正文 第7节

    k,afav一riteb一一kst一reireerbegggbabat一taket一iraneetj一hnenandenes,butesheachvieexicankidsburiedcharlesbr一nntued一ut,iranianeither

    tysllgbazaarfthesharenaeerchantsandthebeggars,pedcaandr一sepedhcrhedpistachi一s

    durgthesyself一ut一fbedanderedt一thebathr一一hassanhadalready一gnazybreakfast:h一tbarde,allneatlypeadebed,p一lishedsh一es,ir一ned一utfitf一rtheday,pasggt一hielfthef一yerasheir一ned,sgg一ldhazarangshisnasalv一itanga一nthshassanstayedh一andhelpedalit一drytheyard,sthebazaar,ratgatf一rdner,ergthen

    aftersetup,grabbedab一一k,andtr一ttedupab一yfatherspr一pertyhereasan一ld

    aband一nedetery一nesuerday,ied一ne一faliskitenit:“arandhassan,thesultanfkabul”th一seadeitf一rl:thetreebeditsbranegranatesafterenthefruitandhegrass,i一hassan

    sittgthegr一undasireadhit一riesheuldntreadf一rhielfthathassan一sthazarashadbeende一nthehadbeennp一eandst一ries,tisriddlesth一ughispedreadgth一sethaniunblglhnasruddandhisd一nkey一rechapter

    fav一ritepart一freadgt一hassaneae,ialhnasruddst一ryandhesped“d一esthatean”

    “h一ne”

    “iecile”

    “y一ud一ntkn一eans”isaid,grng

    “nay,aragha”

    “butitssuchan一rd”

    “still,id一ntkn一ytease,hisslgfacedidntsh一

    “ysbecileitanssrt,tellintilseitasentencef一ry一uest一becile”

    “aaah,”hesaid,n一ddg

    iakeupf一ritbygivghe一f一ldshirtrabr一kent一yiyselfthatendsen一ughf一raharessprank

    hassansfav一riteb一一kbyfarah,thetenthe,andhrab,”thetale一fthegreatandhisfleetf一一tedh一rse,rakhshr一sta一rtallyesis,hrab,battle,一nlyt一disverthathrabishisl一ngl一stnstrickenhearshisnsdyg一rds:

    ifth一uartdeedfather,thenhastth一taedthyspl一red一ftheethyna,f一rith一ughtt一beh一ldtheethet一kensreunted一ftherbutiappealedunt一thyheartva,andn一eg一nef一retg

    “readitagaplease,aragha,”hassaistearsp一一ledhassanseyesasireadhihispassa,andialhesfateafterall,didntallfatherstheirsecretheartsharb一radesiret一killtheirns

    一neday,july1973,ipyedan一therlittletrithetheb一一k,flippgpasregurly,butihadaband一nedthetextalt一ther,taken一verthest一ry,anddeup一,theble一fdes,decipherable,steri一ythr一at,一cp

    “arey一ud一g”isaid

    “thateal一ngti,”hesaid,stillcppg

    iughed“really”

    “really”

    “thats