Волхв

Chapter 35

           Webothsmiled,andwebothknewwesmiledtohideafundamentaltruth:thatwecouldnottrusteachotheroneinch."Iwishtosaytwofinalthings,Nicholas.WhetheryoubelievewhatIhavesaidiscomparativelyunimportant.Butyoumustbelieveonething.Lilyissusceptibleandverydangerousboththingswithoutrealizingitherself.Likeaveryfineblade,shecaneasilybehurtbutshecanalsohurt.Shecanhurtyou,asIknowtomycost,becauseshecandeceiveyouagainandagain,ifyouarefoolishenoughtolether.Wehaveallhadtolearntoremaincompletelydetachedemotionallyfromher.Becauseitisonouremotionsthatshewillpreyifwegiveherthechance."Iremainedstaringattheedgeofthetablecloth."Andthesecondthing?""Nowwehavehadthislittletalk,pleaseletusagreetocontinueasifwehadnothadit.IwillbehaveasifIhadnottoldyouthesecret.AndIwantyoutodothesame.""Allright."Hestoodupandheldouthishand,whichIshook."Now.Doyoufeellikesomehardwork?""No.Butleadmetoit."Hetookmetooneofthecornersofthevegetablegarden.Partofthesupportingwallhadcollapsed,andhewanteditbuiltupagain,underhissupervision.Ihadtobreakthedryearthwithapickaxe,shovelitback,lifttheheavystones,arrangethemashedirected,packingthemwithearth,whichhewatered,hissolecontributionapartfromgivingorders,tobindthewalltogetheragain.Thewindkeptblowinganditwascoolerthanusual;butIwassoonsweatinglikeapig.

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