{"id":139,"date":"2025-05-13T03:27:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T03:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/?post_type=chapter&p=139"},"modified":"2025-05-31T09:11:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T02:11:45","slug":"thoa-thuan-ngam","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/chapter\/thoa-thuan-ngam\/","title":{"raw":"Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 30: Th\u1ecfa Thu\u1eadn Ng\u1ea7m","rendered":"Ch\u01b0\u01a1ng 30: Th\u1ecfa Thu\u1eadn Ng\u1ea7m"},"content":{"raw":"\"\"\r\n\r\nT\u00f4i b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c \u2013 th\u1ef1c ra, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c, v\u00ec ngay c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh g\u00e1c c\u0169ng gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh t\u1ec9nh gi\u1ea5c kh\u1ecfi ch\u1ed7 anh ta \u0111ang d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o c\u1ed9t c\u1eeda \u2013 b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i vang v\u1ecdng t\u1eeb r\u00eca r\u1eebng, trong tr\u1ebbo v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7y s\u1ee9c s\u1ed1ng:\r\n\r\n\"\u00ca, \u0111\u1ed3n l\u0169y!\"<\/i> gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i \u1ea5y c\u1ea5t l\u00ean. \"B\u00e1c s\u0129 \u0111\u00e2y!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nQu\u1ea3 th\u1eadt l\u00e0 b\u00e1c s\u0129. D\u00f9 vui m\u1eebng khi nghe ti\u1ebfng \u00f4ng, nh\u01b0ng ni\u1ec1m vui trong t\u00f4i v\u1eabn \u0111an xen n\u1ed7i b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i. T\u00f4i nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i h\u00e0nh vi b\u1ea5t c\u1ea9n v\u00e0 l\u00e9n l\u00fat c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5, v\u00e0 khi nh\u1eadn ra m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ea9y m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3nh n\u00e0o \u2013 gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, b\u1ecb v\u00e2y quanh b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng hi\u1ec3m nguy ra sao \u2013 t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1ee3ng ng\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t \u00f4ng.\r\n\r\n\u00d4ng ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n v\u1eeba t\u1ec9nh gi\u1ea5c trong \u0111\u00eam t\u1ed1i, b\u1edfi b\u00ecnh minh c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a r\u00f5 r\u1ec7t; khi t\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t l\u1ed7 th\u00f4ng h\u01a1i nh\u00ecn ra ngo\u00e0i, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3, y h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 Silver tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y, n\u1eeda th\u00e2n d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00ecm trong l\u00e0n s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1edd b\u1ed3ng b\u1ec1nh.\r\n\r\n\"B\u00e1c s\u0129 \u0111\u1ea5y \u01b0! Ch\u00fac ng\u00e0i m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng t\u1ed1t l\u00e0nh!\"<\/i> Silver c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng, t\u1ec9nh t\u00e1o h\u1eb3n v\u00e0 ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c r\u1ea1ng ng\u1eddi v\u1ebb nh\u00e2n t\u1eeb. \"\u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 d\u1eady s\u1edbm v\u00e0 nhanh nh\u1eb9n; nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta v\u1eabn n\u00f3i, chim n\u00e0o d\u1eady s\u1edbm th\u00ec m\u1edbi b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u00e2u. George, d\u1eady \u0111i con trai, gi\u00fap b\u00e1c s\u0129 Livesey l\u00ean boong \u0111i n\u00e0o. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i \u0111\u1ec1u \u1ed5n c\u1ea3, kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 vui v\u1ebb h\u1ebft.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nH\u1eafn c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf m\u00e0 n\u00f3i, \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u00eanh v\u00eanh tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ed3i, chi\u1ebfc n\u1ea1ng ch\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi n\u00e1ch, m\u1ed9t tay v\u1ecbn v\u00e0o v\u00e1ch nh\u00e0 g\u1ed7 - t\u1eeb gi\u1ecdng \u0111i\u1ec7u, d\u00e1ng v\u1ebb \u0111\u1ebfn n\u00e9t m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ec1u y h\u1ec7t John Silver ng\u00e0y tr\u01b0\u1edbc.\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u0169ng chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb cho ng\u00e0i m\u1ed9t m\u00f3n qu\u00e0 b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd \u0111\u1ea5y, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i,\"<\/i> h\u1eafn n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp, gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea7y m\u1ec9a mai. \"Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch nh\u1ecf x\u00edu \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y - hi hi! M\u1ed9t v\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch tr\u1ecd m\u1edbi, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i, c\u1ee9ng c\u00e1p kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh nh\u01b0 c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n violin; ng\u1ee7 say s\u01b0a nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t thuy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1edfng t\u00e0u bu\u00f4n, h\u1eafn ta n\u1eb1m ngay c\u1ea1nh John - ch\u00fang t\u00f4i g\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean nhau su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00eam d\u00e0i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nB\u00e1c s\u0129 Livesey l\u00fac n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 b\u01b0\u1edbc qua h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o g\u1ed7 v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n t\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ebfp, t\u00f4i nghe r\u00f5 s\u1ef1 bi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed5i trong gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng khi \u00f4ng th\u1ed1t l\u00ean: \"Kh\u00f4ng l\u1ebd l\u00e0 Jim sao?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 Jim nh\u01b0 v\u1eabn th\u1ebf,\"<\/i> Silver \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i.\r\n\r\nB\u00e1c s\u0129 \u0111\u1ee9ng s\u1eefng l\u1ea1i, d\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ed1t n\u00ean l\u1eddi, v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t l\u00fac l\u00e2u \u00f4ng m\u1edbi nh\u01b0 l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ec3 b\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u1ebfp.\r\n\r\n\"\u1eea, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i,\"<\/i> cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u00f4ng l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, \"vi\u1ec7c tr\u01b0\u1edbc, th\u00fa vui sau, nh\u01b0 ch\u00ednh anh v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00f3i, Silver. H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i kh\u00e1m cho m\u1ea5y b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a anh tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e3.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nCh\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u sau, \u00f4ng b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o trong \u0111\u1ed3n l\u0169y, g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u nghi\u00eam trang v\u1edbi t\u00f4i r\u1ed3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u kh\u00e1m b\u1ec7nh cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ed1m. \u00d4ng ch\u1eb3ng t\u1ecf ra ch\u00fat s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i n\u00e0o, d\u00f9 h\u1eb3n \u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng m\u00ecnh l\u00fac n\u00e0y mong manh nh\u01b0 s\u1ee3i ch\u1ec9 gi\u1eefa b\u1ecdn qu\u1ef7 d\u1ed1i tr\u00e1 kia. \u00d4ng v\u1eabn tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n th\u1ea3n nhi\u00ean, t\u1ef1a nh\u01b0 \u0111ang th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c th\u0103m kh\u00e1m th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7 trong c\u0103n nh\u00e0 y\u00ean \u1ea3 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf n\u01b0\u1edbc Anh. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 \u0111i\u1ec1m t\u0129nh \u1ea5y c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ebfn l\u0169 c\u01b0\u1edbp, b\u1edfi ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed v\u1edbi \u00f4ng y h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra, c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u00f4ng v\u1eabn l\u00e0 v\u1ecb b\u00e1c s\u0129 t\u00e0u \u0111\u00e1ng k\u00ednh, c\u00f2n ch\u00fang v\u1eabn l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1m th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 trung th\u00e0nh d\u01b0\u1edbi boong t\u00e0u.\r\n\r\n\"Anh \u0111ang kh\u1ecfe l\u1ea1i r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y, l\u00e3o b\u1ea1n,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00ean b\u1ecb b\u0103ng b\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea7u, \"n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 ai tho\u00e1t ch\u1ebft trong t\u00edch t\u1eafc th\u00ec ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 anh r\u1ed3i; c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a anh ch\u1eafc ph\u1ea3i r\u1eafn nh\u01b0 th\u00e9p \u1ea5y. C\u00f2n th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, George? M\u1eb7t m\u00e0y anh t\u00e1i m\u00e9t r\u1ed3i k\u00eca; tr\u1eddi \u01a1i, gan ru\u1ed9t anh h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea3o l\u1ed9n c\u1ea3 r\u1ed3i. \u0110\u00e3 cho h\u1eafn u\u1ed1ng thu\u1ed1c ch\u01b0a? H\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 u\u1ed1ng thu\u1ed1c ch\u01b0a, h\u1ee1i c\u00e1c anh?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"R\u1ed3i r\u1ed3i, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i, h\u1eafn u\u1ed1ng r\u1ed3i, \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 v\u1eady,\"<\/i> Morgan tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi.\r\n\r\n\"B\u1edfi v\u00ec, nh\u01b0 c\u00e1c anh \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y, t\u00f4i l\u00e0 b\u00e1c s\u0129 c\u1ee7a b\u1ecdn ph\u1ea3n lo\u1ea1n n\u00e0y, hay \u0111\u00fang h\u01a1n l\u00e0 b\u00e1c s\u0129 nh\u00e0 t\u00f9 nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1ef1 g\u1ecdi m\u00ecnh,\"<\/i> B\u00e1c s\u0129 Livesey n\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng \u0111i\u1ec7u \u1ea5m \u00e1p nh\u1ea5t, \"t\u00f4i l\u1ea5y danh d\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh m\u00e0 th\u1ec1 s\u1ebd b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi cho \u0110\u1ee9c Vua George (C\u1ea7u Ch\u00faa ph\u00f9 h\u1ed9 Ng\u00e0i!)<\/i> v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 c\u00e1i gi\u00e1 treo c\u1ed5 n\u1eefa.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nB\u1ecdn c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n nh\u00ecn nhau, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e0nh nu\u1ed1t tr\u1ecdn l\u1eddi c\u00f4ng k\u00edch th\u1eb3ng m\u1eb7t \u1ea5y trong im l\u1eb7ng.\r\n\r\n\"Dick \u0111ang \u1ed1m, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i,\"<\/i> m\u1ed9t t\u00ean l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng.\r\n\r\n\"Kh\u00f4ng \u1ed5n sao?\"<\/i> b\u00e1c s\u0129 \u0111\u00e1p. \"\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0o, Dick, \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i xem l\u01b0\u1ee1i c\u1ee7a anh. Kh\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean ch\u00fat n\u00e0o! C\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1ee1i n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ee7 khi\u1ebfn l\u0169 Ph\u00e1p ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3 b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y. L\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn s\u1ed1t r\u00e9t n\u1eefa r\u1ed3i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u1eea, ch\u00ednh th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y,\"<\/i> Morgan c\u1eaft ngang, \"t\u1ea1i v\u00ec h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 x\u00fac ph\u1ea1m Kinh Th\u00e1nh.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"C\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 \u2013 nh\u01b0 c\u00e1c anh th\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1ecdi \u2013 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 bi\u1ec3u hi\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb \u0111\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ed9n th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1,\"<\/i> b\u00e1c s\u0129 \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea7y m\u1ec9a mai, \"kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 th\u00f4ng minh \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t gi\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed trong l\u00e0nh v\u1edbi kh\u00ed \u0111\u1ed9c, gi\u1eefa \u0111\u1ea5t kh\u00f4 r\u00e1o v\u1edbi c\u00e1i v\u0169ng l\u1ea7y \u00f4 u\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea7y r\u1eaby m\u1ea7m b\u1ec7nh. T\u00f4i d\u00e1m ch\u1eafc \u2013 d\u00f9 \u0111\u00e2y ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n \u2013 c\u00e1c anh s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3 gi\u00e1 \u0111\u1eaft tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi c\u01a1n s\u1ed1t r\u00e9t qu\u00e1i \u00e1c n\u00e0y. C\u1eafm tr\u1ea1i gi\u1eefa \u0111\u1ea7m l\u1ea7y \u01b0? Silver n\u00e0y, t\u00f4i th\u1eadt th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng v\u1ec1 anh. X\u00e9t tr\u00ean m\u1ecdi ph\u01b0\u01a1ng di\u1ec7n, anh kh\u00f4n ngoan h\u01a1n b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd g\u1ea5p b\u1ed9i; nh\u01b0ng ri\u00eang vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y, anh d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u g\u00ec v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng nguy\u00ean t\u1eafc v\u1ec7 sinh c\u01a1 b\u1ea3n nh\u1ea5t.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng n\u00f3i sau khi \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t thu\u1ed1c cho t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd v\u00e0 ch\u00fang u\u1ed1ng thu\u1ed1c theo \u0111\u01a1n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng v\u1edbi v\u1ebb ngoan ngo\u00e3n kh\u00f4i h\u00e0i, ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec l\u0169 tr\u1ebb trong tr\u1ea1i m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u0169 c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n ph\u1ea3n lo\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ea7y t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i \u2013 \"\u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, h\u00f4m nay \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y th\u00f4i. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec, t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n ri\u00eang v\u1edbi th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 kia m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, l\u00e0m \u01a1n.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nV\u00e0 \u00f4ng l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00f4i.\r\n\r\nGeorge Merry \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u1eafn ngay c\u1eeda, mi\u1ec7ng nh\u1ed5 khan v\u1ecb thu\u1ed1c \u0111\u1eafng ngh\u00e9t, m\u1eb7t nh\u0103n nh\u00f3 kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu. Nh\u01b0ng khi v\u1eeba nghe \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a b\u00e1c s\u0129, h\u1eafn b\u1ed7ng quay ph\u1eaft l\u1ea1i, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ecf l\u1ef1ng l\u00ean, h\u00e9t to\u00e1ng \"Kh\u00f4ng!\"<\/i> r\u1ed3i tu\u00f4n ra m\u1ed9t tr\u00e0ng ch\u1eedi th\u1ec1.\r\n\r\nB\u1ed7ng m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1eadp r\u1ea7m vang l\u00ean - Silver d\u00f9ng c\u1ea3 b\u00e0n tay to b\u00e8 \u0111\u1eadp m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o th\u00f9ng g\u1ed7.\r\n\r\n\"C\u00e2m - mi\u1ec7ng!\"<\/i> H\u1eafn g\u1ea7m l\u00ean, \u00e1nh m\u1eaft qu\u00e9t qua \u0111\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi hung d\u1eef nh\u01b0 s\u01b0 t\u1eed v\u1eddn m\u1ed3i. R\u1ed3i b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd chuy\u1ec3n gi\u1ecdng \u00eam \u00e1i: \"Th\u01b0a b\u00e1c s\u0129,\"<\/i> Silver n\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1eadt th\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u00e0y, \"l\u00e3o c\u0169ng \u0111ang ngh\u0129 t\u1edbi chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y, bi\u1ebft ng\u00e0i c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m t\u00ecnh v\u1edbi th\u1eb1ng nh\u00f3c. B\u1ecdn n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ed9i \u01a1n ng\u00e0i l\u1eafm, ng\u00e0i xem n\u00e0y, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i u\u1ed1ng thu\u1ed1c ng\u00e0i cho m\u00e0 c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 n\u1ed1c r\u01b0\u1ee3u grog v\u1eady. V\u00e0 l\u00e3o ngh\u0129 ra c\u00e1ch \u1ed5n th\u1ecfa cho c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00f4i b\u00ean r\u1ed3i. Hawkins n\u00e0y, ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ec1 danh d\u1ef1 \u0111i - v\u00ec ch\u00e1u v\u1ed1n l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb t\u1eed t\u1ebf d\u00f9 nh\u00e0 ngh\u00e8o - th\u1ec1 l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ed1n ch\u1ea1y ch\u1ee9?\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"V\u1eady th\u00ec, b\u00e1c s\u0129,\"<\/i> Silver n\u00f3i, \"xin ng\u00e0i h\u00e3y b\u01b0\u1edbc ra ngo\u00e0i h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o g\u1ed7 kia. Khi ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a c\u1eadu b\u00e9 xu\u1ed1ng ph\u00eda trong, v\u00e0 ng\u00e0i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n qua c\u00e1c thanh g\u1ed7. Ch\u00fac ng\u00e0i m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y t\u1ed1t l\u00e0nh, v\u00e0 xin g\u1eedi l\u1eddi ch\u00e0o c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u1edbi ng\u00e0i \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ee7 c\u00f9ng Thuy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1edfng Smollett.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nNgay khi b\u00e1c s\u0129 r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0, nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i d\u1eef d\u1ed9i b\u00f9ng l\u00ean - th\u1ee9 v\u1ed1n ch\u1ec9 b\u1ecb k\u00ecm n\u00e9n b\u1edfi \u00e1nh m\u1eaft \u0111e d\u1ecda c\u1ee7a Silver. H\u1eafn b\u1ecb bu\u1ed9c t\u1ed9i th\u1eb3ng th\u1eebng l\u00e0 hai m\u1eb7t - t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch th\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng ri\u00eang cho b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n, ph\u1ea3n b\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1ecdn v\u00e0 hy sinh con tin, \u0111\u00fang y nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec h\u1eafn \u0111ang l\u00e0m.\r\n\r\nV\u1edbi t\u00f4i, m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n qu\u00e1 r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u sao h\u1eafn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1eadp t\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u01a1n gi\u1eadn c\u1ee7a b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang. Nh\u01b0ng h\u1eafn kh\u00f4n ngoan g\u1ea5p \u0111\u00f4i nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb kia, v\u00e0 chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng \u0111\u00eam tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap h\u1eafn c\u00f3 \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng l\u1edbn trong m\u1eaft ch\u00fang. H\u1eafn g\u1ecdi ch\u00fang l\u00e0 l\u0169 ng\u1ed1c v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 ngu \u0111\u1ea7n nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng, n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi b\u00e1c s\u0129, r\u1ed3i vung t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t ch\u00fang, ch\u1ea5t v\u1ea5n xem ch\u00fang c\u00f3 d\u00e1m h\u1ee7y b\u1ecf th\u1ecfa thu\u1eadn ngay trong ng\u00e0y s\u1eafp \u0111i t\u00ecm kho b\u00e1u hay kh\u00f4ng.\r\n\r\n\"Kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd, \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u1ebft ti\u1ec7t!\"<\/i> h\u1eafn g\u1ea7m l\u00ean. \"Ch\u00ednh ch\u00fang ta m\u1edbi l\u00e0 k\u1ebb s\u1ebd h\u1ee7y b\u1ecf th\u1ecfa thu\u1eadn khi th\u1eddi c\u01a1 \u0111\u1ebfn; c\u00f2n b\u00e2y gi\u1edd, ta s\u1ebd l\u1eeba g\u00e3 b\u00e1c s\u0129 \u1ea5y, d\u00f9 c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed5 r\u01b0\u1ee3u rum v\u00e0o gi\u00e0y h\u1eafn \u0111i n\u1eefa!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nR\u1ed3i h\u1eafn ra l\u1ec7nh cho b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang nh\u00f3m l\u1eeda, ch\u1ed1ng n\u1ea1ng l\u00ea b\u01b0\u1edbc ra ngo\u00e0i, m\u1ed9t tay \u0111\u00e8 n\u1eb7ng l\u00ean vai t\u00f4i, b\u1ecf m\u1eb7c l\u0169 ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia trong c\u1ea3nh h\u1ed7n \u0111\u1ed9n, b\u1ecb ch\u00ednh l\u1eddi l\u1ebd tr\u01a1n tru c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn b\u1ecbt mi\u1ec7ng ch\u1ee9 n\u00e0o ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 b\u1ecb thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c.\r\n\r\n\"B\u00ecnh t\u0129nh n\u00e0o, c\u1eadu b\u00e9, b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh n\u00e0o,\"<\/i> h\u1eafn n\u00f3i. \"Ch\u00fang c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 quay l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u00f3 v\u1edbi ta b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 l\u00fac n\u00e0o n\u1ebfu th\u1ea5y ta v\u1ed9i v\u00e3.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nTh\u1ebf l\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i thong th\u1ea3 b\u01b0\u1edbc qua b\u00e3i c\u00e1t \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 b\u00e1c s\u0129 \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee3i ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o g\u1ed7, v\u00e0 khi \u0111\u00e3 t\u1edbi \u0111\u1ee7 g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n, Silver d\u1eebng b\u01b0\u1edbc.\r\n\r\n\"Xin ng\u00e0i b\u00e1c s\u0129 c\u0169ng ghi nh\u1edb \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y,\"<\/i> h\u1eafn c\u1ea5t l\u1eddi, \"c\u1eadu b\u00e9 s\u1ebd k\u1ec3 cho ng\u00e0i nghe t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9u m\u1ea1ng n\u00f3 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, v\u00e0 v\u00ec th\u1ebf m\u00e0 b\u1ecb c\u00e1ch ch\u1ee9c n\u1eefa, ng\u00e0i c\u1ee9 tin nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u0111i. Th\u01b0a b\u00e1c s\u0129, khi m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i \u0111ang ch\u00e8o l\u00e1i con thuy\u1ec1n m\u1ea5p m\u00e9 b\u1edd v\u1ef1c - \u0111\u00e1nh c\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eebng h\u01a1i th\u1edf cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1eddi m\u00ecnh, \u0111\u1ea1i lo\u1ea1i th\u1ebf - ng\u00e0i h\u1eb3n kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi qu\u00e1 \u0111\u00e1ng khi xin m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi t\u1eed t\u1ebf? Xin ng\u00e0i nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 m\u1ea1ng t\u00f4i \u0111ang treo \u0111\u1ea7u s\u1ee3i t\u00f3c - m\u00e0 c\u1ea3 m\u1ea1ng c\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u00e0y n\u1eefa; v\u1eady n\u00ean ng\u00e0i h\u00e3y n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i v\u00e0i l\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i l\u1ebd, cho t\u00f4i ch\u00fat hy v\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e1m v\u00edu, v\u00ec l\u00f2ng nh\u00e2n t\u1eeb c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nSilver thay \u0111\u1ed5i h\u1eb3n khi b\u01b0\u1edbc ra ngo\u00e0i, quay l\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1ecdn v\u00e0 ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i; g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t h\u1eafn nh\u01b0 teo t\u00f3p l\u1ea1i, gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i run run; ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng c\u00f3 ai t\u1ecf ra ch\u00e2n th\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf.\r\n\r\n\"L\u00e0m sao th\u1ebf, John, anh kh\u00f4ng s\u1ee3 \u00e0?\"<\/i> B\u00e1c s\u0129 Livesey h\u1ecfi.\r\n\r\n\"Th\u01b0a b\u00e1c s\u0129, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i th\u1eb1ng h\u00e8n; kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 \u2013 d\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat!\"<\/i> h\u1eafn v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba b\u1eadt ng\u00f3n tay. \"N\u1ebfu t\u00f4i s\u1ee3, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eb3ng d\u00e1m n\u00f3i th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i th\u00fa th\u1eadt, t\u00f4i run v\u00ec ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i gi\u00e1 treo c\u1ed5. Ng\u00e0i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1eed t\u1ebf v\u00e0 th\u1eb3ng th\u1eafn; t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a g\u1eb7p ai t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n th\u1ebf! V\u00e0 ng\u00e0i s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng qu\u00ean nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t t\u00f4i l\u00e0m, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c x\u1ea5u, t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft m\u00e0. Gi\u1edd t\u00f4i xin l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i \u2013 ng\u00e0i th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea5y \u2013 \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u00e0i c\u00f9ng Jim n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n ri\u00eang. Mong ng\u00e0i ghi nh\u1eadn cho t\u00f4i \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y, v\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 nh\u01b0\u1ee3ng b\u1ed9 l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ea5y!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nSau khi n\u00f3i xong, h\u1eafn l\u00f9i d\u1ea7n ra xa, \u0111\u1ebfn khi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng n\u1eefa th\u00ec d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng, h\u1eafn l\u1ea1i quay ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean ch\u1ed7 ng\u1ed3i, khi th\u00ec nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00f4i v\u00e0 b\u00e1c s\u0129, khi th\u00ec li\u1ebfc v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u0111\u00e1m tay ch\u00e2n ng\u1ed7 ng\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn \u0111ang \u0111i l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean b\u00e3i c\u00e1t gi\u1eefa \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda \u2013 ch\u00fang \u0111ang t\u1ea5t b\u1eadt nh\u00f3m l\u1eeda l\u00ean \u2013 v\u00e0 c\u0103n nh\u00e0 n\u01a1i ch\u00fang mang th\u1ecbt l\u1ee3n c\u00f9ng b\u00e1nh m\u00ec ra \u0111\u1ec3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb b\u1eefa s\u00e1ng.\r\n\r\n\"V\u1eady l\u00e0, Jim,\"<\/i> b\u00e1c s\u0129 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng tr\u1ea7m bu\u1ed3n, \"ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m th\u1ebf. Nh\u00e2n n\u00e0o qu\u1ea3 n\u1ea5y, ch\u00e1u \u1ea1. L\u00f2ng ta kh\u00f4ng n\u1ee1 tr\u00e1ch c\u1ee9 ch\u00e1u, nh\u01b0ng ta ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i th\u1eb3ng \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y, d\u00f9 kh\u00f3 nghe \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u: n\u1ebfu Thuy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1edfng Smollett c\u00f2n kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh, ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady; ch\u1ec9 khi \u00f4ng \u1ea5y y\u1ebfu \u0111u\u1ed1i, kh\u00f4ng ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n n\u1ed5i, th\u00ec ch\u00e1u m\u1edbi d\u00e1m l\u00e0m - th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t!\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ch\u00e1u xin th\u00fa nh\u1eadn r\u1eb1ng l\u00fac \u1ea5y ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 \u00f2a kh\u00f3c. 'Th\u01b0a b\u00e1c s\u0129,' ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i trong n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft, 'mong ng\u00e0i tha th\u1ee9 cho ch\u00e1u. Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ef1 d\u1eb1n v\u1eb7t b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u r\u1ed3i; s\u1ed1ng ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y coi nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ebft, v\u00e0 ch\u1eafc gi\u1edd n\u00e0y ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 th\u00e0nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi thi\u00ean c\u1ed5 n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 Silver \u0111\u1ee9ng ra che ch\u1edf. B\u00e1c s\u0129 \u01a1i, xin ng\u00e0i h\u00e3y tin, ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ebft - ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e1ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ebft - nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ebfn ch\u00e1u khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u1ef1c h\u00ecnh. N\u1ebfu b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang h\u00e0nh h\u1ea1 ch\u00e1u - '\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Jim,\"<\/i> b\u00e1c s\u0129 c\u1eaft ngang, gi\u1ecdng \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e1c h\u1eb3n l\u00fac tr\u01b0\u1edbc, \"Jim, ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecbu n\u1ed5i chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y n\u1eefa. Nhanh l\u00ean, ch\u1ea1y sang \u0111\u00e2y ngay, ch\u00fang ta c\u00f9ng tr\u1ed1n \u0111i th\u00f4i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Th\u01b0a b\u00e1c s\u0129,\"<\/i> t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p, \"ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 l\u1eddi h\u1ee9a r\u1ed3i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Ta bi\u1ebft, ta bi\u1ebft m\u00e0,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u1ea5p g\u00e1p. \"Gi\u1edd ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c \u0111\u00e2u, Jim \u1ea1. M\u1ecdi tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m, m\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e1ng tr\u00e1ch v\u00e0 nh\u1ee5c nh\u00e3, ta s\u1ebd g\u00e1nh h\u1ebft. Nh\u01b0ng ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00e1u \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y. Nh\u1ea3y \u0111i! Ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t b\u01b0\u1edbc th\u00f4i l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u tho\u00e1t ra ngo\u00e0i, r\u1ed3i ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd ch\u1ea1y nhanh nh\u01b0 gi\u00f3.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Kh\u00f4ng,\"<\/i> t\u00f4i tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi; \"ng\u00e0i bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 l\u00e0 ng\u00e0i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m th\u1ebf - c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0i, ng\u00e0i \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ee7 hay thuy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng; v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng v\u1eady. Silver \u0111\u00e3 tin t\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u00e1u; ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ee9a, v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i. Nh\u01b0ng, b\u00e1c s\u0129 \u01a1i, ng\u00e0i ch\u01b0a nghe ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i h\u1ebft. N\u1ebfu b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang h\u00e0nh h\u1ea1 ch\u00e1u, ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 v\u1ecb tr\u00ed con t\u00e0u, v\u00ec ch\u00e1u t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n nh\u1edd may m\u1eafn, m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n nh\u1edd li\u1ec1u l\u0129nh, v\u00e0 gi\u1edd n\u00f3 \u0111ang n\u1eb1m \u1edf C\u1eeda B\u1eafc, tr\u00ean b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n ph\u00eda nam, ngay d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1ef1c n\u01b0\u1edbc tri\u1ec1u cao. Khi th\u1ee7y tri\u1ec1u xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda, to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 con t\u00e0u s\u1ebd l\u1ed9 ra.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Con t\u00e0u!\"<\/i> b\u00e1c s\u0129 th\u1ed1t l\u00ean v\u1edbi v\u1ebb kinh ng\u1ea1c.\r\n\r\nT\u00f4i v\u1ed9i k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i cho \u00f4ng nghe h\u1ebft nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c phi\u00eau l\u01b0u c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng ch\u0103m ch\u00fa l\u1eafng nghe t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1i m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eaft l\u1eddi.\r\n\r\n\"Qu\u1ea3 th\u1eadt c\u00f3 b\u00e0n tay \u0111\u1ecbnh m\u1ec7nh trong chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t khi t\u00f4i d\u1ee9t l\u1eddi. \"M\u1ed7i b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i, ch\u00ednh ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9u m\u1ea1ng ch\u00fang ta; v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u t\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u00fang ta l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00e1u g\u1eb7p nguy hi\u1ec3m sao? \u0110\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec1n \u01a1n qu\u00e1 t\u1ec7 h\u1ea1i, ch\u00e1u \u1ea1. Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra \u00e2m m\u01b0u ph\u1ea3n b\u1ed9i; ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y Ben Gunn \u2013 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i nh\u1ea5t ch\u00e1u t\u1eebng th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n, ho\u1eb7c s\u1ebd th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n, d\u00f9 ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00edn m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i \u0111i n\u1eefa. \u00d4i tr\u1eddi, nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn Ben Gunn! \u0110\u00e2y th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tai h\u1ecda mang h\u00ecnh ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Silver!\"<\/i> \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t k\u00eau l\u00ean. \"Silver! Ta khuy\u00ean ng\u01b0\u01a1i m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u,\"<\/i> \u00f4ng n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp khi t\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ebfp ti\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n, \"\u0111\u1eebng qu\u00e1 h\u1ea5p t\u1ea5p truy t\u00ecm kho b\u00e1u \u0111\u00f3.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c m\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i th\u1ebf \u0111\u00e2u,\"<\/i> Silver n\u00f3i. \"T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, mong ng\u00e0i th\u1ee9 l\u1ed7i, c\u1ee9u m\u1ea1ng t\u00f4i v\u00e0 c\u1eadu b\u00e9 b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch t\u00ecm ra kho b\u00e1u \u1ea5y th\u00f4i; ng\u00e0i c\u1ee9 tin nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u0111i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, Silver,\"<\/i> b\u00e1c s\u0129 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, \"n\u1ebfu th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, ta s\u1ebd ti\u1ebfn th\u00eam m\u1ed9t b\u01b0\u1edbc n\u1eefa: h\u00e3y c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn v\u1edbi s\u00f3ng gi\u00f3 khi ng\u01b0\u01a1i t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y n\u00f3.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i,\"<\/i> Silver n\u00f3i, \"gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u1edbi nhau m\u00e0 n\u00f3i, nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u m\u00e0 c\u0169ng qu\u00e1 \u00edt. Vi\u1ec7c ng\u00e0i \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0m, l\u00fd do ng\u00e0i r\u1eddi ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i, t\u1ea1i sao ng\u00e0i l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0a t\u00f4i t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3 \u1ea5y, t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u g\u00ec c\u1ea3, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Th\u1ebf m\u00e0 t\u00f4i v\u1eabn nghe theo ng\u00e0i m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 m\u1edf mi\u1ec7ng h\u1ecfi han, ch\u1eb3ng d\u00e1m hy v\u1ecdng \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec! Nh\u01b0ng th\u00f4i, th\u1ebf n\u00e0y l\u00e0 qu\u00e1 \u0111\u00e1ng r\u1ed3i. N\u1ebfu ng\u00e0i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu n\u00f3i r\u00f5 \u00fd ng\u00e0i ra, th\u00ec c\u1ee9 vi\u1ec7c n\u00f3i \u0111i, t\u00f4i s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng bu\u00f4ng tay l\u00e1i ngay.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\n\"Kh\u00f4ng,\"<\/i> b\u00e1c s\u0129 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi v\u1edbi v\u1ebb suy t\u01b0; \"t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 th\u00eam g\u00ec n\u1eefa; \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i b\u00ed m\u1eadt c\u1ee7a ri\u00eang t\u00f4i, anh hi\u1ec3u ch\u1ee9, Silver, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i th\u1ec1 s\u1ebd k\u1ec3 h\u1ebft cho anh. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i s\u1ebd n\u00f3i h\u1ebft m\u1ee9c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed v\u01b0\u1ee3t qu\u00e1 gi\u1edbi h\u1ea1n, b\u1edfi n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng, thuy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1edfng s\u1ebd gi\u1eadt s\u1ea1ch t\u00f3c tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i m\u1ea5t! Tr\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u00ean, t\u00f4i cho anh m\u1ed9t tia hy v\u1ecdng; Silver, n\u1ebfu c\u1ea3 hai ch\u00fang ta c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t kh\u1ecfi c\u1ea1m b\u1eaby ch\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd l\u00e0m m\u1ecdi c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 anh, tr\u1eeb phi ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nSilver m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft s\u00e1ng l\u00ean vui v\u1ebb. \"Ng\u00e0i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i g\u00ec hay h\u01a1n th\u1ebf n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2u, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i, d\u00f9 ng\u00e0i c\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 ru\u1ed9t c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111i ch\u0103ng n\u1eefa,\"<\/i> h\u1eafn n\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea7y nhi\u1ec7t t\u00ecnh.\r\n\r\n\"T\u1ed1t l\u1eafm, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u01b0\u1ee3ng b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i,\"<\/i> b\u00e1c s\u0129 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. \"L\u1eddi khuy\u00ean th\u1ee9 hai t\u00f4i d\u00e0nh cho anh l\u00e0: h\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 lu\u00f4n \u1edf b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh anh, v\u00e0 khi c\u1ea7n tr\u1ee3 gi\u00fap, c\u1ee9 vi\u1ec7c k\u00eau l\u00ean. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111i t\u00ecm ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00fap anh, v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd ch\u1ee9ng minh cho anh th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 n\u00f3i su\u00f4ng. Ch\u00e0o nh\u00e9, Jim.\"<\/i>\r\n\r\nB\u00e1c s\u0129 Livesey n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y tay t\u00f4i qua h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o g\u1ed7, kh\u1ebd g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi Silver, r\u1ed3i nhanh ch\u00f3ng b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o khu r\u1eebng.","rendered":"

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T\u00f4i b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c \u2013 th\u1ef1c ra, t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ecb \u0111\u00e1nh th\u1ee9c, v\u00ec ngay c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u00ednh g\u00e1c c\u0169ng gi\u1eadt m\u00ecnh t\u1ec9nh gi\u1ea5c kh\u1ecfi ch\u1ed7 anh ta \u0111ang d\u1ef1a v\u00e0o c\u1ed9t c\u1eeda \u2013 b\u1edfi m\u1ed9t gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i vang v\u1ecdng t\u1eeb r\u00eca r\u1eebng, trong tr\u1ebbo v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7y s\u1ee9c s\u1ed1ng:<\/p>\n

“\u00ca, \u0111\u1ed3n l\u0169y!”<\/i> gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i \u1ea5y c\u1ea5t l\u00ean. “B\u00e1c s\u0129 \u0111\u00e2y!”<\/i><\/p>\n

Qu\u1ea3 th\u1eadt l\u00e0 b\u00e1c s\u0129. D\u00f9 vui m\u1eebng khi nghe ti\u1ebfng \u00f4ng, nh\u01b0ng ni\u1ec1m vui trong t\u00f4i v\u1eabn \u0111an xen n\u1ed7i b\u1ed1i r\u1ed1i. T\u00f4i nh\u1edb l\u1ea1i h\u00e0nh vi b\u1ea5t c\u1ea9n v\u00e0 l\u00e9n l\u00fat c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c x\u1ea5u h\u1ed5, v\u00e0 khi nh\u1eadn ra m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ef1 \u0111\u1ea9y m\u00ecnh v\u00e0o t\u00ecnh c\u1ea3nh n\u00e0o \u2013 gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb \u0111\u1ed3ng h\u00e0nh nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, b\u1ecb v\u00e2y quanh b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng hi\u1ec3m nguy ra sao \u2013 t\u00f4i c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y ng\u01b0\u1ee3ng ng\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ebfn m\u1ee9c kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft nh\u00ecn th\u1eb3ng v\u00e0o m\u1eb7t \u00f4ng.<\/p>\n

\u00d4ng ch\u1eafc h\u1eb3n v\u1eeba t\u1ec9nh gi\u1ea5c trong \u0111\u00eam t\u1ed1i, b\u1edfi b\u00ecnh minh c\u00f2n ch\u01b0a r\u00f5 r\u1ec7t; khi t\u00f4i ch\u1ea1y t\u1edbi m\u1ed9t l\u1ed7 th\u00f4ng h\u01a1i nh\u00ecn ra ngo\u00e0i, t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3, y h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 Silver tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y, n\u1eeda th\u00e2n d\u01b0\u1edbi ch\u00ecm trong l\u00e0n s\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1edd b\u1ed3ng b\u1ec1nh.<\/p>\n

“B\u00e1c s\u0129 \u0111\u1ea5y \u01b0! Ch\u00fac ng\u00e0i m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng t\u1ed1t l\u00e0nh!”<\/i> Silver c\u1ea5t ti\u1ebfng, t\u1ec9nh t\u00e1o h\u1eb3n v\u00e0 ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c r\u1ea1ng ng\u1eddi v\u1ebb nh\u00e2n t\u1eeb. “\u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 d\u1eady s\u1edbm v\u00e0 nhanh nh\u1eb9n; nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta v\u1eabn n\u00f3i, chim n\u00e0o d\u1eady s\u1edbm th\u00ec m\u1edbi b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u00e2u. George, d\u1eady \u0111i con trai, gi\u00fap b\u00e1c s\u0129 Livesey l\u00ean boong \u0111i n\u00e0o. T\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i \u0111\u1ec1u \u1ed5n c\u1ea3, kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 vui v\u1ebb h\u1ebft.”<\/i><\/p>\n

H\u1eafn c\u1ee9 th\u1ebf m\u00e0 n\u00f3i, \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u00eanh v\u00eanh tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ec9nh \u0111\u1ed3i, chi\u1ebfc n\u1ea1ng ch\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi n\u00e1ch, m\u1ed9t tay v\u1ecbn v\u00e0o v\u00e1ch nh\u00e0 g\u1ed7 – t\u1eeb gi\u1ecdng \u0111i\u1ec7u, d\u00e1ng v\u1ebb \u0111\u1ebfn n\u00e9t m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ec1u y h\u1ec7t John Silver ng\u00e0y tr\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n

“Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u0169ng chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb cho ng\u00e0i m\u1ed9t m\u00f3n qu\u00e0 b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd \u0111\u1ea5y, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i,”<\/i> h\u1eafn n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp, gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea7y m\u1ec9a mai. “Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch nh\u1ecf x\u00edu \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y – hi hi! M\u1ed9t v\u1ecb kh\u00e1ch tr\u1ecd m\u1edbi, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i, c\u1ee9ng c\u00e1p kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh nh\u01b0 c\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0n violin; ng\u1ee7 say s\u01b0a nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t thuy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1edfng t\u00e0u bu\u00f4n, h\u1eafn ta n\u1eb1m ngay c\u1ea1nh John – ch\u00fang t\u00f4i g\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ea7u l\u00ean nhau su\u1ed1t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00eam d\u00e0i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

B\u00e1c s\u0129 Livesey l\u00fac n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 b\u01b0\u1edbc qua h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o g\u1ed7 v\u00e0 ti\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n t\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ebfp, t\u00f4i nghe r\u00f5 s\u1ef1 bi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed5i trong gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng khi \u00f4ng th\u1ed1t l\u00ean: “Kh\u00f4ng l\u1ebd l\u00e0 Jim sao?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 Jim nh\u01b0 v\u1eabn th\u1ebf,”<\/i> Silver \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n

B\u00e1c s\u0129 \u0111\u1ee9ng s\u1eefng l\u1ea1i, d\u00f9 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ed1t n\u00ean l\u1eddi, v\u00e0 ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t l\u00fac l\u00e2u \u00f4ng m\u1edbi nh\u01b0 l\u1ea5y l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ec3 b\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u1ebfp.<\/p>\n

“\u1eea, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i,”<\/i> cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u00f4ng l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng, “vi\u1ec7c tr\u01b0\u1edbc, th\u00fa vui sau, nh\u01b0 ch\u00ednh anh v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00f3i, Silver. H\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i kh\u00e1m cho m\u1ea5y b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a anh tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e3.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Ch\u1eb3ng bao l\u00e2u sau, \u00f4ng b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o trong \u0111\u1ed3n l\u0169y, g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u nghi\u00eam trang v\u1edbi t\u00f4i r\u1ed3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u kh\u00e1m b\u1ec7nh cho nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1ed1m. \u00d4ng ch\u1eb3ng t\u1ecf ra ch\u00fat s\u1ee3 h\u00e3i n\u00e0o, d\u00f9 h\u1eb3n \u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u r\u00f5 m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng m\u00ecnh l\u00fac n\u00e0y mong manh nh\u01b0 s\u1ee3i ch\u1ec9 gi\u1eefa b\u1ecdn qu\u1ef7 d\u1ed1i tr\u00e1 kia. \u00d4ng v\u1eabn tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi b\u1ec7nh nh\u00e2n th\u1ea3n nhi\u00ean, t\u1ef1a nh\u01b0 \u0111ang th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n m\u1ed9t cu\u1ed9c th\u0103m kh\u00e1m th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u1ec7 trong c\u0103n nh\u00e0 y\u00ean \u1ea3 n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 \u1edf n\u01b0\u1edbc Anh. C\u00f3 l\u1ebd th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ed9 \u0111i\u1ec1m t\u0129nh \u1ea5y c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 t\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed9ng \u0111\u1ebfn l\u0169 c\u01b0\u1edbp, b\u1edfi ch\u00fang \u0111\u1ed1i x\u1eed v\u1edbi \u00f4ng y h\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng c\u00f3 chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra, c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 \u00f4ng v\u1eabn l\u00e0 v\u1ecb b\u00e1c s\u0129 t\u00e0u \u0111\u00e1ng k\u00ednh, c\u00f2n ch\u00fang v\u1eabn l\u00e0 \u0111\u00e1m th\u1ee7y th\u1ee7 trung th\u00e0nh d\u01b0\u1edbi boong t\u00e0u.<\/p>\n

“Anh \u0111ang kh\u1ecfe l\u1ea1i r\u1ed3i \u0111\u1ea5y, l\u00e3o b\u1ea1n,”<\/i> \u00f4ng ta n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00ean b\u1ecb b\u0103ng b\u00f3 \u0111\u1ea7u, “n\u1ebfu c\u00f3 ai tho\u00e1t ch\u1ebft trong t\u00edch t\u1eafc th\u00ec ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 anh r\u1ed3i; c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a anh ch\u1eafc ph\u1ea3i r\u1eafn nh\u01b0 th\u00e9p \u1ea5y. C\u00f2n th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, George? M\u1eb7t m\u00e0y anh t\u00e1i m\u00e9t r\u1ed3i k\u00eca; tr\u1eddi \u01a1i, gan ru\u1ed9t anh h\u1eb3n l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea3o l\u1ed9n c\u1ea3 r\u1ed3i. \u0110\u00e3 cho h\u1eafn u\u1ed1ng thu\u1ed1c ch\u01b0a? H\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 u\u1ed1ng thu\u1ed1c ch\u01b0a, h\u1ee1i c\u00e1c anh?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“R\u1ed3i r\u1ed3i, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i, h\u1eafn u\u1ed1ng r\u1ed3i, \u0111\u00fang nh\u01b0 v\u1eady,”<\/i> Morgan tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi.<\/p>\n

“B\u1edfi v\u00ec, nh\u01b0 c\u00e1c anh \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y, t\u00f4i l\u00e0 b\u00e1c s\u0129 c\u1ee7a b\u1ecdn ph\u1ea3n lo\u1ea1n n\u00e0y, hay \u0111\u00fang h\u01a1n l\u00e0 b\u00e1c s\u0129 nh\u00e0 t\u00f9 nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1ef1 g\u1ecdi m\u00ecnh,”<\/i> B\u00e1c s\u0129 Livesey n\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng \u0111i\u1ec7u \u1ea5m \u00e1p nh\u1ea5t, “t\u00f4i l\u1ea5y danh d\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh m\u00e0 th\u1ec1 s\u1ebd b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 m\u1ea1ng s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a m\u1ed7i ng\u01b0\u1eddi cho \u0110\u1ee9c Vua George (C\u1ea7u Ch\u00faa ph\u00f9 h\u1ed9 Ng\u00e0i!)<\/i> v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 c\u00e1i gi\u00e1 treo c\u1ed5 n\u1eefa.”<\/i><\/p>\n

B\u1ecdn c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n nh\u00ecn nhau, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e0nh nu\u1ed1t tr\u1ecdn l\u1eddi c\u00f4ng k\u00edch th\u1eb3ng m\u1eb7t \u1ea5y trong im l\u1eb7ng.<\/p>\n

“Dick \u0111ang \u1ed1m, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i,”<\/i> m\u1ed9t t\u00ean l\u00ean ti\u1ebfng.<\/p>\n

“Kh\u00f4ng \u1ed5n sao?”<\/i> b\u00e1c s\u0129 \u0111\u00e1p. “\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, b\u01b0\u1edbc l\u00ean \u0111\u00e2y n\u00e0o, Dick, \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00f4i xem l\u01b0\u1ee1i c\u1ee7a anh. Kh\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean ch\u00fat n\u00e0o! C\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1ee1i n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ee7 khi\u1ebfn l\u0169 Ph\u00e1p ho\u1ea3ng s\u1ee3 b\u1ecf ch\u1ea1y. L\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t tr\u1eadn s\u1ed1t r\u00e9t n\u1eefa r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u1eea, ch\u00ednh th\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea5y,”<\/i> Morgan c\u1eaft ngang, “t\u1ea1i v\u00ec h\u1eafn \u0111\u00e3 x\u00fac ph\u1ea1m Kinh Th\u00e1nh.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“C\u00e1i \u0111\u00f3 \u2013 nh\u01b0 c\u00e1c anh th\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1ecdi \u2013 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 bi\u1ec3u hi\u1ec7n c\u1ee7a nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb \u0111\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ed9n th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1,”<\/i> b\u00e1c s\u0129 \u0111\u00e1p l\u1ea1i gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea7y m\u1ec9a mai, “kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 th\u00f4ng minh \u0111\u1ec3 ph\u00e2n bi\u1ec7t gi\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng kh\u00ed trong l\u00e0nh v\u1edbi kh\u00ed \u0111\u1ed9c, gi\u1eefa \u0111\u1ea5t kh\u00f4 r\u00e1o v\u1edbi c\u00e1i v\u0169ng l\u1ea7y \u00f4 u\u1ebf \u0111\u1ea7y r\u1eaby m\u1ea7m b\u1ec7nh. T\u00f4i d\u00e1m ch\u1eafc \u2013 d\u00f9 \u0111\u00e2y ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 nh\u1eadn \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u00e1 nh\u00e2n \u2013 c\u00e1c anh s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i tr\u1ea3 gi\u00e1 \u0111\u1eaft tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi tho\u00e1t kh\u1ecfi c\u01a1n s\u1ed1t r\u00e9t qu\u00e1i \u00e1c n\u00e0y. C\u1eafm tr\u1ea1i gi\u1eefa \u0111\u1ea7m l\u1ea7y \u01b0? Silver n\u00e0y, t\u00f4i th\u1eadt th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng v\u1ec1 anh. X\u00e9t tr\u00ean m\u1ecdi ph\u01b0\u01a1ng di\u1ec7n, anh kh\u00f4n ngoan h\u01a1n b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd g\u1ea5p b\u1ed9i; nh\u01b0ng ri\u00eang vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y, anh d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u g\u00ec v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng nguy\u00ean t\u1eafc v\u1ec7 sinh c\u01a1 b\u1ea3n nh\u1ea5t.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i,”<\/i> \u00f4ng n\u00f3i sau khi \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t thu\u1ed1c cho t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 b\u1ecdn h\u1ecd v\u00e0 ch\u00fang u\u1ed1ng thu\u1ed1c theo \u0111\u01a1n c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng v\u1edbi v\u1ebb ngoan ngo\u00e3n kh\u00f4i h\u00e0i, ch\u1eb3ng kh\u00e1c g\u00ec l\u0169 tr\u1ebb trong tr\u1ea1i m\u1ed3 c\u00f4i ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u0169 c\u01b0\u1edbp bi\u1ec3n ph\u1ea3n lo\u1ea1n \u0111\u1ea7y t\u1ed9i l\u1ed7i \u2013 “\u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, h\u00f4m nay \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2y th\u00f4i. Gi\u1edd th\u00ec, t\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n ri\u00eang v\u1edbi th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 kia m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat, l\u00e0m \u01a1n.”<\/i><\/p>\n

V\u00e0 \u00f4ng l\u1ea1nh l\u00f9ng g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n

George Merry \u0111\u1ee9ng ch\u1eafn ngay c\u1eeda, mi\u1ec7ng nh\u1ed5 khan v\u1ecb thu\u1ed1c \u0111\u1eafng ngh\u00e9t, m\u1eb7t nh\u0103n nh\u00f3 kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu. Nh\u01b0ng khi v\u1eeba nghe \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a b\u00e1c s\u0129, h\u1eafn b\u1ed7ng quay ph\u1eaft l\u1ea1i, g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t \u0111\u1ecf l\u1ef1ng l\u00ean, h\u00e9t to\u00e1ng “Kh\u00f4ng!”<\/i> r\u1ed3i tu\u00f4n ra m\u1ed9t tr\u00e0ng ch\u1eedi th\u1ec1.<\/p>\n

B\u1ed7ng m\u1ed9t ti\u1ebfng \u0111\u1eadp r\u1ea7m vang l\u00ean – Silver d\u00f9ng c\u1ea3 b\u00e0n tay to b\u00e8 \u0111\u1eadp m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0o th\u00f9ng g\u1ed7.<\/p>\n

“C\u00e2m – mi\u1ec7ng!”<\/i> H\u1eafn g\u1ea7m l\u00ean, \u00e1nh m\u1eaft qu\u00e9t qua \u0111\u00e1m ng\u01b0\u1eddi hung d\u1eef nh\u01b0 s\u01b0 t\u1eed v\u1eddn m\u1ed3i. R\u1ed3i b\u1ea5t ng\u1edd chuy\u1ec3n gi\u1ecdng \u00eam \u00e1i: “Th\u01b0a b\u00e1c s\u0129,”<\/i> Silver n\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1i gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1eadt th\u01b0\u1eddng ng\u00e0y, “l\u00e3o c\u0169ng \u0111ang ngh\u0129 t\u1edbi chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y, bi\u1ebft ng\u00e0i c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m t\u00ecnh v\u1edbi th\u1eb1ng nh\u00f3c. B\u1ecdn n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ed9i \u01a1n ng\u00e0i l\u1eafm, ng\u00e0i xem n\u00e0y, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i u\u1ed1ng thu\u1ed1c ng\u00e0i cho m\u00e0 c\u1ee9 nh\u01b0 n\u1ed1c r\u01b0\u1ee3u grog v\u1eady. V\u00e0 l\u00e3o ngh\u0129 ra c\u00e1ch \u1ed5n th\u1ecfa cho c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00f4i b\u00ean r\u1ed3i. Hawkins n\u00e0y, ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ec1 danh d\u1ef1 \u0111i – v\u00ec ch\u00e1u v\u1ed1n l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9a tr\u1ebb t\u1eed t\u1ebf d\u00f9 nh\u00e0 ngh\u00e8o – th\u1ec1 l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng tr\u1ed1n ch\u1ea1y ch\u1ee9?”<\/i><\/p>\n

“V\u1eady th\u00ec, b\u00e1c s\u0129,”<\/i> Silver n\u00f3i, “xin ng\u00e0i h\u00e3y b\u01b0\u1edbc ra ngo\u00e0i h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o g\u1ed7 kia. Khi ng\u00e0i \u0111\u00e3 \u1edf \u0111\u00f3, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u01b0a c\u1eadu b\u00e9 xu\u1ed1ng ph\u00eda trong, v\u00e0 ng\u00e0i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n qua c\u00e1c thanh g\u1ed7. Ch\u00fac ng\u00e0i m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y t\u1ed1t l\u00e0nh, v\u00e0 xin g\u1eedi l\u1eddi ch\u00e0o c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i t\u1edbi ng\u00e0i \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ee7 c\u00f9ng Thuy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1edfng Smollett.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Ngay khi b\u00e1c s\u0129 r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi ng\u00f4i nh\u00e0, nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng ph\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed1i d\u1eef d\u1ed9i b\u00f9ng l\u00ean – th\u1ee9 v\u1ed1n ch\u1ec9 b\u1ecb k\u00ecm n\u00e9n b\u1edfi \u00e1nh m\u1eaft \u0111e d\u1ecda c\u1ee7a Silver. H\u1eafn b\u1ecb bu\u1ed9c t\u1ed9i th\u1eb3ng th\u1eebng l\u00e0 hai m\u1eb7t – t\u00ecm c\u00e1ch th\u01b0\u01a1ng l\u01b0\u1ee3ng ri\u00eang cho b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n, ph\u1ea3n b\u1ed9i \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1ecdn v\u00e0 hy sinh con tin, \u0111\u00fang y nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec h\u1eafn \u0111ang l\u00e0m.<\/p>\n

V\u1edbi t\u00f4i, m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n qu\u00e1 r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ebfn n\u1ed7i t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng hi\u1ec3u sao h\u1eafn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u1eadp t\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u01a1n gi\u1eadn c\u1ee7a b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang. Nh\u01b0ng h\u1eafn kh\u00f4n ngoan g\u1ea5p \u0111\u00f4i nh\u1eefng k\u1ebb kia, v\u00e0 chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng \u0111\u00eam tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap h\u1eafn c\u00f3 \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng l\u1edbn trong m\u1eaft ch\u00fang. H\u1eafn g\u1ecdi ch\u00fang l\u00e0 l\u0169 ng\u1ed1c v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed3 ngu \u0111\u1ea7n nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u01b0\u1edfng t\u01b0\u1ee3ng, n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ecbnh ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u1edbi b\u00e1c s\u0129, r\u1ed3i vung t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3 tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t ch\u00fang, ch\u1ea5t v\u1ea5n xem ch\u00fang c\u00f3 d\u00e1m h\u1ee7y b\u1ecf th\u1ecfa thu\u1eadn ngay trong ng\u00e0y s\u1eafp \u0111i t\u00ecm kho b\u00e1u hay kh\u00f4ng.<\/p>\n

“Kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd, \u0111\u1ed3 ch\u1ebft ti\u1ec7t!”<\/i> h\u1eafn g\u1ea7m l\u00ean. “Ch\u00ednh ch\u00fang ta m\u1edbi l\u00e0 k\u1ebb s\u1ebd h\u1ee7y b\u1ecf th\u1ecfa thu\u1eadn khi th\u1eddi c\u01a1 \u0111\u1ebfn; c\u00f2n b\u00e2y gi\u1edd, ta s\u1ebd l\u1eeba g\u00e3 b\u00e1c s\u0129 \u1ea5y, d\u00f9 c\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ed5 r\u01b0\u1ee3u rum v\u00e0o gi\u00e0y h\u1eafn \u0111i n\u1eefa!”<\/i><\/p>\n

R\u1ed3i h\u1eafn ra l\u1ec7nh cho b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang nh\u00f3m l\u1eeda, ch\u1ed1ng n\u1ea1ng l\u00ea b\u01b0\u1edbc ra ngo\u00e0i, m\u1ed9t tay \u0111\u00e8 n\u1eb7ng l\u00ean vai t\u00f4i, b\u1ecf m\u1eb7c l\u0169 ng\u01b0\u1eddi kia trong c\u1ea3nh h\u1ed7n \u0111\u1ed9n, b\u1ecb ch\u00ednh l\u1eddi l\u1ebd tr\u01a1n tru c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn b\u1ecbt mi\u1ec7ng ch\u1ee9 n\u00e0o ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 b\u1ecb thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c.<\/p>\n

“B\u00ecnh t\u0129nh n\u00e0o, c\u1eadu b\u00e9, b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh n\u00e0o,”<\/i> h\u1eafn n\u00f3i. “Ch\u00fang c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 quay l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed1i ph\u00f3 v\u1edbi ta b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 l\u00fac n\u00e0o n\u1ebfu th\u1ea5y ta v\u1ed9i v\u00e3.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i thong th\u1ea3 b\u01b0\u1edbc qua b\u00e3i c\u00e1t \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u1ed7 b\u00e1c s\u0129 \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee3i ph\u00eda b\u00ean kia h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o g\u1ed7, v\u00e0 khi \u0111\u00e3 t\u1edbi \u0111\u1ee7 g\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 tr\u00f2 chuy\u1ec7n, Silver d\u1eebng b\u01b0\u1edbc.<\/p>\n

“Xin ng\u00e0i b\u00e1c s\u0129 c\u0169ng ghi nh\u1edb \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y,”<\/i> h\u1eafn c\u1ea5t l\u1eddi, “c\u1eadu b\u00e9 s\u1ebd k\u1ec3 cho ng\u00e0i nghe t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9u m\u1ea1ng n\u00f3 th\u1ebf n\u00e0o, v\u00e0 v\u00ec th\u1ebf m\u00e0 b\u1ecb c\u00e1ch ch\u1ee9c n\u1eefa, ng\u00e0i c\u1ee9 tin nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u0111i. Th\u01b0a b\u00e1c s\u0129, khi m\u1ed9t k\u1ebb nh\u01b0 t\u00f4i \u0111ang ch\u00e8o l\u00e1i con thuy\u1ec1n m\u1ea5p m\u00e9 b\u1edd v\u1ef1c – \u0111\u00e1nh c\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eebng h\u01a1i th\u1edf cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1eddi m\u00ecnh, \u0111\u1ea1i lo\u1ea1i th\u1ebf – ng\u00e0i h\u1eb3n kh\u00f4ng ngh\u0129 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00f2i h\u1ecfi qu\u00e1 \u0111\u00e1ng khi xin m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi t\u1eed t\u1ebf? Xin ng\u00e0i nh\u1edb r\u1eb1ng gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 m\u1ea1ng t\u00f4i \u0111ang treo \u0111\u1ea7u s\u1ee3i t\u00f3c – m\u00e0 c\u1ea3 m\u1ea1ng c\u1eadu b\u00e9 n\u00e0y n\u1eefa; v\u1eady n\u00ean ng\u00e0i h\u00e3y n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i v\u00e0i l\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i l\u1ebd, cho t\u00f4i ch\u00fat hy v\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e1m v\u00edu, v\u00ec l\u00f2ng nh\u00e2n t\u1eeb c\u1ee7a ng\u00e0i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Silver thay \u0111\u1ed5i h\u1eb3n khi b\u01b0\u1edbc ra ngo\u00e0i, quay l\u01b0ng l\u1ea1i ph\u00eda \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u1ecdn v\u00e0 ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i; g\u01b0\u01a1ng m\u1eb7t h\u1eafn nh\u01b0 teo t\u00f3p l\u1ea1i, gi\u1ecdng n\u00f3i run run; ch\u01b0a t\u1eebng c\u00f3 ai t\u1ecf ra ch\u00e2n th\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ebfn th\u1ebf.<\/p>\n

“L\u00e0m sao th\u1ebf, John, anh kh\u00f4ng s\u1ee3 \u00e0?”<\/i> B\u00e1c s\u0129 Livesey h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n

“Th\u01b0a b\u00e1c s\u0129, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i th\u1eb1ng h\u00e8n; kh\u00f4ng, kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 \u2013 d\u00f9 ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t ch\u00fat!”<\/i> h\u1eafn v\u1eeba n\u00f3i v\u1eeba b\u1eadt ng\u00f3n tay. “N\u1ebfu t\u00f4i s\u1ee3, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1eb3ng d\u00e1m n\u00f3i th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i th\u00fa th\u1eadt, t\u00f4i run v\u00ec ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1ebfn c\u00e1i gi\u00e1 treo c\u1ed5. Ng\u00e0i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1eed t\u1ebf v\u00e0 th\u1eb3ng th\u1eafn; t\u00f4i ch\u01b0a g\u1eb7p ai t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n th\u1ebf! V\u00e0 ng\u00e0i s\u1ebd ch\u1eb3ng qu\u00ean nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t t\u00f4i l\u00e0m, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng vi\u1ec7c x\u1ea5u, t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft m\u00e0. Gi\u1edd t\u00f4i xin l\u00f9i l\u1ea1i \u2013 ng\u00e0i th\u1ea5y \u0111\u1ea5y \u2013 \u0111\u1ec3 ng\u00e0i c\u00f9ng Jim n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n ri\u00eang. Mong ng\u00e0i ghi nh\u1eadn cho t\u00f4i \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y, v\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 nh\u01b0\u1ee3ng b\u1ed9 l\u1edbn \u0111\u1ea5y!”<\/i><\/p>\n

Sau khi n\u00f3i xong, h\u1eafn l\u00f9i d\u1ea7n ra xa, \u0111\u1ebfn khi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n nghe th\u1ea5y ti\u1ebfng n\u1eefa th\u00ec d\u1eebng l\u1ea1i, ng\u1ed3i xu\u1ed1ng d\u01b0\u1edbi g\u1ed1c c\u00e2y v\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u hu\u00fdt s\u00e1o. Th\u1ec9nh tho\u1ea3ng, h\u1eafn l\u1ea1i quay ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u00ean ch\u1ed7 ng\u1ed3i, khi th\u00ec nh\u00ecn v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda t\u00f4i v\u00e0 b\u00e1c s\u0129, khi th\u00ec li\u1ebfc v\u1ec1 ph\u00eda \u0111\u00e1m tay ch\u00e2n ng\u1ed7 ng\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ee7a h\u1eafn \u0111ang \u0111i l\u1ea1i tr\u00ean b\u00e3i c\u00e1t gi\u1eefa \u0111\u1ed1ng l\u1eeda \u2013 ch\u00fang \u0111ang t\u1ea5t b\u1eadt nh\u00f3m l\u1eeda l\u00ean \u2013 v\u00e0 c\u0103n nh\u00e0 n\u01a1i ch\u00fang mang th\u1ecbt l\u1ee3n c\u00f9ng b\u00e1nh m\u00ec ra \u0111\u1ec3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb b\u1eefa s\u00e1ng.<\/p>\n

“V\u1eady l\u00e0, Jim,”<\/i> b\u00e1c s\u0129 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi gi\u1ecdng tr\u1ea7m bu\u1ed3n, “ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m th\u1ebf. Nh\u00e2n n\u00e0o qu\u1ea3 n\u1ea5y, ch\u00e1u \u1ea1. L\u00f2ng ta kh\u00f4ng n\u1ee1 tr\u00e1ch c\u1ee9 ch\u00e1u, nh\u01b0ng ta ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i th\u1eb3ng \u0111i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y, d\u00f9 kh\u00f3 nghe \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111\u00e2u: n\u1ebfu Thuy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1edfng Smollett c\u00f2n kh\u1ecfe m\u1ea1nh, ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng nh\u01b0 v\u1eady; ch\u1ec9 khi \u00f4ng \u1ea5y y\u1ebfu \u0111u\u1ed1i, kh\u00f4ng ng\u0103n c\u1ea3n n\u1ed5i, th\u00ec ch\u00e1u m\u1edbi d\u00e1m l\u00e0m – th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng h\u00e8n nh\u00e1t!”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ch\u00e1u xin th\u00fa nh\u1eadn r\u1eb1ng l\u00fac \u1ea5y ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 \u00f2a kh\u00f3c. ‘Th\u01b0a b\u00e1c s\u0129,’ ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i trong n\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft, ‘mong ng\u00e0i tha th\u1ee9 cho ch\u00e1u. Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 t\u1ef1 d\u1eb1n v\u1eb7t b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u r\u1ed3i; s\u1ed1ng ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a ch\u00e1u gi\u1edd \u0111\u00e2y coi nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ebft, v\u00e0 ch\u1eafc gi\u1edd n\u00e0y ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 th\u00e0nh ng\u01b0\u1eddi thi\u00ean c\u1ed5 n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 Silver \u0111\u1ee9ng ra che ch\u1edf. B\u00e1c s\u0129 \u01a1i, xin ng\u00e0i h\u00e3y tin, ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ebft – ch\u00e1u bi\u1ebft m\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e1ng ph\u1ea3i ch\u1ebft – nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ebfn ch\u00e1u khi\u1ebfp s\u1ee3 l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng c\u1ef1c h\u00ecnh. N\u1ebfu b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang h\u00e0nh h\u1ea1 ch\u00e1u – ‘”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Jim,”<\/i> b\u00e1c s\u0129 c\u1eaft ngang, gi\u1ecdng \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00e1c h\u1eb3n l\u00fac tr\u01b0\u1edbc, “Jim, ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecbu n\u1ed5i chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y n\u1eefa. Nhanh l\u00ean, ch\u1ea1y sang \u0111\u00e2y ngay, ch\u00fang ta c\u00f9ng tr\u1ed1n \u0111i th\u00f4i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Th\u01b0a b\u00e1c s\u0129,”<\/i> t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e1p, “ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 l\u1eddi h\u1ee9a r\u1ed3i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Ta bi\u1ebft, ta bi\u1ebft m\u00e0,”<\/i> \u00f4ng n\u00f3i g\u1ea5p g\u00e1p. “Gi\u1edd ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c \u0111\u00e2u, Jim \u1ea1. M\u1ecdi tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m, m\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00e1ng tr\u00e1ch v\u00e0 nh\u1ee5c nh\u00e3, ta s\u1ebd g\u00e1nh h\u1ebft. Nh\u01b0ng ta kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00e1u \u1edf l\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y. Nh\u1ea3y \u0111i! Ch\u1ec9 m\u1ed9t b\u01b0\u1edbc th\u00f4i l\u00e0 ch\u00e1u tho\u00e1t ra ngo\u00e0i, r\u1ed3i ch\u00fang ta s\u1ebd ch\u1ea1y nhanh nh\u01b0 gi\u00f3.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Kh\u00f4ng,”<\/i> t\u00f4i tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi; “ng\u00e0i bi\u1ebft r\u00f5 l\u00e0 ng\u00e0i s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m th\u1ebf – c\u1ea3 ng\u00e0i, ng\u00e0i \u0111\u1ecba ch\u1ee7 hay thuy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u1ec1u kh\u00f4ng; v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u c\u0169ng v\u1eady. Silver \u0111\u00e3 tin t\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u00e1u; ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ee9a, v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u s\u1ebd tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i. Nh\u01b0ng, b\u00e1c s\u0129 \u01a1i, ng\u00e0i ch\u01b0a nghe ch\u00e1u n\u00f3i h\u1ebft. N\u1ebfu b\u1ecdn ch\u00fang h\u00e0nh h\u1ea1 ch\u00e1u, ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 v\u1ecb tr\u00ed con t\u00e0u, v\u00ec ch\u00e1u t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y n\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n nh\u1edd may m\u1eafn, m\u1ed9t ph\u1ea7n nh\u1edd li\u1ec1u l\u0129nh, v\u00e0 gi\u1edd n\u00f3 \u0111ang n\u1eb1m \u1edf C\u1eeda B\u1eafc, tr\u00ean b\u00e3i bi\u1ec3n ph\u00eda nam, ngay d\u01b0\u1edbi m\u1ef1c n\u01b0\u1edbc tri\u1ec1u cao. Khi th\u1ee7y tri\u1ec1u xu\u1ed1ng m\u1ed9t n\u1eeda, to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 con t\u00e0u s\u1ebd l\u1ed9 ra.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Con t\u00e0u!”<\/i> b\u00e1c s\u0129 th\u1ed1t l\u00ean v\u1edbi v\u1ebb kinh ng\u1ea1c.<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i v\u1ed9i k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i cho \u00f4ng nghe h\u1ebft nh\u1eefng cu\u1ed9c phi\u00eau l\u01b0u c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh, v\u00e0 \u00f4ng ch\u0103m ch\u00fa l\u1eafng nghe t\u1eeb \u0111\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ebfn cu\u1ed1i m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eaft l\u1eddi.<\/p>\n

“Qu\u1ea3 th\u1eadt c\u00f3 b\u00e0n tay \u0111\u1ecbnh m\u1ec7nh trong chuy\u1ec7n n\u00e0y,”<\/i> \u00f4ng nh\u1eadn x\u00e9t khi t\u00f4i d\u1ee9t l\u1eddi. “M\u1ed7i b\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111i, ch\u00ednh ch\u00e1u l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ee9u m\u1ea1ng ch\u00fang ta; v\u00e0 ch\u00e1u t\u01b0\u1edfng ch\u00fang ta l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u00e1u g\u1eb7p nguy hi\u1ec3m sao? \u0110\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u00e0 c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec1n \u01a1n qu\u00e1 t\u1ec7 h\u1ea1i, ch\u00e1u \u1ea1. Ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra \u00e2m m\u01b0u ph\u1ea3n b\u1ed9i; ch\u00e1u \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y Ben Gunn \u2013 \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m v\u0129 \u0111\u1ea1i nh\u1ea5t ch\u00e1u t\u1eebng th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n, ho\u1eb7c s\u1ebd th\u1ef1c hi\u1ec7n, d\u00f9 ch\u00e1u c\u00f3 s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00edn m\u01b0\u01a1i tu\u1ed5i \u0111i n\u1eefa. \u00d4i tr\u1eddi, nh\u1eafc \u0111\u1ebfn Ben Gunn! \u0110\u00e2y th\u1eadt l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t tai h\u1ecda mang h\u00ecnh ng\u01b0\u1eddi. Silver!”<\/i> \u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed9t ng\u1ed9t k\u00eau l\u00ean. “Silver! Ta khuy\u00ean ng\u01b0\u01a1i m\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u,”<\/i> \u00f4ng n\u00f3i ti\u1ebfp khi t\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ebfp ti\u1ebfn l\u1ea1i g\u1ea7n, “\u0111\u1eebng qu\u00e1 h\u1ea5p t\u1ea5p truy t\u00ecm kho b\u00e1u \u0111\u00f3.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c m\u00ecnh, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i th\u1ebf \u0111\u00e2u,”<\/i> Silver n\u00f3i. “T\u00f4i ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, mong ng\u00e0i th\u1ee9 l\u1ed7i, c\u1ee9u m\u1ea1ng t\u00f4i v\u00e0 c\u1eadu b\u00e9 b\u1eb1ng c\u00e1ch t\u00ecm ra kho b\u00e1u \u1ea5y th\u00f4i; ng\u00e0i c\u1ee9 tin nh\u01b0 v\u1eady \u0111i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“\u0110\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u1ed3i, Silver,”<\/i> b\u00e1c s\u0129 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi, “n\u1ebfu th\u1eadt s\u1ef1 nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf, ta s\u1ebd ti\u1ebfn th\u00eam m\u1ed9t b\u01b0\u1edbc n\u1eefa: h\u00e3y c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn v\u1edbi s\u00f3ng gi\u00f3 khi ng\u01b0\u01a1i t\u00ecm th\u1ea5y n\u00f3.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i,”<\/i> Silver n\u00f3i, “gi\u1eefa \u0111\u00e0n \u00f4ng v\u1edbi nhau m\u00e0 n\u00f3i, nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf l\u00e0 qu\u00e1 nhi\u1ec1u m\u00e0 c\u0169ng qu\u00e1 \u00edt. Vi\u1ec7c ng\u00e0i \u0111\u1ecbnh l\u00e0m, l\u00fd do ng\u00e0i r\u1eddi ph\u00e1o \u0111\u00e0i, t\u1ea1i sao ng\u00e0i l\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0a t\u00f4i t\u1ea5m b\u1ea3n \u0111\u1ed3 \u1ea5y, t\u00f4i ch\u1eb3ng hi\u1ec3u g\u00ec c\u1ea3, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng? Th\u1ebf m\u00e0 t\u00f4i v\u1eabn nghe theo ng\u00e0i m\u00e0 ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ec1 m\u1edf mi\u1ec7ng h\u1ecfi han, ch\u1eb3ng d\u00e1m hy v\u1ecdng \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec! Nh\u01b0ng th\u00f4i, th\u1ebf n\u00e0y l\u00e0 qu\u00e1 \u0111\u00e1ng r\u1ed3i. N\u1ebfu ng\u00e0i kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ecbu n\u00f3i r\u00f5 \u00fd ng\u00e0i ra, th\u00ec c\u1ee9 vi\u1ec7c n\u00f3i \u0111i, t\u00f4i s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng bu\u00f4ng tay l\u00e1i ngay.”<\/i><\/p>\n

“Kh\u00f4ng,”<\/i> b\u00e1c s\u0129 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi v\u1edbi v\u1ebb suy t\u01b0; “t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ti\u1ebft l\u1ed9 th\u00eam g\u00ec n\u1eefa; \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i b\u00ed m\u1eadt c\u1ee7a ri\u00eang t\u00f4i, anh hi\u1ec3u ch\u1ee9, Silver, n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i th\u1ec1 s\u1ebd k\u1ec3 h\u1ebft cho anh. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i s\u1ebd n\u00f3i h\u1ebft m\u1ee9c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3, th\u1eadm ch\u00ed v\u01b0\u1ee3t qu\u00e1 gi\u1edbi h\u1ea1n, b\u1edfi n\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng, thuy\u1ec1n tr\u01b0\u1edfng s\u1ebd gi\u1eadt s\u1ea1ch t\u00f3c tr\u00ean \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i m\u1ea5t! Tr\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u00ean, t\u00f4i cho anh m\u1ed9t tia hy v\u1ecdng; Silver, n\u1ebfu c\u1ea3 hai ch\u00fang ta c\u00f2n s\u1ed1ng s\u00f3t kh\u1ecfi c\u1ea1m b\u1eaby ch\u1ebft ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0y, t\u00f4i s\u1ebd l\u00e0m m\u1ecdi c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 anh, tr\u1eeb phi ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i.”<\/i><\/p>\n

Silver m\u1ec9m c\u01b0\u1eddi, \u0111\u00f4i m\u1eaft s\u00e1ng l\u00ean vui v\u1ebb. “Ng\u00e0i kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i g\u00ec hay h\u01a1n th\u1ebf n\u1eefa \u0111\u00e2u, th\u01b0a ng\u00e0i, d\u00f9 ng\u00e0i c\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1eb9 ru\u1ed9t c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u0111i ch\u0103ng n\u1eefa,”<\/i> h\u1eafn n\u00f3i b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ea7y nhi\u1ec7t t\u00ecnh.<\/p>\n

“T\u1ed1t l\u1eafm, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 nh\u01b0\u1ee3ng b\u1ed9 \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i,”<\/i> b\u00e1c s\u0129 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi. “L\u1eddi khuy\u00ean th\u1ee9 hai t\u00f4i d\u00e0nh cho anh l\u00e0: h\u00e3y \u0111\u1ec3 th\u1eb1ng b\u00e9 lu\u00f4n \u1edf b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh anh, v\u00e0 khi c\u1ea7n tr\u1ee3 gi\u00fap, c\u1ee9 vi\u1ec7c k\u00eau l\u00ean. T\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111i t\u00ecm ng\u01b0\u1eddi gi\u00fap anh, v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd ch\u1ee9ng minh cho anh th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng h\u1ec1 n\u00f3i su\u00f4ng. Ch\u00e0o nh\u00e9, Jim.”<\/i><\/p>\n

B\u00e1c s\u0129 Livesey n\u1eafm l\u1ea5y tay t\u00f4i qua h\u00e0ng r\u00e0o g\u1ed7, kh\u1ebd g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi Silver, r\u1ed3i nhanh ch\u00f3ng b\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0o khu r\u1eebng.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"menu_order":3,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[49],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-139","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","chapter-type-numberless"],"part":68,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":501,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/139\/revisions\/501"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/68"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/139\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=139"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=139"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khosachviet.com\/dao-giau-vang\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}