第27节 (第1/1页)

    sses.

    ”itly.buttheyonsoohegreatselves.sotisonlythefaorthetipsofthefelttheirdreheytraveledfardor.thatjanuarytheeddarkacrossthesky,tointosoddenshredsbythebegantorain;notagentledoasteady,rdelugeonandon.

    theyhadbeenshadtuedup,forheovingfasttogetthroughhisroundsbeforetheraiherprovisioningofthestationsiossible.

    ”nsoonsarein,”hesaid,rollingacigaretteandindigpilesofextragrocerieshhiswhip.

    ”theoperanthebaroanthediantinaarerunninrealbankersantheoverflersistryintofindariseinthegrountoputthesheepon.”

    suddenlythereadn,vingthesheepoutofthelothecreekandthebarofdogsforteookaboyinotherdires.

    fatherralphanhielf.herodeathhbred,selfrodeaharduthedpiebaldstoeanteeredbeastent,fightingandsnarlingangtheelvesuntilpartedfatherralphsviciouslyedthereanuldntdo;heiliaruchbetterthanfrank,stillleaingthisexoticaustralianart.

    thebigqueenslandbluebrutethatledthedogpaind;healoneangpaddyssonshadnottakentolifeheda.hehadorethantoquithis.hehatedtheostnights,thesavagedogsentofadve;eventhebending,eobsession,soolingthedogsafterunsuspeallhandfulofntooperateapropertythesizehedbredtoazinglyintelligentandneededverylittledireallyseveraldaysarenearaisticallyofbeingabletogetthestockoutofitalsobeforetherainstarted.thedogseatoutofhissaddlebagandflungittothedogs,snappingandbitingateachotherjealously.

    ”bloodyaes,”hesaid.”theydontbehavelikedogs;theyrejustjackals.”

    ”ithinktheseareprobablyalotostuntad.forself,iprefertheothehousepetspearoundtheshedsasanbeihebuttheyhuntgnifiasterorprovider.”

    heuhedaldpieuttonandapahissaddlebag,uttonandhaheresttofrank.puttingthebreadandbutteronalogbet,hesankhiseatent.thirstavaserbag,thencigarettesrolled.

    alooodnearby;fatherralphindicatedithhiscigarette.

    ”thatsthespottosleep,”hesaid,unstrappinghisblaandpiguphissaddle.

    frankfollotothetree,hestbeautifulinthispartofaustralia.itsleavesegreen,itsshapealstperfectlyrouhefoliagegreooreshelteruhananyothertree,foraustraliantreeshinneroffoliagethareesofterlands.

    ”yourenothappy,frank,areyou”fatherralphasked,lyingdooke.

    froispositionaupleoffeetasuspiciously.”shappy”

    ”atthent,yourfatherandbrothers.butnotyou,notyourther,andnotyoursister.dontyoulikeaustralia”

    ”notthisbitofit.iighthaveaethingofself.”

    ”sydsadenofiniquity.”fatherralphiling.”idontstuckthesahi”

    ”hi

    butfrankhadnotanttosayit,andore.helaylookingupattheleaves.

    ”hoyourpeople”

    no.

    ”haveyoueveoadanhistitle.

    ”thenhellnotholdyouger.”

    ”hellhold

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