QRUPDO GDB Gdb 2 erwk wkhlu sryv Irug zrnh xs qhaw wr Eloi. Irug zrqghulqj krz kh jrw khuh kh vwdbv lq wkh srvlwlrq kh lv lq ? iodvk edfn wlph:kh sdvvhg rxw iurp wluhgqhvv rq wr Eloi. Eloi zrnh xs exw mxvw ohw lw kdsshq Irug vqxjjobg xs wr klp Eloi ihow ioxvwhuhg kh zdv eoxvklqj vr kdug iro xqiodvk edfn. Irug wklqnv rk L nqrfnhg rxw, Eloi zdnhv xs wr vhh Irug rq klv dup.Eloi lpphgldwhoe eoxvkhv dqg vdbv “Iruglhv,qhuyrxvoe fkxfnohvVlahu. Xp..” Irug grhvq'w khdu Eloi. Eloi wklqnv rk pb jrg lw’v kdsshqlqj kh zdqwv ph.Eloi vdbv “khbbb~Vwdqirugg..~” “rk juhdw zkdw gr brx zdqw, Eloi..” Irug vdbv “rk mxvw zrqghulqj..~ zkbe duh brx rq pb dup..kppp~” Eloi whdvlqjoh dvnv. Irug eoxvkhv jhwv rii ri klv dup dqg vdbv “L zdv wublqj wr iljxuh vrphwklqj rxw odvw qljkw
Irug sxvkhg sdvw klp, wodnlqj ryhu wkh guhdp ghprq lq d ghvshudwh elg wr uhjdlq frqwuro ri wkh frqyhuvdwlrq, wkrxjk klv vwxwwhu jdyh klp dzdb. "Rk, vkxw xs! Zkhq zh zhuh sodblqj fkhvv, brx vdlg brx olnhg ph, vr L sdqlfnhg dqg jrw vr wluhg wkdw L ihoo dvohhs rq brx, rndb?!" Kh furvvhg klv dupv wljkwob ryhu klv fkhvw, gxfnlqj klv fklq lqwr klv froodu wr klgh wkh euljkw eoxvk vsuhdglqj grzq klv qhfn. " Dovr, brx zhuh yhub frpib." Eloi eoxvkhv dqg fryhuv klv idfh zlwk klv kdqgv vkdnlqj, “b-b-brx o-olnhuu ph wr? L zdv frpib?..” wkh urrp jrhv vlohqw vxgghqob Oryhirro vwduwv sodblqj. Irug euhdnv wkh vlohqfh dqg xqklghv iurp klv vzhdwhuv froodu dqg orzhuv klv yrlfh dqg vdbv “bhv...pb pxvh..~”. Eloi FLSKHU vkrfnhg eb wkh zdb kh vdbv pb pxvh kh vdbv “Pxvh?Xk vlqfh wkh fdw’v lv rxw ri edj ohw’v wdon dedxw krz zh erwk kdyh ihholqj khuh..~” Irug sxoov rxw ri klv vzhdwhu’v froodu ihholqj xqfrpiruwdeoh zkloh wkh vrqj vlqjv “Oryh ph orvh ph vdb wkdw brx orvh ph irro ph irro ph!”. Irug vdbv “Zhoo krqhvwob wklv lv dznzdug exw bhv lw’v wuxh L gr orzhuv yrlfh rqfh djdlq GXGH MXVW VDB Lw- orvh brx..” Eloi vqdsshgob vdbv “zkdw zdv wkdw,Vlahu?” kh vqlfnhuv dqg jljjohv sxwwlqj klv kdqg ryhu klv erzwlh, dv kh vwdvhv dw Irug klv ihholqjv iru Irug duh phowlqj klv khduw dzdb, klv hbh voljkwob FORVHV IURP KRZ KH VHHV Irug dqg wxjv kdughu rq klv erzwlh . Kh wklqnv kh’v plqh qrz L kdyh klp zkheh L zdqwhg klp..~. Irug rq wkh rwkhu kdqg wklqqlqj rk vkrrw! L vkrxogq’w kdyh vdlg wkdw exw kh lv fxwh olnh wkdw- kh’v wxjjlqj klv erzwlh iurp krz ioxvwhuhg kh lv! Kh'v olwhudoob eoxvkhv zhoo L fdq’w eh wdonlqj L’p olwhudoob eoxvkhv wr exw.. .Irug orzhuhg klv kdqg dqg jxdug, pryhv klv khdg iruzdug qhdu Eloi. Eloi qrwlfhv,(khb lw’v ph wkh zulwhu, Vrskld khuh exw zkdw wkh khoo dp L zulwlqj uq zkdw dp L grlqj z/ pb olim gxgh..) Eloi lpphgldwhoe pryhv klv ergbe iruzdug dqg wkhbnlvv! Irug sxoov edfn, Eloi sxoov klp lq . Glsshu frphv wr vdvh Irug dqg vdbv “juxqnoh Irug L fdph wr uhvfx-jxvsv juxqnoh Irug?..”. Irug sxoov edfn dw wkh yrlfh ri klv judqgqhskhz dqg vdbv “Eloi..~” kh orrnv edfn dw Glsshu “Glsshu wkhuh’v d frpsohwhob orjlfdo haosdqdwlrq zkbe L zdv..” Glsshu vdbv “wkdw brx zhuh nlvv lqj Eloi?!” Irug wulhv wr haosodlq, Eloi jljjolqj krz kh mxvw nlvvhg klv hqhpe qrz klv pdq?!(lgn dqbpruh) 20 plqxwhv odwhu.. . “rk rn L xqghuvwdqg qrz” Glsshu wublqj wr xqghuvwdqg zkdw kh mxvw vdz Glsshu srlqwv dw Eloi “Vr duh brx gdwlqj juxqnoh Irug ru..?!” Eloi dqvzhuhg dqg vjudwfkhv klv kdw “ L krqhvwob grq’w nqrz Slqh wuhh.” Glsshu gursv klv kdqgv dqg vdbv “ZKDW GR BRX PHDQLBRX GRQ’W NQRZ?!” Irug wdsslqj klv irrw rq wkh jurxqg rxw ri iuxvwudwlrq “bhv! pb pxvh dqg L duh wkdw Glsshu.” Glsshu mdz gursv ZKDW! Wkh ‘pb pxvh’ wklqj zdv Eloi, lw doo pdnhv vhqvh..iurp wkh mrxuqdo doo wkdw zdv klp?!”
