“Ndinovimba kuti baba vasvika kumba munguva pfupi iri kutevera.” Inzwi remukomana uyu rairatidza kushushikana.

"Chokwadi baba vako vakatsamwa," tete mai Phoebe vakadaro vakagara muimba yekutandarira vakabata bhuku.

Richard akabva asimuka pasofa raainge akagara hafu yeawa yainge yadarika ndokutaura nezwi rehasha ,'Achasuwa asi haana kutsamwa. Baba havambogumbuki… Hoyo vauya!” Bhera repamusuwo rakarira ndokuenda kumusuwo. Akadzoka zvishoma nezvishoma uye aora mwoyo: "Haasi iye," akadaro. 'Aripiko? Aa, dai akazouya hake!'

“Haugone kumirira kuti upinde mudambudziko rakawanda,” vakadaro mainini vake, avo vakanga vangouya kumba kwevhiki imwe chete uye vaisanyanya kufarira vana.

"Ndinofunga maiguru mai Phoebe mungada kuti baba vandirove," mukomana uya akadaro achiratidza kushatirwa, "asi hamuzvione, nekuti baba vakanaka uye vanondida."

'Ndinofanira kubvuma,' vakapindura tete vacho, 'kuti kurova zvishoma hakungakukuvadzi. Dai uri mwana wangu, I'm sure waisakwanisa kumunzvenga."

Bhera rakarira zvakare mukomana ndokusvetuka achienda kumusuwo. “NdiBaba!” akadanidzira kudaro.

“Ah, Richard!” VaGordon vakakwazisa mwanakomana wavo zvakanaka, vakabata ruoko rwemukomana uyu. 'Asi chii chanetsa? Unenge wakasuwa."

‘Ndiperekedze’ Richard akadhonzera baba vake muimba yemabhuku. VaGordon vakagara pasi. Aive achiri akabata ruoko rwaRichard.

“Uri kunetseka here mwanangu? Chii chaitika?"

Richard akabva atanga kuyerera misodzi akatarisa chiso chababa vake. Akaedza kudaira asi miromo yaibvunda. Akabva avhura musuwo weshow box ndokuburitsa zvimedu zvechiumbwa chainge changosvika nezuro sechipo. VaGordon vakafinyamisa huso Richard achigadzika zvimedu patafura.

"Ko zvaita sei?"akabvunza nenzwi risina kushanduka.

“Ndakakanda bhora mudenga, kamwe chete, nekuti handina kuzvifunga.” Inzwi remukomana wemurombo raive gobvu uye richidedera.

VaGordon vakagara kwechinguva, vachiedza kuzvidzora uye vachiedza kuunganidza pfungwa dzavo dzainetseka. Akabva ati, 'Chii chaitika, Richard. Bvisa zvimedu. Iwe wapfuura zvakakwana nezvazvo ndinoona. Ini handisi kuzokuranga nekuda kwaizvozvo.

“Aaa baba!” Mukomana akambundira baba vake. “Munonaka zvenyu.” Papera maminitsi mashanu, Richard akabva apinda muimba yekutandarira nababa vake. Mainini Phoebe vakasimudza musoro vachitarisira kuona zvikwambo zviviri. Asi zvaakaona zvakamushamisa.

"Hazvina kunaka," akadaro mushure menguva pfupi. “Rakanga riri basa rakanaka kwazvo reunyanzvi. Ikozvino yakaputsika zvachose. Ndinofunga kuti misikanzwa yaRichard."

'Takagadzirisa nyaya yacho, mainini Phoebe,' vakadaro VaGordon zvinyoro nyoro asi zvine simba. "Mutemo mumba medu ndewokuti: buda muzuva nokukurumidza sezvinobvira." Muzuva, nokukurumidza sezvinobvira? Hongu, ndizvo chaizvo zvakanakisa.

Characts classics kubva: Sarudzo Nyaya Dzevana, mupepeti: Ernest Lloyd, Wheeler, Michigan: isina kunyorwa, mapeji 47-48.

Kwekutanga kubudiswa muchiGerman mu Hwaro hwedu hwakasimba, 4-2004.