Гарри Поттер и Принц-полукровка
The house of gaunt
"MorfinwillattendahearingonthefourteenthofSeptembertoanswerthechargesofusingmagicinfrontofaMuggleandcausingharmanddistresstothatsameMugg—"
Ogdenbrokeoff.Thejingling,cloppingsoundsofhorsesandloud,laughingvoicesweredriftinginthroughtheopenwindow.Apparentlythewindinglanetothevillagepassedveryclosetothecopsewherethehousestood.Gauntfroze,listening,hiseyeswide.Morfinhissedandturnedhisfacetowardthesounds,hisexpressionhungry.Meroperaisedherhead.Herface,Harrysaw,wasstarklywhite.
"MyGod,whataneyesore!"rangoutagirl’svoice,asclearlyaudiblethroughtheopenwindowasifshehadstoodintheroombesidethem."Couldn’tyourfatherhavethathovelclearedaway,Tom?"
"It’snotours,"saidayoungman’svoice."Everythingontheothersideofthevalleybelongstous,butthatcottagebelongstoanoldtrampcalledGaunt,andhischildren.Theson’squitemad,youshouldhearsomeofthestoriestheytellinthevillage—"
Thegirllaughed.Thejingling,cloppingnoisesweregrowinglouderandlouder.Morfinmadetogetoutofhisarmchair.
"Keepyourseat,"saidhisfatherwarningly,inParseltongue.
"Tom,"saidthegirl’svoiceagain,nowsoclosetheywereclearlyrightbesidethehouse,"Imightbewrong—buthassomebodynailedasnaketothatdoor?"
"Goodlord,you’reright!"saidtheman’svoice."That’llbetheson,Itoldyouhe’snotrightinthehead.Don’tlookatit,Cecilia,darling."
