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Wysłany: Wto 11:22, 01 Mar 2011 Temat postu: On the Makaloa Mat LondonJack Published ccaaobmx |
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roughmyveins
at fever heat.
Itwasjustgettingdark.TheideaoccurredtomethatImightbefol-
lowed again and attacked on the high-road.
Mywalking-stickwasalightoneoflittleornouseforpurposesofde-
fence.IstoppedbeforeleavingKnowlesburyandboughtastoutcountry
cudgelshortandheavyatthehead.Withthishomelyweaponifany
on [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][link widoczny dla zalogowanych]ntriedtostopmeIwasamatchforhim.Ifmorethanoneat-
tackedmeIcouldtrusttomyheels.Inmyschool-daysIhadbeena
notedrunnerandIhadnotwantedforpracticesinceinthelatertimeof
my experience in Central America.
Istartedfromthetownatabriskpaceandkeptthemiddleofthe
road.
Asmallmistyrainwasfallinganditwasimpossibleforthefirsthalf
ofthewaytomakesurewhetherIwasfollowedornot.Butatthelast
halfofmyjourneywhenIsupposedmyselftobeabouttwomilesfrom
thechurchIsawamanrunbymeintherainandthenheardthegateof
afieldbytheroadsideshuttosharply.Ikeptstraightonwithmycudgel
readyinmyhandmyearsonthealertandmyeyesstrainingtosee
throughthemistandthedarkness.BeforeIhadadvancedahundred
yardstherewasarustlinginthehedgeonmyrightandthreemen
sprang out into the road.
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Idrewasideontheinstanttothefootpath.Thetwoforemostmen
werecarriedbeyondmebeforetheycouldcheckthemselves.Thethird
wasasquickaslighyilai:
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