Добавил:
Опубликованный материал нарушает ваши авторские права? Сообщите нам.
Вуз: Предмет: Файл:

The Selected Stories

.pdf
Скачиваний:
0
Добавлен:
06.09.2026
Размер:
2 Мб
Скачать

,PYHU\VRUU\VKHVDLGKXPEO\EXWKHORRNHGVRELJDQGMXPSHGVRKLJKWKDW² 3RRUROG %LOOZDV KXQJU\ LQWHUUXSWHG *LYHQVLQ TXLFN GHIHQFH RIWKH GHFHDVHG
:HDOZD\VPDGHKLPMXPSIRUKLVVXSSHULQFDPS+HZRXOGOLHGRZQDQGUROORYHUIRU DSLHFHRIPHDW:KHQKHVDZ\RXKHWKRXJKWKHZDVJRLQJWRJHWVRPHWKLQJWRHDWIURP \RX
6XGGHQO\-RVHIDVH\HVRSHQHGZLGH ,PLJKWKDYHVKRW\RXVKHH[FODLPHG<RXUDQULJKWLQEHWZHHQ<RXULVNHG\RXU
OLIHWRVDYH\RXUSHW7KDWZDVILQH0U*LYHQV,OLNHDPDQZKRLVNLQGWRDQLPDOV
<HVWKHUHZDVHYHQDGPLUDWLRQLQKHUJD]HQRZ$IWHUDOOWKHUHZDVDKHURULVLQJRXW
RIWKHUXLQVRIWKHDQWLFOLPD[7KHORRNRQ*LYHQVVIDFHZRXOGKDYHVHFXUHGKLPDKLJK SRVLWLRQLQWKH63&$
,DOZD\VORYHGHPVDLGKHKRUVHVGRJV0H[LFDQOLRQVFRZVDOOLJDWRUV² ,KDWHDOOLJDWRUVLQVWDQWO\GHPXUUHG-RVHIDFUDZO\PXGG\WKLQJV 'LG,VD\DOOLJDWRUV"VDLG*LYHQV,PHDQWDQWHORSHVRIFRXUVH
-RVHIDV FRQVFLHQFH GURYH KHU WR PDNH IXUWKHU DPHQGV 6KH KHOG RXWKHUKDQG
SHQLWHQWO\7KHUHZDVDEULJKWXQVKHGGURSLQHDFKRIKHUH\HV
3OHDVHIRUJLYH PH0U *LYHQVZRQW \RX",P RQO\ D JLUO \RX NQRZ DQG , ZDV
IULJKWHQHGDWILUVW,PYHU\YHU\VRUU\,VKRW%LOO<RXGRQWNQRZKRZDVKDPHG,IHHO, ZRXOGQWKDYHGRQHLWIRUDQ\WKLQJ
*LYHQVWRRNWKHSURIIHUHGKDQG+HKHOGLWIRUDWLPHZKLOHKHDOORZHGWKHJHQHURVLW\
RIKLV QDWXUH WR RYHUFRPHKLV JULHI DW WKH ORVV RI %LOO $W ODVW LW ZDV FOHDU WKDW KH KDG IRUJLYHQKHU
3OHDVHGRQWVSHDNRILWDQ\PRUH0LVV-RVHID7ZDVHQRXJKWRIULJKWHQDQ\\RXQJ
ODG\WKHZD\%LOOORRNHG,OOH[SODLQLWDOOULJKWWRWKHER\V
$UH\RXUHDOO\VXUH\RXGRQWKDWHPH"-RVHIDFDPHFORVHUWRKLPLPSXOVLYHO\+HU
H\HVZHUHVZHHW²RKVZHHWDQGSOHDGLQJZLWKJUDFLRXVSHQLWHQFH,ZRXOGKDWHDQ\RQH ZKRZRXOGNLOOP\NLWWHQ$QGKRZGDULQJDQGNLQGRI\RXWRULVNEHLQJVKRWZKHQ\RX WULHG WR VDYH KLP +RZ YHU\ IHZ PHQ ZRXOG KDYH GRQH WKDW 9LFWRU\ ZUHVWHG IURP GHIHDW9DXGHYLOOHWXUQHGLQWRGUDPD%UDYR5LSOH\*LYHQV
,WZDVQRZ WZLOLJKW 2IFRXUVH0LVV -RVHID FRXOG QRWEH DOORZHG WR ULGHRQWR WKH
UDQFKKRXVH DORQH *LYHQV UHVDGGOHG KLV SRQ\ LQ VSLWH RI WKDW DQLPDOV UHSURDFKIXO JODQFHV DQG URGH ZLWK KHU 6LGH E\ VLGH WKH\ JDOORSHG DFURVV WKH VPRRWK JUDVV WKH SULQFHVVDQGWKHPDQ ZKR ZDVNLQGWRDQLPDOV7KHSUDLULHRGRXUVRI IUXLWIXO HDUWK DQG GHOLFDWHEORRPZHUHWKLFNDQGVZHHWDURXQGWKHP&R\RWHV\HOSLQJRYHUWKHUHRQWKHKLOO 1RIHDU$QG\HW²
-RVHIDURGHFORVHU$OLWWOHKDQGVHHPHGWRJURSH*LYHQVIRXQGLWZLWKKLVRZQ7KH
SRQLHVNHSWDQHYHQJDLW7KHKDQGVOLQJHUHGWRJHWKHUDQGWKHRZQHURIRQHH[SODLQHG
,QHYHU ZDV IULJKWHQHG EHIRUH EXW MXVW WKLQN +RZ WHUULEOH LWZRXOG EH WR PHHW D
UHDOO\ZLOGOLRQ3RRU%LOO,PVRJODG\RXFDPHZLWKPH
2'RQQHOOZDVVLWWLQJRQWKHUDQFKJDOOHU\ +HOOR5LSKHVKRXWHG²WKDW\RX" +HURGHLQZLWKPHVDLG-RVHID,ORVWP\ZD\DQGZDVODWH 0XFK REOLJHG FDOOHG WKH FDWWOH NLQJ 6WRS RYHU 5LS DQG ULGH WR FDPS LQ WKH
PRUQLQJ
%XW*LYHQVZRXOGQRW +H ZRXOG SXVKRQWRFDPS7KHUHZDVDEXQFKRIVWHHUVWR
VWDUWRIIRQWKHWUDLODWGD\EUHDN+HVDLGJRRGQLJKWDQGWURWWHGDZD\
$QKRXUODWHUZKHQWKHOLJKWVZHUHRXW-RVHIDLQKHUQLJKWUREHFDPHWR KHUGRRU
DQGFDOOHGWRWKHNLQJLQKLVRZQURRPDFURVVWKHEULFNSDYHGKDOOZD\

6D\SRS \RX NQRZ WKDW ROG 0H[LFDQ OLRQ WKH\ FDOO WKH *RWFKHDUHG 'HYLO²WKH
RQHWKDWNLOOHG*RQ]DOHV0U0DUWLQVVKHHSKHUGHUDQGDERXWILIW\FDOYHVRQWKH6DODGR UDQJH":HOO,VHWWOHGKLVKDVKWKLVDIWHUQRRQRYHUDWWKH:KLWH+RUVH&URVVLQJ3XWWZR EDOOVLQKLVKHDGZLWKP\ZKLOHKH ZDV RQ WKH MXPS , NQHZ KLP E\ WKHVOLFHJRQH IURPKLVOHIWHDUWKDW ROG *RQ]DOHV FXWRIIZLWKKLVPDFKHWH<RXFRXOGQWKDYHPDGHD EHWWHUVKRW\RXUVHOIGDGG\
%XOO\IRU\RXWKXQGHUHG:KLVSHULQJ%HQIURPWKHGDUNQHVVRIWKHUR\DOFKDPEHU 
%<&285,(5
,WZDVQHLWKHUWKHVHDVRQQRUWKHKRXUZKHQWKH3DUNKDGIUHTXHQWHUVDQGLWLVOLNHO\
WKDWWKH\RXQJODG\ ZKR ZDVVHDWHGRQRQHRIWKHEHQFKHV DW WKH VLGHRIWKHZDONKDG PHUHO\REH\HGDVXGGHQLPSXOVHWRVLWIRUDZKLOHDQGHQMR\DIRUHWDVWHRIFRPLQJ6SULQJ
6KH UHVWHG WKHUH SHQVLYH DQG VWLOO $ FHUWDLQ PHODQFKRO\ WKDW WRXFKHG KHU
FRXQWHQDQFH PXVW KDYH EHHQ RI UHFHQW ELUWK IRU LW KDG QRW \HW DOWHUHG WKH ILQH DQG \RXWKIXOFRQWRXUVRIKHUFKHHNQRUVXEGXHGWKHDUFKWKRXJKUHVROXWHFXUYHRIKHUOLSV
$WDOO\RXQJPDQFDPHVWULGLQJWKURXJKWKHSDUNDORQJWKHSDWKQHDUZKLFKVKHVDW
%HKLQGKLPWDJJHGDER\FDUU\LQJDVXLWFDVH$WVLJKWRIWKH\RXQJODG\WKHPDQVIDFH FKDQJHGWRUHGDQG EDFN WRSDOHDJDLQ+HZDWFKHGKHUFRXQWHQDQFHDV KH GUHZQHDUHU ZLWKKRSHDQGDQ[LHW\PLQJOHGRQKLVRZQ+HSDVVHGZLWKLQDIHZ\DUGVRIKHUEXWKH VDZQRHYLGHQFHWKDWVKHZDVDZDUHRIKLVSUHVHQFHRUH[LVWHQFH
6RPHILIW\\DUGVIXUWKHURQKHVXGGHQO\VWRSSHGDQGVDWRQDEHQFKDWRQHVLGH7KH
ER\ GURSSHG WKH VXLWFDVH DQG VWDUHG DW KLP ZLWK ZRQGHULQJ VKUHZG H\HV 7KH \RXQJ PDQWRRNRXWKLVKDQGNHUFKLHIDQGZLSHGKLVEURZ,WZDV DJRRGKDQGNHUFKLHIDJRRG EURZDQGWKH\RXQJPDQZDVJRRGWRORRNDW+HVDLGWRWKHER\
,ZDQW\RXWRWDNHDPHVVDJHWRWKDW\RXQJODG\RQWKDWEHQFK7HOOKHU,DPRQP\
ZD\ WR WKH VWDWLRQ WR OHDYH IRU 6DQ )UDQFLVFR ZKHUH , VKDOO MRLQ WKDW $ODVND PRRVH KXQWLQJH[SHGLWLRQ7HOOKHU WKDW VLQFH VKHKDVFRPPDQGHGPHQHLWKHUWR VSHDN QRU WR ZULWHWRKHU ,WDNHWKLVPHDQVRIPDNLQJRQH ODVWDSSHDOWRKHUVHQVHRI MXVWLFHIRUWKH VDNHRIZKDWKDVEHHQ7HOOKHUWKDW WR FRQGHPQ DQG GLVFDUG RQHZKRKDVQRWGHVHUYHG VXFKWUHDWPHQWZLWKRXWJLYLQJKLPKHUUHDVRQVRU DFKDQFHWRH[SODLQLVFRQWUDU\WRKHU QDWXUHDV,EHOLHYHLWWREH7HOOKHUWKDW , KDYH WKXV WR DFHUWDLQGHJUHHGLVREH\HGKHU LQMXQFWLRQVLQWKHKRSHWKDWVKHPD\\HWEHLQFOLQHGWRVHHMXVWLFHGRQH*RDQGWHOOKHU WKDW
7KH\RXQJPDQGURSSHGDKDOIGROODULQWRWKHER\VKDQG7KHER\ORRNHGDWKLPIRU
DPRPHQWZLWKEULJKWFDQQ\H\HVRXWRIDGLUW\LQWHOOLJHQWIDFHDQGWKHQVHWRIIDWDUXQ +HDSSURDFKHGWKHODG\RQWKHEHQFKDOLWWOHGRXEWIXOO\EXWXQHPEDUUDVVHG+HWRXFKHG WKHEULPRIWKHROGSODLGELF\FOHFDSSHUFKHGRQWKHEDFNRIKLVKHDG7KHODG\ORRNHGDW KLPFRROO\ZLWKRXWSUHMXGLFHRUIDYRU
/DG\KHVDLGGDWJHQWRQGHRGHUEHQFKVHQW\HUDVRQJDQGGDQFHE\PH,I\HU
GRQWNQRZGHJX\DQGKHVWU\LQWRGRGH-RKQQ\DFWVD\GHZRUGDQG,OOFDOODFRSLQ WUHHPLQXWHV,I\HUGRHVNQRZKLPDQGKHVRQGHVTXDUHZ\,OOVSLHO\HUGHEXQFKRI KRWDLUKHVHQW\HU
7KH\RXQJODG\EHWUD\HGDIDLQWLQWHUHVW $VRQJDQGGDQFHVKHVDLG LQDGHOLEHUDWHVZHHWYRLFHWKDWVHHPHGWRFORWKHKHU
ZRUGVLQDGLDSKDQRXVJDUPHQWRILPSDOSDEOHLURQ\$QHZLGHD²LQWKHWURXEDGRXUOLQH , VXSSRVH ,²XVHG WR NQRZ WKH JHQWOHPDQ ZKR VHQW \RX VR , WKLQN LW ZLOO KDUGO\ EH

QHFHVVDU\WRFDOOWKHSROLFH<RX PD\H[HFXWH\RXUVRQJDQGGDQFHEXWGRQRWVLQJWRR ORXGO\,WLVDOLWWOHHDUO\\HWIRURSHQDLUYDXGHYLOOHDQGZHPLJKWDWWUDFWDWWHQWLRQ
$ZHVDLGWKHER\ZLWKDVKUXJGRZQWKHOHQJWKRIKLP\HUNQRZZKDW,PHDQ
ODG\7DLQWDWXUQLWVZLQG+HWROGPH WR WHOO \HU KHV JRW KLV FROODUV DQG FXIIV LQ GDW JULSIRUD VFRRWFOHDQRXWWR)ULVFR'HQ KHVJRLQWRVKRRWVQRZELUGV LQ GH.ORQGLNH +HVD\V\HU WROG KLPQRW WR VHQG URXQGQRPRUH SLQN QRWHV QRUFRPHKDQJLQRYHU GH JDUGHQJDWHDQGKHWDNHVGLVPHDQVRISXWWLQ\HUZLVH+HVD\V\HUUHIHUHHGKLPRXWOLNH DKDVEHHQDQGQHYHUJLYHKLPQRFKDQFHWRNLFNDWGHGHFLVLRQ+HVD\V\HUVZLSHGKLP DQGQHYHUVDLGZK\
7KHVOLJKWO\DZDNHQHGLQWHUHVWLQWKH\RXQJODG\VH\HVGLGQRWDEDWH3HUKDSVLWZDV
FDXVHG E\ HLWKHU WKH RULJLQDOLW\ RU WKH DXGDFLW\ RI WKH VQRZELUG KXQWHU LQ WKXV FLUFXPYHQWLQJKHUH[SUHVVFRPPDQGVDJDLQVWWKHRUGLQDU\PRGHVRIFRPPXQLFDWLRQ6KH IL[HGKHUH\HRQDVWDWXHVWDQGLQJGLVFRQVRODWHLQWKHGLVKHYHOOHGSDUNDQGVSRNHLQWRWKH WUDQVPLWWHU
7HOO WKH JHQWOHPDQ WKDW , QHHG QRW UHSHDW WR KLP D GHVFULSWLRQ RI P\ LGHDOV +H
NQRZVZKDW WKH\ KDYH EHHQ DQG ZKDW WKH\ VWLOO DUH 6R IDU DV WKH\ WRXFK RQ WKLV FDVH DEVROXWHOR\DOW\DQGWUXWKDUHWKHRQHV SDUDPRXQW7HOOKLPWKDW,KDYHVWXGLHGP\RZQ KHDUWDVZHOODVRQHFDQDQG,NQRZLWVZHDNQHVVDVZHOODV,GRLWVQHHGV7KDWLVZK\, GHFOLQHWRKHDUKLVSOHDVZKDWHYHUWKH\PD\EH,GLGQRWFRQGHPQKLPWKURXJKKHDUVD\ RUGRXEWIXOHYLGHQFHDQGWKDWLVZK\,PDGHQRFKDUJH%XWVLQFHKHSHUVLVWVLQKHDULQJ ZKDWKHDOUHDG\ZHOONQRZV\RXPD\FRQYH\WKHPDWWHU
7HOOKLPWKDW,HQWHUHGWKHFRQVHUYDWRU\WKDWHYHQLQJIURPWKHUHDUWRFXWDURVHIRU
P\ PRWKHU 7HOO KLP , VDZ KLP DQG 0LVV $VKEXUWRQ EHQHDWK WKH SLQN ROHDQGHU 7KH WDEOHDX ZDV SUHWW\ EXW WKH SRVH DQG MX[WDSRVLWLRQ ZHUH WRR HORTXHQW DQG HYLGHQW WR UHTXLUHH[SODQDWLRQ,OHIWWKHFRQVHUYDWRU\DQGDWWKHVDPHWLPHWKHURVHDQGP\LGHDO <RXPD\FDUU\WKDWVRQJDQGGDQFHWR\RXULPSUHVDULR
,PVK\RQRQHZRUGODG\-X[²MX[²SXWPHZLVHRQWKDWZLOO\HU" -X[WDSRVLWLRQ²RU\RXPD\FDOOLWSURSLQTXLW\²RULI\RXOLNHEHLQJUDWKHUWRRQHDU
IRURQHPDLQWDLQLQJWKHSRVLWLRQRIDQLGHDO
7KHJUDYHOVSXQIURPEHQHDWKWKHER\VIHHW+HVWRRGE\WKHRWKHUEHQFK7KHPDQV
H\HVLQWHUURJDWHGKLPKXQJULO\7KHER\VZHUH VKLQLQJZLWKWKHLPSHUVRQDO]HDORIWKH WUDQVODWRU
'HODG\VD\VGDWVKHVRQWRGHIDFWGDWJDOVLVGHDGHDV\ZKHQDIHOOHUFRPHVVSLHOLQ
JKRVWVWRULHVDQGWU\LQWRPDNHXSDQGGDWVZK\ VKH ZRQW OLVWHQ WR QR VRIWVRDS 6KH VD\VVKHFDXJKW\HUGHDGWRULJKWVKXJJLQDEXQFKRFDOLFRLQGH KRWKRXVH 6KH VLGH VWHSSHGLQWRSXOOVRPHSRVLHV DQG \HUZDVVTXHH]LQGHURGHUJDOWR EHDWGHEDQG6KH VD\VLWORRNHGFXWHDOOULJKWDOOULJKW EXWLWPDGHKHUVLFN6KH VD\V\HUEHWWHUJLWEXV\ DQGPDNHDVQHDNIRUGHWUDLQ
7KH\RXQJPDQJDYHDORZZKLVWOHDQGKLVH\HVIODVKHGZLWKDVXGGHQWKRXJKW+LV
KDQGIOHZWR WKH LQVLGH SRFNHW RIKLV FRDW DQG GUHZRXWD KDQGIXO RI OHWWHUV 6HOHFWLQJ RQHKHKDQGHGLWWRWKHER\IROORZLQJLWZLWKDVLOYHUGROODUIURPKLVYHVWSRFNHW
*LYHWKDWOHWWHUWRWKHODG\KHVDLGDQGDVNKHUWRUHDGLW7HOOKHUWKDWLWVKRXOG
H[SODLQWKHVLWXDWLRQ7HOOKHUWKDWLIVKHKDGPLQJOHGDOLWWOHWUXVWZLWKKHUFRQFHSWLRQRI WKHLGHDOPXFKKHDUWDFKHPLJKWKDYHEHHQDYRLGHG7HOOKHUWKDWWKHOR\DOW\VKHSUL]HVVR PXFKKDVQHYHUZDYHUHG7HOOKHU,DPZDLWLQJIRUDQDQVZHU
7KHPHVVHQJHUVWRRGEHIRUHWKHODG\ 'HJHQWVD\VKHVKDGGHVNLEXQNSXWRQKLPZLGRXWQRFDXVH+HVD\VKHVQREXP
JX\DQGODG\\HUUHDGGDWOHWWHUDQG,OOEHW\HUKHVDZKLWHVSRUWDOOULJKW

7KH\RXQJODG\XQIROGHGWKHOHWWHUVRPHZKDWGRXEWIXOO\DQGUHDGLW  '($5'5$512/',ZDQWWRWKDQN \RX IRU \RXUPRVWNLQGDQGRSSRUWXQH DLGWRP\GDXJKWHUODVW)ULGD\HYHQLQJZKHQVKHZDVRYHUFRPHE\DQDWWDFNRI KHUROGKHDUWWURXEOHLQ WKH FRQVHUYDWRU\DW0UV:DOGURQVUHFHSWLRQ+DG\RX QRWEHHQQHDUWRFDWFKKHUDVVKH IHOO DQGWRUHQGHUSURSHU DWWHQWLRQ ZH PLJKW KDYHORVWKHU,ZRXOGEHJODGLI\RXZRXOGFDOODQGXQGHUWDNHWKHWUHDWPHQWRI KHUFDVH
*UDWHIXOO\\RXUV
52%(57$6+%85721
7KH\RXQJODG\UHIROGHGWKHOHWWHUDQGKDQGHGLWWRWKHER\
'HJHQWZDQWVDQDQVZHUVDLGWKHPHVVHQJHU:KDWVGHZRUG" 7KHODG\VH\HVVXGGHQO\IODVKHGRQKLPEULJKWVPLOLQJDQGZHW 7HOOWKDWJX\RQWKHRWKHUEHQFKVKHVDLGZLWKDKDSS\WUHPXORXVODXJKWKDWKLV
JLUOZDQWVKLP
7+(*,)72)7+(0$*,  2QHGROODUDQGHLJKW\VHYHQFHQWV7KDWZDVDOO$QGVL[W\FHQWVRILWZDVLQSHQQLHV
3HQQLHVVDYHGRQHDQGWZRDWDWLPHE\EXOOGR]LQJWKHJURFHUDQGWKHYHJHWDEOHPDQDQG WKHEXWFKHUXQWLORQHVFKHHNVEXUQHGZLWKWKHVLOHQWLPSXWDWLRQRISDUVLPRQ\WKDWVXFK FORVHGHDOLQJLPSOLHG7KUHHWLPHV'HOODFRXQWHGLW2QH GROODU DQG HLJKW\VHYHQ FHQWV $QGWKHQH[WGD\ZRXOGEH&KULVWPDV
7KHUHZDVFOHDUO\QRWKLQJWRGREXWIORSGRZQRQWKHVKDEE\OLWWOHFRXFKDQGKRZO
6R'HOODGLGLW:KLFKLQVWLJDWHVWKHPRUDOUHIOHFWLRQWKDWOLIHLVPDGHXSRIVREVVQLIIOHV DQGVPLOHVZLWKVQLIIOHVSUHGRPLQDWLQJ
:KLOH WKH PLVWUHVV RI WKH KRPH LV JUDGXDOO\ VXEVLGLQJ IURP WKH ILUVW VWDJH WR WKH
VHFRQGWDNHDORRNDWWKHKRPH$IXUQLVKHGIODWDWSHUZHHN,WGLGQRWH[DFWO\EHJJDU GHVFULSWLRQEXWLWFHUWDLQO\KDGWKDWZRUGRQWKHORRNRXWIRUWKHPHQGLFDQF\VTXDG
,QWKHYHVWLEXOHEHORZZDVDOHWWHUER[LQWRZKLFKQROHWWHUZRXOGJRDQGDQHOHFWULF
EXWWRQIURPZKLFKQRPRUWDOILQJHUFRXOGFRD[DULQJ$OVRDSSHUWDLQLQJWKHUHXQWRZDVD FDUGEHDULQJWKHQDPH0U-DPHV'LOOLQJKDP<RXQJ
7KH'LOOLQJKDPKDGEHHQIOXQJWRWKHEUHH]HGXULQJDIRUPHUSHULRGRISURVSHULW\
ZKHQLWVSRVVHVVRUZDVEHLQJSDLGSHUZHHN1RZZKHQWKHLQFRPHZDVVKUXQNWR WKRXJKWKH\ZHUHWKLQNLQJVHULRXVO\RIFRQWUDFWLQJWRDPRGHVWDQGXQDVVXPLQJ' %XWZKHQHYHU0U -DPHV 'LOOLQJKDP <RXQJ FDPHKRPHDQG UHDFKHG KLV IODW DERYHKH ZDV FDOOHG -LP DQG JUHDWO\ KXJJHG E\ 0UV -DPHV 'LOOLQJKDP <RXQJ DOUHDG\ LQWURGXFHGWR\RXDV'HOOD:KLFKLVDOOYHU\JRRG
'HOODILQLVKHGKHUFU\DQGDWWHQGHGWRKHUFKHHNVZLWKWKHSRZGHUUDJ6KHVWRRGE\
WKHZLQGRZDQGORRNHGRXWGXOO\DWDJUD\FDWZDONLQJD JUD\IHQFHLQDJUD\EDFN\DUG 7RPRUURZZRXOGEH &KULVWPDV 'D\ DQG VKHKDG RQO\ ZLWK ZKLFKWR EX\ -LP D SUHVHQW6KHKDGEHHQVDYLQJHYHU\SHQQ\VKHFRXOGIRUPRQWKVZLWKWKLVUHVXOW7ZHQW\ GROODUVDZHHNGRHVQWJR IDU ([SHQVHVKDGEHHQJUHDWHUWKDQVKHKDGFDOFXODWHG7KH\ DOZD\VDUH2QO\WREX\ D SUHVHQW IRU -LP+HU-LP0DQ\DKDSS\KRXUVKHKDG VSHQW SODQQLQJ IRU VRPHWKLQJ QLFH IRU KLP 6RPHWKLQJ ILQH DQG UDUH DQG VWHUOLQJ² VRPHWKLQJMXVWDOLWWOHELWQHDUWREHLQJZRUWK\RIWKHKRQRURIEHLQJRZQHGE\-LP

7KHUHZDV DSLHUJODVVEHWZHHQWKHZLQGRZVRIWKHURRP3HUKDSV\RXKDYHVHHQD
SLHUJODVVLQDQIODW$YHU\WKLQDQGYHU\DJLOHSHUVRQPD\E\REVHUYLQJKLVUHIOHFWLRQ LQDUDSLGVHTXHQFHRIORQJLWXGLQDOVWULSVREWDLQDIDLUO\DFFXUDWHFRQFHSWLRQRIKLVORRNV 'HOODEHLQJVOHQGHUKDGPDVWHUHGWKHDUW
6XGGHQO\VKH ZKLUOHG IURPWKH ZLQGRZ DQG VWRRG EHIRUH WKH JODVV KHU H\HV ZHUH
VKLQLQJ EULOOLDQWO\ EXW KHU IDFH KDG ORVW LWV FRORU ZLWKLQ WZHQW\ VHFRQGV 5DSLGO\ VKH SXOOHGGRZQKHUKDLUDQGOHWLWIDOOWRLWVIXOOOHQJWK
1RZ WKHUH ZHUH WZR SRVVHVVLRQV RI WKH -DPHV 'LOOLQJKDP <RXQJV LQ ZKLFK WKH\
ERWKWRRN D PLJKW\ SULGH2QH ZDV -LPV JROGZDWFK WKDW KDGEHHQKLV IDWKHUV DQG KLV JUDQGIDWKHUV7KHRWKHUZDV'HOODVKDLU+DGWKHTXHHQRI6KHEDOLYHGLQWKHIODWDFURVV WKHDLUVKDIW'HOODZRXOGKDYHOHWKHUKDLUKDQJRXWWKHZLQGRZVRPHGD\WRGU\MXVW WR GHSUHFLDWH+HU0DMHVW\VMHZHOVDQGJLIWV+DG.LQJ 6RORPRQ EHHQ WKH MDQLWRU ZLWK DOO KLVWUHDVXUHVSLOHGXSLQWKHEDVHPHQW-LPZRXOGKDYHSXOOHGRXWKLVZDWFKHYHU\WLPHKH SDVVHGMXVWWRVHHKLPSOXFNDWKLVEHDUGIURPHQY\
6RQRZ 'HOODV EHDXWLIXO KDLU IHOODERXW KHUULSSOLQJ DQG VKLQLQJOLNH D FDVFDGH RI
EURZQZDWHUV,WUHDFKHGEHORZKHUNQHHDQGPDGHLWVHOIDOPRVWDJDUPHQWIRUKHU$QG WKHQVKHGLGLWXSDJDLQQHUYRXVO\DQGTXLFNO\2QFHVKHIDOWHUHGIRUDPLQXWHDQGVWRRG VWLOOZKLOHDWHDURUWZRVSODVKHGRQWKHZRUQUHGFDUSHW
2QZHQWKHUROGEURZQMDFNHWRQZHQWKHUROGEURZQKDW:LWKDZKLUORIVNLUWVDQG
ZLWKWKHEULOOLDQWVSDUNOHVWLOOLQKHUH\HVVKHIOXWWHUHGRXWWKHGRRUDQGGRZQWKHVWDLUVWR WKHVWUHHW
:KHUHVKHVWRSSHGWKHVLJQUHDG0PH6RIURQLH +DLU *RRGV RI $OO .LQGV 2QH
IOLJKW XS 'HOOD UDQ DQG FROOHFWHG KHUVHOI SDQWLQJ 0DGDPH ODUJH WRR ZKLWH FKLOO\ KDUGO\ORRNHGWKH6RIURQLH
:LOO\RXEX\P\KDLU"DVNHG'HOOD ,EX\KDLUVDLG0DGDPH7DNH\HUKDWRIIDQGOHWVKDYHDVLJKWDWWKHORRNVRILW 'RZQULSSOHGWKHEURZQFDVFDGH 7ZHQW\GROODUVVDLG0DGDPHOLIWLQJWKHPDVVZLWKDSUDFWLVHGKDQG *LYHLWWRPHTXLFNVDLG'HOOD 2KDQGWKHQH[WWZR KRXUVWULSSHGE\RQURV\ZLQJV )RUJHW WKHKDVKHGPHWDSKRU
6KHZDVUDQVDFNLQJWKHVWRUHVIRU-LPVSUHVHQW
6KHIRXQGLWDWODVW,WVXUHO\KDGEHHQPDGHIRU-LPDQGQRRQHHOVH7KHUHZDVQR
RWKHU OLNH LW LQ DQ\ RI WKH VWRUHV DQG VKH KDG WXUQHG DOO RI WKHP LQVLGH RXW ,W ZDV D SODWLQXP IRE FKDLQ VLPSOH DQG FKDVWH LQ GHVLJQ SURSHUO\ SURFODLPLQJ LWV YDOXH E\ VXEVWDQFHDORQHDQGQRWE\PHUHWULFLRXVRUQDPHQWDWLRQ²DVDOOJRRGWKLQJVVKRXOGGR,W ZDVHYHQZRUWK\RI7KH:DWFK$VVRRQDVVKHVDZLWVKHNQHZWKDWLWPXVWEH-LPV,W ZDVOLNHKLP4XLHWQHVVDQGYDOXH²WKHGHVFULSWLRQ DSSOLHGWRERWK7ZHQW\RQHGROODUV WKH\WRRNIURPKHUIRULWDQGVKHKXUULHGKRPHZLWKWKHFHQWV:LWKWKDWFKDLQRQKLV ZDWFK-LPPLJKWEHSURSHUO\DQ[LRXVDERXWWKHWLPHLQDQ\FRPSDQ\*UDQGDVWKHZDWFK ZDVKHVRPHWLPHVORRNHGDWLWRQWKHVO\RQDFFRXQWRIWKHROGOHDWKHUVWUDSWKDWKHXVHG LQSODFHRIDFKDLQ
:KHQ'HOODUHDFKHGKRPHKHULQWR[LFDWLRQJDYHZD\DOLWWOHWRSUXGHQFHDQGUHDVRQ
6KHJRWRXWKHUFXUOLQJLURQVDQGOLJKWHGWKHJDVDQGZHQWWRZRUNUHSDLULQJWKHUDYDJHV PDGHE\JHQHURVLW\DGGHGWRORYH :KLFK LV DOZD\V D WUHPHQGRXVWDVNGHDUIULHQGV²D PDPPRWKWDVN
:LWKLQIRUW\PLQXWHVKHUKHDGZDVFRYHUHGZLWKWLQ\FORVHO\LQJFXUOVWKDWPDGHKHU
ORRNZRQGHUIXOO\OLNHDWUXDQWVFKRROER\6KHORRNHGDWKHUUHI FDUHIXOO\DQGFULWLFDOO\
OHFWLRQLQWKHPLUURUORQJ

,I-LPGRHVQW NLOO PHVKHVDLG WR KHUVHOI EHIRUHKH WDNHV D VHFRQG ORRNDW PH
KHOOVD\,ORRNOLNHD&RQH\,VODQGFKRUXVJLUO%XWZKDWFRXOG,GR²RKZKDWFRXOG,GR ZLWKDGROODUDQGHLJKW\VHYHQFHQWV"
$WRFORFNWKHFRIIHHZDVPDGHDQGWKHIU\LQJSDQZDVRQWKHEDFNRIWKHVWRYHKRW
DQGUHDG\WRFRRNWKHFKRSV
-LPZDVQHYHUODWH'HOODGRXEOHGWKHIREFKDLQLQKHUKDQGDQGVDWRQWKHFRUQHURI
WKHWDEOHQHDUWKHGRRUWKDWKHDOZD\VHQWHUHG7KHQVKHKHDUGKLVVWHSRQWKHVWDLUDZD\ GRZQRQWKHILUVWIOLJKWDQGVKHWXUQHGZKLWHIRUMXVWDPRPHQW6KHKDGDKDELWRIVD\LQJ DOLWWOHVLOHQWSUD\HUDERXWWKHVLPSOHVWHYHU\GD\WKLQJVDQGQRZVKHZKLVSHUHG3OHDVH *RGPDNHKLPWKLQN,DPVWLOOSUHWW\
7KHGRRURSHQHGDQG-LPVWHSSHGLQDQGFORVHGLW+HORRNHGWKLQDQGYHU\VHULRXV
3RRUIHOORZKHZDVRQO\WZHQW\WZR²DQG WR EH EXUGHQHG ZLWK DIDPLO\+HQHHGHGD QHZRYHUFRDWDQGKHZDVZLWKRXWJORYHV
-LPVWRSSHGLQVLGHWKHGRRUDVLPPRYDEOHDVDVHWWHUDWWKHVFHQWRITXDLO+LVH\HV
ZHUHIL[HGXSRQ'HOODDQGWKHUHZDVDQH[SUHVVLRQLQWKHPWKDWVKHFRXOGQRWUHDGDQGLW WHUULILHGKHU,WZDV QRW DQJHU QRU VXUSULVHQRUGLVDSSURYDOQRUKRUURUQRU DQ\ RI WKH VHQWLPHQWV WKDW VKH KDG EHHQ SUHSDUHG IRU +H VLPSO\ VWDUHG DW KHU IL[HGO\ ZLWK WKDW SHFXOLDUH[SUHVVLRQRQKLVIDFH
'HOODZULJJOHGRIIWKHWDEOHDQGZHQWIRUKLP -LPGDUOLQJVKHFULHGGRQWORRNDWPHWKDWZD\,KDGP\KDLUFXWRIIDQGVROG
EHFDXVH, FRXOGQWKDYHOLYHGWKURXJK&KULVWPDVZLWKRXWJLYLQJ\RXDSUHVHQW,WOOJURZ RXWDJDLQ²\RXZRQWPLQGZLOO\RX",MXVWKDGWRGRLW0\KDLUJURZVDZIXOO\IDVW6D\ C0HUU\ &KULVWPDV -LP DQG OHWV EH KDSS\ <RX GRQW NQRZ ZKDWDQLFH²ZKDWD EHDXWLIXOQLFHJLIW,YHJRWIRU\RX
<RXYHFXWRII\RXUKDLU"DVNHG-LPODERULRXVO\DVLIKHKDG QRW DUULYHG DW WKDW
SDWHQWIDFW\HWHYHQDIWHUWKHKDUGHVWPHQWDOODERU
&XWLWRIIDQGVROGLWVDLG'HOOD'RQW\RXOLNHPHMXVWDVZHOODQ\KRZ",PPH
ZLWKRXWP\KDLUDLQW,"
-LPORRNHGDERXWWKHURRPFXULRXVO\ <RXVD\\RXUKDLULVJRQH"KHVDLGZLWKDQDLUDOPRVWRILGLRF\ <RXQHHGQWORRN IRU LW VDLG'HOOD,WV VROG , WHOO \RX²VROGDQGJRQH WRR ,WV
&KULVWPDV(YHER\%HJRRGWRPHIRULWZHQWIRU\RX0D\EHWKHKDLUVRIP\KHDGZHUH QXPEHUHGVKHZHQW RQ ZLWK VXGGHQ VHULRXV VZHHWQHVVEXW QRERG\ FRXOGHYHUFRXQW P\ORYHIRU\RX6KDOO,SXWWKHFKRSVRQ-LP"
2XW RI KLV WUDQFH -LP VHHPHG TXLFNO\ WR ZDNH +H HQIROGHG KLV 'HOOD )RU WHQ
VHFRQGV OHW XV UHJDUG ZLWK GLVFUHHW VFUXWLQ\ VRPH LQFRQVHTXHQWLDO REMHFW LQ WKH RWKHU GLUHFWLRQ (LJKW GROODUV D ZHHN RU D PLOOLRQ D \HDU²ZKDW LV WKH GLIIHUHQFH" $ PDWKHPDWLFLDQRU D ZLWZRXOG JLYH \RXWKH ZURQJ DQVZHU 7KHPDJL EURXJKW YDOXDEOH JLIWVEXWWKDWZDVQRWDPRQJWKHP7KLVGDUNDVVHUWLRQZLOOEHLOOXPLQDWHGODWHURQ
-LPGUHZDSDFNDJHIURPKLVRYHUFRDWSRFNHWDQGWKUHZLWXSRQWKHWDEOH 'RQWPDNHDQ\PLVWDNH'HOOKHVDLGDERXWPH,GRQWWKLQNWKHUHVDQ\WKLQJLQ
WKHZD\RIDKDLUFXWRU DVKDYHRUDVKDPSRRWKDWFRXOGPDNHPHOLNH P\JLUODQ\OHVV %XWLI\RXOOXQZUDSWKDWSDFNDJH\RXPD\VHHZK\\RXKDGPHJRLQJDZKLOHDWILUVW
:KLWHILQJHUVDQGQLPEOHWRUHDWWKHVWULQJDQGSDSHU$QGWKHQDQHFVWDWLFVFUHDPRI
MR\DQGWKHQDODVDTXLFNIHPLQLQHFKDQJHWRK\VWHULFDOWHDUVDQGZDLOVQHFHVVLWDWLQJ WKHLPPHGLDWHHPSOR\PHQWRIDOOWKHFRPIRUWLQJSRZHUVRIWKHORUGRIWKHIODW
)RU WKHUH OD\ 7KH &RPEV²WKH VHW RI FRPEV VLGH DQG EDFN WKDW 'HOOD KDG
ZRUVKLSSHG ORQJ LQ D %URDGZD\ ZLQGRZ %HDXWLIXO FRPEV SXUH WRUWRLVH VKHOO ZLWK

MHZHOOHGULPV²MXVWWKHVKDGHWRZHDULQWKHEHDXWLIXOYDQLVKHGKDLU7KH\ZHUHH[SHQVLYH FRPEVVKHNQHZ DQG KHU KHDUWKDG VLPSO\ FUDYHG DQG\HDUQHGRYHUWKHP ZLWKRXW WKH OHDVW KRSH RI SRVVHVVLRQ $QG QRZ WKH\ ZHUH KHUV EXW WKH WUHVVHV WKDW VKRXOG KDYH DGRUQHGWKHFRYHWHGDGRUQPHQWVZHUHJRQH
%XWVKHKXJJHGWKHPWRKHUERVRPDQGDWOHQJWKVKHZDVDEOHWRORRNXSZLWKGLP
H\HVDQGDVPLOHDQGVD\0\KDLUJURZVVRIDVW-LP
$QGWKHQ'HOODOHDSHGXSOLNHDOLWWOHVLQJHGFDWDQGFULHG2KRK
-LPKDGQRW\HWVHHQKLVEHDXWLIXOSUHVHQW6KHKHOGLWRXWWR KLP HDJHUO\ XSRQ KHU
RSHQSDOP7KHGXOOSUHFLRXV PHWDO VHHPHG WR IODVKZLWKDUHIOHFWLRQRIKHU EULJKW DQG DUGHQWVSLULW
,VQWLWDGDQG\-LP",KXQWHGDOORYHUWRZQWRILQGLW<RXOOKDYHWRORRNDWWKHWLPH
DKXQGUHGWLPHVDGD\QRZ*LYHPH\RXUZDWFK,ZDQWWRVHHKRZLWORRNVRQLW
,QVWHDGRIREH\LQJ-LPWXPEOHGGRZQRQWKHFRXFKDQGSXWKLVKDQGVXQGHUWKHEDFN
RIKLVKHDGDQGVPLOHG
'HOOVDLGKHOHWVSXWRXU&KULVWPDVSUHVHQWVDZD\DQGNHHSHPDZKLOH7KH\UH
WRRQLFHWRXVHMXVWDWSUHVHQW,VROGWKHZDWFKWRJHWWKHPRQH\WREX\\RXUFRPEV$QG QRZVXSSRVH\RXSXWWKHFKRSVRQ
7KHPDJLDV\RXNQRZZHUHZLVHPHQ²ZRQGHUIXOO\ZLVHPHQ²ZKREURXJKWJLIWV
WR WKH %DEH LQ WKH PDQJHU 7KH\ LQYHQWHG WKH DUWRI JLYLQJ &KULVWPDV SUHVHQWV %HLQJ ZLVHWKHLUJLIWVZHUH QRGRXEWZLVHRQHVSRVVLEO\EHDULQJWKHSULYLOHJH RI H[FKDQJHLQ FDVHRIGXSOLFDWLRQ$QGKHUH,KDYHODPHO\UHODWHGWR\RXWKHXQHYHQWIXOFKURQLFOHRIWZR IRROLVK FKLOGUHQ LQ D IODW ZKR PRVW XQZLVHO\ VDFULILFHG IRU HDFK RWKHU WKH JUHDWHVW WUHDVXUHVRIWKHLUKRXVH%XWLQDODVWZRUGWRWKHZLVHRIWKHVHGD\VOHWLWEHVDLGWKDWRI DOOZKRJLYHJLIWV WKHVH WZR ZHUH WKHZLVHVW2IDOOZKRJLYHDQGUHFHLYHJLIWV VXFK DV WKH\DUHZLVHVW(YHU\ZKHUHWKH\DUHZLVHVW7KH\DUHWKHPDJL
7+(/29(3+,/75(2),.(<6&+2(167(,1
7KH %OXH /LJKW 'UXJ 6WRUH LV GRZQWRZQ EHWZHHQ WKH %RZHU\ DQG )LUVW $YHQXH
ZKHUH WKH GLVWDQFH EHWZHHQ WKH WZR VWUHHWV LV WKH VKRUWHVW 7KH %OXH /LJKW GRHV QRW FRQVLGHUWKDWSKDUPDF\LVDWKLQJRIEULFjEUDF VFHQWDQGLFHFUHDPVRGD,I \RXDVNLW IRUSDLQNLOOHULWZLOOQRWJLYH\RXDERQERQ7KH%OXH/LJKWVFRUQVWKHODERUVDYLQJDUWV RI PRGHUQ SKDUPDF\ ,W PDFHUDWHV LWV RSLXP DQG SHUFRODWHV LWV RZQ ODXGDQXP DQG SDUHJRULF7RWKLVGD\SLOOVDUHPDGHEHKLQGLWVWDOOSUHVFULSWLRQGHVN²SLOOVUROOHGRXWRQ LWV RZQ SLOOWLOH GLYLGHG ZLWK D VSDWXOD UROOHG ZLWK WKH ILQJHU DQG WKXPE GXVWHG ZLWK FDOFLQHGPDJQHVLDDQGGHOLYHUHGLQOLWWOHURXQGSDVWHERDUGSLOOER[HV7KHVWRUHLVRQD FRUQHU DERXW ZKLFK FRYH\V RI UDJJHGSOXPHG KLODULRXV FKLOGUHQ SOD\ DQG EHFRPH FDQGLGDWHVIRUWKHFRXJKGURSVDQGVRRWKLQJV\UXSVWKDWZDLWIRUWKHPLQVLGH
,NH\ 6FKRHQVWHLQ ZDV WKH QLJKW FOHUN RI WKH %OXH /LJKW DQG WKH IULHQG RI KLV
FXVWRPHUV7KXVLWLVRQWKH(DVW6LGHZKHUHWKHKHDUWRISKDUPDF\LVQRWJODFp7KHUHDV LW VKRXOG EH WKH GUXJJLVW LV D FRXQVHOORU D FRQIHVVRU DQ DGYLVHU DQ DEOH DQG ZLOOLQJ PLVVLRQDU\DQG PHQWRU ZKRVH OHDUQLQJLV UHVSHFWHG ZKRVH RFFXOWZLVGRP LV YHQHUDWHG DQGZKRVHPHGLFLQHLVRIWHQSRXUHGXQWDVWHGLQWRWKHJXWWHU7KHUHIRUH,NH\VFRUQLIRUP EHVSHFWDFOHGQRVHDQGQDUURZ NQRZOHGJHERZHGILJXUHZDVZHOONQRZQLQWKHYLFLQLW\ RIWKH%OXH/LJKWDQGKLVDGYLFHDQGQRWLFHZHUHPXFKGHVLUHG
,NH\URRPHGDQGEUHDNIDVWHGDW0UV5LGGOHVWZRVTXDUHVDZD\0UV5LGGOHKDGD
GDXJKWHUQDPHG5RV\7KHFLUFXPORFXWLRQKDVEHHQLQYDLQ²\RXPXVWKDYHJXHVVHGLW² ,NH\DGRUHG5RV\6KHWLQFWXUHGDOOKLVWKRXJKWVVKHZDVWKHFRPSRXQGH[WUDFWRIDOOWKDW

ZDVFKHPLFDOO\SXUHDQGRIILFLQDO²WKHGLVSHQVDWRU\FRQWDLQHGQRWKLQJHTXDOWRKHU%XW ,NH\ZDVWLPLGDQGKLVKRSHVUHPDLQHGLQVROXEOHLQWKHPHQVWUXXPRIKLVEDFNZDUGQHVV DQG IHDUV %HKLQG KLV FRXQWHU KH ZDV D VXSHULRU EHLQJ FDOPO\ FRQVFLRXV RI VSHFLDO NQRZOHGJHDQGZRUWKRXWVLGHKHZDVDZHDNNQHHGSXUEOLQGPRWRUPDQFXUVHGUDPEOHU ZLWK LOOILWWLQJ FORWKHV VWDLQHG ZLWK FKHPLFDOV DQG VPHOOLQJ RI VRFRWULQH DORHV DQG YDOHULDQDWHRIDPPRQLD
7KHIO\LQ,NH\VRLQWPHQWWKULFHZHOFRPHSDWWURSHZDV&KXQN0F*RZDQ 0U0F*RZDQZDVDOVRVWULYLQJWRFDWFKWKHEULJKWVPLOHVWRVVHGDERXWE\5RV\%XW
KHZDVQRRXWILHOGHU DV ,NH\ZDVKHSLFNHGWKHPRIIWKHEDW $WWKHVDPHWLPHKHZDV ,NH\VIULHQGDQGFXVWRPHUDQGRIWHQGURSSHGLQDWWKH%OXH/LJKW'UXJ6WRUHWRKDYHD EUXLVHSDLQWHGZLWKLRGLQHRUJHWDFXWUXEEHUSODVWHUHGDIWHUD SOHDVDQW HYHQLQJ VSHQW DORQJWKH%RZHU\
2QHDIWHUQRRQ0F*RZDQGULIWHGLQLQKLVVLOHQWHDV\ZD\DQGVDWFRPHO\VPRRWK
IDFHGKDUGLQGRPLWDEOHJRRGQDWXUHGXSRQDVWRRO
,NH\VDLG KHZKHQ KLV IULHQG KDG IHWFKHGKLV PRUWDU DQG VDW RSSRVLWH JULQGLQJ
JXPEHQ]RLQWRDSRZGHUJHWEXV\ZLWK\RXUHDU,WVGUXJVIRUPHLI\RXYHJRWWKHOLQH ,QHHG
,NH\VFDQQHGWKHFRXQWHQDQFHRI 0U0F*RZDQIRUWKHXVXDOHYLGHQFHVRIFRQIOLFW
EXWIRXQGQRQH
7DNH\RXUFRDW RII KH RUGHUHG ,JXHVVDOUHDG\ WKDW \RX KDYH EHHQVWXFNLQWKH
ULEVZLWKDNQLIH,KDYHPDQ\WLPHVWROG\RXWKRVH'DJRHVZRXOGGR\RXXS
0U0F*RZDQVPLOHG1RWWKHPKHVDLG1RWDQ\'DJRHV%XW\RXYHORFDWHGWKH
GLDJQRVLVDOOULJKWHQRXJK²LWVXQGHUP\FRDWQHDUWKHULEV6D\,NH\²5RV\DQGPHDUH JRLQWRUXQDZD\DQGJHWPDUULHGWRQLJKW
,NH\VOHIWIRUHILQJHUZDVGRXEOHGRYHUWKHHGJHRIWKHPRUWDUKROGLQJLWVWHDG\+H
JDYHLWDZLOGUDSZLWKWKHSHVWOHEXWIHOWLWQRW0HDQZKLOH0U0F*RZDQVVPLOHIDGHG WRDORRNRISHUSOH[HGJORRP
7KDWLVKHFRQWLQXHGLIVKHNHHSVLQWKHQRWLRQXQWLOWKHWLPHFRPHV:HYHEHHQ
OD\LQSLSHVIRUWKHJHWDZD\IRUWZRZHHNV2QHGD\VKHVD\VVKHZLOOWKHVDPHHYHQLQ VKHVD\VQL[\:HYHDJUHHGRQWRQLJKWDQG5RV\VVWXFNWRWKHDIILUPDWLYHWKLVWLPHIRU WZRZKROH GD\V %XW LWV ILYH KRXUV \HW WLOO WKH WLPH DQG ,P DIUDLG VKHOO VWDQG PH XS ZKHQLWFRPHVWRWKHVFUDWFK
<RXVDLG\RXZDQWHGGUXJVUHPDUNHG,NH\ 0U0F*RZDQORRNHGLOODWHDVHDQGKDUDVVHG²DFRQGLWLRQRSSRVHGWRKLVXVXDOOLQH
RI GHPHDQRU +H PDGH D SDWHQWPHGLFLQH DOPDQDF LQWR D UROO DQG ILWWHG LW ZLWK XQSURILWDEOHFDUHIXOQHVVDERXWKLVILQJHU
,ZRXOGQWKDYHWKLVGRXEOHKDQGLFDSPDNHDIDOVHVWDUWWRQLJKWIRU D PLOOLRQKH
VDLG,YHJRWDOLWWOHIODWXSLQ+DUOHPDOOUHDG\ZLWKFKU\VDQWKHPXPVRQWKHWDEOHDQGD NHWWOHUHDG\WRERLO$QG,YHHQJDJHGDSXOSLWSRXQGHUWREHUHDG\DWKLVKRXVHIRUXVDW ,WVJRWWRFRPHRII $QG LI 5RV\ GRQWFKDQJHKHUPLQGDJDLQ²0U0F*RZDQ FHDVHGDSUH\WRKLVGRXEWV
,GRQWVHH WKHQ \HWVDLG,NH\ VKRUWO\ ZKDWPDNHVLW WKDW \RXWDONRI GUXJV RU
ZKDW,FDQEHGRLQJDERXWLW
2OG PDQ 5LGGOH GRQW OLNH PH D OLWWOH ELW ZHQW RQ WKH XQHDV\ VXLWRU EHQW XSRQ
PDUVKDOOLQJKLVDUJXPHQWV)RUDZHHNKHKDVQWOHW5RV\VWHSRXWVLGHWKHGRRUZLWKPH ,ILWZDVQWIRUORVLQDERDUGHUWKH\GKDYHERXQFHGPHORQJDJR,PPDNLQDZHHN DQGVKHOOQHYHUUHJUHWIO\LQWKHFRRSZLWK&KXQN0F*RZDQ

<RXZLOOH[FXVHPH&KXQN VDLG ,NH\ ,PXVWPDNHD SUHVFULSWLRQ WKDW LVWREH
FDOOHGIRUVRRQ
6D\VDLG0F*RZDQORRNLQJXS VXGGHQO\ VD\ ,NH\ DLQWWKHUHDGUXJ RI VRPH
NLQG²VRPHNLQGRISRZGHUVWKDWOOPDNHDJLUOOLNH\RXEHWWHULI\RXJLYHHPWRKHU"
,NH\V OLS EHQHDWK KLV QRVH FXUOHG ZLWK WKH VFRUQ RI VXSHULRU HQOLJKWHQPHQW EXW
EHIRUHKHFRXOGDQVZHU0F*RZDQFRQWLQXHG
7LP/DF\WROGPHKHJRWVRPHRQFHIURPDFURDNHUXSWRZQDQGIHGHPWRKLVJLUOLQ
VRGD ZDWHU )URP WKH YHU\ ILUVW GRVH KH ZDV DFHKLJK DQG HYHU\ERG\ HOVH ORRNHG OLNH WKLUW\FHQWVWRKHU7KH\ZDVPDUULHGLQOHVVWKDQWZRZHHNV
6WURQJ DQG VLPSOH ZDV &KXQN 0F*RZDQ $ EHWWHU UHDGHU RI PHQ WKDQ ,NH\ ZDV
FRXOGKDYH VHHQ WKDW KLV WRXJK IUDPH ZDVVWUXQJ XSRQ ILQHZLUHV /LNH D JRRG JHQHUDO ZKR ZDV DERXW WR LQYDGH WKH HQHP\V WHUULWRU\ KH ZDV VHHNLQJ WR JXDUG HYHU\ SRLQW DJDLQVWSRVVLEOHIDLOXUH
,WKRXJKW ZHQW RQ&KXQN KRSHIXOO\ WKDWLI , KDGRQH RI WKHPSRZGHUV WR JLYH
5RV\ZKHQ,VHHKHUDWVXSSHUWRQLJKWLWPLJKWEUDFHKHUXSDQGNHHSKHUIURPUHQHJLQJ RQ WKH SURSRVLWLRQ WR VNLS , JXHVV VKH GRQW QHHG D PXOH WHDP WR GUDJ KHU DZD\ EXW ZRPHQDUHEHWWHUDWFRDFKLQJWKDQWKH\DUHDWUXQQLQJEDVHV,IWKHVWXIIOOZRUNMXVWIRUD FRXSOHRIKRXUVLWOOGRWKHWULFN
:KHQLVWKLVIRROLVKQHVVRIUXQQLQJDZD\WREHKDSSHQLQJ"DVNHG,NH\ 1LQHRFORFNVDLG0U0F*RZDQ6XSSHUVDWVHYHQ$WHLJKW5RV\JRHVWREHG
ZLWKDKHDGDFKH$WQLQHROG3DUYHQ]DQROHWVPHWKURXJKWRKLVEDFN\DUGZKHUHWKHUHVD ERDUGRII5LGGOHVIHQFH QH[W GRRU,JRXQGHUKHUZLQGRZ DQG KHOSKHUGRZQWKHILUH HVFDSH:HYHJRWWRPDNHLWHDUO\RQWKH SUHDFKHUVDFFRXQW ,WVDOO GHDG HDV\ LI5RV\ GRQWEDONZKHQWKHIODJGURSV&DQ\RXIL[PHRQHRIWKHPSRZGHUV,NH\"
,NH\6FKRHQVWHLQUXEEHGKLVQRVHVORZO\ &KXQNVDLGKHLWLVRIGUXJV RIWKDWQDWXUHWKDW SKDUPDFHXWLVWVPXVWKDYHPXFK
FDUHIXOQHVV7R\RXDORQHRIP\DFTXDLQWDQFHZRXOG,LQWUXVWDSRZGHUOLNHWKDW%XWIRU \RX,VKDOOPDNHLWDQG\RXVKDOOVHHKRZLWPDNHV5RV\WRWKLQNRI\RX
,NH\ZHQWEHKLQGWKHSUHVFULSWLRQGHVN 7KHUH KH FUXVKHG WR D SRZGHUWZRVROXEOH
WDEOHWVHDFKFRQWDLQLQJDTXDUWHURIDJUDLQRIPRUSKLD7RWKHPKHDGGHGDOLWWOHVXJDURI PLONWRLQFUHDVHWKHEXONDQGIROGHGWKHPL[WXUHQHDWO\LQDZKLWHSDSHU 7DNHQE\ DQ DGXOW WKLV SRZGHU ZRXOG LQVXUH VHYHUDOKRXUV RI KHDY\ VOXPEHU ZLWKRXW GDQJHU WR WKH VOHHSHU7KLV KH KDQGHGWR &KXQN 0F*RZDQWHOOLQJ KLP WRDGPLQLVWHULW LQ D OLTXLG LI SRVVLEOHDQGUHFHLYHGWKHKHDUW\WKDQNVRIWKHEDFN\DUG/RFKLQYDU
7KHVXEWOHW\RI,NH\VDFWLRQEHFRPHVDSSDUHQWXSRQUHFLWDORIKLVVXEVHTXHQWPRYH
+HVHQWDPHVVHQJHUIRU0U5LGGOHDQGGLVFORVHGWKHSODQVRI0U0F*RZDQIRUHORSLQJ ZLWK5RV\0U5LGGOHZDVDVWRXWPDQEULFNGXVW\RIFRPSOH[LRQDQGVXGGHQLQDFWLRQ
0XFKREOLJHGKHVDLGEULHIO\WR,NH\7KHOD]\,ULVKORDIHU0\RZQURRPVMXVW
DERYH5RV\V,OOMXVWJRXSWKHUHP\VHOIDIWHUVXSSHUDQGORDGWKHVKRWJXQDQGZDLW,I KHFRPHVLQP\EDFN\DUGKHOOJRDZD\LQDDPEXODQFHLQVWHDGRIDEULGDOFKDLVH
:LWK5RV\KHOGLQWKHFOXWFKHVRI0RUSKHXVIRUDPDQ\KRXUVGHHSVOXPEHUDQGWKH
EORRGWKLUVW\ SDUHQW ZDLWLQJ DUPHG DQG IRUHZDUQHG ,NH\ IHOW WKDW KLV ULYDO ZDV FORVH LQGHHGXSRQGLVFRPILWXUH
$OOQLJKWLQWKH%OXH/LJKW'UXJ6WRUHKHZDLWHGDWKLVGXWLHVIRUFKDQFHQHZVRIWKH
WUDJHG\EXWQRQHFDPH
$WHLJKWRFORFNLQWKHPRUQLQJWKHGD\FOHUNDUULYHGDQG,NH\VWDUWHGKXUULHGO\IRU
0UV5LGGOHVWROHDUQWKHRXWFRPH$QGORDVKHVWHSSHGRXWRIWKHVWRUHZKREXW&KXQN

0F*RZDQVSUDQJIURPDSDVVLQJVWUHHWFDUDQGJUDVSHGKLVKDQG²&KXQN0F*RZDQZLWK DYLFWRUVVPLOHDQGIOXVKHGZLWKMR\
3XOOHGLWRIIVDLG&KXQNZLWK(O\VLXPLQKLVJULQ5RV\KLWWKHILUHHVFDSHRQWLPH
WRDVHFRQGDQGZHZDVXQGHUWKHZLUHDWWKH5HYHUHQGVDWó6KHVXSDWWKHIODW² VKHFRRNHGHJJVWKLVPRUQLQLQDEOXHNLPRQR²/RUGKRZOXFN\,DP<RXPXVWSDFH XSVRPHGD\,NH\DQGIHHGZLWKXV,YHJRWDMREGRZQQHDUWKHEULGJHDQGWKDWVZKHUH ,PKHDGLQJIRUQRZ
7KH²WKH²SRZGHU"VWDPPHUHG,NH\ 2K WKDW VWXII \RX JDYH PH VDLG &KXQN EURDGHQLQJ KLV JULQ ZHOO LW ZDV WKLV
ZD\,VDWGRZQDWWKHVXSSHUWDEOHODVWQLJKWDW5LGGOHVDQG,ORRNHGDW5RV\DQG,VD\V WRP\VHOI&KXQNLI\RXJHWWKHJLUOJHWKHURQWKHVTXDUH²GRQW WU\ DQ\ KRFXVSRFXV ZLWKDWKRURXJKEUHGOLNHKHU$QG,NHHSVWKHSDSHU\RXJLYHPHLQP\SRFNHW$QGWKHQ P\ ODPSV IDOO RQ DQRWKHU SDUW\ SUHVHQW ZKR , VD\V WR P\VHOI LV IDLOLQ LQ D SURSHU DIIHFWLRQWRZDUGKLVFRPLQVRQLQODZVR,ZDWFKHVP\FKDQFHDQGGXPSVWKDWSRZGHU LQROGPDQ5LGGOHVFRIIHH²VHH"
0$0021$1'7+($5&+(5
2OG $QWKRQ\ 5RFNZDOO UHWLUHG PDQXIDFWXUHU DQG SURSULHWRU RI 5RFNZDOOV (XUHND
6RDS ORRNHG RXW WKH OLEUDU\ ZLQGRZ RI KLV )LIWK $YHQXH PDQVLRQDQGJULQQHG+LV QHLJKERXU WR WKH ULJKW²WKH DULVWRFUDWLF FOXEPDQ * 9DQ 6FKX\OLJKW 6XIIRON-RQHV² FDPH RXW WR KLV ZDLWLQJ PRWRUFDU ZULQNOLQJ D FRQWXPHOLRXV QRVWULO DV XVXDO DW WKH ,WDOLDQUHQDLVVDQFHVFXOSWXUHRIWKHVRDSSDODFHVIURQWHOHYDWLRQ
6WXFNXSROGVWDWXHWWHRIQRWKLQJGRLQJFRPPHQWHGWKHH[6RDS.LQJ7KH(GHQ
0XVpHOO JHW WKDW ROG IUR]HQ 1HVVHOURGH \HW LI KH GRQW ZDWFK RXW ,OO KDYH WKLV KRXVH SDLQWHGUHGZKLWHDQGEOXHQH[WVXPPHUDQGVHHLIWKDWOOPDNHKLV'XWFKQRVH WXUQXS DQ\KLJKHU
$QGWKHQ$QWKRQ\5RFNZDOOZKRQHYHUFDUHGIRUEHOOVZHQWWRWKH GRRU RI KLV
OLEUDU\DQG VKRXWHG 0LNH LQWKH VDPH YRLFHWKDWKDG RQFH FKLSSHGRIISLHFHV RI WKH ZHONLQRQWKH.DQVDVSUDLULHV
7HOOP\ VRQ VDLG $QWKRQ\ WR WKH DQVZHULQJ PHQLDOWR FRPH LQKHUH EHIRUH KH
OHDYHVWKHKRXVH
:KHQ \RXQJ 5RFNZDOO HQWHUHG WKH OLEUDU\ WKH ROG PDQ ODLG DVLGH KLV QHZVSDSHU
ORRNHGDWKLPZLWKDNLQGO\JULPQHVVRQKLVELJVPRRWKUXGG\FRXQWHQDQFHUXPSOHGKLV PRSRIZKLWHKDLUZLWKRQHKDQGDQGUDWWOHGWKHNH\VLQKLVSRFNHWZLWKWKHRWKHU
5LFKDUGVDLG$QWKRQ\5RFNZDOOZKDWGR\RXSD\IRUWKHVRDSWKDW\RXXVH" 5LFKDUG RQO\ VL[ PRQWKV KRPH IURP FROOHJH ZDV VWDUWOHG D OLWWOH +H KDG QRW \HW
WDNHQWKHPHDVXUH RIWKLVVLUHRIKLVZKR ZDVDVIXOORIXQH[SHFWHGQHVVDV D JLUO DWKHU ILUVWSDUW\
6L[GROODUVDGR]HQ,WKLQNGDG $QG\RXUFORWKHV" ,VXSSRVHDERXWVL[W\GROODUVDVDUXOH <RXUHD JHQWOHPDQ VDLG$QWKRQ\ GHFLGHGO\ ,YH KHDUG RI WKHVH\RXQJ EORRGV
VSHQGLQJDGR]HQIRUVRDSDQGJRLQJRYHUWKHKXQGUHGPDUNIRUFORWKHV<RXYHJRW DVPXFKPRQH\WRZDVWHDVDQ\RIHPDQG\HW\RXVWLFNWRZKDWVGHFHQWDQGPRGHUDWH 1RZ , XVH WKH ROG (XUHND²QRW RQO\ IRU VHQWLPHQW EXW LWV WKH SXUHVW VRDS PDGH :KHQHYHU\RXSD\PRUHWKDQFHQWVDFDNHIRUVRDS\RXEX\EDGSHUIXPHVDQGODEHOV %XW  FHQWV LV GRLQJ YHU\ ZHOO IRU D \RXQJ PDQ LQ \RXU JHQHUDWLRQ SRVLWLRQ DQG
Соседние файлы в предмете [НЕСОРТИРОВАННОЕ]