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 Wysłany: Śro 12:37, 16 Lut 2011 Temat postu: On the Makaloa Mat LondonJack Published aaaadagy |
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roaring darkness.
InthewhitecottageonthehighlandTeilohadlivedwithhismother
andgrandmotherveryoldbentandwrinkled;withasallowfaceand
hairstillblackinspiteoflongyears.Buthewasaverysmallboywhena
gentlemanwhohadoftenbeentherebeforecameandtookhismother
andhimselfawaydownintothevalley;andhisnextmemorieswereof
thesplendoursofLlantrisantAbbeywherethethreeofthemlivedto-
getherandwerewaitedonbymanyservantsandhefoundthatthe
gentlemanwashisfather:acheerfulmanalwayslaughingwithbright
blueeyesandathicktawnymoustachethatdroopedoverhischin.
HereTeiloranabouttheparkandracedsticksintheracingAvonand
climbedupthesteephilltheycalledtheGraegandlikedtobetherebe-
causewiththeshimmeringsweet-scentedbrackenitwaslikethe
mountain-side.Hiswalksandrunsandclimbsdidnotlastlong.The
strangeillnessthatnobodyseemedtounderstandstruckhimdownand
whenaftermanyweeksofbitterpainsandangryfierydreamsthean-
guishofdayandnightlefthim;hewasweakandhelplessandlaystill
waitingtogetwellandnevergotwellagain.Monthaftermonthbelay
thereinhisbedabletomovehishandsfaintlyandnomore.Attheend
ofayearhefeltalittlestrongerandtriedtowalkandjustmanagedto
getacrosstheroomhelpinghimselffromchairtochair.Therewasone
thingthatwasforthebetter:hehadbeen [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
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