Гарри Поттер и Кубок огня

The Egg and the Eye

           Dudleyhadhadlessonsinhisyouth,butAuntPetuniaandUncleVernon,nodoubthopingthatHarrywoulddrownoneday,hadn’tbotheredtogivehimany.Acoupleoflengthsofthisbathwereallverywell,butthatlakewasverylarge,andverydeep...andmerpeoplewouldsurelyliverightatthebottom....

           "Myrtle,"Harrysaidslowly,"howamIsupposedtobreathe?"

           Atthis,Myrtle’seyesfilledwithsuddentearsagain.

           "Tactless!"shemuttered,gropinginherrobesforahandkerchief.

           "What’stactless?"saidHarry,bewildered.

           "Talkingaboutbreathinginfrontofme!"shesaidshrilly,andhervoiceechoedloudlyaroundthebathroom."WhenIcan’t...whenIhaven’t...notforages..."

           Sheburiedherfaceinherhandkerchiefandsniffedloudly.HarryrememberedhowtouchyMyrtlehadalwaysbeenaboutbeingdead,butnoneoftheotherghostsheknewmadesuchafussaboutit.

           "Sorry,"hesaidimpatiently."Ididn’tmean-Ijustforgot..."

           "Ohyes,veryeasytoforgetMyrtle’sdead,"saidMyrtle,gulping,lookingathimoutofswolleneyes."NobodymissedmeevenwhenIwasalive.Tookthemhoursandhourstofindmybody-Iknow,Iwassittingtherewaitingforthem.OliveHornbycameintothebathroom-Areyouinhereagain,sulking,Myrtle?’shesaid,’becauseProfessorDippetaskedmetolookforyou-’Andthenshesawmybody...ooooh,shedidn’tforgetituntilherdyingday,Imadesureofthat...followedheraroundandremindedher,Idid.

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