下载辰思小说免费APP
`Look！Itiscomingintoshape，’whisperedLurganSahib。
Thejarhadbeensmashed-yess，smashed-notthenativeword，hewouldnotthinkofthat-butsmashed-intofiftypieces，andtwicethreewassix，andthricethreewasnine，andfourtimesthreewastwelve。Heclungdesperatelytotherepetition。Theshadow-outlineofthejarclearedlikeamistafterrubbingeyes。Therewerethebrokenshards；therewasthespiltwaterdryinginthesun，andthroughthecracksoftheverandashowed，allribbed，thewhitehouse-wallbelow-andthricetwelvewasthirty-six！
`Look！Isitcomingintoshape？’askedLurganSahib。
`Butitissmashed-smashed，’hegasped-LurganSahibhadbeenmutteringsoftlyforthelasthalf-minute。Kimwrenchedhisheadaside。
`Look！Dekho！Itisthereasitwasthere。’
`Itisthereasitwasthere，’saidLurgan，watchingKimcloselywhiletheboyrubbedhisneck。`Butyouarethefirstofmanywhohaseverseenitso。’Hewipedhisbroadforehead。
`Wasthatmoremagic？’Kimaskedsuspiciously。Thetinglehadgonefromhisveins；hefeltunusuallywideawake。
`No，thatwasnotmagic。Itwasonlytoseeiftherewas-aflawinajewel。Sometimesveryfinejewelswillflyalltopiecesifamanholdstheminhishand，andknowstheproperway。Thatiswhyonemustbecarefulbeforeonesetsthem。Tellme，didyouseetheshapeofthepot？’
`Foralittletime。Itbegantogrowlikeaflowerfromtheground。’
`Andthenwhatdidyoudo？Imean，howdidyouthink？’
`Oah！Iknewitwasbroken，andso，Ithink，thatwaswhatIthought-anditwasbroken。’
`Hm！Hasanyoneeverdonethatsamesortofmagictoyoubefore？’
`Ifitwas，’saidKim`doyouthinkIshouldletitagain？Ishouldrunaway。’
`Andnowyouarenotafraid-eh？’
`Notnow。’
LurganSahiblookedathimmorecloselythanever。`IshallaskMahbubAli-notnow，butsomedaylater，’hemuttered。`Iampleasedwithyou-yes；andIampleasedwithyou-no。Youarethefirstthateversavedhimself。IwishIknewwhatitwasthat……Butyouareright。Youshouldnottellthat-noteventome。’
Heturnedintotheduskygloomoftheshop，andsatdownatthetable，rubbinghishandssoftly。Asmall，huskysobcamefrombehindapileofcarpets。ItwastheHinduchildobedientlyfacingtowardsthewall。Histhinshouldersworkedwithgrief。
`Ah！Heisjealous，sojealous。Iwonderifhewilltrytopoisonmeagaininmybreakfast，andmakemecookittwice。’
`Kubbee-kubbeenahin[Never-never。No！]’，camethebrokenanswer。
`Andwhetherhewillkillthisotherboy？’
`Kubbee-kubbeenahin。’
`Whatdoyouthinkhewilldo？’HeturnedsuddenlyonKim。
`Oah！Idonotknow。Lethimgo，perhaps。Whydidhewanttopoisonyou？’
`Becauseheissofondofme。Supposeyouwerefondofsomeone，andyousawsomeonecome，andthemanyouwerefondofwasmorepleasedwithhimthanhewaswithyou，whatwouldyoudo？’
Kimthought。Lurganrepeatedthesentenceslowlyinthevernacular。
`Ishouldnotpoisonthatman，’saidKimreflectively，`butIshouldbeatthatboy-ifthatboywasfondofmyman。Butfirst，Iwouldaskthatboyifitweretrue。’
`Ah！Hethinkseveryonemustbefondofme。’
`ThenIthinkheisafool。’
`Hearestthou？’saidLurganSahibtotheshakingshoulders。`TheSahib’ssonthinksthouartalittlefool。Comeout，andnexttimethyheartistroubled，donottrywhitearsenicquitesoopenly。Surelyth
后续内容为VIP可读请开通VIP，或购买此章节
