i cho Arthur v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o c\u1eadu t\u1ef1 h\u1ecdc. B\u00e0 \u0111i v\u00e0o trong thuy\u1ec1n.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y m\u00f4i Arthur m\u1ea5p m\u00e1y. C\u1eadu ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn \u0111ang c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c c\u1eadu r\u1eddi m\u1eaft kh\u1ecfi cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch, m\u00f4i c\u1eadu ng\u1eebng chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ed9ng. \u00c1nh m\u1eaft c\u1eadu nh\u00ecn kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng quay l\u1ea1i cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch. \u0110\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean c\u1eadu b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p \u00e1nh m\u1eaft t\u00f4i, t\u00f4i ra hi\u1ec7u cho c\u1eadu ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc. C\u1eadu m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ea3m \u01a1n t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf, v\u00e0 l\u1ea1i d\u00e1n m\u1eaft v\u00e0o cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch. Nh\u01b0ng nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc, c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u1eadp trung suy ngh\u0129; m\u1eaft c\u1eadu b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u li\u1ebfc t\u1eeb b\u00ean n\u00e0y sang b\u00ean kia c\u1ee7a con k\u00eanh. Ngay l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa chim bay ngang qua thuy\u1ec1n, nhanh nh\u01b0 m\u0169i t\u00ean. Arthur ng\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn theo h\u01b0\u1edbng bay c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Khi n\u00f3 bay qua, c\u1eadu nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
\"Con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e0i n\u00e0y,\"<\/i> c\u1eadu n\u00f3i, \"nh\u01b0ng con mu\u1ed1n h\u1ecdc.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
T\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n c\u1eadu.<\/p>\n
\"\u0110\u00e2u c\u00f3 kh\u00f3 l\u1eafm \u0111\u00e2u,\"<\/i> t\u00f4i n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
\"Kh\u00f3 ch\u1ee9, kh\u00f3 l\u1eafm, kh\u00f3 v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Theo t\u00f4i th\u00ec kh\u00e1 d\u1ec5. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u1eafng nghe khi m\u1eb9 c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ecdc n\u00f3, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 thu\u1ed9c h\u1ebft r\u1ed3i.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
C\u1eadu m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi, t\u1ecf v\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng tin.<\/p>\n
\"C\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ecdc cho c\u1eadu nghe kh\u00f4ng?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e2u.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"\u0110\u1ec3 t\u00f4i th\u1eed xem nh\u00e9? C\u1eadu c\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y s\u00e1ch.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
C\u1eadu l\u1ea1i c\u1ea7m cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch l\u00ean, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ecdc thu\u1ed9c l\u00f2ng \u0111o\u1ea1n v\u0103n. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 thu\u1ed9c g\u1ea7n h\u1ebft.<\/p>\n
\"Sao c\u01a1! C\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft r\u1ed3i \u00e0?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Ch\u01b0a h\u1eb3n \u0111\u00e2u, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea7n t\u1edbi t\u00f4i tin l\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ecdc kh\u00f4ng sai m\u1ed9t ch\u1eef n\u00e0o.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"C\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o v\u1eady?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nghe l\u00fac m\u1eb9 c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ecdc, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nghe r\u1ea5t ch\u0103m ch\u00fa m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 nh\u00ecn quanh xem \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111ang x\u1ea3y ra v\u1edbi m\u00ecnh.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
C\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ecf m\u1eb7t, r\u1ed3i quay \u0111i.<\/p>\n
\"Con s\u1ebd c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u1eadu,\"<\/i> c\u1eadu n\u00f3i, \"nh\u01b0ng h\u00e3y n\u00f3i cho con bi\u1ebft, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 ghi nh\u1edb nh\u1eefng t\u1eeb \u1ea5y?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch ra sao, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c.<\/p>\n
\"C\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n ng\u1ee5 ng\u00f4n n\u00e0y n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i g\u00ec?\"<\/i> t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. \"V\u1ec1 c\u1eebu. Ph\u1ea3i, tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng con c\u1eebu; nh\u1eefng con c\u1eebu \u1edf trong c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang n\u1eb1m ng\u1ee7 trong c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng; khi t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ra ch\u00fang nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng qu\u00ean.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"V\u00e2ng, v\u00e2ng,\"<\/i> c\u1eadu n\u00f3i, \"con c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang, nh\u1eefng con c\u1eebu \u0111en v\u00e0 tr\u1eafng! tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng xanh.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Ai th\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u00f4ng coi \u0111\u00e0n c\u1eebu?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Ch\u00f3.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"V\u00e0?...\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u0103n c\u1eebu.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"N\u1ebfu h\u1ecd ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00e0n c\u1eebu ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n an to\u00e0n, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
\"Con ch\u00f3 ng\u1ee7 trong khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u0103n c\u1eebu th\u1ed5i s\u00e1o \u1edf \u0111\u1eb1ng xa c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u0103n c\u1eebu kh\u00e1c.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
D\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n, Arthur \u0111\u00e3 h\u00ecnh dung to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n ng\u1ee5 ng\u00f4n trong t\u00e2m tr\u00ed m\u00ecnh. T\u00f4i gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch t\u1eebng chi ti\u1ebft, h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3. Khi c\u1eadu ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n h\u1ee9ng th\u00fa, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f9ng nhau \u0111\u1ecdc l\u1ea1i t\u1eebng c\u00e2u v\u00e0 sau n\u1eeda gi\u1edd, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 thu\u1ed9c b\u00e0i.<\/p>\n
\"\u00d4i, m\u1eb9 s\u1ebd vui l\u1eafm!\"<\/i> c\u1eadu b\u00e9 reo l\u00ean.<\/p>\n
Khi m\u1eb9 c\u1eadu b\u01b0\u1edbc ra, b\u00e0 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng khi th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u1edf b\u00ean nhau. B\u00e0 ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111ang ch\u01a1i \u0111\u00f9a, nh\u01b0ng Arthur kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e0 k\u1ecbp n\u00f3i l\u1eddi n\u00e0o.<\/p>\n
\"Con bi\u1ebft r\u1ed3i!\"<\/i> c\u1eadu b\u00e9 k\u00eau l\u00ean. \"Remi \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ea1y cho con.\"<\/i><\/p>\n
B\u00e0 Milligan nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ea7y ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean, nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi b\u00e0 k\u1ecbp n\u00f3i g\u00ec, Arthur \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ecdc thu\u1ed9c l\u00f2ng truy\u1ec7n ng\u1ee5 ng\u00f4n. T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn b\u00e0 Milligan: khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t xinh \u0111\u1eb9p c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 n\u1edf n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ea1ng r\u1ee1; r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh th\u1ea5y n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft trong m\u1eaft b\u00e0, nh\u01b0ng b\u00e0 nhanh ch\u00f3ng c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ed1ng con trai m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 \u00f4m l\u1ea5y c\u1eadu. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc b\u00e0 c\u00f3 kh\u00f3c kh\u00f4ng.<\/p>\n
\"Nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi \u1ea5y ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00fd g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u,\"<\/i> Arthur n\u00f3i; \"ch\u00fang th\u1eadt ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n, nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y! Remi \u0111\u00e3 cho con th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u0103n c\u1eebu v\u1edbi c\u00e2y s\u00e1o c\u1ee7a anh ta, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa ch\u00f3, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con c\u1eebu, r\u1ed3i nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i, v\u00e0 con th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng nh\u1ea1c m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u0103n c\u1eebu \u0111ang th\u1ed5i. Con c\u00f3 h\u00e1t b\u00e0i h\u00e1t \u0111\u00f3 cho m\u1eb9 nghe kh\u00f4ng, Mamma?\"<\/i><\/p>\n
V\u00e0 c\u1eadu b\u00e9 h\u00e1t m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u00e1t bu\u1ed3n b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng Anh.<\/p>\n
L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y, b\u00e0 Milligan th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f3c, b\u1edfi v\u00ec khi b\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady kh\u1ecfi gh\u1ebf, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y m\u00e1 Arthur \u01b0\u1edbt \u0111\u1eabm n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a b\u00e0. R\u1ed3i b\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 t\u00f4i, n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y tay t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng si\u1ebft ch\u1eb7t.<\/p>\n
\"Con l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ngoan,\"<\/i> b\u00e0 n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u00eam tr\u01b0\u1edbc, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb lang thang, l\u00ean thuy\u1ec1n v\u1edbi l\u0169 th\u00fa c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m tr\u00f2 ti\u00eau khi\u1ec3n cho m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u1ed1m y\u1ebfu, nh\u01b0ng b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 t\u00e1ch t\u00f4i kh\u1ecfi b\u1ea7y ch\u00f3 v\u00e0 con kh\u1ec9. T\u1eeb gi\u1edd tr\u1edf \u0111i, t\u00f4i l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1, c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu b\u00e9 y\u1ebfu \u1edbt kia.<\/p>\n
K\u1ec3 t\u1eeb h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3, th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Milligan \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e1c \u0111i, v\u00e0 gi\u1eefa Arthur c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i n\u1ea3y n\u1edf m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh b\u1ea1n s\u00e2u s\u1eafc. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 c\u00e1ch bi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ecba v\u1ecb n\u00e0o gi\u1eefa ch\u00fang t\u00f4i; c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y nh\u1edd v\u00e0o s\u1ef1 t\u1eed t\u1ebf c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Milligan, b\u1edfi b\u00e0 th\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 t\u00f4i l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 v\u1eady.<\/p>\n
Khi c\u1ea3nh v\u1eadt t\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1eb9p, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i th\u1eadt ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i, nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu phong c\u1ea3nh \u0111\u01a1n \u0111i\u1ec7u, m\u1ea5y con ng\u1ef1a s\u1ebd phi nhanh d\u1ecdc theo \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng k\u00e9o thuy\u1ec1n. L\u00fac ho\u00e0ng h\u00f4n bu\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng, thuy\u1ec1n d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i; khi b\u00ecnh minh l\u00f3 r\u1ea1ng, thuy\u1ec1n l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng.<\/p>\n
N\u1ebfu \u0111\u00eam v\u1ec1 \u1ea9m \u01b0\u1edbt, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u00e0o trong cabin nh\u1ecf, qu\u00e2y qu\u1ea7n b\u00ean b\u1ebfp l\u1eeda r\u1ef1c h\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1eadu b\u00e9 y\u1ebfu \u1edbt kh\u1ecfi th\u1ea5y l\u1ea1nh, v\u00e0 b\u00e0 Milligan s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ecdc s\u00e1ch cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nghe, ch\u1ec9 cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i xem tranh v\u00e0 k\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n th\u00fa v\u1ecb.<\/p>\n
C\u00f2n nh\u1eefng bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i tr\u1eddi trong, t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn ph\u1ea7n vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. T\u00f4i mang c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n h\u1ea1c ra, khi thuy\u1ec1n d\u1eebng b\u1ebfn, t\u00f4i r\u1eddi thuy\u1ec1n \u0111i m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng ng\u1eafn, ng\u1ed3i l\u1eb7ng sau m\u1ed9t g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y. R\u1ed3i, \u1ea9n m\u00ecnh sau nh\u1eefng t\u00e1n l\u00e1, t\u00f4i d\u1ed1c h\u1ebft t\u00e2m s\u1ee9c ch\u01a1i \u0111\u00e0n v\u00e0 c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng h\u00e1t. Trong nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00eam thanh v\u1eafng, Arthur th\u00edch th\u00fa khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ee9c \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang ch\u01a1i nh\u1ea1c. V\u00e0 m\u1ed7i khi t\u00f4i ch\u01a1i nh\u1eefng kh\u00fac nh\u1ea1c c\u1eadu y\u00eau th\u00edch, c\u1eadu s\u1ebd c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi \"Encore\"<\/i>, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng t\u1ea5u l\u1ea1i b\u1ea3n nh\u1ea1c \u1ea5y.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 nh\u00e0 qu\u00ea, t\u1eebng ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean b\u1ebfp l\u1eeda c\u1ee7a M\u1eb9 Barberin, t\u1eebng lang thang tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng n\u1ebbo \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn c\u00f9ng Signor Vitalis. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t gi\u1eefa \u0111\u0129a khoai t\u00e2y lu\u1ed9c m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 nu\u00f4i t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng cho t\u00f4i v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc b\u00e1nh ng\u1ecdt, th\u1ea1ch, kem tuy\u1ec7t h\u1ea3o do \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ebfp c\u1ee7a B\u00e0 Milligan l\u00e0m ra! Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 t\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u1ea3n gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng ch\u1eb7ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e0i l\u1ed9i trong b\u00f9n l\u1ea7y, d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u01a1n m\u01b0a nh\u01b0 tr\u00fat, c\u00e1i n\u1eafng nh\u01b0 thi\u00eau nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ed1t, l\u00ea b\u01b0\u1edbc theo Vitalis,... v\u1edbi chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e1y b\u1eb1ng xinh \u0111\u1eb9p n\u00e0y!<\/p>\n
Chi\u1ebfc b\u00e1nh ng\u1ecdt th\u1eadt ngon, v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i, th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi l\u00e0m sao khi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f3i, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi, kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e1 n\u00f3ng, c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng qu\u00e1 l\u1ea1nh. Nh\u01b0ng th\u00fa th\u1eadt, t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn s\u00e2u s\u1eafc nh\u1ea5t ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 l\u00f2ng t\u1ed1t v\u00e0 t\u00ecnh y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef n\u00e0y c\u00f9ng c\u1eadu b\u00e9 kia. Hai l\u1ea7n t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb gi\u1eadt kh\u1ecfi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00ecnh y\u00eau qu\u00fd... l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0 kh\u1ecfi M\u1eb9 Barberin y\u00eau d\u1ea5u, v\u00e0 sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 kh\u1ecfi th\u1ea7y Vitalis. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i m\u1ea5y ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 v\u00e0 con kh\u1ec9, \u0111\u00f3i kh\u00e1t v\u00e0 ki\u1ec7t s\u1ee9c, r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t qu\u00fd b\u00e0 xinh \u0111\u1eb9p, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb b\u1eb1ng tu\u1ed5i t\u00f4i, \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00f3n nh\u1eadn t\u00f4i v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed v\u1edbi t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 t\u00f4i l\u00e0 anh em ru\u1ed9t th\u1ecbt c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u1ea5y.<\/p>\n
Th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00ec, khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y Arthur b\u00f3 m\u00ecnh ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, m\u1eb7t m\u00e0y xanh xao, m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi, t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i ghen t\u1ecb v\u1edbi c\u1eadu \u1ea5y - t\u00f4i, k\u1ebb c\u00f3 s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 c\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u00e1ng d\u1ed3i d\u00e0o, l\u1ea1i \u0111i ghen t\u1ecb v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u1ed1m y\u1ebfu. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ghen t\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec nh\u1eefng ti\u1ec7n nghi xung quanh c\u1eadu, c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec con thuy\u1ec1n. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 v\u00ec m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. \u00d4i, gi\u00e1 m\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a ri\u00eang m\u00ecnh! B\u00e0 h\u00f4n c\u1eadu, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i \u00f4m l\u1ea5y b\u00e0 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n - c\u00f2n t\u00f4i, ngay c\u1ea3 khi b\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a tay ra, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o. T\u00f4i bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 l\u1ebd m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ec3 h\u00f4n m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u00f4n l\u1ea1i. Bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i g\u1eb7p M\u1eb9 Barberin, v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y s\u1ebd khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac, nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 g\u1ecdi b\u00e0 l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa, b\u1edfi v\u00ec b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 th\u1eadt c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i\u2026<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n... T\u00f4i s\u1ebd m\u00e3i m\u00e3i c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n... M\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee7 l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean mong ch\u1edd qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u t\u1eeb cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0y, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i ngh\u0129, b\u1edfi v\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh, kh\u00f4ng cha kh\u00f4ng m\u1eb9, t\u00f4i n\u00ean bi\u1ebft \u01a1n v\u00ec m\u00ecnh c\u00f2n c\u00f3 b\u1ea1n b\u00e8. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac, th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac tr\u00ean con thuy\u1ec1n \u1ea5y. Nh\u01b0ng, \u00f4i th\u00f4i! ni\u1ec1m h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac \u1ea5y ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 k\u00e9o d\u00e0i. Ng\u00e0y t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u0169 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n.<\/p>","rendered":"
M\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a Arthur l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi Anh. B\u00e0 t\u00ean l\u00e0 Milligan. B\u00e0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t g\u00f3a ph\u1ee5, v\u00e0 Arthur l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a con trai duy nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a b\u00e0; \u00edt nh\u1ea5t, m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u cho r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu l\u00e0 con trai duy nh\u1ea5t c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng, v\u00ec b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a con l\u1edbn h\u01a1n trong ho\u00e0n c\u1ea3nh b\u00ed \u1ea9n. Khi \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 m\u1edbi s\u00e1u th\u00e1ng tu\u1ed5i, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb b\u1eaft c\u00f3c, v\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 d\u1ea5u v\u1ebft n\u00e0o c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0, v\u00e0o th\u1eddi \u0111i\u1ec3m c\u1eadu b\u1ecb b\u1eaft \u0111i, b\u00e0 Milligan kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n c\u00e1c cu\u1ed9c t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft. Ch\u1ed3ng b\u00e0 \u0111ang h\u1ea5p h\u1ed1i, v\u00e0 b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n b\u00e0 c\u0169ng b\u1ecb b\u1ec7nh n\u1eb7ng, kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 hay bi\u1ebft nh\u1eefng g\u00ec \u0111ang di\u1ec5n ra xung quanh m\u00ecnh. Khi b\u00e0 t\u1ec9nh l\u1ea1i, ch\u1ed3ng b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 qua \u0111\u1eddi v\u00e0 con trai b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebfn m\u1ea5t. Em r\u1ec3 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0, \u00f4ng James Milligan, \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u1ee9a b\u00e9 kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i. V\u00ec kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u1eeba k\u1ebf, \u00f4ng mong \u0111\u1ee3i s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eeba h\u01b0\u1edfng t\u00e0i s\u1ea3n c\u1ee7a anh trai m\u00ecnh. Tuy nhi\u00ean, cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng, \u00f4ng James Milligan \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng th\u1eeba h\u01b0\u1edfng g\u00ec t\u1eeb anh trai, b\u1edfi v\u00ec b\u1ea3y th\u00e1ng sau c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a ch\u1ed3ng b\u00e0, ng\u01b0\u1eddi con trai th\u1ee9 hai c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Milligan, Arthur, \u0111\u00e3 ch\u00e0o \u0111\u1eddi.<\/p>\n
Tuy nhi\u00ean, c\u00e1c th\u1ea7y thu\u1ed1c b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb m\u1ecfng manh, y\u1ebfu \u1edbt \u1ea5y s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng n\u1ed5i. N\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ebft b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 l\u00fac n\u00e0o. N\u1ebfu n\u00f3 ch\u1ebft \u0111i, \u00f4ng James Milligan s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eeba h\u01b0\u1edfng gia t\u00e0i. \u00d4ng ta ch\u1edd \u0111\u1ee3i v\u00e0 hy v\u1ecdng, nh\u01b0ng l\u1eddi ti\u00ean \u0111o\u00e1n c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c th\u1ea7y thu\u1ed1c \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng \u1ee9ng nghi\u1ec7m. Arthur \u0111\u00e3 s\u1ed1ng. Ch\u00ednh s\u1ef1 ch\u0103m s\u00f3c c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9u s\u1ed1ng c\u1eadu b\u00e9. Khi c\u1eadu c\u1ea7n ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bu\u1ed9c ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m v\u00e1n, b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecbu \u0111\u1ef1ng n\u1ed5i \u00fd ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ee9a con trai c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh b\u1ecb giam trong nh\u00e0, v\u00ec th\u1ebf b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 cho \u0111\u00f3ng m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e1y b\u1eb1ng th\u1eadt \u0111\u1eb9p cho c\u1eadu, v\u00e0 gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y b\u00e0 \u0111ang \u0111i kh\u1eafp n\u01b0\u1edbc Ph\u00e1p tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng con k\u00eanh.<\/p>\n
D\u0129 nhi\u00ean, t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i ngay t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft h\u1ebft m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n v\u1ec1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n b\u00e0 Anh v\u00e0 con trai b\u00e0 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n bi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eebng chi ti\u1ebft \u1ea5y, trong su\u1ed1t th\u1eddi gian t\u00f4i s\u1ed1ng c\u00f9ng b\u00e0.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1eafp x\u1ebfp \u1edf trong m\u1ed9t c\u0103n bu\u1ed3ng nh\u1ecf tr\u00ean t\u00e0u. C\u0103n bu\u1ed3ng b\u00e9 t\u00ed \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i sao m\u00e0 tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf! M\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 \u0111\u1ec1u s\u1ea1ch s\u1ebd tinh t\u01b0\u01a1m. Trong bu\u1ed3ng ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 duy nh\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u1ee7, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i t\u1ee7 \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t: n\u00f3 v\u1eeba l\u00e0 gi\u01b0\u1eddng, v\u1eeba l\u00e0 n\u1ec7m, v\u1eeba l\u00e0 g\u1ed1i, l\u1ea1i v\u1eeba l\u00e0 ch\u0103n m\u00e0n. V\u00e0 g\u1eafn li\u1ec1n v\u1edbi c\u00e1i gi\u01b0\u1eddng \u1ea5y l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u0103n k\u00e9o \u0111\u1ef1ng b\u00e0n ch\u1ea3i, l\u01b0\u1ee3c, v\u00e2n v\u00e2n. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u00e0n hay gh\u1ebf, \u00edt nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 theo h\u00ecnh d\u00e1ng th\u00f4ng th\u01b0\u1eddng, nh\u01b0ng d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o t\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m v\u00e1n, khi k\u00e9o xu\u1ed1ng th\u00ec n\u00f3 bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc b\u00e0n vu\u00f4ng nh\u1ecf v\u00e0 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf. T\u00f4i sung s\u01b0\u1edbng bi\u1ebft bao khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00ean n\u1eb1m tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc gi\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1ecf \u1ea5y. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean trong \u0111\u1eddi t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m ga tr\u1ea3i gi\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i tr\u00ean da th\u1ecbt. Ga tr\u1ea3i gi\u01b0\u1eddng c\u1ee7a M\u1eb9 Barberin th\u00ec r\u1ea5t c\u1ee9ng v\u00e0 ch\u00fang th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0m x\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00e1 t\u00f4i, c\u00f2n Vitalis v\u00e0 t\u00f4i th\u00ec th\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u1ee7 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ga tr\u1ea3i gi\u01b0\u1eddng, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng t\u1ea5m ga \u1edf c\u00e1c qu\u00e1n tr\u1ecd r\u1ebb ti\u1ec1n m\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u1eebng \u1edf c\u0169ng th\u00f4 r\u00e1p ch\u1eb3ng k\u00e9m g\u00ec c\u1ee7a M\u1eb9 Barberin.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i th\u1ee9c d\u1eady th\u1eadt s\u1edbm, b\u1edfi t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n xem nh\u1eefng con v\u1eadt c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 qua \u0111\u00eam ra sao. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ec1u n\u1eb1m \u1edf ch\u1ed7 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eafp \u0111\u1eb7t t\u1eeb t\u1ed1i h\u00f4m tr\u01b0\u1edbc, v\u00e0 ch\u00fang ng\u1ee7 say s\u01b0a nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 con thuy\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e1y b\u1eb1ng xinh x\u1eafn n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang su\u1ed1t nhi\u1ec1u th\u00e1ng tr\u1eddi. M\u1ea5y ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 nh\u1ea3y b\u1eadt d\u1eady khi t\u00f4i t\u1edbi g\u1ea7n, nh\u01b0ng Pretty-Heart, d\u00f9 \u0111\u00e3 h\u00e9 m\u1ed9t m\u1eaft, v\u1eabn kh\u00f4ng nh\u00fac nh\u00edch; thay v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3, n\u00f3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ng\u00e1y vang nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfng k\u00e8n trom-bon.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c nh\u1eadn ra v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1: Pretty-Heart v\u1ed1n r\u1ea5t nh\u1ea1y c\u1ea3m; n\u00f3 d\u1ec5 c\u00e1u gi\u1eadn v\u00e0 khi \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1eadn th\u00ec h\u1eddn l\u00e2u l\u1eafm. Trong t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng n\u00e0y, n\u00f3 \u0111ang b\u1ef1c b\u1ed9i v\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng cho n\u00f3 v\u00e0o bu\u1ed3ng ng\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 n\u00f3 bi\u1ec3u l\u1ed9 s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch gi\u1ea3 v\u1edd ng\u1ee7 say.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 n\u00e0o gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch cho n\u00f3 hi\u1ec3u v\u00ec sao m\u00ecnh l\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ec3 n\u00f3 \u1edf l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean boong, v\u00e0 b\u1edfi c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m n\u00f3 t\u1ed5n th\u01b0\u01a1ng, \u00edt ra l\u00e0 v\u1ec1 b\u1ec1 ngo\u00e0i, t\u00f4i \u00f4m n\u00f3 v\u00e0o l\u00f2ng, vu\u1ed1t ve \u00e2u y\u1ebfm, \u0111\u1ec3 cho n\u00f3 th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i \u0111ang xin l\u1ed7i. Ban \u0111\u1ea7u, n\u00f3 v\u1eabn c\u00f2n h\u1eddn d\u1ed7i, nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u, v\u1edbi c\u00e1i t\u00ednh kh\u00ed hay thay \u0111\u1ed5i v\u1ed1n c\u00f3, n\u00f3 \u0111\u00e3 ngh\u0129 sang chuy\u1ec7n kh\u00e1c, v\u00e0 b\u1eb1ng nh\u1eefng c\u1eed ch\u1ec9 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, n\u00f3 khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng n\u1ebfu t\u00f4i \u0111\u01b0a n\u00f3 \u0111i d\u1ea1o tr\u00ean b\u1edd, c\u00f3 l\u1ebd n\u00f3 s\u1ebd tha th\u1ee9 cho t\u00f4i. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng \u0111ang lau d\u1ecdn boong t\u00e0u s\u1eb5n l\u00f2ng b\u1eafc m\u1ed9t t\u1ea5m v\u00e1n sang cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i, th\u1ebf l\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f9ng \u0111o\u00e0n t\u00f9y t\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh b\u01b0\u1edbc xu\u1ed1ng c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng.<\/p>\n
Th\u1eddi gian tr\u00f4i qua, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i ch\u01a1i \u0111\u00f9a v\u1edbi l\u0169 ch\u00f3 v\u00e0 \u0111u\u1ed5i b\u1eaft Pretty-Heart; khi quay l\u1ea1i, nh\u1eefng con ng\u1ef1a \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c bu\u1ed9c d\u00e2y c\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e3 s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. Ngay khi t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00ean thuy\u1ec1n, nh\u1eefng con ng\u1ef1a b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u ch\u1ea1y d\u1ecdc theo con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng k\u00e9o thuy\u1ec1n; ch\u00fang t\u00f4i l\u01b0\u1edbt \u0111i tr\u00ean m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ed9ng, v\u00e0 \u00e2m thanh duy nh\u1ea5t v\u0103ng v\u1eb3ng b\u00ean tai ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng chim h\u00f3t, ti\u1ebfng n\u01b0\u1edbc r\u00f3c r\u00e1ch b\u00ean m\u1ea1n thuy\u1ec1n, c\u00f9ng ti\u1ebfng leng keng c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc chu\u00f4ng \u0111eo tr\u00ean c\u1ed5 ng\u1ef1a.<\/p>\n
Ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0y ch\u1ed7 kia, m\u1eb7t n\u01b0\u1edbc tr\u00f4ng th\u1eadt \u0111en ng\u00f2m, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3 r\u1ea5t s\u00e2u; \u1edf nh\u1eefng \u0111o\u1ea1n kh\u00e1c, n\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ea1i trong v\u1eaft t\u1ef1a pha l\u00ea, cho ph\u00e9p ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y nh\u1eefng vi\u00ean s\u1ecfi l\u1ea5p l\u00e1nh v\u00e0 th\u1ea3m c\u1ecf m\u1ec1m m\u1ea1i ph\u00eda d\u01b0\u1edbi.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i \u0111ang c\u00fai nh\u00ecn d\u00f2ng n\u01b0\u1edbc th\u00ec nghe c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi t\u00ean m\u00ecnh. H\u00f3a ra l\u00e0 Arthur. C\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u0111ang \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ebf ra ngo\u00e0i tr\u00ean t\u1ea5m v\u00e1n c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n
“C\u1eadu ng\u1ee7 c\u00f3 ngon kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i> c\u1eadu h\u1ecfi, “c\u00f3 h\u01a1n \u1edf ngo\u00e0i c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n
T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p r\u1eb1ng ngon, sau khi \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ec5 ph\u00e9p ch\u00e0o h\u1ecfi b\u00e0 Milligan.<\/p>\n
“C\u00f2n m\u1ea5y ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 \u0111\u00e2u?”<\/i> Arthur h\u1ecfi ti\u1ebfp.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i li\u1ec1n g\u1ecdi ch\u00fang; ch\u00fang ch\u1ea1y \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi Pretty-Heart; con kh\u1ec9 \u1ea5y v\u1eabn l\u00e0m b\u1ed9 m\u1eb7t nh\u0103n nh\u00f3 quen thu\u1ed9c m\u1ed7i khi ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1eafp di\u1ec5n tr\u00f2.<\/p>\n
B\u00e0 Milligan \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1eb7t con trai v\u00e0o ch\u1ed7 r\u00e2m m\u00e1t r\u1ed3i ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh c\u1eadu.<\/p>\n
“\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i,”<\/i> b\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, “ch\u00e1u h\u00e3y \u0111\u01b0a m\u1ea5y ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 v\u00e0 con kh\u1ec9 \u0111i ch\u1ed7 kh\u00e1c \u0111i; ch\u00fang ta s\u1eafp b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u h\u1ecdc b\u00e0i r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
T\u00f4i c\u00f9ng nh\u1eefng con v\u1eadt \u0111i v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc thuy\u1ec1n.<\/p>\n
C\u1eadu b\u00e9 t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c g\u00ec?<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn quanh v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y m\u1eb9 c\u1eadu \u0111ang b\u1eaft c\u1eadu l\u1eb7p l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc t\u1eeb cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch b\u00e0 c\u1ea7m tr\u00ean tay. C\u1eadu d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 g\u1eb7p r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n \u0111\u1ec3 thu\u1ed9c b\u00e0i, nh\u01b0ng m\u1eb9 c\u1eadu r\u1ea5t ki\u00ean nh\u1eabn.<\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f4ng,”<\/i> cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng b\u00e0 n\u00f3i, “Arthur, con kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft g\u00ec c\u1ea3.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3, Mamma, con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3,”<\/i> c\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u00f3i, gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea7y v\u1ebb \u0111\u00e1ng th\u01b0\u01a1ng. “Con b\u1ecb \u1ed1m.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u0110\u1ea7u \u00f3c con kh\u00f4ng \u1ed1m. M\u1eb9 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 con l\u1edbn l\u00ean trong s\u1ef1 ngu d\u1ed1t ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n ch\u1ec9 v\u00ec con l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ed1m, Arthur.”<\/i><\/p>\n
\u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb r\u1ea5t nghi\u00eam kh\u1eafc v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng b\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng ng\u1ecdt ng\u00e0o, \u00e2n c\u1ea7n.<\/p>\n
“T\u1ea1i sao con l\u1ea1i l\u00e0m m\u1eb9 bu\u1ed3n nh\u01b0 v\u1eady? Con c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft m\u1eb9 c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf n\u00e0o khi con kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu h\u1ecdc kh\u00f4ng.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3, Mamma \u1ea1; con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3.”<\/i> C\u1eadu b\u00e9 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u kh\u00f3c n\u1ee9c n\u1edf.<\/p>\n
Nh\u01b0ng b\u00e0 Milligan kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00ecnh m\u1ec1m l\u00f2ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u1eefng gi\u1ecdt n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a con, d\u00f9 b\u00e0 t\u1ecf ra x\u00fac \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n bu\u1ed3n h\u01a1n tr\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n
“M\u1eb9 \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecbnh cho con ch\u01a1i v\u1edbi Remi v\u00e0 l\u0169 ch\u00f3 s\u00e1ng nay,”<\/i> b\u00e0 n\u00f3i, “nh\u01b0ng con s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u01a1i cho \u0111\u1ebfn khi con thu\u1ed9c l\u00e0u b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc.”<\/i> N\u00f3i xong, b\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a quy\u1ec3n s\u00e1ch cho Arthur r\u1ed3i b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i, \u0111\u1ec3 m\u1eb7c c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u1edf l\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n
T\u1eeb ch\u1ed7 t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ee9ng, t\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng c\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u1ee9c n\u1edf. T\u1ea1i sao ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9, ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1eadu v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng, l\u1ea1i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghi\u00eam kh\u1eafc v\u1edbi \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1eady. M\u1ed9t l\u00e1t sau, b\u00e0 quay tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n
“Ch\u00fang ta th\u1eed l\u1ea1i nh\u00e9?”<\/i> b\u00e0 h\u1ecfi d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng.<\/p>\n
B\u00e0 ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh c\u1eadu, c\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch, v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ecdc truy\u1ec7n ng\u1ee5 ng\u00f4n c\u00f3 t\u00ean “S\u00f3i v\u00e0 C\u1eebu”<\/i>. B\u00e0 \u0111\u1ecdc \u0111i \u0111\u1ecdc l\u1ea1i ba l\u1ea7n, r\u1ed3i \u0111\u01b0a cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch l\u1ea1i cho Arthur v\u00e0 b\u1ea3o c\u1eadu t\u1ef1 h\u1ecdc. B\u00e0 \u0111i v\u00e0o trong thuy\u1ec1n.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y m\u00f4i Arthur m\u1ea5p m\u00e1y. C\u1eadu ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn \u0111ang c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng r\u1ea5t nhi\u1ec1u. Nh\u01b0ng ch\u1eb3ng m\u1ea5y ch\u1ed1c c\u1eadu r\u1eddi m\u1eaft kh\u1ecfi cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch, m\u00f4i c\u1eadu ng\u1eebng chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ed9ng. \u00c1nh m\u1eaft c\u1eadu nh\u00ecn kh\u1eafp n\u01a1i, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng quay l\u1ea1i cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch. \u0110\u1ed9t nhi\u00ean c\u1eadu b\u1eaft g\u1eb7p \u00e1nh m\u1eaft t\u00f4i, t\u00f4i ra hi\u1ec7u cho c\u1eadu ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc. C\u1eadu m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ea3m \u01a1n t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf, v\u00e0 l\u1ea1i d\u00e1n m\u1eaft v\u00e0o cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch. Nh\u01b0ng nh\u01b0 tr\u01b0\u1edbc, c\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u1eadp trung suy ngh\u0129; m\u1eaft c\u1eadu b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u li\u1ebfc t\u1eeb b\u00ean n\u00e0y sang b\u00ean kia c\u1ee7a con k\u00eanh. Ngay l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, m\u1ed9t ch\u00fa chim bay ngang qua thuy\u1ec1n, nhanh nh\u01b0 m\u0169i t\u00ean. Arthur ng\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00ecn theo h\u01b0\u1edbng bay c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Khi n\u00f3 bay qua, c\u1eadu nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n
“Con kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e0i n\u00e0y,”<\/i> c\u1eadu n\u00f3i, “nh\u01b0ng con mu\u1ed1n h\u1ecdc.”<\/i><\/p>\n
T\u00f4i b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n c\u1eadu.<\/p>\n
“\u0110\u00e2u c\u00f3 kh\u00f3 l\u1eafm \u0111\u00e2u,”<\/i> t\u00f4i n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
“Kh\u00f3 ch\u1ee9, kh\u00f3 l\u1eafm, kh\u00f3 v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Theo t\u00f4i th\u00ec kh\u00e1 d\u1ec5. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u1eafng nghe khi m\u1eb9 c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ecdc n\u00f3, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 thu\u1ed9c h\u1ebft r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n
C\u1eadu m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi, t\u1ecf v\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng tin.<\/p>\n
“C\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ecdc cho c\u1eadu nghe kh\u00f4ng?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“C\u1eadu kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e2u.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“\u0110\u1ec3 t\u00f4i th\u1eed xem nh\u00e9? C\u1eadu c\u1ea7m l\u1ea5y s\u00e1ch.”<\/i><\/p>\n
C\u1eadu l\u1ea1i c\u1ea7m cu\u1ed1n s\u00e1ch l\u00ean, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ecdc thu\u1ed9c l\u00f2ng \u0111o\u1ea1n v\u0103n. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 thu\u1ed9c g\u1ea7n h\u1ebft.<\/p>\n
“Sao c\u01a1! C\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 bi\u1ebft r\u1ed3i \u00e0?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ch\u01b0a h\u1eb3n \u0111\u00e2u, nh\u01b0ng l\u1ea7n t\u1edbi t\u00f4i tin l\u00e0 t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ecdc kh\u00f4ng sai m\u1ed9t ch\u1eef n\u00e0o.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“C\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o v\u1eady?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nghe l\u00fac m\u1eb9 c\u1eadu \u0111\u1ecdc, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nghe r\u1ea5t ch\u0103m ch\u00fa m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 nh\u00ecn quanh xem \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111ang x\u1ea3y ra v\u1edbi m\u00ecnh.”<\/i><\/p>\n
C\u1eadu \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ecf m\u1eb7t, r\u1ed3i quay \u0111i.<\/p>\n
“Con s\u1ebd c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u1eadu,”<\/i> c\u1eadu n\u00f3i, “nh\u01b0ng h\u00e3y n\u00f3i cho con bi\u1ebft, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 ghi nh\u1edb nh\u1eefng t\u1eeb \u1ea5y?”<\/i><\/p>\n
T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch ra sao, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c.<\/p>\n
“C\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n ng\u1ee5 ng\u00f4n n\u00e0y n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i g\u00ec?”<\/i> t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. “V\u1ec1 c\u1eebu. Ph\u1ea3i, tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng con c\u1eebu; nh\u1eefng con c\u1eebu \u1edf trong c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang n\u1eb1m ng\u1ee7 trong c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng; khi t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng ra ch\u00fang nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng qu\u00ean.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“V\u00e2ng, v\u00e2ng,”<\/i> c\u1eadu n\u00f3i, “con c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang, nh\u1eefng con c\u1eebu \u0111en v\u00e0 tr\u1eafng! tr\u00ean m\u1ed9t c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng xanh.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ai th\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u00f4ng coi \u0111\u00e0n c\u1eebu?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Ch\u00f3.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“V\u00e0?…”<\/i><\/p>\n
“M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u0103n c\u1eebu.”<\/i><\/p>\n
“N\u1ebfu h\u1ecd ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00e0n c\u1eebu ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n an to\u00e0n, h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec?”<\/i><\/p>\n
“Con ch\u00f3 ng\u1ee7 trong khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u0103n c\u1eebu th\u1ed5i s\u00e1o \u1edf \u0111\u1eb1ng xa c\u00f9ng v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u0103n c\u1eebu kh\u00e1c.”<\/i><\/p>\n
D\u1ea7n d\u1ea7n, Arthur \u0111\u00e3 h\u00ecnh dung to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n ng\u1ee5 ng\u00f4n trong t\u00e2m tr\u00ed m\u00ecnh. T\u00f4i gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch t\u1eebng chi ti\u1ebft, h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3. Khi c\u1eadu ho\u00e0n to\u00e0n h\u1ee9ng th\u00fa, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f9ng nhau \u0111\u1ecdc l\u1ea1i t\u1eebng c\u00e2u v\u00e0 sau n\u1eeda gi\u1edd, c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 thu\u1ed9c b\u00e0i.<\/p>\n
“\u00d4i, m\u1eb9 s\u1ebd vui l\u1eafm!”<\/i> c\u1eadu b\u00e9 reo l\u00ean.<\/p>\n
Khi m\u1eb9 c\u1eadu b\u01b0\u1edbc ra, b\u00e0 c\u00f3 v\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng khi th\u1ea5y ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u1edf b\u00ean nhau. B\u00e0 ngh\u0129 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111ang ch\u01a1i \u0111\u00f9a, nh\u01b0ng Arthur kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e0 k\u1ecbp n\u00f3i l\u1eddi n\u00e0o.<\/p>\n
“Con bi\u1ebft r\u1ed3i!”<\/i> c\u1eadu b\u00e9 k\u00eau l\u00ean. “Remi \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ea1y cho con.”<\/i><\/p>\n
B\u00e0 Milligan nh\u00ecn t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ea7y ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean, nh\u01b0ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi b\u00e0 k\u1ecbp n\u00f3i g\u00ec, Arthur \u0111\u00e3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ecdc thu\u1ed9c l\u00f2ng truy\u1ec7n ng\u1ee5 ng\u00f4n. T\u00f4i nh\u00ecn b\u00e0 Milligan: khu\u00f4n m\u1eb7t xinh \u0111\u1eb9p c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 n\u1edf n\u1ee5 c\u01b0\u1eddi r\u1ea1ng r\u1ee1; r\u1ed3i t\u00f4i ngh\u0129 m\u00ecnh th\u1ea5y n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft trong m\u1eaft b\u00e0, nh\u01b0ng b\u00e0 nhanh ch\u00f3ng c\u00fai \u0111\u1ea7u xu\u1ed1ng con trai m\u00ecnh v\u00e0 \u00f4m l\u1ea5y c\u1eadu. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc b\u00e0 c\u00f3 kh\u00f3c kh\u00f4ng.<\/p>\n
“Nh\u1eefng l\u1eddi \u1ea5y ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00fd g\u00ec \u0111\u00e2u,”<\/i> Arthur n\u00f3i; “ch\u00fang th\u1eadt ng\u1edb ng\u1ea9n, nh\u01b0ng nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta tr\u00f4ng th\u1ea5y! Remi \u0111\u00e3 cho con th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u0103n c\u1eebu v\u1edbi c\u00e2y s\u00e1o c\u1ee7a anh ta, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u00e1nh \u0111\u1ed3ng, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ch\u00fa ch\u00f3, v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con c\u1eebu, r\u1ed3i nh\u1eefng con s\u00f3i, v\u00e0 con th\u1eadm ch\u00ed c\u00f2n c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng nh\u1ea1c m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ch\u0103n c\u1eebu \u0111ang th\u1ed5i. Con c\u00f3 h\u00e1t b\u00e0i h\u00e1t \u0111\u00f3 cho m\u1eb9 nghe kh\u00f4ng, Mamma?”<\/i><\/p>\n
V\u00e0 c\u1eadu b\u00e9 h\u00e1t m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i h\u00e1t bu\u1ed3n b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfng Anh.<\/p>\n
L\u1ea7n n\u00e0y, b\u00e0 Milligan th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f3c, b\u1edfi v\u00ec khi b\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9ng d\u1eady kh\u1ecfi gh\u1ebf, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y m\u00e1 Arthur \u01b0\u1edbt \u0111\u1eabm n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft c\u1ee7a b\u00e0. R\u1ed3i b\u00e0 \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 t\u00f4i, n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y tay t\u00f4i, v\u00e0 nh\u1eb9 nh\u00e0ng si\u1ebft ch\u1eb7t.<\/p>\n
“Con l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 ngoan,”<\/i> b\u00e0 n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u00eam tr\u01b0\u1edbc, t\u00f4i v\u1eabn ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb lang thang, l\u00ean thuy\u1ec1n v\u1edbi l\u0169 th\u00fa c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m tr\u00f2 ti\u00eau khi\u1ec3n cho m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u1ed1m y\u1ebfu, nh\u01b0ng b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 t\u00e1ch t\u00f4i kh\u1ecfi b\u1ea7y ch\u00f3 v\u00e0 con kh\u1ec9. T\u1eeb gi\u1edd tr\u1edf \u0111i, t\u00f4i l\u00e0 b\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh, g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1, c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu b\u00e9 y\u1ebfu \u1edbt kia.<\/p>\n
K\u1ec3 t\u1eeb h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3, th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Milligan \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e1c \u0111i, v\u00e0 gi\u1eefa Arthur c\u00f9ng t\u00f4i n\u1ea3y n\u1edf m\u1ed9t t\u00ecnh b\u1ea1n s\u00e2u s\u1eafc. T\u00f4i ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 c\u00e1ch bi\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ecba v\u1ecb n\u00e0o gi\u1eefa ch\u00fang t\u00f4i; c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y nh\u1edd v\u00e0o s\u1ef1 t\u1eed t\u1ebf c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Milligan, b\u1edfi b\u00e0 th\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 t\u00f4i l\u00e0 con c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 v\u1eady.<\/p>\n
Khi c\u1ea3nh v\u1eadt t\u01b0\u01a1i \u0111\u1eb9p, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111i th\u1eadt ch\u1eadm r\u00e3i, nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu phong c\u1ea3nh \u0111\u01a1n \u0111i\u1ec7u, m\u1ea5y con ng\u1ef1a s\u1ebd phi nhanh d\u1ecdc theo \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng k\u00e9o thuy\u1ec1n. L\u00fac ho\u00e0ng h\u00f4n bu\u00f4ng xu\u1ed1ng, thuy\u1ec1n d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i; khi b\u00ecnh minh l\u00f3 r\u1ea1ng, thuy\u1ec1n l\u1ea1i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c l\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng.<\/p>\n
N\u1ebfu \u0111\u00eam v\u1ec1 \u1ea9m \u01b0\u1edbt, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i v\u00e0o trong cabin nh\u1ecf, qu\u00e2y qu\u1ea7n b\u00ean b\u1ebfp l\u1eeda r\u1ef1c h\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1eadu b\u00e9 y\u1ebfu \u1edbt kh\u1ecfi th\u1ea5y l\u1ea1nh, v\u00e0 b\u00e0 Milligan s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ecdc s\u00e1ch cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i nghe, ch\u1ec9 cho ch\u00fang t\u00f4i xem tranh v\u00e0 k\u1ec3 nh\u1eefng c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n th\u00fa v\u1ecb.<\/p>\n
C\u00f2n nh\u1eefng bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i tr\u1eddi trong, t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn ph\u1ea7n vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh. T\u00f4i mang c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n h\u1ea1c ra, khi thuy\u1ec1n d\u1eebng b\u1ebfn, t\u00f4i r\u1eddi thuy\u1ec1n \u0111i m\u1ed9t qu\u00e3ng ng\u1eafn, ng\u1ed3i l\u1eb7ng sau m\u1ed9t g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y. R\u1ed3i, \u1ea9n m\u00ecnh sau nh\u1eefng t\u00e1n l\u00e1, t\u00f4i d\u1ed1c h\u1ebft t\u00e2m s\u1ee9c ch\u01a1i \u0111\u00e0n v\u00e0 c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng h\u00e1t. Trong nh\u1eefng \u0111\u00eam thanh v\u1eafng, Arthur th\u00edch th\u00fa khi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u01b0\u1edfng th\u1ee9c \u00e2m nh\u1ea1c m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111ang ch\u01a1i nh\u1ea1c. V\u00e0 m\u1ed7i khi t\u00f4i ch\u01a1i nh\u1eefng kh\u00fac nh\u1ea1c c\u1eadu y\u00eau th\u00edch, c\u1eadu s\u1ebd c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng g\u1ecdi “Encore”<\/i>, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng t\u1ea5u l\u1ea1i b\u1ea3n nh\u1ea1c \u1ea5y.<\/p>\n
\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 nh\u00e0 qu\u00ea, t\u1eebng ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean b\u1ebfp l\u1eeda c\u1ee7a M\u1eb9 Barberin, t\u1eebng lang thang tr\u00ean nh\u1eefng n\u1ebbo \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng r\u1ed9ng l\u1edbn c\u00f9ng Signor Vitalis. Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t gi\u1eefa \u0111\u0129a khoai t\u00e2y lu\u1ed9c m\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 nu\u00f4i t\u1ed9i nghi\u1ec7p c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng cho t\u00f4i v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng chi\u1ebfc b\u00e1nh ng\u1ecdt, th\u1ea1ch, kem tuy\u1ec7t h\u1ea3o do \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ebfp c\u1ee7a B\u00e0 Milligan l\u00e0m ra! Th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 t\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u1ea3n gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng ch\u1eb7ng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng d\u00e0i l\u1ed9i trong b\u00f9n l\u1ea7y, d\u01b0\u1edbi c\u01a1n m\u01b0a nh\u01b0 tr\u00fat, c\u00e1i n\u1eafng nh\u01b0 thi\u00eau nh\u01b0 \u0111\u1ed1t, l\u00ea b\u01b0\u1edbc theo Vitalis,… v\u1edbi chuy\u1ebfn \u0111i tr\u00ean chi\u1ebfc thuy\u1ec1n \u0111\u00e1y b\u1eb1ng xinh \u0111\u1eb9p n\u00e0y!<\/p>\n
Chi\u1ebfc b\u00e1nh ng\u1ecdt th\u1eadt ngon, v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i, th\u1eadt tuy\u1ec7t v\u1eddi l\u00e0m sao khi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f3i, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi, kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e1 n\u00f3ng, c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng qu\u00e1 l\u1ea1nh. Nh\u01b0ng th\u00fa th\u1eadt, t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn s\u00e2u s\u1eafc nh\u1ea5t ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 l\u00f2ng t\u1ed1t v\u00e0 t\u00ecnh y\u00eau th\u01b0\u01a1ng c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 n\u1eef n\u00e0y c\u00f9ng c\u1eadu b\u00e9 kia. Hai l\u1ea7n t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb gi\u1eadt kh\u1ecfi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u00ecnh y\u00eau qu\u00fd… l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00e0 kh\u1ecfi M\u1eb9 Barberin y\u00eau d\u1ea5u, v\u00e0 sau \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 kh\u1ecfi th\u1ea7y Vitalis. T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i m\u1ea5y ch\u00fa ch\u00f3 v\u00e0 con kh\u1ec9, \u0111\u00f3i kh\u00e1t v\u00e0 ki\u1ec7t s\u1ee9c, r\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t qu\u00fd b\u00e0 xinh \u0111\u1eb9p, v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb b\u1eb1ng tu\u1ed5i t\u00f4i, \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00f3n nh\u1eadn t\u00f4i v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed v\u1edbi t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 t\u00f4i l\u00e0 anh em ru\u1ed9t th\u1ecbt c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu \u1ea5y.<\/p>\n
Th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u00ec, khi nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y Arthur b\u00f3 m\u00ecnh ch\u1eb7t v\u00e0o chi\u1ebfc gh\u1ebf c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu, m\u1eb7t m\u00e0y xanh xao, m\u1ec7t m\u1ecfi, t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i ghen t\u1ecb v\u1edbi c\u1eadu \u1ea5y – t\u00f4i, k\u1ebb c\u00f3 s\u1ee9c kh\u1ecfe v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 c\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u00e1ng d\u1ed3i d\u00e0o, l\u1ea1i \u0111i ghen t\u1ecb v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u1eadu b\u00e9 \u1ed1m y\u1ebfu. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ghen t\u1ecb kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec nh\u1eefng ti\u1ec7n nghi xung quanh c\u1eadu, c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec con thuy\u1ec1n. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 v\u00ec m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. \u00d4i, gi\u00e1 m\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u0169ng c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 c\u1ee7a ri\u00eang m\u00ecnh! B\u00e0 h\u00f4n c\u1eadu, v\u00e0 c\u1eadu c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i \u00f4m l\u1ea5y b\u00e0 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 l\u00fac n\u00e0o c\u1eadu mu\u1ed1n – c\u00f2n t\u00f4i, ngay c\u1ea3 khi b\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0a tay ra, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng g\u1ea7n nh\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m ch\u1ea1m v\u00e0o. T\u00f4i bu\u1ed3n b\u00e3 ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng c\u00f3 l\u1ebd m\u00ecnh s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng bao gi\u1edd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1eb9 \u0111\u1ec3 h\u00f4n m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 m\u00ecnh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u00f4n l\u1ea1i. Bi\u1ebft \u0111\u00e2u m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i g\u1eb7p M\u1eb9 Barberin, v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u1ea5y s\u1ebd khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i v\u00f4 c\u00f9ng h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac, nh\u01b0ng gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 g\u1ecdi b\u00e0 l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1eefa, b\u1edfi v\u00ec b\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 th\u1eadt c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i\u2026<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n… T\u00f4i s\u1ebd m\u00e3i m\u00e3i c\u00f4 \u0111\u01a1n… M\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb kh\u00f4ng thu\u1ed9c v\u1ec1 b\u1ea5t k\u1ef3 ai.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ee7 l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ec3 hi\u1ec3u r\u1eb1ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean mong ch\u1edd qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u t\u1eeb cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi n\u00e0y, v\u00e0 t\u00f4i ngh\u0129, b\u1edfi v\u00ec t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh, kh\u00f4ng cha kh\u00f4ng m\u1eb9, t\u00f4i n\u00ean bi\u1ebft \u01a1n v\u00ec m\u00ecnh c\u00f2n c\u00f3 b\u1ea1n b\u00e8. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac, th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac tr\u00ean con thuy\u1ec1n \u1ea5y. Nh\u01b0ng, \u00f4i th\u00f4i! ni\u1ec1m h\u1ea1nh ph\u00fac \u1ea5y ch\u1eb3ng th\u1ec3 k\u00e9o d\u00e0i. Ng\u00e0y t\u00f4i ph\u1ea3i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1 v\u1edbi cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u0169 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ebfn g\u1ea7n.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"menu_order":11,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[49],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-51","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\/51","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\/51\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/51\/revisions\/52"}],"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\/51\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=51"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=51"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/cau-be-khong-nha\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=51"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}