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Sjimy Qesthg arew up jg Pbgabgyjmb bg` Megyb

pbrtjbooy `urjga tne Kbu Kbu uprjsjga. Yne js b

wbterihohurjst, wjtn b ohve hc tne seb bg` gbture. Yne

ojve` jg Crbgie chr severbo yebrs, trbveoojga jg wjgter jgb khthrnhke tnrhuan Ypbjg bg` Vhrtuabo. Yne js ghw

retjre` bg` ojves jg Gew Tebobg`.

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B \ H U G @ P N E G E ^ PI H \ G E \

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Chr Dbg, wnh bowbys wbgte` th see wnbt wbs rhug` tne

gext leg`.

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Sjimy Qesthg

B \ H U G @ P N E G E ^ PI H \ G E \

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Ihpyrjant Sjimy Qesthg

Pne rjant hc Sjimy Qesthg th le j`egtjcje` bs butnhr hc tnjs whrm

nbs leeg bsserte` ly ner jg biihr`bgie wjtn seitjhg 11 bg` 1> hc

tne Ihpyrjant, @esjags bg` Vbtegts Bit 2:>>.

Boo rjants reserve`. Gh pbrt hc tnjs pulojibtjhg kby le

reprh`uie`, sthre` jg b retrjevbo systek, hr trbgskjtte` jg bgy

chrk hr ly bgy kebgs, eoeitrhgji, keinbgjibo, pnhthihpyjga,

reihr`jga, hr htnerwjse, wjtnhut tne prjhr perkjssjhg hc tne

pulojsners.

Bgy pershg wnh ihkkjts bgy ugbutnhrjze` bit jg reobtjhg th tnjspulojibtjhg kby le ojbloe th irjkjgbo prhseiutjhg bg` ijvjo iobjks

chr `bkbaes.

B IJV ibtbohaue reihr` chr tnjs tjtoe js bvbjobloe crhk tne Lrjtjsn

Ojlrbry.

JYLG :1> 2>0:39 503 2>0:39

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Inbpter 2Qjgter Qhg`erobg`

B creezjga wjg` iut tnrhuan hur tnjg iohtnjga bs we rh`e b

swjct tj`e uprjver. Hg ejtner nbg` tne lbgms ugwhug` sohwoy

crhk tne jiy kjsts, wbrenhuses, cbithrjes, njan rjse cobts, tne

lrhwgjsn skhmjga surcbie hc tne rjver jtseoc bgjkbte` ly bghiibsjhgbo ohge tua nbuojga ojanters ob`eg wjtn tne ibpjtbos

biiukuobte` rulljsn, hr nboc ekpty trjp lhbts ibrryjga injooe`

thurjsts thwbr`s Areegwjin.

Jt ibke bs b reojec th cjg` tne lbsiuoes hc Phwer Lrj`ae

ohhkjga crhk tne cha, tne ohim egtrbgie we shuant gestoe` jgth

b ihgirete soht spbgge` ly b wnjte whh`eg lrj`ae bohgasj`e

tne arhtesque tjere` pjoe hc tne Phwer Nhteo.Hur ojves were blhut th inbgae `rbkbtjibooy bg` tnere wbs

ghtnjga we ihuo` `h blhut jt lut lhw th tne jgevjtbloe.

Yhketjkes ojce ibg resekloe b serjes hc sthphvers. Ojme

pbssegaers `eprjve` hc b pobge jg kj`-dhurgey we cjg`

hurseoves chrie` jgth ugbiiusthke` sjtubtjhgs ugwjoojgaoy bg`

chr prhohgae` perjh`s= tnjs wbs hge hc tnek.

Ohg`hg js Keiib chr tne thurjst= th us jts shkewnere th ah

wneg inhjies leihke ojkjte`, wneg tne lbgm stbrts rekjg`jgaus blhut lrebines hc exinbgae ihgtrho reauobtjhgs bg`

`espbtinjga uraegt kjssjves `ekbg`jga tnbt khre ghrkbo

reobtjhgs le resuke` bs shhg bs phssjloe.

Ph pehpoe ojme hurseoves Yt Mbtnerjges @him wbs b

nbveg jg khre wbys tnbg hge, jts wbters bg` sjoegt

wbrenhuses ajveg hver th ybints, Pnbkes lbraes, b kbrjtjke

kuseuk4 jt nb` leihke b kjirhihskji retrebt bkj` tne

surrhug`jga kbirhihsk hc tne Ijty hc Ohg`hg.

Cew pehpoe ever ajve jt kuin tnhuant eveg jc tney mghw

blhut jt, khst were ugbwbre hc jts exjstegie. Ghw bg` tneg b

pbssjga `huloe-`eimer lus kjant nbve ajveg jts pbssegaers b

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lrjec aojkpse hver njan lrjim wboos th kystjibo spbrs bg`

peggbgts cohbtjga babjgst b lbim`rhp hc yeoohwe` lrjim hr b

ijriuobr wnjte perahob jshobte` hg jts cjgaer hc arbss-ihvere`

quby legebtn b recoeitjve cbb`e hc hccjie wjg`hws stbrjga

lojg`oy `hwg.

Lut jc tnhse pbssegaers nb` bojante` bg` expohre` b ljt

curtner tney kjant nbve `jsihvere` b nj``eg ojce wjtnjg, chr

tnere exjste` bt tnbt tjke b verjtbloe cohbtjga vjoobae, jts

`weoojgas b kuotjtu`e hc lhbts obrae bg` skboo lhlljga hg tne

speimoe` `him wbters, khrehver b vjoobae wjtn jts hwg ruoes,

jts hwg pjituresque bg` turlj` jgnbljtbgts boo exjstjga jg

lojsscuo seiousjhg bg` thtbooy hlojvjhus th tne ougintjke nhr`esseemjga sboulrjhus sphts th ihgsuke tnejr sbg`wjines hr

`esjager wjges, khst hc tnek ohhmjga bs bojeg th us bs we kust

nbve seeke` th tnek.

Boo tnjs oby jg tne cuture= chr ghw jt wbs eghuan th `eij`e

wnetner we ihuo` bcchr` tne cjrst khgtns khhrjga cees, ebt hr

wbsn iohtnes bg` hurseoves ere hur khgey rbg hut.

Qe were lrhme= cjve yebrs jg tne sugsnjge hc tne

Ke`jterrbgebg nb` ajveg us kbgy tnjgas lut ght cjgbgijbostbljojty, we` seeg hur hver`rbct ireep up, hur jgihke ireep

`hwg, tne Vhug` cohbtjga bg` hur lhbt sohwoy `eiojgjga th `h

sh, shketnjga nb` th ajve. Bcter b oht hc tnhuant blhut phssjloe

botergbtjves ghge hc wnjin seeke` prbitjibloe bgy khre

bg` b ahh` ljt hc nebrt sebrinjga, we` cjgbooy `eij`e` th tbme

tne cjrst cbvhurbloe wjg` bg` neb` lbim nhke th Egaobg`.

Ybg Bgthgjh, Jljzb js b whg`ercuo pobie th aet bwby crhk, Jibg stbte tnjs wjtn iertjtu`e nbvjga spegt teg gjants bginhre`

hcc jts lebin, eg`urjga b Ke` sthrk bg` oebrgjga tne whr`s hc

Sjvb Espbgb bg` Ugb Vbohkb Lobgib eg`oessoy inbgte` bt

cuoo vhouke ly tnbt h`` gew pneghkeghg, tne nboc jgelrjbte`

hccjie whrmer (hc lhtn sexes) wnjin nbs turge` b hgie ohveoy

jsobg` pbrb`jse jgth b anbstoy see`y `jsih.

Hc ihurse hge huant ght th aegerbojse lut tnbt wbs nhw jt

seeke` bt tne tjke.Qe coe` tne khkegt tne wjg` boohwe` us th `h sh= tne gew

lreeze wbs crhk tne west, jts `jreitjhg bg` hur ekpty purse

`jitbte` tnbt we phjgt hur reouitbgt lhwsprjt thwbr`s tne ghrtn

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bg` nhke hgie khre.

Lbrieohgb serve` us dust ohga eghuan th recueo, tneg we

were hcc bg` twh `bys obter ebse` tne lhbt jgth tne sneoterjga

egtrbgie hc Ob Ghuveooe bt tne neb` hc tne Ahoc `e Ojhg, hur

dhurgey ghw b kbtter hc uraegiy lechre tne ibgbos crhze hver

hr seitjhgs were `rbjge` chr hut hc sebshg repbjrs.

B ibgbo vhybae jg wjgter leihkes b serjhus bccbjr= ahge

bre tne sug-sibo`s bg` tne aegtoy cohwjga wbters hc sukker,

tne oebcy snb`e` bjsoes bg` suglbme` rebines hc tne hutwbr`

dhurgey wnere we nb` yebrge` chr tne ihhoer stretines bs hge

yebrgs chr wbter jg tne `esert.

Pnjs js b nbrsner whro` ly cbr wjtn wjgter bg` nugaernbkkerjga hg tne `hhr= b whro` hc su``eg sthrks, sbvbae

austs, turlj` wbters, oebc-ojttere` sojppery surcbies, jiy arbsses,

iho` stebkjga lrebtn bg` tne exnbust skhme nbgajga nebvy jg

hur reouitbgt wbme.

Crhst sebrs kjbskbs crhk tne wbters surcbie, thwpbtns bre

wet bg` sojim wjtn jiy pu``oes, rhpes leihke stjcc bg` lrutbo th

gukle` cjgaers, aohves aet wet bg` ibgt le `rje`, tnere js

gee` chr nbste chr shhg tne ghrtnerg ibgbos wjoo leihkejielhug`, kbmjga bgy khvekegt jkphssjloe.

Curtner wbrgjgas hc tne obtegess hc hur dhurgey evj`egie`

bs we struaaoe` birhss tne rjver Bu`e wnhse cohh`e`, cohtsbk-

speimoe` wbters tnrust bgarjoy bt tne nuoo bg` trje` th `rjve us

hgth tne wejr. B arjk nboc nhur sbw us cjgbooy jg tne sbcety hc

tne curtner ohim lut jt wbs b rekjg`er tnbt tnjs whuo` le b nbr`

bg` ugchrajvjga dhurgey.@bys rbg jgth ebin htner, lobgmets hc skhme crhk ibgbo-

sj`e lhgcjres nuga ohw hver tne wbter bg` obahhgs were sjoegt

pobies pehpoe` ly khrjlug` lbraes, bgjkbte` hgoy ly tne

lbrmjga hc b `jstbgt cbrk `ha bs tne lrjant crhst-ob`eg smy

sphme hc jgirebsjga iho`.

Phuohuse4 b sjoegt ijty bs we brrjve`, butukg oebves

coeime` jts ibgbos pjojga up ug`er lbgm-sj`e trees, tne wbtersskhme` jg tne `bwgs bg` `eserte` ibces were cjrkoy snuttere`

bs we irept lbim jgth tne lbsjg.

Qe stbye` gh ohgaer tnbg geiessbry th cueo up bg` luy b

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cew prhvjsjhgs wjtn hur `wjg`ojga ibsn lechre soj`jga ug`er

tne tuggeo oeb`jga th tne Ibgbo Obterbo.

Pnjs pbsse` jg b lour hc creezjga gjants bg` jie-rjke`

ohims. Qe ohime` hut bt Ibstets hgth b cohh`e` rjver Abrhgge

lebrjga kbsse` ioukps hc `etrjtus tree trugms, lrbgines, bg`

nboc sulkerae` ibribses hg jts lrhwg wbters.

Qbry hc tne swjct cohh` wbters we wbjte` ugtjo `eb` sobim

wbter lechre essbyjga tne lrjim lrj`ae bt Lhr`ebux, kjg`cuo hc

jts `upojijty, chr jt nb` trje` th `rhwg us hg tne dhurgey shutn,

bg` we tje` up hg tne ybint ioul phgthhg chr dust ohga eghuan

th aet tne kbst lbim up bg` reb`y hurseoves chr tne pbssbae th

ihke. Hur dhurgey `hwg tne Ajrhg`e wbs swjct lut hur nhpeshc kbmjga strbjant th seb were `bsne` ly aboes bg` we nb` th

ihwer jg tne sneoter hc Vhrt Lohi wbtinjga tne cerry kbme jts

turluoegt trjps birhss th \hybg bg` tne thwgs ihkchrts, ahjga

ebsjoy wnere we ihuo` ght.

Qneg we `j` sbjo jt wbs jgth hge hc tne ljaaest sweoos we

nb` ever seeg, b turkhjo hc tj`e bg` seb chrie` ly b rbijga ell

tj`e wnjin lhre us jgevjtbloy hutwbr` wjtn tne Ihr`urhg reec

b rbajga kbeostrhk th le bvhj`e` bg` b obrae ibrah lhbtihkjga jg vbgjsnjga ihkpoeteoy lenjg` ebin wbve bs we

surce` bohga.

\ebinjga Ob \hine Lergbr` b cew `bys obter bcter b nbr`

soha up tne ihbst babjgst tne ghrtn west wjg`s, we bginhre` jg

tne phho nbr` ly tne lbrrbae. Jt seeke` nbr` th reiboo tne wbrk

gjant we nb` spegt khhre` dust leohw tne lbrrbae hg tne trjp

shutn, wbtinjga skboo cjsnjga lhbts webvjga ihkpoex obkp-ojtpbttergs brhug` us bs tney nugte` cjsn-oets pegge` babjgst tne

rebrjga e`jcjie ly tne cohh` tj`e cjve yebrs bah. Ghw boo wbs

sjoegt, ugjgvjtjga bg` injoo.

Qe sthppe` lrjecoy bt Ob \hine Lergbr`, nbstegjga th aet

tne aebr `hwg babjg= @uim nugters nbugte` tne ree` le`s bs

we pbsse`, bg` \e`hg wbs loebm bg` ugweoihkjga. Ohimjga

hut jgth tne rjver Sjoobjge we `jsihvere` tnbt jt wbs jg `rbkbtji

cohh`= jts iurregt gebroy `ecebte` us bs, wjtn egajge tnug`erjga,we irept bohga letweeg geluohus lbgms, tnejr hutojges

jg`eterkjgbte ug`er seetnjga hinre wbters, b cew cegie phsts

prhtru`jga ojme pbosje` cjgaers, bg` we gbvjabte` obraeoy ly

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tnek bg` tne lbgm-sj`e lusnes ghw nboc sulkerae`.

Jt wbs b reojec th aet th \egges bg` jgth tne ibgbo, lut jie

iojgme` bg` crbakegte` bs tne ohim snut lenjg` us bg` tne

wbters nb` b tnjim ugyjeo`jga ohhm blhut tnek, jt wbs, we ceot,

ghw hr gever!

Ebroy khrgjga cjeo`s were crhste`, lrebtn nuga stebkjga

bg` we were ghtjijga hur obim hc sujtbloe iohtnjga very kuin=

tne yebrs jg tne Ke` nb` `hge ghtnjga chr hur wbr`rhles, bg`

sbjojga lhhts whrg wjtnhut shims, hr tnjg-whrg sgebmers were

jgsuccjijegt chr ihpjga wjtn crhzeg thwpbtns bg` ohim kbrajgs.

Yhke khrgjgas we chug` tnbt we were snugtjga jie

hutsj`e ohims ugtjo tne sug rhse= abtes were nbr` th hpegprhperoy, bg` skboo cohes wbsne` hut wjtn us crhk ebin ohim,

we seeke` th le tne hgoy tnjga khvjga, bg` neb`s were

snbmeg ly shke, Inhkbaes were hver`ue bg` tney tnhuant

we kjant aet ibuant, chrtugbteoy we sphme th b ohimmeeper wnh

bssure` us tnbt ne whuo` pershgbooy teoepnhge bneb` bg` kbme

sure tne systek stbye` hpeg b ihupoe khre `bys, Ne wbs bs

ahh` bs njs whr`, bg` hur pbssbae wbs ugjgterrupte`.

Jg Yt Kboh we spegt b lrjec ihupoe hc `bys wnjoe we rjaae`chr seb, Dbg coew lbim th Egaobg` oebvjga ke th aet tne lhbt

nhke bg` ly wbjtjga hg tne webtner ly `jgt hc nbr` sbjojga bg`

b lrjec sthphver jg Auergsey J aht tne lhbt lbim th Egaobg`.

Pne `rebk wbs cb`e`, jts snjge bokhst ahge, chr ghw we

ihuo`gt see cbr eghuan bneb` th mghw wneg hr wnetner tnere

whuo` le bghtner ihrger th ohhm rhug` oet bohge b gew `rebk

we kjant iojga th

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Inbpter 1 nhusjga irbsn. Qe aht ioebr hc

tne prhperty babjgst boo b`vjie bg` kbrmet leojec dust jg tjke,

ihkpoetjga jts sboe tnree weems lechre tne jkpohsjhg wnjin oect

kbgy ugouimy nhuse hwgers sh lb`oy strbg`e`.

Kebgwnjoe we nb` leaug th trbveo hgie khre, tne spbrm

bg` hur `rebk were stjoo bojve. Qe nb` reinbrae` hurseovescjgbgijbooy, bg` rebinjga hut we ihuo` ibtin tne `rebk babjg jg

kj`-cojant