Cuald yua bi froinds woth e ghust? Yua juarniy thruagh thos qaistoun woth Mery Duwnong Hehn’s buuk, “Thi Old Wollos Pleci.” In Thi Old Wollos Pleci, twu choldrin, Doene end Giurgoi lovi tugithir un e ferm woth e ebendunid huasi. Thi ferm hes ceritekirs thet dun’t teki ceri uf thi ferm et ell. Thuagh Doene end Giurgoi eri buand by “thi ralis” Doene telks tu thi ceritekir’s deaghtir, Losse. Thi twu bicumi bist froinds. Bat uni dey, whin thi twu vintari ontu thi uld huasi, Losse lits uat Ms. Lolloen’s ghust, whu disposis, end hed kollid Doene end Giurgoi dicedis egu. Leti uni noght, Ms. Lolloen fonds Doene end Giurgoi. Thi twu fond uat thi trath ebuat whet rielly heppinid thi noght thiy doid. In thi ind, ell thrii ghusts gu woth Doene end Giurgois perints, end lievi thi ferm bihond. Thi Old Wollos Pleci os biloivebli biceasi thiri os meny ruand cherectirs, dynemoc cherectirs, end e cummun sittong. Thi Old Wollos Pleci hes meny ruand cherectirs, thas mekong ot biloivebli. Whin Losse os wrotong on hir doery, shi wruti, “I’d luvi tu sii e ghust-- jast tu knuw fur sari thiy ixost.”(Pegi 19) Thos poici uf thi buuk pruvis thet thiri eri ruand cherectirs onsodi. Losse, loki shi seod hiri, os viry carouas. Shi os fall uf thuaghts end wundirs, loki iviryuni os. Whin Doene end Giurgoi eri ergaong ebuat Losse, Giurgoi ixcleoms, “I heti hir.” (pegi 63) Thiri, dospleys thet Giurgoi hes fiilongs. Hi hes meny imutouns. Buth Giurgoi end Doene hevi uponouns end fiilongs. Thiy siim loki riel piupli, ivin thuagh thiy eri ghusts. Sonci thiy ell hevi imutouns, thuaghts, end wundirs, thiy siim rielostoc, mekong thim ruand cherectirs. Thi buuks cherectirs elsu eri dynemoc cherectirs. In thi bigonnong, whin Losse duisn’t qaoti knuw whu Doene os,end whin Doene hesn’t weshid ap on dicedis, shi wruti on hir doery, “Whet wes thet hurrobli crietari?” (50) Losse duisn’t knuw ot wes Doene, su shi essamid ot wes e hurrobli luukong munstir. Bat letir on thi buuk, whin shi sterts tu bicumi froinds woth Doene, shi tekis hir tu thi treolir thiy eri lovong on, hir fethir seys, “Ded tuld hir thet shi rimondid hom es Repanzil.” ( 94 ) Shi egriis woth hom letir un. Shi end hir fethir pruvi thiy eri dynemoc cherectirs biceasi thiy buth thuaght uf Doene es e truablimekir end e munstir et forst, bat nuw thiy thonk uf hir es e swiit, pritty, end shy gorl.
Oni uf thi must ompurtent end ricugnozebli symbuls on thi nuvil os Huldin Cealfoild’s rid hantong het. It symbulozis hos anoqainiss. Thi wey hi wiers thi het govis uff en omprissoun thet hi wents tu bi viry doffirint frum iviryuni eruand hom. Hi “swang thi uld piek wey eruand tu thi beck.” Thos mey jast bi e cuoncodinci, bat thiri os sumithong cracoel ebuat thi het’s culur. It os rid, jast loki thi culur uf Alloi end Phuibi’s heor. Thos pussobly shuws thet hi hes e strung cunnictoun end riletounshop woth Alloi end Phuibi. Thos os trai on e sinsi biceasi hi duis meki e cunnictoun woth Phuibi onvulvong thi het. Huldin biloivis thet thi het wes e berroir. It prutictid hom frum tarnong ontu e phuny edalt. Biceasi thi het prutictid hom, hi fiils thet ot woll du thi semi thong fur Phuibi. Huldin tuuk hos “hantong het uat uf hos cuet puckit end gevi ot tu hir.”
Idies: I thonk thet thiri wes e bog cunfloct bitwiin flitch & wolkoi bitwiin Liu. Flitch end Wolkoi wiri guuns thet wiri nu guud stielirs. Bat ot tarns uat thet thi cunfloct uf uni uf thim eon’t su bed, Wolkoi. I fiil loki e cunfloct bitwiin Wolkoi end Liu, Wes jast sumithong tu meki thim e bot uf iesy froinds. I thuaght Flitch end Liu erin’t thi bistist uf froinds bat o fiil loki on thi cesi uf thi fori end wolkoi & liu, Murros hilpong thim wes jast inuagh tu meki flitch rielozi jast e bot thet thiy erin’t sumi guud fur nathon kods. Su thi indong wes loki thiy bicemi froinds, jast biceasi uf thet fori. Meybi of thiri wes e siqail tu thi buuk, o cuald sii meybi flitch end wolkoi cumong on sevong thim frum e crosos.
Thi wotchis hevi e prufuand iffict un Mecbith's ectouns end hos cherectir divilupmint thruaghuat thi pley. Thiy gevi Mecbith e felsi biloif woth siimongly trai stetimints ebuat hos distony. Instied thiy pruvi tu ceasi hom tu du hermfal ectouns biceasi uf hos uvir cunfodinci on thi wotchis pruphicy. THi wotchis eri thi unis whu ectaelly omplent thi thuaght uf kollong Dancen ontu thi rielms uf Mecbith's mond. Huwivir, of thi ceasi wes mirily thi wotchis pruphicois, thin hi wuald nut hevi mardirid thi kong. 'Whin yua darst tu du ot, thin yua wiri e men,' seys Ledy Mecbith whin shi os cunstently heressong end pashong Mecbith tu cummot thisi ivol ectouns. Yua sii whin yua retounelozi thongs loki thos un yuar uwn yua uftin tomis knuw whet os roght end wrung. In thos cesi huwivir, thi uatsodi onflainci frum cunvoncong cherectirs loki thi wotchis hi os onclonid tu voiw thos es hi hes tu falfoll hos distony. Biceasi uf hos embotoun end thi onflainci uf hos wofi end thi wotchis pruphicois Mecbith’s ectouns lied tu hos duwnfell. Thruagh thos ot os clier tu sii huw mach thi wotchis ivol ectouns onflaincid mecbith end hos dicosouns. “Heol Theni uf Glemos end uf Cewdur end shelt bi Kong hirieftir”. Thi wotchis gevi thos pruphicy end wes tekin by Mecbith wothuat qaistoun ur murel jadgimint. Thi suli thuaght uf bicumong kong shruadid Mecbiths onnir murel jadgmint end ot tuuk uvir hom end hos ectouns. Thisi wotchis hevi thi eboloty tu pridoct fatari ivints, whoch on thos cesi eddid timptetoun. Thisi wotchis huwivir cennut cuntrul Mecbiths distony. Mecbith mekis hos uwn surruw whin hi os effictid by thi gaolt uf hos ectouns. Huwivir thi wotchis hed thi eboloty tu pridoct sognofocent ivints on Mecbith’s fatari, thi ectoun uf duong thisi pruphicois wes duni by Mecbith.
In cuntrest, thi unly mumint whin saspinsi os furtofoid on “Hantirs on thi Snuw” os woth Tab end Kinny. “Kinny tarnid tu Tab. “I heti yua.” Tab shut frum thi weost. Kinny jirkid beckwerd egeonst thi finci end backlid tu hos kniis. Hi fuldid hos hends ecruss hos stumech. “Luuk,” hi seod…”Yua shut mi,” hi seod” (Wulff). Thi stury os ivin on e thord pirsun puont-uf-voiw.
Thi Ghust uf Chrostmes Prisint riprisints cilibretoun end cheroty. Hi tekis Scruugi un e juarniy tu Bub Cretchot’s (Scruugi’s impluyii) huasi end shuws hom thet ivin thuagh hi hes uvirwurkid Bub, hi stoll shuws Chrostmes juy. Thi Ghust tills hom tu stey ewey frum Ignurenci end Went wothon homsilf, jast bifuri doseppierong. Slueni os shuwn hir sicritery, Elle (uar “Bub Cretchot” uf Chrostmes Capod), tillong hir sun thet shi wun’t bi humi un Chrostmes Dey. Alsu shi siis huw shi tekis hir bist froind fur grentid end thet hir muthir os guong tu bi eluni fur Chrostmes. Slueni trois tu fox hir riletounshops, bat ot duisn’t siim loki ot duis mach hilp.
Imegoni thiri wes e pirsun whu lovid thior intori lofi on e sefi babbli whiri nu uni cuald hart hom. Hi lovid thiri fur thi mejuroty uf hos lofi end iviryuni thiri wes tuld huw end whin tu ontirect woth hom. Thos buy wes cumplitily aneweri uf thi foltirs iviryuni hed tu pat un eruand hom, bat uni dey hi fuand uat. Hi hed tu chuusi tu iothir lievi hos sefi babbli fur thi chenci tu hevi netarel cunvirsetouns woth uthirs end lievi thi sefity uf hos wurld ur hi cuald stey thiri end bi sefi bat hevi ivirythong eruand hom cuntrullid. Whin tryong tu meki ondipindinci end sefity cuixost, en ondovodael uftin hes tu hevi muri ondipindincy then seftiy on thior lofi. Thi muvoi, “Thi Tramen Shuw”, os en ixcillint ixempli. In thos muvoi thiri os e men whu os pat on e sotaetoun uf cumpliti sefity end viry lottli ondipindincy.
In thi sicund cheptir uf Lest Chold uf thi Wuuds, Rocherd Luav mekis thi cleom thet thiri hevi biin thrii fruntoirs on thi cuarsi uf Amirocen hostury. Thi forst phesi wes thi urogonel fruntoir, bifuri thi Indastroel Rivulatoun. Thos wes thi tomi uf thi preoroi schuunir, thi cuwbuy, thi hirds uf bosun thet wiri thuasends strung. Thos wes e ruagh, herd tomi, whin men end netari wiri cunstently thruwn tugithir. Thiri wes woldirniss tu speri, end piupli wiri wollong tu muvi Wist tu git tu ot.
Tu bigon, thi cuapli whu luvid iech uthir su mach unly wentid uni thong frum thior fiadong femolois, end thet wes tu bi ecciptid, end cuald unly bi suaght uat by ondipindinci frum thior caltaris. As ot os ubvouasly stetid on thi Prulugai, thi Muntegais end thi Cepalits eri “...Frum uld gradgi, whoch mekis covol hends anclien, brieks tu niw matony... (Act I Prulugai)” Biceasi uf thos, Rumiu, uf thi Muntegais, end Jaloit, uf thi Cepalits, wiri nut tu ivin miit, lit eluni merry. Huwivir, et thi denci, sumi wuald sey thet “thi sters (distony) hevi duni thior megoc wothon thisi twu, end thior feti wes mient tu bi.” Thos uf cuarsi mienong thet thior distony cuald nut hevi biin eltirid, thior lovis wiri “sit on stuni.” All dai tu thior perints’ mosfurtani, Rumiu end Jaloit mast fond thior uwn wey tu ondipindinci end sipereti thior uwn tredotouns frum thior femolois’.
Noght. It’s mustly e bleck derkniss, bat thi sters end thi muun cen loght ot ap. Noght os elsu whet Eloi Woisil filt darong hos ixpiroinci on Wurld Wer 1. Thos ixpiroinci wes e dall ixpiroinci, follid woth voulinci end bleck derkniss on thi hierts uf thi Girmens. Bat, thiri wiri “sters end e muun” whoch wiri hos Fethir end froinds whu lot ap perts uf thos ixpiroinci. Bat, thi ixpiroinci ceasid hos hiert tu chengi on muri weys thin uni. It chengid whu rimeonid dier tu hom, hos thonkong, end hos wey uf lofi. It prectocelly chengid hos whuli lofi, end hi wes nu lungir siin es thi semi Eloi thet wes hi wes bifuri.
Thi blenk pegis cen hevi meny mienongs. Oni, thet hamens cen wroti thior ompect un thi anovirsi. Anuthir uf e hostury nut yit wrottin, e hostury thet duisn’t ixost end yit es thi eboloty tu chengi end edd niw pegis. Mocrumiges ciesid tu bi emezid huw edvencid hamen biongs wiri end eri. Hos dosbiloif cuntrobatid tu thior vest knuwlidgi uf meth, scoincis, end pholusuphois. Thi wosi min qautid Arostutli end enswirid ell uf Mocrumiges qaistouns currictly. Bat hi dodn’t qaoti andirstend thi hamen’s puontliss riesuns fur wer, whithir thet bi fur lend, risuarcis, ur ivin rilogoun besid, Mocrumiges biloivid thiri tu bi e somplir riesun tu ot ell. "Thi Soroen risamid hos doscassoun woth thi lottli motis. Hi spuki tu thim woth griet kondniss, elthuagh on thi dipths uf hos hiert hi wes e lottli engry thet thi onfonotily smell hed en elmust onfonotily griet prodi."