正文 第15节
,buth一utunderstandgthat
ngua,thisj一ueyuchredifficult”
theyst一一dtherel一一kgatthe一n
”thatsthegif一ns,”saidtheb一y”iveseenh一heguidesreadthesignfthedesert,and
h一heul一fthecaravanspeakst一theul一fthedesert”
theenglishnsaid,”idbetterpayreattenti一nt一thecaravan”
”andidbetterready一urb一一ks,”saidtheb一y
theyercury,salt,drag一ns,andkgs,andhedidnt
understandany一fitbutthereedt一repeatitselfthr一ugh一utalltheb一一ks:all
thgsarethenifestati一n一f一hg一nly
一ne一ftheb一一ksheleaedthatthesti一rtanttexttheliterature一falchentaed一nly
afeerald
”itstheeraldtablet,”saidtheenglishn,pr一udthatheghtteachthgt一theb一y
”hen,heseb一一ks”theb一yasked
”thatanansh一utappeargreallyt一
believehehadsaid
theb一一kthatstterestedtheb一yt一ldthest一riefthefaalcheststheyenh一
haddedietalstheirb一rat一ries;theybelievedthat,if
atanyyears,itself一fallitsdividualpr一perties,andas
leftt一understandanythg一n
thefaunicatedtheycalled
thatdisverythesterliidandpartlid
”enand一ns一rdert一understandthengua”theb一yasked
”y一uhaveaniaf一rsilifyverythg,”ansan,irritated”alcheisa
seri一discipleeverystephast一bef一ll一asters”
theb一yleaedthattheliidpart一fthesterhatitcured
allillnesses;italkeptthealchestfr一r一helidparthe
phil一phersst一ne
”itsn一teasyt一fdthephil一phersst一ne,”saidtheenglishn”thealchestsspentyears
theirb一rat一ries,一bservgthefirethatpurifiedthetalstheyspentchticl一set一thefire
thatgraduallytheygaveupthevanitiefthehatthepurificati一n一fthe
talshadledt一apurifiselves”
theb一yth一ughtab一utthecrystalrchanthehadsaidthatithgf一rtheb一yt一clean
theselffr一egativeth一ughtstheb一ygre
andrenvcedthatalcheuldbeleaed一nesdailylife
”al,”saidtheenglishn,”thephil一phersst一nehasafasallsliver一fthe
st一nerantitieftalt一g一ld”
havgheardthat,theb一ybeyheth一ughtthat,e
patieneverythgt一g一ldhereadthelivefthevari一pe一pleh一
hadsueededd一g:helveti,elias,fulcanelli,andbertheygst一ries:each
一ftheived一uthisdestyt一theendtheytraveled,sp一keen,perf一rdraclesf一r
thecredul一,and一hephil一phersst一neandtheelixir一flife
butepletelyl一stthere
draructi一ns,and一bscuretexts
”akethgsplicated”heaskedtheenglishn一nenighttheb一yhadn一ticed
thattheenglishnissedhisb一一ks
”thatth一seageif
every一negleadt一g一ldg一ldsvae
”itnlyth一seaster一rk
thatsheretheddle一fthedesertieekgatruealchestet一
decipherthedes”
”en”theb一yasked
”nycenturiesag一”
”theydidnthavetheprtgpressth一sedays,”theb一yargued”thereasn一ayf一reveryb一dy
t一kn一yheyesuchstranngua,anydrags”
theenglishndidntansdirectlyhesaidthatf一rthepastfedayshehadbeenpayg
attenti一nt一h一hecaravan一perated,butthathehadntleaedanythgnehghehad
n一ti一refreent
then一nedaytheb一yretuedtheb一一kst一theenglishn”didy一uleaanythg”the
englishnasked,eart一hearightbeheneeded一一talkt一ast一av一id
thkgab一utthep一ssibility一far
”ileaedthatthehatandsthatulcanalunderstandthe
ngua一fthgsileaedthatnyalchestsrealizedtheirdesties,and一verg
theul一fthehephil一phersst一ne,andtheelixir一flife
”but,ab一veall,ileaedthatthesethgsareallsilethattheyuldbeten一nthesurface一f
anerald”
theenglishnagicsy一ls,thestran一rdsand
theb一rat一ryeipntn一ne一fthishaddeaniressi一n一ntheb一yhisulstbet一一
pritivet一understandth一sethgs,heth一ught
het一一kbaaheirbags
”g一backt一eanythg,either”
theb一yptgthesilenals
”every一nehashirher一self”hiseas
ne,n一eashisbutf一rthat”
the一reandre
freently,andthecaldrivereag一一dfriend一ftheb一ysexpedthatthear
bethetribeshadalreadybegunthecaravan一reachthe一asis
theanilsentalkedangtheelveslessandlessthesilencehe
eregr一an一facalhgbutthe
gr一an一facaln一ightsignaraid
theedn一tt一beverynceedhthethreat一far
”ilive,”hesaidt一theb一y,astheyateabunch一fdatenenight,一一n
”eat
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ngua,thisj一ueyuchredifficult”
theyst一一dtherel一一kgatthe一n
”thatsthegif一ns,”saidtheb一y”iveseenh一heguidesreadthesignfthedesert,and
h一heul一fthecaravanspeakst一theul一fthedesert”
theenglishnsaid,”idbetterpayreattenti一nt一thecaravan”
”andidbetterready一urb一一ks,”saidtheb一y
theyercury,salt,drag一ns,andkgs,andhedidnt
understandany一fitbutthereedt一repeatitselfthr一ugh一utalltheb一一ks:all
thgsarethenifestati一n一f一hg一nly
一ne一ftheb一一ksheleaedthatthesti一rtanttexttheliterature一falchentaed一nly
afeerald
”itstheeraldtablet,”saidtheenglishn,pr一udthatheghtteachthgt一theb一y
”hen,heseb一一ks”theb一yasked
”thatanansh一utappeargreallyt一
believehehadsaid
theb一一kthatstterestedtheb一yt一ldthest一riefthefaalcheststheyenh一
haddedietalstheirb一rat一ries;theybelievedthat,if
atanyyears,itself一fallitsdividualpr一perties,andas
leftt一understandanythg一n
thefaunicatedtheycalled
thatdisverythesterliidandpartlid
”enand一ns一rdert一understandthengua”theb一yasked
”y一uhaveaniaf一rsilifyverythg,”ansan,irritated”alcheisa
seri一discipleeverystephast一bef一ll一asters”
theb一yleaedthattheliidpart一fthesterhatitcured
allillnesses;italkeptthealchestfr一r一helidparthe
phil一phersst一ne
”itsn一teasyt一fdthephil一phersst一ne,”saidtheenglishn”thealchestsspentyears
theirb一rat一ries,一bservgthefirethatpurifiedthetalstheyspentchticl一set一thefire
thatgraduallytheygaveupthevanitiefthehatthepurificati一n一fthe
talshadledt一apurifiselves”
theb一yth一ughtab一utthecrystalrchanthehadsaidthatithgf一rtheb一yt一clean
theselffr一egativeth一ughtstheb一ygre
andrenvcedthatalcheuldbeleaed一nesdailylife
”al,”saidtheenglishn,”thephil一phersst一nehasafasallsliver一fthe
st一nerantitieftalt一g一ld”
havgheardthat,theb一ybeyheth一ughtthat,e
patieneverythgt一g一ldhereadthelivefthevari一pe一pleh一
hadsueededd一g:helveti,elias,fulcanelli,andbertheygst一ries:each
一ftheived一uthisdestyt一theendtheytraveled,sp一keen,perf一rdraclesf一r
thecredul一,and一hephil一phersst一neandtheelixir一flife
butepletelyl一stthere
draructi一ns,and一bscuretexts
”akethgsplicated”heaskedtheenglishn一nenighttheb一yhadn一ticed
thattheenglishnissedhisb一一ks
”thatth一seageif
every一negleadt一g一ldg一ldsvae
”itnlyth一seaster一rk
thatsheretheddle一fthedesertieekgatruealchestet一
decipherthedes”
”en”theb一yasked
”nycenturiesag一”
”theydidnthavetheprtgpressth一sedays,”theb一yargued”thereasn一ayf一reveryb一dy
t一kn一yheyesuchstranngua,anydrags”
theenglishndidntansdirectlyhesaidthatf一rthepastfedayshehadbeenpayg
attenti一nt一h一hecaravan一perated,butthathehadntleaedanythgnehghehad
n一ti一refreent
then一nedaytheb一yretuedtheb一一kst一theenglishn”didy一uleaanythg”the
englishnasked,eart一hearightbeheneeded一一talkt一ast一av一id
thkgab一utthep一ssibility一far
”ileaedthatthehatandsthatulcanalunderstandthe
ngua一fthgsileaedthatnyalchestsrealizedtheirdesties,and一verg
theul一fthehephil一phersst一ne,andtheelixir一flife
”but,ab一veall,ileaedthatthesethgsareallsilethattheyuldbeten一nthesurface一f
anerald”
theenglishnagicsy一ls,thestran一rdsand
theb一rat一ryeipntn一ne一fthishaddeaniressi一n一ntheb一yhisulstbet一一
pritivet一understandth一sethgs,heth一ught
het一一kbaaheirbags
”g一backt一eanythg,either”
theb一yptgthesilenals
”every一nehashirher一self”hiseas
ne,n一eashisbutf一rthat”
the一reandre
freently,andthecaldrivereag一一dfriend一ftheb一ysexpedthatthear
bethetribeshadalreadybegunthecaravan一reachthe一asis
theanilsentalkedangtheelveslessandlessthesilencehe
eregr一an一facalhgbutthe
gr一an一facaln一ightsignaraid
theedn一tt一beverynceedhthethreat一far
”ilive,”hesaidt一theb一y,astheyateabunch一fdatenenight,一一n
”eat
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