From: ADIE1643@UK.AC.QUEENS-BELFAST.CENTRE.VAX1 3-SEP-1987 21:46 To: ARCHIVE Subj: Date: 3-SEP-1987 21:34:15 GMT +01:00 From: ADIE1643@UK.AC.QUEENS-BELFAST.CENTRE.VAX1 To: ARCHIVE@UK.AC.OXFORD.VAX ************************************************************* Title: SEIDEA/N BRUITHNE (i.e. "Typhoon" by Conrad) Author: Seosamh Mac Grianna (trans.) Edition: First edition, 1935. This is a pre-edited version. The pre-edits are inserted to facilitate automated processing and are explained below. By removing them, the natural appearance of the text can be recovered. This text may not employ all of these pre-edits. Edit character Function Original typography -------------- -------- ------------------- / vowel length mark acute accent on preceding vowel ^ initial lenition h or H + word or affix separator nil ~ sometimes inserted to stand for a word nil which has been completely elided (usually adjacent to a +) * proper name marker nil _ proper name element connector space - hyphen or dash; when used hyphen or dash as a dash it will be flanked by spaces ' apostrophe only apostrophe ` ` single quotation marks single open quotation mark or (both open and close) single close quotation mark " " double quotation marks double open quotation mark or (both open and close) double close quotation mark [Note: Nested quotation marks: it is normal to print double and single quotation marks at alternate levels. Here, double quotes are used at the highest level, even though some texts use the reverse convention.] [ ] delimit titles of nil, enlarged, boldface, etc. text sections # # delimit titles mentioned quotation marks (Irish), italics or quotation marks (English) [Note: hashes are NOT used aroud titles in this text; but there is a hash on p. 126, standing for a pound sign.] { } delimit poetry nil, quotation marks (Irish), italics (English) sometimes, reduced type @ @ delimit quotations in Irish nil, quotation marks (especially other dialects) sometimes, indentation & & delimit words or phrases in other languages, nil, which do not conform to Irish orthography italics, quotation marks, etc. $ $ delimit emphasized words usually boldface = end of line marker nil; if these are removed, any characters following the = on the same line should also be removed. [Note: the use of an end-of-line marker enables the hierarchical logical structure of the text to be captured, by placing an appropriate number of spaces before the EOLN marker. Characters may be placed after the EOLN marker to distinguish different types of unit at the same logical level.] Error correction, using | | | A very limited number of obvious errors in the printed texts have been (reversibly) corrected, by using triples of | | |, with character strings between them. A string between the first pair is an insertion, while a string between the second and third is a deletion. Thus: coding original text suggested correct text |b|a| a b |b|| nil b ||a| a nil Indentation has been removed. The physical text structure is encoded through COCOA-format page references. ****************************************************************************

[Se/idea/n Bruithne] =TTT [I] =TT B^i/ an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra ar g^al+-+luing dar = b^'+ainm an *Nan-Shan. B^i/ aghaidh air a = b^i/ ag cur i g+ceart leis an intinn a b^i/ = aige; aghaidh nach rabh an+-+m^o/ra/n nirt no/ an+-+= m^o/ra/n dobhra/ntachta innte; aghaidh nach rabh = sonnruigheach ar d^o/igh no/ ar d^o/igh eile; aghaidh = c^omhthrom, d^o+-+spreagtha, s^ocair. = Da/ smuaintighthea/ ar rud ar bith le linn = amharc air, ba ar c^otadh e/; na/ nuair a b^i/odh = se/ in oifigeacha gnoithe ar ti/r mo/r, s^uidheadh = se/ agus a c^eann crom, agus aoibh f^ann ar a = g^nu/is a b^i/ daithte le gre/in. Nuair a t^o/gadh = se/ a c^eann b^e/arfa/ fa/ dear go rabh su/ile gorma = aige a rabh amharc di/reach ionnta. B^i/ ceann = de g^ruaig b^a/in air a b^i/ iongantach mi/n, agus = b^i/ si/ ina fa/inne mar b^e/adh si/oda giobach ann = thart ar a b^lagaid. Ach ni/or b^'+amhlaidh don = f^e/aso/ig a b^i/ air, b^i/ si/ dearg+ruadh agus i/ comh = la/idir le sreangthacha umha. Ba c^uma = goide/ comh lom agus b^earradh se/ i/, b^i/ loinnir = d^earg ag siubhal ar a leicne achan uair a = m+bogadh se/ a c^eann. B^i/ se/ cruaidh air = measardhacht airde a b^eith ann, agus b^i/ se/ = claon crom+-+s^linnea/nach. B^i/ se/ comh suidhte =

daingean sin agus go rabh cuma ar a c^uid = muinchilli/ agus ar a c^uid osa/n i g+comhnaidhe = a b^eith claon beag ro/+-+c^umhang ag a g^e/aga. = B^i/ cuma air na/r t^uig se/ na/r b^'+ionann an = co/iriu/ i n+gach leithead den domhan, agus ni/ = f^uair tu/ ariamh air ach hata dubh, agus culaith = d^onn agus pe/ire de b^ro/ga garbha dubha. = E/ideadh cuain a b^i/ ann, agus c^uir se/ cuma = righte c^iotach ar a c^olainn ramhair. B^i/ slabh-= radh caol airgid as an uaireado/ir ar a bheiste, = agus ni/ d^eachaidh se/ ariamh ar ti/r mo/r gan = sca/th+-+fearthanna. B^i/odh se/ co/rnuighthe leis ina = d^orn m^o/r g^iobach, agus sca/th+-+fearthanna den = c^uid a b'+f^iu/ntaighe a b^i/ ann. *Jukes o/g, an = c^e/ad m^aca/n, b^i/odh se/ leis go dti/ an p^aso/id = t^o/ga/la. Agus corr uair g^eibheadh se/ uchtach a = ra/dh, go h+iongantach caoin, "Le do t^oil, a = d^uine uasail," agus b^eireadh se/ ar an sca/th+-+= fearthanna go h+urramach, agus c^uireadh se/ an = c^os in a/irde agus d'+f^osgladh se/ e/ i bh+faiteadh = na su/l, agus s^i/neadh se/ arais do/ e/. G^ni/dheadh = se/ seo agus dreach air comh stuamdha, agus go = g+caitheadh *Solomon_Rout, an c^e/ad innealltho/ir, = a c^eann a t^ionnto/dh uaidh le fonn ga/ire. = "O/ seadh! An gamp, spre/adhadh air... go = rabh maith agat, a *Jukes, go rabh maith agat," = adeireadh an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra o/ n-+a c^roidhe, = agus ni/ t^o/gadh se/ a c^eann. = B^i/ oiread de s^amhailt aignidh aige agus = b^eireadh thar achan la/ e/, agus sin a rabh ann, = agus b^i/ muinighi/n s^a/imh as fe/in aige. Agus = ar an a/dhbhar sin fosta ni/ rabh bro/d ar bith ann. = Se/ an ceann feadhain a bh+fuil an t+samhailt = aige a bi/os gontach agus dalba, agus deacair = a s^a/samh. Ach ni/ rabh long ar bith a m+bi/odh =

an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra ina c^eann urraidh uirthe = nach m+bi/odh suaimhneas agus se/an uirthe. Ni/ = t^iocfadh leis a/rd+-+s^amhailt a f^eicea/il ach oiread = agus t^iocfadh le clogado/ir gle/as ama a = d^e/anamh le casu/r d^a/ p^unnta agus le sea/dh d^a/ = la/imh. Ina d^iaidh sin ta/ taobh iongantach ar an = c^inea/l seo fear iad fe/in, tugtha agus mar ta/ = siad do g^noithe beag achan lae. Maidir leis = an *C^aifti/n_Mac_Furra, ni/ t^iocfadh a t^uigbhea/il = goide/ a t^ug air e/alo/dh chun fairrge, agus e/ ina = m^ac m^easamhail ag fear siopa b^ig i m+*Be/al_= Feirste. Agus ina d^iaidh sin rinne se/ e/, i = g+cionn a c^u/ig m+bliadhan de/ag. Ba leo/r an = me/id sin, nuair a smuainteo/chtha/ air, le tabh-= airt ort smuaintiu/ go rabh la/mh m^illteanach = da/ sa/thadh isteach i n+gnoithe an t+saoghail - = isteach san nead seanga/n sin, agus go rabh = si/ ag breith ar g^uailneacha agus ag bualadh = cloigeann ar a c^e/ile, agus go rabh si/ ag cur = daoine a t^riall i gan f^ios do/bhtha fe/in ar = b^a/iri/ e/agsamhalta agus in a/irdeannai/ na/r = samhluigheadh. = Ni/ t^ug a athair maitheamhnas ariamh do/ as = an c^leas b^eag easumhal, d^obhra/nta sin. = "T^iocfadh linn gnoithe a d^e/anamh gan e/," = adeireadh se/ ina d^iaidh sin, "ach ta/ an siopa = annsin. Agus gur b^'+e/ an t-+aon m^ac e/." = C^aoin an m^a/thair cuid m^o/r i n+diaidh e/ e/alo/dh. = Ni/or smuaintigh se/ ariamh sce/ala a f^a/ga/il = ina d^iaidh ca/ n+deachaidh se/, agus b^i/othas g^a/ = c^aoi mar b^e/adh se/ ar s^luagh na marbh, go dti/ = ocht mi/ ina d^iaidh sin gur c^uir se/ an c^e/ad = litir as *Talcahuano. Litir g^oirid a b^i/ innte, = agus cibe/ nach rabh innte b^i/ an me/id seo innte: = "B^i/ aimsear iongantach m^aith againn ar an =

astar amach." Ach b'+f^urast a aithne gur b^'+e/ = an t-+aon rud a s^i/l se/ fe/in a b'+f^iu/ a innse, = gur c^uir an caifti/n ar airteagail na luinge = mar m^airne/alach e/. "Ar an a/dhbhar go d+tig = liom an obair a d^e/anamh," a sgri/obh se/, mar = m^i/niu/ ar an c^u/is sin. G^oil an m^a/thair go = fras ari/s, agus i d+taca leis an athair de = dubhairt se/ an rud a b^i/ ar a c^roidhe nuair a = dubhairt se/ gur bodhama/n a b^i/ i d+*Toma/s. = Fear feo/lmhar a b^i/ ann, a rabh ciall do m^agadh = aige, agus gur f^a/g an ana/l e/ b^i/odh se/ ag = magadh ar a m^ac, agus cinea/l truaighe aige = do/, mar b^e/adh leath+-+d^uine aige. = B'+annamh a t^e/igheadh *Mac_Furra 'un an = b^aile, ar n+do/iche. O/ b^liadhain go bliadhain = b^i/odh se/ ag scri/obhadh chuig a m^uinntir, ag = innse ca/ rabh a t^riall ar d^ruim an domhain = m^o/ir. B^i/odh ra/idhte den t+seo/rt seo sna = litreacha: "Ta/ teas millteanach annseo." = No/: "La/ Nodlag, ar an ceathair p.m. = casadh cnuic oighreo/ige orainn." Leis an am = fuair an sean+-+p^e/ire eo/las ar ainmneacha = m^o/ra/n luingis, agus ar ainmneacha a g+cuid = caifti/n - agus ar ainmneacha sealbho/iri/ long = in *Albain agus i *Sasain. Fuair siad eo/las = ar ainmneacha coimhthightheacha a b^i/ ar p^oirt = a/dhmaid, agus ar p^oirt ri/se agus ar p^oirt = cada/is. Fuair siad eo/las ar ainm an iomad = oilea/n - agus ar an m^naoi o/ig a b^i/ ag an m^ac. = *Laoighsi/ a b'+ainm di/. Ni/or smuaintigh se/ = ariamh a innse ar t^aitin an t-+ainm leis. Ann-= sin fuair an t+sean+-+la/namhain ba/s. = Po/sadh *Mac_Furra ar n+do/iche, agus b^i/ la/ = mo/r ann, agus b^i/ la/ mo/r eile ann nuair a = fuair se/ an c^aifti/neacht. =

T^a/rla na rudai/ seo na bliadhanta roimh an = m^aidin seo a bh+fuilmuid ag tra/cht uirthe - an = m^aidin a s^easuigh se/ i seo/mra na le/arsga/il = ar an *Nan-Shan, agus c^onnaic se/ go rabh = gloine na h+aimsire, an gloine fi/rinneach = cneasta, i n+diaidh tuitim. B^i/ an gloine ar = f^eabhas, b^i/ am maith de b^liadhain ann, b^i/ an = long in a/it ar leith ar an domhan - agus eadar = na tri/ c^uid, b^i/ tuitim an g^loine ag de/anamh = tuair nach rabh sona. Ach ni/ aithneo/chtha/ ar = g^ruaidh d^eirg an f^ir sin ma/ b^i/ imnidhe ina = c^roidhe. Ni/ rabh gar tuar a d^e/anamh do/+-+san, = no/ ni/ t^uigfeadh se/ tuar go g+coimhli/ontai/ an = tarngaireacht. "T^uit an gloine, gan = amhras," dar leis. "Caithfidh aimsear ion-= gantach s^alach a b^eith ar na gaobhair." = B^i/ an *Nan-Shan ag dul si/os o/ dheas go dti/ = port *Fu-chau, agus dorna/n lasta ins na = miadail i/ochtaracha aice, agus d^a/ c^e/ad de = c^u/ili/ Si/neacha a b^i/ ag dul 'un an b^aile go = *Fo-Kien, i n+diaidh a b^eith ag obair bliadhanta = beaga fa/ la/r an domhain. B^i/ an m^aidin = brea/gh, b^i/ an f^airrge mar b^e/adh ola ann, gan = oiread agus deallramh cubhair uirthe. B^i/ = braghall beag de ne/all c^eo/dhach aistidheach ins = an spe/ir mar b^e/adh fa/inne ar an g^re/in. B^i/ = an bo/rd cinn la/n Si/neo/iri/, agus b^i/ bleitheach = de e/adach gruamdha agus de aghaidheannai/ = buidhe, agus de p^leatai/ ann, agus de g^uail-= neacha ta/rnochta fosta, no/ ni/ rabh smid g^aoithe = ann, agus b^i/ an teas plu/chtach. B^i/ na cu/ili/ = ag leigean le n-+a n+druim, ag co/mhra/dh, ag = caitheamh pi/opai/, no/ ag amharc thar an ra/l. = B^i/ cuid ag tarraingt uisce isteach thar an = taoibh agus ag folcadh a c^e/ile. B^i/ tuilleadh =

ina luighe ina g+codladh ar d^roma/in, agus b^i/ = siad ina leath+-+d^uisi/ni/ ina suidhe ar a = n+gonabhogai/ thart ar loisteacha iarainn a rabh = pla/tai/ ri/s agus cupai/ beaga tae ortha. Ni/ = rabh aon Si/neach ariamh acu nach rabh a m^aoin = s^aoghalta leis - co/fra a/dhmaid a rabh glas air = agus bras ar na coirnea/il aige, agus a = s^olathar astoigh ann. B^i/ e/adach c^eann fe/ile = ann, agus pi/osai/ tu/is agus b'+f^e/idir stioc = o/pium agus cunamar eile nach rabh air ach luach = bre/ige, agus taisgidh b^eag de c^oro/nacha = airgid, a s^aothruigh siad i longa/in guail, no/ = a b^ain siad i d+toighthe cearrbhachais, no/ a fuair = siad as mion+-+m^argaidhtheacha - airgead a t^ochail = siad as an talamh, no/ a c^eannuigh siad i = mianachai/ le n-+a g+cuid alluis, no/ a s^aothruigh = siad ar b^o/ithre iarainn, no/ ar an dubh+-+iargcu/l-= tacht c^ontabhairteach. Faoi ualaigh t^roma a = s^aothruigh siad iad, go foighdeach a c^ruinnigh = siad iad, go cu/ramach a c^osain siad iad, agus = go fiadhta a b^i/ a n+gradam ortha. = T^a/inig cros+-+t^onna anall o/ C^ainea/l *Formosa = i d+tra/thaibh an deich a c^log, agus ma/ t^a/inig = ni/or c^uir se/ aon c^osgradh mo/r faoi na pasan-= to/iri/ sin. B^i/ an *Nan-Shan comhthrom san = i/ochtar, agus b^i/ daingneo/iri/ fa/+'n b^olg uirthe, = agus b^i/ leithead mo/r innte, agus b^i/ se/ de = c^liu/ uirthe go rabh si/ diongmha/lta ar t^uras = mara. Nuair a b^i/odh fonn seanchuis ar *Jukes = ar ti/r mo/r, ba g^na/thach leis a ra/dh go rabh "an = sean+-+c^aili/n ion+-+c^urtha in e/ifeacht le n-+a = sge/imh." Ni/ smuainteo/chadh an *Caifti/n_Mac_= Furra go deo/ ar a leithe/id de c^ainnt a/rd, = s^amhailteach a ra/dh fa/ d+taobh di/. = Long m^aith a b^i/ innte gan amhras, agus ni/ =

rabh si/ aosta ach oiread. Ni/ rabh se/ tri/ = bliadhna o/ rinneadh i n+*Du/n_B^reatan i/, le = h+o/rdu/ ceannaidhthe i *Siam - *Sigg agus a M^ac. = Nuair a b^i/ si/ ar an t+sna/mh, agus an uile m^aide = re/idh innte fa/ c^oinne a cuid oibre b^reathnuigh = na saorthai/ go h+uaibhreach i/. = "D'+iarr *Sigg orainn caifti/n a f^agha/il, a = be/adh ion+-+taobhtha, le n-+a tabhairt amach," = arsa fear de na cuallaithe. M^achtnuigh an = fear eile tamall agus dubhairt se/: "Is = do/igh liom go bh+fuil *Mac_Furra ar ti/r mo/r san = am i la/thair." = "An bh+fuil? Cuir sreang+-+sge/al chuige ar = aghaidh baise. 'S+e/ an fear e/ ata/ a d^ith orainn," = arsan fear a ba sine aca, gan bomaite = moille. = Ar maidin la/ ar n-+a b^a/rach b^i/ *Mac_Furra = ina s^easamh ina la/thair gan aithmhe/altas. = T^a/inig se/ as *Lonndu/in ar t^raen g^asta an = meadhon+-+oidhche i n+diaidh scaradh comh tobann = sin le n-+a m^naoi 's nach mo/ na/ go rabh faill = aige sla/n a f^a/ga/il aice. Bean a b^i/ innte a = t^a/inig o/ d^uine agus o/ d^aoine agus a t^a/inig = anuas ins an t+saoghal. = "Is fearr du/inn araon a d^ul fri/d an = luing, a C^aifti/n," arsan cuallaidhe ba sine. = C^uaidh an triu/r go m+breathnuigheadh siad = buaidheannai/ an *Nan-Shan o/ t^oiseach go stiu/r, = agus o/ c^i/l+-+b^anna go beara/d na g+crann. = An c^e/ad rud a rinne an *Caifti/n_Mac_= Furra, a c^o/ta mo/r a b^aint de, agus a c^rochadh = ar c^rann to/ga/la galach den de/anamh d^eir-= eannach. = "C^uir m'+uncal focal maith isteach ar do = s^on chuig a/r g+ca/irde inde/ nuair a b^i/ se/ ag =

sgri/obhadh chuca - chuig *Sigg agus a M^ac, an = d+tuigeann tu/ - agus is do/iche go bh+fa/gfaidh = siad an c^aifti/neacht agat," arsan cuallaidhe = a b'+o/ige. "Agus t^ig leat a ra/dh go bh+fuil = tu/ '+do c^eann feadhain ar an b^a/d is sa/sta = da/ me/id ar c^o/sta na *Si/ne, a C^aifti/n." = "Ar c^uir? Go rabh maith agat," arsa = *Mac_Furra go doile/ir. Ni/ rabh se/ in innimh = rud a b^i/ i bh+fad uaidh a t^abhairt fa/ dear, ach = oiread agus b^e/arfadh fear dall du/ithche a/luinn = fa/ dear. T^a/rla go bh+faca se/ glas d^orais an = c^a/ba/in, agus s^iubhail se/ anonn go dti/ e/ go = du/thrachtach, agus t^oisigh se/ a b^aint gliogair = as an m^urla/n. Dubhairt se/, ins an g^lo/r = i/seal d^u/thrachtach sin a b^i/ aige, "Ni/ t^ig leat = taobhu/ leis na h+oibridheannai/ ar na saoghaltai/ = seo. Glas u/r, agus e/ o/ g^le/as. An bh+feiceann = tu/?" = Nuair a fuair se/ an b^eirt aca leo/ fe/in = ins an oifig, dubhairt an fear o/g leis an = uncal: "C^uir tu/ sgoith cliu/ ar an f^ear sin = chuig *Sigg. Goide/ an feabhas a tchi/ tu/ air?" = B^i/ claon droch+-+m^eas ina g^lo/r. = "Aidmhighim nach caifti/n ceannascach ata/ = ann, ma/+'s sin an seo/rt ata/ tu/ a d^'+iarraidh," = arsan fear a ba sine, go giorraisg. = "An bh+fuil fear cinn na saor+-+a/dhmaid ata/ = ar an *Nan-Shan amuigh annsin?... Tar = isteach, a *B^ates. Goide/ ba c^iall duit leig-= ean do m^uinntir *Tait glas feabhtach a c^ur = ar d^oras an c^a/ba/in? T^ug an caifti/n fa/ = dear ar an c^e/ad sple/achadh e/. Cuir ceann = eile ina a/it comh tiugh ge/ar agus t^ig leat. = Na ceanno/gai/ a m^illeas an b^uain, a *B^ates= ... na ceanno/gai/..." =

Cuireadh glas u/r ar an doras, agus conablach = laetheach ina d^iaidh sin, c^uaidh an *Nan-Shan faoi = n-+a cuid galach ag tarraingt ar an Domhan = Thoir. Ni/ f^uair an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra an = dara locht ar a cuid trioc, agus ni/or m^o/ide na/ = sin a rinne se/ mo/rtas as an luing, no/ a t^ra/cht = se/ ar b^uidheachas a b^eith air as an p^osta a = f^agha/il, no/ ar s^a/samh a b^eith air as an rath a = b^i/ i n+da/n do/. = Ni/ duine cainnteach no/ tostach a b^i/ ann, = agus ni/ f^uair se/ mo/ra/n faill cainnte. B^i/ = gnoithe na luinge le labhairt air, ar n+do/iche - = b^i/ o/rduigheacha le tabhairt agus gnoithi/ eile = mar sin. Acht dar leis an rud a b^i/ thart = go rabh se/ thart, agus ni/ rabh an t-+am a b^i/ le = t^eacht ina la/thair go fo/ill, agus ni/ rabh = feidhm a b^eith ag cainnt ar na neithe a b^i/ amhlaidh = go laetheamhail - na/ t^ig leis na rudai/ a bi/os = amhlaidh a manadh fe/in a ra/dh go beacht. = B^i/ du/il ag sean+-+*M^r._Sigg i bh+fir t^ostacha = agus i bh+fir "a b^e/adh a f^ios agat nach rachadh a = c^ur feabhais ar na h+o/rduigheacha" a b^e/arfai/ = do/bhtha. B^i/ an da/ b^uaidh ag *Mac_Furra, agus = fa/gadh caifti/neacht an *Nan-Shan ar fad aige. = Agus c^uaidh se/ i g+ceann loingseo/ireacht *M^uir_= na_Si/ne go faithchilleach. T^a/inig si/ amach faoi = ainm na *Sasan, ach tamall ina d^iaidh sin dar le = Muinntir *Sigg go m+b' f^ea/rr a cur faoi = b^ratach na *Siama. = Nuair a c^uala *Jukes go rabh siad ag brath = an t-+a/thrach a d^e/anamh d'+e/irigh se/ corrach, mar = b^e/arfai/ masla do/ fe/in. C^uaidh se/ thart ag = ma/nnra/n leis fe/in, agus ag de/anamh gearr+-+= g^a/iri/ droch+-+m^easamhla. "Smuaintigh ar eileamh-= tha/nt amaideach mar g^eobhfa/ san A/irc ar =

b^ratach do luinge," ar seisean uair amha/in = ag doras s^eo/mra na n-+ineall. "Damnu/ = orm+-+sa ma/ b^i/onn seasamh agam leis. Fa/gfaidh = me/ amach an a/it. Na nach bh+fuil se/ ag cur = samhnais ort, a *M^r._Rout?" Re/idhtigh = *Mr._Rout a sgeadama/n agus cuma air mar = b^e/adh ar f^ear a m+be/adh a f^ios aige goide/ a = b'+f^iu/ lo/isti/n maith. = An c^e/ad m^aidi/n a b^i/ an b^ratach in a/irde = o/s cionn d^eireadh an *Nan-Shan, s^easuigh *Jukes = ar an droichead agus d'+amharc se/ suas uirthe = go searbh. T^roid se/ le n-+a c^uid feirge = tamall, agus annsin dubhairt se/, "Bratach = aistidheach i/ sin le b^eith faoithe, a d^uine = uasail." = "Goide/ ata/ cearr leis an b^rataigh?" = ars' an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra. "Dar liom+-+sa = go bh+fuil si/ i g+ceart." Agus c^uaidh se/ = anonn go ceann an droichid go m+breathnuigheadh = se/ go maith i/. = "Maise dar liom+-+sa go bh+fuil si/ iongan-= tach," arsa *Jukes, agus e/ ar an daoraidh, = agus g^read se/ leis si/os o/n droichead. = B^i/ iongantas ar an *C^aifti/n_Mac_Furra fa/ = na be/asai/ seo. I g+ceann tamaill s^iubhail = se/ isteach go socair i seo/mra na le/arsga/il. = D'+f^osgail se/ leabhar na g+Comharthai/ Eadar+-+= na/isiu/nta, agus c^uaidh se/ go dti/ an a/it a rabh = cuid bratach na d+ti/ortha. Reath se/ a m^e/ar = anonn ortha, go dti/ go d+ta/inig se/ go dti/ = *Siam, agus b^reathnuigh se/ go cu/ramach an = b^ratach d^earg agus an t-+eileamhtha/nt ba/n = uirthe. Ar n+do/iche ni/ t^iocfadh le rud ar bith a = b^eith ni/os simplidhe ach ar eagla na h+eagla, = t^ug se/ amach an leabhar ar an droichead go =

g+cuirfeadh se/ i g+cosamhlacht an b^ratach a b^i/ = innte agus an b^ratach a b^i/ ar an m^aide i = n+deireadh na luinge. B^i/ *Jukes ag obair i = rith an lae, agus la/n a c^roidhe de f^eirg air, = agus nuair a casadh ar an droichead ari/s e/, = labhair an caifti/n leis: = "Ni/l dadadh cearr leis an b^rataigh sin." = "Na nach bh+fuil?" arsa *Jukes fri/d a = f^iacla, agus c^uaidh se/ ar a d^a/ g^lu/in ag locar = bo/ird, agus t^arraing se/ amach dorga fea/dh-= do/ireachta go mi/+-+s^a/sta. = "Ni/l. D'+amharc me/ sa leabhar. Ta/ si/ = d^a/ uair comh fada agus ta/ si/ leathan agus an = t-+eileamhtha/nt go di/reach i la/r ba/ire. B^i/ me/ = ag de/anamh go m+be/adh f^ios ag na daoine ar = ti/r mo/r goide/ an do/igh le n-+a m+bratach fe/in a = d^e/anamh. B^i/ tu/ contra/ilte, a *Jukes..." = "Maise, a d^uine uasail," arsa *Jukes, = ag e/irghe ina s^easamh fa/ d^riopa/s, "se/ a = bh+fuil le ra/dh agam+-+sa" - stad se/ agus = c^uartuigh se/ an ceirtli/n dorga agus crith ar a = la/imh. = "Seo, is cuma." C^uaidh an *Caifti/n_Mac_= Furra a c^ur ce/ille ann, agus e/ ina s^uidhe ar = sto/l+-+lu/btha canbha/is a rabh du/il m^o/r aige ann. = "Se/ a bh+fuil le coimhea/d agat, nach d+to/gann = siad i/ agus an t-+eileamhtha/nt ar m^ullach a = c^inn, go dti/ go n-+e/irighidh siad cleachtuighthe = le/ithe." = C^aith *Jukes an dorga fea/dhdo/ireachta anonn = ar an b^o/rd+-+cinn, agus sgairt se/ go h+a/rd, = "Seo d^uit, a b^a/da/naigh - agus na/ de/an dear-= mad a fliuchadh go maith." Annsin t^ionntuigh = se/ go h+iongantach da/igh ar an c^aifti/n; ach =

c^uir an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra a d^a/ uillinn ar an = ra/l go sa/imh. = "Da/ d+to/gtai/, b'+f^e/idir go si/lfi/ gur comh-= artha ana/is a b^e/adh ann," ar seisean. "Goide/ = do b^aramhail? De re/ir mo b^aramhla+-+sa, ta/ = an t-+eileamhtha/nt sin ag de/anamh ionad d^ath-= annai/ an aontuithe ins an b^ratach." = "O/, an bh+fuil!" arsa *Jukes, ag leigean = uaille as fe/in a t^ug ar a rabh ar bo/rd amharc = ar an droichead. Annsin rinne se/ osna, = agus dubhairt se/ go h+umhal modhamhail: "Ba = damanta le/anmhar an radharc e/ go dearbhtha." = Ni/ ba m^oille sa la/ labhair se/ leis an a/rd+-+= innealltho/ir. "Goitseo go n-+innsidh me/ duit = an ceann deireannach a dubhairt an sean+-+= c^aifti/n." = *Solomon_Rout a b'+ainm don innealltho/ir = no/ *Sol_Fada, no/ *Sean-Sol, no/ *Sean-Rout, = mar b^eirti/ air. Badh e/ an fear a b'+airde = e/ ar gach ba/d a rabh se/ ariamh uirthe, agus b^i/ = cleachtadh aige cromadh anuas in araicis = daoine. B^i/ gruag sgeadach f^ionn+-+b^a/n air, = agus caoltai/ cna/mhach agus la/mha fada air mar = b^e/adh fear le/ighinn ann, agus b^i/ se/ ba/n eadar = g^nu/is is la/mha, mar c^aithfeadh se/ a s^aoghal ar = c^u/l na gre/ine. = C^uir se/ aoibh air fe/in, agus lean se/ leis ag = caitheamh a p^i/opa. B^i/ se/ ag amharc thart = go socair, mar b^e/adh sean+-+uncal cinea/lta a = b^e/adh ag tabhairt cluaise do sge/al a b^e/adh = gasu/r sgoile a innse. Fuair se/ a/dhbhar grinn = ann, ach ni/or leig se/ dadadh air fe/in ach a = ra/dh: = "Agus ar f^a/g tu/ amach an t-+ionad?" = "Ni/or f^a/gas," arsa *Jukes, agus t^o/g se/ =

a g^lo/r claoidhte tuirseach o/s cionn an torma/in = a b^i/ ag cuid crann to/ga/la an *Nan-Shan. = B^i/othas ag baint tre/an u/sa/ide as an iomla/n = aca, ag breith ar g^adracha lasta/la, agus da/ = d+to/ga/il in a/irde go ba/rr na g+crocha/n agus = annsin da/ leigean amach si/os i g+corp na = luinge. B^i/ slabhraidh an lasta ag di/oscarnaigh = ins na h-+unlais agus ag de/anamh gliogair = ar c^urr na n+droma/n, agus ar t^aoibh na luinge. = B^i/ an long uilig ar crith; b^i/ gal ag e/irghe as a = taobhannai/. "Ni/or f^a/gas," arsa *Jukes, = "ni/or f^a/gas. Goide/ an m^aith? B^i/ se/ go = di/reach comh maith agam a ra/dh leis an b^alla = seo go rabh me/ ag imtheacht. Ni/l me/ ag = de/anamh go d+tiocfadh a d^ath a c^ur i g+ceann a = leithe/id de f^ear. Baineann se/ an ana/l = di/om." = San am seo go di/reach nocht an *Caifti/n_Mac_= Furra, i n+diaidh a t^eacht as ti/r mo/r, agus = c^uaidh se/ trasna an b^o/ird agus a sca/th fear-= thanna ina la/imh. B^i/ Si/neach beag gruamdha = stuamdha ag siubhal ina d^iaidh, a rabh bro/ga = si/oda air agus bonnai/ pa/ipe/ir ortha, agus = sca/th fearthanna leis+-+sean fosta. = Labhair Caifti/n an *Nan-Shan do di/reach o/s = cionn a ana/la, agus e/ ag amharc ar a c^uid = bro/g. Dubhairt se/ go g+caithfi/ bualadh isteach = ag *Fu-chau an t-+astar seo, agus d'+iarr se/ ar = *M^r._Rout gal a t^o/ga/il la/ ar n-+a b^a/rach ar a = h+aon a c^log go beo/. C^uir se/ siar a hata agus = c^umail se/ a e/adan, agus dubhairt se/ go rabh = fuath aige i g+ca/s ar bith dul ar ti/r mo/r. B^i/ = *Mr._Rout ina s^easamh thuas o/s a c^ionn agus e/ = ag caitheamh a p^i/opa, agus a uilinn deas ar a = b^as c^li/, agus gan e/ ag labhairt. Annsin =

h+iarradh ins an g^lo/r i/seal c^e/adna ar *Jukes = an t-+eadar+-+b^o/rd tosaigh a c^oinnea/il saor o/ = lasta. B^i/othas ag brath d^a/ c^e/ad cu/ili/ a c^ur = si/os annsin. B^i/ Comhlucht *B^un-Hin ag cur = an sgaifte sin 'un an b^aile. B^i/ cu/ig m^a/la = agus fiche de ri/s ag teacht i sampa/n ar ball, = le biadh a c^oinnea/il leo/. Fir a rinne seirbhi/s = s^eacht m+bliadhan a b^i/ uilig ionnta, ars' an = Caifti/n, agus co/fra de a/dhmad comphora le = gach fear. B^i/ saor an a/dhmaid le cur a = d^'+obair i m+bomaite, a c^ur salltracha t^ri/ = n-+o/rdlaigh ar an b^o/rd thi/os, 'un toisigh agus 'un = deiridh, leis na boscai/ a c^oinnea/il o/ b^eith ag = bogadaigh i n+garbhadas fairrge. Ba c^o/ir = do *Jukes amharc ina d^iaidh sin comh luath agus = t^iocfadh leis. "An g+cluin tu/, a *Jukes?" = B^i/ an Si/neach seo ag teacht ar an luing go = *Fu-chau ina c^ine/al de f^ear teangtha. B^i/ se/ = ina c^le/ireach ag *Bun-Hin, agus ba m^aith leis an = farsaingeach a b^i/ ag na fir a f^eicea/il. B^i/ se/ = comh maith ag *Jukes a t^abhairt go toiseach. = "An g+cluin tu/, a *Jukes?" = Agus t^ug *Jukes aire gur d^ubhairt se/, = "Seadh, a d^uine uasail," ma/ dubhairt se gan = spriolladh e/. Dubhairt se/ go giorraisg, "An = bealach seo, a *S^ea/ini/n, &make look see&," agus = d'+imthigh an Si/neach. = "&Wanchee look see, all same look see = can do&," arsa *Jukes. Fear a b^i/ ann nach = rabh cliste ag teangthacha coimhightheacha agus = rinne se/ bracha/n den B^e/arla b^riste fe/in. = S^i/n se/ a m^e/ar chuig an droma/n f^osgailte. = "&Catchee number one piecie place to sleep = in. Eh&?" = Labhair se/ go giorraisg, mar ba dual do =

f^ear de d^ream a ba treise, ach ni/ rabh se/ = doicheallach. D'+amharc an Si/neach isteach i = m+bealach an droma/in go bro/nach agus go = tostach. Dar leat gur ina s^easamh ag be/al = uaighe a b^i/ se/. = "&No catchee rain down there - savee&?" = arsa *Jukes, ag innse do/. "&Suppose all'ee = same fine weather, one piecie coolie-man = come top-side&," ar seisean, agus teas ag = teacht ina aigneadh. "&Make-so-phooooo&!" = Li/on se/ a ucht agus se/id se/ amach a p^luca. = "&Savee, John? Breathe fresh air. Good. = Eh? Washee him piecie pants, chow-chow, = top-side - see, John&?" = Agus rinne se/ comharthai/ le n-+a b^e/al agus = le n-+a la/mha mar b^e/adh duine ag ithe ri/s, = agus duine ag nigheacha/n. C^uir an Si/neach = cu/l ar an droch+-+m^uinighi/n a b^i/ as an c^leasaidh-= eacht seo aige, agus c^oinnigh se/ dreach s^ocair = air fe/in, agus cinea/l de smu/id s^e/imh g^ruamdha = air ina c^osamar. D'+amharc se/ ar *Jukes agus = ar an droma/n cu/pla uair leis na su/ile sin = mar b^e/adh almoinn, a b^i/ aige. "&Velly = good&," ar seisean, i n+glo/r i/seal g^ruamdha, = agus d'+imthigh se/ go sleamhain tapaidh anonn = na bo/ird, agus e/ ag seachaint gach rud a b^i/ = ag teacht ina b^ealach. C^rom se/ faoi c^rocha/n = a rabh deich ma/lai/ salacha ann, a rabh earradh = luachmhar ionnta agus baladh ca/idheach asta. =AM Eadar an da/ am c^uaidh an *Caifti/n_Mac_= Furra ar an droichead, agus isteach i seo/mra = na le/arsga/il. B^i/ litir annsin, ar t^oisigh = se/ d^a/ la/ roimhe sin uirthe, agus gan deireadh = curtha go fo/ill le/ithe. Badh e/ an tu/s a b^i/odh = ar na litreacha fada sin aige, "A b^ean mo =

c^le/ibh." Nuair a b^i/odh an biadhaire ag nighe = an urla/ir agus ag glanadh b^ocsai/ na g+clogann, = le/igheadh se/ na litreacha sin gach faill da = bh+faghadh se/. B^i/ i bh+fad ni/ ba m^o/ s^uim aige = ionnta no/ b'+f^e/idir a b^eith ag an m^naoi a = g+cuirti/ chuice iad. Agus badh e/ an fa/th a rabh = an t+suim aige ionnta, cionnus go m+bi/odh gach = tuairisg da/ laighead ionnta ar gach astar da/ = n+de/anadh an *Nan-Shan. = B^i/ an caifti/n dlisteanach do neithe a b^i/ = amhlaidh, no/ sin a rabh ina c^eann, agus c^uireadh = se/ uilig ins na litreacha iad. An teach a = seo/ladh se/ na litreacha chuige b^i/ se/ ar an = c^iumhas thuaidh den c^athair, agus b^i/ ga/rraidh = beag o/s coinne na bh+fuinneo/g. B^i/ po/irse = ann a rabh dreach maith air, agus gloine = daithte agus ca/sa ar g^ne/ luaidhe air, a b^i/ sa = doras tosaigh. B^i/ se/ ag i/oc cu/ig p^unnta = agus da/+-+f^ichead sa b^liadhain ar a s^on, agus = ni/or s^i/l se/ sin a b^eith ro/+-+d^aor. No/ b^i/ *Bean_= M^ac_Furra ina cinea/l de m^naoi uasail (b^i/ = si/ beadaidhe bro/damhail agus muinea/l lom = uirthe) agus b^i/ rud si/lte di/ ag an c^omharsain. = Ni/ rabh sge/al ru/in ina saoghal ach an eagla a b^i/ = uirthe roimh an am a d+tiocfadh a fear agus a = bh+fano/chadh se/ sa b^aile. B^i/ nighean di/ a rabh = *Lydia uirthe agus mac a rabh *Toma/s air, faoi = aon+-+sgraith le/ithe. Ni/ rabh aon c^uid m^o/r = aithne ag an di/s seo ar a n-+athair. B^i/ aithne = air, mar f^ear a g^ni/dheadh cuairt g^earr agus a = de/anamh go h+annamh, agus a rabh cead aige a = p^i/opa a c^aitheamh i seo/mra an itheacha/in = tra/thno/na agus codladh ins an teach. B^i/ = cinea/l de leisg ar an g^irsigh c^aoil fa/ d+taobh = de agus ni/or m^iste leis an g^asu/r ins an =

diabhal faoi, agus ni/or c^eil se/ e/, da/lta = g^asrai/ deasa da/na fearamhla an t+saoghail. = Agus sgri/obhadh an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra 'un = an b^aile o/ c^ladaigh na *Si/ne d^a/ uair de/ag san = b^liadhain, agus d'+iarradh se/ a c^uimhniu/ do na = pa/isti/. C^uireadh se/ si/os ag deireadh, "Do = c^e/ile ceanamhail," comh socair agus da/ m+bi/odh = na focla caithte leis an u/sa/id, agus an c^iall = marbh ionnta. = Fairrgi/ cumhanga ata/ i bh+fairrgi/ na *Si/ne o/ = thuaidh agus o/ dheas. Fairrgi/ ata/ ionnta a = bh+fuil a la/n rudai/ amhlaidh ionnta, rudai/ a = labhras go da/na - mar ta/ oilea/in, agus oit-= reacha, agus carraigeacha, agus sroithte a = a/thruigheas go mear minic. Neithe achrannacha = iad, ach labhrann siad go soile/ir le fir fairrge. = Fuair urlabhra na bh+fairrge sin oiread de = g^reim d^aingean ar intinn *M^ic_Furra agus gur = stad se/ a c^omhnaidhe sa t+seo/mra+-+sta/ta ar = i/ochtar, agus gur c^aith se/ a c^uid ama uilig, = fe/adthar a ra/dh, ar an droichead, agus gur = m^inic a b^eirthi/ a c^uid tra/thannai/ ani/os chuige, = agus go g+codluigheadh se/ i seo/mra na le/ar-= sga/il. Agus sgri/obhadh se/ a c^uid litreach 'un = an b^aile annsin. Agus ni/ rabh aon c^eann = ariamh nach m+bi/odh an ra/dh seo innte, "B^i/ = sgoith na h+aimsire againn an t-+astar seo," = no/ rud e/ighinteacht ar b^'+ionann ciall do/. = Agus b^i/odh an f^i/rinne iomla/n ins an ra/dh sin = mar b^i/odh i n+gach ra/dh eile da/ g+cuireadh se/ = sna litreacha. = Sgri/obhadh *Mr._Rout litreacha fosta. Ach ni/ = rabh a f^ios ag duine ar bith ar bo/rd goide/ = comh cainnteach agus b^i/odh se/ nuair a t^e/igheadh = se/ i g+ceann pinn. B^i/ oiread de s^amhailt ag =

an c^e/ad innealltho/ir agus go g+cuireadh se/ = glas ar a d^asca. T^aitnigheadh a c^uid sgri/bh-= neo/rachta i g+ceart le n-+a m^naoi. La/namhain = gan c^loinn a b^i/ ionnta. Bean m^o/r t^oirteach = i g+ceann a da/+-+f^ichead bliadhain a b^i/ i m+bean = *Rout, agus b^i/ si/ astoigh ag ma/thair an f^ir, = sean+-+b^ean b^ea/rnach aosta, i d+teach b^eag i = d+*Teddington. B^eireadh si/ su/il b^eo/ fri/d a = cuid litreach ar maidin in am bricfea/sta, = agus sgairteadh si/ amach pi/osai/ a b^i/ suim-= eamhail i sean+-+a/rd a cinn don t+sean+-+m^naoi. = Nuair a b^i/ si/ ag toiseacht ar a leithe/id, = leigeadh si/ sgairt aisti/ fe/in ag tabhairt = sge/ala: "Deir *Solomon!" Agus b^i/ cleachtu/ = fosta aice cuid de c^uid cainnte *Solomon = a innse do strainse/iri/, agus c^uireadh an = seanchus agus an greann a b^i/ sa c^anamhaint an = dubh+-+iongantas ortha. La/ amha/in t^a/inig fear = den c^le/ir a b^i/ i n+diaidh a t^eacht 'un na h+a/ite = chun toighe agus t^a/rla go bh+fuair si/ ar s^lighe = a ra/idhte: "Mar deir *Solomon: "Na = h+innealltho/iri/ a t^e/id si/os chun na mara ar = luingis, tchi/dh siad na h+iongantais ata/ i = na/du/ir mairne/alach"." T^ug an dreach a t^a/inig = ar an duine d^iadhanta uirthe b^eith ina tost = agus a su/ile a s^a/thadh ann. = "Eisean m'+f^ear," ar sise, ag leigean = uaille aiste fe/in. C^aith si/ i/ fe/in siar sa = c^athaoir nuair a t^uig si/ an greann agus c^uir = si/ ramha/n millteanach ga/iridhe aiste agus = la/mh+-+b^rat le n-+a su/ile aice. B^i/ seisean ina = s^uidhe ag iarraidh aoibh a c^oinnea/il air fe/in, = agus an uair nach rabh aithne ar m^na/ greann-= mhara aige, ar n+do/iche s^i/l se/ go rabh si/ ar mire. = Ach b^i/ siad iongantach mo/r le c^e/ile ina d^iaidh =

sin. T^ug se/ asblo/id di/ as ru/n tre/asamhail, = agus d'+e/irigh se/ den b^aramhail gur de/agh+-+= d^uine a b^i/ innte go dearbhtha; agus leis an = am d'+f^oghluim se/ an do/igh le e/isteacht gan = b^eag+-+uchtach le fiche natha/n eile de c^uid = *Solomon. = Dubhairt si/ uair amha/in gur d^ubhairt *Solomon = go m+b'+f^earr leis an t-+uasga/n ba dobhra/nta a = s^iubhail, mar c^aifti/n air, na/ ro/gaire. "Ta/ = do/igh ar an dobhra/n," ar seisean, "ach ta/ an = ro/gaire cliste sleamhain." Ni/ rabh innte = seo ach baramhail e/adtrom gan ughdaras a t^o/g = se/ suas de fe/in de b^a/rr ionnracais *M^ic_= Furra, rud a b^e/adh soile/ir ag an dall fe/in. = Agus i d+taca le *Mr._Jukes, ni/ t^iocfadh leis = baramhlacha e/agsamhla a t^abhairt, agus ni/ = rabh se/ po/sta no/ i n+da/il, agus b^i/ cleachtu/ aige = a f^aoiside croidhe a d^e/anamh ar d^o/igh eile le = n-+a s^ean+-+c^omra/daidhe agus le n-+a s^ean+-+= c^roidhea/n fairrge, fear a b^i/ san am sin ina = d^ara oificeach ar luing de c^uid an *Aige/in_= Atlantach. = Badh e/ an c^e/ad m^anadh a b^i/odh aige, na = buaidheannai/ a b^i/ ag tra/chta/il an Domhain Thoir, = a b^arraidheacht ar c^uid na Fairrge Thiar. = M^oladh se/ an spe/ir agus an f^airrge, agus = na luingis, agus an b^eatha s^o/camhlach a b^i/ sa = Domhan Thoir. M^aoidheadh se/ nach rabh buaidh an = *Nan-Shan le fagha/il mar b^a/d fairrge. = "Ni/l cultacha o/ird fa/ b^ras orainn annseo, = ach ar n+do/iche ta/muid beo/ mar b^e/adh bra/ithre = ann," a sgri/obh se/. "Itheann muid a/r g+cuid = be/ili/ i g+cuideachta a c^e/ile, an t-+iomla/n = againn, agus ta/ saoghal an m^adaidh b^a/in = againn.... Ta/ iomla/n na bh+fear ata/ sa =

sgaifte d^ubh comh fiu/ntach agus t^iocfadh le = n-+a leithe/id a b^eith. Ta/ an t-+a/rd+-+inealltho/ir, = *sean-Sol, ina d^uine t^ra/thach. Ta/muid mo/r i = g+ceart le c^e/ile. I d+taca leis an c^aifti/n, = ni/ bh+fuighthea/ fear beo/ is modhamhla na/ e/. = Dar leat corr+-+uair nach m+be/adh ciall aige a = d^ath a t^abhairt fa/ dear as bealach. Agus = ina d^iaidh sin ni/ mar sin ata/ an sge/al; = ni/or b^'+f^e/idir do/. Ta/ se/ ina c^aifti/n le = gearr+-+f^ad maith bliadhantach anois. Ni/ d^e/an = se/ dadadh amaideach, agus e/irigheann leis an = soitheach a t^abhairt a bealach gan cosgairt a = d^e/anamh ar d^uine ar bith. Ta/ me/ ag de/anamh = nach bh+fuil oiread eagna c^inn aige agus go = m+bainfeadh se/ ple/isiu/r as troid. Ni/ s^uidhim+-+= se ina b^un; ni/ d^e/anfainn me/ fe/in comh h+i/seal = sin. Taobh amuigh da/ g^noithe ni/l cuma air go = d+tuigeann se/ o/s cionn leath a n-+abartar leis. = Bi/onn a/dhbhar ga/ire againn ar an do/igh sin air, = fosta. Ach ina d^iaidh sin saoghal marbh a b^eith = i g+cuideachta a leithe/id de f^ear. Deir *Sean-= Sol nach bh+fuil co/mhra/dh mo/r aige. Co/mhra/dh! = A T^ighearna! Ni/ de/an an fear co/mhra/dh ar = bith. An la/ fa/ d^eireadh b^i/ me/ ag co/mhra/dh = le fear de na h+innealltho/iri/ faoi+'n droichead, = agus b'+e/igean do/ go g+cuala se/ sinn. Nuair a = t^a/inig me/ ani/os ar m'+f^aireadh, t^a/inig se/ = amach as seo/mra na le/arsga/il agus d'+amharc = se/ thart go maith, agus t^ug se/ sple/achadh ar = an c^ompa/is, agus fiar+-+amharc ar na re/alta. = Ar ball beag dubhairt se/: `An tusa a b^i/ ag = cainnt ar ball i m+bealachas an p^oirt?` = `Is me/, a d^uine uasail.` `Leis an treas = inntealltho/ir?` `Seadh, a d^uine uasail.` S^iubh-= ail se/ leis anonn go deas+-+b^o/rd, agus s^uidh se/ =

ar sto/l+-+campa b^eag a bi/os aige. Agus = ar feadh leath+-+uaire b'+f^e/idir ni/ d^earn se/ = oiread agus tuaim, ach sro/thfach amha/in. Ann-= sin tamall eile ina d^iaidh sin c^uala me/ e/ ag = e/irghe ina s^easamh agus ag teacht anall go dti/ = an bo/rd cli/, an a/it a rabh mise `Ni/ t^uigim = ca/ bh+fa/ghann sibh a/dhbhar an c^o/mhra/idh,` ar = seisean. `Ar feadh d^a/ uair a c^loig. Agus = chan ag e/ileamh oraibh+-+se ata/ me/. Tchi/m daoine = ar ti/r mo/r ag co/mhra/dh i rith an lae, agus = tra/thno/na suidhidh siad agus o/lann siad braon = agus iad ag cainnt leo/. Caithfidh se/ go = m+bi/onn siad ag ra/dh na cainnte ce/adna fiche = uair i n+diaidh a c^e/ile. Ni/ t^uigim an sge/al.` = "An g+cuala tu/ a leithe/id ariamh? Agus = b^i/ se/ comh foighdeach fa/ na gnoithe. B^i/ = truaighe agam do/. Ach b^ainfeadh se/ do m^i/+-+= t^apadh asat fosta corr+-+uair. Cinnte ni/ d^e/an-= fadh aon duine a d^ath a c^uirfeadh fearg air = da/ m+b'+f^iu/ sin a d^e/anamh fe/in. Ach ni/ fiu/. = Ta/ se/ comh soineannta agus da/ g+cuirthea/ = d'+o/rdo/g le do g^aothsa/n agus na me/ara a = c^asadh leis go m+be/adh se/ ag de/anamh iongantais = duit. Dubhairt se/ aon uair amha/in liom+-+sa = go m+bi/odh obair m^o/r aige ag iarraidh a m^eas = goide/ a b^eireadh ar d^aoine na rudai/ aistidh-= eacha a d^e/anamh a g^ni/dheadh siad. Ta/ se/ ro/+-+= d^obhra/nta le duine a b^uaidhreadh leis, leis an = f^i/rinne a d^e/anamh." = Seo mar sgri/obh *Mr._Jukes chuig a c^omra/d-= aidhe a b^i/ i d+tra/chta/il na Mara Thiar, le = tre/an teann croidhe agus beo/dhacht aigne. = D'+innis se/ a b^aramhail go h+ionnraice. = Ni/orbh f^iu/ do s^aothar fiacha/il le lorg a f^a/ga/il = ar f^ear den t+seo/rt sin. Da/ m+bi/odh an =

saoghal la/n de n-+a c^ine/al, ba do/iche go si/lfeadh = *Jukes na/rbh f^iu/ a b^eith gaibhte leis. Agus = ni/orbh aige+-+sean fe/in a b^i/ an b^aramhail sin. = An f^airrge fe/in, mar b^e/adh leisg uirthe = cruaidh a c^ur air, da/lta *Jukes, ni/or f^iach = se/ le le/im a b^aint ariamh as. Leig si/ le n-+a = olc fe/in an fear tostach seo nach d+to/gadh a = s^u/il ach go h+annamh, an fear a b^i/ ag triall na = mara go soineannta, agus gan ar a intinn, = de re/ir c^osamhlachta, ach biadh agus e/adach = agus di/dean a f^agha/il do t^riu/r a b^i/ ar ti/r = mo/r. C^onnaic se/ aimsir c^labach, cinnte. = Fliuchadh e/, agus fuair se/ anro/, agus tuirsigh-= eadh e/, mar g^ni/dhthear le daoine go = coitcheannta, agus m^othuigh se/ sin, agus rinne = se/ dearmad i d+tra/th do/. Agus eadar an = t-+iomla/n, b^i/ an ceart aige nuair a c^uir se/ = sge/ala 'un an b^aile go rabh an aimsear maith. = Ni/or tugadh sple/achadh ariamh do/ ar an neart = gan m^eas, no/ ar an f^eirg an+-+m^easardha - = an f^earg a t^uirsighthear ach nach sa/star, an = f^earg agus an m^ire a t^ig ar an m^uir t^einn-= tridhe. B^i/ a f^ios aige go rabh a leithe/id ann, = an do/igh a bh+fuil a f^ios againn uilig go bh+fuil = bitheamhantacht agus gni/omhartha fuathmhara da/ = n-+imirt ar an domhan. C^uala se/ iomra/dh air = mar c^luineas duine ata/ ina c^omhnaidhe go = sochmaidhe i m+baile iomra/dh ar c^athanna, ar = g^orta agus ar t^uilteacha, agus gan f^ios = aige goide/ is brigh de na neithe seo. Fe/adaidh = se/ a b^eith i m+bruighin sra/ide, fe/adaidh se/ a = d^ul gan a d^inne/ar uair amha/in, fe/adaidh se/ = a b^eith faoi c^ioth agus croiceann fliuch a = f^agha/il, ma/+'s cabhair sin do/. C^uaidh an *Caifti/n_= Mac_Furra thar d^ruim na mara mar t^e/id fir =

a/ithride ag sleamhnu/ thar b^liadhanta an t+saogh-= ail go leagtar fa/ d^eo/idh go suaimhneach in uaigh = uaignigh iad agus gan eo/las ar bith ar an = t+saoghal go deireadh a lae aca, agus gan iad = fios a f^agha/il ariamh ar an me/id feille agus = fo/irnirt agus eagla a t^ig leis a b^eith ann. = Bi/onn fir ar muir agus ar ti/r a m+bi/onn an = rath sin ortha - no/ fir a m+bi/onn an droch+-+= m^eas ortha ag an c^inneamhaint no/ ag an = f^airrge. =

[II] =TT T^ug an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra fa/ dear = gloine na h+aimsire ag i/sliu/ leis ar = fad, agus se/ an smuainteadh a t^a/inig = ina c^eann go rabh aimsir c^labach ar na gaobhair. = Agus sin go di/reach an rud ce/adna ar smuain-= tigh se/ air. B^i/ eo/las aige ar aimsir = m^easartha c^labach - agus ni/ltear ag baint de = c^e/ill as an f^ocal clabach ach go n-+innseann se/ = go d+tigeadh measardhacht anro/idh o/n c^inea/l = sin aimsire. Da/ n-+innseadh urra nach m+be/adh = ion+-+amhrais do/ go rabh deireadh an t+saoghail = ag teacht agus go re/abfai/ aer an domhain, = t^uigfeadh se/ gur aimsir c^labach a b^i/ ag teacht, = no/ ni/ rabh eo/las ar bith ar re/abadh aige; agus = da/ g+creideadh se/ go rabh a leithe/id ann fe/in, = ni/ h+ionann creideamh agus tuigse. Dubhairt = aos ce/ille a t^i/re du/thchais agus c^uir siad sin = in iu/il le Reacht Pairliminte go g+caithfeadh = se/ a b^eith in innimh freagra a t^abhairt ar = c^eisteannai/ a/irithe, sul a meastai/ e/ b^eith = in+f^e/adhma mar c^aifti/n luinge - ceisteannai/ = ar iom+-+d^oineann cosamhail le sa/r+-+s^iorraidh-= eacha, agus seidea/in+-+seala/in agus seidea/in = b^ruithne. Ma/ t^ug se/ freagra ar na ceist-= eannai/ seo ni/ rabh cuimhne ar bith aige ortha. =

Ach is do/iche go rabh se/ in innibh a bh+fuascailt = nuair a t^a/rla an t-+am seo ina c^aifti/n ar an = *Nan-Shan e/. Ach, ar scor ar bith, dar leis = go rabh an teas plu/chtach ag cur cruaidh air. = T^a/inig se/ amach ar an droichead agus ni/ = f^uair se/ faoiseamh ar bith. Dar leis go rabh = an t-+aer ramhar. B^i/ se/ ag tachtarnaigh mar = b^e/adh beathach e/isc ann, agus dar leis go rabh = se/ tinn tre/ith+-+lag. = B^i/ an *Nan-Shan ag treabhadh iomaire cubhair = ar d^ruim na mara - an m^uir a rabh croiceann = comh mi/n loinnireach uirthe le gre/asa/n si/oda a = b^e/adh ag lu/barnaigh. B^i/ grian b^a/ithteach nach = rabh cosa ar bith aiste, ag tabhairt marbh+-+= s^olas aistidheach agus ag do/rtadh anuas an = teas mar b^e/adh luaidhe leaghta ann. B^i/ na = Si/nigh ina luighe is a d+tarr in+a/irde ar na = bo/ird. B^i/ aghaidheannai/ buidhe tla/ithe ortha = mar b^e/adh daoine a m+be/adh glas+-+seile ortha. = T^ug an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra fa/ dear beirt aca = go h+a/ithrid, ina luighe ar s^lait a n+droma ag = bun a' droichid. Nuair a d^ruid siad a su/ile = b^i/ siad cosamhail le d^a/ c^orpa/n. Ach b^i/ triu/r = eile ag geamh+t^roid go neamh+-+s^i/bhe/alta le c^e/ile i = d+toiseach an t+soithigh agus b^i/ fear mo/r amha/in = ina luighe trasna ar c^rann to/ga/la agus e/ = leath+-+t^a/rnochta agus guailneacha fathaigh air. = B^i/ fear eile ina s^uidhe agus a d^a/ g^lu/n crup-= aighthe, agus a c^eann i leath+-+taoibh aige mar = b^e/adh caili/n beag ann, agus e/ ag cur pleata = ina g^ruaig agus cuma f^i/or+-+spada/nta air, b^i/ = sin air, i n+gach bogadh da/ g+cuireadh se/ da/ = c^olainn agus ins na me/ara fe/in. B^i/ obair = ag an toit a t^eacht amach as na simleo/iri/, = agus nuair a t^igeadh, in a/it imtheacht ina =

ribeo/ig spre/idheadh si/ ina ne/all, agus baladh = ruibhe aiste, agus i/ ag cur cioth su/ithche ar na = bo/ird. = "Goide/ an diabhal ata/ tu/ a d^e/anamh annsin, = a *M^r._Jukes?" arsa+'n *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra. = B^ain se/ le/im as *Mr._Jukes mar g^eobhadh se/ = sucadh faoi+'n easna g^oirid, nuair a c^uala se/ = an c^ainnt sin aige na/r d^ual do/. Na/r c^uma = ma/ ba munamar a b^i/ innte. B^i/ *Jukes i = n+diaidh tabhairt ortha suidheacha/n i/seal a t^abhairt = ani/os ar an droichead. B^i/ se/ ina s^uidhe air, = agus stiall de t^e/ad fa/ n-+a c^osa agus pi/osa = canbha/is ar a g^lu/ine, agus b^i/ se/ ag fuaghal = le sna/thad seo/ltach go du/thrachtach. T^o/g se/ a = c^eann, agus leis an iongantas a b^i/ air, nocht = soineanntacht agus fi/rinne ina d^a/ s^u/il. = "Ni/l me/ ach ag cur ro/pai/ leis na ma/lai/ = sin a rinneamar ar an astar d^eireannach, = leis an g^ual a t^abhairt ani/os," ar seisean, = mar b^e/adh se/ ag tabhairt achmhusa/in go caoin do/. = "Be/idh siad a d^ith orainn an dara h+uair a = b^e/imid ag to/ga/il guail, a d^uine uasail." = "Goide/ d'+e/irigh den c^uid eile?" = "Ta/ siad caithte ar n+do/iche, a d^uine = uasail." = D'+amharc an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra si/os ar an = a/rd+-+m^aca/n, agus e/ eadar d^a/ c^omhairle, agus = c^uir in iu/l an b^aramhail g^ruamdha b^earrtha a = b^i/ aige gur leigeadh ni/os mo/ na/ a leath i = bh+fairrge amach thar an taoibh, "da/ m+be/adh = tuairisc fi/or le fagha/il air." C^uaidh se/ siar = go dti/ an droichead annsin. C^uir an ionnsuighe = a rinneadh air gan fa/th gan siocair *Jukes, = ins na ce/ide/agai/, agus an dara greim a = d'+f^uaigh se/ b^ris se/ an t+sna/thad. C^aith se/ =

uaidh na gnoithe agus leig rois m^illteanach = m^allacht ar an teas faoi n-+a ana/il. = Baineadh tuargnadh iongantach as an ra/mh+-+= rotha/n, b^i/ deireadh le n-+a g+cuid iaro/ige ag na = tri/ S^i/neach a b^i/ i d+toiseach na luinge, agus = b^i/ fear an p^leata agus a la/mh teannta ar a = g^lu/ine agus e/ ag sta/nadh uaidh go trom+-+= c^roidheach. B^i/ sga/ili/ laga breo/idhte ag siubhal = leis an g^re/in b^a/ithtigh. B^i/ an saoiste ag = e/irghe agus ag ge/aradh achan b^omaite, agus = b^i/othas ag baint urro/gai/ troma as an luing i = n+gleanntai/ mi/ne domhaine na mara. = "Ni/l a f^ios agam ca+'s a bh+fuil an saoiste = salach sin ag teacht," arsa *Jukes go h+a/rd, = agus c^eap se/ e/ fe/in an a/it ar b^ain truisleadh = de. = "Anoir+-+dtuaidh," arsa *Mac_Furra, o/ n-+a = t^aoibh fe/in den droichead. "Ta/ aimsear = c^labach ar na gaobhair. Imthigh agus amharc = ar an g^loine." = Nuair a t^a/inig *Jukes amach as seo/mra na = le/arsga/il, b^i/ a/thrach ar a d^reach leis an = m^achtnamh agus leis an imnidhe. B^eir se/ ar = ra/l an droichid agus sta/n se/ roimhe. = B^i/ an teas seacht g+ce/im de/ag agus ce/ad i = seo/mra na n-+inneall. B^i/ glo/rthai/ goirgeacha = ag teacht ani/os fri/d an spe/ir+-+f^uinneo/ig agus = ani/os staighre s^eo/mra an g^uail go calla/nach = garbh glonndarach agus le n-+a c^ois sin torma/n = agus gliogar iarannach, mar b^e/adh fir a = m+be/adh ge/aga iarainn agus sceadama/in fionn-= druinne ag troid le c^e/ile thi/os annsin. B^i/ = an dara h+innealltho/ir ag tabhairt droch+-+b^ail = ar na teinteo/iri/ as leigean den g^ail tuitim. = Fear a b^i/ ann a rabh d^a/ sgiatha/n air mar =

b^e/adh ar g^abha, agus b^i/ eagla ar c^a/ch roimhe. = Ach an tra/thno/na sin b^i/ na teinteo/iri/ ag = tabhairt ais+-+f^reagrach air go doscuightheach = agus b^i/ siad ag greadadh d^orsa na sorn mar = b^e/adh mire an e/ado/chais ortha. Annsin stad = an calla/n agus nocht an dara h+innealltho/ir = amach as seo/mra an g^uail, agus e/ daithte = leis an t+su/ithche agus ag ba/rcadh alluis de = fe/in, b^i/ se/ fliuch salach dubh mar b^e/adh glanto/ir = simleo/ir a t^iocfadh ani/os as tobar. Nuair = a b^i/ a c^eann i bh+fos o/s cionn b^a/rr an staighre = aige t^oisigh se/ a t^abhairt achmhusa/in do *Jukes = as gan ana/la/in s^eo/mra an g^uail a c^oinnea/il = sa g^aoith. Rinne *Jukes comharthai/ le n-+a = la/mha ag cur ce/ille ann, agus ag innse do/: = Ni/l gaoth ar bith ann - ni/l neart air - tchi/ = tu/ fe/in sin. Ach ni/ rabh ciall le cur san f^ear = eile. Nocht a c^a/r ba/n go feargach ins an = aghaidh s^alaigh. Ni/or m^iste leis, adubhairt = se/, fiachadh a b^eith air na cloigne a b^ualadh = aca thi/os annsin, ar a anam ma/ ba m^iste, ach = an rabh na mairne/alaigh m^alluighthe ag du/il go = d+tiocfadh gal a c^oinnea/il ar an luing da/ = m+buailti/ na teinteo/iri/? Ni/ rabh, dar = *Seoirse! C^aithfeadh duine feocha/n aeir a = f^agha/il. Uasga/n de m^airne/alach bo/ird go = n+de/antai/ do/ mur g+caithfeadh! Agus ar n+do/iche = b^i/ an t-+a/rd+-+innealltho/ir ag damhsa ag an = g^al+t^omhas o/ b^i/ an meadhon lae ann, thi/os annsin = i seo/mra na n-+inneallach agus e/ i m+ba/rr a = c^e/ille. Goide/ a s^i/l *Jukes a ba c^u/is leis a = b^eith thuas annsin, mur d+tigeadh leis tabh-= airt ar f^ear de na cla/iri/nigh gan m^aith a b^i/ = thuas ar bo/rd aige na h+ana/la/in a c^ur chun = na gaoithe? =

B^i/ lucht seo/mra na n-+inneall agus lucht = an b^o/ird ar an *Nan-Shan mo/r le c^e/ile. Agus = mar sin de, d^ruid *Jukes anall agus d'+iarr = se/ go muiglidhe ar an f^ear eile gan cnapa/n = amada/in a d^e/anamh de fe/in; go rabh an caifti/n = ar an taoibh eile den droichead. Ach dubhairt = an dara h+innealltho/ir go h+easumhal na/r m^iste = leis ce/ a b^i/ ar an taoibh eile den droichead. = D'+a/thruigh *Jukes an manadh ce/illidhe a b^i/ aige, = agus d'+e/irigh a aigneadh, agus t^ug se/ cuireadh = do/ a t^eacht ani/os agus na rudai/ damanta a = t^ionnto/dh e/ fe/in go sa/sadh se/ e/ fe/in, agus an = me/id gaoithe a c^eapadh a b'+f^e/idir le h+uasga/n = cosamhail leis a c^eapadh. T^a/inig an dara = h+innealltho/ir ani/os chun an c^omhraic le ru/chladh. = C^uaidh se/ i bh+fasto/dh in ana/la/n an p^oirt mar = b^e/adh se/ ag brath a t^arraingt as na pre/amhacha = agus a c^aitheamh thar bo/rd. Se/ a d+ta/inig leis = a d^e/anamh an b^oine/id a t^abhairt thart a d^o/ no/ = tri/ ordlaigh i n+diaidh e/ oiread saothair a = fagha/il leis agus go rabh se/ claoidhte ina = d^iaidh. C^uir se/ a d^ruim le cu/l t^each an rotha, = agus s^iubhail *Jukes anonn go dti/ e/. = "O/, a Ri/ na bh+Flaitheas!" arsa an = t-+innealltho/ir i n+guth lag+-+b^righeach. D'+amharc = se/ suas ar an spe/ir, agus si/os annsin go = crioslach na spe/ire, agus s^i/lfea/ go rabh an = c^rioslach sin crochta ar fiar, d^a/+-+f^ichead = claon in+a/irde. "A Ri/ na bh+Flaitheas! Fiu/! = Goide/ ata/ ar cois, ar scor ar bith?" = Spre/idh *Jukes an da/ c^ois f^ada a b^i/ air mar = b^e/adh loirgneacha compa/iste ann, agus c^uir = se/ cuma an f^ir a ba treise air. "Ta/muid = thi/os leis an iarraidh seo," ar seisean. = "Ta/ gloine na h+aimsire ag i/sliu/ mar b^e/adh =

an diabhal ann, a *Enri/, agus tusa go h+amaideach = ar iarraidh iaro/g a t^o/ga/il..." = Nuair a c^uala an dara h+innealltho/ir na = focla "gloine na h+aimsire," dar leat gur = m^usgail se/ an m^ire ann. C^ruinnigh se/ a neart = uilig ari/s, agus d'+iarr se/ ar *Jukes i n+glo/r = i/seal b^ru/ideamhail an gloine damanta sin a = c^ur si/os ina sceadama/n. Ce/ leis ar m^iste = fa/ n-+a g^loine aimsire m^alluighthe? Badh i/ = an g^al an c^eist - an g^al a b^i/ ag tuitim; = agus eadar na teinteo/iri/ a b^eith ag dul i = lagar, agus an c^e/ad innealltho/ir a b^eith ag = cailleadh a c^e/ille, ni/ rabh saoghal madaidh = aige fe/in thi/os annsin. Ni/or m^iste leis ach = oiread le mallacht bacaigh da/ siabtai/ an = t-+iomla/n dearg amach as an uisge. B^i/ cuma = air go rabh se/ i riocht a d^ul a c^aoineadh. Ach = nuair a fuair se/ an ana/l leis, dubhairt se/ i = munamar: "Cuirfidh mise lagar ortha," agus = t^ug se/ ru/chladh si/os. Ach d'+f^an se/ ar an = staighre gur c^raith se/ a d^orn ar an t+solas = m^i/+-+na/du/rtha a b^i/ ar an g^re/in, agus leig se/ = uaill as fe/in agus si/os ins an p^locho/ig d^orcha = leis. = Nuair a t^ionntuigh *Jukes thart, t^ug se/ fa/ = dear cruit agus cluasa mo/ra dearga an = *C^aifti/n_M^ic_Furra, i n+diaidh e/ a t^eacht anall = chuige. Ni/or amharc se/ ar c^or ar bith ar an = a/rd+-+m^aca/n, ach dubhairt se/ sa b^omaite: "Sin = fear garbh, an dara h+innealltho/ir sin." = "Is maith an dara h+innealltho/ir e/, ar scor = ar bith," arsa *Jukes, agus rinne se/ gnu/sach-= tach. "Ni/ t^ig leo/ an g^al a c^oinnea/il suas," = ar seisean, agus b^eir se/ ar an ra/l g^a/ c^osaint =

fe/in ar an urro/ig a b^i/ an long ag dul a = t^abhairt. = T^a/inig si/ ar an *C^aifti/n_Mac_Furra gan = c^osnadh, agus d'+imthigh se/ gur buaileadh isteach = in aghaidh taca/n sca/th+b^rait e/. = "Fear a bh+fuil teanga m^adramhail aige," = ar seisean go da/igh. "Ma/ t^e/id se/ ar = aghaidh mar seo caithfead sgaradh leis an c^e/ad = f^aill a g^eobhas me/." = "Se/ an teas is cionntaighe," arsa *Jukes. = "Ta/ aimsear uathbha/sach ann. B^ainfeadh si/ = mionnai/ mo/ra as naomh. Thuas annseo fe/in = ta/ me/ mar b^e/adh plaince/ad teannta ar mo = c^eann." = T^o/g an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra a c^eann. "An = bh+fuil tu/ ag ra/dh dari/ribh, a *Jukes, go rabh = plaince/ad teannta ar do c^eann agat? Cad = chuige sin anois?" = "Sin do/igh le n-+a ra/dh, a d^uine uasail," = arsa *Jukes go bun teann. = "Ta/ sge/al fada ar c^uid agaibh! Goide/ = adubhairt tu/ fa/ naomh a b^eith ag tabhairt = mionnai/ mo/ra? Naomh greannmhar a b^e/adh ag = tabhairt mionnai/ mo/ra. Ni/ b^e/adh a leithe/id = ina naomh ach oiread leat+-+sa. Agus goide/ = an b^aint ata/ ag plaince/ad le sin, no/ ag = an aimsir ach oiread.... Ni/ t^ugann an teas = orm+-+sa mionnai/ mo/ra a t^abhairt, an d+tugann? = Sgoith droch+-+f^eirge a g^ni/os e/. Agus goide/ = an m^aith duit a b^eith ag cainnt ar an do/igh = sin?" = Agus ar an do/igh seo t^ug an *Caifti/n_Mac_= Furra achmhusa/n do/ as a b^eith ag de/anamh = samhailteach ina c^o/mhra/dh. Ag n-+a d^eireadh t^o/g = se/ *Jukes amach o/n talamh le gnu/sachtaigh =

d^roch+-+m^easamhail, agus leis an c^ainnt b^orb = t^einntridhe adubhairt se/: "Damnu/ orm+-+sa = mar g+caithidh me/ amach as an luing e/ mur = d+tugaidh se/ aire do/ fe/in." = Agus se/ an smuainteadh a rinne *Jukes = bradach: "A D^ia na Glo/ire! Cuireadh taobh = astoigh u/r in mo c^aifti/n co/ir. Seo sgoith = droch+-+f^eirge, mo c^oinsiasa. An aimsear ar = n+do/iche; chan a/thrach. D^e/anfadh si/ aingeal = cianach - gan tra/cht ar naomh." = B^i/ cuma ar iomla/n na Si/neach ar bo/rd go = rabh siad sa smeach d^eireannaigh. = Nuair a b^i/ an g^rian ag dul a luighe b^i/ si/ = beag i d+toirt agus b^i/ dath donn gan loinnir = innte, mar rachadh na milliu/n ce/adtai/ bliadhain = thart o/ b^i/ an m^aidin ann, agus b^e/adh a seal ar = s^e/ala a b^eith caithte. Nocht toirt trom = ne/alltach ar an taoibh o/ thuaidh; b^i/ dath dubh+-+= buidhe droch+-+t^uartha air, agus b^i/ se/ ina luighe = go h+i/seal, gan b^ogadh, ar an f^airrge, mar = b^e/adh toirt c^ruaidh ann i m+bealach na luinge. = D'+imthigh si/ le/ithe ag uthbhairt anonn chuige = mar b^e/adh cre/atu/r tuirseach ann a b^eithi/ a = t^ioma/int go h+ionad a ba/is. C^uaidh an clap+-+= s^olas ruadh as go fada/lach, agus t^a/inig an = dorchadas agus nead de re/alta corracha leis, = a b^i/ ag le/imnigh mar b^eithi/ ag cur seideo/ige = ortha, agus cuma ortha mar b^e/adh siad crochta = anuas in aice an talaimh. Ar an h+ocht a c^log = c^uaidh *Jukes isteach i seo/mra na le/arsga/il go = sgri/obhadh se/ ar leabhar+-+an+-+t+siubhail. = T^ug se/ si/os as an g^arbh+-+leabhar na mi/lte, go = glan, agus bealach na luinge, agus faoi+'n = f^ocal "gaoth," sgri/obh se/ an focal "ciu/in-= eas" trasna ar a/it na n-+ocht n-+uair a c^uaidh =

thart o/ b^i/ an meadhon+-+lae ann. B^i/ se/ i m+ba/rr = a c^e/ille ag an uthbhairt b^uan a b^i/ ar = an luing. D'+imthigheadh buide/al an inc uaidh = mar b^e/adh se/ ag seachnu/ an p^inn lom de = d^'+aonturas. Nuair a sgri/obh se/ si/os faoi na = focla "Seanchas ar leith," "Teas Marbhthach" = c^uir se/ an peann ina b^e/al mar b^e/adh pi/opa = ann, agus c^umail se/ a aghaidh go cu/ramach. = "An long ag uthbhairt go maslach i rollo/gai/ = a/rda fairrge," a sgri/obh se/, agus dubhairt = se/ leis fe/in, "Ni/ leo/r a ra/dh go bh+fuil se/ = maslach." Annsin sgri/obh se/: = "Luighe gre/ine ag bagar doininne, agus = meall de ne/all i/seal o/ thuaidh agus Thiar+-+= dTuaidh. Spe/ir g^lan in a/irde." = Streachail se/ e/ fe/in trasna an ta/bla agus = an peann to/gtha aige, agus d'+amharc se/ amach = ar an doras. C^onnaic se/ na re/altai/ ag = imtheacht in a/irde eadar na h+ursannacha ar = spe/ir d^uibh. C^uaidh an t-+iomla/n ar eiteo/gai/ = as a amharc i g+cuideachta a c^e/ile agus ni/or = f^a/g siad ina n+diaidh ach bla/r dubh agus baiseo/-= gai/ ba/na cubhair air, no/ b^i/ an f^airrge comh dubh = leis an spe/ir agus b^i/ baiseo/gai/ cubhair i bh+fad = anonn uirthe. Na re/alta a d'+imthigh nuair a = t^uit an long p^ill siad nuair a d'+e/irigh si/ ari/s, = agus reath siad anuas ina sluagh loinnireach, = agus iad mo/r cruinn agus deallramh fliuch = ionnta. = C^oimhea/id *Jukes na re/alta mo/ra a b^i/ ar = eiteo/gai/, agus annsin c^rom se/ agus sgri/obh = se/: = "8 p.m. An tonn ag cur air. An long = fa/ s^aothar agus ag to/ga/il uisge. C^uir me/ an =

droma/n ar na cu/ili/ fa/ c^oinne na h+oidhche. = Gloine na h+aimsire ag i/sliu/ go fo/ill." = Rinne se/ moill, agus smuaintigh se/ leis = fe/in. = "B'+f^e/idir nach d+tiocfadh dadadh as," agus = annsin c^uir se/ si/os an manadh deireannach go = du/thrachtach: "Ta/ an uile c^osamhlacht air go = bh+fuil seidea/n bruithne ag teacht." = Ag dul amach do/ b'+e/igean do/ seasamh i leath+-+= taoibh, agus t^a/inig an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra = isteach thar an ta/irsigh gan focal gan comhartha. = "Druid an doras, a *M^r._Jukes, adeirim," = ar seisean ag labhairt o/n taobh istoigh. = T^ionntuigh *Jukes a d^rod an dorais agus = rinne se/ munamar ge/ar+-+b^aramhlach: "Eagla = slaghda/in ata/ air creidim." Badh e/ a f^air-= eadh thi/os e/, ach b^i/ fonn cuideachta air; agus = dubhairt se/ go croidheamhail leis an dara = maca/n: "Ni/l a leithe/id de d^roch+-+c^uma air i = n+diaidh an iomla/in, an bh+fuil?" = B^i/ an dara maca/n ag siubhal anonn agus = anall ar an droichead, ag boc+-+le/imnigh anuas le = fa/naidh seal, agus seal ag to/ga/il na malacha, = nuair a t^e/igheadh an bo/rd ar fiar. Nuair a = c^uala se/ glo/r *Jukes s^easuigh se/ di/reach agus = a aghaidh ar t^oiseach+-+b^o/rd ach ni/ t^ug se/ freagra = ar bith air. = "H+allo! sin ceann trom," arsa *Jukes = agus e/ ag longada/n in aghaidh na h+urro/ige go = dti/ go rabh a la/mh c^omhair a b^eith thi/os ag na = cla/rai/. An iarraidh seo rinne an dara = maca/n glo/r doicheallach ina sgeadama/n. = Fear beag sga/inte a b^i/ ann, a rabh sean+-+= c^uma air, agus e/ bea/rnach agus gan ribe = fe/aso/ige air. Tugadh ar bo/rd fa/ d^eifre i =

&*Shanghai& e/. Baineadh moill t^ri/ n-+uair ann-= sin as an luing, an a/it ar t^uit an dara = maca/n a b^i/ leo/ as an b^aile, thar bo/rd isteach = i longa/n guail. Ni/ t^iocfadh leis an *C^aifti/n_= Mac_Furra a t^uigbhea/il cad chuige a dea/rn se/ = e/, ach b'+e/igean an duine gra/nna a c^ur go = h+otharlainn agus crathadh+-+inchinne air agus cna/mh = no/ d^o/ briste aige. = Ni/or c^uir an glo/r doicheallach beag+-+uchtach = ar bith ar *Jukes. "Caithfidh saoghal an = m^adaidh b^a/in a b^eith ag na Si/nigh thi/os annsin," = as seisean. "Is maith daobhtha fe/in gurab i/ = an long i/ is sochmaidhe da/ rabh mise = ariamh uirthe. Anois, ni/ rabh an ceann sin go = h-+an+-+olc." = "Fan go bh+feicidh tusa," arsan dara = maca/n agus ca/r air. = B^i/ sro/n ge/ar air, agus ba/rr dearg uirthe, = agus b^i/ be/al cumhang tanaidhe air, agus b^i/ = cuma i d+to/lamh air go rabh fearg ar lasadh ina = c^roidhe, agus b^i/ se/ comh goirid agus go rabh = se/ giorraisg. Nuair a b^i/odh se/ saor, b^i/odh se/ = iomla/n a c^uid ama ina c^a/ba/n agus an doras = druidthe, agus b^i/ se/ comh socair agus go = samhaileadh siad go d+tuiteadh se/ ina c^odladh = comh tiugh ge/ar agus t^e/igheadh se/ as amharc. = Ach ina d^iaidh sin an fear a t^e/igheadh isteach g^a/ = m^uscladh fa/ c^oinne a f^aireadh ar bo/rd, = g^eibheadh se/ ina luighe ar c^u/l a c^inn e/, agus a d^a/ = s^u/il fosgailte, agus e/ ag amharc amach o/n = c^eannadhart s^alaigh go confadhach. Ni/ = sgri/obhadh se/ litreacha ar bith, agus ni/ rabh = cuma air go rabh du/il aige le sge/ala as a/it ar = bith. C^ualthas uair amha/in ag luadh *West_= H+artlepool e/, ach ma/ rinne ba go searbh =

nimhneach e/, agus badh e/ an c^liu/ a c^uir se/ = leis go rabh teach lo/isti/n annsin a b^aineadh = amach airgead iomarcach. Fear aca seo a b^i/ = ann a g^eibhtear nuair a bi/os feidhm leo/ i n+gach = cuan ar an domhan. Bi/onn siad maith go = leo/r ar a n+gnoithe, agus bi/onn cuma ortha go = m+bi/onn siad i g+comhnaidhe amuigh ar an doras, = agus aindeo/in nach n-+aithneo/chtha/ dadadh lochtach = ionnta, bi/onn an uile c^omhartha ortha gur = s^a/irigh an saoghal ortha. In am ge/ibhinn tig = siad ar bo/rd, agus ni/ miste leo/bhtha fa/ luing = ar bith ar an t+sna/mh ach oiread le luing. = Bi/onn siad beo/ gan mo/r na/ beag a d^e/anamh = le n-+a g+cuid comra/daidhthe agus g^ni/dh siad = ru/n a bh+fa/ga/il nuair is lugha a t^ig a t^eacht = gan iad. Imthigheann siad gan sla/n a f^a/ga/il = ag aon duine, amach i b+port b^ocht sgaithte a = m+be/adh eagla ar f^ir eile go bh+fa/gfai/ ionnta = iad, agus t^e/id siad ar ti/r mo/r agus sean+-+= c^o/fra fairrge leo/, agus e/ comh ceangailte = agus da/ m+bi/odh taisgidh ann. Bi/onn dreach = ortha mar b^e/adh siad ag brath gan lorg a g+cos = a f^a/ga/il ar an luing go bra/thach ari/s. = "Fan go bh+feicidh tusa," ar seisean ari/s, = agus e/ ag longada/n i bh+fad ar gach taoibh agus = a c^u/l le *Jukes, agus gan ceannsu/ le de/anamh = air. = "An bh+fuil tu/ ag maoidheamh go bh+fuighmid = teith e/?" arsa *Jukes, go suimeamhail mar = d^e/anfadh gasu/r. = "Ag maoidheamh?... Ni/l mise ag maoidh-= eamh dadadh. Ni/ b^e/arfaidh tu/ orm+-+sa," arsan = dara maca/n beag go gorraigeach, agus an = bro/d agus an droch+-+m^eas agus an ealadhain = measgtha ann, mar b^e/adh se/ i n+diaidh dul a =

t^abhairt fa/ dear go cliste i g+cainnt *Jukes. = "O/, ni/ h+eagal di/bh! Ni/ d^e/anfaidh aon duine = agaibh annseo amada/n damh+-+sa, sin no/ ta/ = seachra/n orm," ar seisean eadar a f^iacla = leis fe/in. = Smuaintigh *Jukes go tapaidh gur beathach = beag suarach a b^i/ ins an dara maca/n seo, = agus ba m^airg leis ina c^roidhe nach n+deachaidh = *Sea/n_O/_h+Aili/n bocht saor ar an c^asgairt a = fuair se/ i longa/n an g^uail. B^i/ an dorchadas = dubh a b^i/ i bh+fad roimh an luing mar b^e/adh an = dara h+oidhche ann taobh thall den oidhche re/al-= to/gach a b^i/ ar an domhan. = "Cibe/ ata/ in aice linn," arsa *Jukes. = "Ta/muid ag dul di/reach isteach ann." = "Tu/ fe/in adubhairt e/," arsan dara maca/n, = agus a c^u/l ar fad le *Jukes. "Tu/ fe/in = adubhairt e/, bi/odh a f^ios agat, agus chan = mise e/." = "O/, gabh go *Paiteago/!" arsa *Jukes go = fosgailte leis; agus rinne an fear eile sit+-+= g^a/ire beag go h+uabhrach. = "Tu/ fe/in adubhairt e/," ar seisean. = "Agus goide/ ma/+'s me/?" = "B^i/ aithne agam ar f^eara maithe a d'+f^a/g = iad fe/in in achrann le n-+a g+cuid caifti/n as = ni/os lugha a ra/dh," arsan dara maca/n go = teinntrighe. "O/, ni/ c^eapfaidh tu/ mise." = "Ta/ cuma ort go bh+fuil faithchill d^ama/nta = ort gan tu/ fe/in a nochtadh do d^aoine," arsa = *Jukes. Rinne an dith+c^e/ille sin searbh e/. = "Ni/ b^e/adh eagla ar bith orm+-+sa mo b^aramhail = a innse." = "Ni/ b^e/adh domh+-+sa. Ni/ sin aon e/achta =

m^o/r. Ni/ duine ro/+-+e/ifeachtach mise, agus is = maith ata/ a f^ios sin agam." = S^ocair an long seal beag, agus annsin = t^oisigh si/ a longada/n, agus b^i/ achan urro/g = ni/os measa na/ an ceann eile. Agus ar feadh = tamaill b^i/ *Jukes ro/+-+g^noitheach ag iarraidh = greim na g+cos a c^oinnea/il, le labhairt. = Nuair a s^ocair an c^reafadach claon, dubhairt = se/: "Ta/ seo ni/os fearr na/ a b^eith go meas-= ardha. Cibe/ aca ata/ a d^ath ag teacht no/ nach = bh+fuil dar liom+-+sa gur c^o/ir a toiseach a = t^abhairt sa toinn sin. Ta/ an sean+-+c^aifti/n = go di/reach ar siubhal a luighe. Crochadh orm = mur d+te/igh me/ agus labhairt leis." = Ach nuair a d'+f^osgail se/ doras s^eo/mra na = le/arsga/il fuair se/ an caifti/n agus leabhar = aige, ag le/ightheo/racht. Ni/ rabh an *Caifti/n_= Mac_Furra ina luighe; b^i/ se/ ina s^easamh agus = greim aige ar t^aobh c^a/sa na leabhar le leath+-+= la/imh, agus imleabhar t^oirteach sa la/imh eile = aige. B^i/ an lo/chrann ag caismirnigh sna = cu/pla/in, agus b^i/ na leabharthai/ sgaoilte ag = tuitim o/ t^aoibh go taoibh agus b^i/ gloine na = h+aimsire ag luascadh anonn agus anall, agus = b^i/ an ta/bla ar fiar ar achan do/igh. Agus = i+measg iomla/n na bogadaighe, b^i/ an *Caifti/n_= Mac_Furra i bh+fasto/dh, agus t^o/g se/ a s^u/il = o/s a g+cionn agus c^uir se/ ceist, "Goide/ = ata/ cearr?" = "Ta/ an saoiste ag cur air, a d^uine = uasail?" = "T^ug me/ sin fa/ dear astoigh annseo," = arsa+'n *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra i munamar. = "An bh+fuil dadadh cearr?" = C^uir an t-+amharc dairi/ribh a b^i/ ina s^u/ile =

aithmhe/altas ar *Jukes. C^uir se/ aoibh f^aiteach = air fe/in. = "Ta/ si/ ag uthbhairt mar b^e/adh sean+-+b^ro/ga = ann," ar seisean go cotamhail. = "Ta/! Go h+iongantach trom - go h+iongan-= tach trom. Goide/ ata/ a d^ith ort?" = C^aill *Jukes greim a c^os an t-+am seo. = "B^i/ me/ ag smuaintiu/ ar na pasanto/iri/," = ar seisean, mar b^e/adh fear a g^eobhadh greim = an duine b^a/ithte ar s^ifi/n cocha/in. = "Na pasanto/iri/!" ars' an Caifti/n go = h+iongantach. "Goide/ na pasanto/iri/?" = "Na Si/nigh, a d^uine uasail," arsa *Jukes = agus samhnas air leis an c^o/mhra/dh. = "Na Si/nigh, cad chuige na/r labhair tu/ sa = do/igh a m+beithea/ ion+-+tuigthe? Ni/ rabh a f^ios = agam goide/ a ba c^iall de do c^uid cainnte. = Ni/or c^uala me/ ariamh aroimhe aon duine ag = tabhairt pasanto/iri/ ar c^u/ili/. Pasanto/iri/ ar = n+do/iche! Goide/ ata/ ag teacht ort?" = D^ruid an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra an leabhar = agus a c^orr+-+m^e/ar astoigh innte, agus leig se/ = si/os a sgiatha/n agus cuma air go rabh se/ i = n+dubh+-+achrann ina intinn. "Goide/ an smuain-= tiu/ ata/ agat fa/ na Si/nigh, a *M^r._Jukes?" = ar seisean. = T^ug *Jukes le/im, mar b^e/adh fear a b^eithi/ a = t^ioma/int chuice. "Ta/ na bo/ird la/n uisge, = a d^uine uasail. S^i/l me/ go m+b'+f^e/idir go = g+cuirfea/ a soc thart tamall. Go dti/ go = n-+i/slighidh seo - is goirid uilig e/, is do/igh liom. = A soc soir. Ni/ feasach damh aon soitheach = ariamh a b^eith ag longada/n mar seo." = C^oinnigh se/ a g^reim ag an tairsigh. Dar = leis an *C^aifti/n_Mac_Furra nach rabh a s^a/ith de =

g^reim ar c^a/sa na leabhar aige, agus dar = leis go leigfeadh se/ amach e/, agus spre/idheadh = ina spairt ar an leabacha/n e/. = "A soc soir?" ar seisean, ag iarraidh = e/irghe ina s^uidhe. "Sin ni/os mo/ na/ ceithre = p^ointe as a bealach." = "Seadh, a d^uine uasail, leith+-+c^e/ad claon= ... B^e/arfadh se/ thart a soc fada go leo/r le = aghaidh a t^abhairt ar seo..." = B^i/ an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra ina s^uidhe an = t-+am seo. Ni/or leig se/ amach an leabhar, = agus ni/or c^aill se/ an duilleo/g. = "Soir?" ar seisean ari/s, agus tu/s an = iongantais ag teacht air. "Soir... Ca/ = h+a/it a bh+fuilmid ag triall, do b^aramhail? = Ba m^aith leat me/ long g^alach a bh+fuil cumhacht = iomla/n innte a c^ur ceithre p^ointe as a = bealach le sogh a t^abhairt do na Si/nigh! C^uala = me/ barraidheacht de g^ni/omharthai/ mearaidhe a = rinneadh ar an t+saoghal - ach sin... Ach go = be/ go bh+fuil aithne agam ort, a *Jukes, s^i/lfinn = go rabh tu/ ar meisge. A d^ul thart ceithre = p^ointe... Agus goide/ ina d^iaidh sin? A = t^eacht ceithre p^ointe arais le t^eacht ar an = b^ealach, creidim. Goide/ c^uir in do c^eann go = rachainn a b^o/rda/il long g^alach mar d^e/anfainn = le long seo/il?" = "Is mo/r an gar nach long seo/il i/," arsa = *Jukes, go re/idh searbh. "No/ c^aithfeadh si/ = gach cipi/n a rabh innte thar an taoibh tra/th-= no/na." = "Seadh! agus c^aithfea/+-+sa seasamh annsin = agus amharc ortha ag imtheacht," ars' an = *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra, agus cuma ni/ ba b^eo/dhcha = air. "Ta/ marbha/n ciu/inis ann, nach bh+fuil?" =

"Ta/, a d^uine uasail. Acht ta/ rud e/ighin-= teacht e/agcoitcheannta ag tarraingt orainn, = gan b^re/ig." = "B'+f^e/idir. Creidim go si/leann tu/ gur = c^o/ir damh+-+sa a b^eith ag imtheacht as bealach an = c^a/idheadais sin," ars' an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra = go h+iongantach soineannta, agus d'+amharc se/ = go trom ar an e/adach+-+ola a b^i/ ar an urla/r. = Agus mar sin ni/or t^ug se/ fa/ dear an t-+aith-= mhe/altas a b^i/ ar *Jukes no/ an urraim agus an = t-+iongantas a b^i/ fri/d a c^e/ile ar a g^ruaidh. = "Anois, an bh+feiceann tu/ an leabhar seo?" = ar seisean go fada/lach, agus b^uail se/ buille = ar a la/iric le/ithe. "B^i/ me/ ag le/igheamh na = caibidile a t^ra/chtas ar d^oineann innte." = B'+f^i/or do/. B^i/ se/ ag le/igheamh na caibidile = fa/+'n doineann. Nuair a c^uaidh se/ isteach i = seo/mra na le/arsga/il ni/ rabh la/ ru/in aige an = leabhar a t^abhairt anuas. Ach b^i/ treise e/ighin-= teacht san aer - an b^uaidh c^e/adna, is do/iche a = t^ug ar an b^iadhaire culaith uisge an c^aifti/n = a t^abhairt ani/os go dti/ seo/mra na le/arsga/il = - agus t^ug si/ a la/mh go dti/ an cla/r. Agus = ni/or f^an se/ le suidhe ach t^ug se/ iarraidh agus = t^reabhaigh se/ fri/d an te/armaidheacht. Na = leath+-+c^iorcail a b^i/ ar c^u/l a c^e/ile, na ceath-= ramhadh+-+c^iorcail c^li/ agus d^easach, lu/banna na = slightheach, an cu/rsa a ba do/iche a b^i/odh le = ma/thair na doininne, an do/igh a b+preabadh an = g^aoth, agus an c^aoi a n-+oibrigheadh an baro-= meter - eatorra sin go le/ir b^i/ siad ag cur = an duine b^oicht i g+cioth me/adhra/in. T^ug se/ = iarraidh a t^uigbhea/il goide/ an b^aint a b^i/ ag an = me/id sin leis fe/in, agus badh e/ an deireadh = a b^i/ air go d+ta/inig fearg air leis an me/id sin =

focal agus comhairle, agus gan ann uilig ach = obair c^inn, agus cur+-+i+-+g+ca/s, agus gan oiread = agus le/aro/dh cinnteachta ann. = "Se/ an rud e/ is damanta a c^onnaic tu/ = ariamh, a *Jukes," ar seisean. "Da/ g+creid-= eadh fear iomla/n a bh+fuil annsin, b^e/adh se/ ina = rith ar fud na fairrge bunadhas an ama ag = iarraidh fagha/il taobh thiar den aimsir." = Agus b^uail se/ buille eile ar a la/iric leis = an leabhar; agus d'+f^osgail *Jukes a b^e/al, ach = ni/or d^ubhairt se/ dadadh. = "Do rith ag iarraidh fagha/il taobh thiar den = aimsir! An d+tuigeann tu/ sin, a *M^r._Jukes? = 'S+e/ an rud e/ is dith+-+c^e/illidhe a c^uala me/ = ariamh!" ars' an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra, eadar = m^oilleannai/ agus a s^u/ile sa/ithte san urla/r. = "S^i/lfea/ gur sean+-+b^ean a sgri/obh seo. C^uaidh = se/ thar mo stuaim+-+se. Ma/ ta/ ciall ar bith = is fiu/ leis an t+seanchus seo, is i/ an c^iall ata/ = leis gur c^o/ir damh+-+sa an cu/rsa a a/thrach, agus = a d^ul bealach e/ighinteacht eile chun an diabhail, = agus a t^eacht anuas adtuaidh ar *Fu-chau ag = ruball na h+aimsire salaighe seo, a a/irmhigheas = siad ata/ ar na gaobhair annseo romhainn. = Adtuaidh! An d+tuigeann tu/, a *M^r._Jukes? = Tri/ c^e/ad mi/le de b^arraidheacht leis an c^u/rsa, = agus bille brea/gh mo/r ar son guail ina d^iaidh. = Ni/ t^iocfadh liom a d^e/anamh da/ m+bi/odh gach = focal innte comh fi/rinneach leis an t+soisge/al, = a *M^r._Jukes. Na/ bi/ ag du/il go..." = Agus d'+f^an *Jukes ina t^ost, agus e/ ag = de/anamh iongantais den do/igh a rabh se/ bogtha, = agus an tuile c^ainnte a b^i/ aige. = "Ach leis an f^i/rinne a d^e/anamh, ni/l a f^ios = againn an bh+fuil an duine seo ceart ar c^or ar =

bith. Goide/ an do/igh a d+tig leat fios a b^eith = agat cad is gaoth ann go se/ididh si/ ort? = Ni/l an fear sin ar bo/rd annseo linn, ar = n+do/iche. Maith go leo/r. Deir se/ go m+bi/onn = croidhe na rudai/ sin ocht b+pointe o/n g^aoith. = Ach ni/l gaoth ar bith againn, i n+diaidh an gloine = a b^eith ag i/sliu/ agus eile. Ca bh+fuil croidhe na = n+gnoithe anois?" = "Be/idh an g^aoth ar ball againn," arsa = *Jukes fri/d a f^iacla. = "C^ead aice a t^eacht," ars' an *Caifti/n_= Mac_Furra, agus fearg m^odhmhthar air. "Ni/l = fu/m ach a t^abhairt le fios duit, a *M^r._Jukes, = nach bh+faghann tu/ achan rud sna leabharthai/. = Dar liom+-+sa, a *M^r._Jukes, go bh+fuil na = riaghlacha seo leis na seidea/in a s^eachaint = agus folacha/in a d^e/anamh ar g^aoith na fior-= maiminte, go bh+fuil siad ar an t+seanchus is = lugha c^e/ill amuigh, nuair a d^earcfas duine go = ceillidhe ortha." = T^o/g se/ a s^u/ile, agus c^onnaic se/ *Jukes ag = amharc go h+amhrasach air, agus t^ug se/ iarraidh = an rud a b^i/ se/ a m^aoidheamh a m^i/niu/. = "Ta/ siad comh h+aistidheach leis an smuain-= tiu/ a t^a/inig fri/ot+-+sa, soc na luinge a c^ur = sa tuinn, ag Dia ata/ a f^ios ca/ f^ad, agus = so/gh a t^abhairt do na Si/nigh. Agus gan dadadh = le de/anamh againn ach a d+tabhairt go *Fu-chau, = agus sinn le b^eith annsin roimh an m^eadhon+-+lae = Dia h+Aoine. Ma/ b^aineann an aimsear moill = asam ni/ dochar e/. Ach cuir i g+ca/s gur f^a/g = mise mo c^u/rsa agus go rabh me/ d^a/ la/ mall, = agus gur c^uir siad c^eist, `Ca/ rabh tu/ an = fad seo, a C^aifti/n?` Goide/ a b^e/adh le ra/dh = agam? `C^uaidh me/ thart timcheall leis an =

droch+-+aimsir a s^eachnadh,` a de/arfainn. = `B'+e/igean di/ a b^eith damanta olc,` ade/arfadh = siad. `Ni/l f^ios agam,` a c^aithfinn+-+se a = ra/dh; `s^eachain mise i/.` An bh+feiceann tu/ = sin, a *Jukes? B^i/ me/ ag smuaintiu/ ar sin i = rith an tra/thno/na." = D'+amharc se/ in a/irde ari/s ins an do/igh = d^oile/ar, neamh+-+s^amhailteach a b^i/ aige. Ni/or = c^uala aon duine ariamh aroimhe e/ ag de/anamh = an me/id sin cainnte i g+cuideachta a c^e/ile. = B^i/ *Jukes ina s^easamh agus a d^a/ la/imh sna = h+ursannacha mar b^e/adh fear a g^eobhadh cuireadh = chuig miorbhailte ann. Agus b^i/ iongantas gan = teo/ra ina s^u/il, agus b^i/ dreach do+-+c^reidthe ar = a g^nu/is. = "Gaoth m^o/r gaoth m^o/r, a *M^r._Jukes," = ars' an Caifti/n, "agus caithfidh long galach = a bh+fuil iomla/n cumhacht aice a h+aghaidh a = t^abhairt air. Ta/ an me/id seo de aimsir = s^alaigh ar an domhan, agus ni/l de d^o/igh uirthe = ach a d^ul fri/the gan bacaint leis an rud a d+tug = *Wilson, sean+-+c^aifti/n an *M^elita, `cleasa = doininne` air. An la/ fa/ d^eireadh c^uala me/ = ar ti/r mo/r e/ ag seanchus le sgaifte de = c^aifti/ni/ a t^a/inig isteach agus a s^uidh ag ta/bla = ag taoibh mo c^eann+-+sa. Dar liom gur b^'+e/ = an amaidigh e/ ba m^o/ a c^uala me/ ariamh. B^i/ = se/ ag innse mar c^uir se/ cor ar g^aoith m^ill-= teanaigh, ins an do/igh nach d+ta/inig si/ fa/ leith+-+= c^e/ad mi/le do/. M^aoidh se/ gur giota e/asgaidh = de obair inchinne a b^i/ ann. Agus faoi D^ia = ma/ ta/ f^ios agam+-+sa goide/ an do/igh a rabh = f^ios aige go rabh gaoth m^illteanach fa/ leith+-+= c^e/ad mi/le do/. Dar liom go rabh me/ mar = b^e/inn ag e/isteacht le fear mire. S^i/l me/ go =

rabh oiread aoise ag an *C^aifti/n_Wilson agus = gur c^o/ir do/ ni/os mo/ de f^ios a g^noithe a b^eith = aige." = T^ost an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra seal beag, = agus annsin dubhairt se/: "Thi/os ata/ do = s^eal+-+sa an faireadh seo, a *M^r._Jukes." = Baineadh le/im as *Jukes, agus t^a/inig se/ = chuige fe/in: "Seadh, a d^uine uasail." = "Fa/g o/rdu/ sgairteadh orm+-+sa ma/ t^ig = a/thrach beag da/ laighead," ars' an Caifti/n. = S^roichigh se/ anonn a c^ur an leabhair i leath+-+= taobh, agus c^ruinnigh se/ a c^osa isteach san = leabacha/n. "Druid an doras sin sa do/igh = nach bh+fosglann se/, an n+de/anfair? Ni/l = acfuinn ar bith agam ar d^orsa a bi/os ag = de/anamh torma/in. Caithfidh me/ a ra/dh gur = c^uir siad a la/n glais gan m^aith ins an luing = seo." = D^ruid an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra a s^u/ile. = Rinne se/ sin le n-+a sgi/thiste a d^e/anamh. B^i/ = se/ tuirseach agus b^i/ an inchinn folamh aige mar = b^e/adh ag fear a t^ra/chtfadh ar c^reideamh a fuair = se/ fri/d m^achtnamh na m+bliadhantach. B^i/ se/ go = dearbhtha ag de/anamh a g^ni/omh creidimh, da/ = m+bi/odh a f^ios aige e/. Agus badh e/ an toradh a = b^i/ air gur s^easuigh *Jukes gearr+-+t^amall taobh = amuigh den doras, ag tochas a c^inn. = D'+f^osgail an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra a s^u/ile. = Dar leis go m+b'+e/igean do/ a b^eith ina c^odladh. = Goide/ an torma/n a/rd e/ sin? Gaoth? Cad = chuige na/r sgairteadh air? B^i/ an lo/chrann ag = lu/barnaigh sna cu/pla/in, b^i/ gloine na h+aimsire = ag caismirnigh, b^i/ an ta/bla ag gabhail ar fiar = achan a/ird. C^uaidh pe/ire de b^uataisi/ fairrge = a rabh an lorga cam aca thart ag sleamhnu/ le =

taobh na leabtha. C^uir se/ amach a la/mh agus = c^eap se/ ceann aca. = Nocht aghaidh *Jukes i bh+fosgladh ins an doras; = agus ni/or nocht ach an aghaidh, agus i/ iongantach = dearg, agus na su/ile ag sta/nadh. Le/im bladh-= aire an lo/chrainn, agus d'+e/irigh le/ab de p^a/ipe/ar = in a/irde, agus t^a/inig siorradh gaoithe ar an = *C^aifti/n_Mac_Furra. T^oisigh se/ a c^ur air na = buataise agus sta/nuigh se/ go fiosrach ar = aghaidh atthuighthe t^o/gtha *Jukes. = "T^a/inig se/ mar b^uailfea/ do b^asa ar a = c^e/ile," arsa *Jukes, ag sgairtigh, "ta/ cu/ig = b^omaite o/ s^oin... go tobann." = D'+imthigh an c^loigeann agus baineadh be/im = as an c^omhla. C^uaidh sprais f^earthanna thart = leis an doras mar c^aithfi/ umar de luaidhe = leaghta ar an teach. B^i/ feadalach le cluinstin = an t-+am seo fri/d an g^lo/r c^reathnuigheach a b^i/ = amuigh. B^i/ seo/mra na le/arsga/il ce/ gur = p^lu/chtach e/ mar b^e/adh se/ comh la/n gaoithe le = sga/thla/n. Fuair an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra greim = muinea/il ar an dara buatais ag dul thart an = t-+urla/r go garbh di/. Ni/ d^eachaidh se/ fri/d a = c^e/ile, ach ina d^iaidh sin ni/or e/irigh leis go = sa/sta be/al na buataise a f^agha/il. Na bro/ga = a b^ain se/ de b^i/ siad ag boc+-+le/imnigh o/ c^eann = go ceann den c^a/ba/n, agus ag lu/star le c^e/ile = mar b^e/adh d^a/ c^oilea/n ann. Comh luath agus = d'+e/irigh se/ ina s^easamh t^arraing se/ buille = na/mhadach da/ c^ois ortha, ach ni/ rabh gar ann. = S^i/n se/ e/ fe/in mar b^e/adh fear claidhimh ag = tabhairt sa/thadh, ag iarraidh a c^o/ta uisge a = f^agha/il; agus ina d^iaidh sin, baineadh truisleadh = as fri/d an urla/r agus e/ ag iarraidh an co/ta a = c^ur air. Spre/idh se/ a d^a/ c^ois, agus s^i/n se/ a =

m^uinea/l, agus cuma an+-+stuamdha air, agus = t^oisigh se/ a c^eangal sreanga/in a hata uisce = faoi n-+a smigead, agus b^i/ crith b^eag ar a = c^uid me/ar mo/r ramhar. Rinne se/ na rudai/ = a g^ni/dh bean ag cur uirthe a boine/ide ag = sga/tha/n, agus cluas air ag e/isteacht, mar = b^e/adh se/ ag du/il achan b^omaite go g+cluinfeadh = se/ a ainm da/ sgairtigh ins an torma/n achrannach = a t^a/inig ar an luing sin aige go tobann. = Agus m^e/aduigh an torma/n gur li/on se/ a c^luasa = nuair a b^i/ se/ ag de/anamh re/idh le d^ul amach = agus a aghaidh a t^abhairt air, cibe/ a ba c^iall do/. = B^i/ ta/mhach ta/isg agus a/rd+-+g^lo/r ann - eadar = s^iothamh gaoithe agus g^readadh mara, agus c^rith = fada domhain an aeir, mar b^e/adh droma = millteanach da/ b^ualadh i bh+fad anonn ag fuag-= radh ionnsaidhe na gaoithe. = S^easuigh se/ i solas an lo/chrainn, ina b^unada/n = ramhar ana/sta gan c^uma gan de/anamh, agus e/ = faoi n-+a c^uid airm agus e/ididh, agus aghaidh = d^earg air, agus e/ faireach i g+ceart. = "Ta/ mea/dhchan mo/r annseo," ar seisean i = munamar. = Comh luath ge/ar agus t^ug se/ iarraidh an = doras a f^osgladh b^eir an g^aoth air. Tarraing-= eadh thar an ta/irsigh e/, agus e/ i bh+fasto/dh san = m^urla/n, agus fuair se/ e/ fe/in ag coraidheacht = leis an g^aoith, ag iarraidh an doras a d^rod. = Agus an bomaite deireannach c^uir an g^aoth = isteach a teangaidh agus t^ug si/ rubo/g don = lo/chrann a c^uir as e/. = C^onnaic se/ dorchadas mo/r roimh an luing, = ina luighe ar m^oll de b^ladhairi/ geala; ar = t^aobh an deas+-+b^o/ird c^onnaic se/ corr+-+re/alto/g = aistidheach, crochta go doile/ir o/s cionn b^la/r =

bristeach, mar b^e/adh duine ag amharc ortha = fri/d c^alc m^ear toite. = B^i/ clibi/n fear ar an droichead go doile/ir, = agus saothar mo/r ortha. B^i/ siad ag obair le = solas t^each an rotha, solas a b^i/ ag soillsiu/ go = ceo/dhach ar a g+cloigne agus ar a n+druim. Le = sin t^a/inig dorchadas ar c^uid i n+diaidh na codach = eile de na fuinneo/gai/. Agus t^a/inig glo/rthai/ = an sgaifte a b^i/ as amharc chuige mar t^ig = glo/rthai/ fear fri/d g^aoith m^o/ir, ag le/imnigh fa/ = n-+a c^luais, ina m+brato/gai/ agus ina stiall-= tracha de g^lo/rthai/ fa/gtha. Le sin nocht *Jukes = ag a t^aoibh, agus a c^eann crom, agus e/ ag = uaillfeartaigh. = "Faireadh - cuir isteach - cla/r+-+f^uinneo/gai/ = t^each an rotha - gloine - eagla - siabfai/ isteach = iad." = C^uala *Jukes a c^aifti/n ag tabhairt achmhusa/in = do/. = "Ta/ seo - t^ig - rud ar bith - m'+f^aithchill - = sgairtighidh orm." = T^ug se/ iarraidh a sge/al a m^i/niu/ agus an = ta/mhach ta/isg ag brughadh an b^e/il aige. = "Feocha/n e/adtrom - d'+f^an - droichead - = tobann - anoir+-+dtuaidh - t^ionnto/dh - s^i/l - go = g+cluinfea/ - cinnte." = D'+e/irigh leo/ an t-+am seo a d^ul ar f^osgadh = b^rato/g na h+aimsire, agus t^iocfadh leo/ a = g+co/mhra/dh a d^e/anamh ag sgairtigh, mar b^e/adh = daoine a b^e/adh ag troid ann. = "T^ug me/ na la/mha anall gur c^uir siad = cumhdach ar iomla/n na n-+ana/la/n. Ba m^o/r an = gar gur f^an me/ i bh+fos ar bo/rd. Ni/or s^i/l = me/ go m+beithea/ do c^odladh agus mar sin.... = Goide/ adubhairt tu/, a d^uine uasail? Goide/?" =

"Dadadh," ars' an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra. = "Dubhairt me/ go rabh sin ceart go leo/r." = "Dar thi/os agus thuas! Fuaireamar an = iarraidh seo e/," arsa *Jukes, ag leigean = bu/irthe as fe/in. = "Ni/or a/thruigh tu/ a cu/rsa?" ars' an = *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra, agus masla ar a g^lo/r. = "Ni/or a/thruigh. Ni/or a/thruigh ar c^or ar bith. = T^a/inig an g^aoth di/reach sa c^eann againn. = Agus seo chugainn an f^airrge c^inn." = T^ug an long urro/g agus baineadh be/im aiste = mar b^uailfeadh si/ a soc ar rud c^reagach = e/ighinteacht. Fuair si/ snathadh beag suaimhnis, = agus annsin t^a/inig cioth a/rd den c^a/thadh leis = an g^aoith isteach san aghaidh ortha. = "Coinnigh leis i/ a f^ad agus is fe/idir," a = sgairt an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra. = Sul a rabh faill ag *Jukes an sa/ile a b^aint as = a s^u/ile c^uaidh na re/alta uilig as. =

[III] =TT B^i/ *Jukes comh h+athlamh le fear ar bith de = leath+-+duisi/n buachall o/g a g^eobhfa/ da/ = g+cuirthea/ eangach ar an f^airrge. B^eir = an c^e/ad seidea/n go diabhalta goirid air, = ach fuair se/ greim air fe/in go tapaidh, agus = sgairt se/ amach ar na la/mha le gach poll na/r = cuireadh droma/n tra/thno/na air a d^rod. Sgairt = se/ ina g^lo/r mo/r la/idir, "Bi/dhidh amuigh de = le/im agus tabhraidh la/mh c^uididh uaibh, a b^uach-= ailli/!" agus c^uaidh se/ fe/in ar tu/s cadhnaigh-= eachta, agus e/ ag ra/dh leis fe/in go "rabh se/ = ag du/il le seo." = Ach san am c^e/adna b^i/ se/ ag tuigbhea/il go = rabh ni/ ba m^o/ aige na/ a rabh se/ ag du/il leis. = O/n c^e/ad bogadh aeir a m^othuigh se/ ar a leith+-+= c^eann, t^oisigh an g^aoth a c^ruinniu/ urraidh mar = b^e/adh cnap sneachta ag dul le fa/naidh ann. = B^i/ an *Nan-Shan faoi c^a/thadh o/ t^oiseach go = deireadh, agus in a/it a b^eith ag longada/n go = comhthrom t^oisigh si/ a le/imnigh agus a t^abhairt = urro/g mar b^e/adh si/ as a ce/ill leis an eagla. = Dar le *Jukes: "Ni/ a/dhbhar ga/ire ar bith = seo." Nuair a b^i/ se/ ag sgairtigh leis an = c^aifti/n, t^a/inig cnap dorchadais ar fud na = h+oidhche, agus t^uit se/ o/s coinne a su/l mar = b^e/adh rud a b^e/adh ion+-+m^othachta/la ann. B^i/ se/ =

mar b^eithfi/ i n+diaidh solais an domhain a c^ur as. = B^i/ lu/thgha/ir a s^a/ith ar *Jukes a c^aifti/n a b^eith = in aice leis. T^ug se/ faoiseamh do/, mar = b^e/adh an caifti/n i n+diaidh mea/dhchan an m^o/rtais = a c^ur ar a d^ruim le linn a t^eacht ani/os ar = bo/rd. Sin an b^uaidh agus an m^aith agus an = t-+ualach a bi/os leis an c^eannas. = Ni/ rabh gnoithe ag an *C^aifti/n_Mac_Furra a = b^eith ag du/il le faoiseamh den t+so/rt sin o/ = d^uine ar bith ar an t+saoghal. Sin an t-+uaig-= neas a t^e/id leis an c^eannas. B^i/ se/ ag = iarraidh amharc isteach i su/il na gaoithe, go = faireach ar d^o/igh an m^airne/alaigh, mar b^e/adh se/ = ag amharc ar na/mhaid eadar an da/ s^u/il, ag = iarraidh a m^eas goide/ an ru/n a b^e/adh ina = c^roidhe, goide/ an t-+eagar agus an fuinneadh = a b^e/adh ar a b^uille. B^i/ an g^aoth neartmhar ag = sguabadh chuige amach as dorchadas sa/r+-+= f^arsaing. M^othuigh se/ an long imnidheach faoi = n-+a c^osa, agus ni/or le/ar do/ sca/ile a toirte = fe/in. Ba m^airg leis mar sin e/. Agus = d'+f^an se/ go h+iongantach socair, agus dar leis = go rabh se/ gan c^osnu/ mar b^e/adh fear dall ann. = B^i/ se/ tostach o/ na/du/ir, le gre/in agus le = dorchadas. Cluineadh *Jukes ag a uillinn ag = sgairtigh go croidheamhail fri/d na seidea/in, = "B'+e/igean du/inn go bh+fuaireamar an c^uid a = ba m^easa de, a d^uine uasail." C^uaidh splannc = ar crith thart ina d+timcheall mar d^eargfadh si/ = astoigh in uamhaigh - astoigh i b+plocho/ig d^uibh = d^oile/ir na mara, a rabh urla/r de b^risteacha = cubhair uirthe. = D'+f^oillsigh se/ ar feadh seal beag maili/seach = neam+buan meall de ne/alltai/ brato/gach ar = crochadh go h+i/seal sa spe/ir agus toirteannai/ =

dubha fear ar rugadh ortha ar an droichead, = agus a g+ceann rompa, amhlaidh is da/ n+de/antai/ = creagacha daobhtha agus iad ag sa/thadh le n-+a = g+cuid cloigeann. Agus t^uit an dorchadas = anuas ag creafadaigh ar an iomla/n, agus = annsin t^a/inig an doineann da/iri/ribh. = Rud tapaidh millteanach a b^i/ ann, mar = b^risfi/ corn feirge go tobann. Dar leat gur = b^le/asg se/ timcheall na luinge agus mea/dhchan = marbhthach ann, agus tuile m^illteanach uisge = leis, mar s^iabfai/ linn m^illteanach suas taobh = na gaoithe. Agus c^aill na fir a g+caidreamh = le c^e/ile. Sin an cumhacht a b^i/os ag gaoith = m^o/ir; duine a sgaradh o/ n-+a c^omhursain. Tig = crith talmhan, no/ u/ir+-+s^leamhnu/ no/ sneachta = maladhcha ar d^uine gan f^eirg. Ach ionnsuigh-= eann gaoth m^o/r air mar b^e/adh na/mhaid ann. = B^eir si/ iarraidh greim a f^agha/il ar a g^e/aga, = agus ar a intinn, agus fiachann si/ leis an = spiorad a ruagadh amach as. = Tioma/ineadh *Jukes ar s^iubhal o/n c^aifti/n. = Dar leis gur tugadh giota fada fri/d an aer e/. = D'+imthigh achan rud - d'+imthigh a c^umhacht smuain-= tighthe fe/in; ach fuair a la/mh greim ar c^eann de = c^uid taca/n an ra/il. Agus ma/ b^i/ an rud a = t^a/inig trasna air cinea/l do+-+c^reidte, ni/ t^ug = sin faoiseamh ar bith do/. O/g is mar b^i/ se/, = c^onnaic se/ droch+-+aimsear, agus ni/ rabh amhras = ariamh air na/ t^iocfadh leis an aimsear a ba = m^easa a s^amhailt. Ach b^i/ an aimsear a f^ad = taobh thall da/ s^amhailt, agus nach rabh se/ ion+-+= tuigthe go mairfeadh long ar bith innte. = Agus ni/ mo/ na/ go g+creidfeadh se/ go rabh se/ = fe/in ann, ach go be/ go rabh se/ i n+ge/ibheann = c^ruaidh i n+greamannai/ coraidheachta leis an =

c^umhacht a b^i/ ag iarraidh a g^reim a sgathadh. = Agus nuair a t^uig se/ nach rabh se/ sgriosta, = t^uig se/ go rabh se/ ar iomarbhathadh, agus go = rabh se/ craithte go ca/idheach, agus go rabh se/ = leath+-+t^achtuighthe. = Dar leis gur f^an se/ tamall fada, fi/or+-+= f^ada leis fe/in ag taca/n, go corrach. B^i/ an = f^earthainn ag tuitim air, ag teacht ina tuil-= teacha air, ag teacht ina tonna air. B^i/ an = ana/l da/ baint de; agus b^i/ se/ ag slugadh = fi/or+-+uisge agus sa/ile. Bunadhas an ama = c^oinnigh se/ a d^a/ s^u/il druidthe go cruaidh, mar = b^e/adh se/ in amhras go m+bainfi/ radharc na su/l de = i n+driopa/s m^illteanach na h+aimsire. Nuair a = g^ni/dheadh se/ leath+-+f^osgladh ortha, g^eibheadh se/ = uchtach b^eag o/n le/aro/dh g^las a b^i/ ar s^olas an = deas+-+b^o/ird, ag deallramh go lag+-+b^righeach ar = f^earthainn agus ar c^a/thadh. B^i/ se/ ag amharc = air ag soillsiu/ ar t^onn a t^a/inig agus a c^uir = as e/. Connaic se/ barr na toinne ag do/rtadh = agus ag cur a torainn a c^uidiu/ leis an torma/n = m^illteanach a b^i/ thart air, agus an t-+am = ce/adna tarraingeadh an taca/n amach as eadar = a d^a/ la/imh. Buaileadh buille maslach sa druim = air agus d'+imthigh se/ in a/irde ar an t+sna/mh. = Agus badh e/ an c^e/ad rud a t^a/inig fri/d go = d+ta/inig *Muir_na_Si/ne uilig ani/os ar an = droichead. Agus annsin, rinne se/ smuaintiu/ = ni/ ba c^e/illidhe, agus s^i/l se/ gur tugadh thar an = taoibh e/. Agus i rith an ama a b^i/othas g^a/ = c^aitheamh agus g^a/ g^readadh agus g^a/ uthbhairt = fri/d an uisge, b^i/ se/ ag ra/dh leis fe/in comh tiugh = agus t^iocfadh leis: "O/, a D^ia! O/, a D^ia! = O/, a D^ia!" = Agus annsin t^a/inig tallann anro/idh agus =

e/ado/chais fri/d, agus dar leis go bh+fuigheadh se/ = amach as an f^aopach. T^oisigh se/ a spre/adhadh a = c^os agus a la/mh. Agus comh luath agus rinne = fuair se/ amach go rabh se/ in aimhre/idhtigh i = g+co/ta uisge agus i m+buataisi/ agus in aghaidh = duine eighinteacht. C^uir se/ a c^ru/ba i n+gach = cuid aca ar a seal, agus c^aill se/ iad agus = fuair se/ ari/s iad, agus c^aill se/ ari/s iad, go = dti/ sa deireadh gur b^eir pe/ire de sgiatha/in = troma air. Agus c^uir se/ a la/mha fa/ c^orp = ramhar t^e/achtuighthe. Fuair se/ a c^aifti/n. = C^uaidh siad thar a g+corp, agus iad ag breith = ni/os cruaidhe ar a c^e/ile. Le sin leig an = t-+uisge si/os go neamh+-+t^ro/caireach iad, agus = fa/gadh caithte ar t^aobh t^each an rotha iad, agus = iad gortuighthe agus an ana/l d^a/ baint daobhtha, = agus c^ead aca e/irghe agus fiacha/il le n-+a = n+greim a c^oinnea/il. = T^a/inig *Jukes amach as, agus uathbha/s air, = mar b^eithfi/ i n+diaidh masla an+-+m^easardha a = t^abhairt da/ intinn. Laguigh an do/chas a b^i/ = aige as fe/in. T^oisigh se/ a sgairtigh gan tu/s = no/ deireadh air leis an f^ear a b^i/ se/ a m^othach-= ta/il in aice leis ins an dorchadas d^eamhantach = sin: "An tusa ata/ ann, a d^uine uasail? = An tusa ata/ ann?" go dti/ go rabh a c^eann = sgoilte. Agus c^uala se/ guth, mar b^e/adh se/ ag = sgairtigh i bh+fad uaidh, mar b^e/adh se/ ag be/icfigh = go cianach leis i bh+fad ar siubhal, guth na/r = d^ubhairt ach: "Is me/!" T^a/inig tonnai/ eile = thar an droichead. Fuair se/ gan c^osnu/ i mullach = an c^inn iad, agus an da/ la/imh i bh+fasto/dh aige. = B^i/ bogadach aistidheach ar an luing. C^uir-= feadh se/ uathbha/s ar do c^roidhe na h+urro/gai/ = gan c^osnu/ a b^i/othas a b^aint aiste. B^i/ si/ =

ag imtheacht ar a soc mar b^e/adh si/ ag dul de = le/im ar m^ullach a cinn isteach san b^la/r, agus = dar leat gur b^uail si/ balla achan uair. Nuair = a t^e/igheadh si/ le taoibh t^uiteadh si/ ar a leas+-+= luighe go marbhthach, agus b^uailfeadh buille i/ a = c^uirfeadh arais i/ agus m^othuigheadh *Jukes = mearbhla/n innte mar b^e/adh i bh+fear a g^eobhadh = buille de smaichti/n agus a b^e/adh ag dul a = t^uitim. B^i/ an g^aoth m^o/r ag bu/irfigh agus ag = coraidheacht thart go sa/r+-+m^o/r ins an dorchadas, = mar b^e/adh an domhan uilig ina aon p^locho/ig = d^uibh. In amannai/ b^i/odh tuile aeir ag teacht in = aghaidh na luinge mar b^eithfi/ g^a/ diu/l fri/d s^u/il = feada/in agus b^i/ neart cruinn cuachta innte a = t^o/gadh, dar leat, amach glan as an uisge an = long agus a c^oinnigheadh suas i/ agus gan ach = crith ag reachta/il fri/the. Agus annsin t^ois-= eo/chadh si/ ar an uthbhairt ari/s mar d^o/irtfi/ = isteach i g+coir g^alach i/. Rinne *Jukes a c^ruadh+-+= d^icheall le n-+a intinn a s^ocru/ agus breitheamh-= nas fuar a t^abhairt ar na gnoithe. = Leagadh na seidea/in a ba truime an f^airrge, = agus d'+e/irigheadh si/ ar d^a/ c^eann an *Nan-Shan = agus calcacha cubhair uirthe comh geal leis an = t+sneachta ag sgabadh taobh amuigh den da/ ra/l, = ar fud na h+oidhche. Tchi/dheadh an *Caifti/n_Mac_= Furra corr+-+c^napa/n dubh go deileoir ag nochtu/ = o/s cionn an b^la/ir b^a/in seo, mar b^i/, ba/rr na = n+droma/n, na fuinneo/gai/ ceathramhan a b^i/ = druidte, ba/rr na g+crann to/ga/la, agus buna = crann. Ba sin ar le/ar do/ den luing. B^i/ = la/r na luinge mar b^e/adh carraig c^ladaigh ann = a b^e/adh go dti/ a leath sa la/n mara. Ba seo = an a/it a rabh an droichead a rabh se/ ina s^easamh = air; e/ fe/in agus an maca/n, agus teach an =

rotha a rabh fear na stiu/rthach astoigh ann agus = an doras druidte air, agus eagla air go = d+tabharfadh an tonn thar an taoibh e/ fe/in agus = an teach. B^i/ si/ mar b^e/adh carraig a m+be/adh = an t-+uisge ag ca/thadh ani/os uirthe, ag tonnadh = thairste agus ag do/rtadh daoithe, agus ag = briseadh thart uirthe. B^i/ si/ mar b^e/adh carraig = fri/d t^onna a rachadh daoine i bh+fasto/dh innte, = sul a m+ba/ithti/ iad - ach go rabh si/ ag e/irghe agus = ag tuitim, ag dul o/ t^aoibh go taoibh ar fad, = agus gan so/la/s na/ sgi/ste aice, mar b^e/adh = carraig m^iorbhailteach a sgaithfeadh i/ fe/in o/n = c^ladach agus a d'+imtheo/chadh ag uthbhairt fri/d = an f^airrge. = B^i/ an doineann ag imirt go bradach, di/+-+= c^e/illidhe, millteanach ar an *Nan-Shan. B^i/ si/ = ag stro/cadh na n-+eadar+-+s^eo/l amach o/ ro/pai/ = an c^o/rnuighthe, agus ag siabadh sca/th+-+e/adach a = rabh ceangal du/bhailte ortha, agus ag scuabadh = an droichid glan, agus ag camadh ra/lach, agus = ag briseadh sca/th+-+solais. B^i/ beirt de na = ba/dai/ ar siubhal cheana fe/in. B^i/ se/ tamall = sul a d+ta/inig tonn fa/ la/r luinge agus le/aro/dh = solais le/ithe, a nocht do *Jukes d^a/ p^e/ire de = c^li/ci/ ba/id ag e/irghe amach folamh as an dubh+-+= d^orchadas agus te/ad to/ga/la a b^i/othas i n+diaidh = a c^o/iriu/ sgaoilte agus bloc a rabh feistiu/ = iarainn air ag le/imnigh san aer. Sin nuair a = t^ug se/ fa/ dear an rud a t^a/rla fa/ t^ri/ slata = taobh thiar de. = S^i/n se/ a c^loigeann, agus c^uartuigh se/ = cluas an c^aifti/n. Leag se/ a p^uisi/ni/ uirthe - = cluas m^o/r f^eolmhar agus i/ fliuch ba/ithte. = Sgairt se/ fa/ c^earthaidhe, "Ta/ a/r g+cuid ba/dai/ = ar siubhal, a d^uine uasail." =

Agus c^uala se/ ari/s an glo/r sin, go maslach = lag+-+b^righeach, ach go rabh an ge/arbhach ciu/in sin = ann a d'+iomchuir fri/d an ta/mhach ta/isg m^ill-= teanach e/. Dar leis gur cuireadh anall chuige e/ = as ball a rabh si/othchamh ann, taobh thall de b^la/r = dubh na doininne. C^uala - c^uala se/ glo/r fir = - an glo/r anbhfann do+-+c^laoidhte ar fe/idir = leis machtnamh si/orruidhe agus di/cheall si/orr-= uidhe agus du/thracht si/orruidhe a iomchur, an = glo/r a b^e/as ag labhairt go do/chasach la/ an = b^reitheamhnais, nuair a t^uitfeas na spe/arthai/ = agus d^e/anfar an ceart. C^uala se/ ari/s e/, = agus e/ ag scairtigh leis mar b^e/adh se/ i bh+fad = ar siubhal: "Ceart go leo/r!" = S^i/l se/ na/r e/irigh leis labhairt sa do/igh a = d+tuigfi/ e/. "A/r g+cuid ba/dai/ - ba/dai/ = adeirim, a d^uine uasail! Beirt ar siubhal!" = Leig an glo/r ce/adna be/ic c^e/illidhe as fa/ = t^roigh do/ agus s^i/l se/ e/ b^eith i bh+fad uaidh, "Ni/l = neart air." = Ni/or c^or an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra a c^eann = ariamh, ach c^uala *Jukes focla eile ag teacht = leis an g^aoith. = "Ce/ leis - ag du/il - ag briseadh fri/d - a = leithe/id - c^aithfear rud e/ighinteacht a f^a/ga/il = a/r n+diaidh - ta/ se/ le ce/ill." = D'+e/ist *Jukes go cu/ramach le tuilleadh. Ni/ = t^a/inig ni/ ba m^o/. Ba sin a rabh le ra/dh ag an = *C^aifti/n_Mac_Furra; agus ba m^o/ a c^onnaic = *Jukes le su/il a aignidh na/ le su/il a c^olna an = druim leathan a b^i/ roimhe. Luigh dorchadas = do+-+b^riste anuas ar loinnireacha taidhbhseacha = na fairrge. B^odhruigh an smuaintiu/ nach = d+tiocfadh dadadh a d^e/anamh intinn *Jukes. = Muna m+briseadh an stiu/ir, muna re/abadh na =

tonnai/ mo/ra an bo/rd no/ ceann de na droma/in, = muna d+te/igheadh na h+inill o/ g^le/as; da/ d+tigeadh = siubhal a c^oinnea/il ar an luing in aghaidh na = gaoithe sca/thmhaire sin, muna d+te/igheadh si/ = siar faoi c^eann de na tonnai/ uathbha/sacha a rabh = a m+barra ba/na ag e/irghe o/s cionn a toisigh - = d'+f^e/adfadh si/ a t^eacht fri/d. B^i/ se/ mar = t^ionnto/chadh rud e/ighinteacht bun o/s cionn = astoigh ann, agus t^iocfadh an smuaintiu/ ar = uachtar go rabh an *Nan-Shan caillte. = "Ta/ a gnoithe de/anta," ar seisean leis = fe/in, agus b^og a inchinn go h+iongantach, mar = b^ainfeadh se/ ciall nach rabh se/ ag du/il le/ithe = as an smuaintiu/. C^aithfeadh taisme de na = taismi/ sin baint di/. Ni/ t^iocfadh dadadh a = s^eachnu/ anois, agus ni/ t^iocfadh dadadh a le/igh-= eas. Ni/ rabh gar fir a b^eith ar bo/rd, agus ni/ = t^iocfadh don luing mairstin. B^i/ an aimsear = seo i bh+fad ro/+-+d^o+-+c^eannsa. = M^othuigh *Jukes sgiatha/n anacair fa/ n-+a = s^linnea/n. Agus go cliste c^uir se/ a la/mh fa/ = c^om an c^aifti/n. = S^easuigh siad i n+dorchadas na h+oidhche agus = iad i bh+fasto/dh ina c^e/ile, agus iad ag de/anamh = taca da/ c^e/ile in e/adan na gaoithe, agus a = b+pluca leagtha ar a c^e/ile, agus be/al gach fir le = cluas an f^ir eile, mar b^e/adh d^a/ b^a/d cean-= gailte da/ c^e/ile. = Agus ni/or c^uala *Jukes glo/r an c^aifti/n a = d^ath ni/ b'+a/irde na/ b^i/ se/ roimhe sin, ach go rabh = se/ ni/ ba c^omhgaraighe. B^i/ se/ mar s^iubhalfadh = se/ trasna s^i/othamh m^illteanach an t+siorraidh, = agus t^iocfadh se/ in aice leis, agus t^ug se/ ina = c^eann an loinnir c^iu/in a bi/os i bh+fa/inne = solais. =

"An bh+fuil a f^ios agat ca/ deachaidh na = la/mha?" ars' an glo/r. B^i/ se/ la/idir agus = ina d^iaidh sin b^i/ se/ ag imtheacht; fuair se/ = buaidh ar neart na gaoithe, ach sguabadh o/ = *Jukes di/reach ina d^iaidh sin e/. = Ni/ rabh a f^ios ag *Jukes. B^i/ siad uilig ar an = droichead nuair a b^uail an siorradh mo/r an = long. Ni/ rabh baramhail ar bith aige ca/ h+a/it = ar streachail siad iad fe/in. Ar n+do/iche ba = c^uma ca/ deachaidh siad. Ach c^uir se/ imnidhe ar = *Jukes fonn a b^eith ar an c^aifti/n fios a f^agha/il = ca/ deachaidh siad. = "An bh+fuil na la/mha a d^ith ort, a d^uine = uasail?" ar seisean, go h+eaglach. = "Ba c^o/ir duit fios a b^eith agat," ars' an = *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra. "Coinnigh greim = cruaidh." = Agus c^oinnigh. Agus b^le/asg mire na mara = gan c^laoidh agus t^a/inig ionnsuidhe na/mhadach = g^aoithe a c^uir comhthrom an long; ni/ rabh si/ ach = ag bogadh mar b^e/adh cliabha/n ann, ar feadh seal = b^ig a b^i/ marbhthach, agus dar leo/ go rabh an = t-+aer uilig ag imtheacht ina t^uile thart le/ithe, = agus ag bu/irfigh leis ag sgaradh o/n domhan = d^orcha. = P^lu/ch se/ iad, agus d^ruid siad a su/ile agus = t^eann siad a n+greim. D'+e/irigh cnap mo/r = uisge ins an dorchadas, agus b^uail se/ an long, = agus b^ris se/ de p^reib agus t^uit se/ ar an = droichead, agus t^uit se/ amach anuas agus = mea/dhchan ann a b^ru/ighfeadh agus a c^umhdo/chadh = rud comhthrom. = T^a/inig steallo/g a d'+imthigh den c^nap briste = sin, t^a/inig sin ortha agus c^umhduigh si/ o/ b^un = go ba/rr iad, agus li/on si/ a g+cluasa agus a =

m+be/al agus a sro/n le sa/ile. C^aith si/ na cosa = as fu/tha, agus b^ain si/ tarraingt fa/ d^eifre = as a g+cuid sgiatha/n, agus s^e/athluigh si/ ar = siubhal go tapaidh faoi n-+a g+cuid smigead. = D'+f^osgail siad a su/ile agus c^onnaic siad na = cnapannai/ cubhair ag greadadh anonn agus = anall agus rud fu/tha a b^i/ cosamhail le cunamar = luinge. G^e/ill si/ mar b^ru/ighfi/ a h+asanacha ar a = c^e/ile. G^e/ill a g+croidhe fe/in fosta don = b^uille s^a/r+-+neartmhar. Ach le sin le/im si/ = ani/os ari/s, agus d'+uthbhairt si/ go mear, mar = b^e/adh si/ ag iarraidh a t^eacht amach as faoi an = c^unamar. = Dar leo/ go rabh an f^airrge ag le/imnigh amach = as an dorchadas ar gach taoibh, ag iarraidh a = coinnea/il in a/it a basgtha. B^i/othas g^a/ la/imh-= deachas go fuathmhar, agus b^i/othas g^a/ bualadh go = fiadhain. B^i/ si/ mar b^e/adh neach beo/ a c^aithfi/ = chuig sluagh le n-+a criathru/. Craitheadh go = millteanach i/, to/gadh in a/irde i/, buaileadh si/os = i/, le/imeadh sa m^ullach uirthe. C^oinnigh an = *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra agus *Jukes greim ar a = c^e/ile, agus an calla/n g^a/ m+bodhru/ agus an = g^aoth g^a/ d+tachtu/; agus an torma/n a b^i/ ag = greadadh fa/ n-+a g+cuid corp, c^uir se/ buaidhreadh = ar a n-+intinn, mar b^e/adh tallann feirge nach = d+tiocfadh a c^laoidh. T^a/inig ceann de na = sgreadannai/ fiadhaine sga/thmhara a c^luintear = in amannai/ ag teacht o/s cionn duine i d+torma/n = c^omhthrom gaoithe mo/ire; t^ug se/ si/othamh anall = ar an luing mar b^e/adh se/ ar eiteo/gai/, agus = t^ug *Jukes iarraidh sgread a b'+airde na/ i/ a = d^e/anamh. = "An mairfidh si/ fri/d seo?" = Tarraingeadh an sgread sin as a c^liabh. Ni/ =

rabh neart aige uirthe ach oiread le smuaintiu/ a = t^iocfadh fri/d a c^eann, agus ni/or c^uala se/ = fe/in i/. S^i/othluigh an smuaintiu/, an ru/n, agus = an iarraidh ar siubhal i g+cuideachta a c^e/ile, = agus an b^e/ic mar aon leo/ i d+tonna d^oin-= eannta an aeir. = Ni/ rabh se/ ag du/il le dadadh ar a son. = D^eamhan dath. No/ goide/ an freagra a b'+f^e/idir = a t^abhairt air? Ach i g+ceann tamaill c^uala = se/ an glo/r lag teangmha/lach ina c^luais, an = tuaim b^eag a b^i/ gan c^laoidh ins an c^alla/n = m^o/r. = "Fe/adaidh si/!" = Sgread m^arbh a b^i/ innte, a ba deacaire a = c^luinstin na/ cogar. Agus ar ball t^a/inig an = glo/r ari/s, agus e/ leath+-+b^a/ithte sna torma/in = m^o/ra, mar b^e/adh long a b^e/adh ag troid le = tonna na fairrge. = "Bi/mid ag du/il leis!" a sgairt se/, go = h+uaigneach, go h+e/agcorrach, gan do/chas gan = eagla; agus annsin sgab se/ '+n+a c^orr+-+f^ocla: = "Long... Seo... Go bra/thach... ar scor = ar bith... leis an rud is fearr." = T^ug *Jukes suas e/. = Annsin, mar t^iocfadh se/ ar an aon+-+rud a b^i/ = ion+-+c^urtha le cumhacht na doininne, c^ruinnigh se/ = neart, dar leat, nuair a sgairt se/ na focla = deireannacha go briste: = "Gread leat... na saorthai/... fir = m^aithe... Agus cead aige... na h+innill= ... *Rout... fear maith." = T^o/g an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra a sgiatha/n de = g^uailneacha *Jukes, agus annsin leis an dor-= chadas ni/ rabh a f^ios ag *Jukes go rabh a leithe/id = ann. T^eannadh *Jukes a c^orp agus annsin =

leigeadh se/ gach uile b^all marbh leis. B^i/ fonn = millteanach codlata air, agus b^i/ an t-+anro/ a b^i/ = air gan tomhas, mar b^uailfi/ agus c^osgarfai/ e/ = go d+tigeadh codladh air. B^e/arfadh an g^aoth = greim cinn air agus b^e/arfadh si/ iarraidh an = ceann a c^aitheadh de. B^i/ a c^uid e/adaigh ar = fa/scadh agus b^i/ siad comh trom le luaidhe agus = comh fuar fliuch agus da/ m+be/adh lu/ireach airgid = air. T^a/inig crith air a m^air tamall fada. = C^oinnigh se/ a g^reim go cruaidh, ach b^i/ se/ ag = leigean do/ fe/in si/othlo/dh si/os ins an p^ianaigh = a b^i/ ar a c^orp. T^ionntuigh se/ a umhail air = fe/in i n+do/igh gan b^righ gan iarraidh, agus nuair = a m^othuigh se/ rud ag bru/ghadh na n-+iosgad go = h+e/adtrom aige, d'+f^a/g an croidhe a a/it aige. = Nuair a t^ug se/ iarraidh chun tosaigh b^uail se/ = e/ fe/in ar d^ruim an *C^aifti/n_M^ic_Furra, ach = ni/or b^og seisean; agus annsin fuair la/mh = greim la/irice air. = B^i/ snag i n+diaidh a t^eacht, snag b^agarthach, = mar b^e/adh ana/l d^oineannta a c^eapfai/ - agus = m^othuigh se/ cru/ba g^a/ m^othachta/il thart. Badh e/ = an ba/da/nach a b^i/ ann. D'+aithin *Jukes na = la/mha; b^i/ siad comh mo/r agus comh ramhar = agus go rabh siad cosamhail le la/mha fir de = c^inea/l eile. = D'+e/irigh leis an b^a/da/nach a t^eacht ar a = c^eithre boinn ani/os ar an droichead in aghaidh = na gaoithe, agus m^othuigh se/ cosa an a/rd+-+= m^aca/in le mullach a c^inn. Agus c^rom se/ agus = t^oisigh se/ a m^othachta/il c^orp *Jukes comh = stuamdha mu/inte agus ba c^o/ir do n-+a leithe/id. = Fear graifleach, i/seal, giorraisg i g+ceann a = leith+c^e/ad bliadhain a b^i/ ann. B^i/ se/ giobach = fe/aso/gach, agus goirid sna cosa, agus fada =

sna sgiatha/in, mar b^e/adh sean+-+a/pa/n ann. B^i/ = urradh ar leith ann. B^i/ do/rna mo/ra cnapa/nacha = air, agus ni/ b^i/odh ach cuideachta aige sa = m^ea/dhchan a ba truime. Ach ni/ rabh dadadh den = a/pa/n ann ach an fionnadh a b^i/ ar a ucht, agus = an c^uma b^agarthach a b^i/ air agus an glo/r garbh = a b^i/ aige. B^i/ se/ comh sochmaidh agus go = rabh se/ ar s^e/ala a b^eith ina leath+-+d^uine. = B^eireadh na fir a m+bail fe/in air, agus ni/ = rabh teacht i d+ti/r ar bith ann, ach ina d^uine = c^o/ir c^ainnteach. B^i/ fuath ag *Jukes air da/ = t^airbhe sin; agus ba b^eag a ba lugha air na/ an = b^aramhail m^o/r a b^i/ ag an *C^aifti/n_Mac_Furra = do/ mar f^o+-+oifigeach. = C^uaidh se/ i bh+fasto/dh i g+co/ta *Jukes gur t^o/g = se/ e/ fe/in; agus rinne se/ comh stuamdha e/, = agus ni/ d^ea/rn se/ ach an me/id a t^ug an g^aoth = m^o/r air a d^e/anamh. = "Goide/ sin, a b^a/da/naigh, goide/ sin?" = arsa *Jukes, ag be/icfigh go neamh+-+f^oighdeach. = Goide/ a b^i/ a d^ith ar an b^a/da/nach amaideach sin i = bh+fos ar an droichead? Rinne an seidea/n = bruithne *Jukes cianach. Ni/ rabh tuigbhea/il le = de/anamh ar an b^u/irfeach p^iacha/nach a b^i/ ag an = f^ear eile, ach b^ainfeadh duine asta go rabh se/ = sa/sta. Ni/ rabh amhras ar bith na/ b^i/ an sean+-+= amada/n sa/sta le rud e/ighinteacht. = Fuair la/mh eile an b^a/da/naigh corp eile, agus = d'+a/thruigh se/ a g^lo/r, agus c^uir se/ ceist: "An = tusa ata/ annsin, a d^uine uasail? An tusa = ata/ annsin, a d^uine uasail?" T^acht an g^aoth = a c^uid be/icfighe. = "Is me/!" a sgairt an *Caifti/n_Mac_= Furra. =

[IV] =TT Rinne an ba/da/nach a la/n be/icfeach, ach seo = a d+ta/inig leis a c^ur i d+tuigse don = *C^aifti/n_Mac_Furra, an t-+eo/las e/ag-= samhalta seo: "To/gadh uainn na Si/nigh sin a = b^i/ ins an eadar+-+b^o/rd tosaigh, a d^uine uasail." = B^i/ *Jukes ar t^aobh an f^osgaidh agus c^uala se/ = an b^eirt ag sgairtigh fa/ leath+-+troigh da/ aghaidh, = mar c^luinfea/ beirt f^ear fa/ leath+-+m^i/le ag = de/anamh a g+co/mhra/idh trasna pa/irce oidhche = c^iu/in. C^uala se/ an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra ag = ra/dh go feargach: "Goide/? Goide/?" agus = c^uala se/ glo/r piacha/nach an f^ir eile agus = masla air. "Ina g+cnap... c^onnaic me/ = fe/in iad... Amharc sca/thmhar, a d^uine uasail= ... liom... n-+innseo/chainn duit e/." = Ni/or b^uadhair *Jukes a c^eann le sin, mar = b^ainfeadh an doineann a m^eabhair de, an = doineann a b^i/ sa do/igh nach d+tiocfadh le duine = smuaintiu/ ar a d^ath a d^e/anamh. Agus b^i/ se/ = iongantach o/g, agus b^i/ se/ ag cur oiread masla = air a c^roidhe a c^ruadhu/ i la/thair an droch+-+rath = agus nach rabh umhail ar an dara rud aige. = Ni/ eagla a b^i/ air; b^i/ f^ios aige sin, na/ c^reid = se/ go diongmha/lta nach bh+feiceadh se/ e/irghe = gre/ine an dara lae, agus d'+f^an se/ socair = agus an creideamh sin aige. =

Tig tamaill den c^inea/l sin ar na fir is = fearr ar bith, tamaill nach bh+fuil ina g+cuid = cro/dhacht bogadh. Is iomdha oifigeach luinge = gan amhras a bh+fuil cuimhne aige ar s^eal a = t^a/inig air ar m^othuigh se/ an righneas seo ag = teacht ar iomla/n fuireann luinge. Ach ce/ = gur socair a b^i/ se/, nuair a b^i/ eagla air, cha/ = rabh eagla s^uarach air, ach eagla a d'+f^e/adfadh = a b^eith ar f^ear f^iu/ntach agus gan e/ fuath a = t^abhairt do/ fe/in. = Ba cosamhla e/ le duine a m+bainfi/ a m^othu/ = as. G^ni/dh si/or+-+c^umhacht an anafadh a leithe/id = le duine; tig se/ o/n e/igcinnteacht le a m+bi/onn = duine ag fuireachas an tubaiste righin+-+triallach = a t^eacht. Straduighthear an duine agus gan = e/ ar e/igin ag coinnea/il an anama ann fe/in. = Agus is e/ sin fe/in an stradu/ ge/ar cealgach = a c^uireas deann i g+cliabh an duine agus a = c^uireas lionndubh agus dubro/n ina c^roidhe - = agus ar n+do/iche ni/l a/thrach le de/anamh ar an = c^roidhe, agus ni/l tiodhlacadh de c^uid an domhain, = da/ m+badh e/ an b^eatha fe/in i/, is fearr leis na/ an = suaimhneas. = B^i/ ni/ ba m^o/ di/th+-+m^othuighthe ar *Jukes na/ s^i/l = se/. C^oinnigh se/ a g^reim - agus e/ iongantach = tuirseach, iongantach fuar, agus gach ge/ag = teannta aige. T^a/inig liaspa/in air, deall-= ramh de aislingeacha tiugha (deirtear go bh+feic-= eann fear a/ b^athadh a s^aoghal uilig mar sin) = agus t^a/inig cuimhneacha/in leo/ nach rabh baint = ar bith aca leis an ionad a rabh se/ an t-+am sin = ann. C^uimhnigh se/ ar a athair; fear fiu/ntach = siopa a b^i/ ann, agus nuair a t^a/inig an mi/+-+rath = ar a g^noithe c^uaidh se/ a luighe go socair = suaimhneach agus fuair se/ ba/s. Ni/or c^uimhnigh =

*Jukes ar an iomla/n de seo, ach dar leis go = bh+faca se/ go soile/ir aghaidh an f^ir g^ra/nna. = C^uimhnigh se/ ar c^luiche ca/rdai/ a d'+imir se/ = nuair a b^i/ se/ ina g^asu/r ar bo/rd luinge i = g+*Cuan_an_Ta/bla, ar bo/rd luinge a cailleadh = eadar f^uireann agus eile ina d^iaidh sin. = C^uimhnigh se/ ar na mailidheacha troma a b^i/ ar = an c^e/ad c^aifti/n a b^i/ aige. Agus c^uimhnigh se/ = ar a m^a/thair a b^i/ marbh, agus gan bogadh a = t^eacht ar a c^roidhe. C^onnaic se/ i/ mar = tchi/feadh da/ siubhladh se/ isteach ina seo/mra = bliadhanta roimhe sin agus i/ a b^eith ina suidhe = ag le/igheamh. Bean d^u/thrachtach d^a/igh a b^i/ = innte, agus fa/gadh go h+ana/sta i/, ach t^o/g si/ = eisean go da/igh. = Ni/ t^iocfadh do/ gur m^air an me/id seo ni/ ba = m^o/ na/ second, ma/ m^air se/ an fad sin. = Leagadh sgiatha/n trom ar a s^linnea/n. B^i/ = glo/r an *C^aifti/n_M^ic_Furra ag labhairt ina = c^luais. = "A *Jukes! A *Jukes!" = T^ug se/ fa/ dear go rabh an glo/r gearr+-+= imnidheach. C^aith an g^aoth a mea/dhchan ar an = luing, ag iarraidh a sa/thadh si/os eadar na = tonna. C^uaidh na tonna trasna mar rachadh = siad ar m^aide a b^e/adh eadar d^a/ uisge; = agus b^i/ torma/n bagarthach creathnuigheach ag = cruinniu/ i bh+fad uadh. Le/im na bristeacha = amach as an oidhche agus solas taidhbhseach ar a = m+ba/rr - solas an c^ubhair. Nocht se/ corp = caol na luinge agus an si/othadh a b^eireadh gach = tonn, agus an tuitim agus an ra/sa mear i = n+diaidh a b^riste. Ni/ rabh dul aice i/ fe/in a = g^lanadh bomaite amha/in fe/in as an uisge. = S^easuigh *Jukes go righte agus dar leis go =

rabh si/ ag uthbhairt gan treo/ir, ar d^o/igh a b^i/ ag = de/anamh droch+-+t^uair di/. Ni/ rabh si/ ag troid = go tuigseach ni/ b'+f^uide. B^i/ an cluiche tugtha; = agus t^a/inig tocht air de b^a/rr na h+imnidhe = pra/idhinighe a b^i/ i n+glo/r an *C^aifti/n_M^ic_Furra = a bh+facthas do/ nach rabh innte ach baois d^all = urcho/ideach. = B^i/ *Jukes faoi g^easaibh ag an doininn. = C^uaidh si/ go h+easna ann, s^lug si/ e/; b^i/ a intinn = ar deil aice agus gan smid as. Sgairt an = *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra leis, ach c^uaidh an g^aoth = eatorra mar b^e/adh ginn ann. B^i/ se/ crochta ar = m^uinea/l *Jukes mar b^e/adh bro/ m^uilinn ann, = go dti/ sa deireadh gur buaileadh a d^a/ g+cloig-= eann ar a c^e/ile. = "A *Jukes! A *M^r._Jukes, adeirim!" = B'+e/igin do/ freagra a t^abhairt ar an g^lo/r = sin nach d+tostfadh. T^ug se/ an freagra a ba = g^na/thach air, "Seadh, a d^uine uasail." Agus = c^uaidh a c^roidhe in aghaidh an smaicht agus an = c^eannais, ar m^e/ad agus b^i/ se/ millte ag an = doineann a c^uireadh mian suaimhnis i n+duine. = B^i/ cloigeann an m^aca/in faoi n-+a sgiatha/n go = daingean ag an *C^aifti/n_Mac_Furra, agus = c^uir se/ go dti/ n-+a b^e/al i/ go do+-+t^uigsineach. = Corr+-+uair sgairteadh *Jukes: "Faithchill, a = d^uine uasail," fa/ d^eifre, sin no/ leigeadh an = *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra be/ic as fe/in: "Coinnigh = do g^reim go cruaidh annsin!" Dar leo/ = go rabh an domhan mo/r dubh ag sta/mhailligh mar = b^i/ an long. Rinne siad moill. B^i/ si/ ar an = t+sna/mh go fo/ill. Agus t^oisigheadh an *Caifti/n_= Mac_Furra a sgairtigh ari/s "... Deir = ... an t-+iomla/n... sguabtha amach... =

Ba c^o/ir duit a d^ul... go bh+feicidh tu/... = goide/ ta/ cearr." = Nuair a b^uail tre/an agus teann na doininne = an long, ni/ rabh ball da/ bo/rd a b^i/ ion+-+= c^omhnuighthe. Dalladh agus sgannruigheadh na = mairne/alaigh, agus c^uaidh siad fa/ d^i/dean i = m+bealachas an p^oirt faoi+'n droichead. B^i/ = doras ar an c^eann thiar de agus d^ruid siad = e/. B^i/ se/ iongantach dorcha agus fuar agus = uaigneach. Nuair a b^eireadh an long si/othamh = g^ni/dheadh siad uilig e/agcaoin in aoinfheacht = ins an dorchadas, agus c^luineadh siad uisge = ina t^onnai/ ag le/imnigh thart o/s a g+cionn mar = b^e/adh se/ ag iarraidh fagha/il f^ad leo/. B^i/ an = ba/da/nach ag iarraidh co/mhra/dh a c^oinnea/il ar = cois, ach b^i/ se/ ag maoidheamh arais nach rabh se/ = le aon sgaifti/ ariamh a ba lugha c^e/ill na/ iad. = B^i/ siad seascair go leo/r annsin agus b^i/ = siad amach as contabhairt, agus ni/ rabhthas = ar iarraidh ortha dadadh a d^e/anamh. Ach b^i/ = siad ag ma/nra/n agus ag geara/n go cianach mar = b^e/adh pa/isti/ tinne ann. Fa/ d^eireadh dubhairt = duine aca leis da/ m+bi/odh solas aca ins an = do/igh a bh+feicfeadh siad a c^e/ile nach m+be/adh an = sge/al comh h+olc. Dubhairt se/ go rabh se/ = amach as a c^rann cumhachta ina luighe annsin sa = dorchadas ag fanacht leis an t+sean+-+a/rtharach = a d^ul si/os. = "Cad chuige nach d+te/id tu/ amach 's a b^eith = re/idh le/ithe?" ars' an ba/da/nach, ag tabhairt = aghaidh a c^raois air. = Tugadh sgairt f^uathmhar mar f^reagra air. = T^oisigh an t-+achmhusa/n a t^eacht sa m^ullach air. = Dar leat go rabh siad mi/+-+s^a/sta cionnus nach = d+tearn se/ lo/chrann as a m^e/ara do/bhtha. C^aith-=

feadh siad a b^eith ag caoineadh ag iarraidh = solas a b^eith aca nuair a b^e/adh siad da/ = m+ba/thadh. Agus ma/ ba b^eag ciall a b^i/ ina = g+cuid achmhusa/in - agus ar n+do/iche ni/ t^iocfadh = le duine ar bith a d^ul go toiseach, an a/it a = rabh seo/mra na lo/chrann - ina d^iaidh sin c^uir = siad imnidhe m^o/r air. Dar leis nach rabh se/ = fiu/ntach aca a b^eith ag ca/iri/neacht leis ar a = leithe/id de d^o/igh. Dubhairt se/ sin leo/, agus = t^ug siad uilig bail na madadh air. Agus = t^ost se/ go searbh. B^i/ a g+cuid ma/nra/in agus = munamair agus osnaighile ag cur imnidhe m^o/r = air ar fad, agus smuaintigh se/ ar ball go rabh = se/ lochrann crochta san eadar+-+b^o/rd, agus nach = m+be/adh dochar ceann aca a b^aint de na cu/ili/. = B^i/ poll guail trasna sa luing. C^uirti/ = cuid den lasta ann corr+-+uair, agus b^i/ doras = iarainn eadar e/ fe/in agus an t-+eadar+-+b^o/rd. = B^i/ se/ folamh an iarraidh sin, agus ba air a b^i/ = an c^e/ad doras san b^ealachas. T^iocfadh leis an = b^a/da/nach fagha/il isteach gan a d^ul suas ar = bo/rd; ach ma/ b'+iongantach leis e/ ni/ c^uideo/chadh = aon duine leis an cla/r a b^aint de. C^uartuigh = se/ ina d^iaidh sin e/, ach d^iu/ltuigh fear den = f^uirinn, a b^i/ ina luighe sa b^ealach aige, bogadh. = "Ni/l me/ ach ag iarraidh a d^ul agus an solas = sin a f^agha/il daoibh a bh+fuil sibh ag bor+-+c^aoineadh = fa/ d+taobh de," ar seisean, i n+glo/r a b^i/ ar = b^ealach a b^eith truaca/nta. = D'+iarr duine e/ighinteacht air a c^eann a b^ual-= adh faoi. B^i/ se/ buadhartha na/r aithin se/ an glo/r = agus nach rabh solas le n-+a f^eicea/il; da/ m+bi/odh, = mar dubhairt se/, b^e/arfadh seisean ar an uas-= ga/n c^e/adna a c^eann a b^ualadh faoi, ba/ithtear = iad ina d^iaidh no/ na/ ba/ithtear. Ach ina d^iaidh =

sin, b^i/ ru/n aige a t^abhairt le fios do/bhtha go = rabh se/ ag gabha/il a f^agha/il soluis, da/ m+ba i = n+da/n agus go saothro/chadh se/ an ba/s da/ c^eann. = Leis an longada/n t^rom a b^i/ ar an luing, = b^i/ se/ contabhairteach bogadh. Ba leo/r an = saothar a b^i/ ar d^uine a b^eith ina luighe si/os. = Ni/ rabh ann ach na/r b^ris se/ a m^uinea/l ag dul = si/os i b+poll an g^uail. T^uit se/ ar s^lait a = d^roma agus caitheadh o/ t^aoibh go taoibh e/ fe/in = agus barra trom iarainn. Slis b^riste g^uail = a b^i/ ann, a d'+f^a/g duine e/ighinteacht annsin. = C^uir si/ oiread eagla air agus da/ m+ba beathach = allta a b^e/adh ann. Ni/or le/ar do/ i/, no/ b^i/ = dusta guail ar an taobh astoigh den p^oll agus = ni/or le/ar do/ a m^e/ar a c^ur ina s^u/il. Ach = c^uala se/ ag sleamhnu/ agus ag greadadh i/, = agus i/ i d+to/lamh comhgarach da/ c^loiginn. Dar = leis go n+dea/rn si/ oiread torma/in agus da/ = m+ba easna droichid a b^e/adh ann. T^ug se/ fa/ = dear seo agus e/ da/ c^aitheamh o/ c^li/+-+b^o/rd go = deas+-+b^o/rd agus ag cur a c^uid cru/b i d+taobh-= annai/ p^uill an g^uail ag iarraidh e/ fe/in a = c^eapadh. B^i/ sreanga/n solais le feicea/il = eadar an c^omhla agus an ta/irsigh as an t-+eadar+-+= b^o/rd. = Mairne/alach a b^i/ ann, agus b^i/ se/ e/asgaidh go = fo/ill, agus ni/ rabh mo/ra/n cabhrach a d^ith air le = e/irghe ina s^easamh. Agus b^i/ se/ de a/dh air go = bh+fuair se/ greim ar an t+slis iarainn ag e/irghe = do/. Ach go be/ sin b^e/adh eagla air go m+bris-= feadh an t-+acara na cosa aige, no/ ar scor ar = bith go leagfadh se/ ari/s e/. Ar tu/s s^easuigh se/ = annsin. Dar leis go rabh se/ i g+contabhairt = ins an dorchadas sin nach rabh ag tabhairt = gle/as do/ comhrac a d^e/anamh le bogadh agus =

na/r f^e/ad se/ bogadh ar eagla go d+tabharfai/ an = b^ail c^e/adna ari/s air. Ni/ rabh ru/n ar bith aige = cunamar a d^e/anamh de fe/in ins an p^locho/ig sin. = G^ortuigh se/ a c^eann cu/pla uair; agus b^i/ = claon mearbhla/in ann. Dar leis go rabh se/ ag = e/isteacht go fo/ill leis an iarann ag greadadh = ag a c^luasa, agus fuair se/ greim ni/ ba c^ruaidhe = le n-+a c^ruthu/ do/ fe/in go rabh se/ ina la/imh aige. = B^i/ iongantas doile/ir air nuair a c^uala se/ go = soile/ir thi/os annsin an b^e/icfeach a b^i/ ag an = doininn. Agus astoigh sa p^locho/ig f^oilimh dar = leis go rabh bu/irfeach agus sgreadach na = doininne mar b^e/adh glo/rthai/ daonda, glo/rthai/ = daoine a b^e/adh i b+pe/in agus i bh+feirg, agus ni/ = mo/r a b^i/ na glo/rthai/ ach sa/r+-+g^ontach. Agus = b^i/ builli/ mo/ra da/ m+bualadh achan uair a = m+bainfi/ crathadh as an t+soitheach, mar b^e/adh = mea/dhchan c^u/ig d+tonna scaoilte ina corp. = Ach ni/ rabh a leithe/id sin ins an lasta. Ar = bo/rd a b^i/ se/? Ni/or b^'+f^e/idir do/. Le n-+a = taoibh a b^i/ se/ b'+f^e/idir? Ni/ t^iocfadh da/ = leithe/id a b^eith amhlaidh. = Smuaintigh se/ ar an iomla/n de seo go = tapaidh, soile/ir, cumasach, mar ba dual do = m^airne/alach, agus i n+diaidh an iomla/in b^i/ = achrann air. Ach b^i/ an torma/n seo amuigh = agus b^i/ uisge ag dortadh agus ag folcadh fa/+'n = b^o/rd o/s cionn m^ullach a c^inn. An i/ an g^aoth = a b^i/ ann ? B'+e/igean do/ gur+b^' i/. Bi/ calla/n = thi/os annsin aice mar b^e/adh sgaifte fear mire = ag sgairtigh. Agus t^ug se/ fa/ dear gur m^aith = leis fe/in solas a f^agha/il fosta - mur m+be/adh = ann ach solas le n-+a b^a/thadh, agus t^a/inig fonn = air fagha/il amach as an a/it sin comh tiugh ge/ar = agus t^iocfadh leis. =

B^ain se/ an bolta. C^as an c^omhla iarainn = ar na h+innsi/: agus b^i/ se/ mar d'+f^osglo/chadh = se/ an doras don doineann. T^a/inig sgreadach = g^arbh chuige; b^i/ an t-+aer ciu/in; agus c^umhduigh = an sgreadach t^achtuighthe an torma/n a b^i/ ag an = uisge o/s a c^ionn, agus rinne si/ ta/mhach ta/isg = ar foghnamh. Spre/idh se/ a d^a/ c^ois o/ ursain go = h+ursain agus s^i/n se/ a m^uinea/l. Agus ni/ = f^aca se/ ar tu/s ach a iarraidh: se/ b^ladhaire = b^eaga b^uidhe ag le/imnigh ins an c^lap+-+s^olas. = B^i/ taca/in faoi mar b^e/adh mianach ann. B^i/ = rogh aca ina la/r. B^i/ taobha/in o/s a c^ionn, agus = iad ag imtheacht siar ins an dorchadas go = si/lfea/ nach rabh deireadh ortha. B^i/ meall mo/r = ar t^aobh an f^osgaidh, agus e/ ar fiar, mar = b^ru/ighfi/ isteach taobh na luinge. B^i/ an a/it = uilig, agus gach a rabh ann, eadar sga/ili/ agus = t^oirteannai/, ag bogadaigh. Sta/n an ba/da/nach; = luigh an long anonn ar d^eas+-+b^o/rd, agus = t^a/inig uaill m^o/r o/n m^eall a b^i/ ar fiar. = C^uaidh giotai/ a/dhmaid ina rith thart. Bain-= eadh le/im m^illteanach as, no/ s^i/l se/ gur maidi/ = a b^i/ ionnta. C^aith se/ siar a c^eann. S^leamhain = fear anonn ag a c^osa, agus e/ ina luighe ar c^u/l = a c^inn agus a d^a/ s^u/il fosgailte agus a la/mha = ana/irde agus gan dadadh aca le greim a = f^agha/il air. Agus t^a/inig fear eile mar b^e/adh = cloch sgaithte ann agus a c^eann eadar a d^a/ = c^ois agus a d^a/ d^orn druidthe. B^i/ a p^leata = ag bualadh an aeir. T^ug se/ iarraidh breith ar = c^osa an b^a/da/naigh, agus t^uit pi/osa cruinn = geal as a la/imh agus b^uail se/ cos an b^a/da/naigh. = D'+aithin se/ gur dollar airgid a b^i/ innte, agus = leig se/ be/ic leis an iongantas. B^i/ torma/n = deifreach cos ta/rnocht ann, agus sgairteach =

sgo/rnach, agus d'+imthigh an cnoc de c^oirp ag = lu/barnaigh o/ t^aobh na luinge agus s^leamhain = siad anonn go deas+-+b^o/rd, agus b^uail siad an = taobh sin go toll, bru/ideamhail. Stad an = sgreadach. C^uala an ba/da/nach e/agcaoin f^ada = fri/d b^u/irfeach agus f^eadalach na gaoithe. = C^onnaic se/ measgadh iongantach de c^loigne = agus de g^uailneacha agus de b^onnai/ ta/rnochta = san aer, agus de d^oirne agus de d^ruimeannai/ = agus de c^osa agus de p^leatai/ agus de = aghaidheannai/. = "A D^ia na Glo/ire!" ar seisean agus = uathbha/s ar a c^roidhe, agus d^ruid se/ doras an = iarainn ar an radharc. = Badh e/ seo an sge/al a b^i/ leis go dti/ an = droichead. Ni/ t^iocfadh leis a c^oinnea/il aige = fe/in. Agus ni/l ach fear amha/in ar bo/rd luinge = ar fiu/ duit do ru/n a leigean leis. Ar an = b^ealach arais do/ c^uir na la/mha a b^i/ san b^eal-= achas mionnai/ mo/ra air agus dubhairt siad gur = amada/n a b^i/ ann. Cad chuige nach d+tug se/ = chuca an lo/chrann sin ? Na/r c^uma de aon = duine sa diabhal fa/ na cu/ili/? Agus nuair a = t^a/inig se/ amach, ba b^eag a s^i/l se/ den c^ruadhcha/s = a b^i/ astoigh le taobh an c^ruadhcha/is a b^i/ amuigh. = S^i/l se/ ar tu/s nuair a d'+f^a/g se/ an bealachas = go rabh an long go di/reach ag gabha/il go to/in. = B^i/ dre/imiri/ an droichid sguabtha ar s^iubhal, = ach t^a/inig tonn m^o/r ar lar+-+b^o/rd agus t^ug = si/ suas e/. B'+e/igean do/ annsin luighe tamall = ar a b^e/al is ar a s^ro/in, agus e/ i bh+fasto/dh i = m+bolt+f^a/inne, agus e/ ag fagha/il na h+ana/la = corr+-+uair, agus corr+-+uair ag slugan sa/ile. = C^uaidh se/ giota eile ar a c^eithre croibh; b^i/ = barraidheacht eagla agus seachra/in air le =

pilleadh. Agus ins an do/igh seo c^uaidh se/ go = dti/ an ceann thiar de t^each an rotha. Fuair se/ = an dara maca/n annsin ar an f^osgadh. B^i/ = lu/thgha/ir ar an b^a/da/nach, no/ s^i/l se/ gur sguabadh = gach duine da/ rabh ar bo/rd thar an taoibh i = bh+fad roimhe sin. C^uir se/ ceist go fonnmhar = ca/ rabh an caifti/n. = B^i/ an dara maca/n ina luighe mar b^e/adh = ainmhidhe beag na/mhadach ag bun claidhe. = "An Caifti/n? Thar an taoibh, i n+diaidh = sinne a t^abhairt isteach ins an g^re/asa/n seo." = Agus an maca/n fosta, ar feadh a rabh f^ios = aige+-+sean. Amada/n eile. Ba c^uma. B^i/ = siad uilig ag gabha/il ar ball. = C^uaidh an ba/da/nach ag la/mhaca/n amach ari/s = i neart na gaoithe. Chan e/ an rud a b^i/ uchtach = aige go bh+fuigheadh se/ duine ar bith, adubhairt = se/, ach a g^eall ar imtheacht o/n "f^ear sin." = C^uaidh se/ amach mar t^e/id di/beartaigh amach ar = fud an domhain anro/idhtigh. Agus sin an fa/th = a rabh an lu/thgha/ir m^o/r air nuair a fuair se/ = *Jukes agus an Caifti/n. Ach ni/or s^i/l se/ = mo/ra/n an t-+am seo den m^e/id a b^i/ ar cois ins = an eadar+-+b^o/rd. Agus fosta ba deacair do/ = labhairt sa do/igh a d+tuigfi/ e/. Ach d'+e/irigh = leis a innse gur sgaitheadh na Si/nigh agus na = bocsai/, agus gurbh e/ sin an fa/th a d+ta/inig se/ = ani/os. B^i/ na la/mha ceart go leo/r. Annsin = fuair se/ faoiseamh agus s^uidh se/ ar an b^o/rd, = agus c^uir se/ a c^osa agus a la/mha fa/ m^aide = telegrafa de c^uid s^eo/mra na n-+inneall, b^i/ se/ = ag du/il go seaso/chadh sin a f^ad agus s^easo/chadh = se/ fe/in. Agus ni/or smuaintigh se/ ni/os mo/ = ar na cu/ili/. = T^ug an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra le tuigbhea/il do =

*Jukes gur m^aith leis e/ a d^ul si/os go bh+feiceadh = se/. = "Goide/ a d^e/anfas me/ annsin, a d^uine = uasail?" Agus b^i/ se/ ag me/ighligh leis an = c^rith ar a c^orp f^liuch. = "Amharc ar tu/s... deir... ba/da/nach= ... sgaithte." = "Amada/n dama/nta an ba/da/nach sin," arsa = *Jukes, agus crith air. = C^uaidh *Jukes in aghaidh an o/rduighthe amaidigh = a fuair se/. B^i/ se/ comh doiligh aige a d^ul agus = da/ m+bi/odh an long le dul go to/in comh luath = agus d'+f^a/gfadh se/ an bo/rd. = "Caithfead fios a f^agha/il... ni/ t^ig liom = seo a f^a/ga/il..." = "Socro/chaidh siad, a d^uine uasail." = "Troid... deir an ba/da/nach go bh+fuil = siad ag troid... Cad chuige? Ni/ b^e/idh= ... troid... bo/rd agam... B'+f^ea/rr liom = annseo i bh+fad tu/... ar eagla... go = nighfi/ thar an taoibh me/ fe/in... Cuir deireadh = leis... do/igh e/ighinteacht... Amharc agus = innis domh+-+sa... ani/os feada/n s^eo/mra na = h+innille. Ni/ maith liom t^u/... ag teacht = ani/os annseo... ro/+-+m^inic. Contabhairteach= ... ag siubhal... b^o/rd." = B^i/ *Jukes agus a c^eann faoi ascaill an = c^aifti/n agus e/ ag e/isteacht le comhairleacha = dar leis nach rabh o/raice. = "Ni/ maith liom... tusa a c^ailleadh... = a f^ad... nach bh+fuil an long... *Rout= ... fear maith... mairfeadh... an long= ... fri/d seo... go fo/ill." = Agus le sin t^uig *Jukes go g+caithfeadh se/ a = d^ul. =

"An si/leann tu/ go mairfidh?" a sgread = se/. = Ach s^lug an g^aoth an freagra, agus ni/or = c^uala *Jukes ach focal amha/in a canadh go = h+iongantach teann "... i g+comhnaidhe..." = Leig an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra amach *Jukes, = agus c^rom se/ anuas ar an b^a/da/nach, agus = sgread se/ "Gabh arais leis an m^aca/n." = Ni/ rabh a f^ios ag *Jukes dadadh ach gur togadh = an sgiatha/n da/ s^linnea/n. Cuireadh ar siubhal = e/ agus o/rduightheacha leis - agus goide/ a b^i/ = le de/anamh aige? B^i/ se/ ar an daoraidh oiread = agus gur leig se/ amach a g^reim, agus siabadh e/. = Dar leis nach rabh dadadh le n-+a c^osaint ar a = d^ul amach ar a deireadh. C^aith se/ e/ fe/in = si/os go gasta, agus b^i/ an ba/da/nach sna sa/la = aige, agus t^uit se/ ina m^ullach. = "Na/ h+e/irigh go fo/ill, a d^uine uasail," = ars' an ba/da/nach. "Ni/l deifre ar bith = orainn!" = T^a/inig tonn thar an luing. T^uig *Jukes gur = d^ubhairt an ba/da/nach agus e/ ag tachtarnaigh go = rabh dre/imiri/ an droichid sgaithte. = "Leigfidh mise si/os t^u/ ar g^reim d^a/ la/mh," = ar seisean. Sgairt se/ fosta rud e/ighinteacht = fa/ go n+deachaidh na simleo/iri/ thar an taoibh = comh do/iche le rud eile. Dar le *Jukes nach = rabh dadadh a ba do/iche, agus smuaintigh se/ ar = na teinte as, agus an long gan b^righ... B^i/ = an ba/da/nach ag sgairtigh leis ag a t^aoibh. = "Goide/? Goide/ sin?" arsa *Jukes go = cra/idhte; agus dubhairt an fear eile: "Goide/ = ade/arfadh mo s^ean+-+b^ean da/ bh+feiceadh si/ anois = me/?" = B^i/ na fir comh socair agus da/ m+bi/odh siad =

marbh, thi/os ins an b^ealachas. T^a/inig a la/n = uisge isteach annsin. Baineadh truisleadh as = *Jukes ar f^ear aca, agus m^alluigh se/ go = fiadhanta e/ as a b^eith sa b^ealach. D'+f^iafruigh = tri/ no/ ceathair de g^lo/rthai/ annsin, go fonnmhar = agus go lag+-+b^righeach, "An bh+fuil a/dh ar = bith i n+da/n du/inn, a d^uine uasail?" = "Goide/ ata/ ag caitheamh oraibh, a sgaifte = amada/n?" ar seisean go bru/ideamhail. Ba = m^aith leis e/ fe/in a c^aitheamh si/os ina measg = agus gan bogadh go bra/thach ari/s. Ach b^i/ cuma = ortha go bh+fuair siad uchtach. C^uir siad ar a = f^aithchill go h+umhal e/: "Ainic an lindeo/ir sin, = a d^uine uasail," agus leig siad si/os i b+poll = an g^uail e/. C^uaidh an ba/da/nach si/os ina d^iaidh = ina spairt, agus nuair a c^ruinnigh se/ e/ fe/in = suas dubhairt se/: "De/arfadh si/, `Is maith an = airidhe ort, a s^ean+-+amada/in, as a d^ul 'un na = fairrge.`" = B^i/ rud beag de rathamhnas an t+saoghail ag an = b^a/da/nach, agus b^i/ cleachtu/ aige a b^eith ag = cainnt air. B^i/ bean ramhar aige, agus beirt = nigheanach a b^i/ i me/aduigheacht, agus b^i/ siopa = glasradh ins an C^eann Thoir de *Lonndain aca. = S^easuigh *Jukes go corrach ar a c^osa ins an = dorchadas, agus d'+e/ist le torma/n i/seal mar = b^e/adh ta/irneach ann. B^i/ sgreadach m^arbh, = dar leis, ag a uillinn; agus b^i/ torma/n a = b'+a/irde, torma/n na doininne, ag teacht anuas = ar na tuaimeannai/ a b^i/ in aice leis. T^a/inig = mearbhla/n ina c^eann. Dar leis, thi/os annsin = i b+poll an g^uail, go rabh bogadh nuaidh agus = bogadh bagarthach ag an luing, agus b^ris sin ar = a t^oil mar nach m+be/adh se/ ar fairrge ariamh = aroimhe. =

B^i/ se/ leath ag brath a t^eacht amach ari/s; ach = c^uimhnigh se/ ar g^lo/r an *C^aifti/n_M^ic_Furra = agus ni/ t^iocfadh leis. Badh e/ an t-+o/rdu/ a = fuair se/ a d^ul agus amharc. Goide/ an m^aith = a b^i/ ann, dar leis. B^i/ se/ ar an daoraidh, = agus dubhairt se/ leis fe/in go rachadh se/ cinnte. = Ach t^a/inig an ba/da/nach ag truisleadh go = h+ana/sta, agus c^uir se/ ar a f^aithchill e/ sul a = bh+fosgladh se/ an doras sin; b^i/ siad ag troid = go damanta astoigh annsin. Agus mar b^e/adh = pian m^o/r ar a c^olainn, d'+f^iafruigh *Jukes go = cianach goide/ a rabh siad ag troid fa/ d+taobh = de. = "Dollair! Dollair, a d^uine uasail. = Re/abadh a g+cuid sean+-+c^o/frai/ lobhtha. Ta/ an = t-+airgead damanta ina rith thart fri/d an a/it, = agus ta/ siad+-+san ina d^iaidh ar m^ullach a g+cinn, = agus iad ag stro/cadh agus ag ithe mar an = dubh+rud ann. Ifreann beag ata/ astoigh = annsin." = T^ug *Jukes si/othamh agus d'+f^osgail se/ an = doras. D'+amharc an ba/da/nach beag i/seal = isteach faoi n-+a sgiatha/n. = B^i/ ceann de na lo/chrainn as; b'+f^e/idir gur = b^'+e/ rud a briseadh e/. C^uala siad glo/rthai/ = nimhneacha sgo/rnacha go h-+a/rd ina g+cluasa, agus = seideo/gai/ a b^i/ ag teacht as ucht na bh+fear seo. = Buaileadh buille cruaidh ar t^aobh na luinge; = t^uit uisge ar uachtar go marbhthach. I d+toiseach = an dorchadais, an a/it a rabh an t-+aer ramhar = ruadh, c^onnaic *Jukes cloigeann fir ag bualadh = an b^o/ird go trom, agus d^a/ m^eall ramhara = coise san aer, agus pe/ire de sgiatha/in = f^eitheo/gacha thart fa/ c^orp t^a/rnochta, agus aghaidh = b^uidhe agus an be/al fosgailte agus sgi/on ins =

na su/ile, ag amharc ani/os agus ag sleamhnu/ = chun siubhail. T^ionntuigh co/fra folamh agus = rinne se/ gliogar. T^uit fear ar m^ullach a = c^inn mar g^eobhadh se/ buille coise. Giota = anonn, b^i/ moll aca mar b^e/adh ca/rn cloch a = b^e/adh ag tuitim anuas bruach agus a g+cuid = cos ag bualadh an b^o/ird agus a g+cuid la/mh san = aer go fiadhain. B^i/ cu/ili/ cruinn' ar d^re/imire = an droma/in comh tiugh le beacho/gai/. B^i/ siad = crochta ar na ce/imeannai/ ina g+clibi/n, ag = bualadh taobh an i/ochtair den droma/n le n-+a = g+cuid dorn. Eadar a g+cuid sgreadach, b^i/ = torma/n an uisge ar uachtar le cluinstin. = C^uaidh an long tuilleadh ar a taoibh, agus = d'+imthigh siad ina m+beirteannai/ agus ina = d+triu/rannai/ ar tu/s, agus annsin an t-+iomla/n = le/ir aca, agus iad ag sgreadaigh. = Baineadh an croidhe amach as *Jukes. Dubhairt = an ba/da/nach go grusach imnidheach leis: "Na/ = gabh t^usa isteach annsin, a d^uine uasail." = B^i/ an a/it uilig mar b^e/adh si/ ag caismirnigh, = agus ag si/or+-+le/imnigh. Agus dar le *Jukes = nuair a d'+e/ireo/chadh an soitheach go g+caithfi/ = iomla/n na bh+fear seo ina g+cnap sa m^ullach air. = C^uaidh se/ amach ar a c^u/l, agus t^arraing se/ an = doras amach ina d^iaidh, agus c^uaidh se/ a = b^ru/ghadh an b^olta agus crith ar a la/imh... = Nuair a d'+imthigh an maca/n, agus fa/gadh an = *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra leis fe/in ar an droichead, = d'+imthigh se/ ar lorg a t^aoibhe agus e/ ag stabh-= ghail anonn go teach an rotha. Taobh amuigh a b^i/ = na h+innsi/ air, agus b'+e/igean do/ troid leis an = g^aoith ag iarraidh a f^osgladh, agus nuair a = d'+e/irigh leis a d^ul isteach, greadadh e/ fe/in = agus an doras isteach, mar sgaoilfi/ as gunna =

fri/d an a/dhmad e/. S^easuigh se/ astuigh agus = greim ar an m^urla/n aige. = B^i/ an g^al ag imtheacht as gle/as na stiu/rthach, = agus b^i/ le/aro/dh beag solais as gloine t^each an = c^ompa/is agus ceo/ e/adtrom ba/n air. B^i/ an = g^aoth ag be/icfigh agus ag cro/na/n agus ag = feadalaigh. B^i/ si/ ag teacht ina siothaidheacha = agus ag crothadh na n+doras agus c^la/rai/ na = bh+fuinneo/g, agus b^i/ an ca/thadh ag bualadh ortha = go nimhneach. B^i/ d^a/ c^eartli/n de d^orga fea/dh-= do/ireachta agus ma/la beag canbha/is crochta ar = la/ineard f^ada, agus b^i/ siad ag crothadh i = bh+fad anonn agus isteach arais da/ bh+fuaghal = den b^alla. B^i/ na gra/ta/in san urla/r c^omhair = a b^eith ar an t+sna/mh. Agus gach buille da/ = m+buaileadh an m^uir, sge/ardadh uisge go la/idir = eadar an doras agus na h+ursannacha. B^i/ a = b^eara/d agus a c^o/ta caithte de ag fear na = stiu/rthach, agus b^i/ se/ ina s^easamh le taca = c^a/sa g^le/as na stiu/rthach, agus le/ine c^adais = air agus a b^rollach fosgailte. An rotha beag = bras a b^i/ ina la/mha b^i/ se/ cosamhail le aill-= eaga/n beag loinnreach lag. B^i/ na cuisleannai/ = ina seasamh amach ina m^uinea/l, b^i/ ball dubh = faoi ubhall a sgeadama/in, agus b^i/ a aghaidh = mar b^e/adh aghaidh corpa/in ann. = C^umail an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra a s^u/ile. An = tonn a f^obair a b^e/arfadh thar an taoibh e/, = sgiob si/ a hata uisge da/ b^lagaid. B^i/ an = g^ruag b^a/n g^iobach ina li/bi/n d^ubh, agus b^i/ si/ = mar b^e/adh sna/ithi/ suaracha cadais teannta fa/ = n-+a c^loiginn m^aoil. B^i/ a aghaidh fliuch ba/ithte = ag an t+sa/ile, agus dearg ag an g^aoith, agus = ag an t+si/on. B^i/ se/ cosamhail le fear a b^e/adh = ag teacht o/ s^orn agus e/ ag ba/rcadh alluis de. =

"Annseo ata/ tusa?" ar seisean, go = trom. = D'+e/irigh leis an dara maca/n a t^eacht isteach = i d+teach an rotha tamall roimhe sin. C^uach se/ e/ = fe/in isteach i g+coirnea/l ina g^ucaide, agus a = d^a/ d^orn ar a d^a/ c^amo/ig araidhe. B^i/ dreach air = a rabh fearg agus buaidhreadh agus foighde agus = ge/illeamhaint, agus falltanas dian innte. = Dubhairt se/ go bro/nach agus go dubhla/nta, = "Se/ m'+f^aireadh+-+sa ar i/ochtar anois e/, nach = e/?" = B^i/ gle/as na galach ag de/anamh gliogair, ag = stad agus ag de/anamh gliogair ari/s. Dar = le duine go rabh su/ile fir an halmado/ra ag = le/imnigh amach as an aghaidh ocraigh a b^i/ air, = ionann 's da/ m+ba stiall feo/la a b^i/ san c^a/rda = a b^i/ i g+cu/l g^loine an c^ompa/is. Ag Dia a b^i/ = f^ios ca/ f^ad a fa/gadh ar an stiu/ir e/, mar = d^e/anfadh a c^uid comra/daidheannai/ dearmad = de. Ni/or buaileadh na cloigi/ni/; ni/ t^a/inig fir = sealaidheachta ar bith; d'+imthigh gna/th+-+eagar na = luinge le sruth; agus b^i/ seisean ag iarraidh = a ceann a c^oinnea/il o/ thuaidh soir+-+dtuaidh. = D'+f^e/adfadh an stiu/ir a b^eith sgaithte ar feadh = a rabh a f^ios aige, agus na teinte as agus na = h+innill briste, agus an long re/idh le tionnto/dh = mar b^e/adh corpa/n ann. B^i/ se/ i bh+fa/thach le = gan a d^ul fri/d a c^e/ile, agus a g^reim a c^aill-= eadh uirthe, no/ b^i/ ca/rda an c^ompa/is ag dul i = bh+fad ar gach taoibh, agus ag lu/barnaigh, agus = dar leis corr+-+uair ag dul thart ar fad. B^i/ = masla inchinne ag cur cruaidh air. Agus b^i/ = an dubh+-+eagla air go n-+imtheo/chadh teach an rotha. = B^i/ cnuic uisge ag tuitim air. Nuair a = t^omadh an long go fiadha/nta, b^ainti/ cor as a =

p^uisi/ni/. D'+amharc an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra = suas ar c^log t^each an rotha. B^i/ se/ fighte don = b^alla agus aghaidh b^a/n air, agus dar le duine = go rabh na la/mha ba/na ina seasamh. B^i/ se/ leath = i n+diaidh a h+aon ar maidin. = "La/ eile," ar seisean leis fe/in. = C^uala an dara maca/n e/, agus t^o/g se/ a = c^eann mar b^e/adh duine a b^e/adh ina s^uidhe i = m+ballo/ig ag mairgnigh. "Ni/ f^eicfidh tu/ e/ ag = ba/nu/," ar seisean. B^i/ caol a c^uid la/mh agus = a g^lu/ine ar crith go millteanach. "Dar Dia! = ni/ f^eicfidh..." = C^uir se/ a c^eann eadar a d^a/ d^orn ari/s. = B^og fear na stiu/rthach a c^orp claon, ach = ni/or b^og an c^loigeann - b^i/ si/ mar b^e/adh = cloigeann cloiche ag amharc aon b^ealach amha/in. = Aindeo/in go d+ta/inig urro/g a f^obair a b^e/arfadh = na cosa as faoi, dubhairt an *Caifti/n_Mac_= Furra go cruaidh ce/illidhe, agus dubhairt se/ e/ = agus e/ g^a/ c^eapadh fe/in, "Na/ tabhair t^usa = a/ird ar bith ar an f^ear sin." Annsin = d'+a/thruigh se/ a g^lo/r ar d^o/igh ata/ deacair a = innse agus dubhairt se/ go h+iongantach = stuamdha, "Ni/l se/ ar dualgas." = Ni/or labhair an mairne/alach. = B^i/ an mo/rtas ag bu/irfigh, agus ag crothadh na = h+a/ite bige a rabh cuma uirthe nach d+tiocfadh = leis an aer a t^eacht isteach innte. B^i/ solas = t^each an c^ompa/is ag le/imnigh ar fad. = "Ni/ d^earnadh sealaidheacht leat," ars' = an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra agus a c^eann crom. = "Is maith liom t^u/, ina d^iaidh sin, fanacht i = m+bun an halmado/ra. Ta/ a do/igh agat. = B'+f^e/idir da/ d+tigeadh fear eile go millfeadh se/ = na gnaithe. Ni/ d^e/anfadh se/ gnaithe. Ni/ caith-=

eamh aimsire ar bith e/. Agus is do/iche go = bh+fuil na la/mha gnaitheach ar obair a/ithrid ar = i/ochtar. ... An si/leann tu/ go d+tig leat?" = T^ug gle/as na stiu/rthach le/im agus rinne se/ = gliogar giorraisg; stad se/ agus e/ mar b^e/adh = aibhleo/g ann. Ni/or b^og an fear a c^eann ach = b^le/asc an c^ainnt air mar t^iocfadh an f^earg = uilig 'un an b^e/il chuige: "Dar Flaithis, a = d^uine uasail! T^ig liom stiu/radh go bra/thach = ma/ b^i/onn aon duine gan labhairt liom." = "O/! Seadh! Maith go leo/r..." T^o/g = an Caifti/n a c^eann, an c^e/ad uair do/, agus = d'+amharc se/ air. "... An *Haicea/dach." = Agus de re/ir c^uma, t^o/g se/ a umhail de na = gnaithe. C^rom se/ si/os ar f^eada/n cainnte = s^eo/mra na n-+inneall agus labhair se/ isteach = ann, agus c^rom se/ a c^eann. T^ug *Mr._Rout = thi/os freagra air, agus c^uir an *Caifti/n_Mac_= Furra a b^e/al go dti/ an feada/n ari/s. = C^uir se/ a b^e/al agus a c^luas ar a seal go dti/ = an feada/n, agus an mo/rtas ag de/anamh gleo/ = g^a/ibhthigh ina t^imcheall. T^a/inig glo/r an inneall-= tho/ra ani/os chuige, go garbh, mar t^iocfadh se/ = amach as teas catha. B^i/ fear de na tein-= teo/iri/ loitthe, g^e/ill an c^uid eile, agus b^i/ an = dara innealltho/ir agus fear an innill to/ga/la = ag coinnea/il guail le/ithe. B^i/ an treas inn-= ealltho/ir ina s^easamh ag pi/oba/n na galach. B^i/ = siad ag freastal na n-+inneall le n-+a la/mha. = Goide/ an gle/as a b^i/ ortha thuas? = "Dona go leo/r. Ta/ a b^unadhas in mur = muinighi/n+-+se," ars' an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra. = An rabh an maca/n annsin go fo/ill? Ni/ rabh. = B^e/adh se/ annsin ar ball. An leigfeadh *Mr._= Rout do/ labhairt fri/d f^eada/n na cainnte? - =

fri/d c^eann an b^o/ird, no/ b^i/ seisean - an = Caifti/n - ag dul amach ar an droichead ari/s. = B^i/ trioblo/id i+measc na Si/neach. B^i/ siad ag = troid, de re/ir mar c^uala se/. Ni/ t^iocfadh = troid a leigean ar aghaidh... = D'+imthigh *Mr._Rout, agus b^i/ an *Caifti/n_Mac_= Furra ag e/isteacht le bualadh na n-+inneall, = mar b^e/adh croidhe na luinge ag preabadaigh. = C^ualthas glo/r *M^r._Rout ag scairtigh rud = e/ighinteacht thi/os. D'+imthigh an long ar m^ullach = a cinn, m^e/aduigh an p^reabadach ag na h+innill = de le/im agus annsin stad se/. Ni/ rabh cor i = n+gnu/is an *C^aifti/n_M^ic_Furra, agus b^i/ se/ ag = sta/nadh go dobhra/nta ar c^rothaidheacht c^rup-= aighthe an dara maca/in. C^ualthas glo/r *M^r._= Rout ari/s o/ f^i/or+-+i/ochtar na luinge, agus = t^oisigh an p^reabadach arais go fada/lach, agus = i/ ag e/irghe ni/ ba g^aiste. = P^ill *Mr._Rout go dti/ an feada/n. "Is = cuma goide/ a d^e/anfas siad," ar seisean = fa/ d^eifre; agus annsin labhair se/ go cianach, = "Te/id si/ de le/im ar a soc mar nach m+be/adh si/ = ag brath a t^eacht ani/os go bra/thach ari/s." = "Fairrge m^illteanach," arsa glo/r an = C^aifti/n si/os. = "Na/ leig damh a tioma/int siar faoi+'n = fairrge," arsa *Solomon ani/os an pi/oba/n. = "Dorchadas agus fearthainn. Ni/ f^eicim = goide/ ata/ ag teacht," ars' an guth. "Caithfidh = tu/ - oiread - siubhail - a c^oinnea/il - = uirthe agus go d+tig a stiu/ru/ - agus cead = aice," ars' an glo/r go soile/ir. = "Ta/ me/ ag de/anamh cibe/ ata/ uchtach agam a = d^e/anamh." = "Ta/thar - a/r m+basgadh - go maith - i bh+fos =

annseo," ars' an glo/r go ciu/in. "Ag = de/anamh - gnaithe - maith go leo/r - ina d^iaidh = sin. Ach ar n+do/iche, ma/ imthigheann teach an = rotha..." = B^i/ *Mr._Rout ag tabhairt cluaise go furchaidh = do/, agus rinne se/ munamar cianach faoi n-+a = ana/il. = Ach spreagadh an guth stuamdha thuas, agus = d'+f^iafruigh se/, "An d+ta/inig *Jukes chugaibh = go fo/ill?" Annsin rinne se/ moill g^oirid. = "Ba m^aith liom e/ la/mh c^uidighthe a t^abhairt. = Is maith liom a b^eith re/idh leis agus a t^eacht = ani/os annseo ar eagla na h+eagla. Go d+tugaidh = se/ aire don luing. Ta/ me/ liom fe/in. Ta/ an = dara maca/n caillte..." = "Goide/?" arsa *Mr._Rout isteach fri/d = s^eo/mra na n-+inneall, ag tabhairt a c^inn o/n = p^i/oba/n. Annsin sgairt se/ suas an pi/oba/n, = "Amach thar an taoibh?" agus c^uir se/ a = c^luas leis. = "Amach as a c^rann cumhachta," ars' an = glo/r thuas, go stuamdha ar fad. "Is = dama/nta mi/+-+s^a/sta an ca/s e/." = D'+e/ist *Mr._Rout agus a c^eann crom, agus = d'+f^osgail se/ a d^a/ s^u/il nuair a c^uala se/ seo. = C^uala se/ torma/n ag teacht anuas chuige, mar = b^e/adh daoine ag troid, agus focla briste = fosta. Rinne se/ a d^i/cheall is a d^u/thracht ag = e/isteacht. I rith an ama b^i/ an treas inneall-= tho/ir, *Mr._Beale, agus greim aige ar rotha = b^eag d^ubh a b^i/ i d+taobh pi/opa m^o/ir umha, agus = a d^a/ sgiatha/n o/s cionn m^ullach a c^inn. B^i/ se/ = ana/irde aige mar b^e/adh an seasamh ceart air i = g+cluiche e/ighinteacht. = C^uir se/ a g^ualainn in aghaidh an b^alla b^a/in =

le e/ fe/in a d^aingniu/ agus c^rup se/ a leath+-+= g^lu/n, agus brato/g an alluis faoi n-+a c^rios = ar a sgoro/ig. B^i/ a leiceann salach agus = dearg. B^i/ dusta an g^uail ar m^ugall a c^uid = su/l, mar b^e/adh co/iriu/ a d^e/anfai/ ortha, agus = b^i/ se/ ag de/anamh an c^uid a b^i/ ba/n de n-+a s^u/ile = ni/ ba loinnrighe, agus c^uir se/ dreach banamhail = bog+-+sge/imheamhail air. Nuair a b^eireadh an = long urro/g c^asadh se/ an rotha go tapaidh agus = go cruaidh. = "C^uaidh se/ thar a s^na/ithe," arsa glo/r an = c^aifti/n anuas an feada/n. "T^ug se/ ru/chladh = orm... go di/reach anois. B'+e/igean damh a = leagan... An bomaite a bh+fuilimid ann. = An g+cuala tu/ me/, a *M^r._Rout?" = "Dar diabhailidh!" arsa *Mr._Rout. = "Ainic, a *B^eale!" = D'+e/irigh a g^lo/r mar b^e/adh gall+-+trompa = faithchille ann, eadar b^allai/ iarainn s^eo/mra = na n-+inneall. B^i/ siad daithte ba/n, agus iad = ag dul i bh+fad in a/irde go dti/ an spe/ir+-+= f^uinneo/g d^orcha, agus iad ar fiar mar b^e/adh = ceann toighe ann. B^i/ an seo/mra uilig mar = b^e/adh an taobh astoigh de leacht+-+t^or ann, = agus urla/ir de g^ra/ta/in iarainn ann agus = solais thi/os agus thuas, agus cnap dorchadais = ina la/r, agus na h+inneallacha ina g+columhain = agus na cilleanda/iri/ ag at. B^i/ torma/n mo/r = fiadhain, agus gach glo/r a rabh sa doineann, = ina c^omhnaidhe ins an aer c^iu/in teith. B^i/ baladh = miotail t^eith agus ola ann, agus ceobra/n = de g^alaigh. B^i/ builli/ na fairrge, dar le = duine, ag siubhal fri/d gan m^acalla ar bith. = B^i/ deallruigheacha solais, mar b^e/adh bladhairi/ = tla/ithe ann, ar crith ar m^iotal m^i/n. B^i/ ceanna =

sa/r+-+m^o/ra na g+creanca/n ag teacht as an urla/r = thi/os, ar a seal, agus a g+cuid bras agus = cruaidhe ag deallramh. B^i/ na gream+s^lata = mo/r+-+altacha a b^i/ mar b^e/adh cna/mha ge/ag ann, = da/ m+bru/ghadh ani/os dar leat, agus da/ d+tarr-= aingt ari/s le beachtacht do+-+s^easta. B^i/ na = slatacha eile i bh+fad isteach san leath+-+s^olas = agus iad ag bogadaigh anonn agus anall. B^i/ = cros+-+c^inn ag cromadaigh, b^i/ pla/tai/ miotail ag = cumailt go mi/n da/ c^e/ile agus go fada/lach agus = go caoin, agus b^i/ sga/ili/ agus solais measgtha = fri/d a c^e/ile. = Corr+-+uair d'+e/irigheadh an t-+oibriu/ neartmhar = seo fada/lach. Dar leat gur bogadach neach = b^eo/ a b^i/ ann agus go d+ta/inig taom = spada/nta go tobann air. D'+e/ireo/chadh su/ile = *M^r._Rout ni/ ba dorcha ins an aghaidh f^ada = b^uidhe a b^i/ air. B^i/ se/ ag comhrac ins an = teangmha/il seo agus gan air ach pe/ire liu/bha/n. = B^i/ caso/g b^eag g^oirid s^leamhain air, agus b^i/ a = c^uid caol fada ag teacht i bh+fad amach as na = muinchilli/ gearra. Dar leat gur e/irigh se/ mo/r = ins an g^e/ibheann, agus gur e/irigh a c^na/mha fada, = agus a g^nu/is ba/n, agus gur slugadh a s^u/ile = isteach ina c^loiginn. = B^i/odh se/ ag dre/im ana/irde agus ag imtheacht = si/os as amharc, go corrach, du/thrachtach, agus = nuair a b^i/ se/ ina s^easamh agus greim aige = ar an ra/l c^osanta o/s coinne an trioc+-+= toiseachta, b^e/adh se/ ag amharc anonn ar a d^eis = ar an g^al+-+t^omhas, ar t^omhas+-+an+-+uisge, agus = ar an b^alla b^a/n a rabh solas an lo/chrainn ag = le/imnigh air. B^i/ be/al d^a/ f^eada/n cainnte = agus a m+be/al fosgailte go liobasta ag a = uillinn, agus b^i/ aghaidh telegrafa s^eo/mra na =

n-+inneall cosamhail le aghaidh m^o/r cloig, agus = focla giorraisge air in a/it na n-+uimhreach. = B^i/ na litreacha trom dubh soile/ir, agus iad = thart ar c^eann na la/imhe; mar c^omharthai/ = soile/ire ar uaill+-+b^reasa a/rd+-+g^lo/racha: Chun = tosaigh, Chun deiridh, Fada/lach, Leath, Stad; = agus b^i/ an la/mh ramhar d^ubh si/nte si/os chuig an = f^ocal "Iomla/n," agus b^e/arfa/ fa/ dear an = focal sin mar b^e/arfadh sgread g^e/ar ar do = c^luais. = B^i/ cilleanda/ir an m^ea/dhchain i/sil agus ca/sa = a/dhmaid air, in a/irde go toirteach, agus = piacha/n ann le gach sa/thadh. Agus ach amha/in an = me/id sin, ni/ rabh torma/n ar bith ag cna/mha = cruaidhe na n-+inneall, ag obair go dian sleamh-= ain, go mall no/ go luath. Agus b^i/ an t-+iomla/n = ani/os agus si/os ar fad - na ballai/ ba/na, an = c^ruaidhe a b^i/ ag bogadaigh, na pla/tai/ a b^i/ san = urla/r faoi c^osa *Solomoin, na gra/ta/in a b^i/ = o/s cionn m^ullach a c^inn, agus na sga/ili/ agus na = solais. B^i/ siad ag e/irghe agus ag tuitim ar = na tonna garbha a b^i/ ag folcadh t^aobh na luinge. = B^i/ an seo/mra mo/r a/rd ag longada/n mar = b^e/adh crann, ag dul ar a t^aoibh glan, mar = b^e/adh na seidea/in m^illteanacha da/ iomchur = leo/. = "Ni/l barr duit deifre a d^e/anamh," arsa = *Mr._Rout, de scairt nuair a c^onnaic se/ = *Jukes ina s^easamh ar t^a/irseach s^eo/mra na = d+teinteach. = B^i/ su/il s^eachra/nach m^isneamhail ag *Jukes. = B^i/ a aghaidh d^earg atthuighthe, mar c^odlo/chadh se/ = barraidheacht. B^i/ se/ i n+diaidh bealach anro/idh-= teach a c^ur de go beo/ beo/dha/nta agus a inchinn = comh h+oibrighthe le n-+a c^olainn. T^ug se/ ru/chladh =

suas as poll an g^uail, agus e/ ag truisleadh ar = na fir ins an b^ealachas. B^i/ siad+-+san ag cur = ceiste nuair a s^iubhladh se/ ortha, "Goide/ = ata/ ar cois, a d^uine uasail?" agus uathbha/s = ortha. Si/os dre/imire s^eo/mra na d+teintea/n = leis, agus is iomdha ce/im a c^aill se/ leis an = deifre. Si/os leis in a/it a b^i/ comh domhain le = tobar agus comh dubh le h+Ifreann, agus i/ = anonn agus anall. B^i/ an t-+uisge a b^i/ ins na = beilgea/in ag de/anamh torma/in mar b^e/adh = ta/irneach ann le gach urro/ig, agus b^i/ cnapa/in = g^uail ag le/imnigh annseo agus annsiud, agus = iad mar b^e/adh cioth me/aro/g ag sleamhnu/ anuas = malaidh iarainn. = B^i/ duine e/ighinteacht ag e/agcaoin le pianaidh = annsin, agus b^i/ duine e/ighinteacht eile crom = anuas ar f^ear a b^i/ si/nte mar b^e/adh corp ann. = B^i/ glo/r la/idir ag maslu/ ainm De/. B^i/ bruth = fa/ b^un na d+teini/+-+d^orsa mar b^e/adh poll fola = le t^eini/ faoi d^orchadas a b^i/ mar an bheilbhet = ann. = B^uail siorradh gaoithe *Jukes i g+cu/l an = m^uinea/il, agus ina d^iaidh sin m^othuigh se/ fa/ = c^aol f^liuch a c^uid cos e/. B^i/ cro/na/n ag = ana/la/in s^eo/mra na d+teinteo/ir. O/s coinne na = se/ t^eini/+-+d^oras, b^i/ beirt f^iadhanta, ta/rnochta = o/n c^om suas, agus iad ag truisliu/ agus ag = cromadaigh, ag corga/il le d^a/ s^luasaid. = "Ho/! Neart ana/la anois againn!" ars' = an dara h+innealltho/ir, mar b^e/adh se/ ag = feitheamh ar fad le *Jukes. B^i/ fear an innill+-+= to/ga/la, fear beag deismir a rabh croiceann = an+-+g^eal air, agus crombe/al beag baoideach = ruadh, b^i/ se/ ag obair mar b^e/adh an diabhal ann, = agus e/ ina t^ost. B^i/ siad ag coinnea/il =

iomla/n cinn de g^alaigh, agus b^i/ torma/n ann = mar b^e/adh trucaill la/n trioc ag dul thaire = d^roichead, i+measg iomla/n na d+tuaimeann = eile. = "Ag se/ideadh leis ar fad," ars' an dara = h+innealltho/ir, ag sgreadaigh leis. Mar b^e/adh = torma/n a d^e/anfadh ce/ad sea/spa/n sgiu/rtha ann, = c^aith be/al ana/la/in tonn s^a/ile ar a g^ualainn, = agus c^uir se/ rois mionnai/ mo/ra ar gach rud = ar an domhan, ar a anam fe/in ina g+cuideachta, = agus c^oimhea/id se/ a g^naithe ar fad agus e/ ag = stro/cadh agus ag ra/mhailligh. Baineadh be/im = g^e/ar as an m^iotal, agus d'+f^osgail doras = teineadh agus s^oillsigh an teine ar a c^loiginn = c^ruinn, agus ar a b^e/al ag bogadaigh, agus ar a = aghaidh di/+-+mu/inte, agus d^ruid se/ arais mar = c^aochfadh su/il t^eineadh. = "Ca/ bh+fuil an long d^amanta? An d+tig = leat sin a innse damh? Damnu/ ar mo d^a/ = s^u/il. Faoi+'n uisge, an eadh? Ta/ se/ ag teacht = anuas annseo ina t^onna. An bh+fuil na = boine/idi/ damanta ar s^iubhal go h+Ifreann? = An bh+fuil a f^ios agat+-+sa dadadh, a m^airne/alaigh = b^reagh...?" = I n+diaidh a b^eith seal beag in achrann, = c^uidigh urro/g le *Jukes a t^eacht de ru/ide = isteach. Ni/ mo/ na/ go rabh faill aige an = farsaingeach agus an suaimhneas agus an = solas a b^i/ i seo/mra na n-+inneall a t^abhairt = fa/ dear, nuair a leig an long a deireadh si/os = go h+anacair ins an uisge, agus c^uir si/ ar = m^ullach a c^inn e/ anonn chuig *Mr._Rout. = S^i/n an c^e/ad innealltho/ir amach a c^ru/b fada = agus c^eap se/ e/, agus c^uir se/ thart mar b^e/adh = rotha e/ anonn go dti/ feada/n na cainnte. =

Agus ins an am c^e/adna dubhairt *Mr._Rout = dairi/ribh: = "Caithfidh tu/ deifre a d^e/anamh, cibe/ rud e/." = Sgairt *Jukes, "An bh+fuil tu/ annsin, a d^uine = uasail?" agus d'+e/ist se/. Ni/or c^uala se/ = dadadh. Le sin t^a/inig bu/irthe na gaoithe ina = c^luais, ach ar ball c^uir guth fann an mo/rtas = i leath+-+taoibh. = "Tusa, a *Jukes - Goide/?" = B^i/ *Jukes fa/ re/ir le labhairt. Ni/ rabh aon = f^easbhaidh air ach an f^aill. Ba f^urast achan = c^inea/l a m^i/niu/. B^i/ se/ in innimh na cu/ili/ a = s^amhailt i g+ceart, faoi d^roma/n ins an eadar+-+= b^o/rd, ina luighe tinn sgannruighthe eadar d^a/ = ro/gh co/frai/. Annsin d'+imthigh na co/frai/ thar a = g+corp, sgoilteadh iad, fosgladh iad, agus = d'+e/irigh na Si/nigh ciotacha a s^a/bha/il a g+cuid = maoine. Ina d^iaidh sin ni/ rabh uthbhairt da/ = n+de/anadh an long nach g+caithfeadh anonn agus = anall iad, agus cioth cla/rai/ agus brato/g agus = dollar thart ortha. An uair amha/in a t^oisigh = an t-+achrann, ni/ t^iocfadh leo/ iad fe/in a s^ocru/. = Ni/ s^ocro/chadh dadadh anois iad ach la/imh la/idir. = Ba m^o/r an mi/+-+rath e/. C^onnaic se/ e/, agus sin = a d+tiocfadh leis a ra/dh. B'+e/igean do c^uid = aca a b^eith marbh, adubhairt se/. Agus t^roid-= feadh an c^uid eile leo/... = C^uir se/ suas a c^uid focla sa m^ullach ar a = c^e/ile, ag li/onadh an p^i/oba/in c^aoil. C^uaidh siad = ana/irde mar rachadh siad isteach i suaimhneas = aigne t^uigseach a b^i/ ina c^omhnaidhe le/ithe fe/in = ins an doineann. Agus ba m^aith le *Jukes a = leigean saor ar an achrann c^a/idheach sin a = t^a/inig go h+an+tra/thach ar an luing agus i/ i = n+deacair. =

[V] =TT D'+f^an se/. B^i/ na h+innill ag casadh go = fada/lach di/cheallach o/s coinne a d^a/ = s^u/l, agus nuair a b^i/odh siad ag = brath imtheacht mar b^e/adh an diabhal ann, = stopfai/ iad nuair a sgairteadh *Mr._Rout, = "Ainic, a *B^eale!" S^easuigh siad go socair = tuigseach annsin i la/r buille, agus creanca/n = trom ina s^easamh ar fiar; dar leat go rabh a = f^ios aca go rabh contabhairt ann, agus go rabh = an t-+am ag dul thart. Leigeadh na fir = se/ideo/g asta annsin, deireadh an t-+inneall-= tho/ir, "Anois!" agus rachadh na h+innill thart = agus thart ari/s. = B^i/ an c^iall agus an f^adghail a b^i/os in urramh = an+-+m^o/r ins an b^ogadh a b^i/ ortha. Ba seo a = g+cuid oibre - ag blanndar leis an luing g^a/ = tabhairt thar f^earg na d+tonn agus isteach i = su/il na gaoithe. Corr+-+uair t^uiteadh ceann = *Jukes ar a ucht, agus c^oimhea/ideadh se/ iad = agus ruic ina m^alacha mar b^e/adh se/ ag machtnamh = go domhain. = An glo/r a c^oinnigh an mo/rtas amach as cluas = *Jukes, t^oisigh se/: "Tabhair leat na la/mha= ..." agus t^ost se/ go tobann. = "Goide/ a t^iocfadh liom a d^e/anamh leo/, a = d^uine uasail?" =

B^le/asc tuaim g^oirid g^arbh t^re/ama/nta ins = an aer go tobann. T^ug an triu/r sple/achadh = ar aghaidh an telegrafa, agus c^onnaic siad an = la/mh ag le/imnigh o/ IOMLA/N go dti/ STAD, = mar sgiobfadh an diabhal i/. Agus annsin = m^othuigh an triu/r sin a b^i/ i seo/mra na n-+inneall = gur cuireadh cu/l ar an luing, gur c^reathnuigh = si/, mar b^e/adh si/ g^a/ crupadh fe/in le le/im = e/agsamhalta a t^abhairt. = "Stop i/," arsa *Mr._Rout. = Ni/ rabh a f^ios ag aon duine an a/irde a b^i/ = sa toinn sin, no/ an doimhne uathbha/sach a = t^ochail an g^aoth ar a c^u/l. Ni/ rabh a f^ios ag an = *C^aifti/n_Mac_Furra fe/in e/, i n+diaidh e/ a = b^eith ar bo/rd agus an cubhar geal a f^eicea/il = ar ba/rr a f^ad agus go rabh obair aige a = c^reidbhea/il. = Reath si/ in araicis na luinge. Rinne an = *Nan-Shan moill mar b^e/adh si/ g^a/ co/iriu/ fe/in fa/ = n-+a coinne, agus t^o/g si/ a toiseach agus le/im si/. = C^uaidh bladhairi/ na lo/chrann si/os, agus d'+e/irigh = seo/mra na n-+inneall dorcha. C^uaidh ceann = amha/in as. T^uit uisge ina t^onna ar an b^o/rd, = agus torma/n aige mar b^e/adh se/ ag stro/cadh, = agus si/othadh mear casgarthach leis, mar b^e/adh = an long i n+diaidh a d^ul isteach faoi eas. = D'+amharc siad ar a c^e/ile thi/os annsin. = "Sguabadh o/ c^eann go ceann i/, dar Dia!" = arsa *Jukes. = C^uaidh si/ si/os di/reach ins an laglaigh, mar = b^e/adh si/ ag dul thaire imeall an domhain. = C^uaidh seo/mra na n-+inneall chun tosaigh ar = m^ullach a c^inn go bagarthach, mar b^e/adh an = taobh astoigh de t^or a b^e/adh ag tuitim le crith+-+= talmhan. T^a/inig torma/n millteanach as seo/mra =

na d+teinteo/ir, mar b^e/adh iarannacha ag = tuitim. D'+f^an si/ crochta ar an m^alaidh m^o/ir = seo a f^ad agus go rabh faill ag *Beale a d^ul ar = a c^eithre boinn agus a d^ul a c^ru/badaigh mar = b^e/adh se/ ag brath a d^ul amach ar an do/igh sin as = seo/mra na n-+inneall. Agus b^i/ faill ag *Mr._= Rout a c^eann a t^ionnto/dh go fada/lach, righte, = fiadhta, agus a g^iall i/ochtarach crochta. D^ruid = *Jukes a d^a/ s^u/il, agus d'+e/irigh a aghaidh folamh = caoin, mar b^e/adh aghaidh duine d^aill ann. = Fa/ d^eireadh d'+e/irigh si/ go fada/lach, corrach, = mar b^e/adh aice le cnoc a t^o/ga/il ar a toiseach. = D^ruid *Mr._Rout a b^e/al; c^aoch *Jukes; agus = d'+e/irigh *Beale beag ina s^easamh fa/ d^eifre. = "Ceann eile den c^inea/l sin, agus ta/ = deireadh le/ithe," arsan t-+a/rd+-+innealltho/ir. = D'+amharc se/ fe/in agus *Jukes ar a c^e/ile, = agus t^a/inig an smuaintiu/ amha/in ina g+ceann. = An Caifti/n! B'+e/igean do/ gur sguabadh achan = rud chun siubhail. An stiu/ir agus eile - agus = an long mar b^e/adh maide ann. Ba g^oirid an = deireadh uatha. = "Reath!" arsa *Mr._Rout go briotach, = agus d'+amharc se/ le su/ile mo/ra amhrasacha = ar *Jukes. T^ug seisean sple/achadh eadar d^a/ = c^omhairle air. = M^othuigh siad clog an telegrafa ag bualadh = agus t^ug se/ faoiseamh daobhtha. T^uit an = la/mh d^ubh o/ STAD go dti/ IOMLA/N. = "Anois, a *B^eale, a c^ailleach!" a sgairt = *Mr._Rout. = Rinne an g^ail siosarnach i/seal. B^i/ slatacha = an p^iostu/in ag sleamhnu/ amach agus isteach. = C^uir *Jukes a c^luas leis an p^i/oba/n. B^i/ an = guth fa/ re/ir fa/ n-+a c^oinne. Dubhairt se/: =

"Cruinnigh an t-+airgead uilig. Agus na/ = de/an faillighe ann. Be/idh gnaithe i bh+fos = annseo agam leat." Agus ba sin deireadh. = "A d^uine uasail?" arsa *Jukes ag scair-= tigh suas leis. Ni/or tugadh freagra ar bith = air. = D'+imthigh se/ agus e/ ag stabhghail mar b^e/adh = fear buailte ag imtheacht as pa/irc an a/ir. = Cibe/ do/igh ar t^a/rla se/, b^i/ a m^ailidh cli/ sgoilte, = b^i/ go dti/ an cna/mh. Ni/ rabh a f^ios aige ar = c^or ar bith e/, ma/ b^i/. T^a/inig oiread de *M^uir_= na_Si/ne fa/+'n c^loiginn air agus d'+f^e/adfadh a = m^uinea/l a b^riseadh, agus g^lan si/ agus nigh si/ = agus s^aill si/ an c^ne/adh. Ni/ rabh fuil ar bith ag = teacht aiste, ach be/al dearg uirthe. Eadar = an m^ailidh sgoiltighthe, agus an g^ruag g^iobach, = agus an t-+e/adach ru/isgthe, b^i/ se/ mar b^e/adh = fear a b^e/adh i n+diaidh a t^eacht buailte o/ = c^omhrac dorn ann. = "Ta/ agam leis na dollair a c^ruinniu/," = ar seisean, ag iarraidh truaighe ar *Mr._Rout, = agus aoibh t^ruaca/nta air. = "Goide/ sin?" arsa *Mr._Rout go fiadhain. = "Na dollair a...? Ni/ miste liom+-+sa = ..." C^uaidh se/ ar crith o/ b^un go ba/rr, ach = labhair se/ annsin go h+iongantach athramhail, = "Imthigh anois, a g^eall ar D^ia leat. Cuir-= eann sibh i m+ba/rr mo c^e/ille me/, sibhse a b^i/os = thuas ar bo/rd. Ta/ an dara maca/n sin i = n+diaidh a b^eith ag troid leis an t+sean+-+c^aifti/n. = A' bh+fuil a f^ios seo agaibh? Ta/ sibh millte = '+d^i/oghbhail gan go leo/r a b^eith le de/anamh = agaibh..." = Nuair a c^uala *Jukes an c^ainnt seo, t^ug = se/ fa/ dear go rabh se/ ar s^e/ala fearg a =

t^eacht air. Di/oghbhail go leo/r le de/anamh, ar = n+do/iche... T^ionntuigh se/ a c^u/l leis an = c^e/ad innealltho/ir, agus an droch+-+m^eas ag guil = ann. B^i/ fear an innill to/ga/la ag obair i = b+poll an g^uail le n-+a s^luasaid, agus gan = focal ann ach oiread agus da/ m+bainfi/ an = teangaidh as. Ach b^i/ an dara h+innealltho/ir ag = obair mar b^e/adh fear mire calla/nach ann. = "H+allo/, a oifigeach an t+seachra/in! H+e/! = Na nach d+tiocfadh leat cuid de na h+o/ga/naigh a = bi/os ag caitheamh uisge s^alaigh agat a c^ur a = g^lanadh na luatha sin? Ta/ si/ g^a/ mo t^achtadh. = Damnu/ uirthe! H+allo! H+e/! Cuimhnigh ar na = h+airteagail: Na mairne/alaigh agus na tein-= teo/iri/ le cuidiu/ le c^e/ile. H+e/! an g+cluin = tu/?" = B^i/ *Jukes ag dreapado/ireacht amach mar = b^e/adh an diabhal ann, agus t^o/g an fear eile a = c^eann agus sgairt se/ go fiadhain, "Na nach = d+tig leat labhairt? Goide/ b^eir ag sna/mhaidh-= eacht thart annseo t^u/? Goide/ ta/ fu/t, ar = scor ar bith?" = T^a/inig mire ar *Jukes. Nuair a t^a/inig se/ = a f^ad leis na fir a b^i/ sa dorchadas ins an = b^ealachas, dar leis go d+tiocfadh leis na = muinea/il a b^riseadh aca da/ smuaintigheadh siad = ar luighe chun deiridh. Nuair a smuaintigh se/ = ar a leithe/id, c^uir se/ ar an daoraidh e/. Ni/ = t^iocfadh leis+-+sean luighe chun deiridh; agus ni/ = leigfeadh se/ daobhtha+-+san a d^e/anamh. = T^ug se/ chun tosaigh iad leis an ru/chladh a b^i/ = leis. B^i/ siad to/gtha sa c^eann cheana fe/in = aige, ag teacht agus ag imtheacht go teann = tapaidh. Ba m^o/ a m^othuigh siad na/ c^onnaic = siad e/, agus dar leo/ go rabh se/ neartmhar, =

go rabh gnaithe ba/is is beatha aige nach = d+tiocfadh moill a b^aint as. An c^e/ad f^ocal = a labhair se/ leo/, c^uala se/ iad g^a/ leig-= ean fe/in si/os i b+poll an g^uail go h+umhal = anacair. = Ni/ rabh se/ tuigthe go soile/ar aca goide/ a b^i/ = le de/anamh. "Goide/ sin? Goide/ sin?" = ar siad+-+san le c^e/ile. C^uir an troisgneach a = c^uala siad iongantas ortha. Agus c^oinnigh = na be/imeannai/ a b^i/othas a b^aint as an luing a = n-+umhail ar a g+contabhairt. Nuair a d'+f^os-= gail an ba/da/nach an doras, ba c^osamhail e/ le = seidea/n den g^aoith m^o/ir a t^iocfadh agus a = c^uirfeadh na cuirp thart mar b^e/adh deannach = ann. C^uala siad ta/mhach ta/isg achrannach, = calla/n ciapalach, munamar fiadhanta, tall-= annacha sgreadaighe a d'+e/ag, agus torma/n cos = i+measg t^uargan na fairrge. = S^easuigh siad ins an doras agus gan = bogadh ionnta le h+iongantas. B^ru/igh *Jukes = isteach go bru/ideamhail iad. Ni/or labhair se/ = fe/in, ach ru/ide a t^abhairt isteach. B^i/ clibi/n = de na cu/ili/ ar an dre/imire, g^a/ marbhadh fe/in ag = iarraidh a m+bealach a b^riseadh fri/d an droma/n. = T^uit siad agus rinne siad cnap i mullach an = m^aca/in. = Sgairt an ba/da/nach fa/ c^earthaidh: "Chugaibh, = agus tugaidh amach an maca/n. Bru/ighfear an = t-+anam as. Chugaibh." = T^ug siad ru/chladh isteach, agus s^iubhail siad = ar uicht, ar m^e/ara, agus ar aghaidheannai/. = Ceapadh i m+brato/gai/ e/adaigh iad; b^uail siad a = g+cosa ar g^iotai/ a/dhmaid. Ach sul a rabh faill = aca breith ar *Jukes, nocht se/ go dti/ a c^om = amach as moll de la/mha cru/bacha. An seal =

beag goirid sin a b^i/ se/ as amharc, stro/cadh = an druim as a c^o/ta agus ni/or fa/gadh cnaipe = air, agus fosgladh a bheiste. C^uaidh an cnap = Si/neach a b^i/ i la/r ba/ire anonn le fiaru/ na = luinge go dorcha agus go measgtha agus gan = c^osnu/. B^i/ an iomad su/il agus sgi/on ionnta = faoi m^arbh+-+s^olas na lo/chrann. = "Leigidh damh - damnu/ oraibh. Ta/ me/ i = g+ceart," arsa *Jukes. "Tioma/inidh chun = tosaigh iad. Beirigidh ar an f^aill nuair a = umhlo/chas si/. Chun tosaigh leo/. Cuirigidh in = aghaidh an b^alla iad. Dingigidh suas iad." = Nuair a t^ug na mairne/alaigh ru/chladh isteach = d'+a/thruigh siad na gnaithe mar d^e/anfadh steall = uisge f^uair a d^o/irtfi/ isteach i g+coire uisge = g^alaigh. S^ocair an truisgneach tamall. = B^i/ na Si/nigh comh fighte fuaighte sin in aon = c^nap amha/in, agus nuair a fuair na mairne/al-= aigh greim sgiatha/n ar a c^e/ile agus b^ru/igh = siad chun tosaigh le tuitim na luinge, gur = c^uir siad an cnap chun tosaigh mar b^e/adh siad = ag tionntodh carraige. B^i/ clibi/ni/ beaga agus = corr+-+sgi/ontacha/n ag tionnto/dh o/ t^aoibh go = taoibh ar a g+cu/l. = Rinne an ba/da/nach gni/omharthai/ sa/r+-+= urradhanta. S^i/n se/ a d^a/ sgiatha/n f^ada, agus = fuair se/ greim le n-+a d^a/ la/imh m^o/ra ar d^a/ = t^aca/n agus c^eap se/ clibi/n de na Si/nigh a b^i/ = ag tarraingt air mar b^e/adh carraig ag teacht = le fa/naidh. Baineadh gliu/rascnach as a c^na/mha; = dubhairt se/ "Ha/!" agus sgaith se/ iad. Ach = ba g^e/ar+-+c^u/isighe a rinne saor an a/dhmaid = a g^naithe. Ni/or labhair se/ le duine ar bith ach = c^uaidh se/ amach arais ins an b^ealachas, go = bh+fuair se/ ceartli/neacha te/ad a t^ug se/ fa/ =

dear annsin - slabhrai/ agus ro/pai/. Rinne = se/ te/adai/ beatha daobhtha. = Ni/or tugadh comhrac ar bith daobhtha. Ce/ bith = do/igh ar t^oisigh an t-+achrann, ni/ rabh se/ i bh+fad = go dti/ nach rabh ann ach cli/oma/il sgannruightheach. = Ma/ t^oisigh siad a t^roid ar son a g+cuid dollar, = ni/ rabh siad an t-+am seo ach ag troid ar son = g^reim a g+cos. B^i/ siad ar g^reim sgeadama/in = le c^e/ile ag iarraidh iad fe/in a c^osaint ar a = b^eith da/ g+caitheamh anonn agus anall. An = duine a g^eibheadh greim in a/it ar bith b^uaileadh = se/ an c^uid eile le n-+a c^osa ag iarraidh a = g+coinnea/il uaidh. B^eireadh siad ar na cosa = agus c^oinnigheadh siad a n+greim, go dti/ go = d+te/igheadh an long ar fiar arais agus go = g+cuirti/ an t-+iomla/n aca trasna an b^o/ird i = g+cuideachta a c^e/ile. = A/dhbhar mo/r eagla a b^i/ aca i d+teacht na = n+diabhal ba/n seo. An da/ marbhadh a t^a/inig = siad? Na daoine a tarraingeadh amach as an = c^nap, leig siad iad fe/in maol marbh eadar = la/mha na mairne/alach. An c^uid a tarraingeadh = amach ar g^reim sa/l, b^i/ siad mar b^e/adh corpa/in = ann, agus a g+cuid su/l fosgailte socair ina = g+ceann. Corr+-+uair rachadh fear aca ar a = g^lu/ine mar ba m^ian leis tro/caire a iarraidh. = D'+e/irigh cuid iaro/gach leis an eagla, agus = tugadh do/rna cruaidhe eadar an da/ s^u/il = daobhtha agus claoidheadh iad. An c^uid a b^i/ = loitthe g^lac siad go h+umhal leis an la/imh-= deachas a fuair siad. B^i/ aghaidheannai/ a rabh = srutha/in fola ortha. B^i/ cne/adhacha agus sgri/ob-= o/gai/ agus bru/ighte ar na cloigne aca. Badh e/ = an porsala/n a briseadh a ba c^u/is le n-+a = m+bunadhas seo. B^i/ Si/neach thall agus i bh+fos =

agus a p^leata sgaoilte, agus sgi/on ina s^u/ile = agus cos g^earrtha air, agus e/ g^a/ c^ealgadh. = Cuireadh i rogh in aice a c^e/ile iad, i n+diaidh a = g+crothadh agus smiti/ni/ a b^ualadh ortha le n-+a = d+tabhairt chuca fe/in. Tugadh uchtach daobhtha go = giorraisg; ba c^osamhla an c^ainnt le droch+-+t^uar. = S^uidh siad ar an b^o/rd ina roghannai/ croma, = claoidhte, agus t^oisigh saor an a/dhmaid agus = beirt de na la/mha agus t^eann siad na te/adai/ = beatha. B^i/ a leath+-+c^os agus a leath+-+sgiatha/n = fa/ t^aca/n ag an b^a/da/nach, agus lo/chrann le n-+a = ucht aige, ag streachailt ag iarraidh a lasadh, = agus e/ ag gnu/sachtaigh mar b^e/adh goraille = du/thrachtach ann. C^rom na mairne/alaigh agus = c^ruinnigh siad, agus c^aith siad achan rud = isteach i b+poll an g^uail; c^uir e/adach agus = slisneacha a/dhmaid agus porsala/n briste agus = dollair fosta isteach ina g+cuid caso/g agus = d'+iomchur leo/ iad. Anois agus ari/s t^e/igheadh = fear aca ag stabhghail go dti/ an doras agus = la/n a d^a/ la/imh de t^ruscar leis; agus is = iomdha su/il c^aol g^ruamdha a d'+amharcadh ina = d^iaidh. = Nuair a t^e/igheadh an long ar fiar, c^romadh = na Si/nigh chun tosaigh agus c^roitheadh a g+cuid = ceann lom, o/ c^eann go ceann gach rogh. Nuair = a stad an tonn a lighe a bo/ird seal beag, = dar le *Jukes go bh+fuair se/ smacht a c^ur ar an = g^aoith ar d^o/igh e/ighinteacht, agus e/ ar crith leis = an m^asla. Dar leis go d+ta/inig ciu/ineas = ar an luing, agus ins an t+suaimhneas b^i/ = torma/n na d+tonn ar a cuid taobhann le = cluinstin. = Glanadh amach iomla/n as an eadar+-+b^o/rd - = iomla/n an truscair b^riste, mar dubhairt na =

fir. S^easuigh siad ar a g+cosa go corrach o/s = cionn c^loigne agus slinnea/in na mairne/alach. = Annseo agus annsin b^i/ cu/ili/ ag smeacharnaigh = ag iarraidh a ana/la. An a/it a rabh an solas, = c^onnaic *Jukes cuid easnacha a/rda duine = amha/in, agus aghaidh b^ro/nach duine eile; c^onnaic = se/ muinea/il crom agus su/ile marbha ag = amharc air. B^i/ iongantas air nach rabh cuirp = ar bith ina measg; ach b^i/ cuma ar an iomla/n = aca go rabh siad ins an smeach d^eireannaigh, = agus dar leis go rabh cuma ni/os truaca/nta = ortha na/ da/ m+bi/odh siad marbh. = Le sin t^oisigh fear de na cu/ili/ a c^ainnt. = C^aith se/ siar a c^eann mar b^e/adh cu/ ag tafann = ann; agus b^i/ an solas ag le/imnigh ar an aghaidh = t^arraingthe a b^i/ air. C^ualthas builli/ da/ = m+bualadh i b+poll an g^uail agus dollair ag = de/anamh gliogair. S^i/n se/ a sgiatha/n, agus = b^i/ a c^raos dubh fosgailte agus na focla = sgo/rnacha a b^i/ se/ a ra/dh, c^uir siad deann fri/d = *Jukes mar d^e/anfadh bru/id a b^e/adh ag iarraidh = deis a labhartha a f^agha/il. = T^oisigh beirt eile a c^ainnt, agus dar le = *Jukes gur ag tabhairt achmhusa/in go fi/ochmharach = a b^i/ siad. B^og an c^uid eile agus c^uaidh siad = a g^nu/sachtaigh. D'+o/rduigh *Jukes fa/ d^eifre do = na la/mha a d^ul amach as an eadar+-+b^o/rd. = C^uaidh se/ fe/in amach ina n+diaidh, ar lorg a = c^u/il. Cuireadh munamar a/rd ina d^iaidh agus = si/neadh la/mha chuige mar d^e/anfai/ le bitheamhnach. = C^uir an ba/da/nach an bolta, agus dubhairt se/ = go corrach: "Dar liom gur s^ocair an g^aoth, = a d^uine uasail." = B^i/ lu/thgha/ir ar na mairne/alaigh ag pilleadh = go dti/ an bealachas daobhtha. B^i/ gach duine =

aca ag smuaintiu/ ina c^roidhe go d+tiocfadh = leis, nuair a t^iocfadh an bomaite deireannach, = iarraidh a t^abhairt amach ar bo/rd, agus t^ug = sin sogh daobhtha. Rud salach searbh a b^eith ag = du/il le do b^a/thadh faoi b^o/rd. B^i/ siad re/idh = leis na Si/nigh anois, agus smuaintigh siad = ari/s ar an eagar a b^i/ ar an luing. = Nuair a t^a/inig *Jukes amach as an b^ealachas = fuair se/ an t-+uisge calla/nach ag dul go dti/ an = muinea/l air. B^ain se/ an droichead amach, = agus t^ug se/ fa/ dear go d+tiocfadh leis = toirteannai/ doile/ara a f^eicea/il mar g^e/aro/chadh = a radharc. C^onnaic se/ cosamhlachtai/ laga. = Ni/or+b^' i/ an *Nan-Shan a t^ug siad ina c^eann = ach rud e/ighinteacht a rabh mear+-+c^uimhne aige = air - sean+-+g^al+-+long b^riste a c^onnaic se/ ina = luighe ag lobhadh ar an t+sla/thach. T^ug si/ an = sean+-+b^a/d sin ina c^eann. = Ni/ rabh smid gaoithe ann, ach an me/id a b^i/ = an long a d^e/anamh le n-+a cuid bogadaighe. = An toit a b^i/ ag teacht as an t+simleo/ir b^i/ si/ = ag si/othlo/dh anuas ar an b^o/rd. T^arraing se/ = isteach le n-+a ana/il i/, ag dul go toiseach do/. = M^othuigh se/ na h+innill ag bruidearnaigh go = fada/lach, agus c^uala se/ torma/n a m^air i = n+diaidh na doininne; c^uala se/ trioc briste ag = de/anamh gliogair agus acara briste e/ighinteacht = ag le/imnigh ar an droichead. C^onnaic se/ go = doile/ar corp giortach an C^aifti/n agus e/ i = bh+fasto/dh i ra/l de c^uid an droichid, agus e/ mar = b^e/adh fre/amhacha sna cla/rai/ aige. G^oill an = ciu/ineas, nach rabh se/ ag du/il leis, ar c^roidhe = *Jukes. = "Rinneamar e/, a d^uine uasail," ar = seisean. =

"M^eas me/ go n+de/anfadh," arsan *Caifti/n_= Mac_Furra. = "Ar m^eas?" arsa *Jukes leis fe/in. = "S^ocair an g^aoth mar b^uailfea/ do d^a/ b^ois = ar a c^e/ile," ars' an Caifti/n. = B^le/asg *Jukes air: "Ma/ s^i/leann tu/ gur = b^'+f^urast -" = Ach b^i/ an Caifti/n i bh+fasto/dh sa ra/la, agus = ni/ t^ug se/ a/ird ar bith air. = "Deir na leabharthai/ nach bh+fuil an c^uid is = measa de thart go fo/ill." = "Ach go be/ go rabh an m^o/r+-+c^uid aca eadar = ba/s is beatha ni/ t^abharfaimis a/r m+beo linn as = an eadar+-+b^o/rd," arsa *Jukes. = "B'+e/igean damh an ceart a d^e/anamh leo/," = arsa *Mac_Furra, go trom. "Ni/ f^aghann tu/ = achan rud sna leabharthai/." = "Agus ta/ me/ de/anamh go d+tionnto/chadh siad = orainn ach go be/ gur o/rduigh me/ na la/mha amach = comh tiugh ge/ar agus t^a/inig liom," arsa = *Jukes, ag te/idheadh. = I n+diaidh an sgairteach a b^i/ ortha, agus gan = dul aca a d^e/anamh ach cogarnach, anois nuair a = b^i/ an marbh+-+c^iu/ineas ann, dar leo/ go rabh uaill = m^illteanach ina g+ceann agus gan iad ach ag = cainnt go comhthrom. Dar leo/ go rabh siad = ag cainnt in umhaigh d^orcha a b^i/ la/n mac+-+alla. = B^i/ ga/g g^arbh i sga/th na ne/all, agus corr+-+= re/alt ag amharc anuas fri/the ar an f^airrge, = a b^i/ ag e/irghe agus ag tuitim go h+achrannach. = Corr+-+uair t^iocfadh mullo/g toinne isteach agus = rachadh si/ fri/d an g^reallach cubhair a b^i/ ar = an b^o/rd. B^i/ an *Nan-Shan ag uthbhairt go = h+ana/sta ar t^o/in c^oire c^ruinn de ne/alltai/. = B^i/ an fa/inne ne/alltach seo ag reachta/il thart =

go mear ar an c^iu/ineas a b^i/ ina la/r, agus b^i/ = siad mar b^e/adh balla daingean gan b^riseadh, = a n+de/anfadh gach su/il a bh+feicfeadh e/ droch+-+t^uar = do/. Taobh astoigh de, b^i/ an f^airrge mar = b^e/adh oibriu/ da/ c^ur sa c^roidhe innte, ag = le/imnigh ina cnoca/in g^obacha a b^i/ sa b^ealach ag = a c^e/ile, agus ag bualadh basa troma ar = t^aobhannai/ na luinge. B^i/ glo/r i/seal e/agcaoin-= teach ag teacht as an taobh thall den c^iu/ineas, = geara/n si/orruidhe o/ f^i/ochmhaireacht an anafa. = Ni/or labhair an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra, agus = c^uala cluas g^e/ar *Jukes, c^uala sin bu/irfe = fada i/seal a b^i/ ag teacht o/ t^oinn m^o/ir a b^i/ ag = siubhal faoi+'n dorchadas d^lu/ith a b^i/ ag cur = cri/che le n-+a radharc. = "Ar n+do/iche," ar seisean go mi/+-+s^a/sta, = "s^i/l siad go rabhamar ag brath a g+cuid airgid = a g^oid uatha nuair a fuaireamar an f^aill. = Ar n+do/iche! D'+iarr tusa orainn an t-+airgead = a c^ruinniu/. B'+f^usa an focal na/ an e/achta. = Ni/ rabh a f^ios aca+-+san goide/ a b^i/ fu/inn. = T^a/inigeamar go tre/an isteach ina la/r. = B'+e/igean du/inn a d^e/anamh de ru/chladh." = "A f^ad agus ta/ se/ de/anta..." ars' an = Caifti/n ag mionagadaigh, agus ni/or amharc se/ = ar *Jukes. "B'+e/igean damh an ceart a = d^e/anamh leo/." = "G^eobhmuid fios go fo/ill go dea/rnamar = sa/ith an diabhail de c^leas nuair a b^e/as seo = uilig thart," arsa *Jukes, agus e/ iongantach = gonta. "Fan go bh+feicidh tu/ nuair a t^iocfas = siad rud beag chuca fe/in. Rachaidh siad sa = sgeadama/n ionnainn, a d^uine uasail. Na/ = de/an dearmad, a d^uine uasail, nach long = S^asanach ni/os fuide i/. Agus ta/ a f^ios ag na =

bru/ideannai/ seo sin. Damnu/ ar b^ratach na = *Siama." = "Ta/muid ar bo/rd, ina d^iaidh sin," ars' an = *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra. = "Ni/l an trioblo/id thart go fo/ill," arsa = *Jukes, ag de/anamh tuair, agus baineadh truis-= leadh as. "Ta/ si/ ina cla/rai/," ar seisean go = lag+-+b^righeach. = "Ni/l an trioblo/id thart go fo/ill," ars' an = *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra, go leath+-+a/rd, ag teacht = leis ar an sge/al. = "...Coimhea/id bomaite." = "An bh+fuil tu/ ag dul si/os o/n b^o/rd, a d^uine = uasail?" arsa *Jukes, agus deifre air, mar = b^e/adh se/ ag du/il go m+be/adh an doineann sa = m^ullach air an da/ luathas agus d'+f^a/gfai/ leis = fe/in i m+bun na luinge e/. = C^oimhea/id se/ i/, ag saothru/ go maslach, fri/d = s^le/ibhte gruamdha na mara, go briste = agus go h+uaigneach. B^i/ solas ar an f^airrge = mar s^olas a t^iocfadh o/ s^aoghal i bh+fad ar = siubhal. B^i/ an long ag siubhal go fada/lach, = agus i/ ag cur a cuid galach ba/ine amach ins an = f^a/inne c^iu/in a b^i/ i g+croidhe na gaoithe mo/ire. = B^i/ srannfach ag an g^alaigh ag imtheacht di/, mar = b^e/adh an long ag bu/irfigh ag iarraidh an ath+-+= c^omhraic. Le sin t^ost an t+srannfach. Rinne = an t-+aer e/agcaoin. O/s cionn *Jukes b^i/ corr+-+= re/alt agus iad ag amharc isteach i b+poll d^ubh = ne/alltai/. B^i/ gnu/is t^rom ar na ne/alltai/ sin, = agus balsgo/id de spe/ir loinnrigh o/s a g+cionn; = dar leat go rabh siad ag amharc ar an luing. = Dar leat fosta go rabh na re/alta ag amharc = uirthe ag tabhairt an amhairc d^eireannaigh =

uirthe. B^i/ siad mar b^e/adh coro/in ar e/adan = t^rom+-+g^nu/iseach ann. = B^i/ an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra ar siubhal isteach = go seo/mra na le/arsga/il. Ni/ rabh solas ar = bith ann; ach t^iocfadh leis a t^abhairt fa/ dear = go rabh an seo/mra amsgaidh, an seo/mra a ba = g^na/thach leis a b^eith go deismir aige. B^i/ a = c^athaoir+-+la/imhe leagtha. T^uit na leabharthai/ = amach ar an urla/r. C^uir se/ a c^os ar g^iota = de g^loine agus b^ris se/ e/. C^uartuigh se/ go = bh+fuair se/ bocsa laso/g ar c^la/r a rabh imeall = a/rd air. Las se/ ceann, agus c^umhglaigh se/ = ruball a s^u/l, agus c^uir se/ anonn an bladhaire = in aice g^loine na h+aimsire. B^i/ an gloine fa/ = n-+a b^a/rr loinnreach ag umhlu/ chuige i d+to/lamh. = B^i/ se/ anuas go h+an+-+i/seal - b^i/ se/ do+-+c^reidte, = b^i/ se/ comh h+i/seal agus go n+dea/rn an *Caifti/n_= Mac_Furra gnu/sachtach. C^uaidh an laso/g as. = C^uir se/ a m^e/ara ramhara righte isteach agus = t^ug se/ amach ceann eile fa/ d^eifre. = D'+e/irigh bladhaire beag eile o/s coinne an = g^loine a b^i/ ag umhlu/ agus a rabh an miotal ar a = b^a/rr. C^umhglaigh se/ a s^u/il agus b^reathnuigh = se/ e/, mar b^e/adh se/ ag du/il le comhartha nach = m+be/adh ro/+-+s^oile/ir. B^i/ dreach stuamdha air, = agus b^i/ se/ cosamhail le pa/ga/nach gan c^uma = gan de/anamh, fa/ b^uataisi/, ag do/ghadh tu/ise = roimh d^ia bre/ige. Ni/ rabh amhras na/ badh e/ an = le/igheamh gloine e/ a b'+i/sle a c^onnaic se/ ariamh. = Leig an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra fead b^eag as. = Rinne se/ dearmad de fe/in, go dti/ gur leig = se/ den laso/ig na me/ara a b^ruith aige agus a = d^ul as. B'+f^e/idir go rabh an t-+acara o/ g^le/as. = B^i/ gloine Aneroid o/s cionn na leabtha. = T^ionntuigh se/ agus las se/ laso/g eile, agus =

nocht se/ aghaidh b^a/n an acara sin. Ni/ rabh = gabhail taobh anonn de seo; b^i/ cuma air mar = s^iocfai/ cri/onnacht d^aonda ann ins an do/igh = na/r d^ual di/ a/thrach go h+e/igceart. Ni/ rabh = bealach aige ni/ b'+f^uide amhras a b^eith air. = Rinne an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra mi/+-+sta/idh agus = c^aith se/ an laso/g ag a c^osa. = B^i/ an c^uid a ba m^easa le t^eacht - agus = ma/ b'+f^i/or do na leabharthai/ e/, b^e/adh an c^uid a = ba m^easa go lag+-+d^ona. T^ug na se/ h+uaire = a c^uaidh thart le fios do/ goide/ comh trom = agus t^iocfadh le h+aimsir t^rom a b^eith. = "Be/idh se/ sga/thmhar," ar seisean ina m^eanm-= naidh. Ni/or b^reathnuigh se/ dadadh ach an da/ = g^loine nuair a b^i/ na laso/gai/ lasta aige. = Ach t^ug se/ fa/ dear fosta gur caitheadh anuas a = b^uide/al uisge agus d^a/ g^loine. Dar leis gur = c^uir sin i g+ce/ill ni/ b'+f^ea/rr do/ an c^arga/il a = fuair an long. "Cha/ c^reidfinn e/," ar = seisean ina intinn fe/in. Agus sguabadh a = c^uid li/nteo/ir agus peann+-+luaidhe agus a inc+-+= s^easta/n amach o/n ta/bla, mar b^eirfeadh la/mh = c^rosta ortha agus c^aithfeadh si/ ar an urla/r iad. = C^uir an t-+anafa coisgreadh fa/+'n teallach aige. = Ni/or t^a/rlaidh a leithe/id ariamh aroimhe do/, agus = c^uaidh an eagla go dti/ an smior ann. Agus = b^i/ an c^uid a ba m^easa le t^eacht go fo/ill! = B^i/ lu/thgha/ir air go bh+fuarthas fios in am ar an = achrann a b^i/ san eadar+-+b^o/rd. Ma/ b^i/ se/ i = n+da/n don luing a d^ul go to/in, ni/ b^e/adh si/ ag = si/othlo/dh go to/in agus clibi/n daoine ag = spi/onadh a c^e/ile innte. B^e/adh sin gra/nna. = Agus b^i/ boige croidhe ar c^u/l an m^othuighthe sin, = agus ciall d^oile/ir den rud a b^i/ fo/irstineach. = Ach ma/ t^a/inig na smuaintightheacha sin chuige =

uatha fe/in, t^a/inig siad go trom fada/lach, = mar ba dual do na/du/ir an f^ir. S^i/n se/ a la/mh = go g+cuireadh se/ bocsa na laso/g san a/it a b^i/ = daithte do/ ar an c^la/r. B^i/odh laso/gai/ i = g+co/mhnaidhe annsin mar d'+o/rduigh se/. B'+f^ada = an la/ o/ tugadh an t-+o/rdu/ sin don b^iadhaire. = "Bocsa... annsin go di/reach, an bh+feiceann = tu/? Ach gan e/ ro/+-+la/n... an a/it a m+be/idh = se/ fa/+'n la/imh agam, a b^iadhaire. B'+f^e/idir = go m+be/adh deifre orm le solas. Ta/ fiche rud = a m+b'+f^e/idir go m+be/adh deifre ort leis ar = bo/rd luinge. Na/ de/an dearmad anois." = I d+taca leis fe/in do/ ni/or b^'+eagal do/ = faillighe a d^e/anamh an bocsa a f^a/ga/il arais = san a/it a bh+fuair se/ e/. Rinne se/ sin an = iarraidh seo, ach sul ar t^o/g se/ a la/mh smuaintigh = se/ go m+b'+f^e/idir nach m+be/adh feidhm air u/sa/id = a b^aint as an b^ocsa sin a choidhche ari/s. = T^a/inig an smuaintiu/ fri/d go beo/ agus d^ruid = se/ a la/mh ari/s, mar b^e/adh aige comhartha ar na = cleachtaidheacha beaga a c^oinnigheas ceangailte = de rotha t^uirseach an t+saoghail sinn. Leig se/ = amach fa/ d^eireadh e/, agus c^aith se/ e/ fe/in ar an = t+suidheo/ig, agus d'+e/ist go g+cluineadh se/ an = c^e/ad c^alla/n a d^e/anfadh an g^aoth. = Ni/or c^uala go fo/ill. Ni/or c^uala se/ ach = cartu/ an uisge, agus builli/ troma na d+tonn = ag dul ar bo/rd o/ gach taoibh. Ni/ bh+fuigheadh si/ = faill go deo/ a cuid bo/rd a g^lanadh. = B^i/ ciu/ineas an aeir marbhthach agus con-= tabhairteach, mar b^e/adh ribe caol a m+be/adh = claidheamh crochta air o/s a c^ionn. C^uaidh an = t+snag sca/thmhar seo a t^a/inig ins an doininn, = c^uaidh si/ fri/d a sgiath c^osanta, agus t^ug si/ air = labhairt. Agus labhair se/ in uaigneas agus i =

n+dubh+-+d^orchadas an c^a/ba/in, mar b^e/adh se/ ag = cainnt le neach eile a m^usgail ina c^liabh. = "Ni/or m^aith liom a cailleadh," ar seisean = go leath+-+a/rd. = S^uidh se/ annsin agus ni/or le/ar do s^u/il e/. = B^i/ se/ mar b^e/adh se/ sgaithte o/ rith a s^aoghail = fe/in, no/ i rith a s^aoghail ni/or+b^' e/ a g^na/s a = b^eith ag cainnt leis fe/in. B^i/ a b^osa ar a = g^lu/ine, b^i/ a m^uinea/l goirid crom agus buille = trom ar a ana/il, agus e/ ag ge/illstin don = tuirse; agus b^i/ a oiread de t^uigse aige = agus go rabh a f^ios aige gur tuirse intinne = a b^i/ air. = T^iocfadh leis sroicheachta/il f^ad le locar = nigheacha/in as an a/it a rabh se/ ina s^uidhe. = Ba c^o/ir do e/adach la/mh a b^eith annsin. B^i/. = Ba m^o/r an gar sin... T^ug se/ amach e/ agus = c^umail se/ a aghaidh, agus annsin t^oisigh se/ a = c^umailt a c^inn, a b^i/ fliuch ba/ithte. C^umail = se/ e/ fe/in go di/cheallach ins an dorchadas, = agus annsin d'+f^an se/ agus gan bogadh ann = agus an t-+e/adach la/mh trasna ar a d^a/ g^lu/n. = C^uaidh seal beag thart, agus b^i/ se/ comh socair = agus nach samhailfeadh aon duine go rabh fear = ina s^uidhe annsin. Annsin rinne se/ munamar. = "B'+f^e/idir go d+tiocfadh si/ as go fo/ill." = Nuair a t^a/inig an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra amach = ar bo/rd, b^i/ ciu/ineas ann le ceathramhadh uaire. = T^a/inig se/ amach go h+achmair, mar b^e/adh se/ i = n+diaidh smuaintiu/ go tobann go n+dea/rn se/ = barraidheacht moille. M^air an ciu/ineas sin a = f^ad agus nach mo/ na/ go rabh a s^amhailt+-+san = fe/in in innimh a f^uilstean. B^i/ *Jukes ina = s^easamh ar t^oiseach an droichid agus gan = bogadh ann, agus t^oisigh se/ a c^ainnt sa =

b^omaite. B^i/ a g^lo/r gan b^inneas, agus b^i/ = saothar air, mar b^e/adh se/ ag cainnt agus a c^a/r = druidte go cruaidh. D'+imthigh an glo/r mar = s^na/mhfadh se/ ar fud an dorchadais a b^i/ ag = e/irghe dlu/ith ari/s ar an f^airrge. = "T^ug me/ seal do f^ear an rotha. T^oisigh an = *Haicea/dach a sgairtigh go rabh a g^naithe+-+sean = de/anta. Ta/ se/ ina luighe annsin ag taobh = g^le/as na stiu/rthach agus dath an b^a/is air. = Ar tu/s ni/ rabh dul agam duine ar bith a = f^agha/il a streacha/lfadh e/ fe/in amach agus a = d^e/anfadh sealaidheacht leis an duine b^ocht. = Is measa an ba/da/nach sin na/ da/ m+be/adh gan a = leithe/id a b^eith ann, mar dubhairt me/ cheana = fe/in. S^i/l me/ go g+caithfinn fe/in a d^ul isteach = agus fear a t^arraingt amach ar g^reim = muine/il." = "Maith go leo/r," arsa+'n Caifti/n, ag muna-= mar. S^easuigh se/ go furchaidh ag taobh *Jukes. = "Ta/ an dara maca/n astoigh ann, agus a = c^eann ina d^orn leis. An bh+fuil se/ loitthe, a = d^uine uasail?" = "Ni/l - ach as a c^e/ill," ars' an *Caifti/n_= Mac_Furra go giorraisg. = "Ta/ cuma gur t^uit se/ ar scor ar bith." = "B'+e/igean damh+-+sa truillea/n a c^ur leis," = ars' an Caifti/n. = Rinne *Jukes osna neamh+-+f^oighdeach. = "Tiocfaidh se/ go h+iongantach tobann," = ars' an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra. "Agus anall = as an a/ird sin a t^iocfas se/, dar liom. Ach = ag Dia fe/in ata/ a f^ios. Ni/ d^e/an na leabharthai/ = sin ach do c^eann a c^ur fri/d a c^e/ile agus = cearthaidh a c^ur ort. Be/idh se/ olc, agus sin a =

bh+fuil de. Ma/ t^ig linn a tabhairt thart chuige = in am..." = C^uaidh bomaite thart. C^aoch cuid de na = re/alta go tapaidh agus c^uaidh siad as amharc. = "D'+f^a/g tu/ sla/n go leo/r iad?" ars' an = Caifti/n go tobann, mar nach m+be/adh fuilstean = ar an t+suaimhneas. = "An ar na cu/ili/ ata/ tu/ ag smuaintiu/, a = d^uine uasail? D'+f^eistigh me/ te/adai/ trasna = an eadar+-+b^o/ird, achan b^ealach." = "An n+dearn? Ba m^aith an b^aramhail, a = *M^r._Jukes." = "S^i/l me/... nach rabh tu/ ag iarraidh... = an sge/al a c^luinstin," arsa *Jukes. B^ris = longada/n an t+soithigh an c^ainnt ina b^e/al, = mar b^e/adh greim ag duine e/ighinteacht air agus = e/ g^a/ c^rothadh. "Goide/ mar d'+e/irigh liom= ... an obair c^e/asta sin a d^e/anamh. Rinn-= eamar i/. Agus i n+deireadh ama b'+f^e/idir = gur c^uma." = "B'+e/igean an ceart a d^e/anamh - ce/ nach = rabh ionnta ach Si/nigh. Spre/adhadh orm mur = ceart oiread de g^le/as a t^abhairt do/bhtha leis = an c^uid eile. Ni/l si/ caillte go fo/ill. Ta/ = se/ dona go leo/r a b^eith i g+cu/l boltai/ agus = gaoth m^o/r ann -" = "Sin an rud ar smuaintigh me/ fe/in air = nuair a t^ug tu/ an obair sin damh, a d^uine = uasail," arsa *Jukes go smutach. = "- agus gan cunamar a d^e/anamh daobhtha = le n-+a c^ois sin," ars' an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra, = agus e/ ag e/irghe ni/ ba de/ine. "Ni/ t^iocfadh = liom a leithe/id a leigean ar aghaidh in mo = luing, mur n+da/n a's go m+be/adh a f^ios agam nach =

mairfeadh si/ cu/ig b^omaite eile. Ni/ t^iocfadh = liom a f^uilstean, a *M^r._Jukes." = T^a/inig torma/n toll agus mac+-+alla leis, = mar b^e/adh uaill a d^e/anfai/ i n+gleann c^reagach, = f^ad leis an luing agus d'+imthigh se/ ari/s. B^i/ = an re/alt d^eireannach faoi d^usma, agus an+-+= m^e/id innte, agus i/ ag troid leis an dorchadas = m^illteanach. B^i/ si/ mar b^e/adh si/ ag pilleadh = ar an teinidh c^eo/dhach a b^i/ innte i d+tu/s a = saoghail, no/ go n+deachaidh si/ as fa/ d^eireadh. = "Anois a g^eobhaimid e/!" ars' an *Caifti/n_= Mac_Furra, ag munamar. "A *M^r._Jukes." = "Annseo, a d^uine uasail." = B^i/ an b^eirt aca ag cailleadh amhairc ar a = c^e/ile. = "Caithfimid do/chas a b^eith againn go rachaidh = si/ fri/d agus go d+tiocfaidh si/ amach ar an = taoibh eile. Nach bh+fuil sin glan di/reach. Ni/l = a/it ar bith annseo ag cleasa doininn an = *C^aifti/n_Wilson." = "Ni/l, a d^uine uasail." = "Plu/chfar agus sguabfar ari/s i/ ar feadh = na n-+uaireann," ars' an Caifti/n fri/d a = f^iacla. "Ni/l mo/ra/n fa/gtha ar d^ruim bo/ird = anois a b^e/arfas an f^airrge le/ithe - ach b'+f^e/idir = mise agus tusa." = "Sinne araon," arsa *Jukes, agus e/ ag = cailleadh na h+ana/la. = "Ta/ tu/ i g+comhnaidhe ag dul in araicis na = trioblo/ide, a *Jukes," ars' an *Caifti/n_Mac_= Furra, ag tabhairt achmhusa/in do/. "Siu/d is = gur fi/or nach bh+fuil maith ar bith san dara = maca/n. An g+cluin tu/ me/, a *M^r._Jukes? = D'+f^a/gfai/ leat fe/in t^u/ da/..." = B^ris an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra ar a s^eanchus. =

D'+amharc *Jukes ar gach taoibh de agus ni/or = labhair se/. = "Na/ cuireadh rud ar bith driopa/s ort," = ars' an Caifti/n, agus e/ ag munamar go tiugh. = "Coinnigh a soc ann. Abradh siad a rogha = rud, te/id an tonn is truime leis an g^aoith. = A soc ann - a soc ann ar fad - sin an do/igh le = fagha/il fri/d. Mairne/alach ata/ ionnat+-+sa. = Tabhair d'+aghaidh air. Sin sa/ith fir ar bith. = Coinnigh greim ar do c^e/ill." = Annsin labhair an Caifti/n si/os i seo/mra na = n-+inneall agus tugadh freagra air. = Cibe/ ba c^iall do/, m^othuigh *Jukes an dubh+-+= d^o/chas ag teacht chuige. Isteach chuige o/n = taoibh amuigh a t^a/inig se/ mar b^e/adh ana/l t^eith = ann, agus dar leis go rabh se/ ion+-+c^urtha le = gni/omh ar bith da/ n-+iarrfai/ air a d^e/anamh. = T^a/inig an munamar a b^i/ i bh+fad uaidh ins an = dorchadas ina c^luasa. D'+e/ist se/ leis agus = ni/or b^ain se/ bogadh as, leis an do/chas a b^i/ as = fe/in aige, mar b^e/adh fear a m+be/adh lu/ireach = d^aingean air ag amharc ar lainn. = B^i/ an long ag stro/cadh gan sgi/ste i+measg na = g+cnoc dubh mara, ag i/oc leis an uthbhairt = c^ruaidh sin as a beo/. B^i/ torma/n ina bolg, = agus c^aith si/ ca/rna/n de g^ail b^a/in amach ar = fud na h+oidhche, agus c^uaidh smuaintightheacha = *Jukes mar b^e/adh e/an geal ar eiteo/gaigh fri/d = s^eo/mra na n-+inneall, an a/it a rabh *Mr._Rout - = an duine co/ir - fa/ re/ir. Nuair a stad an = torma/n, dar leis gur t^ost achan c^inea/l, = agus t^a/inig glo/r an *C^aifti/n_M^ic_Furra amach = ins an t+snag agus b^ainfeadh se/ le/im as duine. = "Goide/ sin? Feocha/n gaoithe?" - labhair = an glo/r ni/ b'+a/irde na/ c^uala *Jukes ariamh =

aroimhe e/. "Roimh an toiseach. Ta/ sin = ceart. Fe/adaidh si/ a t^eacht as go fo/ill." = D^ruid munamar na gaoithe leo/. Ina t^u/s = c^uala siad ma/nra/n cianach ag du/iseacht, agus = i bh+fad uatha calla/n den iomad cinea/l, ag = gluaiseacht agus ag sgabadh. B^i/ crith air mar = b^e/adh glo/r an iomad dromai/, agus b^i/ ru/chladh = de g^uth ge/ar na/mhadach ann, agus glo/r mar b^e/adh = ceo/l sluagh a b^e/adh ag coisidheacht. = Ni/or le/ar do *Jukes an caifti/n go soile/ir = ni/ b'+f^uide. B^i/ an dorchadas go di/reach ag = de/anamh moll de fe/in ar an luing. An rud = a ba m^o/ a d'+e/irigh leis a f^eicea/il, gluais-= eachtai/, agus sga/ile uilleannach, agus cloig-= eann ana/irde. = B^i/ an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra ag iarraidh an = cnaipe uachtarach da/ c^o/ta uisge a c^eangal, = agus deifre air na/r g^na/thach leis. B^i/ cumhacht = ag an g^aoith m^o/ir an m^uir a c^ur ar mire, = agus luingis a c^ur faoi uisge, agus crainn = a b^aint as na fre/amhacha, agus ballai/ neart-= mhara a leagan, agus e/anacha an aeir fe/in a = leagan chun talaimh. Casadh an fear tostach = seo ina bealach, agus i n+diaidh a di/cheall a = d^e/anamh, ni/or b^ain si/ as ach cupla focal beag = cainnte. Sul a b^ris fearg na gaoithe ath+-+= uair ar a luing, bogadh an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra = oiread agus gur d^ubhairt se/ mar b^e/adh fearg = air, "Cha/r m^aith liom a cailleadh." = Agus leigeadh saor ar an imnidhe sin e/. =

[VI] =TT La/ geal grianmhar, t^a/inig toit an *Nan-= Shan isteach roimpe leis an g^aoith go = *Fu-chau, agus i/ fe/in ina diaidh. Tugadh = fa/ dear i/ comh tiugh agus rinne si/ port, agus = dubhairt na mairne/alaigh: = "Amharc! Amharc ar an g^all+-+luing sin. = Goide/ rud sin? Siamach, nach eadh? Anois = amharc uirthe." = B^i/ si/ go di/reach, mar b^e/adh mion+-+g^unnai/ = long c^ogaidh i n+diaidh a b^eith ag sgaoileadh = le/ithe. Ni/ t^iocfadh le/ithe a b^eith a d^ath ni/ ba = b^riste, ni/ ba stro/ctha, ni/ ba sgriosta da/ = d+tigeadh cioth sligea/n+-+teineadh uirthe. B^i/ an = c^uma c^laoidhte t^uirseach uirthe a bi/os ar = luingis a t^ig o/n c^eann is fuide ar s^iubhal den = domhan. Agus ni/ nach iongnadh, no/ ma/ ba = g^oirid an t-+astar, c^uaidh si/ i bh+fad. C^onnaic = si/ go dearbhtha cladach an Domhain M^o/ir Thall, = an cladach nach bh+fuil pilleadh ar an long no/ ar = an f^uireann a b^uaileas e/ go cumhdach na = h+u/ire ni/os mo/. B^i/ cairt liath s^alainn uirthe = go bearad na g+crann, agus go barra na = simleo/ir. Mar dubhairt mairne/alach amha/in = le greann, "B^i/ si/ mar d^e/anfadh siad a = h+iasgaireacht o/ t^o/in na fairrge agus b^e/arfadh = siad i d+ti/r mar e/ada/il i/." Agus rinne a = c^uid de/agh+-+c^ainnte fe/in e/adtrom sa c^eann =

annsin e/, agus t^airg se/ cu/ig p^unnta uirthe = - "mar b^i/ si/." = Ni/ mo/ na/ go rabh si/ uair sa p^ort nuair a = t^a/inig fear i d+ti/r sa sampa/n, ar c^e/idh an = C^oimisin C^oigcri/che - fear beag lom a rabh = sro/n d^earg agus dreach g^orraigeach air. = T^ionntuigh se/ thart go sga/rtha agus c^raith se/ a = d^orn uirthe. = S^iubhail croich de f^ear f^ada, a rabh a c^uid = cosa i bh+fad ro/+-+c^aol ag a m^aro/ig, suas f^ad = leis, agus dubhairt se/, "I n+diaidh a fa/ga/il? = Ni/ rabh tu/ i bh+fad leis." = B^i/ culaith s^alach de b^a/ini/n g^orm air agus = pe/ire de b^ro/ga crice/id a b^i/ salach mar an = g+ce/adna. B^i/ crombe/al liath air, agus b^i/ = solas an lae le feicea/il fri/d a hata. = "Ho/! Goide/ ata/ tusa a d^e/anamh ann-= seo?" ars' an fear a b^i/ ina d^ara maca/n ar = an *Nan-Shan, agus c^raith se/ la/mh go ge/ar = gasta leis. = "Ag fanacht le h+obair - obair is fiu/ a = g^lacadh - fuair me/ leideadh ar an t+suaimh-= neas," arsa fear an t+sean+-+hata, go fallsa = agus go ca/rsa/nach. = C^raith an dara maca/n a d^orn ar an *Nan-= Shan. "Ta/ fear annsin nach fiu/ a c^ur ina = c^aifti/n ar b^a/d ra/mhai/," ar seisean, agus e/ ar = crith le feirg, agus an fear eile ag amharc = thart go spada/nta. = "An bh+fuil?" = Ach nuair a c^onnaic se/ co/fra trom mair-= ne/alaigh, spreagadh e/. Co/fra donn a b^i/ ann, = agus cumhdach de c^anbha/s fa/ sgatho/gai/ air, = agus e/ ceangailte le te/ad u/r cna/ibe. B^reath-= nuigh se/ le suim u/r nuaidhe e/. =

"T^o/gfainn iaro/g ach go be/ brat damanta = sin na *Siama. Ni/l aon duine agam le casaoid = a d^e/anamh leis - da/ m+bi/odh b^e/arfainn tochas = a c^inn do/. An cealgaire! Dubhairt se/ leis = an c^e/ad innealltho/ir - agus ba b^re/ag lochtach = sin do/ - gur c^aill mise mo m^isneach. Siad = an sgaifte amada/n iad is mo/ a c^uaidh ar muir = ariamh. Ni/ t^iocfadh leat a samhailt..." = "An bh+fuil do c^uid airgid agat ceart go = leo/r?" arsa an comra/daidhe brato/gach. = "Ta/. D'+i/oc se/ ar bo/rd," ars' an dara = maca/n go feargach. "`Fa/gh do b^ricfea/sta = ar ti/r+-+mo/r,` ar seisean liom." = "An cna/da/n ceachardha!" ars' an fear = fada, agus c^uir se/ amach a t^eangaidh ar a = liobar. "Goide/ fa/ d^eoch de c^inea/l e/igin?" = "B^uail se/ me/," ars' an dara maca/n go = fi/ochmhar. = "Ni/ fe/idir! B^uail! An fi/or sin?" = T^oisigh an fear a rabh an c^ulaith g^orm air a = b^ogadaigh thart go caoidheamhail. "Ni/ t^ig = linn a/r g+co/mhra/dh a d^e/anamh annseo. Is = maith liom an t-+iomla/n a c^luinstin. B^uail se/ = t^u/, an eadh? Fan go bh+fa/ghmuid fear a iom-= chro/chas do c^o/fra. Ta/ a f^ios agam a/it = s^uaimhneach a bh+fuil dorna/n leanna i m+buidea/il = aca ann..." = B^i/ *Mr._Jukes ag amharc ar an c^ladach = fri/d g^loini/. Dubhairt se/ leis an c^e/ad inn-= ealltho/ir, "Ni/ rabh an dara maca/n sin a b^i/ = againn i bh+fad ag fagha/il carad. Ta/ se/ = iongantach cosamhail le bacach. C^onnaic me/ = ag dul suas an c^e/idh i g+cuideachta a c^e/ile = iad." = Ni/or c^uir an clagadh agus an tuarghail a =

b^i/othas a d^e/anamh ag co/iriu/ na luinge, ni/or = c^uir sin coinsgleo/ ar bith faoi+'n *C^aifti/n_Mac_= Furra. Sgri/obh se/ litir thi/os i seo/mra b^eag = na le/arsga/il, agus fuair an biadhaire oiread = de le/ightheo/racht m^aith innte agus gur f^obair = do/ gur beireadh air ag amharc innte. Ach b^i/ = *Bean_M^ic_Furra ina suidhe ins an t+seo/mra = caidrimh i d+teach b^eag an da/ f^ichead punnta, = agus t^a/inig fonn me/anfaigh uirthe. C^uir si/ = cluain air, ach ma/ c^uir is a m^aithe le/ithe fe/in, = no/ ni/ rabh an dara duine i la/thair. = B^i/ si/ ina luighe i sra/id+-+c^athaoir i c^ois na = teineadh. B^i/ gaothra/in Seapoini/s ar an b^ac, = agus teine g^uail thi/os. T^o/g si/ a d^a/ la/imh, = agus d'+amharc si/ go tuirseach fri/d an litir = f^ada. Chan uirthe+-+se a b^i/ an locht ma/ b^i/ an = litir gan suim, o/ t^u/s go deireadh. Ni/ t^iocfadh = a b^eith ag du/il go d+tuigfeadh si/ iomla/n gnaithe = luinge. B^i/ lu/thgha/ir uirthe ar n+do/iche sge/ala = a f^agha/il uaidh, agus ni/or f^iafruigh si/ di/ fe/in = ariamh cad chuige a rabh. = "... Seidea/in bruithne a b^eirtear ortha= ... ni/ rabh cuma ar an m^aca/n gur t^aitin se/ = leis... ni/l sin sna leabharthai/... ni/ t^ioc-= fadh liom a leigean ar aghaidh..." B^ain = si/ gliu/rasgnach as an p^a/ipe/ar. "... = ciu/ineas a m^air corradh agus fiche bomaite," = ar sise ag le/igheamh, ar no/s c^uma+-+liom. Badh = iad na c^e/ad f^ocla a c^onnaic si/ ag ba/rr = duilleo/ige eile: "tu/ fe/in agus na pa/isti/ a = f^eicea/il ari/s..." T^a/inig tallann mi/+-+= f^oighde uirthe. B^i/ se/ ag si/or+-+smuaintiu/ ar a = t^eacht 'un an b^aile. Agus nach rabh oiread = pa/ighe ariamh aroimhe aige. Goide/ a b^i/ cearr = anois leis? =

Ni/or smuaintigh si/ an duilleo/g a t^ionnto/dh = go bh+feiceadh si/. Da/ d+tionntoigheadh tchi/feadh = si/ go rabh an *Caifti/n_Mac_Furra ag de/anamh, = eadar an ceathar agus an se/ ar maidin, an = 25adh la/ de Nodlaig, nach d+tiocfadh leis an = luing mairstin uair eile ins an f^airrge a b^i/ = ann, agus nach bh+feicfeadh se/ a b^ean no/ a c^lann = a choidhche ari/s. Ni/ b^e/adh a f^ios ag aon duine = sin - ach amha/in an biadhaire - no/ c^aithti/ i leath+-+= taobh a c^uid litreach agus gan a b^eith i bh+fad = leis. Ach an biadhaire fe/in, rinne sin lorg = ar a intinn, oiread agus go d+tug se/ iarraidh = a c^ur i g+ce/ill don c^o/caire, nuair a dubhairt = se/: "D^eamhan mo/ra/n uchtaigh a b^i/ ag an = t+sean+-+c^aifti/n e/ fe/in go d+tiocfaimi/s as." = "Goide/ mar ta/ a f^ios sin agat+-+sa?" = ars' an co/caire go droch+-+m^easamhail; sean+-+= saighdiu/r a b^i/ ann. "Cha/r b^'+f^e/idir gur innis = se/ duit+-+se e/?" = "T^ug se/ leideadh damh," ars' an biadhaire, = ag de/anamh da/nachta. = "To/g ort! An dara rud a d^e/anfas se/ a = t^eacht agus a innse damh+-+sa," ars' an sean+-+= c^o/caire, thar a g^ualainn, ag magadh air. = B^reathnuigh *Bean_M^ic_Furra ni/ ba g^e/ire= ... "An ceart a d^e/anamh.... B^i/ cuma = b^ocht ar na cre/atu/ir... ni/ rabh ach triu/r = ar briseadh cos da/ g+cuid, agus duine amha/in= ... dar liom go m+b'+f^earr an sge/al a c^eilt= ... ta/ du/il agam go n+dea/rn me/ an c^o/ir..." = Leig si/ si/os a d^a/ la/imh. Ni/ rabh ni/ ba m^o/ = ann fa/ a t^eacht 'un an b^aile. B'+f^e/idir nach rabh = se/ ach ag innse a m^ian. B^i/ intinn *B^ean_M^ic_= Furra ni/ ba soghamhla. B^i/ clog dubh marmair =

ins an t+seo/mra, luach an #3 18s. 6d., ag = ticea/il go fa/ilthidhe. = Fosgladh an doras, agus isteach de ru/ide le = eiteallo/ig de g^iorsaigh o/ig a rabh co/tai/ = goiride agus cosa fada uirthe. B^i/ gruaig = sgeoidhte f^ionn+-+b^a/n sgaoilte fa/ n-+a guail-= neacha. Nuair a t^ug si/ fa/ dear a ma/thair, = s^easuigh si/, agus t^ug si/ a su/il ar an litir. = "O/ d'+athair," arsa *Bean_M^ic_Furra. = "Goide/ a rinne tu/ le do ribi/n?" = C^uir an g^iorsach a la/mh ar a ceann agus c^uir = si/ liobar uirthe fe/in. = "Ta/ se/ go maith," arsa *Bean_M^ic_Furra = go spada/nta. "Ar scor ar bith, ta/ me/ ag = de/anamh go bh+fuil. Ni/ gna/thach leis a innse = cia aca ata/ no/ nach bh+fuil." Rinne si/ ga/ire. = B^i/ an g^iorsach go seachra/nach ar no/s c^uma liom. = D'+amharc *Bean_M^ic_Furra go ceanamhail = agus go bro/damhail uirthe. = "Imthigh agus cuir ort do hata," ar sise = ar ball. "Ta/ me/ ag dul amach fa/ na siopai/. = Ta/ di/olacha/n toigh *Linom." = "O/, nach deas sin!" ars' an tachra/n, agus = b^i/ glo/r domhain iongantach aice. Amach de = ru/ide as an t+seo/mra le/ithe. = B^i/ tra/thno/na breagh ann; b^i/ na sra/id+-+= b^ealtaigh tirm agus na spe/arthai/ liath. Taobh = amuigh de t^each an e/adacho/ra c^uir *Bean_M^ic_= Furra aoibh uirthe fe/in le mnaoi c^othuighthe a = rabh fallaing dubh uirthe, agus cloichi/ni/ dubha = air, agus a rabh aghaidh m^a/ithreamhail b^uidhe = uirthe agus bla/th ina boine/id. T^oisigh an = b^eirt a s^einnm i g+cuideachta a c^e/ile. B^i/ an = dubh+-+d^eifre ortha, mar b^e/adh eagla ortha go =

slugfadh an t+sra/id an caitheamh+-+aimsire a b^i/ = aca mur bh+freasta/ladh siad in am e/. = B^i/ na dorsa gloine a b^i/ ar a g+cu/l ag si/or+-+= b^ogadaigh. Ni/ rabh gle/as ag daoine a d^ul thart = leo/. S^easuigh fir i leath+-+taoibh agus d'+f^an = siad go foighdeach, agus b^i/ *Lydia ag sa/thadh a = sga/th+-+gre/ine eadar na leacacha. = "Go rabh ce/ad maith agat. Ni/l se/ ag teacht = 'n an b^aile go fo/ill. Ar n+do/iche is mo/r an = c^umhaidh e/ a b^eith ar siubhal, ach is maith an = so/la/s fios a b^eith againn go bh+fuil se/ go maith." = T^arraing *Bean_M^ic_Furra a h+ana/l. "Tig = an aimsir ata/ annsin leis," arsa sise, go = h+aoibheamhail. Dar le duine gur ar siubhal = ag iarraidh sla/inte a b^i/ *Mac_Furra gra/nna. = Ni/ rabh an c^e/ad innealltho/ir ag teacht 'un = an b^aile go fo/ill ach oiread. B^i/ a f^ios ag = *Mr._Rout goide/ a b'+f^iu/ lo/isti/n maith. = "Deir *Solomon nach m+bi/onn deireadh go = deo/ le h+iongantais," arsa *Bean_M^r._Rout = go lu/thgha/ireach leis an t+sean+-+c^ailligh a b^i/ ina = suidhe san c^athaoir+-+la/imhe a c^ois na teineadh. = B^og ma/thair *M^r._Rout claon beag, agus = a cuid sean+-+la/mh cri/on ina luighe ina h+ucht = agus sean+-+m^ioto/gai/ ortha. = B^i/ su/ile *B^ean_M^r._Rout ag damhsa agus i/ = ag amharc ar an litir. "Ta/ a f^ios agat ta/ = Caifti/n na luinge ina c^inea/l de d^uine s^oin-= eannta. Deir *Solomon go n+dea/rn se/ rud a b^i/ = cinea/l cliste." = "Seadh, a c^roidhe," ars' an t+sean+-+b^ean go = modhamhail. B^i/ si/ ina suidhe agus a ceann = geal crom, agus b^i/ cuma c^iu/in ina croidhe = uirthe mar bi/os ar s^ean+daoine, mar b^e/adh siad =

ag coimhea/d ar na laso/gai/ deireannach da/ = saoghal. "Si/lim gur cuimhin." = Badh e/ *Solomon_Rout an duine a b'+o/ige den = teaghlach m^o/r a b^i/ aice. Seadh, *Sean-Sol, = An t-+Athair *Sol, an Ceann Feadhain, "*Rout an = duine co/ir" - an fear a b^i/ ina athair ag na = fir o/ga. Badh i/ an c^uimhne a b'+f^earr a b^i/ = aice air nuair a b^i/ se/ i g+ceann a d^eich m+bliadhan = - i bh+fad sul ar imthigh se/ a d^e/anamh a f^oghluime = in oibreacha inneall o/ thuaidh. Ar a laighead = agus fuair si/ de aithne o/n am sin air, agus de = t^airbhe a h+aoise, c^aithfeadh si/ a d^ul i bh+fad = siar le n-+a t^abhairt fa/ dear go soile/ir i g+ceo/ = na m+bliadhantach. Ba m^inic a s^aoileadh si/ = gur ar f^ear c^oimhthightheach a b^i/ a cliamhain ag = cainnt. = Ni/ rabh bean *S^olomon_Rout sa/sta. = "H+umh. H+umh." T^ionntuigh si/ duilleo/g. = "Nach diabhalta sin. Ni/or innis se/ goide/ = a rinne se/. Deir se/ nach d+tiocfadh liom a = t^uigbhea/il goide/ an me/id a b^i/ ann. Dearc = ar sin! Goide/ an rud iongantach cliste e/? = Nach diabhalta an fear e/ na/r innis du/inn e/!" = Ni/or d^ubhairt si/ ni/ ba m^o/ ach le/igheamh le/ithe = go suaimhneach. Fa/ d^eireadh s^uidh si/ agus = d'+amharc si/ isteach sa teinidh. Ni/or sgri/obh = an t-+innealltho/ir ach focal no/ d^o/ fa/+'n t+seidea/n = b^ruithne. Ach spreag rud e/igin e/ le ra/dh gur = m^o/ide a b'+f^earr leis i g+cuideachta na mna/ = croidheamhla seo. "Ach go be/ go bh+fuil an = t+sean+-+b^ean le aire a t^abhairt di/, c^uirfinn = airgead do p^aso/ide indiu chugat. T^iocfadh = leat teach beag a d^e/anamh amuigh annseo. = Agus b^e/adh gle/as orm d'+f^eicea/il corr+-+uair. = Chan ag e/irghe ni/os o/ige ata/ muid..." =

Spreag *Mrs._Rout i/ fe/in, agus rinne si/ = osna. "Ta/ se/ go maith, a m^a/ithri/n," ar = sise. = "Gasu/r urradhanta folla/in a b^i/ ariamh = ann," ars' an t+sean+-+b^ean go sochmaidhe. = Ach an innse a t^ug *Mr._Jukes ar an sge/al, = b^i/ si/ beo/ beathaidheach, iomla/n. An c^ara a b^i/ = ar an M^uir Thiar aige ni/or c^eil se/ ar na = h+oifigigh eile e/. "Ta/ diu/lach a bh+fuil aithne = agam air i n+diaidh sgri/obhadh chugam fa/ rud = aistidheach a t^a/rla ar a luing, nuair a b^i/ an = seidea/n bruithne ann a rabh a t^uairisg ar an = p^a/ipe/ar ta/ d^a/ m^i/ o/ s^oin. A/dhbhar ga/ire e/ ma/ = b^i/ se/ ariamh ann! Seo d^uit an litir agus = le/igh fe/in i/." = B^i/ cainnteannai/ innte a rabh meadhar croidhe = agus da/ighe intinne ionnta. Agus de d^e/agh+-+= m^e/in a sgri/obh *Jukes no/ m^othuigh se/ an rud a = sgri/obh se/. D'+innis se/ go beacht an rud a = t^a/rla san eadar+-+b^o/rd... "T^a/inig se/ fri/om = le luathas splannc nach m+be/adh a f^ios ag na = Si/nigh sin nach lucht fuadach gan f^aitchi/os a b^i/ = ionnainn. Agus ni/l se/ sona an Si/neach a = sgaradh o/ n-+a c^uid airgid, ma/ ta/ se/ ar an = taoibh la/idir. Gan faitchi/os a b^e/amuis go = dearbhtha, da/ d+te/ighimis a g^adaidheacht ins an = aimsir a b^i/ ann, ach goide/ a b^i/ a f^ios ag na = cre/atu/ir sin? Sul a d+tug me/ faill machtnaimh = damh fe/in, sgiob me/ liom na la/mha. B^i/ an = obair de/anta - an obair a rabh an sean+-+= c^aifti/n oiread i bh+fa/thach le/ithe. D'+imthigheamar = agus ni/or f^anamar le ceist a c^ur ortha goide/ = mar b^i/ siad. Ta/ me/ fi/or+-+c^innte go n+de/anfadh = siad biadh mi/olto/g du/inn, ach go be/ go rabh siad = comh craithte agus nach rabh ionnta e/irghe ina =

seasamh. B^i/ deis ar do/igh ortha, deirim leat, = agus fe/adann tu/ a b^eith anonn is anall an = dea/n le do la/ agus gan a leithe/id de obair a = b^eith eadar la/mha agat." = T^ra/cht se/ annsin ar slighe a c^eirde, ar an = dochar a rinneadh den luing, agus d'+innis = leis: = "Ach badh e/ an uair a t^a/inig an aimsir = c^iu/in a d'+e/irigh a/r n-+eagar corrach. Agus = ni/or+b^' f^ea/irrde sinn a b^eith faoi b^ratach na = *Siama. Siu/d is nach d+tuigeann an caifti/n = go n-+a/thruigheann sin a/r n+do/igh - a f^ad agus gur = sinne ata/ ar bo/rd, mar deir se/. Ta/ mothuigh-= theacha daonda nach bh+fuil ins an f^ear sin ar = c^or ar bith, agus sin a bh+fuil de. B^i/ se/ = comh maith a b^eith ag iarraidh sin a c^ur in = umhal do c^os leabtha. Ach gan tra/cht ar sin, = do/igh uaigneach ar luing i/ a b^eith ag imtheacht = ar b^a/rr *M^uir_na_Si/ne, agus gan consuil no/ = ba/dai/ cogaidh g^a/ comhair, no/ duine le do = g^eara/n a d^e/anamh leis i n+ge/ibheann. = "Badh e/ an b^aramhail a b^i/ agam fe/in gur = c^eart na Si/nigh seo a c^oinnea/il faoi d^roma/in = ar feadh c^u/ig n-+uair de/ag eile; ni/ b^ainfeadh = se/ o/s cionn an fad sin asainn a d^ul go *Fu-= chau. Ba do/iche go bh+fuighimis seo/rt e/ighin-= teacht long cogaidh annsin, agus an uair amha/in = a b^e/imis faoi n-+a cuid gunnai/, b^i/ linn. No/ = bi/odh an caifti/n ina S^asanach, ina F^ranncach = no/ ina D^iu/scach, ar n+do/iche d^e/anfadh siad gar = do/ f^ir b^a/na ar bith a m+be/adh iaro/g ar bo/rd aca. = Agus t^iocfadh linn a d+tabhairt suas ina d^iaidh = sin da/ g+cuid Maindiri/ni/, no/ ca/ bith ainm a = b^eir siad ar na h+o/ga/naigh sin a m+bi/onn na = spe/achlo/iri/ ortha, agus a bi/os ag dul thart =

ins na co/isti/ la/imhe, agus b^e/imis re/idh leo/ = fe/in agus le n-+a g+cuid airgid. = "Ach ni/or amharc an sean+-+c^aifti/n mar sin = air. Ba m^aith leis na gnaithe a c^oinnea/il = faoi c^oim. B^uail an smuaintiu/ sin isteach = ina c^eann e/, agus ni/ t^arraingeo/chadh crann to/g-= a/la galach amach as e/. Ba m^aith leis da/ laighead = calla/n a n+de/anfai/, a g^eall ar c^liu/ na luinge, = agus a g^eall ar na sealbho/iri/ - a g^eall ar gach = a rabh ag baint le/ithe, ar seisean, agus = s^a/ith se/ a d^a/ s^u/il ionnaim. C^uir se/ la/n mo = c^roicinn de f^eirg orm. Ni/ t^iocfadh ar = n+do/iche a leithe/id sin de sge/al a c^eilt. = Cuireadh feistiu/ ar na co/frai/ a s^easo/chadh = anafa na/du/rtha ar bith, ach b^i/ an t-+anafa seo = comh diabhalta agus nach bh+fuil le/igheamh no/ = sgri/obhadh air. = "Ni/ mo/ na/ go rabh me/ in innimh na cosa a = s^easamh. B^i/ se/ c^omhair a b^eith deich n-+uaire = agus fiche o/ b^i/ tamall sgi/ste ag aon duine = againn. B^i/ an sean+-+c^aifti/n ina s^uidhe = annsin, ag cumailt a smigid, agus ag = cumailt a b^lagoide, agus e/ comh cra/idhte = agus nach rabh meabhair aige a c^uid buatais a = b^aint de. = "`Ta/ du/il agam, a d^uine uasail,` arsa = mise leis, `nach leigeann tu/ ar bo/rd iad, = go dti/ go n+de/anaimid fa/ re/ir fa/ n-+a g+coinne.` = Agus bi/odh a f^ios agat nach rabh uchtach ar bith = agam go g+cuirfimis smacht ar na h+o/ga/naigh = sin da/ d+toisigheadh siad le la/imh la/idir. Ni/ = a/dhbhar ga/ire ar bith a b^eith i n+deabhaidh le lucht = luinge de S^i/nigh. B^i/ me/ dubh+-+t^uirseach fosta. = `Is mairg,` arsa mise, `nach leigeann tu/ = damh na dollair a c^aitheamh si/os chuca, agus =

c^ead aca troid le c^e/ile ar a son, a f^ad agus = b^e/imid ag de/anamh a/r sgi/ste.` = "`Anois ata/ tu/ '+g^a/ d^e/anamh, a *Jukes,` = ar seisean, agus d'+amharc se/ orm ins an = do/igh m^all ata/ leis, an do/igh a c^uirfeadh as do = c^rann cumhachta t^u/. `Caithfimid smuaintiu/ = ar d^o/igh e/ighinteacht a b^e/arfas a c^eart do = achan duine.` = "B^i/ mo s^a/ith i g+ceart eadar la/mha agam, = mar ta/ a f^ios agat, agus c^uir me/ na la/mha = a d^'+obair, agus dar liom go rachainn agus go = g+codlo/chainn ne/all. Ni/ rabh me/ deich m+bomaite = mo luighe mo c^odladh nuair a t^a/inig an = biadhaire isteach agus fuair greim coise orm. = "`A g^eall ar D^ia, a *M^r._Jukes, bi/ de = le/im amuigh! Tar ar bo/rd go gasta! Bi/ = amuigh, o/, bi/ amuigh!` = "Sgannruigh se/ an t-+anam asam. Ni/ rabh = a f^ios agam goide/ a t^a/rla - cia aca seidea/n = eile a b^i/ ann, no/ goide/ a b^i/ ann. Ni/ rabh = dul agam gaoth ar bith a c^luinstin. = "`Ta/ an Caifti/n g^a/ leigean amach. Ta/ se/ = g^a/ leigean amach! Suas ar bo/rd leat, a = d^uine uasail, agus sa/bha/il sinn. Ta/ an c^e/ad = innealltho/ir ar siubhal si/os fa c^oinne a = p^iostail.` = "Sin mar t^uig mise o/n amada/n e/. Ach = deir *Sean-Rout, ar a m^ionna, gur fa/ c^oinne = la/mh+-+b^rat glan a c^uaidh se/. Ar scor ar bith = c^uir me/ mo c^os in mo b^ri/ste agus c^uaidh me/ = de le/im ar bo/rd. B^i/ go dearbhtha, cuid m^aith = calla/in ar t^aobh an toisith den droichead. B^i/ = an ba/da/nach agus ceathrar de na la/mha ag obair = ar an b^o/rd thiar. C^uir me/ suas cuid de na = gunnai/ chuca - bi/onn gunnai/ ins an c^a/ba/n in =

iomla/n na luingis ar *M^uir_na_Si/ne. T^ug = me/ liom annsin go dti/ an droichead iad. = Ar an b^ealach casadh *sean-Sol orm, agus = cuma sgaolmhar air, agus toitea/n gan deargadh = ina b^e/al. = "`Siubhal leat,` a sgairt me/ leis. = "D'+ionnsuigh an t+seachtar againn seomra = na le/arsga/il. B^i/ deireadh thart. B^i/ an sean+-+= c^aifti/n ina s^easamh agus a c^uid buatais air, = agus a c^orp nochtaighthe go dti/ an le/ine. = D'+e/irigh se/ te ag meabhru/ ar na gnaithe, = creidim. B^i/ cle/ireach beag co/irighthe *B^un-= Hin ag a t^aoibh, agus e/ salach bealthaighthe, agus = aghaidh g^las air. B^i/ a f^ios agam gur d^ual damh = cuideachta. = "`Goide/ an c^reafadach ata/ ort, a *M^r._= Jukes?` ars' an sean+-+duine, agus an dubh+-+= f^earg air. Deirim leat+-+sa gur b^ain se/ an = c^ainnt damh. `A g^eall ar D^ia, a *M^r._= Jukes,` ar seisean, `agus bain na gunnai/ = sin de na fir. No/ mur m+bainidh loitfear = duine e/ighinteacht. Damnu/ orm+-+sa mar measa = an long seo na/ teach gealt! Bi/ ar do c^urr = anois. Ta/ gnoithe agam leat i bh+fos annseo = go g+cuidighidh tu/ liom fe/in agus le Si/neach = *B^un-Hin an t-+airgead a c^unntas. Agus ni/or = m^iste duit+-+se la/mh c^uidighthe a t^abhairt, a *M^r._= Rout, o/ t^a/rla annseo t^u/. Is amhlaidh is = fea/rr sinn da/ m^e/ad a m+be/imid ann.` = "S^ocair se/ uilig ina intinn e/ a f^ad agus = b^i/ mise mo c^odladh. Da/ m+ba long S^asanach a = b^e/adh againn, agus sinn ag dul le n-+a/r g+cuid = cu/ili/ go port Sasanach, *Hong-Kong no/ a = leithe/id, b^e/adh oiread ceasto/racht d^a/ c^ur = orainn agus nach m+be/adh tu/s no/ deireadh air. =

Ach is fearr an aithne ata/ ag na Si/nigh ar lucht = oifige na *Si/ne no/ ta/ a f^ios againne. = "B^i/ na droma/in to/gtha, agus b^i/ siad uilig = ar bo/rd i n+diaidh la/ agus oidhche a c^aitheamh = thi/os faoi b^o/rd. C^uirfeadh se/ deann aistidh-= each fri/ot a b^eith ag amharc ar an me/id sin de = aghaidheannai/ loma sgaolmhara i g+cuideachta a = c^e/ile. Sta/n siad ar an f^airrge agus ar an = spe/ir, agus ar na luingis, mar s^i/lfeadh siad = go dea/rnadh cunamar den iomla/n. Agus = ni/or b^'+iongnadh ar bith sin. Fuair siad i/de = a c^raithfeadh an t-+anam as fir b^a/na. Ach = deir siad a/r n+do/iche nach bh+fuil anam ar bith sa = t+Si/neach. Ach ca/ bith ata/ ann, ta/ rud e/ighin-= teacht righin ann. B^i/ cuid aca loitthe agus = fear amha/in agus ba b^eag nach rabh an t+su/il = sgaithte amach as a c^loiginn. B^i/ si/ comh mo/r = le h+uibh c^irce. D'+f^a/gfadh a leithe/id fear ba/n = ar s^lait a d^roma ar feadh mi/osa. Agus b^i/ = an t-+o/ga/nach seo ag bru/ghadh fri/d an sgaifte = agus ag cainnt leis mar nach m+be/adh dadadh air. = T^o/g siad an dubh+-+d^eili/n eatorra fe/in, agus = nuair a nochtadh blagoid an t+sean+duine ar an = taobh toisigh den droichead, leigeadh siad den = g^eamh+t^roid, agus d'+amhairceadh siad suas = air. = "De re/ir mar t^uigim, nuair a rinne se/ an = machtnamh, c^uir se si/os cle/ireach *B^un-Hin go = dti/ gur m^i/nigh se/ daobhtha an t-+aon do/igh a = bh+fuigheadh siad a g+cuid airgid arais. D'+innis = se/ ari/s damh gur smuaintigh se/ gurbh e/ an = me/id amha/in airgid a b^i/ ag gabha/il do gach = duine aca, o/ t^a/rla gur oibir siad uilig ins = an a/it amha/in agus an seal amha/in. Dubhairt = se/ nach n-+aithneo/chtha/ dollar fir ach oiread le =

fear, agus da/ g+cuireadh se/ ceist ar f^ear ar = bith goide/ an me/id airgid a b^i/ leis, b^i/ eagla = air go n-+innseo/chadh siad bre/aga, agus go = m+be/adh an t-+airgead gearr+-+ruballach. Agus = is do/igh liom go rabh an ceart sa me/id sin aige. = Ni/ rabh gnaithe do/ an t-+airgead a t^abhairt do = f^ear oifige ar bith de c^uid na *Si/ne a c^asfai/ = air i *Fu-chau. B^e/adh se/ comh maith aige a = c^ur ina p^o/ca fe/in de t^airbhe an me/id a rachadh = se/ 'un sochair daobhtha+-+san. Creidim go rabh = siad+-+san den b^aramhail c^e/adna. = "Rannamar e/ sul a d+ta/inig an dorchadas. = B'+f^iu/ an radharc a f^eicea/il, b^i/ an f^airrge = to/gtha, agus an long briste stro/ctha, agus na = Si/nigh ag stabhghail ar an droichead, achan = f^ear ag teacht ar a s^eal fa/ c^oinne a c^uid = fe/in. B^i/ an sean+-+c^aifti/n ina le/inidh, agus = buataisi/ air, agus e/ gnaitheach ag tabhairt = amach an airgid ag doras s^eo/mra na le/arsga/il. = B^i/ se/ ag ba/rcadh alluis de. Anois agus = ari/s b^eireadh se/ feannadh den teangaidh damh = fe/in no/ do *S^ean-Rout fa/ rud e/ighinteacht na/r = t^aitin leis. An m^uinntir a b^i/ loitthe t^ug se/ = fe/in an t-+airgead chuca go dti/ an dara = droma/n. B^i/ tri/ d^ollar fa/gtha, agus tugadh = ceann aca do achan f^ear den triu/r a ba m^easa = a b^i/ loitthe. T^oisigheamar annsin, agus = s^luaistrigheamar amach molltai/ de b^rato/gai/ = fliucha, agus rudai/ gan c^uma gan de/anamh, = rudai/ gan ainm, agus d'+f^a/gamar aca fe/in e/ = le socru/ ce/+'r leis iad. = "Anois sin an c^eilt a b'+f^earr a t^iocfadh = a d^e/anamh ar an sge/al. Goide/ do b^aramhail+-+se, = tusa ata/ millte ag an b^a/d g^ala/nta litreach a = bh+fuil tu/ uirthe? Deir an sean+-+innealltho/ir =

nach rabh an dara do/igh air. Dubhairt an = caifti/n liom an la/ fa/ d^eireadh, `Ta/ rudai/ = ann nach bh+fa/ghann tu/ sna leabharthai/.` Dar = liom fe/in gur re/idhtigh se/ e/ fe/in go sa/r+-+= m^aith, dobhra/nta agus uile mar ta/ se/." =