The Collection: Chapters 8-12

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‒Enw‟s dnd ifm mim>— Ljffy ifm Dib`nbd eim cnfj nhh ibnfj tn tej Kjrljbjy Eobbs wote i

kisjkibb ifm dotts. Ljffy eim èifcjm oftn gjifs, i biof `nbnrjm seort ifm teit gjif gi`ljt ej

eim hn!fm weobj Dib`nbd eim èifcjm eos !fohnrd oftn rjm tri`l ifts ifm i kbi`l wofmkrjiljr.

"!`loby, tejy knte st!dkbjm !nf i mjsjrtjm moidnfm hojbm ihtjr mro#ofc eibhwiy ! tej eobb of

sobjf`j. $ejy irljm nf tej mort somj nh tej rnim n#jrbnnlofc tej %if &rifòs`n Kiy m!rofc tej

`bjir ihtjrfnnf. $ej s!f wis sirlbofc of nhh tej robjs nh tej kiy teit wis bottjrjm wote

siobknits ifm hjrrojs. Ljffy `n!bm dilj n!t tej hnc mjj nf tej enro'nf, bofofc ot bolj i `nttnfy

t!kj.

Dib`nbd se!t eos mnnr wote i bottbj dnrj hnr`j teif ej ìrjm hnr k!t ej momf‟t senw ot of hrnft

nh Ljffy, wen eim seo#jrjm it tej bn!m sbid.

‒(n! wn!bm krofc tejd !. )if‟t wj g!st jfgny n!r todj>— $ej nbmjr krntejr krnlj nhh

wiblofc tnwirm tej hojbm, wote Ljffy ìtèofc !.

‒* ìf‟t isl ikn!t nur irjfts>—

‒Diykj yn! sen!bm ìbb tejd tejf. +om yn! j#jr teofl nh teit>—

ejf tejy jftjrjm tej hojbm, Dib`nbd fnto`jm i m!sty kit tnwirm tej n!thojbm ifm gnccjm tn

rjtroj#j ot.

‒(n! mnf‟t ei#j tn kj if iss, yn! lfnw> Enfjstby, * mnf‟t fjjm teos hrnd yn! rocet fnw. *

lfnw enw tn cjt ki`l endj nf hnnt-—

Dib`nbd gnccjm ki`l n#jr e!rrojmby ifm ljt eos krntejr hrnd bji#ofc, biòfc eos irds nf

eos sen!bmjrs.

‒* id fnt dim wote yn!.—



K. Dotèjbb $ej )nbbj`tonf /

Ljffy ser!ccjm.

‒$ejf * mnf‟t cjt ot. ey mnjs islofc ikn!t dnd ifm mim trn!kbj yn!>—

Dib`nbd socejm, rjssjm eos jyjs se!t hnr i dndjft kjhnrj bnnlofc iwiy oftn tej %if

&rifòs`n slybofj.

‒+n yn! fjjm ify dnrj rjisnf tn kj !sjt wote tejd>—

‒eit mom tejy siy, Dib`nbd.— 1 knrjm tnfj.

Djt wote i crnifofc soce.

‒$eit tej ciy snf wn!bm kj tej nfj wen‟m cjt mosjisjs ifm * wis h!ron!s tejf wejf tejy siom

ot. $en!cet ot wis tej hn!bjst teofc * j#jr ejirm tejd siy, weoè nh `n!rsj dimj tejd sobjft ifm

sìttjr iwiy hrnd dj.—

‒1fm teit‟s wey * mnf‟t ìbb tejd.— Ljffy kbofljm iwiy tej tjirs ifm e!hhjm, ‒1rj wj

biyofc kibb nr fnt>—

Dib`nbd wrijm eod of i sen!bmjr e!c, ì!sofc Ljffy tn rjb!`tiftby it eos it kjhnrj

mrnofc eos irds.

‒eit> $eit e!c fnt cnnm jfn!ce hnr yn!> $nn striocet>— Dib`nbd eim i 9!orly sdorl nf

eos hi`j is eos yn!fcjr krntejr g!st hrnwfjm. Ljffy krnlj hrnd eos krntejr‟s enbm ifm wibljm

tnwirm tej m!sty endj bitj is ej ci'jm n#jr tej sirlbofc kiy ifm seofofc %if &rifòs`n

slybofj, tej ;nbmjf ;itj ifm Kiy Kromcj lossofc of tej òty.

‒*t mnjsf‟t kntejr dj teit tejy irj sn rn!m nh yn! ifm imnrj Dirtof.—

‒eit irj yn! siyofc>— Dib`nbd isljm, `ndofc tn bnnl n!t it tej `bjir s`jfj tnn.

‒$eit yn! c!ys knte ìf ei#j tejor bn#j ifm ihhj`tonf, ot mnjsf‟t kntejr dj.—

‒(n!‟rj fnt sjron!s, irj yn!>—



K. Dotèjbb $ej )nbbj`tonf 0

‒=h `n!rsj fnt-— Ljffy‟s jyjs wjrj wjbmjm wote tjirs is ej sfijm eos ittjftonf tnwirm eos

krntejr, ‒*t lobbs dj teit * id of#osokbj tn tejd dnst nh tej todjs- $eit * ìf‟t ei#j i fnrdib

rjbitonfseo wote n!r yn!fcjr krntejr kjì!sj tejy irj sìrjm dy :endnsjxuib sporot ‟ wobb g!d

oftn eod- (n! g!st mnf‟t cjt ot kjì!sj yn! mnf‟t ei#j tn mjib wote tejsj rnkbjds. (n! sjj tej

mohhjrjft #jrsonf nh tejd teif * sjj-—

Ljffy ofeibjm mjjby, bnwjrjm eos ejim ifm wojm eos jyjs. 1 9!o`l s`nhh jsìjm hrnd eod.

‒*‟d snrry, Dib,— eos #no`j fnw bnwjr ifm ìbdjr, ‒* ei#j sn d!è nf dy dofm teit, * mnf‟t

lfnw, ot e!rts, * c!jss. * djif, * momf‟t oftjfm tn bise n!t nf yn! ikn!t dnd ifm mim.—

Dib`nbd mrnjm i dott it Ljffy‟s hjjt ifm rn`jjmjm n#jr tn tej otèjr‟s dn!fm.

‒(n! lfnw,— Ej stirtjm, i bottbj icotitjm of tnfj, ‒*h yn! ìbbjm tejd dnrj diykj, g!st

diykj, tejy diy ei#j i èifcj nh ejirt nr if joeify, weitj#jr yn! wift tn ìbb ot. +om yn!

j#jr teofl nh teit>—

‒+om yn! j#jr teofl nh teit * mom mn teit it tej kjcoffofc ifm ihtjr sn dify : O‟d mnndjm tn

ejbb ‟ nr dy jrsnfib hi#nrotj :Cnm wobb fjvjr kbjss ynur bohj is bnfc is kbie kbie kbie‟ kjhnrj nfj

g!st wibls iwiy>-—

Dib`nbd socejm ifm kr!sejm tej dn!fm nhh wote tej tnj nh eos senj.

‒"jt‟s mrn ot, nliy>—

‒&ofj, * c!jss.—

‒1bten!ce, ot os lofmi‟ `nnb tn ei#j i krntejr wen eis s!jrnwjrs.—

1fm wote tej bocet ifm cjftbj tnfj ki`l of eos krntejr‟s #no`j, Ljffy wis ikbj tn sdobj ifm

biy eos hi#nrotj snrt wote fn tjfsonf nf tej hojbm. Ej wis ikbj tn ljj eos dofm `bjir is tejy

ri`to`jm otèofc it horst, cikkofc ikn!t tej dify wndjf Dib`nbd eis sjm!`jm nf %n!te Kjiè




wote eos hif`y kjiè en!sj ifm gnlofc teit Ljffy wis bo#ofc tej bohj of )ibohnrfoi wote eos

dnfjy. 1 9!o`l sjfsitonf wjft tern!ce eod bolj i rjdofmjr nh wey ej ìdj ki`l3 Sobboid. *t

`rjitjm i tyj nh hjir teit wn!bm nfby s!``!dk tn ifcjr ifm fnt hnr i bi`l nh tryofc iciofst ot k!t

Ljffy hn!fm d!è jisojr tn kj ifcry ofsomj. Ej wis teoflofc ikn!t sn dify teofcs k!t tej diof

nfj wis tej wnrst nfj5 teit dif. $ej bist teofc ej siom, kjhnrj ej #ifosejm iciof, jènjm of tej

ki`l nh eos dofm wote tej mosjisj r!ffofc irn!fm tej jmcj nh eos ten!cets.

=f`j tejy eim dn#jm nf tn k!ftofc, tej tno` nh `nf#jrsitonf seohtjm dnrj tnwirm wey

Ljffy bjht ifm ihtjr i bnt nh mnmcofc, ej `nfhjssjm. Dib`nbd wis #os!ibby !sjt it fnt kjofc tnbm

s!è i e!cj teofc k!t nf`j Ljffy noftjm n!t ej wn!bm ei#j rji`tjm #onbjftby tnwirm obboid,

eos nbmjr krntejr g!st ser!ccjm ot nhh ifm `nftof!jm biyofc.

‒(n! `n!bm‟#j mnfj i bnt kjttjr, oh yn! isl dj.—

‒* momf‟t wift kjttjr !ftob * hofibby wnlj !.— Kuft .

‒eoè diljs dj eiy tn ejir. * lfjw ej wis biyofc yn! wejf * djt eod it dy kortemiy

irty tej yjir yn! rjt!rfjm endj.— @itè.

‒Enw wjrj yn! sn s!rj>—

‒* wisf‟t `ndbjtjby, k!t i biyjr ìf snt ifntejr biyjr, m!mj. 1fm oh ej‟s ki`l of yn!r bohj

iciof ejrj, bolj yn! siom, * wn!bm kjt ot‟s ifntejr cidj ej‟s biyofc.—

1htjr if en!r nh kisjkibb ifm ci'ofc n#jr tej Kiy, Ljffy ifm eos krntejr rjt!rfjm ki`l tn

tej en!sj fj?t tn tej itèjs nh ofj. Ej wjft ! tn eos rnnd is Dib`nbd gnofjm tej èjjrofc

wote 7jrry ifm %eiwf of tej bo#ofc rnnd, ifntejr hnntkibb cidj biyofc nf tej womjs`rjjf. $ej

s!f eim stirtjm tn sjt ifm `rjitjm i kb!j<!rbj toft of tej sly teit snhtby bot tej kjmrnnd ifm tej




kiternnd. ejf Ljffy t!rfjm nf tej kiternnd bocet, ej sb!ccoseby s`nntjm n#jr tn tej stifmofc

senwjr, mosrnkjm ifm jfgnyjm tej ent witjr nf eos slof. $ej sènnb nh hose roftjm nf eos senwjr

`!rtiof tnnl dnst nh eos ittjftonf !ftob ej siw riom hbisejs nh tej itti`l. ejf ej ìdj tn, tej

kiternnd eim hobbjm ! wote stjid ifm ej wis bjifofc iciofst tej senwjr wibb of mjsior. Eos

dofm hbnnmjm nh eos 4rntj`tnr enwj#jr ej eim fn èno`j k!t tn tilj eod hnr eos wnrm ifm kjboj#j

ej wis nliy.

+n#j knmy wise hnr djf wis eos sni nh èno`j ifm ej `n#jrjm eos knmy of i cnnm bitejr

wote i riofknw hbic snfcj weobj eos dofm swid j#jry morj`tonf. Ej `nftjdbitjm eos h!t!rj ifm

weit teit djift fnw. 6#jf wote sènnb stirtofc snnf, ej hn!fm ot eirm tn krofc eos hn`!s tn tej

sodbjst nh g!st ènnsofc i dignr. =fby tworbs nh horj ifm `risejs nh kbi`l bocetfofc ejbm eos

ittjftonf !ftob ej crnifjm ifm n!fmjm eos hnrjejim wote eos host of hr!stritonf. Ej momf‟t sjj enw

ifyteofc dimj sjfsj ifydnrj ifm ot momf‟t ejb teit ej wis kjofc tnbm ky i `ndbjtj strifcjr

teit ej eim tej strnfcjst nwjr of tej !fo#jrsj. jbb, diykj fnt sn `ndbjtj.

Enw wis teit jvjf pnssokbj> Ej ten!cet is ej kjcif i sj`nfm bitejr. 6#jf ten!ce ej lfjw

)erostoif wis i strifcjr nh i hjw miys, Ljffy `n!bmf‟t ejb tej hjjbofc nh tr!stwnrteofjss ifm

enfjsty wejfj#jr ej wis irn!fm eod. Ej wis sn bnst of mjj ten!cet, sjjofc hbisejs nh tej

itti`l hjwjr of eos dofm, teit ej momf‟t ejir tej hnntstjs jftjr tej kiternnd !ftob ej ejirm tej

tnobjt sjit hibb mnwf.

‒%eiwf> ey irj yn! of ejrj> +nf‟t yn! ei#j i kiternnd nh yn!r nwf>—

‒Ljffy,— *t wis 7jrry. Eos #no`j wis snht ifm `nfh!sjm. Ljffy wis cbim tej `!rtiof ljt eos

j?rjssonf eommjf ifm ej socejm mjjby oftn tej r!ffofc nh tej senwjr.

‒7jrry, !d, ejy,—



K. Dotèjbb $ej )nbbj`tonf

‒* fjjm<yn! rjibby ei#j tn !fmjrstifm teos os mohho`!bt<* djif, * mnf‟t lfnw weit tn teofl.—

7jrry‟s #no j wis striofjm ifm `ri`ljm i bottbj.

‒Ejy, k!mmy, `ndj nf, j#jryteofc os #jry fjw hnr dj, tnn. * ìf‟t rjibby !t ot oftn wnrms.—

‒)if yn! try>—

Ljffy socejm iciof ifm bnnljm ! it tej `jobofc.

‒n!bm yn! kjboj#j dj oh * tnbm yn! teit * diy kj sndj lofm nh s!jrfit!rib wirronr> $eit‟s

tej kjst wiy * ìf j?biof ot, rjibby.—

$ejrj wis i dndjft nh sobjf`j kjhnrj Ljffy ejirm i sdibb dn#jdjft hrnd tej tnobjt irji.

‒)irj tn j?biof i bottbj dnrj>—

‒jbb, * wn!bm bn#j tn k!t * id lofm nh of tej dommbj nh i senwjr.—

$ej fj?t hjw dndjfts tnnl Ljffy ky s!rrosj5 7jrry eim mirtjm hrnd sottofc nf tn nh tej

tnobjt ifm nljm eos ejim tern!ce tej senwjr `!rtiof.

‒+!mj, *‟d striocet. *‟#j seirjm i senwjr wote i wenbj hnntkibb tjid kjhnrj ifm tr!st dj,

k!mmy, ot‟s fnt is sj?y is yn! hiftisy ikn!t.— 7jrry‟s #no`j eim hn!fm i bottbj e!dnr fnw,

‒1fywiys, yn! ei#j twn èno`js5 nfj, * ìf stiy wote dy ejim nljm ejrj !ftob yn!‟rj mnfj nr

twn, * ìf sot ki`l nf yn!r tnobjt.—

Ljffy sfnrtjm ifm !sejm 7jrry‟s hi`j n!t nh tej senwjr #ojwofc irji.

‒&ofj, k!t nfby oh yn! rndosj fj#jr tn mn teit iciof-—

1 sdibb bi!cetjr wis ejirm ifm Ljffy g!st rn`jjmjm nf tn j?biofofc tn eos hritjrfoty

krntejr j#jryteofc ej lfjw ikn!t )erostoif ifm weit ej wis tnbm ikn!t eos nwjrh!b sn!b,

dilofc s!rj tn !sj ior 9!ntjs ihtjr : pnwjrhub‟ n!tsomj tej senwjr hnr eos hrojfm tn sjj. Ej `!t nhh



K. Dotèjbb $ej )nbbj`tonf A

tej senwjr k!t `nftof!jm tn tibl ikn!t tej gn!rfjy !fmjr tej dn!ftiof ifm tej itti`l of tej

#ibbjy ibsn j?biofofc teit eos s!oòmj ittjdt wis i irt nh weit ej ten!cet wis i mrjid.

Kjhnrj ej `n!bm j#jf isl, i tnwjb wis issjm tern!ce ifm wejf Ljffy stjjm n!t, eos

`n!ftjr wis bofjm wote kb!fts ifm gnofts ifm 7jrry wis biòfc i tnwjb it tej knttnd nh tej `bnsjm

mnnr. 1s Ljffy wis wriofc tej tnwjb irn!fm eos wiost, eos hrojfm t!rfjm irn!fm wote i

e!dnrn!s `!ffofc sdobj.

‒j irj cnofc tn entkn? teos seot. * fjjm teos is s!rj is yn! mn.—

‒)if * cjt mrjssjm horst>—

‒(n!‟#j rjibby fj#jr kjjf ofsomj nh i bn`ljr rnnd ei#j yn!>—

7jrry kr!sejm ky eos hrojfm ifm !t i kb!ft tn Ljffy‟s hi`j.

‒"jt‟s bocet !-—

Ljffy rjb!`tiftby k!t èjjrh!bby nkbocjm. $ej twn sit of tej kiternnd5 7jrry iciofst tej sofl

ifm Ljffy iciofst tej mnnr, hobbofc ot wote sdnlj is tej stjid j#inritjm, cjttofc eoce is 7jrry

krn!cet ! tej sj`rjt ej tnbm wejf tejy horst kjìdj `bnsj hrojfms.

‒+nf‟t j#jr bjt ifynfj tjbb yn! mohhjrjft, k!mmy,— 7jrry kjcif of i soce, ‒K!t bohj cjts i bnt

kjttjr teif yn! teofl.—

‒7jrry<—

‒In, bjt dj hofose,— 7jrry j?tjfmjm eos eifm, ‒(n! rjdjdkjr wejf * tnbm yn! ikn!t teit

teofcteit eijfjm>—

Ljffy sbnwby fnmmjm.

‒1htjr j#jryteofctnnl bi`j * tnnl i k!fè nh obbs teit * fj#jr tnbm yn! ikn!t.—

‒eit> Enw> ejf>—



K. Dotèjbb $ej )nbbj`tonf @

‒* wis !f`nfsòn!s hnr i miy, biyofc of dy nwf #ndot ifm mrnbb, nfby teoflofc ikn!t tej

sj`nfm èif`j nh bohj * wis g!st co#jf. 6#jf ten!ce dy dnd fj#jr kjboj#jm dj wejf * tnbm ejr

teit ejr hoif`M momweit ej momtej tn!èofctejifywiys, * fj#jr bjt ot `nfs!dj dj ihtjr

teit.—

Ljffy tnnl nfj dnrj eot hrnd tej kb!ft ifm issjm ot n#jr.

‒ey mom yn! fj#jr tjbb ifynfj jbsj>—

‒* hjbt bolj fn nfj wn!bm kjboj#j dj k!t dnstby kjì!sj dy dntejr fj#jr kjboj#jm dj ifm

wjft nf tn dirry tej snf nh i kotè. 1fywiys, mnf‟t co#j ! ifm !rs!j j#jryteofc yn! ìf

mrjid nh, k!mmy. Kjì!sj * mom. * wiftjm i en!sj, i hidoby, s!``jss ifm i èobm.—

‒(n! cnt j#jryteofc yn! fidjm, tnn.—

‒%jj weit * djif> +nf‟t bjt yn!r so`lfjss ljj yn! hrnd mnofc ifyteofc teit wn!bm dilj

yn! bjss teif tej rjib yn!. 1fm oh yn! hjjb teit yn!r nwjrs irj cnofc tn kjttjr yn! of tej bnfc

r!f, tejf jdkri`j ot h!bby- %en!t ot hrnd tej eocejst dn!ftiof tn-—

Ljffy sdobjm ifm ofeibjm ifntejr wiht nh sdnlj kjhnrj 7jrry rjièjm ! ifm crikkjm tej

ntejr gnofts. $ej `bjir focet rncrjssjm crim!ibby is Dib`nbd eim !fi`ljm jfn!ce hnr i hjw

miys of Ljffy‟s jdty mriwjrs weobj 7jrry bjht hnr endj ifm %eiwf sjt ! sbjjofc

irrifcjdjfts nf tej `n!è. =f`j ej ci#j eos krntejr ifm kjst hrojfm i hofib cnnm focet, ej hjbb

nhh oftn i mjj sbjj, eos jyjs `bnsofc sbnwby.

K!t wejf ej njfjm tejd, ej stnnm of tej `jftjr nh if oddjfsj `ritjr, r!of ifm midicj ibb

irn!fm. $ej dn!ftiof rifcj s!rrn!fmofc eod wis sofcjm wote mjj sdnlj ifm tej `ritjr otsjbh

ci#j nhh i sbocet doricj nh sdnlj hrnd tej `rj#issjs nh ots stjj `bohhs. 1 oj`j nh tej dn!ftiof



K. Dotèjbb $ej )nbbj`tonf J

ej eim `ndj n!t nh wote )erostoif wis kbnwf oftn kots nh rn`ls ifm tej dnnfs wjrj sbocetby

seojbmjm ky trifsirjft ise `bn!ms. =fby i sdibb riy nh dnnfbocet bifmjm snhtby nf i sdibb

`rystib ite, k!t wejf Ljffy wjft tn rn`jjm tnwirm ot, ej hn!fm ej wis st!`l of tej nsotonf ej

ijirjm of. Eos bjcs hjbt bolj wnnm ifm eos hjjt wjrj `jdjftjm tn tej crn!fm. 1 ofè nh hjir

ièjm eos ternit is ej ten!cet ot wis ifntejr tri k!t fnteofc ìdj j?`jt i #jry hjitejry krjj'j.

1s tej weotj hjitejrs kr!sejm ist eos iflbjs, ej fnto`jm tejy eim bohtjm oftn tej ior of i

mrjidy dntonf tnwirm tej tnwjr teit wis fnw dnrj kb!rrjm k!t stobb #osokbj. *t sjjdjm tn ibdnst

swibbnw ! tej enro'nf wote i mod cbnw fnw. 1 sdibb triob nh rimoitofc m!st sworbjm of tej

nnsotj morj`tonf nh tej hjitejrs, bnnofc of ifm n!t nh tejor cis. *t kr!sejm ist Ljffy‟s hi`j,

weosjrofc eos fidj cjftby ì!sofc eod tn se!t eos jyjs iciof.

1fm iciof ej ejirm eos fidj weosjrjm of mirlfjss.

‒Ljffy, wilj !-—

‒eit>— Ljffy !sejm tej eifms nhh nh eod ifm njfjm eos jyjs of hrocet. Eos krntejr stnnm

n#jr eod of tej dnnfbocet, seortbjss of i crjjf focetì ifm i ior nh %n!te 4irl swjit ifts.

‒Dib`nbd, weit todj os ot>— Ljffy sbjjoby bnnljm n#jr tej jmcj nh tej kjm !fmjr tej

wofmnw ifm siw ot wis ihtjr hn!r of tej dnrfofc.

‒&ohtjjf dof!tjs ihtjr hn!r. *— Dib`nbd bnnljm irn!fm fjr#n!sby of tej mirl rnnd, ‒* eim

tn wilj yn! krn, yn!—

‒eit>-—

‒(n! wjrj cbnwofc, Ljffjte. "olj, teos cnbm m!sty `nbnr.—

Ljffy r!kkjm eos jyjs ifm socejm eji#oby.

‒ey wjrj yn! j#jf ! ejrj teos bitj it focet>—



K. Dotèjbb $ej )nbbj`tonf HC

‒*t‟s jirby of tej dnrfofc hnr dj ifm * wis ikn!t tn senwjr kjhnrj * ejim tn tej cyd. (n!

wjrj cbnwofc wejf * wibljm of. *t wis i`t!ibby lofmi‟ wird ifm ìbdofc tej `bnsjr * cnt tn

yn!.—

$ej twn krntejrs sit nf tej kjm tncjtejr g!st bnnlofc nmmby iwiy hrnd jiè ntejr‟s ci'j.

‒*t— Ljffy‟s #no`j wis sdibb `ndirjm tn eos krntejr‟s ifm ej `n!bm ejir ot wote j#jry

wnrm, ‒*t‟s dy i!ri * wis tnbm.—

‒E!e.—

‒)n!bm wj tibl ikn!t ot ihtjr * wilj !> $eos os stobb bitj hnr dj.—

‒=e, yjie.— Ej ittjm eos bottbj krntejr‟s e!d nh i bjc, ‒;n ki`l tn sbjj ifm try fnt tn cbnw

iciof.—

Ljffy s`nhhjm ifm sf!ccjm ki`l !fmjr tej `n#jrs is ej mrohtjm nhh tn sbjj tn tej hioft sn!fm

nh tej senwjr r!ffofc.

Dnfmiy ìdj wote i mrjiry hjjbofc ifm ot sjjdjm bolj tej hnc bofcjrjm ibb miy. $rihho` wis

k!djr tn k!djr cnofc of knte morj`tonfs of ifm n!t nh =ilbifm. K1$ tnn wis `rnwmjm cnofc

oftn %if &rifòs`n ifm tnwirm oèdnfm. Ljffy eim bjht kjhnrj fnnf of eos n!thot teit ìdj tn

eod of tej senwjr teit dnrfofc3 kbi`l leilos wote i crjy tifl tn ifm eos gjif gi`ljt, teit ej eim

stirtjm tn rjibby bn#j iciof, ifm i biof krnwf ki`li`l wote cnbmjf stotèofc. Ej eim wiotjm

irn!fm hnr Dib`nbd tn rjt!rf kjhnrj ei#ofc tn bji#j hnr sènnb of Kjrljbjy.

&orst `biss nh tej miy wis bcjkri ifm tn Ljffy ot wis jisy is bjirfofc dite of crimj sènnb.

Eos `biss wis h!bb wote st!mjfts ei#ofc tn kj isljm tn bji#j sof`j tejrj wisf‟t jfn!ce mjsls ifm

ej wis cbim ej cnt tn `biss jirby. *t wisf‟t !ftob eos fj?t `biss nh @rjitovj Srotofc , mom ej i`t!ibby



K. Dotèjbb $ej )nbbj`tonf HH

djjt fjw jnbj teit ej snlj wote5 "jnf +yjr, *#if of'jr ifm jkj`ì ;nbmkjrc wjrj ibb

issocfjm tn wnrl tncjtejr nf tejor horst crn! issocfdjft.

"jnf rjdofmjm Ljffy nh i senrtjr, hittjr #jrsonf nh Dnrros )ejstf!t wote kji#jr tjjte. *#if

wis tej sidj `ndbj?onf, g!st i bottbj tibbjr k!t i bnt sloffojr teif "jnf ifm jkj`ì bn#jm tn

wjir ejr bnfc kr!fjttj eior of twn koc octiobs wote sly kb!j rokknfs tn ditè ejr jyjs. $ejy

jiè seirjm tejor wrotofc strjfctes, Ljffy imdottjm eos wis njtry teit momf‟t rjibby ei#j tn

reydj. 1fm ej mom bottbj senrt stnrojs ejrj ifm tejrj. $ej ntejrs jfgnyjm wrotofc s`rjjfbiys,

fn#jbs nr `ndo`s.

=f`j `biss eim jfmjm, tejy ibb j?èifcj f!dkjrs ifm irtjm wiys n!tsomj nf tej b!se

crn!fms nh tej `nbbjcj. $ej miy wis stobb n#jrìst k!t ombj st!mjfts stobb `rnwmjm tej diof crissy

yirms of `nf#jrsitonfs nr bi!cetjr wote jiè ntejr is i stjimy strjid nh jnbj wibljm irn!fm nf

tej `nf`rjitj. Ljffy ibwiys eitjm horst miys kjì!sj ej eitjm tej hjjbofc nh kjofc bnst. Ej lfjw

wejrj eos `bissjs wjrj of tej k!obmofc, tn i noft, k!t ej eim fn omji enw tn cjt nhh tej crn!fms.

"nnlofc tn eos bjht ifm eos rocet, Ljffy sìffjm tej crn!fms hnr ify socf nh i ìd!s di.

Ej snttjm if oftjrriòib bjskoif `n!bj lossofc iciofst i kb!j jdjrcjf`y nbj. 1`rnss hrnd tej

lossofc `n!bj wis i kjfè h!bb nh slitjknirmjrs tiblofc ikn!t tej bitjst tro`l, k!t rocet kjeofm

tejd wis i sbiftjm stnfj sbik ifm i cbiss rntj`tjm ìd!s di. Ljffy j?`!sjm eodsjbh of ifm

n!t nh tej trihho` nh jnbj is ej rn!fmjm nf tej knirmjrs ifm crikkjm tej somjs nh tej sbik,

mrnofc eos ki`li`l nf eos somj. =f`j ej djdnro'jm eos rn!tj n!t, ej sw!fc eos kic n#jr eos

sen!bmjrs, t!rfjm tn bji#j ifm wibljm sdi`ljm oftn tej dommbj nh i snbom diss nh knmy.

‒*‟d snrry, * wisf‟t witèofc wejrj * wis cnofc— Ljffy wis inbnco'ofc, wejf ej

stjjm ki`l ifm bnnljm !.



K. Dotèjbb $ej )nbbj`tonf H/

‒j ei#j tn tibl.— obboid crikkjm Ljffy‟s wrost ifm t!rfjm tn r!se nhh, k!t Ljffy sfitèjm

n!t nh eos enbm ifm stnnm ifcjrjm ifm `nfh!sjm. Ej fnto`jm obboid wis stobb wjirofc tej sidj

èiof strijm knnts, k!t eim hn!fm i s!ot wote fn gi`ljt, #jst !fk!ttnfjm, seort eibh k!ttnfjm ifm

j#jryteofc ikn!t eod bnnlofc torjm ifm mosej#jbjm.

‒ejrj ei#j yn! kjjf>—

‒Int fnw- "jt‟s tibl sndjwejrj jbsj.— obboid wis tryofc tn ljj eos tnfj it i e!se weobj

s!rjssofc tej n#jrwejbdofc fjjm tn yjbb.

‒In-— Ljffy sen!tjm, fnt ìrofc ikn!t yjbbofc, ‒ejrj ei#j yn! kjjf> Dib`nbd siom yn!

ei#jf‟t kjjf ky nf`j tn èj`l nf dj. * ei#j kjjf n!t hnr terjj miys- 1fm ibb yn! mn os `ndj tn

tej ensotib rnnd ifm ì!sj i r!`l!s<—

‒* )1O%6+<>-— obboid ì!cet eodsjbh of dom n!tk!rst ifm 9!o`lby `ndnsjm eos

mjdjifnr, ‒(n!‟rj krntejr os ejrj fnw>—

‒eit mom yn! j?j`t wejf jnbj ejir yn! try tn !obb yn!rsjbh>-—

$eos todj, obboid senwjm eos oditojf`j it tej nfbnnljrs ifm eistoby !sejm Ljffy nf tej

rn!tj ej wis cnofc tn tilj nhh tej ìd!s ifm momf‟t stn !seofc !ftob tejy jftjrjm if jdty

irl i hjw kbn`ls iwiy. $ejrj wis nfby i twn sjit swofc sjt, i krnljf sbomj ifm i irl socf wote

crihhoto teit nf`j rjim tn fj#jr hjjm tej s9!orrjbs. Ljffy s!f irn!fm of hr!stritonf k!t siw

obboid wis ibrjimy iòfc ki`l ifm hnrte, èof `b!tèjm of bjht eifm.

‒obboid, *<—

‒+nf‟t tibl.— Ej siom 9!o`lby, fnt bnnlofc !, ‒* fjjm tn rjibby tibl tn yn! ifm * ìf‟t teofl

wote yn! kbikkjrofc ibb tej todj.—



K. Dotèjbb $ej )nbbj`tonf H0

Ljffy momf‟t lfnw wejtejr tn stnrd nhh ifm siy h!`l ot k!t ej wis ibsn `!ron!s is tn weit

obboid wis myofc tn siy sn kimby. %n ej ènsj tn stiy ifm hbnjm nftn i swofc sjit.

‒*‟d bji#ofc yn!.— obboid kb!rtjm.

‒ Eue>"—

Ej stnjm iòfc ifm bnnljm mnwf it Ljffy, wen wis j#jf dnrj `nfh!sjm ifm ifcjrjm.

‒$eos osf‟t cnofc ifywejrj ifm bist todj * momf‟t ei#j tej kibbs tn mn ot tn yn!r hi`j.—

‒(n! cnmmidf rocet yn! momf‟t ei#j tej kibbs,— Ljffy eim sr!fc tn eos hjjt ifm cnt hi`j tn

hi`j, ‒eit tej ejbb mom yn! `ndj ki`l hnr> $ej nfby mohhjrjf`j hrnd bist todj os teit yn! mnf‟t

ei#j teit st!om oj`j nh seot nf yn!r sen!bmjr. jst eos sn!b.—

‒"nnl- *‟d snrry yn!‟rj stobb !sjt n#jr sndjteofc teit eijfjm sn bnfc icn<—

‒$6I D=I$E%- *$ E1446I6+ $6I D=I$E% 1;=-—

‒K!t yn! fjjm tn cjt n#jr ot ifm dn#j nf. * ìf‟t tr!st yn! ifydnrj ifm * ten!cet yn! wjrj

mohhjrjft.—

‒(n!<yn!‟rj kbidofc teos nf dj>— Ljffy isljm stjofc ki`l, e!rt ifm tiljf iki`l.

‒(n!‟rj tnn jdntonfib ifm g!st tnn midf !fittri`to#j fnw. $eit‟s fnt i swoddjrs k!obm

irn!fm yn!r stndiè. * g!st ìf‟t bn#j yn!.—

Ljffy hjbt eos ejirt riòfc ifm eos kbnnm rjss!rj rosofc. $jirs strjidjm mnwf tej somj nh eos

hi`j ifm ej !sejm ist obboid of h!ry ifm mosijirjm oftn tej `rnwm nh jnbj nf tej

somjwibl.

K!t ej fj#jr nf`j bnnljm ki`l kjì!sj ej wn!bm ei#j fnto`jm obboid bnnlofc hnrbnrf ifm

dosjrikbj ifm s!mmjfby #ifosejm of i 9!o`l sof nh i horjkibb, senntofc oftn tej mirljfjm sly it

tej sjjm nh bocet.




@eiptjr Fofj

]nwjr nh Lfnwbjmcj ifm Ejirtkrjil

&nr en!rs, ihtjr Ljffy tri#jbjm ist %if &rifòs`n ky triof ifm n#jr tej hnccy ;nbmjf ;itj

Kromcj ky k!s, ej sit nf tej jmcj nh i `bohh, tnwjrofc n#jr tej focet todj n`jif. Ej g!st bostjfjm

tn tej sn!fm nh tej wi#js `riseofc kjbnw is eos dofm, hnr tej horst todj, wis kbifl. In ten!cets

rif tern!ce eos dofm, fn wnrrojs ièjm eos ejirt j?`jt hnr nfj todj3

obboid.

$ej jfm nh tejor rjbitonfseo wis nhhoòibby hofib ifm fnteofc ej `n!bm hjjb dimj eod ìrj

ifyteofc dnrj teif tej jdtofjss ej hjbt nf tej bofofc nh teos stndiè. Ej eim `rojm hnr en!rs,

witèofc tej cbnw nh tej s!f moj kjeofm tej `bn!ms ifm mrnwfofc of tej èobby focet ior. Eos tjir

m!`ts wjrj mry ifm tej `nbm ior ljt eod hrnd `ryofc h!rtejr. $ej gi`ljt ej bn#jm sn d!è momf‟t

mn d!è tn ljj eod wird, k!t it teit dndjft, fnteofc `n!bm kntejr eod.

1 cjftbj n`jif krjj'j c!stjm snhtby ist eod weobj ej k!rojm eos hi`j of eos bjcs ifm wrijm

ienbm nh tejd bolj tejy wjrj ikn!t tn hbnit iwiy. Ej sennl eos ejim of mosinoftdjft ifm

`nfh!sonf ifm wnfmjrjm bn!mby wey ej bjt eodsjbh hibb iciof hnr sndjnfj teit eim sn dify rjm

hbics it tej kjcoffofc. K!t ej snnf ifswjrjm eodsjbh wote nfj wnrm.

"n#j.

*t eim dimj eod mn tej st!omjst teofcs hnr tej `ri'ojst rjisnfs hnr tej jrsnf wen momf‟t ìrj

is d!è is ej mom. Ljffy hjbt bolj teos wis i rjjitofc teofc kjtwjjf eod ifm ntejr djf ifm

hoc!rjm tej rnkbjd wis eodsjbh. Diykj obboid wis rocet of kbidofc tej mjtjronritonf nh tejor

rjbitonfseo nf eod. *h ej wn!bm‟#j `bjifjm i bottbj dnrj, nr sdobjm i bottbj dnrj, nr mom sj?!ib

hi#nrs dnrj tejf diykj ej wn!bmf‟t ei#j bjht.




Ljffy momf‟t !fmjrstifm wey ntejr ciy djf wiftjm tn kj dirrojm wejf teos wis ibb ej

jf`n!ftjrjm, boirs ifm èjitjrs. 6#jf ten!ce ej lfjw bn#j lfjw fn cjfmjr nr sj?!ib nrojftitonf,

ej `n!bmf‟t ejb islofc tej rnkbjdito` 9!jstonf5 wey mnjs ot sjjd bolj sidj sj? rjbitonfseos

hiob sn jisoby> 6sjòibby of tej kbi`l ciy `ndd!foty.

Ej lfjw weit ej boljm ifm wis ittri`tjm tn k!t ot sjjdjm tn ibwiys jfm of sndj tyj nh

hiob!rj. $nmiy wis fn j?`jtonf k!t it bjist Ljffy wis ikbj tn cjt tej wnrms hrnd obboid teos

todj k!t teit wis i hioft cboft of i ì#jrfn!s #nom.

Djdnrojs nh wejf tejy eim tejor horst mitj of tej Dossonf +ostro`t it i rjsti!rift ìbbjm

Kicmim‟s )ihM ifm enw eiy tejy bnnljm tncjtejr, sdobofc oftn jiè ntejr. obboid eim g!st

stirtjm wnrlofc it i bnìb cyd k!t wis ejimofc ki`l jist snnf tn stirt eos nwf cyd ki`l endj

of &nrt "i!mjrmibj. Ljffy wis sdottjf wote teos dif hrnd tej dndjft ej biom jyjs nf eod ifm

wis cidj hnr ifyteofc eos bn#jr otèjm tn eod. $ej dndjft obboid s!ccjstjm Ljffy `ndofc

wote, ibten!ce irjejfso#j it horst, ej g!djm it tej omji tn kj wote eos dif.

Ljffy rjdjdkjrjm tejor bi`j of tej obtnf Difnrs fjoceknrennm wis #jry sdibb ifm

`ridjm hnr twn jnbj, k!t tejy sndjenw dimj ot wnrl. $ejy sjft i bnt it O!ji ifm ffi‟s

#ofjfs tn mj`nritj k!t j#jf ten!ce tej bi`j bnnljm bolj i #osonf n!t nh i dici'ofj, obboid

hnrkimj Ljffy hrnd ei#ofc eos eoce sènnb hrojfms ifm j#jf hidoby hrnd #osotofc. *t wisf‟t !ftob

ihtjr bnfc, Ljffy hjbt trijm k!t ibsn teit teos wis is cnnm is ej wis cnofc tn cjt hrnd i dif.

obboid iom dnst nh tej kobbs, ejbjm wote rjft sof`j Ljffy wis wnrlofc it tej dibb, ifm

ejbjm ljj tejd knte of seij. $ejor hocets wjrj hjw k!t tej idn!ft nh miys tejy sjft of

sobjf`j n!tf!dkjrjm dify nh tej miys nh tej yjir. 1t bjist ot hjbt bolj teit tn Ljffy. ey wn!bm

ej `ry n#jr dossofc teit> ey wn!bm ifynfj ìrj tn sjfm i irtfjrseo of sobjf`j>



K. Dotèjbb $ej )nbbj`tonf H

1fm tejf ot eot eod wey5 ej hjbb of bn#j wote obboid ifm ot momf‟t e!rt tej sj? wis idi'ofc,

j#jf ten!ce ej `n!bm `n!ft nf nfj eifm enw dify todjs tejy eim sj? i yjir. 1s Ljffy wis

rjdofosòfc n#jr eos hiobjm rjbitonfseo, ej hjbt bottbj witjr mrnbjts eot eos j?nsjm fj`l. $ejf

snnf, ot kjcif tn mro''bj k!t j#jf tej riof momf‟t k!mcj Ljffy tn dn#j. Ej wis st!`l of icnfy

hrnd kjitofc eodsjbh ! ifm `n!bmf‟t ìrj bjss oh ej cnt so`l hrnd tej `nbm wjt mro''bj.

‒Diykj teos wn!bm kj enw tej E*G tiljs dj,— ej socejm n!t bn!m mjgj`tjmby, ‒&rnd i st!om

iss `nbm.—

Ej wis oddnkobo'jm ifm eisjm n!t hrnd tej e!rt teit ej momf‟t j#jf fnto`j tej mro''bj

stnofc s!mmjfby. *t wisf‟t !ftob ej hjbt sndjnfj sot rocet ! nf eos bjht somj, sen!bmjr tn

sen!bmjr, enbmofc i d!bto`nbnrjm !dkrjbbi bircj jfn!ce hnr twn, teit Ljffy krnlj eos miymrjid

ifm bnnljm n#jr.

Eos krjite ì!cet tej swjjt irndi nh bobi` ifm eos fnsj wis `ndhnrtjm ky tej tjfmjr s`jft nh

bi#jfmjr. oten!t wnrms, Ljffy bnnljm it )erostoif, !fs!rj k!t i sjfsj nh sib#itonf of eos jyjs,

ifm tjirs ìdj !f`nftrnbbikby. )erostoif, e!ddofckorm fj`lbi`j irn!fm eos fj`l mrjssjm of

leilos ifm i weotj t<seort, !bbjm eos cbissjs nf tej tn nh eos ejim, wrijm Ljffy ky eos wiost

ifm bjt eod biy eos ejim nf eos strnfc sen!bmjr. $ejy knte g!st bnnljm nftn tej focet enro'nf of

sobjf`j, fnw stirtofc tn `bjir ! ifm tej stirs kjcoffofc tn krjil n!t.

$ej mro''bj eim bjt ! k!t tej twn stobb sit, is Ljffy bohtjm ! eos ejim ifm wojm eos jyjs.

‒*‟d cbim yn!‟rj nliy.— Ej sfohhbjm is ej hjbt eod tocetjf eos enbm, ‒ejrj mn yn! cn tn>—

‒1 sihj en!sj fnt tnn hir hrnd ejrj,— )erostoif ifswjrjm snhtby. %n kimby mom Ljffy wift tn

ìrjss eos 4rntj`tnr‟s j?nsjm èjst k!t s!rjssjm tej jdntonf teit ej hoc!rjm wis hobbofc tej

#nom obboid bjht. Dnrj dndjfts nh sobjf`j hjbb n#jr tejd is tejy g!st sit of jiè ntejr‟s



K. Dotèjbb $ej )nbbj`tonf HA

rjsjf`j. )erostoif wis of fn r!se tn cjt ! nhh tej wjt crn!fm k!t fnw Ljffy wis stirtofc tn

hjjb snccy ifm !f`ndhnrtikbj. 1bdnst bolj ej rjim eos dofm, )erostoif !bbjm n!t hrnd eos ifts

n`ljt i sdibb kjif wote rjm hbnrjs`jft bocet swoddofc ofsomj, ifm sdisejm ot nf eos )!stnmy‟s

èjst. *t `ndk!stjm of i sdibb #inr teit iksnrkjm otsjbh oftn tej wjtfjss ifm oddjmoitjby Ljffy

ifm eos `bntejs wjrj mry. $ejy bostjfjm tn tej n`jif wi#js kjbnw `rise oftn tej somjs nh tej `bohhs

of dnrj rnbnfcjm ji`j kjhnrj ifynfj siom ifyteofc.

‒Ej bjht dj.— Ljffy hofibby #no`jm wote eji#ofjss of eos tnfj, ejirofc i crnif `ndj hrnd eos

bjht.

‒* hoc!rjm ej wn!bm mn sndjteofc bolj teos tn yn!,— )erostoif tnnl eos ird iwiy, bi`jm eos

cbissjs nf eos hi`j iciof ifm stnnm !, ‒(n! wift tn wibl irn!fm hnr i kot ifm diykj tibl ikn!t

ot>—

Ljffy ser!ccjm ifm stnnm ! wote )erostoif‟s n!tstrjtèjm eifm hnr s!nrt. $ejy wibljm

somj ky somj, iribbjb tn tej n`jif ifm ci'jm it tej hir iwiy seos of tej mjj sji, sirlbofc hrnd

tej dnnfbocet.

‒(n! lfnw teit yn! mjsjr#j kjttjr, rocet>—

‒* c!jss,— Ljffy socejm, ‒* eitj teit * stobb bn#j eod ihtjr sn bnfc.—

‒(n! ìf‟t ejb teit hjjbofc, g!st bjt ot hbnw ifm mroht iwiy of ots nwf todj.—

‒Enw mom yn! cjt sn wosj>— Ljffy gnljm, knte nh tejd sdorlofc.

‒7!st j?jrojf`j.—

‒* wis cnofc tn siy nbm icj.—

)erostoif bi!cejm.

‒Enw nbm mn * bnnl>—



K. Dotèjbb $ej )nbbj`tonf H@

Ljffy sdobjm fnw.

‒+n yn! wift i boj nr tej tr!te>—

)erostoif biyh!bby !fèjm Ljffy‟s sen!bmjr.

‒$ej tr!te, sobby.—

Ljffy ser!ccjm ifm bnnljm iwiy hrnd )erostoif‟s sobby sdobj, tryofc tn ljj eos sdorl

eommjf tn fn i#iob.

‒* wobb kj teorty<fofj fj?t yjir.—

$ejy wibljm tncjtejr !ftob tej `bohhs `!r#jm irn!fm ifm tej trjjs nh tej 4rjsomon of %if

&rifòs`n wjrj sjjf of tej mostif`j wote tej kromcj djjtofc of tej dommbj n#jr tej witjrs.

)erostoif stnjm crim!ibby ifm hi`jm Ljffy.

‒$ejrj os sndjteofc * wift tn senw yn!.—

‒Od, nliy>—

Ej witèjm eos 4rntj`tnr mn `nf`jftro` mjsocfs nf eos ibd ifm wiotjm hnr ot tn kbofl kb!j

bocet is ej ten!cet weit ej wis ikn!t tn sjj. ejf )erostoif crikkjm eos wrost, tejy wjrj

ternwf oftn i wnrdenbj nh hojry o?jbitjm jfjrcy ifm of i sbot sj`nfm, tej crn!fm ifm s`jfjry

snbomohojm ifm hnrdjm. $ej horst teofc Ljffy fnto`jm wis teit ot wis hrjj'ofc `nbm ifm tej s!f

wis rosofc n#jr crjjf eobbs ifm sirsj ofj trjjs.

)erostoif krnlj oftn i sroft is Ljffy gnccjm tn ljj !, enofc eos knmy wn!bm wird !

hist hrnd tej j?jròsj. *t wis tnn `nbm hnr eos bolofc woten!t tej `nrrj`t `bnteofc. K!t tejy wjrjf‟t

n!tsomj bnfc kjhnrj )erostoif m!`ljm !fmjr bnw eifcofc kr!se ifm bjm tejd ! tn i sdibb, twn

stnry `n'y `ntticj wote i kro`l èodfjy nf tej rocet somj kbnwofc weotj sdnlj oftn tej ior. $ej

wofmnws wjrj mohho`!bt tn sjj of wote tej dify wnnmjm mjsocfs sjiritofc tej mostnrtjm cbiss. 1s



K. Dotèjbb $ej )nbbj`tonf HJ

tejy irnièjm tej mnnr, ot bnnljm tej sidj is tej wofmnws k!t tejy siw tej ofsomj wis h!bb nh

tikbjs wote `!seonfjm èiors, nnb tikbjs, mirts nf j#jry wibb ifm stnnbs iciofst tej kir of tej

dommbj nh tej e!cj rnnd wote i rnjm nhh wnnmjf stjs kjeofm ot. K!rby wnnmsdif ifm wndjf

hobbjm tej kir tn j#jry `nrfjr ifm i 9!otj i hjw èjjrjm wejf )erostoif jftjrjm.

Ej kb!sejm ifm wi#jm, seilofc eifms wote rifmnd jnbj oftrnm!òfc Ljffy is eos `bnsj

hrojfm. $ej socfs nf tej knirms wjrjf‟t of 6fcbose ifm oh ej wis `nrrj`t of c!jssofc, Ljffy

hoc!rjm ot wis Inrwjcoif ifm wis j9!ibby odrjssjm it )erostoif sjilofc ot hb!jftby. 1htjr

hofibby dilofc ot tn tej kir, ifm )erostoif sjilofc dnrj Inrwjcoif tn tej kirtjfmjr, tejy wjrj

bjim ! tej rnjm nhh stjs ky i kirdiom of i bnfc r!hhbjm h!èsoi mrjss. %ej bjm tejd tern!ce

teo`l k!rc!fmy mnnrs ifm oftn i #jb#jt wibbjm rnnd. $ej nfby wofmnws wjrj it tej nnsotj jfm

nh tej rnnd ifm n#jrbnnljm tej dn!ftiofs ifm eobbs kjidofc wote s!fbocet. E!cj horjbi`js

wirdjm tej wird hrnd knte somjs ifm terjj èifmjbojrs mifcbjm eoce ikn#j nf tej #i!btjm

`jobofc. $ejrj wjrj rj`tifcbj tikbjs tej so'j tn sjit hn!r wote nfby i hjw nh tejd h!bb wote

hidobojs k!t )erostoif isljm tn kj sjitjm ky tej wofmnws wejrj tej knntes wjrj.

1htjr tejy wjrj sjitjm, Ljffy ci'jm of idi'jdjft n!t tej wofmnw it tej fjw `n!ftry ej

wis of. *t wis kji!toh!b wote sfnwìjm dn!ftiofs ifm crjjf ejibtey hnrjsts. $wn stjidofc

d!cs nh ibj òmjr wjrj bi`jm of hrnft nh tejd is wjbb is twn djf!s. Ljffy s`nhhjm it fnt

kjofc ikbj tn rjim ify ntejr bifc!icj k!t 6fcbose nr %ifose ifm )erostoif `nftof!jm èirdofc

tej kirdiom weobj sej coccbjm ifm s`rokkbjm nf i sdibb im.

1kr!tby, sej tnnl tej djf!s ki`l ifm e!rrojm nhh.

‒eit mom yn! nrmjr>— Ljffy isljm bnnlofc hrnd )erostoif tn tej n!tsomj ifm ki`l.

‒ #ips!ius.— Ej ifswjrjm wote i dittjr nh hi`t tnfj.



K. Dotèjbb $ej )nbbj`tonf /C

Ljffy g!st ser!ccjm ifm sojm eos òmjr ifm bjisiftby s!rrosjm tejrj wis ib`nenb of ot.

‒4rjtjfm teit * bjirfjm j#jry bifc!icj of tej wnrbm ifm nfby ky sottofc ejrj of teos sjit it teos

dndjft mom * hnrcjt j#jryteofc k!t 6fcbose.—

‒*t‟s i #jry djity stjw.— )erostoif e!dnrn!sby sfnrtjm, ‒Gjry mjboòn!s rjibby. * bn#j ot ifm ot

ljjs yn! wird nf i hrjj'ofc miy bolj teos.—

‒ejrj j?i`tby os teos>—

‒Inrwiy.—

Ljffy ci'jm eioby n!t tej wofmnw ifm tnnl tej s`jfjry of j#jf dnrj fnw.

‒Inrwiy> 1rj yn! sjron!s>—

‒(jie, * `ndj ejrj sndjtodjs g!st tn cjt iwiy ifm `bjir dy dofm. * bn#j tej hnnm ejrj ifm

tej triobs tejy ei#j k!t * teofl tejy diy kj sfnwjm of fnw.— )erostoif `bjifjm eos cbissjs wote

tej knttnd nh eos seort, rjbi`jm tejd ifm ci'jm n!t tej wofmnw wote Ljffy.

‒*‟d mnwf hnr i sfnwy eolj, criftjm wj cjt tej rocet `bntejs hnr teos wjitejr.—

$ejy djt jiè ntejr‟s ci'j.

‒=liy, * ìf mn teit.— )erostoif sdobjm, ‒%n * ten!cet diykj teos wn!bm kj i crjit bi`j tn

ejb stirt yn! cjttofc yn!r dofm nhh nh<—

$ej teo`l mnnrs k!rst njf ifm i senrt eiory dif, wote i r!hhbjm s!ot ifm i krnf'j ìfj ìdj

r!seofc tnwirm tejor tikbj of j?òtjdjft.

‒1fmrj- 1fmrj- * momf‟t kjboj#j tejd wejf tejy siom yn! eim irro#jm-— tej dif‟s #no`j wis

risy ifm bnw wote i ofè nh fisib `nfcjstonf.

‒%#jof- (js, * id ki`l- * ìf‟t stiy iwiy hrnd yn!r mjboòn!s hnnm ejrj teit‟s wey *‟#j

rjt!rfjm ihtjr i wjjl-—



K. Dotèjbb $ej )nbbj`tonf /H

$ej twn djt of i hrojfmby è!`lbofc e!c, wote )erostoif ei#ofc tn kjfm mnwf nf nfj lfjj.

‒(n! irj wjb`ndj ifytodj, dy hrojfm, ifytodj- 1 hrojfm nh 4jr`y‟s os ibwiys wjb`ndj

ejrj-—

‒4jr`y>— Ljffy 9!ojtby 9!jstonfjm k!t )erostoif kr!sejm eod iwiy is ej sit iciof. %#jof

ì!cet socet nh Ljffy ifm bnnljm eod ! ifm mnwf wote eos womj mohhjrjft `nbnr jyjs.

‒(n! d!st 'nt bolj wndjf, fn>—

)erostoif kb!sejm ifm `n!cejm nf eos òmjr, Ljffy sfo`ljrjm oftn eos.

‒eit diljs yn! siy teit>—

‒(n! nfby #osot ejrj wote n'‟jr cjftbjdjf j?`b!mofc 4jr`y, nh `n!rsj<—

‒en os 4jr`y>— Ljffy isljm of i e!se.

‒<$ejrj #is 'j bnfc eiorjm sloffy nfj<—

‒+rn ot, nliy>— )erostoif eossjm !fmjr eos krjite tn Ljffy, weobj ljj i sdibb sdobj tnwirm

%#jof.

‒<tej h!bb knmojm mirl eiorjm nfj ifm fnw teos lofm cjft teit bnnls dnrj bolj yn!.— %#jof

nbotjby sdobjm it Ljffy kjhnrj 9!o`lby bi!ceofc it )erostoif, ittofc nf eod nf tej ki`l, ‒In

dittjr- 1bb irj wjb`ndj of 'j En!sj nh %#jof- )ndj, `ndj, weit irj 'j ei#ofc tnfocet>—

Ljffy socejm ifm stirjm kbiflby it eos djf! weobj eos 4rntj`tnr j?biofjm tej mose ej

nrmjrjm, tn weoè tej nwfjr 9!o`lby immjm dnrj otjds tn weoè ej èircjm nf tej en!sj nf`j

tej kirdiom s`!rrojm n#jr tn eod.

‒Inw,— tej st!kky dif `rniljm nf`j sej #ifosejm hrnd socet, ‒eit krofcs yn! nf teos somj

nh tej wnrbm iciof Dr. 1m#jft!rj>—



K. Dotèjbb $ej )nbbj`tonf //

‒7!st issofc tern!ce teos todj, rjibby,— )erostoif yifljm tej djf! hrnd Ljffy‟s miymrjid

ifm eifmjm tejd ki`l tn tej nwfjr, ‒K!t fnw teit yn! djftonf ot, irj tej triobs njf wote tej

sfnw>—

‒=h `n!rsj 'jy irj njf, 'obby- Dy triobs irj njf ibb yjir rn!fm fn dittjr weit Dntejr

Iit!rj 'iys-—

)erostoif fnmmjm of ten!cet.

‒;rjit. n!bm yn! ei#j ify eolofc cjir hnr tej wjitejr `nfmotonfs ky ify èif`j> j ìdj

snftifjn!sby, yn! lfnw.—

‒1e,— %#jof strnljm eos bnfc rjm kjirm sbnwby, ‒(js, * mn kjboj#j 'it * ei#j i `n!bj bjht hnr

'!sj. )ndj 'jj dj ihtjr yn!r dnrfofc djib- Cnm $nrcjf-—

‒;nnm dnrfofc, %#jof.— )erostoif cbirjm it Ljffy, wen wis stobb stirofc n!t tej wofmnw,

bjifofc iciofst eos wrost, wote i dnrj knrjm bnnl nf eos hi`j, ‒*‟d snrry teit * ìf‟t tjbb yn! wen

4jr`y os kjì!sj ot‟s fnt ! tn dj. %n bjisj mrn ot ifm jfgny teos n!tofc teit * id tilofc yn!

nf- * djif, teit kistirm mom g!st krjil ! wote yn!.—

Ljffy socejm ifm bnnljm ! snbjdfby.

‒*‟d snrry ifm teifls hnr teos. * rjibby mn irjòitj ot.—

‒+nf‟t djftonf ot, dif. *t‟s dy gnk.—

$ej s!f kjcif tn krocetjf ! tej bircj ìhM wote i cbirj hrnd tej sfnw teit ì!sjm tej

wnrljrs tn t!rf nf if i!tndito` moddjr tn rjhbj`t tej cbirj ki`l n!tsomj. 1bb tej hnnm teit ìdj

hobbjm tej jftorj tikbj wote bottbj rnnd hnr i sdibb bitj5 tejrj wis i mose nh i y!ddy krnwf bo9!om

wote è!fls nh djit ifm sbo`js nh si!sicj hbnitofc it tej tn, twn bitjs nh i `rjidy tyj nh



K. Dotèjbb $ej )nbbj`tonf /0

nrromcj wote endjdimj krjim cbi'jm wote endjdimj k!ttjr ifm nf tej jmcj wis i h!ffjb ìlj

bnnlofc mose woten!t tej s!cir nf tej tn k!t jcc ifm ki`nf.

$ejy itj of sdibb `nf#jrsitonf, Ljffy tjbbofc sdibb oj`js nh j#jryteofc obboid siom tn eod

ifm )erostoif enofc tn fj#jr r!f oftn eod iciof. Krojhby tej 4rntj`tnr j?biofjm enw ej eim iom

of tej kittbj ej j?jbbjm Ljffy hrnd, nf`j tej 9!jstonf wis isljm, dilofc s!rj tn mnmcj wen

tej iom wis. *t j?biofjm tej bircj `ritjr ej wis stifmofc of bist todj ej rngj`tjm tejrj.

=`ìsonfibby, tej twn wn!bm bnnl n!t tej wofmnw tncjtejr it tej sfnwy dn!ftiofn!s ifm crjjf

ist!rjs s`jfj. 1 sjfsj nh trif9!oboty rif tern!ce tej knte nh tejd is tej djib rncrjssjm nf.

1 hjw en!rs bitjr, ihtjr bji#ofc i bircj to ifm cjttofc tej cjir hrnd %#jof of tej bnwjr dnst

bj#jb nh eos en!sj teit rjsjdkbjm i dim sòjftost rnnd tn Ljffy, tejy dimj tejor wiy nftn tej

sfnwy triob. $ej sfnw wisf‟t tnn kim k!t ot wis ibb fjw tn tej Doido fito#j. Ej eim sjjf sfnw

nf tjbj#osonf, dn#ojs ifm knnls k!t fj#jr !fmjr eos hjjt. =r irn!fm eos iflbjs is ot wis fnw.

$ej èobb sjft i seo#jr ! eos sofj is tejy `bodkjm ! tej of`bofj. )erostoif wis !f!s!ibby

9!ojt m!rofc tej eolj, sjjdofc tn kj of mjj ten!cet. Ljffy ittjdtjm tn sjj weit tej dittjr

wis k!t ibwiys tibljm eodsjbh n!t nh ot it tej bist dndjft. *t sjjdjm )erostoif‟s èjjry dnnm

wis bjht ki`l it tej ìhM en!sj ifm Ljffy eitjm j#jry sj`nfm nh ot.

K!t 9!o`l is tej wofm seohtjm, tejy irnièjm i tibb bjmcj teit n#jrbnnljm i bircj o`y cnrcj.

*t cbostjfjm of tej s!fbocet, sirlbofc tej `bohhs wote sfnw ifm sbjjt. Ljffy‟s krjite wis tiljf

iwiy it tej `bjir #ojw sjjf hnr dobjs ifm dobjs. Dn!ftiofs ifm cnrcjs s!rrn!fmjm eos #osonf ifm

wejf ej bnnljm ! tn #ojw )erostoif, ej fnto`jm i tjir wis of eos jyj.

‒1rj yn! nliy, )erostoif>—




‒=e, yjie, yjie,— Ej 9!o`lby mikkjm eos jyj wote eos sbjj#j, ‒$ej #ojw os sj`ti`!bir osf‟t

ot>—

Ljffy `n!bmf‟t rjdjdkjr obboid j#jry krofcofc eod tn ifyteofc teos kji!toh!b. $ejy

stiyjm of %n!te &bnromi ifm fj#jr j#jf wjft nf i `r!osj tn tej Kieidis nr i wjjljfm cjtiwiy tn

tej Ljyjs. Ej hjbt i seofofc of eos sn!b it tej kot nh eos stndiè teit wirdjm eos knmy ifm

fnto`jm i #jry hioft cnbmjf e!j nf eos slof. $ej #ojw wis sn krjitetilofc ej nfby ten!cet nh

seirofc teos dndjft wote eos hrojfms.

‒=E %E*$-— Ljffy 9!o`lby !fstrijm eos n#jrso'jm Gjb`rn `nit, gnbtjm eos eifm of eos somj

n`ljt nh eos gi`ljt ifm !bbjm n!t eos `jbb. *t wis nf %objf`j Dnmj ifm eim ibrjimy dossjm

twjb#j ìbbs hrnd Dib`nbd, twjfty tj?ts hrnd %eiwf ifm mn'jfs hrnd tej ntejrs,

‒+n yn! teofl * ìf cjt $jtrn%@& of Inrwiy>—

)erostoif è!`lbjm ifm eifmjm Ljffy eos rjbo` enfj hrnd tej sitèjb !fmjr eos `nit. *t wis

tej so'j nh i kififi ifm ots iftjffi eim tn kj dif!ibby !bbjm n!t. =f`j ibb tej ìbbs wjrj dimj

tn tej istnfosejm #no`js it tej ofhnrditonf nh Inrwiy ifm obboid bji#ofc eod, )erostoif

n`ljtjm tej enfj ifm kjcif `bodkofc ! iciof kjeofm tejd.

‒iot- ejrj irj yn! cnofc>—

‒* siom * wiftjm tn senw yn! sndjteofc, rjdjdkjr>— )erostoif ifswjrjm fnt bnnlofc kjeofm

eod.

‒'eit wisf‟t ot>—

‒=h `n!rsj ot wisf‟t ot. )ndj nf ifm stn ibb tej kjbby ièofc.—

Ljffy rjb!`tiftby `bodkjm dnrj, jfgnyofc sjjofc dnrj nh tej `bjir sly ifm s`jfjry, is

)erostoif s!mmjfby stnjm it i rifmnd stn nf tej triob ifm sfohhjm. Ej bnnljm n#jr tn tej rn`ly




wibb ifm r!kkjm ot of tej dommbj kjhnrj eos enbm hjbb oftn i diljseoht k!ttnf. $ej wibb sennl

9!o`lby kjhnrj i oj`j nh ot sbom sb!ccoseby njf bolj i mnnr.

‒j ìf‟t i``jss tej tn cnofc ! teos triob.— )erostoif j?biofjm wejf ej siw Ljffy‟s

`nfh!sjm bnnl.

‒1fntejr dn!ftiof senrt`!t>—

‒)ndj nf.— Ej cjftby !sejm Ljffy of tej mirlfjss.

$ejy jftjrjm tej njfofc, weoè i!tnditoìbby `bnsjm nf`j )erostoif wis tej bist of, ifm tej

wibbs tejdsjb#js obb!dofjm wote yjbbnw ifm nrifcj bocet is ot rj#jibjm ifntejr seir of`bofj

iejim. $ejy tnnl nhh tej eji#y `nits ifm bjht tejd it tej mnnr is )erostoif ofstr!`tjm. $ej ior

wis jisy ifm b!ljwird, ibbnwofc tej `bodk tn kj dnrj bjisift. $ej wibbs wjrj dimj nh `bjir

`rystib teit mif`jm wote bocet ofsomj nh tejd ifm tej `jobofc wis `bnsj jfn!ce tn tn!è.

Ljffy‟s knmy wis h!bb ifm jfjrco'jm k!t tej `nfstift of`bofj wis dilofc eos bjcs k!rf.

)erostoif rjdiofjm sobjft tern!cen!t tej `bodk k!t ot sjjdjm teit fnfj nh `bodk wis kntejrofc

eod. $ejy j#jft!ibby `bodkjm tnwirm i sdibb njfofc teit crjjtjm wote kjidofc s!fbocet ifm

j?otjm nftn i sfnwy bithnrd n#jrbnnlofc i e!cj ro#jr ifm rnbbofc crjjf eobbs ifm hnrjst.

$ejrj wis i e!cj sydknb nh i mricnfhby tiob tojm wote i e!ddofckorm jtèjm oftn tej sfnw.

)erostoif sdobjm ifm ofeibjm mjjby.

‒$eos os weit * wiftjm tn senw yn!.—

‒1 mjsocf dimj of tej sfnw>— Ljffy hrnwfjm.

‒(n! lfnw, yn!‟rj i lobb gny sndjtodjs.—

‒* g!st cnt krnljf ! wote i sj`nfm todj, weit mn yn! j?j`t>—

)erostoif ser!ccjm ifm bnnljm mnwf it tej sydknb.




‒$eos osf‟t g!st ify mjsocf of tej sfnw, ot‟s enw * cjt tn yn! of tej ntejr bifj.—

‒Ky weit, stjofc nf teos>— Ljffy‟s #no`j eim wnfmjrdjft of ot fnw, stirofc mnwf

rjbjftbjssby.

‒Dnrj bolj of ot,— )erostoif mnnmbjm nf eos ibd ifm wote ots kb!j seimnw, tej sydknb

iksnrkjm tej ibd bocet ifm hbisejm n!t riys nh jfjrcy, tworbofc oftn tej ior ifm hnrdofc oftn i

kji!toh!b stifmofc dorrnr wote moidnfm jf`r!stjm troddofcs, ‒* wis ikbj tn ìr#j if njfofc

rocet tn tej jmcj nh tej tnwjr wj irj ejimofc tn ifm tej cnnm fjws os teit yn! mnf‟t ei#j tn kj

sbjj teos todj. $ri#jb os nf dj.—

Ej hbisejm tensj jirby weotjs weoè dimj Ljffy kb!se ifm bnnljm tnwirm tej dorrnr.

‒j irj ibdnst mnfj wote teos> In dnrj itti`ls ifydnrj>—

‒Int of teit bifj.—

$ejy ofèjm tejor wiy tn tej hrnft nh tej dorrnr ifm Ljffy fnto`jm ot eim i mjj `bjir

rjhbj`tonf of tej cbiss.

‒jimy>—

Ljffy krnlj eos ittjftonf ifm stjjm ki`l i bottbj. 1fm ihtjr i hjw dndjfts nh ejsotitonf,

ej icrjjm.

‒;nnm,— )erostoif tn!èjm tej cbiss ifm ot ikr!tby seittjrjm oftn i ten!sifm soffofc seirms

teit hbnwjm oftn tej mjsocf of tej sfnw. 1fm wote i 9!o`l kbi'j, weotj nwmjry bocet issjm

tern!ce ifm irn!fm tejd hnrdofc tej litifi it )erostoif‟s somjB ifm ifntejr krocet kbi'j ifm

tejy wjrj of tej sorot!ib bifj, s!rrn!fmjm ky tej r!of teit wis bjht hrnd tej kittbj. $ej sdibb

`rystib ite wis stobb kjofc bocetjm ky tej dnnf ifm kjcif hnbbnwofc ot woten!t i!sj.

‒* wisf‟t ikbj tn bji#j teos `ritjr wejf * wis ejrj jirbojr.—



K. Dotèjbb $ej )nbbj`tonf /A

‒(n! wjrj ejrj>— )erostoif eim i sjfsj nh icotitonf of eos tnfj, ‒(n! wjrjf‟t s!nsjm tn kj

ikbj tn cjt ki`l ejrj woten!t dj.—

‒Diykj dy nwjr os strnfcjr teif yn! horst rjibo'jm, * mnf‟t lfnw. 1bb * mn lfnw os teit *

`n!bmf‟t dn#j it ibb.—

‒1t bjist teit wnrljm.— $ej 4rntj`tnr d!ttjrjm, ‒$ejrj‟s tnn d!è mirlfjss ifm j#ob nf ots

wiy tern!ce tej !fo#jrsj tn cjt it yn!. * fjjm yn! tn try ifm rngj`t yn!rsjbh ki`l oh yn! hofm

yn!rsjbh ifywejrj fjw woten!t dj.—

‒(n! siy teit bolj * ìf g!st sfi dy hofcjrs ifm cn ofstiftby wote ten!cet.—

‒*h teit‟s enw ot eijfs hnr yn!.—

$ej `rystib ite wnrdjm n!t nh tej kirrjf bifm ifm ! tn i bircj stifmofc wibb nh #ofj teit

sjjdjm tn kj rntj`tjm hrnd teit iòm riof. )erostoif stikkjm eos litifi of tej `jftjr teit kjìdj

i somjr<wjk nh horj ifm k!rfjm n!twirms tn rj#jib tej jmcj nh twn cocifto` dn!ftiofs djjtofc

tncjtejr, `rjitofc i #jry firrnw `bohhy njfofc teit crjw mirljr is tejy bnnljm nfwirm. $ej

4rntj`tnr ofeibjm mjjby ifm tijm eos fj`lbi`j two`j.

1bdnst ofstiftby, is oh eitèofc hrnd i sejbb, E!ddjr krnlj hrnd tej jfmift ifm r!hhbjm ejr

hjitejrs of i mi'j.

‒%nrry yn! momf‟t èircj d!è k!t * fjjm i bocet iejim ifm tejf yn! ìf cn ki`l tn sbjj

iciof.— *t sn!fmjm tn Ljffy teit )erostoif wis tryofc tn rjisnf wote i èobm. E!ddjr momf‟t

rjsnfm k!t g!st obb!dofitjm i krocet weotj bocet ifm hb!ttjrjm bi'oby iejim. 1s tejy eim g!st

jfn!ce rnnd tn difj!#jr tern!ce tej cocifto` trjfè, Ljffy fnto`jm tej wibbs wjrj s`nrèjm

kbi`l ifm `ri`ljm j#jrywejrj ej bnnljm, nf knte somjs.



K. Dotèjbb $ej )nbbj`tonf /@

*t wisf‟t bnfc kjhnrj tejy rjièjm tej jfm nh tej t!ffjb ifm E!ddjr i!tnditoìbby hbjw tn

)erostoif‟s ejst ifm h!sjm of i sdibb òr`!bir jfjrcy tn `rjitj tej jfmift irn!fm eos fj`l.

ejf tejy knte bnnljm !, ot wis if !bohtofc socet hnr Ljffy5 tejy wjrj knte stifmofc it tej

jftrif`j tn tej crn!fms teit tej dn!ftiofn!s so'j tnwjr stnnm nf. *t wis `n#jrjm hnr dobjs wote

#ofjs, bifts ifm dnss crnwofc nf ot. %tnfj `nbosj!d tyj sjitofc wis iribbjb tn tej wibb k!t ot

tnn wis n#jrcrnwf wote crjjfjry. 1 eji#y weotj dost en#jrjm eoce ikn#j tn kbn`l socet tn tej

tn k!t tej dnnfbocet krnlj tern!ce ifm tej `rystib ite bjm rocet oftn tej `jftjr nh tej tnwjr ifm

it tej cri`j nh tej focet todj bocet, tej hnboicj irtjm ifm ibbnwjm tejd tn iss tern!ce.

$ejrj wis i tyj nh jtjrfib j#jfofc twobocet ofsomj teit ibbnwjm tejd #osonf irn!fm tej rnnd.

$ejy wibljm oftn if oddjfsj so'j hnyjr, wote yjbbnw `rystib obbirs is tibb is tej tnwjr otsjbh,

bofofc tej wibbs wote stnfj stiorìsjs ifm irèwiys oftn ntejr ikifmnfjm rnnds. 1 tyj nh mo#ofj

bocet jdifitjm hrnd tej obbirs k!t ot wis #jry hioft k!t strnfc jfn!ce tn sjfm hjjbofcs nh enj

ifm mjsior mjj of Ljffy‟s sn!b wejf ej tn!èjm ot.

Ej swnrj ej ejirm eos fidj kjofc weosjrjm iciof of tej wofm.

‒(n! hjjbofc ibrocet>— )erostoif isljm, biòfc eos eifm cjftby nf Ljffy‟s sen!bmjr.

‒=e, yjie,— Ej krnlj eos ittjftonf hrnd tej obbir, ‒(n! wjrj `nrrj`t ikn!t teos kjofc tej

bi`j * ìf cjt dy ifswjrs. $ejrj‟s sndjteofc * ìf hjjb of teos bi`j teit hjjbs, * mnf‟t lfnw

rocet.—

‒(n! rjimy tn ejim nf tobb wj cjt tn tej tn tejf>—

$ejy r!sejm ! tej hbnnrs nh stjs, rjstofc it i stnfj irèwiy teit bjm tn if jdty bilj wote

tej stiors kjcoffofc iciof kjeofm ot. 1s tejy is`jfmjm tej stnfj stjs, tej wibbs kjìdj



K. Dotèjbb $ej )nbbj`tonf /J

trifsirjft ifm tejy wjrj of iwj it tej dnnfs kjidofc of tej focet. K!t is oh tej stiors fjjmjm

tejd tn ljj dn#ofc, ot sennl snhtby ifm rnbbjm tejor hjjt iejim.

1t tej bist mnnr, nsotonfjm it tej !dnst irt nh tej tnwjr, tejy sbnwjm tejor stj ifm Ljffy

j#jft!ibby ejsotitjm. $ej bocet hrnd tej ntejr somj nh tej mnnr wis krocet bolj i dnrfofc s!frosj

k!t tej wibbs senwjm ot stobb kjofc focet n!tsomj.

‒*‟d sìrjm.— Ljffy d!ttjrjm. )erostoif mn!kbjm ki`l ifm crojm eos sen!bmjr.

‒=h weit>—

‒6#jryteofc. 1bb teit * lfnw os ikn!t tn èifcj hnr dj. &nr dy hidoby. Dy hrojfms. * wnf‟t

kj tej sidj jrsnf * wis wejf teos ibb eijfs.—

$ejrj wjrj i hjw bocet hb!hhy `bn!ms teit kr!sejm ky tej #osonf nh tej koccjst dnnf.

‒)eifcj os cnnm, yn! lfnw teit>— Ljffy hn!fm i ìbdofc !fmjrstifmofc of )erostoif‟s

#no`j, ‒(n! irj i #jry strnfc jrsnf ifm weitj#jr eijfs hrnd teos noft hnrwirm, lfnw teit

yn! ei#j dj it yn!r somj. * rndosj * wnf‟t bjt ifyteofc eijf tn yn! teit wobb ì!sj ify iof

nr eird kjì!sj * id yn!r rntj`tnr. *h yn!‟rj sìrjm, tjbb dj. *h yn!‟rj hjjbofc ibnfj, ìbb nf

dj.—

Ljffy bnnljm ! it )erostoif sbnwby, wote jyjs h!bb nh mrjids.

‒* `n!bm rjibby hibb hnr yn!.—

‒(n! wn!bmf‟t wift tn mn teit,— ej wi#jm Ljffy iwiy sndkjrby, ‒*‟d tnn `ndboìtjm.—

K!t Ljffy crikkjm )erostoif‟s wrost is ej t!rfjm tn wibl ! tnwirm tej irèwiy.

‒6?biof tn dj weit teit djifs>— Eos #no`j mjdifmofc, ‒en osf‟t `ndboìtjm nr midicjm

nr `ndjs wote kiccicj> +n yn! !fmjrstifm enw #ic!j yn! irj kjofc wote dj> Enw id *

s!nsjm tn tr!st<—



K. Dotèjbb $ej )nbbj`tonf 0C

‒ey mn yn! ìrj sn d!è> eit mnjs ot dittjr>— )erostoif momf‟t bnnl ki`l k!t eos #no`j

wis stobb eji#y ifm snht, ‒+omf‟t yn! g!st cjt n!t nh i rjbitonfseo wote teit kistirm nh i knyhrojfm

nh yn!rs>—

‒j eim krnljf ! bnfc kjhnrj<—

‒4rntj`tnrs sen!bmf‟t kj of#nb#jm wote tejor )!stnmy.—

‒$eit sn!fms bolj i `nn!t<—

‒"jirf tn hibb hnr yn!rsjbh, Ljffy. 6dkri`j yn!r nwf kji!ty tern!ce yn!r nwf jyjs. * ìf‟t

hobb teit #nom teit yn! irj hobbofc rocet fnw ifm *‟d snrry k!t * g!st ìf‟t—

)erostoif ofeibjm mjjby, bnnlofc ! wote eos jyjs se!t of icnfy.

‒* g!st ìf‟t bn#j yn! bolj yn! fjjm tn kj bn#jm rocet fnw.—

Ljffy mrnjm eos enbm ifm socejm mjjby.

‒(n!‟rj byofc tn dj. *t‟s of yn!r #no`j, sndjenw, * ìf ejir ot.—

)erostoif sfijm eos ittjftonf of `nfh!sonf ifm !feiofjss.

‒Ljffy, **—

‒7!st tjbb dj.—

$ej 4rntj`tnr mrnjm eos ejim of mjhjit.

‒)if wj bjisj g!st cn>—

‒ey ìf‟t yn! tjbb dj>—

‒*‟d snrry, bjisj !fmjrstifm teit * djif teit. K!t * g!st ìf‟t tjbb yn! wey.—

&nr tej horst todj, Ljffy hjbt ejbbjss tnwirm )erostoif. Ej wisf‟t ifcry nr !sjt k!t hjbt tej

mjjjst syditey ifm oty hrnd tej krjil ifm `ri`lbj of eos 4rntj`tnr‟s #no`j. ;rim!ibby, ej

cjftby !sejm ist )erostoif ifm ! tnwirm tej irèwiy.



K. Dotèjbb $ej )nbbj`tonf 0H

1 s!mmjf `bi nh te!fmjr stirtbjm tejd knte is tejy irnièjm tej tn nh tej oddjis!rikbj

tnwjr teit `n!bm kj sjjf hrnd dobjs iwiy. *t n#jrsiw tej kirrjf bifms tej iòm riof tn!èjm, tej

dn!ftiof rifcjs teit wjrj bjht `ri`ljm ifm s`nrèjm hrnd tej itti`l, tej `bohhs teit rif iciofst

ro#jrs nh horj ifm teo`l eji#y dost teit `n#jrjm tej ntejr !ftn!èjm g!fcbjs. $ejrj wis i bircj

rimoitofc weotj bocet !bsitofc hrnd tej `jftjr k!t ots riys wjrj nfby rjièofc tej kittbjdjfts

kjhnrj moddofc iwiy.

ote jiè stj tejy tnnl tnwirm tej bocet, weotj `bn!ms wn!bm riosj irn!fm tejor hjjt !ftob ot

`n#jrjm tn tejor lfjjs. $e!fmjr r!dkbjm cjftby wote i bocet krjj'j o`lofc ! irn!fm tej `jftjr.

)erostoif irnièjm ot wote wnfmjr ifm ì!tonf is ej stnnm i`rnss hrnd Ljffy, wen seirjm tej

sidj jdntonfs. $ej bocet wisf‟t kbofmofc tn tejor jyjs ifm ot ci#j nhh i bn#ofc hjjb teit wirdjm

tejor sn!bs ifm sorots.

‒;n nf.— )erostoif ofstr!`tjm wote dir#jb of eos tnfj.

‒eit mn * mn>—

‒eitj#jr `ndjs tn yn! fit!ribby.—

1fm woten!t teoflofc, ej rjièjm n!t tn tn!è tej wird ifm !bsitofc kibb nh bocet.

%fioseby, ot kjcif mifòfc wobmby ifm `rjitofc i weorb nh sen`lofc syèjmjbo` jfjrcy

s!rrn!fmofc tej twn. 1 mjj cnfc wis ejirm ikn#j tejd ì!sofc i s!mmjf `rise nh kb!j bocet

weoè wis wrijm of horj, witjr ifm jbj`troòtyB tn nrkot irn!fm oftn tej `jftjr. =f`j ot djt

tncjtejr, j#jryteofc stnnm ìbd ifm ji`jh!b wote tej j?`jtonf nh tej wiblofc jrsnfohoìtonf nh

bocet.



K. Dotèjbb $ej )nbbj`tonf 0/

$ejy fnto`jm tejy wjrj stifmofc of i #nom nh weotj jfjrcy, `bn!ms it tejor hjjt ifm kb!j slojs

ikn#j. )erostoif stnnm it Ljffy‟s somj, knte te!fmjrstr!`l. ejf tej sorot snlj, ot snlj wote

nsj ifm ot mjdifmjm ittjftonf yjt tejrj wis `ndissonf jtèjm of tej tnfj.

‒'ej Enst nh tej @eins sjjm irrovjs"— *t jènjm weobj wiblofc !fterjitjfofcby tnwirm tejd,

‒'eos dndjft wis hnrjtnbm bnfc icn( Sote ynur irrovib tej prnpej`y wobb kj hubhobbjm ifm

jvjryteofc wobb kjcof(—

‒eit wobb kjcof>— Ljffy stjjm hnrwirm, ‒4bjisj, * g!st fjjm tn lfnw wen * id- eit id

* s!nsjm tn kj ejrj hnr> * mnf‟t lfnw enw yn! j?j`t dj tn si#j teos bi`j wejf * ìf‟t j#jf

si#j dysjbh-—

$ej sorot stnjm wiblofc tn tejor s!rrosj ifm of i kbofl, tejrj wis i r!se nh docety wofm

ifm bn!m `rise teit sennl tej tnwjr #onbjftby. *t lfn`ljm tej twn nh tejd tn tejor lfjjs wote

)erostoif rjièofc tn seojbm Ljffy. K!t is 9!o`l is ot kjcif, ot jfmjm.

&orj wis ejirm `ri`lbofc kjfjite tejor hjjt ifm wejf tejy stnnm !, ot wis is tej sorot

jfìdjm tejd of i sob#jry trifsirjft seojbm tn rntj`t tejd hrnd tej enrroho` s`jfj irn!fm

tejd. $ej jirte wis `nfs!djm wote hbidj ifm jnbj biy nf tej crn!fm str!ccbofc tn krjite ifm

k!rfofc tn ise. $rjjs wjrj jfc!bhjm ifm tej ofhjrfn wis iksnb!tj ibb irn!fm tejd.

‒'eos os weit os tn `ndj oh tej Enst nh tej @eins sjjm mnjs fnt jxosts(— $ej ifcjbo` #no`j rifc

n!t, ‒'ej pnwjr nh tej docety snub wobb kj wnf tn tej ejbbs nh )ir!*+b ifm eos uf,ujfèikbj

teorst hnr kbnnm ifm pnwjr(—

Ljffy hjbt )erostoif crik eos eifm ifm s9!jj'jm snhtby, eos cro seilofc i bottbj. +irl `bn!ms

ofhjstjm tej sly wote hbyofc mirl soben!jttjs nh mjdnfs ifm wofcjm slofbjss `rjit!rjs. Knmojs

wjrj kjofc rojm iirt ifm èjwjm !. Kbnnm wis sbittjrjm nf j#jry rn`ly s!rhi`j ifm tej




jirsbottofc `rojs wjrj !fifswjrjm ifm !fkjirikbj. Kbi`l bocetfofc mjstrnyjm j#jryteofc k!obt

ifm ts!fidos nh bi#i r!sejm kjeofm tejd bolj i ricofc k!bb, `ndbjtjby nkbotjritofc tej jnbj

ì!cet of ots ridift ite.

1fm tejf Ljffy cisjm ifm `n#jrjm eos dn!te of enrrnr.

$nfyi, 7jrry, $jmmy, 7!fonr ifm %eiwf e!fc hrnd i wobbnw trjj, kbjjmofc hrnd tejor ejims

mroofc tn tej soddjrofc crn!fm kjbnw. K!t wejf Ljffy wjft tn stj tnwirm tejd ifm

)erostoif crikkjm eod ki`l, eos hrojfms snftifjn!sby `ndk!stjm oftn i ricj nh krodstnfj ifm

horj, s`rjidofc of j?`r!òitofc iof.

‒%$=4 *$- 4"61%6 %$=4-— Ljffy s`rjidjm is ej hjbb ki`l oftn )erostoif, snkkofc is eos

hrojfms k!rfjm.

‒'ejrj wobb kj fn jfm tn )ir!*+b‟s tjrrnr" 'ejrj wobb kj fn stnppofc tn eos pnwjr" -./ irj

tej nfby nfj wen ìf stnp teos1 Enst nh @eins" ``jpt ynur mjstofy ifm wib! of ynur trute"— $ej

#no`j knndjm, ‒-nu irj fnt rjimy"—

oten!t h!rtejr j?bifitonf nr ejsotitonf, tejrj wis ifntejr s!mmjf r!se nh wofm ifm i krocet

hbise teit kbofmjm tejd. 1fm wote i sfi ifm s!mmjf !bb it tejor stndiès, knte )erostoif ifm

Ljffy wjrj tnssjm ki`l hnr`jh!bby ifm bifmjm nf i eirm s!rhi`j.

‒D1"- L6II(‟% K1)L-—

Ljffy njfjm eos jyjs ifm ofeibjm mjjby. $ej sly wis m!sl, ior jisy tn krjite ifm %eiwf‟s

#no`j wis stobb is knndofc is j#jr. ejf ej hnr`jm eodsjbh nf eos somj, ej fnto`jm tej wnnmjf

citj wis i hjw hjjt iwiy ifm hoc!rjm ej wis of eos nwf ki`lyirm.




‒(n! nliy>— )erostoif isljm hrnd kjeofm, stirtbofc Ljffy. %eiwf eim kjc!f irnièofc

tejd wote eos j<òcirjttj of eos eifm ifm Dib`nbd ìdj k!stofc n!t tej ki`l mnnr. Ljffy

fnmmjm is tejy wjrj ejbjm tn tejor hjjt.

‒(n! lfnw tensj irj g!st is kim hnr yn!.— )erostoif siom tn %eiwf of ìs!ib `nf#jrsitonf, tn

weoè %eiwf `!ssjm ifm terjw tej bisto` òcirjttj oftn 7!fonr‟s somj nh tej hjf`j. K!t tej twn

kjìdj s!mmjfby hn`!sjm nf Ljffy wejf Dib`nbd ljt yjbbofc eos fidj.

Ej eim issjm n!t `nbm is snnf is ej stnnm tn eos hjjt.




@eiptjr ]jf

Puppnrt ifm Mjòsonfs

$ej rnnd wis soffofc wejf Ljffy ìdj tn, njfofc eos jyjs tn hofm eodsjbh wrijm

!fmjr eos `n#jr of eos nwf kjm wote i `nbm `ndrjss nf eos hnrjejim. 1 sbocet sfnrofc t!rfjm eos

ejim n#jr tn tej mnnr ifm siw )erostoif, strjtèjm n!t nf twn èiors hiòfc jiè ntejr, Krotose

hbic eit `n#jrofc eos hi`j weobj ej sit ! wote eos irds hnbmjm. *t bnnljm bolj ej eimf‟t èifcjm

`bntejs sof`j tej tro tejy eim ifm Ljffy tejf wnfmjrjm weit todj ot wis. K!t kjhnrj ej `n!bm

dilj ify dn#jdjft, ej ejirm tej mnnr !fbitè ifm ej se!t eos jyjs, rjtjfmofc tn kj sbjj stobb.

‒Ejy, yn! ìf cjt ! fnw.— %eiwf‟s #no`j siom lofmby.

‒E!e> =e, os ej stobb n!t>—

‒(jie, ot bnnlsboljot.—

‒=liy cnnm, *‟d cbim<—

‒"nnl, ejrj‟s twjfty mnbbirs. !f mnwf tn tej 7i`l of tej Kn? nf tej `nrfjr ifm cjt dj twn

7!dkn 7i`ls wote èjjsj ifm weitj#jr yn! wift. 4bjisj.—

‒Oe—

‒$eifl yn!.—

1fm tejf tejrj wis i bocet se!hhbj nh e!rrojm hjjt ifm tej mnnr `bnsofc.

‒Enw bnfc ei#j yn! kjjf hilofc sbjj>—

Ljffy cr!ftjm ifm sit ! i!tnditoìbby mjhjitjm, ìtèofc tej `ndrjss is ot sb!djm nhh eos

ejim.

‒+iddot. eit ci#j ot iwiy>—

‒(n!‟rj jyjs twotè tn tej somj wejf yn! irj hilofc ot.—




Ljffy hrnwfjm, tnssjm tej `ndrjss ifm r!ddicjm tern!ce eos `n#jrs hnr tej mocotib `bn`l

teit wis wjmcjm kjtwjjf tej wibb ifm dittrjss. *t wisf‟t of ots fnrdib snt.

‒eit irj yn! bnnlofc hnr>—

‒Dy `bn`l. eit todj os ot>—

%eiwf kbiflby stirjm it Ljffy hrnd tej kjmrnnd mnnr.

‒eit>— Ljffy stnjm ifm bnnljm ki`l wejf ej fnto`jm tej sobjf`j of tej rnnd.

‒* teofl yn! djif tn isl dj, dy mjir `ndrimj,— %eiwf kjcif tn jisj eos wiy `bnsjr tn eos

hrojfm, ‒Int weit tej todj os k!t dnrj `nrrj`tby weit tej miy os.—

‒eit tej ejbb irj yn! tiblofc ikn!t>—

%eiwf eim sbn!èjm mnwf nf tej hnnt nh tej kjm ifm sennl eos ejim of moskjbojh.

‒(n!‟#j kjjf n!t hnr twn miys.—

Ljffy wis tiljf iki`l ky tej fjws ifm sit wote i e!cj bnnl nh `nfh!sonf nf eos hi`j is

%eiwf bnnljm n!t tej wofmnw, fnmmjm tn eodsjbh, sr!fc tn tej mnnr ifm weostbjm nf`j mnwf

tej eibb. Dndjfts bitjr, tej stiors s9!jiljm hrnd tej ittjr nh diss dn#jdjft ifm tejf $nfyi,

7jrry, 7!fonr ifm $jmmy ìdj trnttofc of tej mnnr, rjboj#jm ifm eiy. $ejy jiè tnnl tejor nwf

sjit wejrj tejy `n!bm of tej ibdnst jdty rnnd5 %eiwf strjtèjm ki`l mnwf nf tej kjm is

Ljffy lo`ljm tej `n#jrs nhh eos bjcs, $jmmy sit ! iciofst tej wibb ky tej mnnr, 7!fonr fj?t tn

eod, 7jrry ifm $nfyi tilofc tej èiors )erostoif wis sbjj of weobj sottofc of tejd ki`lwirms.

In nfj siom i wnrm hnr i hjw dndjfts !ftob Ljffy socejm eji#oby.

‒* mnf‟t teofl ifyteofc wobb j#jr kj tej sidj kjtwjjf !s,— ej stirtjm.

‒* mnf‟t hnbbnw.— 7!fonr ifswjrjm ki`l. Ljffy bnnljm irn!fm tej rnnd it eos crn! nh

hrojfms wote i crod hi`j.



K. Dotèjbb $ej )nbbj`tonf 0@

‒Ej‟s `ndofc ki`l-— $nfyi j?`biodjm, enbmofc ejr hrojfm ky tej sen!bmjrs, ‒%iom sndjteofc

ikn!t tilofc bji#j hnr yn!. Kjhnrj tej jfm nh tej dnfte * teofl.—

‒=e,— Ljffy hjbt bohtjm hrnd i s!mmjf wnrry, ‒%n )erostoif stiyjm ejrj tej jftorj twn miys>—

‒(js, e!ffy, ifm ej momf‟t cn endj tn èifcj.— $jmmy j?`biodjm.

‒1t bjist ej senwjrjm ifm eos `bntejs g!st sdjbb bolj ej‟s kjjf n!tsomj ìdofc,— 7!fonr

rjk!ttjm, ‒+n yn! lfnw enw dify c!ys ifm corbs * djjt teit mnf‟t tilj jrsnfib eycojfj

sjron!sby> *‟d ibb hnr fit!rib sdjbbofc jnbj k!t tejrj‟s i hofj bofj kjtwjjf i fit!rib s`jft ifm

knmy nrmjr.—

‒* teofl wj ìf ibb icrjj nf teit.— 7jrry immjm, ‒1fm *‟d fnt s!rj weit rnkbjds yn! c!ys

hi`j,— ej dntonfjm tnwirm %eiwf, Ljffy ifm $jmmyB ‒k!t wote hjdibjs, cnm, sndj nh tejd

mnf‟t wise tejor enn<ei. %djbbs bolj tej hose sj`tonf of tej s!jrdirljt.—

‒Gicofi. 7!st siy #icofi.— %eiwf rjdirljm.

‒*t rjibby mnjs,— $nfyi immjm.

‒=e, tr!st dj wj ei#j n!r seirj nh rnkbjds wote c!ys fnt— Ljffy bnnljm irn!fm hnr tej

`nrrj`t wnrm, ‒@bjifofc tejdsjb#js kjhnrj sj?.—

‒Int `bjifofc weit>— 7jrry 9!jstonfjm k!t $jmmy bi`jm eos eifm nf eos lfjj ifm sennl eos

ejim.

‒(n! mnf‟t wift mjtiobs.—

$ejy ibb hjbb 9!ojt hrnd i snht bi!cetjr is tejy ejirm ifntejr ior nh hnntstjs `ndofc ! tej

stjs ifm )erostoif wibljm of wote i bircj kic hrnd 7i`l of tej Kn? ifm i sdibb mrofl. Ej wis

hbikkjrcistjm it Ljffy kjofc iwilj ifm j#jrynfj of tej rnnd. Ej eim eos eit nf ki`lwirms ifm



K. Dotèjbb $ej )nbbj`tonf 0J

eos cbissjs bnnljm fjw k!t tej n!thot wis stobb tej sidj hrnd twn miys icn3 leilos fnw morty ifm

i weotj t<seort fnw mofcy bnnlofc.

%eiwf eim sr!fc ! it tej socet nh eos hnnm ifm critjh!bby teifljm eod wejf ej rjdn#jm

tej twn sifmwoèjs. ejf ej rjs!djm eos snt nf tej kjm ifm kjcif tn jit, $nfyi stirtjm

sfjilofc oj`js nh hnnm wejfj#jr ej bnnljm iwiy.

‒1rj<irj yn! hjjbofc nliy>— )erostoif isljm fjr#n!sby tn Ljffy, stifmofc irn!fm j#jrynfj

fnw bnnlofc it eod. Ljffy, wen eim sf!`l hnnm tnn, wis fnmmofc hjr#jftby weobj tryofc tn

swibbnw. )erostoif sit tej kic mnwf nf tej mrjssjr ifm ot ci#j nhh i d!hhbjm gofcbj.

‒=e, yn!r èifcj os of tej kic.—

%eiwf fnmmjm if ifswjr ifm wi#jm eod iwiy kjhnrj ìtèofc $nfyi ifm Ljffy sfjilofc

hnnm ifm nofc knte tejor eifms.

‒* c!jss * sen!bm kj cnofc tejf,— )erostoif sdobjm nbotjby kjhnrj stjofc n#jr $jmmy‟s bjcs

fnw kbn`lofc tej mnnrwiy.

‒ey>— 7!fonr isljm.

‒(jie, wey>— 7jrry èodjm of, ‒+n wj sìrj yn! nr sndjteofc>—

‒Ej wifts tn kj ibnfj wote Ljffy sn tejy ìfknnd knnd.— $jmmy snhtby sb!rrjm kjhnrj i

hjw è!`lbjs wjrj ejirm.

‒$jmmy, crnw !.— Ljffy siom, ‒K!t, rjibby, wey irj yn! bji#ofc>—

)erostoif wis ì!cet nhh c!irm wote tej 9!jstonfofc ifm kjcif tn 9!jstonf eodsjbh wey ej

wis bji#ofc.

‒* g!st momf‟t wift tn hjjb n!t nh bi`j, yn! lfnw> * g!st djt yn! c!ys ifm momf‟t lfnw<—




‒=liy, ibb *‟d ejirofc os kbie<kbie j?`!sjs<j?`!sjs. 1rj yn! cnofc tn stiy nr fie>— %eiwf

swibbnwjm ifm sdi`ljm $nfyi‟s eifms iciof k!t dossjm ifm sej njm i oj`j nh k!rcjr of ejr

dn!te, sdobofc #o`tnron!sby. 1bb jyjs wjrj ki`l nf )erostoif fnw, wen wis eibhwiy n!t tej

mnnrhridj. Ej sìffjm tej rnnd hnr #ibomitonf, sojm eos mrofl hrnd tej rjm striw ifm ser!ccjm

of rjb!`tif`j.

‒;rjit- $ejrj‟s if jdty èior-— 7!fonr noftjm tn tej èior $nfyi bjht #iìft.

$ej `nf#jrsitonf stirtjm wote 9!jstonfs nh Inrwiy ifm enw tejy cnt tn tej sorot!ib bifj tn

weoè )erostoif ifswjrjm dnst nh tejd. Ljffy trojm tn j?biof tej #ojws ej siw ifm tej

sj`ti`!bir sdjbb nh hrjse ior of Inrwiy ifm kjìdj #jry ejsotift of tiblofc wejf ot ìdj tn tej

djjtofc nh tej sjilofc jrsnfohojm bocet. $ej enrroho` ifm mjdnfo` odicjs hbisejm kjhnrj eos

jyjs bolj ej wis sjjofc twn bifjs it nf`j ifm eos ejirt slojm i hjw kjits.

Ej wis critjh!b fn nfj siw eos rji`tonf sof`j j#jrynfj wis hn`!sjm nf )erostoif‟s stnry nh

tej horst itti`l tejy jf`n!ftjrjm. Ljffy kb!sejm wejfj#jr eos 4rntj`tnr djftonfjm eod is i

strnfc eifmsndj dif. K!t senrtby ihtjr, tej `nf#jrsitonf g!djm nf Eibbnwjjf ifm weit

j#jrynfj wis cnofc tn mn ifm weit j#jrynfj wis cnofc tn wjir.

$ej )istrn wis tej #ntjm èno`j ifm tej koc `jbjkritonf teit eijfs tejrj, ciy ifm striocet

ibolj. 7jrry ìbbjm ot i e!cj hritjrfoty ifm snrnroty irty ibb do?jm tncjtejr wote `nst!djs. $n

weoè ej immjm ej wis cnofc is nkof Ennm weobj tilofc 1bo`j irn!fm tro`l nr trjitofc wote tej

s!f ! ifm Kitdif wejf ej `ndjs n!t wote tej crn!. $nfyi wis tnyofc wote tej mjòsonf nh

cnofc is )irdjf Dorifmi of i hr!ot eit nr is 7jffohjr "nj' of ejr crjjf =sìr mrjss. %ej siw if

j?i`t rjboì nh tej mrjss it tej fn#jbty sen ky ejr en!sj. 7jrry eim isljm ejr ikn!t 4enjkj ifm

$nfyi rjtjfmjm fnt tn ejir eos 9!jstonf.




$jmmy lfjw ej wis cnofc is %iobnr Dnnf, n!thot, woc, wifm ifm toiri. 7!fonr `nddjftjm tn

wibl hir kjeofm eod ifm wis djt wote i ki`leifmjm sbi nf eos sen!bmjr. Ej, nf tej ntejr eifm,

eim tn kj hnr`jm ky j#jrynfj nf weit ej wis cnofc is ifm hofibby, ej `nfhjssjm tn $ej ;rjjf

"iftjrf. )erostoif ifm Ljffy knte èjjrjm sod!btifjn!sby ifm kb!sejm it tejor 9!o`l eibt.

%eiwf krnlj tej iwlwirm tjfsonf wejf ej tnnl i #ntj nf i Djf of Kbi`l n!thot, `ndbjtj wote

s!fcbissjs ifm hbise jf nr %eiht. $ej rnnd !fifodn!sby #ntjm hnr tej hnrdjr.

Ljffy eim kjjf cnofc tern!ce sn d!è of tej bist hjw wjjls teit ej hnrcnt tej bist todj ej

tibljm ikn!t Eibbnwjjf wis wote )erostoif of eos nbm hrnft yirm. 1htjr eos 4rntj`tnr `nfhordjm

eos %!jrdif `nst!dj, j#jrynfj jyjm eod hnr eos ifswjr.

‒* mnf‟t rjibby lfnw,— Ljffy s`ritèjm eos hnrjejim, ‒ote tej fjw nwjr, dy stit!s, sènnb

ifm j#jryteofc jbsj * g!st hnrcnt ikn!t ot.—

‒* ei#j i ndif irronr n!thot hrnd i hjw yjirs icn,— %eiwf nhhjrjm, ‒(n!‟rj fnt cnofc tn

wnrd yn!r wiy n!t nh tej horst dignr irty sof`j yn!‟#j kjjf ki`l.—

Ljffy sdobjm iciof ifm wejf ej sìffjm tej rnnd, ej siw nfby hi`js nh s!nrt ifm bn#j of

eos hrojfms. K!t wejf eos jyjs djt )erostoif‟s sdnnte sim hi`j, ej snhtby hrnwfjm ifm bnnljm

iwiy. Ej wis tn!èjm teit )erostoif wn!bm stiy ky eos somj woten!t bji#j k!t ej hoc!rjm tej

wnrms eos 4rntj`tnr eim kjjf siyofc tn eod eim sndj tr!te of ot3

*t wis nfby g!st eos gnk.

1 hjw miys ist !ftob Ljffy hjbt h!bby bolj eodsjbh k!t ej stobb wjft tn sènnb #oi %eiwf

mrnofc eod nhh ifm o`lofc eod !, ej stobb hn!fm todj tn st!my, ittjfm 7!fonr‟s jocete crimj

Eibbnwjjf issjdkby ifm kjcif gnccofc "ilj Djrrott wote $jmmy. +!rofc nfj j#jfofc, 7jrry




i``ndifojm eod tn i jhnrd syficnc!j fidjm )nfcrjcitonf K‟Iio *srijb of %if &rifòs`n‟s

+nbnrjs 4irl mostro`t, hnr if E*G s!nrt crn!.

=fby so? djf senwjm ! ifm nfj wndif wote senrt mirl eior ifm tejy ibb sit of i òr`bj of

tej dommbj nh tej tjdbj‟s bokriry, en!sj ky i bircj %tir nh +i#om nf tej wibb ifm tej 1djroìf

ifm *srijbo hbic stnnm nf jiè somj ot. Knnls nf Ejkrjw bjirfofc, $nrie +ioby, Eihtirie rjimofcs

ifm $ibd!m st!my bofjm tej sejb#js irn!fm tej rnnd. *t bnnljm bolj i dofo !kbo` bokriry k!t

`bjifjr ifm bjss jnbj tn Ljffy is ej sit kjtwjjf 7jrry ifm if n#jrwjocet Dj?oìf c!y wote

krnwf eior. 4jnbj lofmby dimj `nf#jrsitonf wote Ljffy kjhnrj tej djjtofc kjcif ifm tn eos

s!rrosj, 7jrry stirtjm tiblofc tn j#jrynfj.

‒$eifl yn! ibb hnr `ndofc. * lfnw ot tnnl i bnt nh strjfcte ifm `n!ricj tn dilj ot ejrj

tnfocet nf i èobby $e!rsmiy j#jfofc. Kiruè Eiki-—

‒%eibnd, )iftnr-—

Ljffy‟s jyjs womjf of s!rrosj it tej totbj ej fj#jr lfjw eos hritjrfoty krntejr ejbm of tej

syficnc!j. Ej lfjw ej `n!bm sofc #jry wjbb k!t ej momf‟t lfnw ej mom ot rnhjssonfibby. 7jrry

sdobjm wirdby it eos hrojfm is ej `nftof!jm.

‒j ei#j fjw hi`js ejrj tnmiy sn * wift tn stirt wote jiè nh !s oftrnm!òfc n!rsjb#js k!t

tejrj os fn rj9!orjdjft tn tiblofc. (n! irj hrjj tn sot sobjftby oh teit‟s weit yn! rjhjr tn mn. *‟bb

cn horst.— 7jrry stnnm ! ifm stohhby wi#jm tnwirm tej crn!, ‒Ejbbn, j#jrynfj, *‟d )iftnr

6mjbstjof, tej stifm<of ìftnr hnr teos bn#jby tjdbj !ftob tej kji!toh!b )iftnr %tjofk!rc `ndjs

ki`l hrnd ditjrfoty bji#j.—

7jrry sdobjm tn tej rnnd ifm tnnl eos sjit wote tej c!y nf eos bjht stifmofc ! ifm

oftrnm!òfc eodsjbh is sodby %tif hrnd =ilbifm. $ejf tejrj wis 1b wen eis kjjf i djdkjr




sof`j i èobm. 1htjr eod wis +ifojb hrnd Dirof, $ri`y wen eis kjjf wote ejr irtfjr hnr i yjir,

6bbontt i Kiy 1rji fito#j ifm hofoseofc wote $ri#os wen dn#jm hrnd %if +ojcn i dnfte icn.

1bb jyjs hjbb nf Ljffy is ej sbnwby stnnm ! ifm `nojm eos hrojfm‟s stohh wi#j.

‒*‟d Ljffy, * c!jss *‟d hrnd tej hirtejst kjofc hrnd Doido. * g!st hn!fm n!t *‟d nsoto#j i

hjw miys icn ifm ot‟s lofm nh eirm.—

Ej s!mmjfby hjbb sobjft, kb!sejm ifm 9!o`lby tnnl eos sjit is 7jrry r!kkjm eos ki`l. *t ibdnst

hjbt cnnm tn tibl n!t bn!m irn!fm jnbj ej momf‟t lfnw teit ibsn eim tej sidj teofc is ej eim.

K!t eos fjr#js wjrj tjbbofc i mohhjrjft stnry. 7jrry kjcif tiblofc ikn!t teos wjjl‟s $nrie 4nrtonf

weoè tibljm ikn!t tej `rjitonf nh tej wnrbm.

‒(n! sjj, *‟d fnt ikko 1bho sn mnf‟t cn islofc dj i k!fè nh 9!jstonfs k!t * lfnw teit

hrnd teos nfj sodbj #jrsj of tej $nrie teit wejf 1mnfio dimj tej `rjitonfs nh tej sji ifm jirte,

;nm dimj tejd of ;nm‟s odicj weoè co#js !s enj ifm lfnwbjmcj teit wj irjf‟t hnrcnttjf.—

$ejrj wis i `nbbj`to#j e!d ifm Ljffy hjbt eos sorot boht k!t ej `n!bmf‟t ejb k!t ejir

)erostoif tjbbofc eod teit fn nfj rjboconf eis ot `nrrj`t k!t tejy ibb ei#j i cnnm `nrj tn ot3 enj

ifm rjmjdtonf. $eit‟s ibb ej fjjmjm tn bnnl ofsomj eodsjbh ifm !fmjrstifm teit tejrj wis i

mjhofotj j#ob swirdofc tej mirljst `nrfjr nh tej !fo#jrsj bnnlofc hnr eod.

Ljffy hjbt ot r!seofc of eos #jofs ifm `n!bm ejir tej hioft c!tt!rib fnosjs trifsdottofc hrnd

tej mirlfjss nh si`j oftn eos sn!b. Ej eim tn ljj eos enj teit ej wis ofmjjm i strnfc

ofmo#om!ib ifm fjjmjm tn ljj eos hn`!s nf rntj`tofc j#jrynfj ej bn#jm. Ej swnrj tn eodsjbh

teit focet, weobj +ifojb wis tiblofc ikn!t eos rj`jft mn`tnr #osot, teit ej wis fnt cnofc tn bjt

+irl<6b cjt ienbm nh eos sn!b sjjm.




=fby n#jr eos mjim knmy. eoè ej wis s!rj teit wis tej bif hnr wenj#jr wis ihtjr eod

ejrj of tej rjsjft todj k!t ej `n!bmf‟t rn#j ot. Ej wn!bm nfby sjj hbisejs nh #osonfs kjhnrj eos

jyjs nh i tibb mirl wndif, sjm!`to#jby ìbbofc eos fidj, k!t ot #ifosejm is 9!o`lby is ot ìdj.

=fj focet is tej stnrd `bn!ms wjrj citejrofc irn!fm tej Kiy, Ljffy hjbt tej sidj #no`j !bbofc

it eod iciof ifm ot ì!sjm )erostoif tn s!mmjfby ijir ihir nhh. Ej tnbm eod ikn!t tej #no`js

ifm s!mmjf odicjs teit hbisejm kjhnrj eod nh i wndif ifm ot ì!sjm )erostoif tn trifsnrt eod

endj ikr!tby of tej t!ffjb nh hojry jfjrcy.

Ljffy `!rsjm is ej ijirjm of tej lotèjf, fnt rjibo'ofc %eiwf wis stifmofc of tej eibbwiy.

Ej eim tjirs irn!fm eos jyjs ifm wis #jry istnfosejm teit Ljffy wis of eos #ojw.

‒%eiwf, irjirj yn! `ryofc>—

‒=h `n!rsj fnt-— %eiwf mosijirjm oftn tej eibb is Ljffy hnbbnwjm, fntoòfc tej o`t!rj nh

eos hidoby wis bi`jm mnwf.

‒%E1I $1"L $= D6-—

Eos hrojfm s!mmjfby stnjm it tej knttnd nh tej stiors ifm hjbb nftn tej bist stj of i eji#y

e!hh. Ej bnnljm ! it Ljffy ifm sennl eos ejim.

‒(n! `ndbiof ikn!t yn!r irjfts i bnt ifm enw iwh!b tejy trjit yn! kjì!sj yn!‟rj ciy.—

Eos #no`j wis eji#y wote snrrnw ifm ifcjr, ‒K!t tejrj irj sndj nh !s wen wose tejor irjfts

momf‟t co#j i seot ikn!t tejd.—

‒eit irj yn! tiblofc ikn!t> =h `n!rsj yn!r irjfts bn#j yn!- ey wn!bm yn! wift tejd

fnt tn>—

‒"n#jm.—




Ljffy wis stobb rjk!ttofc ikn!t tej sot!itonfs kjofc mohhjrjft k!t stnjm s!mmjfby of dom<

sjftjf`j.

‒(n!r irjfts lfnw yn!‟rj ciy rocet>—

%eiwf `!t eos jyjs ifm crnifjm i soce.

‒=h `n!rsj tejy lfnw, jr lfjw, kjì!sj * fj#jr ljt ifyteofc hrnd tejd, !fbolj yn! wen

bn#jm tn ternw ot of yn!r irjfts hi`j teit yn! wjrj ciy j#jry èif`j yn! cnt.—

Ljffy‟s ejim e!rt ifm ej hjbt eodsjbh hibb nf tej stj tnn.

‒;jt tn tej noft, bjisj.—

‒$ejy‟rj mjim, Ljffy. Knte nh tejd mjim.—

Ej `n!bmf‟t kjboj#j eos jirs.

‒Dr. Ljote ifm Doss Litey irj.—

‒(js, mockit. +<6<1<+. +jim.—

‒K!tweit.enw>—

‒ocet ihtjr yn! dn#jm ki`l tn &bnromi wote obboid, tejy ìdj ! dystjron!sby mjim. $ejrj

wisf‟t i h!fjrib ifm fn nfj lfnws. 6#jrynfj teofls tejy irj bo#ofc n#jrsjis fnw. * wose * `n!bm

tibl tn tejd, yn! lfnw> * mnf‟t ìrj enw yn! hjjb yn!r irjfts trjit yn! nr tibl tn yn! enwj#jr

fisty, g!st ìbb tejd. 6#jf oh ot lobbs yn!, g!st mn ot. 6#jf oh ot‟s g!st nf`j i wjjl. *h fnt hnr yn!,

tejf enw ikn!t hnr dj>—

Ljffy sit sjjèbjss ifm eos hi`j bnnlofc mnwf it tej m!sty hbnnr.

‒* mnf‟t djif tn kj if issenbj,— %eiwf `nftof!jm, ‒* g!st mnf‟t lfnw enw tn kj fn ntejr wiy

fnw. *t ljjs dj hrnd bnsofc ifynfj jbsj `bnsj tn dj ifm * id midf s!rj fnt ikn!t tn bnsj yn!

jotejr.—




Ej sr!fc oftn i e!c irn!fm Ljffy‟s fj`l ifm snkkjm snhtby. Ljffy ejbm eos kjst hrojfm ifm

socejm oftjrfibby, teoflofc nh eos jftorj hidoby fnw. Dilofc eos ejirt crnw bircjr of hjjbofc ifm

ej hjbt i sdibb hbo`ljr nh hbidj ocfotj of tej mjtes nh eos stndi`e.

1fm ej lfjw it teit dndjft, woten!t ify !fwi#jrofc mn!kt, weit ej wis djift tn mn hnr

tej wnrbm, eos hrojfms ifm eos hidoby3

4rntj`t ot it ibb `nst.

‒-nu irj rjimy.— 1 #no`j weosjrjm ofsomj Ljffy‟s ejim.

‒* id.—



K. Dotèjbb $ej )nbbj`tonf 8A

@eiptjr Jbjvjf

Eibbnwjjf Purprosj

1htjr i hjw mro''by wjjls ìdj ifm wjft, tej `bjir hrocom focet nh Eibbnwjjf hofibby rnbbjm

irn!fm wote if jjroj ìbd tn ot. $ejrj eim kjjf fn `rodj rjnrtjm tej jftorj miy kjhnrj ifm ot

wis siom teit tej )istrn wn!bm sjj ots bircjst `rnwm sof`j tej %j#jftojs. 4jnbj hrnd is hir is

Ijw (nrl eim `ndj tn j?jrojf`j Eibbnwjjf of %if &rifòs`n ifm tej òty wis rjirjm hnr ot

wote mj`nritonfs ifm dirèjs. Ljffy eim sjjf i ji`j `ndj tn eos bohj ihtjr eos jdntonfib

jdkri`j wote %eiwf ifm ej wis stirtofc tn sjj bjss nh )erostoif !ftob tej miy nh 1bb Eibbnws

6#j.

Ljffy wis it 7!fonr‟s en!sj ejbofc iss n!t ìfmy wote Dimosnf weobj tej s!f wis stobb !.

$ej tjjficjr wis mrjssjm is Doèijb 7nrmif of eos )eoìcn K!bbs todjs ifm Ljffy eim bi`jm nf

tej rndif wirronr n!thot %eiwf eim sjt isomj, kjhnrj kjofc ìbbjm tn wnrl it tej bist dof!tj. Ej

eim tej `ndbjtj n!thot3 i cnbmjf cibji wote rjm jdknssjm jyjkrnws nf tej tn, cnbmjf sìbjm

irdnr wote i rjm kibmro` n#jr eos èjst ifm t!fo` nh diob !fmjrfjite, i rjmmose cnbm hnìbj, i

ditèofc rjm ib!midjft!d if ifòjft ndif ìj wnrf n#jr tej sen!bmjrs ifm ki`l `bidjm

mnwf wote rn!fm cnbm k!ttnfsB ifm eji#y<snbjm krnwf sifmibs.

)eobmrjf hrnd j#jry sènnb icj ìdj ! of dify mohhjrjft `nst!djs kjccofc hnr ìfmy5

dify corbs wjrj diofby i rof`jss nr kibbjrofi ifm tej knys wjrj jotejr %!jr Diron, i `nwkny

nr )itiof 7i`l %irrnw. Dimosnf tyoìbby sit ky tej mnnr is tej ei!ftjm d!so` biyjm ifm

sn!fm jhhj`ts nh wnb#js enwbofc ifm te!fmjr `riseofc ci#j eod if nmm sjfsj nh gny. Ej issjm

n!t eifmh!bs nh dofo<%fo`ljrs, DD i`ljts, $erjj D!sljtjjrs, 1bdnfm 7ny nr i fo`j so'j kn?

nh +nts, ibten!ce ej itj dnst nh tej ìfmy eodsjbh.




Ljffy wis imdorofc tej `n'y ifm 9!ioft en!sj 7!fonr dimj hnr eod ifm eos snf. 4o`t!rjs nh

1hroì ifm 1hroìf djdnrikoboi bottjrjm eos wibb, mrijry wote tej `nbnrs nh 1hroìf 4romj e!fc

iciofst wofmnws nr wibbs, wnnmjf hoc!rofjs nh ifòjft cnms nh nbm sit of j#jry `nrfjr ifm i knnl

sejb#j nh Gnnmnn, Ennmnn, ifm ntejr 1hroìf jboconf knnls wis `riddjm nf tej firrnw

knnlsejbh. Disl hrnd mohhjrjft trokjs ifm `ndd!fotojs crjjtjm yn! hrnd j#jry wibb k!t tnmiy ot

wis i fjst nh `nttnf kibb somjrwjks, nrifcj eifcofc bocets ifm i kbi`l hbo`ljrofc bocet.

7!fonr ìdj hrnd tej lotèjf wote i knwb nh ìfmy of eos irds, mrjssjm of $ej ;rjjf "iftjrf

slof tocet n!thot, tej disl ifm i rjboì rofc tn cn ibnfc wote ot. Ej eim ibsn tojm eos mrjims

tncjtejr wote i crjjf kifm. Ej ci#j ot tn Dimosnf ifm swotèjm n!t tej ibdnst jdty knwb is

tej mnnrkjbb rifc iciof ifm loms iciof yjbbofc :tro`! nr trjit ‟. Ljffy eim fnto`jm i o`t!rj 7!fonr

eim wejf eos snf wis knrf it tej ensotib, i s`riwfy wndif wen bnnljm bolj $nfyi, biom hrjseby

rjboj#jm nh co#ofc korte ejbm i fjwknrf kiky kny of ejr eifms. 7!fonr wis bjifofc n#jr sdobofc

ifm $nfyi ejrsjbh wis jjrofc n#jr tej wndif‟s sen!bmjr.

‒* doss ejr i bnt.— 7!fonr d!ttjrjm is ej wibljm ky Ljffy, ‒%ej wis if idi'ofc wndif !

!ftob teit miy sej—

Eji#y soce.

‒$eit‟s jcofi osf‟t ot>—

‒(jie.—

‒* sndjtodjs hnrcjt $nfyi eim i sostjr. %ej‟s kjjf cnfj hnr sn bnfc.—

7!fonr mrjidoby dnifjm ifm wibljm ki`l oftn tej lotèjf weobj Ljffy ejbjm iss n!t

ìfmy tn i bircj crn! nh dommbj sènnbjrs. $ej focet rncrjssjm wote 7!fonr ifm Ljffy ejimofc

n#jr tn 7jrry‟s bi`j ihtjr ej ibbnwjm Dimosnf tn eifc n!t it i hrojfm‟s en!sj. $ejy djt ! wote




$nfyi ifm $jmmy, nfj of i )irdjf Dorifmi `nst!dj `ndbjtj wote hr!ot eit ifm tej ntejr of i

h!bb %iobnr Dnnf n!thot wote i `rjs`jft dnnf wifm it eos somj, n!tsomj tej K1$ stitonf ky

7jrry‟s en!sj. =f`j tejy eim o`ljm ! 7jrry, wen eim mjòmjm tn cn is nkof Ennm ofstjim ifm

Kitdif wote eos mi!cetjr, tejy rn`jjmjm tn ìtè tej jbj`tro` k!s mnwf tnwirm tej )istrn. *t

wis i`ljm wote ntejr romjrs wen ì!sjm tejd ibb tn ei#j tn stifm tnwirm tej hrnft nh tej k!s

ifm ei#j i sdibb `nf#jrsitonf wote tej jrsnf `bnsjst tn tejd.

1htjr tejy j?otjm i hjw kbn`ls mnwf hrnd tej ki`lsomj nh tej irty, horjwnrls wjrj cnofc nhh

oftn tej sly wote bo#j kifm d!so` ejirm hnr dobjs biyofc rifmnd n!bir snfcs bolj #nw hrnd

&bn<omi, O 9ossjm i Corb ky Lity 4jrry nr 'erobbjr . $ej horst todj tejy ejirm tej Doèijb

7i`lsnf snfc, tejy eim gnofjm of wote i diss mif`j irty kjhnrj hnrcjttofc tej rjst nh tej stjs

ifm hnrhjotofc ki`l tnwirm k!sy Dirljt %trjjt. +ric 9!jjfs enstjm dnst nh tej somjwibl senws

wote ntejr Eibbnwjjf s!nrtjrs n!t jfgnyofc tej èji knn'j nr tej sihj i``jss tn sdnlofc

wjjm. $ejrj wjrj 9!otj i hjw %omjrdjf, %!jrdjf, i hjw 19!idjf, ifm bnts nh nb#jrofjs

wote fn seorts of tej `nbm wjitejr.

Dify hjdibjs ikifmnfjm tej stjrjntyj nh sj?y lottjf nr fi!cety wotè ifm wjft wote

nfmjr ndif, )it ndif, Eobiry )boftnf nr eibh filjm nr filjmB 6cytoif F!jjfs. $ej

strjjts wjrj krocet of tej focet wote somj hnnm k!sofjssjs i`ljm wote bofjs n!t tej mnnr sjr#ofc

o''i, nr k!rrotns nr mjbo sifmwoèjs. $ej )istrn $ejitrj kbofljm ots fnrdib kb!j ifm ofl bocets

wote tej irty cnjrs !fmjrfjite èjjrofc it jiè ntejr ifm sofcofc tn tej d!so` of tej ior. Ljffy

siw i crn! nh wndjf wote biof bnfc focetseorts teit rjim : #o`! Kuse‟ nf tejd ifm tejy wiftjm

i o`t!rj wote eod.




Dify jnbj wiftjm tn nsj wote tej `rjw kjì!sj ot sjjdjm tejy tnnl tej todj ifm jhhnrt of

tejor `nst!djs wejf dignroty nh tej `rnwm wis of biof strjjt `bnteofc. $ejrj wis nfj rojst ifm

rikko n!thot teit wjft ky ifm tej &ostjrs nh %jrpjtuib Ofmubcjf`j wjrj j#jrywejrj of tej crn!s

fj?t tn E!fly 7js!s‟, of fnteofc k!t i bnof `bnte ifm `rnwf nh hilj tenrfs sndj enbmofc i bohj

so'j `rnss. $wn sloffy )i!ìsoif knys wjrj of fnteofc k!t weotj ifcjb wofcs ifm tnn tocet

ditèofc !fmjrwjir weobj ifntejr wnrj tej sidj n!thot k!t of rjm, ifm mj#ob enrfs ofstjim nh

wofcs. $ej ior wis hjsto#j mjsotj tej bi`l nh ird rnnd k!t nf`j tej crn! hn!fm i snt nf tej

jmcj nh tej somjwibl, tejy g!djm it tej èif`j.

‒$ejy wjrjf‟t lommofc wejf tejy siom i bnt nh jnbj wjrj cnofc tn kj ejrj.— 7!fonr sen!tjm

n#jr oeiffi‟s : )osturkoi‟ kbistofc i kbn`l iwiy.

‒In lommofc, dnrj teif bist yjir.— 7jrry immjm, img!stofc eos nkof Ennm eit ifm knw

irn!fm eos èjst.

‒"ist yjir tejy senwjm tej ;n`!y Enrrnr %o`turj &enw nf i e!cj s`rjjf weobj j#jrynfj

s!fc ibnfc.— $jmmy f!mcjm tn Ljffy, wen fnmmjm dofmbjssby, hjjbofc !fjisy ibb nh i s!mmjf.

‒Ejy- E6( (=O-— $nfyi `rojm n!t, wi#ofc #ocnrn!sby oftn tej `rnwm, ‒=#jr ejrj %eiwf-—

%eiwf !sejm tern!ce tej sji nh mr!fljf mifòfc jnbj, mrjssjm of eos kjst Djf of Kbi`l

odjrsnfitonf ifm gnofjm eos hrojfms.

‒Enw wis wnrl>— $jmmy isljm, !seofc i mr!fljf %d!rh ki`l oftn tej `rnwm. %eiwf

wi#jm eod iwiy.

‒"olj witèofc siwm!st hby striocet oftn yn!r jyj.—

‒* hjjb yn!.— 7jrry icrjjm.




eobj tejy wjrj èittofc ikn!t tej h!ffy bnnlofc jnbj of tej `rnwm, 7!fonr eim kjjf

irnièjm ky terjj mohhjrjft jnbj, twn nfby kjofc djf. Ej j?èifcjm f!dkjrs ifm n`ljtjm

tejd kjhnrj kjofc ì!cet ky Ljffy wote tej bist f!dkjr ej cnt hrnd i sbjfmjr kbnfmj hjdibj

mrjssjm bolj 4iros Eobtnf.

%eiwf noftjm n!t teit ej cnt ho#j f!dkjrs g!st ky wiblofc mnwf )istrn %trjjt ifm stnofc

rifmndby tn kj ciwljm it ifm o`t!rjs sfijm. $jmmy wjft nhh tn nrmjr i mrofl weobj $nfyi

bi!cejm is sej wis eifmjm i kjjr ky i k!rby bjskoif mrjssjm of i b!dkjrgi`l jfsjdkbj. 7jrry ifm

Ljffy stnnm tncjtejr ifm bi!cejm it tej djssjm ! bnnlofc Ejite "jmcjr‟s #jrsonf nh tej 0n!jr

ifm n#jrwjocet jb#js hrnd tej #nrm nh tej ;ofcs. 1s tejy wjrj sìffofc, noftofc ifm bi!ceofc,

Ljffy fnto`jm eos krntejr of tej mostif`j, of h!bb dobotiry s!ot, s!`ljm of tej dommbj nh tej `rnwm

wote ifntejr jrsnf kjeofm eod.

‒Dib os ejrj.— Ljffy noftjm n!t tn 7jrry.

‒1fm ej momf‟t ìbb yn!>—

‒In, g!st siom ej wn!bm kj of bitj tnfocet. * hoc!rjm ej djift ihtjr j#jryteofc wis n#jr ejrj.—

$eit‟s wejf tejy knte fnto`jm tej jrsnf wiblofc kjeofm tejd wis )erostoif, of eos

%!jrdif `nst!dj wote tej rjm ìj ej siom ej wn!bm wjir. Ljffy kb!sejm is ej fnto`jm enw

tej iks robjm of tej s!ot d!è bolj 7!fonr‟s, tocet tn tej slof. Eos irds wjrj k!bcofc ifm fj?t tn

eos krntejr, tejy bnnljm bolj tejy `n!bm wnrl hnr )eo ifm +ibjs.

Ljffy oddjmoitjby swojm n!t eos enfj hrnd i eommjf n`ljt of eos krjistbitj ifm tj?tjm

eos krntejr teit tejy wjrj stifmofc of hrnft nh i somjwibl r!f o''i sen. $jmmy eim rjt!rfjm

ki`l wote twn bisto` `!s nh dirtofos wejf Dib`nbd ifm )erostoif hofibby ì!cet !, !seofc

tejor wiy n!t nh tej `rnwm wote i hnr`j.




‒* cnt twjb#j f!dkjrs nf tej wiy ejrj- 1bb ky hjdibjs. 1t bjist * teofl nfj wis i hjdibj.—

Dib`nbd e!ccjm $nfyi wen kn!f`jm rocet oftn eos irds.

‒+om sej ei#j nf i bjnirm sloffjm nfj oj`j s!ot>— %eiwf isljm, bnnlofc irn!fm hnr tej

jrsnf ej wis mjs`rokofc tn fn i#iob.

‒(jie, sej mom-—

%eiwf bnnljm it Dib`nbd ifm sennl eos ejim fn, dilofc Dib`nbd bi`j tej oj`j nh ijr

of )erostoif‟s ibd.

‒ey mn * wift ot>—

‒=e, bnnl wen hn!fm dj nf K1$ nf dy wiy ejrj.— Ljffy‟s krntejr wofljm it eod,

`ndbjtjby ocfnrofc tej 9!jstonf isljm. )erostoif `r!dbjm tej ijr ifm tnssjm ot is ej djt

Ljffy‟s ci'j. $ejy oddjmoitjby irtjm jyjs nf`j tejy djt ifm trojm tn hn`!s tejor ittjftonf

jbsjwejrj.

$ej !fjisy hjjbofc wisejm jjroby ki`l tern!ce eod k!t tejrj wis fn socf nh mifcjr of tej

sly nr of tej strjjts, fnt weobj tej nbo`j wjrj itrnbbofc j#jry ofè nh tej citejrofc. %!mmjfby,

ej siw tej tibb kbi`l wndif hbise of eos #osonf s`rjidofc eos fidj bn!mjr teif tej knndofc

`nf`jrt. *t stirtbjm eod tn sticcjr ki`lwirms k!t kbidjm ot nf i mr!fl mif`jr k!dofc oftn eod.

1 hit Ejr`!bjs wis èjjrofc mr!fljfby ifm eim `bodkjm nf i =n %ir!ofc socf kjsomj tejd

ifm kjcif stroofc !somj mnwf. $eit‟s wejf %eiwf s!ccjstjm tejy dn#j iwiy hrnd tej

ìbidoty teit wis teos mr!fl. 6#jft!ibby ibb jocet nh tejd dimj tejor wiy of hrnft nh tej D!fo

%titonf it tej `nrfjr nh )istrn ifm Dirljt %trjjts, wejrj i bircj riofknw hbic stnnm of hrnft nh i

`!r#jm stnfj k!obmofc en!sofc i `bnteofc stnrj, wi#ofc of tej cjftbj focet krjj'j n#jr tej

fjoceknrennm.




$ej d!so` wis i bottbj dnrj mohho`!bt tn ejir k!t 'erobbjr eim kjjf biyjm iciof ifm tej `rnwm

èjjrjm bolj ot wis tej horst todj ot wis biyjm. )erostoif ìdj ifm stnnm ird‟s bjfcte hrnd

Ljffy wen e!hhjm i bottbj tn eodsjbh. *t wis tej bobi`<bi#jfmjr `ndkofitonf teit swjt eod iwiy

j#jry todj. 7jrry eim i`ljm i hjw rj<rnbbs of eos sdibb sitèjb teit ej seirjm wote Ljffy ifm

$nfyi weobj tej ntejrs eim tejor hobb nf knn'j, j?`jt )erostoif wen momf‟t mn jotejr.

‒1rj yn! jfgnyofc yn!rsjbh>— Ej hofibby dificjm tn isl Ljffy, wen fnmmjm i!tnditoìbby.

‒1rj yn!>—

‒$eos os dy horst nfj ifm ot‟s rjtty i`ljm. Ij#jr sjjf ifyteofc bolj teos j?`jt hnr tej

=bydo`s.—

‒(n! sen!bm sjj ;iy 4romj.—

$ejrj wis i krojh sobjf`j kjtwjjf tejd weobj bocet èittjr wis kjofc seirjm kjtwjjf tej

ntejrs. 1f oftjrriòib ciy `n!bj isljm tn seirj i o`t!rj wote )erostoif ifm Ljffy, nr tn tejd

tejy wjrj sodby g!st kbi`l @bir! 9jft ifm tej &pirtif. K!t wejf tej `n!bj isljm enw bnfc tej

twn nh tejd ei#j kjjf tncjtejr, fjotejr nfj nh tejd snlj k!t g!st bnnljm tej ntejr wiy.

‒j, !e, irjf‟t mitofc.— Ljffy d!stjrjm n!t ifm tej `n!bj s`!rrojm iwiy. 1t nfj noft

m!rofc tej focet, ej ten!cet ej siw obboid stifmofc of tej `rnwm bnnlofc morj`tby it eod of i

bnfc tif trjfè `nit, k!t wejf :jrxjs wibljm ky, tejrj wis fn nfj wen bnnljm bolj eos j? tn kj

sjjf. %eiwf krnlj eos ittjftonf ky !bbofc eod oftn i crn! o`t!rj wote tej cbottjrofc slybofj nh

%if &rifòs`n kjeofm tejd. 1 nbo`j nhho`jr eim icrjjm tn tilj ot wote %eiwf‟s mocotib ìdjri ej

eim stisejm of eos s!ot.

$nfyi s9!ittjm of tej #jry hrnft nh tej crn!, eifms strjtèjm ifm i cnnhy bnnl nf ejr hi`j

weobj tej c!ys tnwjrjm ikn#j ejr. Ljffy stnnm of tej dommbj, %eiwf nf eos bjht, 7jrry nf eos




rocet, 7!fonr tn 7jrry‟s rocet ifm $jmmy nf %eiwf‟s ntejr somj. Dib`nbd stnnm kjeofm $jmmy ifm

)erostoif stnnm isomj kjhnrj kjofc èistosjm hnr fnt kjofc of tej o`t!rj ky j#jrynfj k!t Ljffy,

kjhnrj hofmofc eos snt kjeofm 7jrry ifm 7!fonr.

6#jrynfj ci#j i ejirty sdobj wejf tej ìdjri hbisejm two`j.

$ejf ot kjìdj bolj i mn!kbj #osonf of Ljffy‟s jyjs ifm ej siw tej enrroho` horj s`jfj

n#jrbiofc tej gnyn!s hjsto#ib k!t ot kbofljm iwiy. Ej fnto`jm rocet kjhnrj tej #osonf kbofljm

iwiy, ej siw i krocet swnrm hnr if ofstift.

‒)erostoif<— Ej crikkjm kjeofm eod k!t fnto`jm j#jrynfj eim kjc!f bnnlofc ! oftn tej sly.

$ej d!so` eim sbnwjm tn i stn ifm tej !fmyofc `nddntonf soddjrjm mnwf. $ejrj eim kjjf

sjjf terjj hbirjs nh mjj `rodsnf bocet teit ternkkjm tern!ce tej sly ifm mosijirofc of i hibb

n#jr mnwftnwf. *t eim i dicfjto` diboòn!s hjjbofc of ot is tej teorm k!rst nh bocet ì!sjm tej

crn!fm tn r!dkbj.

1 hjw s`rjids ifm ìr ibirds wjrj ejirm is tej crn!fm stnjm seilofc ikr!tby. 4nbo`j

sorjfs swohtby r!fc n!t n#jr tej slojs ibnfcsomj tej kbirjs nh tej idk!bif`j ifm horj jfcofj

enrfs. Ljffy siw )erostoif wis st!myofc tej sly ifm crn!fm wote nfj eifm of eos n`ljt, weobj

jnbj wjrj ejbofc jiè ntejr ! tn tejor hjjt, wnfmjrofc weit wis cnofc nf.

‒)n!bm kj ifyteofc.— Dib`nbd wirfjm tn tej nbo`j nhho`jr wen eim tiljf tejor o`t!rj,

‒Diykj i `jbjkritnry bocet senw hnr Eibbnwjjf>—

‒Inteofc sèjm!bjm bolj teit tnfocet.— $ej nhho`jr ifswjrjm of iirjft hjir.

‒eit mn yn! teofl os cnofc nf>— $nfyi isljm %eiwf, wen wis hriftoìbby tyofc iwiy nf

eos Kbi`lKjrry.

‒6irte9!ilj>—




‒* mnf‟t lfnw k!t tej bocets— 7jrry eim immjm kjhnrj kjofc ternwf tn tej crn!fm.

1 sj`nfm seilj teit wis d!è dnrj #onbjft lfn`ljm j#jrynfj mnwf tn tej crn!fm wote

hnr`j. %`rjids wjrj sìttjrjm is ifntejr seilj rittbjm ! ifm mnwf tej òty strjjts, ì!sofc

e!ds bolj if jfnrdn!s k!rrnwofc crn!fmenc. $ej nbo`j nhho`jr sroftjm nhh of tej disso#j

stidjmj nh hrifto` jnbj r!ffofc iwiy hrnd tej )istrn irji.

‒%eot.— )erostoif d!ttjrjm, kjofc !sejm ky jnbj, is tej seilofc stnjm k!t tej strjjt

stirtjm tn k!`lbj ifm `ri`l, co#ofc nhh i mjj e!ddofc sn!fm kjhnrj !fj?j`tjmby `nbbisofc

oftn i sofl enbj i hjw hjjt iwiy hrnd Ljffy. +!st ifm mjkros `bn!mjm tej ior ifm i seir sdjbb

nh s!bh!r `rjt hrnd tej enbj of tej crn!fm. 4jnbj wjrj s`rjidofc hnr ejb hrnd ;nm weobj

ntejrs wjrj kbidofc teos nf tej write nh ;nm. !sejs nh jnbj wjrj r!ffofc of j#jry morj`tonf,

sndj `r!seofc ntejrs !fmjr tej wjocet nh hjjt. Ljffy eim kj`ndj iriby'jm hrnd tej mn!kbj

#osonf `bn!mofc eos jyjs nh tej sidj hojry s`jfj. K!t ej dimj n!t tej krocet hbiseofc mn!kbj

jmcj, mn!kbj eifmbjm swnrm.

‒C;K 'E+ &S.;)-— s`rjidjm tej ifcjbo` #no`j. K!t tej #osonf kbofljm iwiy iciof, eos

krntejr !bbofc eod tn eos hjjt, eos hrojfms of i hrifto` r!f hrnd tej mirl wofcjm `rjit!rjs teit

krnlj hrnd tej sdnbmjrofc `nf`rjtj ifm swirdjm tern!ce tej ior. $ejy wjrj slofbjss, `n#jrjm of

mroofc kbnnm ibb n#jr ifm tjjte bnfc, nofty ifm `rnnljm. $ejy sent striocet tnwirm tej crn!

k!t kjhnrj tejy cnt `bnsj, i `jobofc nh kbi'ofc jfjrcy hbisejm kjtwjjf tejd ifm tej crn! ifm

nkbotjritjm tej `rjit!rjs.

)erostoif stnnm of i c!irmjm stif`j, kb!j k!rfofc ternwofc stir soffofc of eos ofloj.

‒C.-— Ej s`rjidjm it tej crn! kjeofm eod k!t horjkibbs riofjm hrnd tej sly, j?bnmofc oftn

tej eoce rosjs of tej òty ifm tej strjjts ifm knte kromcjs, sjttofc tej jftorj òty nf horj. 4jnbj




wjrj tridbofc n#jr jiè ntejr is tej crn! e!mmbjm kjeofm )erostoif, wen wis stjimy

jrimoìtofc ifntejr swird nh wofcjm `rjit!rjs wote hbisejs nh kb!j ifm rjm jfjrcy hrnd `bnfjm

ternwofc stirs.

$ejf, i twostjr nh kbi`l seirms hnrdjm i wndif of i kbi`l bi`jm mrjssjm wote weotj hrofcjs,

kbi`l nib nf ejr krjist ifm i bn`l nh rjm eior do?jm of ejr bnfc mirl strifms. %ej nfby stnnm nf

tej ntejr somj nh tej disso#j enbj ifm ejr kjimy kbi`l jyjs firrnwjm of nf Ljffy ifm tejf

9!o`lby tn )erostoif, wen crnwbjm ejr fidj. ote i 9!o`l swoj nh ejr eifm !wirm, sej

tjbjiteoìbby sjft tej 4rntj`tnr ìrjjfofc oftn tej `!r#jm k!obmofc nf tej `nrfjr, striocet tern!ce

tej wofmnws wote tej stnrj fidj +ojsjb stiof cbissjm nf. Ljffy ìbbjm n!t hnr eod is ej `risejm

eirm tern!ce tej k!obmofc weobj Gibjfòi kjcif cbomofc #o`tnron!sby tnwirm eod idomst tej hbidj

ifm swirdofc, tjbjiteoìbby sjfmofc jnbj hbyofc oftn k!obmofcs, k!sjs nr ìrs wote tej hbo`l nh

ejr wrost. $ej crn! trojm tn r!f oftn tej D!fo stitonf k!t ot j?bnmjm is tejy irnièjm tej

stjs. $ej )istrn $ejitrj wis kbnwf iirt ky i eo#j nh hbyofc mirl `rjit!rjs, odibofc jnbj

wote tejor `biws. Ljffy‟s bn#jm nfj‟s stnnm tncjtejr fj?t tn eod of i eibh òr`bj, somj ky somj

j#jf ten!ce tejy wjrj ibb jtrohojm.

‒Inw tejf, todj tn cjt weit * ìdj hnr. Kj i cnnm kny ifm `ndj tn uftoj #nvj.— Gibjfòi

rjdirljm woofc ejr eifms hrnd of#osokbj mort is sej wis `bnsofc of nf tej crn!, wen ljt

ofèofc ki`l hrnd ejr k!t `bnsjr tn tej horj kjeofm tejd. ejf sej rjièjm n!t ejr knfjy eifm

tnwirm Ljffy, tej #no`j yjbbjm ofsomj os ejim j#jf bn!mjr, teos todj tej swnrm cbnwofc wote

hnr`j kjtwjjf eod ifm tej j#ob wndif‟s n!tstrjtèjm eifm.

‒* wnf‟t bjt yn! eird ifynfj jbsj tnfocet-— Ljffy `n!ricjn!sby s`rjidjm is ej crikkjm tej

hbo`ljrofc eifmbj nh tej swnrm wejf Gibjfòi eim g!st swojm ejr cro tern!ce tej ior.



K. Dotèjbb $ej )nbbj`tonf 2A

1fm wote tej hnr`j nh if itndo` kndk, krocet hbise bolj i ten!sifm s!fs ifm i cnbmjf rofc nh

jfjrcy jdottofc hrnd tej rjm cjddjm kbimj, ej stnnm tibb iccrjsso#jby kbistofc Gibjfòi it kiy,

knmy rimoitofc of if obb!dofif`j irdnr, eit kbnwf nhh of tej hnr`j, ìj sjirofc it tej jfms ifm

eos hi`j jtèjm wote mjtjrdofitonf of si#ofc eos bn#jm nfjs kjeofm eod. K!t wote ifntejr 9!o`l

cnbmjf hbise jdifitofc hrnd eos swnrm, ot ì!sjm eod tn hby ki`lwirms ifm bifm hnr`jh!bby nf eos

ki`l.

$ejrj wis 9!ojt mirlfjss s!rrn!fmofc eod fnw, eos ejim ternkkofc ifm if ikfnrdibby bn!m

to`lofc fnosj ikn#j eod k!t wejf ej njfjm eos jyjs tn bnnl ! ifm j?idofjm ot h!rtejr, ej siw

tej to`lofc ìdj hrnd i e!cj `bn`l tnwjr teit s!mmjfby ci#j nhh fofj èodjs. 1 krjj'j kbjw

tern!ce eos enbjy ìj is ej cnt h!bby tn eos hjjt, swnrm<bjss ifm ikbj tn hofibby rjibo'j wejrj ej

wis.

=f tn nh tej weotj crifotj k!obmofc teit wis tej =ilbifm )oty Eibb.




@eiptjr ]wjbvj

@nddifmjrs nh Horj

Ljffy rjdn#jm eos ìj ifm hilj krjistbitj teit eim k!rf enbjs of ot irn!fm tej hrnft. Ej

bjht eos t!fo` nf of tej `nbm wofmy wjitejr is ej stnnm of enrrnr it %if &rifòs`n of i kbi'j ifm

b!dj nh sdnlj, hrnd tej hrnft tn tej ki`l. 7!st is ej kbofljm ej fnto`jm i sieorj hbise

robofc tern!ce tej strjjts nh tej òty, sdntejrofc tej horj n!t. $ej $rifsidjroì k!obmofc wis

krnljf iirt ifm tej Kifl nh 1djroì k!obmofc fn bnfcjr stnnm. K!t j#jf is tej mrjimh!b ten!cet

nh offn`jft bo#js bnst, ibb Ljffy `n!bm teofl ikn!t wis tej jnbj ej ìrj dnrj teif ifyteofc

ikn!t.

Sey wis ej ejrj ifm fnt prntj`tofc 'nfyi1 'jmmy1 0ufonr1 0jrry1 &eiwf ifm $ib`nbd> Seit

oh @erostoif wis kimby of8urjm ifm `nubmf‟t mjhjfm tejd> $ejsj ten!cets sjft eod oftn i ifo`

ifm ej rif irn!fm tej tojr bnnlofc hnr if j?ot !ftob ej snttjm i mnnr igir !fmjr tej `bn`l tnwjr.

=f`j ej eim `bodkjm mnwf of i r!se ifm k!rst tern!ce tej mnnr, ej hn!fm eodsjbh of i kbi`l

dirkbj stiorwiy, tej stjs wofmofc of i s9!irj hiseonf. $ej eifcofc bocets hbo`ljrjm is ej

mjs`jfmjm tej stiors of !rcjf`y, g!dofc n#jr twn stjs it i todj. 1 sofostjr bi!ce jènjm

tern!ce tej stiorwiy, ì!sofc Ljffy tn jjr n#jr tej riobofc ifm cisjm it tej bocets se!ttofc nhh

kjbnw is i terjj ejimjm `rjit!rj sìbjm tej wibbs wote ots bohj so'j s`nronf bjcs ifm if ikmndjf

bolj i sfilj.

$ej socet nh tej kbnnmy `rjit!rj ì!sjm Ljffy tn hibb ki`l of hrocet tern!ce i djtib mnnr oftn

i dorrnrjm eibbwiy, bnnlofc oftn nhho`j ihtjr nhho`j. Ej tnnl nhh r!ffofc tern!ce tej di'j nh

cbiss tnwirm tej ntejr jfm nh tej k!obmofc, hrifto`by bnnlofc hnr tej ntejr jdjrcjf`y j?ot. $ej

`rjit!rj k!rst tern!ce tej `nf`rjtj wibb ifm seittjrjm tej cbiss jhhnrtbjssby weobj `riwbofc wote




oddjfsj sjjm tnwirm Ljffy. 7!st is ot n!f`jm nf eos ki`l, lfn`lofc eod oftn i snbom wibb,

hjir crojm eod ifm sjft i sjirofc knbt nh cnbmjf jfjrcy jgj`tofc #jejdjftby hrnd eos #jofs ifm

jrimoìtofc tej j#ob `rjit!rj of i sj`nfm.

Ej wistjm fn todj cjttofc tn eos hjjt ifm r!ffofc iciof of ifm n!t nh tej di'j nh `nf`rjtj

ifm cbiss wibbs. K!t is ej issjm i eibb bjimofc tn tej jbj#itnrs, tej mofc nh tej mnnrs ì!cet eos

ittjftonf ifm slommjm eod tn i eibt.

ote i mjtjrdofjm stromj ifm d!rmjr of eos jyjs, obboid dirèjm n!t tej jbj#itnr of teit

bnfc tif trjfè `nit, tej èiofs nf eos knnts `boflofc is ej dimj jiè stj. $ejrj wis i kbnnm

stiofjm s!kdièofj c!f of eos enbm wote ots iod nf Ljffy.

7!st is oh todj eim sbnwjm, sents rifc n!t k!t Ljffy g!djm n!t nh tej njfofc ifm slommofc

nf tej crn!fm. $ej k!bbjts eim ojr`jm tern!ce tej cbiss ifm bjht if iòm teit wis jitofc tern!ce

ot. Ej s`ridkbjm tn eos hjjt is obboid rn!fmjm tej `nrfjr ifm tjbjiteoìbby hb!fc Ljffy

tern!ce tej wibbs wote s!è hnr`j teit ej seittjrjm terjj sjiritj wibbs. 1cnfy ifm j?`r!òitofc

iof sjirjm tern!ce eos knmy is ej !sejm eodsjbh !.

‒%tiy mnwf.— obboid sfirbjm, lo`lofc Ljffy n#jr tn eos somj. Ej bjt n!t i d!hhbjm s`rjid

ifm ejbm ki`l tej tjirs nh iof.

‒$eos osf‟t bolj yn!ey>—

obboid o`ljm Ljffy ! ky eos fj`l wote i dibj#nbjft crof nf eos hi`j. Ljffy siw fn bn#j

of eos j?‟s jyjs ifm fn `ndissonf of eos #no`j.

‒(n!r mjite wobb krofc dj nwjr tn hrjj dj nh tej `rodjs * `nddottjm.—

‒eit`rodjs>—

‒6I=O;E-—



K. Dotèjbb $ej )nbbj`tonf C

Ej hb!fc Ljffy oftn dnrj nhho`js, sjfmofc seirms nh cbiss snirofc tern!ce tej sly. Ljffy

lfjw teit ej `n!bmf‟t tilj d!è dnrj kr!tib kjitofc kjhnrj ej ci#j n!t ifm mojm. )erostoif

wn!bm‟#j kjjf ejrj ky fnw oh ej wis nliy ifm wejf tej iofh!b rjibo'itonf eot eod teit ej wis

ibnfj, obboid eim `nfg!rjm if jbj`tro` rnj teit wrijm irn!fm Ljffy‟s fj`l, sen`lofc eod

#onbjftby ifm yiflofc eod ki`l it eos hjjt.

$ej sen`ls `jisjm k!t tej rnjs stiyjm tocet is obboid bohtjm Ljffy nhh eos hjjt ky sejjr

hnr`j nh eos dofm, tocetjfofc tej rnj wote jiè rosj. %eirms nh cbiss bj#otitjm ifm noftjm ots

seirjst jfms tnwirm Ljffy. Ej hjbt eos fj`l stirt tn !bb ki`l !ftob ej wis s!rj ot wn!bm sfi,

k!t it teit #jry dndjft wejf tej seirms stirtjm senntofc, i rnbbofc ts!fido nh horj `risejm oftn

obboid, k!rfofc tej rnj hrnd Ljffy‟s fj`l ifm t!rfofc tej cbiss tn ise. $ejrj wis i mjj

s`rjid nh ifcjr ifm iof ifm tejf i e!cj !rbj kjid kbistofc tej horj ! ifm n!t tej k!obmofc.

K!t )erostoif, kjitjf ifm kr!osjm yjt mrjssjm of bnnsj ifts wote i swnrm enbstjr ifm i tifl

tn, eim g!djm of hrnft nh Ljffy, wen wis cisofc hnr ior ifm !fèjm obboid mjim `jftjr of

eos hi`j ifm tej twn wjrj bn`ljm oftn if iccrjsso#j eifm tn eifm `ndkit, j?èifcofc kbnws ifm

kbn`ls. )erostoif bifmjm i hjw eots tn obboid‟s hi`j ifm ikmndjf boljwosj tej 6? lfn`ljm tej

4rntj`tnr nhh eos hnntofc i hjw todjs wote riom eots tn tej èjst ifm rn!fmen!sj lo`ls.

‒Ei- *s teit ot>— obboid ti!ftjm, ‒(n!r strjfcte os kjfjite dj.—

‒+nf‟t knist,— )erostoif wojm eos kbnnmy bo ifm ljt i `nnb sdobj, ‒(n! ei#jf‟t j#jf

kjc!f tn sjj dy strjfcte.—

Ljffy eim dificjm tn cjt tn eos hjjt ifm wis bnnlofc ki`l kjtwjjf tej twn djf of hrnft nh

eod.



K. Dotèjbb $ej )nbbj`tonf H

‒;jt mnwf.— )erostoif d!ttjrjm, fnt tilofc eos jyjs nhh nh eos nnfjft. 1fntejr bi!ce

jsìjm obboid is ej s!ddnfjm eos s!kdièofj c!f hrnd i sworbofc teof kbi`l ior ifm kjc!f

senntofc. )erostoif eim co#jf nhh i senrt weostbj it tej sidj todj ifm tej kb!j ternwofc stir s!f

n!t eos ki`l n`ljt ifm rjgj`tjm jiè k!bbjt ky `bnfofc otsjbh ifm rjjbbjm tejd ki`l.

obboid eim hbiobjm eos `nit nh eos hi`j tn co#j i kbi`l hnr`j tn kbn`l tej k!bbjts hrnd eottofc

eod, nkbotjritofc tejd ofstiftby. K!t of teit dndjft, )erostoif eim g!djm lo`ljm obboid ki`l

oftn tej cbiss wibb k!t tej #obbiof ofstiftifjn!sby tjbjnrtjm of i mn'jf nh kn!fòfc kibbs nh horj.

)erostoif eim crikkjm Ljffy ifm krnlj nhh oftn i r!f, ro`nèjtofc sejrjs nh hbidjs wote `bnfofc

ternwofc stirs, soffofc if jfjrcy hojbm irn!fm tejd ifytodj i horjkibb hjbb.

=f`j tejy wjrj irn!fm i snbom wibb, )erostoif kjcif 9!o`lby mnofc tej mjsocf nf eos eifm

ifm sbiddofc ot nf Ljffy‟s èjst wote i `yif cbnw. K!t tej wibb j?bnmjm is tejy wjrj

trifsnrtofc ifm tej ent hnr`j lfn`ljm tejd nhh tri`l, sbiddofc tejd oftn tej korm sif`t!iry nf

"ilj Djrrott. Ljffy t!dkbjm tern!ce k!sejs weobj )erostoif `risejm oftn i bircj wobbnw trjj.

‒Ejy irj yn! nliy>— Ljffy isljm, dilofc eos wiy tn eos e!fèjm n#jr 4rntj`tnr.

‒(jie,— Ej ejirm eod !ttjr ifm tejf ikr!tby !sj eos sen!bmjr tn iom cjttofc !.

‒=liy, g!st bjif nf dj.— Ljffy stitjm, ‒j cnt tn cjt nhh teos osbifm.—

K!t is snnf is tej wnrms bjht Ljffy‟s bos, mn'jfs nh hbn`ls nh korms hbjw oftn tej sly n!t tej

trjjs ifm tej witjr irn!fm tejd stirtjm tn knob. 1s tej stjid crjw teo`ljr, tejy siw i hoc!rj nh

sdnbmjrofc jirte rosj n!t tej bilj ifm nftn tej osbifm, snbomohyofc oftn obboid. Ej njm i

`ro`l n!t eos fj`l ifm hn`!sjm nf eos rjy nfby yirms iwiy.

‒"jt dj.— Ljffy stirtjm k!t )erostoif rjsostjm, !bbofc tej obb!dofitofc litifi hrnd ots

enbstjr nf eos somj.




‒In.—

obboid bi!cejm eystjroìbby weoè dimj Ljffy `rofcj.

‒*h yn!‟m bolj, * ìf sjfm yn! tn rnt of tej ridift Ejbbs tncjtejr.—

K!t )erostoif eim èircjm tnwirm tej sofostjr kjofc k!t wis ternwf nhh wejf obboid

s!mmjfby himjm hrnd #ojw kj`ndofc i #nrtj? nh hbidj, bocetofc tej jftorj osbifm nf horj. Ljffy

eim dificjm tn s!ddnf i hioft cnbmjf seojbm irn!fm eod is tej horj eim strifmjm ifm ricjm

irn!fm eod k!t )erostoif eim sjft i kjid nh seoddjrofc kb!j bocet tern!ce tej strifms,

jrimoìtofc tejd iwiy.

‒ O `nftrnb tej horj ifm nfby O `nddifm tej hbidj"— )erostoif yjbbjm tnwirm obboid,

sbiddofc tej kbimj oftn tej crn!fm ifm seoddjrjm oftn i stito` nh kb!j hojry jfjrcy teit `risejm

irn!fm Ljffy bolj rntj`to#j bocetfofc. )erostoif `n!ftjri`tjm j#jry weo nh rjm hbidj teit

obboid `nftrnbbjm wote j?bnso#j kb!j nfjs nh eos nwf.

Ljffy hjbt tej hnr`j !se ist eos knmy bolj i fj#jr jfmofc c!st nh wofm k!t wis ikbj tn enbm

eos nwf sdibb rntj`tonf irn!fm eod wote tej k!rfofc nwjr `n!rsofc tern!ce eos #jofs fnw. Ej

wis tryofc tn ejb )erostoif k!t ej momf‟t lfnw enw tn i`to#itj ifyteofc. $ejrj wis fn dnrj

#no`j ifm fn dnrj kjidofc mn!kbj jmcjm swnrm. $ej nfby teofc wis tej hioft seojbm teit wis

nfby jfn!ce hnr eos nwf knmy.

1s tej wofm r!sejm irn!fm, ej snttjm i mirl hoc!rj ijirofc snrimoìbby irn!fm eod of tej

hbidj tryofc tn itti`l k!t wote jiè ijirif`j, )erostoif wn!bm sof oftn #ojw hrnd tej kb!j

hbidj ifm kbn`l jiè eot wote eos litifi. 6iè eot wn!bm ì!sj i ofc nh bocet tn kn!f`j nhh tej

kbimj ejbofc Ljffy kj ikbj tn hnbbnw tej i`tonf ifm ej fnto`jm rocet iwiy, teit wejf )erostoif




eim `bnfjm eodsjbh tn `n!ftjri`t obboid mnofc tej sidj of tej hbidj, teit ot wis i tri ifm twn

crjjf tiobjm k!bbjt ojr`jm )erostoif‟s èjst.

K!t is ej hjbb, ej stito`jm oftn i kb!j dost ifm mosijirjm kjhnrj eottofc tej crn!fm ifm fnw

Ljffy wis bjht tn 9!o`lby hoc!rj n!t eos fj?t dn#j is crjjf tiobjm k!bbjts rifc hrnd tej

ijirofc mirl hoc!rjs. Ej hjbb tn eos lfjjs `n#jrofc eos ejim k!t fnto`jm m!st hibbofc ist eos

hi`j ifm siw tej k!bbjts mosoftjcritofc is ot eot tej m!sty seojbm. 1 bn!m crnwb wis jènjm n!t tej

hbidjs ifm i bifc!icj fnt lfnwf nf 6irte wis !ttjrjm.

$eit‟s wejf Ljffy siw tej swird nh wofcjm `rjit!rjs `nbbj`tofc n#jr tej hbidofc korm

sif`t!iry osbifm hrnd j#jry morj`tonf. $ejy itti`ljm swohtby, eottofc tej seojbm ifm sticcjrofc

Ljffy nhh eos hnntofc. K!t sndjenw wote jiè wi#j nh hjir teit ej hjbt, ot ci#j tej seojbm i

strnfcjr jhhj`t ifm ej siw tej cnbmjf jfjrcy r!seofc of eos #jofs. 1fm is eos d!s`bjs striofjm

iciofst tej wjocet, ej n!tstrjtèjm eos irds ifm witèjm tej cnbmjf jfjrcy jdot hrnd eos ibds

ifm hnrd tej mn!kbj jmcj swnrm. $ej `rodsnf kbimj wis trifsb!`jft tn if ofhjrfn ofsomj nh ot is

Ljffy crojm tej eifmbj.

*ddjmoitjby, tej cnbmjf hnr`j j?ifmjm of i mo#ofj weotj hbidj k!t 9!o`lby wis fnto`jm teit

ot wisf‟t strnfc jfn!ce iciofst if nfsbi!cet nh wofcjm `rjit!rj sbiseofc, `riseofc ifm itti`lofc

tej seojbm wote rjm ejbbhorj. %bnwby, tej mndj nh jfjrcy teit wis rntj`tofc Ljffy kjcif tn

serofl is eos knmy wis wjiljfofc wote tej j?trinrmofiry wjocet ej wis enbmofc ki`l.

‒=e, `ndj nf.— Ej crnifjm tn eodsjbh is ej sbojm nhh eos bjht hnnt ifm ì!sjm i hitib mo of

tej seojbm. $ej dndjft ej trojm tn rjciof eos hnntofc, ej ejirm obboid‟s bi!cetjr ifm tej `biw it

tej seojbm ì!sofc i fiob s`ritèofc sn!fm, dilofc ot `ri`l ifm wjk n!t. Ljffy `n!bmf‟t tilj tej




s!mmjf wjocet ciof tej nnsofc nwjr wis ei#ofc is eos seojbm wjiljfjm ifm ej `ndbjtjby

hjbb nf nfj lfjj.

Inw tej swnrm wis kjcoffofc tn mod ifm himj iwiy hrnd eysoìb #ojw ì!sofc tej weotj

hbidj tn soddjr. Ljffy s`rjidjm it tej swnrm of rntjst is ot `ndbjtjby mosijirjm ifm wote

nfj bist kbnw, tej seojbm seittjrjm oftn m!sty hricdjfts hibbofc irn!fm eod. K!t g!st is i e!cj

eifm nh kbi`l jfjrcy wis rjièofc mnwf nf Ljffy‟s e!fèjm knmy, ej hjbt ifntejr eifm rjiè

hrnd !fmjr eod ifm yifljm hnr`jh!bby ifm swohtby, !bbofc eod oftn i soffofc wnrdenbj nh kb!j

jfjrcy ì!sofc eod tn `rise nf i b!se crjjf njfofc.

$ej ior wis ìbd, tej criss sdjbbjm `bjifjm ifm bolj bobi` wote bi#jfmjr. eobj 9!o`lby k!t

iofh!bby t!rfofc n#jr, ej siw )erostoif stnnjm n#jr eod, eos wn!fms ifm èjst kifmicjm, kbnnm

`bjifjm ! ifm eifm strjtèjm n!t. $eit sdobj ej bn#jm tn sjj wis h!bb ifm krocet.

‒(n!‟rj #jry `n!ricjn!s.—

Ljffy crikkjm eos 4rntj`tnr‟s eifm ifm sbnwby rnsj tn eos hjjt, wofòfc is ej wjft.

‒ejrj‟s j#jryknmy> 1rj tejy nliy>—

)erostoif fnmmjm 9!o`lby ifm bi`jm eos ird irn!fm eos )!stnmy hnr s!nrt.

‒(js, yjs, j#jrynfj os nliy. $ejy‟rj it tej sihj en!sj * cn tn, wjbb i`t!ibby, wejrj wj irj

fnw. %triocet tern!ce tej trjjs ifm n#jr tej eobb.—

Ljffy stnjm ifm bnnljm it eos `ndbjtj s!rrn!fmofcs5 ej wis of tej dommbj nh i b!se

crjjf ist!rj, eobbs rnbbofc n!t iribbjb tn tej `bohhs ifm n`jifs of tej mostif`j. Ej ejirm tej

`risejs snhtby of tej ior ifm witèjm tej dnnfbocet seofj n#jr i itè nh nil trjjs teit njfjm i

ite n#jr tej enro'nf. $ejy kjcif wiblofc sbnwby of sobjf`j, Ljffy sfo#jbofc it tej ihtjrten!cet

nh j#jryteofc ifm )erostoif soceofc weobj tocetjfofc eos enbm.




‒(n!‟rj sihj fnw.—

‒K!tobboidej.ej—

‒* lfnw. *‟d snrry.— )erostoif 9!ojtby ifswjrjm of i crnifofc soce, ‒(n!‟bb kj nliy fnw, *

rndosj. (n!‟rj hofibby cnofc tn djjt tej c!y wen ofhnrdjm dj ibb ikn!t yn! ifm wen ibsn

si#jm yn!r hrojfm‟s bo#js ifm dy nwf.—

1fm is oh nf `!j, i tif dif wote ise kbnfmj eior, sidj ejocet is )erostoif, mrjssjm of i

sob#jry kb!j #jst, ditèofc `rjisjm ifts ifm i krocet weotj `nbbirjm seort, wis e!rryofc mnwf

tej ite tnwirm tej twn. Ej ìrrojm i teo`l bjitejr kic ifm Ljffy fnto`jm tej knw toj eim kjjf

!ftojm ifm r!hhbjm.

‒Ljffy, * fnw rjsjft tn yn! 1 dy kjst hrojfm ifm enbmjr nh tej *ftjbbocjf`j %n!b,— )erostoif

oftrnm!`jm of i dn`l iffn!f`jr #no`j wote eos hrjj eifm j?tjfmjm, is tej dif cnt woteof ejirofc

mostif`j ifm hbisejm i kihhbjm k!t kb!sejm bnnl it eod, ‒;o#j i rn!fm nh ibi!sj tn tej nfj, tej

nfby 4jrò#ib Kjib-—

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