Запретный лес
X. What the Moon Saw
noteveninbraiddaylicht."
"IfIbidye,ye’llgang,RabPrentice,thoughIsuldcarryyemyself....Now,secondly,astheministerssay.Doyeseethisbottle?Smellit,a’threeofye.That’sasmellyeneverfandafore?It’swhattheycalloilofhennyseed,andIgotitfraeahorse-doctoratCarlisle.I’llwagerthere’snoanitherphialo’thesamebetweenhereandEmbro.It’sasmellye’llnosuneforget.Pitadabonyersleevestoremindyeo’t.Ifthethreeo’usgangstoChasehopethemornandfindsChasehope’sbreeksandChasehope’ssarkstinkin’o’thisoil,ye’llbeabletosweartoit,andtoswearthatIshowedityouthisverranichtandthatyekennedthesmellwhenyefanditagain."
Thetwomenagreed,sniffingthedropontheirsleeve.
"Thirdly,"saidReiverslaw,"I’mgauntoturnmysel’intilaguisyard."
Hepickedupthethinghehadbeencarrying,andrevealeditasacloakofdeerskinswhichfittedlikealoosejerkin.Overhisheadhedrewacapofskinswithslitsforhiseyes,aroughly-shapednozzlelikeadeer’s,andonthetopthehornsofagoat.
"Saveusa’!"Richiecried,ashesawhismasterstandup,hislean,activebodysurmountedbyabeast’shead."Saveusa’,ye’renogauntotamperwi’theaccursedthing?"
"That’swhatIettle,buttheintentionisguid,andit’sbyourintentionswe’llbejudged,asMr.Sempillwilltellye.Lookatme,yedaftauldfules,forthere’snaethingtobefearedo’.
