Danielle Steel

A DL AJNDKA
~ Southern Lights, 2009 ~
ISBN: 979!"20"2#9#
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.ag0o+K
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3 Eill8,g0ors les'e+ 3 :g(rte Sa.annah .ig0orog.a$
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a ga*ona4ehel0 ,ara5(+8t$
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tu5o, %e&e'ni$
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s'igor7an AleDa$ Ci'eneg0 (.e, Sa.annah hat(.es +ora -ta
ne.elte eg0e51l a l8n08t$ 3 Jo**an tenn(5, ha ne, 6sa.arogn8lK
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,i+2'*en elhag0t8+ a la+8st, (s h:.t8+ a li%tet$
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a'on*an ne, .olt nag0o** hor5ere&9 %ela5ata$
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elin5ulta+ a li%ttel$ Ki ne, 8llhatta a' an0&a ar6+i%e&e'(s(t, ha
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tele4e5ett AleD8ra$ Il0en+or el2nt2tte a +eser9s(g, 5e a l8n0a
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a %(r%ir-l$
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,in5n08&an ott (lte+, a't8n a' an0&8.al Ne@ Aor+*a +2lt2'te+$
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tal8l+o'ni .ele, 5e +2'*en ,in5en al+alo,,al ott *u&+8lt *enne a'
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,eg.8lto'tathatatlanna+ t9nt, a,i a't &elentette, hog0 a' a4&a a
*allag8s8ra se, &2het el$ Sa.annah tit+on a**an re,(n0+e5ett,
hog0 a %)is+ola n(g0 (.e alatt ,a&5 si+er1l ,egl8g0:tania a' an0&a
s':.(t$ Js'int(n s'erette .olna, ha ,in5+etten r(s'esei lehetne+
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a+art, AleDa ,(gis nag0s'er9 an0&a .olt Sa.annah3na+$
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+(4telen .olt erre$ Eolt %(r&e ,in5en eg0es s'a.a (s 6sele+e5ete
'sigeri g09l2letet (*res'tett *enne$
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hane, in+8** a' an0&a .olna AleD8na+$ 3 J-l tu5o5, hog0 ne,
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a 6sal-58s8t, ,int +ise** +or8*an$ AleDa 2lni tu5ott .olna,
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5ere+asan +1'52tt, hog0 ne s:r&a el ,ag8t$ ;l0an+or ,intha t)rt
%orgatta+ .olna AleDa s':.(*en$ Sa.annah ,ostanra legal8**
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.ala,it$
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*76s7t .ette+ eg0,8st-l$ Sa.annah rohant a *us'8ho', AleDa
4e5ig a ,etr-,eg8ll- %el( ig0e+e'ett a %ag0os reggelen$
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ne, %8'ott ann0ira, ,int a' an0&a, a+it tel&esen 8t&8rt a hi5eg,
,ire *e(rt a ,un+ahel0(re$
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+:s(ret(*en Joe >6Iarth0 iro58&a %el( ig0e+s'i+, (44 o5a tartott )
,aga is$
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n)t$ S':.esen ran5e.7'ott .olna .ele, 5e t7ls8gosan %iatalna+
tartotta ,ag8ho'$ AleDa nag0on (rtette a 5olg8t, re,e+ (s'&8r8sa
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(lete$ =8ro, h-na4&a eg01tt 5olgo'ta+ a'on a *i'on0os ne,i
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a+ar&a *es'(lni a'o+at a 4iti +is 1g0e+et, a,el0e+et ,ostan8*an
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+2t2tt .olna +i 3 .8las'olta AleDa hal.8n0 ,osoll0al$
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,i+2'*en o5a(rte+ a %)1g0(s' iro58&8ho'$
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hetet$ >ost 4e5ig a %)is+ola3.8las't8s &eg0(*en 'a&li+ a' (let1n+$
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el.8lt, 5e g0er,e+telen .olt, (s 2r1lt, hog0 t2**( se,,i +2'e
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harag&8t, &o**an is,erte enn(l$
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,i(rt ne, lehet )+et eg0s'er9en 8ta5ni a ren5)rs(gne+, a't8n
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*i'on0:t(+ot ne, tal8ltun+$ A 4asas a'on*an ala4osan
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el)+el) ,eg&elen(s9, &- +ar*an l(.) (letteli %(r%i .olt, 4ontosan
ol0an, a,il0enne+ eg0 *:r-t +(4'el a' e,*er$ A +o,ol0 (s
+on'er.at:. %(r%ina+ re,e+ hu,or(r'(+e .olt, a te+intet(*en
4e5ig hun6uts8g *u&+8lt$
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.enn(+ (s're, hog0 a +ru,4li +i6sit s'(t%)tt$ l(n+ t8rsalg8s
*onta+o'ott +i a' as'tal +2r1l$ A gener86i-+ igen &-l ,eg%(rte+
eg0,8ssal, Stanle0 s'erette, ha eg01tt .an a h8ro, n)$ AleDa a
sa&8t l8n0aira e,l(+e'tette, Sa.annah 4e5ig a +e5.en6 uno+8&8ra,
a+i hasonl- +or7 .olt, (s ne,r(g .ett r(s't (lete els) *8l&8n$ A
l8n0 %el.(teli&(r)l *es'(lgette+, (s s'-*a +er1lt eg0 ,ulats8gos
t2rt(net is, a,el0et Stanle0 hallott a na4o+*an eg0 %(r%ir-l, a+i
*e4erelte a' eg0i+ ,un+at8rs8t, ,ert a' r8 ,ert t1ss'enteni, (s
,eg%ert)'te$ A' 1g0et el)re ,eg%ontolt s'8n5(+ (s .ag0oni +8r
hi8n0a ,iatt .(g1l e&tett(+, (s +8rt(r:t(st se, s'a*ta+ +i$
3 N(ha *i'on0 7g0 t9ni+, ,in5en+i ,eg*olon5ult 3 &eg0e'te
,eg Stanle0, ,i+2'*en el%og0as'totta a &(g+r(, 5ess'ertet$ 3
A4ro4-, AleDa, te ,ost ,i.el %oglal+o'olM
3 /g0 el(g +o,ol0 soro'atg0il+oss8ggal$ A 6sa4*-l is e'
%ol0i+ ,ostan8*an 3 .8las'olt >uriel a l8n0a hel0ett$ A %(r%i
elis,er)en *-lintott$
3 A' il0en 1g0e+ ,in5ig nehe'e+$ r'el,ileg rettenetesen
+i+(s':ti+ a' e,*ert$ =-na4o+ig is eltart, ,ire ,eg tu5o+
s'a*a5ulni a' e,l(+1+t)l$ 3 AleDa hel0eselt$ J ,(g 6sa+ a' ele&(n
tartott, 5e a' 1g0 ,8ris ala4osan ,eg.iselte$ Bontosan %el tu5ta
i5('ni .ala,enn0i 8l5o'at ar68t, (s is,erte (let1+ ,in5en a4r-
r(s'let(t$ >eg.olt a .85lott, tu5t8+, hog0 a' el+2.et) hog0an 2lte
,eg a' 8l5o'atait, ,i+or (s hol ha&totta .(gre a
*9n6sele+,(n0e+et, (s hog0 ,il0en t:4us7 n)+ .on'ott8+$ I5).el
,(g t2** ,in5en +i5er1lhet$ s AleDa ,in5ig *e%e&e'te, a,it
el+e'5ett$
3 Ne, s'erete,, a,i+or AleD8na+ il0en 1g0e+en +ell
5olgo'nia 3 %a+a5t +i >uriel, ,i+2'*en a s'enn0es e5(n0e+et a
,osogat-ho' .itte, hog0 a't8n seg:tsen *e4a+olni a
,osogat-g(4*e$ S'eretett a l8n08n8l .a6sor8'ni, s'8,8ra e'
,in5ig +elle,es +i+a46sol-58st &elentett$ <8a58sul Stanle0 is
s':.esen .ele tartott$ K(n0el,es, *e&8ratott +a46solat*an (lte+,
so+ +2'2s s'-ra+o'8su+ .olt$ Ne, ,intha 2ss'e a+arta+ .olna
h8'aso5ni, 5e rengeteg i5)t t2lt2tte+ eg01tt, (s ,in5enna4
*es'(lte+ eg0,8ssal tele%onon$ N(ha eg01tt e*(5elte+
.ala,el0i+1+ iro58&8*an$ 3 Is244et se, .ag0o+ n0ugo5t, hog0
eg0 il0en .es'(l0es %i6+- 1l a .85lotta+ 4a5&8n, a' 4e5ig .(g+(44
ne, hag0 n0ugo5ni, hog0 o5a+int so+ hasons')r9 *ar8t&a lehet$
3 Utal erre *8r,il0en &elM 3 +(r5e'te Stanle0, 6si4etn0i
aggo5alo,,al a hang&8*an, 5e AleDa ,egr8'ta a %e&(t$
3 Ne,, se,,i$
A .en5(ge+ ne, so++al +(s)** el,ente+, a' otthonia+
4e5ig sa&8t +u6+-i+*a h7'-5ta+$ Sa.annah a' este h8tral(.)
r(s'(t a''al t2lt2tte, hog0 tele%onon *es'(lt a *ar8tai.al, AleDa
.is'ont a' 1g0 a+t8it tanul,8n0o'ta, a,:g el ne, n0o,ta a'
8lo,$ <uh8stul alu5t el a' 8g0on$ Sa.annah ,(g *e+u++antott
ho''8, hog0 &- (&t +:.8n&on$ Hino,an +i.ette a 4a4:ro+at a +e'(*)l,
ta+ar-t ter:tett r8, ,a&5 le+a46solta a .illan0t$ A l8n0 ,8r
ho''8s'o+ott ehhe'$ AleDa so+3so+ (&s'a+8n alu5t el :g0,
+1l2n2sen a++or, ha a' a+tu8lis 1g0e a *:r-s8g el( +er1lt$
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,o66ant$ =al+an ,or,olt .ala,it, ,i+2'*en Sa.annah
,osol0og.a *e6su+ta ,aga ,2g2tt a' a&t-t$

W$ %e&e'et

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6si',8&8ra s'8ra5t .(rn0o,o+ a'onosa+ +(t 8l5o'at .(r(.el, a
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,ost ,8r .il8gosan l8ts'ott$ A *i'on0:t(+o+na+ h8la, ,ost ,8r
n(g0 g0il+oss8g(rt is %elel)ss(gre lehetett .onni a %(r%it$ >8r 6sa+
arra +ellett r8&2nni1+, hog0 a ha&s'8la+ (s a .(r ,i+(nt +er1lt a
%(r%i hol,i&8ra$ >in5enesetre a %riss ere5,(n0e+ seg:ts(g(.el
es(l0t +a4ott r8, hog0 ,egg0)''e a' es+15ts'(+et a ,8sna4ra
ter.e'ett ,eghallgat8son$ A .i'sg8lato+ ere5,(n0(t Ja6+ +2'2lte
.ele tele%onon, AleD8.al 4e5ig s'inte ,a5arat lehetett .olna
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4illanatn0i st85iu,8*an is ,eg*:'hat-na+ lehetett te+inteni a'
in%or,86i-+at$ Lu+e ?uentin el(g nag0 *a&*an .olt$ AleDa anna+
ren5&e (s ,-5&a s'erint (rtes:tette a %e&le,(n0e+r)l ?uentin
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+oll(g8&a$
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,(g '2l5%1l9ne+ s'8,:tott a s'a+,8*an$
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,eg a' 1g0.(5n) tel&es &oggal$
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2ss'e )+et$ L8ssu+ *e, ne, %or5ulhatott ,eg eg(s'en .(letlen1l
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*ol5ogulni$ Cu5assa .ele,, ha a .(5en6e *9n2sne+ .all&a ,ag8t$
3 Ne, his'e,, hog0 s'8n5(+8*an 8ll 3 ,on5ta a' 1g0.(5n)
tan86stalanul$ /g08ltal8n ne, tets'ett ne+i e' a' 1g0$ N(g0 %iatal
n) ,egg0il+ol8sa *)s(gesen elegen5) ahho', hog0 a
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8lla4:tani, a %(r%i se,,i%(le *9ntu5atot ne, (r'ett, (44en
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?uentinne+ es'e 8g8*an se, les' *9n2sne+ .allani ,ag8t$ A
g0an7s:tott leg%el&e** eg0 +is i5)t n0erhetett, ug0ana++or
,in5ent el.es':thet$ =a el:t(li+, (lete h8tral(.) r(s'(t *2rt2n*en
+ell t2ltenie$ Ne, %og 2n+(nt &elent+e'ni, s)t ig0e+s'i+ ,a&5
,egnehe':teni a hat-s8g 5olg8t$ 3 K2s'2n2, a %riss in%or,86i-+at
3 ,on5ta AleD8na+, ,a&5 *e%e&e't(+ a tele%on*es'(lget(st (s
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reggel eg0 s'olg8lati aut-n, hog0 el.ig0e a *el.8ros*a$ A
,eghallgat8s ne, .olt n0il.8nos, s)t a legnag0o** tito+tart8s
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&elenhetett ,eg a' es+15ts'(+ el)tt$ A si+er a'on 8llt .ag0 *u+ott,
hog0 .an3e el(g *i'on0:t(+ a .85hat8ro'at ,egal+ot8s8ho',
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tu5o,8sa s'erint a hus'onh8ro, es+15t +2'1l ti'enn0ol6
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ann8l, a,enn0i.el a' es+15ts'(+ ,(g hat8ro'at+(4es$ Legal8**
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*es'(lte+ t7l so+at a' 7ton, el(g +or8n .olt ,(g$ ?uentint n(g0 )r
+:s(rte a t8rg0al-tere,*e, nehog0 ,egs'2+hessen$ ;5a*ent %og
tal8l+o'ni a .(5)1g0.(5&(.el, a+ine+ &oga lett .olna ho''8, hog0
a' es+15ts'(+ 1l(s(ne+ elna4ol8s8t +(r&e, 5e ne, (lt .ele$ C7l so+
*i'on0:t(+ s'-lt a .(5en6e ellen ahho', hog0 a' in5:t.8n0a
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hog0 a %(r%i 2lt2n0t .ett %el$ /l+(4'el(se se, .olt r-la, hog0 a
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sa&8t 5ara* lehetett, e' a'on*an el(g .al-s':n9tlenne+ t9nt$ A
g0an7s:tott eg0*)l +is'7rta AleD8t, 8, e'7ttal ne, ,osol0gott$
that- te+intete ,intha 5ele&es er).el &8rta .olna 8t a n) %e&(t$ A
s'e,(*)l g09l2let 8ra5t, a't8n el%or5ult$ AleDa s'inte ,aga el)tt
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*9n2ss(g(*en$
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a' illet(+ese+en +:.1l sen+i ,8s ne, tart-'+o5ott a tere,*en$
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legnag0o** 1t)+8rt08it +i&8ts'otta .olna$ /l,on5ta, hog0 a
n0o,o'8s %ol0a,at*an .an, ti'en2t to.8**i eset ,iatt
.i'sg8l-5na+ ,8s 8lla,o+*an, n(g0 *9n6sele+,(n0 g0an7&a
a'on*an ,8ris ,egala4o'ottna+ t9ni+$ A' es+15te+ *es'(lte+ a
.85lottal, r2.i5en (r5e+l)5te+ arr-l, ,erre &8rt a' el,7lt
i5)s'a+*an, ,a&5 a t2r.(n0s'(+i la*or 8ltal tal8lt *i'on0:t(+o+r-l
+(r5e't(+, a't8n ,eg+2s'2nt(+, hog0 ,in5en+i ,eg&elent$
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ol.asott a' ar6+i%e&e'(s1+*)l, ahog0 ,in5en+i ,8s is, a+i &elen
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.85hat8ro'atot$ /g0s'er9en ne, tehette+ ,8st, his'en n(g0
8l5o'atra utal- n0o,ot tal8lta+ ?uentin 6si',8&8n$
3 /nn0it err)l 3 &eg0e'te ,eg .el)sen Ja6+, ,i+2'*en
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l8thatun+K 3 AleDa n(,8n *-lintott, ,a&5 ,in5+etten a sa&8t
gon5olatai+*a ,er1lte+, (s 8tgon5olt8+ a teen5)i+et$ >ost a
n0o,o'-+on .olt a sor, hog0 %2lha&ts8+ a'o+at a *i'on0:t(+o+at,
a,el0e+ seg:ts(g(.el AleDa ,egn0erheti a t8rg0al8st$ A'
1g0(s'n) *i'tos .olt *enne, hog0 si+er1lni %og ne+i+$
AleD8t a'na4 5(lut8n tele%onon (rtes:tette a' es+15ts'(+$
>egs'1letett a .85hat8ro'at, a,el0 n(g0ren5*eli, el)re
,eg%ontolt s'8n5(++al el+2.etett ne,i er)s'a+(rt (s
e,*er2l(s(rt i5('te *:r-s8g el( Lu+e ?uentint$ A start4is'tol0
el52r51lt$ AleDa tu5at8*an .olt anna+, hog0 a' el+2.et+e'en5)
h-na4o+ eg0re stress'ese**e+ les'ne+, eg(s'en a55ig, a,:g *e
ne, %e&e'i+ a' 1g0 t8rg0al8s8t$ Cele%onon (r5e+l)52tt, hog0 a
.(5)1g0.(5ne+ .an3e .ala,i +i%og8sa a g0ors:tott el&8r8s ellen, 5e
a' ne, g2r5:tett el( a+a58l0t$ Joe >6Iarth0 is eg0et(rtett
AleD8.al: a +2' (r5e+(*en ol0an g0orsan +ell el:t(ltetni (s
*2rt2n*e 6su+atni ?uentint, a,il0en g0orsan 6sa+ lehet$ A'
1g0.(5n) (rthet) ,-5on eg08ltal8n ne, lel+ese5ett a' 1g0(rt$ A
t8rg0al8st ,8&usra t9't(+ +i, a,i a't &elentette, hog0 a
%el+(s'1l(sre n(g0 h-na4 8llt a ren5el+e'(s1+re$ >iut8n
ren5s'ere'te a 4a4:r&ait, ren5et tett a' as'tal8n, (s ,o'g8s*a
ho'ta a' iga's8gs'olg8ltat8s %ogas+ere+eit, AleDa 4(nte+ est(re
tel&esen +i,er1lt$
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s'-ra+o'ni ,ent a *ar8tai.al, ) 4e5ig +ir8,olta a t8s+8&8t, (s
is,(t ,un+8ho' l8tott$ >ost, hog0 ,eg.olt a t8rg0al8s i5)4ont&a,
tel&esen le +ellett ,on5ania a t8rsas8gi (letr)l, ne, ,intha e55ig
*8rho.8 is el&8rt .olna$
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lel+iis,eret3%ur5al8s n(l+1l 5olgo'hatott$ Eas8rna4 5(lut8n a't8n
eg01tt 8tn('t(+ a l8n0 %el.(teli an0agait, ,ert Sa.annah
i5)+2'*en .ala,enn0i %ela5at8.al .(g'ett$
3 /g(s' &-na+ t9nne+ 3 +i8ltott %el AleDa, a't8n a l8n08ra
,osol0gott, (s ,a&5 s'(t.etette a *1s'+es(g$ Sa.annah3na+
e'7ttal se, o+o'ott gon5ot a hat8ri5) *etart8sa$ 3 C2,&1+ *ele a'
an0ago+at eg0 halo, *or:t(+*a, a't8n ir8n0 a 4ostaK 3 >in5+etten
*)s' *or:t(+ol8s*a, *(l0egragas't8s*a (s 6:,'(s*e +e'5te+, hog0
a' an0ag ren5*en ,eg(r+e''en a %el.(teli hi.atalo+*a$ AleDa
%ela&8nlotta, hog0 le.is'i a *or:t(+o+at a 4ostal858*a, ,ert 7g0
(re'te, ne, 8rt ne+i eg0 +is %riss le.eg)$ B(nte+ este -ta +i se,
5ugta a' orr8t a la+8s*-l, (s eg(s' h(t.(g(n +e,(n0en 5olgo'ott$
44 in5ulni +(s'1lt, a,i+or (s're.ette, hog0 .ala+i eg0
*or:t(+ot 6s7s'tatott *e a' a&t- alatt$ Hel.ette a %2l5r)l$ A ra&ta
l8that- +(':r8s s'2gletes (s 1g0etlen .olt, ,intha eg0 g0ere+t)l
s'8r,a'ott .olna$
3 >i lehet e'M 3 ,or,ogta ,ag8*an$ Sa.annah3na+
6:,e't(+, (s s'e,(l0esen ho't8+ el$ A le.(llel eg0enesen a l8n0a
s'o*8&8*a sietett, (s 8tn07&totta ne+i$ 3 Ng0 l8to,, h-5ol-5 a+a5t
eg0 +isg0ere+ s'e,(l0(*en 3 ugratta a l8n08t$ A'ut8n ,enni
+(s'1lt, 5e a l8n0a hirtelen 'a.ar*a &2tt, ahog0 +in0itotta a
*or:t(+ot$ A le.(l s'2.eg(t s'8,:t-g(44el s'er+es'tett(+$ De h8t
,ana4s8g s'inte ,in5en g0ere+ (rtett ehhe', 7g0hog0 ne,
lehetett ra&ta 6so58l+o'ni$
Sa.annah .is'ont alig *:rt ural+o5ni ,ag8n, ,i+2'*en
8ta5ta an0&8na+ a le.elet, a,el0*en e' 8llt: SS'eretle+, (s
+:.8no, a teste5$T
3 =9, e' a't8n ne, te+et-ri8'ott$ Ean .ala,i el+(4'el(se5
arr-l, hog0 +i +1l5hetteM 3 A le.(len ne, .olt al8:r8s, Sa.annah
4e5ig ,egr8'ta a %e&(t$
3 De el(g *i'arr$ I&es't)$ >intha +u++olna .ala+i$
3 Lehet, hog0 6sa+ eg0 tit+os i,85-r-l .an s'-$ Cal8n .ala+i
a' (41let*)l, ,ert a le.(l ne, 4ost8n (r+e'ett$ L(g0 -.atos,
,i+2'*en +i3*e &8rs', (s nehog0 *es'8ll& a li%t*e ol0as.ala+i.el,
a+it ne, is,ers'K 3 ontotta AleDa a'onnal a 4ra+ti+us tan86so+at$
3 >i(rt :rna *8r+i is il0ene+et ne+e,M
3 So+ )r1lt rohang8l a .il8g*an, te 4e5ig nag0on hel0es
.ag0, +i6si,$ De ha -.atos (s 1g0es les'el, ne, lehet *a&$ 3 AleDa
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%ar+ass'e,et n('ni .ele$
3 A' 8l5o'atai .is'ont ala4osan r8%8'ta+, hog0 enge5te+ a
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a4&8.al Eer,ont*a$ Co, %ela&8nlotta, hog0 %el.es'i ,a&5 a l8n08t
a' is+ol8n8l, a,:g AleDa 5olgo'i+$ <en5es ges'tus .olt e' a %(r%it-l,
,ert :g0 legal8** ne, +ellett tal8l+o'niu+$
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*76s7.a6sor8t, a't8n ,8sna4 el+2s'2nte+ eg0,8st-l, ,i+2'*en
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2ss'e4a+olta+, a 6so,ago+ a' el)s'o*8*an sora+o'ta+$ /l)') este
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uta'8sra s'8nt hol,i&8t$
3 re'5 &-l ,aga5 a' a4u+855alK 3 ,on5ta nag0lel+9en
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ren5es ,un+8&8ho'$ A n)ne+ ne, .olt s'1+s(ge .(5ele,re, ,i.el
Sa.annah +a4ta a le.ele+et$
3 >a&5 h:.la+, ha ,eg(r+e't1n+3 :g(rte a l8n0, (s ,eg2lelte
a' an0&8t, a'ut8n Cha55el elin5ulta+ a' is+ol8*a$
AleD8t els'o,or:totta Sa.annah uta'8sa, ,8ris hi8n0'ott
ne+i a l8n0a, *8r tu5ta, hog0 re,e+1l %og&a (re'ni ,ag8t a'
a4&8.al +2'2s .a+86i-n$ Co, +it9n)en s:elt, %iatala** +or8*an
.ersen0e+et is n0ert$ Sa.annah3t ,8r h8ro,(.es +or8*an
,egtan:totta s:elni, a l8n0na+ 4e5ig a'-ta is e' .olt a +e5.en6
s4ort&a, ,8r 6sa+ a +2'2s e,l(+e+ ,iatt is$
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5e l(le+*en %el+(s'1lt a' 1res la+8s l8t.8n08ra$ Cel&es
,egle4et(s(re a'on*an Sa.annah3t ,(g otthon tal8lta$ A l8n0
+o,or 8*r8'attal gu**as'tott eg0 s'(+en$ AleD8*an a'onnal
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%el1ltette a l8n0u+at$
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a+arta ,(g &o**an el+eser:teni Sa.annah3t$
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el)** *i'tos ne, (r i5e, 5e s'erinte este is uta'hatun+ 3 ,on5ta a
l8n0 eg0 s-ha& +:s(ret(*en, ,a&5 a' an0&8ra ne.etett, a+i ne, is
,erte re,(lni, hog0 6sa+ eg0 +is +(s(sr)l .an s'-$ >i+2'*en
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.is'ont ne, %og&a el+er1lni a Co,,al .al- tal8l+o'8st$ /.(s
+2'*en ,eg,on5ta Sa.annah3na+, hog0 a s'o*8&8*an les',
a,e55ig itt .an a' a4&a$ Se,,i +e5.e ne, .olt ,egt2rni a
hag0o,8n0t, (s t:' (. ut8n .is'ontl8tni a .olt %(r&(t$ /rre ,(g ne,
+(s'1lt %el$ s ,(g .ag0 s'8' (.ig ne, is %og, ,on5&on a' an0&a
*8r,it is$ A %ran6*a e''el a' eg(ss'el, (s Co,,al isK
3 Ug0an an0a, l(g0 ,8r &- %e&K 3 Sa.annah ne, ,on5ta, 5e
elgon5ol+o5ott ra&ta, ,il0en is lenne, ha tal8l+o'n8na+$ Cal8n ne,
s1lne el ol0an ross'ul a 5olog, (s a' an0&a ,egenge5n(, hog0 a'
a4&a el&2&&2n a &7niusi *allag8sra$ Ne, a+art ol0an (r'(se+et
+elteni a' an0&8*an, hog0 el8rul&a )t, %)leg a'o+ ut8n, hog0
eg0e51l8ll- s'1l)+(nt ,enn0it tett (rte, 5e tito+*an .8g0ott r8,
hog0 a' a4&a el&2hessen$ =a 4e5ig a' an0&a ,ega5&a a
ho''8&8rul8s8t, a' a4&a *i'tos el&2n$ Co, ,ess'e,en)en
tis'telet*en tartotta .olt %eles(ge (r'(seit, ,ert 4ontosan tu5ta,
,i(rt ala+ult :g0 a .is'on0u+$ Ne, ,on5hatta r8, hog0 ross'
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e5(n0e+et a ,osogat-g(4*e 4a+olta$ 3 >a este *i'tosan ne,$ 3
>ag8*an ,eg a't gon5olta: a +2'el&2.)*en, s)t a' eg(s'
h8tral(.) (let(*en se,$
3 De 6sa+ +2s'2nn25 +ellene ne+i 3 ri,8n+o5ott a l8n0a$
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+8ro,+o58son +:.1l ne, lett .olna ,8s ,on5ani.al-&a$
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(re'n(te+ ,agato+at eg01tt$ >in5+etten nag0on s'eret1n+, 5e
ne, +ell, hog0 *ar8to+ leg01n+$
3 Bers'e hog0 ne,, 5e a'(rt .isel+e5hetn(l .ele
u5.ariasa**an$ >(g tele%onon se, .ag0 ha&lan5- *es'(lni .ele$
A48na+ 4e5ig ne, lenne ellen(re, 6sa+ tis'telet*en tart&a a'
a+arato5at$
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3 %elelte AleDa, (s +i,ent a hel0is(g*)l$ Sa.annah tu5ta, hog0 a'
a4&a .iss'a,ent a' els) %eles(g(he', ,iut8n elhag0ta a' an0&8t,
(s lett eg0 7&a** g0ere+1+, a+i.el ) ,aga sohase, tal8l+o'ott$ A
%eles(g(t se, is,erte, s)t t:' (.e a %i.(reir)l se, halott se,,it,
*8r ,(g ,in5ig e,l(+e'ett a +(t %(ltest.(r(re$ A .8l8s
r(s'letei.el eg08ltal8n ne, .olt tis't8*an, ne, tu5ta, ,i(rt
t2rt(nt, a' an0&a eg0s'er9en ne, a+art r-la *es'(lni$ AleDa ne,
tartotta hel0(n.al-na+, hog0 *ea.assa a l8n08t a r(s'lete+*e$ J
ug0an s':.*)l ,egg09l2lte Co,ot, 5e ,(gis6sa+ Sa.annah a4&a
.olt$ A l8n0 6sa+ hal.8n0an e,l(+e'ett a' a4ai nag0an0&8ra, a+it)l
,in5ig tartott eg0 +i6sit$ A' el,7lt (.e+*en r-la se, hallott, ,(g
6sa+ eg0 s'1lina4i 15.2'l)la4ot se, +a4ott t)le$ Qri8si s'a+a5(+
t8tongott a 6sal85 +(t %ele +2'2tt, eg0e51l a' a4&8.al tartotta a
+a46solatot, a,i+or a' n(hana4&8n %elt9nt$ A %(r%i el(g rit+8n
&elent+e'ett$ .e++el e'el)tt a't ,on5ta, hog0 otthon sohase,
+eresheti, 6sa+ a' iro58&8*an, 5e Sa.annah ,(g eg0etleneg0s'er
se, h:.ta %el$ Ealahog0 (re'te, hog0 a' a4&a (let(*e eg03eg0
l8togat8s ,(g *ele%(r, 5e a 6harlestoni 6sal85ho' soha ne, lehet
+2'e$ /' :ratlan s'a*8l0 .olt, a,ire eg0 g0ere+ an(l+1l is r8&2tt,
hog0 a s'8&8*a r8gt8+ .olna$
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,egs'-lalt a 6seng)$ A n) tal4ra s'2++ent a hang hallat8n, ,a&5
elin5ult a s'o*8&a %el(, (s +2'*en ,eg+(rte a l8n08t, ,iel)tt
el,eg0, +2s'2n&2n *e ho''8$
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Co, 4e5ig tel&es .al-&8*an ott 8llt AleDa el)tt$ A n) 7g0 (re'te
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tu5t8+, ,it ,on5&ana+$ Co,ot is .8ratlanul (rte a tal8l+o'8s, ,ert
a n) ,in5ig 7g0 int('te a 5olgo+at, hog0 el+er1l&(+ eg0,8st$ A
%(r%i se,,it se, .8lto'ott$ Har,ert, %e+ete s:5'se+it (s
t7ra*a+an6sot .iselt$ Ug0anol0an .on'- .olt, ,int anna+ i5e&(n$ A
ha&a eg0 i6i4i6it hoss'a**ra n)tt a +ellet(n(l, 5e a s'e,e (44ol0
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,int a n) e,l(+ei*en$ A' 8ll8n l(.) g25r26s+e is a r(gi$ Co,
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,enten elrohan a %(r%i el)l$ s Co, ug0ana'on a ,(l0, re+e5tes
hang&8n s'-l:totta ,eg, 5(lies .ontatotts8ggal e&t.e +i a s'a.a+at$
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,ere.ne+ t9nt$ >(g ,in5ig a' a .iss'a%ogott, tenger(s'+(+
+os't1, .olt ra&ta 5e6ens %eh(r *l7''al, a,el0*en a'na4
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ha&a 4e5ig ter,(s'etesen %es'es +ont0*an .olt$ AleDa eg(s'en
,8s e,*erne+ t9nt, ,int a' a t:' (..el e'el)tti gon5talan (s
*ol5og %iatalass'on0$ >ost ren5+:.1l +o,ol0na+ (s +i,(rtne+
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h8l8t (r'ett a' an0&a ir8nt, a,i(rt a' eg08ltal8n ha&lan5- .olt
s'-*a 8llni a' a4&8.al$ /' is .ala,i$ A l8n0 ,ost ,8r +i%e&e'etten
2r1lt, hog0 +(sett a &8rat$ AleDa .is'ont 6s244et se,$ 3 A++or
,agato+ra hag0la+ *ennete+et, a,:g el+(s'1lt2+$ =a (hes .ag0,
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3 Eala,it 6sa+ug0an enne, +ellene a' 7t el)tt 3 %elelte Co,
-.atosan$ Js'int(n ,egle4te a n) s'e,(*en t1+r2')5) %8&5alo,$
/**en a 4illant8s*an ott (lt ,in5en, a,it .alaha is el+2.etett
ellene$ A %(r%i a legs':.ese**en els:rta .olna ,ag8t, ,int a+it
hirtelen g0o,ors'8&on .8gta+$ De e''el a rea+6i-.al ,8r r(ges3
r(g el+(sett$
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AleD8t, hog0 ne, %og&a so+8ig rontani +2r1l2tte a le.eg)t$ A n)
*-lintott, (s g08s'os ar66al ott hag0ta )+et$ A s'o*8&8*a ,ent, (s
*e6su+ta a' a&t-t$ Co, n(,8n Sa.annah3ra n('ett$ A l8nn0al
,a5arat lehetett .olna %ogatni, .al-s8gos 6so5a+(nt (lte ,eg a
t2rt(nte+et$ Ea&on ,8r ann0ira ho''8s'o+ott a' an0&a s'e,(*en
t1+r2')5) re,(n0.es'tetts(ghe', hog0 ,(g 6sa+ %el se, t9ni+
ne+iM 3 ,or%on5:ro'ott a %(r%i$ , ett)l a lehet)s(gt)l 6sa+ ,(g
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,in)s:thetetlen .isel+e5(se ,(l0s(gesen *elei.-5ott a lel+(*e$
Co, (s Sa.annah 48r 4er6 ,7l.a in5ul8sra +(s'en 8llt$
Sa.annah %e+ete s:na5r8got (s %eh(r s:5'se+it .ett %2l$
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AleD8na+ rettenetesen hi8n0o'ni %og, 5e les' ,i.el le%oglalnia
,ag8t, ug0anis te,(r5e+ ,un+a .8rt r8$ Legal8** +i tu5&a
has'n8lni a' eg0e51ll(tet, (s ne, +ell lel+i%ur5al8st (re'nie,
a,i(rt ne, Sa.annah3.al t2lti a' i5e&(t$ <8a58sul a l8n0a ,8r alig
.8rta e't a' uta'8st Co,,al$
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a+ars' +i&2nni (s el+2s'2nni t)leM 3 6(l'ott a' a4&8ra$ A' an0&a
n(,8n ,egr8'ta a %e&(t$ 3 ;+(, a' se, *a&$ K2s'i, hog0 ol0an
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n0ugt8'ta a l8n0a s'a.ait, ,a&5 Sa.annah *e6su+ta ,aga ,2g2tt
a' a&t-t$
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a't8n le%e+15t a' 8g08ra$ /g08ltal8n ne, s'8,:tott r8, hog0
tal8l+o'i+ Co,,al, ,int ahog0 arra se,, hog0 enn0ire %el+a.ar&a,
ha e' *e+2.et+e'i+$ A %(r%i +1lle,re s'e,ern0it se, .8lto'ott, (s
e' a', a,i a legin+8** ,egle4te AleD8t$ Bontosan 7g0 n('ett +i,
,int a,i+or ,(g a %(r&e .olt, ne+i 4e5ig er)ne+ ere&(.el +ellett
e,l(+e'tetnie ,ag8t, hog0 ,8r ne, h8'aso+$ >intha a teste (s a
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,in5en+orra s'8,9'ni a+art$ /,l(+e'ett a lel+e, e,l(+e'ett a
teste, e,l(+e'ett a s':.e, (s eg0s'er 6sa+ es'(*e &utott, ,il0en
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,e++ora %8&5al,at o+o'ott a' el.es't(se$ Ahog0 a' 8g08n %e+15t,
a'on ,erengett, l(te'i+3e, hog0 eg0 e,*er ,in5ig ug0ana'o+at
a' (r'el,e+et (s e,l(+e+et 6salogassa el) a ,8si+*-l$ Cal8n a'
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A .is'ontl8t8s el(g sut8ra si+ere5ett$ =a tu5ta .olna, hog0
t:' (. ut8n ,a este tal8l+o'na+ el)s'2r, 2ss'e+a4&a ,ag8t, (s
legal8** ann0ira .on'- ol5al8t ,utatta .olna a %(r%ina+,
a,enn0ire a' el+84r8'tatta a ,eg&elen(s(.el$ Ne, .olt +2nn09
ellen8llni ne+i$ A't8n lassa6s+8n es'(*e &utott a' is, ,il0en
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hog0 eg0e'tessene+$ AleD8na+ %el +ellett t8rnia el)tte a
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4r-*8lta ,egg0)'ni Ju50t, .eg0e r8 a .(5en6(t, hog0 .all&a
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eg0s'er ne, ) +2.ette el a *9n6sele+,(n0e+et$ AleDa a't hitte, a
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hog0 +1l2nlegese+, (s ra&tu+ +:.1l ne, l(te'i+ ,8s n) a .il8gon$
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tets'ette+ a %e&le,(n0e+$
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.8rta )t$
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a+ar&a *oss'ulni, a,it tett(l .ele$ s ,(g ha ) ter.elte is +i
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+('*es:t)&e .al-*an *8ntan8 Sa.annah3t$ Cal8n 6sa+ r85 a+ar
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3 A++or ,it 6sin8l&a+M 3 AleDa +i,er1lt, r(,1lt (s 'a.aro5ott
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8l5o'atul esett l8n0o+ 6sal85&8na+, 8, e''el a sa&8t g0ere+e
*i'tons8g8t +o6+8'tatta$
3 Ei55 el Ne@ Aor+*-lK
3 /'t ne, gon5olhato5 +o,ol0anK 3 e,elte %el a hang&8t
AleDa$
3 /g(s' (lete,*en se,,it se, gon5olta, enn0ire
+o,ol0anK A ,aga5 s'8,8ra 4e5ig +(r& .(5el,et$ Legal8** a
t8rg0al8sig$ Ut8na tal8n a**a,ara5, his' 8ltal8*an :g0 s'o+ott
lenni$ Le %og higga5ni$ De eg0el)re ,in5+etten .es'(l0*en
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.8ros*-lK 3 >uriel is 'a+latottna+ t9nt$
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s'8,:thatott$ Ne, hag0hat&a, hog0 a l8n0a eg0e51l .eg0en r(s't
eg0 tan7.(5el,i 4rogra,*an, (s i5egen hel0en, is,eretlen
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%en0egette ,eg$
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els'8nts8ggal a hang&8*an$ =allotta, ahog0 a l8n0a le.eg) ut8n
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lehet)s(get is %ontol-ra +ell .ennie$ 3 Luisa sohase, enge5n( ,eg
3 %9'te ho''8$ 3 Co,na+ 4e5ig ne, lenne el(g ,ers'e ho''8$ C:'
(..el e'el)tt s'8,9'2tt ,in+et a' (let(*)l$ s ,(g a l8n08*-l
se, +(r$
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n0o,at(+osan$ 3 s Co,na+ sin6s$ A l8n0oto+ (lete %orog +o6+8n$
Lehet, hog0 a' eg(s' ne, t2** eg0 ross' .i66n(l, hog0
g02t2r&ene+ (s eli&ess'ene+ a' 1g0t)l, 5e eg0i+)t2+ se,
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S)t te se,, ,ert ,eg)r&:tene a' aggo5alo,$ An085+(nt
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hog0 Sa.annah is *eleso5r-5&on, te 4e5ig *ele*etege5& a
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3 Ug0e ,(g ne, &2tte+ .iss'a Eer,ont*-lM
3 Ne,, Co, holna4 este ho''a ha'a$
3 >on55 ,eg ne+i, hog0 eg0enesen Iharleston*a .ig0eK
Cal8n ,8shol is .anna+ ro+onai D(len, ahol ,egh7'hatn8 ,ag8t
Sa.annah$ B8r ne, ,on5o, +i s':.esen, 5e ,(gis6sa+ a' .olna a
leg&o**, ha a' a4&8.al lehetne$ A**an *i'tos .ag0o+, hog0 i5e ne,
&2het .iss'a$ >ost se,,i esetre se,$ Legal8** a t8rg0al8sig +i
+ell *:rni .alahog0, a't8n ,eg 7g0is le6silla4o5na+ a +e5(l0e+$ Hel
+ell h:.no5 Co,ot, AleDaK Nin6s ,8s lehet)s(ge5$
3 A %en(*e isK 3 AleDa a h8ta +2'e4(re se, +:.8nta .olna e't
a hel0'etet$ Ne, a+arta el+1l5eni Sa.annah3t, +1l2n2sen ne, a'
a4&8.al$ De ha a' an0&8na+ iga'a .an, (s *a& (rn( a l8n08t, a't
sohase, *o6s8tan8 ,eg ,ag8na+$ 3 >a este ,8r ne, h:.hato,
%2l, (s a't se, a+aro,, hog0 Sa.annah hall&a e't a *es'(lget(st 3
&eg0e'te ,eg 4ra+ti+usan$
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ho''a ha'aK 3 AleDa &-+ora s-ha&&al n0ugt8'ta a tan86sot$ Nag0
8rat %i'et a'(rt, hog0 le6su+athasson eg0 soro'atg0il+ost$ A'
an0&8na+ a'on*an iga'a .olt: Sa.annah (let(.el ne, &8ts'hat$ A
sa&8t&8.al a't tes', a,it a+ar, his' %elel)ss(ge tel&es tu5at8*an
.8las'totta e't a hi.at8st$ <86s ,2g( a+arta &uttatni Lu+e
?uentint, 5e enn(l is &o**an .8g0ott arra, hog0 Sa.annah
*i'tons8g*an leg0en$
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s'o,or7an (s *elet2r)5)n$ Sa.annah s'2rn0en hi8n0o'ni %og ne+i,
*8r ,(g a't se, tu5ta, Co, *eleeg0e'i+3e a 5olog*a$ Sa&nos
,eg.olt a' es(l0 r8, hog0 ne,et ,on5$ >(g Luis8t-l is ,eg
+ellett +(r5e'nie$
3 J-$ De ,(g ,a este h:.5 %el Ja6+ Jonest is$ K(r5 ,eg, hog0
8ll:tson eg0 'sarut a la+8so5ho'$
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.an, (s ne, ,eg0e+ seho.8$ 3 >iut8n letette a tele%ont, ,(gis
%elh:.ta Ja6+et, hog0 el,on5&a, ,i t2rt(nt$ A %(r%i tel&esen
eg0et(rtett >uriellel$
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), ne, hinn(,, hog0 lenne ,ers'e %ol0tatni a &8t(+ot e'en a
4onton t7l$ Ne, tu5o, el+(4'elni, hog0 *8r+it is r8 tu5na .enni,
hog0 el+a4&a (s *8ntsa a l8n0o5at$ /g0 *2rt2n.iselt s'o6io4at8na+
ne, lehet t7l +iter&e5t is,erets(gi +2re$ Bi'tos ) 8ll a h8tt(r*en$
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hog0 r85 i&ess'en, 5e e' 6sa+ 1res %en0eget)'(s$ Ug0an ne,
%oga5hat l8togat-+at, 5e .ala+in +eres't1l ,(gis6sa+ 1'enete+et
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tehete5 +i .es'(l0ne+ a g0ere+e5et$ /l +ellene +1l5eni .ala,i
*i'tons8gos hel0re, aho.8 n(h8n0 e,*ere, is el+:s(rhetn($
Sa&n8lo,, AleDa, tu5o,, ,il0en nehe'e5re esi+ ,egho'ni e't a
52nt(st$
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.(gig a' ar68n$ Sa.annah .olt a ,in5ene, ne, eshetett
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a+art i&es'teni, 5e a' -.atoss8g sohase, 8rt$ A hel0'et a++or se,
lett .olna so++al &o**, ha ne, ?uentin os'togat&a a' utas:t8so+at$
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eg0et(rtett >uriellel, *8r AleDa eg08ltal8n ne, i'gult ,aga ,iatt$
/g0 1g0(s' ,egg0il+ol8s8ho' a'(rt nag0 .a+,er)s(g +ellett, a,i
ne, is .allott .olna ?uentinre$ Sa.annah +is'e,el(se a'on*an
ann8l in+8**, %)leg ha sa&8t ,aga +a4arinthatta .olna ,eg a
l8n0t$ s Ja6+ne+ tal8n e**en is iga'a .olt$ A+8r+i is :rogatta a
le.ele+et, ahho' ne, .enn( a *8tors8got, hog0 *e.8ltsa a
%en0eget(se+et$ De +i lehetett *i'tos e**enM =a (&t na44all8 t(.e
e'en r8g-5n8na+, a' %el)r2ln( ,in5en ere&1+et$ Sa.annah ,ost
*8rhol &o** hel0en lenne, ,int Ne@ Aor+*an, &-llehet AleDa
se&tette, hog0 ne, %og tets'eni ne+i a 5olog$ =is' +i a+arn8
itthag0ni a *ar8tait, a' an0&8t .ag0 a' is+ol8&8t, +1l2n2sen a
*allag8s el)tti utols- h-na4o+*anM /hhe' eg0etlen tin(5'serne+
se, lett .olna +e5.e$
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reggel h(t+or +elt, (s %elh:.ta Co,ot$ A %(r%i a'on a +ar6os reggeli
hang&8n s'-lt *ele a tele%on*a, a,el0et AleDa ol0 &-l is,ert$ A n)
+(r5(s(re .8las'ol.a Co, el,on5ta, hog0 Sa.annah (44 a ,8si+
s'o*8*an .an$ H(l -ra ,7l.a a+arta+ reggeli'ni, ut8na 4e5ig
s'erette+ .olna el,enni ,(g 48r +2rre, ,iel)tt 5(lut8n
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a +ilen6 -ra+or in5ul- &8rattal a+art to.8**,enni Iharleston*a$
3 Bont e,iatt h:.la+ 3 s'a+:totta %(l*e AleDa$ A hang&a
%8ra5tan 6sengett$ 3 Ne, ho'hato5 ha'a Sa.annah3t$
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AleDa$ A n) 4r-*8lta ,egn0ugtatni, 5e ne, .olt eg0s'er9, his'en
sen+i se, tu5hatta, ,i les'$
3 s .ele5 ,i .an, LeDieM >in5en ren5*enM 3 A'-ta, hog0
AleDa +il(4ett a' (let(*)l, Co, ne, s'-l:totta :g0, ,(g e3,ail*en
se,$
3 /l a+aro, :t(ltetni a't a s'2rn0etegetK Carto'o, ann0i.al
a' 8l5o'ato+ 6sal85&8na+, hog0 legal8** s'8' (.re le6su+ato,, 5e
ne, a g0ere+e, (lete 8r8nK
3 Ne, tarto'ol sen+ine+ se,,i.el 3 .8las'olt +o,oran Co,$
3 Bi'tos .ag0 *enne, hog0 %ol0tatni a+aro5 a' 1g0etM
3 Igen$ >in5&8rt t7l les'e+ ra&ta$ >8&usra t9't(+ +i a
t8rg0al8st$ Sa.annah3na+ n8la5 +ellene ,ara5nia a55ig 3 ,on5ta,
(s le4le'ni se, 4r-*8lta, ,enn0ire els'o,or:t&a e' a +il8t8s$
3 rte,$ =a a *i'tons8ga (r5e+(*en ,(g to.8** +ell
,ara5nia, a't is ,egol5o,$ 3 C:' (. ut8n e' .olt a' els)
*es'(lget(s1+, (s AleDa eg08ltal8n ne, s'8,:tott r8, hog0 Co,
enn0ire ,eg(rt) les'$ S)t, ,intha )t is %(ltette .olna$
3 C(n0leg ne, o+o'na gon5otM 3 Ne, a+arta s'-*a ho'ni
Luis8t, 5e ,in5+etten tu5t8+, hog0 r8 gon5ol$
3 >in5ent elint('e+ 3 *i'tos:totta AleD8t$ 3 A++or ,ost ,i
leg0enM Ce ,on5o5 ,eg ne+i, .ag0 ne+e, +elleneM Cal8n
s'e,(l0esen &o** .olna a tu5t8ra a5ni, ,int tele%onon$ 3 A n) ne,
s':.esen l8tta *e, 5e Co,na+ iga'a .olt$ 3 A't8n 4e5ig
,iha,ara** ha'a +ellene in5ulnun+, ne,M n a +ilen6-rai &8rattal
re41lte, .olna, 5e a' a g(4 6sa+ (&%(lre (rne ha'a$ Jo**, ha ,ost
a'onnal s'e5&1+ a s8tor%8n+at, (s eg0 +or8**i g(4re .8ltun+
&eg0et$ 3 >intha el a+arta .olna +er1lni, hog0 ha&nali eg0+or +ell&en
Sa.annah3.al *e8ll:tania Luis8ho'$ I5e&(*en ha'a a+art (rni, (s
elren5e'ni a l8n08t$ /g0(*+(nt eg0 &-+ora h8'*an la+ta+$ Co,
,in5+(t %eles(g(.el ott (lt, :g0 AleDa is 7g0 is,erte, ,int a
ten0er(t$ <engeteg .en5(gs'o*a .olt *enne, ahol Sa.annah3t
els'8ll8solhatt8+$ A n)t ross'ull(t +er1lgette, .alah8n0s'or
*elegon5olt a hel0'et*e$ /g08ltal8n ne, a+arta o5a+1l5eni a
l8n08t, 5e Ne@ Aor+*an .(g+(44 ne, ,ara5hatott$ Isa+is
Iharleston*a ,ehetett$
3 Be tu5n85 :ratni eg0 ottani is+ol8*aM 3 tu5a+olta AleDa$
3 A &2.) h(ten elint('e,$ >a&5 h:.la+, hog0 ,el0i+ &8rattal
,eg01n+$
3 Cal8l+o''un+ a re41l)t(ren, n(h8n0 5olgot ,(g 2ss'e
a+aro+ 6so,agolni ne+i, (s el is a+aro+ +2s'2nni t)le$ 3 A' el.8l8s
,in5+ett)&1+ s'8,8ra neh(' les', AleDa s'e,(*e a'onnal
+2nn0e+ g09lte+, a,int letette a tele%ont$ A' a'(rt n(,i
,eg+2nn0e**1l(ssel t2lt2tte el, hog0 Sa.annah *i'tons8ga
(r5e+(*en Co, +(s' .olt seg:teni, ug0ana++or sa&n8lta a l8n08t,
a,i(rt il0en hel0'et*e ho''a, (s ,ag8t is 4ers'e, ,ert
rettenetesen ,ag8n0os les' n(l+1le$
H(l -ra ,7l.a Sa.annah h:.ta s:r.a:
3 An0u, (n e't ne, tehete,$ Ne, ,ehete+ ,ost el$$$ Be +ell
%e&e'ne, a' is+ol8t$$$ (s r85 is nag0 s'1+s(ge, .anK 3 'o+ogta$
AleD8t ,a&5ne, ele,(s'tette a' 2n.85$
3 Dr8gas8go,, enne+ ,ost :g0 +ell lennie$ /g0 el,e*eteg
%en0eget) le.ele+et :rogat ne+e5, te ,aga5 se, a+arhats' il0en
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(s ig0e+e'ett ,eg.igas'talni )t$ /' a hel0'et ,in5h8r,u+at
ro44ant +elle,etlen1l (rintette$
3 >eg %ogla+ l8togatni, :g(re,K 3 6sit:tgatta AleDa, (s
4r-*8lta %(lretenni a' ellen(r'(seit$ , ) ,aga se, .olt
,egg0)')** eg0 els'ont0olo5ott +isg0ere+n(l, r8a58sul
rettenetesen sa&n8lta a l8n08t$ =irtelen 5ur.8n +i +ell s'a+:tania a
+2rn0e'et(*)l, (s eg0 .as8rna4i a4u+a gon5&aira *:'ni eg0 ol0an
.8ros*an, a,el0et ne, is is,er
3 Ng0se, &2ss' elK 3 s'i4ogta a l8n0$ 3 Irt-'ol att-l a hel0t)l$
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o5a$
3 Kis *utuso,, h8t 4ers'e hog0 ,eg0e+, ha eg0s'er ott
.ag0K =i55 el, ne, is %og so+8ig tartani, tal8n ,(g (l.e'e5 is
,a&5$ s ott is &8rhats' is+ol8*a$
3 Ne, a+aro, otthag0ni a sulit a' utols- (.*enK 3 tilta+o'ott,
5e g0orsan r8&2tt, hog0 a' ellens'eg1l(s tel&esen hat8stalan$ A
s'1lei (.e+ -ta el)s'2r l(4te+ %2l eg01tt .ala,i(rt, (s a 52nt(s1+
.(gleges .olt$ Sa.annah3na+ a t8rg0al8sig el +ellett hag0nia Ne@
Aor+ot, (s e'en ,8r se,,i se, .8lto'tathatott$ A l8n0 ,(g
4er6e+ig s:rt, AleDa 4e5ig ig0e+e'ett ,egn0ugtatni$ >eg:g(rte,
hog0 5(lut8n +i,eg0 ho''8 a re4t(rre el*76s7'ni$
3 >it 6so,agol&a+ 2ss'eM 3 +(r5e'te Sa.annah3t-l, a l8n0
,eg el+e'5te sorolni a 5olgo+at$ >(g ,in5ig s'i4ogott, 5e ,8r
.ala,enn0ire 2ss'es'e5te ,ag8t$ 3 >in5+(t r-'sas':n 4ul6si,at
,eg+a4hato5 3 a&8nlotta AleDa, (s hal.8n0 ,osol0 &elent ,eg
+2nn08'tatta ar68n$
3 s a' 7& %e+ete +2r2,6i4)5et isM 3 Sa.annah is ,a&5ne,
,egn0ugo5ott ,8r, 5e taga5hatatlanul nag0 so++ (rte, ahog0 a
s'1leit is$ >in5en ol0an g0orsan t2rt(nt$
3 J-, ren5*en .an 3 eg0e'ett *ele a' an0&a, h8tha e' seg:t$ 3
Ei55 a't isK Ne, a5o5 ,aga5 t7l +2nn0en$
3 De ,i .an, ha a4u %eles(ge ut8lni %ogM >(g sohase,
tal8l+o'ta, .ele$ Cal8n ne, n('i ,a&5 &- s'e,,el, ha ott les'e+$ 3
Sa.annah eg(s'en 48ni+*a esett$ AleDa 7g0 .(lte, a l8n0a t7l
%ino,an %ogal,a'$ Sa.annah (.e+en +eres't1l a't hallotta t)le,
hog0 Luisa eg0 el.iselhetetlen *estia$
3 A4a ,a&5 .ig08' r85$ Ne, 2r2+re ,(s', 6sa+ h8ro,
h-na4r-l .an s'-$ A &2.) h(ten ,eg4r-*8lo+ elugrani ho''85$
3 A&8nlo, is, ,ert ha ne, &2ss', ha'as'2+2,K
3 >eg ne 4r-*8l5K 3 ,on5ta AleDa s'igor7an, *8r tu5ta, hog0
a l8n0a ne, tenne il0et$ >in5ig is ,eg*:'hat- g0ere+ .olt, (s
,ost is a' les', &-llehet ,(g sohase, +er1lt il0en hel0'et*e$ 3
>eg0e+ 4a+olni$ =a,arosan tal8l+o'un+, 5r8g8,$
Co, t:' 4er6 ,7l.a h:.ta, hog0 elin5ulta+ Eer,ont3*-l, (s a
hat-rai &8ratra %oglalt hel0et, a,i %(l +ilen6re (r Iharleston*a$
<e,(lte, hog0 n(g0re .ag0 2tre a Kenne50 re41l)t(ren lehetne+$
3 N(g0re +int les'e+ a 6so,ago++al$ =:.& a ,o*ilo,on, ha
o5a(rtete+K 3 s ,ega5ta Co,na+ a s'8,8t, a,it e55ig ,(g 6sa+
.(letlen1l se, tett .olna ,eg$ A %(r%i ,in52ss'e a' e3,ail 6:,(t
tu5ta, 5e ,ostant-l %og.a eg01tt +ellett ,9+25ni1+$ 3 A' /g0es1lt
ter,in8lon .8rla+ *ennete+et$
3 Siete+, ahog0 6sa+ *:ro+, hog0 ,(g eg01tt lehessete+ eg0
+i6sit$ Sa.annah el(gg( +i*orult$ 3 De a,enn0re Co, ,eg tu5ta
:t(lni, AleDa se, .olt &o** hangulat*an$ >(gis Luisa +(s'1lt +i a
legin+8**, ,iut8n a %(r%i %elh:.ta, (s tu5atta .ele a %e&le,(n0e+et$
3 >on55, te tel&esen ,eg)r1lt(lM >i a', hog0 i5e ho'o5M Ne,
tehets' il0etK Dais0 ,(g 6sa+ a l(te'(s(r)l se, tu5$ 3 Dais0ne+
h:.t8+ a t:'(.es l8n0u+at, a+i ,iatt r8.ette Co,ot, hog0 s'a+:tson
AleD8.al, (s t(r&en .iss'a ho''8$ A %(r%i AleD8.al +2t2tt h8'ass8ga
i5e&(n Luisa %1t01lt a %iai+ra, (s n0ol6 tel&es (.ig %el(&1+ se,
n('ett$ /g0 teDasi ola&,8gn8s ,iatt hag0ta el a %(r&(t (s +(t
+is%i8t, 5e a,int a ,8so5i+ %(r&e ,eghalt, eg0*)l .iss'a a+arta
+a4ni a r(gi (let(t$ >(g eg0 8rtatlan +is*a*8t is %elhas'n8lt a 6(l&ai
el(r(se (r5e+(*en, Co, 4e5ig *8rg07n *e5)lt ne+i$ A'-ta
+eser9en ,eg*8nta a' eg(s'et, 5e ,8r ne, .iss'a+o'hatott$
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g0er,e+e .olt$
3 A++or &o**, ha ,iel)** el,on5o5 ne+i 3 tan86solta
s'en.telen1l Luis8na+$ Dais0 se,,it se, tu5ott a n).(r(r)l, se,
a' a4&a ,8so5i+ h8'ass8g8r-l$ 3 >a este (r+e'1n+, (s ne,
+(n0s'er:thete, Sa.annah3t, hog0 .ala+i ,8sna+ a5&a +i ,ag8t$
44 e' hi8n0'i+ s'eg(n0ne+K
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Eag0 ,egint 2ss'e&2tt(l a' an0&8.alM Ug0e, err)l .an s'-M
3 AleD8t t:' (.e ,ost l8tta, el)s'2r$ A l8n0un+ (lete +o,ol0
.es'(l0*en %orog$ =a'a.is'e, )t, Luisa, a+8r tets'i+ ne+e5, a+8r
ne,$
3 >il0en s'e,(t ala+ .ag0 teK >in5ig is tu5ta,, hog0 .iss'a
%ogs' ,enni AleDa s'o+n08&a ,2g($ 3 Luisa nag0on &-l tu5ta, hog0
a %(r&e ne, s'ereti )t, 5e e' eg08ltal8n ne, 'a.arta$ /g0s'er9en
6sa+ .iss'a a+arta s'ere'ni Co,ot (s a r(gi (let(t, a,i+or 7g0
tartotta +e5.e$ /' a t2rt(net ,in5ig (s +i'8r-lag r-la s'-lt$
3 AleDa e55ig a s':ne,et se, a+arta l8tni, a,it tel&esen ,eg
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.oltun+$ /g0e51l a'(rt 8llt ,ost s'-*a .ele,, ,ert Sa.annah3t
*i'tons8g*an s'eretn( tu5ni$ Eala+i %en0egeti a l8n0un+at$
Eal-s':n9leg a''al a' 1gg0el 2ss'e%1gg(s*en, a,in a' an0&a ,ost
5olgo'i+$ =a'a +ell ho'no, Sa.annah3tK Cal8n eg0 ha&s'8lon ,7li+
a' (lete$ 3 /g0s'er9en ne, hitte el, hog0 ,(g ,in5ig e'en
.itat+o'na+$ Luis8*a s'e,ern0i +e5.ess(g .ag0 eg01tt(r'(s se,
s'orult$ Soha ne, lett .olna +(4es arra, a,it AleDa tett a %iai(rt$
Be5ig a sors %ur6sa &8t(+8*-l +i%ol0-lag ,ost ne+i +ellett .olna
gon5ot .iselnie AleDa g0er,e+(re$ Eolt %eles(ge h(t (.ig ne.elte
Luisa %iait$
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51h2ng2tt a %eles(ge$
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+elle,ess( a' ott3tart-'+o58s8t, a,enn0ire 6sa+ lehet$
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3 +(r5e'te g0ana+.-an a %eles(ge$
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-r8&a 5er1lt +i a 5olog$ Sa.annah a ,7lt este 7&a** %en0eget)
le.elet +a4ott$
3 A s':n(t se, a+aro, l8tni a l8n0o5na+, (s e't +o,ol0an
gon5olo,$ A&8nlo,, hog0 ne +er1l&2n a s'e,e, el(K 3 Co,
.al-s8ggal is'on0o5ott ett)l a n)t)l$ >eg*9nh)52tt a'(rt, a,it
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se,,i ere&e (s *8tors8ga ne, .olt eg0 7&a** .8l8sho'$ >eg*(+(lt
a sors8.al, 5e el(g nag0 8rat %i'etett (rte$
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a .er,onti s'8llo58t$ A l8n0 ,a&5ne, eg(s' 7ton 6sen5*en .olt,
(s *8natosan +(,lelt +i a' a*la+on$ Co, a''al .igas'talta, hog0
,eg %og&a s'eretni Iharlestont, (s %ol0ton *i'on0gatta, ,il0en
*ol5og, a,i(rt eg01tt les'ne+, 5e Sa.annah l8that-an ne, .olt
*es'(5es +e5.(*en, (s a' a4&a eg0 i5) ut8n %ela5ta a
+:s(rlete'(st, hag0ta, hog0 a sa&8t gon5olatai*a ,er1lhessen$
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ut8n$
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Sa.annah +e5.en6 ruh8it, (s ,in5ent, a,ire a' is+ol8*an .ag0 a
s'a*a5i5e&(*en s'1+s(ge lehet$ A'o+at a 5ara*o+at is gon5osan
el6so,agolta, a,el0e+et t)le +(rt +2l6s2n a l8n0$ Fss'e+(s':tette
a tan+2n0.eit, a +e5.en6 'en(it, (s +(t &8t(+ ,a6it is
*e6se,4(s'ett a t8s+8*a$ Sa.annah +is+or8*an &8ts'ott .el1+
utol&8ra, 5e a' an0&a 7g0 gon5olta, ,ost %el %og&a 5o*ni a
l8t.8n0u+$ =a lett .olna r8 ,-5, AleDa ,ag8t is *e6so,agol&a a
*)r2n5*e$ Nag0on s'en.e5ett t)le, hog0 el +ell .8lnia a l8n08t-l,
5e ne, tehette+ ,8st$
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%oga5ta a 5olgot$ B8r,it gon5olt is r-la, e'7ttal *i'al,at +ellett
s'a.a'nia ne+i$
3 Alig ,ara5t i5e&e in5ul8s el)tt 2ss'e+a4ni ,ag8t$ =8ro, &-l
,egter,ett 6so,ag +:s(ret(*en n(g0re si+er1lt +i(rnie a
re4t(rre$ Co, %(l -ra ,7l.a h:.ta, hog0 t:'4er6n0ire .anna+$
A,i+or ,eg(r+e'te+, Sa.annah +i.8g-5ott a' aut-*-l, (s
eg0enesen a' an0&a +ar&8*a s'ala5t$ A l8n0 is,(t g2r6s2s s:r8s*a
+e'5ett, (s a' eg01tt t2lt2tt i5) nag0 r(s'e a''al telt, hog0 AleDa
4r-*8lt lel+et 2nteni *el($ O0eng(5en si,ogatta a ha&8t, a,i a
,egs'-lal8sig hasonl:tott a' 2.(he', 2lelgette, .igas'talta,
,eg:g(rte, hog0 ha,arosan ,egl8togat&a, (s a''al *i'tatta, hog0
eg0+ett)re elteli+ ,a&5 e' a +is i5)$ Co,,al alig tu5ott .8ltani 48r
s'-t$ A %(r%i s'o,or7an n('te )+et, ne, a+art 7t*an lenni, :g0
5is'+r(ten %(lre.onult$ A't8n el(r+e'ett a' in5ul8s i5e&e$ A %(r%i
,eg.ette Sa.annah re41l)&eg0(t, AleDa .is'ont ragas'+o5ott
ho''8, hog0 ) %i'essen a 4ogg08s'o+ s7l0t2**lete ,iatt, .(g1l
4e5ig +2nn0es *76s7t .ette+ eg0,8st-l$ A n) ne, tu5ta eg(s'en
el+:s(rni )+et, ,ert ne, .olt &eg0e$
3 S'eretle+ 3 is,(telte 7&ra ,eg 7&ra, (s Sa.annah 7g0
6s1gg2tt ra&ta, a+8r eg0 +isg0er,e+$ Co, .(g1l g0eng(5en
8t+arolta, (s %ino,an el.onta a' an0&8t-l, 5e +2'*en ,in5+(t n)
s:rt$
3 Eig08'' ,aga5raK 3 ,on5ta Sa.annah %e&e %2l2tt AleD8na+$
3 Zg(re,, &- hel0e les' n8la,, 6sa+ te is 1g0el& a *i'tons8go5raK 3
AleDa *-lintott, (s ,eg+2s'2nte ne+i a seg:ts(get, a't8n in5ulniu+
+ellett$ A *i'tons8gi ellen)r'(s ut8n *e6se++olta+, ,a&5 elt9nte+
AleDa s'e,e el)l$
>(g a++or is +2nn0e'ett, a,i+or taDit %ogott, hog0
.iss'a,en&en a .8ros*a$ Cel&esen +i,er1lt, ,ire .iss'a(rt a
la+8s8*a (s %elh:.ta a' an0&8t$
3 Na, hog0 ,entM 3 +(r5e'te >uriel$ /g(s' 5(lut8n a l8n0o+ra
gon5olt, (s i'gult (rt1+$
3 <ettenetes .olt$ De Co, nag0on ren5esen .isel+e5ett$ A
+2.et+e') h(t.(g(n ,eg4r-*8lo, ,egl8togatni )+et 3 ,on5ta
AleDa s'o,or7an$ /l+(4'elni se, tu5ta, hog0 %og&a Sa.annah
n(l+1l +i*:rni a' el+2.et+e'en5) n(g0 h-na4ot$ <8a58sul )ss'el
%)is+ol8ra ,eg0$ K2'2s +is (let1+ne+ ha,arosan 7g0is .(ge
s'a+a5 ,a&5, 5e ,8r ,ost el +ellett .8lniu+$
3 /ste %el %ogo, h:.ni 3 :g(rte >uriel *8natosan$
/l+eser:tette, hog0 enn0ire %el*ol05ult a' (let1+$ 3 Ne, a+ars'
n8la, .a6sor8'niM 3 in.it8lta +e5.esen AleD8t, 5e a l8n0a ne, (lt
a lehet)s(ggel$ Cel&esen +i+(s'1lt a re4t(ri &elenett)l, alig *:rta
el.iselni, ha Sa.annah s:r$
3 >a ne,$ Bele a+aro+ 'uhanni a' 8g0a,*a, (s +i a+aro,
*)gni ,aga,at$
3 S'2rn0en (r'e, ,aga,$ Cal8n ne, .olt iga'a,, a,i+or
a't tan86solta,, hog0 +1l55 Iharleston*a$ De t(n0leg 7g0
gon5olta,, &o** a *(+ess(g$ s *8r,i+or 8tugorhats' ho''8, eg0
.a6sor8ra$ 3 Cu5ta, ,il0en ,ag8n0os les' a l8n0a a' uno+8&a
n(l+1l$
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tele%ont, .al-*an a't tette, a,it :g(rt$ Be,8s'ott a' 8g0*a,
,ag8ra h7'ta a ta+ar-t, (s ala4osan +is:rta ,ag8t$

7$ %e&e'et

A re41l)7t +2r1l*el1l +(t -r8ig tartott$ Sa.annah 6sen5*en
1lt a hel0(n, (s +2nn0e'.e *8,ult +i a' a*la+on$ A' 7t .(g(n r2.i5
i5)re els'un5:tott$ C7l hirtelen &2tt a ,egr8'+-5tat8s$ /l +ell
hag0nia a' otthon8t, a' an0&8t-l .al- el.8l8sr-l ,8r ne, is
*es'(l.e$ /g0i+)&1+ se, s'8,:tott r8, hog0 sor +er1lhet erre$ Co,
s'eretettel n('te a l8n08t, ,i+2'*en alu5t, (s %ino,an r8ter:tett
eg0 ta+ar-t$ Cu5ta, hog0 Sa.annah els)sor*an a' ) elt(.el0e5(se
(s t8.ol,ara58sa ,iatt +2t)52tt ol0an er)sen a' an0&8ho'$ AleDa
,in5ent ,egtett .olna a l8n08(rt, a+ine+ ,ost n(l+1le +ellett
*ol5ogulnia eg0 tel&esen is,eretlen .il8g*an$ s ,(g 6sa+ ne, is
.8rt8+ t8rt +aro++al, s)t, eg0enesen %en0eget(sne+ te+intett(+ a'
(r+e'(s(t$ Co, &oggal tartott Luis8t-l$ A %eles(ge ne, (44 a
,eleg s':.(r)l .olt h:res$ Sa.annah ,eg&elen(se 4e5ig 858'
ellen8ll8st %og +i.8ltani a r(s'(r)l$ A' ass'on0 ,8r +i is 8sta a
6sata*8r5ot$ /'t reggel .il8gosan a' (rt(s(re a5ta$ >i.el Co, &-l
is,erte )t, a't is *i'tosra .ette, hog0 a nehe'e ,(g h8tra.an$
/r)s '2++en(ssel (rte+ %2l5et a 6harlestoni +i%ut-48l08n$
Sa.annah %el(*re5t, (s ,egle4etten *8,ult a' a4&8ra$ /g0 r2.i5
i5eig a't se, tu5ta, hol .an (s +i.el, 5e a't8n ,eg4illantotta a'
a4&a ar68t, (s ,in5en a' es'(*e &utott$
3 >eg(r+e't1n+, +i6si,$ Fr1l2+, hog0 s'un5:tott8l eg0et$
S'1+s(ge5 .olt r8$ 3 A l8n0 8l,osan *-logatott, ,a&5 *e+a46solta
a ,o*il&8t, a,el0en ,8r 1'enet .8rta a' an0&8t-l: SS'eretle+$
=a,arosan tal8l+o'un+$T Co, hangle&t(se eg0s'erre ,(g
5(liese**ne+ t9nt$ J ,ost ,8r ha'a(r+e'ett$ Sa.annah .is'ont
nag0on3nag0on t8.ol +er1lt a' otthon8t-l, hontalan l(le+ne+
(re'te ,ag8t$
A' a4&8t +2.et.e les'8llt a g(4r)l, (s %el.ett(+ a
6so,ag&ai+at: a l8n0 h8ro, hatal,as 4a++&8t, Co, +ise** t8s+8&8t
(s a s:%els'erel(s(t$ A l8n0(t AleDa ha'a.itte$ /g0 hor58r seg:tett
+o6sin +itolni a 4ogg08s'u+at, ,a&5 Co, taDit h:.ott$ Sa.annah
*e1lt a' a4&a ,ell(, (s n('el)52tt a' 7t alatt$ =allotta, hog0 a'
a4&a eg0 *i'on0os >t$ Bleasant3i 6:,et a5 ,eg, ,ert
Iharlestonna+ a'on a r(s'(n la+ott$
3 /,l(+s'el ,(g IharlestonraM 3 (r5e+l)52tt +e5.esen Co,,
,ire Sa.annah ,egr8'ta a %e&(t$ O02n02r9s(gesen s'(4 .olt,
ahog0 s:na5r8g*an, 4ul-.er*en, +e'(*en a 5'se+i&(.el ott 1lt
,ellette$ =a&a aran0l- %ol0a,+(nt ter1lt s'(t a h8t8n, (s
*7'a.ir8g+(+ s'e,e 6so58latosan rag0ogott$ Bontosan 7g0 n('ett
+i, ,int a' an0&a, a,i+or anna+ i5e&(n tal8l+o'ta+, (s e' Luisa
%ig0el,(t se, %og&a el+er1lni$ AleDa 6sa+ n(g0 (..el .olt i5)se**,
,int ,ost a l8n0a, a,i+or Co, *eles'eretett, ,iut8n a' el)')
%eles(ge elhag0ta )t ,eg a %iai+at$ <o,o+*an he.ert, 5e ol0an
*ol5ogs8g .8rta AleDa ol5al8n, a,ir)l ,(g 6sa+ ne, is 8l,o5ott$
=(t (..el +(s)** a'on*an Luisa +i.etette r8 a h8l-&8t, ) 4e5ig
tel&esen *elega*al0o5ott$ O0a+orta .(giggon5olta a t2rt(nte+et$ A
lel+e ,(l0(n tu5ta, ,in5en *1ntet(st ,eg(r5e,elt, a,i +i&utott
ne+i$ De AleDa lel+(*e is +eg0etlen1l *eleg8'olt, a n) %8&5al,a
4e5ig ,it se, en0h1lt a'-ta$ /'t eg0*)l (s're.ette, a,int
,eg4illantotta$ Co, eg(s'en a55ig 7g0 (re'te, ,8r eleget
hi*8'tatta ,ag8t, (s nag0on re,(lte, hog0 ,ostanra a n) is
t7l&utott a 6sal-58son$ , a %8&5alo, ug0anol0an ele.enen (lt a
n) s'e,(*en, ,int anna+ i5e&(n$ A %(r%i ,in5en8ron seg:teni a+art
ne+i: gon5&8t %og&a .iselni a g0er,e+1+ne+, (s ,in5ent el+2.et
(rte$ /'7ttal ne, enge5te, hog0 Luisa ,eg8ll:tsa, ahog0 a'el)tt
ann0is'or si+er1lt ne+i$ B8r,it ,egtett .olna Sa.annah3(rt, his'en
) is a g0er,e+e .olt$
3 A't his'e,, a sulira ,(g e,l(+s'e, 3 ,on5ta Sa.annah
ell8g0ul.a$ 3 Cal8n a h8'ra (s a +ertre$$$ ,eg =enr0re (s Cra.isre
is$ 3 A %(ltest.(reir)l i,,8r t:' (.e ne, tu5ott se,,it$
/n0he i5) %oga5ta )+et$ Ne@ Aor+*an ta.ass'al .olt il0en,
ne, 4e5ig a t(l +ell)s +2'e4(n$ A r2.i5 aut-+8'8s alatt a l8n0na+
eg(s' ,elege lett a .astag 4ul-.er*en$ Ci'en2t 4er6 alatt *e(rte+
Iharleston*a, ahol ,egs'8,l8lhatatlanul so+ te,4lo,toron0
,agaso5ott$ Sa.annah )s'inte (r5e+l)5(ssel n('te a
6so58latosan s'(4 r(gi h8'a+at, a,el0e+ ,ellett elsuhanta+$
Eala,enn0it 4as'tells':n9 .a+olat, +o.86solt.as +a4u (s
er+(l0r86s 5:s':tette$ A te+int(l0es +or7 (41lete+ ren5+:.1l
,:.ese+ .olta+, (s +e5.es, -5on hi5a+ :.elte+ 8t a' a4r-6s+a
s'igete+re$ A ha&-++al teli +i+2t) len09g2') l8t.8n0t n07&tott,
%)+(nt .itorl8so+ 4ihente+ *enne$ Co, ,eg,utatta a +i+2t) %2l(
,agaso5- Su,ter3er)52t, ahol a' a,eri+ai 4olg8rh8*or7
+e'5)52tt$ Iharlestont 8thatotta a s'(4s(g (s a t2rt(nele,$ AleDa
a D(l, .ag0 in+8** a' eg(s' .il8g leg+84r8'atosa** (++2.(ne+
tartotta e't a .8rost, ,iel)tt ,egg09l2lte .olna$ A ,agas %8+ra
tele4e5) ,oha ,(g %e*ru8r*an is '2l5ellt$ >i+2'*en a' >t$
Bleasant neg0e5 %el( tartotta+, a' a4&a ,egis,ertette .ele a
t2lg0%8+at$
3 =olna4 ,egn(''1+ a .8rost 3 :g(rte, (s ,eg%ogta a +e'(t$
A l8n0 h)siesen ,osol0ogni 4r-*8lt, (s *-logatott$ >in5en ann0ira
is,eretlenne+ hatott, ,intha eg0 ,8si+ *ol0g-ra 6s244ent .olna$
A'onnal (re'ni lehetett, hog0 D(len eg(s' ,8s a +ult7ra, a'
(let,-5, a ,7lt tel&esen 8thatotta a &elent$ /g0 7& .il8g %oga5ta a'
(s'a+r-l (r+e') l8togat-t$ Sa.annah 7g0 (re'te ,ag8t, ,int a+i
a' 9r*en le*eg, *8r ,in5a', a,it l8tott, len09g2'te$ >intha a
.8ros 6sa+ t2rt(nele,*)l (s s'(4s(g*)l (41lt .olna$ A 5(lie+
*1s'+(n )ri't(+ t2rt(nel,i hag0o,8n0ai+at$ A,i+or a' is+ol8*an
a' a,eri+ai 4olg8rh8*or7r-l tanulta+, a' a4&8.al is ,eg a+arta
.itatni a t(,8t, a+i +a48s*-l +i&a.:totta a s'-has'n8lat8t$ Co,
+2.et+e'etesen +(t 8lla, +2'2tti h8*or7r-l *es'(lt, ,ert %el%og8sa
s'erint ne, eg0etlen ors'8g 4olg8rai 6sa4ta+ 2ss'e eg0+or,
hane, a' Uni- (s a Kon%25er86i- ha5seregei$ Co, ,in5en
4or6i+8&8*-l sug8r'ott, hog0 5(li s'8r,a'8s7: itt s'1letett, (s a
6sal85&a g02+erei is i5e +2t2tt(+, a,ire ,(rhetetlen1l *1s'+e .olt$
A,i+or Sa.annah a''al 8llt el) a' an0&8na+, hog0 a' a4&a :'ig3
.(rig 5(li 7rie,*er, a n) ,in5ig +it(rt a .8las' el)l$ AleD8.al
6s244et se, .isel+e5ett 7rie,*er ,-5&8ra, 5e eg0(*+(nt .al-*an
ro44ant el)'(+en0 .olt$ /' ug0an ne, tette &-.8, a,it ellene
el+2.etett, 5e taga5hatatlanul +elle,es .olt a t8rsas8ga$
A' i5)s %e+ete taDiso%)r +1l2n2sen l8g0 +ie&t(ssel *es'(lt,
a,i 'ene .olt Sa.annah %1l(ne+$ =a 5(li e,*ere++el tal8l+o'ott,
,in5ig a' a4&a &utott a' es'(*e, (s sohase, %ele&tette el
,ege,l:teni Co, 5(l3+arolinai s'8r,a'8s8t$ Sa.annah3t is
*1s'+es(ggel t2lt2tte el ,in5e', *8r a' ) st:lusa, a s'o+8sai (s a
+ult7r8&a eg0 t)sg02+eres Ne@ Aor+3ira .allott$ Z'ig3.(rig &en+i .olt,
a+8r6sa+ a' an0&a$
A' a4&a 7t+2'*en ol0an h8'a+at ,utatott ne+i, a,el0e+ ,(g
a 4olg8rh8*or7 el)tt (41lte+, (s ,egs'8,l8lhatatlanul so+
,a6s+a+2.es ut68n '2t0+2l)5te+ .(gig$ A4&a el,on58sa s'erint a
%ran6ia neg0e5*en &8rta+, a,it ,8sna4 s'int(n s'8n5(+8*an 8tt
,eg,utatni ne+i$ K(t %ol0- s'elte 8t a .8rost: a Ioo4er (s a'
Ashle0$ A B8l,8+ s'iget(n (s a Sulli.an Islan5en 8ll:t-lag
%antas'ti+us tenger4arti stran5o+ sora+o'na+$ >elege** i5)*en
ne, lehet +ihag0ni a' (l,(n0t$ B8r a .8ros +i6sin0 .olt, so+
4rogra,,al s'olg8lt$ C2** %)is+ol8.al *1s'+(l+e5hetett, a
+8.(h8'a+*an he,'segte+ a 5i8+o+, a' ig(n0es *olto+*an 4e5ig
2r2, .olt a .8s8rl8s$ Co, eg0s'er 6sa+ o5a%or5ult Sa.annah3ho',
(s ,eg+(r5e'te, .an3e &ogos:t.8n0a$ Pa.ar*a &2tt, hog0 ,(g
enn0it se, tu5 r-la, 5e h8t e'en ,8r ne, .8lto'tathatott$
<engeteg 5olgot +ellett ,egtanulnia a l8n08r-l$ >(g a' is
,eg%or5ult a %e&(*en, hog0 e' a' eg(s' 6ir+us' ne, hi8*a.al-$
K1l2n*en sohase, +er1lt .olna r8 sor, hog0 a l8n0a Iharleston*a
&2&&2n .ele$ A' el,7lt (.ti'e5*en Luisa ,-5s'eresen
,ega+a58l0o'ta e't$ /g0s'er9en +itiltotta Sa.annah3t a .8ros*-l$
Co,ot 2n.85 ,ar6angolta, (s tu5ta, hog0 ,8r so++al +or8**an
.(get +ellett .olna .etnie enne+ a +elle,etlen hel0'etne+, 5e
soha ne, .olt el(g *8tors8ga, hog0 s'e,*es'8ll&on a %eles(ge
a+arat8.al$
3 Igen, ,8r ,egs'ere'te, a &ogos:t.8n0t 3 ,on5ta
+2r1lte+int)en l8n0$ 3 A .i'sg8i, eg0 (.e si+er1lte+, a 4a4:rt 4e5ig
a s'1let(sna4o,on +a4ta,, 5e ,(g eg0s'er se, has'n8lta,$
An0una+ nin6s +o6si&a$ >in5ig *(rel eg0et, ha h(t.(g(n +ir8n5ulni
,eg01n+$ A .8rosi +2'le+e5(s el(g +aoti+us$ Ahho' .is'ont, hog0
+o6sit *(relhess, hus'oneg0 (.esne+ +ell lenne5, 7g0hog0 nin6s
so+ g0a+orlato, 3 .allotta *e t2re5el,esen$
3 Iharleston .is'ont nag0on &- tere4 a' aut-+8'8sra, ha
eg0s'er +iis,erte5 ,aga5$ Itt a't8n ,egs'ere'hete5 a +ell)
g0a+orlatot$ K2l6s2na5o, ne+e5 a' eg0i+ +o6sin+at, .an n(h8n0
r(ge**i t:4us is$ 3 Ne, tette ho''8, hog0 a s'e,(l0'et r(s'(re, 5e
Sa.annah r2gt2n gon5olta, err)l lehet s'-$ >in5enesetre +e5.es
ges'tus t)le$ 3 A+8r a' is+ol8*a is &8rhats' aut-.al$ 3 /' a
,eg&eg0'(s a'on*an is,(t a +elle,etlens(ge+re e,l(+e'tette a
l8n0t: 7& is+ola, is,eretlen e,*ere+, eg0 eg(s'en ,8s +ult7ra$
Sa.annah 7&ra gon5terhelt hallgat8s*a *ur+ol-'ott$ K2'*en
+eres't1lha&totta+ eg0 6so58latos h:5on, (s ,eg(r+e'te+ a'
eleg8ns >t$ Bleasant neg0e5*e, a,el0 a Ioo4er %ol0- +eleti
4art&8n ter1lt el$ /g0,8st +2.ett(+ a len09g2') u5.arh8'a+,
a,el0e+et te+int(l0es *irto+ .ett +2r1l, hat8rai+on ter,etes
t2lg0e++el$ /'e+ a ,8r is,er)s %8+ s'eg(l0e't(+ a *e&8ratai+ho'
.e'et) uta+at is$ A' a4&a is,(t %elh:.ta Sa.annah %ig0el,(t, hog0
,in52ss'e t:' 4er6re .anna+ a tenger4artt-l$
A,enn0ire a l8n0 ,eg tu5ta :t(lni, e'e+ a' u5.arh8'a+
&elleg'etes g0ar,ati st:lus*an (41lte+, ,agas %eh(r os'lo4sorral,
hatal,as el)6sarno++al, 5:s'es %)*e&8rattal (s hoss'7 *e+2t)7ttal$
N0il.8n.al-an e' .olt a .8ros legtets'et)se** r(s'e, a,i 6s244et
se, le4te ,eg a l8n0t$ Se,,i se, .olt is,er)s, a,it a' a*la+on
+eres't1l l8tott, ,:gne, a taDi lass:tott, (s *e%or5ult a' eg0i+
*e+2t)7tra, a,i s'inte .(gtelenne+ t9nt a +iter&e5t *irto+on$
Sa.annah el+ere+e5ett s'e,,el %or5ult a' a4&a %el($ >intha
e**en a 4illanat*an ,egele.ene5te+ .olna a' e,l(+ei$
3 /,l(+s'e, erre a' 7traK 3 A' a4&a el,osol0o5ott, ,ert
)s'int(n ,eg2r1lt enne+$ A' el)6sarno+ eg0i+ os'lo48n +is
s8rgar(' t8*la 5:s'elgett e''el a %elirattal: S/'er C2lg0 1ltet.(n0T$
A' a4&a s'erint a 4olg8rh8*or7 el)tt 7g0 h:rlett, e'er t2lg0%a .es'i
+2r*e a *irto+ot$ Co, ne, +(tel+e5ett e**en, (s ne, is s'8,olt
ut8na, 5e *i'tosra .ette, hog0 ,ost is ug0anenn0i .anL a *irto+
a'-ta n(g0 he+t8rra 'sugoro5ott, a,i (44en +elle,es +iter&e5(s9
+2rn0e'etet *i'tos:tott, hoss'an eln07l.a a h8' ,2g2tt$ Sa.annah3
na+ 5erengett, hog0 h8tul .an eg0 tenis'48l0a (s eg0 ,e5en6e is,
ahol so+at 7s'ott a' an0&8.al (s a %i.(rei.el$ Co, (4:ttette ne+i+
so+ i'galo, +2'e4ette, (s Sa.annah is nag0on s'erette$ Ng0
lu*i6+olt *enne, a+8r eg0 hala6s+a: a ,ai na4ig ele,(*en (re'te
,ag8t a .:'*en$ Ne,6sa+ a r24la*5a3, hane, a' 7s'-6sa4atna+ is
os'lo4os tag&a .olt, ,ost a'on*an ,in5err)l le +ellett ,on5ania$
Ahog0 +2'ele5te+ a' 7ton, eg0re &o**an +i*onta+o'ott a h8'
+(4e$ <o44ant i,4o'8ns l8t.8n0 t8rult a l8n0 el(, ,intha 6sa+ eg0
%il,et n('ne$ >ost ,8r tis't8n e,l(+e'ett r8, *8r a' (41let
,in5en .8ra+o'8s8n8l hatal,asa** .olt$ A h8'at elraga5- +ert
.ette +2r1l, a,el0 ta.ass'al ,(g +84r8'atosa** l8t.8n0t
n07&thatott$ A' a4&a nag0 2r2,(re Sa.annah3t tel&esen len09g2'te
a +2rn0e'et$ A l8n0 tal8n ,egs'ereti a ,8si+ otthon8t is, (s e'
n(,ileg +8r4-tol&a ,a&5 a' an0&a hi8n08(rt$ Legal8**is re,(lte,
hog0 :g0 les'$
Ea+:t-an %eh(r os'lo46sarno+ %oga5ta a *el(4)t, a 6sillog-
%e+ete %)*e&8rat +2'e4(n 4e5ig -ri8si s8rgar(' +o4ogtat-
5:s'elgett$ A' u5.arh8' a ti'enn0ol6a5i+ s'8'a5*an (41lt, (s
ere5etileg is a' 1ltet.(n0he' tarto'ott$ >8ra 6sa+ e' (s a
n(g0he+t8ros *irto+ e,l(+e'tetett a r(gi i5)+re$ A ra*s'olg8+
eg0+ori s'8ll8sa a *irto+ .(g(n 8llt$ A ro,os 8lla4ot7 (41lete+et
+a,r8na+ has'n8lt8+, illet.e ott t8rolt8+ a +ert(s'e+ %els'erel(s(t$
/l(g neh(' .olt el+(4'elni, hog0 e,*ere+ (lte+ a 4i6in0
hel0is(ge+*en, ol0+or ti'en+ett) .ag0 ti'en2t is &utott eg0
s'o*8ra$ Co, an0&a s'erette hango'tatni, hog0 a Beau,ont 6sal85
nag0on +eg0esen *8nt a ra*s'olg8i.al, 5e Co, eg08ltal8n ne,
.olt *1s'+e a 6sal85 t2rt(net(ne+ e'en %e&e'et(re$ Sa.annah3t
.is'ont nag0on (r5e+elte a t(,a, 5e a' a4&a ,in5en eg0es
al+alo,,al +it(rt, ,i+or a l8n0a err)l %aggatta$ Co, %ogal,ai
s'erint a ra*s'olgas8gr-l ne, illett t8rsalogni$
A so%)r +i4a+olta a 4ogg08s'u+at, a't8n ,integ0
.ar8's1t(sre +(t a%roa,eri+ai %(r%i &elent ,eg, (s s':.(l0esen
15.2'2lt(+ Co,ot$ A' eg0i+ eg0 %)is+olai hallgat- .olt, a+i
r(s',un+ai5)*en 5olgo'ott n8lu+, a ,8si+ 4e5ig eg0
,(lt-s8gtel&es 2reg 7r, a+i nag0on n08&asan .isel+e5ett$ Je5 (.e+
-ta s'olg8lt Co, 6sal85&8n8l$ J-l is,erte AleD8t is, (s ne, o+o'ott
ne+i gon5ot +ital8lni, hog0 +i is e' a 6so5as'(4 i%&7 h2lg0 a s')+e
%1rt2++el, *8r sen+i se, &ele'te el)re a' (r+e'(s(t$ A' (5esan0&a
t2+(letes ,8sa .olt, Je5 s'8&a 4e5ig s'(les ,osol0ra h7'-5ott,
a,i+or ,eg4illantotta$
3 J- est(t +:.8no+, Sa.annah +isass'on0K Fr1l2+, hog0 is,(t
tal8l+o'un+ 3 s'-l:totta ,eg Je5 a l8n0t, ,intha r(g-ta
t1rel,etlen1l .8rt8+ .olna a' (r+e'(s(t$ Sa.annah ne,
e,l(+e'ett ,8r a' 2reg7rra, 5e ,(l0en ,egin5:totta, hog0 a
ne.(n s'-l:totta, Co, 4e5ig h8l8s 4illant8ssal &utal,a'ta e'(rt$ Je5
6sal85&a gener86i-+ -ta a Beau,ont 6sal85 s'olg8lat8*an 8llt,
eg(s' a ra*s'olgatart- +or -ta$ A %els'a*a5ul8s ut8n is +itartotta+
+en0(ra5-i+ ,ellett$ Je5 s'inte ,8r 6sal85tagna+ s'8,:tott, ,8r
a++or is a Beau,ont3o+na+ 5olgo'ott, a,i+or Co, ,egs'1letett$
A,ol0an ,in5enes .olt: +ert(s', gon5no+, +o,orn0i+, so%)r (s
Co, s'8,8ra ,(g a,ol0an a4a4-tl(+ is eg0 s'e,(l0*en$
Co, *e,utatta a +(t %(r%it Sa.annah3na+, :g0 a l8n0
,egtu5ta Je5 (s a %iatal 5i8+, Horrest ne.(t is$ >in5+etten
seg:tette+ *e.inni a 6so,ago+at, a,:g Co, +i%i'ette a taDit$
Sa.annah s'orosan a' a4&a ,ellett ,ara5t, +iss( ria5tna+ t9nt$
Co, ,eghag0ta, hog0 a l8n0 6so,ag&ait a +(+ la+os't8l0*a
.ig0(+$ /' .olt a legt8gasa** (s a legeleg8nsa** la+r(s' a n(g0
.en5(gs'o*8&u+ +2'1l, a,el0et Sa.annah s'8,8ra +elle,es
otthonn8 ala+:thatta+ a' el+2.et+e'en5) h-na4o+ra, ,:g itt les'$
/l(g hel0 .olt arra is, hog0 ,egh:.&a a *ar8tait, ha ,8r
*eilles'+e5ett a' 7& is+ol8&8*a$
Sa.annah s'orosan Co, n0o,8*an l(4ett *e a h8'*a$ A'
el)6sarno+ .al-s':n9tlen1l ,agas .olt, (s eg0 hatal,as
+rist8l06sill8r s'olg8lt a ,eg.il8g:t8s8ra, a,el0et a' eg0+ori
tula&5onoso+ ,(g eg0enesen Hran6iaors'8g*-l ho'atta+$ S'(les
:.9 l(46s)sor .e'etett a' e,eletre, ol0an, a,il0et 6sa+ %il,en l8t
a' e,*er$ Sa.annah3na+ *e.illant, hog0 %1rge l(4te++el s'ala5ta+
le ra&ta, .alah8n0s'or siette+ .alaho.8 a' an0&8.al$ A s'o*8&a a
s'1lei (s a %i.(rei h8l-&a +2'2tt .olt$ >intha r-'sas':n9 %alai lette+
.olna, (s a na4%(n0es hel0is(get 's7%ol8sig 4a+olt8+
4l1ss8llato++al ,eg &8t(+o++al, a *7toro+at 4e5ig .ir8gos hu'at
%e5te$ Fss'e se, lehetett hasonl:tani Ne@ Aor+3i s'o*8&8.al,
a,el0et a' an0&a 4r-*8lt ug0an +elle,ess( tenni, 5e ala4.et)en a
&ellegtelen ,o5erns(g (s a %eh(r %ala+ 5o,in8lta+ *enne$ A'-ta
la+ta, ,i-ta o5a+2lt2'te+, ,ost a'on*an a't is el +ellett hag0nia$
AleDa +i(gett (s re,(n0.es'tett .olt, a,i+or Ne@ Aor+*a
(r+e'te+$ Cula&5on+(44 a' eg(s' la+8s ,ag8n .iselte a' an0&a
a++ori lel+i8lla4ot8na+ len0o,at8t$ Ne, tu5ta el52nteni, ,ihe'
+e'5&en a' (let(.el, (s e' ,(g ,ost is l8ts'ott a la+8son$ AleDa
,in5ig o5aa5- s'eretettel .ette +2r1l a l8n08t, 8, a' otthonu+
ne, 8ras'tott so+ ,eghitts(get$ A' /'er C2lg0et ellen*en 8t&8rta a
r(gi i5)+ hangulata, (s anti+ 6sal85i *7toro+ tett(+ 4a'arr8 a
*else&(t$ AleD8na+ 6so58latos (lete .olt a' alatt a h(t (. alatt,
a,el0et e**en a h8'*an t2lt2tt$ Sa.annah is *ol5og .olt itt$
Co, *e.e'ette a l8n08t a na44ali*a, a,el0*)l 8ra5t a
hag0o,8n0tis'telet, ug0ana++or %(n09') is .olt$ A 4la%onr-l
g02n02r9s(ges +rist8l06sill8r l-gott al8, a *7toro+at 4e5ig %ino,
+8r4it *or:totta$ A %alon a' )s2+ 4ortr(i sora+o'ta+, +ise**3
nag0o** s'o*ro+at lehetett l8tni ,in5en%el(, (s %riss .ir8ggal teli
.8'8+ tett(+ tel&ess( a hangulatot$ A hel0is(g +elle,es illatot
8ras'tott$ Sa.annah3na+ %elt9nt, hog0 a l8,4aern0)+et (s a
%1gg2n02+et is sel0e,*o&to+ 5:s':ti+, a,el0e+ Hran6iaors'8gra
e,l(+e'tett(+$ >in5en +i%og8stalan ren5*en .olt, 5e sen+i se,
,utat+o'ott$ N0o,8t se, l8tta Luis8na+ .ag0 a' a4&a ,8si+
l8n08na+, a' eg(s' h8'*an s:ri 6sen5 honolt$
Keres't1l,ente+ a ,(retes (t+e')n, ahol ,in5en %al a'
eg0i+ )s1+ 5i6s)s(g(t hir5ette, a+i t2rt(netesen +on%25er86i-s
t8*orno+ .olt$ Co, *e.e'ette Sa.annah3t a t8gas, %(n0es (s
,o5ern +on0h8*a, s ,eghag0ta ne+i, hog0 *8tran s'olg8l&a +i
,ag8t, a,i+or 6sa+ +e5.e tart&a$ A ,eleg(tele+ el+(s':t(se a
s'a+86s (s +(t seg(5&e %ela5ata .olt, 5e ,ost )+ is elt9nte+
.alaho.8$ A h8' tel&esen elhag0atottna+ l8ts'ott$
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l8n0 l(leg'ete is el8llt$ >intha eg0 her6egn) .ag0 eg0 +ir8l0n)
la+os't8l08*a t(.e5t .olna$ A *)r2n5&ei +aton8s ren5*en .8rt8+,
hog0 +i4a+ol&on *el)l1+$ Luis8na+ a'on*an n0o,a .es'ett$
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a' ir8n0t, a,el0 s'int(n a' e,eleti %ol0os-r-l n0:lt$ ;tt tal8lta
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*ehun0t s'e,,el, .i'es *orogat8ssal a ho,lo+8n$ =allotta, ahog0
a %(r&e *en0itott, 5e ne, s'-lt eg0 8r.a s'-t se,$
3 >eg&2tt1n+ 3 +2'2lte a %(r%i, 5e ne, ,ent +2'ele** ho''8$
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eg0,8sho', (s a %(r%i ren5s'erint a 5olgo'-s'o*8&8*an alu5t$
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a' a4&a a'(rt ne, als'i+ .ele, hog0 ne 'a.ar&a )t$ Ealahog0 el
+ellett 4al8stolniu+ a h8'ass8gu+ 6s)5&(t$ A't gon5olt8+, a l8n0u+
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hangosa**an, ,iut8n ne, +a4ott .8las't$ J-l tu5ta, hog0 a'
ass'on0 ne, als'i+$ A' 8ll+a46sa ,eg%es'1lt, (s ruh8stul %e+15t a'
8g0on$ Bin+ Ihanel +os't1, .olt ra&ta, ug0anol0an s':n9 %o5ros
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8g0 ,ell( 5o*.a he.ert$ A %(r%i g0an:totta, hog0 a++or *7&t +i
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,eg(r+e'te+$ Sa.annah s':.(l0es %oga58sa ne, s'ere4elt a ter.ei
+2'2tt$ Luisa el+(4'el(sei s'erint a l8n0 ne, tarto'ott i5e, e'(rt
tel&esen %2l2sleges lett .olna 15.2'2lni$
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;rleans*an tele4e5ett le, 5e ,(g a 4olg8rh8*or7 +iro**an8sa
el)tt i5e +2lt2'te+$ A g02+erei+ (s a t2rt(nel,1+ tel&ess(ggel a
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.alahol ,8shol (l&e le a' (let(t$ A' a h(t(.es 4eri-5us, ,ialatt
Luisa Dallas*an (lt, iga'i g02trele, .olt s'8,8ra$ A teDasia+at
6i.ili'8latlanna+ (s tola+o5-na+ tartotta, 5e a' ,8r nag0on is
tets'ett ne+i, hog0 a t2**s(g1+, legal8**is a %(r&e *ar8ti +2re,
ga'5ag .olt$ S'inte elle4te )+et a 4(n', 5e .isel+e5ni ne, tu5ta+,
h:res'telte Luisa nag0 el)s'eretettel$ A n) s'1letett 5(li+(nt
,in5ig is %ent hor5ta a' orr8t, (s a,enn0ire ,eg tu5ta 8lla4:tani,
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se, lehetett hasonl:tani Iharleston ,7lt&8.al (s el)+el)s(g(.el$
3 S'eretn(,, ha 15.2'2ln(5 Sa.annah3t 3 ,on5ta Co,
t2,2ren, %itt0et h8n0.a a' ass'on0 8ll:t-lagos ,igr(n&(re,
a,el0r)l eg0 4er6ig se, hitte el, hog0 iga'$ 3 A +(+ s'o*8*an .an$
3 A'onnal t8.ol:ts5 el onnanK 3 utas:totta Luisa *e6su+ott
s'e,,el$ 3 A't a s'o*8t a leg%ontosa** .en5(gein+ne+ tart&u+
%ent, ne, 4e5ig eg0 g0ere+ne+$ =el0e'5 8t .ala,el0i+ e,eleti
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,eg se, re'51lt, 6sa+ a' a&+a ,o'gott$ A' e,eleti
4a5l8ss'o*8+ra 6(l'ott, ahol eg0+or a s'o*al8n0o+ la+ta+$ /''el
si+er1lt tel&esen ,eg*otr8n+o'tatnia a %(r&(t, ,(g a++or is, ha
Co, ,8r ,egtanulta, ,ire s'8,:that t)le$ A reggeli
tele%on*es'(lget(s*en a' ass'on0 n0:ltan ha5at 1'ent ne+i (s
Sa.annah3na+$
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ellent,on58st ne, t9r) hangon a %(r%i$ 3 =ol .an Dais0M
3 >8r als'i+$ 3 Co, a' -r8&8ra 4illantott$ H(l t:'et ,utatott$
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%e+s'i+ le$
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3 >it ,on5t8l ne+iM 3 +(r5e'te Co, %es'1lten$ A %(r%i tu5ta,
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(r5e+(*en$ A .isel+e5(se il0en+or +i%e&e'etten .iss'atas':t-.8
.8lt$ A %(r%i Sa.annah3t sa&n8lta, ) ,aga ,8r ho''8s'o+ott a'
ass'on0 *oss'7ha5&8rataiho' (s 51h+it2r(seihe'$ A l8n0na+
hal.8n0 se&tel,e se, .olt r-la, ,e++ora .i4era e' a n)$ Co,
.is'ont ne, s'a*a5:thatta ,eg ,8s+(44 a Ne@ Aor+*an r8
lesel+e5) .es'(l0e+t)l, 6sa+ ha ,ag8ho' .es'i eg0 i5)re$ >in5ent
,eg %og tenni a *i'tons8g8(rt, a,i 6sa+ ,-5&8*an 8ll$ Luisa
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3 >ir)l isM 3 .8las' hel0ett Luisa 'a.artan *8,ult r8$
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r-lM 3 is,(telte ,eg, ,i+2'*en a %eles(g(t tanul,8n0o'ta$
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ha&%est(+ gon5os+o5ott a +ell) hat8sr-l$ E8llig (r) ha&8t ti'enhat
(.es +ora -ta 7g0 hor5ta, hog0 a' al&8t +i%el( s'8r:totta, (s
hetente h8ro,s'or %riss:tette a %o5r8s'8n8l, a+i ne, sa&n8lta r-la
a ha&la++ot$ A ,eg&elen(se +i%og8stalan .olt, s'erette +i6s:4ni
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has'n8lt (s rengeteg (+s'ert hor5ott$ N(h8n0at ,(g a' an0&8t-l
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3 A't ,on5ta, ne+i, hog0 .olt eg0 i%&7+ori *otl8so5,
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el,on5ani ne+i$ 3 Co, el*or'a5.a hallgatta a t2rt(netet, ,is'erint
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(let1+*en$ >8r ha Luisa .al-*an e't a .er'i-t a5ta el) Dais0ne+$
3 >ege,l:tette5 esetleg a't is, hog0 %eles(g1l .ette, a'
an0&8tM
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+er1lt$
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el.on-+7r8ra .ag0 *2rt2n*e +ellett .olna ,ennieK 3 s'2rn01l+252tt
Co,, 5e ne, le4)52tt ,eg +1l2n2se**en$
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*9n2')+ %en0egeti+ Sa.annah (let(t$ Bi'on08ra t7ls8gosan
,egr8'n8 a h:r 3 Luisa 2ss'e.iss'a ha'u5o'ott a l8n0u+na+, Co,
,8r nag0on is,erte a %eles(ge +is5e5 &8t(+ait$ Ne, .olt +2nn09
le8ll:tani, .ag0 ,ega+a58l0o'ni, hog0 +(n0(re3+e5.(re el%er5:tsen
*i'on0os t2rt(nete+et$ Luisa ,in5en negat:. s'tereot:4i8t
,egtestes:tett, a,el0 a 5(li n)++el +a46solat*an .alaha is
+2's'8&on %orgott: +(4,utat8s8t (s er+2l6stelens(g(t 8ls8gos
+e5.ess(ggel (s *8&&al le4le'te$ A hiteles 5(li e,*ere+ a'on*an
ne, arra has'n8lt8+ +i%og8stalan ,o5oru+at, hog0 a
ha'ugs8gai+at ta+argass8+$ >in5enesetre Luisa ne, tarto'ott
+2'(&1+: 6sele+e5eteit ,in5ig .ala,i h8ts- s'8n5(+ .e'(relte$
>ost (44en a'on ,ester+e5ett, hog0 ,in(l &o**an ,eg+eser:tse
Sa.annah (s Co, (let(t$
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Co, il0en *ar8ts8gtalan (s +e,(n0 hangot 1t2tt ,eg .ele
s'e,*en$ Helt848s'+o5ott a' 8g0*-l, (s 51h25t te+intettel
,(ri6s+(lte a %(r&(t$
3 Ne +(n0s'er:ts erreK Ne, (n a+arta,, hog0 i5e&2&&2n$
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.ele$
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ne is .8r& t)le,K 3 Co, *oss'7san ,egr8'ta a %e&(t, ,a&5 +i,ent a
s'o*8*-l$ /l(g eg0(rtel,9 .olt, hog0 Luisa ,a este ,8r ne, %og&a
+2s'2nteni a l8n08t$ A %(r%i %ela5ta a +1'5el,et, (s eg0e51l ,ent
.iss'a Sa.annah s'o*8&8*a$ >(g Dais0re is r8 a+art n('ni, 5e
el)s'2r a nag0o**i+ l8n08ho' +u++antott *e$
3 Luisa ,8r 8g0*an .an, ne, (r'i ,ag8t t7ls8gosan &-l 3
,on5ta Co,$ Sa.annah 8tl8tott a s'it8n, 5e ne, s'-lt se,,it$
S)t, +i%e&e'etten ,eg+2nn0e**1lt, hog0 ,a este ,8r ne, %ogna+
tal8l+o'ni$ 3 Ne, .ag0 (hesM
3 K2s'2n2,, a4u, 5e ne,$ >in5en ren5*en, 6sa+ ,(g ne,
6so,agolta, +i$ 3 A %(r%i *-lintott, ,a&5 a 5olgo'-s'o*8&8*a ,ent,
hog0 ,egn(''e a le.eleit$ Luisa ann0ira %el'a+latta, hog0
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52nt2tt, hog0 itt %og alu5ni$ Se,,i +e5.e ne, .olt ahho', hog0
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,8sna4, (s a' a't +2.et) h8ro, h-na4, ,:g .(get ne, (r a
t8rg0al8s$ =al+an *e6su+ta a' a&ta&8t, ,i+2'*en Sa.annah is
ug0ane't tette$
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a s'o*8*an$ >in5ent hal.8n0+(+ sel0e,*ro+8t (s s'at(n *or:tott$
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6so5as'(4 2lt2'+25)as'tal %2l2tt g02n02r9 t1+2r l-gott, eg0
,eghitt saro+*an +2n0.s'e+r(n0 (s +(t +is 5:.8n0 8llt$ =angulatos
.il8g:t8s (s eleg8ns elren5e'(s uralta a hel0is(get$ A l8n0
s'8,8ra s'o+atlanul hatott e' a +i%ino,ult anti+ st:lus$ A l8t.8n0t
eg0 &-+ora *al5a6hinos 8g0 +oron8'ta ,eg, a,el0et s'int(n
s7l0os sel0e,*ro+8t %1gg2n0 ta+art$ B8r Sa.annah s'8,8ra ne,
t9nt otthonosna+, taga5hatatlanul 6so58latos la+os't8l0 .olt$
Cu5ta, hog0 a' a4&a &- +2r1l,(n0e+ +2'2tt (l, 5e e' a %(n09'(s
,(gis ,egle4te$ >egh2++ent, a,i+or *el(4te+, (s 'a.ara a'-ta
se, en0h1lt$ /' ne, a' a hel0 .olt, ahol otthonosan ,o'oghatott
%ar,er*an, ,e':tl8*, .ag0 eg0 r(gi, .iseltes %lanel h8l-ing*en$
/**en a h8'*an ,in5ig &-l 2lt2'2ttne+ +ellett lenni, (s +ih7'ott
5er(++al 1lni a sel0e,,el *or:tott %otelo+*an, sohase, lehetett
la':tani, .ag0 +i*ontott ha&&al ,8s'+8lni$ Sa.annah ne, is tu5ta
el+(4'elni, hog0 eg0 +isg0ere+ s'8,8ra ,il0en lehet itt a' (let, 5e
ne, is utalt arra se,,i, hog0 +isg0ere+ lenne a h8'n8l$ Se, a
t:'(.es %(ltest.(re, se, a' an0&a ne, ,utat+o'ott, a,i-ta
,eg(r+e'ett$ A h8' to.8**ra is n(,as8g*a *ur+ol-'ott$ Sa.annah
a 6so,ago+on 4ihentette a te+intet(t, (s 4r-*8lt er)t g09&teni a
+i4a+ol8sho'$ , ,iel)tt ne+il8tott .olna, in+8** el)+otorta a
,o*iltele%on&8t, (s %elh:.ta AleD8t$ C:' -ra .olt, (44, ,int Ne@
Aor+*an$ A' an0&8na+ ,(g (*ren +ellett lennie, a l8n0 legal8**is
nag0on ,egle4)52tt .olna a'on, ha ,8r als'i+$ AleDa a'on*an
e'7ttal ,(l0 8lo,*-l ria5t %2l, ,iut8n tel&esen +i,er1lt a s:r8st-l,
a,it 4ers'e ne, +2t2tt a l8n0a orr8ra$
3 =og0 .ag0, 5r8g8,M 3 +(r5e'te a' an0&a %el(l(n+1l.e,
Sa.annah 4e5ig %2ls-ha&tott$
3 Hur8n$ A h8' len09g2'), (s a4u nag0on +e5.es$ Eala,i
+1l2nleges .en5(gs'o*8*an .ag0o+, ahol ,in5en +(+$ 3 AleDa
a'onnal tu5ta, hol hel0e't(+ el, his'en ,8r a++ori*an is +(+
s'o*8na+ ne.e't(+, a,i+or ,egis,erte Co,ot$ >iel)tt
2ss'eh8'aso5ta+ .olna, ,in5ig ott s'8ll8solt8+ el, ha l8togat-*a
(r+e'ett$ >ost 4e5ig Sa.annah ren5el+e'(s(re *o6s8tott8+$ AleDa
tis't8n l8tta ,aga el)tt ,in5en eg0es s'eglet(t$ 3 ;l0an
eDtra.ag8ns (s +i,(rt, ,intha ,7'eu,*an lenn(+$ 3 s nag0on
t8.ol .olt a' iga'i otthon8t-l, &-llehet +ora g0er,e+(.ei a'(rt i5e
+2t2tt(+$
3 A**an a h8'*an s'inte +(''el %oghat- a t2rt(nele,$ A'
a485 &oggal *1s'+e r8$ A nag0an085 ,(g eg0 enn(l is nag0o**
4ort8n (l a +2'el*en, .ala,i+or legal8**is :g0 .olt$ >(gho''8 eg0
r(gi 1ltet.(n0en, a,el0et ,(g a nag0a4&a .ett, a,i+or
,egn)s1lt$ 3 Sa.annah ne, is tu5ta +2.etni a s'2.e.(n0es
t2rt(netet$ =i8n0'ott ne+i a' an0&a, a' otthonos +is s'o*8&a (s a
,egs'o+ott Ne@ Aor+3i (lete$ /'(rt a D(l .ala,enn0i elegan6i8&a
(s t2rt(nel,e se, +8r4-tolhatta$
3 Ng0 hi8n0'ol, an0uK 3 %a+a5t +i *8natosan$ 3 /l se, *:ro,
,on5ani, ,enn0ire$$$ 3 De e++or ,8r a +2nn0ei.el +1'52tt, ahog0
AleDa is$
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a,int lehet, ,egl8togatla+K 3 Ne, s':.esen ,ent o5a, 5e a 4o+lot
is ,eg&8rta .olna a l8n0a +e5.((rt$ =is'en Iharleston (s ,in5a',
a,in ott +eres't1l,ent, .(g1l is %el(rt eg0 4o+ol&8r8ssal$ 3 >i .an
Luis8.alM 3 +(r5e'te AleDa .iss'a%o&tott l(leg'ettel$ Cu5ta, ,ire
+(4es a' a n), (s ,8r el)re ross'ul .olt t)le, hog0 Sa.annah +i
les' s'olg8ltat.a ne+i$
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+or8n le%e+15t$ 3 AleDa ,(g i5e&(*en ,eg%(+e'te a n0el.(t$ 3 >(g
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'a&lana$ 3 Ne@ Aor+ *e''eg eg(s' (&&el tal4on .olt$ 3 A4u a't
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,eg a +ell) g0a+orlato5$ 3 Iharleston .is'ont +is.8ros .olt, ahol a
.e'et(s ne, o+o'hatott +1l2n2se** *on0o5al,a+at$ Co, ,egint
ren5esne+ *i'on0ult$ Sa.annah legal8** a ,aga ura lehet$ 3 >8r
alig .8ro,, hog0 tal8l+o''un+K 3 ,on5ta s'o,or+8san, (s a't
+:.8nta, *8r6sa+ ,8ris a l8n0a ,ellett lehetne$
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.8rosn('(sre ,eg01n+$
3 /g0 eg(s' ,8s .il8g*a 6s244ent(l, ,a&5 ,egl8to5K A
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+(t 8lla, +2'2tti h8*or7T a 5(lie+ s'8,8ra sohase, (rt .(get$
>(g ,in5ig g09l2lne+ ,in+et, (s i,85attal 6s1ggne+ t2rt(nel,1+
.ala,enn0i a4r- r(s'let(n$ A 5(lie+ 6sa+ a 5(lie+*en *:'na+$ A'(rt
+lass' 5olgo+ is .anna+ arra%el(, Iharleston 4(l58ul .ar8'slatos
hel0$ S'erette, ott la+ni, a' eg(s' (lete,et is +(4es lette, .olna
elt2lteni a**an a .8ros*an, ha$$$ Nos, a .(g(t ,8r 7g0is tu5o5$
S'erinte, ne+e5 is tets'eni %og$ Iharleston s'(4s(g(ne+,
t2rt(nel,(ne+, 4o,48s (4:t(s'et(ne+, nag0s'er9 stran5&aina+, a
&- i5)ne+ (s a *ar8ts8gos la+oso+na+ neh(' ellen8llniK 3 AleD8na+
ne, esett nehe'(re *e.allani, ,it s'eretett eg0+or e**en a
.8ros*an, anna+ ellen(re, hog0 ,a ,er)*en ,8s+(nt (r'ett$
3 n otthon s'eretn(+ lenni .ele5K 3 s'ont0olo5ott el ,egint
Sa.annah$ /**en a 4illanat*an %i+ar6n0it se, (r5e+elte
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ne, .olt +:.8n6si$ Ne@ Aor+*an a+art lenni a *ar8tai +2'2tt, (s
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3 =8t 4ers'eK 3 AleDa *ol5og .olt, hog0 e' is a' es'(*e &utott$
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legal8** ne, %og 'a.arni sen+it, a,it ,ost eg08ltal8n ne, *8nt$
>iut8n *e%e&e't(+ a *es'(lget(st, Sa.annah lassan +ih7'ta a
*)r2n52+ 6i4'8r&8t, (s el+e'5te +i4a+olni a ruh8it$ ;tt .olta+ a
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4ul6sit, (s a' an0&a +e5.en6, .a5onat7& %e+ete t9sar+7&8t$ /g0
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tu5ta, hog0 a l8n0a ,enn0ire s'ereti$ Sa.annah a +(t &8t(+
,a6+-t is ,egtal8lta, (s nag0on ,eg2r1lt ne+i+$ .e+ -ta ne,
l8tta )+et$ <(gi *ar8to+na+ t9nte+, a+i+*)l itt eg0 se, a+a5t$
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%(s1l+25)as'talra$ 44 %or5ult .olna .iss'a eg0 7&a** a5ag(rt,
a,i+or eg0s'er 6sa+ ol0an (r'(se t8,a5t, ,intha ra&ta +:.1l .ala+i
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'2l5 s'e,e$
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h-na4ra, a,i+or ,egs'1lett(l$
3 A' a h8'ass8g h(t (.ig tartottK 3 Sa.annah 7g0 .(5el,e'te
a' iga'8t, ,intha ,aga is t:'(.es lenne$
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sohase, ,es(lt$ A't ,on5ta, hog0 a4una+ ne, lett .olna s':.e
el,on5ani ne+e,, :g0 h8t hallgatott$ s te ,ost a'(rt .ag0 itt,
,ert a' an0u+85na+ ,egg09lt a *a&a a t2r.(nn0el$ 3 Luisa
4ontosan e't ,on5ta ne+i, Sa.annah 4e5ig hangosan %elne.etett$
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B2rt2n*en .anM
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tu5ta +(4'elni, ,i &8rhat a +isl8n0 %e&(*en, a'o+ ut8n, a,i+et a'
an0&a *e,es(lt ne+i$
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6s7n0a 5olgo+at ,9.elt$ 3 /' (44 el(g in%or,86i- .olt eg0
+isl8n0na+, ne, a+arta a''al i&es'tgetni, hog0 ti'enh(t .ag0 ,(g
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le.elet :rni$ /'(rt .ag0o+ itt$
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a +isl8n0, 5e Sa.annah ,egr8'ta a %e&(t$
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a4u+8n+, hog0 sen+i ne tu5&a, hol .ag0o+$
3 A' an0u+85 a'(rt tu5&aM 3 A +isl8n0 Sa.annah ,in5en
eg0es s'a.8t %es'1lt %ig0ele,,el hallgatta (s +o,ol0an .ette$ =itt
ne+i$ B8r,enn0ire s'o,or7 .olt, ,8r is,erte a' an0&8t ann0ira,
hog0 tu5&a, ) a', a+i ne, ,on5 iga'at$ >8r so+s'or ha'u5ott ne+i
ol0an e,*ere+r)l, a+i+et ne, s'eretett, .ag0 a'(rt, hog0 &o**
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%ig0el,e'tette Dais0 el+ere+e5ett s'e,,el, Sa.annah 4e5ig
*-logatott$
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5olog$ >8r g0an:totta, ,ire s'8,:that$ s ,i.el Luisa ne, sietett
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a +isl8n0 lel+esen el.ig0oro5ott$ Sa.annah r8a5ta a' >B"3
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s'erette .olna, ha a' an0&a ,egtu5&a, hog0 *eosont a n).(r(he'$
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so++al t2**, ,int a,enn0ire s'1+s(ge lett .olna$ Oar5r-*s'e+r(n0
(s *e(4:tett 6i4)tart-+ 8llta+ a ren5el+e'(s(re$
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le&8ts'-t, :g0 ,egint tu5ta+ *es'(lgetni$
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an0u+85 &og8s'M A' en0(, eg08ltal8n ne, 5olgo'i+$ Bri5'sel,
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an0u+8, is, 5e ) nag0on +e,(n0en 5olgo'i+$ C(n0leg +lass' a
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lehetne+ a'o+$ Isal85&ogi esete+n(l *:r8s+o5i+, .8l8so+at *on0ol:t
le, ,eg g0er,e+%el1g0eleti 4ere+et, eg0(*+(nt is so+ ol0an
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3 Bi'tos nag0on o+os lehetK 3 Dais0t eg(s'en len09g2't(+ a
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3 A++or ne+e, is$
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s'erette, .olna eg0 l8n0test.(rt$
3 n is$
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,a itt alu5ni n8la,M 3 A+8r t:'en is el%(rte+ .olna a hatal,as
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a't8n *-logatott$ 3 Ne, a+aro5 8tho'ni a ,a6+-5atM 3 +(r5e'te a
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enge5i, hog0 .iss'a&2&&e+$ 3 >eg +ellett hag0ni, o+os eg0 +isl8n0$ 3
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4er6 ,7l.a .iss'a&2tt, Dais0 ,(g (*ren .8rta$ Sa.annah
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3 Ne, %(ls' ittM 3 +(r5e'te Dais0 48r 4er66el +(s)**
suttog.a$ >in5+etten a h8tu+on %e+15te+, (s a s2t(t*en a' 8g0
+(+ sel0e,*ro+8t ,enn0e'et(t n('t(+$ Sa.annah arra gon5olt,
hog0 ,enn0ire hi8n0'i+ a' an0&a, ,eg arra is, ,il0en +1l2n2s
,ost itt lenni$
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.ele,$ 3 E8las'+(nt Dais0 n).(re +e'(*e 6s7s'tatta a +is +e'(t, (s
,egs'or:totta$
3 >in5en ren5*en les' 3 *i'tatta$ 3 A4u ,a&5 ,in5ent)l
,eg.(5, (s a' a ross' e,*er ne, %og t2** le.elet :rni ne+e5,
,ert a' an0u+85 *2rt2n*e 6su+at&a$ s ,ost ,8r ,i is itt .ag0un+
eg0,8sna+ 3 ,on5ta eg0 g0er,e+ +e5.ess(g(.el (s
8rtatlans8g8.al$ A s'a.ai (s a ges'tusa +2nn0e+et 6salt Sa.annah
s'e,(*e$
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,eg4us'il&a$ A' ar6o6s+8&a 4uha .olt, a+8r eg0 +is*a*8($ A +isl8n0
,osol0og.a hun0ta *e a s'e,(t, (s ne, enge5te el Sa.annah
+e'(t$ A s'or:t8sa .(g1l g02ng1lt, (s elalu5ta+ eg0,8s ,ellett$
>8r (&%(l is el,7lt, a,i+or a' a4&u+ %ino,an +o4ogtatott a'
a&t-n$ >iut8n ne, (r+e'ett .8las', *en0itott, hog0 *e+u++antson$
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a't8n a hol5 %(n0(n(l %el%e5e'te, hog0 +(t ala+ %e+s'i+ eg0,8s
,ellett$ >in5+(t l8n08t ott tal8lta, a,int eg0,8s +e'(t %og.a
als'ana+$ >eg8llt eg0 4er6re, (s g0eng(5 ,osoll0al n('te )+et,
,i+2'*en +2nn06se44 g2r51lt .(gig a' ar68n$ A't8n ol0an hal+an,
ahog0 &2tt, +i,ent a s'o*8*-l, (s *e6su+ta a' a&t-t ,aga ,2g2tt$

$ %e&e'et

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s'(t8ra5t a s'o*8*an, Dais0ne+ 4e5ig h9lt hel0(t tal8lta$ I&e5ten
l8tta, hog0 ,8r t:' -ra$ Ng0 alu5t, a+8r eg0 ,or,ota$ Ne,
hallotta, a,i+or a +isl8n0 +ilo4-5'ott a s'o*8*-l, a n0o,8t se,
lehetett l8tni$ >(g ha&nal*an +isurrant, hog0 sen+i se .eg0e (s're,
hol alu5t, ,8s+1l2n*en a' an0&a nag0 *otr8n0t ren5e'ett .olna$
Sa.annah le'uhan0o'ott, ,eg%(s1l+252tt, %ogat ,osott (s
%el2lt2'2tt, ,a&5 a +on0ha %el( .ette a' ir8n0t$ A' as'taln8l +(t n)
1lt, a+i+ ,osol0og.a %oga5t8+$
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3 >8r .8rtu+, hog0 %el+el&en$ Ne, a+artu+ %el(*res'teni 3
%elelte a' i5)se**i+$ 3 >r$ Beau,ont a't ,on5ta, ti'eneg0re
.iss'a&2n, hog0 %el.eg0e$ Dolga .olt a' iro58*an$ >rs$ Beau,ont
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:g(rte$ A +(t n) Callulah (s Jane n(.en ,utat+o'ott *e$ Callulah
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+ie&t(ssel *es'(lt, a,i ,(g a' ittenit)l is +1l2n*2'2tt eg0 +iss($
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>eg+(r5e't(+, ,it s'eretne reggelire, ) 4e5ig a't %elelte,
hog0 ga*ona4el0het, 5e s':.esen +is'olg8l&a ,ag8t$ /'t a'on*an
ne, hag0t8+, (s .ir8gos +:nai 4or6el8n*an, %ino,an h:,'ett
len.8s'on al8t(ten s'olg8lt8+ %2l a reggeli&(t$ A' a4&a h8'8*an
,in5en ro44ant el)+el)en 'a&lott$ Se,,i se, ,ent ol0an
eg0s'er9en, +2'2ns(gesen (s 4ra+ti+usan, ,int otthon$ A l8n0
(lete a %e&e tete&(re 8llt$ A' an0&8.al +elle,esen ,eg.olta+
,in5en%(le %(n09'(s n(l+1l$ /g0 tel&esen ,8s .il8g t8rult %el
el)tte$ Isa+ ,ost (rtette ,eg, ,i6so5a ,egr8'+-5tat8s lehetett
a' an0&8na+, hog0 ,in5e't ,aga ,2g2tt +ellett hag0nia$ ;l0an
lehetett, ,int =a,u4i4)+(ne+ a *8l ut8n: a hint- t2++( .8lto'ott,
a h-%eh(r 4ari48+ ,eg eg(rr(, r8a58sul a' ) ,ese*eli her6eg(*)l
4at+8n0 lett$ Sa.annah rettenetesen sa&n8lta e'(rt$
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,eg&elent a +on0h8*an$ Isinos .olt, ,int ,in5ig: t2+(letesen
s'a*ott t@ee5'a+-t (s s'1r+e na5r8got .iselt$
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=og0 alu5t8lM
3 A+8r eg0 +is*a*a$
3 K(s'en 8lls' a nag0 +alan5raM
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-6e8n +2'els(ge ,iatt t(len is en0he .olt a le.eg), (s s'inte
,in5ig en0he s'ell) %7&5og8lt$ A n0ara+ ug0ana++or 48r8sa**a+
(s ne5.ese**e+ .olta+, ,int a s'8ra'%2l5 *else&(*en$ Ft 4er66el
+(s)** ,8r a' a4&a +o6si&8*an, eg0 Jagu8r*an tartotta+ a .8ros
s':.e %el($ Nt+2'*en +2nn0e5(n 6se.egte+$ A' els) 8llo,8s a hel0i
t2rt(nele, eg0i+ legnag0o** ne.e'etess(ge, a Su,ter3er)5 .olt$
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raga5ta ,eg, a,i ,in5ent 8thatott$ A Kon%25er86i- s'elle,e
ele.enen (lt$ A' s'a+ ,intha ne, is l(te'ett .olna, leg%el&e**
6sa+ ,int g09l2letes ellens(g$ A 5(lie+ ne, 8, s'8'2t.en (..el
e'el)ttre .iss'a.et:t.e .(lt(+ e't :g0, hane, *i'on0os (rtele,*en
,(g a &elen*en is$
/'ut8n a %ran6ia neg0e5 +2.et+e'ett, (s eg0 4atin8s,
+erthel0is(ggel ren5el+e') (ttere,*en e*(5elte+ ,eg$ =el0i
s4e6ialit8so+at .8las'totta+: a r8+le.est r8+%as:rt, garn(lar8+ (s
ri's +2.ette 4i+8ns ,8rt8s*an, a,el0et :'letes %9s'ere++el
*olon5:tott8+ ,eg$ Co, (s Sa.annah &-+e5.9en %og0as'totta el a
,enn0ei e*(5et, a'ut8n lo.as +o6sira s'8llta+, hog0 *e&8r&8+ a
r(gi i5)+r)l reg(l) ,a6s+a+2.es ut68+at$ A' a4&a ,eg,utatott
ne+i n(h8n0 n(4s'er9 +8.(h8'at, a,el0et s':.esen l8togatta+ a
%iatalo+$
K(s)** elha&totta+ 48r 1'let el)tt, a,el0e+r)l Co, 7g0
gon5olta, hog0 Sa.annah +(s)** s':.esen %el5er:ten( )+et$
=a'a%el( a Sulli.an Islan5 6so58latos stran5&8t is 7t*a e&tett(+$
D(lut8n %(l 2tre (r+e'te+ .iss'a, ,iut8n 6so58latos na4ot
t2lt2tte+ eg01tt$ A' a4&a ,(g e*(5 +2'*en e,l:tette, hog0
Sa.annah ,8sna4 el+e'5heti a' is+ol8t$ >in5ent elint('ett$ A
l8n0t ter,(s'etesen a .(g')s2+ +2'( .8rt8+, (s a t2**i 5i8++al
eg01tt r(s't .ehet a *allag8son is, 5e a *i'on0:t.8n08t a Ne@
Aor+3i is+ol8&a a5&a ,a&5 +i$ A l8n0 ere5,(n0eit ,8r 8t is %aDolt8+
a' a4&8na+, a 6harlestonia+ 4e5ig le .olta+ n09g2'.e a &eg0eit)l$
A' els) na4 ,(g a' a4&a %og&a el.inni (s ha'aho'ni, 5e +(s)**
ne+i +ellett .e'etnie$ Co, a'na4 a l8n0 leen5) +o6si&8t is ren5*e
ho'atta$ A %(r%i se,,ir)l se, %ele5+e'ett ,eg, (s ,in5enre
gon5&a .olt, a,i nag0on &-lesett a l8n08na+$
/,el+e5ett hangulat*an *es'(lget.e l(4te+ *e a h8'*a, (s
,egle4)5te+, a,i+or hirtelen s'e,t)l s'e,*e tal8lt8+ ,agu+at
Luis8.al, a+i s'int(n ,ost (r+e'ett ,eg a' e*(5r)l$ A,i+or a'
ass'on0 ,egl8tta +ette&1+et, ,8r ne, ,ene+1lhetett el, (s ne,
tehetett 7g0, ,intha ne, .ette .olna (s're )+et$ Sa.annah3na+
(s a ,ostohaan0&8na+ t7l +ellett esnie a +elle,etlen tal8l+o'8son$
3 R5.2'l2, 3 t2rte ,eg a 6sen5et Sa.annah %(l(n+en,
,i+2'*en Luisa n(,as8g*a *ur+ol-'.a, ellens(gesen ,(regette$
Kir8l0+(+ +os't1, .olt ra&ta s'at(nha&t-+8.al, a %1l(*en 4e5ig
'a%:r%1gg)+ l-gta+$ A %ri'ur8&a ,ere. sisa++(nt +erete'te a' ar68t,
eg0etlen ha&s'8la se, ,ert l8'a5ni$ A +2r,eit %rissen
,ani+9r2't(+, (s 7g0 n('ett Sa.annah3ra, ,intha le a+arn8 52%ni$
3 J Sa.annah 3 ,on5ta u5.ariasan Co,, ,egt2r.e a &eges
hallgat8st, a,ire Luisa l8that-an ne, .olt ha&lan5-$ 3 Sa.annah, )
Luisa, a ,ostohaan085$ 3 Co, a'onnal tu5ta, hog0 hi*8'ott, ,ert
a %eles(ge, tu5o,8st se, .(.e Sa.annah3r-l, 51h25t 4illant8ssal
eg0enesen %el( %or5ult$
3 Ne, .ag0o+ a ,ostohaan0&a 3 ,on5ta ellent,on58st ne,
t9r) hangon$ 3 Lehet, hog0 a te l8n0o5, 5e ne+e, se,,i +2'2,
ho''8$ s es'e5*e ne &usson el%ele&teni, +i a' iga'i l8n0o5 e**en a
h8'*anK
3 K(t l8n0o, .an 3 %elelte er(l0esen a %(r%i, ,i+2'*en
Sa.annah a't +:.8nta, *8r6sa+ els1ll0e5ne, (s elt9nhetne innen$
Is244et se, .olt ,ulats8gos a hel0'et$ Dais0 ne, t(.e5ett$ Luisa
rettenetesen haragu5ott r8, a,i(rt itt .olt, (s ,eg se, 4r-*8lta
le4le'ni a' (r'(seit$ S)t, +i%e&e'etten Sa.annah tu5t8ra a+arta
a5ni, hog0 a &elenl(te ,enn0ire ne, +:.8natos itt$
3 S'8nal,as ala+ .ag0K 3 .etette o5a Luisa Co,na+,
,i+2'*en elin5ult a +on0h8*a, hog0 ,eg*es'(l&e a s'a+866sal a
.a6sor8t$ Sa.annah a'on t9n)52tt, .a&on r(s't .ehet3e a +2'2s
(t+e'(se+en$ /g08ltal8n ne, .olt *i'tos, hog0 Luisa ,egt9ri a'
as'taln8l$
Co, *o6s8nat+(r)en n('ett a l8n08ra, ,a&5 .8llat .ont$
3 /l)**3ut-** ,egn0ugs'i+$ /l(g neh(' %el5olgo'nia e't a
hel0'etet 3 ,on5ta sut8n, a &elenet hat8sa alatt$ >intha +(4telen
lett .olna ,eg,ag0ar8'ni a %eles(ge ,in)s:thetetlen
.isel+e5(s(t$ >(g Sa.annah3na+ +ellett lel+et 2ntenie *el(,
,i+2'*en Dais0 les'2+5(6selt a l(46s)n, (s 8t2lelte a l8n0
5ere+8t$ >(g a++or is s'orosan eg0,8s*a +a4as'+o5ta+, a,i+or
Luisa .iss'a&2tt a hall*a, s 7g0 t9nt, ,enten guta1t(st +a4 a
l8t.8n0t-l$
3 =8t tel&esen el,ent a' es'ete+M 3 ri.allt a %(r&(re (s a
l8n08ra$ 3 /' a l8n0 eg0 i5egen$ Een5(g, a+it a' a485 ho'ott$ Ne,
a 6sal85un+ tag&a, legal8**is a' en0(,ne+ *i'tosan ne,$
S'eretn(,, ha e't a' ag0ato+*a .(sn(te+, (s ne, %ele&ten(te+ el,
hog0 +i .ag0o+ (n e**en a h8'*an$ Ne+e5 a' an085, ne+e5 4e5ig
a %eles(ge5 .ag0o+$ B8r,il0en hi*8t is +2.etett el a485 a
,7lt*an, ne, a' (n 4ro*l(,8, .ag0 a ti(5 3 ,on5ta, ,i+2'*en
eg0enesen Dais0re n('ett, a+i +2'*en elenge5te a n).(r(t, hog0
ne hergel&e to.8** a' an0&8t$ 3 /g0s'er e'en is t7l les'1n+, arra
4e5ig .(g+(44 se,,i s'1+s(g, Co,, hog0 %el+arol& eg0
el.es'ettne+ hitt ro+ont, (s otthont a5& ne+i$ /' a ,i otthonun+,
ne, a' 2.($ J 4e5ig ne, a ro+ono,, ahog0 a ti(5 se, 3 n('ett
n0o,at(+osan a l8n08ra$ Sa.annah3r-l tu5o,8st se, .(.e,
51h2sen .(gig,(rte a %(r&(t, ,a&5 %el.ihar'ott a' e,eletre$ B8r
4illanattal +(s)** hallott8+, ahog0 nag0 el8nnal *e6sa4&a ,aga
,2g2tt a' a&t-t$ A t2**ie+ tan86stalanul (s 'a.artan 8ll5og8lta+ a
hall*an$ Co, sa&n8l+o'.a n('ett a nag0o**i+ l8n08ra, a+i eg(s'
test(*en re,egett, (s a +2nn0ei.el +1'52tt$ Luisa torn85-+(nt
6sa4ott le r8&u+, (s ro,o+*an he.er.e hag0ta ott )+et$
3 Cal8n ne, +ellene itt lenne, 3 s7gta a' a4&8na+$ 3
Eiss'a,ehetn(+ Ne@ Aor+*a$ An0a *i'tos elt7lo'ta a 5olgot$ Ne,
a+aro+ %el%or5ul8st o+o'niK 3 Ahho' se, .olt se,,i +e5.e, hog0
+i+2'2s:t.e (l&en, .ag0 eg0 ol0an e,*er ,iatt s'en.e5&en, a+i
s'e,,el l8that-an g09l2li$
3 Ne, ,(s' te seho.8K 3 ,on5ta hat8ro'ottan a' a4&a, ,a&5
,eg2lelte$ 3 Sa&n8lo,$ Luis8na+ el.iselhetetlen ter,(s'ete .an,
5e el)**3ut-** ,egn0ugs'i+$ 3 A't8n Dais0re 4illantott, a+i
els'ont0olo5ott att-l, a,it a n).(re ,on5ott$
3 C(n0leg el a+ars' ,enniM 3 +(r5e'te$
3 Ne, tu5o, 3 .allotta *e Sa.annah )s'int(n$ 3 Lehet, hog0
a' lenne a &- ,egol58s$ Ne, a+aro, +i*or:tani a' an0u+85at$
3 J ,in5ig il0en 3 %a+a5t +i a +isl8n0 51h2sen$ 3 s ol0an &-,
hog0 itt .ag0$ S'eretn(+ eg0 n).(rt, +(rle+, ne ,en& elK 3 %ogta
+2n02r2g)re, (s is,(t 8t2lelte Sa.annah3t$ Ne, lehetett ellen8llni
ne+i$
Co, ,in5+ett)&1+et 8t+arolta, (s eg0,8s*a +a4as'+o5.a
,ente+ %el a' e,eletre$ >in5ig is s'erette .olna elh:.ni a
nag0o**i+ l8n08t i5e, 5e a %eles(ge sohase, eg0e'ett *ele$ A sors
,ost 7g0 ho'ta, hog0 Luisa se, ellen+e'hetett, a %(r%i 4e5ig
+i%e&e'etten *ol5og .olt$ >(l0s(gesen eg0et(rtett a +ise**i+
l8n08.al, ne, a+arta, hog0 Sa.annah el,en&en$
>eghag0ta Dais0ne+, hog0 +(s':tse el a h8'i %ela5at8t, a
nag0l8n08na+ 4e5ig a't &a.asolta, hog0 4ihen&en eg0et a
s'o*8&8*an$ Sa.annah ,(g eg0s'er ,eg+2s'2nte a .ar8'slatos
na4ot, 5e a s'e,(*en aggo5alo, t1+r2')52tt$ >ihel0st a' a4&a
elhag0ta a s'o*8t, ,8ris h:.ta a' an0&8t, hog0 el,on5&a ne+i, ,i
t2rt(nt$
3 =og0 lehet .ala+i enn0ire al&asKM 3 h8*oro5ott %2l AleDa$
3 Ne, tu5o,, ,it 6sin8l&a+$ Cal8n el +(ne ,enne,$ So++al
&o**an %(le+ t)le, ,int a 'a+lat-,t-l$ Luisa legs':.ese**en
a'onnal ,eg2lneK
3 Lehet, hog0 .al-*an :g0 (re', 5e eg(s' *i'tosan ne, tes'i
,eg$ A 'a+lat-5 s'8n5(+air-l a'on*an se,,it se, tu5un+$ >ost
eg(s' *i'tos ne, s'a*a5 .iss'a&2nn25$ Bor'as't-an sa&n8lo,,
hog0 il0es,ine+ .ag0 +it(.e, 5e ,eg +ell 4r-*8lno5 +i*:rni ,(g
eg0 +is i5eig$ Carts5 ,aga5 t)le ol0an t8.ol, a,enn0ire 6sa+
lehetK A' a485 le8ll:tottaM
3 Br-*8lta, 5e a't8n Luisa ne+irontott (s ala4osan +ios'totta$
3 >in5ig e't 6sin8l&a Co,,al, ahog0 a' an0&a is$ Kette&1+
ere&(t ne, lehet ,egt2rni, a485na+ es(l0e sin6s ellen1+$ Ne,
,intha ne, lenn(+ h8l8s, a,i(rt *e%oga5ott, 5e e' a' iga's8g$
Luisa t:' (..el e'el)tt .(g(r.(n0esen a 4a5l-ra +1l5te$ 3
Sa.annah3t el+e5.etlen:tett(+ a' an0&a s'a.ai, el.(gre a' a4&8r-l
.olt s'-$ AleDa 4e5ig a'onnal ,eg*8nta, hog0 :g0 n0ilat+o'ott a
%(r%ir-l, ,(g a++or is, ha e' a' iga's8g$ AleDa ,in5e't a sa&8t
*)r(n ta4as'talta ,eg$ 3 Sa&n8lo,, ne, +ellett .olna :g0
*es'(lne, 3 .iss'a+o'ott AleDa$ 3 >ara5& a s'o*85*an, .ag0 ,en&
el .alaho.8, esetleg hallgass 'en(tK Ne, a+aro,, hog0 a
t8rg0al8s .(ge el)tt .iss'ag0ere Ne@ Aor+*a$
Ne, s'8,:tott, hog0 ,il0en t8gas (s %(n09') a' a4&a
otthona, Sa.annah 7g0 (re'te, ,intha 5ologh8'*a .ag0 *2rt2n*e
+1l5t(+ .olna$ O09l2lt ott lenni, (s g09l2lte Luis8t$ A +2.et+e')
h8ro, h-na4 ,aga les' a 4o+ol$ A' an0&8na+ tel&esen iga'a .olt:
a' a4&a +(4telen +e'elni a %eles(g(t$ J ,aga is ,egg0)')5hetett
r-la$
3 <en5*en, ,eg4r-*8lo,$ 3 Sa.annah ,in52ss'e enn0it
tu5ott %ela&8nlani, (s ,eg:g(rte, hog0 +itart, a,:g a' an0&a ,eg
ne, l8togat&a$ =a .is'ont a 5olgo+ ne, %or5ulna+ &o**ra, %eltett
s'8n5(+a .olt, hog0 .ag0 .iss'a,eg0 .ele Ne@ Aor+*a, .ag0
,egs'2+i+$ Sen+i +e5.((rt ne, .olt ha&lan5- il0en +2r1l,(n0e+
+2'2tt (lni h8ro, tel&es h-na4ig$
3 Ann0ira sa&n8lo,, +i6si,, e'en a h(t.(g(n sa&nos ,(gse,
tu5o+ el,enni, 5e :g(re,, +(t h(t ,7l.a ,egl8togatla+$ =7'-5& a
h8tt(r*e, (s ne is .(g0 tu5o,8st Luis8r-l$
3 J- 3 4r(selte +i ,ag8*-l Sa.annah, (s letette a tele%ont$
>(rges .olt a' an0&8ra, a,i(rt arra +(n0s'er:tette, hog0 eg0 il0en
h8r4i8.al (l&en$ <oss'a** .olt, ,int a ,ese*eli gonos' ,ostoha$
=a,u4i4)+e (lete +2nn09ne+ l8ts'ott a' 2.(he' +(4est$ >i+2'*en
e'en &8rt a' es'e, Dais0 surrant *e a s'o*8&8*a$
3 J-l .ag0M
3 A't his'e,, igen 3 %elelte Sa.annah *8tortalanul, a't8n
r8,osol0gott a h7g8ra$ 3 Ne, .ag0o+ ho''8s'o+.a a' il0en
hel0'ete+he'$$$ B8r6sa+ otthon lehetn(+K 3 +:.8nta tis'ta s':.*)l, a
+isl8n0 4e5ig ,eg(rt)en *-logatott$
3 Cu5o,$ A' an0u+8, ala4osan el tu5&a rontani a' e,*er
+e5.(t$ A4u.al is %ol0ton e't 6sin8l&a$
3 Neh(' lehet ne+e5 3 ,on5ta Sa.annah eg01tt (r')en, 5e
Dais0 eg0 .8llr8n5:t8ssal elint('te a 5olgot$
3 A' a4u+8, (s a test.(rei, .is'ont ,in5ig +e5.ese+ .ele,
3 ,osol0o5ott el, ,a&5 ,eg2lelte a n).(r(t$ 3 <e,(le,, hog0 itt
,ara5s'$
3 >egl8t&u+ 3 .8las'olta Sa.annah 5i4lo,ati+usan, ,i+2'*en
eg08ltal8n ne, tu5ta el+(4'elni, hog0 %og&a +i*:rni a +2.et+e')
h8ro, h-na4ot$ Eag0 n(g0et, ha elh7'-5i+ a *:r-s8gi 4ro6e57ra,
a,i g0a+ran ,egesett$ A ?uentin31g0 *i'on0 ne, tarto'ott a'
eg0s'er9 esete+ +2'($
>i+2'*en a l8n0o+ Sa.annah s'o*8&8*an *es'(lgette+, Co,
(s Luisa .iss'a%o&tott hangon .es'e+e5te+ a' 2.(+*en$
3 >i a %en(t +(4'els', hog0 il0en gonos' 5olgo+at ,on5as'
Dais0 (s Sa.annah el)ttM 3 %a+a5t +i Co, 51h2sen$ 3 =og0
i&e5hets' ,eg enn0ire eg0 ti'enh(t (.es +a,as'l8n0t-lM
3 A s':n(t se, a+aro, l8tniK 3 e,elte %el a hang&8t Luisa$ 3 A'
a l8n0 a *all(4(se5 +2.et+e',(n0e, l8tni se, *:ro,, a'
otthono,at 4e5ig .(g+(44 ne, a+aro, ,egos'tani .eleK 3 ;l0an
h(..el ,ag0ar8'ta, a,i eg(s'en el+(4es'tette a %(r%it$
3 Luisa, te nor,8lis .ag0M Ne, :rhato5 8t a ,7lta,at, ,ert
.(letlen1l 4ontosan tu5o,, ,i t2rt(ntK tg8'olt8l ra&ta, (s a
g0ere+ein+en, +i5o*t8l, el.8lt8l t)le,, elhag0ta5 a %i7+at, (s
ho''8,ent(l eg0 ol0an %i6+-ho', a+ine+ ,(g n8la, is t2** 4(n'e
.olt$ AleD8t a++or .ette, el, a,i+or te ,8r r(g a' 7&
h8'ass8go5*an lu*i6+olt8l, *ol5ogan s'-rta5 a %(r&e5 4(n'(t
Dallas*an, (s le se *ag-'t8l ,in+et, enge,, .ag0 a+8r a %i7+at$
>in5a55ig ne, l(te'te, a s'8,o5ra, a,:g a' a %i6+- ,eg ne,
halt, a't8n eg0s'er 6sa+, isten tu5&a ,i(rt, 7g0 52nt2tt(l, hog0
.iss'a a+aro5 s'ere'ni a r(gi (lete5et$ Cal8n ,ag8n0os .olt8l,
,ert ne, tu5o, el+(4'elni, hog0 4(n're lett .olna s'1+s(ge5$
A't8n *eler8ngatt8l eg0 .is'on0*a, (s (n el(g h1l0e .olta,
ahho', hog0 *eles(t8l&a+ a 6sa4585*a$ Oon5os+o5t8l r-la, hog0
teher*e ess, ut8na 4e5ig els:rta5 a' an08,na+, hog0 ne,
s'1lhets' t2r.(n0telen g0ere+et$ S ,i.el e't .al-*an ne,
a+arhatta,, elhag0ta, ,iatta5 a't a n)t, a+it .al-&8*an
s'erette,$ S'-.al, ha ,8r itt tartun+, Sa.annah tis'tess(ges
h8'ass8g*an s'1letett, ,el0et eg0 %antas'ti+us n).el +2t2tte,,
a+i 6so58latosan .isel+e5ett a %iain++al, (s a+i.el *itang ,-5on
el*8nta,, a,i+or S*e6s1let*)lT el8rulta, ,iatta5$ Ala4osan
el*8nta, .ele, a h8'ass8gun+ 4e5ig se,,it se, (r$ s t:' (.en
+eres't1l hag0ta,, hog0 t8.ol tarts5 Sa.annah3t a' otthono,t-l,
6sa+ a'(rt, hog0 el(ge5ett leg0(l$ Kire+es'tette, a' (lete,*)l a
sa&8t l8n0o,atK Iso5a, hog0 e'e+ ut8n ,(g s'-*a 8ll .ele,$ s
,ost, hog0 a' (lete .es'(l0*en %orog, (s i5eho'o, h8ro,
h-na4ra, te ne+irontas', enge, 4e5ig +ios'tas', (s 7g0 tes'el,
,intha ,eg6saltala+ .olna, ) 4e5ig enne+ a *otl8sna+ a'
ere5,(n0e lenne$ Ce anna+ ren5&e (s ,-5&a s'erint elhag0t8l
,in+et, Luisa$ n ne, %ogo, e't tenni a l8n0o,,al 6sa+ a'(rt,
hog0 *ol5og l(g0$ 44 el(g %8&5al,at o+o'ta, a' (5esan0&8na+$
3 =a enn0ire sa&n8lo5, s'ala5& .iss'a ho''8K 3 .etette o5a
Luisa ri5egen$
3 Ne, err)l .an s'-$ Eele5 tis'tess(ges .olta,, 5e .ele eg0
%i+ar6n0it se,$ /''el ,in5ann0ian tis't8*an .ag0un+, 7g0hog0
h9ts5 le ,aga5, (s l(g0 u5.arias Sa.annah3.al, +1l2n*en .ele,
g09li+ ,eg a *a&o5K 3 >iel)tt Luisa *8r,it is ,on5hatott .olna,
+i.ihar'ott a s'o*8*-l, (s *e6sa4ta a' a&t-t$ /'t ,(g a l8n0o+ is
hallott8+ o5a8t, 5e ne, %9'te+ ho''8 se,,it$ >in5+etten tu5t8+,
,i(rt t2rt(nt$ =oss'7 i5) -ta e' .olt a' els) al+alo,, hog0 Co, a
%eles(g(.el s'e,*en +i8llt a' iga'8(rt$ Luisa ta&t(+'ott a 51ht)l,
5e ne, %ol0tatta a .it8t, (s ne, 1l52'te Co,ot, hane, a
s'o*8&8*an ,ara5t$
A %(r%i .iss'a,ent a 5olgo'-s'o*8&8*a, %elh:.ta a' i5)se**i+
%i8t, (s ,egh:.ta .a6sor8ra S6arlette3tel, a ,en0ass'on08.al
eg01tt$ >(g +or8**an, a *an+*-l ,egtele%on8lta Cra.isne+, hog0
Sa.annah Iharleston*an .an$ A %i7 ,egle4etten %oga5ta a h:rt, (s
+2nn0en el tu5ta +(4'elni, ,il0en hat8ssal lehet e' a' an0&8ra$ C:'
(.ig +i se, e&thett(+ el)tte AleDa .ag0 Sa.annah ne.(t, Cra.ist
.is'ont )s'int(n *8ntotta, hog0 ne, tartotta .el1+ a +a46solatot$
/g0 5ara*ig ,(g ,ent, 5e a't8n elhalt a 4r-*8l+o'8s, (s tu5ta,
hog0 a' 266se is ug0an:g0 &8rt$ Cra.is ,eglehet)sen %iatal,
,in52ss'e ti'en2t (.es .olt, a,i+or AleDa el,ent$ Be5ig iga'8n
ragas'+o5ott a ne.el)an0&8ho', a+i ,in5ig &- .olt ho''8, (s e'
6sa+ tet('te a' 2n.85&8t$ Luisa .il8gosan a' (rt(s(re a5ta, hog0
,in5en eg0es al+alo,,al, a,i+or AleD8.al (rint+e'i+, el8rul&a (s
,eg*8nt&a a' (5esan0&8t, (s a %i7 el(g %iatal .olt ,(g ahho', hog0
higg0en ne+i$ =us'on2t (.esen i,,8r a' a4&a *an+&8*an
5olgo'ott, (s &7nius*an a+art el.enni eg0 &- 6sal85*-l s'8r,a'-
6harlestoni l8n0t, a+ine+ a' )seit ,(g a' 2.(in(l is s'orosa**
s'8la+ %9't(+ a Kon%25er86i-ho'$ A %el,en)i+ +2'2tt t2**
t8*orno+ot tartotta+ s'8,on, ,int a,enn0i t2lg0 (+es:tette a
Beau3,ont3o+ *irto+8t$ A ,en0ass'on0a 6so58latos l8n0 .olt, (s
Cra.is nag0on ,(l0 (r'el,e++el .iseltetett ir8nta$ N).(r+(nt
5olgo'ott, (s eg(s' l(n0(t 8thatotta a +e5.ess(g$ Cra.isne+
i,4on8lt, hog0 6sal85&a .ag0ona (s h:rne.e ellen(re is ,un+8t
.8llalt$ S6arlette eg(s'en a55ig a+art 5olgo'ni, a,:g g0ere+ei+
ne, les'ne+$ Luisa ter,(s'etesen ne.ets(gesne+ tartotta e't a'
el+(4'el(st, s'erinte ug0anis ne, illen5), hog0 eg0 Beau,ont
%eles(ge 5olgo''on$ Cra.is a'on*an 2r1lt ne+i, (s t8,ogatta
S6arlette 52nt(s(t$
A' a4&a el(g %es'1ltne+ (s inger1ltne+ t9nt, a,i+or ,egh:.ta
)+et .a6sor8'ni$
3 Itthon +iss( ingo.8n0os a tere4 3 8rulta el$ 3 An08to+at
51h:ti Sa.annah &elenl(te, (s tel&esen +i+elt ,ag8*-l$ De h8t
tu5o5, ,il0en$ 3 Cra.isne+ ne, +ellett ,ag0ar8'ni Luisa )r1lt
+irohan8sait$ A' an0&8n8l *8r,i el) tu5ta i5('ni e't a' 8lla4otot, a
%i7 4e5ig *i'tosra .ette, hog0 e'7ttal a r(g ne, l8tott h7ga ,iatt
+a4ta %2l a .i'et$ /nn(l ,8r 6sa+ a' lett .olna nag0o**
+atas'tr-%a, ha a l8n0 hel0ett ,aga AleDa 8ll:t *e$ >in5enesetre
Sa.annah is (44 el(g o+ot s'olg8ltatott a &eleneteihe'$ Cra.is
nag0on is el tu5ta +(4'elni, ,il0en +elle,etlen lehet ,ost a
l(g+2r o5aha'a, (s )s'int(n sa&n8lta a' a4&8t e'(rt$ 3 Arra
gon5olta,, ha te (s S6arlette .el1n+ .a6sor8'n8to+, an085
.iss'a%ogn8 ,ag8t, (s ,in5ann0ian %ell(lege'het1n+ eg0 i5)re$
3 Bers'e, a4a$ Ut8nan('e+, hog0 .an3e .ala,i el%oglalts8ga
S6arlette3ne+$ /g0 -ra ,7l.a .(ge'nie +ell$ >a&5 .iss'ah:.la+$ 3 Zg0
is tett, (s %(l n0ol6ra, .ag0is 4ontosan .a6sorai5)re :g(rte
,agu+at$ >iut8n Co, ,eg+2s'2nte a %ia +e5.ess(g(t, h:.atta a
s'a+86sot, (s el,on5ta, hog0 ,a este .en5(ge+ &2nne+$ A h:rt a
l8n0aina+ is el7&s8golta, a,i+or +i6si.el +(s)** Sa.annah s'o*8&a
,ellett .itt a' 7t&a, (s ott tal8lta a +(t test.(rt, a+i+ ,(g ,in5ig
*es'(lgette+$ Dais0 tel&esen i'galo,*a &2tt, hog0 tal8l+o'i+
Cra.iss'el (s a ,en0ass'on08.al$
3 S6arlette3tet te is s'eretni %ogo5 3 *i'tos:totta a n).(r(t$ 3
Ann0ira +e5.es, (s Cra.is is &- %e&$ 3 Sa.annah ,8r alig e,l(+e'ett
r8, his'en ,a&5ne, ti'eneg0 (.e ne, l8tta$ =at(.es +or8*an
tal8l+o'ta+ utol&8ra$
A +(t l8n0 eg01tt ,ent le .a6sor8'ni, 4ont*an %(l n0ol6ra,
(44 a++or, a,i+or Cra.is (s S6arlette ,eg(r+e'ett$ A s'(4 l8n0na+
ren5+:.1l %ino, ar6.on8sai .olta+, (s hoss'7, eg0enes s'8l7
%e+ete ha&a$ Cra.is 4e5ig tel&esen a' a4&8ra e,l(+e'tetett, 6sa+
%iatala**, s ha lehet, ,(g ,utat-sa** +ia58s*an$ A %iatalo+
%ar,er*an (s 4ul-.er*en .olta+, a,i, 7g0 l8ts'i+, el%oga5ott
.iselet .olt .a6sor8n8l$ Sa.annah s'o+n08t, s'.ettert (s ,agas
sar+7 6i4)t .ett %2l, a ,eg&elen(se +i%og8stalan .olt$ =oss'7 s')+e
ha&a 6sa+ 7g0 rag0ogott, ,iut8n +i%(s1lte$ Dais0 4a4u6sot h7'ott,
eg0(*+(nt ,(g ,in5ig a' is+olai eg0enruh8&8t .iselte$ Co,
le.ette a 'a+-&8t (s %elt9rte a' inge u&&8t$ Ng0 t9nt, Beau,ont3
(+n8l ne, ol0an 1nne4(l0es s'ertart8s a .a6sora, ,int ahog0
Sa.annah el+(4'elte$
Co, *e,utatta Cra.isne+ a nag0o**i+ l8n08t, ,ire a'o+
+etten %(l(n+en eg0,8sra ,osol0ogta+$ A %i7 ,eg&eg0e'te, hog0
Sa.annah +is 4isis .olt ,(g, a,i+or utol&8ra l8tta, a't .is'ont
o+osa**na+ tartotta ne, hango'tatni, hog0 a l8n0 tis'ta an0&a$ A
hasonl-s8got 7g0is ,in5en+i (s're.ehette: ,intha ,aga AleDa
8llt .olna ott$ Sa.annah ha,ar ,egtal8lta a +2'2s hangot
S6arlette3tel, a+i, ,ialatt a .a6sor8ra .8rta+, el,es(lte ne+i, hog0
nag0 es+1.)re +(s'1lne+, (s hog0 a' an0u+8&8t ,enn0ire
le%oglal&8+ a s'er.e'(si %ela5ato+$ Nag0&8*-l eg(s' Iharlestont,
.ag0is 7g0 n0ol6s'8' %)s .en5(gsereget a+arta+ 2ss'eh:.ni$
>i+2'*en *es'(lgette+, Luisa le&2tt a' e,eletr)l (s *e,ent
a na44ali*a, ahol ,eg52**en(ssel ta4as'talta, hog0 a legnag0o**
%ia (s a ,en0ass'on0a is n8lu+ .an$
3 /' ,eg ,it &elentsenM 3 +(r5e'te h9.2sen$ Att-l tartott,
hog0 Co, %oga58st ren5e'ett Sa.annah tis'telet(re a tu5ta n(l+1l$
3 Cra.is %elh:.ott, (s ,on5ta, hog0 8t s'eretne ugrani
.a6sor8'ni 3 ha5arta Co,, *8r Luisa eg08ltal8n ne, .olt *i'tos
*enne, hog0 iga'at ,on5$ 3 Ne, gon5olta,, hog0 ellene5re lehet$
Ng0 %(l -r8.al e'el)tt tele%on8lt, (s te (44en 4ihent(l$ 3 Bers'e
,in5+etten tu5t8+, hog0 a' ass'on0 eg08ltal8n ne, 4ihent,
a,7g0 4e5ig ne, is .olta+ *es'(l) .is'on0*an$ Isa+ a t2**ie+
+e5.((rt tartott8+ %ent a l8ts'atot$ /g0,8s ir8nti harag&u+
eg08ltal8n ne, 6silla4o5ott$
3 Cer,(s'etesen *ol5ogan l8to, Cra.ist (s S6arlette3tet 3
,on5ta Luisa neg(5esen, (s el(*1+ sietett$ A s'e,e ,(g ,in5ig
.ill8,o+at s'-rt, 5e *9*8&os8n ,osol0gott, ,i+2'*en ,eg2lelte
)+et$ Rres %e6seg(s*e +e'5ett a .en5(ge++el, Sa.annah3t 4e5ig
to.8**ra is %ig0el,en +:.1l hag0ta, a,i .al-s8gos ,eg.8lt8s .olt
a l8n0na+$ /g08ltal8n ne, +:.8nt Luis8.al t8rsalogni$
A' as'taln8l Luisa a %(r&e (s a %ia +2'2tt %oglalt hel0et$
S6arlette3tet Cra.is, Dais0t 4e5ig Co, ol5al8ra 1ltette, hog0
e,l(+e'tesse a %(r&(t, ,el0i+ a' iga'i l8n0a$ Sa.annah S6arlette
(s Dais0 +2'2tt +a4ott hel0et, Luisa n(,8n *2+2tt r8 a s'(+(re$
Sa.annah *i'tosra .ette, hog0 ha tehetn(, in+8** a gar8's*a .ag0
.ala+i ,8s otthon8*a ir8n0:tan8 )t$ S6arlette (s Dais0 +2'2tt
a'on*an &- hangulat*an telt a .a6sora$ A h7g8na+ iga'a lett:
nag0on ,eg+e5.elte a *8t0&a ,en0ass'on08t$ S6arlette +e5.es,
,elegs':.9, nag0lel+9 (s s'er(n0 tere,t(s .olt, +it9n)
ne.eltet(s*en r(s'es1lt$ A' on+ol-gi8n 5olgo'ott, na4 ,int na4
r8+os *etege++el %oglal+o'ott, (s ra&ongott a ,un+8&8(rt$ Cra.ist
,a&5 s'(t.etette a *1s'+es(g, %elh)tlen1l *ol5ogna+ t9nt
,ellette$ /.(s +2'*en so+s'or s'-*a +er1lt a' es+1.)&1+$ Luis8t
s'e,,el l8that-an l8'*a ho'ta e' a t(,a$ A' es+1.) el)tti
h8ro,s'8' %)s .a6sor8t a Beau,ont 6sal85 ren5e'i, (s Dais0 %og&a
a .ir8gs'ir,o+at s'-rni a 6ere,-ni8n$ S6arlette Ba5gle0 >is6h+a
s'alon&8*-l ren5elte ,eg a ,en0ass'on0i ruh8&8t, a
+os'or7sl8n0o+ 2lt2'et(t 4e5ig Eera Vang ter.e'te$ A' 2r2,an0a
;s6ar 5e la <enta +olle+6i-&8*-l .8las'tott, eg0 eleg8ns *arna
s'at(nruh8t, ug0anol0an +a*8t+8.al$ Luisa ,(g sen+ine+ se,
n0ilat+o'ott a sa&8t .iselet(r)l, 5e Dais0 .(letlen1l ,eghallotta,
a,i+or err)l *es'(lt, (s a s'e+r(n0(*en l8tta is a ruh8t$ A' an0&a
.2r2s*en les'$
>in5en+i s'8,8ra +elle,esen telt a .a6sora, Co, ter.e,
hog0 8t6s8*:t&a Cra.is(+et, nag0on is *e.8lt$ A' este .(g(re ,(g
Luisa is elenge5te ,ag8t eg0 +i6sit, so++al +e.(s*( t9nt
,(rgesne+$ A %iatalo+ t8.o'8sa ut8n eg0 8r.a s'-t se, s'-lt
Co,ho', 5e a hara4-s ,eg&eg0'(seit legal8** ,egtartotta
,ag8na+$ H2l,ent a s'o*8&8*a, (s e'7ttal ne, is 6sa4ta *e a'
a&ta&8t$ Co, &- (&t +:.8nt a l8n0aina+, a't8n a 5olgo'-s'o*8&8*a
,ent$ I5)+2'*en o5a.itte a hol,i&ait$ Dais0 is %el,ent, hog0
*e%e&e''e a h8'i %ela5at8t, 5e el)tte ,(g suttog.a ,eg:g(rte
Sa.annah3na+, hog0 a'na4 ,egint n8la als'i+, hog0 ne %(l&en itt$ A
l8n0 e'e+ ut8n .iss'a.onult a sa&8t la+r(s'(*e, (s s-ha&t.a .etette
,ag8t a' 8g0ra$ /**en a h8'*an ,eglehet)sen +o,4li+8ltan %ol0t
a' (let, a' is+ola 4e5ig 6sa+ ,8sna4 +e'5)52tt$
Helh:.ta a' an0&8t, (s el7&s8golta, hog0 tal8l+o'ott Cra.iss'el
,eg S6arlette3tel, a+i+ nag0on +e5.ese+ .olta+ .ele$ /g0 &- i5eig
,(g *es'(lgette+, a't8n ,eg&elent Dais0, ahog0 :g(rte, (s
*e,8s'ott a' 8g0*a$ Luisa ,8r +or8**an el+2s'2nt a +isl8n0t-l,
7g0hog0 s'a*a5 .olt a tere4$
A l8n0o+ 48r 4er6ig ,(g 6sa6sogta+, a't8n is,(t eg0,8s
+e'(t %og.a n0o,ta el )+et a' 8lo,, 8, &-.al ha,ara**, ,int a
,7lt (&&el$ Sa.annah els) na4&a ,eglehet)sen ese,(n057san
'a&lott$

9$ %e&e'et

A +2.et+e') na4on Sa.annah +iss( s'orong.a tartott a4&8.al
a Bisho4 /nglan5 K2'(4is+ola %el($ Dais0t ,8r el.itte a'
is+ola*us', a,ire elin5ulta+$ Luisa ,(g ne, &2tt le a s'o*8&8*-l,
Sa.annah 4e5ig s'o+8s s'erint ga*ona4el0het reggeli'ett, (s
n0ol6+or 7tra +(s'en .8rta a' a4&8t$
/l(g hallgatag .olt, ,i+2'*en (s'a+na+ tartotta+ a >ar+
Ilar+ aut-48l08n$ >i.el ler:tt r-la a %es'1lts(g, a' a4&a ig0e+e'ett
,egn0ugtatni$ A,i+or ,eg(r+e'te+ a Daniel Islan5en l(.)
6a,4usra, a,el0 h7s' he+t8ron ter4es'+e5ett, Co, le4ar+olta a
Jagu8rt, (s *e+:s(rte a l8n08t a' iga'gat-i iro58*a, ahol
15.2'2lt(+ Sa.annah3t, ,a&5 gratul8lta+ a nag0s'er9 &eg0eihe'$
A' iga'gat-hel0ettes 8tn07&tott ne+i eg0 -raren5et, a,i
el%oga5hat-na+ t9nt a l8n0 s'8,8ra, (s %ela&8nlotta, hog0
,eg,utat&a a't a tanter,et, ahol a' els) -r8&8t tart&8+$ Sa.annah
siet)sen *76s74us'it n0o,ott a' a4&a ar68ra$
A' is+ola so++al nag0o** .olt, ,int a', a,el0i+*e Ne@
Aor+*an &8rt$ A %ala+ ,ent(n ,in5en %ol0os-n .(gel8thatatlanul
sora+o'ta+ a' 2lt2')s'e+r(n0e+, a+8r a ,o'i%il,e+en$ A 5i8+o+
+2n0.e++el a +e'1+*en +ise** 6so4orto+*a .er)5.e ne.etg(lte+,
a't8n 4e5ig +i3+i ,ent a ,aga -r8&8ra$ N(h8n0 %i7 4illant8sa
el8rulta, hog0 Sa.annah +ar6s7 ala+&a (s hoss'7 s')+e ha&a ,8ris
%elt9n(st +eltett$ A l8n0 %ar,ert .ett %2l, ,i.el 7g0 tu5ta, ne,
tilos, (s Ion.erse torna6i4)t h7'ott$ A +o6+8s ing(t ne, t9rte *e,
%2l2tte 4e5ig a r24la*5a6sa4ata ,eleg:t)%2ls)&(t .iselte$
O0an:totta, hog0 a' itteni 6sa4atho' ,8r ne, 6satla+o'hat, 5e
a'(rt s'erette .olna, ha tal8l .ala,i is+ol8n *el1li s4ortol8si
lehet)s(get$
A' -raren5&e s'erint el)s'2r %ran6ia-r8&a .olt$ ;5aha'a a
hala5- 6so4ort*a &8rt, (s &- &eg0e+et s'er'ett$ A tan8rn) (44 eg0
+2n0.*)l ol.asott %el, a,i+or a l8n0 *e1lt a tere,*e$ A tan8rn)
+iss( *oss'7san %eln('ett, a't8n ,egingatta a %e&(t, (s %ol0tatta$
K2r1l*el1l har,in6 unat+o'- 5i8+ 16s2rg2tt a tere,*en$ A' -ra
2t.en+(t 4er6ig tartott$ >iut8n a tan8rn) +ia5ta a h8'i %ela5atot,
,egs'-lalt a 6seng), s ,in5en+i a' a&t- %el( n0o,ult$ A tan8rn)
r8,osol0gott Sa.annah3ra, ,iel)tt el,ent, a l8n0 4e5ig elin5ult a
%ol0os-n$ Ka4ott ug0an eg0 t(r+(4et, 5e ,in5en 2ss'e,os-5ott,
(s %ogal,a se, .olt, hol is .an (44en$ K2n0.e++el a +e'(*en
eg0re 6sa+ a t(r+(4et sila*i'8lta, a,i+or eg0 s'e4l)s, t9'.2r2s
ha&8t l-%aro+*an .isel) l8n0 ,osol0og.a o5a,ent ho''8$
3 >intha el.es't(l .olna$ Seg:thete+ .ala,i*enM 3 >int
Sa.an3nah3t +i.(.e ,in5en+ine+, ne+i is &elleg'etes 5(li +ie&t(se
.olt$
3 K2s'i, a't his'e,, t2ri-ra les' a +2.et+e') 3 ,on5ta,
,i+2'*en 8tn07&totta a t(r+(4et a hel0es .2r2sne+$
3 <oss' s'inten .ag0 3 ,ag0ar8'ta a l8n0$ 3 A' -ra egg0el
%2nte** les', 4ont a %e&1n+ %elett$ >r$ Ar,strong .is'ont eg0
s':.8s$ C7l so+ h8'it a5, (s *152s a lehelete$ =onnan &2tt(lM 3
+(r5e'te +e5.esen$ Sa.annah nag0on h8l8s .olt a seg:ts(g((rt$
Sen+i ,8s ne, &2tt o5a ho''8, *8r t2** %i7 is ,eg*8,ulta a
s'e+r(n0e+ ,ell)l$ A l8n0 6sinosna+ tal8lta )+et$ Als-** (.es +ora
-ta ne, .olt +o,ol0a** u5.arl-&a, (s 8ltal8*an a ha.ero++al &8rt
s'-ra+o'ni$ A' .is'ont t(n0leg nag0 6sa48s lett .olna, ha ,(g a
*ar8t&8t is Ne@ Aor+*an +ell hag0nia$
3 n i5e.al-si .ag0o+, 7g0 (rte,, itt s'1lette,, 5e a' ut-**i
t:' (.*en Ne@ Aor+*an (lte,$
3 A++or isten ho'ott i5eha'aK 3 ,osol0gott r8 +e5.esen a
l8n0$ 3 Ne+e, is %2l +ell ,enne,, 7g0hog0 el+:s(rle+$ K(,i8,
les'$ >in5ig ,eg.8gna+$ >8r alig .8ro,, hog0 .(ge leg0en a
sulina+$ Legal8** eg0 (. 4ihen)t .es'e+ +i a *allag8s ut8n$ 3
Sa.annah *-logatott, ,i+2'*en siet)sen .ett(+ a l(46s)%o+o+at$ A
l8n0on %ar,er (s ,eleg:t) %2ls) .olt, ahog0 a legt2** %i7n is,
tis't8ra, ,int Ne@ Aor+*an$ Sa.annah .is'ont 7g0 (re'te,
.ala,i(rt ,(gis +il-g a sor*-l, ,intha a ho,lo+8ra lenne :r.a,
hog0 7& itt$ 3 >i(rt &2tt(l .iss'aM 3 (r5e+l)52tt a l8n0$
3 A'(rt, hog0 a' is+ola(. h8tral(.) r(s'(t a' a48,,al
t2ltse,$ /g0(*+(nt an0u.al (le+ Ne@ Aor+*an$ 3 Ne, a+arta
el8rulni, hog0 .olta+(44en a'(rt .an itt, ,ert a' (lete .es'(l0*en
%orog$ Ne, a+art ,egos'tani t7l *i'al,as in%or,86i-+at ol0an
e,*errel, a+it ,ost l8tott (let(*en el)s'2r
3 Cu5o, ,il0en a', ha ne, &2ss' +i a ,a,855al 3
.ig0oro5ott el a l8n0$ 3 >i rettenetesen eg0,8sna+ tu5un+ esni,
5e a'(rt 4ers'e s'erete,, eg0e, a s':.(t$ A4u.al &-l +i lehet &2nni,
5e an0u eg0 *os'or+a 3 &eg0e'te ,eg a l8n0, Sa.annah .is'ont
alig tu5ta .iss'atartani a ne.et(s(t$ 3 A ti(5 isM
3 , a' en0(, irt- &- %e&$ Nag0s'er9 an0a, t(n0leg$ Isa+ 7g0
gon5oltu+, ne, 8rtana a4ut is ,egl8togatni eg0 i5)re$ 3 >(g
Sa.annah s'8,8ra se, hang'ott t7l ,egg0)')ne+ e' a t2rt(net,
5e ne, .olt &o** 2tlete$
3 s hog0 h:.na+M 3 /' a Ne@ Aor+3i l8n0 hat8ro'ottan
+:.8n6si.8 tette$ /g0s'er9 2lt2'ete ellen(re is .olt st:lusa, (s 6sa+
7g0 rag0ogott a s'e,e$
3 Sa.annah Beau,ont .ag0o+$ s t(ge5M
3 Julianne Bettigre@$ A 5(5a48, t8*orno+ .olt, .ag0 .ala,i
il0es,i$ /nge, e' eg08ltal8n ne, (r5e+el, s)t, in+8** %8ras't$ A
nag0an08, tag&a a Kon%25er86i- /g0es1lt Le8n0ai +2rne+, (s
eg0%ol0t8*an tea5(lut8no+ra &8r$ 3 Julianne3t ug0an 8ll:t-lag
rettenetesen %8ras'totta e' a t(,a, 5e a'(rt ,(gis6sa+
,ege,l:tette$ Sa.annah3na+ erre eg0*)l *eugrott a' a4ai
nag0an0&a$
Julianne el+:s(rte a tantere,ig, (s a**an ,ara5ta+, hog0
+(s)** ,(g tal8l+o'na+$ A't ,on5ta, hog0 %(l eg0+or a'
(t+e')*en les', (s h:.ta Sa.annah3t, tartson .ele$ A l8n0
r84illantott a' -raren5&(re, (s l8tta, hog0 ) is s'a*a5 a**an a'
i5)4ont*an, 7g0hog0 a't %elelte, re,(li, ,egtal8l&a a' e*(5l)t$
3 K2s'i a' eliga':t8st$ A++or +(s)** tal8l+o'un+K 3 *76s7'ott,
,a&5 elt9nt a' os't8l0tere,*en$ A t2rt(nele,-r8n +(ts'er
ann0ian 1lte+, ,int a %ran6i8n$ Sa.annah ,8r 6sa+ a' utols-
sor*an tal8lt hel0et eg0 6sa4at %i7 ,2g2tt, a+i+ *es'(lgette+ -ra
+2'*en, (s tel&esen se,,i*e .ett(+ a tan8rt, a+i 4ontosan ol0an
.olt, a,il0enne+ Julianne le:rta$ Eal-*an so+ h8'i %ela5atot a5ott
%2l$
Sa.annah3na+ ,(g +(t -r8&a .olt, eg0 angol iro5alo, ,eg
eg0 t8rsa5alo,tu5o,8n0, +2'*en 4e5ig s'1net$ A't8n a' e*(5i5)
is el(r+e'ett$ E(g1l eltal8lt a' (t+e')*e, .is'ont 7&5ons1lt
*ar8tn)&(t sehol se, l8tta$ K(t %i7 hell0el +:n8lta, 5e Sa.annah
,ost ne, 2r1lt enne+, his' ne, is is,erte )+et$ >8r (44
+is'olg8lta ,ag8t, &oghurtot, g01,2l6ssal8t8t (s naran6sle.et tett
a t8l68&8ra, ,ire Julianne r8a+a5t$
3 Ar,strong t(n0leg so+ h8'it a5ott 3 %oga5ta ,osol0og.a a
.2r2s ha&7 l8n0t, (s )s'int(n 2r1lt, hog0 ,egint 2ss'e%utotta+$ A'
(t+e')*en (44ol0 lehetetlen .olt ,egtal8lni .ala+it, a+8r eg0 t9t a
s'(na+a'al*an$ C2** s'8' g0ere+ n01'sg2tt +ise**3nag0o**
as'talo+ +2r1l -ri8si l8r,8t 6sa4.a$
3 Ne, ,eg,on5ta,M n ,egint +ettest +a4ta, +(,i8*-l$
A' an08, ,eg %og 2lni$ /l.8rn8, hog0 &- &eg0ei, leg0ene+,
,i+2'*en ) ne, is tanult to.8**$ Isa+ e*(5e+re &8r, (s *ri5'sel a
*ar8tai.al$ /hhe' iga'8n ne, +ell %)is+olai .(g'etts(g$ 3 Sa.annah
*-logatott, 5e eg08ltal8n ne, sietett +2'2lni, hog0 a' ) an0&a
&og8s', ,ert ne, a+art %el.8gni 7&5ons1lt is,er)se el)tt$ 3 A'
a4u+8, or.os$ O0ere+g0-g08s'$ 3 Sa.annah is,(t *-lintott$
E(g1l le1lte+ eg0 as'talho', a't8n 6sa4atostul &2tte+
ho''8&u+ a l8n0o+ (s a %i7+$ Julianne n0il.8n.al-an n(4s'er9 .olt
a' is+ol8*an, (s 7g0 t9nt, ,intha ,in5en+it is,erne$ /*(5 +2'*en
el,on5ta Sa.annah3na+, hog0 a r2g*i6sa4at +a4it8n08.al &8r, a,i
nag0 s'- .olt$
A +2r1l2tt1+ 1l)+ a h(t.(g(t ter.e'gett(+, a 4(nte+ esti
+os8r,e66sr)l *es'(lte+, *ar8to+r-l (r5e+l)5te+, tele%ons'8,o+at
6ser(lgette+ (s 4let0+8l+o5ta+$ A' (l(n+ t8rsalg8s +2'e4ette
Sa.annah ,ag8n0osna+ (re'te ,ag8t, in+8** hallgatott$ Ne@
Aor+*an otthonosan ,o'gott, 8, itt t7l nag0 .olt a' is+ola, t7l so+
7& n(..el (s 7& ar66al tal8l+o'ott, a,i el*8tortalan:totta$
Kiss( el+8*ult, ,ire a' a4&a h8ro,+or (rte &2tt$ Julianne (s
+(t ,8si+ l8n0 is ,ega5ta ne+i a s'8,8t, a,i +e'5etne+ ne, is
.olt ross', 5e Sa.annah ne, (re'te ,ag8t el(g ,aga*i'tosna+
ahho', hog0 %elh:.&a )+et$
3 Na, hog0 tets'ettM 3 +(r5e'te a' a4&a, ,iut8n *es'8llt a
+o6si*a$ Ki,er1ltne+ (s %es'1ltne+ l8tta a l8n08t$
3 A't his'e,, +i6sit so+ .olt a' 7&5ons8go+*-l, 5e nag0&8*-l
,in5en ren5*en$ Cal8l+o'ta, n(h8n0 +e5.es e,*errel$ Nag0 a
suli, 6su4a 7& -ra (s tan8r, ne, +2nn09$ A tanan0ag is,er)s, Ne@
Aor+*an is hasonl- 5olgo+at tanulta,, 4ers'e a' 8lla,4olg8ri
is,erete+et +i.(.e, a,i +i'8r-lag a D(llel (s a D(l t2rt(nel,(.el
%oglal+o'i+$ A Kon%25er86i- s'elle,e itt .al-*an l(te'i+ (s .ir8g'i+$
/ls) na4na+ ne, is .olt ross', a't his'e,K 3 &eg0e'te ,eg
el%ogulatlanul, a' a4&a 4e5ig *-logatott, ,i+2'*en ha'a%el(
tartotta+$
3 So+ h8'i %ela5atot +a4t8lM 3 +(r5e'te +:.8n6sian$ Sa.annah
ne, is s'8,:tott r8, hog0 a' a4&a il0en %ig0el,es les' .ele, (s
h8l8s .olt ne+i e'(rt$
3 Isa+ ann0it, a,enn0it otthon is s'o+ta,$ A .(g')s2+
,in5enhol 6(leg0enes*en .anna+, (s i'gatottan .8r&8+ a %)is+ol8+
.iss'a&el'(s(t$ A' utols- (.*en tula&5on+(44en ,in5en ,8s
(r5e+telen, teh8t eg08ltal8n ne, .(s'es a hel0'et$
Co, &-t ne.etett a l8n0a +i&elent(s(n$
3 Bi'tos .ag0o+ *enne, hog0 ,in5en+it %el5o*na e' a
gon5olat$
3 Ng0is tu5&8+$ ;5aha'a .(g')s+(nt 4(l58ul ne, is +ell
'8r-.i'sg8t tenn1n+$ Isa+ a' s'8,:t, hog0 a %el.(teliig &- &eg0ei5
leg0ene+$ 3 A to.8**tanul8si +il8t8so+ ,iatt ,(g eg08ltal8n ne,
agg-5ott, his'en 6sa+ ,8r6ius .(g(re, 84rilisra .8rta a'
ere5,(n0e+et$
Ft 4er6 ,7l.a ,8r otthon is .olta+$ Co, +ira+ta a l8n08t, )
4e5ig .iss'a,ent a *an+*a, (s a''al *76s7'ott, hog0 +(s)** ,(g
tal8l+o'na+$ Sa.annah .ala,i r8g6s8lni.al- ut8n n('ett$ Sen+it
se, tal8lt a +on0h8*an$ A +(t h2lg0, a+i ren5s'erint ott 1l52g(lt,
1'enetet hag0ott, hog0 .8s8rolni ,ente+$ Dais0 (s Luisa se, .olt
a +2'el*en$ Sa.annah eg0 al,8.al (s eg0 5o*o' +-l8.al a
+e'(*en tartott a +(+ s'alon %el(, a,i+or Dais0 &-+e5.9en
+i42r51lt a sa&8t s'o*8&8*-l$ Cu5ta, hog0 a' an0&a nin6s i5eha'a,
e'(rt se,,i se, a+a58l0o'ta ,eg a**an, hog0 8t2lel&e a n).(r(t$
3 >il0en .olt a suliM 3 +(r5e'te, ,i+2'*en +2.ette a
s'o*8&8*a Sa.annah3t, a+i lera+ta a +2n0.eit (s *elehara4ott a'
al,8*a$
3 =8t el(g i&es't)$ 3 A h7g8na+ .alahog0 +2nn0e** .olt
*e.allania, ,int a' a4&8na+ 3 /g0 6so,- 7& e,*er[
3 S'igor7a+ a tan8ro+M 3 (r5e+l)52tt eg01tt (r')en a +i6si,
,ialatt el%(s'+elte ,ag8t a' 8g0on, ,a&5 a n).(r(re e,elte a
te+intet(t$
3 , 6sa+ se,,i se, ol0an, ,int otthon$ 3 =irtelen es'(*e
&utott .ala,i, a,it ,eg a+art +(r5e'ni Dais0t)l, a hel0i s'o+8so+
s'a+a.atott ,ester(t)l$ 3 >i e' a' Seg0e, a s':.(tT s'2.egM
C2**s'2r is hallotta,, ,in5ig e't ,on5ogat&8+$ 3 Sa.annah ne,
tu5ta ho.8 tenni e't a %r8'ist, Dais0 4e5ig %el+a6agott$
3 /'t a++or ,on5&u+, ha .ala+it g09l2l1n+$ /l)s'2r 8ltal8*an
6s7n08n ,egs'-lna+ .ala+it, a't8n r2gt2n a' +2.et+e'i+, hog0
Seg0e, a s':.(tT$ A' an0u+8, is g0a+ran ,on5ogat&a, a
nag0,a,8, is$ >i eg0s'er9en 6sa+ neg(5es+e5(sne+ ne.e''1+$ 3
/++orra ,8r Sa.annah is ne.etett$ Julianne a' an0&8ra 6(l'ott
e'e++el a s'a.a++al$ 3 =a .ala+ire a't ,on5o5, hog0 es'e5 a
s':.(t, a' a't &elenti, hog0 %2rtel,esen ut8lo5$ An0u is %ol0ton e't
6sin8l&a$ 3 Sa.annah3na+ e%el)l %i+ar6n0i +(ts(ge se, .olt$
Ne, so++al e'ut8n hallott8+, a,int 6sa4-5i+ a *e&8rati a&t-,
,ire Dais0 .iss'arohant a s'o*8&8*a, h8tha a' an0&a (r+e'ett
,eg$ A l8n0o+ ne, a+art8+, hog0 eg01tt tal8l&a )+et$ Sa.annah
+is.8rtat.a hallotta, ahog0 Luisa *e6su+&a ,aga ,2g2tt a s'o*8&a
a&ta&8t, (s ,eg+2nn0e**1lt, hog0 Dais0 ,(g i5e&(*en elis'+olt$
Luisa *i'on0osan 51hroha,ot +a4na, ha ,egtu5n8, ,il0en
*i'al,as .is'on0 ala+ult +i +2'2tt1+, .ag0 hog0 (&s'a+8n+(nt
eg01tt als'ana+ Sa.annah s'o*8&8*an$
B8r 4illanattal +(s)** AleDa h:.ta a l8n08t, ,ert tu5ni
s'erette .olna, ,il0en .olt a' is+ola, Sa.annah 4e5ig ,in5enr)l
r(s'letesen *es'8,olt ne+i$ /l,on5ta, hog0 tal8n ,8ris a+a5t eg0
*ar8t&a$ AleDa ,egs'o+8s*-l r8+(r5e'ett a' illet) ne.(re$
Sa.annah .8las'a ,egle4te a' an0&8t, a+i 48r ,8so54er6ig
hallgatott$
3 /' +1l2n2s 3 &eg0e'te ,eg .(g1l ,i+2'*en le1lt a'
:r-as'tal8ho', (s %ur6sa +i%e&e'(s &elent ,eg a' ar68n$ Sa.annah
s'inte ,aga el)tt l8tta$
3 >i(rtM
3 Bi'tos rengeteg g0ere+ .an a' is+ol8*an, te 4e5ig (44en
anna+ a n)ne+ a l8n08t tal8lta5 ,eg, a+i a leg&o** *ar8to, .olt a
Iharleston*an t2lt2tt (.e+ alatt$ Ug0an7g0 tal8l+o'tun+, ahog0 ti$
A**an a 4illanat*an +is'7rt, ahog0 o5a+2lt2'te,, ,in5en*en
seg:tett, ,eg,utatta, hog0 *ol5ogul&a+$ >intha a test.(re, lett
.olna$ 3 AleDa hang&a elhal+ult$ Sa.annah *i'tosra .ette, hog0 ne,
itt (rt .(get a t2rt(net$ >8r is,erte a' an0&8t$
3 s ,i .olt a'ut8nM
3 L8ts'-lag a++or is ,ellette, 8llt, a,i+or a' a485
*e&elentette, hog0 el.8li+ t)le,$ Ng0 t9nt, a *ar8ts8gun+ +i8ll&a a'
i5) 4r-*8&8t$ De ,iut8n el&2tte,, ne, hallotta, %el)le se,,it$
/g0 i5) ut8n ,8r ne, .8las'olt a le.elei,re, (s tele%onon se,
tu5ta, el(rni$ K(s)** a't hallotta,, hog0 Luisa leg&o** *ar8tn)&e
lett$ Iga'i 5(li s'tori$ Eig08'', 2ss'e ne t2r&(+ a te s':.e5et is$ ;tt
,in5en 6su4a +(4,utat8s$
3 Ne l(g0 iga's8gtalan, an0u 3 5org8lta a l8n0a$ 3 Ne@
Aor+*an is .anna+ il0en e,*ere+ Itt ,in5en+i nag0on *ar8ts8gos,
4ers'e a+a5na+ +i.(tele+ is 3 ,on5ta Sa.annah, ,i+2'*en Luis8ra
gon5olt, a+it a legnag0o** &-in5ulattal se, lehetett
*ar8ts8gosna+ ne.e'ni, (s a+i a 5(li .en5(gs'eretet
leghal.8n0a** &el(t se, ,utatta a' ir8n08*an$ 3 >in5enhol
.anna+ )s'inte (s 8ls8gos e,*ere+$ Nin6s e**en se,,i 5(li .ag0
(s'a+i$ 3 J-llehet tel&esen iga'a .olt, AleDa hallani se, a+art err)l$
3 A 6harlestoni is,er)sei, +2'1l sen+i se, .ett r-la,
tu5o,8st, ,iut8n .iss'a&2tte, Ne@ Aor+*a$ Soha t2**( ne,
hallotta, r-lu+, holott h(t (.ig a**an a hit*en (lte,, hog0 a
leg&o** *ar8tai,$ <a&ta5 +:.1l eg0etlen is,er)s2, se, ,ara5t
a'o+*-l a' i5)+*)l 3 ,osol0o5ott el s'o,or7an AleDa$ 3 s ol0an
rettenetesen hi8n0'olK >(g 6sa+ +(t na4&a ,ent(l el, (s ,8ris
s'2rn0en .isele,$
3 Igen, is,er)s (r'(s$ >intha 2r2+re el +ellett .olna .8lnun+
eg0,8st-l$ >i+or &2ss' elM
3 /'en a h(t.(g(n *i'tos ne, tu5o+, 5e ,a&5 a +2.et+e')n$
Ne, tehete+ ,8st$ /' a' 1g0 ,in5en i5),et %ele,(s'ti$ 3
Sa.annah hallotta a' an0&a hang&8n, ,enn0ire +i,er1lt$ 3 >il0ene+
.olta+ a' -r8i5M
3 Unal,asa+, 5e t7l(le, 3 4r-*8lta ,egn0ugtatni a' an0&8t,
a+i el(g %es'1ltne+ t9nt$ Sa.annah tu5ta, ,enn0ire ne, a+ar-5'i+
ne+i Iharleston*a &2nni, 5e a**an is *i'tos .olt, hog0 a' )
+e5.((rt ,in5en %(lel,(t %(lre %og&a tenni$ Sa.annah 4e5ig ,8r
alig .8rta a' (r+e'(s(t$
Julianne +ereste a ,o*il&8n .a6sora el)tt$ J is ,egtu5ta,
hog0 a' an0u+8i+ *ar8to+ .olta+ anna+ i5e&(n$
3 A' an0u+8, s'eretettel 15.2'li a' an0u+85at, (s a' 1'eni,
hog0 es'i a s':.(t 3 ,on5ta a l8n0, Sa.annah 4e5ig alig *:rta
.iss'atartani a ne.et(s(t$ Legs':.ese**en el8rulta .olna, hog0
,8r ol.as a soro+ +2'2tt, (s ,in5e' a't &elenti, Julianne an0&a +i
ne, 8llhat&a a' 2.(t$ AleDa is :g0 %e&e'te .olna +i ,ag8t, ha 5(li
s'8r,a'8s7 lett .olna, 5e t)sg02+eres &en+i+(nt eg0s'er9en 6sa+
8rul-na+ titul8lta eg0+ori *ar8tn)&(t$
A l8n0o+ ,(g 48r 4er6ig 6se.egte+, a't8n ,eg*es'(lt(+,
hog0 ,8sna4 tal8l+o'na+ a' is+ol8*an$ >iut8n letett(+ a tele%ont,
Sa.annah ne+il8tott a h8'i %ela5at8na+, (s (44 .a6sorai5)re
.(g'ett a t2rt(nele,,el$
Cra.is (s S6arlette n(l+1l ,eglehet)sen g0(r t8rsalg8s %ol0t
a' as'tal +2r1l a'na4 este$ Luisa 6sa+ a l8n08.al .olt ha&lan5-
s'-*a 8llni, Sa.annah3r-l (s Co,r-l tu5o,8st se, .ett$ Co,
,in5ann0iu+ho' *es'(lt, Dais0 6sa+ a s'1leihe', Sa.annah .is'ont
,eg se, ,ert ,u++anni: a't gon5olta, :g0 les' a leg&o**$
Ea6sora ut8n a' a4&a *e,ent ho''8 a s'o*8*a$ Sa.annah
+2n0.ei s'anas'(t he.erte+, (s (44 a la4to4&a el)tt 1lt$ Ne@ Aor+3i
*ar8taina+ :rt a 6harlestoni (l,(n0eir)l$ A' an0&a +(r(s(re
sen+ine+ se, s'8,olt *e r-la, ,i(rt +ellett el&2nnie$ >eg:rta, hog0
ha,arosan .iss'at(r, his' 6sa+ a' a4&8t l8togat&a ,eg
Iharleston*an, (s hog0 ,enn0ire hi8n0o'na+ ne+i a t2**ie+$
S'erette .olna, ha *allag8s+or is,(t tal8l+o'na+$ Zg0 legal8**
el*76s7'hatott .olna t)l1+, ,iel)tt ,eg+e'5i+ a %)is+ol8t$
S'8,8ra eg0s'er s ,in5en+orra .(get (rte+ a Ne@ Aor+3i
+2'(4is+ol8s i5)+, 5e a t2**ie+ ,(g ne, tu5t8+ e't$
3 =og0 *ol5oguls' a h8'i %ela5attalM 3 +(r5e'te Co,, a,i+or
*e,ent ho''8$
3 >8r ,a&5ne, +(s'$ 3 Sa.annah3na+ 5(lut8n t8,a5t eg0
2tlete, a,ir)l +i a+arta +(rni a' a4&a .(le,(n0(t, 5e .a6sora
+2'*en ne, ,ert el)ho'a+o5ni .ele$ Luisa el)tt, eg0e, a s':.(t,
eg0etlen s'-t se, .olt ha&lan5- +ie&teni$ Sa.annah &-t ,ulatott
,ag8*an, a,i+or r8&2tt, hog0 ,8ris elsa&8t:totta (s &-l al+al,a''a
e't a s'-%or5ulatot$ 3 S'erinte5 ,egl8togathatn8, .ala,i+or a
nag0,a,8tM
3 /'t +o,ol0an gon5olo5M 3 +(4e5t el a' a4&a$
3 Igen, nag0 +e5.e, lenne ho''8K
Co, *-logatott$ ;l0an hirtelen (r+e'ett Sa.annah
Iharleston*a, hog0 e' e55ig es'(*e se, &utott, 5e .al-*an
+e5.es gon5olatna+ tal8lta$ Co,ot len09g2'te a l8n0a
%ig0el,ess(ge$
3 >a&5 ,eg*es'(le, .ele 3 :g(rte$ A' an0&a (s Luisa tel&esen
eg0 h7ron 4en51lte+, (s Co, att-l tartott, hog0 esetleg 6sa+ ola&
lenne a t9're, ha Sa.annah ,egl8togatn8 )t$ 3 /l(g ross'
8lla4ot*an .an$
3 Beteg tal8nM 3 +(r5e'te Sa.annah eg01tt (r')en$
3 Ne,, e' ,8r a +orral &8r E(g1l is n0ol6.an+ilen6 (.es$ 3
Neg0.enn(g0 (.esen s'1lte a %i8t, :g0 Co, (r+e'(se hatal,as
,egle4et(s .olt$ A s'1leine+ hus'on+(t (.n0i h8'ass8g ut8n
eg0etlen g0er,e+1+ se, s'1letett, a't8n eg0s'er 6sa+
,eg(r+e'ett Co,$ A' an0&a a ,ai na4ig 6so5a+(nt (li ,eg a
t2rt(nte+et$ Ise6se,)+or8t-l +e'5.e a&8n5(+na+ *e6('te a
g0er,e+(t, a,it Co, 4ers'e +i ne, 8llhatott$
3 =a nin6s ellen(re, s'eretn(+ tal8l+o'ni .ele 3 &elentette +i
Sa.annah$ A Ne@ Aor+3i nag0,a,8&8ho' nag0on +2'el 8llt, 5e a
6harlestoni, Luisa ir8nti s'i,48ti8&a ,iatt, tel&esen +i.onta ,ag8t
a l8n0 (let(*)l$ >i.el 4e5ig AleDa ne, .olt +2'1l1+ .al-, a'
an0-sa a&t-t ,utatott ne+i (s a g0er,e+(ne+, (s soha ne,
n0itotta +i 7&ra$ Sa.annah tu5ta, hog0 anna+ i5e&(n e' is nag0on
ross'ul esett a' an0&8na+, (s ne, .olt *enne *i'tos, hog0 48rtolna
eg0 il0en l8togat8st$ J a'on*an ,in5en+(44en ,eg a+arta
l8togatni a Beau,ont nag0,a,8t, a,:g Iharleston*an .an$
>in5en :'(*en ,eg a+arta is,erni a' itteni (letet, his'en ne,6sa+
a' a4&a 6sal85&8r-l .olt s'-, hane, a' 2.(r)l is, a l(n0e ,8si+
%el(r)l$ A' an0&a s'e,(*en e' a l8togat8s %el(rt .olna eg0
8rul8ssal, (44 e'(rt Sa.annah ne, is s'-lt r-la, a,i(rt a't8n
*9ntu5atot (r'ett$
Co, ,8sna4 *eugrott a' an0&8ho'$ A+a5t eg0 +e.(s s'a*a5
i5e&e, (s .iss'a,ent a' >t$ Bleasant neg0e5*e, hog0
,egl8togassa$ /ugenie 5e Beauregar5 Beau,ont t:'4er6n0ire
la+ott a %i8t-l, eg0 6sa+ne, ti'en+(t he+t8ros *irto+on$
Kolonialista st:lus*an (41lt u5.arh8'8t t2lg0%8+ .ett(+ +2r1l, (s a
*irto+ .(g(*en ra*s'olgas'8ll8so+ gar,a58&a 8llt 1resen$ K(t i5)s
s'olg8l- la+ott .ele a h8'*an, (s 5(lut8non+(nt eg0 %(r%i is
6satla+o'ott ho''8&u+, hog0 el.(ge''e a nehe'e** ,un+8+at$
>a&5ne, ol0an el)rehala5ott +or7a+ .olta+, ,int a +en0(ra5-&u+,
(s se, a l(ts'8,u+, se, a' ere&1+ ne, *i'on0ult elegen5)ne+
ahho', hog0 a hatal,as +7ri8t ren5*en tarts8+$ /**en a h8'*an
6se4ere5ett %el Co,, 6sa+7g0, ,int a' (5esa4&a$
A %(r%i 48rs'or ,8r ,eg4r-*8lta r8.enni a' an0&8t, hog0 a5&a
el, 5e ne, &8rt si+errel$ A h8' legal8** het.en es'ten5e&e t2lt2tte
el *1s'+es(ggel (s 2r2,,el a' i5)s ass'on0t$
44 a h8ts- .eran58n 1l52g(lt ol.asgat.a, a,i+or a %ia
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e55igie+n(l is s':.-sa**an +1'5 ,a&5, hog0 ,egtarthass8+$ AleDa
tel&ess(ggel ,egg0)'te )t$ N8la &o** 1g0(s't &elenleg +eres.e
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.olna es(l0e .ele s'e,*en$ 3 ?uentin ragas'+o5i+ a t8rg0al8sho'$
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*2l6sen$
3 n .is'ont +i ne, 8llhato,K 3 %elelte ,(rgesen a %)1g0(s'$
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n) a'on*an +i%e&e'etten el).ig08'atos .olt$ Ne, a+art 8rtani a'
1g0ne+ a''al, hog0 +iteregeti a sa&t- el)tt$ /nn(l so++al
rutinosa** .olt, s e''el ug0an6sa+ +i.8ltotta a %)1g0(s'
elis,er(s(t$
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+1'5eni %og a' 1g0(rt, (s ,in5ent el+2.et a 6(l (r5e+(*en$ K(t
*eos'tott&a t8.o'ott t)le, 8, eg0i+1+ se, .olt n0ugo5t$
3 A %ran6*a is, re,(le,, ne, hal8ss'8+ el a' orrun+ el)lK 3
%a+a5t +i AleDa, a,i+or ,eg8llta+, hog0 +(t %e+et(t .eg0ene+ a'
auto,at8*-l$ A n) &-%or,8n 6sa+ +8.(n ,eg 6so+ol85(n (lt, (s
,in5en 8l5ott na4 (&%(lig g2rn0e5t a' :r-as'tal8n8l$
3 Joe *e%ol08sa re,(lhet)leg el(g les', hog0 ,egtarthassu+
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Ja6+et is rettenetesen le+2t2tte a ,un+8&a$ /l)') na4 (r+e'ett
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*i'al,as (rtes1l(se+et s'er'ett$ 3 >eg +ell hag0ni, a' a' 8t+o'ott
ga'e,*er ala4osan le%oglal *enn1n+etK
3 /' a ,un+8n+ 3 n0ugt8'ta AleDa ,osol0og.a, (s le1lt a'
as'tal8ho'$ A' iro58&a ,8r3,8r a' otthon8.8 .8lt$
3 >(g sohase, %8ra5t8l *eleM 3 +(r5e'te Ja6+ %8sultan, ,a&5
+ort0olt eg0et a +8.(&8*-l$
3 N(ha ,egesi+$ A *olti lo48so+ (s a 6si436su4 5olgo+
4(l58ul hal8losan untatna+$ >ost a'on*an s'- sin6s err)lK /g0
e++ora hor5ere&9 1g0 eset(*en a't (r'e,, hog0 ne, has'ontalan,
a,it 6sin8lo+$ =is' a' eg(s' t8rsa5alo, (r5e+(t s'olg8lhato,, (s
%iatal l8n0o+ (let(t ,enthete, ,eg$ /llen*en eg0 +isst:l9 *olti
tol.a&t 6sa+ a'(rt %in6oltatni, ,ert ,on5&u+ harisn08t tula&5on:tott
el a s'o,s'(5os 4in6e*olt*an, ug0an ,i (rtel,e .anM 3 Bers'e
a+a5ta+ enn(l s7l0osa** esete+ is, 5e a legt2** lo48s ,(gis il0en
+ali*er9 .olt$
3 =og0 .an a l8n0o5M 3 AleDa %els-ha&tott a +(r5(s hallat8n$
3 Eele ,in5en ren5*en$ Iharleston*an .an a' a4&8n8l$ Ne,
s'eret ott lenni, 5e 5ere+asan 8ll&a a sarat$ =i8n0'i+ ne+e,$ 3
Sa.annah n(l+1l ,ag8n0os .olt, (s Ja6+ tu5ta e't$
3 =a a' HBI el.es'i a' 1g0et, legal8** ha'a&2het 3
.igas'talta, 5e AleDa ,egr8'ta a %e&(t$
3 Ne, a+aro,, hog0 ha'a&2&&2n, ,:g .(ge ne, les',
,in5eg0, +i t8rg0al&a a' 1g0et$ /' a %i6+- eg0 ,egs'8llott$ >(g
a++or is %en0egethetn( a l8n0o,at ,in5a'(rt, a,it ellene
el+2.ette,, ha ,8r ne, (n .is'e, a' 1g0et, (s *i'tos .ag0o+
*enne, hog0 ,eg is tenn($ Isa+ a++or %og&a %2la5ni, ha el:t(li+ (s
.iss'a,eg0 a *2rt2n*e$ A++or ,8r ,in5en hi8*a, (s e't ) is tu5ni
%og&a$ >ost .is'ont ,(g *8r,it ,egtehet$ 3 A %(r%ina+ eg0et +ellett
(rtenie .ele$ ?uentin +i,on5ottan s1t+(re'ett a %ig0ele,*en$ Ja6+
ren5s'eresen tal8l+o'ott .ele, a .85lott 4e5ig eg0re .a+,er)**(
.8lt$ S'inte ,egr(s'eg1lt a' i'galo,t-l, a,it 6sa+ %o+o'ott a
.(5)&e ta4as'talatlans8ga (s ir8nta t84l8lt, el.a+ult i,85ata$
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t(.7ton &8rt, 5e a++or is e**en a hit*en (lt$ Fnn2n nag0s8g8*an
tets'elgett, (s a't gon5olta, se,,il0en .es'(l0 ne, %en0egeti$ s
e'en se,,i ne, .8lto'tathat, 6sa+ ha le6su+&8+$
3 A't his'e,, &-l tette5, hog0 el+1l5te5 3 .8las'olta Ja6+
)s'int(n$
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rettege+ t)le, hog0 ,egs'ereti a't a hel0et$ Zg0 &8rta, (n is$ A D(l
nag0on 6s8*:t- tu5 lenni, +1l2n2sen, ha ol0an s'(4 .8rosr-l .an
s'-, ,int Iharleston$ A' e,*ere+ *ar8ts8gosa+ (s el*9.2l2+$
>in5en ,eses'(4$ >8s .il8g, ,8s (letst:lus$ >in5en+ine+ iga'a
.an, a+i a't 8ll:t&a, hog0 a D(l el*8&ol-$ S'erette, ott (lni$ A't8n
%or5ult a +o6+a, (s +i5er1lt, hog0 ,in5en s':.(l0ess(g (s
el)'(+en0s(g 6su48n l8ts'at, (s a,i ,(g enn(l is ross'a**, a'
ottania+ .al-*an elhis'i+ a ha'ugs8gai+at$ /g0 t(+o'l- 5(lit
s':.ese**en l8tna+ ,agu+ +2'2tt, ,int eg0 &-ra.al- &en+it$ /'t
.ala,enn0i ottani is,er)s2, .il8gosan a' (rt(se,re a5ta$ 3 s e'
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6sal-58st$
3 Ne, lehet ,in5eg0i+1+ il0en 3 +(tel+e5ett Ja6+$
3 Lehet, hog0 iga'a5 .an$ n ,in5enesetre e't ta4as'talta,$
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ol5al8.al$ K(s)** a't8n &2n a %e+etele.es$
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ne.etett %2l Ja6+ 3 Ne, his'e,, hog0 n8lun+ ann0ira ,8s+(nt
,enn(ne+ a 5olgo+$
3 A D(l sa&8ts8gos .il8g$ >intha a ti'en+ilen6e5i+ s'8'a5*an
,eg8llt .olna a' i5)$ Anna+ i5e&(n nag0on s'erette, ott (lni$
>8ra .is'ont el,ent t)le a +e5.e,, (s a't se, a+aro,, hog0
Sa.annah ott ,ara5&on$ <e,(le,, .iss'at(rhet, ,iel)tt %1gg).(
.8lna$ Cal8n a +i8llhatatlan ,ostohaan0&a ,a&5 ,egtes'i ne+e,
e't a' a4r- s':.ess(get$ A l8n0o, a4&a eg0 iga'i n)st(n0 2r52g2t
.ett %eles(g1l$
3 Ne, (r'e+ t7l nag0 r(s'.(tet a hango5*anK 3 AleDa
*eis,er)en *-lintott, ,a&5 a ?uentin31g0 ter&e5el,es a+t8i ut8n
n07lt, (s 7&ra ,un+8ho' l8tta+$ D(lut8n h8ro,ig 5olgo'ta+,
+2'*en +i se, 5ugt8+ a' orru+at a' iro58*-l, (s s'en5.i6set
e*(5elte+ AleDa as'tal8n8l$ A't8n Ja6+ .iss'a,ent a sa&8t
s'o*8&8*a$ A n) ,egint 6sa+ (&%(lt8&t ,ent ha'a$

Sa.annah ne, harango'ta *e a' an0&8na+, hog0 a h(t
.(g(n l8togat-*a ,eg0 a' a4ai nag0,a,8&8ho'$ Ne, a+arta
els'o,or:tani$ A,7g0 is (44 el(g *a&a lehetett a ?uentin31gg0el$
Co, 4e5ig ne, s'-l r-la Luis8na+, his'en se,,i +2'e ne, .olt
ho''8$
Eas8rna4 5(lut8n a %(r%i el.itte Sa.annah3t a' an0&8ho'$
Co, ,egle4etten l8tta, hog0 /ugenie ne, a .eran58n
tart-'+o5i+, hane, a s'alon*an %oga5&a a .en5(geit$ A' as'talon
te8s+(s'let .8rta )+et$ Sa.annah a' a4&a ,2g2tt l(4ett a
hel0is(g*e, (s ,egle4)52tt, ,enn0ire +o4ott a s'alon$ >8r ne,
nag0on e,l(+e'ett r8$ A h8' .ala,i+or g02n02r9 lehetett, 5e
el&8rt %elette a' i5)$ A nag0an0&8ho' hasonl-an &o** na4o+at
l8tott, s'(4s(ge a'on*an ,8ra ,eg%a+ult$
Co, (5esan0&a eg0 &-+ora %otel*an 1l.e .8rt r8&u+ A ha&a
s'igor7 +ont0*an .olt, (s ,in5+ette&1+et ala4osan s'e,1g0re
.ette$ A'onnal l8tta, hog0 a %ia .(5el,e'i Sa.annah3t (s +2t)5i+
ho''8, a,i 4ers'e eg08ltal8n ne, n0erte el a tets'(s(t$
E(le,(n0e s'erint Sa.annah3na+ se,,i il0es,i ne, &8rt .olna +i$
AleD8t (s a l8n08t eg0s'er s ,in5en+orra +i a+arta t2r2lni a
6sal85&a e,l(+e'et(*)l$ Co, Sa.annah ir8nt (r'ett ragas'+o58s8t
ol0*8 .ette, ,intha a %ia 6ser*enhag0ta .olna Luis8t$ Ug0ana++or
) se, t8&(+o'tatta a ,en0(t a tal8l+8r-l$ >in5n08&an r(s't .ette+
a' 2ss'ees+1.(s*en, a,i(rt *9ntu5atu+ .olt$ A' i5)s ass'on0na+
ett)l ,(g hara4-sa** lett a +e5.e$
3 R5.2'l2,, nag0,a,aK 3 ,on5ta Sa.annah u5.ariasan, (s
+e'et n07&tott, 5e /ugenie ne, %oga5ta a +2s'2nt(s(t$
3 Z'1leti g0ulla58so, .an 3 ,ag0ar8'ta, a,i iga' is .olt, 5e
ett)l ,(g n0ugo5tan +e'et %oghatta+ .olna$ A 4l(*8nos 7rral
4(l58ul ,in5ig +e'et r8'ta+, ha a' ,egl8togatta$ /ugenie &o**an
s'erette .olna, ha Sa.annah >rs$ Beau,ont3na+ s'-l:t&a, 5e e't
.(g1l ne, +2'2lte .ele$ 3 =a &-l (rtette,, &7niusig ,ara5s' 3
%or5ult Sa.annah %el(, ,i+2'*en aggs'9' s'o*al8n0a *e&2tt (s
%els'olg8lta a te8t$
3 Lehets(ges 3 %elelte Sa.annah n0ugo5t hangon, ahog0
-.atosan leeres'+e5ett a nag0an0&8(.al s'o,s'(5os %otel*a$ A
s'alon*an ,in5en t2r(+en0ne+ (s 4orosna+ l8ts'ott$ A l8n0
re,(lte, hog0 ne, %og&a elt1ss'enteni ,ag8t$ 3 =a a' an0u+8,
1g0e ha,ara** le'8rul, a++or 6sa+ ,8&usig$ De ,i.el nag0on
+o,ol0 4er el( n(', a *:r-s8gi 4ro6e57ra .al-s':n9leg elh7'-5i+
3 A' an085 ,(g ne, .olt &og8s', a,i+or ,egis,erte,
3&eg0e'te ,eg a nag0an0&a en0he ross'all8ssal, ,ire Sa.annah
*-lintott$ Neh(' lett .olna ellen+e'ni e''el a te+int(l0t 4aran6sol-,
(les .on8s7 i5)s h2lgg0el$ >8r ala4osan *enne &8rt a +or*an, 5e
er)s .olt, a+8r a *ors$
3 Isa+ a'ut8n .(ge'te el a &ogi +art, hog0[ 3 (s ,8r
,a&5ne, +i,on5ta, Sel.8lta+T, 5e 2s't2n2sen ,eg8ll&t 4aran6solt
a n0el.(ne+ 3 .iss'at(rt1n+ Ne@ Aor+*a$ A ,8si+ nag0,a,8,
s'int(n &og8s'$
3 Cu5o, 3 *-lintott /ugenie Beau,ont$ 3 >aga, is
tal8l+o'ta, .ele, igen +e5.es h2lg0$ 3 /'t ,(g ha&lan5- .olt
elis,erni, 5e Luisa ir8nti ta4intat*-l AleD8t eg0etlen s'-ra se,
,(ltatta$
3 K2s'2n2, 3 %elelte Sa.annah el)'(+en0en, eg0
te8s6s(s'(.el a +e'(*en$ S'1r+e s'o+n08&8*an (s %eh(r
4ul-.er(*en ille5el,es, 84olt (s +o,ol0 l8n0 *en0o,8s8t
+eltette$ Co,ot ,a&5 s'(t.etette a *1s'+es(g, a,i(rt ,eg a+arta
l8togatni a nag0an0&8t, (s ahho' is .olt *8tors8ga, hog0 el&2&&2n$
Be5ig /ugenie Beau,ont ne, tarto'ott a +elle,es e,*ere+ +2'($
3 Ce s'int(n &og8s' s'eretn(l lenniM 3 +(r5e'te *oss'7san a'
i5)s ass'on0$ Co, l8tta, hog0 a' an0&a s'eretett .olna %og8st
tal8lni a l8n0on, 8, e55ig ne, &8rt si+errel$ Sa.annah :'ig3.(rig
(s'a+i .olt, hi8n0'ott *el)le a 5(lie+ l8g0s8ga, 5e u5.ariass8ga (s
&-lne.elts(ge tets'ett /ugenie3ne+$
3 In+8** 7&s8g:r- lenn(+, 5e ,(g ne, 52nt2tte,
.(glegesen$ 44 ,ost &elent+e'te, %)is+ol8ra, (s 6sa+ +(t (.
,7l.a s'eretn(, +i.8las'tani a %)s'a+ir8n0o,at$
A nag0an0&a ,eg+(r5e'te, hog0 ,el0i+ %)is+ol8+ra
48l08'ott, (s a lista nag0on i,4on8lt ne+i$ A Du+e is s'ere4elt
ra&ta, 5e a t2**i is+ola s'int(n els) os't8l07 .olt$
3 Ki.8l- tanul- lehets', ha il0en hel0e+re &elent+e't(l 3
&eg0e'te ,eg /ugenie$ 3 A' (n i5),*en a' i%&7 h2lg0e+ ne,
tanulta+ to.8**$ H(r&he' ,ente+ (s g0ere+e+et s'1lte+$ De
,ana4s8g ,in5en ,8s+(44 ,eg0, gon5olo,$ A' eg0i+ %i7
uno+8,, a %ia,ho' hasonl-an, a Eirginiai /g0ete,re ,ent, a
,8si+ a Du+e3ra 3 ,es(lte a**an a hit*en, hog0 Sa.annah ne,
is,eri )+et$
3 A Eirginiai /g0ete, nag0on &- ne.9 is+ola 3 .etette +2'*e
+2nn0e5(n Sa.annah, *8r ) ,aga ne, &el2lte *e$ A' an0&a
le*es'(lte, ,on5.8n, hog0 +:.1l8ll-+(nt te+intene+ ,a&5 r8, ha
ne, s'1letett 5(li$ A l8n0 g0an:totta, hog0 e' is 6sa+ eg0 a' an0&a
D(llel +a46solatos el):t(letei +2'1l, 5e in+8** ne, &elent+e'ett
o5a$ Ke5.esen r8,osol0gott a nag0an0&8ra, el.ette t)le a' 1res
te8s6s(s'(t, ,a&5 o5an07&totta ne+i a s1te,(n0est8lat$ A
s'o*al8n0 ,8r r(g .iss'a,ent a +on0h8*a$ /ugenie el.ett eg0
5ara*+a (5ess(get, s ,i+2'*en ,eg+-stolta, a' uno+8&8ra e,elte
a te+intet(t$
3 Nag0on hasonl:tas' an085ra 3 &elentette +i$ /l(g neh(' .olt
,eg8lla4:tani, hog0 *-+na+ .ag0 s(rt(sne+ s'8nta3e a
,eg&eg0'(st$ Cal8n *-+na+$ /g08ltal8n ne, a+arta, hog0 *8r,i is
AleD8ra e,l(+e'tesse, +1l2n2sen arra, hog0 ,enn0ire +e5.elte )t,
a,:g Luisa ha'a ne, t(rt$ A' ) ragas'+o58sa er)se**ne+
*i'on0ult a' els) ,en0(he', ,int a ,8so5i+ho'$ Sa.annah 7g0
52nt2tt, a' a leg*2l6se**, ha ne, .8las'ol$ 3 Cu5o5, ,i %8n tere,
a Kon%25er86i- /g0es1lt Le8n0ai +2rM 3 Sa.annah ,egr8'ta a
%e&(t$ =allott ug0an r-la, 5e +iss( h-*ortos 5ologna+ t9nt s'8,8ra,
e**(li .(le,(n0(t a'on*an ne, a+arta ,egos'tani a
nag0an0&8.al$ 3 n .ag0o+ a s'er.eter +or,8n0'- t8*orno+a$
A'(rt a5o,8n0o't8+ ne+e, e't a 6:,et, ,ert a nag0a48, a
Kon%25er86i- ha5sereg(ne+ t8*orno+a .olt$ 3 ;l0 *1s'+(n ,es(lte
e't, hog0 Sa.annah ar6a ,osol0ra 5er1lt$ >in5en +e,(n0s(ge
ellen(re .olt e**en a' ass'on0*an .ala,i t2r(+en0 (s se*e'het),
a,i ,egin5:totta a l8n0t$ A' i5)s h2lg0 %2l2tt *i'on0 els'8llt a' i5)$
/g0e51l (l5eg(lt eg0 4oros u5.arh8'*an, s eg0 ol0an ha5sereget
(ltetett, a,el0 s'8'2t.en (.e el.es':tette a h8*or7&8t$ >int a'o+ a
s'a+a58r &a48n +aton8+, a+i+ *arlango+*an h7't8+ ,eg ,agu+at,
(s ne, is se&tett(+, hog0 ,8r r(gen .(get (rt a ,8so5i+
.il8gh8*or7$
/ugenie e++or a %i8ra n('ett, (s *-lintott$ Co, ,eg(rtette a
&el'(st$ A' an0&a +i,er1lt$ Be +ellett %e&e'ni1+ a l8togat8st$ Hel8llt,
(s *e&elentette, hog0 i5e&e ,enni1+$
3 K2s'2n2,, hog0 %oga5t8l enge,, nag0,a,a 3 ,on5ta
Sa.annah u5.ariasan, (s ) is %el8llt$
3 J8rs' itt is+ol8*aM 3 Sa.annah hat8ro'ottan %el+eltette
/ugenie +:.8n6sis8g8t$ Nag0s'er9 l8n0 .olt, (s ,ost, hog0
ala4osa**an s'e,1g0re .ette, ne,6sa+ a' an0&8ra, hane, a'
a4&8ra is e,l(+e'tetett$ E(gs) soron a' ) erei*en is 5(li .(r %ol0t$
3 Igen, &8ro+$ /'en a h(ten +e'5te, el$
3 s tets'i+M
3 /55ig igen$ >in5en+i nag0on +e5.es$ Iharleston 4e5ig
,eses'(4$ A4a ,eg,utatta a .8rost, ,iel)tt el+e'5te, .olna a'
is+ol8t$
3 <e,(le,, &-l %ogo5 itt (re'ni ,aga5 3 ,on5ta /ugenie, :g0
a5ta u5.ariasan a tu5t8ra, hog0 ne, +:.8n&a t2**s'2r l8tni )t$
Is,er+e5(s1+ (s *76s7'8su+ eg0etlen l8togat8s +eret(*en
t2rt(nt$
3 K2s'2n2, 3 ,osol0gott r8 Sa.annah h8l8san, a't8n
el,ente+$
A ha'a%el( .e'et) 7ton a l8n0 6sen5*en t24rengett a
nag0an0&8n$ /ugenie igen i5)s (s nag0on t2r(+en0 ass'on0 .olt,
6s244et se, a' a %(lel,etes s'2rn0eteg, a+i a +(4'elet(*en (lt$ A
l8togat8s 4e5ig eg(s'en &-l si+er1lt$
Luisa ,8r .8rt r8&u+, a,i+or ha'a(rte+$ Sa.annah3r-l s'o+8s
s'erint ne, .ett tu5o,8st, eg0enesen a %(r&(re s'ege'te a
te+intet(t$
3 S'-.al ,egl8togatta5 a' an085at, (s )t is ,aga55al .itte5$
3 Co, l8n08t s'inte soha ne, s'-l:totta a +eres'tne.(n$
3 Bi'on0$ Ng0 gon5olta,, Sa.annah3na+ tal8l+o'nia +ell .ele$
E(gt(re is a nag0an0&a$ Bes'(lt(l .eleM 3 /' a %or5ulat ,egle4te,
5e el tu5ta +(4'elni a' an0&8r-l, hog0 +2teless(g(ne+ (re'te
tu5atni a ,en0(.el a tal8l+o'8st$
3 Ne,$ Eala+i ,egl8tta, ahog0 r8%or5uls' a *e+2t)7t&8ra$ 3
Luis8na+ +iter&e5t +(,h8l-'ata .olt$ A %(r&e ,in5en l(4(s(r)l
tu5ott$
3 Ne, a+artala+ %el'a+latni 3 .allotta *e )s'int(n$ Sa.annah
+2'*en (s're.(tlen1l ,agu+ra hag0ta )+et, (s %elosont a
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.an, e' a' e,*er 4e5ig +o,4lett el,e*etegK 3 Eis'ont
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n *i'tosan ne, %ogo+ &elent(st :rni a' in6i5ensr)l 3 %ol0tatta Sa,$
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5e a 6sal85&8.al eg01tt .iss'a %og &2nni a t8rg0al8sra$
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,eg&elent AleDa iro58&8*an$
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t2rt(nt$ A**an a 4illanat*an +i +ellett .olna .enne, Iharlie3t a
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is tu5o,, ,it hitte,KM J-+ora segg%e& .ag0o+K
3 Ce is 6sa+ e,*er .ag0, ,int *8r+i ,8s 3 6sit:totta a n), 5e
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2.(t is *ele(rt.e$
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,o'og a' a4&8n8l, (s e' ,egr(,:t$ Ne, a+aro,, hog0 Iharleston
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8ll a s'1l)+ +:.8ns8g8.al$ Ne, his'e,, hog0 ol0an nag0on
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.al- tal8l+o'8st, 5e rettegett a +elle,etlen e,l(+e+t)l, a,el0e+
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ha ,eg2li a .85lottat, 5e nag0 8rat +ellett .olna %i'etnie (rte$
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%ut-*olon5T$
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.olna t2lteni, *8r,it is ter.e''en a l8n0$ AleDa alig (rt +i a
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.olt, s e' a +1lse&(n is l8ts'ott$ /g08ltal8n ne, +(s'1lt %el r8, hog0
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&-t %og tenni a l8n08na+$ AleDa ,8r 6s244et se, .olt ol0an *i'tos
e**en$ Fr1lt ug0an, hog0 .is'ontl8that&a Sa.annah3t, 5e a
+2r1l,(n0e+ el(gg( +elle,etlenne+ :g(r+e'te+$
3 >it)l %(ls'M 3 +(r5e'te >uriel, a+i a++or .(g'ett eg0
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te,4-*an$ AleD8( .is'ont ann8l in+8**$ >uriel +i ne, 8llhatta e't
a ,ostani 1g0(t (s a .ele &8r- n0o,8st$
3 Ne, is tu5o,, an08, 3 %elelte AleDa )s'int(n$ 3 A't his'e,,
att-l, hog0 ott ,ara5, ,ert Co, eg0s'er 6sa+ ,ege,*ereli
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.en5(gs'eretet(.el ,(gis6sa+ el*9.2l) hel0$ n horogra
a+a5ta,, ,i(rt ne t2rt(nhetne ,eg .ele isM >i .an, ha soha t2**(
ne, a+ar ha'a&2nni, .ag0 Ne@ Aor+*an (lniM
3 Cal8n ,eg+e5.eli a't a hel0et, (s 7&ra el a+ar ,a&5 ,enni
l8togat-*a, 5e a'(rt nag0on ,eg lenn(+ le4.e, ha ,ostant-l il0en
t8.ol s'eretne (lni t)le5$ /g0el)re a %)is+ol8ra +on6entr8l, ne,
4e5ig arra, hog0 D(lre +2lt2''2n, .ag0 %el%e5e''e a g02+ereit$
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6sal85&8t$ De ,ost a to.8**tanul8s a leg%ontosa**, els)sor*an e'
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a+ar$ >(g eg0 &- i5eig ne,$ Bi'tos .ag0o+ *enne, hog0 ug0ane't
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3 B8r6sa+ (n is hinni tu5n(+ e**enK 3 >uriel ne, tu5ta
tel&esen ,egn0ugtatni a l8n08t, 4e5ig logi+usna+ t9nt, a,it
,on5ott$
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%(lte5M 3 /' tal8lt$ AleDa a'onnal (re'te, hog0 a' an0&a *eletra%8lt,
,ert igen +elle,etlen1l (rintette a +(r5(s$ >uriel e'7ttal is
r8ta4intott a g0enge 4ont&8ra$
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+ital8lni, ,it)l retteg a leg&o**an$ Ne, .olt eg0s'er9
,eg%ogal,a'nia$ 3 ;l0an *ol5ogan (lte, ott, i,85ta, Co,ot ,eg
a %iait$ Cel&esen ,eg*:'ta, *enne, (s a't gon5olta,, 2r2++(
eg01tt les'1n+$ A't8n ,in5e't el%7&ta a s'(l$ >8s.ala+i lett a
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6sa+ 7g0 eg0s'er9en %el5olgo'ni$ 3 s e'(rt hoss'7 (.e+en
+eres't1l g09l2lte a .olt %(r&(t$ Co, .ala,enn0i 8l,8t-l
,eg%os'totta, (s ,in5en *i'al,8t el&8ts'otta$ Soha t2**( ne,
tu5ott nor,8lis (letet (lni sen+i.el$ A %(r%i .olt a' o+a, hog0
tel&ess(ggel +i(gett$ 3 A legs':.ese**en soha t2**( ne, ,enn(+
o5a .iss'a$
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legnag0o** %8&5al,at o+o''8+ ne+1n+$ Cal8n a55ig ne, is &2hets'
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el ne, te,ete5 a ,7ltat, ,ert a55ig ne, les'el +(4es ,aga5
,2g2tt hag0ni a so+ g02trel,et (s %8&5al,at$ >(g a' is ,eglehet,
hog0 +i%e&e'etten a has'no5ra .8li+ e' a +iru66an8s$ 3 AleDa
elt9n)52tt$ K2'*en a taDi ,eg8llt a re41l)t(r *e&8rata el)tt, )
4e5ig ,eg,on5ta a' an0&8na+, hog0 ,ennie +ell$ A s':.e ,(l0(n
iga'at a5ott >urielne+ >(g ,ost is eg01tt (lt a %8&5al,8.al$ Se,
a 6sal-58s, se, 4e5ig a' el8rultat8s (r'(se ne, to,4ult a' el,7lt
t:' (. sor8n$ S)t, eg0re 6sa+ ross'a** lett$ /g0etlen %(r%i se, .olt
a' (let(*en, (s ne, is .8g0a+o'ott t8rs ut8n, ,ert ne, tu5ott
%ele&teni, se, ,eg*o6s8tani anna+ a' eg0ne+, a+i t2n+retette$ De
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6ser*en )t$ B8r,il0en hihetetlenne+ hang'ott, s'a*8l0osan
2ss'ees+15te+ ellene, ,ert ne, .olt +2'1l1+ .al-$
/l+(4'elhetetlenne+ t9nt, 5e :g0 t2rt(nt$ Luisa a s'8r,a'8sa ,iatt
+ere+e5ett %el1l, Co, 4e5ig, a+8r Ashle0 Vil+es a' /l%7&ta a
s'(l*en, g0eng(ne+ *i'on0ult, a,i(rt AleDa soha ne, tu5ott
,eg*o6s8tani ne+i$ A' (.ti'e5es haragtart8s eg0re 6sa+
,(rge'te, ,intha eg0 (.e++el +or8**an *e%e6s+en5e'ett
ra5ioa+t:. an0ag ,(g ,in5ig ott +eringene a' erei*en$ Bel1lr)l
4er'selte a %8&5alo,$ >in5en 6se44 .(re tilta+o'ott a' ellen, hog0
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,8st$
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a &8rat8t$ Se,,i+(44 se, a+art le,ara5ni r-la, ,ert ne,
s'eretett .olna 6sal-58st o+o'ni a l8n08na+$ A g(4e este %(l
h(t+or in5ult, (s n0ol6 -ra ut8n (rt %2l5et$ A s':.e he.esen
5o*ogni +e'5ett, a,i+or ,eg4illantotta a 6harlestoni re41l)t(r
%(n0eit$ Sa.annah3.al a**an ,ara5ta+, hog0 a,i+or ,eg(r+e'ett,
%elh:.&a, (s a hotel*an tal8l+o'na+$ Ne, a+arta, hog0 a l8n0
eg0e51l .8ra+o''on r8$ >iut8n ,eg+a4ta a 6so,ag&8t, taDit
%ogott, (s ,ega5ta a s'8llo5a 6:,(t$
A .8ros*a .e'et) 7t is,er)s (s r2.i5 .olt$ Belesa&5ult a
s':.e, a,i+or ,eg4illantotta a hi5a+at (s a +e5.es
te,4lo,torn0o+at$ A' eg0i+ il0en te,4lo,*an +eres'telt(+ ,eg
Sa.annah3t$ /'ern0i s'8l +2t2tte ehhe' a hel0he'L a' e,l(+e+
so+as8g8t ,8r3,8r el.iselhetetlenne+ (re'te$ >in5et +i +ellett
s242rnie a' ag08*-l$ >iel)tt ,eg(r+e'ett .olna a hotel*a,
tele%on8lt Sa.annah3na+, a+i a s'o*8&8*an .8rta a h:.8st$ A55igra
,8r ,a&5ne, +ilen6 -r8ra &8rt a' i5)$ A l8n0 ,aga a+art elaut-'ni
ho''8, 5e a' a4&a %ela&8nlotta, hog0 el.is'i$ AleDa a hotelon
+eres't1l *(relt +o6sit$ Co, g0an:totta, hog0 a n) eg0el)re ne,
s'eretn(, ha a l8n0a eg0e51l .e'etne a *el.8ros*an, :g0 h8t
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.ette a 6so,ag&8t, (s lerohant a l(46s)n$ Dais0t)l ,8r 5(lut8n
*76s7t .ett, ,ert a +isl8n0 eg0 *ar8t&8n8l t2lt2tte a' (&s'a+8t$
Luisa este *ri5's4artira ,ent, Co, .is'ont in+8** otthon ,ara5t$
A +a46solatu+ ro44ant %es'1lt .olt, 5e to.8**ra is os'to'ta+ a
h8l-s'o*8n$ /g0 ha&s'8lon %1gg2tt a h8'ass8gu+$
3 Bi'tos nag0on s'eretn(5 ,8r l8tni an0u+85at 3 &eg0e'te
,eg +2nn0e5(n Co,, ,i+2'*en a Vent@orth K7ria %el( .ett(+ a'
ir8n0t$ AleDa e,l(+ei s'erint e' .olt a leg&o** s'8llo5a
Iharleston*an$ /re5etileg la+-h8'na+ (41lt$ A .8ros eg0i+
legelraga5-** .i+tori8nus (41lete+(nt eg0es1lt *enne a *8& (s a
+(n0ele,, tets'et)sen (s s'(4en *eren5e'ett s'o*8++al, Ci%%an0
l8,48++al, +i%ino,ult r(gis(ge++el .8rta a .en5(ge+et$ AleDa
*i'tosra .ette, hog0 Sa.annah3na+ tets'eni %og a @ellnessr(s'leg,
ahol ,in5+etten +i4ihenheti+ ,agu+at eg0 +i6sit$ A s'8llo5a
Iharleston s':.(*en (41lt, 1'lete+ (s (tter,e+ .ett(+ +2r1l, a
s'o*8+*-l 4e5ig 4a'ar +il8t8s n0:lt a' -.8rosra$ A n) re,(lte,
hog0 ,in5+etten (l.e'ni %og&8+ a' eg01tt t2lt2tt i5)t, s hog0
Sa.annah ne, *8n&a ,a&5, ha eg0 hotel*an +ell ,egs'8llniu+$ A
l8n0 ,8r t9+2n 1lt, (s ,in5enn(l &o**an .8g0ott r8, hog0
tal8l+o''on a' an0&8.al$
3 Igen, *or'as't-an 2r1l2+ a tal8l+o'8sna+K 3 .8las'olta
Sa.an3nah %elh)tlen ,osoll0al (s rag0og- s'e,,el$ 3 J a leg&o**
*ar8to,, (s ,8r nag0on hi8n0'ott 3 is,erte el$
3 Cu5o, 3 %elelte Co,, s +2'*en a' +:.8nta, *8r6sa+
+it2lthette .olna .alahog0 e't a' 9rt$ =i8*a s'eretett Sa.annah
.ele lenni, e''el ,8r ala4osan el+(sett$ Ki'8r-lag sa&8t ,ag8t
o+olhatta, a,i(rt a' el,7lt (.e+*en ne, ala+ulhatott +i +2'2tt1+
*ar8ts8g$ A,:g a l8n0 n8lu+ les', tal8n &o**an ,egis,erheti+
eg0,8st, 5e AleDa aggo5al,ai.al ellent(t*en t7l r2.i5ne+ tartotta
e't a h8ro, h-na4ot$ /nn0i i5) alatt ne, lehetett t:' (.et
*e4-tolni$
Co, seg:tett *e.inni Sa.annah 6so,ag&8t a Vent@orth
K7ri8*a$ A l8n0 ne, ho'ott ,ag8.al t7l so+ hol,it, his'en a'
an0&a ruh8i is &-+ .olta+ r8$ Sa.annah ol0an lel+esen s'ala5t *e a'
el)6sarno+*a, a+8r eg0 +2l02++ut0a$ A,int *e(rt, ,egl8tta a'
an0&8t, a+i (44en a++or &elent+e'ett *e a re6e46i-n, (s ,a&5ne, a
n0a+8*a ugrott$ ;l0an he.esen 2lelt(+ ,eg eg0,8st, (s ann0ira
2ss'e+a4as'+o5ta+, hog0 s'inte egg0( ol.a5ta+$ A 6s2n5esen
8ll5og8l- Co,r-l tel&esen ,eg%ele5+e'te+$ AleDa +e'e .(gigsi+lott
Sa.annah ha&8n, ar68n (s +ar&8n, ,intha ,in5en 4or6i+8&a +1l2n3
+1l2n is hi8n0'ott .olna ne+i$ Co, l8thatta, ,enn0ire .8g0-5ta+
,8r eg0,8s ut8n$ Sa.annah +isg0er,e++(nt 6s1gg2tt a' an0&8n$
Kere+ 2t 4er6 ,7l.a (*re5te+ r8, hog0 a %(r%i is ott .an$ A
&elenetet n('.e Co,ot ,(l0s(ges s'o,or7s8g +er:tette
hatal,8*a, his'en ) ,aga tette il0en s'oross8 a +2't1+ l(.)
+2tel(+et, ,ert elhag0ta )+et$ K:.1l8ll-na+ (re'te ,ag8t,
ug0ana++or tis't8n l8tta, hog0 ) .olt a', a+i ,in5en &og8t
el&8ts'otta$ Eala,i+or ) is +2'(&1+ tarto'ott, a'ut8n .is'ont
+eg0etlen1l ,egtaga5ta (s elhag0ta a s'eretteit, ,ost 4e5ig
+(n0telen a**-l a +e.(s*)l (lni, a,i ,(g ,eg,ara5t$ AleDa (s
Sa.annah &elentette s'8,8ra a' (ltet) na4%(n0t, a,el0 s2t(t
t2,l26e r86sain is +(4es .olt 8thatolni$ , tula&5on g0enges(ge
(s %(lel,e '8rta *2rt2n*e$
3 Ci +etten nag0on *ol5ogna+ t9nt2+ ,ost, hog0
tal8l+o'tato+K 3 ,on5ta, ,a&5 r8&u+ ,osol0gott$ Ne, ,utatta,
,enn0ire els'o,oro5ott$ s *8r 7g0 t9nt, 2r1l ne+i+, .al-&8*an
%(lt(+en0 .olt a +2't1+ l(.) +2tel(+re$ An0a (s l8n0a ,intha
aran0%elh)*en 7s'ott .olna$ A,int ,eg4illantotta a %(r%it, AleDa
a'onnal ,eg,ere.e5ett$ Cel&esen el%ele5+e'ett r-la, 6sa+7g0,
,int Sa.annah$ A n) ,eg4r-*8lt u5.ariass8got er)ltetni ,ag8ra$
=8l8s .olt, a,i(rt a %(r%i il0en 4o,48s ,ene5(+et *i'tos:tott a
l8n0u+na+, 5e ett)l ,(g to.8**ra is Co, ,ara5t, a+it g09l2lt, (s
a+i -ri8si %8&5al,at o+o'ott ne+i$ E(gign('te, ahog0 a %(r%i
,eg2leli (s ,eg4us'il&a Sa.annah3t, ,a&5 +elle,es h(t.(g(t
+:.8nt ne+i+$ A ges'tusai )s'int(ne+ l8ts'otta+, 5e n8la sohase,
lehet tu5ni, gon5olta AleDa, (s ,int ,in5ig, ,ost is a 5(li
,entalit8st hi*8'tatta$ E(le,(n0e s'erint .ala,enn0i 5(li 8ls'ent
(s ha'ug .olt, (s alig .8rt8+, hog0 +i*a*r8lhassana+ a
s'erettei++el$ >8r se,,i se, .8lto'tathatta ,eg a .(le,(n0(t$
S'8,8ra a 5(lie+ ol0ano+ .olta+, ,intha eg0 ,8si+, g09l2lt
ne,'et r(s'(t +(4e't(+ .olna$
3 Sa.annah ,8r nag0on .8rt t(ge5 3 &eg0e'te ,eg
ta4intatosan Co,, ,ert ne, tu5ta, ,i ,8st ,on5hatna$ AleDa
,(l0en ,ag8*a '8r+-'ott, a'o+at a 4illanato+at les'8,:t.a,
a,i+or a l8n08ra n('ett$ A++or ,integ0 .ar8's1t(sre eg(s'
l(n0(*en %elenge5ett (s ell8g0ult$ >int a na44al (s a' (&s'a+a$
3 Ahog0 (n is )t 3 %elelte higga5tan a n)$ 3 K2s'2n2,, hog0
itt lehet, (s .ig08'ol r8$ /' n0il.8n ne, +2nn09 ne+e5$ 3
Sa.annah3t-l (rtes1lt a +2'te (s Luisa +2't 57l- *el.is'8l0r-l, 5e
ne, ho'ta s'-*a$
3 J a ,i l8n0un+ 3 &elentette +i Co, 3, (s 2r1l2+, ha eg0 +i6sit
,eg+2nn0:thete, a' (lete5et$ =og0 8ll a' 1g0e5M 3 AleD8na+
se,,i +e5.e ne, .olt *es'(lget(s*e eleg0e5ni err)l (44 .ele, 5e
+i%og8stalanul si,ul(+on0 5(li ,o5ora ,iatt ne, lehetett
,eg+er1lni a .8las't$ >7lt*(li tettei ellen(re &-+(49 (s .on'- %(r%i
.olt$
3 <engeteg ,un+8t a5 ne+e, 3 .8las'olta u5.ariasan$ 3 De a
.85lott ,8r a ,ar+un+*an .an$ Iso58l+o'n(+ ra&ta, ha ne,
:t(ln(+ el$
3 Bi'tos .ag0o+ *enne, hog0 n0erni %ogs' 3 ,on5ta a %(r%i,
,i+2'*en Sa.annah 6so,ag&8t 8ta5ta eg0 hor58rna+$ 3 Kelle,es
h(t.(g(t +:.8no+K 3 %or5ult Sa.annah %el($ 3 Eas8rna4 (rte5 &2.2+$
=:.&, ha &2hete+, .ag0 ha *8r,i ,8sra s'1+s(ge5 .an$ 3 B76s7'-ul
is,(t r8&u+ ,osol0gott, ,a&5 hoss'7, n0urga l8*ain +is(t8lt a'
el)6sarno+*-l$ K(ts(g se, %(rt ho''8, (s e't ,aga AleDa se,
taga5hatta, hog0 eD%(r&e ,(g ,in5ig ro44ant &-.8g8s7 e,*er
.olt$ A g(n&ei eg(s' *i'tos ne, .8lta+ Sa.annah +8r8ra$
AleDa a s'8llo5a leg&o** la+os't8l08t %oglalta le, a,el0et
Sa.annah 2r2,+i8lt8so+ +2'e4ette %e5e'ett %el$ /g0 ug0anol0an
hatal,as *al5a6hinos 8g0 8llt *enne, ,int a' /'er C2lg0 +(+
s'alon&8*an$ A ,ust8rs8rg8ra %estett %alho' s2t(t s':n9 *7toro+at
.8logatta+, (s rengeteg Ci%%an0 1.eg*)l +(s':tett t8rg0 5:s':tette a
hel0is(get$ Klass'i+us, *(+e*eli +ast(l0*an s'8llta+ ,eg, (s
Sa.annah i'gatottan .8rta, hog0 a @ellnessr(s't is %el5er:ts(+$
>8sna4 5(lut8nra ,ass'8'st, ,ani+9rt (s 4e5i+9rt ren5elte+, a
.a6sora ,a&5 6sa+ a' ut8n +2.et+e'ett$ AleDa .al-s8gos
luDush(t.(g(t 8l,o5ott ,eg ,agu+na+$
>ost 6sa+ eg0 +is hara4ni.al-t +(rette+ a la+os't8l0u+*a,
,ert Sa.annah ,8r .a6sor8'ott, AleDa 4e5ig 6sa+ eg0 +2nn09 +is
%alato'8sra .8g0ott$ /'ut8n AleDa +i4a+olta a'o+at a hol,i+at,
a,el0e+et a l8n08na+ s'8nt$ A'-ta +(t *l7't (s eg0 4ul-.ert is
.ett ne+i$ Sa.annah nag0on ,eg2r1lt 7& ruh8ina+, ,ert a'
is+ol8*an is hor5hatta )+et$ Bes'(lgette+ a 6harlestoni is+ol8r-l, a
l8n0 7&5ons1lt is,er)seir)l, (s a 5(li nag0,a,8.al .al-
tal8l+o'8sr-l, ,a&5 a't is ,eg.itatt8+, ,i 7&s8g a ,8si+ nag0i.al$
>in5ent +it8rg0alta+, a,it 6sa+ lehetett, (s +2'*en %ol0ton
2lelgett(+, 4us'ilgatt8+ (s ugratt8+ eg0,8st$ Sa.annah el,es(lte,
hog0 ha a 5(lie+ .ala,i ross'in5ulat7 ,eg&eg0'(st tette+ .ag0
+(s'1lne+ tenni, ,in5ig el)&2nne+ a''al a *i'on0os Seg0e, a
s':.(tT s'2.eggel$ AleDa erre .is:t.a %elne.etett, el +ellett
is,ernie, hog0 t(n0leg :g0 .an$ H1r25te+ a' eg0,8s ir8nti
s'eretet*en, (s 6sa+ ha&nali +ett)+or t(rte+ n0ugo.-ra,
test.(riesen ,egos'to'.a a %e&e5el,i *al5a6hinos 8g0on$
/g0,8st 8t2lel.e alu5ta+ el, a+8r +(t +2l02++ut0a$ =ete+ -ta
el)s'2r .olta+ iga'8n *ol5ogo+$
Ahog0 %el(*re5te+, a'onnal el+e'5t(+ ter.e'ni a na4&u+at$
AleDa ,eg a+art ,utatni a l8n08na+ 48r hel0es +is *olto6s+8t, ha
a'o+ ,(g l(te'te+ eg08ltal8n, (s a +e5.en6 (tter,(*en s'eretett
.olna e*(5elni$ Sa.annah3na+ is .olta+ ti44&ei, ho.8 ,ehetn(ne+$
/g0 h(tre elegen5) 4rogra,ot sorolta+ %el, (s %(l ti'eneg0+or ,8r
a .8ros ut68it r-tt8+ a rag0og- na4%(n0*en$ AleDa s':.e ,a&5
,egs'a+a5t a' is,er)s hel0e+ l8tt8n, 5e ne, a+arta, hog0 a
l8n0a (s're.eg0e$ /' a h(t.(ge Sa.annah3r-l, ne, 4e5ig a' )
6sal-58sair-l s'-lt$
Bet(rte+ eg0 *olt*a, ahol +i'8r-lag +as,:r4ul-.ere+et
8rulta+, %)+(nt 4as'tells':ne+*en$ Sa.annah +a4ott eg0
r-'sas':n9t, (s ne.et.e l(4te+ +i a *uti+*-l$ A l8n0 ne, a+art
hinni a s'e,(ne+, a,i+or ,egl8tta a *ar8tn)&(t$ Julianne is a'
an0&8.al .olt$ A' ass'on0 s'e,e %elrag0ogott, a,int
,eg4illantotta AleD8t, ,intha 6sa+ a leg+e5.ese** *ar8t&8.al
%utna 2ss'e$ A,i a+8r iga' is lehetett .olna, ha anna+ i5e&(n
Co,ho' hasonl-an ne, hag0&a %a+(4n(l$ C:' (. -ta e' .olt a' els)
al+alo,, hog0 AleDa tal8l+o'ott .ele$
3 5es istene,, AleDaK =og0 .ag0, 5r8g8,M 3 15.2'2lte
5(liesen eln07&t.a a s'-tago+at$ 3 /l se, tu5o5 +(4'elni, h8n0s'or
gon5olta, r85$$$ Ann0ira hi8n0o't8l, (s Sa.annah ol0an nag0s'er9
l8n0K /g0e, a s':.(t, a ,egs'-lal8sig hasonl:t r85K 3 Sa.annah (s
a' an0&a erre 2ss'en('te+, (s 4r-*8lt8+ .iss'a%o&tani a
ne.et(s1+et$ AleD8na+ nehe'(re esett el.iselni a' ass'on0
+(4,utat8s8t, a+i a t:'(.n0i ,osol0s'1net 5a68ra 7g0 tett,
,intha a *ar8ts8gu+ ,in5.(gig t2retlen lett .olna, holott (44 )
.olt a', a+i .(get .etett +ette&1+ +a46solat8na+$ 3 >i-ta .ag0 ittM
3 Isa+ tegna4 &2tte,$ Itt t2lt2, a h(t.(g(t$
3 Ce &- (g, 2ss'e +ellene &2nn1n+, ha leg+2'ele** erre &8rs'K
=:.& %el, eg01tt e*(5elhetn(n+ a l8n0o++al$ 3 A**-l te ne, es'el,
gon5olta AleDa, ,i+2'*en .is'ono'ta a ,osol08t$ 3 Ann0ira
2r1l1n+, hog0 Sa.annah ,egl8togatta a' a4u+8&8t$ A l8n0ain+
re,e+1l +i&2nne+ eg0,8ssal$ 3 AleDa *-logatott, 5e ne, s'-lt
se,,it, 6sa+ 7&a** ,9,osol0t eres'tett el %el($ Sa.annah ,8r
is,erte e't a' ar6+i%e&e'(st, a' an0&a ol0ano+na+ tartogatta,
a+i+et +i ne, 8llhatott, .ag0 a+i+et s':.*)l ,eg.etett$ /**)l
4ontosan tu5ta, ho.8 teheti Julianne an0&8t$ >i6helle3ne+ h:.t8+,
5e ,in5en+i 6sa+ Shell0ne+ s'-l:totta$ 3 >i.el %oglal+o'ol Ne@
Aor+*anM H(r&n(l .ag0M 3 AleDa a legs':.ese**en a'onnal le1t2tte
.olna$ /'e+he' a 5olgo+ho' se,,i +2'e ne, .olt$ L8ts'at i5e
.ag0 o5a, ,8r ne, .olta+ *ar8to+, (s soha ne, is les'ne+ a'o+$
3 Rg0(s' .ag0o+ a +er1leti *:r-s8gon 3 ,on5ta AleDa
n0ugal,at er)ltet.e ,ag8ra$ A h8'ass8gra .onat+o'- +(r5(s(t
.is'ont eleres'tette a %1le ,ellett$ O0an:totta, hog0 Shell0 a
l8n0o+ r(.(n ,8r 7g0is (rtes1lt a r(s'lete+r)l$ >in5en*e
*ele1t2tte a' orr8t, i,85ott 4let0+8l+o5ni, (s ,in5en lehets(ges
in%or,86i-t +is'e5ett a' e,*ere+*)l$
3 /' +o,ol0 hi.at8s, eg0e, a s':.e5, +1l2n2sen eg0 n)ne+$ 3
AleDa ,eg+2s'2nte a' elis,er) s'a.a+at, a't8n *e&elentette, hog0
in5ulniu+ +ell$ A l8n0o+ ,eg*es'(lt(+, hog0 ,8sna4 este ,a&5
h:.&8+ eg0,8st, AleDa (s Sa.annah 4e5ig elsietett a list8&u+on
s'ere4l) +2.et+e') *olt*a$ A,i+or ,8r hall-t8.ols8gon +:.1l
+er1lte+, AleDa %intorog.a %or5ult a l8n0a %el($
3 K(t Seg0e, a s':.e5T &2tt +i a s'8&8n, a,it ne+e5 s'8nt, (s
n(g0et s'8,olta,, a,it ne+e,$ J- les' .ig08'ni, ut8l ,in+etK 3
%ig0el,e'tette a l8n08t, ,ire ,in5+etten ne.et(s*en t2rte+ +i$
3 Ja, (n a' els) +ett) ut8n el.es'tette, a %onalat$ Julianne
se, &2n +i .ala,i &-l a' an0&8.al$ A't ,on5&a, .al-s8gos *estia$
3 Isa+ os'tani tu5o, a .(le,(n0(t$ ;l0an 8rtatlan, a+8r a
,(rge'ett ,agn-lia%ag0i$
3 >ost .is'ont, ,a,a, hag0&u+ a D(l ir8nti ellen(r'(sei5etK
>in52ss'e arr-l .an s'-, hog0 anna+ i5e&(n itt nag0on r7tul
el*8nta+ .el1n+$ 3 Sa.annah ne, g0)'te hangs7l0o'ni e't, (s
AleDa &o**i+ %ele tu5ta, hog0 iga'a .an$ A ,8si+ r(s'e a'on*an
enges'telhetetlen1l g09l2lte a D(lt$
3 Na, igen 3 .8las'olt +urt8n a l8n08na+, ,a&5 *e,ente+ eg0
5rog(ri8*a, hog0 +en6(+et (s s,in+e+et .eg0ene+$ Iga'i 6sa&os
h(t.(g(t 6sa4ta+, ahog0 Ne@ Aor+*an is s'o+t8+, ha ,in5+etten
r8(rne+, *8r AleD8na+ sohase, .olt t7l so+ s'a*a5 i5e&e$
Sa.annah e'ers'er ,o'gal,asa** t8rsas8gi (letet (lt a' an0&8n8l,
(s AleDa *i'tosra .ette, hog0 itt, Iharleston*an se, les' e'
,8s+(nt$
A Vent@orth K7ria @ellnessr(s'leg(n isteni ,ass'8'st
+a4ta+$ >iut8n a +2r,ei+et is ,eg6sin8lt8+, .atta4a,a6so++al a
l8*u&&u+ +2'2tt, stran54a4u6s*an 6sattogta+ .iss'a a
la+os't8l0u+*a$ AleDa a Iir6a #! n(.re hallgat- .en5(gl)*en
%oglalt as'talt .a6sor8ra$ A' (ttere, (41lete +or8**an a hotel
+o6sis':n&e+(nt s'olg8lt, (s a n) ,(g sohase, &8rt ott$ , a na4
nag0 r(s'(*en a r(gi +e5.en6 hel0eit 5er:tett(+ %el, (s ahog0 a't
el)re se&teni lehetett, e,iatt el(g ,(la*7s hangulat +er:tette
hatal,8*a$ Hiatalass'on0+(nt (s 7&5ons1lt an0a+(nt (lt e**en a
.8ros*an, a' (lete a'on*an tel&esen ,eg.8lto'ott a'-ta$ Julianne3
nen (s Shell0n +:.1l eg0etlen is,er)ssel se, tal8l+o'ott$ Cra.is
tele%onh:.8s8n .is'ont el8,ult (s el(r'(+en01lt$ /g0+ori ne.elt %ia
*o6s8natot +(rt t)le, a,i(rt ol0an hoss'7 i5)n +eres't1l ne,
+ereste .ele a +a46solatot$ S'eretett .olna tal8l+o'ni AleD8.al,
a,i+or a n) leg+2'ele** erre &8r, ,ert ,ost (44 eg0 tenis'torna
'a&lott a +lu*&8*an, (s ne, tu5ott els'a*a5ulni$ Ne, g0)'te
5i6s(rni Sa.annah3t, ,il0en %antas'ti+us l8n0, (s *i'tos:totta
AleD8t, ,enn0ire 2r1l, hog0 ,ost *es'(lgethetne+$ ra5t *el)le a'
a4&8ra &elle,') u5.ariass8g, a n) 4e5ig 6sa+ re,(lni ,erte, hog0
so++al )s'int(**, ,int Co,$ /,l:tette, hog0 &7nius*an ,egn)s1l,
(s s'eretn(, ha Sa.annah is ott lehetne$
Sa.annah ,8r +or8**an ,on5ta a' an0&8na+, ,enn0ire
,eg+e5.elte S6arlette3tet, s hog0 Cra.is is nag0on ren5es .ele$ A
,8si+ %i.(r(.el ,(g ne, tal8l+o'ott, 5e .ala,el0i+ h(t.(g(n
.al-s':n9leg ) is ha'augri+ ,a&5$ =enr0 Ne@ ;rleans*an (lt, (s
eg0 ,9+eres+e5)n(l 5olgo'ott$ /g0el)re 6sa+ enn0it tu5ott r-la$
A .a6sora ,in5en .8ra+o'8su+at %el1l,7lta$ >in5+etten
.a5onat7& ruh8t .ette+ %2l a' al+alo,ra, ,a&5 *ol5ogan (s
+i,er1lten t(rte+ .iss'a a hotel*a$ Isa+ a' 8rn0(+olta *e a'
2r2,1+et, hog0 AleD8na+ ,8sna4 el +ellett ,ennie$ De ,ost ,(g
eg0i+1+ se, a+art erre gon5olni$
Ng0 52nt2tte+, hog0 ,8sna4 reggel ,is(re ,enne+, ,iel)tt
el%og0as'tan8+ a .ill8sreggeli&1+et a Ba+erXs Ia%(3*an$ Be1lte+ a
S'ent Ist.8n3s'(+eseg0h8' eg0i+ 4a5sor8*a$ Sa.annah ,egtu5ta
a' an0&8t-l, hog0 itt +eres'telt(+ ,eg$ A ,ise hag0o,8n0osan
1nne4(l0es +erete+ +2'2tt %ol0t le, 6so58latos orgona'ene
+:s(ret(*en$ An0a (s l8n0a +(' a +('*en ,ente+ +i a te,4lo,*-l,
nag0on &-l (re't(+ ,agu+at$ 44 hog0 6sa+ +e'et r8'ta+ a
4l(*8nos 7rral, a,i+or .ala+i hirtelen Sa.annah3ho' rohant (s
s'orosan 8t2lelte, ,a&5ne, le52nt.e )t a l8*8r-l$ A l8n0 4r-*8lta
.iss'an0erni a' eg0ens7l08t, (s r8&2nni, +i a ,er(n0l)$ A te+intete
Dais0(.el tal8l+o'ott, a+i.el ,a5arat lehetett .olna %ogatni$
3 =8t te ,it +eresel ittM 3 +(r5e'te Sa.annah 6so58l+o'.a,
,a&5 *e,utatta a +isl8n0t a' an0&8na+, a+i s'int(n ,egle4)52tt,
5e *ar8ts8gosan Dais0re ,osol0gott$
5es +isg0ere+ne+ l8ts'ott, (s s'e,,el l8that-an ra&ongott
Sa.annah3(rt$ AleDa hirtelen ne, is tu5ta %el%ogni, ,il0en
s'ere4et &8ts'ott a g0ere+ a' ) (let(*en, (s ,i6so5a 6(lo+ra
has'n8lt8+ %el$ Isa+ eg0 6o4%os, .ig0ori +isl8n0t l8tott ,aga el)tt$
3 A' an0u+8, (s (n ,a&5ne, ,in5en .as8rna4 i5e &8run+ 3
,ag0ar8'ta Sa.annah3na+, ,a&5 +:.8n6sian AleDa %el( %or5ult$ 3
Sa.annah el,es(lte, hog0 a n(ni eg0 nag0on3nag0on ross' *86sit
%og a *2rt2n*e 6su+atni$
3 A'on .ag0o+ 3 .8las'olta AleDa ,osol0og.a$ 3 Sa.annah
4ont a'(rt .an itt, hog0 a' a *86si ne tu5&a )t *8ntani 3 tette
ho''8$
3 Cu5o, 3 ,on5ta Dais0 +o,ol0 4illant8ssal$ 3 >es(lt ne+e,
err)l (s a n(nir)l is 3 ,osol0gott 7&ra AleD8ra$
3 n is so+at hallotta, ,8r r-la5 3 &eg0e'te ,eg AleDa
+e5.esen$ /g08ltal8n ne, (r5e+elte, +ihe' tarto'ott e' a +i6si
l8n0$ Dais0 eg0 (5es g0ere+ .olt, s e' ,in5en eg0e*et h8tt(r*e
s'or:tott$ AleDa se, tu5ott ellen8llni ne+i$ A +i6si ar6a eg(s'en
%elrag0ogott a n) s'a.ai hallat8n$ >(rhetetlen1l *ol5ogna+
l8ts'ott$
3 C(n0legM 3 +(r5e'te 2r2,ittasan$ 3 Ann0ira, 5e ann0ira
s'erete, Sa.annah3tK 3 ,on5ta, ,a&5 is,(t 8t2lelte a n).(r(t$
, e++or a h8tu+ ,2g1l eg0 hang has:tott a le.eg)*e$
3 Dais0K A'onnal .e55 le a +e'e5 Sa.annah3r-lK 3 ri+86solta$
Sa.annah a'onnal tu5ta, +i a', ,(g ,iel)tt ,eg%or5ult .olna, (s
,iel)tt AleDa +a46solhatott$ 3 Ne, .isel+e5hets' :g0 a
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gon5olta AleDa$
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+eres't1ln('ett ra&tu+, ,i+2'*en s'i5ta a g0ere+(t$ Sa.annah
,eg4r-*8lta elterelni Luisa %ig0el,(t Dais0r)l$
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AleDa =a,ilton 3 ,on5ta u5.ariasan, 5is'+r(t 5(lies
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gon5ol+o5ott, ,i(rt +ell a' an0&8na+ ,in5ig il0en goro,*8n
.isel+e5nie$ Soha ne, .olt iga'8n *ol5og, t2**n0ire 51h2ng2tt
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integetett$ >in5 a +etten ,egsa&n8lt8+$ Ug0an7g0 8l5o'atul esett
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*8r,el0i+1+ is r8s'olg8lt .olna$
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tal8l+o't8l Dais0.el, ol0an aran0os g0ere+K
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AleDa ne, 8llta ,eg, hog0 to.8** +2s'2r1l&e a n0el.(t a
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lehet, hog0 6sa+ a' +eser:ti el, ahog0 Luisa *8ni+ .ele,$ >i-ta
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ross'a** e,*er *en0o,8s8t +eltette, ,int a,il0enne+ AleDa
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s':.(tK
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lehet)s(ge, 5e ,8r6ius*an (s 84rilis*an legal8** els'a*a5ulhatott
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,in5ig 8llta a s'a.8t$
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,a&5ne, a %e&(t .ette, ,ert a't hitte, Co, ter.elte +i a' eg(s'et$
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es'(*e ne &usson a 4l(*8ni8&u+ +2'el(*e ,enni$ Co, e4(s
6(l'8so+at tett %eles(ge iga' +eres't(n0 lel+1let(re, (s *ele se,
,ert gon5olni, ,il0en +elle,etlen1l (rintette ,in5e' AleD8t$ Ng0
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el+2.etett ellene$
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+o6sit el ne, n0elte a' 7t, a't8n *es'8llt Co, ,ell(, (s
.iss'a,ente+ a >t$ Bleasant neg0e5*e$ A l8n0 ol0+or
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6sin8lta+ a h(t.(g(n$
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S6arlette ho'ott ne+i n(h8n0 ,aga'int, Cra.is 4e5ig eg0 .i66es
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6harlestoni (let(*e$ /g0re otthonosa**an (re'te ,ag8t a' a4&a
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sa&8t&a .isel+e5(s((rt$
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h(t.(g(n+ +ere+e5ettK
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ne, hag0&a ottM
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5e h8lX istenne+ ,8r ne, .ag0o+ s'erel,es *el($ /' is .ala,i$ 3
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3 s el,(s' .eleM 3 +(r5e'te Julianne i'gatottan, ,iut8n
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*ar8tn)&e$
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&elent+e'(se,et, 5e ne, his'e,, hog0 a' ere5,(n0ei, ala4&8n
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eg08ltal8n ne, *e+(4'elt, r8a58sul n8la s'e** l8n0t a %i7 ,(g
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is+ol8*an tal8l+o'na+$
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t2rt(nt$
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4let0+a a l(tele,e .olt$
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l8n0 .olt, a+i %ol0ton h-5ol-+ra .a58s'i+$
3 Curner Ash*0.el &8rni 6s244et se, h1l0es(g$ Cu5ta5, hog0
a BiloDi +2r1li ola&%7r-torn0o+ ,in5 a' a4&a tula&5on8*an .anna+M
An08, s'erint ) a' eg0i+ legga'5aga** e,*er a' 8lla,*an$ s 3
e,elte +i 3 a %ia )r1lt hel0es$ Ja, (s a %ut*all6sa4at +a4it8n0a$ =8t
+ell enn(l t2**M 3 Sa.annah *i'tosra .ette, hog0 a
%ut*alltu5o,8n08.al ne, &ut ,ess'ire a sr86, ,ert a' (let*en .al-
*ol5ogul8sho' enn(l so++al t2** +ell$ A' a4&a ola&+7t&ai 4e5ig
eg(s' eg0s'er9en hi5egen hag0t8+$ 3 K(rt t)le5 7&a** ran5itM
3 Ne .i66el& ,8r, hog0 +(4'ele5M Isa+ tegna4 este
tal8l+o'tun+ el)s'2r$ 3 Sa.annah3t e' a t(,a se, ho'ta ann0ira
l8'*a$
3 Hoga5&un+, hog0 7&ra el %og h:.ni$ A %i7+ a' ol0an l8n0o+ra
*u+na+, a+i+ ne, %oglal+o'na+ .el1+, a+8r6sa+ te$
3 n il0es,it ne, ,on5ta,$ B:ro, )t, 6sa+ .ele5
ellent(t*en (n ne, )r1l2+ ,eg (rte 3 6u++olta a *ar8tn)&(t$
3 Dru++olo+, hog0 a +2.et+e') h(t.(g(n is elh:.&on ran5i'ni 3
,on5ta Julianne 8l,o5o'.a$
3 =8t, lehet, hog0 (n ne, 2r1ln(+ enne+, ,ert 4ont a++or
&2n l8togat-*a an0u$ Legal8**is a't :g(rte, hog0 ,eg4r-*8l
els'a*a5ulni, ha .is'ont ne, ,eg0, a++or eg0 h(ttel +(s)** &2n$
Julianne tel&esen ,egr2+2n0252tt Sa.annah .8las'8n:
3 In+8** a' an0855al s'-ra+o'n8l, ,int Curner Ash*0.elM
3 Igen 3 .8gta r8 a *ar8tn)&e gon5ol+o58s n(l+1l$
3 Ce tel&esen *eteg .ag0K 3 Julianne ,eg:g(rte, hog0 +(s)**
,(g %elh:.&a, ,ert +:.8n6si .olt r8, &elent+e'i+3e Curner
>iut8n letette a tele%ont, Dais0 %ogta .allat-ra$
3 Ki .olt a' a %i7, a+i tegna4 este (rte5 &2ttM 3 +(r5e'te
,integ0 ,ell(+esen, ,i+2'*en 4ala6sint8'ta+ a +on0h8*an$
3 Isa+ eg0 sr86 a suli*-l$
3 /' ,in5enM 3 +(r5e'te 6sal-5ottan a +isl8n0$ 3 S'erel,es
*el(5M
3 Ne, 3 %elelte ,osol0og.a Sa.annah$ 3 >(g alig is,er$
3 s te s'erel,es .ag0 *el(M
3 Ne,, ,ert (n se, is,ere, 3 .8las'olta &-'anul$
3 De a++or ,i(rt ,ent(l el .ele, ha ne, is .ag0 s'erel,es
*el(M 3 %intoro5ott el Dais0$
3 A'(rt, ,ert a,i+or elh:.ott, +e5.e, .olt .ele ,o'i*a
,enni (s .a6sor8'ni$ 3 Dais0 *el8tta n).(re 52nt(s(ne+
logi+uss8g8t, 5e ne, tal8lta .ala,i ro,anti+usna+$ >ialatt
*es'(lgette+, ,eg&elent a' a4&u+ tenis's'erel(s*en$
3 Ne, a' eg0i+ Ash*0 %i7.al l8ttala+ el,enni tegna4 esteM 3
+(r5e'te (l(n+ (r5e+l)5(ssel$ Sa.annah s'erel,i (lete
n0il.8n.al-an a .8ros +e5.en6 *es'(5t(,8&8.8 .8lt$
3 De igen$
3 <en5es g0ere+M
3 /g0el)re anna+ t9ni+ 3 ,on5ta ,ega5-an a l8n0$
3 A' a4&a a' eg0i+ tenis'4artnere,$ Neh(' i5)s'a+ 8ll
,2g2tt1+ A %eles(ge ta.al0 halt ,eg$ /g0 r(s'eg aut-s 1t2tte el
a' Y2!3os aut-48l08n, alig 48r +ilo,(terre innen$ Ne,
*ol5ogulhat +2nn0en a g0ere+e++el$
3 /rr)l eg08ltal8n ne, *es'(lt1n+, 6sa+ a' is+ol8r-l$ 3 Co,
*-lintott, ,a&5 *e&elentette, hog0 =enr0 5(lut8n (r+e'i+ ,eg Ne@
;rleans*-l$
3 >8r alig .8r&a, hog0 tal8l+o''ato+K Ea6sor8ra %og ha'a(rni$
Cra.is (s S6arlette s'int(n 8t&2nne+$ /g01tt les' a' eg(s' 6sal85K 3
7&s8golta *ol5ogan, ,i+2'*en Luisa l(4ett *e a +on0h8*a, 1g0et
se, .et.e a %(r&(re$ Cu5atta, hog0 a'na4 s'(4s(g+7r8ra ,eg0 a
6ountr0+lu**a$ Co, %ela&8nlotta, hog0 +i,eg0 a re4t(rre =enr0(rt,
Luisa 4e5ig a't :g(rte, hog0 +(s) 5(lut8nra itthon les'$ Ft 4er66el
+(s)** elhag0ta a h8'at, (s a,i+or is,(t eg0e51l ,ara5ta+,
Sa.annah ,eg+(r5e'te Dais0t)l, ne, lenne3e +e5.e el,enni a
tengeri ,7'eu,*a$ /' ,in5+ette&1+ s'8,8ra s'-ra+o'tat-
4rogra,na+ :g(r+e'ett$ A D(l3+arolinai Cengeri >7'eu, ,ess'e
%2l52n h:res .olt$
A l8n0o+ ti'eneg0 -ra+or in5ulta+ el, (s ,iut8n a' eg(s'
a+.8riu,ot *e&8rt8+, ,a&5 ,ege*(5elte+, 5(lut8n h8ro,ra (rte+
.iss'a$ Callulah el,on5ta, hog0 a' a4&u+ ,ost ,ent +i =enr0 el(,
:g0 a l8n0o+ t8rsas&8t(++al (s +8rt08.al 1t2tt(+ el a' i5)t, a,:g
Co, (s =enr0 2t +2r1l ,eg(r+e'ett$ Dais0 s'inte re41lt le%el( a
l(46s)n, hog0 15.2'2l&e a *8t0&8t$ =enr0 eg0 (..el %iatala** .olt
Cra.isn(l$ A &-+(49 %i7 ar8n0os atl(tater,ettel *1s'+(l+e5hetett$
<2g*i'ett a %)is+olai 6sa4at*an, (s a Eirginiai /g0ete, hel0ett
anna+ i5e&(n a Du+e3ot .8las'totta$ Sa.annah ,8r tu5ta, hog0
,9.(s'ett2rt(net a %)s'a+ir8n0a, (s tan:tani s'eretne$ A' a4&8.al
(s a %i.(r(.el ellent(t*en a' 1'leti (let eg08ltal8n ne, .on'otta$
/g0 ne.es Ne@ ;rleans3i gal(ri8*an 5olgo'ott, e,ellett
g0a+orno+os+o5ott eg0 ,7'eu,*an$ A +ur8tor+o58s is (r5e+elte$
>iut8n ala4osan ,eg2lelgette +ise**i+ h7g8t, %eln('ett a
l(46s)n, (s ,eg4illantotta Sa.annah3t, a+i eg0enesen r8
,osol0gott$ Cra.isne+ iga'a .olt, a l8n0 +is+ora -ta alig .8lto'ott
.ala,it, (44en 6sa+ ,agasa** lett$
3 Ann0ira 2r1l2+ ne+e5K 3 ,on5ta =enr0 el(r'(+en01l.e,
,i+2'*en a l8n0 el( s'ala5t a l(46s)n, (s 5ere+asan
,egs'orongatta$ 3 Nag0on *ol5ogg8 tes', hog0 itt .ag0K Cra.is (s
Dais0 ,8r ,in5ent el,es(lt r-la5$ Isa+ a'(rt &2tte, ha'a, hog0
.(gre tal8l+o''un+K 3 Sa.annah ne, tu5ott +(tel+e5ni a
s'a.ai*an$ Le,ente+ a l(46s)n, (s a na44ali %el( in5ulta+$ Luisa
s'eren6s(re ,(g ne, &2tt ,eg, +1l2n*en *i'tos +i%og8solta .olna
a %ia 'a&os lel+ese5(s(t Sa.annah ir8nt$ De =enr0 a++or se,
'a.artatta .olna ,ag8t, ,ert sohase, *e%ol08solta a' an0&a
.(le,(n0e$
Ahog0 le1lte+ (s *es'(lgetni +e'5te+, a %i7 +(r5(se+
2'2n(.el 8ras'totta el a l8n0t: ,it s'eret, ,it 6sin8l, ,il0en 'en(t
hallgat, ,i+ a +e5.en6 +2n0.ei (s %il,&ei, hog0 h:.&8+ a *ar8tait$
>in5ent tu5ni a+art r-la$ A te+intete eg0 4illanatra elho,8l0osult,
a,i+or AleD8r-l (r5e+l)52tt$
3 O0ere++oro,*an ut8lta, :rni, 7g0hog0 soha ne, :rta,
ne+i, 5e ,in5ig gon5olta, r8to+$ A' an0u+85 nag0on so+at tett
(rte,, ,iut8n ho''8,ent a48n+ho' 3 &elentette +i 1nne4(l0esen,
,intha .ala,i nag0 tito+*a a+arn8 *ea.atni$ 3 Dis'leDi8s .ag0o+,
(s a' an0u+85 hoss'7 (.e+en +eres't1l %oglal+o'ott .ele,$ Ki ne,
8llhatta, a ,ag8ntan8ro,at, e'(rt eg0 i5) ut8n ) seg:tett$ A't
his'e,, n0ugo5t s':..el tan:thatta .olna a ,-5s'er(t, ann0ira
+itanul,8n0o'ta a t(,8t$ =8l8.al tarto'o, ne+i, a,i(rt .(gig
tu5ta, 6sin8lni a' is+ol8i,at$ s e't sohase, %ogo, el%ele&teniK J
.olt a leg+e5.ese** (s a legt1rel,ese** n), a+it .alaha
is,erte,, )s'inte seg:t) s'8n5(+ (s s'eretet 8ra5t *el)le$ 3
>iut8n Co, a' a&t-*an ,eghallotta, ,ir)l *es'(l =enr0, %8&5al,as
ar6+i%e&e'(ssel o5(**8llt$ A t2**ie+ (s're se, .ett(+, hog0 ott
.olt$
3 /rr)l an0u eg08ltal8n ne, ,es(lt 3 .allotta *e Sa.annah$ 3
De t(n0leg &- ,un+8t .(g'ett, ha %el.ette+ a Du+e3ra$
3 Nag0on &- suli 3 hag0ta ,eg a %i7$
Hol0tatt8+ a *es'(lget(st, (s .(gs'-ra Luisa is *e%utott$
>eg4us'ilta a %i8t, ,a&5 a'onnal %2l,ent 8t2lt2'ni$ Ne, 2r1lt,
hog0 a %ia Sa.annah3.al t8rsalog, 5e ne, tette s'-.8$ A %(r&(t a
s'o*8&u+*an tal8lta$ Co, *ol5ogtalanna+ t9nt$ >8r el is
%ele5+e'ett arr-l, hog0 AleDa ,enn0it %oglal+o'ott =enr0.el, (s
,i6so5a s'eretettel tan:tgatta$ >(l0s(gesen els'o,or:totta a sa&8t
h8l8tlans8ga$
3 >i *a&o5 .anM 3 +(r5e'te Luisa a %(r&e ross'+e5.e l8tt8n$
3 Se,,i, 6sa+ gon5ol+o5o,$ >il0en .olt a s'(4s(g+7raM
3 K2s'2n2, +(r5(se5, nag0on +elle,es 3 .8las'olta
%ag0osan$ Ne, 8llt s'8n5(+8*an +e5.esen .isel+e5ni .ele, a,:g a
l8n0a .iss'a ne, ,eg0 Ne@ Aor+*a$ /g(s' i5) alatt *1ntetni
a+arta, hog0 ala4osan ,egtanul&a a le6+(t$ /g0(rtel,9en a
tu5t8ra +:.8nta a5ni: i5e t2**( ne ho''a el Sa.annah3t$ AleDa
l8n08na+ se,,i +eresni.al-&a se, .olt e**en a h8'*an$ A
&elenlegi hel0'ettel a'on*an ,8r ne, +e'5hetett se,,it$
=enr0 &elenl(t(ne+ +2s'2nhet)en .i58,an telt a .a6sora$ J-
.i66e+et ,es(lt, *oh-6+o5ott, (s ,in5en+i.el tr(%8l+o'ott, ,(g a'
an0&8t se, hag0ta +i a sor*-l$ Cra.is is hel0es %i7 .olt, 6sa+ so++al
.iss'a%ogotta**, ,int a' 266se$ S6arlette +e5.elte a leen5)
s-gor8t, a+i .is'ont )t is +:,(letlen1l ugratta$ Hol0ton a' es+1.)
,(ret(n +2s'2r1lte a n0el.(t$ A l8n0 el,on58sa s'erint a sa&8t
266se is 4ontosan ug0ane't 6sin8lta$ =enr0 ,in52ss'e
hus'onn(g0 (.es .olt, .alahog0 ,(gis ta4as'talta**na+ t9nt a
+or8n8l$ Sa.annah arra ti44elt, hog0 a'(rt lett il0en, ,ert ,8shol
tele4e5ett le, (s so++al t2**et l8tott a .il8g*-l, ,int a t2**ie+$
Cra.is ,(g ,in5ig a 6harlestoni 6sal85i %(s'e+*en (lt, ahog0 a'
a4&u+ is eg(s' (let(*en$ /g0e51l =enr0 .8las'tott ,8si+ utat, *8r
) se, hag0ta ,aga ,2g2tt a D(lt$ Ne@ ;rleans so++al nag0o**
(s +i%ino,ulta** .8ros .olt, ,int Iharleston, s =enr0 *i'on08ra
Lon5on*an (s Ne@ Aor+*an is s9r9n ,eg%or5ul$ Sa.annah 2ss'es
Ne@ Aor+3i t2r'shel0(t is,erte$
=enr0 .olt a t8rsas8g +2'(44ont&a, (s e' garant8lta a &-
hangulatot$ >(g Luisa is %elenge5ett eg0 +iss(, (s .a6sora ut8n
,eg+(r5e'te, ,i 7&s8g a''al a +e5.es l8nn0al, a+i.el a ,7lt
n08ron &8rt$ =enr0 %ur6sa 4illant8ssal .8las'olt:
3 K2s' a +(r5(st, an0a, ) &-l .an$ Ne,r(g el&eg0e't(+$
3 Q, rettenetesen sa&n8lo,K 3 %elelte a' an0&a eg01tt (r')
,osoll0al, ,ire a %ia elne.ette ,ag8t$
3 n 6s244et se,$ 3 =enr0 so+at *es'(lt a Je%% ne.9
s'o*at8rs8r-l$ A sr86 (s'a+3+arolinai lehetett, (s ,ostan8*an
so+at uta'gatta+ eg01tt$ Luisa .is'ont eg08ltal8n ne, .olt
+:.8n6si a *ar8t&8ra$
>ire *e%e&e't(+ a .a6sor8t, ,8r ,in5en+ine+ %8&t a' ol5ala a
so+ ne.et(st)l$ A't8n 8t,ente+ a na44ali*a, (s =enr0 +8rt08'ott a
l8n0o++al$ >(g &a.8*an &8ts'otta+, a,i+or a s'1l)+ &- (&s'a+8t
+:.8nta+, (s a s'o*8&u+*a ,ente+$ A55igra ,8r Cra.is (s S6arlette
is ha'a,ent, ,i.el ,8sna4 reggelre eg0 +is
,egle4et(s1nne4s(get s'er.e'te+ a ,en0ass'on0 tis'telet(re$
S6arlette s'erette .olna, ha Sa.annah is ott lehetne, ,ert %el5o*ta
.olna a t8rsas8ga, 8, Cra.is a't tan86solta ne+i, hog0 ne h:.&a el
a h7g8t, ha ne, a+ar&a, hog0 a leen5) an0-sa +i*orul&on$
S6arlette ross'ul (re'te ,ag8t e,iatt, 5e a't tette, a,it a
.)leg(n0e ,on5ott$
Luisa =enr0t is s':.esen t8.ol tartotta .olna Sa.annah3t-l,
5e se,,i%(le 1r1gg0el ne, tu5ta +i'8rni a l8n0t a .a6sor8*-l$
=enr0 r8a58sul tilta+o'ott .olna, %elh8n0torgat.a ne+i, hog0
,enn0ire goro,*a$ Sohase, t(to.8'ott, ha s'e,*e +ellett s'8llni
a' an0&8.al, (s ,in5ig +i%e&e'(sre &uttatta, ha ne, tets'ett ne+i a
.isel+e5(se$ /g0 s'e,ern0it se, tartott t)le$ Dais0 r8a58sul ,8r
el,on5ta ne+i, ,il0en s'2rn0en *8ni+ a %(ltest.(r1++el, =enr0
4e5ig el52nt2tte, hog0 .a6sor8n8l ,in5en+(44en +e5.es les'
Sa.annah3ho'$ s a,i+or a't ,on5ta, hog0 +i'8r-lag ,iatta &2tt
ha'a, 6sa+ug0an )s'int(n *es'(lt$
Dais0 elalu5t a nag0 +8rt0a4arti +2'e4ette, =enr0 4e5ig
-.atosan %el.itte a' 8g08*a$ K2'*en Sa.annah is %el,ent a
s'o*8&8*a$ Kis i5) eltelt(.el =enr0 +o4ogtatott *e ho''8, ,ert
tu5ni a+arta, &-l .an3e$ A l8n0 ,8r h8l-ing*en ,osta a %og8t,
a,i+or =enr0 *e+u++antott ho''8$ A %i7 eg0enesen a
%1r5)s'o*8*a ,ent, hog0 *es'(lgessene+$ ;l0an .olt, ,int eg0
.al-5i *8t0$
3 J-, hog0 .an eg0 ol0an h7go, is, a+i.el ,8r ,in5ent ,eg
lehet *es'(lni 3 ,on5ta, s r8,osol0gott a l8n0 t1+2r+(4(re$ 3 K8r,
hog0 ol0an r(gen el,ent(l$
=enr0 (s Sa.annah ,(g tr(6selte+ eg0 5ara*ig a l8n0
s'o*8&8*an$ A %i7 48r (. ,7l.a Ne@ Aor+*a .ag0 Lon5on*a a+art
+2lt2'ni, ,ihel0st +ital8l&a, hog0 gal(ri8*an, ,7'eu,*an .ag0
is+ol8*an s'eretne3e 5olgo'ni$ >in5en 8l,a a' .olt, hog0 a
,9.(s'ettel %oglal+o''on, (s nag0on &- 7ton hala5t a 6(l %el($
3 Ce hog0hog0 ne, a+ars' .iss'a&2nni i5eM 3 +(r5e'te
Sa.annah +:.8n6sian$ A' e55igi ta4as'talatai*-l :t(l.e, a 5(lie+
ne, s':.esen t8.olo5ta+ el a' otthonu+t-l (s a g02+erei+t)l$
3 /' a .il8g ,8r nag0on s'9+ ne+e, 3 ,ag0ar8'ta a %i7$ 3
Iharleston tula&5on+(44en eg0 s'(4, 5e 4oros +is.8ros$ /g0
,elegne+ ,eg +1l2n2sen ne, eg0s'er9 itt a' (let$ 3 Sa.annah
,egle4etten n('ett a %i7ra$
3 >eleg .ag0M 3 /' es'(*e se, &utott$ Luisa is .ala,i l8n0r-l
%aggatta, a+i.el ta.al0 &8rt$
3 Igen$ Je%% a 4artnere,$ Ci'enn0ol6 (.esen tu5atta, a
s'1lei,,el, ,i a hel0'et$ A4a ne, 2r1lt ne+i, 5e ,8r
*elet2r)52tt$ A' an08, .is'ont 7g0 tes', ,intha el%ele&tette .olna,
.ag0 ne, is tu5na r-la, ,in5eg0, h8n0s'or e,l(+e'tete, r8$
B(l58ul itt e' a l8n0, a+ir)l a't 8ll:totta, eg01tt &8rtun+, ,i+2'*en
4ontosan tu5&a, hog0 ne, a l8n0o+ho' .on'-5o,$ /g0 (..el
a'ut8n &2tte, r8 erre, hog0 el,entete+$ Ci'en2t (.es .olta,
a++or$ /g0 (..el +(s)** ,8r *i'tosan tu5ta,$ E(g1l is ne, nag0
1g0, 6sa+ n(h8n0 e,*er %7&&a %el, ,int 4(l58ul a' an08,$ /g(s'
(let(*en a't %og&a +(r5e'getni, ,il0en l8nn0al &8ro+$ A**an
re,(n0+e5i+, hog0 eg0s'er 6sa+ +ig0-g0ulo+ a *a&o,*-l$ Ne,
s'ere4elt a ter.ei +2'2tt eg0 il0en %i7$ A't his'e,, ,(g 2r1l is,
hog0 ne, la+o, Iharleston*an$ Nag0on 'a.arn8 a 5olog, ne+e,
4e5ig nehe'e** lenne a' (lete,$ /g0s'er9en ne, ,eri el,on5ani
a *ar8taina+, ,i a hel0'et$
3 /' %ura 3 &eg0e'te ,eg Sa.annah$ 3 Ug0an ,in .8lto'tatna
e' a' ) (let(*enM
3 S'erinte e' :g0 ne, ter,(s'etes (s ne, hel0(n.al-$ n
.is'ont el+(4'elni se, tu5o,, hog0 ,8s+(44 leg0en$
3 Bers'e, his' e' .ag0 te 3 ,on5ta Sa.annah, ,i+2'*en a
%i7ra ,osol0gott$ 3 >i(rt +ell e++ora %ene+et +er:teni ne+iM Dais0
tu5&a ,8rM 3 +(r5e'te +:.8n6sian$
3 Kitaga5n8na+, ha el,on5an8, ne+i, 5e el)**3ut-** 7g0is
r8&2n$ Cra.is se, lel+ese5i+ a gon5olat(rt$ J so++al &o**an
hasonl:t a s'1lein+he', ,int (n$ Iga'i .i5(+i sr86, a+i ,in5en
ere&(.el a'on .an, hog0 *ol5ogg8 teg0e )+et, (s 8t.eg0e a'
(let%or,8&u+at$ K7t*a ugran(+, ha el +ellene .enne, S6arlette3
tet, a+i +1l2n*en re,e+ 5(li l8n0, (s illi+ is Cra.ishe'$
3 Ng0 *es'(ls', a+8r eg0 &en+i 3 6si4+el)52tt Sa.annah$
3 Cal8n a s':.e, (s'a+ra h7'$ /g08ltal8n ne, s'erete, a't
a so+ 8ls'entes+e5(st, a,i itt +2r1l.es'i a' e,*ert, 5e lehet, hog0
e' ne, 5(li s4e6ialit8s, in+8** a,ol0an +is.8rosi 5olog$ O09l2l2,,
a,i+or .ala+i a' u5.ariass8g 8lar6a ,2g( re&ti a .al-5i
gon5olatait (s (r'(seit$ /rre%el( so+an tes'i+ e't$ Itt a' a ren5&(n
.al-, ha .an n(h8n0 %el,en)5, a+i t8*orno+ .olt a Kon%25er86i-
ha5sereg(*en, 5e eg0 *u'i %i7 s'-*a se, &2het$ /**en a
6sal85*an legal8**is ne,$ /l.iseli+, 5e ne, %oga5&8+ el$ A %en(*e
is, lehet, hog0 a' 2ss'es gener8lis ,eleg .oltK Ki tu5hat&aM 3 /rre
,in5+etten elne.ett(+ ,agu+at, a't8n a %i7 is,(t +o,ol0ra
%or5:totta a s'-t$ 3 >in5e' ter,(s'etesen ne, (rinti a'
(5esan085at$ J .olt a legs'eret)** l(n0, a+i.el .alaha
tal8l+o'ta,$ A++ori*an ,(g ne, is se&tette,, hog0 ,eleg .ag0o+,
5e s'erinte, ) el)** tu5ta, ,int (n$ Kit9n) ,eg%ig0el)$ 3
Sa.annah *1s'+(n *-logatott$ 3 /g0(*+(nt &-l .anM A s'1lei,
ala4osan el*8nta+ .ele$ Cra.iss'el *es'(lt1n+ r-la, (s 7g0 .ette,
+i a s'a.ai*-l, hog0 a'-ta se, ,ent 7&ra %(r&he'$
3 /' :g0 .an 3 %elelte Sa.annah$ 3 Be5ig ,(g 6sa+
har,in6+ilen6 (.es, 5e ,(g ,in5ig nag0on harags'i+ a' a48n+ra 3
.allotta *e )s'int(n$ 3 A't his'e,, ,(g ne, si+er1lt +ihe.ernie a
6sal-58st$
3 Eal-s':n9leg iga'a5 .an$ 3 =enr0 .is'ono'ni a+arta a l8n0
)s'intes(g(t$ 3 A' an08, t(n0leg 6s7n08n el*8nt .ele, a4a 4e5ig
hag0ta$ A s'1lei, +a46solata eg0(*+(nt el(g .a6a+, 5e a4a ne,
tu5 +il(4ni *el)le, ,ert a' an08, tel&esen a %e&(re n)tt$ A,i+or
elhag0ta a' a48,at, a tula&5on %iait is 6ser*enhag0ta$ A't8n 4e5ig
,in5en+i eln('te ne+i, a,it tett$ /rre%el( ,8r 6sa+ :g0 ,eg0 3
tette ho''8 ross'all-an$
3 >ost ,8r (n is l8to, 3 &eg0e'te ,eg Sa.annah$ 3 A'
an0u+85 rettenetesen 51h2s r8,$
3 <oss' e,*er$ A' a48n+na+ (.e++el e'el)tt .iss'a +ellett
.olna ho'nia t(ge5$ Bor'as't-an (r'e, ,aga,, a,i(rt sohase,
l(4te, (rint+e'(s*e .ele5 .ag0 a' an0u+855al$ n is s'- n(l+1l
hag0ta,, hog0 e' t2rt(n&en$ A't8n ,eg &2tt a gi,n8'iu,, a
%)is+ola, a' (let, (s elso5orta+ a' ese,(n0e+ 3 ,on5ta$ 3 De ,ost
nag0on 2r1l2+ ne+i, hog0 el&2tt(l$ <e,(le,, a' an0u+855al is
tal8l+o'hato,, ,ialatt itt .ag0$ So+ ,es(lni.al-, lenne s'8,8ra$
3 Ng0 ter.e'i, hog0 ,in5en ,8so5i+ h(ten ,egl8togat$ A'
el)') h(ten 4(l58ul re,e+1l s'-ra+o'tun+$ Iharlestont eg0 (letre
+i a+arta t2r2lni a' (let(*)l, 5e a +e5.e,(rt ,(gis el&2tt i5e$
3 Neh(' lehetett ne+i 3 is,erte el =enr0, Sa.annah 4e5ig
*-logatott$ /l6sen5ese5te+, ,ert ,in5+etten AleD8ra gon5olta+,
,a&5 =enr0 %el8llt, ,eg2lelte a h7g8t, (s a s'o*8&8*a ,ent$ Dais0
+i.(telesen a sa&8t 8g08*an alu5t$ Sa.annah *e*7&t a ta+ar- al8,
(s =enr0 .allo,8s8n t24rengett$ Ne, tu5ta %el%ogni, ,i(rt
4ro*l(,a, hog0 a %i.(re ,eleg, his' eg0 li*er8lis ,etro4olis'*an
ne.el+e5ett, ne, 4e5ig eg0 .i5(+i +is.8ros*an$ Iharleston*an
,in5en ,8s+(44 .olt, ,int Ne@ Aor+*an$

#"$ %e&e'et

Julianne &-slata *eiga'ol-5ott, (s Curner Ash*0 is,(t ran5ira
h:.ta Sa.annah3t$ /g0 &- ne.9 hal8s'(ttere,*e ,ente+
.a6sor8'ni, (s e'7ttal ,8r so++al s'e,(l0ese** 5olgo+r-l
*es'(lgette+$ A %i7 el,on5ta, hog0 eg0 (.e .es':tette el a'
(5esan0&8t$ A 6sal85&a eg(s' &-l .iselte, 5e a' (5esa4&8na+ (s a
%iatala** test.(reine+ a'(rt el(g neh(' .olt %el5olgo'ni a
t2rt(nte+et$ A t(,a +2nn0e+et 6salt a %i7 s'e,(*e$ N0il.8n.al-an
)t is 2ss'et2rte a 5olog, 6sa+ ne, ,on5ta$ Ne, a+art Sa.annah
el)tt g0eng(ne+ ,utat+o'ni$ Curnerne+ s'inte ,eg.8lt8s .olt a
%)is+ola, ,ert otthon ,in5en a' an0&8ra e,l(+e'tette$ A l8n0
.is'ont a't os'totta ,eg .ele, ,il0en .olt a4a n(l+1l %eln)ni$
>in5+etten nag0s'er9ne+ tartott8+, hog0 .(gre +e'5i ,egis,erni
Co,ot, s hog0 e'(rt ,(g a %eles(ge gonos'+o58sait is (r5e,es
el.iselni$ A,i+or Sa.annah a Luis8.al +a46solatos (l,(n0eir)l
,es(lt, a %i7 alig a+art hinni a %1l(ne+, *8r sohase, s'erette a'
ass'on0t, ,ert s'2rn0en s'no*na+ tartotta$ >ostanra a'on*an
,8r a't is ,egtu5ta, hog0 s':.telen (s goro,*a is$
Curner +e5.es, %ig0el,es, tis'telettu5- %i7 .olt, a 5(lie+re
&elle,') +i%og8stalan ,o5orral$ Be.allotta a l8n0na+, ,enn0ire
,eg+e5.elte, (s hog0 s'eretne .ele t2**s'2r tal8l+o'ni$ Sa.annah
a't %elelte, hog0 a +2.et+e') h(t.(g(t a' an0&8.al t2lti$ Curner
,eg+(r5e'te, ,i lenne, ha h(t +2'*en n(ha *e+u++antana
ho''8&u+, a,i 6s244et se, .olt Sa.annah ellen(re$ A' eg(s'
hel0'et in+8** .ala,i%(le r(gi,-5i u5.arl8sra e,l(+e'tetett,
se,,int .(g')s gi,na'ist8+ ran5i&8ra$ A ,8so5i+ tal8l+a .(g(n a
%i7 ,in5enesetre ,eg6s-+olta Sa.annah3t, a,i i,4on8lt a
l8n0na+$ J-l (re't(+ ,agu+at eg01tt$ Sa.annah ,eg:g(rte, hog0
*e,utat&a a' an0u+8&8na+, a,i+or ,a&5 ell8togat ho''8$
>iut8n tele%onon ,in5err)l *es'8,olt a' an0&8na+, AleDa
is,(t i5eges+e5ni +e'5ett$ >i .an, ha Sa.annah s'erel,es les'M
>i .an, ha 2ss'eh8'aso5na+ (s Iharleston*an ,ara5M A,i+or
a'on*an el4anas'olta a %(lel,eit >urielne+, a' an0&a s'a*8l0osan
+ine.ette$
3 A l8n0o5 ,(g 6sa+ ti'enh(t (.esK Ne, ,eg0 seho.8, 6sa+
&-l (r'i ,ag8t eg0 +i6sit$ 3 AleDa *el8tta, hog0 iga'a .an, (s
le6silla4o5ott$
/l(g %es'1lt .olt a' ut-**i na4o+*an$ A t8rg0al8sig
,in52ss'e h(t hete ,ara5t, (s e'ern0i 5olgon &8rt a' es'e$ Ne,
+er1lt el) 7&a** 8l5o'at, ) 4e5ig +1l2n2s gon55al (s
a4r-l(+oss8ggal +(s':tette el) a' an0agot$
A Curner Ash*0.el .al- ,8so5i+ ran5e.7t +2.et) na4on
Sa.annah eg0e51l, +o6si.al ,ent el a nag0,a,8&8ho'$ A
5(lut8n&a s'a*a5 .olt, (s a't gon5olta, hog0 a' i5)s h2lg0 2r1lne a
l8togat8s8na+, *8r a' is ,eg%or5ult a %e&(*en, hog0 el)** tal8n *e
+ellett .olna &elent+e'nie tele%onon$ A nag0an0&8t a .eran58n
tal8lta, +2n0..el a +e'(*en s'un0-+8lt a hintas'(+*en$ /ugenie
s'e,e a'onnal %el4attant, a,int ,eghallotta a +2'ele5) l(4te+et,
(s ,egle4.e +onstat8lta, hog0 Sa.annah 8ll el)tte$ A' uno+8&a
s8rga ,eleg:t)%els)*en (s %ar,er*an .olt$
3 >it +eresel ittM 3 +(r5e'te se*t(*en, ,ert el(g .8ratlanul
(rte a l8n0 (r+e'(se$
3 Ng0 gon5olta,, tal8n 2r1lne, ha ,egl8togatn8,$ /'(rt
.ag0o+ itt 3 %elelte Sa.annah -.atosan, ,i+2'*en a nag0an0&a
2ss'e.onta a s'e,2l52+(t$
3 Hel +ellett .olna h:.no5 el)tte$ /rre%el( ne, s'eret&1+ a
r8,en)s &en+i ,-5it 3 5org8lta a' uno+8&8t$ 3 A 5(lie+ u5.ariasa+$
3 /ln('(st +(re+$ 3 A l8n0 a'onnal ,eg*8nta, hog0
*e&elent(s n(l+1l 8ll:tott *e, 5e ,eg is *8nt-5ott eg0 +iss($ 3 A++or
,a&5 &2.2+ ,8s+or, 5e el)tte %elt(tlen1l %elh:.o,$ 3 C(n0leg ,enni
+(s'1lt, 8, a nag0an0&a s'igor7an r8*2+2tt eg0 s'(+re$
3 =a ,8r itt .ag0, 1l& le$ >i(rt &2tt(lM 3 Sa.annah %el+eltette
a' i5)s h2lg0 (r5e+l)5(s(t, 5e a l8n0 a'(rt tartott t)le$ le,e5ett
+ora ellen(re nag0an0&a ,eglehet)sen er(l0es tu5ott lenni$
3 S'erette, .olna ,egl8togatni$ r5e+elne+ a h8*or7r-l,
6sat8+r-l (s t8*orno+o+r-l s'-l- t2rt(nete+$ Ne@ Aor+*an ne,
so+at tanultun+ e'e+r)l a' i5)+r)l$ 3 A,i iga' is .olt, 5e ,ost
Sa.annah +i%e&e'etten a' i5)s h2lg0 +e5.(*en a+art &8rni$ /'t
a'on*an a .il8g(rt se, .allotta .olna *e ne+i$
3 >ire .ag0 +:.8n6siM 3 en0h1lt ,eg /ugenie, ,ert a l8n0 a
s':.1g0(re ta4intott$ Sa.annah .(gt(re is a' uno+8&a .olt$
3 >es(l&en a 6sal85&8r-l, his'en e' a' (n t2rt(nel,e, is$
3 Eal- iga' 3 is,erte el a' i5)s ass'on0, (s nag0 +e5.et
(r'ett ho''8, hog0 ,in5e't ,egoss'a e''el a' i%&7 h2lgg0el$
=is'en ,i ,8ssal lehetett .olna &o**an 84olni a' )s2+
e,l(+e'et(t, ,int a 6sal85i t2rt(nete+ gener86i-r-l gener86i-ra
.al- 8t2r2+:t(s(.elM
/ugenie a 5(5a4&8n8l +e'5te a t2rt(netet, a+i anna+ i5e&(n
Hran6iaors'8g*-l (r+e'ett, a't8n so+ gener86i-r-l, h8'ass8gr-l (s
t8*orno+r-l ,es(lt, ,eg arr-l is, hog0 a 6sal85 ,i+or tele4e5ett le
Iharleston*an, ,e++ora *irto+ai+ .olta+, s hog0 h8n0 ra*s'olga
%2l2tt ren5el+e'te+$ /g08ltal8n ne, s'(g0ellte a 6sal85
ra*s'olgatart- ,7lt&8t, s)t +i%e&e'etten el)n02s ga'58l+o58si
%or,8na+ %estette le e't a' int(',(n0t$ A .ag0on nag0s8g8t is
&ele'te, hog0 +ine+ ,enn0i ra*s'olg8&a .olt$ Sa.annah3t el(gg(
s':.en 1t2tte a' es',e%uttat8s$ Cel&esen 7& gon5olat .olt e'
s'8,8ra, 5e eg08ltal8n ne, tets'ett ne+i &o**an, ,int *8r,el0
,8s ra*s'olgatart- t8rsa5alo, i5eol-gi8&a$
E(g1l el(r+e'te+ a 4olg8rh8*or7ho', (s /ugenie s'e,e
%elrag0ogott$ Cis't8*an .olt .ala,enn0i %ontosa** 5(li 1t+2'ettel,
a Iharleston +2rn0(+(n .:.otta+at 4e5ig r(s'lete+*e ,en)en
is,erte$ Cu5ta, +i .es'tett (s +i n0ert, s)t s'e,(l0es sorso+at is
*ele%9'2tt a ,on5-+8&8*a$ /l,es(lte, hog0 +i +ine+ a h8'ast8rsa
.olt, (s +ihe' ,ente+ ho''8 a'o+ a' ass'on0o+, a+i+
,eg2'.eg01lte+$ A' i5)s h2lg0 *et(.e is,erte a 4olg8rh8*or7 (s
Iharleston t2rt(nel,(t$ Sa.annah len09g2'.e hallgatta$ A
nag0an0&8na+ re,e+ ,e,-ri8&a .olt, 4ontosan e,l(+e'ett
,in5en 58tu,ra (s a4r- r(s'letre, -r8+on +eres't1l *es'(lt$ >(g
soha sen+i ne, hallgatta il0en (*er %ig0ele,,el$ >8r este%el( &8rt,
a,i+or a**ahag0ta a t2rt(netet$ A r(gi i5)+ %eli5('(s(t)l, (s att-l,
hog0 ,in5e't ,egos'thatta Sa.annah3.al, .al-s8ggal 7& (letre
+elt$ A't :g(rte, n(h8n0 +2n0.et is +2l6s2na5 a l8n0na+$
Sa.annah3na+ .olta+(44 tets'ette+ a' illus'tris )s2+ A 6sal85&8na+
err)l a' 8g8r-l se,,it se, tu5ott e55ig, (s e' :g0 is ,ara5t
.olna, ha nin6s a nag0,a,8&a %antas'ti+us e,l(+e')tehets(ge$
>iel)tt el,ent .olna, Sa.annah h8l8san ,eg+2s'2nte ne+i a
,7lti5('(st, (s *e+:s(rte a +is s'alon*a, ahol a nag0,a,8&a
s':.esen 1l52g(lt est(n+(nt$ >iut8n a' eg0i+ agg s'o*al8n0
gon5&aira *:'ta, 4us'it n0o,ott a' ar68ra$
3 Soha ne %ele55, 5(l3+arolinai .(r 6s2rge5e'i+ a' erei5*enK 3
e,l(+e'tette /ugenie$ 3 Ne, 6sa+ &en+i %el,en)i5 .anna+$
3 Igen, nag0,a,a 3 ,on5ta Sa.annah ,osol0og.a$ A
gon5olatai 7&ra (s 7&ra .iss'at(rte+ a ,es(s 5(lut8nho', ,i+2'*en
a' /'er C2lg0*e ha&tott$
A,i+or ha'a(rt, Dais0 s'e,reh8n0-an ,eg&eg0e'te, hog0
so+8ig .olt t8.ol, Sa.annah 4e5ig el,on5ta ne+i, hog0 a
nag0,a,8&u+n8l &8rt$
3 Isa+ 7g0 eg0e51lM 3 +(4e5t el Dais0, ,ire Sa.annah
*-logatott$ 3 ;l0an unal,as n8laK 3 A +isl8n0 +i ne, 8llhatta a
nag0,a,8n8l tett l8togat8so+at, ,ert ott ne, tu5ott ,ihe'
+e'5eni, a nag0,a,a ,eg ol0an 2reg .olt$ s ,in5ig a'o++al a
t8*orno+o++al &2tt ne+i$
3 /g08ltal8n ne, a' 3 .(5te ,eg Sa.annah a nag0,a,8t$ 3
>in5ent (s ,in5en+it is,er, a,ine+ (s a+ine+ +2'e .olt a D(lhe'$
So+at tanulta, t)le$ 3 Dais0 .8las'ul 6sa+ %intorgott eg0et$ /l se,
tu5ott .olna +(4'elni %2rtel,ese** 5(lut8nt$ /g08ltal8n ne,
(r5e+elte, a,i+or a nag0,a,8&a a ,7ltr-l ,es(lt$ S':.ese**en
,ara5t in+8** otthon, (s t(.('ett$ A h(t (..el i5)se** Sa.annah
.is'ont 6sa+ 7g0 itta a' i5)s ass'on0 s'a.ait$
A s'1l)+ a'na4 este .a6sor8ra .olta+ hi.atalosa+, hoss'7 i5)
-ta el)s'2r ,ente+ +ettes*en *8rho.8$ Zg0 .is'ont Sa.annah ne,
tu5ott *es'8,olni a' a4&8na+ 5(lut8ni l8togat8s8r-l a
nag0,a,8n8l, (s Co, a' an0&8t-l (rtes1lt r-la, a,i+or ,8sna4
e*(5 ut8n *eugrott ho''8$
3 Nag0s'er9 l8n0K 3 &eg0e'te ,eg /ugenie, ,i+2'*en a %i8ra
e,elte a te+intet(t$ Co,na+ %ogal,a se, .olt, +ir)l *es'(l$ A't
gon5olta, hog0 a' eg0i+ s'o*al8n08r-l, ,ert g0a+ran e,legette
:g0 a s'e,(l0'etet$ A %(r%i al+al,a'otta+at eg0s'er9en 6sa+
S%i7+na+T h:.ta, a,i el(g ta4intatlan .olt a r(s'(r)l, 5e so+s'or
,egesett$
3 Kire gon5ols'M 3 +(r5e'te Co, 'a.artan$
3 =8t a l8n0o5ra 3 ,on5ta alig (s're.ehet) hun6uts8ggal a
s'e,(*en, a,il0et a %ia ,8r r(gen ne, l8tott$
3 Dais0reM
3 Ne,, Sa.annah3raK /l&2tt, hog0 t2rt(nele,-r8t .eg0en a
D(lr)l$ Nag0on %ig0el,esen hallgatott, (s ,in5ent ,eg&eg0'ett$
A**an a' i%&7 h2lg0*en iga'i 5(li s':. 5o*og$ >in5ent tu5ni a+art a
6sal85r-l, (s ,(g ann8l is t2**et$ K1l2nleges eg0 tere,t(s$
3 Igen, tu5o, 3 %elelte Co, el(r'(+en01l.e$ 3 /g0e51l &8rt
n8la5M
3 Cer,(s'etesen 3 ,on5ta a' an0&a +iss( 6so58l+o'.a$ 3
Isa+ ne, gon5olo5, hog0 a %eles(ge5 i5eho'n8M Luisa eg0(*+(nt
is ,eg %og )r&:teni, ha ne, hag0&a a**a a l8n0o5 ,iatti
sir8n+o'8st 3 *oss'an+o5ott /ugenie a %e&(t ingat.a$ A %ia eg(s'
,egle4)52tt a +i&elent(se hallat8n$
3 >8r ,egint %elh:.ottM 3 +(r5e'te hitetlen+e5.e$ /55ig 7g0
tu5ta, hog0 a %eles(ge 6sa+ eg0s'er +ereste a' an0&8t Sa.annah
1g0(*en$
3 >a&5ne, ,in5en este h:.ogat$ S'eretn(, ha r8.enn(le+,
hog0 +1l55 ha'a a l8n0o5$ De hog0 a 6su58*a tehetn(+ il0et,
,i+or a't 8ll:to5, hog0 .es'(l0*en %orog a' (leteM /nne+ 4e5ig :g0
+ell lennie, his'en ,i(rt ha'u5t8l .olna ne+e,M
3 Iga'at ,on5ta,$ Sa.annah %en0eget) le.ele+et +a4ott,
%eltehet)en att-l a' e,*ert)l, a+i ti'enn0ol6 n)t 2lt ,eg$ A %i6+-t
ug0an ,8r letart-'tatt8+, 5e lehet n(h8n0 6i,*or8&a o5a+int, a+i
le.ele+et +1l52'get a la+8su+ra$ >8r ha 6sa+ug0an err)l .an s'-$
=a .is'ont ,8s.ala+i 8ll a h8tt(r*en, a hel0'eten a' se,
.8lto'tat$ S'erinte, AleDa &-l 52nt2tt, hog0 Sa.annah3t el+1l5te
Ne@ Aor+*-l$
3 S'erinte, is$ Se,,i s'1+s(g r8, hog0 a g0ere+ (let(t
+o6+8'tassu+$ Eag0 ,egriass'u+$ Ci'enn0ol6 n), s'a.a,ra, e'
s'2rn09$$$ ,i a 6su58t +(4'el AleDa, a,i+or il0en 1g0e+et .8llal elM
3 %irtatta +riti+usan /ugenie$
3 AleDa 8lla,1g0(s' 3 ,ag0ar8'ta Co,$ 3 Nin6s ,8s
.8las't8sa: el +ell .8llalnia, a,it r8 os'tana+$ /' a ,un+8&a$
3 Ne,es hi.at8sa .an, 5e a++or is t7l .es'(l0es eg0 n)ne+ 3
en0h1lt ,eg eg0 +iss( /ugenie$ Co,ot ala4osan ,egle4te a'
an0&a .isel+e5(se$ >ost AleD8t (s Sa.annah3t .(5i a'o+ ut8n,
hog0 anna+ i5e&(n s'8,9'et(sre :t(lte )+et$ A' e,*ere+ +2nn0en
,eg%ele5+e'ne+ sa&8t g0arl-s8gai+r-l (s *9nei+r)l$ 3 S'-.al Luisa
,in5en+(44 +i a+ar&a t7rni Sa.annah3t a .8ros*-l, (s enge,
+a4a6it8l, *es'(l&ele+ r8, hog0 +1l55 .iss'a$ =olott ,8r t:' (.e
,eg+a4arintotta, a,it a+art, .ag0is t(ge5$ >egs'1letett Dais0, (s
.iss'a+a4ta a %iait$ Ne, +ellene to.8** %es':tenie a h7rt, ,ost ,8r
se,,i s'1+s(g r8, hog0 Sa.annah3t .ag0 a' an0&8t 'a+lassa$ 44
eleget g02t2rt1+ )+et a' el,7lt t:' (.*en$ >eg,on5ta, Luis8na+,
hog0 e**en a' 1g0*en ne is s'8,:tson r8,, a,i 4ers'e ne,
tets'ett ne+i$ 3 Co,na+ ne, +ellett ,ag0ar8'ni a hel0'etet$
/g(s'en e55ig a' an0&a .olt a %eles(ge leg%)** t8,as'a (s
s'2.ets(gese$
3 An08,, te ,eg*8nta5, a,it tett(lM 3 A %(r%i .(gre tis'ta
.i'et a+art 2nteni a 4oh8r*a$ /'t ,(g soha ne, ,erte
,eg+(r5e'ni a' an0&8t-l$ /ugenie +iss( elgon5ol+o5ott, ,iel)tt
.8las'olt .olna$ A hintas'(+*en 1lt, a .8ll8t s8l *or:totta: 2regne+
(s g0eng(ne+ t9nt$ A %ia tu5ta, hog0 ,(g ann8l is so++al
t2r(+en0e**, ,int a,il0enne+ l8ts'i+, .is'ont .asa+arata .olt, (s
t2retlen els'8nts8got tan7s:tott a' 1g0ei int('(s(*en$
3 Cu5no, +ellene, hog0 ala+ult AleDa (lete$ =a ,egtal8lta a
*ol5ogs8got, a++or ,in5en ren5&(n .an :g0$ n ne, is tu5o,$$$ 3
*i'on0talano5ott el a' ass'on0$ 3 Ne, a+arta,, hog0 Dais0
t2r.(n0telen g0ere+ leg0en, (s Luisa nag0 n0o,8st g0a+orolt r8,
a++ori*an, iga', (n is %iatala** .olta, ,(g$ 3 Co, ,in5enesetre
ren5esen *eles(t8lt a 6sa458*a, a,it a' an0&a (s Luisa 8ll:tott
ne+i$ A n)ne+ eg0etlen (&s'a+8ra .olt s'1+s(ge ahho', hog0
el6s8*:tsa (s teher*e essen, *8r a %(r%i tito+*an ,8r hete+ -ta
u5.arolt ne+i, ,ert ) ,aga is *i'on0:tani a+art$ Soha ne, *:rta
t7ltenni ,ag8t a'on, hog0 Luisa elhag0ta .ala+i ,8s(rt, (s e'
(.e+ig *8ntotta a' 2n(r'et(t$ AleD8t s'erette, 5e Luisa so++al
er)se**, so++al 6s8*:t-** .olt n8la, r8a58sul s'1letett 5(li$ AleDa
+e5.es, n0:lts':.9, nai. (s s'eretettel&es tere,t(s .olt, a+i tel&esen
,eg*:'ott *enne$ A %(r%i s':.e ,(g ,in5ig *elesa&5ult, ha erre
gon5olt$ 3 AleDa *ol5ogM 3 +(r5e'te g02tr)5.e a' an0&a, a %(r%i
4e5ig %els-ha&tott$
3 Ne, his'e,$ Soha ne, l8tta, ,(g a' 2.(n(l s'o,or7**
te+intetet$ Sa.annah3n +:.1l sen+i&e sin6s, (s 6so58latos an0&a a
l8n0un+na+$
3 Nos'a ra&taK =a AleDa ol0an eg0e51l .an, a++or hag05 el
Luis8t, (s ,en& .iss'a ho''8K 3 t8,a5ta le a' an0&a, a+it .al-&8*an
,egr(,is'tett e' a lehet)s(g$
3 Iso58l+o'n(+ ra&ta, ha e'e+ ut8n ,(g .iss'a%oga5na 3
%elelte a %(r%i s'o,or7an$ Co, %e&(*en eg0,8st +ergett(+ a
gon5olato+, e55ig ,(g ne, %ogal,a'-5ott ,eg *enne e' a'
elhat8ro'8s$
3 Cal8n iga'a5 .an 3 hag0ta r8 /ugenie, a,i eg08ltal8n ne,
esett &-l Co,na+$ 3 =a .al-*an s'erette5 .olna, ne, 5o*o5 +i
Luis8(rt, *8r,it is ,on5&a+ ne+e5$ De te 7g0 ,ent(l .iss'a a' els)
%eles(ge5he', ,int eg0 enge5el,es *ir+a, AleD8t 4e5ig Ne@
Aor+*a +1l5te5$ 3 Co, *-logatott$ A' iga's8gon ne, .olt ,it
s'(4:te,$ Eiss'a a+arta s'ere'ni Luis8t, ,ert *i'on0:tani a+art,
holott .al-&8*an AleD8t s'erette$ 4 (ss'el ne, is +:.8nhatott
.olna ,ag8na+ il0en (letet: eg0 ol0an n).el (lt eg01tt, a+it g09l2l,
(s a+i ,(g enn(l is &o**an g09l2li )t$ De tu5ta, hog0 4ontosan a't
+a4ta, a,it (r5e,elt$ 3 A't a+aro,, hog0 Luisa ne h:.ogasson
Sa.annah ,iatt$ Illen5)en +ell .isel+e5nie a l8n0o55al$ /nn0i.el
tarto'i+ AleD8na+, a+i h(t (.en +eres't1l gon5ot .iselt a %iaira$
3 /'t ,8r (n is ,on5ta, ne+i, 5e eleres'tette a %1le ,ellett$
3 Sa.annah3t eg0s'er9en 6sa+ n0a.al08s +2l02+ne+ h:.ta,
a,i %elh8*or:t-, his' ) eg0 s'eretetre ,(lt- l8n0$ A' uno+8,
tel&esen ,ag8t-l &2tt i5e, (s a't ,on5ta, s'eretne 7&ra tal8l+o'ni
.ele,$ <e,(le,, el is &2n$
3 Bi'tos .ag0o+ *enne 3 &eg0e'te ,eg Co,$ Sa.annah a' a
t:4us .olt, a+i s'erette a' i5)se+ t8rsas8g8t, ,elegs':.9 tere,t(s$
A' a4&a (s a nag0an0&a is tu5t8+ e't, ahog0 Dais0 (s a %i.(rei is,
6sa+ Luisa ne, a+art tu5o,8st .enni r-la, ,ert ne+i ne, .olt
s':.e$ >ani4ul8lta Co,ot, hog0 .iss'as'ere''e, (s a'-ta is %ol0ton
6sa+ g02t2rte$
3 Bol5ogg8 tes', hog0 .ala+i .(gre +o,ol0an (r5e+l)5i+ a
t2rt(nel,1n+ ir8nt e**en a 6sal85*an$ Luis8t ne, +2ti le, ne+i
,eg.an a ,ag8($ Isa+ne, ann0i t8*orno+ )ssel *1s'+(l+e5het,
,int ,i 3 *oss'an+o5ott /ugenie, Co, 4e5ig ,eg4r-*8lta leg09rni
a ne.et(s(t$ A' an0&a ,in5ig is +o,ol0an .ette e'e+et a 5olgo+at,
,(g ha ol0+or ,eg is g09lt a *a&a .el1+: t7l so+ t8*orno+ot +ellett
eg0s'erre (s'*en tartania$ Co,ot .il8g(let(*en untatta a'
1t+2'ete+ +r-ni+8&a (s a Kon%25er86i- 5i6s)s(ge$ A' an0&8.al
ellent(t*en ) ne, .olt a t2rt(nele, ,egs'8llott&a$
A %(r%i ne, so++al +(s)** ha'a,ent, (s este ,eg+2s'2nte
Sa.annah3na+ a l8togat8st$ /l,on5ta, ,il0en &-lesett a
nag0an0&8na+, (s hog0 e'ent7l is .8r&a )t$ Luisa .(letlen1l
,eghallotta e't, (s r8&u+ ri4a+o5ott, hog0 a l8n0na+ ne, +(ne
'a.arnia a' i5)s (s g0enge ass'on0t$ Co, t1st(nt %el( %or5ult, (s
+i&elentette: ragas'+o5i+ ho''8, hog0 Sa.annah l8togassa a'
an0&8t$ Luisa el%intoro5ott, (s a't8n ,8r eg0 8r.a s'-t se, s'-lt$
A' an0-sa 4ontosan ug0ane't ,on5ta ne+i a 5(lut8ni
tele%on*es'(lget(s1+ al+al,8.al$ >8s s'ele+ %7&ta+, (s e' 6s244et
se, tets'ett Luis8na+$
Sa.annah *es'8,olt a' an0&8na+ a nag0,a,8&8n8l tett
l8togat8sr-l, a t2rt(nele,le6+(r)l, =enr0r)l (s a 4artner(r)l,
Je%%r)l$ >in5ig ,in5en 6sal85i h:rr)l (rtes:tette )t na4i
*es'(lget(sei+ sor8n$
AleD8t ne, le4te ,eg =enr0 sorsa$ Ser51l)+ora -ta
eg08ltal8n ne, (r5e+elt(+ a l8n0o+, *8r ,(g 6sa+ ti'enn(g0 (.es
.olt a++ori*an$ K(ts'er3h8ro,s'or is ,eg%or5ult AleDa %e&(*en e'
a gon5olat, 5e sohase, ,erte ,eg.itatni Co,,al, a %(r%i ann0ira
el'8r+-'ott a t(,a el)l$ Sa.annah s'erint a hel0'et a ,ai na4ig
alig .8lto'ott$ >(g Luisa, a tula&5on an0&a is 7g0 tett, ,intha a %ia
ne, lenne ,eleg$ AleDa re,(lte, hog0 =enr0 enne+ ellen(re
*ol5og, (s Sa.annah3n +eres't1l ,eg1'ente, hog0 s':.esen
tal8l+o'na .ele .ala,i+or$ A n) e'en a h(t.(g(n ,egint
Iharleston*a +(s'1lt, (s 7g0 ter.e't(+, hog0 a &-l *e.8lt
Vent@orth K7ri8*an s'8llna+ ,eg$ >8r le is %oglalta a ,7lt+ori
la+os't8l0u+at$
3 S'-.al a %i755al is tal8l+o'ni %ogo+M 3 +(r5e'te Curnerre
6(lo'.a$ Sa.annah .8las'+(nt el.ig0oro5ott$
3 Lehet, ,a&5 ,egl8t&u+$$$ =a nin6s el%oglalts8ga$ >e66se
les' a h(t.(g(n, e' ,8r *i'tos$
3 /l,ehetn(n+ ,egn('ni, ha ne, s'(g0ells' .ele,
,utat+o'ni$
3 L(g0s'i ne h1l01l&, an0uK Ng0is tu5o5, hog0 nag0on3nag0on
*1s'+e .ag0o+ r85$
3 n is *1s'+e .ag0o+ r85, 5r8g8,K 3 *i'tos:totta a' an0&a$
>iut8n letett(+ a tele%ont, AleDa %ol0tatta a ,un+8t Sa,,el (s
Ja6+ Joness'al, Sa.annah 4e5ig Curnerrel tal8l+o'ott, hog0 .a6sora
el)tt ,(g s(t8l&ana+ eg0et, s +2'*en so+3so+ 6s-+ot .8ltsana+$
Ahog0 ha'a(rt, eg0*)l *ele*otlott Dais0*e$ Sa.annah ,(g
.a6sora el)tt 5is'+r(ten .iss'aosont a h8'*a, a +isl8n0 4e5ig (44
a +on0h8*-l &2tt, +is +e'(*en r8g6s8lni.al-t .itt$
3 NaM
3 >i a', hog0 naM 3 (r5e+l)52tt Sa.annah 8rtatlanul$
3 Ne tettes5 ,aga5K L8tta,, hog0 .ele ,ent(l el$ Aran0osM
>eg6s-+olt ,8rM 3 Sa.annah 7g0 52nt2tt, )s'inte les' ho''8$
S':.*)l 2r1lt, hog0 .an eg0 l8n0test.(re, (s Dais0 is hasonl-+(44
(r'ett$
3 Igen, nag0on hel0es, (s ,8r ,eg6s-+oltK
3 At08,K 3 +(4e5t el Dais0, (s .ihog.a %elrohant a' e,eletre$
3 >il0en gus'tustalanK 3 A't8n eg0 7&a** +(r5(s +e5.((rt 8tha&olt
a +orl8ton$ 3 >ost a++or &8rs' .eleM
3 Ne, 3 r8'ta a %e&(t ,osol0og.a Sa.annah$ 3 Isa+ eg0 %i7,
a+it +e5.ele+$
3 K8r (rte 3 s'ala5t +i Dais0 s'8&8n, ,a&5 a s'o*8&8*a
sass'('ott, s a +a6ag8s8t-l 'engett a' eg(s' h8'$

#W$ %e&e'et
A,i+or AleDa ,egint Iharleston*a uta'ott, hog0
,egl8togassa Sa.annah3t, ,in5en so++al *ar8ts8gosa**na+ (s
+elle,ese**ne+ t9nt, ,int 48r hete$ >8r eg0s'er s'e,*e +ellett
n('nie a''al a .il8ggal, a,el0et eg0+or is,ert, s'eretett (s
el.es':tett$ Ne, +ellett is,(telten ,egtennie$ >8so5&8ra a
Vent@orth K7ria is so++al otthonosa**na+ hatott, AleDa 4e5ig
el).ette a &o**i+ ,o5or8t Co,,al s'e,*en, a,i+or a' ,egho'ta
a l8n0u+at$ A n) &-.al +ieg0ens7l0o'otta** .olt, a,i Co,na+ is
%elt9nt$ A %(r%it e' ann0ira %el*8tor:totta, hog0 ,(g eg0
e*(5,egh:.8st is ,eg+o6+8'tatott$ AleDa eg08ltal8n ne, .8g0ott
erre, (s a .il8g ,in5en +in6s((rt se, a+arta .olna ,eg+urt:tani a
l8n08.al t2lt2tt i5)t, 5e ne, a+art goro,*a lenni Co,,al$ E(g1l
is seg:ts(g1+re sietett a *a&*an, s)t ,(g a Luis8.al .al-
+on%ront8l-58st is .8llalta$ AleDa eg0 4illanatig ha*o'ott a
.8las'8.al, 5e a't8n, l8t.a Sa.annah +2n02rg) 4illant8s8t,
,ega5-an *-lintott (s el%oga5ta a ,egh:.8st$
3 De ne tartson so+8igK 3 %ig0el,e'tette a %(r%it$ 3 /ls)sor*an
Sa.annah3.al s'eretn(+ lenni, his'en ,iatta .ag0o+ itt$
3 /' ter,(s'etes$
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6sata*8r5ot, (s .alahog0 +2'ele5ni s'eretne ho''8$ A n)ne+ +iss(
g0ors .olt a te,4-, 5e a't ,8r ) is el tu5ta +(4'elni, hog0 eg0s'er
,a&5 *ar8to+ lehetne+$ Bers'e ne, t7l +2'eli *ar8to+, 5e ,on5&u+
+e5.es is,er)s2+, a+i+ a+8r +2'2sen is r(s't .ehetne+ Sa.annah
es+1.)&(n .ag0 a 5i4lo,aos't-&8n$ AleDa 7g0 .(lte, hog0 a %(r%i
s'e,e el)tt is ug0ane' a 6(l le*eg$ 44 el(g r(g-ta tartott
+2'2tt1+ a hi5egh8*or7$ Lassa6s+8n .(get .ethetn(ne+ ne+i$
Co, a >agn-li8+at &a.asolta a s'o,*ati tal8l+o'8sra,
Sa.annah 4e5ig a't ,on5ta, hog0 a,:g e*(5elne+, ,egn('i
Curner ,e66s(t$ >in5en+i el(ge5ett .olt, *8r AleDa &o**an
s'eretett .olna ,8sna4 is a l8n08.al enni, 5e ne, tilta+o'ott$
Sa.annah ,eg+2s'2nte ne+i e't a' 2n%el8l5o'- ges'tust, a,i+or
el%oglalt8+ a s'o*8i+at$ A la+os't8l0u+ e'7ttal is g02n02r9 .olt, (s
,intha a .ir8g6so+ro+ ,(g 4o,48sa**a+ lette+ .olna, ,inta
,7lt+or$ Be'sg).el 1nne4elt(+ ,eg a +2'2s h(t.(g(t$ A
+o66int8sho' 6so+ol85(*a ,8rtott e4ret s'olg8lta+ %el, a,i ,(g
&o**an +ie,elte a' ital :'(t$ Isa+ eg03eg0 4oh8r 4e'sg)t
%og0as'totta+$ AleDa ne, s'erette, ha Sa.annah al+oholos italt
i.ott, 5e n(ha, 1nne4i al+al,a++or +i.(telt lehetett tenni$ A n)
eg0(*+(nt ,aga se, i.ott$ Kiss( n0ugtalan:totta a ,8sna4i e*(5
Co,,al, his' eg0el)re ,(g ne, .olta+ *ar8to+$
3 >ost 4e5ig ,es(l& ne+e, arr-l a sr86r-l, a+i el6sa.arta a
%e&e5$ >i+or ,utato5 *e ne+e,M >i lenne, ha a %o6i,e66s ut8n
tal8l+o'n8n+M K8.('hatn8n+ .ag0 .ala,i hasonl-$
Sa.annah t(to.8'ott eg0 +i6sit, ,a&5 *-lintott$ Pa.ar*an
.olt$
3 An0u, ) eg0 nag0on +e5.es sr86, 5e ,(g eg08ltal8n ne,
+o,ol0 a 5olog$ A %o6i6sa4at +a4it8n0a, (s a Oeorgiai >9s'a+i
/g0ete,re .ag0 a D(li >eto5ista /g0ete,re +(s'1l$
3 /g0 el*9.2l) 5(li %i7 3 +o,,ent8lta AleDa 4a&+os ,osoll0al
a l8n0a 8ltal .8'olt hel0'etet$ Ne, a+arta +ig7n0olni Sa.annah
.8las'tott&8t, 6sa+ *ar8t+o'ott a gon5olattal$ A Curner3%(le %i7+
s'inte soha ne, .8las'totta+ (s'a+i %)is+ol8t$ /' ,(g a++ori*an
t9nt %el ne+i, a,i+or itt (lt$
3 =8ro, 266se .an, (s ta.al0 .es':tette el a' an0u+8&8t$
3 Js'inte r(s'.(te, 3 ,on5ta g0eng(5en AleDa$ 3 Na (s
ren5esen .isel+e5i+ .ele5M >ert enge, 6sa+is e' (r5e+el$ A' a'
eg0etlen el.8r8so, .ele s'e,*en, hog0 a ten0er(n hor5o''on$
>il0en g0a+ran tal8l+o'to+M 3 A t8rg0al8s +aoti+us el)+(s'1letei
+2'e4ette tel&esen el.es'tette a %onalat$
3 Igen, nag0on ren5es 3 n0ugtatta ,eg a' an0&8t Sa.annah$ 3
>in5enna4 tal8l+o'un+ a suli*an$ N(ha eg01tt e*(5el1n+, (s
hetente 48r al+alo,,al el,eg01n+ .a6sor8'ni ,eg ,o'i*a$
3 Le%e+15t(l ,8r .eleM 3 +(r5e'te n0:ltan AleDa, ,ire a l8n0a
,egr8'ta a %e&(t$ >(g t7l +orai lett .olna$
3 Ug0e, ,ost is s'e5e5 a %oga,'8sg8tl-tM 3 +(r5e'te a' an0&a
er(l0esen, Sa.annah 4e5ig el,osol0o5ott$ AleDa tu5ott r-la, hog0
a l8n0a ti'enhat (.esen .olt el)s'2r %i7.al, (s e**en a te+intet*en
ren5+:.1l 4rag,ati+usan gon5ol+o5ott$ Sa.annah3na+ e55ig
eg0etlen +o,ol0 *ar8t&a .olt, 5e AleDa *i'tos a+art lenni a**an,
hog0 a l8n0a e'7ttal is %el+(s'1lt ,in5en eshet)s(gre$ 3 s a
gu,it se %ele&ts5 el, +(rle+K 3 %ig0el,e'tette$ Sa.annah
%els-ha&tott, (s a' (gre n('ett$
3 >8r ,in5ent tu5o+$ Ne, .ag0o+ h1l0e$ A,7g0 se, &2tt
,(g el a' i5e&e, his'en alig is,ere,$ 3 Eis'ont i5)+2'*en el(gg(
,eg+e5.elte$ Nag0on *:rta$ s eg0re t2**et 6s-+ol-'ta+$
=e.ese**en .ert a s':.e, s'-.al +e'5ett +o,ol0ra %or5ulni a
5olog$
3 >in5en lehet)s(gre %el +ell +(s'1lniK A' e,*er ol0+or
el.es':ti a %e&(t$ Ne, ,intha e' .ele, *8r,i+or ,egesett .olna 3
ne.etett %el AleDa$ Ne, is lett .olna r8 al+al,a$ A' al.8sra (s
,ag8ra is alig ,ara5t .ala,i i5e&e, ol0an +e,(n0en +(s'1lt a
+2'elg) t8rg0al8sra$
/g0 ,eghitt +is *is'tr-*an .a6sor8'ta+ a'na4, (s %rissen
%ogott r8+ot la+,8ro'ta+ A +(sei .a6sora ut8n +art +ar*a 2lt.e
s(t8lta+ .iss'a a hotelho'$ ;l0an +2'el 8llta+ eg0,8sho', ,int
,(g soha tal8n$ =8'i,o'it ren5elte+ a la+os't8l0u+*a, (s ,iut8n
,egn('t(+ a' eg0i+ +e5.en6 %il,&1+et, +elle,esen eln0o,ta )+et
a' 8lo, a hatal,as (s +(n0el,es 8g0*an$ >8sna4 reggel
+i4ihenten (*re5te+$
<eggeli ut8n a ,7lt+oriho' hasonl- +is *e.8s8rl-+2rutat
tette+, a't8n Sa.annah +i,ent a %o6i,e66sre, AleDa 4e5ig a
>agn-li8+*a tartott, hog0 Co,,al e*(5el&en$ A %(r%i ,8r .8rt r8,
(s el(g %es'1ltne+ t9nt$ AleDa is i5eges .olt$
/g0 6sen5es as'talho' 1lte+ a hel0is(g h8tuls- %el(*en,
,a&5 a +:n8latot +e'5t(+ tanul,8n0o'ni, 5e a n) eg0s'er 6sa+
letette a ,aga (tla4&8t (s a %(r%ira n('ett$
3 Ne, %ura eg0 hel0'etM Bo6s, 5e +i +ellett ,on5ano,$ Ce is
:g0 (r'e5M
3 /ltal8lta5 3 Co,na+ ne.etnie +ellett$ AleDa ,in5ig
+i,on5ta, a,it gon5ol$ Ne, +2nt2r%ala'ott, (s ,(g 6sa+
.(letlen1l se, +en5)'te .olna el .ag0 ,8s:totta .olna ,eg a'
iga's8got$ /' a leg+e.(s*( se, .olt 5(li .on8s, 5e Co, ,in5ig
nag0on s'erette *enne$ Se,,i +i%og8s, se,,i tr(%a$ A %(r%i 7g0
l8tta, eg0 s'e,ern0it se, .8lto'ott$ =a6sa+ ne, lett ,(g s'e**,
,int ti'eneg0 (.e$ Bel1l is iga'i n).( (rett$
3 Ea&on ,i(rt (re''1+ ,agun+at %ur8nM 3 tette %el a +(r5(st
Co,$ Luis8na+ %ogal,a se, .olt r-la, hog0 eg01tt .anna+$
3 Ce ,ost .i66els'M 3 n('ett r8 AleDa$ 3 /lhag0t8l enge,$ A'
ut-**i ti'eneg0 (.et a''al t2lt2tte,, hog0 g09l2ltele+$ >(gis,
hog0 a %en(*e (re'hetn(, ,aga, eg0 +2'2s e*(5 +2'*enM
<8a58sul ,ost ,(g a l8n0un+ is n8la5 la+i+$ /' tal8n elegen5) o+
arra, hog0 +i6sit +elle,etlen1l (re''e, ,aga,, ne,M
3 Ne, .ag0o+ *enne ol0an *i'tos$ Cer,(s'etesen ,in5en
&ogo5 ,eg.an, hog0 g09l2l&$ s nag0 5olog t)le5, hog0 eg08ltal8n
ha&lan5- .ag0 .ele, e*(5elni, *8r ,in5ig is &-s':.9 (s
,eg*o6s8t- .olt8l$
3 /rre ,ost ne is s'8,:ts 3 %elelte a n) )s'int(n, ,ire Co,
is,(t %elne.etett$ 3 De te ,i(rt (r'e5 ,aga5 %ur8nM Cal8n te is
g09l2ls'M
3 Ug0an ,i o+o, lenne r8M 3 +(r5e'te a %(r%i s'o,or7an$ 3
/llen*en ,8r nag0on *8no,, a,i t2rt(nt$
3 A 5olgo+ ne, t2rt(nne+ ,eg 6sa+ 7g0 ,agu+t-l$ Ce tette5
e't .ele,, Luisa (s a' an085 +2're,9+25(s(.el, a+i+
elhat8ro't8+, hog0 el +ell hag0no5, te 4e5ig enge5el,es+e5t(l
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s'o,or7na+ t9nt$
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a+art ingo.8n0os tere4re t(.e5ni, hallani se, a+arta a %(r%i
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,8r *8no,, (s eg0etlen *ol5og na4o, sin6s a'-ta$ Luisa
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,aga5(rt ter,(s'etesen$
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3 A++or ,8r .ele5 .olta,$
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eg0,8ssalK Ealahol leg*el1l ,(g ,in5ig s'eretle+$ =a e' ne, :g0
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.is'ont ,8r ne, g09l2lle+$ D1h2s se, .ag0o+$ Fr1l2+ enne+ a
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4e5ig Luisa +i*:rhatatlan, .8l& el t)leK De a++or is 6sa+ *ar8to+
lehet1n+, ha ,egtes'e5$ Sa.annah s'1lei+(nt ,eg +ell tal8lnun+ a
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6sa+ ,8r eg(s'en el%ele5+e'ett err)l, .ag0 legal8**is a sa&8t
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ann0it a+arta, ,on5ani, hog0 ,(g ,in5ig s'eretle+, (s hog0
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a,it a %(r%i ,aga o+o'ott$ =aragos 4illant8ssal ,(rte .(gig$
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,ellett$ =a e't soha t2**( ne, ho'o5 %2l, tal8n *ar8to+ lehet1n+$
ll a' al+uM
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3 Igen$ s *o6s8ss ,eg$
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ahog0 AleD8na+ se,$
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.olt s'1+s(ge, hog0 +i *:r&a ,on5ani e'e+et a s'a.a+at, 5e .(g1l
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AleD8ra$
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4illant8s*a$ >ag8*an ,eg%oga5ta, ha e' a %i7 *8natot o+o' a
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gon5olta +o,ol0an, 5e 7g0 (re'te, ne, 8rt a' -.atoss8g$ AleD8t
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,7li+, hog0 a %(r%i +iteg0e Luisa s'9r(t (s .is'3s'at(r&en ho''8$
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is /ugenie (s Luisa ir8n0:totta Co,ot$ A %(r%i r(s'(r)l el(g
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*9ntu5at8t is +i%e&e'(sre &uttatta, a,i el(g )s'int(ne+ t9nt$
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3 Curner, ) itt a' an0u+8,$
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,egsa&n8lta, a,i(rt el.es':tette a' (5esan0&8t$
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,es(lt 2nr)l$ 3 A %i7 nag0on 5(li, s enne+ ,eg%elel)en igen
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3 &elentette +i *1s'+(n$ >i+2'*en AleDa eln('te )+et, is'on07
2regne+ (re'te ,ag8t, 5e *ol5og .olt$
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ne+i Curner, a,i nag0on *ol5ogg8 tette Sa.annah3t$
>ani+9r2'(s ut8n a la+os't8l0u+ %el( tartotta+, (s AleDa
*es'8,olt a' e*(5r)l$ Ne, .olt tit+a a l8n0a el)tt$ Jo** *ar8tn)t
ne, is +:.8nhatott .olna ,ag8na+, *8r sohase, t(.es'tette s'e,
el)l a' an0as'ere4et se,$
3 A' a4u+85 arra 6(lo'gatott, ,en&e+ .iss'a ho''8$
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a,it ellene, el+2.etett$
3 s te ,it ,on5t8l erreM 3 +(r5e'te +:.8n6sian Sa.annah, s
+2'*en le ne, .ette .olna a te+intet(t a' an0&8r-l$ Bol5ogna+
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6so5a lenneK De %(r%i+(nt soha ne, tu5n(+ 7&ra ,eg*:'ni *enneK
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3 >ire )M
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3 Ki*orultM
3 Ne, hinn(,$ Cal8n els'o,oro5ott eg0 +i6sit$ Ne, .olt
s'(4 t)le, hog0 il0es,i.el 8llt el)$ >8r el+(sett .ele$ Anna+ i5e&(n
rettenetesen ,eg*8ntott$ 3 Sa.annah *-lintott$ /g0et(rtett a'
an0&8.al$ Cu5ta, ,enn0it *8n+-5ott ,iatta a' an0&a, .ag0
legal8**is se&tette$
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6sele+e5t(l$ 3 A l8n0 ,(g arra is e,l(+e'ett, a,i+or AleDa (.e+ig
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a4a 4e5ig t9ri$
3 Ahog0 e55ig is 3 %9'te ho''8 AleDa higga5tan$ 3 A++or se,
tett ,8s+(44, a,i+or a %eles(ge .olta,$ E(gs) soron
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a4&8t$ Luisa eg(s' eg0s'er9en +i8llhatatlan e,*er .olt$ A %(r%i
a'on*an ,8so5&8ra is )t .8las'totta$
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*es'(lgette+$ K2'*en Curner h:.ta ,(g Sa.annah3t, AleDa 4e5ig
in.it8lta a %i7t, hog0 6satla+o''on ho''8&u+ reggelire$ Eas8rna4
5(lel)ttre Cra.is &elent+e'ett *e$ A ,ise ut8n s'eretett .olna
*eugrani ho''8&u+ S6arlette3tel$ Sa.annah (s AleDa e'7ttal
lust8l+o5ott, 7g0hog0 ne, ,ente+ te,4lo,*a, 5e ne, is a+arta+
.olna 2ss'e%utni Luis8.al$ >int +(s)** +i5er1lt, &-l tett(+, ,ert
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A %i7 ,aga ne, *2+te .olna +i e't, ,ert ne, a+arta ross' s':n*en
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+is+or8*an, (s nag0 2r2,,el t2lt2tte el, hog0 *e,utathatta
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,(g .(gleges:teni1+ +ellett a .en5(glist8t$
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hog0 a %(r%i el.ig0e Sa.annah3t$ AleDa ,(g eg0s'er ,eg+2s'2nte
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a,it AleDa a %e&(re ol.asott, (s s'o,or7 ar6+i%e&e'(ssel %or5ult
%el($
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a ,aga *a&8.al %oglal+o'ott, (s ne, (re'te 8t el(g ,(l0en a n)
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hog0 2r2+re el.es':tette AleD8t, a,i+or .iss'a a+art t(rni ho''8$
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7&ra itt les'$ Ahog0 telt3,7lt a' i5), Sa.annah lassa6s+8n
,egs'o+ta a 6harlestoni (letet$ Ke'5ett otthona+(nt te+inteni erre
a hel0re, ahol a' a4&a 6sal85&a (lt, ug0ana++or ,(g ,in5ig
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iga'8n i5e tarto'ni$ Sa.an3nah +e'5te +a4is+8lni a 5olgot$ Itt ,(g
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g0an:totta, hog0 a tegna4i *es'(lget(s ,(l0 n0o,o+at hag0ott
*enne$ De a l8n0 6s244et se, hi*8'tatta a' an0&8t$
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+os't1,&(n t7l eg0 halo, (+s'er (s t2,(ntelen ,enn0is(g9
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el+(sett$ A *ar8tai+ .a6sor8ra .8rt8+ )+et$ A+8r tets'ett, a+8r
ne,, ,ost ,8r e' .olt a %(r%i sorsa$ J ,aga .8las'totta e't a'
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.alaha .is'onts'erette )t, el,ent$

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*rut8lisan$ A' i5)&8r8s (44en ol0an ri5eg (s s2t(t .olt, ,int a'
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s'erel,ese+ .olta+ eg0,8s*a$ Dais0 %ol0ton e''el ugratta a
n).(r(t, a l8n0o+ ,eg irig0+e5te+ r8 a' is+ol8*an$ Curner ug0anis
.ele s'8n5(+o'ott ,enni a .(g')s2+ *8l&8ra$ Co, *eleeg0e'ett,
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ne, .olt elraga5tat.a a' 2tlett)l, 5e ,i.el Curner a4&a (s a
Beau,ont3o+ &- +a46solat*an 8llta+ eg0,8ssal, legal8** n0:lt
s':nen ne, goro,*8s+o5ott$
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legin+8** a' a4&8.al t2lt2tt i5)ne+ 2r1lt, a,i ,8s+(44 ne,
a5atott .olna ,eg ne+i$
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g0ere++or8*an &8ts'ott, (s ,eg,utatta ne+i a h:res 1ltet.(n0e+et
a .8ros s'o,s'(5s8g8*an$ /g01tt %e5e't(+ %el a Dra0ton =allt, a
>agn-li8t, a >i55leton Bla6e3t, a Boon =allt, (s so+s'or s(t8lta+ a
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+e'5t(+ ala4osa**an ,egis,erni eg0,8st$ Sa.annah3na+ i,,8r
h7s3.(r a4&a .olt, ne, 6su48n eg0 8rn0, a+i (.ente +(ts'er
%el*u++ant Ne@ Aor+*an, 5e ne, enge5te *e a' (let(*e$ >8r
,in5+etten tu5t8+, hog0 Co, soha t2**( ne, %og a&t-t ,utatni a
l8n08na+$ >eg a+arta os'tani a' (let(t Sa.annah3.al$
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(s tenis'e'ett .el1+, a' i5)se**i+et 4e5ig ,in5en+ine+ *e,utatta
a 6ountr0+lu**an$ s ,in(l t2** i5)t t2lt2tte+ eg01tt, Luisa ann8l
in+8** .es'(l0e'tet.e (re'te a sa&8t 4o':6i-&8t, 8, a %(r%it e' ,8r
tel&esen hi5egen hag0ta$ Sa.annah &elenl(te (s Luisa rea+6i-&a
eg0re 6sa+ ,(l0:tette a't a s'a+a5(+ot, a,el0 ,8r a l8n0
(r+e'(se el)tt is ,eg.olt a h8'ast8rsa+ +2'2tt$ Co, (s Luisa alig
*es'(lte+ eg0,8ssal$ A' ass'on0 .ag0 5a6osan t8.ol ,ara5t a'
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8g0on, .i'es ruh8.al a %e&(n$ Ne, tu5ott (s ne, is a+art
%el1le,el+e5ni a hel0'eten$ /g0etlen +e5.es s'a.a .ag0
.en5(gs'eretetr)l 8rul+o5- ges'tusa se, .olt a l8n0 s'8,8ra,
,i-ta a' 8tl(4te a +1s'2*2t$ A' a4&a ,in5ig eln('(st +(rt t)le
e'(rt, 5e a %eles(ge .isel+e5(s(re ne, tu5ott hatni$ Iga'i
4olg8rh8*or7 57lt +2'2tt1+$
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8t,ent, hog0 s'-ra+o'tassa (s 84ol&a$ >in5en +2n0.et elol.asott,
a,it /ugenie3t)l +a4ott, (s eg0re t2**et tu5ott a 4olg8rh8*or7r-l$
/g0i+ 5(lut8n a .eran58n 1l52g(lte+, a,i+or Luisa
.8ratlanul *eto44ant$ A,int ,egl8tta, hog0 Sa.annah is ott .an,
el2nt2tte a 51h, (s arra utas:totta, hog0 ,en&en ha'a$ A l8n0
a'onnal +(s'1l)5ni +e'5ett, ,ert ne, a+art *otr8n0t$
3 Rl& .iss'aK 3 4aran6solt r8 /ugenie a' uno+8&8ra, ,a&5 a
,en0(re n('ett$ 3 Luisa, Sa.annah ne, ,eg0 seho.8$ >i(rt ne,
la':tas' eg0 +i6sitM J ne, a' ellens(ge5, his' 6sa+ eg0 g0ere+K A'
(ga5ta .il8gon se,,it ne, a+ar t)le5$ s a' an0&a se, -ha&t&a
,eg+a4arintani a %(r&e5et$ 3 Co, *es'8,olt ne+i a' AleD8.al
%ol0tatott *es'(lget(s(r)l$ /ugenie ne, .olt ,egle4.e$ A n)
.isel+e5(se tis'teletet (*res'tett *enne$ Co,na+ is ,eg,on5ta,
hog0 AleD8na+ iga'a .an, ) ,aga 4e5ig %e&et ha&tott a tart8sa (s
a' 2n*e6s1l(se el)tt$ A' i5)s ass'on0 *i'tosra .ette, hog0 AleDa
,(g ,in5ig s'ereti Co,ot, 5e es'e 8g8*an se, .olt .iss'a%oga5ni
eg0 ol0an %(r%it, a+i enn0ire el*8nt .ele, ,a&5 t:' (. ,7lt8n .iss'a
a+ar t(rni ho''8 6sa+ a'(rt, ,ert e' t9nt a leg+(n0el,ese**
,egol58sna+$ Co,ot el(gg( ,eg.iselt(+ a' an0&a s'a.ai$
3 Hogal,a, sin6s, ,ir)l *es'(ls'K 3 &elentette +i Luisa
+(4,utat-an, ,ire a' an0-sa s'e,e r(sn0ire s'9+1lt$
3 De igen, 4ontosan tu5o5$ Att-l tartas', hog0 Co, ug0ana't
tes'i ,a&5 .ele5, ,int a,it ti tettete+ AleD8.al$ De ne, %og&a,
,ert AleDa ne, enge5i$ Co, a ti(5$ Sa.annah3na+ 4e5ig .(g+(44
se,,i +2'e ehhe' a' eg(s'he'$ J eg0s'er9en itt re+e5t, ,ert
ne, ,ehet ,8sho.a$ Nin6s o+o5 r8, hog0 *1ntes5$
3 n ne, *1ntete, 3 h8*oro5ott %el Luisa$ 3 Cal8n ) :g0 a5&a
el)M 3 %or5ult s'7r-s s'e,,el a l8n0 %el(, a' an0-sa 4e5ig a %e&(t
ingatta$
3 Ne,$ Co,t-l tu5o,$ S'erinte +i%e&e'etten goro,*a (s
ross'in5ulat7 .ag0 a l8n08.al, a,i-ta 6sa+ *etette i5e a l8*8t$ 3
/ugenie t)sg02+eres 5(li l(t(re ,ost ne, +2nt2r%ala'ott$ S)t
to.8** %es':tette a h7rt$ Sa.annah elh9l.e hallgatta a t8rsalg8st$
Ne, a+arta ,eg.(5eni a ,ostohaan0&8t, 5e ha5a+o'ni ellene (s
el:t(lni se, s'erette .olna$ Ahho' Luisa t7l .es'(l0es ellen%(l .olt,
(s a hel0'et ,8r :g0 is el,(rgese5ett$ 3 A't his'e,, le +ellene
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+i6sit$ A %ia, eg0s'er s ,in5en+orra a ti(5, ne, %og elhag0ni$
3 =onnan tu5o5M
3 Ne, a' a %a&ta$ 3 Is,erte a %i8t, (s tu5ta, hog0 ne, lenne
el(g ,ers'e il0es,it tenni$ 3 A' el)') h8'ass8g8*-l &-s'eri.el +i
+ellett r8ngatno5, ne, ,ent +2nn0en, 4e5ig (n is e**e a' ir8n0*a
terelte,$ N(l+1l1n+ eg0 ta4o5tat se, ,o'5ult .olna$ /g0 ti'enh(t
(.es l8n0 4e5ig, a+i 6sa+ arra .8r, hog0 a' an0&a .(gre *e%e&e''e
a t8rg0al8s8t, ) 4e5ig ha'a,ehessen, ne, &elenthet r85 n('.e
.es'(l0t$
3 >i(rt t2lt n8la5 enn0i i5)tM 3 A g0ana+.- Luisa 2s'3
s'ees+1.(st s'i,atolt$ Eel1+ ellent(t*en Sa.annah soha ne, tett
.olna il0et$ >i se, 8llt t8.ola** t)le$
3 A'(rt, ,ert &-ra.al-, +e5.es l8n0 3 ,on5ta s'eretettel a
nag0an0&a$ <2.i5 i5) alatt nag0on ,egs'erette a' uno+8&8t, (s
h8l8s .olt ne+i a' eg01tt t2lt2tt i5)(rt$ 3 s tal8n ,ag8n0os a'
(5esan0&a n(l+1l$ 44ens(ggel ne, +2.ett(l el ,in5ent, hog0
otthon (re''e ,ag8t$
3 n$$$ (n$$$ 3 .8las' hel0ett Luisa 6sa+ 5a5ogott$
3 >i(rt ne, l8togats' ,eg in+8** a++or, a,i+or eg0e51l
.ag0o+M 3 /ugenie e''el a&t-t ,utatott a ,en0(ne+$ Sa.annah
%el8llt, el(gg( %el'a+latta e' a *es'(lget(s$ <-la %ol0t a s'-, 5e
,intha ott se, lett .olna$ Luisa ,eg eg0enesen 7g0 tett, ,intha
) eg08ltal8n ne, is l(te'ne$
3 Ne+e, ,(g 7g0is eg0 6so,- h8'i %ela5atot +ell 6sin8lno,
3 ,on5ta, ,a&5 leha&olt, (s ,eg4us'ilta a nag0an0&8t$ >eg:g(rte,
hog0 ha,arosan 7&ra el&2n, (s 48r 4er66el +(s)** ,8r el is ha&tott$
Luisa 4e5ig ott ,ara5t a' an0-s8.al, eg0+ori 6in+os8.al (s
s'2.ets(ges(.el, a+i ,ost h8tat %or5:tott ne+i$
3 Ng0 gon5olo,, n(ha &-na+ +ellene lenne5 a %(r&e5he' 3
,on5ta a ,atr-na, ,i+2'*en Luisa le1lt .ele s'e,+2't$ A ,en0(t
el(gg( %el4a4ri+8'ta, hog0 /ugenie Sa.annah 48rt&8t %ogta, ne,
4e5ig a' 2.(t$ 3 /55ig eg08ltal8n ne, tett(l a +e5.(re, s)t
+i%e&e'etten 6u5arul *8nt8l a %ia,,al$ >egn0erte5 )t, ahog0 eg0
tr-%e8t s'o+8s$ Co, i,,8r t:' (.e a ti(5$ Se,,i s'1+s(g r8, hog0
to.8** g02t2r5$ Cal8n ) is ren5ese** .olna ho''85, ha nor,8lis
lenn(l .ele$ 3 /ugenie &ogosan .(5te a %i8t$ Luisa (.e+ -ta 7g0
*8nt .ele, ,int a +a468&8.al$
3 Ne, tu5o,, an0u+a ,ir)l *es'(l$ 3 Luisa a legs':.ese**en
a't ,on5ta .olna, hog0 a' i5)s n) hallu6in8l, 5e a' an0-sa
tel&esen ,ag8n8l .olt, (s 6sa+is a s':ntis'ta iga'at ,on5ta$ Luisa
7g0 tett, ,intha ,eg lenne *8nt.a, .al-&8*an .is'ont %orrt a
51ht)l$
3 =a'a +ellene ,enne5 8tgon5olni a 5olgo+at 3 tan86solta
/ugenie a ,en0(ne+$ K(s) 5(lut8n l(.(n, a' i5)s ass'on0 ,8r
%8ra5t .olt$ Sa.annah so+8ig eli5)'2tt n8la, a,ine+ /ugenie
s':.*)l 2r1lt, 5e ,ostanra el%og0ott a' ere&e$ Luisa ,8r t7l so+ .olt
ne+i$ 3 =a :g0 %ol0tato5, .al-*an el %ogo5 .es':teni Co,ot$ AleDa
ug0an ne, a+ar&a .iss'as'ere'ni, 5e ett)l ,(g .ala+i ,8s
n0ugo5tan s'e,et .ethet r8$ Co, +i,on5ottan &-.8g8s7 %(r%i$
3 >8r r(g el.es'tette, 3 ,on5ta .iss'a%o&tott hangon a
,en0e$ Luisa ,eglehet)sen 6s1gge5tne+ t9nt, 5e ,ost legal8**
)s'inte .olt$ 3 Soha ne, s'eretett enge,, (s e'en a' se,
.8lto'tatott, hog0 .iss'a&2tt ho''8,$ A s':.e ,in5ig is AleD8( .olt$
3 J-l tu5t8+, hog0 e' a' iga's8g, /ugenie %ol0ton *8n+-5ott is
e,iatt$ A %ia t:' (.e s:n0l)52tt a 4o+ol*an, (s e't &a.ar(s't a
tula&5on an0&8na+ +2s'2nhette$ A' i5)s ass'on0t *9ntu5at
g02t2rte, (s Sa3.annah3na+ 4r-*8lta ler-ni a tarto'8s8t, 5e a'
uno+8&8(rt is .(r'ett a s':.e$ Luisa .is'ont +i'8r-lag ,ag8t
sa&n8lta a'(rt, hog0 a %(r&e ne, s'ereti, (s hog0 a s':.e eg0 ,8si+
ass'on0(rt 5o*og$
A' an0-sa nag0on is tu5ta, hog0 iga'a .an$
3 C(.e5t1n+, Luisa$ >in5+etten$ Ne, .olt &ogun+ ahho', a,it
tett1n+$ Co,, AleDa (s a g0ere+1+ (let(*e is *eleg8'oltun+$ A
hel0e5*en (n ,in5ent el+2.etn(+, hog0 ren5*e ho''a, a
h8'ass8go,at, (s &o** .is'on0*a +er1l&e+ Sa.annah3.al$ /' so+at
&elentene a %ia,na+$
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ne, .isel+e5ett ,8s+(44 se, Sa.annah3.al, se, Co,,al, 6sa+
s'o+atlan hallgat8s*a *ur+ol-'ott$ A %(r&e l8tta, hog0 .ala,i
s'2get 1t2tt a %e&(*e, 5e ne, %aggatta, in+8** tartotta t)le a +(t
l(4(s t8.ols8got, ,ert a' eg0s'er9** .olt$ Luisa ne, .a6sor8'ott
a 6sal855al, in+8** %2l,ent a s'o*8&8*a$ A't ,on5ta, ,egint %8& a
%e&e, (s le%e+s'i+ alu5ni$
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Iharleston*a l8togatott$ /'7ttal +(t %ontos 5olgot is ho'ott
,ag8.al$ A %)is+ol8+ .8las'le.eleit, illet.e a' (5esan0&8t$
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+ar&8*a .etette ,ag8t, a,int ,eg4illantotta$
3 Hantas'ti+usan n('el +i, Sa.annahK 3 ,on5ta ,eghatottan
a nag0,a,8&a$ Cartott t)le, hog0 a so+ t8.oll(t ,eg.iseli a'
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(rette**ne+ (s +ieg0ens7l0o'otta**na+ l8ts'ott$ >ost ,8r (rtette,
,i(rt agg-5i+ AleDa$ Sa.annah lu*i6+olt a 6harlestoni (let*en,
7g0hog0 neh(' .olt el+(4'elni, hog0 .alaha is el a+ar&on innen
,enni$ >uriel a'on*an to.8**ra is *i'tosra .ette, hog0 .(g1l ha'a
%og t(rni Ne@ Aor+*a$
3 A++or %el*onthat&u+ .(gre a *or:t(+o+atM 3 +(r5e'te
i'gatottan AleDa, ,iut8n Sa.annah 15.2'2lte a nag0,a,8&8t, (s
el%oglalt8+ a ,egs'o+ott la+os't8l0u+at$ A l8n0 ne, a+arta, hog0
a' an0&a *ontsa %el a *or:t(+o+at, e't sa&8t +e'9leg s'8n5(+o'ott
,egtenni$ Ne, s'eretett .olna tele%onon (rtes1lni a'
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,eg(r+e'ett, eg0 r(s'1+ i5e&(*en, ,8s r(s'1+et 48r hetes
+(s(ssel +('*es:tett(+$ N(,el0i+ *or:t(+ .astaga** .olt, ,int a
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&o**an l8ts'ott a %es'1lts(g$ A &2.)&(t tartotta a +e'(*en, ,ost 5)l
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Fss'esen hat *or:t(+ot +a4ott$ N(h8n0 *ar8t&a ti'en+(t
is+ol8*a is *ea5ta a &elent+e'(s(t, ) .is'ont a %el(re s'9+:tette a
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.8rta+$ Sa.annah 4e5ig *ele%ogott a ,9.elet*e$
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6sa48st, hog0 e**en a +(r5(s*en aligha &utotta+ .olna 59l)re$
Sa.annah tu5ta, hog0 :g0 lett .olna, ,ert a' an0&a ,8r r(g-ta
hango'tatta ,a+a6sul ug0ana't a' 8ll8s4ont&8t$
A =ar.ar5ra se, &utott *e$ /'(rt se, %8&t a s':.e ann0ira,
,ert a hatal,as int(',(n0 +iss( i&es't)ne+ t9nt s'8,8ra$
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s'8,:tott$
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legs':.ese**en &8rt .olna, a Brin6etont$ A *or:t(+ el(g +ar6s7na+
t9nt$ Lehet, hog0 elutas:tott8+$ Sa.annah res'+et.e 1lt, +e'(*en
a' utols- *ontatlan *or:t(++al$
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*:ro, el.iselni a' i'gal,atK
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4illanata .olt$ Ke,(n0en ,eg5olgo'ott (rte, (s so+8ig .8rt a'
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,a&5 8t%utotta a soro+at$ A'ut8n tal4ra ugrott, (s 2r2,+i8lt8s*an
t2rt +i$
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2r2,t8n6ot le&tett a s'o*8*an, (s a' an0&a ,eg a nag0an0&a is
+2nn0e+re %a+a5t$ A'on n0o,*an %el4attanta+, (s ,eg2lelt(+ a
l8n0t$ 3 A Brin6etonra %ogo+ &8rniK 3 +i8ltotta 5ia5al,asan
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ne, a Du+e3ot .8las't&a$ A %i7 ,8r *e&utott, (s ott is a+arta
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%ela5ni, ,(g ha ol0an ren5es is, ,int Curner$
>in5en+in *ol5og i'galo, lett 7rr8$ AleDa 4e'sg)t *ontott,
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a le.ele+et, (s i'gatottan .8rta a' ere5,(n0e+et$
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5olog .olt, hog0 a l8n0a *e&utott a Brin6etonra$ A +e5.en6 hel0ei
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a4&a igen *1s'+e .olt r8$
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,eg1nne4el&1+ a g0)'el,e5etK >in5en+i a .en5(ge, eg0
.a6sor8ra$ Ann0ira 2r1l2+, +i6si,K Nag0on *1s'+e .ag0o+ r85$ 3
Sa.annah ,eg+2s'2nte a s'a.ait, ,a&5 .iss'at(rt a t2**ie+he'$
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+e5.en6 (tter,(*e$ L8r,8s (s *ar8ts8gos hel0 .olt, telis3tele
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(rtes:t(st a %)is+ol8+t-l$ Julianne s'8n5(+osan ne, &elent+e'ett
seho.8, ,ert a't ter.e'te, hog0 eg0 (.et +ihag0, *8r ,ost ,8r
eg0 +i6sit *8nta, hog0 :g0 52nt2tt$ Ng0 (re'te, +i,ara5 .ala,i*)l,
e'(rt Sa.annah ne, is 'a+latta ,ost tele%onon$ Curnert .is'ont
%elh:.ta, ,iel)tt el,ente+ .olna a hotel*-l$ A %i7 eg01tt 2r1lt a
l8nn0al, 5e eg0 +i6sit 6sal-5ott .olt, a,i(rt Sa.annah ne, a+art a
Du+e3ra &8rni$ Cu5ta a'on*an, ,it &elent ne+i a Brin6eton, (s
,in5+etten %oga5+o'ta+, hog0 g0a+ran ,egl8togat&8+ ,a&5
eg0,8st$
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7s'ott, a,i+or .iss'as(t8lta+ a hotel*a$ >uriel (l.e'te a
6harlestoni +iru66an8st$ A++ori*an is ,in5ig s':.esen &2tt, a,i+or
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,it se, .8lto'ott$ Le%e+.(s el)tt ,(g legal8** eg0 -r8t
*es'(lgette+ Sa.annah si+ere .ala,enn0i1+et %el5o*ta$ >8sna4
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+isl8n0 +:.8n6si .olt r8, ,egl8togathat&a3e ,a&5 a n).(r(t a
Brin6etonon, Sa.annah 4e5ig elos'latta a +(ts(geit$ A'ut8n =enr0
+2.et+e'ett, a+i s'int(n tel&es s':..el os'to'ott a' 2r2,(*en, ,a&5
eg0 +i6sit (.)52tt a l8nn0al, a,i(rt ne, a' ) ra&ong8sig s'eretett
al,a ,ater(t .8las'totta$ /'t +2.et)en a %i7 AleD8t +(rte a
tele%onho'$ E8ltotta+ 48r +e5.es s'-t, (s a n) ,osol0og.a
n07&totta .iss'a Sa.annah3na+ a +(s'1l(+et$ >in5en+i )t a+arta$
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in+8** eg0 5(li %)is+ol8t +ellett .olna .8las'tania, 5e ha ,8r
,in5en+(44 a &en+i+he' a+art &8rni, a++or a Brin6eton3nal is +i
tu5ott eg0e'ni$
3 ;5a ne, 6sa+ %i7+ &8rna+M 3 +(r5e'te /ugenie 'a.artan$
3 <(gen :g0 .olt 3 .8las'olta Sa.annah$ 3 De ,a ,8r
+oe5u+8lt is+ola$
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tele%on.onal t7ls- .(g(n el,osol0o5ott$ A't8n *e&elentette, hog0
s':.esen 6satla+o'na ho''8&u+ eg0 te8ra a hotel*an, hog0
tal8l+o''on a l8n0 an0&8.al (s a ,8si+ nag0,a,8.al$ Sa.annah
ne, s'8,:tott erre$ Bi'tos:totta /ugenie3t, hog0 s':.esen l8t&8+, (s
+2s'2netet ,on5ott, a,i(rt a nag0,a,8&a il0en nag0 er)%es':t(st
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hog0 a' an0&a ne g2r5:tsen a+a58l0t a 4rogra, el($
3 /' nag0on +e5.es t)le 3 reag8lt AleDa n(,i+(44
.iss'a%ogottan$ Ug0an e' .olt a' a' ass'on0, a+i t:' (..el e'el)tt
,egren5e'te a *u+8s8t (s s'(t57lta a' (let(t, 5e ,(gis6sa+
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sa&8t s(rel,ein$ AleDa elhat8ro'ta, hog0 a l8n0a +e5.((rt er)t
.es' ,ag8n, (s >uriel nag0on *1s'+e .olt r8 e'(rt$ AleDa
*e.allotta, hog0 Co,,al ,8r tal8l+o'ott, (s a' an0&a el)l se,
'8r+-'i+ el, *8r 6s244et se, t2lt2tt(+ el g0eng(5 (r'(se+, ha r8
gon5olt$
3 K2s', an0uK 3 h8l8l+o5ott Sa.annah$ s a't is tu5ta,
,e++ora 8l5o'at a Beau,ont nag0,a,a r(s'(r)l, hog0 +i,o'5ul
a re'i5en6i8&8r-l$ Isa+ rit+a al+al,a++or hag0ta el a h8'8t$ A +ora
ala4&8n a+8r a ,8si+ nag0,a,8&8na+ is a' an0&a lehetett .olna$
A' eg(s' .as8rna4ot 1nne4i hangulat*an t2lt2tt(+, (s
ter,(s'etesen a @ellnessr(s'leget se, hag0hatt8+ +i$ >urielre is
r8%(rt eg0 +is +(n0e'tet(s$ A ,ass'8's ut8n ,eg6sin8ltatta a
ha&8t (s a +2r,(t$ H(l n(g0re ,in5n08&an .iss'a(rte+ a
la+os't8l0*a, hog0 %el2lt2''ene+ a n(g0-rai te8ho'$
/ugenie Beau,ont 4ontosan (r+e'ett a %ia +:s(ret(*en$
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15.2'2lte a .en5(ge+et, AleDa .is'ont %es'1ltne+ t9nt$ Beau,ont
ass'on0 els) 7t&a a .olt ,en0(he' .e'etett$
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eg0enesen a n) s'e,(*e n('ett$ 3 C2n+retette, a' (lete5et (s a
%ia,(t is$ /'t se,,i%(le *o6s8nat+(r(s ne, teheti &-.8$ A'on*an
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,a&5 %elelni %ogo+ (rte a tere,t), el)tt$ De 6so58latos l8nn0al
8l5ott ,eg a' (g, a+i i5)+2'*en nag0on a s':.e,he' n)tt$ 3 AleDa
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i5)s ass'on0 &-l l8tta: ,(g eg0 il0en ne,es ges'tus se, ho'hatta
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*8tors8g, hog0 elis,er&e, hi*8'ott$ Co, 'a.aro5ottan 8llt a' an0&a
,2g2tt, (s +er1lte AleDa te+intet(t$
A,i e'e+ ut8n +2.et+e'ett, a' ,aga .olt a' 2r2,1nne4$
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,in5ent r(s'letesen elter.e'te+$
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>iel)tt el,ente+ .olna, Co, a lel+1+re +2t2tte, hog0 este
n0ol6+or leg0ene+ a' (ttere,*en, ahol Dais0, Cra.is, S6arlette (s
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,eg1nne4elni Sa.annah si+eres %el.(teli&(t$ >iut8n el.itte a'
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e't a' ar6+i%e&e'(st$
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%ogo+ .a6sor8'ni .eleM 3 A' ass'on0 ter,(s'etesen AleD8ra
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ne, a' (n g0ere+e,$ /g0(*+(nt le ,ern(, %oga5ni, AleDa se,
a+ar tal8l+o'ni .ele,$ n a' ) hel0(*en legal8**is :g0 (re'n(+$
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(s ,in5ig (re'tete5 .ele, ,enn0ire ne, l8to5 itt s':.esen$ rts5
,8r ,eg, hog0 ) a l8n0o,K
3 Ne+e, .is'ont se,,i +2'2, ho''8K 3 is,(telte Luisa$
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4ontosan tu5o5 e't, ,(gis i5eho'ta5$
3 Ne, .olt ,8s .8las't8so,$ >us'8& enn0ire
,egnehe':tene5 a 5olgo,, LuisaM J ,eg a' an0&a ne, a'(rt
.anna+ itt, hog0 t(ge5 *oss'antsana+$ Se,,it se, a+arna+ t)le5,
5e ,(g t)le, se,$
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el,7lt ti'eneg0 (.*en .(gig AleD8t s'erette5$ Iga'8*-l sohase,
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*-logatott$ =itt ne+i, ,ert ren5s'eresen ut8nan('ett a 5olgaina+$
S'8,8ra ne, l(te'ett *i'alo,, %ol0ton ellen)ri'te a %(r&(t$
3 De ne, is s'9nt(l ,eg s'eretni )t$ Ealah8n0s'or n('tele+,
.ag0 r8, n('t(l, ,in5ig e't ol.asta, +i a s'e,e5*)l$ A't
gon5olta,, el.ehetle+ t)le, (s te ,a&5 el%ele&te5 )t$ De ne, e'
t2rt(nt$ Sohase, s'erett(l enge,$ Isa+ a'(rt a+art8l
.iss'as'ere'ni, ,ert Chornton ,iatt elhag0tala+$ A' 2n(r'ete5en
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3 Co, ne, tu5ott ,it ,on5ani erre$ Ne, ellen+e'hetett$ Luis8na+
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)$
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3 s .a&on ,in os'to'to+ ,(gM
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+o,oran, 5e e' eg08ltal8n ne, tarto'ott a %eles(g(re$
3 >eg+(r5e'te5 t)leM
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(s ne, tu5o+ r8&2nni, hog0 ,i(rt$
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a't, hog0 h9s(ges .ag0o+ ho''85$ 3 >in5+etten tu5t8+, hog0 e' a
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.olna AleD8ho'$ Co, g0enge &elle, .olt$ S'- se, .olt itt iga'i
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5e a' is lehet, hog0 ,(g soha (let(*en$ 3 A lustas8go5on t7l tal8n
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tis'teletet ne, tan7s:tas' ir8nta,$
3 /g0 ol0an %eles(get ren5+:.1l neh(' tis'telni, a+i enn0ire
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a sa&8t l8n0o55al se, .ag0 ,eg(rt)$ Lel+i%ur5al8s n(l+1l
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s ,ihe' +e'5&1n+ e'e+ ut8nM O09l2l&1+ eg0,8st a'
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+a46solatun+at, .ag0 4r-*8l&u+ ,(gis 2ss'et8+olni .alahog0M >8r
a' is -ri8si l(4(st &elentene, ha legal8** *ar8to+ tu5n8n+ lenni$ >a
este ne, +ell el&2nn25, (s tal8n a**an is iga'a5 .an, hog0 ne,
lenne .ala,i &- 2tlet$ Ne+e5 (s AleD8na+ se, hi8n0'i+ e', 5e ,(g
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3 Ahog0 te is$
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a,i Co, s'8,8ra a'onos .olt a *eis,er(ssel$ 3 =ag0ta,, hog0 te
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tes'1n+, nag0on s'o,or7 (s ,ag8n0os (let el( n('1n+$ 3 A %(r%i
iga'at *es'(lt$
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.olt$ A sors a+arat8*-l Co, (44 eleget .e'e+elhetett a ,7lt*an
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,in5en ,o'5ulat8t$ A s'erel,ese+ eg0,8s ,ellett 1lte+, (s
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6harlestoni *ar8t&8t$ Ea&on a s'erel,1+ +i*:r&a a t8.+a46solatotM
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,ert a 6harlestoni 6ere,-ni8n 7g0is &elen les', Ne@ Aor+ot 4e5ig
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an0&a (s Ne@ Aor+ &elentette s'8,8ra a' otthont$
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t8rg0al8sho' s'1+s(ges an0agot, ,a&5 8t%utorta a' in5:t.8n0o+at,
a,el0e+et Ju50 Dunning ter&es'tett *e a *:r-ho'$
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tag&a is$ A' ala+ulat a n0o,o'8s*an (s a' 1g0 el)+(s':t(s(*en
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a *:r- 4e5ig t1rel,etlen1l %oga5ta a' 1g0.(5n) e' ir8n07
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a' es+15te+ +2'2tt 4e5ig ,(g +e.(s*($ AleDa ,in5en *i'on0:t(+ot
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3 Sa&n8lo,, hog0 ne, &8rt si+errel 3 +e'5te AleDa +e5.esen$
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ren5s'ere'te a tan7.allo,8so+at, (s h8tra.olt ,(g a n0it-*es'(5
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%elsora+o'tatnia, (s erre ,in52ss'e n(h8n0 hete ,ara5t$ So+
n0o,o'- 5olgo'ott a' 1g02n, AleDa ne, is is,erte
.ala,enn0i1+et n(. s'erint$ A' HBI 4e5ig a' 2ss'es
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6s7s'hatott se,,i%(le hi*a, +1l2n*en +e'5heti+ el2lr)l a' eg(s'et$
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,8r ors'8gs'erte is,ert(+, 5e .(g1l ,(gse, .8lto'tatta+ a
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a+i ,eg+a4ta a' 1g0et, h:resen ha&thatatlan .olt a sa&t-
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a t8rg0al8s tart ,a&5, AleDa a soro'atg0il+oss8ggal %og +elni,
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so+ i5e&e *es'(lgetni, (s a,i+or ha'a(rt, ,8r t7ls8gosan +(s) .olt
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6harlestoni is+ola, a' 7& is,er)sei, no ,eg a *ar8t&a a,7g0 is
rengeteg i5e&(t le+2t2tte$
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8l5o'ata .olt$ A n) 8tgon5oltan (s .8las't(+osan *es'(lt$ A
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t8rg0ilagosna+ (s %el+(s'1ltne+ t9nt$ A nag0 %elha&t8sra Luisa is
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s'8&8t, (s +i,ent$
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nag0l8n08ra, (s ,eg5i6s(rte a' (5esan0&8t$
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el$ Dais0t is %el.illan0o't8+ a l8totta+$ >(g eg0etlen is,er)s(t se,
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a n).(r(re$
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+i&elent(s(.el Sa.annah ar68ra is ,osol0t 6salt$ A't8n Luisa s'-lt,
hog0 i5e&e .a6sor8'ni$ A' ass'on0 se,,il0en ,eg&eg0'(st ne,
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/ur-48*a$ S'1+s(ge, .an eg0 +is +i+a46sol-58sraK 3 ne.ette el
,ag8t$
>(g eg0 5ara*ig *es'(lgette+, (s AleDa ,eg:g(rte, hog0
,8sna4 ott les'$ S'a*a5 .olt, ,int a ,a58r$ /' a 'a+latott i5)s'a+
is .(get (rt$ Lu+e ?uentint 2r2+re r86s ,2g( 5ug&8+$ A +2.et+e')
h-na4ig ,(g 8llan5-an +(t ren5)r %og&a .ig08'ni a l(4(seit, 5e a'
(lete is,(t nor,8lis +erete+ +2'2tt %ol0hat, (s Sa.annah is
ha'a&2het$ A s'(les &-+e5. ,(g a++or is ott 1lt a' ar68n, a,i+or
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#$ %e&e'et

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Sa.annah el+(re5'+e5ett a' is+ol8*-l, :g0 ,8r a re4t(ren
tal8l+o'hatott a' (5esan0&8.al$ >8r alig %(rte+ a *)r1+*e$
AleDa el)') na4 este, 6so,agol8s +2'*en *es'(lt a'
an0&8.al$ >uriel ne, g0)'2tt gratul8lni a si+er(he'$ Stanle0 is
el+(rte a tele%ont, (s elis,er(s(r)l *i'tos:totta$ A %(r%i 48rs'or
*en('ett a t8rg0al8sra, (s ,eg8lla4:totta, hog0 AleDa +it9n)
,un+8t .(g'ett$ Ne, 6ir+us'olt %2l2slegesen, a .85at t(n0e++el
(s la*orere5,(n0e++el t8,as'totta al8$ Stanle0 s'erint e' .olt a
hel0es el&8r8s, a,i .(g1l is g0)'ele,re .e'etett$
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*76s7'ott, hog0 hi8n0o'ni %og ne+i$ A %(r%it ala4.et)en
Vashingtonho' +2t2tte a ,un+8&a, 5e Ne@ Aor+*an is g0a+ran
,eg%or5ult, 7g0hog0 in5:t.8n0o'ta, e*(5el&ene+ eg0s'er eg01tt a'
)ss'el$ Ja6++el (s Joe >6Iarth0.al ,(g el)') este *es'(lt
tele%onon, )+ s'int(n elis,er(s1+et %e&e't(+ +i$ >in5en+i AleDa
5ia5al8t 1nne4elte, 8, a' eg(s' %elha&t8s*an a' *ol5og:totta a
leg&o**an, hog0 .(gre ha'aho'hat&a a l8n08t$ >i-ta el+1l5te,
eg0etlen le.elet se, +a4ott$ >int AleDa ,egtu5ta Ja6+t)l, ?uentin
ne,r(g arra 6(lo'gatott a' eg0i+ *2rt2n)rne+: eg0 S+is &8t(+otT
9'2tt .ele, hog0 ,egi&ess'e$ A' eg0i+ ha.er&8.al +1l52'gette a
le.ele+et Sa.annah3na+$ ?uentin 4ers'e re,e+1l s'-ra+o'ott,
AleDa 4e5ig 8l5otta a' es'(t, a,i(rt ,(g i5e&(*en el+1l5te a
l8n08t$ A le.ele+ a'(rt ,ara5ta+ el, ,ert ,iut8n ?uentin (rtes1lt
a l8n0 elt9n(s(r)l, ,8r ne, tal8lta ol0an (r5e+esne+ a S&8t(+otT$
AleD8t a' els) 4er6t)l %og.a +ir8'ta a hi5eg e'e+t)l a le.ele+t)l$
S'8,8ra eg0(rtel,9 %en0eget(st &elentette+, (s %ol0ton a l8n08(rt
agg-5ott$
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nag0on is &-t tett Sa.annah3na+$ Iga'i +a46solatot ala+:tott +i a'
a4&8.al, a,i nag0on so+at &elentett a l8n0na+, ,(g a++or is, ha
e''el +i.:.ta Luisa ut8lat8t$ >urielne+ 4e5ig iga'a .olt: ,eg +ellett
is,ernie a' a4&a 6sal85&8t$ /nne+ +2s'2nhet)en tal8l+o'hatott a
,8si+ nag0,a,8&8.al is, a+i ,8r nag0on i5)s, (s ne, lehetett
tu5ni, ,enn0i i5e&e .an ,(g h8tra$ A' i5)':t(s ,on5hatni
t2+(letes .olt, tula&5on+(44en ,in5ann0ian 6sa+ n0erte+ e''el a
+(n0s'erhel0'ettel$ >(g AleDa is les'8,olt a ,7lt 8rn0ai.al, (s
,8r +or8ntse, .olt ol0an +eser9, ,int +or8**an$ A,i+or
.is'ontl8tta Co,ot, ,eg*i'on0oso5ott r-la, hog0 a' er(l0telen
%(r%i nag0 8rat %i'etett, a,i(rt el8rulta$ >8r ne, (r'ett ir8nta se,
s'erel,et, se, g09l2letet$ Hels'a*a5ulta** .olt, ,int hoss'7 (.e+
-ta *8r,i+or$
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s'orosan ,eg2lelt(+ eg0,8st$ A l8n0 el.itte a hotel*a a +o6si&8n,
a,el0et a' a4&8t-l +a4ott +2l6s2n, a't8n .iss'a,ent a' is+ol8*a,
5e ,eg:g(rte, hog0 +(s)** .iss'a&2n$
>i+2'*en AleDa +i6so,agolta a 5olgait, Co, h:.ta, a+i
s'int(n gratul8lt ne+i$ A %(r%i l8tta a' el)') esti h:ra5-*an, a,int
elhag0ta a *:r-s8g (41let(t$ Len09g2'te a' a s'er(n0s(g, a,ell0el
AleDa +i&elentette, hog0 a' iga's8gs'olg8ltat8s ,egtette a
+2teless(g(t, ,a&5 ,in5en to.8**i %elha&t8s n(l+1l t8.o'ott$ Ne,
a 5i6s)s(g (r5e+elte, hane, a &ogos :t(let, a,it si+er1lt is
+ihar6olnia$
3 Bi'tosan +i,er1lt(l 3 ,on5ta a %(r%i eg01tt (r')en, AleDa
4e5ig +(s's(gesen elis,erte$
3 A', hog0 el:t(lt(+, ,in5en %8ra5s8got ,eg(rt$
3 Itt ,ara5s' Sa.annah &2.) heti *allag8s8raM 3 +(r5e'te
re,(n0+e5.e$
3 Ne,, .iss'a +ell ,enne,$ Isa+ eg0 hetet .ehete+ ,ost +i,
a Ne@ Aor+3in ,eg 7g0is ott les'e+$ 3 Nag0on h8l8s .olt, a,i(rt
Co, n(g0 h-na4on +eres't1l .ig08'ott a l8n0u+ra$ Ne+i ,ag8na+
is +a4-ra &2tt, his'en :g0 elegen5) i5e&e lett %el+(s'1lni a
t8rg0al8sra, an(l+1l hog0 %ol0ton agg-5nia +ellett .olna
Sa.annah3(rt$
3 Nag0on s'o,or7 les'e+, ha el,eg0 3 &eg0e'te ,eg a %(r%i
)s'int(n$ 3 s Dais0 is$ <e,(le,, a'(rt el&2tt2+ Cra.is &7niusi
es+1.)&(re$ 3 AleDa ne, tu5ta .olna ,eg,on5ani, hog0 a %(r%i*-l
a' )s'intes(g .ag0 6sa+ a 5(li u5.ariass8g *es'(l$ Ne, .olt
eg0s'er9 +ital8lni$
3 Nag0on +e5.ese+ .olta+, hog0 enge, is ,egh:.ta+, 5e a
%eles(ge5ne+ *i'tos nag0 6sa48s .olna e'$ 3 Co, 6sal-5ottan
hallgatta, ,ert s'erette .olna, ha el&2n$
3 N0ol6s'8' .en5(g +2'2tt a' se, t9nne %el, ha eg0 ha@aii
s'o+n08*a *7&tatott ,e5.(t ho'n8l ,aga55al$
3 De eg0 el.8lt %eles(g a' ,8s 3 %elelte AleDa )s'int(n$ 3
Luisa *i'on08ra ne, a+ar&a, hog0 ott leg0e+ 3 Iharleston a' )
%els(gter1lete .olt (s ne, AleD8($ Ig0e+e'ett tis'telet*en tartani
e't, *8r Co, %eles(g(ne+ es'(*e se, &utott .olna e't .is'ono'ni$
3 /hhe' Luis8na+ se,,i +2'e, ,ert Cra.is (s S6arlette
52nt(s(n ,7li+$ J+ .is'ont s'eretn(+, ha &2nn(l, e't *i'ton
8ll:thato,$ s Sa.annah is$
3 =a .al-*an e't s'eretn(, n0ugo5tan el,on5hat&a ) is$ >a&5
,eg*es'(le, .ele$ De ,8r nag0l8n0, 7g0hog0 a+8r eg0e51l is
,ehetne$
3 A'(rt, re,(le,, ,(gis el&2ss' 3 ,on5ta g0eng(5en, 5e a
n) tu5o,8st se, .ett err)l$ A hang&8*an 'eng) l8g0s8g t7l
is,er)s .olt, t7l +eser(5es e,l(+e+et (*res'tett *enne, (s t7l
+(s)n (rintette ,eg$
3 >a&5 ,egl8t&u+ 3 %elelte 5i4lo,ati+usan, 5e ,in5+etten
tu5t8+, hog0 e' ne,et &elent$
3 >iel)tt el,enn(l, ,egl8togatla+ ,a&5 .ala,i+orK
3 Br-*8lo+ la':tani, ,in(l t2** i5)t t2lteni Sa.annah3.al, (s a
t8rg0al8st is le a+aro, '8rni ,aga,*an$ Cel&esen +i.ag0o+ 3
.allotta *e )s'int(n$ A hang&a .al-*an %8ra5tna+ t9nt, 5e eg07ttal
*ol5ogna+ is$
Sa.annah este hat+or (rt .iss'a, (s eg01tt 6satangolta+ a
,a6s+a+2.es ut68+on$ >8r to,*olt a +8ni+ula, (s a *u&a
n2.(n0'et*)l illatorgia 8ra5t$ Iharleston a legs'e** (s
legro,anti+usa** ar68t ,utatta$ AleDa *e*arangolta a +2rn0(+et,
a,:g Sa.annah is+ol8*an .olt, ell8togatott a' eg0i+ r(gi
1ltet.(n0re, (s +ise** %el%e5e')utat tett$ A h(t.(g(n Sa.annah3
.al stran5ra ,ente+, (s Cur3ner is 6satla+o'ott ho''8&u+$ AleDa
el)*allag8si *uli g0an8nt .a6sor8'ni h:.ta a l8n08t (s anna+ .ag0
eg0 tu6at *ar8t&8t$ A .(g')s2+ e,el+e5ett hangulat*an .olta+,
a+8r6sa+ AleDa$
A 6harlestoni h(t g0orsan elre41lt, se,,i 4ro*l(,a .ag0
+elle,etlens(g ne, a5-5ott, ,(g Luis8.al se, %utott 2ss'e$ Co,
%eles(ge e'e+*en a na4o+*an tu5o,8st se, .ett Sa.annah3r-l,
a,it sen+i se, *8nt$
A l8n0 6sa+ a' utols- este ho'ta s'-*a Cra.is es+1.)&(t
AleDa el)tt$ Nag0on s'eretett .olna a' an0&8.al eg01tt ,enni$ A'
a4&8na+ iga'a .olt a**an, hog0 ,i.el hatal,as es+1.) +(s'1l)5i+,
eg08ltal8n ne, %og&8+ 'a.arni Luisa +2reit$ A' es+1.)t ,egel)')
.a6sor8n, a,el0et Co, (s a %eles(ge ren5e'ett a 6ountr0+lu**an,
.al-*an ne, lenne &- 2tlet ,eg&elenni, 5e a' es+1.)i %oga58ssal
,8s .olt a hel0'et$ /rre Co, +1l2n hangs7l0t hel0e'ett, a,i+or
is,(t eg01tt e*(5elt a n).el$ /'7ttal .is'ont hallgatott r-la,
,enn0ire hi8n0'i+ ne+i AleDa, (s ,enn0ire sa&n8l&a a t2rt(nte+et,
,eg hog0 ,il0en *ol5ogtalan Luis8.al$ K1l2n*en 2r2+re *76s7t
,on5hatott .olna a n)ne+$ AleDa t7ltette ,ag8t a ,7lton$
S'8,8ra a h8'ass8ga eg0s'er s ,in5en+orra .(get (rt, (let(ne+
a't a %e&e'et(t .(g(r.(n0esen le'8rta$
3 /l&2ss' a' es+1.)re, an0uM 3 %aggatta Sa.annah, a+i ,ost
in+8** 2t3, ,int ti'enh(t (.esne+ l8ts'ott$
3 >i(rt +ellen(+ o5a (44en (nM <e,e+1l ellehets' a
*ar8tai55al is$ 3 Sa.annah .ala,enn0i is,er)se ra&ta .olt a
,egh:.otta+ list8&8n, Curnert (s Julianne3t is *ele(rt.e, a+i+ne+ a
s'1lei is r(s't .es'ne+ a %oga58son$ A 6harlestoni t8rsas8g +r(,&e
igen s'9+ +2r .olt, :g0 a n0ol6s'8' ,egh:.ott +2'2tt ,in5en+i ott
les', a+i s'8,:t$ Sa.annah 7g0 hallotta, hog0 a' es+1.)t ,egel)')
.a6sor8n ,(g a +or,8n0'- is &elen les', a 6ere,-ni8ra 4e5ig
legal8** +(t s'en8tort .8rta+$ Luisa (s S6arlette s'1lei eg0ar8nt
s':.esen +(r+e5te+ a t8rsa5al,i (s 4oliti+ai +a46solatai++al$ A +(t
6sal85 re,e+1l illett eg0,8sho', 6sa+7g0, ,int Cra.is (s
S6arlette$
3 So++al &o** lenne a' eg(s', ha te is &2nn(lK Oon5ol& *ele,
a+8r eg01tt is ,ehetn(n+K 3 >(g ne, ,on5ta a' an0&8na+, 5e
augus'tus*an .iss'a a+art &2nni, hog0 a %)is+ola +e'5ete el)tt
tal8l+o'hasson Curnerrel$ A ro,8n6u+ tart-sna+ *i'on0ult, (s
nag0on ragas'+o5ta+ eg0,8sho'$ S'erele, .olt e' a &a.8*-l$
3 ;+(, o+( 3 a5ta ,eg ,ag8t a' an0&a$ 3 De el(g r(,esen
%ogo, ,aga, (re'ni$ Anna+ i5e&(n ,in5en+it is,erte,, ,ost
.is'ont s'8,+i.etett .ag0o+$ 3 Kelletlen (s +(ts(g*eesett .olt$
3 An0u, te eg08ltal8n ne, .ag0 s'8,9'2ttK ;rs'8gos
,(5ias't8rr8 a.an's8lt8l$ Ce .ag0 a' a h:res 1g0(s' Ne@ Aor+*-l$
3 Ne *olon5o'' ,8rK 3 tilta+o'ott s'er(n0en AleDa, 5e a
l8n08na+ tula&5on+(44en iga'a .olt$
3 Se,,i s'(g0ellni.al-5 nin6s, an0u 3 er)s+252tt Sa.annah$
3 Isa+ a', hog0 a' a485 +i5o*ott, a,i itt el(g nag0 4ort
+a.art anna+ i5e&(n$ Ne+e, elhihete5$ 3 Ne, s'8,:tott, ,i6so5a
si+ere+et (rt el a ,un+8&8*an, e''el a +u5ar66al to.8**ra is
eg01tt +ellett (lnie$
3 Ce enn(l so++al t2**et (rs'K <8a58sul s'erinte, ,8r
t7l&utott8l a +r:'isen 3 ,on5ta -.atosan a l8n0, ,ert ne, a+arta
+ih7'ni a g0u%8t$ 3 >8r eg08ltal8n nin6s s'1+s(ge5 a48ra, 5e
*i'tosra .ehete5, hog0 *8r,i+or .iss'a,enne ho''85, ha a+arn85$
Luisa ,ellett el(g sil8n0 (lete .an$
3 Cu5o, 3 %elelte AleDa *(+(sen, his'en Co, ,8r ne+i is
4e5'egette e't$ 3 s iga'a5 .an, ,ost ,8r ne, .8g0-5o, ut8na$
Anna+ i5e&(n .is'ont s'1+s(ge, lett .olna r8$
3 /lhis'e, 3 ,on5ta Sa.annah, (s s'eretettel 8t2lelte a'
an0&8t$ 3 /'e+ s'erint el&2ss'M
3 =8t 4ers'e, ,i ,8st tehetn(+M 3 %orgatta a s'e,(t AleDa$ 3
=olna4 ,eg:ro, ne+i+$
3 S6arlette3ne+ ,8r &ele'te,, hog0 (n ott les'e+ 3
,osol0o5ott el Sa.annah 6si*(s'esen$
A' utols- est(&1+ +elle,esen telt$ <eggel AleDa a re4t(rre,
Sa.annah 4e5ig a' is+ol8*a in5ult$ A n) i5e%el( &2.et ,(g a't
gon5olta, utol&8ra &2n Iharleston*a, 5e 7g0 t9nt, les' ,(g eg0
l8togat8sa a' es+1.) ,iatt$
AleDa ,in5enr)l *es'8,olt a' an0&8na+, a,i+or ha'a(rt$
3 Ne, is tu5o,, hog0 hag0hatta,, hog0 Sa.annah
r8*es'(l&en 3 4anas'olta >urielne+$ 3 >ost 4e5ig ,ehete+ ruh8t
.enni$
3 =i55 el ne+e,, &-l %ogo5 (re'ni ,aga5$ Cal8n tal8l+o'ol
.ala+i.el 3 *i'a+o5ott a' ass'on0$ N(,i+(44 ironi+us .olt, hog0
>urielne+ 4e'sg)** a s'erel,i (lete, ,int a tula&5on l8n08na+$
3 >8r 6sa+ a' hi8n0'i+, hog0 +i%og&a+ eg0 7&a** 5(li s8r,)rtK
3 +e5.etlene5ett el AleDa$ 3 /' a' eg0 (44 el(g .olt eg(s'
(lete,re$ Ala4osan el*8nt .ele,, se,,i s'1+s(ge, eg0 7&a**
5:s'4int0re$
3 Bi'tosan ne, ,in5 ol0ano+, ,int Co, 3 e,l(+e'tette a'
an0&a$
3 /' iga'$ Eag0 ,int Luisa$ De a t8rsa5al,u+ i5).el tel&esen
*elter&ess( .8lt, (s ,eghur6olna+, ha ne, .ag0 +2'1l1+ .al-$
<e,(le,, Sa.annah s':.e a %)is+ola ut8n ne, o5a %og h7'ni,
hane, in+8** Ne@ Aor+*a$
3 Ki tu5&a, ,it a+ar ,a&5 a++or, ,il0en hi.at8st .8las't, +i*e
s'eret *ele$ Ealahog0 (n is +i*:rta,, a,i+or Iharleston*an .olt8l$
3 Igen, 5e a++or ne+e5 ,8r ott .olt Stanle0$ Ne+e, 4e5ig
sen+i, sin6s Sa.annah3n +:.1l$
3 Cal8n enn(l t2**re .olna s'1+s(ge5 3 %ig0el,e'tette
is,(telten a' an0&a$ 3 Ne, s'entelhete5 a' (lete5 +i'8r-lag ne+i$
A' eg0i+)t2+ s'8,8ra se, lenne eg(s's(ges$
3 Nos, (44 arra +(s'1l2+, hog0 el8ssa, ,aga,, a,int
el,eg0 a %)is+ol8ra$ 3 AleDa +o,ol0an s'orongott e,iatt, 5e a'
ut-**i n(g0 h-na4*an :'el:t)t +a4ott a**-l, ,ire s'8,:that$
/g(s'en el+e5.etlen:tette a t(n0, hog0 a l8n0a +ire41l a %(s'e+*)l$
A' otthonu+ a' ut-**i i5)*en +:n'-an 1res .olt Sa.annah n(l+1l$
Ki%e&e'etten 2r1lt ne+i, hog0 a l8n0a 6sa+ Brin6etonig ,eg0, ne,
4e5ig ,ess'e**$ 3 Nin6s +e5.e5 el&2nni .ele, .8s8rolni a
h(t.(g(nM 3 +(r5e'te a' an0&8t$ 3 Kell eg0 ruha, a,it %el.ehete+ a'
es+1.)n$ A' est(l0i ruha +2tele')$
3 S':.es 2r2,estK 3 lel+ese5ett a' an0&a, (s ,eg*es'(lt(+,
hog0 s'o,*aton el,enne+ a Barne0Xs*e, a't8n 4e5ig .alaho.8
e*(5elni$
3 .e+ -ta ne, .8s8rolta, est(l0i ruh8t 3 ,on5ta AleDa
i'gatottan$$$ ti'eneg0 (.e$$$ a,i-ta el.8lt Co,t-l$$$ >ost 4e5ig
.iss'at(r, 5e ne, 7g0, ,int a %eles(ge, hane, a ,aga &og8n$$$ A
Ne@ Aor+3i 1g0(s'n), ahog0 Sa.annah a4os'tro%8lta$$$ =og0
.8lto'na+ a' i5)+K
A,i+or Sa.annah el*allagott a 6harlestoni is+ol8&8*-l, AleDa
,8r &a.8*an 5olgo'ott$ /g0 halo, +ise** 1gg0el %oglal+o'ott,
a,el0e+ g0ere+&8t(+na+ t9nte+ a soro'atg0il+oss8g ut8n$ Ne@
Aor+*an ,(g ,in5ig a*s'ol7t s't8rna+ s'8,:tott$ So+ ,aga'in
s'eretett .olna inter&7t +(s':teni .ele, 5e ,in5en %el+(r(st
.iss'autas:tott$ Isa+ Ja6+ne+ .allotta *e, ,enn0ire untat&8+ a'o+ a
&elent(+telen 5olgo+, a,el0e++el ,ost %oglal+o'nia +ellett$ A nag0
+ih:.8so+ ut8n ne, .olt +2nn09 .iss'at(rni a na4i rutinho'$ s a'
is ,egle4te, ,enn0ire hi8n0'i+ ne+i a' HBI3&al +2'2s ,un+a$ Ja6+
%e&(*en ,eg%or5ult, hog0 a +oll(gan)&e esetleg +i(gett, 5e in+8**
ne, %es'egette a t(,8t$

Sa.annah 6harlestoni *allag8s8n a l8n0o+ %eh(r ruh8t, a %i7+
4e5ig 2lt2n0t .iselte+ a tal8r&u+ alatt$ A l8n0o+ +e'(*en .ir8g .olt,
(s ,in5en+i ,eg+2nn0e'te, a,i+or el(ne+elt(+ a' is+ola 5al8t$ A'
1nne4s(g ol0an *ens)s(ges (s %ino, .olt, a,il0enne+ lennie
+ellett$ /'t +2.et)en Co, e*(5et a5ott Sa.annah tis'telet(re a
6ountr0+lu**an$ Cra.is, S6arlette, Curner (s Dais0 is r(s't .ett
ra&ta, ahog0 a Beau,ont nag0,a,a is, a+i ,(g a *allag8st is
.(gign('te$ Luisa is hi.atalos .olt ,in5+(t ese,(n0re, 5e a
leg+ise** (r5e+l)5(s &ele n(l+1l le,on5ta a ,egh:.8st$ Legal8**
)s'int(n (s +2.et+e'etesen .isel+e5ett$ A' eg0etlen 5olog, a,it
s':.esen ,eg1nne4elt .olna, a' Sa.annah Iharleston*-l .al-
t8.o'8sa .olt$ Ne, tu5ta ,ege,(s'teni a't se,, hog0 a l8n0
.iss'a a+art &2nni a' es+1.)re$ <e,(lte, hog0 ut8na .is'ont &-
5ara*ig .al-*an a s':n(t se, l8t&a$ A++or lett .olna a
leg*ol5oga**, ha soha t2**( ne, &2n a +2'el1+*e, *8r Co, ,8r a
h8laa58sra 6(lo'gatott$ Luisa 4ers'e hallani se, a+art err)l$ A'
1nne4i e*(5en ,in5enesetre el(g &-l ,eg.olta+ n(l+1le$
A 6ountr0+lu* +erthel0is(g(*en +elle,esen le'a&lott a'
ese,(n0$ A nag0,a,8&a eg0 %ino, iga'g02ng0sort a&8n5(+o'ott
ne+i, a,el0 ,(g a' ) (5esan0&8( .olt$ A' a4&a 4e5ig eg0 6sinos
+is su,,8r-l s'-l- 6se++et n07&tott 8t, s +2'*en *e.allotta,
,enn0ire *1s'+e r8$ Sa.annah el,on5ta, hog0 a %)is+olai
el)+(s'1lete+re %og&a +2lteni a 4(n't, (s ,eg:g(rte, hog0
augus'tus*an ne,6sa+ Curnert, hane, .ala,enn0i1+et
,egl8togat&a$ Co, re,(lte, hog0 Luisa a55igra el,eg0, ,ert
,in5en n08ron %el s'o+ta +eresni a 6sal85&8t Ala*a,8*an$ A
ro+ons8ga *eh8l-'ta a' eg(s' D(lt$
Iharleston*an t2lt2tt +(t utols- na4&8n Sa.annah ann0it .olt
eg01tt Curnerrel, a,enn0it 6sa+ tu5ott$ A %i7na+ &7nius*an (s
&7lius*an a ,ississi44i ola&,e')+2n +ellett 5olgo'nia, (s s'2rn0en
(re'te ,ag8t, a,i(rt a l8n0 el,eg0$ J .olt a s'erele, (s a %(n0
a' (let(*en$ A +2.et+e') h(ten Curner is r(s't .es' Sa.annah
Ne@ Aor+3i *allag8s8n, ut8na .is'ont 6sa+ +(t na4ot ,ara5hat
,a&5 .ele, 5e )+ enne+ is 2r1lte+$
Sa.annah utols- est(&e a' /'er C2lg0*en +eser(5esen telt$
Dais0.el eg01tt %e+15te+ a' 8g0*an, (s %ogt8+ eg0,8s +e'(t,
ahog0 a' els) (&s'a+8&8n is$ H1lle5t, hol5%(n0es este .olt, (s a
l8n0o+ 2ss'e*7&.a sug5ol-'ta+, a,:g el ne, n0o,ta )+et a' 8lo,$
Sa.annah s'erette .olna, ha a h7ga ,egl8togathat&a Ne@ Aor+*an
.ag0 a Brin6etonon, 5e ,in5+etten tartotta+ t)le, hog0 Luisa ne,
%og&a enge5ni, e'(rt a' a4&u+ seg:ts(g(t +(rt(+$
Dais0 a %)*e&8rat el)tti l(46s)soron 'o+ogott, a,i+or
Sa.annah in5ulni +(s'1lt$ Je5 ,in5en hol,i&8t *e4a+olta a'
aut-*a, Callulah 4e5ig a s'e,(t t2r2lgette$ Julianne is 8t&2tt
el*76s7'ni$ J is ,eg+2nn0e'te a' el.8l8st$ >iel)tt *es'8llt .olna a
+o6si*a, Sa.annah ,(g .iss'a,ent a h8'*a, hog0 el+2s'2n&2n
Luis8t-l, a+ine+ es'e 8g8*an se, .olt +i+:s(rni )t$ A' ass'on0 a
+on0haas'taln8l 1lt, els'8ntan reggeli'ett, (s 7&s8got ol.asott$
3 >in5ent +2s'2n2+, LuisaK 3 ,on5ta Sa.annah u5.ariasan$
A' a4&a a' a&t-*-l n('te a &elenetet, (s ,a&5 ,egs'a+a5t a s':.e$
Sa.annah ol0an &- l8n0 .olt, (s iga'8n ,in5ent el+2.etett a'
ass'on0 ,eg*(+:t(s((rt, 5e Luisa ha&thatatlan ,ara5t$ 3
Sa&n8lo,, ha a terh(re .olta,$ n 6so58latosan (re'te, ,aga, 3
tette ho''8 +2nn0*e l8*a5t s'e,,el$ Js'int(n s'o,or7 .olt,
a,i(rt el +ellett ,ennie, 5e eg0*en 2r1lt is, hog0 .iss'at(rhet a'
an0&8ho'$ ;l0as,it +a4ott itt, a,it a'el)tt soha: lett eg0 iga'i
a4&a$ s enne+ ,ost .(ge s'a+a5$
3 Ne, .olt8l a terhe,re 3 %elelte Luisa %ag0osan$ 3 Eig08''
,aga5ra a' 7ton$ 3 Se,,i &el(t ne, a5ta, hog0 +2'ele5ni a+arna
a l8n0ho', in+8** is,(t %el.ette a' 7&s8got$
3 g 2nnelK 3 .8las'olta Sa.annah +e5.esen, (s a' a4&8.al
eg01tt +i,ent$ /nn(l ,elege** *76s7ra ne, is s'8,:thatott
Luis8t-l$
A l8n0 ,(g utol&8ra ,eg2lelte a h7g8t, a't8n *es'8llt a'
aut-*a$ Dais0, Julianne (s a +(t i5)s s'olg8l- a55ig integette+,
a,:g a' a4&8.al el ne, hag0ta a' /'er C2lg0 1ltet.(n0t$ Sa.annah
soha ne, hitte .olna, 5e ne, &- s':..el ,ent el Iharleston*-l$ A
.8ros i5)+2'*en a ,8so5i+ otthon8.8 .8lt$ >(g Luisa se, .olt
+(4es ,ega+a58l0o'ni e't$ B8r a' an0&a .(gig rettenetesen
hi8n0'ott ne+i, ,(gis (lete legs'e** n(g0 h-na4&8t hag0ta ,aga
,2g2tt$ >ost ,8r ne+i is +(t s'1l)&e .olt, a+i+et s':.*)l s'eretett$

#9$ %e&e'et

Sa.annah Ne@ Aor+3i *allag8sa t2+(letes ellent(te .olt a
6harlestonina+$ A *ar8tai tal8r&a alatt l0u+as %ar,er, +o4ott
na5r8g, e5')6i4) .ag0 stran54a4u6s la4ult$ Sen+i se, .itt
.ir8go+at .ag0 *7&t s'(4 %eh(r ruh8*a, a %i7+ 4e5ig 4-l-*an (s
%ar,er*an .ir:totta+, 5e a %(+telen har6i +i8lt8s, a,el0 a
*i'on0:t.8n0os't8s ut8n hang'ott %el, itt is ug0anol0an 2n%ele5t
.olt$ A %e&%e5)&1+et a' (g %el( ha&:tott8+, (s let(4t(+ ,agu+r-l a
+2l6s2n'2tt 5:s'ruh8t$
>in5en+i *ol5og .olt, hog0 .is'ontl8that&a Sa.annah3t, *8r a
6harlestoni h-na4o+ alatt is tartott8+ a +a46solatot$ S9r9 e3,ail
.8lt8so++al (s tele%onh:.8so++al hi5alt8+ 8t a t8.ols8got$ A l8n0t
%ur6sa (r'(ssel t2lt2tte el a ha'at(r(s$ Ne@ Aor+*an ,in5en
ann0ira ,8s .olt$ >8r ne, is tu5ta, ,el0i+ .8rost te+intse a' iga'i
otthon8na+, ,ert ,in5+ett)t eg0%or,8n s'erette$ Ug0an a'
an0&8na+ ,(g 6sa+ .(letlen1l se, e,l:tette .olna, 5e hi8n0'ott
ne+i Iharleston$
Curner is ,eg(r+e'ett, Sa.annah 4e5ig ,in5en
ne.e'etess(get ,eg,utatott ne+i$ A *ar8tn)i el .olta+ 8&ul.a a
5(li lo.ag&8t-l, (s ,(g a %i7ha.er&ai is ,eg+e5.elt(+$ >uriel el.itte
)+et e*(5elni, (s ,eg,utatta a ,un+ahel0(t a %i7na+ Curnert
len09g2'te, hog0 a *ar8tn)&e nag0,a,8&a *:r-, a' an0&a 4e5ig
+er1leti 1g0(s'$ A' ) (5esan0&a soha ne, 5olgo'ott$
3 A' en0(, se, 5olgo'ott, a,i+or ,(g a' a48, %eles(ge
.olt 3 ,ag0ar8'ta Sa.annah$ 3 Isa+ a .8l8s ut8n .(ge'te el a
&ogot, (s a nag0i is 6sa+ a nag0a4a hal8l8t +2.et)en .8gott *ele$
A'(rt, hog0 .ala,i ,8s +2sse le )+et, ne 4e5ig a s'o,or7
e,l(+e+ 3 Curner el,es(lte, hog0 a' a4&8na+ .an eg0 hus'onhat
(.es *ar8tn)&e, (s a'on gon5ol+o5i+, hog0 el.es'i %eles(g1l, a,i
4ers'e nag0on %el+a.arta )t ,eg a test.(reit$ A' a4&a sa&nos
,ag8n0os .olt a %eles(ge n(l+1l$
Sa.annah (s Curner i5e&(*e ,in5en *ele%(rt, a,it
elter.e'te+$ A %i7 ,eg a+arta n('ni a' /,4ire State Buil5inget,
7g0hog0 a l8n0 %el.itte a legtete&(re$ Hels'8llta+ a Staton Islan53i
+o,4ra, ell8togatta+ a S'a*a5s8g3s'o*orho' (s a' /llis Islan53i
>7'eu,*a$ A't8n ,egn('t(+ a BronDi llat+ertet, (s 7g0 (re't(+
,agu+at, ,intha 7&ra g0ere+e+ lenn(ne+$ E(g1l a Long Islan53i
stran5on an5alogta+$ >8r a't is +ital8lt8+, ,i.el t2lti+ ,a&5 a'
i5e&1+et, ha )ss'el ,egl8togat&8+ eg0,8st a Du+e3on (s a
Brin6etonon$ /g0i+1+ se, a+art .(get .etni a ro,8n6na+$
Ealah8n0s'or el.8lta+, ,(g ha 6sa+ eg0 -r86s+8ra is, 8llan5-an
h:.ogatt8+ eg0,8st (s 1'enete+et .8ltotta+$ Ng0 (re't(+, eg0
2r2++(.al-s8g, ,ire a l8n0 augus'tus*an .iss'a,ehet
Iharleston*a, ,iut8n a' an0&8.al *e&8rta /ur-48t$ De a55ig
legal8** ott .an a' es+1.)$ Sa.annah t:' na4 ,7l.a +2.ethette
Curnert$
A %i7 t8.o'8sa ut8ni na4on Sa.annah ,egtal8lta ,ag8na+ a
t2+(letes ruh8t$ AleD8na+ ,(g a'on a na4on si+er1lt ,eg.ennie a
,ag8(t, a,i+or a' an0&8.al a Barne0Xs3*en n('el)5te+$ /g0
eg(s'en s'o+atlan 5ara*ot si+er1lt +i%ognia$ A *ara6+s':n9,
.8ll48nt n(l+1li, s'eDi si%onest(l0ine+ ,(l0 +i.8g8sa .olt, a
s'o+n0ar(s'e 4e5ig eleg8nsan a %2l5ig (rt$ >agas sar+7
e'1sts'an58lt .ett ho''8$ Sa.annah +e5.((rt +1l2n is %el4r-*8lta$
A'on agg-5ott, hog0 a ,(l0 5e+olt8's ,8r +iss( +ih:.- a' )
+or8*an$
3 An0u 3 ,on5ta s'e,reh8n0-an Sa.annah 3, ne, s'8'(.es
.ag0, hane, 6sa+ har,in6+ilen6$ >i(rt ne lehetn(l s'eDiMK
3 A nag0an085 is e't s'a&+-''a$ n .is'ont ne, tu5la+
,eg(rteni tite+et$ Cal8n t7l a+arto+ a5ni ra&ta,M K(s)** ne, is
%ogo, tu5ni %el.enni e't a g2n62t$ 3 >ost ,8r 4(n'4o6s(+ol8sna+
t9nt a .8s8r, 5e ,iel)tt ,eg.ette, s'inte a'onnal *eles'eretett,
r8a58sul (.e+ -ta ne, .olt il0en ruh8&a$ Sa.annah +i%e&e'etten
2r1lt, a,i(rt a' an0&a il0en ,utat-s 5ara*ot s'e,elt +i$
3 Cra.is es+1.)&(re .ette5 a ruh8t, (s +(s'$ A,7g0 ,eg
g02n02r9 .ag0 *enneK
3 Cal8n le.8gato+ a' al&8*-l, (s a ,un+ahel0e,en is
*e.ete, 3 .i66el)52tt a' an0&a$ 3 Bo,48san ,utatn(+ *enne a
+2.et+e') t8rg0al8so,onK
3 /' a ruha eg08ltal8n ne, arra .al-, hog0 5olgo'' *enne,
hane, arra, hog0 eg0 +i6sit (l.e'5 .(gre a' (letet 3 tro,%olta le
Sa.annah is,(t, ,ire AleDa ,eg.onta a .8ll8t$
Sa, (r5e+l)52tt 48rs'or tele%onon, ,i .an .ele, (s
,in5+etten ,eg8lla4:tott8+, hog0 eg0 +i6sit leenge5te+ a
t8rg0al8s -ta$ >in5en ,8s, a,i.el a'-ta %oglal+o'ta+,
l(n0egtelenne+ t9nt ahho' +(4est, a,it eg01tt .(ghe'.itte+$
Sen+ine+ se, hullott a' 2l(*e t7l g0a+ran eg0 ti'enn0ol6 8l5o'atot
(s +ilen6 8lla,ot (rint) soro'atg0il+oss8g$ J- (r'(s .olt, hog0
has'not ha&totta+ a t8rsa5alo,na+, (s +it9n)en .(ge't(+ a
,un+8&u+at$ A *1ntet(s +ihir5et(se eg0 na44al a'el)tt .olt, hog0
AleDa a l8n08.al /ur-48*a in5ult .olna$ B8ri'st, Lon5ont (s
Hiren'(t s'e,elt(+ +i 7ti 6(lul, s ha a' i5e&1+*e *ele%(r, eg0
h(t.(g(t D(l3Hran6iaors'8g*an is el a+arta+ t2lteni$ AleDa
el52nt2tte, hog0 ,ega5&8+ a ,-5&8t a .a+86i-'8sna+, (s h8ro,
h(tre ,enne+$ A't8n Sa.annah .iss'a,eg0 +(t h(tre
Iharleston*a, hog0 Curnerrel leg0en, ,ert +2'*en AleDa is a'
8l58s8t a5ta a ter.1+re$ Ne, a+art a+a58l0t g2r5:teni a *i,*-'-
s'erele, el($
A ruha, a,el0et Sa.annah .8las'tott a %i.(re es+1.)&(re,
.il8gos+(+ s'at(n*-l +(s'1lt, (s a' an0&8(ho' hasonl-an a' is
.8ll48nt n(l+1li .olt, *8r ne, ann0ira +i.8gott$ A' ) est(l0i ruh8&a
is a %2l5ig (rt, (s ho''8 ill) s'eDi, ,agas sar+7 6i4)t is .ett$ >uriel
+2'2lte .el1+, hog0 a ,eg&elen(s1+ nag0 (r5e+l)5(st %og +i.8ltani
a .en5(gsereg*)l$ J (s Stanle0 i5(n n08ron is +i a+arta+ ru66anni
.alaho.8$ A't ter.e't(+, hog0 nag0 utat tes'ne+ +o6si.al
>ontan8*a (s V0o,ing*a, ,ert s'erette+ t7r8'ni, lo.agolni (s
horg8s'ni$ Sa.annah eg08ltal8n ne, .olt elraga5tat.a a' 2tlett)l$
So++al &o**an l8'*a ho'ta a' an0&8.al ter.e'ett uta'8s, +1l2n2sen
B8ri's +eltette %el a' (r5e+l)5(s(t$

Sa.annah (s AleDa 4(nte+ 5(lut8n (r+e'ett ,eg a
6harlestoni Vent@orth K7ri8*a, *8r ne, h:.t8+ ,eg )+et a Co,
(s Luisa 8ltal s'er.e'ett 1nne4i .a6sor8ra, se, a te,4lo,i
s'ertart8sra, a,el0en 6sa+ a 6sal85 (s a +2'eli *ar8to+ .ette+
r(s't$ A S'ent Ist.8n3s'(+eseg0h8' t7l +i6si lett .olna, hog0
,in5en+i *e%(r&en, a+it ,egh:.ta+ a %oga58sra$ >in5+etten
s'erette+ .olna eg0 +i6sit 4ihenni, (s +(n0el,esen +(s'1l)5ni a
+2.et+e') na4ra$ /st(re *e&elent+e'te+ a @ellnessr(s'legre$
A,int ,eg(r+e'te+, Sa.annah %elh:.ta Dais0t, (s a' a4&u+
8tho'ta )t eg0 r2.i5 i5)re, hog0 tal8l+o'hassana+$ A +isl8n0 tel&es
i'galo,*an .olt, hog0 ) %og&a .inni a .ir8gs'ir,o++al teli +osarat,
(s el,es(lte, ,il0en s'(4 ruh8*an les'$ A Sa.annah3(t is
,egn('te a s'e+r(n0*en, (s o5a.olt a g02n02r9s(gt)l$ A'ut8n
,(g el,ente+ %ag0i'ni, ,a&5 a' a4&u+ ha,arosan ha'a.itte$ >(g
h8tra.olt a' 1nne4i .a6sora, (s Luisa *i'tos roha,ot +a4ott .olna,
ha el+(sne+, :g0 h8t el(g r2.i5re si+ere5ett a l8togat8s, 5e
,in5ann0ian (l.e't(+$ Dais0 7g0 s1.:tett a n).(re +ar&8*a, ,int
eg0 +is 8g07gol0-$ A +(t l8n0 ne, g0)'te 2lelgetni (s 4us'ilgatni
eg0,8st, ,i+2'*en +a6agta+$ AleDa eg(s'en ,eghat-5ott a
l8t.8n0t-l$ Dais0 6so58latos a&8n5(+ .olt Sa.annah (let(*en,
his'en lett eg0 +ish7ga, a+ire ,in5ig is .8g0ott$ AleDa ne, is
gon5olta .olna, hog0 e' a +:.8ns8ga ,(g tel&es1lhet$ Sa.annah
,8r *e is :g(rt Dais0ne+ eg0 4rin6etoni h(t.(g(t (s eg0 Ne@ Aor+3
i l8togat8st, ,ert Co, .8llalta, hog0 .alahog0 ,egol5&a$
Curnerrel .a6sor8'ta+, ,iut8n .(ge'te+ a +(n0e'tet)
+e'el(se++el$ A s'erel,ese+ ,(g aut-+8'ta+ eg0 +i6sit, (s Curner
%ela&8nlotta, hog0 el+:s(ri )+et a %oga58sra, a,i nag0s'er9en
hang'ott ne,6sa+ Sa.annah, hane, ,(g a' an0&a s'8,8ra is$
AleDa ne, s':.esen s'8llt taDi*a, 5e .ala,i *(relt luDusaut-.al
se, s'eretett .olna 4ar85('ni$
A %oga58s este hat+or +e'5)52tt, Curner 4e5ig 4ont*an %(l
2t+or ,eg&elent eg0 4atin8s >er6e5ess'el, a,el0et a' a4&8t-l +(rt
+2l6s2n$ Nag0ot %1tt0entett, a,i+or ,eg4illantotta a 4artnereit$
AleDa ol0an .olt *ara6+s':n si%onruh8&8*an, a+8r eg0 her6egn), a
ha&8t eleg8ns *an8n+ont0*a ren5e'te$ Sa.annah 4e5ig
+84r8'atosan %estett a +(+ ruh8*an, a,i 4ontosan ol0an s':n9
.olt, ,int a s'e,e$ A 5e+olt8'sa se, .olt t7l hi.al+o5-,
ug0ana++or ,(gis l(leg'etel8ll:t- l8t.8n0t n07&tott$ A' (5esan0&a
2lt2'(+e eg0 ha&s'8ln0it ,er(s'e** .olt, 5e ne, l(4te t7l a'
illen5)s(g hat8r8t$ Curner ,eg&eg0e'te, ,il0en 4a'arul n('ne+ +i,
(s ,enn0ire *1s'+e, hog0 ) lehet a +:s(r)&1+$ A %i7 s',o+ingot
.iselt, a,el0 %eh(r s',o+ing+a*8t*-l, hag0o,8n0os s'at(n6s:+os
%e+ete na5r8g*-l, (s eg0 .al-5i %e+ete s'at(n 6so+orn0a++en5)*)l
8llt$ He+ete *)r*)l +(s'1lt la++6i4) .olt ra&ta, a,i r(gi,-5ina+
s'8,:tott ug0an, 5e illett a' al+alo,ho'$
3 <o44ant eleg8ns %iatale,*er 8ll el)tt1n+ 3 *-+olt AleDa a
%i7na+, (s *ol5og .olt, a,i(rt Sa.annah3na+ il0en *ar8t&a .an$ A
%i7 (s a l8n0 i,85attal n('t(+ eg0,8st$ Hiatalo+, 8rtatlano+ (s
re,(n0tel&ese+ .olta+, ,int ,in5en s'erel,es$
A' es+1.)t ug0ana**an a te,4lo,*an ren5e't(+, aho.8
AleDa eg0s'er el.itte Sa.annah3t, a,i+or .(letlen1l 2ss'e%utotta+
Luis8.al ,eg Dais0.el$ De AleDa (s Sa.annah Curner +:s(ret(*en
eg0enesen a %oga58sra ,ent, ,i.el ne, h:.t8+ ,eg )+et a'
eg0h8'i 6ere,-ni8ra$ Luisa gon5os+o5ott err)l$ AleDa arra is
%el+(s'1lt, hog0 a leg%(lrees)** hel0re 1lteti+ .ag0 a +on0h8*a
+1l5i+, (s Sa.annah3na+ se, &-solt so++al %(n0ese** &2.)t, 5e e'
eg08ltal8n ne, (r5e+elte )+et$ Cra.is (s S6arlette +e5.((rt &2tte+
el, na (s 4ers'e a'(rt, hog0 s'-ra+o''ana+$ Se, AleD8t, se,
Sa.annah3t ne, %es'(l0e'te a' 1l(sren5$ A l8n0 *ol5ogs8g8ho'
ne, +ellett t2**, 6sa+ hog0 Curner ,ellette leg0en$
A,int o5a(rte+ a .en5(ge+et %oga5-+ sor%al8ho',
,eg4illantott8+ a' i%&7 48rt$ S6arlette *1s'+(n 8llt Cra.is ,ellett,
(s ol0an s'(4 .olt, a+8r eg0 +2'(4+ori +ir8l0n)$ A ,en0ass'on0i
ruh8t ,intha r8 2nt2tt(+ .olna: S6arlette ol0an g02n02r9 .olt
*enne, ,int sen+i ,8s$ Cra.is 4e5ig a leg*ol5oga** (s
leg*1s'+(** %(r%ina+ t9nt a %2l5+ere+s(gen, ol5al8n =enr0.el, a
n8s'nag08.al, ,eg eg0 tu6at +os'or7sl8nn0al (s a'o+ +:s(r)i.el$
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3 <2.i5, %orr- (s 's7%olt .olt 3 ,es(lte 6:,s'a.a+*an /5@ar5
a hong+ongi (l,(n0eit$ 3 >8r alig .8ro,, hog0 D(l3
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.olt, a+8r6sa+ AleD8na+, a+ine+ a ?uentin31g0 ala4osan +is':.ta
a' ere&(t$
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a l8n0a ,ost .(ge' a Kali%orniai /g0ete,en, ut8na 4e5ig or.os
s'eretne lenni$ De ne, a+art .iss'a,enni s'a+ra, ,ert
*eles'eretett Kali%orni8*a, :g0 a Stan%or5on s'eretn( %ol0tatni a
tanul,8n0ait$
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ne, tette,$
3 S'erinte, a Brin6eton is t2+(letes les' 3 s'a+:totta %(l*e a'
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+(n0s'er4ihen)5 is$ Ann0ira hi8n0o't8lK 3 %a+a5t +i AleDa, a,i a
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re&tette .(+a al8 a' (r'el,eit$ 3 Ce .ag0 a' eg0etlen g0er,e+e,$
/'t +2.et)en ,9.(s'etr)l (s s':nh8'r-l %ol0t a s'-, ,eg
arr-l, hog0 Sa.annah ,it a+ar tanulni$ ;l0an .olt, ,intha 6sa+ eg0
r(gi *ar8ttal t2lten(ne+ el eg0 +2nn0e5 est(t, a %(r%i r8a58sul ,(g
a %iatalo+ n0el.(n is (rtett$ AleDa err)l a S0*iln(l ren5e'ett
.a6sor8n is ,egg0)')5hetett, ,i+2'*en a h8ro, +a,as' sr86 +i3
*e rohang8lt, ,ert 7g0 t9nt, /5@ar5 t2+(letesen ,egtal8lta .el1+
a hangot$ A %(r%i %ela&8nlotta Sa.annah3na+, hog0 ,en&en
Vashington*a, (s n(''e ,eg a s'en8tust$ /' %el+eltette a l8n0
(r5e+l)5(s(t, /5@ar5 4e5ig ,eger)s:tette, hog0 *8r,i+or
s':.esen l8t&a$ A s'en8tor re,e+1l *8nt a' e,*ere++el, (s .8gott
a' es'e, ,int a *orot.a$ A' este .(g(re AleDa (s Sa.annah is
,ara5(+talanul ,eg+e5.elt(+$ Ea6sora ut8n +i+:s(rte )+et a
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s'(4s(ge le*ilin6sel) .olt$ >8r %el+a46solt8+ a' esti
5:s'+i.il8g:t8st, (s elraga5- l8t.8n0t n07&tott +2'e4(n a'
o*elis'++el$ A'ut8n an0a (s l8n0a taDi*a s'8llt, (s ,ega5t8+ a *al
4arti hotel 6:,(t$ /5@ar5 integetett ne+i+, ,a&5 .iss'a*allagott a
<it'*e$
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h:5on 8t +2'ele5te+ a *al 4art %el($
3 n is 3 ,on5ta AleDa$ 3 De 6sa+ ,int *ar8tot$
3 >i(rt ne, (r'el ir8nta enn(l t2**etM 3 +(r5e'ett r8 n0:ltan
a l8n0a$ 3 Ne, ,ara5hats' 2r2++( eg0e51l$ S'e4te,*er*en
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+o,ol0ra a s'-t Sa.annah$ Agg-5ott a' an0&8(rt$ s ,8r itt lett
.olna a' i5e&e, hog0 is,(t leg0en %(r%i a' (let(*en$ C7l so+8ig
tartott a ,ag8n0a, 5e s'eren6s(re ,(g el(g %iatal .olt$ A
neg0.enet se, t2lt2tte *e$ /5@ar5 a ,aga 2t.en+(t (.(.el
+or*an 4ont illett .olna a' an0&8ho'$
3 Ce 6sa+ ne &8ts'5 a +er:t)n)tK 3 (r'(+en0+e5ett AleDa$ 3
K2s'2n2,, &-l el.ag0o+ ,aga,*an is$
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A n) ,8sna4 %elh:.ta /5@ar5 Bal5@int, (s ,eg+2s'2nte ne+i
a .a6sor8t$ A %(r%i este in5ult <a,atuelle3*e, (s ,eg:g(rte, hog0
&elent+e'i+, ha is,(t Ne@ Aor+*an &8r, a,i nag0on +e5.es .olt
t)le$ AleDa ne, tu5ta el52nteni, hog0 .al-*an :g0 les'3e$ De ne,
i'gatta ,ag8t +1l2n2se**en, eg0s'er9en 6sa+ 2r1lt a +(t eg01tt
t2lt2tt est(ne+, ahog0 a legels) +2'2s e*(5&1+ne+ is$ =:'elg) .olt,
hog0 a %(r%i eg0re t2**s'2r +ereste a t8rsas8g8t$
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(l.e'ettel %e5e't(+ %el a .8ros so+ l8t.8n0oss8g8t, (s el52nt2tt(+,
hog0 ne, ,enne+ D(l3Hran6iaors'8g*a$ /hel0ett eg0enesen
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,7'eu,o+*an, a gal(ri8+*an (s a 6so58latos te,4lo,o+*an$
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)+et$ Ft na4ig ,ara5ta+, (s eg0 +1l2nleges, r(gi hotel*an s'8llta+
,eg a Oran5 Ianalon$ Ear8'slatos .olt$ E(g1l eg0 ,il8n-i g(44el
s'elt(+ 8t a' -6e8nt ,a&5ne, h8ro,hetesre si+er1lt eur-4ai 7t&u+
ut8n$ >in5+etten %elt2lt)5.e (rte+ ha'a a t2+(letes .a+86i-*-l$
/l(g neh(' .olt .iss'ar8'-5niu+ a ,in5enna4o+*a$ AleD8na+
nag0on ne, a+ar-5'ott ,un+8*a 8llnia, (s +(t na44al a'
(r+e'(s1+ ut8n Sa.annah to.8**re41lt Iharleston*a, hog0
Curnerrel tal8l+o''on$ B8r na4ig Julianne3n(l la+ott, a'ut8n 4e5ig
a' a4&8n8l$ K(t h(tig a+art ott ,ara5ni$ Luisa eluta'ott, Dais0 ,eg
eg(s' h-na4*an n08ri t8*or*an .olt$
Ne@ Aor+*an AleD8t .al-s8ggal letagl-'ta a ,ag8n0
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%ig0el,(t, (s g09l2lt ha'a,enni est(n+(nt a' 1res la+8s*a$ A'
an0&a Stanle0.el (44en >ontan8*an (s V0o,ing*an uta'gatott,
e'(rt )+ se, .olta+ o5aha'a$
A' eg0i+ este Ja6++el .a6sor8'ott, (s 4anas'+o5ott ne+i eg0
+i6sit$
3 Jo** lenne, ha s1rg)sen +ital8ln8l .ala,itK 3 %ig0el,e'tette
a %(r%i$ 3 B8r h(t ,7l.a a l8n0o5 el,eg0 a %)is+ol8ra, a'ut8n 4e5ig
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3 K2s' s'(4en 3 %elelte AleDa 6s1gge5ten$ A'na4 eg0 ra*l8si
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n) a ,un+ahel0(n (s otthon is ross'+e5.9 .olt$
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Iharleston*-l$ A la+8s ,egele.ene5ett: &2tte+3,ente+ a *ar8tai,
hog0 el+2s'2n&ene+ t)le$ AleD8na+ (s Sa.annah3na+ *e +ellett
s'ere'nie ,(g n(h8n0 5olgot, (s is,(t el6so,agolni a l8n0
+e5.en6 ruh8it$ C2r1l+2')t (s 8g0ne,9t is +ellett .inni a
+oll(giu,*a$ /g0 hatal,as uta'-l858t 6i4elte+ ha'a, hog0 ,in5en
*ele%(r&en$ S'e4te,*er else&(re si+er1lt ,in5ent 2ss'es'e5ni1+$
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a nag0,a,8&8.al (s Stanle0.el, a+i+ (44 a++or (rte+ ha'a a
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6o@*o06si',8&u+at (s +ala4&u+at, (s ol0an .i58, l8t.8n0t
n07&totta+, hog0 tel&esen %el5o*t8+ Sa3.annah3t$
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aut-7tra les' a s'eretteit)l$ Co, (s Cra.is ,8r *e is &elent+e'te+
ho''8 o+t-*erre$
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elhinni, hog0 (let1+ eg0 r(s'e le'8rul$ =oss'7 (.e+ig (lt a l8n08.al
+ettes*en, (s el.8lt an0a+(nt eg0,aga gon5os+o5ott r-la$ >ost
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.igas'talhatatlan .olt, ,ert tu5ta, hog0 a' i5) +ere+(t ne, lehet
.iss'a%orgatni$ Sa.annah 6sa+ l8togat-*a %og ha'a&8rni, (s a n08ri
s'1nete+ +i.(tel(.el ,8r ne, (l hu'a,osa** i5eig itthon$ A n08r
a'on*an ,(g el(rhetetlen1l ,ess'ine+ tets'ett$ AleD8t ne,
hag0ta n0ugo5ni a' (r'(s, hog0 a leg*ol5oga** na4&ai
.(g(r.(n0esen el,7lna+$
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hol,i&ait$ Sa.annah ,in5ent 2ss'e4a+olt, a,ire a +oll(giu,*an
s'1+s(ge lehetett: a *i6i+li&(t, a s'8,:t-g(4(t, eg0 +is hi%itorn0ot,
48rn8+at, ta+ar-+at, eg0 &-+ora 8g0ta+ar-t (s *e+erete'ett
%(n0+(4e+et$ E(gtelen *es'(lget(se+et %ol0tatott a''al a
*ar8tn)&(.el, a+i ,a&5 a s'o*at8rsa les'$ >8ris ter.e'gett(+ a
+2'2s (let1+et$ A +ilen6.en4er6es 7t alatt Sa.annah rettenetesen
i'gatott .olt, (s n(g0s'er is %elh:.ta Curnert$ A %i7 a' el)') na4on
+2lt2'2tt *e a Du+e3ra, (s h8ro, s'o*at8rs8.al os'to'ott a
la+r(s'(n$ Sa.annah3na+ ,in52ss'e eg0 la+-t8rsa les', a,i
nag0on *ar8tina+ t9nt Curner s'8,8ra$ Sa.annah nag0 2r2,(re a
%i7 a +2.et+e') h(t.(g(n is ,eg a+arta l8togatni$
A l8n0 el).ette a 6a,4ust 8*r8'ol- t(r+(4et, hog0 el tu5&a
iga':tani a' an0&8t, ,iut8n ,eg(r+e'te+ a' is+ol8ho'$ A %urgont le
+ellett 8ll:taniu+ a 4ar+ol-*an$ Sa.annah a 6a,4us legr(gi**
(41lete, a Nassau =all (s a ,2g2tte l(.) Ile.elan5 Co@er ala4&8n
a'onos:totta a tere4et$ A' ) s'o*8&a a Butler =all*an .olt, a,it 48r
4er6 t8&(+o'-58s (s +(r5e')s+25(s ut8n ,eg is tal8lta+$ A
,8so5i+ e,eletre +ellett ,ennie$ K(t -r8*a telt, a,:g ,in5ent
+i4a+olta+ (s elren5e'te+ a s'o*8&8*an$ A s'8,:t-g(4et (s a
hi%itorn0ot ,(g ne, 1'e,elt(+ *e, 5e ,in5en ,8st elren5e'te+$
A s'o*at8rsa s'1lei ug0ane't 6sin8lt8+$ A' a4u+a seg:tett
AleD8na+ (letet lehelni a s'8,:t-g(4*e$ A l8n0o+ a s'o*8.al
eg01tt ,i+rohull8,7 s1t)t (s h9t)s'e+r(n0t is *(relte+ +2'2sen$
He&en+(nt &8rt ne+i+ eg03eg0 tele%on.onal, 8g0, as'tal, s'(+ (s
+o,-5$ A 4a+ol-t(r .is'ont el(g s'9+2s .olt, (s a,:g AleDa a''al
+1'52tt, hog0 ,in5en *e%(r&en, a l8n0o+ +i,ente+ a %ol0os-ra,
hog0 a t2**i 5i8++al is ,egis,er+e5&ene+$ Isu48n eg0etlen -ra
+ellett, hog0 Sa.annah *eilles'+e5&en a +oll(giu,i (let*e, (s
ha'aenge5&e a' an0&8t$
3 Ne, a+aro5, hog0 %2la+ass'a, a ruh8i5atM 3 +(r5e'te
AleDa 6sal-5ottan$ Isa+ a' i,(nt .(g'ett a' 8gg0al$ =o'ta+ eg0
+is hara4ni.al-t, 5e a n) 7g0 gon5olta, s'1+s(g lenne ,(g n(,i
(lele,re$ Sa.annah a'on*an ,8r t1rel,etlen1l .8rta, hog0
+2r1ln('hessen, (s ,egis,er+e5&en a t2**ie++el$ =is' ,ost
+e'5)5i+ el a' 2n8ll- (lete$
3 K2s'i, an0u, ,a&5 elint('e, 3 h8r:totta el a seg:ts(get,
,i+2'*en a *ar8tn)&e is 4ontosan ug0ane't tette a s'1lei.el$ 3
C(n0leg$ N0ugo5tan ha'a,ehets'$ 3 /''el u5.ariasan arra 6(l'ott,
hog0 l(4&en le$ AleDa eg0 4illanatra s'orosan ,eg2lelte, (s
4r-*8lta .iss'atartani a +2nn0eit$
3 Nag0on .ig08'' ,aga5ra$$$ h:.&8l ,a&5$$$
3 Jelent+e'ni %ogo+, :g(re, 3 ,on5ta Sa.annah, (s
,eg4us'ilta$ AleDa ,in5en ere&(t 2ss'es'e5.e r8,osol0gott,
,iel)tt el,ent, 5e ,ire a 4ar+ol-*a (rt, +2nn0e+ 4ot0ogta+ a
s'e,(*)l$ Ne, ) .olt a' eg0etlen an0u+a, a+i s:rt$ ;l0an .olt
itthag0ni a l8n08t, ,intha a s':.(*)l t(4te+ .olna +i eg0 5ara*ot$
>intha eg0 5r8ga ,a58r+a re41lt .olna +i a +alit+8*-l, a,el0et
ti'enn0ol6 (.en +eres't1l 5(5elgetett (s gon5o'ott$ De .a&on el(g
er)s3e a s'8rn0aM Cu5&a3e, hog0an +ell re41lniM s +(4es les'3e
ell8tni ,ag8tM Sa.annah ,8r +(s'en 8llt ,in5erre, .al-&8*an
AleDa .olt a', a+it %(lteni +ellett$ Bes'8llt a %urgon*a, elin5ult, (s
eg(s' 8ll- 7t alatt 2,l2tte+ a +2nn0ei$ A +2't1+ l(.) l8thatatlan
+2l52+'sin-r 2r2+re els'a+a5t, (s a n) 7g0 (re'te, e' (lete
legs'2rn09** na4&a$

22$ %e&e'et

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(r'(se .olt, ,intha .ala+i&e ,eghalt .olna$ >iel)tt +il(4ett a
la+8s*-l, ,egs'-lalt a ,o*iltele%on&a, (s a't hitte, Sa.annah
+eresi$ Alig *:rta +i, hog0 el)') este ne h:.&a %2l$ A +(s'1l(+e ne,
&ele'te +i a s'8,ot, s a,i+or %el.ette, Sa, La@ren6e &elent+e'ett
*e a l8n0a hel0ett$ J7lius -ta ne, *es'(lte+, (s a n) 2r1lt a
h:.8sna+$
3 >i6so5a ,egle4et(sK 3 +2s'2nt2tte +e5.esen$ 3 =og0 .anM
3 K2s'2n2,, re,e+1l$ 3 /l%oglaltna+ (s &-+e5.9ne+ t9nt$ 3
Ne, e*(5elhetn(n+ ,a eg01ttM 3 +(r5e'te$ AleDa a'on*an ne,
.olt (44en %(n0es +e5.(*en$
3 =og0 )s'inte leg0e+, el(gg( +i.ag0o+$ A g0ere+e, tegna4
+2lt2'2tt *e a %)is+olai +oll(giu,*a$ >intha .(get (rt .olna a'
(lete,$ =irtelen ,8r se,,i s'1+s(g r8,$ Ki ne, 8llhato, e't a'
(r'(stK >it s'-lna in+8** a &2.) h(the'M Cal8n a55igra +i6sit &o**
hangulat*an les'e+$ 3 >ost sen+ihe' se, lett .olna t1rel,e$
Sa.annah g0er,e++or8t g08s'olta, a,el0et ,8r soha sen+i ne,
ho'hatott .iss'a$
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hog0 %el tu5n8, 5o*ni$ 3 A n) nag0on re,(lte, hog0 Sa, ne,
ran5e.7ra h:.&a, ,ert ahho' .(g+(44 ne, lett .olna +e5.e$ A
,un+a sor8n &- 6sa4atot al+otta+, 5e enn(l t2**et ne, a+art a
%(r%it-l$ C2**s'2r is ,eg+:s(relt +i*7&ni a ,egh:.8s al-l, 5e Sa,
ne, hag0ta ,ag8t$
3 <en5*en$ A++or tal8l+o''un+ a s'e,+2'ti +antin*anK A'
(tel tal8n ,a&5 .(ge' .ele,, (s ne, +ell t2**( *a&l-5no, a
5e4ress'i-.al$
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Sa.annah Iharleston*an .olt a t8rg0al8s alatt 3 e,l(+e'tette
Sa,$
3 /' ne, iga'$ A++or is rettenetesen hi8n0'ott, 6sa+ a so+
,un+a elterelte a %ig0el,e,et$ >ost .is'ont ne, e' a %el8ll8s$ 3
Sa, ne, g0)'+25te to.8**, (s a**an ,ara5ta+, hog0 %(l eg0+or
tal8l+o'na+$
A %(r%i ,8r .8rt r8, a,i+or AleDa *e%utott, (s a sa&8t
s'e,(.el is l8thatta, ,enn0ire lehangolt a n)$ A ha&8t s'inte
%(s1letlen1l %ogta h8tra eg0s'er9 l-%aro+*a, ne, .olt ra&ta s,in+,
(s %ar,er*an ,ent 5olgo'ni$ >intha ,ost l8*a5o'na eg0 s7l0os
*etegs(get +2.et)en$ S-.8rgott a g0ere+e ut8n$
B8r 4er6ig +2nn0e5(n 6se.egte+ a 6sa4ni.al- +:n8latr-l,
a't8n Sa, r8,osol0gott$
3 Cal8n %el tu5o, .i5:tani .ala,i.elK 3 +e'5ett *ele
*i'a+o5-an a ,on5an5-&8*a$ Js'int(n re,(lte, ne, +2.etett el
hi*8t a''al, hog0 ross' hangulata ellen(re r8er)ltette a tal8l+8t$ 3
Ean eg0 a&8nlato, a ,aga s'8,8raK 3 %ol0tatta re&t(l0esen$ A n)
s'e,(*en +:.8n6sis8g (s g0ana+.8s t1+r2')52tt$
3 >i%(le a&8nlatr-l .an s'-M
Sa, ,(l0 l(leg'etet .ett, ,a&5 *ele.8gott$
3 /g0 ,un+8r-l$
3 >un+8r-lM 3 h7'ta 2ss'e AleDa a s'e,(t$ 3 Cal8n .ala,i
h7'-s 1g0r)lM 3 +(r5e'te, a't8n elne.ette ,ag8t$ 3 /setleg a' HBI
arra +(r, hog0 seg:tse+ a' eg0i+ 1g01+*enM /' a't8n a' elis,er(sK
3 Nag0on h:'elgett ne+i, hog0 a' HBI a seg:ts(g(t +(ri$ A ?uentin3
1g0 +a46s8n ,8r *e.8lt a' eg01tt,9+25(s1+$
3 Ne, eg0s'eri %el+(r(sr)l lenne s'-, AleDa, hane, eg0
tel&es 8ll8sr-l 3 &eg0e'te ,eg ,osol0og.a Sa,$ 3 A' HBI Jogtan86s
S'olg8ltat- Iro58&8*an$ Ne, tere4,un+a, hane, hi.atali, :g0 ne,
lenne +it(.e anna+ a .es'(l0ne+, hog0 a ross'%i7+ le4u%%ants8+$
Oon5olo,, tu5&a, ,i a' Iro5a %ela5ata$ A ?uentin31g0 alatt .(gig
itt s'agl8s'ta+ +2r1l2tt1n+$ Isa+hog0 ,ost ,aga hallgathatna le
,in5en+it, ,aga %ig0elhetne ,eg ,in5ent, .ag0
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n(l+1le,M
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a&8nlatotM
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hetet ,(g Iharleston*an is el +ellett t2ltene,$ De ,es(l&en,
*e.8li+ Sa.annah3na+ a Brin6etonM
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(lettel, (s rettent) el%oglaltna+ t9nt, ,intha +(ts'8'%el( +ellene
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,8r ne, a' ) 4ro*l(,8&a .olt$
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,egle4te a h:r$
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*8torK
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lett$ Kor8**an ne, l(4te, .olna ,eg$ 3 >ostan8*an a'on*an
6su4a ,er(s' 5olgot 6sele+e5ett$ /lenge5te Sa.annah3t
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/5@ar5ra$
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+ett(hasa5t e'en a na4on$ Joe >6Iarth0 *76s7.a6sor8t ren5e'ett
a tis'telet(re$ Ka4ott eg0 e,l(+4la+ettet ,eg eg0 halo, &-4o%a
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is .ele tart$
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