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Edgar Wallace

ASOCIAŢIASECRETĂ„BROSCOIUL”

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MILLER-VERGHY

EDITURA GEMENIIBUCUREŞTI — 1993 —

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&'#ând + nem"*+men*t% $'#t'n% * n-" .#e" (% $** * d'mne"t" #*n(% /n .â#te7,L+!" t%&' + &!*%, >'(e!e !'* B#+"d /ntee"' ne!*n*te" &"#e + &'#*n(e(e de

&ât%." .#eme,

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— G*&*(em e' &e (e et#e&e /n d'mne"t", Cât de(#e 2"#2" e &"#e n-+m"* #âde=

L+!" #%('n(e — De(#e "(t" n' t*' n*m*&: D"# de &e-* ('n t+"te "(te"= C*ne et*

d'mne"t"4 M#, B#+"d=+('" B#+"d #â(e /n$'nd"t

— O d"t% * + d"t% "m (%-* ('n * d"&% .e* $* !" /ndemân%4 L+!"4 "* (% $** #*m" $**n% &"#e ." "$!" "de.%#'!,

8"t" n' (e ('%#% &% /* 6*(e(e e n'me4 d*m+t#*.%4 (e (*m* "#&% m"*&%!d'#+( "t#"(% (#e "&e! +m !*n de m*(te#,

— Ş* "&'m4 "d%')% B#+"d4 (% (&#** tân%#'!'* B#+n4 "6n*& !" /n&*(+"#e"ent+n.*!!e4 &% et* (*!*t% (% !e&* d*n +#" * &% n'-! .e* m"* 'te" #*m*4 .#e+ 6e&e"n* de "*&* /n"*nte,

L+!" n' #%('n(e, +('" + d'(e ân% !" '" e* * !" !e&"#e /* !'% mân" e*

m*&% /nt#-"!e !'* — D"&%-* t#e2'*e 2"n* &" (% !e&*4 6*(e e!4 /* .+* t#*m*te 'n &e& /n "!2 * (%

t**4 L+!"4 &% n' e n*men* /n t+"t% !'me"4 &%#'*" *-" d" 'n &e& /n "!2,L+!" d%d' d*n &" *4 !'&#' ne+2*n'*t4 +&** /* e#"' !*n* de !"&#*m*5 (*me"

&% + (')#'m% em+*" * +m'! &' #+$*! de .'!t'# &*te" t+t &e (e et#e&e" /n *n*m"e*,

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*"t#" &"#e detet% e E!!" Bennett4 $'(e(e "#'n&"t% &' "tât" 'te#e4 /n&ât("#(e )e"m'!, E!!" (%#* d*n "t * d%d' !" + "#te e#de"'", T+"t% n+"te"

!+'"(e4 &e#'! e#" /n&% !*n de n+#* )#+*4 "" /n&ât $"t" "2*" 't' 6%#* +m'! de ('2$e#e"(t#" e*, +n Bennett + "'6* *e*nd d*n +d"*e * .en*nd !" '" !'*,

— M"*t!"nd (% $*e= /nt#e2% Bennett, — A" m* (e "#e4 #%('n(e e",Bennett (e /n&#'nt%,

— N' #*&e &e &"'t% e !" n+*= T' &#e6* &% e &"m ne2'n=8"t" (&'t'#% d*n &"4 "+* (e d%d' 7+( #*n /nt'ne#*& * de(&*(e '" &"#e

d%de" /n )#%d*n%, — D'mne"t" et*4 M*(( Bennett= 6*(e t#em'#ând 'n )!"( d*n /nt'ne#*&, — E' ('nt4 M#, M"*t!"nd, — >-" (&'!"t= +t* e! !*n de te"m%4

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— V#e* (% 6*&* t"t"= /nt#e2% $"t"5 d"4 (-" (&'!"t, — T#e2'*e (% te .%d4 )em' M"*t!"nd, L-"' #*n(, — e &*ne= /nt#e2% E!!"4 /n(%*mânt"t%, — e "&e! B"!de#4 6*(e M"*t!"nd, Şt*"m e' 2*ne &% "' (%-! #*nd%,E!!" /* "d'(e "m*nte &% "'6*(e e D*&; .+#2*nd de B"!de#,

— C*ne4 +!**(t'!= A7't+#'! !'* M#, E!;= — D"# "&'m4 e d'mne"t" te &"'t%4 6*(e M"*t!"nd,>e "#+*e &-'n "( * + "'&% (t#ân( de 2#",

— E' te-"m .e(t*t4 (% n' '** &% te-"m .e(t*t, >%-* ('* * !'*4 &% te-"m.e(t*t4 * &#ed &% "#e (% *n% (e"m" de "(t"4 "d%')% 2%t#ân'!4 &' )!"( #')%t+#,

E!!" /n&e'(e (% #*&e"% /n m+d nede(!'*t4 &% +m'! de &"#e .+#2e"M"*t!"nd4 e#" D*&; G+#d+n,

— A (t"t t+"t% n+"te" de &"'! me'4 &e#&etând * 'nând /nt#e2%#*, A $+(t+ n+"te /n)#+6*t+"#e4 M*((4 /n)#+6*t+"#e4 6*(e 2%t#ân'! &' !"&#*m* /n )!"(, Întâ*

B"!de#4 *-"+* e!, A#e (% te #*nd%, N' d+mn'! de !" +!**e4 &* B#+"(&", D-"*" *-"m (&#*( e' (% .* !" m*ne, O#* n-"* #*m*t (&#*(+"#e"4 M*((=

E!!" n' #*&ee" 'n &'.ânt d*n &e ('ne" 2%t#ân'! * n*&* n' /ne!e)e"de(#e &*ne .+#2e",

— >%-* ('* t"te* &e *-"m ('(4 $et*+4 (% n' '** (%-* ('*,De+d"t%4 M"*t!"nd (e +t+!*,

— M"t*!d" 6*&e &% "# $* t#e2'*t (% ('n t"t%!'* d'm*t"!e4 m"* de m'!t4d#%)'%4 d"# m*-e $#*&%4 m*-e $#*&% de e!<

B%t#ân'! !'% 'n" d*n mâ*n*!e $ete*4 /nt#-"!e !'* * /n&e' (-+ mân)â*e, — >%-m* *e* "#te"4 te #+)4 te #+)<E!!" /! "'6e" &% !ân)e4 &' t+"te &% n'-! .ede",

— De(*)'#4 &%-* .+* !'" "#te"4 M#, M"*t!"nd4 #%('n(e E!!", D"# n-"# $* 2*ne (% &+n('!* 'n d+&t+#= "d%')" e"4 /n)#*7+#"t%,

— N'4 n'4 n'4 n'-m* t#e2'*e d+&t+#*4 6*(e 2%t#ân'!, D"# (%-* ('* te #+)4 n't"t%!'* d'm*t"!e5 &e!'*!"!t (%-* ('* &-"m $%&'t t+t &e-"m 't't ent#' d'mne"t",ent#' "(t" "m .en*t "6* !" d'mne"t", e B"!de# !-"' "#e(t"t,

De+d"t% (e +#* * /nt*n(e )ât'! /n"*nte, — V*ne t"t%! d'm*t"!e= /nt#e2% /nt#-+ +"t% (')#'m"t%,E!!" "'6* "** t"t%!'* e*4 e (&"#%,

— D"4 6*(e e", E! e,A'6*nd "&e(te &'.*nte4 2%t#ân'! /* !%(% mân" * &' "* tâ#â**4 *e* d*n

)#%d*n% /n +(e" * d*(%#', — Ce .#+*"= /nt#e2% +n Bennett, — %' d"&% t*'< #%('n(e $"t", M* (e "#e &% n' e te"$%#, — V#e* (% 6*&* &% e ne2'n=

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— D"4 6*(e $"t", Ş* t+t'* 'ne+#*4 .+#2e" &' /ne!e(, M*-" ('( &% !-"' /n&*( e B"!de#,

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— 8et*+4 "# t#e2'* (% $** /n "t !" +#" "(t", În &e "#te " !e&"t M"*t!"nd= — A !e&"t /n(#e >+#e"m, V#e* (% te d'&* d'% e!4 t"t%= /nt#e2% e"4

m*#"t%, — M% d'& d'% e!4 " .#e" (%-* .+#2e(&4 6*(e +n Bennett, T'4 d#%)'%4

d'-te de te &'!&%,D"# E!!" #%m"(e "tetând /n '%5 m'!t% .#eme d'% &e n' (e m"* "'6e"' e

d#'m "** t"t%!'* e*, T#e&'#% &*n&* m*n'te4 6e&e m*n'te4 'n ($e#t de +#%4 "+* "'6*6)+m+t'! 'ne* m"*n*4 * .%6' t#e&ând /n )+"n% #*n $"" +#**4 + !*m'6*n%/m#+&ând n+#+*4 *"# d'% + &!*%4 "%#' +n Bennett,

— Ce4 n' te-"* &'!&"t= /nt#e2% e!4 #%(t*t, — N'4 t"t%4 n' m*-e (+mn, L-"* /ntâ!n*t= — e &*ne= e 2%t#ân'!= D"4 !-"m .%6't .#e+ d+'% m*n'te, — A* .+#2*t &' e!= — D"4 "m .+#2*t,B%t#ân'! n' %#e" &% "#e +$t% de .+#2%4 d"# de d"t" "(t"4 E!!" (t%#'*,

— T"t%4 ent#' &e (e teme de d'mne"t"= — >%-m* $"&* + &"$e"4 te #+)4 6*(e Bennett,

— >'ne-m*4 de &e /* e $#*&% de d'mne"t"= — De 'nde .#e* (% t*'= 8et*%4 n' m"* t+t /nt#e2"5 m% !*&t*(et*, M-".%6't4 m% &'n+"te4 * "tât" t+t, B"!de# " $+(t /n&*( ent#' +m+#, E 'n +m $+"#te&#'nt,

M"* tâ#6*'4 e(te 6*4 E!!" #e.%6' /n m*nte .*6*t" !'* M"*t!"nd, — A .#e" (% n' m"* .*n% e "*&* m% /n$#*&+e"6%4 6*(e e", — N-"#e (% m"* .*n%4 6*(e Bennett &" + #+$e*e:

C"(" &'m%#"t% de E6#" M"*t!"nd4 $'(e(e &!%d*t% de 'n n+2*!4 /n +&**&%#'*" 2"n** n-".e"' n*&* + ."!+"#e, În (!end*d'! ("!+n4 &' &+!+"ne de !"*(-!"6'!** &' &%m*n'! de +n0@4 /m+d+2*t &' "#)*nt4 &' e#e** de !emn (&'!t"* * t"etede m%t"(e4 (t" M#, E#6" M"*t!"nd4 )em'*t /nt#-'n $+t+!*'4 &' 'n ""# de 2e#e /n$"" !'* * *nând /n )'#% + *% /nne)#*t%,

D'% &âte." m*n'te4 "'&% ""#'! * 2%' ân% !" $'nd 2e#e" (t%t't%, A+**"#%* &%6' /n t+#+e"!%, >e "'6* + 2%t"*e '+"#% /n '%4 * *nt#% 'n !"&e'4 /n!*.#e",

— T#e* d+mn* d+#e(& (% .% ."d%4 >*# M#, G+#d+n, M#, E!; * M#, +n(+n,

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B%t#ân'! (e #*d*&% de+d"t%4 d#et /n (&"'n, — +n(+n= /nt#e2% e!4 &e +$tete= — >'nt *n ("!+n'! &e! m*&4 >*#, — Int#+d'-*4 m+#m%* 2%t#ân'!,%#' &% n' .ede e &e* d+* +!**t* * .+#2* m"* /ntâ* !'* +n(+n,

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&' $#*&" &e "#%t"(e de d*m*ne"%, N-"m de )ând (% #%('nd !" n*&* + /nt#e2"#e4 6*(e e! &' )!"( #*d*&"t, N-"m de

)ând (% ('n n*&* 'n "de.%# * n*&* + m*n&*'n%,D*&; * E!; (e '*t"#% 'n'! !" "!t'! * "&e(t" d*n '#m% $%&' (emn d*n &"4 &%

e#" de #*(+(4 " m"* 'ne /nt#e2%#* 2%t#ân'!'*, T+t'*4 D*&; m"* $%&' + /n&e#&"#e — ent#' &e "* $+(t "6* d*m*ne"% !" H+#("m= /nt#e2% e!,

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#")4 /n&#emen*t /n !+&, E6#" M"*t!"nd e#" &'!&"t de-" &'#me6*'! &' *&*+"#e!e"tâ#n"te /n 7+(, L" *&*+"#e!e !'*4 e#" /nt*n(% 2%t#ân" e &"#e + n'me" M"t*!d",Amând+* e#"' m+#* * $'m'! #"$'!'* de '&% !'te" /n&% /n "e# /n n+'#* "!2"t#*,

CAPITOLUL ''VIIIUN LAC)EU

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""#"t &"#e /m*ed*&% 6)+m+t'!, V+m &e#&et" "&e"(t" m"* tâ#6*',C%'t% e 7+( * )%(* d+'% &"#t'e de &"!*2#' m"#e,

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de(&*de" de"('#" 'n'* m*& 2"!&+n" &' 2"!'(t#"d%, De "&+!+ (e 'te" %t#'nde/n "!t% &"me#% ne!+&'*t% e "&e!"* et"7 * '&*)"'! n*&* n' /n&e#&"(e (% "(&'nd%

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m+"#te:8*@ !" &e"('! +t%#ât4 R"0 Bennett t#e2'*" (% m+"#%, C*n'! "&e(te* &!*e#%m"(e /nt*%#*t e .e&* /n m*nte" !'* D*&;, O#* m"*n" /n $"" +#** *4/m!et*&*nd'-(e4 "7'n(e ân% !" &!++t5 t#"(e de d+'% +#*4 d"# +#*!e #%m"(e#%/n&*(e, D*&; /* (&+"(e &*+#"'! * !'% de&#et'!4 m'#d"# * !*n de (ân)e4 &%&*

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— N' e .+*e (% *nt#*4 6*(e (&'#t4 +m'!5 t** 2*ne &e (e /ntâm!% "&'m "*&*,

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— >'nt t#*m*( de m*n*(te#'! de *nte#ne4 "d'& )#"*e#e" #e)e!'*4 6*(e D*&; &')!"( /nt#et%*"t,

Gem'!e'! (e /n&*(e *4 d'% + .en*&*e4 &e*" (e /nt+"#(e /n 2#+"(&% * '"(e de(&*(e,

— >'nt D*&; G+#d+n4 de !" B*#+'! '#m%#*#*!+# * "d'& )#"*e#e" !'* "me(C"#te#,

"6n*&'! (&'t'#% d*n &", — A $+(t e@e&'t"t4 "&'m &*n&* m*n'te4 >*#4 6*(e e!, — B*ne4 d"# &!++t'! &"ted#"!e*<: 6*(e D*&; &' )!"( (')#'m"t,Ce"('! &"ted#"!e* "#e "t#' m*n'te /ntâ#6*e#e4 >*#, M% tem &% " m'#*t C"#te#4

6*(e "6n*&'!,

CAPITOLUL '''VOMUL TAINELOR

R"0 Bennett4 (e detet% /n.*+#"t d'% + n+"te de (+mn !*n*t*t * (e #*d*&%d*n "t, "6n*&'! &"#e (t%t'(e (t#"7% t+"t% n+"te"4 (e "#+*e de e! * 6*(e

— >%-* d"' "*ne!e4 C"#te#= D*#e&t+#'! *-" /n&*'*t &% n-"* (% .#e* (% '*6d#ene!e &' &"#e "* .en*t,

— A ".'t d#et"te4 6*(e R"0, H"*ne!e "(te" /m* "# $+"#te 2'ne,L" "(e * (e "d'(e de7'n'!5 d'% "&ee" *nt#% /n &e!'!% #e+t'! /n&*(+#**4 'n

+m !*n*t*t4 &' t#%(%t'#*!e $ee* "#%tând + m"#e 'te#e ('$!ete"(&%, >t%t' &ât." de.+#2% &' #*6+n*e#'!4 "+* "6n*&'! #+'(e !'* R"0 (% $"&% + !*m2"#e /n &'#te"

*et#'*t% " /n&*(+#**, R"0 #*m* &' 2'&'#*e5 d+#e" (% m"* #*.e"(&% /n&% + d"t%&e#'! "!2"(t#'4 (%-* m"* 'm!e /n&% + d"t% !%mân** &' "e#'! !%("t de D'mne6e',D'% + 7'm%t"te de +#% (e /nt+"#(e /n &e!'!%,

— A* .#e+ m%#t'#*(*#e de $%&'t4 C"#te#= A" te &e"m%= — N'4 >*#4 n' m% &e"m% ""4 6*(e !*n*t*t R"05 d"# n' $"&e n*m*&, — A* +m+#ât e +m'! "&e!"=

— N' t*'4 6*(e R"0, A $* .#'t (%-! +m+#4 /n&ât +"te &-"m * $%&'t-+,L" +t $%#% 6e&e .en* d*#e&t+#'! /n&*(+#** (%-* (t#ân)% mân" * /m#e'n% &'

e!4 e$'! +!**e*, Ce"(+#n*&'! /n&*(+#** /n"*nt" /n&et4 /n&et * ne/nd'!e&"t, #*n'" de(&*(% " &e!'!e*4 R"0 (e '*t" d#et !" &e"(+#n*& * d*#e&t+#'!4 t**nd "&e"(t"4/n&*(e '"4 &%&* m"* e#" 'n m*n't ân% !" +t * '*n ".e" (% m"* t#e"&% ân% (%(e de(&*d% *"#, e(te &âte." &!*e '" (e de(&*(e, B*et'! R"0 (*m* &% (e /n-)%!2enete * /* /nt+"#(e ("te!e (#e +m'! &"#e (e "#+*e #eede * /* !e)%mâ*n*!e &' + &'#e",

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— D'mne6e' (% m% *e#te4 D'mne6e' (% m% *e#te< 6*&e" /n&et 'n )!"( !"("te!e !'*,

R"0 (e /n.â#t* #eede /n !+& * (e )%(* $"% /n $"% &%!%'!,C%!%'! e#" +n Bennett,T"t%! * $*'!4 &%!%'! * +(ând*t'!4 (e #*.*#% 'n t*m $"% /n $"%4 "+* &%!%'!

+t* — R"0<R"0 d%d' d*n &", L'&#' &*'d"t /n "&e(t &e"( de &'m%n% /* "m*nt* de

m*(te#*+"(e!e &%!%t+#** "!e t"t%!'* (%'4 de '#" &e + "#%t" ent#' me(e#*" &e *-+"!e(e(e de ne.+*e,

— R"04 ('$!% *"#%* Bennett, — C'n+t* e +m'! "&e(t"= /nt#e2% d*#e&t+#'!4 &' 'n )!"( &e t#em'#" de

em+*e,+n Bennett (e /nt+"#(e

— E $*'! me'4 6*(e e!4 * d*nt#-+ m*&"#e4 de6!e)% &'#e'", — T#e2'*e (%-* $"&* d"t+#*"4 Bennett< 6*(e d*#e&t+#'!4 &' )!"( ne/nd'!e&"t, — >%-m* $"& d"t+#*"= #eet% +n Bennett, >%-m* '&*d #+#*'! me' &+*!=

Ce4 "* /nne2'n*t= >"' &#ede* &% ('nt e' ne2'n=L'% e 2%*"t /n 2#"e4 !**nd'-* +2#"6'! de "! !'*

— B%*"t'! me'< 2%*"t'! me'< +te" 2%t#ân'!4 nete6*nd'-* %#'! &'m $%&e"&ând e#" R"0 &+*!,

A+*4 (t%ân*nd'-(e4 /m*n(e e R"0 /n &"me#" m+#t'"#%4 *nt#% d'% e! *

6%.+#/ '" e d*n%'nt#', C"me#" m+#t'"#% n' ".e" "!t% '%, Ce*" + ".e" e! /n 2'6'n"#5 + .â#/ /n 2#+"(&% ent#' &" (% n' +"t% $* de(&*(% e d*n"$"#%, R"0 (e'*t% /m#e7'#4 .%6' &"me#" )+"!%4 $'n*" &"#e "tâ#n" d*n t"."n * (e #e6em% de

e#ete4 /n$*+#ând'-(e d*n t%!* ân% /n &#etet, At'n&* +n Bennett (e "#+*" de$'n*e * /n&e' (-+ t"*e &' 'n 2#*&e") ân% &%6' *4 &ând $' 7+(4 + t%*e4 ân% + $%&'$%#âme,

— T"t%< (t#*)% R"04 $%#% (% 2")e de (e"m% !+.*t'#*!e $'#t'n+"(e &"#e *62e"'/n '%,

B%t#ân'! (e "#+*e de R"04 /* !'% $"" /nt#e mâ*n* *-! (%#'t%, — M% *e#*4 R"0= /nt#e2% &' )!"( (')#'m"t5 t#e2'*" (" $"& "&e"(t"5 "m $+(t(*!*t (-+ $"&, Am .en*t + d"t% d*n /ntâm!"#e (% "(*(t !" + e@e&'*e * &%!%'! e#"

2+!n". * "m (ân6'#"t e' e '&*)", De-"2*" *(#%.*(em (t'd**!e me!e med*&"!e,e "t'n&*4 n' m* (e %#e" &e." "tât de )#+6"., Am &%'t"t /n t+t $e!'!4 "!t &* de "&ât*)" "#"!e4 * t+"t% .*"" "m t#%*t &' te"m" &" n' &'m." (% m% "#"te &*ne." &'de)et'! * (% 6*&% '*te !" Benn4 &%!%'!,

— Benn4 &%!%'!= 6*(e R"0 m*#"t, D'mne"t" et* Benn=B%t#ân'! d%d' d*n &",

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— Benn4 *e* de "&+!+< (t#*)% d*#e&t+#'!, Î* d"' &'.ânt'! me' de +n+"#e &%"mân e@e&'t"#e" ân% mâ*ne,

Bennett (e '*t% /m#e7'#4 #*.* $'n*" #ete6"t%5 e@e&'t"#e" n' m"* 'te" ".e"!+&, At'n&*4 t#"(e 6%.+"#e!e4 de(&*(e '" * *e*, C*'#*!e &e!+# &e (e "$!"' /n&e!'!" &+nd"mn"t'!'* e#"' )"!2ene &" &e"#",

— T#e2'*e (% te!e)#"$*e6 !" L+nd#" * (% ('n &e (-" /ntâm!"t4 6*(ed*#e&t+#'!, E' n' te /n.*n'*e(& ent#' &ee" &e "* $%&'t4 Benn, A# $* &e." m+n(t#'+((% te (*!e(& (% $"&* + "(emene" $"t%,

De+d"t% (e de(&*(e '" &e!'!e* * *nt#% 'n "6n*& * /n '#m" !'* "%#' 'n+m &' %#'! 62â#!*t4 m'#d"#4 .ân%t4 &*+%tând4 &' +2#"6'! 6)â#*"t * !*n de(ân)e4 * &' +&** #+** de +2+(e"!%, T*m de + &!*%4 +n Bennett n'-! &'n+(&' *"+*

— De&#et de )#"*e#e4 d*n &*"# mân" #e)e!'*4 6*(e D*&; &' )!"( *(t+.*t4/nt*n6ând d*#e&t+#'!'* !*&'! m'#d"#,

CAPITOLUL '''VIBROASCA

E(te + $e#*&*#e /n .*"% &"#e n' "#e e#e&e $e#*&*#e" &e (*mte +m'! &ând#e)%(ete + $**n% (&'m%4 *e#d't%, R"0 (t" e 'n (&"'n !ân)% t"t%! (%' *-*

%t#'nde" ('$!et'! de d#")+(te" * de d'*+*"4 &"#e 'm!e"' t+"t% /n&%e#e" &" +(t#%!'&*#e,

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R"0 (e (&'!% (''( * t#"(e !ân)% m"(% $+t+!*'! /n &"#e ".e" +2*&e*'! (% "d%t"t%! (%'4 &ând e#" "&"(%, +n Bennett e#" "e6"t !" m"(%4 &' &"'! !e&"t,B%t#ân'! #e&*t" /n&et4 .e&e" 2*ne&'.ânt"#e4 e &"#e "!t%d"t% + "(&'!t"4 R"0 &'ne%("#e4 d"# &"#e "&'m /! $%&e" (% (e (*mt% /ne&"t de !ân(,

— ent#' t+"te 2*ne&'.ânt%#*!e #*m*te "6*4 $%-ne D+"mne "dân&#e&'n+(&%t+#*<E#" 'n #ân6 m*n'n"t4 m"* m*n'n"t de&ât t+"te #ân6'#*!e de !" He##+n4 ("'

de !" "!te !+&"!'#* de !'@ * de e!e)"n%, — A&"(%4 #+(t* /n&et R"04 * t"t%! (%'4 e ('2 $"" de m"(%4 /* "'&% mân"5 +

"'&% * + *n' "tât de (t#ân( /n&ât /! d'#' e 2%*"t, — R"04 /n&e' 2%t#ân'!4 +n(+n .#e" (% *e* t' d*#e&*" 2%n&** M"*t!"nd, Ce

6*&* de "(t"4 2%*"t'!e=R"0 (&'t'#% d*n &",

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— N' ('nt /n (t"#e de "" &e."4 6*(e e! #â6ând '+#, N'4 D"d04 !"n'#*!eme!e n' m"* ('nt m%#ee4 &'m e#"' /n"*nte, C#ed &-" 'te" (%-m* &ât*) &*n(t*t.*""4 &'!t*.ând &"#t+$* * t"#e m*-"# !%&e" (-+ $"&<

T"t%! (%' (t%t' )ând*t+#4 &' #*.*#e" *e#d't%, — E' + (% "m ne.+*e de 'n "(*(tent4 6*(e e! /n ($â#*t4 d"&% +# ".e" $*!me!e

me!e ('&&e('! e &"#e /! #e.ede >*!en(;*, +"te (% &'!t*.* &"#t+$* /n m+mente!e!*2e#e4 d'% &e (e ." m%#*t" E!!",

8"t" (e #+*, — D"# &e4 (e m%#*t% E!!"= Ade.%#"t4 E!!"=R"0 (%#* /n ('( * (e d'(e (-+ (%#'te,

— E!!"4 6*(e R"04 d"# n-"* (% te (&*m2* $"% de m*ne4 n'-* ""= — N'4 d#")'! me'4 6*(e $"t"4 /* $%)%d'*e(&, — L" &e te )ândet*4 $et*+= 6*(e Bennett4 .%6ând 'n n+# e $#'nte" E!!e*, — L" n*m*&4 #%('n(e $"t", D"# m*-"m "d'( "m*nte de &e." ne!%&'t,

Ş* ent#' #*m" +"#% !e +.e(t* )#+6"." (&en% d*nt#e e" * B#+"(&%, — B#+"(&" .#e" (% (e /n(+"#e &' t*ne= 6*(e R"04 /n&#'ntând'-(e, E &e." de

ne&#e6't< I-"* .%6't m%&"# $""= — E#" m"(&"t4 #%('n(e e"4 d"# (% n' m"* .+#2*m de(#e "(t",>e (&'!% * /n&e' (% (t#ân)% de e m"(% * ent#' #*m" +"#%4 de m'!* "n*

/n&+"&e4 R"0 + "7't%, — E + n+"te /n)#+6*t+"#e4 6*(e E!!"4 /nt+#&ând'-(e d*n 2'&%t%#*e, Vânt'! "

de(&*( $e#e"(t#"4 " (t*n( !"m" * !+'% &' )%!e"t",

— T+"te n+*!e de "&'m /n&+!+ ('nt ent#' m*ne $#'m+"(e4 6*(e R"04 *-n#â('! !'* "#&% (e "(&'nde" 'n ++t de !ân(,De &ând (e #e)%(*(e#% n' (&*m2"(e#% n*&* + .+#2% "('#" )#+6".e* !'*

/n&e#&%#*, #*nt#-+ /ne!e)e#e t%&'t%4 "&e" )#+6%.*e t#e2'*" !%("t% '*t%#** &" 'n .*('#ât * n*&*+d"t% n' +mene" R"0 &*n'! &e!+# t#e* (%t%mân* de "tet"#e,

— 'ne 6%.+#'! !" '" d*n d+(4 d#%)'%4 6*(e Bennett4 .%6ând &% E!!" (e/nd#e"t% (#e 2'&%t%#*e,

T"t%! * $*'! #%m"(e#% $'mând4 $*e&"#e '#mând'-* )ând'#*!e4 "+* R"0

/n&e' (% .+#2e"(&% de L+!", — N' &#ed &% e#" #e" !" *n*m%4 t"t%4 6*(e e!, E" n' 'te" (% t*e &e ".e" (%(e /ntâm!e, T+t'! $'(e(e "" d*".+!ete !%n'*t4 /n&ât4 ân% n' "m "$!"t "de.%#'!de !" G+#d+n4 * e' &#ede"m &% !-"m '&*( e B#"d0, Om'! "&e!" t#e2'*e (% "*2%&#e*e#'! 'n'* m"#e (t#"te),

Bennett d%d' d*n &", — D"# &e-* &' t*ne4 E!!"= (t#*)% e! de+d"t%,D*n 2'&%t%#*e /n(% n' .en* n*&* 'n #%('n(,

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+ 2'&"t% d*n +#'! de 2'&%t%#*e &e '#t"(e E!!", T"t%! * $*'! (e '*t"#% 'n'! !" "!t'!/n t%&e#e4 "+* R"0 $')* ('( * (e /nt+"#(e &' 'n $e!*n"# de mân%4 e &"#e /! "#*n(e,

— +"te &% e /n )#%d*n%4 6*(e e! &' )!"( (')#'m"t * (e #ee6* "$"#%4 /n$'#t'n%,

!+"*" &%de" nem*!+"(%, D'% &e 'm2!"#% &â*." met#*4 "mând+* e#"' '6*!e+"#&%, R"0 "!e&% $e!*n"#'! (#e %mânt * de(!'* + m'!*me de '#me de "*4d*nt#e &"#e * '#me!e E!!e*, "** me#)e"' (#e +#t*%4 &"#e (e de(&*de" e ++(e" !"te#"!%,

R"0 )%(* * '#me!e m"*n**4 &"#e &+te"' !" d#e"t", — D'-te /n +#"4 6*(e !*n*t*t Bennett * te!e$+ne"6% !'* G+#d+n,R"0 (%#* e 2*&*&!et% * (e /nt+"#(e e(te 6e&e m*n'te4 &' + .e(te &"#e

/n(%*mânt% e 2%t#ân5 !*n*" te!e$+n*&% e#" /nt#e#'t%4 d"#4 "d%')% R"0 — Am &e#'t !" )"#"7 (% ne t#*m*t% + m"*n%, V+m /n&e#&" (% ne !'%m d'%

'#me!e !+#,T+&m"* (+(*(e m"*n"4 &ând "%#'#% !" +"#e&"#e de%#t"#e $"#'#*!e m"*n**

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