further adventures of lad-第45节

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She　choked；　in　her　shout　of　weird　exultation。　The　man；　ridden　by　his　racial　superstition；　stared　open…mouthed　at　the　tiny　demon　who　screeched　defiance　at　him。

And；　there；　in　the　dim　shadows　of　the　barn；　his　overwrought　fancy　seemed　to　make　out　a　grim　formless　Thing；　close　at　the　child's　side；　crouching　in　silent　menace。

The　heat　of　the　daythe　shock　of　seeing　Lad　appear　from　nowhere　and　stand　thus；　by　the　veranda；　a　few　minutes　earlierthese　and　the　once…timid　Sonya's　confident　belief　in　Lad's　presence；all　wrought　on　the　stupid；　easily…thrilled　mind　of　the　Slav。

〃The　werewolf！〃　he　babbled；　throwing　down　the　belt；　and　bolting　out　into　the　friendly　sunlight。

〃The　werewolf！　II　saw　it！　Iat　leastGod　of　Russia；　what　DID　I　see？　What　did　SHE　see？〃

Over　a　magnificent　lifeless　body　on　the　veranda　bent　the　two　who　had　loved　Lad　best　and　whom　he　had　served　so　worshipfully　for　sixteen　years。　The　Mistress's　face　was　wet　with　tears　she　did　not　try　to　check。　In　the　Master's　throat　was　a　lump　that　made　speech　painful。　For　the　tenth　time　he　leaned　down　and　laid　his　fingers　above　the　still　heart　of　the　dog；　seeking　vainly　for　sign　of　fluttering。

〃No　use！〃　he　said；　thickly；　harking　back　by　instinct　to　a　half…　remembered　phrase。　〃The　engine　has　broken　down。〃

〃No；〃　quoted　the　sobbing　Mistress；　wiser　than　he。　〃'The　engineer　has　left　it。'〃





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